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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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AHEAD 
AN-END 
        adv.          in the direction of the length; directly ahead ...1601 chiefly nautical
TOFORE 
        adv.          † of motion: in advance, ahead, before ...c1330
 
 
AID, AIDE, AIDING 
ADJOINT 
        n.             † a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
ADJUTORIOUS 
        adj.           †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
ADJUTORY 
        adj.           † helping, giving aid ...1612
ADJUVABLE 
        adj.           †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
ADJUVANT
        adj.           assisting, aiding, helpful ...a1614
ADJUVATE 
        vb.           † to assist, to aid ...1599
ADMINICLE 
        n.             anything that aids, helps, or supports ...a1556
ADMINICULAR 
        adj.           helpful, giving aid ...1676
ADMINICULARY 
        adj.           † helpful, giving aid ...1818
ADVOCATION 
        n.             † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
AIDANCE 
        n.             assistance, aid, means of help, support ...1593
AIDANT 
        adj.           giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting ...1483
        n.             * a helper, aide, assistant ...1475
ATOWARDS 
        prep.        in aid of, in contribution to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AUXILIATE 
        vb.           † to help, to aid, to assist ...1656
BEAR A BOB 
        vb.           to aid, to assist ...1890 Eng. dial.
BEET 
        vb.           † to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FAVOUR
        n.             † aid, support, furtherance ...c1400
FILSTEN 
        vb.           † to help, to aid, to further ...a1200
FURTHERANCE 
        n.             the act of helping forward; advancement, aid, assistance ...c1440
GIVE A HEAD 
        vb.           to aid or assist ...1945 Amer. dial.
HAND 
        n.             help; aid ...1960 Amer. sl.
HELP A (LAME) DOG OVER A STILE 
        vb.           to come to the aid of someone in need ...1546
HIT THE PANIC BUTTON 
        vb.           to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
JUVATE 
        vb.           †* to help, to aid ...1708
LOGGING 
        n.             the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
LOG-ROLL 
        vb.           to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
LOG-ROLLER 
        n.             a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
LOG-ROLLING 
        n.             the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
MAINTAINER 
        n.             † one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper ...c1330
OPIFEROUS 
        adj.           †* bringing help or aid or assistance ...1656
OPITULATE 
        vb.           † to aid, to assist, to help ...1597
OPITULATION 
        n.             † the act of giving help or aid, assistance ...1597
OPITULATOR 
        n.             † a helper, an aider ...1624
SISTENCE 
        n.             †* aid, help ...a1513
SUBSIDIUM 
        n.             a help, aid, subsidy ...1640
SUBSIDY 
        n.             † help, aid, assistance ...1387 obs. or arch.
​SUCCOURER 
        n.             † one who or that which aids or assists ...1440
SUCCURRANCE 
        n.             † succour, aid, help, assistance ...c1450
SUFFRAGAN 
        n.             † of things: a help, aid ...1644
SUFFRAGE 
        n. 1.         † help, support, assistance, aid ...c1460 obs.
        n. 2.         † one who helps or aids ...c1480
SUBAID 
        vb.           †* to give secret aid to ...1597
VAIL 
        vb.           † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
 
 
AIDS 
ACE OF SPADES 
        n.             AIDS ...Brit. rhyming sl.
BIG A, THE 
        n.             the disease AIDS ...1986 US sl.
HIGH FIVE 
        n.             HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
HIVER 
        n.             (derogatory) a person with AIDS ...1980s sl.
MUSTARD 
        n.             AIDS ...1996 US sl.
PACKAGE 
        n.             AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
SICK 
        adj.           infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
SLIM-FAST DIET 
        n.             HIV or AIDS ...2002 US sl.
 
