REVERSE DICTIONARY B
BREE - BROSZ
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• BREECHES - BRIBE
• BRICK - BRILLIANT
• BRIM - BRITAIN
• BRITTLE - BROOM
BREECHES - see TROUSERS
BREED
n. 1555 obs. - a race, stock, or breed of men CASTE
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - an type or breed, as of a dog DEGREE
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - an type or breed, as of a dog DEGREE
BREEDING
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. - breeding BEATING WITH CHILD
adj. c1489 obs. - of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute OF HIGH FASHION
adj. c1675 obs. - of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute OF GOOD FASHION
adj. a1732 obs. - imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; under-bred HALF-BRED
adj. L19 sl. - of poor breeding, socially inferior HAIR(Y) ABOUT THE HEELS; HAIRY ABOUT THE FETLOCKS
n. c888 obs. - good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education TIGHT
n. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding AFAITEMENT
n. 1607 obs. - breeding; the production of offspring RACE
n. 1911 Sc. - education; good breeding BREEDING
adj. c1489 obs. - of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute OF HIGH FASHION
adj. c1675 obs. - of high quality or breeding; of eminent social standing or repute OF GOOD FASHION
adj. a1732 obs. - imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; under-bred HALF-BRED
adj. L19 sl. - of poor breeding, socially inferior HAIR(Y) ABOUT THE HEELS; HAIRY ABOUT THE FETLOCKS
n. c888 obs. - good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education TIGHT
n. c1300 obs. - training, proper behaviour, breeding AFAITEMENT
n. 1607 obs. - breeding; the production of offspring RACE
n. 1911 Sc. - education; good breeding BREEDING
BREEZE - see WIND
BREWER, BREWERY, BREWING
n. 1337 obs. - a vessel for brewing; a tub, a vat TINE
n. 1781 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc. ABROAD CLERK
n. 1807 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc. ABROAD COOPER
n. 1860 sl. - a brewer or landlord of a public house BUNG
n. 1881 - a ludicrous name for the brewing and beer-selling interest BEEROCRACY
n. Bk1890 sl. - a brewer or publican ALE SPINNER
n. 1781 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc. ABROAD CLERK
n. 1807 rare - a brewery employee who visits publicans' premises to collect payments, oversee the way beer is kept., etc. ABROAD COOPER
n. 1860 sl. - a brewer or landlord of a public house BUNG
n. 1881 - a ludicrous name for the brewing and beer-selling interest BEEROCRACY
n. Bk1890 sl. - a brewer or publican ALE SPINNER
BRIBE, BRIBED, BRIBERY, BRIBING
adj. 1561 obs. - bribed WAGED
adj. 1609 obs. - able to be bribed VENDIBLE
adj. 1670 - of persons: capable of being bought over or bribed; of an unprincipled and hireling character VENAL
adj. 1872 US sl. - seeking or willing to accept bribes (criminals' usage) EASY
adj. 1898 sl. - addicted to bribery and corruption BOODLEISTIC
adj. 19C sl. - used of one who has been bribed PALMED
adj. 1930 sl. - taking bribes (orig. US) ON THE TAKE
adj. 1940s US sl. - accepting bribes or paying bribes (criminals' usage) ON THE PAD
adj. 1964 US sl. - bribed LINKED
adj. 1973 US sl. - protected from police action by bribes ON
adj. 1974 sl. - having been made amenable by a bribe (criminals' usage) BAGGED
adj. 1996 Brit. sl. - of a policeman: having been bribed ON A PENSION
adj. 20C sl. - pert. to a person who will take bribes APPROACHABLE
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - bribed FIXED
n. 1362 obs. - something held or offered in the closed hand; a covert bribe or present HANDY-DANDY
n. 1548 obs. - when an advocate or pleading lawyer, who is being bribed by the other party, feigns himself sick, or not able to speak SILVER SICKNESS
n. 1549 obs. - a bribe FEE
n. M16 sl. - one who takes bribes MUNCH-PRESENT
n. L16 - a bribe UNGUENTUM AUREUM
n. L16 sl. - money used for bribery ANGEL’S OIL; OIL OF ANGELS
n. c1616 obs. MONEY-TAKER a person who takes bribes
n. a1627 humorous usage OIL OF PALM(S) money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip
n. a1627 humorous usage PALM-OIL (as above)
n. a1627 humorous usage PALM SOAP (as above)
n. 1679 sl. DARK LANTERN a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master
n. a1683 VENALITY readiness to give support or favour in return for profit or reward; prostitution of talent or principles for mercenary considerations; ability to be bribed
n. 1687 VAIL a gift or present in the nature of a bribe
n. 1698 UK sl. JUICE a bribe
n. L17 Anglo-Indian DUSTOOR a bribe, a sweetener, a commission
n. L17 Anglo-Indian DUSTOORIE a bribe, a sweetener, a commission
n. L17 sl. DARK LANTHORN a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master
n. 1706 obs. SILVER SQUINSY when an advocate or pleading lawyer, who is being bribed by the other party, feigns himself sick, or not able to speak
n. 1709 UK HUSH MONEY a bribe paid to obtain silence
n. 18C sl. DAUB a bribe
n. 18C sl. DAWB (as above)
n. M18 UK criminals' sl. DARK GLIM a dark lanthorn
n. L18 sl. DASH bribery; the money paid as a bribe
n. 1828 PALMISTRY bribery
n. 1839 CUMSHAW a bonus, referring to a bribe rather than a reward or present
n. 1847 sl. SWEETENER a bribe
n. 1860 US sl. SOAP money; latterly esp. applied to money used in bribery
n. 1865 sl., orig. US GRAFT practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit political advantage
n. 1874 sl., orig. US SLUSH FUND a reserve fund esp. for political bribery
n. 1883 sl., orig. US BOODLE a bribe
n. 1886 humorous usage PALM-GREASING petty bribery, tipping
n. 1887 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLERISM; BOODLERY
n. 1888 sl. - money acquired by theft or fraud, bribery (orig. US) TAKE
n. 1890 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLING
n. 1891 Amer. sl. - money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery AXLE GREASE
n. 1893 Amer. sl. - funds saved by criminals to pay lawyers, secure cash bail, and to bribe officials (criminals' usage) FALL MONEY
n. 1894 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLEISM
n. 1894 sl. - one who practices bribery and corruption BOODLER
n. 1897 - money given as a douceur or bribe (humorous usage) PALM-GREASE
n. 1899 US sl. - money obtained from a crime or as a bribe RAKE-OFF
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a bribe; a gratuity A DAB IN THE FIST; A DAB IN THE HAND
n. 19C Eng. dial. - money spent in bribery; the act of bribing RADDLINGS
n. L19 sl. - bribery BACK OF THE HAND DOWN
n. L19 US sl. - a bribe PALM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a greasing of the palm, a bribe A DAUB OF THE HAND
n. 1903 Amer. sl. - bribe money; a bribe OIL
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - a large amount of money; applied esp. to money used as a bribe POULTICE
n. 1910 US sl. - money set aside by a criminal for bribing policemen or obtaining bail if he is arrested (criminals' usage) FALL DOUGH
n. 1910s sl. - a bribe, a payoff for services rendered BACK-HANDER
n. 1910s US sl. - a bribe SALVE
n. 1920s US sl. - a regular (weekly) bribe paid to a local official or law officer (criminals' usage) ONCE A WEEK
n. 1920s US sl. - a swindler; a bribe-taker BURGLAR
n. 1925 US sl. - a bribe OILSKIN
n. 1929 US sl. - any sum of money; a share of the money accruing from an enterprise; esp. a bribe or pay-off NUT
n. 1930 sl. - a bribe (orig. & chiefly US) PAY-OFF
n. 1930 sl. - money given as alms or a bribe; the act of so giving money DROP
n. 1930 sl. - money; often applied specifically to money paid as a tip or bribe DROPSY
n. 1933 US sl. - a person or politician insusceptible of bribery (criminals' usage) UNTOUCHABLE
n. 1933 US sl. - one who cannot be bribed (criminals' usage) HINDU
n. 1938 sl. - a bribe or other secret payment to induce someone to use their influence to promote a commercial product, esp. one made to a disc jockey for plugging a record (orig. US) PAYOLA
n. 1940 sl. obs. - one who bribes witnesses and prosecutors into bringing about a desired verdict, esp. a former police officer (criminals' usage) ACCOMMODATOR
n. 1940s sl. - that proportion of one's illicit gains that is used to bribe the police END
n. 1940s US sl. - a bribe GREASE JOB
n. 1940s US sl. - an establishment that pays bribes to the local police (criminals' usage) PAD
n. 1940s US sl. - the regular bribes paid to members of a US police department (criminals' usage) PAD
n. 1946 sl. - a bribe SQUEEZE-PIDGIN
n. 1948 Aust. sl. - a bribe SLING; SLING BACK
n. 1948 US sl. - protection money, bribes, extortion ICE
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - the practice of bribing, with cash or kind, those with access to the public to tout a product; it is ostensibly illegal and generally denied by its practitioners LURKOLA
n. 1952 sl. - a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts (orig. US) BAGMAN
n. 1953 US sl. - a bribe KICK
n. 1955 US sl. - one who regularly gains income from the taking of bribes, illicit commissions, etc. TAKE-ARTIST
n. 1958 Brit. sl. - a bribe BUNG
n. 1960 - a woman who collects or distributes the proceeds of illicit activities; a woman who organizes bribes for the police, civil authorities, etc. (orig. & chiefly US) BAG WOMAN
