abc — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, easy, full, jet-liner, known, many, official, payable

Learning the abc was easy for all the children in the classroom.

VERB + ABC

according, begin, belong, don't, know, learned, let, package

I learned the abc's when I was in kindergarten.

ABC + NOUN

asl, business, company, corporation, inc, insurance, investment, japan

The ABC Corporation announced record profits for the third quarter this year.

PREP.

in, in, with

I made a cake in abc last week with my sister.

ADV.

commonly

The acronym ABC is commonly used in primary schools to teach children the alphabet.

Definitions

noun

1

Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.

I run my hands over his chest, assessing his ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation.

2

Initialism of alcoholic beverage control.

Pennsylvania is one of 18 alcoholic beverage control states, commonly known as “ABC states.” In an ABC state, the state government controls the sale and distribution of various alcoholic beverages, depending on state law.

3

Initialism of American-born Chinese.

Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FOBs because I was one of them.

4

Initialism of Australian-born Chinese.

Many argue, with justice, that the differences between the various groups of Chinese-Australians are such that it is impossible to speak in terms of a "cultural identity" common to them all (Ang 2001). On the other hand, the mainstream culture is rarely capable of making such distinctions: in the eyes of most Australians, there is little difference between an ABC (Australian-born Chinese), an ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, or a mainlander.

5

Initialism of activity-based costing.

Activity-based costing is a powerful control tool. With ABC, the manager can access all departments and monitor the costs associated with any activity he or she wants to control.

name

1

Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943.

“The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me,” he said on “This Week,” the ABC News program.

2

Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name is Naveed Akram, from Bonnyrigg, and his house had been raided.

3

Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company.

4

Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission.

5

Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.

adj

1

Initialism of atomic, biological and chemical, the three main categories of weapon of mass destruction.

2

Initialism of already been chewed.

She'd chew the gum until she was finished with it for the day and store it in a tiny box in the refrigerator until she wanted another chew. If I accidentally threw out her gum, she was able to find someone else's ABC gum (already been chewed).

3

Initialism of activated B-cell-like.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)

rudiments
alphabet
abc's
abcs

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

I run my hands over his chest, assessing his ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation.

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02

Pennsylvania is one of 18 alcoholic beverage control states, commonly known as “ABC states.” In an ABC state, the state government controls the sale and distribution of various alcoholic beverages, de

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03

Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FO

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04

“The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me,” he said on “This Week,” the ABC News program.

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05

One of the terrorists who carried out the shooting attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah party was likely a Muslim man of Pakistani origin, a senior law enforcement official told ABC News. The man's name i

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06

It was not worth while to go back to Barnes for the interval between the closing of the Museum and his meal in an ABC shop, and the time hung heavily on his hands.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, abc is marked as derogatory, slang, US, historical, Canadian. Watch for register when choosing this word.