DICTIONARY A
ACCR - ADN
ACCR - ACH
ACCREASE
n. 1598 obs. - growing by addition; increase
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to increase or grow by addition
vb. 2. 1401 obs. - to cause to grow; to increase
ACCREDITATE
vb. 1654 - to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance
ACCRESCE
vb. 1. 1634-46 rare - to accrue
vb. 2. 1637 rare - to increase, to grow up
vb. 3. 1652 rare - to increase, to add to
ACCRESCENCE
n. 1606 rare - a growing by accretion or addition
ACCRESCENT
adj. 1713 - growing continuously, ever increasing
ACCRIMINATE
vb. 1641 obs. rare - to accuse of a crime
ACCRIMINATION
n. 1655 - accusation of crime
ACCROACH
vb. 1. c1325 - to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire
vb. 2. 1423 - to encroach
ACCROACHMENT
n. c1428 - usurpation; encroachment
ACCRUE
vb. 1. 1586 obs. - to grow by addition, to increase, esp. in age or number
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to gather up, to collect
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to grow, to grow up
ACCRUE CHOCOLATE
vb. 1929 UK - to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner UK(Royal Navy usage)
ACCRUST
vb. 1881 obs. - to become hardened or rigid
ACCUB
n. 1623 obs. rare - the print of any creature's foot
ACCUBATION
n. 1. 1612 rare - the posture of reclining at table, practised by many ancient nations
n. 2. 1853 obs. rare - the confinement of a woman to bed for childbirth; accouchement
ACCUMB
vb. 1813 obs. rare - to recline at meals, like the Greeks and later Romans
ACCUMBENCY
n. 1658 rare - the reclining position at table
ACCUMBENT
adj. 1727 - lying up to, or reclining at table
n. 1. 1630 obs. rare - a person at the table; a diner
n. 2. 1656 - one who reclines at table according to the ancient manner; hence, one who is at table without regard to posture
ACCUMBER
vb. c1275 rare - to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush
ACCUMBERED
adj. c1300 obs. - overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered
ACCUMBERING
n. 1340 obs. - the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; the fact of being overwhelmed or oppressed; distress, vexation
ACCUMBING
n. 1646 obs. - a reclining at table when dining
ACCUMBRANCE
n. c1330 obs. - the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury; a burden or impediment
ACCUMBROUS
adj. c1392 obs. - cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome
ACCUMULATE
adj. 1533 rare - heaped up, accumulated; increased by accumulation
ACCUMULATOR
n. 1. 1611 - a person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person; a hoarder, a gatherer
n. 2. 1691 obs. - at Oxford University: a person who takes degrees by accumulation
n. 3. 1889 UK sl. - a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner
ACCUMULE
vb. 1490 obs. rare - to accumulate, to heap up
ACCUR
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURANCE
n. 1677 obs. rare - a taking care, care, solicitude
ACCURATE
adj. 1581 obs. - executed with care; careful
ACCURATELY
adv. 1549 obs. - carefully
ACCURRE
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURRENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. rare - running or flowing into; affluent, tributary
ACCURSE
vb. c1175 obs. or arch. - to pronounce or imprecate a curse upon; to devote to perdition, evil, or misery
ACCURSED
n. 1340 - an accursed person; a detestable or hateful person
ACCURTATION
n. 1583 obs. - shortening, curtailment, abbreviation
ACCUSAL
n. 1594 - an accusation
ACCUSANT
adj. 1604 rare - accusing
n. a1425 rare - one who accuses, an accuser
ACCUSATIVE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - pert. to accusation; accusatory
ACCUSATOR
n. 1382 - an accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor
ACCUSATORIAL
adj. 1788 - characterized by accusation; accusing, reproachful
ACCUSATORY
adj. a1400 - containing an accusation
ACCUSATRIX
n. 1530 rare - a female accuser
ACCUSE
n. a1439 rare - the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation
vb. 1. c1400 rare - to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known
vb. 2. 1901 Ireland - to admit, to allow; to suppose
ACCUSEMENT
n. c1374 rare - the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge
ACCUSERESS
n. Bk1867 obs. - she who accuses
ACCUSER-GENERAL
n. 1770 - a chief prosecutor or accuser
ACCUSIVE
adj. 1861 rare - accusatory
ACCUSOR
n. 1340 obs. - an accuser
ACCUSTOM
n. c1440 obs. - custom, habit, habituation
vb. 1422 obs. - to make a thing customary, habitual, usual, or familiar; to practise habitually
ACCUSTOMABLE
adj. 1494 obs. - usually practising or practised; habitual, usual, customary, wonted
ACCUSTOMABLY
adv. c1450 arch. rare - customarily, habitually, usually, ordinarily
ACCUSTOMANCE
n. c1384 rare - customary use or practise; custom, habit; later, a making a person or thing accustomed to something; familiarization
ACCUSTOMARILY
adv. 1577 rare - usually, customarily
ACCUSTOMARY
adj. 1541 arch. - usual, customary
ACCUSTOMATE
adj. 1494 obs. - accustomed, habituated, customary, usual, wonted
ACCUSTOMATION
n. 1605 obs. rare - the act of making usual, habitual, or familiar; the habitual practice or use
ACCUSTOMED
adj. 1690 obs. - frequented by customers
ACCUSTOMER
n. 1538 obs. rare - ? a collector of customs
ACCUSTOMING
n. a1475 obs. - the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting; familiarization, habituation
AC/DC
adj. 1. 1960 sl. - bisexual
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - pert. to a homosexual male who is ambivalent to the choice of male or female sex roles
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a bisexual person
n. 2. 2002 UK sl. - a couple (homosexual sl.)
AC-DC BAR
n. M20 US sl. - a bar offering sexually oriented entertainment appealing to both male and female sexual interests
ACE
adj. 1. 1903 Amer. sl. - high in esteem
adj. 2. 1929 colloq. - best; top-rated; first-class, excellent, wonderful
adj. 3. 1930s sl. - expert (orig. US)
adj. 4. 1936 US sl. - of a friend: intimate, closest (esp. Black usage)
adj. 5. 1957 US sl. - satisfactory, O.K.
adj. 6. 2008 - asexual; without sexual feelings or desires
n. 1. a1300 obs. - bad luck, misfortune; worthlessness, nothing
n. 2. a1400 - the side of a dice marked with a single spot or point, and counting as one; a throw of 'one', the lowest and worse number or score
n. 3. 1440 rare - a single point, a minute portion; a jot, a particle, an atom
n. 4. L16 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 6. a1796 - a person who stands out, excels, or represents perfection in any field, activity, or occupation; an expert; an adept
n. 7. 1801 Sc. & Amer. sl. - the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit
n. 8. 1848 sl. - something or someone of high quality or held in high esteem; a solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person (orig. US)
n. 9. 1866 Sc. - the smallest possible amount
n. 10. 1878 US sl. - in pool: the number one ball
n. 11. 1898 sl. - $1; $1's worth
n. 12. 1899 Amer. sl. - an important, influential person; a prominent individual; a big shot, the chief, the boss
n. 13. 1902 Amer. sl. - in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 14. 1910s sl. - an outstanding person, whether in character or qualifications (orig. US)
n. 15. 1910s US sl. - a single example
n. 16. 1916 - a pilot, aerial gunner, etc., who has shot down many enemy aircraft
n. 17. 1918 Amer. - a pilot or student pilot who has destroyed five or more friendly aircraft (ironic usage)
n. 18. 1920 - in golf: a hole in one
n. 19. 1927 US sl. - a 1-year jail sentence (criminals' sl.)
n. 20. E20 - a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill
n. 21. E20 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 22. 1938 sl. - one single pill of amphetamine, barbiturate, or tranquillizer (drugs sl.)
n. 23. 1941 US sl. - a close friend, a hero; an admired figure
n. 24. 1940s sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 25. 1949 US sl. - a police officer; a detective
n. 26. 1950s sl. - a term of address
n. 27. 1950s sl. - something useful or important
n. 28. 1950s UK sl. - £1 (criminals' sl.)
n. 29. 1961 Amer. - a small, usually round, table designed to seat a single patron; also a single customer (restaurant usage)
n. 30. 1964 US sl. - the grade A (college sl.)
n. 31. 1966 US sl. - a White serviceman (army sl.
n. 32. 1969 US sl. - a foolish or ineffectual person; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically (college sl.)
n. 33. 1974 sl. - in gambling: $100
n. 34. 1970s sl. - marijuana; a marijuana cigarette (drugs sl.)
n. 35. 1970s sl. - phencyclidine (PCP), a dangerous hallucinogenic based on animal (pig) tranquillizer (drugs sl.)
n. 36. 1979 sl. - a professional killer
n. 37. 1989 US sl. - 1/8 oz of a drug
n. 38. Bk1992 sl. - the finest, one who is completely trustworthy (prison sl.)
n. 39. 1999 US sl. - in dice games: a rolled one US sl.
n. 40. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - a nickname for a foolish and ineffectual person
n. 41. 2000s US sl. - a pull on a cigarette (prison sl.)
n. 42. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - Assistant City Editor of a newspaper (journalists' sl.)
n. 43. 2008 - an asexual person; a person who does not experience sexual feelings or desires
n. 44. Brit. sl. - the anus
n. 45. Amer. sl. - a grilled cheese sandwich (lunch counter usage)
n. 46. Amer. sl. - a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress (African-American sl.)
vb. 1. 1929 US sl. - to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception; to swindle or cheat a person out of something
vb. 2. 1929 US sl. - to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation
vb. 3. 1929 - in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke
vb. 4. 1935 US sl. - to take part uninvited; to interfere (criminals' sl.)
vb. 5. 1940s US sl. - to move or drive fast
vb. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - to be in charge of; to lead
vb. 7. 1950 sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score; to pass a test easily; to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something (orig. US college usage)
vb. 8. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 9. 1975 sl. - to kill
vb. 10. 1990s US sl. - to hold in high esteem
int. 1980s sl. - an exclamation of satisfaction
ACE AND DOUCE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wholly, entirely
ACE-BOOM-BOOM
n. 1962 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOON
n. 1971 US sl. - one's very best friend (African-American sl.)
ACE-BOON-COON; ACE BOON KOON
n. 1962 US sl. - one's good and loyal friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOON COONIE
n. 1974 US sl. - a best friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOY
n. 1958 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACE BUDDY
n. 1957 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACE COOL
n. 1988 US sl. - a very close and trusted friend (African-American sl.)
ACE-COON
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - an important person; a big shot (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1962 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE COON BOON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE COON POON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE CUT
n. 1959 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACED
adj. 1. Amer. sl. - outscored; surpassed
adj. 2. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - alcohol intoxicated
ACE-DEUCE
adj. 1. 1927 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1955 US sl. - cross-eyed
adj. 3. 1970s US sl. - bisexual
adv. 1. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
adv. 2. 1948 US sl. - riding a racehorse with the right stirrup higher than the left
n. 1. 1920s US sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1921 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 3. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 4. 1989 US sl. - a fellow prisoner upon whom you can rely without question
vb. 1987 US sl. - in craps: to sustain a heavy loss
ACEDIA
n. 1607 - physical or mental slothfulness, esp. as a condition leading to listlessness and lack of interest in life; apathy, lethargy, torpor
ACEDIOUS
adj. 1609 rare - characterized by slothfulness
ACE-DOUCHE
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a first roll of three
ACEDY
n. 1623 rare - torpor, stupor
ACEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACE-EROO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE-FACE
n. 1973 UK sl. - a leader of a group of mods; an exceptionally fashionable mod
ACE-FLAT
adj. 1941 US sl. - excellent; first-class; faultless
ACE GEAR
n. 1960s US sl. - a sexually talented homosexual, capable of both active and passive roles (homosexual sl.)
ACE HI
n. 1953 US sl. - a sophisticated, aware person; a street-wise person US Black sl. (African-American sl.)
ACE-HIGH
adj. 1. 1885 US sl. - highly valued; preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; the best; faultless; absolute
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
n. 1953 US sl. - a sophisticated, streetwise person (African-American sl.)
ACE HIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE HURLER
n. Bk1992 sl. - in baseball: a team's best pitcher
ACE IN
vb. 1. 1920s sl. - to curry favour successfully (tramps' sl.)
vb. 2. 1930s US sl. - to interfere, to become involved with (criminals' sl.)
vb. 3. Amer. sl. - to understand
vb. 4. 1971 US sl. - to manipulate someone or something into a situation
vb. 5. 1992 US sl. - to become associated with a group and work your way into it
ACE IN THE HOLE
n. 1908 - something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve, asset, or advantage (orig. US)
ACE IT
vb. 1. 1955 US sl. - to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam
vb. 2. 1955 US sl. - to succeed at the last minute
ACE KOOL
n. 1992 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE LANE
n. c1935 Amer. sl. - a husband or male lover (orig. Black usage)
ACELDAMA
n. 1607 - the name given to the field in the vicinity of Jerusalem, purchased with the blood-money received and relinquished by Judas Iscariot;
hence, a field of bloodshed, a scene of slaughter or butchery; a wretched place
ACELERANTE
n. 1992 US sl. - an amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant
ACE-LOVER
n. 1996 US sl. - one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend US Black sl.(chiefly Southern/Midwest usage) (African-American sl.)
ACEMAN
n. 1. 1953 US sl. - a leader of a street gang
n. 2. 1953 US sl. - a youth gang's top fighter
ACE NOTE
n. 1929 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACE OF ACES
n. sl. - a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft (World War I usage)
ACE OF ARSE
n. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF CLUBS
n. 1. M17 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. L19 sl. - an expert
ACE OF HEARTS
n. 1. L16 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
ACE OF SPADES
n. 1. 1811 sl. - a widow, esp. one wearing mourning weeds
n. 2. L19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 3. Bk1921 sl. - a black-haired woman
n. 4. 1943 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 5. 1940s US sl. - an admirable person (criminals' sl.)
n. 6. Brit. sl. - AIDS (rhyming sl.)
n. 7. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
n. 8. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF TRUMPS
n. 1. E19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a first-class person
ACE ON
adj. 1982 Bahamas sl. - skilled at
ACE-ONE
adj. 1962 US sl. - a-one, best
ACE OUT
vb. 1. 1933 US sl. - to fool someone; to swindle someone; to deprive someone of something, esp. by underhanded or dishonest means
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to defeat; to take something away
vb. 3. 1950s sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score (orig. US college sl.)
vb. 4. 1951 Amer. sl. - to extricate oneself from difficulty by deceit or cleverness
vb. 5. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 6. 1964 US sl. - to exclude someone
vb. 7. 1983 US sl. - in poker: to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand
vb. 8. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - to be fortunate or lucky
ACE OVER APEX
adv. 1960 US sl. - head over heels
ACEPHAL
adj. 1549 rare - having no head or leader or chief
n. 1. a1387 obs. - a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop
n. 2. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal or person
ACEPHALI
n. a1000 obs. rare - priests who are not subject to the authority of a bishop; also, bishops who are not subject to the authority of a metropolitan or archbishop
ACEPHALIC
adj. 1. 1656 - having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless
adj. 2. 1656 - of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning
adj. 3. 1816 - lacking a head, headless
ACEPHALISIS
n. 1611 rare - the condition of being without a leader or head; lack of leadership
ACEPHALIST
n. 1597 obs. - one who acknowledges no head or superior
ACEPHALOUS
adj. 1. 1715 - having or recognizing no governing head or chief
adj. 2. 1731 - headless
adj. 3. 1833 - lacking the beginning, as an imperfect manuscript or verse
ACE-QUEEN
n. 1989 US sl. - a very effeminate prison homosexual (homosexual & prison sl.)
ACERB
adj. 1. a1616 - sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit
adj. 2. 1822 - of speech, manner, or temper: bitter and sharp; forthright and cutting
ACERBATE
adj. 1869 - embittered; exasperated; severe (literary usage)
vb. 1657 obs. - to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate
ACERBATION
n. 1793 - embitterment; a feeling of bitterness; also, exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem
ACERBIC
adj. 1853 - of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper; later, astringently sour or harsh-tasting
ACERBITOUS
adj. 1870 rare - characterized by acerbity; acerbic
ACERBITUDE
n. 1727 rare - sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness
ACERBITY
n. 1. a1538 - of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness
n. 2. 1608 - sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste
n. 3. E17 - a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc.
ACERBLY
adv. 1. a1425 obs. - harshly, abrasively
adv. 2. 1793 - with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour; later, in a sharp or cutting manner
ACEREBRAL
adj. 1828 - brainless; unintelligent; unthinking
ACEROTE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of bread: full of chaff, coarse
ACERS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - acorns
ACERSECOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one whose hair was never cut
ACERVAL
adj. 1731 rare - belonging to a heap
ACERVATE
vb. 1612 rare - to heap up, to raise up in heaps
ACERVATION
n. 1614 rare - the act of heaping up, accumulation
ACERVATIVE
adj. 1865 rare - pert. to heaping up; piled or heaped up
ACERVOSE
adj. 1731 obs. rare - full of heaps
ACERVULINE
adj. 1864 rare - of the form or appearance of little heaps
ACES
adj. 1901 US. sl. - first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 2. 1987 US sl. - in poker: a hand with a pair of aces
ACES AND EIGHTS
adj. 1920 US sl. - first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, wonderful, marvellous, excellent
ACES AROUND
n. sl. - in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits
ACES AWAY
phr. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value
ACESCENCE
n. 1761 - the act of becoming acid or sour
ACESCENCY
n. 1756 - the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity
ACESCENT
adj. 1707 - turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned'
ACES-HIGH
adj. 1885 US sl. - preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; faultless; absolute; highly valued
n. 1930s sl. - a prison inmate popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
ACES IN BOTH PLACES
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a roll of two
ACE-SPOON-COON
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - a very close friend
ACE-SPOT
n. 1917 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACES-UP
adj. 1902 US sl. - wonderful; excellent; well-respected; fine, preeminent; in high favour; esteemed
ACETABLE
n. c1429 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETABULUM
n. a1398 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETAR
n. 1623 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACETARIES
n. 1657 obs. - salads mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite
ACETARIOUS
adj. 1822 - used in salads, as lettuce, cress, etc.
ACETARS
n. 1612 obs. - 'salads and vinegar'
ACETARY
n. 1657 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACE THROUGH
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to get through safely or easily
ACETOSE
adj. a1400 rare - resembling or containing vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOSITY
n. a1425 obs. - the quality of being vinegary; sourness, sharpness
ACETOSOUS
adj. 1605 obs. - resembling vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOUS
adj. 1714 - pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour
ACETUM
n. 1526 - vinegar
ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE
n. 1866 - a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment
ACEY
adj. 1930s sl. - best, excellent, expert, wonderful (orig. US)
ACEY-DEUCEY
adj. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1971 US sl. - sexually active with or attracted to both males and females; bisexual
adj. 3. 1972 US sl. - bisexual
adj. 4. 1977 US sl. - of a friend: closest
adj. 5. 1970s US sl. - complex, unstable, neither one thing nor the other (African-American sl.)
adj. 6. Amer. sl. - of mixed quality; having both good and bad, high and low; satisfactory; mediocre; so-so
n. 1. 1920s US sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1944 US sl. - in backgammon: a variant rule under which the game is started in positions other than the standard layout
n. 3. 1964 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 4. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 5. 1974 US sl. - in craps: a roll of a one and a two
n. 6. 1980 US sl. - a bisexual
vb. 1948 US sl. - of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup
ACH!
int. 1481 - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc
ACHAFE
vb. c1325 obs. - to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe
ACHAGE
n. 1878 obs. - an aching state (humorous usage)
ACHANGE
n. 1530 obs. rare - the act of exchanging; an exchange
ACHAPE
vb. 1250 obs. - to escape
ACHAQUE
n. 1646 obs. rare - habitual indisposition, ailment, an attack of chronic illness
ACHARNE
vb. c1400 obs. rare - to become greedy of flesh, to thirst for blood, to become cruel
ACHARNEMENT
n. 1756 rare - eagerness for blood, bloodthirsty fury, ferocity
ACHARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACHASED
adj. c1440 obs. rare - chased
ACHATE
n. c1374 obs. - the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to purchase, to lay in provision of
ACHATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACHATES
n. 1. 1469 obs. - things purchased; provisions that were not made in the house, by the baker or brewer, but had to be purchased as wanted
n. 2. 1582 - a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion (literary usage)
ACHATOR; ACHATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACHATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
A-CHATTER
adj. 1828 - chattering (chiefly poetic usage)
ACH-A-VIE!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence
ACHCHA
n. Bk1898 - in India: a printer, or pressman
int. 1. 1891 - expressing assent or understanding; okay, all right
int. 2. 1891 - expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc.
ACHE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a large comfortable room or place
vb. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. - to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to hasten
ACHE AND PAIN
n. Brit. sl. - rain (rhyming sl.)
ACHEAT
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHECK
vb. c1384 obs. - to check, to bring to a sudden stop
ACHEER
vb. c1450 obs. - to cheer, to cheer up; to hearten
ACHER
n. 1. 1938 Aust. - the buttocks (euphemism)
n. 2. 1960s sl. - the testicles
ACHERON
n. 1590 - a fabulous river of the Lower World; hence, the infernal regions
ACHERONIAN
adj. 1849 - relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTIC
adj. 1597 - belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTICAL
adj. 1610 obs. rare - infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy
ACHESOUN
n. c1230 obs. - occasion, reason, purpose, motive
ACHETE
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat property or goods, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHEVISAUNCE
n. c1430 obs. - achieving, accomplishment (the OED notes this usage is an error for 'a chevisaunce')
ACHEY
adj. 1878 - suffering from aches
ACHIDAIYAN
n. Bk1898 - the Tamil name for a barber
ACHIEVANCE
n. 1531 obs. - achievement, performance
ACHIEVE
vb. 1. c1385 obs. - to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate
vb. 2. 1393 obs. - to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out
vb. 3. sl. - to achieve coition with a woman
ACHIEVER
n. 2004 US sl. - a devoted fan of the film, 'The Big Lebowski'
ACHILL
adj. 1858 - in a state of chill; chilly (chiefly poetic usage)
ACHILLEAN
adj. 1579 - resembling Achilles; invulnerable, invincible
ACHILLES HEEL
n. 1810 - a vulnerable spot or weak point
ACHILLIZE
vb. 1672 obs. rare - to play Achilles with; to harass or chase as Achilles did the Trojans
ACHIME
adj. 1860 - chiming, ringing (poetic usage)
ACHING TO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - impatient
ACHITOPHEL
n. Bk1903 - a treacherous friend and adviser an able but unprincipled counsellor
ACHNARD
n. 1997 US sl. - a taxi driver (New York police sl.)
ACHOKE
vb. c1200 obs. - to choke, to suffocate
ACHOLITE
n. c1000 - an inferior church servant, which formerly waited on the priests and deacons, performing the offices of lighting the candles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance
ACHOLITHITE; ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. - a person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACHOOSE
vb. c1150 obs. - to choose out; to select
ACHRIST
n. 1584 rare - a person who does not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ
A-CHRISTISM
n. 1692 obs. - disbelief in God
ACHROMATIC
adj. 1799 - neutral, uncoloured; also, bland, uninteresting
ACHROMATISTOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHROMATIZE
vb. 1845 - to deprive of colour; to render achromatic
ACHROMIC
adj. 1761 obs. - free from colour
ACHROMOUS
adj. 1879 rare - colourless; without colouring matter
ACHRONISM
n. 1. 1674 obs. rare - an error in computing time, or fixing dates; the erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong date
n. 2. 1877 rare - the state of timelessness; deficiency of time
ACHRONOLOGICAL
adj. 1962 - not arranged in order of time (chiefly film and literary usage)
ACHROOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHTANDE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - eighth
ACHY
adj. 1864 - full of aches; suffering from continuous or recurring pain
ACHY-BREAKY
adj. 1992 colloq. - aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending
n. 1598 obs. - growing by addition; increase
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to increase or grow by addition
vb. 2. 1401 obs. - to cause to grow; to increase
ACCREDITATE
vb. 1654 - to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance
ACCRESCE
vb. 1. 1634-46 rare - to accrue
vb. 2. 1637 rare - to increase, to grow up
vb. 3. 1652 rare - to increase, to add to
ACCRESCENCE
n. 1606 rare - a growing by accretion or addition
ACCRESCENT
adj. 1713 - growing continuously, ever increasing
ACCRIMINATE
vb. 1641 obs. rare - to accuse of a crime
ACCRIMINATION
n. 1655 - accusation of crime
ACCROACH
vb. 1. c1325 - to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire
vb. 2. 1423 - to encroach
ACCROACHMENT
n. c1428 - usurpation; encroachment
ACCRUE
vb. 1. 1586 obs. - to grow by addition, to increase, esp. in age or number
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to gather up, to collect
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to grow, to grow up
ACCRUE CHOCOLATE
vb. 1929 UK - to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner UK(Royal Navy usage)
ACCRUST
vb. 1881 obs. - to become hardened or rigid
ACCUB
n. 1623 obs. rare - the print of any creature's foot
ACCUBATION
n. 1. 1612 rare - the posture of reclining at table, practised by many ancient nations
n. 2. 1853 obs. rare - the confinement of a woman to bed for childbirth; accouchement
ACCUMB
vb. 1813 obs. rare - to recline at meals, like the Greeks and later Romans
ACCUMBENCY
n. 1658 rare - the reclining position at table
ACCUMBENT
adj. 1727 - lying up to, or reclining at table
n. 1. 1630 obs. rare - a person at the table; a diner
n. 2. 1656 - one who reclines at table according to the ancient manner; hence, one who is at table without regard to posture
ACCUMBER
vb. c1275 rare - to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush
ACCUMBERED
adj. c1300 obs. - overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered
ACCUMBERING
n. 1340 obs. - the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; the fact of being overwhelmed or oppressed; distress, vexation
ACCUMBING
n. 1646 obs. - a reclining at table when dining
ACCUMBRANCE
n. c1330 obs. - the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury; a burden or impediment
ACCUMBROUS
adj. c1392 obs. - cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome
ACCUMULATE
adj. 1533 rare - heaped up, accumulated; increased by accumulation
ACCUMULATOR
n. 1. 1611 - a person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person; a hoarder, a gatherer
n. 2. 1691 obs. - at Oxford University: a person who takes degrees by accumulation
n. 3. 1889 UK sl. - a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner
ACCUMULE
vb. 1490 obs. rare - to accumulate, to heap up
ACCUR
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURANCE
n. 1677 obs. rare - a taking care, care, solicitude
ACCURATE
adj. 1581 obs. - executed with care; careful
ACCURATELY
adv. 1549 obs. - carefully
ACCURRE
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURRENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. rare - running or flowing into; affluent, tributary
ACCURSE
vb. c1175 obs. or arch. - to pronounce or imprecate a curse upon; to devote to perdition, evil, or misery
ACCURSED
n. 1340 - an accursed person; a detestable or hateful person
ACCURTATION
n. 1583 obs. - shortening, curtailment, abbreviation
ACCUSAL
n. 1594 - an accusation
ACCUSANT
adj. 1604 rare - accusing
n. a1425 rare - one who accuses, an accuser
ACCUSATIVE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - pert. to accusation; accusatory
ACCUSATOR
n. 1382 - an accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor
ACCUSATORIAL
adj. 1788 - characterized by accusation; accusing, reproachful
ACCUSATORY
adj. a1400 - containing an accusation
ACCUSATRIX
n. 1530 rare - a female accuser
ACCUSE
n. a1439 rare - the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation
vb. 1. c1400 rare - to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known
vb. 2. 1901 Ireland - to admit, to allow; to suppose
ACCUSEMENT
n. c1374 rare - the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge
ACCUSERESS
n. Bk1867 obs. - she who accuses
ACCUSER-GENERAL
n. 1770 - a chief prosecutor or accuser
ACCUSIVE
adj. 1861 rare - accusatory
ACCUSOR
n. 1340 obs. - an accuser
ACCUSTOM
n. c1440 obs. - custom, habit, habituation
vb. 1422 obs. - to make a thing customary, habitual, usual, or familiar; to practise habitually
ACCUSTOMABLE
adj. 1494 obs. - usually practising or practised; habitual, usual, customary, wonted
ACCUSTOMABLY
adv. c1450 arch. rare - customarily, habitually, usually, ordinarily
ACCUSTOMANCE
n. c1384 rare - customary use or practise; custom, habit; later, a making a person or thing accustomed to something; familiarization
ACCUSTOMARILY
adv. 1577 rare - usually, customarily
ACCUSTOMARY
adj. 1541 arch. - usual, customary
ACCUSTOMATE
adj. 1494 obs. - accustomed, habituated, customary, usual, wonted
ACCUSTOMATION
n. 1605 obs. rare - the act of making usual, habitual, or familiar; the habitual practice or use
ACCUSTOMED
adj. 1690 obs. - frequented by customers
ACCUSTOMER
n. 1538 obs. rare - ? a collector of customs
ACCUSTOMING
n. a1475 obs. - the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting; familiarization, habituation
AC/DC
adj. 1. 1960 sl. - bisexual
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - pert. to a homosexual male who is ambivalent to the choice of male or female sex roles
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a bisexual person
n. 2. 2002 UK sl. - a couple (homosexual sl.)