n. 1960s sl. - one who demands a lot of money; usually used of a corrupt policeman demanding large bribes ASKER
n. 1960s sl. - one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman ICEMAN
n. 1960s UK sl. - a bribe, often paid as regularly as more legitimate wages (police usage) EARNER
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - a bribe SCHMEAR; SCHMEER; SCHMERE; SHMEAR; SHMEER; SHMIR
n. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a bribe GREASE-HAND; GREASE-PALM
n. 1972 US sl. - a bribe SOAP
n. 1973 US sl. - a person engaged in an illegal enterprise who does not pay a regular bribe to the police but does when confronted SNEAKER
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - bribe money paid to the police, an individual policeman, or politicians, for allowing illegal activities to continue without interference, any money paid to protect the payer without arrest PROTECTION
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - 'Protection' PROTECTION MONEY
n. 1975 US sl. - extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe MITTEN MONEY
n. 1981 US sl. - a bribe JUICE MONEY
n. 2003 Jamaica sl. - a small amount of money as a bribe SMALLS
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a bribe FIX
phr. 1921 Amer. sl. - made amenable by bribery (criminal usage) IN THE BAG
vb. 1375 obs. - to bribe FEE
vb. 1461 obs. - to bribe WAGE
vb. 1567 obs. - to bribe FEED WITH MONEY
vb. 1641 obs. - to barter; to corrupt, to bribe PALTER
vb. 1652 - to bribe OIL THE FIST; OIL THE HAND
vb. a1661 obs. - to bribe; to win by means of a bribe (nonce word) OVER-MONEY
vb. c1690 sl. - to bribe DAUB; DAWB
vb. 17C sl. - to bribe OIL THE PALM
vb. 1747 - to pass over money as a bribe; to bribe PALM
vb. 1790 sl. - to influence by illegal means, esp. bribery (orig. US) FIX
vb. 1807 sl. - to influence by giving money to; to bribe ׇGREASE THE PALM OF; GREASE THE HAND OF
vb. 1857 US sl. - to pay a bribe CHALK THE LAMPPOST
vb. 1859 sl. - to conciliate by bribery SQUARE
vb. 1870 Brit. sl. - to bribe a doorman OIL THE KNOCKER
vb. 1883 US sl. obs. - to bribe BOODLEIZE
vb. 1890 sl. - to bribe; to give or take bribes (orig. US) BOODLE
vb. c1890 US sl. - to bribe PAINT
vb. 1894 Amer. sl. - to bribe OIL UP
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to bribe SALT
vb. E19 sl. - to accept a bribe TAKE THE TIP
vb. E19 UK sl. - to avoid a criminal charge through bribery (criminals' usage) SHIRK THE ROUNDBOTTOM
vb. L19 sl. - to bribe; to pay off PALM-OIL
vb. L19 sl. - to receive a gratuity illegally; to knowingly accept a bribe FAKE
vb. 1906 US sl. - to bribe REACH
vb. c1907 Aust. sl. - to pay a bribe SLING
vb. 1910s UK sl. - of police: to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) COP A DROP
vb. 1910s US - to bribe someone (euphemism) BUY SOMEONE A HAT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to coach; to try to influence another's opinion; to bribe HORSESHED
vb. 1920s sl. - to accept bribery TAKE
vb. 1920s sl. - to bribe; to exert (political) pressure on TAKE CARE OF
vb. 1920s US sl. - to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) TAKE IT
vb. 1920s US sl. - to pay graft or bribery money; to fix the police or other public officials OIL
vb. 1927 US sl. - to bribe GET TO
vb. 1928 sl. - to bribe LUBRICATE
vb. 1930s US sl. - to pay bribes, to pay protection money ICE
vb. 1933 colloq. - to take or attempt to take advantage of one's position by demanding or accepting favours or bribes HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) GO IN THE BAG
vb. 1945 Amer. sl. - to bribe SCHMEAR; SCHMEER; SCHMERE; SHMEAR; SHMEER; SHMIR
vb. 1948 US sl. - to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome BAG
vb. 1950 sl. - to bribe BUNG
vb. 1950s sl. - to bribe; to tip LUBE
vb. 1950s UK sl. - of a policeman: to take bribes (criminals' usage) EARN
vb. 1953 US sl. - to bribe, to pay for influence JUICE
vb. 1960s sl. - to give a bribe BACK-HAND
vb. 1970 UK sl. - to yield to bribery or persuasion COME
vb. 1970s UK sl. - to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman (criminals' usage) COP
vb. 20C colloq. - to bribe OIL SOMEONE'S PALM
vb. 20C US sl. - to accept or solicit bribes GREASE ONE'S MITTS
vb. 20C US sl. - to pay, usually a reward; also, to bribe SALVE
vb. 20C US & Can. sl. - to bribe SOAP
adj. 1609 obs. - able to be bribed VENDIBLE
adj. 1670 - of persons: capable of being bought over or bribed; of an unprincipled and hireling character VENAL
adj. 1872 US sl. - seeking or willing to accept bribes (criminals' usage) EASY
adj. 1898 sl. - addicted to bribery and corruption BOODLEISTIC
adj. 19C sl. - used of one who has been bribed PALMED
adj. 1930 sl. - taking bribes (orig. US) ON THE TAKE
adj. 1940s US sl. - accepting bribes or paying bribes (criminals' usage) ON THE PAD
adj. 1964 US sl. - bribed LINKED
adj. 1973 US sl. - protected from police action by bribes ON
adj. 1974 sl. - having been made amenable by a bribe (criminals' usage) BAGGED
adj. 1996 Brit. sl. - of a policeman: having been bribed ON A PENSION
adj. 20C sl. - pert. to a person who will take bribes APPROACHABLE
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - bribed FIXED
n. 1362 obs. - something held or offered in the closed hand; a covert bribe or present HANDY-DANDY
n. 1548 obs. - when an advocate or pleading lawyer, who is being bribed by the other party, feigns himself sick, or not able to speak SILVER SICKNESS
n. 1549 obs. - a bribe FEE
n. M16 sl. - one who takes bribes MUNCH-PRESENT
n. L16 - a bribe UNGUENTUM AUREUM
n. L16 sl. - money used for bribery ANGEL’S OIL; OIL OF ANGELS
n. c1616 obs. MONEY-TAKER a person who takes bribes
n. a1627 humorous usage OIL OF PALM(S) money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip
n. a1627 humorous usage PALM-OIL (as above)
n. a1627 humorous usage PALM SOAP (as above)
n. 1679 sl. DARK LANTERN a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master
n. a1683 VENALITY readiness to give support or favour in return for profit or reward; prostitution of talent or principles for mercenary considerations; ability to be bribed
n. 1687 VAIL a gift or present in the nature of a bribe
n. 1698 UK sl. JUICE a bribe
n. L17 Anglo-Indian DUSTOOR a bribe, a sweetener, a commission
n. L17 Anglo-Indian DUSTOORIE a bribe, a sweetener, a commission
n. L17 sl. DARK LANTHORN a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master
n. 1706 obs. SILVER SQUINSY when an advocate or pleading lawyer, who is being bribed by the other party, feigns himself sick, or not able to speak
n. 1709 UK HUSH MONEY a bribe paid to obtain silence
n. 18C sl. DAUB a bribe
n. 18C sl. DAWB (as above)
n. M18 UK criminals' sl. DARK GLIM a dark lanthorn
n. L18 sl. DASH bribery; the money paid as a bribe
n. 1828 PALMISTRY bribery
n. 1839 CUMSHAW a bonus, referring to a bribe rather than a reward or present
n. 1847 sl. SWEETENER a bribe
n. 1860 US sl. SOAP money; latterly esp. applied to money used in bribery
n. 1865 sl., orig. US GRAFT practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit political advantage
n. 1874 sl., orig. US SLUSH FUND a reserve fund esp. for political bribery
n. 1883 sl., orig. US BOODLE a bribe
n. 1886 humorous usage PALM-GREASING petty bribery, tipping
n. 1887 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLERISM; BOODLERY
n. 1888 sl. - money acquired by theft or fraud, bribery (orig. US) TAKE
n. 1890 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLING
n. 1891 Amer. sl. - money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery AXLE GREASE
n. 1893 Amer. sl. - funds saved by criminals to pay lawyers, secure cash bail, and to bribe officials (criminals' usage) FALL MONEY
n. 1894 sl. - bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds BOODLEISM
n. 1894 sl. - one who practices bribery and corruption BOODLER
n. 1897 - money given as a douceur or bribe (humorous usage) PALM-GREASE
n. 1899 US sl. - money obtained from a crime or as a bribe RAKE-OFF
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a bribe; a gratuity A DAB IN THE FIST; A DAB IN THE HAND
n. 19C Eng. dial. - money spent in bribery; the act of bribing RADDLINGS
n. L19 sl. - bribery BACK OF THE HAND DOWN
n. L19 US sl. - a bribe PALM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a greasing of the palm, a bribe A DAUB OF THE HAND
n. 1903 Amer. sl. - bribe money; a bribe OIL
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - a large amount of money; applied esp. to money used as a bribe POULTICE
n. 1910 US sl. - money set aside by a criminal for bribing policemen or obtaining bail if he is arrested (criminals' usage) FALL DOUGH
n. 1910s sl. - a bribe, a payoff for services rendered BACK-HANDER
n. 1910s US sl. - a bribe SALVE
n. 1920s US sl. - a regular (weekly) bribe paid to a local official or law officer (criminals' usage) ONCE A WEEK
n. 1920s US sl. - a swindler; a bribe-taker BURGLAR
n. 1925 US sl. - a bribe OILSKIN
n. 1929 US sl. - any sum of money; a share of the money accruing from an enterprise; esp. a bribe or pay-off NUT
n. 1930 sl. - a bribe (orig. & chiefly US) PAY-OFF
