DICTIONARY A
ADO - AGG
ADO - ADVE
ADO
n. c1450 obs. - sexual intercourse
ADOBE
adj. 19C US sl. - (derogatory) Mexican; hence, second-rate, inferior
ADOBE DOLLAR
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a Mexican peso
ADOBE MAKER
n. 1960s US sl. - (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American
ADOD!
int. 1676 obs. - Ah God!
ADOING
adj. 1429 rare - in the process of happening; being done; going on
ADOLENT
adj. c1420 obs. rare - growing, adolescent
ADOLESCE
vb. 1859 - to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence
ADOLESCENCY
n. a1475 rare - adolescence
ADOLESCENTURATE
vb. 1626 obs. - to play the boy, or fool
ADOLORATE
vb. 1598 obs. rare - to vex, to grieve
ADOLPH
n. Brit. sl. - a vibrator
ADOLPH GOBELS
n. 1937 sl. - second-hand automobile tires
ADOMMAGE
vb. 1475 obs. - to damage or injure; to harm
ADON
n. 1592 obs. - a fop, a dandy or exquisite; a handsome young man; an Adonis
ADONE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - cease, leave off! stop! enough!
ADONEE
n. M16 UK - God (criminals' usage)
ADONIS
n. 1. 1571 - a beautiful or handsome young man
n. 2. 1765 - a beau, fop, or dandy
n. 3. L19 Aust. sl. - in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover
n. 4. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a nickname used of, or to, a baboon
ADONIZE
vb. 1611 rare - to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify
ADONNET
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a devil
ADOPERATE
vb. 1612 obs. - bring into operation, to employ, to use
ADOPERATION
n. 1608 obs. rare - application, employment
ADOPTABILITY
n. 1843 obs. rare - something which may be adopted or chosen
ADOPTANT
adj. 1884 - adopting
n. 1632 - one who adopts, or takes a child as his own
ADOPTATE
vb. 1560 obs. rare - to adopt
ADOPTATIVE
adj. 1557 rare - pert. to adoption; adoptive
ADOPTIOUS
adj. 1601 obs. rare - connected with adoption
ADORABLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ADORANT
adj. 1. 1569 obs. rare - worthy of veneration or worship
adj. 2. 1817 - adoring
n. 1623 - a worshipper or devotee
ADORATION
n. 1614 obs. rare - a kissing a person's hand as a sign of honour and respect
ADORATIVE
adj. 1637 - pert. to adoration; that adores or venerates
ADORATORY
adj. 1660 rare - relating to adoration; that adores or venerates
n. 1800 - a place of worship; specifically, one used by the indigenous peoples of Central and South America
ADORE
vb. 1596 obs. - to adorn, to decorate
ADOREMENT
n. 1646 - adoration
ADORKABLE
adj. 1999 colloq. - unfashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or endearing
ADORN
adj. 1667 obs. rare - adorned, ornate (poetic usage)
n. 1590 obs. rare - adornment, ornament
vb. 1480 obs. - to worship; to venerate; to adore
ADORNATE
adj. 1539 obs. - adorned; embellished
vb. 1550 rare - to adorn, to ornament; to embellish
ADORNATION
n. 1597 - the act of adorning; also, that with which anything is adorned; adornment, decoration; ornament
ADOS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - difficulties
ADOSCULATION
n. 1891 rare - mouth-to-mouth kissing
ADOTE
vb. c1225 obs. - to become silly or foolish; to be infatuated
ADOTED
adj. c1230 obs. - grown silly, become foolish; infatuated
n. c1225 obs. - foolish people
A DOUBLE ONE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
A-DOUBLE-SCRIBBLE
n. 1996 US - used for 'ass' in any of its senses (euphemism)
ADOUBT
vb. c1300 obs. - to fear, to dread
ADOUBTED
adj. 1. c1314 obs. - feared, dreaded; formidable
adj. 2. 1471 obs. - frightened, afraid
ADOW
n. 1810 Sc. - fuss, bother
ADOWN
adv. 1. c975 arch. - to a lower place or position; downward, down
adv. 2. c1000 obs. - in a lower place
adv. 3. c1175 obs. - to a lower condition or state
prep. c1374 arch. - in a descending direction upon or along
ADOWNRIGHT
adv. c1175 obs. - straight down
ADOWNRIGHTS
adv. c1275 obs. - straight down
ADOWNWARD
adv. c1090 obs. - downward
prep. 1205 obs. - in a descending direction upon or along
ADOX; ADOXE
n. 1606 obs. rare - an absurdity
ADOXAL
adj. 1652 rare - not according to right reason; not based on reason; absurd, illogical
ADOXY
n. 1656 obs. rare - ignominy, shame; slander, infamy
ADOYLE
adv. c1450 obs. rare - askew, awry
ADOZE
adv. 1837 - in a doze or dozing state
ADPRESS
vb. 1872 - to press closely to a surface, to lay flat
ADPROMISSOR
n. 1675 - in Roman law: a person who gives bail or security
ADPUGN; ADPUGNE
vb. 1626 obs. - to fight against
ADRAD
adj. c1200 obs. - frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread
vb. 1. a900 obs. - to dread, to fear greatly
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to fear for oneself; to be afraid
vb. 3. c1314 obs. - to make afraid; to terrify
ADRAW
vb. 1. 1205 obs. - to draw out; to draw a sword
vb. 2. c1430 obs. - to withdraw oneself
ADRAY
n. 1303 obs. - withdrawal
ADREAD
adj. c1200 obs. - frightened, terrified, greatly afraid, put in dread
conj. 1501 Sc. obs. - for fear, lest
vb. 1. a900 obs. - to dread, to fear greatly
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to fear for oneself; to be afraid
vb. 3. c1314 obs. - to make afraid; to terrify
A-DREAM
adv. 1830 - dreaming
ADREAMED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dreaming, dozing
ADREE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to bear, to endure, to suffer
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to carry on, to practice, to pass life, time, etc.
ADREID
adv. 1501 Sc. obs. - for fear, lest
ADREIGH
adv. a1393 rare - at a distance
ADRENCH
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to submerge, to drown
vb. 2. 1340 obs. - to provide or serve with drink
ADREVE
vb. a1000 obs. - to drive out or away, to banish, to expel
ADRIAN (QUIST)
adj. 1978 Aust. sl. - drunk, inebriated (rhyming sl. for 'pissed')
ADRIFT
adj. 1. 17C sl. - harmless
adj. 2. 1818 - bewildered; confused; muddled; disorientated
adj. 3. 1841 sl. - missing; absent without leave (orig. nautical usage)
adj. 4. 1916 Amer. dial. - loose, unfastened
A-DRIGH
adv. c1325 obs. - at or to a distance, away, off
ADRILL
vb. c1350 obs. rare - to delay, to postpone, to put off something
ADRINK
vb. c880 obs. - to be drowned
ADRIP
adj. 1. 1830 - dripping
adj. 2. 20C US colloq. - sated and intoxicated with alcohol
adv. 1867 - in a dripping state
ADRIVE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to banish, to expel
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up
ADROOP
adv. 1833 - in a drooping position
ADROUGH
vb. c1000 obs. - to dry up; to become dry or withered
ADROWE
vb. c1000 obs. - to dry up; to become dry or withered
ADROWSE
adj. 1848 - drowsy, drowsing (chiefly literary usage)
adv. 1866 - in a drowsy state
ADRY
adj. 1. 1599 - thirsty
adj. 2. 1628 - in a dry condition
ADRYLLE
vb. c1315 obs. rare - to slide or slip away
ADSBLEED!
int. L17 - God's blood!
ADS-BOBBERS!
int. L17 - an oath
ADSBUD!
int. 1693 obs. - God's blood!
ADSCITITIOUS
adj. 1620 rare - assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental
ADSCITITIOUSLY
adv. 1823 rare - additionally, supplementally
ADSCRIBE
vb. 1. 1534 rare - to assign, credit, or attribute something to a person, cause, etc.
vb. 2. 1549 rare - to add, especially in writing, to a text or document
ADSCRIPT
n. 1889 - a comment or note added to a manuscript, esp. one which in error becomes incorporated into the text
ADS-DINES!
int. 1741 obs. - a minced oath
ADS-FLESH!
int. L17 - an oath
ADS-HEART!
int. L17 - God' s heart!; an oath
ADS-HEARTIKINS!
int. 1741 obs. - a minced oath
AD'S HEART'S WOUNDS!
int. L17 - God's heart's wounds!; an oath
ADSLIDIKINS!
int. L17 - God's my life!
ADSLIFE!
int. L17 - God's life!
ADS MY LIFE!
int. L17 - God's my life!
ADSO!
int. L17 - God's oath!
ADSOLVE
vb. 1605 obs. rare - to resolve
ADSOOCKS!
int. 1751 obs. - a minced oath
ADSOOKS!
int. L17 - a mildly blasphemous oath
ADSPIRATION
n. 1532 obs. - gracious or favouring breath; favour, patronage
ADSTIPULATION
n. 1598 rare - agreement, formal assent; approval, support
ADSTUPIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to greatly esteem riches
ADS-WAUNTLIKINS!
int. - an oath
ADSWOCATE
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. - to advocate
ADS WOOKS!
int. L17 - a mildly blasphemous oath
AD'S WOUNDS!
int. L17 - God's wounds!
ADS-ZOOKERS!
int. - an oath
ADUB
vb. 1. c1450 obs. - to invest with the insignia of knighthood; to knight; to dub
vb. 2. 1475 obs. - to equip, to array, to accoutre
ADUBBED
adj. 1475 obs. - equipped, arrayed, accoutred
ADUBMENT
n. c1325 obs. - adornment, decoration
ADULABLE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - to be flattered, easily flattered
ADULATORIOUS
adj. 1612 obs. - full of adulation; servilely or fulsomely flattering or praising; currying favour; servile, obsequious
ADULATORIOUSLY
adv. 1601 obs. - in a flattering manner
ADULATORY
adj. 1587 - obsequiously or sycophantically flattering; uncritically or excessively admiring
ADULATRESS
n. 1572 obs. rare - a female adulator; a woman who flatters with servility
ADULT
adj. 1958 - relating to sexual matters or sexual explicitness; pornographic; erotic (euphemism)
ADULTAGE
n. a1670 obs. - a being adult; maturity, adulthood
ADULT BABY
n. 1995 UK sl. - a person, often a prostitute's client, whose sexual needs are manifested in a desire to be dressed and treated as an infant
ADULTED
adj. 1645 obs. rare - grown to maturity; matured
ADULTER
n. 1382 rare - an adulterer, esp. a male one
vb. 1. c1382 obs. - to corrupt, to debase
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to commit or practice adultery
ADULTERANT
n. 1680 obs. rare - a person who adulterates; one who commits or connives in adultery
ADULTERATE
adj. 1556 rare - given to adultery; adulterous in behaviour
vb. 1. 1550 arch. or obs. - to defile by adultery; to debauch
vb. 2. 1613 rare - to commit or practice adultery
ADULTERATED
adj. 1592 rare - defiled by or guilty of adultery
ADULTERATOR
n. 1632 obs. - one who defiles by adultery; an adulterer
ADULTERED
adj. 1603 rare - corrupted, debased
ADULTERER
n. c1430 - one who adulterates, corrupts, or debases
ADULTERINE
adj. 1. 1533 obs. - committing adultery; given to adultery, debauched, lecherous
adj. 2. 1542 obs. - that results from adulteration or admixture; spurious, counterfeit, impure, debased; due to adulteration
adj. 3. 1640 - illegal, illegitimate, unlicensed
adj. 4. 1653 - born of adultery
adj. 5. 1865 obs. - relating to adultery
n. 1730 rare - an illegitimate child
ADULTERING
adj. 1. 1599 rare - corrupting, debasing, adulterating
adj. 2. 1791 rare - adulterous
ADULTERISM
n. 1639 obs. rare - adulteration; the process of adulterating
ADULTERIZE
vb. 1. 1593 rare - to corrupt, to debase, to adulterate
vb. 2. 1611 rare - to commit adultery
ADULTEROUS
adj. 1. c1443 obs. - born in adultery
adj. 2. 1547 rare - pert. to adulteration; spurious, counterfeit
ADULTERY
n. 1609 obs. rare - adulteration; debasement, corruption
ADULTESCENT
n. 1996 - an adult who has retained the interests, behaviour, or lifestyle of adolescence (chiefly journalists' usage)
ADULTLY
adv. 1742 obs. - as an adult
ADUMBER
vb. 1535 rare - to overshadow, to obscure
ADUMBERED
adj. 1596 obs. - overshadowed
ADUMBRAL
adj. 1845 obs. rare - of overshadowing nature; shady
ADUMBRANT
adj. 1727 rare - shadowing forth, representing an outline; vague, indistinct
ADUMBRATE
vb. 1. 1589 - to represent the shadow of anything, to draw or figure in outline; to outline, to sketch, to give a faint indication of
vb. 2. 1598 - to overshadow; to shade, to obscure
vb. 3. 1599 obs. - to shade a picture, to represent with due light and shade so as to complete what has been sketched or delineated
ADUMBRATED
adj. 1650 - shadowed forth; represented faintly or in outline
ADUMBRATION
n. 1. 1531 obs. - shading in painting
n. 2. 1531 - overshadowing; shade, obscuration
n. 3. 1552 - representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description
ADUMBRATIVE
adj. 1751 - having the attribute of shadowing forth, faintly indicating
ADUMBRE
vb. 1535 obs. rare - to overshadow, to obscure
ADUNATE
adj. 1470 obs. - united, joined in one
ADUNATION
n. union or combination into one ...1551
ADUNC
adj. * hooked; bent inward; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1626
ADUNCATE
adj. bent inward; hooked ...1661
vb. to curve inward ...1823
ADUNCATED
adj. † hooked, bent inward ...1787
ADUNCITY
n. * crookedness; flexure inward; hookedness; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1534
ADUNCOUS
adj. hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1656
ADUNCT
adj. †* hooked; bent inward ...1635
ADUNE
vb. † to unite, to bring together; to join or attach to in unity ...a1425
ADUNITE
vb. † to unite or join to ...a1600
ADUNITING
n. † uniting together ...1619
ADUNQUE
adj. hooked; bent inward ...1626
ADURE
vb. † to burn completely; to scorch, to parch ...c1420
ADURENT
adj. † burning, hot and dry ...1626
ADUSH
vb. † to cause to fall heavily, to throw down headlong ...c1220
A-DUSK
adj. * gloomy, dark; dusky ...1856
ADUST
adj. 1. * scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...a1425
adj. 2. † having a melancholy character or appearance; gloomy; sallow ...c1460
adj. 3. † of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt; dark-skinned, tanned ...1586
adv. in a dusty condition; affected by dust ...1863
vb. 1. † to cast or throw down ...a1250
vb. 2. * to burn, to scorch, to scar; to dry up with heat ...a1425
ADUSTED
adj. 1. 1550 obs. rare - of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt; dark-skinned, tanned
adj. 2. 1550 obs. - scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched
ADUSTIBLE
adj. 1611 obs. - capable of being burnt, or dried with fire
ADUSTION
n. 1. 1559 obs. - the state of being burnt, or scorched; parched dryness
n. 2. 1594 obs. - the act of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching
ADUSTIVE
adj. a1425 rare - burning, scorching, fiery
ADUSTNESS
n. 1652 obs. - scorching heat, the state of being scorched
ADVANCE
n. 1. 1528 obs. - the act of furthering; furtherance, advancement
n. 2. 1699 obs. - the putting forward of statements; the statement put forward; assertion, allegation
vb. 1. c1386 obs. - to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone
vb. 2. 1413 obs. - to extol, to magnify in words; to boast
vb. 3. 1557 obs. - to be over in amount; to be in excess
vb. 4. 1576 obs. - to raise in amount or number, to increase
ADVANCED
adj. 1576 obs. - raised, elevated (physically)
ADVANCEMENT
n. 1. 1330 obs. - extolment, lauding; vaunting
n. 2. 1532 obs. - the advancing or putting forward of a statement or assertion
n. 3. 1649 obs. - the advancing or paying beforehand of money; payment in advance
ADVANCER
n. 1. 1486 obs. - a forward-pointing branch of a deer's antlers; each of those on the front edge of the palm in an adult male fallow deer
n. 2. a1546 obs. - one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter
ADVANCE THE SPARK
vb. 1945 US sl. - to prepare
ADVANCIVE
adj. 1660 rare - tending to advance or promote
ADVANT
vb. 1. † to vaunt, to boast ...1541
vb. 2. † to advance ...1605
ADVANTAGE
n. 1. † greater quantity or number; 'more-ness'; amount or quantity over, additional amount, overplus, excess ...1340
n. 2. † a time of vantage, a favourable occasion, an opportunity, a 'chance' ...c1386
n. 3. † pecuniary profit, gain; interest on money lent ...1393
vb. 1. † to add to the amount or value of ...1496-7
vb. 2. † to profit, to benefit ...1526
vb. 3. † to gain, to profit ...1557
ADVANTAGEABLE
adj. † profitable; advantageous ...1548
ADVECTITIOUS
adj. * 'which is brought or carried unto'; that has been brought from elsewhere; imported, foreign ...1656
ADVENE
vb. †* to come to, to arrive at a place, event, etc. ...1684
ADVENEMENT
n. * that which comes or happens; an event, incident ...1490
ADVENIENT
adj. additional, superadded ...1594
ADVENTINE
adj. †* coming from outside or from an external source; added or occurring as a result of an external factor or of chance; foreign; incidental ...1755
ADVENTION
n. * a coming or being added from outside; a non-essential addition; adventitious occurrence ...c1400
ADVENTIOUS
adj. non-essential, incidental as addition ...1633
ADVENTITIAL
adj. † non-essential; incidental as addition ...1607
n. † that which is non-essential ...1652
ADVENTITION
n. * that which is non-essential; an incidental addition ...1661
ADVENTITIOUS
adj. non-essential; incidental as addition ...1603
ADVENTIVE
adj. that comes from outside or from some external source; extrinsically added; foreign ...1605
n. †* a person who comes from another place; an immigrant, a foreigner; a visitor ...a1626
ADVENTRY
n. † an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
ADVENTUAL
adj. † that comes by chance; unlooked for; incidental ...1656
ADVENTURE
n. 1. † a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
n. 2. † an extraordinary thing or event; a wonder, a marvel ...c1300
n. 3. † that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1325
vb. † to come by chance, to happen, to befall ...c1400
ADVENTUREFUL
adj. ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
ADVENTURELY
adv. 1. †* by chance; accidentally ...c1400
adv. 2. †* adventurously, daringly ...a1500
ADVENTUREMENT
n. †* running of risk; adventurousness ...1599
ADVENTURER
n. 1. one who plays at games of chance, or adventures his money in such games; a gamester ...1474
n. 2. one who engages in warlike adventures, attaching himself to no party; a soldier of fortune; also, a volunteer, one who makes war at his own risk ...1548
ADVENTURE SCHOOL
n. a school established and run as private speculation ...1832
ADVENTURESHIP
n. * adventurousness; adventurous practice; daring or risky behaviour ...1811
ADVENTURESS
n. a female adventurer; a woman who seeks or enjoys adventures; also, a woman who looks for chances of personal advancement, esp. by using her sexuality ...1707
ADVENTURISM
n. proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits ...1838
ADVENTURIST
n. a person inclined to seek adventure or take risks, esp. for profit ...1815
ADVENTUROUS
adj. 1. full of risk or peril; hazardous, perilous ...c1350
adj. 2. † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1390
ADVENTUROUSLY
adv. † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
ADVENUE
n. †* income, revenue ...1600
ADVERSABLE
adj. 1. †* that is adverse or contrary to ...1727
adj. 2. †* able to be opposed ...1775
ADVERSANT
adj. * opposing oneself, opposing; adverse, hostile to, unfavourable to ...a1420
ADVERSARIA
n. a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ...1571
ADVERSARILY
adv. adversely, hostilely ...1475
ADVERSARIOUS
adj. * adverse, opposed, hostile ...1622
ADVERSARY
adj. opposing, antagonistic, hostile; adverse ...a1382
n. the enemy of mankind, the Devil ..1340
ADVERSATION
n. * opposition, hostility ...1470
ADVERSATIVE
adj. 1. of words or propositions: expressive of opposition, contrariety, or antithesis ...1533
adj. 2. * of opposing tendency or adverse nature ...1595
ADVERSE
n. † an adverse party; an adversary, an enemy ...1593
vb. * to be opposed or adverse to; to oppose ...1393
ADVERSENESS
n. opposition, hostility; aversion ...1580
ADVERSION
n. * attention, perception ...1642
ADVERSITY
n. 1. † the state of being contrary or opposed; opposition, contrariety ...1382
n. 2. † contrariness of nature; perversity ...1489
ADVERT
vb. 1. † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
vb. 2. to turn one's attention; to take notice, to take heed, to pay attention ...1430
ADVERTATION
n. †* the act of turning the attention; observation, notice ...c1480
ADVERTENCE
n. 1. the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
n. 2. † a person's mind; consciousness ...c1405
ADVERTENCY
n. 1646 rare - the quality of being attentive; attentiveness, heedfulness
ADVERTENT
adj. 1. c1460 obs. rare - turning away
adj. 2. 1646 rare - attentive, heedful
adj. 3. 1832 - intentional, deliberate; conscious
ADVERTENTLY
adv. 1745 rare - heedfully, attentively; knowingly, intentionally
ADVERTIQUE
n. 1968 - a piece of early advertising material; an antique advertisement (chiefly North American)
ADVERTISABLE
adj. 1818 obs. - capable of being made public; worthy of note
ADVERTISE
vb. 1. c1430 obs. - to notice, to observe a thing
vb. 2. 1449-50 obs. - to warn, to admonish
vb. 3. 1477 obs. - to take note, to give heed, to consider
vb. 4. 1930s sl. - to show off, to act in an exhibitionist manner and thus draw unneeded attention to oneself (orig. US)
vb. 5. 1949 sl. - in cards: to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed
vb. 6. 1950s - to dress in a sexually provocative manner (homosexual usage)
vb. 7. 1970s sl. - to pluck and paint one's eyebrows (homosexual usage)
vb. 8. 1976 US sl. - to activate the siren and/or flashing lights of a police car
ADVERTISED
adj. 1481 obs. - informed, notified, apprised, warned
ADVERTISEE
n. 1845 colloq. - a person to whom an advertisement is directed
ADVERTISEMENT
n. 1. 1426 rare - the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice
n. 2. 1475 obs. - the act of calling the attention of others; admonition, warning, instruction
n. 3. c1487 obs. - the turning of the mind to anything; attention, observation, heed
ADVERTISEMENTAL
adj. 1799 rare - relating to an advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER
n. L19 sl. - a sandwich-man
ADVERTISEMENT-STICKER
n. a1777 obs. - a person employed to post advertisements
ADVERTISER
n. 1548 obs. - one who informs, notifies, or warns
ADVERTISING
adj. 1603 obs. rare - attending, attentive
n. 1. 1525 obs. - warning, notification, information (chiefly Sc.)
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boasting
ADVERTISING BAR
n. 1960s US sl. - a bar frequented by male prostitutes and their clients (homosexual usage)
ADVERTISING CLUB
n. 1950s US sl. - a men's washroom (homosexual usage)
ADVERTORIAL
n. 1914 - an advertisement that sells an editorial point of view as opposed to a product or service (chiefly US)
ADVESPERATE
vb. 1626 obs. rare - to draw towards night or evening; to become night (chiefly poetic usage)
ADVEST
vb. 1611 obs. rare - to put a person in possession of something; to clothe
ADVESTURE
n. 1611 obs. rare - the act of clothing
n. c1450 obs. - sexual intercourse
ADOBE
adj. 19C US sl. - (derogatory) Mexican; hence, second-rate, inferior
ADOBE DOLLAR
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a Mexican peso
ADOBE MAKER
n. 1960s US sl. - (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American
ADOD!
int. 1676 obs. - Ah God!
ADOING
adj. 1429 rare - in the process of happening; being done; going on
ADOLENT
adj. c1420 obs. rare - growing, adolescent
ADOLESCE
vb. 1859 - to become adolescent; to pass through adolescence
ADOLESCENCY
n. a1475 rare - adolescence
ADOLESCENTURATE
vb. 1626 obs. - to play the boy, or fool
ADOLORATE
vb. 1598 obs. rare - to vex, to grieve
ADOLPH
n. Brit. sl. - a vibrator
ADOLPH GOBELS
n. 1937 sl. - second-hand automobile tires
ADOMMAGE
vb. 1475 obs. - to damage or injure; to harm
ADON
n. 1592 obs. - a fop, a dandy or exquisite; a handsome young man; an Adonis
ADONE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - cease, leave off! stop! enough!
ADONEE
n. M16 UK - God (criminals' usage)
ADONIS
n. 1. 1571 - a beautiful or handsome young man
n. 2. 1765 - a beau, fop, or dandy
n. 3. L19 Aust. sl. - in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover
n. 4. Bk1913 S. Afr. - a nickname used of, or to, a baboon
ADONIZE
vb. 1611 rare - to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify
ADONNET
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a devil
ADOPERATE
vb. 1612 obs. - bring into operation, to employ, to use
ADOPERATION
n. 1608 obs. rare - application, employment
ADOPTABILITY
n. 1843 obs. rare - something which may be adopted or chosen
ADOPTANT
adj. 1884 - adopting
n. 1632 - one who adopts, or takes a child as his own
ADOPTATE
vb. 1560 obs. rare - to adopt
ADOPTATIVE
adj. 1557 rare - pert. to adoption; adoptive
ADOPTIOUS
adj. 1601 obs. rare - connected with adoption
ADORABLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ADORANT
adj. 1. 1569 obs. rare - worthy of veneration or worship
adj. 2. 1817 - adoring
n. 1623 - a worshipper or devotee
ADORATION
n. 1614 obs. rare - a kissing a person's hand as a sign of honour and respect
ADORATIVE
adj. 1637 - pert. to adoration; that adores or venerates
ADORATORY
adj. 1660 rare - relating to adoration; that adores or venerates
n. 1800 - a place of worship; specifically, one used by the indigenous peoples of Central and South America
ADORE
vb. 1596 obs. - to adorn, to decorate
ADOREMENT
n. 1646 - adoration
ADORKABLE
adj. 1999 colloq. - unfashionable or socially awkward in a way regarded as appealing or endearing
ADORN
adj. 1667 obs. rare - adorned, ornate (poetic usage)
n. 1590 obs. rare - adornment, ornament
vb. 1480 obs. - to worship; to venerate; to adore
ADORNATE
adj. 1539 obs. - adorned; embellished
vb. 1550 rare - to adorn, to ornament; to embellish
ADORNATION
n. 1597 - the act of adorning; also, that with which anything is adorned; adornment, decoration; ornament
ADOS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - difficulties
ADOSCULATION
n. 1891 rare - mouth-to-mouth kissing
ADOTE
vb. c1225 obs. - to become silly or foolish; to be infatuated
ADOTED
adj. c1230 obs. - grown silly, become foolish; infatuated
n. c1225 obs. - foolish people
A DOUBLE ONE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
A-DOUBLE-SCRIBBLE
n. 1996 US - used for 'ass' in any of its senses (euphemism)
ADOUBT
vb. c1300 obs. - to fear, to dread
ADOUBTED
adj. 1. c1314 obs. - feared, dreaded; formidable
adj. 2. 1471 obs. - frightened, afraid
ADOW
n. 1810 Sc. - fuss, bother
ADOWN
adv. 1. c975 arch. - to a lower place or position; downward, down
adv. 2. c1000 obs. - in a lower place
adv. 3. c1175 obs. - to a lower condition or state
prep. c1374 arch. - in a descending direction upon or along
ADOWNRIGHT
adv. c1175 obs. - straight down
ADOWNRIGHTS
adv. c1275 obs. - straight down
ADOWNWARD
adv. c1090 obs. - downward
prep. 1205 obs. - in a descending direction upon or along
ADOX; ADOXE
n. 1606 obs. rare - an absurdity
ADOXAL
adj. 1652 rare - not according to right reason; not based on reason; absurd, illogical
ADOXY
n. 1656 obs. rare - ignominy, shame; slander, infamy
ADOYLE
adv. c1450 obs. rare - askew, awry
ADOZE
adv. 1837 - in a doze or dozing state
ADPRESS
vb. 1872 - to press closely to a surface, to lay flat
ADPROMISSOR
n. 1675 - in Roman law: a person who gives bail or security
ADPUGN; ADPUGNE
vb. 1626 obs. - to fight against
ADRAD
adj. c1200 obs. - frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread
vb. 1. a900 obs. - to dread, to fear greatly
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to fear for oneself; to be afraid
vb. 3. c1314 obs. - to make afraid; to terrify
ADRAW
vb. 1. 1205 obs. - to draw out; to draw a sword
vb. 2. c1430 obs. - to withdraw oneself
ADRAY
n. 1303 obs. - withdrawal
ADREAD
adj. c1200 obs. - frightened, terrified, greatly afraid, put in dread
conj. 1501 Sc. obs. - for fear, lest
vb. 1. a900 obs. - to dread, to fear greatly
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to fear for oneself; to be afraid
vb. 3. c1314 obs. - to make afraid; to terrify
A-DREAM
adv. 1830 - dreaming
ADREAMED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dreaming, dozing
ADREE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to bear, to endure, to suffer
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to carry on, to practice, to pass life, time, etc.
