REVERSE DICTIONARY
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AR - ARZ

ARAB - person
• ABDUL (derogatory) an Arab ...1916 sl.
• A-RAB, AYRAB (derogatory) an Arab ...1940s US sl.
• BEDOUIN an Arab of the desert ...c1400
• BEDU - a Bedouin ...1912
• BEDWIN - a Bedouin, an Arab of the desert ...c1400
​• CAMEL CHASER (derogatory) a native of any country where camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab ...1968 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL-DRIVER a native of any country where camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab; used contemptuously ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL-FUCKER (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CAMELHEAD (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...2000s US sl.
• CAMEL JOCK (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1966 US sl.
• CAMEL-JOCKEY (derogatory) a native of any country where camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab ...1965 Amer. sl.
• GENUWINE BEDOOWINE AYRAB a Bedouin Arab...1940 sl.
• GOLLY any person of non-White ethnicity; a native of the Indian subcontinent; an Arab ...1967 UK sl.
• HAGARENE - a reputed descendant of Hagar the concubine of Abraham and mother of Ishmael; an Arab, a Saracen ...1535
• HANDKERCHIEF-HEAD - (derogatory) an Arab or a man who wears a turban ...1970 US sl.
• HANKIE-HEAD - (derogatory) an Arab ...2002 sl.
• MOZARAB - †* an Arab of mixed descent ...1784
• RAG-HEAD (derogatory) an Arab native of the Middle East ...1921 Aust. & US sl.
• SAND-COON (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND GOOK - an Arab; a Middle Easterner ...2007 US sl.
​• SAND-HOPPER (derogatory) an Arab ...1970s sl.
• SAND-JOCKEY (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND NIGGER (offensive) an Arab; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1984 US sl.
• SAND TOAD an Arab; a Middle Easterner ...1990s US sl.
• SAND WOG (derogatory) an Arab or Middle Easterner ...1990s sl.
• SARACEN - among the later Greeks and Romans, a name for the nomadic peoples of the Syro-Arabian desert which harassed the Syrian confines of the Empire; hence, an Arab; by extension, a Mohammedan or Moslem, esp. with reference to the Crusades ...c893
​• TEA-TOWEL HEAD (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...1980s sl.
• TOWEL-HEAD (offensive or derogatory) an Arab; also, a Sikh or other turban-wearer ...1979 US sl.
• TOWLIE (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...1980s sl.
• WOG (derogatory) an Arab ...1929 UK sl.
 
ARABIC - adjectives
• ABBA-DABBA dark-skinned, esp. Arabic ...1975 US sl.
Arabic - nouns
• LEFT-HAND TONGUE † a language written from right to left, as Hebrew or Arabic ...a1632
• TITTLE the dot over the letter 'i'; a punctuation mark; a diacritic point over a letter; any one of the Hebrew and Arabic vowel-points and accents; also, a pip on dice ...1538
 
ARBITER, ARBITRATOR - person
• DAYSMAN - an umpire or arbitrator - a mediator ...1489 arch.
• DECISOR - † one who decides causes or controversies - a decider - an arbitrator ...1563
• MODERATOR - a person who acts as an arbitrator between disputants; an arbiter, an umpire, a judge; also, a mediator ...1556
• ODDSMAN - † an umpire - an arbiter ...1581 Sc.
• ODDWOMAN - † a female umpire - an arbitress ...1587 Sc.
• THIRDSMAN - an arbiter between two ...1793 Sc.
• UMPIRE - one who decides between disputants or contending parties and whose decision is usually accepted as final - an arbitrator ...c1400
• WARDSMAN - † an arbitrator ...1482
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ARBITRATE - verbs
• DEEM † to give or pronounce judgement; to act as judge, to sit in judgement; to give one's decision, sentence, or opinion; to arbitrate ...c825
 
ARCH - nouns
ARCUATION a curving into the shape of an arch ...1696
ARCUATURE † the bowing or bending of an arch ...1731
arch - verbs
• CAMBER to be or become slightly arched or curved so that the centre is higher than the ends ...1627
• CAMERATE † to make an arch, to vault ...1623
 
ARCHAIC - adjectives
• NOAHARCHAIC archaic ... ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
ARCHBISHOP - person
• ARCHBISH an archbishop ...1560
• HIERARCH - one who has rule or authority in holy things; an ecclesiastical ruler or potentate; a chief priest; a chief prelate, an archbishop ...1574
• MOST REVEREND - an epithet applied to an archbishop ...1714

ARCHED - nouns
• CAMBER the condition of being slightly arched or convex above ...1618
 
ARCHER - person
• ADAM BELL - an accomplished archer ...Bk1922
• SAGITTARY - an archer ...1832-4
• SAGITTIPOTENT - an expert archer ...Bk1775
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ARCHERY - adjectives
• PEDESTRIAL † of archery: performed with the bow drawn against the foot ...1792
• SAGITTIPOTENT †* 'that can do much by shooting with arrows' ...1656
 
ARCHITECT - person
• HISTORICIST - a person who lays stress on the importance of historicity or of the past; spec. an architect, artist, etc., whose work is characterized by regard for or preoccupation with the styles and values of the past ...1905
​• RICKLER a bad architect or builder ...1824 Sc.
 
