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1. Aaron's rod, n. View full entry 1631
...In similative and allusive use: a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it....
2. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
3. abactor, n. View full entry 1659
...A person who steals livestock, esp. herds of cattle, usually by driving the animals away. Also in extended use....
4. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1639
...attrib. Of or relating to Aberdeen; spec. designating things originating in, made in, or associated with Aberdeen, as Aberdeen granite, Aberdeen sausage, etc....
5. ablactation, n. View full entry a1500
...Originally: the weaning of a child or other young mammal. In later use also: suppression or cessation of lactation....
6. ablaqueate, v. View full entry ?1440
...trans. To loosen or remove the soil round the roots of (a tree, vine, etc.) so as to expose them to the sun and rain....
7. ablaqueation, n. View full entry ?1440
...The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate...
8. abrasion, n. View full entry c1550
...The action or process of scraping or grazing something, or of wearing something down by friction; the action or fact of becoming worn down in this way. Also fig....
9. abutilon, n. View full entry 1578
...Any of various mallows constituting the genus Abutilon (family Malvaceae), which comprises evergreen tropical and subtropical shrubs or small trees with large, pendulous five-petalled flowers in various colours...
10. Academe, n. View full entry 1598
...orig. and chiefly literary. = academy2....
11. academy, n. View full entry a1382
...With capital initial....
12. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
13. accredited, adj. View full entry 1738
...Provided with credentials, publicly or officially recognized. Cf. well-accredited...
14. achillea, n. View full entry OE
...Any of numerous plants of the chiefly Eurasian genus Achillea (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), which comprises hardy perennials, typically with finely divided aromatic leaves and corymbose flower-heads;...
15. achimenes, n. View full entry 1756
...Any of various herbaceous perennials of the genus Achimenes (family Gesneriaceae), chiefly originating in Central America but cultivated elsewhere (often as hybrids) for their tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers....
16. acidanthera, n. View full entry 1894
...A plant of the genus or former genus Acidanthera (family Iridaceae), which comprises tropical and southern African herbaceous perennials having spikes of hooded fragrant flowers....
17. aconite, n. View full entry 1569
...Any of various poisonous Eurasian plants constituting the genus Aconitum (family Ranunculaceae), having spikes of hooded flowers, formerly (and sometimes still) used as a poison or for medicinal...
18. acorning, n. View full entry 1818
...The action of looking for, feeding on, or gathering acorns....
19. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
20. acreman, n. View full entry OE
...A cultivator of the ground, a farmer; a ploughman; spec. †a manorial tenant; (Sc.) a person who rents a piece of ground of a Scottish acre or more....