 
AIL, AILED, AILING 
ADDLE 
        adj.           ailing, unwell ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
AILDED 
        adj.           ailed ...1845 Amer. dial.
AILDY 
        adj.           † ailing, poorly ...1697 Eng. dial.
BADLINS 
        adj.           out of health, poorly, ailing ...1932 Sc.
BADLY 
        adj.           ill; in a state of ill health, ailing ...1787 Sc.
 CAILING 
        adj.           ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
CRAWLY-MAWLY 
        adj.           in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
CROOK 
        adj.           ill, ailing, out of sorts; injured, disabled ...1916 Aust. & NZ
DOWN ON THE LIFT 
        adj.           too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
ELD
        vb.           † to ail ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD 
        vb.           to feel poorly, to ail ...Bk1942 US sl.
GRUNT 
        vb.           to be ill or ailing, to be unwell ...1893 Amer. dial.
HALISH 
        adj.           pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
HILDING 
        adj.           ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
ILL-HEARTY 
        adj.           ailing, delicate ...1746 Eng. dial.
KIDLING 
        adj.           physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
LINGER 
        vb.           to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
LINGER ON 
        vb.           to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
MEEKING 
        adj.           ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
OFF (OF) THE HOOKS 
        adj.           shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ON THE LIFT 
        adj.           too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
OOLIE 
        adj.           ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
OOLIE-LIKE 
        adj.           ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
OORIT 
        adj.           cold, shivering, hunched up with cold or discomfort; tired-looking or ailing-looking, weak, puny, wearied, in poor spirits, miserable, dejected ...1869 Sc.
ORP 
        vb.           to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
PACHETTY 
        adj.           weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PALCHED 
        adj.           half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
PALCHY 
        adj.           half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
PINDLING 
        adj.           puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
PINDLY 
        adj.           puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
QUEECHY 
        adj.           ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble ...1859 Eng. dial.
SILLY 
        adj.           weakly, feeble, sickly, ailing ...a1585 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
TEIL 
        vb.           † to ail, to be amiss ...1821 Eng. dial.
UNHEARTSOME 
        adj.           slightly ailing, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
UNHEARTY 
        adj.           ailing somewhat, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
YEELDE
        vb.           † to ail ...c1489
 
 
AILMENT 
ACHAQUE 
        n.             † habitual indisposition, ailment ...1646
AIL 
        n.             an illness, ailment, or complaint ...1750 Eng. dial.
AILING 
        n.             sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Scot. & Eng. dial.
BRASHY 
        adj.           indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Scot. & Amer. dial.
EPIZOOTIC 
        n.             a human illness or ailment ...c1883 Amer. dial.
HIGULCION FLIPS 
        n.             an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SAIR 
        adj.           of an ailment: grievous, oppressive ...1808 Scot.
SNICK-UP
        n.             an indefinable illness, not easily cured; a slight ailment ...1830 Eng. dial.
 
 
AIM, AIMED, AIMING 
ADDRESS 
        vb.           † to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
AFFECT 
        vb.           † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
AFFECTATION 
        n.             † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
AFFECTEDLY 
        adv.          † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
ARCH 
        n.             an aim ...Bk1898 Scot.
ART 
        vb.           to tend towards, to aim at ...Bk1898 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
BEND 
        vb.           † to aim a blow, weapon, etc. ...1530
BENT 
        adj.          † levelled or aimed as a weapon; braced or wound up for action; crouched for a spring ...c1330
        n.             † that towards which an action, etc. is directed; aim, purpose, intention ...1579
BOSS-SHOT 
        n.             a bad shot or aim ...1890 sl.
CAN'T HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN 
        phr.          cannot aim something accurately ...Bk2006 US sl.
CAST 
        n.             † device, purpose, design, aim ...c1325
COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN 
        phr.          said of someone with poor aim ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
DART 
        n.             a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
DRAW A BEAD UPON 
        vb.           to take aim at ...1841
ECCLE; ECKLE 
        vb.           to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
ETTLE 
        n.             an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
        vb.           to aim, to take aim at ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HACK AFTER 
        vb.           † to aim at, to strive for ...1393
HEAVE AT
        vb.           † to aim at, to strive after ...1535
LEVEL 
        n.             † aim, purpose, design ...a1592
MARK 
        vb.           † to aim, to intend to do something ...a1400 Scot.
MINT 
        n.             an aim, attempt at, effort, endeavour ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
OFFER 
        n.             † an attempt at doing something, or a show of this; the act of aiming at something, an aim ...1581 now rare or obs.
OFFER AT 
        vb.           to make an attempt at; to aim at ...1847 Sc.
POP 
        vb.           to throw or shoot a missile; to aim or impel an object ...1827 Sc. 
SINGLE-MINDED
        adj.           having but one aim or purpose ...1860
SINGULARITY 
        n.             †* singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
SUIT 
        vb.           † to aim at; to seek to obtain ...1559-60 Scot.
TAKE A VIZZY 
        vb.           to aim with a weapon ...1801 Sc.
UMTION 
        n.             an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIZZY 
        n.             an aim with a weapon ...1720 Sc.
        vb.           to take aim with a gun, bow, or other weapon ...1817 Sc.
WALD 
        vb.           to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
 
