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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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A  -  ABURZ

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• A  -  ABANDONED
• ABASE  -  ABATE
• ABBESS  -  ABILITY
• ABJECT  -  ABOMINATE
• ABORIGINAL  -  ABRADE
• ABREAST  -  ABSENCE
• ABSENT-MINDED  -  ABSOLUTELY
• ABSOLUTION  -  ABSTRUSE
• ​ABSURD  -  ABUNDANCE



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A - NOUNS
• ABISELFA 1840 Amer. dial. - the letter "a" (a-by-itself-a) 
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​AARDVARK

AARDVARK - NOUNS
• ANT BEAR 1545 - an aardvark  
• EARTH-HOG 1731 - an aardvark 
​• EARTH-WOLF  1796 ​- an aardvark  
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​ABACK

ABACK - ADJECTIVES
• QUEER-TAKEN 1858 Sc. - taken aback, surprised, disconcerted 

ABACK - ADVERBS
• BEGONE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - taken aback, disagreeably surprised; dismayed 

ABACK - VERBS
• TAKE SOMEBODY TO THE FAIR 1870 Sc. - to take aback, to disconcert, to abash an over-confident person 
• BACK-WIND 1899 - to be taken, or cause to be taken, aback 
​• REMAIN FOOLISH Bk1904 Sc. - to be taken aback 
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ABACUS

ABACUS - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABACIST 1387 ​- one who uses an abacus in casting accounts 
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​ABANDON

ABANDON - VERBS
• BELEAVE c1175 obs. - to let or cause to remain behind; to go away without taking with one, to abandon  
• LET c1175 obs. - to quit, to abandon, to forsake  
• BELEAVE c1205 obs. - to go away from a person or place; to depart from, to forsake, to quit, to abandon 
• LEAVE a1225 obs. rare - to abandon, to forsake a habit, practice, etc. 
• WAIVE  c1330 obs. - to abandon, to leave, to desert; to forsake a person, place, thing 
• UNBEND a1400-50 obs. rare - to abandon an effort or attempt 
• LEAVE UP 1430-40 obs. - to abandon, to give up, to resign 
• TO-LEAVE 1432-50 obs. - to relinquish, to abandon 
• CAST UP 1530 obs. - to give up, to abandon 
• ABAND 1559 obs. - to abandon, to forsake  
• LEAVE IN THE LASH 1573 obs. - to leave in the lurch 
• BANDON 1587 obs. - to forsake, to abandon 
• LINQUISH 1591 obs. - to abandon, to forsake  
• SUCCUMB 1632 obs. - to abandon, to give up 
• THROW UP ONE'S CARDS 1635 - to abandon a project 
• ABANDONATE 1654 obs. rare - to abandon 
• DECLINE 1672 obs. - to abandon, to forsake, to give up a practice 
• FLING UP ONE'S CARDS 1688 - to abandon a project 
• HOLD THE BAG 1760 Amer. sl. - to be left in the lurch 
• GIVE ONE THE BAG TO HOLD 1793 - to engage anyone while taking the opportunity to slip way; to leave in the lurch 
• THROW OFF 1858 Amer. dial. - to neglect, to ignore, to abandon 
• JACK 1873 Eng. dial. - to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work 
• JAG 1873 Eng. dial. - to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work 
• TEW UP 1877 Eng. dial.  - to give up, to abandon 
• DITCH 1899 sl. - of people and objects: to throw away, to dispense with, to abandon 
• GIVE THE DITCH 1899 sl. - of people and objects: to throw away, to dispense with, to abandon 
• HANG UP THE FIDDLE Bk1903 sl. - to abandon an undertaking 
• JACK (IT) IN c1910 sl. - to abandon or leave an attempt or enterprise; to give up 
• WHITE-EYE 1911 Amer. dial. - to be overcome by heat or exhaustion while working; to faint from exhaustion; to quit working, to quit on one; to desert, to abandon 
• TANK 1920s sl. - to abandon deliberately, to give up, possibly for illicit monetary gain, esp. in boxing 
• BUNCH 1927 Amer. dial. - to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon 
• WALK OUT ON 1937 UK sl., orig. theatrical usage - to abandon someone or something  
• LEAVE IN THE AIR 1948 UK sl. - to abandon someone without support 
• SHITCAN 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - to stop, to abandon a course of action; to toss away 
• GIVE THE GAME AWAY 1953 Aust. sl. - to cease doing something; to abandon; to give up 
• EIGHTY-SIX 1958 US sl. - to eject or bar from a premises; generally, to reject or abandon 
• TANG OUT 1970s US college sl. - to abandon; to put an end to 
• SCARF 1970s US college sl. - to throw away; to abandon 
• RAT 1974 sl. - to abandon, desert, or betray any person or thing 
• PUNCH OUT Bk1974 Amer. sl. - to leave; to quit; to abandon  
• ICE 1980s sl. - to break an appointment with; to abandon or cancel a plan or scheme 
• BAIL OUT 1980s US sl. - to abandon, to terminate a relationship 
• CHUCK IN Bk1999 ​- ​to abandon, to give up 
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​ABANDONED

ABANDONED - ADJECTIVES
• ABRUPT - 1583 obs. rare - that has broken away from restraint; abandoned, dissolute 
• CAST 1597 - thrown off, disused, worn out, abandoned, forsaken 
• BASKETED 1867 sl. - abandoned, ignored, misunderstood, confused 
• JACKED UP 1874 colloq. - ruined, given up, abandoned 
• JUNKED 1915 - discarded, abandoned; scrapped 
• DOWN THE CRAPPER 1930s sl. - wasted, lost, abandoned 
• DOWN THE PAN 1930s sl. - wasted, lost, abandoned 
• DOWN THE SHITTER 1930s sl. - wasted, lost, abandoned 
• JACKED IN 1940s sl. - given up. abandoned 
• ABANDED 1941 Amer. dial. - abandoned 
• ICED 1980s US college sl. - abandoned, let down 
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ABANDONED - NOUNS, PERSON
• GIN-BOTTLE 1909 sl. - a dirty, abandoned, debased woman; the victim of alcoholic abuse, within an ace of inevitable death 
• RAGGARD Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a wicked and abandoned wretch; a rough and ragged vagabond  
• RAGGELT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a wicked and abandoned wretch; a rough and ragged vagabond  
​• FETCH 1944 Amer. dial. - an illegitimate or abandoned child 

ABANDONED - VERBS
• LIE IN THE LASH 1584 obs. - to be left in the lurch 
• DANCE IN THE PIG TROUGH 1936 Amer. dial. - usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat 
• DANCE IN THE HOG TROUGH 1942 Amer. dial. - usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat 
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​​ABASE,  ABASED,  ABASEMENT,  ABASING

ABASE, ETC. - ADJECTIVES
• HENE c825 obs. - mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial 
• ABESSED 1707 obs. - humbled, abased, cast down, debased, dejected 

ABASE, ETC. - NOUNS
• ABJECTION c1525 obs. - the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation 
• BASING 1581 obs. - abasing, debasement 
• DEBASEMENT 1593 obs. - abasement 
• DEMISSION a1638 rare - abasement, lowering, degradation 
• ABASURE 1653 obs. - the quality of being abased; humiliation 
• ABJECTEDNESS 1660 obs. - downcast condition; abasement 

ABASE, ETC. - NOUNS, PERSON
• VAILER 1600 obs. rare - one who abases or brings down; a humbler 

ABASE, ETC. - VERBS
• LAY a1300 obs. - to cast down, to abase, to humble 
• HUMILE 1491 obs. - to humble, to humiliate, to abase 
• ADBASS 1548 obs. rare - to abase 
• DEBASE 1568 obs. - to lower in position, rank, or dignity; to abase 
• VAIL 1582 obs. - to abase, to humble, or lower one's courage, the heart, etc. 
• BEMEAN 1651 - to render mean or base; to lower in dignity, to abase 
• ABJECTATE 1731 obs. - to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase 
• LET DOWN 1747 - ​to abase, to humble, to humiliate 
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​ABASH,  ABASHED,  ABASHMENT

ABASH, ETC. - ADJECTIVES
• SHAMEFAST c897 obs. - showing shame; abashed, bashful, modest 
• ABAIST a1000 - abashed; ashamed; discomfited; disconcerted ​
• BASHED c1440 obs. - abashed, disconcerted, dismayed 
• ABAWED a1450 obs. - abashed; astonished; surprised; disconcerted; discomfited; upset 
​• DASHED 1803 Sc. & Eng. dial. - abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful 
• ABASIT 1845 Sc. - abashed, confounded 
• BAUCH 1871 Sc. - abashed, timid, sheepish 
• ALL-OVERISH 1899 Amer. dial. - feeling confused or abashed 
• SHAMEFACED L19 - showing shame, abashed 
• AW-SHUCKS 1932 colloq. - of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful 

ABASH, ETC. - NOUNS
• BASHEDNESS c1440 obs. - abashment, bashfulness 
• ABASHANCE c1450 obs. rare - abashment, dismay 
• ABASHEDNESS 1530 obs. rare - abashment 

