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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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BASH  - BEASZ


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• BASHFUL  -  BAT
• BATH  -  BAWDY
• BAWL  -  BEAR
• BEARABLE  -  BEASTLY


BASHFUL,  BASHFULLY,  BASHFULNESS

adj. c897 obs. - lacking in boldness; timid, bashful; backward, slow UNBOLD 
 
adj. c897 obs. - showing shame; abashed, bashful, modest SHAMEFAST 
 
adj. c1550 - modest, bashful; shy, coy VERECUND 
 
adj. M16 - modest, bashful, shy SHAMEFACED 
 
adj. a1639 obs. - accompanied by modesty; modest, bashful, shy, coy VERECUNDIOUS 
 
adj. 1656 obs. - shame-faced; bashful; modest PUDIBUNDOUS 
 
adj. 1656 rare - modest, bashful, prudish PUDIBUND
 
adj. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - simple, inoffensive, harmless; trembling; bashful SACKLESS 
 
adj. 1803 Sc. & Eng. dial. - abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful DASHED 
 
adj. 1819 Eng. dial. - mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking MEEVERLY;  MEVERLY 
 
adj. 1845 Sc. - bashful, self-conscious MAISK 
 
adj. 1874 Eng. dial. - bashful DASHFUL 
 
adj. 1889 Eng. & Amer. dial. - unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow BACKWARD 
 
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shy, bashful BASH 
 
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - shy, bashful, modest, shame-faced SMOOTY-FACED 
 
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - shy, bashful FASH 
 
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - bashful, shy PEAKY 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - shy, sheepish, bashful, timid BLATE 
 
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - bashful, timid, esp. of children ASHAMED 
 
adj. 1932 colloq. - of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful AW-SHUCKS 
 
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. - bashful, shy, timid BULL-SHY 
 
adv. Bk1911 Sc. - bashfully BLAITLY;  BLATELY 
 
n. c1440 obs. - abashment, bashfulness BASHEDNESS 
 
n. 1597 - reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness BACKWARDNESS 
 
n. 1605 - modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness PUDENCY
 
n. M17 rare - a bashful expression or appearance SHAMEFACE 
 
n. 1721 rare - modesty, bashfulness VERECUNDITY;  VERECUNDNESS
 
n. 1823 Sc. - shyness, bashfulness, awkwardness BLATENESS
 
n. 1935 Amer. sl. - the attitude of a very bashful child, the toes turned in, eyes lowered, and the finger in the mouth FIG BAR 
 
vb. 1643 obs. rare - to free from bashfulness EFFRONT
 
vb. 1964 US colloq. - to saw 'aw shucks'; to behave with bashfulness or self-deprecation AW-SHUCKS
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BASIC

adj. 1870 Amer. dial. - basic, fundamental; conservative HARDPAN 
 
adj. 1900s US sl. - basic, fundamental CAKES-AND-COFFEE 
 
adj. 1910s US sl. - basic, unenterprising, second-rate PORK-AND-BEAN(S) 
 
adj. 1964 Amer. sl. - basic; essential; most immediate GUT 
 
adj. 1977 US sl. - ordinary, simple, basic VANILLA 
 
n. 1930s sl. - anything basic, elemental, earthy; the essence of being (orig. African-American usage) FUNK 

BASIS

n. 1765 - a basis, foundation SUBSTRUCTION
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BASK,  BASKING

n. 1725 Sc. - a warming or basking in the heat; a bask BEEK 
 
n. 1725 Sc. - the act of basking in the sun or by the fire BEEK 
 
vb. c1230 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to expose oneself to the pleasurable warmth of sun, fire, etc.; to bask in the sun or warmth of a fire BEEK 
 
vb. a1691 rare - to bask in the sun; to expose to sunlight APRICATE 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bask in the sun or by the fire BAUM 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to lounge idly; to bask in the sun BELK 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to warm; to bask BEKE
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BASKET

adj. 1870 - pert. to a basket or basket-work BASCAUDAL 
 
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a basket LEAP 
 
n. a1300 - a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities SKEP 
 
n. c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a basket SKIPPET 
 
n. 1681 obs. - a basket for fruit that holds about a bushel FRICKLE 
 
n. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a basket, a hamper MAUND 
 
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a basket BASTICK 
 
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a large basket FAN 
 
n. 1895 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a covered basket RETICAL-BASKET;  RETICULE;  RETICULE-BASKET 
 
n. 1896 Eng. dial. - a basket-maker WAND-WEAVER 
 
n. M19 sl. - a market basket MOLLSACK 
 
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. obs. - a wicker basket HEAP 
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BASKETBALL

adj. 20C sl. - in basketball: having completed a dribble and being forced either to shoot or pass DEAD 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a basketball basket or net (sports usage) CAGE 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - basketball (sports usage) CAGE 
 
n. c1925 Amer. sl. - a basketball player CAGER 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - basketball (African-American usage) B-BALL 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - in basketball: a flashy performer GUNNER 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - in basketball: an excessively rough defensive player BUTCHER 
 
n. 1974 - in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone BACKCOURTMAN 
 
n. 1974 US sl. - in basketball: a high, arcing jump shot RAINBOW JUMPER 
 
n. 1976 Amer. sl. - in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket CHIPPIE;  CHIPPY 
 
n. 1980 Amer. sl. - (usually offensive) in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to 'the rules,' it doesn't count CHINESE BASKET 
 