 
AIMLESS, AIMLESSLY, AIMLESSNESS 
ARSLE; ASSLE 
        vb.           to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
AUGER (AROUND) 
        vb.           to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
AWM 
        vb.           to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BROGUE 
        vb.           to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
BUGALUG 
        vb.           to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
CRAP AROUND 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
EYEBALL 
        vb.           to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1966 Amer. dial.
FANNY ABOUT 
        vb.           to be indecisive or fussy; to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
FANNY AROUND 
        vb.           to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
FART ABOUT 
        vb.           to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1910s sl.
FART AROUND 
        vb.           to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly  ...1931 sl.
FRIBBLE 
        vb.           in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously  (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle ...1640
GADLING 
        n.             an idler, a loiterer; an idle, aimless person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
GAMMOCK 
        vb.           to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly ...1863 Eng. dial.
GANNER 
        vb.           to wander about aimlessly or in the foolish-looking manner of a gander ...822 Sc.
GOGGLE 
        vb.           to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
HACK OFF 
        vb.           to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
HAINGLE 
        vb.           to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
HANG-AROUND 
        n.             an aimless person, an idler, a loafer, a loiterer ...1929 sl.
HANGER-AROUND 
        n.             an aimless person, a loiterer ...1889 sl.
HAWM 
        vb.           to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Scot. & Eng. dial.
JELLY (AROUND) 
        vb.           to go about aimlessly, with nothing to do ...1966 Amer. dial.
LOP ABOUT 
        vb.           to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
LOP AROUND 
        vb.           to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
LOP ROUND 
        vb.           to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
MADDLE ALONG 
        vb.           to stagger; to move aimlessly about, to potter ...Eng. dial.
MAUNDER 
        vb.           to wander about in a confused, aimless, or melancholy fashion ...1819 Eng. dial.
MAZLE 
        vb.           to wander aimlessly about; to trifle; to do anything unskilfully ...1747 Eng. dial.
MEDDLE AROUND 
        vb.           to fool around; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
MELL ALONG 
        vb.           to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
MOG 
        vb.           to move slowly or aimlessly; to trudge; to go ...1890 Amer. sl.
MOG ALONG 
        vb.           to walk, to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly; to depart ...1890 Amer. dial.
MOGLE 
        vb.           to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly ...1892 Amer. dial.
MONKEY ABOUT 
        vb.           to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1889
MONKEY AROUND 
        vb.           to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1884 Amer. colloq.
MUCK ABOUT 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
MUCK AROUND 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
MULL 
        vb.           to proceed in a lazy or aimless manner; to dawdle, to loaf; to move sluggishly ...1879 Amer. dial.
PAIDLING 
        adj.           toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
PALLALL 
        vb.           to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc. 
PALMERING 
        adj.           aimless, vagrant, idle ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
PANDERING 
        adj.           trifling, aimless ...a1850 Sc.
        n.             aimlessness, idling ...1884 Sc. 
PATTERIN' 
        adj.           walking or working aimlessly, trifling, pottering ...1828 Sc.
PAUPING
        adj.           † aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering ...1813 Sc. 
PISS ABOUT 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY BLEEDERS 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY Bs 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
PLAY SILLY BUGGERS 
        vb.           to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
POLE 
        vb.           to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...1892 Amer. dial.
POLE IT 
        vb.           to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...a1975 Amer. dial. 
REEL-RALL 
        vb.           to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Scot.
ROAM AROUND LIKE A LOST SHEEP 
        vb.           to wander aimlessly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
SAIG 
        vb.           to dawdle; to walk in a slow, aimless manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
TAFFLE 
        vb.           to move aimlessly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
TAVER 
        vb.           to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
THAVELESS 
        adj.           listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
THIEVELESS 
        adj.           listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Scot.
THIEVELESSLY 
        adv.          feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Scot.
VAGE 
        vb.           to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to gad about ...1701 Sc.
 