ABASH, ETC. - VERBS
• BASH c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash 
• BASH c1460 obs. - to be ashamed or abashed 
• OVERFACE c1475 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to abash or overcome especially by boldness or effrontery 
• DEFACE 1537 obs. - to put out of countenance; to outface, to abash 
• DASH 1570 - to confound, to put to shame, to abash 
• DEBASH 1610 obs. - to abash 
• DARE 1805 Sc. - to keep under, to abash, to intimidate 
• CUT THE COMB OF 1814 - to lower the pride of; to take down a peg; to abash, to humiliate 
• COLLIE 1825 Sc. - to abash, to put to silence in an argument 
• TAKE SOMEBODY TO THE FAIR 1870 Sc. - to take aback, to disconcert, to abash an over-confident person 
• HAVE THE CHEEK-ACHE Bk1903 sl. - to be made to blush; to be abashed 
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​ABATE,  ABATED,  ABATEMENT,  ABATING

ABATE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• ​DIMINUTE c1475 obs. - diminished, lessened; abated; incomplete, defective​, imperfect 
 
ABATE, etc. - NOUNS
​• LESSING c1340 obs. - lessening, diminution; abatement 
• PAIR c1375 obs. rare - impairment, abatement 
• BATE c1450 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - deduction, diminution, abatement, cessation 
• DEFALCATION 1476 obs.- diminution or reduction by taking away a part; cutting down, abatement, curtailment 
• DEBATEMENT c1550 obs. rare - abatement 
• RABBATE 1589 obs. - abatement 

ABATE, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABATER 1732 - one who abates, lessens, or lowers ​​
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ABATE, etc. - PREPS
• BATING 1568 - abating, leaving out of account, excepting, except 

ABATE, etc. - VERBS
​• LEATH 1205 obs. - to cease, to abate 
• RABBATE a1398 obs. - to abate or diminish 
• DEBATE a1400-50 obs. - to abate, to fall off, to grow less 
• FAIK 1445 Sc.- to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct 
• FALK 1445 Sc. - to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct 
• DEFALK 1536 obs. - to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate 
• DEFALCATE 1540-1 obs. - to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate 
• BATE a1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to decrease in amount, weight, estimation; to abate, to diminish, to fall off in quantity 
• BATE AN ACE a1566 obs. - to abate by a tiny amount; to make the slightest abatement 
• TAKE OFF 1776 obs. - to abate, to grow less, to decrease 
• NULL 1984 Amer. dial. - to abate; to alleviate pain 
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​ABBESS

ABBESS - NOUNS, PERSON
• ​ABBADISSE;   ABBATESSE;  ABBATISSE;  ABBODESSE;  ABBODISSE;  ABBOTESS c855 obs. - an abbess 
• ABBESS;  ABBESSE ​1297 - the female superior of a nunnery or convent of women, having the same authority over nuns that an abbot has over monks 
​• ABBAS;  ABBASE 1297 obs. - the female superior of a nunnery or convent of women

ABBEY

ABBEY - NOUNS
• ABBACY 1896 Sc. - an abbey ​
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ABBOT

ABBOT - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABBOD c880 obs. - an abbot 
• ABBOT c1123  - the head or superior of an abbey; after the dissolution of the monasteries, sometimes applied to the layman to whom the revenues of an abbacy were impropriated 
• ABBAT c1130 obs. - the chief ruler of an abbey 
• ABBATE 1750 - an Italian abbot; also, a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor, etc.; also as a title 
• ABETTES Bk1852 - abbots 
• ABATE Bk1883 - an abbot or abbé ​
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ABBREVIATE,  ABBREVIATED,  ABBREVIATION

ABBREVIATE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• CUTTED 1565-73 obs. - contracted in expression; abbreviated, concise 
• ABBREVIATORY 1765 rare - tending to abbreviate or shorten 

ABBREVIATE, etc. - ADVERBS
• ABRUPTLY 1579 obs. - in short, in brief; by way of abbreviation 

ABBREVIATE, etc. - NOUNS
• ACCURTATION 1583 obs. - shortening, curtailment, abbreviation 
• ABBREVIATE 1607 - an abbreviation of a word, phrase, or name
​• ABBREVIATURE 1614 obs. - an abbreviated or shortened state, condition, or form; shortness 
• ABBREVIATURE c1630 - an abbreviated or contracted form of a word or phrase; a contraction, an abbreviation 
• ABBREVIATURE 1650 - an abbreviated or abridged copy 
• ABBREVIATURE 1659 obs. - the process of abbreviating; abbreviation, shortening 

ABBREVIATE, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABBREVIATOR 1615 - one who abbreviates, abridges, or shortens; one who summarizes 

ABBREVIATE, etc. - VERBS
• ABREVY a1325 obs. - to abbreviate, to abridge 
• ABBREVY 1483 obs. rare - to abbreviate, to abridge 
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ABDICATION,  ABDICATOR

ABDICATION , etc. - NOUNS
• DEMISSION 1577-87 - the act of putting away or letting go from oneself, giving up, or laying down, especially a dignity or office; resignation, relinquishment, abdication 

ABDICATION , etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABDICANT 1654 - one who abdicates ​
• ABDICATOR 1864 - one who abdicates 
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ABDUCT,  ABDUCTED,  ABDUCTION,  ABDUCTOR

ABDUCT , etc. - ADJECTIVES
• RAPT 1432-50 - of a woman: carried away by force; raped 

ABDUCT , etc. - NOUNS
• RAPE c1400 - the act of carrying away a person by force, esp. a woman 
• RAPT 1535 Sc. obs. - rape (abduction or ravishing) 
• RAPTURE 1600 obs. - the act of carrying off a woman 

ABDUCT , etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• RAPT 1632 obs. rare - an abducted woman 
• ABDUCTOR 1847 - a person who abducts or illegally leads away 
• BABY-SNATCHER 1857 - a person who abducts a very young child 
• ABDUCTEE 1974 - someone supposedly abducted by aliens 
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ABDUCT , etc. - VERBS
• ABDUCE 1537 arch. - to lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct 
• RAPE 1590 - to carry off a person by force, esp. a woman 
• MORGANIZE M19 US sl. - to abduct 
• SHANGHAI 1919 sl., orig. US military usage - to abduct; to compel, to coerce a person into doing something 
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​ABET,  ABETTOR

ABET , etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ​FAUTOR c1330 - an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager 
• MAINTAINER c1330 obs. - one who aids and abets in wrongdoing or error 
• ABETTOR 1514 - one who abets, instigates, or encourages to the committing of any offense 
• HEARTER c1550 obs. rare - one who heartens or encourages; an abettor 
• FAUTRESS 1596 obs. - an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager 
• SUCCENTOR 1609 obs. rare - an abettor 
• ABETTER 1611 - one who abets; an instigator, supporter, or promoter, usually of an offense, or of the offender 
• FAUTERER a1662 - an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager 
• BETTOR 1671 obs. - an abettor, a person who encourages or assists an offender 

ABET , etc. - VERBS
​• PAL IN 1906 US sl. - to aid and abet in a shady affair 
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ABHOR,  ABHORRED,  ABHORRENCE,  ABHORRENT

ABHOR , etc. - ADJECTIVES
• INEXECRABLE L16 obs. rare - most execrable or abhorred 
• ABHORRIBLE 1633 obs. rare - to be abhorred, detestable 
• DEATH ON  20C US sl. - finding abhorrent or being opposed to 

ABHOR , etc. - INTERJECTIONS
• FAH!;  FAUGH!;  FOH!;  ​​FOUGH! int. 1542 - an exclamation of abhorrence or disgust 
• KAE!;  KAIGH!  KAY! int. 1828 Sc. - an exclamation of disbelief, contempt, or abhorrence 
• ACH-A-VIE! Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence 

ABHOR , etc. - NOUNS
• ABHORFULNESS 1556 obs. rare - abhorrence 
• ABHORMENT 1576 rare - the action of abhorring 
• AVERSATION 1613 arch. - a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion 

ABHOR , etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABHORRER 1611 - one who abhors or hates 
• ABHORRANT Bk1880 - a person who abhors 
• MUCK L19 sl. - anyone considered disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent 
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ABHOR , etc. - VERBS
• STINK c1225 - to be offensive; to be abhorrent 
• UG;  UGG a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to abhor, to loathe, to detest; to cause disgust or nausea 
• HIDOUS 1382 obs. rare - to feel horror, to dread, to abhor 
• DETESTATE 1548 obs. rare - to detest, to abhor, to abominate 
• STINK IN THE NOSTRILS a1600 - to extremely offensive or abhorrent to a person 
• ASPERNATE 1656 obs. - to despise, spurn, abhor 
• ABOMINE  1683 obs. - to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe 
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ABIDE,  ABIDING

ABIDE , etc. - ADJECTIVES
• MANSIONARY 1447 obs. - staying or dwelling in a place, permanently abiding, resident 
 
ABIDE , etc. - NOUNS
​• MANSION a1340 obs. - the act of remaining, abiding, dwelling, or staying in a place 
• MANSION c1386 arch. - a place where one stays or dwells; a place of abode, an abiding-place 
• TARRIANCE 1530 arch. - temporary residence or continuance in a place; sojourn, abiding 