n. 1980 Amer. sl. - in basketball, the thee-point field goal region DOWNTOWN 
 
n. 1980 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a play or game which humiliates the opposition; a one-sided victory FACE JOB 
 
n. 1980 US sl. - a basketball APPLE
 
n. 1980s sl. - basketball (orig. African-American usage) BALL
 
n. 1990s US sl. - an excelling in the playing of basketball (African-American usage) BALLING
 
n. Bk1994 sl. - in basketball: a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player waiting near the basket ALLEY OOP 
 
n. Bk1994 sl. - in basketball: a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory AIRCRAFT CARRIER 
 
n. 1996 US sl. - one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball (college usage) BALLER 
 
n. 20C sl. - a good shot in basketball (teen & high school usage) BUST 
 
n. Bk2005 - in basketball: a player who specializes in taking and making easy shots close to the basket GARBAGE SHOOTER 
 
n. Bk2005 - in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket BASKET-HANGER 
 
n. Bk2005 - in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket HANGER 
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a playground basketball addict BASKETBALL JONES 
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball BALL HOG 
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions BALL HAWK 
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: someone deft not only at blocking shots but at altering them too TAILOR
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: someone who shoots a lot HEAVER
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: the centre BIG MAN 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a basketball net CORDS 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a basketball throw that misses everything, esp. the basket  AIR BALL 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a failed shot in basketball that bounces off the rim or backboard BRICK 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a hoop or basket in basketball BUCKET 
 
n. Amer. sl. - the time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk AIR TIME 
 
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to defeat in a game; to overcome an opponent, esp. in basketball (African-American students' usage) SCRAUNCH 
 
vb. 1977 Amer. sl. - in basketball: to strike the arm of an opponent with the hand HACK 
 
vb. 1979 Amer. sl. - in basketball: to score a basket BAG 
 
vb. 1980 US sl. - in sports, esp. basketball: to block an offensive player with undue roughness BUTCHER 
 
vb. 1980s US  - in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded (African-American usage) CROAK;  CROAK ON SOMEONE 
 
vb. 1980s US sl. - to play basketball (African-American usage) BALL
 
vb. 1990s - to dribble a basketball from left to right, this is the 'shake,' then going past your opponent to score a basket, this is the bake': a trick played on the other team for a score in a basketball game SHAKE AND BAKE 
 
vb. 1990s US sl. - to play basketball (African-American usage) B-BALL 
 
vb. 20C Aust. - in basketball: to set up a defense; to mark up on the opposition D UP 

BASKETFUL

n. c1000 obs. - a basketful LEAPFUL 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a basketful BASKETLE
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BASQUE

n. 1967 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person of Basque heritage MOUNTAIN NIGGER
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BASS (fish)

n. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bass, a fish BASE
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BASSOON

​n. 1724 - a bassoon FAGOTTO 
 
n. 1886 - a performer on the bassoon FAGOTTIST 
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BASTARD - see ILLEGITIMATE

BASTE

vb. 1808 Sc. - to take long stitches in sewing, to sew loosely and clumsily; to baste SCOB 
 
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to sew slackly; to baste BESS 
 
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches GADGE
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BAT

n. 1340 obs. - a bat CALLOW-MOUSE 
 
n. 1547 - a bat FLITTERMOUSE 
 
n. 1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an old name for a bat RATTLE-MOUSE 
 
n. 1742 Eng. dial. - a bat BEARAWAY 
 
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a bat REAR-MOUSE;  REER-MOUSE;  RERE-MOUSE;  RYE-MOUSE 
 
n. 1785 Sc. - the bat BACKIE-BIRD 
 
n. 1796 Eng. dial. - the bat BACK-BEARAWAY 
 
n. a1838 Sc. obs. - an odd-looking, ugly, loathsome, or frightful creature; a bat; any animal in a very poor condition OGERHUNCH
 
n. 1851 - a bat LEATHER-WING
 
n. 1868 Eng. dial. - a bat (animal) BIT-BAT
 
n. 1870 Sc. - the bat BACKIE 
 
n. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - the bat AIRY-MOUSE 
 
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - the bat BLACK-BEAR-AWAY
 
n. 19C Eng. dial. - the common bat HADDABAT 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bat BAT-MOUSE;  BATTY-MOUSE 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - the bat DAIRY-MOUSE 
 
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a bat HAT-BAT 
 
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a bat REELY-MOUSE 
 
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - the common leather-winged bat BULLBAT 
 
n. 2004 UK sl. - in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta BATSH
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BATH,  BATHE,  BATH-HOUSE,  BATHING

adj. c1645 - pert. to a (warm) bath, or to bathing BALNEAL 
 
adj. 1661 obs. - that bathes; given to bathing LAVANT 
 
adj. 1731 obs. - pert. to a bath BALNEATORY 
 
adj. 1883 - pert. to the bath or bathing BALNEARY 
 
n. 864 obs. - a spring of water (chiefly hot or impregnated with minerals) suitable for bathing BATH 
 
