DICTIONARY
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A
adj. 1. 1945 US sl. - reserved for the best; the best
adj. 2. 1997 US sl. - anal
n. 1. 20C W. Indies sl. - a general term of dislike
n. 2. 1920s US sl. - a Model-A Ford automobile
n. 3. 1967 US sl. - amphetamine
n. 4. 1977 US sl. - LSD
n. 5. 1988 US sl. - in a deck of playing cards: an ace
int. 1950s US Black sl. - absolutely! yes! certainly!
A1
adj. 1837 colloq. - excellent, first-class, of the best; orig. used of ships, then of persons and things
n. 1. c1866 obs. - a title for the commander of 900 men
n. 2. M19 sl. - a first-class person; the best; the favourite
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
A-1-1
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
A1 AND NO MISTAKE
phr. 1900 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best
A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED
phr. 1876 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best
A-1-ER
n. 1. L19 sl. - an exceptional person; an aristocrat
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
A1 JOE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
AA
n. 1430 obs. rare - a stream, a watercourse
AACHIBOMBO
n. 1940s W. Indies - codfish fritter
AAGEY-WALA
n. 20C Anglo-Indian - the penis
AAI-AAI
n. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics
AALIE-LAMB
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a motherless lamb; a pet lamb
A AND A
phr. 1966 US sl. - in the military: a leave for rest and recreation (Ass and Alcohol)
A AND B
phr. 1920s US sl. - assault and battery
A AND IZZARD
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - the beginning and end, the epitome
AAP
n. 1946 S. Afr. - a cannabis cigarette
AAPA
n. 1998 S. Asian - an older sister; also used as a term of respect or familiarity to an older woman
AARDVARK
n. 1. 1963 US sl. - a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly (Vietnam War usage)
n. 2. 1968 Amer. sl. - a slow-witted person; a coarse or foolish person; an oaf; a fool, a simpleton
vb. 1990s US college sl. - to engage in sex
AARDVARKING
n. 1990s US college sl. - sexual intercourse
AARON
n. 1. 1565 rare - a person resembling the Jewish high priest Aaron, esp. a high priest, a leader
n. 2. 1607 sl. - a leader of the church
n. 3. 19C sl. - a cadger; a beggar
n. 4. Bk1909 sl. - a beggar mountain-guide
AARON, THE
n. 1. 17C sl. - a cadger; a beggar
n. 2. 17C sl. - a criminal, esp. a gang leader
AARON'S BELLS
n. 1681 obs. - the testicles; sexual activity
AARON'S ROD
n. 1. 1631 - a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it
n. 2. 1891 sl. - the penis
AARON'S SERPENT
n. 1732 rare - a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it
AASBED
n. 1950s W. Indies - a rough bed
AATACLAPS
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a disaster, a calamity
A.B.
n. 1. 1875 sl. - an able-bodied seaman
n. 2. 1930s drugs sl. - an abscess that develops after injecting with an unsterile needle or an unsterile water/narcotic solution
n. 3. 1980s sl. - fools as a group (Asshole Brigade)
n. 4. 1980s NZ sl. - the menstrual period
n. 5. 1990s Aust. prison sl. - Aryan Breed, the Australian version of the "Aryan Brotherhood"
n. 6. 1990s US prison sl. - Aryan Brotherhood, the White supremacist organization that unites many White convicts during (and after) their time in jail
AB
n. 1. 1587 obs. rare - moisture within timber; sap
n. 2. 1862 US South - a Northern soldier in the US Civil War
n. 3. c1870 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine
n. 4. 1930s US sl. - an abscess, esp. as a result of injecting drugs
n. 5. 1956 colloq. - an abdominal muscle, usually in the context of a flat stomach
n. 6. 1990 US sl. - the Aryan Brotherhood, a White prison gang in the US
n. 7. 1996 NZ sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
n. 8. 2000s Aust. sl. - abalone
ABA
n. 1985 US sl. - a traveller's cheque
ABAA
adj. 1. L19 sl. - bad; vile
adj. 2. L19 sl. - silly
n. 1903 sl. - a non-unionist; a term of contempt
ABAA COVE
n. Bk1890 sl. - a bad man
ABAA MUFF
n. Bk1890 sl. - a silly person
A-B-ABS
n. 1851 Sc. - alphabet; rudiments, beginning
ABACCERING
n. 20C - loafing (canalmen's usage)
ABACINATE
vb. 1855 rare - to blind by placing hot irons or metal plates, in front of the eyes
ABACINATION
n. 1866 - blinding by means of red-hot irons held before the eyes
ABACIST
n. 1387 - one who uses an abacus in casting accounts; an arithmetician, an accountant, a calculator
ABACISTA
n. Bk1708 - a term used by ancient writers for an arithmetician
ABACK
adv. 1. 1768 Sc. - since, ago
adv. 2. 1786 Sc. - aloof, away
adv. 3. 1786 Sc. - behind, in the rear
vb. 1735 Sc. obs. - to hold or keep back
ABACK-O'-BEHIND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - far away, remote
ABACKWARD
adv. 1205 rare - backward
ABACKWARDS
adv. a1477 obs. rare - in the opposite direction, so as to return to the place originally left
ABACTER; ABACTOR
n. 1659 obs. - a dishonest drover or shepherd who connives at the stealing of cattle they are guarding; a stealer of cattle by herds or great numbers
ABACTION
n. 1623 rare - a driving something away; a stealing of livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away
ABADA
n. 1541 Anglo-Indian obs. - a rhinoceros
ABA-DABA
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - dessert
ABADDON
n. c1350 - the Devil
n. 1583 - a bottomless pit; abyss of hell
n. 1810 criminals' sl. - a treacherous thief; one who turns informer against his fellow-rogues
ABAEILE
vb. a1000 obs. - to anger, to offend; to provoke
AB AETERNO
adv. 1593 rare - from eternity; from the beginning of time; from the most remote antiquity
ABAFELLED
adj. 17C obs. - treated scornfully or indignantly
ABAFT
adv. c1275 - of direction: to or towards the rear; backward (chiefly nautical usage)
ABAFT THE WHEEL-HOUSE
adj. 1900s sl. - crazy
phr. L19 US sl. - just below the small of the back; thus a euphemism for the buttocks US sl.
ABAIL
vb. 1450 obs. rare - to give bail for, to liberate on bail, or from bail; also, to pay bail to
vb. 1513 obs. rare - to reach, to get to
ABAISANCE
n. a1486 rare - the bending of the body as a mark of respect; a bow
ABAIST
adj. a1000 - abashed; ashamed; discomfited; disconcerted
ABAIT
vb. 1303 obs.- to excite, to stimulate sexual appetite
vb. a1470 obs. - to incite, to urge on, to provoke
vb. 1485 obs - to set on (a dog); to hound on; to bait
ABALIENATE
vb. 1554 rare - to remove; to estrange in feeling
vb. 1585 obs. - to cause loss or aberration of intellect
vb. 1646 obs. - to transfer or make over property to another
ABALIENATION
n. 1. 1596 - removal or transference of feeling; estrangement
n. 2. 1615 obs. - loss or failure of the mental faculties
n. 3. 1656 rare - a transferring or making over property or rights to another
ABALONEYITE
n. Bk1971 Boonville California jargon - a coast dweller, esp. of Albion, Mendocino County
ABAN
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to summon, esp. by proclamation; to call to arms
vb. 2. 1565 rare - to denounce, to curse, to anathematize rare
ABAND
vb.1. 1559 obs. - to banish, to exile
vb.2. 1587 obs. - to abandon, to forsake
ABANDANA
n. 1930 criminals' sl. obs. - a petty thief, esp. one who pickpockets bandannas
ABANDANAAD; ABANDANAD; ABANDANNAD
n. 1864 thieves' sl. - a handkerchief or bandanna thief; hence, a petty thief
ABANDED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - abandoned
ABANDERADO
n. 1598 rare - a standard-bearer; a servant who carries the ensign for his master
ABANDOMINIUMS
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - abandoned apartments or houses where addicts use drugs
ABANDON
adv. 1. a1250 obs. - under control or authority; at one's disposal
adv. 2. c1330 - at one's will or discretion; without interference or restraint; freely, recklessly; entirely, fully, without bounds
vb. 1. 1487 obs. - to bring under complete control or authority; to subject, to subdue obs.(chiefly Sc.)
vb. 2. 1548 obs. - to banish; to expel, to cast out, to reject
vb. 3. 1582 obs. rare - to release, to set free, to liberate
ABANDONATE
vb. 1561 obs. - to abandon
ABANDONED HABITS
n. c1870 sl. - the riding dress of the up-market courtesans who frequented Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park sl.
ABANDONED WOMAN
n. 19C sl. - a woman who has been seduced, impregnated, and abandoned by a man sl.
ABANDONLY
adv. 1487 Sc. obs. - recklessly, impetuously, unguardedly
ABANDONMENT
n. c1880 - bankruptcy of a railway company (financiers' and brokers' usage)
ABANDONS
n. Bk1890 sl. - street prostitutes
ABANDUM
n. 1729 obs. - in law: anything which is sequestered, proscribed, or abandoned
ABANNATION
n. 1721 obs. rare - a banishment, usually for a year as a punishment for manslaughter
ABANNITION
n. 1583 obs. rare - a banishment for one or two years for manslaughter
ABAPTIST
n. 19C sl. - a thief
ABAR
vb. a1504 obs. - to bar, to debar
ABARCY
n. 1730 obs. rare - insatiableness
ABARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to make bare, to uncover, to disclose
ABARESKIN
adj. 1960s US camp gay sl. - embarrassing
ABARSTIC
adj. 1623 obs. rare - insatiable
ABASE
adv. a1450 obs. - down, low; back
ABASER
n. 1650 - he who abases; one who degrades or debases
ABASHANCE
n. c1430 obs. rare - abashment, dismay
ABASHEDNESS
n. c1480 - abashment
ABASHLESS
adj. 1868 rare - unabashed, shameless (chiefly literary usage)
ABASHMENT
n. c1430 - discomfiture, embarrassment
ABASIT
adj. 1845 Sc.- abashed, confounded
ABASSIAN
adj. 1601 rare - relating to Abyssinia, its inhabitants, or their language
n. 1613 - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia
ABAST
n. Bk1852 - an illegitimate child or bastard
ABASTARD
vb. 1573 obs. - to make or declare bastard or illegitimate; hence, to make spurious or degenerate; to debase, to corrupt, to deteriorate
ABASTARDIZE
vb. 1580 rare - to render bastard, spurious, or degenerate; to debase, to deteriorate
ABASTARDIZED
adj. 1653 obs. rare - degenerate, debased, spurious
ABASURE
n. 1647 obs. - the quality of being abased; humiliation
ABATAYL
vb. c1380 obs. rare - to embattle
ABATAYLMENT
n. c1325 obs. rare - battlement
ABATE
n. 1. 1486 obs. - diminution, reduction of a quality, etc.
n. 2. c1500 rare - loss of vigour; weakness, faintness
n. 3. 1646 - deduction, subtraction
n. 4. Bk1883 - an abbot or abbé
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to put an end to a condition, state of affairs, etc.
vb. 2. a1387 obs. - to become lower, to bow; hence, to become humbled
vb. 3. c1390 obs. - to bring down physically, socially, or mentally; to humble, to abase
vb. 4. c1400 obs. - to remove or take away a part or portion of a whole; to deduct, to subtract
vb. 5. a1425 - to knock or tear down a structure; to destroy, to demolish, to raze to the ground
vb. 6. a1475 obs. - in falconry: of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter
vb. 7. 1575 obs. - in falconry: to cause a hawk, etc. to become lean
vb. 8. 1598 rare - to except, to omit from consideration
ABATED IN THE VITALS
adj. 1866 Eng. dial. - grown weak
ABATEMENT
n. c1550 Sc. obs. - a recreation, relaxation
ABATE ONE'S CHEER
vb. a1350 obs. - to become dispirited or downcast
ABATE ONE'S COUNTENANCE
vb. a1350 obs. - to become dispirited or downcast obs.
ABATER
n. 1. 1583 - one who mitigates or moderates
n. 2. 1653 obs. rare - an abating, an abatement
n. 3. 1732 - one who abates, lessens, or lowers
ABATIS
n. 1. 1758 - a defensive barricade or entanglement constructed using sharpened stakes or felled trees positioned with their branches pointing towards the enemy to delay or repel attackers (military usage)
n. 2. 1808 - a fence, hedge, or other barrier resembling a barricade as described in n.1.; an obstruction, a cause of entanglement or delay
ABATON
n. 1829 - in Ancient Greece: a place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary
ABATTLE
vb. 1. c1380 obs. rare - to fortify
vb. 2. c1400 obs. rare - to engage in battle
ABATUDE
n. 1729 obs. rare - something which is or has been diminished
ABAVE
vb. 1303 obs. - to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded, disconcerted, or upset
ABAW
vb. 1897 Sc. - to suffer for
ABAWE
vb. a1400 obs. - to abash, daunt, astonish, lower
ABAWED
adj. a1450 obs. - abashed; astonished; surprised; disconcerted; discomfited; upset
ABAY
n. c1330 obs. - the barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp, when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face its pursuers
vb. c1400 obs. - of a dog: to bark or bay, esp. at prey it is pursuing or has caught
ABAYLE
vb. 1430 obs. rare - to reach, to get to
adj. 1. 1945 US sl. - reserved for the best; the best
adj. 2. 1997 US sl. - anal
n. 1. 20C W. Indies sl. - a general term of dislike
n. 2. 1920s US sl. - a Model-A Ford automobile
n. 3. 1967 US sl. - amphetamine
n. 4. 1977 US sl. - LSD
n. 5. 1988 US sl. - in a deck of playing cards: an ace
int. 1950s US Black sl. - absolutely! yes! certainly!
A1
adj. 1837 colloq. - excellent, first-class, of the best; orig. used of ships, then of persons and things
n. 1. c1866 obs. - a title for the commander of 900 men
n. 2. M19 sl. - a first-class person; the best; the favourite
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
A-1-1
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
A1 AND NO MISTAKE
phr. 1900 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best
A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED
phr. 1876 sl. - prime; first-class; of the best
A-1-ER
n. 1. L19 sl. - an exceptional person; an aristocrat
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
A1 JOE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
AA
n. 1430 obs. rare - a stream, a watercourse
AACHIBOMBO
n. 1940s W. Indies - codfish fritter
AAGEY-WALA
n. 20C Anglo-Indian - the penis
AAI-AAI
n. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics
AALIE-LAMB
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a motherless lamb; a pet lamb
A AND A
phr. 1966 US sl. - in the military: a leave for rest and recreation (Ass and Alcohol)
A AND B
phr. 1920s US sl. - assault and battery
A AND IZZARD
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - the beginning and end, the epitome
AAP
n. 1946 S. Afr. - a cannabis cigarette
AAPA
n. 1998 S. Asian - an older sister; also used as a term of respect or familiarity to an older woman
AARDVARK
n. 1. 1963 US sl. - a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly (Vietnam War usage)
n. 2. 1968 Amer. sl. - a slow-witted person; a coarse or foolish person; an oaf; a fool, a simpleton
vb. 1990s US college sl. - to engage in sex
AARDVARKING
n. 1990s US college sl. - sexual intercourse
AARON
n. 1. 1565 rare - a person resembling the Jewish high priest Aaron, esp. a high priest, a leader
n. 2. 1607 sl. - a leader of the church
n. 3. 19C sl. - a cadger; a beggar
n. 4. Bk1909 sl. - a beggar mountain-guide
AARON, THE
n. 1. 17C sl. - a cadger; a beggar
n. 2. 17C sl. - a criminal, esp. a gang leader
AARON'S BELLS
n. 1681 obs. - the testicles; sexual activity
AARON'S ROD
n. 1. 1631 - a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it
n. 2. 1891 sl. - the penis
AARON'S SERPENT
n. 1732 rare - a powerful force which devours or overwhelms everything around it
AASBED
n. 1950s W. Indies - a rough bed
AATACLAPS
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a disaster, a calamity
A.B.
n. 1. 1875 sl. - an able-bodied seaman
n. 2. 1930s drugs sl. - an abscess that develops after injecting with an unsterile needle or an unsterile water/narcotic solution
n. 3. 1980s sl. - fools as a group (Asshole Brigade)
n. 4. 1980s NZ sl. - the menstrual period
n. 5. 1990s Aust. prison sl. - Aryan Breed, the Australian version of the "Aryan Brotherhood"
n. 6. 1990s US prison sl. - Aryan Brotherhood, the White supremacist organization that unites many White convicts during (and after) their time in jail
AB
n. 1. 1587 obs. rare - moisture within timber; sap
n. 2. 1862 US South - a Northern soldier in the US Civil War
n. 3. c1870 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine
n. 4. 1930s US sl. - an abscess, esp. as a result of injecting drugs
n. 5. 1956 colloq. - an abdominal muscle, usually in the context of a flat stomach
n. 6. 1990 US sl. - the Aryan Brotherhood, a White prison gang in the US
n. 7. 1996 NZ sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
n. 8. 2000s Aust. sl. - abalone
ABA
n. 1985 US sl. - a traveller's cheque
ABAA
adj. 1. L19 sl. - bad; vile
adj. 2. L19 sl. - silly
n. 1903 sl. - a non-unionist; a term of contempt
ABAA COVE
n. Bk1890 sl. - a bad man
ABAA MUFF
n. Bk1890 sl. - a silly person
A-B-ABS
n. 1851 Sc. - alphabet; rudiments, beginning
ABACCERING
n. 20C - loafing (canalmen's usage)
ABACINATE
vb. 1855 rare - to blind by placing hot irons or metal plates, in front of the eyes
ABACINATION
n. 1866 - blinding by means of red-hot irons held before the eyes
ABACIST
n. 1387 - one who uses an abacus in casting accounts; an arithmetician, an accountant, a calculator
ABACISTA
n. Bk1708 - a term used by ancient writers for an arithmetician
ABACK
adv. 1. 1768 Sc. - since, ago
adv. 2. 1786 Sc. - aloof, away
adv. 3. 1786 Sc. - behind, in the rear
vb. 1735 Sc. obs. - to hold or keep back
ABACK-O'-BEHIND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - far away, remote
ABACKWARD
adv. 1205 rare - backward
ABACKWARDS
adv. a1477 obs. rare - in the opposite direction, so as to return to the place originally left
ABACTER; ABACTOR
n. 1659 obs. - a dishonest drover or shepherd who connives at the stealing of cattle they are guarding; a stealer of cattle by herds or great numbers
ABACTION
n. 1623 rare - a driving something away; a stealing of livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away
ABADA
n. 1541 Anglo-Indian obs. - a rhinoceros
ABA-DABA
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - dessert
ABADDON
n. c1350 - the Devil
n. 1583 - a bottomless pit; abyss of hell
n. 1810 criminals' sl. - a treacherous thief; one who turns informer against his fellow-rogues
ABAEILE
vb. a1000 obs. - to anger, to offend; to provoke
AB AETERNO
adv. 1593 rare - from eternity; from the beginning of time; from the most remote antiquity
ABAFELLED
adj. 17C obs. - treated scornfully or indignantly
ABAFT
adv. c1275 - of direction: to or towards the rear; backward (chiefly nautical usage)
ABAFT THE WHEEL-HOUSE
adj. 1900s sl. - crazy
phr. L19 US sl. - just below the small of the back; thus a euphemism for the buttocks US sl.
ABAIL
vb. 1450 obs. rare - to give bail for, to liberate on bail, or from bail; also, to pay bail to
vb. 1513 obs. rare - to reach, to get to
ABAISANCE
n. a1486 rare - the bending of the body as a mark of respect; a bow
ABAIST
adj. a1000 - abashed; ashamed; discomfited; disconcerted
ABAIT
vb. 1303 obs.- to excite, to stimulate sexual appetite
vb. a1470 obs. - to incite, to urge on, to provoke
vb. 1485 obs - to set on (a dog); to hound on; to bait
ABALIENATE
vb. 1554 rare - to remove; to estrange in feeling
vb. 1585 obs. - to cause loss or aberration of intellect
vb. 1646 obs. - to transfer or make over property to another
ABALIENATION
n. 1. 1596 - removal or transference of feeling; estrangement
n. 2. 1615 obs. - loss or failure of the mental faculties
n. 3. 1656 rare - a transferring or making over property or rights to another
ABALONEYITE
n. Bk1971 Boonville California jargon - a coast dweller, esp. of Albion, Mendocino County
ABAN
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to summon, esp. by proclamation; to call to arms
vb. 2. 1565 rare - to denounce, to curse, to anathematize rare
ABAND
vb.1. 1559 obs. - to banish, to exile
vb.2. 1587 obs. - to abandon, to forsake
ABANDANA
n. 1930 criminals' sl. obs. - a petty thief, esp. one who pickpockets bandannas
ABANDANAAD; ABANDANAD; ABANDANNAD
n. 1864 thieves' sl. - a handkerchief or bandanna thief; hence, a petty thief
ABANDED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - abandoned
ABANDERADO
n. 1598 rare - a standard-bearer; a servant who carries the ensign for his master
ABANDOMINIUMS
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - abandoned apartments or houses where addicts use drugs
ABANDON
adv. 1. a1250 obs. - under control or authority; at one's disposal
adv. 2. c1330 - at one's will or discretion; without interference or restraint; freely, recklessly; entirely, fully, without bounds
vb. 1. 1487 obs. - to bring under complete control or authority; to subject, to subdue obs.(chiefly Sc.)
vb. 2. 1548 obs. - to banish; to expel, to cast out, to reject
vb. 3. 1582 obs. rare - to release, to set free, to liberate
ABANDONATE
vb. 1561 obs. - to abandon
ABANDONED HABITS
n. c1870 sl. - the riding dress of the up-market courtesans who frequented Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park sl.
ABANDONED WOMAN
n. 19C sl. - a woman who has been seduced, impregnated, and abandoned by a man sl.
ABANDONLY
adv. 1487 Sc. obs. - recklessly, impetuously, unguardedly
ABANDONMENT
n. c1880 - bankruptcy of a railway company (financiers' and brokers' usage)
ABANDONS
n. Bk1890 sl. - street prostitutes
ABANDUM
n. 1729 obs. - in law: anything which is sequestered, proscribed, or abandoned
ABANNATION
n. 1721 obs. rare - a banishment, usually for a year as a punishment for manslaughter
ABANNITION
n. 1583 obs. rare - a banishment for one or two years for manslaughter
ABAPTIST
n. 19C sl. - a thief
ABAR
vb. a1504 obs. - to bar, to debar
ABARCY
n. 1730 obs. rare - insatiableness
ABARE
vb. a1000 obs. - to make bare, to uncover, to disclose
ABARESKIN
adj. 1960s US camp gay sl. - embarrassing
ABARSTIC
adj. 1623 obs. rare - insatiable
ABASE
adv. a1450 obs. - down, low; back
ABASER
n. 1650 - he who abases; one who degrades or debases
ABASHANCE
n. c1430 obs. rare - abashment, dismay
ABASHEDNESS
n. c1480 - abashment
ABASHLESS
adj. 1868 rare - unabashed, shameless (chiefly literary usage)
ABASHMENT
n. c1430 - discomfiture, embarrassment
ABASIT
adj. 1845 Sc.- abashed, confounded
ABASSIAN
adj. 1601 rare - relating to Abyssinia, its inhabitants, or their language
n. 1613 - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia
ABAST
n. Bk1852 - an illegitimate child or bastard
ABASTARD
vb. 1573 obs. - to make or declare bastard or illegitimate; hence, to make spurious or degenerate; to debase, to corrupt, to deteriorate
ABASTARDIZE
vb. 1580 rare - to render bastard, spurious, or degenerate; to debase, to deteriorate
ABASTARDIZED
adj. 1653 obs. rare - degenerate, debased, spurious
ABASURE
n. 1647 obs. - the quality of being abased; humiliation
ABATAYL
vb. c1380 obs. rare - to embattle
ABATAYLMENT
n. c1325 obs. rare - battlement
ABATE
n. 1. 1486 obs. - diminution, reduction of a quality, etc.
n. 2. c1500 rare - loss of vigour; weakness, faintness
n. 3. 1646 - deduction, subtraction
n. 4. Bk1883 - an abbot or abbé
vb. 1. c1300 obs. - to put an end to a condition, state of affairs, etc.
vb. 2. a1387 obs. - to become lower, to bow; hence, to become humbled
vb. 3. c1390 obs. - to bring down physically, socially, or mentally; to humble, to abase
vb. 4. c1400 obs. - to remove or take away a part or portion of a whole; to deduct, to subtract
vb. 5. a1425 - to knock or tear down a structure; to destroy, to demolish, to raze to the ground
vb. 6. a1475 obs. - in falconry: of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter
vb. 7. 1575 obs. - in falconry: to cause a hawk, etc. to become lean
vb. 8. 1598 rare - to except, to omit from consideration
ABATED IN THE VITALS
adj. 1866 Eng. dial. - grown weak
ABATEMENT
n. c1550 Sc. obs. - a recreation, relaxation
ABATE ONE'S CHEER
vb. a1350 obs. - to become dispirited or downcast
ABATE ONE'S COUNTENANCE
vb. a1350 obs. - to become dispirited or downcast obs.
ABATER
n. 1. 1583 - one who mitigates or moderates
n. 2. 1653 obs. rare - an abating, an abatement
n. 3. 1732 - one who abates, lessens, or lowers
ABATIS
n. 1. 1758 - a defensive barricade or entanglement constructed using sharpened stakes or felled trees positioned with their branches pointing towards the enemy to delay or repel attackers (military usage)
n. 2. 1808 - a fence, hedge, or other barrier resembling a barricade as described in n.1.; an obstruction, a cause of entanglement or delay
ABATON
n. 1829 - in Ancient Greece: a place to which access is restricted, esp. a sacred space or enclosure; a sanctuary
ABATTLE
vb. 1. c1380 obs. rare - to fortify
vb. 2. c1400 obs. rare - to engage in battle
ABATUDE
n. 1729 obs. rare - something which is or has been diminished
ABAVE
vb. 1303 obs. - to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded, disconcerted, or upset
ABAW
vb. 1897 Sc. - to suffer for
ABAWE
vb. a1400 obs. - to abash, daunt, astonish, lower
ABAWED
adj. a1450 obs. - abashed; astonished; surprised; disconcerted; discomfited; upset
ABAY
n. c1330 obs. - the barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp, when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face its pursuers
vb. c1400 obs. - of a dog: to bark or bay, esp. at prey it is pursuing or has caught
ABAYLE
vb. 1430 obs. rare - to reach, to get to
ABB - ABFAB
ABB
adj. 1991 US sl. - abnormal
n. Bk1994 surfing sl. - an abnormal person; a weirdo surfing sl.
ABBA
adj. Bk1921 sl. - vile; silly
n. 1. 1382 - a religious superior; father; the title of bishops, patriarchs, and heads of monasteries in some Eastern churches
n. 2. Bk1921 sl. - a non-unionist
n. 3. 1955 Anglo-Indian - one's father; a father; often used as a form of address
vb. Bk1913 S. Afr. - to carry on the back as a mother does her child
ABBACEE
n. 1922 Sc. - alphabet
ABBACY
n. 1469 Sc. obs. - an abbey
ABBA-DABBA
adj. 1975 US sl. - dark-skinned, esp. Arabic
n. 1961 US sl. - chatter, gossip
ABBADISSE
n. c855 obs. - an abbess
ABBA FATHER
n. 1611 - a bishop in the Syriac and Coptic Churches
ABBAS
n. 1550 - a religious or spiritual leader; an abbot
ABBASE
n. 1297 obs. - an abbess
ABBAT
n. c1130 obs. - the chief ruler of an abbey
ABBATE
n. 1750 - an Italian abbot; also, a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor, etc.; also as a title
ABBATESSE; ABBATISSE; ABBODESSE; ABBODISSE; ABBOTESS
n. c855 obs. - an abbess
ABBATIAL
adj. 1445 - belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess
ABBATICAL
adj. 1655 - belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess
ABBATIS
n. Bk1775 - a steward of the stables, a groom
ABBÉ
n. 1530 - in French contexts: an abbot; also, a priest or clergyman in minor orders
ABBED
adj. 2002 UK sl. - having well-defined abdominal muscles
ABBESS
n. 1. 1297 - the female superior of a nunnery or convent of women, having the same authority over nuns that an abbot has over monks
n. 2. 1594 colloq. - a woman in charge of a brothel; a bawd; a madame; a procuress colloq.
ABBEVILLIAN
n. 1863 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abbeville, a commune in the Somme department of northern France
ABBEY
n. 1950 US sl. - a swindler who impersonates a priest
ABBEY CLOGS
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - chains or fetters worn by a criminal
ABBEY COUNTER
n. 1823 rare - a medal presented to a pilgrim on visiting a shrine
ABBEY-CROAKER
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the chaplain of Newgate
ABBEY LABOURER
n. 1655 obs. - an industrious monk, as opposed to an 'abbey-lubber'
ABBEY LAIRD
n. 1700 obs. - a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 (chiefly Sc.)
ABBEY-LOON
n. 1509 sl. - an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house
ABBEY-LUBBER
n. 1. 1509 - an idler, a vagabond; orig. (prior to the Reformation), a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house
n. 2. c1750 nautical sl. - a lazy, thriftless person
ABBEY-LUBBER-LIKE
adj. 1570 obs. - lazy, thriftless, ne'er-do-well
ABBEY MAN
n. 1483 - a member of a monastery; a monk
ABBEY-MONGER
n. 1679 - (derogatory) a person owing the property of a former abbey, after the dissolution of the monasteries
ABBEY-STEAD
n. 1620 rare - the site or grounds of an abbey or former abbey
ABBIE
n. 20C US sl. & colloq. - a nickname for a Jewish male
ABBLE
adj. 1880 Sc. - weakly
ABBOD
n. c880 obs. - an abbot
ABBOT
n. 1. c1123 - the head or superior of an abbey - after the dissolution of the monasteries, sometimes applied to the layman to whom the revenues of an abbacy were impropriated
n. 2. 1591 sl. - a bawd's man; a brothel-keepers' husband or lover; a ponce
n. 3. 1734 now hist. - in Italy: a high-ranking magistrate of a city or republic; spec., esp. in the Republic of Genoa: the chief magistrate
n. 4. 1835 UK criminals' sl. - a prison warden
n. 5. 20C US drugs sl. - Nembutal™, a barbiturate
ABBOTESS
n. a1000 - an abbess
ABBOT ON THE CROSS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - a pimp or brothel owner who runs a brothel for the purpose of robbery or extortion more than for prostitution
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - the bully of a brothel; one employed by a brothel as a bodyguard for prostitutes; a brothel 'bouncer'
ABBOTT
n. 1971 US sl. - a capsule of pentobarbital sodium, a central nervous system depressant
ABBOTT'S LODGE
n. M19 sl. - the King's Bench prison
ABBOTT'S PARK
n. M19 sl. - the King's Bench prison
ABBOTT'S PRIORY
n. c1820 sl. - the King's Bench Prison
ABBOTT'S TEETH
n. - the spikes that topped the prison wall at the King's Bench prison
ABBOZZO
n. 1. 1846 obs. rare - an outline or draft of a speech or piece of writing
n. 2. 1849 - a preliminary sketch for a painting or other work of art; a rough drawing; a cartoon
ABBREVIARIST
n. 1679 obs. rare - one who makes an epitome or compendium
ABBREVIATE
adj. c1425 - shortened, contracted
n. 1. 1531 - an abstract, an abridgement, a summary (chiefly Sc.)
n. 2. 1607 - an abbreviation of a word, phrase, or name
ABBREVIATED PIECE OF NOTHING
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a worthless or insignificant person or thing
ABBREVIATELY
adv. 1599 - in an abbreviated manner or form; shortly, briefly, concisely
ABBREVIATOR
n. 1529 - one who abbreviates, abridges, or shortens; one who summarizes; also, a person given to the use of abbreviations
ABBREVIATORY
adj. 1765 rare - tending to abbreviate or shorten
ABBREVIATURE
n. 1. 1614 obs. - an abbreviated or shortened state, condition, or form; shortness
n. 2. c1630 - an abbreviated or contracted form of a word or phrase; a contraction, an abbreviation
n. 3. 1650 - an abbreviated or abridged copy
n. 4. 1659 obs. - the process of abbreviating; abbreviation, shortening
ABBREVY
vb. 1483 obs. rare - to abbreviate, to abridge
A-B-BUFF
n. 1882 Sc. - the alphabet
ABBY
n. 20C colloq. - an Abyssinian cat
ABBY SINGER
n. 1990 US sl. - in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day
A.B.C.
n. 1. L17 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black usage)
ABC
adj. 2004 US sl. - of a piece of chewing gum: already been chewed (childish usage)
n. 1. c1325 - the alphabet
n. 2. 1920s Irish sl. - scorch marks on one's legs
n. 3. 1940s US Black sl. - a liquor store (American Business College)
n. 4. 1968 Aust. sl. - an Australian-born Chinese
n. 5. 1984 US sl. - an American-born Chinese
n. 6. 1988 US sl. - in poker: the ace, two, and three
vb. 1611 obs. - to say the alphabet or letters of the alphabet
ABC, THE
n. Bk1909 sl. - the female pudendum
ABC AD
n. 1973 US sl. - a newspaper advertisement listing shows in alphabetical order
ABCAP
vb. M19 UK criminal's sl. - to get, to obtain
ABC BOY
n. 1545 - 'a pupil of the very first beginning'
ABC CLASS
n. 1804 - the entry grade in a primary school
ABCDARIAN
n. 1. 1603 - one occupied in learning the alphabet
n. 2. 1691 - one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction
ABCDARY
n. 1607 - one learning or teaching the alphabet
ABC GUM
n. Amer. sl. - gum that has already been chewed
AB CHASER
n. Bk1971 Boonville California sl. - a resident of the coastal area
ABCING YOU
phr. 1947 US sl. - used as a farewell
ABC'S
n. 1949 US sl. - underwear
ABD
n. 1954 Amer. - a student who has completed all the work required for the award of a doctorate, except for the dissertation (all but dissertation)
ABDABS
n. WWII sl. - 'afters'; the second course, if any
ABDABS, THE
n. 1. 1940s sl. - empty chatter, nonsense
n. 2. 1946 UK sl. - a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness; also, but rarely, delirium tremens or a state of enraged frustration
ABDAR
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a teetotaller
ABDELI
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot
ABDERIAN
adj. 18C - given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly
ABDERITE
n. Bk1827 - a stupid, narrow-minded person; the inhabitants of Abders, a maritime town in Thrace, were anciently proverbial for their stupidity; a scoffer
ABDICABLE
adj. 1879 rare - capable of being abdicated or renounced
ABDICANT
n. 1836 - one who abdicates; a person who renounces a position, office, etc.
ABDICATE
vb. 1. 1532 obs. - to proclaim or declare to be no longer one's own; to disown, to cast off; to disown or disinherit a child
vb. 2. 1941 homosexual sl. - to leave a public lavatory in which one is soliciting to avoid interrogation by its attendant or a police officer
ABDICATED
adj. 1940s homosexual sl. - ordered out of the public lavatory where one is looking for sex
ABDICATOR
n. 1. 1593 obs. - a person who advocates, instigates, or participates in the abdication of another from a position or office
n. 2. 1689 - a person who renounces a position, office, responsibility, etc.; esp. a monarch who renounces the throne
ABDIEL
n. Bk1903 - a faithful follower of a cause
ABDITE
adj. 1635 obs. rare - hidden away; put out of the way
ABDITIVE
adj. 1. 1727 obs. rare - hidden
adj. 2. 1755 - having the power or quality of hiding or concealing
ABDITORY
n. 1658 - a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository
ABDOMEN
n. 1676 obs. rare - fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch
ABDOMINOUS
adj. 1640 - having a paunch or big belly; corpulent
ABDUCE
vb. 1537 arch. - to lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct
ABDUCTEE
n. 1. 1832 - a person who has been abducted
n. 2. 1974 - someone supposedly abducted by aliens
ABDUCTOR
n. 1809 - a person who abducts or illegally leads away
ABDUL
n. 1. c1890 sl. - a Turk; Turks collectively
n. 2. 1910s sl. - (derogatory) an Afghan
n. 3. 1915 Aust. sl. - a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI
n. 4. 1916 US sl. - (derogatory) an Arab
ABDULLAH
n. 1. 1915 Aust. sl. - a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI
n. 2. 1910s sl. - (derogatory) an Afghan
ABDULLAH-WITH-THE-CONDIES
n. Bk1919 Aust. services sl. - an Egyptian menial employed by 'Cairenes'
ABE
n. 1. 19C Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
n. 2. 1900s Aust. criminals' sl. - the last of anything; the only example
n. 3. 1930s Amer. sl. - a five-dollar bill
n. 4. 1950s US drugs sl. - $5 worth of drugs
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln
n. 6. Bk1971 Boonville California jargon - an irritable or low woman
ABEAR
n. c1315 obs. rare - bearing, gesture, action, behaviour
vb. 1. c885 - to endure, to suffer, to tolerate
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to bear, to carry; to raise up
vb. 3. 1596 obs. rare - to comport or demean oneself
ABEARANCE
n. 1552 rare - behaviour, conduct
ABEARING
n. 1454 obs. - the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct
ABEAT
adv. 1857 - so as to beat, in a state of beating; especially said with reference to the heart (chiefly poetic usage)
vb. a1000 obs. - to beat, to strike
ABECEDARIAN
adj. 1. 1633 rare - characteristic of a person who is learning the alphabet, or who is engaged in elementary education
adj. 2. 1646 - pert. to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order
n. 1. 1603 - one occupied in learning the alphabet
n. 2. 1623 - one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction
ABECEDARY
adj. 1. 1580 - according to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order
adj. 2. 1589 rare - engaged with or needing to learn the alphabet; illiterate
n. 1. 1432-50 - a table or book containing the alphabet; a primer; the first rudiments of anything
n. 2. 1596 obs. - one learning or teaching the alphabet
n. 3. 1596 - the alphabet, esp. as written down in order
ABECHE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to feed
ABECHED
adj. 1393 obs. rare - fed, satisfied
ABED
adj. c1475 - confined to bed by illness; laid up
adv. c1000 - in bed
ABEDE
n. c885 obs. - to announce, to deliver (a message)
ABEDGE
vb. c1225 - to abide; to suffer
ABEERE
adv. a1450 obs. - on, upon, or to a bier
ABEFOIR
adv. 1609 Sc. - of before, of former times
A-BEFORE
adv. 1431 Sc. - of before, of former times
ABEIGH
adv. c1707 Sc. rare - at a shy distance, aloof
ABEL AND CAIN
n. Brit. rhyming sl. - rain
ABELDE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to wax bold, to become bolder
ABELGHE
vb. a1000 obs. - to anger, to enrage; to offend
ABE LINCOLN
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a $5 bill
ABE LINCOLN WAR
n. 1943 Amer. arch. or obs. - the Civil War
ABELUNGU
n. 1836 - (now often derogatory or ironic) White people collectively
ABEL-WACKIT
n. 1834 Amer. dial. - a light blow
ABEQUITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ride away
ABER
adj. 1. 1899 Sc. - eager, greedy
adj. 2. 1908 Sc. - sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful
vb. 1. 1916 Sc. - to stir up and make bright, as a fire
vb. 2. 1931 Sc. - to sharpen, as a knife
ABERCROMBIE
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - one who strives at creating the impression of knowing all; a conceited person
n. 2. 2004 US sl. - a person devoted to prep-school fashions and style
ABERDEEN CUTLET
n. 1890 sl. - a dried haddock
ABERDEENS
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. - beans
ABERDONIAN
adj. 1615 - pert. to Aberdeen; in later use with reference to the supposed parsimoniousness of people from Aberdeen
n. c1650 - a native of Aberdeen
ABERE-MURDER
n. 1647 - plain or downright murder, as distinguished from manslaughter
ABERGAVENNY
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. - a penny
ABERGLAUBE
n. 1873 - belief beyond what is certain and verifiable
ABERGOINS
n. Bk1850 Amer. - a corruption of ‘aborigines’ said to be common in the West among the illiterate, and which is used jocularly for Indians
ABERNESS
n. 1922 Sc. - eagerness
ABER NIT!
int. 1896 Amer. sl. - never! not!
ABERR
vb. 1536 rare - to wander off, to go astray, to diverge from a recognized path
ABERRANCE
n. 1665 - the act of straying or diverging from a recognized course; vagary
ABERRANCY
n. 1646 - departure from the standard of usage, propriety, reason, truth, etc.
ABERRANT
adj. 1. c1536 - deviating widely from the ordinary or natural type, exceptional, irregular, abnormal
adj. 2. 1778 - wandering away or straying from a defined path; hence, diverging or deviating from any moral standard
ABERRATE
vb. 1749 rare - to diverge or deviate from the straight path
ABERRATING
adj. 1790 - going astray, diverging
ABERRATION
n. 1. 1594 - a wandering from the path of rectitude, or standard of morality; moral irregularity
n. 2. 1610-3 - a deviation or divergence from a direct, prescribed, or ordinary course of action
n. 3. 1615 - a wandering away; a straying; a deviation or divergence from the straight or recognized path
ABERRATIONAL
adj. 1837 - pert. to aberration; eccentric, irrational, or unsound
ABERSAY
n. 1877 Sc. obs. - the alphabet, A B C
ABERUNCATE
vb. 1731 rare - to pull up by the roots; to remove utterly
ABE'S CABE
n. 1930s Amer. sl. - a $5 bill
ABESHE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to feed
ABESSED
adj. 1707 obs. - humbled, abased, cast down, debased. dejected
ABET
n. 1. c1315 obs. - fraud, cunning, trickery, wiles
n. 2. c1330 obs. - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
vb. 1617 obs. - to bet, to wager
ABETMENT
n. 1. a1325 - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
n. 2. 1533 - encouragement, instigation; assistance, aid, support
n. 3. 1586 obs. rare - deception, trickery
n. 4. 1615 obs. - a bet, betting, a wager
ABETTAL
n. 1834 rare - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
ABETTANCE
n. 1781 - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
ABETTATOR
n. Bk1717 obs. - he that encourages
ABETTER
n. 1457 - one who abets; an instigator, supporter, or promoter, usually of an offense, or of the offender
ABETTES
n. Bk1852 - abbots
ABETTOR
n. 1. 1387 - one who abets, instigates, or encourages to the committing of any offense
n. 2. 1569 - one who encourages, countenances, or supports another in any proceeding; one who supports or advocates an opinion or principle; a supporter, adherent, or advocate
AB EXTRA
adv. 1610 - from without; from the outside
ABEY
vb. 1. 1073 obs. - to bend, to bow, to make obedient
vb. 2. c1300 obs. - to bend, to bow; to submit, to yield, to render obedience
vb. 3. 1866 - to put in abeyance; to suspend; to put aside
ABEYANCE
n. 1593 - temporary inactivity or disuse; suspension; latent condition
ABEYANT
adj. 1822 - that is in a state of abeyance or suspension; dormant; latent
A.B.F.
n. 1910s sl. - the last drink of a session (Absolutely Bloody Final)
ABFAB
adj. 1950s sl. - absolutely fabulous; first-rate, very attractive (orig. Aust. teen usage)
adj. 1991 US sl. - abnormal
n. Bk1994 surfing sl. - an abnormal person; a weirdo surfing sl.