ARCHITECTURE - nouns
• PANDATION * in architecture: a bending, bowing, or warping ...
 
ARCTIC - nouns
• ARCTICIAN * an animal that is well adapted to the Arctic or comfortable in Arctic conditions ...a1841
Arctic - person
• ARCTICIAN a specialist in matters related to the Arctic; an Arctic explorer ...1860
Arctic - verbs
• ARCTICIZE * to accustom to arctic or very cold conditions ...1891

ARDENT - adjectives
• AFFECTUAL † earnest, ardent, eager, hearty ...1483
• AFFECTUOUS † earnest in feeling or desire; eager, ardent,  hearty ...1494
• ARD † hot; ardent ...Bk1891 sl. (old cant)
• ARDAUNT † ardent ...1481
• ARDUROUS * full of ardour, ardent ...a1770 poetic usage
• BLOODFUL * full of blood; full of courage, ardour, or spirit ...Bk1885
• DEAR keen, ardent ...1955 Amer. dial.
• EAGER † strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious ...1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EARNESTFUL † earnest; sincerely zealous; intense, ardent ...1430
• FLAGRANT † ardent, intensely eager or earnest ...1521
• PERFERVID very fervid or ardent, impassioned ...1833 
• REITHE † keen, ardent ...1838 Sc.
• SANGUINEOUS † confident, ardent, sanguine ...1847
• SERAPHIC ardent, zealous; burning or inflamed with love or zeal; ecstatically adoring ...1659 
• WARM of imagination, ideas, expectations, etc.: ardent, lively, glowing ...1668
• WARM-BLOODED ardent, fervent, passionate ...1831
ardent - verbs
• TAKE TO HEART † to be zealous, solicitous, or ardent about ...a1300
 
ARDENTLY - adverbs
• AFFECTUOUSLY † with earnest feeling or desire; earnestly, ardently, eagerly ...1450
• BRENNINGLY † burningly; ardently ...Bk1895

ARDOUR - nouns
• ARDENTNESS * the quality of being ardent; ardour, earnestness ...1632
• CALENTURE burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow ...1596
• EDGE † of persons: ardour, keenness in pursuit of an object; in weaker sense, inclination, liking ...1581
• ELAN ardour; zeal; enthusiasm; impetuousness, vivacity ...1880
• EMPRESSEMENT eagerness; cordiality; zeal; ardour; enthusiasm; animated display of friendliness ...1709 arch.
• FAIRD, FARD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset ...1513 Sc.
• FOUGUE † fury, passion; ardour, impetuosity ...1660
• HEAT † passionateness, excitability, ardour of temperament ...1689
• IMPRESSMENT * earnestness, ardour ...1854
• REITHNES eagerness, ardour ...Bk1904 Sc.
ardour - verbs
• TURN ONE'S DAMPER DOWN to cool one's ardour or enthusiasm ...1924 US sl.
 
ARDUOUS - adjectives
• HELL-BENDING hellish, arduous ...1890 Amer. sl.
• KNEEF, NEEF † difficult, arduous ...1808 Sc.
arduous - nouns
• ASS-BREAKER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HELL-BUSTER something extremely difficult or arduous ...1949 Amer. dial.
 
ARDUOUSNESS - nouns
• ARDUITY †* steepness; arduousness; difficulty ...1623

ARGENTINA - adjectives
• ARGIE Argentinian ...1982 colloq.
Argentina - nouns
• B.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina ...1925 US nautical sl.
Argentina - person
• ARGIE a person from Argentina ...1982 colloq.
• MONTONERO 1. † in Argentina: a peasant rebel against imperial Spain; usually in plural ...1825
2. a member of a left-wing Peronist organization in Argentina, engaged in urban guerrilla activities ...1970

