abacus /ˈæb.ə.kəs/ noun [C]
► F0 a square or rectangular frame holding an arrangement of small balls on metal rods or wires, used for counting or for doing calculationsThesaurus+: ↑Weighing, measuring and counting devices- take time
- take to be/take for sth
- take to drink
- take to sb/sth
- take to somewhere
- take to sth
- take to sth like a duck to water
- take (to) the floor
- take to the floor
- take to the road
- take to the streets
- take to your heels
- take turns
- take umbrage
- take-up
- take up office
- take up residence/residency somewhere
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth
- take up with sb
- take wing
- take years off sb
- take your cue from sb
- take your cue from sth/sb
- take your eye off the ball
- take your hat off to sb