n. a1375 - a vessel for washing; a bath LAVATORY 
 
n. 1471 obs. - a (warm) bath BALNE 
 
n. 1475 obs. - a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held BAIN 
 
n. 1483 obs. - an act of bathing; a bath BAIN 
 
n. 1494 obs. - a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath BAIN 
 
n. 1528 obs. - bathing BAINING 
 
n. 1535 Sc. obs. - a vessel for washing; a bath LAVATUR 
 
n. 1569 - the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc. BAIN KEEPER 
 
n. 1591 - a keeper or attendant at a bath-house BATH KEEPER 
 
n. 1615 obs. - a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. BAGNIO 
 
n. 1636 obs. - a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath BATHER 
 
n. 1646 - a bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring BALNEARY 
 
n. 1646 obs. - bathing BALNEATION 
 
n. 1652 - a bath; bathing BALNEUM 
 
n. Bk1717 obs. - a bath-keeper BALNEATOR 
 
n. 1753 - a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room CALDARIUM 
 
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - a bath-house BANIO 
 
n. 1883 - the scientific study of bathing and medicinal springs BALNEOLOGY 
 
n. Bk1888 - a description of or a treatise upon baths BALNEOGRAPHY 
 
n. Bk1888 - treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs BALNEOTHERAPY 
 
n. Bk1898 - a bath keeper (French) BAIGNEUR 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bath BADE 
 
n. 1902 - an expert in balneology (the study of therapeutic bathing and medicinal springs) BALNEOLOGIST 
 
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - a bath ANNUAL
 
n. 1940s US sl. - any form of water, eg. a river, a lake, a sea, a bath (African-American usage) SPLASH 
 
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a bath-house BANYA 
 
n. 1944 US sl. - a bath with water out of one's helmet (services' usage) WHORE'S BATH 
 
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a bath requiring a minimum of water BIRD BATH 
 
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a so-called bath without water, using talcum powder, deodorant, and perfume BITCH BATH;  WHORE BATH
 
n. 1960 Aust. sl. - a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. BOGEY;  BOGIE;  BOGY 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - one who frequents homosexual bath-houses (homosexual usage) BATHSHEBA 
 
n. 1995 Amer. dial. - a bath taken at a washstand WHORE BATH 
 
vb. c1000 - to wash, to bathe (chiefly poetic usage) LAVE 
 
vb. 1393 obs. - to bathe, esp. in warm water or liquid; hence, to be suffused with, or swim in, blood, etc. BASK 
 
vb. 1398 obs. - to bathe or wash; to drench BAIN 
 
vb. 1594 obs. rare - to dip, to bathe TAINT 
 
vb. 1607 obs. - to bathe LAVER 
 
vb. 1898 Sc. - to bathe an injured part to give it relief BAFF 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea BADE 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to bathe WADE 
 
vb. 1908 Sc. - to bathe; to bathe oneself BAD 
 
vb. 1960 Aust. sl. - to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' BOGEY;  BOGIE;  BOGY
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BATHING SUIT - see SWIMWEAR
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BATON

n. 1971 US sl.  - (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. NIGGER-STICK 
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BATTER,  BATTERED

adj. 1611 - that can be battered or bruised by beating BATTERABLE 
 
adj. 1931 Amer. dial. - battered, spoiled, damaged; confused BOOGERED UP;  BUGGERED UP 
 
adj. 1975 Amer. dial. - battered, used up, belabored BUNGDOWN 
 
adj. 1979 Aust. sl. - battered DINGED UP 
 
adj. 20C sl. - of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work BANGED UP 
 
vb. c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to bruise with blows; to batter the edge or face of, to erode HATTER 
 
vb. 1801 Sc. obs. - to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly SCASH;  SCASS 
 
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour LABOUR 
 
vb. 1826 sl. - to batter, to maul (boxing usage) TINKER 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. -  to crush, to batter, to beat in BESNANG 
 
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat BANJAX 
 
vb. 1946 sl. - to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash CLOBBER 
 
vb. 1955 Sc. - to beat, to batter LAMMER
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BATTLE,  BATTLE CRY,  BATTLEFIELD

adj. c1380 arch.- fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious BATTAILOUS 
 
adj. 1470 obs. - martial, pert. to war or battle MARTIABLE 
 
adj. 1591 obs. - engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting BATTAILANT 
 
adj. 1591 obs. - pert. to war or battle MARTIAN 
 
n. c888 obs. - battle, war; contest, strife I-WIN
 
n. a900 obs. - deadly battle (poetic usage) WAL-SLAUGHT 
 
n. c1000 obs. - martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war CAMP 
 
n. c1325 obs. rare - battlement ABATAYLMENT 
 
n. c1330 obs. - arrangement in ranks or rows; esp. in order of battle; battle array or a mode of battle array; also, a display of military force; a host in array ORDINANCE
 
n. 1375 obs. exc. Sc. - contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy BARGAIN 
 
n. a1375 obs. - a military assault or attack; also, an armed conflict, a battle SHOWER
 
n. c1380 obs. - a charge of men in battle; an onrush SHAKE
 
n. a1400 arch. - battle, strife, turmoil TOIL 
 
n. a1400 obs. - combat, battle ACOUNTERING
 
n. 1432-50 obs. - war, battle MART 
 
n. 1455 obs. - an unfortunate battle MALE JOURNEY 
 
n. 1480 obs. - a successful day in battle A FAIR DAY
 
n. 1530 obs. - a call to arms, a signal calling upon men to arm LARM 
 
n. 1530 obs. - a pitched battle A RANGED BATTLE
 
n. 1535 obs. - line of battle EDGE 
 
n. 1549 - a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger LARUM 
 
n. 1568 obs. - a pitched battle as opposed to mere skirmishing MAIN BATTLE 
 
n. 1579 - a military engagement, a battle ACTION
 
n. 1620 obs. - one who does battle; a combatant BATTAILANT 
 
n. 1623 rare - the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife DIMICATION 
 
