DICTIONARY
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• H.E. n. a severe reprimand ...1940s services' usage (High Explosive)
• HE! † int. an exclamation used to draw attention or express emotion ...a1300
• HEAB n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAD adj. best, chief, most able ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the chief city, the capital; the chief or most excellent part ...c893
n. 2. a person to whom others are subordinate; a chief, a captain, a commander, a ruler, a leader, a principal person ...c897
n. 3. the antlers of a deer, roe-buck, etc. ...c1420 hunting usage
† n. 4. a body of people gathered ...1588
n. 5. the higher end of a place, the upper part of a street; a hill or eminence ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. the toilet on a ship ...19C colloq.
n. 7. the mouth (as a source of offensive or inappropriate talk); constructed esp. with 'open' or 'shut', as in 'keep your head shut' ...1848 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a headache caused by overindulgence in alcoholic beverages; a hangover ...1869 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the source or spring of a stream or river ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the hair of the head ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 11. cream upon the surface of milk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the stomach ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 13. someone addicted to a drug, usually specified ...1911 sl., orig. US
n. 14. an illegal immigrant ...1929-33 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a young woman or girl; usually used with an adjective, as in 'a wise head' ...1933 Amer. sl.
n. 16. fellatio or cunnilingus ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 17. any lavatory; a toilet ...1942 Amer. sl., orig. nautical & US Marine Corps
n. 18. a drug-induced state ...1952 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 19. sexual intercourse as experienced by a woman; usually considered vulgar ...1954-60 Amer. sl. rare
n. 20. the erect penis ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
n. 21. a plug of chewing tobacco ...1966 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to cut off or remove the head; to decapitate, to behead a person ...a1300
vb. 2. to remove the head of an animal ...c1470
vb. 3. to intercept, to turn someone to something aside ...1707 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass, to outdo, to excel; to outwit, to get the better of ...1711
• HEADACHE n. 1. a rustic name for the wild poppy, Papaver Rhoeas, from the effect of its odour ...a1825
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
int. used as a warning to beware of falling or low-hanging objects ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADACHE WHISKEY n. moonshine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEADACHE-WINE n. a drink made of the petals of the poppy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND CROP adv. completely ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND EARS adv. deeply, completely ...1824 Amer. dial.
• HEAD AND FOOT adv. completely, thoroughly ...1784
• HEAD AND HANG vb. to punish severely ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD AND HEAD adj. just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD AND HEELS adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND HIDE adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...1868 Sc.
• HEAD AND TAIL adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...1853 Sc.
• HEAD AND THRAWART adv. in confusion, pell-mell ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD-ANGLES † n. vertical or opposite angles ...1570
• HEAD-BANGER n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1983 sl.
• HEAD-BEETLER n. any foreman or man in charge of workmen ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BILLIE-DAWKUS n. one who has the chief charge, the presiding genius ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD-BIT n. a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BONE † n. the skull ...c1205
• HEADBOROUGH n. orig. the head of a tithing, or frank-pledge; later, a parish officer identical in functions with the petty constable ...c1440
• HEAD-BOUND adj. wearing a turban ...a1616
• HEAD-BUMMER n. the head of a house; the chief representative of a family; the principal person ...1864 Sc.
• HEAD-BUSTER n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-CADAB n. a clever, sharp person; one quick of understanding ...1823 Sc.
• HEAD CASE n. a mentally deranged person; hence, someone whose behaviour is violent and unpredictable ...1971 sl., chiefly Brit.
• HEAD CHEESE n. the person in charge ...1914 US sl.
• HEADCLOTH n. a kerchief ...1747 Amer. dial.
• HEADER † n. 1. one who beheads; a headsman, an executioner ...1432-50
†* n. 2. one who makes head against or resists something; an opponent ...1537
n. 3. a blow on the head ...1818 boxing usage
* n. 4. one who heads or leads a party, etc.; a leader ...1818
* n. 5. one who dives head foremost ...1848
n. 6. a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• HEADEST †* adj. 1. chiefest ...1577
adj. 2. most advantageous ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-FILLIN' n. brains, mental power ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HEADFOREMOST * adv. headlong, precipitate ...1871
• HEAD-FOUNTAIN † n. fountainhead, source, origin ...1688
• HEAD-FREE adj. of a horse: unbridled ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HEADFUCKER n. 1. a disorienting or disruptive person, situation, or object ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a powerful and disorienting drug ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAD-GEAR n. mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-GO n. the best of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD HANDKERCHIEF n. a kerchief ...1852 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HANKCHER n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HANKERCHER n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HILL † n. the hill of execution, the spot where criminals were beheaded ...1685 Sc.
• HEADHOOD †* n. the position or office of head, chief, principal, or supreme governor; chiefship, leadership; the first place or position; supremacy, primacy ...c1449
• HEAD-HUNG † adj. hanging the head, despondent ...1631
• HEADHUNTER n. a lecher; a hunter of maidenheads...M20 US sl.
• HEAD-ICE n. in curling: the ice at the heads or ends of a rink ...1853 Sc.
• HEADILY adv. 1. headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
† adv. 2. eagerly ...c1450
• HEAD IN vb. to back down or yield in an argument; to keep or become quiet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HEADING n. 1. a beheading, decapitation ...a1300 arch.
n. 2. the process of coming to a head; culmination ...1819
n. 3. a pillow or bolster; cloth or other material used to support the head ...1853 Amer. dial.
• HEADINGEST adj. most unusual or striking ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HEADING-UP n. the process of coming to a head; culmination ...1857
• HEAD INTO vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEADISH † adj. 1. heady, headstrong ...1530 obs. rare exc. Amer. dial.
adj. 2. intelligent, clever, sharp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD IT † vb. to make head, to advance ...1684
• HEAD JOINT n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial. bricklayers' usage
• HEADKERCHER * n. a kerchief for the head ...1577
• HEADKERCHIEF * n. a kerchief for the head ...1540
• HEAD KNOCK n. God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HEAD-KNOCKER n. a dentist ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEADLAND adj. headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
adv. headlong, precipitately ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEADLANDS adv. headlong, precipitately ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LANGUAGER n. a clever fellow; a prodigy ...1879 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LAPPED adj. dead and laid out for burial ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEADLESS adj. 1. wanting in brains or intellect; brainless ...1526
adj. 2. of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
adj. 3. fatherless; orphaned ...1899 Sc.
• HEADLESS CHICKEN n. someone who has lost composure ...1993 sl.
• HEADLET † n. 1. a little or miniature head, as the bud of a plant ...1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the top of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHT adj. giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...1899 Sc.
n. (as 'headlight')
n. 1. a light-skinned Black person ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 2. kerosene ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a woman's breast ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHTNESS n. giddiness, dizziness ...1899 Sc.
• HEADLIGHT OIL n. kerosene ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HEADLIGHTS n. 1. eyeglasses ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. eyes ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEADLING † adj. precipitate ...c1510.
† adv. 1. with the head foremost; headlong ...a1300
† adv. 2. without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately ...1421-2
† n. an equal, a fellow, a mate ...c950
• HEADLINGS † adv. 1. without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately ...c1380
† adv. 2. with the head foremost; headlong ...c1400
• HEADLONG † vb. 1. to cast headlong; to precipitate ...c1586
† vb. 2. to proceed in a headlong fashion ...1654
• HEADLONGLY † adv. in a headlong manner ...1610
• HEADLONGNESS * n. headlong quality or speed; precipitateness, rashness ...1580
• HEADLONGS † adv. headlong ...1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADLONGWISE † adv. in a headlong way, precipitately ...1600
• HEADLY † adj. chief, principal ...971
† adv. in a heady manner; impetuously, precipitately; headily ...1388
• HEADMAN n. 1. a chief man, chief, leader ...c1000
†* n. 2. a headsman, an executioner ...1673
n. 3. the chief labourer on a farm ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEADMARK n. 1. the natural characteristics of a person or animal, the countenance; observation of the features of a person or animal ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mark of recognition given to a student for being at the head of the class, often in spelling ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-MONEY † n. payment for redemption from death ...a1533
• HEADMOST adj. top-most ...Bk1902 Sc.
adv. head-foremost, headlong...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-MUCK n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD NIGGER n. an important, often self-important person ...1966 Amer. sl.
• HEAD OFF vb. to intercept ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OF THE DIM, THE n. midnight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HEAD OF THE FLOCK n. a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD OF THE HERD n. a bull ...1931 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD-ON n. a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAD OR HARP phr. heads or tails ...1802 Ireland
• HEAD OVER EARS adv. deeply, completely ...1822 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-OVER-HAP adj. headstrong, reckless ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAD OVER KITTLE adv. head over heels ...1974 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TEAKETTLE adv. head over heels ...1979 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUP adv. head over heels ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUPS adv. head over heels ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIN KETTLE adv. head over heels ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIP adv. head over heels ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-PAN † n. the skull, the brain-pan ...c1000
• HEAD-PIECE n. 1. a piece of armour for the head; a helmet ...1535
n. 2. any covering for the head; a cap, a kerchief ...1552
n. 3. the head, as seat of the intellect; brain, understanding, intellect ...1588
n. 4. the head, skull, cranium ...1579 arch.
n. 5. a man possessed of brains; a man of intellect ...1656
the figurehead of a ship ...1807-8
n. 6. a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 7. (as 'headpiece') false hair, a hairpiece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAD RAG n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-RAIL † n. the kerchief or head-dress of women in Old English times ...1834 obs. exc. Hist.
• HEADREST n. an antimacassar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEADREST PIECE n. an antimacassar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAD RISE n. a flash flood ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADROCK n. a tombstone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HEADROOM † n. a headland ...1572 Sc.
• HEAD-SALTS n. smelling-salts ...1892 N. Ireland
• HEADS AND HOLLS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND HORNS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND PLUCKS n. the refuse of timber, the boughs, roots, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEADS AND THRAWS adv. in disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely ...1835 Sc.
• HEAD-SET adj. obstinate, headstrong ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-SHA-RAG n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SHEAF n. the crowning point, the finishing touch ...1892 Sc.
• HEADSHIP n. the position or office of head, chief, principal, or supreme governor; chiefship, leadership; the first place or position; supremacy, primacy ...1582
• HEAD-SHRINKER n. 1. a psychiatrist ...1950 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woodpecker ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-SIR-RAG n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEADSMAN * n. 1. a chief, leader, head man ...a1400
n. 2. one who beheads; an executioner ...1601
n. 3. ('head's-man') the chief labourer on a farm ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SPLITTER n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEADSPRING n. the chief source of anything; the quarter whence anything originates ...c1450
• HEAD SQUARE n. a kerchief ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEAD SQUEEZE n. a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-STALL n. the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAD STICK n. a board set up at the head of a grave ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-STOOP adv. headlong, hastily ...1892 Sc.
• HEADSTOOPS † adv. head downmost; headlong ...c1400
• HEAD-SWIMMING n. vertigo, dizziness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HEADSWOMAN n. a midwife ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-THEEAK n. thick hair which hangs like thatch on the head; a head-covering of any kind ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-TIRE n. attire for the head; a head-dress ...1560 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• HEAD TO HEAD adj. just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
†* adv. face to face; in private conversation ...c1728
• HEAD UP adj. eager, cocky ...1854 Amer. dial.
adv. in a lively, impetuous, or determined manner ...1854 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. of a wound: to suppurate, to come to a head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to excite, to elevate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to froth, to foam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL A-RISING adv. with great rapidity and temper ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL OVER THE DASHBOARD adv. in a lively, spirited manner ...1912 Amer. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL UP adv. in a lively, impetuous, or determined manner ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-WARCH n. a headache ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-WARK † n. 1. pain in the head, headache ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the red field-poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEADWATER n. flood-water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAD WATERS n. the streams from the sources of a river ...1802
• HEAD-WERK † n. pain in the head, headache ...c1000
• HEAD WRAP n. a kerchief ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HEADY †* adj. 1. having a large head ...1552
adj. 2. of a stream or current: impetuous, violent ...1599
†* adj. 3. affected in the head; giddy ...1628
adj. 4. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. clever, having or giving proof of brains ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HEADY-CRAW adv. head-foremost, headlong ...1899 Sc.
n. a somersault ...1899 Sc.
• HEADY-PEEP n. the game of hide and seek ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HEADY-WHAP n. a person with a preternaturally large head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAF n. an abode, a residence; an habitual haunt ...1872 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lodge, to reside, to live ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAFING n. a lodging, abode ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE AIN'T GOT SENSE ENOUGH TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR phr. said of someone very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEAKEN vb. to listen, esp. to listen by stealth ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEAL † n. 1. spiritual health, well-being, or healing; salvation ...901-9
† n. 2. well-being, welfare, safety; prosperity ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 3. sound bodily condition; freedom from sickness; health ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 4. recovery from sickness, healing, cure ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 5. a hidden spot; an unseen place; shelter ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to rake up a fire; to cover a fire ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cover; to wrap up, to tuck up the bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to besmear or daub with dirt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to bind a book ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALABLE * adj. curable, remediable ...1570
• HEALD n. 1. a slope, incline, declivity; a hill ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of pouring out ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to bend downwards or to one side; to lean, to incline, to slope ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to incline or tilt a vessel in order to pour out; to pour out ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to rely on ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. of rain: to pour, to come down in torrents ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to heal ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALDING adj. sloping, leaning, tilting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALD TO vb. to incline to, to be favourable to ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALER n. 1. one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cover; a coverlet ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HEALFUL † adj. fraught with health, well-being, safety, salvation; wholesome, salutary ...c1340
• HEALING n. 1. a coverlet, bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the cover or binding of a book ...1853 Eng. dial.
• HEALING TAPE n. a band-aid ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEALLESS † adj. deprived of health or well-being ...c1374
• HEALNESS † n. welfare; salvation ...c897
• HEAL ON A PERSON vb. to keep anyone's secrets, not to betray or reveal them ...1827 Sc.
• HEALSOME † adj. wholesome, salutary; healthful ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• HEAL STICK n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEALTH n. 1. spiritual, moral, or mental soundness or well-being; salvation ...c1000 arch.
† n. 2. healing, cure ...c1000 obs.
† n. 3. well-being, welfare, safety; deliverance ...c1250
† n. 4. healthiness, wholesomeness, salubrity ...1387
• HEALTHING †* n. 1. the furthering or imparting of health ...1581
† n. 2. the drinking of healths; toasting ...1611
• HEALTHIST † n. one who is addicted to drinking healths ...1640 nonce word
• HEALTH IT † vb. to drink a health or healths ...1633
• HEALTHLESS * adj. 1. without health, unhealthy ...1568
* adj. 2. not conducive to health; unwholesome, insalubrious ...1650
• HEALTHLESSNESS * n. unhealthiness, unwholesomeness ...1655
• HEALTH-OFFERING † n. peace offering ...1535
• HEALTHSOME * adj. 1. bestowing health bodily, mental, or spiritual; wholesome; salutary ...1538
† adj. 2. full of health; possessing good health; healthy ...1563 obs exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEALTHY AS TROUT adj. perfectly healthy, in complete health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• HEALTHY BEAT n. a man who would shirk and make something up ...1862 Amer. sl.
• HEAL UP vb. to leave off raining ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAM UP vb. to save, to lay by ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HEAN † adj. mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
n. the handle of a knife ...1863 Eng. dial.
† vb. to insult, to humiliate, to debase, to lower ...c950
• HE AND HE phr. this and that; the one and the other; both ...a1300 arch.
• HE-ANE n. the male of any animal ...1828 Sc.
• HEANLING † n. a base, abject, or humble person ...a1225
• HEAP adv. in a confused state, higgledy-piggledy ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 1. a great company, esp. of persons; a multitude ...971
n. 2. an ugly person or thing ...1806 sl.
n. 3. a term of reproach applied to a slovenly woman ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a wicker basket ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the thigh ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAP AND THRATCH phr. filled to overflowing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HEAP-CLOUD n. a cumulus cloud ...1889
• HEAPED adj. having the contents piled above the brim, not levelled ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HEAP-FLOOD n. a heavy sea ...1583
• HEAP-FULL † adj. full and heaped up ...1530
• HEAPING-STOCK n. a stepping-stone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAPLY †* adv. in heaps ...1552
• HEAP-MEAL † adv. in heaps; in large quantities or numbers...c897
• HEAP OF BONES n. a bony or poor-looking horse or cow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAP O' NOUGHT n. anything that is worthless, rubbish, or nonsense ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HEAPS n. turnips ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAPY adj. full of or consisting of heaps ...1552
• HEAR † vb. 1. to be subject to; to belong ...c893
† vb. 2. to obey ...c950
† vb. 3. to be reported or spoken (well or ill) of ...1583
vb. 4. to sound nicely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
int. a sign of assent, yes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAR A BIRD SING vb. to receive private or secret information ...1597
• HEARER † n. one who hears causes; a judge ...1535
• HEAR, HEAR! int. an expression of approbation or 'cheering' ...1689
• HEAR HOW THE HARROWS ARE GOING vb. to see how matters are progressing ...1889 Sc.
• HEARING n. 1. something heard; information, a report, rumour, news; something to talk about ...a1300 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a 'lecture', a scolding, reproof ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a letter; a reply ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HEARINGLESS † adj. destitute of the faculty of hearing; deaf ...1398
• HEARKEN vb. 1. to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
vb. 2. to apply the ears to hear; to listen, to give ear ...a1000
vb. 3. to apply the mind to what is said; to attend, to have regard; to listen with sympathy or docility ...c1230
† vb. 4. to listen privily; to play the eavesdropper; to eavesdrop ...1382
vb. 5. to seek or hear tidings; to inquire after, to ask for ...1523
† vb. 6. to lie in wait; to wait ...1580
† vb. 7. to talk in one's ear, to whisper ...1612 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 8. to be on the watch, to look out, to listen for ...1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to whisper ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEARKEN BACK vb. to recall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN DOWN vb. to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKENER n. 1. one who listens or gives ear; a listener ...1340
† n. 2. an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• HEARKEN IN vb. 1. to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to prompt secretly ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEARKENING n. 1. listening, giving attention ...c1000
† n. 2. inquiry; discovery ...a1483
n. 3. encouragement ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN ON vb. to encourage, to urge on, to incite ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN-OUT n. a listening; a watch, look-out ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN TO THE HINDER END vb. to hear the end of the story, to wait and see what the end will be ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEAR OF BOTH EARS † vb. to hear both sides, to be impartial ...1705
• HEARS n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARSE † n. 1. a dead body, a corpse ...1530
† n. 2. a bier, a coffin; vaguely, a tomb, grave ...1601 obs. or arch.
n. 3. in hunting: a hind of the second or third year ...1674
n. 4. a caboose ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a large automobile ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 6. an ambulance ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEARSE-LIKE adj. like a hearse; mournful ...1625
• HEAR-SO n. one who has heard so; one who knows by hearsay ...1639 nonce word
• HEARST n. in hunting: a hind of the second or third year ...1674
• HEARSUM † adj. ready to hear; obedient, compliant; dutiful, devout ...c900
† vb. to obey, to be obedient to; to revere ...c900
• HEART † n. 1. intent, will, purpose, inclination, desire ...c825
† n. 2. disposition, temperament, character ...a1225
n. 3. a man of courage or spirit ...c1500
† n. 4. the sole of a horse's foot ...1523
† n. 5. the stomach ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 6. the best, choicest, or most important part ...1589
* n. 7. kindly feeling; cordiality, heartiness ...a1656
n. 8. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a close friend ...1970 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to supply with physical strength of stimulus ...1573
† vb. 2. to utter with the heart or sincerely ...1642
• HEART AND A HEART, A n. duplicity, insincerity ...c825
• HEART AND HAND adv. with will and execution; readily, willingly ...a1547
• HEART AND SOUL adj. devoted and enthusiastic ...1836
adv. with all one's energy and devotion; enthusiastically ...1798
• HEART ATTACK n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-BEAT n. 1. an extremely brief space of time ...1850
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEART-BLOOD n. blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1240
• HEART-BOND n. a unions of hearts, betrothal ...1823
• HEART-BOUND adj. 1. having the heart entirely devoted to an object ...1580
† adj. 2. having the heart shut up or fast-closed to a person; pitiless, hard-hearted, mean, stingy ...1616
• HEART-BREAK † adj. heartbreaking ...1586
• HEARTBREAKER n. 1. a curl, a love-lock ...1663
n. 2. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HEARTBURN †* n. 1. burning of heart; fire of passion ...c1250
n. 2. rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
n. 3. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'heart-burn')
† vb. 1. to render jealous or grudging; to make discontented, to dissatisfy ...c1540 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
† vb. 2. to treat or regard with enmity ...1612
• HEARTBURNING n. jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BURNINGS n. grudges ...1605
• HEART-CERTAIN adj. thoroughly certain or sure ...1818
• HEARTED † adj. 1. sagacious, wise, prudent ...1388
† adj. 2. full of heart, spirited, courageous ...1538
• HEAR-TELL n. rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'hear tell') to hear, to be informed, to learn by word of mouth ...1834 Eng. dial.