ABBA
adj. Bk1921 sl. - vile; silly
n. 1. 1382 - a religious superior; father; the title of bishops, patriarchs, and heads of monasteries in some Eastern churches
n. 2. Bk1921 sl. - a non-unionist
n. 3. 1955 Anglo-Indian - one's father; a father; often used as a form of address
vb. Bk1913 S. Afr. - to carry on the back as a mother does her child
ABBACEE
n. 1922 Sc. - alphabet
ABBACY
n. 1469 Sc. obs. - an abbey
ABBA-DABBA
adj. 1975 US sl. - dark-skinned, esp. Arabic
n. 1961 US sl. - chatter, gossip
ABBADISSE
n. c855 obs. - an abbess
ABBA FATHER
n. 1611 - a bishop in the Syriac and Coptic Churches
ABBAS
n. 1550 - a religious or spiritual leader; an abbot
ABBASE
n. 1297 obs. - an abbess
ABBAT
n. c1130 obs. - the chief ruler of an abbey
ABBATE
n. 1750 - an Italian abbot; also, a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor, etc.; also as a title
ABBATESSE; ABBATISSE; ABBODESSE; ABBODISSE; ABBOTESS
n. c855 obs. - an abbess
ABBATIAL
adj. 1445 - belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess
ABBATICAL
adj. 1655 - belonging to an abbey, abbot, or abbess
ABBATIS
n. Bk1775 - a steward of the stables, a groom
ABBÉ
n. 1530 - in French contexts: an abbot; also, a priest or clergyman in minor orders
ABBED
adj. 2002 UK sl. - having well-defined abdominal muscles
ABBESS
n. 1. 1297 - the female superior of a nunnery or convent of women, having the same authority over nuns that an abbot has over monks
n. 2. 1594 colloq. - a woman in charge of a brothel; a bawd; a madame; a procuress colloq.
ABBEVILLIAN
n. 1863 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abbeville, a commune in the Somme department of northern France
ABBEY
n. 1950 US sl. - a swindler who impersonates a priest
ABBEY CLOGS
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - chains or fetters worn by a criminal
ABBEY COUNTER
n. 1823 rare - a medal presented to a pilgrim on visiting a shrine
ABBEY-CROAKER
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the chaplain of Newgate
ABBEY LABOURER
n. 1655 obs. - an industrious monk, as opposed to an 'abbey-lubber'
ABBEY LAIRD
n. 1700 obs. - a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 (chiefly Sc.)
ABBEY-LOON
n. 1509 sl. - an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house
ABBEY-LUBBER
n. 1. 1509 - an idler, a vagabond; orig. (prior to the Reformation), a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house
n. 2. c1750 nautical sl. - a lazy, thriftless person
ABBEY-LUBBER-LIKE
adj. 1570 obs. - lazy, thriftless, ne'er-do-well
ABBEY MAN
n. 1483 - a member of a monastery; a monk
ABBEY-MONGER
n. 1679 - (derogatory) a person owing the property of a former abbey, after the dissolution of the monasteries
ABBEY-STEAD
n. 1620 rare - the site or grounds of an abbey or former abbey
ABBIE
n. 20C US sl. & colloq. - a nickname for a Jewish male
ABBLE
adj. 1880 Sc. - weakly
ABBOD
n. c880 obs. - an abbot
ABBOT
n. 1. c1123 - the head or superior of an abbey - after the dissolution of the monasteries, sometimes applied to the layman to whom the revenues of an abbacy were impropriated
n. 2. 1591 sl. - a bawd's man; a brothel-keepers' husband or lover; a ponce
n. 3. 1734 now hist. - in Italy: a high-ranking magistrate of a city or republic; spec., esp. in the Republic of Genoa: the chief magistrate
n. 4. 1835 UK criminals' sl. - a prison warden
n. 5. 20C US drugs sl. - Nembutal™, a barbiturate
ABBOTESS
n. a1000 - an abbess
ABBOT ON THE CROSS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - a pimp or brothel owner who runs a brothel for the purpose of robbery or extortion more than for prostitution
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - the bully of a brothel; one employed by a brothel as a bodyguard for prostitutes; a brothel 'bouncer'
ABBOTT
n. 1971 US sl. - a capsule of pentobarbital sodium, a central nervous system depressant
ABBOTT'S LODGE
n. M19 sl. - the King's Bench prison
ABBOTT'S PARK
n. M19 sl. - the King's Bench prison
ABBOTT'S PRIORY
n. c1820 sl. - the King's Bench Prison
ABBOTT'S TEETH
n. - the spikes that topped the prison wall at the King's Bench prison
ABBOZZO
n. 1. 1846 obs. rare - an outline or draft of a speech or piece of writing
n. 2. 1849 - a preliminary sketch for a painting or other work of art; a rough drawing; a cartoon
ABBREVIARIST
n. 1679 obs. rare - one who makes an epitome or compendium
ABBREVIATE
adj. c1425 - shortened, contracted
n. 1. 1531 - an abstract, an abridgement, a summary (chiefly Sc.)
n. 2. 1607 - an abbreviation of a word, phrase, or name
ABBREVIATED PIECE OF NOTHING
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a worthless or insignificant person or thing
ABBREVIATELY
adv. 1599 - in an abbreviated manner or form; shortly, briefly, concisely
ABBREVIATOR
n. 1529 - one who abbreviates, abridges, or shortens; one who summarizes; also, a person given to the use of abbreviations
ABBREVIATORY
adj. 1765 rare - tending to abbreviate or shorten
ABBREVIATURE
n. 1. 1614 obs. - an abbreviated or shortened state, condition, or form; shortness
n. 2. c1630 - an abbreviated or contracted form of a word or phrase; a contraction, an abbreviation
n. 3. 1650 - an abbreviated or abridged copy
n. 4. 1659 obs. - the process of abbreviating; abbreviation, shortening
ABBREVY
vb. 1483 obs. rare - to abbreviate, to abridge
A-B-BUFF
n. 1882 Sc. - the alphabet
ABBY
n. 20C colloq. - an Abyssinian cat
ABBY SINGER
n. 1990 US sl. - in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day
A.B.C.
n. 1. L17 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black usage)
ABC
adj. 2004 US sl. - of a piece of chewing gum: already been chewed (childish usage)
n. 1. c1325 - the alphabet
n. 2. 1920s Irish sl. - scorch marks on one's legs
n. 3. 1940s US Black sl. - a liquor store (American Business College)
n. 4. 1968 Aust. sl. - an Australian-born Chinese
n. 5. 1984 US sl. - an American-born Chinese
n. 6. 1988 US sl. - in poker: the ace, two, and three
vb. 1611 obs. - to say the alphabet or letters of the alphabet
ABC, THE
n. Bk1909 sl. - the female pudendum
ABC AD
n. 1973 US sl. - a newspaper advertisement listing shows in alphabetical order
ABCAP
vb. M19 UK criminal's sl. - to get, to obtain
ABC BOY
n. 1545 - 'a pupil of the very first beginning'
ABC CLASS
n. 1804 - the entry grade in a primary school
ABCDARIAN
n. 1. 1603 - one occupied in learning the alphabet
n. 2. 1691 - one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction
ABCDARY
n. 1607 - one learning or teaching the alphabet
ABC GUM
n. Amer. sl. - gum that has already been chewed
AB CHASER
n. Bk1971 Boonville California sl. - a resident of the coastal area
ABCING YOU
phr. 1947 US sl. - used as a farewell
ABC'S
n. 1949 US sl. - underwear
ABD
n. 1954 Amer. - a student who has completed all the work required for the award of a doctorate, except for the dissertation (all but dissertation)
ABDABS
n. WWII sl. - 'afters'; the second course, if any
ABDABS, THE
n. 1. 1940s sl. - empty chatter, nonsense
n. 2. 1946 UK sl. - a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness; also, but rarely, delirium tremens or a state of enraged frustration
ABDAR
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a teetotaller
ABDELI
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot
ABDERIAN
adj. 18C - given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly
ABDERITE
n. Bk1827 - a stupid, narrow-minded person; the inhabitants of Abders, a maritime town in Thrace, were anciently proverbial for their stupidity; a scoffer
ABDICABLE
adj. 1879 rare - capable of being abdicated or renounced
ABDICANT
n. 1836 - one who abdicates; a person who renounces a position, office, etc.
ABDICATE
vb. 1. 1532 obs. - to proclaim or declare to be no longer one's own; to disown, to cast off; to disown or disinherit a child
vb. 2. 1941 homosexual sl. - to leave a public lavatory in which one is soliciting to avoid interrogation by its attendant or a police officer
ABDICATED
adj. 1940s homosexual sl. - ordered out of the public lavatory where one is looking for sex
ABDICATOR
n. 1. 1593 obs. - a person who advocates, instigates, or participates in the abdication of another from a position or office
n. 2. 1689 - a person who renounces a position, office, responsibility, etc.; esp. a monarch who renounces the throne
ABDIEL
n. Bk1903 - a faithful follower of a cause
ABDITE
adj. 1635 obs. rare - hidden away; put out of the way
ABDITIVE
adj. 1. 1727 obs. rare - hidden
adj. 2. 1755 - having the power or quality of hiding or concealing
ABDITORY
n. 1658 - a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository
ABDOMEN
n. 1676 obs. rare - fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch
ABDOMINOUS
adj. 1640 - having a paunch or big belly; corpulent
ABDUCE
vb. 1537 arch. - to lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct
ABDUCTEE
n. 1. 1832 - a person who has been abducted
n. 2. 1974 - someone supposedly abducted by aliens
ABDUCTOR
n. 1809 - a person who abducts or illegally leads away
ABDUL
n. 1. c1890 sl. - a Turk; Turks collectively
n. 2. 1910s sl. - (derogatory) an Afghan
n. 3. 1915 Aust. sl. - a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI
n. 4. 1916 US sl. - (derogatory) an Arab
ABDULLAH
n. 1. 1915 Aust. sl. - a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI
n. 2. 1910s sl. - (derogatory) an Afghan
ABDULLAH-WITH-THE-CONDIES
n. Bk1919 Aust. services sl. - an Egyptian menial employed by 'Cairenes'
ABE
n. 1. 19C Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
n. 2. 1900s Aust. criminals' sl. - the last of anything; the only example
n. 3. 1930s Amer. sl. - a five-dollar bill
n. 4. 1950s US drugs sl. - $5 worth of drugs
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln
n. 6. Bk1971 Boonville California jargon - an irritable or low woman
ABEAR
n. c1315 obs. rare - bearing, gesture, action, behaviour
vb. 1. c885 - to endure, to suffer, to tolerate
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to bear, to carry; to raise up
vb. 3. 1596 obs. rare - to comport or demean oneself
ABEARANCE
n. 1552 rare - behaviour, conduct
ABEARING
n. 1454 obs. - the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct
ABEAT
adv. 1857 - so as to beat, in a state of beating; especially said with reference to the heart (chiefly poetic usage)
vb. a1000 obs. - to beat, to strike
ABECEDARIAN
adj. 1. 1633 rare - characteristic of a person who is learning the alphabet, or who is engaged in elementary education
adj. 2. 1646 - pert. to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order
n. 1. 1603 - one occupied in learning the alphabet
n. 2. 1623 - one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction
ABECEDARY
adj. 1. 1580 - according to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order
adj. 2. 1589 rare - engaged with or needing to learn the alphabet; illiterate
n. 1. 1432-50 - a table or book containing the alphabet; a primer; the first rudiments of anything
n. 2. 1596 obs. - one learning or teaching the alphabet
n. 3. 1596 - the alphabet, esp. as written down in order
ABECHE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to feed
ABECHED
adj. 1393 obs. rare - fed, satisfied
ABED
adj. c1475 - confined to bed by illness; laid up
adv. c1000 - in bed
ABEDE
n. c885 obs. - to announce, to deliver (a message)
ABEDGE
vb. c1225 - to abide; to suffer
ABEERE
adv. a1450 obs. - on, upon, or to a bier
ABEFOIR
adv. 1609 Sc. - of before, of former times
A-BEFORE
adv. 1431 Sc. - of before, of former times
ABEIGH
adv. c1707 Sc. rare - at a shy distance, aloof
ABEL AND CAIN
n. Brit. rhyming sl. - rain
ABELDE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to wax bold, to become bolder
ABELGHE
vb. a1000 obs. - to anger, to enrage; to offend
ABE LINCOLN
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a $5 bill
ABE LINCOLN WAR
n. 1943 Amer. arch. or obs. - the Civil War
ABELUNGU
n. 1836 - (now often derogatory or ironic) White people collectively
ABEL-WACKIT
n. 1834 Amer. dial. - a light blow
ABEQUITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ride away
ABER
adj. 1. 1899 Sc. - eager, greedy
adj. 2. 1908 Sc. - sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful
vb. 1. 1916 Sc. - to stir up and make bright, as a fire
vb. 2. 1931 Sc. - to sharpen, as a knife
ABERCROMBIE
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - one who strives at creating the impression of knowing all; a conceited person
n. 2. 2004 US sl. - a person devoted to prep-school fashions and style
ABERDEEN CUTLET
n. 1890 sl. - a dried haddock
ABERDEENS
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. - beans
ABERDONIAN
adj. 1615 - pert. to Aberdeen; in later use with reference to the supposed parsimoniousness of people from Aberdeen
n. c1650 - a native of Aberdeen
ABERE-MURDER
n. 1647 - plain or downright murder, as distinguished from manslaughter
ABERGAVENNY
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. - a penny
ABERGLAUBE
n. 1873 - belief beyond what is certain and verifiable
ABERGOINS
n. Bk1850 Amer. - a corruption of ‘aborigines’ said to be common in the West among the illiterate, and which is used jocularly for Indians
ABERNESS
n. 1922 Sc. - eagerness
ABER NIT!
int. 1896 Amer. sl. - never! not!
ABERR
vb. 1536 rare - to wander off, to go astray, to diverge from a recognized path
ABERRANCE
n. 1665 - the act of straying or diverging from a recognized course; vagary
ABERRANCY
n. 1646 - departure from the standard of usage, propriety, reason, truth, etc.
ABERRANT
adj. 1. c1536 - deviating widely from the ordinary or natural type, exceptional, irregular, abnormal
adj. 2. 1778 - wandering away or straying from a defined path; hence, diverging or deviating from any moral standard
ABERRATE
vb. 1749 rare - to diverge or deviate from the straight path
ABERRATING
adj. 1790 - going astray, diverging
ABERRATION
n. 1. 1594 - a wandering from the path of rectitude, or standard of morality; moral irregularity
n. 2. 1610-3 - a deviation or divergence from a direct, prescribed, or ordinary course of action
n. 3. 1615 - a wandering away; a straying; a deviation or divergence from the straight or recognized path
ABERRATIONAL
adj. 1837 - pert. to aberration; eccentric, irrational, or unsound
ABERSAY
n. 1877 Sc. obs. - the alphabet, A B C
ABERUNCATE
vb. 1731 rare - to pull up by the roots; to remove utterly
ABE'S CABE
n. 1930s Amer. sl. - a $5 bill
ABESHE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to feed
ABESSED
adj. 1707 obs. - humbled, abased, cast down, debased. dejected
ABET
n. 1. c1315 obs. - fraud, cunning, trickery, wiles
n. 2. c1330 obs. - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
vb. 1617 obs. - to bet, to wager
ABETMENT
n. 1. a1325 - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
n. 2. 1533 - encouragement, instigation; assistance, aid, support
n. 3. 1586 obs. rare - deception, trickery
n. 4. 1615 obs. - a bet, betting, a wager
ABETTAL
n. 1834 rare - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
ABETTANCE
n. 1781 - the act or fact of encouraging, instigating, or assisting in a crime or other misdeed
ABETTATOR
n. Bk1717 obs. - he that encourages
ABETTER
n. 1457 - one who abets; an instigator, supporter, or promoter, usually of an offense, or of the offender
ABETTES
n. Bk1852 - abbots
ABETTOR
n. 1. 1387 - one who abets, instigates, or encourages to the committing of any offense
n. 2. 1569 - one who encourages, countenances, or supports another in any proceeding; one who supports or advocates an opinion or principle; a supporter, adherent, or advocate
AB EXTRA
adv. 1610 - from without; from the outside
ABEY
vb. 1. 1073 obs. - to bend, to bow, to make obedient
vb. 2. c1300 obs. - to bend, to bow; to submit, to yield, to render obedience
vb. 3. 1866 - to put in abeyance; to suspend; to put aside
ABEYANCE
n. 1593 - temporary inactivity or disuse; suspension; latent condition
ABEYANT
adj. 1822 - that is in a state of abeyance or suspension; dormant; latent
A.B.F.
n. 1910s sl. - the last drink of a session (Absolutely Bloody Final)
ABFAB
adj. 1950s sl. - absolutely fabulous; first-rate, very attractive (orig. Aust. teen usage)
ABGREGATE - ABNUTIVE
ABGREGATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to disperse, as it were to lead out of the flock; to lead away
ABGREGATION
n. 1731 obs. rare - a separation from the flock
A.B.H.
n. 2000s sl. - a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm)
ABHOMINAL
adj. 1477 obs. - unworthy of a man; inhuman, abominable, detestable
ABHOMINALTY
n. 1483 obs. rare - an abominable or inhuman deed
ABHORFUL
adj. 1565 obs. - repugnant, hateful
ABHORFULNESS
n. 1556 obs. - abhorrence, disgust
ABHORMENT
n. 1576 rare - the action of abhorring; detestation
ABHORRANT
n. Bk1880 - a person who abhors
ABHORRATION
n. 1628 - extreme loathing or disgust; an object of disgust; an abomination
ABHORRENCE FROM FLORENCE
n. Bk1945 jive sl. - a jerk
ABHORRENCY
n. 1. 1592 obs. - a deviation or divergence
n. 2. 1605 obs - the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike
n. 3. 1729 obs. - a thing abhorrent to one
ABHORRER
n. 1538 - one who abhors or hates
ABHORRIBLE
adj. 1602 - to be abhorred, detestable, abominable
ABHORRITION
n. 1649 obs. rare - the act of abhorring, abhorrence
ABIDABLE
adj. 1611 rare - capable of being borne or endured
ABIDAL
n. 1850 obs. rare - the act of abiding; abode, stay, residence
ABIDANCE
n. 1607 - abiding; dwelling, stay; continuance
ABIDE
n. 1. c1330 obs. - delay, tarrying
n. 2. 1615 - stay, abiding; a period of residence (chiefly Sc. usage)
vb. 1. a1000 rare - to wait for, to await; to remain ready for, to watch for, to expect
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to stop; to come to a halt
vb. 3. a1402 obs. - to linger over a task
ABIDER
n. 1. 1435 obs. rare - a person who is steadfast, or who perseveres
n. 2. 1440 rare - a person who stays in a place; a dweller; a resident
n. 3. 1499 obs. - a person who waits, awaits, or tarries
n. 4. a1586 obs. - a person who stands firm, or who sustains or withstands an attack
n. 5. 1611 - one who dwells; a dweller; a resident; an inhabitant
ABIDINGLY
adv. 1530 obs. rare - assiduously, patiently
ABIE
n. 1. 1914 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - a radio personality or entertainer who is a sure money maker
n. 3. 1940s US Black sl. - a tailor
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. - a stingy person
ABIE KABIBBLE
n. 1. 1910s US sl. - a Jew
n. 2. 1932 Amer. dial. - an unassimilated Jewish immigrant
ABIEL
adv. 1820 Sc. - in shelter
ABIE LINCOLN
adj. 1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking' - disgusting, contemptible
ABIES
prep. 1. 1825 Sc. - in comparison with
prep. 2. 1928 Sc. - except
prep. 3. 1930 Sc. - in addition to, besides
ABIGAIL
adj. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - old, ugly, unattractive
n. 1. 1616 arch. & hist. - a waiting woman; a lady's maid; a female servant or attendant
n. 2. 1906 Aust. sl. - a waitress
n. 3. 1972 homosexual sl. - an aging, conservative homosexual; a staid, traditional, middle-aged homosexual man
n. 4. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - an abortion
ABIGATE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to drive away
ABIGEUS
n. Bk1775 - a thief who has stolen cattle; an abactor
ABIGEVUS
n. Bk1726 - a thief who has stolen many cattle
ABILIMENT
n. 1589 obs. - clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, etc.
ABILIMENTS
n. 1422 obs. - warlike munitions and accoutrements, things made able for war
ABILITATE
vb. 1627 rare - to give ability or fitness; to enable
ABILITATION
n. 1647 rare - a rendering fit or able, a communication of ability
ABILITY
n. 1. c1380 obs. - suitableness, fitness, aptitude
n. 2. 1473 obs. - bodily power, strength
n. 3. c1503 obs. - personal wealth, means; pecuniary power
n. 4. 1505 obs. - sexual potency
ABILTY
n. 1768 Sc. obs. - ability
ABIME
n. a1300 obs. - an abyss
AB INITIO
adj. 1836 - initial, primary, elementary
adv. 1600 - from the beginning
AB INTRA
adv. 1642 rare - from within; from the inside
ABISELFA
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - the letter "a" (a-by-itself-a)
ABISHAG
n. a1821 thieves' sl. - the bastard child of a woman who has been seduced and abandoned by a married man
ABITE
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to bite, to nip, to taste; also, of the wind: to tear something to pieces
vb. 2. a1000 - to consume or partake of food; to taste
ABITION
n. 1. a1500 obs rare - a division of opinion; a disagreement
n. 2. 1656 obs. rare - a going away or dying
ABJECT
adj. 1. a1425 obs. rare - cast off, rejected; cast out, expelled
adj. 2. c1430 - of low repute; despicable, wretched; self-abasing, servile, obsequious
adj. 3. c1450 rare - cast down; brought low; downtrodden, desperate
adj. 4. c1450 obs. - of goods or commodities: of poor quality or little value; inferior, base
n. 1528 - one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts
ABJECTATE
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to cast off, to throw off or away, to cast out, to exclude, to reject
vb. 2. 1731 obs. - to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase
ABJECTED
adj. 1633 obs. - cast off, rejected, cast down, dispirited
n. 1555 rare - an outcast; an exile
ABJECTEDNESS
n. 1660 obs. - downcast condition; abasement
ABJECTION
n. 1. 1447 obs. - that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs
n. 2. c1525 obs. - the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation
n. 3. 1529 rare - the act of casting out or away; rejection
ABJECTIVE
adj. 1865 obs. rare - tending to lower or demoralize
ABJUDGE
vb. 1654 obs. - to take a thing away from a person by judgement
ABJUDICATE
vb. 1. 1602 rare - to pass judgement against; to reject or disallow; to prohibit
vb. 2. 1666 - to take a thing away from a person by judgement
ABJUDICATION
n. 1623 rare - an act of taking away by judicial decision; also, the act of passing judgement against a person or thing
ABJUGATE
vb. 1731 rare - to unyoke, to uncouple; to free
ABJUNCT
adj. 1610 obs. rare - disjoined, disconnected, severed
ABJUNCTIVE
adj. 1832 obs. rare - of a disconnected or isolated character; exceptional
ABJURATION
n. 1. a1325 - an oath before a justice or coroner undertaking to leave the country for ever, made by a criminal in order to escape punishment, after taking sanctuary in a church, etc.
n. 2. a1439 - renunciation on oath; forswearing, esp. of heretical opinions
ABJURE
vb. 1. 1430 - to renounce on oath, to forswear; to withdraw, retract, or recant a heresy or other opinion or position formerly held
vb. 2. a1475 - to reject or repudiate on oath; to renounce or disavow a thing
vb. 3. a1475 - to swear to leave a place for ever
vb. 4. 1603 obs. rare - to cause to leave one's country for ever, to banish
ABJUREMENT
n. 1594 - abjuration, renunciation
ABJURER
n. 1583 - one who abjures or forswears; one who solemnly renounces, repudiates, or gives up
ABKAR
n. Bk1898 - in India; a maker or retailer of spirituous drinks
ABLACH
n. 1. 1725 Sc. - a mangled carcass
n. 2. 1788 Sc. - a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person
n. 3. 1790 Sc. obs. - a contemptible person; a dwarf
n. 4. 1825 Sc. - a particle, a bit, a fragment
n. 5. 1852 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
n. 6. 1875 Sc. - a body not necessarily dead but maimed or reduced to a pitiable condition
ABLACK
n. 1852 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
ABLACTATE
vb. 1754 obs. rare - to wean from the breast
ABLACTATION
n. a1500 - the weaning of a child, or other young mammal from the mother
ABLACTED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - that has been weaned
ABLANDISHMENT
n. 1728 obs. rare - blandishment
ABLAQUEATE
vb. c1420 rare - to loosen or remove the soil round the roots of trees, so as to let their fibres spread out; a term of Roman husbandry
ABLAQUEATION
n. c1420 rare - the breaking up or removal of the soil around the roots of trees; the laying bare of roots
ABLAST
vb. a1000 obs. rare - to blow upon or at
ABLATE
vb. a1475 rare - to take away, to remove
ABLATION
n. c1440 - the act or process of carrying away or removing; removal
ABLATITIOUS
adj. 1647 rare - having the quality or character of a withdrawal or deduction
ABLATIVE
adj. a1500 rare - pert. to taking away or removing
ABLAZE
adj. 1. a1676 - that is on fire; burning vigorously
adj. 2. 1819 - highly excited or charged with emotion; passionately enthusiastic or vehement
adv. 1. 1393 - in a flame, in a flame
adv. 2. c1840 - in the full glow of excitement
adv. 3. 1851 - in flashing or brilliant colours; gleaming
ABLE
adj. 1. a1382 obs. - suitable, fit, or appropriate for some purpose; suited, adapted, fitted
adj. 2. c1384 obs. - of a person: susceptible to persuasion; compliant, obedient; accommodating, gracious
adj. 3. a1398 Sc. obs. - liable, apt, likely to do something
adj. 4. 1495 obs. - legally capable or qualified
adj. 5. a1500 obs. rare - seemly, proper
adj. 6. 1741 obs. rare - of a thing: easy to handle or u se; manageable, convenient
adj. 7. 1516 Sc. & Eng. dial. - well-to-do, rich, influential, powerful
adj. 8. 1766 Sc. - substantial
adj. 9. 1931 Sc. - shrewd, clever in looking after one's own interests
adj. 10. 1980 Can. - strong, capable, courageous
adv. a1525 Sc. rare - possibly, perhaps
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - to fit, to adapt; to prepare, to make ready
vb. 2. 1449 obs. - to fit out or equip a person; to dress
vb. 3. 1409 obs. - to empower legally; to make legally valid or effective
vb. 4. 1489 obs. - to warrant, to vouch for; to aver, to confirm
ABLE AND CABLE
phr. 1950s US Black sl. - ready and willing
ABLECTICK
adj. 1656 obs. rare - set our or prepared for sale
n. 1623 obs. rare - anything set out or prepared for sale
ABLED
adj. 1576 obs. - capable; vigorous, thriving
ABLE DEALER
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a schemer
ABLEEGED
adj. 1879 Sc. - obliged
ABLEEZE
adv. 1819 Sc. - blazing
ABLE GABLE
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an admirable or handsome male
ABLEGATE
vb. 1621 obs. rare - to send abroad or to a distance; to banish
ABLEGATION
n. 1615 rare - dispatch, expulsion, banishment; dismissal
ABLE GRABLE
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - a sexually attractive girl; an admirable female
n. 2. 1946 US sl. - an accomplished performer
ABLELESS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - incompetent, careless, listless, awkward
ABLEMENT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bodily strength
ABLEMOST
adj. 1614 obs. rare - ablest, most able
ABLEND
vb. c1000 obs. - to dazzle, to take away the sight temporarily; to blind the moral vision
ABLENESS
n. 1. c1390 obs. - the quality of being able; ability
n. 2. a1425 obs. - merit, worthiness
ABLEPSY
n. 1616 obs. rare - blindness, physical or mental (literary usage)
ABLES
adv. 1673 Sc. & Eng. dial. rare - perhaps, possibly
ABLE SEAMAN
n. 1661 - a sailor capable of performing all duties
ABLESOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wealthy, well-to-do
ABLESSE
n. 1598 obs. rare - ableness
ABLE SUGAR
adj. US military sl. - crazy or out of order; haywire
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE
adj. 1932 Aust. sl. - morally reprehensible, despicable
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE BELLY
phr. 1920s sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH A TOP HAT (ON)
phr. 1959 sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH STILTS ON
phr. 1920s sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO KICK THE EYE OUT OF A MOSQUITO
adj. L19 sl. - of a person: supremely competent (orig. US)
ABLE TO SET UP AN' EAT A FEW PORRIDGES
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - convalescent, or in good health
ABLE WHACKETS
n. 1785 nautical sl. - a popular sailor's game with cards, wherein the loser is beaten over the palms of the hands with a handkerchief twisted like a rope
ABLICH
n. 1790 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
ABLIGATE
vb. 1615 obs. - to bind or tie up
ABLIGATION
n. 1836 obs. - a tying up or securing something
ABLIGURIE
n. 1623 obs. rare - prodigal expense on meat and drink
ABLIGURITION
n. 1724 obs. rare - prodigal expense on meat and drink
ABLIND
vb. c1175 obs. - to grow blind
ABLING
n. c1450 rare - the act of preparing, fitting, or empowering
ABLINGS; ABLINS
adv. 1597-1605 - in a manner that is able to be; possibly, perhaps
ABLISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - somewhat able
ABLOCATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to let out to hire
ABLOCATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a letting out or hiring out for money
ABLOOM
adj. 1729 - covered with flowers; that is in bloom
adv. 1855 rare - in or into bloom
ABLOW
adj. 1. 1838 - blooming, full of flowers (chiefly poetic usage)
adj. 2. 1905 rare - of the wind: blowing (chiefly poetic usage)
adv. 1829 Sc. - below, beneath, lower down
prep. 1. 1864 Sc. - under, below
prep. 2. 1885 Sc. - on the lower side or part of; lower down in
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to blow or breathe up or into
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to puff up, to swell
ABLOY
adj. c1400 obs. rare - overjoyed; carried away with joy
ABLUDE
vb. 1610 rare - to be unlike, to differ, to be out of keeping
A-BLUSH
adv. 1852 - blushing, ruddy
ABLUTE
vb. 1703 colloq. - to wash oneself or a part of the body
ABLUTED
adj. 1650 - washed away, washed clean; also, worn away by washing
ABLUTION
n. 1. 1664 - the act of washing clean; the washing or cleansing of one's person
n. 2. 1671 obs. - a lotion
ABLUTIONARY
adj. 1761 - pert. to washing the body, or parts of it
ABLUTIONS
n. 1955 military sl. - a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets
ABLUVION
n. 1805 US obs. - that which is washed away
ABNEGATE
vb. 1. 1543 - to deny oneself anything; to renounce or surrender a right or privilege
vb. 2. 1616 - to renounce or abjure; to deny
ABNEGATION
n. 1. 1554 obs. - denial, negation; refusal, formal rejection
n. 2. 1639 - denial of anything to oneself; self-denial; renunciation of rights, things esteemed, etc.
ABNEGATIVE
adj. 1778 rare - denying; renouncing; negative
ABNEGATOR
n. 1605 - a person who abnegates, denies, or renounces something
ABNODATE
vb. 1656 obs. rare - to prune trees, etc.
ABNODATION
n. 1658 obs. rare - the act of cutting away knots from trees; a gardening term
ABNORMALIST
n. 1888 rare - a person concerned with or interested in unusual or abnormal things
ABNORMALITY
n. c1880 sl. - a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person
ABNORMALIZE
vb. 1849 - to make abnormal
ABNORMETH
n. c1880 sl. - a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person
ABNORMOUS
adj. 1710 rare - irregular, misshapen
ABNOXIOUS
adj. 1. 1680 obs. - hurtful, injurious
adj. 2. 1682 - offensive, objectionable, odious, highly disagreeable or unpleasant
ABNUTIVE
adj. a1682 obs. rare - negative; implying denial or refusal
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to disperse, as it were to lead out of the flock; to lead away
ABGREGATION
n. 1731 obs. rare - a separation from the flock
A.B.H.
n. 2000s sl. - a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm)
ABHOMINAL
adj. 1477 obs. - unworthy of a man; inhuman, abominable, detestable
ABHOMINALTY
n. 1483 obs. rare - an abominable or inhuman deed
ABHORFUL
adj. 1565 obs. - repugnant, hateful
ABHORFULNESS
n. 1556 obs. - abhorrence, disgust
ABHORMENT
n. 1576 rare - the action of abhorring; detestation
ABHORRANT
n. Bk1880 - a person who abhors
ABHORRATION
n. 1628 - extreme loathing or disgust; an object of disgust; an abomination
ABHORRENCE FROM FLORENCE
n. Bk1945 jive sl. - a jerk
ABHORRENCY
n. 1. 1592 obs. - a deviation or divergence
n. 2. 1605 obs - the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike
n. 3. 1729 obs. - a thing abhorrent to one
ABHORRER
n. 1538 - one who abhors or hates
ABHORRIBLE
adj. 1602 - to be abhorred, detestable, abominable
ABHORRITION
n. 1649 obs. rare - the act of abhorring, abhorrence
ABIDABLE
adj. 1611 rare - capable of being borne or endured
ABIDAL
n. 1850 obs. rare - the act of abiding; abode, stay, residence
ABIDANCE
n. 1607 - abiding; dwelling, stay; continuance
ABIDE
n. 1. c1330 obs. - delay, tarrying
n. 2. 1615 - stay, abiding; a period of residence (chiefly Sc. usage)
vb. 1. a1000 rare - to wait for, to await; to remain ready for, to watch for, to expect
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to stop; to come to a halt
vb. 3. a1402 obs. - to linger over a task
ABIDER
n. 1. 1435 obs. rare - a person who is steadfast, or who perseveres
n. 2. 1440 rare - a person who stays in a place; a dweller; a resident
n. 3. 1499 obs. - a person who waits, awaits, or tarries
n. 4. a1586 obs. - a person who stands firm, or who sustains or withstands an attack
n. 5. 1611 - one who dwells; a dweller; a resident; an inhabitant
ABIDINGLY
adv. 1530 obs. rare - assiduously, patiently
ABIE
n. 1. 1914 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - a radio personality or entertainer who is a sure money maker
n. 3. 1940s US Black sl. - a tailor
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. - a stingy person
ABIE KABIBBLE
n. 1. 1910s US sl. - a Jew
n. 2. 1932 Amer. dial. - an unassimilated Jewish immigrant
ABIEL
adv. 1820 Sc. - in shelter
ABIE LINCOLN
adj. 1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking' - disgusting, contemptible
ABIES
prep. 1. 1825 Sc. - in comparison with
prep. 2. 1928 Sc. - except
prep. 3. 1930 Sc. - in addition to, besides
ABIGAIL
adj. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - old, ugly, unattractive
n. 1. 1616 arch. & hist. - a waiting woman; a lady's maid; a female servant or attendant
n. 2. 1906 Aust. sl. - a waitress
n. 3. 1972 homosexual sl. - an aging, conservative homosexual; a staid, traditional, middle-aged homosexual man
n. 4. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - an abortion
ABIGATE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to drive away
ABIGEUS
n. Bk1775 - a thief who has stolen cattle; an abactor
ABIGEVUS
n. Bk1726 - a thief who has stolen many cattle
ABILIMENT
n. 1589 obs. - clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, etc.
ABILIMENTS
n. 1422 obs. - warlike munitions and accoutrements, things made able for war
ABILITATE
vb. 1627 rare - to give ability or fitness; to enable
ABILITATION
n. 1647 rare - a rendering fit or able, a communication of ability
ABILITY
n. 1. c1380 obs. - suitableness, fitness, aptitude
n. 2. 1473 obs. - bodily power, strength
n. 3. c1503 obs. - personal wealth, means; pecuniary power
n. 4. 1505 obs. - sexual potency
ABILTY
n. 1768 Sc. obs. - ability
ABIME
n. a1300 obs. - an abyss
AB INITIO
adj. 1836 - initial, primary, elementary
adv. 1600 - from the beginning
AB INTRA
adv. 1642 rare - from within; from the inside
ABISELFA
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - the letter "a" (a-by-itself-a)
ABISHAG
n. a1821 thieves' sl. - the bastard child of a woman who has been seduced and abandoned by a married man
ABITE
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to bite, to nip, to taste; also, of the wind: to tear something to pieces
vb. 2. a1000 - to consume or partake of food; to taste
ABITION
n. 1. a1500 obs rare - a division of opinion; a disagreement
n. 2. 1656 obs. rare - a going away or dying
ABJECT
adj. 1. a1425 obs. rare - cast off, rejected; cast out, expelled
adj. 2. c1430 - of low repute; despicable, wretched; self-abasing, servile, obsequious
adj. 3. c1450 rare - cast down; brought low; downtrodden, desperate
adj. 4. c1450 obs. - of goods or commodities: of poor quality or little value; inferior, base
n. 1528 - one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts
ABJECTATE
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to cast off, to throw off or away, to cast out, to exclude, to reject
vb. 2. 1731 obs. - to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase
ABJECTED
adj. 1633 obs. - cast off, rejected, cast down, dispirited
n. 1555 rare - an outcast; an exile
ABJECTEDNESS
n. 1660 obs. - downcast condition; abasement
ABJECTION
n. 1. 1447 obs. - that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs
n. 2. c1525 obs. - the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation
n. 3. 1529 rare - the act of casting out or away; rejection
ABJECTIVE
adj. 1865 obs. rare - tending to lower or demoralize
ABJUDGE
vb. 1654 obs. - to take a thing away from a person by judgement
ABJUDICATE
vb. 1. 1602 rare - to pass judgement against; to reject or disallow; to prohibit
vb. 2. 1666 - to take a thing away from a person by judgement
ABJUDICATION
n. 1623 rare - an act of taking away by judicial decision; also, the act of passing judgement against a person or thing
ABJUGATE
vb. 1731 rare - to unyoke, to uncouple; to free
ABJUNCT
adj. 1610 obs. rare - disjoined, disconnected, severed
ABJUNCTIVE
adj. 1832 obs. rare - of a disconnected or isolated character; exceptional
ABJURATION
n. 1. a1325 - an oath before a justice or coroner undertaking to leave the country for ever, made by a criminal in order to escape punishment, after taking sanctuary in a church, etc.
n. 2. a1439 - renunciation on oath; forswearing, esp. of heretical opinions
ABJURE
vb. 1. 1430 - to renounce on oath, to forswear; to withdraw, retract, or recant a heresy or other opinion or position formerly held
vb. 2. a1475 - to reject or repudiate on oath; to renounce or disavow a thing
vb. 3. a1475 - to swear to leave a place for ever
vb. 4. 1603 obs. rare - to cause to leave one's country for ever, to banish
ABJUREMENT
n. 1594 - abjuration, renunciation
ABJURER
n. 1583 - one who abjures or forswears; one who solemnly renounces, repudiates, or gives up
ABKAR
n. Bk1898 - in India; a maker or retailer of spirituous drinks
ABLACH
n. 1. 1725 Sc. - a mangled carcass
n. 2. 1788 Sc. - a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person
n. 3. 1790 Sc. obs. - a contemptible person; a dwarf
n. 4. 1825 Sc. - a particle, a bit, a fragment
n. 5. 1852 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
n. 6. 1875 Sc. - a body not necessarily dead but maimed or reduced to a pitiable condition
ABLACK
n. 1852 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
ABLACTATE
vb. 1754 obs. rare - to wean from the breast
ABLACTATION
n. a1500 - the weaning of a child, or other young mammal from the mother
ABLACTED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - that has been weaned
ABLANDISHMENT
n. 1728 obs. rare - blandishment
ABLAQUEATE
vb. c1420 rare - to loosen or remove the soil round the roots of trees, so as to let their fibres spread out; a term of Roman husbandry
ABLAQUEATION
n. c1420 rare - the breaking up or removal of the soil around the roots of trees; the laying bare of roots
ABLAST
vb. a1000 obs. rare - to blow upon or at
ABLATE
vb. a1475 rare - to take away, to remove
ABLATION
n. c1440 - the act or process of carrying away or removing; removal
ABLATITIOUS
adj. 1647 rare - having the quality or character of a withdrawal or deduction
ABLATIVE
adj. a1500 rare - pert. to taking away or removing
ABLAZE
adj. 1. a1676 - that is on fire; burning vigorously
adj. 2. 1819 - highly excited or charged with emotion; passionately enthusiastic or vehement
adv. 1. 1393 - in a flame, in a flame
adv. 2. c1840 - in the full glow of excitement
adv. 3. 1851 - in flashing or brilliant colours; gleaming
ABLE
adj. 1. a1382 obs. - suitable, fit, or appropriate for some purpose; suited, adapted, fitted
adj. 2. c1384 obs. - of a person: susceptible to persuasion; compliant, obedient; accommodating, gracious
adj. 3. a1398 Sc. obs. - liable, apt, likely to do something
adj. 4. 1495 obs. - legally capable or qualified
adj. 5. a1500 obs. rare - seemly, proper
adj. 6. 1741 obs. rare - of a thing: easy to handle or u se; manageable, convenient
adj. 7. 1516 Sc. & Eng. dial. - well-to-do, rich, influential, powerful
adj. 8. 1766 Sc. - substantial
adj. 9. 1931 Sc. - shrewd, clever in looking after one's own interests
adj. 10. 1980 Can. - strong, capable, courageous
adv. a1525 Sc. rare - possibly, perhaps
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - to fit, to adapt; to prepare, to make ready
vb. 2. 1449 obs. - to fit out or equip a person; to dress
vb. 3. 1409 obs. - to empower legally; to make legally valid or effective
vb. 4. 1489 obs. - to warrant, to vouch for; to aver, to confirm
ABLE AND CABLE
phr. 1950s US Black sl. - ready and willing
ABLECTICK
adj. 1656 obs. rare - set our or prepared for sale
n. 1623 obs. rare - anything set out or prepared for sale
ABLED
adj. 1576 obs. - capable; vigorous, thriving
ABLE DEALER
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a schemer
ABLEEGED
adj. 1879 Sc. - obliged
ABLEEZE
adv. 1819 Sc. - blazing
ABLE GABLE
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an admirable or handsome male
ABLEGATE
vb. 1621 obs. rare - to send abroad or to a distance; to banish
ABLEGATION
n. 1615 rare - dispatch, expulsion, banishment; dismissal
ABLE GRABLE
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - a sexually attractive girl; an admirable female
n. 2. 1946 US sl. - an accomplished performer
ABLELESS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - incompetent, careless, listless, awkward
ABLEMENT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bodily strength
ABLEMOST
adj. 1614 obs. rare - ablest, most able
ABLEND
vb. c1000 obs. - to dazzle, to take away the sight temporarily; to blind the moral vision
ABLENESS
n. 1. c1390 obs. - the quality of being able; ability
n. 2. a1425 obs. - merit, worthiness
ABLEPSY
n. 1616 obs. rare - blindness, physical or mental (literary usage)
ABLES
adv. 1673 Sc. & Eng. dial. rare - perhaps, possibly
ABLE SEAMAN
n. 1661 - a sailor capable of performing all duties
ABLESOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wealthy, well-to-do
ABLESSE
n. 1598 obs. rare - ableness
ABLE SUGAR
adj. US military sl. - crazy or out of order; haywire
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE
adj. 1932 Aust. sl. - morally reprehensible, despicable
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE BELLY
phr. 1920s sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH A TOP HAT (ON)
phr. 1959 sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH STILTS ON
phr. 1920s sl. - used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics (orig. Aust.)
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A KNOT HOLE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PALING FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PICKET FENCE
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH WIRE NETTING
phr. 20C US sl. - said of one who has buck teeth
ABLE TO KICK THE EYE OUT OF A MOSQUITO
adj. L19 sl. - of a person: supremely competent (orig. US)
ABLE TO SET UP AN' EAT A FEW PORRIDGES
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - convalescent, or in good health
ABLE WHACKETS
n. 1785 nautical sl. - a popular sailor's game with cards, wherein the loser is beaten over the palms of the hands with a handkerchief twisted like a rope
ABLICH
n. 1790 Sc. - an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person
ABLIGATE
vb. 1615 obs. - to bind or tie up
ABLIGATION
n. 1836 obs. - a tying up or securing something
ABLIGURIE
n. 1623 obs. rare - prodigal expense on meat and drink
ABLIGURITION
n. 1724 obs. rare - prodigal expense on meat and drink
ABLIND
vb. c1175 obs. - to grow blind
ABLING
n. c1450 rare - the act of preparing, fitting, or empowering
ABLINGS; ABLINS
adv. 1597-1605 - in a manner that is able to be; possibly, perhaps
ABLISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - somewhat able
ABLOCATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to let out to hire
ABLOCATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a letting out or hiring out for money
ABLOOM
adj. 1729 - covered with flowers; that is in bloom
adv. 1855 rare - in or into bloom
ABLOW
adj. 1. 1838 - blooming, full of flowers (chiefly poetic usage)
adj. 2. 1905 rare - of the wind: blowing (chiefly poetic usage)
adv. 1829 Sc. - below, beneath, lower down
prep. 1. 1864 Sc. - under, below
prep. 2. 1885 Sc. - on the lower side or part of; lower down in
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to blow or breathe up or into
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to puff up, to swell
ABLOY
adj. c1400 obs. rare - overjoyed; carried away with joy
ABLUDE
vb. 1610 rare - to be unlike, to differ, to be out of keeping
A-BLUSH
adv. 1852 - blushing, ruddy
ABLUTE
vb. 1703 colloq. - to wash oneself or a part of the body
ABLUTED
adj. 1650 - washed away, washed clean; also, worn away by washing
ABLUTION
n. 1. 1664 - the act of washing clean; the washing or cleansing of one's person
n. 2. 1671 obs. - a lotion
ABLUTIONARY
adj. 1761 - pert. to washing the body, or parts of it
ABLUTIONS
n. 1955 military sl. - a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets
ABLUVION
n. 1805 US obs. - that which is washed away
ABNEGATE
vb. 1. 1543 - to deny oneself anything; to renounce or surrender a right or privilege
vb. 2. 1616 - to renounce or abjure; to deny
ABNEGATION
n. 1. 1554 obs. - denial, negation; refusal, formal rejection
n. 2. 1639 - denial of anything to oneself; self-denial; renunciation of rights, things esteemed, etc.