n. 1930 sl. - money given as alms or a bribe; the act of so giving money DROP
n. 1930 sl. - money; often applied specifically to money paid as a tip or bribe DROPSY
n. 1933 US sl. - a person or politician insusceptible of bribery (criminals' usage) UNTOUCHABLE
n. 1933 US sl. - one who cannot be bribed (criminals' usage) HINDU
n. 1938 sl. - a bribe or other secret payment to induce someone to use their influence to promote a commercial product, esp. one made to a disc jockey for plugging a record (orig. US) PAYOLA
n. 1940 sl. obs. - one who bribes witnesses and prosecutors into bringing about a desired verdict, esp. a former police officer (criminals' usage) ACCOMMODATOR
n. 1940s sl. - that proportion of one's illicit gains that is used to bribe the police END
n. 1940s US sl. - a bribe GREASE JOB
n. 1940s US sl. - an establishment that pays bribes to the local police (criminals' usage) PAD
n. 1940s US sl. - the regular bribes paid to members of a US police department (criminals' usage) PAD
n. 1946 sl. - a bribe SQUEEZE-PIDGIN
n. 1948 Aust. sl. - a bribe SLING; SLING BACK
n. 1948 US sl. - protection money, bribes, extortion ICE
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - the practice of bribing, with cash or kind, those with access to the public to tout a product; it is ostensibly illegal and generally denied by its practitioners LURKOLA
n. 1952 sl. - a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts (orig. US) BAGMAN
n. 1953 US sl. - a bribe KICK
n. 1955 US sl. - one who regularly gains income from the taking of bribes, illicit commissions, etc. TAKE-ARTIST
n. 1958 Brit. sl. - a bribe BUNG
n. 1960 - a woman who collects or distributes the proceeds of illicit activities; a woman who organizes bribes for the police, civil authorities, etc. (orig. & chiefly US) BAG WOMAN
n. 1960s sl. - one who demands a lot of money; usually used of a corrupt policeman demanding large bribes ASKER
n. 1960s sl. - one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman ICEMAN
n. 1960s UK sl. - a bribe, often paid as regularly as more legitimate wages (police usage) EARNER
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - a bribe SCHMEAR; SCHMEER; SCHMERE; SHMEAR; SHMEER; SHMIR
n. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a bribe GREASE-HAND; GREASE-PALM
n. 1972 US sl. - a bribe SOAP
n. 1973 US sl. - a person engaged in an illegal enterprise who does not pay a regular bribe to the police but does when confronted SNEAKER
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - bribe money paid to the police, an individual policeman, or politicians, for allowing illegal activities to continue without interference, any money paid to protect the payer without arrest PROTECTION
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - 'Protection' PROTECTION MONEY
n. 1975 US sl. - extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe MITTEN MONEY
n. 1981 US sl. - a bribe JUICE MONEY
n. 2003 Jamaica sl. - a small amount of money as a bribe SMALLS
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a bribe FIX
phr. 1921 Amer. sl. - made amenable by bribery (criminal usage) IN THE BAG
vb. 1375 obs. - to bribe FEE
vb. 1461 obs. - to bribe WAGE
vb. 1567 obs. - to bribe FEED WITH MONEY
vb. 1641 obs. - to barter; to corrupt, to bribe PALTER
vb. 1652 - to bribe OIL THE FIST; OIL THE HAND
vb. a1661 obs. - to bribe; to win by means of a bribe (nonce word) OVER-MONEY
vb. c1690 sl. - to bribe DAUB; DAWB
vb. 17C sl. - to bribe OIL THE PALM
vb. 1747 - to pass over money as a bribe; to bribe PALM
vb. 1790 sl. - to influence by illegal means, esp. bribery (orig. US) FIX
vb. 1807 sl. - to influence by giving money to; to bribe ׇGREASE THE PALM OF; GREASE THE HAND OF
vb. 1857 US sl. - to pay a bribe CHALK THE LAMPPOST
vb. 1859 sl. - to conciliate by bribery SQUARE
vb. 1870 Brit. sl. - to bribe a doorman OIL THE KNOCKER
vb. 1883 US sl. obs. - to bribe BOODLEIZE
vb. 1890 sl. - to bribe; to give or take bribes (orig. US) BOODLE
vb. c1890 US sl. - to bribe PAINT
vb. 1894 Amer. sl. - to bribe OIL UP
vb. 1896 Eng. dial. - to bribe SALT
vb. E19 sl. - to accept a bribe TAKE THE TIP
vb. E19 UK sl. - to avoid a criminal charge through bribery (criminals' usage) SHIRK THE ROUNDBOTTOM
vb. L19 sl. - to bribe; to pay off PALM-OIL
vb. L19 sl. - to receive a gratuity illegally; to knowingly accept a bribe FAKE
vb. 1906 US sl. - to bribe REACH
vb. c1907 Aust. sl. - to pay a bribe SLING
vb. 1910s UK sl. - of police: to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) COP A DROP
vb. 1910s US - to bribe someone (euphemism) BUY SOMEONE A HAT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to coach; to try to influence another's opinion; to bribe HORSESHED
vb. 1920s sl. - to accept bribery TAKE
vb. 1920s sl. - to bribe; to exert (political) pressure on TAKE CARE OF
vb. 1920s US sl. - to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) TAKE IT
vb. 1920s US sl. - to pay graft or bribery money; to fix the police or other public officials OIL
vb. 1927 US sl. - to bribe GET TO
vb. 1928 sl. - to bribe LUBRICATE
vb. 1930s US sl. - to pay bribes, to pay protection money ICE
vb. 1933 colloq. - to take or attempt to take advantage of one's position by demanding or accepting favours or bribes HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - to accept a bribe (criminals' usage) GO IN THE BAG
vb. 1945 Amer. sl. - to bribe SCHMEAR; SCHMEER; SCHMERE; SHMEAR; SHMEER; SHMIR
vb. 1948 US sl. - to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome BAG
vb. 1950 sl. - to bribe BUNG
vb. 1950s sl. - to bribe; to tip LUBE
vb. 1950s UK sl. - of a policeman: to take bribes (criminals' usage) EARN
vb. 1953 US sl. - to bribe, to pay for influence JUICE
vb. 1960s sl. - to give a bribe BACK-HAND
vb. 1970 UK sl. - to yield to bribery or persuasion COME
vb. 1970s UK sl. - to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman (criminals' usage) COP
vb. 20C colloq. - to bribe OIL SOMEONE'S PALM
vb. 20C US sl. - to accept or solicit bribes GREASE ONE'S MITTS
vb. 20C US sl. - to pay, usually a reward; also, to bribe SALVE
vb. 20C US & Can. sl. - to bribe SOAP
BRICK
adj. 1656 - pert. to or resembling brick; made of brick; of the colour of brick, brick-red LATERITIOUS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a brick WALL-TILE
n. M19 sl. - bricks, esp. as thrown during riots IRISH CONFETTI
n. 1910s US sl. - a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ALLEY LILY; ALLEY RIFLE
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ALLEY APPLE
n. 1960s US sl. - any form of projectile, usually a stone or brick IRISH BOUQUET
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a brick WALL-TILE
n. M19 sl. - bricks, esp. as thrown during riots IRISH CONFETTI
n. 1910s US sl. - a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ALLEY LILY; ALLEY RIFLE
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ALLEY APPLE
n. 1960s US sl. - any form of projectile, usually a stone or brick IRISH BOUQUET
BRICKLAYER
n. 1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a mason or bricklayer MASONER
n. 1835 - an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer, or a builder's assistant CAD
n. 1856 - a menial or manual labourer; a bricklayer's or builder's labourer PADDY
n. 1880 sl. - a bricklayer BRICKIE; BRICKY
n. 1970s US sl. - a bricklayer PADDY
vb. 1930s US - to work as a bricklayer or labourer (tramps' usage) PACK THE MUSTARD
n. 1835 - an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer, or a builder's assistant CAD
n. 1856 - a menial or manual labourer; a bricklayer's or builder's labourer PADDY
n. 1880 sl. - a bricklayer BRICKIE; BRICKY
n. 1970s US sl. - a bricklayer PADDY
vb. 1930s US - to work as a bricklayer or labourer (tramps' usage) PACK THE MUSTARD
BRIDE
also see WEDDING
n. 1388 obs. - a female spouse; a wife; a bride; a married woman SPOUSESS
n. 1774 Amer. dial. - a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom; a newlywed WEDDINGER
n. 1847 - a young bride GIRL-BRIDE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the outfit for a bride MAILIN(G)
n. 1992 UK sl. - a bride (rhyming sl.) FAT AND WIDE; MOTHER'S PRIDE
n. Amer. sl. - a prospective bride (World War II usage) DRAFT BAIT
n. 1388 obs. - a female spouse; a wife; a bride; a married woman SPOUSESS
n. 1774 Amer. dial. - a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom; a newlywed WEDDINGER
n. 1847 - a young bride GIRL-BRIDE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the outfit for a bride MAILIN(G)
n. 1992 UK sl. - a bride (rhyming sl.) FAT AND WIDE; MOTHER'S PRIDE
n. Amer. sl. - a prospective bride (World War II usage) DRAFT BAIT
BRIDEGROOM
also see WEDDING
n. 1774 Amer. dial. - a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom, a newlywed WEDDINGER
n. 1818 Sc. - the bridegroom's man; he who attends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his precursor, at a wedding ALIKAY; ALLAKAY; ALLEKAY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a bridegroom (rhyming sl.) SKINNY (AS A BROOM)
n. 1774 Amer. dial. - a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom, a newlywed WEDDINGER
n. 1818 Sc. - the bridegroom's man; he who attends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his precursor, at a wedding ALIKAY; ALLAKAY; ALLEKAY