AC-DC BAR
n. M20 US sl. - a bar offering sexually oriented entertainment appealing to both male and female sexual interests
ACE
adj. 1. 1903 Amer. sl. - high in esteem
adj. 2. 1929 colloq. - best; top-rated; first-class, excellent, wonderful
adj. 3. 1930s sl. - expert (orig. US)
adj. 4. 1936 US sl. - of a friend: intimate, closest (esp. Black usage)
adj. 5. 1957 US sl. - satisfactory, O.K.
adj. 6. 2008 - asexual; without sexual feelings or desires
n. 1. a1300 obs. - bad luck, misfortune; worthlessness, nothing
n. 2. a1400 - the side of a dice marked with a single spot or point, and counting as one; a throw of 'one', the lowest and worse number or score
n. 3. 1440 rare - a single point, a minute portion; a jot, a particle, an atom
n. 4. L16 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 6. a1796 - a person who stands out, excels, or represents perfection in any field, activity, or occupation; an expert; an adept
n. 7. 1801 Sc. & Amer. sl. - the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit
n. 8. 1848 sl. - something or someone of high quality or held in high esteem; a solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person (orig. US)
n. 9. 1866 Sc. - the smallest possible amount
n. 10. 1878 US sl. - in pool: the number one ball
n. 11. 1898 sl. - $1; $1's worth
n. 12. 1899 Amer. sl. - an important, influential person; a prominent individual; a big shot, the chief, the boss
n. 13. 1902 Amer. sl. - in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 14. 1910s sl. - an outstanding person, whether in character or qualifications (orig. US)
n. 15. 1910s US sl. - a single example
n. 16. 1916 - a pilot, aerial gunner, etc., who has shot down many enemy aircraft
n. 17. 1918 Amer. - a pilot or student pilot who has destroyed five or more friendly aircraft (ironic usage)
n. 18. 1920 - in golf: a hole in one
n. 19. 1927 US sl. - a 1-year jail sentence (criminals' sl.)
n. 20. E20 - a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill
n. 21. E20 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 22. 1938 sl. - one single pill of amphetamine, barbiturate, or tranquillizer (drugs sl.)
n. 23. 1941 US sl. - a close friend, a hero; an admired figure
n. 24. 1940s sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 25. 1949 US sl. - a police officer; a detective
n. 26. 1950s sl. - a term of address
n. 27. 1950s sl. - something useful or important
n. 28. 1950s UK sl. - £1 (criminals' sl.)
n. 29. 1961 Amer. - a small, usually round, table designed to seat a single patron; also a single customer (restaurant usage)
n. 30. 1964 US sl. - the grade A (college sl.)
n. 31. 1966 US sl. - a White serviceman (army sl.
n. 32. 1969 US sl. - a foolish or ineffectual person; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically (college sl.)
n. 33. 1974 sl. - in gambling: $100
n. 34. 1970s sl. - marijuana; a marijuana cigarette (drugs sl.)
n. 35. 1970s sl. - phencyclidine (PCP), a dangerous hallucinogenic based on animal (pig) tranquillizer (drugs sl.)
n. 36. 1979 sl. - a professional killer
n. 37. 1989 US sl. - 1/8 oz of a drug
n. 38. Bk1992 sl. - the finest, one who is completely trustworthy (prison sl.)
n. 39. 1999 US sl. - in dice games: a rolled one US sl.
n. 40. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - a nickname for a foolish and ineffectual person
n. 41. 2000s US sl. - a pull on a cigarette (prison sl.)
n. 42. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - Assistant City Editor of a newspaper (journalists' sl.)
n. 43. 2008 - an asexual person; a person who does not experience sexual feelings or desires
n. 44. Brit. sl. - the anus
n. 45. Amer. sl. - a grilled cheese sandwich (lunch counter usage)
n. 46. Amer. sl. - a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress (African-American sl.)
vb. 1. 1929 US sl. - to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception; to swindle or cheat a person out of something
vb. 2. 1929 US sl. - to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation
vb. 3. 1929 - in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke
vb. 4. 1935 US sl. - to take part uninvited; to interfere (criminals' sl.)
vb. 5. 1940s US sl. - to move or drive fast
vb. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - to be in charge of; to lead
vb. 7. 1950 sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score; to pass a test easily; to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something (orig. US college usage)
vb. 8. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 9. 1975 sl. - to kill
vb. 10. 1990s US sl. - to hold in high esteem
int. 1980s sl. - an exclamation of satisfaction
ACE AND DOUCE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wholly, entirely
ACE-BOOM-BOOM
n. 1962 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOON
n. 1971 US sl. - one's very best friend (African-American sl.)
ACE-BOON-COON; ACE BOON KOON
n. 1962 US sl. - one's good and loyal friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOON COONIE
n. 1974 US sl. - a best friend (African-American sl.)
ACE BOY
n. 1958 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACE BUDDY
n. 1957 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACE COOL
n. 1988 US sl. - a very close and trusted friend (African-American sl.)
ACE-COON
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - an important person; a big shot (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1962 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE COON BOON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE COON POON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE CUT
n. 1959 US sl. - one's best friend (college sl.)
ACED
adj. 1. Amer. sl. - outscored; surpassed
adj. 2. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - alcohol intoxicated
ACE-DEUCE
adj. 1. 1927 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1955 US sl. - cross-eyed
adj. 3. 1970s US sl. - bisexual
adv. 1. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
adv. 2. 1948 US sl. - riding a racehorse with the right stirrup higher than the left
n. 1. 1920s US sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1921 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 3. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 4. 1989 US sl. - a fellow prisoner upon whom you can rely without question
vb. 1987 US sl. - in craps: to sustain a heavy loss
ACEDIA
n. 1607 - physical or mental slothfulness, esp. as a condition leading to listlessness and lack of interest in life; apathy, lethargy, torpor
ACEDIOUS
adj. 1609 rare - characterized by slothfulness
ACE-DOUCHE
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a first roll of three
ACEDY
n. 1623 rare - torpor, stupor
ACEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACE-EROO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE-FACE
n. 1973 UK sl. - a leader of a group of mods; an exceptionally fashionable mod
ACE-FLAT
adj. 1941 US sl. - excellent; first-class; faultless
ACE GEAR
n. 1960s US sl. - a sexually talented homosexual, capable of both active and passive roles (homosexual sl.)
ACE HI
n. 1953 US sl. - a sophisticated, aware person; a street-wise person US Black sl. (African-American sl.)
ACE-HIGH
adj. 1. 1885 US sl. - highly valued; preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; the best; faultless; absolute
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
n. 1953 US sl. - a sophisticated, streetwise person (African-American sl.)
ACE HIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE HURLER
n. Bk1992 sl. - in baseball: a team's best pitcher
ACE IN
vb. 1. 1920s sl. - to curry favour successfully (tramps' sl.)
vb. 2. 1930s US sl. - to interfere, to become involved with (criminals' sl.)
vb. 3. Amer. sl. - to understand
vb. 4. 1971 US sl. - to manipulate someone or something into a situation
vb. 5. 1992 US sl. - to become associated with a group and work your way into it
ACE IN THE HOLE
n. 1908 - something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve, asset, or advantage (orig. US)
ACE IT
vb. 1. 1955 US sl. - to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam
vb. 2. 1955 US sl. - to succeed at the last minute
ACE KOOL
n. 1992 US sl. - a very close friend (African-American sl.)
ACE LANE
n. c1935 Amer. sl. - a husband or male lover (orig. Black usage)
ACELDAMA
n. 1607 - the name given to the field in the vicinity of Jerusalem, purchased with the blood-money received and relinquished by Judas Iscariot;
hence, a field of bloodshed, a scene of slaughter or butchery; a wretched place
ACELERANTE
n. 1992 US sl. - an amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant
ACE-LOVER
n. 1996 US sl. - one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend US Black sl.(chiefly Southern/Midwest usage) (African-American sl.)
ACEMAN
n. 1. 1953 US sl. - a leader of a street gang
n. 2. 1953 US sl. - a youth gang's top fighter
ACE NOTE
n. 1929 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACE OF ACES
n. sl. - a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft (World War I usage)
ACE OF ARSE
n. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF CLUBS
n. 1. M17 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. L19 sl. - an expert
ACE OF HEARTS
n. 1. L16 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
ACE OF SPADES
n. 1. 1811 sl. - a widow, esp. one wearing mourning weeds
n. 2. L19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 3. Bk1921 sl. - a black-haired woman
n. 4. 1943 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 5. 1940s US sl. - an admirable person (criminals' sl.)
n. 6. Brit. sl. - AIDS (rhyming sl.)
n. 7. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
n. 8. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF TRUMPS
n. 1. E19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a first-class person
ACE ON
adj. 1982 Bahamas sl. - skilled at
ACE-ONE
adj. 1962 US sl. - a-one, best
ACE OUT
vb. 1. 1933 US sl. - to fool someone; to swindle someone; to deprive someone of something, esp. by underhanded or dishonest means
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to defeat; to take something away
vb. 3. 1950s sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score (orig. US college sl.)
vb. 4. 1951 Amer. sl. - to extricate oneself from difficulty by deceit or cleverness
vb. 5. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 6. 1964 US sl. - to exclude someone
vb. 7. 1983 US sl. - in poker: to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand
vb. 8. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - to be fortunate or lucky
ACE OVER APEX
adv. 1960 US sl. - head over heels
ACEPHAL
adj. 1549 rare - having no head or leader or chief
n. 1. a1387 obs. - a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop
n. 2. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal or person
ACEPHALI
n. a1000 obs. rare - priests who are not subject to the authority of a bishop; also, bishops who are not subject to the authority of a metropolitan or archbishop
ACEPHALIC
adj. 1. 1656 - having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless
adj. 2. 1656 - of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning
adj. 3. 1816 - lacking a head, headless
ACEPHALISIS
n. 1611 rare - the condition of being without a leader or head; lack of leadership
ACEPHALIST
n. 1597 obs. - one who acknowledges no head or superior
ACEPHALOUS
adj. 1. 1715 - having or recognizing no governing head or chief
adj. 2. 1731 - headless
adj. 3. 1833 - lacking the beginning, as an imperfect manuscript or verse
ACE-QUEEN
n. 1989 US sl. - a very effeminate prison homosexual (homosexual & prison sl.)
ACERB
adj. 1. a1616 - sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit
adj. 2. 1822 - of speech, manner, or temper: bitter and sharp; forthright and cutting
ACERBATE
adj. 1869 - embittered; exasperated; severe (literary usage)
vb. 1657 obs. - to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate
ACERBATION
n. 1793 - embitterment; a feeling of bitterness; also, exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem
ACERBIC
adj. 1853 - of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper; later, astringently sour or harsh-tasting
ACERBITOUS
adj. 1870 rare - characterized by acerbity; acerbic
ACERBITUDE
n. 1727 rare - sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness
ACERBITY
n. 1. a1538 - of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness
n. 2. 1608 - sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste
n. 3. E17 - a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc.
ACERBLY
adv. 1. a1425 obs. - harshly, abrasively
adv. 2. 1793 - with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour; later, in a sharp or cutting manner
ACEREBRAL
adj. 1828 - brainless; unintelligent; unthinking
ACEROTE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of bread: full of chaff, coarse
ACERS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - acorns
ACERSECOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one whose hair was never cut
ACERVAL
adj. 1731 rare - belonging to a heap
ACERVATE
vb. 1612 rare - to heap up, to raise up in heaps
ACERVATION
n. 1614 rare - the act of heaping up, accumulation
ACERVATIVE
adj. 1865 rare - pert. to heaping up; piled or heaped up
ACERVOSE
adj. 1731 obs. rare - full of heaps
ACERVULINE
adj. 1864 rare - of the form or appearance of little heaps
ACES
adj. 1901 US. sl. - first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 2. 1987 US sl. - in poker: a hand with a pair of aces
ACES AND EIGHTS
adj. 1920 US sl. - first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, wonderful, marvellous, excellent
ACES AROUND
n. sl. - in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits
ACES AWAY
phr. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value
ACESCENCE
n. 1761 - the act of becoming acid or sour
ACESCENCY
n. 1756 - the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity
ACESCENT
adj. 1707 - turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned'
ACES-HIGH
adj. 1885 US sl. - preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; faultless; absolute; highly valued
n. 1930s sl. - a prison inmate popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
ACES IN BOTH PLACES
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a roll of two
ACE-SPOON-COON
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - a very close friend
ACE-SPOT
n. 1917 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACES-UP
adj. 1902 US sl. - wonderful; excellent; well-respected; fine, preeminent; in high favour; esteemed
ACETABLE
n. c1429 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETABULUM
n. a1398 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETAR
n. 1623 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACETARIES
n. 1657 obs. - salads mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite
ACETARIOUS
adj. 1822 - used in salads, as lettuce, cress, etc.
ACETARS
n. 1612 obs. - 'salads and vinegar'
ACETARY
n. 1657 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACE THROUGH
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to get through safely or easily
ACETOSE
adj. a1400 rare - resembling or containing vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOSITY
n. a1425 obs. - the quality of being vinegary; sourness, sharpness
ACETOSOUS
adj. 1605 obs. - resembling vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOUS
adj. 1714 - pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour
ACETUM
n. 1526 - vinegar
ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE
n. 1866 - a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment
ACEY
adj. 1930s sl. - best, excellent, expert, wonderful (orig. US)
ACEY-DEUCEY
adj. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1971 US sl. - sexually active with or attracted to both males and females; bisexual
adj. 3. 1972 US sl. - bisexual
adj. 4. 1977 US sl. - of a friend: closest
adj. 5. 1970s US sl. - complex, unstable, neither one thing nor the other (African-American sl.)
adj. 6. Amer. sl. - of mixed quality; having both good and bad, high and low; satisfactory; mediocre; so-so
n. 1. 1920s US sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1944 US sl. - in backgammon: a variant rule under which the game is started in positions other than the standard layout
n. 3. 1964 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 4. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 5. 1974 US sl. - in craps: a roll of a one and a two
n. 6. 1980 US sl. - a bisexual
vb. 1948 US sl. - of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup
ACH!
int. 1481 - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc
ACHAFE
vb. c1325 obs. - to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe
ACHAGE
n. 1878 obs. - an aching state (humorous usage)
ACHANGE
n. 1530 obs. rare - the act of exchanging; an exchange
ACHAPE
vb. 1250 obs. - to escape
ACHAQUE
n. 1646 obs. rare - habitual indisposition, ailment, an attack of chronic illness
ACHARNE
vb. c1400 obs. rare - to become greedy of flesh, to thirst for blood, to become cruel
ACHARNEMENT
n. 1756 rare - eagerness for blood, bloodthirsty fury, ferocity
ACHARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACHASED
adj. c1440 obs. rare - chased
ACHATE
n. c1374 obs. - the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to purchase, to lay in provision of
ACHATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACHATES
n. 1. 1469 obs. - things purchased; provisions that were not made in the house, by the baker or brewer, but had to be purchased as wanted
n. 2. 1582 - a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion (literary usage)
ACHATOR; ACHATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACHATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
A-CHATTER
adj. 1828 - chattering (chiefly poetic usage)
ACH-A-VIE!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence
ACHCHA
n. Bk1898 - in India: a printer, or pressman
int. 1. 1891 - expressing assent or understanding; okay, all right
int. 2. 1891 - expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc.
ACHE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a large comfortable room or place
vb. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. - to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to hasten
ACHE AND PAIN
n. Brit. sl. - rain (rhyming sl.)
ACHEAT
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHECK
vb. c1384 obs. - to check, to bring to a sudden stop
ACHEER
vb. c1450 obs. - to cheer, to cheer up; to hearten
ACHER
n. 1. 1938 Aust. - the buttocks (euphemism)
n. 2. 1960s sl. - the testicles
ACHERON
n. 1590 - a fabulous river of the Lower World; hence, the infernal regions
ACHERONIAN
adj. 1849 - relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTIC
adj. 1597 - belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTICAL
adj. 1610 obs. rare - infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy
ACHESOUN
n. c1230 obs. - occasion, reason, purpose, motive
ACHETE
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat property or goods, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHEVISAUNCE
n. c1430 obs. - achieving, accomplishment (the OED notes this usage is an error for 'a chevisaunce')
ACHEY
adj. 1878 - suffering from aches
ACHIDAIYAN
n. Bk1898 - the Tamil name for a barber
ACHIEVANCE
n. 1531 obs. - achievement, performance
ACHIEVE
vb. 1. c1385 obs. - to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate
vb. 2. 1393 obs. - to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out
vb. 3. sl. - to achieve coition with a woman
ACHIEVER
n. 2004 US sl. - a devoted fan of the film, 'The Big Lebowski'
ACHILL
adj. 1858 - in a state of chill; chilly (chiefly poetic usage)
ACHILLEAN
adj. 1579 - resembling Achilles; invulnerable, invincible
ACHILLES HEEL
n. 1810 - a vulnerable spot or weak point
ACHILLIZE
vb. 1672 obs. rare - to play Achilles with; to harass or chase as Achilles did the Trojans
ACHIME
adj. 1860 - chiming, ringing (poetic usage)
ACHING TO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - impatient
ACHITOPHEL
n. Bk1903 - a treacherous friend and adviser an able but unprincipled counsellor
ACHNARD
n. 1997 US sl. - a taxi driver (New York police sl.)
ACHOKE
vb. c1200 obs. - to choke, to suffocate
ACHOLITE
n. c1000 - an inferior church servant, which formerly waited on the priests and deacons, performing the offices of lighting the candles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance
ACHOLITHITE; ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. - a person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACHOOSE
vb. c1150 obs. - to choose out; to select
ACHRIST
n. 1584 rare - a person who does not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ
A-CHRISTISM
n. 1692 obs. - disbelief in God
ACHROMATIC
adj. 1799 - neutral, uncoloured; also, bland, uninteresting
ACHROMATISTOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHROMATIZE
vb. 1845 - to deprive of colour; to render achromatic
ACHROMIC
adj. 1761 obs. - free from colour
ACHROMOUS
adj. 1879 rare - colourless; without colouring matter
ACHRONISM
n. 1. 1674 obs. rare - an error in computing time, or fixing dates; the erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong date
n. 2. 1877 rare - the state of timelessness; deficiency of time
ACHRONOLOGICAL
adj. 1962 - not arranged in order of time (chiefly film and literary usage)
ACHROOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHTANDE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - eighth
ACHY
adj. 1864 - full of aches; suffering from continuous or recurring pain
ACHY-BREAKY
adj. 1992 colloq. - aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending
ACI - ACRI
ACID
adj. 1. 1756 - biting, severe, unpleasant
adj. 2. 1916 - of colour: intense, vivid
n. 1. 1768 - rancour, spite; bitterness, sourness
n. 2. 1910s sl. - cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm
n. 3. 1948 US sl. - vinegar (restaurant sl.)
n. 4. 1965 Barbados sl. - rum
n. 5. 1965 Amer. sl. - lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (drugs sl.)
n. 6. 1980s sl. - MDMA (drugs sl.)
n. 7. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics
n. 8. 20C sl. - steroids (teen & high school sl.)
n. 9. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - any alcoholic beverage
ACID AUSTERE
adj. 1668 obs. - that tastes both sharp (or sour) and astringent
ACID BUMPS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - hives
ACID CAP
n. 1990s sl. - one tablet or capsule of LSD (drugs sl.)
ACID CASUALTY
n. 1. 1960s sl. - one whose brain is deemed to have suffered from an excess of hallucinogens
n. 2. 2002 sl. - the victim of an excess of MDMA (drugs sl.)
ACID DROP
n. 1920s sl. - a pound, a sovereign
ACID-DROPPER
n. 1960s US sl. - one who uses LSD regularly and is frequently under its influence (drugs sl.)
ACID DROPS
n. Brit. sl. - barbed or caustic comments
ACID FREAK
n. 1966 US sl. - an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD
ACID-FRIED
adj. 1985 - under the influence of LSD
ACID FUNK
n. 1971 US sl. - a depression brought on by LSD use
ACIDHEAD
n. 1966 US sl. - an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD
ACID HOUSE
n. 1988 sl. - a youth cult that had its beginnings in the 1980s, which mainly involves getting our of your nut on drugs and leaping up and down to loud synthetic noises known as house music; a kind of popular synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, popular in the 1980s and associated with the taking of drugs such as Ecstasy
ACID HOUSE PARTY
n. 1988 sl. - an illegal party, often held in a large building such as a warehouse, and often outside the big cities, where thousands of young people pay for their entertainment and allegedly consume MDMA and other illegal drugs (drugs sl.)
ACID-HUED
adj. 1971 - of colour: vivid, psychedelic
ACIDIC
adj. 1. 1936 - of speech: cutting, acerbic, bitter
adj. 2. 1971 - strikingly bright, intense, or gaudy in colour
ACID JAZZ
n. 1988 - a kind of popular dance music incorporating elements of jazz, funk, and hip hop
ACIDLY
adv. 1674 - sourly, cuttingly, sarcastically
ACID MAN
n. 1926 sl. - a con artist; a swindler
ACID MUNG
n. 1971 US sl. - the sensation while under the influence of LSD of having an only face (drugs sl.)
ACIDO
n. 1971 US sl. - LSD
ACID PAD
n. 1960 US sl. - a place to consume LSD in safety and seclusion (drugs sl.)
ACID RAPPER
n. 1968 sl. - one who takes extra-large doses of LSD (drugs sl.)
ACID RASH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - hives
ACID ROCK
n. 1966 sl. - a type of rock music associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs
ACID-SWEET
adj. 1678 - that tastes both sharp (or sour) and sweet
ACID TEST
n. 1. 1854 - a very thorough test; a crucial test
n. 2. 1960s Amer. sl. - a party at which LSD is added to food and drink
n. 3. 1967 US sl. - a hallucinatory experience induced by the taking of LSD and considered as a test of maturity, courage, etc.
n. 4. 1967 US sl. - a party or public celebration given for the purpose of taking LSD
vb. 1970 Amer. sl. - to create or enhance an atmosphere suggestive of hallucinations induced by LSD in (a room); to make psychedelic
ACID TONGUE
n. 1854 - a sharp or severe manner of speaking, esp. one characterized by cutting or acerbic remarks
ACID TRIP
n. 1. 1966 sl. - a dose of LSD
n. 2. 1967 sl. - a hallucinatory experience induced by taking LSD
ACIDULATE
vb. 1684 - to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper
ACIDULATED
adj. 1732 - rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper
ACIDULATED TABLET
n. 1920s sl. - a pound, a sovereign
ACIDULCIS
adj. 1675 obs. rare - sour and sweet blended
ACIDULENT
adj. 1800 rare - slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered
ACIDULOUS
adj. 1. 1674 - sharp-tasting, slightly sour
adj. 2. 1769 - sour-tempered
ACIDY
adj. 1978 - suggestive of the effects of LSD; psychedelic; also, influenced by acid rock
ACIEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACIER
n. 1866 obs. rare - steel
ACIERATE
vb. 1860 rare - to convert iron into steel
ACIERATION
n. 1852 rare - conversion of iron into steel
ACIES
n. 1. 1628 rare - in Roman history: a battle line in a military formation
n. 2. 1646 obs. - keen attention of the eye, ear, etc., when fully directed towards any object
ACIURGY
n. 1828 rare - operative surgery
ACK
n. 1. 1941 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an Italian
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - a pimple
n. 3. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
n. 4. 1986 Brit. sl. - in computer programming: a message sent from one system or program to another, acknowledging receipt of a previous message
vb. 1. 1984 UK - to acknowledge a letter, etc. (clerical usage, orig. Civil Service)
vb. 2. 1986 UK sl. - in computer programming: to acknowledge receipt of a message
int. Bk1921 sl. - No! refusal of a request
ACK-ACK
n. 1. 1917 Amer. sl. - antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire (military sl.)
n. 2. Bk1944 sl. - a machine gun (services sl.)
vb. 1947 US sl. - to shoot someone or something
ACKADENT
n. 1882 Sc. - aqua vitae, whisky
ACKADUR
vb. 1866 Sc. - to persevere, to endure, to endeavour
ACKAMARACKA
n. 1933 sl. - insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; pretentious nonsense, bluff (orig. US usage)
ACKAMARACKER
n. 1. 1920s sl. - tea
n. 2. 1930s sl. - a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense
ACKAMARACKUS
n. 1933 sl. rare - insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; a fraudulent tale; a tall story; nonsense (orig. US)
ACKAMARAKA
n. 1. 1920s sl. - tea
n. 2. 1930s sl. - a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense
ACKAVITY
n. 1788 Sc. obs. - aqua vitae; whisky
ACKBAND
n. 1929 Sc. - control
ACK EMMA
n. 1. 1890 Brit. sl. - the morning (orig. military)
n. 2. 1917 Amer. - an air mechanic (military aviation usage)
ACKEMPUCKY
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - any food mixture of unknown ingredients
ACKER
n. 1. c1440 obs. - ? flood, tide; bore; strong current in the sea
n. 2. 1808 Eng. dial. - a ripple, furrow, or disturbance of the surface of water
n. 3. 1910s sl. - money, whether change or notes sl.(orig. military)
n. 4. 1929 Sc. - a small quantity
n. 5. 1984 Aust. sl. - an academic, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads
n. 6. 1970s Aust. sl. - jargon-loaded academic writing
n. 7. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
vb. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to chatter
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to stammer, to stutter
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to tremble with passion
ACKER BILK
n. 1960s Brit. sl. - milk (rhyming sl.)
ACKER FORTIS
n. M19 US sl. - very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee
ACKERMARACKER
n. 1920s sl. - tea
ACKERS
n. 1939 sl. - coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres (orig. military usage)
ACKETY-ACK
n. 1928 Amer. sl. - antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire (military sl.)
ACKEY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an Italian
ACKIE FORTIS
n. M19 US sl. - very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee
ACKIE-PEEVIE
n. 1929 Sc. - whisky
ACKLE
vb. 1961 Brit. sl. - to fit or function properly
ACKMAN
n. 1823 UK sl. - a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic (criminals' sl.)
ACKNICKELOUS
adj. 1988 Amer. sl. - wonderful, marvellous ( rap music usage)
ACKNICKULOUS
adj. 1980s US sl. - wonderful, marvellous (African-American & teen sl.)
ACKNOW
vb. 1. 933 obs. - to come to know, to recognize; to understand
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess
ACKNOWLEDGE
n. 1. 1492 Sc. obs. rare - investigation, trial
n. 2. c1510 obs. - admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance, awareness
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
n. 1600 obs. rare - recognition, knowledge
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN
vb. 1. 1839 Amer. dial. - to admit to being drunk
vb. 2. 1846 sl. - to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc.; to admit an error
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT
vb. 1. 1865 Amer. dial. - to admit to being drunk
vb. 2. 1846 - to admit an error (orig. US)
ACKPIRATE
n. Bk1883 - a sailor’s term for a freshwater thief, or one who steals on navigable rivers
ACKRUFF
n. 1900 sl. obs. - a river thief who robs and kills victims (criminals' sl.)
ACK RUFFIAN
n. 1900 sl. obs. - a thief who operates along the river (criminals' sl.)
ACKWA
n. 1824 Sc. - aqua vitae; whisky
ACKWALLY
adv. 1877 Sc. - actually
ACKWART
adj. 1786 Sc. - awkward
ACK WILLIE; ACK WILLY
adj. 1942 Aust. sl. - absent without leave
ACKY
n. 1930s UK sl. - aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold (criminals' sl.)
ACLEAVE
vb. 1460 obs. rare - to cleave or split
A-CLEEK
adv. c1781 Sc. - arm in arm
ACLEFT
adj. c1425 obs. rare - cleft, split
ACLITE; ACLYTE
adv. 1923 Sc. - awry, turned to one side
ACLOSE
vb. c1315 obs. rare - to enclose, to confine, to shut up
ACLUMSID
adj. 1388 obs. rare - made clumsy or unable to grasp; benumbed, paralysed
ACME
n. 1. 1579 rare - the period of full growth, the flower or full-bloom of life; reproductive maturity
n. 2. 1682 - the point of extreme violence of a disease or illness; the crisis
ACME WRINGER
n. 1988 Sc. sl. - the finger (rhyming sl.)
