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BEGIN, BEGINNING
adj. a1631 - of the nature of a beginning or commencement, initial INCHOATIVE
adj. 1662 - beginning, commencing, incipient INCEPTIVE
adj. 1669 - beginning; commencing; in an initial stage INCIPIENT
adj. 1683 obs. rare - without a beginning or origin IMPRINCIPIATE
adj. 1741 - coming into existence; just beginning to be; commencing to form, grow, develop, etc. NASCENT
adj. a1876 rare - beginning, incipient, in an initial stage INCHOANT
adv. a1340 obs. - initially, at the beginning BEGINNINGLY
adv. 1537 - from the beginning, from the creation of the world AB ORIGINE
adv. a1586 - from the very beginning AB OVO
n. c897 obs. - point of origin, beginning ORD
n. c950 obs. - beginning FRUMTH
n. a1000 obs. rare - beginning ORE
n. c1000 obs. - beginning FROME; FRUME
n. c1175 obs. - the beginning and end ORD AND END
n. a1200 obs. - the fact of beginning; the time at which something begins; the origin of a thing ANGIN
n. 1340 obs. - a beginning AGINNING
n. a1382 - dawn, daybreak; the beginning DAYSPRING
n. 1530 - beginning, commencement; origination; initial or early stage INCHOATION
n. 1596 obs. rare - beginning BEGIN
n. 1608 rare - the beginning; the first start; the rudiments or elementary part of a subject CRISS-CROSS-ROW
n. c1633 - beginning, commencement IMPRIMING
n. 1639 obs. - the 'spring-time' of something; the first part, the beginning VERNALITY
n. a1698 rare - beginning, the act of setting out or starting on a journey, course of action, undertaking, etc.; a start, an outset OUTSETTING
n. Bk1717 - a beginning INCIPATION
n. 1721 Sc. - start, the beginning of an undertaking, assumption ONTAKING
n. 1728 obs. - initial circumstances; beginnings INCEPTIVES
n. 1823 Sc. - the approach, advent, beginning, or commencement of a thing, esp. of one that requires great exertion; an onset; development, progress ONCOME
n. 1830 colloq. - the act of making a start; commencement, beginning GO-OFF
n. 1842 - an advantage gained at the beginning of something; a head start; generally, a good beginning RUNNING START
n. Bk1875 Eng. dial. - the beginning of a thing, the very commencement FIRST END
n. 1886 Sc. colloq. - a start, a beginning OFF-GO
n. 1889 Amer. dial. - the outset, beginning OFFSTART
n. 1891 Sc. - the beginning, commencement HEFT-END
n. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a start, a beginning OFFSET
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a beginning, origin, original source END
n. 1911 Sc. - a beginning INGANG
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - the beginning FIRST GOING OFF
n. 1959 UK sl. - the start of a race; the beginning of something; the start of a journey OFF
n. 1970s sl. - the beginning; long ago (orig. US) DAY ONE
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the outset, the beginning JUMP-OUT
n. M20 colloq. - the very beginning (chiefly N. Amer.) GET-GO
phr. 1711 obs. - in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last EGG AND BIRD
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - the beginning and end, the epitome A AND IZZARD
phr. 1837 - from first to last; from the beginning to the end FROM THE EGG TO THE APPLES
phr. 1950s Amer. sl. - from the beginning FROM IN FRONT
vb. a1000 obs. - to begin AGIN
vb. c1000 obs. - to begin ONGIN
vb. c1200 obs. - to begin, to commence TAKE ON
vb. c1200 obs. - to take hold on; to begin or commence upon BEFONG
vb. a1225 obs. - to begin, to commence COMSE
vb. a1300 obs. - to begin, to start, to commence TAKE BEGINNING
vb. c1350 obs. rare - to begin, to commence BECOMSE
vb. c1386 obs. - to begin, to enter upon an action TAME
vb. c1400 obs. - vb. to begin or commence an action; to begin to utter or raise laughter, lamentation, etc. TAKE UP
vb. a1680 obs. - to make a beginning FALL ABOARD
vb. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to enter on any sort of employment with vigour or keenness; to set to; to begin YOKE
vb. 1812 sl. - to be the first to act; to start things going; to begin, to commence OPEN THE BALL
vb. 1878 Amer. dial. - to make a vigorous start on something; to begin LIGHT IN
vb. 1891 US sl. - to begin, to get going, esp. as one of a group PLAY BALL
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to begin, to make a start OPEN OUT
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to begin CALL IN
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt AWM
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - to begin LET OUT
vb. 1911 - to begin, to commence KICK OFF
vb. 1936 Amer. sl. - to get busy, to get going, to begin work GET CRACKING
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to begin or proceed in a vigorous fashion COME ON LIKE GANGBUSTERS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to begin, to commence BEGIN TO COMMENCE; CUT LOOSE; DIG IN; DIVE IN; FALL ON THE BALL; FALL TO; FIRE AWAY; GET GOING; GIVE THE COMMENCE; HEAD INTO; HIT IT; HIT THE BALL; HITCH UP; JUMP OFF; MAKE A MOVE; PITCH IN; PITCH OUT; PUSH OFF; RING; RING IN; SHAKE THE LEAD OUT; SHOOT AHEAD; SHOOT IT; SQUARE OFF; START GOING; START THE BALL ROLLING; TACKLE; TAKE AND DO; TAKE OFF; TUNE IN; TURN ON THE STEAM; TURN TO; UNBELT; UNVEIL; WHIRL IN; WHIRL TO
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to start, to begin, to commence (rhyming sl.) STEVE HART
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to begin CALL
adj. 1662 - beginning, commencing, incipient INCEPTIVE
adj. 1669 - beginning; commencing; in an initial stage INCIPIENT
adj. 1683 obs. rare - without a beginning or origin IMPRINCIPIATE
adj. 1741 - coming into existence; just beginning to be; commencing to form, grow, develop, etc. NASCENT
adj. a1876 rare - beginning, incipient, in an initial stage INCHOANT
adv. a1340 obs. - initially, at the beginning BEGINNINGLY
adv. 1537 - from the beginning, from the creation of the world AB ORIGINE
adv. a1586 - from the very beginning AB OVO
n. c897 obs. - point of origin, beginning ORD
n. c950 obs. - beginning FRUMTH
n. a1000 obs. rare - beginning ORE
n. c1000 obs. - beginning FROME; FRUME
n. c1175 obs. - the beginning and end ORD AND END
n. a1200 obs. - the fact of beginning; the time at which something begins; the origin of a thing ANGIN
n. 1340 obs. - a beginning AGINNING
n. a1382 - dawn, daybreak; the beginning DAYSPRING
n. 1530 - beginning, commencement; origination; initial or early stage INCHOATION
n. 1596 obs. rare - beginning BEGIN
n. 1608 rare - the beginning; the first start; the rudiments or elementary part of a subject CRISS-CROSS-ROW
n. c1633 - beginning, commencement IMPRIMING
n. 1639 obs. - the 'spring-time' of something; the first part, the beginning VERNALITY
n. a1698 rare - beginning, the act of setting out or starting on a journey, course of action, undertaking, etc.; a start, an outset OUTSETTING
n. Bk1717 - a beginning INCIPATION
n. 1721 Sc. - start, the beginning of an undertaking, assumption ONTAKING
n. 1728 obs. - initial circumstances; beginnings INCEPTIVES
n. 1823 Sc. - the approach, advent, beginning, or commencement of a thing, esp. of one that requires great exertion; an onset; development, progress ONCOME
n. 1830 colloq. - the act of making a start; commencement, beginning GO-OFF
n. 1842 - an advantage gained at the beginning of something; a head start; generally, a good beginning RUNNING START
n. Bk1875 Eng. dial. - the beginning of a thing, the very commencement FIRST END
n. 1886 Sc. colloq. - a start, a beginning OFF-GO
n. 1889 Amer. dial. - the outset, beginning OFFSTART
n. 1891 Sc. - the beginning, commencement HEFT-END
n. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a start, a beginning OFFSET
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a beginning, origin, original source END
n. 1911 Sc. - a beginning INGANG
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - the beginning FIRST GOING OFF
n. 1959 UK sl. - the start of a race; the beginning of something; the start of a journey OFF
n. 1970s sl. - the beginning; long ago (orig. US) DAY ONE
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the outset, the beginning JUMP-OUT
n. M20 colloq. - the very beginning (chiefly N. Amer.) GET-GO
phr. 1711 obs. - in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last EGG AND BIRD
phr. 1835 Amer. dial. - the beginning and end, the epitome A AND IZZARD
phr. 1837 - from first to last; from the beginning to the end FROM THE EGG TO THE APPLES
phr. 1950s Amer. sl. - from the beginning FROM IN FRONT
vb. a1000 obs. - to begin AGIN
vb. c1000 obs. - to begin ONGIN
vb. c1200 obs. - to begin, to commence TAKE ON
vb. c1200 obs. - to take hold on; to begin or commence upon BEFONG
vb. a1225 obs. - to begin, to commence COMSE
vb. a1300 obs. - to begin, to start, to commence TAKE BEGINNING
vb. c1350 obs. rare - to begin, to commence BECOMSE
vb. c1386 obs. - to begin, to enter upon an action TAME
vb. c1400 obs. - vb. to begin or commence an action; to begin to utter or raise laughter, lamentation, etc. TAKE UP
vb. a1680 obs. - to make a beginning FALL ABOARD
vb. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to enter on any sort of employment with vigour or keenness; to set to; to begin YOKE
vb. 1812 sl. - to be the first to act; to start things going; to begin, to commence OPEN THE BALL
vb. 1878 Amer. dial. - to make a vigorous start on something; to begin LIGHT IN
vb. 1891 US sl. - to begin, to get going, esp. as one of a group PLAY BALL
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to begin, to make a start OPEN OUT
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to begin CALL IN
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt AWM
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - to begin LET OUT
vb. 1911 - to begin, to commence KICK OFF
vb. 1936 Amer. sl. - to get busy, to get going, to begin work GET CRACKING
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to begin or proceed in a vigorous fashion COME ON LIKE GANGBUSTERS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to begin, to commence BEGIN TO COMMENCE; CUT LOOSE; DIG IN; DIVE IN; FALL ON THE BALL; FALL TO; FIRE AWAY; GET GOING; GIVE THE COMMENCE; HEAD INTO; HIT IT; HIT THE BALL; HITCH UP; JUMP OFF; MAKE A MOVE; PITCH IN; PITCH OUT; PUSH OFF; RING; RING IN; SHAKE THE LEAD OUT; SHOOT AHEAD; SHOOT IT; SQUARE OFF; START GOING; START THE BALL ROLLING; TACKLE; TAKE AND DO; TAKE OFF; TUNE IN; TURN ON THE STEAM; TURN TO; UNBELT; UNVEIL; WHIRL IN; WHIRL TO
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to start, to begin, to commence (rhyming sl.) STEVE HART
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to begin CALL
BEGINNER
n. c1400 obs. - a beginner; an initiator GINNER
n. a1175 obs. - a young or new scholar or student; a disciple; a beginner or novice; one who is unpractised or inexperienced YOUNGLING
n. 1555 - a beginner in any occupation; one who has newly or suddenly risen in position or importance; a newcomer in respect of rank or consequence UPSTART
n. 1599 - one who is new to a subject; a beginner; a tyro; a novice NEOPHYTE
n. 1600 obs. - the state of being a beginner or learner; apprenticeship; unskilled effort; hence, inexperience, rawness TYROCINY
n. 1611 - a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice TIRO; TYRO
n. 1619 obs. - a beginner, a novice, a tyro PRINCIPIANT
n. 1654 obs. - the state of being a beginner or learner; apprenticeship; unskilled effort; hence, inexperience, rawness TYROCINIUM
n. 1706 obs. - an inexperienced person, a novice, a beginner YOUNGSTER
n. 1706 rare - a beginner INCEPTOR
n. 1709 - one of small experience; a beginner YOUNG STAGER
n. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science BAIJAN; BAJAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a new beginner in a calling START-MAN
