abbr.

abbreviation

absol.

absolute

adj.

adjective

adv.

adverb

Aeron.

Aeronautics

Amer.

American

Anat.

Anatomy

Anglo-Ind.

Anglo-Indian

Anthropol.

Anthropology

Antiq.

Antiquities, Antiquity

Archaeol.

Archaeology

Archit.

Architecture

assim.

assimilated

Astrol.

Astrology

Astron.

Astronomy

attrib.

attributive(ly)

attrib.adj.

attributive adjective

Austral.

Australian

aux.

auxiliary

Bibl.

Biblical

Biochem.

Biochemistry

Biol.

Biology

Bot.

Botany

Brit.

British

Canad.

Canadian

Chem.

Chemistry, chemical

Cinematog.

Cinematography

collect.

collective

colloq.

colloquial

comb.

combination; combining

compar.

comparative

compl.

complement

conj.

conjunction

contr.

contraction

Criminol.

Criminology

Crystallog.

Crystallography

derog.

derogatory

det.

determiner

dial.

dialect

disp.

disputed

Eccl.

Ecclesiastical

Ecol.

Ecology

Econ.

Economics

Electr.

Electricity

ellipt.

elliptical(ly)

emphat.

emphatic

Engin.

Engineering

esp.

especially

euphem.

euphemistic

fem.

feminine

foll.

followed

Geog.

Geography

Geol.

Geology

Geom.

Geometry

Gk

Greek

Gram.

Grammar

Hist.

History

hist.

with historical reference

imper.

imperative

infin.

infinitive

int.

interjection

interrog.

interrogative

interrog.det.

interrogative determiner

interrog.pron.

interrogative pronoun

intr.

intransitive

Ir.

Irish

iron.

ironical

joc.

jocular

masc.

masculine

Math.

Mathematics

Mech.

Mechanics

Med.

Medicine

Meteorol.

Meteorology

Mil.

Military

Mineral.

Mineralogy

Mus.

Music

Mythol.

Mythology

n.

noun

N.Amer.

North American

N.Engl.

Northern English

n.pl.

noun plural

Naut.

Nautical

neg.

negative

neut.

neuter

NZ

New Zealand

offens.

offensive

opp.

opposite; (as) opposed (to)

orig.

originally

Parl.

Parliament

part.

participle

past part.

past participle

Pharm.

Pharmacy; Pharmacology

Philol.

Philology

Philos.

Philosophy

Phonet.

Phonetics

Photog.

Photography

phr.

phrase

phrs.

phrases

Physiol.

Physiology

pl.

plural

poet.

poetical

Polit.

Politics

poss.

possessive

prec.

preceded

predet.

predeterminer

predic.

predicate; predicative(ly)

predic.adj.

predicative adjective

prep.

preposition

pres.part.

present participle

pron.

pronoun

pronunc.

pronunciation

propr.

proprietary term

Psychol.

Psychology

RC Ch.

Roman Catholic Church

refl.

reflexive

rel.adj.

relative adjective

rel.adv.

relative adverb

rel.det.

relative determiner

rel.pron.

relative pronoun

Relig.

Religion

Rhet.

Rhetoric

Rom.

Roman

S.Afr.

South African

Sc.

Scottish

Sci.

Science

sing.

singular

Stock Exch.

Stock Exchange

superl.

superlative

symb.

symbol

Telev.

Television

Theatr.

Theatre

Theol.

Theology

tr.

transitive

US

American, United States

usu.

usually

v.

verb

v.aux

auxiliary verb

v.intr.

intransitive verb

v.refl.

reflexive verb

v.tr.

transitive verb

var.

variant(s)

W.Ind.

West Indian

Zool.

Zoology