Browse dictionary
Showing 1-12 of 12 results in 12 entries
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. as, adv. and conj. View full entry OE
...Of quantity or degree: in that degree, to that extent (in or to which). Obs....
3. cocoa, n. View full entry 1672
...The seed of Theobroma Cacao, a tropical American tree: more correctly called cacaoObs. Formerly commonly called cocoa-nut, and now often cocoa-bean....
4. cusp, n. View full entry 1579
...Astrol. The beginning or entrance of a ‘house’....
5. evolute, n. and adj. View full entry 1704
...Geom....
6. hyper-, prefix View full entry 1611
...Formations in which, as in hyperborean, the prefix has the prepositional force of ‘over, beyond, or above’ (what is denoted by the second element)....
7. Irish, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry OE
...Of a person: native to Ireland; that is a citizen of Ireland; (also) descended from emigrants from Ireland to another country, esp. the United States or Australia (cf. Irish-American, ...
8. issue, n. View full entry c1330
...The action of going, passing, or flowing out; egress, exit; power of egress or exit; outgoing, outflow....
9. pair, n.1 View full entry c1300
...A set of two individual things of the same kind, that are associated or complementary in use, purpose, position, etc....
10. private, adj.1, adv., and n. View full entry 1395
...Of a religious rule: not shared by all Christians. Of an individual or a religious order: living according to distinct religious rules; set apart by distinct beliefs, religious practices, etc. Obs....
11. rational, adj. and adv. View full entry a1398
...Of a person, a person's soul, mind, etc....
12. trenchant, adj. and n. View full entry a1325
...Cutting, adapted for cutting; having a keen edge, sharp; †sharp-pointed (obs.). arch. and poet....