ABIDE , etc. - VERBS
• ​SIT c900 - to abide, to dwell, to remain in a place 
• BELEAVE c1175 obs. - to remain for the time being in a place; to stay, to abide, to continue, to dwell with a person 
• BIDE c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to endure, to suffer, to bear, to undergo, to abide 
• ABEDGE c1225 - to abide; to suffer 
• LEND a1300 obs. - to tarry, to remain, to stay; to dwell, to abide 
• LENG a1300 obs. - to tarry, to remain, to stay; to dwell, to abide 
• HABIT a1366 obs. - to dwell, to abide, to reside, to sojourn 
• ONBIDE c1440 obs. - to abide, to remain, to stay on 
• TARRY c1450 obs. - to remain, to stay, to abide, to continue in some state or condition 
• ABEAR  1885 - to abide; to tolerate 
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ABILITY,  ABLE

ABILITY, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• TIDY c1350 obs. - of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful 
• SUFFISANT c1385 obs. - competent, able, capable 
• SUFFICIENT c1385 obs. - qualified by talent or ability; competent, capable, able 
• ASPERT 1423 obs. rare - apt, able, ready, clever 
• HABILE 1558 obs. - having the capacity or power to do a thing 
• TIGHT 1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of a person: competent, capable, able, skilful 
• ABLEMOST 1614 obs. - ablest, most able 
• HABILITATE 1622 obs. - endowed with ability; rendered able; capacitated, qualified 
• BASTANT 1637 obs. - sufficient, able, capable 
• FACULIZED 1816 Amer. dial. - versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities 
• YABLE 1825 Sc. - able 
• YIBBLE 1825 Sc. - able 
• FACULTISED 1871 Amer. dial. - versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities 
• PANURGIC 1873 rare - able or ready to do anything 
• EEBLE 1880 Sc. - able 
• HEAD 1895 Amer. dial. - best, chief, most able 
• BADLY ABLE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - hardly able 
• FARRACHIE Bk1900 Sc. - strong, able, energetic 
• HARD-MATCHED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - hardly able 
• DARB 1930 US sl. - highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great 

ABILITY, etc. - NOUNS
• SUFFICIENCE 1382 obs. - capacity; ability; competence 
• ABLENESS c1390 obs. - the quality of being able; ability 
• SUFFISANCE c1392 obs. - ability, competence 
• HABILITY 1430-1678 obs. - ability 
• SUFFICIENTY 1461 obs. - competence, ability 
• CANNING a1555 obs. - being able, ability 
• SUFFICIENCY 1567 obs. - adequate qualification; ability, competency 
• HABILIMENTS 1585 obs. - abilities, faculties, powers of mind 
• ABLESSE 1598 obs. rare - ableness 
• FATHOM 1604 obs. - breadth of comprehension; grasp of intellect; ability 
• ABILITATION c1656 obs. - a rendering fit or able, a communication of ability 
• INGINE 1660 Sc. obs. - ingenuity, quickness of intellect; ability; knowledge, invention 
• DOUGHT 1731 Sc. rare - power, strength, ability 
• FARRACH;  FEEROCH;  FEIROCH 1742 Sc. - strength, substance; force, ability, energy 
• CAN;  CANN;  KANN 1768 Sc. - cleverness, ability, knowledge 
• ABILTY 1768 Sc. obs. - ability 
• MAUGHT 1773 Sc. - might, strength, ability 
• SCRAN 1806 Sc. - ability; means of effecting a purpose 
• BIND 1824 Sc. - capacity, ability, power 
• CLEVERALITY 1828 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.- cleverness, smartness, ability 
• REDD 1892 Sc.- energy, speed, ability to work 
• CRACKERJACK 1895 sl., orig. US - something exceptional; a thing of highest excellence
• FEEROCHRIE Bk1900 Sc. - ability, activity, agility 
• HEAD-GEAR Bk1902 Eng. dial. - mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability 
• SCOLLE Bk1904 Sc. - the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability 
• IDOCITY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - quick comprehension, ability 
• ODOCITY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - ability, gumption; spirit, energy 
• OIL 1910s sl. - facility, ability 
• MOXIE 1930s sl. - courage, impudence, ability 
• MOVES 1960s sl., orig. US - knowledge, ability, 'smarts' 
• ASS 1961 Amer. sl. - ability and determination; the actual ability and determination to carry out a promise, threat, etc., as opposed to an empty boast 
• THE MOJO AND THE SAY-SO c1975 Amer. sl. - the ability to enforce one's wishes completely 

ABILITY, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• INGINE 1824 Sc. obs. - an ingenious person, a genius; a person of ability 
​• HOSS 1858 Amer. sl. - a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something 
• CRACKERJACK 1895 sl., orig. US - someone exceptional; a person of highest excellence; a person of marked
ability 

• BEYOND-MAN 1896 - a man of extraordinary power or ability; a 'superman' 
• CRACK HAND 19C sl. - an able, competent person 
• BALL OF FIRE 1900 Amer. sl. - a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive; a person who can do something
very well
 
• CRACKAJACK Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a person of marked ability or excellence 
• PIPPIN Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a term of endearment; a person of good ability 
• MOOSE CAT 1926 Amer. logging usage - anyone possessing great ability, strength, etc.; an extraordinary person 
• COOL CAT 1940s sl., chiefly African-American usage - a sophisticated, competent, unruffled, able person
• HORSE 1955 Amer. sl. - a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something 
• OIL-BURNER 1960s US sl. - an exceptionally able or hard-working person 
• EAR MAN 1970s African-American sl. - a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour; a virtuoso 
• FOOL Bk1974 Amer. sl. - an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan 

ABILITY, etc. - PHRASES
​• IT IS IN A PERSON'S BUTTONS a1616 obs. rare - it is within a person's innate capacity or ability to attain or achieve something 
• ABOVE ONE'S MATCH 1748 obs. - above one's level; beyond one's abilities 
• ABOVE ONE'S BEND 1835 Amer. dial. - beyond one's abilities 
• ABOVE ONE'S HUCKLEBERRY 1859 Amer. dial. - beyond one's ability; out of one's reach 
 
ABILITY, etc. - VERBS
• SUFFICE a1325 obs. - to be competent or able to do something 
• HABILITATE 1604 obs. - to endow with ability or capacity; to capacitate, to qualify 
• ABILITATE 1627 obs. - to give ability or fitness; to enable 
• SHOW ONE'S PACES c1870 colloq. - to display one's ability 
• LOSE ONE'S DASH c1880 sl. - to lose one's energy and ability 
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH c1900 sl. - to lose one's energy and ability 
• BLUFF Bk1904 Amer. dial. - to make a false show of ability 
• HANG THE MOON 1953 Amer. dial. - to be very powerful or important; to be exceptionally able or talented 
• HAVE THE GUNS FOR 1961 - to have the ability for something 
• CUT THE MUSTARD Bk2006 US sl. - to be able to do something requiring youth or vigour; to come up to expectations; to reach the required standard 
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​ABJECT

ABJECT - ADJECTIVES
• HEAN;  HENE c825 obs. - mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial 
• UNDERFOOT 1594 obs. - inferior, abject, low, downtrodden, suppressed, subject to authority 

ABJECT - NOUNS, PERSON
• HEANLING a1225 obs. - a base, abject, or humble person 
• VASSAL ​1589 - ​a base or abject person; a slave 
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ABLE -  see ABILITY
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ABLE-BODIED

ABLE-BODIED - ADJECTIVES
• YALD;  YAULD;  YAWL 1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied; strong, powerful 
• YELD 1816 Eng. dial. - alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied; strong, powerful 
• LIKELY 1899 Amer. dial. - able-bodied, competent, capable 
• BRAW Bk1911 Sc. - stout, able-bodied 
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ABNORMAL,  ABNORMALLY

ABNORMAL, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• EXTRAVAGANT 1650 obs. - varying widely from what is usual or proper; unusual, abnormal, strange; unbecoming,
unsuitable 
• WANTON a1754 obs. rare - of natural occurrences: abnormal, extraordinary 
• ABERRANT 1830 - deviating widely from the ordinary or natural type, exceptional, irregular, abnormal 
• UNCO-LIKE 1842 Sc. - strange, abnormal 
• OFF 1866 US sl. - crazy; eccentric; abnormal; weird 
• ABB 1991 US sl. - abnormal 

ABNORMAL, etc. - ADVERBS
• UNACCUSTOMARILY 1634 obs. - unusually, abnormally 

ABNORMAL, etc. - NOUNS
• EXTRAVAGANCY 1651 obs. - abnormal or unusual character; eccentricity; impropriety, unbecomingness 
• ODDLING 1941 Amer. dial. - a thing peculiar or abnormal in a harmless, inoffensive way

ABNORMAL, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• DEVIATE 19C euphemism - a person who is markedly different from normal 
• ODDLING 1941 Amer. dial. - a person or thing peculiar or abnormal in a harmless, inoffensive way; an agreeable, even-tempered half-wit 
• DING-A-LING 1944 Amer. dial. - a person with strange or unconventional behaviour; an eccentric; one who is crazy or mentally abnormal 
• TULIP 1991 Irish sl. - someone whose looks or behaviour mark them as abnormal 
• ABB Bk1994 surfing sl. - an abnormal person; a weirdo 

