| abbr. | abbreviation |
| absol. | absolute |
| adj. | adjective |
| adv. | adverb |
| Aeron. | Aeronautics |
| Anat. | Anatomy |
| Anglo-Ind. | Anglo-Indian |
| Antiq. | Antiquity |
| Archaeol. | Archaeology |
| Archit. | Architecture |
| assim. | assimilated |
| Astrol. | Astrology |
| Astron. | Astronomy |
| Astronaut. | Astronautics |
| attrib. | attributive |
| attrib. adj. | attributive adjective |
| Austral. | Australian |
| aux. | auxiliary |
| Bibl. | Biblical |
| Biochem. | Biochemistry |
| Biol. | Biology |
| Bot. | Botany |
| Brit. | British |
| Chem. | Chemistry |
| Cinematog. | Cinematography |
| collect. | collective |
| colloq. | colloquial |
| comb. | combination; combining |
| compar. | comparative |
| compl. | complement |
| conj. | conjunction |
| contr. | contraction |
| demons. adj. | demonstrative adjective |
| demons. pron. | demonstrative pronoun |
| derog. | derogatory |
| dial. | dialect |
| Eccl. | Ecclesiastical |
| Econ. | Economics |
| Electr. | Electricity |
| ellipt. | elliptical |
| emphat. | emphatic |
| esp. | especially |
| euphem. | euphemism |
| Exod. | Exodus |
| fem. | feminine |
| foll. | followed |
| Gen. | Genesis |
| Geol. | Geology |
| Geom. | Geometry |
| Gk | Greek |
| Gram. | Grammar |
| Hist. | History |
| hist. | with historical reference |
| imper. | imperative |
| Ind. | of the subcontinent comprising India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh |
| infin. | infinitive |
| int. | interjection |
| interrog. | interrogative |
| interrog. adj. | interrogative adjective |
| interrog. adv. | interrogative adverb |
| interrog. pron. | interrogative pronoun |
| Ir. | Irish |
| iron. | ironical |
| joc. | jocular |
| Judg. | Judges |
| Lev. | Leviticus |
| Ling. | Linguistics |
| masc. | masculine |
| Math. | Mathematics |
| Matt. | Matthew |
| Mech. | Mechanics |
| Med. | Medicine |
| Meteorol. | Meteorology |
| Mil. | Military |
| Mineral. | Mineralogy |
| Mus. | Music |
| Mythol. | Mythology |
| n. | noun |
| Naut. | Nautical |
| neg. | negative |
| N.Engl. | Northern English |
| n.pl. | noun plural |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| obj. | objective |
| offens. | offensive |
| opp. | as opposed to |
| orig. | originally |
| Parl. | Parliament |
| part. | participle |
| past part. | past participle |
| Pharm. | Pharmacy; Pharmacology |
| Philos. | Philosophy |
| Phonet. | Phonetics |
| Photog. | Photography |
| phr. | phrase |
| Physiol. | Physiology |
| pl. | plural |
| poet. | poetical |
| Polit. | Politics |
| poss. | possessive (case) |
| poss. pron. | possessive pronoun |
| prec. | preceded |
| predic. | predicative |
| predic. adj. | predicative adjective |
| prep. | preposition |
| pres. | present |
| pres. part. | present participle |
| pron. | pronoun |
| pronunc. | pronunciation |
| propr. | proprietary term |
| Psychol. | Psychology |
| RC Ch. | Roman Catholic Church |
| ref. | reference |
| refl. | reflexive |
| rel. adj. | relative adjective |
| rel. adv. | relative adverb |
| Relig. | Religion |
| rel. pron. | relative pronoun |
| Rev. | Revelations |
| rhet. | rhetorical |
| Rom. | Roman |
| S.Afr. | South African |
| Sc. | Scottish |
| Sci. | Science |
| sing. | singular |
| Stock Exch. | Stock Exchange |
| superl. | superlative |
| symb. | symbol |
| Theatr. | Theatre |
| Theol. | Theology |
| US | American, in American use |
| usu. | usually |
| v. | verb |
| var. | variant |
| v.aux. | auxiliary verb |
| v.refl. | reflexive verb |
| Zool. | Zoology |