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AGHAST

BUMBAZE
vb. to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
OF-GAST
adj. † aghast ...c1305

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AGILE, AGILELY, AGILITY

AGILIOUS
            adj.       †* agile ...1599
BANDY
            n.         a stunt or feat; feats of agility or strength ...1914 Amer. dial.
BANG
            adj.       agile and powerful ...1896 Sc.
CADDY
            adj.       spry, agile, active, lively ...1938 Amer. dial.
CATTY
            adj.       spry, agile, active, lively ...1939 Amer. dial.
FEATILY
            adv.      agilely, nimbly ...c1630
FEATLY
            adv.      with graceful agility, nimbly ...c1340 arch.
FEEROCHRIE
            n.         ability, activity, agility ...Bk1900 Sc.
FLINK
            adj.       nimble, agile, active ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
            vb.       to be agile, nimble, active ...1895 Eng. dial.
LEVITY
            n.         † lightness in movement; agility ...1607
NETTIE; NETTY
            adj.       agile, deft, quick in movement, smart, neat ...1892 Sc.
NITTIE
            adj.       agile, deft, quick in movement, smart, neat ...1892 Sc.
QUIRKING
            adj.       nimble, agile; of a tune: intricate, quickly changing ...1821 Eng. dial.
SCOPPERIL; SKOPERIL
            n.         a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
WANDLE; WANNEL
            adj.       of a person: lithe, agile, nimble ...1803 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
YANKER
            n.         † a tall agile girl; a clever girl ...1824 Sc.
YANKIE; YANKY
            adj.       nimble, agile ...1870 Sc.
            n.         a smart, agile person; a sharp, clever, forward woman ...1790 Sc.

AGITATE, AGITATED, AGITATION, AGITATOR

ADJUTATOR
            n.         in Eng. hist.: an agitator ...Bk1908
AESTUOUS
            adj.       * agitated, as with heat or tide; heaving ...1844
AFLAP
            adj.       worried, agitated ...1977 colloq.
AFLOUGHT
            adv.      aflutter, agitated ...1768 Sc.
AGEE; AJEE
            adj.       of mental states: agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
AGITA
            n.         upset, annoyance; anxiety, agitation ...1979 US sl.
AGITATO
            adj.       agitated; in a state of nervous tension or anxiety ...1964 colloq.
ALL OF A TWITTER
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1678
ALL-OVERISH
            adj.       having a general feeling of illness or agitation that seems to affect the whole body; generally indisposed; off-colour ...1820 colloq.
ALL-OVERISHNESS
            n.         * a feeling of illness or extreme agitation seeming to affect the whole body ...1820 colloq.
ALL-OVERNESS
            n.         * a feeling of illness or extreme agitation seeming to affected the whole body; the state of feeling generally ill ...1792 colloq.
AMPED; AMPED-UP
            adj.       under the influence of amphetamines or another stimulant; very excited or energetic; also, agitated, on edge ...1967 US sl.
AMP (UP)
            vb.       to make a person very excited, agitated, or energetic through (or as if through) the consumption of amphetamines or another stimulant ...1992 US sl.
ANTSINESS
            n.         impatience, restlessness; agitation ...1970 colloq.
ANTSY
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1838 orig. & chiefly US
ANTSY-PANTSY
            adj.       restlessly impatient; agitated ...1944 colloq.
BEARM
            n.         excitement; agitation ...1928 Amer. dial.
BLINKY
            adj.       agitated, upset ...1992 US sl.
BOTHERED UP
            adj.       apprehensive; agitated; confused; mixed up ...1951 Amer. dial.
CONQUASSATE
            vb.       †* to shake violently; to agitate; to break in pieces ...1656
DO ONE'S NUT
            vb.       to have a tantrum; to become extremely angry, irritated or agitated ...1919 colloq.
EBULLITION
            n.         of water, fire, lava, etc: the act of rushing forth in a state of agitation or boiling ...1599
EXTRAUGHT
            adj.       † distraught; deeply agitated or troubled ...1509
FARRACH
            n.         a bustle, state of agitation, a to-do, a mix-up ...1898 Sc.
FEATHER WHITE
            adj.       of a person: extremely agitated, angry ...1966 Amer. dial.
FIERCE
            adj.       eager, excited, agitated ...1894 Amer. dial.
FLAMBUSTERED
            adj.       excited, agitated ...19C Eng. dial.
FLAP
            n.         a state of panic, distress, agitation or restlessness ...1916 sl.
            vb.       to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
FLAPPABLE
            adj.       easily upset or agitated ...colloq.
FLUMMER
            n.         a state of agitation, excitement, or confusion ...1873 Eng. dial.
FLUTTER
            vb.       to throw a person into confusion, agitation, or tremulous excitement ...1664
FLUTTER ONE'S KIDNEYS
            vb.       to agitate, to greatly annoy ...c1860 sl.
FUNK
            n.         a state of panic, extreme nervousness, agitation, etc.; utter fear or terror ...1743 sl.
FUNKED
            adj.       * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1831
FUNKED OUT
            adj.       * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1859
GARBOIL
            vb.       † to confuse, agitate, disturb ...1572
GESTIENT
            adj.       † restlessly excited, nervously agitated ...1644
GET ONE'S ASS IN AN UPROAR
            vb.       to become severely agitated or concerned; used derisively ...1952 Amer. sl.
GET ONE'S FACE IN A KNOT
            vb.       to become angry, agitated, bewilderingly excited, or over-emotional ...20C Aust. sl.
GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A TWIST
            vb.       to become angrily agitated or upset; to behave frenziedly ...1971 Brit. sl.
HARRY TATE
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1932 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'state'
HATTER
            n.         a state of agitation; a flutter, a fuss ...a1917 Sc.
HAVE ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS
            vb.       to be impatient or eager to act or speak; to be restless; to be or become agitated ...1931 sl., orig. US
HEAVE
            vb. 1.    † to rouse the feelings of; to agitate; to urge, to press ...c1400
            vb. 2.    † to be moved or agitated in mind; to feel vexation ...c1400
HYSTERIC
            n.         † a state of overwhelming, uncontrollable emotion or agitation, esp. a state of acute distress ...1652
HYSTERICALS
            n.         a bout of overwhelming, uncontrollable emotion or agitation, esp. as a result of acute distress; now usually: uncontrollable laughter ...1797
HYSTERICKY
            adj.       * overwhelmed by extreme emotion or agitation ...1791 US
IMSED
            adj.       agitated, flurried ...1880 Sc.
IN A BIG WAY
            adj.       excited, agitated, vociferous ...1903 Amer. dial.
IN A FLAP
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1916 sl.
IN A LATHER
            adj.       agitated, restless; impatient ...1839 sl.
IN A SPIN
            adj.       confused; agitated; excited ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
IN A STATE
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1837 sl.
IN A STEW
            adj.       agitated, restless; impatient ...1806 sl.
IN A STUMA
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1932 sl.
IN A TOOT
            adj.       agitated, nervous ...1943 Amer. dial.
JABBLE
            n.         confusion, agitation, esp. of speech; an incoherent muddle ...1894 Sc.
JABBLED
            adj.       agitated, stormy ...1887 Sc.
JIMINY FIT
            n.         an outburst of excitement, agitation, or nervousness ...1906 Amer. dial.
JITTERBUG
            n.         a nervous or agitated person ...1934 sl.
JITTERY
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1931 sl.
JUMPY
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1879 sl.
KARM
            n.         a bad humour, agitation ...1866 Sc.
LABOR FAKER
            n.         a political agitator among workers ...1938 US sl.
LATHER
            n.         a state of agitation, excitement, or restlessness ...1839 sl.
LOSE ONE'S SHIT
            vb.       to lose one's composure; to become agitated ,angry, scared, etc. ...1983 US sl.
MONKEY ON A STICK
            n.         a thin man with jerky movements; a fidgety, restless, or agitated person ...c1880 colloq.
NERVED UP
            adj.       anxious; confused; agitated ...1890 Amer. dial.
NERVISH
            adj.       nervous, excitable, easily agitated ...1825 Sc.
NERVOUSED UP
            adj.       nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1931 Amer. dial.
NERVOUS-UPPED
            adj.       nervous, anxious; confused; agitated ...1954 Amer. dial.
PADDY-NODDY
            n.         perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
PALINODE
            n.         agitation, embarrassment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PISS ONESELF
            vb.       to become angrily agitated or upset ...1969 sl.
PUCKER
            n.         a state of agitation or perturbation ...arch.
QUILTER
            n.         a flutter, fluster; agitation of mind ...1873 Eng. dial.
RAISE
            vb.       to excite, to agitate, to provoke, to rouse to excitement or anger; to madden, to vex ...1768 chiefly Sc.
ROIL
            n.         agitation; disturbance ...L17 now chiefly US
ROUNCE
            vb.       * to bounce about; to flounce, to behave in an agitated, boisterous, or noisy manner ...a1500
SCAD
            n.         a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
SHIT DISTURBER
            n.         a person who takes pleasure in causing trouble or discord; an agitator; a troublemaker ...1961 Can. sl.
STATE
            n.         a condition of excitement, agitation, anxiety ...1837 UK sl.
STEW
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1806 sl.
STUMA; STUMER
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1932 sl.
TAKE ON
            n.         mental agitation ...1893
            vb.       to rage, to rave; to be greatly agitated; to make a great fuss, outcry, or uproar; to distress oneself greatly ...c1430 colloq. & Eng. dial.
TAPTIRE
            n.         a state of excitement or agitation ...1972 Sc.
TEAR YOUR HAIR OUT
            vb.       to behave in a highly agitated manner, esp. as a result of worry ...1606 UK
TEWER
            n.         an agitator ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
THROUGH-OTHER
            adj.       confused, disorderly; unmethodical; mentally confused; agitated; harum-scarum ...1590 Sc. & Eng. dial.
TIE ONE'S FACE IN A KNOT
            vb.       to become angry, agitated, or bewilderingly excited ...20C Aust. sl.
TIMOTHY
            n.         haste, bustle; a state of agitation or anger ...Bk1905 Sc.
TISWAS
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1960 sl.
TIZ; TIZZ
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1954 sl.
TIZZ-WOZZ
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1960 sl.
TIZZY
            n.         a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason ...1935 sl., orig. US
TOEY
            adj.       agitated, restless, nervous, on edge, irritable ...1930 sl., chiefly Aust.
TOP COTTON
            vb.       to be very excited or agitated; to go very fast ...1942 Amer. dial.
TOP THE COTTON
            vb.       to be very excited or agitated; to go very fast ...1954 Amer. dial.
TORMENT
            vb.       † to throw into agitation; to toss, to disturb, to shake up or stir physically ...1491
TOUSE; TOWSE
            n.         a commotion, a disturbance, an ado, a fuss, an outcry; a state of agitation ...1836 Amer. dial.
TREPIDATE
            adj.       †* disturbed, agitated ...1605
            vb.       † to shake, to be agitated ...1623
TUMULTUATE
            vb.       * to stir up a tumult; to make a disturbance or commotion; to become tumultuous, turbulent, agitated or restless ...1611
TWITCHY
            adj.       agitated, restless ...1874 sl.
TWITTER
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1678
TWITTERATION
            n.         tremulous excitement, as from desire, fear, etc.; a state of agitation; a shaking, a quiver, a tremble ...1835-40 obsolete rare
TWO AND EIGHT
            n.         a state of agitation or restlessness ...1938 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'state'
UNCALM
            vb.       to agitate, to disturb ...1655
WET ONESELF
            vb.       to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
WET ONE'S PANTS
            vb.       to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
WRECK MY HEAD
            vb.       to agitate me to an extreme degree ...2003 Ireland
YAGGERMENT
            n.         a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.
YAGIMENT
            n.         a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.