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - a novice; a beginner; a greenhorn CHIPPY
n. 1920s sl. - a beginner (rhyming sl.) LILLEY AND SKINNER
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a young or inexperienced person; a boy, youth, or beginner PUNK
vb. a1660 - to play the tiro, to be a beginner (nonce word) TIRONIZE; TYRONIZE
n. a1175 obs. - a young or new scholar or student; a disciple; a beginner or novice; one who is unpractised or inexperienced YOUNGLING
n. 1555 - a beginner in any occupation; one who has newly or suddenly risen in position or importance; a newcomer in respect of rank or consequence UPSTART
n. 1599 - one who is new to a subject; a beginner; a tyro; a novice NEOPHYTE
n. 1600 obs. - the state of being a beginner or learner; apprenticeship; unskilled effort; hence, inexperience, rawness TYROCINY
n. 1611 - a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice TIRO; TYRO
n. 1619 obs. - a beginner, a novice, a tyro PRINCIPIANT
n. 1654 obs. - the state of being a beginner or learner; apprenticeship; unskilled effort; hence, inexperience, rawness TYROCINIUM
n. 1706 obs. - an inexperienced person, a novice, a beginner YOUNGSTER
n. 1706 rare - a beginner INCEPTOR
n. 1709 - one of small experience; a beginner YOUNG STAGER
n. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science BAIJAN; BAJAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a new beginner in a calling START-MAN
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - a novice; a beginner; a greenhorn CHIPPY
n. 1920s sl. - a beginner (rhyming sl.) LILLEY AND SKINNER
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a young or inexperienced person; a boy, youth, or beginner PUNK
vb. a1660 - to play the tiro, to be a beginner (nonce word) TIRONIZE; TYRONIZE
BEGONE
phr. c1730 Sc. obs. - take yourself off, begone WALK YOUR BODY
BEGRIME, BEGRIMED
adj. 1744-50 Eng. dial. - muddy, dirty, soiled, begrimed GROUTY
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. - smoky, begrimed with smoke; also, dirty, unwashed REECHY
adj. 1892 Sc. - smoke-begrimed REEK-STAINED
vb. c1485 obs. - to begrime BEGRIMLY
vb. 1656 - to dirty, to begrime BESMUT
vb. 1891 Sc. - to begrime, to soil with mud, etc. ELT
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. - smoky, begrimed with smoke; also, dirty, unwashed REECHY
adj. 1892 Sc. - smoke-begrimed REEK-STAINED
vb. c1485 obs. - to begrime BEGRIMLY
vb. 1656 - to dirty, to begrime BESMUT
vb. 1891 Sc. - to begrime, to soil with mud, etc. ELT
BEGRUDGE
vb. 1842 Eng. dial. - to begrudge; to abstain from BETHINK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to begrudge BEGIRDGE
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to give or permit with reluctance; to grant or submit to unwillingly; to begrudge GRUTCH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to begrudge BEGIRDGE
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to give or permit with reluctance; to grant or submit to unwillingly; to begrudge GRUTCH
BEGUILE
n. 1580 - a sharper, cheat, deceiver, swindler, one who beguiles COGGER
vb. c950 obs. exc. Sc. - to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt BELIRT
vb. c1200 obs. - to take by craft; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive BECATCH
vb. c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe FAGE
vb. 1362 obs. - to trick, to beguile, to befool, to deceive JAPE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to dupe, beguile, deceive TROIL
vb. 1508 obs. - to deceive, to beguile or mislead a person (chiefly Sc.) SILE
vb. c1560 obs. - to flatter, to beguile, to delude with false professions HOLD IN HALS
vb. 1591 obs. - to beguile, to wile away time, tediousness, etc. DECEIVE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to deceive, to beguile, to mock; also, to frustrate LUDIFICATE
vb. 1745 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to inveigle, to beguile, to cajole VEIGLE
vb. Bk1914 sl. - to deceive; to beguile; to occupy one's attention (criminals' usage) BREEZE
vb. c950 obs. exc. Sc. - to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt BELIRT
vb. c1200 obs. - to take by craft; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive BECATCH
vb. c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe FAGE
vb. 1362 obs. - to trick, to beguile, to befool, to deceive JAPE
vb. 1393 obs. rare - to dupe, beguile, deceive TROIL
vb. 1508 obs. - to deceive, to beguile or mislead a person (chiefly Sc.) SILE
vb. c1560 obs. - to flatter, to beguile, to delude with false professions HOLD IN HALS
vb. 1591 obs. - to beguile, to wile away time, tediousness, etc. DECEIVE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to deceive, to beguile, to mock; also, to frustrate LUDIFICATE
vb. 1745 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to inveigle, to beguile, to cajole VEIGLE
vb. Bk1914 sl. - to deceive; to beguile; to occupy one's attention (criminals' usage) BREEZE
BEHAVE, BEHAVED, BEHAVIOUR
adj. 1589 obs. - conducted, mannered, behaved BEHAVIOURED
adj. 1633 obs. - having a carriage, deportment, bearing; behaved, mannered CARRIAGED
adj. 1862 Sc. - badly behaved ILL-DOING
adj. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - badly behaved ILL-GAITED; ILL-GATED
adj. 1869 - dishonourable, ungentlemanly; poorly behaved; ill-mannered, vulgar CADDISH
adj. 1870 Sc. - badly behaved ILL-SHAPED
adj. 1880 Sc. & Eng. dial. - ill-tempered, badly behaved, tricky, mischievous ILL-CONTRIVED; ILL-CONTRIVING
adj. 1897 Amer. sl. - showing no refinement in behaviour NO-CLASS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - badly behaved ILL-SPUED
n. c888 obs. - good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education TIGHT
n. a1400 obs. - bearing, behaviour BEAR
n. c1205 obs. - looks, manners, behaviour; hence, actions, goings-on LATES
n. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding AFAITEMENT
n. c1315 obs. rare - bearing, gesture, action, behaviour ABEAR
n. 1413 obs. - bearing, demeanour, deportment, behaviour; posture HABIT
n. 1494 obs. - the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ABEARING
n. 1552 rare - behaviour, conduct ABEARANCE
n. 1552 obs. - abearance, behaviour HABERANCE
n. 1555 obs. exc. Sc. - manners, behaviour FASHIONS
n. 1559 obs. - manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct FACTION
n. 1568 - good behaviour GOOD ABEARANCE
n. 1615 obs. - behaviour BEHAVE
n. 1640 obs. rare - one who is skilled in polite behaviour; an expert in good manners GARBIST
n. 1660 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an event, affair, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; generally in plural ONGOING
n. 1725 Sc. - manners, demeanour, behaviour, habits, customs; bad habits LAITS
n. 1835 Sc. - tricks; behaviour WAGS
n. 1841 - one's preferred mode of behaviour THING
n. 1859 UK sl. - conspicuous behaviour CARRYINGS-ON
n. 1866 Sc. - manner of behaving, attitude VAND
n. 1880 Sc. - behaviour ATFARES
n. 1887 - a person who is strong-willed and difficult to control or deal with; a troublesome person; a badly behaved person HANDFUL
n. 1890 US sl. - a manner of doing something, a practice GAG
n. 1898 Sc. - conduct, behaviour; proceedings ON-GANGINGS
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - good manners; behaviour HAVANCE
n. E19 - one who is seen as reaching extremes of behaviour, both good and bad, and defined according to context OUT-AND-OUTER; OUTER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - conduct, behaviour FARE
n. 1904 Amer. dial. - a well-behaved, obliging little girl LADY HALEY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - awkward behaviour ILL-HYVER
n. Bk1905 Sc. - conduct, behaviour; proceedings ON-GANG
n. 1913 Amer. dial. - a bout of irrational or compulsive behaviour; a period of indulgence in a particular type of behaviour JAG
n. 1914 Sc. - demeanour, behaviour, manners ATTIFER
n. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a well behaved, obliging boy GENTLEMAN PASSENGER
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - bad behaviour BEHAVISHNESS
n. 1930s - the motives, personal characteristics, etc. that determine someone's behaviour WHAT MAKES ONE TICK
n. 1950s Amer. sl. - a fixed pattern of behaviour HANG-UP
n. 1951 sl. - someone who behaves in a particular way - often with an implication of underhandedness or unscrupulousness OPERATOR
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour BAG
n. 1997 Ulster sl. - an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly; a fool; a boor GAUNCH
n. 20C W. Indies & Jamaican sl. - poor behaviour in public; disregard of other people's feelings BAD SIDDOWN
vb. c1000 obs. - to behave, to comport oneself; to have a particular behaviour or appearance; to make as though, to pretend LET
vb. c1200 obs. - to conduct oneself; to behave, to act LEAD
vb. a1300 obs. - to behave or conduct oneself, to act FARE
vb. 1362 obs. - to conduct or comport oneself; to behave KEEP
vb. 1535 arch. - to conduct oneself; to behave ORDER
vb. 16C sl. - to alter one's behaviour SAIL ON ANOTHER BOARD
vb. 1845 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK
vb. 1851 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK LINE
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to behave, to act GANG
vb. 1887 - to behave well or satisfactorily, often implying avoidance of involvement in criminal activity KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN
vb. 1897 Sc. - to sow one's wild oats; to engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young SOW ONE'S WILD KAIL-SEED
vb. E19 sl. - to behave properly KEEP THE LINE
vb. L19 sl. - to behave oneself; to mend one's ways and live a sensible, respectable life (orig. African-American usage) STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK MARK
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to behave very badly ACT LIKE SANCHO
vb. 1918 Aust. & NZ sl. - to sit up straight or with confidence; to behave properly SIT UP LIKE JACKIE; SIT UP LIKE JACKY
vb. 1938 - to behave well or satisfactorily SHAPE UP
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave as dictated by one's personal beliefs, wishes, idiosyncrasies, etc. (orig. African-American usage) DO ONE'S THING
vb. 1971 Amer. sl. - to begin behaving in a more proper or appropriate fashion; to change one's ways for the better; to modify or improve one's behaviour CLEAN UP ONE'S ACT
adj. 1633 obs. - having a carriage, deportment, bearing; behaved, mannered CARRIAGED
adj. 1862 Sc. - badly behaved ILL-DOING
adj. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - badly behaved ILL-GAITED; ILL-GATED
adj. 1869 - dishonourable, ungentlemanly; poorly behaved; ill-mannered, vulgar CADDISH
adj. 1870 Sc. - badly behaved ILL-SHAPED
adj. 1880 Sc. & Eng. dial. - ill-tempered, badly behaved, tricky, mischievous ILL-CONTRIVED; ILL-CONTRIVING
adj. 1897 Amer. sl. - showing no refinement in behaviour NO-CLASS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - badly behaved ILL-SPUED
n. c888 obs. - good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education TIGHT
n. a1400 obs. - bearing, behaviour BEAR
n. c1205 obs. - looks, manners, behaviour; hence, actions, goings-on LATES
n. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding AFAITEMENT
n. c1315 obs. rare - bearing, gesture, action, behaviour ABEAR
n. 1413 obs. - bearing, demeanour, deportment, behaviour; posture HABIT
n. 1494 obs. - the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ABEARING
n. 1552 rare - behaviour, conduct ABEARANCE
n. 1552 obs. - abearance, behaviour HABERANCE
n. 1555 obs. exc. Sc. - manners, behaviour FASHIONS
n. 1559 obs. - manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct FACTION