ARGUE - verbs
• AIR ONE'S LUNGS to argue or talk at length ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALLEGATE to argue, to dispute ...1892 Ireland
• AMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ARG to argue ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ARGIE-BARGIE to argue, to bandy words, to dispute; to contend ...1885 Sc.
• ARGLE to argue, to dispute; to contend; esp. in making a bargain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• ARGLE-BARGLE to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGUE-BARGUE to argue, to wrangle ...1887 orig. Sc.
• ARGUE THE TOSS to argue over something already decided ...1887 UK
• ARGUFY to argue, to contend, to dispute, to wrangle ...1800 Amer. & Scot dial. & colloq.
• ARGUY-BARGUY to argue, to bandy words, to dispute ...1885 Sc.
• ARGY-BARGY to argue, to wrangle ...1887 orig. Sc.
• AUGER, AUGUR to argue ...1961 Amer. dial.
• BADMOUTH to beat someone in an argument or verbal contest ...1941 sl.
• BARNEY to argue or quarrel, esp. noisily or rowdily; to have a row; to dispute the result or legitimacy of a sporting contest on the grounds of an alleged breach of the rules ...1850
• BATE † to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEAT † to debate, to discuss; to reason about, to argue ...1470
• BLUE to argue or fight; to become angry ...1955 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BUMP ONE'S GUMS to argue; to talk, esp. loudly or vociferously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAFFLE to prevaricate, to argue, to haggle ...1886 Eng. dial.
• CAG to argue ...1919 nautical sl.
• CAM to cross, to contradict, to bicker, to argue ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMEL to argue, to dispute ...1923 Sc.
• CAMPLE † to scold, bully; to retort, answer pertly; to argue or contend saucily; to wrangle or quarrel; to be sulky or cross ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHECK THE WAR to stop arguing ...1947 US sl.
• CHEW to argue, to protest ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW THE BIT to argue; to talk too much or too loud ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEW THE CUD to argue, to carry on a long-winded conversation ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CHEW THE MOP to argue on and on ...20C military sl.
• CHEW THE RAG to grumble; to resuscitate an old grievance; to argue endlessly or without hope of a definite agreement  ...c1880 military sl.
• CHEW THINGS OVER to argue, to protest ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHIN to talk; to chat; to gossip; to argue ...c1871 Amer. dial.
• CHIP ONE'S TEETH to talk, usually too much or too loud; to argue ...1958 Amer. dial.
• COME THE ACID to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE ACID DROP to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• CROSS ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CUT A FEATHER † to argue about an inconsequential and trivial aspect of an issue; to make small and overfine distinctions; to 'split hairs' ...a1634
• DICKER to argue ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EAGGLE-BAGGLE † to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EAGGLE-BARGIN † to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EIKSUPICKSY to argue, to bandy words ...1915 Sc.
• ELENCHIZE †* to make use of the elenchus (a logical refutation); to dispute, argue, refute ...1631
• EVEN ONE'S WIT to condescend to argument ...1853 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• FATMOUTH to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk glibly, persuasively, or excessively, to boast ...1968 sl., orig. US Black
• FAUCHENTULIE † to argue, to quarrel, to contend ...1825 Sc.
• FRAB to struggle, fight; to argue, contend ...1868 Eng. dial.
• GET UP IN SOMEONE'S FACE to argue; to confront face-to-face ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• HAG(G) to haggle, to dispute, to argue ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HAGGLE to dispute; to cavil; to argue; esp., to dispute the terms of a bargain ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMERGAW to argue pertinaciously ...1826 Sc.
• HANNY † to dispute, to argue ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAFFOCK to argue, to dispute ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAGGLE to argue ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JAR to quarrel; to argue, to dispute, to bicker, to wrangle ...1550
• JAW BACK to retort indignantly, to talk back; to argue ...1885 Amer. dial.
• KABBIE-LABBY to argue, to dispute, to wrangle ...1898 Sc.
• KAGG to argue ...1919 nautical sl.
• KIM-KAM to bicker, to argue, to retort; to use pert language ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIP to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1898 sl.
• LIP BATTLE to argue ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIP OFF to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LOCK ASSES to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LOUD-TALK to bully, impress, or convince someone by using assertive speech or double-talk; to argue in coarse strident tones ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LUNG to argue ...1900s US college sl.
• NAFF to talk in a pert, senseless way; to argue snappishly, esp. of children and persons of diminutive appearance ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NARG to keep grumbling and finding fault; to be peevish; to argue snappishly; to nag, to taunt ...1824 Sc.
• PART BRASS-RAGS to argue ...1898 sl., orig. nautical
• POP ONE'S GUMS to argue ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAG to wrangle over a subject. to argue, to dispute ...1889 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAGGLE to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter ...1866 Sc.
• RAISE SAND to argue loudly, creating a problem ...1965 US sl.
• RORT to be loudly argumentative; to shout or complain loudly ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• SANN † to argue, to dispute, to discuss ...c1200
• SCASH to quarrel, to squabble; to have a heated argument or disagreement ...1801 Sc.
• SCOG to argue, to dispute, to quarrel, to scold, to make ironical jokes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMAGE, SCRIMMIDGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SPEW to argue angrily; to let loose a diatribe ...1980s sl.
• SUBTILIZE to argue or reason in a subtle manner; to split hairs ...1592
• SUBTLE † to argue subtly ...a1340
• TAKE BEEF to get into arguments; to face criticism ...1990s US Black sl.
• TAKE UP to answer shortly and hastily; to interrupt in order to correct; to defeat in an argument ...1899 Sc.
• TANGLE † to become involved in contention; to argue ...1535
• TANT to argue or dispute in a captious, quarrelsome manner; to rage ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TANTER to quarrel; to argue, to dispute in a captious manner; to rage ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THRAWL to argue hotly and loudly ...1885 Eng. dial.
• THREAP to argue, to dispute; to wrangle, to quarrel, to contend ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAP DOWN to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THREAP DOWN THE THROAT to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1864 Sc.
• THREAP OUT to insist or assert with pertinacity, esp. to persist in a false assertion; to protest or argue strongly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THREAT to contend or argue persistently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW to thwart, to oppose; to dispute, to contradict, to argue; to provoke, to anger ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOIL † to contend in a lawsuit or an argument; to dispute, to argue; also, to contend in battle; to fight, to struggle ...c1330
• TOLY † to dispute, to argue; to contend or plead in a lawsuit ...c1440
• WALK WIDE IN WORDS † to argue at cross purposes ...1529
• YARG to talk incessantly; to argue doggedly and tiresomely; to carp, to wrangle, to criticize ...a1838 Sc.
 