AGNOSTIC

NESCIENT
adj. 1876 - agnostic; asserting man's necessary ignorance of the ultimate constitution oft the universe
n. 1872 - an agnostic

AGO

ABACK
            adv.      since, ago ...1768 Sc.
ABYE
            adv.      ago, past ...1894 Sc.
AGONE
            adj.       ago ...1823 Amer. dial.
ALLUS-AGO; ALWAYS-AGO
            adv.      long ago ...1914 Amer. dial.
            n.         a long time ago ...1922 Amer. dial.
BACK-ALONG
            adv.      of time: back; formerly; in the past; recently; a little while ago ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BACK-CAST
            adv.      of time: long ago, in the past ...1874 Eng. dial.
DONKEY'S YEARS AGO
            phr.      long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
ELDERN
            adj.       ancient, of long ago ...1862 Sc.
LANGER
            adv.      long ere, long since ...1303 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
LANG SYNE
            adj.       of long ago, of yore, ancient ...1798 Sc.
            adv.      long since, long ago ...1500-20 Sc.
LANG-SYNER
            n.         a person who lived long ago1843 Eng. dial.
LONG ALREADY
            adv.      since long ago, for a long time ...1935 Amer. dial.
OLD
            adv.      †* in ancient times, long ago ...1608
RIGHT SMART AGO
            phr.      long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
RIGHT SMART SPELL AGO
            phr.      long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SITH
            adv.      † ago; before now ...c1350
SITHEN
            adv.      † in the past, ago ...c1386
SITHENCE
            adv.      † in the past, ago ...1548
SPACE BACK, A
            phr.      some time ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
            phr.      a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM
            phr.      a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
WHEN FANNY WAS A WOMAN'S NAME
            phr.      long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
YEAR BLOB, THE
            phr.      a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago ...1997 UK sl.
YEAR DOT, THE
            phr.      a notional date that, within context, was a very long time ago ...1895 UK sl.

