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100000

noun

the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten

1000000

noun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

1000000000

noun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

aardwolf

noun

striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on inse...

aargau

aaronitic

aalesund

aaronic

aaronite

aaronical

abbevillian

abbrev

abbevilean

abactinal

(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite...

abaptiston

abampere

noun

a unit of current equal to 10 amperes

abattis

noun

a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live...

abaxial

adjective

facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

abacisci

abacist

abaciscus

abadan

noun

a port city in southwestern Iran

abacuses

abaris

abatis

noun

a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live...

abbassid

abbacy

noun

the jurisdiction or office of an abbot

abbasside

abbatial

of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, o...

abbeystead

abbeystede

abbotsford

abbotship

abbotcy

abboud

abbreviate

verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

abbreviating

abbreviator

noun

one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

abcoulomb

noun

a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs

abdicant

abderus

abderhalden

abdias

noun

an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shor...

abdicable

adjective

capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished

abdicative

abdicator

noun

one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility

abdominally

abdominous

adjective

having a large belly

abduce

verb

advance evidence for

abduced