DICTIONARY
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• TENEBRICOSE * adj. full of darkness; very dark, obscure; gloomy ...1730-6
• TENEBRIFICOUS † adj. causing or producing darkness ...1714
• TENEBROUS adj. 1. full of darkness, dark ...c1420
adj. 2. obscure, gloomy ...1599
† n. darkness ...c1450
• TENELLOUS †* adj. somewhat tender ...1651
• TENEMENT n. an apartment ...1839 Amer. dial.
• TENEMENTS TO LET n. 1. the vagina ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a widow ...18C sl.
n. 3. a widow's weeds ...18C sl.
• TEN FEET TALL adj. hugely impressive; menacing ...1962 Amer. sl.
• TEN-FOUR phr. that is correct; OK; used as an acknowledgement that a message has been received ...1962 Citizens band usage
• TENNEL † vb. of trees: to die away ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENNER n. 1. ten pounds or a ten pound note ...1845 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a ten-year prison sentence ...1866 Amer. prison sl.
n. 3. a ten-dollar bill ...1893 US sl.
n. 4. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TENNESSEE BANANA n. a pawpaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TENNESSEE CHICKEN n. some meat other than chicken, esp. salt pork, bacon ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TENNESSEE QUICKSTEP n. diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• TENNESSY n. Tennessee ...1903 Amer. dial.
• TENNIE n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1920 Amer. dial.
• TENNIE-PUMP n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TENNIE-RUNNER n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TENNIS n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. to strike with a rebound ...1888 Eng. dial.
• TENNIS SHOES n. in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TENNY n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1920 Amer. dial.
• TENNY-PUMP n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TENNY-RUNNER n. a rubber-soled shoe, usually with a low canvas upper; a tennis shoe ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEN-ONE adj. broken ...1982 UK teen sl.
• TENPENNY adj. inferior; of a poor description ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENSE UP vb. to become stiff, ineffective, and semi-paralyzed from nervous tension ...1973 Amer. sl.
• TEN-SIGHT adj. ten times ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENSION n. in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TENSOME adj. consisting of ten ...1721 Sc.
n. ten ...1721 Sc.
• TEN-SPOT n. 1. a $10 bill; ten dollars ..1848 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a ten-year prison sentence ...1928 Amer. prison sl.
• TENT adj. watchful, attentive; keen; intent ...1789 Sc.
n. 1. care, heed ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. an open-air pulpit ...1785 Sc.
n. 3. a look; observation, notice, attention ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
n. 4. a small quantity of liquor ...B1900 Ireland & Eng. dial.
n. 5. an engagement to look after animals or birds ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an umbrella ...B1900 Ireland sl.
n. 7. the perineum, the space between the vagina and the anus (t'aint pussy and t'aint asshole) ...1970s sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to watch; to lay in wait for; to watch for an opportunity to the disadvantage of another person; generally used as a threat ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beware, to take care ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to prevent, to hinder ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to see, to observe, to notice ...1784 Sc.
vb. 5. to pay attention to; to heed; to listen to ...1789 Sc.
vb. 6. to attend to; to look after; to take care of; to watch or mind animals; to watch birds to drive them away ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to compare; to count, to tally; to take account ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to show, to teach ...1882 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to stop, to stay, to delay ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TENT ABOUT vb. to occupy oneself ...1888 Eng. dial.
• TENT-BOY n. a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TENTER n. 1. a watcher, watchman; a watch-dog ...1844 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a person engaged to look after animals or drive away birds ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who takes care of anything; an attendant, keeper ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENTFUL adj. careful, attentive ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TENTH WORD IN A TELEGRAM n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TENTIFLY † adv. with attention ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TENTIGINOUS † adj. 1. lascivious, lustful; exciting to lust, itching, lecherous ...1616
† adj. 2. stiff, stretched, strained ...B1900
• TENTILY adv. carefully, heedfully, cautiously ...1874 Sc.
• TENTING-LAD n. a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENTIVE adj. attentive, careful ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TENTLESS † adj. 1. unnoticed, unheeded, unregarded ...1785 Sc.
adj. 2. careless, heedless ...1813 Sc.
adj. 3. uncared for, untended ...1835 Sc.
• TENTLY adv. carefully ...1853 Sc.
• TEN-TOES n. the foot ...1830 Eng. dial.
• TEN-TO-ONE n. Irish stew (ten pieces of potato to one piece of meat) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENT-PREACHING n .preaching from a 'tent' ...1630 Sc.
• TENT-READER n. one who reads the service from a 'tent' ...1715 Sc.
• TEN-TWENTY-THIRTY adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TENTY adj. careful, heedful, attentive; watchful, cautious ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. carefully, attentively; cautiously ...1785 Sc.
• TEPEFY vb. to make moderately tepid or warm ...1656
• TEPID adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEPPITLESS adj. without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEPTIOUS adj. snappish, captious; irritating; treacherous, changeable, not to be depended upon ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TER † n. 1. anger, passion, headstrong resolution ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TERATICAL * adj. relating to marvels or prodigies; incredible, wonderful, miraculous ...1722
• TERBACCER n. tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERBACKER n. tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEREY † adj. tapering to a point ...1876
• TERI n. a native of Hawick, Scotland ...1892 Sc.
• TERM vb. to bound, to border ...1860 Eng. dial.
• TERMATER n. a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERMINAL adj. utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving; extreme; unmitigated ...1990s Amer. sl.
• TERMINALLY adv. intractably; hopelessly ...1990s Amer. sl.
• TERMINATE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE vb. to assassinate someone ...1972 US espionage sl.
• TERMINATION DUST n. the first snow, which marks the end of the construction season and the termination of the job ...1957 Amer. dial.
• TERM OF A TIME n. a long time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERN n. an intern ...1970s Amer. medical sl.
• TERPS n. 1. turpentine ...1823 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an interpreter ...World War I Amer. sl.
n. 3. elixir of terpin hydrate with codeine, a cough syrup prized as a narcotic ...1970s Amer. drugs sl.
• TERR n. a guerrilla fighting to overthrow the White minority government ...1976 Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) before independence usage
• TERRACE n. 1. a raised footpath by the side of a road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slope or cliff ...1849 Eng. dial.
• TERRACULTURE * n. cultivation of the earth; agriculture ...1847
• TERRA NOBILIS † n. an old name for the diamond at a time when its real nature was not known ...1882
• TERRAPIN n. a shrewish old woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TERREMOTE † n. an earthquake ...1390
• TERRENE SEA † n. the Mediterranean Sea ...1586
• TERRIBLE adj. very intimate, 'thick' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRIBLIZE † vb. to make or become terrible ...1605 nonce word
• TERRIBLY adv. much, considerably ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TERRICK † n. a trifle; a little thing ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TERRICULAMENT † n. a source or object of dread or terror, especially of needless dread; a bugbear ...1548
† vb. to inspire with groundless fear ...1644
• TERRIE n. a terrier ...1788 Sc.
• TERRIER n. 1. a man of bad temper and character; a pugnacious fellow ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Territorial ...1908 Brit. army sl.
• TERRIFICATION n. terror, anything causing terror ...1822 Sc.
• TERRIFIC adj. 1. excellent; wonderful ...1888 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. prodigious; extreme; amazing ...1888 Amer. sl.
• TERRIFICK † adj. afraid, terrified ...1821 Sc.
• TERRIFIED FEVER n. typhoid fever ...1878 Amer. dial.
• TERRIFY n. a source of worry or trouble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain ...1839 Eng. & Amer, dial.
vb. 2. to seize, to tear out; to shake ...1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to astonish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to damage, to injure, to destroy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fret, to be anxious about nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to puzzle, to perplex ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRILOO n. a great commotion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a great commotion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRILOQUY n. the speaking of terrible or dreadful things
• TERRIT † n. a clump of trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERROR n. a troublesome child ...1883 sl.
• TERRY † vb. to provoke, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRY-LERRY n. a representation of the note of the skylark, or of a similar sound uttered as an exclamation or delight or gaiety; an imitation of a musical sound ...1611
• TERSE † n. 1. the penis ...c1000
† n. 2. a dispute, a debate ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. to dispute, to contend ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY adv. topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
• TERTIAN n. at a Scottish university: a student of the third session ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TERTIATE † vb. to do or perform for the third time; to do a thing three times ...1623
• TERVE † vb. 1. to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
† vb. 2. to overturn, to overthrow ...c1400
• TERVEE n. a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to struggle; to writhe ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rage, to storm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERVY n. a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to struggle; to writhe ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rage, to storm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TESSY adj. angry, fractious, cross, testy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEST n. a will, testament ...1890 Sc.
• TESTAMENT-MAN † n. a Protestant ...1827 Sc.
• TESTER n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• TESTIF † adj. 1. headstrong, obstinate, wilful, rash, testy ...c1374
† adj. 2. aggressive, contentious, short-tempered, peevish, tetchy  ...1526
• TESTIFF † adj. wilful, headstrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TESTIFICATE † n. a certificate, testimonial ...1751 Sc.
• TESTIFICATION † n. a certificate, testimonial ...1822 Sc.
• TESTORN † adj. testy, quick to anger ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TEST THE WATERS vb. to make a preliminary assessment ...1970s Amer. sl.
• TESTY adj. sexually attractive ...1899 sl.
vb. to testify ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TET n. a teat; the nipple of a breast or udder ...1681 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to have leave or permission to do a thing; to be bound or under obligation ...1746 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to tease, to provoke ...1777 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to chafe ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TETAW n. a simpleton, a fool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETCH n. 1. obstinacy, restiveness ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a habit, a gait ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. to be obstinate or restive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETCHEROUS adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1976 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIFIED adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIOUS adj. 1. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1913 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sensitive to touch ....1951 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS adj. 1. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sensitive to touch ....1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS AS A SKINNED EEL adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHSOME adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TETCHY adj. 1. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended ...1592
adj. 2. of a subject, situation, etc.: sensitive, ticklish ...1886 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: changeable; fickle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETH † n. temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
int. an exclamation ...1805 Sc.
• TETHER n. 1. a tangle, as of weeds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tie, an obligation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to marry, to get married ...1812 Sc.
• TETHER BY THE TOOTH vb. to attract by good feeding, to detain by eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETHER-END n. the posteriors ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TETHER-FACED adj. having an ill-natured aspect ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETHERMENT n. a wrapping or bandage of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETHER ONE'S NAG vb. to copulate ...Bk1902 Sc.
• TETHERY adj. of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TETNIT n. a child born of elderly parents ...1924 Amer. dial.
• TETONS n. a woman's breasts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TETRALOGUE †* n. a conversation between four persons or parties ...1649
• TETRICOUS † adj. sour in countenance; austere, severe, harsh, crabbed, perverse, morose ...1727
• TETTER n. 1. any kind of skin disease or itching caused by eczema, ringworm, poison ivy, etc. ...1737 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small pimple or pustule; a small ulcer; a blister; a wart ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 3. ringworm; generally in plural ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 4. hoar-frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to hinder, to delay ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETTERED adj. having sore places; having the skin roughened by the wind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TETTER-TOTTER n. the pastime of seesaw; also, a seesaw ...1846 Eng. dial.
• TETTY † adj. 1. easily offended; irritable, peevish; captious, testy, cross-tempered; bad-tempered ...1621 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 2. of the wind: gusty, strong, boisterous ...B1900 Sc.
n. 1. the breast, esp. the mother's breast ...1746
n. 2. a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TETUZ † n. anything tender; a delicate person ...1824 Sc.
• TEUD † n. a tooth ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEUDLESS † adj. toothless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEUGH! int. an exclamation of disgust, contempt, or impatience ...1870 Sc.
• TEUGS n. 1. trousers; the thighs of a pair of breeches ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. clothes; 'togs' ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEUK n. a disagreeable taste, a by-taste ...1899 Sc.
• TEUKIN † adj. 1. quarrelsome, troublesome ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. of the wind: variable, shifting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEULY adj. weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEUNY adj. weak, sickly, undersized ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TEVEL vb. to confuse; to put into a disorderly state ...1828 Sc.
