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


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• BO-PEEP  -  BORE
• BORN  -  BOSSY
• BOTCH  -  BOTHER
• BOTTLE  -  BOUNDLESS
• BOUNTEOUS  -  BOW TIE

BO-PEEP

​n. a1600 Sc. obs. - a game at peep-bo (peekaboo) TEET-BO 

n. a1600 Sc. obs. - the childish game of 'bo-peep' TIT-BORE 

n. 1835 - bo-peep KEEK-BO 
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n. Bk1911 Sc. - the game of bo-peep BOGIE-KEEK 

BORDER,  BORDERER,  BORDERING

​adj. 1566 obs. rare - bordering, neighbouring, contiguous ABORDERING
 
adj. 1578 - having a common boundary; bordering upon each other CONTERMINATE 
 
adj. 1640 obs. - having a common boundary; bordering upon each other CONTERMINANT
 
adj. 1763 - situated on the frontier; bordering on, adjacent to another country LIMITROPHE 
 
adj. 1802 - having a common boundary; bordering upon each other CONTERMINAL 
 
n. c950 obs. - a border, fringe FAS 
 
n. c1290 - the border or frontier of a country; hence, a tract of land on the border of a country, or a tract of debatable land separating one country from another MARCH 
 
n. c1375 obs. - edge, border, brink CANT 
 
n. 1470 - an inhabitant of a march or border district MARCHER 
 
n. 1475 obs. - a border-territory or march MARCHER 
 
n. 1536 - land comprising the marches of a country; a border territory, border-land, frontier-land MARCH-LAND 
 
n. 1542 obs. - one who occupies a district bounding another; a borderer BOUNDER
 
n. 1551 - edge, border, margin (poetic usage) MARGE 
 
n. 1576 rare - a rim or border; an edging SKIRT 
 
n. 1589 - a boundary; a borderland; an immediately neighbouring country LIMITROPHE 
 
n. 1614 obs. - territory bordering on another country LAND-MARCH 
 
n. 1849 Eng. dial. - a border or edge, esp. the frilled border of a woman's cap SCREED 
 
n. 1866 Eng. dial. - a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm BANDER 
 
n. a1380 obs. - a governor of border regions MARCHION 
 
n. a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. - an inhabitant of the marches or borders MARCH-MAN 
 
n. a1475 - a boundary, a border, a limit BUTTING
 
n. Bk1795 - a borderer; one who dwells on or near the border of a country ACCOLENT 
 
vb. c1330 - to border upon; to have a common frontier with MARCH 
 
vb. 1525 obs. - to border upon; to have a common frontier with MARCHESE 
 
vb. 1610 obs. - to border on, to adjoin ACCOST 
 
vb. 1623 - to furnish with a margin or border MARGINATE 
 
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. - to bound, to border TERM 
 
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to bound, to border; to be contiguous with MEAR 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to provide an edge or border BORD 

BORE,  BORED,  BOREDOM,  BORING

​​adj. 1597 - bored, fed-up SICK OF 
 
adj. 1783 UK - bored or fed-up with someone or something SICK AND TIRED OF 
 
adj. 1826 - apt to bore people by staying too long (nonce use) OBSIDIONAL 
 
adj. 1860 sl. - boring, dull, tedious (orig. US) DRAGGY 
 
adj. 1880 Sc. - boring, tedious, tiresome LANGERSOME 
 
adj. 1889 Aust. sl. - bored, fed-up JACK I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE 
 
adj. 1890 UK sl. - bored or fed-up with someone or something SICK TO DEATH OF 
 
adj. 1895 - tiresome, boring BORESOME 
 
adj. c1920 sl. - disgruntled; bored; fed up (Royal Navy usage) CHOCKA; CHOCKER 
 
adj. 1922 sl. - boring, dull, tedious (orig. US) BLAH 
 
adj. 1929 sl. - boring, tedious, undistinguished SAMEY 
 
adj. 1930s sl. - of a place, esp. a club or party: boring, unexciting DEAD 
 
adj. 1938 Brit. sl. - bored, fed-up BROWNED OFF 
 
adj. 1940 Brit. sl. - boring, dull, tedious FEEDING 
 
adj. 1941 Brit. sl. - bored, fed-up BRASSED OFF (orig. services' usage); CHEESED; CHEESED OFF 
 
adj. 1942 Brit. sl. - bored, fed-up CHOKKER 
 
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bored BORED FOR THE HOLLERHORN;  BORED FOR THE SIMPLES;  BORED PALLID;  BORED STIFF;  BORED TO EXTINCTION;   BORED TO TEARS;   FED TO THE NECK WITH;   FED UP;   SICK OF THE WHOLE LAYOUT;  SICK OF THE WHOLE OUTFIT;  SICK OF THE WHOLE SET-UP;  SICK OF THE WHOLE SHOW;  SOUR ON; STUFFED TO THE GILLS WITH;  WITH A BELLYFUL;  WITH A GUTFUL 
 
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boring HO-HUM; YAWNY 
 
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - long and wearisome; boring MORTAL 
 
adj. 1945 Aust. sl. - boring, dull, tedious DRAC; DRACK 
 
adj. 1950s sl. - grumpy, bored (orig. US) HACKED; HACKED OFF 
 
adj. 1950s sl. - very bored (orig. military usage) DEAD CHOCKER; DEAD CHOKKA 
 
adj. 1952 colloq. - boring, dull, feeble DRIPPY 
 
adj. 1955 US sl. - of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive LAME 
 
adj. 1955 US sl. - very boring DEADLY 
 
adj. 1973 UK sl. - tedious, boring, disaffecting SICK 
 
adj. 1980s US sl. - boring (college usage) NICE 
 
adj. 1982 US sl. - bland, boring BEIGE 
 
adj. 1982 US sl. - of a boy: extremely boring DUDLEY; DUDLY 
 
adj. 1992 UK sl. - (depreciative) boring, overly studious, unfashionable, or socially inept; displaying obsessive or fastidious concern with the details of a hobby or special interest; nerdy ANORAKY 
 
adj. 1992 UK sl. - boring (rhyming sl.) SNOOZE AND SNORING; SNOOZING (AND SNORING) 
 
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very boring DULL AS A MONTH OF SUNDAYS 
 
adj. 2002 UK sl. - very boring, extremely dull DULL AS ARSE 
 
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - very boring, feeble, or very stupid DEADASS 
 
adj. 20C sl. - tired; bored BURNED OUT; BURNT OUT 
 
adj. Bk20C sl. - tiresome, boring (teen usage) PLAYED OUT 
 
adj. Amer. sl. - bored to an extreme (World War II usage) COMPLETELY CHEESED 
 
int. 1960s US sl. - this is unpleasant or boring; I am not happy or comfortable I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE 
 
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - expressive of boredom HEIGH HO!;  HO, HO AND A COUPLE OF HUMS!;  HO-HUM;  WHAT A LIFE!;  WATTA LIFE!
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int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - you bore me! PUMP UP YOUR TIRE!;  YOU'VE GOT A SLOW LEAK! 
 