ARGUING, ARGUMENT - adjectives
• ARGUITIVE †* characterized by argument, having the form of an argument ...a1665
• AT IT involved in an argument; emotionally moved ...L19 sl.
• FALLACIOUS of an argument, etc.: containing a fallacy ...1509
​arguing, argument - nouns
• ARGLE an argument, a dispute ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARGLE-BARGLE a disputatious argument; a bandying of words, a wrangling ...a1881 chiefly Eng. dialect and Sc.
• ARGUE argument, assertion; dispute, contention, quarrel ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARGUFICATION an argument, a dispute, contention ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARGUFYING disputing, arguing ...1873 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ARGUFYMENT an argument, a dispute ...1892 Ireland
• ARGUTATION † over-refinement in arguing; subtle disputation; cavilling, cavil, quibble ...1641
• ARGY-BARGY an argument, wrangling ...1887 orig. Sc.
• AUGURING arguing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BARNEY a loud altercation; a physical struggle; a row or noisy argument ...1855 colloq.
• BATE † contention, strife, discord, argument ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BIG STINK a major issue; a scandal; a big argument ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BITCH an argument or fight; a disagreement or quarrel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLUE an argument, a row ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BRANNIGAN a brawl or violent argument ...1940 Amer. sl.
• BREEZE an argument, a row ...1785 sl.
• BULL AND COW a row, an argument ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
• BUST-UP an argument, a row ...1899 sl.
• CAFFLE an argument; a misunderstanding, a disagreement ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CAFLUGALTY a row, an argument ...1910s US sl.
• CAFUGELTY a row, an argument ...1914 US sl.
• CAG an argument; a dispute; gossip ...L18 sl.
• CAGMAG chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAM contradiction, perverse argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAPTION † the act of cavilling or taking exception; an objection or cavil; fallacious or captious argument; a quibble, sophism ...1605
• CAT-BLASH worthless or silly talk: a weak argument ...19C Eng. dial.
• CHEW an argument, a quarrel, a disagreement ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHEWFEST an argument, a quarrel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHEWING MATCH a heated argument, a quarrel, a disagreement ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CLUNCHFIST † a knock-down argument ...1589
• CONCERTATION † contention, strife, dispute, controversy, argument ...1509
• CONTRETEMPS a disagreement, an argument, a dispute ...M20 colloq.
• DAMNED GOOD SWINE UP a loud quarrel; a fierce argument, possibly leading to blows ...L19 sl.
• DEBATEMENT † debate, controversy, discussion, deliberation, disputation, argument ...1536
• DIFFER difference of opinion, argument, quarrel ...1873 Amer. dial.
• DING-DONG a heated quarrel; an argument ...1922 
• DOMESTIC an argument or fight between a couple who live together ...1970s sl.
• DONNYBROOK a heated argument involving many participants ...1852 sl.
• DUST-UP an argument, a row ...1897 sl.
• EGG-BAG a meaningless argument ...1893 Eng. dial.
• ELENCH † a sophistical argument, a fallacy ...1565
• FACING-CARD † an imposing allegation or argument ...a1624
• FALLACE † a sophistical argument ...1532
• FAUCHENTULIE † an argument or quarrel ...1825 Sc.
• FILLIPER an unanswerable argument; a big lie ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAP an argument; a minor scandal ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GO-AROUND a confrontation or argument ...M20 colloq.
• GUM-BUMPING arguing; loud or vociferous talk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GUM SESSION a verbal fight between two people; an argument ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLING a dispute, an argument; a prolonged bargaining ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASSLE trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother ...1945
• HEEKACK, HEEKYAK an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HICK-HACK an argument, quarrel, or controversy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• JAGGLING arguing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• KABBIE-LABBY an altercation, wrangle, argument, dispute; confused talk ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KAGG an argument, a dispute; a row ...1916 nautical sl.
• KEG-MEG chatter, idle talk; an unsettled argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KICKUP a fight or argument; a row; a disturbance ...1843 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK-DOWN an undeniable argument ...19C US sl.
• LIP BATTLE an argument ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MOUTH BATTLE an argument; a verbal fight ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOUTH CONTEST an argument; a verbal fight ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOUTH FIGHT an argument; a verbal fight ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOUTH LASHING an argument; a verbal fight ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NABBLE an argument, quarrel, wrangle ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NICKLE a fight, as of dogs; a squabble, a heated argument ...1964 Sc.
• PALAVA an argument; a row ...1970s W. Indies usage
• PALAVER an argument, a fight ...1980s UK Black usage
• PAM-PAM an argument; a fuss; noisy disorder ...1943 W. Indies sl.
• PANTOMIME COW a row; an argument ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• RAG-CHEWING arguing; a protracted discussion, conversation or argument ...1885 Amer. sl.
• RAGGLE a wrangle, a dispute, an argument ...1866 Sc.
• RAMMY a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd ...1935 Sc. sl.
• RANDYVOO noise, arguments ...L19 sl.
• RANTUM-SCANTUM a wordy and mutual recrimination; a noisy argument ...L18 sl.
• RIFF an oft-repeated argument or point of view ...2000 UK sl.
• RUCK an argument; a row ...1958 sl.
• RUN-IN a clash, fight, or similar confrontation; an argument or quarrel ...1894 colloq.
• SCRIMMAGE, SCRIMMIDGE a noisy argument ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SET-TO an argument, a row ...1829 sl.
• SPAT a small or unimportant argument, a row ...1804 sl., orig. US
• TAFFLE a confused argument or business transaction ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THREAP an argument, a discussion; a dispute; a quarrel ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAPING-FIT a fit of arguing or disputing ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TIFF an argument, a row ...1754
• TOIL † verbal contention, dispute, controversy, argument ...a1300
• VELITATION * a wordy skirmish or encounter; a controversy, a debate, an argument, a dispute not carried to extremes ...1607
• WRINGLE-WRANGLE * controversial argument; wordy disputation ...1882
• YIKE an argument, a row ...1941 Aust. sl.
​arguing, argument - verbs
• MAKE THE FUR FLY to cause serious trouble; to cause a fight or a bad argument; to create an uproar or disturbance ...1834 sl.
• RAISE AN ANTS' NEST to make trouble, to foster an argument ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SIDE IT OUT to settle an argument; to discuss a matter and come to a decision ...19C sl., chiefly Royal Navy
​arguing, argument - phrases
• WITH THE GLOVES OFF of a dispute, argument, etc.: conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations
  
