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1. academic, n. and adj. View full entry lOE
...Philos. Usu. with capital initial. An ancient philosopher of the Academy, the school of Plato and his followers; an adherent of the philosophical school of Plato; a Platonist....
2. accommodation, n. View full entry 1566
...Adaptation; the process of being adapted....
3. accomplish, v. View full entry c1405
...trans. To fulfil, perform, or carry out successfully (an undertaking, desire, request, etc.); to achieve (one's object)....
4. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
5. be, v. View full entry eOE
...To have place in the objective universe or realm of fact, to exist; (spec. of God, etc.) to exist independently of other beings. Also: to exist in life, to live....
6. bed, n. View full entry c995
...A permanent structure or arrangement for sleeping on, or for the sake of rest. In some form or other it constitutes a regular article of household furniture in civilized life, as well...
7. black water, n. View full entry 1676
...A river or stream with water stained brown or black by peat or other plant material; (in later use) spec. one flowing through a tropical forest growing on a nutrient-poor...
8. chop, n.5 View full entry 1614
...In India, China. A seal or the impression of a seal; an official impress or stamp....
9. collector, n. View full entry c1380
...One who collects or gathers together; spec. one who gathers separate literary compositions, etc., into one book, a compiler (now rare or obs.), one who collects...
10. coolie, n. View full entry 1622
...In India and (later also) China: a hired labourer (esp. one employed by a European); a porter (now esp. in a railway station). Hence also: an Asian labourer working abroad (now chiefly...
11. date, n.2 View full entry c1330
...The time during which something lasts; period, season; duration; term of life or existence. Now rare (poet. in later use)....
12. England, n. View full entry a1475
...The inhabitants of England (sometimes also Britain) regarded collectively. Also: England personified or regarded allusively, esp. as a political entity; (with modifying word) a section of the inhabitants of England...
13. English, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry eOE
...Of or belonging to England (or Britain) or its inhabitants....
14. gangman, n. View full entry 1830
...A member of a gang of workers or labourers; (also) a foreman or overseer of such a gang (= gangsman2). Now chiefly Indian English: a member of...
15. grass, n.1 View full entry c725
...Herbage in general, the blades or leaves and stalks of which are eaten by horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Also, in a narrower sense, restricted to the smaller non-cereal Gramineæ (see...
16. guard, n. View full entry 1412
...Keeping, guardianship, custody, ward. to take guard: to take care. Obs....
17. history, n. View full entry eOE
...A written narrative constituting a continuous chronological record of important or public events (esp. in a particular place) or of a particular trend, institution, or person's life. Common in the titles of...
18. ice bird, n. View full entry 1620
...The little auk, Alle alle, which breeds in the high Arctic....
19. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
20. mash, n.3 View full entry 1801
...A drought-resistant legume, Vigna (or Phaseolus) mungo, widely grown in India and elsewhere in tropical Asia as a pulse, which resembles and is closely related to...