• TEVISS n. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• TEW † adj. 1. fatigued ...1824 Sc.
adj. 2. tender, sickly, small, weak ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a quantity or crowd ...1809 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 3. a bad taste, esp. that occasioned by dampness ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. 1. to dress or tan leather ...1396 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to annoy, to vex; to tease, to importune, to pester; to urge, to persuade ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to exhaust; to fatigue; to tire; to trouble, to harass, to bother; to overcome ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fuss, to fret; to bustle about; to move about quickly  ...1848 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to toil, to labour; to work hard; to pull, to struggle; to contend, to strive ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to shake, to toss; to keep in motion; to rumple, to disarrange; to tumble; to pull about ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to toss, to shake about; to be restless or constantly moving; to fidget ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to overdo in cooking; to make tough ...Bk1905 Sc.
int. an exclamation of disgust, contempt, or impatience ...1870 Sc.
• TEW AROUND vb. to fuss, to fret; to bustle ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TEW AT vb. to nag at, to needle a person ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TEWED adj. harassed, bothered ...1892 Amer. dial.
• TEWEL † n. a tail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWER n. 1. a narrow lane or passage; an alley ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hard worker; an industrious, energetic person ...1878 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an agitator ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWEY adj. 1. delicate, qualmish ...1899 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. squeamish in eating, dainty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW IN vb. to examine; to look into a matter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWING adj. 1. hard-working, industrious, energetic ...1729 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. toilsome, wearying; worrying, tedious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. fatigue, worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWITISH adj. wild, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWKIE n. a hen; frequently used as a nickname ...1892 Sc.
int. a call to fowls ...1871 Sc. & Ireland
• TEWLY adj. 1. weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. bad, poor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. improving in health ... Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWLY-STOMACHED adj. having a weak stomach ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEW ONE'S SHIRT vb. to trouble oneself; to worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWSOME adj. 1. troublesome, tiresome; restless, unquiet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hard-working, industrious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWTRUMS n. odds and ends; pieces of finery; all sorts of small tools ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW UP vb. to give up, to abandon ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEX n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEXAS CAKEWALK n. a hanging ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS CANARY BIRD n. a mule ...1911 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS DEW n. a heavy rain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS HOUSE n. a house of two one-room cabins joined by a roof ...1874 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS MOSQUITO n. an extra-big mosquito ...1900 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS LEAGUER n. in baseball: a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders ...1905 Amer. baseball usage
• TEXAS NIGHTINGALE n. a donkey ...1975 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS STOP n. a slowing down, but not making a full stop at a stop sign ...1962 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS STRAWBERRIES n. red beans ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TEXAS STRONGBACK n. a scorpion ...1984 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS TURKEY n. an armadillo ...1982 Amer. dial.
• TEXICAN adj. a Texan of Mexican or mixed ancestry; hence used, often derogatorily, for a migrant worker from Texas or elsewhere in the Southwest ...1916 Amer. dial.
• TEX-MEX adj. Texican-Mexican ...Amer. sl.
n. 1. a native of the Texas-Mexico border region ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a style of cooking characteristic of the Texas-Mexico border region ...1949 Amer. sl.
• THACK adj. thatched, made of thatch ...1815 Sc.
n. a thatch; a roof or covering, esp. of straw; materials for thatching ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to thatch, to roof; to cover; to lay on ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THACK-AND-MORTAR adv. in good earnest; with all one's might ...1856 Eng. dial.
• THACK-AND-RAPE n. cover, shelter; good order; control ...1786 Sc.
• THACK-COVERED adj. thatched ...1895 Eng. dial.
• THACKER n. 1. a thatcher ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small open cupboard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THACKLESS adj. uncovered; hatless ...1804 Sc.
• THACK-ROVVEN adj. roof-damaged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THACKSTER n. a thatcher ...1787 Eng. dial.
• THACK-TILES † n. roof-tiles ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THACKY n. a thatched cottage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAGGY adj. thick and misty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAIN adj. 1. damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
† adj. 2. of meat: raw, underdone ...1782 Sc.
• THALASSOPHILOUS adj. fond of the sea; living in the sea ...1891
• THALLACK! int. an exclamation of surprise; there look! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THALLURE adv. enough ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THALTHAN n. a half-ruined cottage ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THAMP adj. soft; pliable, not easily broken; moist ...1851 Eng. dial.
• THAMPY adj. damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANATOPHOBIA n. a dread or fear of death ...1903
• THANE adj. 1. damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
† adj. 2. of meat: raw, underdone ...1782 Sc.
• THANG n. a thing ...Amer. sl.
• THANG-NAIL n. a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANKS A BUNCH phr. thank you; often used ironically ...1981
• THANKS A BUNDLE phr. thank you; often used ironically ...1981
• THANKS A MILLION phr. thank you ...1936 orig. US
• THANKS AWFULLY phr. thank you ...1890 Brit.
• THANKS EVER SO phr. thank you ...1914 Brit.
• THANKS FOR NOTHING! int. used in refusal or dismissal of help or advice: I owe you no thanks for that and scorn the offer ...1969 UK sl.
• THANKSOMELY adv. thankfully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANKY! int. thank you! ...1850 Amer. dial.
• THANKY BAG n. a purse, pouch, or sack ...1898 Amer. dial.
• THANK YOU FOR NOTHING! int. used in refusal or dismissal of help or advice: I owe you no thanks for that and scorn the offer ...1969 UK sl.
• THANK-YOU-MA'AM n. 1. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff, or later, to slow automobile traffic ...1849 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something of little value ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a level stretch on a steep road where a team or vehicle can pause ...1985 Amer. dial.
• THANK-YOU-MARM n. 1. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff, or later, to slow automobile traffic ...1882 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small, rounded hill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THANK-YOU-SIR n. a secondhand article of clothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANKY POKE n. a purse, pouch, or sack ...1952 Amer. dial.
• THANKY-SUIT n. a suit given away; hence a rather worthless one ...1952 Amer. dial.
• THANY adj. damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAPE-PIE n. gooseberry pie ...1869 Eng. dial.
• THAPES n. the fruit of the gooseberry, Ribes Grossularia ...1682 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARF adj. 1. of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stark, stiff; heavy ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARF-COMER n. one who comes slowly and reluctantly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THARFISH adj. of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling, backward, timorous, shy; forbidding ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARFLY adv. reluctantly, unwillingly, deliberately, slowly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THARK † adj. dark ...1682 Eng. dial.
• THARKY † adj. dark, dusky ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THARM n. 1. the belly or intestines of a man or beast ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. catgut; a fiddle-string ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to play on a stringed instrument ...1863 Sc.
• THARM-INSPIRING † adj. inspiring by music played on a fiddle ...1787 Sc.
• THARN † vb. to mock, to scorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THARRY † adj. dark ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MILK IN THE COCOA-NUT phr. a rejoinder upon having a thing explained for the first time; that explains things ...1850
• THAT-A-DONNET n. the devil; an idle, worthless person ...1781 Eng. dial.
• THAT AIN'T HAY phr. that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
• THAT-A-ROAD phr. that way, that direction ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THATAWAY adj. pregnant ...1954 Amer. dial.
• THAT BEATS CREATION! int. that's splendid, incomparable ...1834
• THAT BEATS KILLBLAZES phr. that beats hell ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THAT CAKE'S ALL DOUGH phr. denotes that a project or undertaking has failed ...1895 Eng. dial.
• THAT CAKE'S ALL DUFF phr. denotes that a project or undertaking has failed ...1895 Eng. dial.
• THAT CAPS IT phr. said when at the end of your patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THAT CAPS THE CLIMAX phr. said when at the end of your patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THAT CERTAIN GLEAM IN ONE'S EYES n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT CERTAIN PARTY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• THATCH n. 1. a head of hair ...1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. pubic hair ...1933 sl.
• THATCHEN adj. thatched, made of thatch ...1869 Eng. dial.
• THAT COPS THE LAUGH! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT DOG WILL HUNT phr. the idea is a good one; success is probable ;;;1980s Amer. sl.
• THAT FINISHES ME! int. that kills my interest ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT ISN'T HAY phr. that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
• THAT LICKS CREATION! int. that's splendid, incomparable ...1834
• THAT LICKS THE NATIVES phr. that surpasses everything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THATNESS n. that way, that manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT OUT adv. without doubt; certainly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THAT PALLS ALL phr. that beats or surpasses everything ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THAT PUTS ON THE CAPSHEAF phr. said when at the end of one's patience ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THAT PUTS THE CAP ON THE BOTTLE phr. said when you have come to the end of your patience; to be the 'last straw' ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THAT RATES A HEE-HAW! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S A LAUGH! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE phr. that's all there is; there is more; the end of something ...1948 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY, TELL ME NEWS! phr. a retort to a stale jest ...1708-10 sl.
• THAT'S A PARTICULAR phr. that's a fact ...1943 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S A WHACK phr. an agreement; a bargain ...1875 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S CLOSE! phr. What you just said is completely wrong! ...1950s Amer. sl.
• THAT'S DONE IT int. an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
• THAT'S FAIR n. an ironic comment that something is not fair ...1970s US campus usage
• THAT SLAYS ME! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S LIFE IN THE BIG CITY! phr. life is unfair and there's nothing one can do about it ...1974 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S ME LAD! int. an exclamation used to encourage boys ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT'S MY DEAL phr. that's my business ...1940s sl.
• THAT'S MY LITTLE RED WAGON phr. that's my business ...1984 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S ONE UP AGAINST YOUR DUCKHOUSE phr. said of a setback or problem ...1930s Aust. sl.
• THAT'S ONE UP AGAINST YOUR FOWLHOUSE phr. said of a setback or problem ...1930s Aust. sl.
• THAT'S RIDICK! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S THE BALLGAME phr. that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1948 US sl.
• THAT'S THE DAMN! int. an expletive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT'S THE DOLL phr. that's the point; just so ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT'S THE ENDGATE phr. said when you have come to the end of your patience ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S THE TICKET phr. it's the correct thing, what is wanted, expected or fashionable ...1838 sl.
• THAT'S THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES phr. that's the way things are and there's nothing one can do about it; that's the way things happen ...1952 US sl.
• THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES phr. that's the way things are and nothing can be done to change it ...1956 Amer. sl.
• THAT'S TORN IT! int. an expression of annoyance indicating that something has spoiled one's plans, etc. ...20C sl.
• THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HANNAH phr. expression used to corroborate an asseveration, expressive of certainty ...1889 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S YOUR MAMMY! int. used as a general insult or intentionally provocative remark, or as a retort in response to such a remark ...1942 Amer. dial.
• THAT TEARS IT phr. that ruins things; that's the last straw ...1909 Amer. sl.
• THAT THERE † n. 1. a London rider, one who comes from the east of England ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. sexual activity ...1819 Brit. euphemism
• THAT WATER'S NOT WADEABLE phr. that difficulty will not easily be overcome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THAT WAY adj. 1. pregnant ...1940 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. homosexual ...a1960 euphemism
• THAT WILL SET THE HAIR phr. that will anger, surprise, frighten, or give one pause ...1984 Amer. dial.
• THAVE n. a young ewe sheep that has not yet borne a lamb ...1796 Eng. dial.
• THAVELESS adj. listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
• THAWART adj. cross, crabbed; obstinate; forward ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THAYKETY! int. an exclamation used by a child when another has been in mischief and got into trouble; you'll catch it! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEAK n. thatch, thatching; grass, straw, etc., cut for thatching ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to thatch ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cover; to clothe; to protect ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to smart, to sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEAKER n. 1. a thatcher ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a smart, stinging blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEAK-LEISHER n. a comb for the hair ...1879 Eng. dial.
• THEAL † n. a board, a plank, a joist ...1609 Eng. dial.
• THEALE † n. a board, a plank, a joist ...1609 Eng. dial.
• THEAT n. a liking or inclination for ...1886 Sc.