ABNORMAL, etc. - VERBS
• ​ABNORMALIZE ​1849 - to make abnormal 

ABODE

ABODE - NOUNS
• ​HARBOUR c1150 - shelter, lodging, entertainment; sojourn, abode 
• BELEAVING c1330 obs. - remaining, tarrying, abiding, abode 
• MANOR 1362 obs. - an abode or resting-place 
• TABERNACLE 1382 - a dwelling, a place of abode 
• MANSION c1386 arch. - a place where one stays or dwells; a place of abode, an abiding-place 
• MANSION-PLACE 1473 obs. - a dwelling-place, place of abode; the chief seat of a landed proprietor 
• BIDING-PLACE 1520 obs. - a place of abode, dwelling 
• QUARTERAGE 1577 rare - quarters, place of abode 
• ABODEMENT 1591 obs. - abode, abiding 
• BIDING a1600 obs. - an abode, dwelling, habitation 
• HABIT 1603 obs. rare - habitation, abode 
• MANSION-SEAT 1618 obs. - a place of abode; a dwelling-place 
• HAFT 1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a fixed or established place of abode 
• FAMILISTERY 1865 rare - the abode of a community living together as one family 
• HEAF 1872 Eng. dial. - an abode, a residence; an habitual haunt 
• PALYIR 1879 Sc. - a dwelling, abode, home 
• HEAFING Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a lodging, abode 

ABODE - VERBS
• NESTLE 1406 obs. - to take up one's abode, to settle or squat, in a place; to establish residence 
• BABYLON 1633 obs. rare - to place or establish in a magnificent abode 
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ABOLISH,  ABOLISHED

ABOLISH, etc. - ADJECTIVES
​• ABROGATE 1460 arch. - repealed, annulled, cancelled, abolished by authority 
 
ABOLISH, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
​• ABROGATOR 1599 - one who abrogates or repeals by authority; one who abolishes  
 
ABOLISH, etc. - VERBS
​• ABROGE c1450 obs. rare - to abrogate; to repeal a law; to annul, to abolish authoritatively or formally; to cancel
• ABROGATE 1526 - to repeal a law; to annul, to abolish authoritatively or formally; to cancel 
• EXTERMINE 1539 obs. - to exterminate; to destroy utterly; to put an end to; to abolish 
• IMBOLISH 1592 obs. - to do away with; to make away with; to abolish 
• DISANNUL 1892 Eng. dial. - to abolish, to destroy, to do away with, to remove 
• EXTERMISH 1903 Amer. dial. - to destroy completely, to exterminate, to abolish 
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ABOLITION,  ABOLITIONIST

ABOLITION, etc. - NOUNS
​• ABROGATION 1535 - repeal or abolition by authority 

ABOLITION, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• AB 1862 US sl. - an abolitionist 
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ABOMINABLE,  ABOMINABLY,  ABOMINATION

ABOMINABLE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• WLATSOME a1300 obs. - loathsome, detestable; disgusting, abominable, hateful 
• ABHOMINAL 1477 obs. - unworthy of a man; inhuman, abominable, detestable 
• EXECRABLE 1490 - deserving to be execrated or cursed; abominable, detestable 
• NEFAND 1490 obs. - not to be spoken of; unmentionable; abominable, atrocious 
• HUTIT c1500 Sc. obs. - execrable, abominable 
• ABHORRIBLE 1602 - to be abhorred, detestable, abominable 
• NEFANDOUS 1640 - not to be spoken of; unmentionable, shocking; abominable, atrocious, heinous, horrible 
• AVERSABLE 1663 obs. rare - abominable 
• PUTREDINOUS 1711 obs. - filthy, abominable 
• NEFANDOUS 1849 rare - wicked, abominable, detestable, vile 
• VERMILION L19 Aust., euphemism for 'bloody' - abominable, terrible 
• ADJECTIVAL L19 sl., chiefly Aust., euphemism for 'bloody' - abominable, terrible 
• ADJECTIVE L19 sl., chiefly Aust., euphemism for 'bloody' - abominable, terrible 
• HAEMATOID 1920s euphemism - ‘bloody’, abominable or terrible 

ABOMINABLE, etc. - ADVERBS
​• ABOMINATIONLY 1592 rare - abominably, hatefully 

ABOMINABLE, etc. - NOUNS
​• ABHOMINALTY 1483 obs. rare - an abominable or inhuman deed 
• ABHORRATION ​1628 - ​extreme loathing or disgust; an object of disgust; an abomination 

ABOMINATE,  ABOMINATED

ABOMINATE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
​• DETESTATE a1600 - abominated, detested 

ABOMINATE, etc. - VERBS
​• DETESTATE 1548 - to detest, to abhor, to abominate 
• ABOMINE 1683 obs. - to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe 

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​ABORIGINAL,  ABORIGINE

ABORIGINAL, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
​• BLACK MAN a1398 - a dark-skinned man, esp. a man of sub-Saharan African or Australian Aboriginal origin or descent 
• BLACK 1614 - a man of 'black' skin; a member of a dark-skinned race, esp. a person of sub-Saharan African origin or descent; also, a person of Australian Aboriginal origin or descent 
• DARKEE;  DARKEY;  DARKIE;  DARKY 1775 sl., now derogatory or offensive - an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait 
• BLACKBOY 1810 rare, offensive - an Australian Aboriginal man 
• BLACKFELLA;  BLACKFELLER;  BLACKFELLOW 1827 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine; a dark-skinned person 
• GIN 1830 Aust. - a native woman; the wife of an Aborigine 
• MARY 1830 Aust.- an Aboriginal woman or other non-white woman 
• YELLOW GIRL 1832 sl. - a light-skinned Black woman, esp. if sexually attractive; a mixed-race, a half-white, half-Black or Aborigine woman; a female mulatto 
• YALLER GAL 1834 Aust. & US sl. - a mixed-race, a half-white, half-Black or Aborigine woman 
• YELLOW FELLOW 1834 Aust. & US sl. - a mixed-race, half-white, half-Aborigine man 
• JACKEY;  JACKIE;  JACKY 1845 Aust. sl., derogatory - a generic name for the Australian Aboriginal 
• JACKY-JACKY 1845 Aust. sl., derogatory - a generic name for the Australian Aboriginal 
• BLACK TRACKER 1862 Aust.  - an Australian Aboriginal employed by police to track down fugitives or persons lost in the bush 
• BLACK AUSTRALIAN 1863 - a native or inhabitant of Australia who is Black; an Australian Aboriginal 
• BLACKBIRD 1865 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine 
• ABORIGINARY 1868 - an aboriginal inhabitant 
• AB c1870 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine 
• YELLOW AND BLACK 1885 Aust. sl. - an Aboriginal 
• BLACKBOYS Bk1892 Aust. sl. - aboriginal servants in Australia 
• BLACKBOY 1893 offensive - an Aboriginal guide accompanying  explorers 
• BINGHI 1893 Aust. sl., derogatory - a White term for an Aboriginal 
• TARPOT 1894 Aust. sl., derogatory - an Aborigine 
• BLACK VELVET 1899 Aust. & NZ sl., offensive - a Black, Aboriginal, or Maori woman, esp. as the focus of a White man's sexual interest 
• LUBRA 19C Aust. - an Aboriginal woman 
• UNBLEACHED AUSTRALIAN L19 sl. - a Native Australian; an Aboriginal 
• ABOLIAR 1904 Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine bush customs and folktales 
• BILLY 1905 Aust. sl. - any Aboriginal singled out from the rest 
• ABO 1908 Aust. sl., now mainly derogatory - an Australian Aboriginal 
• ABO 1910 Aust. sl. - an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales 
• BAD NIGGER 1910 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine who refuses to cooperate with the authorities 
• BLACKBUTT 1910 Aust. sl. - a native Australian 
• YELLER FELLA;  YELLER FELLER 1913 Aust. sl. - a mixed-race, half-white, half-Aborigine man 
• BOONG 1924 Aust. sl., derogatory - an Australian Aboriginal 
• YAMIDGEE;  YAMMAGI;  YAMMIDGEE 1925 Aust. sl. - an Aboriginal, esp. an Aboriginal male 
• BINGY 1933 Aust. sl. - an Australian Aboriginal 
• BITUMEN BLONDE 1943 Aust. sl., derogatory - an Aboriginal girl or woman 
• DARK CLOUD 1945 Aust. sl., derogatory - an Australian aboriginal 
• DARKMAN 1970s Aust. sl., derogatory - an Aborigine 
• COOBOO Bk2001 Aust. colloq. - an Aborigine child 

ABORT,  ABORTION,  ABORTIONIST

ABORT, etc. - NOUNS
• ABORCEMENT;  ABORSEMENT 1540 obs. - abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage 
​• CASTLING 1580 obs. - an aborted foetus 
• ABORTMENT 1607 obs. - the act of aborting; premature expulsion of the foetus 
• EFFLUXION 1643 - an abortion 
• ABORTUS 1764 obs. - abortion, miscarriage 
• ABORTORIUM 1933 - a hospital, clinic, in which abortions are performed 
• ABORTUARY 1983 anti-abortion campaigners usage, derogatory - a clinic in which abortions are performed 
• ABIGAIL 2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - an abortion 