ADREID
adv. 1501 Sc. obs. - for fear, lest
ADREIGH
adv. a1393 rare - at a distance
ADRENCH
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to submerge, to drown
vb. 2. 1340 obs. - to provide or serve with drink
ADREVE
vb. a1000 obs. - to drive out or away, to banish, to expel
ADRIAN (QUIST)
adj. 1978 Aust. sl. - drunk, inebriated (rhyming sl. for 'pissed')
ADRIFT
adj. 1. 17C sl. - harmless
adj. 2. 1818 - bewildered; confused; muddled; disorientated
adj. 3. 1841 sl. - missing; absent without leave (orig. nautical usage)
adj. 4. 1916 Amer. dial. - loose, unfastened
A-DRIGH
adv. c1325 obs. - at or to a distance, away, off
ADRILL
vb. c1350 obs. rare - to delay, to postpone, to put off something
ADRINK
vb. c880 obs. - to be drowned
ADRIP
adj. 1. 1830 - dripping
adj. 2. 20C US colloq. - sated and intoxicated with alcohol
adv. 1867 - in a dripping state
ADRIVE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to banish, to expel
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up
ADROOP
adv. 1833 - in a drooping position
ADROUGH
vb. c1000 obs. - to dry up; to become dry or withered
ADROWE
vb. c1000 obs. - to dry up; to become dry or withered
ADROWSE
adj. 1848 - drowsy, drowsing (chiefly literary usage)
adv. 1866 - in a drowsy state
ADRY
adj. 1. 1599 - thirsty
adj. 2. 1628 - in a dry condition
ADRYLLE
vb. c1315 obs. rare - to slide or slip away
ADSBLEED!
int. L17 - God's blood!
ADS-BOBBERS!
int. L17 - an oath
ADSBUD!
int. 1693 obs. - God's blood!
ADSCITITIOUS
adj. 1620 rare - assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental
ADSCITITIOUSLY
adv. 1823 rare - additionally, supplementally
ADSCRIBE
vb. 1. 1534 rare - to assign, credit, or attribute something to a person, cause, etc.
vb. 2. 1549 rare - to add, especially in writing, to a text or document
ADSCRIPT
n. 1889 - a comment or note added to a manuscript, esp. one which in error becomes incorporated into the text
ADS-DINES!
int. 1741 obs. - a minced oath
ADS-FLESH!
int. L17 - an oath
ADS-HEART!
int. L17 - God' s heart!; an oath
ADS-HEARTIKINS!
int. 1741 obs. - a minced oath
AD'S HEART'S WOUNDS!
int. L17 - God's heart's wounds!; an oath
ADSLIDIKINS!
int. L17 - God's my life!
ADSLIFE!
int. L17 - God's life!
ADS MY LIFE!
int. L17 - God's my life!
ADSO!
int. L17 - God's oath!
ADSOLVE
vb. 1605 obs. rare - to resolve
ADSOOCKS!
int. 1751 obs. - a minced oath
ADSOOKS!
int. L17 - a mildly blasphemous oath
ADSPIRATION
n. 1532 obs. - gracious or favouring breath; favour, patronage
ADSTIPULATION
n. 1598 rare - agreement, formal assent; approval, support
ADSTUPIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to greatly esteem riches
ADS-WAUNTLIKINS!
int. - an oath
ADSWOCATE
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. - to advocate
ADS WOOKS!
int. L17 - a mildly blasphemous oath
AD'S WOUNDS!
int. L17 - God's wounds!
ADS-ZOOKERS!
int. - an oath
ADUB
vb. 1. c1450 obs. - to invest with the insignia of knighthood; to knight; to dub
vb. 2. 1475 obs. - to equip, to array, to accoutre
ADUBBED
adj. 1475 obs. - equipped, arrayed, accoutred
ADUBMENT
n. c1325 obs. - adornment, decoration
ADULABLE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - to be flattered, easily flattered
ADULATORIOUS
adj. 1612 obs. - full of adulation; servilely or fulsomely flattering or praising; currying favour; servile, obsequious
ADULATORIOUSLY
adv. 1601 obs. - in a flattering manner
ADULATORY
adj. 1587 - obsequiously or sycophantically flattering; uncritically or excessively admiring
ADULATRESS
n. 1572 obs. rare - a female adulator; a woman who flatters with servility
ADULT
adj. 1958 - relating to sexual matters or sexual explicitness; pornographic; erotic (euphemism)
ADULTAGE
n. a1670 obs. - a being adult; maturity, adulthood
ADULT BABY
n. 1995 UK sl. - a person, often a prostitute's client, whose sexual needs are manifested in a desire to be dressed and treated as an infant
ADULTED
adj. 1645 obs. rare - grown to maturity; matured
ADULTER
n. 1382 rare - an adulterer, esp. a male one
vb. 1. c1382 obs. - to corrupt, to debase
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to commit or practice adultery
ADULTERANT
n. 1680 obs. rare - a person who adulterates; one who commits or connives in adultery
ADULTERATE
adj. 1556 rare - given to adultery; adulterous in behaviour
vb. 1. 1550 arch. or obs. - to defile by adultery; to debauch
vb. 2. 1613 rare - to commit or practice adultery
ADULTERATED
adj. 1592 rare - defiled by or guilty of adultery
ADULTERATOR
n. 1632 obs. - one who defiles by adultery; an adulterer
ADULTERED
adj. 1603 rare - corrupted, debased
ADULTERER
n. c1430 - one who adulterates, corrupts, or debases
ADULTERINE
adj. 1. 1533 obs. - committing adultery; given to adultery, debauched, lecherous
adj. 2. 1542 obs. - that results from adulteration or admixture; spurious, counterfeit, impure, debased; due to adulteration
adj. 3. 1640 - illegal, illegitimate, unlicensed
adj. 4. 1653 - born of adultery
adj. 5. 1865 obs. - relating to adultery
n. 1730 rare - an illegitimate child
ADULTERING
adj. 1. 1599 rare - corrupting, debasing, adulterating
adj. 2. 1791 rare - adulterous
ADULTERISM
n. 1639 obs. rare - adulteration; the process of adulterating
ADULTERIZE
vb. 1. 1593 rare - to corrupt, to debase, to adulterate
vb. 2. 1611 rare - to commit adultery
ADULTEROUS
adj. 1. c1443 obs. - born in adultery
adj. 2. 1547 rare - pert. to adulteration; spurious, counterfeit
ADULTERY
n. 1609 obs. rare - adulteration; debasement, corruption
ADULTESCENT
n. 1996 - an adult who has retained the interests, behaviour, or lifestyle of adolescence (chiefly journalists' usage)
ADULTLY
adv. 1742 obs. - as an adult
ADUMBER
vb. 1535 rare - to overshadow, to obscure
ADUMBERED
adj. 1596 obs. - overshadowed
ADUMBRAL
adj. 1845 obs. rare - of overshadowing nature; shady
ADUMBRANT
adj. 1727 rare - shadowing forth, representing an outline; vague, indistinct
ADUMBRATE
vb. 1. 1589 - to represent the shadow of anything, to draw or figure in outline; to outline, to sketch, to give a faint indication of
vb. 2. 1598 - to overshadow; to shade, to obscure
vb. 3. 1599 obs. - to shade a picture, to represent with due light and shade so as to complete what has been sketched or delineated
ADUMBRATED
adj. 1650 - shadowed forth; represented faintly or in outline
ADUMBRATION
n. 1. 1531 obs. - shading in painting
n. 2. 1531 - overshadowing; shade, obscuration
n. 3. 1552 - representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description
ADUMBRATIVE
adj. 1751 - having the attribute of shadowing forth, faintly indicating
ADUMBRE
vb. 1535 obs. rare - to overshadow, to obscure
ADUNATE
adj. 1470 obs. - united, joined in one
ADUNATION
n. union or combination into one ...1551
ADUNC
adj. * hooked; bent inward; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1626
ADUNCATE
adj. bent inward; hooked ...1661
vb. to curve inward ...1823
ADUNCATED
adj. † hooked, bent inward ...1787
ADUNCITY
n. * crookedness; flexure inward; hookedness; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1534
ADUNCOUS
adj. hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards; esp. used of the nose or a beak ...1656
ADUNCT
adj. †* hooked; bent inward ...1635
ADUNE
vb. † to unite, to bring together; to join or attach to in unity ...a1425
ADUNITE
vb. † to unite or join to ...a1600
ADUNITING
n. † uniting together ...1619
ADUNQUE
adj. hooked; bent inward ...1626
ADURE
vb. † to burn completely; to scorch, to parch ...c1420
ADURENT
adj. † burning, hot and dry ...1626
ADUSH
vb. † to cause to fall heavily, to throw down headlong ...c1220
A-DUSK
adj. * gloomy, dark; dusky ...1856
ADUST
adj. 1. * scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...a1425
adj. 2. † having a melancholy character or appearance; gloomy; sallow ...c1460
adj. 3. † of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt; dark-skinned, tanned ...1586
adv. in a dusty condition; affected by dust ...1863
vb. 1. † to cast or throw down ...a1250
vb. 2. * to burn, to scorch, to scar; to dry up with heat ...a1425
ADUSTED
adj. 1. 1550 obs. rare - of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt; dark-skinned, tanned
adj. 2. 1550 obs. - scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched
ADUSTIBLE
adj. 1611 obs. - capable of being burnt, or dried with fire
ADUSTION
n. 1. 1559 obs. - the state of being burnt, or scorched; parched dryness
n. 2. 1594 obs. - the act of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching
ADUSTIVE
adj. a1425 rare - burning, scorching, fiery
ADUSTNESS
n. 1652 obs. - scorching heat, the state of being scorched
ADVANCE
n. 1. 1528 obs. - the act of furthering; furtherance, advancement
n. 2. 1699 obs. - the putting forward of statements; the statement put forward; assertion, allegation
vb. 1. c1386 obs. - to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone
vb. 2. 1413 obs. - to extol, to magnify in words; to boast
vb. 3. 1557 obs. - to be over in amount; to be in excess
vb. 4. 1576 obs. - to raise in amount or number, to increase
ADVANCED
adj. 1576 obs. - raised, elevated (physically)
ADVANCEMENT
n. 1. 1330 obs. - extolment, lauding; vaunting
n. 2. 1532 obs. - the advancing or putting forward of a statement or assertion
n. 3. 1649 obs. - the advancing or paying beforehand of money; payment in advance
ADVANCER
n. 1. 1486 obs. - a forward-pointing branch of a deer's antlers; each of those on the front edge of the palm in an adult male fallow deer
n. 2. a1546 obs. - one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter
ADVANCE THE SPARK
vb. 1945 US sl. - to prepare
ADVANCIVE
adj. 1660 rare - tending to advance or promote
ADVANT
vb. 1. † to vaunt, to boast ...1541
vb. 2. † to advance ...1605
ADVANTAGE
n. 1. † greater quantity or number; 'more-ness'; amount or quantity over, additional amount, overplus, excess ...1340
n. 2. † a time of vantage, a favourable occasion, an opportunity, a 'chance' ...c1386
n. 3. † pecuniary profit, gain; interest on money lent ...1393
vb. 1. † to add to the amount or value of ...1496-7
vb. 2. † to profit, to benefit ...1526
vb. 3. † to gain, to profit ...1557
ADVANTAGEABLE
adj. † profitable; advantageous ...1548
ADVECTITIOUS
adj. * 'which is brought or carried unto'; that has been brought from elsewhere; imported, foreign ...1656
ADVENE
vb. †* to come to, to arrive at a place, event, etc. ...1684
ADVENEMENT
n. * that which comes or happens; an event, incident ...1490
ADVENIENT
adj. additional, superadded ...1594
ADVENTINE
adj. †* coming from outside or from an external source; added or occurring as a result of an external factor or of chance; foreign; incidental ...1755
ADVENTION
n. * a coming or being added from outside; a non-essential addition; adventitious occurrence ...c1400
ADVENTIOUS
adj. non-essential, incidental as addition ...1633
ADVENTITIAL
adj. † non-essential; incidental as addition ...1607
n. † that which is non-essential ...1652
ADVENTITION
n. * that which is non-essential; an incidental addition ...1661
ADVENTITIOUS
adj. non-essential; incidental as addition ...1603
ADVENTIVE
adj. that comes from outside or from some external source; extrinsically added; foreign ...1605
n. †* a person who comes from another place; an immigrant, a foreigner; a visitor ...a1626
ADVENTRY
n. † an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
ADVENTUAL
adj. † that comes by chance; unlooked for; incidental ...1656
ADVENTURE
n. 1. † a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
n. 2. † an extraordinary thing or event; a wonder, a marvel ...c1300
n. 3. † that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1325
vb. † to come by chance, to happen, to befall ...c1400
ADVENTUREFUL
adj. ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
ADVENTURELY
adv. 1. †* by chance; accidentally ...c1400
adv. 2. †* adventurously, daringly ...a1500
ADVENTUREMENT
n. †* running of risk; adventurousness ...1599
ADVENTURER
n. 1. one who plays at games of chance, or adventures his money in such games; a gamester ...1474
n. 2. one who engages in warlike adventures, attaching himself to no party; a soldier of fortune; also, a volunteer, one who makes war at his own risk ...1548
ADVENTURE SCHOOL
n. a school established and run as private speculation ...1832
ADVENTURESHIP
n. * adventurousness; adventurous practice; daring or risky behaviour ...1811
ADVENTURESS
n. a female adventurer; a woman who seeks or enjoys adventures; also, a woman who looks for chances of personal advancement, esp. by using her sexuality ...1707
ADVENTURISM
n. proneness or willingness to take risks, engage in hazardous enterprises, defy convention, or live by one's wits ...1838
ADVENTURIST
n. a person inclined to seek adventure or take risks, esp. for profit ...1815
ADVENTUROUS
adj. 1. full of risk or peril; hazardous, perilous ...c1350
adj. 2. † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1390
ADVENTUROUSLY
adv. † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
ADVENUE
n. †* income, revenue ...1600
ADVERSABLE
adj. 1. †* that is adverse or contrary to ...1727
adj. 2. †* able to be opposed ...1775
ADVERSANT
adj. * opposing oneself, opposing; adverse, hostile to, unfavourable to ...a1420
ADVERSARIA
n. a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ...1571
ADVERSARILY
adv. adversely, hostilely ...1475
ADVERSARIOUS
adj. * adverse, opposed, hostile ...1622
ADVERSARY
adj. opposing, antagonistic, hostile; adverse ...a1382
n. the enemy of mankind, the Devil ..1340
ADVERSATION
n. * opposition, hostility ...1470
ADVERSATIVE
adj. 1. of words or propositions: expressive of opposition, contrariety, or antithesis ...1533
adj. 2. * of opposing tendency or adverse nature ...1595
ADVERSE
n. † an adverse party; an adversary, an enemy ...1593
vb. * to be opposed or adverse to; to oppose ...1393
ADVERSENESS
n. opposition, hostility; aversion ...1580
ADVERSION
n. * attention, perception ...1642
ADVERSITY
n. 1. † the state of being contrary or opposed; opposition, contrariety ...1382
n. 2. † contrariness of nature; perversity ...1489
ADVERT
vb. 1. † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
vb. 2. to turn one's attention; to take notice, to take heed, to pay attention ...1430
ADVERTATION
n. †* the act of turning the attention; observation, notice ...c1480
ADVERTENCE
n. 1. the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
n. 2. † a person's mind; consciousness ...c1405
ADVERTENCY
n. 1646 rare - the quality of being attentive; attentiveness, heedfulness
ADVERTENT
adj. 1. c1460 obs. rare - turning away
adj. 2. 1646 rare - attentive, heedful
adj. 3. 1832 - intentional, deliberate; conscious
ADVERTENTLY
adv. 1745 rare - heedfully, attentively; knowingly, intentionally
ADVERTIQUE
n. 1968 - a piece of early advertising material; an antique advertisement (chiefly North American)
ADVERTISABLE
adj. 1818 obs. - capable of being made public; worthy of note
ADVERTISE
vb. 1. c1430 obs. - to notice, to observe a thing
vb. 2. 1449-50 obs. - to warn, to admonish
vb. 3. 1477 obs. - to take note, to give heed, to consider
vb. 4. 1930s sl. - to show off, to act in an exhibitionist manner and thus draw unneeded attention to oneself (orig. US)
vb. 5. 1949 sl. - in cards: to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed
vb. 6. 1950s - to dress in a sexually provocative manner (homosexual usage)
vb. 7. 1970s sl. - to pluck and paint one's eyebrows (homosexual usage)
vb. 8. 1976 US sl. - to activate the siren and/or flashing lights of a police car
ADVERTISED
adj. 1481 obs. - informed, notified, apprised, warned
ADVERTISEE
n. 1845 colloq. - a person to whom an advertisement is directed
ADVERTISEMENT
n. 1. 1426 rare - the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice
n. 2. 1475 obs. - the act of calling the attention of others; admonition, warning, instruction
n. 3. c1487 obs. - the turning of the mind to anything; attention, observation, heed
ADVERTISEMENTAL
adj. 1799 rare - relating to an advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER
n. L19 sl. - a sandwich-man
ADVERTISEMENT-STICKER
n. a1777 obs. - a person employed to post advertisements
ADVERTISER
n. 1548 obs. - one who informs, notifies, or warns
ADVERTISING
adj. 1603 obs. rare - attending, attentive
n. 1. 1525 obs. - warning, notification, information (chiefly Sc.)
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boasting
ADVERTISING BAR
n. 1960s US sl. - a bar frequented by male prostitutes and their clients (homosexual usage)
ADVERTISING CLUB
n. 1950s US sl. - a men's washroom (homosexual usage)
ADVERTORIAL
n. 1914 - an advertisement that sells an editorial point of view as opposed to a product or service (chiefly US)
ADVESPERATE
vb. 1626 obs. rare - to draw towards night or evening; to become night (chiefly poetic usage)
ADVEST
vb. 1611 obs. rare - to put a person in possession of something; to clothe
ADVESTURE
n. 1611 obs. rare - the act of clothing
ADVI - AEZ
ADVICE
n. 1. 1297 obs. - the way in which a matter is looked at or regarded; opinion, judgement
n. 2. 1366 obs. - weighing of opinions; consideration, deliberation, consultation, reckoning
n. 3. a1400 obs. - a looking at something; sight; inspection, scrutiny
n. 4. c1425 obs. - a plan of action; a scheme, an arrangement
n. 5. a1439 obs. - forethought, prudence, wisdom
ADVICEFUL
adj. 1. c1454 obs. - considerate, thoughtful, attentive, careful
adj. 2. 1600 obs. - full of counsel; skilful as an adviser; wise, insightful; keen to give advice
ADVID
n. 1600 - an advertising video
ADVIGILANCE
n. 1727 obs. rare - a diligent watching
ADVIGILANCY
n. 1577 obs. rare - watchfulness, vigilance, care
ADVIGILATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to watch diligently; to keep vigil
ADVIGILATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a diligent watching
ADVIRON
vb. 1475 obs. rare - to environ, to surround
ADVISABLE
adj. †* of an action: involving deliberation or judgement ...c1456
ADVISABLENESS
n. †* willingness to be advised; openness to advice ...1672
ADVISAL
n. advising, advice, counsel ...1765
ADVISE
vb. 1. † to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
vb. 2. * to bethink oneself; to take thought, to consider, to reflect ...c1380
vb. 3. † to devise, to purpose ...c1340
ADVISED
adj. 1. † of persons: purposed, determined ...c1325
adj. 2. † deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
ADVISEDLY
adv. 1. † with watchfulness or attention; warily, attentively, carefully, circumspectly ...1375
adv. 2. † with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously ...c1386
adv. 3. † with full or calm consideration; deliberately, leisurely ...1483
ADVISEE
adj. † well advised; discreet, prudent; shrewd, canny ...a1400
n. a recipient of advice ...1797
ADVISEMENT
n. 1. † the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
n. 2. † the process of viewing or considering mentally; thought, thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation ...1330
n. 3. advice, counsel ...c1440 arch.
n. 4. † the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan ...1535
n. 5. † an instruction how to act, an injunction, a warning ...1538
ADVISIVE
adj. 1. †* observant, prudent ...1436
adj. 2. †* supplying advice, advising, counselling ...1648
ADVISIVENESS
n. †* thoughtfulness, prudence, discretion ...1436
ADVISO
n. 1. † an advice, counsel, suggestion ...1591
n. 2. † information, intelligence; an official notification, dispatch, or 'advice' ...1594
ADVISOR
n. †* a person who observes something; a witness ...a1325
ADVISORATE
n. a group of advisers; an advisory body ...1924
ADVISORY
n. an adviser ...1880
ADVISY
adj. † well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
ADVOCACIER; ADVOCACYER
vb. †* to practice as an advocate ...1502
ADVOCARY
n. †* ? an act of pleading or advocating ...a1425
ADVOCATE
n. 1. a barrister ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. † a solicitor ...1721 Sc.
vb. † to summon, to invite ...1555
ADVOCATESS
n. a female advocate ...1647
ADVOCATION
n. 1. † a calling of people to council; a summoning or convocation ...1474
n. 2. † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
ADVOCATISTICAL
adj. †* relating to advocacy; advocatory ...1614
ADVOCATOR
n. † a guardian, protector, or patron saint ...1483
ADVOCATORY
adj. pert. to the advocate ...1569
ADVOCATRESS
n. * a female advocate ...1616
ADVOCATRICE
n. † a female advocate ...a1430
ADVOCATRIX
n. * a female advocate ...c1390
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI
n. a devil's advocate ...1824
ADVOCITATE
vb. †* 'to call often upon' ...1623
ADVOKE
vb. † to summon or call upon a person or thing ...1630
ADVOLATION
n. †* a flying towards ...1727
ADVOLUTION
n. † a rolling towards; rotation ...1727
ADVORT
vb. †* to miscarry ...1572 Sc.
ADVOTRIX
n. † a female advocate or intercessor ...1601
ADVOURER
n. †* an advocate ...a1686
ADVOUTER
vb. † to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
ADVOUTOUR
n. † an adulterer ...1382
ADVOUTRE
n. † an adulterer ...1382
ADVOUTRER
n. † an adulterer ...c1370
ADVOUTRESSE
n. † an adulteress ...1382
ADVOUTRICE
n. † an adulteress ...1382
ADVOWRER
n. †* a guardian, protector, or patron ...1508
ADWESCH
vb. † to extinguish, to quench; to put an end to, to suppress, to quell; to overwhelm, to destroy, to kill ...a1000
ADWITE
vb. † to reproach, to accuse ...c1430
ADWOLE
adv. † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
ADYNAMOUS
adj. †* weak, powerless ...1656
ADYNATON
n. † an impossibility ...1654
ADYTUM
n. the innermost part of a temple; the secret shrine whence oracles were delivered; hence, a private or inner chamber; a sanctum ...1673
ADZACKLY
adv. exactly ...1859 Amer. dial.
ADZINE
n. a single-interest fan magazine containing only advertising ...1982 US sl.
ADZOOKS!
int. * a mildly blasphemous oath ...1675
ADZOOKERS!
int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
ADZOONS!
int. Bk1911 Sc. - exclamation of surprise etc.
AE
n. 1. 896 obs. - a river, a running water
n. 2. c975 obs. - law, esp. the law of nature, or of God; hence, legal custom, rite, marriage
AEDICULE
n. 1832 - a small house or room; also, a niche for a statue
AEDILE
n. 1541 - a person in charge of urban housing and building; a municipal officer
AEDITUATE
vb. 1646 obs. rare - to fulfil the office of temple keeper, or an office likened to this
AEFALD
adj. 1796 Sc. - single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful
AEFALDNESS
n. 1911 Sc. - uprightness; sincerity
AEFAULD
adj. a1000 - free from duplicity; sincere, honest, faithful; plain, straightforward
AEFAULDLY
adv. 1. a1000 obs. - once, singly
adv. 2. a1000 obs. - in a simple manner; plainly, straightforwardly
adv. 3. 1472 Sc. - in a truthful and sincere manner; without duplicity; honestly, faithfully
AEGAEDE; AEGEDE
n. c1200 obs. - luxury
AEGER
adj. 1835 UK sl. rare - of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at classes, etc., on account of illness
n. 1852 UK sl. - a note certifying that a student is 'aeger'
AEGIS
n. 1. c1425 - a shield, or defensive armour
n. 2. 1760 - a protection, or impregnable defense; the backing or support of a person or thing
AEGRITUDE
n. a1400 rare - sickness
AEGROTANT
adj. 1880 rare - sick, excused from some duty on account of sickness
n. 1865 obs. - a sick person, an invalid
AEIPATHY
n. 1721 obs. rare - a chronic or unremitting disease
AEMULE
vb. 1595 obs. rare - to emulate
A-END
n. 1. 1942 Brit. sl. - the end; the final part
n. 2. 1955 Aust. sl. - the back or tail end
AENEAN
adj. 1664 obs. rare - brazen
AEOLINA
n. 1829 - a mouth organ or harmonica, comprising metal plates enclosing free reeds
AEOLIST
n. 1704 rare - a pretender to inspiration or spiritual regeneration
AEOLISTIC
adj. 1882 - long-winded
AEON
n. an age of the universe; an immeasurable period of time; the whole duration of the world, or of the universe; eternity ...1647
AEONIAL
adj. age-long, eternal, everlasting ...1800
AEONIAN
adj. eternal, everlasting ...1664
AEONIC
adj. age-long ...1829
AEONIST
n. †* a person who believes in the eternal duration of the world ...1806
AEQUOREAL
adj. * marine, oceanic ...1647 chiefly poetic ...1647
AERARIAN
n. † in ancient Rome: a Roman citizen of the lowest, unenfranchised class, who paid only a poll tax ...1828
AERATED
adj. very lively, highly animated; overexcited; angry, irate ...1912 colloq., chiefly Brit.
AERATION
n. †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
AEREOUS
adj. † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AERIAL
adj. 1. unreal, imaginary; fanciful, other-worldly ...1581
adj. 2. used as a modifier for any sexual position where at least one participant is off the ground ...1995 US sl.
n. † a creature or spirit of the air; an aerial being ...1649
AERIAL ARCHITECTURE
n. † building 'castles in the air'; a daydreaming ...1750
AERIALIST
n. † an excessively bookish or intellectual person ...1778
AERIALITY
n. airiness; insubstantiality ...1854
AERIAL PING-PONG
n. a jocular (frequently derisive) name for Australian National Football ...1947 Aust. colloq.