n. 1579 - an inflated pretentious man; a windbag; a talkative, long-winded, boring person BLADDER 
 
n. 1780 colloq. - a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue FAG 
 
n. 1825 - a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person; a bore MUTTON-HEAD 
 
n. 1838 US sl. - a bore; one who ‘buttonholes’ another BEESWAX 
 
n. 1844 Amer. dial. - a stupid, boring, slow, or plodding person; a lazy person; a dawdler; a bore; a worthless fellow POKE 
 
n. 1851 Brit. sl. - a long and boring task  (orig. university usage) GRIND 
 
n. 1855 - a senseless, foolish fellow; a bore MOAK; MOKE 
 
n. 1857 sl. - something boring or tiresome DRAG 
 
n. 1862 sl. - an intolerable bore or tedious person VAMPIRE 
 
n. 1871 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person; an obnoxious person; an annoying or boring person PILL 
 
n. 1890 Amer. dial. - an excessive talker; a bore AUGER; AUGUR 
 
n. L19 sl. - anything or anyone considered tedious, boring, or tiresome, and thus producing yawns YAWN 
 
n. 1907 sl. - a dull and ineffectual person; a lifeless or boring person DEADHEAD 
 
n. 1910s sl. - a bothersome or annoying person; a bore PAIN IN THE ARM;  PAIN IN THE FACE;  PAIN IN THE GUTS;  PAIN IN THE HEAD;  PAIN IN THE NECK
 
n. 1910s US sl. - an unpleasant, boring person (college usage) DROOP 
 
n. 1922 UK sl. - a boring person BINDER 
 
n. 1926 - an annoying, bothersome, or tiresome person; a tedious or boring person; a nuisance PAIN 
 
n. 1926 US sl. - an unwelcome or irrelevant person; an extra or unnecessary person; a useless or unproductive person; a boring person; a dull, disliked person SPARE TIRE 
 
n. 1930 Brit. sl. - something boring or tiresome (chiefly services' usage) BIND; BINDER 
 
n. 1934 US sl. - a boring or unpleasant person FROST 
 
n. 1934 US sl. - an overly talkative person; one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways; a garrulous bore EAR-BENDER 
 
n. 1936 colloq. - a dull, apathetic, or slow-witted person; a boring, witless person lacking in motivation; also used as a term of disparagement ZOMBIE 
 
n. 1936 sl. - a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone who is very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person MENACE 
 
n. 1938 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person; a pest JEFF 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - anything tedious, boring or yawn-producing YAWNER 
 
n. 1941 Aust. & NZ sl. - a boring, incessant talker; a chatterer; a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking EAR-BASHER 
 
n. Bk1942 US sl. - a bore who is difficult to get rid of BOOMERANG; GREASE SPOT 
 
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person; a pest JEFF DAVIS 
 
n. 1946 Aust. sl. - a stupid, boring, tiresome person; often used as a term of abuse MOPOKE 
 
n. 1950s Amer. sl. - a boring person DRAG 
 
n. 1950s sl. - a difficult, boring or exasperating job, problem, or situation (orig. US) BALL-BREAKER 
 
n. 1950s US sl. - a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person (college usage) WEEN;  WEEN BUCKET;  WEENIE; WEENY;  WIENER 
 
n. c1951 - a very boring or old-fashioned person; esp. as applied by modern jazz fans to the fans of traditional New Orleans jazz (orig. US) SQUARE FIG 
 
n. 1958 Sc. - languishing, the state of feeling bored LANGERIN 
 
n. Bk1958 Eng. sl. - a dull, boring person BIND 
 
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - a lazy or stupid person; a boring or feeble person; an absolute dullard DEADASS 
 
n. 1960 US sl. - a girl or woman, esp. if dull or uninteresting; a stupid, boring woman ZELDA 
 
n. 1960 US sl. - the epitome of a boring existence DULLSVILLE 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a general term of abuse; a repugnant, odious, dirty, or boring person (orig US) GRUNGE 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a disappointing, boring event, typically a tedious party (African-American usage) LAME SCENE 
 
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - anything boring, unpleasant, or uninspiring (students' usage) DOWN TRIP 
 
n. 1968 US sl. - a boring, irritating person HANG-UP 
 
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person; a pest JEFFER 
 
n. 1975 US sl. - a boring, dull, thus socially unacceptable person (college usage) ZONKO 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a youth or man, esp. if tall, who is uninteresting, dull, or boring BIG DRINK OF WATER 
 
n. 1984 sl. - (derogatory) a boring, studious, or socially inept young person, esp. one who pursues an unfashionable and solitary interest with obsessive dedication ANORAK 
 
n. Bk1985 sl. - a bore (rhyming sl.) PARQUET (FLOOR) 
 
n. Bk1988 sl. - a dull, boring person who leads an inactive, undemanding, and monotonous life VEGETABLE 
 
n. Bk1988 sl. - someone extremely boring or tedious BIG YAWN 
 
n. Bk1989 US sl. - a boring person (college usage) YEAH MAN 
 
n. 1990 US sl. - a tedious, irritating, boring person (college usage) MOTO 
 
n. 1991 Irish sl. - an idiot; a boring person SPARE 
 
n. 1992 Brit. sl. - a bore (rhyming sl.) MAN O' WAR 
 
n. 1998 UK sl. - a bore, a nuisance PAIN IN THE PLASTER 
 
n. Bk2004 sl. - a boring person YAWNSVILLE 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a Boring Old Fart; a very boring older person BOF 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a very boring older person BORING OLD FART 
 
n. 20C Amer. sl. - small tasks or duties that are boring or perhaps unnecessary CHICKEN 
 
n. Amer. sl. - a bore; an unpopular person (World War II usage) BORECONSTRICTOR 
 
n. Brit. sl. - a boring or tedious person, thing, or experience SNORE 
 
n. Brit. sl. - a dull, boring person NUDNIK 
 
n. sl. - an unattractive or boring girl or woman DOG 
 
n.- a bore; something that induces sleep; a soporific event, person, etc. SNOOZE 
 
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of an excessively boring person WOULD TALK A GLASS EYE TO SLEEP 
 
vb. 1613 obs. - to become tedious, to weary, to bore (nonce word) TEDIFY 
 
vb. 1774 - to give one vapours; to depress or bore VAPOUR 
 
vb. Bk1904 Amer. sl. - to bore (college usage) BONE 
 
vb. 1929 Brit. sl. - to bore (chiefly services' usage) BIND 
 
vb. 1933 Brit. sl. - to bore FEED 
 
vb. 1934 colloq. - to bore BORE THE PANTS OFF 
 
vb. 1944 US sl. - to bore or annoy DRAG 
 
vb. 2000s sl. - to become bored SLEDGE 
 
vb. Amer. sl. - to annoy; to bore  (World War I usage) LEAVE ONE COLD 
 
vb. Amer. sl. - to bore, to tire (World War I usage) PUT DOTS ON ONE 

BORN

also see CHILDBIRTH

​adj. 900-930 obs. - born YBORN
 
adj. a1250 obs. - not yet born; still to be born UNBORE 
 
adj. a1624 - in the act of being born or brought forth NASCENT 
 
adj. 1628 obs. rare - born, bred, brought forth NATED 
 
adj. 1672 obs. - born long ago FAR-BORN 
 
n. 1682 - the process or fact of being born or brought into existence; birth NASCENCY 
 
