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1. abnormous, adj. View full entry 1710
...Originally: irregular; exaggerated; misshapen. In later use also (humorous, chiefly U.S.): enormous....
2. absquatulate, v. View full entry 1830
...intr. To abscond, make off. Also occas. trans. with it....
3. absquatulation, n. View full entry 1839
...The action of absquatulate; absconding, making-off....
4. † absquatulize, v. View full entry 1829
...intr. and trans. = absquatulate...
5. Adam, n.1 View full entry OE
...The first human in the biblical account of the creation of the world, as a symbol of humanity or human nature, esp. of the state of sin into which, according to traditional...
6. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
7. alpha, n. and adj. View full entry ?c1200
...(The name of) the first letter (Α, α) of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English a....
8. Anglo-Saxonism, n. View full entry 1826
...A word, phrase, or idiom of Old English origin; (hence) an Anglicism....
9. 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....
10. asset, n. View full entry c1523
...Law. In pl., originally as mass noun, subsequently with pl. concord....
11. attack, n. View full entry 1667
...The act of falling upon with force or arms, of commencing battle; an offensive operation; an onset, an assault. The common military term; opposed to defence....
12. autocide, n.2 View full entry 1923
...Death caused by or involving a motor vehicle, esp. a car; spec. suicide committed by deliberately crashing one's car; an instance of this....
13. back-, comb. form View full entry ?c1225
...General senses in combination....
14. backassward, adj. View full entry 1971
...= ass-backwards...
15. backasswards, adv. View full entry 1951
...= ass-backwards Cf. bass-ackwards...
16. bad, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry 1203
...Of poor quality or little worth....
17. badger, n.2 View full entry ?1523
...A nocturnal burrowing Eurasian mammal, Meles meles (family Mustelidae), having a grey coat and a white head bearing two long black stripes. Also: a similar animal, Taxidea...
18. ball, n.1 View full entry 1166
...A rounded hill, a knoll. Now Eng. regional (south-west.)....
19. bang, v.1 View full entry ?c1550
...trans. To strike violently with a resounding blow; to thump, thrash....
20. bass-ackward, adj. View full entry 1949
...= ass-backwards...