ARGUMENTATIVE - adjectives
• ARGISOME contentious, inclined to argue or dispute ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FEISTY irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GLOSSOMACHICALL † given to wordy strife (nonce word) ...1597
• RANTANKEROUS quarrelsome, argumentative, cantankerous; unruly, mean, bad ...c1832 US colloq.
• SNIPPY impatient, argumentative ...1848 US sl.
• THREAPING argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome, contradictory ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TOILOUS †* contentious, disputatious, wrangling, argumentative ...c1430
argumentative - person
• AIR RAIDER an argumentative female ...1960s Aust. sl.
• ARGUFIER a convincing or argumentative speaker ...1805 Amer. dial.
• BAD MOUTH one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BARRACUDA a domineering, argumentative person ...1950s US sl.
• BLISTER an offensive or argumentative person ...E19 sl.
• LIPPER-OFF one who talks back; an argumentative person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NABBLER a gossip; a mischief-maker; an argumentative, captious person ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCALDABANCO - † a  warm disputant or preacher; a hot-headed declaimer or Puritan; an argumentative person ...a1670
• SPARRING PARTNER - a person with whom one enjoys arguing ...1958 sl.
• THREAPER - a contentious, argumentative person ...1899 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-FENCER - a debater - a skilful disputant - an argumentative person ...1675
• VENTILATOR - a person engaged in a debate, disputation, or argument ...Bk1891
argumentative - ​verbs
• RORT to be loudly argumentative; to shout or complain loudly ...1931 Royal Navy sl.
 
ARID - adjectives
• SICCANEOUS * dry, arid ...
 
