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A male given name.

A major city and commercial center in Japan, located in the Kansai region on Honshu Island.

A surname of English origin.

A male given name.

A male given name of Germanic/Scandinavian origin, variant of Oscar.

A male given name of English origin.

A male given name.

A male given name of Germanic origin.

A male given name of Welsh origin.

A surname of Welsh origin.

A city in southern England, home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

A nickname, often for names beginning with "Os-" such as Osborne, Oscar, or Oswald.

Abbreviation for public relations; the professional maintenance of a favorable public image.

Doctor of Philosophy; the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most fields of study.

A masculine given name, typically a short form of Philip or Phillip.

A major city in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States; the sixth most populous city in the country and a historically significant location as the birthplace of American independence.

A masculine given name of Greek origin.

A French masculine given name, equivalent to Philip in English.

An archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, consisting of over 7,000 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

A masculine given name, an alternate spelling of Philip.

A common English surname, patronymic meaning "son of Phillip."

(informal) A nickname for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A feminine given name of Greek origin.

A surname of Welsh origin.

The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, located in central Bohemia on the Vltava River.

An English surname.

Really Simple Syndication (or Rich Site Summary); a web feed format used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, or podcasts.

A male given name of Germanic origin, one of the most common English names historically and in the present day.

A type of rough, jagged lava with a broken, clinkery surface, formed when viscous molten lava flows slowly and its surface cools and fragments.

An exclamation expressing relief, relaxation, or satisfaction.

An exclamation expressing relief, relaxation, or contentment.

An exclamation expressing relief, relaxation, or satisfaction.

A nocturnal burrowing mammal native to Africa, with a long snout, large ears, and a tubular tongue used for eating ants and termites.

(Informal, usually plural) An abdominal muscle; the muscles of the abdomen.

(Chiefly in the phrase "taken aback") Surprised or shocked by something unexpected.

A calculating device consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for arithmetic operations.

To leave completely and finally; to forsake utterly.

Having been deserted or left behind.

Present participle of *abandon*; the act of leaving completely or forsaking.

The act of leaving someone or something completely, with no intention of returning.

To become less intense or widespread; to diminish.

The act or process of reducing or diminishing something.

A building where animals are killed for their meat; a slaughterhouse.

A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.

A building or complex of buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns, governed by an abbot or abbess.

The male superior or head of an abbey of monks.

To shorten a word, phrase, or text by omitting letters or words.

A shortened form of a word or phrase, typically using the initial letters.

To formally renounce or give up a throne, power, or responsibility.

The formal act of renouncing or giving up a throne, power, or high office.