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1. abduct, v. View full entry 1765
...trans.Anat. and Zool. To draw (a part of the body) away from the median plane or midline, or away from another part. Contrasted with adduct. Cf....
2. ablution, n. View full entry c1405
...Chem. Originally: the purification of oils and other substances by a process of emulsification with hot water, the water being drained off after the two immiscible liquids have been allowed to...
3. abnormous, adj. View full entry 1710
...Originally: irregular; exaggerated; misshapen. In later use also (humorous, chiefly U.S.): enormous....
4. abominable, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1340
...That excites moral or physical revulsion or disgust; offensive, reprehensible; loathsome, odious, detestable....
5. † absconce, v.2 View full entry 1823
...intr. To depart quickly, to flee; = abscond3....
6. absquatulate, v. View full entry 1830
...intr. To abscond, make off. Also occas. trans. with it....
7. absquatulation, n. View full entry 1839
...The action of absquatulate; absconding, making-off....
8. † absquatulize, v. View full entry 1829
...intr. and trans. = absquatulate...
9. abuseful, adj. View full entry 1612
...Full of abuse; abusive; harmful. In later use freq. used jocularly in contrast with useful....
10. Abyssinia, int. View full entry 1932
...‘I'll be seeing you!’ (said on parting)....
11. accidentally, adv. View full entry a1398
...Non-essentially, incidentally; as a secondary or subsidiary effect....
12. accidently, adv. View full entry ?a1425
...In an accidental or chance manner; accidentally, by chance (contextually: by mischance). (In modern use only as an occasional spelling variant of accidentally)...
13. accomplice, n. View full entry 1550
...A partner in some undertaking; an associate. Sometimes humorous with reference to sense 2....
14. accuser, n. View full entry a1382
...A person who accuses, blames, or criticizes. Also: spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor....
15. † achage, n. View full entry 1875
...The state of having an ache....
16. acher, n. View full entry 1827
...A person who or thing which aches....
17. † acquiescate, v. View full entry a1586
...intr. = acquiesce...
18. Adam, n.1 View full entry OE
...The first human in the biblical account of the creation of the world, as a symbol of humanity or human nature, esp. of the state of sin into which, according to traditional...
19. Adamitism, n. View full entry 1805
...Nakedness; spec. the practice of going naked as a sign of spiritual purity. Cf. Adamite1a....
20. adelantado, n. View full entry 1588
...The governor of a Spanish province, acting as the chief civil and judicial authority, and as military commander-in-chief in time of war; (also) a military leader with the authority to explore, colonize,...