• THEAVE n. 1. a young ewe sheep that has not yet borne a lamb ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a young woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THECKING n. clothing, covering to the body, etc. ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THEE n. a dialect form of 'thigh' ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. to thrive, to prosper; to grow ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THEEF n. 1. a stench, a bad smell ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. an escape of wind, flatulence ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THEEKING n. clothing, covering to the body, etc. ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THEENE † vb. to close ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEETEN vb. to tighten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEFTUOUS adj. given to theft, thievish; dishonest; furtive, secret, sneaking ...c1400 orig. Sc.
• THEFTUOUSLY adv. by theft ...1898 Sc.
• THEFTY adj. thievish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEGITHER adv. together ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THEIR NAME IS LEGION phr. they are innumerable ...1382
• THEIVIL-PAIN n. a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THEIVIL-SHOT n. a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THEN WANT MUST BE YOUR MASTER phr. used in refusing a demand expressed by "I want ___ ____" ...1828
• THEODORE THE MEDDLER n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THEOTIOUS adj. very good ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THERE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THERE-AGAIN! int. an exclamation of surprise or assent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THERE AND THEREAWAYS adj. approximately ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF DRESSING CALVES' HEADS phr. many ways of saying or doing a foolish thing; a simpleton has many ways of showing his folly; or, generally, if one way won't do, we must try another ...Bk1891 sl.
• THERE ARE NO FLIES ON HIM phr. he's sly, artful ...1848 sl., orig. Aust. or US
• THERE ARE WORSE IN GAOL phr. indicates that the person referred to might be worse ...20C UK
• THERE GOES THE BALLGAME phr. that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1946 US sl.
• THE-RECKLIES adv. corruption of directly ...1878 Eng. dial.
• THERECKLY adv. corruption of directly ...1878 Eng. dial.
• THERE HAVE BEEN SLANGING-DUES CONCERNED phr. uttered by one who suspects that he has been curtailed of his just share, portion, or right ...c1810 sl.
• THERE IS A VIXTER UPON ONE phr. one has grown stout ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THERE NOW FOR YOU! int. an exclamation ...1898 Ireland
• THERE OR THEREABOUTS adj. approximately ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. in the neighbourhood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THERE’S A BLOW IN THE BELL phr. there’s something wrong, something suspicious, somewhere ...1936 criminals’ sl.
• THERE'S A DEAD CAT UP THE BRANCH phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A DEAD DUCK UP THE STREAM phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A DEAD NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A HAIR IN THE BUTTER phr. an expression of suspicion of some statement or event ...1980 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A LETTER IN THE POST OFFICE phr. used to indicate that there is a hole in one's trousers or that one's underwear is showing ...1855 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A MULE IN THE GARDEN phr. something unpleasant is going on ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THERE'S AN ASS FOR EVERY SEAT phr. in car sales: any car can ultimately be sold ...1982 Amer. sl.
• THERE'S BLOOD ON THE MOON phr. there's a menacing or suspicious situation or set of events ...1933 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S CORN IN EGYPT phr. there is abundance; there is a plentiful supply ...1838
• THERE'S DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS phr. said when something is going on behind your back, suspicious or concealed activity ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET phr. he is still very much alive, and, especially, capable of sexual activity ...1857 UK
• THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD GIRL YET phr. she is still very much alive, and, especially, capable of sexual activity ...1857 UK
• THERE'S MORE IN HER BELLY THAN EVER WENT THROUGH HER MOUTH phr. said of a pregnant woman ...19C colloq.
• THERE'S MY THUMB ON IT phr. words used in ratifying a bargain ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THERE'S SOMETHING DEAD UP THE BRANCH phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S SOMETHING DEAD UP THE CREEK phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THAT phr. used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something's fishy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THERE THEN HAPS! int. an exclamation of dismay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THERSITICAL * adj. foul-mouthed, scurrilous, grossly abusive ...1650
• THERY adv. very ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THESMOPHILIST n. a lover of law ...1644 nonce word
• THESTER † adj. dark, obscure ...a900
† n. darkness ...c897
† vb. to become dark, to grow dim; to make dark ...a900
• THESTREEN adv. last night, yesterday evening ...1788 Sc.
• THEW vb. 1. to threaten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEWED † adv. hopefully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEWLESS adj. feeble, inactive ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THIBLE n. a smooth stick or spatula, used for stirring broth, porridge, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THICCY! int. an exclamation used to call attention to anything ...1891 Eng. dial.
• THICK adj. 1. having a friendly relationship, friendly ...c1756
adj. 2. numerous, plentiful; frequent, in quick succession ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...a1800 sl.
adj. 4. partially deaf ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of the weather: cloudy, misty, foggy ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. thorough, complete, downright ...1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a crowd, a mass of people ...1828 Sc.
n. 2. a thicket ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a foolish person ...1857 sl., orig. schoolchildren's usage
• THICK AND THREEFOLD adv. 1. in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. strongly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS A DOZEN IN A BED adj. of people: very close, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1868 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS BEES adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1902 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS BLACKBERRIES adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1894 Ireland
• THICK AS CROWDY adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THICK AS DARBY AND JOAN adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1882 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS DICK AND LEDDY adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS DICK AND LIDDY adj. very intimate ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS FIDDLERS IN HELL adj. very plentiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS FIVE IN A BED adj. of people: very close, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1855 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS FLIES adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS FOUR IN A BED adj. of people: very close, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1942 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS GLUE adj. close, intimate
• THICK AS HARRY AND MARY adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS HERRINGS IN A BARREL adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS HOPS adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS INKLE-MAKERS, AS adj. very friendly or intimate together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS INKLE-WEAVERS adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS PIG-TRACKS adj. very plentiful, abundant ...1870 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS SIX IN A BED adj. of people: very close, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THICK AS THACK adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THEY CAN DICKER adj. very intimate ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THICK adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THIEVES adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS THREE IN A BED adj. of people: very friendly, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1844 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THICK AS TWO DOGS' HEADS adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1896 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS TWO IN A BED adj. very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THICK DICKS n. thick porridge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICKEDNESS n. thickness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK END n. the greater part, the majority or most part ...1867 Eng. dial.
• THICKENING-STUFF n. food of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICKENS n. oatmeal porridge ...1843 Eng. dial.
• THICKER AND FASTER adv. in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICKETY! int. an exclamation used by a child when another has been in mischief and got into trouble; you'll catch it! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICKHEAD n. 1. a fool; a soft-head ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 2. (as 'thick head') a headache; often applied to a headache caused by alcohol ...1991 sl.
• THICK-HOTS n. porridge made of water and oatmeal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICKIE n. a foolish person ...1968 sl.
• THICK IN THE HEAD adj. stupid, dull, slow of comprehension ...1871 Sc.
• THICK-LIFTED adj. short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THICK-LISTED adj. 1. dull, stupid ...1777 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THICKNESS n. 1. familiarity, intimacy, friendliness ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. fog, mist ...1898 Sc.
• THICKO n. a foolish person ...1976 sl.
• THICK OF HEARING adj. hard of hearing ...1692
• THICK OF SPEECH adj. indistinct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK OF THE THRANG, THE n. the midst of the bustle or crowd; the busiest part or time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK ONE n. a gold sovereign; also, a crown or five-shilling piece ...1848 Brit. sl.
• THICK-PELTED adj. thick-skinned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK-SET adj. cloudy or set in for rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK-SPINNING n. bad conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK-THRANG adj. thickly crowded ...1892 Sc.
• THICK-THUMBED adj. sluttish, untidy; clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK-TOLLOLS n. a jocular name for oatmeal porridge ...1881 Eng. dial.
• THICK 'UN n. a gold sovereign, a pound; also, a crown or five-shilling piece ...1848 Brit. sl.
• THICK-WET adj. of clothes: saturated with water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK-WINDED adj. bad at breathing, husky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICKY adj. thick, viscous ...1986 Amer. dial.
• THICKY-DUDDLE n. flour and water ...1863 Eng. dial.
• THIEF n. 1. a term of contempt or vituperation used with no implication of dishonesty; a rascal, a scamp ...1827 Sc.
n. 2. an imperfection in the wick of a candle which causes it to gutter and waste ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. to steal, to rob; to commit theft ...1838 Amer. dial.
• THIEF-ANIMAL n. a term of opprobrium for a thievish person ...1897 Sc.
• THIEF-LIKE adj. 1. having the appearance of a blackguard ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. plain, ugly; hard-looking ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 3. of dress: unbecoming, not handsome ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIEF-LOON n. a thief, a thievish rascal ...1898 Sc.
• THIEF OF THE WORLD, THE n. the devil ...1898 Ireland
• THIEF-RIEVER n. a thief, a thievish rascal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIEF'S BARGAIN n. a very cheap bargain, such a bargain as a thief makes with a receiver of stolen goods ...1900 Sc.
• THIEF TAKE YOU! int. an imprecation or oath ...1883 Eng. dial.
• THIEFY adj. 1. stealthy, furtive ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. thievish, thieving ...1898 Sc.
• THIEVE vb. to steal, to rob ...a901
• THIEVELESS adj. 1. shy, reserved; cold, frigid in manner, forbidding ...1787 Sc.
adj. 2. listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Sc.
adj. 3. cold, bleak ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIEVELESSLY adv. feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Sc.
• THIEVELY adj. thievish, dishonest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIEVES'-HOLE n. a jail, prison, esp. a particularly bad dungeon reserved for thieves ...1631 Sc.
• THIEVES' LATIN n. the secret language or 'cant' of thieves ...1821
• THIEVING adj. inclined to steal ...1598 sl.
• THIF vb. to blow with wind or rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• THIG n. begging, borrowing ...1898 Sc.
vb. 1. to beg, to borrow; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. ...1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to entice; to entreat; to tease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIGAMY n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1890 Amer. dial.
• THIGGER n. a beggar, a mendicant ...1885 Sc.
• THIGSTER n. a beggar, a mendicant ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIKKI! int. an exclamation used to call attention to anything ...1891 Eng. dial.
• THILSE † adv. else, otherwise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIMBER † adj. gross, heavy, cumbrous ...1861 Sc.
• THIMBLE n. the foxglove ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIMBLE-PIE n. a rap on the head with a thimbled finger ...1847 Eng. dial.
• THIN adj. 1. few, scarce ...1853 Sc.
adj. 2. of the wind or weather: cold, keen, piercing ...1881 Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to lessen in numbers, to diminish ...1791 Sc.
vb. 2. to pick out the bones of a fish ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIN AS A RAKE adj. very thin, lean ...1823
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN HERRING adj. very thin, emaciated ...1918 Amer. dial.
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN SHAD adj. very thin, emaciated ...1942 Amer. dial.
• THIN AS GAR BROTH adj. very thin ...1912 Amer. dial.
• THIN AS VANITY adj. very thin; said of persons, fabrics, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THIN-CHOPPED adj. small-faced ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THIN DIRTIES n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THIN DRINK n. small beer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THING n. 1. the penis ...c1386 sl.
n. 2. a term of endearment for a child or girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. one's preferred mode of behaviour ...1841
n. 4. an amorous couple ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an infatuation; a love affair of limited duration ...1967 sl.
• THING, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THINGABOB n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1897 Amer. dial.
• THINGAMADOGER n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1800s Amer. sl.
• THINGAMADUDGEON n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1800s Amer. sl.
• THINGAMAGIG n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1942 Amer. dial.
• THINGAMAGUMMER n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1897 Amer. dial.
• THINGAMAJIG n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1824 Amer. sl.
• THINGAMANANNY n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1800s Amer. sl.
• THING-A-MERRY n. a thing or person whose name is forgotten or unknown ...1818 sl.
• THING-A-ME-TOY n. 1. a word used when the name of the person or thing referred to is forgotten or unknown; a curious article, especially one of unknown use and little value; a person of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foolish act ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMMY n. a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMTIJIG n. a thingamajig ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMY n. 1. a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1899 Amer. dial.
