ABSTRACT
(noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
synonyms : abstraction(noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
synonyms : outline , precis , synopsisYou will have to send in an abstract of your project by next Monday. -added by geeta_inlas
I submitted the abstract of my research thesis 5 des ago nd m awaiting 4 a +ve response! -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Thinking abstractly might have its limitations but it is definitely neccessary. -added by geeta_inlas
(verb) consider apart from a particular case or instance
"Let's abstract away from this particular example"
(verb) give an abstract (of)
It was only when I was abstracting my argument that I realised how flawed it was. -added by geeta_inlas
(verb) make off with belongings of others
synonyms : cabbage , filch , hook , lift , nobble , pilfer , pinch , purloin , snarf , sneak , swipeShe couldn't believe he had actually abstracted the files she had so carefully hidden. -added by geeta_inlas
too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking -added by nithi
(adj.) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
"abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
Beauty is an abstract concept. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
"abstract reasoning", "abstract science"
His abstract reasoning was not going to solve the problem. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
"a large abstract painting"
synonyms : abstractionist , nonfigurative , nonobjectiveTheir drawing room was dominated by a large abstract painting. -added by naila_inlas
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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(Tag: Global) abs+tract(able). Do u think getting abs is tractable(manageable) or easy, certainly not its only theoretical in most case.
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(Tag: joe's slang) abstract: sounds close to retract....and you cant retract anything from an abstract speech or passage.
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(Tag: ) Ab..A(NOT)+stract(EXTRACT)..(here it means..to gain an information from something)....so if you are a given passage on philosophy,will you be able to understand something,as it very much theoretical and based on general ideas.
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(Tag: I can only imagine my abs to b intrac....) abs-tract
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(Tag: English) abstract-means theoretical or not concrete. think of the movie "Star Trek" - that is purely a non- concrete concept...
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(Tag: ) Focus on "Tract" (actual word) means a passage in the body/tube and area of wide extent: this is a place for the theories/philosophies of this world.
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