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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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BRASA  -  BREDZ


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• BRASH  -  BRAWL
• BRAWN  -  BREAD
• BREADTH  -  BREAKFAST
• BREAST  -  BREASTFEEDING
• BREATH  -  BREATHLESS


BRASH,  BRASHNESS

adj. 1884 US sl. - wild, audacious, impertinent; brash FLY 
 
adj. 1944 - aggressively direct; acting without concern for the feelings of others; brash, tactless, ungentle ABRASIVE
 
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - brash or self-promoting NOT BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD 
 
adj. E20 US - uppity, overbearing, brash ASSY 
 
n. 1663 colloq. - a brash, extravagant, or daring unconventional person, esp. one who makes a display of high or fast living; a fashionable prostitute HIGH FLIER 
 
n. 1835 colloq. - sauciness, impertinence, pertness, brashness SAUCE 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - a brash or boastful person;  a brash or boastful statement POP-OFF
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BRASS

adj. 1702 obs. rare - of the nature of copper or brass; coppery, brassy AEROSE
 
n. 1834 - an artificer in brass BRASS-SMITH 
 
n. 1980 US sl. - stolen brass or copper sold as scrap DIKE
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BRASSIERE

n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a padded bra or a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts GAY DECEIVERS 
 
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts FALSIE;  FALSY 
 
n. c1945 sl. - a brassiere TITBAG 
 
n. 1963 US sl. - a brassiere HAMMOCK FOR TWO 
 
n. 1970 UK sl. - a brassiere BOULDER-HOLDER;  OVER-THE-SHOULDER BOULDER-HOLDER 
 
n. 1984 Aust. - a brassiere (jocular usage) FLOPPER-STOPPER 
 
n. a1986 US - a brassiere (jocular usage) LUNG HAMMOCK 
 
n. Bk1998 sl. - ads for bras and other female undergarments BOOBADS 
 
n. E20 Aust. - a brassiere FRONT-SUSPENSION 
 
n. E20 Brit. sl. - a brassiere TIT-HAMMOCK 
 
n. 2003 sl. - a brassiere (homosexual usage) VESTIGE 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a brassiere DOUBLE-BARRELLED SLINGSHOT
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BRASS KNUCKLES

n. 1950s sl. - brass knuckles MAULER;  MAWLER
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BRAT

n. a1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a child or offspring; contemptuously, a brat or a little wretch BROLL 
 
n. 1593 - a young or small child; an infant; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child BANTLIN;  BANTLING 
 
n. c1700 Sc. rare - a child, a brat; also, a fellow, somewhat depreciative, as a knave, a vagabond  GETLING 
 
n. 1710 Sc. - a term of contempt for a brat GET 
 
n. 1785 Sc. - a term of contempt for a child, a brat; a bastard GETT 
 
n. 1822 Sc. - a brat of a child BELCH 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a contemptuous term for a child; a brat; a first-year pupil in the Edinburgh High School GYTE 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a term of contempt for a child; a brat BAILCH;  BELSHACH;  BILCH
 
n. 19C sl. - a child; a kid; a brat (chiefly Brit.) SOD 
 
n. 1948 US - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child BANTY 
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BRAVADO

n. 1737 - an idle vaunt; a piece of brag or bravado GAB 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - bravado; show, splendour BRAVERIE 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - bravado; 'balls' CHONES 
 
vb. 1922 sl. - to be full of empty bravado BE ALL PISS AND WIND
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BRAVE,  BRAVELY,  BRAVERY,  BRAVEST

adj. c897 obs. - brave, bold, valiant, daring KEEN 
 
adj. a1000 obs. - bold, brave, valiant, stout, strenuous ORPED 
 
adj. a1000 obs. - brave, bold, strenuous, hardy DEAR;  DERE 
 
adj. c1175 obs. - bold, daring, courageous, brave DERF
 
adj. a1225 obs. exc. arch. - brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty STALWORTH
 
adj. c1275 arch., Sc., & Eng. dial. - strong and courageous, esp. in warfare; valiant, brave WIGHT 
 
adj. c1275 obs. - valiant, brave I-WIHT
 
adj. c1320 obs. - strong, doughty, brave, powerful FADE 
 
adj. c1350 obs. - good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful TIDY
 
adj. a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - strong and courageous, esp. in warfare, valiant, brave WIGHTY 
 
adj. c1400 obs. - good at arms; stout or strong in combat; doughty, brave, bold, valiant TALL 
 
adj. 1542 obs. - brave MANFUL-HARDY 
 
adj. 1584 - great in courage; nobly brave or valiant MAGNANIMOUS 
 
adj. 1610 - spirited; brave STOMACHFUL 
 
adj. 1786 sl. - brave SPUNKY 
 
adj. 1789 UK - self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant GALLOWS;  GALLUS 
 
adj. 1802 Sc. - chosen; strongest; bravest and best WALED-WIGHT;  WALL-WIGHT 
 
adj. 1842 sl. - brave PLUCKY 
 
adj. 1882 Sc. - of persons: bold, brave, heroic CAMPIE;  CAMPY 
 
adj. 1890 Amer. sl. - courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust GUTSY 
 
adj. L19 Aust. sl. - very brave GAME AS A MEAT ANT;  GAME AS AN ANT;  GAME AS GOATS;  GAME AS HORNETS 
 
adj. 1904 Amer. dial. - brave, resolute SANDY 
 
adj. 1923 Sc. obs. - brave KEMPIE;  KEMPY
 
adj. 1935 sl. - brave (orig. & chiefly US) BALLSY 
 
adj. 1942 Amer. sl. - courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust GUTTY 
 
adj. 1945 Aust. sl. - extremely brave or courageous; especially said of someone of small stature GAME AS A PISS-ANT 
 
adj. 1959 US sl. - excessively masculine, virile, and brave MACHO 
 
adj. 1961 US sl. - enthusiastic; spirited, brave GUNGI;  GUNGY 
 
adv. c1350 obs. - in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely TALLY 
 
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly DAUNTINGLY
 
adv. 1809 Sc. - bravely BEND 
 
n. a1000 obs. - in Old English poetry: a warrior; a brave man; a man generally EARL 
 
n. a1000 obs. - manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship EARLSHIP 
 
n. a1250 obs. - a valiant man; a brave warrior WIGHTLING 
 
n. c1330 obs. - a brave or chivalrous act; a noble or gallant exploit VASSALAGE
 
n. 1340 - a person considered in respect of his or her bravery, courage, or other admirable qualities; a man of courage or spirit HEART 
 
n. 1422-83 obs. - virility, bravery, courage MANLIHEAD 
 
n. c1430 obs. - bravery, courage MANFUL-HARDINESS 
 
n. 1456 - bravery, valour VALIANCE 
 
n. 1470-85 arch. - a valiant act or deed; a feat of valour or bravery VALIANCE 
 
n. 1542 - a kind, generous, brave, or noble-hearted person HEART OF GOLD 
 
n. 1543 obs. - a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill FACT 
 
n. 1574 - the quality of being valiant or courageous; bravery, valiantness, valour VALIANCY 
 
