| archaic |
| 1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W | |
| 2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens. | |
| 3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. | |
| 4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity. | |
| 5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period | |
| an |
| 1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound | |
| 2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable | |
| 3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable | |
| 4. conj. (archaic) If | |
| 5. conj. (archaic) So long as. | |
| An it harm none, do what ye will. | |
| 6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though. | |
| 7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri). | |
| 8. prep. In each; to or for each; per. | |
| I was only going twenty miles an hour. | |
| alcoholic |
| 1. n. A person addicted to alcohol. | |
| 2. n. One who abuses alcohol. | |
| 3. adj. Of or pertaining to alcohol. | |
| 4. adj. Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents. | |
| He ordered an alcoholic beverage. | |
| The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic. | |
| 5. adj. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism. | |
| intoxication |
| 1. n. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance. | |
| He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs. | |
| 2. n. The state of being intoxicated or drunk. | |
| 3. n. The act of intoxicating or making drunk. | |
| 4. n. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness. | |