• THING AND A HALF, A n. a conceited person, as indicative of the value he sets upon himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THING-DOODLE n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1890 Amer. dial.
• THING-EM-A-DOODLE n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1893 Amer. dial.
• THING-EM-A-DUDGEON n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1890 Amer. dial.
• THINGEMTY-THANGEMTY n. a useless, trifling article; a knickknack; something the name of which is forgotten or unknown ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THINGIE n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1933 sl.
• THINGIMENT n. something the name of which is forgotten or unknown ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THINGING-BOB n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1843 Amer. dial.
• THINGM-A-DODGER n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THING OF NOTHING n. a trifle, next to nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THING OF NOUGHT n. a trifle, next to nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THING-O-WOLD n. a paltry, insignificant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGS n. 1. cattle, sheep, livestock ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. ghostly appearances ...1902 Eng. dial.
• THINGS ARE CROOK IN MUSWELLBROOK phr. the situation is not good ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• THINGS ARE CROOK IN TALLAROOK phr. the situation is not good ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• THINGUM n. a thing or person whose name the speaker cannot recall, does not know, or is reluctant to speak ...1824 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMABOB n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1832 Amer. sl.
• THINGUMADING n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMADOODLE n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1800s Amer. sl.
• THINGUMADOOGY n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1986 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJIG n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1824 sl.
• THINGUMAJIG FOR A WHAT-YOU-MAY-CALL-IT phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJIGGEN n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJIGGER n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJIGGUS n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJING n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAJINGIE n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMAREE n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMBOB n. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name ...1800s Amer. sl.
• THINGUMDAIRIE n. a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Sc..
• THINGUMDOODLE n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1897 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMMAGEE n. a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMMY n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1796 sl.
• THINGUMMYJIG n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1824 sl.
• THINGUMMYTIGHT n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ..1937 Brit. sl.
• THINGUMMYTITE n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ..1937 Brit. sl.
• THINGUMOBOB n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1832 sl.
• THINGUMSTICK n. a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMTIBOB n. a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1881 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMY n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1823 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMYBOB n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMYDOOCHY n. a thing or person whose name is not known or cannot for the moment be recalled ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMYJIG n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THIN-GUT † n. one who has a thin belly; a lean, starved-looking person, a starveling ...1602
• THINGY n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1933 sl.
• THINK n. thought, opinion ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to feel, to experience ...1796 Sc.
vb. 2. to think something is wrong; to feel hurt or offended ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to remind ...1913 Amer. dial.
• THINK A MASTER SIGHT OF vb. to like very much ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THINKATIVE † adj. consisting in mere thinking; speculative ...1662
• THINK BAD vb. to be unwilling ..1896 Ireland
• THINK BLACK BURNING SHAME vb. to be greatly ashamed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THINK BLACK SHAME vb. to be greatly ashamed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THINK BOX n. 1. the brain, the mind ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the head ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THINK DEAR † vb. to seem right or proper; to seem good ...1340-70
• THINKER n. 1. the brain, the mind ...1886 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the head ...1942 Amer. dial.
• THINK HAILUMLY † vb. to feel quite sure ...1768 Sc.
• THINK ILL vb. to be unwilling ...1853 Eng. dial.
• THINKING n. an opinion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINKING BAYONET n. a soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.
• THINKINGLY adv. probably, seemingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINKING-WORK n. thought ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINKLE n. a glassful or cupful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINK LEWDLY OF † vb. to have a poor opinion of ...c1386
• THINKLING n. a petty or inferior thinker ...1816 nonce word
• THINK LONG vb. to long, to yearn ...1872 Amer. dial.
• THINK MICKLE OF vb. to esteem, to think well of ...1856 Sc.
• THINK NO SMALL BEER OF ONESELF vb. to have a high opinion of oneself ...Bk1898 sl.
• THINK ONE HUNG THE MOON vb. to have an extremely high opinion of someone ...1953 Amer. dial.
• THINK ONE'S PENNY SILVER † vb. to have a good opinion of oneself ...1579
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK vb. to be very conceited; to be stuck up and self-impressed ...1940s Amer. sl.
• THINK PIECE n. 1. a newspaper or magazine article of intellectual virtue or pretension; a thoughtful essay ...1947 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the brain, the mind ...1949 Amer. dial.
• THINK SHAME † vb. to be ashamed ...obs. exc. Sc.
• THINK-SO n. a passing thought; a vague suspicion ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THINK TANK n. the brain, the mind ...1888 Amer. dial.
• THINK THE SUN RISES AND SETS OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1969 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SETS IN THE CRACK OF SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1914 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1966 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1980 sl.
• THINKUMAWHATSIS n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THINKUM-THANKUM n. a thing whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1931 Amer. dial.
• THINK UP vb. to arrange, to plan, to originate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINK VOW vb. to be astonished; to wonder ...1835 Sc.
• THINLY adj. rather thin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINNER THAN A HAYRAKE adj. very thin ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THIN NOSE n. a nose keenly susceptible to smells ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIN-NOSED adj. keen-scented ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THINNY vb. to whine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIN OF CLOTHES adj. scantily clothed ...1827 Sc.
• THIN OF THE SIDE, THE n. the waist ...1901 Sc.
• THINS, THE n. dysentery ...1947 Amer. dial.
• THIN SECRET n. a secret easily seen through ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THIN-SKINNED adj. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy 
• THIN STREAK OF MISERY n. a very thin, mournful, and lugubrious person ...L19 sl.
• THINTER n. a sheep of three years or winters ...1890 Eng. dial.
• THIR † vb. 1. to frighten out of the senses; to hurt; to strike dead ...1746 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to hurry a person ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THIRAW n. a hubbub ...1899 Ireland
• THIRD DAY n. Tuesday ...1851 Amer. dial.
• THIRD EAR n. intuition 
• THIRD EYE n. intuition 
• THIRDLE adj. of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THIRD-RAIL n. 1. strong wine ...1926 Amer. tramps' sl.
n. 2. cheap, potent liquor ...1929 Amer. dial.
• THIRD RAIL BEER n. cheap beer ...1915 Amer. dial.
• THIRD RAIL LIQUOR n. cheap, potent liquor ...1921 Amer. dial.
• THIRD RAIL WHISKEY n. cheap, potent whisky ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THIRD RAIL WINE n. strong wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THIRD-SHIFT MOSQUITO n. a firefly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THIRDSMAN n. an arbiter between two ...1793 Sc.
• THIRDS-OF-KIN n. a relative in the third degree ...1892 Sc.
• THIRD-WORLD BOTHERER n. a person who acts upon the need to do good in less fortunate areas of the world ...2000 Brit. sl.
• THIRD WORLD BRIEFCASE n. a large portable stereo system associated, stereotypically, with Black youth culture ...1987 US sl.
• THIRDY n. a third floor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THIRL adj. of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a thrill ...1879 Sc.
n. 2. a nostril ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to pierce, to drill, to perforate; to vibrate or cause to vibrate; to thrill; to shudder; to tingle ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THIRLAGE † n. a mortgage ...1824 Sc.
• THIRLING adj. of the weather: piercingly cold ...1801 Sc.
• THIRSTINGTON n. a hard drinker ...B1900 sl.
• THIRST MONSTER n. a crack cocaine user ...2002 US sl.
• THIRSTY adj. intensely craving crack cocaine ...1992 US sl.
• THIRTEEN n. 1. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1966 US sl.
n. 2. in a deck of playing cards: any king ...1996 US sl.
n. 3. a nickname for the Mexican Mafia prison gang ...2000 US sl.
• THIRTEENER n. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• THIRTEENTH GEAR n. in trucking: neutral gear, used to coast down hills ...1971 US sl.
• THIRT-EYED adj. squint-eyed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIRTINGILL adj. perverse, wrong-headed ...1872 Eng. dial.
• THIRTOVER adj. cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed ...1852 Eng. dial.
• THIRTY n. death ...1929 US sl.
• THIRTY DAYS n. in poker: a hand with three tens ...1963 US sl.
• THIS BABY n. I, me, oneself ...1919 sl., chiefly US
• THISNEYS adv. thus, so, in this way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THISTERDAY adv. yesterday ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THISTERDEE adv. yesterday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THISTLE BIRD n. a goldfinch ...1808 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-DIGGER n. a term of disparagement for a person, a contemptible person ...1880 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-DOWN n. children apt to wander; esp. on moor or heath ...1909 Anglo-Irish
• THISTLE-FINCH n. the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...1803 Eng. dial.
• THISTLE-PUKE n. a donkey ...1891 Eng. dial.
• THITER n. a foolish fellow; an idiot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THITHY n. an effeminate male ...20C US sl.
• THITTING n. an unpleasant story concerning a person, not told but held over him as a threat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIVEL n. 1. a smooth stick or spatula, used to stir porridge, etc. ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cudgel ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIVES n. chives ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THOB vb. to throb ...1917 Amer. dial.
• THOCHTED adj. anxious, concerned ...1871 Sc.
• THOCK vb. 1. to breathe heavily or pant with exertion ...1850 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THOFFER adv./conj. therefore, because ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOKISH adj. slothful, sluggish, idle, slow, dull ...1682 Eng. dial. obs.
• THOKY † adj. slothful, sluggish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOLE n. a disposition, esp. a generous one; a free wish to give; liberality, generosity ...1865 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to wait, to stay, to hold out; to defer or deny oneself of a requirement ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly ...1760 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to allow, to permit, to admit of; to require, to stand in need of ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to advantage, to benefit; to be to one's gain ...1898 Sc.
• THOLEABLE adj. bearable, tolerable ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOLELESS adj. wanting energy; not adaptable, nearly useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOLEMOODY adj. patient ...1773 Sc.
• THOLER n. a liberal giver ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOLESUM adj. bearable, tolerable ...1871 Sc.
• THOLTHAN n. a half-ruined cottage ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THOMAS n. 1. the penis ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a toad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fool, a simpleton ...1934 Sc.
• THOMSON'S MARE n. Shank's pony, walking on one's one feet ...1893 Sc.
• THONDER adv. yonder ...1876 Eng. dial.
• THONE adj. damp, moist, wet; soft from dampness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THONG vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1746 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fling or swing round the skirts or tail ...1746 Eng. dial. obs.
vb. 3. to twine; to twist together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THONGY adj. oppressively hot, as between summer showers ...1893 Eng. dial.
• THONISH adj. damp, wettish ...1740 Eng. dial.
• THONKY adj. dank, misty, rainy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THONNER adv. yonder ...1876 Ireland
• THONY adj. damp, moist, soft ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THOOMACKS n. the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
• THOOTLE vb. to endure; to wait ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOR † n. 1. durance, confinement ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. a thundering noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THORN n. the penis ...Bk1982 euphemism
† vb. to eat heartily; to satisfy one's appetite ...1808 Sc.
• THORN-BACK n. an old maid ...17C Brit. sl.
• THORNHOG † n. a hedgehog ...1340
• THORN-IN-THE-FLESH n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• THORN-PECKLED adj. freckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THORN-SPECKLES n. freckles ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THORNY-PYETT n. the magpie, Pica rustica ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH adj. wise, sane ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
• THOROUGHBRED n. a skilled prostitute ...20C US prostitutes' usage
• THOROUGH-CLEANING n. a spring-cleaning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGHFARE n. a waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; a channel ...1699 Amer. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO n. diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GONE adj. thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE adj. thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. diarrhoea ...1734 sl.
n. 2. small beer ...1821 Sc.
• THOROUGHGOOD adj. thoroughly good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THOROUGH-STITCH † adj. thoroughgoing; out-and-out ...c1685 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. right through to the end; thoroughly, completely, fully; usually in phrase, 'to go thorough-stitch', to perform something thoroughly, carry it out completely and effectually ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* n. ? a stitch drawn right through the stuff; hence, figuratively, in reference to thoroughness of action ...a1569
• THORS-MANTLE n. the foxglove ...1864 Eng. dial.