 
AIR 
AERATION 
        n.             †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
AEREOUS 
        adj.           † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AERICAL 
        adj.           †* aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial ...1660
AERIOUS 
        adj.           † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
AEROPHOBIA 
        n.             the dread of air ...1775
AEROPHOBY 
        n.             the dread of air ...1775
AERY
        adj.           * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
AIR ROCK 
        n.             a disturbance of the air ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIRSOME
        adj.           † placed high in the air, lofty; also, of the nature of air ...1584
AIR-STIRRING 
        adj.           causing air to be put in motion ...Bk1885 (076 Progressive Dict.)
BALMY 
        adj.           of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
BENAUT 
        adj.           of the atmosphere: close, oppressive, moist and warm ...1969 Amer. dial.
BLORE 
        n.             the air ...c1614 arch.
CALLER 
        adj.           of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ELEMENT 
        n.             the sky, atmosphere, air, heavens; weather ...1785 Scot. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
FAT 
        adj.           * of air, mist, etc.: charged with moisture or odours ...1659
GUTTER-HOTEL 
        n.             the open air ...c1870 tramps' sl.
HANT'S BREATH 
        n. 1.         a current of warm air felt out of doors in the evening ...1954 Amer. dial.
        n. 2.         an ill-smelling current of air ...1988 Amer. dial.
HEAT BLANKET 
        n.             a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
INDRAUGHT 
        n.             suction of air ...1820 Scot.
MIRR 
        n.             a vibration, tremor; the waving of the air upon a very hot day ...1899 Sc. 
NIM 
        n.             steam, vapour, warm air ...1911 Sc.
OEL 
        n.             warm vapour; a current of warm air ...1899 Sc.
OZONE 
        n.             air ...1907 Amer. sl.
QUICK 
        adj.           * of air or light: sharp, piercing ...1608
RACY 
        adj.           of the air: pure, exhilarating ...1838
SUBDIAL 
        adj.           †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
ULIGINOUS
        adj.           †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
VENT
        vb.           † to supply with fresh air; to ventilate ...1601
VENTILATION
        n.             † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
WAFF 
        n.             a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
WAG OF AIR 
        n.             a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YOAM 
        n.             steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Scot.
 
 
AIR-CONDITIONED, AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CONDITIONING
DESERT COOLER 
        n.             air conditioner using evaporating water as cooling agent ...1976 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATED 
        adj.           air-conditioned ...1998 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATED AIR 
        n.             air conditioning ...1967 Amer. dial.
REFRIGERATION 
        n.             air conditioning ...1998 Amer. dial.
 