• HEAR TELL OF vb. to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HEARTEN † vb. 1. to strengthen with food or nourishment ...1586
† vb. 2. to fertilize with manure ...1594
† vb. 3. to strengthen, to help on, to further, to promote ...1615
† vb. 4. to supply liquor with stimulant quality ...1697
• HEARTEN UP vb. to animate, to cheer up ...1590
• HEARTER †* n. one who heartens or encourages; an abettor ...c1550
• HEART FLUTTER n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEARTH †* n. hearing ...1340
• HEAR THE BAD NEWS vb. to be killed ...1930s sl.
• HEAR THE OWL HOOT vb. to have many and varied experiences ...1936 Amer. Western sl.
• HEAR THE OWLS HOOT vb. travel by night, esp. as a fugitive ...1921 Amer. Western sl.
• HEARTH-FELLOW n. a fireside companion ...1895
• HEARTH-STEAD n. the place of a hearth; fireside; hence, homestead ...c1475
• HEARTH-WARMING n. a merrymaking to 'handsel' a new house; a house-warming ...1830
• HEARTIKIN † n. a term of endearment ...1540
• HEARTING n. the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer ...c1250
• HEART INTEREST n. 1. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARTIST † n. a fencer who can pierce the heart ...a1625 nonce word
• HEARTLESS adj. 1. destitute of courage, enthusiasm, or energy; spiritless; disheartened, dejected ...c1330
† adj. 2. without understanding; foolish ...1382
adj. 3. of food or drink; without stimulating or sustaining power ...1657
• HEARTLESSLY † adv. 1. foolishly ...1611
† adv. 2. without spirit, dejectedly, gloomily ...1629
• HEARTLESSNESS † n. lack of energy or spirit, dejection ...1591
• HEART LESSON n. a lesson memorized or learned 'by heart' ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HEARTLINESS †* n. cordiality, heartiness, sincerity, friendly feeling ...1435
• HEARTLY † adj. 1. courageous, spirited ...1340-70
† adj. 2. proceeding from or seated in the heart; expressive of real feeling; earnest, genuine, sincere ...1340-70
† adj. 3. showing genuine friendliness or warmth of affection, cordial, affectionate, kindly ...c1385
† adj. 5. vigorous, severe, sore ...a1400
† adv. 1. with the heart; earnestly, sincerely; cordially; heartily ...a1225
† adv. 2. with courage or spirit; courageously; vigorously, with might and main ...a1300
† adv. 3. with good appetite ...1589
• HEART-MAD adj. very angry ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• HEART-NUT † n. the cashew nut ...1568
• HEART OF HEARTS n. one's most inmost heart of feelings ...1602
• HEART OF OAK n. a stout, courageous spirit; a man of courage or valour; a man of sterling quality, capable of resistance or endurance ...1609
• HEART OF STONE n. an obdurate or unemotional nature
• HEART-QUAKE n. sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc.; a trembling of the heart; fearfulness ...1561
• HEART-QUALM n. 1. an attack of palpitation of faintness of heart ...c1621
n. 2. sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc. ...1673
• HEART RAVE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEART-RENDING adj. terribly distressing ...a1687
n. terrible distress; mental anguish; torment ...1854
• HEART-ROOT † n. 1. the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
† n. 2. a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HEART-ROOTS † n. the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEARTS ALIVE! int. an expression of astonishment ...1899 Eng. dial.
• HEART'S ATTORNEY n. the tongue ...1707
• HEART'S-BLOOD n. blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1723
• HEART-SCALD n. 1. disagreeable sensation, disgust, aversion ...1629 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. heartburn ...1629 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. trouble, vexation, injury ...1813 Sc.
• HEARTS-EASE n. 1. a twenty-shilling piece ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. a measure of gin ...M17 sl.
• HEART-SICK adj. depressed and despondent, esp. through 'hope deferred' or continued trouble ...1526
• HEART-SIDE † n. the left side ...1580
• HEARTSOME † adj. 1. courageous, spirited, bold ...1567
adj. 2. encouraging, inspiring, cheering the heart ...1596 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• HEARTSOMELY adv. cheerily, merrily, joyously, blithely ...1732 Sc.
• HEART-SORE adj. broken-hearted ...1591
n. pain or grief of heart, broken-heartedness ...c1100
• HEART-SPOON † n. the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEART-STARTER n. the first alcoholic drink of the day ...1960s Aust. sl.
• HEART-STRICKEN * adj. deeply affected ...1797
• HEART-STRIKE * vb. to affect intensely; to make a deep impression upon the feelings of ...a1637
• HEART-STRINGS n. the most intense feelings or emotions; the deepest affections; the heart ...1596
• HEART STROKE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-STRUCK † adj. keenly affecting or distressing the heart ...1605
• HEART-THIRLED adj. bound by the affections ...1886 Sc.
• HEART-THROB n. someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers; a sexually attractive male entertainer ...1910s sl.
• HEART THROBS n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-TO-HEART adj. intimate ...L19 sl.
n. an intimate talk ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HEART-WARM adj. warm-hearted, genuinely affectionate ...1787
• HEART-WHOLE adj. 1. having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
adj. 2. having the affections free, with the heart unengaged; free from the power of love ...1600
adj. 3. whole-hearted; free from hypocrisy or affectation; sincere, genuine ...1684
adj. 4. thorough, thorough-paced, unmitigated ...1811
• HEARTY adj. 1. heartfelt, genuine, sincere ...1479
† adj. 2. courageous, bold ...c1380
†* adj. 3. possessed of understanding; wise, prudent, sagacious ...1382
† adj. 4. of disease: violent, severe ...a1639
adj. 5. tipsy ...1818 Sc.
n. 1. a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
n. 2. strong drink ...M19 sl.
• HEASCEN † vb. 1. to mock, to deride, to taunt ...c1000
† vb. 2. to rail, to utter taunts ...c1000
• HEAT † n. 1. a quarrel, an angry dispute ...1570
† n. 2. passionateness, excitability, ardour of temperament ...1689
n. 3. a heat rash, prickly heat ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a drug-induced state of intoxication ...1912 US sl.
n. 5. a gun ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a police officer ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. 7. the police ...1937 sl., orig. US
†* vb. to keep a place 'warm' by frequenting it ...1606
• HEAT BLANKET n. a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEAT BUG n. a cicada ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAT-DROPS n. 1. raindrops ...1651
n. 2. tears ...1663
n. 3. drops of sweat ...1887
• HEATED adj. impassioned, angry; inflamed, excited ...1593
• HEATEN † vb. 1. to become hot ...c1400-2
† vb. 2. to heat, to make hot or warm ...1559
• HEATER n. a gun ...1929 sl., orig. US
• HEATFUL * adj. full of heat or warmth ...1591
• HEATH † n. part of a garden left more or less in the wild state ...1625
• HEATH-CROPPER n. a sheep or pony living on open heath or down; hence, a person who inhabits a heath ...1819
• HEATHEN CHINEE n. a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning ...1870 Amer. dial.
• HEATHEN CHINESE n. a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEATHENESS * n. a female heathen; a heathen woman ...1876
• HEATHENESSE n. the quality or condition of being heathen; the belief and practice of the heathen ...c900 arch.
• HEATHENHEDE † n. the domain or realm of the heathen; heathen people collectively; the heathen world ...a1300
• HEATHENHOOD † n. the belief and practice of the heathen ...c1275
• HEATHENIC † adj. pagan ...1554
• HEATHENOUS †* adj. heathen ...1613
• HEATHENSHIP † n. heathenism, heathendom ...a1000
• HEATHENY †* adj. heathen, heathenish ...1580
• HEATHER-CAT n. a vagabond, a tramp ...1886
• HEATING-OUT n. a severe scolding or heated discussion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEATS n. a hot period or season ...1390
• HEAT-SPOT n. a red spot on the skin, a freckle ...1822-34
• HEAVE n. a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
† vb. 1. to raise, to exalt, to elevate in feeling, dignity, etc.; to extol ...c825
vb. 2. to lift, to raise, to bear up ...971 now arch. or Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen ...c1200
† vb. 4. to remove, to shift to another place ...c1205
† vb. 5. to lift and take away; to carry off; to remove ...a1240
† vb. 6. to rise, to mount, to come up, to spring up ...c1325
† vb. 7. to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive ...c1374
† vb. 8. to rouse the feelings of; to agitate; to urge, to press ...c1400
† vb. 9. to be moved or agitated in mind; to feel vexation ...c1400
† vb. 10. to 'lift', to rob ...1567 thieves' cant
vb. 11. to make an effort to vomit, to retch; to feel loathing ...1601
• HEAVE ANCHOR vb. to die ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE AND SET vb. to rise and fall, as a floating object upon the waves ...1509
• HEAVE AND SHOVE † n. great exertion or effort ...1600
• HEAVE A PROJECT vb. to cast a spell ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE AT † vb. 1. to aim at, to strive after ...1535
† vb. 2. to threaten an attack upon; to take up a position of hostility to; to oppose ...1546
• HEAVE HO! int. a cry of sailors in heaving the anchor up., etc ...a1400
vb. ('heave-ho') to lift with force ...1964
• HEAVE-HO, THE n. dismissal ...1944 sl., orig. US
• HEAVE IN SIGHT vb. to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVELLED UP adj. confused, mixed up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEAVEN n. 1. a state of bliss or supreme felicity ...c1374
n. 2. a place of supreme bliss ...1377
n. 3. a canopy; the covering over a stage ...1486
† n. 4, a model showing the motions of the heavenly bodies; an orrery, a planetarium ...1600
n. 5. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 6. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to render supremely happy ...1627-47
• HEAVEN AND EARTH n. the universe ...c1000
int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...a1777
• HEAVEN-BLISS † n. the bliss of heaven ...a1300
• HEAVEN DUST n. cocaine ...E20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVENLY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVENLY BLUE n. 1. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a colour variety of morning glory seeds used as a hallucinogenic agent ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVEN-BOW † n. a rainbow ...c1320
• HEAVEN-BURSTER n. a foreigner, as having broken in from another world outside ...1865
• HEAVEN-DIRECTED adj. directed or pointing towards the sky ...1732
• HEAVEN-GAZER n. one who gazes at the sky, who studies the stars; an astrologer ...1535
• HEAVEN-HIGH adj. reaching or piercing the clouds; very lofty ...a1000
• HEAVENHOOD * n. heavenly quality or character; heavenliness ...1878
• HEAVENISH † adj. pert. to heaven; celestial, heavenly ...c1374
• HEAVENIZE * vb. to render heavenly ...a1656
• HEAVEN-KING † n. King of heaven; applied to God or Christ ...971
• HEAVENLY DAY! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENLY DAYS! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENLY-MINDED adj. having the thoughts and affections set on things above; holy, devout ...a1656
• HEAVEN-QUEEN † n. the queen of heaven; a title of the Virgin Mary ...c1230
• HEAVEN-REACHER n. a clergyman ...E20 US sl.
• HEAVENRIC † n. the kingdom of heaven; heaven as the place of the blessed ...971
• HEAVENRICH † n. the kingdom of heaven; heaven as the place of the blessed ...971
• HEAVENS adv. an intensifier ...1878 colloq.
int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1588
• HEAVENS TO BETSY! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1891 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENWARE † n. the inhabitants of heaven ...c1000
• HEAVE ONE'S COOKIES vb. to vomit ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE ONE'S LEG vb. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• HEAVER n. 1. a labourer employed in landing goods at a dockyard ...1696
n. 2. the breast or bosom ...17C cant
n. 3. a horse that is short of breath ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAVES n. 1. a bout of retching or vomiting ...20C colloq.
n. 2. asthma ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. tuberculosis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVES, THE n. shortness of breath ...1793 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE-SHOULDERED †* adj. with raised shoulders; high-shouldered ...1599
• HEAVE THE GORGE vb. to make an effort to vomit; to retch ...1604
• HEAVE TO n. energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to hurry, to exert oneself energetically, to start working very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP JONAH vb. to vomit from one's depths ...19C US colloq.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOELACES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOENAILS vb. to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOES vb. to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVIES n. hard or 'heavy' drugs; potent or illegal drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVILY † adv. with sorrow, grief, displeasure, or anger; grievously ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• HEAVILY CONKED TO THE BONE phr. said of well-groomed hair ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEAVINESS † n. 1. a grievance ...c950
† n. 2. sadness, grief ...c1275
† n. 3. enraged feeling, displeasure, anger ...c1386
• HEAVISOME † adj. of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAVISOMELY † adv. sadly ...1382
• HEAVITY † n. heaviness of heart; sorrow, sadness ...c1400
• HEAVY † adj. 1. of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent ...c825
† adj. 2. slow of understanding, inapprehensive, dull, stupid ...c1300
adj. 3. great with young, pregnant ...c1375
adj. 4. of the sky, clouds, etc.: overcast with dark clouds; lowering, gloomy ...1583
adj. 5. short-winded, asthmatic ...1864 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. heavily; ponderously; massively; burdensomely, oppressively ...c1000
† adv. 2. with displeasure or anger ...c1380
† adv. 3. gravely, seriously ...1563
adv. 4. with laborious movement; slowly, sluggishly; laboriously ...1701
n. 1. beer ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a stage wagon for the conveyance of goods ...1847
n. 3. a strongly built man employed to intimidate others with violence, or threats of violence ...1936 sl.
n. 4. a nickname for a fat person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. to make heavy, burdensome, or oppressive ...c825
† vb. 2. to weigh down; to burden; to oppress, to grieve, to distress ...c897
† vb. 3. to become heavy through weariness or grief ...a1000
• HEAVY ARTILLERY, THE n. 'bigwigs'; very important persons ...1916 colloq.
• HEAVY CASE n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY-CEAVY adj. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CLAY n. an agricultural labourer ...1869
• HEAVY CRUSH n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY CRUSH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY DOER n. a race horse that's a heavy eater ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• HEAVY FATHER † n. a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...c1510
• HEAVY-FOOTED adj. pregnant ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY FRIEND † n. a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...1554
• HEAVY-GRUBBER n. a hearty eater, a glutton ...1861
• HEAVY-HANDED adj. 1. clumsy; not active or dexterous ...1828
adj. 2. oppressive; overbearing ...1883
• HEAVYHEAD * n. a dull, stupid fellow ...1399
• HEAVY-HEADED adj. 1. drowsy, sleepy ...1552
adj. 2. dull, stupid ...1590
• HEAVY-HEARTED adj. grieved, sad, melancholy ...c1400
• HEAVY HILL † n. the way to the gallows ...1577
• HEAVYINGLY †* adv. heavily, severely ...1434
• HEAVY JOINT n. marijuana with the drug PCP added to it ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVY-LADEN adj. weighed down with trouble, weariness, etc.; oppressed ...1611
• HEAVY MASH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY-NECKING n. kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY-PETTING n. kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY SUGAR n. a large amount of money ...1926 US sl.
• HEAVY SWELL n. a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion ...1830
• HEAVY-TAILED adj. having much wealth: referring to the magnitude of wealth a prospective bride may possess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAVYWEIGHT adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a person of importance; one of much influence ...1857
• HEAVY WET n. beer ...1821 sl.
• HEBAWDE †* n. an owl ...1513 Sc.
• HEBBERMAN † n. one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• HEBDOMAD † n. 1. the number seven viewed collectively; a group composed of seven ...1545
n. 2. the space of seven days, a week ...1600
• HEBDOMADAL † adj. 1. consisting of or lasting seven days ...1613
adj. 2. meeting, taking place, or appearing once a week; weekly ...1711
adj. 3. changing every week; fickle, changeable ...1796
n. a periodical appearing once a week, a 'weekly' ...1835
• HEBDOMADALLY adv. one a week, weekly ...1816
• HEBDOMADE † n. 1. the number seven viewed collectively; a group composed of seven ...1545
n. 2. the space of seven days, a week ...1600
• HEBDOMATICAL †* adj. weekly; consisting of seven days ...a1659
• HEBE n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HE-BODY n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEBRAEAN † n. a Jew ...E16
• HEBREW n. unintelligible speech ...E17 colloq.
• HEBREW HOPPERS n. sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• HECATE n. a hag, a witch ...L16
• HECATONTAD †* n. a hundred ...1680
• HECCO † n. the woodpecker ...1604
• HECK n. euphemism for 'hell', expressing anger, annoyance, etc., or merely emphatic ...L19 colloq.
int. an exclamation of mild annoyance, anger, dismay, etc. ...1887
• HECKER n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a remote or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HECKITY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HECKITY-BED n. the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HECKLE n. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to chastise, to scold ... E19 Eng. dial.
• HECKLE-TEMPERED adj. short-tempered, hasty, touchy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM A PIG IN A ONE-FOOT DITCH phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A HOG IN A DITCH WITH A SACK BETWEEN HIS LEGS phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A PIG IN A RAIL FENCE phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HECTIC adj. of the weather: unpleasant, windy, cloudy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HECTOR n. 1. a swaggering fellow; a braggart; a bully ...M17
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to intimidate by bluster or threats; to domineer over, to bully; to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEDDER-FACED adj. rough-faced, unshaven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEDGE n. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HEDGE BIRD n. a person born or brought up on or frequenting the roadside; a vagrant; a footpad
• HEDGE-CREEPER † n. a vagrant; a thief; a peeping tom ...rare or obs.
• HEDGEHOG n. 1. a person who disregards the feelings of others ...L16
n. 2. a porcupine ...1605 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a groundhog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEDGEPIG n. a porcupine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEDGE-PRIEST n. (derogatory) an illiterate priest of low status ...hist.
• HEDGE-SCHOOL n. orig. an open-air school, esp. in Ireland; later, an inferior type of school ...hist.
• HEDGINGLY adv. in an evasive or non-committal manner ...L19 sl.
• HEDGY adj. evasive, non-committal ...E20
• HEDIKROP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HEDLEY-MEDLEY † n. a jumble, confusion ...1646
• HEDLIN adj. headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HIS ARSEHOLE IS BORED OR PUNCHED phr. he's a complete fool ...E20 sl.
• HEDONIST n. a pleasure-seeker ...M19
• HEEB n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE n. a spell or hex ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBERS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. 1. a state of nervousness, apprehension, or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
n. 2. delirium tremens ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the hiccups ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIES n. delirium tremens ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIES, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY-JEEBIES, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY JEEBYS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEDANCE n. heed, notice ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HEEDLY adv. very, exceedingly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEEDY † adj. heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• HEEGAN n. a Bohemian or Czech ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HEE-HAW n. 1. a loud, coarse laugh ...M19
n. 2. a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HEEKACK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEEKYAK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEEL n. 1. the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. ...LME
n. 2. the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
n. 3. a double-crosser ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 4. (derogatory) a sneak thief or pickpocket ...1916 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1932 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to fall; to lean or incline ...1836 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL AND TOE vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL AND TOE IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEELED adj. 1. armed ...1866 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. rich; now usually preceded by 'well' ...1880 sl.
• HEELER n. a political fellow ready to do dirty work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEELIEGOLEERIE adv. topsy-turvy, in a state of confusion, higgledy-piggledy ...1808 Sc.
n. confusion, hubbub, noise, a to-do, bustle ...1819 Sc.
• HEEL IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER n. one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEEL STRING n. the Achilles tendon ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HEEL-TAPS n. a woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEEPY † n. 1. a melancholy or listless person ...1788 Sc.
† n. 2. a fool, a stupid person ...1800 Sc.
• HEERICAN n. 1. a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. a severe reproof, a scolding, a 'dressing down' ...1920 Sc.
• HEEVY-SKEEVY adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HEFT n. a portion, a part ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEFT-END n. the beginning, commencement ...1891 Sc.
• HEFTY adj. 1. weighty; muscular ...1871 sl.
adj. 2. handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEFTY-KEFTY adj. wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEGAN n. a Bohemian or Czech ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HE GETS MORE ARSE THAN A TOILET SEAT phr. of a man: having an active sex life or conspicuous sexual prowess ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HE GETS MORE ASS THAN A TOILET SEAT phr. of a man: having an active sex life or conspicuous sexual prowess ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HE HAS A RAG ON EVERY BUSH phr. he pays marked attentions to more than one girl at a time ...c1860 sl.