• THORTY adj. thoughtless, half-witted, stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• THOSE DAYS OF THE MONTH n. the menses ...Bk1982
• THOSE DIFFICULT DAYS n. the menses ...M20 US advertising usage
• THOSE THAT COME BEHIND † phr. posterity ...c1600
• THOST † n. dung ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THOTTY adj. thoughtful, considerate, kind ...1982 Amer. dial.
• THOU n. £1000 or $1000 ...1869 sl.
• THOUGHT n. 1. a small quantity of anything; a short distance; a short time ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a nicety ...1898 Sc.
n. 3. care, grief, sorrow; a burden; a cause of trouble ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOUGHT-BONE n. the merrythought of a bird ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THOUGHTED adj. thoughtful ...1913 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHTIVE † adj. addicted to or engaged in thought; thoughtful ...1654
• THOUGHT-RIFE adj. having a ready memory ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOUGHT-SICK † adj. sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• THOUGHTSOME †* adj. addicted to thought, thoughtful; having the faculty of thought, mental, spiritual ...1611
• THOUGHT-SURE adj. clear or sure in point of recollection ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOUGHTY adj. 1. thoughtful, given to reflection; attentive; intelligent ...1823 Sc.
adj. 2. considerate, kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. ingenious ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THOU NEVER SAYS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOUSAND-LEGGED WORM n. a millipede or a centipede ...1850 Amer. dial.
• THOUSAND-LEGGER n. a millipede or a centipede ...1918 Amer. dial.
• THOUSAND-LEGS n. a millipede or a centipede ...1807 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THOUSAND-MILER n. a dark shirt that does not show the dirt ...1929 nautical sl.
• THOUSAND PITIES n. the human breasts ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'titties'
• THOUSANDS adv. extremely ...1926 Amer. dial.
• THOUSAND-TAES n. the centipede ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THOUT n. a sob ...1768 Sc.
vb. to sob ...1790 Sc.
• THOW n. perspiration; a profuse sweat ...1838 Sc.
• THOW-HOLE n. the south; so called because a south wind generally accompanies a thaw ...1824 Sc.
• THOWLESS adj. wanting in energy, inactive, weak, spiritless, lazy; useless; insipid ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THOWLESSNESS n. want of energy, sluggishness ...1885 Sc.
• THOWLIE † adj. listless, sluggish ...1791 Sc.
• THRACK vb. to pack full; to stow with care ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRAG vb. to throng, to crowd ...1809 Eng. dial.
• THRAIN n. constant repetition ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to harp constantly on one subject ...1864 Sc.
• THRAIP-KNOT n. an assertion made without any foundation, with the object of finding out the truth of what is suspected or to prevent the doing of a thing dreaded ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRAIVELESS adj. useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking ...1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• THRALL n. oppression; restraint; trouble, worry ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to oppress ...1773 Sc.
• THRALLAGE n. bondage; pecuniary difficulty; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRALLING n. a wall which formed a barrier ...1846 Eng. dial. obs.
• THRAM † vb. to thrive ...1768 Eng.
• THRAMLE † vb. to wind; to reel ...1804 Sc.
• THRANG adj. 1. busy; occupied; absorbed in work, etc.; of work: pressing ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. busily; overpoweringly ...1786 Sc.
n. business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to be busy; to trouble oneself ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THRANG AS THROP'S WIFE WHEN SHE HANGED HERSELF IN HER GARTER, AS adj. used of a very busy person, esp. one busied over trifles ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRANG AS THROP'S WIFE WHEN SHE HANGED HERSELF WITH THE DISH-CLOUT, AS adj. used of a very busy person, esp. one busied over trifles ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRANGED adj. crowded ...1845 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRANGERIE † n. a bustle; a busy time ...1823 Sc.
• THRANGETTY n. the state of being busy ...1873 Sc.
• THRANGITY n. the state of being busy ...1873 Sc.
• THRAP n. 1. a crowd ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the windpipe; the throat ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
vb. to crowd ...1814 Eng. dial.
• THRAP vb. to thrash around, to keep warm ...1957 Amer. dial.
• THRAPE n. a mark, a stripe ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. to kill small birds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRAPPLE n. the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRAPPLE-GIRTH n. a collar or cravat ...1787 Sc.
• THRAPSING n. a thrashing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRAPT-FULL adj. excessively crowded ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRASH n. a party, esp. a lavish one ...1957 sl.
• THRASH ONE'S JACKET vb. to give one a beating ...1687
• THRASH THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• THRASH THE PANTS OFF vb. to beat convincingly, to overwhelm ...1930s sl.
• THRASONICAL adj. given to bragging, boasting; exhibiting ostentation ...1564
• THRASONIZE † vb. to boast, to brag ...1619
• THRATCH n. 1. a quarrel ...1889 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the oppressed and violent respiration of one in the last agony ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. 1. to gasp convulsively, as in the death-agony ...1806 Sc.
vb. 2. to quarrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRAVE n. a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to urge, to importune ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to throng, to crowd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRAW adj. 1. stiff, stubborn; cross; reluctant or unwilling to do anything ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. of fortune: adverse ...1768 Sc.
adj. 3. awry ...Bk1905 Ireland
vb. 1. to suffer pain ...1805 Sc.
† vb. 2. to make rapid growth, esp. used of young people ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRAWART adj. 1. of fate, etc.: adverse, unfavourable ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. perverse, stubborn, ill-tempered, peevish; unwilling, reluctant ...1796 Sc.
adj. 3. twisted, crooked ...1814 Sc.
• THRAWART-LIKE adj. having the appearance of ill-temper or reluctance ...1768 Sc.
• THRAW-GABBIT adj. peevish ...1882 Sc.
• THRAW IN THE ROPE n. a snag, a hitch, a drawback; an unforeseen difficulty or obstacle in any undertaking ...1933 Sc.
• THRAW-MULE n. a perverse and obstinate person ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• THRAWL vb. to argue hotly and loudly ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THRAWN adj. 1. twisted, distorted, misshapen; uneven; of the brow: knitted ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. perverse, obstinate; cross-grained; rebellious; morally wrong ...1737 Sc.
adj. 3. of the weather: disagreeable, bitter ...1897 Sc.
adv. angrily, crossly ...1889 Sc.
n. a scolding, a chiding; a sharp reproof ...Bk1905 Ireland obs.
• THRAWN-BODY n. a cross person ...1895 Sc.
• THRAWN-DAYS n. a spoiled, petted child ...1824 Sc.
• THRAW-NECKIT adj. having the neck twisted by hanging ...1898 Sc.
• THRAWN-FACED adj.  having distorted features; surly-faced ...1793 Sc.
• THRAWN-GABBIT adj. 1. having a twisted or contorted mouth ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. peevish, ill-tempered, quarrelsome; contradictory ...1897 Sc.
• THRAWN-HEADED adj. perverse ...1795 Sc.
• THRAWN IN THE NECK adj. stiff-necked ...1898 Sc.
• THRAWN-LIKE adj. distorted ...1893 Sc.
• THRAWNLY adv. crossly ...1899 Sc.
• THRAWN-MUGGENT † adj. perverse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRAWN-NATURED adj. perverse ...1823 Sc.
• THRAWNNESS n. perverseness, obstinacy, contrariness ...1890 Sc.
• THRAWN-RUMPLET adj. twisted ...1896 Sc.
• THRAWN-STICK n. a queer, obstinate person ...1893 Sc.
• THRAW ONE'S GAB vb. to grimace, to make a face, as an expression of discontent or annoyance ....1728 Sc.
• THRAW-SITTEN adj. lazy, stupefied ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THREAD n. 1. semen ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a stripling ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• THREAD-DRY adj. quite dry, not the least wet ...1896 Sc.
• THREADLE vb. to thread a needle; to thread, to string ...1898 Eng. dial.
• THREAD OF BLUE n. any little smutty touch in song-singing, chatting, or piece of writing ...1824 Sc.
• THREADS n. clothing ...1826 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• THREAD THE NEEDLE vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• THREAD-THRUM n. a tangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREAP n. 1. a pertinacious assertion; an indictment, charge, representation of facts ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. an argument, a discussion; a dispute; a quarrel ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tradition, legend; an oft-repeated saying; a report ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a contentious or quarrelsome person ...1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a smart stroke; a blow causing a mark ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to urge, to press ...1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to assert positively, esp. to persist in or maintain a false accusation or assertion; to insist on; to swear, repeat, or reiterate obstinately ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scold, to chide, to rebuke ...1681 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely ...1721 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to argue, to dispute; to wrangle, to quarrel, to contend ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to complain, to call out; to reproach ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to beat down in a bargain or argument; to browbeat, to talk down; to haggle over a bargain ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to contradict ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREAP DOWN vb. to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THREAP DOWN THE THROAT vb. to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1864 Sc.
• THREAPEN † vb. 1. to assert positively; to insist on a thing obstinately ...1671 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to reprove, to rebuke, to chide ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREAPER n. 1. one who asserts or insists pertinaciously and, generally, falsely ...1871 Sc.
n. 2. a contentious, argumentative person ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THREAP-GROUND n. land the ownership of which is disputed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THREAPING adj. 1. argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome, contradictory ...1877 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insisting or asserting pertinaciously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a beating, a thrashing ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pertinacious reiteration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREAPING-DO n. a contention, quarrel, dispute ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THREAPING-FIT n. a fit of arguing or disputing ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THREAP OUT vb. to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THREAT vb. 1. to threaten ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to contend or argue persistently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREATEN vb. to intend, to purpose; to promise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREATFUL adj. threatening; threatening-looking ...1884 Sc.
• THREAVE n. a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Eng. dial.
• THREBBLE adj. treble; threefold ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to treble, to triple ...1935 Amer. dial.
• THREDEGAL † adj. of the weather: unsettled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-BAGGER n. 1. in baseball: a triple ...1870 Amer.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE BALLS n. the sign of a pawnbroker ...a1845
• THREE BEANS adj. very good; excellent, first-rate (French 'tres bien') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• THREE BLIND MICE n. a sack of rice ...20C rhyming sl.
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN A BLUE BLADDER n. futile, pointless (if noisy) talk ...L16 sl.
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN ONE BLUE BLADDER n. futile, pointless (if noisy) talk ...L16 sl.
• THREE-BOB-SQUARE adj. triangular ...1876 Eng. dial.
• THREE Bs n. 1. as used by churchmen: Bright, Brief, and Brotherly ...L19 sl.
n. 2. Bum, Bash, and Bury, what should be done with rubbish that accumulates in the outback ...1920s Aust. sl.
n. 3. Blow job, Bed, and Breakfast ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• THREE-BULB PLANT n. a pawnbroker ...L19 US sl.
• THREE-BULLET JOEY n. the police ...1960s US Black sl.
• THREE-BY-TWO n. a Jewish man or woman ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• THREE-CARD TRICK n. the penis ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'prick'
• THREE-CENTS adj. insignificant, unimportant, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• THREE-CORNERED adj. irritable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED BRITCHES n. diapers, a diaper ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTIES n. diapers, a diaper ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTS n. diapers, a diaper ...1933 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNER PANTS n. diapers, a diaper ...1951 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CROSS-WAY n. the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-CUNNING adj. intensely knowing; peculiarly sharp or acute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-DECKER n. 1. a three-story dwelling with one apartment occupying each floor ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE-DOLLAR BILL n. a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
• THREED-UP adv. having three prisoners sharing a cell ...1960s UK prison sl.
• THREE FACES IN A HOOD n. the pansy, Viola tricolor ...1831 Eng. dial.
• THREE-FACES-UNDER-A-HOOD n. a pansy, a violet ...1835 Eng. dial.
• THREE FINGERS IN A BATHTUB n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE-F's n. 'fuck, fun, and a footrace''; said of a wild time or a lewd person ...19C Brit. sl.
• THREE GOLDEN BALLS n. the sign of a pawnbroker ...1861
• THREE HALFPENCE AND TWO PENCE n. a slow, ambling canter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE MORE AND UP GOES THE DONKEY phr. 1. used to extract as much money as possible before agreeing to perform any task ...M19 sl.
phr. 2. used to denote the imminence of events ...1910s sl.
