Old English | sp | English |
A'hand | adv | At hand, near. |
A'hang | adv | To hang up. |
Ahead | adv | At the head, in advance (of a moving company). 2. in the direct line of one's motion. 3. pointing forward, forward. 4. forward or onward rapidly, headlong; fig. in an unrestrained way. |
Ahead | phr | "Ahead of" -in front of, in advance of, preceding. |
Ahead | phr | "Ahead of One's Time" (idiom) - in advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas. 2. showing characteristics of changes yet to be. 3. present in one's work before later advances in the field. 4. further advanced in knowledge, outlook etc than one contemporaries. |
Ahead | phr | "Ahead of the Field" - be better than one's competitors. |
Ahead | phr | "Ahead of the Game" - having completed a task before it is due, ready, prepared, or anticipated. |
Ahead | phr | "Ahead of Time" - prior to the expected, in advance, beforehand, time, early. 2. in advance of an arranged, or particular, time. 3. having ideas too original to be immediately accepted; also, new, original, taking in advanced technological advances. |
Ahead | phr | "Full Bore Ahead" - proceed forward quickly. |
Ahead | phr | "Full Steam Ahead" - get going as fast as possible |
Ahead | phr | "Get Ahead of" - make one's way socially, financially. |
Aheap | adv | All of a heap, to heap up. |
A'heat | adv | In or into heat. |
A'heave | vb | To heave, lift up. |
A-height | adj | Aloft. |
A'hese | vb | To hear. |
A-high | adv | On high, aloud. |
A-high-lone | adv | Perhaps an emphasizing of alone. |
Ahind | adv | Behind. |
A-hold | adv | Bringing of a ship close to the wind, so as to keep or hold to it. |
A-hold | phr | "A-hold of" - something to catch, take, lay hold of. |
Ahorse | adv | On the back of a horse, on horseback |
A-horseback | adv | On horseback. |
A'hull | vb | To shell beans or peas. 2. so as to lie under bare poles , helm lashed alee, and the bow nearly into the wind; said of a ship in heavy weather. |
A'hunger | vb | To be hungry. 2. to make hungry. |
Ahungered | adj | Hungry. |
A-hunt | adv | On the hunt. |
Ahwene | vb | To vex. (awene) |
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