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1. action, v. View full entry 1734
...trans. To bring a legal action against. Now chiefly Caribbean....
2. 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....
3. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
4. Babylon, n.2 View full entry 1530
...derogatory. The city of Rome as the seat of the Pope and the centre of authority of the Roman Catholic Church; (more generally) the Roman Catholic Church, its institutions, practices, etc....
5. black, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...Designating the darkest colour possible, that of soot, coal, the sky on a moonless night in open country, and a small hole in a hollow object; of or having this colour; (also)...
6. blue, adj. and n. View full entry c1300
...Of a colour of the spectrum intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or deep sea on a clear day....
7. jump, v. View full entry 1511
...To make a spring from the ground or other base by flexion and sudden muscular extension of the legs (or, in the case of some animals, as fish, of the tail, or...
8. love, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A feeling or disposition of deep affection or fondness for someone, typically arising from a recognition of attractive qualities, from natural affinity, or from sympathy and manifesting itself in concern for the...
9. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
10. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
11. mind, n.1 View full entry OE
...The state of being remembered; remembrance, recollection. Chiefly in phrases....
12. mind, v. View full entry a1382
...trans....
13. mistress, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A woman who has charge of a child or young person; a governess. Obs....
14. next, adj. (and prep.), adv., and n. View full entry eOE
...Lying nearest in place or position. Obs....
15. nick, v.2 View full entry ?1440
...To make a notch or notches in; to mark with a notch or notches; to indent. Occas. intr. with object implied. Also fig....
16. night, n. and int. View full entry eOE
...The period of darkness occurring between one day and the next; that part of a 24-hour period during which a place receives no light from the sun; the time between evening and...
17. ordinary, adj. and adv. View full entry a1402
...Law. Of a judge: having regular jurisdiction, i.e. exercising authority by virtue of office and not by special deputation; esp. empowered ex officio to take jurisdiction of...
18. own, adj. and pron. View full entry eOE
...Used after a possessive adjective, or a noun in the genitive, to emphasize possession or ownership: of or belonging to the specified person or thing; individual, peculiar....
19. peg, n.1 View full entry 1440
...A short pin or bolt, originally made of wood and later also of metal, plastic, etc., typically tapering slightly at one end, and used to fasten two things together, to plug a...
20. pick, v.1 View full entry a1250
...trans. Of a bird or (occas.) other animal: to pierce or strike with its beak or mouthparts; to peck or peck at. Also fig.Obs....