• THREEN n. a story or tradition of a ghostly and generally superstitious nature ...1720 Sc.
vb. to tell ghost stories or superstitious tales ...1898 Sc.
• THREE-NOOKED adj. 1. irritable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. triangular ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE OLD CATS n. tic-tac-toe ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THREE-PLAIT adj. treble, threefold; three-ply or plaited ...1821 Sc.
• THREEPLE adj. treble; threefold ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREE-QUARTER CLIFT n. a mischievous fellow ...1846 Ireland
• THREE-QUARTER MAN n. 1. a boy or man not equal to full work owing to age, infirmity, etc. ...1901 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a well-grown, strong lad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-ROAD END n. the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...1867 Eng. dial.
• THREES AND EIGHTS phr. best wishes, good luck; used as a sign-off ...CB sl.
• THREE SEVENS n. the year 1777 ...1890 Eng. dial.
• THREE SHAKES OF A DEAD SHEEP'S TAIL n. a very short time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THREE SHAKES OF A SHEEP'S TAIL n. a very short time ...1884 Amer. dial.
• THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND adj. drunk, intoxicated ...sl.
• THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND adj. drunk, intoxicated ...sl.
• THREE-SPOT n. a playing card, an upward face of a die, or a domino half bearing three pips 
• THREE-SQUARE adj. 1. triangular ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. irritable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a triangle ...1839 Eng. dial.
• THREE-STRIPER n. 1. a commander ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 2. in the army a sergeant  ...1917 sl.
• THREESWINS n. threepence ... Bk1903 sl.
• THREE TONGUES, THE † n. Hebrew, Greek, and Latin ...1560
• THREE-THRUMS n. the purring noise made by a cat when pleased; especially in the phrase, 'to sing three-thrums' ...1835  Eng. dial.
• THREE-TO-LEET n. the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...1863 Eng. dial.
• THREE-WANT-WAY n. the meeting of two roads without intersecting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE-WAY LEET † n. a meeting of three ways ...1603
• THREE WAYS adv. in all sorts of ways; comprehensively ...1910s sl.
• THREE WAYS AND SUNDAY adv. in all sorts of ways; comprehensively ...1910s sl.
• THREE-WEEK n. a period of three weeks ...1836 Eng. dial.
• THREE-WHEELER n. a side-car motorcycle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREFT adj. reluctant, unwilling; perverse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THREHEEN n. the leg of a stocking without the foot ...1869 Ireland
• THREN n. a song or story ...1720 Sc.
• THRENE n. 1. a song or story ...1720 Sc.
n. 2. a story or tradition of a ghostly and generally superstitious nature ...1720 Sc.
vb. to tell ghost stories or superstitious tales ...1898 Sc.
• THRENETIC adj. pertaining to a threnody (a song of lamentation); mournful, sorrowful ...1656
• THREPS n. threepence ... Bk1903 sl.
• THRESCOT n. a threshold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRESH n. a beating, dashing noise, as of rain ...1899 Sc.
• THRESHEL n. a threshold ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRESH-FOD † n. threshold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRESH OTHER FOLK'S CORN vb. to meddle in other people's affairs ...1901 Eng. dial.
• THRESHWOOD n. threshold; the sill or wooden beam in front of the door ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRESKLE n. threshold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRIBBLE adj. treble, triple, threefold ...1765 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to treble, to triple ...1765 Amer. dial.
• THRIBBLE-LIP n. a person with thick lips ...1936 Amer. dial.
• THRIBLET n. a triplet ...1941 Amer. dial.
• THRIBLOUS adj. mispronunciation of 'frivolous' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRICE-THRUMS n. the purring of a cat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRIDDLE n. a shiver, a convulsive movement ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THRIFT n. 1. prosperity, success; luck ...1785 Sc.
n.  2. growing pains experienced by young people ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. work, occupation, employment, business ...1798 Sc.
• THRIFT-BOX n. a money or savings box ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THRIFT-POT n. a money or savings box ...1862 Eng. dial.
• THRIFTY adj. 1. thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thoughtful, considerate, saving of time or trouble ...1899 Sc.
• THRILLS AND SPILLS n. excitement; a thrill ...1983 sl.
• THRILLY † adj. thrilling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRIMBLE n. a tremor, a fit of trembling ...1889 Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to crowd, to throng, to press; to wrestle ...1774 Sc.
vb. 2. to fumble; to hesitate, to trifle ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to tremble, to shake, to quiver ...1842 Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to crumble bread between the fingers ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to catch fish by clutching them in the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to twist or twiddle the thumbs round each other with the fingers clasped ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRIMMEL vb. 1. to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tremble, to shake, to quiver ...1842 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• THRIMMER vb. to finger or handle anything constantly and as if reluctant to part with it ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THRIMP n. the act of pushing by schoolboys ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to press, to squeeze; to press as in a crowd ...1850 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to push ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRIMPLE vb. to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRIN n. one of three children born at one birth, a triplet ...1805 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THRING † n. 1. a crowd or throng of people ...c1205
† n. 2. pressure, tightness: some kind of disease ...a1300
† vb. 1. to press, to crowd, to throng; to move or gather in a crowd; to assemble; to crowd around, to throng a person ...a800
† vb. 2. to press or push forward, as against obstacles; to push or force one's way hastily or eagerly; to press, rush, hasten, push on  ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to press hard, use oppression; to oppress, to harass, to distress, to afflict ...c1175
† vb. 4. to thrust or crush (into a confined space); to shut up, to confine ...c1250
† vb. 5. to press together, to squeeze, to compress; to crush, to bruise ...a1300
† vb. 6. to make way through something by pressure; to pierce, to penetrate; to burst out ...a1300
† vb. 7. to thrust or drive with pressure or violence; to cast, throw, or fling violently; to hurl, dash, knock ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 8. (with 'down') to throw down by force; to thrust or knock down; to overthrow; to bring to ruin ...c1375
• THRING DOWN vb. to throw down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRINTER n. a sheep of three years or winters ...1890 Eng. dial.
• THRIP n. something of little or no value ...1890 Amer. dial.
• THRIP-BOX n. a money-box for saving ...1865 Eng. dial.
• THRIPLE adj. treble, triple, threefold ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THRIPPLE vb. 1. to beat, to cudgel ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to labour hard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRISSLE n. thistle ...1786 Sc.
• THRISSLY adj. 1. abounding in thistles; bristly ...1804 Sc.
adj. 2. testy, crabbed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRIST n. 1. thirst ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a squeeze, a hug ...1892 Sc.
n. 3. a thrust; a push ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to thrust, to push; to press, to squeeze, to hug; to wring ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause thirst ...1901 Sc.
• THRISTLE n. thistle ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRISTLY adj. 1. abounding in thistles; bristly ...1804 Sc.
adj. 2. testy, crabbed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRISTY adj. thirsty ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRIVANCE † n. prosperity, success ...1814 Sc.
• THRIVEN adj. thriving, prosperous; well-nourished, strong ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRO † adj. eager; keenly interested ...1775 Eng. dial.
• THROAT n. a narrow entrance ...1896 Sc.
• THROAT-BOLL † n. the Adam's apple; hence, the larynx ...a700
• THROAT-CUTTER n. a cutthroat ...1735 Sc.
• THROAT-SEASONER n. a glass of spirits; a dram ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROB n. 1. someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROB-THRUSH n. a household sprite; a brownie ...1825 Eng. dial. obs.
• THROCK † n. a crowd, a throng ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. to throng, to crowd...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRODDEN adj. fat, well-grown, in good condition, well-fed ...1783 Eng. dial.
vb. to thrive; to grow, to increase; to improve by care or cultivation ...1641 Eng. dial.
• THRODDLE adj. fat; broad, bulky; thriving ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY adj. 1. plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. active, energetic, able to get through much work ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. a plump, thriving child ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY MAY n. a plump, good-looking girl ...1939 Amer. dial.
• THROFF n. froth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROG n. a thrush ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROGGLE vb. to trammel, to impede, said of any article of dress that impedes free movement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROGGY n. a thrush ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROLLY n. the song-thrush, Turdus musicus ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRONG adj. 1. busy; occupied; absorbed in work, etc.; of work: pressing ...1781 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. busily; overpoweringly ...1786 Sc.
n. 1. business; pressure of work; a busy time; bustle; confusion; the state of being busy ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. friendship; intimacy ...1768 Sc.
n. 3. a large quantity ...1901 Sc.
vb. to be busy; to trouble oneself ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THRONG AS A BECK WIFE, AS adj. said of a busy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRONG AS THROP'S WIFE, AS adj. used of a very busy person, esp. one busied over trifles ...1868 Eng. dial.
• THRONG-DEED n. excitement; bustle and confusion; any incident of an exciting or busy character ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRONGED adj. 1. busy; hurried ...1776 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. crowded ...1845 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONGED-UP adj. crowded ...1845 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONGISH adj. rather busy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRONGISH-DEED n. busy doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRONGNESS n. a crowded state ...1724-32 Sc.
• THRONGS n. matters of importance; a multitude of petty cares ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THRONGSOM adj. busy, fully employed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• THROOTHERS n. mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
• THROPIT vb. to go ...1899 Sc.
• THROPPLE n. the windpipe; the throat; the neck ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to throttle, to choke; to seize by the throat ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to topple ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE-GIRTH n. a collar or cravat ...1787 Sc.
• THROPPLE-HOARSE adj. hoarse ...1884 Sc.
• THROPPLE-NOB n. the Adam's apple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE UP vb. to devour in eating; to gobble up ...Bk1905 Sc. obs.
• THROSSAN adj. 1. conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fat, bulky, thickset ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROSSEN-UP adj. 1. conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fat, bulky, thickset ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE n. the throat; the windpipe ...1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROTTLEBOTTOM n. a harmless incompetent in public office ...20C
• THROTTLE-POKE n. a grasping, avaricious, grasping person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE THE TEAPOT vb. to have tea; 'to squeeze the pot' ...884 Eng. dial.
• THROTTLE-WET n. drink of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGAL adj. mispronunciation of 'frugal' ...1890 Sc.
• THROUGH adj. 1. active, expeditious ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. tired out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a thoroughfare; a public way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to advance, to go on; to carry through ...1775 Sc.
• THROUGH ANOTHER adj. mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled ...1873 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-BEAR vb. to sustain, to provide for ...1714 Sc.
• THROUGH-BEARING n. a livelihood; means of sustenance; the means of extricating oneself from any difficulty or of accomplishing any difficult work ...1724-32 Sc.
• THROUGH-COMING n. a livelihood ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH CUT n. a shortcut ...1898 Amer. dial.
• THROUGHER n. 1. a surprising thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything thorough and complete of its kind; a convincing argument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGHGAL adj. mispronunciation of 'frugal' ...1890 Sc.
• THROUGH-GALLITY n. frugality ...1823 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANG n. 1. a thoroughfare; a passage ...1862 Sc.
n. 2. a thorough investigation or overhaul ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. labour, difficulty; perseverance; energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANG CLOSE n. an open passage leading from one street to another ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANGING adj. active, having a great deal of action ...1814 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANGINGS n. social gatherings, jollifications ...1846 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-GATE n. a season of difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-GOING adj. 1. active, energetic; persevering ...1822 Sc.
adj. 2. rash, prodigal ...1824 Sc.
adj. 3. passing through ...1901 Sc.
n. 1. a severe examination; a thorough reprimand ...1817 Sc.
n. 2. a thorough investigation or overhaul ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. a thoroughfare; a passage ...1897 Sc.
• THROUGH-GOING CLOSE n. an open passage leading from one street to another ...1882 Sc.
• THROUGH-GOING ENTRY n. a passage running right through a house ...1890 Sc.
• THROUGH-GUTTED adj. relaxed in the bowels ...Bk1905 N. Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-HANDS adj. under consideration or examination ...1864 Sc.
• THROUGH-HOUSE n. a house with front and back exits ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-LIGHT n. a full moon; light all night ...1808 Eng. dial.