n. 1577-82 obs. - courage, bravery VALURE
 
n. 1578 - a man distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions, esp. in battle; a brave or illustrious warrior, soldier, etc. HERO 
 
n. 1600 arch. - a person with a strong, courageous nature, esp. a brave and loyal soldier or sailor HEART OF OAK 
 
n. 1609 - one who is valiant; a brave or courageous person VALIANT 
 
n. 1790 rare - a sailor; also, a brave, vigorous, or energetic man; a good fellow HEARTY 
 
n. 1893 colloq. - courage, bravery, stamina, endurance, staying power; masculine valour GUT(S)
 
n. Bk1894 Welsh - a brave or valiant man; a champion TALL MAN 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - courage, bravery BRAVITY 
 
n. 1958 Amer. sl. - a brave person HAIRY 
 
n. 1965 - one who displays readiness to attempt something dangerous or difficult; a plucky, 'gung-ho', intrepid person; an ordinary person who does something brave in order to stop a crime HAVE-A-GO HERO
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery ENERGY 
 
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - bravery (prison usage) DASH 
 
n. Amer. sl. - (racist) a good and brave man (World War I usage) WHITE MAN 
 
vb. c1470 obs. - to behave bravely or valiantly TAKE 
 
vb. 1827 - to strip of bravery and pomp CROP THE FEATHERS OF 
 
vb. 1950s sl. - to be brave, to be plucky HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S CHEST 
 
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to keep one's chin up, to be brave or cheerful FACE UP 
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BRAVO

int. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - well done! bravo!  SHABASH!
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BRAWL,  BRAWLER,  BRAWLING

adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - riotous, brawling RAMSACKING 
 
n. c1386 obs. - a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls CHIDESTER 
 
n. c1440 obs. - a quarrelsome person; one given to brawling and riot; a rowdy BARATOUR;  BARETOUR;  BARRATER;  BARRATOR 
 
n. 1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - confusion, disturbance, disorder, tumult, uproar; a brawl, hubbub, commotion GARBOIL 
 
n. 1577 obs. - a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war BRABBLE
 
n. 1623 obs. - the act of scolding or brawling; a quarrel, a brawl RIXATION 
 
n. 1768 Sc. - a quarrel, a dispute, a brawl SCASH 
 
n. 1781 sl. obs. - a woman, esp. a prostitute, arrested for disorderly conduct or brawling (police usage) MOUSE 
 
n. 18C chiefly Eng. dial. - a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle, brawl, a scolding match FRATCH 
 
n. 1816 sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl SET-TO 
 
n. 1825 Sc. obs - a noisy, brawling woman BELLONIE 
 
n. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping YATTER 
 
n. 1831 sl. - a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person BAD HAT 
 
n. 1832 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl RANDY 
 
n. 1848 sl. - a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person BAD ACTOR 
 
n. 1852 - a big argument; a brawl DONNYBROOK 
 
n. Bk1866 Sc. - a boisterous brawling person GLUFFIS;  GLUFFUS 
 
n. 1868 Sc. - a termagant; a brawling, domineering woman SCOURGE 
 
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - a contemptible fellow; a sturdy, brawling woman; a dirty female tatterdemalion TARLACK;  TARLOCH 
 
n. 1883 US sl. - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person BAD CROWD 
 
n. 1887 sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl ROUGH HOUSE
 
n. 1889 sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl ROUGH-UP 
 
n. 1890 sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl (chiefly US) RUCKUS;  RUKUS
 
n. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. - fighting; a brawl STOUCH;  STOUSH 
 
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a female brawler or a scold; a bad-mouthed woman HECKLER 
 
n. 1894 Amer. sl. - a fist-fight; a brawl MIX-UP 
 
n. 1897 colloq. - a fight or brawl; a quarrel, a disturbance DUST-UP 
 
n. M19 US sl. - a fight, a brawl MIX 
 
n. L19 US sl. - a brawl, a fist-fight OUT-AND-OUT;  OUT-AND-OUTER 
 
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a quarrel, a brawl SCRAWL 
 
n. 1910s W. Indies sl. - a brawl LICKING-MATCH
 
n. 1916 sl. - a brawl; a commotion SCHEMOZZLE;  SCHIMOZZLE;  SCHLEMOZZLE;  SHELMOZZLE;  SHEMOZZLE;  SHIMOZZLE 
 
n. 1927 sl. - a fight; a brawl UP-AND-A-DOWNER;  UP-AND-DOWNER;  UPPER AND DOWNER 
 
n. 1930s Aust. sl. - an argument, a dispute, a fight, a brawl YIKE 
 
n. 1935 Sc. sl. - a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd RAMMY 
 
n. 1936 Sc. obs. - a brawl, an uproar, din, noise GARBEL
 
n. 1937 sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl SORT-OUT
 
n. 1940 Amer. sl. - a brawl or violent argument BRANNIGAN 
 
n. 1943 Aust. & NZ sl. - an argument, a quarrel, a fight, a brawl BLUE 
 
n. 1955 sl. - a fistfight or brawl PUNCH-UP 
 
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a brawl AXE-HANDLE PARTY;  AX-HANDLE PARTY 
 
n. 1959 Sc. - a scold; a coarse, brawling woman KAIL-WIFE 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it IRISH BRAWL;  IRISH FAIR;  IRISH FIGHT 
 
n. 1967 Brit. sl. - fighting; a fight, a brawl THUMP-UP 
 
n. 1969 - a fistfight or brawl PUNCH-OUT 
 
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a strong, physically aggressive or bullying person; a brawler BOGART 
 
n. 1996 W. Indies sl. - a tough, brawling, noisy woman ZAMIETESS 
 
n. 20C Aust. sl. - a fight, a brawl BOWL-OVER 
 
vb. c1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs. - to quarrel about trifles, to quarrel noisily, to brawl, to squabble, to wrangle BRABBLE
 
vb. 1600 obs. rare - to quarrel, strive, brawl BARRAT
 
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. - to roar, to brawl, to scold GALLYIE
 
vb. 1825 Sc. - to make a brawling, scolding noise GARBEL (obs.);  GARBOIL 
 
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to roar, to brawl, to scold GELLIE 
 
vb. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl RANDY 
 
vb. 1924 Amer. sl. - to brawl TANGLE PANTLEGS 
 
vb. 1952 Amer. sl. - to brawl SNAP ASSES;  SNAP ASSHOLES 
 
vb. 1953 Amer. sl. - to fight, to argue, to brawl LOCK ASSES 
 
vb. 1957 Amer. sl. - to brawl, to tangle TANGLE ASSHOLES 
 
vb. 1972 Amer. sl. - to thrash opponents, as in a brawl; to employ violence STACK ASSES 
 
vb. 1975 Amer. sl. - to fight, to brawl CROSS ASSHOLES;  LOCK ASSHOLES

BRAWNY

adj. Bk1995 US sl. - muscular and brawny BUFFED
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BRAZEN,  BRAZENED,  BRAZEN-FACED,  BRAZENLY,  BRAZENNESS

adj. 1602 - brazen-faced; impudent COPPER-FACED 
 
adj. 1664 obs. rare - brazen AENEAN;  AHENEAN 
 
adj. 1789 - very bold or impudent; brazen-faced BOLD AS BRASS 
 
adj. 1808 Sc. - confident, assured, bold, brazen MAKINT 
 
adj. 1816 - bold; impudent; shameless; brazen-faced BRASS-VISAGED 
 
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. - impertinent, brazen-faced,; hard-hearted HARDEN-FACED 
 