vb. c1275 obs. - to be born KENE
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BORROW,  BORROWED,  BORROWER,  BORROWING

adj. Bk1911 Sc. - begged, borrowed BON 
 
adj. 1932 sl. - borrowing, cadging ON THE TAP 
 
adj. 1992 UK sl. - cadging, esp. when seeking to borrow something small from a friend or neighbour ON THE MOZZLE 
 
n. 1803 sl. - a cheat; a confidence trickster; a shabby swindling borrower JEREMY DIDDLER 
 
n. 1857 sl. - a borrower or cadger MOOCHER 
 
n. 1898 Sc. - begging, borrowing THIG 
 
n. 1899 sl. - one who constantly seeks to borrow money; a borrower or cadger (orig. Aust. usage) EAR-BITER 
 
n. 1900 Aust. sl. - a cadger; a person always borrowing MONGER 
 
n. 1901 sl. - borrowed money (Other People's Money) O.P.M. 
 
n. 1908 UK sl. - a beggar; a borrower or cadger TAPPER 
 
n. 1914 sl. - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; a borrower, a cadger; an idler (chiefly US) MOOCH 
 
n. 1915 Aust. sl. - a borrower or cadger HUM 
 
n. 1916 Aust. & NZ sl. - a habitual borrower or cadger; a scrounger; a person who frequently imposes on others BOT 
 
n. 1935 sl. - a person who constantly borrows small amounts of money with no intention of repaying (criminals' usage) MACER 
 
n. 1938 Aust. sl. - a borrower or cadger POLER 
 
n. 1950 US sl. - a person who regularly borrows money from an illegal money lender and pays back promptly RABBIT 
 
n. 1951 US sl. - something that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with an expectation of an ultimate return of the favour DUE-BACK 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - one who borrows frequently, or who expects much attention and many favours; a sponger MOMSER;  MOMZER 
 
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person from whom one anticipates borrowing money; a person from whom one expects any easy loan BITE 
 
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person who cadges or borrows with no real intention of paying back SCAB 
 
vb. a1548 obs. - to borrow MUTUATE 
 
vb. 1760 sl. - to borrow money, etc. TOUCH;  TOUCH FOR 
 
vb. 1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beg, to borrow; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. THIG 
 
vb. 1840 US sl. - to borrow money, etc. TAP 
 
vb. 1879 sl. - to borrow money, etc. BITE SOMEONE'S EAR 
 
vb. 1880 Eng. dial. - to borrow TAKE UP 
 
vb. 1887 Amer. sl. - to beg or borrow; to cadge; to beg from GRUB 
 
vb. 1899 sl. - to borrow or cadge money; to beg MOOCH
 
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt STRIKE 
 
vb. B1913 Amer. dial. - to borrow BORRY 
 
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to 'borrow' with intent to return BUSHWHACK 
 
vb. 1914 sl. - to borrow money, etc. (chiefly US) PUT THE BEE ON 
 
vb. 1917 Aust. & NZ sl. - to borrow money, etc. PUT THE NIPS IN (INTO)
 
vb. 1919 Aust. sl. - to borrow money, etc. BITE 
 
vb. c1920 sl. - to borrow or scrounge something RABBIT 
 
vb. 1921 Aust. sl. - to borrow or cadge something, especially cigarettes and liquor BOT 
 
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. - to borrow LEND 
 
vb. 1931 US sl. - to borrow money, etc. PUT THE SLEEVE ON 
 
vb. 1933 sl. - to ask for a loan, to borrow money from someone; also, to threaten, to blackmail, to extort money from  (orig. US) PUT THE BITE ON 
 
vb. 1944 Aust. & NZ sl. - to borrow money, etc.; to cadge or scrounge BLUDGE 
 
vb. 1980s US sl. - to borrow (college usage) SCARF 
 
vb. 1981 US sl. - in circus and carnival usage: to borrow DING 
 
vb. 1989 Aust. sl. - to borrow money on short notice SNIP 
 
vb. 20C Amer. sl. - to ask for, demand, or borrow money from PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE 
 
vb. 20C Aust. sl. - to ask for money; to borrow money from CHEW ONE'S EAR;  LUG ONE'S EAR
 
vb. 20C sl. - to borrow (rhyming sl. for 'tap') CELLAR-FLAP 
 
vb. 20C sl. - to borrow (rhyming sl.) TOMORROW 
 
vb. 20C sl. - to beg or borrow something from someone BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE 
 
vb. Brit. sl. - to borrow (rhyming sl. for 'tap' = to borrow) ANDY CAPP
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BOSNIA

n. 1836 - a native of Bosnia BOSNIAC
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BOSOM

also see BREAST

​n. c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a bosom, a lap BARM 
 
n. c1290 obs. - the bosom LAP 
 
n. 17C cant  - the breast or bosom HEAVER 
 
n. Bk1902 Sc. - a young girl's bosom, as being beautiful and sweet KEAM 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the bosom BOSIE 
 
n. 1961 US sl. - a woman's bosom (esp. military usage in Far East) CHI-CHI 
 
n. 20C US back-slang - bosom MOSOB 
 
n.-  a woman's bosom (Shakespeare usage) NECK 

BOSS

n. a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a master; a governor; one's employer or superior; a boss GAFFER 
 
n. 1775 W. Indies  - a master, a boss BACKRA-MAN 
 
n. 1789 - a man of high status or importance in a social group, organization, business, etc.; a leader, a boss BIG MAN 
 
n. c1790 - a master, a boss BACKRA;  BUCCRA;  BUCKRA;  BUCKRAH
 
n. 1830 US sl. - a superintendent; a foreman; a boss OLD MAN 
 
n. 1836 sl. - a high-ranking or powerful, important person; an influential person; the boss, the leader (orig. US) BIG FISH 
 
n. 1843 colloq. - a man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss GOV'NOR;  GUVNER;  GUVNOR 
 
n. 1844 US sl. - a person in charge; a boss; a ringleader HEAD DEVIL 
 
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss or leader' an important person BUGHEWAY 
 
n. 1856 Amer. sl. HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK chief officer, boss, manager, leader  
n. 1858 Sc. BILLIE-DAWKUS the person in command, the leading figure, the boss   
n. 1861 colloq. GUV a man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss  
n. 1866 Alaska UMIALIK a boat captain; a boss; a rich man  
n. 1868 US Western usage BIG AUGER an important person; a boss; a foreman   
n. 1868 US Western usage BIG AUGUR (as above) 
n. 1870 Amer. dial. BOOSHWAY orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss; a leader; an important person  
n. 1872 Amer. dial. BULL OF THE WOODS a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp  
n. 1880 Amer. dial. RAMROD a boss; a superintendent; a foreman; a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian  
n. 1882 Amer. sl. THE MAIN GUY a man of importance, prominence, or authority; the boss; the leader 
n. 1882 colloq. HIGH-UP a high-ranking, influential, or important person; the boss, the leader; a person in authority  
n. 1885 sl. BIG CHEESE an important person, an influential figure, a boss in a situation or job  
n. 1886 US sl. HEAD KNOCKER a person having primary authority; a boss, a foreman, etc.  
 