• THROUGHLY adj. portly; strongly-built; buxom ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. thoroughly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH MY HEAD phr. by simple reasoning or intuition ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-NIGHT n. a whole night of dissipation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH ONE ANOTHER adv. pell mell, in confusion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-OPEN adj. 1. open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHER adj. 1. confused, disorderly;  unmethodical; mentally confused; agitated; harum-scarum ...1590 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. living close together; intimate ...1815 Sc.
adv. confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a confusion; a disturbance ...1792 Sc.
n. 2. a state of disorder ...1929 Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-OTHERNESS n. confusion, want of plan ...1849-50 Sc. & Ireland
• THROUGH-OTHERS n. mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUT n. activity, expedition in doing anything ...1845 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUTTING adj. active, energetic; persevering ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 1. a severe examination; a thorough reprimand ...1899 Sc.
n. 2. a bare sustenance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-SHOT adj. rash, prodigal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-STONE n. a flat tombstone ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-TANG n. anything excellent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-THE-BOWS n. a strict examination; a severe scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
phr. ('through the bows') said of one who misbehaves and suffers punishment  ...Bk1911 Sc.
• THROUGH THE CABIN-WINDOW phr. of an officer obtaining his position: entirely through influence ...L19 Royal Navy officers' usage
• THROUGH-THE-MUIR n. a quarrel, contention; a fault-finding ...1871 Sc.
• THROUGH-THE-WUD-LADDIE n. a quarrel, contention; a fault-finding ...1824 Sc.
• THROUGHWAY n. a narrow passage between houses ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROUGHWAYS adv. thoroughly, completely ...1819 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-WET adj. wet to the skin ...1901 Eng. dial.
• THROUT adv. out of doors ...1801 Sc.
• THROUTHER adj. living close together; intimate ...1815 Sc.
• THROW n. 1. a twist, a wrench, a sprain; the act of twisting or wriggling; a turn of the hand ...1785 Sc.
n. 2. opposition; a fit of perversity or ill-humour; a quarrel, controversy ...1788 Sc.
n. 3. a reverse of fortune; trouble ...1835 Sc.
n. 4. pressure; a press, crowd; a rush ...1868 Sc.
n. 5. a flourish in writing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to twist; to wreath, to wind; to wrench, to sprain; to wring the neck; to turn a key; to torture, esp. by twisting a cord round the head ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thwart, to oppose; to dispute, to contradict, to argue; to provoke, to anger ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to distort, to pervert ...1835 Sc.
vb. 4. to confuse, to bewilder ...1844 sl., orig. US
vb. 5. to fell timber ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to vomit ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to hinder; to disarrange; to disappoint; to defeat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to produce, to bear, to bring forth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW A BRICK AND HIDE ONE'S HANDS vb. to do someone an injury while concealing or denying one's responsibility ...1986 Amer. Black usage
• THROW A KINK INTO vb. to create a difficulty for; to thwart ...1930 Amer. sl.
• THROW A SHOE vb. to lose one's temper; to become over-excited; to make a big fuss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• THROW A SICKIE vb. to take a period of sick-leave often without a good medical reason ...1953 Aust. & NZ sl.
• THROW AWAY THE BABY WITH THE BATHWATER vb. to reject what is essential or valuable along with the inessential or useless
• THROW A WINGDING vb. of a drug addict: to have a seizure, real or feigned ...1927 US sl.
• THROW A WOBBLER vb. to fly into a fit of bad temper or anger ...1942 sl., orig. US
• THROW A WOBBLY vb. to fly into a fit of bad temper or anger ...1977 sl.
• THROW A WORD TO A PERSON AS IF ONE THREW A BONE TO A DOG vb. to speak curtly and seldom ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW-BACK n. 1. anything which retards progress, esp. a relapse in illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the discount given on a purchase ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW BATCHES vb. to cut up and destroy anthills ...1869 Eng. dial.
• THROW BOUQUETS vb. to pay compliments ...1904 US colloq.
• THROW DAGGERS vb. to look angrily at someone ...2002 UK sl.
• THROW HABBIE-GABBIE vb. to throw money etc. amongst a crowd to be scrambled for ...1866 Sc.
• THROW IN A WIDDIE vb. to be hanged ...1897 Sc.
• THROW IN ONE'S CHIPS vb. to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• THROW IN ONE'S MARBLES vb. to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• THROW IN ONE'S TEETH vb. to reproach, to upbraid, to censure with ...1694
• THROW IN THE AIR vb. to jilt ...1897 Amer. sl.
• THROW IN THE TOWEL vb. to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• THROW IT OUT vb. to insinuate ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THROW LONG EYE ON vb. to covet, to desire for oneself ...20C W. Indies. sl.
• THROWN FOR A LOSS adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROW OFF vb. to fail to exert oneself, to shirk ...1867 Amer. dial.
• THROW OFF ON vb. 1. to neglect, to ignore, to abandon ...1858 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shift blame or responsibility onto ...1868 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to disparage, to ridicule, to make fun of, to revile, to cast aspersions on ...1887 Amer. dial.
• THROW ON A FACE vb. to get intoxicated on alcohol or drugs ...1974 Amer. sl.
• THROW ONE AN ARRE vb. to misinform, to mislead ...1938 Amer. dial.
• THROW ONE IN ONE'S CALCULATIONS vb. to upset one's plans completely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW ONE'S ALLEY (IN) vb. to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1903 Aust.
• THROW ONE'S COOKIES vb. to vomit ...1963 Amer. sl.
• THROW ONE'S DAGGER vb. of men: to copulate ...20C sl.
• THROW-OTHER adv. confusedly; pell-mell; among each other ...1768 Sc.
• THROW OUT OF GEAR vb. to upset in mind or body ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROW OUT THE ANCHOR vb. to apply the brake ...1942 Amer. sl.
• THROW SOMEONE TO THE DOGS vb. to abandon someone to criticism or attack
• THROW STRAWS AGAINST THE WIND vb. to essay the impossible ...Bk1904 sl.
• THROW THE BALDHEADED CHAMP vb. to perform fellatio ...1962 US sl.
• THROW THE BOOK AT vb. to impose the maximum penalty on ...1932 sl.
• THROW THE CAP UP vb. to take a sudden holiday ...1902 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE D vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1990s US Black sl.
• THROW THE DAGGER vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1980s US campus sl.
• THROW THE HATCHET vb. to exaggerate; to tell fabulous stories or lies ...1893
• THROW THE HOOKS vb. to persuade victims with deception or flattery ...1887 Amer. criminals' sl.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW vb. to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
• THROW THE LAW vb. to break the law ...1873 Sc.
• THROW THE LIFE UP vb. to vomit violently ...1900 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE LONG TOME vb. to angle for information ...1865 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE MITT vb. to pick pockets ...1902 Amer. criminals' sl.
• THROW THE MOUTH vb. 1. to pray ...1796 Sc.
vb. 2. to complain; to express dissatisfaction ...1826 Sc.
vb. 3. to make a grimace ...1826 Sc.
• THROW THE STOMACH vb. to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE WORDS vb. to speak with an accent; to distort the pronunciation ...1877 Sc.
• THROW TONGUE vb. of a dog: to bark while running ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP vb. to vomit ...1793 sl.
• THROW UP EVERYTHING BUT ONE'S SHOESTRINGS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP JONAH vb. to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS AND TOENAILS vb. to vomit violently ...1836 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S CARDS vb. to abandon a project ...Bk1888
• THROW UP ONE'S HEELS vb. to vomit a great deal at once ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S HEEL TAPS vb. to vomit ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOES vb. to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES vb. to vomit profusely ...1973 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOESTRINGS vb. to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOENAILS vb. to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOES vb. to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP THE DRUMSTICKS vb. to throw up a job; to cease an attempt ...1899 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP THE HAND vb. to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP THE LITTLE FINGER vb. to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP THE SOLES OF ONE'S SHOES vb. to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP YOUR SHOE-TAPS vb. to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THRUFF vb. to eat to excess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFABLE adj. 1. open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFER n. anything thorough and complete of its kind; a convincing argument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFISH adj. thoroughly well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUGGIL n. a short, stunted person; a dwarf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUM † adj. blunt, sullen, sour of aspect; rough, bearish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a narrow passage or channel between rocks, through which water runs ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a drumming noise; a musical sound; a hum ...1818 Sc.
n. 3. the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
n. 4. a thread or loose end of any kind; generally in plural ...1863 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a threepenny piece ...1865 Brit. sl.
n. 6. a particle, an atom ...1872 Sc.
n. 7. a naughty child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a senseless, foolish whim; a fit of ill-humour or dissatisfaction ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 9. a tangle, a mess; a tangled mass of anything; an untidy piece of dress, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 10. close and loving conversation ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. of a cat: to purr ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to repeat, to discuss, to tell over again; to make a fuss about ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to strum, to play on a musical instrument; to drum, to make a drumming nose; to hum, to croon, to drone ...1865 Sc.
vb. 4. to spin a web, as spiders do ...1890 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of a man or wife: to leave home through disagreement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to act on a foolish whim; to become sulky or ill-humoured ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. 7. to beat; to flog; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 9. to search for in a confused manner; to bring out after much search; to handle overmuch ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 10. to twirl the fingers in an awkward, shy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 11. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• THRUMBLE n. 1. a large, clumsy lump of a fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of handling overmuch or of groping or fumbling ...Bk1905 Sc.
†* vb. 1. to stumble ...1362
vb. 2. to make one's way by pushing or jostling; to push, jostle ...1500-20 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to press, compress, squeeze; to crowd or heap together, to throng ...1589 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly...1632 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 5. to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar or harp, by plucking the strings; to strum ...1685
vb. 6. to fumble, grope ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THRUM-CUTTER n. a weaver ...1838 Sc.
• THRUMMELT adj. crowded, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMER n. 1. a threepenny piece ...1898 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a contemptible musician ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. an itinerant musician ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMMIL vb. to handle, esp. to handle overmuch or awkwardly; to fumble, to grope; to tie up or fasten awkwardly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMMILL'D † adj. stunted in growth ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMLE n. a trembling, a tremor ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to tremble ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMMOCK n. a tangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMOCKING adj. helpless ...1891 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMY adj. 1. entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. substantial, fat, in good condition; broad, bulky, unwieldy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMY-TAILED adj. used contemptuously of women who wear fringed gowns or petticoats ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMMY-THRUM adj. useless, incapable ...1870 Ireland
• THRUMP n. a gossip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to gossip ...1824 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to swell, to thicken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMPER vb. to thump, to strike with the fist ...1870 Eng. dial.
• THRUMS n. 1. twisted ivy stems ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 2. threepence ... Bk1903 sl.
• THRUM-SHOP n. a rag or odd-and-end shop ...1796 Eng. dial.
• THRUM-YED n. a foolish fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUNCH † adj. solemnly dissatisfied; much displeased ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUNG n. trouble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUNK-WIFE n. a person busy over trifles ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUNTER n. a sheep of three years or winters ...1890 Sc.
• THRUNTY adj. healthy, hardy; sturdy, robust, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THRUSH n. a sprite, a boggle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to thrust; to press, as in or by a throng of people ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUSSEL n. thistle ...1786 Eng. dial.
• THRUSSEN vb. to thrust; to push, to squeeze, to crowd ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THRUST n. an effort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to crowd, to push, to squeeze ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUSTEN adj. crowded, confined; incommoded by want of space or pressure of business ...1899 Eng. dial.
vb. to thrust; to push, to squeeze, to crowd ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THRUSTLE n. thistle ...1786 Sc.
• THRUST TO THE WALL † vb. to thrust aside into a position of neglect ...1592
• THRUSTY adj. 1. thirsty ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hasty, impetuous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUT n. 1. the throw of a stone, etc.; a throw or fall in wrestling ...1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a through shift or turn of work more than usual length ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH n. 1. a narrow passage or gorge; a thick, dense growth of underwood, etc. through which it is difficult to push a way ...1872 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thrust; a push, a shove ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a throng ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to thrust; to press, to push, to shove; to push or elbow one's way through a crowd, etc. ...1740 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crowd, to press, to squeeze, to huddle together ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCHED adj. hard pressed with work, worry, etc.; distressed or troubled in mind ...1874 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCHER n. a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCHING-MATCH n. a pushing or shoving match ...1886 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH-PUDDINS n. a chubby person or animal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH-UP n. a sponger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTTEN † vb. to thrust ...1814 Eng. dial.
