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1. salā̆rī(e n.

Additional spellings: salarie
37 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Compensation, payment, esp. a salary or compensation periodically paid for regular service [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (b)]; also fig.; (b) a payment for a specific service or limited……

2. scūte n.(1)

12 quotations in 1 sense
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A French gold coin, usu. worth half an English noble, or 3 s. 4 d. …

3. smaragd(e n.

Additional spellings: smaragde
13 quotations in 1 sense
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A precious stone, green in color, esp. an emerald; also, emerald; smaragd ston. …

4. spāce n.

256 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) An interval or a span of time elapsing between two specified points, events, etc.; (b) the amount or extent of time comprised by or contained within a specified period; -- often with gen. or of ph……

5. spẹ̄re n.(3)

71 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The cosmos, composed of hollow concentric revolving spheres surrounding the earth; spere of the firmament; (b) the outermost sphere of the cosmos, the primum mobile, regulating the motion of the……

6. stank n.

21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A pond, pool; a reservoir; a lake; also in fig. context [quot.: c1400]; stank hed, a dam or similar structure for controlling the water in a pond; stank medwe, a meadow in which there is a pond……

7. stomak n.

72 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The human stomach; the primary organ of digestion; also, the stomach as the seat of hunger; stomak partie; stomak(es mouth, mouth of the stomak, the opening from the esophagus into the stomach……

8. stuble n.

31 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A stalk of grain; the yet stondinge in the stuble, unharvested grain, grain still standing; (b) coll. the ends of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping, stubble; harvested stubble or flax……

9. studī̆en v.

141 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) To strive (to do sth.), endeavor, try; direct one's efforts or thoughts (toward doing sth.); take pains (to do sth.); (b) studien abouten (after, in, to, umbe), to strive toward (sth.); devote……

10. studient n.

15 quotations in 1 sense
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One who pursues knowledge, a scholar; one who pursues learning at a school or university, a student. …

11. suppositōrī(e n.

Additional spellings: suppositorie
20 quotations in 1 sense
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Med. (a) A rectal suppository to induce defecation, eliminate abdominal gas, promote healing, etc.; (b) a vaginal suppository to reduce excessive menstrual flow or purge the uterus of unhealthy……

12. tenaunt n.

42 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) One who holds real property from another by feudal obligation or payment of rent; (b) tenaunt bi (de) devis, a tenant by inheritance; tenaunt bi the courteisie, tenaunt thurgh laue of engelond, a……

13. test(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: teste
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A crucible or similar vessel for trying such metals as silver or gold, a vessel for heating something to a high temperature; (b) a piece or fragment of some vessel-like object, such as a shell or……

14. tomb(e n.

Additional spellings: tombe
34 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A structure for the interment of a corpse; a tomb, sepulcher; a mausoleum [a few quots. may belong to (c)]; tomb wonder, a miraculous tomb; (b) a grave; a burial mound; (c) a coffin or……

15. trap(pe n.(2)

Additional spellings: trappe
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(a) Ornamental and protective covering for a horse;—usu. pl.; also, a bridle or other part of a harness [last quot.]; (b) personal effects, gear. …

16. trā̆ve n.

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(a) A beam; trave nail; trave tre; (b) an enclosure or a frame for restraining horses while they are being shod; (c) in surnames. …

17. trōciske n.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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A medicated tablet or pellet. …

18. trōne n.(2)

77 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The seat occupied by a sovereign, a throne; also, the center of court or government; (b) the throne as a symbol of sovereign power; (c) the ecclesiastical seat occupied by a pope or a bishop; (d)……

19. trōper(e n.

Additional spellings: tropere
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. A book containing tropes or sequences, a troper or sequencer. …

20. trunk(e n.

Additional spellings: trunke
13 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The main stem of a tree considered apart from its roots and branches, trunk; (b) a lifeless human body, corpse, specif. a mutilated or dismembered body; (c) her. the representation of an animal's……

21. turn(e n.

Additional spellings: turne
85 quotations in 12 senses
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A turn, rotation, or revolution about an axis or center; welkenes turn, the turning of the heavens. …

22. turnen v.

923 quotations in 33 senses
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(a) To move about an axis, a center, or a fixed position, pivot;—also refl. [quot. a1393]; revolve; also fig. and in fig. context; also, spin, whirl; turnen abouten; turnen of herre, of the heavens……

23. -ūre suf.

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A derivational suffix occurring in many ME nouns, usu. derived from L or OF/AF. In L -ūra was usu. added to p.ppl. stems of verbs, and sometimes to other verbal stems, to form nouns denoting primarily……

24. vessel n.

203 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A small, portable container, esp. one for storage or serving of food or drink; a flask, pitcher, jug, cup, dish, pot, etc.; a piece of household tableware, a kitchen utensil, etc.; also, an……

25. vīce n.

74 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An undesirable or a negative physical quality in a material object or substance, an imperfection, a flaw; also, an impurity (b) a physical imperfection in a human or an animal body, physical……

26. virel n.

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(a) A ring, band, or cap, usu. of metal, put around the end of a piece of wood, the handle of an implement, etc., a ferrule (b) a metal pivot on the projecting end of an axle on a crane, windlass,……

27. vitālī n.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) That which is necessary to sustain life, food; (b) pl. items of food or drink, comestibles; (c) pl. produce of the land, food crops. …

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