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - impudent, brazen-faced FACY-GATE 
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - impudent; obstinate; brazen-faced HARD-FACED 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - brazened; hardened to effrontery BRAZED 
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - brazened; impudent, bold; hardened, shameless BRAISANT 
 
adv. 1388 obs. - with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly WITH OPEN FACE 
 
adv. 1889 - with impudent or brazen confidence BRASSILY 
 
n. 1537 - cheek, brazenness FACE 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a brazen-faced, impudent person FACY-GATE 
 
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - brazen assurance GALL 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a bold, brazen-faced person HARDEN-FACE 
 
n. 20C UK sl. - a very impudent or brazen person HARD NECK 
 
vb. 1851 rare - to brazen something out; to carry through something by effrontery CHEEK IT (OUT) 
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BRAZIL NUT

n. 1896 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) the Brazil nut  NIGGERTOE 
 
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - a Brazil nut BUTTERNUT 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the Brazil nut NEGRO TOE 
 
n. 1986 Amer. dial.  - (derogatory) the Brazil nut NIGGER NUT
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BREACH

n. Bk1911 Sc. - a break, breach BRACK
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BREAD

​adj. 1550 - contained or embodied in bread IMPANATE 
 
adj. 1782 Sc. - of bread: stale OLD 
 
adj. 1816 rare - bread-eating ARTOPHAGOUS 
 
adj. 1818 - pert. to bread PANARY 
 
adj. 1830 rare - eating bread, living on bread PANIVOROUS 
 
adj. 1849 rare - capable of being made into bread PANIFIABLE 
 
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. - of bread: doughy, damp, clammy DAFF 
 
adj. 1912 Amer. dial. - of bread or fruit: retaining freshness ALIVE 
 
adj. 1933 Amer. dial. - of bread: plain, without anything added BAREFOOT 
 
n. a1250 - a slice of bread (chiefly Eng. dial.) SHIVE 
 
n. c1250 obs. - a bread maker; a baker BREAD-WRIGHT 
 
n. 1297 obs. - a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment PANTER 
 
n. c1330 obs. - the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment PANTLER
 
n. 1362 obs. - bread PAIN 
 
n. c1386 obs. - white bread, of the finest quality; a loaf or cake of this bread PAIN-DEMAINE 
 
n. a1400 obs. - a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry; the controller of the bread in a large establishment PANTERER 
 
n. c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the finest kind of wheaten bread MANCHET 
 
n. 1430 obs. - second-quality bread YEOMAN BREAD 
 
n. c1450 - the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. HEEL 
 
n. 1470-85 obs. - the quantity of bread or ale made at one time CAST 
 
n. 1513-75 Sc. - a small loaf or 'roll' of bakers' bread, made of various sizes and shapes BAP 
 
n. 1530 - a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. SIPPET
 
n. 1535 obs. rare - a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. SIPPING 
 
n. M16 UK sl. - bread (criminals' usage) PANEM;  PANNAM;  PANNUM;  PENNAM;  PINUM 
 
n. a1609 Sc. - a large flat loaf or bannock FADGE 
 
n. 1611 obs. rare - a storehouse for bread, a pantry PANARY 
 
n. 1648 obs. - bread BATCH 
 
n. 1657 obs. rare - anything eaten along with bread to give it relish OPSONY
 
n. a1687 - the quality or condition of being bread PANEITY 
 
n. 1718 Sc. - a lump or large piece, esp. of meat or bread; a chunk; also, a large quantity of a liquid JUNT 
 
n. 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a small loaf of white bread; a hot cake; a muffin MANCHET 
 
n. 1788 Sc. - a loaf of bread; a small cake NACKIE 
 
n. 1796 - bread (nautical usage) SOFT TOMMY 
 
n. 1796 sl. - a brown loaf (nautical usage) NEGRO-HEAD 
 
n. L18 Sc. - a small loaf of (esp. coarse) bread CLOD 
 
n. L18 sl. - bread soaked in the dressing in which cucumbers have stood TAILOR'S RAGOUT 
 
n. 1805 Eng. dial. - a slice of bread and butter BUTTER-SHAG 
 
n. 1825 Aust. - a simple, unleavened, savoury bread traditionally cooked in the ashes of a campfire DAMPER 
 
n. 1825 Eng. dial. - a loaf of bread TOMMY 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a broken piece of bread, cake, etc. DERL;  DERRIL 
 
n. 1827 Eng. dial. - orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich BUTTY 
 
n. 1829 Irish sl. - bread made of raw potatoes BOXTY 
 
n. 1835 rare - a loaf of bread BUSTER
 
n. 1843 sl. - bread; a slice of bread TOKE 
 
n. 1859 back-slang - bread DA-ERB 
 
n. 1859 sl. - bread (rhyming sl.) NEEDLE-AND-THREAD 
 
n. a1861 Sc. cant - bread; hence, corn or food (gypsy usage) HABBEN;  HABEN 
 
n. c1870 Brit. sl. - bread SINES 
 
n. c1880 Amer. sl. - bread; light bread PUNK 
 
n. 1882 sl. - bread soaked in tea; usually used in the plural (chiefly services' usage) SLINGER 
 
n. 1883 sl. - bread (military usage) ROOTY 
 
n. 1885 Brit. sl. - a thick slice of bread DOORSTEP 
 
n. 1893 Eng. dial. - a small loaf of bread; a piece of dough baked in the frying-pan and eaten hot DANNOCK 
 
n. Bk1890 sl. - a small loaf BURSTER 
 
n. Bk1892 S. Afr. sl. - bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER 
 
n. 1897 Aust. sl. - food, esp. bread (also services' usage) DODGER 
 
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a large piece of bread, cheese, etc. CANCH 
 
n. M19 sl. - a loaf SADDLE 
 
n. L19 Brit. - lack of bread at meals (school usage) FAMINE 
 
n. L19 sl. - a half-quartern loaf DEAD 'UN 
 
n. L19 sl. - a rasher of bacon and a thick slice of bread RASHER AND A DOORSTEP 
 
n. L19 sl. - bread (criminals' usage) BAKED DINNER 
 
n. L19 sl. - bread and butter (usually juvenile usage) BUP;  BUPPER;  BUPPIE;  BUPS;  BUPSIE 
 
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - bread spread with jam JAMMY-MARSE
 