ABNEGATIVE
adj. 1778 rare - denying; renouncing; negative
ABNEGATOR
n. 1605 - a person who abnegates, denies, or renounces something
ABNODATE
vb. 1656 obs. rare - to prune trees, etc.
ABNODATION
n. 1658 obs. rare - the act of cutting away knots from trees; a gardening term
ABNORMALIST
n. 1888 rare - a person concerned with or interested in unusual or abnormal things
ABNORMALITY
n. c1880 sl. - a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person
ABNORMALIZE
vb. 1849 - to make abnormal
ABNORMETH
n. c1880 sl. - a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person
ABNORMOUS
adj. 1710 rare - irregular, misshapen
ABNOXIOUS
adj. 1. 1680 obs. - hurtful, injurious
adj. 2. 1682 - offensive, objectionable, odious, highly disagreeable or unpleasant
ABNUTIVE
adj. a1682 obs. rare - negative; implying denial or refusal
ABO - ABREVY
ABO
adj. 1. 1911 Aust. sl. - (now derogatory) Australian Aboriginal; pert. to Australian Aboriginals
adj. 2. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - old
n. 1. 1906 Aust. sl. - (now mainly derogatory) an Australian Aboriginal
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales
ABOARD
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - drunk
adv. 1. 1833 sl. - in one's stomach, esp. of drink
adv. 2. 1939 Amer. sl. - in baseball: on base
adv. 3. 1957 US sl. - present, part of an enterprise
vb. 1. 1458 rare - to approach; to draw near to; to enter, to set foot on; to land on, to board
vb. 2. 1611 rare - to address; to accost
ABOAST
vb. 1377 obs. rare - to address boastfully or haughtily
ABOB
vb. c1330 obs. rare - to astonish, to confound, to mystify
ABODANCE
n. c1630 obs. rare - a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen
ABODE
n. 1. a1250 obs. - the act of waiting; delay
n. 2. c1384 obs. - a temporary remaining; a stay
n. 3. c1600 obs. - an announcement, prediction, prognostication
vb. 1. 1573 obs. - to presage, prognosticate, be ominous of
vb. 2. 1659 obs. - to be ominous
ABODEMENT
n. 1. 1565 rare - a foreboding, presage, or omen
n. 2. 1592 rare - habitual residence in a place; also, a place of residence, an abode
ABODING
n. 1579 rare - a foreboding, presage, presentiment
ABOGADO
n. Bk1827 - a counsellor at law (Spanish American)
ABOIL
adv. 1774 - in a boiling state
adj. 1846 - boiling, seething
ABOK
n. Bk1824 Sc. - a talkative or impudent child
ABOLETE
adj. c1525 obs. rare - obsolete, out of use
ABOLIAR
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales
ABOLITE
adj. c1525 obs. rare - obsolete, out of use
ABOLITION
n. 1606 obs. - a putting out of memory; a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty
ABOLITIONAL
adj. 1836 rare - relating to the abolition of the slave trade or slavery
ABOLITIONARY
adj. 1823 - concerned with the abolition of destruction of something; advocating the abolition of the slave trade or slavery
ABOLITIONIST
n. 1791 - an advocate of the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of African slaves in the United States
ABOLITIONIZE
vb. 1836 US rare - to imbue with the principles of abolitionism; to make a person or community opposed to slavery
ABOLITION WAR
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - the Civil War
A-BOMB
n. 1. 1945 Amer. sl. - an alcoholic mixed drink
n. 2. 1951 Amer. sl. - in drag racing: a converted Model-A Ford capable of exceptionally rapid acceleration
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium
n. 4. Amer. sl. - an atomic bomb
n. 5. 1990s drugs sl. - PCP mixed with formaldehyde
A-BOMBED
adj. 1975 US sl. - under the influence of amphetamines
A-BOMB JUICE
n. 1940s US sl. - moonshine; inferior or strong liquor
ABOMINABLE OF MONKS
n. a1450 obs. rare - a crowd of monks
ABOMINATE
adj. 1531 obs. - held in abomination; detested; beastly, inhuman
n. 1691 - a detested person
ABOMINATION
n. 1. a1398 obs. - physical revulsion; nausea
n. 2. 1604 obs. rare - an unpleasant or disgusting amount, as of money, etc.
ABOMINATIONLY
adv. 1592 rare - abominably, hatefully
ABOMINATOR
n. 1671 - one who abominates or thoroughly detests; an abhorrer or extreme hater
ABOMINE
vb. c1500 obs. - to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe
A-BONE
n. 1951 US sl. - a Model A Ford car US sl.
vb. 1656 obs. - ( as 'abone') to make good or seasonable; to ripen
ABONNÉ
n. 1858 - a person who subscribes to a periodical; a season-ticket holder at the theatre
ABOON
adv. 1875 Eng. dial. - above
ABORCEMENT
n. 1540 obs. - abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage
ABORD
n. 1. 1607 obs. - the act of approaching; approach, manner of approach
n. 2. 1670 rare - way of approach
vb. 1. 1509 obs. - to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon
vb. 2. 1611 obs. or arch. - to accost
ABORDAGE
n. c1550 obs. rare - an attack upon a ship, in which it is boarded
ABORDER
vb. 1566 obs. rare - to be neighbouring or contiguous, to border
ABORDERING
adj. 1566 obs. rare - bordering, neighbouring, contiguous
ABORIGEN; ABORIGIN
n. 1587 rare - an aboriginal or native inhabitant
ABORIGINAL
adj. Bk1902 colloq. - of drinks: unmixed with water
ABORIGINALLY
adv. 1695 - from the very beginning; from the origin of a people or culture; in the earliest times or conditions known to history
ABORIGINARY
adj. 1. 1653 obs. rare - original; first or earliest as recorded by history
adj. 2. 1993 rare - existing from the very beginning of time
n. 1868 obs. rare - an aboriginal inhabitant (poetic usage)
AB ORIGINE
adv. 1537 - from the beginning, from the creation of the world
ABORIGINES
n. a1661 obs. - the plants or animals indigenous to place; flora or fauna
ABORNING
adj. 1943 - that is in the process of being born or created (chiefly US)
ABORSEMENT
n. 1540 obs. - abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage
ABORSIVE
adj. 1639 obs. rare - abortive from the first; checked before even a beginning had been made
ABORT
n. 1. a1425 obs. - abortion; miscarriage
n. 2. 1578 obs. - the imperfect offspring of an untimely birth
n. 3. 1954 - a mission, procedure, or enterprise that is abandoned or curtailed before it has achieved its intended effect
n. 4. 1978 US military sl. - a foul-up; a mess; snafu
vb. 1972 US homosexual sl. - to defecate immediately after anal intercourse
ABORTEE
n. 1912 - a woman who undergoes an induced abortion
ABORTION
n. 1. 1834 sl. - an all-purpose derogatory term for a person, object, or enterprise
n. 2. 1943 US sl. - something of very poor quality; a messy failure; a misfortune; an ugly person or thing
n. 3. 1949 Amer. sl. - a hateful or ludicrous undertaking or enterprise; fiasco
ABORTION EXPRESS
n. 1940 Aust. sl. - a train that ran from Darwin to Birdum
ABORTIVATE
adj. c1630 obs. rare - imperfect, defective
vb. c1630 obs. rare - to render abortive; to render ineffectual or fruitless
ABORTIVE
adj. a1450 - born prematurely; being the product of a miscarriage; stillborn
n. 1. a1382 obs. - a stillborn child or animal
n. 2. 1395 obs. rare - spontaneous or induced abortion of a fetus
n. 3. 1589 obs. - the fruitless or unsuccessful outcome of an endeavour; an unfulfilled object or aim
vb. 1. 1615 obs. - to cause abortion; to make ineffectual of fruitless
vb. 2. a1670 obs. - to miscarry; to prove abortive
ABORTIVELY
adv. 1552 obs. - by a miscarriage or untimely birth; prematurely
ABORTMENT
n. 1. 1577 obs. rare - the emptying of the contents of the stomach, as by vomiting
n. 2. 1595 obs. - spontaneous abortion; miscarriage
n. 3. 1614 obs. - the product of an abortion or premature birth
ABORTORIUM
n. 1933 - a hospital, clinic, in which abortions are performed
ABORTUARY
n. 1983 - (derogatory) a clinic in which abortions are performed (anti-abortion campaigners usage)
ABORTUS
n. 1764 obs. - abortion, miscarriage
ABO'S HANDBAG
n. 2000s Aust. sl. - any form of boxed rather than bottled wine
ABOULZIEMENT
n. 1787 Sc. obs. - dress, clothing; generally plural
ABOULZIEMENTS
n. 1787 Sc. - accoutrements, arms
ABOUND
adj. c1400 rare - overflowing; plentiful; abundant
vb. 1. a1382 arch. - to be rich or wealthy, to prosper; to have a plentiful supply or stock of something
vb. 2. a1398 obs. rare - to set limits to, to restrain
vb. 3. c1410 obs. rare - to be filled with a desire to do something
vb. 4. 1591 obs. - to overflow with; to pour forth
ABOUNDABLE
adj. c1400 rare - fully sufficient, abundant, plentiful
ABOUNDER
n. 1755 obs. rare - one who has plenty or is wealthy; a rich person (chiefly poetic usage)
ABOUNDING
adj. 1593 obs. rare - affluent, wealthy
n. c1425 rare - plentiful supply, abundance; prevalence
ABOUT AND ABOUT
adj. 1867 US - very much alike or the same
ABOUT DONE
adj. M20 US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
ABOUT EAST
adj. 1848 Amer. dial. - in proper form; acceptable
adv. 1856 Amer. dial. - directly, completely, properly, regularly
ABOUT-FACE
n. 1. 1853 - a complete reverse in fortune, opinion, policy, etc.
n. 2. 1965 US sl. - a 180-degree turn executed while driving fast
ABOUT GONE
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - drunk
ABOUT HALF
adj. 1969 sl. - feeling fine, relatively happy
adv. 1962 Amer. sl. - very, quite, exceptionally
ABOUT IT
adj. 1. Bk2000 Amer. street sl. - ready, knowledgeable, cool
adj. 2. 2000s US Black sl. - totally committed
ABOUT PAR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ABOUT PLAYED OUT
adj. US - of a person or a unit: demoralized and discouraged (Civil War usage)
ABOUT RIGHT
adj. 1. 19C sl. Brit sl. - drunk, but not excessively so
adj. 2. 1850 UK - correct, adequate
adv. M19 sl. - to the best extent possible
ABOUT ROUND
adv. a1393 obs. - round about, all around; in every surrounding direction; on every side
ABOUT-SPEECH
n. 1513 Sc. obs. - a roundabout phrase; circumlocution
ABOUT-STANDING
n. 1340 obs. rare - a circumstance
ABOUT THAT
adj. 1990s US college sl. - in agreement with US college sl.
ABOUT TO DIE
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill Amer. dial.
ABOUT TO FIND PUPS
adj. 20C US sl. - pregnant; about to give birth
ABOUT TO KICK THE BUCKET
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill
ABOUT TO PASS
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill
ABOUT TO RIDE OUT
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered
ABOUTWARD
adv. c1400 obs. - orig. striving, trying, contriving, tending towards; later being about to, going
ABOUT-WRITING
n. c1449 obs. rare - the legend round the head stamped on a coin
ABOVE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - God
ABOVE-A-BIT
adv. 1827 colloq. & Eng. dial. - more than a little, exceedingly, to a great degree
ABOVE-BOARD
adj. 1. 1616 sl. - frank, open, undisguised; entirely honest
adj. 2. M17 sl. - in a sexual context: maintaining an undisguised relationship
adv. 1. 1594 obs. - in cards: with one's cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating
adv. 2. 1599 - openly, honestly, candidly
ABOVE EARTH
phr. a1200 rare - living, among the living, on earth, unburied
ABOVE-GIVEN
adj. 1588 - given or cited previously in the present text
ABOVE GROUND
adj. 1. 1592 obs. - in dancing: with the feet not touching the floor
adj. 2. 1711 - out of the grave, alive
ABOVE-HAND
adv. 1581 obs. - with the hand in a position below and supporting the thing held; with an action involving this position of the hand
ABOVE-HEAD
adv. 1548 rare - overhead
ABOVE MOULD
phr. a1400 obs. - living, among the living, on earth, unburied
ABOVE ONE'S BEND
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - beyond one's abilities
ABOVE ONESELF
adj. 1823 sl. - over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing; arrogant, conceited, self-important
ABOVE ONE'S HEAD
phr. 1655 - beyond one's comprehension or intellectual capacity
ABOVE ONE'S HUCKLEBERRY
phr. 1859 Amer. dial. - beyond one's ability; out of one's reach
ABOVE ONE'S MATCH
adj. 1748 obs. - above one's level; beyond one's abilities
ABOVE ONES' STATION
phr. a1682 - higher than one's social position allows, merits, or warrants; beyond what is permitted or due to one by rank, age, ability, etc.
ABOVE PAR
adj. 1. M19 UK criminals' sl. - well-off
adj. 2. Bk1890 sl. - mildly drunk
adj. 3. 1937 UK sl. - in excellent health or spirits
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ABOVESAID
adj. 1389 rare - mentioned previously in the present text; aforesaid
ABOVE SNAKES
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - tall, above the ground
ABOVE-STAIRS
adj. 1606 arch. - upstairs
ABOVE THE SALT
phr. 1597 - seated at the upper half of the table, and there among the guests of distinction
ABOVE-WONDERFUL
adj. 1635 obs. rare - more than wonderful
AB OVO
adv. a1586 - from the very beginning
ABOW
vb. c1000 obs. - to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit
A-BOX
n. 1996 US college sl. - someone in an unpleasant mood US college sl.
ABRAC
n. E19 sl. - learning
ABRACADABRA
n. 1. 1565 - a cabalistic word, formerly used as a charm; a pretended conjuring word
n. 2. 1829 sl. - any word charm, verbal jingle, gibberish, jargon nonsense, or extravagancy
int. 1819 - used by conjurors and magicians to impart supposed magical power, as when performing a trick; hence, used to accompany any seemingly remarkable feat or occurrence
ABRACADABRA, PLEASE AND THANK YOU
phr. 1944 US sl. - a humorous embellishment of 'please'
ABRADANT
adj. 1875 - having the property of abrading something; abrasive
ABRAHAM
adj. 1. c1000 obs. - auburn; formerly written 'abern' and 'abron'
adj. 2. 17C sl. - naked
n. 1. M16 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. Bk1909 sl. - a cheap clothier's; a secondhand store
n. 3. 19C sl. - the penis
n. 4. 20C sl. - the female genitals
vb. 1990s Brit. rhyming sl. - to sham, esp. to avoid something by feigning illness
ABRAHAM-COLOURED
adj. 1592 sl. - auburn
ABRAHAM COVE
n. 1. c1550 sl. - a genuine lunatic allowed on certain days to leave Bethlehem Hospital to beg
n. 2. 1612 cant obs. - a beggar of ragged and dishevelled appearance, esp. one who feigns insanity
ABRAHAMER
n. 1823 sl. - a tramp; a vagrant
ABRAHAM GRAINS
n. Bk1889 thieves' sl. obs. - a publican brewing his own beer
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
adj. 1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking' - disgusting, contemptible
n. 1940s Amer. sl. - a five-dollar bill
ABRAHAM MAN
n. 1567 - one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a beggar, especially feigning madness; a sturdy beggar
ABRAHAM NEWLAND
n. 1. L18 sl. - a bank note
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. - £5
ABRAHAMPSTEAD
n. 1970s sl. - Hampstead in North London with a large Jewish population
ABRAHAM'S BALM
n. Bk1909 sl. - a hanging
ABRAHAM'S BALSAM
n. 18C sl. - the gallows
ABRAHAM'S BOSOM
adj. Bk1921 sl. - dead and gone to heaven
n. 1. c1300 - the Biblical 'heaven'
n. 2. 19C sl. - the female pudendum; the vagina
ABRAHAM SHAM
vb. Bk1909 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness
ABRAHAM SUIT
phr. 19C sl. - working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time
ABRAHAM'S WILLING
n. 1. M19 rhyming sl. - 1 shilling
n. 2. Bk1903 rhyming sl. - 1 shilling and 1 1/2 pence
ABRAHAM WORK
n. Bk1909 sl. - sweated labour, ill-paid work; any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick; shams of all kinds, false pretenses
ABRAID
n. 1. a1439 obs. - upbraiding, censure
n. 2. 1570 obs. rare - a start, a jerk
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to wrench or pull out; to snatch; to withdraw; to draw a sword
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to raise the eyes
vb. 3. a1000 obs. - to start, usually out of sleep, a swoon, or fit; to awake; occasionally, to start or burst in motion; to spring or dart
vb. 4. c1330 rare - to reproach, to reprove; to upbraid
vb. 5. c1430 obs. - to break forth abruptly into speech; to burst into a cry; to shout out
vb. 6. a1500 obs. - to utter abruptly or loudly
vb. 7. 1530 obs. - to exert oneself
vb. 8. 1533 obs. - of food: to rise nauseously in the stomach
vb. 9. 1590 obs. - to arouse, to startle
ABRAM
adj. 1. M16 cant - mad, insane, crazy
adj. 2. 1599 obs. - a corruption of 'auburn'
adj. 3. 1671 cant - naked, nude
adj. 4. Bk1909 cant - shamming sick
n. 1. 1610 UK criminals' sl. - a wandering beggar, adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. 1639 UK sl. - a gullible fool; a cuckold
n. 3. Bk1852 sl. - a naked or very poor man
vb. M19 sl. - to malinger, to fake illness
ABRAM-COVE
n. 1. 1567 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar, a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 2. Bk1699 sl. - a lusty strong rogue
n. 3. 1724 cant - a naked or poor man
n. 4. L18 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAMER
n. a1790 UK sl. - a tramp
ABRAMIDE
n. Bk1881 - a descendant of Abraham; a Jew
ABRAMITE
n. Bk1881 - a descendant of Abraham; a Jew
ABRAM-MAN
n. 1. 1561 - one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar
n. 2. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 3. a1790 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAM-MORT
n. 1. 17C sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 3. 1741 sl. - a madwoman
n. 4. L18 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAM-SHAM
n. L19 sl. - the practice of travelling the country posing as a mad man
vb. E19 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness
ABRAM SUIT
phr. 19C sl. - working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time
ABRAM WORK
n. L19 sl. - any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick
ABRASABLE
adj. 1896 rare - that may be abraded or worn down
ABRASE
adj. 1600 obs. rare - rubbed smooth; rubbed clear from all markings; unoccupied, clean, blank
vb. a1475 - to rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade
ARASIVE
adj. 1. 1861 - of sound: harsh, grating, strident
adj. 2. 1944 - aggressively direct; acting without concern for the feelings of others; brash, tactless, ungentle
ABRAZO
n. a1626 - in Spain, Latin America, and North America: an embrace used as a salutation or meeting or parting
ABREAK
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to break in pieces; to shatter
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to violate a commandment, agreement, promise, etc. to fail to observe or keep
vb. 3. 1205 obs. - to break forth; to burst out
ABREATHE
vb. 1. c1450 obs. - to give time to recover breath
vb. 2. a1500 obs. - to cause to become out of breath; to wind
ABREDE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to spread out; to extend; also, to lay flat
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - of the mouth or eyes: to open wide
ABREED
adv. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - abroad; spread about, cast to the winds
ABREID
adv. c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - apart, widely
ABRENOUNCE
vb. 1537 rare - to renounce, to repudiate; to contradict
ABRENOUNCING
n. c1550 obs. - repudiation; rejection
ABRENUNCIATE
vb. 1618 obs. rare - to renounce; to repudiate; to contradict
ABRENUNCIATION
n. 1641 - renunciation; retraction, repudiation
ABREPTION
n. 1550 rare - a snatching away; complete separation or removal
ABREVY
vb. a1325 obs. - to abbreviate, to abridge
adj. 1. 1911 Aust. sl. - (now derogatory) Australian Aboriginal; pert. to Australian Aboriginals
adj. 2. 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - old
n. 1. 1906 Aust. sl. - (now mainly derogatory) an Australian Aboriginal
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales
ABOARD
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - drunk
adv. 1. 1833 sl. - in one's stomach, esp. of drink
adv. 2. 1939 Amer. sl. - in baseball: on base
adv. 3. 1957 US sl. - present, part of an enterprise
vb. 1. 1458 rare - to approach; to draw near to; to enter, to set foot on; to land on, to board
vb. 2. 1611 rare - to address; to accost
ABOAST
vb. 1377 obs. rare - to address boastfully or haughtily
ABOB
vb. c1330 obs. rare - to astonish, to confound, to mystify
ABODANCE
n. c1630 obs. rare - a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen
ABODE
n. 1. a1250 obs. - the act of waiting; delay
n. 2. c1384 obs. - a temporary remaining; a stay
n. 3. c1600 obs. - an announcement, prediction, prognostication
vb. 1. 1573 obs. - to presage, prognosticate, be ominous of
vb. 2. 1659 obs. - to be ominous
ABODEMENT
n. 1. 1565 rare - a foreboding, presage, or omen
n. 2. 1592 rare - habitual residence in a place; also, a place of residence, an abode
ABODING
n. 1579 rare - a foreboding, presage, presentiment
ABOGADO
n. Bk1827 - a counsellor at law (Spanish American)
ABOIL
adv. 1774 - in a boiling state
adj. 1846 - boiling, seething
ABOK
n. Bk1824 Sc. - a talkative or impudent child
ABOLETE
adj. c1525 obs. rare - obsolete, out of use
ABOLIAR
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales
ABOLITE
adj. c1525 obs. rare - obsolete, out of use
ABOLITION
n. 1606 obs. - a putting out of memory; a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty
ABOLITIONAL
adj. 1836 rare - relating to the abolition of the slave trade or slavery
ABOLITIONARY
adj. 1823 - concerned with the abolition of destruction of something; advocating the abolition of the slave trade or slavery
ABOLITIONIST
n. 1791 - an advocate of the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of African slaves in the United States
ABOLITIONIZE
vb. 1836 US rare - to imbue with the principles of abolitionism; to make a person or community opposed to slavery
ABOLITION WAR
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - the Civil War
A-BOMB
n. 1. 1945 Amer. sl. - an alcoholic mixed drink
n. 2. 1951 Amer. sl. - in drag racing: a converted Model-A Ford capable of exceptionally rapid acceleration
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium
n. 4. Amer. sl. - an atomic bomb
n. 5. 1990s drugs sl. - PCP mixed with formaldehyde
A-BOMBED
adj. 1975 US sl. - under the influence of amphetamines
A-BOMB JUICE
n. 1940s US sl. - moonshine; inferior or strong liquor
ABOMINABLE OF MONKS
n. a1450 obs. rare - a crowd of monks
ABOMINATE
adj. 1531 obs. - held in abomination; detested; beastly, inhuman
n. 1691 - a detested person
ABOMINATION
n. 1. a1398 obs. - physical revulsion; nausea
n. 2. 1604 obs. rare - an unpleasant or disgusting amount, as of money, etc.
ABOMINATIONLY
adv. 1592 rare - abominably, hatefully
ABOMINATOR
n. 1671 - one who abominates or thoroughly detests; an abhorrer or extreme hater
ABOMINE
vb. c1500 obs. - to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe
A-BONE
n. 1951 US sl. - a Model A Ford car US sl.
vb. 1656 obs. - ( as 'abone') to make good or seasonable; to ripen
ABONNÉ
n. 1858 - a person who subscribes to a periodical; a season-ticket holder at the theatre
ABOON
adv. 1875 Eng. dial. - above
ABORCEMENT
n. 1540 obs. - abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage
ABORD
n. 1. 1607 obs. - the act of approaching; approach, manner of approach
n. 2. 1670 rare - way of approach
vb. 1. 1509 obs. - to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon
vb. 2. 1611 obs. or arch. - to accost
ABORDAGE
n. c1550 obs. rare - an attack upon a ship, in which it is boarded
ABORDER
vb. 1566 obs. rare - to be neighbouring or contiguous, to border
ABORDERING
adj. 1566 obs. rare - bordering, neighbouring, contiguous
ABORIGEN; ABORIGIN
n. 1587 rare - an aboriginal or native inhabitant
ABORIGINAL
adj. Bk1902 colloq. - of drinks: unmixed with water
ABORIGINALLY
adv. 1695 - from the very beginning; from the origin of a people or culture; in the earliest times or conditions known to history
ABORIGINARY
adj. 1. 1653 obs. rare - original; first or earliest as recorded by history
adj. 2. 1993 rare - existing from the very beginning of time
n. 1868 obs. rare - an aboriginal inhabitant (poetic usage)
AB ORIGINE
adv. 1537 - from the beginning, from the creation of the world
ABORIGINES
n. a1661 obs. - the plants or animals indigenous to place; flora or fauna
ABORNING
adj. 1943 - that is in the process of being born or created (chiefly US)
ABORSEMENT
n. 1540 obs. - abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage
ABORSIVE
adj. 1639 obs. rare - abortive from the first; checked before even a beginning had been made
ABORT
n. 1. a1425 obs. - abortion; miscarriage
n. 2. 1578 obs. - the imperfect offspring of an untimely birth
n. 3. 1954 - a mission, procedure, or enterprise that is abandoned or curtailed before it has achieved its intended effect
n. 4. 1978 US military sl. - a foul-up; a mess; snafu
vb. 1972 US homosexual sl. - to defecate immediately after anal intercourse
ABORTEE
n. 1912 - a woman who undergoes an induced abortion
ABORTION
n. 1. 1834 sl. - an all-purpose derogatory term for a person, object, or enterprise
n. 2. 1943 US sl. - something of very poor quality; a messy failure; a misfortune; an ugly person or thing
n. 3. 1949 Amer. sl. - a hateful or ludicrous undertaking or enterprise; fiasco
ABORTION EXPRESS
n. 1940 Aust. sl. - a train that ran from Darwin to Birdum
ABORTIVATE
adj. c1630 obs. rare - imperfect, defective
vb. c1630 obs. rare - to render abortive; to render ineffectual or fruitless
ABORTIVE
adj. a1450 - born prematurely; being the product of a miscarriage; stillborn
n. 1. a1382 obs. - a stillborn child or animal
n. 2. 1395 obs. rare - spontaneous or induced abortion of a fetus
n. 3. 1589 obs. - the fruitless or unsuccessful outcome of an endeavour; an unfulfilled object or aim
vb. 1. 1615 obs. - to cause abortion; to make ineffectual of fruitless
vb. 2. a1670 obs. - to miscarry; to prove abortive
ABORTIVELY
adv. 1552 obs. - by a miscarriage or untimely birth; prematurely
ABORTMENT
n. 1. 1577 obs. rare - the emptying of the contents of the stomach, as by vomiting
n. 2. 1595 obs. - spontaneous abortion; miscarriage
n. 3. 1614 obs. - the product of an abortion or premature birth
ABORTORIUM
n. 1933 - a hospital, clinic, in which abortions are performed
ABORTUARY
n. 1983 - (derogatory) a clinic in which abortions are performed (anti-abortion campaigners usage)
ABORTUS
n. 1764 obs. - abortion, miscarriage
ABO'S HANDBAG
n. 2000s Aust. sl. - any form of boxed rather than bottled wine
ABOULZIEMENT
n. 1787 Sc. obs. - dress, clothing; generally plural
ABOULZIEMENTS
n. 1787 Sc. - accoutrements, arms
ABOUND
adj. c1400 rare - overflowing; plentiful; abundant
vb. 1. a1382 arch. - to be rich or wealthy, to prosper; to have a plentiful supply or stock of something
vb. 2. a1398 obs. rare - to set limits to, to restrain
vb. 3. c1410 obs. rare - to be filled with a desire to do something
vb. 4. 1591 obs. - to overflow with; to pour forth
ABOUNDABLE
adj. c1400 rare - fully sufficient, abundant, plentiful
ABOUNDER
n. 1755 obs. rare - one who has plenty or is wealthy; a rich person (chiefly poetic usage)
ABOUNDING
adj. 1593 obs. rare - affluent, wealthy
n. c1425 rare - plentiful supply, abundance; prevalence
ABOUT AND ABOUT
adj. 1867 US - very much alike or the same
ABOUT DONE
adj. M20 US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
ABOUT EAST
adj. 1848 Amer. dial. - in proper form; acceptable
adv. 1856 Amer. dial. - directly, completely, properly, regularly
ABOUT-FACE
n. 1. 1853 - a complete reverse in fortune, opinion, policy, etc.
n. 2. 1965 US sl. - a 180-degree turn executed while driving fast
ABOUT GONE
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - drunk
ABOUT HALF
adj. 1969 sl. - feeling fine, relatively happy
adv. 1962 Amer. sl. - very, quite, exceptionally
ABOUT IT
adj. 1. Bk2000 Amer. street sl. - ready, knowledgeable, cool
adj. 2. 2000s US Black sl. - totally committed
ABOUT PAR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ABOUT PLAYED OUT
adj. US - of a person or a unit: demoralized and discouraged (Civil War usage)
ABOUT RIGHT
adj. 1. 19C sl. Brit sl. - drunk, but not excessively so
adj. 2. 1850 UK - correct, adequate
adv. M19 sl. - to the best extent possible
ABOUT ROUND
adv. a1393 obs. - round about, all around; in every surrounding direction; on every side
ABOUT-SPEECH
n. 1513 Sc. obs. - a roundabout phrase; circumlocution
ABOUT-STANDING
n. 1340 obs. rare - a circumstance
ABOUT THAT
adj. 1990s US college sl. - in agreement with US college sl.
ABOUT TO DIE
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill Amer. dial.
ABOUT TO FIND PUPS
adj. 20C US sl. - pregnant; about to give birth
ABOUT TO KICK THE BUCKET
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill
ABOUT TO PASS
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - taken seriously or suddenly ill
ABOUT TO RIDE OUT
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered
ABOUTWARD
adv. c1400 obs. - orig. striving, trying, contriving, tending towards; later being about to, going
ABOUT-WRITING
n. c1449 obs. rare - the legend round the head stamped on a coin
ABOVE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - God
ABOVE-A-BIT
adv. 1827 colloq. & Eng. dial. - more than a little, exceedingly, to a great degree
ABOVE-BOARD
adj. 1. 1616 sl. - frank, open, undisguised; entirely honest
adj. 2. M17 sl. - in a sexual context: maintaining an undisguised relationship
adv. 1. 1594 obs. - in cards: with one's cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating
adv. 2. 1599 - openly, honestly, candidly
ABOVE EARTH
phr. a1200 rare - living, among the living, on earth, unburied
ABOVE-GIVEN
adj. 1588 - given or cited previously in the present text
ABOVE GROUND
adj. 1. 1592 obs. - in dancing: with the feet not touching the floor
adj. 2. 1711 - out of the grave, alive
ABOVE-HAND
adv. 1581 obs. - with the hand in a position below and supporting the thing held; with an action involving this position of the hand
ABOVE-HEAD
adv. 1548 rare - overhead
ABOVE MOULD
phr. a1400 obs. - living, among the living, on earth, unburied
ABOVE ONE'S BEND
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - beyond one's abilities
ABOVE ONESELF
adj. 1823 sl. - over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing; arrogant, conceited, self-important
ABOVE ONE'S HEAD
phr. 1655 - beyond one's comprehension or intellectual capacity
ABOVE ONE'S HUCKLEBERRY
phr. 1859 Amer. dial. - beyond one's ability; out of one's reach
ABOVE ONE'S MATCH
adj. 1748 obs. - above one's level; beyond one's abilities
ABOVE ONES' STATION
phr. a1682 - higher than one's social position allows, merits, or warrants; beyond what is permitted or due to one by rank, age, ability, etc.
ABOVE PAR
adj. 1. M19 UK criminals' sl. - well-off
adj. 2. Bk1890 sl. - mildly drunk
adj. 3. 1937 UK sl. - in excellent health or spirits
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
ABOVESAID
adj. 1389 rare - mentioned previously in the present text; aforesaid
ABOVE SNAKES
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - tall, above the ground
ABOVE-STAIRS
adj. 1606 arch. - upstairs
ABOVE THE SALT
phr. 1597 - seated at the upper half of the table, and there among the guests of distinction
ABOVE-WONDERFUL
adj. 1635 obs. rare - more than wonderful
AB OVO
adv. a1586 - from the very beginning
ABOW
vb. c1000 obs. - to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit
A-BOX
n. 1996 US college sl. - someone in an unpleasant mood US college sl.
ABRAC
n. E19 sl. - learning
ABRACADABRA
n. 1. 1565 - a cabalistic word, formerly used as a charm; a pretended conjuring word
n. 2. 1829 sl. - any word charm, verbal jingle, gibberish, jargon nonsense, or extravagancy
int. 1819 - used by conjurors and magicians to impart supposed magical power, as when performing a trick; hence, used to accompany any seemingly remarkable feat or occurrence
ABRACADABRA, PLEASE AND THANK YOU
phr. 1944 US sl. - a humorous embellishment of 'please'
ABRADANT
adj. 1875 - having the property of abrading something; abrasive
ABRAHAM
adj. 1. c1000 obs. - auburn; formerly written 'abern' and 'abron'
adj. 2. 17C sl. - naked
n. 1. M16 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. Bk1909 sl. - a cheap clothier's; a secondhand store
n. 3. 19C sl. - the penis
n. 4. 20C sl. - the female genitals
vb. 1990s Brit. rhyming sl. - to sham, esp. to avoid something by feigning illness
ABRAHAM-COLOURED
adj. 1592 sl. - auburn
ABRAHAM COVE
n. 1. c1550 sl. - a genuine lunatic allowed on certain days to leave Bethlehem Hospital to beg
n. 2. 1612 cant obs. - a beggar of ragged and dishevelled appearance, esp. one who feigns insanity
ABRAHAMER
n. 1823 sl. - a tramp; a vagrant
ABRAHAM GRAINS
n. Bk1889 thieves' sl. obs. - a publican brewing his own beer
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
adj. 1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking' - disgusting, contemptible
n. 1940s Amer. sl. - a five-dollar bill
ABRAHAM MAN
n. 1567 - one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a beggar, especially feigning madness; a sturdy beggar
ABRAHAM NEWLAND
n. 1. L18 sl. - a bank note
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. - £5
ABRAHAMPSTEAD
n. 1970s sl. - Hampstead in North London with a large Jewish population
ABRAHAM'S BALM
n. Bk1909 sl. - a hanging
ABRAHAM'S BALSAM
n. 18C sl. - the gallows
ABRAHAM'S BOSOM
adj. Bk1921 sl. - dead and gone to heaven
n. 1. c1300 - the Biblical 'heaven'
n. 2. 19C sl. - the female pudendum; the vagina
ABRAHAM SHAM
vb. Bk1909 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness
ABRAHAM SUIT
phr. 19C sl. - working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time
ABRAHAM'S WILLING
n. 1. M19 rhyming sl. - 1 shilling
n. 2. Bk1903 rhyming sl. - 1 shilling and 1 1/2 pence
ABRAHAM WORK
n. Bk1909 sl. - sweated labour, ill-paid work; any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick; shams of all kinds, false pretenses
ABRAID
n. 1. a1439 obs. - upbraiding, censure
n. 2. 1570 obs. rare - a start, a jerk
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to wrench or pull out; to snatch; to withdraw; to draw a sword
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to raise the eyes
vb. 3. a1000 obs. - to start, usually out of sleep, a swoon, or fit; to awake; occasionally, to start or burst in motion; to spring or dart
vb. 4. c1330 rare - to reproach, to reprove; to upbraid
vb. 5. c1430 obs. - to break forth abruptly into speech; to burst into a cry; to shout out
vb. 6. a1500 obs. - to utter abruptly or loudly
vb. 7. 1530 obs. - to exert oneself
vb. 8. 1533 obs. - of food: to rise nauseously in the stomach
vb. 9. 1590 obs. - to arouse, to startle
ABRAM
adj. 1. M16 cant - mad, insane, crazy
adj. 2. 1599 obs. - a corruption of 'auburn'
adj. 3. 1671 cant - naked, nude
adj. 4. Bk1909 cant - shamming sick
n. 1. 1610 UK criminals' sl. - a wandering beggar, adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. 1639 UK sl. - a gullible fool; a cuckold
n. 3. Bk1852 sl. - a naked or very poor man
vb. M19 sl. - to malinger, to fake illness
ABRAM-COVE
n. 1. 1567 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar, a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 2. Bk1699 sl. - a lusty strong rogue
n. 3. 1724 cant - a naked or poor man
n. 4. L18 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAMER
n. a1790 UK sl. - a tramp
ABRAMIDE
n. Bk1881 - a descendant of Abraham; a Jew
ABRAMITE
n. Bk1881 - a descendant of Abraham; a Jew
ABRAM-MAN
n. 1. 1561 - one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar
n. 2. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 3. a1790 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAM-MORT
n. 1. 17C sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman
n. 2. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living
n. 3. 1741 sl. - a madwoman
n. 4. L18 sl. - a thief specializing in pocketbooks
ABRAM-SHAM
n. L19 sl. - the practice of travelling the country posing as a mad man
vb. E19 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness
ABRAM SUIT
phr. 19C sl. - working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time
ABRAM WORK
n. L19 sl. - any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick
ABRASABLE
adj. 1896 rare - that may be abraded or worn down
ABRASE
adj. 1600 obs. rare - rubbed smooth; rubbed clear from all markings; unoccupied, clean, blank
vb. a1475 - to rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade
ARASIVE
adj. 1. 1861 - of sound: harsh, grating, strident
adj. 2. 1944 - aggressively direct; acting without concern for the feelings of others; brash, tactless, ungentle
ABRAZO
n. a1626 - in Spain, Latin America, and North America: an embrace used as a salutation or meeting or parting
ABREAK
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to break in pieces; to shatter
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to violate a commandment, agreement, promise, etc. to fail to observe or keep
vb. 3. 1205 obs. - to break forth; to burst out
ABREATHE
vb. 1. c1450 obs. - to give time to recover breath
vb. 2. a1500 obs. - to cause to become out of breath; to wind
ABREDE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to spread out; to extend; also, to lay flat
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - of the mouth or eyes: to open wide
ABREED
adv. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - abroad; spread about, cast to the winds
ABREID
adv. c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - apart, widely
ABRENOUNCE
vb. 1537 rare - to renounce, to repudiate; to contradict
ABRENOUNCING
n. c1550 obs. - repudiation; rejection
ABRENUNCIATE
vb. 1618 obs. rare - to renounce; to repudiate; to contradict
ABRENUNCIATION
n. 1641 - renunciation; retraction, repudiation
ABREPTION
n. 1550 rare - a snatching away; complete separation or removal
ABREVY
vb. a1325 obs. - to abbreviate, to abridge
ABRI - ABYSSINIAN POLO
ABRI
n. 1761 - a shelter, a refuge
ABRICOTINE
adj. 1930 - apricot-coloured
n. 1908 - apricot brandy
ABRIDGE
n. 1. 1611 obs. rare - abridgement, shortening
n. 2. 1634 obs. rare - an abridged version; an epitome
vb. 1435 obs. rare - to prevent harm, etc.; to frustrate or thwart a purpose
ABRIDGEDLY
adv. 1704 rare - in an abridged form; concisely, briefly
ABRIDGEMENTS
n. M19 sl. - knee-breeches
ABRIPE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ravish, to rape a woman
ABRIPED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - ravished, raped
ABROACH
vb. c1400 obs. - to pierce or broach a container, esp. a cask of liquor, so as to let the contents flow out; to release liquor from a container in this way
ABROAD
adj. 1. L18 sl. - of convicts: transported to a penal colony
adj. 2. 1770 colloq. rare - confused, bewildered, perplexed, at a loss, in error, wide of the mark or truth
adj. 3. M19 sl. - drunk
adv. 1. c1300 - in public, so as to be widely known, believed, etc.; openly, publicly; at large
adv. 2. c1335 - out of one's house or abode; outdoors; in the open
adv. 3. 1654 rare - apart, in pieces
adv. 4. 1893 Ireland & Eng. dial. - near at hand
ABROAD CLERK
n. 1781 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc.
ABROAD COOPER
n. 1807 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc.
ABROADED
adj. 1. M19 - living in exile somewhere other than the UK (UK society usage)
adj. 2. M19 sl. - transported to a penal colony
adj. 3. L19 sl. - imprisoned
ABRODIETICAL
adj. 1625 obs. rare - over-refined or self-indulgent, esp. in regard to diet; feeding or eating daintily; delicate, fastidious, finicky
n. 1623 obs. rare - a person of over-refined or self-indulgent tastes; a delicate person, a dainty eater
ABROGABLE
adj. 1550 - capable of being abrogated
ABROGANS
n. Bk1850 Amer. - a corruption of ‘aborigines’ said to be common in the West among the illiterate, and which is used jocularly for Indians
ABROGATE
adj. 1460 rare - repealed, annulled, cancelled, abolished by authority
vb. 1. 1526 - to repeal a law; to annul, to abolish authoritatively or formally; to cancel
vb. 2. a1529 - to do away with; to put an end to; to reject or deny
vb. 3. 1904 - to evade, neglect, or renounce an obligation or duty; to shirk a responsibility
ABROGATION
n. 1. 1535 - repeal or abolition by authority
n. 2. 1692 obs. - the removal a person from an office by formal means
ABROGATIVE
adj. 1613 rare - having the quality of abrogating; that repeals, abolishes, or cancels a law, practice, etc.
ABROGATOR
n. 1599 - one who abrogates or repeals by authority; one who abolishes
ABROGE
vb. 1427 obs. rare - to abrogate
ABROOD
adv. 1656 rare - hatching or brooding upon mischief, evil, etc.
ABROOK
vb. 1592 obs. rare - to brook, to endure, to tolerate, to bear
ABRUPT
adj. 1. 1565 obs. - broken off, truncated, cut short; terminating in a break
adj. 2. 1583 obs. rare - that has broken away from restraint; abandoned, dissolute
n. 1624 obs. - an abrupt or steep place; a precipice; a chasm, an abyss
vb. 1634 - to break off, to sever; to interrupt suddenly; to curtail
ABRUPTED
adj. 1597 - suddenly broken off; cut short, curtailed; cut off
ABRUPTION
n. 1585 rare - a breaking off; an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc.
ABRUPTLY
adv. 1. 1579 obs. - in short, in brief; by way of abbreviation
adv. 2. 1607 obs. - intermittently, sporadically
ABRUTALIZE
vb. 1795 rare - to brutalize
ABRUZZESE
n. 1816 - a native or inhabitant of the Abruzzo region of central Italy
ABRUZZIAN
n. 1570 - a native or inhabitant of the Abruzzo region of central Italy
ABS
n. 1956 Amer. sl. - the abdominal muscles Amer. sl.