AERIAN
adj. * belonging to the air or atmosphere ...1618
AERIATED
adj. of a person: overexcited; angry, irate ...1974 colloq.
AERICAL
adj. 1660 obs. rare - aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial
AERIE
adj. 1586 - spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary
n. 1. 1581 - a residence or retreat perched high on a rock or mountain side
n. 2. 1594 - the brood in the nest; the young of a bird of prey; fig. a noble stock of children
vb. 1616 obs. - to build a nest
AERIFACTION
n. 1824 obs. rare - exposure to air; aeration
AERIFIED
adj. 1821 obs. - insubstantial, fanciful, affected
AERIFORM
adj. 1828 - unsubstantial, intangible, unreal
AERIOUS
adj. 1594 obs. - of the nature of air; airy
AERISH
adj. a1642 obs. - of the weather: cool, fresh, breezy, chilly
AERO
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to travel in an airplane
AEROBAT
n. 1. 1879 obs. - a flying machine
n. 2. 1929 - a person who performs aerobatics
vb. 1930 rare - to perform aerobatics
AEROBATE
vb. 1835 rare - to walk as if on the air
AEROBATICS
n. 1. 1879 obs. rare - aviation
n. 2. 1915 - evolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display
AEROBICIZE
vb. 1982 - to perform aerobic exercise
AEROBICIZED
adj. 1983 - physically toned by aerobic exercise
AEROCAR
n. 1910 - an aircraft; a (proposed) flying car
AERODONE
n. 1907 rare - a glider
AERODONETICS
n. 1907 rare - the science concerned with flight, esp. gliding and aviation
AERODROME
n. 1. 1891 hist. - an aeroplane
n. 2. 1902 rare - a place where a balloon or flying machine is housed; a hangar
AERODROMIC
adj. 1896 hist. - pert. to flying-machines, or travel in the air
AERODROMICS
n. 1891 - the art of constructing and using flying-machines
AERODYNE
n. 1906 - a heavier-than-air aircraft; an aeroplane
AEROGNOSY
n. 1847 obs. rare - the science that deals with the properties of air
AEROGRAM
n. 1. 1890 obs. - a message sent by (an imagined) aircraft or airline
n. 2. 1899 - a message sent by radio
n. 3. 1919 rare - a telegram conveyed on part of its journey by aeroplane
AEROGRAPHY
n. 1735 hist. - the study of the air or atmosphere
AEROMANCER
n. c1400 rare - one who practices divination by air; a weather-prophet
AEROMANCY
n. 1393 - divination by air or by things in the air, as clouds, birds, etc., including augury; later, weather-forecasting, meteorology
AEROMANTIC
adj. 1635 rare - belonging to divination by air
AEROMOTIVE
n. 1865 rare - a heavier-than-air aircraft; an aeroplane
AERONAT
n. 1903 rare - an airship, a dirigible
AERONAUT
n. 1. 1784 - one who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist
n. 2. 1790 - a gossamer spider which floats on films
AERONAUTICA
n. 1. 1753 - aerial navigation; aeronautics
n. 2. 1966 - collectable objects associated with flying or the history of aviation; objects d'art, prints, etc.
AERONAUTISM
n. 1847 obs. rare - the art or practice of balloon flight
AERONEF
n. 1. 1861 rare - a lighter-than-air flying machine, a balloon, esp. a dirigible balloon, an airship
n. 2. 1903 rare - a heavier-than-air flying machine, esp. an aeroplane
AEROPHOBE
n. 1966 - a person who is afraid to travel by air
AEROPHOBIA
n. 1. the dread of air, or the movement of air ...1754
n. 2. * dislike of fresh air; an irrational fear of draughts ...1771
n. 3. the fear of air travel ...1966
AEROPHOBIC
adj. 1. * sensitive to the movement of air ...1879
adj. 2. averse to or suspicious of fresh air ...1885
adj. 3. afraid of air travel ...1977
n. a person who is afraid of air travel ...1978
AEROPHOBY
n. the dread of air ...1775
AEROPLANE
n. a bow tie ...1930s Aust. sl.
vb. * to fly or travel in an aeroplane ...1906
AEROPLANE BLONDE
n. a woman who is not a natural blonde ...1990s sl.
AEROPLANE DRESS
n. a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
AEROPLANE SKIRT
n. a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
AEROPLANIST
n. * a person who flies an aeroplane; a pilot ...1906
AEROPLEUSTIC
adj. * relating to the use of large sails for providing motive power to boats and land vehicles and to individuals in flight ...1827
AEROSCOPY
n. * divination by observation of the sky ...1755
AEROSE
adj. †* of the nature of copper or brass; coppery, brassy ...1702
AEROSOL ART
n. graffiti; art produced using aerosol spray paint ...1988
AEROSPHERE
n. * the body of air that surrounds the earth; the atmosphere ...1799
AEROSTAT
n. 1. * a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air ...1784
n. 2. * an aeronaut or balloonist ...1788
AEROSTATION
n. the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air ...1784
AERUGINOUS
adj. of nature or colour of verdigris, or copper rust ...a1425
AERUGO
n. 1. † the rust or mildew of plants ...a1398
n. the rust of copper or brass, verdigris; occasionally used for the rust of metals generally ...1664
AERUMNOUS
adj. †* full of trouble; troubled, distressed ...1658
AERWENE
adj. †* hopeless, desperate, rash, heedless ...1205
AERWITTE
adj. †* witless, unwise ...1205
AERY
adj. 1. * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
adj. 2. spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
AERY-LIGHT
adj. 1667 obs. rare - light as air
AESCULAPIAN
adj. 1604 - belonging to Aesculapius (the god of medicine), or to the healing art; medicinal
n. 1694 rare - a physician; a medical practitioner
AESCULAPIUS
n. 1586 rare - the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician
AESOP
n. 1996 US sl. - in poker: any player who tells stories while playing
AESOPISM
n. 1845 - a condition, story, practice, or other feature characteristic or reminiscent of Aesop
AESTABLE
adj. 1727 obs. rare - belonging to summer
AESTER-SIDE
n. 1898 Sc. - the eastern side
AESTHETE; ESTHETE
n. 1866 - one who professes a special appreciation of what is beautiful, and endeavours to carry his ideas of beauty into practical manifestation
AESTHETICAL; ESTHETICAL
adj. 1797 - relating to the philosophy or theory of beauty
AESTHETICIAN
n. 1. 1829 - one skilled in or devoted to aesthetics; a professor of taste
n. 2. 1965 - a person who administers beauty treatments; a beautician
AESTHETICIZE
vb. 1864 - to render aesthetic, or agreeable to a refined taste; to refine
AESTIFEROUS
adj. 1727 obs. rare - ebbing and flowing as the tide
AESTIVAL
adj. 1. 1386 - belonging to summer, or the summer solstice
adj. 2. 1613 - appearing or produced in summer
AESTIVATE
vb. 1623 rare - to spend the summer; to retire for the summer
AESTIVATION
n. 1625 rare - the passing or spending of the summer; summer retreat or residence
AESTIVE
adj. 1607 rare - belonging to summer; hot or burning
AESTUANT
adj. 1440 rare - boiling; heaving with heat
AESTUATE
vb. 1620 obs. - to boil; to heave; to surge up like the tide
AESTUATING
adj. 1674 obs. - boiling; heaving with heat
AESTUATION
n. 1605 obs. - feverish disturbance, boiling up, ebullition
AESTUOUS
adj. 1708 rare - agitated, as with heat or tide; heaving
AESTURE
n. 1614 obs. rare - agitation, commotion; an instance of this
AEVITERNAL
adj. 1596 - everlasting, endless, eternal
AEVITERNALLY
adv. 1608 - endlessly, eternally
AEVITERNITY
n. 1596 - eternal existence, everlasting duration, eternity
AEVUM
n. 1660 rare - an aeon, an age, eternity
n. 1. 1297 obs. - the way in which a matter is looked at or regarded; opinion, judgement
n. 2. 1366 obs. - weighing of opinions; consideration, deliberation, consultation, reckoning
n. 3. a1400 obs. - a looking at something; sight; inspection, scrutiny
n. 4. c1425 obs. - a plan of action; a scheme, an arrangement
n. 5. a1439 obs. - forethought, prudence, wisdom
ADVICEFUL
adj. 1. c1454 obs. - considerate, thoughtful, attentive, careful
adj. 2. 1600 obs. - full of counsel; skilful as an adviser; wise, insightful; keen to give advice
ADVID
n. 1600 - an advertising video
ADVIGILANCE
n. 1727 obs. rare - a diligent watching
ADVIGILANCY
n. 1577 obs. rare - watchfulness, vigilance, care
ADVIGILATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to watch diligently; to keep vigil
ADVIGILATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a diligent watching
ADVIRON
vb. 1475 obs. rare - to environ, to surround
ADVISABLE
adj. †* of an action: involving deliberation or judgement ...c1456
ADVISABLENESS
n. †* willingness to be advised; openness to advice ...1672
ADVISAL
n. advising, advice, counsel ...1765
ADVISE
vb. 1. † to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
vb. 2. * to bethink oneself; to take thought, to consider, to reflect ...c1380
vb. 3. † to devise, to purpose ...c1340
ADVISED
adj. 1. † of persons: purposed, determined ...c1325
adj. 2. † deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
ADVISEDLY
adv. 1. † with watchfulness or attention; warily, attentively, carefully, circumspectly ...1375
adv. 2. † with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously ...c1386
adv. 3. † with full or calm consideration; deliberately, leisurely ...1483
ADVISEE
adj. † well advised; discreet, prudent; shrewd, canny ...a1400
n. a recipient of advice ...1797
ADVISEMENT
n. 1. † the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
n. 2. † the process of viewing or considering mentally; thought, thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation ...1330
n. 3. advice, counsel ...c1440 arch.
n. 4. † the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan ...1535
n. 5. † an instruction how to act, an injunction, a warning ...1538
ADVISIVE
adj. 1. †* observant, prudent ...1436
adj. 2. †* supplying advice, advising, counselling ...1648
ADVISIVENESS
n. †* thoughtfulness, prudence, discretion ...1436
ADVISO
n. 1. † an advice, counsel, suggestion ...1591
n. 2. † information, intelligence; an official notification, dispatch, or 'advice' ...1594
ADVISOR
n. †* a person who observes something; a witness ...a1325
ADVISORATE
n. a group of advisers; an advisory body ...1924
ADVISORY
n. an adviser ...1880
ADVISY
adj. † well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
ADVOCACIER; ADVOCACYER
vb. †* to practice as an advocate ...1502
ADVOCARY
n. †* ? an act of pleading or advocating ...a1425
ADVOCATE
n. 1. a barrister ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. † a solicitor ...1721 Sc.
vb. † to summon, to invite ...1555
ADVOCATESS
n. a female advocate ...1647
ADVOCATION
n. 1. † a calling of people to council; a summoning or convocation ...1474
n. 2. † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
ADVOCATISTICAL
adj. †* relating to advocacy; advocatory ...1614
ADVOCATOR
n. † a guardian, protector, or patron saint ...1483
ADVOCATORY
adj. pert. to the advocate ...1569
ADVOCATRESS
n. * a female advocate ...1616
ADVOCATRICE
n. † a female advocate ...a1430
ADVOCATRIX
n. * a female advocate ...c1390
ADVOCATUS DIABOLI
n. a devil's advocate ...1824
ADVOCITATE
vb. †* 'to call often upon' ...1623
ADVOKE
vb. † to summon or call upon a person or thing ...1630
ADVOLATION
n. †* a flying towards ...1727
ADVOLUTION
n. † a rolling towards; rotation ...1727
ADVORT
vb. †* to miscarry ...1572 Sc.
ADVOTRIX
n. † a female advocate or intercessor ...1601
ADVOURER
n. †* an advocate ...a1686
ADVOUTER
vb. † to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
ADVOUTOUR
n. † an adulterer ...1382
ADVOUTRE
n. † an adulterer ...1382
ADVOUTRER
n. † an adulterer ...c1370
ADVOUTRESSE
n. † an adulteress ...1382
ADVOUTRICE
n. † an adulteress ...1382
ADVOWRER
n. †* a guardian, protector, or patron ...1508
ADWESCH
vb. † to extinguish, to quench; to put an end to, to suppress, to quell; to overwhelm, to destroy, to kill ...a1000
ADWITE
vb. † to reproach, to accuse ...c1430
ADWOLE
adv. † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
ADYNAMOUS
adj. †* weak, powerless ...1656
ADYNATON
n. † an impossibility ...1654
ADYTUM
n. the innermost part of a temple; the secret shrine whence oracles were delivered; hence, a private or inner chamber; a sanctum ...1673
ADZACKLY
adv. exactly ...1859 Amer. dial.
ADZINE
n. a single-interest fan magazine containing only advertising ...1982 US sl.
ADZOOKS!
int. * a mildly blasphemous oath ...1675
ADZOOKERS!
int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
ADZOONS!
int. Bk1911 Sc. - exclamation of surprise etc.
AE
n. 1. 896 obs. - a river, a running water
n. 2. c975 obs. - law, esp. the law of nature, or of God; hence, legal custom, rite, marriage
AEDICULE
n. 1832 - a small house or room; also, a niche for a statue
AEDILE
n. 1541 - a person in charge of urban housing and building; a municipal officer
AEDITUATE
vb. 1646 obs. rare - to fulfil the office of temple keeper, or an office likened to this
AEFALD
adj. 1796 Sc. - single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful
AEFALDNESS
n. 1911 Sc. - uprightness; sincerity
AEFAULD
adj. a1000 - free from duplicity; sincere, honest, faithful; plain, straightforward
AEFAULDLY
adv. 1. a1000 obs. - once, singly
adv. 2. a1000 obs. - in a simple manner; plainly, straightforwardly
adv. 3. 1472 Sc. - in a truthful and sincere manner; without duplicity; honestly, faithfully
AEGAEDE; AEGEDE
n. c1200 obs. - luxury
AEGER
adj. 1835 UK sl. rare - of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at classes, etc., on account of illness
n. 1852 UK sl. - a note certifying that a student is 'aeger'
AEGIS
n. 1. c1425 - a shield, or defensive armour
n. 2. 1760 - a protection, or impregnable defense; the backing or support of a person or thing
AEGRITUDE
n. a1400 rare - sickness
AEGROTANT
adj. 1880 rare - sick, excused from some duty on account of sickness
n. 1865 obs. - a sick person, an invalid
AEIPATHY
n. 1721 obs. rare - a chronic or unremitting disease
AEMULE
vb. 1595 obs. rare - to emulate
A-END
n. 1. 1942 Brit. sl. - the end; the final part
n. 2. 1955 Aust. sl. - the back or tail end
AENEAN
adj. 1664 obs. rare - brazen
AEOLINA
n. 1829 - a mouth organ or harmonica, comprising metal plates enclosing free reeds
AEOLIST
n. 1704 rare - a pretender to inspiration or spiritual regeneration
AEOLISTIC
adj. 1882 - long-winded
AEON
n. an age of the universe; an immeasurable period of time; the whole duration of the world, or of the universe; eternity ...1647
AEONIAL
adj. age-long, eternal, everlasting ...1800
AEONIAN
adj. eternal, everlasting ...1664
AEONIC
adj. age-long ...1829
AEONIST
n. †* a person who believes in the eternal duration of the world ...1806
AEQUOREAL
adj. * marine, oceanic ...1647 chiefly poetic ...1647
AERARIAN
n. † in ancient Rome: a Roman citizen of the lowest, unenfranchised class, who paid only a poll tax ...1828
AERATED
adj. very lively, highly animated; overexcited; angry, irate ...1912 colloq., chiefly Brit.
AERATION
n. †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
AEREOUS
adj. † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AERIAL
adj. 1. unreal, imaginary; fanciful, other-worldly ...1581
adj. 2. used as a modifier for any sexual position where at least one participant is off the ground ...1995 US sl.
n. † a creature or spirit of the air; an aerial being ...1649
AERIAL ARCHITECTURE
n. † building 'castles in the air'; a daydreaming ...1750
AERIALIST
n. † an excessively bookish or intellectual person ...1778
AERIALITY
n. airiness; insubstantiality ...1854
AERIAL PING-PONG
n. a jocular (frequently derisive) name for Australian National Football ...1947 Aust. colloq.
AERIAN
adj. * belonging to the air or atmosphere ...1618
AERIATED
adj. of a person: overexcited; angry, irate ...1974 colloq.
AERICAL
adj. 1660 obs. rare - aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial
AERIE
adj. 1586 - spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary
n. 1. 1581 - a residence or retreat perched high on a rock or mountain side
n. 2. 1594 - the brood in the nest; the young of a bird of prey; fig. a noble stock of children
vb. 1616 obs. - to build a nest
AERIFACTION
n. 1824 obs. rare - exposure to air; aeration
AERIFIED
adj. 1821 obs. - insubstantial, fanciful, affected
AERIFORM
adj. 1828 - unsubstantial, intangible, unreal
AERIOUS
adj. 1594 obs. - of the nature of air; airy
AERISH
adj. a1642 obs. - of the weather: cool, fresh, breezy, chilly
AERO
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to travel in an airplane
AEROBAT
n. 1. 1879 obs. - a flying machine
n. 2. 1929 - a person who performs aerobatics
vb. 1930 rare - to perform aerobatics
AEROBATE
vb. 1835 rare - to walk as if on the air
AEROBATICS
n. 1. 1879 obs. rare - aviation
n. 2. 1915 - evolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display
AEROBICIZE
vb. 1982 - to perform aerobic exercise
AEROBICIZED
adj. 1983 - physically toned by aerobic exercise
AEROCAR
n. 1910 - an aircraft; a (proposed) flying car
AERODONE
n. 1907 rare - a glider
AERODONETICS
n. 1907 rare - the science concerned with flight, esp. gliding and aviation
AERODROME
n. 1. 1891 hist. - an aeroplane
n. 2. 1902 rare - a place where a balloon or flying machine is housed; a hangar
AERODROMIC
adj. 1896 hist. - pert. to flying-machines, or travel in the air
AERODROMICS
n. 1891 - the art of constructing and using flying-machines
AERODYNE
n. 1906 - a heavier-than-air aircraft; an aeroplane
AEROGNOSY
n. 1847 obs. rare - the science that deals with the properties of air
AEROGRAM
n. 1. 1890 obs. - a message sent by (an imagined) aircraft or airline
n. 2. 1899 - a message sent by radio
n. 3. 1919 rare - a telegram conveyed on part of its journey by aeroplane
AEROGRAPHY
n. 1735 hist. - the study of the air or atmosphere
AEROMANCER
n. c1400 rare - one who practices divination by air; a weather-prophet
AEROMANCY
n. 1393 - divination by air or by things in the air, as clouds, birds, etc., including augury; later, weather-forecasting, meteorology
AEROMANTIC
adj. 1635 rare - belonging to divination by air
AEROMOTIVE
n. 1865 rare - a heavier-than-air aircraft; an aeroplane
AERONAT
n. 1903 rare - an airship, a dirigible
AERONAUT
n. 1. 1784 - one who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist
n. 2. 1790 - a gossamer spider which floats on films
AERONAUTICA
n. 1. 1753 - aerial navigation; aeronautics
n. 2. 1966 - collectable objects associated with flying or the history of aviation; objects d'art, prints, etc.
AERONAUTISM
n. 1847 obs. rare - the art or practice of balloon flight
AERONEF
n. 1. 1861 rare - a lighter-than-air flying machine, a balloon, esp. a dirigible balloon, an airship
n. 2. 1903 rare - a heavier-than-air flying machine, esp. an aeroplane
AEROPHOBE
n. 1966 - a person who is afraid to travel by air
AEROPHOBIA
n. 1. the dread of air, or the movement of air ...1754
n. 2. * dislike of fresh air; an irrational fear of draughts ...1771
n. 3. the fear of air travel ...1966
AEROPHOBIC
adj. 1. * sensitive to the movement of air ...1879
adj. 2. averse to or suspicious of fresh air ...1885
adj. 3. afraid of air travel ...1977
n. a person who is afraid of air travel ...1978
AEROPHOBY
n. the dread of air ...1775
AEROPLANE
n. a bow tie ...1930s Aust. sl.
vb. * to fly or travel in an aeroplane ...1906
AEROPLANE BLONDE
n. a woman who is not a natural blonde ...1990s sl.
AEROPLANE DRESS
n. a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
AEROPLANE SKIRT
n. a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
AEROPLANIST
n. * a person who flies an aeroplane; a pilot ...1906
AEROPLEUSTIC
adj. * relating to the use of large sails for providing motive power to boats and land vehicles and to individuals in flight ...1827
AEROSCOPY
n. * divination by observation of the sky ...1755
AEROSE
adj. †* of the nature of copper or brass; coppery, brassy ...1702
AEROSOL ART
n. graffiti; art produced using aerosol spray paint ...1988
AEROSPHERE
n. * the body of air that surrounds the earth; the atmosphere ...1799
AEROSTAT
n. 1. * a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air ...1784
n. 2. * an aeronaut or balloonist ...1788
AEROSTATION
n. the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air ...1784
AERUGINOUS
adj. of nature or colour of verdigris, or copper rust ...a1425
AERUGO
n. 1. † the rust or mildew of plants ...a1398
n. the rust of copper or brass, verdigris; occasionally used for the rust of metals generally ...1664
AERUMNOUS
adj. †* full of trouble; troubled, distressed ...1658
AERWENE
adj. †* hopeless, desperate, rash, heedless ...1205
AERWITTE
adj. †* witless, unwise ...1205
AERY
adj. 1. * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
adj. 2. spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
AERY-LIGHT
adj. 1667 obs. rare - light as air
AESCULAPIAN
adj. 1604 - belonging to Aesculapius (the god of medicine), or to the healing art; medicinal
n. 1694 rare - a physician; a medical practitioner
AESCULAPIUS
n. 1586 rare - the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician
AESOP
n. 1996 US sl. - in poker: any player who tells stories while playing
AESOPISM
n. 1845 - a condition, story, practice, or other feature characteristic or reminiscent of Aesop
AESTABLE
adj. 1727 obs. rare - belonging to summer
AESTER-SIDE
n. 1898 Sc. - the eastern side
AESTHETE; ESTHETE
n. 1866 - one who professes a special appreciation of what is beautiful, and endeavours to carry his ideas of beauty into practical manifestation
AESTHETICAL; ESTHETICAL
adj. 1797 - relating to the philosophy or theory of beauty
AESTHETICIAN
n. 1. 1829 - one skilled in or devoted to aesthetics; a professor of taste
n. 2. 1965 - a person who administers beauty treatments; a beautician
AESTHETICIZE
vb. 1864 - to render aesthetic, or agreeable to a refined taste; to refine
AESTIFEROUS
adj. 1727 obs. rare - ebbing and flowing as the tide
AESTIVAL
adj. 1. 1386 - belonging to summer, or the summer solstice
adj. 2. 1613 - appearing or produced in summer
AESTIVATE
vb. 1623 rare - to spend the summer; to retire for the summer
AESTIVATION
n. 1625 rare - the passing or spending of the summer; summer retreat or residence
AESTIVE
adj. 1607 rare - belonging to summer; hot or burning
AESTUANT
adj. 1440 rare - boiling; heaving with heat
AESTUATE
vb. 1620 obs. - to boil; to heave; to surge up like the tide
AESTUATING
adj. 1674 obs. - boiling; heaving with heat
AESTUATION
n. 1605 obs. - feverish disturbance, boiling up, ebullition
AESTUOUS
adj. 1708 rare - agitated, as with heat or tide; heaving
AESTURE
n. 1614 obs. rare - agitation, commotion; an instance of this
AEVITERNAL
adj. 1596 - everlasting, endless, eternal
AEVITERNALLY
adv. 1608 - endlessly, eternally
AEVITERNITY
n. 1596 - eternal existence, everlasting duration, eternity
AEVUM
n. 1660 rare - an aeon, an age, eternity
AF - AFF
AF
n. 1974 S. Afr. - (derogatory) a Black African
AFACE
adv. c1860 rare - in face, in front
A-FACTOR
n. 1988 - the 'Antarctic factor', which explains any and all unexpected and added difficulties encountered (Antarctica usage)
AFAINT
adj. 1834 - in a weakened or enfeebled state; tired, fatigued; weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness; faint
adv. 1878 - in a fainting state
vb. c1400 obs. - to make faint; to enfeeble
AFAITE
vb. 1. c1230 obs. - to affect, to influence, to incline, to dispose, in any way
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to bring into any shape, to fashion, to mould; to adapt or prepare to or for a purpose
vb. 3. 1297 obs. - to reduce, to subdue
vb. 4. 1393 obs. - to tame
vb. 5. 1475 obs. - to affect with disease
vb. 6. 1483 obs. - to fit out, to array, to dress
AFAITEMENT
n. 1. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding
n. 2. c1400 obs. - preparation or treatment
AFALD
adj. 1. c960 obs. - simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest
adj. 2. c1000 obs. - single, singular, sole, only
AFALDLY
adv. 1. c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - singly, simply
adv. 2. 1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - with single-heartedness, sincerely, truly
AFALL; AFALLE
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to fall down, to fall in battle; to fall upon as a destroyer
vb. 2. a1121 obs. - to fall in amount, price, estimation, rank, moral state
vb. 3. 1205 obs. - to fell, to strike down, to cut down, to lay low
AFAME
vb. 1375 obs. rare - to defame
AFAMISH
vb. 1568 obs. - to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve
AFANC
n. 1573 - in Welsh mythology: an aquatic monster; also, an otter or beaver identified as such a monster
AFANG
vb. 1. † to take by force or authority; to seize, to apprehend ...a1000
vb. 2. † to come into possession of; to be the recipient of; to receive ...a1000
AFARE
vb. † to depart ...a1000
AFEAR
adj. * in a state of fear or apprehension; afraid, scared ...c1375
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
conj. † for fear, lest ...1552 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFEARD
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFEARED
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFEDE
vb. † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
AFEED
vb. † to feed, to nourish; to bring up, to rear ...c1000
AFEIR
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFEL
n. †* strength, physical force ...c1200
AFELL; AFELLE
vb. † to fell, to strike down, to kill; to cast down, to lay low; to destroy ...c1000
AFER
n. 1. † an African ...a1398
n. 2 the south-west wind ...1667
AFERE
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFERROM
adv. † from afar; from a distance ...c1380
AFEYNTED
adj. † rendered faint, enfeebled ...1393
AFF
n. 1. (derogatory) an African ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. an attraction to South Asian females (Asian Female Fetish) ...1997 US sl.
AFFABROUS
adj. * skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1677
AFFABULATE
vb. † to attribute by legend; to assign fabulously; to tell tales ...1622
AFFABULATION
n. * the moral of a fable ...1641
AFFABULATORY
adj. †* of the nature of the moral of a fable; having a moral ...1652
AFFAIN
vb. † to feign to belong to anyone, to attribute fictitiously; to assert falsely ...1632
AFFAIR
n. 1. † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375 Sc.
n. 2. †* fortune, rank, dignity ...1480
n. 3. personal display, show ...c1480 Sc.
n. 4. †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
n. 5. a fight or battle between armed forces; a military engagement ...1708 arch.
n. 6. * the male or female genitals; the penis, the vagina; sometimes used in the plural ...1749
n. 7. one's current lover ...1970s homosexual sl.