n. 1887 sl. - the boss HIS NIBS 
 
n. 1889 UK sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman (criminals' usage) BALDOBER;  BALDOVER;  BALDOWER 
 
n. 1893 Sc. - one who has the chief charge; the presiding genius HEAD-BILLIE-DAWKUS 
 
n. 1894 Amer. sl. - a man in charge; the head man; the boss THE MAIN FINGER
 
n. 1896 Amer. sl. - a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization MAIN SQUEEZE 
 
n. 1898 Aust. sl. - a person with a modest amount of authority; a minor boss; a foreman PANNIKIN BOSS 
 
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - a celebrated person; a person in charge; the head of any organization; the boss THE MAIN STEM 
 
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - a prominent individual; the chief; the boss ACE 
 
n. M19 sl. - a master; a boss OLD 
 
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor HEAD PUSH 
 
n. 1908 US sl. - an important or self-important person; the boss BIG STICK 
 
n. 1910 Amer. sl. - a boss MAIN SQUIRT 
 
n. 1912 US sl. - a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization BIG SQUEEZE 
 
n. 1913 US sl. - an important person, an influential figure, a boss in a situation or job HEAD CHEESE 
 
n. 1916 Aust. sl. - a boss, a superior BIG BLOKE 
 
n. 1916 US sl. - a manager, a boss GIMP 
 
n. 1918 Aust. sl. - the boss or person in charge HEAD SERANG;  HEAD SHERANG 
 
n. 1918 US sl. - a boss BIG PUSH 
 
n. 1919 sl. - the chief, the boss; the person in charge HEAD BUMMER 
 
n. 1921 - a boss or leader; a powerful, wealthy, or prominent person; chiefly used with 'the' BIG GUY 
 
n. 1929 US sl. - an important person; a person in charge; the boss BIG ROD 
 
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp BULL 
 
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a leader; a boss BULL GOOSE 
 
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a superior; a boss; a manager or owner; a superintendent GOVERNOR 
 
n. 1942 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a cruel boss BALLBREAKER 
 
n. 1944 US sl. - a person having primary authority; a boss, a foreman, etc. (African-American usage) HEAD KNOCK 
 
n. 1950 sl. - an underworld boss; a 'Mr. Big' (criminals' usage) BIG 
 
n. 1952 sl. - the person in charge MOVER 
 
n. 1954 Amer. sl. - a hard or cruel boss BALL-BUSTER 
 
n. 1959 Aust. sl. - an important person; an influential figure; a boss in a situation or job BIG SMELL 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization HEAD SQUEEZE 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition hence, a boss or leader; an important person BUDGEWAY;  BUSHWA 
 
n. 1966 sl. - a person of great importance or power; also, a person in command, a boss; often used with 'the' (orig. & chiefly US) BIG KAHUNA 
 
n. Bk1966 sl. - the owner, the big boss (Yiddish) BALEBOS 
 
n. 1967 US sl. - a boss; a powerful man HIGH PRESSURE 
 
n. 1969 Aust. sl. - the person in authority; the boss THE PEA
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial.  - (often derogatory) a White man; the boss (African-American usage) UNCLE CHARLIE 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a boss; a superintendent; a foreman; a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian RAMRODDER 
 
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a boss; an employer LAANIE;  LAHNEE;  LANI;  LANIE;  LARNEY
 
n. 1970s sl. - the man in power; the boss MR. CHARLIE 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - the person in charge; the boss; the ringleader HEAD COCK 
 
n. 1973 US sl. - a high-ranking or important person; an influential person; the boss, the leader BIG ENCHILADA 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - anyone in authority, as a boss, school principal, head of a household, or the like GENERAL 
 
n. 1977 sl. - an important person, an influential person; the boss (orig. US) BIG VEGETABLE 
n. 1984 sl. - an important person, an influential person; a boss in a situation or job BIG SUGAR 
 
n. 1984 US sl. - a boss or supervisor WHIP 
 
n. 1984 US sl. - an important or influential person; a boss BIG BANANA 
 
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - the boss or person in charge HEAD SHEBANG 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - a boss (rhyming sl.) DEAD LOSS 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - the chief; the boss (rhyming sl. for 'chief') JOINT OF BEEF 
 
n. 1998 UK sl. - a boss (rhyming sl.) EDMUNDO (ROS) 
 
n. 20C Amer. sl. - one's boss or superior CHIEF 
 
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the chief, the boss Aust.(rhyming sl.) CHUNKA BEEF;  CHUNK OF BEEF 
 
n. 20C sl. - the leader or boss (chiefly US) TOP BANANA 
 
n. 2000 Italy sl. - a boss, esp. in a gangster-related context PADRONE 
 
n. Can. - the boss THE MAN WITH THE BRASS KNACKERS
 
phr. Bk2004 - all bosses and no workers; a situation at work where everyone wants to give orders and no one wishes to work ALL CHIEFS AND NO INDIANS 
 
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to act as a head man or overseer; to boss GAFFER 
 
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to boss, to manage, esp. in a strictly disciplined way; to be a strict disciplinarian or taskmaster RAMROD
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BOSSY

n. 1798 - a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman GRIMALKIN 
 
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who is always trying to tell others what to do BOSSY-BAREFOOT 
 
n. Bk1989 US sl. - a person who is bossy or overly authoritative (college usage) HELL MASTER
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BOTCH,  BOTCHED,  BOTCHER

adj. 1675 obs. - like a botcher; clumsy, awkward, clownish CLOUTERLY 
 
adj. 1713 Sc. - botched, bungled, disorganized MAGGLED 
 
adj. 1872 US - botched, bungling, awkward ֽFUDGY 
 
adj. 1985 Amer. dial. - spoiled, botched, bungled FERDUTZT 
 
n. 1644-7 - a clumsy or inefficient mender; a botcher TINKER 
 
n. 1808 Sc. - a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow SCLATCH;  SKLATCH 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a botcher, bungler, muddler BITCHER 
 
n. 1867 Amer. dial. - a mess, a botch MAMMOCK;  MOMOX 
 
n. 1869 Amer. sl. - a muddle; a botch MOMMUX 
 
n. 1871 Amer. sl. - a botched job; a badly-spoiled piece of work BUZZARD 
 
n. 1889 sl. - a botch, a muddle BALLS 
 
n. L19 colloq. - a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch MUCK-UP 
 
