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1. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry lOE
...With regard to writing: further up on the present page; previously in the text; in a preceding paragraph, passage, etc. See also senses C. 3, D....
2. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
3. across, adv., prep., and adj. View full entry a1250
...In the form of a cross, crosswise; crossing each other, crossed. Now rare....
4. à la mode, adv., adj., n., and prep. View full entry 1637
...In accordance with the fashion; in a modish manner; fashionably....
5. aloof, adv., int., adj., and prep. View full entry a1535
...Naut. To the windward side; towards the direction from which the wind blows; (in later use) esp. on a course close to the wind, usually so as to stay...
6. non obstante, n., adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1441-3
...A clause in a statute or letter patent conveying a dispensation from a monarch or other executive to perform an action notwithstanding any statute to the contrary (see etymological note). Also in...
7. offshore, adv., adj., and prep. View full entry 1720
...In a direction away from the shore....
8. outside, n., adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1457
...The position or area adjacent to and beyond the outer side or surface of something. Now chiefly in from (also on, to) the outside....
9. south, adv., adj., n., and prep. View full entry eOE
...In the direction of the part of the horizon on the right-hand side of a person facing the rising sun; towards or in the direction of the point or pole on the...
10. vis-à-vis, n., prep., and adv. View full entry 1753
...A light carriage for two persons sitting face-to-face. Obs. exc. Hist....
11. west, adv., adj., n.1, and prep. View full entry eOE
...In the direction of that part of the horizon where the sun sets; towards the cardinal point which is 90 degrees clockwise from the south point....