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1. a, int.1 View full entry ?c1200
...Expressing invocation, surprise, or admiration; (also) used to gain attention. Obs....
2. achoo, int. and n. View full entry 1843
...Representing the sound of a sneeze. Cf. atishoo...
3. ahem, int. and n. View full entry 1606
...An exclamation representing a slight cough or clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, esp. prior to speaking;to express hesitation, (mock) disapproval, embarrassment, suggestiveness, etc....
4. ai, int. View full entry 1682
...An exclamation of surprise, regret, pain, etc., often used in imitation of foreign speakers of English. Cf. aie...
5. aie, int. View full entry 1594
...A wailing exclamation of resignation, surprise, regret, alarm, etc.; sometimes imitative of non-British speakers of English. Cf. ai...
6. † alew, n. View full entry 1596
...A cry of sorrow or lamentation....
7. -ane, suffix View full entry
...Occas. English Latin -ānus, perh. orig. French -ain; used, chiefly for sake of distinction, in words that have a parallel form in -an...
8. arf, int. View full entry 1916
...Representing the bark of a (small) dog, or a human imitation of such a bark. Usually repeated in arf arf, etc. Cf. bow-wow, woof1....
9. argh, int. View full entry 1800
...Expressing pain or fright; (also) expressing anguish, disappointment, or frustration....
10. bada-bing, int. View full entry 1965
...Suggesting something happening suddenly, emphatically, or easily and predictably; ‘Just like that!’, ‘Presto!’...
11. bam, int. View full entry 1922
...An interjection imitating the sound of a hard blow....
12. bangarang, n. View full entry 1935
...Rubbish; miscellaneous items. Now rare....
13. † baugh | baw, v. View full entry 1576
...To bark, as a dog....
14. † ˈbaw-ˈwaw, n. View full entry 1570
...The barking of a dog....
15. bebop, n. View full entry 1945
...A development of jazz, begun in the U.S. at the end of the 193945 war, characterized by complex harmony, dissonant chords and highly syncopated rhythm. Also attrib....
16. beep, n. View full entry 1951
...The sound made by a horn on a motor car or other vehicle; a short high-pitched sound such as is emitted by an echo-sounder, a radar device, etc. Also attrib....
17. beep, v. View full entry 1936
...trans. To sound (a horn); to make (something) emit a short high-pitched sound; to indicate by sounding beeps....
18. † bewh, v. View full entry 1581
...intr. To bark in a thin voice, to yelp....
19. biff, v. View full entry 1888
...trans. To hit, strike. Also to biff (a person) one....
20. bing, n.3 and int. View full entry 1922
...A thump or blow. dial. (See E.D.D.)....