n. 1929 Sc. - a botch, a bungle, a tangle HAGGLE 
 
n. 1929 Sc. - a botched job, a mess HAGGIS 
 
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a mess, a botch MOMMICK 
 
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a mess, a botch MOMMIX 
 
n. 1967 Sc. - a hotchpotch; a mess, as of badly-cooked food; a muddle or botch in general QUIGGER 
 
n. 1969 Sc. - a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle SCLATCH 
 
n. 2004 Ireland sl. - a mess; a botched enterprise BAGS 
 
n. 20C Irish sl. - a botched, inadequate piece of work  HAGSMASH 
 
vb. 1808 Sc. - to work in a dirty messy manner; to make or construct clumsily or untidily; to use in a slipshod or careless way; to botch SCLATCH 
 
vb. 1867 Amer. dial. - to botch, to mess up, to confuse MOMOX 
 
vb. 1886 UK sl. - to botch; to ruin; to interfere MUCK UP 
 
vb. 1909 Amer. dial. - to botch; to spoil in the making MOMMUX;  MOMMUX UP 
 
vb. 1910s sl. - to ruin, to make a mess of, to clog  up, to botch BALL UP
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to botch, to bungle BOUTCH 
 
vb. 1917 Amer. sl. - to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch JAZZ UP 
 
vb. 1932 Amer. sl. - to botch, to spoil something; to mess up ARSE UP;  ASS UP 
 
vb. 1932 Amer. sl. obs. - to make a botch; to ruin things (army usage) JAZZ UP THE DETAIL 
 
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to botch, to mess up MUMMOX 
 
vb. 1946 Amer. dial. - to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle BOLLIX 
 
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle BALLOCKS 
 
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to botch; to mix up, to disarrange FERHOONSE 
 
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to blunder; to make a mistake; to botch something MIFF 
 
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to bungle, to botch, to spoil BOBBLE 
 
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail BAG 
 
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. - to jumble; to botch FERHOODLE 
 
vb. 1996 Sc. sl. - to make a mess of something; to botch something ARSE
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BOTH

adj. 1838 Amer. dial. - both ALL TWO 
 
adj. 1867 Amer. dial. - both ALL TWO BOTH 
 
n. 1526 obs. - each of the two, both EITHER OTHER
 
pron. a1300 arch. - this and that; the one and the other; both HE AND HE 
 
pron. 1870 Amer. dial. - the one and the other, both  BOTH TWO 
 
pron. 1966 Amer. dial. - the one and the other, both ֽBOTH THE TWO
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BOTHER,  BOTHERED,  BOTHERING,  BOTHERSOME

adj. 1843 Amer. dial. - troublesome, bothersome, annoying PESTERSOME 
 
adj. 1892 Amer. dial. - harassed, bothered TEWED 
 
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - entangled; bothered FAFFLED 
 
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - bothered, annoyed NAGGLED 
 
adj. Bk1904 Sc. - troublesome, bothering SCORNSUM 
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bothering, troublesome MESSING 
 
adj. 1971 Amer. sl. - immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone UP ONE'S ASS;  UP ONE'S BUTT;  UP ONE'S HOLE
 
adj. 1990s - bothered, concerned (euphemism for 'fucked') ֽFRIAR TUCKED 
 
adj. 1999 Brit. sl. - bothered; worried ARSED 
 
n. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. - trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble FASH 
 
n. 1748 Sc. obs. - difficulty, bother NEEF;  KNEEF
 
n. 1773 - a bothersome person; a scoundrel; an annoying person VARMINT 
 
n. 1801 colloq. - the act of bothering; petty vexation or annoyance BOTHERATION 
 
n. 1810 Sc. - fuss, bother ADOW 
 
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss CADDLE 
 
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - an uproar, disturbance; a fuss, a bother ֽMAKE-ADO 
 
n. 1875 Eng. dial. - troublesome business, fuss, bother ֽFISH-FASH 
 
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a bothersome, troublesome person HADFASH 
 
n. 1897 Eng. dial. - trouble, pains, bother; a fuss ֽMANCH 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bother; a state of perplexity BOFFLEMENT 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a nuisance, bother BAL 
 
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ֽCRUM-A-GRACKLE 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - bustling or bothering FASKING ABOUT 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - trouble, bother FASHMENT 
 
n. 1910s US colloq. - a bother; a bothersome person ֽPAIN 
 
n. 1940s W. Indies sl. - bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation PARANGLES 
 
n. 1945 - trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother HASSLE 
 
n. 1950s W. Indies - bothering, worrying, troubling (Rasta usage) HACKLING 
 
n. 1967 US colloq. - a bothersome person PAIN IN THE NECK 
 
n. 1967 US colloq. - a bothersome thing PAIN IN THE NECK 
 
vb. a1400-50 - to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother HARRY 
 
vb. 1533 - to afflict, to annoy, to trouble, to vex; also, to give trouble, to bother, to weary (chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.) FASH 
 
vb. 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to worry, to bother, to embarrass, to confuse DEAVE 
 
vb. 1800 Amer. dial. - to bother, to annoy; to call to account HATCHEL 
 
vb. 1806 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to provoke, to irritate; to annoy, to bother; to incite; to complain, to find fault HAG 
 
vb. 1819 Amer. dial. -- to tease, to annoy, to bother, to harass DEVIL 
 
vb. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to exhaust; to fatigue; to tire; to trouble, to harass, to bother; to overcome TEW 
 
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. - to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel HERRY 
 
ֽvb. 1865 Eng. dial. - to trouble, bother CADDLE 
 
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. - to banter; to worry or bother ֽAL;  HAL 
 
vb. 1892 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex EAT 
 
vb. 1894 Sc. obs. - to bother, to put one about ODDLE
 
ֽvb. 1897 Eng. dial. - to trouble, to bother, to take pains ֽMANCH 
 
vb. 19C Eng. dial. - to trouble, bother, annoy, worry ֽDADDLE 
 
vb. M19 sl. - to annoy, to bother EAT OFF 
 
vb. 1904 Trinidad and Tobago  - to interfere with; to bother HUMBUG 
 
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to pester; to nose around PESTICATE 
 
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to bother, to trouble BOTHERATE 
 
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. - to inconvenience, to bother DISCOMFIT 
 
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to fuss, to bother ֽFUB AROUND 
 
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. - to bother, to disturb, to upset MUCKLE 
 
vb. 1918 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex EAT ON 
 
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. - to vex, to anger, to bother GRAMY 
 
vb. 1947 US sl. - to bother someone, to annoy someone BUG 
 
vb. 1950s W. Indies - to bother, to worry, to trouble (Rasta usage) HACKLE 
 
vb. 1959 - to cause trouble or harm to; to bother, to pester, to harass a person HASSLE 
 
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. - to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag HETCHEL 
 
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to irritate URP 
 
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to harass, to bother ֽBEHOODLE 
 
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to bother, to irritate one DIG 
 