ABSALOM
n. Bk1922 - an undutiful son
ABSCEDE
vb. 1650 obs. rare - to move away, to lose contact; to separate
ABSCESSION
n. 1. 1583 obs. rare - departure, removal; cessation of a disease, pain, etc.
n. 2. 1583 obs. rare - an abscess
ABSCESSIONAL
n. 1647 obs. rare - a permission or command to depart
ABSCESS OF THE BOWELS
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - an older name for appendicitis
ABSCHIZE
vb. c1833 sl. - to decamp
ABSCIND
vb. 1610 rare - to cut off, to separate, to detach
ABSCINDED
adj. 1674 rare - cut off, detached, separated
ABSCISE
vb. a1500 rare - to cut off or away (chiefly surgical usage)
ABSCISION
n. 1594 - a cutting off or away
ABSCISSION
n. 1. 1555 - a cutting off or violent separation
n. 2. 1625 obs. - a cutting a person off from God or the from the Church
n. 3. 1633 obs. - the state of being cut off; separation and removal
ABSCISSOR
n. 1647 obs. rare - one that tears or rends asunder
ABSCONCE
n. 1872 obs. rare - a dark lantern used in monasteries, etc. for reading prayers, etc. during services
vb. 1. 1570 obs. rare - to hide, to conceal
vb. 2. 1823 obs. rare - to depart quickly, to flee (humorous usage)
ABSCOND
adj. 1653 obs. rare - hidden from view
vb. c1586 rare - to hide away; to conceal anything
ABSCONDED
adj. 1652 obs. - concealed, hidden away, secluded, secret
ABSCONDENCE
n. 1694 - concealment, seclusion; removal to a place of concealment or hiding; flight from creditors, arrest, etc.
ABSCONDENT
n. 1685 obs. rare - a person who absconds
ABSCONDER
n. 1702 - one who absconds or leaves quickly; a runaway from justice; a fugitive; an escapee
ABSCONDMENT
n. 1694 rare - an absconding, esp. from creditors, arrest, or custody
ABSCONSION
n. 1. 1648 obs. rare - hiding, concealment
n. 2. 1827 - flight, disappearance, or escape, esp. from custody
ABSCOTCHALATER
n. Bk1921 US sl. - one in hiding from the police; one who runs away
ABSENCE
n. 1866 obs. rare - a person or thing which is absent
ABSENCY
n. 1599 obs. rare - absence
ABSENT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - intoxicated
n. c1425 obs. - one who is absent; an absentee
vb. 1. c1400 obs. - to be or stay away; to withdraw
vb. 2. 1488 rare - to depart from, to quit, to leave
vb. 3. 1530 obs. - to keep away; to detain or withhold from being present
ABSENTANEOUS
adj. 1656 rare - done in absence; pert; to absence
ABSENTATION
n. 1800 rare - the act of absenting oneself; absence
ABSENTED
adj. a1586 - withdrawn, retired; absent
ABSENTEE
n. 1. 1777 US - a person loyal to the British who fled his or her residence during the American Revolution
n. 2. 1803 Aust. rare - an escaped convict
ABSENTMENT
n. 1600 rare - the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away
ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR
n. 1899 Eng. sl. - a soldier
ABSENT-MNDED PROFESSOR
n. 1859 - an habitually inattentive or forgetful person; one who is distracted or preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of their immediate surroundings
ABSENT PARENTS
n. 1994 euphemism - fathers who do not live with their infant children
ABSENTNESS
n. 1790 rare - a being absent in mind; distractedness, absent-mindedness
ABSENTY
n. 1520 obs. - absence
ABSIMILATION
n. 1638 obs. rare - the act or process of making or becoming unlike or dissimilar to something
ABSIST
vb. 1614 obs. rare - to withdraw; to desist
ABSISTENCE
n. 1881 - a standing off; an abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence
ABSITIVELY
adv. 1926 US sl. - certainly
ABSIT OMEN
phr. 1594 - 'may the omen be absent'; used as an imprecation when referring to a possible undesirable event in the hope that it will not come to pass
ABSKIZE
vb. c1833 sl. - to decamp
ABS-LAGGY
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - transported
ABS-LUSHERY
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - at a drinking house
ABS-NABBEMS
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - safe, secure from capture
ABS-NUNKS
adj. M19 UK criminals' sl. - visiting the pawnbroker
ABSO
n. 1900s sl. - a definite winner, usually used in a sporting context
ABSOBALLYLUTELY
adv. 1914 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed, utterly
ABSO-BLESSED-LUTELY
adv. 1912 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed
ABSOBLOODYLUTELY
adv. 1935 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed, utterly
ABSOBLOOMINGLUTELY
adv. 1909 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
adv. 1985 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed; without the slightest doubt
int. 1910s sl. - exclamation of affirmation
ABSOGODDAMLUTELY
adv. 1962 US sl. - absolutely
ABSOGODDAMNTIVELY
adv. 1986 Amer. sl. - absolutely and positively
ABSOIL
vb. c1450 obs. - to absolve, esp. from sin
ABSOLENT
adj. c1560 obs. rare - perfect, consummate
ABSOLETE
adj. a1613 obs. - obsolete
ABSOLUTELY!
int. 1825 colloq. - used for registering complete agreement; yes! indeed!
ABSOLUTELY MR. GALLAGHER. POSTIVELY MR. SHEAN
phr. 1922 US sl. - used for a humorous assent
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
phr. 20C sl. - not a hope! not a chance!
ABSOLUTENESS
n. 1. 1551 obs. - a being complete or finished; completeness; perfection
n. 2. 1574 - unlimited or unrestrained authority; arbitrary rule
n. 3. 1603 - absence of conditions or reservations; unconditional quality; certainty, unreservedness
n. 4. 1605 - independence, autonomy
ABSOLUTIST
n. 1. 1799 - in politics: one who is in favour of an absolute government; also, a person who rules or governs absolutely
n. 2. 1917 - during World War I: a conscientious objector who refused to carry out non-combatant compulsory service
ABSOLUTORY
adj. 1611 - that grants absolution; relating to absolution
ABSOLVANT
n. 1506 obs. rare - he who absolves
ABSOLVATORY
adj. 1611 rare - pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal
ABSOLVITORY
adj. 1609 Sc. - pert. to absolution; absolving
ABSOLVITURE
n. 1586 Sc. obs. - the act of absolving; absolution
ABSONANT
adj. 1564 - harsh, inharmonious; fig. discordant or abhorrent to reason, nature, etc; unreasonable, unnatural
ABSONATE
vb. Bk1775 obs. - to avoid, to detest (a law term)
ABSONISM
n. 1593 obs. rare - something discordant in the use of language
ABSONOUS
adj. 1. 1622 rare - out of tune, inharmonious
adj. 2. 1642 rare - absurd, incongruous; unreasonable
ABSO-ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT-LUTELY
adv. Brit. sl. - absolutely; most definite
ABSORB
vb. 1. 1490 obs. - to swallow up, to engulf, esp. in a body of water
vb. 2. 1686 - to consume or use up resources, esp. money; to occupy or take up time
vb. 3. 1821 colloq. - to eat or drink, esp. voraciously or with relish
ABSORBEATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to swallow up
ABSORBITION
n. c1680 rare - absorption
ABSORPT
adj. c1450 obs. - absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed
ABSORPTED
adj. a1631 obs. - absorbed
ABSORPTIVE
adj. 1664 - having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing
ABSOTIVE
adj. 1924 Amer. sl. - absolute
ABSOTIVELY
adv. 1914 sl. - absolutely; decidedly; without a doubt, irrefutably; certainly
ABSOTOOTLY
adv. 1955 Amer. dial. - absolutely
ABSOYLE
vb. c1450 obs. - to absolve
ABS-PAD-LUCK
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - 'gone upon the highway'
ABSQUAT
vb. 1868 sl. - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond
ABSQUATIATE
vb. 1839 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart
ABSQUATILATE
vb. 1830 Amer. sl. - to depart or abscond; to flee, to run away
ABSQUATTLE
vb. 1842 sl. - of a person or animal: to leave; to run away; to abscond
ABSQUATULATE
vb. 1. 1830 Amer. dial. - to die
vb. 2. 1830 US - to leave, to depart, especially hastily, or furtively; to run away; to abscond
vb. 3. 1842 sl. - of an object: to separate, to break away from (orig. US)
vb. 4. 1844 rare - to send away, to dismiss
vb. 5. 1976 Amer. dial. - to squabble
ABSQUATULATION
n. 1839 - a sudden disappearance or absconding
ABSQUATULATOR
n. 1842 Amer. sl. - an absconder
ABSQUATULIZE
vb. 1. 1829 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart
vb. 2. 1839 Amer. sl. - to drive away, to expel
ABSQUINCHIATED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - used up, finished
ABSQUOTILATE
vb. 1837-40 - to make off, to decamp
ABSQUOTULATE
vb. 1. 1830 sl. - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond (orig. US)
vb. 2. 1842 sl. - of an object: to separate, to break away from (orig. US)
ABS-SMASH-RIG
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the act of passing counterfeit coin
ABS-SPOUTEMS
adj. M19 UK criminals' sl. - gone to the pawnbrokers
ABSTAIN
vb. a1425 obs. - to fast
ABSTAINER
n. 1. c1475 - a person who abstains from eating particular foods
n. 2. 1852 - a person who abstains from voting
n. 3. 1854 - a person who abstains from drinking alcohol; a teetotaller
ABSTAIN FROM BEANS
vb. 1920s sl. - to desist from politics
ABSTAINMENT
n. 1819 rare - the act of keeping from or refraining
ABSTEMIOUS
adj. 1. 1603 - temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing
adj. 2. 1604 - of food, a meal, etc.: spare, plain, modest
adj. 2. 1610 rare - abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food)
ABSTEMIOUSLY
adv. 1625 - of eating and drinking: sparingly, temperately
ABSTEMIOUSNESS
n. 1604 - the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies
ABSTENT
adj. 1898 Sc. - absent
ABSTENTION
n. 1. 1521 obs. - the act of keeping back or restraining
n. 2. 1624-47 - the act of keeping oneself back, abstaining, or refraining
n. 3. 1849 - an act of refraining from exercising one's vote
ABSTENTIONIST
n. 1. 1857 - one who refrains from exercising his or her vote
n. 2. 1880 - one who practices or approves abstention
ABSTENTIOUS
adj. 1839 - characterized by abstinence; self-restraining or refraining
ABSTER
vb. 1542 obs. rare - to deter, to hinder, to frighten off
ABSTERGE
vb. 1526 rare - to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse
ABSTERGENT
adj. 1617 rare - having a cleansing quality; cleansing, abrading
ABSTERGIFY
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to cleanse
ABSTERSE
vb. a1425 rare - to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse
ABSTERSION
n. a1425 rare - the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring
ABSTERSORY
adj. 1609 obs. - cleansing, purgative
ABSTINENCE
n. 1386 obs. - a truce, cessation of hostilities
ABSTINENCE OF WAR
n. 1386 obs. - a truce, cessation of hostilities
ABSTINENCY
n. 1. 1529 - an abstaining from food, pleasure, etc.; also, fasting
n. 2. 1594 rare - a fast
ABSTINENT
n. c1440 - one who abstains; an abstainer; also, a person who is fasting
ABSTINENTIAL
adj. 1655 rare - pert. to abstinence
ABSTORQUED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - forced away, wrung from another by violence
ABSTORTED
adj. 1658 obs. rare - forced away, wrung from another by violence
ABSTRACT
adj. 1721 Sc. obs. - apart, withdrawn from
ABSTRACTER
n. 1857 hist. rare - in the British civil service: a clerk who prepared abstracts of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages
ABSTRACTIONIST
n. 1. 1832 - a person who prefers to view, analyse, and discuss the world in abstract rather than practical terms; a thinker who gives precedence to abstract ideas and concepts over concrete and particular ones
n. 2. 1841 sl. - a pickpocket
n. 3. 1844 US - (depreciative) an impractical dreamer; an idealist
n. 4. 1917 - an advocate or practitioner of abstraction in the arts, esp. a painter in the abstract style
ABSTRACTION-MONGER
n. 1860 - one who deals with visionary ideas
ABSTRACTOR
n. 1859 hist. - in the British civil service: a clerk who prepared abstracts of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages
ABSTRAKLOUS
adj. Bk1905 Sc. - cross-grained; bad-tempered
ABSTREPOLOUS
adj. c1725 - obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control
ABSTREPULOUS
adj. c1725 - obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control
ABSTRICTED
adj. 1727 obs. rare - loosened, freed, unbound
ABSTRICTION
n. 1650 rare - a loosening or unbinding
ABSTRINGE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to unbind or loosen
ABSTROCITY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an abstract monstrosity
ABSTROPELOUS
adj. E18 sl. - aggressively resistant to control or restraint
ABSTRUDE
vb. 1627 obs. - to thrust away
ABSTRUSE
adj. 1. 1549 - difficult to understand; obscure, recondite
adj. 2. 1576 obs. - concealed, hidden, secret
ABSTRUSED
adj. 1607 obs. rare - concealed, hidden, remote
ABSTRUSELY
adv. 1. 1611 obs. rare - secretly, in a concealed manner
adv. 2. 1734 - in a manner that is complicated or difficult to understand
ABSTRUSENESS
n. 1628 - a being difficult to understand
ABSTRUSION
n. 1805 rare - the act of thrusting away
ABSTRUSITY
n. 1. 1632 - obscurity; anything abstruse; an obscure or recondite matter or point
n. 2. 1649 - a being difficult to understand; abstruseness
ABSTRUSIVE
adj. 1848 - of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite
ABSUME
vb. 1596 obs. - to consume gradually; to waste away; to carry off
ABSUMPTION
n. 1617 rare - the process of wasting away, gradual destruction
ABSURD
adj. 1617 obs. rare - in music: inharmonious, jarring, out-of-tune
n. 1. 1610 obs. - an unreasonable thing, act, or statement; an absurdity
n. 2. Bk1827 rare - a person who is absurd; an unreasonable person
ABSURDISM
n. 1815 - an illogical or ridiculous thing
ABSURDIST
adj. 1951 - relating to the perceived futility and senselessness of human life
n. 1. 1894 rare - a person who behaves in an illogical or absurd manner
n. 2. 1929 - a writer, performer, etc., whose work presents an audience or readership with absurdities, typically in portraying the futility of human struggle in a senseless and inexplicable world; esp. a writer or proponent of absurdist drama
ABSURDITY
n. c1429 obs. - in music: lack of harmony, untunefulness
ABSURDUM
n. 1606 - an absurd or illogical conclusion; also, an absurd state or condition
ABTHANE
n. a1525 - in Scottish hist.: a senior thane (a person holding lands of the king; the chief of a clan, who became one of the king's barons)
ABUBBLE
adj. 1766 - of a person or place: bubbling over with excitement, etc.; full of activity
ABUCCINATE
vb. 1569 obs. rare - to proclaim as with a trumpet
A-BUCK
phr. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a lying on one's back with one's legs over one's head to enable both anal intercourse and kissing
ABUELA
n. 1836 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUELITA
n. 1937 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUELO
n. 1876 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandfather; generally, an elderly man; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUILYIEMENTS
n. 1816 Sc. - accoutrements, arms
ABUJI
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - father (Hawaii)
ABULIEMENT
n. 1787 Sc. obs. - dress, clothing; generally plural
ABULZIEMENTS
n. 1719 Sc. - garments
ABUNDANCE
n. 1782 Sc. - enough
ABUNDANCY
n. 1526 obs. - the quality of being abundant; abundantness, plentifulness
ABUNDARY
n. 1622 obs. rare - an overflowing source; a fountain-head
ABUNDATION
n. 19C Eng. dial. - abundance, plenty, a large quantity
ABURDEN
vb. 1620 obs. rare - to burden, to oppress
ABURST
adj. 1. 1205 obs. rare - enraged, furious
adj. 2. 1865 - bursting; in a bursting condition
ABUSABLE
adj. 1660 obs. - of abusing or deceiving character; deceptive
ABUSAGE
n. 1548 obs. - abuse, misuse, perversion; defilement
ABUSAK
n. 20C teen & high school sl. - elevator music
ABUSCHE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSE
n. 1. 1551 obs. - imposture, deceit; delusion
n. 2. L16 sl. - masturbation
vb. 1. a1439 obs. - to misrepresent a person or thing; to adulterate; to falsify; to show oneself in false colours, to make false pretensions
vb. 2. a1475 obs. rare - to behave improperly
vb. 3. L15 sl. - to cheat, to make a cuckold of
vb. 4. 1548 obs. rare - to use something in error, to mistake for another thing
vb. 5. L16 sl. - to masturbate
ABUSED
adj. 1. a1500 obs. - misguided, mistaken; deceived
adj. 2. a1513 obs. - worn out, consumed by use; disused, obsolete
ABUSEE
n. 1836 - a person who is or who has been abused
ABUSEFUL
adj. 1612 - abounding in abuse; using or practicing abuse; abusive, harmful, reproachful
ABUSEFULLY
adv. 1656 - in an abusive manner; abusively; improperly
AB-USEFULNESS
n. 1862 rare - capacity to be used improperly
ABUSEFULNESS
n. 1893 Eng. dial. - abuse
ABUSEMENT
n. 1535 obs. - an abusing or misleading; abuse, deception
ABUSE ONESELF
vb. euphemism - to masturbate
ABUSER
n. 1. 1579 obs. - a person who perverts truth or abuses confidence; a deceiver or impostor
n. 2. 1584 - one who uses badly or injures; an ill-user, a violator; one who seduces, a ravisher, one who rapes
n. 3. 1611 - one who masturbates
n. 4. 1847 - a person who abuses drugs or alcohol
ABUSH; ABUSHE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSHMENT
n. 1380 obs. - ambush, ambushment
ABUSHMENTLY
adv. 1552 obs. - in ambush, by way of ambuscade
ABUSION
n. 1. c1350 obs. - contemptuous or reproachful language; reviling, insult
n. 2. c1374 obs. - violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice
n. 3. c1386 obs. - perversion of the truth; deceit, deception, imposture; also, an instance of such perversion or deception
n. 4. 1387 obs. - misuse, misapplication, perversion
ABUSIOUS
adj. 1594 obs. rare - given to abuse; abusive
ABUSIVE
adj. 1595 obs. - deceitful, fraudulent; deluding
ABUSSE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSTLE
adj. 1887 - busy, bustling with people, activity, etc.
ABUTTAL
n. 1545 - an extremity or boundary of land which abuts upon neighbouring lands; a point of junction
vb. 1. 1545 obs. - of land: to border on or upon an adjacent piece of land; to abut
vb. 2. 1637 obs. - to define or describe a piece of land by specifying its boundaries and abuttals
ABUTTER
n. 1673 - one whose land or building abuts upon a highway or upon another’s property; the owner of adjoining property
A-BUZZ
adj. 1. 1859 - alive with activity, excitement, talk, etc.
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
ABVERSION
n. 1638 obs. rare - aversion; an averted state of mind or feelings; a mental attitude of opposition or repugnance; a fixed habitual dislike
ABVOLATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to fly away
ABVOLATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a flying away
ABY
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to buy, to purchase, to pay for
vb. 2. c1175 arch. - to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate
vb. 3. 1374 arch. - to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure
ABYDOCOMIST
n. 18C - a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood
ABYE
adv. 1894 Sc. - ago, past
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to buy, to purchase, to pay for
vb. 2. c1175 arch. - to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate
vb. 3. 1374 arch. - to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure
ABYSM
n. 1. c1300 - the great deep, the bottomless gulf, believed in the old cosmogony to lie beneath the earth, and supposed to be, specifically: an imaginary subterraneous reservoir of waters; or, hell, or the infernal regions
n. 2. 1495 - any deep immeasurable space; a profound chasm or gulf; an abyss
vb. Bk1611 obs. rare - to sink into an abyss; to engulf
ABYSMAL
adj. 1. 1656 - bottomless; profound; relating to Hell; hellish
adj. 2. 1904 - of an exceptionally poor standard or quality; extremely bad, appalling
ABYSMALLY
adv. 1869 - unfathomably, profoundly; hence, appallingly
ABYSMUS
n. Bk1611 rare - an abyss
ABYSS
n. 1. c1460 - hell; the insides of the earth; also preceded with 'the'
n. 2. 1548 - an extremity of some condition or quality (usually a negative one); a condition from which recovery is unlikely or impossible
n. 3. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a large anus that has been frequently used for anal intercourse
ABYSSAL
adj. 1609 - of unsearchable depth, unfathomable; belonging to the lowest depths of ocean
ABYSSIAN
n. E17 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in NE Africa (now Ethiopia)
ABYSSIN
n. 1584 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in north-eastern Africa; now officially called Ethiopia
ABYSSINIA
int. 1934 sl. - goodbye; I'll be seeing you
ABYSSINIAN
adj. 1697 - relating to Abyssinia
n. 1703 - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in NE Africa (now Ethiopia)
ABYSSINIAN POLO
n. 1920s sl. - a game of dice; the game of craps dice
n. 1761 - a shelter, a refuge
ABRICOTINE
adj. 1930 - apricot-coloured
n. 1908 - apricot brandy
ABRIDGE
n. 1. 1611 obs. rare - abridgement, shortening
n. 2. 1634 obs. rare - an abridged version; an epitome
vb. 1435 obs. rare - to prevent harm, etc.; to frustrate or thwart a purpose
ABRIDGEDLY
adv. 1704 rare - in an abridged form; concisely, briefly
ABRIDGEMENTS
n. M19 sl. - knee-breeches
ABRIPE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to ravish, to rape a woman
ABRIPED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - ravished, raped
ABROACH
vb. c1400 obs. - to pierce or broach a container, esp. a cask of liquor, so as to let the contents flow out; to release liquor from a container in this way
ABROAD
adj. 1. L18 sl. - of convicts: transported to a penal colony
adj. 2. 1770 colloq. rare - confused, bewildered, perplexed, at a loss, in error, wide of the mark or truth
adj. 3. M19 sl. - drunk
adv. 1. c1300 - in public, so as to be widely known, believed, etc.; openly, publicly; at large
adv. 2. c1335 - out of one's house or abode; outdoors; in the open
adv. 3. 1654 rare - apart, in pieces
adv. 4. 1893 Ireland & Eng. dial. - near at hand
ABROAD CLERK
n. 1781 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc.
ABROAD COOPER
n. 1807 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc.
ABROADED
adj. 1. M19 - living in exile somewhere other than the UK (UK society usage)
adj. 2. M19 sl. - transported to a penal colony
adj. 3. L19 sl. - imprisoned
ABRODIETICAL
adj. 1625 obs. rare - over-refined or self-indulgent, esp. in regard to diet; feeding or eating daintily; delicate, fastidious, finicky
n. 1623 obs. rare - a person of over-refined or self-indulgent tastes; a delicate person, a dainty eater
ABROGABLE
adj. 1550 - capable of being abrogated
ABROGANS
n. Bk1850 Amer. - a corruption of ‘aborigines’ said to be common in the West among the illiterate, and which is used jocularly for Indians
ABROGATE
adj. 1460 rare - repealed, annulled, cancelled, abolished by authority
vb. 1. 1526 - to repeal a law; to annul, to abolish authoritatively or formally; to cancel
vb. 2. a1529 - to do away with; to put an end to; to reject or deny
vb. 3. 1904 - to evade, neglect, or renounce an obligation or duty; to shirk a responsibility
ABROGATION
n. 1. 1535 - repeal or abolition by authority
n. 2. 1692 obs. - the removal a person from an office by formal means
ABROGATIVE
adj. 1613 rare - having the quality of abrogating; that repeals, abolishes, or cancels a law, practice, etc.
ABROGATOR
n. 1599 - one who abrogates or repeals by authority; one who abolishes
ABROGE
vb. 1427 obs. rare - to abrogate
ABROOD
adv. 1656 rare - hatching or brooding upon mischief, evil, etc.
ABROOK
vb. 1592 obs. rare - to brook, to endure, to tolerate, to bear
ABRUPT
adj. 1. 1565 obs. - broken off, truncated, cut short; terminating in a break
adj. 2. 1583 obs. rare - that has broken away from restraint; abandoned, dissolute
n. 1624 obs. - an abrupt or steep place; a precipice; a chasm, an abyss
vb. 1634 - to break off, to sever; to interrupt suddenly; to curtail
ABRUPTED
adj. 1597 - suddenly broken off; cut short, curtailed; cut off
ABRUPTION
n. 1585 rare - a breaking off; an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc.
ABRUPTLY
adv. 1. 1579 obs. - in short, in brief; by way of abbreviation
adv. 2. 1607 obs. - intermittently, sporadically
ABRUTALIZE
vb. 1795 rare - to brutalize
ABRUZZESE
n. 1816 - a native or inhabitant of the Abruzzo region of central Italy
ABRUZZIAN
n. 1570 - a native or inhabitant of the Abruzzo region of central Italy
ABS
n. 1956 Amer. sl. - the abdominal muscles Amer. sl.
ABSALOM
n. Bk1922 - an undutiful son
ABSCEDE
vb. 1650 obs. rare - to move away, to lose contact; to separate
ABSCESSION
n. 1. 1583 obs. rare - departure, removal; cessation of a disease, pain, etc.
n. 2. 1583 obs. rare - an abscess
ABSCESSIONAL
n. 1647 obs. rare - a permission or command to depart
ABSCESS OF THE BOWELS
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - an older name for appendicitis
ABSCHIZE
vb. c1833 sl. - to decamp
ABSCIND
vb. 1610 rare - to cut off, to separate, to detach
ABSCINDED
adj. 1674 rare - cut off, detached, separated
ABSCISE
vb. a1500 rare - to cut off or away (chiefly surgical usage)
ABSCISION
n. 1594 - a cutting off or away
ABSCISSION
n. 1. 1555 - a cutting off or violent separation
n. 2. 1625 obs. - a cutting a person off from God or the from the Church
n. 3. 1633 obs. - the state of being cut off; separation and removal
ABSCISSOR
n. 1647 obs. rare - one that tears or rends asunder
ABSCONCE
n. 1872 obs. rare - a dark lantern used in monasteries, etc. for reading prayers, etc. during services
vb. 1. 1570 obs. rare - to hide, to conceal
vb. 2. 1823 obs. rare - to depart quickly, to flee (humorous usage)
ABSCOND
adj. 1653 obs. rare - hidden from view
vb. c1586 rare - to hide away; to conceal anything
ABSCONDED
adj. 1652 obs. - concealed, hidden away, secluded, secret
ABSCONDENCE
n. 1694 - concealment, seclusion; removal to a place of concealment or hiding; flight from creditors, arrest, etc.
ABSCONDENT
n. 1685 obs. rare - a person who absconds
ABSCONDER
n. 1702 - one who absconds or leaves quickly; a runaway from justice; a fugitive; an escapee
ABSCONDMENT
n. 1694 rare - an absconding, esp. from creditors, arrest, or custody
ABSCONSION
n. 1. 1648 obs. rare - hiding, concealment
n. 2. 1827 - flight, disappearance, or escape, esp. from custody
ABSCOTCHALATER
n. Bk1921 US sl. - one in hiding from the police; one who runs away
ABSENCE
n. 1866 obs. rare - a person or thing which is absent
ABSENCY
n. 1599 obs. rare - absence
ABSENT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - intoxicated
n. c1425 obs. - one who is absent; an absentee
vb. 1. c1400 obs. - to be or stay away; to withdraw
vb. 2. 1488 rare - to depart from, to quit, to leave
vb. 3. 1530 obs. - to keep away; to detain or withhold from being present
ABSENTANEOUS
adj. 1656 rare - done in absence; pert; to absence
ABSENTATION
n. 1800 rare - the act of absenting oneself; absence
ABSENTED
adj. a1586 - withdrawn, retired; absent
ABSENTEE
n. 1. 1777 US - a person loyal to the British who fled his or her residence during the American Revolution
n. 2. 1803 Aust. rare - an escaped convict
ABSENTMENT
n. 1600 rare - the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away
ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR
n. 1899 Eng. sl. - a soldier
ABSENT-MNDED PROFESSOR
n. 1859 - an habitually inattentive or forgetful person; one who is distracted or preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of their immediate surroundings
ABSENT PARENTS
n. 1994 euphemism - fathers who do not live with their infant children
ABSENTNESS
n. 1790 rare - a being absent in mind; distractedness, absent-mindedness
ABSENTY
n. 1520 obs. - absence
ABSIMILATION
n. 1638 obs. rare - the act or process of making or becoming unlike or dissimilar to something
ABSIST
vb. 1614 obs. rare - to withdraw; to desist
ABSISTENCE
n. 1881 - a standing off; an abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence
ABSITIVELY
adv. 1926 US sl. - certainly
ABSIT OMEN
phr. 1594 - 'may the omen be absent'; used as an imprecation when referring to a possible undesirable event in the hope that it will not come to pass
ABSKIZE
vb. c1833 sl. - to decamp
ABS-LAGGY
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - transported
ABS-LUSHERY
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - at a drinking house
ABS-NABBEMS
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - safe, secure from capture
ABS-NUNKS
adj. M19 UK criminals' sl. - visiting the pawnbroker
ABSO
n. 1900s sl. - a definite winner, usually used in a sporting context
ABSOBALLYLUTELY
adv. 1914 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed, utterly
ABSO-BLESSED-LUTELY
adv. 1912 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed
ABSOBLOODYLUTELY
adv. 1935 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed, utterly
ABSOBLOOMINGLUTELY
adv. 1909 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY
adv. 1985 sl. - absolutely, very much indeed; without the slightest doubt
int. 1910s sl. - exclamation of affirmation
ABSOGODDAMLUTELY
adv. 1962 US sl. - absolutely
ABSOGODDAMNTIVELY
adv. 1986 Amer. sl. - absolutely and positively
ABSOIL
vb. c1450 obs. - to absolve, esp. from sin
ABSOLENT
adj. c1560 obs. rare - perfect, consummate
ABSOLETE
adj. a1613 obs. - obsolete
ABSOLUTELY!
int. 1825 colloq. - used for registering complete agreement; yes! indeed!
ABSOLUTELY MR. GALLAGHER. POSTIVELY MR. SHEAN
phr. 1922 US sl. - used for a humorous assent
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
phr. 20C sl. - not a hope! not a chance!
ABSOLUTENESS
n. 1. 1551 obs. - a being complete or finished; completeness; perfection
n. 2. 1574 - unlimited or unrestrained authority; arbitrary rule
n. 3. 1603 - absence of conditions or reservations; unconditional quality; certainty, unreservedness
n. 4. 1605 - independence, autonomy
ABSOLUTIST
n. 1. 1799 - in politics: one who is in favour of an absolute government; also, a person who rules or governs absolutely
n. 2. 1917 - during World War I: a conscientious objector who refused to carry out non-combatant compulsory service
ABSOLUTORY
adj. 1611 - that grants absolution; relating to absolution
ABSOLVANT
n. 1506 obs. rare - he who absolves
ABSOLVATORY
adj. 1611 rare - pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal
ABSOLVITORY
adj. 1609 Sc. - pert. to absolution; absolving
ABSOLVITURE
n. 1586 Sc. obs. - the act of absolving; absolution
ABSONANT
adj. 1564 - harsh, inharmonious; fig. discordant or abhorrent to reason, nature, etc; unreasonable, unnatural
ABSONATE
vb. Bk1775 obs. - to avoid, to detest (a law term)
ABSONISM
n. 1593 obs. rare - something discordant in the use of language
ABSONOUS
adj. 1. 1622 rare - out of tune, inharmonious
adj. 2. 1642 rare - absurd, incongruous; unreasonable
ABSO-ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT-LUTELY
adv. Brit. sl. - absolutely; most definite
ABSORB
vb. 1. 1490 obs. - to swallow up, to engulf, esp. in a body of water
vb. 2. 1686 - to consume or use up resources, esp. money; to occupy or take up time
vb. 3. 1821 colloq. - to eat or drink, esp. voraciously or with relish
ABSORBEATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to swallow up
ABSORBITION
n. c1680 rare - absorption
ABSORPT
adj. c1450 obs. - absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed
ABSORPTED
adj. a1631 obs. - absorbed
ABSORPTIVE
adj. 1664 - having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing
ABSOTIVE
adj. 1924 Amer. sl. - absolute
ABSOTIVELY
adv. 1914 sl. - absolutely; decidedly; without a doubt, irrefutably; certainly
ABSOTOOTLY
adv. 1955 Amer. dial. - absolutely
ABSOYLE
vb. c1450 obs. - to absolve
ABS-PAD-LUCK
phr. M19 UK criminals' sl. - 'gone upon the highway'
ABSQUAT
vb. 1868 sl. - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond
ABSQUATIATE
vb. 1839 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart
ABSQUATILATE
vb. 1830 Amer. sl. - to depart or abscond; to flee, to run away
ABSQUATTLE
vb. 1842 sl. - of a person or animal: to leave; to run away; to abscond
ABSQUATULATE
vb. 1. 1830 Amer. dial. - to die
vb. 2. 1830 US - to leave, to depart, especially hastily, or furtively; to run away; to abscond
vb. 3. 1842 sl. - of an object: to separate, to break away from (orig. US)
vb. 4. 1844 rare - to send away, to dismiss
vb. 5. 1976 Amer. dial. - to squabble
ABSQUATULATION
n. 1839 - a sudden disappearance or absconding
ABSQUATULATOR
n. 1842 Amer. sl. - an absconder
ABSQUATULIZE
vb. 1. 1829 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart
vb. 2. 1839 Amer. sl. - to drive away, to expel
ABSQUINCHIATED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - used up, finished
ABSQUOTILATE
vb. 1837-40 - to make off, to decamp
ABSQUOTULATE
vb. 1. 1830 sl. - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond (orig. US)
vb. 2. 1842 sl. - of an object: to separate, to break away from (orig. US)
ABS-SMASH-RIG
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the act of passing counterfeit coin
ABS-SPOUTEMS
adj. M19 UK criminals' sl. - gone to the pawnbrokers
ABSTAIN
vb. a1425 obs. - to fast
ABSTAINER
n. 1. c1475 - a person who abstains from eating particular foods
n. 2. 1852 - a person who abstains from voting
n. 3. 1854 - a person who abstains from drinking alcohol; a teetotaller
ABSTAIN FROM BEANS
vb. 1920s sl. - to desist from politics
ABSTAINMENT
n. 1819 rare - the act of keeping from or refraining
ABSTEMIOUS
adj. 1. 1603 - temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing
adj. 2. 1604 - of food, a meal, etc.: spare, plain, modest
adj. 2. 1610 rare - abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food)
ABSTEMIOUSLY
adv. 1625 - of eating and drinking: sparingly, temperately
ABSTEMIOUSNESS
n. 1604 - the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies
ABSTENT
adj. 1898 Sc. - absent
ABSTENTION
n. 1. 1521 obs. - the act of keeping back or restraining
n. 2. 1624-47 - the act of keeping oneself back, abstaining, or refraining
n. 3. 1849 - an act of refraining from exercising one's vote
ABSTENTIONIST
n. 1. 1857 - one who refrains from exercising his or her vote
n. 2. 1880 - one who practices or approves abstention
ABSTENTIOUS
adj. 1839 - characterized by abstinence; self-restraining or refraining
ABSTER
vb. 1542 obs. rare - to deter, to hinder, to frighten off
ABSTERGE
vb. 1526 rare - to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse
ABSTERGENT
adj. 1617 rare - having a cleansing quality; cleansing, abrading
ABSTERGIFY
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to cleanse
ABSTERSE
vb. a1425 rare - to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse
ABSTERSION
n. a1425 rare - the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring
ABSTERSORY
adj. 1609 obs. - cleansing, purgative
ABSTINENCE
n. 1386 obs. - a truce, cessation of hostilities
ABSTINENCE OF WAR
n. 1386 obs. - a truce, cessation of hostilities
ABSTINENCY
n. 1. 1529 - an abstaining from food, pleasure, etc.; also, fasting
n. 2. 1594 rare - a fast
ABSTINENT
n. c1440 - one who abstains; an abstainer; also, a person who is fasting
ABSTINENTIAL
adj. 1655 rare - pert. to abstinence
ABSTORQUED
adj. 1623 obs. rare - forced away, wrung from another by violence
ABSTORTED
adj. 1658 obs. rare - forced away, wrung from another by violence
ABSTRACT
adj. 1721 Sc. obs. - apart, withdrawn from
ABSTRACTER
n. 1857 hist. rare - in the British civil service: a clerk who prepared abstracts of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages
ABSTRACTIONIST
n. 1. 1832 - a person who prefers to view, analyse, and discuss the world in abstract rather than practical terms; a thinker who gives precedence to abstract ideas and concepts over concrete and particular ones
n. 2. 1841 sl. - a pickpocket
n. 3. 1844 US - (depreciative) an impractical dreamer; an idealist
n. 4. 1917 - an advocate or practitioner of abstraction in the arts, esp. a painter in the abstract style
ABSTRACTION-MONGER
n. 1860 - one who deals with visionary ideas
ABSTRACTOR
n. 1859 hist. - in the British civil service: a clerk who prepared abstracts of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages
ABSTRAKLOUS
adj. Bk1905 Sc. - cross-grained; bad-tempered
ABSTREPOLOUS
adj. c1725 - obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control
ABSTREPULOUS
adj. c1725 - obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control
ABSTRICTED
adj. 1727 obs. rare - loosened, freed, unbound
ABSTRICTION
n. 1650 rare - a loosening or unbinding
ABSTRINGE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to unbind or loosen
ABSTROCITY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an abstract monstrosity
ABSTROPELOUS
adj. E18 sl. - aggressively resistant to control or restraint
ABSTRUDE
vb. 1627 obs. - to thrust away
ABSTRUSE
adj. 1. 1549 - difficult to understand; obscure, recondite
adj. 2. 1576 obs. - concealed, hidden, secret
ABSTRUSED
adj. 1607 obs. rare - concealed, hidden, remote
ABSTRUSELY
adv. 1. 1611 obs. rare - secretly, in a concealed manner
adv. 2. 1734 - in a manner that is complicated or difficult to understand
ABSTRUSENESS
n. 1628 - a being difficult to understand
ABSTRUSION
n. 1805 rare - the act of thrusting away
ABSTRUSITY
n. 1. 1632 - obscurity; anything abstruse; an obscure or recondite matter or point
n. 2. 1649 - a being difficult to understand; abstruseness
ABSTRUSIVE
adj. 1848 - of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite
ABSUME
vb. 1596 obs. - to consume gradually; to waste away; to carry off
ABSUMPTION
n. 1617 rare - the process of wasting away, gradual destruction
ABSURD
adj. 1617 obs. rare - in music: inharmonious, jarring, out-of-tune
n. 1. 1610 obs. - an unreasonable thing, act, or statement; an absurdity
n. 2. Bk1827 rare - a person who is absurd; an unreasonable person
ABSURDISM
n. 1815 - an illogical or ridiculous thing
ABSURDIST
adj. 1951 - relating to the perceived futility and senselessness of human life
n. 1. 1894 rare - a person who behaves in an illogical or absurd manner
n. 2. 1929 - a writer, performer, etc., whose work presents an audience or readership with absurdities, typically in portraying the futility of human struggle in a senseless and inexplicable world; esp. a writer or proponent of absurdist drama
ABSURDITY
n. c1429 obs. - in music: lack of harmony, untunefulness
ABSURDUM
n. 1606 - an absurd or illogical conclusion; also, an absurd state or condition
ABTHANE
n. a1525 - in Scottish hist.: a senior thane (a person holding lands of the king; the chief of a clan, who became one of the king's barons)
ABUBBLE
adj. 1766 - of a person or place: bubbling over with excitement, etc.; full of activity
ABUCCINATE
vb. 1569 obs. rare - to proclaim as with a trumpet
A-BUCK
phr. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a lying on one's back with one's legs over one's head to enable both anal intercourse and kissing
ABUELA
n. 1836 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUELITA
n. 1937 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUELO
n. 1876 - in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandfather; generally, an elderly man; also, a familiar title or form of address
ABUILYIEMENTS
n. 1816 Sc. - accoutrements, arms
ABUJI
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - father (Hawaii)
ABULIEMENT
n. 1787 Sc. obs. - dress, clothing; generally plural
ABULZIEMENTS
n. 1719 Sc. - garments
ABUNDANCE
n. 1782 Sc. - enough
ABUNDANCY
n. 1526 obs. - the quality of being abundant; abundantness, plentifulness
ABUNDARY
n. 1622 obs. rare - an overflowing source; a fountain-head
ABUNDATION
n. 19C Eng. dial. - abundance, plenty, a large quantity
ABURDEN
vb. 1620 obs. rare - to burden, to oppress
ABURST
adj. 1. 1205 obs. rare - enraged, furious
adj. 2. 1865 - bursting; in a bursting condition
ABUSABLE
adj. 1660 obs. - of abusing or deceiving character; deceptive
ABUSAGE
n. 1548 obs. - abuse, misuse, perversion; defilement
ABUSAK
n. 20C teen & high school sl. - elevator music
ABUSCHE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSE
n. 1. 1551 obs. - imposture, deceit; delusion
n. 2. L16 sl. - masturbation
vb. 1. a1439 obs. - to misrepresent a person or thing; to adulterate; to falsify; to show oneself in false colours, to make false pretensions
vb. 2. a1475 obs. rare - to behave improperly
vb. 3. L15 sl. - to cheat, to make a cuckold of
vb. 4. 1548 obs. rare - to use something in error, to mistake for another thing
vb. 5. L16 sl. - to masturbate
ABUSED
adj. 1. a1500 obs. - misguided, mistaken; deceived
adj. 2. a1513 obs. - worn out, consumed by use; disused, obsolete
ABUSEE
n. 1836 - a person who is or who has been abused
ABUSEFUL
adj. 1612 - abounding in abuse; using or practicing abuse; abusive, harmful, reproachful
ABUSEFULLY
adv. 1656 - in an abusive manner; abusively; improperly
AB-USEFULNESS
n. 1862 rare - capacity to be used improperly
ABUSEFULNESS
n. 1893 Eng. dial. - abuse
ABUSEMENT
n. 1535 obs. - an abusing or misleading; abuse, deception
ABUSE ONESELF
vb. euphemism - to masturbate
ABUSER
n. 1. 1579 obs. - a person who perverts truth or abuses confidence; a deceiver or impostor
n. 2. 1584 - one who uses badly or injures; an ill-user, a violator; one who seduces, a ravisher, one who rapes
n. 3. 1611 - one who masturbates
n. 4. 1847 - a person who abuses drugs or alcohol
ABUSH; ABUSHE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSHMENT
n. 1380 obs. - ambush, ambushment
ABUSHMENTLY
adv. 1552 obs. - in ambush, by way of ambuscade
ABUSION
n. 1. c1350 obs. - contemptuous or reproachful language; reviling, insult
n. 2. c1374 obs. - violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice
n. 3. c1386 obs. - perversion of the truth; deceit, deception, imposture; also, an instance of such perversion or deception
n. 4. 1387 obs. - misuse, misapplication, perversion
ABUSIOUS
adj. 1594 obs. rare - given to abuse; abusive
ABUSIVE
adj. 1595 obs. - deceitful, fraudulent; deluding
ABUSSE
vb. c1300 obs. - to ambush
ABUSTLE
adj. 1887 - busy, bustling with people, activity, etc.
ABUTTAL
n. 1545 - an extremity or boundary of land which abuts upon neighbouring lands; a point of junction
vb. 1. 1545 obs. - of land: to border on or upon an adjacent piece of land; to abut
vb. 2. 1637 obs. - to define or describe a piece of land by specifying its boundaries and abuttals
ABUTTER
n. 1673 - one whose land or building abuts upon a highway or upon another’s property; the owner of adjoining property
A-BUZZ
adj. 1. 1859 - alive with activity, excitement, talk, etc.