ARISTOCRACY - nouns
• FANCY, THE the aristocracy, the wealthy and powerful ...M19 US sl.
• FANCY PANTS the social elite, the aristocracy ...1930s sl., orig. US
• OPTIMACY † the upper classes in the state; the nobility or aristocracy ...1579-80
 
ARISTOCRAT - person
• A-1-ER an exceptional person - an aristocrat ...L19 sl.
• ALGERNON a young male aristocrat or upper-class male ...L19 sl.
• ALGIE, ALGY a young male aristocrat or upper-class male ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ARICHTOCRAT an aristocrat ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARISTO an aristocrat ...1864 colloq.
• ASTORBILT a member of the 'best society' of a community ...1965 Amer. jocular
• BIG BOB an aristocrat; a notable person ...1883 UK sl.
• BIG BUG an important person, an aristocrat, esp. one who considers themselves to be one and acts accordingly ...1817 sl., orig. US
• BIG BUTT a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person; an aristocrat; used derisively ...1912 US sl.
• BROKEN BRIGADE aristocratic younger sons, impoverished through the inequalities of primogeniture, who are forced to live on their wits ...L19 UK society sl.
• DUCHESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK an imaginary aristocrat ...17C sl.
• HAW-HAW a dandy or an aristocrat ...1869 sl.
• HAW-HAW TOFF a swell, a dandy, an aristocrat ...Bk1909 sl.
• HEAVY SWELL a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion; a dandy, an aristocrat, or one who tries to pose as such ...1819 colloq.
• HIGH HAT an affected, supercilious, or condescending person; an aristocrat; a wealthy or conceited person; a snob; a member of the social elite ...1923 US colloq., orig. theatre sl.
• HIGH ZEKE a member of the local aristocracy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MONDAIN a man who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society; a male inhabitant of the 'beau monde' ...1833
• MONDAINE * a woman who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society ...1888
• MONKEY-MONK a superior or important person, whether in fact or through pretension; a self-important person; an aristocrat ...1880 US sl.
• OPTIMATE a noble or aristocrat ...c1611
• RICHTOCRAT an aristocrat ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RUPERT any young male aristocrat ...1910s sl., orig. military
• SALT OF THE EARTH, THE a person or group of people regarded as the finest of their kind; the excellent of the earth; the powerful, aristocratic, or wealthy ...c950
• SWANK an aristocrat; a member of the upper classes ...1920s sl.
• YANGBAN a member of the yangban, the former ruling class in Korea; an aristocrat or gentleman ...1898
• YOUNG BLOOD a lively, vigorous, or energetic young man; a confident, high-spirited young man; a rake, a dandy; an unruly young aristocrat ...1557
​ 
ARISTOCRATIC - adjectives
• ARICHTOCRATIC aristocratic ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARISTO characteristic of aristocrats; aristocratic ...1874 colloq.
• LAIRDLY lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant ...c1850 Sc.
• NOBBISH aristocratic ...M18 sl.
• OPTIMATICAL †* conducted by an aristocracy; aristocratic ...1652
• WRIST-WATCH high class; aristocratic ...c1905 military usage
aristocratic - nouns
• NOB HILL an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city ...1912 Amer. dial.
• NOB'S HILL an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city ...1965 Amer. dial.
 
ARISTOCRATICALLY - adverbs
• NOBBILY aristocratically ...M18 sl.
 
ARITHMETIC - adjectives
• UNARITHMETIC † unskilled in arithmetic ...1789
arithmetic - nouns
• DUPLICATION † multiplication by two ...c1430
• GUZINTER a division sum in arithmetic ...20C school usage
• QUIRK a riddle, a catch-question, an arithmetical problem ...1929 Sc.
• QUIRKLE a riddle, a catch-question, an arithmetical problem ...1929 Sc.
• QUIRKLUM a riddle, a catch-question, an arithmetical problem ...1929 Sc.
• RECKONING arithmetic ...1877 Eng. dial.
• RICK-MA-TICK arithmetic ...Bk1903 school sl.
• SUMMING - arithmetic ...Bk1854 Eng. dial.
• TALE-CRAFT † numeration, arithmetic ...1674
• TARIFF † an arithmetical table or statement; a table of multiplication, a ready reckoner, or the like ...1591
arithmetic - verbs
• VIGGER to reckon, to do arithmetic ...1733 Eng. dial.
 
ARITHMETICIAN - person
• ABACIST - one who uses an abacus in casting accounts  - an arithmetician, accountant, or calculator ...1387
• ABACISTA - a term used by ancient writers for an arithmetician ...Bk1708

ARIZONA - nouns
• APACHE STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AZTEC STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BABY STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• CACTUS PATCH Phoenix, Arizona ...1976 US jocular
• COPPER STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ITALY OF AMERICA Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OCOTILLO STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAND HILL STATE. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNSET LAND Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNSET STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VALENTINE STATE Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Arizona - person
• ZONER - someone from Arizona ...1991 US sl.
• ZONIE someone from Arizona ...1991 US sl.
Arizona - verbs
• BE ALKALIED to be an old timer of the desert in Arizona ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
 