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to bother or annoy JIG 
 
vb. 1980s sl. - to annoy, to upset, to bother AG 
 
vb. 20C sl. - to criticize or bother (teen & high school usage) ֽDOG 
 
vb. Eng. dial. - to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate ֽMITHER
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BOTTLE

adj. M18 sl. - of a beer bottle, whisky bottle, or other bottle: finished, empty DEAD 
 
n. a1425 obs. - a bottle maker BOTTLER
 
n. L17 sl. - a particularly small bottle BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE 
 
n. a1700 colloq. - empty bottles, at a drinking-bout, etc. DEAD MEN 
 
n. 1736 colloq. - a bottle BOT 
 
n. c1755 Sc. - a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it MAGNUM BONUM 
 
n. 1763 Sc. obs. - a wine bottle; a square bottle, generally holding two quarts GARDEVINE
 
n. 1785 sl. - an empty bottle MARINE OFFICER 
 
n. L18 sl. - a term used to describe an empty bottle MOLL THOMPSON'S MARK 
 
n. L18 sl. - an empty bottle MARINE RECRUIT 
 
n. L18 US sl. - a bottle (criminals' usage) GLAZE 
 
n. 1811 sl. - an empty bottle or a bayonet (military usage) CAMP-CANDLESTICK 
 
n. 1816 - a very large wine-bottle JEROBOAM 
 
n. c1820 sl. - a bottle holding two quarts SCOTCH PINT 
 
n. 1831 sl. - a bottle which had contained beer, whisky, etc., but is now empty DEAD MARINE 
 
n. 1831 sl. - an empty bottle or container MARINE 
 
n. 1848 - a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle CLOOP 
 
n. 1861 - an indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity KICK 
 
n. 1861 sl. - a demijohn JEMMY-JOHN 
 
n. 1866 Sc. - a bottle SACK 
 
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle ELBOW 
 
n. c1880 Aust. sl. - a bottle (rhyming sl.) CHARMING MOTTLE 
 
n. Bk1890 sl. - a bottle  (thieves' usage) BOUNCING CHEAT;  BOUNCING CHIT 
 
n. 1897 Aust. sl. - a bottle (rhyming sl.) ARISTOTLE 
 
n. 1898 Aust. - a person who collects and sells used bottles BOTTLE-O;  BOTTLE-OH 
 
n. 1899 US sl. - an empty alcohol bottle or beer can DEAD SOLDIER 
 
n. M19 sl. - a small or half-sized bottle, whether of spirits or a non-alcoholic drink; orig. soda water BABY 
 
n. M19 US sl. - a whisky bottle LUSH BETTY 
 
n. L19 Aust. sl. - a bottle of alcohol PODDY 
 
n. L19 sl. - a bottle (rhyming sl./abbreviation for 'Aristotle') ARI;  ARRIS;  ARRY;  HARRIS
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a bottle of wine or spirits that has been emptied DEADHEAD 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - empty bottles; 'empties' ENTIES 
 
n. Bk1903 sl. - a quadruple magnum: usually of champagne REHOBOAM 
 
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECKER 
 
n. 1909 US sl. - an empty bottle or container OLD SOLDIER 
 
n. 1914 sl. - a small bottle of wine or spirits (chiefly Can. & African-American usage) MICKEY;  MICKIE 
 
n. 1918 US sl. - a drained liquor bottle (Navy usage) DEAD DOG 
 
n. 1929 Amer. sl. - a liquor bottle OIL CAN 
 
n. 1945 US sl. - a bottle of alcohol; a can of beer SOLDIER 
 
n. 1957 Aust. sl. - a dumpy beer bottle STUBBIE;  STUBBY 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - an empty bottle DEAD INDIAN 
 
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECK 
 
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres DARWIN STUBBY 
 
n. 1988 Sc. sl. - a bottle with a deposit on it GLASS CHEQUE 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - a bottle or can of beer that has been partly consumed WOUNDED SOLDIER 
 
n. 20C sl. - an empty bottle DEAD RECRUIT;  DEAD 'UN 
 
n. 20C sl. - any container or vessel that has been emptied, esp. a bottle once containing alcohol EMPTY 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an empty liquor bottle EM;  EMM 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an empty liquor or beer bottle CORPSE;  DEAD ONE;  DUMMY 
 
vb. 1773 Amer. sl. - to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open CRACK 
 
vb. Bk1848 - to make a noise like water running out of a narrow-mouthed bottle GUGGLE 
 
vb. 1872 - to make a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle CLOOP 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to open a full bottle BREAK
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BOTTLE OPENER

n. 2001 Can. sl. - a beer bottle opener  QUEBEC WRENCH
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BOTTOM - for the backside, see BUTTOCKS

BOTTOM

n. 1571 arch. - the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot  BASIS 
 
n. 1758 - depth; lowest phase, bottom BATHOS 
 
n. 1883 - bottom, lowest level BEDROCK 
 
n. 19C sl. - the base, the bottom, the tail end, the seat of a pair of trousers ARSE 
 
prep. c1200 obs. rare - in the bottom of ON-NETHERWARD
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BOUGHT

also see BUY

​adj. c1300 obs. rare - bought, paid for KEFT 
 
adj. 1552 obs. - offered for sale; that may be bought or purchased VENDIBLE 
 
adj. 1650 obs. rare - capable of being bought; open to a price; saleable EMPTITIOUS 
 
adj. 1656 rare - belonging to the sale of men or children, or of slaves; that is to be bought or sold VENALITIOUS 
 
adj. 1662 arch. - of things: exposed or offered for sale; that may be bought, as an ordinary article of merchandise VENAL 

BOULDER

n. c1459 obs. - a boulder or pebble CALION
 
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - a pebble, stone, or small boulder DONNICK 
 
n. 1847 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water NIGGERHEAD 
 
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - a boulder GRAYBACK 
 
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour INDIAN-HEAD
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BOUNCE,  BOUNCING

adj. 1895 - bouncing, cantering, prancing TITTUPING 
 
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - vigorous, bouncing BENSIN 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - active, bouncing BOOSIN 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - bouncing, vigorous BENSING 
 
n. 1711 Sc. - a bounce, a thump SCOUP 
 
n. 1825 Eng. dial. - the rebound, hop, turn of a ball, stone, etc. on the ground or water DAP 
 
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - a quick jumping or bouncing movement DIDDLE 
 
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. - the bounce and noise made by any object in collision DERRYBOUNDER 
 
