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1. addiciǒun n.

31 quotations in 2 senses
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Math. The act of adding numbers together; the arithmetical process of addition.

2. annulet n.

5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) a small ring; (b) Med. and anat. the 'cartilage of the windpipe' [Norri]; (c) her. a cadency mark in the shape of a ring.

3. article n.

66 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A separate item (in a set of rules, doctrines, provisions, etc.); one of the statements of the Apostles' Creed; article of the feith (beleve, crede, creaunce, trouthe); (b) a specific religious…

4. concavitẹ̄ n.

12 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Anat. Any hollow or concave part, such as a cavity (of the womb), canal (of the ear), recess (of a wound), sinus (of the liver); (b) Astron. the surface of a celestial sphere.

5. cristallīn(e adj.

Additional spellings: cristalline
21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Clear, unclouded; bright, reflecting light; (b) astron. heven cristallin, cristallin heven, the crystalline sphere, a clear heaven variously placed by various astronomers; (c) anat. cristallin

6. epatī̆k adj.

11 quotations in 2 senses
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Med. and anat. (a) Affected with disease of the liver; (b) epatik veine the basilic vein; = epatica n., sense 1.

7. fals adj.

164 quotations in 12 senses
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Of persons, animals (specif., the fox, lapwing), etc.: given to the practice of deception; deceitful, full of guile; also, guilty of breach of trust, faithless, disloyal, perfidious, treacherous; fals

8. forke n.

30 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A farming tool with two or more prongs used for digging or for handling hay, dung, etc.; bot forke, muk forke, pik forke, q.v.; (b) a pronged utensil of metal usually used for stoking fires; fir

9. fǒundement n.

94 quotations in 9 senses
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The foundation or substructure of a building.

10. hūmǒur n.

96 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Any liquid or flowing substance; moisture in the soil, water, milk, honey, etc.; (b) the juice of a plant, sap; radical humour, moisture of the root; seminal humour, moisture which produces seed…

11. involven v.

18 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To cloud (writing with obscurities), envelop (sb., the soul, in darkness, vice, etc.); encumber (sb. with care, adverse fortune, church censure); surround (sb. with goods); refl. concern oneself…

12. lā̆rd n.

23 quotations in 5 senses
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Cook. (a) Fat pork cured in brine or by smoking; salt pork, bacon; lard of pork; (b) salt pork or bacon cut in small pieces for larding a roast; (c) a slice of the cured fat flesh of deer or bear.

13. mantel n.

107 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A sleeveless overgarment worn by men and women over a kirtle or tunic; a robe; ?a toga [quot.: c1375]; mantel cloth, mantle; mantel lap, the lower part of a mantle; mantel nok, the corner of a…

14. masse n.

16 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An irregularly shaped mass or lump; a chunk (of sth.); mass of inchoate matter [quot.: c1500(1471)]; (b) a mass of minerals, stones, or other objects, bound, compressed, or fused together; also, a…

15. menstrūā̆l adj.

16 quotations in 3 senses
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Anat. (a) Capable of menstruating; (b) menstrual; menstrual blod, blood expelled in menstruation, the menstrual flow; menstrual flux, renninge menstrual, the menstrual flow, esp. when excessive…

16. moniciǒun n.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Counsel, admonition; (b) bidding, injunction, command; (c) inspiration; urging; (d) warning; notification; (e) anat. ?stimulation; prob. error for municioun, state of being provided with food.

17. officiāl adj.

11 quotations in 2 senses
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Anat. & physiol. (a) Of part of the body: performing a service for the body or for one of the principal members; official membres, membres officiales, compound members which perform services for the…

18. oppō̆siciǒun n.

20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A location or placement opposite something; (b) a contradiction, contrary opinion or purpose; a reply to a deposition; (c) a formal oral examination; (d) an antidote or remedy; (e) astron. & astro

19. ō̆rifice n. singular & plural

18 quotations in 1 sense
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Anat. & surg. (a) The opening of a wound; (b) the aperture or cavity of an ulcer, fistula, or festering sore; (c) aperture(s(s in an organ, vein, or duct of the body; orifice of the emoroides, the…

20. passī̆ble adj.

17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Capable of suffering; capable of feeling pain or emotion; also, capable of being changed; of generaciouns passible, from generations subject to suffering and death; (b) anat. subject to injury…