n. 1628 rare - in Roman history: a battle line in a military formation ACIES
 
n. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - difficulty, emergency; an attack, a battle, a fight BIRST
 
n. 1856 obs. - the scattering of brains in battle BRAIN-SHED
 
n. Bk1888 - the battle of the frogs and mice, a mock heroic poem, possibly of the Homeric age BATRACHOMYOMACHY 
 
n. 1899 - a battle-cry or slogan ON-CRY 
 
n. E19 sl. - one who visits battlefields in order to scavenge for clothes and other saleable items DEATH-HUNTER 
 
n. 1910s sl. - anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle RAG 
 
n. 1919 sl. - death in battle (services' usage) WOODEN CROSS 
 
n. 1961 UK sl. - a fight; a battle; a gang war CARVE-UP 
 
n. Amer. sl. - a big battle (World War I usage) PICTURE SHOW 
 
vb. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to fight; to contend in battle CAMP 
 
vb. c1380 obs. rare - to embattle ABATAYL 
 
vb. c1400 obs. rare - to engage in battle ABATTLE
 
vb. 1579 obs. - to engage in battle; to attack, to assault AFFRONT
 
vb. Bk1998 sl. - to die in battle DRAW THE ACE 
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BATTLEMENT

adj. 1679 - built like a castle; having battlements CASTELLATED 
 
adj. 1830 rare - built like a castle; having battlements CASTELLATE 
 
n. 1818 - the building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement CASTELLATION 
 
vb. 1831 - to build in the manner of a castle; to build with battlements CASTELLATE
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BAUBLE

n. 1555 obs. - a bright-coloured ornament; a toy, a bauble, a gewgaw GAUDY
 
n. 1611 - a fool's bauble MAROTTE;  MARROT 
 
n. 1690 sl. obs. - toys, baubles GINGAMBOBS 
 
n. 1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small NIFF-NAFF 
 
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - a bauble, a bit of finery FLUMMADIDDLE 
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BAWD

also see BROTHEL

​adj. 1656 obs. rare - belonging to a bawd LENONIAN 
 
n. 1362 - one employed in pandering to sexual debauchery; a procurer or procuress; orig.  a ‘go-between,’ a pander; since c1700 only feminine, and applied to a procuress, or a woman keeping a place of prostitution BAUD;  BAWD 
 
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress BALDYSTROT;  BAUDSTROT;  BAWDSTROT;  BAWSTROP 
 
n. c1374 arch. - the practice of a bawd; the business of providing opportunities for sexual immorality BAWDRY 
 
n. a1400 obs. exc. Sc. - a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd BISMER 
 
n. 1426 obs. - one who ministers to sexual debauchery; a bawd; a pimp; a procurer or procuress MACKEREL;  MACRELL;  MAQUERELL 
 
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procurer BALESTROD 
 
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procuress BALDSTROD 
 
n. 1569 obs. - a woman bawd BAWDRESS 
 
n. 1591 sl. - a bawd's man; a brothel-keeper's husband, lover, or preferred male; a ponce ABBOT 
 
n. 1602 obs. - the services of a bawd or pander MACKERELAGE 
 
n. 1606 UK sl. - the manager of a brothel; a bawd; a prostitute AUNT 
 
n. 1607 - a madame; one employed in amorous intrigues WAFER-WOMAN 
 
n. c1616 obs. rare - a woman who obtains a prostitute for a client; a procuress HACKNEY WOMAN 
 
n. a1625 obs. - 'a mistress of the male stews' (brothel) MAN-HUCKSTER 
 
n. a1627 obs. - one who ministers to sexual debauchery; a bawd; a pimp; a procurer or procuress MACRIO 
 
n. 1629 UK sl. - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam MOTHER OF THE MAIDS 
 
n. 1636 - a bawd, a madam MOTHER MIDNIGHT 
 
n. 1659 sl. - a pimp; a bawdy-house bully SUBURBAN-ROARER 
 
n. 1660 UK sl. - a procuress or bawd MOTHER CUNNY 
 
n. 1665 UK sl. - a procuress; a madam MOTHER DAMNABLE 
 
n. 1675 UK sl. - a madam, a bawd MOTHER KNAB-CONY;  MOTHER NAB-CONY;  MOTHER NABEM 
 
n. 1698 sl. - a bawd; also, a match-maker BUTTOCK BROKER
 
n. 1699 sl. rare - a prostitute; one who is sexually experienced; also, a procuress, a pimp HACK 
 
n. 17C Brit. cant - a madam MOTHER 
 
n. 17C sl. - a procurer; a pimp; the male keeper of a brothel FLESH-MONGER 
 
n. 17C sl. - brothel madam; a bawd; an old prostitute AUNTIE;  AUNTY 
 
n. E17 Brit. sl. - a madam or a pimp SMOCKSTER 
 
n. L17 sl. - a bawd; a procuress FLESH-BROKER 
 
n. L17 sl. - a brothel-keeper; a madame LADY ABBESS 
 
n. 1748 UK sl. - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam MOTHER ABBESS 
 
n. 1749 sl. - a woman who manages a brothel; a madame; a bawd; a procuress ABBESS 
 
n. 1785 sl. - a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house MINE AUNT 
 
n. E18 sl. - a bawd; the proprietor of a male or female brothel MADAM;  MADAME 
 
n. M18 sl. - a brothel-keeper; a madame KIP-KEEPER 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a lewd woman; a bawd BISMARE 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a whore, a bawd  BESYNE 
 
n. Bk1874 Sc. - a keeper of a brothel; a bawd BISMAR 
 
n. 1889 US sl. - a travelling bawd; a male or female who earns money off the work of the prostitutes he or she travels with; usually in plural (Western usage) HIVER 
 
