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1. abduct, v. View full entry 1831
...In extended use: to take without permission; to steal. Freq. humorous....
2. ablution, n. View full entry 1664
...Freq. humorous (with mock formal tone). The action or an act of washing oneself; personal cleansing; bathing. Now usu. in pl....
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 a1450
...humorous. an abominable of monks: a crowd of monks. Cf. abomination5. Obs.rare....
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. absquatulate, v. View full entry 1844
...trans. To send away, dismiss; to put to flight. Now rare....
10. absquatulation, n. View full entry 1839
...The action of absquatulate; absconding, making-off....
11. † absquatulize, v. View full entry 1829
...intr. and trans. = absquatulate...
12. abuseful, adj. View full entry 1612
...Full of abuse; abusive; harmful. In later use freq. used jocularly in contrast with useful....
13. Abyssinia, int. View full entry 1932
...‘I'll be seeing you!’ (said on parting)....
14. accidentally, adv. View full entry 1711
...colloq. and humorous. accidentally on purpose: with the appearance of accident or chance although actually on purpose or by pre-arrangement. Cf. on purposepurpose6...
15. accidently, adv. View full entry 1704
...colloq. and humorous. accidently on purpose: = accidentally on purposeaccidentally....
16. accomplice, n. View full entry 1550
...A partner in some undertaking; an associate. Sometimes humorous with reference to sense 2....
17. accuser-general in accuser, n. View full entry 1770
...a chief prosecutor or accuser; sometimes humorous....
18. † achage, n. View full entry 1875
...The state of having an ache....
19. acher, n. View full entry 1827
...A person who or thing which aches....
20. † acquiescate, v. View full entry a1586
...intr. = acquiesce...