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - slices of bread and jam JAMBREADS 
 
n. 1905 Sc. - the rounded top crust of a loaf of bread CURLY KATE 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a piece of bread and butter MAW 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a piece of bread with cheese or meat, held between the thumb and finger THUMB-PIECE 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a small fragment of bread, a bread crust MAMLOCK 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a snack, a piece of bread and meat eaten out of doors THUMB-BIT;  THUMB-BITE 
 
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a thin piece of bread on which butter is spread with the thumb instead of a knife THUMB-BUCKA;  THUMB-SHAG 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a loaf of bread BIRLIE 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - bread BREED 
 
n. 1923 Sc. - a thick slice of bread, cheese, etc. WADGE 
 
n. 1930s sl. - bread (rhyming sl.) KILL-ME-DEAD 
 
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - stale bread HABBEN;  HABEN 
 
n. 1932 UK sl. - bread (rhyming sl., generally childish usage) UNCLE FRED 
 
n. 1935 Amer. sl. - bread JOTS 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - bread, esp. that with insubstantial texture GUN-WADDING 
 
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bread and water DRY;  LORD'S SUPPER;  PISS AND PUNK;  PUNK AND WHITE WINE 
 
n. 1959 Amer. dial. - the heel or last slice on each end of a loaf of bread ENDBOARD 
 
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) baker's light bread MOONSHINE 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - bread made with half meal and half flour BASTARD BREAD 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - baker's bread; bread not made at home READY BREAD 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the heel of a loaf of bread TAILGATE 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a big round loaf with a rough surface on top ALLIGATOR BREAD 
 
n. 1977 UK sl. - a finger of bread or toast SOLDIER 
 
n. 1980 Amer. dial. - homemade bread LIGHT BREAD 
 
n. 1980 Amer. dial. - store-bought bread LOAFER'S BREAD 
 
n. 1985 sl. - the crust or end slice of a loaf of bread (college usage) TONY 
 
n. 1988 Amer. dial. - bread crust NIBBY 
 
n. 1989 Amer. dial. - the end piece of a loaf of bread TIPPY
 
n. 1989 Amer. dial. - the end pieces of a loaf of bread RIM 
 
n. 1991 Amer. dial. - the end slice of a loaf of bread RIBBLY;  TIMP 
 
n. 1991 Amer. dial. - the heel of a loaf of bread KINK 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - a bread roll (rhyming sl.) NAT (KING COLE) 
 
n. 1999 Amer. dial. - the heel of a loaf of bread POPE'S NOSE 
 
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the thirteenth loaf in a 'baker's dozen' VANTAGE LOAF 
 
n. 20C S. Afr. sl. - something to eat; bread GUY 
 
n. 20C sl. - the ridge on a loaf of bread THE FLY-WALK
 
n. 2000 - bread CAKE 
 
n. - bread (World War I usage) GROUT 
 
vb. 1547 obs. - to embody in bread IMPANE 
 
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to crumble bread SUFFRIATE 
 
vb. 1840 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to mix, to mingle; to knead or mix the ingredients of bread MING 
 
vb. 1847 rare - to embody in bread IMPANATE 
 
vb. 1854 Eng. dial. - to crumble bread between the fingers THRIMBLE 
 
vb. 1875 Amer. dial. - to sop bread in a liquid WALLOP 
 
vb. 1923 Sc. - to cut bread in large slices YANK
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BREADTH

adj. 1671 rare - relating to breadth or width LATITUDINAL 
 
n. c1400 obs. - breadth, width LARGENESS 
 
n. 1599 obs. rare - breadth, width LARGITUDE 
 
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - width or breadth BRENTH 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - breadth BRADE;  BRAID;  BRAIDNESS;  BREED
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BREAK,  BREAKING

also see BROKEN

​adj. 1468 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - liable to break, easily broken; fragile, brittle BRICKLE 
 
adj. 1656 obs. rare - breaking or bursting OBRUMPENT 
 
n. 1606 arch. - a breaking off; an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc. ABRUPTION 
 
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a break, breach BRACK 
 
vb. c888 obs. - to break to pieces; to shatter, to rupture; to break down, to destroy, to demolish TO-BREAK 
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to break in pieces, to crush FORBREAK 
 
vb. c1000 obs. rare - to break in pieces TO-BRIT;  TO-BRYT 
 
vb. 1205 obs. - to break in pieces ABREAK
 
vb. c1250 obs. - to break, to snap, to shatter suddenly BURST
 
vb. 1297 obs. - to break down, to break in pieces, to crush, to smash DEBRUISE 
 
vb. c1300 obs. - to smash or break to pieces; also, to drive violently into something, as with a blow TO-FRUSH 
 
vb. c1320 obs. rare - to dash or break in pieces TO-DRIVE 
 
vb. c1420 obs. rare - to break into bits, to crumble OFFE 
 
vb. c1450 obs. - to break in pieces, to be shivered TO-SHIDER 
 
vb. 1513 obs. rare - to smash, to break with violence RASH
 
vb. 1520 Eng. dial. - to break, tear, or cut into fragments; to shred MAMMOCK 
 
vb. 1632 obs. - to break into small pieces FLAKE
 
vb. 1643 obs. rare - to break off, to sever; to interrupt suddenly ABRUPT
 
vb. 1656 obs. rare - to shake violently; to agitate; to break in pieces CONQUASSATE 
 
vb. 1777 Eng. dial. - to break TEAR 
 
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to break in pieces; to bruise, to crush; to overpower MANG 
 
vb. L18 colloq. - to snap, break off short and sharp, as a carrot does SNAP AS SHORT AS A CARROT 
 
vb. 1809 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to break; to tear; to split wood REEVE 
 
vb. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to break in any way NECK 
 
vb. 1825 Sc. obs. - to break into fragments YMMER
 
vb. 1827 Sc. - to break; to cleave; to cut, to chop, to hack YARK;  YERK 
 
vb. 1840 NZ sl. - to break, to destroy, to ruin; to kill PUCKAROO;  PUCKEROO;  PUKAROO;  PUKARU 
 
vb. 1847 Eng. dial. - to break with violence DEAVE 
 
vb. 1853 Eng. dial. - to break or cut into pieces; to crumble; to tear; to mangle; to carve awkwardly MOMMOCK;  MUMMOCK
 
vb. 1861 - to break into minute splinters BREAK INTO MATCHWOOD 
 
vb. 1866 US sl. - to break up BUST UP 
 
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - to fall down; to break in pieces GO SCAT 
 
vb. 1885 Eng. dial. - to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat SCAT;  SCAT ABROAD
 
vb. Bk1890 - to break by letting fall (tinkers' usage) CLISHPEN 
 
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. - to break in pieces FALL A-PIECES 
 
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. & sl. - to break, to ruin, to destroy JIGGER 
 
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to snap; to break off suddenly with a noise SCRAP 
 
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to break into fragments YIM 
 
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to cut or break into very small pieces MINCHICK 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to break BRACK;  BRECK 
 
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. - to break into pieces BUSTICATE 
 
vb. 1933 sl. - to have rowdy fun, typically resulting in breakages BEAT IT UP 
 
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to break, to damage, to wreck TEAR UP 
 