ARKANSAS - nouns
• ARKANSAW Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEAR STATE the state of Arkansas ...1859 US
• BOWIE STATE Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUINEA PIG STATE Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT WATER STATE Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RACKENSAC Arkansas ...1851 Amer. dial.
• RACKENSACK, RACK-IN-SACK Arkansas ...1845 Amer. dial.
• RACKINSAW Arkansas ...1841 Amer. dial.
• TOOTHPICK STATE Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONDER STATE Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Arkansas - person
• ARKANSAWYER a native or inhabitant of Arkansas ...1904 Amer. dial.
• ARKIE, ARKY (often derogatory) a native of Arkansas or neighbouring states, esp. a migrant from Arkansas; extended to any yokel ...1927Amer. dial.
• GAUBER-GRUBBER an inhabitant of North Carolina, Arkansas, or Georgia ...M19 sl.
• GOOBER an inhabitant of North Carolina, Arkansas or Georgia ...M19 US sl.
• GRUBER-GRUBBER an inhabitant of North Carolina, Arkansas, or Georgia ...M19 sl.
• JOSH a countryman, esp. regarded as foolish or lazy; an Arkansan ...1863 Amer. sl.
• RACKANSACKER a person from Arkansas ...1958 Amer. dial.
• RACKENSACK a person from Arkansas ...1845 Amer. dial.
• RACKENSACKER a person from Arkansas ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TOOTHPICK a person from Arkansas ...1872 Amer. dial.
• TOOTHPICKER a person from Arkansas ...1846 Amer. dial.
 
ARM - adjectives
• LONG-SPARRED having long arms or legs ...1916 Amer. dial.
arm - nouns
• ARMSTRONG HEATERS one's arms, when used to embrace another ...1920 Amer. dial.
• BENDER the arm ...M19 sl.
• BROOMSTICKS thin, undersized limbs ...1896 colloq.
• CHALK FARM the arm ...1857 rhyming sl.
• EMMERDALE an arm ...1990s rhyming sl. (Emmerdale Farm)
• EMMERDALE FARM an arm ...1990s rhyming sl.
• FALSE ALARM the arm ...1910s rhyming sl., orig. military usage
• FATHOM 1. † the length of the forearm ...c1000
2. † a stretching of the arms in a straight line to their full extent ...1607 
• FATHOMS † the embracing arms ...a1000
• FIN an arm, a hand ...L18 nautical sl.
• FLOPPER the arm ...1945 US sl.
• GAIRDIE, GAIRDY, GARDIE, GARDY † an arm ...1513 Sc.
• GUNS the arms, esp. muscular arms; the biceps ...1973 US sl.
• HAND † the whole arm ...1615
• HOOKS a man's hands and arms ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MARTINI the hand; the arm ...1992 Brit. sl.
• MEATHOOK an arm ...1919 Amer. sl.
• NAN FLAP a pendulous spread of flabby upper arm that is characteristic of some older woman ...2004 Brit. sl.
• OARS the arms ...Bk1905 Eng. cant
• RAISE an arm ...1940s US Black sl.
• RAMMER the arm ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WING an arm ...1823 sl.
arm - person
• ARMY a person, esp. a beggar, who has lost one or both arms ...1930 US tramps' sl.
• WINGY a one-armed person ...1880 sl.
arm - verbs
• MAKE A FATHOM † to stretch the arms to their full extent ...1519
• SAWM to swing the arms in walking ...1873 Eng. dial.
 
ARM (equip with arms) - verbs
• ARM UP to  arm oneself ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• GARNISH † to equip or arm oneself ...a1400
• HARNESS to equip in armour; to arm, to accoutre ...a1300 arch.
• ROD UP to arm oneself with a gun ...1929 US sl.
• TIRE † to equip; to fit out with arms, accoutrements, etc.; to arm ...c1330
• TOOL UP to arm oneself ...1959 sl.
 
ARMADILLO - nouns
• DIGGER an armadillo ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEDIGGER an armadillo ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELLED POSSUM an armadillo ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IRON-PLATED POSSUM an armadillo ...1960 Amer. dial.
• OPOSSUM ON THE HALF SHELL the armadillo ...1995 Amer. dial.
• POOR MAN'S PIG the nine-banded armadillo ...1947 Amer. dial.
• POVERTY PIG the nine-banded armadillo ...1947 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS TURKEY an armadillo ...1982 Amer. dial.
 
ARMCHAIR - see CHAIR
 
ARMED - adjectives
• ARMED FOR BEAR very heavily armed ...1960s sl.
• GEARED † equipped; armed ...c1470
• HEELED armed ...1866 sl., orig. US
• TOOLED UP carrying a weapon, esp. a gun; armed ...1959 sl.