n. 1568 - good behaviour GOOD ABEARANCE
n. 1615 obs. - behaviour BEHAVE
n. 1640 obs. rare - one who is skilled in polite behaviour; an expert in good manners GARBIST
n. 1660 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an event, affair, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; generally in plural ONGOING
n. 1725 Sc. - manners, demeanour, behaviour, habits, customs; bad habits LAITS
n. 1835 Sc. - tricks; behaviour WAGS
n. 1841 - one's preferred mode of behaviour THING
n. 1859 UK sl. - conspicuous behaviour CARRYINGS-ON
n. 1866 Sc. - manner of behaving, attitude VAND
n. 1880 Sc. - behaviour ATFARES
n. 1887 - a person who is strong-willed and difficult to control or deal with; a troublesome person; a badly behaved person HANDFUL
n. 1890 US sl. - a manner of doing something, a practice GAG
n. 1898 Sc. - conduct, behaviour; proceedings ON-GANGINGS
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - good manners; behaviour HAVANCE
n. E19 - one who is seen as reaching extremes of behaviour, both good and bad, and defined according to context OUT-AND-OUTER; OUTER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - conduct, behaviour FARE
n. 1904 Amer. dial. - a well-behaved, obliging little girl LADY HALEY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - awkward behaviour ILL-HYVER
n. Bk1905 Sc. - conduct, behaviour; proceedings ON-GANG
n. 1913 Amer. dial. - a bout of irrational or compulsive behaviour; a period of indulgence in a particular type of behaviour JAG
n. 1914 Sc. - demeanour, behaviour, manners ATTIFER
n. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a well behaved, obliging boy GENTLEMAN PASSENGER
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - bad behaviour BEHAVISHNESS
n. 1930s - the motives, personal characteristics, etc. that determine someone's behaviour WHAT MAKES ONE TICK
n. 1950s Amer. sl. - a fixed pattern of behaviour HANG-UP
n. 1951 sl. - someone who behaves in a particular way - often with an implication of underhandedness or unscrupulousness OPERATOR
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour BAG
n. 1997 Ulster sl. - an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly; a fool; a boor GAUNCH
n. 20C W. Indies & Jamaican sl. - poor behaviour in public; disregard of other people's feelings BAD SIDDOWN
vb. c1000 obs. - to behave, to comport oneself; to have a particular behaviour or appearance; to make as though, to pretend LET
vb. c1200 obs. - to conduct oneself; to behave, to act LEAD
vb. a1300 obs. - to behave or conduct oneself, to act FARE
vb. 1362 obs. - to conduct or comport oneself; to behave KEEP
vb. 1535 arch. - to conduct oneself; to behave ORDER
vb. 16C sl. - to alter one's behaviour SAIL ON ANOTHER BOARD
vb. 1845 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK
vb. 1851 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK LINE
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to behave, to act GANG
vb. 1887 - to behave well or satisfactorily, often implying avoidance of involvement in criminal activity KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN
vb. 1897 Sc. - to sow one's wild oats; to engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young SOW ONE'S WILD KAIL-SEED
vb. E19 sl. - to behave properly KEEP THE LINE
vb. L19 sl. - to behave oneself; to mend one's ways and live a sensible, respectable life (orig. African-American usage) STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly WALK THE CHALK MARK
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to behave very badly ACT LIKE SANCHO
vb. 1918 Aust. & NZ sl. - to sit up straight or with confidence; to behave properly SIT UP LIKE JACKIE; SIT UP LIKE JACKY
vb. 1938 - to behave well or satisfactorily SHAPE UP
vb. 1960s sl. - to behave as dictated by one's personal beliefs, wishes, idiosyncrasies, etc. (orig. African-American usage) DO ONE'S THING
vb. 1971 Amer. sl. - to begin behaving in a more proper or appropriate fashion; to change one's ways for the better; to modify or improve one's behaviour CLEAN UP ONE'S ACT
BEHEAD, BEHEADED, BEHEADING
adj. c1470 obs. or arch. - beheaded DECOLLATE
adj. 1548 obs. - beheaded SHORTER BY THE HEAD
adj. 1662 - severed at the neck; beheaded, decapitated DECOLLATED
n. 1387 - the act of beheading; the fact of being beheaded DECOLLATION
n. 1440 obs. - an executioner who kills by beheading HEADER
n. 1562 - an executioner, spec. one who administers death by beheading HEADSMAN
n. 1581 - the instrument, similar to the guillotine, formerly used in Edinburgh for beheading criminals MAIDEN
n. 1631 hist. - an executioner; spec. one who administers death by beheading HEADMAN
n. 1685 Sc. obs. - the hill of execution, the spot where criminals were beheaded HEAD-HILL
n. 1859 - beheading, execution by decapitation BEHEADAL
vb. c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to strike on the neck, esp. so as to stun or kill; to behead NECK
vb. 1548 - to behead CUT SHORTER BY THE HEAD
vb. 1599 - to sever at the neck; to behead DECOLLATE
vb. 1648 obs. - to behead DECOLL
adj. 1548 obs. - beheaded SHORTER BY THE HEAD
adj. 1662 - severed at the neck; beheaded, decapitated DECOLLATED
n. 1387 - the act of beheading; the fact of being beheaded DECOLLATION
n. 1440 obs. - an executioner who kills by beheading HEADER
n. 1562 - an executioner, spec. one who administers death by beheading HEADSMAN
n. 1581 - the instrument, similar to the guillotine, formerly used in Edinburgh for beheading criminals MAIDEN
n. 1631 hist. - an executioner; spec. one who administers death by beheading HEADMAN
n. 1685 Sc. obs. - the hill of execution, the spot where criminals were beheaded HEAD-HILL
n. 1859 - beheading, execution by decapitation BEHEADAL
vb. c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to strike on the neck, esp. so as to stun or kill; to behead NECK
vb. 1548 - to behead CUT SHORTER BY THE HEAD
vb. 1599 - to sever at the neck; to behead DECOLLATE
vb. 1648 obs. - to behead DECOLL
BEHIND
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - always behind, loitering LAG-MA-LAST
adj. 1971 Amer. sl. - immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone UP ONE'S ASS
adv. c885 arch. - of a place: behind, in the rear; in large usage only nautical usage: astern, aft, abaft BAFT
adv. a1000 obs. - behind; in the rear; from behind AFT
adv. 1382 obs. - behind BEHINDS
adv. c1400 obs. - behind BAFTS
adv. c1440 obs. - in the direction that is behind BEHINDWARD
adv. 1611 obs. rare - lastly, behind all LAGLY
adv. 1697 obs. rare - behind the others, in the rear LATE
adv. 1786 Sc. - behind, in the rear ABACK
adv. 1806 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: in the rear, at the back, behind AHIND
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - backward, behind AREAR
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - behind BACK-OVER
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - behind ONEDER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a place in the rear or behind; the back of BACK O' BEHINT
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - the one behind BEHINDEST
phr. 1891 Amer. sl. - tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER
prep. a800 obs. - behind, to the rear of BAFT
prep. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - behind BEHINT
prep. 1867 Eng. dial. - behind EHINT
prep. 1883 Eng. dial. - of place: behind, after AT-AFTER
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behind BEHINTEN
prep. 1945 Amer. dial. - behind, in back of BEAFT
adj. 1971 Amer. sl. - immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone UP ONE'S ASS
adv. c885 arch. - of a place: behind, in the rear; in large usage only nautical usage: astern, aft, abaft BAFT
adv. a1000 obs. - behind; in the rear; from behind AFT
adv. 1382 obs. - behind BEHINDS
adv. c1400 obs. - behind BAFTS
adv. c1440 obs. - in the direction that is behind BEHINDWARD
adv. 1611 obs. rare - lastly, behind all LAGLY
adv. 1697 obs. rare - behind the others, in the rear LATE
adv. 1786 Sc. - behind, in the rear ABACK
adv. 1806 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: in the rear, at the back, behind AHIND
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - backward, behind AREAR
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - behind BACK-OVER
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - behind ONEDER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a place in the rear or behind; the back of BACK O' BEHINT
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - the one behind BEHINDEST
phr. 1891 Amer. sl. - tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER
prep. a800 obs. - behind, to the rear of BAFT
prep. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - behind BEHINT
prep. 1867 Eng. dial. - behind EHINT
prep. 1883 Eng. dial. - of place: behind, after AT-AFTER
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behind BEHINTEN
prep. 1945 Amer. dial. - behind, in back of BEAFT
BEHINDHAND
adj. 1821 Sc. - late, backward, falling, behindhand BACK
adj. 1849 Eng. dial. - backward; behindhand, late BACKERLY
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. - of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late BACKWARD
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behindhand; tardy; late BACK O' BEHIND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very far behindhand BACK O' BEYOND
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - always behindhand, loitering LAGGIE-LAST
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - always last or behindhand HARRY BEHINT
adj. Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. - last of all, behind; habitually late or behindhand LAG
adj. 1915 Sc. - behindhand, lagging behind ON THE DAIDLE
adv. 1841 Eng. dial. - behindhand BACKWARDS
adv. 1888 Eng. dial. - behindhand, late BACK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand LAG-LAST; LAG-TAIL
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt applied to one who is slow or behindhand with work MIDNIGHT
adj. 1849 Eng. dial. - backward; behindhand, late BACKERLY
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. - of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late BACKWARD
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behindhand; tardy; late BACK O' BEHIND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very far behindhand BACK O' BEYOND
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - always behindhand, loitering LAGGIE-LAST
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - always last or behindhand HARRY BEHINT
adj. Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial. - last of all, behind; habitually late or behindhand LAG
adj. 1915 Sc. - behindhand, lagging behind ON THE DAIDLE
adv. 1841 Eng. dial. - behindhand BACKWARDS
adv. 1888 Eng. dial. - behindhand, late BACK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand LAG-LAST; LAG-TAIL
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt applied to one who is slow or behindhand with work MIDNIGHT
BEHOLD
vb. c1000 obs. - to take in with the eyes, ears, or mind; to take note of, to behold, to observe KEEP
vb. 1609 obs. rare - to set eyes upon; to eye, to see, to behold OCULATE
vb. 1609 obs. rare - to set eyes upon; to eye, to see, to behold OCULATE
BEHOLDEN
adj. 1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - under obligation, obliged, indebted, beholden; later, dependent BEHOLDING
adj. 1880 - under obligation, beholden BEHOVEN
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - beholden, indebted MISBEHOLDEN
adj. 1880 - under obligation, beholden BEHOVEN
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - beholden, indebted MISBEHOLDEN
