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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. abalone, n. View full entry 1850
...An edible gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis, typically found in warm seas, having a shallow ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl and pierced with a line of respiratory holes; an...
3. abduce, v. View full entry 1537
...trans. = abduct2a. Now chiefly U.S....
4. aberrate, v. View full entry 1749
...intr. To go astray; to deviate from a usual course or mode of behaviour. Also: to produce aberration....
5. abled, adj. and n. View full entry 1576
...Capable; vigorous, thriving. Obs....
6. abortee, n. View full entry 1912
...A woman who undergoes an induced abortion....
7. absinth, n. View full entry c1429
...Common wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, noted for the intensely bitter taste of its leaves and stems, and used (esp. formerly) in herbal remedies and as a flavouring for drinks. Cf. ...
8. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
9. absorbent, adj. and n. View full entry 1694
...Having the property of absorbing something; esp. capable of soaking up liquids; of or relating to absorption or absorbency. In early use also (Chem. and Med.):...
10. accelerate, v. View full entry c1522
...trans....
11. accelerated, adj. View full entry 1656
...Made faster or more rapid; increased in speed. In Physics: subjected to acceleration; supplied with kinetic energy....
12. acceleration, n. View full entry 1490
...The action or process of accelerating or causing something to accelerate; speeding up; quickening. Also: an instance of this....
13. accentor, n. View full entry 1656
...Music. A person who performs the treble part in a trio or choir. Cf. incentor2succentor1b. Obs....
14. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
15. access, n. View full entry c1300
...An attack, or the onset (of fever or disease); a repeated episode (of an intermittent or chronic disease); (esp. in early use) spec. the characteristic paroxysm...
16. accessory, n. and adj. View full entry 1414
...Chiefly Law. A person who incites or assists someone to commit an arrestable offence, or who knowingly aids someone who has committed such an offence (opposed to principal)....
17. acclimate, v. View full entry 1792
...trans....
18. acclimated, adj. View full entry 1822
...Habituated to a new climate or environment; (esp. in fig. contexts) accustomed to new conditions. Now sometimes spec.: habituated physiologically or behaviourally to a change in a single...
19. acclimation, n. View full entry 1801
...The process or result of acclimating or of being acclimated to a new climate or environment....
20. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
