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1. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
2. 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....
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. academist, n. View full entry ?1649
...= academician2....
5. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
6. acceptor, n. View full entry c1384
...= accepter of persons (also faces)accepter2....
7. † accloy, n. View full entry 1673
...A wound in the sole of a horse's foot caused by a horseshoe nail; a prick (prick1b)....
8. † accloy, v. View full entry c1330
...trans....
9. † accloying, n. View full entry ?1520
...The action or process of accloy; overburdening, satiating; (Farriery) making lame by pricking with a nail while shoeing....
10. accost, v. View full entry 1567
...trans....
11. accumulator, n. View full entry 1611
...A person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person....
12. act, v. View full entry c1460
...trans. In early use esp. in conventional formulas....
13. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
14. actioned, adj. View full entry 1811
...With preceding word: having action of a specified kind; functioning in a particular way. Cf. action19....
15. add, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. To join (something) to something else so as to increase the amount, size, importance, etc.; to put in as an additional element or ingredient. Freq. with to. Cf....
16. added, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...That is or has been added or added to; additional, increased, extra. Cf. superaddedsuperadd....
17. afoam, adj. and adv. View full entry 1686
...In predicative use: foaming; covered with or full of foam. Also fig....
18. 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...
19. African, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...A native or inhabitant of Africa; a person of African origin (contextually = black African(a)black5a); spec. (in local usage) such a person as distinguished from...
20. afterwale, n. View full entry 1833
...The rear wale (wale7) of a horse's collar, resting on the shoulders of the horse; the main body of a horse collar....