BEING - see BE
BELABOUR
vb. 1598 obs. - to belabour, to beat a person, to flog SAUCE
vb. 1624 obs. exc. Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABOUR
vb. 1822 Sc. rare - to beat, to belabour RACK
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour LABOUR
vb. 1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly, to flog, to belabour, to whack QUILT
vb. c1850 Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABBER
vb. 1913 Sc. - to lambaste, to whack, to belabour LAMBAISE
vb. 1624 obs. exc. Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABOUR
vb. 1822 Sc. rare - to beat, to belabour RACK
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour LABOUR
vb. 1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly, to flog, to belabour, to whack QUILT
vb. c1850 Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABBER
vb. 1913 Sc. - to lambaste, to whack, to belabour LAMBAISE
BELATED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behind time, belated BELANTERED
BELCH, BELCHING
adj. 1629 obs. - belching RASPING
adj. 1651 rare - applied to stomachic crudities and eructations suggestive of strong and unpleasant smells NIDOROUS
n. 1513 - a fart; a belch VENTOSITY
n. 15C - a belch; a burp RIFT
n. M17 - a belch ERUCT
n. 1808 Sc. - a loud report; a violent eructation ROAR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a belch, eructation BELK; BILK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the noise made by eructation; a backward breaking of wind RAIRD
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting BOKE
n. 1932 colloq. - a belch GURK
n. 1932 sl. - a belch BURP
n. 1960s sl. - a belch (rhyming sl.) RAQUEL WELCH
n. 1992 UK sl. - a burp, a belch (rhyming sl.) WYATT (EARP)
n. 2000s NZ sl. - a belch, a burp FACE FART
phr. 19C sl. - said when someone belches MANY HAPPY RETURNS
phr. 1977 UK sl. - used in response to someone's belching AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH
vb. c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate YESK; YEX
vb. c1475 - to belch, to burp RIFT
vb. 1620 obs. rare - to belch, to bring up wind RUCT
vb. 1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to belch RASP
vb. 1632 rare - to belch; to vomit forth ERUCTATE
vb. 1642 obs. rare - to belch up GULLOP
vb. 1755 - to belch ERUCT
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to belch, to eructate BELK
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. - to belch GALOPE
vb. 1827 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to belch; to hawk; to spit YOX
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to belch BELVER
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. - to belch RESP
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to hiccup; to belch YEAP'M
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to make a noise by eructation; to break wind RAIRD
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to belch acrid liquid into the mouth BRASH
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to belch; to heave up water BLAWP
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to retch, to vomit; to belch BOKE
vb. 1923 colloq. - to belch GURK
vb. 1929 sl. - to belch (orig. US) BURP
vb. 1982 NZ sl. - (face-fart) to burp FACE FART
vb. 20C US - to belch (euphemism) GROWL
vb. 20C US colloq. - to belch GRUNT
adj. 1651 rare - applied to stomachic crudities and eructations suggestive of strong and unpleasant smells NIDOROUS
n. 1513 - a fart; a belch VENTOSITY
n. 15C - a belch; a burp RIFT
n. M17 - a belch ERUCT
n. 1808 Sc. - a loud report; a violent eructation ROAR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a belch, eructation BELK; BILK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the noise made by eructation; a backward breaking of wind RAIRD
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting BOKE
n. 1932 colloq. - a belch GURK
n. 1932 sl. - a belch BURP
n. 1960s sl. - a belch (rhyming sl.) RAQUEL WELCH
n. 1992 UK sl. - a burp, a belch (rhyming sl.) WYATT (EARP)
n. 2000s NZ sl. - a belch, a burp FACE FART
phr. 19C sl. - said when someone belches MANY HAPPY RETURNS
phr. 1977 UK sl. - used in response to someone's belching AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH
vb. c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate YESK; YEX
vb. c1475 - to belch, to burp RIFT
vb. 1620 obs. rare - to belch, to bring up wind RUCT
vb. 1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to belch RASP
vb. 1632 rare - to belch; to vomit forth ERUCTATE
vb. 1642 obs. rare - to belch up GULLOP
vb. 1755 - to belch ERUCT
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to belch, to eructate BELK
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. - to belch GALOPE
vb. 1827 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to belch; to hawk; to spit YOX
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to belch BELVER
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. - to belch RESP
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to hiccup; to belch YEAP'M
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to make a noise by eructation; to break wind RAIRD
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to belch acrid liquid into the mouth BRASH
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to belch; to heave up water BLAWP
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to retch, to vomit; to belch BOKE
vb. 1923 colloq. - to belch GURK
vb. 1929 sl. - to belch (orig. US) BURP
vb. 1982 NZ sl. - (face-fart) to burp FACE FART
vb. 20C US - to belch (euphemism) GROWL
vb. 20C US colloq. - to belch GRUNT
BELEAGUER
vb. a1000 obs. - to lie with an army around, to beleaguer BELIE
vb. c1320 obs. - to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer BELAY
vb. c1320 obs. - to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer BELAY
BELFRY
n. 1652 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a church tower, a belfry BELL-HOUSE
BELGIUM
n. 1567 - a man or woman of the race, of Gaulish origin and speaking a French dialect, which forms the chief portion of the population of the south-eastern provinces of Belgium WALLOON
n. 1591 - a native or inhabitant of the Low Countries, esp. a native or inhabitant of Belgium BELGE
n. 1841 colloq. - (often depreciative) a person from Belgium BELGY
n. 1865 - a native of modern Belgium BELGIAN
n. 1870 rare - a native or inhabitant of the modern state of Belgium BELGIC
n. c1910 - an inhabitant of Flanders FLAMINGO
n. 1925 US sl. - a Belgian (military usage) BELGEEK; BELGIQUE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Belgium COCKPIT OF EUROPE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a Belgian BUFFALO
n. 1591 - a native or inhabitant of the Low Countries, esp. a native or inhabitant of Belgium BELGE
n. 1841 colloq. - (often depreciative) a person from Belgium BELGY
n. 1865 - a native of modern Belgium BELGIAN
n. 1870 rare - a native or inhabitant of the modern state of Belgium BELGIC
n. c1910 - an inhabitant of Flanders FLAMINGO
n. 1925 US sl. - a Belgian (military usage) BELGEEK; BELGIQUE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Belgium COCKPIT OF EUROPE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a Belgian BUFFALO
BELIEF, BELIEVABLE, BELIEVE, BELIEVED, BELIEVER, BELIEVING
adj. c950 obs. - faithful, believing LEAFFUL
adj. c1175 arch. - full of faith, believing BELIEFFUL
adj. 1382 obs. rare - that may be believed or trusted; credible, trustworthy LEVEABLE
adj. 1480 obs. - easy to believe, credible CREABLE
adj. 1823 Amer. dial. - of the opinion; inclined to believe NOTIONAL
adj. 1848 - believing everything; holding all creeds OMNIFIDEL
adj. 1864 rare - ready to believe CREDENCIVE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - believed BELEFT
adj. 1934 sl. - rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted FULL OF SHIT
adj. 1995 US sl. - not to be believed (Always Lying) AL
n. c950 obs. - belief, faith LEVE
n. c1340 obs. rare - a believer LEVER
n. c1440 obs. rare - mistrust, faint belief WANTROWING
n. 1533 obs. - believing LEVING
n. 1548 arch. - the quality of being full of belief or faith BELIEFFULNESS
n. 1653 obs. - a believer (nonce word) FAITHFULLIST
n. 1842 - one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious ICONOCLAST
n. 1845 - universal credulity; capacity of believing anything whatever OMNICREDULITY
n. 1858 - the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious ICONOCLASM
n. 1873 - belief beyond what is certain and verifiable ABERGLAUBE
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief FACTOID
phr. 1910s sl. - would you believe it? (rhyming sl.) WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT?
vb. c1175 obs. - to believe in; to trust, to give credence to a person or thing LEVE
vb. a1275 obs. - to think, to suppose, to believe something to be the case AWEEN
vb. 1483 rare - to give credence to; to believe or make believable ADD FAITH TO
vb. 1579 obs. - to take in, to 'swallow' a story, to be convinced SUP UP
vb. 1621 rare - to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think OPINIONATE
vb. 18C colloq. - to believe firmly something astounding, impossible, or absurd; hence, to be a fool BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE
vb. 1830 US colloq. - to think, to expect, to believe CALCULATE
vb. 1849 sl. - to be believable WASH
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. - to believe; to fancy, to imagine BLAW
vb. 1887 sl. - to take someone's word for a story (nautical usage) HOLD ON BY SOMEONE'S MONKEY-TAIL
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to believe BLEEBE
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to think, to believe FANCY
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to believe BLIV
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to give heed to; to believe, to credit FAKE
vb. 1908 US sl. - to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly EAT; EAT UP
vb. 1910s sl. - to a accept, to believe BUY INTO
vb. 1910s sl. - to tolerate, to stand, to believe WEAR
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to believe a wonder BREAST
vb. 1925 sl. - to believe (rhyming sl.) ADAM(-AND-EVE)
vb. 1926 sl. - to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe BUY
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. - to imagine, to comprehend, to believe FEATURE
adj. c1175 arch. - full of faith, believing BELIEFFUL
adj. 1382 obs. rare - that may be believed or trusted; credible, trustworthy LEVEABLE
adj. 1480 obs. - easy to believe, credible CREABLE
adj. 1823 Amer. dial. - of the opinion; inclined to believe NOTIONAL
adj. 1848 - believing everything; holding all creeds OMNIFIDEL
adj. 1864 rare - ready to believe CREDENCIVE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - believed BELEFT
adj. 1934 sl. - rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted FULL OF SHIT
adj. 1995 US sl. - not to be believed (Always Lying) AL
n. c950 obs. - belief, faith LEVE
n. c1340 obs. rare - a believer LEVER
n. c1440 obs. rare - mistrust, faint belief WANTROWING
n. 1533 obs. - believing LEVING
n. 1548 arch. - the quality of being full of belief or faith BELIEFFULNESS
n. 1653 obs. - a believer (nonce word) FAITHFULLIST
n. 1842 - one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious ICONOCLAST
n. 1845 - universal credulity; capacity of believing anything whatever OMNICREDULITY
n. 1858 - the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious ICONOCLASM
n. 1873 - belief beyond what is certain and verifiable ABERGLAUBE
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief FACTOID
phr. 1910s sl. - would you believe it? (rhyming sl.) WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT?
