AB, type AB, group AB
(noun) the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab
(noun) the muscles of the abdomen
Ab, Av
(noun) the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ab (plural abs)
(informal) abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.]
Most often used attributively. Substantive use is more common in the plural form abs.
ab (plural abs)
(slang) An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
Abbreviations.
ab (third-person singular simple present abs, present participle abbing, simple past and past participle abbed)
(climbing, informal) To abseil.
Abbreviation of abort.
ab
Abbreviation of abortion.
ab
Abbreviation of about.
ab
Abbreviation of about.
From the spelling books and the fact that it was the first of the letter combinations.
ab (plural abs)
(US) The early stages of; the beginning process; the start.
• -ba-, B. A., B.A., BA, Ba, ba, ba'
Ab (plural Abs)
(immunology) Antibody.
Ab (plural Abs)
(Judaism) Av. [First attested in the late 18thcentury.]
Ab
A diminutive of the male given name Abner from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.
Ab (plural Abs)
(dated) In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement.
(dated) An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (
Abbreviation.
Ab (uncountable)
(title) Abbreviation of abbot (“Abbot”).
• -ba-, B. A., B.A., BA, Ba, ba, ba'
AB
Abbreviation of Alberta, a province of Canada.
Coordinate terms: BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT
AB (countable and uncountable, plural ABs)
Able seaman; able-bodied seaman.
Afterburner.
Aid to the blind.
Airbase.
Airborne.
Antiballistic.
(medical) Antibody.
Artium baccalaureus.
(baseball) At bat.
Artificial breeding.
A blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
(countable) A person with this blood type.
• -ba-, B. A., B.A., BA, Ba, ba, ba'
Source: Wiktionary
28 November 2022
(noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
