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1. alarm(e interj. & n.

Additional spellings: alarme
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) To arms!; (b) a call to arms; alarm belle; (c) a state of alarm. …

2. chē̆k interj. & n.

46 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A call uttered in chess when the opponent's king (or another important figure) is under attack: check!, guard!; (b) fig. halt! …

3. dēvaunt n., adv., and interj.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A game played with dice [cp. adevaunt]; (b) com devaunt, of devaunt, ?as (mentioned) before; (c) away with! [cp. avaunt interj.]; (d) at devaunt, ?ahead [?error for at defaute]; (e) of devaunt……

4. gramercī n. & interj.

35 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An expression of gratitude: thanks, many thanks; (b) thanks for (sth.); gramerci for, gramerci of; (c) gramerci God, thanks to God, etc.; (d) for gramerci, for a thank-you, for a song, gratis. …

5. harou interj. & n.

35 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A cry of distress, cry for help; a shouted demand for rescue, vengeance, or the redress of a wrong; crien harou, greden harou; (b) a cry of sorrow; harou bi shrift, alas for shrift, alas that I am……

6. māt interj. & n.

9 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Checkmate in chess; fig.: a state of powerlessness or defeat; as interj.: checkmate!; yeven hem her mat, to defeat (sb.), render (sb.) powerless; (b) a ruse, stratagem; trap. …

7. passilodion n. & interj.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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A pledging word in a drinking game: 'Here's to you', 'Bottoms up'; also, the name of the game. …

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