ACNE
n. 1976 US sl. - a rough road surface
ACNE-TYPE SURFACE BLEMISH
n. M20 US - a pimple (advertising usage)
A-COAST
adv. 1. 1579 obs. - at one side, by the side, by the coast
adv. 2. 1579 obs. - ashore
ACOCK
adj. 1611 - elated, triumphant
adv. 1. 1826 - defiantly
adv. 2. 1843 - turned upward; cocked
A-COCKBILL
adv. 19C colloq. - free, dangling free (nautical usage)
A-COCK-HORSE
adj. 1611 Eng. dial. - triumphant
adv. 1. M16 - astride
adv. 2. 1611 sl. - defiantly
adv. 3. M17 obs. - in an exalted position; in a place of triumph
A-COCK-HYE
adv. 1598 obs. - ? high up, straight up high
A-COCK-STRIDE
prep. 1840 obs. - astride; mounted upon
ACOLASTIC
adj. 1. 1656 obs. - 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious
adj. 2. 1676 obs. - incorrigible, not better by chastisement
n. 1612 obs. - a prodigal or licentious person
ACOLAUST
n. 1633 obs. - one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist
ACOLD
adj. c1314 rare - cooled, chilled, cold
vb. 1. c880 obs. - to become cold
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to make cold, to cool
ACOLEE
n. 1591 obs. - an accolade; the salutation marking the bestowal of knighthood, applied by a stroke on the shoulders with the flat of a sword and in earlier use also simply by an embrace or kiss
ACOLOTHIST
n. 1726 arch. - an acolyte; a subordinate officer in the Romish church who trims the lamps, prepares the elements for the sacraments, etc.
ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. rare - an acolyte
ACOLUTHIST
n. 1592 - an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACOLYTE
n. 1. c1000 - an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
n. 2. 1623 - a devoted follower or admirer; a novice or neophyte
n. 3. 1829 - an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation; a novice
ACOLYTHIST
n. 1592 obs. - an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACOME
vb. a1000 obs. - to come to, to attain, to reach
A-COMPASS
adv. c1385 obs. - in a circle
ACOMPTER
n. 1483 obs. - account, reckoning
ACONIC; ACONICKE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - poisonous
ACONITE
n. 1597 - deadly poison (poetic usage)
À CONTRE-COEUR
adv. 1803 - against one's will; reluctantly
ACOOL
vb. a1000 obs. - to wax cold, to cool
A COOLOO
phr. c1925 - all; everything (Royal Air Force usage)
ACOP
adv. 1610 obs. rare - on the top; on high
ACORE
vb. c1200 obs. - to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain
ACORN
n. 1. 1859 sl. - a gallows sl.
n. 2. 1920 Amer. & Brit. sl. - the head
n. 3. 20C sl. - the head of the penis (homosexual sl.)
n. 4. 1984 US sl. - in a casino: a generous tipper
ACORN CALF
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals)
ACORN-CRACKER
n. 1905 Amer. sl. - a countrified person; a rustic, a yokel; an uncouth rural person
ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST
n. Brit. sl. - the male genitals
ACORN PICKER
n. 1960s sl. - a fellator (homosexual sl.)
ACORNS
n. 1975 Amer. - testicles
ACORN SHELL
n. 1990s UK sl. - a condom
ACOS
conj. 1900 Eng. dial. - because
ACOSMY
n. 1704 obs. rare - a state of ill health accompanied by pallor of the skin
ACOST
adv. 1. c1300 obs. - on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side
adv. 2. 1599 obs. - ashore
ACOUNTER
n. 1. 1303 obs. - one who calculates or reckons
n. 2. c1330 obs. - an armed encounter; an attack
vb. c1330 obs. - to encounter, to meet as an adversary; also, to engage in combat with
ACOUNTERING
n. a1400 obs. - combat, battle
ACOUNTRE
n. c1314 obs. - an encounter
ACOUP
vb. 1. 1297 obs. - to accuse
vb. 2. c1380 obs. - to strike, to shower blows
ACOUPEMENT
n. a1300 obs. - accusation
ACOUPING
n. c1350 obs. - a coming to blows; the act of striking with a weapon; the shock of spear on shield
ACOURSE
adv. 1. 1697 obs. rare - according to ordinary procedure or custom; as a matter of course
adv. 2. 1883 colloq. - of course, naturally
ACOUSMATIC
adj. 1920 - thoughtless, unthinking
ACOUSTICAL
adj. 1803 - of the nature of sound; involving sound
ACOUSTIC PERFUME
n. Bk2004 sl. - sound for covering up unwanted noise, such as music over loudspeakers in a noisy construction area
ACOUSTICIAN
n. 1826 - one skilled in the science of sound; a student of acoustics
ACOUSTICON
adj. c1660 obs. rare - relating to the sense of hearing
n. 1660 rare - a device used to assist hearing or amplify sound
ACOVER
vb. 1. a1100 obs. - to recover, to get back, to regain; to regain health, to recover from illness; to heal
vb. 2. a1225 obs. - to recover something; to get back, to regain
ACOVERING
n. c1225 obs. - recovering; recovery
ACOY
adv. 1567 obs. rare - calmed, subdued, reserved; coy
A.C. PLONK
n. 1941 sl. - an aircraftman of the lowest rank (Royal Air Force sl.)
ACQUAINT
adj. 1297 arch. - acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of
n. c1386 obs. - an acquaintance
vb. c1325 obs. - to introduce or present oneself to; to develop an acquaintanceship with a person; to get to know
ACQUAINTABLE
adj. c1400 rare - easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar
ACQUAINTANCE
n. 1. c1230 - orig. a person with whom one is acquainted closely; a friend or companion; later, a person one knows slightly or on a less intimate basis than friendship
n. 2. Bk1879 Eng. dial. - a sweetheart; a lover; a fiancée
ACQUAINTANCED
adj. 1832 - acquainted, personally known to another person, or to each other
ACQUAINTANCY
n. 1819 rare - the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge
ACQUAINTANT
n. 1611 rare - a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance
ACQUAINTATION
n. 1468 obs. rare - acquaintance
ACQUAINTED
adj. 1. 1406 rare - known widely; well-known, familiar; easily recognizable
adj. 2. M19 UK sl. - aware, knowing (criminals' sl.)
n. c1566 obs. - a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance
ACQUAINTEDNESS
n. 1661 rare - the state of being acquainted with someone or something; familiarity
ACQUEST
n. 1. a1456 obs. - the act of acquiring
n. 2. 1622 - a thing acquired, an acquisition; a territory gained by military force
ACQUIESCATE
vb. a1586 obs. rare - to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others
ACQUIESCE
vb. 1. 1613 - to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to; to comply with, to concede
vb. 2. c1620 obs. - to remain at rest, either physically or mentally; to rest satisfied in a place or state
vb. 3. 1658-9 obs. - to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize
vb. 4. 1660 obs. - to remain in quiet subjection; to submit quietly; to remain submissive
ACQUIESCE MAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady
ACQUIESCEMENT
n. 1721 rare - acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission
ACQUIESCENCE
n. 1612 rare - untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction
ACQUIESCENCY
n. 1646 rare - acquiescence; untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction
ACQUIESCENT
adj. 1616 - disposed to quietly agree or assent; ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants
n. 1810 - one who silently assents, submits, or who accepts something without protest
ACQUIET
vb. 1. 1453-4 obs. - to acquit; to pay off a claim, debt, or liability; to make good an obligation
vb. 2. a1535 obs. - to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify. to calm, to soothe
ACQUIETING
n. 1504 obs. - a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification
ACQUIRABILITY
n. 1802 rare - the quality of being acquirable; the capacity to acquire something
ACQUIRE
n. 1592 obs. rare - acquirement or gain; abundance
vb. 1937 UK sl. - to steal something
ACQUIRY
n. 1549 rare - the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition
ACQUISITE
adj. 1528 obs. - acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself
ACQUISITED
adj. 1613 obs. rare - acquired
ACQUISITITIOUS
adj. 1653 obs. - of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate'
ACQUISITIVE
adj. 1629 obs. - that has been acquired
n. Bk1921 sl. - plunder, booty, pickings
ACQUISITIVE COVE
n. Bk1904 sl. - a thief
ACQUISITOR
n. 1668 - one who acquires
ACQUIST
n. 1. 1613 rare - the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain
n. 2. 1635 obs. - a thing acquired; an acquisition
vb. 1592 obs. - to gain for oneself; to acquire
ACQUISTED
adj. 1613 obs. - acquired
ACQUISTER
n. 1613 obs. rare - a means of acquiring something; one who acquires
ACQUIT
adj. 1393 arch. rare - acquitted, cleared, set free
n. 1475 obs. - the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to pay back a person in respect of an obligation due to or benefit or injury received from him or her; to pay in kind, to requite
vb. 2. 1340 rare - to relieve a person of an obligation; to release from a duty, prior undertaking, etc.
vb. 3. c1530 obs. - to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish
vb. 4. 1567 obs. - to pay for, to atone for an offense
ACQUITMENT
n. 1431 rare - an acquitting; acquittal
ACQUITTANCE
vb. 1448 obs. rare - to give an acquittance or discharge; to discharge
ACRASIA
n. 1590 - intemperance, excess; irregular or disorderly behaviour
ACRASIAL
adj. 1845 rare - ill-regulated, intemperate, uncontrolled
ACRASY
n. 1596 rare - irregularity, disorder, intemperance, excess
ACRATISM
n. 1804 obs. - in ancient Greece: a breakfast of bread dipped in wine
ACRAZE
vb. 1549 obs. - to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble
ACRAZED
adj. 1. 1521 obs. - weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired
adj. 2. 1576 obs. - exasperated; mentally affected; crazed
ACRE
n. 1. c975 obs. - a piece of tilled or arable land; a field
n. 2. 1701 obs. - an alleged term for a duel fought between English and Scottish borderers
n. 3. 1930s Aust. & US sl. - a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty'
n. 4. 1938 Aust. sl. - the buttocks (euphemism)
n. 5. 1990s sl. - the testicles
ACREABLE
adj. 1742 rare - of an acre; per acre
ACRE-FOOT
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - big-footed
n. 1. Amer. sl. - a person with large feet (World War II usage)
n. 2. Amer. sl. - a rustic (World War II usage)
ACRE-LAND
n. a1400 obs. - ploughed or arable land
ACREMAN
n. c1000 - a cultivator of the ground; a husbandman, or ploughman
ACREME
n. 1675 obs. - a unit of land area equal to ten acres
ACREOCRACY
n. Bk1921 sl. - the landed interest
ACRE OF CORN
n. 1930s Aust. & US sl. - a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty'
ACREOPHAGIST
n. 19C - one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian
ACRES
n. 1. 1775 sl. - a coward
n. 2. 1830 - large quantities, a wide expanse
ACRID
n. c1550 obs. rare - a locust
ACRIDOPHAGI
n. Bk1795 - the people of Ethiopia who feed on locusts
ACRIMONIOUS
adj. 1. 1612 rare - bitter and hot to the taste; bitterly pungent, irritating, corrosive; acrid
adj. 2. 1651 - bitter and irritating in disposition or manner; bitter-tempered
ACRIMONIOUSLY
adv. 1753 - with bitterness or severity
ACRIMONY
n. 1. 1542 rare - biting sharpness to the taste; pungency; acridity
n. 2. 1597 - sharp or irritating bitterness of temper or manner; ill feeling
ACRIOUS
adj. 1675 rare - acrid
ACRISY
n. 1. 1704 obs. rare - a state of disease such that the likelihood of the patient's recovery can neither be affirmed nor denied
n. 2. 1721 obs. rare - the fact of no decision being made on a question
ACRITICAL
adj. 1899 - not involving or applying critical judgement; uncritical
ACRITOCHROMACY
n. 1855 obs. - defective colour vision; colour blindness
ACRITUDE
n. 1650 rare - bitterness, sharpness or pungency of taste; acridity
ACRITY
n. 1619 rare - sharpness, keenness, shrewdness
adj. 1. 1756 - biting, severe, unpleasant
adj. 2. 1916 - of colour: intense, vivid
n. 1. 1768 - rancour, spite; bitterness, sourness
n. 2. 1910s sl. - cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm
n. 3. 1948 US sl. - vinegar (restaurant sl.)
n. 4. 1965 Barbados sl. - rum
n. 5. 1965 Amer. sl. - lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (drugs sl.)
n. 6. 1980s sl. - MDMA (drugs sl.)
n. 7. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics
n. 8. 20C sl. - steroids (teen & high school sl.)
n. 9. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - any alcoholic beverage
ACID AUSTERE
adj. 1668 obs. - that tastes both sharp (or sour) and astringent
ACID BUMPS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - hives
ACID CAP
n. 1990s sl. - one tablet or capsule of LSD (drugs sl.)
ACID CASUALTY
n. 1. 1960s sl. - one whose brain is deemed to have suffered from an excess of hallucinogens
n. 2. 2002 sl. - the victim of an excess of MDMA (drugs sl.)
ACID DROP
n. 1920s sl. - a pound, a sovereign
ACID-DROPPER
n. 1960s US sl. - one who uses LSD regularly and is frequently under its influence (drugs sl.)
ACID DROPS
n. Brit. sl. - barbed or caustic comments
ACID FREAK
n. 1966 US sl. - an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD
ACID-FRIED
adj. 1985 - under the influence of LSD
ACID FUNK
n. 1971 US sl. - a depression brought on by LSD use
ACIDHEAD
n. 1966 US sl. - an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD
ACID HOUSE
n. 1988 sl. - a youth cult that had its beginnings in the 1980s, which mainly involves getting our of your nut on drugs and leaping up and down to loud synthetic noises known as house music; a kind of popular synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, popular in the 1980s and associated with the taking of drugs such as Ecstasy
ACID HOUSE PARTY
n. 1988 sl. - an illegal party, often held in a large building such as a warehouse, and often outside the big cities, where thousands of young people pay for their entertainment and allegedly consume MDMA and other illegal drugs (drugs sl.)
ACID-HUED
adj. 1971 - of colour: vivid, psychedelic
ACIDIC
adj. 1. 1936 - of speech: cutting, acerbic, bitter
adj. 2. 1971 - strikingly bright, intense, or gaudy in colour
ACID JAZZ
n. 1988 - a kind of popular dance music incorporating elements of jazz, funk, and hip hop
ACIDLY
adv. 1674 - sourly, cuttingly, sarcastically
ACID MAN
n. 1926 sl. - a con artist; a swindler
ACID MUNG
n. 1971 US sl. - the sensation while under the influence of LSD of having an only face (drugs sl.)
ACIDO
n. 1971 US sl. - LSD
ACID PAD
n. 1960 US sl. - a place to consume LSD in safety and seclusion (drugs sl.)
ACID RAPPER
n. 1968 sl. - one who takes extra-large doses of LSD (drugs sl.)
ACID RASH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - hives
ACID ROCK
n. 1966 sl. - a type of rock music associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs
ACID-SWEET
adj. 1678 - that tastes both sharp (or sour) and sweet
ACID TEST
n. 1. 1854 - a very thorough test; a crucial test
n. 2. 1960s Amer. sl. - a party at which LSD is added to food and drink
n. 3. 1967 US sl. - a hallucinatory experience induced by the taking of LSD and considered as a test of maturity, courage, etc.
n. 4. 1967 US sl. - a party or public celebration given for the purpose of taking LSD
vb. 1970 Amer. sl. - to create or enhance an atmosphere suggestive of hallucinations induced by LSD in (a room); to make psychedelic
ACID TONGUE
n. 1854 - a sharp or severe manner of speaking, esp. one characterized by cutting or acerbic remarks
ACID TRIP
n. 1. 1966 sl. - a dose of LSD
n. 2. 1967 sl. - a hallucinatory experience induced by taking LSD
ACIDULATE
vb. 1684 - to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper
ACIDULATED
adj. 1732 - rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper
ACIDULATED TABLET
n. 1920s sl. - a pound, a sovereign
ACIDULCIS
adj. 1675 obs. rare - sour and sweet blended
ACIDULENT
adj. 1800 rare - slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered
ACIDULOUS
adj. 1. 1674 - sharp-tasting, slightly sour
adj. 2. 1769 - sour-tempered
ACIDY
adj. 1978 - suggestive of the effects of LSD; psychedelic; also, influenced by acid rock
ACIEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACIER
n. 1866 obs. rare - steel
ACIERATE
vb. 1860 rare - to convert iron into steel
ACIERATION
n. 1852 rare - conversion of iron into steel
ACIES
n. 1. 1628 rare - in Roman history: a battle line in a military formation
n. 2. 1646 obs. - keen attention of the eye, ear, etc., when fully directed towards any object
ACIURGY
n. 1828 rare - operative surgery
ACK
n. 1. 1941 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an Italian
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - a pimple
n. 3. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
n. 4. 1986 Brit. sl. - in computer programming: a message sent from one system or program to another, acknowledging receipt of a previous message
vb. 1. 1984 UK - to acknowledge a letter, etc. (clerical usage, orig. Civil Service)
vb. 2. 1986 UK sl. - in computer programming: to acknowledge receipt of a message
int. Bk1921 sl. - No! refusal of a request
ACK-ACK
n. 1. 1917 Amer. sl. - antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire (military sl.)
n. 2. Bk1944 sl. - a machine gun (services sl.)
vb. 1947 US sl. - to shoot someone or something
ACKADENT
n. 1882 Sc. - aqua vitae, whisky
ACKADUR
vb. 1866 Sc. - to persevere, to endure, to endeavour
ACKAMARACKA
n. 1933 sl. - insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; pretentious nonsense, bluff (orig. US usage)
ACKAMARACKER
n. 1. 1920s sl. - tea
n. 2. 1930s sl. - a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense
ACKAMARACKUS
n. 1933 sl. rare - insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; a fraudulent tale; a tall story; nonsense (orig. US)
ACKAMARAKA
n. 1. 1920s sl. - tea
n. 2. 1930s sl. - a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense
ACKAVITY
n. 1788 Sc. obs. - aqua vitae; whisky
ACKBAND
n. 1929 Sc. - control
ACK EMMA
n. 1. 1890 Brit. sl. - the morning (orig. military)
n. 2. 1917 Amer. - an air mechanic (military aviation usage)
ACKEMPUCKY
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - any food mixture of unknown ingredients
ACKER
n. 1. c1440 obs. - ? flood, tide; bore; strong current in the sea
n. 2. 1808 Eng. dial. - a ripple, furrow, or disturbance of the surface of water
n. 3. 1910s sl. - money, whether change or notes sl.(orig. military)
n. 4. 1929 Sc. - a small quantity
n. 5. 1984 Aust. sl. - an academic, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads
n. 6. 1970s Aust. sl. - jargon-loaded academic writing
n. 7. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
vb. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to chatter
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to stammer, to stutter
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to tremble with passion
ACKER BILK
n. 1960s Brit. sl. - milk (rhyming sl.)
ACKER FORTIS
n. M19 US sl. - very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee
ACKERMARACKER
n. 1920s sl. - tea
ACKERS
n. 1939 sl. - coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres (orig. military usage)
ACKETY-ACK
n. 1928 Amer. sl. - antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire (military sl.)
ACKEY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an Italian
ACKIE FORTIS
n. M19 US sl. - very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee
ACKIE-PEEVIE
n. 1929 Sc. - whisky
ACKLE
vb. 1961 Brit. sl. - to fit or function properly
ACKMAN
n. 1823 UK sl. - a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic (criminals' sl.)
ACKNICKELOUS
adj. 1988 Amer. sl. - wonderful, marvellous ( rap music usage)
ACKNICKULOUS
adj. 1980s US sl. - wonderful, marvellous (African-American & teen sl.)
ACKNOW
vb. 1. 933 obs. - to come to know, to recognize; to understand
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess
ACKNOWLEDGE
n. 1. 1492 Sc. obs. rare - investigation, trial
n. 2. c1510 obs. - admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance, awareness
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
n. 1600 obs. rare - recognition, knowledge
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN
vb. 1. 1839 Amer. dial. - to admit to being drunk
vb. 2. 1846 sl. - to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc.; to admit an error
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT
vb. 1. 1865 Amer. dial. - to admit to being drunk
vb. 2. 1846 - to admit an error (orig. US)
ACKPIRATE
n. Bk1883 - a sailor’s term for a freshwater thief, or one who steals on navigable rivers
ACKRUFF
n. 1900 sl. obs. - a river thief who robs and kills victims (criminals' sl.)
ACK RUFFIAN
n. 1900 sl. obs. - a thief who operates along the river (criminals' sl.)
ACKWA
n. 1824 Sc. - aqua vitae; whisky
ACKWALLY
adv. 1877 Sc. - actually
ACKWART
adj. 1786 Sc. - awkward
ACK WILLIE; ACK WILLY
adj. 1942 Aust. sl. - absent without leave
ACKY
n. 1930s UK sl. - aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold (criminals' sl.)
ACLEAVE
vb. 1460 obs. rare - to cleave or split
A-CLEEK
adv. c1781 Sc. - arm in arm
ACLEFT
adj. c1425 obs. rare - cleft, split
ACLITE; ACLYTE
adv. 1923 Sc. - awry, turned to one side
ACLOSE
vb. c1315 obs. rare - to enclose, to confine, to shut up
ACLUMSID
adj. 1388 obs. rare - made clumsy or unable to grasp; benumbed, paralysed
ACME
n. 1. 1579 rare - the period of full growth, the flower or full-bloom of life; reproductive maturity
n. 2. 1682 - the point of extreme violence of a disease or illness; the crisis
ACME WRINGER
n. 1988 Sc. sl. - the finger (rhyming sl.)
ACNE
n. 1976 US sl. - a rough road surface
ACNE-TYPE SURFACE BLEMISH
n. M20 US - a pimple (advertising usage)
A-COAST
adv. 1. 1579 obs. - at one side, by the side, by the coast
adv. 2. 1579 obs. - ashore
ACOCK
adj. 1611 - elated, triumphant
adv. 1. 1826 - defiantly
adv. 2. 1843 - turned upward; cocked
A-COCKBILL
adv. 19C colloq. - free, dangling free (nautical usage)
A-COCK-HORSE
adj. 1611 Eng. dial. - triumphant
adv. 1. M16 - astride
adv. 2. 1611 sl. - defiantly
adv. 3. M17 obs. - in an exalted position; in a place of triumph
A-COCK-HYE
adv. 1598 obs. - ? high up, straight up high
A-COCK-STRIDE
prep. 1840 obs. - astride; mounted upon
ACOLASTIC
adj. 1. 1656 obs. - 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious
adj. 2. 1676 obs. - incorrigible, not better by chastisement
n. 1612 obs. - a prodigal or licentious person
ACOLAUST
n. 1633 obs. - one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist
ACOLD
adj. c1314 rare - cooled, chilled, cold
vb. 1. c880 obs. - to become cold
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to make cold, to cool
ACOLEE
n. 1591 obs. - an accolade; the salutation marking the bestowal of knighthood, applied by a stroke on the shoulders with the flat of a sword and in earlier use also simply by an embrace or kiss
ACOLOTHIST
n. 1726 arch. - an acolyte; a subordinate officer in the Romish church who trims the lamps, prepares the elements for the sacraments, etc.
ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. rare - an acolyte
ACOLUTHIST
n. 1592 - an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACOLYTE
n. 1. c1000 - an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
n. 2. 1623 - a devoted follower or admirer; a novice or neophyte
n. 3. 1829 - an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation; a novice
ACOLYTHIST
n. 1592 obs. - an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACOME
vb. a1000 obs. - to come to, to attain, to reach
A-COMPASS
adv. c1385 obs. - in a circle
ACOMPTER
n. 1483 obs. - account, reckoning
ACONIC; ACONICKE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - poisonous
ACONITE
n. 1597 - deadly poison (poetic usage)
À CONTRE-COEUR
adv. 1803 - against one's will; reluctantly
ACOOL
vb. a1000 obs. - to wax cold, to cool
A COOLOO
phr. c1925 - all; everything (Royal Air Force usage)
ACOP
adv. 1610 obs. rare - on the top; on high
ACORE
vb. c1200 obs. - to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain
ACORN
n. 1. 1859 sl. - a gallows sl.
n. 2. 1920 Amer. & Brit. sl. - the head
n. 3. 20C sl. - the head of the penis (homosexual sl.)
n. 4. 1984 US sl. - in a casino: a generous tipper
ACORN CALF
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals)
ACORN-CRACKER
n. 1905 Amer. sl. - a countrified person; a rustic, a yokel; an uncouth rural person
ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST
n. Brit. sl. - the male genitals
ACORN PICKER
n. 1960s sl. - a fellator (homosexual sl.)
ACORNS
n. 1975 Amer. - testicles
ACORN SHELL
n. 1990s UK sl. - a condom
ACOS
conj. 1900 Eng. dial. - because
ACOSMY
n. 1704 obs. rare - a state of ill health accompanied by pallor of the skin
ACOST
adv. 1. c1300 obs. - on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side
adv. 2. 1599 obs. - ashore
ACOUNTER
n. 1. 1303 obs. - one who calculates or reckons
n. 2. c1330 obs. - an armed encounter; an attack
vb. c1330 obs. - to encounter, to meet as an adversary; also, to engage in combat with
ACOUNTERING
n. a1400 obs. - combat, battle
ACOUNTRE
n. c1314 obs. - an encounter
ACOUP
vb. 1. 1297 obs. - to accuse
vb. 2. c1380 obs. - to strike, to shower blows
ACOUPEMENT
n. a1300 obs. - accusation
ACOUPING
n. c1350 obs. - a coming to blows; the act of striking with a weapon; the shock of spear on shield
ACOURSE
adv. 1. 1697 obs. rare - according to ordinary procedure or custom; as a matter of course
adv. 2. 1883 colloq. - of course, naturally
ACOUSMATIC
adj. 1920 - thoughtless, unthinking
ACOUSTICAL
adj. 1803 - of the nature of sound; involving sound
ACOUSTIC PERFUME
n. Bk2004 sl. - sound for covering up unwanted noise, such as music over loudspeakers in a noisy construction area
ACOUSTICIAN
n. 1826 - one skilled in the science of sound; a student of acoustics
ACOUSTICON
adj. c1660 obs. rare - relating to the sense of hearing
n. 1660 rare - a device used to assist hearing or amplify sound
ACOVER
vb. 1. a1100 obs. - to recover, to get back, to regain; to regain health, to recover from illness; to heal
vb. 2. a1225 obs. - to recover something; to get back, to regain
ACOVERING
n. c1225 obs. - recovering; recovery
ACOY
adv. 1567 obs. rare - calmed, subdued, reserved; coy
A.C. PLONK
n. 1941 sl. - an aircraftman of the lowest rank (Royal Air Force sl.)