ABORT, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ANGEL-MAKER L19 sl. - an abortionist 
​• LOCK PICKER Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an abortionist 
• PIN ARTIST Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an abortionist 
• RABBIT-SCRAPER 1950s homosexual sl. - a black market abortionist 
• RABBIT-SNATCHER 1950s US criminals' sl. - an abortionist 
• BACK-ALLEY BUTCHER Bk1988 sl. - an abortionist 
• BACK STREET BUTCHER Bk2002 criminals' sl. - an abortionist 
 
ABORT, etc. - VERBS
​​• SLIP THE CALF 1664 obs., humorous usage - of women: to suffer abortion 
• KEEP THE CENSUS DOWN 19C Brit. sl. - to abort a foetus 
• KNOCK A LID Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to cause abortion 
• MAKE SOMEONE ONE 1960s US sl. - to give someone an abortion 
• PULL A RABBIT M20 US criminals' sl. - to perform an abortion 
​

ABORTIVE

ABORTIVE - ADJECTIVES
​​• ABORSIVE 1639 obs. rare - abortive from the first; checked before even a beginning had been made 

ABORTIVE - VERBS
​​• ABORTIVATE c1630 obs. rare - to render abortive; to render ineffectual or fruitless 
​

ABOUND,  ABOUNDING

ABOUND, etc. - ADJECTIVES
​​• RANK a1300 obs. - abounding in, full of 

ABOUND, etc. - VERBS
​​• WALM 1399 obs. - to abound, to be plentiful 
• EXUBERATE 1623  - to be in great abundance; to be plentiful; to abound; to overflow 
• EXUPERATE 1623 obs. - to abound 
• UBERATE 1623 obs. - to make plentiful; to make plenteous and fruitful; to abound 
​• EXSUPERATE 1625 obs. - to abound 

ABOUT

ABOUT - ADVERBS
​​• UMBE c900 obs. - about, concerning, of 
• UMBE 971 obs. - around, about 
• UMBE a1300 obs.  - about, round 
​• ANEWST 1691 Eng. dial. - of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about 

ABOVE

ABOVE - ADVERBS
​​• ABOON 1875 Eng. dial. - above 
• BEHEIGH Bk1898 Eng. dial. - above 
• UPSIDE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - above 
• BOON Bk1911 Sc. - above 

ABOVEBOARD

ABOVEBOARD - ADJECTIVES
• ​​DINKUM 1905 Aust. & NZ - honest, aboveboard; true; also, fair, just 
​

ABRADE,  ABRASION

ABRADE, etc. - NOUNS
​• GAW 1793 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a sore place or abrasion on the skin 
• SCAM 1866 Sc. - a spot, blemish, crack, injury, an abrasion 
• BOBO 1969 Amer. dial. - a hurt or sore, an abrasion, a cut 
 
ABRADE, etc. - VERBS
​• LOSE LEATHER 1726 - to suffer abrasion of skin 
• GRAIN 1845 Amer. dial. - to scrape, to abrade 
• BARK 1850 - to scrape or rub off the skin, esp. from the shins and joints; to graze, to abrade 
• RASE 1899 Sc. - to abrade or cut the flesh slightly 
• SCRAZE Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to scratch; to graze, to abrade; to rub slightly 
• BREAK Bk1911 Sc. - to break the skin; to abrade 
• SCAW 1929 Sc. - to chafe, to peel, to abrade the skin 

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​ABREAST

ABREAST - ADVERBS
​• SIDE AND SIDE 1834 Amer. dial. - side by side; abreast; close together ​
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ABRIDGE,  ABRIDGED,  ABRIDGEMENT

ABRIDGE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• CURTAL 1579 obs. - abridged, curtailed; brief, scant, curt 
• DECURTATE a1638 rare - cut down, shortened, abridged, curtailed 
• CORREPT 1654 obs. - abridged, shortened 
• COMPENDIARIOUS 1730 obs. - brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious 
 
ABRIDGE, etc. - NOUNS
​• ABRIDGE 1611 obs. rare - abridgement, shortening 
​• ABBREVIATURE 1650 - an abbreviated or abridged copy 
​• DECURTATION 1652 obs. - shortening; abridging, cutting down 
​• ABBREVIATE 1716 Sc. - abstract, abridgement 
 
ABRIDGE, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
​• SUMMULARY 1581 obs. rare - one who summarizes or abridges 
​• SUMMISTER 1586 obs. - one who summarizes or abridges 
​• SUMMIST 1600 obs. - one who summarizes or abridges 
​​• ABBREVIATOR 1615 - one who abbreviates, abridges, or shortens; one who summarizes 
​• SUMMULIST 1652 - a writer of a small compendious treatise of a science; an abridger 

ABRIDGE, etc. - VERBS
​​• ABREVY a1325 obs. - to abbreviate, to abridge 
• CUT 1413 - to curtail, to abridge, to shorten, to reduce; to shorten a play by omitting portions 
​• ABBREVY 1483 obs. rare - to abbreviate, to abridge 
​• DECURT 1550 obs. - to cut down, to shorten, to dock, to curtail, to abridge; to summarize 
​• ​DECURTATE 1623 obs. - to cut down, to shorten, to dock, to curtail, to abridge 
​

ABROAD

ABROAD - ADVERBS
​• ABREED 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - abroad; spread about, cast to the winds 

ABROAD - PHRASES
​• BEYOND SEAS phr. 1644 - out of the country, abroad 

ABROAD - VERBS
​• ​ABLEGATE vb. 1657 obs. rare - to send abroad or to a distance ​​

ABRUPT,  ABRUPTLY

ABRUPT, etc.  - ADJECTIVES
• ​​KNAPPISH 1513 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - rudely abrupt or forward, testy, snappish, sharp-tongued, spiteful 
• EJACULATORY 1644 obs. - given to abrupt, impulsive expression 

ABRUPT, etc.  - ADVERBS
​​• CUTTEDLY 1530 obs. - concisely, abruptly, curtly 
• SMACK 1840 Amer. dial. - with a sudden blow, sharply, abruptly 
• BANG 1847 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly 
• SMACK-DAB 1852 Amer. dial. - with a sudden blow, sharply, abruptly 
• BAZZ 1861 Eng. dial. - suddenly, abruptly 
• SMACK-BANG 1965 Amer. dial. - with a sudden blow, sharply, abruptly 
• SMACK-DAB-DASH 1965 Amer. dial. - with a sudden blow, sharply, abruptly 
• SMACK-JAM 1965 Amer. dial. - with a sudden blow, sharply, abruptly 
• A-POP 1966 Amer. dial. - suddenly, abruptly, at once 
• POP ​1966 Amer. dial. - suddenly, abruptly, at once 

ABSCESS,  ABSCESSED

ABSCESS, etc. - ADJECTIVES
​​• BEALED 1790 Eng. & Amer. dial. - festered; infected; abscessed 
 
ABSCESS, etc. - NOUNS
​​• BEAL c1400 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - a pustule or boil; an abscess 
• BEALING a1605 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - suppuration; a boil, an abscess 
• ABSCESSION 1610 obs. rare - an abscess 
• INCOME 1808 Sc.- an illness or infirmity not due to any apparent external cause; often applied to a swelling, abscess, boil, or other festering sore; a sharp attack of pain, a stitch in the side 
• ADDLE 1825 Eng. dial.- an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister 
• INGROWTH a1838 Sc. - an abscess, tumour, or the like  
• APSE 1857 Eng. dial. - an abscess, a tumour 
• NABSY;  NAPSY Bk1903 Eng. dial. - an abscess 
• MAPSY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an abscess 
• ANT HEAP 1943 Amer. dial. - an abscess, a carbuncle 
• RAISING 1966 Amer. dial. - a boil, an abscess, or other swelling 
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ABSCOND,  ABSCONDER,  ABSCONDING

ABSCOND, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• LEVANTING 1855 - absconding secretly 

ABSCOND, etc. - NOUNS
• LEVANTING 1847 - a secretly absconding 
• ABSQUATULATION 1847 Amer. sl. - a sudden disappearance or absconding 
 