n. 1992 UK sl. - a bridegroom (rhyming sl.) SKINNY (AS A BROOM)
BRIDESMAID
also see WEDDING
n. 1537 obs. exc, Amer. dial. - an attendant upon the bride at weddings; a bridesmaid WAITER
n. 1600 - in ancient Greece: the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man; a groomsman or a bridesmaid PARANYMPH
n. 1766 - the bridesmaid or chief bridesmaid (orig. & chiefly Sc.) BEST MAID
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid BRIDEMAID
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid MAID BRIDE; MAID'S BRIDE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid at a wedding WAITRESS
n. Bk1997 - the bridesmaid most determined to snag the bride's bouquet WIDE RECEIVER
n. 1537 obs. exc, Amer. dial. - an attendant upon the bride at weddings; a bridesmaid WAITER
n. 1600 - in ancient Greece: the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man; a groomsman or a bridesmaid PARANYMPH
n. 1766 - the bridesmaid or chief bridesmaid (orig. & chiefly Sc.) BEST MAID
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid BRIDEMAID
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid MAID BRIDE; MAID'S BRIDE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a bridesmaid at a wedding WAITRESS
n. Bk1997 - the bridesmaid most determined to snag the bride's bouquet WIDE RECEIVER
BRIDGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bridge BIRGE
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a foot-bridge RATTIKER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a one-arched bridge BOW-BRIG
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the arch of a bridge BOW
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - a covered bridge KISSING BRIDGE
n. 1954 US sl. - small trees used as a makeshift bridge over a mud hole ARKANSAS GRAVEL; ARKANSAS PAVEMENT
n. 1976 US sl. - a bridge GANGPLANK
n. 1981 UK sl. - a bridge (Citizens' band radio usage) HUMP
vb. 1637 obs. - to throw a bridge across a river LAND
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a foot-bridge RATTIKER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a one-arched bridge BOW-BRIG
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the arch of a bridge BOW
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - a covered bridge KISSING BRIDGE
n. 1954 US sl. - small trees used as a makeshift bridge over a mud hole ARKANSAS GRAVEL; ARKANSAS PAVEMENT
n. 1976 US sl. - a bridge GANGPLANK
n. 1981 UK sl. - a bridge (Citizens' band radio usage) HUMP
vb. 1637 obs. - to throw a bridge across a river LAND
BRIDLE
n. L17 UK sl. - a bridle (criminals' usage) NAB GARDER; NAB GIRDER; NOB GIRDER
n. 1785 sl. - a bridle GAB STRING
n. L18 sl. - a bridle GOB STRING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bridle BEARER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bridle or restrain BRANK
n. 1785 sl. - a bridle GAB STRING
n. L18 sl. - a bridle GOB STRING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bridle BEARER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bridle or restrain BRANK
BRIEF, BRIEFLY
adj. 1561 obs. - brief, momentary, lasting only a short time SUDDEN
adj. 1579 obs. - abridged, curtailed; brief, scant, curt CURTAL
adj. 1606 obs. - lasting only a moment; momentary, brief MOMENTAL
adj. 1611 rare - of time: short, brief NARROW
adj. 1656 obs. - brief, compendious, either in speaking or writing CHILONIC
adj. 1656 rare - speaking briefly; using few words in speech or conversation; laconic PAUCILOQUENT
adj. 1657 obs. rare - of no duration; brief, short-lived TIMELESS
adj. 1730 obs. - brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious COMPENDIARIOUS
adj. 1894 Sc. - brief, fleeting, short-lived WAFF
adj. L19 colloq. - brief and pleasant SHORT AND SWEET, LIKE A DONKEY'S GALLOP
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - short, brief QUEASY
adj. 1946 US sl. - brief, quick HOT
adj. 20C colloq. - brief; impermanent FLY-BY-NIGHT
adv. c1380 obs. - in few words, briefly IN SHORT WORDS
adv. c1386 obs. - briefly and plainly IN SHORT AND PLAIN
adv. 1579 obs. - in short, in brief; by way of abbreviation ABRUPTLY
adv. 1599 - in an abbreviated manner or form; shortly, briefly, concisely ABBREVIATELY
adv. 1704 rare - in an abridged form; concisely, briefly ABRIDGEDLY
adv. 1796 Sc. - in a nutshell, very briefly, giving only the main points IN A NEEDLE'S EYE
adj. 1579 obs. - abridged, curtailed; brief, scant, curt CURTAL
adj. 1606 obs. - lasting only a moment; momentary, brief MOMENTAL
adj. 1611 rare - of time: short, brief NARROW
adj. 1656 obs. - brief, compendious, either in speaking or writing CHILONIC
adj. 1656 rare - speaking briefly; using few words in speech or conversation; laconic PAUCILOQUENT
adj. 1657 obs. rare - of no duration; brief, short-lived TIMELESS
adj. 1730 obs. - brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious COMPENDIARIOUS
adj. 1894 Sc. - brief, fleeting, short-lived WAFF
adj. L19 colloq. - brief and pleasant SHORT AND SWEET, LIKE A DONKEY'S GALLOP
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - short, brief QUEASY
adj. 1946 US sl. - brief, quick HOT
adj. 20C colloq. - brief; impermanent FLY-BY-NIGHT
adv. c1380 obs. - in few words, briefly IN SHORT WORDS
adv. c1386 obs. - briefly and plainly IN SHORT AND PLAIN
adv. 1579 obs. - in short, in brief; by way of abbreviation ABRUPTLY
adv. 1599 - in an abbreviated manner or form; shortly, briefly, concisely ABBREVIATELY
adv. 1704 rare - in an abridged form; concisely, briefly ABRIDGEDLY
adv. 1796 Sc. - in a nutshell, very briefly, giving only the main points IN A NEEDLE'S EYE
BRIGHT (clever)
adj. 1808 sl. - bright, intelligent, quick to act QUICK ON THE TRIGGER
adj. 1821 Amer. dial. - extremely bright and clever; very sharp and shrewd; intellectually alert, quick-witted SMART AS A STEEL-TRAP
adj. 19C sl. - bright, intelligent, quick to act QUICK ON THE BUZZER; QUICK ON THE DRAW
adj. L19 - bright, knowledgeable, aware SAVVY
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - intelligent, bright, well-informed CLUEY
n. 1772 colloq. - a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice BUTTON
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - a bright child COOT
n. Bk1998 sl. - a bright child (New York usage) MOMZER
adj. 1821 Amer. dial. - extremely bright and clever; very sharp and shrewd; intellectually alert, quick-witted SMART AS A STEEL-TRAP
adj. 19C sl. - bright, intelligent, quick to act QUICK ON THE BUZZER; QUICK ON THE DRAW
adj. L19 - bright, knowledgeable, aware SAVVY
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - intelligent, bright, well-informed CLUEY
n. 1772 colloq. - a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice BUTTON
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - a bright child COOT
n. Bk1998 sl. - a bright child (New York usage) MOMZER
BRIGHT, BRIGHTNESS (light)
adj. c1000 obs. - of objects that reflect light: bright, glancing, gleaming, twinkling FAW
adj. a1300 - bright or lively-looking, esp. in colour; brilliant, showy GAY
adj. a1300 obs. - bright, light, shining FAIR
adj. c1340 obs. - brilliant, shining, bright; hence, clearly seen, evident, apparent, obvious BREME
adj. c1420 rare - full of light, bright, clear, shining LUCULENT
adj. 1481 obs. - clean, free from filth, etc.; bright, clear NET
adj. c1485 obs. - bright, illuminatory ILLUMINOUS
adj. 1500-20 obs. - radiant, bright RADIOUS
adj. 1560 obs. rare - bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch FACULENT
adj. 1565 obs. - bright; shining SHEER
adj. 1588 obs. - as bright as the sun; genial, kind SUNBEAMED
adj. 1591 obs. - clear, bright NEAT
adj. c1605 obs. - lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous ILLUSTRIOUS
adj. 1634 - as bright as the sun (poetic usage) SUN-CLAD
adj. 1634 rare - star-like; lustrous; bright SIDEREAL
adj. 1635 obs. - vivid; intensely bright VEHEMENT
adj. 1656 rare - sidereal, starry; like stars, shining, bright SIDEREAN
adj. 1664 rare - of colour: vivid, bright, dazzling QUICK
adj. 1778 Sc. - of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint VEEVE; VIEVE; VIVE
adj. 1804 Sc. - of bright or variegated colour, gaudy GAIRIE; GAIRY
adj. a1849 - as bright as the sun SUNBEAMY
adj. 1852 - flashing; briefly or intermittently bright (literary usage) AFLASH
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - shining, bright BLICANT
adj. 1894 Sc. - of a place: bright, cheerful NAPPY
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs. - bright, clear SCARVISH
adj. 1915 Sc. - brightly coloured, gaudy GALLIERT
n. 1727-36 obs. - brightness, clearness FACULENCE
n. 1880 - dazzling whiteness or brightness CANDESCENCE
n. c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam LEAM
n. c1449 obs. - gay appearance, brightness of colour, dressiness, display, pomp GAYNESS
adj. a1300 - bright or lively-looking, esp. in colour; brilliant, showy GAY
adj. a1300 obs. - bright, light, shining FAIR
adj. c1340 obs. - brilliant, shining, bright; hence, clearly seen, evident, apparent, obvious BREME
adj. c1420 rare - full of light, bright, clear, shining LUCULENT
adj. 1481 obs. - clean, free from filth, etc.; bright, clear NET