• HE HAS THE HAPPY RETURNS phr. he's vomiting ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HE-HOING n. vomiting ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HE-HUCKLEBERRY n. a 'he-man'; a well-built, muscular man, esp. one who is ostentatiously so ...1933 Amer. dial.
• HEIDIE adj. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIDY adj. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIFER n. 1. (derogatory) a woman ...1835 sl.
n. 2. a woman of questionable morals ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a mischievous child ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER DUST n. 1. snuff; tobacco ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, 'bullshit' ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HEIFERED UP adj. annoyed, upset ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER EGGS n. small pullet eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER PADDOCK n. a girls' or ladies' school ...1885 Aust. sl.
• HEIGH HO! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIGHT n. the greater quantity ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHTH n. height ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHT OF SOMETHING OR OTHER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIGHT OF TEN PENNYWORTH OF BRASS, THE adj. very small: of a child ...Eng. dial.
• HEIGHT SOCIAL n. a party to which one pays an admission fee proportioned to one's height ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHTY-OSS n. a child's name for a horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY adj. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGN vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HEINE n. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
• HEINE TIN FISH n. a German submarine ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HEINIE n. 1. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a dog of mixed breed ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1982 US sl.
• HEINIELAND n. Germany ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEINZ n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ 57 DOG n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ DOG n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEIR vb. to become an heir to; to inherit ...1806 Amer. dial.
• HEIR-OYE n. a great-grandchild ...1701 Sc.
• HEIST n. a robbery or hold-up ...1930 US sl.
vb. to steal, rob, or hold up ...1931 sl., orig. US
• HEISTER n. 1. orig. a shoplifter; later, a robber ...1927 US sl.
n. 2. an umbrella ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEIST THE GRUB vb. to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIVY-KEIVY adj. 1. uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tottering ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. drunken, tipsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HE-KICKING adj. alive, fresh ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HE KNOWS HIS P'S AND Q'S phr. he knows his business well; he is skilled in his job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HELANGE adj. solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELCH! int. hell! ...1968 euphemism
• HELE † n. health, welfare ...1768 Ireland
vb. to walk, to go ...1938 Hawaii
• HELENA n. hell ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELEN BLAZES! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELEN MARIA n. hell ...1924 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1988 Amer. dial.
• HELE ON vb. to get moving; to go ...1972 Hawaii
• HELER n. anything which is laid over as a cover ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HELICOPTER n. a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELIMLY † adv. certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELING n. a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HELITYWHOOP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HELL n. anyone who excels at something; an impressive person ...1934 US Black student sl.
vb. to gallop or go noisily ...a1951 Amer. West. usage
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1678
• HELLACIOUS adj. 1. extraordinarily good; remarkable, exceptional; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant; deplorable, dreadful, terrible ...1976 US sl.
• HELL A-HOOTING n. trouble, turmoil, a row or dispute ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HELL-ALL n. emphatically nothing; anything ...1969 Amer. sl.
• HELL ALL FRIDAY! int. used to express objection or disgust ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL AND SCISSORS! int. an exclamation of surprise and ridicule ...1852 Amer. sl.
• HELL-A-POPPING n. 1. a tremendous row or dispute ...1890 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a drunken frolic ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• HELL AROUND vb. to create a disturbance; also, to gallivant; to live a life of disreputable pleasure ...1897 Amer. sl.
• HELL A-WHOOPING n. trouble, turmoil, a row or dispute ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDER n. 1. something or someone that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a logger's term for a log ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDING adj. hellish, arduous ...1890 Amer. sl. Hist
• HELL BENT adj. unshakably or recklessly determined ...1835 Amer. sl.
adv. recklessly ...Bk1913 Amer. sl.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED adv. in a swift, disorderly, excited manner; into confusion, in all directions ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR BREAKFAST adj. recklessly determined ...1924 Amer. sl.
adv. very fast, at top speed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION adj. unshakably determined; reckless; fast, furious ...1899 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. in a hurried, excited, or reckless manner; rapidly, furiously ... 1905 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER adj. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR LEXINGTON adj. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-BENT FOR SUNDAY adv. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BOOT IT vb. to go at top speed ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HELL BOX n. 1. a box for holding broken or damaged type ...1888 US printing usage
n. 2. a galley stove ...1929 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 3. an infrared imaging device used for firing at night or in limited visibility ...1986 US military sl.
n. 4. a detonator ...1992 Amer. military sl.
• HELL-BROTH n. 1. a magical composition for malignant purposes ...1605
n. 2. bad liquor; whisky ...M19 sl.
• HELL BUGGY n. a battle tank ...1941 US Army jocular
• HELL-BUSTER n. 1. a violent or rip-roaring person or thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something extremely difficult or arduous ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HELLCAT n. 1. a mean, spiteful or malicious person, esp. a woman; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; one who pesters or annoys ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a skittish animal, esp. a horse ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a small disobedient, misbehaving child ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a cow with a bad temper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELLENSHAKER n. a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1742 Sc.
• HELLER n. someone on a spree ...1895 US sl.
• HELLETY-SPLIT adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1867 Amer. dial.
• HELLFIRE n. 1. a cheap or low-grade whisky ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 2. hell ...1924 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FIRED adj. extreme, severe ...1833 Amer. dial.
• HELL FOR adj. concerned with, insistent on ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-CERTAIN adj. determined ...1976 Amer. dial.
n. a nickname for some out-of-the-way or rundown place; a seedy place ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-ELECTION adv. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-LEATHER adj. fast-moving, rip-roaring ...1942 Amer. dial.
adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HELLFULL adj. extremely full, chock-full ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. a large amount; as many as hell could hold ...1637
• HELL FUZZY! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL-HACK vb. to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass ...L19 sl.
• HELL-HAG n. a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• HELL-HOLE n. 1. an unpleasant place ...1866 sl.
n. 2. ('hellhole') a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELLICAT adj. 1. giddy, light-headed, flighty, half-witted ...1815 Sc.
adj. 2. wild, unmanageable, boisterous ...1819 Sc.
n. 1. a wicked or cruel person; a villain ...1816 Sc.
n. 2. a half-witted, flighty person ...B1900 Sc.
• HELLIN' n. recklessness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ALL n. emphatically nothing; anything ...c1933-74 Amer. sl.
• HELLIN'-AROUND n. recklessness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ME-MAD adj. violently angry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLINYEAR n. the constellation Orion ...1940 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HELLION n. a rough, wild, or dangerous horse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLISH adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1569
• HELLISHLY GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLITY-HOOP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-LARRUP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-SPLIT adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HELL-KITE n. a kite of hell; a person of hellish cruelty ...1605
• HELL-MOTH † n. a prostitute ...1602
• HELLO! int. 1. used to express surprise ...1917 Amer. dial.
int. 2. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLO BILL! int. a salutation of the Order of Elks ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HELL OF A MESS n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLO GIRL n. a telephone operator ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLOHONE n. a telephone ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLO MARY! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON adj. concerned with, insistent on ...1850 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON WHEELS n. 1. a very troublesome or annoying person ...1843 sl.
n. 2. anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL-PICK vb. ? to look for trouble ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HELLPUKE n. a shady or disreputable person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HELL-PUP n. a term of abuse for a person; a fiendish person ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HELL RIPPER n. a real hurricane that rips hell out of everything ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S A-BUSTING phr. trouble or turmoil is starting ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S A-POPPING phr. trouble or turmoil is starting ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BANJER! int. an oath ...1913 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BELLS! int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1912
• HELL'S BELLS AND LITTLE FISHES! int. used as an expression of vexation or disappointment ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BELLS AND PANTHER TRACKS! int. used as an expression of vexation or disappointment ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BOTTOM n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S DELIGHT! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FIRE! int. 1. an exclamation of joy ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 2. used as an expression of annoyance or disgust ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FIRE AND LITTLE FISHES! int. used as an expression of annoyance or disgust ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FUZZY! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HALF-ACRE n. a small, remote, disreputable or otherwise undesirable place; a low-class barroom or dive ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLER n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLOW n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL-SNORTER n. a destructive wind that blows straight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S POINT n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S TEETH! int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1968
• HELL-STICK n. a match ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HELL TERRORS n. Australians; so called by the Germans ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HELL-THRASHING RATS adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1989 Amer. dial.
• HELL TO PAY AND NO PITCH HOT n. a predicament, a critical situation, or a perplexing foul-up ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SET adj. very fast, energetic ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT adj. very fast, energetic ...1907 Amer. dial.
adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT FOR BOSTON adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-TOOT adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HELLTOWN n. a rundown or disreputable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLUOSITY † n. gluttony ...1799
• HELLUOUS † adj. gluttonous ...1641
• HELLUP! int. hell! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS n. anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HELL-VINE n. the wild morning glory ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEED n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEST AND CROOKED adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKED adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKEDY adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HELL WIND n. a tornado ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HELL WITH THE HIDE OFF n. trouble, problems ...1961 Amer. dial.
• HELL YOU PIPE, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL YOU PREACH, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1924 Amer. sl.
• HELL YOU SAY, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1864 Amer. sl.
• HELLZIER † n. a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HELM n. a handle ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HELOBIOUS * adj. living in marshes or swamps ...1889
• HELP n. servants and operatives ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELP A LAME DOG OVER A STILE vb. to assist a person in difficulty; to help, to lend a hand ...1546
• HELP ANDY vb. to do nothing ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELPFELLOW † n. a companion who renders help; a helper; a colleague; a partner or associate ...1549
• HELPKEEPER n. a housekeeper ...1936 Amer. dial.
• HELPLESS AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING adj. completely helpless ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELPMATE vb. to help, to assist ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HELP MY TIME! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HELPSOME adj. helpful ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HELP THE POOR! int. an expression used at Halloween by children instead of 'trick or treat' ...1971 Amer. dial.
• HELP UP vb. to encourage, to cheer up ...1883 Amer. dial.
• HELTER-SKELTER adv. in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
n. 1. an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 2. a bus shelter ...1950s rhyming sl.
• HELVE vb. to turn over, to turn upside down ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HELVERIE n. a rabble, a mass of people ...1932 Sc.
• HEM vb. to corner, to surround, to catch ...1939
• HE-MALE n. a manly man ...L19 sl.
• HEM AND HAW vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HE-MAN DRINK n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEMATIC adj. pert. to blood; containing blood; of a blood-red colour ...1854
• HEM-HAW vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HEM-HAW AROUND vb. to speak hesitatingly; to avoid giving a clear answer; to be indecisive ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HEMLOCK BUG n. a bedbug ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEMLOCK STEAK n. any illegally shot deer or its meat ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEMO n. 1. a prison officer ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
n. 2. an annoying person ...1990s sl.
vb. to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• HEMP n. marijuana ...L19 drugs sl.
vb. to hang, to choke to death; ...L17 sl.
• HEMP BIRD n. a goldfinch ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HEMPEN CASEMENT n. a hangman's noose ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• HEMPEN CAUDLE n. hanging ...L16 jocular
• HEMPEN COLLAR n. a hangman's noose ...L16 sl.
• HEMPEN CONSUMMATION n. death by judicial hanging ...E19 sl.
• HEMP FEVER n. a hanging or lynching ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HEMP OFFICE n. the condemned cell ...M17 sl.
• HEMP PARTY n. a hanging or lynching ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HEMP STRETCHING n. a hanging or lynching ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HEM UP vb. to corner, to surround, to catch ...1941
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP GLASS phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP MUG phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP POT phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HEN n. 1. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. an over-officious woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEN AND BIDDIES, THE n. your immediate family group ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN APPLE n. an egg ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEN BERRY n. an egg ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN BIRD n. a pileated woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HEN-CACKLE n. a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN-CACKLING n. a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HENCHER n. a lame person ...1887 Sc.
• HENCHIL vb. to rock from side to side in walking ...1825 Sc.
• HEND vb. to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HEN-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HENE † adj. mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
† vb. to insult, to humiliate, to debase, to lower ...c950
• HEN-EATER n. a French person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN EGG n. a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HENFEST n. a women's gathering or party ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HENFIGHT n. a woman's party ...1926 Amer. sl.
• HENFIRE NO! int. an expression of strong denial ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HENFLESH n. gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FLEW ENDWAYS n. influenza ...c1960 jocular Amer. dial.
• HEN-FLINT n. chicken dung ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEN FOOD n. eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRUIT n. eggs; an egg ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEADED adj. brainless, foolish ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEARTED adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEN-HOUSE n. a house inhabited chiefly by women; a house where the woman rules ...L19 sl.
• HEN-HUSBAND n. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HUSSY n. 1. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
n. 3. a woman who is very fond of men and is always trying to know more, if she's not respectable about it ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a meddlesome person; one who is always poking into other people's affairs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HUZZY n. a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• HENIOUS adj. heinous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HENKY-PENKY n. trickery, underhand dealing, shuffling ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. to humbug, to cheat, to trick; to be up to tricks ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEN-MINDED adj. brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HENNA? phr. Is it not so? ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HENNESSY n. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HENNIE adj. sparing ...1924 Sc.
• HENNY adj. fussy, petty, finicky ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. a person who is very particular or fussy; one who worries a lot about little things; a person who is always finding fault about unimportant things ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN ON, A n. an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1878 Amer. dial.
• HEN ON THE NEST, A n. an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HENPECK n. 1. a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HENPECKS n. illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN PISS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HENRY n. an automobile, esp. a Ford ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCH n. 1. a short distance ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 2. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HENSCRATCHES n. bad handwriting ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCHING n. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRIBBLING n. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S EGG n. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S GRASS n. a short distance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SKIN n. 1. a thin comforter or quilt, often stuffed with feathers ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small or inferior saddle ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HEN-SKINS n. 1. lightweight underwear ...1957 Amer. logging usage
n. 2. thin-soled shoes not stout enough to take calks (spikes) ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• HEN'S-NOSE-FULL n. a very small quantity of anything ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEN'S RACE, A n. a very short distance ...1898 Ireland
• HEN'S TAIL n. the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TEETH n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TRACKS n. handwriting that is hard to read ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN TEETH n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEN-WALLOW-JOSTLE n. a lively movement in place, starting from the bottom and moving up, from the way a hen shakes all over in a dust bath ...1921 Amer. dial.
• HEN WRANGLER n. a chore boy on a farm or ranch ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HE OWNS THE LOCK phr. he has control over the situation ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEPAZOOTIS n. an imaginary disease ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HERB n. 1. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1971 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an important person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HERBERGAGE † n. 1. a place of lodging or entertainment; an inn ...a1300
† n. 2. lodging, entertainment ...c1386
• HERBERGERY † n. 1. a place of lodging or entertainment; an inn ...a1300
† n. 2. lodging, entertainment ...1303
• HERBERT n. a foolish or ridiculous man ...1960 Brit. sl.
• HERBERY vb. 1. to shelter, to lodge ...1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to anchor a ship in a haven or harbour ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HERBULENT †* adj. full of herbs or grass ...1656
• HERBS n. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HERBSTER n. a herb doctor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HERCULEAN LABOUR n. a task requiring enormous strength ...1617
• HERD vb. to take care of a child or children, to babysit ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HERE-AND-THEREIAN n. a person with no permanent place place of residence; one who moves about from place to place; a wanderer ...1701 humorous nonce word
• HEREDIPETOUS adj. legacy-hunting; hunting for an inheritance ...1866
• HEREDITARIOUS †* adj. hereditary ...1527
• HERE OR THERE THE HARE GOES AWAY phr. here or there the matter ended ...1600
• HERE'S AT YOU phr. used to express assent or resolution ...1835 Amer. dial. arch.
• HERE'S HOW! int. a drinking toast ...1896
• HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE! int. a drinking toast ...1927
• HER EX n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HER INDOORS n. a wife or other live-in female partner, often with the implication of a domineering woman ...1979 Brit. sl.
• HERIT † n. inheritance ...c1475
† vb. to inherit ...a1533
• HERITRIX n. a female heir, an heiress ...c1575
• HERKEN vb. to listen, esp. to listen by stealth ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HER LADYSHIP n. a stuck-up female ...1887 Brit. nautical colloq.
• HER MONKEY'S SICK phr. she is menstruating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HER NIBS n. herself; a self-important person; usually a mock title ...1821 Brit. sl.
• HERO OF SAN JUAN HILL n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HERO OF THE QUILL n. a distinguished author ...1823 sl.
• HERO OF THE SPIGOT n. one who indulges in liquor ...1828
• HER REDHEADED AUNT IS VISITING HER phr. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HERRIAL n. that which causes loss or ruin; also, a great expense ...1871 Sc.
• HERRIDGE n. a disturbance; a bustle, fuss ...1867 Eng. dial.
• HERRIMENT n. the act of robbing or plundering ...1787 Sc.
• HERRING-CHOKER n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the Maritime provinces ...1899 Can. sl.
n. 2. a Scandinavian ...1944 US sl.
• HERRING-FARE † n. a voyage to catch herrings ...1530
• HERRING-GUTTED adj. having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony ...1726
• HERRING-POND n. the sea or ocean, esp. the North Atlantic ocean ...1686 humorous
• HERRY vb. 1. to rob, to plunder, to pillage; used esp. of robbing birds' nests ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to harass, to oppress, to despoil, to ruin; to drag or carry off ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HERRYING adj. robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
n. the act of robbing or plundering ...1887 Sc.
• HERRY-WATER n. a selfish person who takes all he can get ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HERSUM † adj. ready to hear; obedient, compliant; dutiful, devout ...c900
† vb. to obey, to be obedient to; to revere ...c900
• HERSUMNESSE † n. obedience ...c900
• HERY † vb. to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• HE'S A CUNT AND A HALF phr. said of an extremely objectionable youth or man ...L1950s sl.
• HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE HACKLES phr. said of a person who has a lot of bad luck ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HE'S BITING BUTTS phr. he's broke and smoking butts ...Bk1944 service sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A CANARY ASS phr. said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A HUMMINGBIRD ASS phr. said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• HE-SHE † n. an effeminate person ...a1661
• HE SINGS MORE LIKE A WHORE'S BIRD THAN A CANARY phr. the singer has a strong manly voice ...L18
• HESITATIOUS †* adj. characterized by hesitation ...1657
• HESITUDE †* n. doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
• HE'S LOST IT phr. he's in a bad temper ...20C sl.
• HE'S NO BULL-FIGHTER phr. he's effeminate, or a sissy ... E20 US sl.
• HESPERT n. a rough, uncultivated fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HESPIN n. a close-fisted person; a miser; a greedy and over-reaching man ...1781 Eng. dial.
• HESS adj. hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HE'S STANDING ON THE TOP STEP phr. of a man standing trial: there is every prospect he will be given the maxim sentence ...1950 cant
• HE'S SUCH AN OLD THIEF, HE'D ROB JESUS CHRIST OF HIS SHOE-STRINGS phr. said of a notorious thief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HESTER vb. to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person ...1818 Sc.
• HESTERN † adj. pertaining to yesterday ...1577-87
• HE STRUCK A FAIR WIND phr. he had a streak of luck ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HET adj. heated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HETCHEL vb. to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HETCHELING n. a scolding ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HETCHEL UP vb. to improvise hastily; to put something together in a hurry; to find something to more or less suit an immediate need ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HETERODOGMATIZE vb. to hold an opinion different from that generally held ...1651 nonce word
• HETEROPHEMIZE vb. to say something different from what you mean to say ...1875
• HETH! int. a mild oath or exclamation or asseveration of surprise ...1698 Sc.
• HE THING n. a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HET UP adj. 1. frenzied, having lost one's composure ...1902 sl.
adj. 2. heated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEURISM n. the educational process or principle of training pupils to discover things for themselves ...E20
• HEURISTIC adj. 1. serving to find out or discover something ...E19
adj. 2. pert. to heurism in education ...L19
• HEVER n. a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEVERLESS adj. ill-mannered ...a1873 Sc.
• HEW vb. to conform to ...L19 N. Amer.
• HE-WEAN n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEWERS OF WOOD AND DRAWERS OF WATER n. menial drudges; labourers
• HEWGAG n. a toy musical instrument, in which a piece of parchment, etc., is vibrated by blowing ...M19 US
• HE-WIFE n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HE-WITCH n. a wizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HE-WOMAN n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE WON'T GIVE A BEAN FOR A PEA phr. he is very ungenerous or churlish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HE WORRIES THE DOG phr. a phrase directed at a visitor whose approach repels even the house-dog ...1909 UK sl.
