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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. aback, adv. View full entry OE
...In a backward direction; to or towards the rear; back. Also fig. and in extended use: from the scene of action, away, to a distance; to a former place or...
3. abandon, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To let go, give up, renounce (a pursuit, practice, possession, etc.); to cease to use, have, or practise....
4. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry a1382
...In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly ...
5. 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....
6. 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....
7. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
8. accumulator, n. View full entry 1611
...A person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person....
9. ace, n.1 and adj. (and int.) View full entry ?a1300
...A single point in a game, and related uses....
10. ack-ack, adj. and n. View full entry 1916
...Representing the letters a. a., short for anti-aircraft (see anti-aircraft)....
11. acting, n. View full entry 1590
...The performance of a play, scene, or similar dramatic piece; the art or occupation of performing parts in plays, films, etc. In extended use: the action of feigning a particular emotion, feeling,...
12. admiralty, n. View full entry 1419
...The branch of justice concerned with maritime questions and offences. Also: legal matters relating to this. Freq. in court of admiralty...
13. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
14. aeroplane, n. View full entry 1866
...A flattened structure, originally plane but later aerodynamically curved, that forms the principal lifting surface of an aircraft; esp. a wing. Cf. aerofoil1plane5. Now ...
15. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
16. airside, n., adj., and adv. View full entry 1862
...The side open to the air; the side on which there is air (as opposed to liquid, etc.)....
17. 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....
18. allotment, n. View full entry 1528-30
...A share, portion, or amount of something that has been allotted to someone....
19. all-up, adj. and n. View full entry 1923
...Chiefly in all-up weight....
20. alongst, prep. and adv. View full entry OE
...= along1....