vb. c1175 obs. - to believe in; to trust, to give credence to a person or thing LEVE
vb. a1275 obs. - to think, to suppose, to believe something to be the case AWEEN
vb. 1483 rare - to give credence to; to believe or make believable ADD FAITH TO
vb. 1579 obs. - to take in, to 'swallow' a story, to be convinced SUP UP
vb. 1621 rare - to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think OPINIONATE
vb. 18C colloq. - to believe firmly something astounding, impossible, or absurd; hence, to be a fool BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE
vb. 1830 US colloq. - to think, to expect, to believe CALCULATE
vb. 1849 sl. - to be believable WASH
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. - to believe; to fancy, to imagine BLAW
vb. 1887 sl. - to take someone's word for a story (nautical usage) HOLD ON BY SOMEONE'S MONKEY-TAIL
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to believe BLEEBE
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to think, to believe FANCY
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to believe BLIV
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to give heed to; to believe, to credit FAKE
vb. 1908 US sl. - to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly EAT; EAT UP
vb. 1910s sl. - to a accept, to believe BUY INTO
vb. 1910s sl. - to tolerate, to stand, to believe WEAR
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to believe a wonder BREAST
vb. 1925 sl. - to believe (rhyming sl.) ADAM(-AND-EVE)
vb. 1926 sl. - to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe BUY
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. - to imagine, to comprehend, to believe FEATURE
BELITTLE
vb. a1400 obs. - to diminish; to belittle IMMINISH
vb. 1575 rare - to lessen; to belittle, to disparage, to put down, to degrade, to humiliate DIMINUTE
vb. 1657 obs. - to deprive of amplitude, to belittle (nonce word) DE-AMPLE
vb. 1728 obs. - to belittle, to disparage SUBSTRACT
vb. 1960s US sl. - to belittle; to insult; to verbally attack (African-American usage) SHOOT ON
vb. 1970s US sl. - to belittle someone in a jocular manner (African-American usage) SHOOT JOKES ON ONE
vb. 1997 UK sl. - to belittle someone; to defeat someone with words COAT
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone DISS
vb. 1575 rare - to lessen; to belittle, to disparage, to put down, to degrade, to humiliate DIMINUTE
vb. 1657 obs. - to deprive of amplitude, to belittle (nonce word) DE-AMPLE
vb. 1728 obs. - to belittle, to disparage SUBSTRACT
vb. 1960s US sl. - to belittle; to insult; to verbally attack (African-American usage) SHOOT ON
vb. 1970s US sl. - to belittle someone in a jocular manner (African-American usage) SHOOT JOKES ON ONE
vb. 1997 UK sl. - to belittle someone; to defeat someone with words COAT
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone DISS
BELIZE
n. 1835 - a native or inhabitant of Belize BELIZIAN
n. 1868 - a native or inhabitant of Belize on the Caribbean coast of Central America, since 1981 and independent Commonwealth state and formerly a British Crown Colony BELIZEAN
n. 1964 rare - a native or inhabitant of Belize BELIZAN
n. 1868 - a native or inhabitant of Belize on the Caribbean coast of Central America, since 1981 and independent Commonwealth state and formerly a British Crown Colony BELIZEAN
n. 1964 rare - a native or inhabitant of Belize BELIZAN
BELL, BELL-RINGER
adj. 1571 obs. - bell-shaped CAMPANAL
adj. 1693 obs. rare - pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells CAMPANILIAN
adj. 1767 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell TINTINNABULAR
adj. 1787 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell TINTINNABULARY
adj. 1791-3 - pert. to bell-ringing TINTINNABULOUS
adj. 1800 - pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing CAMPANOLOGICAL
adj. 1812 - ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling TINTINNABULANT
adj. 1827 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing TINTINNABULATORY
adj. 1869 rare - pert. to bell-founding or to bells CAMPANARIAN
adj. 1874 rare - bell-shaped TINTINNABULATE
adj. 1883 - pert. to a bellman CAMPANISTIC
int. 1721 obs. - imitation of the sound of a bell (nonce word) TAN-TIN!
n. c1200 obs. - the sound or music of a bell BELL-DREAM
n. 1398 - a small tinkling bell TINTINNABULUM
n. 1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare - a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman SKELLAT
n. 1485 obs. - a church bell WAKERELL
n. 1555 - the rim or base of a bell SKIRT
n. 1567 - a hand-bell; a small church bell TANTONY BELL
n. 1600 - a small bell TINKLER
n. 1634 obs. - one who stretches a rope, applied to a bell-ringer STRETCH-ROPE
n. 1640 - a bell-tower; a steeple CAMPANILE
n. 1653 - a bell TAN-TAN
n. 1653 obs. rare - a small bell CAMPANEL
n. 1653 Sc. - a small bell SKELLACH
n. 1658 obs. rare - a ringing like a bell TINTINNATION
n. 1670 - a confused tinkling or ringing, as a number of bells TINGLE-TANGLE
n. 1679 Eng. dial. - church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. BIMBOMS
n. 1680 - the alternating sound made by the ringing of a small bell; hence, a small bell, esp. the smallest bell of a church peal; an unmelodious bell TING-TANG
n. 1688 - a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung CANON
n. 1706 - a church bell CAMPANA
n. 1800 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANOLOGER
n. 1803 - a melody played on the bells CARILLON
n. 1809 Eng. dial. - the lower fully portion of a bell-rope SALLY
n. 1825 - a bell-ringer TINTINNABULARY
n. 1826 - the art or practice of bell-ringing (nonce word) TINTINNABULISM
n. 1827 Sc. - a ringing sound, a tinkle; the sound of a small bell or of a clock striking TING
n. 1830 - a professional bell-ringer TINTINNABULIST
n. 1831 - a ringing of a bell; bell-ringing; the sound of music so produced TINTINNABULATION
n. 1833 - the sound of the continued ringing of a small bell, or the like; ting-a-ling TING-A-RING
n. 1834 - a bell (humorous nonce word) TINTINNABULE
n. 1836 - a set of bells so hung and arranged as to be capable of being played upon either by manual action or by machinery CARILLON
n. 1841 - a bell used to sound an alarm TOCSIN
n. 1842 Sc. - a beadle; a town bellman BEADLE; BEDDLE
n. 1847 - the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing CAMPANOLOGY
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - a small hand-bell TANTONY
n. 1857 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANOLOGIST
n. 1860 Eng. dial. - a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung A CAGE OF BELLS
n. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a ringing sound; the sound of a bell or of a clock striking TING-A-LING
n. 1872 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANIST
n. 1872 - the part of a bell by which it is suspended CANNON
n. 1877 - a percussion instrument, consisting of a number of bells suspended in a frame TINTINNABULUM
n. 1880 Eng. dial. - the sound of a bell, esp. the sound produced by a slow, single stroke on a church bell; the stroke itself TANG
n. 1891 hist. - a bell-founder BELLETER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bell-ringer BELLSTER
n. B1900 - a small bell TINGLE-TANGLE
n. 1901 Eng. dial. - a small church bell; the bell rung just before the service begins TINKER
n. 1901 Sc. - the sound of a small bell; a tinkle, a ring TINK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. obs. - the chimes or tunes struck on bells JACKS
n. Bk1903 sl. - a bell RINGER
n. 1905 Sc. obs. - a bellman; a town-crier with a bell BELL
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a violent, clamorous ringing of a bell RALLY
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a tolling stroke of a bell TONE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bell DING-DONG; DINGER; JINGLE-BELL; TING-A-LING
n. 20C Brit. sl. - a bell (rhyming sl.) DING-DONG-DELL
adj. 1693 obs. rare - pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells CAMPANILIAN
adj. 1767 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell TINTINNABULAR
adj. 1787 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell TINTINNABULARY
adj. 1791-3 - pert. to bell-ringing TINTINNABULOUS
adj. 1800 - pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing CAMPANOLOGICAL
adj. 1812 - ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling TINTINNABULANT
adj. 1827 - pert. to bells or bell-ringing TINTINNABULATORY
adj. 1869 rare - pert. to bell-founding or to bells CAMPANARIAN
adj. 1874 rare - bell-shaped TINTINNABULATE
adj. 1883 - pert. to a bellman CAMPANISTIC
int. 1721 obs. - imitation of the sound of a bell (nonce word) TAN-TIN!
n. c1200 obs. - the sound or music of a bell BELL-DREAM
n. 1398 - a small tinkling bell TINTINNABULUM
n. 1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare - a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman SKELLAT
n. 1485 obs. - a church bell WAKERELL
n. 1555 - the rim or base of a bell SKIRT
n. 1567 - a hand-bell; a small church bell TANTONY BELL
n. 1600 - a small bell TINKLER
n. 1634 obs. - one who stretches a rope, applied to a bell-ringer STRETCH-ROPE
n. 1640 - a bell-tower; a steeple CAMPANILE
n. 1653 - a bell TAN-TAN
n. 1653 obs. rare - a small bell CAMPANEL
n. 1653 Sc. - a small bell SKELLACH
n. 1658 obs. rare - a ringing like a bell TINTINNATION
n. 1670 - a confused tinkling or ringing, as a number of bells TINGLE-TANGLE
n. 1679 Eng. dial. - church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. BIMBOMS
n. 1680 - the alternating sound made by the ringing of a small bell; hence, a small bell, esp. the smallest bell of a church peal; an unmelodious bell TING-TANG
n. 1688 - a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung CANON
n. 1706 - a church bell CAMPANA
n. 1800 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANOLOGER
n. 1803 - a melody played on the bells CARILLON
n. 1809 Eng. dial. - the lower fully portion of a bell-rope SALLY
n. 1825 - a bell-ringer TINTINNABULARY
n. 1826 - the art or practice of bell-ringing (nonce word) TINTINNABULISM
n. 1827 Sc. - a ringing sound, a tinkle; the sound of a small bell or of a clock striking TING
n. 1830 - a professional bell-ringer TINTINNABULIST
n. 1831 - a ringing of a bell; bell-ringing; the sound of music so produced TINTINNABULATION
n. 1833 - the sound of the continued ringing of a small bell, or the like; ting-a-ling TING-A-RING
n. 1834 - a bell (humorous nonce word) TINTINNABULE
n. 1836 - a set of bells so hung and arranged as to be capable of being played upon either by manual action or by machinery CARILLON
n. 1841 - a bell used to sound an alarm TOCSIN
n. 1842 Sc. - a beadle; a town bellman BEADLE; BEDDLE
n. 1847 - the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing CAMPANOLOGY
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - a small hand-bell TANTONY
n. 1857 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANOLOGIST
n. 1860 Eng. dial. - a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung A CAGE OF BELLS
n. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a ringing sound; the sound of a bell or of a clock striking TING-A-LING
n. 1872 - one versed in the subject of bells CAMPANIST
n. 1872 - the part of a bell by which it is suspended CANNON
n. 1877 - a percussion instrument, consisting of a number of bells suspended in a frame TINTINNABULUM
n. 1880 Eng. dial. - the sound of a bell, esp. the sound produced by a slow, single stroke on a church bell; the stroke itself TANG
n. 1891 hist. - a bell-founder BELLETER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bell-ringer BELLSTER
n. B1900 - a small bell TINGLE-TANGLE
n. 1901 Eng. dial. - a small church bell; the bell rung just before the service begins TINKER
n. 1901 Sc. - the sound of a small bell; a tinkle, a ring TINK
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. obs. - the chimes or tunes struck on bells JACKS
n. Bk1903 sl. - a bell RINGER
n. 1905 Sc. obs. - a bellman; a town-crier with a bell BELL
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a violent, clamorous ringing of a bell RALLY
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a tolling stroke of a bell TONE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bell DING-DONG; DINGER; JINGLE-BELL; TING-A-LING