• HE WOULD LIVE EVEN IN A GRAVEL PIT phr. applied to a cautious, niggardly person ...c1660 chiefly rural usage
• HE WOULD LOSE HIS ARSE IF IT WERE LOOSE phr. used of a careless person ...c1780 sl.
• HE WOULDN'T GIVE YOU DAYLIGHT IN A DARK CORNER phr. said of a person with a reputation for meanness ...1988 Sc. sl.
• HE WOULDN'T PULL A SOLDIER OFF HIS MOTHER phr. a catchphrase directed at laziness or slacking ...c1880 nautical sl.
• HEX n. 1. a witch; a woman resembling a witch ...M19
n. 2. a magic spell; a curse ...E20
• HEY! int. attracting attention or expressing joy, surprise, or inquiry, or enthusiastic approval for ...ME
• HEY-BEY n. a hubbub, an uproar; a commotion, a disturbance ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HEYDAY * n. 1. a state of high spirits or passion ...L16
n. 2. full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
int. expressing joy, surprise, etc. ...E16 arch.
• HEYMENT † n. a fence or boundary ...1770 Eng. dial.
• HEY-MY-NANNIE n. a goat ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HEYNE † n. a term of reproach; a mean wretch, a niggard ...c1386
vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HEY NONNY-NONNY n. 1. an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HEY RUBE n. a fight, orig. between circus workers and the general public ...1935 sl., orig. US
• HI! int. attracting attention or expressing encouragement or enthusiasm ...LME
• HIBBER-GIBBER † n. a confused repetition or babble of talking; unmeaning sounds or phrases; gibberish ...1592
• HIBBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES-JIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBLEDY-HOBBLEDY n. a confused mass, a muddle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HIBBY JIBBYS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBERNACLE n. a winter retreat ...E18
• HIBERNACULUM † n. 1. a greenhouse for wintering plants ...L17
n. 2. the place or nest where an animal hibernates ...L18
• HIBERNAL adj. pert. to or proper to winter; appearing in winter ...E17
• HIBERNOPHOBE n. one who has a dread of or antipathy to the Irish ...1889 nonce word
• HICCIUS DOCIUS * n. a formula used by a juggler when performing a trick; a feat of dexterity; a clever trick ...L17
• HICCUP n. a temporary small problem or delay ...1965 sl., orig. US
• HICK adj. (derogatory) unsophisticated, provincial ...L20 colloq.
n. 1. (derogatory) an ignorant countryman; a silly person ...M16
* n. 2. a hiccup; also a hesitation in speech ...E17
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
* vb. to hiccup ...E17
• HICKBOO n. a rumpus; a bombardment ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE adv. entirely in a state of confusion; one upon another; higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• HICKET † n. a hiccup ...1544 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to hiccup ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKETTY adj. of a cough: short, dry, hacking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HICKEY n. 1. something of little consequence ...E20 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 2. a spot, a pimple; a mark left by a lovebite ...1934 US sl.
n. 3. a small gadget or device; a thing ...1909 chiefly N. Amer.
• HICKEY-DOODLE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY FOR HOOTENANNY phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY-JIGGER phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK FARMER n. (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICK-HACK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HICKIE n. 1. a device or gadget; an unnamed thing ...1909 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a pimple; a spot ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a love-bite ...1956 US sl.
• HICKIFIED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKISH adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKJOP n. a fool ...B1900 Amer. American thieves' sl.
• HICKLE n. an icicle ...1859 Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † n. a hiccup ...1538
† vb. to hiccup ...1598
• HICKORY OIL n. a beating or flogging with a hickory stick ...1894
• HICKSCORNER † n. the name of a character in an allegorical drama of the same title printed by Wynkyn de Worde, represented as a travelled libertine who scoffs at religion; hence, a scoffer in general ...c1530
• HICKUM-SKIVVER phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKWALL n. a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker Picus viridis ...LME Eng. dial.
• HICKY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIDDEN HAND n. a secret or occult influence, esp. of a malignant character
• HIDDENMOST adj. most hidden or secret ...L19
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE adj. confused, giddy, wanton ...1450-70 Sc.
adv. topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
n. 1. a disorderly noise, a disturbance ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a short piece of wood with a sharp point at each end, fixed on the trace for keeping horses or oxen apart in ploughing ...B1900 Sc.
• HIDE n. 1. the skin ...a1000
n. 2. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
n. 3. impudence, effrontery, nerve ...E20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
vb. to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HIDE-AND-COOP n. hide-and-seek ...US
• HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK n. hide-and-seek
• HIDE AND HAIR adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDE AND HUE † n. skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the body
• HIDE AND TALLOW adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDEAWAY n. 1. a person who hides himself or herself away; a fugitive ...L19
n. 2. a small quiet restaurant, etc.; a secluded place of entertainment ...E20
n. 3. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a place of concealment or retreat ...M20
• HIDEBIND * vb. to make hidebound; to confine, to constrict ...M17
• HIDEBOUND † adj. 1. stingy, niggardly, mean ...L16
adj. 2. restricted in view or scope; narrow, cramped, bigoted ...E17
• HI-DE-HI phr. greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc.; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• HI-DE-HO phr. expressing joy or enthusiasm, esp. in a jazz or dance band ...M20
• HIDELING adj. given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...L19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• HIDE ONE'S HEAD vb. to keep out of sight; to hide from shame
• HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL vb. to be modest, not to make a display of one' s ability ...1858
• HIDEOUT n. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HIDE THE SAUSAGE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1944 Aust. sl.
• HIDEY-HOLE n. a hiding place ...E19 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HIDLINGS adj. hidden, secret, underhand, clandestine ...L18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adv. in a hidden way, secretly ...ME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. hiding places, secret places ...E16
n. 2. secret or clandestine operations ...E19
• HIDLINS adv. secretly, stealthily, clandestinely ...a1225 Sc.
• HIDOUS †* vb. 1. to be terrified of ...c1380
†* vb. 2. to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
• HIEFUL † adj. speedy, hasty, hurried, quick, prompt ...a1225
• HIEMAL * adj. belonging to winter ...M16
• HIEMATE * vb. to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HIEMATICAL †* adj. belonging to winter ...1632
• HIFALUTIN adj. snobbish, pompous; stuck up ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. snobbery, pomposity ...M19 Aust. sl.
• HIFFLE-HAFFLE n. hesitancy, prevarication ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to be undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY adv. untidily ...1598
• HIGH adj. 1. drunk ...1627 sl.
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1932 sl.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a drug-induced euphoria ...1953 sl.
• HIGH AS A KITE adj. drunk ... sl.
• HIGHBALL n. a salute ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHBALL IT vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHBALL IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BIJEEBEES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-BINDER n. a fraudulent politician ...1890 US sl.
• HIGH BLONDE PRESSURE n. fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BRASS n. applied to officers of high rank in the armed services; hence, any group of people of high rank ...1941 sl., orig. US
• HIGH-BROW n. an educated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-CLASS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-DEGREES n. high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHDIGEES n. high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHEN vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HIGHER HAND † n. superiority in contest, mastery ...a1225
• HIGHER-UP an officer ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HIGH-FALLOOTIN' adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGHFALUTEN adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGHFALUTIN adj. absurdly pompous or pretentious; stuck-up, snobbish...1839 colloq.
adv. snobbily, pompously ...1900s US sl.
n. snobbery, pomposity ...M19 Aust. sl.
• HIGHFALUTING adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGH FEMME n. a very feminine lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• HIGH FIVE n. 1. a greeting or celebratory gesture that takes the form of raising the arm and ritualistically slapping each other's palm ...1980s sl.
n. 2. HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
vb. 1. to greet someone by raising the arm and ritualistically slapping the other's palm ...1980s sl.
vb. 2. to slap hands as a form of celebration, affirmation, congratulation, etc. ...1990s sl.
• HIGHFLIER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-FLY n. 1. showing off, acting in a superior, arrogant manner ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a lively, spirited person, usually a woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-FLYING adj. pompous, pretentious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGHFUL † adj. 1. high ...1297
† adj. 2. haughty, proud ...1297
• HIGH-GRADE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-GRADER n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-GYVE vb. to tease, to provoke ...1930s US sl.
• HIGH-HAT adj. snobbish and arrogant ...colloq.
adv. arrogantly ...1960s sl.
n. a snob ...1923 sl., orig. US
vb. to treat a person in a snobbish or offhand way; to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub ...1920s colloq., orig. US
• HIGH-HATTED adj. snobbish, stuck up ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIGH-HATTY adj. snobbish, stuck up ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIGH-HEADED adj. arrogant, haughty, self-important ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-HEELED adj. arrogant ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• HIGH-HEELED SHOES n. pride ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-HEELED TIME n. an exciting or enjoyable time ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-HEELER n. a female beggar ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP † adj. haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH IN THE LEGS LIKE NANNY PORTER'S HENS adj. said of a thin, starved-looking person ...1865 Eng. dial.
• HIGH IN TOOTH adj. arrogant, boastful ...L19 sl.
• HIGH IRON n. the railroad, esp. as regards the main rather than branch lines ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• HIGHJACKER n. a criminal or tramp who robs other criminals or tramps ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH JINKS n. a gambler who drinks with his victim in order to render the latter more malleable ...L17 sl.
• HIGH JIVE vb. to tease, to provoke ...1930s US sl.
• HIGH JUMP n. 1. the gallows ...L19 sl.
n. 2. serious problems ...20C sl.
n. 3. the criminal court ...1960s Aust. sl.
• HIGH-KICKER n. 1. a dissolute person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a chorus girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• HIGH-KILTED adj. indecorous ...19C Sc. sl.
• HIGHLAND n. the northern, often Black area of a city ...1970s US Black sl.
• HIGHLAND FLING n. 1. a (wedding) ring ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. string ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. in cards: the king ...1960s rhyming sl.
n. 4. masturbation ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• HIGHLAND FRISKY n. whisky ...L19 rhyming sl.
• HIGHLANDS n. the prosperous parts of a town, where the wealthy elite live ...20C US sl.
• HIGH LAW n. highway robbery ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH LAWYER n. a highwayman ...L16 sl.
• HIGH-LIGHT adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHLINER n. in fishing: the best of a group ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HIGH LIVING n. esp. of a thief, living in a garret or cockloft, i.e. a very small room immediately above the garret ....L18 sl.
• HIGH-LONESOME n. a debauch; a solo drinking spree ...L19 US sl.
• HIGH LOW-BROW n. a student who puts pleasure before study ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HIGH-LOWS n. laced boots that reach the ankles ...E19
• HIGHLY TOUTED adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHMADANDY n. someone who has more money than brains ...20C Ulster sl.
• HIGH MAGGIE n. an old-fashioned ladies' bicycle ...20C Ireland
• HIGH-MAINTENANCE adj. of a person: requiring a high level of care and attention; demanding ...1980s US colloq.
• HIGH MARKET † n. the time when the market is busiest ...1775
• HIGH MEN n. crooked dice that will always produce a high number ...M16 sl.
• HIGH MICKEY-DOODLE n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MOB n. leading criminals ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH MOBSMEN n. leading criminals ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH MONKEY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension; a self-important person ...1856 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-MUCKETY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MUCKTY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MUCKY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH NELLIE n. an old-fashioned ladies' bicycle ...20C Ireland
• HIGH NOON n. a spoon ...1950s rhyming sl.
vb. to challenge someone to one-on-one combat ...1980s US sl.
• HIGH NOSE n. arrogance, snobbery ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-NOSED adj. arrogant, supercilious; intellectual, pretentious ...L18 sl.
• HIGH OCTANE adj. 1. (usually as high-octane) dynamic, high-powered ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. of alcohol: highly intoxicating ...1990s sl.
adj. 3. of coffee: strong, highly caffeinated ...1990s sl.
n. 1. strong caffeinated coffee ...1990s US sl.
n. 2. very strong alcohol ...1990s US sl.
• HIGH OLD TIME, A n. a very enjoyable time; an uproarious time; a spree ...1858 sl.
• HIGH ON adj. 1. enthusiastic about; fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. in ample possession of ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIGH ONE n. a large drink ...L19 US sl.
• HIGH PAD n. 1. the highway ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a highwayman ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADDING n. highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADSMAN n. a highwayman ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH PIKE n. an exorbitantly high price ...M19 sl.
• HIGH-PLAY vb. to act in an ostentatious manner ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH POCKET n. a tall man; thus a nickname ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HIGHPOCKETS n. a tall man; thus a nickname ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HIGH POWER n. 1. the maximum security section ...1940s US prison sl.
n. 2. a convict who, on the grounds of good behaviour and trustworthiness, is allotted a privileged position in prison ...1970s Aust., UK, & US prison sl.
• HIGH-POWERED adj. 1. stylish ...1930s US Black sl.
adj. 2. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH PRESSURE adj. (usually as 'high-pressure') coerced, forced ...1940s sl.
n. a boss; a powerful man ...1920s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'high-pressure') to pressurize, to intimidate ...1920s sl.
• HIGH PRIME vb. to show off ...L19 US Black sl.
• HIGH-RENT adj. 1. moral ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 2. sophisticated, superior ...1970s sl.
• HIGH-RENTED adj. 1. hot ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. of a villain: extremely well-known to the police ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-RESOLVED adj. very resolute; firmly resolved ...1594
• HIGH-RIDER n. a young, esp. working-class, man whose car is modified in such a way that its rear is higher than the front ...1980s US sl.
• HIGH ROLLER n. a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly ...sl., chiefly US & Can.
• HIGH-SEASONED adj. 1. enriched with spices or other seasoning ...1675
adj. 2. of literature: somewhat lewd, obscene ...B1900
• HIGH-SIGHTED † adj. looking upward, supercilious, haughty ...1601
• HIGH SPICE TOBY n. the highway as the resort of robbers ...1876 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-STEPPER n. a spirited horse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-STOMACHED † adj. haughty, disdainful, proud, obstinate, of high courage or spirit ...1548 obs. or arch.
• HIGH-TAIL n. a hasty or unceremonious departure...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TAIL IT vb. to depart hurriedly; to move in a great hurry ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HIGH-TAIL IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TEST adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH TIME n. 1. the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late ...colloq.
n. 2. an uproarious time; a spree ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH TOBY, THE n. highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-TOBY-GLOAK n. a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBYMAN n. a highwayman ...1811 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBY-SPICE, THE n. robbery on horseback ...c1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-TONE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TWELVE n. midday, noon ...1827
• HIGHTY-TIGHTY adj. 1. petulant, huffy, easily offended ...1848
adj. 2. conceitedly proud, stuck-up, haughty ...B1900
adj. 3. flighty, whimsically inclined ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. fussy, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. quarrelsome ...B1900 sl.
adj. 6. slightly crazy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a promiscuous girl; a wanton person ...L17 sl.
† n. 2. a romping or rude girl ...a1700
n. 3. a seesaw ...1877 Eng. dial.
int. an ejaculation expressing contemptuous surprise or anger ...1747
• HIGH-UP n. a person who holds an important or influential position ...1929 sl.
• HIGH-WITTED adj. artful, cunning, sly ...1588
• HIGH-YOU-MUCK-A-MUCK n. a self-important person ...1856 Amer. sl.
• HIGULCION FLIPS n. an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HI-HAT vb. to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIKE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIKE OUT vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIKI-FALLOOTIN' adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HILARATE †* vb. to make merry, cheerful, or gay; to exhilarate ...1623
• HILDIE-GILDIE n. an uproar ...B1900 Sc.
• HILDING adj. 1. cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched ...1581 arch.
adj. 2. ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. shuffling, shackling ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. sloping, leaning, tilting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a worthless or vicious animal, especially a horse; a sorry hack ...1589
n. 2. a disreputable slut, a wanton...1592 arch.
n. 3. a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
n. 4. the sediment of beer, lees, dregs: usually plural ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HILL OF BEANS, A n. a thing of little value ...1863 US sl.
• HILL OF MARS, THE n. in palmistry: the fleshy part of the thumb ..1578
• HILL OF PEAS n. a thing of very little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HILL OF SHIT n. anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HILL OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 euphemism
• HILLOUS †* adj. hilly ...1550
• HILT AND HAIR adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HILTER-SKILTER adv. in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HILUM † n. something very minute ...1659
• HIM FELL WELL † phr. he prospered ...c1250
• HIMPLE † vb. to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIM-SAM adv. irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HINCTY adj. conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HIND CART WHEEL n. 5 shillings ... Bk1903 sl.
• HIND COACH WHEEL n. 5 shillings ... Bk1903 sl.
• HINDER-FALLINGS † n. excrements ...1530
• HINDERMATE n. a spouse or companion who is a hindrance ...a1843 nonce word
• HINEY n. 1. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n.3. the buttocks ...1982 US sl.
• HINGKAPONK n. an impostor ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HINGLE vb. 1. to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
vb. 2. of time: to pass slowly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGUM-TRINGUM adj. 1. in weak health ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. in low spirits ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 3. worthless and somewhat disreputable; said of persons and things ...B1900 Sc.
• HINKEY adj. wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
• HINKTY adj. conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HINKY adj. 1. wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
adj. 3. arousing suspicion ...1975 Amer. police sl.
adj. 4. refractory; stubborn ...1987 Amer. sl.
• HINKY-DINK adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HINKY-DINKY adj. excellent, first-rate ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HINNIATE †* vb. to neigh, to whinny ...1623
• HINT OF MINT, A n. a trace of homosexual tendencies ...1950s US gay sl.
• HIP adj. up to date, informed, poised ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to give information ...1938 sl., orig. US
• HIPE n. a rifle ...1917 army sl.
• HIPPED ON adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HIPPIE n. one who feels he or she is 'hip' when actually a 'square' ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIPPING n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPIN'S n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPO n. a hippopotamus ...1872
• HIPPODAME † n. a horse tamer or trainer ...1623
• HIPPOMOBILE n. a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle ...1906
• HIPPOMONSTROSITY n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPOPHILE n. a lover of horses ...1852
• HIPPOPOTAPUS n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPY adj. wide in the posteriors ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOT adj. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOTTEN adj. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSTER n. someone who is totally with it ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIP-SWISHY adj. said of a young woman's manner of walking ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSY-DIPSY n. a castigation; a 'skelping' on the buttocks (skelping - a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks) ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIP TO adj. informed, aware ...1904 sl., orig. US
• HIRED GUN n. a person hired to destroy the opposition, or some unwelcome party, on behalf of another
• HIRPLE adj. lame, limp, tender-footed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a crawling or limping gait; a limp ...1793 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lame person; a cripple ...1894 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to contract the body with cold, crouch, cower down; to starve with cold ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to be dull and inactive from the effects of severe cold or illness ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HIRQUITALLIENCY † n. delighted shouts ...1652 nonce word
• HIRRO! int. hurrah! huzza! ...1827 Sc.
• HIS BREAD AIN'T DONE phr. used to indicate that a person is mentally dull or feeble-minded ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HIS EX n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HIS FACE HURTS phr. he blushes ...1896 Amer. jocular
• HIS GALLIC MAJESTY † n. the king of France ...1712
• HIS HAT COVERS HIS FAMILY phr. said of one who is alone in the world, and has to provide only for himself ...1854
• HIS JIGLETS! n. a contemptuous form of address ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HIS KNABS n. a person ...L18 sl.
• HIS NABS n. a person ...L18 sl.
• HIS NAME IS DENNIS! int. he is done for! his name is mud! ...1893 Amer. dial.
• HIS NEILSHIP n. the devil ...1898 Sc.
• HIS NIBS n. himself; a self-important person; usually a mock title ...1821 Brit. sl.
