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1. Aaronite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...A descendant or follower of Aaron; a member of the Jewish priesthood. Cf. Aaron...
2. 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 ...
3. abortive, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...An aborted fetus; a stillborn child or animal. Cf. abortion2, abortus1. Obs....
4. abridging, n. View full entry a1382
...The action of reducing the magnitude, extent, or duration of something; the fact of being so reduced; diminution, lessening; limitation, curtailment....
5. absence, n. View full entry c1384
...The state of being absent or away from a place, or from the company of a person or persons. Also occas.: an instance of this. Freq. with possessive adjectives. Contrasted with ...
6. absent, adj. and n. View full entry a1382
...Not present in a place or at an occasion; away. Freq. in predicative use....
7. acception, n. View full entry c1384
...The action of receiving or taking something presented; acceptance, reception; spec. favourable reception, approval....
8. acceptor, n. View full entry c1384
...= accepter of persons (also faces)accepter2....
9. accursing, n. View full entry a1382
...The action of accurse; an instance of this....
10. accusation, n. View full entry a1382
...An act of accusing; a charge or claim of lawbreaking or wrongdoing; a criticism....
11. accusator, n. View full entry a1382
...An accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor....
12. accuser, n. View full entry a1382
...A person who accuses, blames, or criticizes. Also: spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor....
13. actor, n. View full entry c1384
...A guardian, a steward; a person who acts on behalf of another. Obs....
14. Adar, n. View full entry a1382
...In the Jewish calendar: the sixth month of the civil and twelfth of the religious year, consisting of 29 days and usually coinciding with parts of February and March; (also) an intercalary...
15. adjurement, n. View full entry a1382
...= adjuration (in various senses)....
16. adjurer, n. View full entry a1382
...A person who adjures someone or something (in various senses of the verb)....
17. Adullamite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...In biblical use, or allusions to this: a native or inhabitant of the Canaanite city of Adullam; (also) a frequenter of the nearby cave of Adullam, where a group discontented with the...
18. adulter, n. View full entry c1384
...An adulterer, esp. a male one....
19. adulterer, n. View full entry a1382
...A person who commits adultery. (Now the usual sense.)...
20. adulteress, n. View full entry a1382
...A woman who commits adultery....
