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1. a, adj. View full entry ?a1160
...Used in an indefinite noun phrase referring to something not specifically identified (and, freq., mentioned for the first time) but treated as one of a class: one, some, any (the oneness, or...
2. A1, adj. View full entry 1776
...Esp. of a wooden ship: first-class in respect of both hull and fittings (originally and esp. as classified in Lloyd's Register: see note in etymology). Also A1 at Lloyd's. Now...
3. Aalenian, n. and adj. View full entry 1882
...A stage at the lowest level of the Middle Jurassic, lying next below the Bajocian; the geological age corresponding to this stage....
4. Aaronic, adj. View full entry 1652
...Of or relating to Aaron or the order of priesthood which he is taken to represent; Levitical. Also: characteristic of or relating to a high priest....
5. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
6. Aaronid, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...= Aaronite...
7. Aaronite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...A descendant or follower of Aaron; a member of the Jewish priesthood. Cf. Aaron...
8. abactinal, adj. View full entry 1857
...Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal that is furthest from the mouth (as the upper side of a starfish); relating to this part; = aboral...
9. abakwetha, adj. and n. View full entry 1846
...Of or relating to the traditional initiation period or ritual symbolizing passage into manhood among Xhosas....
10. abandonable, adj. View full entry 1611
...Capable of being abandoned....
11. abandoned, adj. View full entry a1393
...In predicative use: devoted or given up to an influence, passion, pursuit, etc.; (now esp.) devoted to something evil or immoral....
12. abapical, adj. View full entry 1866
...Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex....
13. † abarstic, adj. View full entry 1623
...Insatiable....
14. abased, adj. View full entry 1554
...Made lower in rank, condition, or character; humbled, humiliated, degraded....
15. abashed, adj. View full entry a1387
...Feeling or caused to feel discomfited or disconcerted, esp. as a result of a sudden sense of shame or embarrassment. Cf. abash...
16. abashless, adj. View full entry 1868
...Unabashed, shameless. Also fig....
17. abasic, adj.1 View full entry 1889
...Affected with abasia; of or relating to abasia....
18. abasic, adj.2 View full entry 1982
...Of a nucleotide: lacking a purine or pyrimidine base. Of DNA, or a specific site in a sequence of nucleotides: containing a nucleotide or nucleotides of this type....
19. abasing, adj. View full entry 1615
...That abases; humbling, humiliating....
20. abask, adj. View full entry 1855
...Basking. In predicative use only....
