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1. agreed, adj. View full entry 1409
...Of two or more parties: that are at one on a particular matter; being in agreement; holding the same view or opinion (about, †in, †of, ...
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. alphabet, n. View full entry ?a1475
...A set of letters arranged in a conventional order used in a particular writing system; esp. (with the) the set of 26 letters from A to Z used...
4. aunt, n. View full entry 1297
...The sister of one's father or mother. Also, an uncle's wife, more strictly called an aunt-in-law....
5. baby, n. and adj. View full entry c1400
...A very young child, esp. one not yet able to walk and dependent on the care of others; an infant. Also applied to an unborn child. Formerly also: †a child...
6. back, n.1 View full entry c885
...properly. The convex surface of the body of persons and vertebrated animals which is adjacent to the spinal axis, and opposite to the belly and most of the special organs. It...
7. barrack, n.1 View full entry 1686
...A temporary hut or cabin; e.g. for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc. Still in north. dial....
8. battledore, n. View full entry c1440
...A beetle or wooden ‘bat’ used in washing, also (when made cylindrical) for smoothing out or ‘mangling’ linen clothes; hence also applied to similarly shaped instruments, e.g. the...
9. be-, prefix View full entry a1000
...Forming derivative verbs, with sense of ‘around’:...
10. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
11. 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)...
12. 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...
13. bloody, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Containing blood; composed or consisting of blood; resembling blood. Also in figurative contexts....
14. booby, n.1 View full entry 1599-1603
...‘A dull, heavy, stupid fellow: a lubber’ (Johnson); a clown, a nincompoop. Also, spec. a cry-baby (dial. or Children's colloq.)....
15. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
16. break, n.1 View full entry a1400
...An act of breaking; breakage, fracture....
17. break, v. View full entry 851
...trans. generally....
18. breed, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. Said of a female parent: To cherish (brood) in the womb or egg; to bring (offspring) forward from the germ to the birth; to hatch (young birds) from the egg;...
19. 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...
20. brush, v.2 View full entry a1475
...trans. To pass a brush briskly across (a surface), so as to sweep off dirt, dust, or light particles, or to smooth the surface; as to brush a coat, a hat,...