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to hop, to rebound, to bounce; to skip, as a stone along the surface of water DAP 
 
vb. a1870 Amer. dial. - to skip, to bounce, to ricochet SCALE 
 
vb. 1872 Amer. dial. - to swing, to bounce GOUNSH 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bounce, to make rebound BOUNDER 
 
vb. Bk1899 - to bounce and swing HUFF AND DING 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bounce BENSE 
 
vb. 1937 Amer. dial. - to bounce or bump BLUTZ 
 
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to bounce or bump BLOTZ
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BOUNCER

n. 1631 - a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler; a braggart, a blusterer, a bully, a thug; a bouncer, esp. of a brothel HECTOR 
 
n. 1884 US sl. - a thug; a bouncer, a large, tough man employed to keep order in premises BIG DOG 
 
n. c1943 Aust. sl. - a bouncer or chucker-out HEAVE 
 
n. 1950 US sl. - a bouncer, esp. in shady establishments (criminals' usage) HEELER 
 
n. 1953 Aust. sl. - a large, tough man employed to keep order in a club GENDARME 
 
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - bodyguards; people employed for their strength; bouncers, strong-arm men; men with authority employed to keep the peace, such as police, or to use violence if necessary, such as a criminal's hench-men HEAVIES 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - a security person at a nightclub, dance-hall, or similar place (rhyming sl. for 'bouncer') HALF-OUNCER
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BOUND (obliged)

adj. c1425 chiefly Sc. obs. - owed, bounded, due DEBTFUL
 
adj. 1527 obs. rare - morally bound; bounden; obliged, obligated OBSTRICT 
 
n. 1671 - the state of being morally or legally bound; obligation OBSTRICTION 
 
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. - to have leave or permission to do a thing; to be bound or under obligation TED;  TET
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BOUND,  BOUNDING (spring)

adj. 1638 - making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts SUBSULTORY 
 
adj. 1750 rare - making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts SUBSULTIVE 
 
adj. 1898 - making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts SUBSULTORIOUS 
 
adv. 1626 - by sudden bounds or starts SUBSULTORILY 
 
n. 1375 obs. - a leap, bound, dash LANCE 
 
n. a1500 Sc. - a leap, spring, or bound STEND 
 
n. 1513 Sc. obs. - a spring, a leap, a bound BEND 
 
n. 1646 - leaping, bounding, jumping; a leap SALTATION 
 
n. 1817 Eng. dial. - a bound, leap, or spring SPANG 
 
n. 1883 colloq. - a long flying leap; a bound FLIER;  FLYER
 
vb. c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bound, to spring, to move quickly, to rush LANCE 
 
vb. c1440 obs. rare - to leap, to bound, to dance SALLY 
 
vb. c1530 Sc. obs. - to spring, to leap, to bound BEND 
 
vb. 1567 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bound, to leap, to spring up STEND 
 
vb. 1721 Sc. - to run hither and thither, to rush, to bound, to dart, to scurry, to spring SCOWP 
 
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to bound, to lurch; to move heavily LOLLOP
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BOUND (border, limit)

n. 1610 obs. - marking out the bounds or limits BOUNDAGE
 
n. 1634 obs. - a bounding or limiting; limitation; limit or bound BOUNDURE
 
n. a1670 obs. - bounds, limits BOUNDAL
 
vb. 1563 obs. - to put limits or bounds to LIMITATE
 
vb. 1606 obs. rare - to set bounds to; to confine BOUNDIFY
 
vb. 1636 obs. - to limit, bound BOUNDER
 
vb. 1807 rare - to bound, to check; to set a limit or bounds to BOURN
 
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. - to bound, to border TERM 
 
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to bound, to border; to be contiguous with MEAR 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be kept within bounds, at a task, work, etc. BE KEPT TO ONE'S CAKE AND MILK
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BOUND (tied)

adj. c1440 obs. - bound together LANGLED;  LANGOLD
 
adj. 1541 obs. - bound VINCULATE 
 
adj. 1604 obs. rare - bound, tied LIGATE
 
adj. a1616 - firmly fixed in the earth; hence, figuratively, bound by earthly ties or interests EARTH-BOUND
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BOUNDARY

BOUNDARY - ADJECTIVES
CONTERMINATE 1578
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having a common boundary; bordering upon each other 
CONTERMINANT 1640 obs.
- having a common boundary; bordering upon each other 
LIMITANEOUS 1640 obs. rare
- pert. to boundaries or frontiers 
CONTERMINAL 1802
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having a common boundary; bordering upon each other 
LIMITAL 1847 rare
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pert. to a limit or boundary 

BOUNDARY - NOUNS
MARK 701 obs. exc. arch.
- a boundary, frontier, limit 
MEAR c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- a boundary, limit; a landmark 
 
n. c1250 obs. - a pillar, post, stone, fence, etc., placed to indicate the position of a boundary MARK 
 
n. 1364 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a boundary stone MARKSTONE 
 
n. c1400 - a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard PALE 
 
n. c1425 - the place or part where something terminates; a limit, a boundary; an end point BUTT
 
n. 1449 rare - a territorial limit; a boundary; also, a boundary marker BUTTAL
 
n. a1475 - a boundary, a border, a limit BUTTING
 
n. 1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a boundary, limit, landmark BOUNDER
 
n. 1513 obs. - a boundary mark; a landmark MARCH 
 
n. 1523 obs. - a boundary or limit BOURN;  BOURNE
 
n. 1536 - a stone set up to mark the boundary of an estate (chiefly Sc. N. Eng. dial.) MARCH STONE 
 
n. 1540 - the boundary of an estate; the boundary dividing one estate from another (chiefly Sc.) MARCH 
 
n. a1563 rare - the limits of a piece of land; the boundaries of a property BUTTS AND BOUNDS
 
n. 1565 Eng. dial. - a boundary MEARING 
 
n. 1578 - a boundary, outline; limitation CIRCUMSCRIPTION 
 
n. 1582 obs. - a boundary MARK-MEAR 
 
n. c1586 obs. - a boundary MARGIN 
 
n. 1589 - a boundary; a borderland; an immediately neighbouriring country LIMITROPHE 
 
n. 1603 obs. - a boundary of land LAND-MERE 
 
n. 1644 obs. - a natural frontier or boundary line BARRICADO 
 
n. 1770 Eng. dial. obs. - a fence or boundary HAYMENT;  HEYMENT
 
n. 1843 Sc. - a boundary wall or fence MARCH-DIKE 
 
n. 1859 Sc. - a boundary LAND-MARCH 
 
n. 1866 Eng. dial. - a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm BANDER 
 
n. 1892 Sc. - a boundary road MARCH-WAY 
 
n. 1897 Sc. - a boundary stone; a stone set up to indicate the line of division between separate districts HAG-MARK 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a boundary post MEAR-STOUP 
 
n. 1899 Sc. - a boundary; a boundary stone; a mark to show the part measure off METT 
 
