
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)abstraction, abstracta concept or idea not associated with any specific instance“he loved her only in the abstract — not in person” Verbs
(v)abstractconsider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (v)pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others (v)abstractconsider apart from a particular case or instance“Let's abstract away from this particular example” Adjectives
(a)abstractexisting only in the mind; separated from embodiment“abstract words like ‘truth’ and ‘justice’” (s)abstractdealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention“abstract reasoning”,
“abstract science”