ABSCOND, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABSCONDENT ​​1685 obs. rare - a person who absconds 
• ​LEVANTER 1781 - one who absconds, esp. one who does so after losing bets 
• ABSQUATULATOR 1842 Amer. sl. - an absconder 
• SCALER 1901 - an absconder 
• LAMASTER;  LAMISTER;  LAMMISTER 1904 US prison & criminals' sl. - a fugitive; an absconder 
• LAMMIE 1904 US prison & criminals' sl. - a fugitive; an absconder 
• LAMSTER 1904 US prison & criminals' sl. - a fugitive; an absconder 
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ABSCOND, etc. - VERBS
• SKIP 1338 - to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond 
• MIZZIL;  MIZZLE 1781 Amer. dial. - to depart in haste, to abscond, to run away, to escape 
• LEVANT 1797 - to go away suddenly or secretly, to abscond 
• ABSQUATULIZE 1829 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart 
• ABSQUATILATE 1830 Amer. sl. - to depart or abscond; to flee, to run away 
• ABSQUATULATE;  ABSQUOTULATE 1830 sl., orig. US - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond 
• ABSQUATIATE 1839 Amer. sl. - to abscond, to depart 
• AMPUTATE 1842 Amer. sl. - to clear out, to abscond; to decamp; to take flight 
• ABSQUATTLE 1842 sl., orig. US - of a person or animal: to leave; to run away; to abscond 
• ABSQUAT 1868 sl., orig. US - of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond 
• LAM (OUT) 1886 US sl., chiefly criminals' & police usage - to abscond; to make an escape from; to flee; hence, to run; to depart hurriedly 
• SHOOT THE CROW 1887 Sc. sl. - to steal away without paying one's bill; to depart hurriedly, to abscond 
• SKIN 1894 US sl. - to abscond, to make off, to slip away 
• JUMP ONE'S BILL L19 sl. - to abscond, esp. from a hotel or lodging, without paying one's bill 
• JUMP ONE'S BOARD L19 sl. - to abscond, esp. from a hotel or lodging, without paying one's bill 
• BOG-SCLENT Bk1911 Sc. - to avoid fighting; to abscond on the day of battle 
• LAMMISTER  1921 US sl. - to abscond; to flee from authorities 
• TAKE A MICKEY FINN 1924 Amer. sl. - to abscond 
• BUY A TRUNK 1934 Amer. Western usage - to abscond or depart, esp. permanently; to leave the country 
• SHOOT THROUGH 1947 Aust. & NZ sl. - to escape, to abscond; to depart, to leave 
• GO SOUTH 1982 Amer. dial. - to steal, to abscond with 

ABSENCE,  ABSENT

ABSENCE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• WANE c825 obs. - lacking, absent, deficient 
• ABSENTANEOUS Bk1721 - done in absence; pert. to absence 
• ABSTENT 1898 Sc. - absent 
• NASHED 19C sl. - said of a person who is gone 
• MR. NASH IS CONCERNED 19C - said of a person who is gone or absent 
• MINUS M19 sl. - absent 
• OFF THE RESERVATION L19 US sl. - absent, away 
• ACK WILLIE;  ACK WILLY 1942 Aust. sl. - absent without leave 
• OUT OF SOMEONE'S FACE 1980s Black British sl. - absent, away 
 
ABSENCE, etc. - NOUNS
• WANE c888 obs. - want, lack, shortage, absence of 
• WANT c1480 obs. - the fact that a person is not present; absence 
• ABSENTY 1520 obs. - absence 
• ABSENCY 1599 obs. rare - absence 
• ABSENTMENT 1600 obs. - the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away 
• LAND SECURITY M18 sl. - unauthorized absence 
• ABSENTATION 1800 - the act of absenting oneself 

ABSENCE, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABSENT c1425 obs. - one who is absent; an absentee 
• GHOST 1976 US college sl. - an absentee, someone who has opted out of normal social life 

ABSENCE, etc. - VERBS
• FAULT c1375 obs. - to be wanting or absent 
• WANT 1435 obs. - to be a defaulter; to be absent or missing 
• LACK 1746 Eng. dial. - to be absent, esp. from home; to loiter 
• PLAY OFF 1783 Amer. dial. - to shirk responsibility; esp. to evade work; to absent oneself or escape from some responsibility without adequate excuse 
• SAG L19 Brit. sl. - to be illicitly absent from work 
• SCARCIFY Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to absent oneself, to make oneself scarce 
• TAKE OUT 1969 Amer. dial. - to absent oneself from work or school; to quit a job 
• GET OUT OF THE RAIN 20C sl. - to absent oneself when there's likely to be any trouble 
• CHUCK A DUMMY 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage - to be absent; to feign a fainting fit to get out of duty or get sympathy 

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​ABSENT-MINDED

ABSENT-MINDED - ADJECTIVES
• YONDERLY 1828 Eng. dial. - vague, absent-minded; shy, timid 
• NOT ALL THERE 1864 sl. - inattentive; absent-minded 
• PEBBLE-BEACHED 1934 sl. - dazed, absent-minded 
• ASLEEP AT THE BAG Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• ASLEEP AT THE BASE Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• ASLEEP ON THE JOB adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• BLAH Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• BLANK Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• DEAD ABOVE THE EARS Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• DEAD BETWEEN THE EARS Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• DEAD FROM THE HOOFS UP Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• DEAD-HEADED Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• GONE TO SLEEP ON THE BAG Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• GONE TO SLEEP ON THE BASE Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• GONE TO SLEEP ON THE JOB Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• HALF THERE Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• MOONEY;  MOONY Bk1942 Amer. sl. - absent-minded; dreamy 
• NO ONE AT HOME Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• NOT KEEPING ONE'S EYE ON THE BALL Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• NOT ON THE JOB Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• NOT THERE Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• OUT OF TOWN Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• WITH A VACANT ATTIC Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• WITH A VACANT HOUSE Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
• LUNCHY 1960s US college sl. - dull, stupid, absent-minded 
• DEAD TO THE WORLD 20C sl., orig. US - unconscious of one's surroundings, lost in a dream, day-dreaming; inattentive, absent-minded 

 ABSENT-MINDED - NOUNS
• DUMP 1523 - a fit of abstraction or musing; a reverie; a dazed or puzzled state; perplexity, amazement; absence of mind 
• ABSENTNESS 1790 rare - a being absent in mind; distractedness, absent-mindedness 
• DWAAL 1957 S. Afr. - a dreamy, dazed, or absent-minded state  

ABSENT-MINDED - NOUNS, PERSON
• MOONCALF
 a1627 - a person who idles time away in dreaming; an absent-minded, distracted person, or one given to sentimentality 
• HEAD-IN-AIR 1932 - an absent-minded or unworldly person; a dreamer 
• MAGOO 1932 Amer. sl. - a useless or foolish person; an absent-minded or inattentive person 
• DIZ;  DIZZ 1963 US sl. - a silly or eccentric person; an absent-minded or inattentive person 
• DIRK 1964 US sl. - a foolish, peculiar, or obnoxious person; an absent-minded or inattentive person; a jerk 
• MENTAL MIDGET 1966 Amer. sl. - an absent-minded or inattentive person; a stupid person 
• DITZ Bk2006 US sl. - a giddy, absent-minded person 
• DITZO Bk2006 US sl. - a giddy, absent-minded person 

​ABSENT-MINDED - PHRASES
• NOBODY HOME c1915 Amer. sl. - an expression applied to any person thought to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. 
• NOBODY HOME UPSTAIRS 1951 Amer. dial. - said of someone considered to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. 
• YOU'D FORGET YOUR HEAD IF IT WASN'T JAMMED ON 1979 UK sl. - addressed to an absent-minded person 
• YOU'D FORGET YOUR HEAD IF IT WASN'T SCREWED ON 1979 UK sl. - addressed to an absent-minded person 
• YOU'D FORGET YOUR HEAD IF IT WASN'T STUCK ON 1979 UK sl. - addressed to an absent-minded person 
• YOU'D FORGET YOUR HEAD IF IT WASN'T TIED ON 1979 UK sl. - addressed to an absent-minded person 

ABSENT-MINDED - VERBS
• MEASE ​1877 Eng. dial. - to be absent-minded, to muse 

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE - PHRASES
• AWOL 1920 sl., orig. US - absent without leave 
• A.W.O. LOOSE 1920 US sl. - absence without leave 

ABSOLUTE

ABSOLUTE - ADJECTIVES
• DEAD 1589 - absolute; assured 
• SINGLE 1590 rare - undivided, unbroken, absolute 
• SKIRE 1825 Sc. - utter, absolute 
• POINT-BLANK 1845 Amer. dial. - absolute, unqualified, out-and-out 
• FAIR 1872 - undoubted, complete, thorough, absolute 
• BODACIOUS 1887 Amer. dial. - complete, thorough, utter, absolute, arrant 
• UP-AND-DOWN M19 sl. - absolute, complete 
• UP-AND-DOWN-STAIRS M19 sl. - absolute, complete 
• DEADWOOD M19 US sl. - absolute, complete, unequivocal 
• COPPER-PLATED L19 US sl. - absolute, certain, definite 
• ABSOTIVE 1924 Amer. sl. - absolute 
• BUST-OUT 1961 US sl. - out-and-out, pure and simple, absolute 
• COLD-BLOODED 1962 African-American sl. - out-and-out; absolute 
• FULL-ON 1970 US - maximum, complete, absolute, very 
• DEAD-BANG 1985 Amer. sl. - certain; absolute 
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ABSOLUTELY

