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1. 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....
2. apple, n. View full entry eOE
...The round firm fruit (a pome) of any of various wild and cultivated trees of the genus Malus (see sense 4a), occurring in a wide variety of forms,...
3. cock, n.1 View full entry c897
...The male of the common domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, the female being the hen (Often called in U.S., as in Kent, rooster.)...
4. dry, adj. and adv. View full entry c888
...Destitute of or free from moisture; not wet or moist; arid; of the eyes, free from tears....
5. field, n.1 View full entry eOE
...Open country, esp. as opposed to woodland; a stretch of open land; a plain....
6. manna, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In the Bible (Exodus 16): a substance miraculously provided each day as food for the Israelites in the wilderness after their departure from Egypt....
7. mannish, adj. and adv. View full entry eOE
...Of, relating to, or characteristic of the human species; human. Now arch....
8. milk, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...A whitish fluid, rich in fat and protein, secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals (including humans) for the nourishment of their young, and taken from cows, sheep, etc., as an...
9. more, adj., pron., adv., n.3, and prep. View full entry eOE
...As a comparative corresponding in sense to great....
10. mother, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The female parent of a human being; a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth; (also, in extended use) a woman who undertakes the responsibilities...
11. mouth, n. View full entry eOE
...The orifice in the head of a human or other vertebrate through which food is ingested and vocal sounds emitted; the cavity immediately behind this, which in humans and most quadrupeds contains...
12. on, adv., adj., and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Into the position of being supported by the upper surface of something. Cf. sense A. 9b....
13. pillow, n. View full entry eOE
...A support for the head when lying or sleeping, esp. a rectangular cushion stuffed with feathers or a soft synthetic material....
14. puff, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...The action of puffing; a sudden brief burst of wind or expelled breath; an abrupt emission of air, vapour, or smoke. Also fig....
15. short, adj., n., and adv. View full entry c888
...Having small longitudinal extent; measuring little along its greatest dimension, or from end to end. Opposed to long....
16. slack, adj. and adv. View full entry c897
...Of persons: Lacking in energy or diligence; inclined to be lazy or idle; remiss, careless; negligent or lax in regard to one's duties....
17. stick, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To stab, pierce, or transfix with a thrust of a spear, sword, knife, or other sharp instrument; to kill by this means, more explicitly to stick to death....
18. string, n. View full entry a900
...A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable fibre....
19. time, n., int., and conj. View full entry eOE
...A finite extent or stretch of continued existence, as the interval separating two successive events or actions, or the period during which an action, condition, or state continues; a finite portion of...
20. white, adj. View full entry c888
...Of the colour of snow or milk; having that colour produced by reflection, transmission, or emission of all kinds of light in the proportion in which they exist in the complete visible...
