n.
1.a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
2.the act of withdrawing or removing something
3.the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
4.an abstract painting
5.preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
6.a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Idiom of the Day
cut (someone) to the quick
to hurt someone's feelings very badly
The woman cut her friend to the quick when she criticized her new clothes.