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1. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
2. 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)...
3. blue, adj. and n. View full entry c1300
...Of a colour of the spectrum intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or deep sea on a clear day....
4. hog, n.1 View full entry OE
...A domestic pig reared for slaughter; spec. a castrated male pig. Also more widely: any domestic pig. Cf. pig1a....
5. love, n.1 View full entry eOE
...A feeling or disposition of deep affection or fondness for someone, typically arising from a recognition of attractive qualities, from natural affinity, or from sympathy and manifesting itself in concern for the...
6. main, n.1 View full entry OE
...Physical strength, force, or power. Now only in with might and main: see might1b....
7. mama, n.1 (and int.) View full entry 1555
...= mother1a. Chiefly used in the vocative, or preceded by a possessive adjective (as ‘my mama’); also without article in the manner of a proper name....
8. man, n.1 (and int.) View full entry eOE
...A human being....
9. many, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Used distributively with a singular noun or pronoun (formerly sometimes with plural concord)....
10. mistress, n. and adj. View full entry c1330
...A woman who has charge of a child or young person; a governess. Obs....
11. monkey, n. View full entry 1530
...Any of numerous small- to medium-sized primates belonging to the one of the three families Callitrichidae, Cebidae, and Cercopithecidae, most kinds of which have long tails...
12. moonshine, n. and adj. View full entry c1425
...= moonlight1a. Now chiefly poet. and Caribbean....
13. more, adj., pron., adv., n.3, and prep. View full entry eOE
...As a comparative corresponding in sense to great....
14. most, adj., pron., and n., and adv. View full entry eOE
...Greatest in size, stature, bulk, or extent. Chiefly Sc. in later use. Obs....
15. mountain, n. and adj. View full entry c1275
...A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, esp. one high and steep in form (larger and higher than a hill) and with a summit of relatively small area....
16. mourning, n.1 View full entry eOE
...The action of feeling apprehensive or worried; anxiety, worry, apprehension; an instance of this. Obs....
17. niggergram, n. View full entry 1957
...A piece of (freq. scandalous) information spread by word of mouth; a rumour, a piece of gossip....
18. nylon, n. and adj. View full entry 1938
...Any of various synthetic thermoplastic polymers with a straight-chain polyamide structure, many of which are tough, lightweight, and resistant to heat and chemicals, may be produced as filaments, sheets, or moulded objects,...
19. one, adj., n., and pron. View full entry eOE
...Designating a person who or thing which consists of a single individual or unit, without the addition of another of the same kind; single and integral in number....
20. ordinary, adj. and adv. View full entry a1402
...Law. Of a judge: having regular jurisdiction, i.e. exercising authority by virtue of office and not by special deputation; esp. empowered ex officio to take jurisdiction of...