ACQUAINT
adj. 1297 arch. - acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of
n. c1386 obs. - an acquaintance
vb. c1325 obs. - to introduce or present oneself to; to develop an acquaintanceship with a person; to get to know
ACQUAINTABLE
adj. c1400 rare - easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar
ACQUAINTANCE
n. 1. c1230 - orig. a person with whom one is acquainted closely; a friend or companion; later, a person one knows slightly or on a less intimate basis than friendship
n. 2. Bk1879 Eng. dial. - a sweetheart; a lover; a fiancée
ACQUAINTANCED
adj. 1832 - acquainted, personally known to another person, or to each other
ACQUAINTANCY
n. 1819 rare - the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge
ACQUAINTANT
n. 1611 rare - a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance
ACQUAINTATION
n. 1468 obs. rare - acquaintance
ACQUAINTED
adj. 1. 1406 rare - known widely; well-known, familiar; easily recognizable
adj. 2. M19 UK sl. - aware, knowing (criminals' sl.)
n. c1566 obs. - a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance
ACQUAINTEDNESS
n. 1661 rare - the state of being acquainted with someone or something; familiarity
ACQUEST
n. 1. a1456 obs. - the act of acquiring
n. 2. 1622 - a thing acquired, an acquisition; a territory gained by military force
ACQUIESCATE
vb. a1586 obs. rare - to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others
ACQUIESCE
vb. 1. 1613 - to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to; to comply with, to concede
vb. 2. c1620 obs. - to remain at rest, either physically or mentally; to rest satisfied in a place or state
vb. 3. 1658-9 obs. - to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize
vb. 4. 1660 obs. - to remain in quiet subjection; to submit quietly; to remain submissive
ACQUIESCE MAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady
ACQUIESCEMENT
n. 1721 rare - acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission
ACQUIESCENCE
n. 1612 rare - untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction
ACQUIESCENCY
n. 1646 rare - acquiescence; untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction
ACQUIESCENT
adj. 1616 - disposed to quietly agree or assent; ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants
n. 1810 - one who silently assents, submits, or who accepts something without protest
ACQUIET
vb. 1. 1453-4 obs. - to acquit; to pay off a claim, debt, or liability; to make good an obligation
vb. 2. a1535 obs. - to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify. to calm, to soothe
ACQUIETING
n. 1504 obs. - a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification
ACQUIRABILITY
n. 1802 rare - the quality of being acquirable; the capacity to acquire something
ACQUIRE
n. 1592 obs. rare - acquirement or gain; abundance
vb. 1937 UK sl. - to steal something
ACQUIRY
n. 1549 rare - the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition
ACQUISITE
adj. 1528 obs. - acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself
ACQUISITED
adj. 1613 obs. rare - acquired
ACQUISITITIOUS
adj. 1653 obs. - of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate'
ACQUISITIVE
adj. 1629 obs. - that has been acquired
n. Bk1921 sl. - plunder, booty, pickings
ACQUISITIVE COVE
n. Bk1904 sl. - a thief
ACQUISITOR
n. 1668 - one who acquires
ACQUIST
n. 1. 1613 rare - the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain
n. 2. 1635 obs. - a thing acquired; an acquisition
vb. 1592 obs. - to gain for oneself; to acquire
ACQUISTED
adj. 1613 obs. - acquired
ACQUISTER
n. 1613 obs. rare - a means of acquiring something; one who acquires
ACQUIT
adj. 1393 arch. rare - acquitted, cleared, set free
n. 1475 obs. - the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to pay back a person in respect of an obligation due to or benefit or injury received from him or her; to pay in kind, to requite
vb. 2. 1340 rare - to relieve a person of an obligation; to release from a duty, prior undertaking, etc.
vb. 3. c1530 obs. - to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish
vb. 4. 1567 obs. - to pay for, to atone for an offense
ACQUITMENT
n. 1431 rare - an acquitting; acquittal
ACQUITTANCE
vb. 1448 obs. rare - to give an acquittance or discharge; to discharge
ACRASIA
n. 1590 - intemperance, excess; irregular or disorderly behaviour
ACRASIAL
adj. 1845 rare - ill-regulated, intemperate, uncontrolled
ACRASY
n. 1596 rare - irregularity, disorder, intemperance, excess
ACRATISM
n. 1804 obs. - in ancient Greece: a breakfast of bread dipped in wine
ACRAZE
vb. 1549 obs. - to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble
ACRAZED
adj. 1. 1521 obs. - weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired
adj. 2. 1576 obs. - exasperated; mentally affected; crazed
ACRE
n. 1. c975 obs. - a piece of tilled or arable land; a field
n. 2. 1701 obs. - an alleged term for a duel fought between English and Scottish borderers
n. 3. 1930s Aust. & US sl. - a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty'
n. 4. 1938 Aust. sl. - the buttocks (euphemism)
n. 5. 1990s sl. - the testicles
ACREABLE
adj. 1742 rare - of an acre; per acre
ACRE-FOOT
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - big-footed
n. 1. Amer. sl. - a person with large feet (World War II usage)
n. 2. Amer. sl. - a rustic (World War II usage)
ACRE-LAND
n. a1400 obs. - ploughed or arable land
ACREMAN
n. c1000 - a cultivator of the ground; a husbandman, or ploughman
ACREME
n. 1675 obs. - a unit of land area equal to ten acres
ACREOCRACY
n. Bk1921 sl. - the landed interest
ACRE OF CORN
n. 1930s Aust. & US sl. - a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty'
ACREOPHAGIST
n. 19C - one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian
ACRES
n. 1. 1775 sl. - a coward
n. 2. 1830 - large quantities, a wide expanse
ACRID
n. c1550 obs. rare - a locust
ACRIDOPHAGI
n. Bk1795 - the people of Ethiopia who feed on locusts
ACRIMONIOUS
adj. 1. 1612 rare - bitter and hot to the taste; bitterly pungent, irritating, corrosive; acrid
adj. 2. 1651 - bitter and irritating in disposition or manner; bitter-tempered
ACRIMONIOUSLY
adv. 1753 - with bitterness or severity
ACRIMONY
n. 1. 1542 rare - biting sharpness to the taste; pungency; acridity
n. 2. 1597 - sharp or irritating bitterness of temper or manner; ill feeling
ACRIOUS
adj. 1675 rare - acrid
ACRISY
n. 1. 1704 obs. rare - a state of disease such that the likelihood of the patient's recovery can neither be affirmed nor denied
n. 2. 1721 obs. rare - the fact of no decision being made on a question
ACRITICAL
adj. 1899 - not involving or applying critical judgement; uncritical
ACRITOCHROMACY
n. 1855 obs. - defective colour vision; colour blindness
ACRITUDE
n. 1650 rare - bitterness, sharpness or pungency of taste; acridity
ACRITY
n. 1619 rare - sharpness, keenness, shrewdness
ACRO - ACY
ACRO
n. 1967 - acrobatic manoeuvres (Amer. aviation usage)
ACROAMA
n. 1. 1579 rare - oral teaching heard only by initiated disciples; esoteric doctrines
n. 2. 1603 rare - a rhetorical declamation, as opposed to an argument
ACROAMARE
adj. 1657 obs. rare - pungently bitter
ACROAMATIC
adj. 1632 rare - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROAMATICAL
adj. 1580 obs. - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROASIS
n. 1623 rare - an oral discourse; a discourse listened to rather than read (chiefly Ancient Hist. usage)
ACROATIC
adj. 1655-50 - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROBACY
n. 1867 - acrobatics; an acrobatic feat
ACROBAT
n. 1. B1912 sl. - a drinking glass
n. 2. 1958 W. Indies sl. - a fool
ACROBATICS
n. 1856 - dexterous operations in reasoning, accounting, etc.
ACROBATISM
n. 1848 - the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats
ACROBATS
n. 1924 Amer. sl. - loaded or unfairly bevelled dice (gambling sl.)
ACROCOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one having long hair
ACROLOGIC
adj. 1830 rare - pert. to initials
ACROLOGICAL
adj. 1827 rare - relating to or based on initial letters or sounds
ACRONYCAL; ACRONYCHAL
adj. 1594 - happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star
ACRONYCH
adj. 1594 - happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star
ACRONYMANIA
n. 1968 - a fervent or excessive enthusiasm for the use of acronyms or initialisms
ACRONYMANIAC
n. 1968 - a person having an excessive enthusiasm for using acronyms
ACRONYMIC
adj. 1948 - relating to or designated by an acronym
ACRONYMIZE
vb. 1955 - to convert into an acronym; to call by an acronym
ACRONYMOUS
adj. 1955 - relating to or designated by an acronym
ACROOK
adv. a1387 - in a bend or curve; awry, crookedly
ACROPHOBE
n. 1894 - a person affected with acrophobia
ACROPHOBIA
n. 1888 - irrational fear of heights
ACROPHOBIC
adj. 1888 - affected with acrophobia
ACROSCOPIC
adj. 1834 obs. rare - positioned so as to view something from a height (poetic usage)
ACROSS
adv. 1. a1250 rare - in the form of a cross, crosswise; crossing each other, crossed
adv. 2. 1559 obs. - not straight or directly; obliquely; athwart, awry, amiss
prep. 1607 obs. - at odds with, at variance with
n. 1900s US sl. - Great Britain
ACROSS COUNTRY
n. 1929 sl. - one who is a fugitive from the law (criminals' sl.)
ACROSSED
adj. 1548 obs. rare - crosswise, crossed
ACROSS LOTS
phr. 1. E19 US sl. - via a short cut
phr. 2. M19 sl. - accelerated, using fig. 'short cuts'
phr. 3. 1848 sl. - completely
ACROSS THE BOARD
n. 1964 sl. - in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third)
ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH
adj. 1999 Can. sl. - mentally ill, institutionalized
ACROSS THE BUBBLE
adj. 1912 sl. - into prison (criminals' sl.)
ACROSS THE DITCH
n. 1998 NZ sl. - Australia
ACROSS THE PAVEMENT
adv. 1977 UK sl. - of a criminal activity: in a street situation
ACROSS THE RIVER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead
ACROSS THE TRACKS
n. 1943 US sl. - the socially inferior area of town
ACROST
prep. 1759 - across
adv. 1775 - across
ACROSTIC
adj. 1602 obs. rare - crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag
n. 1614 obs. - the beginning or end of a verse
ACROTELEUTIC
n. 1719 obs. - a formula repeated at the end of a psalm; a doxology
A-CRY
adv. 1593 obs. - in a cry, crying
ACRYLIC
adj. 1990s US sl. - superficial, hard, difficult to tolerate (college sl.)
ACT
n. 1. 1709 obs. - a burning of heretics
n. 2. L19 sl. - a routine, a way of behaving, a performance (orig. US)
n. 3. 1934 - an instance of insincere behaviour; a display of pretended feeling; an affected pretense
n. 4. 1940s US sl. - cross-examination of a prisoner (criminals' sl.)
n. 5. 1940s Aust. sl. - pretended illness or ill-temper
n. 6. Amer. sl. - a dramatic mimicking
n. 7. 1991 US sl. - the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to bring into action, to bring about, to produce, to perform, to work, to do a thing or process
ACT, THE
n. 1532 - copulation; sexual intercourse (euphemism)
ACTABLE
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - active, capable of lively activity
ACTAEON; ACTEON
n. 1. 1567 rare and arch. - a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife
n. 2. Bk1922 - a hunter
vb. 1582 obs. - to cuckold
ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE
vb. 1960s sl. - to panic, to behave hysterically
ACT-ASS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - one who gives rude answers, a smart-alec, a show-off, a braggart
ACTATIVE
n. 1605 obs. rare - ? a thing that animates or energizes
ACT CATCHER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a drama critic (theatrical sl.)
ACT CUTE
vb. 2002 Singapore sl. - to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion
ACTEON
n. 1567 rare and arch. - a cuckold
ACTEON'S BADGE
n. 1596 sl. - the stigma of cuckoldom
ACTING DICKY
n. Bk1921 sl. - a man acting in the name of an enrolled solicitor
ACTING GADGET
n. Bk1944 sl. - acting corporal (services sl.)
ACTING JACK
n. 1. 1917 US - a lance sergeant (Korean war usage)
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - a soldier temporarily appointed to higher rank, esp. to serve as platoon leader in basic training
ACTING LADY
n. 1883 colloq. - an incapable or inferior actress (theatrical usage)
ACTING OVER
n. 1646 - a re-enacting, repetition
ACTION
n. 1. 1533 obs. - a proposition, motion, or question for discussion
n. 2. 1540 obs. - acting of plays, performance
n. 3. 1579 obs. - a military engagement, a battle
n. 4. 1662 obs. - a share in a joint-stock company
n. 5. 1679 obs. rare - a theatrical performance; a play
n. 6. 1885 US sl. - in betting; gambling; a crap game or other game of chance
n. 7. 1913 US sl. - in pool: spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball
n. 8. 1920s sl. - what is going on or happening; thus a situation or state of affairs, anything exciting, current, interesting, depending on the context, e.g. the chance for sex, a musical performance, a night's gambling (orig. US Black usage)
n. 9. c1930 - coition; sexual activity; intrigue with the opposite sex
n. 10. 1950s Amer. sl. - a party or gathering; excitement, activity in general; whatever is happening
n. 11. 1951 sl. - acts of crime; commerce in drugs; illegal activity (criminals' sl.)
n. 12. 1952 sl. - the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc.
n. 13. 1950s sl. - in gambling: the total amount that a gambler will bet
n. 14. 1950s US sl. - one's choice, one's preference
n. 15. 1960s sl. - the effects of a drug
n. 16. 1969 US sl. - a revolver
n. 17. 1960s sl. - manipulations, activities, esp. when illegal or corrupt
n. 18. 1960s sl.- the current availability of drugs and the best place to obtain them (drugs sl.)
n. 19. 1963 sl. - a woman (orig. US Black usage)
n. 20. 1970s US sl. - a look, a smile, a verbal response (African-American sl.)
n. 21. 1971 US sl. - a political act, often confrontational or violent
n. 22. 1990 US sl. - in pool: a game played with wagers
n. 23. 1990s Aust. sl. - homosexuality (prison sl.)
n. 24. 1991 US sl. - the amount that a gambler is willing to bet
ACTIONABILITY
n. 1820 - the fact of giving cause for legal action
ACTIONABLE
adj. 1. a1601 - giving cause for legal action
adj. 2. 1913 - able to be acted upon; useful, practical
ACTIONARY
n. 1728 obs. - a share-holder in a joint-stock company
ACTION BEAVER
n. 1974 US sl. - a film featuring full nudity and sexual activity short of intercourse
ACTIONER
n. 1. 1825 obs. rare - a shareholder
n. 2. 1881 obs. rare - an artisan who makes the action of an instrument, as of a gun, piano, etc.
n. 3. 1940 colloq. - an action film
ACTION FACTION
n. 1968 US sl. - a subset of the political left that advocated forceful, confrontational tactics
ACTIONIST
n. 1. 1720 obs. - a shareholder in a joint-stock company; one who owns actions
n. 2. 1812 - a person who believes in action; one who takes action
ACTIONIZE
vb. 1. 1614 - to act upon; to put into action
vb. 2. 1872 obs. rare - to bring a legal action against; to sue
ACTION ON A SOLID HALF TRACTION; ACTION ON THE SOLID HALF TRACTION
phr. 1940s US sl. - ready for anything (African-American sl.)
ACTION ON TRACTION
n. Bk1947 Amer. sl. - speed
ACTION-PACKED
adj. 1924 - full of action or excitement
ACTION PIECE
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1983 US sl. - a woman (African-American sl.)
ACTION PLAYER
n. Bk1998 sl. - a gambler who bets heavily and, often, unwisely
ACTION ROOM
n. 1. 1972 US sl. - a pool hall where betting is common
n. 2. 1972 US sl. - a place where betting and gambling take place
ACTION-TAKING
adj. 1608 obs. rare - prone to taking legal action; litigious
ACTIOUS
adj. 1441 rare - abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk
ACTITATION
n. 1. 1661 obs. rare - debating of lawsuits
n. 2 1755 obs. rare - rapid frequent action
ACTIVABLE
adj. 1606 obs. - excitable, active
ACTIVATED
adj. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - tipsy; alcohol intoxicated
ACTIVE
n. 1. a1425 - a person devoted to the active life, esp. a member of an active religious order; an active person
n. 2. 1840 - a member of the military in active service (chiefly US usage)
n. 3. 1931 - in sports: a player on a team who is eligible to play in a given game or season (chiefly baseball and American football usage)
n. 4. Bk1984 UK sl. - an enthusiastic and efficient officer (police sl.)
vb. 1620 - to make active; to activate
ACTIVE CITIZEN
n. 1. E19 sl. - a louse
n. 2. E19 sl. - a flea
n. 3. Bk1992 sl. obs. - a law-abiding person (criminals' sl.)
ACTIVE PARTNER
n. Bk1972 sl. - a homosexual who is the active participant in anal intercourse (homosexual sl.)
ACTIVE SERVICE
n. Bk1916 sl. - the woman uppermost in an act of coition
ACTIVE SODOMIST
n. 19C sl. - an active homosexual
ACTIVISTIC
adj. 1907 - active; activist
ACTIVITY
n. 1542 obs. - physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics
ACTIVITY BOOSTER
n. M20 US sl. - an amphetamine tablet (drugs sl.)
ACTIVO-PASSIVE
adj. 1860 obs. rare - characterized by both activity and passivity
ACTLESS
adj. 1654 rare - without action, inactive
ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. - to act laughably
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T SMELL
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T STINK
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE SANCHO
vb. 1869 Amer. dial. - of a child: to act in an unruly or mischievous way; to misbehave
ACT LIKE SHIT WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. - to be inactive, slow, or lethargic
ACT OF ANDROGYNATION
n. M17 - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF DARKNESS
n. Shakespeare - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF GENERATION
n. L19 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF GRACE
n. 1638 - a formal pardon
ACT OF KIND
n. 19C Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF LOVE
n. 1638 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF PARLIAMENT
n. Bk1921 sl. - small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him
ACT OF SHAME
n. Shakespeare usage - an act of copulation
ACT OF SPORT
n. L19 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACTOR
n. 1. a1325 obs. - in law: a person who instigates or is involved in a legal action; a plaintiff or complainant; in Roman History: a public prosecutor; an advocate in civil cases
n. 2. 1382 obs. - a manager, overseer, agent, or factor
n. 3. c1384 obs. - a guardian, a steward; a person who acts on behalf of another
n. 4. 1413 obs. - a pleader; he who conducts an action at law; the plaintiff or complainant; an advocate in civil cases; a public prosecutor
n. 5. c1425 - a person who performs or takes part in an action; a doer, an agent
n. 6. 1844 US sl. - anyone out to deceive or project a phony image; a con-man; a liar (African-American sl.)
n. 7. 1964 US sl. - a troublemaker
n. 8. Amer. sl. - an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch
ACTORINE
n. 1892 Amer. sl. rare - an actress
ACTORISH
adj. 1941 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACTORLY
adj. 1957 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACTOR-MAN
n. 1774 rare - a male theatrical actor
ACTORNEY
n. 1713 Sc. obs. - an attorney
ACTOR-PROOF
adj. 1973 US sl. - denoting a part in a play or performance so well written than no amount of bad acting can ruin it
ACTOR'S BIBLE
n. 1981 US sl. - Variety magazine
ACTOR'S REACH
n. 1999 US sl. - a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay
ACTORVIST
n. 1995 Amer. sl. - a politically involved actor (political sl.)
ACTORY
adj. 1917 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACT POSSUM
vb. 1844 US sl. obs. - to feign; to pretend to be ill or dead
ACTRESS
n. 1. 1586 rare - a woman who performs an action; a female doer or actor
n. 2. 1917 - a prostitute (euphemism)
n. 3. Bk1972 US sl. - an egocentric show-off, who is nonetheless amusing and witty; a homosexual who hogs the limelight (homosexual sl.)
ACTRESSY
adj. 1893 - characteristic of an actress; affectedly theatrical
ACTRICE
n. 1589 obs. - an actress
ACT THE ANGORA
vb. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - to play the fool
ACT THE GIDDY GOAT
vb. L19 sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE GOAT
vb. L19 sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE HOG
vb. 1. 1900s sl. - to play the fool
vb. 2. 1940s sl. - to malfunction
ACT THE JINNIT
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to play the fool; to act irrationally
ACT THE LINNET
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to flirt
ACT THE MAGGOT
vb. 1937 Irish sl. - to play the fool
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. 1960s Irish sl. - to misbehave
ACT THE MONKEY
vb. 1. 1900s sl. - to play the fool
vb. 2. 1940s sl. - to malfunction
ACT THE LINNET
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to flirt
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. 1960s Irish sl. - to misbehave
ACT THE NIGGER
vb. 1. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) to play the fool
vb. 2. M19 US sl. - to act in a manner White racists expect of Black people, i.e. foolish, subservient, clownish (African-American sl.)
ACT THE PRICK
vb. 1980s sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE WET DOG
vb. L19 US sl. - to make a fuss, to complain
ACTUABILITY
n. 1682 rare - capability of being acted upon or actuated
ACTUAL
adj. 1. c1315 obs. - pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing
adj. 2. 1470-85 obs. rare - abounding in action; active, energetic, vigorous
n. 1. 1856 sl. - money
n. 2. 1991 US sl. - in the Vietnam war: a unit commander
ACTUAL, THE
n. 1. 1832 - that which is actual or real; actuality, reality
n. 2. 1856 sl. - money, especially cash
ACTUALISTIC
adj. 1857 - representative of reality, realistic
ACTUALITY
n. 1398 obs. - capacity of action, activity, effective power
ACTUALIZE
vb. 1. 1809 - to make actual or real; to carry out in practice
vb. 2. 1848 rare - to represent or describe realistically
ACTUALLY
adv. 1. c1449 obs. - in a way that is characterized by doing; with deeds; practically, actively
adv. 2. 1470-85 obs. - actively, energetically
adv. 3. 1663 rare - at present; currently; for the time being
ACTUALNESS
n. 1. 1398 obs. - active working or operation, activity
n. 2. 1668 - the quality of being actual or real; actuality
ACTUARY
n. 1. 1553 - a registrar, a clerk; a notary; an officer who records the acts of a court
n. 2. 1769 rare - the managing secretary or accountant of a society or public company
n. 3. 1772 - a person who compiles and analyses statistics of mortality, accidents, etc. and uses them or calculate insurance risks and premiums
n. 4. 1816 rare - a senior official in a savings bank, esp. one who manages the deposits
n. 5. 1971 US sl. - in an illegal betting operation: an oddsmaker
ACTUATE
adj. 1663 obs. - carried out in action; realized in fact
vb. 1. 1596 obs. - to reduce to a action; to carry out in practice, to perform a command, proposition, etc.
vb. 2. 1603 obs. - to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite
vb. 3. 1642 arch. - to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify
ACTUATION
n. 1. 1623 - enactment, fulfilment
n. 2 1629 - the act of stimulating, animating, or enlivening
ACTUATOR
n. 1652 - a person who or a thing which actuates something; specifically, God, regarded as the motive force of the universe
ACTUOSE
adj. 1677 - full of activity; abounding in action; very active
ACTUOSITY
n. 1660 - abounding activity; energy
ACTUOUS
adj. 1626 obs. - full of activity; abounding in action; very active
ACT-UP
adj. 2000s UK Black & teen sl. - aggressive UK Black & teen sl.
vb. 1. 20C sl. - (act up) to cause someone trouble
vb. 2. 1903 sl. - (act up) to make a fuss in order to attract attention to oneself; to misbehave badly or improperly, esp. to impress
ACTURE
n. 1593 obs. rare - the process of acting; action, doing
ACTURIENCE
n. a1866 rare - desire to act
ACT YOUR AGE!
int. 1920s sl. - a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly (orig. US)
ACT YOUR AGE NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE
vb. 1986 US sl. - to behave in a manner appropriate to your years
int. 1920s sl. - a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly (orig. US)
ACUATE
adj. 1471 - sharpened, sharp-pointed
vb. 1542 obs. - to make sharp or pungent; to sharpen
ACUATING
n. 1678 obs. - the act of sharpening
ACUATION
n. a1655 rare - sharpening, rendering acute
ACUITION
n. c1458 rare - the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something
ACUITY
n. 1. 1543 - sharpness, acuteness, as of a needle, a disease, an acid, wit
n. 2. 1549 - sharpness or keenness of thought, understanding, or feeling; perceptiveness, shrewdness
ACULEATE
adj. 1605 - pointed, incisive, stinging
ACULEATED
adj. 1655 rare - of speech or thought: pointed; incisive, keen, pungent
ACULEATION
n. 1870 rare - the state of being sharpened or pointed
ACULEUS
n. a1612 obs. rare - a feeling of compunction; a sting or pang
ACUMBLE
vb. a1325 obs. - to benumb
ACUMINATE
adj. 1654 obs. rare - having acumen, sharp-witted
n. 1640 obs. rare - a pointed form
vb. 1. 1611 - to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to
vb. 2. 1641 obs. rare - to rise or taper to a point
ACUMINATED
adj. 1833 - of speech: sharp, pointed, stinging
ACUMINATION
n. 1. 1659 - the product of sharpening; a tapering point
n. 2. 1837 - the act of sharpening or bringing to a point
ACUMINOUS
adj. 1618 - distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd
ACUPICTION
n. 1663 obs. - an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle
ACUPICTOR
n. Bk1717 - an embroiderer, a needle-worker
ACUPINGE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to embroider
ACUPUNCTUATE
vb. 1830 rare - to prick with a needle or pin; to administer acupuncture to
ACUPUNCTUATION
n. 1821 rare - acupuncture
ACUPUNCTURATION
n. 1743 - acupuncture
ACUSHLA
n. 1825 Irish - a form of address, darling, dear heart; a term of endearment
ACUTANGULAR
adj. 1658 - having acute angles
ACUTE
adj. 1620 - of tastes or odours: sharp, pungent
vb. 1. 1504 obs. rare - to rise to a high pitch
vb. 2. 1637 obs. rare - to sharpen or quicken a quality; to make more active or intense
ACUTENESS
n. 1659 rare - shrillness, high pitch
ACUTIANGLE
adj. 1571 obs. rare - acute-angled
ACUTITION
n. 1737 obs. rare - the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something; formerly also sharpness
ACYROLOGICAL
adj. 1623 rare - incorrect in use of words
n. 1626 rare - an improper speech
ACYROLOGICALLY
adv. 1651 obs. rare - incorrectly as to use of words
ACYROLOGY
n. 1577 rare - incorrect use of language or words; improper speech
n. 1967 - acrobatic manoeuvres (Amer. aviation usage)
ACROAMA
n. 1. 1579 rare - oral teaching heard only by initiated disciples; esoteric doctrines
n. 2. 1603 rare - a rhetorical declamation, as opposed to an argument
ACROAMARE
adj. 1657 obs. rare - pungently bitter
ACROAMATIC
adj. 1632 rare - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROAMATICAL
adj. 1580 obs. - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROASIS
n. 1623 rare - an oral discourse; a discourse listened to rather than read (chiefly Ancient Hist. usage)
ACROATIC
adj. 1655-50 - pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret
ACROBACY
n. 1867 - acrobatics; an acrobatic feat
ACROBAT
n. 1. B1912 sl. - a drinking glass
n. 2. 1958 W. Indies sl. - a fool
ACROBATICS
n. 1856 - dexterous operations in reasoning, accounting, etc.
ACROBATISM
n. 1848 - the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats
ACROBATS
n. 1924 Amer. sl. - loaded or unfairly bevelled dice (gambling sl.)
ACROCOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one having long hair
ACROLOGIC
adj. 1830 rare - pert. to initials
ACROLOGICAL
adj. 1827 rare - relating to or based on initial letters or sounds
ACRONYCAL; ACRONYCHAL
adj. 1594 - happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star
ACRONYCH
adj. 1594 - happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star
ACRONYMANIA
n. 1968 - a fervent or excessive enthusiasm for the use of acronyms or initialisms
ACRONYMANIAC
n. 1968 - a person having an excessive enthusiasm for using acronyms
ACRONYMIC
adj. 1948 - relating to or designated by an acronym
ACRONYMIZE
vb. 1955 - to convert into an acronym; to call by an acronym
ACRONYMOUS
adj. 1955 - relating to or designated by an acronym
ACROOK
adv. a1387 - in a bend or curve; awry, crookedly
ACROPHOBE
n. 1894 - a person affected with acrophobia
ACROPHOBIA
n. 1888 - irrational fear of heights
ACROPHOBIC
adj. 1888 - affected with acrophobia
ACROSCOPIC
adj. 1834 obs. rare - positioned so as to view something from a height (poetic usage)
ACROSS
adv. 1. a1250 rare - in the form of a cross, crosswise; crossing each other, crossed
adv. 2. 1559 obs. - not straight or directly; obliquely; athwart, awry, amiss
prep. 1607 obs. - at odds with, at variance with
n. 1900s US sl. - Great Britain
ACROSS COUNTRY
n. 1929 sl. - one who is a fugitive from the law (criminals' sl.)
ACROSSED
adj. 1548 obs. rare - crosswise, crossed
ACROSS LOTS
phr. 1. E19 US sl. - via a short cut
phr. 2. M19 sl. - accelerated, using fig. 'short cuts'
phr. 3. 1848 sl. - completely
ACROSS THE BOARD
n. 1964 sl. - in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third)
ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH
adj. 1999 Can. sl. - mentally ill, institutionalized
ACROSS THE BUBBLE
adj. 1912 sl. - into prison (criminals' sl.)
ACROSS THE DITCH
n. 1998 NZ sl. - Australia
ACROSS THE PAVEMENT
adv. 1977 UK sl. - of a criminal activity: in a street situation
ACROSS THE RIVER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead
ACROSS THE TRACKS
n. 1943 US sl. - the socially inferior area of town
ACROST
prep. 1759 - across
adv. 1775 - across
ACROSTIC
adj. 1602 obs. rare - crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag
n. 1614 obs. - the beginning or end of a verse
ACROTELEUTIC
n. 1719 obs. - a formula repeated at the end of a psalm; a doxology
A-CRY
adv. 1593 obs. - in a cry, crying
ACRYLIC
adj. 1990s US sl. - superficial, hard, difficult to tolerate (college sl.)
ACT
n. 1. 1709 obs. - a burning of heretics
n. 2. L19 sl. - a routine, a way of behaving, a performance (orig. US)
n. 3. 1934 - an instance of insincere behaviour; a display of pretended feeling; an affected pretense
n. 4. 1940s US sl. - cross-examination of a prisoner (criminals' sl.)
n. 5. 1940s Aust. sl. - pretended illness or ill-temper
n. 6. Amer. sl. - a dramatic mimicking
n. 7. 1991 US sl. - the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to bring into action, to bring about, to produce, to perform, to work, to do a thing or process
ACT, THE
n. 1532 - copulation; sexual intercourse (euphemism)
ACTABLE
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - active, capable of lively activity
ACTAEON; ACTEON
n. 1. 1567 rare and arch. - a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife
n. 2. Bk1922 - a hunter
vb. 1582 obs. - to cuckold
ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE
vb. 1960s sl. - to panic, to behave hysterically
ACT-ASS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - one who gives rude answers, a smart-alec, a show-off, a braggart
ACTATIVE
n. 1605 obs. rare - ? a thing that animates or energizes
ACT CATCHER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a drama critic (theatrical sl.)