adj. c1485 obs. - bright, illuminatory ILLUMINOUS
adj. 1500-20 obs. - radiant, bright RADIOUS
adj. 1560 obs. rare - bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch FACULENT
adj. 1565 obs. - bright; shining SHEER
adj. 1588 obs. - as bright as the sun; genial, kind SUNBEAMED
adj. 1591 obs. - clear, bright NEAT
adj. c1605 obs. - lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous ILLUSTRIOUS
adj. 1634 - as bright as the sun (poetic usage) SUN-CLAD
adj. 1634 rare - star-like; lustrous; bright SIDEREAL
adj. 1635 obs. - vivid; intensely bright VEHEMENT
adj. 1656 rare - sidereal, starry; like stars, shining, bright SIDEREAN
adj. 1664 rare - of colour: vivid, bright, dazzling QUICK
adj. 1778 Sc. - of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint VEEVE; VIEVE; VIVE
adj. 1804 Sc. - of bright or variegated colour, gaudy GAIRIE; GAIRY
adj. a1849 - as bright as the sun SUNBEAMY
adj. 1852 - flashing; briefly or intermittently bright (literary usage) AFLASH
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - shining, bright BLICANT
adj. 1894 Sc. - of a place: bright, cheerful NAPPY
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs. - bright, clear SCARVISH
adj. 1915 Sc. - brightly coloured, gaudy GALLIERT
n. 1727-36 obs. - brightness, clearness FACULENCE
n. 1880 - dazzling whiteness or brightness CANDESCENCE
n. c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam LEAM
n. c1449 obs. - gay appearance, brightness of colour, dressiness, display, pomp GAYNESS
BRIGHTEN
vb. 1490 obs. - to light up; to brighten ILLUSTRE
vb. 1508 - to brighten as with light; to make radiant ILLUMINE
vb. c1586 obs. rare - to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage UPCHEER
vb. 1592 obs. - to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ILLUSTRATE
vb. 1602 - to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten ILLUME
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to shine, to glitter; to emit rays of light; to appear bright RUTILATE
vb. 1866 Sc. - to show signs of renewed interest or spirit; to brighten or perk up; to recover from illness or sadness KECKLE-UP
vb. 1508 - to brighten as with light; to make radiant ILLUMINE
vb. c1586 obs. rare - to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage UPCHEER
vb. 1592 obs. - to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ILLUSTRATE
vb. 1602 - to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten ILLUME
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to shine, to glitter; to emit rays of light; to appear bright RUTILATE
vb. 1866 Sc. - to show signs of renewed interest or spirit; to brighten or perk up; to recover from illness or sadness KECKLE-UP
BRIGHTLY
adv. a1000 - in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly FAIR
adv. 1415 obs. - brightly, showily, gaily GAY
adv. 1415 obs. - brightly, showily, gaily GAY
BRILLIANCE, BRILLIANCY
n. 1519 obs. - the quality of being 'orient'; lustre, brilliancy ORIENTNESS
n. 1634 obs. - brilliant whiteness; brilliancy CANDOUR
n. 1652 rare - brilliancy, lustre ORIENCY
n. 1676 obs. - brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect ÉCLAT
n. 1634 obs. - brilliant whiteness; brilliancy CANDOUR
n. 1652 rare - brilliancy, lustre ORIENCY
n. 1676 obs. - brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect ÉCLAT
BRILLIANT, BRILLIANTLY
adj. c1250 - of a person, place, etc.: excellent, sublime; glorious, splendid; brilliant, illustrious BRIGHT
adj. a1300 - bright or lively-looking, esp. in colour; brilliant, showy GAY
adj. 1430-40 arch. - brilliant, lustrous, shining, glowing, radiant, resplendent ORIENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. - splendid, magnificent, brilliant, excellent, first-rate SPLENDIDIOUS
adj. 1580 - gem-like; brilliant; glittering GEMMY
adj. 1592 obs. - resplendent, brilliant SPLENDICANT
adj. 1599 obs. - of persons: brilliant, illustrious LUCULENT
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - splendid, fine, brilliant, gorgeous SPLENDIFEROUS
adj. 1960s sl. - excellent; fantastic; brilliant; cool DEADLY
adj. 1989 US sl. - excellent, brilliant DANK
adj. 1993 Aust. sl. - excellent, brilliant RANCID
adv. a1000 obs. - splendidly, brilliantly, clearly; loudly, fiercely BREME
adv. 1515 obs. - in an 'orient' manner; brilliantly, lustrously; clearly ORIENTLY
n. c1800 colloq. - a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour DASHING
n. c1820 colloq. - a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour DASHY
n. c1835 sl. - a brilliant act DAZZLER
n. 1884 colloq. - a brilliant or dashing attempt or motion DASHER
n. 1989 UK sl. - an intellectual, a brilliant person BAMBER
adj. a1300 - bright or lively-looking, esp. in colour; brilliant, showy GAY
adj. 1430-40 arch. - brilliant, lustrous, shining, glowing, radiant, resplendent ORIENT
adj. 1432-50 obs. - splendid, magnificent, brilliant, excellent, first-rate SPLENDIDIOUS
adj. 1580 - gem-like; brilliant; glittering GEMMY
adj. 1592 obs. - resplendent, brilliant SPLENDICANT
adj. 1599 obs. - of persons: brilliant, illustrious LUCULENT
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - splendid, fine, brilliant, gorgeous SPLENDIFEROUS
adj. 1960s sl. - excellent; fantastic; brilliant; cool DEADLY
adj. 1989 US sl. - excellent, brilliant DANK
adj. 1993 Aust. sl. - excellent, brilliant RANCID
adv. a1000 obs. - splendidly, brilliantly, clearly; loudly, fiercely BREME
adv. 1515 obs. - in an 'orient' manner; brilliantly, lustrously; clearly ORIENTLY
n. c1800 colloq. - a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour DASHING
n. c1820 colloq. - a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour DASHY
n. c1835 sl. - a brilliant act DAZZLER
n. 1884 colloq. - a brilliant or dashing attempt or motion DASHER
n. 1989 UK sl. - an intellectual, a brilliant person BAMBER
BRIM
adj. 1656 obs. rare - having a brim. bank, or border LABROUS
adj. 1727 - having a brim, bank, or border LABROSE
n. c1340 obs. rare - edge, brim BARM
n. 1538 arch. - margin, edge, or brim of anything MARGENT
adj. 1727 - having a brim, bank, or border LABROSE
n. c1340 obs. rare - edge, brim BARM
n. 1538 arch. - margin, edge, or brim of anything MARGENT
BRINDLED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - brindled BRANDIE; BRAWNIT; BRAWNY
adj. 1949 Amer. dial. - brindled BRINDLY
adj. 1949 Amer. dial. - brindled BRINDLY
BRINE
n. 1656 obs. - a salting or seasoning brine SALSURE
BRING
vb. a1000 obs. - to bring back AGAIN-BRING
vb. a1000 obs. - to bring I-BRINGE
vb. a1200 obs. - to cause to come, to bring, to place LEND
vb. a1300 obs. - to carry, to bring, to convey WAIN
vb. 1545 obs. - to lead, to bring DEDUCE
vb. L16 obs. - to bring APPORT
vb. 1884 UK sl. - to bring; to accompany LUG
vb. a1000 obs. - to bring I-BRINGE
vb. a1200 obs. - to cause to come, to bring, to place LEND
vb. a1300 obs. - to carry, to bring, to convey WAIN
vb. 1545 obs. - to lead, to bring DEDUCE
vb. L16 obs. - to bring APPORT
vb. 1884 UK sl. - to bring; to accompany LUG
BRINGING UP
n. c888 obs. - good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education TIGHT
BRINK
n. c1375 obs. - edge, border, brink CANT
BRISK, BRISKLY, BRISKNESS
adj. c960 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - active, nimble, brisk, smart, gay, lively; quick, rapid QUIVER
adj. c1205 obs. - active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring YEPE
adj. a1300 arch. & Eng. dial. - alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick YARE
adj. a1300 obs. - swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active YERN
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous RASH
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale CANT
adj. c1386 arch. - lively, brisk, gay, full of high spirits GALLIARD
adj. c1440 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively; in good spirits KEDGE
adj. 1590 - brisk, lively, active, energetic BRISKY
adj. 1592 obs. - abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ACTIOUS
adj. 1602 obs. - brisk, lively, active, cheerful, gay, joyful ALACRIOUS
adj. 1610 Sc. obs. - living; brisk, vigorous; fresh VIVE
adj. 1615 - full of deeds or activity; active, brisk (chiefly Eng. dial.) DEEDY
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. - stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health COBBY
adj. 1719 - lively, brisk JAUNTY
adj. 1719 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, sprightly, lively; cheerful, happy KEDGY
adj. a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - cheerful, lively, brisk, active, gladsome CANTY
adj. 1749 Sc. & Eng. dial. - lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild RATTLING
adj. 1777 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively; sharp-witted, shrewd, penetrating YARK
adj. 1789 Amer. dial. - in good spirits; cheerful, lively, brisk CHERK; CHIRK; CHURK
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, lively KIDGE
adj. 1812 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, sprightly KIDGY
adj. 1825 Sc. - of persons: brisk, lively VEEVE; VIEVE; VIVE
adj. 1831 Amer. sl. - quick; brisk; energetic SNAPPY
adj. 1831 sl. - brisk; successful; strong ROARING
adj. 1834 - brisk, active DEEDFUL
