REVERSE DICTIONARY B
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a basketful BASKETLE
BASQUE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person of Basque heritage MOUNTAIN NIGGER
BASS (fish)
n. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - bass, a fish BASE
BASSOON
n. 1724 - a bassoon FAGOTTO
n. 1886 - a performer on the bassoon FAGOTTIST
n. 1886 - a performer on the bassoon FAGOTTIST
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
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to sew slackly; to baste BESS
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches GADGE
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
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
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
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
BATHING SUIT - see SWIMWEAR
BATON
n. 1971 US sl. - (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. NIGGER-STICK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BAZAAR
n. 1844 - a bazaar LADIES' FAIR
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
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
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
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
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
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
BEAD
n. 1841 - a necklace formed of irregular beads NEGLIGEE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - hanging beads or other finery DING-DANGLES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - hanging beads or other finery DING-DANGLES
BEADLE
(ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BEAR-BAITING
n. 1663 - bear-baiting; fighting of dogs and bears CYNARCTOMACHY
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
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
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
n. 1614 rare - a person likened to an ass in its role as a beast of burden; a bearer of a heavy load ASS
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
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
BEAR UP
vb. 1668 obs. - to bear up manfully MAN IT OUT
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
adj. 1618 obs. - pertaining to or characteristic of beasts; beast-like, brutal, savage BELLUINE
n. 1872 - a little beast or animal BEASTLING
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
adv. c1440 obs. - in a beastly manner BEASTLYWISE
n. 1579 obs. - beastliness BEASTLIHEAD
n. 1612 obs. - beastliness BEASTLIHOOD