BOUNDARY - VERBS
vb. c888 - to trace out boundaries for; to plot out ground; to set out the ground plan of a building; to plan out, to design (poetic usage) MARK 
 
vb. 1449 obs. - to determine the limits or boundaries of a piece of land BUTTAL
 
vb. 1541 Sc. obs. - to mark the boundaries of with landmarks MARCH 
 
vb. 1637 obs. - to have a common boundary or limit CONTERMINATE 
 
vb. 1819 Sc. - to adjoin, to border on, to be contiguous to; to bound, form a boundary to MARCH 
 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to limit, set boundaries to BOUNDER 
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BOUNDLESS

adj. c1480 obs. rare - without limits, boundless; very great IMMODERATE 
 
adj. 1533 rare - that is without end; endless, boundless, infinite INTERMINATE
 
adj. 1928 Sc. - boundless, illimitable HAGLESS 
 
adj. a1734 obs. - that is without end; endless, boundless, infinite INTERMINATED 
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BOUNTEOUS

adj. c1460 obs. rare - liberal in giving, bounteous LARGIFLUENT
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BOUNTIFUL,  BOUNTIFULLY,  BOUNTIFULNESS

adj. c1175 obs. - liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish LARGE 
 
adj. 1583 obs. rare - liberal, bountiful LARGEOUS 
 
adj. 1586 obs. - liberal or bountiful, munificent MAGNIFICAL
 
adj. 1656 obs. rare - bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample LARGIFICAL 
 
adv. c1230 arch. - liberally, generously, bountifully LARGELY 
 
n. a1225 obs. - liberality, bountifulness, munificence LARGESSE 
 
n. 1533 rare - the bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving LARGITION
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BOUNTY

n. a1300 obs. - liberality, bounty LARGE
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BOUNTY HUNTER

n. Bk1992 sl. - a bounty hunter HEADSHRINKER
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BOUQUET

n. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers TUZZY-MUZZY
 
n. c1620 obs. rare - a bouquet or nosegay of flowers RAMILLET 
 
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a nosegay TETTY;  TITTY 
 
n. 1816 Sc. - a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons BAB 
 
n. 1825 obs. - a bunch of flowers, a nosegay TISTY-TOSTY
 
n. B1900 cant. obs. - a nosegay SMELLING CHEAT
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a nosegay BOB 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a nosegay, a bouquet BOW-POT 
 
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a bouquet POSY-POT
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BOURBON

n. L19 US sl. - a shot of bourbon DAMP BOURBON POULTICE 
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BOW,  BOWED,  BOWING

adj. a1400 obs. - ? bowed, crooked LUTTERED
 
adj. 1731 obs. - bowed or bent ARCUATILE
 
adj. 1856 Sc. - bowing, curtsying BECKING 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - bowed, bent; crooked BOW'T 
 
n. 1521 obs. - a piece bent into a curve; a bow BENT 
 
n. 1529 obs. - a bending of the body; a bow BEND 
 
n. 1584 obs. - inclination, bowing, stooping, nodding BENT 
 
n. 1671 obs. - the bending of the body as a mark of respect; a bow ABAISANCE 
 
n. 1731 obs. - the bowing or bending of an arch ARCUATURE
 
n. 1740 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a bow, an obeisance SCRAPE 
 
n. 1899 Eng. dial. - a bow, a curtsy OBEISANCE 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a bow or curtsey MANNERS 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bow, a bend BOO 
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ABOW
 
vb. 1073 obs. - to bend, to bow, to make obedient ABEY;  ABEYE
 
vb. c1320 obs. - to bend the body in sign of reverence or humility; to bow CROOK
 
vb. 1578 obs. - to nod; to bow BECKON 
 
vb. a1587 obs. - to bow, to curtsy MAKE A LONG LEG;  MAKE A LOW LEG
 
vb. 1589 arch. - to bow in obeisance by drawing back one leg and bending the other MAKE A LEG 
 
vb. c1593 obs. - to bow or bend down to the ground in obeisance or salutation VAIL 
 
vb. 1628 obs. - to make a gesture of submission or deferential respect; to bow, to curtsy LEG
 
vb. 1724 Sc. - to nod or bow the head; to curtsy, to make obeisance BECK 
 
vb. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bow; to cringe BINGE 
 
vb. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bow mowing the foot, to make obeisance SCRAPE 
 
vb. 1883 Eng. dial. - to bow, to make obeisance SCRAP 
 
vb. 1895 Sc. - to bend, to bow down, to lean forward awkwardly BINK 
 
vb. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to bow, to bend, to twist BOO 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to curtsy, to make a bow OBEISANCE 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to curtsy; to bow low BOB
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BOW AND ARROW

adj. Bk1656 obs. - which bears or shoots with a bow ARCITENENT
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - of a bow: full bent BENSING 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bow and arrows BENDER AND ARRS 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bow-maker BOWER
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BOWEL MOVEMENT - see DEFECATE

BOWELS

adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - relaxed as to the bowels SCOUR 
 
n. c1400 obs. - rumbling in the bowels GURGULATION
 
n. 1619 obs. - the buttocks; the bowels DUNG GATE
 
n. 20C US - the human bowels (jocular usage) CHITLINGS;  CHITTERLINGS
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BOWL

also see DISH

​n. 1908 Sc. - an old, cracked, or dilapidated bowl, box, or other household utensil FADDABROD 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a wooden beaker or drinking cup; a porridge dish; a bowl BICKER 
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BOWLEGGED - see LEG
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BOWLER,  BOWLING,  BOWLS

n. 1591 sl. obs. rare - a bowls player who dishonestly manipulates the outcome of a game to ensure that an accomplice wins money from the bets placed on it BANKER 
 
n. 1591 obs. - one who cheats at bowls BAWKER 
 
n. 1599 obs. - a player at bowls TIMBER-TURNER
 
n. 1843 - a player in the game of bowls SIDESMAN 
 
n. 1949 Amer. sl. - in bowling: a 2-7 or 3-10 split BABY SPLIT 
 
n. 1957 Can. sl. - a bowler in a five-pin game FIVE-PINNER
 
n. 1962 US sl. - a bowler KEGLER 
 
n. 1966 US sl. - in bowling: a weakly or inaccurately bowled ball APPLE
 
n. 1975 Aust. sl. - a woman, usually elderly, who plays lawn bowls and dresses in the required white clothes and hat WHITE LEGHORN 
 
n. 1976 Amer. - the number 7 pin (bowling usage) MOTHER-IN-LAW 
 
n. 1987 US sl. - a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his head in the backswing CRANKER 
 
n. 1987 US sl. - in bowling: a bowler whose elbow strays outward from the body during the backswing motion of rolling the ball CHICKEN WING 
 
n. 1990 UK - in bowls: an end (a stage of play) that has to be replayed when the jack is driven out of bounds BURNT END;  DEAD END 
 
n. Bk1997 - in bowling: a beginner who lofts the ball onto the lane, making a loud thud BAM-BAM 
 
n. 20C sl. - in bowling: pins that have been knocked down but remain on the alley or in the gutter DEADWOOD 
 
n. Bk2005 - in bowling: a non- competitive bowler who varies bowling turn with a tournament participant to allow the latter to complete his string along with other players PACER 
 
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in bowling: an individual who purposely keeps down his average in order to receive a higher handicap than he deserves SANDBAGGER 
 
vb. 1879 Sc. - in bowling: to bowl strongly RIDE 
 
vb. 1953 US sl. - in bowling: to knock over a pin that had been previously missed PICK A CHERRY
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BOW TIE

n. 1930s Aust. sl. - a bow tie AEROPLANE 
 
n. 1977 sl. - a bow tie DICKEY BOW;  DICKIE BOW;  DICKY BOW
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