AGONIZING, AGONY

ASS-BREAKER
            n.         that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1961 Amer. sl.
LANCINATION
            n.         piercing pain; acute agony ...1649
RAMPANT
            adj.       extremely painful, agonizing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

AGREE, AGREEABLE, AGREEABLENESS, AGREED, AGREEING, AGREEINGLY, AGREEMENT

ABOUT THAT
            adj.       in agreement with ...1990s US campus sl.
ABSOLUTELY!
            int.       used for registering complete agreement ...1937 UK sl.
ACCORDABLE
            adj.       † agreeing, harmonious, accordant; suitable, agreeable ...c1374
ACCORDMENT
            n.         agreement, reconciliation; reconcilement ...c1330
ACQUIESCATE
            vb.       †* to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
ACQUIESCE
            vb.       to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to ...E17
ACQUIESCEMENT
            n.         † acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission ...1721
ACQUIESCENT
            adj.       disposed to quietly agree or assent ...1753
AGREEMONY
            n.         † agreeableness ...1678 nonce word
ALL OF A TALE
            phr.      all of the same way of thinking ...1901 Eng. dial.
ALRIGHTY!
            int.       used to express agreement or satisfaction ...1997 Aust. sl.
AND HOW!
            int.       I agree! ...Amer. sl.
ASSENTANEOUS
            adj.       * inclined to assent, ready to agree, deferential ...1834
BACK-DRAW
            n.         a drawing back from an agreement ...1923 Sc.
BACK-HAP
            vb.       to draw back from agreement ...1824 Sc.
BAITHE
            vb.       †* to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
BAND
            n.         an agreement or promise, binding on him who makes it; now 'bond' ...a1440 arch.
BEAUT
            n.         a pleasant, agreeable, trustworthy person ...1866 sl.
BERRY
            n.         an agreeable, attractive, or remarkable person ...c1900 Amer. student sl.
BESORT
            vb.       † to assort, to match, to agree with; to befit ...1605
BLEEDING OATH!
            int.       an expression of unqualified agreement ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
BLOCK
            n.         an agreement ...Bk1911 Sc.
BLOODY OATH!
            int.       a statement of emphatic agreement ...Aust. sl.
BON-ACCORD
            n.         amity, agreement ...Bk1911 Sc.
BON ENFANT
            n.         an agreeable or jolly companion ...1836
BRAW
            adj.       pleasant, agreeable ...Bk1911 Sc.
CAN A DUCK SWIM?
            phr.      a phrase used to emphasize one's absolute agreement ...M19 sl.
CAVASCACIOUS
            adj.       said of something that is pleasant or agreeable ...1908 Amer. dial.
CHIME IN
            vb.       to express agreement ...Bk1999
COLONIAL OATH!
            int.       emphatic agreement ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
COME TO NEARPOINTS
            vb.       to come very near an agreement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
CONDOG
            vb.       † to agree, to concur ...1492
CONFABULATE
            vb.       to agree to, to make an arrangement or agreement ...19C Eng. dial.
COOLNESS!
            int.       used for expressing agreement or approval ...1988 US sl.
COP
            n.         a good job obtained by shrewdness or luck; an agreeable proposition; a bit of luck or a trick that leads to large profits ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
COPASETIC
            adj.       agreeable; satisfactory ...Bk2006 US sl.
DAINTY
            adj.       pleasant, agreeable, fine, handsome ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAMNED TOOTING!
            int.       used to express emphatic agreement ...1963 US sl.
DAVE
            adj.       friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent ...1990s sl.
DEAL!
            int.       an exclamation of agreement ...1980s sl.
DENTY
            adj.       pleasant, agreeable; worthy, excellent; fine, handsome; plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
ECCENTRIC
            adj.       † not agreeing; having little in common ...1607-11
FADGE
            n. 1.     † of things: to fit, to suit, to be suitable; to agree, to go down with a person ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     † to be content or willing; to agree; to make up one's mind to do something ...1592
FADGE WITH
            vb.       to tolerate a thing; to agree with a person ...17C
FAIR
            adj.       † of sounds, odours, etc.: agreeable, delightful ...a1000
            adv.      in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
FAIR DO(S)!
            int.       a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
FAIR DUES!
            int.       a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
FAIR ENOUGH!
            int.       used for expressing agreement, acceptance ...1926 UK sl.
FAIR SHAKES!
            int.       a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust.
FASTEN ON
            vb.       to come to a binding understanding or agreement ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
FAVOURABLE
            adj.       † winning favour; hence, pleasing, agreeable, beautiful, comely ...1398
FAY
            vb.       to fit, to fit in, to agree; to fill in (a gap) ...1847 Amer. dial.
GEE
            vb.       to behave as is desired; to agree, to get on well together ...1719 sl.
GLOVER
            n.         a kind and agreeable man; a well-dressed, affable man ...1854 US sl.
HARMONIAL
            adj.       * pert. to harmony or agreement; harmonious ...1569
HARMONICAL
            adj.       * marked by harmony or agreement; harmonious, concordant ...1531
HARMONICALLY
            adv.      † in the way of harmony or agreement; agreeingly, harmoniously ...1604
HELYIES-AM
            n.         a pleasant, agreeable person ...1866 Sc.
HENDY
            adj.       † of a person: courteous, civil, gracious; lovely, agreeable; noble, valiant ...a1250
            n.         † a lovely or agreeable person ...a1350
I FEEL YOU
            phr.      a phrase of affirmation, agreement ...1990s US Black sl.
I HEARD THAT!
            int.       an exclamation of agreement ...1980s US college sl.
I HOPE TO SPIT!
            int.       an exclamation of agreement ...1910s US sl.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT!
            int.       expresses agreement ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
I'M ABOUT IT!
            int.       I agree with your plan of action! ...1999 US sl.
I MEAN THAT!
            int.       I agree with what you just said! ...1977 US sl.
I'M SAYING DOE
            phr.      a phrase of agreement, affirmation ...2000s US Black sl.
I'M SERIOUS!
            int.       used for expressing strong agreement with what has just been said ...1981 US sl.
I'M THERE!
            int.       I agree! I approve! ...1977 US sl.
IN TALE
            adj.       in agreement ...1577
IN THE CAN
            adj.       arranged or agreed ...colloq.
IN THE SAME TALE
            adj.       in agreement ...c1375
I RECKON!
            int.       an exclamation of strong agreement ...1966 Amer. dial.
IT'S A GO
            int.       it's a deal, an agreement ...1878
IT'S A WHACK
            phr.      an agreement; a bargain ...1919 Amer. dial.
I-WIL
            adj.       † pleasant, agreeable ...c1275
JIBE
            vb.       to agree; to live in harmony ...1871 sl.
JOLLY
            adj.       enjoyable, exceedingly pleasant, agreeable, delightful, charming ...1549
KOSH
            adj.       acceptable, agreeable ...1994 US sl.
LAWS, YES!
            int.       an exclamation of very strong agreement ...1966 Amer. dial.
LICK THUMBS
            vb.       to reach an agreement ...1958 Amer. dial.
LIKEFUL
            adj.       † pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable ...c1305
LIKELY
            adj.       handsome, attractive; good-natured; pleasing, agreeable ...1809 Amer. dial.
LIKEWORTH
            adj.       † agreeable, acceptable, pleasing ...c888
LITTLE SIR ECHO
            n.         a person who always agrees with his superiors ...1989 Aust. sl.
MATCH
            n.         † an agreement; an appointment; a bargain, a compact ...1569
            vb.       † to make an agreement with ...a1300
MEETERLY
            adv.      handsomely, modestly, agreeably ...1790 Eng. dial.
MIDS
            vb.       to come to an agreement ...Bk1905 Sc.
MY BLOODY OATH!
            int.       an exclamation of agreement ...1848 Aust. & NZ sl.
MY COLONIAL OATH!
            int.       an exclamation of agreement ...1859 Aust. sl.
NICE AS PIE
            adj.       very polite; very agreeable ...1922 US sl.
NOT HALF!
            int.       used for registering assent, approval, agreement, etc. ...1920 UK sl.
NOT HAVING ANY (OF)
            adj.       refusing to agree ...1902 UK sl.
ODDLING
            n.         a person or thing peculiar or abnormal in a harmless, inoffensive way; an agreeable, even-tempered half-wit ...1941 Amer. dial.
OK, OKAY
            n.         agreement, go-ahead, approval ...M19 sl.
OKEY!
            int.       expresses agreement ...E19 sl., orig. US
ONE
            vb.       † to agree, to unite; to come to terms ...1340
ONEHEAD
            n.         † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
ONEMENT
            n.         † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
PACTION
            n.         the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
            vb.       to make a pact; to covenant or agree to something ...1640 Sc.
PACTIONALLY
            adv.      by means of a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
PACTITIOUS
            adj.       †* characterized by being agreed upon or stipulated; settled by covenant ...1656
PACTORIAL
            adj.       * pert. to a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
PAIR WITH
            vb.       to match with, to agree with ...1892 Sc.
PAN
            vb.       to fit, to tally, to correspond, to agree ...1571 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
PARK IN THE SAME LOT
            vb.       to agree ...1990s sl., orig. US
PIECE
            vb.       to agree, to get on well, to come to an agreement ...1931 Amer. dial.
PISS THROUGH THE SAME QUILL
            vb.       to agree, to be of one accord; to have a close relationship ...a1641 sl.
PLACENTIOUS
            adj.       †* pleasing, or disposed to please; complaisant, amiable, agreeable, suave ...a1661
QUADER
            vb.       to agree, to be harmonious, to get along ...1847 Sc.
QUADRANT
            adj.       † agreeing, consonant, or conforming to or with ...1536
QUADRATE
            vb.       to agree, correspond, or conform with ...1610
QUEME
            adj.       † pleasing, agreeable, acceptable to a person ...c1200
            vb.       † of things: to please, to be acceptable or agreeable to a person ...a1000
QUEMEFUL
            adj.       † pleasing, pleasant, agreeable; kind. gracious ...a1340
QUEMELY
            adv.      † in a pleasing, agreeable, or becoming manner; neatly, gently, smoothly ...c1380
QUITE!
            int.       an expression of agreement; absolutely, indeed ...M19 sl.
QUITE SO!
            int.       an expression of agreement; absolutely, indeed ...M19 sl.
RIBUCK, RYEBUCK
            phr.      an expression of agreement or assent ...1859 Aust. sl.
SAMENTALE
            adj.       † concordant, agreeing ...a1300
            n.         † concord, agreement ...a1225
SAMMER
            vb.       to adjust, to assort, to match; to agree ...1825 Sc.
SAMLY
            adv.      † agreeingly ...c1350
SAMTALE
            adj.       † accordant, agreed ...c1200
SANSHACH
            adj.       pleasant, agreeable, genial ...1969 Sc.
SAUCE
            vb.       to make pleasant or agreeable, to reduce the asperity of severity of ...1514
SAUGHT
            adj.       † in agreement, free from strife, at peace, reconciled ...956
            n. 1.     † an agreement, covenant ...1038-50
            n. 2.     † agreement, freedom from strife, peace ...c1100
SAUGHTEL
            vb.       † to come to agreement, to become reconciled ...1154
SET HORSES
            vb.       to agree, to get on well ...1899 Amer. dial.
SIGNMENT
            n.         † a body of persons who have signed a document or agreement ...a1660
SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE
            vb.       to agree fully to terms or conditions
SIT HORSES
            vb.       to agree, to get on well ...1965 Amer. dial.
STRING ALONG
            vb.       to be in agreement; to follow with confidence ...colloq.
SUAVIOUS
            adj.       †* pleasing, agreeable ...1669
SUFFRAGE
            vb.       † to vote for or against; hence, to agree or side with, to give support to ...1613
SUGAR
            vb.       to make palatable or agreeable ...1412-20
SUGARLY, SUGGERLIE
            adv.      †* pleasantly, agreeably ...1584
SUGAR-PLUM
            n.         something very pleasing or agreeable, esp. when given as a sop or bribe ...1608
SUIT A PERSON'S BOOK
            vb.       to fall in with his plans or answer his requirement's to be agreeable to ...1851 orig. bookmakers' usage
TACK
            n.         an agreement, compact, bargain; hence, a post, situation, a steady job ...1718 Sc.
TAILYIE
            n.         a covenant or agreement ...1808 Sc.
TALK ABOUT IT
            phr.      an expression of agreement, usually when the first speaker is recounting some tale of problems ...1920s US college sl.
TALK ALIKE
            vb.       to come to terms; to make an agreement ...1901 Eng. dial.
TASTY
            adj.       neat, natty; with dainty habits; attractive; agreeable ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
TELL ME ABOUT IT
            phr.      an expression of agreement, usually when the first speaker is recounting some tale of problems ...1920s US college sl.
THAT'S A WHACK
            phr.      an agreement; a bargain ...1875 Amer. dial.
TRUE TALE!
            int.       an exclamation of ironic agreement ...1952 Sc.
UNACCORDED
            adj.       not agreed upon; not granted or bestowed ...1645
UNANIMATE
            adj.       † of one mind, agreeing, unanimous ...1633
VELVETY
            adj.       courteous, agreeable in manner ...1861
WELL TOGETHER
            adj.       † agreeing well; friendly ...1741
WHACK
            n.         a deal; a bargain; an agreement ...1860 Amer. dial.
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT
            phr.      an expression of acceptance, I agree, you're right ...1980s US college sl.
WILL A FISH SWIM?
            phr.      a phrase used to emphasize one's absolute agreement ...M19 sl.
YOU AIN'T WOOFING!
            int.       expresses satisfaction and agreement ...1943 Amer. college sl.
YOU'RE NOT WRONG!
            int.       a term of wholehearted agreement ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.