ABSOLUTELY - ADVERBS
• BARELY c1340 obs. - without qualification or reserve; unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively 
• DEAD 1589 - intensifier; very, thoroughly, absolutely, extremely, completely; wholeheartedly 
• OUT-AND-OUT L18 - completely, absolutely, utterly 
• DANG 1840s - absolutely, extremely 
• POINT-BLANK 1851 Amer. dial. - absolutely, completely, exactly, simply 
• EVEN-DOWN 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - downright, thoroughly, completely, utterly, absolutely 
• PLUM 1858 Amer. dial. - entirely, completely, absolutely, very 
• POINTEDLY a1883 Amer. dial. - certainly, thoroughly, absolutely, unquestionably, simply 
• DEAD-NUTS 1887 US sl. - completely, absolutely, keenly for or against something 
• FAIRLINS 1891 Sc. - properly, completely, absolutely 
• FAIR M19 - very, absolutely, really 
• JUST L19 sl.  - absolutely, definitely, very 
• ABSOBALLYLUTELY 1910s sl. - absolutely, very much indeed 
• ABSOBLOOMINGLUTELY 1910s sl. - absolutely, very much indeed 
• BY THE CLOCK 1910s US sl. - absolutely, definitely 
• FULL OUT 1918 US - absolutely, completely, intensely 
• DEAD-BANG 1919 Amer. police usage - absolutely; without doubt; hence, in the act; red-handed 
• ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 1921 Amer. sl. - absolutely 
• ABSOBLOODYLUTELY 1923 Amer. sl. - absolutely 
• ABSOTIVELY 1926 Amer. sl. - absolutely and positively 
• BACK-ACTUALLY 1928 Amer. dial. - truly, absolutely 
• BLACK-ACTUALLY 1928 Amer. dial. - truly, absolutely 
• EVERMORE 1933 Amer. dial. - really, absolutely 
• FULL 1950s Amer. sl. - absolutely 
• FROM ASSHOLE TO APPETITE 1950s Amer. sl. - thoroughly, absolutely, totally 
• SURE AS SHIT 1954 US sl. - absolutely, surely; without a doubt 
• ABSOTOOTLY 1955 Amer. dial. - absolutely 
• ABSOGODDAMLUTELY 1962 Amer. sl. - absolutely 
• DEAD-ASS 1971 Amer. sl. - utterly; absolutely; usually considered vulgar 
• ABSOGODDAMNTIVELY 1986 Amer. sl. - absolutely and positively 
• DOUBLE TIME 1994 UK sl. - very much, greatly, absolutely 
• ABSO-ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT-LUTELY absolutely; most definite 
• FLAT-ASS Bk2006 US sl. - absolutely; totally 

ABSOLUTELY - INTERJECTIONS/PHRASES
• QUITE! M19 sl. - an expression of agreement; absolutely, indeed 
• QUITE SO! M19 sl. - an expression of agreement; absolutely, indeed 
• I GUESS YES! L19 US sl. - yes indeed! absolutely! 
• DAMN TOOTIN'! 1910s US sl. - certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all 
• I'LL SAY 1910s sl., orig. US - absolutely, definitely, I couldn't agree more 
• I'LL SAY SO 1910s sl., orig. US - absolutely, definitely, I couldn't agree more 
• A! 1950s African-American sl. - absolutely! yes! certainly! 
• DAMN SKIPPING! 1970s orig. African-American - an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! 
• DAMN STRAIGHT! 1970s orig. African-American - an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! 
• DAMN SKIPPY! 1994 US sl. - absolutely! without a doubt! 

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​ABSOLUTION,  ABSOLVE,  ABSOLVING

ABSOLUTION, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• ABSOLVITORY 1609 Sc. - pert. to absolution; absolving 

ABSOLUTION, etc. - NOUNS
• LESNESS c950 obs. - absolution, redemption, forgiveness of sins 
• ABSOLVITURE 1586 Sc. obs. - the act of absolving; absolution 

 ABSOLUTION, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• ABSOLVANT 1506 obs. - he who absolves 

ABSOLUTION, etc. - VERBS
• UNBIND c950 obs. - to free from sin or its consequences; to absolve 
• ABSOIL;  ABSOYLE ​c1450 obs. ​​- to absolve 
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ABSORB,  ABSORBED,  ABSORBENT,  ABSORBING,  ABSORPTION

ABSORB, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• ABSORPT 1528 arch. - absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed 
• ABSORPTED a1631 - absorbed 
• ABSORPTIVE 1664 - having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing 
• OBSORBENT 1902 rare - absorbent, imbibing 

ABSORB, etc. - NOUNS
​​• OBSORPTION c1600 obs. rare - swallowing up; absorption 
• ABSORBITION c1680 obs. - absorption 
• OBSORBENT 1747 rare - an absorbing substance 
 
ABSORB, etc. - VERBS
​​• ABSORBEATE Bk1626 obs. - to swallow up 
• OBSORB 1684 obs. rare - to absorb 
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ABSTAIN,  ABSTAINER,  ABSTAINING

(also see TEETOTALLER)
ABSTAIN, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• UP THE POLE 1906 Amer. dial. - abstaining from alcoholic beverages; on the wagon 
• OFF 1910s sl. - abstaining from alcohol 
• ON THE WAGON 20C US - abstaining totally from alcohol 
• ON THE COT 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage - refraining from drink 
• ON THE TACK 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage - refraining from drink 

ABSTAIN, etc. - NOUNS
• ABSTENTION 1624-47 - the act of keeping oneself back, abstaining, or refraining 
• CAGG M18 military sl. - a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period 
• ABSTAINMENT 1859 rare - the act of keeping from or refraining 
 
ABSTAIN, etc. - NOUNS, PERSON
• HYDROPOTIC 
​​​1623 obs. - a water drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks 
• HYDROPOTIST 1678 obs. rare - a water-drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller 
• HYDROPOT;  HYDROPOTE 1727 - a water drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks 
• TEETOTAL 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a teetotaller; a total abstainer 
• NEPHALIST 1861 - one who abstains from intoxicating liquors; a teetotaller 
• ABSTENTIONIST 1880 - one who practices or approves abstention 
• COLD-WATER MAN 1894 Sc. - a total abstainer; a teetotaller 
• WATER-BOTTLE L19 sl.  - a total abstainer; a teetotaller 
• TEETEE 1900 Sc. - a total abstainer; a teetotaller 
• BALLOON-JUICE LOWERER Bk1909 sl. - a total abstainer (balloon juice = soda-water) 
• DRY Bk2006 US sl. - a prohibitionist; an abstainer from alcohol 

​​​ABSTAIN, etc. - VERBS
​​​• CAGG M18 military sl. - to abstain from liquor for a certain period 
• KEG L18 US sl. - to abstain from drinking alcohol 
• BETHINK 1842 Eng. dial. - to begrudge; to abstain from 

ABSTINENCE,  ABSTINENT

​​​ABSTINENCE, etc. - ADJECTIVES
• ABSTEMIOUS ​​​1610 rare - abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food) 
• ABSTINENTIAL 1681 obs. rare - pert. to abstinence 
• ABSTENTIOUS 1879 - characterized by abstinence; self-restraining or refraining 

ABSTINENCE, etc. - NOUNS
​​​• JEJUNATION 1623 obs. - fasting, abstinence from food 
• NEPHALISM 1861 rare - total abstinence from intoxicating liquors; teetotalism 
• ABSISTENCE 1881 - ​a standing off; an abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence 

ABSTINENCE, etc. - PHRASES
• ​​​CHINAMAN ON ONE'S BACK ​1962 Amer. sl. - suffering from abstinence symptoms 
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ABSTRACTED

ABSTRACTED - ADJECTIVES
• ​​DUMPISH 1545 obs. - abstracted, insensible to outward things; dull, uninteresting 
• FAR BEN 1918 Sc. - of the eyes, look: dreamy, abstracted, distant 
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TIT IN A TRANCE 20C UK sl. - dreamy, abstracted
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A BLATHER O' LARD 20C UK sl. - dreamy, abstracted
• STANDING THERE LIKE A TOM TIT ON A SIDE OF BEEF 20C UK sl. - dreamy, abstracted

ABSTRACTED - VERBS
• ​​DUMP 1530 obs. - to be in an abstracted or absent state of mind; to muse 
• NAZZLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to be in a dreamy, stupid, abstracted state 
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ABSTRUSE

ABSTRUSE - ADJECTIVES
• ORACULOUS 1625 rare or obs. - abstruse, profound, obscure ​
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​ABSURD,  ABSURDITY,  ABSURDLY

ABSURD, ETC. - ADJECTIVES
​• DEAF c1440 obs. - dull, stupid; absurd 
• FURIOUS 1526 obs. - foolish, absurd 
• ABSONOUS 1622 obs. - out of tune, inharmonious; fig. incongruous, absurd, unreasonable 
• IMPERTINENT 1639 obs. - of persons: absurd, silly 
• ADOXAL 1652 obs. rare - not according to right reason; not based on reason; absurd 
• DAFT-LIKE 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - foolish, dull-witted, mad, absurd 
• LAPUTAN 1866 - pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible 
• OUT OF ALL REASON 1887 Sc. - quite absurd or incredible 
• COCK-EYED 1896 UK sl. - absurd, ridiculous; topsy-turvy 
• FOND AS A BESOM Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very foolish; apt to commit absurd mistakes 
• BALLSY 1930s sl. - absurd, ridiculous 
• MAD 1940s sl. - absurd 
• MADMEN 1960s sl. - crazy, absurd 
• JUNKY 1960s US sl. - nonsensical, absurd 
• RADGE 1961 sl. - of an idea or situation: foolish, silly, absurd 
• OKEY-DOKE 1988 Amer. sl. - absurd; ridiculous 
• RADGY 1990s sl. - of an idea or situation: foolish, absurd 
• OKEY-DOKEY 1993 Amer. sl. - absurd; ridiculous 
• ARSE-WISE 20C colloq. - inept; preposterous, absurd, ludicrous, wrong 
• OBSOCKY 20C W. Indies sl. - of events: absurd, ridiculous 
• BIZZURD 2003 UK sl. - bizarre, absurd 