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a male who is a brothel keeper MEAT-MONGER 
 
n. 19C sl. - a bawd MEAT-MERCHANT 
 
n. L19 sl. - a pimp, esp. a bawd DAB 
 
n. Bk1916 sl. - a bawd; a procuress WOMAN'S BROKER 
 
n. 1939 US sl. - the proprietress of a brothel; a madam LANDLADY 
 
n. 1946 Amer. sl. - an elderly or middle-aged East Asian woman; often applied to one who manages a brothel MAMA-SAN 

BAWDRY,  BAWDY

adj. 1656 obs. - speaking dishonestly, obscenely, or smuttily; bawdy in speech SPURCIDICAL 
 
adj. 1656 obs. rare - full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd PECCAMINOUS 
 
adj. 17C -  obscene, bawdy SMUTTY 
 
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - bawdy ORNERY 
 
adj. 1967 sl. - sexually suggestive, salacious, or bawdy RAUNCHY 
 
n. 1608 - bawdry (nonce word) BAWDREAMINY 
 
vb. L18 colloq. - to speak bawdily in seemly terms TALK PACK-THREAD
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BAWL,  BAWLING

​adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - given to screaming or bawling YAUPY 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng dial. - a disorderly, bawling fellow YOWPSE;  YOWP-SIMON 
 
vb. 1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to call aloud, to shout, to bawl, to scream, to vociferate YAWL 
 
vb. 1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bawl or shout GAPE 
 
vb. 1691 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate REAM 
 
vb. 1773 Sc. - to scream; to yell; to bawl YELLOCH 
 
vb. 1824 Sc & Eng. dial.. - to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine YAWP;  YOWP
 
vb. 1843 Amer. dial. - to weep or cry loudly, to bawl BOOHOO 
 
vb. 1844 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to howl; to bawl, to shout; to scream harshly; to weep YAUL 
 
vb. 1866 Sc. - to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl GALDER 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl YARL
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BAWL OUT,  BAWLING OUT

n. 1883 Amer. dial. - a bawling-out; a reprimand CHAWING-UP 
 
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW UP 
 
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW 
 
vb. 1948 Amer. dial. - to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody CHEW OUT 
 
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold CHEW AT;  CHEW ON;  CHEW ONE'S ASS OUT
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BAY

​n. c1582 obs. - a bay or inlet LAND-FEATHER 
 
n. 1591 obs. rare - a gulf or bay SINE 
 
n. 1684 obs. - a bay, gulf, or arm of the sea SINUS 
 
n. 1826 - a little bay BAYLET 
 
n. 1891 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a bay, a creek; a projection in a river BIGHT 
 
n. 1897 Sc. - a mouth, inlet or arm of the sea; a deep hollow in the bottom of the sea; a bay or gulf the water of which is deeper than that of the sea outside it MINN 
 
n. 1930 Sc. - a creek, a bay OB
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BAYONET

n. 1714 Sc. - a bayonet BAGGINET;  BAGNET 
 
n. 1733 Sc. - an inlet of the sea; a deep bay or long creek; a fjord VOE 
 
n. 1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a bayonet BAGONET 
 
n. 1811 sl. - an empty bottle or a bayonet (military usage) CAMP-CANDLESTICK 
 
n. 1843 Amer. dial. - a bayonet BAGNIT 
 
n. 1847 Amer. dial. - a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife TOAD-STICKER 
 
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a bayonet BAGGONET 
 
n. 1870 Amer. dial. - a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife PIG-STICKER 
 
n. 1877 Amer. dial. - a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife  TOAD-STABBER 
 
n. c1910 colloq. - a bayonet (army usage) MEAT-SKEWER 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bayonet BEGNET;  BIGNET 
 
n. 1924 sl. - a bayonet (military usage) WINKLE-PIN 
 
n. Amer. sl. - a bayonet (World War I usage) CAT STABBER;  CHEESE TOASTER;  HUN STICKER;  JERRY JABBER;  PERSUADER;  TOOTHPICK 
 
n. Amer. sl. - a bayonet (World War II usage) CAN OPENER;  CAT JABBER 
 
n. Amer. sl. - bayonets (in hand-to-hand fighting) (World War II usage) COLD STEEL 
 
n. Amer. sl. - one's bayonet (World War I usage) ROSALIE
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BAZAAR

n. 1844 - a bazaar LADIES' FAIR 
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BE

n. 1434 rare - to lack being; to be non-existent UNBE 
 
n. 1435 obs. - absence or lack of being; non-existence UNBEING 
 
n. 1624 - to deprive of being; to make non-existent UNBE 
 
vb. a1175 obs. rare - to be I-BE
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BEACH

n. c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - the sea-coast or shore; a beach BANK 
 
n. 1539 - a ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; also, a sandbank  (chiefly Sc.) AYRE
 
n. 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a margin, beach, bank MARGENT 
 