AGRICULTURAL, AGRICULTURE

AG
            n. 1.     agriculture ...1910s sl.
            n. 2.     an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
AG COLL
            n.         an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
AGGIE
            adj.       agricultural, countrified ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 1.     agriculture ...1910s sl.
            n. 2.     an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
            n. 3.     a student of an agricultural (college) training program; spec., Texas A&M ...1910s US sl.
AGRICOLOUS
            adj.       * engaged or interested in agriculture; rural ...1825
COW COLLEGE
            n.         Agricultural School (of the University of Minnesota) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
EARTH-TILTH
            n.         † cultivation of the soil; agriculture ...c1000
FARMERY
            n.         the business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc.; agriculture, farming ...1801
GAINAGE
            n. 1.     † the profit or produce derived from the tillage of land ...1390
            n. 2.     † husbandry, agriculture ...1625
GAINERY
            n.         † the profit derived from the tillage of land ...1670
GEOPONIC
            n.         * a writer on agriculture ...1612
GEOPONIST
            n.         * a student of geoponics, the science of agriculture or husbandry; a writer on agriculture ...1716
TERRACULTURE
            n.         * cultivation of the earth; agriculture ...1847
TILLOCRAT
            n.         a ruling member of an agricultural class ...1858 nonce word
TILTH
            n.         labour or work in the cultivation of the soil; tillage, agricultural work, husbandry ...c1000
TILTURE
            n.         †* tilth, tillage, agriculture ...1573

