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1. angel, n. View full entry c950
...A ministering spirit or divine messenger; one of an order of spiritual beings superior to man in power and intelligence, who, according to the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other theologies, are the...
2. 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)...
3. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
4. come, v. View full entry c825
...In its most literal sense it expresses the hitherward motion of a voluntary agent....
5. deal, v. View full entry c950
...trans. To divide. Obs....
6. do, v. View full entry c825
...To put, place....
7. 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....
8. dry, v. View full entry c888
...trans. To make dry (e.g. by wiping, rubbing, exposure to heat or air, draining, etc.); to rid, deprive, or exhaust of moisture; to desiccate....
9. grass, n.1 View full entry c725
...Herbage in general, the blades or leaves and stalks of which are eaten by horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Also, in a narrower sense, restricted to the smaller non-cereal Gramineæ (see...
10. green, adj. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Of a colour intermediate between blue and yellow in the spectrum; of the colour of grass, foliage, an emerald, etc....
11. hard, adj. and n. View full entry 971
...A primary adjective expressing consistency of matter: That does not yield to blows or pressure; not easily penetrated or separated into particles; firm and resisting to the touch; solid, compact in substance...
12. head, n.1 View full entry c825
...The anterior part of the body of an animal, when separated by a neck, or otherwise distinguished, from the rest of the body; it contains the mouth and special sense-organs, and the...
13. heat, n. View full entry c825
...The quality of being hot; that quality or condition of matter which produces the sensation described in 1b; often regarded as a substance or thing contained in or issuing from...
14. hemp, n. View full entry a1000
...An annual herbaceous plant, Cannabis sativa, N.O. Urticaceæ, a native of Western and central Asia, cultivated for its valuable fibre....
15. high, adj. and n.2 View full entry c825
...Of great or considerable upward extent or magnitude; extending far upward; ‘long upwards’ (Johnson); lofty, tall....
16. hold, v. View full entry a855
...To keep watch over, keep in charge, herd, ‘keep’ (sheep, etc.); to rule (men). Only in Old English and early Middle English Obs....
17. horse, n. View full entry c825
...A solid-hoofed perissodactyl quadruped (Equus caballus), having a flowing mane and tail, whose voice is a neigh. It is well known in the domestic state as a beast of burden...
18. ice, n. View full entry eOE
...Frozen water; water made solid by cooling to a low temperature, either naturally (by weather or climate) or artificially (as by refrigeration)....
19. line, n.2 View full entry OE
...A rope, cord, string; †a leash for dogs or for hawks. Chiefly Naut. or as short for clothes-line, etc. Also applied with words prefixed to particular ‘makes’ of...
20. 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...
