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1. act, n. View full entry a1382
...In pl., with capital initial, and freq. with the. More fully Acts of the Apostles. (The name of) one of the books of the New Testament...
2. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
3. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
4. beggar, n. View full entry a1250
...One who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing....
5. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
6. bonus, n. View full entry 1785
...A boon or gift over and above what is normally due as remuneration to the receiver, and which is therefore something wholly ‘to the good’....
7. business, n. View full entry OE
...Anxiety, solicitude, care; distress, uneasiness. Obs....
8. certain, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1297
...Determined, fixed, settled; not variable or fluctuating; unfailing. To avoid ambiguity from confusion with sense A. 7, the adj. is sometimes put after its n., as a certain day...
9. chamber, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A room or suite of rooms in a house, typically one allotted to the use of a particular person, a private room; (in later use) esp. a bedroom, typically on...
10. circulation, n. View full entry 1535
...Movement in a circle, circular motion or course....
11. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
12. cross, v. View full entry c1340
...trans. To crucify. Obs....
13. cultural, adj. and n. View full entry 1856
...Of or relating to intellectual and artistic pursuits....
14. death, n. View full entry c888
...The act or fact of dying; the end of life; the final cessation of the vital functions of an animal or plant....
15. do, v. View full entry c825
...To put, place....
16. doing, n. View full entry c1325
...The action of the verb do; action, proceeding, conduct; performance or execution of something. Esp. in colloq. phr. to take a bit of (or lot:...
17. down-size | downsize, v. View full entry 1975
...trans. To design or build (a car) of smaller overall dimensions, esp. without reducing interior and boot capacity. Also absol....
18. drinking, n. View full entry c1200
...The action or habit denoted by drink; spec. the use of intoxicating liquor, or indulgence therein to excess....
19. drop, v. View full entry c1000
...Of a liquid: To fall in drops or globules; to exude or distil in drops....
20. duty, n. View full entry 1297
...The action and conduct due to a superior; homage, submission; due respect, reverence; an expression of submission, deference, or respect....