AGROUND

FALL ON SHORE
vb. 1590 obs. - to run aground

AGUE

ACCESS
            n.         ague fit; ague, intermitting fever ...c1374
ARRESTED BY THE BAILIFF OF MARSHLAND
            adj.       stricken with ague ...c1660 colloq.
INTERMITTING
            n.         † the ague ...1790 Eng. dial.
MARSHLAND BAILIFF
            n.         the ague ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MEENING
            n.         an imperfect fit of the ague ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

AHEAD

AN-END
adv. in the direction of the length; directly ahead ...1601 chiefly nautical
TOFORE
adv. † of motion: in advance, ahead, before ...c1330

AID, AIDE, AIDING

ADJOINT
            n.         † a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
ADJUTORIOUS
            adj.       †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
ADJUTORY
            adj.       † helping, giving aid ...1612
ADJUVABLE
            adj.       †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
ADJUVANT
            adj.       assisting, aiding, helpful ...a1614
ADJUVATE
            vb.       † to assist, to aid ...1599
ADMINICLE
            n.         anything that aids, helps, or supports ...a1556
ADMINICULAR
            adj.       helpful, giving aid ...1676
ADMINICULARY
            adj.       † helpful, giving aid ...1818
ADVOCATION
            n.         † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
AIDANCE
            n.         assistance, aid, means of help, support ...1593
AIDANT
            adj.       giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting ...1483
            n.         * a helper, aide, assistant ...1475
ATOWARDS
            prep.    in aid of, in contribution to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AUXILIATE
            vb.       † to help, to aid, to assist ...1656
BEAR A BOB
            vb.       to aid, to assist ...1890 Eng. dial.
BEET
            vb.       † to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FAVOUR
            n.         † aid, support, furtherance ...c1400
FILSTEN
            vb.       † to help, to aid, to further ...a1200
FURTHERANCE
            n.         the act of helping forward; advancement, aid, assistance ...c1440
GIVE A HEAD
            vb.       to aid or assist ...1945 Amer. dial.
HAND
            n.         help; aid ...1960 Amer. sl.
HELP A (LAME) DOG OVER A STILE
            vb.       to come to the aid of someone in need ...1546
HIT THE PANIC BUTTON
            vb.       to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
JUVATE
            vb.       †* to help, to aid ...1708
LOGGING
            n.         the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
LOG-ROLL
            vb.       to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
LOG-ROLLER
            n.         a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
LOG-ROLLING
            n.         the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
MAINTAINER
            n.         † one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper ...c1330
OPIFEROUS
            adj.       †* bringing help or aid or assistance ...1656
OPITULATE
            vb.       † to aid, to assist, to help ...1597
OPITULATION
            n.         † the act of giving help or aid, assistance ...1597
OPITULATOR
            n.         † a helper, an aider ...1624
SISTENCE
            n.         †* aid, help ...a1513
SUBSIDIUM
            n.         a help, aid, subsidy ...1640
SUBSIDY
            n.         † help, aid, assistance ...1387 obs. or arch.
SUCCOURER
            n.         † one who or that which aids or assists ...1440
SUCCURRANCE
            n.         † succour, aid, help, assistance ...c1450
SUFFRAGAN
            n.         † of things: a help, aid ...1644
SUFFRAGE
            n. 1.     † help, support, assistance, aid ...c1460 obs.
            n. 2.     † one who helps or aids ...c1480
SUBAID
            vb.       †* to give secret aid to ...1597
VAIL
            vb.       † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300

AIDS (Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome)

ACE OF SPADES
            n.         AIDS ...Brit. rhyming sl.
BIG A, THE
            n.         the disease AIDS ...1986 US sl.
HIGH FIVE
            n.         HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
HIVER
            n.         (derogatory) a person with AIDS ...1980s sl.
MUSTARD
            n.         AIDS ...1996 US sl.
PACKAGE
            n.         AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
SICK
            adj.       infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
SLIM-FAST DIET
            n.         HIV or AIDS ...2002 US sl.

AIL, AILED, AILING

ADDLE
            adj.       ailing, unwell ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AILDED
            adj.       ailed ...1845 Amer. dial.
AILDY
            adj.       † ailing, poorly ...1697 Eng. dial.
BADLINS
            adj.       out of health, poorly, ailing ...1932 Sc.
BADLY
            adj.       ill; in a state of ill health, ailing ...1787 Sc.
CAILING
            adj.       ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
CRAWLY-MAWLY
            adj.       in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
CROOK
            adj.       ill, ailing, out of sorts; injured, disabled ...1916 Aust. & NZ
DOWN ON THE LIFT
            adj.       too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
ELD
            vb.       † to ail ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD
            vb.       to feel poorly, to ail ...Bk1942 US sl.
GRUNT
            vb.       to be ill or ailing, to be unwell ...1893 Amer. dial.
HALISH
            adj.       pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
HILDING
            adj.       ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
ILL-HEARTY
            adj.       ailing, delicate ...1746 Eng. dial.
KIDLING
            adj.       physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LINGER
            vb.       to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
LINGER ON
            vb.       to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
MEEKING
            adj.       ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
OFF (OF) THE HOOKS
            adj.       shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ON THE LIFT
            adj.       too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
OOLIE
            adj.       ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
OOLIE-LIKE
            adj.       ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
OORIT
            adj.       cold, shivering, hunched up with cold or discomfort; tired-looking or ailing-looking, weak, puny, wearied, in poor spirits, miserable, dejected ...1869 Sc.
ORP
            vb.       to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
PACHETTY
            adj.       weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PALCHED
            adj.       half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
PALCHY
            adj.       half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
PINDLING
            adj.       puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
PINDLY
            adj.       puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
QUEECHY
            adj.       ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble ...1859 Eng. dial.
SILLY
            adj.       weakly, feeble, sickly, ailing ...a1585 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
TEIL
            vb.       † to ail, to be amiss ...1821 Eng. dial.
UNHEARTSOME
            adj.       slightly ailing, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
UNHEARTY
            adj.       ailing somewhat, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
YEELDE
            vb.       † to ail ...c1489

AILMENT

ACHAQUE
            n.         † habitual indisposition, ailment ...1646
AIL
            n.         an illness, ailment, or complaint ...1750 Eng. dial.
AILING
            n.         sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Scot. & Eng. dial.
BRASHY
            adj.       indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Scot. & Amer. dial.
EPIZOOTIC
            n.         a human illness or ailment ...c1883 Amer. dial.
HIGULCION FLIPS
            n.         an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SAIR
            adj.       of an ailment: grievous, oppressive ...1808 Scot.
SNICK-UP
            n.         an indefinable illness, not easily cured; a slight ailment ...1830 Eng. dial.