ACT CUTE
vb. 2002 Singapore sl. - to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion
ACTEON
n. 1567 rare and arch. - a cuckold
ACTEON'S BADGE
n. 1596 sl. - the stigma of cuckoldom
ACTING DICKY
n. Bk1921 sl. - a man acting in the name of an enrolled solicitor
ACTING GADGET
n. Bk1944 sl. - acting corporal (services sl.)
ACTING JACK
n. 1. 1917 US - a lance sergeant (Korean war usage)
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - a soldier temporarily appointed to higher rank, esp. to serve as platoon leader in basic training
ACTING LADY
n. 1883 colloq. - an incapable or inferior actress (theatrical usage)
ACTING OVER
n. 1646 - a re-enacting, repetition
ACTION
n. 1. 1533 obs. - a proposition, motion, or question for discussion
n. 2. 1540 obs. - acting of plays, performance
n. 3. 1579 obs. - a military engagement, a battle
n. 4. 1662 obs. - a share in a joint-stock company
n. 5. 1679 obs. rare - a theatrical performance; a play
n. 6. 1885 US sl. - in betting; gambling; a crap game or other game of chance
n. 7. 1913 US sl. - in pool: spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball
n. 8. 1920s sl. - what is going on or happening; thus a situation or state of affairs, anything exciting, current, interesting, depending on the context, e.g. the chance for sex, a musical performance, a night's gambling (orig. US Black usage)
n. 9. c1930 - coition; sexual activity; intrigue with the opposite sex
n. 10. 1950s Amer. sl. - a party or gathering; excitement, activity in general; whatever is happening
n. 11. 1951 sl. - acts of crime; commerce in drugs; illegal activity (criminals' sl.)
n. 12. 1952 sl. - the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc.
n. 13. 1950s sl. - in gambling: the total amount that a gambler will bet
n. 14. 1950s US sl. - one's choice, one's preference
n. 15. 1960s sl. - the effects of a drug
n. 16. 1969 US sl. - a revolver
n. 17. 1960s sl. - manipulations, activities, esp. when illegal or corrupt
n. 18. 1960s sl.- the current availability of drugs and the best place to obtain them (drugs sl.)
n. 19. 1963 sl. - a woman (orig. US Black usage)
n. 20. 1970s US sl. - a look, a smile, a verbal response (African-American sl.)
n. 21. 1971 US sl. - a political act, often confrontational or violent
n. 22. 1990 US sl. - in pool: a game played with wagers
n. 23. 1990s Aust. sl. - homosexuality (prison sl.)
n. 24. 1991 US sl. - the amount that a gambler is willing to bet
ACTIONABILITY
n. 1820 - the fact of giving cause for legal action
ACTIONABLE
adj. 1. a1601 - giving cause for legal action
adj. 2. 1913 - able to be acted upon; useful, practical
ACTIONARY
n. 1728 obs. - a share-holder in a joint-stock company
ACTION BEAVER
n. 1974 US sl. - a film featuring full nudity and sexual activity short of intercourse
ACTIONER
n. 1. 1825 obs. rare - a shareholder
n. 2. 1881 obs. rare - an artisan who makes the action of an instrument, as of a gun, piano, etc.
n. 3. 1940 colloq. - an action film
ACTION FACTION
n. 1968 US sl. - a subset of the political left that advocated forceful, confrontational tactics
ACTIONIST
n. 1. 1720 obs. - a shareholder in a joint-stock company; one who owns actions
n. 2. 1812 - a person who believes in action; one who takes action
ACTIONIZE
vb. 1. 1614 - to act upon; to put into action
vb. 2. 1872 obs. rare - to bring a legal action against; to sue
ACTION ON A SOLID HALF TRACTION; ACTION ON THE SOLID HALF TRACTION
phr. 1940s US sl. - ready for anything (African-American sl.)
ACTION ON TRACTION
n. Bk1947 Amer. sl. - speed
ACTION-PACKED
adj. 1924 - full of action or excitement
ACTION PIECE
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun (African-American sl.)
n. 2. 1983 US sl. - a woman (African-American sl.)
ACTION PLAYER
n. Bk1998 sl. - a gambler who bets heavily and, often, unwisely
ACTION ROOM
n. 1. 1972 US sl. - a pool hall where betting is common
n. 2. 1972 US sl. - a place where betting and gambling take place
ACTION-TAKING
adj. 1608 obs. rare - prone to taking legal action; litigious
ACTIOUS
adj. 1441 rare - abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk
ACTITATION
n. 1. 1661 obs. rare - debating of lawsuits
n. 2 1755 obs. rare - rapid frequent action
ACTIVABLE
adj. 1606 obs. - excitable, active
ACTIVATED
adj. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - tipsy; alcohol intoxicated
ACTIVE
n. 1. a1425 - a person devoted to the active life, esp. a member of an active religious order; an active person
n. 2. 1840 - a member of the military in active service (chiefly US usage)
n. 3. 1931 - in sports: a player on a team who is eligible to play in a given game or season (chiefly baseball and American football usage)
n. 4. Bk1984 UK sl. - an enthusiastic and efficient officer (police sl.)
vb. 1620 - to make active; to activate
ACTIVE CITIZEN
n. 1. E19 sl. - a louse
n. 2. E19 sl. - a flea
n. 3. Bk1992 sl. obs. - a law-abiding person (criminals' sl.)
ACTIVE PARTNER
n. Bk1972 sl. - a homosexual who is the active participant in anal intercourse (homosexual sl.)
ACTIVE SERVICE
n. Bk1916 sl. - the woman uppermost in an act of coition
ACTIVE SODOMIST
n. 19C sl. - an active homosexual
ACTIVISTIC
adj. 1907 - active; activist
ACTIVITY
n. 1542 obs. - physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics
ACTIVITY BOOSTER
n. M20 US sl. - an amphetamine tablet (drugs sl.)
ACTIVO-PASSIVE
adj. 1860 obs. rare - characterized by both activity and passivity
ACTLESS
adj. 1654 rare - without action, inactive
ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. - to act laughably
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T SMELL
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T STINK
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE SANCHO
vb. 1869 Amer. dial. - of a child: to act in an unruly or mischievous way; to misbehave
ACT LIKE SHIT WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner (orig. US)
ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. - to be inactive, slow, or lethargic
ACT OF ANDROGYNATION
n. M17 - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF DARKNESS
n. Shakespeare - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF GENERATION
n. L19 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF GRACE
n. 1638 - a formal pardon
ACT OF KIND
n. 19C Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF LOVE
n. 1638 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACT OF PARLIAMENT
n. Bk1921 sl. - small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him
ACT OF SHAME
n. Shakespeare usage - an act of copulation
ACT OF SPORT
n. L19 Brit. - copulation (euphemism)
ACTOR
n. 1. a1325 obs. - in law: a person who instigates or is involved in a legal action; a plaintiff or complainant; in Roman History: a public prosecutor; an advocate in civil cases
n. 2. 1382 obs. - a manager, overseer, agent, or factor
n. 3. c1384 obs. - a guardian, a steward; a person who acts on behalf of another
n. 4. 1413 obs. - a pleader; he who conducts an action at law; the plaintiff or complainant; an advocate in civil cases; a public prosecutor
n. 5. c1425 - a person who performs or takes part in an action; a doer, an agent
n. 6. 1844 US sl. - anyone out to deceive or project a phony image; a con-man; a liar (African-American sl.)
n. 7. 1964 US sl. - a troublemaker
n. 8. Amer. sl. - an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch
ACTORINE
n. 1892 Amer. sl. rare - an actress
ACTORISH
adj. 1941 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACTORLY
adj. 1957 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACTOR-MAN
n. 1774 rare - a male theatrical actor
ACTORNEY
n. 1713 Sc. obs. - an attorney
ACTOR-PROOF
adj. 1973 US sl. - denoting a part in a play or performance so well written than no amount of bad acting can ruin it
ACTOR'S BIBLE
n. 1981 US sl. - Variety magazine
ACTOR'S REACH
n. 1999 US sl. - a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay
ACTORVIST
n. 1995 Amer. sl. - a politically involved actor (political sl.)
ACTORY
adj. 1917 - characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical
ACT POSSUM
vb. 1844 US sl. obs. - to feign; to pretend to be ill or dead
ACTRESS
n. 1. 1586 rare - a woman who performs an action; a female doer or actor
n. 2. 1917 - a prostitute (euphemism)
n. 3. Bk1972 US sl. - an egocentric show-off, who is nonetheless amusing and witty; a homosexual who hogs the limelight (homosexual sl.)
ACTRESSY
adj. 1893 - characteristic of an actress; affectedly theatrical
ACTRICE
n. 1589 obs. - an actress
ACT THE ANGORA
vb. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - to play the fool
ACT THE GIDDY GOAT
vb. L19 sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE GOAT
vb. L19 sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE HOG
vb. 1. 1900s sl. - to play the fool
vb. 2. 1940s sl. - to malfunction
ACT THE JINNIT
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to play the fool; to act irrationally
ACT THE LINNET
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to flirt
ACT THE MAGGOT
vb. 1937 Irish sl. - to play the fool
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. 1960s Irish sl. - to misbehave
ACT THE MONKEY
vb. 1. 1900s sl. - to play the fool
vb. 2. 1940s sl. - to malfunction
ACT THE LINNET
vb. 20C Irish sl. - to flirt
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. 1960s Irish sl. - to misbehave
ACT THE NIGGER
vb. 1. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) to play the fool
vb. 2. M19 US sl. - to act in a manner White racists expect of Black people, i.e. foolish, subservient, clownish (African-American sl.)
ACT THE PRICK
vb. 1980s sl. - to behave foolishly
ACT THE WET DOG
vb. L19 US sl. - to make a fuss, to complain
ACTUABILITY
n. 1682 rare - capability of being acted upon or actuated
ACTUAL
adj. 1. c1315 obs. - pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing
adj. 2. 1470-85 obs. rare - abounding in action; active, energetic, vigorous
n. 1. 1856 sl. - money
n. 2. 1991 US sl. - in the Vietnam war: a unit commander
ACTUAL, THE
n. 1. 1832 - that which is actual or real; actuality, reality
n. 2. 1856 sl. - money, especially cash
ACTUALISTIC
adj. 1857 - representative of reality, realistic
ACTUALITY
n. 1398 obs. - capacity of action, activity, effective power
ACTUALIZE
vb. 1. 1809 - to make actual or real; to carry out in practice
vb. 2. 1848 rare - to represent or describe realistically
ACTUALLY
adv. 1. c1449 obs. - in a way that is characterized by doing; with deeds; practically, actively
adv. 2. 1470-85 obs. - actively, energetically
adv. 3. 1663 rare - at present; currently; for the time being
ACTUALNESS
n. 1. 1398 obs. - active working or operation, activity
n. 2. 1668 - the quality of being actual or real; actuality
ACTUARY
n. 1. 1553 - a registrar, a clerk; a notary; an officer who records the acts of a court
n. 2. 1769 rare - the managing secretary or accountant of a society or public company
n. 3. 1772 - a person who compiles and analyses statistics of mortality, accidents, etc. and uses them or calculate insurance risks and premiums
n. 4. 1816 rare - a senior official in a savings bank, esp. one who manages the deposits
n. 5. 1971 US sl. - in an illegal betting operation: an oddsmaker
ACTUATE
adj. 1663 obs. - carried out in action; realized in fact
vb. 1. 1596 obs. - to reduce to a action; to carry out in practice, to perform a command, proposition, etc.
vb. 2. 1603 obs. - to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite
vb. 3. 1642 arch. - to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify
ACTUATION
n. 1. 1623 - enactment, fulfilment
n. 2 1629 - the act of stimulating, animating, or enlivening
ACTUATOR
n. 1652 - a person who or a thing which actuates something; specifically, God, regarded as the motive force of the universe
ACTUOSE
adj. 1677 - full of activity; abounding in action; very active
ACTUOSITY
n. 1660 - abounding activity; energy
ACTUOUS
adj. 1626 obs. - full of activity; abounding in action; very active
ACT-UP
adj. 2000s UK Black & teen sl. - aggressive UK Black & teen sl.
vb. 1. 20C sl. - (act up) to cause someone trouble
vb. 2. 1903 sl. - (act up) to make a fuss in order to attract attention to oneself; to misbehave badly or improperly, esp. to impress
ACTURE
n. 1593 obs. rare - the process of acting; action, doing
ACTURIENCE
n. a1866 rare - desire to act
ACT YOUR AGE!
int. 1920s sl. - a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly (orig. US)
ACT YOUR AGE NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE
vb. 1986 US sl. - to behave in a manner appropriate to your years
int. 1920s sl. - a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly (orig. US)
ACUATE
adj. 1471 - sharpened, sharp-pointed
vb. 1542 obs. - to make sharp or pungent; to sharpen
ACUATING
n. 1678 obs. - the act of sharpening
ACUATION
n. a1655 rare - sharpening, rendering acute
ACUITION
n. c1458 rare - the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something
ACUITY
n. 1. 1543 - sharpness, acuteness, as of a needle, a disease, an acid, wit
n. 2. 1549 - sharpness or keenness of thought, understanding, or feeling; perceptiveness, shrewdness
ACULEATE
adj. 1605 - pointed, incisive, stinging
ACULEATED
adj. 1655 rare - of speech or thought: pointed; incisive, keen, pungent
ACULEATION
n. 1870 rare - the state of being sharpened or pointed
ACULEUS
n. a1612 obs. rare - a feeling of compunction; a sting or pang
ACUMBLE
vb. a1325 obs. - to benumb
ACUMINATE
adj. 1654 obs. rare - having acumen, sharp-witted
n. 1640 obs. rare - a pointed form
vb. 1. 1611 - to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to
vb. 2. 1641 obs. rare - to rise or taper to a point
ACUMINATED
adj. 1833 - of speech: sharp, pointed, stinging
ACUMINATION
n. 1. 1659 - the product of sharpening; a tapering point
n. 2. 1837 - the act of sharpening or bringing to a point
ACUMINOUS
adj. 1618 - distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd
ACUPICTION
n. 1663 obs. - an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle
ACUPICTOR
n. Bk1717 - an embroiderer, a needle-worker
ACUPINGE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to embroider
ACUPUNCTUATE
vb. 1830 rare - to prick with a needle or pin; to administer acupuncture to
ACUPUNCTUATION
n. 1821 rare - acupuncture
ACUPUNCTURATION
n. 1743 - acupuncture
ACUSHLA
n. 1825 Irish - a form of address, darling, dear heart; a term of endearment
ACUTANGULAR
adj. 1658 - having acute angles
ACUTE
adj. 1620 - of tastes or odours: sharp, pungent
vb. 1. 1504 obs. rare - to rise to a high pitch
vb. 2. 1637 obs. rare - to sharpen or quicken a quality; to make more active or intense
ACUTENESS
n. 1659 rare - shrillness, high pitch
ACUTIANGLE
adj. 1571 obs. rare - acute-angled
ACUTITION
n. 1737 obs. rare - the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something; formerly also sharpness
ACYROLOGICAL
adj. 1623 rare - incorrect in use of words
n. 1626 rare - an improper speech
ACYROLOGICALLY
adv. 1651 obs. rare - incorrectly as to use of words
ACYROLOGY
n. 1577 rare - incorrect use of language or words; improper speech
AD - ADE
A.D.
n. 1. L19 UK sl. - a drink (society sl.)
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - a drug addict (drugs sl.)
n. 3. 1970s sl. - phencyclidine
n. 4. 1985 sl. - a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter; an accidental daddy
vb. 1990s US sl. - to leave (college sl.)
AD
adj. 20C sl. - pert. to advertising
n. 1. a900 obs. - a fire, a blazing pile, a funeral pyre
n. 2. 1799 - an advertisement
n. 3. 1915 colloq. - in tennis: advantage
n. 4. 1970s US sl. - graffito offering sexual services, as found on a public lavatory wall (homosexual sl.)
ADA
n. 1. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a German homosexual (homosexual sl.)
n. 2. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a homosexual who cannot find a sexual partner (homosexual sl.)
n. 3. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - the buttocks (homosexual sl.)
AD ABSURDUM
adv. 1656 - to the point of absurdity; to an absurd or extreme degree
ADACT
vb. 1615 obs. rare - to drive or compel to a course
ADACTED
adj. 1623 obs. - beaten or driven in by force
ADACTION
n. 1663 obs. - a driving in violently by force
ADAD!
int. 1663 obs. - an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!"
ADAEMONIST; ADEMONIST
n. 1837 - a person who denies the existence of the Devil
ADAERATION
n. 1623 - a giving a monetary value to something
ADAFOOKMAN!
int. 2002 UK sl. - used in Black criminal society as an all-purpose protestation of innocence; have I?, I didn't! (Have I Fuck, Man!)
ADA FROM DECATUR
n. 1918 US sl. - in a game of dice: a roll of eight
ADAGIAL
adj. 1647 - of the nature of an adage; proverbial
ADAGY
n. 1534 obs. - an adage, saying, a proverb
AD ALLEY
n. 1952 US sl. - the advertising industry, esp. that located in New York and commonly known in the US as 'Madison Avenue' after the New York street where many advertising agencies had their offices
ADAM
n. 1. L15 sl. - water
n. 2. 1553 - a person likened to Adam, esp. in being a forebear, progenitor, founder, etc.; also, the first type of a person or thing; a forerunner or prototype
n. 3. a1569 - sinful and unregenerate human nature
n. 4. c1591 sl. - a bailiff, a sergeant
n. 5. 1696 UK sl. - a thief's accomplice (criminals' sl.)
n. 6. 1797 UK sl. - a fence, a criminal receiver; a partner in a criminal enterprise (criminals' sl.)
n. 7. 1903 sl. - a master man, foreman, a superintendent
n. 8. Bk1903 US sl. - a prison warder (criminals' sl.)
n. 9. Bk1922 - a faithful, devoted old servant
n. 10. Bk1972 sl. - one's first (paid) sexual partner (homosexual sl.)
n. 11. 1985 US sl. - MDMA, the recreational drug known as ecstasy
vb. 1. 1753 sl. - to marry
vb. 2. 1910s sl. - to believe (Adam and Eve) (rhyming sl.)
vb. 3. 1930s - to leave (Adam and Eve) (rhyming sl.)
ADAMANCE
n. 1925 - a being firmly resolved on a course of action; refusal to be persuaded or to change one's mind
ADAMANCY
n. 1898 - the state of being unpersuadable
ADAM AND EVE
n. 1. 1793 - a starting point, an origin; a set of progenitors, ancestors, or forebears
n. 2. 1891 sl. - two poached or fried eggs (orig. US short order usage)
n. 3. 1980s Aust. sl. - a sleeve (rhyming sl.)
n. 4. 1996 UK sl. - a pill of MDEA and MDMA, the recreational drugs best known as ecstasy
vb. 1. L17 sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. 1925 sl. - to believe (rhyming sl.)
vb. 3. 1930s sl. - to leave (rhyming sl.)
ADAM AND EVE BALL
n. 1920s sl. - an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only
ADAM-AND-EVE IT
vb. L19 Brit. sl. - to copulate
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT
n. 1894 sl. - two poached or fried eggs on toast (orig. US short order usage)
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM
n. 1913 sl. - two scrambled eggs on toast (orig. US short order usage)
ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES
n. E20 Brit. & US sl. - nakedness; nudity
ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.S
n. L19 US sl. - nakedness, nudity
ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS
n. L19 Brit. & US sl. - nakedness; nudity
ADAMANT
n. c1426 obs. - a person or thing which attracts people's affection or attention; a centre of attraction
ADAMANTIZING
adj. 1607 obs. rare - that attracts, lures, or entices
ADAM ANTS
n. 1980s Brit. sl. - pants (rhyming sl.)
ADAMATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to love dearly
ADAMATICAL
adj. 17C sl.- naked; nude
ADAM BELL
n. Bk1922 - an accomplished archer
ADAMED
adj. Bk1921 sl. - married
ADAM FAITH
adj. 1960s Brit. sl. - safe (rhyming sl.)
ADAM FILER
n. Bk1909 sl. - a thief
ADAM HENRY
n. 1997 Amer. sl. - an A.H.; asshole; a worthless and annoying person
ADAMHOOD
n. 1828 - human nature; manhood, humanity (chiefly poetic usage)
ADAMIC
adj. 1657 - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition
ADAMICAL
adj. 1. 1642 rare - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition; sinful; unregenerate
adj. 2. 1649 rare - having an original or pristine form; pure and undefiled
ADAMICALLY
adv. 1860 - in a way resembling Adam in appearance or behaviour; nakedly
ADAMISH
adj. 1569 obs. rare - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition
ADAMIST
n. 1. 1623 - a person who follows or imitates the behaviour of Adam in the Garden of Eden
n. 2. 1630 rare - one who tends a garden
ADAMITE
adj. 1719 - descended from Adam; human
n. 1. 1542 - a member of a sect, in both the early church and later, who imitated the biblical Adam by going naked, typically as a symbol of purity; an unclothed man
n. 2. 1581 - a descendant or child of Adam; a human being
n. 3. 1833 rare - a person who goes naked; a nudist
n. 4. 1865 - a White Caucasian (chiefly hist.)
ADAMITIC
adj. 1656 - naked, unclothed
ADAMITICAL
adj. 1666 rare - naked, unclothed; pert. to or resembling Adam; hence, as applied to clothing, scanty
ADAMITISM
n. 1805 - nakedness; the practice of going naked as a sign of spiritual purity
ADAMIZE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to copulate, from the male point of view
ADAMLESS
adj. 1876 - characterized by the absence of men; inhabited only by women
ADAMLESS EDEN
n. 1876 - a place, situation, or way of life from which men are absent or excluded and which is regarded as a type of paradise; also, an uninhabited region
ADAM'S ALE
n. 1643 - water, as the only drink of our first parents (humorous usage)
ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS
n. 19C sl. - nudity
ADAM'S APPLE
n. 1588 rare - a banana or plantain
ADAM'S ARM; ADAM'S ARMS
n. 1602 sl. - a shovel, a spade
ADAM'S ARSENAL
n. L19 Brit. sl. - the male genitals; the penis and testicles
ADAM'S BEVERAGE
n. L15 sl. - water
ADAM'S CAT
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S FRUIT
n. 1. 1972 Amer. dial. - among loggers: an apple
n. 2. Bk1986 US - pregnant women (lumberjacks' usage)
ADAM'S HATBAND
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S HOUSECAT
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S LIQUOR
n. L15 sl. - water
ADAM'S MORSEL
n. 1586 obs. rare - the Adam's apple
ADAM'S OFF-BULL
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S OFF-OX
n. 1. 1894 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
n. 2. 1912 sl. - a slow, stubborn person; a headstrong person
ADAM'S OLD OX
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM SOURGUY
n. 1910 US sl. - a sour-tempered pessimist (theatrical sl.)
ADAM'S OWN
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
ADAM'S OWN ALTAR
n. L19 sl. - the vagina
ADAM'S PET MONKEY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S P.J.s
n. 1970s US sl. - nudity (homosexual sl.)
ADAM'S PROFESSION
n. 1602 sl. - gardening
ADAM'S SIN
n. Bk1922 - disobedience
ADAM'S SLIPPERS
phr. 1900s US sl. - no shoes, i.e. barefoot
ADAM'S WHIP
n. 1952 US sl. - the penis
ADAM'S WINE
n. 1747 colloq. - water as a beverage
ADAM TILER; ADAM TYLER
n. 1665 UK sl. - a pickpocket’s confederate who receives the stolen article, and runs off with it; a receiver of stolen goods
ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
A-DANCE
adj. 1828 - dancing; moving in a quick and lively manner
A-DANGLE
adv. 1855 - in a dangling state or position
ADAPERTILE
adj. 1731 obs. - easy to be opened
ADAPT
adj. 1658 rare - well adapted or suited; suitable, fit
ADAPTATE
vb. 1638 obs. rare - to adapt
ADAPTATIVE
adj. 1815 - characterize by or given to adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; adaptive
ADAPTION
n. 1615 - the act of adapting; adaptation
ADAPTITUDE
n. 1806 - adaptedness; aptitude specially produced
ADAPTIVE
adj. 1734 obs. - fitting; well-suited to something or someone
ADAPTLY
adv. a1648 - in a fit or adapted manner; by being adapted or fitted; fittingly, aptly
ADAPTMENT
n. 1739 obs. rare - adaptation; fitting condition
ADAPTNESS
n. 1657 obs. rare - the quality of being adapted, suitability, adaptedness
ADAPTORIAL
adj. 1838 rare - characterized by adaptation; adaptive
AD ARBITRIUM
adv. 1663 - at or according to one's will or pleasure; as one pleases; arbitrarily
ADA ROSS
n. 1918 US sl. - the eight point in craps dice
ADA ROSS THE STABLE BOSS
n. 1940s US sl. - the 8 point in craps dice
ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS
n. 1918 US sl. - in a game of dice: a roll of eight
ADASED
adj. c1450 obs. - stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled
ADASHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - put to shame
ADAUGE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to add to, to augment, to increase by addition
ADAUNT
vb. 1297 obs. - to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to reduce to submission
À D'AUTRES!
phr. c1660 - 'tell that to the Marines'; expression of disbelief (fashionable London catchphrase)
ADAW
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to wake up, to awake, from sleep, swoon, etc.
vb. 2. c1386 obs. - to awaken, to arouse, to recall to consciousness
vb. 3. c1425 obs. - to recover from sorrow or pain; to emerge from a particular mood or state of mind
vb. 4. c1425 obs. - to dawn; to shine
vb. 5. c1440 obs. - to put an end to; to defeat, to overcome
vb. 6. 1557 obs. - to subdue, to daunt; to terrify
ADAWE
adv. c1250 obs. - out of life, out of existence
ADAWN
adj. 1881 rare - dawning, gleaming with new light
A-DAY
adv. 1. a1250 obs. - in or on the day (in opposition to the night; by day
adv. 2. c1500 - on each day; daily
A-DAYS
adv. 1377 obs. - by day, during the day, in the daytime
ADAZZLE
adj. 1832 - dazzling
ADBASS
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to abase
AD BENE PLACITUM
adv. 1623 - at one's pleasure or discretion; at will
ADBER
n. 1908 Sc. - odd or clumsy behaviour
ADBLAST
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to impart an idea, impulse, etc. to; to exert an influence on; to inflate, to inspire
ADBUSTER
n. 1989 Can. - in anticorporate activism, the non-specific description for those involved in cultural subversion
ADBUSTING
n. 2000 US sl. - in anticorporate activism, the act of subverting brand advertising, usually by parody or mockery
ADCORPORATE
vb. 1732 obs. rare - to unite, to incorporate
ADCORPORATED
adj. Bk1612 obs. rare - married
ADD
n. 1938 US sl. - a Drug Addict (drugs sl.)
ADD A NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. M19 sl. - to drink heavily
ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. M19 sl. - to drink heavily
ADDEBTED
adj. a1400 obs. - indebted; owed or due
ADDECIMATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to subject a person to a tithe or tax of one-tenth
ADDECKED
adj. 1513 Sc. obs. rare - decked, covered
ADDEDLY
adv. 1883 - additionally; particularly
ADDED TO THE LIST
adj. L19 sl. - castrated
ADDEEM
vb. a1000 obs. - to judge; to try, to test
ADDEL
n. L19 sl. - putrid drinking water nautical sl. (nautical sl.)
ADDER
n. 1. c950 obs. - a snake, a serpent
n. 2. c950 obs. - the 'old serpent', the devil
n. 3 c1000 - a treacherous, deceitful, malicious, or pernicious person or thing; also, a term of abuse
n. 4. c1300 obs. - a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings
n. 5. 1876 Eng. dial. - a dragonfly. formerly thought to be venomous; a large fly
ADDER-BELL
n. 1824 Sc. - the dragonfly
ADDERBOLT
n. 1483 - a dragonfly
ADDERBRED
adj. 1587 obs. - engendered by the devil
ADDER-CAP
n. 1. 1822 Sc. - an ill-natured person; one of a virulent or malignant disposition
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a dragonfly
ADDER-CLOSE
n. 1870 obs. - an enclosure containing adders; a snake pit
ADDER-DEAF
adj. 1597 rare - deaf as an adder (poetic usage)
ADDER-FAW
adj. a1000 obs. - variegated like a snake
ADDER-FLY
n. 1761 obs. - a dragonfly
ADDER-FOOTED
adj. 1565 obs. - having a foot or feet like a dragon (poetic usage)
ADDER-HATE
n. 1880 obs. - virulent, deadly hate (poetic usage)
ADDERS' FRY
n. 1540 obs. - offspring of adders or the devil
ADDER-TONGUED
adj. 1823 - spiteful; using malicious or offensive language
ADD FAITH TO
vb. 1483 rare - to give credence to; to believe or make believable
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
vb. 1611 - to make a bad or intense situation worse
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAMES
vb. 1620 - to make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; to spread trouble, to increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action
ADDI
n. Bk1898 - a Bengalee money-changer
ADDICENT
n. 1880 obs. rare - in Roman Law: a person who hands over a thing or a person in accordance with a judicial decision
ADDICK
n. 1997 US sl. - an addict
ADDICKIT
adj. 1826 Sc. - addicted
ADDICT
adj. 1529 obs. - that has been attached by compulsion or obligation to a person' tied, bound; obligated
n. 1985 sl. - a 'mark' who falls for the same scam over and over again (con artists' usage)
vb. 1. 1534 rare - to dedicate or devote oneself to an occupation, activity, or object
vb. 2. 1542 obs. - to bind, to attach, or devote oneself as a servant, disciple, or adherent to any person or cause
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to devote time to a particular object or activity; to focus one's studies on a specific area
ADDICT WAITING TO HAPPEN
phr. 1998 US sl. - in twelve-step recovery programmes, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, used for describing the childhood of addicts of the future US sl.
