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61. firmament n.

42 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The arch or vault of the heavens on whose surface the clouds, moon, sun, and stars appear to be; the sky; (b) the visible sky conceived as being highest above the earth and closest to heaven, or…

62. fish n.

198 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Any animal that lives in the water (as distinct from 'beast' and 'bird'), such as a fish, a shellfish, a frog, a whale, a seal, a crocodile, a beaver, etc.; also fig.; (b) fish-kin, -kind, water…

63. fix ppl. & adj.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Fixed in position, implanted, lodged; unwavering; (b) astron. not varying in position, fixed; also fig.; fix sterre; (c) alch. invariable, not transmutable.

64. fǒundement n.

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

65. grẹ̄ n.(1)

91 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A step in a stairway or flight of steps; also, a flight of steps; song (canticle) of gres, one of the Gradual Psalms; gre bi gre, from gre to gre, step by step; (b) a rung of a ladder; also fig.

66. grōs adj.

40 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Large; gros glot (spiking), a kind of large nail or spike; (b) anat. of bodily parts, organs, structures: large, thick.

67. halven v.

13 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To divide (sth.) into two halves or equal parts; share (sth.) equally (with another); (b) to reduce (sth.) to half; (c) astron. to cross (the equinoctial), making days and nights of equal length…

68. hāre n.

113 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The common European hare (Lepus timidus); (b) any of the various species of the genus Lepus or related genera; Irish hare, the mountain hare (Lepus variabilis); (c) hare's meat used for food; (d)…

69. ?hōroscopum n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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Astron. (a) That degree of the ecliptic or zodiac which is arising above the horizon at a given moment, the ascendant; in horoscopo, in the ascendant; (b) ?a system for casting a horoscope or…

70. joinen v.(1)

241 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To join (things) into a whole, unite, combine; joinen togederes; (b) joinen to (unto, with), to fasten (sth.) to (sth.) to form a whole; -- also refl.; (c) to combine (colors, parts of a word).

71. Jūpiter n.

31 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The god Jupiter; (b) astron. the planet Jupiter; (c) alch. the metal tin.

72. lābel n.

19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A dangling strip of cloth or ribbon used as an ornament in dress; a tab, band; (b) a strip of parchment or paper appended to a document to contain supplementary matter; fig. a corollary; (c) a…

73. lā̆titūde n.

24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Breadth as one dimension of an area or solid; (b) area, extent, wideness, cross-sectional area; taken latitude, to spread abroad; (c) cross section; after latitude, across; (d) allowable degree of…

74. līne n.(1)

237 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) A cord or rope; a leash, sounding line, etc.; drauen bi o line, to pull on the same rope, pull together; line wie, a towpath; (b) a fishline; also fig.; hok and line, etc.; ground line [see ground

75. līǒun n.(1)

216 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A lion; (b) in comparisons: fers (hardi, wod) as lioun; cruel (real, sterne) as a lioun; strongere than a lioun; proudere (wildere) than the lioun; etc.; (c) in phrases: fers (gredi, grim, lothli,

76. lonǧitūde n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Length, height; after longitude, along the length (of a man), vertically; (b) geog. the angular distance from a meridian of reference to the meridian of any place; (c) astron. the angular distance…

77. maid(e n. & adj.

Additional spellings: maide
116 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An unmarried woman, usually young; wif or (nor) maid, wif other maid, maid or wif, maid widwe or wif, wif ne maid ne widwe; (b) a woman, as distinguished from a man; (c) a girl, a young girl; maid

78. maiden n.

189 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) An unmarried woman, usually young; (b) maiden and (ne) wif, widwe wif or maiden, maidenes and wives, man maiden or wif, ne wepman ne womman ne maiden, men wives maidenes, etc.; child maiden, a…

79. mark(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: marke
222 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) The boundary or limit of a field, mountain, forest, etc.; a border between countries or regions; the shore or bank of a sea or river; mark wei [OE mearc-weg], a road that serves as a boundary…

80. Mars n.

28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The god Mars; Mars the red; also, in asseverations; (b) astron. the planet Mars; (c) alch. the metal iron.