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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. ab, n.2 View full entry 1956
...An abdominal muscle; = abdominal3. Usu. in pl....
3. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
4. † abate, v.3 View full entry a1475
...intr. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter. Cf. bate...
5. abature, n. View full entry 1575
...Chiefly in pl. The traces left by a stag in the undergrowth through which it has passed. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
6. † abay, n. View full entry c1330
...The barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp. when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face...
7. 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....
8. abet, v. View full entry c1380
...trans....
9. abetment, n. View full entry c1380
...Chiefly Law. The action or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed....
10. able whackets, n. View full entry 1785
...Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief. Hence: a sailors' card game in which the loser of the game (or of a point) receives such blows....
11. 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....
12. abondance, n. View full entry 1888
...A call undertaking to take nine or more tricks in solo whist. Cf. abundance4....
13. 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....
14. 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....
15. 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....
16. above ground, adv. and adj. View full entry a1393
...Above the ground. Opposed to underground1a....
17. abseil, n. View full entry 1923
...A descent made by abseiling....
18. abseil, v. View full entry 1908
...intr. To descend a rock face or other near-vertical surface using a rope fixed at a higher point and coiled round the body or passed through a descendeur, the speed of...
19. abseiling, n. View full entry 1936
...The action of abseil; the sport or activity in which this technique is practised....
20. abundance, n. and adv. View full entry 1340
...An overflowing quantity or amount (of something); a large quantity; plenty....