ADDIGHTING
n. 1567 obs. - preparing, preparation
ADDIMENT
n. 1652 rare - something that is added, an addition; an additive
ADD INSULT TO INJURY
vb. 1748 - to aggravate an already difficult situation
ADDIO
int. 1577 - used as an expression of farewell; esp. Italian contexts
ADDITAMENT
n. 1460 - anything added or appended; an addition
ADDITION
n. 1. 1472-3 obs. - something annexed to a man's name to show his rank, occupation, or place of residence, or otherwise to distinguish him; 'style' of address
n. 2. c1690 sl. - paint or rouge or powder for the face; make-up, cosmetics (society sl.)
n. 3. - sexual intercourse (euphemism)
vb. 1659 obs. - to honour or embellish a person or person's name by adding another name, title, etc.; to surname
ADDITIONARY
adj. a1633 rare - additional, supplementary
ADDITITIOUS
adj. 1748 rare - characterized by having been added; due to or of the nature of an addition; additive
ADDITOOD
n. 1990s UK sl. - a confrontational manner
ADDITORY
adj. 1659 obs. - tending to add something; additional
ADDLE
adj. 1. c1275 Eng. dial. - rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg
adj. 2. 1534 rare - empty, idle, vain, useless, futile
adj. 3. 1612 - muddled, confused
adj. 4. 1847 Eng. dial. - unsound, crazy
adj. 5. 1844 Eng. dial. - ailing, ill, unwell
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stupid
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky
n. 1. a1000 - stinking urine, or other liquid filth; slime, mire
n. 2. 1679 obs. rare - the dry lees of wine
n. 3. 1825 Eng. dial. - an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - putrid or stagnant water
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an adding or addition
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to deserve punishment, etc.; to merit spiritual reward, etc.
vb. 2. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn money, etc.
vb. 3. 1652 - to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive
vb. 4. 1654 - of an egg: to become rotten; to fail to produce a chick; to rot, to putrefy
vb. 5. 1860 Eng. dial. - to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. - to water plants
ADDLE-BRAIN
n. 1799 - one whose head is addled; a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard
ADDLE-BRAINED
adj. 1619 - confused, muddled, stupid
ADDLE-CAP
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. - a weak, silly person
ADDLE-COVE
n. 1580 - a stupid bungler, a dullard; a foolish man; an easy dupe
ADDLED
adj. 1. L17 Brit. sl. - muddled and befuddled by alcohol; drunk
adj. 2. 1599 - confused, muddled; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally
adj. 3. c1630 - of an egg: that has become rotten; that has failed to produce a chick
ADDLED AS AN EGG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD
n. 1589 sl. - anything worthless
ADDLE-HEAD
n. 1592 - one whose head is addled; a stupid bungler; an easy dupe; a dullard; a weak, silly person
ADDLE-HEADED
adj. 1600 - confused, muddled, stupid
ADDLE-HEADEDNESS
n. 1. 1835 - confusion, muddle-headedness; stupidity
n. 2. 1835 - fatuity, foolishness, folly
ADDLEMENT
n. 1825 - confusion, muddle-headedness; mental confusion
ADDLE-PATE
n. 1601 - a stupid bungler; a dullard; a weak, silly person; a foolish person; an easy dupe
ADDLE-PATED
adj. 1614 - confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed
ADDLE-PLOT
n. L17 sl. - a spoilsport who 'addles' the 'plots' or plans of others
ADDLE-POT
n. Bk1890 sl. - a spoilsport; a mar-all
ADDLE THE SHOON
vb. Bk1921 sl. - of a horse: to roll on the back from side to side
ADDLING
n. 1. c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an earning or deserving something; that which a person earns or merits
n. 2. 1843 - muddling of the wits
ADDLINGS
n. 1757 Eng. dial. - money that a person acquires by working, etc.; wages, earnings; savings
ADD OIL!
int. 1980 - expresses encouragement, incitement, or support; go on! go for it! (chiefly Hong Kong usage)
ADD OIL TO THE FLAMES
vb. 1647 - to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc.
ADD OIL TO THE FURNACE
vb. a1548 - to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc.
ADDOOM
vb. 1599 obs. rare - to adjudge, to award
ADDRESS
n. 1. 1592 obs. - array, attire, dress
n. 2. 1598 obs. - that which is prepared; a device, a contrivance
n. 3. 1633 obs. - the act of making ready; the state of being ready, preparation
vb. 1. c1350 obs. - to give direction to a person, esp. in a helpful or corrective manner; to guide, to redirect
vb. 2. c1374 obs. - to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile)
vb. 3. c1375 obs. - to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position
vb. 4. 1375 obs. - to put things 'straight' or 'to rights'; to set in order; to order, to arrange
vb. 5. 1393 obs. - to prepare or make ready with the proper attire; to accoutre, to array, to apparel, to attire for any special purpose or occasion; later, (1513) to clothe
vb. 6. 1485 obs. - to order or arrange for any purpose; to prepare, to make ready; to prepare oneself
vb. 7. a1522 obs. - to arrange or style hair
vb. 8. 1525 obs. - to right what is wrong; to redress wrongs, to reform abuses
vb. 9. 1677 obs. - to court a person; esp. to pay court to a woman with a view to marriage, to woo
vb. 10. 1796 obs. - to consign or entrust the care of a ship to an agent, factor, etc.
ADDRESSED
adj. 1. 1387 obs. - made ready, prepared, 'dressed' as food
adj. 2. 1393 arch. - arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed
adj. 3. 1475 obs. - well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished
adj. 4. 1595 obs. - erected, raised
ADDRESSEDNESS
n. 1633 obs. rare - the state of being prepared; preparedness
ADDRESSED TO
adj. 1915 sl. - of a missile, esp. a shell: aimed at (military sl.)
ADDRESSER
n. 1. 1643 - person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition; specifically, any of those who in 1680 presented addresses in support of Charles II, and against those demanding the summoning of Parliament
n. 2. 1665 - a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place
n. 3. 1683 obs. - a suitor
ADDRESSERESS
n. 1495 obs. rare - a female who directs or sets right
ADDRESSION
n. 1596 obs. rare - the direction of one's course
ADDRESSLY
adv. c1425 obs. rare - with good address, courteously; skilfully
ADDRESSMENT
n. 1481 rare - the act of addressing a person or thing
ADDRESSOR
n. 1. 1658 - a person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition
n. 2. 1669 obs. - a person who pays addresses; a suitor
n. 3. 1897 - a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place
ADD ROT IT!
int. M18 - a mild oath, "God rot it!" (euphemism)
ADD'S LIFE!
int. 1812 obs. - a minced oath
ADDUBITATION
n. 1588 obs. rare - the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt
ADDUCE
vb. a1425 - to bring forward verbally for consideration, esp. in support of a case or an argument; to produce a witness; to cite, to allege
ADDUCEABLE
adj. 1671 - adducible; capable of being produced in a statement
ADDUCED
adj. 1649 - brought forward in a statement; cited, alleged
ADDUCIBLE
adj. 1766 - capable of being adduced
ADDUCTION
n. 1. a1398 rare - the act of conveying something, esp. towards another; the fact of being so conveyed
n. 2. 1615 obs. rare - the act of moving towards something
n. 3. 1687 - the bringing forward of facts or statements as evidence
ADDULCE
vb. 1475 obs. - to make sweet; to render pleasant or palatable; to soothe or mollify a person
ADD UP
vb. 1. 1930s sl. - to amount to, to signify
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to make sense; to work as expected
ADD UP TO
vb. 1930s sl. - to amount to, to signify
ADDY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - address
ADEAD
adv. 1581 - dead (chiefly poetic usage)
vb. 1. a1200 obs. - to die
vb. 2. c1225 obs. - to kill, to put to death, to destroy; to deaden, to mortify
ADEADEN
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to kill, to put to death; to deaden, to mortify
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to die
A-DEARY ME!
int. 1868 Eng. dial. - exclamation of sadness or surprise
ADEATH
adv. a1200 obs. - in death
ADEAVE
vb. c940 obs. - to deafen, to strike deaf
ADECASTIC; ADECASTICKE
n. 1623 obs. rare - one who can be relied upon to act justly or appropriately in any circumstance
ADECATIST
n. Bk1717 - one who is exempt from tithes, one who is against paying tithes
A-DECK
n. 1984 US sl. - a prison cell used for solitary confinement
ADEE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ha!
ADEED
adv. 1820 Sc. rare - indeed
ADEEP
adv. 1850 obs. - deeply, deep (poetic usage)
ADELAIDE
n. 1831 rare - a dark blue colour
ADELAIDEAN
adj. 1848 - relating to, or characteristic of the city of Adelaide
n. 1839 - a native or inhabitant of the city of Adelaide
ADELANTADO
n. 1. 1588 hist. - the governor of a Spanish province, acting as the chief civil and judicial authority, and as military commander-in-chief in time of war; also, a military leader with the authority to explore, colonize, and govern new territories for the Spanish crown
n. 2. 1612 obs. - a Spanish grandee
ADELE
adj. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - vindictive, mean, bitchy (homosexual sl.)
ADELE ADDER
n. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a homosexual person who is vindictive, mean, or bitchy (homosexual sl.)
ADELITE
n. Bk1883 - one of a class of Moorish conjurors in Spain, who predicted the fortunes of individuals by the flight and singing of birds, and other accidental circumstances
ADELMAN
n. Bk1708 - a nobleman, an earl, a gentleman
ADEMONIST
n. 1837 - a person who denies the existence of the Devil
ADEMPT
adj. 1432-50 obs. - taken away, removed
vb. 1590 - to take away, to remove
ADEMPTED
adj. 1590 obs. rare - taken away, removed
ADEMPTION
n. c1630 - a taking away
ADENESE
n. 1880 - a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen
ADENI
n. 1950 - a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen
ADENOID
n. 1930s US sl. - a vocalist with a 'tight' voice; a radio tenor who sings in a forced, strained voice
ADENOIDAL
adj. 1. 1918 colloq. - of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping
adj. 2. 1926 colloq. - of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality
ADENOIDALLY
adv. 1923 - with an adenoidal voice, tone, or sound
ADENOIDY
adj. 1. 1918 colloq. - of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping
adj. 2. 1926 colloq. - of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality
ADENT
vb. 1658 obs. rare - to fasten, to attach
ADEPT
adj. 1650 - that has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult
n. 1. 1673 - originally, a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; later, a person who has been initiated into any system of spiritual knowledge
n. 2. 1674 - a person who is highly skilled or proficient at something
n. 3. 1721 sl. - a pickpocket; a conjuror (thieves' sl.)
vb. 1890 sl. - to pickpocket (criminals' sl.)
ADEPTED
adj. 1553 obs. rare - gained, acquired
ADEPTICAL
adj. 1662 obs. - pert. to an Adeptist; alchemical
ADEPTION
n. 1548 obs. - an obtaining, gaining, or attainment
ADEPTIST
n. 1662 obs. - a professed adept; a skilled alchemist
ADEPTUS
n. 1650 - a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; usually in plural, with 'the' (the adepti)
ADEQUAL
adj. 1678 obs. - proportional
ADEQUATE
adj. 1. 1609 obs. - equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less
adj. 2. Bk1942 US sl. - excellent, 'super'
vb. 1. 1599 obs. - to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for
vb. 2. 1622 obs. - to make equal or sufficient
ADEQUATELY
adv. 1656 obs. - with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly
ADEQUATENESS
n. 1664 obs. - equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope
ADEQUATION
n. 1589 obs. - the act or fact of equalling
ADEQUATIVE
adj. 1809 rare - adequate, suitable; also, suitably equivalent
ADEQUITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ride beside or near to someone
ADEQUITATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a riding towards some place or thing
ADERATION
n. 1623 - a giving a monetary value to something
ADESED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - all eaten up
ADESPOTA
n. 1897 - anonymous literary works
ADETERMINE
vb. 1413 obs. rare - to bring to an end, to finish, to terminate
ADEVISM
n. 1878 rare - disbelief in the gods of a particular mythology
ADEW
vb. 1. c1425 obs. - to bedew; also, to refresh, to reinvigorate
vb. 2. a1439 obs. - to endow a person with spiritual or intellectual gifts
n. 1. L19 UK sl. - a drink (society sl.)
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - a drug addict (drugs sl.)
n. 3. 1970s sl. - phencyclidine
n. 4. 1985 sl. - a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter; an accidental daddy
vb. 1990s US sl. - to leave (college sl.)
AD
adj. 20C sl. - pert. to advertising
n. 1. a900 obs. - a fire, a blazing pile, a funeral pyre
n. 2. 1799 - an advertisement
n. 3. 1915 colloq. - in tennis: advantage
n. 4. 1970s US sl. - graffito offering sexual services, as found on a public lavatory wall (homosexual sl.)
ADA
n. 1. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a German homosexual (homosexual sl.)
n. 2. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a homosexual who cannot find a sexual partner (homosexual sl.)
n. 3. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - the buttocks (homosexual sl.)
AD ABSURDUM
adv. 1656 - to the point of absurdity; to an absurd or extreme degree
ADACT
vb. 1615 obs. rare - to drive or compel to a course
ADACTED
adj. 1623 obs. - beaten or driven in by force
ADACTION
n. 1663 obs. - a driving in violently by force
ADAD!
int. 1663 obs. - an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!"
ADAEMONIST; ADEMONIST
n. 1837 - a person who denies the existence of the Devil
ADAERATION
n. 1623 - a giving a monetary value to something
ADAFOOKMAN!
int. 2002 UK sl. - used in Black criminal society as an all-purpose protestation of innocence; have I?, I didn't! (Have I Fuck, Man!)
ADA FROM DECATUR
n. 1918 US sl. - in a game of dice: a roll of eight
ADAGIAL
adj. 1647 - of the nature of an adage; proverbial
ADAGY
n. 1534 obs. - an adage, saying, a proverb
AD ALLEY
n. 1952 US sl. - the advertising industry, esp. that located in New York and commonly known in the US as 'Madison Avenue' after the New York street where many advertising agencies had their offices
ADAM
n. 1. L15 sl. - water
n. 2. 1553 - a person likened to Adam, esp. in being a forebear, progenitor, founder, etc.; also, the first type of a person or thing; a forerunner or prototype
n. 3. a1569 - sinful and unregenerate human nature
n. 4. c1591 sl. - a bailiff, a sergeant
n. 5. 1696 UK sl. - a thief's accomplice (criminals' sl.)
n. 6. 1797 UK sl. - a fence, a criminal receiver; a partner in a criminal enterprise (criminals' sl.)
n. 7. 1903 sl. - a master man, foreman, a superintendent
n. 8. Bk1903 US sl. - a prison warder (criminals' sl.)
n. 9. Bk1922 - a faithful, devoted old servant
n. 10. Bk1972 sl. - one's first (paid) sexual partner (homosexual sl.)
n. 11. 1985 US sl. - MDMA, the recreational drug known as ecstasy
vb. 1. 1753 sl. - to marry
vb. 2. 1910s sl. - to believe (Adam and Eve) (rhyming sl.)
vb. 3. 1930s - to leave (Adam and Eve) (rhyming sl.)
ADAMANCE
n. 1925 - a being firmly resolved on a course of action; refusal to be persuaded or to change one's mind
ADAMANCY
n. 1898 - the state of being unpersuadable
ADAM AND EVE
n. 1. 1793 - a starting point, an origin; a set of progenitors, ancestors, or forebears
n. 2. 1891 sl. - two poached or fried eggs (orig. US short order usage)
n. 3. 1980s Aust. sl. - a sleeve (rhyming sl.)
n. 4. 1996 UK sl. - a pill of MDEA and MDMA, the recreational drugs best known as ecstasy
vb. 1. L17 sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. 1925 sl. - to believe (rhyming sl.)
vb. 3. 1930s sl. - to leave (rhyming sl.)
ADAM AND EVE BALL
n. 1920s sl. - an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only
ADAM-AND-EVE IT
vb. L19 Brit. sl. - to copulate
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT
n. 1894 sl. - two poached or fried eggs on toast (orig. US short order usage)
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM
n. 1913 sl. - two scrambled eggs on toast (orig. US short order usage)
ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES
n. E20 Brit. & US sl. - nakedness; nudity
ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.S
n. L19 US sl. - nakedness, nudity
ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS
n. L19 Brit. & US sl. - nakedness; nudity
ADAMANT
n. c1426 obs. - a person or thing which attracts people's affection or attention; a centre of attraction
ADAMANTIZING
adj. 1607 obs. rare - that attracts, lures, or entices
ADAM ANTS
n. 1980s Brit. sl. - pants (rhyming sl.)
ADAMATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to love dearly
ADAMATICAL
adj. 17C sl.- naked; nude
ADAM BELL
n. Bk1922 - an accomplished archer
ADAMED
adj. Bk1921 sl. - married
ADAM FAITH
adj. 1960s Brit. sl. - safe (rhyming sl.)
ADAM FILER
n. Bk1909 sl. - a thief
ADAM HENRY
n. 1997 Amer. sl. - an A.H.; asshole; a worthless and annoying person
ADAMHOOD
n. 1828 - human nature; manhood, humanity (chiefly poetic usage)
ADAMIC
adj. 1657 - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition
ADAMICAL
adj. 1. 1642 rare - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition; sinful; unregenerate
adj. 2. 1649 rare - having an original or pristine form; pure and undefiled
ADAMICALLY
adv. 1860 - in a way resembling Adam in appearance or behaviour; nakedly
ADAMISH
adj. 1569 obs. rare - resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition
ADAMIST
n. 1. 1623 - a person who follows or imitates the behaviour of Adam in the Garden of Eden
n. 2. 1630 rare - one who tends a garden
ADAMITE
adj. 1719 - descended from Adam; human
n. 1. 1542 - a member of a sect, in both the early church and later, who imitated the biblical Adam by going naked, typically as a symbol of purity; an unclothed man
n. 2. 1581 - a descendant or child of Adam; a human being
n. 3. 1833 rare - a person who goes naked; a nudist
n. 4. 1865 - a White Caucasian (chiefly hist.)
ADAMITIC
adj. 1656 - naked, unclothed
ADAMITICAL
adj. 1666 rare - naked, unclothed; pert. to or resembling Adam; hence, as applied to clothing, scanty
ADAMITISM
n. 1805 - nakedness; the practice of going naked as a sign of spiritual purity
ADAMIZE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to copulate, from the male point of view
ADAMLESS
adj. 1876 - characterized by the absence of men; inhabited only by women
ADAMLESS EDEN
n. 1876 - a place, situation, or way of life from which men are absent or excluded and which is regarded as a type of paradise; also, an uninhabited region
ADAM'S ALE
n. 1643 - water, as the only drink of our first parents (humorous usage)
ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS
n. 19C sl. - nudity
ADAM'S APPLE
n. 1588 rare - a banana or plantain
ADAM'S ARM; ADAM'S ARMS
n. 1602 sl. - a shovel, a spade
ADAM'S ARSENAL
n. L19 Brit. sl. - the male genitals; the penis and testicles
ADAM'S BEVERAGE
n. L15 sl. - water
ADAM'S CAT
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S FRUIT
n. 1. 1972 Amer. dial. - among loggers: an apple
n. 2. Bk1986 US - pregnant women (lumberjacks' usage)
ADAM'S HATBAND
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S HOUSECAT
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S LIQUOR
n. L15 sl. - water
ADAM'S MORSEL
n. 1586 obs. rare - the Adam's apple
ADAM'S OFF-BULL
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S OFF-OX
n. 1. 1894 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
n. 2. 1912 sl. - a slow, stubborn person; a headstrong person
ADAM'S OLD OX
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM SOURGUY
n. 1910 US sl. - a sour-tempered pessimist (theatrical sl.)
ADAM'S OWN
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
ADAM'S OWN ALTAR
n. L19 sl. - the vagina
ADAM'S PET MONKEY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
ADAM'S P.J.s
n. 1970s US sl. - nudity (homosexual sl.)
ADAM'S PROFESSION
n. 1602 sl. - gardening
ADAM'S SIN
n. Bk1922 - disobedience
ADAM'S SLIPPERS
phr. 1900s US sl. - no shoes, i.e. barefoot
ADAM'S WHIP
n. 1952 US sl. - the penis
ADAM'S WINE
n. 1747 colloq. - water as a beverage
ADAM TILER; ADAM TYLER
n. 1665 UK sl. - a pickpocket’s confederate who receives the stolen article, and runs off with it; a receiver of stolen goods
ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS
n. Amer. sl. - a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man (World War II usage)
A-DANCE
adj. 1828 - dancing; moving in a quick and lively manner
A-DANGLE
adv. 1855 - in a dangling state or position
ADAPERTILE
adj. 1731 obs. - easy to be opened
ADAPT
adj. 1658 rare - well adapted or suited; suitable, fit
ADAPTATE
vb. 1638 obs. rare - to adapt
ADAPTATIVE
adj. 1815 - characterize by or given to adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; adaptive
ADAPTION
n. 1615 - the act of adapting; adaptation
ADAPTITUDE
n. 1806 - adaptedness; aptitude specially produced
ADAPTIVE
adj. 1734 obs. - fitting; well-suited to something or someone
ADAPTLY
adv. a1648 - in a fit or adapted manner; by being adapted or fitted; fittingly, aptly
ADAPTMENT
n. 1739 obs. rare - adaptation; fitting condition
ADAPTNESS
n. 1657 obs. rare - the quality of being adapted, suitability, adaptedness
ADAPTORIAL
adj. 1838 rare - characterized by adaptation; adaptive
AD ARBITRIUM
adv. 1663 - at or according to one's will or pleasure; as one pleases; arbitrarily
ADA ROSS
n. 1918 US sl. - the eight point in craps dice
ADA ROSS THE STABLE BOSS
n. 1940s US sl. - the 8 point in craps dice
ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS
n. 1918 US sl. - in a game of dice: a roll of eight
ADASED
adj. c1450 obs. - stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled
ADASHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - put to shame
ADAUGE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to add to, to augment, to increase by addition
ADAUNT
vb. 1297 obs. - to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to reduce to submission
À D'AUTRES!
phr. c1660 - 'tell that to the Marines'; expression of disbelief (fashionable London catchphrase)
ADAW
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to wake up, to awake, from sleep, swoon, etc.
vb. 2. c1386 obs. - to awaken, to arouse, to recall to consciousness
vb. 3. c1425 obs. - to recover from sorrow or pain; to emerge from a particular mood or state of mind
vb. 4. c1425 obs. - to dawn; to shine
vb. 5. c1440 obs. - to put an end to; to defeat, to overcome
vb. 6. 1557 obs. - to subdue, to daunt; to terrify
ADAWE
adv. c1250 obs. - out of life, out of existence
ADAWN
adj. 1881 rare - dawning, gleaming with new light
A-DAY
adv. 1. a1250 obs. - in or on the day (in opposition to the night; by day
adv. 2. c1500 - on each day; daily
A-DAYS
adv. 1377 obs. - by day, during the day, in the daytime
ADAZZLE
adj. 1832 - dazzling
ADBASS
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to abase
AD BENE PLACITUM
adv. 1623 - at one's pleasure or discretion; at will
ADBER
n. 1908 Sc. - odd or clumsy behaviour
ADBLAST
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to impart an idea, impulse, etc. to; to exert an influence on; to inflate, to inspire
ADBUSTER
n. 1989 Can. - in anticorporate activism, the non-specific description for those involved in cultural subversion
ADBUSTING
n. 2000 US sl. - in anticorporate activism, the act of subverting brand advertising, usually by parody or mockery
ADCORPORATE
vb. 1732 obs. rare - to unite, to incorporate
ADCORPORATED
adj. Bk1612 obs. rare - married
ADD
n. 1938 US sl. - a Drug Addict (drugs sl.)
ADD A NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. M19 sl. - to drink heavily
ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. M19 sl. - to drink heavily
ADDEBTED
adj. a1400 obs. - indebted; owed or due
ADDECIMATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to subject a person to a tithe or tax of one-tenth
ADDECKED
adj. 1513 Sc. obs. rare - decked, covered
ADDEDLY
adv. 1883 - additionally; particularly
ADDED TO THE LIST
adj. L19 sl. - castrated
ADDEEM
vb. a1000 obs. - to judge; to try, to test
ADDEL
n. L19 sl. - putrid drinking water nautical sl. (nautical sl.)
ADDER
n. 1. c950 obs. - a snake, a serpent
n. 2. c950 obs. - the 'old serpent', the devil
n. 3 c1000 - a treacherous, deceitful, malicious, or pernicious person or thing; also, a term of abuse
n. 4. c1300 obs. - a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings
n. 5. 1876 Eng. dial. - a dragonfly. formerly thought to be venomous; a large fly
ADDER-BELL
n. 1824 Sc. - the dragonfly
ADDERBOLT
n. 1483 - a dragonfly
ADDERBRED
adj. 1587 obs. - engendered by the devil
ADDER-CAP
n. 1. 1822 Sc. - an ill-natured person; one of a virulent or malignant disposition
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a dragonfly
ADDER-CLOSE
n. 1870 obs. - an enclosure containing adders; a snake pit
ADDER-DEAF
adj. 1597 rare - deaf as an adder (poetic usage)
ADDER-FAW
adj. a1000 obs. - variegated like a snake
ADDER-FLY
n. 1761 obs. - a dragonfly
ADDER-FOOTED
adj. 1565 obs. - having a foot or feet like a dragon (poetic usage)
ADDER-HATE
n. 1880 obs. - virulent, deadly hate (poetic usage)
ADDERS' FRY
n. 1540 obs. - offspring of adders or the devil
ADDER-TONGUED
adj. 1823 - spiteful; using malicious or offensive language
ADD FAITH TO
vb. 1483 rare - to give credence to; to believe or make believable
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
vb. 1611 - to make a bad or intense situation worse
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAMES
vb. 1620 - to make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; to spread trouble, to increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action
ADDI
n. Bk1898 - a Bengalee money-changer
ADDICENT
n. 1880 obs. rare - in Roman Law: a person who hands over a thing or a person in accordance with a judicial decision
ADDICK
n. 1997 US sl. - an addict
ADDICKIT
adj. 1826 Sc. - addicted
ADDICT
adj. 1529 obs. - that has been attached by compulsion or obligation to a person' tied, bound; obligated
n. 1985 sl. - a 'mark' who falls for the same scam over and over again (con artists' usage)
vb. 1. 1534 rare - to dedicate or devote oneself to an occupation, activity, or object
vb. 2. 1542 obs. - to bind, to attach, or devote oneself as a servant, disciple, or adherent to any person or cause
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to devote time to a particular object or activity; to focus one's studies on a specific area
ADDICT WAITING TO HAPPEN
phr. 1998 US sl. - in twelve-step recovery programmes, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, used for describing the childhood of addicts of the future US sl.