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. - in good spirits; cheerful, lively, brisk CHIRKY
adj. 1867 Eng. dial. - alert, brisk, lively; sharp; intelligent, quick-witted WAKEN
adj. 1892 Sc. - keen, eager; brisk, active, strong, lusty VOGEROUS
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, in good spirits YEPPER; YIPPER
adj. 1898 Sc. - active, brisk, energetic YASP
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - moving briskly about; frisking; unsettled CLARTY-FARTY
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - brisk KIDGED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively KEEAKY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brisk, sharp; shrewd QUEEDY; QUIDDY
adj. 1923 Sc. - of persons: brisk, lively VEEFY
adj. 1934 Amer. dial. - brisk, vigorous, spry GLIB
adj. 1959 Sc. - of persons: lively, brisk, with renewed vigour after an illness KEEN
adv. a900 arch. - quickly, promptly, nimbly, briskly, diligently, eagerly YARELY
adv. a1023 obs. - quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast, briskly, at a great rate YERNE
adv. a1300 obs. - quickly, briskly; promptly, without delay YEPLY
adv. 1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily CANTLY
adv. 1550 - suddenly, hastily, briskly AT A WHIP
adv. 1622 obs. rare - nimbly, briskly YARE
adv. 1832 Amer. dial. - briskly, quickly; in a lively or agreeable way PEART
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - briskly, fast LIVE
n. c1369 obs. - animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness QUICKNESS
n. a1398 obs. - activity, briskness, motion BUSINESS
n. c1600 - a brisk, showy man; a fashionable or gallant young man; a dandy SPARK
n. 1698 sl. - a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard OLD TOAST
n. 1720 Sc. & Irish English rare - (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, bold, saucy, or forward one; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a tomboy GILPY
n. 1738 Sc. - vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity VIR; VIRR
n. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a brisk, active, energetic person; a lively, smart, or mettlesome fellow BIRKIE; BIRKY
n. 1768 arch. - a gay, lively fellow; a brisk, merry, pleasant person GALLIARD
vb. 1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run SKICE
vb. 1684 - to move briskly CUT A FEATHER
vb. 1761 - to move nimbly or briskly CANTER
vb. 1799 - to make brisk or lively BRISKEN
vb. 1879 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to move briskly; to rush DIRL
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. - to be brisk or active BEAR A BOB
0
vb. 1899 US sl. - to go about briskly; to ride or go fast, esp. on horseback (esp. Western usage) FAN
vb. 1907 US - to move or proceed briskly BREEZE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to cheer up; to brisk up BIRK UP
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. - to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about SASHIATE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to go more briskly PEARTEN UP
adj. c1205 obs. - active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring YEPE
adj. a1300 arch. & Eng. dial. - alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick YARE
adj. a1300 obs. - swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active YERN
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous RASH
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale CANT
adj. c1386 arch. - lively, brisk, gay, full of high spirits GALLIARD
adj. c1440 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively; in good spirits KEDGE
adj. 1590 - brisk, lively, active, energetic BRISKY
adj. 1592 obs. - abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ACTIOUS
adj. 1602 obs. - brisk, lively, active, cheerful, gay, joyful ALACRIOUS
adj. 1610 Sc. obs. - living; brisk, vigorous; fresh VIVE
adj. 1615 - full of deeds or activity; active, brisk (chiefly Eng. dial.) DEEDY
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. - stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health COBBY
adj. 1719 - lively, brisk JAUNTY
adj. 1719 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, sprightly, lively; cheerful, happy KEDGY
adj. a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - cheerful, lively, brisk, active, gladsome CANTY
adj. 1749 Sc. & Eng. dial. - lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild RATTLING
adj. 1777 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively; sharp-witted, shrewd, penetrating YARK
adj. 1789 Amer. dial. - in good spirits; cheerful, lively, brisk CHERK; CHIRK; CHURK
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, lively KIDGE
adj. 1812 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, sprightly KIDGY
adj. 1825 Sc. - of persons: brisk, lively VEEVE; VIEVE; VIVE
adj. 1831 Amer. sl. - quick; brisk; energetic SNAPPY
adj. 1831 sl. - brisk; successful; strong ROARING
adj. 1834 - brisk, active DEEDFUL
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. - in good spirits; cheerful, lively, brisk CHIRKY
adj. 1867 Eng. dial. - alert, brisk, lively; sharp; intelligent, quick-witted WAKEN
adj. 1892 Sc. - keen, eager; brisk, active, strong, lusty VOGEROUS
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. - brisk, active, in good spirits YEPPER; YIPPER
adj. 1898 Sc. - active, brisk, energetic YASP
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - moving briskly about; frisking; unsettled CLARTY-FARTY
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - brisk KIDGED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - brisk, lively KEEAKY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brisk, sharp; shrewd QUEEDY; QUIDDY
adj. 1923 Sc. - of persons: brisk, lively VEEFY
adj. 1934 Amer. dial. - brisk, vigorous, spry GLIB
adj. 1959 Sc. - of persons: lively, brisk, with renewed vigour after an illness KEEN
adv. a900 arch. - quickly, promptly, nimbly, briskly, diligently, eagerly YARELY
adv. a1023 obs. - quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast, briskly, at a great rate YERNE
adv. a1300 obs. - quickly, briskly; promptly, without delay YEPLY
adv. 1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily CANTLY
adv. 1550 - suddenly, hastily, briskly AT A WHIP
adv. 1622 obs. rare - nimbly, briskly YARE
adv. 1832 Amer. dial. - briskly, quickly; in a lively or agreeable way PEART
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - briskly, fast LIVE
n. c1369 obs. - animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness QUICKNESS
n. a1398 obs. - activity, briskness, motion BUSINESS
n. c1600 - a brisk, showy man; a fashionable or gallant young man; a dandy SPARK
n. 1698 sl. - a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard OLD TOAST
n. 1720 Sc. & Irish English rare - (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, bold, saucy, or forward one; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a tomboy GILPY
n. 1738 Sc. - vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity VIR; VIRR
n. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a brisk, active, energetic person; a lively, smart, or mettlesome fellow BIRKIE; BIRKY
n. 1768 arch. - a gay, lively fellow; a brisk, merry, pleasant person GALLIARD
vb. 1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run SKICE
vb. 1684 - to move briskly CUT A FEATHER
vb. 1761 - to move nimbly or briskly CANTER
vb. 1799 - to make brisk or lively BRISKEN
vb. 1879 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to move briskly; to rush DIRL
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. - to be brisk or active BEAR A BOB
0
vb. 1899 US sl. - to go about briskly; to ride or go fast, esp. on horseback (esp. Western usage) FAN
vb. 1907 US - to move or proceed briskly BREEZE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to cheer up; to brisk up BIRK UP
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. - to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about SASHIATE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to go more briskly PEARTEN UP
BRISTLE, BRISTLY
adj. 1804 Sc. - abounding in thistles; bristly THRISSLY; THRISTLY
n. 1519 obs. - a protruding bristle, hair, or fibre; a hairy, bristly, or thread-like outgrowth or projection JAG
n. 1815 Amer. dial. - a bristle BRUSSEL
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bristle; hair; a plume of hair or bristles BIRSE
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. - to bristle, to prepare to fight FEATHER UP
n. 1519 obs. - a protruding bristle, hair, or fibre; a hairy, bristly, or thread-like outgrowth or projection JAG
n. 1815 Amer. dial. - a bristle BRUSSEL
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bristle; hair; a plume of hair or bristles BIRSE
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. - to bristle, to prepare to fight FEATHER UP
BRITAIN, BRITISH
also see England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
adj. c1470 - dwelling in the south, especially of Great Britain (chiefly Sc.) SOUTHRON
adj. 1709 obs. - consisting of all the Britons or of all parts of Britain PAMBRITANNICK; PAN-BRITANNIC
adj. 1944 Aust. & NZ colloq. - British PONGO
