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1. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
2. about-face, v. View full entry 1804
...intr. To turn around so as to face in the opposite direction; (fig.) to reverse one's opinion, policy, etc. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
3. about-face, adv. and n. View full entry 1820
...So as to face in the opposite direction; so as to reverse one's position. Also: back to front....
4. about-turn, v. View full entry 1893
...intr. To turn round so as to face in the opposite direction. Originally Mil., as a command in infantry drill....
5. ack, n. View full entry 1898
...A syllable used to represent the letter a in signalling and telephone communications, and in the oral spelling of messages....
6. actioner, n. View full entry 1825
...A shareholder; = actionary Cf. action9. Obs.rare....
7. actioning, n. View full entry 1871
...The furnishing of a gun with an action; a manner of doing this. Cf. action19d....
8. activation, n. View full entry 1883
...The action or process of activating something; the state of being activated; (Chem. and Biochem.) the process of making a substance (more) chemically or catalytically active; (Physics...
9. adventurism, n. View full entry 1838
...Behaviour characteristic of an adventurer (in various senses); proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits....
10. adventurist, n. and adj. View full entry 1815
...A person inclined to seek adventure or take risks, esp. for profit; = adventurer (in various senses)....
11. aero-, comb. form View full entry 1865
...With reference to air or the air....
12. aggressiveness, n. View full entry 1820
...The quality of being aggressive (in any sense)....
13. agterryer, n. View full entry 1824
...A mounted groom or other attendant; a military servant or batman, responsible esp. for the supervision of supplies and horses; = after-riderafter-3. Now hist....
14. Aich's metal, n. View full entry 1861
...A hard alloy of copper, zinc, and iron, used (esp. formerly) in gun-making and marine engineering....
15. aircraft, n. View full entry 1845
...Any of various vehicles capable of flight; (originally) a hot-air balloon; an airship (now chiefly hist.); (subsequently) an aeroplane or other heavier-than-air machine....
16. airhead, n. View full entry 1822
...Mining. Usu. in form air-head. A horizontal passage constructed in order to carry air to part of a mine. Now rare....
17. airlift, n. View full entry 1881
...App.: a lift (lift10a) powered by or operating in the air. Obs.rare....
18. airman, n. View full entry 1873
...A man engaged in the flying or operation of an aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of an air crew. Also: a member of an air force....
19. akhara, n. View full entry 1832
...In India: a wrestling ring or pit; a gymnasium or outdoor exercise area....
20. Albert, n.2 View full entry 1840
...(usually in pl.) a type of boot popularized by Prince Albert, orig. and esp. one having a fabric upper and patent leather toecap....