ABSURD, ETC. - ADVERBS
• OAFLY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - foolishly, absurdly 
 
ABSURD, ETC. - NOUNS
• A TALE OF WALTROT 1377 obs. rare - an idle tale, a piece of absurdity 
• BABERY c1384 obs. - grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books; grotesque absurdity 
• TRIM-TRAM 1533 obs. - an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense 
• IMPERTINENCES 1603 - something unsuitable, out of place, or irrational; an incongruity; a trifle, absurdity, piece of folly 
• ABSURDUM 1606 - an absurd or illogical conclusion; also, an absurd state or condition 
• ADOX;  ADOXE 1606 obs. rare - an absurdity 
• ABSURD 1610 obs. - an unreasonable thing, act, or statement; an absurdity 
• PUNCHINELLO 1669 - a grotesque or absurd thing 
• MAGGOTRY 1706 obs. - folly, absurdity 
• QUOZ 1790 - a queer or absurd thing 
• MEGRIM 1831 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a whim, fancy, caprice; an absurd notion or fancy; generally in plural 
• FURPHY 1916 Aust. sl. - a false report or rumour; an absurd story 

ABSURD, ETC. - NOUNS, PERSON
• BABELAVANTE
 a1400 obs. - a foolish or absurd person 
• FANTASTICO 1597 obs. - an absurd and irrational person 
• PUNCHINELLO 1669 - a grotesque or absurd person 
• QUOZ 1790 - a queer or absurd person 
• ABSURDIST 1894 rare - a person who behaves in an illogical or absurd manner 

​ABSURD, ETC. - PHRASES
​• WHEN THE SKY FALLS WE SHALL CATCH LARKS 1822 - a way of stating to a person that his scheme is absurd or ridiculous 
• THE MIND BOGGLES 1950s sl. - a comment on any marked absurdity; to be surprised 

 ABSURD, ETC. - VERBS
​• MAKE AN ASS OF SOMEONE 1548 - to cause someone to appear absurd or foolish 
• ASS 1605 obs. - to cause a person to appear absurd or foolish; to make an ass 
• BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE 18C colloq. - to believe firmly something astounding, impossible, or absurd; hence, to be a fool 
• MAKE WIMWAMS FOR WATER-WHEELS 1865 Eng. dial. - to do an absurd or ridiculous thing 
• ROAST SNOW IN A FURNACE 1883 sl. - to attempt the unnecessary or absurd; to act foolishly and to no purpose 
• TEACH A PIG TO PLAY ON THE FLUTE 1884 - to attempt the absurd or impossible 
• PUT A ROPE TO THE EYE OF A NEEDLE B1900 - to attempt the impossible or absurd; to act foolishly and to no purpose 
• TAKE THE PISS OUT OF 1990 sl. - of a person: to act absurdly, to play the fool 
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ABUNDANCE,  ABUNDANT

ABUNDANCE, etc. - ADJECTIVES

• LARGE
 ​a1225 obs. - ample in quantity; copious, abundant 
• RANK 1303 obs. - abundant, copious 
• WALLING a1400 obs. - abundant 
• ABOUND c1400 obs. - overflowing; plentiful; abundant 
• ABOUNDABLE c1400 obs. - fully sufficient, abundant 
• MANYFULL c1440 obs. - abundant 
• OPIME 1533 obs. - rich, abundant, sumptuous, splendid 
• FAT 1563 - of things: abundant, plentiful; also, well-stocked 
• UBERANT 1622 obs. rare - abundant, copious 
• UBEROUS 1633 - abundant, copious, full 
• EXUBERATE 1638 obs. - overflowing, superabundant 
• TRABOCCANT 1651 obs. rare - superabundant; excessive, superfluous 
• OPIMOUS 1656 obs. - rich, abundant, plentiful, sumptuous, splendid 
• MICKLE 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - much in quantity, abundant 
​• MUCKLE 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - much in quantity, abundant 
• PLENTEVOUS 1738 obs. - abundant, plentiful, plenteous 
• PLENTIFUL AS PIG-TRACKS 1870 Amer. dial. - very plentiful, abundant 
• THICK AS PIG-TRACKS 1870 Amer. dial. - very plentiful, abundant 
• RAFFIE • RAFFY 1871 Sc. - abundant, generous, plentiful, well-supplied 
• DIGGLES 1892 Eng. dial. - thick clusters of fruit; abundance, plenty 
• THICK ON THE GROUND 1893 UK sl. - abundant, numerous, crowded 
• DEGORE 1965 Amer. dial. - plentiful, abundant 
• DELORE 1965 Amer. dial. - plentiful, abundant 
• BALORE 1968 Amer. dial. - galore; in abundance 
• RESTING 1970 Amer. dial.  - in abundance, galore 
• UTA 1986 US sl. - in abundance 
• WAGGA-WAGGA 1990s W. Indies sl. - ​plentiful, abundant 

ABUNDANCE, etc. - ADVERBS
• LARGE a1300 obs., chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - amply, fully, quite, by a great deal; abundantly 
• FATLY 1515 obs. - plentifully, abundantly 
• GALLORUM • GALOREM 1813 Sc. obs. - in abundance 
• ALL ENDS AND SIDES 1866 Eng. dial. - in excess, too great abundance 
• LIKE STUPIDNESS 1950s W. Indies & Black British sl. - abundantly, in great supply 
• AGLORE 1967 Amer. dial. - aplenty, in abundance 
• AGLORY 1969 Amer. dial. - aplenty, in abundance 

ABUNDANCE, etc. - NOUNS
• RAFF c1320 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - abundance, plenty 
• TALLOW c1380 obs. - plenty, abundance 
• SUFFISANCE 1390 obs. - abundance, ample means, wealth 
• TALENT a1400-50 obs. - treasure, riches, wealth, abundance 
• UBERTY a1412 rare - rich growth; fruitfulness; fertility; copiousness, abundance 
• LAVISH 1483 obs. - profusion, excessive abundance, extravagant outpouring or expenditure; prodigality, lavishness 
• FAT 1570-6 obs. - plenty, superabundance 
• OMBERTY 1575 obs. rare - abundance 
• UMBERTY1575 obs. rare - abundance
• OCEANS L16 - a large amount or quantity; an abundance, multitude, more than enough 
• ABUNDANCY 1620 obs. - the quality of being abundant; abundantness, plentifulness 
• SATIETY 1635 rare - a sufficiency or abundance 
• MURTH 1674 Eng. & Amer. dial.  - plenty, abundance 
• MERTH 1677 Eng. dial. - plenty, abundance; a great deal 
• AFFLUENTNESS 1727 obs. rare - profusion, abundance 
• SCOUTH • SCOWTH 1804 Sc. - plenty, abundance 
• SCAFF AND RAFF 1806 Sc. - abundance, plenty, esp. of food 
• MAIN'S MORE 1822 Sc. obs. - abundance, ever so much 
• GUSH 1849 Amer. dial. - an abundance; a large quantity 
• LUSHINGS 1852 - abundance 
• BUMPER 1859 sl. - anything unusually large or abundant 
• TEEM 1876 Eng. dial. - large quantity; abundant supply 
• WHIPS 1888 - abundance, lots 
• LASHINGS 1894 Amer. dial. - an abundance, a great plenty 
• MORT 1899 Amer. dial. - a large quantity or number; an abundance 
• ABUNDATION 19C Eng. dial. - abundance, plenty, a large quantity 
• SCOUTH AND ROUTH 1900 Sc. - abundance, plenty 
• LABIES Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a store; plenty, abundance 
• BUNDANCE 1908 Amer. dial. - an abundance 
• REMPTION • RIMPTION 1913 Amer. dial. - an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number 
• RIMPSHIONS 1917 Amer. dial. - an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number 
• GOD'S PLENTY 1949 Amer. dial. - an abundance 
• BOKOO 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage ​- an abundance of anything; (French 'beaucoup') 
• TRUNKFUL 20C colloq. - a full or abundant supply 

ABUNDANCE, etc. - PHRASES
• AT RACK AND MANGER c1380 - in the midst of abundance or plenty, wanting for nothing 
• THERE'S CORN IN EGYPT 1838 - there is abundance; there is a plentiful supply 
• TILL HELL WOULDN'T SNEEZE AT IT 1935 Amer. dial. - aplenty, in abundance, galore 
• TILL HELL WOULDN'T HAVE IT 1939 Amer. dial. - aplenty, in abundance, galore 
• COMING OUT OF ONE'S EARS 1965 Amer. sl. - in superabundant supply 
• TILL HECK WOULDN'T HAVE IT 1967 Amer. dial. - aplenty, in abundance, galore 

ABUNDANCE, etc. - VERBS
• EXUBERATE 1623 - to be in great abundance; to be plentiful; to abound; to overflow 
• COME LIKE SALT 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - to be in great abundance 

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