AFFAIRÉ
adj. busy, fully occupied; having much to do; also, preoccupied ...1802
AFFAIR OF HONOUR
n. a prearranged contest fought with a rival in order to defend one's honour or reputation; a duel ...1737
AFFAMINE
n. †* famine ...c1450
AFFAMISH
vb. † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
AFFAMISHED
adj. † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
AFFAMISHING
adj. † that afflicts with hunger or starves; starving ...1650
n. † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
AFFAMISHMENT
n. † the act of famishing or starving with hunger; the state of being starved; starvation ...1590
AFFATUATE
adj. †* infatuated ...1834
AFFATUATED
adj. † infatuated ...1649
AFFECT
adj. † disposed, inclined ...c1400
n. 1. † the way in which one is affected or disposed; mental state, mood, feeling, desire, intention ...c1374
n. 2. kind feeling; affection ...1440
n. 3. † feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason; passion, lust, evil-desire ...1531
n. 4. † disposition, temper, natural tendency ...1541
n. 5. † biased feeling, partiality ...1557
n. 6. an affectation, a trick ...1588
vb. 1. † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
vb. 2. to show ostentatiously a liking for; to make an ostentatious use or display of; to take upon oneself artificially or for effect; to assume ...1605
vb. 3. † to incline or like ...1606
vb. 4. †* to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
vb. 5. to put on a pretense of; to assume a false appearance of, to counterfeit or pretend ...1661
AFFECTATE
adj. 1. † assumed unnaturally, forced, strain, stilted ...1559
adj. 2. † of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
vb. 1. † to aspire to do ...1560
vb. 2. † to make ostentatious use of ...1588
AFFECTATED
adj. † assuming artificial airs ...1574
AFFECTATELY
adv. † affectedly ...1540
AFFECTATION
n. 1. * an ostentatious fondness for something; a studied display ...1542
n. 1. † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
n. 2. † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
n. 3. * the declared occupation or employment of a ship ...1614
AFFECTATIONIST
n. a person who indulges in affectation or artificiality ...1873
AFFECTATIOUS
adj. †* of the nature of affectation; pretentious, fake, sham, feigned ...1676
AFFECTATOR
n. 1. †* one who feels affection for, a lover...1610
n. 2. †* one who makes an ostentatious display of something ...1733
AFFECTED
adj. 1. † seized, possessed ...1579
adj. 2. † fondly held, cherished; entertained of choice, intentional ...1589
adj. 3. † sought after, aimed at, desired ...1597
adj. 4. † loved, beloved ...1600
AFFECTEDLY
adv. 1. † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
adv. 2. † with favourable affection; affectionately, lovingly ...1611
AFFECTER
n. 1. † one who has an affection for, a lover ...1568
n. 2. a professed adherent or practiser of anything; an ostentatious or pretentious user, possessor, or professor ...1580
n. 3. † an affected person ...1607
AFFECTIBLE
adj. * capable of being affected ...1796
AFFECTING
adj. † loving, affectionate, solicitous ...1616
AFFECTION
n. 1. † feeling as opposed to reason; passion, lust ...1398
n. 2. † feeling against, animosity ...1485
n. 3. † state of mind generally, mental tendency; disposition ...1540
n. 4. † biased feeling, partiality ...1547
n. 5. disease ...1960 Amer. dial.
AFFECTIONAL
adj. 1. †* relating to feeling or will ...1654
adj. 2. †* of a person: having warm regard or love; fond, loving, tenderly disposed ...1689
adj. 3 pert. to the affections; having affections, emotional ...1859
AFFECTIONALLY
adv. † affectionately, fondly; earnestly ...1603
AFFECTIONATE
adj. 1. †* held in affection, beloved ...1494
adj. 2. † unduly affected, biased, prejudiced, partial ...1530
adj. 3. † mentally disposed, inclined ...1533
adj. 4. † passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
adj. 5. † well affected, kindly inclined, favourable ...1543
adj. 6. † eager, ambitious, earnest ...1598
vb. * to have affection for; to regard with affection ...1565
AFFECTIONATED
adj. 1. † unduly inclined, biased, or disposed ...1561
adj. 2. † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
AFFECTIONATE JAG
n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AFFECTIONATELY
adv. 1. † with strong inclination; eagerly, zealously, earnestly ...1588
adv. 2. † with a biased or partisan spirit; partially, interestedly ...1610
AFFECTIONED
adj. 1. † eager, ambitious; zealous ...1534
adj. 2. † well-affected, kindly disposed ...1539
adj. 3. disposed, inclined in any way ...c1555 arch.
adj. 4. † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
adj. 5. † passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate ...1582
adj. 6. † swayed by affections; biased, partial ...1589
AFFECTIONIZE
vb. †* to regard or treat with affection ...a1864
AFFECTIONLESS
adj. † without bias, unbiased ...1595
AFFECTIOUS
adj. † affectionate, loving, cordial, earnest, eager ...1581
AFFECTIOUSLY
adv. 1. † affectionately, lovingly ...1430
adv. 2. † earnestly, sincerely, cordially, kindly ...1430
AFFECTIVE
adj. 1. †* earnest, zealous ...1549
adj. 2. †* affectionate, loving ...1656
adj. 3. † tending to affect or influence; influential, operative ...1656
AFFECTLESS
adj. characterized by lack of feeling; emotionless, cold ...1949
AFFECTLESSNESS
n. incapacity to feel emotion; detachment; alienation ...1921
AFFECTLY
adv. † artificially, fancifully ...1579
AFFECT THE LETTER
vb. † to practice or study alliteration ...1588
AFFECTUAL
adj. 1. † earnest, ardent, eager, hearty ...1483
adj. 2. † pert. to the affections or emotions ...1604
AFFECTUALLY
adv. 1. † with eager desire, earnestly ...c1425
adv. 2. † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
AFFECTUOSITY
n. †* affection, passionate nature ...1727
AFFECTUOUS
adj. 1. † earnest in feeling or desire; eager, ardent, hearty ...a1400
adj. 2. † loving, affectionate, tender ...c1441
adj. 3. * emotional; moving the emotions ...1664
adj. 4. †* influential, effective, successful ...1674
AFFECTUOUSLY
adv. 1. * affectionately; kindly, lovingly, tenderly ...c1430
adv. 2. † with earnest feeling or desire; earnestly, ardently, eagerly ...1450
AFFEEBLE
vb. † to weaken, to enfeeble ...a1400
AFFEEBLED
adj. † weakened, enfeebled ...1577
AFFEEBLISH
vb. † to weaken, to enfeeble ...c1450
AFFEER
vb. to settle, to confirm ...c1440
AFFEIR
vb. † to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
AFFEIRAND
adj. † properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
AFFEIRING
adj. † properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
AFFELLOWSHIP
vb. †* to be in fellowship with, to accompany, to attend ...1559
AFFERANDLY
adv. † appropriately, suitably ...1536 Sc.
AFFERANT
adj. † falling by right, pertaining, befitting, appropriate, suitable ...1480
n. † a proper or appropriate share; a proportional part ...a1325
AFFERE
vb. 1. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. † to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
AFFERED
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFFERRE
vb. 1. † to take away, to remove; also, to snatch away, to seize and carry off ...a1000
vb. 2. † to drive out or away; to expel; to cause to flee ...a1000
vb. 3. † to go away, to depart; to move away, to withdraw ...a1000
AFFESE
vb. † to frighten, to terrify; to scare, to alarm ...c1425
AFFESED
adj. †* scared, alarmed, perturbed ...1614
AFFIANCE
n. 1. * the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
n. 2. † confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc.; assurance, boldness; ...c1460
n. 3. † close relationship; affinity ...1597
vb. 1. †* to pledge oneself to do something ...c1487
vb. 2. †* to promise something solemnly to a person ...1523
vb. 3. to arrange or set up the marriage of; to betroth ...1531
vb. 4. †* to be related or connected ...1607
vb. 5. to betroth oneself; to become engaged to be married ...1609
AFFIANCED
adj. 1. engaged to be married; betrothed ...1574 arch.
adj. 2. † assured or confirmed esp. by the making of a pledge or promise ...1725
n. a person who is engaged to be married to another; one's fiancé or fiancée ...1828
AFFIANCER
n. a person who sets up a marriage; one who joins people in marriage ...1677
AFFIANTLY
adv. †* confidently, with trust ...a1641
AFFICHÉ
adj. * characterized by flamboyant or showy display; extravagant, ostentatious ...1818
AFFICHE
n. 1602 - a notice or sign for public display, typically intended to be affixed to a wall; a placard, a poster; often used in French contexts
vb. 1. a1382 rare - to fix, to fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall
vb. 2. 1817 - to parade, to flaunt; to make known of, to give notice of; to advertise, to publicize; to display, to show
AFFICHER
vb. 1. 1814 - to display ostentatiously; to parade, to flaunt; to advertise
vb. 2. 1835 rare - to appear or be seen in public with another person, esp. of the opposite sex
AFFICTITIOUS
adj. 1656 obs. rare - counterfeit, faked
AFFIDATE
adj. 1755 Sc. obs. - affianced, betrothed
AFFIDAVIT MAN
n. L17 sl. - a professional witness who, with pay, will swear to anything; a hired perjurer
AFFIE
n. 1. 1990s sl. - afternoon
n. 2. 2000s sl. - (derogatory) a Black person
AFFIED
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged to be married; betrothed, affianced
AFFIER
n. a1641 obs. rare - a person who puts trust in another
AFFILE
vb. 1. a1393 obs. - to prepare or sharpen one's tongue for use in eloquent or cutting speech
vb. 2. a1393 obs. - to prepare for some activity or goal
vb. 3. 1485 rare - to file down; to sharpen; to polish
AFFILIABLE
adj.1862 obs. - able to be traced to something; attributable in origin to something
AFFILIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to adopt a child
AFFILIATED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of a child: adopted
AFFILIATION
n. 1623 obs. rare - the adoption of a child; in ancient Gaul, the adoption of a male heir by a person of high rank
AFFINAGE
n. 1656 obs. rare - the act or process of refining metals
AFFINAL
adj. 1. 1834 obs. - closely connected; deriving from the same source
adj. 2. 1843 - relating to relationship by marriage; related by marriage
n. 1883 - a relative by marriage
AFFINALLY
adv. 1933 - by marriage
AFFINE
adj. 1614 - closely connected or linked
n. 1. a1509 - a relative by marriage
n. 2. 1538 obs. - a person or thing that is connected or linked to something else
vb. 1473 obs. - to refine metal
AFFINED
adj. 1. 1586 - connected by affinity of some type; related, linked
adj. 2. a1616 obs. rare - bound to pursue a certain course of action
AFFINING
adj. 1606 obs. rare - that has a close connection to something; appropriate
AFFINITY
n. 1. 1357 obs. - a family or group related to a person by blood; a kindred; a blood relative
n. 2. c1400 obs. - alliance or association between people; society, companionship
n. 3. c1405 obs. - a family or group related to a person by marriage; a relative by marriage
n. 4. 1612 obs. - the state of being near to something; closeness, proximity
AFFIRMANCE
n. 1399 rare - an affirming; a statement; an assertion, a strong declaration
AFFIRMANT
n. 1567 - a person who affirms something; a person who makes a statement or declaration
AFFIRMATIVE
adj. 1650 obs. - assertive, insistent; dogmatic
AFFIRMATORY
adj. 1651 - that makes an assertion; affirmative; assertive
AFFIRMLY
adv. a1513 rare - firmly, strongly
AFFIX
n. 1. 1589 obs. - a notice or sign for public display, typically intended to be affixed to a wall; a placard, a poster
n. 2. 1598 rare - that which is joined or appended; an appendage; an addition
AFFIXEDNESS
n. 1668 rare - the state of being affixed; devotion, attachment
AFFLATE
n. 1677 obs. rare - the communication of supernatural or spiritual knowledge; divine impulse; inspiration, esp. poetic inspiration
vb. a1475 rare - to blow or breathe on; also, to inspire by divine or spiritual means
AFFLATED
adj. inspired by divine or spiritual means ...1835
AFFLATION
n. a breeze or blast of air; an act of blowing; also, an instance of divine or spiritual communication; an inspiration ...1576
AFFLATITIOUS
adj. †* characterized by afflatus; inspired ...1671
AFFLATUS
n. 1. the communication of supernatural or spiritual knowledge; divine impulse; inspiration, esp. poetic inspiration ...1649
n. 2. a hiss, esp. of a serpent ...1753
AFFLEY'D
adj. dismayed; afraid ...a1774 Sc.
AFFLICT
adj. † overwhelmed with trouble; afflicted, distressed ...a1393
vb. 1. † to become downcast or distressed ...a1393
vb. 2. † to humble one's soul; to chastise ...1561
vb. 3. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AFFLICTED
adj. 1. † dejected, downcast; humble; humiliated ...1590
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol; drunk ...L17 sl.
AFFLICTIONS
n. mourning clothes ...M19 sl., orig. drapers' usage
AFFLICTIVE
adj. tending to inflict continued pain or distress; distressing, painful; trying, troublesome to someone ...1576
AFFLIGE
vb. †* to afflict; to distress with continued physical or mental suffering; to torment, to trouble ...c1550 Sc.
AFFLUDE
vb. to injure the looks or appearance of anything; to disguise ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFFLUE
vb. †* to flock, to congregate ...1483
AFFLUENTIAL
adj. prominent or socially influential on account of wealth; rich and powerful ...1842
AFFLUENTNESS
n. †* profusion, abundance ...1727
AFFLUENZA
n. 1. † the condition of being (temporarily) wealthy or affluent ...1908
n. 2. a psychological condition supposedly affecting wealthy people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation ...1973
AFFLUFF
adj. extempore ...Bk1845 Sc.
AFFLUX
n. a flow or movement of people, liquid, etc. towards or into a particular place ...1603
AFFLY
adv. affectionately ...1779
AFFODILL
n. the daffodil ...1551
AFFORARE
vb. † to set a value or price upon anything ...a1250
AFFORCE
adv. † forcibly, by force ...c1380
n. force, boldness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. † to exert one's self; to endeavour, to attempt ...c1300
vb. 2. † to force, to ravish, to violate ...c1330
vb. 3. † to apply force; to force, compel ...a1400
vb. 4. † to endeavour, attempt, or try ...c1487
AFFORCEMENT
n. † a fortress, a fortified place ...1642
AFFORCIAMENT
n. † a fortress; a fortified place ...1509
AFFORCIARE
vb. † to make stronger; to fortify ...c1300
AFFORCING
n. † effort, exertion ...a1398
AFFORD
vb. † to further, to advance; to promote the well-being of a person or thing; to carry out a task, order, etc.; to accomplish ...a1000
AFFORDANCE
n. ability to bear expense ...1879 Eng. dial.
AFFORDMENT
n. † a donation; a grant ...1623
AFFORM
vb. † to form, to fashion; to model according to ...1578
AFFRAMING
n. †* gain, profit ...1440
AFFRANCHISE
vb. to set free; to liberate; to emancipate ...1477
AFFRANCHISEMENT
n. a setting free a person or group of people; liberation, emancipation ...1608
AFFRAP
vb. †* to strike down; to beat against ...1590
AFFRAY
n. 1. † the state of being frightened or alarmed; fear, terror ...c1380
n. 2. * an attack, an assault ...c1380
n. 3. † a disturbance, a commotion, an outburst; the state of being in tumult or riotous disorder ...a1393
vb. 1. * to frighten, to terrify ...c1330
vb. 2. † to attack, to assault ...c1390
vb. 3. † to disturb from sleep, rest, etc.; to startle, to alarm ...a1393
vb. 4. † to fear, to be afraid of ...a1450
AFFRAYMENT
n. * a breach of the peace caused by fighting or rioting in a public place ...1704
AFFREIGHT
vb. † to let or hire out a vessel for the transportation of goods ...1818
AFFREIGHTER
n. a person who hires a vessel to transport goods ...1653
AFFREIGHTMENT
n. the hiring of a vessel for the transportation of goods ...1664
AFFRENT
vb. †* to insult, to offend ...1578
AFFRET
n. †* a sudden attack; an onslaught ...1590
vb. †* to distress, to worry, to trouble ...1600
AFFRICATE
vb. †* to rub against ...1656
AFFRICATION
n. † a rubbing something or a rubbing against something ...1615
AFFRICTION
n. * a rubbing one thing upon or against another ...1615
AFFRIEND
vb. †* to be restored to friendly relations; to be reconciled ...1596
AFFRIGHT
adj. * struck with fear; terrified, frightened, afraid ...a1000
n. 1. * the state of being frightened; terror, fright ...1566
n. 2. * a cause or sauce of fear or fright; also, a frightening a person or animal ...1576
vb. 1. to frighten, to terrify; formerly also, (†) to deter from ...a1000
vb. 2. †* to be or become afraid ...a1000
AFFRIGHTABLE
adj. †* frightening; deterrent ...1616
AFFRIGHTED
adj. struck with fear; frightened; alarmed ...a1000 arch.
AFFRIGHTEN
vb. * to frighten, to terrify ...1615
AFFRIGHTENED
adj. struck with fear; frightened; alarmed ...1649
AFFRIGHTER
n. * a frightening person or thing ...1612
AFFRIGHTFUL
adj. 1. * that causes fright or terror; frightening, terrifying ...1603
adj. 2. †* full of fright; fearful; timid ...1631
AFFRIGHTFULLY
adv. † in a frightening manner; alarmingly ...1659
AFFRIGHTMENT
n. 1. * a being frightened; fright, sudden fear or alarm ...1593
n. 2. * a frightening or terrifying someone; also, a cause or source of fear ...1608
AFFRISHY TOWN
n. a Black neighbourhood or district ...1936 Amer. dial.
AFFRODILE
n. the daffodil ...1826 Eng. dial.
AFFRONT
n. 1. † a hostile encounter; an attack, an assault ...1587
n. 2. * a meeting or addressing someone; a greeting ...1614
n. 3. † an obstacle ...1642
vb. 1. * to be located next to or very near a region or place; to abult, to face, to look on to a thing, place, or person ...1575
vb. 2. † to engage in battle; to attack, to assault ...1579
vb. 3. † to put oneself in the way of so as to meet; to accost, to address ...1598
vb. 4. †* to balance with another, to equal ...1609
vb. 5. †* to anticipate; to prepare to meet ...a1616
AFFRONTED
adj. † impudent, shameless ...1485-6
AFFRONTEDNESS
n. † impudence, shamelessness, effrontery ...1640
AFFRONTEE
n. a person who has been insulted or offended ...1809
AFFRONTER
n. † one who impudently deceives or deludes another ; a pretender ...1598
AFFRONTERY
n. effrontery; shameless audacity, unblushing insolence ...1679
AFFRONTFUL
adj. * insulting, offensive ...1740
AFFRONTFULLY
adv. † offensively, insultingly ...1754
AFFRONTINGNESS
n. †* insulting or offensive manner or behaviour ...1730
AFFRONTIVE
adj. characterized by impudence, insult, or offence; having the tendency to cause offence ...1659
AFFRONTIVENESS
n. impudence, effrontery ...1721
AFFRONTLESS
adj. shameless, not susceptible of grace ...1825 Sc.
AFFRONTMENT
n. 1. * hostile confrontation; opposition; a hostile encounter ...1611
n. 2. an insulting someone; also, the feeling resulting from this; indignation at having been insulted or offended ...a1765
AFFRONTOUS
adj. †* full of affront; offensive, insulting; hostile ...1598
AFFRONTURE
n. †* the act of confronting or opposing in hostility; attack, assault ...1549
AFFRUG
n. a spent wave receding from the shore ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFFUAGE
n. †* the right to cut firewood in a forest for domestic use ...1753
AFFULSION
n. †* the act of shining; a shining upon ...1730
AFFUND
vb. †* to pour a liquid on or into another ...1657
AFFURNISH
vb. †* to furnish, to provide ...a1641
AFFUSE
vb. * to pour a liquid over or into something ...1649
AFFUSION
n. * a pouring a liquid on to something or someone ...1635
AFFWARD
adv. † away, off ...1790 Sc.
AFFY
adj. lustful ...20C US sl.
n. † reliance, trust in a person ...c1380
vb. 1. † to trust in someone or something; to rely on ...c1330
vb. 2. † to affirm or promise solemnly or formally that something is the case; to guarantee a fact ...a1450
vb. 3. † to promise or commit oneself formally to marry a person; to marry a person ...a1500
AFFY BUD
n. a type of marijuana that originates in Afghanistan ...2004 UK sl.
n. 1974 S. Afr. - (derogatory) a Black African
AFACE
adv. c1860 rare - in face, in front
A-FACTOR
n. 1988 - the 'Antarctic factor', which explains any and all unexpected and added difficulties encountered (Antarctica usage)
AFAINT
adj. 1834 - in a weakened or enfeebled state; tired, fatigued; weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness; faint
adv. 1878 - in a fainting state
vb. c1400 obs. - to make faint; to enfeeble
AFAITE
vb. 1. c1230 obs. - to affect, to influence, to incline, to dispose, in any way
vb. 2. c1230 obs. - to bring into any shape, to fashion, to mould; to adapt or prepare to or for a purpose
vb. 3. 1297 obs. - to reduce, to subdue
vb. 4. 1393 obs. - to tame
vb. 5. 1475 obs. - to affect with disease
vb. 6. 1483 obs. - to fit out, to array, to dress
AFAITEMENT
n. 1. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding
n. 2. c1400 obs. - preparation or treatment
AFALD
adj. 1. c960 obs. - simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest
adj. 2. c1000 obs. - single, singular, sole, only
AFALDLY
adv. 1. c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - singly, simply
adv. 2. 1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - with single-heartedness, sincerely, truly
AFALL; AFALLE
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to fall down, to fall in battle; to fall upon as a destroyer
vb. 2. a1121 obs. - to fall in amount, price, estimation, rank, moral state
vb. 3. 1205 obs. - to fell, to strike down, to cut down, to lay low
AFAME
vb. 1375 obs. rare - to defame
AFAMISH
vb. 1568 obs. - to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve
AFANC
n. 1573 - in Welsh mythology: an aquatic monster; also, an otter or beaver identified as such a monster
AFANG
vb. 1. † to take by force or authority; to seize, to apprehend ...a1000
vb. 2. † to come into possession of; to be the recipient of; to receive ...a1000
AFARE
vb. † to depart ...a1000
AFEAR
adj. * in a state of fear or apprehension; afraid, scared ...c1375
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
conj. † for fear, lest ...1552 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFEARD
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFEARED
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFEDE
vb. † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
AFEED
vb. † to feed, to nourish; to bring up, to rear ...c1000
AFEIR
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFEL
n. †* strength, physical force ...c1200
AFELL; AFELLE
vb. † to fell, to strike down, to kill; to cast down, to lay low; to destroy ...c1000
AFER
n. 1. † an African ...a1398
n. 2 the south-west wind ...1667
AFERE
adv. † in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFERROM
adv. † from afar; from a distance ...c1380
AFEYNTED
adj. † rendered faint, enfeebled ...1393
AFF
n. 1. (derogatory) an African ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. an attraction to South Asian females (Asian Female Fetish) ...1997 US sl.
AFFABROUS
adj. * skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1677
AFFABULATE
vb. † to attribute by legend; to assign fabulously; to tell tales ...1622
AFFABULATION
n. * the moral of a fable ...1641
AFFABULATORY
adj. †* of the nature of the moral of a fable; having a moral ...1652
AFFAIN
vb. † to feign to belong to anyone, to attribute fictitiously; to assert falsely ...1632
AFFAIR
n. 1. † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375 Sc.
n. 2. †* fortune, rank, dignity ...1480
n. 3. personal display, show ...c1480 Sc.
n. 4. †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
n. 5. a fight or battle between armed forces; a military engagement ...1708 arch.
n. 6. * the male or female genitals; the penis, the vagina; sometimes used in the plural ...1749
n. 7. one's current lover ...1970s homosexual sl.
AFFAIRÉ
adj. busy, fully occupied; having much to do; also, preoccupied ...1802
AFFAIR OF HONOUR
n. a prearranged contest fought with a rival in order to defend one's honour or reputation; a duel ...1737
AFFAMINE
n. †* famine ...c1450
AFFAMISH
vb. † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
AFFAMISHED
adj. † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
AFFAMISHING
adj. † that afflicts with hunger or starves; starving ...1650
n. † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
AFFAMISHMENT
n. † the act of famishing or starving with hunger; the state of being starved; starvation ...1590
AFFATUATE
adj. †* infatuated ...1834
AFFATUATED
adj. † infatuated ...1649
AFFECT
adj. † disposed, inclined ...c1400
n. 1. † the way in which one is affected or disposed; mental state, mood, feeling, desire, intention ...c1374
n. 2. kind feeling; affection ...1440
n. 3. † feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason; passion, lust, evil-desire ...1531
n. 4. † disposition, temper, natural tendency ...1541
n. 5. † biased feeling, partiality ...1557
n. 6. an affectation, a trick ...1588
vb. 1. † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
vb. 2. to show ostentatiously a liking for; to make an ostentatious use or display of; to take upon oneself artificially or for effect; to assume ...1605
vb. 3. † to incline or like ...1606
vb. 4. †* to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
vb. 5. to put on a pretense of; to assume a false appearance of, to counterfeit or pretend ...1661
AFFECTATE
adj. 1. † assumed unnaturally, forced, strain, stilted ...1559
adj. 2. † of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
vb. 1. † to aspire to do ...1560
vb. 2. † to make ostentatious use of ...1588
AFFECTATED
adj. † assuming artificial airs ...1574
AFFECTATELY
adv. † affectedly ...1540
AFFECTATION
n. 1. * an ostentatious fondness for something; a studied display ...1542
n. 1. † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
n. 2. † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
n. 3. * the declared occupation or employment of a ship ...1614
AFFECTATIONIST
n. a person who indulges in affectation or artificiality ...1873
AFFECTATIOUS
adj. †* of the nature of affectation; pretentious, fake, sham, feigned ...1676
AFFECTATOR
n. 1. †* one who feels affection for, a lover...1610
n. 2. †* one who makes an ostentatious display of something ...1733
AFFECTED
adj. 1. † seized, possessed ...1579
adj. 2. † fondly held, cherished; entertained of choice, intentional ...1589
adj. 3. † sought after, aimed at, desired ...1597
adj. 4. † loved, beloved ...1600
AFFECTEDLY
adv. 1. † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
adv. 2. † with favourable affection; affectionately, lovingly ...1611
AFFECTER
n. 1. † one who has an affection for, a lover ...1568
n. 2. a professed adherent or practiser of anything; an ostentatious or pretentious user, possessor, or professor ...1580
n. 3. † an affected person ...1607
AFFECTIBLE
adj. * capable of being affected ...1796
AFFECTING
adj. † loving, affectionate, solicitous ...1616
AFFECTION
n. 1. † feeling as opposed to reason; passion, lust ...1398
n. 2. † feeling against, animosity ...1485
n. 3. † state of mind generally, mental tendency; disposition ...1540
n. 4. † biased feeling, partiality ...1547
n. 5. disease ...1960 Amer. dial.
