Browse dictionary
Showing 1-19 of 19 results in 19 entries
1. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
2. ecstasy, n. View full entry 1382
...The state of being ‘beside oneself’, thrown into a frenzy or a stupor, with anxiety, astonishment, fear, or passion....
3. Jack, n.1 View full entry 1362
...(As proper noun.) A familiar by-form of the name John; hence, a generic proper name for any representative of the common people....
4. line, n.2 View full entry OE
...A rope, cord, string; †a leash for dogs or for hawks. Chiefly Naut. or as short for clothes-line, etc. Also applied with words prefixed to particular ‘makes’ of...
5. nose, n. View full entry eOE
...That part (usually more or less prominent) of the head or face in humans and other mammals which lies above the mouth and contains the nostrils, and functions as the organ of...
6. poppy, n. View full entry eOE
...Any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Papaver (family Papaveraceae), mostly native to the northern hemisphere, which have milky latex often with narcotic properties, showy solitary flowers...
7. rock, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A large rugged mass of hard mineral material (see sense 2a) or stone forming a cliff, crag, or other natural feature on land or in the sea. Cf. stone...
8. rope, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A length of thick strong cord, made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, Manila, cotton, nylon, wire, or other similar material, typically used for pulling a heavy load or for tying...
9. smoke, n. View full entry c1000
...The visible volatile product given off by burning or smouldering substances....
10. snow, n.1 View full entry c825
...The partially frozen vapour of the atmosphere falling in flakes characterized by their whiteness and lightness; the fall of these flakes, or the layer formed by them on the surface of the...
11. stone, n. View full entry c825
...A piece of rock or hard mineral substance (other than metal) of a small or moderate size....
12. substance, n. View full entry c1330
...Theol. The divine essence or nature, esp. as that in which the three persons of the Trinity are united as one....
13. tobacco, n. View full entry 1577
...The leaves of the tobacco-plant (see 2) dried and variously prepared, forming a narcotic and sedative substance widely used for smoking, also for chewing, or in the form of ...
14. triangle, n. View full entry 1398
...Geom., etc. A figure (usually, a plane rectilineal figure) having three angles and three sides....
15. turkey, n.2 View full entry 1555
...The Guinea-fowl. Obs....
16. turn, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To cause to move round on an axis or about a centre; to cause to rotate or revolve, as a wheel....
17. viper, n. View full entry 1526
...The small ovo-viviparous snake Pelias berus (formerly Coluber berus or Vipera communis), abundant in Europe and the only venomous snake found in Great Britain; the adder;...
18. white, adj. View full entry c888
...Of the colour of snow or milk; having that colour produced by reflection, transmission, or emission of all kinds of light in the proportion in which they exist in the complete visible...
19. work, n. View full entry c825
...Something that is or was done; what a person does or did; an act, deed, proceeding, business; in pl. actions, doings (often collectively = 3). arch....
