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- ABACKTowards the back or rear; backwards.
- ABAFTBehind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
- ABEDIn bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
- ABODEAct of waiting; delay.
- ABOONAbove.
- ABOUTIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- ABOVEPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- ABOVESPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- ACCURSEDHateful; detestable, loathsome.
- ACKNOWTo recognize.
- ACOLDFeeling cold.
- ADAYSIn the daytime.
- ADDEEMTo adjudge; to try, test.
- AFFRIGHTGreat fear, terror, fright.
- AFIELDAway (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual).
- AFOREBefore, temporally.
- AFRESHAnew; again; once more.
- AGRISETo shudder with horror; to tremble, to be terrified.
- AHINTbehind
- AJARSlightly turned or opened.
- AKINOf persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
- ALANDOn dry land, as opposed to in the water.
- ALDERMANA member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
- ALEHOUSEA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; any beerhouse.
- ALIVEHaving life; living; not dead.
- ALMOSTVery close to, but not quite.
- ALMSGIVERA giver of alms.
- ALONEBy oneself, solitary.
- ALONGBy the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- ALPHABETThe set of letters used when writing in a language.
- ALRIGHTAlternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
- ALSOIn addition; besides; as well; further; too.
- ALWAYSAt all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
- AMAZINGpresent participle and gerund of amaze
- AMBERAmbergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale. Formerly thought to be the product of a plant.
- AMIDIn the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- AMIDSTIn the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
- AMONGSTDenotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
- ANELETo anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
- ANEWAgain, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- ANTHILLA cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
- ANYTIMEAt any time.
- ARIGHTRightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
- AROUNDForming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
- ASHAMEDFeeling shame or guilt.
- ASHENMade from the wood of the ash-tree.
- ASIDETo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
- ASKINGpresent participle of ask
- ASLAKETo abate; diminish.
- ASTRONOMYThe study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
- ATTERCOPA spider.
- AUGHTAnything whatsoever, any part.
- AWAKENTo cause to become awake.
- AWAYFrom a place, hence.
- AWESOMECausing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
- AWFULVery bad.
- AWHILEFor some time; for a short time.
- BADGERAny member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
- BAKEHOUSEA building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
- BAKENalternative past participle of bake; baked.
- BALASA type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
- BALEFIREA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
- BALEFULPortending evil; ominous.
- BARELYBy a small margin.
- BARTONA farmyard.
- BAXTERA baker (originally, a female baker).
- BEADHOUSEAn almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
- BEATERSomeone or something that beats.
- BEAUTIFULPossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- BECLOTHETo clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
- BEDCLOTHESSheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
- BEDTIMEThe time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
- BEDUNGTo cover with dung or manure.
- BEECHA tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
- BEENpast participle of be.
- BEGNAWTo gnaw; to eat away at.
- BEHALFThe interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
- BEHAVETo conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
- BEHEADTo deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
- BEHINDAt or to the back or far side of.
- BEHOLDTo look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
- BEHOOFThat which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.
- BELAYTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
- BELIEVINGpresent participle and gerund of believe
- BELONGTo have its proper place.
- BELOVEsimple past of belive
- BEMETETo measure.
- BEMOANTo moan or complain about (something).
- BENAMETo swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
- BENEATHBelow or underneath.
- BEQUEATHTo give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- BESEECHTo beg or implore something of (a person).
- BESHADOWTo cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
- BESHROUDTo cover with or as with a shroud.
- BESIDENext to; at the side of.
- BESINGTo sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
- BESMEARTo smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
- BESMUTTo blacken with smut; foul with soot.
- BESNOWTo snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
- BESNOWEDCovered or laden with snow.