ADDIGHTING
n. 1567 obs. - preparing, preparation
ADDIMENT
n. 1652 rare - something that is added, an addition; an additive
ADD INSULT TO INJURY
vb. 1748 - to aggravate an already difficult situation
ADDIO
int. 1577 - used as an expression of farewell; esp. Italian contexts
ADDITAMENT
n. 1460 - anything added or appended; an addition
ADDITION
n. 1. 1472-3 obs. - something annexed to a man's name to show his rank, occupation, or place of residence, or otherwise to distinguish him; 'style' of address
n. 2. c1690 sl. - paint or rouge or powder for the face; make-up, cosmetics (society sl.)
n. 3. - sexual intercourse (euphemism)
vb. 1659 obs. - to honour or embellish a person or person's name by adding another name, title, etc.; to surname
ADDITIONARY
adj. a1633 rare - additional, supplementary
ADDITITIOUS
adj. 1748 rare - characterized by having been added; due to or of the nature of an addition; additive
ADDITOOD
n. 1990s UK sl. - a confrontational manner
ADDITORY
adj. 1659 obs. - tending to add something; additional
ADDLE
adj. 1. c1275 Eng. dial. - rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg
adj. 2. 1534 rare - empty, idle, vain, useless, futile
adj. 3. 1612 - muddled, confused
adj. 4. 1847 Eng. dial. - unsound, crazy
adj. 5. 1844 Eng. dial. - ailing, ill, unwell
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stupid
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky
n. 1. a1000 - stinking urine, or other liquid filth; slime, mire
n. 2. 1679 obs. rare - the dry lees of wine
n. 3. 1825 Eng. dial. - an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - putrid or stagnant water
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an adding or addition
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to deserve punishment, etc.; to merit spiritual reward, etc.
vb. 2. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn money, etc.
vb. 3. 1652 - to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive
vb. 4. 1654 - of an egg: to become rotten; to fail to produce a chick; to rot, to putrefy
vb. 5. 1860 Eng. dial. - to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. - to water plants
ADDLE-BRAIN
n. 1799 - one whose head is addled; a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard
ADDLE-BRAINED
adj. 1619 - confused, muddled, stupid
ADDLE-CAP
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. - a weak, silly person
ADDLE-COVE
n. 1580 - a stupid bungler, a dullard; a foolish man; an easy dupe
ADDLED
adj. 1. L17 Brit. sl. - muddled and befuddled by alcohol; drunk
adj. 2. 1599 - confused, muddled; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally
adj. 3. c1630 - of an egg: that has become rotten; that has failed to produce a chick
ADDLED AS AN EGG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD
n. 1589 sl. - anything worthless
ADDLE-HEAD
n. 1592 - one whose head is addled; a stupid bungler; an easy dupe; a dullard; a weak, silly person
ADDLE-HEADED
adj. 1600 - confused, muddled, stupid
ADDLE-HEADEDNESS
n. 1. 1835 - confusion, muddle-headedness; stupidity
n. 2. 1835 - fatuity, foolishness, folly
ADDLEMENT
n. 1825 - confusion, muddle-headedness; mental confusion
ADDLE-PATE
n. 1601 - a stupid bungler; a dullard; a weak, silly person; a foolish person; an easy dupe
ADDLE-PATED
adj. 1614 - confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed
ADDLE-PLOT
n. L17 sl. - a spoilsport who 'addles' the 'plots' or plans of others
ADDLE-POT
n. Bk1890 sl. - a spoilsport; a mar-all
ADDLE THE SHOON
vb. Bk1921 sl. - of a horse: to roll on the back from side to side
ADDLING
n. 1. c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an earning or deserving something; that which a person earns or merits
n. 2. 1843 - muddling of the wits
ADDLINGS
n. 1757 Eng. dial. - money that a person acquires by working, etc.; wages, earnings; savings
ADD OIL!
int. 1980 - expresses encouragement, incitement, or support; go on! go for it! (chiefly Hong Kong usage)
ADD OIL TO THE FLAMES
vb. 1647 - to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc.
ADD OIL TO THE FURNACE
vb. a1548 - to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc.
ADDOOM
vb. 1599 obs. rare - to adjudge, to award
ADDRESS
n. 1. 1592 obs. - array, attire, dress
n. 2. 1598 obs. - that which is prepared; a device, a contrivance
n. 3. 1633 obs. - the act of making ready; the state of being ready, preparation
vb. 1. c1350 obs. - to give direction to a person, esp. in a helpful or corrective manner; to guide, to redirect
vb. 2. c1374 obs. - to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile)
vb. 3. c1375 obs. - to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position
vb. 4. 1375 obs. - to put things 'straight' or 'to rights'; to set in order; to order, to arrange
vb. 5. 1393 obs. - to prepare or make ready with the proper attire; to accoutre, to array, to apparel, to attire for any special purpose or occasion; later, (1513) to clothe
vb. 6. 1485 obs. - to order or arrange for any purpose; to prepare, to make ready; to prepare oneself
vb. 7. a1522 obs. - to arrange or style hair
vb. 8. 1525 obs. - to right what is wrong; to redress wrongs, to reform abuses
vb. 9. 1677 obs. - to court a person; esp. to pay court to a woman with a view to marriage, to woo
vb. 10. 1796 obs. - to consign or entrust the care of a ship to an agent, factor, etc.
ADDRESSED
adj. 1. 1387 obs. - made ready, prepared, 'dressed' as food
adj. 2. 1393 arch. - arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed
adj. 3. 1475 obs. - well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished
adj. 4. 1595 obs. - erected, raised
ADDRESSEDNESS
n. 1633 obs. rare - the state of being prepared; preparedness
ADDRESSED TO
adj. 1915 sl. - of a missile, esp. a shell: aimed at (military sl.)
ADDRESSER
n. 1. 1643 - person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition; specifically, any of those who in 1680 presented addresses in support of Charles II, and against those demanding the summoning of Parliament
n. 2. 1665 - a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place
n. 3. 1683 obs. - a suitor
ADDRESSERESS
n. 1495 obs. rare - a female who directs or sets right
ADDRESSION
n. 1596 obs. rare - the direction of one's course
ADDRESSLY
adv. c1425 obs. rare - with good address, courteously; skilfully
ADDRESSMENT
n. 1481 rare - the act of addressing a person or thing
ADDRESSOR
n. 1. 1658 - a person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition
n. 2. 1669 obs. - a person who pays addresses; a suitor
n. 3. 1897 - a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place
ADD ROT IT!
int. M18 - a mild oath, "God rot it!" (euphemism)
ADD'S LIFE!
int. 1812 obs. - a minced oath
ADDUBITATION
n. 1588 obs. rare - the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt
ADDUCE
vb. a1425 - to bring forward verbally for consideration, esp. in support of a case or an argument; to produce a witness; to cite, to allege
ADDUCEABLE
adj. 1671 - adducible; capable of being produced in a statement
ADDUCED
adj. 1649 - brought forward in a statement; cited, alleged
ADDUCIBLE
adj. 1766 - capable of being adduced
ADDUCTION
n. 1. a1398 rare - the act of conveying something, esp. towards another; the fact of being so conveyed
n. 2. 1615 obs. rare - the act of moving towards something
n. 3. 1687 - the bringing forward of facts or statements as evidence
ADDULCE
vb. 1475 obs. - to make sweet; to render pleasant or palatable; to soothe or mollify a person
ADD UP
vb. 1. 1930s sl. - to amount to, to signify
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to make sense; to work as expected
ADD UP TO
vb. 1930s sl. - to amount to, to signify
ADDY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - address
ADEAD
adv. 1581 - dead (chiefly poetic usage)
vb. 1. a1200 obs. - to die
vb. 2. c1225 obs. - to kill, to put to death, to destroy; to deaden, to mortify
ADEADEN
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to kill, to put to death; to deaden, to mortify
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to die
A-DEARY ME!
int. 1868 Eng. dial. - exclamation of sadness or surprise
ADEATH
adv. a1200 obs. - in death
ADEAVE
vb. c940 obs. - to deafen, to strike deaf
ADECASTIC; ADECASTICKE
n. 1623 obs. rare - one who can be relied upon to act justly or appropriately in any circumstance
ADECATIST
n. Bk1717 - one who is exempt from tithes, one who is against paying tithes
A-DECK
n. 1984 US sl. - a prison cell used for solitary confinement
ADEE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ha!
ADEED
adv. 1820 Sc. rare - indeed
ADEEP
adv. 1850 obs. - deeply, deep (poetic usage)
ADELAIDE
n. 1831 rare - a dark blue colour
ADELAIDEAN
adj. 1848 - relating to, or characteristic of the city of Adelaide
n. 1839 - a native or inhabitant of the city of Adelaide
ADELANTADO
n. 1. 1588 hist. - the governor of a Spanish province, acting as the chief civil and judicial authority, and as military commander-in-chief in time of war; also, a military leader with the authority to explore, colonize, and govern new territories for the Spanish crown
n. 2. 1612 obs. - a Spanish grandee
ADELE
adj. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - vindictive, mean, bitchy (homosexual sl.)
ADELE ADDER
n. 2000s S. Afr. sl. - a homosexual person who is vindictive, mean, or bitchy (homosexual sl.)
ADELITE
n. Bk1883 - one of a class of Moorish conjurors in Spain, who predicted the fortunes of individuals by the flight and singing of birds, and other accidental circumstances
ADELMAN
n. Bk1708 - a nobleman, an earl, a gentleman
ADEMONIST
n. 1837 - a person who denies the existence of the Devil
ADEMPT
adj. 1432-50 obs. - taken away, removed
vb. 1590 - to take away, to remove
ADEMPTED
adj. 1590 obs. rare - taken away, removed
ADEMPTION
n. c1630 - a taking away
ADENESE
n. 1880 - a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen
ADENI
n. 1950 - a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen
ADENOID
n. 1930s US sl. - a vocalist with a 'tight' voice; a radio tenor who sings in a forced, strained voice
ADENOIDAL
adj. 1. 1918 colloq. - of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping
adj. 2. 1926 colloq. - of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality
ADENOIDALLY
adv. 1923 - with an adenoidal voice, tone, or sound
ADENOIDY
adj. 1. 1918 colloq. - of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping
adj. 2. 1926 colloq. - of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality
ADENT
vb. 1658 obs. rare - to fasten, to attach
ADEPT
adj. 1650 - that has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult
n. 1. 1673 - originally, a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; later, a person who has been initiated into any system of spiritual knowledge
n. 2. 1674 - a person who is highly skilled or proficient at something
n. 3. 1721 sl. - a pickpocket; a conjuror (thieves' sl.)
vb. 1890 sl. - to pickpocket (criminals' sl.)
ADEPTED
adj. 1553 obs. rare - gained, acquired
ADEPTICAL
adj. 1662 obs. - pert. to an Adeptist; alchemical
ADEPTION
n. 1548 obs. - an obtaining, gaining, or attainment
ADEPTIST
n. 1662 obs. - a professed adept; a skilled alchemist
ADEPTUS
n. 1650 - a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; usually in plural, with 'the' (the adepti)
ADEQUAL
adj. 1678 obs. - proportional
ADEQUATE
adj. 1. 1609 obs. - equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less
adj. 2. Bk1942 US sl. - excellent, 'super'
vb. 1. 1599 obs. - to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for
vb. 2. 1622 obs. - to make equal or sufficient
ADEQUATELY
adv. 1656 obs. - with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly
ADEQUATENESS
n. 1664 obs. - equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope
ADEQUATION
n. 1589 obs. - the act or fact of equalling
ADEQUATIVE
adj. 1809 rare - adequate, suitable; also, suitably equivalent
ADEQUITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ride beside or near to someone
ADEQUITATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a riding towards some place or thing
ADERATION
n. 1623 - a giving a monetary value to something
ADESED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - all eaten up
ADESPOTA
n. 1897 - anonymous literary works
ADETERMINE
vb. 1413 obs. rare - to bring to an end, to finish, to terminate
ADEVISM
n. 1878 rare - disbelief in the gods of a particular mythology
ADEW
vb. 1. c1425 obs. - to bedew; also, to refresh, to reinvigorate
vb. 2. a1439 obs. - to endow a person with spiritual or intellectual gifts
ADF - ADN
ADFLUXION
n. 1783 obs. - the flowing of something towards something else; an attracted flow
ADGENICULATION
n. 1637 obs. - a kneeling to or towards the altar as a gesture of reverence
ADGER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a foolish, silly person: used playfully to children
vb. 1991 US sl. - in computing: to make an avoidable mistake
ADHABITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to dwell nigh
ADHALATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to breathe or blow on
ADHAMATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to hook, to bind; to catch with a hook or net
ADHAMATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a taking hold like a hook
ADHERENCE
n. 1. 1449-50 - attachment to a person, party, or cause; steadfast support; loyalty, allegiance
n. 2. 1549 rare - a group of adherents or supporters; a following
ADHERENCY
n. 1. 1579 arch. - the act or fact of adhering to a person or thing; steadfast support, allegiance
n. 2. c1600 rare - a group of adherents or supporters; a following
n. 3. 1608 obs. - that which adheres to something; an attached property or quality
ADHERENT
n. 1426 - one who adheres to a person, party, or system; a partisan, a follower, a steadfast supporter; a loyalist
ADHERESCENT
adj. 1743 rare - tending to adhere; adhesive
ADHESION
n. 1. a1500 - steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion
n. 2. 1614 obs. rare - relationship of attachment; alliance, association
n. 3. 1646 obs. - a substance which adheres to something
ADHIBIT
vb. 1. 1538 - to make use of; to use, to apply, to deploy
vb. 2. 1542 obs. - to bring in, to admit; to let in, to allow
vb. 3. 1543 obs. - to administer or apply, esp. as a remedy
vb. 4. 1548 rare - to give something to a person or thing; to assign or ascribe trust, credit, etc.; to devote space or attention
vb. 5. 1651 rare - to add, to append; to affix, to attach (chiefly Sc. usage)
AD HOC
vb. 1. 1960 - to improvise; to act or respond on an ad hoc basis, rather than in accordance with general long-term strategies
vb. 2. 1968 - to assemble or organize chaotically
AD HOCER
n. Bk1984 sl. - a skier who arrives at a chalet without a previous booking
ADHOCRACY
n. 1966 - a flexible and informal style of organization and management, characterized by a lack of bureaucracy
ADHORN
vb. 1605 obs. rare - to 'plant horns on'; to cuckold
ADHORT
vb. 1539 obs. - to urge, to exhort, to incite; to encourage, to promote
ADHORTATION
n. 1536 obs. - encouragement, persuasion, incitement
ADHORTATORY
adj. 1534 obs. - persuading or urging to a course; inciting; encouraging
ADHORTED
adj. a1500 obs. - that has been adhorted; encouraged
ADIABOLIST
n. 1646 rare - one who does not believe in the existence of a Devil
ADIAPHANOUS
adj. 1658 rare - not translucent, opaque
ADIAPHORACY
n. 1612 rare - indifference, neutrality
ADIAPHORAL
adj. 1586 obs. - indifferent in the eyes of the church, or of theologians
ADIAPHORICIE
n. 1612 rare - indifference, neutrality
ADIAPHORISM
n. 1607 - latitude or indifference in religious matters; indifferentism
ADIAPHOROUS
adj. 1615 - neutral, indifferent, impartial; neither right nor wrong morally
ADIAPHORY
n. 1658 rare - * indifference, impartiality, neutrality; religious indifference
ADIBLE
adj. 1568 obs. rare - accessible
ADIDAS
n. 1996 UK sl. - a prison training instructor
phr. 1990s sl. - a phrase meaning 'All Day I Dream About Sex'
ADIEU
int. a1393 - used as an expression of farewell; goodbye
ADIGHT
vb. 1. OE obs. - to compose or write a letter, etc.
vb. 2. c1220 obs. - to prepare, to dispose, to order, to appoint
vb. 3. c1330 obs. to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck
ADIGHTING
n. 1567 obs. rare - preparing, preparation
ADIGRESSION
n. 1482 obs. rare - digression
ADIMPLEATE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to fill up
ADIMPLETE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to fill; to make complete
ADIMPLETION
n. 1624 obs. rare - completion, fulfilment
ADIN
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - within
vb. a1250 obs. rare - to din; to deafen, to stun with noise
AD INFINITUM
adv. 1596 - to infinity; again and again; endlessly, forever
ADINVENTION
n. 1483 rare - an invented addition, esp. to the scripture of the Bible
ADIOS
n. 1592 - a parting salutation
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to make a hasty departure, disappear
int. 1635 - used as an expression of farewell
ADIOS AMOEBAS
phr. 1980s US campus sl. - a farewell
ADIOS MOTHERFUCKER
phr. 1986 US sl. - used as a farewell
ADIOS MUCHACHOS
phr. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish)
ADIPAL
adj. 1656 obs. rare - fat or gross
ADIPATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to feed fat, to fatten
ADIPESCENT
adj. 1847 obs. rare - becoming fatty
ADIPOSE
adj. 1. 1743 - pert. to animal fat; fatty
adj. 2. 1810 - fat, obese, overweight
n. 1814 - body fat
ADIPOSENESS
n. 1868 rare - the state of being fat; fatness
ADIPOSITY
n. 1791 - fatness, or tendency to fatness; excessive fatness, obesity
ADIPOUS
adj. 1667 rare - abounding in fat; fatty
ADIRONDACKER
n. 1870 - a native or inhabitant of the Adirondack region in New York State
ADIRONDACK GOAT
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - venison from a deer killed out of season
ADIRONDACK STEAK
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - venison from a deer killed out of season
ADISTANCE
adv. 1807 obs. rare - to a distance; afar (poetic usage)
ADITE
vb. 1. a1325 obs. - to indict, to accuse, to condemn
vb. 2. c1330 obs. - to put down in written words
ADITHER
adj. 1912 - in a state of excitement, anxiety, or confusion, often in expectation of something
ADITION
n. 1731 obs. - a going or coming nigh to
ADJACENCE
n. the state of lying near; a being adjacent ...1605
ADJACENCY
n. a being adjacent; contiguity ...1640
ADJACENT
n. †* an assistant ...1600
ADJECT
adj. † adjacent, adjoining...1432-50
n. † an addition; added qualification ...1672
vb. †* to annex, to add or join ...1432-50
ADJECTAMENT
n. †* anything thrown in by way of addition; an addition ...1641
ADJECTED
adj. added on, annexed, appended to ...1538
ADJECTING
n. * an adding or appending something ...1639
ADJECTION
n. 1. the act of adding, adding on, annexing or appending; addition ...c1374
n. 2. † the result of adding on; that which is added; an addition ...1556
ADJECTITIOUS
adj. *of the nature of addition; additional ...1625
ADJECTIVAL
adj. substitute for an expletive, as 'you adjectival idiot' ...1907
ADJECTIVE
adj. euphemism for an expletive adjective ...1851
n. 1. * a dependent person or thing; an accessory ...1597
n. 2. †* an expletive adjective ...1888 euphemism
vb. to swear at a person, animal, or thing ...1906
ADJECTIVED
adj. * used in place of an adjective that is regarded as an expletive, such as 'damned' ...1869 euphemism
ADJECTIVE JERKER
n. a writer for the press; a journalist...1888 sl.
ADJECTIVELY
adv. * used as an intensifier indicating the use of a strong expletive, as 'adjectively bad' ...1907
ADJOIN
vb. 1. † to join on; to join or unite a person or thing to another ...c1325
vb. 2. † to be or lie close, or in contact; to be contiguous ...1479
vb. 3. † to join, unite, or associate with another ...1483
ADJOINANT
adj. † lying next; contiguous ...1494
n. † one living close by; a near neighbour; an associate ...c1526
ADJOINATE
adj. †* joined, united, allied ...1470
ADJOINDER
n. something joined to; an addition or appendix ...1604
ADJOINED
adj. 1. adjacent, contiguous; neighbouring; also, jointed, attached, connected ...1556
adj. 2. additional, supplementary, also, of a person, appointed in a supplementary or subordinate role ...1622
ADJOINEDLY
adv. † unitedly; by way of union or conjunction ...1721
ADJOINER
n. †* he who, or that which, adjoins or lies next; a neighbour ...1627-8
ADJOINT
adj. † united, joined ...1727
n. 1. † a helper, an aider, an assistant; an addition ...1597
n. 2. an official assistant or deputy to someone holding a civil or military position; a French civil officer who assists the maire; also, an assistant professor in a French college ...1645
ADJOURNAL
n. † adjournment, respite, or postponement of a sentence ...1609
ADJOUST
vb. 1. † to put a thing to one for consideration; to bring forward, to suggest ...c1374
vb. 2. † to put one thing to another; to add ...1474
ADJUDGER
n. a person who adjudges something; an adjudicator; a judge ...1821
ADJUDICATE
vb. 1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence, or by a similar legal o official ruling ...1655
vb. 2. * to sentence or condemn a person to a specified punishment or penalty ...a1681
vb. 3. to settle, determine, or decide judicially, or by a similar legal or official process; also, to judge, to act as a referee in ...a1695
ADJUDICATION
n. 1. a determining, settling, or awarding something judicially, or by a similar legal or official process ...1570
n. 2. a judicial sentence or similar legal or official ruling ...1602
ADJUDICATOR
n. a person who adjudicates; a judge ...1705
ADJUDICATORY
adj. having the power or authority to adjudicate ...1685
ADJUDICATURE
n. adjudication ...1783
ADJUGATE
vb. †* to yoke or couple to ...1731
ADJUMENT
n. 1. † help, assistance ...1576
n. 2. † a helper or assistant ...1641
ADJUNCT
adj. associated, connected; joined, added; subordinate, supplementary ...1516
n. 1. a person joined to another in some duty or service; an assistant or subordinate colleague ...1554
n. 2. something which is joined or connected to something else and auxiliary to or dependent upon it; something supplementary or subordinate ...1566
ADJUNCTION
n. 1. an adding something to something else; the joining or uniting of one thing or person with another ...1545
n. 2. that which is joined or added to something else ...1593
ADJUNCTIVE
n. * a person of the nature of an adjunct; a person joined to another in some duty or service; an assistant or subordinate colleague ...1755
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
n. a junior, temporary, or casual professor ...1785 US
ADJURATION
n. 1. an invoking, summoning, or commanding an evil spirit; an incantation used for this ...c1405
n. 2. a commanding or appealing to someone in the name of God or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse; a swearing or binding under oath ...1473
n. 3. a solemn or earnest appeal; an exhortation; a command ...1782
ADJURATOR
n. † a person who swears or witnesses an oath ...1729
ADJURE
vb. 1. to bind under oath; to command or appeal to a person to do something in the name of God, or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse ...a1425
vb. 2. to make a solemn or earnest appeal to a person; to exhort ...1483
vb. 3. to invoke, summon, or exorcize an evil spirit ...1585
ADJUREMENT
n. adjuration ...a1382
ADJUST
vb. 1. † to put something to a person for consideration; to suggest ...c1450
vb. 2. † to come to a settlement, agreement, or reconciliation ...1612
ADJUSTAGE
n. †* adjustment ...1819
ADJUSTATION
n. adjustment ...1669
ADJUSTED
adj. † harmonized, balanced ...1652
ADJUSTER
n. a hammer ...1990 US sl.
ADJUSTIVE
adj. tending to adjust; concerned with adjustment; also, adjustable ...c1796
ADJUSTLY
adv. †* in an adaptable manner
ADJUSTMENT CENTRE
n. a part of a prison reserved for the solitary confinement of prisoners ...1955 US
ADJUST THE STICK!
int. used as a humorous admonition to casino employees at a craps table when the players are losing ...1983 US sl.
ADJUTABLE
adj. †* that may help, helping, able to help ...1721
ADJUTANCY
n. † assistance, agency, support ...1665
ADJUTANT
adj. † helping, assistant ...1645
n. an assistant or helper ...1622
ADJUTANT-GENERAL
n. * among the Jesuits: a superintendent of a province or country, conducting its business and correspondence under the supervision of the General of the Order ...1667
ADJUTATOR
n. a person empowered to act on behalf of others; each of the delegates chosen to represent the private soldiers of some units of the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War, initially at the Army Council of June 1647; later, generally, a helper, an assistant ...1647 hist.
ADJUTE
vb. †* to add ...1524
ADJUTOR
n. a helper, an assistant; an aide ...1531
ADJUTORIOUS
adj. †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
ADJUTORY
adj. † helping, giving aid ...c1475
n. 1. † help, assistance ...c1505
n. 2. † a person who provides assistance; a helper ...1508
ADJUTRICE
n. †* a female helper or assistant ...1609
ADJUTRIX
n. * a female helper or assistant ... a1632
ADJUVABLE
adj. †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
ADJUVANCY
n. assistance, help ...1677
ADJUVANT
adj. assisting, aiding, helpful ...1574
n. a helper, an assistant ...1583
ADJUVATE
vb. * to help, to assist, to aid ...1533
ADKINS ACADEMY
n. a London house of correction, named for its governor ...E19 sl.
ADLAND
n. the world or industry of advertising ...1915 colloq.
ADLATUS
n. one who gives personal aid or attendance; an aid-de-camp; a personal assistant ...Bk1885
ADLE
n. † sickness, disease; also, an illness, an ailment ...c1000
AD LIB
n. a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. ('ad-lib') to date indiscriminately ...1960 US sl.
AD LIBITUM
adv. at one's pleasure or discretion; at will, as one pleases ...1606
ADLIGE
vb. †* to attach, join, or link one thing to another; to combine or unite with; to mix ...1650
AD LOC
adv. in the place or passage previously mentioned ...1645
AD LOCUM
adv. in the place or passage previously mentioned ...1654
ADLUBESCENCE
n. * pleasure, delight ...1656
ADMAN
n. 1. a fake advertising solicitor; a swindler who sells advertising space in a non-existent publication, or a publication with whom he has no association ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. ('ad man') a prisoner who is friendly or aligned with the prison administration ...1976 US sl.
ADMARGINATE
vb. * to add or note in the margin ...a1834
ADMASS
n. 1. advertising as conducted through the mass media; contemporary culture, or the modern world, regarded as unduly influenced by mass advertising ...1955
n. 2. the section of the public which is easily influenced by the mass media, esp. considered as a target for advertising ...1957
ADMEASURE
vb. 1. † to assign a measure or limit to a thing; to moderate, to limit, to control ...1340
vb. 2. † to measure out; later, to make formal measurement of a ship in order to determine its capacity or tonnage ...c1425
ADMEASUREMENT
n. 1. a measuring something; formal ascertainment of the dimensions, size, etc. of something ...1610
n. 2. † comparison with something or someone ...1819
ADMENSURATION
n. * admeasurement, esp. formal measurement ...1670
ADMERVEYLLE
vb. † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
ADMETIATE
vb. †* to measure ...1612
ADMIN
n. 1. an administrator ...1629 colloq.
n. 2. administration functions or duties; the department of an organization that deals with these ...1942
ADMINICLE
n. * anything that aids, helps, or supports ...1551
ADMINICULAR
adj. helpful, giving aid ...1660
ADMINICULARY
adj. †* helpful, giving aid ...1653
n. †* one who helps; a means of help ...1652
ADMINICULATE
vb. * to help, to support ...1532
ADMINICULATION
n. * the process of giving help or support ...1531
ADMINICULATOR
n. † an assistant; an officer, or advocate of the poor ...Bk1795
ADMINISHING
n. † reduction, decrease, diminishing ...c1400
ADMINISTER
n. 1. * one who administers or ministers to others; a minister or administrator ...a1443
n. 2. †* a ministering to others ...1506
n. 3. † an attendant, a servant ...1547
vb. of a blow or rebuke: to give ...M19 colloq.
ADMINISTRADOR
n. an administrator; a manager ...1803 orig. US, chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts
ADMINISTRANT
adj. * acting, managing affairs; administrating, executive ...1602
n. one who administers or conducts any office or affair; a manager or administrator ...1602
ADMINISTRATOR
n. one to whom authority is given to manage estates, etc. for the legal owner during his minority, incapacity, etc.; a trustee, a steward ...1596
ADMINISTRATORY
adj. concerned with administration ...1607
ADMINISTRATRESS
n. * a female administrator ...1682
ADMINISTRATRICE
n. † a female administrator ...1465-6
ADMINISTRATRIX
n. a female administrator ...1572
ADMINISTRER
n. † one who administers; one who gives or administers anything to another ...1495
ADMINISTRESS
n. 1. †* a female servant ...1483
n. 2. * one who gives administers or gives out; a dispenser of benefits ...1616
ADMINISTRIVIA
n. trifling administrative tasks, esp. those which take a significant amount of time to complete ...1937
ADMINISTRY
n. †* the act of administering or ministering to; administration ...1616
ADMINUTIVE
adj. †* characterized by diminution; tending to grow less ...1656
ADMIRABILITIES
n. admirable things or qualities ...a1631
ADMIRABILITY
n. the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness ...1613
ADMIRABLE
adj. * to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous, remarkable, astonishing ...c1450
adv. † used as a simple intensifier; very, extremely ...1606
ADMIRABLES
n. † wonders ...1547
ADMIRAL
adj. † admirable ...1603
n. 1. one's father ...c1800 Eton usage
n. 2. the oldest man of a settlement ...Bk1914 Amer dial.
n. 3. a person who cleans or who is responsible for urinals, kitchen equipment, etc. ...1939 US military sl.
n. 4. an ironic term for a sailor ...Bk1984 services usage
ADMIRAL BROWNING
n. human excrement ...1961 sl., orig. nautical
ADMIRALESS
n. * the wife of an admiral' a female admiral ...1611
ADMIRAL LUSHINGTON
n. a drunkard ...Bk1823 sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE
n. 1. † a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron ...c1425
n. 2. a policeman ...1846 UK sl.
n. 3. one who is suffering from delirium tremens ...1846 UK sl.
n. 4. a butcher who dresses in blue to conceal blood-stains ...Bk1894
n. 5. formerly, an admiral hoisting a flag on a blue ground and commanding the rear ...Bk1922
ADMIRAL OF THE HEAD
n. a person who cleans or who is responsible for urinals ...1980 US military sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS
n. a drunkard who vomits over his neighbour at table ...1650 UK sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE RED
n. 1. a tippler, a sot; a heavy drinker, a confirmed drunkard, as borne out by their red face ...c1596 sl.
n. 2. a wine-bibber ...19C sl., chiefly nautical
n. 3. formerly an admiral hoisting a flag on a red ground and commanding in the centre ...B1900
ADMIRAL OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
n. an overdressed, flashy beadle or other minor, uniformed official ...19C sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE SWISS NAVY
n. a self-important person ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE VESSELS
n. a person who cleans or who is responsible for kitchen equipment ...1944 US military sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE
n. 1. a coward ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a white-faced person ...Bk1921 sl.
n. 3. a woman in a faint ...Bk1921 sl.
