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1. addle, n. and adj. View full entry OE
...Urine; liquid dung; foul or stagnant water; slime, mire. Chiefly Eng. regional (chiefly south-west.) and Sc. in later use....
2. aisle, n. View full entry 1398
...In a church: an area extending parallel to, and typically divided by pillars from, the main body of the church; (usually) each of a pair of such areas north and south of...
3. 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....
4. balance, n.1 View full entry 1297
...An apparatus for weighing, consisting of a beam poised so as to move freely on a central pivot, with a scale pan at each end....
5. bar, n.1 View full entry c1175
...gen. A straight piece of wood, metal, or other rigid material, long in proportion to its thickness....
6. be-, prefix View full entry a1000
...Forming derivative verbs, with sense of ‘around’:...
7. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
8. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
9. 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)...
10. blood, n. (and int.) View full entry eOE
...The red fluid flowing in the arteries, capillaries, and veins of humans and other vertebrates, carrying oxygen and nutrients to, and carbon dioxide and waste metabolites away from, the organs and tissues...
11. blow-out, n. View full entry 1823
...An outbreak of anger; a quarrel, disturbance, row. dial. and U.S....
12. blue, adj. View full entry 1366
...The name of one of the colours of the spectrum; of the colour of the sky and the deep sea; cerulean....
13. break, v. View full entry 851
...trans. generally....
14. break-, comb. form View full entry c1300
...With verb + object....
15. bridge, n.1 View full entry c1000
...A structure forming or carrying a road over a river, a ravine, etc., or affording passage between two points at a height above the ground....
16. bring, v. View full entry c950
...To cause to come along with oneself; to fetch. It includes ‘lead’ or ‘conduct’ (French amener) as well as ‘carry’ (French apporter); it implies motion towards the place...
17. broad, adj., n.1, and adv. View full entry 971
...Extended in the direction measured from side to side; wide. Opposed to narrow....
18. bung, n.1 View full entry c1440
...A stopper; spec. a large cork stopper for the ‘mouth’ of a cask, i.e. the hole in the bulge by which it is filled....
19. by-, comb. form View full entry c1330
...A Middle English variant spelling of the prefix bi-, be-, under which see most of the words, as, under be-, bycause, bydene,...
20. carriage, n. View full entry c1386
...Carrying or bearing from one place to another; conveyance....
