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1. afield, adv. View full entry OE
...On or in a field; spec.out in the fields; engaged in agricultural labour;out in the countryside; engaged in an outdoor pursuit such as hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, etc.;on...
2. † agrass, adv. View full entry 1340
...Of corn: in the blade stage of growth. Cf. in the grassgrass4a....
3. agriculturally, adv. View full entry 1777
...With regard or reference to agriculture; from an agricultural point of view....
4. 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....
5. arˈcadianly, adv. View full entry 1882
...In accordance with Arcadian manners or ideas....
6. backward, adv., adj., and n.2 View full entry a1300
...Of motion: In the direction of one's back or of that to which one's back is turned, as to lean backward, bend backward, fall backward, ...
7. bare, adj., adv., and n. View full entry c885
...Of the body or its parts: Unclothed, naked, nude....
8. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
9. blithe, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 971
...Exhibiting kindly feeling to others; kind, friendly, clement, gentle. Obs....
10. bloody, adj., n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Containing blood; composed or consisting of blood; resembling blood. Also in figurative contexts....
11. breast-high, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1586
...As high as the breast. spec. in Forestry: cf. breast-heightbreast2....
12. broadcast, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 1767
...Of seed, etc.: scattered abroad over the whole surface, instead of being sown in drills or rows....
13. chemically, adv. View full entry 1616
...By a chemical or (in early use) alchemical process; using chemical methods, by means of chemicals; as regards chemistry. ...
14. clean-, adj. and adv. View full entry 1461-83
...With pa. pples., as clean-armed, clean-built, clean-made, clean-shaped, clean-shaved, clean-shaven, clean-swept, clean-washed, etc....
15. close, adj. and adv. View full entry a1387
...gen. Closed, shut; having no part left open. Often as complement of predicate, as in to shut close. (Cf. B. 1.)...
16. clown-like, adj. and adv. View full entry a1640
17. common, adj. and adv. View full entry 1297
...‘Belonging equally to more than one’ (Johnson); possessed or shared alike by both or all (the persons or things in question). to have (anything) common with: now, to have ...
18. cool, adj., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...Of or at a relatively low temperature; moderately cold, esp. agreeably or refreshingly so (in contrast with heat or cold)....
19. dead, adj., n.1, and adv. View full entry c950
...That has ceased to live; deprived of life; in that state in which the vital functions and powers have come to an end, and are incapable of being restored:...
20. direct, adj. and adv. View full entry c1400
...In reference to space: Straight; undeviating in course; not circuitous or crooked....