n. c1470 - a native of the south of Great Britain; an Englishman SOUTHRON
n. 1591 rare - a female citizen of the United Kingdom (literary usage) BRITONESS
n. 1771 - the name given by the Gaelic inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland to their 'Saxon' or English neighbours SASSENACH
n. 1815 - a native or citizen of Britain (orig. US) BRITISHER
n. c1815 sl. - a British seaman wearing a moustache (nautical usage) JOHNNY CRAPOSE
n. 1817 - Great Britain THE OLD COUNTRY
n. 1819 - one partly French and partly British, either in birth or sympathies GALLO-BRITON
n. 1850 - a British soldier (World War I usage) TOMMY ATKINS
n. 1886 - Great Britain OLD HOME
n. 1888 sl. - orig. a British immigrant, and hence, a British person (orig. Aust., NZ & S. Afr.) LIMEY
n. 1901 sl. - a British person (now mainly US) BRIT
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. - a Britisher (navy usage) LIMEJUICER
n. 1942 Aust. & NZ colloq. - a British person PONGO
n. 1952 UK sl. - the UK's national anthem THE QUEEN
n. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation AUNTIE; AUNTY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a British person; an English person BLIMEY
n. 1971 - a Black British person BLACK BRITON
n. 1992 Brit. colloq. - a person who travels to Britain in order to live off social security payments while untruthfully claiming to be seeking work BENEFIT TOURIST
vb. 1887 - to make Britannic or British in form or character BRITANNICIZE
vb. 1895 - to irritate Britain TWIST THE LION'S TAIL
adj. c1470 - dwelling in the south, especially of Great Britain (chiefly Sc.) SOUTHRON
adj. 1709 obs. - consisting of all the Britons or of all parts of Britain PAMBRITANNICK; PAN-BRITANNIC
adj. 1944 Aust. & NZ colloq. - British PONGO
n. c1470 - a native of the south of Great Britain; an Englishman SOUTHRON
n. 1591 rare - a female citizen of the United Kingdom (literary usage) BRITONESS
n. 1771 - the name given by the Gaelic inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland to their 'Saxon' or English neighbours SASSENACH
n. 1815 - a native or citizen of Britain (orig. US) BRITISHER
n. c1815 sl. - a British seaman wearing a moustache (nautical usage) JOHNNY CRAPOSE
n. 1817 - Great Britain THE OLD COUNTRY
n. 1819 - one partly French and partly British, either in birth or sympathies GALLO-BRITON
n. 1850 - a British soldier (World War I usage) TOMMY ATKINS
n. 1886 - Great Britain OLD HOME
n. 1888 sl. - orig. a British immigrant, and hence, a British person (orig. Aust., NZ & S. Afr.) LIMEY
n. 1901 sl. - a British person (now mainly US) BRIT
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. - a Britisher (navy usage) LIMEJUICER
n. 1942 Aust. & NZ colloq. - a British person PONGO
n. 1952 UK sl. - the UK's national anthem THE QUEEN
n. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation AUNTIE; AUNTY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a British person; an English person BLIMEY
n. 1971 - a Black British person BLACK BRITON
n. 1992 Brit. colloq. - a person who travels to Britain in order to live off social security payments while untruthfully claiming to be seeking work BENEFIT TOURIST
vb. 1887 - to make Britannic or British in form or character BRITANNICIZE
vb. 1895 - to irritate Britain TWIST THE LION'S TAIL
BRITTLE
adj. 1468 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - liable to break, easily broken; fragile, brittle BRICKLE
adj. 1725 obs. rare - brittle; friable CASSANT
adj. 1731 Eng. dial. - brittle, crisp, crumbling, as 'smopple' wood, or a 'smopple' pie crust SMOPPLE
adj. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - rough to the touch; stiff, unyielding; brittle and difficult to work HASK
adj. 1834 - very weak or brittle EGG-SHELL
adj. 1837 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken; crisp BRICKLY
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. - crisp, brittle NEPPY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - brittle BIRTLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle TART
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle, easily broken NASHY; NESH; NESHY
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - brittle BRASHY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken CHALKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRITTLY
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRICKLE AS A PIE CRUST
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. - to flake or peel because of brittleness BRICKLE
adj. 1725 obs. rare - brittle; friable CASSANT
adj. 1731 Eng. dial. - brittle, crisp, crumbling, as 'smopple' wood, or a 'smopple' pie crust SMOPPLE
adj. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - rough to the touch; stiff, unyielding; brittle and difficult to work HASK
adj. 1834 - very weak or brittle EGG-SHELL
adj. 1837 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken; crisp BRICKLY
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. - crisp, brittle NEPPY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - brittle BIRTLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle TART
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle, easily broken NASHY; NESH; NESHY
adj. 1929 Amer. dial. - brittle BRASHY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken CHALKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRITTLY
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRICKLE AS A PIE CRUST
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. - to flake or peel because of brittleness BRICKLE
BROAD
adj. 1657 obs. rare - broad, wide LATE
adj. 1848 Eng. dial. - low and broad; squat QUAT; QUOT
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - as broad as long BROAD AS NARROW LIKE PADDY'S PLANK
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - broad BRADE; BRAID
adj. 1974 Amer. dial. - broad, wide, usually of a person; having a big backside BEAMY
adj. 1848 Eng. dial. - low and broad; squat QUAT; QUOT
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - as broad as long BROAD AS NARROW LIKE PADDY'S PLANK
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - broad BRADE; BRAID
adj. 1974 Amer. dial. - broad, wide, usually of a person; having a big backside BEAMY
BROADCASTING
n. 1980 Amer. - in broadcasting: the finalizing bit of music or sound effects on a commercial (Radio & TV usage) BUTTON
BROIL
n. c1330 obs. - a broil, an encounter, a tumult TIRPEIL; TIRPELL
n. 1583 - a dissension, a dispute, a quarrel; a petty broil JAR
n. 1818 Sc. - a broil, commotion, uproar GARBOIL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - disorder, a broil HAGGERDASH; HAGGERDECASH
n. B1900 Sc. - a row, a broil STRAMULLION
n. Bk1900 Sc. - an uproar, a broil DISBUST
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a broil, a squabble BELLANDINE
n. 1583 - a dissension, a dispute, a quarrel; a petty broil JAR
n. 1818 Sc. - a broil, commotion, uproar GARBOIL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - disorder, a broil HAGGERDASH; HAGGERDECASH
n. B1900 Sc. - a row, a broil STRAMULLION
n. Bk1900 Sc. - an uproar, a broil DISBUST
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a broil, a squabble BELLANDINE
BROILED
adj. c1430 obs. - broiled YBROYLID
BROKE (without money) - see PENNILESS
BROKEN
also see BREAK
adj. c900 obs. - broken I-BROKE
adj. ? a1400 - broken in pieces FORBRITTENED
adj. 1597 rare - suddenly broken off ABRUPTED
adj. 1643 - out of harmony or balance; not working, broken; unwell OUT OF KELTER; OUT OF KILTER
adj. 1654 obs. rare - rough with breaks, or shattered parts; broken; uneven CONFRAGOSE
adj. 1657 obs. rare - broken off EFFRACTED
adj. 1837 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken; crisp BRICKLY
adj. 1881 US colloq. - burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined BUSTED
adj. 1895 sl. - broken or of no use JIGGERED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in pieces or rags, broken ALL-A-BITS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle, easily broken NASHY; NESH; NESHY
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. - tired out; finished; broken AUSGESPIELT
adj. a1909 US colloq. - burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined BUSTED-UP
adj. 1910s sl. - ruined, broken, or not functioning KAPUT
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - broken, completely shattered BUSTICATED
adj. 1925 NZ sl. - broken, smashed, crushed PAKARU
adj. 1930 Aust. sl. - broken, damaged BUNG
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - broken, fouled up GUNNY-SACKED
adj. 1943 NZ sl. - useless, broken, out of order; destroyed, finished PUCKAROO; PUCKEROO; PUKAROO; PUKARU
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - out of order, not working right BUCKY
adj. 1957 Aust. sl. - broken; no good; worthless CROCK
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - broken BROKITY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken CHALKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRITTLY
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRICKLE AS A PIE CRUST
adj. 1982 UK sl. - broken (teen usage) TEN-ONE
adj. 1993 Amer. dial. - broken; damaged SKEE-WHIFFED
adj. 20C Aust. sl. - unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless GONE TO GUNDY; GUNDY