 
AIRCRAFT 
AARDVARK 
        n.             a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly ...1963 US sl. Vietnam War usage
AIR GOOSE 
        n.             amphibian airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR LIZZIE 
        n.             an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR-SUCKER 
        n.             a jet aircraft ...1964 US aviation sl.
AIR TRUCK 
        n.             an aircraft used to transport cargo ...1927
ALUMINIUM COW 
        n.             a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft ...1950 Can. sl.
ALUMINUM OVERCAST 
        n.             any very large multi-engined aircraft ...1961 US Air Force usage
AVIATOR
        n.             † a flying-machine ...1891
AVIETTE 
        n.             an engineless aeroplane or glider ...1912
AVION 
        n.             a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane ...1898
BACK-DOOR 
        n.             the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
BAG OF BONES 
        n.             a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
BANDIT 
        n.             an enemy aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG A 
        n.             an Atlas ICBM ...1959 US Air Force usage
BIG-ASS BIRD 
        n.             a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1961 US aviation usage
BIG-ASSED BIRD 
        n.             a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1965 US aviation usage
BIG BUS 
        n.             a large airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG FRIEND 
        n.             a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG JEEP 
        n.             a large bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIG SHIP 
        n.             a large airplane; a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
BIRD 
        n.             an airplane ...1950s Amer. sl.
BLASTER 
        n.             a jet plane ...1955 Amer. sl.
BUFFALO 
        n.             the CV-7, a military transport aircraft built by DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada ...1991 US sl.
BUGSMASHER 
        n.             a Beech C-47 Expeditor, a military transport plane used from World War II until early in the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
BUS 
        n.             an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1913 colloq.
BUTT-END CHARLIE 
        n.             the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE
        n.             † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
BUZZARD 
        n.             an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
CAN 
        n.             a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
CAN OPENER 
        n.             an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
CLOUD WAGON 
        n.             an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATE 
        n. 1.         a military aircraft ...Amer. World War I sl.
        n. 2.         an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
DAFFY
        n.             † a Defiant fighter aircraft ...1941 sl.
DAK 
        n.             a Douglas DC-3 Dakota transport aircraft ...1943 services' sl.
DAWN HOPPER 
        n.             an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
EDSEL 
        n.             the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
EGG CRATE 
        n.             an old car or aeroplane ...1920s US sl.
FAN 
        n.             an aircraft propeller ...c1916 Royal Air Force usage
FAST BIRD 
        n.             in Vietnam: a high-speed attack jet aircraft ...1991 US sl.
FAST MOVER 
        n.             in Vietnam: a jet aircraft ...1972 US sl.
FAT ALBERT 
        n.             an exceptionally large aircraft, esp. a Boeing 737, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, or a Lockheed C-130 Hercules ...1994 US sl.
FLAMER 
        n.             an aircraft coming down in flames ...1916 Royal Air Force usage
FLAMING COFFIN 
        n. 1.         a DH-4 bomber aircraft ...1919 US sl.
        n. 2.         an airplane falling in flames ...Amer. World War I sl.
FLIP 
        n.             a short flight in an aircraft; also, a trip in another form of conveyance; a quick tour on foot ...1914 colloq.
FLY-CATCHER 
        n.             a fast aeroplane, officially a 'fleet-fighter' ...1915 military esp. airmen's usage
FLYING BEDSTEAD 
        n.             an early, lumbering, but comparatively stable and steady airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
FLYING BLOWTORCH 
        n.             a jet fighter airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
FLYING COFFIN 
        n.             a glider or airplane ...WW II US Air Force & paratrooper use
FLYING EDSEL 
        n.             the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
FLYING FISH 
        n.             an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
GALLOPING GOOSE 
        n.             a train, car, or plane that runs badly ...1910s US sl.
GROUNDHOG 
        n.             in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
GROUND-POUNDER 
        n.             an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
GUN BUS 
        n.             a gun-carrying aeroplane ...1919 Air Force sl.
GYROPTER 
        n.             a rotary-wing aircraft ...1908
HACK 
        n.             an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
HOLLYWOOD GLIDER 
        n.             the B-17 Flying Fortress ...1946 US sl.
HOT CRATE 
        n.             a fast airplane ...1943 Amer. sl.
KITE 
        n.             an aircraft ...Royal Air Force sl.
LAME DUCK 
        n.             a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft ...1876 US
LEAPING HEAP
        n.             a Harrier aircraft ...2002 UK Royal Air Force sl.
LIGHTNING ROD 
        n.             a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
LITTLE FRIEND 
        n.             a fighter plane ...1944 US sl.
MECHANICAL COW 
        n.             an airplane that is clumsy in the air ...Amer. World War I sl.
MONGOOSE 
        n.             a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike fighter, as modified for advanced combat training ...1987 Amer. military aviation usage
MOONSHINE 
        n.             an aircraft used for dropping magnesium-based flares to illuminate the ground at night ...1990 US sl.
OIL BURNER 
        n.             a jet plane that uses kerosene-based fuel ...1955 Amer. military sl.
PEA-SHOOTER 
        n.             a fighter pilot or plane ...World War II US Army & Air Force usage
PUDDLE-JUMPER 
        n. 1.         a light plane, esp. one travelling only short distances or making many stops ...1930s sl.
        n. 2.         a small communications aircraft ...1942 RAF usage
QUIRK 
        n.             a type of slow, steady aeroplane used to train pilots ...1917 Royal Air Force sl.
RANCH HAND 
        n.             a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle ...1969 US sl.
SARDINE-TIN 
        n.             a torpedo-carrying aircraft ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
SMOKY JOE 
        n.             a military aircraft that marks targets for bomber aircraft with smoke bombs ...1946 US sl.
SPAD 
        n.             an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
TROJAN 
        n.             an AT-28 aircraft, used as a ground-attack aircraft and then a fighter bomber in the Vietnam war ...1985 US sl.
WRITE-OFF 
        n.             a completely wrecked aircraft ...1914 Royal Flying Corps usage
YAK 
        n.             during the Korean war: an enemy aircraft ...1991 US sl.
 
 
AIRCRAFT CARRIER 
AIREDALE 
        n.             an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
ASBESTOS JOE 
        n.             an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier ...1943 US Navy sl.
BIRDBOAT 
        n.             an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
COVERED WAGON 
        n.             an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
FLATTOP 
        n.             an aircraft carrier ...US colloq.
 
 
AIRCRAFT PARTS
BROOMSTICK 
        n.             control lever of an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
CAB 
        n.             the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
DOGBONE 
        n.             the weapon panel in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom aircraft ...1984 US sl.
DUSTBIN 
        n.             the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage ...1934 Brit. sl.
GLASS CHIN 
        n.             a window built in the area immediately below and slightly behind the nose of a bomber ...1988 US sl.
GUN 
        n.             the throttle of a car, airplane, etc. ...1900s Amer. sl.
JUG 
        n.             a cylinder in an aeroplane engine ...1963 US sl.
MOTHER-IN-LAW SEAT 
        n.             the back seat of a two-seat airplane ...1961 Amer. aviation usage jocular
OBSERVATORY 
        n.             the astrodome of an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage
OFFICE 
        n.             the cockpit of an airplane ...1917 aviators' sl.
PIPSQUEAK 
        n.             a radio transmitter used to establish an aircraft's position ...1943 Brit. sl.
POLE 
        n.             an aircraft's control column ...1981 UK sl.
SIM 
        n.             an aircraft cockpit simulator ...L20 Royal Air Force usage
SPEELKEN; SPELLKEN 
        n.             a cockpit ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
 