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat BANJAX 
 
vb. 1979 UK - to break or smash; to wreck (market traders' usage) PAGGER 
 
vb. Bk1995 US sl. - to break or cease to operate FRITZ OUT 
 
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to break; to fail; to give out BITE THE DUST
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BREAK (rest)

n. 1687 Amer. dial. - a midday break NOONING 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a break taken at mid-morning or mid-afternoon QUARTER 
 
vb. 1805 Amer. dial. - to take a midday break from work or travel for food and rest NOON 
 
vb. 1902 Amer. dial. - to take a mid-morning or mid-afternoon break QUARTER 
 
vb. 1910s US sl. - to take a short break, i.e. a 5-minute break TAKE FIVE 
 
vb. 1990s W. Indies sl. - to relax, to take a break VIBE OUT
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BREAKDOWN

n. 1972 Amer. - a mental breakdown (jocular usage) MENTAL HERNIA 
 
n. 20C colloq. - a mental breakdown CRACK-UP 
 
vb. c1850 colloq. - to be exhausted; to break down whether physically or mentally CRACK UP 
 
vb. M19 sl. - to suffer an emotional breakdown COME OFF THE RAILS 
 
vb. 1917 Amer. sl. - to suffer an emotional breakdown; to become insane CRACK 
 
vb. 1931 colloq. - to lose control psychologically; to break down PSYCH OUT
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BREAK DOWN (stop working)

vb. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to fail or give way; to break down QUAIL 
 
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. - to damage; to break down; to destroy RACKTIFY;  RACTIFY 
 
vb. 1975 US sl. - to break down, to stop working CAG OUT 
 
vb. 2000 Amer. dial. - of a machine: to break down TEAR UP 
 
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to break down; to quit running CONK OUT 
 
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to fail; to break down CRAP OUT
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BREAKER - see WAVE
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BREAKFAST

adj. 1656 obs. rare - belonging to breakfast; serving for dinner PRANSORIOUS 
 
adj. 1721 obs. - relating to breakfast JENTACULAR 
 
n. 1491 arch. - the first meal of the day, breakfast (chiefly Sc.) DISJUNE 
 
n. 1599 obs. rare - breakfast JENTATION 
 
n. 1656 obs. rare - a breakfast, a little dinner, a small meal PRANDICLE 
 
n. 1658 obs. rare - breakfast JENTICULATION 
 
n. 1804 obs. - in ancient Greece: a breakfast of bread dipped in wine ACRATISM
 
n. 1833 Sc. - breakfast DEJEUNE 
 
n. 1889 Brit. sl. - breakfast (orig. university usage) BREKKER 
 
n. M19 sl. - breakfast DAN TUCKER 
 
n. L19 sl. - breakfast in bed and using the pot for defecation, rather than leaving the warm house for a trip to the outdoor privy COCKNEY'S LUXURY 
 
n. 1904 Brit. sl. - breakfast (orig. children's usage) BREKKIE;  BREKKY 
 
n. 1930s sl. - breakfast DANNY RUCKER 
 
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - breakfast cereals SCRATCHINGS 
 
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a breakfast fashionably late DICKY BREAKFAST 
 
n. 1960 US sl. - any combination of a glass of water, a cigarette, and the chance to urinate MEXICAN BREAKFAST 
 
n. 1960s NZ sl. - a cough or dry retch, a glass of water and a cigarette BARBER'S BREAKFAST 
 
n. 1965 Aust. sl. - an act of urination and a good look round; no breakfast at all DINGO'S BREAKFAST 
 
vb. 1536 Sc. obs. - to breakfast  DISJUNE 
 
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to breakfast JENTICULATE
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BREAST

adj. ? 18C - pert. to a woman with qualities such as large, well-proportioned breasts and prominent hips and buttocks; pert. to a woman who has reached sexual maturity WELL-DEVELOPED 
 
adj. 1825 rare - deep-bosomed; big-breasted BATHUKOLPIAN;  BATHYCOLPIAN 
 
adj. 1872 - deep-bosomed BATHUKOLPIC 
 
adj. 1942 sl. - large-breasted STACKED;  STACKED UP;  WELL STACKED 
 
adj. 1950s NZ sl. - used of a woman who is proud of her breasts TIT-PROUD 
 
adj. 1951 sl. - pert. to a woman with large or very large breasts or any other significantly large primary or secondary sexual characteristics WELL-ENDOWED 
 
adj. 1955 UK sl. - said of a woman who has generously proportioned breasts CHESTY
 
adj. 20C - large-breasted (euphemism) PILLOWY 
 
adj. M20 US sl. - pert. to a woman with large or immensely large breasts TITS FOR DAYS 
 
adj. M20 US sl. - 'tits and ass'; pert. to magazines or any publicly available material showing exposed or prominent breasts and buttocks T. AND A. 
 
adj. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - big-breasted (Battoo is the owner of a bus company) MORE BUS THAN BATTOO
 
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - of a woman's breasts: surgically augmented BOLT-ON 
 
n. c1175  - the breasts (now chiefly arch. & Sc. & Eng. dial.) PAPS 
 
n. c1430 obs. - a woman's breast MAMELLE;  MAMMILL 
 
n. 1530 - a woman's breast DUG
 
n. a1533 obs. - a woman's breast DUCKY
 
n. 1594 - a breast (literary euphemism) WORLD 
 
n. M16 - an udder or breast BAG 
 
n. 1611 obs. rare - a breast MAM 
 
n. 17C cant - the breast or bosom HEAVER 
 
n. M17 Brit. - the human breasts OTHER PARTS 
 
n. L17 - a breast; a human breast; usually derogatory when referring to the human breast ELDER 
 
n. a1704 obs. - the breast of a woman UDDER 
 
n. 1727 obs. - the female breasts (jocular usage) FORE-BUTTOCKS 
 
n. 1746 - the breast, esp. the mother's breast TETTY;  TITTY 
 
n. 1785 sl. - a woman with large, full breasts BUSHEL BUBBY 
 
n. B1786 sl. - a woman's breasts (nautical usage) CHEST AND BEDDING 
 
n. 18C Brit. - the breasts or other sexual characteristics WARE(S) 
 
n. 18C Brit. sl. - a breast DIDD; DIDDY 
 
n. 18C Brit. sl. - the breasts or nipples DIDDIES 
 
n. 18C sl. - a woman’s breasts CHARMS 
 
n. 18C sl. - the female breasts DAIRIES;  DAIRY 
 
n. E18 sl. - the female breasts DUMPLINGS
 
n. L18 - the breasts, vagina, and anus TIPPERARY FORTUNE 
 
n. L18 Brit. sl. - a woman's breasts, esp. if fat and partially exposed APPLE DUMPLING SHOP 
 
n. L18 Brit. sl. - the breasts KETTLEDRUMS 
 
n. 1806 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast BUBBY 
 
n. c1870 Brit. sl. - the bosom; the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'breasts') CABMAN'S RESTS 
 
n. 1873 sl. - breasts CHARLIES 
 
n. 1889 Amer. dial. - a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts BUBBER 
 
n. 1891 Amer. sl. - a woman's breasts CATHEADS;  CAT'S-HEADS 
 
n. 19C Brit. colloq. - the breasts PANTRY SHELVES 
 
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the breasts CREAM-JUGS;  DUMPLING-SHOP;  PANTERS;  VEILED TWINS 
 