AFFECTIONAL
adj. 1. †* relating to feeling or will ...1654
adj. 2. †* of a person: having warm regard or love; fond, loving, tenderly disposed ...1689
adj. 3 pert. to the affections; having affections, emotional ...1859
AFFECTIONALLY
adv. † affectionately, fondly; earnestly ...1603
AFFECTIONATE
adj. 1. †* held in affection, beloved ...1494
adj. 2. † unduly affected, biased, prejudiced, partial ...1530
adj. 3. † mentally disposed, inclined ...1533
adj. 4. † passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
adj. 5. † well affected, kindly inclined, favourable ...1543
adj. 6. † eager, ambitious, earnest ...1598
vb. * to have affection for; to regard with affection ...1565
AFFECTIONATED
adj. 1. † unduly inclined, biased, or disposed ...1561
adj. 2. † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
AFFECTIONATE JAG
n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AFFECTIONATELY
adv. 1. † with strong inclination; eagerly, zealously, earnestly ...1588
adv. 2. † with a biased or partisan spirit; partially, interestedly ...1610
AFFECTIONED
adj. 1. † eager, ambitious; zealous ...1534
adj. 2. † well-affected, kindly disposed ...1539
adj. 3. disposed, inclined in any way ...c1555 arch.
adj. 4. † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
adj. 5. † passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate ...1582
adj. 6. † swayed by affections; biased, partial ...1589
AFFECTIONIZE
vb. †* to regard or treat with affection ...a1864
AFFECTIONLESS
adj. † without bias, unbiased ...1595
AFFECTIOUS
adj. † affectionate, loving, cordial, earnest, eager ...1581
AFFECTIOUSLY
adv. 1. † affectionately, lovingly ...1430
adv. 2. † earnestly, sincerely, cordially, kindly ...1430
AFFECTIVE
adj. 1. †* earnest, zealous ...1549
adj. 2. †* affectionate, loving ...1656
adj. 3. † tending to affect or influence; influential, operative ...1656
AFFECTLESS
adj. characterized by lack of feeling; emotionless, cold ...1949
AFFECTLESSNESS
n. incapacity to feel emotion; detachment; alienation ...1921
AFFECTLY
adv. † artificially, fancifully ...1579
AFFECT THE LETTER
vb. † to practice or study alliteration ...1588
AFFECTUAL
adj. 1. † earnest, ardent, eager, hearty ...1483
adj. 2. † pert. to the affections or emotions ...1604
AFFECTUALLY
adv. 1. † with eager desire, earnestly ...c1425
adv. 2. † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
AFFECTUOSITY
n. †* affection, passionate nature ...1727
AFFECTUOUS
adj. 1. † earnest in feeling or desire; eager, ardent, hearty ...a1400
adj. 2. † loving, affectionate, tender ...c1441
adj. 3. * emotional; moving the emotions ...1664
adj. 4. †* influential, effective, successful ...1674
AFFECTUOUSLY
adv. 1. * affectionately; kindly, lovingly, tenderly ...c1430
adv. 2. † with earnest feeling or desire; earnestly, ardently, eagerly ...1450
AFFEEBLE
vb. † to weaken, to enfeeble ...a1400
AFFEEBLED
adj. † weakened, enfeebled ...1577
AFFEEBLISH
vb. † to weaken, to enfeeble ...c1450
AFFEER
vb. to settle, to confirm ...c1440
AFFEIR
vb. † to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
AFFEIRAND
adj. † properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
AFFEIRING
adj. † properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
AFFELLOWSHIP
vb. †* to be in fellowship with, to accompany, to attend ...1559
AFFERANDLY
adv. † appropriately, suitably ...1536 Sc.
AFFERANT
adj. † falling by right, pertaining, befitting, appropriate, suitable ...1480
n. † a proper or appropriate share; a proportional part ...a1325
AFFERE
vb. 1. † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. † to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
AFFERED
adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
AFFERRE
vb. 1. † to take away, to remove; also, to snatch away, to seize and carry off ...a1000
vb. 2. † to drive out or away; to expel; to cause to flee ...a1000
vb. 3. † to go away, to depart; to move away, to withdraw ...a1000
AFFESE
vb. † to frighten, to terrify; to scare, to alarm ...c1425
AFFESED
adj. †* scared, alarmed, perturbed ...1614
AFFIANCE
n. 1. * the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
n. 2. † confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc.; assurance, boldness; ...c1460
n. 3. † close relationship; affinity ...1597
vb. 1. †* to pledge oneself to do something ...c1487
vb. 2. †* to promise something solemnly to a person ...1523
vb. 3. to arrange or set up the marriage of; to betroth ...1531
vb. 4. †* to be related or connected ...1607
vb. 5. to betroth oneself; to become engaged to be married ...1609
AFFIANCED
adj. 1. engaged to be married; betrothed ...1574 arch.
adj. 2. † assured or confirmed esp. by the making of a pledge or promise ...1725
n. a person who is engaged to be married to another; one's fiancé or fiancée ...1828
AFFIANCER
n. a person who sets up a marriage; one who joins people in marriage ...1677
AFFIANTLY
adv. †* confidently, with trust ...a1641
AFFICHÉ
adj. * characterized by flamboyant or showy display; extravagant, ostentatious ...1818
AFFICHE
n. 1602 - a notice or sign for public display, typically intended to be affixed to a wall; a placard, a poster; often used in French contexts
vb. 1. a1382 rare - to fix, to fasten; to fix a poster or placard to a wall
vb. 2. 1817 - to parade, to flaunt; to make known of, to give notice of; to advertise, to publicize; to display, to show
AFFICHER
vb. 1. 1814 - to display ostentatiously; to parade, to flaunt; to advertise
vb. 2. 1835 rare - to appear or be seen in public with another person, esp. of the opposite sex
AFFICTITIOUS
adj. 1656 obs. rare - counterfeit, faked
AFFIDATE
adj. 1755 Sc. obs. - affianced, betrothed
AFFIDAVIT MAN
n. L17 sl. - a professional witness who, with pay, will swear to anything; a hired perjurer
AFFIE
n. 1. 1990s sl. - afternoon
n. 2. 2000s sl. - (derogatory) a Black person
AFFIED
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged to be married; betrothed, affianced
AFFIER
n. a1641 obs. rare - a person who puts trust in another
AFFILE
vb. 1. a1393 obs. - to prepare or sharpen one's tongue for use in eloquent or cutting speech
vb. 2. a1393 obs. - to prepare for some activity or goal
vb. 3. 1485 rare - to file down; to sharpen; to polish
AFFILIABLE
adj.1862 obs. - able to be traced to something; attributable in origin to something
AFFILIATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to adopt a child
AFFILIATED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of a child: adopted
AFFILIATION
n. 1623 obs. rare - the adoption of a child; in ancient Gaul, the adoption of a male heir by a person of high rank
AFFINAGE
n. 1656 obs. rare - the act or process of refining metals
AFFINAL
adj. 1. 1834 obs. - closely connected; deriving from the same source
adj. 2. 1843 - relating to relationship by marriage; related by marriage
n. 1883 - a relative by marriage
AFFINALLY
adv. 1933 - by marriage
AFFINE
adj. 1614 - closely connected or linked
n. 1. a1509 - a relative by marriage
n. 2. 1538 obs. - a person or thing that is connected or linked to something else
vb. 1473 obs. - to refine metal
AFFINED
adj. 1. 1586 - connected by affinity of some type; related, linked
adj. 2. a1616 obs. rare - bound to pursue a certain course of action
AFFINING
adj. 1606 obs. rare - that has a close connection to something; appropriate
AFFINITY
n. 1. 1357 obs. - a family or group related to a person by blood; a kindred; a blood relative
n. 2. c1400 obs. - alliance or association between people; society, companionship
n. 3. c1405 obs. - a family or group related to a person by marriage; a relative by marriage
n. 4. 1612 obs. - the state of being near to something; closeness, proximity
AFFIRMANCE
n. 1399 rare - an affirming; a statement; an assertion, a strong declaration
AFFIRMANT
n. 1567 - a person who affirms something; a person who makes a statement or declaration
AFFIRMATIVE
adj. 1650 obs. - assertive, insistent; dogmatic
AFFIRMATORY
adj. 1651 - that makes an assertion; affirmative; assertive
AFFIRMLY
adv. a1513 rare - firmly, strongly
AFFIX
n. 1. 1589 obs. - a notice or sign for public display, typically intended to be affixed to a wall; a placard, a poster
n. 2. 1598 rare - that which is joined or appended; an appendage; an addition
AFFIXEDNESS
n. 1668 rare - the state of being affixed; devotion, attachment
AFFLATE
n. 1677 obs. rare - the communication of supernatural or spiritual knowledge; divine impulse; inspiration, esp. poetic inspiration
vb. a1475 rare - to blow or breathe on; also, to inspire by divine or spiritual means
AFFLATED
adj. inspired by divine or spiritual means ...1835
AFFLATION
n. a breeze or blast of air; an act of blowing; also, an instance of divine or spiritual communication; an inspiration ...1576
AFFLATITIOUS
adj. †* characterized by afflatus; inspired ...1671
AFFLATUS
n. 1. the communication of supernatural or spiritual knowledge; divine impulse; inspiration, esp. poetic inspiration ...1649
n. 2. a hiss, esp. of a serpent ...1753
AFFLEY'D
adj. dismayed; afraid ...a1774 Sc.
AFFLICT
adj. † overwhelmed with trouble; afflicted, distressed ...a1393
vb. 1. † to become downcast or distressed ...a1393
vb. 2. † to humble one's soul; to chastise ...1561
vb. 3. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AFFLICTED
adj. 1. † dejected, downcast; humble; humiliated ...1590
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol; drunk ...L17 sl.
AFFLICTIONS
n. mourning clothes ...M19 sl., orig. drapers' usage
AFFLICTIVE
adj. tending to inflict continued pain or distress; distressing, painful; trying, troublesome to someone ...1576
AFFLIGE
vb. †* to afflict; to distress with continued physical or mental suffering; to torment, to trouble ...c1550 Sc.
AFFLUDE
vb. to injure the looks or appearance of anything; to disguise ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFFLUE
vb. †* to flock, to congregate ...1483
AFFLUENTIAL
adj. prominent or socially influential on account of wealth; rich and powerful ...1842
AFFLUENTNESS
n. †* profusion, abundance ...1727
AFFLUENZA
n. 1. † the condition of being (temporarily) wealthy or affluent ...1908
n. 2. a psychological condition supposedly affecting wealthy people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation ...1973
AFFLUFF
adj. extempore ...Bk1845 Sc.
AFFLUX
n. a flow or movement of people, liquid, etc. towards or into a particular place ...1603
AFFLY
adv. affectionately ...1779
AFFODILL
n. the daffodil ...1551
AFFORARE
vb. † to set a value or price upon anything ...a1250
AFFORCE
adv. † forcibly, by force ...c1380
n. force, boldness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. † to exert one's self; to endeavour, to attempt ...c1300
vb. 2. † to force, to ravish, to violate ...c1330
vb. 3. † to apply force; to force, compel ...a1400
vb. 4. † to endeavour, attempt, or try ...c1487
AFFORCEMENT
n. † a fortress, a fortified place ...1642
AFFORCIAMENT
n. † a fortress; a fortified place ...1509
AFFORCIARE
vb. † to make stronger; to fortify ...c1300
AFFORCING
n. † effort, exertion ...a1398
AFFORD
vb. † to further, to advance; to promote the well-being of a person or thing; to carry out a task, order, etc.; to accomplish ...a1000
AFFORDANCE
n. ability to bear expense ...1879 Eng. dial.
AFFORDMENT
n. † a donation; a grant ...1623
AFFORM
vb. † to form, to fashion; to model according to ...1578
AFFRAMING
n. †* gain, profit ...1440
AFFRANCHISE
vb. to set free; to liberate; to emancipate ...1477
AFFRANCHISEMENT
n. a setting free a person or group of people; liberation, emancipation ...1608
AFFRAP
vb. †* to strike down; to beat against ...1590
AFFRAY
n. 1. † the state of being frightened or alarmed; fear, terror ...c1380
n. 2. * an attack, an assault ...c1380
n. 3. † a disturbance, a commotion, an outburst; the state of being in tumult or riotous disorder ...a1393
vb. 1. * to frighten, to terrify ...c1330
vb. 2. † to attack, to assault ...c1390
vb. 3. † to disturb from sleep, rest, etc.; to startle, to alarm ...a1393
vb. 4. † to fear, to be afraid of ...a1450
AFFRAYMENT
n. * a breach of the peace caused by fighting or rioting in a public place ...1704
AFFREIGHT
vb. † to let or hire out a vessel for the transportation of goods ...1818
AFFREIGHTER
n. a person who hires a vessel to transport goods ...1653
AFFREIGHTMENT
n. the hiring of a vessel for the transportation of goods ...1664
AFFRENT
vb. †* to insult, to offend ...1578
AFFRET
n. †* a sudden attack; an onslaught ...1590
vb. †* to distress, to worry, to trouble ...1600
AFFRICATE
vb. †* to rub against ...1656
AFFRICATION
n. † a rubbing something or a rubbing against something ...1615
AFFRICTION
n. * a rubbing one thing upon or against another ...1615
AFFRIEND
vb. †* to be restored to friendly relations; to be reconciled ...1596
AFFRIGHT
adj. * struck with fear; terrified, frightened, afraid ...a1000
n. 1. * the state of being frightened; terror, fright ...1566
n. 2. * a cause or sauce of fear or fright; also, a frightening a person or animal ...1576
vb. 1. to frighten, to terrify; formerly also, (†) to deter from ...a1000
vb. 2. †* to be or become afraid ...a1000
AFFRIGHTABLE
adj. †* frightening; deterrent ...1616
AFFRIGHTED
adj. struck with fear; frightened; alarmed ...a1000 arch.
AFFRIGHTEN
vb. * to frighten, to terrify ...1615
AFFRIGHTENED
adj. struck with fear; frightened; alarmed ...1649
AFFRIGHTER
n. * a frightening person or thing ...1612
AFFRIGHTFUL
adj. 1. * that causes fright or terror; frightening, terrifying ...1603
adj. 2. †* full of fright; fearful; timid ...1631
AFFRIGHTFULLY
adv. † in a frightening manner; alarmingly ...1659
AFFRIGHTMENT
n. 1. * a being frightened; fright, sudden fear or alarm ...1593
n. 2. * a frightening or terrifying someone; also, a cause or source of fear ...1608
AFFRISHY TOWN
n. a Black neighbourhood or district ...1936 Amer. dial.
AFFRODILE
n. the daffodil ...1826 Eng. dial.
AFFRONT
n. 1. † a hostile encounter; an attack, an assault ...1587
n. 2. * a meeting or addressing someone; a greeting ...1614
n. 3. † an obstacle ...1642
vb. 1. * to be located next to or very near a region or place; to abult, to face, to look on to a thing, place, or person ...1575
vb. 2. † to engage in battle; to attack, to assault ...1579
vb. 3. † to put oneself in the way of so as to meet; to accost, to address ...1598
vb. 4. †* to balance with another, to equal ...1609
vb. 5. †* to anticipate; to prepare to meet ...a1616
AFFRONTED
adj. † impudent, shameless ...1485-6
AFFRONTEDNESS
n. † impudence, shamelessness, effrontery ...1640
AFFRONTEE
n. a person who has been insulted or offended ...1809
AFFRONTER
n. † one who impudently deceives or deludes another ; a pretender ...1598
AFFRONTERY
n. effrontery; shameless audacity, unblushing insolence ...1679
AFFRONTFUL
adj. * insulting, offensive ...1740
AFFRONTFULLY
adv. † offensively, insultingly ...1754
AFFRONTINGNESS
n. †* insulting or offensive manner or behaviour ...1730
AFFRONTIVE
adj. characterized by impudence, insult, or offence; having the tendency to cause offence ...1659
AFFRONTIVENESS
n. impudence, effrontery ...1721
AFFRONTLESS
adj. shameless, not susceptible of grace ...1825 Sc.
AFFRONTMENT
n. 1. * hostile confrontation; opposition; a hostile encounter ...1611
n. 2. an insulting someone; also, the feeling resulting from this; indignation at having been insulted or offended ...a1765
AFFRONTOUS
adj. †* full of affront; offensive, insulting; hostile ...1598
AFFRONTURE
n. †* the act of confronting or opposing in hostility; attack, assault ...1549
AFFRUG
n. a spent wave receding from the shore ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFFUAGE
n. †* the right to cut firewood in a forest for domestic use ...1753
AFFULSION
n. †* the act of shining; a shining upon ...1730
AFFUND
vb. †* to pour a liquid on or into another ...1657
AFFURNISH
vb. †* to furnish, to provide ...a1641
AFFUSE
vb. * to pour a liquid over or into something ...1649
AFFUSION
n. * a pouring a liquid on to something or someone ...1635
AFFWARD
adv. † away, off ...1790 Sc.
AFFY
adj. lustful ...20C US sl.
n. † reliance, trust in a person ...c1380
vb. 1. † to trust in someone or something; to rely on ...c1330
vb. 2. † to affirm or promise solemnly or formally that something is the case; to guarantee a fact ...a1450
vb. 3. † to promise or commit oneself formally to marry a person; to marry a person ...a1500
AFFY BUD
n. a type of marijuana that originates in Afghanistan ...2004 UK sl.
AFG - AFZ
AFGAY
n. E20 - a homosexual male (Pig Latin for 'fag')
AFGHAN
adj. 1742 - relating to Afghanistan
n. 1. 1742 - a native of Afghanistan
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a middle-aged gay man, who sometimes cross-dresses (homosexual usage)
n. 3. 1960s sl. - Afghan hashish (drugs usage)
AFGHANI
adj. 1838 - relating to Afghanistan
n. 1. 1966 - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
n. 2. 1960s drugs sl. - Afghan hashish
AFGHANI BLACK
n. 2003 UK sl. - variety of hashish from Afghanistan
AFGHANI POLLEN
n. 2003 UK sl. - variety of hashish from Afghanistan
AFGHANISTANISM
n. 1948 colloq. - preoccupation, esp. on the part of journalists, with distant events, as a diversion from controversial domestic issues (orig. US)
AFGODNESS
n. 1658 obs. rare - impiety, ungodliness
AFICIONADA
n. 1836 - originally, a female devotee of bullfighting; later, a woman or girl who is very enthusiastic about some activity, subject, or pastime
AFICIONADO
n. 1. 1802 obs. - an amateur bullfighter
n. 2. 1819 - a connoisseur or dedicated student of some activity; an ardent follower of any sport, activity, or pastime; a fan
n. 3. 1902 - a devotee of bullfighting
AFILE
vb. † to defile; to render morally foul or pollute; to destroy the ideal purity of; to corrupt, to taint, to sully ...a1000
AFILL
vb. † to fill up, to fill completely; also, to fulfil ...a1000
AFIND
vb. † to find out, to discover ...a1000
AFINE
adv. † finally; to the end, completely; also, in the end, at last ...c1325
AFINGERED
adj. † oppressed with hunger, famished, very hungry ...a1300
AFION
n. * opium, esp. in a raw liquid form ...1542
AFIRE
adj. highly emotional or active; intensely passionate ...1631
AFIZZ
adj. 1. bubbling, effervescent, fizzing ...1872
adj. 2. filled with noise and activity ...1981
AFKANSASTAN
n. Afghan marijuana grown in Kansas ...2001 US sl.
AFKOP
n. an aging prostitute ...20C S. Afr. sl.
AFLAME
adj. highly emotional or active; glowing with excitement or intense eagerness ...1632
vb. to blaze, to be alight; to flare up ...c1623
AFLANK
adv. on the flank or side ...1577
AFLAP
adj. worried, agitated ...1977 colloq.
AFLARE
adj. 1. bursting with activity; full of intense excitement ...1860
adj. 2. bursting with flame, light or colour ...1863
adv. 1. in a state of intense excitement or activity ...1865
adv. 2. so as to burst with flame, light, or colour ...1869
AFLASH
adj. flashing; briefly or intermittently bright ...1852 literary usage
vb. †* to pour water in quantity and with force; to dash, to splash ...a1387
AFLAT
adv. † in or into a flat position, flatly ...1626
AFLAUGHT
adv. lying flat ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFLAUNT
adj. * waving gaily or proudly; ostentatiously displaying oneself or one's clothes ...1840
adv. * so as to display oneself or ones clothes ostentatiously; so as to wave gaily or proudly ...1584
AFLEE
vb. † to flee, to run away ...a1000
AFLEME
vb. † to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel ...a1000
AFLEY
vb. 1. † to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel ...a1000
vb. 2. † to dismay, to discomfit ...c1774 Sc.
AFLEYED
adj. 1. †* of a person: that has turned his or her back on something ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. frightened, afraid ...a1500
AFLIGHT
adj. flying, in flight, airborne ...1826 chiefly poetic & literary usage
n. †* flying, flight ...c1225
vb. †* to put to flight, to rout ...c1425
AFLOAT
adj. drunk ...1809 sl.
AFLOCHT
adj. agitated, in a flutter ...c1540 Sc.
AFLOUGHT
adv. aflutter, agitated ...1768 Sc.
AFLUNTERS
adj. in a state of disorder; disarranged ...1891 Eng. dial.
AFLUSH
adj. 1. flushed; blushing ...1850
adj. 2. flush, level ...1880 chiefly literary usage
AFLUTTER
adj. tremulously excited, agitated ...1826
A.F.O.
adj. exhausted by sexual excess (All Fucked Out) ...1990s sl.
AFOLED
adj. † made foolish; infatuated ...c1275
À FOND
adv. thoroughly, in depth ...1813
AFOND
vb. 1. † to put to the test; to prove, to try out; to test by experiment or experience; also, to experience, to undergo ...a1000
vb. 2. † to tempt to evil ...a1000
vb. 3. †* to try, to attempt ...1488
AFOOT-BACK
adv. † on foot ...1592
AFOOT OR A HOSSBACK
phr. unsure of the direction you are going to take ...1895 US sl.
AFOREGOING
adj. existing or happening earlier ...c1443
AFOREHAND
adj. † prepared or provided for the future ...1533
adv. 1. formerly, in the past, previously ...a1387 arch.
adv. 2. in advance, in anticipation ...c1460
AFORENESS
n. * the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence ...1592
AFORERIDER
n. the advance guard of an army, scouts ...a1525
AFORESHIP
n. †* the front part of a ship ...1495
AFORETHOUGHT
adj. that was thought before; entertained in the mind beforehand; premeditated ...1472-3
n. forethought, premeditation; also, a thought or intention beforehand ...a1400
AFORETIME
adj. former, past, earlier, previous ...1835
adv. in the past, formerly, previously ...1433
n. former time; the past; an earlier time ...1803
AFORETIMES
adv. in the past, formerly, previously ...1429-30
AFOREWARD
adv. 1. † before all others in rank or position; in front; also, of time, in the first place, first of all ...a1200
adv. 2. * previously, in the past, before the time specified ...1861
AFORNON
adv. †* in front ...a1275
prep. †* in front of ...c1275
AFORROW
adv. † before, in the past ...a1513 Sc.
AFORWARD
adv. forward, in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFORYEN
prep. † opposite, in front of ...a1000
adv. † in the opposite position ...a1400
AFOUND
vb. †* to become numb or stiff with cold ...a1500
AFOUNDED
adj. 1. †* of a horse: lame ...a1425
adj. 2. † of a person: numb or stiff with cold ...c1460
AFOUNDERED
adj. † exhausted; lame; also, numb ...a1425
AFRAIDLY
adj. afraid ...1940 Amer. dial.
adv. * in an alarmed or frightened manner ...1481
AFRAIDNESS
n. * a being afraid; timidity, fear ...1669
AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW
adj. scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy, nervous ...Bk1994
A-FRAME
n. in surfing: a wave with a central peak which forms both left and right breaks simultaneously ...1992
AFRAMERICAN
n. an American Black person ...20C US sl.
AFRASIAN
adj. relating to Africa and Asia considered together ...1908
n. something that relates to both Africa and Asia ...1961
AFRAWL
prep. for all, in spite of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFRAY
vb. † to wear away ...c1330
AFRAYNE
vb. † to question ...c1380
AFRET
adj. in a fretted state; fretting ...1518
AFRETE
vb. † to eat up, to devour ...a1350
AFRIC
adj. relating to Africa ...a1425
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa, esp. a Black African ...a1000
AFRICA
n. L19 US sl. - anywhere mainly populated or used by the Black community
AFRICA HOT
adj.1992 US sl. - extremely hot
AFRICAN
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - marijuana (drugs usage)
n. 2. 1959 Aust. sl. - a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
n. 3. 1983 US sl. - in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100
AFRICANA
n. 1. 1899 obs. - African studies
n. 2. 1903 - books, artefacts, and other collectors' items connected with Africa
AFRICAN APE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person
AFRICAN BILLIARDS
n. 1919 US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN BLACK
n. 1970 US sl. - a potent type of marijuana, presumed to be from Africa, possibly Morocco
AFRICAN BONES
n. 1935 US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN BUSH
n. 1979 US sl. - marijuana
AFRICAN CUE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a closely cropped Afro
AFRICANDER
n. 1822 - a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent
AFRICANDERISMS
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - Dutch words and idioms in use in South African English
AFRICAN DOMINOES
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) dice; specifically the game of craps
AFRICAN DUST
n. 1950s US sl. - gold
AFRICAN GOLF
n. 1919 Amer. sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps
AFRICAN GOLF BALL
n. 1. 1923 US sl. - (usually offensive) a die, usually in plural
n. 2. 1980 US sl. - (usually offensive) a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN GOLFER
n. 1910s US sl. - a crap-shooter
AFRICAN GRAPE
n. 1980 US sl. - a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN GUFF-GUFF
n. 1947 US sl. - a non-existent disease suffered by soldiers
AFRICAN HARP
n. 1930s US sl. - a banjo
AFRICANISM
n. 1. 1641 - a word, phrase, or other use of language characteristic or originating from Africa or Africans
n. 2. 1759 - a quality, custom, or trait peculiar to Africans; typically African character or behaviour
AFRICANIST
n. 1880 - a specialist in African affairs or culture
AFRICANISTIC
adj. 1904 - relating to Africa or Africans
AFRICAN LAGER
n. 20C sl. - Guinness stout
AFRICAN NIGGER
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - (derogatory) a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S TIME
n. 1960s sl. - unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping (orig. S. Afr.)
AFRICAN PILLS
n. 1910s US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN PLUM
n. 1973 US sl. - a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN POOL
n. 1919 US sl. - the game of craps dice
AFRICAN QUEEN
n. 1. 1970s - a Black homosexual male (homosexual usage)
n. 2. 1979 sl. - a White homosexual male who prefers Black partners (homosexual usage)
AFRICANS
n. gambling tokens worth $100 ...sl.
AFRICAN SALAD
n. khat, a natural stimulant grown in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia ...2004 UK sl.
AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER
n. a giraffe ...1950s US sl.
AFRICAN TIME
n. unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping ...1960s sl., orig. S. Afr.
AFRICAN TOOTHACHE
n. venereal disease ...1964 US sl.
AFRICAN WIGGLER
n. a worm used for bait ...1968 Amer. dial.
AFRICAN WOODBINE
n. marijuana cigarette ...1975 drugs sl.
AFRICA SPEAKS
n. strong liquor imported from South Africa ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
AFRIC BIRD
n. † a coward; a person in bright or showy clothes ...1623
AFRICKY
adj. African ...E17
n. fighting spirit; temper ...1838 Amer. dial.
AFRICO
n. a Black slave ...1682 Anglo-Indian
AFRICO-AMERICAN
adj. relating to African Americans ...1825
n. an American of African origin; a Black American ...1788
AFRIKAN
adj. relating to Africa ...1929
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa ...1972
AFRIKANDER
adj. * relating to Afrikaans-speaking people ...1822
n. 1. * a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa ...1822
n. 2. † a person born in South Africa of European descent; a White inhabitant of South Africa ...1834
AFRIKANDERDOM
n. * the Afrikander people or nation ...1893
AFRIKANDERISM
n. * the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikanders ...1884
AFRIKANER
adj. relating to Afrikaans-speaking people ...1930
n. 1. a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa, usually of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent ...1820
AFRIKANERDOM
n. the Afrikaner people or nation; Afrikaner culture or ideals ...1900
AFRIKANERISM
n. 1. the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikaners ...1897
n. 2. an Afrikaans word or expression used in South African English ...1959
AFRIKANERIZATION
n. a bringing under the influence or rule of Afrikaners ...1938
AFRIKANERIZE
vb. to bring under the influence or rule of Afrikaners ...1945
AFRIST
adv. on trust or in a state of delay ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFRO
adj. African or African-American; Black ...1938 colloq.
n. 1. an English or American person of African descent; a Black person ...Bk1942 colloq.
n. 2. a Black (occasionally White) hairstyle in which normally short, curly hair is allowed to grow out in a bush around the head, supposedly in the style of one's African forebears ...1967 orig. US Black
vb. 1. to dissuade ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to grow one's hair into an Afro hairstyle ...1970s orig. US
AFRO-AMERICAN
adj. pert. to an African American...1831
n. an African American ...1833
AFRO-AMERICANISM
n. Afro-American character, culture, or language ...1890
AFRO-ARYAN
adj. * African and Aryan ...1914
n. * a person of mixed African and Aryan origin ...1911
AFROBEAT
n. a style of popular music incorporating elements of African music and jazz, soul, and funk ...1971
AFROED
adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
AFRO ENGINEERING
n. shoddy, second-rate workmanship ...1970s US sl.