• HISPANIAN †* adj. belonging to Spain, born in Spain, Spanish ...1656
• HIS SATANIC MAJESTY n. the Devil, Satan ...19C
• HIS TALLNESS † n. 'his highness' ...1656 humorous
• HISTORIOGNOMER †* n. one learned in history ...1593
• HISTORY OF FOUR KINGS n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HE! † int. an exclamation used to draw attention or express emotion ...a1300
• HEAB n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAD adj. best, chief, most able ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the chief city, the capital; the chief or most excellent part ...c893
n. 2. a person to whom others are subordinate; a chief, a captain, a commander, a ruler, a leader, a principal person ...c897
n. 3. the antlers of a deer, roe-buck, etc. ...c1420 hunting usage
† n. 4. a body of people gathered ...1588
n. 5. the higher end of a place, the upper part of a street; a hill or eminence ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. the toilet on a ship ...19C colloq.
n. 7. the mouth (as a source of offensive or inappropriate talk); constructed esp. with 'open' or 'shut', as in 'keep your head shut' ...1848 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a headache caused by overindulgence in alcoholic beverages; a hangover ...1869 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the source or spring of a stream or river ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the hair of the head ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 11. cream upon the surface of milk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the stomach ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 13. someone addicted to a drug, usually specified ...1911 sl., orig. US
n. 14. an illegal immigrant ...1929-33 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a young woman or girl; usually used with an adjective, as in 'a wise head' ...1933 Amer. sl.
n. 16. fellatio or cunnilingus ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 17. any lavatory; a toilet ...1942 Amer. sl., orig. nautical & US Marine Corps
n. 18. a drug-induced state ...1952 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 19. sexual intercourse as experienced by a woman; usually considered vulgar ...1954-60 Amer. sl. rare
n. 20. the erect penis ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
n. 21. a plug of chewing tobacco ...1966 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to cut off or remove the head; to decapitate, to behead a person ...a1300
vb. 2. to remove the head of an animal ...c1470
vb. 3. to intercept, to turn someone to something aside ...1707 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass, to outdo, to excel; to outwit, to get the better of ...1711
• HEADACHE n. 1. a rustic name for the wild poppy, Papaver Rhoeas, from the effect of its odour ...a1825
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
int. used as a warning to beware of falling or low-hanging objects ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADACHE WHISKEY n. moonshine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEADACHE-WINE n. a drink made of the petals of the poppy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND CROP adv. completely ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND EARS adv. deeply, completely ...1824 Amer. dial.
• HEAD AND FOOT adv. completely, thoroughly ...1784
• HEAD AND HANG vb. to punish severely ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD AND HEAD adj. just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD AND HEELS adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD AND HIDE adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...1868 Sc.
• HEAD AND TAIL adv. completely, altogether, without reserve; with great earnestness ...1853 Sc.
• HEAD AND THRAWART adv. in confusion, pell-mell ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD-ANGLES † n. vertical or opposite angles ...1570
• HEAD-BANGER n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1983 sl.
• HEAD-BEETLER n. any foreman or man in charge of workmen ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BILLIE-DAWKUS n. one who has the chief charge, the presiding genius ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD-BIT n. a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BONE † n. the skull ...c1205
• HEADBOROUGH n. orig. the head of a tithing, or frank-pledge; later, a parish officer identical in functions with the petty constable ...c1440
• HEAD-BOUND adj. wearing a turban ...a1616
• HEAD-BUMMER n. the head of a house; the chief representative of a family; the principal person ...1864 Sc.
• HEAD-BUSTER n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-CADAB n. a clever, sharp person; one quick of understanding ...1823 Sc.
• HEAD CASE n. a mentally deranged person; hence, someone whose behaviour is violent and unpredictable ...1971 sl., chiefly Brit.
• HEAD CHEESE n. the person in charge ...1914 US sl.
• HEADCLOTH n. a kerchief ...1747 Amer. dial.
• HEADER † n. 1. one who beheads; a headsman, an executioner ...1432-50
†* n. 2. one who makes head against or resists something; an opponent ...1537
n. 3. a blow on the head ...1818 boxing usage
* n. 4. one who heads or leads a party, etc.; a leader ...1818
* n. 5. one who dives head foremost ...1848
n. 6. a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• HEADEST †* adj. 1. chiefest ...1577
adj. 2. most advantageous ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-FILLIN' n. brains, mental power ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HEADFOREMOST * adv. headlong, precipitate ...1871
• HEAD-FOUNTAIN † n. fountainhead, source, origin ...1688
• HEAD-FREE adj. of a horse: unbridled ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HEADFUCKER n. 1. a disorienting or disruptive person, situation, or object ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a powerful and disorienting drug ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAD-GEAR n. mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-GO n. the best of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD HANDKERCHIEF n. a kerchief ...1852 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HANKCHER n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HANKERCHER n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-HILL † n. the hill of execution, the spot where criminals were beheaded ...1685 Sc.
• HEADHOOD †* n. the position or office of head, chief, principal, or supreme governor; chiefship, leadership; the first place or position; supremacy, primacy ...c1449
• HEAD-HUNG † adj. hanging the head, despondent ...1631
• HEADHUNTER n. a lecher; a hunter of maidenheads...M20 US sl.
• HEAD-ICE n. in curling: the ice at the heads or ends of a rink ...1853 Sc.
• HEADILY adv. 1. headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
† adv. 2. eagerly ...c1450
• HEAD IN vb. to back down or yield in an argument; to keep or become quiet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HEADING n. 1. a beheading, decapitation ...a1300 arch.
n. 2. the process of coming to a head; culmination ...1819
n. 3. a pillow or bolster; cloth or other material used to support the head ...1853 Amer. dial.
• HEADINGEST adj. most unusual or striking ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HEADING-UP n. the process of coming to a head; culmination ...1857
• HEAD INTO vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEADISH † adj. 1. heady, headstrong ...1530 obs. rare exc. Amer. dial.
adj. 2. intelligent, clever, sharp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD IT † vb. to make head, to advance ...1684
• HEAD JOINT n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial. bricklayers' usage
• HEADKERCHER * n. a kerchief for the head ...1577
• HEADKERCHIEF * n. a kerchief for the head ...1540
• HEAD KNOCK n. God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HEAD-KNOCKER n. a dentist ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEADLAND adj. headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
adv. headlong, precipitately ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEADLANDS adv. headlong, precipitately ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LANGUAGER n. a clever fellow; a prodigy ...1879 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LAPPED adj. dead and laid out for burial ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEADLESS adj. 1. wanting in brains or intellect; brainless ...1526
adj. 2. of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
adj. 3. fatherless; orphaned ...1899 Sc.
• HEADLESS CHICKEN n. someone who has lost composure ...1993 sl.
• HEADLET † n. 1. a little or miniature head, as the bud of a plant ...1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the top of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHT adj. giddy, dizzy, light-headed ...1899 Sc.
n. (as 'headlight')
n. 1. a light-skinned Black person ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 2. kerosene ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a woman's breast ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-LIGHTNESS n. giddiness, dizziness ...1899 Sc.
• HEADLIGHT OIL n. kerosene ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HEADLIGHTS n. 1. eyeglasses ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. eyes ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEADLING † adj. precipitate ...c1510.
† adv. 1. with the head foremost; headlong ...a1300
† adv. 2. without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately ...1421-2
† n. an equal, a fellow, a mate ...c950
• HEADLINGS † adv. 1. without thought or regard; thoughtlessly, precipitately ...c1380
† adv. 2. with the head foremost; headlong ...c1400
• HEADLONG † vb. 1. to cast headlong; to precipitate ...c1586
† vb. 2. to proceed in a headlong fashion ...1654
• HEADLONGLY † adv. in a headlong manner ...1610
• HEADLONGNESS * n. headlong quality or speed; precipitateness, rashness ...1580
• HEADLONGS † adv. headlong ...1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADLONGWISE † adv. in a headlong way, precipitately ...1600
• HEADLY † adj. chief, principal ...971
† adv. in a heady manner; impetuously, precipitately; headily ...1388
• HEADMAN n. 1. a chief man, chief, leader ...c1000
†* n. 2. a headsman, an executioner ...1673
n. 3. the chief labourer on a farm ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEADMARK n. 1. the natural characteristics of a person or animal, the countenance; observation of the features of a person or animal ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mark of recognition given to a student for being at the head of the class, often in spelling ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-MONEY † n. payment for redemption from death ...a1533
• HEADMOST adj. top-most ...Bk1902 Sc.
adv. head-foremost, headlong...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-MUCK n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD NIGGER n. an important, often self-important person ...1966 Amer. sl.
• HEAD OFF vb. to intercept ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OF THE DIM, THE n. midnight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HEAD OF THE FLOCK n. a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD OF THE HERD n. a bull ...1931 Amer. dial. euphemism
• HEAD-ON n. a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAD OR HARP phr. heads or tails ...1802 Ireland
• HEAD OVER EARS adv. deeply, completely ...1822 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-OVER-HAP adj. headstrong, reckless ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAD OVER KITTLE adv. head over heels ...1974 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TEAKETTLE adv. head over heels ...1979 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUP adv. head over heels ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUPS adv. head over heels ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIN KETTLE adv. head over heels ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIP adv. head over heels ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-PAN † n. the skull, the brain-pan ...c1000
• HEAD-PIECE n. 1. a piece of armour for the head; a helmet ...1535
n. 2. any covering for the head; a cap, a kerchief ...1552
n. 3. the head, as seat of the intellect; brain, understanding, intellect ...1588
n. 4. the head, skull, cranium ...1579 arch.
n. 5. a man possessed of brains; a man of intellect ...1656
the figurehead of a ship ...1807-8
n. 6. a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 7. (as 'headpiece') false hair, a hairpiece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAD RAG n. a kerchief ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-RAIL † n. the kerchief or head-dress of women in Old English times ...1834 obs. exc. Hist.
• HEADREST n. an antimacassar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEADREST PIECE n. an antimacassar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAD RISE n. a flash flood ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADROCK n. a tombstone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HEADROOM † n. a headland ...1572 Sc.
• HEAD-SALTS n. smelling-salts ...1892 N. Ireland
• HEADS AND HOLLS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND HORNS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND PLUCKS n. the refuse of timber, the boughs, roots, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS adv. in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEADS AND THRAWS adv. in disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely ...1835 Sc.
• HEAD-SET adj. obstinate, headstrong ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-SHA-RAG n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SHEAF n. the crowning point, the finishing touch ...1892 Sc.
• HEADSHIP n. the position or office of head, chief, principal, or supreme governor; chiefship, leadership; the first place or position; supremacy, primacy ...1582
• HEAD-SHRINKER n. 1. a psychiatrist ...1950 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woodpecker ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-SIR-RAG n. one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEADSMAN * n. 1. a chief, leader, head man ...a1400
n. 2. one who beheads; an executioner ...1601
n. 3. ('head's-man') the chief labourer on a farm ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SPLITTER n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEADSPRING n. the chief source of anything; the quarter whence anything originates ...c1450
• HEAD SQUARE n. a kerchief ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEAD SQUEEZE n. a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-STALL n. the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAD STICK n. a board set up at the head of a grave ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-STOOP adv. headlong, hastily ...1892 Sc.
• HEADSTOOPS † adv. head downmost; headlong ...c1400
• HEAD-SWIMMING n. vertigo, dizziness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HEADSWOMAN n. a midwife ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-THEEAK n. thick hair which hangs like thatch on the head; a head-covering of any kind ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-TIRE n. attire for the head; a head-dress ...1560 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• HEAD TO HEAD adj. just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
†* adv. face to face; in private conversation ...c1728
• HEAD UP adj. eager, cocky ...1854 Amer. dial.
adv. in a lively, impetuous, or determined manner ...1854 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. of a wound: to suppurate, to come to a head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to excite, to elevate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to froth, to foam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL A-RISING adv. with great rapidity and temper ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL OVER THE DASHBOARD adv. in a lively, spirited manner ...1912 Amer. dial.
• HEAD UP AND TAIL UP adv. in a lively, impetuous, or determined manner ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-WARCH n. a headache ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-WARK † n. 1. pain in the head, headache ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the red field-poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEADWATER n. flood-water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAD WATERS n. the streams from the sources of a river ...1802
• HEAD-WERK † n. pain in the head, headache ...c1000
• HEAD WRAP n. a kerchief ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HEADY †* adj. 1. having a large head ...1552
adj. 2. of a stream or current: impetuous, violent ...1599
†* adj. 3. affected in the head; giddy ...1628
adj. 4. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. clever, having or giving proof of brains ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HEADY-CRAW adv. head-foremost, headlong ...1899 Sc.
n. a somersault ...1899 Sc.
• HEADY-PEEP n. the game of hide and seek ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HEADY-WHAP n. a person with a preternaturally large head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAF n. an abode, a residence; an habitual haunt ...1872 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lodge, to reside, to live ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAFING n. a lodging, abode ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE AIN'T GOT SENSE ENOUGH TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR phr. said of someone very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEAKEN vb. to listen, esp. to listen by stealth ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEAL † n. 1. spiritual health, well-being, or healing; salvation ...901-9
† n. 2. well-being, welfare, safety; prosperity ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 3. sound bodily condition; freedom from sickness; health ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 4. recovery from sickness, healing, cure ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 5. a hidden spot; an unseen place; shelter ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to rake up a fire; to cover a fire ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cover; to wrap up, to tuck up the bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to besmear or daub with dirt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to bind a book ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALABLE * adj. curable, remediable ...1570
• HEALD n. 1. a slope, incline, declivity; a hill ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of pouring out ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to bend downwards or to one side; to lean, to incline, to slope ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to incline or tilt a vessel in order to pour out; to pour out ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to rely on ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. of rain: to pour, to come down in torrents ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to heal ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALDING adj. sloping, leaning, tilting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALD TO vb. to incline to, to be favourable to ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEALER n. 1. one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cover; a coverlet ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HEALFUL † adj. fraught with health, well-being, safety, salvation; wholesome, salutary ...c1340
• HEALING n. 1. a coverlet, bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the cover or binding of a book ...1853 Eng. dial.
• HEALING TAPE n. a band-aid ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEALLESS † adj. deprived of health or well-being ...c1374
• HEALNESS † n. welfare; salvation ...c897
• HEAL ON A PERSON vb. to keep anyone's secrets, not to betray or reveal them ...1827 Sc.
• HEALSOME † adj. wholesome, salutary; healthful ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• HEAL STICK n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEALTH n. 1. spiritual, moral, or mental soundness or well-being; salvation ...c1000 arch.
† n. 2. healing, cure ...c1000 obs.
† n. 3. well-being, welfare, safety; deliverance ...c1250
† n. 4. healthiness, wholesomeness, salubrity ...1387
• HEALTHING †* n. 1. the furthering or imparting of health ...1581
† n. 2. the drinking of healths; toasting ...1611
• HEALTHIST † n. one who is addicted to drinking healths ...1640 nonce word
• HEALTH IT † vb. to drink a health or healths ...1633
• HEALTHLESS * adj. 1. without health, unhealthy ...1568
* adj. 2. not conducive to health; unwholesome, insalubrious ...1650
• HEALTHLESSNESS * n. unhealthiness, unwholesomeness ...1655
• HEALTH-OFFERING † n. peace offering ...1535
• HEALTHSOME * adj. 1. bestowing health bodily, mental, or spiritual; wholesome; salutary ...1538
† adj. 2. full of health; possessing good health; healthy ...1563 obs exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEALTHY AS TROUT adj. perfectly healthy, in complete health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• HEALTHY BEAT n. a man who would shirk and make something up ...1862 Amer. sl.
• HEAL UP vb. to leave off raining ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAM UP vb. to save, to lay by ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HEAN † adj. mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
n. the handle of a knife ...1863 Eng. dial.
† vb. to insult, to humiliate, to debase, to lower ...c950
• HE AND HE phr. this and that; the one and the other; both ...a1300 arch.
• HE-ANE n. the male of any animal ...1828 Sc.
• HEANLING † n. a base, abject, or humble person ...a1225
• HEAP adv. in a confused state, higgledy-piggledy ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 1. a great company, esp. of persons; a multitude ...971
n. 2. an ugly person or thing ...1806 sl.
n. 3. a term of reproach applied to a slovenly woman ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a wicker basket ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the thigh ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAP AND THRATCH phr. filled to overflowing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HEAP-CLOUD n. a cumulus cloud ...1889
• HEAPED adj. having the contents piled above the brim, not levelled ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HEAP-FLOOD n. a heavy sea ...1583
• HEAP-FULL † adj. full and heaped up ...1530
• HEAPING-STOCK n. a stepping-stone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAPLY †* adv. in heaps ...1552
• HEAP-MEAL † adv. in heaps; in large quantities or numbers...c897
• HEAP OF BONES n. a bony or poor-looking horse or cow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAP O' NOUGHT n. anything that is worthless, rubbish, or nonsense ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HEAPS n. turnips ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAPY adj. full of or consisting of heaps ...1552
• HEAR † vb. 1. to be subject to; to belong ...c893
† vb. 2. to obey ...c950
† vb. 3. to be reported or spoken (well or ill) of ...1583
vb. 4. to sound nicely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
int. a sign of assent, yes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAR A BIRD SING vb. to receive private or secret information ...1597
• HEARER † n. one who hears causes; a judge ...1535
• HEAR, HEAR! int. an expression of approbation or 'cheering' ...1689
• HEAR HOW THE HARROWS ARE GOING vb. to see how matters are progressing ...1889 Sc.
• HEARING n. 1. something heard; information, a report, rumour, news; something to talk about ...a1300 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a 'lecture', a scolding, reproof ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a letter; a reply ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HEARINGLESS † adj. destitute of the faculty of hearing; deaf ...1398
• HEARKEN vb. 1. to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
vb. 2. to apply the ears to hear; to listen, to give ear ...a1000
vb. 3. to apply the mind to what is said; to attend, to have regard; to listen with sympathy or docility ...c1230
† vb. 4. to listen privily; to play the eavesdropper; to eavesdrop ...1382
vb. 5. to seek or hear tidings; to inquire after, to ask for ...1523
† vb. 6. to lie in wait; to wait ...1580
† vb. 7. to talk in one's ear, to whisper ...1612 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 8. to be on the watch, to look out, to listen for ...1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to whisper ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEARKEN BACK vb. to recall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN DOWN vb. to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKENER n. 1. one who listens or gives ear; a listener ...1340
† n. 2. an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• HEARKEN IN vb. 1. to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to prompt secretly ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEARKENING n. 1. listening, giving attention ...c1000
† n. 2. inquiry; discovery ...a1483
n. 3. encouragement ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN ON vb. to encourage, to urge on, to incite ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN-OUT n. a listening; a watch, look-out ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN TO THE HINDER END vb. to hear the end of the story, to wait and see what the end will be ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEAR OF BOTH EARS † vb. to hear both sides, to be impartial ...1705
• HEARS n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARSE † n. 1. a dead body, a corpse ...1530
† n. 2. a bier, a coffin; vaguely, a tomb, grave ...1601 obs. or arch.
n. 3. in hunting: a hind of the second or third year ...1674
n. 4. a caboose ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a large automobile ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 6. an ambulance ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEARSE-LIKE adj. like a hearse; mournful ...1625
• HEAR-SO n. one who has heard so; one who knows by hearsay ...1639 nonce word
• HEARST n. in hunting: a hind of the second or third year ...1674
• HEARSUM † adj. ready to hear; obedient, compliant; dutiful, devout ...c900
† vb. to obey, to be obedient to; to revere ...c900
• HEART † n. 1. intent, will, purpose, inclination, desire ...c825
† n. 2. disposition, temperament, character ...a1225
n. 3. a man of courage or spirit ...c1500
† n. 4. the sole of a horse's foot ...1523
† n. 5. the stomach ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 6. the best, choicest, or most important part ...1589
* n. 7. kindly feeling; cordiality, heartiness ...a1656
n. 8. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a close friend ...1970 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to supply with physical strength of stimulus ...1573
† vb. 2. to utter with the heart or sincerely ...1642
• HEART AND A HEART, A n. duplicity, insincerity ...c825
• HEART AND HAND adv. with will and execution; readily, willingly ...a1547
• HEART AND SOUL adj. devoted and enthusiastic ...1836
adv. with all one's energy and devotion; enthusiastically ...1798
• HEART ATTACK n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-BEAT n. 1. an extremely brief space of time ...1850
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEART-BLOOD n. blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1240
• HEART-BOND n. a unions of hearts, betrothal ...1823
• HEART-BOUND adj. 1. having the heart entirely devoted to an object ...1580
† adj. 2. having the heart shut up or fast-closed to a person; pitiless, hard-hearted, mean, stingy ...1616
• HEART-BREAK † adj. heartbreaking ...1586
• HEARTBREAKER n. 1. a curl, a love-lock ...1663
n. 2. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HEARTBURN †* n. 1. burning of heart; fire of passion ...c1250
n. 2. rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
n. 3. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'heart-burn')
† vb. 1. to render jealous or grudging; to make discontented, to dissatisfy ...c1540 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
† vb. 2. to treat or regard with enmity ...1612
• HEARTBURNING n. jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BURNINGS n. grudges ...1605
• HEART-CERTAIN adj. thoroughly certain or sure ...1818
• HEARTED † adj. 1. sagacious, wise, prudent ...1388
† adj. 2. full of heart, spirited, courageous ...1538
• HEAR-TELL n. rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'hear tell') to hear, to be informed, to learn by word of mouth ...1834 Eng. dial.
