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Ad

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Informal, an advertisement

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Attap also Atap

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Thatch made in SE Asia from rose petals

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Attar

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Fragrant essential oil usually made of rose petals

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Agin

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Dialect form of ‘against’

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Aglet

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A metal or plastic tube fiixed round each end of a shoelace

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Agley

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Scottish adverb. Askew or awry

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Alum

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a colourless astringent compound - a hydrated sulphate of Aluminium + Potassium used in dying or tanning

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Aft

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Adverb and adjective at near towards the stern of a shop or tail of an aircraft

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Aria

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A long accompanied song for a solo voice

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Ave

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Poetic, used to express good wishes on parting or meeting

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Aver

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Verb (avvered averring) state or assert to be the case

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Aeon

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An indefinite and very long period of time

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Ai

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Three toed sloth - early 17th C from Tupi - imitative of its cry

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Awn

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Botany - a stiff bristle especially one of those growing from the ear/flower of barley and rye

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Ah

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Exclamation - used to express a range of emotions including Surprise, Pleasure, Sympathy and realisation

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Acme

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The point at which something is at its peak

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Aga

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Military commander, especially Muslim or Ottoman. from Mongolian ‘Aga’ Lord

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Adze

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Type of axe

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Aa

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Lava forming rough, jagged masses with a frothy texture

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Ax

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American spelling of axe

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Afore

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Archaic ‘before’

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Ague, Agued, Aguish

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malaria or other illness involving fever or shivering

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Awl

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A small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather

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Axel

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a jump in skating

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Axle
Rod or spindle gonig through the centre of a wheel
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Aa
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Baza
An asian or australsian hawk
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Bardy/Bardie
The edible larva or pupa of certain insects. Form the Aboriginal
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Bard / barding
Rasher of fat bacon placed on meat before roasting.
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Bio
Mass noun - biology
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Bezoar
A small stony concretion which may form in some ruminants - also a wild goat with scimitar shaped horns
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Boon
A thing that is helpful - a favour or request
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Ba
In anceient Egpyt the supposed soul of a person or God which survived after death, but had to be sustained with food
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Bam
exclamation used imitate sound of a hard blow or to convey something happening abruptly
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Bama
An aboriginal person esp. one from Northern Queensland
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Bub
N. American informal, an aggressive or rude way of addressing a male
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Bis
Adverb (musical direction) - again
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Biz
a business especially one contected with entertainment
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Bateau
A light flat bottomed boat used in Canada
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Bur/Burr
A whirring sound - a rough edge in metal. A prickly seed case.
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Bo
Used as an informal form of address
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Bibi
Man's non-european girlfriend
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Brei
S. African noun, an accent characterised by a rolled sometimes uvular R
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Brier
Variant spelling of Briar - as in a no. of prickly shrubs (also tobacco pipe)
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Bani
Plural of Ban - the monetary unit of Romania
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Bam Bams Bamming Bammed
Verb forms informal to hoax or cheat
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Bate
Noun, an angry mood
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Brock
noun. The badger
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Brig
A 2 masted square rigged ship
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Bai pl. Bais
A polite form of address for a women (Indian) or a maid
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Bama
Australian - Aborignal (essp. from the North)
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Bot
The larva of the hotfly which is an internal parasite of horses
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Bovine
Adj. relating to affecting castle
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Bi
informal bisexual
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Cleg
A Horsefly
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Conge
An unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone
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Cento
A literary work made up of quotations from other authors
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Cleat
T Shaped pieces of metal or wood on a boat to which ropes are attached
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Cama
A hybrid animal crossig a camel with a llama
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Cribo
Another term for indigo snake
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Coned
Conical
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Cowl
large loose hood esp. one forming part of a monk's habit
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Cree
A member of an indigenous people living in Canada
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Cama
Hybrid animal - camel and Llama
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Culm
The hollow stem of a grass or cereal plant
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Choil
The end of a knife's cutting edge which is nearer the handle
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Cha
Variant spelling of Char
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Chi
22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. Also circulating lifeforce whose existence & Properties are the basis of much Chinese philisophy and medicine
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Cloy
Disgust or sicken with an excess or sentiment
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Clint
Block forming part of a natural limistone pavement
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Crud
Mass noun, infor al, a substance which is considered disgusting or upleasant.
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Domen
the most respected persion in a particular field
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Dirk
A short dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders
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Drome
Informal, dated, an aerodrome
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Dai
A midwife or wet nurse (urdu)
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Dada
One's father
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Didi
Older sister/Cousing (Indian)
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Dido
N. American informal - perform mischievous tricks "cut up didoes"
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Dor
Large black dung beetle that make a droning sound in flight
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Doh
The 1st and 8th tone of a major scale, aslo exclamation used to comment on and action percieved to be foolish
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Dux
A Saxon chief or leader
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Dag (aslo Dagging, dagged)
A lock of wook matted with dung hanging from the hind quarters of a sheep
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Danio
A small typically brightly coloured freshwater fish native to the Indian Subcontinent
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Dee
The Letter D
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Dree
(Scottish) to endure something burdensome or painful
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Dof
(S. African) stupid person
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Dal
Variant spelling of Dhal
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Dhow
A lateen rigged ship with 1 or 2 masts, used mainly in the Arabian region
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Dun
Dull grey colour, or make persistant demands. Also a stone built fortified settlement in Scotland
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Demit
Resign from an office
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Dreich also driech
Scottish, dreary bleak
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Dore
Canadian term for walleye - squint
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Dak
Mass noun - the postal service in the Indian subcontinent (originaly delivered by a system of relay runners)
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Drub
verb, hit or beat someone repeatedly
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Daw
Another term for Jackdaw
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Dob
Informal - inform against
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Dobe
Informal for Adobe (a kind of building clay)
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Dint
An impression or hollow in a surface
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Dum
Adject. Cooked with steam
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Dugs
The udder, teat of a female animal
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Dit
another term for dot in Morse code
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Dah
In morse code another term for dash
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Dona
Informal, Australian, dated a women, a sweatheart
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Ee
Northern English for 'oh'
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Edict
An official order
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Ex
A former husband or wife
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