n. 1881 - one who earns his living on the beach BEACHMAN 
 
n. 19C Eng. dial. - the small pools left on the beach when the tide has fallen DAB-DUMPS 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a person who forages on the beach for wreck materials WADER 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the sea beach BING 
 
n. 1923 sl. - a holiday-maker or tourist at a beach BEACHER 
 
n. 1944 sl. - a person, esp. a youth, who hangs about on beaches all day BEACH BUM 
 
n. 1952 colloq. - an attractive young woman who frequents the beach, esp. to watch surfing (orig. & chiefly US) BEACH BUNNY 
 
n. 1962 sl. - an idler or tramp who spends his time on a beach BEACH BUM 
 
n. 1967 UK sl. - an idler; a seashore loafer BEACHIE 
 
n. 1979 UK sl. - a person, esp. a youth, who hangs about on beaches all day BEACH RAT 
 
n. 1990s sl. - the beach (rhyming sl.) APRICOT (AND PEACH)
 
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to search idly along a beach for anything edible or otherwise of value SCOW-BANG 
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BEACON

n. 1471 obs. exc. arch. - a beacon, a lighthouse FANAL 
 
n. 1584 obs. rare - a beacon or sea-mark WARDER
 
n. 1805 - a beacon or bonfire NEED-FIRE 
 
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - a beacon, the summit of a hill BICKNING
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BEAD

n. 1841 - a necklace formed of irregular beads NEGLIGEE 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - hanging beads or other finery DING-DANGLES
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BEADLE

(ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution) 
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​n. 1559 - one who makes it his business to scent out or hunt down; a spy' an informer; a constable; a sheriff's officer; a bailiff; a beadle BEAGLE 
 
n. 1567 sl. obs. - a constable; the parish-constable or beadle (thieves' usage) HARMAN-BECK 
 
n. c1698 UK sl. - a beadle, a constable (criminals' usage) BECK 
 
n. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beadle; a constable; a parish officer BANG-BEGGAR 
 
n. Bk1795 - a beadle, an inferior officer of court, commonly called beagle BEDAL 
 
n. 1815 Sc. - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer BEDERAL;  BEDLER;  BEDRAL;  BEDREL;  BETHERAL 
 
n. 1842 Sc. - a beadle; a town bellman BEDDLE 
 
n. 1856 - a beadle; a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, or the like, to whom official pomposity and fussy stupidity are attributed; a consequential jack-in-office BUMBLE 
 
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a beadle; a constable BAN-BEGGAR 
 
n. 1883 Sc. - the beadle of a church; the man who looks after the minister's garden, etc. MINISTER'S MAN 
 
n. 19C sl. - an overdressed, flashy beadle or other minor, uniformed official ADMIRAL OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE 
 
n. Bk1914 - a beadle BIDDELL 

BEAMING

adj. 1590 - flashing, beaming, resplendent LAMPING 
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BEAN

adj. c1440 obs. - of peas and beans: burst, split BAINED 
 
n. 1659 - a great eater of beans BEAN-BELLY 
 
n. 1824 - one who plants beans BEAN-SETTER 
 
n. 1866 Sc. obs. - a pod of peas or beans, full or shelled FAUP
 
n. 1900s US sl. - beans CRACKERS 
 
n. Bk1905 N. Ireland - mashed potatoes and beans THUMP 
 
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - snap beans, green beans BREAK BEANS 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - peas and beans BLACK VICTUAL 
 
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. sl. - beans (navy usage) COMMISSARY BULLETS 
 
n. 1928 US sl. - beans (military usage) AMMUNITION 
 
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - pork and beans BOSTON WOODCOCK 
 
n. 1942 US sl. - frankfurters and beans ARMY CHICKEN 
 
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - the string bean BOCK 
 
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - beans LIGHT ARTILLERY 
 
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - white soup beans; so called because white beans are supposed to create an exorbitant amount of gas in the stomach (poot = a fart) POOTERS 
 
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - beans FIRECRACKERS 
 
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - the pod of a bean or pea SHUCK 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - the shell or hull of a nut; the pod of a legume PEELING 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a nickname for beans or peas VIRGINIA CAVIAR 
 
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - beans ASS-POOTS 
 
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - beans GRAIN 
 
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - red beans TEXAS STRAWBERRIES 
 
n. 1979 Amer. - beans (lumberjacks' usage) LOGGING BERRIES 
 
n. 1988 Brit. sl. - baked beans MUSICAL VEGETABLES 
 
n. 1990s sl. - beans, usually baked beans (rhyming sl.) MILTON KEYNES 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - beans ALASKA STRAWBERRIES
 
n. 20C Brit. sl. - beans (rhyming sl.) ABERDEENS 
 
n. 20C sl. - baked beans (rhyming sl.) KINGS AND QUEENS 
 
n. 20C sl. - baked beans on toast (rhyming sl.) KINGS ON HOLY GHOST 
 
n. 20C US sl. - any variety of beans MUSICAL FRUIT 
 
n. 20C US sl. - beans, 'musical fruit' WHISTLE-BERRIES 
 
n. Amer. sl. - beans (World War I usage) ARTILLERY;  BULLETS;  DUMDUMS 
 
n. Amer. sl. - beans (World War II usage) CAMP STRAWBERRIES 
 
n. Amer. sl. - beans with bacon (World War I usage) STARS AND STRIPES 
 
n. Amer. sl. - beans; sausages (World War I usage) REPEATERS 
 
n. Amer. sl. - Boston baked beans (World War II usage) BEANTOWN SPECIAL 
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BEAR (animal)

