abs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Abbreviation of abstract.
noun
  1. The abdominal muscles. plural of ab
  2. Acronym of absolute temperature.
  3. Initialism of absolute value function.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ab
noun
  1. Initialism of antilock braking system.
  2. Initialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
  3. Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water.
  4. plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
  5. Initialism of asset-backed security or asset-backed securities.
  6. Initialism of automatic block signaling.
  7. Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.
  8. Initialism of Automated Ball-Strike System.
name
  1. Initialism of Arch build system.
  2. Initialism of Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Ellipsis of ABS-CBN.
noun
  1. plural of Ab
name
  1. plural of Ab
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
noun
  1. plural of AB
  2. All Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby team.

Pronunciation

/æbz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abs.wav

Word forms

abs Abbs

Etymology

From Ab + -s (plural suffix).

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