• HEAR TELL OF vb. to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HEARTEN † vb. 1. to strengthen with food or nourishment ...1586
† vb. 2. to fertilize with manure ...1594
† vb. 3. to strengthen, to help on, to further, to promote ...1615
† vb. 4. to supply liquor with stimulant quality ...1697
• HEARTEN UP vb. to animate, to cheer up ...1590
• HEARTER †* n. one who heartens or encourages; an abettor ...c1550
• HEART FLUTTER n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEARTH †* n. hearing ...1340
• HEAR THE BAD NEWS vb. to be killed ...1930s sl.
• HEAR THE OWL HOOT vb. to have many and varied experiences ...1936 Amer. Western sl.
• HEAR THE OWLS HOOT vb. travel by night, esp. as a fugitive ...1921 Amer. Western sl.
• HEARTH-FELLOW n. a fireside companion ...1895
• HEARTH-STEAD n. the place of a hearth; fireside; hence, homestead ...c1475
• HEARTH-WARMING n. a merrymaking to 'handsel' a new house; a house-warming ...1830
• HEARTIKIN † n. a term of endearment ...1540
• HEARTING n. the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer ...c1250
• HEART INTEREST n. 1. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARTIST † n. a fencer who can pierce the heart ...a1625 nonce word
• HEARTLESS adj. 1. destitute of courage, enthusiasm, or energy; spiritless; disheartened, dejected ...c1330
† adj. 2. without understanding; foolish ...1382
adj. 3. of food or drink; without stimulating or sustaining power ...1657
• HEARTLESSLY † adv. 1. foolishly ...1611
† adv. 2. without spirit, dejectedly, gloomily ...1629
• HEARTLESSNESS † n. lack of energy or spirit, dejection ...1591
• HEART LESSON n. a lesson memorized or learned 'by heart' ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HEARTLINESS †* n. cordiality, heartiness, sincerity, friendly feeling ...1435
• HEARTLY † adj. 1. courageous, spirited ...1340-70
† adj. 2. proceeding from or seated in the heart; expressive of real feeling; earnest, genuine, sincere ...1340-70
† adj. 3. showing genuine friendliness or warmth of affection, cordial, affectionate, kindly ...c1385
† adj. 5. vigorous, severe, sore ...a1400
† adv. 1. with the heart; earnestly, sincerely; cordially; heartily ...a1225
† adv. 2. with courage or spirit; courageously; vigorously, with might and main ...a1300
† adv. 3. with good appetite ...1589
• HEART-MAD adj. very angry ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• HEART-NUT † n. the cashew nut ...1568
• HEART OF HEARTS n. one's most inmost heart of feelings ...1602
• HEART OF OAK n. a stout, courageous spirit; a man of courage or valour; a man of sterling quality, capable of resistance or endurance ...1609
• HEART OF STONE n. an obdurate or unemotional nature
• HEART-QUAKE n. sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc.; a trembling of the heart; fearfulness ...1561
• HEART-QUALM n. 1. an attack of palpitation of faintness of heart ...c1621
n. 2. sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc. ...1673
• HEART RAVE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HEART-RENDING adj. terribly distressing ...a1687
n. terrible distress; mental anguish; torment ...1854
• HEART-ROOT † n. 1. the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
† n. 2. a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HEART-ROOTS † n. the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEARTS ALIVE! int. an expression of astonishment ...1899 Eng. dial.
• HEART'S ATTORNEY n. the tongue ...1707
• HEART'S-BLOOD n. blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1723
• HEART-SCALD n. 1. disagreeable sensation, disgust, aversion ...1629 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. heartburn ...1629 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. trouble, vexation, injury ...1813 Sc.
• HEARTS-EASE n. 1. a twenty-shilling piece ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. a measure of gin ...M17 sl.
• HEART-SICK adj. depressed and despondent, esp. through 'hope deferred' or continued trouble ...1526
• HEART-SIDE † n. the left side ...1580
• HEARTSOME † adj. 1. courageous, spirited, bold ...1567
adj. 2. encouraging, inspiring, cheering the heart ...1596 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• HEARTSOMELY adv. cheerily, merrily, joyously, blithely ...1732 Sc.
• HEART-SORE adj. broken-hearted ...1591
n. pain or grief of heart, broken-heartedness ...c1100
• HEART-SPOON † n. the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEART-STARTER n. the first alcoholic drink of the day ...1960s Aust. sl.
• HEART-STRICKEN * adj. deeply affected ...1797
• HEART-STRIKE * vb. to affect intensely; to make a deep impression upon the feelings of ...a1637
• HEART-STRINGS n. the most intense feelings or emotions; the deepest affections; the heart ...1596
• HEART STROKE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-STRUCK † adj. keenly affecting or distressing the heart ...1605
• HEART-THIRLED adj. bound by the affections ...1886 Sc.
• HEART-THROB n. someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers; a sexually attractive male entertainer ...1910s sl.
• HEART THROBS n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-TO-HEART adj. intimate ...L19 sl.
n. an intimate talk ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HEART-WARM adj. warm-hearted, genuinely affectionate ...1787
• HEART-WHOLE adj. 1. having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
adj. 2. having the affections free, with the heart unengaged; free from the power of love ...1600
adj. 3. whole-hearted; free from hypocrisy or affectation; sincere, genuine ...1684
adj. 4. thorough, thorough-paced, unmitigated ...1811
• HEARTY adj. 1. heartfelt, genuine, sincere ...1479
† adj. 2. courageous, bold ...c1380
†* adj. 3. possessed of understanding; wise, prudent, sagacious ...1382
† adj. 4. of disease: violent, severe ...a1639
adj. 5. tipsy ...1818 Sc.
n. 1. a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
n. 2. strong drink ...M19 sl.
• HEASCEN † vb. 1. to mock, to deride, to taunt ...c1000
† vb. 2. to rail, to utter taunts ...c1000
• HEAT † n. 1. a quarrel, an angry dispute ...1570
† n. 2. passionateness, excitability, ardour of temperament ...1689
n. 3. a heat rash, prickly heat ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a drug-induced state of intoxication ...1912 US sl.
n. 5. a gun ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a police officer ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. 7. the police ...1937 sl., orig. US
†* vb. to keep a place 'warm' by frequenting it ...1606
• HEAT BLANKET n. a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEAT BUG n. a cicada ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAT-DROPS n. 1. raindrops ...1651
n. 2. tears ...1663
n. 3. drops of sweat ...1887
• HEATED adj. impassioned, angry; inflamed, excited ...1593
• HEATEN † vb. 1. to become hot ...c1400-2
† vb. 2. to heat, to make hot or warm ...1559
• HEATER n. a gun ...1929 sl., orig. US
• HEATFUL * adj. full of heat or warmth ...1591
• HEATH † n. part of a garden left more or less in the wild state ...1625
• HEATH-CROPPER n. a sheep or pony living on open heath or down; hence, a person who inhabits a heath ...1819
• HEATHEN CHINEE n. a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning ...1870 Amer. dial.
• HEATHEN CHINESE n. a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEATHENESS * n. a female heathen; a heathen woman ...1876
• HEATHENESSE n. the quality or condition of being heathen; the belief and practice of the heathen ...c900 arch.
• HEATHENHEDE † n. the domain or realm of the heathen; heathen people collectively; the heathen world ...a1300
• HEATHENHOOD † n. the belief and practice of the heathen ...c1275
• HEATHENIC † adj. pagan ...1554
• HEATHENOUS †* adj. heathen ...1613
• HEATHENSHIP † n. heathenism, heathendom ...a1000
• HEATHENY †* adj. heathen, heathenish ...1580
• HEATHER-CAT n. a vagabond, a tramp ...1886
• HEATING-OUT n. a severe scolding or heated discussion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEATS n. a hot period or season ...1390
• HEAT-SPOT n. a red spot on the skin, a freckle ...1822-34
• HEAVE n. a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
† vb. 1. to raise, to exalt, to elevate in feeling, dignity, etc.; to extol ...c825
vb. 2. to lift, to raise, to bear up ...971 now arch. or Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen ...c1200
† vb. 4. to remove, to shift to another place ...c1205
† vb. 5. to lift and take away; to carry off; to remove ...a1240
† vb. 6. to rise, to mount, to come up, to spring up ...c1325
† vb. 7. to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive ...c1374
† vb. 8. to rouse the feelings of; to agitate; to urge, to press ...c1400
† vb. 9. to be moved or agitated in mind; to feel vexation ...c1400
† vb. 10. to 'lift', to rob ...1567 thieves' cant
vb. 11. to make an effort to vomit, to retch; to feel loathing ...1601
• HEAVE ANCHOR vb. to die ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE AND SET vb. to rise and fall, as a floating object upon the waves ...1509
• HEAVE AND SHOVE † n. great exertion or effort ...1600
• HEAVE A PROJECT vb. to cast a spell ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE AT † vb. 1. to aim at, to strive after ...1535
† vb. 2. to threaten an attack upon; to take up a position of hostility to; to oppose ...1546
• HEAVE HO! int. a cry of sailors in heaving the anchor up., etc ...a1400
vb. ('heave-ho') to lift with force ...1964
• HEAVE-HO, THE n. dismissal ...1944 sl., orig. US
• HEAVE IN SIGHT vb. to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVELLED UP adj. confused, mixed up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEAVEN n. 1. a state of bliss or supreme felicity ...c1374
n. 2. a place of supreme bliss ...1377
n. 3. a canopy; the covering over a stage ...1486
† n. 4, a model showing the motions of the heavenly bodies; an orrery, a planetarium ...1600
n. 5. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 6. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to render supremely happy ...1627-47
• HEAVEN AND EARTH n. the universe ...c1000
int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...a1777
• HEAVEN-BLISS † n. the bliss of heaven ...a1300
• HEAVEN DUST n. cocaine ...E20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVENLY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVENLY BLUE n. 1. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a colour variety of morning glory seeds used as a hallucinogenic agent ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVEN-BOW † n. a rainbow ...c1320
• HEAVEN-BURSTER n. a foreigner, as having broken in from another world outside ...1865
• HEAVEN-DIRECTED adj. directed or pointing towards the sky ...1732
• HEAVEN-GAZER n. one who gazes at the sky, who studies the stars; an astrologer ...1535
• HEAVEN-HIGH adj. reaching or piercing the clouds; very lofty ...a1000
• HEAVENHOOD * n. heavenly quality or character; heavenliness ...1878
• HEAVENISH † adj. pert. to heaven; celestial, heavenly ...c1374
• HEAVENIZE * vb. to render heavenly ...a1656
• HEAVEN-KING † n. King of heaven; applied to God or Christ ...971
• HEAVENLY DAY! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENLY DAYS! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENLY-MINDED adj. having the thoughts and affections set on things above; holy, devout ...a1656
• HEAVEN-QUEEN † n. the queen of heaven; a title of the Virgin Mary ...c1230
• HEAVEN-REACHER n. a clergyman ...E20 US sl.
• HEAVENRIC † n. the kingdom of heaven; heaven as the place of the blessed ...971
• HEAVENRICH † n. the kingdom of heaven; heaven as the place of the blessed ...971
• HEAVENS adv. an intensifier ...1878 colloq.
int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1588
• HEAVENS TO BETSY! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1891 Amer. dial.
• HEAVENWARE † n. the inhabitants of heaven ...c1000
• HEAVE ONE'S COOKIES vb. to vomit ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE ONE'S LEG vb. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• HEAVER n. 1. a labourer employed in landing goods at a dockyard ...1696
n. 2. the breast or bosom ...17C cant
n. 3. a horse that is short of breath ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAVES n. 1. a bout of retching or vomiting ...20C colloq.
n. 2. asthma ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. tuberculosis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVES, THE n. shortness of breath ...1793 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE-SHOULDERED †* adj. with raised shoulders; high-shouldered ...1599
• HEAVE THE GORGE vb. to make an effort to vomit; to retch ...1604
• HEAVE TO n. energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to hurry, to exert oneself energetically, to start working very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP JONAH vb. to vomit from one's depths ...19C US colloq.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOELACES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOENAILS vb. to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOES vb. to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVIES n. hard or 'heavy' drugs; potent or illegal drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVILY † adv. with sorrow, grief, displeasure, or anger; grievously ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• HEAVILY CONKED TO THE BONE phr. said of well-groomed hair ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEAVINESS † n. 1. a grievance ...c950
† n. 2. sadness, grief ...c1275
† n. 3. enraged feeling, displeasure, anger ...c1386
• HEAVISOME † adj. of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAVISOMELY † adv. sadly ...1382
• HEAVITY † n. heaviness of heart; sorrow, sadness ...c1400
• HEAVY † adj. 1. of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent ...c825
† adj. 2. slow of understanding, inapprehensive, dull, stupid ...c1300
adj. 3. great with young, pregnant ...c1375
adj. 4. of the sky, clouds, etc.: overcast with dark clouds; lowering, gloomy ...1583
adj. 5. short-winded, asthmatic ...1864 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. heavily; ponderously; massively; burdensomely, oppressively ...c1000
† adv. 2. with displeasure or anger ...c1380
† adv. 3. gravely, seriously ...1563
adv. 4. with laborious movement; slowly, sluggishly; laboriously ...1701
n. 1. beer ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a stage wagon for the conveyance of goods ...1847
n. 3. a strongly built man employed to intimidate others with violence, or threats of violence ...1936 sl.
n. 4. a nickname for a fat person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. to make heavy, burdensome, or oppressive ...c825
† vb. 2. to weigh down; to burden; to oppress, to grieve, to distress ...c897
† vb. 3. to become heavy through weariness or grief ...a1000
• HEAVY ARTILLERY, THE n. 'bigwigs'; very important persons ...1916 colloq.
• HEAVY CASE n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY-CEAVY adj. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CLAY n. an agricultural labourer ...1869
• HEAVY CRUSH n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY CRUSH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY DOER n. a race horse that's a heavy eater ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• HEAVY FATHER † n. a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...c1510
• HEAVY-FOOTED adj. pregnant ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY FRIEND † n. a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...1554
• HEAVY-GRUBBER n. a hearty eater, a glutton ...1861
• HEAVY-HANDED adj. 1. clumsy; not active or dexterous ...1828
adj. 2. oppressive; overbearing ...1883
• HEAVYHEAD * n. a dull, stupid fellow ...1399
• HEAVY-HEADED adj. 1. drowsy, sleepy ...1552
adj. 2. dull, stupid ...1590
• HEAVY-HEARTED adj. grieved, sad, melancholy ...c1400
• HEAVY HILL † n. the way to the gallows ...1577
• HEAVYINGLY †* adv. heavily, severely ...1434
• HEAVY JOINT n. marijuana with the drug PCP added to it ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HEAVY-LADEN adj. weighed down with trouble, weariness, etc.; oppressed ...1611
• HEAVY MASH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY-NECKING n. kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY-PETTING n. kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY SUGAR n. a large amount of money ...1926 US sl.
• HEAVY SWELL n. a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion ...1830
• HEAVY-TAILED adj. having much wealth: referring to the magnitude of wealth a prospective bride may possess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAVYWEIGHT adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a person of importance; one of much influence ...1857
• HEAVY WET n. beer ...1821 sl.
• HEBAWDE †* n. an owl ...1513 Sc.
• HEBBERMAN † n. one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• HEBDOMAD † n. 1. the number seven viewed collectively; a group composed of seven ...1545
n. 2. the space of seven days, a week ...1600
• HEBDOMADAL † adj. 1. consisting of or lasting seven days ...1613
adj. 2. meeting, taking place, or appearing once a week; weekly ...1711
adj. 3. changing every week; fickle, changeable ...1796
n. a periodical appearing once a week, a 'weekly' ...1835
• HEBDOMADALLY adv. one a week, weekly ...1816
• HEBDOMADE † n. 1. the number seven viewed collectively; a group composed of seven ...1545
n. 2. the space of seven days, a week ...1600
• HEBDOMATICAL †* adj. weekly; consisting of seven days ...a1659
• HEBE n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HE-BODY n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEBRAEAN † n. a Jew ...E16
• HEBREW n. unintelligible speech ...E17 colloq.
• HEBREW HOPPERS n. sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• HECATE n. a hag, a witch ...L16
• HECATONTAD †* n. a hundred ...1680
• HECCO † n. the woodpecker ...1604
• HECK n. euphemism for 'hell', expressing anger, annoyance, etc., or merely emphatic ...L19 colloq.
int. an exclamation of mild annoyance, anger, dismay, etc. ...1887
• HECKER n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a remote or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HECKITY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HECKITY-BED n. the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HECKLE n. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to chastise, to scold ... E19 Eng. dial.
• HECKLE-TEMPERED adj. short-tempered, hasty, touchy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM A PIG IN A ONE-FOOT DITCH phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A HOG IN A DITCH WITH A SACK BETWEEN HIS LEGS phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A PIG IN A RAIL FENCE phr. said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HECTIC adj. of the weather: unpleasant, windy, cloudy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HECTOR n. 1. a swaggering fellow; a braggart; a bully ...M17
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to intimidate by bluster or threats; to domineer over, to bully; to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEDDER-FACED adj. rough-faced, unshaven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEDGE n. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HEDGE BIRD n. a person born or brought up on or frequenting the roadside; a vagrant; a footpad
• HEDGE-CREEPER † n. a vagrant; a thief; a peeping tom ...rare or obs.
• HEDGEHOG n. 1. a person who disregards the feelings of others ...L16
n. 2. a porcupine ...1605 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a groundhog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEDGEPIG n. a porcupine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEDGE-PRIEST n. (derogatory) an illiterate priest of low status ...hist.
• HEDGE-SCHOOL n. orig. an open-air school, esp. in Ireland; later, an inferior type of school ...hist.
• HEDGINGLY adv. in an evasive or non-committal manner ...L19 sl.
• HEDGY adj. evasive, non-committal ...E20
• HEDIKROP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HEDLEY-MEDLEY † n. a jumble, confusion ...1646
• HEDLIN adj. headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HIS ARSEHOLE IS BORED OR PUNCHED phr. he's a complete fool ...E20 sl.
• HEDONIST n. a pleasure-seeker ...M19
• HEEB n. (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE n. a spell or hex ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBERS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. 1. a state of nervousness, apprehension, or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
n. 2. delirium tremens ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the hiccups ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIES n. delirium tremens ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIES, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY-JEEBIES, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY JEEBYS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEDANCE n. heed, notice ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HEEDLY adv. very, exceedingly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEEDY † adj. heedful, careful, attentive, cautious, wary, watchful ...1548
• HEEGAN n. a Bohemian or Czech ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HEE-HAW n. 1. a loud, coarse laugh ...M19
n. 2. a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HEEKACK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEEKYAK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEEL n. 1. the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. ...LME
n. 2. the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
n. 3. a double-crosser ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 4. (derogatory) a sneak thief or pickpocket ...1916 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1932 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to fall; to lean or incline ...1836 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL AND TOE vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL AND TOE IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEELED adj. 1. armed ...1866 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. rich; now usually preceded by 'well' ...1880 sl.
• HEELER n. a political fellow ready to do dirty work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEELIEGOLEERIE adv. topsy-turvy, in a state of confusion, higgledy-piggledy ...1808 Sc.
n. confusion, hubbub, noise, a to-do, bustle ...1819 Sc.
• HEEL IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER n. one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEEL STRING n. the Achilles tendon ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HEEL-TAPS n. a woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEEPY † n. 1. a melancholy or listless person ...1788 Sc.
† n. 2. a fool, a stupid person ...1800 Sc.
• HEERICAN n. 1. a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. a severe reproof, a scolding, a 'dressing down' ...1920 Sc.
• HEEVY-SKEEVY adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HEFT n. a portion, a part ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEFT-END n. the beginning, commencement ...1891 Sc.
• HEFTY adj. 1. weighty; muscular ...1871 sl.
adj. 2. handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEFTY-KEFTY adj. wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEGAN n. a Bohemian or Czech ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HE GETS MORE ARSE THAN A TOILET SEAT phr. of a man: having an active sex life or conspicuous sexual prowess ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HE GETS MORE ASS THAN A TOILET SEAT phr. of a man: having an active sex life or conspicuous sexual prowess ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HE HAS A RAG ON EVERY BUSH phr. he pays marked attentions to more than one girl at a time ...c1860 sl.
• HE HAS THE HAPPY RETURNS phr. he's vomiting ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HE-HOING n. vomiting ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HE-HUCKLEBERRY n. a 'he-man'; a well-built, muscular man, esp. one who is ostentatiously so ...1933 Amer. dial.