n. 20C Brit. sl. - a bell (rhyming sl.) DING-DONG-DELL
BELLBOY - see HOTEL
BELLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a belle TIP
n. Bk1866 Sc. - a showy, vain, vulgar person; a beau; a belle WAPPER
n. Bk1905 Sc. - one who dresses finely; a belle or beau TIPPER
n. 1908 Sc. - a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done VIRE
n. Bk1866 Sc. - a showy, vain, vulgar person; a beau; a belle WAPPER
n. Bk1905 Sc. - one who dresses finely; a belle or beau TIPPER
n. 1908 Sc. - a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done VIRE
BELLIGERENCE, BELLIGERENT
adj. 1635 - inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent PUGNACIOUS
adj. 1924 Amer. sl. - belligerent ON THE HOOK
adj. 1956 Amer. dial. - mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless BAD-ASSED
adj. 1986 Amer. dial. - pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud RED-NECKED; RED-NECKY
adj. M20 sl. - belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty (orig. & chiefly US) BADASS
n. 1788 obs. - (derogatory) an unruly or belligerent person ARAB
n. 1830 Amer. colloq. - a belligerent attitude CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER
n. 1896 sl. - a belligerent and formidable person, usually an older one, and frequently one's wife BATTLE-AX(E)
n. 1930s US sl. - belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person (African-American usage) SMART MOUTH
n. 1956 sl. - (bad-ass) a belligerent or mean-tempered person (orig. & chiefly US) BADASS
n. 1958 - a stupid, despicable, or contemptible person; a difficult, tough, or aggressive person; a stubborn, belligerent person; a despicable man; orig. and frequently used as a term of abuse HARD-ON
n. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAM
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAMPOT
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAMSTICK
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude CHIP
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - an overweight belligerent woman CEMENT-MIXER
n. 1968 sl. - one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner BAD MOUTH
n. 1980 US sl. - a belligerent, aggressive person (African-American usage) HEAD
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person RANGATANG; RANGGATAN; RANGO
n. 2000 Amer. sl. - any belligerent person or group (political usage) BELLIGERATI
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to act belligerently HAVE OFF
vb. 1956 Amer. dial. - to become belligerent GO ON THE FIGHT
adj. 1924 Amer. sl. - belligerent ON THE HOOK
adj. 1956 Amer. dial. - mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless BAD-ASSED
adj. 1986 Amer. dial. - pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud RED-NECKED; RED-NECKY
adj. M20 sl. - belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty (orig. & chiefly US) BADASS
n. 1788 obs. - (derogatory) an unruly or belligerent person ARAB
n. 1830 Amer. colloq. - a belligerent attitude CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER
n. 1896 sl. - a belligerent and formidable person, usually an older one, and frequently one's wife BATTLE-AX(E)
n. 1930s US sl. - belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person (African-American usage) SMART MOUTH
n. 1956 sl. - (bad-ass) a belligerent or mean-tempered person (orig. & chiefly US) BADASS
n. 1958 - a stupid, despicable, or contemptible person; a difficult, tough, or aggressive person; a stubborn, belligerent person; a despicable man; orig. and frequently used as a term of abuse HARD-ON
n. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAM
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAMPOT
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address BAMSTICK
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude CHIP
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - an overweight belligerent woman CEMENT-MIXER
n. 1968 sl. - one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner BAD MOUTH
n. 1980 US sl. - a belligerent, aggressive person (African-American usage) HEAD
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person RANGATANG; RANGGATAN; RANGO
n. 2000 Amer. sl. - any belligerent person or group (political usage) BELLIGERATI
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to act belligerently HAVE OFF
vb. 1956 Amer. dial. - to become belligerent GO ON THE FIGHT
BELLOW, BELLOWING
adj. a1300 obs. - roaring, bellowing BERAND
adj. 1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - roaring, bellowing; noisy BELLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shouting, bellowing BELVING
n. c1440 obs. - the roaring of animals; bellowing BELLING
n. 1646 rare - a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar BOATION
n. 1841 Ireland & Eng. dial. - a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull BELDERING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a shouting, a bellowing BELVING
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a roar, a bellow BELLOCH
vb. a1000 - to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise BELL
vb. 1600 obs. rare - to yelp; to bellow YELLOW
vb. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bellow, to roar; to make a noise; to talk wildly, to rave BLATE
vb. 1820 Eng. dial. - to bellow or roar as cattle; to shout BEAL
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. - to cry aloud, to bellow BELGE
vb. 1855 Eng. dial. - of cattle: to bellow BELDER
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow BELVE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to roar or bellow BIER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow BLEET
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to cry loudly, to roar BELLOCH
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to weep loudly BELLY
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to low BILLY
adj. 1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - roaring, bellowing; noisy BELLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shouting, bellowing BELVING
n. c1440 obs. - the roaring of animals; bellowing BELLING
n. 1646 rare - a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar BOATION
n. 1841 Ireland & Eng. dial. - a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull BELDERING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a shouting, a bellowing BELVING
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a roar, a bellow BELLOCH
vb. a1000 - to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise BELL
vb. 1600 obs. rare - to yelp; to bellow YELLOW
vb. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bellow, to roar; to make a noise; to talk wildly, to rave BLATE
vb. 1820 Eng. dial. - to bellow or roar as cattle; to shout BEAL
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. - to cry aloud, to bellow BELGE
vb. 1855 Eng. dial. - of cattle: to bellow BELDER
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow BELVE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to roar or bellow BIER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow BLEET
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to cry loudly, to roar BELLOCH
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to weep loudly BELLY
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bellow; to low BILLY
BELLY
(includes abdomen, stomach)
adj. 1513 Sc. - having a large belly GREAT-WAMED
adj. 1532 - big-bellied, corpulent BELLIED
adj. 1532 obs. - having a protuberant belly GORBELLY
adj. 1567 - having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant GREAT-BELLIED
adj. 1607 - corpulent, fat, pot-bellied (chiefly Sc.) GUTTY
adj. 1611 - having a large abdomen; big-bellied VENTRIPOTENT
adj. 1651 - having a paunch or big belly; corpulent ABDOMINOUS
adj. 1654 obs. - having a large prominent belly; fat-bellied BELLY-MOUNTAINED
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. - having a weak stomach TEWLY-STOMACHED
adj. 1694 Eng. dial. - corpulent, having a pot belly GOTCH-GUTTED
adj. 1697 - having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent BARREL-BELLIED
adj. 1707 obs. rare - paunch-bellied VENTRIOSE
adj. 1727 rare - paunch-bellied VENTRICULOSE
adj. 1777 Eng. dial. obs. - having a pot-belly; stout TOCK-BELLIED
adj. 1791 - short and stout, thickset, squat, stumpy; having a large paunch PUNCHY
adj. 1802 rare - having a somewhat protuberant stomach VENTRICULOUS
adj. 1825 Sc. - big-bellied, corpulent WAMIE
adj. 1828 - pert. to the stomach (jocular usage) GASTERAL; GASTRAL
adj. 1841 Eng. dial. - having a delicate stomach; said of one who can eat little food NESH-STOMACHED
adj. 1843 - of persons: big-bellied; having an unusually or abnormally large abdomen VENTRICOSE
adj. 1844 colloq. - corpulent, obese, stout; round in the belly PODDY
adj. 1850 sl. - having a pot belly BOW-WINDOWED
adj. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - corpulent, big-bellied BAGGIE; BAGGY
adj. 1859 rare - having a belly VENTROSE
adj. a1859 rare - pert. to the abdomen VENTRINE
adj. 1869 rare - pert. to the stomach or belly VENTRIC
adj. 1873 Sc. - having a big belly, corpulent BAGGIT
adj. 1884 - having a well-rounded belly BARREL-STOMACHED
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. - having a large belly; paunchy STOMACHY
adj. 1890 Amer. sl. - having a fat belly GUTSY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a large or protuberant belly BARGE-BELLIED; BLASH-KEGGED
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - pot-bellied TADDY
adj. L19 sl. - having a big paunch; portly ALDERMANIC
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - corpulent, pot-bellied TOT-BELLIED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - pot-bellied KEDGY
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. obs. - very fat; having a prominent belly SQUELCH-GUTTED
adj. B1900 Ireland - big-bellied KETTLE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - having a stomach that is easily upset KECKER-HEARTED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - pot-bellied KEDGE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - having a big belly; corpulent BAGGED
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied, overweight POTTY
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied BUSTIFIED
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. - having a large paunch BANG-BELLIED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied POTTLE-BELLIED
adv. L18 sl. - lying on one's stomach BUNG UPWARDS
adv. 1819 Eng. dial. - flat on the stomach BELLY-FLAP
adv. 1886 Amer. sl. - in the belly (nautical usage) AMIDSHIPS
adv. 19C sl. - in one's stomach, esp. of drink (orig. US) ABOARD
adv. 1913 Amer. - in the belly (boxing usage) DOWNSTAIRS
n. c800 - the belly WOMB
n. a1000 - one's insides, the contents; the belly; the intestines GUTS
n. a1000 - the stomach, abdomen, paunch GUT
n. c1000 - the belly and the bowels WOMB
n. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a big paunch DRAFFSACK
n. 1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a protuberant belly GORBELLY
n. 1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton GORBELLY
n. c1540 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the belly, stomach, paunch KITE; KYTE
n. 1541 obs. - fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch ABDOMEN
n. 1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the stomach HEART
n. 1574 obs. - the stomach in man or animals; the belly VENTRICLE
n. 1582 obs. - a big-bellied person; a glutton PACK-PAUNCH
n. 1591 obs. - the flesh covering the belly BELLY-PIECE
n. 1596 - one having a big belly; used as a term of abuse FAT-GUTS
n. L16 sl. - a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach FATGUT; GUTFATTY
n. 1600 - the personality of the belly (humorous nonce word) BELLYSHIP
n. 1602 obs. - one who has a thin belly; a lean, starved-looking person; a starveling THIN-GUT
n. 1602 sl. - the stomach INWARDS
n. 1606 obs. - a large abdomen GRAND-PAUNCH
n. 1609 obs. - the stomach, the belly PUDDING-HOUSE
n. 1611 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the belly, the stomach WAME
n. 1617 obs. - a lazy, fat-bellied fellow PANGUTS
n. 1622 obs. - a-fat-bellied person QUACK-BELLY; QUAKE-BELLY
n. c1670 Brit. - the stomach (jocular usage) MIDDLE STOREY