 
AIRCRAFT OTHER (includes adjectives, verbs, and people - also see PILOT)
AEROBATICS 
        n.             revolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display ...1917
AERODROMIC 
        adj.           pert. to flying-machines ...1896
AERODROMICS 
        n.             the art of constructing and using flying-machines ...1891
AIR CIRCUS 
        n.             a squadron of aeroplanes; an aerial display ...1907
AIR HOG 
        n.             a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others' convenience ...1907
AIR RAGE 
        n.             aggressive or violent behaviour by a passenger on board on aircraft ...1996
AIRWOMAN 
        n.             a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank ...1910
AUGER IN 
        vb.           of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land ...1944 US military sl.
BAGGAGE-SMASHER 
        n.             a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
BATS 
        n.             a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier ...1962 UK sl.
BATSMAN 
        n.             a man who signals an aircraft with a pair of bats ...1943
BIRD-WATCHER 
        n.             an airplane enthusiast ...1983 US sl.
BUST ONE'S ASS 
        vb.           to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
BUY A FARM 
        vb.           of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY A PLOT 
        vb.           of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE FARM 
        vb.           of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE SHOP 
        vb.           of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUZZ 
        vb.           to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE 
        n.             a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
CHINESE LANDING 
        n.             a plane landing with one wing low ...20C US sl.
CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING 
        n.             an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
CLOUD KISSING 
        n.             touching the clouds in an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
COCKED 
        adj.           of a combat aircraft: ready for takeoff; on fifteen-minute alert ...1955 US Air Force sl.
CONK OUT 
        vb.           of an aircraft engine during flight: to stop working suddenly ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW PILOT 
        n.             a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAB 
        vb.           of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
CRACK 
        vb.           to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CUT THE GUN 
        vb.           to turn off the motor of an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
DEADHEAD 
        adv.          of a cab, aeroplane, etc.: being driven without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
        n.             a pilot, flight attendant, etc., travelling on a plane as a passenger ...20C Aust. sl.
        vb.           to drive a cab, aeroplane, etc. without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
DEAD-STICK 
        adj.           of landing an aircraft: without engine function ...1999 US sl.
        vb.           to land an aircraft without engine function ...1962 US sl.
DEATH SPIRAL 
        n.             a downward spiral of an aeroplane from which recovery is nearly impossible and as a result of which impact with the ground is inevitable ...1990 US sl.
DEBRIEFING 
        n.             an after-flight hotel party attended by a flight crew and flight attendants ...2002 US sl.
DITCH 
        vb.           to land one's aircraft in the sea ...1940s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
FLY LIKE A BRICK-BUILT SHITHOUSE 
        vb.           of an aircraft: to fly awkwardly; to be difficult to pilot ...1950s airmen's usage
GAGGLE 
        n.             a formation of several military aircraft flying in the same mission ...1942 US sl.
GALLEY QUEEN 
        n.             a flight attendant who shirks her duties by staying in the galley out of sight ...Bk1997 airline sl.
GEESE 
        n.             passengers ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
GOOD CHUTE 
        n.             a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a downed US aircraft ...1990 US sl.
HANGAR PILOT 
        n.             a nonaviator or a poor aviator who talks knowingly about flying ...1941 US sl.
HANGAR RAT 
        n.             an airplane mechanic or other person who frequents an airplane hangar ...1954 US sl.
HAVANA RIDER 
        n.             a passenger who seeks to take control of an airliner in flight ...1983 Amer. airline usage
HAWK 
        n.             a passenger who causes trouble ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
​HOSTIE 
        n.             an air hostess ...1960 Aust. sl.
HOT 
        adj.           of an airplane: designed so as to land at high speed ...1944 Amer. sl.
KISSING THE EARTH 
        phr.          said of an airplane standing on its nose after a crash ...Amer. World War I sl.
MUSH 
        vb.           of an aeroplane: to run out of airspeed ...1935 US sl.
NEEDLE 
        vb.           to apply maximum power or acceleration to a vehicle or plane ...1950s US sl.
OWNER, THE 
        n.             the captain of a ship, and also of an aircraft ...1903 sl.
PACK UP 
        vb.           of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
PUKE 
        vb.           while on a combat air mission: to separate from formation while under attack ...1986 US sl.
PULL A PINT 
        vb.           to operate the controls of an aircraft; to do a pilot's work ...c1930 RAF usage
PUNCH OUT 
        vb.           to bail out, to eject from an aircraft 
QUICK-TURN BURN 
        n.             the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter jet in less than five minutes ...1991 US sl.
SQUAWK 
        n.             an identification signal, enabling an aircraft's position to be located by radar ...1956 sl., orig. US
STEW 
        n.             a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
TRAP 
        vb.           to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier ...1991 US sl.
WRAP UP 
        vb.           to crash-land an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force
WRITTEN OFF 
        adj.           of aircraft:  damaged, esp. crashed, beyond repair; of a person: killed, esp. through carelessness ...c1930 Royal Air Force
YANK AND BANK 
        vb.           to execute a turn in a fighter plane ...1986 US sl.
 