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
ABVERSION
n. 1638 obs. rare - aversion; an averted state of mind or feelings; a mental attitude of opposition or repugnance; a fixed habitual dislike
ABVOLATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to fly away
ABVOLATION
n. 1663 obs. rare - a flying away
ABY
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Jew
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to buy, to purchase, to pay for
vb. 2. c1175 arch. - to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate
vb. 3. 1374 arch. - to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure
ABYDOCOMIST
n. 18C - a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood
ABYE
adv. 1894 Sc. - ago, past
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to buy, to purchase, to pay for
vb. 2. c1175 arch. - to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate
vb. 3. 1374 arch. - to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure
ABYSM
n. 1. c1300 - the great deep, the bottomless gulf, believed in the old cosmogony to lie beneath the earth, and supposed to be, specifically: an imaginary subterraneous reservoir of waters; or, hell, or the infernal regions
n. 2. 1495 - any deep immeasurable space; a profound chasm or gulf; an abyss
vb. Bk1611 obs. rare - to sink into an abyss; to engulf
ABYSMAL
adj. 1. 1656 - bottomless; profound; relating to Hell; hellish
adj. 2. 1904 - of an exceptionally poor standard or quality; extremely bad, appalling
ABYSMALLY
adv. 1869 - unfathomably, profoundly; hence, appallingly
ABYSMUS
n. Bk1611 rare - an abyss
ABYSS
n. 1. c1460 - hell; the insides of the earth; also preceded with 'the'
n. 2. 1548 - an extremity of some condition or quality (usually a negative one); a condition from which recovery is unlikely or impossible
n. 3. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a large anus that has been frequently used for anal intercourse
ABYSSAL
adj. 1609 - of unsearchable depth, unfathomable; belonging to the lowest depths of ocean
ABYSSIAN
n. E17 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in NE Africa (now Ethiopia)
ABYSSIN
n. 1584 obs. - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in north-eastern Africa; now officially called Ethiopia
ABYSSINIA
int. 1934 sl. - goodbye; I'll be seeing you
ABYSSINIAN
adj. 1697 - relating to Abyssinia
n. 1703 - a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, a country in NE Africa (now Ethiopia)
ABYSSINIAN POLO
n. 1920s sl. - a game of dice; the game of craps dice
A.C. - ACCOY
A.C.
n. 2000s US prison sl. - Aryan Circle, A White supremacist prison gang
AC
conj. a1000 obs. - but
n. 1990s US Black sl. - the Acura Legend, a popular automobile
A.C.A.B.
phr. 1940s sl. - All Coppers Are Bastards; a popular tattoo in the UK, esp. among Hell's Angels and other outlaw groups
ACACY
n. Bk1731 obs. rare - innocence, guilelessness; a being free from malice
ACADEME
n. 1. 1588 - a place where the arts and sciences are taught; an institution for the study of higher learning; an academy (poetic usage)
n. 2. 1861 - a member of a university or college, now spec. a senior member, a member of a university or college's teaching or research staff (chiefly US)
ACADEMIAL
adj. 1755 rare - relating to an educational institution or environment; concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship; educational, intellectual
ACADEMIAN
n. 1593 - a member of an academy; an academic or academician; a student in a university or college
ACADEMIC
n. 1. 1581 - a member of a university or college, now spec. a senior member, a member of a university or college's teaching or research staff. also. in weakened sense, a person interested in or excelling at pursuits involving reading, thinking, and study
n. 2. 1728 rare - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature and arts and sciences
ACADEMICAL
n. 1656 - a member of an academy; a student in a university or college
ACADEMICAL CLERK
n. 1857 - at certain colleges of Oxford University: a junior member of a college who receives an emolument in return for undertaking duties (esp. singing) in chapel
ACADEMICIAN
n. 1. 1665 rare - a collegian; a student in a college or university
n. 2. 1668 - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature, of arts and sciences
n. 3. c1760 UK sl. - a harlot; a prostitute; an inmate of an 'academy'
n. 4. E19 sl. - a prisoner
n. 5. Bk1921 sl. - a thief
ACADEMICIZE
vb. 1846 rare - to engage in academic discourse, thought, or analysis
ACADEMIST
n. 1. 1649 - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature, of arts and sciences
n. 2. 1651 obs. rare - a pupil or instructor in a school for riding, etc.
ACADEMITE
n. 1829 - a member of any various academies; esp. a member of the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth
ACADEMIZE
vb. 1. 1848 obs. rare - to form an academy
vb. 2. 1868 - to bring under the influence or control of an academy; also, to make academic
ACADEMY
n. 1. 1650 sl. obs. - a brothel; a bawdy house
n. 2. E18 sl. - a casino
n. 3. 18C sl. - a lunatic asylum
n. 4. 18C Eng. sl. - a rendezvous for thieves, harlots, or gamesters; a thieves' school or gang
n. 5. E19 sl. - a prison
n. 6. 19C sl. - a billiard room
n. 7. Bk1921 sl. - a gang of thieves
ACADEMY AWARD
adj. 1. 1958 US sl. - excellent
adj. 2. 1966 Aust. sl. - histrionic
n. 1958 US sl. - recognition of excelling in a field
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING
adj. 1987 Aust. sl. - histrionic
ACADEMY BUZZ-NAPPER
n. 1890 criminals' sl. obs. - an apprentice in the art of picking pockets; some schools use a dummy with bells in every pocket for practice picking
ACADEMY HEADACHE
n. c1880 Eng. sl. - one due to visiting exhibitions
ACADIAN
adj. 1746 - native to Nova Scotia
n. 1. 1705 - a native or inhabitant of Acadia, a former French colony on the Atlantic seaboard of North America, which included the present Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island), or of the Maritime Provinces; spec. a French-speaking descendant of French settlers in Acadia
n. 2. 1776 - a Louisianan descended from inhabitants of Acadia expelled in 1755
n. 3. 1790 - a native of Nova Scotia
ACAJOU
n. 1725 - the cashew nut
ACALE
adj. c1320 obs. - cold, frozen
ACAMY
adj. 1845 Sc. - diminutive, undersized, infirm
n. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a diminutive thing; a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse
ACANG
vb. c1225 obs. rare - ? to act foolishly, to lose self-control
ACAPULCO
n. 1965 - a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico
ACAPULCO GOLD
n. 1965 - a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico
ACAPULCO RED
n. 1960s drugs sl. - marijuana
ACARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACAST
vb. c1220 rare - to cast down, to throw down, to cast away or off
ACATALEPSY
n. 1605 - incomprehensibility
ACATALEPTIC
adj. 1727 rare - incapable of being certainly comprehended or ascertained; incomprehensible, unknowable
ACATALLACTIC
adj. 1865 - not concerned with or involving exchange, esp. of money
n. 1842 obs. rare - a matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money
ACATASTASIS
n. 1683 obs. rare - an unsettling or confusing of something
ACATE
n. c1374 obs. - buying, purchasing, purchase
ACATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACATERY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACATES
n. 1465 obs. - things purchased; such provisions as were not made in the house, but had to be purchased fresh when wanted, as meat, fish, etc.; hence, all provisions except the home produce of the baker and brewer; dainties, delicacies
ACATHOLIC
adj. 1823 - that is not Catholic
n. 1745 - a non-Catholic, esp. a non-Catholic inhabitant of a Catholic state
ACATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACAUSE
conj. 1819 - because
ACCA
n. 1. 1824 Sc. - aqua vitae; whisky
n. 2. 1977 Aust. sl. - an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads
n. 3. 1970s Aust. sl. - jargon-loaded academic writing
n. 4. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
n. 5. Brit. sl. - a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator'
ACCABE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - expression of disgust
ACCABLE
vb. 1602 obs. rare - to overwhelm, to crush
ACCATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACCEDE
vb. 1. 1465 obs. - to come forward, approach, or arrive at a place or state
vb. 2. a1475 rare - to join with something or somebody else; to become part of or adapted to something; to give support
ACCELERATE
adj. 1527 obs. rare - quickened, hastened
vb. 1854 obs. rare - to assign to an earlier date, to antedate
ACCELERATEDLY
adv. 1753 rare - with ever increasing speed
ACCELERATION
n. L19 tramps' sl. - starvation
ACCELERATOR
n. 1. 1819 - an early form of bicycle, in which the rider sat on a bar between the two wheels, and propelled himself by pushing the ground with each foot alternately
n. 2. 1992 US criminal sl. - an arsonist
n. 3. 1993 US sl. - an amphetamine tablet
ACCELERATORY
adj. 1847 rare - quickening, adding to velocity
ACCEND
vb. 1. c1425 obs. - to stir up, to excite, to incite, to stimulate
vb. 2. a1475 obs. - to kindle, to set light to, to set on fire
ACCENDIBILITY
n. 1821 obs. - capacity of being kindled, set on fire or inflamed
ACCENDIBLE
adj. 1630 obs. rare - capable of being kindled, or set on fire
ACCENDING
adj. 1646 obs. - kindling
ACCENSED
adj. 1. 1490 obs. - inflamed with emotion; stirred up, excited, incited, stimulated
adj. 2. 1613 obs. - kindled, set on fire, inflamed
ACCENSION
n. 1646 obs. or arch. - the act of kindling, or the state of being kindled; ignition; heat
ACCENSOR
n. Bk1883 - one who sets on fire or kindles; in the Roman Catholic Church, a minister or servant whose business it is to light and trim the candles and tapers
ACCENTY
n. 1600 obs. rare - accent; a significant tone one sound in speech; a spoken word
ACCEPT
adj. a1382 obs. - accepted; approved; considered or taken as acceptable
ACCEPTANT
adj. 1846 - inclined or tending to accept; receptive; acquiescent
n. 1598 obs. - one who accepts, receives, or takes what is offered; the acceptor of a bill of exchange or a draft
ACCEPTATION
n. 1. 1426 obs. - the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty; acceptance
n. 2. 1504 obs. - the state of being acceptable or accepted
n. 3. 1529 - favourable reception, approval; hence, assent, acquiescence, belief
n. 4. a1555 - the sense in which a word or sentence is understood; the accepted meaning or purport of something
ACCEPTATION OF PERSONS
n. c1400 rare - favouritism on personal grounds; undue partiality
ACCEPTATIVENESS
n. 1. 1870 obs. rare - tendency to give acceptance to statements; credulity
n. 2. 1882 obs. rare - a being accepted or well-receive
ACCEPTILATE
vb. 1880 obs. rare - in Roman Law: to discharge a debt by an acquittance without payment
ACCEPTION
n. 1. c1384 rare - the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, favourable reception
n. 2. c1384 obs. - partiality, favouritism
n. 3. 1535 rare - the sense in which a word or sentence is understood; the accepted meaning or purport of something
ACCEPTIVE
adj. 1. c1475 rare - fit or suitable for acceptance; appropriate
adj. 2. 1598 obs. - having a tendency to accept; ready to accept; receptive
ACCEPTIVITY
n. 1855 - the quality or condition of being acceptive; receptivity
ACCEPTOR
n. 1. c1384 rare - a judge who is influenced by the personal acceptableness of individuals, one who shows partiality on personal grounds; a person who shows undue partiality or favouritism
n. 2. 1839 - in horse racing: a horse confirmed to start a race
ACCEPTRESS
n. Bk1883 obs. - a female who accepts
ACCERSE
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to summon
ACCERSITED
adj. 1548 obs. rare - summoned, sent for
ACCESS
n. 1. c1325 - a coming on of illness or disease, esp. of sudden illness
n. 2. c1374 obs. - an ague fit; ague, intermitting fever
n. 3. c1384 - a sudden fit of some emotion or feeling; an outburst; also, a burst of energy, etc.
n. 4. 1528 obs. - the act of going or coming to or into; coming into the presence of, or into contact with; approach, entrance
n. 5. 1587 obs. - a coming together of the members of Parliament; an assembly, a session
n. 6. 1587 obs. - a coming to work or business; an assembling or meeting of a body
n. 7. 1641 obs. - a coming to office, dignity, or sovereignty; arrival at the throne
n. 8. 1781 - an outburst; a sudden fit of anger or other passion
ACCESSARINESS
n. 1654 obs. - an acceding to or aiding in a crime or misdeed; secondary involvement
ACCESSION
n. 1. 1551 - something which is added or joined to another thing; an augmentation; also, a person who joins a group of others
n. 2. 1565 rare - the onset of fever or disease
n. 3. 1570 - a joining something to something else; addition; augmentation
n. 4. 1608 - the onset of a mental or emotional condition; a sudden outbreak or fit of some emotion or mental state
n. 5. 1608 - an entering into something or somewhere; coming into contact with something
n. 6. 1611 - the attainment or acquisition of an office or position of rank or power, esp. that of monarch
n. 7. 1642 obs. - the act of coming to or towards by forward motion; advance, arrival
n. 8. 1704 - the joining of a nation or state to an economic and political union or organization
n. 9. 1763 - an addition to the collection of a library, museum, etc.; an acquisition
ACCESSION DAY
n. 1709 - an anniversary of the day on which a monarch ascended to the throne; also, a day on which a monarch ascends to the throne
ACCESSIONAL
adj. 1646 - of the nature of an increase or augmentation; additional; supplementary, accessory
ACCESSIVE
adj. 1. 1583 - exceeding what is right, proportionate, or desirable; immoderate, inordinate, extravagant
adj. 2. 1609 obs. - capable of access; accessible
adj. 3. 1641 rare - pert. to access or approach; seeking to approach, pressing in, aggressive
ACCESSIVELY
adv. 1611 obs. - in an accessive manner; pressingly, aggressively
ACCESSOR
n. Bk1795 - one that joins another, an accomplice
ACCESSORIAL
adj. 1726 - of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; auxiliary, supplementary
ACCESSORY
n. 1992 US sl. - a boyfriend or girlfriend
ACCESSORY FACTOR
n. 1912 - a vitamin
ACCESSORY FOOD FACTOR
n. 1919 - a vitamin
ACCIBOUNCE
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a minor collision or accident
ACCIDENCE
n. 1. 1393 rare - mishap, chance; fortuitous circumstance
n. 2. 1826 Sc. - a slip of memory; an accident
ACCIDENCY
n. 1645 rare - a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall
ACCIDENT
adj. c1450 rare - that is accidental; contingent, incidental
n. 1. a1525 obs. - an occurrence, incident, event
n. 2. 1846 euphemism - an unintentional act of urinating or defecating
n. 3. 1850 colloq. - a child whose conception was not planned; an illegitimate child; a bastard
n. 4. 1932 sl. - an unplanned pregnancy
n. 5. 1964 US sl. - a murder that cannot be proved as such
n. 6. Brit. sl. - an arrest
ACCIDENTAL
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. - illegitimate
n. 1935 US prison sl. - a prison inmate convicted for a social crime, such as hooliganism rather than violent or property crimes
ACCIDENTAL DADDY
n. 1985 sl. - a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter
ACCIDENTALITY
n. 1651 - a being accidental
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
adv. 1711 - deliberately; used of a supposed accident that deliberately discomforts a disliked target
ACCIDENTARILY
adv. 1591 obs. - by way of accident; casually, incidentally
ACCIDENTARY
adj. 1. c1555 obs. - having the nature of a logical accident; non-essential
adj. 2. 1581 obs. - fortuitous, casual
ACCIDENT BLACK SPOT
n. 1936 - a section of a road noted for accidents
ACCIDENTED
adj. 1. 1548 obs. - endowed with non-essential or incidental attributes
adj. 2. 1844 - of a landscape, its nature: characterized by irregularities, undulating
adj. 3. 1879 - characterized by accidents
ACCIDENTIAL
adj. 1. 1558 rare - characterized by non-essential qualities
adj. 2. 1603 - occurring by accident or chance
ACCIDENTIALITY
n. 1814 rare - the quality of being accidental
ACCIDENT LURK
n. 1842 UK sl. - those who beg on the basis of having suffered a bad accident
ACCIDENTLY
adv. 1. 1506 obs. - non-essentially, incidentally, as a secondary effect
adv. 2. 1611 obs. - accidentally, casually, by chance
ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
n. 1920 - a person or thing likely to cause trouble or harm; a potentially disastrous situation, esp. resulting from carelessness or neglect
ACCIDIE
n. c1230 obs. - sloth, torpor
ACCIDIOUS
adj. a1400 obs. - lazy, slothful
ACCIDITY
n. 1731 obs. rare - slothfulness, lethargy
ACCINATE
vb. 1652 obs. rare - to distinguish with a vocal accent or stress
ACCINCT
adj. 1661 obs. rare - girded, prepared or equipped for action, ready
ACCINGE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to 'gird up one's loins', to apply oneself, to prepare oneself for what is to come
ACCIPIENT
adj. 1730 obs. rare - that receives; accepting, recipient
n. 1731 obs. - one who receives
ACCIPITER
n. a1398 - originally, a bird of prey, esp. a hawk
ACCIPITRAL
adj. 1842 - resembling that of a falcon or hawk, esp. in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike
ACCIPITRARY
n. 1633 arch. & hist. - a person who keeps and trains hawks or falcons; a falconer, one who catches birds of prey
ACCITE
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to summon, to call
vb. 2. 1597 obs. - to arouse, to excite
vb. 3. a1631 obs. - to cite in writing, to quote
ACCLAIM
n. 1546 Sc. obs. - a claim, esp. a legal claim
vb. 1. c1330 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. - to lay claim to, to claim
vb. 2. 1620 obs. - to agree, to consent; to affirm an overwhelming decision
ACCLAIMABLE
adj. 1735 Sc. obs. - capable of being claimed; liable to be claimed
ACCLAIMER
n. 1802 - one who acclaims, praises, or applauds; an applauder
ACCLAMATE
vb. 1624 obs. rare - to applaud, to shout applause, to acclaim
ACCLAMATOR
n. 1651 obs. rare - one who joins in acclamation; an applauder
ACCLAMATORY
adj. 1657 - expressing acclamation
ACCLEARMENT
n. 1692 obs. rare - a clearing one's name, exculpation
ACCLIMATEMENT
n. 1823 obs. - the condition of being acclimatized; habitation or adaptation to climate or environment
ACCLIMATION
n. 1801 - the process or result of acclimating or of being acclimated to a new climate or environment (chiefly US usage)
ACCLIMATOR
n. 1827 rare - a person who habituates something or someone to a new environment or climate
ACCLIMATURE
n. 1823 rare - acclimatization
ACCLIME
vb. 1834 obs. rare - to acclimatize, to habituate
ACCLINE
vb. c1420 obs. rare - to incline, or slope towards
ACCLIVE
adj. 1616 obs. rare - rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending
ACCLIVITOUS
adj. 1803 - rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending
ACCLIVITY
n. 1614 - an upward slope of a hill, etc. an ascending slope; also, steepness
ACCLIVOUS
adj. 1731 - rising with a slope; sloping upwards; steep
ACCLOY
vb. 1. c1330 obs. - to cause to become lame, esp. by maiming with a pointed instrument; to make a horse lame by inadvertently driving a nail into the foot when shoeing
vb. 2. c1374 - to fill to satiety
vb. 3. c1425 - to overfill, to overload, to burden, to oppress
vb. 4. c1430 - to block, to obstruct, to clog, to choke
vb. 5. 1470 rare - to pierce, to stab
vb. 6. 1519 - to overburden the stomach; to nauseate
vb. 7. 1530 - to disgust, to weary, to become offensive to
ACCOIL
n. 1814 obs. rare - reception, welcome
vb. 1596 obs. - to gather together, to collect
ACCOLENT
adj. 1731 obs. rare - dwelling near; neighbouring
n. Bk1795 - a borderer; one who dwells on or near the border of a country
ACCOLL
vb. 1340 obs. - to throw the arms around the neck of; to embrace, to hug
ACCOMBINATION
n. 1846 obs. rare - the act of combining together
ACCOMMODABLE
adj. 1592 - capable of being accommodated; suitable
ACCOMMODANT
adj. 1693 obs. rare - accommodating; self-accommodating; suiting oneself to circumstances
ACCOMMODATE
adj. 1525 obs. - suited, adapted, fitted; hence, suitable, fitting, fit
vb. 1. 1624 obs. - to fit or equip a thing for use; to put in order; hence, to repair, to refit, to mend
vb. 2. 19C sl. - to work as a prostitute
vb. 3. E19 UK sporting sl. - to go halves on a bet
vb. 4. Bk1903 sl. - to possess carnally; to copulate; to serve another person sexually
ACCOMMODATELY
adv. 1623 obs. - in a suitable of fitting manner
ACCOMMODATENESS
n.1660 obs. - the quality of being suited; suitableness
ACCOMMODATER
n. 1902 US rare - a temporary domestic help
ACCOMMODATIN' AS A HOG ON ICE
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - extremely disagreeable or unobliging
ACCOMMODATION
n. 1. 1595 rare - financial aid in an emergency; a loan
n. 2. 19C sl. - copulation
ACCOMMODATION ARREST
n. 1961 US sl. - a pre-arranged consensual raid of an illegal gambling operation, designed to give the appearance of strict enforcement of laws
ACCOMMODATION BEAUTY
n. E19 sl. - a prostitute
ACCOMMODATION BOAT
n. 1793 Anglo-Indian obs. - a small boat used to transfer passengers between ship and shore
ACCOMMODATION COLLAR
n. Amer. police sl. - an arrest made to fulfil a quota, usually in response to pressure for strong police action against crime
ACCOMMODATION HOUSE
n. 1. 1787 - a lodging house for travellers
n. 2. 1823 sl. - a brothel
n. 3. L19 sl. - a 'hotel' where rooms can be hired for short times by lovers or prostitutes and their clients sl.
ACCOMMODATION MAN
n. L19 UK criminal's sl. - one who is paid to give false evidence UK criminal's sl.
ACCOMMODATION STAGE
n. 1811 US - a stagecoach which stops at all the stages on its route
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
n. 1838 US - a train which stops at all the stations on its route
ACCOMMODATOR
n. 1. 1912 US rare - a temporary domestic help
n. 2. 1940 criminals' sl. obs. - one who bribes witnesses and prosecutors into bringing about a desired verdict, esp. a former police officer
ACCOMMODE
vb. 1567 rare - to accommodate
ACCOMMODEMENT
n. 1620 obs. - an agreement, a settlement; also, resolution of a dispute
ACCOMPACKMENT
n. c1650 obs. rare - ? a compact, an agreement
ACCOMPANABLE
adj. 1548 obs. - sociable, companionable
ACCOMPANIABLE
adj. 1580 obs. - sociable, companionable
ACCOMPANY
vb. 1. 1490 rare - to associate, consort, or keep company with; to engage in sexual activity
vb. 2. c1525 obs. rare - to occupy or inhabit a place
vb. 3. 1534 obs. - to congregate, to gather, to assemble
ACCOMPASS
vb. 1668 obs. rare - to bring about; to contrive
ACCOMPLEMENT
n. c1525 obs. - anything that completes or perfects, that adds grace or ornament to body or mind
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to offer compliments
ACCOMPLETE
adj. a1450 obs. rare - filled up; complete; carried out; fulfilled, accomplished
ACCOMPLETIVE
adj. 1826 rare - having the property of fulfilling; tending to accomplish
ACCOMPLICESHIP
n. 1795 rare - the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance
ACCOMPLICITY
n. 1792 - the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance
ACCOMPLIMENT
n. 1705 - an accomplishment
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to compliment
ACCOMPLISH
vb. a1500 rare - to reach a certain age; to pass a period of time
ACCOMPLISHMENT
n. 1. 1540 obs. - a perfecting or making whole; the state of being perfect or complete; perfection
n. 2. 1605 obs. - an ornament, an accoutrement
ACCOMPTANT
n. 1. 1453 obs. - one who renders or is liable to render account; one accountable or responsible
n. 2. 1539 obs. - one who professionally makes up or takes charge of accounts; an officer in a public office who has charge of accounts
n. 3. 1646 obs. - one who counts or can count or reckon; a reckoner, a calculator
n. 4. 1655 obs. rare - a narrator
ACCOMPTER
n. 1483 obs. - account, reckoning
ACCONSENT
vb. 1560 obs. - rare to consent to anything proposed, to give consent
ACCORD
adj. a1413 obs. - in accord or agreement; in harmony
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to restore estranged parties to friendly relations; to reconcile people in conflict or disagreement
vb. 2. 1340 rare - to bring things that differ into agreement; to reconcile quarrels or differences; to resolve a matter
vb. 3. a1425 obs. - to agree to do something
vb. 4. c1450 obs. - to relate, narrate, or mention in a written account; to put or set down in writing or some other permanent form
vb. 5. 1485 rare - to compose, sing, or play in harmony
ACCORDABLE
adj. 1. c1374 obs. - agreeing, harmonious, accordant; suitable, agreeable
adj. 2. 1651 rare - capable of being harmonized or reconciled; reconcilable or compatible with something
ACCORDANCE
n. 1388 rare - agreement or accord between people; harmonious relations; also, a formal agreement
ACCORDANCY
n. 1790 rare - a state of agreement; harmony, accordance
ACCORDER
n. 1597 rare - a person who reconciles people or things; a mediator; also, a person who agrees with something
ACCORDING TO COCKER
adv. 1785 Eng. colloq. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO GUNTER
adv. L19 US sl. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO HOYLE
adv. 1904 sl. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO ONE'S OWN LIGHTS
phr. Bk2004 - in accordance with one's conscience or inclinations
ACCORDING TO ONE'S TELL
phr. 1871 Amer. dial. - in one's opinion, to one's way of thinking
ACCORDION
n. 1. 1925 sl. - a train made up of Pullman cars
n. 2. 1960s US homosexual sl. - a penis that is substantially larger than expected when erect
ACCORDION ACT
n. 1989 US sl. - a collapsing under pressure
ACCORDION WAR
n. 1982 US sl. - US tactics during the Korean war: accordion-like movements up and down Korea by land forces
ACCORDMENT
n. c1330 obs. - agreement, reconciliation; reconcilement; harmony, accord
ACCORPORATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to unite, to incorporate
ACCOST
vb. 1. 1610 obs. - to border on, to adjoin
vb. 2. 1635 obs. rare - to approach, to draw near to
vb. 3. E20 US euphemism - of a prostitute: to solicit someone to an act of sexual immorality
ACCOSTABLE
adj. 1622 obs. - ready to accost, courteous; capable of being approached; approachable, accessible; affable
ACCOSTING
n. 1. 1791 Sc. obs. - courting, paying addresses
n. 2. 1871 - a publicly offering one's services as a prostitute; soliciting
ACCOST THE OSCAR MEYER
vb. 1980s sl. - to masturbate
ACCOUCHE
vb. 1. 1819 obs. rare - of a woman: to give birth to a child
vb. 2. 1821 obs. - to confine a woman to bed for the delivery of a child
vb. 3. 1859 obs. rare - to deliver a child
vb. 4. 1867 obs. - to assist or deliver women in childbirth; to act as a midwife or accoucheur
ACCOUCHEMENT
n. 1730 arch. - the confinement of a woman to bed for the birth of a child; delivery in child-bed
ACCOUCHEUR
n. 1727 - properly, a man who assists women in childbirth, a man-midwife; until the adoption of 'accoucheuse' it was used of both sexes
ACCOUCHEUSE
n. 1795 arch. - a woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a midwife
ACCOUNSEL
vb. c1420 obs. - to counsel, to advise
ACCOUNT
vb. 1. 1303 obs. - to count, to count up, to enumerate
vb. 2. c1386 obs. - to recount, to relate
vb. 3. 1398 obs. - to calculate, to reckon, to compute
vb. 4. a1400 obs. - to take into account or consideration; to consider
ACCOUNTABLE
adj. 1. 1589 obs. - able to be reckoned or computed
adj. 2. 1603-5 obs. - to be counted or reckoned on
ACCOUNTANCY
n. 1860 rare - originally, a job or position as an accountant; later, a firm of accountants
ACCOUNTANT
adj. 1494 obs. - giving or liable to give an account; accountable, responsible
n. 1. 1449 rare - one who renders or is liable to render account, esp. for conduct or the performance of duty, or for transactions or money held in trust; one accountable or responsible
n. 2. 1539 - one who professionally makes up or takes charge of accounts, esp. within the context of a business; a bookkeeper; an officer in a public office who has charge of accounts
n. 3. 1622 rare - one who counts or can count or reckon; a reckoner, a calculator; also, one who can count or reckon well (poorly, etc.)
n. 4. 1655 obs. rare - a person who presents a narrative account; a narrator
ACCOUNTANTSHIP
n. 1640 rare - the practice of accounting
ACCOUNT CASTER
n. 1580 obs. - a person who casts or reckons up accounts
ACCOUNTER
n. 1. 1303 obs. - one who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account
n. 2. 1356 obs. - a person who presents a narrative or descriptive account; a narrator
n. 3. c1503 obs. - an account, a reckoning
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
n. 1966 sl. - a pimp who caters to successful businessman and/or offers high-class prostitutes
ACCOUNTING
adj. 1551 obs. - counting, reckoning
ACCOUNTING DAY
n. 1549 - the Day of Reckoning
ACCOUNTLESS
adj. 1. 1649 obs. rare - free from accountableness; irresponsible
adj. 2. 1650 obs. - beyond count or reckoning; countless; innumerable
ACCOUNTMENT
n. 1857 rare - the work of accounting or reckoning for, responsibility
ACCOUNTS
n. 1745 Sc. - news, details, information
ACCOUPLE
vb. 1486 obs. - to join one thing to another, esp. in matrimony; to couple
ACCOUPLEMENT
n. 1483 rare - the act of coupling one thing to another; union, pairing; marriage union
ACCOUPLING
n. 1525 rare - the act of joining two things into a couple or pair; coupling; esp. union in marriage
ACCOURAGE
vb. 1534 obs. - to encourage, to hearten
ACCOURSE
n. 1598 obs. rare - a rushing up or out, a hastening forward; a forward course
ACCOURT
vb. 1596 obs. rare - to court
ACCOUTRE
vb. 1606 rare - to attire, to equip, to array
ACCOUTRED
adj. 1596 - attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose
ACCOUTREMENT
n. 1549 - apparel, outfit, equipment
ACCOUTREMENTS
n. 1. 1586 - clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress
n. 2. 19C sl. - the male genitals
ACCOWARD
vb. 1481 obs. - to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted
ACCOWARDIZE
vb. 1480 obs. - to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted
ACCOY
vb. c1350 obs. - to still, to calm, to quiet, to appease; hence, to soothe or coax (the alarmed or shy), to tame, to silence, to daunt (the forward or bold)
n. 2000s US prison sl. - Aryan Circle, A White supremacist prison gang
AC
conj. a1000 obs. - but
n. 1990s US Black sl. - the Acura Legend, a popular automobile
A.C.A.B.
phr. 1940s sl. - All Coppers Are Bastards; a popular tattoo in the UK, esp. among Hell's Angels and other outlaw groups
ACACY
n. Bk1731 obs. rare - innocence, guilelessness; a being free from malice
ACADEME
n. 1. 1588 - a place where the arts and sciences are taught; an institution for the study of higher learning; an academy (poetic usage)
n. 2. 1861 - a member of a university or college, now spec. a senior member, a member of a university or college's teaching or research staff (chiefly US)
ACADEMIAL
adj. 1755 rare - relating to an educational institution or environment; concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship; educational, intellectual
ACADEMIAN
n. 1593 - a member of an academy; an academic or academician; a student in a university or college
ACADEMIC
n. 1. 1581 - a member of a university or college, now spec. a senior member, a member of a university or college's teaching or research staff. also. in weakened sense, a person interested in or excelling at pursuits involving reading, thinking, and study
n. 2. 1728 rare - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature and arts and sciences
ACADEMICAL
n. 1656 - a member of an academy; a student in a university or college
ACADEMICAL CLERK
n. 1857 - at certain colleges of Oxford University: a junior member of a college who receives an emolument in return for undertaking duties (esp. singing) in chapel
ACADEMICIAN
n. 1. 1665 rare - a collegian; a student in a college or university
n. 2. 1668 - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature, of arts and sciences
n. 3. c1760 UK sl. - a harlot; a prostitute; an inmate of an 'academy'
n. 4. E19 sl. - a prisoner
n. 5. Bk1921 sl. - a thief
ACADEMICIZE
vb. 1846 rare - to engage in academic discourse, thought, or analysis
ACADEMIST
n. 1. 1649 - a member of an academy for the cultivation and promotion of literature, of arts and sciences
n. 2. 1651 obs. rare - a pupil or instructor in a school for riding, etc.
ACADEMITE
n. 1829 - a member of any various academies; esp. a member of the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth
ACADEMIZE
vb. 1. 1848 obs. rare - to form an academy
vb. 2. 1868 - to bring under the influence or control of an academy; also, to make academic
ACADEMY
n. 1. 1650 sl. obs. - a brothel; a bawdy house
n. 2. E18 sl. - a casino
n. 3. 18C sl. - a lunatic asylum
n. 4. 18C Eng. sl. - a rendezvous for thieves, harlots, or gamesters; a thieves' school or gang
n. 5. E19 sl. - a prison
n. 6. 19C sl. - a billiard room
n. 7. Bk1921 sl. - a gang of thieves
ACADEMY AWARD
adj. 1. 1958 US sl. - excellent
adj. 2. 1966 Aust. sl. - histrionic
n. 1958 US sl. - recognition of excelling in a field
ACADEMY AWARD WINNING
adj. 1987 Aust. sl. - histrionic
ACADEMY BUZZ-NAPPER
n. 1890 criminals' sl. obs. - an apprentice in the art of picking pockets; some schools use a dummy with bells in every pocket for practice picking
ACADEMY HEADACHE
n. c1880 Eng. sl. - one due to visiting exhibitions
ACADIAN
adj. 1746 - native to Nova Scotia
n. 1. 1705 - a native or inhabitant of Acadia, a former French colony on the Atlantic seaboard of North America, which included the present Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island), or of the Maritime Provinces; spec. a French-speaking descendant of French settlers in Acadia
n. 2. 1776 - a Louisianan descended from inhabitants of Acadia expelled in 1755
n. 3. 1790 - a native of Nova Scotia
ACAJOU
n. 1725 - the cashew nut
ACALE
adj. c1320 obs. - cold, frozen
ACAMY
adj. 1845 Sc. - diminutive, undersized, infirm
n. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a diminutive thing; a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse
ACANG
vb. c1225 obs. rare - ? to act foolishly, to lose self-control
ACAPULCO
n. 1965 - a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico
ACAPULCO GOLD
n. 1965 - a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico
ACAPULCO RED
n. 1960s drugs sl. - marijuana
ACARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACAST
vb. c1220 rare - to cast down, to throw down, to cast away or off
ACATALEPSY
n. 1605 - incomprehensibility
ACATALEPTIC
adj. 1727 rare - incapable of being certainly comprehended or ascertained; incomprehensible, unknowable
ACATALLACTIC
adj. 1865 - not concerned with or involving exchange, esp. of money
n. 1842 obs. rare - a matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money
ACATASTASIS
n. 1683 obs. rare - an unsettling or confusing of something
ACATE
n. c1374 obs. - buying, purchasing, purchase
ACATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACATERY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACATES
n. 1465 obs. - things purchased; such provisions as were not made in the house, but had to be purchased fresh when wanted, as meat, fish, etc.; hence, all provisions except the home produce of the baker and brewer; dainties, delicacies
ACATHOLIC
adj. 1823 - that is not Catholic
n. 1745 - a non-Catholic, esp. a non-Catholic inhabitant of a Catholic state
ACATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACAUSE
conj. 1819 - because
ACCA
n. 1. 1824 Sc. - aqua vitae; whisky
n. 2. 1977 Aust. sl. - an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads
n. 3. 1970s Aust. sl. - jargon-loaded academic writing
n. 4. 1980s Aust. sl. - acne spots
n. 5. Brit. sl. - a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator'
ACCABE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - expression of disgust
ACCABLE
vb. 1602 obs. rare - to overwhelm, to crush
ACCATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
ACCEDE
vb. 1. 1465 obs. - to come forward, approach, or arrive at a place or state
vb. 2. a1475 rare - to join with something or somebody else; to become part of or adapted to something; to give support
ACCELERATE
adj. 1527 obs. rare - quickened, hastened
vb. 1854 obs. rare - to assign to an earlier date, to antedate
ACCELERATEDLY
adv. 1753 rare - with ever increasing speed
ACCELERATION
n. L19 tramps' sl. - starvation
ACCELERATOR
n. 1. 1819 - an early form of bicycle, in which the rider sat on a bar between the two wheels, and propelled himself by pushing the ground with each foot alternately
n. 2. 1992 US criminal sl. - an arsonist
n. 3. 1993 US sl. - an amphetamine tablet
ACCELERATORY
adj. 1847 rare - quickening, adding to velocity
ACCEND
vb. 1. c1425 obs. - to stir up, to excite, to incite, to stimulate
vb. 2. a1475 obs. - to kindle, to set light to, to set on fire
ACCENDIBILITY
n. 1821 obs. - capacity of being kindled, set on fire or inflamed
ACCENDIBLE
adj. 1630 obs. rare - capable of being kindled, or set on fire
ACCENDING
adj. 1646 obs. - kindling
ACCENSED
adj. 1. 1490 obs. - inflamed with emotion; stirred up, excited, incited, stimulated
adj. 2. 1613 obs. - kindled, set on fire, inflamed
ACCENSION
n. 1646 obs. or arch. - the act of kindling, or the state of being kindled; ignition; heat
ACCENSOR
n. Bk1883 - one who sets on fire or kindles; in the Roman Catholic Church, a minister or servant whose business it is to light and trim the candles and tapers
ACCENTY
n. 1600 obs. rare - accent; a significant tone one sound in speech; a spoken word
ACCEPT
adj. a1382 obs. - accepted; approved; considered or taken as acceptable
ACCEPTANT
adj. 1846 - inclined or tending to accept; receptive; acquiescent
n. 1598 obs. - one who accepts, receives, or takes what is offered; the acceptor of a bill of exchange or a draft
ACCEPTATION
n. 1. 1426 obs. - the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty; acceptance
n. 2. 1504 obs. - the state of being acceptable or accepted
n. 3. 1529 - favourable reception, approval; hence, assent, acquiescence, belief
n. 4. a1555 - the sense in which a word or sentence is understood; the accepted meaning or purport of something
ACCEPTATION OF PERSONS
n. c1400 rare - favouritism on personal grounds; undue partiality
ACCEPTATIVENESS
n. 1. 1870 obs. rare - tendency to give acceptance to statements; credulity
n. 2. 1882 obs. rare - a being accepted or well-receive
ACCEPTILATE
vb. 1880 obs. rare - in Roman Law: to discharge a debt by an acquittance without payment
ACCEPTION
n. 1. c1384 rare - the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, favourable reception
n. 2. c1384 obs. - partiality, favouritism
n. 3. 1535 rare - the sense in which a word or sentence is understood; the accepted meaning or purport of something
ACCEPTIVE
adj. 1. c1475 rare - fit or suitable for acceptance; appropriate
adj. 2. 1598 obs. - having a tendency to accept; ready to accept; receptive
ACCEPTIVITY
n. 1855 - the quality or condition of being acceptive; receptivity
ACCEPTOR
n. 1. c1384 rare - a judge who is influenced by the personal acceptableness of individuals, one who shows partiality on personal grounds; a person who shows undue partiality or favouritism
n. 2. 1839 - in horse racing: a horse confirmed to start a race
ACCEPTRESS
n. Bk1883 obs. - a female who accepts
ACCERSE
vb. 1548 obs. rare - to summon
ACCERSITED
adj. 1548 obs. rare - summoned, sent for
ACCESS
n. 1. c1325 - a coming on of illness or disease, esp. of sudden illness
n. 2. c1374 obs. - an ague fit; ague, intermitting fever
n. 3. c1384 - a sudden fit of some emotion or feeling; an outburst; also, a burst of energy, etc.
n. 4. 1528 obs. - the act of going or coming to or into; coming into the presence of, or into contact with; approach, entrance
n. 5. 1587 obs. - a coming together of the members of Parliament; an assembly, a session
n. 6. 1587 obs. - a coming to work or business; an assembling or meeting of a body
n. 7. 1641 obs. - a coming to office, dignity, or sovereignty; arrival at the throne
n. 8. 1781 - an outburst; a sudden fit of anger or other passion
ACCESSARINESS
n. 1654 obs. - an acceding to or aiding in a crime or misdeed; secondary involvement
ACCESSION
n. 1. 1551 - something which is added or joined to another thing; an augmentation; also, a person who joins a group of others
n. 2. 1565 rare - the onset of fever or disease
n. 3. 1570 - a joining something to something else; addition; augmentation
n. 4. 1608 - the onset of a mental or emotional condition; a sudden outbreak or fit of some emotion or mental state
n. 5. 1608 - an entering into something or somewhere; coming into contact with something
n. 6. 1611 - the attainment or acquisition of an office or position of rank or power, esp. that of monarch
n. 7. 1642 obs. - the act of coming to or towards by forward motion; advance, arrival
n. 8. 1704 - the joining of a nation or state to an economic and political union or organization
n. 9. 1763 - an addition to the collection of a library, museum, etc.; an acquisition
ACCESSION DAY
n. 1709 - an anniversary of the day on which a monarch ascended to the throne; also, a day on which a monarch ascends to the throne
ACCESSIONAL
adj. 1646 - of the nature of an increase or augmentation; additional; supplementary, accessory
ACCESSIVE
adj. 1. 1583 - exceeding what is right, proportionate, or desirable; immoderate, inordinate, extravagant
adj. 2. 1609 obs. - capable of access; accessible
adj. 3. 1641 rare - pert. to access or approach; seeking to approach, pressing in, aggressive
ACCESSIVELY
adv. 1611 obs. - in an accessive manner; pressingly, aggressively
ACCESSOR
n. Bk1795 - one that joins another, an accomplice
ACCESSORIAL
adj. 1726 - of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; auxiliary, supplementary
ACCESSORY
n. 1992 US sl. - a boyfriend or girlfriend
ACCESSORY FACTOR
n. 1912 - a vitamin
ACCESSORY FOOD FACTOR
n. 1919 - a vitamin
ACCIBOUNCE
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a minor collision or accident
ACCIDENCE
n. 1. 1393 rare - mishap, chance; fortuitous circumstance
n. 2. 1826 Sc. - a slip of memory; an accident
ACCIDENCY
n. 1645 rare - a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall
ACCIDENT
adj. c1450 rare - that is accidental; contingent, incidental
n. 1. a1525 obs. - an occurrence, incident, event
n. 2. 1846 euphemism - an unintentional act of urinating or defecating
n. 3. 1850 colloq. - a child whose conception was not planned; an illegitimate child; a bastard
n. 4. 1932 sl. - an unplanned pregnancy
n. 5. 1964 US sl. - a murder that cannot be proved as such
n. 6. Brit. sl. - an arrest
ACCIDENTAL
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. - illegitimate
n. 1935 US prison sl. - a prison inmate convicted for a social crime, such as hooliganism rather than violent or property crimes
ACCIDENTAL DADDY
n. 1985 sl. - a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter
ACCIDENTALITY
n. 1651 - a being accidental
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
adv. 1711 - deliberately; used of a supposed accident that deliberately discomforts a disliked target
ACCIDENTARILY
adv. 1591 obs. - by way of accident; casually, incidentally
ACCIDENTARY
adj. 1. c1555 obs. - having the nature of a logical accident; non-essential
adj. 2. 1581 obs. - fortuitous, casual
ACCIDENT BLACK SPOT
n. 1936 - a section of a road noted for accidents
ACCIDENTED
adj. 1. 1548 obs. - endowed with non-essential or incidental attributes
adj. 2. 1844 - of a landscape, its nature: characterized by irregularities, undulating
adj. 3. 1879 - characterized by accidents
ACCIDENTIAL
adj. 1. 1558 rare - characterized by non-essential qualities
adj. 2. 1603 - occurring by accident or chance
ACCIDENTIALITY
n. 1814 rare - the quality of being accidental
ACCIDENT LURK
n. 1842 UK sl. - those who beg on the basis of having suffered a bad accident
ACCIDENTLY
adv. 1. 1506 obs. - non-essentially, incidentally, as a secondary effect
adv. 2. 1611 obs. - accidentally, casually, by chance
ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
n. 1920 - a person or thing likely to cause trouble or harm; a potentially disastrous situation, esp. resulting from carelessness or neglect
ACCIDIE
n. c1230 obs. - sloth, torpor
ACCIDIOUS
adj. a1400 obs. - lazy, slothful
ACCIDITY
n. 1731 obs. rare - slothfulness, lethargy
ACCINATE
vb. 1652 obs. rare - to distinguish with a vocal accent or stress
ACCINCT
adj. 1661 obs. rare - girded, prepared or equipped for action, ready
ACCINGE
vb. 1657 obs. rare - to 'gird up one's loins', to apply oneself, to prepare oneself for what is to come
ACCIPIENT
adj. 1730 obs. rare - that receives; accepting, recipient
n. 1731 obs. - one who receives
ACCIPITER
n. a1398 - originally, a bird of prey, esp. a hawk
ACCIPITRAL
adj. 1842 - resembling that of a falcon or hawk, esp. in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike
ACCIPITRARY
n. 1633 arch. & hist. - a person who keeps and trains hawks or falcons; a falconer, one who catches birds of prey
ACCITE
vb. 1. c1475 obs. - to summon, to call
vb. 2. 1597 obs. - to arouse, to excite
vb. 3. a1631 obs. - to cite in writing, to quote
ACCLAIM
n. 1546 Sc. obs. - a claim, esp. a legal claim
vb. 1. c1330 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. - to lay claim to, to claim
vb. 2. 1620 obs. - to agree, to consent; to affirm an overwhelming decision
ACCLAIMABLE
adj. 1735 Sc. obs. - capable of being claimed; liable to be claimed
ACCLAIMER
n. 1802 - one who acclaims, praises, or applauds; an applauder
ACCLAMATE
vb. 1624 obs. rare - to applaud, to shout applause, to acclaim
ACCLAMATOR
n. 1651 obs. rare - one who joins in acclamation; an applauder
ACCLAMATORY
adj. 1657 - expressing acclamation
ACCLEARMENT
n. 1692 obs. rare - a clearing one's name, exculpation
ACCLIMATEMENT
n. 1823 obs. - the condition of being acclimatized; habitation or adaptation to climate or environment
ACCLIMATION
n. 1801 - the process or result of acclimating or of being acclimated to a new climate or environment (chiefly US usage)
ACCLIMATOR
n. 1827 rare - a person who habituates something or someone to a new environment or climate
ACCLIMATURE
n. 1823 rare - acclimatization
ACCLIME
vb. 1834 obs. rare - to acclimatize, to habituate
ACCLINE
vb. c1420 obs. rare - to incline, or slope towards
ACCLIVE
adj. 1616 obs. rare - rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending
ACCLIVITOUS
adj. 1803 - rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending
ACCLIVITY
n. 1614 - an upward slope of a hill, etc. an ascending slope; also, steepness
ACCLIVOUS
adj. 1731 - rising with a slope; sloping upwards; steep
ACCLOY
vb. 1. c1330 obs. - to cause to become lame, esp. by maiming with a pointed instrument; to make a horse lame by inadvertently driving a nail into the foot when shoeing
vb. 2. c1374 - to fill to satiety
vb. 3. c1425 - to overfill, to overload, to burden, to oppress
vb. 4. c1430 - to block, to obstruct, to clog, to choke
vb. 5. 1470 rare - to pierce, to stab
vb. 6. 1519 - to overburden the stomach; to nauseate
vb. 7. 1530 - to disgust, to weary, to become offensive to
ACCOIL
n. 1814 obs. rare - reception, welcome
vb. 1596 obs. - to gather together, to collect
ACCOLENT
adj. 1731 obs. rare - dwelling near; neighbouring
n. Bk1795 - a borderer; one who dwells on or near the border of a country
ACCOLL
vb. 1340 obs. - to throw the arms around the neck of; to embrace, to hug
ACCOMBINATION
n. 1846 obs. rare - the act of combining together
ACCOMMODABLE
adj. 1592 - capable of being accommodated; suitable
ACCOMMODANT
adj. 1693 obs. rare - accommodating; self-accommodating; suiting oneself to circumstances
ACCOMMODATE
adj. 1525 obs. - suited, adapted, fitted; hence, suitable, fitting, fit
vb. 1. 1624 obs. - to fit or equip a thing for use; to put in order; hence, to repair, to refit, to mend
vb. 2. 19C sl. - to work as a prostitute
vb. 3. E19 UK sporting sl. - to go halves on a bet
vb. 4. Bk1903 sl. - to possess carnally; to copulate; to serve another person sexually
ACCOMMODATELY
adv. 1623 obs. - in a suitable of fitting manner
ACCOMMODATENESS
n.1660 obs. - the quality of being suited; suitableness
ACCOMMODATER
n. 1902 US rare - a temporary domestic help
ACCOMMODATIN' AS A HOG ON ICE
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - extremely disagreeable or unobliging
ACCOMMODATION
n. 1. 1595 rare - financial aid in an emergency; a loan
n. 2. 19C sl. - copulation
ACCOMMODATION ARREST
n. 1961 US sl. - a pre-arranged consensual raid of an illegal gambling operation, designed to give the appearance of strict enforcement of laws
ACCOMMODATION BEAUTY
n. E19 sl. - a prostitute
ACCOMMODATION BOAT
n. 1793 Anglo-Indian obs. - a small boat used to transfer passengers between ship and shore
ACCOMMODATION COLLAR
n. Amer. police sl. - an arrest made to fulfil a quota, usually in response to pressure for strong police action against crime
ACCOMMODATION HOUSE
n. 1. 1787 - a lodging house for travellers
n. 2. 1823 sl. - a brothel
n. 3. L19 sl. - a 'hotel' where rooms can be hired for short times by lovers or prostitutes and their clients sl.