n. L17 sl. - the stomach VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT
n. 1718 obs. - a fat paunch GUNDY-GUT
n. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the belly or intestines of a man or beast THARM
n. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach BAG
n. a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff HEART-SPOON
n. 1747 sl. - the pit of the stomach (boxing usage) BROUGHTON'S MARK; MARK
n. 1751 sl. - the abdomen VICTUALLING OFFICE
n. 1753 sl. - the stomach BREAD BASKET
n. 1755 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the stomach of a man or animal; the paunch HAGGIS
n. a1774 Sc. - the human stomach GABBIE; GEBBIE
n. 1787 Sc. - the stomach BAGGIE; PUDDING-LEATHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the paunch, the belly HAG
n. 1794 sl. - the stomach BREAD-ROOM
n. E18 sl. - a pregnant stomach MOLEHILL
n. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person BAGGIE; GUTTIE
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny child who has a large belly WAMFLIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a short person with a large belly NUGGET
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a small person with a large belly BAGREL
n. 1832 Aust. sl. - the stomach BINGEE; BINGEY; BINGIE; BINGY; BINJY
n. 1833 - the stomach of a man (jocular usage, chiefly Eng. dial.) MANYPLIES
n. 1836 Hawaii - the stomach, the belly OPU
n. 1840 sl. - a big belly BOW-WINDOW
n. 1840 US sl. - a pot-bellied person; a fat person POT-GUT
n. 1848 Brit. sl. - the stomach or belly MIDDLE PIECE
n. 1855 US sl. - the belly (nautical usage) LOCKER
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a person with a large belly PAUNCH-GUTS
n. 1858 Amer. sl. - the stomach BAGGAGE ROOM
n. 1864 sl. - the abdomen TUM
n. 1869 sl. - the abdomen TUMMY; TUM-TUM
n. 1870 sl. - the stomach INNARDS
n. c1870 Brit. sl. - the stomach MIDDLE PIE
n. 1871 US sl. - the belly (nautical usage) MIDSHIPS
n. 1877 Amer. dial. - the stomach KEG
n. 1878 Amer. sl. - a fat-bellied person KETTLEBELLY
n. 1883 Sc. - the stomach MUCKLE-BAG
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the mouth; the stomach TATIE-TRAP
n. 1887 Sc. - a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch KEDGE-KYTE
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton POD-KITE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - the stomach BASKET
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant stomach BUMBLE-KITE
n. 19C sl. - the stomach BEER BARREL
n. M19 sl. - the stomach WATER-BARREL; WATER-BUTT
n. M19 UK sl. - the stomach (criminals' usage) CADDOCK
n. L19 sl. - a large stomach POD
n. L19 US sl. - the stomach BEER KEG
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach HOWL-HAMPER
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a large, protuberant belly KEDGE-BELLY
n. B1900 sl. - the belly KELDER
n. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - the belly; the stomach KEDGE
n. Bk1901 Sc. - a large, protuberant stomach KEDGE-KYTE
n. 1902 - the stomach, gut (Yiddish) KISHKA; KISHKE
n. 1902 sl. - the stomach, the belly SHIT-BAG
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the stomach HEAD
n. Bk1902 Sc. - the stomach LACKIE
n. 1903 sl. - the stomach, belly LITTLE MARY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - the working of the stomach REJUMBLE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the stomach NANNY
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - the belly (nursery usage) BINNY
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - the stomach (rhyming sl. for 'flab') SANDY MACNAB; SANDY MCNAB
n. 1910s sl. - the belly, esp. as a target for a boxer's punching DOWNSTAIRS
n. 1910s sl. - the stomach LUNCH-BASKET; LUNCH-WAGON
n. 1910s US sl. - the stomach PANTRY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a child's name for the stomach or belly BOUG; BOWG
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the stomach BIB
n. 1919 Brit. sl. - the abdomen (services' usage) MACONOCHIE
n. 1920 - the stomach (boxing usage) MEAT-SAFE
n. 1920s sl. - the stomach DUMPLING-SHOP
n. 1925 sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) DARBY KEL; DARBY KELLY
n. 1929 Sc. - the stomach, the belly CAG
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - a big stomach ALDERMAN; ALDERMAN'S BELLY
n. 1934 US sl. - the pit of the stomach LABONZA
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - the belly, the stomach BAUCH
n. 1940s sl. - a beer-drinkers paunch (orig. US) BEER BARREL
n. 1940s US sl. - the stomach (African-American usage) GRILL
n. 1941 NZ - the belly (Maori usage) PUKU
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor MILWAUKEE GOITER
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - the stomach FEED BOX
n. 1942 sl. - a belly enlarged by drinking beer BEER BELLY
n. 1942 US sl. - a pot belly PORCH
n. 1943 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor TAVERN BELLY; T.B.
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a pot belly; a large girth (jocular usage) TABLE MUSCLE
n. 1945 Aust. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) NED KELLY
n. 1945 US sl. - the stomach PAIL
n. 1957 Amer. sl. - the belly GUTBUCKET
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - one's stomach FIRE BOX
n. 1960s sl. - excess flesh around the upper thighs, or occasionally, a portly stomach SADDLE BAGS
n. 1960s sl. - the ring of excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure GOODYEAR
n. 1961 sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) AUNTIE NELLIE; AUNT NELLY; AUNTY (NELLY)
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach CHIPPIE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach resulting from drinking BOOZE BELLY; BOOZE GUT; BOOZE POT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a beer belly BEER KEG
n. 1966 US sl. - the belly of a fat individual LARD SACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor MILWAUKEE FRONT
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - the abdomen GUT-PIECE
n. 1970 Brit. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) DERBY KEL; DERBY KELLY
n. 1970s US sl. - the stomach (African-American usage) LUNCHBOX
n. 1974 Amer. sl. - the belly GUT-WORKS
n. 1975 US sl. - the stomach POKE
n. 1976 sl. - a belly enlarged by drinking beer BEER GUT
n. 1987 Aust. sl. - a punch or beer-belly VERANDAH OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. Bk1995 US sl. - a paunch SPARE TIRE
n. 20C - the abdomen; the belly VENTER
n. 20C Aust. & US sl. - a pot belly VERANDAH
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) NELLY KELLY
n. 20C sl. - the stomach (rhyming sl. for 'guts') NEWINGTON BUTTS; NEWINGTONS
n. 20C Ulster sl. - a fat stomach IDLESET
n. 20C US colloq. - a growling or gurgling in the stomach or intestines ORGAN RECITAL
n. 20C US sl. - a large belly which hangs over the belt HANGOVER
n. E20 US - the stomach (Pig Latin for 'belly') ELLY-BAY
n. 2003 UK sl. - a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking UDDER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the belly; the abdomen BAY WINDOW
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the belly; the stomach DINNER BASKET
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the stomach or belly BAZOO; WAZOO
n. Amer. sl. - the stomach (World War I usage) VICTUAL OFFICE
n. Aust. sl. - a male's stomach, with rippling muscles SIXPACK
vb. 1540 obs. - of the stomach: to be upset or disturbed WALTER
vb. 1620 obs. - to upset the stomach or appetite SUBVERT
vb. 1671 Eng. dial. obs. - of food: to rise in the stomach, to ferment REJUMBLE
vb. 1808 Sc. - to wriggle, to move with an undulating motion; to move uneasily, as a queasy stomach KELTER
vb. 1857 Sc. - of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger WALLER
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - of undigested food: to rise on the stomach; to disagree REPROVE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to leave a strong taste in the mouth; to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees REHEARSE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees REJOICE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to upset one's stomach TURN ONE'S INNER MAN
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to use your beer-belly to bump into another's in an informal trial of strength GUT-BARGE
adj. 1513 Sc. - having a large belly GREAT-WAMED
adj. 1532 - big-bellied, corpulent BELLIED
adj. 1532 obs. - having a protuberant belly GORBELLY
adj. 1567 - having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant GREAT-BELLIED
adj. 1607 - corpulent, fat, pot-bellied (chiefly Sc.) GUTTY
adj. 1611 - having a large abdomen; big-bellied VENTRIPOTENT
adj. 1651 - having a paunch or big belly; corpulent ABDOMINOUS
adj. 1654 obs. - having a large prominent belly; fat-bellied BELLY-MOUNTAINED
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. - having a weak stomach TEWLY-STOMACHED
adj. 1694 Eng. dial. - corpulent, having a pot belly GOTCH-GUTTED
adj. 1697 - having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent BARREL-BELLIED
adj. 1707 obs. rare - paunch-bellied VENTRIOSE
adj. 1727 rare - paunch-bellied VENTRICULOSE
adj. 1777 Eng. dial. obs. - having a pot-belly; stout TOCK-BELLIED
adj. 1791 - short and stout, thickset, squat, stumpy; having a large paunch PUNCHY
adj. 1802 rare - having a somewhat protuberant stomach VENTRICULOUS
adj. 1825 Sc. - big-bellied, corpulent WAMIE
adj. 1828 - pert. to the stomach (jocular usage) GASTERAL; GASTRAL
adj. 1841 Eng. dial. - having a delicate stomach; said of one who can eat little food NESH-STOMACHED
adj. 1843 - of persons: big-bellied; having an unusually or abnormally large abdomen VENTRICOSE
adj. 1844 colloq. - corpulent, obese, stout; round in the belly PODDY
adj. 1850 sl. - having a pot belly BOW-WINDOWED
adj. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - corpulent, big-bellied BAGGIE; BAGGY
adj. 1859 rare - having a belly VENTROSE
adj. a1859 rare - pert. to the abdomen VENTRINE
adj. 1869 rare - pert. to the stomach or belly VENTRIC
adj. 1873 Sc. - having a big belly, corpulent BAGGIT
adj. 1884 - having a well-rounded belly BARREL-STOMACHED
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. - having a large belly; paunchy STOMACHY
adj. 1890 Amer. sl. - having a fat belly GUTSY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a large or protuberant belly BARGE-BELLIED; BLASH-KEGGED
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - pot-bellied TADDY
adj. L19 sl. - having a big paunch; portly ALDERMANIC
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - corpulent, pot-bellied TOT-BELLIED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - pot-bellied KEDGY
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. obs. - very fat; having a prominent belly SQUELCH-GUTTED
adj. B1900 Ireland - big-bellied KETTLE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - having a stomach that is easily upset KECKER-HEARTED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - pot-bellied KEDGE-BELLIED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - having a big belly; corpulent BAGGED
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied, overweight POTTY
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied BUSTIFIED
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. - having a large paunch BANG-BELLIED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - pot-bellied POTTLE-BELLIED
adv. L18 sl. - lying on one's stomach BUNG UPWARDS
adv. 1819 Eng. dial. - flat on the stomach BELLY-FLAP
adv. 1886 Amer. sl. - in the belly (nautical usage) AMIDSHIPS
adv. 19C sl. - in one's stomach, esp. of drink (orig. US) ABOARD
adv. 1913 Amer. - in the belly (boxing usage) DOWNSTAIRS
n. c800 - the belly WOMB
n. a1000 - one's insides, the contents; the belly; the intestines GUTS
n. a1000 - the stomach, abdomen, paunch GUT
n. c1000 - the belly and the bowels WOMB
n. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a big paunch DRAFFSACK
n. 1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a protuberant belly GORBELLY
n. 1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton GORBELLY
n. c1540 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the belly, stomach, paunch KITE; KYTE
