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above adjective Register
above board adjective In written English, people usually prefer to use approximately, as it sounds more
above-mentioned
technical:
adjective
· The cost to taxpayers is approximately $200 billion.
abracadabra
interjection
abrade verb
2 British English in many different directions within a place or in different parts of a place
SYN around:
Abraham
abrasion noun People were rushing about, trying to find the driver.
abrasive1 adjective Cushions were scattered about on the chairs.
abrasive2 noun
3 near to you or in the same place as you:
abrasively adverb
abreast adverb
Is Derek about? There’s a phone call for him.
abridge verb Quick! Let’s go while there’s no-one about.
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