ACCOMMODATION MAN
n. L19 UK criminal's sl. - one who is paid to give false evidence UK criminal's sl.
ACCOMMODATION STAGE
n. 1811 US - a stagecoach which stops at all the stages on its route
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
n. 1838 US - a train which stops at all the stations on its route
ACCOMMODATOR
n. 1. 1912 US rare - a temporary domestic help
n. 2. 1940 criminals' sl. obs. - one who bribes witnesses and prosecutors into bringing about a desired verdict, esp. a former police officer
ACCOMMODE
vb. 1567 rare - to accommodate
ACCOMMODEMENT
n. 1620 obs. - an agreement, a settlement; also, resolution of a dispute
ACCOMPACKMENT
n. c1650 obs. rare - ? a compact, an agreement
ACCOMPANABLE
adj. 1548 obs. - sociable, companionable
ACCOMPANIABLE
adj. 1580 obs. - sociable, companionable
ACCOMPANY
vb. 1. 1490 rare - to associate, consort, or keep company with; to engage in sexual activity
vb. 2. c1525 obs. rare - to occupy or inhabit a place
vb. 3. 1534 obs. - to congregate, to gather, to assemble
ACCOMPASS
vb. 1668 obs. rare - to bring about; to contrive
ACCOMPLEMENT
n. c1525 obs. - anything that completes or perfects, that adds grace or ornament to body or mind
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to offer compliments
ACCOMPLETE
adj. a1450 obs. rare - filled up; complete; carried out; fulfilled, accomplished
ACCOMPLETIVE
adj. 1826 rare - having the property of fulfilling; tending to accomplish
ACCOMPLICESHIP
n. 1795 rare - the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance
ACCOMPLICITY
n. 1792 - the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance
ACCOMPLIMENT
n. 1705 - an accomplishment
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to compliment
ACCOMPLISH
vb. a1500 rare - to reach a certain age; to pass a period of time
ACCOMPLISHMENT
n. 1. 1540 obs. - a perfecting or making whole; the state of being perfect or complete; perfection
n. 2. 1605 obs. - an ornament, an accoutrement
ACCOMPTANT
n. 1. 1453 obs. - one who renders or is liable to render account; one accountable or responsible
n. 2. 1539 obs. - one who professionally makes up or takes charge of accounts; an officer in a public office who has charge of accounts
n. 3. 1646 obs. - one who counts or can count or reckon; a reckoner, a calculator
n. 4. 1655 obs. rare - a narrator
ACCOMPTER
n. 1483 obs. - account, reckoning
ACCONSENT
vb. 1560 obs. - rare to consent to anything proposed, to give consent
ACCORD
adj. a1413 obs. - in accord or agreement; in harmony
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to restore estranged parties to friendly relations; to reconcile people in conflict or disagreement
vb. 2. 1340 rare - to bring things that differ into agreement; to reconcile quarrels or differences; to resolve a matter
vb. 3. a1425 obs. - to agree to do something
vb. 4. c1450 obs. - to relate, narrate, or mention in a written account; to put or set down in writing or some other permanent form
vb. 5. 1485 rare - to compose, sing, or play in harmony
ACCORDABLE
adj. 1. c1374 obs. - agreeing, harmonious, accordant; suitable, agreeable
adj. 2. 1651 rare - capable of being harmonized or reconciled; reconcilable or compatible with something
ACCORDANCE
n. 1388 rare - agreement or accord between people; harmonious relations; also, a formal agreement
ACCORDANCY
n. 1790 rare - a state of agreement; harmony, accordance
ACCORDER
n. 1597 rare - a person who reconciles people or things; a mediator; also, a person who agrees with something
ACCORDING TO COCKER
adv. 1785 Eng. colloq. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO GUNTER
adv. L19 US sl. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO HOYLE
adv. 1904 sl. - properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules
ACCORDING TO ONE'S OWN LIGHTS
phr. Bk2004 - in accordance with one's conscience or inclinations
ACCORDING TO ONE'S TELL
phr. 1871 Amer. dial. - in one's opinion, to one's way of thinking
ACCORDION
n. 1. 1925 sl. - a train made up of Pullman cars
n. 2. 1960s US homosexual sl. - a penis that is substantially larger than expected when erect
ACCORDION ACT
n. 1989 US sl. - a collapsing under pressure
ACCORDION WAR
n. 1982 US sl. - US tactics during the Korean war: accordion-like movements up and down Korea by land forces
ACCORDMENT
n. c1330 obs. - agreement, reconciliation; reconcilement; harmony, accord
ACCORPORATE
vb. 1612 obs. rare - to unite, to incorporate
ACCOST
vb. 1. 1610 obs. - to border on, to adjoin
vb. 2. 1635 obs. rare - to approach, to draw near to
vb. 3. E20 US euphemism - of a prostitute: to solicit someone to an act of sexual immorality
ACCOSTABLE
adj. 1622 obs. - ready to accost, courteous; capable of being approached; approachable, accessible; affable
ACCOSTING
n. 1. 1791 Sc. obs. - courting, paying addresses
n. 2. 1871 - a publicly offering one's services as a prostitute; soliciting
ACCOST THE OSCAR MEYER
vb. 1980s sl. - to masturbate
ACCOUCHE
vb. 1. 1819 obs. rare - of a woman: to give birth to a child
vb. 2. 1821 obs. - to confine a woman to bed for the delivery of a child
vb. 3. 1859 obs. rare - to deliver a child
vb. 4. 1867 obs. - to assist or deliver women in childbirth; to act as a midwife or accoucheur
ACCOUCHEMENT
n. 1730 arch. - the confinement of a woman to bed for the birth of a child; delivery in child-bed
ACCOUCHEUR
n. 1727 - properly, a man who assists women in childbirth, a man-midwife; until the adoption of 'accoucheuse' it was used of both sexes
ACCOUCHEUSE
n. 1795 arch. - a woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a midwife
ACCOUNSEL
vb. c1420 obs. - to counsel, to advise
ACCOUNT
vb. 1. 1303 obs. - to count, to count up, to enumerate
vb. 2. c1386 obs. - to recount, to relate
vb. 3. 1398 obs. - to calculate, to reckon, to compute
vb. 4. a1400 obs. - to take into account or consideration; to consider
ACCOUNTABLE
adj. 1. 1589 obs. - able to be reckoned or computed
adj. 2. 1603-5 obs. - to be counted or reckoned on
ACCOUNTANCY
n. 1860 rare - originally, a job or position as an accountant; later, a firm of accountants
ACCOUNTANT
adj. 1494 obs. - giving or liable to give an account; accountable, responsible
n. 1. 1449 rare - one who renders or is liable to render account, esp. for conduct or the performance of duty, or for transactions or money held in trust; one accountable or responsible
n. 2. 1539 - one who professionally makes up or takes charge of accounts, esp. within the context of a business; a bookkeeper; an officer in a public office who has charge of accounts
n. 3. 1622 rare - one who counts or can count or reckon; a reckoner, a calculator; also, one who can count or reckon well (poorly, etc.)
n. 4. 1655 obs. rare - a person who presents a narrative account; a narrator
ACCOUNTANTSHIP
n. 1640 rare - the practice of accounting
ACCOUNT CASTER
n. 1580 obs. - a person who casts or reckons up accounts
ACCOUNTER
n. 1. 1303 obs. - one who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account
n. 2. 1356 obs. - a person who presents a narrative or descriptive account; a narrator
n. 3. c1503 obs. - an account, a reckoning
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
n. 1966 sl. - a pimp who caters to successful businessman and/or offers high-class prostitutes
ACCOUNTING
adj. 1551 obs. - counting, reckoning
ACCOUNTING DAY
n. 1549 - the Day of Reckoning
ACCOUNTLESS
adj. 1. 1649 obs. rare - free from accountableness; irresponsible
adj. 2. 1650 obs. - beyond count or reckoning; countless; innumerable
ACCOUNTMENT
n. 1857 rare - the work of accounting or reckoning for, responsibility
ACCOUNTS
n. 1745 Sc. - news, details, information
ACCOUPLE
vb. 1486 obs. - to join one thing to another, esp. in matrimony; to couple
ACCOUPLEMENT
n. 1483 rare - the act of coupling one thing to another; union, pairing; marriage union
ACCOUPLING
n. 1525 rare - the act of joining two things into a couple or pair; coupling; esp. union in marriage
ACCOURAGE
vb. 1534 obs. - to encourage, to hearten
ACCOURSE
n. 1598 obs. rare - a rushing up or out, a hastening forward; a forward course
ACCOURT
vb. 1596 obs. rare - to court
ACCOUTRE
vb. 1606 rare - to attire, to equip, to array
ACCOUTRED
adj. 1596 - attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose
ACCOUTREMENT
n. 1549 - apparel, outfit, equipment
ACCOUTREMENTS
n. 1. 1586 - clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress
n. 2. 19C sl. - the male genitals
ACCOWARD
vb. 1481 obs. - to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted
ACCOWARDIZE
vb. 1480 obs. - to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted
ACCOY
vb. c1350 obs. - to still, to calm, to quiet, to appease; hence, to soothe or coax (the alarmed or shy), to tame, to silence, to daunt (the forward or bold)
ACCREASE - ACHY-BREAKY
ACCREASE
n. 1598 obs. - growing by addition; increase
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to increase or grow by addition
vb. 2. 1401 obs. - to cause to grow; to increase
ACCREDITATE
vb. 1654 - to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance
ACCRESCE
vb. 1. 1634-46 rare - to accrue
vb. 2. 1637 rare - to increase, to grow up
vb. 3. 1652 rare - to increase, to add to
ACCRESCENCE
n. 1606 rare - a growing by accretion or addition
ACCRESCENT
adj. 1713 - growing continuously, ever increasing
ACCRIMINATE
vb. 1641 obs. rare - to accuse of a crime
ACCRIMINATION
n. 1655 - accusation of crime
ACCROACH
vb. 1. c1325 - to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire
vb. 2. 1423 - to encroach
ACCROACHMENT
n. c1428 - usurpation; encroachment
ACCRUE
vb. 1. 1586 obs. - to grow by addition, to increase, esp. in age or number
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to gather up, to collect
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to grow, to grow up
ACCRUE CHOCOLATE
vb. 1929 UK - to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner UK(Royal Navy usage)
ACCRUST
vb. 1881 obs. - to become hardened or rigid
ACCUB
n. 1623 obs. rare - the print of any creature's foot
ACCUBATION
n. 1. 1612 rare - the posture of reclining at table, practised by many ancient nations
n. 2. 1853 obs. rare - the confinement of a woman to bed for childbirth; accouchement
ACCUMB
vb. 1813 obs. rare - to recline at meals, like the Greeks and later Romans
ACCUMBENCY
n. 1658 rare - the reclining position at table
ACCUMBENT
adj. 1727 - lying up to, or reclining at table
n. 1. 1630 obs. rare - a person at the table; a diner
n. 2. 1656 - one who reclines at table according to the ancient manner; hence, one who is at table without regard to posture
ACCUMBER
vb. c1275 rare - to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush
ACCUMBERED
adj. c1300 obs. - overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered
ACCUMBERING
n. 1340 obs. - the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; the fact of being overwhelmed or oppressed; distress, vexation
ACCUMBING
n. 1646 obs. - a reclining at table when dining
ACCUMBRANCE
n. c1330 obs. - the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury; a burden or impediment
ACCUMBROUS
adj. c1392 obs. - cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome
ACCUMULATE
adj. 1533 rare - heaped up, accumulated; increased by accumulation
ACCUMULATOR
n. 1. 1611 - a person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person; a hoarder, a gatherer
n. 2. 1691 obs. - at Oxford University: a person who takes degrees by accumulation
n. 3. 1889 UK sl. - a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner
ACCUMULE
vb. 1490 obs. rare - to accumulate, to heap up
ACCUR
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURANCE
n. 1677 obs. rare - a taking care, care, solicitude
ACCURATE
adj. 1581 obs. - executed with care; careful
ACCURATELY
adv. 1549 obs. - carefully
ACCURRE
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURRENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. rare - running or flowing into; affluent, tributary
ACCURSE
vb. c1175 obs. or arch. - to pronounce or imprecate a curse upon; to devote to perdition, evil, or misery
ACCURSED
n. 1340 - an accursed person; a detestable or hateful person
ACCURTATION
n. 1583 obs. - shortening, curtailment, abbreviation
ACCUSAL
n. 1594 - an accusation
ACCUSANT
adj. 1604 rare - accusing
n. a1425 rare - one who accuses, an accuser
ACCUSATIVE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - pert. to accusation; accusatory
ACCUSATOR
n. 1382 - an accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor
ACCUSATORIAL
adj. 1788 - characterized by accusation; accusing, reproachful
ACCUSATORY
adj. a1400 - containing an accusation
ACCUSATRIX
n. 1530 rare - a female accuser
ACCUSE
n. a1439 rare - the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation
vb. 1. c1400 rare - to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known
vb. 2. 1901 Ireland - to admit, to allow; to suppose
ACCUSEMENT
n. c1374 rare - the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge
ACCUSERESS
n. Bk1867 obs. - she who accuses
ACCUSER-GENERAL
n. 1770 - a chief prosecutor or accuser
ACCUSIVE
adj. 1861 rare - accusatory
ACCUSOR
n. 1340 obs. - an accuser
ACCUSTOM
n. c1440 obs. - custom, habit, habituation
vb. 1422 obs. - to make a thing customary, habitual, usual, or familiar; to practise habitually
ACCUSTOMABLE
adj. 1494 obs. - usually practising or practised; habitual, usual, customary, wonted
ACCUSTOMABLY
adv. c1450 arch. rare - customarily, habitually, usually, ordinarily
ACCUSTOMANCE
n. c1384 rare - customary use or practise; custom, habit; later, a making a person or thing accustomed to something; familiarization
ACCUSTOMARILY
adv. 1577 rare - usually, customarily
ACCUSTOMARY
adj. 1541 arch. - usual, customary
ACCUSTOMATE
adj. 1494 obs. - accustomed, habituated, customary, usual, wonted
ACCUSTOMATION
n. 1605 obs. rare - the act of making usual, habitual, or familiar; the habitual practice or use
ACCUSTOMED
adj. 1690 obs. - frequented by customers
ACCUSTOMER
n. 1538 obs. rare - ? a collector of customs
ACCUSTOMING
n. a1475 obs. - the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting; familiarization, habituation
AC/DC
adj. 1. 1960 sl. - bisexual
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - pert. to a homosexual male who is ambivalent to the choice of male or female sex roles
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a bisexual person
n. 2. 2002 UK homosexual sl. - a couple
AC-DC BAR
n. M20 US sl. - a bar offering sexually oriented entertainment appealing to both male and female sexual interests
ACE
adj. 1. 1903 Amer. sl. - high in esteem
adj. 2. 1929 colloq. - best; top-rated; first-class, excellent, wonderful
adj. 3. 1930s sl. - expert (orig. US)
adj. 4. 1936 US sl. - of a friend: intimate, closest (esp. Black usage)
adj. 5. 1957 US sl. - satisfactory, O.K.
adj. 6. 2008 - asexual; without sexual feelings or desires
n. 1. a1300 obs. - bad luck, misfortune; worthlessness, nothing
n. 2. a1400 - the side of a dice marked with a single spot or point, and counting as one; a throw of 'one', the lowest and worse number or score
n. 3. 1440 rare - a single point, a minute portion; a jot, a particle, an atom
n. 4. L16 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 6. a1796 - a person who stands out, excels, or represents perfection in any field, activity, or occupation; an expert; an adept
n. 7. 1801 Sc. & Amer. sl. - the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit
n. 8. 1848 sl. - something or someone of high quality or held in high esteem; a solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person (orig. US)
n. 9. 1866 Sc. - the smallest possible amount
n. 10. 1878 US sl. - in pool: the number one ball
n. 11. 1898 sl. - $1; $1's worth
n. 12. 1899 Amer. sl. - an important, influential person; a prominent individual; a big shot, the chief, the boss
n. 13. 1902 Amer. sl. - in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 14. 1910s sl. - an outstanding person, whether in character or qualifications (orig. US)
n. 15. 1910s US sl. - a single example
n. 16. 1916 - a pilot, aerial gunner, etc., who has shot down many enemy aircraft
n. 17. 1918 Amer. - a pilot or student pilot who has destroyed five or more friendly aircraft (ironic usage)
n. 18. 1920 - in golf: a hole in one
n. 19. 1927 US criminals' sl. - a 1-year jail sentence
n. 20. E20 - a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill
n. 21. E20 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 22. 1938 drugs sl. - one single pill of amphetamine, barbiturate, or tranquillizer
n. 23. 1941 US sl. - a close friend, a hero; an admired figure
n. 24. 1940s sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 25. 1949 US sl. - a police officer; a detective
n. 26. 1950s sl. - a term of address
n. 27. 1950s sl. - something useful or important
n. 28. 1950s UK criminals' sl. - £1
n. 29. 1961 Amer. - a small, usually round, table designed to seat a single patron; also a single customer (restaurant usage)
n. 30. 1964 US college sl. - the grade A
n. 31. 1966 US Army sl. - a White serviceman
n. 32. 1969 US college sl. - a foolish or ineffectual person; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically
n. 33. 1974 sl. - in gambling: $100
n. 34. 1970s drugs sl. - marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
n. 35. 1970s drugs sl. - phencyclidine (PCP), a dangerous hallucinogenic based on animal (pig) tranquillizer
n. 36. 1979 sl. - a professional killer
n. 37. 1989 US sl. - 1/8 oz of a drug
n. 38. Bk1992 prison sl. - the finest, one who is completely trustworthy
n. 39. 1999 US sl. - in dice games: a rolled one US sl.
n. 40. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - a nickname for a foolish and ineffectual person
n. 41. 2000s US prison sl. - a pull on a cigarette
n. 42. Bk2006 Amer. journalists' sl. - Assistant City Editor of a newspaper
n. 43. 2008 - an asexual person; a person who does not experience sexual feelings or desires
n. 44. Brit. sl. - the anus
n. 45. Amer. sl. - a grilled cheese sandwich (lunch counter usage)
n. 46. Amer. Black sl. - a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress
vb. 1. 1929 US sl. - to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception; to swindle or cheat a person out of something
vb. 2. 1929 US sl. - to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation
vb. 3. 1929 - in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke
vb. 4. 1935 US criminals' sl. - to take part uninvited; to interfere
vb. 5. 1940s US sl. - to move or drive fast
vb. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - to be in charge of; to lead
vb. 7. 1950 sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score; to pass a test easily; to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something (orig. US college usage)
vb. 8. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 9. 1975 sl. - to kill
vb. 10. 1990s US sl. - to hold in high esteem
int. 1980s sl. - an exclamation of satisfaction
ACE AND DOUCE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wholly, entirely
ACE-BOOM-BOOM
n. 1962 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE BOON
n. 1971 US Black sl. - one's very best friend
ACE-BOON-COON; ACE BOON KOON
n. 1962 US Black sl. - one's good and loyal friend
ACE BOON COONIE
n. 1974 US Black sl. - a best friend
ACE BOY
n. 1958 US college sl. - one's best friend
ACE BUDDY
n. 1957 US college sl. - one's best friend
ACE COOL
n. 1988 US Black sl. - a very close and trusted friend
ACE-COON
n. 1. 1960s US Black sl. - an important person; a big shot
n. 2. 1962 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE COON BOON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE COON POON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE CUT
n. 1959 US college sl. - one's best friend US college sl.
ACED
adj. 1. Amer. sl. - outscored; surpassed
adj. 2. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - alcohol intoxicated
ACE-DEUCE
adj. 1. 1927 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1955 US sl. - cross-eyed
adj. 3. 1970s US sl. - bisexual
adv. 1. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
adv. 2. 1948 US sl. - riding a racehorse with the right stirrup higher than the left
n. 1. 1920s US Black sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice
n. 2. 1921 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 3. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 4. 1989 US sl. - a fellow prisoner upon whom you can rely without question
vb. 1987 US sl. - in craps: to sustain a heavy loss
ACEDIA
n. 1607 - physical or mental slothfulness, esp. as a condition leading to listlessness and lack of interest in life; apathy, lethargy, torpor
ACEDIOUS
adj. 1609 rare - characterized by slothfulness
ACE-DOUCHE
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a first roll of three
ACEDY
n. 1623 rare - torpor, stupor
ACEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACE-EROO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE-FACE
n. 1973 UK sl. - a leader of a group of mods; an exceptionally fashionable mod
ACE-FLAT
adj. 1941 US sl. - excellent; first-class; faultless
ACE GEAR
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - a sexually talented homosexual, capable of both active and passive roles
ACE HI
n. 1953 US Black sl. - a sophisticated, aware person; a street-wise person US Black sl.
ACE-HIGH
adj. 1. 1885 US sl. - highly valued; preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; the best; faultless; absolute
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
n. 1953 US Black sl. - a sophisticated, streetwise person US Black sl.
ACE HIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE HURLER
n. Bk1992 sl. - in baseball: a team's best pitcher
ACE IN
vb. 1. 1920s tramps' sl. - to curry favour successfully
vb. 2. 1930s US criminals' sl. - to interfere, to become involved with
vb. 3. Amer. sl. - to understand
vb. 4. 1971 US sl. - to manipulate someone or something into a situation
vb. 5. 1992 US sl. - to become associated with a group and work your way into it
ACE IN THE HOLE
n. 1908 - something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve, asset, or advantage (orig. US)
ACE IT
vb. 1. 1955 US sl. - to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam
vb. 2. 1955 US sl. - to succeed at the last minute
ACE KOOL
n. 1992 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE LANE
n. c1935 Amer. sl. - a husband or male lover (orig. Black usage)
ACELDAMA
n. 1607 - the name given to the field in the vicinity of Jerusalem, purchased with the blood-money received and relinquished by Judas Iscariot;
hence, a field of bloodshed, a scene of slaughter or butchery; a wretched place
ACELERANTE
n. 1992 US sl. - an amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant
ACE-LOVER
n. 1996 US Black sl. - one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend US Black sl.(chiefly Southern/Midwest usage)
ACEMAN
n. 1. 1953 US sl. - a leader of a street gang
n. 2. 1953 US sl. - a youth gang's top fighter
ACE NOTE
n. 1929 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACE OF ACES
n. World War I sl. - a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft
ACE OF ARSE
n. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF CLUBS
n. 1. M17 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. L19 sl. - an expert
ACE OF HEARTS
n. 1. L16 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
ACE OF SPADES
n. 1. 1811 sl. - a widow, esp. one wearing mourning weeds
n. 2. L19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 3. Bk1921 sl. - a black-haired woman
n. 4. 1943 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 5. 1940s US criminals' sl. - an admirable person
n. 6. Brit. rhyming sl. - AIDS
n. 7. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
n. 8. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF TRUMPS
n. 1. E19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a first-class person
ACE ON
adj. 1982 Bahamas sl. - skilled at
ACE-ONE
adj. 1962 US sl. - a-one, best
ACE OUT
vb. 1. 1933 US sl. - to fool someone; to swindle someone; to deprive someone of something, esp. by underhanded or dishonest means
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to defeat; to take something away
vb. 3. 1950s sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score (orig. US college sl.)
vb. 4. 1951 Amer. sl. - to extricate oneself from difficulty by deceit or cleverness
vb. 5. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 6. 1964 US sl. - to exclude someone
vb. 7. 1983 US sl. - in poker: to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand
vb. 8. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - to be fortunate or lucky
ACE OVER APEX
adv. 1960 US sl. - head over heels
ACEPHAL
adj. 1549 rare - having no head or leader or chief
n. 1. a1387 obs. - a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop
n. 2. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal or person
ACEPHALI
n. a1000 obs. rare - priests who are not subject to the authority of a bishop; also, bishops who are not subject to the authority of a metropolitan or archbishop
ACEPHALIC
adj. 1. 1656 - having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless
adj. 2. 1656 - of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning
adj. 3. 1816 - lacking a head, headless
ACEPHALISIS
n. 1611 rare - the condition of being without a leader or head; lack of leadership
ACEPHALIST
n. 1597 obs. - one who acknowledges no head or superior
ACEPHALOUS
adj. 1. 1715 - having or recognizing no governing head or chief
adj. 2. 1731 - headless
adj. 3. 1833 - lacking the beginning, as an imperfect manuscript or verse
ACE-QUEEN
n. 1989 US homosexual & prison sl. - a very effeminate prison homosexual
ACERB
adj. 1. a1616 - sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit
adj. 2. 1822 - of speech, manner, or temper: bitter and sharp; forthright and cutting
ACERBATE
adj. 1869 - embittered; exasperated; severe (literary usage)
vb. 1657 obs. - to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate
ACERBATION
n. 1793 - embitterment; a feeling of bitterness; also, exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem
ACERBIC
adj. 1853 - of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper; later, astringently sour or harsh-tasting
ACERBITOUS
adj. 1870 rare - characterized by acerbity; acerbic
ACERBITUDE
n. 1727 rare - sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness
ACERBITY
n. 1. a1538 - of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness
n. 2. 1608 - sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste
n. 3. E17 - a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc.
ACERBLY
adv. 1. a1425 obs. - harshly, abrasively
adv. 2. 1793 - with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour; later, in a sharp or cutting manner
ACEREBRAL
adj. 1828 - brainless; unintelligent; unthinking
ACEROTE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of bread: full of chaff, coarse
ACERS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - acorns
ACERSECOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one whose hair was never cut
ACERVAL
adj. 1731 rare - belonging to a heap
ACERVATE
vb. 1612 rare - to heap up, to raise up in heaps
ACERVATION
n. 1614 rare - the act of heaping up, accumulation
ACERVATIVE
adj. 1865 rare - pert. to heaping up; piled or heaped up
ACERVOSE
adj. 1731 obs. rare - full of heaps
ACERVULINE
adj. 1864 rare - of the form or appearance of little heaps
ACES
adj. 1901 US. sl. - first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 2. 1987 US sl. - in poker: a hand with a pair of aces
ACES AND EIGHTS
adj. 1920 US sl. - first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, wonderful, marvellous, excellent
ACES AROUND
n. sl. - in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits
ACES AWAY
phr. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value
ACESCENCE
n. 1761 - the act of becoming acid or sour
ACESCENCY
n. 1756 - the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity
ACESCENT
adj. 1707 - turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned'
ACES-HIGH
adj. 1885 US sl. - preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; faultless; absolute; highly valued
n. 1930s sl. - a prison inmate popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
ACES IN BOTH PLACES
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a roll of two
ACE-SPOON-COON
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - a very close friend
ACE-SPOT
n. 1917 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACES-UP
adj. 1902 US sl. - wonderful; excellent; well-respected; fine, preeminent; in high favour; esteemed
ACETABLE
n. c1429 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETABULUM
n. a1398 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETAR
n. 1623 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACETARIES
n. 1657 obs. - salads mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite
ACETARIOUS
adj. 1822 - used in salads, as lettuce, cress, etc.
ACETARS
n. 1612 obs. - 'salads and vinegar'
ACETARY
n. 1657 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACE THROUGH
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to get through safely or easily
ACETOSE
adj. a1400 rare - resembling or containing vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOSITY
n. a1425 obs. - the quality of being vinegary; sourness, sharpness
ACETOSOUS
adj. 1605 obs. - resembling vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOUS
adj. 1714 - pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour
ACETUM
n. 1526 - vinegar
ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE
n. 1866 - a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment
ACEY
adj. 1930s sl. - best, excellent, expert, wonderful (orig. US)
ACEY-DEUCEY
adj. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1971 US sl. - sexually active with or attracted to both males and females; bisexual
adj. 3. 1972 US sl. - bisexual
adj. 4. 1977 US sl. - of a friend: closest
adj. 5. 1970s US Black sl. - complex, unstable, neither one thing nor the other
adj. 6. Amer. sl. - of mixed quality; having both good and bad, high and low; satisfactory; mediocre; so-so
n. 1. 1920s US Black sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice
n. 2. 1944 US sl. - in backgammon: a variant rule under which the game is started in positions other than the standard layout
n. 3. 1964 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 4. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 5. 1974 US sl. - in craps: a roll of a one and a two
n. 6. 1980 US sl. - a bisexual
vb. 1948 US sl. - of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup
ACH!
int. 1481 - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc
ACHAFE
vb. c1325 obs. - to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe
ACHAGE
n. 1878 obs. - an aching state (humorous usage)
ACHANGE
n. 1530 obs. rare - the act of exchanging; an exchange
ACHAPE
vb. 1250 obs. - to escape
ACHAQUE
n. 1646 obs. rare - habitual indisposition, ailment, an attack of chronic illness
ACHARNE
vb. c1400 obs. rare - to become greedy of flesh, to thirst for blood, to become cruel
ACHARNEMENT
n. 1756 rare - eagerness for blood, bloodthirsty fury, ferocity
ACHARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACHASED
adj. c1440 obs. rare - chased
ACHATE
n. c1374 obs. - the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to purchase, to lay in provision of
ACHATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACHATES
n. 1. 1469 obs. - things purchased; provisions that were not made in the house, by the baker or brewer, but had to be purchased as wanted
n. 2. 1582 - a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion (literary usage)
ACHATOR; ACHATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACHATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
A-CHATTER
adj. 1828 - chattering (chiefly poetic usage)
ACH-A-VIE!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence
ACHCHA
n. Bk1898 - in India: a printer, or pressman
int. 1. 1891 - expressing assent or understanding; okay, all right
int. 2. 1891 - expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc.
ACHE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a large comfortable room or place
vb. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. - to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to hasten
ACHE AND PAIN
n. Brit. rhyming sl. - rain
ACHEAT
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHECK
vb. c1384 obs. - to check, to bring to a sudden stop
ACHEER
vb. c1450 obs. - to cheer, to cheer up; to hearten
ACHER
n. 1. 1938 Aust. euphemism - the buttocks
n. 2. 1960s sl. - the testicles
ACHERON
n. 1590 - a fabulous river of the Lower World; hence, the infernal regions
ACHERONIAN
adj. 1849 - relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTIC
adj. 1597 - belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTICAL
adj. 1610 obs. rare - infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy
ACHESOUN
n. c1230 obs. - occasion, reason, purpose, motive
ACHETE
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat property or goods, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHEVISAUNCE
n. c1430 obs. - achieving, accomplishment (the OED notes this usage is an error for 'a chevisaunce')
ACHEY
adj. 1878 - suffering from aches
ACHIDAIYAN
n. Bk1898 - the Tamil name for a barber
ACHIEVANCE
n. 1531 obs. - achievement, performance
ACHIEVE
vb. 1. c1385 obs. - to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate
vb. 2. 1393 obs. - to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out
vb. 3. sl. - to achieve coition with a woman
ACHIEVER
n. 2004 US sl. - a devoted fan of the film, 'The Big Lebowski'
ACHILL
adj. 1858 - in a state of chill; chilly (chiefly poetic usage)
ACHILLEAN
adj. 1579 - resembling Achilles; invulnerable, invincible
ACHILLES HEEL
n. 1810 - a vulnerable spot or weak point
ACHILLIZE
vb. 1672 obs. rare - to play Achilles with; to harass or chase as Achilles did the Trojans
ACHIME
adj. 1860 - chiming, ringing (poetic usage)
ACHING TO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - impatient
ACHITOPHEL
n. Bk1903 - a treacherous friend and adviser an able but unprincipled counsellor
ACHNARD
n. 1997 US police sl. - a taxi driver (New York)
ACHOKE
vb. c1200 obs. - to choke, to suffocate
ACHOLITE
n. c1000 - an inferior church servant, which formerly waited on the priests and deacons, performing the offices of lighting the candles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance
ACHOLITHITE; ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. - a person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACHOOSE
vb. c1150 obs. - to choose out; to select
ACHRIST
n. 1584 rare - a person who does not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ
A-CHRISTISM
n. 1692 obs. - disbelief in God
ACHROMATIC
adj. 1799 - neutral, uncoloured; also, bland, uninteresting
ACHROMATISTOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHROMATIZE
vb. 1845 - to deprive of colour; to render achromatic
ACHROMIC
adj. 1761 obs. - free from colour
ACHROMOUS
adj. 1879 rare - colourless; without colouring matter
ACHRONISM
n. 1. 1674 obs. rare - an error in computing time, or fixing dates; the erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong date
n. 2. 1877 rare nonce word - the state of timelessness; deficiency of time
ACHRONOLOGICAL
adj. 1962 - not arranged in order of time (chiefly film and literary usage)
ACHROOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHTANDE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - eighth
ACHY
adj. 1864 - full of aches; suffering from continuous or recurring pain
ACHY-BREAKY
adj. 1992 colloq. - aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending
n. 1598 obs. - growing by addition; increase
vb. 1. a1382 obs. - to increase or grow by addition
vb. 2. 1401 obs. - to cause to grow; to increase
ACCREDITATE
vb. 1654 - to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance
ACCRESCE
vb. 1. 1634-46 rare - to accrue
vb. 2. 1637 rare - to increase, to grow up
vb. 3. 1652 rare - to increase, to add to
ACCRESCENCE
n. 1606 rare - a growing by accretion or addition
ACCRESCENT
adj. 1713 - growing continuously, ever increasing
ACCRIMINATE
vb. 1641 obs. rare - to accuse of a crime
ACCRIMINATION
n. 1655 - accusation of crime
ACCROACH
vb. 1. c1325 - to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire
vb. 2. 1423 - to encroach
ACCROACHMENT
n. c1428 - usurpation; encroachment
ACCRUE
vb. 1. 1586 obs. - to grow by addition, to increase, esp. in age or number
vb. 2. 1594 obs. - to gather up, to collect
vb. 3. 1604 obs. - to grow, to grow up
ACCRUE CHOCOLATE
vb. 1929 UK - to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner UK(Royal Navy usage)
ACCRUST
vb. 1881 obs. - to become hardened or rigid
ACCUB
n. 1623 obs. rare - the print of any creature's foot
ACCUBATION
n. 1. 1612 rare - the posture of reclining at table, practised by many ancient nations
n. 2. 1853 obs. rare - the confinement of a woman to bed for childbirth; accouchement
ACCUMB
vb. 1813 obs. rare - to recline at meals, like the Greeks and later Romans
ACCUMBENCY
n. 1658 rare - the reclining position at table
ACCUMBENT
adj. 1727 - lying up to, or reclining at table
n. 1. 1630 obs. rare - a person at the table; a diner
n. 2. 1656 - one who reclines at table according to the ancient manner; hence, one who is at table without regard to posture
ACCUMBER
vb. c1275 rare - to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush
ACCUMBERED
adj. c1300 obs. - overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered
ACCUMBERING
n. 1340 obs. - the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; the fact of being overwhelmed or oppressed; distress, vexation
ACCUMBING
n. 1646 obs. - a reclining at table when dining
ACCUMBRANCE
n. c1330 obs. - the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury; a burden or impediment
ACCUMBROUS
adj. c1392 obs. - cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome
ACCUMULATE
adj. 1533 rare - heaped up, accumulated; increased by accumulation
ACCUMULATOR
n. 1. 1611 - a person who accumulates things, esp. wealth or possessions; an acquisitive person; a hoarder, a gatherer
n. 2. 1691 obs. - at Oxford University: a person who takes degrees by accumulation
n. 3. 1889 UK sl. - a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner
ACCUMULE
vb. 1490 obs. rare - to accumulate, to heap up
ACCUR
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURANCE
n. 1677 obs. rare - a taking care, care, solicitude
ACCURATE
adj. 1581 obs. - executed with care; careful
ACCURATELY
adv. 1549 obs. - carefully
ACCURRE
vb. c1555 obs. - to run to, to run together; to meet
ACCURRENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. rare - running or flowing into; affluent, tributary
ACCURSE
vb. c1175 obs. or arch. - to pronounce or imprecate a curse upon; to devote to perdition, evil, or misery
ACCURSED
n. 1340 - an accursed person; a detestable or hateful person
ACCURTATION
n. 1583 obs. - shortening, curtailment, abbreviation
ACCUSAL
n. 1594 - an accusation
ACCUSANT
adj. 1604 rare - accusing
n. a1425 rare - one who accuses, an accuser
ACCUSATIVE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - pert. to accusation; accusatory
ACCUSATOR
n. 1382 - an accuser; spec. a plaintiff, a prosecutor
ACCUSATORIAL
adj. 1788 - characterized by accusation; accusing, reproachful
ACCUSATORY
adj. a1400 - containing an accusation
ACCUSATRIX
n. 1530 rare - a female accuser
ACCUSE
n. a1439 rare - the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation
vb. 1. c1400 rare - to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known
vb. 2. 1901 Ireland - to admit, to allow; to suppose
ACCUSEMENT
n. c1374 rare - the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge
ACCUSERESS
n. Bk1867 obs. - she who accuses
ACCUSER-GENERAL
n. 1770 - a chief prosecutor or accuser
ACCUSIVE
adj. 1861 rare - accusatory
ACCUSOR
n. 1340 obs. - an accuser
ACCUSTOM
n. c1440 obs. - custom, habit, habituation
vb. 1422 obs. - to make a thing customary, habitual, usual, or familiar; to practise habitually
ACCUSTOMABLE
adj. 1494 obs. - usually practising or practised; habitual, usual, customary, wonted
ACCUSTOMABLY
adv. c1450 arch. rare - customarily, habitually, usually, ordinarily
ACCUSTOMANCE
n. c1384 rare - customary use or practise; custom, habit; later, a making a person or thing accustomed to something; familiarization
ACCUSTOMARILY
adv. 1577 rare - usually, customarily
ACCUSTOMARY
adj. 1541 arch. - usual, customary
ACCUSTOMATE
adj. 1494 obs. - accustomed, habituated, customary, usual, wonted
ACCUSTOMATION
n. 1605 obs. rare - the act of making usual, habitual, or familiar; the habitual practice or use
ACCUSTOMED
adj. 1690 obs. - frequented by customers
ACCUSTOMER
n. 1538 obs. rare - ? a collector of customs
ACCUSTOMING
n. a1475 obs. - the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting; familiarization, habituation
AC/DC
adj. 1. 1960 sl. - bisexual
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - pert. to a homosexual male who is ambivalent to the choice of male or female sex roles
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a bisexual person
n. 2. 2002 UK homosexual sl. - a couple
AC-DC BAR
n. M20 US sl. - a bar offering sexually oriented entertainment appealing to both male and female sexual interests
ACE
adj. 1. 1903 Amer. sl. - high in esteem
adj. 2. 1929 colloq. - best; top-rated; first-class, excellent, wonderful
adj. 3. 1930s sl. - expert (orig. US)
adj. 4. 1936 US sl. - of a friend: intimate, closest (esp. Black usage)
adj. 5. 1957 US sl. - satisfactory, O.K.
adj. 6. 2008 - asexual; without sexual feelings or desires
n. 1. a1300 obs. - bad luck, misfortune; worthlessness, nothing
n. 2. a1400 - the side of a dice marked with a single spot or point, and counting as one; a throw of 'one', the lowest and worse number or score
n. 3. 1440 rare - a single point, a minute portion; a jot, a particle, an atom
n. 4. L16 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 6. a1796 - a person who stands out, excels, or represents perfection in any field, activity, or occupation; an expert; an adept
n. 7. 1801 Sc. & Amer. sl. - the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit
n. 8. 1848 sl. - something or someone of high quality or held in high esteem; a solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person (orig. US)
n. 9. 1866 Sc. - the smallest possible amount
n. 10. 1878 US sl. - in pool: the number one ball
n. 11. 1898 sl. - $1; $1's worth
n. 12. 1899 Amer. sl. - an important, influential person; a prominent individual; a big shot, the chief, the boss
n. 13. 1902 Amer. sl. - in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher
n. 14. 1910s sl. - an outstanding person, whether in character or qualifications (orig. US)
n. 15. 1910s US sl. - a single example
n. 16. 1916 - a pilot, aerial gunner, etc., who has shot down many enemy aircraft
n. 17. 1918 Amer. - a pilot or student pilot who has destroyed five or more friendly aircraft (ironic usage)
n. 18. 1920 - in golf: a hole in one
n. 19. 1927 US criminals' sl. - a 1-year jail sentence
n. 20. E20 - a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill
n. 21. E20 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 22. 1938 drugs sl. - one single pill of amphetamine, barbiturate, or tranquillizer
n. 23. 1941 US sl. - a close friend, a hero; an admired figure
n. 24. 1940s sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 25. 1949 US sl. - a police officer; a detective
n. 26. 1950s sl. - a term of address
n. 27. 1950s sl. - something useful or important
n. 28. 1950s UK criminals' sl. - £1
n. 29. 1961 Amer. - a small, usually round, table designed to seat a single patron; also a single customer (restaurant usage)
n. 30. 1964 US college sl. - the grade A
n. 31. 1966 US Army sl. - a White serviceman
n. 32. 1969 US college sl. - a foolish or ineffectual person; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically
n. 33. 1974 sl. - in gambling: $100
n. 34. 1970s drugs sl. - marijuana; a marijuana cigarette
n. 35. 1970s drugs sl. - phencyclidine (PCP), a dangerous hallucinogenic based on animal (pig) tranquillizer
n. 36. 1979 sl. - a professional killer
n. 37. 1989 US sl. - 1/8 oz of a drug
n. 38. Bk1992 prison sl. - the finest, one who is completely trustworthy
n. 39. 1999 US sl. - in dice games: a rolled one US sl.
n. 40. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - a nickname for a foolish and ineffectual person
n. 41. 2000s US prison sl. - a pull on a cigarette
n. 42. Bk2006 Amer. journalists' sl. - Assistant City Editor of a newspaper
n. 43. 2008 - an asexual person; a person who does not experience sexual feelings or desires
n. 44. Brit. sl. - the anus
n. 45. Amer. sl. - a grilled cheese sandwich (lunch counter usage)
n. 46. Amer. Black sl. - a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress
vb. 1. 1929 US sl. - to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception; to swindle or cheat a person out of something
vb. 2. 1929 US sl. - to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation
vb. 3. 1929 - in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke
vb. 4. 1935 US criminals' sl. - to take part uninvited; to interfere
vb. 5. 1940s US sl. - to move or drive fast
vb. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - to be in charge of; to lead
vb. 7. 1950 sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score; to pass a test easily; to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something (orig. US college usage)
vb. 8. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 9. 1975 sl. - to kill
vb. 10. 1990s US sl. - to hold in high esteem
int. 1980s sl. - an exclamation of satisfaction
ACE AND DOUCE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wholly, entirely
ACE-BOOM-BOOM
n. 1962 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE BOON
n. 1971 US Black sl. - one's very best friend
ACE-BOON-COON; ACE BOON KOON
n. 1962 US Black sl. - one's good and loyal friend
ACE BOON COONIE
n. 1974 US Black sl. - a best friend
ACE BOY
n. 1958 US college sl. - one's best friend
ACE BUDDY
n. 1957 US college sl. - one's best friend
ACE COOL
n. 1988 US Black sl. - a very close and trusted friend
ACE-COON
n. 1. 1960s US Black sl. - an important person; a big shot
n. 2. 1962 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE COON BOON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE COON POON
n. 1962 sl. - one's best and most trustworthy friend (orig. US Black)
ACE CUT
n. 1959 US college sl. - one's best friend US college sl.
