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1. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
2. 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....
3. alleluia, int. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...‘Praise the Lord’: used as an expression of worship. Now also in weakened or ironic use. Freq. in psalms, prayers, and other devotional compositions....
4. answer, n. View full entry c950
...A reply made to a charge, whereby the accused seeks to clear himself; a defence. spec. in Law, The counter-statement made in reply to a complainant's bill of...
5. 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,...
6. artistic, adj. View full entry 1753
...Of, relating to, befitting, or characteristic of an artist (esp. in branch III.)....
7. as, adv. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of quantity or degree: in that degree, to that extent (in or to which). Obs....
8. bear, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A heavily-built, thick-furred plantigrade quadruped, of the genus Ursus; belonging to the Carnivora, but having teeth partly adapted to a vegetable diet. ...
9. beauty, n. View full entry c1325
...Such combined perfection of form and charm of colouring as affords keen pleasure to the sense of sight:...
10. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
11. carol, v. View full entry 1303
...intr. To dance in a ring to the accompaniment of song; to dance and sing, make merry. Obs....
12. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
13. deathless, adj. View full entry 1605
...Not subject to death; immortal....
14. designer, n. View full entry 1598
...A person who makes artistic designs; one who produces drawings and plans for the construction or creation of something according to aesthetic or functional criteria; (more generally) one who creates plans or...
15. dight, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To dictate, give directions to, direct. Obs. (Only in Old English.)...
16. embroider, v. View full entry 14..
...trans. To ornament with needlework; to work in needlework upon cloth, etc. Also absol....
17. euphonious, adj. View full entry 1774
...Full of or characterized by euphony; pleasing to the ear. (Often used ironically.)...
18. exactly, adv. View full entry ?1531
...In a perfect manner, perfectly; to a perfect degree, to perfection; completely. Obs....
19. fat, adj. and n.2 View full entry c893
...Of an animal used for food: Fed up for slaughter, ready to kill, fatted....
20. fine, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry a1300
...Of superior quality, choice of its kind....
