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1. aboard, adv. and prep. View full entry a1393
...Alongside, on one side (of a ship or a shore). Freq. modified by hard, close. See also board on boardboard12d....
2. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
3. 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....
4. above board, adv. and adj. View full entry 1594
...Cards (esp. Gambling). With one's cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating. Also in fig. context. Obs....
5. above ground, adv. and adj. View full entry a1393
...Above the ground. Opposed to underground1a....
6. abundance, n. and adv. View full entry 1340
...An overflowing quantity or amount (of something); a large quantity; plenty....
7. acrobatically, adv. View full entry 1860
...In the manner of an acrobat; with gymnastic skill....
8. across the board, adv. and adj. View full entry 1903
...Betting. (Wagered to finish) in either first, second, or third place....
9. adrift, adv. and adj. View full entry 1578
...In or into a drifting condition; so as to drift without being moored, steered, propelled, etc....
10. afoam, adj. and adv. View full entry 1686
...In predicative use: foaming; covered with or full of foam. Also fig....
11. afoot, adv. and adj. View full entry c1275
...On foot as opposed to on horseback or by some other means of locomotion; on or on to one's feet as opposed to a horse, vehicle, etc. Also (after an adjective): when...
12. against, prep., conj., adv., and n. View full entry eOE
...In reception of, in welcome of. Obs....
13. agallop, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1548
...At a gallop. Also as : galloping. Occas. fig....
14. ahead, adv., prep., and adj. View full entry 1530
...With run, in figurative contexts: headlong; unrestrainedly, rashly, hastily. Cf. on head (head1g(c)(i)). Obs....
15. ahorse, adv. View full entry 1808
...On horseback....
16. ahorseback, adv. View full entry ?1473
...On horseback....
17. alarm, int., n., and adv. View full entry c1400
...Used as a call to arms or warning of imminent danger, esp. of being attacked. Now literary (chiefly arch. and hist.)....
18. 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....
19. alley-oop, int., adv., n., and adj. View full entry 1917
...‘Get up!’ ‘Go on!’ Used to encourage or draw attention to the performance of an acrobatic or other physical feat, esp. one involving a leap or lift upwards....
20. all in, adv. (and int.), adj., and n. View full entry 1868
...colloq....
