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1. a, adj. View full entry ?a1160
...Used in an indefinite noun phrase referring to something not specifically identified (and, freq., mentioned for the first time) but treated as one of a class: one, some, any (the oneness, or...
2. a, prep.1 View full entry OE
...Expressing position within, situation, etc.: in, with; = on7a13. Now Eng. regional....
3. abide, v. View full entry OE
...trans. Now rare and arch....
4. abraid, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. To move (something) suddenly or violently, to wrench, snatch; to pull out; to draw (a sword). Also fig.Obs....
5. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
6. abstract, v. View full entry 1449
...trans. Chiefly Sc. in early use. To take away, extract, or remove (something); to move (a person or thing) away, withdraw. Freq. with from....
7. 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....
8. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
9. addebted, adj. View full entry a1400
...= indebted (in various senses)....
10. adhibit, v. View full entry ?1538
...trans....
11. admire, v. View full entry c1429
...intr. To feel or express wonder, astonishment, or surprise; to marvel....
12. ado, n. and adj.1 (and adv.) View full entry a1300
...regional (chiefly Sc. and north.Eng.). As infinitive. to have ado: to have (or need) to do....
13. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
14. advise, v. View full entry c1325
...trans. To look at, observe, examine, scrutinize; (also) to see, discern. Obs....
15. affair, n. View full entry c1390
...An activity performed by a person, often on a habitual basis; something to be done; a piece or item of business; an occupation, a pursuit; a task, a duty. In later use...
16. after, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...Behind something in place or position; in the rear; further back....
17. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
18. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
19. againwards, prep. and adv. View full entry OE
...In a direction facing, towards. Obs....
20. agree, v. View full entry a1413
...trans....
