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1. abortuary, n. View full entry 1983
...In the language of anti-abortion campaigners: a clinic in which abortions are performed....
2. abstractionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1832
...A person who prefers to view, analyse, and discuss the world in abstract rather than practical terms; a thinker who gives precedence to abstract ideas and concepts over concrete and particular ones....
3. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
4. adder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In generic sense: a snake, a serpent, esp. with reference to the serpent as a manifestation of the devil in the biblical account of the Fall in the Garden of Eden; (hence,...
5. Afro-Saxon, n. and adj. View full entry 1902
...A person of African descent who identifies closely with English or Anglo-American culture and values....
6. airy, adj. View full entry a1398
...Of or belonging to the air, esp. as distinguished from the earth, water, etc.; living or located in the air....
7. album, n.2 View full entry 1612
...A book in which contributions (such as signatures, memorial verses, and epigrams) are inscribed for the owner, esp. as mementos or keepsakes. Also more generally: a collection of literary items. Also ...
8. alimony, n. View full entry c1613
...Law. Provision for the maintenance of a (former) spouse made by a husband (occas. a wife) after divorce or legal separation or during proceedings for these....
9. 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....
10. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
11. alte kacker, n. View full entry 1934
...In Jewish usage: an affectionate or mildly pejorative term for an older male, esp. one regarded as ineffectual and tiresome but spirited or obstinate: ‘old man, old fogey, old fart’. Abbreviated ...
12. animal, n. View full entry a1398
...A living organism which feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; any living creature, including man....
13. any, adj. and pron. View full entry c950
...gen. An indeterminate derivative of one, or rather of its weakened adj. form a, an, in which the idea of unity (or, in plural, ...
14. AOR, n. View full entry 1977
...Album-oriented rock, a type of popular music typically characterized by long, free-form album tracks rather than short, tightly-structured singles; esp. any of various styles in which a rock backing is...
15. apple, n. View full entry eOE
...The round firm fruit (a pome) of any of various wild and cultivated trees of the genus Malus (see sense 4a), occurring in a wide variety of forms,...
16. Arkie, n. and adj. View full entry 1927
...A native or inhabitant of Arkansas, an Arkansan; spec. one made homeless during the Great Depression and forced to seek employment elsewhere, esp. in California (cf. Okie). Hence:...
17. armchair | ˌarm-ˈchair, n. View full entry 1633
...A chair with arms: see arm9....
18. art, n.1 View full entry c1300
...Skill in doing something, esp. as the result of knowledge or practice....
19. article, n. View full entry ?c1225
...Each of the separate items of a summary of faith; spec.each of the separate clauses or statements of the Apostles' Creed; (freq. with capital initial) any of the...
20. ass, n.2 View full entry 1860
...arse1a....