AFROMOBILE
n. 1. a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black ...1939 US sl.
n. 2. any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc. ...1970s US Black sl.
AFRONT
adv. 1. † face to face, in direct opposition; opposite ...c1380
adv. 2. † abreast ...a1425
adv. 3. † in front ...c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFRO PICK
n. a gap-toothed comb used for an Afro hairstyle ...1986 US sl.
AFRORE
adj. frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
AFRO-SAXON
n. (sometimes derogatory) a Black person who behaves like or aspires to be like Caucasians ...1902 US Black colloq.
AFRO SET
n. anywhere that Blacks used for talking or acting in furtherance of their own social and political betterment ...1970s US Black sl.
AFRO-STYLE
adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
AFT
adj. of a homosexual male: active ...1970s US homosexual sl.
adv. 1. † behind; in the rear; from behind ...a1000
adv. 2. †* later, afterwards ...a1000
n. afternoon ...1772 Amer. colloq.
AFTAX
n. (derogatory) a Black-owned taxi, usually an old American-made car ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
AFTER
n. afternoon ...1906 Aust. & US colloq.
AFTER-ANE
adj. uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
AFTERBIRD
n. a ship's officer ..1884 US nautical sl.
AFTERBIRTH
n. 1. a person who is born after another; one who is born later; also, a later version of something ...1574
n. 2. something that is produced or issued along with or after another ...1652
n. 3. rhubarb ...1943 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a general term of abuse ...1960s sl.
AFTER-BURDEN
n. 1. * the afterbirth ...a1450
n. 2. * a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an event, incident, etc. ...1650
AFTERBURNER
n. a linear amplifier for a citizens' band radio ...1976 US sl.
AFTER-CAST
n. * consequences, effect, what may ensue ...1800 Sc.
AFTERCLAP
n. 1. ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence; an unwelcome surprise ...c1330
n. 2. anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a second or further clap of thunder ...1906
n. 4. the canvas curtain hanging at the back of a wagon ...Bk1913 S. Afr.
AFTERCLAPS
n. superfluous finery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERCOME
n. consequence, what comes after ...1825 Sc.
AFTER-COMER
n. 1. a person who comes after; a descendant; a successor ...a1382
n. 2. a stranger, a visitor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-COMERS
n. future generations, posterity ...a1382
AFTER-COMING
adj. that comes after or later; subsequent; following, succeeding ...c1454
n. † something that comes after; a following or subsequent state; a consequence, a sequel; also, a second or further act of coming ...a1382
AFTER-COURSE
n. 1. a later course in a meal; the final course; a dessert ...1580
n. 2. a way of life or mode of behaviour that is followed at a later point in time; the later part of the development of anything that continues in time, as a person's life, a disease, etc. ...1624
AFTER-CROP
n. something extra or additional ...1666
AFTER-DARK
n. a clerk; a bookmaker's clerk ...L19 rhyming sl.
AFTER DARKS
n. sharks ...Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
AFTER DAVY
n. an affidavit ...M19
AFTERDAY
n. a subsequent day; a later period ...1591
AFTER-DAYLIGHT
n. night ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-DAYSET
n. evening; an evening social gathering ...1947 Sc.
AFTERDEAL
n. † a disadvantage ...1481
AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. sex in the afternoon ...1970s sl.
AFTERDINNER
n. the afternoon ...1927 Amer. dial.
AFTER-DINNER MAN
n. a tippler; someone who drinks after the noon meal and well into the evening; a drunkard ...E17 Brit. sl.
AFTER-DINNER MINT
n. a woman who is willing to swap sex for material favours (not including cash) ...1980s Aust. sl.
AFTER-DROP
n. † a raindrop which falls after a cloud has passed ...a1586
AFTER EIGHT MINT
adj. broke, having no money, penniless ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'skint'
AFTER-END
n. the autumn ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-FETCH
n. an afterthought or action ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERGAFTER
n. afterburner ...1957 US military sl.
AFTERGAIT
adj. 1. seemly or fitting ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFTER-GAME
n. † a scheme implemented in order to retrieve something lost, esp. one's reputation ...1596
AFTER-GANG
vb. to follow ...1768 Sc.
AFTERGLOW
n. 1. a pleasant feeling remaining after a successful or happy experience ...1837
n. 2. the winding down period following lovemaking; a warm or pleasant feeling experienced after sexual intercourse ...1928
AFTERGUARD
n. the officers on a ship ...1899 hist.
AFTER HAIR
phr. chasing after women, esp. for sexual purposes ...19C sl.
AFTERHAND
adv. afterwards, subsequently; after the event ...1438
AFTERHEND
adv. afterwards, after ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
AFTER-HOURS
n. 1. future times; posterity ...1800
n. 2. an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant ...1947 US sl.
AFTERINGS
n. 1. that which remains or is left; the surplus; the remainder, the remains ...1609
n. 2. outcome, results, consequences ...1644 chiefly Sc.
AFTERLATER
adv. later ...1997 US sl.
AFTERLIFE
n. continued or renewed use, influence, etc. ...1948
AFTERLIGHT
n. a later revelation or realization; understanding of a situation or event after it has happened or developed; hindsight ...1704
AFTERLING
n. a person who or a thing which comes later; a follower; a descendant ...c1275
AFTERLINGS
n. † the remnant, the remains ...1613
AFTERLITHE
n. * July, the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars ...a1000
AFTERLOAD
n. * a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an even, incident, etc. ...1845
AFTERLONG
adv. † lengthwise, from end to end ...a1425
prep. † alongside, along ...c1390
AFTER-MESS
n. † a second or extra course; a dessert ...1489
AFTERMOST
adj. 1. nearest to the rear; furthest back; also, last in order ...a1000
adj. 2. † with reference to time: last, latest ...a1000
AFTERNAME
n. a surname ...1815 Sc.
AFTERNESS
n. a being later or subsequent in time ...1587
AFTER NIGHT
adv. in the evening ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. the evening; the time after it gets dark ...1899 Amer. dial.
AFTER-NINE
n. a Black male homosexual who pretends to be heterosexual during working hours ...2000 S. Afr. sl.
AFTERNOON
adj. late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. the buttocks, esp. when large and female ...1996 W. Indies & Barbados sl.
AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. sex in the afternoon; sex between meals ...1970s sl.
AFTERNOONER
n. a person who spends an afternoon engaged in a certain activity, or at leisure; often used with the relevant day specified, as 'Saturday afternooner' ...1877
AFTERNOON FARMER
n. a farmer who begins work late; a procrastinating or lazy farmer; hence a lazy person ...1742 orig. Eng. dial.
AFTERNOONIFIED
adj. smart, chic ...L19 sl.
AFTERNOONING
n. * refreshment, a light meal or snack between dinner and tea ...1678
AFTERNOON MAN
n. 1. a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1628
n. 2. a late or lazy man ...1628
AFTERNOON'S MAN
n. a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1615
AFTER ONE RATE
adv. † equally, to an equal extent; in the same manner ...1509
AFTER ONE'S GREENS
phr. in pursuit of sexual release or satisfaction; usually said of men ...19C Brit. sl.
AFTERPARTY
n. 1. † the events occurring after a party has ended ...1844
n. a celebration among intimates following another party, or after a show or other event ...1943
AFTER-PROOF
n. 1. † an outcome, realization; a fulfilment of potential ...1641
n. 2. †* examination or testing of a manufactured article, esp. a firearm, carried out after its initial testing ...1884
AFTER-RIDER
n. * a mounted groom or other attendant ...1824 S. Afr.
AFTER-ROLL
n. 1. a second or subsequent roll of thunder ...1640
n. 2. a roll of the waves following the subsidence of a storm ...1858
AFTERS
n. 1. the course of a meal that comes after the main course; pudding, dessert ...1909 Brit. sl.
n. 2. after-hours drinking in a public house ...1930s Brit. sl.
n. 3. a further fighting after a fight appears to have ended ...1974 UK sl.
n. 4. the after-effects of too much alcohol ...1997 Irish sl.
AFTERSHINE
n. the glow or radiance that remains for a time after the sun has set ...1834
AFTERSHOCK
n. the (ongoing) effect of a shock, trauma, or upheaval; a repercussion ...1848
AFTERSIGHT
n. consideration of past events; retrospective view; the capacity to look upon the past for wisdom or insight; often opposed to 'foresight' ...1596
AFTER-SMATCH
n. the flavour of anything after it is swallowed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERSOUND
n. an echo, reverberation; also, a subsequent sound ...1807
AFTER-SPRING
n. 1. † the descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny ...1583
n. 2. a later improvement after a period of decline or decay ...1667
AFTER-STANG
n. a pang of remorse ...1897 Sc.
AFTER-SUM
n. 1638 obs. rare - the purchase money paid after the deposit, the balance
AFTER-SUPPER
n. 1. 1600 obs. - a late supper, the final meal of the day; a lavish meal taken late at night in addition to the usual evening meal
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. - dessert
AFTER-TALE
n. c1300 obs. - further talk, subsequent discussion; also, a later reckoning, the consequences
AFTERTASTE
n. 1702 - an (unpleasant) quality or feeling deriving from and lingering on after some event; a residual sensation
AFTER TEARS
n. 2005 S. Afr. sl. - a post-funeral celebration
AFTER THE DUST CLEARS
phr. Bk2004 - when a troubling, confusing, or disastrous event is finally over
AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH
adv. 1857 - after the first encounter or meeting
AFTER THE LETTER
adv. 1340 obs. - literally
AFTER-THINKER
n. 1846 - a person who thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
AFTERTHOUGHT
n. 1. 1891 colloq. - the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children
n. 2. 1914 colloq. - the child of an unplanned pregnancy
AFTERTHOUGHTED
adj. 1878 obs. rare - that thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
AFTERTIME
n. 1557 - later or future times; also, a time following an incident or act
AFTER TREAT
n. 1674 obs. rare - an aftertaste
AFTER-WHILE, CROCODILE!
int. 1966 US sl. - used in parting as a response to 'see you later, alligator'
AFTERWISE
adj. 1582 rare - wise after the event, wise too late
AFTER-WIT
n. 1. 1509 obs. - recognition of a mistake made earlier, leading to a change in one's actions, views, etc.
n. 2. 1577 obs. - knowledge accrued in later times, esp. in a later period of one's life; knowledge held by those who come later
n. 3. 1607 obs. rare - fresh consideration of something previously written
AFTER-WITTED
adj. 1533 rare - that is wise after the event; lacking foresight
AFTER-WRITING
n. 1598 rare - a postscript
AFTER-YEAR
n. 1625 - a later or future year
AFTER YOU, CLAUDE - NO, AFTER YOU, CECIL
phr. 1939 UK sl. - used to depict a lack of aggression or unnecessary good manners
AFTER YOU WITH THE PO, JANE
phr. L19 sl. - refers to the need to take turns in using an outdoor privy
AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH!
phr. 1977 UK sl. - used in response to someone's belching
AFTIE
n. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon
AFTO
n. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon
AFTSHEETS
n. 1942 US sl. - the rump (nautical usage)
AFTWARD
n. a1000 obs. - the back, the rear part; the end, the latter part
AFTY
n. 1927 colloq. - the afternoon
n. E20 - a homosexual male (Pig Latin for 'fag')
AFGHAN
adj. 1742 - relating to Afghanistan
n. 1. 1742 - a native of Afghanistan
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a middle-aged gay man, who sometimes cross-dresses (homosexual usage)
n. 3. 1960s sl. - Afghan hashish (drugs usage)
AFGHANI
adj. 1838 - relating to Afghanistan
n. 1. 1966 - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
n. 2. 1960s drugs sl. - Afghan hashish
AFGHANI BLACK
n. 2003 UK sl. - variety of hashish from Afghanistan
AFGHANI POLLEN
n. 2003 UK sl. - variety of hashish from Afghanistan
AFGHANISTANISM
n. 1948 colloq. - preoccupation, esp. on the part of journalists, with distant events, as a diversion from controversial domestic issues (orig. US)
AFGODNESS
n. 1658 obs. rare - impiety, ungodliness
AFICIONADA
n. 1836 - originally, a female devotee of bullfighting; later, a woman or girl who is very enthusiastic about some activity, subject, or pastime
AFICIONADO
n. 1. 1802 obs. - an amateur bullfighter
n. 2. 1819 - a connoisseur or dedicated student of some activity; an ardent follower of any sport, activity, or pastime; a fan
n. 3. 1902 - a devotee of bullfighting
AFILE
vb. † to defile; to render morally foul or pollute; to destroy the ideal purity of; to corrupt, to taint, to sully ...a1000
AFILL
vb. † to fill up, to fill completely; also, to fulfil ...a1000
AFIND
vb. † to find out, to discover ...a1000
AFINE
adv. † finally; to the end, completely; also, in the end, at last ...c1325
AFINGERED
adj. † oppressed with hunger, famished, very hungry ...a1300
AFION
n. * opium, esp. in a raw liquid form ...1542
AFIRE
adj. highly emotional or active; intensely passionate ...1631
AFIZZ
adj. 1. bubbling, effervescent, fizzing ...1872
adj. 2. filled with noise and activity ...1981
AFKANSASTAN
n. Afghan marijuana grown in Kansas ...2001 US sl.
AFKOP
n. an aging prostitute ...20C S. Afr. sl.
AFLAME
adj. highly emotional or active; glowing with excitement or intense eagerness ...1632
vb. to blaze, to be alight; to flare up ...c1623
AFLANK
adv. on the flank or side ...1577
AFLAP
adj. worried, agitated ...1977 colloq.
AFLARE
adj. 1. bursting with activity; full of intense excitement ...1860
adj. 2. bursting with flame, light or colour ...1863
adv. 1. in a state of intense excitement or activity ...1865
adv. 2. so as to burst with flame, light, or colour ...1869
AFLASH
adj. flashing; briefly or intermittently bright ...1852 literary usage
vb. †* to pour water in quantity and with force; to dash, to splash ...a1387
AFLAT
adv. † in or into a flat position, flatly ...1626
AFLAUGHT
adv. lying flat ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFLAUNT
adj. * waving gaily or proudly; ostentatiously displaying oneself or one's clothes ...1840
adv. * so as to display oneself or ones clothes ostentatiously; so as to wave gaily or proudly ...1584
AFLEE
vb. † to flee, to run away ...a1000
AFLEME
vb. † to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel ...a1000
AFLEY
vb. 1. † to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel ...a1000
vb. 2. † to dismay, to discomfit ...c1774 Sc.
AFLEYED
adj. 1. †* of a person: that has turned his or her back on something ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. frightened, afraid ...a1500
AFLIGHT
adj. flying, in flight, airborne ...1826 chiefly poetic & literary usage
n. †* flying, flight ...c1225
vb. †* to put to flight, to rout ...c1425
AFLOAT
adj. drunk ...1809 sl.
AFLOCHT
adj. agitated, in a flutter ...c1540 Sc.
AFLOUGHT
adv. aflutter, agitated ...1768 Sc.
AFLUNTERS
adj. in a state of disorder; disarranged ...1891 Eng. dial.
AFLUSH
adj. 1. flushed; blushing ...1850
adj. 2. flush, level ...1880 chiefly literary usage
AFLUTTER
adj. tremulously excited, agitated ...1826
A.F.O.
adj. exhausted by sexual excess (All Fucked Out) ...1990s sl.
AFOLED
adj. † made foolish; infatuated ...c1275
À FOND
adv. thoroughly, in depth ...1813
AFOND
vb. 1. † to put to the test; to prove, to try out; to test by experiment or experience; also, to experience, to undergo ...a1000
vb. 2. † to tempt to evil ...a1000
vb. 3. †* to try, to attempt ...1488
AFOOT-BACK
adv. † on foot ...1592
AFOOT OR A HOSSBACK
phr. unsure of the direction you are going to take ...1895 US sl.
AFOREGOING
adj. existing or happening earlier ...c1443
AFOREHAND
adj. † prepared or provided for the future ...1533
adv. 1. formerly, in the past, previously ...a1387 arch.
adv. 2. in advance, in anticipation ...c1460
AFORENESS
n. * the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence ...1592
AFORERIDER
n. the advance guard of an army, scouts ...a1525
AFORESHIP
n. †* the front part of a ship ...1495
AFORETHOUGHT
adj. that was thought before; entertained in the mind beforehand; premeditated ...1472-3
n. forethought, premeditation; also, a thought or intention beforehand ...a1400
AFORETIME
adj. former, past, earlier, previous ...1835
adv. in the past, formerly, previously ...1433
n. former time; the past; an earlier time ...1803
AFORETIMES
adv. in the past, formerly, previously ...1429-30
AFOREWARD
adv. 1. † before all others in rank or position; in front; also, of time, in the first place, first of all ...a1200
adv. 2. * previously, in the past, before the time specified ...1861
AFORNON
adv. †* in front ...a1275
prep. †* in front of ...c1275
AFORROW
adv. † before, in the past ...a1513 Sc.
AFORWARD
adv. forward, in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFORYEN
prep. † opposite, in front of ...a1000
adv. † in the opposite position ...a1400
AFOUND
vb. †* to become numb or stiff with cold ...a1500
AFOUNDED
adj. 1. †* of a horse: lame ...a1425
adj. 2. † of a person: numb or stiff with cold ...c1460
AFOUNDERED
adj. † exhausted; lame; also, numb ...a1425
AFRAIDLY
adj. afraid ...1940 Amer. dial.
adv. * in an alarmed or frightened manner ...1481
AFRAIDNESS
n. * a being afraid; timidity, fear ...1669
AFRAID OF ONE'S SHADOW
adj. scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy, nervous ...Bk1994
A-FRAME
n. in surfing: a wave with a central peak which forms both left and right breaks simultaneously ...1992
AFRAMERICAN
n. an American Black person ...20C US sl.
AFRASIAN
adj. relating to Africa and Asia considered together ...1908
n. something that relates to both Africa and Asia ...1961
AFRAWL
prep. for all, in spite of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFRAY
vb. † to wear away ...c1330
AFRAYNE
vb. † to question ...c1380
AFRET
adj. in a fretted state; fretting ...1518
AFRETE
vb. † to eat up, to devour ...a1350
AFRIC
adj. relating to Africa ...a1425
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa, esp. a Black African ...a1000
AFRICA
n. L19 US sl. - anywhere mainly populated or used by the Black community
AFRICA HOT
adj.1992 US sl. - extremely hot
AFRICAN
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - marijuana (drugs usage)
n. 2. 1959 Aust. sl. - a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
n. 3. 1983 US sl. - in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100
AFRICANA
n. 1. 1899 obs. - African studies
n. 2. 1903 - books, artefacts, and other collectors' items connected with Africa
AFRICAN APE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person
AFRICAN BILLIARDS
n. 1919 US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN BLACK
n. 1970 US sl. - a potent type of marijuana, presumed to be from Africa, possibly Morocco
AFRICAN BONES
n. 1935 US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN BUSH
n. 1979 US sl. - marijuana
AFRICAN CUE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a closely cropped Afro
AFRICANDER
n. 1822 - a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent
AFRICANDERISMS
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. - Dutch words and idioms in use in South African English
AFRICAN DOMINOES
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) dice; specifically the game of craps
AFRICAN DUST
n. 1950s US sl. - gold
AFRICAN GOLF
n. 1919 Amer. sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps
AFRICAN GOLF BALL
n. 1. 1923 US sl. - (usually offensive) a die, usually in plural
n. 2. 1980 US sl. - (usually offensive) a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN GOLFER
n. 1910s US sl. - a crap-shooter
AFRICAN GRAPE
n. 1980 US sl. - a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN GUFF-GUFF
n. 1947 US sl. - a non-existent disease suffered by soldiers
AFRICAN HARP
n. 1930s US sl. - a banjo
AFRICANISM
n. 1. 1641 - a word, phrase, or other use of language characteristic or originating from Africa or Africans
n. 2. 1759 - a quality, custom, or trait peculiar to Africans; typically African character or behaviour
AFRICANIST
n. 1880 - a specialist in African affairs or culture
AFRICANISTIC
adj. 1904 - relating to Africa or Africans
AFRICAN LAGER
n. 20C sl. - Guinness stout
AFRICAN NIGGER
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - (derogatory) a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S TIME
n. 1960s sl. - unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping (orig. S. Afr.)
AFRICAN PILLS
n. 1910s US sl. - (usually offensive) the game of craps dice
AFRICAN PLUM
n. 1973 US sl. - a watermelon (African-American usage)
AFRICAN POOL
n. 1919 US sl. - the game of craps dice
AFRICAN QUEEN
n. 1. 1970s - a Black homosexual male (homosexual usage)
n. 2. 1979 sl. - a White homosexual male who prefers Black partners (homosexual usage)
AFRICANS
n. gambling tokens worth $100 ...sl.
AFRICAN SALAD
n. khat, a natural stimulant grown in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia ...2004 UK sl.
AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER
n. a giraffe ...1950s US sl.
AFRICAN TIME
n. unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping ...1960s sl., orig. S. Afr.
AFRICAN TOOTHACHE
n. venereal disease ...1964 US sl.
AFRICAN WIGGLER
n. a worm used for bait ...1968 Amer. dial.
AFRICAN WOODBINE
n. marijuana cigarette ...1975 drugs sl.
AFRICA SPEAKS
n. strong liquor imported from South Africa ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
AFRIC BIRD
n. † a coward; a person in bright or showy clothes ...1623
AFRICKY
adj. African ...E17
n. fighting spirit; temper ...1838 Amer. dial.
AFRICO
n. a Black slave ...1682 Anglo-Indian
AFRICO-AMERICAN
adj. relating to African Americans ...1825
n. an American of African origin; a Black American ...1788
AFRIKAN
adj. relating to Africa ...1929
n. a native or inhabitant of Africa ...1972
AFRIKANDER
adj. * relating to Afrikaans-speaking people ...1822
n. 1. * a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa ...1822
n. 2. † a person born in South Africa of European descent; a White inhabitant of South Africa ...1834
AFRIKANDERDOM
n. * the Afrikander people or nation ...1893
AFRIKANDERISM
n. * the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikanders ...1884
AFRIKANER
adj. relating to Afrikaans-speaking people ...1930
n. 1. a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa, usually of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent ...1820
AFRIKANERDOM
n. the Afrikaner people or nation; Afrikaner culture or ideals ...1900
AFRIKANERISM
n. 1. the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikaners ...1897
n. 2. an Afrikaans word or expression used in South African English ...1959
AFRIKANERIZATION
n. a bringing under the influence or rule of Afrikaners ...1938
AFRIKANERIZE
vb. to bring under the influence or rule of Afrikaners ...1945
AFRIST
adv. on trust or in a state of delay ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFRO
adj. African or African-American; Black ...1938 colloq.
n. 1. an English or American person of African descent; a Black person ...Bk1942 colloq.
n. 2. a Black (occasionally White) hairstyle in which normally short, curly hair is allowed to grow out in a bush around the head, supposedly in the style of one's African forebears ...1967 orig. US Black
vb. 1. to dissuade ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to grow one's hair into an Afro hairstyle ...1970s orig. US
AFRO-AMERICAN
adj. pert. to an African American...1831
n. an African American ...1833
AFRO-AMERICANISM
n. Afro-American character, culture, or language ...1890
AFRO-ARYAN
adj. * African and Aryan ...1914
n. * a person of mixed African and Aryan origin ...1911
AFROBEAT
n. a style of popular music incorporating elements of African music and jazz, soul, and funk ...1971
AFROED
adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
AFRO ENGINEERING
n. shoddy, second-rate workmanship ...1970s US sl.
AFROMOBILE
n. 1. a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black ...1939 US sl.
n. 2. any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc. ...1970s US Black sl.
AFRONT
adv. 1. † face to face, in direct opposition; opposite ...c1380
adv. 2. † abreast ...a1425
adv. 3. † in front ...c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AFRO PICK
n. a gap-toothed comb used for an Afro hairstyle ...1986 US sl.
AFRORE
adj. frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
AFRO-SAXON
n. (sometimes derogatory) a Black person who behaves like or aspires to be like Caucasians ...1902 US Black colloq.
AFRO SET
n. anywhere that Blacks used for talking or acting in furtherance of their own social and political betterment ...1970s US Black sl.
AFRO-STYLE
adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
AFT
adj. of a homosexual male: active ...1970s US homosexual sl.
adv. 1. † behind; in the rear; from behind ...a1000
adv. 2. †* later, afterwards ...a1000
n. afternoon ...1772 Amer. colloq.
AFTAX
n. (derogatory) a Black-owned taxi, usually an old American-made car ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
AFTER
n. afternoon ...1906 Aust. & US colloq.
AFTER-ANE
adj. uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
AFTERBIRD
n. a ship's officer ..1884 US nautical sl.
AFTERBIRTH
n. 1. a person who is born after another; one who is born later; also, a later version of something ...1574
n. 2. something that is produced or issued along with or after another ...1652
n. 3. rhubarb ...1943 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a general term of abuse ...1960s sl.
AFTER-BURDEN
n. 1. * the afterbirth ...a1450
n. 2. * a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an event, incident, etc. ...1650
AFTERBURNER
n. a linear amplifier for a citizens' band radio ...1976 US sl.
AFTER-CAST
n. * consequences, effect, what may ensue ...1800 Sc.
AFTERCLAP
n. 1. ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence; an unwelcome surprise ...c1330
n. 2. anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a second or further clap of thunder ...1906
n. 4. the canvas curtain hanging at the back of a wagon ...Bk1913 S. Afr.
AFTERCLAPS
n. superfluous finery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERCOME
n. consequence, what comes after ...1825 Sc.
AFTER-COMER
n. 1. a person who comes after; a descendant; a successor ...a1382
n. 2. a stranger, a visitor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-COMERS
n. future generations, posterity ...a1382
AFTER-COMING
adj. that comes after or later; subsequent; following, succeeding ...c1454
n. † something that comes after; a following or subsequent state; a consequence, a sequel; also, a second or further act of coming ...a1382
AFTER-COURSE
n. 1. a later course in a meal; the final course; a dessert ...1580
n. 2. a way of life or mode of behaviour that is followed at a later point in time; the later part of the development of anything that continues in time, as a person's life, a disease, etc. ...1624
AFTER-CROP
n. something extra or additional ...1666
AFTER-DARK
n. a clerk; a bookmaker's clerk ...L19 rhyming sl.
AFTER DARKS
n. sharks ...Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
AFTER DAVY
n. an affidavit ...M19
AFTERDAY
n. a subsequent day; a later period ...1591
AFTER-DAYLIGHT
n. night ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-DAYSET
n. evening; an evening social gathering ...1947 Sc.
AFTERDEAL
n. † a disadvantage ...1481
AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. sex in the afternoon ...1970s sl.
AFTERDINNER
n. the afternoon ...1927 Amer. dial.
AFTER-DINNER MAN
n. a tippler; someone who drinks after the noon meal and well into the evening; a drunkard ...E17 Brit. sl.
AFTER-DINNER MINT
n. a woman who is willing to swap sex for material favours (not including cash) ...1980s Aust. sl.
AFTER-DROP
n. † a raindrop which falls after a cloud has passed ...a1586
AFTER EIGHT MINT
adj. broke, having no money, penniless ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'skint'
AFTER-END
n. the autumn ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTER-FETCH
n. an afterthought or action ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERGAFTER
n. afterburner ...1957 US military sl.
AFTERGAIT
adj. 1. seemly or fitting ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed ...Bk1898 Sc.