adj. 20C Aust. sl. - of machinery: out of order ONCUS
adj. 20C sl. - of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work BANGED UP
adj. 20C US sl. FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken
adj. 2001 NZ sl. UP THE WOP broken; unsound
adj. 2001 US sl. WONKEY broken
adj. 2001 US sl. WONKY broken
adj. Aust. sl. NO GOOD TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. A-SCAT broken like an egg
n. a1529 arch. or Eng. dial. MAMMOCK a scrap, a shred, a broken or torn piece
n. 1808 Sc. obs. GABBIT a broken piece, a fragment
n. 1811 Eng. dial. SCARD a broken piece of pottery or any brittle substance
n. Bk1900 Sc. GABBER a fragment, a broken piece
n. Bk1900 Sc. GABER a fragment, a broken piece
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. CLUCK a mechanical device which will not work
phr. 1960s NZ sl. BUGGERED FOR THE WANT OF AN IRISH KING broken, out of order
vb. 1920s sl. BUY IT of an inanimate object: to be broken or destroyed
adj. c900 obs. - broken I-BROKE
adj. ? a1400 - broken in pieces FORBRITTENED
adj. 1597 rare - suddenly broken off ABRUPTED
adj. 1643 - out of harmony or balance; not working, broken; unwell OUT OF KELTER; OUT OF KILTER
adj. 1654 obs. rare - rough with breaks, or shattered parts; broken; uneven CONFRAGOSE
adj. 1657 obs. rare - broken off EFFRACTED
adj. 1837 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken; crisp BRICKLY
adj. 1881 US colloq. - burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined BUSTED
adj. 1895 sl. - broken or of no use JIGGERED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in pieces or rags, broken ALL-A-BITS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brittle, easily broken NASHY; NESH; NESHY
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. - tired out; finished; broken AUSGESPIELT
adj. a1909 US colloq. - burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined BUSTED-UP
adj. 1910s sl. - ruined, broken, or not functioning KAPUT
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - broken, completely shattered BUSTICATED
adj. 1925 NZ sl. - broken, smashed, crushed PAKARU
adj. 1930 Aust. sl. - broken, damaged BUNG
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - broken, fouled up GUNNY-SACKED
adj. 1943 NZ sl. - useless, broken, out of order; destroyed, finished PUCKAROO; PUCKEROO; PUKAROO; PUKARU
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - out of order, not working right BUCKY
adj. 1957 Aust. sl. - broken; no good; worthless CROCK
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - broken BROKITY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - brittle; easily broken CHALKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRITTLY
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - brittle, easily broken BRICKLE AS A PIE CRUST
adj. 1982 UK sl. - broken (teen usage) TEN-ONE
adj. 1993 Amer. dial. - broken; damaged SKEE-WHIFFED
adj. 20C Aust. sl. - unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless GONE TO GUNDY; GUNDY
adj. 20C Aust. sl. - of machinery: out of order ONCUS
adj. 20C sl. - of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work BANGED UP
adj. 20C US sl. FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken
adj. 2001 NZ sl. UP THE WOP broken; unsound
adj. 2001 US sl. WONKEY broken
adj. 2001 US sl. WONKY broken
adj. Aust. sl. NO GOOD TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. A-SCAT broken like an egg
n. a1529 arch. or Eng. dial. MAMMOCK a scrap, a shred, a broken or torn piece
n. 1808 Sc. obs. GABBIT a broken piece, a fragment
n. 1811 Eng. dial. SCARD a broken piece of pottery or any brittle substance
n. Bk1900 Sc. GABBER a fragment, a broken piece
n. Bk1900 Sc. GABER a fragment, a broken piece
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. CLUCK a mechanical device which will not work
phr. 1960s NZ sl. BUGGERED FOR THE WANT OF AN IRISH KING broken, out of order
vb. 1920s sl. BUY IT of an inanimate object: to be broken or destroyed
BROKEN DOWN
adj. L19 sl. QUEER of machinery, etc.: out of order
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. BLINKED OUT out of order, broken down
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. BLINKED OUT out of order, broken down
BROKEN-HEARTED, BROKEN-HEARTEDNESS
adj. 1591 HEART-SORE broken-hearted
n. c1100 HEART-SORE pain or grief of heart, broken-heartedness
n. c1100 HEART-SORE pain or grief of heart, broken-heartedness
BROKER, BROKERAGE
n. 1495 obs. MAKRELTY brokerage
n. 1534 BANQUETER a broker, a trafficker
n. 1682 obs. rare MACKELER a broker
n. 1682 obs. rare MACKELEREDGE brokerage
n. 1687 BANIAN in Bengal: a native broker attached to a house of business, or a person similarly employed by a private gentleman
n. 1856 Amer. sl. GUTTERSNIPE a broker who does business chiefly on the sidewalk or in the street, and who is not a member of the Stock Exchange
n. 1860 US KERB-STONE BROKER a broker, not a member of the stock exchange, who transacts business in the streets
n. c1890 colloq., Stock Exchange usage POACHER a broker dealing out of, or frequently changing, his market
n. 1534 BANQUETER a broker, a trafficker
n. 1682 obs. rare MACKELER a broker
n. 1682 obs. rare MACKELEREDGE brokerage
n. 1687 BANIAN in Bengal: a native broker attached to a house of business, or a person similarly employed by a private gentleman
n. 1856 Amer. sl. GUTTERSNIPE a broker who does business chiefly on the sidewalk or in the street, and who is not a member of the Stock Exchange
n. 1860 US KERB-STONE BROKER a broker, not a member of the stock exchange, who transacts business in the streets
n. c1890 colloq., Stock Exchange usage POACHER a broker dealing out of, or frequently changing, his market
BRONCHITIS
n. 1941 Amer. dial. BROWN KITTIES bronchitis
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. BA-HA bronchitis
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. BA-HA bronchitis
BROOCH
n. c1000 obs. DALK a pin, brooch, clasp, buckle
n. 1475 obs. BAGUE a ring; a brooch
n. 1855 Amer. dial. BOSOM-PIN a brooch
n. 1953 Amer. dial. BOSOM-HOOK a brooch
n. 1967 Amer. dial. BEAUTY BAR a brooch
n. 1967 Amer. dial. BEAUTY PIN a brooch
n. 1475 obs. BAGUE a ring; a brooch
n. 1855 Amer. dial. BOSOM-PIN a brooch
n. 1953 Amer. dial. BOSOM-HOOK a brooch
n. 1967 Amer. dial. BEAUTY BAR a brooch
n. 1967 Amer. dial. BEAUTY PIN a brooch
BROOD
n. Bk1911 Sc. BREED a brood, a litter
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. EVIL to brood
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. EVIL to brood
BROODING, BROODINGLY
adj. a1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. PENSIFUL thoughtful, meditative, pensive; anxious, brooding; melancholy, sorrowful
adj. 1831 rare PENSEROSE meditative, brooding, melancholy
adj. 1851 BROODY brooding, meditative; dejected
adj. 1981 Amer. dial. BROODISH brooding, moody, sullen
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. EVILLY sullenly; broodingly
n. B1900 rare PENSEROSE a brooding or melancholy person or personality
adj. 1831 rare PENSEROSE meditative, brooding, melancholy
adj. 1851 BROODY brooding, meditative; dejected
adj. 1981 Amer. dial. BROODISH brooding, moody, sullen
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. EVILLY sullenly; broodingly
n. B1900 rare PENSEROSE a brooding or melancholy person or personality
BROOK
n. c1000 BURN a spring, a fountain; a stream or river; a small stream or brook
n. a1300 BECK a brook or stream
n. 1611 obs. rare RAIN a small stream, brook, or ditch
n. 1656 GUTTER a watercourse; a small brook or channel
n. 1724 Sc. BURNIE a small burn; a brooklet
n. 1865 Eng. dial. SCOUR a rapid flow over shallows in rivers or brooks; a rapid turn in brooks; the shallow part of a river or brook
n. 1888 Eng. dial. LAKE a brook, rivulet, or stream
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. BECKETT a little brook
vb. 1784 US VENT of a brook: to flow into a river
n. a1300 BECK a brook or stream
n. 1611 obs. rare RAIN a small stream, brook, or ditch
n. 1656 GUTTER a watercourse; a small brook or channel
n. 1724 Sc. BURNIE a small burn; a brooklet
n. 1865 Eng. dial. SCOUR a rapid flow over shallows in rivers or brooks; a rapid turn in brooks; the shallow part of a river or brook
n. 1888 Eng. dial. LAKE a brook, rivulet, or stream
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. BECKETT a little brook
vb. 1784 US VENT of a brook: to flow into a river
BROOM, BROOMSTICK
n. c1000 BESOM an implement for sweeping, usually made of a bunch of broom, heather, birch, or other twigs bound together round a handle; a broom
n. 1805 Eng. dial. BESOM-SHANK a broomstick
n. 1814 Eng. dial. BESOM-MAKER a maker of brooms
n. 1895 Eng. dial. BESOM-STAKE a broomstick
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. BESOM-SHAFT a broomstick
n. 1917 US sl. BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM the handle
n. 1805 Eng. dial. BESOM-SHANK a broomstick
n. 1814 Eng. dial. BESOM-MAKER a maker of brooms
n. 1895 Eng. dial. BESOM-STAKE a broomstick
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. BESOM-SHAFT a broomstick
n. 1917 US sl. BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM the handle