n. 1541 obs. - fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch ABDOMEN
n. 1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the stomach HEART
n. 1574 obs. - the stomach in man or animals; the belly VENTRICLE
n. 1582 obs. - a big-bellied person; a glutton PACK-PAUNCH
n. 1591 obs. - the flesh covering the belly BELLY-PIECE
n. 1596 - one having a big belly; used as a term of abuse FAT-GUTS
n. L16 sl. - a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach FATGUT; GUTFATTY
n. 1600 - the personality of the belly (humorous nonce word) BELLYSHIP
n. 1602 obs. - one who has a thin belly; a lean, starved-looking person; a starveling THIN-GUT
n. 1602 sl. - the stomach INWARDS
n. 1606 obs. - a large abdomen GRAND-PAUNCH
n. 1609 obs. - the stomach, the belly PUDDING-HOUSE
n. 1611 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the belly, the stomach WAME
n. 1617 obs. - a lazy, fat-bellied fellow PANGUTS
n. 1622 obs. - a-fat-bellied person QUACK-BELLY; QUAKE-BELLY
n. c1670 Brit. - the stomach (jocular usage) MIDDLE STOREY
n. L17 sl. - the stomach VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT
n. 1718 obs. - a fat paunch GUNDY-GUT
n. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the belly or intestines of a man or beast THARM
n. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach BAG
n. a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff HEART-SPOON
n. 1747 sl. - the pit of the stomach (boxing usage) BROUGHTON'S MARK; MARK
n. 1751 sl. - the abdomen VICTUALLING OFFICE
n. 1753 sl. - the stomach BREAD BASKET
n. 1755 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the stomach of a man or animal; the paunch HAGGIS
n. a1774 Sc. - the human stomach GABBIE; GEBBIE
n. 1787 Sc. - the stomach BAGGIE; PUDDING-LEATHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the paunch, the belly HAG
n. 1794 sl. - the stomach BREAD-ROOM
n. E18 sl. - a pregnant stomach MOLEHILL
n. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person BAGGIE; GUTTIE
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny child who has a large belly WAMFLIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a short person with a large belly NUGGET
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a small person with a large belly BAGREL
n. 1832 Aust. sl. - the stomach BINGEE; BINGEY; BINGIE; BINGY; BINJY
n. 1833 - the stomach of a man (jocular usage, chiefly Eng. dial.) MANYPLIES
n. 1836 Hawaii - the stomach, the belly OPU
n. 1840 sl. - a big belly BOW-WINDOW
n. 1840 US sl. - a pot-bellied person; a fat person POT-GUT
n. 1848 Brit. sl. - the stomach or belly MIDDLE PIECE
n. 1855 US sl. - the belly (nautical usage) LOCKER
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a person with a large belly PAUNCH-GUTS
n. 1858 Amer. sl. - the stomach BAGGAGE ROOM
n. 1864 sl. - the abdomen TUM
n. 1869 sl. - the abdomen TUMMY; TUM-TUM
n. 1870 sl. - the stomach INNARDS
n. c1870 Brit. sl. - the stomach MIDDLE PIE
n. 1871 US sl. - the belly (nautical usage) MIDSHIPS
n. 1877 Amer. dial. - the stomach KEG
n. 1878 Amer. sl. - a fat-bellied person KETTLEBELLY
n. 1883 Sc. - the stomach MUCKLE-BAG
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the mouth; the stomach TATIE-TRAP
n. 1887 Sc. - a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch KEDGE-KYTE
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton POD-KITE
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - the stomach BASKET
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a person with a protuberant stomach BUMBLE-KITE
n. 19C sl. - the stomach BEER BARREL
n. M19 sl. - the stomach WATER-BARREL; WATER-BUTT
n. M19 UK sl. - the stomach (criminals' usage) CADDOCK
n. L19 sl. - a large stomach POD
n. L19 US sl. - the stomach BEER KEG
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach HOWL-HAMPER
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a large, protuberant belly KEDGE-BELLY
n. B1900 sl. - the belly KELDER
n. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - the belly; the stomach KEDGE
n. Bk1901 Sc. - a large, protuberant stomach KEDGE-KYTE
n. 1902 - the stomach, gut (Yiddish) KISHKA; KISHKE
n. 1902 sl. - the stomach, the belly SHIT-BAG
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the stomach HEAD
n. Bk1902 Sc. - the stomach LACKIE
n. 1903 sl. - the stomach, belly LITTLE MARY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - the working of the stomach REJUMBLE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the stomach NANNY
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - the belly (nursery usage) BINNY
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - the stomach (rhyming sl. for 'flab') SANDY MACNAB; SANDY MCNAB
n. 1910s sl. - the belly, esp. as a target for a boxer's punching DOWNSTAIRS
n. 1910s sl. - the stomach LUNCH-BASKET; LUNCH-WAGON
n. 1910s US sl. - the stomach PANTRY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a child's name for the stomach or belly BOUG; BOWG
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the stomach BIB
n. 1919 Brit. sl. - the abdomen (services' usage) MACONOCHIE
n. 1920 - the stomach (boxing usage) MEAT-SAFE
n. 1920s sl. - the stomach DUMPLING-SHOP
n. 1925 sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) DARBY KEL; DARBY KELLY
n. 1929 Sc. - the stomach, the belly CAG
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - a big stomach ALDERMAN; ALDERMAN'S BELLY
n. 1934 US sl. - the pit of the stomach LABONZA
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - the belly, the stomach BAUCH
n. 1940s sl. - a beer-drinkers paunch (orig. US) BEER BARREL
n. 1940s US sl. - the stomach (African-American usage) GRILL
n. 1941 NZ - the belly (Maori usage) PUKU
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor MILWAUKEE GOITER
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - the stomach FEED BOX
n. 1942 sl. - a belly enlarged by drinking beer BEER BELLY
n. 1942 US sl. - a pot belly PORCH
n. 1943 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor TAVERN BELLY; T.B.
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a pot belly; a large girth (jocular usage) TABLE MUSCLE
n. 1945 Aust. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) NED KELLY
n. 1945 US sl. - the stomach PAIL
n. 1957 Amer. sl. - the belly GUTBUCKET
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - one's stomach FIRE BOX
n. 1960s sl. - excess flesh around the upper thighs, or occasionally, a portly stomach SADDLE BAGS
n. 1960s sl. - the ring of excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure GOODYEAR
n. 1961 sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) AUNTIE NELLIE; AUNT NELLY; AUNTY (NELLY)
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach CHIPPIE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach resulting from drinking BOOZE BELLY; BOOZE GUT; BOOZE POT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a beer belly BEER KEG
n. 1966 US sl. - the belly of a fat individual LARD SACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor MILWAUKEE FRONT
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - the abdomen GUT-PIECE
n. 1970 Brit. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) DERBY KEL; DERBY KELLY
n. 1970s US sl. - the stomach (African-American usage) LUNCHBOX
n. 1974 Amer. sl. - the belly GUT-WORKS
n. 1975 US sl. - the stomach POKE
n. 1976 sl. - a belly enlarged by drinking beer BEER GUT
n. 1987 Aust. sl. - a punch or beer-belly VERANDAH OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. Bk1995 US sl. - a paunch SPARE TIRE
n. 20C - the abdomen; the belly VENTER
n. 20C Aust. & US sl. - a pot belly VERANDAH
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the belly (rhyming sl.) NELLY KELLY
n. 20C sl. - the stomach (rhyming sl. for 'guts') NEWINGTON BUTTS; NEWINGTONS
n. 20C Ulster sl. - a fat stomach IDLESET
n. 20C US colloq. - a growling or gurgling in the stomach or intestines ORGAN RECITAL
n. 20C US sl. - a large belly which hangs over the belt HANGOVER
n. E20 US - the stomach (Pig Latin for 'belly') ELLY-BAY
n. 2003 UK sl. - a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking UDDER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the belly; the abdomen BAY WINDOW
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the belly; the stomach DINNER BASKET
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the stomach or belly BAZOO; WAZOO
n. Amer. sl. - the stomach (World War I usage) VICTUAL OFFICE
n. Aust. sl. - a male's stomach, with rippling muscles SIXPACK
vb. 1540 obs. - of the stomach: to be upset or disturbed WALTER
vb. 1620 obs. - to upset the stomach or appetite SUBVERT
vb. 1671 Eng. dial. obs. - of food: to rise in the stomach, to ferment REJUMBLE
vb. 1808 Sc. - to wriggle, to move with an undulating motion; to move uneasily, as a queasy stomach KELTER
vb. 1857 Sc. - of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger WALLER
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - of undigested food: to rise on the stomach; to disagree REPROVE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to leave a strong taste in the mouth; to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees REHEARSE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees REJOICE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to upset one's stomach TURN ONE'S INNER MAN
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to use your beer-belly to bump into another's in an informal trial of strength GUT-BARGE
BELLY ACHE
n. 1552 sl. - stomach pain BELLY-ACHE
n. 1579 - pain the bowels, colic BELLY-GRINDING
n. 1595 Sc. - pain in the belly, colic BELLY-THRAWE
n. 1599 - a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache MULLIGRUBS
n. 1601 sl. - stomach pain GRIPES
n. L18 sl. - a stomach ache GUT-ACHE; GUTS-ACHE
n. 1823 sl. - stomach pain COLLYWOBBLES
n. 1829 N. Eng. dial. - stomach-ache WAME-ILL
n. 1839 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the stomach-ache, colic GULLION
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stomach-ache, resulting from drinking anything sour BELLY-VENGEANCE
n. 1920s Aust. sl. - a bad stomach-ache BELLY-GRUNTING
n. c1925 - a bellyful of food; hence, a resultant belly-ache (services' usage, esp. Royal Navy) GUTBASH
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - an attack of indigestion or stomach ache MULLYGRUMPS
n. 1940s NZ sl. - a stomach-ache PAIN IN THE PUKU
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea GOLLYWOBBLES
n. 1943 sl. - upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home GYPPO GUT; GYPPY TUMMY
n. 1979 Brit. sl. - a stomach upset GUTROT
n. 1980s sl. - an upset stomach GANDHI'S REVENGE
n. 20C colloq. - a stomach-ache WIFFLE-WOFFLES
n. Brit. sl. - an upset stomach suffered by tourists to foreign climes WOG GUT
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels SCREW
n. 1579 - pain the bowels, colic BELLY-GRINDING
n. 1595 Sc. - pain in the belly, colic BELLY-THRAWE
n. 1599 - a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache MULLIGRUBS
n. 1601 sl. - stomach pain GRIPES
n. L18 sl. - a stomach ache GUT-ACHE; GUTS-ACHE
n. 1823 sl. - stomach pain COLLYWOBBLES
n. 1829 N. Eng. dial. - stomach-ache WAME-ILL
n. 1839 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the stomach-ache, colic GULLION
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stomach-ache, resulting from drinking anything sour BELLY-VENGEANCE
n. 1920s Aust. sl. - a bad stomach-ache BELLY-GRUNTING
n. c1925 - a bellyful of food; hence, a resultant belly-ache (services' usage, esp. Royal Navy) GUTBASH
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - an attack of indigestion or stomach ache MULLYGRUMPS
n. 1940s NZ sl. - a stomach-ache PAIN IN THE PUKU
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea GOLLYWOBBLES
n. 1943 sl. - upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home GYPPO GUT; GYPPY TUMMY
n. 1979 Brit. sl. - a stomach upset GUTROT
n. 1980s sl. - an upset stomach GANDHI'S REVENGE
n. 20C colloq. - a stomach-ache WIFFLE-WOFFLES
n. Brit. sl. - an upset stomach suffered by tourists to foreign climes WOG GUT
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels SCREW
BELLY DANCER
n. 1910s US sl. - a belly-dancer FANNY-SHAKER