AFTER-GAME
n. † a scheme implemented in order to retrieve something lost, esp. one's reputation ...1596
AFTER-GANG
vb. to follow ...1768 Sc.
AFTERGLOW
n. 1. a pleasant feeling remaining after a successful or happy experience ...1837
n. 2. the winding down period following lovemaking; a warm or pleasant feeling experienced after sexual intercourse ...1928
AFTERGUARD
n. the officers on a ship ...1899 hist.
AFTER HAIR
phr. chasing after women, esp. for sexual purposes ...19C sl.
AFTERHAND
adv. afterwards, subsequently; after the event ...1438
AFTERHEND
adv. afterwards, after ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
AFTER-HOURS
n. 1. future times; posterity ...1800
n. 2. an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant ...1947 US sl.
AFTERINGS
n. 1. that which remains or is left; the surplus; the remainder, the remains ...1609
n. 2. outcome, results, consequences ...1644 chiefly Sc.
AFTERLATER
adv. later ...1997 US sl.
AFTERLIFE
n. continued or renewed use, influence, etc. ...1948
AFTERLIGHT
n. a later revelation or realization; understanding of a situation or event after it has happened or developed; hindsight ...1704
AFTERLING
n. a person who or a thing which comes later; a follower; a descendant ...c1275
AFTERLINGS
n. † the remnant, the remains ...1613
AFTERLITHE
n. * July, the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars ...a1000
AFTERLOAD
n. * a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an even, incident, etc. ...1845
AFTERLONG
adv. † lengthwise, from end to end ...a1425
prep. † alongside, along ...c1390
AFTER-MESS
n. † a second or extra course; a dessert ...1489
AFTERMOST
adj. 1. nearest to the rear; furthest back; also, last in order ...a1000
adj. 2. † with reference to time: last, latest ...a1000
AFTERNAME
n. a surname ...1815 Sc.
AFTERNESS
n. a being later or subsequent in time ...1587
AFTER NIGHT
adv. in the evening ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. the evening; the time after it gets dark ...1899 Amer. dial.
AFTER-NINE
n. a Black male homosexual who pretends to be heterosexual during working hours ...2000 S. Afr. sl.
AFTERNOON
adj. late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. the buttocks, esp. when large and female ...1996 W. Indies & Barbados sl.
AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. sex in the afternoon; sex between meals ...1970s sl.
AFTERNOONER
n. a person who spends an afternoon engaged in a certain activity, or at leisure; often used with the relevant day specified, as 'Saturday afternooner' ...1877
AFTERNOON FARMER
n. a farmer who begins work late; a procrastinating or lazy farmer; hence a lazy person ...1742 orig. Eng. dial.
AFTERNOONIFIED
adj. smart, chic ...L19 sl.
AFTERNOONING
n. * refreshment, a light meal or snack between dinner and tea ...1678
AFTERNOON MAN
n. 1. a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1628
n. 2. a late or lazy man ...1628
AFTERNOON'S MAN
n. a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1615
AFTER ONE RATE
adv. † equally, to an equal extent; in the same manner ...1509
AFTER ONE'S GREENS
phr. in pursuit of sexual release or satisfaction; usually said of men ...19C Brit. sl.
AFTERPARTY
n. 1. † the events occurring after a party has ended ...1844
n. a celebration among intimates following another party, or after a show or other event ...1943
AFTER-PROOF
n. 1. † an outcome, realization; a fulfilment of potential ...1641
n. 2. †* examination or testing of a manufactured article, esp. a firearm, carried out after its initial testing ...1884
AFTER-RIDER
n. * a mounted groom or other attendant ...1824 S. Afr.
AFTER-ROLL
n. 1. a second or subsequent roll of thunder ...1640
n. 2. a roll of the waves following the subsidence of a storm ...1858
AFTERS
n. 1. the course of a meal that comes after the main course; pudding, dessert ...1909 Brit. sl.
n. 2. after-hours drinking in a public house ...1930s Brit. sl.
n. 3. a further fighting after a fight appears to have ended ...1974 UK sl.
n. 4. the after-effects of too much alcohol ...1997 Irish sl.
AFTERSHINE
n. the glow or radiance that remains for a time after the sun has set ...1834
AFTERSHOCK
n. the (ongoing) effect of a shock, trauma, or upheaval; a repercussion ...1848
AFTERSIGHT
n. consideration of past events; retrospective view; the capacity to look upon the past for wisdom or insight; often opposed to 'foresight' ...1596
AFTER-SMATCH
n. the flavour of anything after it is swallowed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AFTERSOUND
n. an echo, reverberation; also, a subsequent sound ...1807
AFTER-SPRING
n. 1. † the descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny ...1583
n. 2. a later improvement after a period of decline or decay ...1667
AFTER-STANG
n. a pang of remorse ...1897 Sc.
AFTER-SUM
n. 1638 obs. rare - the purchase money paid after the deposit, the balance
AFTER-SUPPER
n. 1. 1600 obs. - a late supper, the final meal of the day; a lavish meal taken late at night in addition to the usual evening meal
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. - dessert
AFTER-TALE
n. c1300 obs. - further talk, subsequent discussion; also, a later reckoning, the consequences
AFTERTASTE
n. 1702 - an (unpleasant) quality or feeling deriving from and lingering on after some event; a residual sensation
AFTER TEARS
n. 2005 S. Afr. sl. - a post-funeral celebration
AFTER THE DUST CLEARS
phr. Bk2004 - when a troubling, confusing, or disastrous event is finally over
AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH
adv. 1857 - after the first encounter or meeting
AFTER THE LETTER
adv. 1340 obs. - literally
AFTER-THINKER
n. 1846 - a person who thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
AFTERTHOUGHT
n. 1. 1891 colloq. - the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children
n. 2. 1914 colloq. - the child of an unplanned pregnancy
AFTERTHOUGHTED
adj. 1878 obs. rare - that thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
AFTERTIME
n. 1557 - later or future times; also, a time following an incident or act
AFTER TREAT
n. 1674 obs. rare - an aftertaste
AFTER-WHILE, CROCODILE!
int. 1966 US sl. - used in parting as a response to 'see you later, alligator'
AFTERWISE
adj. 1582 rare - wise after the event, wise too late
AFTER-WIT
n. 1. 1509 obs. - recognition of a mistake made earlier, leading to a change in one's actions, views, etc.
n. 2. 1577 obs. - knowledge accrued in later times, esp. in a later period of one's life; knowledge held by those who come later
n. 3. 1607 obs. rare - fresh consideration of something previously written
AFTER-WITTED
adj. 1533 rare - that is wise after the event; lacking foresight
AFTER-WRITING
n. 1598 rare - a postscript
AFTER-YEAR
n. 1625 - a later or future year
AFTER YOU, CLAUDE - NO, AFTER YOU, CECIL
phr. 1939 UK sl. - used to depict a lack of aggression or unnecessary good manners
AFTER YOU WITH THE PO, JANE
phr. L19 sl. - refers to the need to take turns in using an outdoor privy
AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH!
phr. 1977 UK sl. - used in response to someone's belching
AFTIE
n. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon
AFTO
n. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon
AFTSHEETS
n. 1942 US sl. - the rump (nautical usage)
AFTWARD
n. a1000 obs. - the back, the rear part; the end, the latter part
AFTY
n. 1927 colloq. - the afternoon
AG - AGG
AG
adj. 1. 1844 - agricultural
adj. 2. 1990s US sl. - angry, annoyed, irritated, aggravated (college usage)
adj. 3. 1990s US sl. - crazy, fun (college usage)
adj. 4. 1997 US sl. - all good
n. 1. 1905 - agriculture
n. 2. 1908 Sc. - the wash of waves on the seashore as by a steady wind from the sea
n. 3. 1905 - an agricultural college
n. 4. 1910s US sl. - a country bumpkin
n. 5. 1910s US sl. - an agricultural student
n. 6. 1914 Sc. - stir, eagerness
n. 7. 1980s sl. - problems, trouble, annoyance, a nuisance
vb. 1. 1908 Sc. - of waves of the sea when wind blows shoreward, or of the wind: to drive towards or against the shore
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. - to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit
vb. 3. 1908 Sc. - to irritate, as by teasing
vb. 4. 1980s sl. - to annoy, to upset, to bother
int. 1936 S. Afr. - an exclamation of pleasure, irritation, or exasperation
AGACERIE
n. 1787 rare - an act or means of allurement (often in plural); allurement, coquetry
AGAD!
int. 1672 obs. - an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!"
AGAIN!
int. 1996 Antigua and Barbuda - used for expressing strong approval
AGAIN-ASK
vb. a1382 obs. - to ask back, to require
AGAIN-BEGETTING
n. c1384 obs. - regeneration
AGAIN-BEHEST
n. c1384 obs. - a reciprocal or mutual promise
AGAIN-BEHOLD
vb. a1382 obs. - to look at, to face
AGAIN-BEHOTE
vb. a1382 obs. - to be responsible or surety for a person
AGAIN-BOW
vb. a1382 obs. - to bend back
AGAIN-BRING
vb. a1000 obs. - to bring back
AGAIN-BUY
vb. 1. a1000 obs. rare - to buy in exchange
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to buy back, to redeem, to ransom
AGAIN-CALL
vb. c1390 obs. - to call back, to recall, to revoke
AGAIN-CHARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to turn back, to return; also, to repent
AGAIN-CHARING
n. a1000 obs. - a turning back, a return; evasion, escape
AGAIN-CHIDING
n. a1382 obs. - recrimination
AGAIN-CLEPE
vb. a1000 obs. - to recall
AGAIN-COME
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to come against, to meet with, to encounter
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to come back, to return
vb. 3. 1400 Sc. obs. - to transgress, to contravene
AGAIN-COMING
n. 1. a1382 obs. - a coming against, encountering, or meeting someone or something
n. 2. a1382 obs. - coming back, returning, return
AGAIN-COVER
vb. a1382 obs. - to reveal, to uncover
AGAIN-DRAW
vb. c1300 obs. - to pull back, to withdraw
AGAIN-DRAWING
n. a1382 obs. - drawing back, retraction
AGAIN-FALLING
n. 1340 obs. - relapse
AGAIN-FARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to return
AGAIN-FIGHT
vb. a1000 obs. - to fight against
AGAIN-FLOWER
vb. a1382 obs. - to bloom again
AGAIN-FRUSH
vb. a1382 obs. - to start back, to recoil
AGAIN-GIFT
n. 1340 obs. - giving in return, repayment
AGAIN-GO
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to go back, to return
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to go against, to oppose
AGAIN-GOING
n. 1. a1425 obs. - the act of going to meet someone
n. 2. a1475 obs. - going back, returning, return
AGAIN-HOLD
vb. a1382 obs. - to hold back, to withhold
AGAIN-KEEL
vb. a1382 obs. - to cool again
AGAIN-KNOW
vb. a1382 obs. - to know again, to recognize
AGAIN-LAY
vb. 1. a1000 obs. rare - to lay up, to store up
vb. 2. a1382 obs. rare - to set something against or in opposition, to contrast
AGAIN-LEAD
vb. a1000 obs. - to lead back
AGAIN-LOUK
vb. a1400 obs. - to shut out
AGAIN-LOW
vb. a1000 obs. - to reverberate, to resound
AGAIN-MEETING
n. a1382 obs. - a coming together; encounter
AGAIN-NEW
vb. c1384 obs. - to renew
AGAIN-PUT
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - to push back; also, to dash into something
vb. 2. a1425 obs. - to put or set in front
AGAIN-RACE
n. a1400 obs. - an act of running back, return
AGAIN-RAISE
vb. c1384 obs. - to raise again
AGAIN-RISE
vb. a1382 obs. - to rise in rebellion against someone; to rebel
AGAIN-RISING
n. c1384 obs. - rising against; resurrection
AGAIN-RUNNING
n. 1. c1350 obs. - the act of running to meet a person
n. 2. c1384 obs. - inroad, incursion
AGAIN-SAW
n. a1400 obs. - contradiction
AGAIN-SAY
n. 1484 obs. - objection
vb. 1. a1382 rare - to speak against, to contradict; to dispute
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to renounce, to repudiate; to disavow; to reverse a judgement or sentence
vb. 3. a1400 obs. - to say no to; to refuse; to deny
AGAIN-SAYER
n. c1449 obs. - a person who speaks against or contradicts someone or something; an opponent, a gainsayer
AGAIN-SAYING
adj. c1475 obs. - saying the opposite; contradictory
n. c1350 obs. - contradiction, opposition, contention
AGAIN-SEEK
vb. a1382 obs. - to ask for, to require
AGAIN-SET
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to restore
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to set against or in opposition, to contrast
vb. 3. a1500 obs. - to set in front
vb. 4. a1500 obs. - to oppose
AGAIN-SHINE
vb. a1382 obs. - to shine back, to reflect
AGAIN-SMITING
n. a1398 obs. - reaction, reverberation
AGAIN-SOUND
vb. a1382 obs. - to resound, to re-echo
AGAIN-SPRENGE
vb.a1382 obs. - to besprinkle, to bespatter
AGAINST
adj. L19 sl. - addicted to or under the influence of a drug, usually opium or heroin
AGAIN-STAND
vb. a1000 obs. - to stand against, to withstand, to resist
AGAIN-STANDER
n. † a person who withstands; a resister, an adversary ...a1425
AGAIN-STANDING
n. † resisting, resistance ...c1400
AGAINSTER
n. a person who is against something, esp. a proposed change; also, a person who habitually opposes things; one who has a generally oppositional or critical attitude ...1919 colloq.
AGAINSTISM
n. a being opposed to something, or having an oppositional attitude in general; opposition or criticism ...1944 colloq., orig. US
AGAINST-SAYING
n. † contradiction, opposition, contention ...c1450
AGAINST-STANDING
n. † resisting, resistance ...a1500
AGAINST THE CLOCK
phr. what you are said to be when time is short and you're in a hurry ...Brit. sl.
AGAINST THE CURB
adj. without money ...1995 US sl.
AGAINST THE LAW
adj. of a woman: extraordinarily beautiful ...1997 US sl.
AGAINST THE PLUCK
adv. reluctantly, against the grain ...L18 sl.
AGAINST THE WALL
adj. 1. said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AGAIN-TELL
vb. † to report ...a1382
AGAIN-TOOT
n. † a looking back ...c1400
AGAIN-TURN
vb. † to turn back, to return ...a1375
AGAINWARD
adj. † coming in the opposite direction to meet a person; also, situated in the way, opposite, facing ...a1000
adv. 1. † in the opposite direction; hence, backwards, away back, back again ...a1000
adv. 2. † conversely, vice versa ...1340
adv. 3. † over again, once more ...c1380
adv. 4. † in return, in reply, back ...a1382
adv. 5. † on the contrary; on the other hand ...c1384
AGAINWARDS
adv. † in the opposite direction ...a1000
prep. † in a direction facing; towards ...a1000
AGAIN-WEIGH
vb. † to reweigh ...1340
AGAIN-WEND
vb. † to turn back, to return ...a1000
AGAIN-WINCE
vb. † to kick against ...a1382
AGAIN-WITHSTAND
vb. † to resist ...a1382
AGAIN-WRITING
n. † further transcription, a copy ...c1384
AGAIT
adv. 1. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adv. 2. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
AGALMA
n. * an image, representation, or emblem; the image on a seal ...1607
A-GAME
adv. † in play, in jest ...c1300
n. in a casino or cardroom: the poker game with the highest stakes ...1949 US sl.
AGAMIST
adj. † unmarried ...1570s
n. * one who opposes marriage; one who does not marry; an unmarried person ...1570
AGAMY
n. absence of marriage; the state of being unmarried; also, opposition to the institution of marriage ...1678
AGANE-SAY
vb. to recall ...Bk1898 Sc.
AGAPEISTIC
adj. characterized by Christian love ...1955
AGAPET
n. †* a lover of women; a philanderer; a whoremaster ...1736
AGAR
adj. ugly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. a form of oath ...1746 Eng. dial.
AGA SAGA
n. a genre of popular novel-writing, plotting comfortable, domestic and emotional middle-class lives ...1992 UK
AGAST
adj. terrified, afraid ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify; also, to astonish, to confound ...c1225
AGASTMENT
n. sudden terror ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AGATE
adv. 1. †* directly, immediately ...c1440
adv. 2. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...c1450
adv. 3. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 6. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
adv. 7. briskly, as a fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. †* a very small person ...1600
n. 2. a small penis ...1967 US sl.
AGATE, THE
n. the favourite, the most admired ...20C Aust. sl.
AGATE-CRACKER
n. a demanding task ...1940s US sl.
AGATE EYE
n. an eye resembling an eye, esp. in being dark, intense, or hard ...1856 poetic & literary usage
AGATE-EYED
adj. having eyes resembling agate; having a hard or intense gaze ...1863
AGATES
adv. everywhere ...1816 Sc.
n. the testicles ...1941 US sl.
AGATEWARD; AGATEWARDS
adv. † on the road or way; later, on the way towards home ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AGATHERED
adj. †* gathered, assembled ...c1535
AGATHODEMON
n. a beneficent spirit or divinity, esp. one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon ...1738
AGATHODEMONIC
adj. * belonging to a beneficent spirit or divinity ...1877
AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL
adj. * composed of good and evil ...1834
AGATHOPOIETIC
adj. * intended to do good; of beneficent tendency ...a1782
A-GAY
n. 1. a prominent, wealthy, sought-after homosexual man ...1977 orig. US
n. 2. the homosexual elite ...1990s sl.
AGAZED
adj. 1592 obs. - astounded, amazed
adv. 1557 obs. - in an astounded or amazed state
AG COLL
n. 1910s US sl. - an agricultural college
AGE
n. 1. a1398 obs. - time in general; the passage of time
n. 2. 1585 obs. - a century (chiefly literary usage)
n. 3. 1882 - in cards: the player to the dealer's immediate left, who receives cards first; the eldest hand
n. 4. 1946 US sl. - length of service for an employer; seniority
AGEABLE
adj. 1845 Amer. dial. - advanced in years; very old
AGE-AGO
adj. 1923 - that happened an age ago, or in the distant past
AGE BEFORE BEAUTY
phr. 1851 - used to give precedence or show deference to an older person; later, often an invitation to a companion to go first when passing through a door, etc.
AGE CARD
n. 1968 US sl. - proof of legal age
AGE-COEVAL
adj. 1843 obs. - having the same age or date of origin; contemporary in age
AGE-COLD
adj. 1785 - made cold by age (poetic & literary usage)
AGED IN WOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead and buried
AGEDLIKE
adj. 1530 obs. - having the appearance or marks of age; senile
AGEDLY
adv. 1538 rare - in the manner of an old person
AGEE
adj. 1. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - crooked, uneven, awry
adj. 2. 1828 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of a door or gate: half-open, ajar
adj. 3. 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of mental states: agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged
AGE-FELLOW
n. 1845 - a person who is of a similar age to another; a peer or contemporary
AGEFUL
adj. 1944 Amer. dial. - old, getting old
AGELAST
n. 1877 - one who never laughs; a person who has no sense of humour
AGELASTIC
adj. 1666 rare - never laughing; morose, gloomy
n. 1623 obs. rare - one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad
AGE-LONG
adj. 1804 - having existed for a very long time; lasting, to seeming to last, for an age
AGELY
adv. 1621 obs. rare - coming once in each age
AGEMAN
n. 1571 obs. rare - an old man
AGEMATE
n. 1583 - one of the same age; a contemporary
AGENBITE
n. 1340 - remorse (chiefly literary usage)
AGENCE
vb. 1633 obs. rare - to fit, adapt, or adjust
AGENCY, THE
n. 1958 US colloq. - the Central Intelligence Agency
AGENDA
n. 1751 obs. - a memorandum book
AGENDER
adj. 1996 - designating a person who does not identify as belonging to a particular gender
AGENDUM
n. 1849 rare - a thing to be done; a task, a practice
AGE-NEW
adj. 1938 - existing in the current age, recent (poetic usage)
AGENT
n. 1. 1773 Sc. - in Sc. law: a solicitor
n. 2. 1876 US - a highwayman; a stagecoach robber
n. 3. 1841 - in French-speaking contexts: an agent of the law, a policeman
n. 4. 1985 US sl. - the operator of a rigged carnival game
n. 5. 1996 US sl. - in casino gambling: a confederate of a cheat
AGENTE PROVOCATEUSE
n. 1918 - a woman employed to induce or incite someone to do something, esp. commit an incriminating act; a female agent provocateur
AGENTESS
n. 1757 rare - a female agent
AGENT PROVOCATEUR
n. 1831 - a person, originally a man, employed, esp. by a government, to induce or incite others to violence or illegal acts in order to secure an arrest, discredit a cause, etc.
AGENT SCULLY
n. 2001 US sl. - oral sex
AGE OF PAIN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Prohibition era
AGE OF YEARS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a very long time
AGE-OLD
adj. 1860 - that has existed for a very long time; extremely old
AGE OUT
vb. 1. 1971 Amer. dial. - to grow too old to continue in a particular vocation
vb. 2. Amer. sl. - to reach an age, usually in the 30s or 40s,when drugs no longer have the desired effect, whereupon the user gradually stops taking them voluntarily (drugs usage)
AGER
n. 1921 rare - an inspector of light bulbs, vacuum tubes, etc.
AGERASIA
n. 1706 rare - the quality of not growing old; the non-appearance of the signs of age; a vigorous old age
AGER BUMPS
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - gooseflesh
AGESOME
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. - elderly
AGESSE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to reckon on, to expect to do something
AGEST
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - terrified, afraid
AGET
adv. a1500 obs. rare - according to fashion; fashionably
AGETHER
adv. Bk1898 Ireland obs. - together
AGE-WEARY
adj. 1853 - made weary by age
AGEY
adj. 1547 rare - characterized by age, aged, old
AGFAY
n. 1940s - a male homosexual (Pig Latin for 'fag')
AGG
n. problems, trouble, annoyance ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to irritate, as by teasing ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to annoy, to upset ...1980s sl.
AGGED
adj. angry, aggravated ...1998 US sl.
AGGELATION
n. †* the process by which ice is formed as water freezes; congelation ...1650
AGGERATE
vb. †* to heap up, to build up; to bank earth, manure, etc. around a tree ...1570
AGGERATION
n. † an accumulating, heaping, or building up (literal and figurative); an accumulation or build-up ...a1425
AGGERAWATOR
n. a favoured costermongers' hairstyle, consisting of a well-greased lock of hair twisted and pointing either at the corner of an eye or at an ear ...B1836 costermongers' sl.
AGGERHEADED
adj. dull, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AGGEROSE
adj. †* full of heaps; formed into heaps ...1727
AGGERPERVOKE
vb. to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy ...1923 Amer. dial.
AGGERVEX
vb. to aggravate, to vex, to provoke ...1933 Amer. dial.
AGGEST
vb. †* to pile up or together in heaps; to heap up ...1655
AGGESTION
n. † a heaping or piling up ...1659
AGGEY
n. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
AGGIE
adj. 1. agricultural, countrified ...1892 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. angry, agitated ...2002 US sl.
n. 1. an agricultural student ...1871 US colloq.
n. 2. an agate or imitation marble ...1896 Amer. colloq.
n. 3. agriculture ...1910s sl.
n. 4. a country bumpkin ...1910s US sl.
n. 5. an agricultural college ...1920 US colloq.
n. 6. the adjutant general ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 7. during the Korean war, any young Korean ...1951 US sl.
n. 8. an aggressive, domineering male ...1968 US sl.
n. 9. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
n. 10. a homosexual sailor ...1980s US homosexual sl.
n. 11. agoraphobia ...1980 UK sl.
AGGIE EYES
n. eyes that haven't had enough sleep ...Brit. sl.
AGGIE FORTIS
n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
AGGIE OVERDRIVE
n. in trucking: coasting in neutral gear ...1976 US sl.
AGGIE RAB
n. a bad halfpenny ...19C Sc.
AGGISOM
adj. frightful; fear-inspiring ...1908 Sc.
AGGL
vb. to soil, to defile ...Bk1898 Sc.
AGGLE
n. a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
vb. to soil or defile; to make a mess ...1866 Sc.
AGGLOMERATE
n. a collection or mass of things loosely or randomly gathered together ...1827
vb. 1. †* to wind or roll together into a ball ...1658
vb. 2. to gather together into a single mass or group; to collect in an unassimilated or disorderly way; to cluster, to heap, or to bind together ...1751
AGGLOMERATION
n. a mass or assemblage formed by union or approximation; a loose collection; a clustering or cluster ...1751
AGGLOMERATIVE
adj. tending to collect together; clustering ...1817
AGGLUTINANT
adj. that glues, binds, or unites ...1828
n. an adhesive; a glue; also, a binding agent ...1844
AGGLUTINATE
vb. to unite or fasten with glue, or as with glue; to glue together; to cause to stick firmly ...1586
AGGLUTINATION
n. an adhering together; the state of adhesion or cohesion ...1614
AGGLUTINATIVE
adj. tending to produce adhesion; adhesive, cementing ...1790
AGGLUTINIZE
vb. to unite or fasten with glue, or as with glue; to glue together; to cause to stick firmly ...1815
AGGOTS
n. the testicles ...1940s US sl.
AGGRACE
n. †* favour, grace ...1590
vb. 1. †* to favour a person ...1590
vb. 2. †* to add grace to, to grace ...1825
AGGRADATION
n. †* pleasure, happiness; used in the subscription of letters ...1533
AGGRAFRET
vb. to aggravate or fret ...1919 Amer. dial.
AGGRANDIZABLE
adj. * capable of being aggrandized ...1845
AGGRANDIZATION
n. an aggrandizing or exalting in power, status, or importance; exultation, advancement of oneself or another; aggrandizement ...1649
AGGRANDIZE
vb. 1. to increase the power, status, or wealth of a person, country, etc. ...1634
vb. 2. to make great, to enlarge; to raise, to prefer, to advance ...1638
vb. 3. to cause a person to appear greater than the reality; to exalt ...1702
vb. 4. to make something appear greater; to enhance beyond what is justified by the facts; to embellish, to exaggerate ...1709
AGGRANDIZEMENT
n. 1. an aggrandizing or exalting in power, status, or importance; exultation, advancement of oneself or another ...1649
n. 2. a being exalted in power, status, or importance ...1738
n. 3. increase in size; enlargement ...1772
AGGRANDIZER
n. a person who makes great or exalts ...1715
AGGRANOY
vb. to irritate, to annoy ...L19 sl.
AGGRATE
vb. 1. † to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction ...1590
vb. 2. * to thank, to express gratitude to ...1633
vb. 3. to irritate ...19C Eng. dial.
AGGRAVABLE
adj. † characterized by aggravation ...1664
AGGRAVATE
adj. 1. †* burdened, weighed down ...1518
adj. 2. heightened or intensified (in a negative sense); made more serious as an offense, esp., said of a crime ...1548
vb. 1. † to make heavy; to burden, to weigh down; also, to encumber, to impede, to retard ...1530
vb. 2. † to make the most of; to represent something as graver, more serious, or more important; to exaggerate ...1533
vb. 3. † to bring or lay a charge against someone ...1541
AGGRAVATION
n. 1. † the fact of imposing a burden; oppression ...1481
n. 2. † the act of charging, as an offence; accusation ...1626
n. 3. † an elaborating something; exaggeration ...1628
n. 4. a railway station ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 5. the difficulties that both sides of the professional law make for each other; an act of harassment ...1970 sl., orig. UK police & criminals' sl.
n. 6. violence, quarrels, unpleasantness in general ...1960s sl.
AGGRAVATIVE
adj. tending to aggravate, aggravating ...1648
n. † something that aggravates ...a1734
AGGRAVATORS
n. the greasy locks of hair in vogue amongst costermongers and other street folk, worn twisted from the temple back towards the ear ...1835 sl.
AGGRAVE
vb. * to aggravate ...c1475
AGGRAVIDIZATION
n. †* increase of gravity or seriousness; aggravation ...a1641
AGGRAVOKE
vb. to provoke, to incite ...1967 Amer. dial.