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the female breasts MILK-SHOP;  MILK-WALK 
 
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the human breasts (rhyming sl. for 'titties') THOUSAND PITIES 
 
n. 19C sl. - the human breasts MEAT-MARKET 
 
n. L19 Brit. - the breasts (euphemism) NATURE'S FONTS 
 
n. L19 Brit. sl. - the human breasts UPPER-WORKS 
 
n. L19 sl. - a pair of female breasts, usually large and shapely breasts PAIR 
 
n. L19 sl. - female breasts LOTTIES 
 
n. L19 sl. - large female breasts COCONUTS 
 
n. L19 sl. - the female breasts BABY'S PUBLIC-HOUSE 
 
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - the female breast HUCKSY-BUB 
 
n. Bk1902 sl. - the female breasts NATURE'S FOUNTS 
 
n. 1909 Amer. dial. - the female breast; breast milk NINNY 
 
n. c1910 sl. - a male more interested in a woman's breasts than her legs, etc. TIT-MAN;  TITS-MAN 
 
n. 1910s sl. - a woman who capitalizes on her physical charms, esp. her smile and breasts (presumably large), to make up for the lack of more subtle attractions ALL TITS AND TEETH;  ALL TITS AND TEETH LIKE A THIRD-ROW CHORUS-GIRL 
 
n. 1910s sl. - the female breasts DAIRY ARRANGEMENTS 
 
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast BOOBY 
 
n. Bk1916 sl. - a woman with large breasts MISS VAN NECK 
 
n. c1920 Aust. - Two Beauts (large and shapely breasts) (jocular usage) T.B. 
 
n. 1923 sl. - the bosom; a human breast (rhyming sl.) EAST AND WEST 
 
n. 1928 sl. - breasts (orig. US) BEZOOMS 
 
n. 1928 sl. - breasts TITS 
 
n. 1929 Amer. sl. - attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure ARTILLERY;  FIELD ARTILLERY 
 
n. 1929 sl. - the breasts BOOBS 
 
n. c1930 colloq. - a vaudeville act in which uncovered female breasts are to be seen TIT-SHOW 
 
n. 1930s Aust. & US sl. - the female breasts HANGERS 
 
n. 1930s sl. - a bosom, a female breast (rhyming sl.) MAE WEST 
 
n. 1930s sl. - attractive female breasts BIG BROWNIES;  BROWN EYES 
 
n. 1930s sl. - the female breasts (orig. US) LUNGERS;  LUNGS 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - a woman's breasts (African-American usage) FIRST BASE;  SECOND BASE 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - the female breasts, esp. when large and firm RACK 
 
n. 1932 Amer. sl. - a woman's breasts AVOCADOS 
 
n. 1934 sl. - the breasts BOOBIES 
 
n. Bk1934 - the breasts (college usage) BIG BROWN EYES 
 
n. 1940 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast MARACA 
 
n. 1940s Amer. sl. - a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts FALSIES 
 
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - the female breasts, esp. as thrust up and forward in the brassieres of the 1940s-50s BALCONY 
 
n. 1940s sl. - a woman's breasts TOP 'UNS 
 
n. 1940s sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'tits') FAINTING FITS 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - the female breasts, esp. when small LUNG WARTS 
 
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast BUB 
 
n. 1941 Brit. & US sl. - breasts, esp. well-shaped breasts KNOCKERS 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - the human breast or chest BRISKET 
 
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts GAY DECEIVERS 
 
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast APPLE 
 
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - breasts MILK BOTTLES 
 
n. Bk1942 sl. - a woman who is physically well-endowed BOMBSHELL 
 
n. Bk1942 US sl. - a girl with at least two good reasons for wearing a tight sweater MUMPS WITH THE BUMPS;  SWEATER GIRL 
 
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - the female breast NINNA 
 
n. 1947 colloq. - parts of the body regarded sexually or as being sexually attractive, esp. the breasts or buttocks of a woman ASSET 
 
n. Bk1947 Amer. sl. - breasts DROOPERS 
 
n. c1950 sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'tits', Fainting Fits) FAINTINGS 
 
n. 1950s Aust. & UK sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'titties') MANCHESTER CITIES;  MANCHESTERS 
 
n. 1950s sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'tits') EARTHA KITTS;  EARTHAS 
 
n. 1950s sl. - the female breasts LAMPS 
 
n. 1951 US sl. - a woman's breast BALL 
 
n. 1953 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast MELON 
 
n. 1953 US sl. - the female breasts DINNERS 
 
n. 1956 sl. - one who shakes bare, or almost bare, breasts to music SHAKE DANCER 
 
n. 1957 sl. - the breasts (orig. US) JUGS 
 
n. 1957 sl. - the female breasts (orig. US) CAKES 
 
n. 1957 US sl. - the female breasts MILK JUGS 
 
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - a woman's breasts CANS 
 
n. 1960 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast HEADLIGHT 
 
n. 1960 sl. - a hefty, large-breasted woman; a fat girl or young woman HEAVY CREAM 
 
n. 1960 UK sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'titties') TOWNS AND CITIES 
 
n. c1960 Aust. sl. - the risk of breasts falling out of a scanty bra or a bikini FALL-OUT 
 
n. c1960 US sl. - the breasts, the 'nuts on the chest' CHESTNUTS 
 
n. 1960s sl. - large female breasts (orig. US college usage) WATERMELONS 
 
n. 1960s sl. - pendulous breasts (homosexual usage) IRISH EVIDENCE 
 
n. 1960s sl. - the female breasts, esp. when large FUNBAGS;  FUNSACKS 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - the female breasts (college usage) ZOGS;  ZOOMS
 
n. 1960s US sl. - the female breasts DOORKNOBS;  JABONGOES;  LUNCHCOUNTER;  LUNCHPAILS 
 
n. 1961 sl. - a woman's breasts (short for "Bristol cities" rhyming slang for 'titties") BRISTOLS 
 
n. 1961 US sl. - a female with large breasts, stereotyped as stupid (teen usage) BB STACKER 
 
n. 1962 Aust. sl. - female breast NORG
 
n. 1962 Aust. sl. - female breasts NORKS 
 
n. 1962 US sl. - a woman's breasts CHABOBS 
 
n. 1963 sl. - the breasts, esp. large breasts BAZOOKAS 
 
n. 1964 US sl. - the female breasts BUFFERS 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast BOO BOO;  BUBBIN;  NINA;  NINNY JUG 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts DINNER BUCKETS;  MILK BAGS;  MILK BUCKETS;  MILK CANS;  MILK CONDENSERY;  MILKERS;  MILK FACTORIES;  MILK FACTORY;  MILK PAILS;  MILK ROUTE;  MILKSHAKES;  MILK WORKS;  MILKY WAYS;  SET OF HEADLIGHTS 
 
n. a1965 US sl. - breasts (esp. military in Far East) CHI-CHIS 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts LOVE BUMPS;  LOVE POINTS 
 
n. 1966 Brit. sl. - the breasts, esp. well-formed breasts LOVE-BUBBLES
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast CHRIST-APPLE 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - breasts HANG-HEAVIES 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast BUBBLE
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts BABY BUMPERS;  TETONS 
 