• HEIDIE adj. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIDY adj. headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIFER n. 1. (derogatory) a woman ...1835 sl.
n. 2. a woman of questionable morals ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a mischievous child ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER DUST n. 1. snuff; tobacco ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, 'bullshit' ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HEIFERED UP adj. annoyed, upset ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER EGGS n. small pullet eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER PADDOCK n. a girls' or ladies' school ...1885 Aust. sl.
• HEIGH HO! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIGHT n. the greater quantity ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHTH n. height ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHT OF SOMETHING OR OTHER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIGHT OF TEN PENNYWORTH OF BRASS, THE adj. very small: of a child ...Eng. dial.
• HEIGHT SOCIAL n. a party to which one pays an admission fee proportioned to one's height ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HEIGHTY-OSS n. a child's name for a horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY adj. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGN vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HEINE n. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
• HEINE TIN FISH n. a German submarine ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HEINIE n. 1. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a dog of mixed breed ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1982 US sl.
• HEINIELAND n. Germany ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEINZ n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ 57 DOG n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ DOG n. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEIR vb. to become an heir to; to inherit ...1806 Amer. dial.
• HEIR-OYE n. a great-grandchild ...1701 Sc.
• HEIST n. a robbery or hold-up ...1930 US sl.
vb. to steal, rob, or hold up ...1931 sl., orig. US
• HEISTER n. 1. orig. a shoplifter; later, a robber ...1927 US sl.
n. 2. an umbrella ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEIST THE GRUB vb. to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEIVY-KEIVY adj. 1. uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tottering ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. drunken, tipsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HE-KICKING adj. alive, fresh ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HE KNOWS HIS P'S AND Q'S phr. he knows his business well; he is skilled in his job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HELANGE adj. solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELCH! int. hell! ...1968 euphemism
• HELE † n. health, welfare ...1768 Ireland
vb. to walk, to go ...1938 Hawaii
• HELENA n. hell ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELEN BLAZES! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELEN MARIA n. hell ...1924 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1988 Amer. dial.
• HELE ON vb. to get moving; to go ...1972 Hawaii
• HELER n. anything which is laid over as a cover ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HELICOPTER n. a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELIMLY † adv. certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELING n. a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HELITYWHOOP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HELL n. anyone who excels at something; an impressive person ...1934 US Black student sl.
vb. to gallop or go noisily ...a1951 Amer. West. usage
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1678
• HELLACIOUS adj. 1. extraordinarily good; remarkable, exceptional; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant; deplorable, dreadful, terrible ...1976 US sl.
• HELL A-HOOTING n. trouble, turmoil, a row or dispute ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HELL-ALL n. emphatically nothing; anything ...1969 Amer. sl.
• HELL ALL FRIDAY! int. used to express objection or disgust ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL AND SCISSORS! int. an exclamation of surprise and ridicule ...1852 Amer. sl.
• HELL-A-POPPING n. 1. a tremendous row or dispute ...1890 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a drunken frolic ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• HELL AROUND vb. to create a disturbance; also, to gallivant; to live a life of disreputable pleasure ...1897 Amer. sl.
• HELL A-WHOOPING n. trouble, turmoil, a row or dispute ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDER n. 1. something or someone that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a logger's term for a log ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDING adj. hellish, arduous ...1890 Amer. sl. Hist
• HELL BENT adj. unshakably or recklessly determined ...1835 Amer. sl.
adv. recklessly ...Bk1913 Amer. sl.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED adv. in a swift, disorderly, excited manner; into confusion, in all directions ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR BREAKFAST adj. recklessly determined ...1924 Amer. sl.
adv. very fast, at top speed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION adj. unshakably determined; reckless; fast, furious ...1899 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. in a hurried, excited, or reckless manner; rapidly, furiously ... 1905 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER adj. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR LEXINGTON adj. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-BENT FOR SUNDAY adv. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BOOT IT vb. to go at top speed ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HELL BOX n. 1. a box for holding broken or damaged type ...1888 US printing usage
n. 2. a galley stove ...1929 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 3. an infrared imaging device used for firing at night or in limited visibility ...1986 US military sl.
n. 4. a detonator ...1992 Amer. military sl.
• HELL-BROTH n. 1. a magical composition for malignant purposes ...1605
n. 2. bad liquor; whisky ...M19 sl.
• HELL BUGGY n. a battle tank ...1941 US Army jocular
• HELL-BUSTER n. 1. a violent or rip-roaring person or thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something extremely difficult or arduous ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HELLCAT n. 1. a mean, spiteful or malicious person, esp. a woman; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; one who pesters or annoys ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a skittish animal, esp. a horse ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a small disobedient, misbehaving child ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a cow with a bad temper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELLENSHAKER n. a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1742 Sc.
• HELLER n. someone on a spree ...1895 US sl.
• HELLETY-SPLIT adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1867 Amer. dial.
• HELLFIRE n. 1. a cheap or low-grade whisky ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 2. hell ...1924 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FIRED adj. extreme, severe ...1833 Amer. dial.
• HELL FOR adj. concerned with, insistent on ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-CERTAIN adj. determined ...1976 Amer. dial.
n. a nickname for some out-of-the-way or rundown place; a seedy place ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-ELECTION adv. in all directions, helter-skelter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-LEATHER adj. fast-moving, rip-roaring ...1942 Amer. dial.
adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HELLFULL adj. extremely full, chock-full ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. a large amount; as many as hell could hold ...1637
• HELL FUZZY! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL-HACK vb. to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass ...L19 sl.
• HELL-HAG n. a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• HELL-HOLE n. 1. an unpleasant place ...1866 sl.
n. 2. ('hellhole') a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELLICAT adj. 1. giddy, light-headed, flighty, half-witted ...1815 Sc.
adj. 2. wild, unmanageable, boisterous ...1819 Sc.
n. 1. a wicked or cruel person; a villain ...1816 Sc.
n. 2. a half-witted, flighty person ...B1900 Sc.
• HELLIN' n. recklessness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ALL n. emphatically nothing; anything ...c1933-74 Amer. sl.
• HELLIN'-AROUND n. recklessness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ME-MAD adj. violently angry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLINYEAR n. the constellation Orion ...1940 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HELLION n. a rough, wild, or dangerous horse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLISH adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1569
• HELLISHLY GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLITY-HOOP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-LARRUP adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-SPLIT adv. at full speed, in great haste ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HELL-KITE n. a kite of hell; a person of hellish cruelty ...1605
• HELL-MOTH † n. a prostitute ...1602
• HELLO! int. 1. used to express surprise ...1917 Amer. dial.
int. 2. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLO BILL! int. a salutation of the Order of Elks ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HELL OF A MESS n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLO GIRL n. a telephone operator ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLOHONE n. a telephone ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELLO MARY! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON adj. concerned with, insistent on ...1850 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON WHEELS n. 1. a very troublesome or annoying person ...1843 sl.
n. 2. anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL-PICK vb. ? to look for trouble ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HELLPUKE n. a shady or disreputable person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HELL-PUP n. a term of abuse for a person; a fiendish person ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HELL RIPPER n. a real hurricane that rips hell out of everything ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S A-BUSTING phr. trouble or turmoil is starting ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S A-POPPING phr. trouble or turmoil is starting ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BANJER! int. an oath ...1913 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BELLS! int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1912
• HELL'S BELLS AND LITTLE FISHES! int. used as an expression of vexation or disappointment ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BELLS AND PANTHER TRACKS! int. used as an expression of vexation or disappointment ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S BOTTOM n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S DELIGHT! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FIRE! int. 1. an exclamation of joy ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 2. used as an expression of annoyance or disgust ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FIRE AND LITTLE FISHES! int. used as an expression of annoyance or disgust ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S FUZZY! int. exclamation comparable to 'hell's bells!' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HALF-ACRE n. a small, remote, disreputable or otherwise undesirable place; a low-class barroom or dive ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLER n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLOW n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL-SNORTER n. a destructive wind that blows straight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S POINT n. a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S TEETH! int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1968
• HELL-STICK n. a match ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HELL TERRORS n. Australians; so called by the Germans ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HELL-THRASHING RATS adv. very fast, at top speed, in great haste ...1989 Amer. dial.
• HELL TO PAY AND NO PITCH HOT n. a predicament, a critical situation, or a perplexing foul-up ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SET adj. very fast, energetic ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT adj. very fast, energetic ...1907 Amer. dial.
adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT FOR BOSTON adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-TOOT adv. very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HELLTOWN n. a rundown or disreputable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELLUOSITY † n. gluttony ...1799
• HELLUOUS † adj. gluttonous ...1641
• HELLUP! int. hell! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS n. anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HELL-VINE n. the wild morning glory ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEED n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WEST AND CROOKED adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKED adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1898 Amer. dial.
• HELL-WESTERN CROOKEDY adv. into confusion, in all directions ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HELL WIND n. a tornado ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HELL WITH THE HIDE OFF n. trouble, problems ...1961 Amer. dial.
• HELL YOU PIPE, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL YOU PREACH, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1924 Amer. sl.
• HELL YOU SAY, THE! int. used to express surprise or incredulity at another's words ...1864 Amer. sl.
• HELLZIER † n. a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HELM n. a handle ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HELOBIOUS * adj. living in marshes or swamps ...1889
• HELP n. servants and operatives ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
int. hell! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HELP A LAME DOG OVER A STILE vb. to assist a person in difficulty; to help, to lend a hand ...1546
• HELP ANDY vb. to do nothing ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELPFELLOW † n. a companion who renders help; a helper; a colleague; a partner or associate ...1549
• HELPKEEPER n. a housekeeper ...1936 Amer. dial.
• HELPLESS AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING adj. completely helpless ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELPMATE vb. to help, to assist ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HELP MY TIME! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HELPSOME adj. helpful ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HELP THE POOR! int. an expression used at Halloween by children instead of 'trick or treat' ...1971 Amer. dial.
• HELP UP vb. to encourage, to cheer up ...1883 Amer. dial.
• HELTER-SKELTER adv. in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
n. 1. an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 2. a bus shelter ...1950s rhyming sl.
• HELVE vb. to turn over, to turn upside down ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HELVERIE n. a rabble, a mass of people ...1932 Sc.
• HEM vb. to corner, to surround, to catch ...1939
• HE-MALE n. a manly man ...L19 sl.
• HEM AND HAW vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HE-MAN DRINK n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEMATIC adj. pert. to blood; containing blood; of a blood-red colour ...1854
• HEM-HAW vb. to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...L15 sl.
• HEM-HAW AROUND vb. to speak hesitatingly; to avoid giving a clear answer; to be indecisive ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HEMLOCK BUG n. a bedbug ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEMLOCK STEAK n. any illegally shot deer or its meat ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEMO n. 1. a prison officer ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
n. 2. an annoying person ...1990s sl.
vb. to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• HEMP n. marijuana ...L19 drugs sl.
vb. to hang, to choke to death; ...L17 sl.
• HEMP BIRD n. a goldfinch ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HEMPEN CASEMENT n. a hangman's noose ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• HEMPEN CAUDLE n. hanging ...L16 jocular
• HEMPEN COLLAR n. a hangman's noose ...L16 sl.
• HEMPEN CONSUMMATION n. death by judicial hanging ...E19 sl.
• HEMP FEVER n. a hanging or lynching ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HEMP OFFICE n. the condemned cell ...M17 sl.
• HEMP PARTY n. a hanging or lynching ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HEMP STRETCHING n. a hanging or lynching ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HEM UP vb. to corner, to surround, to catch ...1941
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP GLASS phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP MUG phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HE MUST HAVE BEEN DRINKING OUT OF A DAMP POT phr. refers to someone who has caught a cold or who has a touch of rheumatism ...20C Brit.
• HEN n. 1. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. an over-officious woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEN AND BIDDIES, THE n. your immediate family group ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN APPLE n. an egg ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEN BERRY n. an egg ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN BIRD n. a pileated woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HEN-CACKLE n. a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN-CACKLING n. a meeting where there's a lot of talking ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HENCHER n. a lame person ...1887 Sc.
• HENCHIL vb. to rock from side to side in walking ...1825 Sc.
• HEND vb. to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HEN-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HENE † adj. mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
† vb. to insult, to humiliate, to debase, to lower ...c950
• HEN-EATER n. a French person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN EGG n. a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HENFEST n. a women's gathering or party ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HENFIGHT n. a woman's party ...1926 Amer. sl.
• HENFIRE NO! int. an expression of strong denial ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HENFLESH n. gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FLEW ENDWAYS n. influenza ...c1960 jocular Amer. dial.
• HEN-FLINT n. chicken dung ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HEN FOOD n. eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRUIT n. eggs; an egg ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEADED adj. brainless, foolish ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-HEARTED adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEN-HOUSE n. a house inhabited chiefly by women; a house where the woman rules ...L19 sl.
• HEN-HUSBAND n. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HUSSY n. 1. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
n. 3. a woman who is very fond of men and is always trying to know more, if she's not respectable about it ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a meddlesome person; one who is always poking into other people's affairs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HUZZY n. a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• HENIOUS adj. heinous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HENKY-PENKY n. trickery, underhand dealing, shuffling ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. to humbug, to cheat, to trick; to be up to tricks ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEN-MINDED adj. brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HENNA? phr. Is it not so? ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HENNESSY n. a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HENNIE adj. sparing ...1924 Sc.
• HENNY adj. fussy, petty, finicky ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. a person who is very particular or fussy; one who worries a lot about little things; a person who is always finding fault about unimportant things ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN ON, A n. an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1878 Amer. dial.
• HEN ON THE NEST, A n. an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HENPECK n. 1. a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HENPECKS n. illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN PISS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HENRY n. an automobile, esp. a Ford ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCH n. 1. a short distance ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 2. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HENSCRATCHES n. bad handwriting ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCHING n. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRIBBLING n. handwriting that is difficult to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S EGG n. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S GRASS n. a short distance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SKIN n. 1. a thin comforter or quilt, often stuffed with feathers ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small or inferior saddle ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HEN-SKINS n. 1. lightweight underwear ...1957 Amer. logging usage
n. 2. thin-soled shoes not stout enough to take calks (spikes) ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• HEN'S-NOSE-FULL n. a very small quantity of anything ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEN'S RACE, A n. a very short distance ...1898 Ireland
• HEN'S TAIL n. the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TEETH n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TRACKS n. handwriting that is hard to read ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN TEETH n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HEN-WALLOW-JOSTLE n. a lively movement in place, starting from the bottom and moving up, from the way a hen shakes all over in a dust bath ...1921 Amer. dial.
• HEN WRANGLER n. a chore boy on a farm or ranch ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HE OWNS THE LOCK phr. he has control over the situation ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HEPAZOOTIS n. an imaginary disease ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HERB n. 1. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1971 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an important person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HERBERGAGE † n. 1. a place of lodging or entertainment; an inn ...a1300
† n. 2. lodging, entertainment ...c1386
• HERBERGERY † n. 1. a place of lodging or entertainment; an inn ...a1300
† n. 2. lodging, entertainment ...1303
• HERBERT n. a foolish or ridiculous man ...1960 Brit. sl.
• HERBERY vb. 1. to shelter, to lodge ...1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to anchor a ship in a haven or harbour ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HERBULENT †* adj. full of herbs or grass ...1656
• HERBS n. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HERBSTER n. a herb doctor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HERCULEAN LABOUR n. a task requiring enormous strength ...1617
• HERD vb. to take care of a child or children, to babysit ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HERE-AND-THEREIAN n. a person with no permanent place place of residence; one who moves about from place to place; a wanderer ...1701 humorous nonce word
• HEREDIPETOUS adj. legacy-hunting; hunting for an inheritance ...1866
• HEREDITARIOUS †* adj. hereditary ...1527
• HERE OR THERE THE HARE GOES AWAY phr. here or there the matter ended ...1600
• HERE'S AT YOU phr. used to express assent or resolution ...1835 Amer. dial. arch.
• HERE'S HOW! int. a drinking toast ...1896
• HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE! int. a drinking toast ...1927
• HER EX n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HER INDOORS n. a wife or other live-in female partner, often with the implication of a domineering woman ...1979 Brit. sl.
• HERIT † n. inheritance ...c1475
† vb. to inherit ...a1533
• HERITRIX n. a female heir, an heiress ...c1575
• HERKEN vb. to listen, esp. to listen by stealth ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HER LADYSHIP n. a stuck-up female ...1887 Brit. nautical colloq.
• HER MONKEY'S SICK phr. she is menstruating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HER NIBS n. herself; a self-important person; usually a mock title ...1821 Brit. sl.
• HERO OF SAN JUAN HILL n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HERO OF THE QUILL n. a distinguished author ...1823 sl.
• HERO OF THE SPIGOT n. one who indulges in liquor ...1828
• HER REDHEADED AUNT IS VISITING HER phr. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HERRIAL n. that which causes loss or ruin; also, a great expense ...1871 Sc.
• HERRIDGE n. a disturbance; a bustle, fuss ...1867 Eng. dial.
• HERRIMENT n. the act of robbing or plundering ...1787 Sc.
• HERRING-CHOKER n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the Maritime provinces ...1899 Can. sl.
n. 2. a Scandinavian ...1944 US sl.
• HERRING-FARE † n. a voyage to catch herrings ...1530
• HERRING-GUTTED adj. having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony ...1726
• HERRING-POND n. the sea or ocean, esp. the North Atlantic ocean ...1686 humorous
• HERRY vb. 1. to rob, to plunder, to pillage; used esp. of robbing birds' nests ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to harass, to oppress, to despoil, to ruin; to drag or carry off ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HERRYING adj. robbing, plundering ...1898 Sc.
n. the act of robbing or plundering ...1887 Sc.
• HERRY-WATER n. a selfish person who takes all he can get ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HERSUM † adj. ready to hear; obedient, compliant; dutiful, devout ...c900
† vb. to obey, to be obedient to; to revere ...c900
• HERSUMNESSE † n. obedience ...c900
• HERY † vb. to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• HE'S A CUNT AND A HALF phr. said of an extremely objectionable youth or man ...L1950s sl.
• HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE HACKLES phr. said of a person who has a lot of bad luck ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HE'S BITING BUTTS phr. he's broke and smoking butts ...Bk1944 service sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A CANARY ASS phr. said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A HUMMINGBIRD ASS phr. said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• HE-SHE † n. an effeminate person ...a1661
• HE SINGS MORE LIKE A WHORE'S BIRD THAN A CANARY phr. the singer has a strong manly voice ...L18
• HESITATIOUS †* adj. characterized by hesitation ...1657
• HESITUDE †* n. doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
• HE'S LOST IT phr. he's in a bad temper ...20C sl.
• HE'S NO BULL-FIGHTER phr. he's effeminate, or a sissy ... E20 US sl.
• HESPERT n. a rough, uncultivated fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HESPIN n. a close-fisted person; a miser; a greedy and over-reaching man ...1781 Eng. dial.
• HESS adj. hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HE'S STANDING ON THE TOP STEP phr. of a man standing trial: there is every prospect he will be given the maxim sentence ...1950 cant
• HE'S SUCH AN OLD THIEF, HE'D ROB JESUS CHRIST OF HIS SHOE-STRINGS phr. said of a notorious thief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HESTER vb. to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person ...1818 Sc.
• HESTERN † adj. pertaining to yesterday ...1577-87
• HE STRUCK A FAIR WIND phr. he had a streak of luck ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HET adj. heated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HETCHEL vb. to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HETCHELING n. a scolding ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HETCHEL UP vb. to improvise hastily; to put something together in a hurry; to find something to more or less suit an immediate need ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HETERODOGMATIZE vb. to hold an opinion different from that generally held ...1651 nonce word
• HETEROPHEMIZE vb. to say something different from what you mean to say ...1875
• HETH! int. a mild oath or exclamation or asseveration of surprise ...1698 Sc.
• HE THING n. a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HET UP adj. 1. frenzied, having lost one's composure ...1902 sl.
adj. 2. heated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEURISM n. the educational process or principle of training pupils to discover things for themselves ...E20
• HEURISTIC adj. 1. serving to find out or discover something ...E19
adj. 2. pert. to heurism in education ...L19
• HEVER n. a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEVERLESS adj. ill-mannered ...a1873 Sc.
• HEW vb. to conform to ...L19 N. Amer.
• HE-WEAN n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEWERS OF WOOD AND DRAWERS OF WATER n. menial drudges; labourers
• HEWGAG n. a toy musical instrument, in which a piece of parchment, etc., is vibrated by blowing ...M19 US
• HE-WIFE n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HE-WITCH n. a wizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HE-WOMAN n. a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE WON'T GIVE A BEAN FOR A PEA phr. he is very ungenerous or churlish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HE WORRIES THE DOG phr. a phrase directed at a visitor whose approach repels even the house-dog ...1909 UK sl.