• THRY adj. stiff, stubborn; cross; reluctant or unwilling to do anything ...1768 Sc.
• THUCKEEN n. a pet name for a young girl ...1867 Ireland
• THUD n. 1. a heavy, sounding blow; a buffet, a thump; a blow with the fist ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a blast or gust of wind ...1822 Sc.
† n. 3. the act of wheedling or flattering ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. 1. to fall heavily; to move quickly; of wind: to blow in gusts; to rush with a hollow sound ...1800 Sc.
vb. 2. to beat, to strike; to beat hard and with a noise; to thump ...1898 Sc.
† vb. 3. to wheedle, to flatter ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THUDDER n. a heavy shock or thud accompanied by a loud noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUDDERING adj. of the wind: blowing in gusts ...1868 Sc.
• THUMADOODLE n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THUMB n. a small mug ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. to use roughly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMBASING prep. fumbling with the hands as if the fingers were all thumbs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-BALL n. the thumb ...1946 Amer. dial.
• THUMB-BIT n. a snack, a piece of bread and meat eaten out of doors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-BITE n. a snack, a piece of bread and meat eaten out of doors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-BOTTLE n. a vial, a small flask ...1843 Ireland
• THUMB-BUCKA n. a thin piece of bread on which butter is spread with the thumb instead of a knife ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-CAP n. a haunting thing; an apparition, a ghost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-FINGER n. the thumb ...1856 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-KNOCKER n. an inexpert carpenter ...1962 Amer. dial.
• THUMBLE vb. to handle awkwardly, as with the thumb ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-LICKING n. an ancient mode of confirming a bargain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THUMB ONE'S NOSE vb. to regard or treat with contempt ...1903 sl., orig. US
• THUMB-PIECE n. a piece of bread with cheese or meat, held between the thumb and finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-POUNDER n. an inexpert carpenter ...1951 Amer. dial.
• THUMBPRINT COOKIE n. a cookie with a depression in the centre filled with jam or other sweet substance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THUMB-SCALL † n. a piece of paper or card inserted in a book at the bottom of the page to prevent thumb-marks ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-SHAG n. a thin piece of bread on which butter is spread with the thumb instead of a knife ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMBSUCKER n. a story that is not news, but penetrating analysis, etc. ...1980s Amer. journalism sl.
• THUMB-TOE n. the big toe ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THUMBY adj. awkward ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMMACK n. a pinch with the finger and thumb ...1892 Sc.
• THUMMACKS n. the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
• THUMMART † n. a term of contempt applied to a curious or peculiar person ...1822 Sc.
• THUMMEL-POKE n. a cloth bandage to protect a sore finger, made like a glove and tied with strings around the wrist ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-SPIDER n. a large spider ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-TOE n. the big toe ...1888 Eng. dial.
• THUMP adv. indeed, of a truth; used to give additional emphasis to a statement ...1870 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind ...1896 Sc.
n. 2. mashed potatoes and beans ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
vb. to walk or dance with energy; to do any kind of work vigorously ...1790 Sc.
• THUMPATORY † adj. characterized by thumping ...a1693 nonce word
• THUMPER n. 1. a lie ...1677
n. 2. anything very large of its kind; a monstrous falsehood ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. the thumb ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THUMPING adj. 1. large, great, big ...1869
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THUMP IT WITH THINKING vb. to be silent in company while the thoughts are occupied with passing occurrences ...1796 Eng. dial.
• THUMPKIN † n. a clown or bumpkin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMPLE vb. to fumble (a mispronunciation) ...1846 Eng. dial.
• THUMPS, THE n. palpitations of the heart ...1878 Amer. dial.
• THUMP THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ONE vb. to beat one severely ...1929 Amer. dial.
• THUMP-UP n. fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1967 Brit. sl.
• THUNDER n. 1. a heavy blow ...1870 Sc.
n. 2. a hailstorm ...1870 Sc.
• THUNDER AND TOM WALKER! int. an exclamation ...1932 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER AND TURF! int. an expletive ...1848 Ireland
• THUNDERATION adv. damnably ...1835 Amer. euphemism
n. thunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. hell! ...1845 Amer. euphemism
• THUNDER-BALL n. 1. a thunderbolt ...1858 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the common red poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-BERRIES n. the large heavy drops of rain that fall from a thunder-cloud...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERBIRD n. a swallow ...1986 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-BLACK adj. very black; dark with anger, angry ...1901 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERBLUST n. a heavy rain which doesn't last long ...2000 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-BOLT vb. to strike with lightning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERBOOMER n. a thunder-cloud; a thunderstorm; a very heavy rain ...1984 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER BOUNCE † n. a loud sudden noise like thunder ...1628 humorously bombastic
• THUNDER BOWL n. a chamber pot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-BOX n. 1. applied a portable commode, and hence, to any lavatory ...1939 sl.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-BRATTLE n. the sound of thunderclaps following one another in quick succession ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-BRUST n. a sudden thunderclap ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER BUCKET n. a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-BUG n. a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERBUSTER n. a thunder-cloud, a thunderstorm, a very heavy rain ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERCAP n. a cumulonimbus cloud presaging a thunderstorm ...1857 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-CLOCK n. any large beetle ...1882 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERDAY † n. a rare synonym for Thursday ...c1460
• THUNDER-FLAUGHT n. a flickering gleam among thunder-clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-FLOWER n. the common red poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-FLY n. a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-GOWL n. the grumbling of distant thunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERGUSH n. a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1825 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERGUST n. a violent thunderstorm; rain accompanied by thunder and lightning ...1734 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERHEAD n. a cumulonimbus cloud presaging a thunderstorm ...1849 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER HOLE n. a storm cellar ...1916 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER JAR n. a chamber pot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER JUG n. a chamber pot ...1862 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER MUG n. a chamber pot ...1851 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-PACKS n. large white clouds having horizontal bases and pointed summits, always indicative of thunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-PASH n. a thunder-shower ...Bk1905 Ireland
• THUNDER-PLANET n. a comet ...1897 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-PLUMP n. a heavy thunderstorm ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNDER POT n. a chamber pot ...a1954 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-SHOOT † vb. to strike or destroy by a thunderbolt or lightning ...B1900
• THUNDER-SHOWER n. a thunderstorm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-SLAIN adj. struck by lightning ...1724-32 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-SPEET n. a thunderstorm ...1899 Sc.
• THUNDER-SPLATS n. the large, heavy drops that fall from a thunder-cloud ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDERSTICK n. an umbrella ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-THUMP † n. a thunderbolt ...1563
† vb. 1. to thump or beat with thundering strokes ...1637
† vb. 2. to stun with noise...B1900
• THUNDER-WARKS n. the sick, faint feelings experienced by some people in thundery weather ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDRIFIED adj. thundery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNGE n. a loud, hollow sound; the report of a gun, or of a loud peal of thunder; a heavy blow or fall producing such a sound ...1849 Eng. dial.
vb. to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THUNGEING adj. big, heavy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNGER n. any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THUNK n. a thong; the leather of which whips are made; a leather boot-lace ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to thrash, to 'leather' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNNEL n. a funnel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THUNNERY-LIKE adj. portending thunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THURCK † adj. dark ...1682 Eng. dial.
• THURDLE adj. of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THURDLED adj. meagre ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THURGY-LURGY n. idleness ...1855 Eng. dial.
• THURINDALE † n. a pewter flagon holding about three pints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THURRISH vb. to be friendly, kind, or accommodating ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• THURROCK n. a heap; esp. a heap of 'muck' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THURSE † n. an apparition; a goblin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to beat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THURSE-HOLE † n. a hollow vault in a rock or hill which served for a dwelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THURSE-HOUSE † n. a hollow vault in a rock or hill which served for a dwelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THURST vb. to thrust ...1644 Sc.
• THURTIFER adj. cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed ...1852 Eng. dial.
• THURTOVER adj. cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed ...1852 Eng. dial.
• THUS-GATES † adv. in this way, thus ...1827 Sc.
• THUSK n. a blow, a thump...1865 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER n. 1. a person who does anything with great energy and spirit ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything big or large and bulky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUSKING adj. large, fine, bulky ...1884 Eng. dial.
• THUSKY adj. of a person: big ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUSLY adv. in this way, thus ...1898 Eng. dial.
• THUSSINS adv. in this way, thus ...1839 Eng. dial.
• THUZZY-MUZZY n. enthusiasm ...1840 sl.
• THWAITE n. a single house; a small hamlet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWAKER n. a Quaker ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWANG n. 1. a leather thong; the latchet or tie of a shoe ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a severe blow; a bang, a thump ...1806 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a large piece of anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to beat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWANKIN † adj. of clouds: following each other in thick and gloomy masses ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THWART adj. cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy ...1894 Eng. dial.
adv. crosswise, obliquely ...1900 Sc.
n. a cross, ill-tempered person ...1852 Eng. dial.
• THWART-EYED adj. squint-eyed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWARTLE † vb. to speak or act in contradiction ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• THWARTOVER adj. cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed ...1852 Eng. dial.
• THWITE vb. 1. to thrash soundly ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to whittle; to pare wood; to cut with a knife, to carve ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THWITTLE n. a large knife, esp. a butcher's knife; a carving-knife ...1740 Eng. dial.
vb. to whittle, to cut, to carve ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THWRICKEN † vb. to choke with thick smouldering smoke ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIAL n. a tie; a string with which anything is fastened; anything used for tying a latchet; a tying ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIB † n. 1. formerly, a typical name for a woman of the lower classes; a common woman ...1533
† n. 2. a girl or lass; a sweetheart ...1582
† n. 3. a mistress; a young woman of loose character; a strumpet, a prostitute ...1582
† n. 4. a goose ...1622 sl.
n. 5. the ear; the tip or lobe of the ear ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 6. weak beer ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the fundament; the anus ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the head ...B1900 Amer.
† n. 9. a tub ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
int. a call made to ewes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBET n. the peak in front of a bonnet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBITS n. physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• TIBBLE vb. to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
• TIBB'S EVE phr. a day which never comes, never ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIBBY n. 1. a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY-CAT n. a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY-LAMB n. a term of endearment applied pitifully to a child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TIB-CAT n. a female cat ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TIBERT n. a cat; a name for a cat ...1481
• TIBICEN n. a flute-player ...1776 Antiq.
• TIBICINATE * vb. to play on the tibia (an ancient flute) ...1656
• TIBICINATION * n. a playing on a pipe ...1658
• TIBICINIST * n. a flute-player ...1846
• TIBITLESS adj. without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TIB OF THE BUTTERY † n. a goose ...1622 sl.
• TIB'S EVE phr. a day which never comes, never ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIC n. a whim ...19C
int. a call to poultry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICCHEN † n. a kid, a young goat ...c950
• TICE n. 1. an act of enticing; an enticement ...1874
n. 2. a stroke at croquet or cricket, which tempts or entices the opponent to take aim ...1874
n. 3. advantage, grace given in any game ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. kind treatment; the act of treating in a coaxing manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. 1. to entice; to tempt, to allure, to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to encourage, to incite, as a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICE-FOOLS n. puffballs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICEMENT † n. enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TICE-PENNY n. anything tempting to buy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICER n. an enticer ...a1529
• TICERY n. entertainments of all kinds...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICE-TRAP n. a matter of temptation or allurement; a glaring display to entice the beholder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICHEL n. any article kept secretly ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to join hands; to make a line or string ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICHER vb. to laugh in a suppressed way; to titter ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICING adj. alluring, seductive, tempting; of sweet, pleasing manners ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 

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