AIM, AIMED, AIMING

ADDRESS
            vb.       † to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
AFFECT
            vb.       † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
AFFECTATION
            n.         † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
AFFECTEDLY
            adv.      † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
ARCH
            n.         an aim ...Bk1898 Scot.
ART
            vb.       to tend towards, to aim at ...Bk1898 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
BEND
            vb.       † to aim a blow, weapon, etc. ...1530
BENT
            adj.       † levelled or aimed as a weapon; braced or wound up for action; crouched for a spring ...c1330
            n.         † that towards which an action, etc. is directed; aim, purpose, intention ...1579
BOSS-SHOT
            n.         a bad shot or aim ...1890 sl.
CAN'T HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN
            phr.      cannot aim something accurately ...Bk2006 US sl.
CAST
            n.         † device, purpose, design, aim ...c1325
COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN
            phr.      said of someone with poor aim ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
DART
            n.         a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
DRAW A BEAD UPON
            vb.       to take aim at ...1841
ECCLE; ECKLE
            vb.       to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
ETTLE
            n.         an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
            vb.       to aim, to take aim at ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HACK AFTER
            vb.       † to aim at, to strive for ...1393
HEAVE AT
            vb.       † to aim at, to strive after ...1535
LEVEL
            n.         † aim, purpose, design ...a1592
MARK
            vb.       † to aim, to intend to do something ...a1400 Scot.
MINT
            n.         an aim, attempt at, effort, endeavour ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
OFFER
            n.         † an attempt at doing something, or a show of this; the act of aiming at something, an aim ...1581 now rare or obs.
OFFER AT
            vb.       to make an attempt at; to aim at ...1847 Sc.
POP
            vb.       to throw or shoot a missile; to aim or impel an object ...1827 Sc.
SINGLE-MINDED
            adj.       having but one aim or purpose ...1860
SINGULARITY
            n.         †* singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
SUIT
            vb.       † to aim at; to seek to obtain ...1559-60 Scot.
TAKE A VIZZY
            vb.       to aim with a weapon ...1801 Sc.
UMTION
            n.         an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIZZY
            n.         an aim with a weapon ...1720 Sc.
            vb.       to take aim with a gun, bow, or other weapon ...1817 Sc.
WALD
            vb.       to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.

AIMLESS, AIMLESSLY, AIMLESSNESS

ARSLE; ASSLE
            vb.       to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
AUGER (AROUND)
            vb.       to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
AWM
            vb.       to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BROGUE
            vb.       to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
BUGALUG
            vb.       to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
CRAP AROUND
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
EYEBALL
            vb.       to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1966 Amer. dial.
FANNY ABOUT
            vb.       to be indecisive or fussy; to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
FANNY AROUND
            vb.       to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
FART ABOUT
            vb.       to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1910s sl.
FART AROUND
            vb.       to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1931 sl.
FRIBBLE
            vb.       in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle ...1640
GADLING
            n.         an idler, a loiterer; an idle, aimless person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
GAMMOCK
            vb.       to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly ...1863 Eng. dial.
GANNER
            vb.       to wander about aimlessly or in the foolish-looking manner of a gander ...822 Sc.
GOGGLE
            vb.       to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
HACK OFF
            vb.       to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
HAINGLE
            vb.       to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
HANG-AROUND
            n.         an aimless person, an idler, a loafer, a loiterer ...1929 sl.
HANGER-AROUND
            n.         an aimless person, a loiterer ...1889 sl.
HAWM
            vb.       to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Scot. & Eng. dial.
JELLY (AROUND)
            vb.       to go about aimlessly, with nothing to do ...1966 Amer. dial.
LOP ABOUT
            vb.       to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
LOP AROUND
            vb.       to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
LOP ROUND
            vb.       to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
MADDLE ALONG
            vb.       to stagger; to move aimlessly about, to potter ...Eng. dial.
MAUNDER
            vb.       to wander about in a confused, aimless, or melancholy fashion ...1819 Eng. dial.
MAZLE
            vb.       to wander aimlessly about; to trifle; to do anything unskilfully ...1747 Eng. dial.
MEDDLE AROUND
            vb.       to fool around; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
MELL ALONG
            vb.       to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
MOG
            vb.       to move slowly or aimlessly; to trudge; to go ...1890 Amer. sl.
MOG ALONG
            vb.       to walk, to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly; to depart ...1890 Amer. dial.
MOGLE
            vb.       to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly ...1892 Amer. dial.
MONKEY ABOUT
            vb.       to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1889
MONKEY AROUND
            vb.       to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1884 Amer. colloq.
MUCK ABOUT
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
MUCK AROUND
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
MULL
            vb.       to proceed in a lazy or aimless manner; to dawdle, to loaf; to move sluggishly ...1879 Amer. dial.
PAIDLING
            adj.       toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
PALLALL
            vb.       to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc.
PALMERING
            adj.       aimless, vagrant, idle ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
PANDERING
            adj.       trifling, aimless ...a1850 Sc.
            n.         aimlessness, idling ...1884 Sc.
PATTERIN'
            adj.       walking or working aimlessly, trifling, pottering ...1828 Sc.
PAUPING
            adj.       † aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering ...1813 Sc.
PISS ABOUT
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY BLEEDERS
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY Bs
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY BUGGERS
            vb.       to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
POLE
            vb.       to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...1892 Amer. dial.
POLE IT
            vb.       to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...a1975 Amer. dial.
REEL-RALL
            vb.       to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Scot.
ROAM AROUND LIKE A LOST SHEEP
            vb.       to wander aimlessly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
SAIG
            vb.       to dawdle; to walk in a slow, aimless manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
TAFFLE
            vb.       to move aimlessly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
TAVER
            vb.       to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
THAVELESS
            adj.       listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
THIEVELESS
            adj.       listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Scot.
THIEVELESSLY
            adv.      feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Scot.
VAGE
            vb.       to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to gad about ...1701 Sc.

AIR

AERATION
            n.         †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
AEREOUS
            adj.       † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AERICAL
            adj.       †* aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial ...1660
AERIOUS
            adj.       † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AEROPHOBIA
            n.         the dread of air ...1775
AEROPHOBY
            n.         the dread of air ...1775
AERY
            adj.       * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
AIR ROCK
            n.         a disturbance of the air ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIRSOME
            adj.       † placed high in the air, lofty; also, of the nature of air ...1584
AIR-STIRRING
            adj.       causing air to be put in motion ...Bk1885 (076 Progressive Dict.)
BALMY
            adj.       of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
BENAUT
            adj.       of the atmosphere: close, oppressive, moist and warm ...1969 Amer. dial.
BLORE
            n.         the air ...c1614 arch.
CALLER
            adj.       of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ELEMENT
            n.         the sky, atmosphere, air, heavens; weather ...1785 Scot. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
FAT
            adj.       * of air, mist, etc.: charged with moisture or odours ...1659
GUTTER-HOTEL
            n.         the open air ...c1870 tramps' sl.
HANT'S BREATH
            n. 1.     a current of warm air felt out of doors in the evening ...1954 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     an ill-smelling current of air ...1988 Amer. dial.
HEAT BLANKET
            n.         a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
INDRAUGHT
            n.         suction of air ...1820 Scot.
MIRR
            n.         a vibration, tremor; the waving of the air upon a very hot day ...1899 Sc.
NIM
            n.         steam, vapour, warm air ...1911 Sc.
OEL
            n.         warm vapour; a current of warm air ...1899 Sc.
OZONE
            n.         air ...1907 Amer. sl.
QUICK
            adj.       * of air or light: sharp, piercing ...1608
RACY
            adj.       of the air: pure, exhilarating ...1838
SUBDIAL
            adj.       †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
ULIGINOUS
            adj.       †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
VENT
            vb.       † to supply with fresh air; to ventilate ...1601
VENTILATION
            n.         † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
WAFF
            n.         a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
WAG OF AIR
            n.         a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YOAM
            n.         steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Scot.

