bre — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; bre·ba; bre·chi·tes; bre·di; bre·guet; bre·hon; bre·lan; bre·loque; bre·men; bre·mer·ha·ven; bre·mia; bre·scia; bre·scian; bre·telle; bre·tes·sé; bre·ther; bre·tonne; bre·via·ry; bre·vier;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
tor — [to: US to:r] n BrE a rocky hill … Dictionary of contemporary English
tor — noun (C) BrE a rocky hill … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ab|bre|vi|ate — «uh BREE vee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to make shorter; shorten (a word or phrase) so that a part stands for the whole: »We can abbreviate “inch” to “in.” “Acre” is abbreviated to “a.” by omission, “hour” to “hr.” by contraction, and… … Useful english dictionary
abbreviator — ab·bre·vi·a·tor … English syllables
vi — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; ab·sol·vi·tor; al·le·vi·ant; al·le·vi·ate; al·le·vi·a·tion; al·le·vi·a·tive; al·le·vi·a·tor; al·lu·vi·ate; al·lu·vi·a·tion; al·lu·vi·on; al·lu·vi·ous; al·lu·vi·um; an·ti·vi·rot·ic;… … English syllables
ab — ab; ab·a·ca; ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cist; ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·ac·tor; ab·a·cus; ab·alien·ate; ab·alien·ation; ab·a·lo·ne; ab·am·pere; ab·ar·thro·sis; ab·a·tis; ab·a·tised; ab·at·toir; ab·ax·i·al; ab·ba·cy; ab·bad·id; ab·ba·si; ab·bas·id; ab·ba·tial;… … English syllables
A — A; ab·a·ca; ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cist; a; ab·a·cus; ab·a·lo·ne; ab·a·tis; ab·a·tised; ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; ableph·a·rus; abrot·a·num; ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; abus·a·ble; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals;… … English syllables
abbreviate — ab•bre•vi•ate [[t]əˈbri viˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase 2) to reduce in length, duration, etc.; … From formal English to slang