ACED
adj. 1. Amer. sl. - outscored; surpassed
adj. 2. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - alcohol intoxicated
ACE-DEUCE
adj. 1. 1927 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1955 US sl. - cross-eyed
adj. 3. 1970s US sl. - bisexual
adv. 1. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
adv. 2. 1948 US sl. - riding a racehorse with the right stirrup higher than the left
n. 1. 1920s US Black sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice
n. 2. 1921 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 3. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 4. 1989 US sl. - a fellow prisoner upon whom you can rely without question
vb. 1987 US sl. - in craps: to sustain a heavy loss
ACEDIA
n. 1607 - physical or mental slothfulness, esp. as a condition leading to listlessness and lack of interest in life; apathy, lethargy, torpor
ACEDIOUS
adj. 1609 rare - characterized by slothfulness
ACE-DOUCHE
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a first roll of three
ACEDY
n. 1623 rare - torpor, stupor
ACEEED!
int. 1999 Brit. sl. - called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music
ACE-EROO
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE-FACE
n. 1973 UK sl. - a leader of a group of mods; an exceptionally fashionable mod
ACE-FLAT
adj. 1941 US sl. - excellent; first-class; faultless
ACE GEAR
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - a sexually talented homosexual, capable of both active and passive roles
ACE HI
n. 1953 US Black sl. - a sophisticated, aware person; a street-wise person US Black sl.
ACE-HIGH
adj. 1. 1885 US sl. - highly valued; preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; the best; faultless; absolute
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
n. 1953 US Black sl. - a sophisticated, streetwise person US Black sl.
ACE HIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ACE HURLER
n. Bk1992 sl. - in baseball: a team's best pitcher
ACE IN
vb. 1. 1920s tramps' sl. - to curry favour successfully
vb. 2. 1930s US criminals' sl. - to interfere, to become involved with
vb. 3. Amer. sl. - to understand
vb. 4. 1971 US sl. - to manipulate someone or something into a situation
vb. 5. 1992 US sl. - to become associated with a group and work your way into it
ACE IN THE HOLE
n. 1908 - something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve, asset, or advantage (orig. US)
ACE IT
vb. 1. 1955 US sl. - to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam
vb. 2. 1955 US sl. - to succeed at the last minute
ACE KOOL
n. 1992 US Black sl. - a very close friend
ACE LANE
n. c1935 Amer. sl. - a husband or male lover (orig. Black usage)
ACELDAMA
n. 1607 - the name given to the field in the vicinity of Jerusalem, purchased with the blood-money received and relinquished by Judas Iscariot;
hence, a field of bloodshed, a scene of slaughter or butchery; a wretched place
ACELERANTE
n. 1992 US sl. - an amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant
ACE-LOVER
n. 1996 US Black sl. - one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend US Black sl.(chiefly Southern/Midwest usage)
ACEMAN
n. 1. 1953 US sl. - a leader of a street gang
n. 2. 1953 US sl. - a youth gang's top fighter
ACE NOTE
n. 1929 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACE OF ACES
n. World War I sl. - a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft
ACE OF ARSE
n. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF CLUBS
n. 1. M17 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. L19 sl. - an expert
ACE OF HEARTS
n. 1. L16 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
ACE OF SPADES
n. 1. 1811 sl. - a widow, esp. one wearing mourning weeds
n. 2. L19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 3. Bk1921 sl. - a black-haired woman
n. 4. 1943 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend
n. 5. 1940s US criminals' sl. - an admirable person
n. 6. Brit. rhyming sl. - AIDS
n. 7. Bk1998 sl. - death in combat
n. 8. 2000s sl. - the area of dark skin around the anus
ACE OF TRUMPS
n. 1. E19 sl. - the female genital area
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a first-class person
ACE ON
adj. 1982 Bahamas sl. - skilled at
ACE-ONE
adj. 1962 US sl. - a-one, best
ACE OUT
vb. 1. 1933 US sl. - to fool someone; to swindle someone; to deprive someone of something, esp. by underhanded or dishonest means
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to defeat; to take something away
vb. 3. 1950s sl. - to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score (orig. US college sl.)
vb. 4. 1951 Amer. sl. - to extricate oneself from difficulty by deceit or cleverness
vb. 5. 1960 Amer. sl. - to outwit; to gain an advantage over
vb. 6. 1964 US sl. - to exclude someone
vb. 7. 1983 US sl. - in poker: to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand
vb. 8. Bk2000 Amer. sl. - to be fortunate or lucky
ACE OVER APEX
adv. 1960 US sl. - head over heels
ACEPHAL
adj. 1549 rare - having no head or leader or chief
n. 1. a1387 obs. - a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop
n. 2. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal or person
ACEPHALI
n. a1000 obs. rare - priests who are not subject to the authority of a bishop; also, bishops who are not subject to the authority of a metropolitan or archbishop
ACEPHALIC
adj. 1. 1656 - having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; leaderless
adj. 2. 1656 - of a book, manuscript, or piece of writing: lacking a beginning
adj. 3. 1816 - lacking a head, headless
ACEPHALISIS
n. 1611 rare - the condition of being without a leader or head; lack of leadership
ACEPHALIST
n. 1597 obs. - one who acknowledges no head or superior
ACEPHALOUS
adj. 1. 1715 - having or recognizing no governing head or chief
adj. 2. 1731 - headless
adj. 3. 1833 - lacking the beginning, as an imperfect manuscript or verse
ACE-QUEEN
n. 1989 US homosexual & prison sl. - a very effeminate prison homosexual
ACERB
adj. 1. a1616 - sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit
adj. 2. 1822 - of speech, manner, or temper: bitter and sharp; forthright and cutting
ACERBATE
adj. 1869 - embittered; exasperated; severe (literary usage)
vb. 1657 obs. - to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate
ACERBATION
n. 1793 - embitterment; a feeling of bitterness; also, exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem
ACERBIC
adj. 1853 - of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper; later, astringently sour or harsh-tasting
ACERBITOUS
adj. 1870 rare - characterized by acerbity; acerbic
ACERBITUDE
n. 1727 rare - sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness
ACERBITY
n. 1. a1538 - of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness
n. 2. 1608 - sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste
n. 3. E17 - a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc.
ACERBLY
adv. 1. a1425 obs. - harshly, abrasively
adv. 2. 1793 - with a sour, bitter, or astringent flavour; later, in a sharp or cutting manner
ACEREBRAL
adj. 1828 - brainless; unintelligent; unthinking
ACEROTE
adj. 1623 obs. rare - of bread: full of chaff, coarse
ACERS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - acorns
ACERSECOMIC
n. 1623 obs. rare - one whose hair was never cut
ACERVAL
adj. 1731 rare - belonging to a heap
ACERVATE
vb. 1612 rare - to heap up, to raise up in heaps
ACERVATION
n. 1614 rare - the act of heaping up, accumulation
ACERVATIVE
adj. 1865 rare - pert. to heaping up; piled or heaped up
ACERVOSE
adj. 1731 obs. rare - full of heaps
ACERVULINE
adj. 1864 rare - of the form or appearance of little heaps
ACES
adj. 1901 US. sl. - first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
n. 2. 1987 US sl. - in poker: a hand with a pair of aces
ACES AND EIGHTS
adj. 1920 US sl. - first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, wonderful, marvellous, excellent
ACES AROUND
n. sl. - in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits
ACES AWAY
phr. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value
ACESCENCE
n. 1761 - the act of becoming acid or sour
ACESCENCY
n. 1756 - the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity
ACESCENT
adj. 1707 - turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned'
ACES-HIGH
adj. 1885 US sl. - preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; faultless; absolute; highly valued
n. 1930s sl. - a prison inmate popular among his peers (orig. US prison usage)
ACES IN BOTH PLACES
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a roll of two
ACE-SPOON-COON
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - a very close friend
ACE-SPOT
n. 1917 US sl. - a one-dollar bill
ACES-UP
adj. 1902 US sl. - wonderful; excellent; well-respected; fine, preeminent; in high favour; esteemed
ACETABLE
n. c1429 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETABULUM
n. a1398 - in Roman History: a cup to hold condiments, esp. vinegar, for serving at the table
ACETAR
n. 1623 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACETARIES
n. 1657 obs. - salads mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite
ACETARIOUS
adj. 1822 - used in salads, as lettuce, cress, etc.
ACETARS
n. 1612 obs. - 'salads and vinegar'
ACETARY
n. 1657 obs. rare - a leaf salad prepared with vinegar
ACE THROUGH
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to get through safely or easily
ACETOSE
adj. a1400 rare - resembling or containing vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOSITY
n. a1425 obs. - the quality of being vinegary; sourness, sharpness
ACETOSOUS
adj. 1605 obs. - resembling vinegar; sour or acidic like vinegar
ACETOUS
adj. 1714 - pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour
ACETUM
n. 1526 - vinegar
ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE
n. 1866 - a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment
ACEY
adj. 1930s sl. - best, excellent, expert, wonderful (orig. US)
ACEY-DEUCEY
adj. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - first-rate, excellent
adj. 2. 1971 US sl. - sexually active with or attracted to both males and females; bisexual
adj. 3. 1972 US sl. - bisexual
adj. 4. 1977 US sl. - of a friend: closest
adj. 5. 1970s US Black sl. - complex, unstable, neither one thing nor the other
adj. 6. Amer. sl. - of mixed quality; having both good and bad, high and low; satisfactory; mediocre; so-so
n. 1. 1920s US Black sl. - 3, esp. in craps dice
n. 2. 1944 US sl. - in backgammon: a variant rule under which the game is started in positions other than the standard layout
n. 3. 1964 US sl. - a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper
n. 4. 1967 US & W. Indies sl. - a best friend
n. 5. 1974 US sl. - in craps: a roll of a one and a two
n. 6. 1980 US sl. - a bisexual
vb. 1948 US sl. - of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup
ACH!
int. 1481 - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc
ACHAFE
vb. c1325 obs. - to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe
ACHAGE
n. 1878 obs. - an aching state (humorous usage)
ACHANGE
n. 1530 obs. rare - the act of exchanging; an exchange
ACHAPE
vb. 1250 obs. - to escape
ACHAQUE
n. 1646 obs. rare - habitual indisposition, ailment, an attack of chronic illness
ACHARNE
vb. c1400 obs. rare - to become greedy of flesh, to thirst for blood, to become cruel
ACHARNEMENT
n. 1756 rare - eagerness for blood, bloodthirsty fury, ferocity
ACHARYA
n. 1792 - in India: a spiritual teacher or leader; an influential mentor
ACHASED
adj. c1440 obs. rare - chased
ACHATE
n. c1374 obs. - the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain
vb. 1601 obs. rare - to purchase, to lay in provision of
ACHATER
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor
ACHATES
n. 1. 1469 obs. - things purchased; provisions that were not made in the house, by the baker or brewer, but had to be purchased as wanted
n. 2. 1582 - a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion (literary usage)
ACHATOR; ACHATOUR
n. c1386 obs. - a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer
ACHATRY
n. a1377 obs. - provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions
A-CHATTER
adj. 1828 - chattering (chiefly poetic usage)
ACH-A-VIE!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence
ACHCHA
n. Bk1898 - in India: a printer, or pressman
int. 1. 1891 - expressing assent or understanding; okay, all right
int. 2. 1891 - expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc.
ACHE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a large comfortable room or place
vb. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. - to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak
vb. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to hasten
ACHE AND PAIN
n. Brit. rhyming sl. - rain
ACHEAT
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHECK
vb. c1384 obs. - to check, to bring to a sudden stop
ACHEER
vb. c1450 obs. - to cheer, to cheer up; to hearten
ACHER
n. 1. 1938 Aust. euphemism - the buttocks
n. 2. 1960s sl. - the testicles
ACHERON
n. 1590 - a fabulous river of the Lower World; hence, the infernal regions
ACHERONIAN
adj. 1849 - relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTIC
adj. 1597 - belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund (chiefly literary usage)
ACHERONTICAL
adj. 1610 obs. rare - infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy
ACHESOUN
n. c1230 obs. - occasion, reason, purpose, motive
ACHETE
vb. c1430 obs. - to escheat property or goods, to confiscate; to do one out of
ACHEVISAUNCE
n. c1430 obs. - achieving, accomplishment (the OED notes this usage is an error for 'a chevisaunce')
ACHEY
adj. 1878 - suffering from aches
ACHIDAIYAN
n. Bk1898 - the Tamil name for a barber
ACHIEVANCE
n. 1531 obs. - achievement, performance
ACHIEVE
vb. 1. c1385 obs. - to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate
vb. 2. 1393 obs. - to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out
vb. 3. sl. - to achieve coition with a woman
ACHIEVER
n. 2004 US sl. - a devoted fan of the film, 'The Big Lebowski'
ACHILL
adj. 1858 - in a state of chill; chilly (chiefly poetic usage)
ACHILLEAN
adj. 1579 - resembling Achilles; invulnerable, invincible
ACHILLES HEEL
n. 1810 - a vulnerable spot or weak point
ACHILLIZE
vb. 1672 obs. rare - to play Achilles with; to harass or chase as Achilles did the Trojans
ACHIME
adj. 1860 - chiming, ringing (poetic usage)
ACHING TO
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - impatient
ACHITOPHEL
n. Bk1903 - a treacherous friend and adviser an able but unprincipled counsellor
ACHNARD
n. 1997 US police sl. - a taxi driver (New York)
ACHOKE
vb. c1200 obs. - to choke, to suffocate
ACHOLITE
n. c1000 - an inferior church servant, which formerly waited on the priests and deacons, performing the offices of lighting the candles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance
ACHOLITHITE; ACOLOUTHITE
n. 1599 obs. - a person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc.
ACHOOSE
vb. c1150 obs. - to choose out; to select
ACHRIST
n. 1584 rare - a person who does not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ
A-CHRISTISM
n. 1692 obs. - disbelief in God
ACHROMATIC
adj. 1799 - neutral, uncoloured; also, bland, uninteresting
ACHROMATISTOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHROMATIZE
vb. 1845 - to deprive of colour; to render achromatic
ACHROMIC
adj. 1761 obs. - free from colour
ACHROMOUS
adj. 1879 rare - colourless; without colouring matter
ACHRONISM
n. 1. 1674 obs. rare - an error in computing time, or fixing dates; the erroneous reference of an event, circumstance, or custom to a wrong date
n. 2. 1877 rare nonce word - the state of timelessness; deficiency of time
ACHRONOLOGICAL
adj. 1962 - not arranged in order of time (chiefly film and literary usage)
ACHROOUS
adj. 1879 obs. rare - colourless; achromatic
ACHTANDE
adj. a1400 obs. rare - eighth
ACHY
adj. 1864 - full of aches; suffering from continuous or recurring pain
ACHY-BREAKY
adj. 1992 colloq. - aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending
ACID
adj. 1. biting, severe, unpleasant ...1756
adj. 2. of colour: intense, vivid ...1916
n. 1. rancour, spite; bitterness, sourness ...1768
n. 2. cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm ...1910s sl.
n. 3. vinegar ...1948 US restaurant sl.
n. 4. rum ...1965 Barbados sl.
n. 5. lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) ...1965 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 6. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 7. a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black teen usage
n. 8. steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 9. any alcoholic beverage ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
ACID AUSTERE
adj. † that tastes both sharp (or sour) and astringent ...1668
ACID BUMPS
n. hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
ACID CAP
n. one tablet or capsule of LSD ...1990s drugs sl.
ACID CASUALTY
n. 1. one whose brain is deemed to have suffered from an excess of hallucinogens ...1960s sl.
n. 2. the victim of an excess of MDMA ...2002 drugs sl.
ACID DROP
n. a pound, a sovereign ...1920s sl.
ACID-DROPPER
n. one who uses LSD regularly and is frequently under its influence ...1960s US drugs sl.
ACID DROPS
n. barbed or caustic comments ...Brit. sl.
ACID FREAK
n. an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD ...1966 US sl.
ACID-FRIED
adj. under the influence of LSD ...1985
ACID FUNK
n. a depression brought on by LSD use ...1971 US sl.
ACIDHEAD
n. an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD ...1966 US sl.
ACID HOUSE
n. a youth cult that had its beginnings in the 1980s, which mainly involves getting our of your nut on drugs and leaping up and down to loud synthetic noises known as house music; a kind of popular synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, popular in the 1980s and associated with the taking of drugs such as Ecstasy ...1988 sl.
ACID HOUSE PARTY
n. an illegal party, often held in a large building such as a warehouse, and often outside the big cities, where thousands of young people pay for their entertainment and allegedly consume MDMA and other illegal drugs ...1988 drugs sl.
ACID-HUED
adj. of colour: vivid, psychedelic ...1971
ACIDIC
adj. 1. of speech: cutting, acerbic, bitter ...1936
adj. 2. strikingly bright, intense, or gaudy in colour ...1971
ACID JAZZ
n. a kind of popular dance music incorporating elements of jazz, funk, and hip hop ...1988
ACIDLY
adv. sourly, cuttingly, sarcastically ...1674
ACID MAN
n. a con artist; a swindler ...1926 sl.
ACID MUNG
n. the sensation while under the influence of LSD of having an only face ...1971 US drugs sl.
ACIDO
n. LSD ...1971 US sl.
ACID PAD
n. a place to consume LSD in safety and seclusion ...1960 US drugs sl.
ACID RAPPER
n. one who takes extra-large doses of LSD ...1968 drugs sl.
ACID RASH
n. hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
ACID ROCK
n. a type of rock music associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs ...1966 sl.
ACID-SWEET
adj. that tastes both sharp (or sour) and sweet ...1678
ACID TEST
n. 1. a very thorough test; a crucial test ...1854
n. 2. a party at which LSD is added to food and drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a hallucinatory experience induced by the taking of LSD and considered as a test of maturity, courage, etc. ...1967 US sl.
n. 4. a party or public celebration given for the purpose of taking LSD ...1967 US sl.
vb. to create or enhance an atmosphere suggestive of hallucinations induced by LSD in (a room); to make psychedelic ...1970 Amer. sl.
ACID TONGUE
n. a sharp or severe manner of speaking, esp. one characterized by cutting or acerbic remarks ...1854
ACID TRIP
n. 1. a dose of LSD ...1966 sl.
n. 2. a hallucinatory experience induced by taking LSD ...1967 sl.
ACIDULATE
vb. to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper ...1684
ACIDULATED
adj. rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
ACIDULATED TABLET
n. a pound, a sovereign ...1920s sl.
ACIDULCIS
adj. †* sour and sweet blended ...1675
ACIDULENT
adj. *slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1800
ACIDULOUS
adj. 1. sharp-tasting, slightly sour ...1674
adj. 2. sour-tempered ...1769
ACIDY
adj. suggestive of the effects of LSD; psychedelic; also, influenced by acid rock ...1978
ACIEEED!
int. called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music ...1999 Brit. sl.
ACIER
n. †* steel ...1866
ACIERATE
vb. * to convert iron into steel ...1860
ACIERATION
n. * conversion of iron into steel ...1852
ACIES
n. 1. * in Roman history: a battle line in a military formation ...1628
n. 2. † the keen attention of the eye, ear, etc., when fully directed towards any object ...1646
ACIURGY
n. * operative surgery ...1828
ACK
n. 1. (derogatory) an Italian ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a pimple ...1968 US sl.
n. 3. acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 4. in computer programming: a message sent from one system or program to another, acknowledging receipt of a previous message ...1986 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to acknowledge a letter, etc. ...1984 Brit. clerical usage, orig. Civil Service
vb. 2. in computer programming: to acknowledge receipt of a message ...1986 UK sl.
int. No! refusal of a request ...Bk1921 sl.
ACK-ACK
n. 1. antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire ...1917 Amer. military sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1944 service sl.
vb. to shoot someone or something ...1947 US sl.
ACKADENT
n. aqua vitae, whisky ...1882 Sc.
ACKADUR
vb. to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
ACKAMARACKA
n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; pretentious nonsense, bluff ...1933 sl., orig. US
ACKAMARACKER
n. 1. tea ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense ...1930s sl.
ACKAMARACKUS
n. * insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; a fraudulent tale; a tall story; nonsense ...1933 sl., orig. US
ACKAMARAKA
n. 1. tea ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense ...1930s sl.
ACKAVITY
n. † aqua vitae; whisky ...1788 Sc.
ACKBAND
n. control ...1929 Sc.
ACK EMMA
n. 1. the morning ...1890 Brit. sl., orig. military
n. 2. an air mechanic ...1917 Amer. military aviation usage
ACKEMPUCKY
n. any food mixture of unknown ingredients ...1944 Amer. dial.
ACKER
n. 1. † ? flood, tide; bore; strong current in the sea ...c1440
n. 2. a ripple, furrow, or disturbance of the surface of water ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 3. money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
n. 4. a small quantity ...1929 Sc.
n. 5. an academic, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1984 Aust. sl.
n. 6. jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
n. 7. acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to chatter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stammer, to stutter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to tremble with passion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ACKER BILK
n. milk ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
ACKER FORTIS
n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
ACKERMARACKER
n. tea ...1920s sl.
ACKERS
n. coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...1939 sl., orig. military
ACKETY-ACK
n. antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire ...1928 Amer. military sl.
ACKEY
n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1941 Amer. dial.
ACKIE FORTIS
n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
ACKIE-PEEVIE
n. whisky ...1929 Sc.
ACKLE
vb. to fit or function properly ...1961 Brit. sl.
ACKMAN
n. a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
ACKNICKELOUS
adj. wonderful, marvellous ...1988 Amer. rap music usage
ACKNICKULOUS
adj. wonderful, marvellous ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
ACKNOW
vb. 1. † to come to know, to recognize; to understand ...933
vb. 2. † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
ACKNOWLEDGE
n. 1. †* investigation, trial ...1492 Sc.
n. 2. † admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance, awareness ...c1510
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
n. †* recognition, knowledge ...1600
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN
vb. 1. to admit to being drunk ...1839 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc.; to admit an error...1846 sl.
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT
vb. 1. to admit to being drunk ...1865 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
ACKPIRATE
n. a sailor’s term for a freshwater thief, or one who steals on navigable rivers ...Bk1883
ACKRUFF
n. † a river thief who robs and kills victims ...1900 criminals' sl.
ACK RUFFIAN
n. † a thief who operates along the river ...1900 criminals' sl.
ACKWA
n. aqua vitae; whisky ...1824 Sc.
ACKWALLY
adv. actually ...1877 Sc.
ACKWART
adj. awkward ...1786 Sc.
ACK WILLIE; ACK WILLY
adj. absent without leave ...1942 Aust. sl.
ACKY
n. aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
ACLEAVE
vb. †* to cleave or split ...1460
A-CLEEK
adv. arm in arm ...c1781 Sc.
ACLEFT
adj. †* cleft, split ...c1425
ACLITE; ACLYTE
adv. awry, turned to one side ...1923 Sc.
ACLOSE
vb. †* to enclose, to confine, to shut up ...c1315
ACLUMSID
adj. †* made clumsy or unable to grasp; benumbed, paralysed ...1388
ACME
n. 1. * the period of full growth, the flower or full-bloom of life; reproductive maturity ...1579
n. 2. the point of extreme violence of a disease or illness; the crisis ...1682
ACME WRINGER
n. the finger ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
ACNE
n. a rough road surface ...1976 US sl.
ACNE-TYPE SURFACE BLEMISH
n. a pimple ...M20 US advertising usage
A-COAST
adv. 1. † at one side, by the side, by the coast ...1579
adv. 2. † ashore ...1579
ACOCK
adj. elated, triumphant ...1611
adv. 1. defiantly ...1826
adv. 2. turned upward; cocked ...1843
A-COCKBILL
adv. free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
A-COCK-HORSE
adj. triumphant ...1611 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. astride ...M16
adv. 2. defiantly ...1611 sl.
adv. 3. † in an exalted position; in a place of triumph ...M17
A-COCK-HYE
adv. † ? high up, straight up high ...1598
A-COCK-STRIDE
prep. † astride; mounted upon ...1840
ACOLASTIC
adj. 1. † 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious ...1656
adj. 2. † incorrigible, not better by chastisement ...1676
n. † a prodigal or licentious person ...1612
ACOLAUST
n. † one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist ...1633
ACOLD
adj. * cooled, chilled, cold ...c1314
vb. 1. † to become cold ...c880
vb. 2. † to make cold, to cool ...c1230
ACOLEE
n. † an accolade; the salutation marking the bestowal of knighthood, applied by a stroke on the shoulders with the flat of a sword and in earlier use also simply by an embrace or kiss ...1591
ACOLOTHIST
n. an acolyte; a subordinate officer in the Romish church who trims the lamps, prepares the elements for the sacraments, etc. ...1726 arch.
ACOLOUTHITE
n. †* an acolyte ...1599
ACOLUTHIST
n. an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc. ... ...1592
ACOLYTE
n. 1. an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc. ...c1000
n. 2. a devoted follower or admirer; a novice or neophyte ...1623
n. 3. an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation; a novice ...1829
ACOLYTHIST
n. † an acolyte; an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc. ...1592
ACOME
vb. † to come to, to attain, to reach ...a1000
A-COMPASS
adv. † in a circle ...c1385
ACOMPTER
n. † account, reckoning ...1483
ACONIC; ACONICKE
adj. †* poisonous ...1623
ACONITE
n. deadly poison ...1597 poetic
À CONTRE-COEUR
adv. against one's will; reluctantly ...1803
ACOOL
vb. † to wax cold, to cool ...a1000
A COOLOO
phr. all; everything ...c1925 Royal Air Force
ACOP
adv. †* on the top; on high ...1610
ACORE
vb. † to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain ...c1200
ACORN
n. 1. a gallows ...1859 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1920 Amer. & Brit. sl.
n. 3. the head of the penis ...20C homosexual usage
n. 4. in a casino: a generous tipper ...1984 US sl.
ACORN CALF
n. a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals)...1929 Amer. dial.
ACORN-CRACKER
n. a countrified person; a rustic, a yokel; an uncouth rural person ...1905 Amer. sl.
ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST
n. the male genitals ...Brit. sl.
ACORN PICKER
n. a fellator ...1960s homosexual usage
ACORNS
n. testicles ...1975 Amer.
ACORN SHELL
n. a condom ...1990s UK sl.
ACOS
conj. because ...1900 Eng. dial.
ACOSMY
n. †* a state of ill health accompanied by pallor of the skin ...1704
ACOST
adv. 1. † on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
adv. 2. † ashore ...1599
ACOUNTER
n. 1. † one who calculates or reckons ...1303
n. 2. † an armed encounter; an attack ...c1330
vb. † to encounter, to meet as an adversary; also, to engage in combat with ...c1330
ACOUNTERING
n. † combat, battle ...a1400
ACOUNTRE
n. † an encounter ...c1314
ACOUP
vb. 1. † to accuse ...1297
vb. 2. † to strike, to shower blows ...c1380
ACOUPEMENT
n. † accusation ...a1300
ACOUPING
n. † a coming to blows; the act of striking with a weapon; the shock of spear on shield ...c1350
ACOURSE
adv. 1. †* according to ordinary procedure or custom; as a matter of course ...1697
adv. 2. of course, naturally ...1883 colloq.
ACOUSMATIC
adj. thoughtless, unthinking ...1920
ACOUSTICAL
adj. of the nature of sound; involving sound ...1803
ACOUSTIC PERFUME
n. sound for covering up unwanted noise, such as music over loudspeakers in a noisy construction area ...Bk2004 sl.
ACOUSTICIAN
n. one skilled in the science of sound; a student of acoustics ...1826
ACOUSTICON
adj. †* relating to the sense of hearing ...c1660
n. * a device used to assist hearing or amplify sound ...1660
ACOVER
vb. 1. † to recover, to get back, to regain; to regain health, to recover from illness; to heal ...a1100
vb. 2. † to recover something; to get back, to regain ...a1225
ACOVERING
n. † recovering; recovery ...c1225
ACOY
adv. †* calmed, subdued, reserved; coy ...1567
A.C. PLONK
n. an aircraftman of the lowest rank ...1941 Royal Air Force sl.
ACQUAINT
adj. acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
n. † an acquaintance ...c1386
vb. † to introduce or present oneself to; to develop an acquaintanceship with a person; to get to know ...c1325
ACQUAINTABLE
adj. * easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
ACQUAINTANCE
n. 1. orig. a person with whom one is acquainted closely; a friend or companion; later, a person one knows slightly or on a less intimate basis than friendship ...c1230
n. 2. a sweetheart; a lover; a fiancée ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
ACQUAINTANCED
adj. acquainted, personally known to another person, or to each other ...1832
ACQUAINTANCY
n. * the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1819
ACQUAINTANT
n. * a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance ...1611
ACQUAINTATION
n. †* acquaintance ...1468
ACQUAINTED
adj. 1. * known widely; well-known, familiar; easily recognizable ...1406
adj. 2. aware, knowing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. † a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance ...c1566
ACQUAINTEDNESS
n. * the state of being acquainted with someone or something; familiarity ...1661
ACQUEST
n. 1. † the act of acquiring ...a1456
n. 2. a thing acquired, an acquisition; a territory gained by military force ...1622
ACQUIESCATE
vb. †* to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
ACQUIESCE
vb. 1. to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to; to comply with, to concede ...1613
vb. 2. † to remain at rest, either physically or mentally; to rest satisfied in a place or state ...c1620
vb. 3. † to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize ...1658-9
vb. 4. † to remain in quiet subjection; to submit quietly; to remain submissive ...1660
ACQUIESCE MAN
n. a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
ACQUIESCEMENT
n. * acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission ...1721
ACQUIESCENCE
n. * untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction ...1612
ACQUIESCENCY
n. * acquiescence; untroubled contentment; quiet satisfaction ...1646
ACQUIESCENT
adj. disposed to quietly agree or assent; ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants ...1616
n. one who silently assents, submits, or who accepts something without protest ...1810
ACQUIET
vb. 1. † to acquit; to pay off a claim, debt, or liability; to make good an obligation ...1453-4
vb. 2. † to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify. to calm, to soothe ...a1535
ACQUIETING
n. † a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification ...1504
ACQUIRABILITY
n. * the quality of being acquirable; the capacity to acquire something ...1802
ACQUIRE
n. †* acquirement or gain; abundance ...1592
vb. to steal something ...1937 UK sl.
ACQUIRY
n. * the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
ACQUISITE
adj. † acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself ...1528
ACQUISITED
adj. †* acquired ...1613
ACQUISITITIOUS
adj. † of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate' ...1653
ACQUISITIVE
adj. † that has been acquired ...1629
n. plunder, booty, pickings ...Bk1921 sl.
ACQUISITIVE COVE
n. a thief ...Bk1904 sl.
ACQUISITOR
n. one who acquires ...1668
ACQUIST
n. 1. * the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain ...1613
n. 2. † a thing acquired; an acquisition ...1635
vb. † to gain for oneself; to acquire ...1592
ACQUISTED
adj. † acquired ...1613
ACQUISTER
n. †* a means of acquiring something; one who acquires ...1613
ACQUIT
adj. * acquitted, cleared, set free ...1393 arch.
n. † the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal ...1475
vb. 1. † to pay back a person in respect of an obligation due to or benefit or injury received from him or her; to pay in kind, to requite ...c1300
vb. 2. * to relieve a person of an obligation; to release from a duty, prior undertaking, etc. ...1340
vb. 3. † to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish ...c1530
vb. 4. † to pay for, to atone for an offense ...1567
ACQUITMENT
n. * an acquitting; acquittal ...1431
ACQUITTANCE
vb. †* to give an acquittance or discharge; to discharge ...1448
ACRASIA
n. intemperance, excess; irregular or disorderly behaviour ...1590
ACRASIAL
adj. * ill-regulated, intemperate, uncontrolled ...1845
ACRASY
n. * irregularity, disorder, intemperance, excess ...1596
ACRATISM
n. † in ancient Greece: a breakfast of bread dipped in wine ...1804
ACRAZE
vb. † to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
ACRAZED
adj. 1. † weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
adj. 2. † exasperated; mentally affected; crazed ...1576
ACRE
n. 1. † a piece of tilled or arable land; a field ...c975
n. 2. † an alleged term for a duel fought between English and Scottish borderers ...1701
n. 3. a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty' ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1938 Aust. sl., euphemism
n. 5. the testicles ...1990s sl.
ACREABLE
adj. * of an acre; per acre ...1742
ACRE-FOOT
adj. big-footed ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a person with large feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 2. a rustic ......World War II Amer. sl.
ACRE-LAND
n. † ploughed or arable land ...a1400
ACREMAN
n. a cultivator of the ground; a husbandman, or ploughman ...c1000
ACREME
n. † a unit of land area equal to ten acres ...1675
ACREOCRACY
n. the landed interest ...Bk1921 sl.
ACRE OF CORN
n. a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty' ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
ACREOPHAGIST
n. one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian ...19C
ACRES
n. 1. a coward ...1775 sl.
n. 2. large quantities, a wide expanse ...1830
ACRID
n. †* a locust ...c1550
ACRIDOPHAGI
n. the people of Ethiopia who feed on locusts ...Bk1795
ACRIMONIOUS
adj. 1. * bitter and hot to the taste; bitterly pungent, irritating, corrosive; acrid ...1612
adj. 2. bitter and irritating in disposition or manner; bitter-tempered ...1651
ACRIMONIOUSLY
adv. with bitterness or severity ...1753
ACRIMONY
n. 1. * biting sharpness to the taste; pungency; acridity ...1542
n. 2. sharp or irritating bitterness of temper or manner; ill feeling ...1597
ACRIOUS
adj. * acrid ...1675
ACRISY
n. 1. †* a state of disease such that the likelihood of the patient's recovery can neither be affirmed nor denied ...1704
n. 2. †* the fact of no decision being made on a question ...1721
ACRITICAL
adj. not involving or applying critical judgement; uncritical ...1899
ACRITOCHROMACY
n. † defective colour vision; colour blindness ...1855
ACRITUDE
n. * bitterness, sharpness or pungency of taste; acridity ...1650
ACRITY
n. * sharpness, keenness, shrewdness ...1619
ACRO
n. acrobatic manoeuvres ...1967 Amer. aviation usage
ACROAMA
n. 1. * oral teaching heard only by initiated disciples; esoteric doctrines ...1579
n. 2. * a rhetorical declamation, as opposed to an argument ...1603
ACROAMARE
adj. †* pungently bitter ...1657
ACROAMATIC
adj. * pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1632
ACROAMATICAL
adj. † pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1580
ACROASIS
n. * an oral discourse; a discourse listened to rather than read ...1623 chiefly Ancient Hist. usage
ACROATIC
adj. pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1655-50
ACROBACY
n. acrobatics; an acrobatic feat ...1867
ACROBAT
n. 1. a drinking glass ...B1912 sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1958 W. Indies sl.
ACROBATICS
n. dexterous operations in reasoning, accounting, etc. ...1856
ACROBATISM
n. the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats ...1848
ACROBATS
n. loaded or unfairly bevelled dice ...1924 Amer. gambling sl.
ACROCOMIC
n. †* one having long hair ...1623
ACROLOGIC
adj. * pert. to initials ...1830
ACROLOGICAL
adj. * relating to or based on initial letters or sounds ...1827
ACRONYCAL
adj. happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
ACRONYCH
adj. happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
ACRONYCHAL
adj.
happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
ACRONYMANIA
n. a fervent or excessive enthusiasm for the use of acronyms or initialisms ...1968
ACRONYMANIAC
n. a person having an excessive enthusiasm for using acronyms ...1968
ACRONYMIC
adj. relating to or designated by an acronym ...1948
ACRONYMIZE
vb. to convert into an acronym; to call by an acronym ...1955
ACRONYMOUS
adj. relating to or designated by an acronym ...1955
ACROOK
adv. in a bend or curve; awry, crookedly ...a1387
ACROPHOBE
n. a person affected with acrophobia ...1894
ACROPHOBIA
n. irrational fear of heights ...1888
ACROPHOBIC
adj. affected with acrophobia ...1888
ACROSCOPIC
adj. †* positioned so as to view something from a height ...1834 poetic usage
ACROSS
adv. 1. * in the form of a cross, crosswise; crossing each other, crossed ...a1250
adv. 2. † not straight or directly; obliquely; athwart, awry, amiss ...1559
prep. † at odds with, at variance with ...1607
n. Great Britain ...1900s US sl.
ACROSS COUNTRY
n. one who is a fugitive from the law ...1929 criminals' sl.
ACROSSED
adj. †* crosswise, crossed ...1548
ACROSS LOTS
phr. 1. via a short cut ...E19 US sl.
phr. 2. accelerated, using fig. 'short cuts' ...M19 sl.
phr. 3. completely ...1848 sl.
ACROSS THE BOARD
n. in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third) ...1964 sl.
ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH
adj. mentally ill, institutionalized ...1999 Can. sl.
ACROSS THE BUBBLE
adj. into prison ...1912 criminals’ sl.
ACROSS THE DITCH
n. Australia ...1998 NZ sl.
ACROSS THE PAVEMENT
adv. of a criminal activity: in a street situation ...1977 UK sl.
ACROSS THE RIVER
adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
ACROSS THE TRACKS
n. the socially inferior area of town ...1943 US sl.
ACROST
prep. across ...1759
adv. across ...1775
ACROSTIC
adj. †* crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
n. † the beginning or end of a verse ...1614
ACROTELEUTIC
n. † a formula repeated at the end of a psalm; a doxology ...1719
A-CRY
adv. † in a cry, crying ...1593
ACRYLIC
adj. superficial, hard, difficult to tolerate ...1990s US college sl.
ACT
n. 1. † a burning of heretics ...1709
n. 2. a routine, a way of behaving, a performance ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 3. an instance of insincere behaviour; a display of pretended feeling; an affected pretense ...1934
n. 4. cross-examination of a prisoner ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 5. pretended illness or ill-temper ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 6. a dramatic mimicking ...Amer. sl.
n. 7. the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. † to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate ...c1475
vb. 2. † to bring into action, to bring about, to produce, to perform, to work, to do a thing or process ...1594
ACT, THE
n. copulation; sexual intercourse ...1532 euphemism
ACTABLE
adj. active, capable of lively activity ...1966 Amer. dial.
ACTAEON; ACTEON
n. 1. * a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife ...1567 rare and arch.
n. 2. a hunter ...Bk1922
vb. † to cuckold ...1582
ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE
vb. to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
ACT-ASS
n. one who gives rude answers, a smart-alec, a show-off, a braggart ...1970 Amer. dial.
ACTATIVE
n. †* ? a thing that animates or energizes ...1605
ACT CATCHER
n. a drama critic ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
ACT CUTE
vb. to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion ...2002 Singapore sl.
ACTEON
n. * a cuckold ...1567 rare and arch.
ACTEON'S BADGE
n. the stigma of cuckoldom ...1596 sl.
ACTING DICKY
n. a man acting in the name of an enrolled solicitor ...Bk1921 sl.
ACTING GADGET
n. acting corporal ...Bk1944 service sl.
ACTING JACK
n. 1. a lance sergeant ...1917 US Korean war usage
n. 2. a soldier temporarily appointed to higher rank, esp. to serve as platoon leader in basic training ...1942 US sl.
ACTING LADY
n. an incapable or inferior actress ...1883 theatrical colloq.