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast SACK 
 
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts MILKING JUGS 
 
n. 1969 US sl. - the female breasts SNORBS 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts BORDEN'S AND ELSIE'S 
 
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - a woman with a large bust RACK 
 
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - the caressing of a woman's breasts TIT-OFF 
 
n. 1970s sl. - the female breasts BOOSIES;  BUZZIES
 
n. 1970s sl. - the female breasts, esp. if large KAHOONAS;  KAZOOMS 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a large-breasted woman BRICKHOUSE 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - female breasts, esp. large ones, but not necessarily shapely ones (college usage) WALLOPIES 
 
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - breasts BORDEN AND BOWMAN 
 
n. 1971 US sl. - a girl with large breasts BETTY 
 
n. 1972 sl. - breasts BAZONGAS 
 
n. 1972 UK sl. - the female breast BOUNCER 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - a woman's breasts CHALUBBIES 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - padding that enhances the apparent size of a female's breasts CHEATERS 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - the breasts BAZONKAS;  BAZOONGAS 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - the female breasts FLAPS
 
n. 1974 US sl. - a flat-chested woman CARPENTER'S DREAM 
 
n. 1976 Amer. sl. - small breasts MOSQUITO BITES 
 
n. 1980 UK sl. - the female breasts DINGLEBERRIES 
 
n. 1980 US sl. - in homosexual usage: a woman, esp. one with large breasts BOVINA 
 
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - the female breast (rhyming sl. for 'titty') WALTER MITTY 
 
n. 1980s sl. - a woman's breasts TOP SET 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - breasts (college usage) YABBOS;  YARBOS 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - the female breasts BALANGAS 
 
n. 1982 US sl. - the female breasts GARBANZOS 
 
n. 1982 US sl. - the female breasts, esp. the nipples BROWNIES 
 
n. 1985 UK sl. - the female breasts DUGONGS 
 
n. 1986 US sl. - a woman's breasts CHEST
 
n. a1986 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast MANGO 
 
n. 1988 Aust. sl. - large female breasts NORMA STOCKERS 
 
n. 1988 Sc. sl. - the female breast (rhyming sl. for 'tit') TACKETY (BIT) 
 
n. 1990 sl. - a woman's breasts BAPS 
 
n. 1990s sl. - an extremely large pair of breasts WHAMDANGLERS 
 
n. 1990s sl. - small female breasts PARISIAN BREASTS 
 
n. 1990s sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for 'tits') MOONLIGHT FLITS 
 
n. 1990s sl. - the female breasts CAJOOBLIES;  CHEST FLESH;  WAPS;  WAP-WAPS 
 
n. 1992 Aust. sl. - breasts NORAS 
 
n. 1993 Amer.  sl. - breasts NARDS 
 
n. 1997 UK sl. - small female breasts FRIED EGGS 
 
n. 1997 US sl. - breast implants FAKES 
 
n. 20C - the human breasts (euphemism) TWIN LOVELIES 
 
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the breasts (rhyming sl. for 'tits') TRACY BITS;  TRAY BITS;  TREY BITS 
 
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the breasts NUBBIES 
 
n. 20C colloq. - a flat-chested woman FLATTY 
 
n. 20C sl. - nipples (homosexual usage) PUPPIES 
 
n. 20C sl. - the appreciation of well-shaped human breasts; breast worship TITICULTURE 
 
n. 20C sl. - the female breasts (rhyming sl. for teat/tit) RACKS (OF MEAT) 
 
n. 20C sl. - the human breasts (orig. Aust.) UPPER-DECK 
 
n. 20C sl. - the space between the breasts GAP 
 
n. 20C US - the human breasts (euphemism) GROWTHS 
 
n. 20C US - the human breasts (jocular euphemism) TONSILS 
 
n. 20C US - the human breasts TWINS 
 
n. 20C US colloq. - the breasts BABY PILLOWS 
 
n. 20C US sl. - a woman's breasts APPURTENANCES 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the breasts BALLOONS;  HANDLES;  NUGGETS;  VOOS 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the breasts; extremely well-shaped breasts GAZONGAS 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the breasts; the nipples EYES 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the human breasts LULUS;  ORANGES 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the human breasts; small breasts LEMONS 
 
n. 20C sl. - the breasts BIKINI STUFFERS 
 
n. E20 Aust. & US sl. - the breasts HAND-WARMERS 
 
n. E20 Aust. sl. - the human breasts, esp. bouncing and wobbling breasts FLIP-FLAPS 
 
n. E20 Aust. sl. - young women with jiggling and bouncing breasts FLIP-FLAPS 
 
n. E20 US sl. - the female breast(s) PUMP(S) 
 
n. M20 Aust. sl. - the breasts NORGIES;  NORKERS 
 
n. M20 US sl. - large and well-proportioned breasts CHUBBIES 
 
n. M20 US sl. - the dark area around the nipples HALO 
 
n. M20 US sl. - the human breasts GOONAS;  HOOTERS 
 
n. 2000 US sl. - a woman with large breasts and large buttocks (a Total Package) TP 
 
n. 2000s Irish sl. - a woman's breasts JABS 
 
n. 2000s sl. - a female breast ZOOMER 
 
n. 2000s sl. - a woman with large breasts DAIRY QUEEN 
 
n. 2000s US sl. -  the woman with the largest breasts in a group (African-American usage) QUEEN BEE 
 
n. 2000s US sl. - the female breasts KABOOLIES 
 
n. 2001 UK sl. - the female breast (rhyming sl.) EAST WEST 
 
n. 2001 UK sl. - the female breasts BABYLONS 
 
n. 2001 US sl. - a woman's chest clothed in a manner that presents the two breasts as a single entity UNIBOOB 
 
n. 2001 US sl. - the female breasts YAHOOS 
 
n. 2002 Brit. sl. - the female breast; usually in the plural NUT 
 
n. 2002 UK sl. - the breasts FOOFS 
 
n. 2003 S. Afr. sl. - a big-breasted girl (teen usage) PAKISTANER 
 
n. 2003 UK sl. - a woman's breasts, or the area of the breasts UP TOP 
 
n. 2003 UK sl. - the female breast (rhyming sl.) GEORGIE BEST 
 
n. 2003 UK sl. - the female breasts SHMAMS 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a woman's breasts BAWANGOS;  BAZOOMS;  BAZOONGIES;  BEZONGAS;  BOOSIASMS 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a woman's breasts; breasts in general BOOBAGE 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the covered female breasts BLOUSE BUNNIES 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the female breasts CONES;  DOUGHBOYS 
 