ADMIRAL'S MATE
n. an egotist; a boasting know-all ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
ADMIRAL’S WATCH
n. a good sleep, esp. at night; a favourable opportunity to rest ...c1905 sl.
ADMIRALTY
n. †* a sailing formation in which ships are grouped closely together as a defense against pirates ...1622
ADMIRALTY BROWN
n. toilet paper ...1961 Aust. sl., orig. Aust. Royal Navy usage
ADMIRANCE
n. * admiring, admiration ...1596
ADMIRANT
adj. † admiring someone or something ...1853
ADMIRATION
n. 1. * the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...c1425
n. 2. * an exclamation mark ...1587
ADMIRATION MARK
n. * an exclamation mark ...1996
ADMIRATION POINT
n. * an exclamation mark ...1661
ADMIRATIVE
adj. * pert. to or characterized by wonder or admiration ...1582
n. †* ? astonishment, wonder ...c1487
ADMIRATIVE POINT
n. †* an exclamation mark ...1611
ADMIRATOR
n. * an admirer; a wonderer ...1566
ADMIRE
n. † the act of admiring; admiration ...1591
vb. 1. † to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
vb. 2. †* to astonish, to surprise ...c1650
ADMIRED
adj. astonished; struck with wonder ...a1700
ADMIRIZE
vb. †* to wonder; to be amazed; to feel surprised ...1702
ADMISH
n. the admission price of a performance ...1981 US sl.
ADMISSIVE
adj. tending to admit; constituting an acknowledgement ...1650
ADMISSORY
adj. * pert. to admission or acceptance...1766
n. †* a point of access ...1650
ADMISSURE
n. †* pairing of animals, mating ...c1420
ADMISTION
n. † addition as an ingredient ...1565
ADMITTANCE
n. * the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction ...1534
ADMITTATUR
n. * a document verifying a student's admission to a college ...1683 US educational usage
ADMITTIE; ADMITTY
n. †* entrance to a place, admittance ...1616
ADMIX
vb. * to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1533
ADMIXT
adj. mingled with; added as an ingredient ...c1420
vb. †* to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1570
ADMIXTION
n. * the mingling of one thing with another; the addition of an ingredient ...a1398
ADMIXTURE
n. 1. the mingling of one substance with another, or of adding as an ingredient ...1531
n. 2. that which is mixed with anything; an alloy, an alien element ...1607
ADMONISHIONER
n. † one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
ADMONITIONER
n. one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
ADMONITIVE
adj. pert. to admonition; serving to warn, advise, or rebuke; admonishing ...a1677
ADMONITIVELY
adv. by admonition; by way of advice, warning, or reproof ...1829
ADMONITOR
n. one who admonishes ...1547
ADMONITORIAL
adj. * giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1848
ADMONITORILY
adv. with warning or reproof ...1805
ADMONITORY
adj. giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1577
ADMONITRIX
n. * a female who admonishes ...1850
ADMORTIZATION
n. a paying off a debt, liability, etc., gradually by making regular repayments over a period of time ...1903
ADMOTION
n. †* a bringing into contact, nearness ...1603
ADMOTIVE
adj. characterized by motion towards ...1879
ADMOVE
vb. 1. † to move to or towards something; to bring one thing to another; to approach ...1440
vb. 2. * to promote, to advance .,..1839
ADMOVENT
adj. †* moving to; passing, transient ...1727
ADMURMURATION
n. †* a murmuring at; a murmur ...1727
ADMURMURING
n. †* a low, quiet muttering; a murmur ...1677
ADNAME
n. 1. † an adjective ...1710
n. 2. * a byname, a cognomen ...1890
ADNATE
adj. † added to something naturally existing ...1642
AD NAUSEAM
adv. to a sickening or nauseating extent; to a tiresomely excessive degree ...1565
ADNICHELL
vb. † to annihilate ...1490
ADNICHILATE
adj. annihilated, reduced to nothing, utterly destroyed ...1388 arch.
ADNICHILED
adj. † annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1706
ADNIHILATE
adj. annihilated ...1388 arch.
ADNIHILATION
n. † annihilation; a bringing or reducing to nothing ...Bk1656
ADNIHILED
adj. † annihilated; made void ...Bk1717
ADNITCHILED
adj. † annihilated, annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1691
ADNOMINATION
n. a play upon words; wordplay based on similar sounding words ...1628
ADNOTE
vb. * to note, to remark, to observe, esp. in addition to another remark ...1558
ADNOUN
n. a word added or joined to a noun, an adjective ...1657
ADNUBILATED
adj. * darkened by clouds, clouded ...1731
ADNUL
vb. † to annul, to reduce to nothing, to annihilate, to put out of existence, to extinguish ...c1400
ADNUMBER
vb. to count in, to include among ...1531
n. 1783 obs. - the flowing of something towards something else; an attracted flow
ADGENICULATION
n. 1637 obs. - a kneeling to or towards the altar as a gesture of reverence
ADGER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a foolish, silly person: used playfully to children
vb. 1991 US sl. - in computing: to make an avoidable mistake
ADHABITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to dwell nigh
ADHALATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to breathe or blow on
ADHAMATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to hook, to bind; to catch with a hook or net
ADHAMATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a taking hold like a hook
ADHERENCE
n. 1. 1449-50 - attachment to a person, party, or cause; steadfast support; loyalty, allegiance
n. 2. 1549 rare - a group of adherents or supporters; a following
ADHERENCY
n. 1. 1579 arch. - the act or fact of adhering to a person or thing; steadfast support, allegiance
n. 2. c1600 rare - a group of adherents or supporters; a following
n. 3. 1608 obs. - that which adheres to something; an attached property or quality
ADHERENT
n. 1426 - one who adheres to a person, party, or system; a partisan, a follower, a steadfast supporter; a loyalist
ADHERESCENT
adj. 1743 rare - tending to adhere; adhesive
ADHESION
n. 1. a1500 - steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion
n. 2. 1614 obs. rare - relationship of attachment; alliance, association
n. 3. 1646 obs. - a substance which adheres to something
ADHIBIT
vb. 1. 1538 - to make use of; to use, to apply, to deploy
vb. 2. 1542 obs. - to bring in, to admit; to let in, to allow
vb. 3. 1543 obs. - to administer or apply, esp. as a remedy
vb. 4. 1548 rare - to give something to a person or thing; to assign or ascribe trust, credit, etc.; to devote space or attention
vb. 5. 1651 rare - to add, to append; to affix, to attach (chiefly Sc. usage)
AD HOC
vb. 1. 1960 - to improvise; to act or respond on an ad hoc basis, rather than in accordance with general long-term strategies
vb. 2. 1968 - to assemble or organize chaotically
AD HOCER
n. Bk1984 sl. - a skier who arrives at a chalet without a previous booking
ADHOCRACY
n. 1966 - a flexible and informal style of organization and management, characterized by a lack of bureaucracy
ADHORN
vb. 1605 obs. rare - to 'plant horns on'; to cuckold
ADHORT
vb. 1539 obs. - to urge, to exhort, to incite; to encourage, to promote
ADHORTATION
n. 1536 obs. - encouragement, persuasion, incitement
ADHORTATORY
adj. 1534 obs. - persuading or urging to a course; inciting; encouraging
ADHORTED
adj. a1500 obs. - that has been adhorted; encouraged
ADIABOLIST
n. 1646 rare - one who does not believe in the existence of a Devil
ADIAPHANOUS
adj. 1658 rare - not translucent, opaque
ADIAPHORACY
n. 1612 rare - indifference, neutrality
ADIAPHORAL
adj. 1586 obs. - indifferent in the eyes of the church, or of theologians
ADIAPHORICIE
n. 1612 rare - indifference, neutrality
ADIAPHORISM
n. 1607 - latitude or indifference in religious matters; indifferentism
ADIAPHOROUS
adj. 1615 - neutral, indifferent, impartial; neither right nor wrong morally
ADIAPHORY
n. 1658 rare - * indifference, impartiality, neutrality; religious indifference
ADIBLE
adj. 1568 obs. rare - accessible
ADIDAS
n. 1996 UK sl. - a prison training instructor
phr. 1990s sl. - a phrase meaning 'All Day I Dream About Sex'
ADIEU
int. a1393 - used as an expression of farewell; goodbye
ADIGHT
vb. 1. OE obs. - to compose or write a letter, etc.
vb. 2. c1220 obs. - to prepare, to dispose, to order, to appoint
vb. 3. c1330 obs. to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck
ADIGHTING
n. 1567 obs. rare - preparing, preparation
ADIGRESSION
n. 1482 obs. rare - digression
ADIMPLEATE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to fill up
ADIMPLETE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to fill; to make complete
ADIMPLETION
n. 1624 obs. rare - completion, fulfilment
ADIN
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - within
vb. a1250 obs. rare - to din; to deafen, to stun with noise
AD INFINITUM
adv. 1596 - to infinity; again and again; endlessly, forever
ADINVENTION
n. 1483 rare - an invented addition, esp. to the scripture of the Bible
ADIOS
n. 1592 - a parting salutation
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to make a hasty departure, disappear
int. 1635 - used as an expression of farewell
ADIOS AMOEBAS
phr. 1980s US campus sl. - a farewell
ADIOS MOTHERFUCKER
phr. 1986 US sl. - used as a farewell
ADIOS MUCHACHOS
phr. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish)
ADIPAL
adj. 1656 obs. rare - fat or gross
ADIPATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to feed fat, to fatten
ADIPESCENT
adj. 1847 obs. rare - becoming fatty
ADIPOSE
adj. 1. 1743 - pert. to animal fat; fatty
adj. 2. 1810 - fat, obese, overweight
n. 1814 - body fat
ADIPOSENESS
n. 1868 rare - the state of being fat; fatness
ADIPOSITY
n. 1791 - fatness, or tendency to fatness; excessive fatness, obesity
ADIPOUS
adj. 1667 rare - abounding in fat; fatty
ADIRONDACKER
n. 1870 - a native or inhabitant of the Adirondack region in New York State
ADIRONDACK GOAT
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - venison from a deer killed out of season
ADIRONDACK STEAK
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - venison from a deer killed out of season
ADISTANCE
adv. 1807 obs. rare - to a distance; afar (poetic usage)
ADITE
vb. 1. a1325 obs. - to indict, to accuse, to condemn
vb. 2. c1330 obs. - to put down in written words
ADITHER
adj. 1912 - in a state of excitement, anxiety, or confusion, often in expectation of something
ADITION
n. 1731 obs. - a going or coming nigh to
ADJACENCE
n. the state of lying near; a being adjacent ...1605
ADJACENCY
n. a being adjacent; contiguity ...1640
ADJACENT
n. †* an assistant ...1600
ADJECT
adj. † adjacent, adjoining...1432-50
n. † an addition; added qualification ...1672
vb. †* to annex, to add or join ...1432-50
ADJECTAMENT
n. †* anything thrown in by way of addition; an addition ...1641
ADJECTED
adj. added on, annexed, appended to ...1538
ADJECTING
n. * an adding or appending something ...1639
ADJECTION
n. 1. the act of adding, adding on, annexing or appending; addition ...c1374
n. 2. † the result of adding on; that which is added; an addition ...1556
ADJECTITIOUS
adj. *of the nature of addition; additional ...1625
ADJECTIVAL
adj. substitute for an expletive, as 'you adjectival idiot' ...1907
ADJECTIVE
adj. euphemism for an expletive adjective ...1851
n. 1. * a dependent person or thing; an accessory ...1597
n. 2. †* an expletive adjective ...1888 euphemism
vb. to swear at a person, animal, or thing ...1906
ADJECTIVED
adj. * used in place of an adjective that is regarded as an expletive, such as 'damned' ...1869 euphemism
ADJECTIVE JERKER
n. a writer for the press; a journalist...1888 sl.
ADJECTIVELY
adv. * used as an intensifier indicating the use of a strong expletive, as 'adjectively bad' ...1907
ADJOIN
vb. 1. † to join on; to join or unite a person or thing to another ...c1325
vb. 2. † to be or lie close, or in contact; to be contiguous ...1479
vb. 3. † to join, unite, or associate with another ...1483
ADJOINANT
adj. † lying next; contiguous ...1494
n. † one living close by; a near neighbour; an associate ...c1526
ADJOINATE
adj. †* joined, united, allied ...1470
ADJOINDER
n. something joined to; an addition or appendix ...1604
ADJOINED
adj. 1. adjacent, contiguous; neighbouring; also, jointed, attached, connected ...1556
adj. 2. additional, supplementary, also, of a person, appointed in a supplementary or subordinate role ...1622
ADJOINEDLY
adv. † unitedly; by way of union or conjunction ...1721
ADJOINER
n. †* he who, or that which, adjoins or lies next; a neighbour ...1627-8
ADJOINT
adj. † united, joined ...1727
n. 1. † a helper, an aider, an assistant; an addition ...1597
n. 2. an official assistant or deputy to someone holding a civil or military position; a French civil officer who assists the maire; also, an assistant professor in a French college ...1645
ADJOURNAL
n. † adjournment, respite, or postponement of a sentence ...1609
ADJOUST
vb. 1. † to put a thing to one for consideration; to bring forward, to suggest ...c1374
vb. 2. † to put one thing to another; to add ...1474
ADJUDGER
n. a person who adjudges something; an adjudicator; a judge ...1821
ADJUDICATE
vb. 1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence, or by a similar legal o official ruling ...1655
vb. 2. * to sentence or condemn a person to a specified punishment or penalty ...a1681
vb. 3. to settle, determine, or decide judicially, or by a similar legal or official process; also, to judge, to act as a referee in ...a1695
ADJUDICATION
n. 1. a determining, settling, or awarding something judicially, or by a similar legal or official process ...1570
n. 2. a judicial sentence or similar legal or official ruling ...1602
ADJUDICATOR
n. a person who adjudicates; a judge ...1705
ADJUDICATORY
adj. having the power or authority to adjudicate ...1685
ADJUDICATURE
n. adjudication ...1783
ADJUGATE
vb. †* to yoke or couple to ...1731
ADJUMENT
n. 1. † help, assistance ...1576
n. 2. † a helper or assistant ...1641
ADJUNCT
adj. associated, connected; joined, added; subordinate, supplementary ...1516
n. 1. a person joined to another in some duty or service; an assistant or subordinate colleague ...1554
n. 2. something which is joined or connected to something else and auxiliary to or dependent upon it; something supplementary or subordinate ...1566
ADJUNCTION
n. 1. an adding something to something else; the joining or uniting of one thing or person with another ...1545
n. 2. that which is joined or added to something else ...1593
ADJUNCTIVE
n. * a person of the nature of an adjunct; a person joined to another in some duty or service; an assistant or subordinate colleague ...1755
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
n. a junior, temporary, or casual professor ...1785 US
ADJURATION
n. 1. an invoking, summoning, or commanding an evil spirit; an incantation used for this ...c1405
n. 2. a commanding or appealing to someone in the name of God or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse; a swearing or binding under oath ...1473
n. 3. a solemn or earnest appeal; an exhortation; a command ...1782
ADJURATOR
n. † a person who swears or witnesses an oath ...1729
ADJURE
vb. 1. to bind under oath; to command or appeal to a person to do something in the name of God, or a god, or under penalty of some punishment or curse ...a1425
vb. 2. to make a solemn or earnest appeal to a person; to exhort ...1483
vb. 3. to invoke, summon, or exorcize an evil spirit ...1585
ADJUREMENT
n. adjuration ...a1382
ADJUST
vb. 1. † to put something to a person for consideration; to suggest ...c1450
vb. 2. † to come to a settlement, agreement, or reconciliation ...1612
ADJUSTAGE
n. †* adjustment ...1819
ADJUSTATION
n. adjustment ...1669
ADJUSTED
adj. † harmonized, balanced ...1652
ADJUSTER
n. a hammer ...1990 US sl.
ADJUSTIVE
adj. tending to adjust; concerned with adjustment; also, adjustable ...c1796
ADJUSTLY
adv. †* in an adaptable manner
ADJUSTMENT CENTRE
n. a part of a prison reserved for the solitary confinement of prisoners ...1955 US
ADJUST THE STICK!
int. used as a humorous admonition to casino employees at a craps table when the players are losing ...1983 US sl.
ADJUTABLE
adj. †* that may help, helping, able to help ...1721
ADJUTANCY
n. † assistance, agency, support ...1665
ADJUTANT
adj. † helping, assistant ...1645
n. an assistant or helper ...1622
ADJUTANT-GENERAL
n. * among the Jesuits: a superintendent of a province or country, conducting its business and correspondence under the supervision of the General of the Order ...1667
ADJUTATOR
n. a person empowered to act on behalf of others; each of the delegates chosen to represent the private soldiers of some units of the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War, initially at the Army Council of June 1647; later, generally, a helper, an assistant ...1647 hist.
ADJUTE
vb. †* to add ...1524
ADJUTOR
n. a helper, an assistant; an aide ...1531
ADJUTORIOUS
adj. †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
ADJUTORY
adj. † helping, giving aid ...c1475
n. 1. † help, assistance ...c1505
n. 2. † a person who provides assistance; a helper ...1508
ADJUTRICE
n. †* a female helper or assistant ...1609
ADJUTRIX
n. * a female helper or assistant ... a1632
ADJUVABLE
adj. †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
ADJUVANCY
n. assistance, help ...1677
ADJUVANT
adj. assisting, aiding, helpful ...1574
n. a helper, an assistant ...1583
ADJUVATE
vb. * to help, to assist, to aid ...1533
ADKINS ACADEMY
n. a London house of correction, named for its governor ...E19 sl.
ADLAND
n. the world or industry of advertising ...1915 colloq.
ADLATUS
n. one who gives personal aid or attendance; an aid-de-camp; a personal assistant ...Bk1885
ADLE
n. † sickness, disease; also, an illness, an ailment ...c1000
AD LIB
n. a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. ('ad-lib') to date indiscriminately ...1960 US sl.
AD LIBITUM
adv. at one's pleasure or discretion; at will, as one pleases ...1606
ADLIGE
vb. †* to attach, join, or link one thing to another; to combine or unite with; to mix ...1650
AD LOC
adv. in the place or passage previously mentioned ...1645
AD LOCUM
adv. in the place or passage previously mentioned ...1654
ADLUBESCENCE
n. * pleasure, delight ...1656
ADMAN
n. 1. a fake advertising solicitor; a swindler who sells advertising space in a non-existent publication, or a publication with whom he has no association ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. ('ad man') a prisoner who is friendly or aligned with the prison administration ...1976 US sl.
ADMARGINATE
vb. * to add or note in the margin ...a1834
ADMASS
n. 1. advertising as conducted through the mass media; contemporary culture, or the modern world, regarded as unduly influenced by mass advertising ...1955
n. 2. the section of the public which is easily influenced by the mass media, esp. considered as a target for advertising ...1957
ADMEASURE
vb. 1. † to assign a measure or limit to a thing; to moderate, to limit, to control ...1340
vb. 2. † to measure out; later, to make formal measurement of a ship in order to determine its capacity or tonnage ...c1425
ADMEASUREMENT
n. 1. a measuring something; formal ascertainment of the dimensions, size, etc. of something ...1610
n. 2. † comparison with something or someone ...1819
ADMENSURATION
n. * admeasurement, esp. formal measurement ...1670
ADMERVEYLLE
vb. † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
ADMETIATE
vb. †* to measure ...1612
ADMIN
n. 1. an administrator ...1629 colloq.
n. 2. administration functions or duties; the department of an organization that deals with these ...1942
ADMINICLE
n. * anything that aids, helps, or supports ...1551
ADMINICULAR
adj. helpful, giving aid ...1660
ADMINICULARY
adj. †* helpful, giving aid ...1653
n. †* one who helps; a means of help ...1652
ADMINICULATE
vb. * to help, to support ...1532
ADMINICULATION
n. * the process of giving help or support ...1531
ADMINICULATOR
n. † an assistant; an officer, or advocate of the poor ...Bk1795
ADMINISHING
n. † reduction, decrease, diminishing ...c1400
ADMINISTER
n. 1. * one who administers or ministers to others; a minister or administrator ...a1443
n. 2. †* a ministering to others ...1506
n. 3. † an attendant, a servant ...1547
vb. of a blow or rebuke: to give ...M19 colloq.
ADMINISTRADOR
n. an administrator; a manager ...1803 orig. US, chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts
ADMINISTRANT
adj. * acting, managing affairs; administrating, executive ...1602
n. one who administers or conducts any office or affair; a manager or administrator ...1602
ADMINISTRATOR
n. one to whom authority is given to manage estates, etc. for the legal owner during his minority, incapacity, etc.; a trustee, a steward ...1596
ADMINISTRATORY
adj. concerned with administration ...1607
ADMINISTRATRESS
n. * a female administrator ...1682
ADMINISTRATRICE
n. † a female administrator ...1465-6
ADMINISTRATRIX
n. a female administrator ...1572
ADMINISTRER
n. † one who administers; one who gives or administers anything to another ...1495
ADMINISTRESS
n. 1. †* a female servant ...1483
n. 2. * one who gives administers or gives out; a dispenser of benefits ...1616
ADMINISTRIVIA
n. trifling administrative tasks, esp. those which take a significant amount of time to complete ...1937
ADMINISTRY
n. †* the act of administering or ministering to; administration ...1616
ADMINUTIVE
adj. †* characterized by diminution; tending to grow less ...1656
ADMIRABILITIES
n. admirable things or qualities ...a1631
ADMIRABILITY
n. the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness ...1613
ADMIRABLE
adj. * to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous, remarkable, astonishing ...c1450
adv. † used as a simple intensifier; very, extremely ...1606
ADMIRABLES
n. † wonders ...1547
ADMIRAL
adj. † admirable ...1603
n. 1. one's father ...c1800 Eton usage
n. 2. the oldest man of a settlement ...Bk1914 Amer dial.
n. 3. a person who cleans or who is responsible for urinals, kitchen equipment, etc. ...1939 US military sl.
n. 4. an ironic term for a sailor ...Bk1984 services usage
ADMIRAL BROWNING
n. human excrement ...1961 sl., orig. nautical
ADMIRALESS
n. * the wife of an admiral' a female admiral ...1611
ADMIRAL LUSHINGTON
n. a drunkard ...Bk1823 sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE
n. 1. † a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron ...c1425
n. 2. a policeman ...1846 UK sl.
n. 3. one who is suffering from delirium tremens ...1846 UK sl.
n. 4. a butcher who dresses in blue to conceal blood-stains ...Bk1894
n. 5. formerly, an admiral hoisting a flag on a blue ground and commanding the rear ...Bk1922
ADMIRAL OF THE HEAD
n. a person who cleans or who is responsible for urinals ...1980 US military sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS
n. a drunkard who vomits over his neighbour at table ...1650 UK sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE RED
n. 1. a tippler, a sot; a heavy drinker, a confirmed drunkard, as borne out by their red face ...c1596 sl.
n. 2. a wine-bibber ...19C sl., chiefly nautical
n. 3. formerly an admiral hoisting a flag on a red ground and commanding in the centre ...B1900
ADMIRAL OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
n. an overdressed, flashy beadle or other minor, uniformed official ...19C sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE SWISS NAVY
n. a self-important person ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE VESSELS
n. a person who cleans or who is responsible for kitchen equipment ...1944 US military sl.
ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE
n. 1. a coward ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a white-faced person ...Bk1921 sl.
n. 3. a woman in a faint ...Bk1921 sl.
ADMIRAL'S MATE
n. an egotist; a boasting know-all ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
ADMIRAL’S WATCH
n. a good sleep, esp. at night; a favourable opportunity to rest ...c1905 sl.
ADMIRALTY
n. †* a sailing formation in which ships are grouped closely together as a defense against pirates ...1622
ADMIRALTY BROWN
n. toilet paper ...1961 Aust. sl., orig. Aust. Royal Navy usage
ADMIRANCE
n. * admiring, admiration ...1596
ADMIRANT
adj. † admiring someone or something ...1853
ADMIRATION
n. 1. * the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...c1425
n. 2. * an exclamation mark ...1587
ADMIRATION MARK
n. * an exclamation mark ...1996
ADMIRATION POINT
n. * an exclamation mark ...1661
ADMIRATIVE
adj. * pert. to or characterized by wonder or admiration ...1582
n. †* ? astonishment, wonder ...c1487
ADMIRATIVE POINT
n. †* an exclamation mark ...1611
ADMIRATOR
n. * an admirer; a wonderer ...1566
ADMIRE
n. † the act of admiring; admiration ...1591
vb. 1. † to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
vb. 2. †* to astonish, to surprise ...c1650
ADMIRED
adj. astonished; struck with wonder ...a1700
ADMIRIZE
vb. †* to wonder; to be amazed; to feel surprised ...1702
ADMISH
n. the admission price of a performance ...1981 US sl.
ADMISSIVE
adj. tending to admit; constituting an acknowledgement ...1650
ADMISSORY
adj. * pert. to admission or acceptance...1766
n. †* a point of access ...1650
ADMISSURE
n. †* pairing of animals, mating ...c1420
ADMISTION
n. † addition as an ingredient ...1565
ADMITTANCE
n. * the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction ...1534
ADMITTATUR
n. * a document verifying a student's admission to a college ...1683 US educational usage
ADMITTIE; ADMITTY
n. †* entrance to a place, admittance ...1616
ADMIX
vb. * to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1533
ADMIXT
adj. mingled with; added as an ingredient ...c1420
vb. †* to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1570
ADMIXTION
n. * the mingling of one thing with another; the addition of an ingredient ...a1398
ADMIXTURE
n. 1. the mingling of one substance with another, or of adding as an ingredient ...1531
n. 2. that which is mixed with anything; an alloy, an alien element ...1607
ADMONISHIONER
n. † one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
ADMONITIONER
n. one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
ADMONITIVE
adj. pert. to admonition; serving to warn, advise, or rebuke; admonishing ...a1677
ADMONITIVELY
adv. by admonition; by way of advice, warning, or reproof ...1829
ADMONITOR
n. one who admonishes ...1547
ADMONITORIAL
adj. * giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1848
ADMONITORILY
adv. with warning or reproof ...1805
ADMONITORY
adj. giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1577
ADMONITRIX
n. * a female who admonishes ...1850
ADMORTIZATION
n. a paying off a debt, liability, etc., gradually by making regular repayments over a period of time ...1903
ADMOTION
n. †* a bringing into contact, nearness ...1603
ADMOTIVE
adj. characterized by motion towards ...1879
ADMOVE
vb. 1. † to move to or towards something; to bring one thing to another; to approach ...1440
vb. 2. * to promote, to advance .,..1839
ADMOVENT
adj. †* moving to; passing, transient ...1727
ADMURMURATION
n. †* a murmuring at; a murmur ...1727
ADMURMURING
n. †* a low, quiet muttering; a murmur ...1677
ADNAME
n. 1. † an adjective ...1710
n. 2. * a byname, a cognomen ...1890
ADNATE
adj. † added to something naturally existing ...1642
AD NAUSEAM
adv. to a sickening or nauseating extent; to a tiresomely excessive degree ...1565
ADNICHELL
vb. † to annihilate ...1490
ADNICHILATE
adj. annihilated, reduced to nothing, utterly destroyed ...1388 arch.
ADNICHILED
adj. † annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1706
ADNIHILATE
adj. annihilated ...1388 arch.
ADNIHILATION
n. † annihilation; a bringing or reducing to nothing ...Bk1656
ADNIHILED
adj. † annihilated; made void ...Bk1717
ADNITCHILED
adj. † annihilated, annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1691
ADNOMINATION
n. a play upon words; wordplay based on similar sounding words ...1628
ADNOTE
vb. * to note, to remark, to observe, esp. in addition to another remark ...1558
ADNOUN
n. a word added or joined to a noun, an adjective ...1657
ADNUBILATED
adj. * darkened by clouds, clouded ...1731
ADNUL
vb. † to annul, to reduce to nothing, to annihilate, to put out of existence, to extinguish ...c1400
ADNUMBER
vb. to count in, to include among ...1531