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1. acker, n.2 View full entry 1937
...A piastre. hist. in later use....
2. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
3. Afro, adj. and n. View full entry 1938
...African or African-American (esp. of a style of music, clothing, etc.)....
4. aged, adj. and n. View full entry 1420
...That has lived or existed for a long time; of advanced age; very old....
5. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
6. Albert, n.2 View full entry 1840
...(usually in pl.) a type of boot popularized by Prince Albert, orig. and esp. one having a fabric upper and patent leather toecap....
7. alley, n.1 View full entry 1360-1
...A passage between buildings; a narrow street or lane, esp. one wide enough only for pedestrians; a back lane....
8. alligator, n.2 View full entry 1591
...Any of various broad-snouted crocodilians constituting the family Alligatoridae, found chiefly in the New World and including the caimans; (now) spec. either of two members of the genus...
9. all-over, adj. and n. View full entry 1771
...That covers or touches most or all of something, esp. the body; of or relating to a garment designed to do this....
10. all-rounder, n. View full entry 1837
...A type of cloak which completely encircles the body. Obs.rare....
11. almond, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...An oval, nut-like, oil-rich kernel with a light brown skin and a hard pitted shell, most varieties of which are edible, obtained from the tree Prunus amygdalus (see sense ...
12. aloha, n. and int. View full entry 1820
...An utterance of ‘aloha’ (see sense B.); an expression of welcome or farewell. Also: good wishes; love, affection....
13. altogether, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Modifying the object or complement of a clause, indicating that the whole of what it refers to is involved: all of (something); constituting or representing the entirety of (a place, group, etc.);...
14. anchor, n.1 View full entry c880
...An appliance for holding a ship, etc., fixed in a particular place, by mooring it to the bottom of the sea or river; now consisting of ‘a heavy iron, composed of a...
15. angel, n. View full entry c950
...A ministering spirit or divine messenger; one of an order of spiritual beings superior to man in power and intelligence, who, according to the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other theologies, are the...
16. angle, n.2 View full entry a1325
...A corner of a room or other enclosed space, esp. viewed internally or as a retreating space; a recess, a nook. Also fig....
17. animal, n. View full entry a1398
...A living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; any living creature, including man....
18. anorak, n. View full entry 1924
...A weatherproof jacket of skin or cloth, with hood attached, worn by the Inuit in Greenland; a similar garment elsewhere....
19. 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,...
20. arm, n.1 View full entry c885
...The upper limb of the human body, from the shoulder to the hand; the part from the elbow to the hand being the fore-arm....