AIR-CONDITIONED, AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CONDITIONING

DESERT COOLER
            n.         air conditioner using evaporating water as cooling agent ...1976 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATED
            adj.       air-conditioned ...1998 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATED AIR
            n.         air conditioning ...1967 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATION
            n.         air conditioning ...1998 Amer. dial.

AIRCRAFT

AARDVARK
            n.         a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly ...1963 US sl. Vietnam War usage
AIR GOOSE
            n.         amphibian airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR LIZZIE
            n.         an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR-SUCKER
            n.         a jet aircraft ...1964 US aviation sl.
AIR TRUCK
            n.         an aircraft used to transport cargo ...1927
ALUMINIUM COW
            n.         a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft ...1950 Can. sl.
ALUMINUM OVERCAST
            n.         any very large multi-engined aircraft ...1961 US Air Force usage
AVIATOR
            n.         † a flying-machine ...1891
AVIETTE
            n.         an engineless aeroplane or glider ...1912
AVION
            n.         a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane ...1898
BACK-DOOR
            n.         the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
BAG OF BONES
            n.         a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
BANDIT
            n.         an enemy aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG A
            n.         an Atlas ICBM ...1959 US Air Force usage
BIG-ASS BIRD
            n.         a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1961 US aviation usage
BIG-ASSED BIRD
            n.         a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1965 US aviation usage
BIG BUS
            n.         a large airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG FRIEND
            n.         a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG JEEP
            n.         a large bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG SHIP
            n.         a large airplane; a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIRD
            n.         an airplane ...1950s Amer. sl.
BLASTER
            n.         a jet plane ...1955 Amer. sl.
BUFFALO
            n.         the CV-7, a military transport aircraft built by DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada ...1991 US sl.
BUGSMASHER
            n.         a Beech C-47 Expeditor, a military transport plane used from World War II until early in the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
BUS
            n.         an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1913 colloq.
BUTT-END CHARLIE
            n.         the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE
            n.         † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
BUZZARD
            n.         an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
CAN
            n.         a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
CAN OPENER
            n.         an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
CLOUD WAGON
            n.         an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATE
            n. 1.     a military aircraft ...Amer. World War I sl.
            n. 2.     an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
DAFFY
            n.         † a Defiant fighter aircraft ...1941 sl.
DAK
            n.         a Douglas DC-3 Dakota transport aircraft ...1943 services' sl.
DAWN HOPPER
            n.         an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
EDSEL
            n.         the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
EGG CRATE
            n.         an old car or aeroplane ...1920s US sl.
FAN
            n.         an aircraft propeller ...c1916 Royal Air Force usage
FAST BIRD
            n.         in Vietnam: a high-speed attack jet aircraft ...1991 US sl.
FAST MOVER
            n.         in Vietnam: a jet aircraft ...1972 US sl.
FAT ALBERT
            n.         an exceptionally large aircraft, esp. a Boeing 737, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, or a Lockheed C-130 Hercules ...1994 US sl.
FLAMER
            n.         an aircraft coming down in flames ...1916 Royal Air Force usage
FLAMING COFFIN
            n. 1.     a DH-4 bomber aircraft ...1919 US sl.
            n. 2.     an airplane falling in flames ...Amer. World War I sl.
FLIP
            n.         a short flight in an aircraft; also, a trip in another form of conveyance; a quick tour on foot ...1914 colloq.
FLY-CATCHER
            n.         a fast aeroplane, officially a 'fleet-fighter' ...1915 military esp. airmen's usage
FLYING BEDSTEAD
            n.         an early, lumbering, but comparatively stable and steady airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
FLYING BLOWTORCH
            n.         a jet fighter airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
FLYING COFFIN
            n.         a glider or airplane ...WW II US Air Force & paratrooper use
FLYING EDSEL
            n.         the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
FLYING FISH
            n.         an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
GALLOPING GOOSE
            n.         a train, car, or plane that runs badly ...1910s US sl.
GROUNDHOG
            n.         in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
GROUND-POUNDER
            n.         an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
GUN BUS
            n.         a gun-carrying aeroplane ...1919 Air Force sl.
GYROPTER
            n.         a rotary-wing aircraft ...1908
HACK
            n.         an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
HOLLYWOOD GLIDER
            n.         the B-17 Flying Fortress ...1946 US sl.
HOT CRATE
            n.         a fast airplane ...1943 Amer. sl.
KITE
            n.         an aircraft ...Royal Air Force sl.
LAME DUCK
            n.         a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft ...1876 US
LEAPING HEAP
            n.         a Harrier aircraft ...2002 UK Royal Air Force sl.
LIGHTNING ROD
            n.         a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
LITTLE FRIEND
            n.         a fighter plane ...1944 US sl.
MECHANICAL COW
            n.         an airplane that is clumsy in the air ...Amer. World War I sl.
MONGOOSE
            n.         a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike fighter, as modified for advanced combat training ...1987 Amer. military aviation usage
MOONSHINE
            n.         an aircraft used for dropping magnesium-based flares to illuminate the ground at night ...1990 US sl.
OIL BURNER
            n.         a jet plane that uses kerosene-based fuel ...1955 Amer. military sl.
PEA-SHOOTER
            n.         a fighter pilot or plane ...World War II US Army & Air Force usage
PUDDLE-JUMPER
            n. 1.     a light plane, esp. one travelling only short distances or making many stops ...1930s sl.
            n. 2.     a small communications aircraft ...1942 RAF usage
QUIRK
            n.         a type of slow, steady aeroplane used to train pilots ...1917 Royal Air Force sl.
RANCH HAND
            n.         a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle ...1969 US sl.
SARDINE-TIN
            n.         a torpedo-carrying aircraft ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
SMOKY JOE
            n.         a military aircraft that marks targets for bomber aircraft with smoke bombs ...1946 US sl.
SPAD
            n.         an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
TROJAN
            n.         an AT-28 aircraft, used as a ground-attack aircraft and then a fighter bomber in the Vietnam war ...1985 US sl.
WRITE-OFF
            n.         a completely wrecked aircraft ...1914 Royal Flying Corps usage
YAK
            n.         during the Korean war: an enemy aircraft ...1991 US sl.

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

AIREDALE
            n.         an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
ASBESTOS JOE
            n.         an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier ...1943 US Navy sl.
BIRDBOAT
            n.         an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
COVERED WAGON
            n.         an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
FLATTOP
            n.         an aircraft carrier ...US colloq.