• HE WOULD LIVE EVEN IN A GRAVEL PIT phr. applied to a cautious, niggardly person ...c1660 chiefly rural usage
• HE WOULD LOSE HIS ARSE IF IT WERE LOOSE phr. used of a careless person ...c1780 sl.
• HE WOULDN'T GIVE YOU DAYLIGHT IN A DARK CORNER phr. said of a person with a reputation for meanness ...1988 Sc. sl.
• HE WOULDN'T PULL A SOLDIER OFF HIS MOTHER phr. a catchphrase directed at laziness or slacking ...c1880 nautical sl.
• HEX n. 1. a witch; a woman resembling a witch ...M19
n. 2. a magic spell; a curse ...E20
• HEY! int. attracting attention or expressing joy, surprise, or inquiry, or enthusiastic approval for ...ME
• HEY-BEY n. a hubbub, an uproar; a commotion, a disturbance ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HEYDAY * n. 1. a state of high spirits or passion ...L16
n. 2. full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
int. expressing joy, surprise, etc. ...E16 arch.
• HEYMENT † n. a fence or boundary ...1770 Eng. dial.
• HEY-MY-NANNIE n. a goat ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HEYNE † n. a term of reproach; a mean wretch, a niggard ...c1386
vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HEY NONNY-NONNY n. 1. an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HEY RUBE n. a fight, orig. between circus workers and the general public ...1935 sl., orig. US
• HI! int. attracting attention or expressing encouragement or enthusiasm ...LME
• HIBBER-GIBBER † n. a confused repetition or babble of talking; unmeaning sounds or phrases; gibberish ...1592
• HIBBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES-JIBBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBLEDY-HOBBLEDY n. a confused mass, a muddle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HIBBY JIBBYS, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBERNACLE n. a winter retreat ...E18
• HIBERNACULUM † n. 1. a greenhouse for wintering plants ...L17
n. 2. the place or nest where an animal hibernates ...L18
• HIBERNAL adj. pert. to or proper to winter; appearing in winter ...E17
• HIBERNOPHOBE n. one who has a dread of or antipathy to the Irish ...1889 nonce word
• HICCIUS DOCIUS * n. a formula used by a juggler when performing a trick; a feat of dexterity; a clever trick ...L17
• HICCUP n. a temporary small problem or delay ...1965 sl., orig. US
• HICK adj. (derogatory) unsophisticated, provincial ...L20 colloq.
n. 1. (derogatory) an ignorant countryman; a silly person ...M16
* n. 2. a hiccup; also a hesitation in speech ...E17
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
* vb. to hiccup ...E17
• HICKBOO n. a rumpus; a bombardment ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE adv. entirely in a state of confusion; one upon another; higgledy-piggledy ...1825 Sc.
• HICKET † n. a hiccup ...1544 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to hiccup ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKETTY adj. of a cough: short, dry, hacking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HICKEY n. 1. something of little consequence ...E20 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 2. a spot, a pimple; a mark left by a lovebite ...1934 US sl.
n. 3. a small gadget or device; a thing ...1909 chiefly N. Amer.
• HICKEY-DOODLE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY FOR HOOTENANNY phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKEY-JIGGER phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK FARMER n. (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICK-HACK n. an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HICKIE n. 1. a device or gadget; an unnamed thing ...1909 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a pimple; a spot ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a love-bite ...1956 US sl.
• HICKIFIED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKISH adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKJOP n. a fool ...B1900 Amer. American thieves' sl.
• HICKLE n. an icicle ...1859 Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † n. a hiccup ...1538
† vb. to hiccup ...1598
• HICKORY OIL n. a beating or flogging with a hickory stick ...1894
• HICKSCORNER † n. the name of a character in an allegorical drama of the same title printed by Wynkyn de Worde, represented as a travelled libertine who scoffs at religion; hence, a scoffer in general ...c1530
• HICKUM-SKIVVER phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HICKWALL n. a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker Picus viridis ...LME Eng. dial.
• HICKY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIDDEN HAND n. a secret or occult influence, esp. of a malignant character
• HIDDENMOST adj. most hidden or secret ...L19
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE adj. confused, giddy, wanton ...1450-70 Sc.
adv. topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
n. 1. a disorderly noise, a disturbance ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a short piece of wood with a sharp point at each end, fixed on the trace for keeping horses or oxen apart in ploughing ...B1900 Sc.
• HIDE n. 1. the skin ...a1000
n. 2. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
n. 3. impudence, effrontery, nerve ...E20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
vb. to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HIDE-AND-COOP n. hide-and-seek ...US
• HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK n. hide-and-seek
• HIDE AND HAIR adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDE AND HUE † n. skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the body
• HIDE AND TALLOW adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDEAWAY n. 1. a person who hides himself or herself away; a fugitive ...L19
n. 2. a small quiet restaurant, etc.; a secluded place of entertainment ...E20
n. 3. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a place of concealment or retreat ...M20
• HIDEBIND * vb. to make hidebound; to confine, to constrict ...M17
• HIDEBOUND † adj. 1. stingy, niggardly, mean ...L16
adj. 2. restricted in view or scope; narrow, cramped, bigoted ...E17
• HI-DE-HI phr. greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc.; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• HI-DE-HO phr. expressing joy or enthusiasm, esp. in a jazz or dance band ...M20
• HIDELING adj. given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...L19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• HIDE ONE'S HEAD vb. to keep out of sight; to hide from shame
• HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL vb. to be modest, not to make a display of one' s ability ...1858
• HIDEOUT n. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HIDE THE SAUSAGE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1944 Aust. sl.
• HIDEY-HOLE n. a hiding place ...E19 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HIDLINGS adj. hidden, secret, underhand, clandestine ...L18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adv. in a hidden way, secretly ...ME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. hiding places, secret places ...E16
n. 2. secret or clandestine operations ...E19
• HIDLINS adv. secretly, stealthily, clandestinely ...a1225 Sc.
• HIDOUS †* vb. 1. to be terrified of ...c1380
†* vb. 2. to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
• HIEFUL † adj. speedy, hasty, hurried, quick, prompt ...a1225
• HIEMAL * adj. belonging to winter ...M16
• HIEMATE * vb. to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HIEMATICAL †* adj. belonging to winter ...1632
• HIFALUTIN adj. snobbish, pompous; stuck up ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. snobbery, pomposity ...M19 Aust. sl.
• HIFFLE-HAFFLE n. hesitancy, prevarication ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to be undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY adv. untidily ...1598
• HIGH adj. 1. drunk ...1627 sl.
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1932 sl.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a drug-induced euphoria ...1953 sl.
• HIGH AS A KITE adj. drunk ... sl.
• HIGHBALL n. a salute ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHBALL IT vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHBALL IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BIJEEBEES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-BINDER n. a fraudulent politician ...1890 US sl.
• HIGH BLONDE PRESSURE n. fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BRASS n. applied to officers of high rank in the armed services; hence, any group of people of high rank ...1941 sl., orig. US
• HIGH-BROW n. an educated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-CLASS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-DEGREES n. high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHDIGEES n. high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHEN vb. to raise; to heighten; to raise in price ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HIGHER HAND † n. superiority in contest, mastery ...a1225
• HIGHER-UP an officer ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HIGH-FALLOOTIN' adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGHFALUTEN adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGHFALUTIN adj. absurdly pompous or pretentious; stuck-up, snobbish...1839 colloq.
adv. snobbily, pompously ...1900s US sl.
n. snobbery, pomposity ...M19 Aust. sl.
• HIGHFALUTING adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HIGH FEMME n. a very feminine lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• HIGH FIVE n. 1. a greeting or celebratory gesture that takes the form of raising the arm and ritualistically slapping each other's palm ...1980s sl.
n. 2. HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
vb. 1. to greet someone by raising the arm and ritualistically slapping the other's palm ...1980s sl.
vb. 2. to slap hands as a form of celebration, affirmation, congratulation, etc. ...1990s sl.
• HIGHFLIER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-FLY n. 1. showing off, acting in a superior, arrogant manner ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a lively, spirited person, usually a woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-FLYING adj. pompous, pretentious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIGHFUL † adj. 1. high ...1297
† adj. 2. haughty, proud ...1297
• HIGH-GRADE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-GRADER n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-GYVE vb. to tease, to provoke ...1930s US sl.
• HIGH-HAT adj. snobbish and arrogant ...colloq.
adv. arrogantly ...1960s sl.
n. a snob ...1923 sl., orig. US
vb. to treat a person in a snobbish or offhand way; to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub ...1920s colloq., orig. US
• HIGH-HATTED adj. snobbish, stuck up ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIGH-HATTY adj. snobbish, stuck up ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIGH-HEADED adj. arrogant, haughty, self-important ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-HEELED adj. arrogant ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• HIGH-HEELED SHOES n. pride ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-HEELED TIME n. an exciting or enjoyable time ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-HEELER n. a female beggar ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP † adj. haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH IN THE LEGS LIKE NANNY PORTER'S HENS adj. said of a thin, starved-looking person ...1865 Eng. dial.
• HIGH IN TOOTH adj. arrogant, boastful ...L19 sl.
• HIGH IRON n. the railroad, esp. as regards the main rather than branch lines ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• HIGHJACKER n. a criminal or tramp who robs other criminals or tramps ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH JINKS n. a gambler who drinks with his victim in order to render the latter more malleable ...L17 sl.
• HIGH JIVE vb. to tease, to provoke ...1930s US sl.
• HIGH JUMP n. 1. the gallows ...L19 sl.
n. 2. serious problems ...20C sl.
n. 3. the criminal court ...1960s Aust. sl.
• HIGH-KICKER n. 1. a dissolute person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a chorus girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• HIGH-KILTED adj. indecorous ...19C Sc. sl.
• HIGHLAND n. the northern, often Black area of a city ...1970s US Black sl.
• HIGHLAND FLING n. 1. a (wedding) ring ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. string ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. in cards: the king ...1960s rhyming sl.
n. 4. masturbation ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• HIGHLAND FRISKY n. whisky ...L19 rhyming sl.
• HIGHLANDS n. the prosperous parts of a town, where the wealthy elite live ...20C US sl.
• HIGH LAW n. highway robbery ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH LAWYER n. a highwayman ...L16 sl.
• HIGH-LIGHT adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHLINER n. in fishing: the best of a group ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HIGH LIVING n. esp. of a thief, living in a garret or cockloft, i.e. a very small room immediately above the garret ....L18 sl.
• HIGH-LONESOME n. a debauch; a solo drinking spree ...L19 US sl.
• HIGH LOW-BROW n. a student who puts pleasure before study ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HIGH-LOWS n. laced boots that reach the ankles ...E19
• HIGHLY TOUTED adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGHMADANDY n. someone who has more money than brains ...20C Ulster sl.
• HIGH MAGGIE n. an old-fashioned ladies' bicycle ...20C Ireland
• HIGH-MAINTENANCE adj. of a person: requiring a high level of care and attention; demanding ...1980s US colloq.
• HIGH MARKET † n. the time when the market is busiest ...1775
• HIGH MEN n. crooked dice that will always produce a high number ...M16 sl.
• HIGH MICKEY-DOODLE n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MOB n. leading criminals ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH MOBSMEN n. leading criminals ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH MONKEY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension; a self-important person ...1856 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-MUCKETY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MUCKTY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH MUCKY-MUCK n. a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH NELLIE n. an old-fashioned ladies' bicycle ...20C Ireland
• HIGH NOON n. a spoon ...1950s rhyming sl.
vb. to challenge someone to one-on-one combat ...1980s US sl.
• HIGH NOSE n. arrogance, snobbery ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-NOSED adj. arrogant, supercilious; intellectual, pretentious ...L18 sl.
• HIGH OCTANE adj. 1. (usually as high-octane) dynamic, high-powered ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. of alcohol: highly intoxicating ...1990s sl.
adj. 3. of coffee: strong, highly caffeinated ...1990s sl.
n. 1. strong caffeinated coffee ...1990s US sl.
n. 2. very strong alcohol ...1990s US sl.
• HIGH OLD TIME, A n. a very enjoyable time; an uproarious time; a spree ...1858 sl.
• HIGH ON adj. 1. enthusiastic about; fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. in ample possession of ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIGH ONE n. a large drink ...L19 US sl.
• HIGH PAD n. 1. the highway ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a highwayman ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADDING n. highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADSMAN n. a highwayman ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH PIKE n. an exorbitantly high price ...M19 sl.
• HIGH-PLAY vb. to act in an ostentatious manner ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• HIGH POCKET n. a tall man; thus a nickname ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HIGHPOCKETS n. a tall man; thus a nickname ...1910s sl., orig. US
• HIGH POWER n. 1. the maximum security section ...1940s US prison sl.
n. 2. a convict who, on the grounds of good behaviour and trustworthiness, is allotted a privileged position in prison ...1970s Aust., UK, & US prison sl.
• HIGH-POWERED adj. 1. stylish ...1930s US Black sl.
adj. 2. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH PRESSURE adj. (usually as 'high-pressure') coerced, forced ...1940s sl.
n. a boss; a powerful man ...1920s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'high-pressure') to pressurize, to intimidate ...1920s sl.
• HIGH PRIME vb. to show off ...L19 US Black sl.
• HIGH-RENT adj. 1. moral ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 2. sophisticated, superior ...1970s sl.
• HIGH-RENTED adj. 1. hot ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. of a villain: extremely well-known to the police ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH-RESOLVED adj. very resolute; firmly resolved ...1594
• HIGH-RIDER n. a young, esp. working-class, man whose car is modified in such a way that its rear is higher than the front ...1980s US sl.
• HIGH ROLLER n. a person who spends money extravagantly or gambles recklessly ...sl., chiefly US & Can.
• HIGH-SEASONED adj. 1. enriched with spices or other seasoning ...1675
adj. 2. of literature: somewhat lewd, obscene ...B1900
• HIGH-SIGHTED † adj. looking upward, supercilious, haughty ...1601
• HIGH SPICE TOBY n. the highway as the resort of robbers ...1876 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-STEPPER n. a spirited horse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-STOMACHED † adj. haughty, disdainful, proud, obstinate, of high courage or spirit ...1548 obs. or arch.
• HIGH-TAIL n. a hasty or unceremonious departure...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TAIL IT vb. to depart hurriedly; to move in a great hurry ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HIGH-TAIL IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TEST adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH TIME n. 1. the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late ...colloq.
n. 2. an uproarious time; a spree ...M19 US sl.
• HIGH TOBY, THE n. highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-TOBY-GLOAK n. a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBYMAN n. a highwayman ...1811 thieves' sl.
• HIGH TOBY-SPICE, THE n. robbery on horseback ...c1812 thieves' sl.
• HIGH-TONE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-TWELVE n. midday, noon ...1827
• HIGHTY-TIGHTY adj. 1. petulant, huffy, easily offended ...1848
adj. 2. conceitedly proud, stuck-up, haughty ...B1900
adj. 3. flighty, whimsically inclined ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. fussy, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. quarrelsome ...B1900 sl.
adj. 6. slightly crazy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a promiscuous girl; a wanton person ...L17 sl.
† n. 2. a romping or rude girl ...a1700
n. 3. a seesaw ...1877 Eng. dial.
int. an ejaculation expressing contemptuous surprise or anger ...1747
• HIGH-UP n. a person who holds an important or influential position ...1929 sl.
• HIGH-WITTED adj. artful, cunning, sly ...1588
• HIGH-YOU-MUCK-A-MUCK n. a self-important person ...1856 Amer. sl.
• HIGULCION FLIPS n. an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HI-HAT vb. to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIKE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIKE OUT vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIKI-FALLOOTIN' adj. snobbish, pompous ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HILARATE †* vb. to make merry, cheerful, or gay; to exhilarate ...1623
• HILDIE-GILDIE n. an uproar ...B1900 Sc.
• HILDING adj. 1. cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched ...1581 arch.
adj. 2. ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. shuffling, shackling ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. sloping, leaning, tilting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a worthless or vicious animal, especially a horse; a sorry hack ...1589
n. 2. a disreputable slut, a wanton...1592 arch.
n. 3. a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
n. 4. the sediment of beer, lees, dregs: usually plural ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HILL OF BEANS, A n. a thing of little value ...1863 US sl.
• HILL OF MARS, THE n. in palmistry: the fleshy part of the thumb ..1578
• HILL OF PEAS n. a thing of very little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HILL OF SHIT n. anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HILL OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 euphemism
• HILLOUS †* adj. hilly ...1550
• HILT AND HAIR adv. everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HILTER-SKILTER adv. in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HILUM † n. something very minute ...1659
• HIM FELL WELL † phr. he prospered ...c1250
• HIMPLE † vb. to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIM-SAM adv. irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HINCTY adj. conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HIND CART WHEEL n. 5 shillings ... Bk1903 sl.
• HIND COACH WHEEL n. 5 shillings ... Bk1903 sl.
• HINDER-FALLINGS † n. excrements ...1530
• HINDERMATE n. a spouse or companion who is a hindrance ...a1843 nonce word
• HINEY n. 1. a German; a German soldier...1904 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n.3. the buttocks ...1982 US sl.
• HINGKAPONK n. an impostor ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HINGLE vb. 1. to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
vb. 2. of time: to pass slowly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGUM-TRINGUM adj. 1. in weak health ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. in low spirits ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 3. worthless and somewhat disreputable; said of persons and things ...B1900 Sc.
• HINKEY adj. wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
• HINKTY adj. conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HINKY adj. 1. wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy ...1956 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
adj. 3. arousing suspicion ...1975 Amer. police sl.
adj. 4. refractory; stubborn ...1987 Amer. sl.
• HINKY-DINK adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HINKY-DINKY adj. excellent, first-rate ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HINNIATE †* vb. to neigh, to whinny ...1623
• HINT OF MINT, A n. a trace of homosexual tendencies ...1950s US gay sl.
• HIP adj. up to date, informed, poised ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to give information ...1938 sl., orig. US
• HIPE n. a rifle ...1917 army sl.
• HIPPED ON adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HIPPIE n. one who feels he or she is 'hip' when actually a 'square' ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIPPING n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPIN'S n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPO n. a hippopotamus ...1872
• HIPPODAME † n. a horse tamer or trainer ...1623
• HIPPOMOBILE n. a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle ...1906
• HIPPOMONSTROSITY n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPOPHILE n. a lover of horses ...1852
• HIPPOPOTAPUS n. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPY adj. wide in the posteriors ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOT adj. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOTTEN adj. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSTER n. someone who is totally with it ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIP-SWISHY adj. said of a young woman's manner of walking ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSY-DIPSY n. a castigation; a 'skelping' on the buttocks (skelping - a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks) ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIP TO adj. informed, aware ...1904 sl., orig. US
• HIRED GUN n. a person hired to destroy the opposition, or some unwelcome party, on behalf of another
• HIRPLE adj. lame, limp, tender-footed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a crawling or limping gait; a limp ...1793 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lame person; a cripple ...1894 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to contract the body with cold, crouch, cower down; to starve with cold ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to be dull and inactive from the effects of severe cold or illness ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HIRQUITALLIENCY † n. delighted shouts ...1652 nonce word
• HIRRO! int. hurrah! huzza! ...1827 Sc.
• HIS BREAD AIN'T DONE phr. used to indicate that a person is mentally dull or feeble-minded ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HIS EX n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HIS FACE HURTS phr. he blushes ...1896 Amer. jocular
• HIS GALLIC MAJESTY † n. the king of France ...1712
• HIS HAT COVERS HIS FAMILY phr. said of one who is alone in the world, and has to provide only for himself ...1854
• HIS JIGLETS! n. a contemptuous form of address ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HIS KNABS n. a person ...L18 sl.
• HIS NABS n. a person ...L18 sl.
• HIS NAME IS DENNIS! int. he is done for! his name is mud! ...1893 Amer. dial.
• HIS NEILSHIP n. the devil ...1898 Sc.
• HIS NIBS n. himself; a self-important person; usually a mock title ...1821 Brit. sl.
• HISPANIAN †* adj. belonging to Spain, born in Spain, Spanish ...1656
• HIS SATANIC MAJESTY n. the Devil, Satan ...19C
• HIS TALLNESS † n. 'his highness' ...1656 humorous
• HISTORIOGNOMER †* n. one learned in history ...1593
• HISTORY OF FOUR KINGS n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.