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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
3. access, n. View full entry c1300
...An attack, or the onset (of fever or disease); a repeated episode (of an intermittent or chronic disease); (esp. in early use) spec. the characteristic paroxysm...
4. ack, n. View full entry 1898
...A syllable used to represent the letter a in signalling and telephone communications, and in the oral spelling of messages....
5. ack emma, n. and adv. View full entry 1909
...The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloq.) the morning....
6. acorn, n. View full entry eOE
...The fruit of any tree producing mast. Also as a mass noun: †= mast1a (obs.). Now rare and only with contextual indication....
7. acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1635
...Designating the sense or the organs of hearing; of or relating to the sense of hearing; auditory....
8. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
9. actuality, n. View full entry a1398
...Capacity for action, effective power; activity. Also: an instance of this. Obs....
10. ad, n.3 View full entry 1799
...= advertisement4a....
11. adapt, v. View full entry 1531
...trans. With to (also †unto), for. To make (a person or thing) suitable or fit for a purpose, or conformable to specified conditions, standards, or...
12. adaptation, n. View full entry 1597
...The application of something to a particular end or purpose; the action of applying one thing to another or of bringing two things together so as to effect a change in the...
13. adapter, n. View full entry 1753
...A device or part for connecting pieces of equipment which would otherwise be incompatible. In early use esp.: a short tube for connecting two pieces of glassware or other chemical...
14. addressability, n. View full entry 1955
...The property or quality of being addressable; spec. the ability to direct a signal or information to individual users....
15. adjacency, n. View full entry 1640
...The fact, quality, or state of being adjacent; contiguity....
16. adless, adj. View full entry 1905
...Of a newspaper, radio station, etc.: that is without advertisements; not carrying advertisements....
17. advertising, n. View full entry 1525
...Chiefly Sc. Warning, notification, information. Obs....
18. advice, n. View full entry c1300
...The view which a person holds in regard to a given matter; opinion, judgement, assessment. Also: the action of adopting a particular view or opinion; decision; (occas.) an opinion. Obs....
19. aerial, n. View full entry 1649
...A creature or spirit of the air; an aerial being. Obs....
20. aerial, adj. View full entry ?1545
...Dwelling, flying, or moving in the air, above the earth; occurring or taking place in the air; (spec. of birds or bats) spending much of the time airborne....
