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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. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
3. 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)...
4. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
5. message, n. and adj. View full entry c1300
...The business entrusted to a messenger; the carrying or delivery of a communication; a mission, an errand....
6. most, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Greatest in size, stature, bulk, or extent. Chiefly Sc. in later use. Obs....
7. mountain, n. and adj. View full entry c1275
...A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, esp. one high and steep in form (larger and higher than a hill) and with a summit of relatively small area....
8. news, n. View full entry a1382
...New things; novelties. Obs....
9. nine, adj. and n. View full entry eOE
...One more than eight....
10. October, n. View full entry OE
...The tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar, containing 31 days and falling between September and November....
11. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
12. 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....
13. pink, n.5 and adj.2 View full entry 1566
...Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus (family Caryophyllaceae), which are typically low-growing with solitary flowers; spec. any of the numerous cultivated forms or hybrids...
14. play, v. View full entry eOE
...intr. To exercise or occupy oneself, to be engaged with some activity; to act, operate, work. Now only as passing into other senses....
15. police, n. View full entry c1450
...= policy in various senses. Obs....
16. pot, n.1 View full entry OE
...A relatively deep vessel (typically with a cylindrical or otherwise rounded body and made of earthenware, metal, plastic, etc.) used chiefly to hold a liquid or solid substance....
17. ras, n.1 View full entry 1682
...An Ethiopian leader or prince; spec. the politico-military leader immediately below the Negus (Negus). Also as a prefixed title....
18. rat, n.1 View full entry OE
...Any rodent of the genus Rattus and related genera of the family Muridae, resembling a large mouse, often with a naked or sparsely haired tail; esp....
19. red, adj. and n. (and adv.) View full entry eOE
...Designating the colour of blood, a ruby, a ripe tomato, etc., and appearing in various shades at the longer-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, next to orange and opposite to violet; of...
20. ride, v. View full entry eOE
...intr....