ab·bre·vi·ate — … Useful english dictionary
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
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
ab|bre´vi|a´tor — 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… … Useful english dictionary
like the cat that ate the canary — see ↑cat • • • Main Entry: ↑canary * * * like a cat that s got the ˈcream f8 idiom (BrE) (US like the cat that got/at … Useful english dictionary
abbreviate — ab·bre·vi·ate … 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
hiccup — (also hiccough) noun 1 sound made in the throat ADJECTIVE ▪ small ▪ loud VERB + HICCUP ▪ give, let out ▪ She gave a l … Collocations dictionary
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