n. UK sl. - breasts (playground usage) MILLENNIUM DOMES 
 
phr. L19 Brit. - of a woman: having large breasts (euphemism) WELL-FAVOURED BY NATURE 
 
phr. 1984 UK sl. - of a woman: having a generous bust or obviously pregnant (jocular usage) CARRYING ALL BEFORE HER 
 
vb. c1250 sl. - to fondle or attempt to fondle a person's genitals or a woman's breasts GROPE 
 
vb. E17 Brit. sl. - to fondle a woman’s breasts PRACTICE IN THE MILKY-WAY 
 
vb. L17 Brit. sl. - to feel; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts GRUBBLE 
 
vb. c1780 sl. - of a woman: to expose the breast AIR THE DAIRY 
 
vb. c1780 sl. - to expose the breasts SPORT THE DAIRIES;  SPORT THE DAIRY 
 
vb. L18 sl. - to expose one's bosom, especially a large, coarse woman SPORT BLUBBER 
 
vb. 1887 sl. - to expose the breasts FLASH THE BUBS 
 
vb. E19 Brit. sl. - to do sexual foreplay; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts GUDDLE 
 
vb. 1970s Aust. sl. - to caress a woman's breasts TIT OFF 
 
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to stare at female breasts, looking for hard nipples DO A BEAN COUNT
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BREASTFEEDING

n. 1382 obs. - a child at the breast SUCKER 
 
n. c1450 obs. rare - a child at the breast; a suckling PAP-HAWK 
 
n. 1584 obs. - milk sucked (or to be sucked) from the breast; mother's milk SUCK 
 
n. 1688 obs. - a breast-pump SUCKING-BOTTLE 
 
n. 1768 Sc. - a child at the breast; a suckling PAP-BAIRN 
 
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - milk from a woman's breast for the baby DINNEL 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - breastfeeding VISITING CAFÉ LA MAMMA 
 
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. - to breastfeed a baby DINNEL
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BREATH

adj. 1595 Sc. obs. - short-winded, out of breath or quickly becoming so SHORT-ENDED
 
adj. 1881 Eng. dial. - out of breath, exhausted BELLOWS TO MEND 
 
adj. 1892 Amer. dial. - short of breath WIND-BUSTED 
 
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - exhausted, out of breath BELLOWSED 
 
n. a1300 obs. - breath ONDE 
 
n. 1340 obs. - breath HAND 
 
n. 1578 - blowing out, strong expulsion of breath EFFLATION 
 
n. 1793 Amer. dial. - shortness of breath THE HEAVES
 
n. 1827 sl. & Eng. dial. - breath, 'wind' PUFF 
 
n. 1847 Eng. dial. - a deep breath drawn when in pain QUIRK 
 
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a breath; a whiff QUIFF 
 
n. 1899 Sc. - an inhalation; a drawing in of the breath INTAKE 
 
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a puff; a breath of air, smoke, etc. FAFF 
 
n. 1944 US sl. - bad-smelling breath DOG BREATH 
 
n. c1944 US sl. - a person having offensive breath; used as a contemptuous term of address DOG BREATH 
 
n. 1970s US  sl. - bad breath (students' usage) JUNGLE MOUTH 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - breath, esp. bad breath (rhyming sl.) LIFE (AND DEATH)
 
n. 1993 US sl. - bad breath DUKE BREATH 
 
n. Brit. sl. - what people with bad breath are said to have a mouth like ALSATIAN'S ARSEHOLE 
 
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bad breath; dry mouth, especially following a night of heavy drinking and smoking MOUTH LIKE A CAMEL-DRIVER'S CRUTCH;  MOUTH LIKE THE BOTTOM OF A COCKY'S CAGE 
 
phr. Brit. sl. - said of a mouth that is less than fresh LIKE A CABBIE'S ARMPIT;  LIKE A CAB DRIVER'S ARMPIT
 
vb. c1450 obs. rare - to give time to recover breath ABREATHE
 
vb. 1547 obs. - to render the breath inoffensive PALL 
 
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - to become out of breath, to faint; esp. of children exhausted with crying, coughing, or laughing BLAKE
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to be out of breath BLOW ENOUGH TO TURN A MILL 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - of breath: to flutter, to flicker BLATTER 
 
vb. M20 US - to smell bad; to offend someone with perspiration odour or with bad breath (advertising usage) OFFEND
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BREATHE,  BREATHING

adj. 1746 Eng. dial. - short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty THICK-LIFTED 
 
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - hoarse, breathing with difficulty, wheezing HEAZY 
 
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty THICK-LISTED 
 
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bad at breathing, husky THICK-WINDED 
 
n. 1713 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - a rattling sound in the throat caused by difficulty in breathing; especially used of a dying person  RUTTLE 
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n. 1794 Eng. dial. - a difficult respiration caused by rareness of the air MEATHY;  MEUTHY 
 
n. 1874 Amer. dial. - an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition SINKING SPELL 
 
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - panting, laboured breathing HASSELING;  HASSLING 
 
n. 1976 Amer. dial. - inability to breathe easily THE SMOTHERS
 
vb. c1000 obs. - to blow or breathe up or into ABLOW 
 
vb. a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to breathe with difficulty and noise, like a dying person RUTTLE 
 
vb. 1393 obs. - to breathe ONDE 
 
vb. a1475 rare - to blow or breathe on; also, to inspire by divine or spiritual means AFFLATE
 
vb. 1590 - of an otter or beaver: to rise to the surface in order to breathe; also, of a person VENT 
 
vb. 1590 obs. - to draw or air or breath into the mouth; to inhale air, smoke, etc. SUCK 
 
vb. 1626 obs. - to breathe or blow on ADHALATE 
 
vb. 1788 Eng. dial. - to breathe thickly and with difficulty; to wheeze; to cough or 'hawk' HEAZE 
 
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to croak; to squeal as an animal in pain; to emit the breath forcible, esp. after violent exertion QUERK 
 
vb. 1837 Amer. dial. - to experience shortness of breath SMOTHER 
 
vb. 1850 Eng. dial. - to breathe heavily or pant with exertion THOCK 
 
vb. 1851 Eng. dial. - to breathe with difficulty; to choke MEETH 
 
vb. 1883 Eng. dial. - to breathe hard; to be out of breath BELLOWS 
 
vb. 1887 Sc. obs. - to breathe, to whisper, to devise, to imagine EIN
 
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. - to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale HALE;  HALE FOR BREATH 
 
vb. B1900 Sc. - to breathe with difficulty: generally applied to children GROOZLE 
 
vb. B1900 Sc. obs. - to breathe; to whisper; to devise; to imagine AND 
 
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to blow softly, to breathe upon FARZE 
 
vb. Bk1903 sl. - to breathe hard ROAR 
 
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to breathe QUELTY 
 
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to breathe BLAW 
 
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. - to pant or breathe noisily HASSEL;  HASSLE

BREATHLESS

​adj. 1827 sl. & Eng. dial. - out of breath, breathless OUT OF PUFF 
 
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - a person short of breath PANKER 
 
n. Bk1898 Sc. - one who is breathless from corpulence BURSEN BELCH 
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