 
AIRFIELD 
EAGLES' NEST 
        n.             an airfield ...World War II Amer. sl.
 
 
AIR FORCE - see SERVICES
 
 
AIRLINE 
PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE 
        n.             a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
PANDEMONIUM WORLD SCAREWAYS 
        n.             a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
PASSENGERS ALWAYS NEGLECTED AT MEALTIMES 
        n.             a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl. 
 
 
AIRPORT 
APRON 
        n.             the tarmac surround of a hangar ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
BAGGAGE-SMASHER 
        n.             a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
FALL ON ONE'S ASS 
        vb.           of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
GATNICK 
        n.             London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
GO-NO-GO 
        n.             the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must decide whether to abort or take-off or to take off ...1963 US sl.
KIWI 
        n.             a non-flying member of an airfield staff ...colloq.
MADHOUSE 
        n.             an air-traffic control tower ...1944 Amer. Aviation usage
REDCAP 
        n.             a porter at an airport station ...US & Can.
THIEF ROW 
        n.             London Heathrow airport ...1999 UK sl.
WANDER 
        n.             any security enforcer who waves metal-detecting wands over others; commonly applied to airport security personnel ...Bk2004 US armed forces sl.
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AIR RAID 
GOOFERS 
        n.             persons who do not take shelter during air raids, but remain outdoors to watch ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
HELTER-SKELTER 
        n.             an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.
 
