First Known Use: 1964
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abs
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Definition of ABS
1
absolute
2
abstract
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1ABS
noun \ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈes\
Definition of ABS
: a tough rigid plastic used especially for automobile parts and building materials
Origin of ABS
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
Rhymes with ABS
acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
2ABS
abbreviation
Definition of ABS
1
American Bible Society
2
antilock braking system
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