ACTING OVER
n. a re-enacting, repetition ...1646
ACTION
n. 1. † a proposition, motion, or question for discussion ...1533
n. 2. † acting of plays, performance ...1540
n. 3. a military engagement, a battle ...1579
n. 4. † a share in a joint-stock company ...1662
n. 5. †* a theatrical performance; a play ...1679
n. 6. betting; gambling; a crap game or other game of chance ...1885 US sl.
n. 7. in pool: spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball ...1913 US sl.
n. 8. what is going on or happening; thus a situation or state of affairs, anything exciting, current, interesting, depending on the context, e.g. the chance for sex, a musical performance, a night's gambling ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 9. coition; sexual activity; intrigue with the opposite sex ...c1930
n. 10. a party or gathering; excitement, activity in general; whatever is happening...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 11. acts of crime; commerce in drugs; illegal activity ...1951 criminal sl.
n. 12. the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc. ...1952 sl.
n. 13. in gambling: the total amount that a gambler will bet ...sl.
n. 14. one's choice, one's preference ...1950s US sl.
n. 15. the effects of a drug ...1960s sl.
n. 16. a revolver ...1969 US sl.
n. 17. manipulations, activities, esp. when illegal or corrupt ...1960s sl.
n. 18. the current availability of drugs and the best place to obtain them ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 19. a woman ...1963 sl., orig. US Black
n. 20. a look, a smile, a verbal response ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 21. a political act, often confrontational or violent ...1971 US sl.
n. 22. in pool: a game played with wagers ...1990 US sl.
n. 23. homosexuality ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
n. 24. the amount that a gambler is willing to bet ...1991 US sl.
ACTIONABILITY
n. the fact of giving cause for legal action ...1820
ACTIONABLE
adj. 1. giving cause for legal action ...a1601
adj. 2. able to be acted upon; useful, practical ...1913
ACTIONARY
n. † a share-holder in a joint-stock company ...1728
ACTION BEAVER
n. a film featuring full nudity and sexual activity short of intercourse ...1974 US sl.
ACTIONER
n. 1. †* a shareholder ...1825
n. 2. †* an artisan who makes the action of an instrument, as of a gun, piano, etc. ...1881
n. 3 an action film ...1940 colloq.
ACTION FACTION
n. a subset of the political left that advocated forceful, confrontational tactics ...1968 US sl.
ACTIONIST
n. 1. † a shareholder in a joint-stock company; one who owns actions ...1720
n. 2. a person who believes in action; one who takes action ...1812
ACTIONIZE
vb. 1. tp act upon; to put into action ...1614
vb. 2. †* to bring a legal action against; to sue ...1872
ACTION ON A SOLID HALF TRACTION; ACTION ON THE SOLID HALF TRACTION
phr. ready for anything ...1940s US Black sl.
ACTION ON TRACTION
n. speed ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
ACTION-PACKED
adj. full of action or excitement ...1924
ACTION PIECE
n. 1. a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a woman ...1983 US Black sl.
ACTION PLAYER
n. a gambler who bets heavily and, often, unwisely ...Bk1998 sl.
ACTION ROOM
n. 1. a pool hall where betting is common ...1972 US sl.
n. 2. a place where betting and gambling take place ...1972 US sl.
ACTION-TAKING
adj. †* prone to taking legal action; litigious ...1608
ACTIOUS
adj. * abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1441
ACTITATION
n. 1. †* debating of lawsuits ...1661
n. 2 †* rapid frequent action ...1755
ACTIVABLE
adj. † excitable, active ...1606
ACTIVATED
adj. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
ACTIVE
n. 1. a person devoted to the active life, esp. a member of an active religious order; an active person ...a1425
n. 2. a member of the military in active service ...1840 chiefly US
n. 3. in sports: a player on a team who is eligible to play in a given game or season ...1931 chiefly baseball and American football usage
n. 4. an enthusiastic and efficient officer ...Bk1984 UK police sl.
vb. to make active; to activate ...1620
ACTIVE CITIZEN
n. 1. a louse ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a flea ...E19 sl.
n. 3. † a law-abiding person ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
ACTIVE PARTNER
n. a homosexual who is the active participant in anal intercourse ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
ACTIVE SERVICE
n. the woman uppermost in an act of coition ...Bk1916 sl.
ACTIVE SODOMIST
n. n active homosexual ...19C sl.
ACTIVISTIC
adj. active; activist ...1907
ACTIVITY
n. † physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics ...1542
ACTIVITY BOOSTER
n. an amphetamine tablet ...M20 US drugs sl.
ACTIVO-PASSIVE
adj. †* characterized by both activity and passivity ...1860
ACTLESS
adj. * without action, inactive ...1654
ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT
vb. to act laughably ...1958 Amer. dial.
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T SMELL
vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT (DOESN'T) DON'T STINK
vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
ACT LIKE SANCHO
vb. of a child: to act in an unruly or mischievous way; to misbehave ...1869 Amer. dial.
ACT LIKE SHIT WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH
vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE
vb. to be inactive, slow, or lethargic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
ACT OF ANDROGYNATION
n. copulation ...M17 euphemism
ACT OF DARKNESS
n. copulation ...Shakespeare euphemism
ACT OF GENERATION
n. copulation ...L19 Brit. euphemism
ACT OF GRACE
n. a formal pardon ...1638
ACT OF KIND
n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
ACT OF LOVE
n. copulation ...1638 Brit. euphemism
ACT OF PARLIAMENT
n. small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him ...Bk1921 sl.
ACT OF SHAME
n. an act of copulation ...Shakespeare usage
ACT OF SPORT
n. copulation ...L19 Brit. euphemism
ACTOR
n. 1. † in law: a person who instigates or is involved in a legal action; a plaintiff or complainant; in Roman History: a public prosecutor; an advocate in civil cases ...a1325
n. 2. † a manager, overseer, agent, or factor ...1382
n. 3. † a guardian, a steward; a person who acts on behalf of another ...c1384
n. 4. † a pleader; he who conducts an action at law; the plaintiff or complainant; an advocate in civil cases; a public prosecutor ...1413
n. 5. a person who performs or takes part in an action; a doer, an agent ...c1425
n. 6. anyone out to deceive or project a phony image; a con-man; a liar ...1844 US Black sl.
n. 7. a troublemaker ...1964 US sl.
n. 8. an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch ... Amer. sl.
ACTORINE
n. * an actress ...1892 Amer. sl.
ACTORISH
adj. characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical ...1941
ACTORLY
adj. characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical ...1957
ACTOR-MAN
n. * a male theatrical actor ...1774
ACTORNEY
n. † an attorney ...1713 Sc.
ACTOR-PROOF
adj. denoting a part in a play or performance so well written than no amount of bad acting can ruin it ...1973 US sl.
ACTOR'S BIBLE
n. Variety magazine ...1981 US sl.
ACTOR'S REACH
n. a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay ...1999 US sl.
ACTORVIST
n. a politically involved actor ...1995 Amer. political sl.
ACTORY
adj. characteristic of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical ...1917
ACT POSSUM
vb. † to feign; to pretend to be ill or dead ...1844 US sl.
ACTRESS
n. 1. * a woman who performs an action; a female doer or actor ...1586
n. 2. a prostitute ...1917 euphemism
n. 3. an egocentric show-off, who is nonetheless amusing and witty; a homosexual who hogs the limelight ...Bk1972 US homosexual sl.
ACTRESSY
adj. characteristic of an actress; affectedly theatrical ...1893
ACTRICE
n. † an actress ...1589
ACT THE ANGORA
vb. to play the fool ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
ACT THE GIDDY GOAT
vb. to behave foolishly ...L19 sl.
ACT THE GOAT
vb. to behave foolishly ...L19 sl.
ACT THE HOG
vb. 1. to play the fool ...1900s sl.
vb. 2. to malfunction ...1940s sl.
ACT THE JINNIT
vb. to play the fool; to act irrationally ...20C Irish sl.
ACT THE LINNET
vb. to flirt ...20C Irish sl.
ACT THE MAGGOT
vb. to play the fool ...1937 Irish sl.
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. to misbehave ...1960s Irish sl.
ACT THE MONKEY
vb. 1. to play the fool ...1900s sl.
vb. 2. to malfunction ...1940s sl.
ACT THE LINNET
vb. to flirt ...20C Irish sl.
ACT THE MOHAWK
vb. to misbehave ...1960s Irish sl.
ACT THE NIGGER
vb. 1. (derogatory) to play the fool ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to act in a manner White racists expect of Black people, i.e. foolish, subservient, clownish...M19 US Black sl.
ACT THE PRICK
vb. to behave foolishly ...1980s sl.
ACT THE WET DOG
vb. to make a fuss, to complain ...L19 US sl.
ACTUABILITY
n. * capability of being acted upon or actuated ...1682
ACTUAL
adj. 1. † pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing ...c1315
adj. 2. †* abounding in action; active, energetic, vigorous ...1470-85
n. 1. money ...1856 sl.
n. 2. in the Vietnam war: a unit commander ...1991 US sl.
ACTUAL, THE
n. 1. that which is actual or real; actuality, reality ...1832
n. 2. money, especially cash ...1856 sl.
ACTUALISTIC
adj. representative of reality, realistic ...1857
ACTUALITY
n. † capacity of action, activity, effective power ...1398
ACTUALIZE
vb. 1. to make actual or real; to carry out in practice ...1809
vb. 2. * to represent or describe realistically ...1848
ACTUALLY
adv. 1. † in a way that is characterized by doing; with deeds; practically, actively ...c1449
adv. 2. † actively, energetically ...1470-85
adv. 3. * at present; currently; for the time being ...1663
ACTUALNESS
n. 1. † active working or operation, activity ...1398
n. 2. the quality of being actual or real; actuality ...1668
ACTUARY
n. 1. a registrar, a clerk; a notary; an officer who records the acts of a court ...1553
n. 2. * the managing secretary or accountant of a society or public company ...1769
n. 3. a person who compiles and analyses statistics of mortality, accidents, etc. and uses them or calculate insurance risks and premiums ...1772
n. 4. * a senior official in a savings bank, esp. one who manages the deposits ...1816
n. 5. in an illegal betting operation: an oddsmaker ...1971 US sl.
ACTUATE
adj. † carried out in action; realized in fact ...1663
vb. 1. † to reduce to a action; to carry out in practice, to perform a command, proposition, etc. ...1596
vb. 2. † to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite ...1603
vb. 3. to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
ACTUATION
n. 1. enactment, fulfilment ...1623
n. 2 the act of stimulating, animating, or enlivening ...1629
ACTUATOR
n. a person who or a thing which actuates something; specifically, God, regarded as the motive force of the universe ...1652
ACTUOSE
adj. full of activity; abounding in action; very active ...1677
ACTUOSITY
n. abounding activity; energy ...1660
ACTUOUS
adj. † full of activity; abounding in action; very active ...1626
ACT-UP
adj. aggressive ...2000s UK Black & teen sl.
vb. (usually as 'act up')
vb. 1. to cause someone trouble ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to make a fuss in order to attract attention to oneself; to misbehave badly or improperly, esp. to impress ...1903 sl.
ACTURE
n. †* the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
ACTURIENCE
n. * desire to act ...a1866
ACT YOUR AGE!
int. a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly ...1920s sl., orig. US
ACT YOUR AGE NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE
vb. to behave in a manner appropriate to your years ...1986 US sl.
int. a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly ...1920s sl., orig. US
ACUATE
adj. sharpened, sharp-pointed ...1471
vb. † to make sharp or pungent; to sharpen ...1542
ACUATING
n. † the act of sharpening ...1678
ACUATION
n. * sharpening, rendering acute ...a1655
ACUITION
n. * the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something ...c1458
ACUITY
n. 1. sharpness, acuteness, as of a needle, a disease, an acid, wit ...1543
n. 2. sharpness or keenness of thought, understanding, or feeling; perceptiveness, shrewdness ...1549
ACULEATE
adj. pointed, incisive, stinging ...1605
ACULEATED
adj. * of speech or thought: pointed; incisive, keen, pungent ...1655
ACULEATION
n. * the state of being sharpened or pointed ...1870
ACULEUS
n. †* a feeling of compunction; a sting or pang ...a1612
ACUMBLE
vb. † to benumb ...a1325
ACUMINATE
adj. †* having acumen, sharp-witted ...1654
n. †* a pointed form ...1640
vb. 1. to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to ...1611
vb. 2. †* to rise or taper to a point ...1641
ACUMINATED
adj. of speech: sharp, pointed, stinging ...1833
ACUMINATION
n. 1. the product of sharpening; a tapering point ...1659
n. 2. the act of sharpening or bringing to a point ...1837
ACUMINOUS
adj. distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd ...1618
ACUPICTION
n. † an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle ...1663
ACUPICTOR
n. an embroiderer, a needle-worker ...Bk1717
ACUPINGE
vb. †* to embroider ...1612
ACUPUNCTUATE
vb. * to prick with a needle or pin; to administer acupuncture to ...1830
ACUPUNCTUATION
n. * acupuncture ...1821
ACUPUNCTURATION
n. acupuncture ...1743
ACUSHLA
n. a form of address, darling, dear heart; a term of endearment ...1825 Irish
ACUTANGULAR
adj. having acute angles ...1658
ACUTE
adj. of tastes or odours: sharp, pungent ...1620
vb. 1. †* to rise to a high pitch ...1504
vb. 2. †* to sharpen or quicken a quality; to make more active or intense ...1637
ACUTENESS
n. * shrillness, high pitch ...1659
ACUTIANGLE
adj. †* acute-angled ...1571
ACUTITION
n. †* the act of sharpening or increasing the strength of something; formerly also sharpness ...1737
ACYROLOGICAL
adj. * incorrect in use of words ...1623
n. * an improper speech ...1626
ACYROLOGICALLY
adv. †* incorrectly as to use of words ...1651
ACYROLOGY
n. * incorrect use of language or words; improper speech ...1577
A.D.
n. 1. a drink ...L19 UK society sl.
n. 2. a drug addict ...1938 US drug sl.
n. 3. phencyclidine ...1970s sl.
n. 4. a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter; an accidental daddy ...1985 sl.
vb. to leave ...1990s US campus sl.
AD
adj. pert. to advertising ...20C sl.
n. 1. † a fire, a blazing pile, a funeral pyre ...a900
n. 2. an advertisement ...1799
n. 3. in tennis: advantage ...1915 colloq.
n. 4. graffito offering sexual services, as found on a public lavatory wall...1970s US homosexual sl.
ADA
n. 1. a German homosexual ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
n. 2. a homosexual who cannot find a sexual partner ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
AD ABSURDUM
adv. to the point of absurdity; to an absurd or extreme degree ...1656
ADACT
vb. †* to drive or compel to a course ...1615
ADACTED
adj. † beaten or driven in by force ...1623
ADACTION
n. † a driving in violently by force...1663
ADAD!
int. † an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!" ...1663
ADAEMONIST, ADEMONIST
n. a person who denies the existence of the Devil ...1837
ADAERATION
n. a giving a monetary value to something ...1623
ADAFOOKMAN!
int. used in Black criminal society as an all-purpose protestation of innocence; have I?, I didn't! (Have I Fuck, Man!) ...2002 UK sl.
ADA FROM DECATUR
n. in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
ADAGIAL
adj. of the nature of an adage; proverbial ...1647
ADAGY
n. † an adage, saying, a proverb ...1534
AD ALLEY
n. the advertising industry, esp. that located in New York and commonly known in the US as 'Madison Avenue' after the New York street where many advertising agencies had their offices ...1952 US sl.
ADAM
n. 1. water ...L15 sl.
n. 2. a person likened to Adam, esp. in being a forebear, progenitor, founder, etc.; also, the first type of a person or thing; a forerunner or prototype ...1553
n. 3. sinful and unregenerate human nature ...a1569
n. 4. a bailiff, a sergeant ...c1591 sl.
n. 5. a thief's accomplice ...1696 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. a fence, a criminal receiver; a partner in a criminal enterprise ...1797 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a master man, foreman, a superintendent ...1903 sl.
n. 8. a prison warder ...Bk1903 US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a faithful, devoted old servant ...Bk1922
n. 10. one's first (paid) sexual partner ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
n. 11. MDMA, the recreational drug known as ecstasy ...1985 US sl.
vb. 1. to marry ...1753 sl.
vb. 2. to believe ...1910s rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
ADAMANCE
n. a being firmly resolved on a course of action; refusal to be persuaded or to change one's mind ...1925
ADAMANCY
n. the state of being unpersuadable ...1898
ADAM AND EVE
n. 1. a starting point, an origin; a set of progenitors, ancestors, or forebears ...1793
n. 2. two poached or fried eggs ...1891 sl., orig. US short order usage
n. 3. a sleeve ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 4. a pill of MDEA and MDMA, the recreational drugs best known as ecstasy ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to believe ...1925 rhyming sl.
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s rhyming sl.
ADAM AND EVE BALL
n. an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only ...1920s sl.
ADAM-AND-EVE IT
vb. to copulate ...L19 Brit. sl.
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT
n. two poached or fried eggs on toast ...1894 sl., orig. US short order usage
ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM
n. two scrambled eggs on toast ...1913 sl., orig. US short order usage
ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES
n. nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.S
n. nakedness, nudity ...L19 US sl.
ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS
n. nakedness; nudity ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
ADAMANT
n. † a person or thing which attracts people's affection or attention; a centre of attraction ...c1426
ADAMANTIZING
adj. †* that attracts, lures, or entices ...1607
ADAM ANTS
n. pants ...1980s Brit. rhyming sl.
ADAMATE
vb. †* to love dearly ...1612
ADAMATICAL
adj. naked; nude ...17C sl.
ADAM BELL
n. an accomplished archer ...Bk1922
ADAMED
adj. married ...Bk1921 sl.
ADAM FAITH
adj. safe ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
ADAM FILER
n. a thief ...Bk1909 sl.
ADAM HENRY
n. an A.H.; asshole; a worthless and annoying person ...1997 Amer. sl.
ADAMHOOD
n. human nature; manhood, humanity ...1828 chiefly poetic usage
ADAMIC
adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
ADAMICAL
adj. 1. * resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition; sinful; unregenerate ...1642
adj. 2 * having an original or pristine form; pure and undefiled ...1649
ADAMICALLY
adv. in a way resembling Adam in appearance or behaviour; nakedly ...1860
ADAMISH
adj. †* resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1569
ADAMIST
n. 1. a person who follows or imitates the behaviour of Adam in the Garden of Eden ...1623
n. 2. * one who tends a garden ...1630
ADAMITE
adj. descended from Adam; human ...1719
n. 1. a member of a sect, in both the early church and later, who imitated the biblical Adam by going naked, typically as a symbol of purity; an unclothed man ...1542
n. 2. a descendant or child of Adam; a human being ...1581
n. 3. * a person who goes naked; a nudist ...1833
n. 4. a White Caucasian ...1865 chiefly hist.
ADAMITIC
adj. naked, unclothed ...1656
ADAMITICAL
adj. * naked, unclothed; pert. to or resembling Adam; hence, as applied to clothing, scanty ...1666
ADAMITISM
n. nakedness; the practice of going naked as a sign of spiritual purity ...1805
ADAMIZE
vb. to copulate, from the male point of view ...19C Brit. sl.
ADAMLESS
adj. characterized by the absence of men; inhabited only by women ...1876
ADAMLESS EDEN
n. a place, situation, or way of life from which men are absent or excluded and which is regarded as a type of paradise; also, an uninhabited region ...1876
ADAM'S ALE
n. water, as the only drink of our first parents ...1643 humorous
ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS
n. nudity ...19C sl.
ADAM'S APPLE
n. * a banana or plantain ...1588
ADAM'S ARM
n. a shovel, a spade ...1602 sl.
ADAM'S ARMS
n. a shovel, a spade ...1602 sl.
ADAM'S ARSENAL
n. the male genitals; the penis and testicles ...L19 Brit. sl.
ADAM'S BEVERAGE
n. water ...L15 sl.
ADAM'S CAT
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1908 Amer. dial.
ADAM'S FRUIT
n. 1. among loggers: an apple ...1972 Amer. dial.
n. 2. pregnant women ...Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage
ADAM'S HATBAND
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
ADAM'S HOUSECAT
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1908 Amer. dial.
ADAM'S LIQUOR
n. water ...L15 sl.
ADAM'S MORSEL
n. †* the Adam's apple ...1586
ADAM'S OFF-BULL
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1956 Amer. dial.
ADAM'S OFF-OX
n. 1. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a slow, stubborn person; a headstrong person ...1912 sl.
ADAM'S OLD OX
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial.
ADAM SOURGUY
n. a sour-tempered pessimist ...1910 US theatre sl.
ADAM'S OWN
n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
ADAM'S OWN ALTAR
n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
ADAM'S PET MONKEY
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1966 Amer. dial.
ADAM'S P.J.s
n. nudity ...1970s US homosexual sl.
ADAM'S PROFESSION
n. gardening ...1602 sl.
ADAM'S SIN
n. disobedience ...Bk1922
ADAM'S SLIPPERS
phr. no shoes, i.e. barefoot ...1900s US sl.
ADAM'S WHIP
n. the penis ...1952 US sl.
ADAM'S WINE
n. water as a beverage ...1747 colloq.
ADAM TILER; ADAM TYLER
n. a pickpocket’s confederate who receives the stolen article, and runs off with it; a receiver of stolen goods ...1665 UK sl.
ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS
n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
A-DANCE
adj. dancing; moving in a quick and lively manner ...1828
A-DANGLE
adv. in a dangling state or position ...1855
ADAPERTILE
adj. † easy to be opened ...1731
ADAPT
adj. * well adapted or suited; suitable, fit ...1658
ADAPTATE
vb. †* to adapt ...1638
ADAPTATIVE
adj. characterize by or given to adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; adaptive ...1815
ADAPTION
n. the act of adapting; adaptation ...1615
ADAPTITUDE
n. adaptedness; aptitude specially produced ...1806
ADAPTIVE
adj. † fitting; well-suited to something or someone ...1734
ADAPTLY
adv. in a fit or adapted manner; by being adapted or fitted; fittingly, aptly ...a1648
ADAPTMENT
n. †* adaptation; fitting condition ...1739
ADAPTNESS
n. †* the quality of being adapted, suitability, adaptedness ...1657
ADAPTORIAL
adj. * characterized by adaptation; adaptive ...1838
AD ARBITRIUM
adv. at or according to one's will or pleasure; as one pleases; arbitrarily ...1663
ADA ROSS
n. the eight point in craps dice ...1918 US sl.
ADA ROSS THE STABLE BOSS
n. the 8 point in craps dice ...1940s US sl.
ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS
n. in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
ADASED
adj. † stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled ...c1450
ADASHED
adj. put to shame ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ADAUGE
vb. †* to add to, to augment, to increase by addition ...1657
ADAUNT
vb. † to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to reduce to submission ...1297
À D'AUTRES!
phr. 'tell that to the Marines'; expression of disbelief ...c1660 fashionable London catchphrase
ADAW
vb. 1. † to wake up, to awake, from sleep, swoon, etc. ...c1300
vb. 2. † to awaken, to arouse, to recall to consciousness ...c1386
vb. 3. † to recover from sorrow or pain; to emerge from a particular mood or state of mind ...c1425
vb. 4. † to dawn; to shine ...c1425
vb. 5. † to put an end to; to defeat, to overcome ...c1440
vb. 6. † to subdue, to daunt; to terrify ...1557
ADAWE
adv. † out of life, out of existence ...c1250
ADAWN
adj. * dawning, gleaming with new light ...1881
A-DAY
adv. 1. † in or on the day (in opposition to the night; by day ...a1250
adv. 2. on each day; daily ...c1500
A-DAYS
adv. † by day, during the day, in the daytime ...1377
ADAZZLE
adj. dazzling ...1832
ADBASS
vb. †* to abase ...1548
AD BENE PLACITUM
adv. at one's pleasure or discretion; at will ...1623
ADBER
n. odd or clumsy behaviour ...1908 Sc.
ADBLAST
vb. †* to impart an idea, impulse, etc. to; to exert an influence on; to inflate, to inspire ...1548
ADBUSTER
n. in anticorporate activism, the non-specific description for those involved in cultural subversion ...1989 Can.
ADBUSTING
n. in anticorporate activism, the act of subverting brand advertising, usually by parody or mockery ...2000 US sl.
ADCORPORATE
vb. †* to unite, to incorporate ...1732
ADCORPORATED
adj. †* married ...Bk1612
ADD
n. a Drug Addict ...1938 US drug sl.
ADD A NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN
vb. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
ADDEBTED
adj. † indebted; owed or due ...a1400
ADDECIMATE
vb. †* to subject a person to a tithe or tax of one-tenth ...1623
ADDECKED
adj. †* decked, covered ...1513 Sc.
ADDEDLY
adv. additionally; particularly ...1883
ADDED TO THE LIST
adj. castrated ...L19 sl.
ADDEEM
vb. † to judge; to try, to test ...a1000
ADDEL
n. putrid drinking water ...L19 nautical sl.
ADDER
n. 1. † a snake, a serpent ...c950
n. 2. † the 'old serpent', the devil ...c950
n. 3 a treacherous, deceitful, malicious, or pernicious person or thing; also, a term of abuse ...c1000
n. 4. † a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings ...c1300
n. 5. a dragonfly. formerly thought to be venomous; a large fly ...1876 Eng. dial.
ADDER-BELL
n. the dragonfly ...1824 Sc.
ADDERBOLT
n. a dragonfly ...1483
ADDERBRED
adj. † engendered by the devil ...1587
ADDER-CAP
n. 1. an ill-natured person; one of a virulent or malignant disposition ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ADDER-CLOSE
n. † an enclosure containing adders; a snake pit ...1870
ADDER-DEAF
adj. * deaf as an adder ...1597 poetic usage
ADDER-FAW
adj. † variegated like a snake ...a1000
ADDER-FLY
n. † a dragonfly ...1761
ADDER-FOOTED
adj. † having a foot or feet like a dragon ...1565 poetic usage
ADDER-HATE
n. † virulent, deadly hate ...1880 poetic
ADDERS' FRY
n. † offspring of adders or the devil ...1540
ADDER-TONGUED
adj. spiteful; using malicious or offensive language ...1823
ADD FAITH TO
vb. * to give credence to; to believe or make believable ...1483
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
vb. to make a bad or intense situation worse ...1611
ADD FUEL TO THE FLAMES
vb. to make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; to spread trouble, to increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action ...1620
ADDI
n. a Bengalee money-changer ...Bk1898
ADDICENT
n. †* in Roman Law: a person who hands over a thing or a person in accordance with a judicial decision ...1880
ADDICK
n. an addict ...1997 US sl.
ADDICKIT
adj. addicted ...1826 Sc.
ADDICT
adj. † that has been attached by compulsion or obligation to a person' tied, bound; obligated ...1529
n. a 'mark' who falls for the same scam over and over again ...1985 con artists' usage
vb. 1 * to dedicate or devote oneself to an occupation, activity, or object ...1534
vb. 2. † to bind, to attach, or devote oneself as a servant, disciple, or adherent to any person or cause ...1542
vb. 3 † to devote time to a particular object or activity; to focus one's studies on a specific area ...1604
ADDICT WAITING TO HAPPEN
phr. in twelve-step recovery programmes, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, used for describing the childhood of addicts of the future ...1998 US sl.
ADDIGHTING
n. † preparing, preparation ...1567
ADDIMENT
n. * something that is added, an addition; an additive ...1652
ADD INSULT TO INJURY
vb. to aggravate an already difficult situation ...1748
ADDIO
int. used as an expression of farewell ...1577 esp. Italian contexts
ADDITAMENT
n. anything added or appended; an addition ...1460
ADDITION
n. 1. † something annexed to a man's name to show his rank, occupation, or place of residence, or otherwise to distinguish him; 'style' of address ...1472-3
n. 2. paint or rouge or powder for the face; make-up, cosmetics ...c1690 society sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...euphemism
vb. † to honour or embellish a person or person's name by adding another name, title, etc.; to surname ...1659
ADDITIONARY
adj. * additional, supplementary ...a1633
ADDITITIOUS
adj. * characterized by having been added; due to or of the nature of an addition; additive ...1748
ADDITOOD
n. a confrontational manner ...1990s UK sl.
ADDITORY
adj. † tending to add something; additional ...1659
ADDLE
adj. 1. * empty, idle, vain, useless, futile ...1534
adj. 2. muddled, confused ...1612
adj. 3. unsound, crazy ...1847 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg ...c1275 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. ailing, ill, unwell ...1844 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. stinking urine, or other liquid filth; slime, mire ...a1000
n. 2. †* the dry lees of wine ...1679
n. 3. an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 4. putrid or stagnant water ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. an adding or addition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1 † to deserve punishment, etc.; to merit spiritual reward, etc. ...c1175
vb. 2. † to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn money, etc. ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive ...1652
vb. 4. of an egg: to become rotten; to fail to produce a chick; to rot, to putrefy ...1654
vb. 5. to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings ...1860 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to water plants ...Bk1898 Sc.
ADDLE-BRAIN
n. one whose head is addled; a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard ...1799
ADDLE-BRAINED
adj. confused, muddled, stupid ...1619
ADDLE-CAP
n. a weak, silly person ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
ADDLE-COVE
n. a stupid bungler, a dullard; a foolish man; an easy dupe ...1580
ADDLED
adj. 1. muddled and befuddled by alcohol; drunk ...L17 Brit. sl.
adj. 2. confused, muddled; having lost the ability to think clearly or rationally ...1599
adj. 3. of an egg: that has become rotten; that has failed to produce a chick ...c1630
ADDLED AS AN EGG
adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD
n. anything worthless ...1589 sl.
ADDLE-HEAD
n. one whose head is addled; a stupid bungler; an easy dupe; a dullard; a weak, silly person ...1592
ADDLE-HEADED
adj. confused, muddled, stupid ...1600
ADDLE-HEADEDNESS
n. 1. confusion, muddle-headedness; stupidity ...1835
n. 2. fatuity, foolishness, folly ...1835
ADDLEMENT
n. confusion, muddle-headedness; mental confusion ...1825
ADDLE-PATE
n. a stupid bungler; a dullard; a weak, silly person; a foolish person; an easy dupe ...1601
ADDLE-PATED
adj. confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1614
ADDLE-PLOT
n. a spoilsport who 'addles' the 'plots' or plans of others ...L17 sl.
ADDLE-POT
n. a spoilsport; a mar-all ...Bk1890 sl.
ADDLE THE SHOON
vb. of a horse: to roll on the back from side to side ...Bk1921 sl.
ADDLING
n. 1. † an earning or deserving something; that which a peson earns or merits ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. muddling of the wits ...1843
ADDLINGS
n. money that a person acquires by working, etc.; wages, earnings; savings ...1757 Eng. dial.
ADD OIL!
int. expresses encouragement, incitement, or support; go on! go for it! ...1980 chiefly Hong Kong usage
ADD OIL TO THE FLAMES
vb. to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc. ...1647
ADD OIL TO THE FURNACE
vb. to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc. ...a1548
ADDOOM
vb. †* to adjudge, to award ...1599
ADDRESS
n. 1. † array, attire, dress ...1592
n. 2. † that which is prepared; a device, a contrivance ...1598
n. 3. † the act of making ready; the state of being ready, preparation ...1633
vb. 1. † to give direction to a person, esp. in a helpful or corrective manner; to guide, to redirect ...c1350
vb. 2. † to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
vb. 3. † to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position ...c1375
vb. 4. † to put things 'straight' or 'to rights'; to set in order; to order, to arrange ...1375
vb. 5. † to prepare or make ready with the proper attire; to accoutre, to array, to apparel, to attire for any special purpose or occasion; later, (1513) to clothe ...1393
vb. 6. † to order or arrange for any purpose; to prepare, to make ready; to prepare oneself ...1485
vb. 7. † to arrange or style hair ...a1522
vb. 8. † to right what is wrong; to redress wrongs, to reform abuses ...1525
vb. 9. † to court a person; esp. to pay court to a woman with a view to marriage, to woo ...1677
vb. 10. † to consign or entrust the care of a ship to an agent, factor, etc. ...1796
ADDRESSED
adj. 1. † made ready, prepared, 'dressed' as food ...1387
adj. 2. arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed ...1393 arch.
adj. 3. † well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
adj. 4. † erected, raised ...1595
ADDRESSEDNESS
n. †* the state of being prepared; preparedness ...1633
ADDRESSED TO
adj. of a missile, esp. a shell: aimed at ...1915 military sl.
ADDRESSER
n. 1. a person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition; specifically, any of those who in 1680 presented addresses in support of Charles II, and against those demanding the summoning of Parliament ...1643
n. 2. a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place ...1665
n. 3. † a suitor ...1683
ADDRESSERESS
n. †* a female who directs or sets right ...1495
ADDRESSION
n. †* the direction of one's course ...1596
ADDRESSLY
adv. †* with good address, courteously; skilfully ...c1425
ADDRESSMENT
n. * the act of addressing a person or thing ...1481
ADDRESSOR
n. 1. a person who puts forward or supports a political declaration or petition ...1658
n. 2. † a person who pays addresses; a suitor ...1669
n. 3. a person who directs words or a communication to a particular person, audience, or place ...1897
ADD ROT IT!
int. a mild oath, "God rot it!" ...M18 euphemism
ADD'S LIFE!
int. † a minced oath ...1812
ADDUBITATION
n. †* the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt ...1588
ADDUCE
vb. to bring forward verbally for consideration, esp. in support of a case or an argument; to produce a witness; to cite, to allege ...a1425
ADDUCEABLE
adj. adducible; capable of being produced in a statement ...1671
ADDUCED
adj. brought forward in a statement; cited, alleged ...1649
ADDUCIBLE
adj. capable of being adduced ...1766
ADDUCTION
n. 1. * the act of conveying something, esp. towards another; the fact of being so conveyed ...a1398
n. 2. †* the act of moving towards something ...1615
n. 3. the bringing forward of facts or statements as evidence ...1687
ADDULCE
vb. † to make sweet; to render pleasant or palatable; to soothe or mollify a person ...1475
ADD UP
vb. 1. to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to make sense; to work as expected ...1930s sl.
ADD UP TO
vb. to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
ADDY
n. address ...Bk2006 US sl.
ADEAD
adv. dead ...1581 chiefly poetic usage
vb. 1. † to die ...a1200
vb. 2. † to kill, to put to death, to destroy; to deaden, to mortify ...c1225
ADEADEN
vb. 1. † to kill, to put to death; to deaden, to mortify ...c1000
vb. 2. † to die ...c1230
A-DEARY ME!
int. exclamation of sadness or surprise ...1868 Eng. dial.
ADEATH
adv. † in death ...a1200
ADEAVE
vb. † to deafen, to strike deaf ...c940
ADECASTIC; ADECASTICKE
n. †* one who can be relied upon to act justly or appropriately in any circumstance ...1623
ADECATIST
n. one who is exempt from tithes, one who is against paying tithes ...Bk1717
A-DECK
n. a prison cell used for solitary confinement ...1984 US sl.
ADEE!
int. ha! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ADEED
adv. * indeed ...1820 Sc.
ADEEP
adv. † deeply, deep ...1850 poetic usage
ADELAIDE
n. * a dark blue colour ...1831
ADELAIDEAN
adj. relating to, or characteristic of the city of Adelaide ...1848
n. a native or inhabitant of the city of Adelaide ...1839
ADELANTADO
n. 1. the governor of a Spanish province, acting as the chief civil and judicial authority, and as military commander-in-chief in time of war; also, a military leader with the authority to explore, colonize, and govern new territories for the Spanish crown ...1588 hist.
n. 2. † a Spanish grandee ...1612
ADELE
adj. vindictive, mean, bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
ADELE ADDER
n. a homosexual person who is vindictive, mean, or bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
ADELITE
n. one of a class of Moorish conjurors in Spain, who predicted the fortunes of individuals by the flight and singing of birds, and other accidental circumstances ...Bk1883
ADELMAN
n. a nobleman, an earl, a gentleman ...Bk1708
ADEMONIST
n. a person who denies the existence of the Devil ...1837
ADEMPT
adj. † taken away, removed ...1432-50
vb. to take away, to remove ...1590
ADEMPTED
adj. †* taken away, removed ...1590
ADEMPTION
n. a taking away ...c1630
ADENESE
n. a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen ...1880
ADENI
n. a native or inhabitant of Aden, a port and commercial centre in the Republic of Yemen ...1950
ADENOID
n. a vocalist with a 'tight' voice; a radio tenor who sings in a forced, strained voice ...1930s US sl.
ADENOIDAL
adj. 1. of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping ...1918 colloq.
adj. 2. of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality ...1926 colloq.
ADENOIDALLY
adv. with an adenoidal voice, tone, or sound ...1923
ADENOIDY
adj. 1. of a facial expression: open-mouthed, gaping ...1918 colloq.
adj. 2. of the voice, speech, an accent, etc.: having a monotonous and constricted nasal quality ...1926 colloq.
ADENT
vb. †* to fasten, to attach ...1658
ADEPT
adj. that has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult ...1650
n. 1. originally, a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; later, a person who has been initiated into any system of spiritual knowledge ...1673
n. 2. a person who is highly skilled or proficient at something ...1674
n. 3. a pickpocket; a conjuror ...1721 thieves sl.
vb. to pickpocket ...1890 criminals’ sl.
ADEPTED
adj. †* gained, acquired ...1553
ADEPTICAL
adj. † pert. to an Adeptist; alchemical ...1662
ADEPTION
n. † an obtaining, gaining, or attainment ...1548
ADEPTIST
n. † a professed adept; a skilled alchemist ...1662
ADEPTUS
n. a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult; an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization; usually in plural, with 'the' (the adepti) ...1650
ADEQUAL
adj. † proportional ...1678
ADEQUATE
adj. 1. † equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less ...1609
adj. 2. excellent, 'super' ...Bk1942 US sl.
vb. 1. † to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for ...1599
vb. 2. † to make equal or sufficient ...1622
ADEQUATELY
adv. † with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly ...1656
ADEQUATENESS
n. † equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope ...1664
ADEQUATION
n. † the act or fact of equalling ...1589
ADEQUATIVE
adj. * adequate, suitable; also, suitably equivalent ...1809
ADEQUITATE
vb. †* to ride beside or near to someone ...1623
ADEQUITATION
n. †* a riding towards some place or thing ...1663
ADERATION
n. a giving a monetary value to something ...1623
ADESED
adj. †* all eaten up ...1623
ADESPOTA
n. anonymous literary works ...1897
ADETERMINE
vb. †* to bring to an end, to finish, to terminate ...1413
ADEVISM
n. * disbelief in the gods of a particular mythology ...1878
ADEW
vb. 1. † to bedew; also, to refresh, to reinvigorate ...c1425
vb. 2. † to endow a person with spiritual or intellectual gifts ...a1439
ADFLUXION
n. † the flowing of something towards something else; an attracted flow ...1783
ADGENICULATION
n. † a kneeling to or towards the altar as a gesture of reverence ...1637
ADGER
n. a foolish, silly person: used playfully to children ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. in computing: to make an avoidable mistake ...1991 US sl.
ADHABITATE
vb. †* to dwell nigh ...1623
ADHALATE
vb. †* to breathe or blow on ...1623
ADHAMATE
vb. †* to hook, to bind; to catch with a hook or net ...1623
ADHAMATION
n. †* a taking hold like a hook ...1663
ADHERENCE
n. 1. attachment to a person, party, or cause; steadfast support; loyalty, allegiance ...1449-50
n. 2. * a group of adherents or supporters; a following ...1549
ADHERENCY
n. 1. the act or fact of adhering to a person or thing; steadfast support, allegiance ...1579 arch.
n. 2. * a group of adherents or supporters; a following ...c1600
n. 3. † that which adheres to something; an attached property or quality ...1608
ADHERENT
n. one who adheres to a person, party, or system; a partisan, a follower, a steadfast supporter; a loyalist ...1426
ADHERESCENT
adj. * tending to adhere; adhesive ...1743
ADHESION
n. 1. steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion ...a1500
n. 2. †* relationship of attachment; alliance, association ...1614
n. 3. † a substance which adheres to something ...1646
ADHIBIT
vb. 1. to make use of; to use, to apply, to deploy ...1538
vb. 2. † to bring in, to admit; to let in, to allow ...1542
vb. 3. † to administer or apply, esp. as a remedy ...1543
vb. 4. * to give something to a person or thing; to assign or ascribe trust, credit, etc.; to devote space or attention ...1548
vb. 5. * to add, to append; to affix, to attach ...1651 chiefly Sc. usage
AD HOC
vb. 1. to improvise; to act or respond on an ad hoc basis, rather than in accordance with general long-term strategies ...1960
vb. 2. to assemble or organize chaotically ...1968
AD HOCER
n. a skier who arrives at a chalet without a previous booking ...Bk1984 sl.
ADHOCRACY
n. a flexible and informal style of organization and management, characterized by a lack of bureaucracy ...1966
ADHORN
vb. †* to 'plant horns on'; to cuckold ...1605
ADHORT
vb. † to urge, to exhort, to incite; to encourage, to promote ...1539
ADHORTATION
n. † encouragement, persuasion, incitement ...1536
ADHORTATORY
adj. † persuading or urging to a course; inciting; encouraging ...1534
ADHORTED
adj. † that has been adhorted; encouraged ...a1500
ADIABOLIST
n. * one who does not believe in the existence of a Devil ...1646
ADIAPHANOUS
adj. * not translucent, opaque ...1658
ADIAPHORACY
n. * indifference, neutrality ...1612
ADIAPHORAL
adj. † indifferent in the eyes of the church, or of theologians ...1586
ADIAPHORICIE
n. * indifference, neutrality ...1612
ADIAPHORISM
n. latitude or indifference in religious matters; indifferentism ...1607
ADIAPHOROUS
adj. neutral, indifferent, impartial; neither right nor wrong morally ...1615
ADIAPHORY
n. * indifference, impartiality, neutrality; religious indifference ...1658
ADIBLE
adj. †* accessible ...1568
ADIDAS
n. a prison training instructor ...1996 UK sl.
phr. a phrase meaning 'All Day I Dream About Sex' ...1990s sl.
ADIEU
int. used as an expression of farewell; goodbye ...a1393
ADIGHT
vb. 1. † to compose or write a letter, etc. ...OE
vb. 2. † to prepare, to dispose, to order, to appoint ...c1220
vb. 3. † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1330
ADIGHTING
n. †* preparing, preparation ...1567
ADIGRESSION
n. †* digression ...1482
ADIMPLEATE
vb. †* to fill up ...1657
ADIMPLETE
vb. †* to fill; to make complete ...1657
ADIMPLETION
n. †* completion, fulfilment ...1624
ADIN
prep. within ...1860 Eng. dial.
vb. †* to din; to deafen, to stun with noise ...a1250
AD INFINITUM
adv. to infinity; again and again; endlessly, forever ...1596
ADINVENTION
n. * an invented addition, esp. to the scripture of the Bible ...1483
ADIOS
n. a parting salutation ...1592
vb. to make a hasty departure, disappear ...1970 Amer. dial.
int. used as an expression of farewell ...1635
ADIOS AMOEBAS
phr. a farewell ...1980s US campus sl.
ADIOS MOTHERFUCKER
phr. used as a farewell ...1986 US sl.
ADIOS MUCHACHOS
phr. the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish) ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
ADIPAL
adj. †* fat or gross ...1656
ADIPATE
vb. †* to feed fat, to fatten ...1623
ADIPESCENT
adj. †* becoming fatty ...1847
ADIPOSE
adj. 1. pert. to animal fat; fatty ...1743
adj. 2. fat, obese, overweight ...1810
n. body fat ...1814
ADIPOSENESS
n. * the state of being fat; fatness ...1868
ADIPOSITY
n. fatness, or tendency to fatness; excessive fatness, obesity ...1791
ADIPOUS
adj. * abounding in fat; fatty ...1667
ADIRONDACKER
n. a native or inhabitant of the Adirondack region in New York State ...1870
ADIRONDACK GOAT
n. venison from a deer killed out of season ...1954 Amer. dial.
ADIRONDACK STEAK
n. venison from a deer killed out of season ...1954 Amer. dial.
ADISTANCE
adv. †* to a distance; afar ...1807 poetic usage
ADITE
vb. 1. † to indict, to accuse, to condemn ...a1325
vb. 2. † to put down in written words ...c1330
ADITHER
adj. in a state of excitement, anxiety, or confusion, often in expectation of something ...1912
ADITION
n. † a going or coming nigh to ...1731