n. c1350 obs. - a bearskin BEAR-FELL 
 
n. 1399 - the keeper of a bear, who leads it about for public exhibition of its tricks, etc. BEARWARD 
 
n. 1399 obs. - a little bear; a bear's cub BERLING 
 
n. a1400 obs. - the dung of a 'ravenous' animal, as a wild boar, wolf, or bear (hunting usage) LESSES 
 
n. 1589 obs. - the keeper of a bear, who leads him about for exhibition BEARHERD 
 
n. 1596 - a place originally set apart for the baiting of bears, and used for the exhibition of other rough sports BEAR-GARDEN 
 
n. 1833 US - a grizzly bear (fur trappers' usage) CALEB 
 
n. 1839 Amer. dial. - bear droppings or tracks BEAR SIGN 
 
n. 1840 - a she-bear (nonce word) BEARESS 
 
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - a grizzly bear, often used as a nickname EPH;  EPHRAIM 
 
n. 1860-61 Amer. sl. - the grizzly bear OLD EPHRAIM 
 
n. a1861 - one who kills a bear URSICIDE 
 
n. 1880 Amer. dial. - a grizzly bear SILVER-TIPPED BEAR
 
n. 1884 - a bear-ward BEAR-WARDEN
 
n. 1886 Amer. dial. - a grizzly bear SILVERTIP 
 
n. L19 US sl. - a grizzly bear OLD EBENEZER 
 
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - the black bear SENECA BEAR 
 
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - the black bear CASSENYIE BEAR;  SEENY BEAR 
 
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a grizzly bear SILVERTIP GRIZZLY 
 
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a piece of bear meat BEEF 
 
n. 1982 Amer. dial. - the black bear BLACKIE 
 
vb. 1693 obs. - to growl as a bear (only used in vbl. noun 'bruzzing') BRUZZ
 
vb. 1853 Amer. dial. - -of a bear: to pull at or tear down branches of a tree or vine to obtain the fruit, nuts, etc.; to strip the fruit from a tree LAP
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BEAR (endure)

vb. a1000 obs. - to bear, to endure, to suffer ADREE 
 
vb. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to endure, to suffer, to bear, to undergo, to abide BIDE
 
vb. 1583 obs. - to bear, to endure CARRY 
 
vb. 1592 obs. rare - to brook, to endure, to bear ABROOK
 
vb. 1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate THOLE
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BEARABLE

adj. 1797 sl. - tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable TOL-LOL 
 
adj. 1871 Sc. - bearable, tolerable THOLESUM 
 
adj. 1895 Sc. & Eng. dial. - bearable, tolerable THOLEABLE 
 
adj. M19 - tolerable, bearable TOL-LOLLISH 
 
adj. 1923 Amer. dial. - bearable, tolerable BIDEABLE
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BEAR-BAITING

n. 1663 - bear-baiting; fighting of dogs and bears CYNARCTOMACHY
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BEARD

adj. 1598 - bearded BEARDY 
 
adj. 1599 - of a beard: rough, bristling QUICKSET 
 
adj. 1599 obs. - having the gravity of a bearded face BEARD-GRAVE 
 
adj. 1600 obs. - having but a small beard BARBATULOUS 
 
adj. 1604 - applied to the down on a youth's cheek and chin CALLOW 
 
adj. 1623 obs. rare - without a beard, beardless IMBERBIC 
 
adj. 1624 obs. - having a sandy-coloured beard SAND-BEARDED 
 
adj. 1650 - belonging to the beard BARBAL 
 
adj. 1693 obs. rare - bearded BARBED 
 
adj. 1731 - bearded, as a man; having a beard, hairy BARBIGEROUS 
 
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of men: having neither beard nor whiskers BALD-FACED 
 
adv. 1842 - with a hatred of beards MISOPOGONISTICALLY 
 
n. c1450 obs. rare - the beard of a man BARB 
 
n. 1606 rare - a small beard BARBET 
 
n. 1622 obs. - one who wears a beard BEARDLING 
 
n. 1688 obs. - a small beard BARBULA 
 
n. 1721 Sc. obs. - a person with a long, protruding chin; one with a long, peaked beard GASH-BEARD 
 
n. c1830 colloq. - a small, pointed beard CHARLEY;  CHARLIE 
 
n. 1856 - a small part of the beard left growing below the lower lip: so called because the Emperor Napoleon III wore his beard in this way IMPERIAL 
 
n. 1875 - a lover of beards PHILOPOGON 
 
n. c1875 Amer. sl. - a beard (nautical usage) CHIN TACKLE 
 
n. 1878 US sl. - a bearded old man BILLY-GOAT 
 
n. Bk1883 obs. - one who is destitute of a beard LACKBEARD 
 
n. 1885 sl. - a collar-like beard worn under the chin NEWGATE COLLAR;  NEWGATE FRILL;  NEWGATE FRINGE
 
n. 1887 - soft facial hair, esp. the first beard growth of an adolescent boy CHEEK-DOWN
 
n. 1897 - the cutting or trimming of the beard POGONOTOMY 
 
n. M19 - a beard resembling that of a goat; a narrow chin-tuft GOATEE 
 
n. M19 sl. - a beard that runs along and just beneath the jaw line; when linking up with a moustache it was seen as resembling a door-knocker DOOR-KNOCKER 
 