AGGREGATORY
n. †* a book which contains collected particulars; a compilation ...a1500
AGGREGE
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to make heavy, to weigh down
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to make the eyes or ears dull; also, to harden the heart
vb. 3. a1382 obs. - to make graver or more serious, to aggravate
vb. 4. c1405 obs. - to cause to appear graver or worse, to exaggerate
vb. 5. a1425 obs. - to load, to heap
vb. 6. 1596 obs. - to allege as a grievance; to charge
AGGRESS
n. 1. 1475 obs. rare - access, approach
n. 2. a1611 rare - an attack; an act of aggression
vb. 1. 1570 obs. - to approach, to march forward; to progress
vb. 2. 1596 - to set upon, to attack, to assault
vb. 3. 1951 - to show hostile or destructive behaviour against or to
AGGRESSEE
n. 1854 - a person, nation, etc. towards whom or which aggression is directed; the object of an attack
AGGRESSIVE
adj. 1855 - energetic, enterprising, self-assertive, pushy
AGGRESSO
n. 20C sl. - an act of aggression (teen & high school usage)
vb. 20C sl. - to act assertively (teen & high school usage)
AGGRESSIVE
adj. 1986 US sl. - in sadomasochistic sex: dominant
n. 1698 obs. - aggressive action or behaviour; an aggressive course
AGGRESSIVE BEGGAR
n. 1886 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating
AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER
n. 1961 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating
AGGRESSOR
n. 20C colloq. - in homosexual practices: the person assuming the more masculine or less submissive role
AGGRIEVANCE
n. 1. 1389 rare - grievance; a circumstance or state of things which is felt to be oppressive; later, a wrong or hardship (real or supposed) which is considered a legitimate ground of complaint; something to complain of
n. 2. a1400 obs. - something that burdens or oppresses a person; a burden, trouble, or hardship
n. 3. a1400 rare - the act of aggrieving; troubling or annoying; oppression
n. 4. 1502 obs. - the act of making something more serious, aggravation
AGGRIEVE
vb. 1. a1325 - to bring grief or trouble to, to grieve, to distress; to oppress, to treat unfairly
vb. 2. a1425 obs. - to make more grave or serious; also, to aggravate
vb. 3. 1559 obs. - to feel grief, to grieve
AGGRIEVED
adj. 1. c1330 obs. - affected with grief or trouble; distressed, troubled, annoyed, vexed
adj. 2. 1450 - injuriously affected by another's action, wronged; having a grievance at
adj. 3. 1583 obs. - injured physically; hurt, afflicted
adj. 4. 1820 - upset or resentful at having been unfairly treated
adj. 5. 1829 - of behaviour: expressive of a grievance or of resentment
AGGRO
adj. 1. 1986 sl. - aggravated, irritated, annoyed; aggressively angry
adj. 2. 20C sl. - great; good (teen & high school usage)
n. 1. 1969 Brit. sl. - trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance; a source of annoyance or inconvenience
n. 2. 1969 Brit. sl. - deliberate troublemaking; aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs
n. 3. 1969 Aust. - an aggressive person
AGGROUP
vb. 1695 rare - to form or arrange in a group or groups
AGGROUPMENT
n. 1822 rare - arrangement in a group
AGGROVOKE
vb. 1920s Aust. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
AGGRUDGE
vb. 1440 obs. rare - to grumble, to complain, to express dissatisfaction or annoyance
AGGRUDGED
adj. 1440 obs. - troubled, afflicted
AGGRUDGING
n. 1440 obs. - a grumbling, dissatisfaction, annoyance
adj. 1. 1844 - agricultural
adj. 2. 1990s US sl. - angry, annoyed, irritated, aggravated (college usage)
adj. 3. 1990s US sl. - crazy, fun (college usage)
adj. 4. 1997 US sl. - all good
n. 1. 1905 - agriculture
n. 2. 1908 Sc. - the wash of waves on the seashore as by a steady wind from the sea
n. 3. 1905 - an agricultural college
n. 4. 1910s US sl. - a country bumpkin
n. 5. 1910s US sl. - an agricultural student
n. 6. 1914 Sc. - stir, eagerness
n. 7. 1980s sl. - problems, trouble, annoyance, a nuisance
vb. 1. 1908 Sc. - of waves of the sea when wind blows shoreward, or of the wind: to drive towards or against the shore
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. - to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit
vb. 3. 1908 Sc. - to irritate, as by teasing
vb. 4. 1980s sl. - to annoy, to upset, to bother
int. 1936 S. Afr. - an exclamation of pleasure, irritation, or exasperation
AGACERIE
n. 1787 rare - an act or means of allurement (often in plural); allurement, coquetry
AGAD!
int. 1672 obs. - an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!"
AGAIN!
int. 1996 Antigua and Barbuda - used for expressing strong approval
AGAIN-ASK
vb. a1382 obs. - to ask back, to require
AGAIN-BEGETTING
n. c1384 obs. - regeneration
AGAIN-BEHEST
n. c1384 obs. - a reciprocal or mutual promise
AGAIN-BEHOLD
vb. a1382 obs. - to look at, to face
AGAIN-BEHOTE
vb. a1382 obs. - to be responsible or surety for a person
AGAIN-BOW
vb. a1382 obs. - to bend back
AGAIN-BRING
vb. a1000 obs. - to bring back
AGAIN-BUY
vb. 1. a1000 obs. rare - to buy in exchange
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to buy back, to redeem, to ransom
AGAIN-CALL
vb. c1390 obs. - to call back, to recall, to revoke
AGAIN-CHARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to turn back, to return; also, to repent
AGAIN-CHARING
n. a1000 obs. - a turning back, a return; evasion, escape
AGAIN-CHIDING
n. a1382 obs. - recrimination
AGAIN-CLEPE
vb. a1000 obs. - to recall
AGAIN-COME
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to come against, to meet with, to encounter
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to come back, to return
vb. 3. 1400 Sc. obs. - to transgress, to contravene
AGAIN-COMING
n. 1. a1382 obs. - a coming against, encountering, or meeting someone or something
n. 2. a1382 obs. - coming back, returning, return
AGAIN-COVER
vb. a1382 obs. - to reveal, to uncover
AGAIN-DRAW
vb. c1300 obs. - to pull back, to withdraw
AGAIN-DRAWING
n. a1382 obs. - drawing back, retraction
AGAIN-FALLING
n. 1340 obs. - relapse
AGAIN-FARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to return
AGAIN-FIGHT
vb. a1000 obs. - to fight against
AGAIN-FLOWER
vb. a1382 obs. - to bloom again
AGAIN-FRUSH
vb. a1382 obs. - to start back, to recoil
AGAIN-GIFT
n. 1340 obs. - giving in return, repayment
AGAIN-GO
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to go back, to return
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to go against, to oppose
AGAIN-GOING
n. 1. a1425 obs. - the act of going to meet someone
n. 2. a1475 obs. - going back, returning, return
AGAIN-HOLD
vb. a1382 obs. - to hold back, to withhold
AGAIN-KEEL
vb. a1382 obs. - to cool again
AGAIN-KNOW
vb. a1382 obs. - to know again, to recognize
AGAIN-LAY
vb. 1. a1000 obs. rare - to lay up, to store up
vb. 2. a1382 obs. rare - to set something against or in opposition, to contrast
AGAIN-LEAD
vb. a1000 obs. - to lead back
AGAIN-LOUK
vb. a1400 obs. - to shut out
AGAIN-LOW
vb. a1000 obs. - to reverberate, to resound
AGAIN-MEETING
n. a1382 obs. - a coming together; encounter
AGAIN-NEW
vb. c1384 obs. - to renew
AGAIN-PUT
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - to push back; also, to dash into something
vb. 2. a1425 obs. - to put or set in front
AGAIN-RACE
n. a1400 obs. - an act of running back, return
AGAIN-RAISE
vb. c1384 obs. - to raise again
AGAIN-RISE
vb. a1382 obs. - to rise in rebellion against someone; to rebel
AGAIN-RISING
n. c1384 obs. - rising against; resurrection
AGAIN-RUNNING
n. 1. c1350 obs. - the act of running to meet a person
n. 2. c1384 obs. - inroad, incursion
AGAIN-SAW
n. a1400 obs. - contradiction
AGAIN-SAY
n. 1484 obs. - objection
vb. 1. a1382 rare - to speak against, to contradict; to dispute
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to renounce, to repudiate; to disavow; to reverse a judgement or sentence
vb. 3. a1400 obs. - to say no to; to refuse; to deny
AGAIN-SAYER
n. c1449 obs. - a person who speaks against or contradicts someone or something; an opponent, a gainsayer
AGAIN-SAYING
adj. c1475 obs. - saying the opposite; contradictory
n. c1350 obs. - contradiction, opposition, contention
AGAIN-SEEK
vb. a1382 obs. - to ask for, to require
AGAIN-SET
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to restore
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to set against or in opposition, to contrast
vb. 3. a1500 obs. - to set in front
vb. 4. a1500 obs. - to oppose
AGAIN-SHINE
vb. a1382 obs. - to shine back, to reflect
AGAIN-SMITING
n. a1398 obs. - reaction, reverberation
AGAIN-SOUND
vb. a1382 obs. - to resound, to re-echo
AGAIN-SPRENGE
vb.a1382 obs. - to besprinkle, to bespatter
AGAINST
adj. L19 sl. - addicted to or under the influence of a drug, usually opium or heroin
AGAIN-STAND
vb. a1000 obs. - to stand against, to withstand, to resist
AGAIN-STANDER
n. † a person who withstands; a resister, an adversary ...a1425
AGAIN-STANDING
n. † resisting, resistance ...c1400
AGAINSTER
n. a person who is against something, esp. a proposed change; also, a person who habitually opposes things; one who has a generally oppositional or critical attitude ...1919 colloq.
AGAINSTISM
n. a being opposed to something, or having an oppositional attitude in general; opposition or criticism ...1944 colloq., orig. US
AGAINST-SAYING
n. † contradiction, opposition, contention ...c1450
AGAINST-STANDING
n. † resisting, resistance ...a1500
AGAINST THE CLOCK
phr. what you are said to be when time is short and you're in a hurry ...Brit. sl.
AGAINST THE CURB
adj. without money ...1995 US sl.
AGAINST THE LAW
adj. of a woman: extraordinarily beautiful ...1997 US sl.
AGAINST THE PLUCK
adv. reluctantly, against the grain ...L18 sl.
AGAINST THE WALL
adj. 1. said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
AGAIN-TELL
vb. † to report ...a1382
AGAIN-TOOT
n. † a looking back ...c1400
AGAIN-TURN
vb. † to turn back, to return ...a1375
AGAINWARD
adj. † coming in the opposite direction to meet a person; also, situated in the way, opposite, facing ...a1000
adv. 1. † in the opposite direction; hence, backwards, away back, back again ...a1000
adv. 2. † conversely, vice versa ...1340
adv. 3. † over again, once more ...c1380
adv. 4. † in return, in reply, back ...a1382
adv. 5. † on the contrary; on the other hand ...c1384
AGAINWARDS
adv. † in the opposite direction ...a1000
prep. † in a direction facing; towards ...a1000
AGAIN-WEIGH
vb. † to reweigh ...1340
AGAIN-WEND
vb. † to turn back, to return ...a1000
AGAIN-WINCE
vb. † to kick against ...a1382
AGAIN-WITHSTAND
vb. † to resist ...a1382
AGAIN-WRITING
n. † further transcription, a copy ...c1384
AGAIT
adv. 1. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adv. 2. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
AGALMA
n. * an image, representation, or emblem; the image on a seal ...1607
A-GAME
adv. † in play, in jest ...c1300
n. in a casino or cardroom: the poker game with the highest stakes ...1949 US sl.
AGAMIST
adj. † unmarried ...1570s
n. * one who opposes marriage; one who does not marry; an unmarried person ...1570
AGAMY
n. absence of marriage; the state of being unmarried; also, opposition to the institution of marriage ...1678
AGANE-SAY
vb. to recall ...Bk1898 Sc.
AGAPEISTIC
adj. characterized by Christian love ...1955
AGAPET
n. †* a lover of women; a philanderer; a whoremaster ...1736
AGAR
adj. ugly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. a form of oath ...1746 Eng. dial.
AGA SAGA
n. a genre of popular novel-writing, plotting comfortable, domestic and emotional middle-class lives ...1992 UK
AGAST
adj. terrified, afraid ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. † to frighten, to terrify; also, to astonish, to confound ...c1225
AGASTMENT
n. sudden terror ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AGATE
adv. 1. †* directly, immediately ...c1440
adv. 2. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...c1450
adv. 3. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 6. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
adv. 7. briskly, as a fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. †* a very small person ...1600
n. 2. a small penis ...1967 US sl.
AGATE, THE
n. the favourite, the most admired ...20C Aust. sl.
AGATE-CRACKER
n. a demanding task ...1940s US sl.
AGATE EYE
n. an eye resembling an eye, esp. in being dark, intense, or hard ...1856 poetic & literary usage
AGATE-EYED
adj. having eyes resembling agate; having a hard or intense gaze ...1863
AGATES
adv. everywhere ...1816 Sc.
n. the testicles ...1941 US sl.
AGATEWARD; AGATEWARDS
adv. † on the road or way; later, on the way towards home ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
AGATHERED
adj. †* gathered, assembled ...c1535
AGATHODEMON
n. a beneficent spirit or divinity, esp. one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon ...1738
AGATHODEMONIC
adj. * belonging to a beneficent spirit or divinity ...1877
AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL
adj. * composed of good and evil ...1834
AGATHOPOIETIC
adj. * intended to do good; of beneficent tendency ...a1782
A-GAY
n. 1. a prominent, wealthy, sought-after homosexual man ...1977 orig. US
n. 2. the homosexual elite ...1990s sl.
AGAZED
adj. 1592 obs. - astounded, amazed
adv. 1557 obs. - in an astounded or amazed state
AG COLL
n. 1910s US sl. - an agricultural college
AGE
n. 1. a1398 obs. - time in general; the passage of time
n. 2. 1585 obs. - a century (chiefly literary usage)
n. 3. 1882 - in cards: the player to the dealer's immediate left, who receives cards first; the eldest hand
n. 4. 1946 US sl. - length of service for an employer; seniority
AGEABLE
adj. 1845 Amer. dial. - advanced in years; very old
AGE-AGO
adj. 1923 - that happened an age ago, or in the distant past
AGE BEFORE BEAUTY
phr. 1851 - used to give precedence or show deference to an older person; later, often an invitation to a companion to go first when passing through a door, etc.
AGE CARD
n. 1968 US sl. - proof of legal age
AGE-COEVAL
adj. 1843 obs. - having the same age or date of origin; contemporary in age
AGE-COLD
adj. 1785 - made cold by age (poetic & literary usage)
AGED IN WOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead and buried
AGEDLIKE
adj. 1530 obs. - having the appearance or marks of age; senile
AGEDLY
adv. 1538 rare - in the manner of an old person
AGEE
adj. 1. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - crooked, uneven, awry
adj. 2. 1828 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of a door or gate: half-open, ajar
adj. 3. 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of mental states: agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged
AGE-FELLOW
n. 1845 - a person who is of a similar age to another; a peer or contemporary
AGEFUL
adj. 1944 Amer. dial. - old, getting old
AGELAST
n. 1877 - one who never laughs; a person who has no sense of humour
AGELASTIC
adj. 1666 rare - never laughing; morose, gloomy
n. 1623 obs. rare - one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad
AGE-LONG
adj. 1804 - having existed for a very long time; lasting, to seeming to last, for an age
AGELY
adv. 1621 obs. rare - coming once in each age
AGEMAN
n. 1571 obs. rare - an old man
AGEMATE
n. 1583 - one of the same age; a contemporary
AGENBITE
n. 1340 - remorse (chiefly literary usage)
AGENCE
vb. 1633 obs. rare - to fit, adapt, or adjust
AGENCY, THE
n. 1958 US colloq. - the Central Intelligence Agency
AGENDA
n. 1751 obs. - a memorandum book
AGENDER
adj. 1996 - designating a person who does not identify as belonging to a particular gender
AGENDUM
n. 1849 rare - a thing to be done; a task, a practice
AGE-NEW
adj. 1938 - existing in the current age, recent (poetic usage)
AGENT
n. 1. 1773 Sc. - in Sc. law: a solicitor
n. 2. 1876 US - a highwayman; a stagecoach robber
n. 3. 1841 - in French-speaking contexts: an agent of the law, a policeman
n. 4. 1985 US sl. - the operator of a rigged carnival game
n. 5. 1996 US sl. - in casino gambling: a confederate of a cheat
AGENTE PROVOCATEUSE
n. 1918 - a woman employed to induce or incite someone to do something, esp. commit an incriminating act; a female agent provocateur
AGENTESS
n. 1757 rare - a female agent
AGENT PROVOCATEUR
n. 1831 - a person, originally a man, employed, esp. by a government, to induce or incite others to violence or illegal acts in order to secure an arrest, discredit a cause, etc.
AGENT SCULLY
n. 2001 US sl. - oral sex
AGE OF PAIN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Prohibition era
AGE OF YEARS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a very long time
AGE-OLD
adj. 1860 - that has existed for a very long time; extremely old
AGE OUT
vb. 1. 1971 Amer. dial. - to grow too old to continue in a particular vocation
vb. 2. Amer. sl. - to reach an age, usually in the 30s or 40s,when drugs no longer have the desired effect, whereupon the user gradually stops taking them voluntarily (drugs usage)
AGER
n. 1921 rare - an inspector of light bulbs, vacuum tubes, etc.
AGERASIA
n. 1706 rare - the quality of not growing old; the non-appearance of the signs of age; a vigorous old age
AGER BUMPS
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - gooseflesh
AGESOME
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. - elderly
AGESSE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to reckon on, to expect to do something
AGEST
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - terrified, afraid
AGET
adv. a1500 obs. rare - according to fashion; fashionably
AGETHER
adv. Bk1898 Ireland obs. - together
AGE-WEARY
adj. 1853 - made weary by age
AGEY
adj. 1547 rare - characterized by age, aged, old
AGFAY
n. 1940s - a male homosexual (Pig Latin for 'fag')
AGG
n. problems, trouble, annoyance ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to irritate, as by teasing ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to annoy, to upset ...1980s sl.
AGGED
adj. angry, aggravated ...1998 US sl.
AGGELATION
n. †* the process by which ice is formed as water freezes; congelation ...1650
AGGERATE
vb. †* to heap up, to build up; to bank earth, manure, etc. around a tree ...1570
AGGERATION
n. † an accumulating, heaping, or building up (literal and figurative); an accumulation or build-up ...a1425
AGGERAWATOR
n. a favoured costermongers' hairstyle, consisting of a well-greased lock of hair twisted and pointing either at the corner of an eye or at an ear ...B1836 costermongers' sl.
AGGERHEADED
adj. dull, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AGGEROSE
adj. †* full of heaps; formed into heaps ...1727
AGGERPERVOKE
vb. to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy ...1923 Amer. dial.
AGGERVEX
vb. to aggravate, to vex, to provoke ...1933 Amer. dial.
AGGEST
vb. †* to pile up or together in heaps; to heap up ...1655
AGGESTION
n. † a heaping or piling up ...1659
AGGEY
n. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
AGGIE
adj. 1. agricultural, countrified ...1892 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. angry, agitated ...2002 US sl.
n. 1. an agricultural student ...1871 US colloq.
n. 2. an agate or imitation marble ...1896 Amer. colloq.
n. 3. agriculture ...1910s sl.
n. 4. a country bumpkin ...1910s US sl.
n. 5. an agricultural college ...1920 US colloq.
n. 6. the adjutant general ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 7. during the Korean war, any young Korean ...1951 US sl.
n. 8. an aggressive, domineering male ...1968 US sl.
n. 9. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
n. 10. a homosexual sailor ...1980s US homosexual sl.
n. 11. agoraphobia ...1980 UK sl.
AGGIE EYES
n. eyes that haven't had enough sleep ...Brit. sl.
AGGIE FORTIS
n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
AGGIE OVERDRIVE
n. in trucking: coasting in neutral gear ...1976 US sl.
AGGIE RAB
n. a bad halfpenny ...19C Sc.
AGGISOM
adj. frightful; fear-inspiring ...1908 Sc.
AGGL
vb. to soil, to defile ...Bk1898 Sc.
AGGLE
n. a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
vb. to soil or defile; to make a mess ...1866 Sc.
AGGLOMERATE
n. a collection or mass of things loosely or randomly gathered together ...1827
vb. 1. †* to wind or roll together into a ball ...1658
vb. 2. to gather together into a single mass or group; to collect in an unassimilated or disorderly way; to cluster, to heap, or to bind together ...1751
AGGLOMERATION
n. a mass or assemblage formed by union or approximation; a loose collection; a clustering or cluster ...1751
AGGLOMERATIVE
adj. tending to collect together; clustering ...1817
AGGLUTINANT
adj. that glues, binds, or unites ...1828
n. an adhesive; a glue; also, a binding agent ...1844
AGGLUTINATE
vb. to unite or fasten with glue, or as with glue; to glue together; to cause to stick firmly ...1586
AGGLUTINATION
n. an adhering together; the state of adhesion or cohesion ...1614
AGGLUTINATIVE
adj. tending to produce adhesion; adhesive, cementing ...1790
AGGLUTINIZE
vb. to unite or fasten with glue, or as with glue; to glue together; to cause to stick firmly ...1815
AGGOTS
n. the testicles ...1940s US sl.
AGGRACE
n. †* favour, grace ...1590
vb. 1. †* to favour a person ...1590
vb. 2. †* to add grace to, to grace ...1825
AGGRADATION
n. †* pleasure, happiness; used in the subscription of letters ...1533
AGGRAFRET
vb. to aggravate or fret ...1919 Amer. dial.
AGGRANDIZABLE
adj. * capable of being aggrandized ...1845
AGGRANDIZATION
n. an aggrandizing or exalting in power, status, or importance; exultation, advancement of oneself or another; aggrandizement ...1649
AGGRANDIZE
vb. 1. to increase the power, status, or wealth of a person, country, etc. ...1634
vb. 2. to make great, to enlarge; to raise, to prefer, to advance ...1638
vb. 3. to cause a person to appear greater than the reality; to exalt ...1702
vb. 4. to make something appear greater; to enhance beyond what is justified by the facts; to embellish, to exaggerate ...1709
AGGRANDIZEMENT
n. 1. an aggrandizing or exalting in power, status, or importance; exultation, advancement of oneself or another ...1649
n. 2. a being exalted in power, status, or importance ...1738
n. 3. increase in size; enlargement ...1772
AGGRANDIZER
n. a person who makes great or exalts ...1715
AGGRANOY
vb. to irritate, to annoy ...L19 sl.
AGGRATE
vb. 1. † to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction ...1590
vb. 2. * to thank, to express gratitude to ...1633
vb. 3. to irritate ...19C Eng. dial.
AGGRAVABLE
adj. † characterized by aggravation ...1664
AGGRAVATE
adj. 1. †* burdened, weighed down ...1518
adj. 2. heightened or intensified (in a negative sense); made more serious as an offense, esp., said of a crime ...1548
vb. 1. † to make heavy; to burden, to weigh down; also, to encumber, to impede, to retard ...1530
vb. 2. † to make the most of; to represent something as graver, more serious, or more important; to exaggerate ...1533
vb. 3. † to bring or lay a charge against someone ...1541
AGGRAVATION
n. 1. † the fact of imposing a burden; oppression ...1481
n. 2. † the act of charging, as an offence; accusation ...1626
n. 3. † an elaborating something; exaggeration ...1628
n. 4. a railway station ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 5. the difficulties that both sides of the professional law make for each other; an act of harassment ...1970 sl., orig. UK police & criminals' sl.
n. 6. violence, quarrels, unpleasantness in general ...1960s sl.
AGGRAVATIVE
adj. tending to aggravate, aggravating ...1648
n. † something that aggravates ...a1734
AGGRAVATORS
n. the greasy locks of hair in vogue amongst costermongers and other street folk, worn twisted from the temple back towards the ear ...1835 sl.
AGGRAVE
vb. * to aggravate ...c1475
AGGRAVIDIZATION
n. †* increase of gravity or seriousness; aggravation ...a1641
AGGRAVOKE
vb. to provoke, to incite ...1967 Amer. dial.
AGGREGATORY
n. †* a book which contains collected particulars; a compilation ...a1500
AGGREGE
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to make heavy, to weigh down
vb. 2. a1382 obs. - to make the eyes or ears dull; also, to harden the heart
vb. 3. a1382 obs. - to make graver or more serious, to aggravate
vb. 4. c1405 obs. - to cause to appear graver or worse, to exaggerate
vb. 5. a1425 obs. - to load, to heap
vb. 6. 1596 obs. - to allege as a grievance; to charge
AGGRESS
n. 1. 1475 obs. rare - access, approach
n. 2. a1611 rare - an attack; an act of aggression
vb. 1. 1570 obs. - to approach, to march forward; to progress
vb. 2. 1596 - to set upon, to attack, to assault
vb. 3. 1951 - to show hostile or destructive behaviour against or to
AGGRESSEE
n. 1854 - a person, nation, etc. towards whom or which aggression is directed; the object of an attack
AGGRESSIVE
adj. 1855 - energetic, enterprising, self-assertive, pushy
AGGRESSO
n. 20C sl. - an act of aggression (teen & high school usage)
vb. 20C sl. - to act assertively (teen & high school usage)
AGGRESSIVE
adj. 1986 US sl. - in sadomasochistic sex: dominant
n. 1698 obs. - aggressive action or behaviour; an aggressive course
AGGRESSIVE BEGGAR
n. 1886 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating
AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER
n. 1961 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating
AGGRESSOR
n. 20C colloq. - in homosexual practices: the person assuming the more masculine or less submissive role
AGGRIEVANCE
n. 1. 1389 rare - grievance; a circumstance or state of things which is felt to be oppressive; later, a wrong or hardship (real or supposed) which is considered a legitimate ground of complaint; something to complain of
n. 2. a1400 obs. - something that burdens or oppresses a person; a burden, trouble, or hardship
n. 3. a1400 rare - the act of aggrieving; troubling or annoying; oppression
n. 4. 1502 obs. - the act of making something more serious, aggravation
AGGRIEVE
vb. 1. a1325 - to bring grief or trouble to, to grieve, to distress; to oppress, to treat unfairly
vb. 2. a1425 obs. - to make more grave or serious; also, to aggravate
vb. 3. 1559 obs. - to feel grief, to grieve
AGGRIEVED
adj. 1. c1330 obs. - affected with grief or trouble; distressed, troubled, annoyed, vexed
adj. 2. 1450 - injuriously affected by another's action, wronged; having a grievance at
adj. 3. 1583 obs. - injured physically; hurt, afflicted
adj. 4. 1820 - upset or resentful at having been unfairly treated
adj. 5. 1829 - of behaviour: expressive of a grievance or of resentment
AGGRO
adj. 1. 1986 sl. - aggravated, irritated, annoyed; aggressively angry
adj. 2. 20C sl. - great; good (teen & high school usage)
n. 1. 1969 Brit. sl. - trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance; a source of annoyance or inconvenience
n. 2. 1969 Brit. sl. - deliberate troublemaking; aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs
n. 3. 1969 Aust. - an aggressive person
AGGROUP
vb. 1695 rare - to form or arrange in a group or groups
AGGROUPMENT
n. 1822 rare - arrangement in a group
AGGROVOKE
vb. 1920s Aust. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
AGGRUDGE
vb. 1440 obs. rare - to grumble, to complain, to express dissatisfaction or annoyance
AGGRUDGED
adj. 1440 obs. - troubled, afflicted
AGGRUDGING
n. 1440 obs. - a grumbling, dissatisfaction, annoyance