| Abutment |
| That on or against which a body abuts or presses |
| Abutment |
| The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives
the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut. |
| Abutment |
| A fixed point or surface from which resistance or
reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the
fulcrum of a lever, etc. |
| Abutment |
| In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel
which receives the pressure due to recoil. |
| Abuttal |
| The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end;
a headland. |
| Abutter |
| One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of
a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river. |
| Abuzz |
| In a buzz; buzzing. |
| Abought |
| of Abye |
| Aby |
| Alt. of Abye |
| Abye |
| To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make
amends for; to give satisfaction. |