n. M19 sl. - a full beard BALACLAVA 
 
n. M19 sl. - a short cropped beard MAT 
 
n. M19 sl. - men's facial hair; a short cropped beard DOOR-MAT 
 
n. L19 Aust. sl. - a man with a very heavy beard and side-whiskers JO-JO 
 
n. L19 sl. - a beard, whiskers ALFALFA 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a man with long, curling hair, or whose beard is unkempt DAG-LOCKS 
 
n. 1900s US sl. - a beard CHIN CURTAINS 
 
n. Bk1902 sl. - a collar-like beard worn under the chin TYBURN COLLAR;  TYBURN FRILL;  TYBURN FRINGE 
 
n. Bk1902 sl. - a moustache and beard as one, without side whiskers NEWGATE-RING 
 
n. 1904 - men's facial hair; a moustache, a beard (jocular usage) FUNGUS 
 
n. 1904 - a bearded man FUNGUS-FACE 
 
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - a beard and/or moustache FACE-FITTINGS 
 
n. 1906 Amer. sl. - a narrow goatee CHIN-SPLITTER 
 
n. 1907 - men's facial hair (jocular usage) FACE-FUNGUS 
 
n. 1908 US sl. - a bearded man; used derisively FUZZFACE 
 
n. 1909 US - a style of beard consisting of a moustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin BURNSIDES 
 
n. 1910 sl. - a bearded man BEAVER 
 
n. 1917 Aust. & NZ sl. - a beard ZIFF 
 
n. 1919 US - whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre; a beard (jocular usage) LACE CURTAINS 
 
n. 1922 Aust. sl. - a bearded person ZIFF 
 
n. 1927 Amer. - whiskers, a beard (jocular usage) FACE-LACE 
 
n. 1927 Amer. sl. - a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively BEARD 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - a beard SASSAFRAS 
 
n. 1937 sl. - a growth of stubble which becomes visible in the late afternoon on the face of a man who has shaved earlier in the day FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW 
 
n. 1941 sl. - a bearded person BEARDIE;  BEARDY 
 
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a false beard (theatrical usage) ALFALFA;  BEAVER;  BUSHES;  CHIN ARMOR;  FOLIAGE;  HEDGE;  HIDEOUT;  LILACS;  MUFF;  PHONY;  SHRUBBERY;  SPINACH;  TICKER;  ZITS 
 
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a heavy beard (theatrical usage) MATTRESS 
 
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a short artificial beard (theatrical usage) CREPE 
 
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a beard, whiskers  GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS 
 
n. 1959 Sc. - a woman with a beard or moustache KATIE-BAIRDIE;  KATIE-BEARDIE 
 
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - a beard or whiskers SCRATCH 
 
n. 1961 Brit. sl. - the incipient growth of hair on the face of an adolescent boy BUM FLUFF 
 
n. 1964 sl. - a bearded person BEARDO 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a goatee beard (African-American usage) FUZZ 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a homosexual who has a beard (homosexual usage) BEARDED LADY 
 
n. 1976 UK sl. - a long-haired, bearded individual HAIRY 
 
n. 1990s sl. - a bearded person QUIM CHIN 
 
n. 2010 - the facial hair of a man CHEEK BRISTLES
 
vb. c1386 obs. - to dress his beard MAKE A MAN'S BEARD 
 
vb. 1727 obs. - 'to deprive of his beard'; to cut the beard off DEBARB 
 
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. - to shave one's beard MOW THE BRIGALO SUCKERS
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BEARER

n. c1000 obs. - a bearer, a carrier, a porter BERMAN 
 
n. 1614 rare - a person likened to an ass in its role as a beast of burden; a bearer of a heavy load ASS
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BEARING

n. a900 obs. - bearing, comportment, conduct I-BERE 
 
n. c1200 obs. - look; appearance; aspect; outward manner or bearing LATE 
 
n. 1297 obs. - mode of proceeding, bearing, demeanour; appearance, aspect FARE 
 
n. c1315 obs. rare - bearing, gesture, action, behaviour ABEAR 
 
n. 1375 arch. - appearance, bearing; show, pomp and circumstance; ceremony EFFEIR 
 
n. 1375 obs. - mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct AFFAIR 
 
n. a1400 obs. - bearing, behaviour BEAR 
 
n. 1413 obs. - bearing, demeanour, deportment, behaviour; posture HABIT 
 
n. a1423 - demeanour; bearing APPORT 
 
n. 1593 obs. - bearing, demeanour, conduct MANAGE 
 
n. 1605 obs. - a person's outward bearing, behaviour, carriage, or demeanour GARB;  GARBE 
 
n. 1691 obs. - bearing, consequence IMPORTANCE 
 
n. 1724 Sc. - mood, disposition; bearing, courage MEAD;  MEED;  MEID
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BEAR UP

vb. 1668 obs. - to bear up manfully MAN IT OUT
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BEAST

adj. c1325 obs. - of beasts BEASTEN 
 
adj. 1618 obs. - pertaining to or characteristic of beasts; beast-like, brutal, savage BELLUINE 
 
n. 1872 - a little beast or animal BEASTLING
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BEASTLINESS,  BEASTLY

adj. 1398 obs. - beastly, brutish BEASTISH 
 
adv. c1440 obs. - in a beastly manner BEASTLYWISE 
 
n. 1579 obs. - beastliness BEASTLIHEAD 
 
n. 1612 obs. - beastliness BEASTLIHOOD
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