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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. alms, n. View full entry eOE
...Charitable relief given to the poor or needy, usu. (now only) in the form of material gifts, typically of money or food; (in later use esp.) the goods given in...
4. anoint, v. View full entry 1330
...To smear or rub over (medicinally or cosmetically) with oil or unguent; to oil, grease, apply ointment to....
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. as, adv. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of quantity or degree: in that degree, to that extent (in or to which). Obs....
7. bank, n.3 View full entry 1474
...The table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money. Obs. exc. Hist....
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. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
10. bounty, n. View full entry c1250
...Of persons: Goodness in general, worth, virtue; in pl. virtues, excellences; also excellent condition, high estate. Obs....
11. coin, v.1 View full entry c1330
...trans. To make (money) by stamping metal....
12. conscience, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The internal acknowledgement or recognition of the moral quality of one's motives and actions; the sense of right and wrong as regards things for which one is responsible; the faculty or principle...
13. day, n. View full entry c950
...‘The time between the rising and setting of the sun’ (Johnson); the interval of light between successive periods of darkness or night; in ordinary usage including the lighter part of...
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. for, prep. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of place....
16. god, n. View full entry c825
...A superhuman person (regarded as masculine: see goddess) who is worshipped as having power over nature and the fortunes of mankind; a deity. (Chiefly of heathen divinities; when applied to...
17. good, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 805-31
...Of things: Having in adequate degree those properties which a thing of the kind ought to have....
18. great, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c888
...Composed of large particles; coarse of grain or texture. Of diet: Coarse, not delicate. In Old Cookery, applied sometimes to boiled meat in contradistinction to roast. Obs. exc....
19. handsel | hansel, n. View full entry c1200
...Lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; token or omen of good luck. Obs....
20. hat, n. View full entry c725
...A covering for the head; in recent use, generally distinguished from other head-gear, as a man's cap (or bonnet) and a woman's bonnet, by having a more or less horizontal brim all...