AIRCRAFT PARTS

BROOMSTICK
            n.         control lever of an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
CAB
            n.         the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
DOGBONE
            n.         the weapon panel in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom aircraft ...1984 US sl.
DUSTBIN
            n.         the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage ...1934 Brit. sl.
GLASS CHIN
            n.         a window built in the area immediately below and slightly behind the nose of a bomber ...1988 US sl.
GUN
            n.         the throttle of a car, airplane, etc. ...1900s Amer. sl.
JUG
            n.         a cylinder in an aeroplane engine ...1963 US sl.
MOTHER-IN-LAW SEAT
            n.         the back seat of a two-seat airplane ...1961 Amer. aviation usage jocular
OBSERVATORY
            n.         the astrodome of an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage
OFFICE
            n.         the cockpit of an airplane ...1917 aviators' sl.
PIPSQUEAK
            n.         a radio transmitter used to establish an aircraft's position ...1943 Brit. sl.
POLE
            n.         an aircraft's control column ...1981 UK sl.
SIM
            n.         an aircraft cockpit simulator ...L20 Royal Air Force usage
SPEELKEN; SPELLKEN
            n.         a cockpit ...E19 UK criminals' sl.

AIRCRAFT, OTHER

includes, adjectives, verbs, and people

AEROBATICS
            n.         revolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display ...1917
AERODROMIC
            adj.       pert. to flying-machines ...1896
AERODROMICS
            n.         the art of constructing and using flying-machines ...1891
AIR CIRCUS
            n.         a squadron of aeroplanes; an aerial display ...1907
AIR HOG
            n.         a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others' convenience ...1907
AIR RAGE
            n.         aggressive or violent behaviour by a passenger on board on aircraft ...1996
AIRWOMAN
            n.         a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank ...1910
AUGER IN
            vb.       of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land ...1944 US military sl.
BAGGAGE-SMASHER
            n.         a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
BATS
            n.         a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier ...1962 UK sl.
BATSMAN
            n.         a man who signals an aircraft with a pair of bats ...1943
BIRD-WATCHER
            n.         an airplane enthusiast ...1983 US sl.
BUST ONE'S ASS
            vb.       to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
BUY A FARM
            vb.       of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY A PLOT
            vb.       of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE FARM
            vb.       of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE SHOP
            vb.       of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUZZ
            vb.       to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE
            n.         a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
CHINESE LANDING
            n.         a plane landing with one wing low ...20C US sl.
CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING
            n.         an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
CLOUD KISSING
            n.         touching the clouds in an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
COCKED
            adj.       of a combat aircraft: ready for takeoff; on fifteen-minute alert ...1955 US Air Force sl.
CONK OUT
            vb.       of an aircraft engine during flight: to stop working suddenly ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW PILOT
            n.         a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAB
            vb.       of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
CRACK
            vb.       to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CUT THE GUN
            vb.       to turn off the motor of an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
DEADHEAD
            adv.      of a cab, aeroplane, etc.: being driven without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
            n.         a pilot, flight attendant, etc., travelling on a plane as a passenger ...20C Aust. sl.
            vb.       to drive a cab, aeroplane, etc. without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
DEAD-STICK
            adj.       of landing an aircraft: without engine function ...1999 US sl.
            vb.       to land an aircraft without engine function ...1962 US sl.
DEATH SPIRAL
            n.         a downward spiral of an aeroplane from which recovery is nearly impossible and as a result of which impact with the ground is inevitable ...1990 US sl.
DEBRIEFING
            n.         an after-flight hotel party attended by a flight crew and flight attendants ...2002 US sl.
DITCH
            vb.       to land one's aircraft in the sea ...1940s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
FLY LIKE A BRICK-BUILT SHITHOUSE
            vb.       of an aircraft: to fly awkwardly; to be difficult to pilot ...1950s airmen's usage
GAGGLE
            n.         a formation of several military aircraft flying in the same mission ...1942 US sl.
GALLEY QUEEN
            n.         a flight attendant who shirks her duties by staying in the galley out of sight ...Bk1997 airline sl.
GEESE
            n.         passengers ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
GOOD CHUTE
            n.         a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a downed US aircraft ...1990 US sl.
HANGAR PILOT
            n.         a nonaviator or a poor aviator who talks knowingly about flying ...1941 US sl.
HANGAR RAT
            n.         an airplane mechanic or other person who frequents an airplane hangar ...1954 US sl.
HAVANA RIDER
            n.         a passenger who seeks to take control of an airliner in flight ...1983 Amer. airline usage
HAWK
            n.         a passenger who causes trouble ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
HOSTIE
            n.         an air hostess ...1960 Aust. sl.
HOT
            adj.       of an airplane: designed so as to land at high speed ...1944 Amer. sl.
KISSING THE EARTH
            phr.      said of an airplane standing on its nose after a crash ...Amer. World War I sl.
MUSH
            vb.       of an aeroplane: to run out of airspeed ...1935 US sl.
NEEDLE
            vb.       to apply maximum power or acceleration to a vehicle or plane ...1950s US sl.
OWNER, THE
            n.         the captain of a ship, and also of an aircraft ...1903 sl.
PACK UP
            vb.       of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
PUKE
            vb.       while on a combat air mission: to separate from formation while under attack ...1986 US sl.
PULL A PINT
            vb.       to operate the controls of an aircraft; to do a pilot's work ...c1930 RAF usage
PUNCH OUT
            vb.       to bail out, to eject from an aircraft
QUICK-TURN BURN
            n.         the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter jet in less than five minutes ...1991 US sl.
SQUAWK
            n.         an identification signal, enabling an aircraft's position to be located by radar ...1956 sl., orig. US
STEW
            n.         a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
TRAP
            vb.       to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier ...1991 US sl.
WRAP UP
            vb.       to crash-land an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force
WRITTEN OFF
            adj.       of aircraft: damaged, esp. crashed, beyond repair; of a person: killed, esp. through carelessness ...c1930 Royal Air Force
YANK AND BANK
            vb.       to execute a turn in a fighter plane ...1986 US sl.

AIRFIELD

EAGLES' NEST
n. Amer. sl. - an airfield ...(World War II usage)

AIR FORCE see SERVICES

AIRLINE

PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE
            n.         a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
PANDEMONIUM WORLD SCAREWAYS
            n.         a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
PASSENGERS ALWAYS NEGLECTED AT MEALTIMES
            n.         a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.

AIRPORT

APRON
            n.         the tarmac surround of a hangar ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
BAGGAGE-SMASHER
            n.         a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
FALL ON ONE'S ASS
            vb.       of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
GATNICK
            n.         London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
GO-NO-GO
            n.         the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must decide whether to abort or take-off or to take off ...1963 US sl.
KIWI
            n.         a non-flying member of an airfield staff ...colloq.
MADHOUSE
            n.         an air-traffic control tower ...1944 Amer. Aviation usage
REDCAP
            n.         a porter at an airport station ...US & Can.
THIEF ROW
            n.         London Heathrow airport ...1999 UK sl.
WANDER
            n.         any security enforcer who waves metal-detecting wands over others; commonly applied to airport security personnel ...Bk2004 US armed forces sl.

AIR RAID

GOOFERS
n. persons who do not take shelter during air raids, but remain outdoors to watch ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
HELTER-SKELTER
n. an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.

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