 
AIRS 
AFFECT 
        vb.           †* to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
AFFECTATE 
        adj.           † of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
AFFECTATED 
        adj.           † assuming artificial airs ...1580
AIRIFIED 
        adj.           made airy; flimsy; pretentious, affectedly superior, given to assuming airs ...1837
AIRISH 
        adj.           inclined to put on airs ...1943 Amer. dial.
AIRY
        adj.           * assuming airs; making lofty pretensions ...1606
AIRYFIED 
        adj.           given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
ANTRIMS 
        n.             airs, whims, caprices, with an implication of temper; tantrums ...1884 Eng. dial.
ARNCHY 
        n.             a person who puts on airs ...1926 Amer. dial. Black usage
BE ALL MAN AND SHIRT 
        vb.           to put on consequential airs; to be proud ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BIG-FEELING 
        adj.           haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
BIGGEN 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BIGGITY 
        n.             a man inclined to be independent, consequential, assuming, or who is giving himself airs ...Bk1892 US Black usage
BIGNADUO 
        n.             a boaster, a bumptious person, a show-off, one who puts on airs ...1943 W. Indies
CUT DIDOES 
        vb.           to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CUT DINGDOES 
        vb.           to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FALUTIN 
        adj.           putting on airs ...1966 Amer. dial.
FANCY 
        adj.           highfalutin, pretentious, putting on airs ...1954 Amer. dial.
​FANCY PANTS 
        n.             someone who puts on airs ...1930s sl., orig. US
FANDANGEE 
        adj.           overdressed or otherwise assuming an air of superiority ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
FEISTY; FICETY 
        adj.           acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
FINNICKS 
        n.             one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
FLAMIGIGS 
        n.             airs and graces; affectations ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FLISKMAHOY 
        n.             a giddy, ostentatious person; a flighty girl; a giddy, gawky girl; a woman who gives herself airs ...1816 Scot.
FRIMICATE 
        vb.           to give oneself airs; to be affected ...19C Eng. dial.
GADDERMAN 
        n.             a boy who puts on the airs of a man ...1890 Ireland
GAINTER
        vb.           † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
​GAINTERER
        n.             † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
GAINTERING 
        adj.           having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
GANDER 
        vb.           to stretch the neck like a gander; to stand gazing, to look foolish; to use conceited airs and gestures ...1822 Sc.
GUSSY 
        adj.           putting on airs ...1970 Amer. dial.
GUTTER-BLOOD 
        n.             a vulgar man who puts on airs; a parvenu ... c1855 chiefly Scot. colloq. 
HALF-STRAINER 
        n.             a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1887 Amer. dial.
HALF-WAY STRAINER 
        n.             a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1896 Amer. dial.
HANKY 
        adj.           said of a woman who puts on a lot of airs ...1967 Amer. dial.
HOIT-A-POIT 
        adj.           assuming airs of importance unsuitable to years or action; presuming, forward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HUFF-SNUFF 
        n.             † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
JACKANAPES 
        n.             a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
KICK UP SHINES 
        vb.           to be proud, to put on airs ...1884 Amer. dial.
LADYFIED 
        adj.           affecting the airs of a fashionable lady ...E17 sl.
LAY ON JAM 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
LOLLYGAGS 
        n.             airs, affectations, love-making ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MAKE IT GOODLY
        vb.           † to give oneself airs ...1611
MISKEN 
        vb.           to assume airs of superiority ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
MISS ASTOR; MRS. ASTOR 
        n.             a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1966 Amer. dial.
MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE 
        vb.           said of a person affecting airs of superiority, or behaving pretentiously or arrogantly; to be overbearing or oppressive; to be proud; to take offense ...1871
NIDDY-NODDIES 
        n.             a contemptuous name for assumed airs or fine or showy manners, as shown by the movement of the head ...B1900 Scot.
ONTACK 
        n.             a bustle, a fuss, a stir, a to-do; airs and affectations, assumption ...1900 Sc.
ONTAKING 
        adj.           assuming, taking airs upon oneself ...Bk1905 Sc.
PAVIE 
        n.             a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
PEEVEE 
        n.             a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
PENSIFUL 
        adj.           proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Scot.
PENSY
        adj.           † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Scot. & Eng. dial.
PILE ON DOG 
        vb.           to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
PILE ON LUGS 
        vb.           to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
​PRICK-ME-DAINTY 
        n.             one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Scot.
PUT-ON 
        n.             one who affects airs ...E18 sl.
        vb.           (put on) to affect airs ...E18 sl.
PUT ON JAM 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
PUT ON LUGS 
        vb.           to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
PUT ON PARTS 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...1893 Eng. dial. 
PUT ON SIDE 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...1878 sl.
PUT ON THE DOG 
        vb.           to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
PUT UP 
        vb.           to affect airs ...E18 sl.
SCAWT 
        vb.           to boast, to give oneself airs; to walk arrogantly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SIDE 
        vb.           to act in a pretentious manner, to put on airs ...1910s sl.
SILVERTAIL 
        n.             an affected person; one who puts on airs and graces; a social climber ...1942 sl.
STUCK-UP 
        adj.           conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
SWAMP 
        vb.           to put on airs; to show off ...Amer. World War I sl.
SWAY ALL TOP ROPES 
        vb.           to give oneself airs ...L19 sl.
TAKE 
        vb.           † to take too much upon one; to behave presumptuously or haughtily, to assume airs ...c1470
TAKE ON 
        vb.           to assume airs; to behave proudly or haughtily; to presume; to take liberties ...1668
TANTRUM 
        n.             affected airs, palavers ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK 
        vb.           to have an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself; to be conceited; to put on airs ...c1947 US sl.
TIP-TOE NANCY 
        n.             an affected girl putting on airs ...1900 Amer. dial.
 
 
AIRSHIP 
MOTOR-MATE 
        n.             * a person who attends to the motor of an airship ...1928
 
 
AISLE 
AILE
        n.             † an aisle ...1398
ALURE
        n.             † an aisle ...c1325
ILING 
        n.             † an aisle ...1456-7
PASS 
        n.             the passage between the pews in a church, an aisle ...1871 Sc.
YELDE
        n.             † aisle ...1527
YELE
        n.             † aisle ...1498
YELL
        n.             † aisle ...1503-4
 
 
AJAR 
AGEE; AJEE 
        adv.          of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Scot. & Eng. dial.
A-SAM 
        adv.          † of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ASHARD 
        adv.          of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ASHORE 
        adv.          of a door: ajar, half-open ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
SAM-OPE 
        adv.          of a door: half open, ajar ...1777 Eng. dial.
 
 
AKIMBO 
MAKE THE POT WITH THE TWO EARS
        vb.           † to set the arms akimbo ...1675
 
 
AKIN 
AIM 
        adj.           nearly akin, related ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.




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