ARMED FORCES - see SERVICES
 
ARMFUL - nouns
• ARMTLE an armful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARRYING the amount that can be carried at one time; an armful ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LAP an armful or lapful; a small amount or collection ...1900 Sc.
• YAFFLE a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
• YAFFUL a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
 
ARMHOLE - nouns
• HAMBURGHERS arm-holes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMBURGHES - the arm-holes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

ARM-IN-ARM - adverbs
• A-CLEEK arm in arm ...c1781 Sc.
• ARM AND CROOK arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ARM-IN-LINK arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARMSTRONG arm-in-arm ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
arm-in-arm - verbs
• ARM to walk arm-in-arm ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
ARMING - adverbs
• CAP-A-PIE in reference to arming or accoutring: from head to foot ...1523
 
ARMOUR - adjectives
• HARNESSED † armed, in armour ...c1460
armour - nouns
• AEGIS a shield, or defensive armour ...1704
• CATAPHRACT † an ancient coat of mail ...1581
• FURNITURE † armour, accoutrements, weapons, munitions of war; also, a suit of armour ...1569
• GEAR † armour, arms, warlike accoutrements ...c1205 obs. exc. arch.
• HABILIMENTS † personal accoutrements for war; armour, warlike apparel ; also, the trappings of a horse ...c1489
• HARNESS, A a suit of mail ...c1489
• HEAD-PIECE a piece of armour for the head; a helmet ...1535
• I-WEDE † an item of clothing; a garment; also, a piece of armour ...a1000
armour - person
• CATAPHRACT a soldier in full armour ...1671
• HARNESS-BEARER † an armour-bearer ...1563
• HARNESS-MAN - † a harness-bearer; an armour-bearer ...1530
• HELM - † a man in armour ...a1400-50
• HELMET - † a man in armour ...c1500
​armour - verbs
• HARNESS to equip in armour; to arm, to accoutre ...a1300 arch.
 
ARMPIT - nouns
• ARM-HOLE the armpit ...1693
• ARM-POKE the armpit ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GAPO Gorilla ArmPit Odour ...1967 US sl.
• OKSELLE †* the armpit ...1489
• OXER an armpit ...E18 Irish
• OXTER an armpit ...E18 Irish
• PITS armpits ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SCENT OF GUSSET † smell of the armpits ...a1685
armpit - verbs
• OXTER to lift or move a person by holding them under the armpits ...19C Irish
 
ARMS - adjectives
• UNBODEN † not provided with arms ...1456 Sc.
arms - nouns
• ABOULZIEMENTS accoutrements, arms ...1787 Sc.
• ABUILYIEMENTS accoutrements, arms ...1816 Sc.
• BULZIEMENT accoutrements, arms ...1824 Sc.
• GEAR † armour, arms, warlike accoutrements ...c1205 obs. exc. arch.
• I-WEPEN † weapons, arms, equipment ...c1275
• TACKLING † arms, weapons, instruments ...a1400
arms - verbs
• DIG UP THE TOMAHAWK to take up arms in warfare, to commence hostilities ...1848
• LAY ASIDE THE TOMAHAWK to lay down one's arms, to cease from hostilities ...1806
• TAKE UP THE TOMAHAWK to take up arms in warfare, to commence hostilities ...1775
 
ARMSTRONG, LOUIS
• GATEMOUTH jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) ...1936 US sl.
 
ARMY - see SERVICES
 
AROMA - adjectives
• AROMAL pert. to aroma ...1848
aroma - nouns
• OAM a warm aroma, as that arising from cooking ...1866 Sc.
• SCENTAGE aroma ...1911 Sc.
• VAAM odour, smell, flavour, aroma ...1866 Sc.
• WAFF of smells: a whiff, aroma, slight odour ...1819 Sc. & N. Eng. d ial.
 
AROMATIC - adjectives
• AROMATOUS †* aromatic, containing aroma, or the principle of fragrance ...1483
 
AROUSE - person
• SENDER one who arouses emotionally; one who inspires excitement ...1920s US Black sl.
• SOLID SENDER one who arouses emotionally; one who inspires excitement ...1920s US Black sl.
arouse - verbs
• ABRAID † to arouse, to startle ...1596
• ACCITE † to arouse, to excite ...1597
• ACTUATE † to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite ...1603
• ADAW † to awaken, to arouse, to recall to consciousness ...c1386
• BEAT UP THE QUARTERS OF to arouse; to disturb ...1670
• DAW † to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
• HARROW UP to arouse, to stir up ...1791 Sc.
• INVIGILATE †* to arouse; to make watchful ...E17
• LIGHT UP to arouse someone sexually ...1960s US sl.
• MAKE ONE'S LOVE COME DOWN to cause one to feel loving or amorous; to arouse one sexually ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RAISE to arouse, to awaken, to alarm, to make to get out of bed ...1729 Sc.
• SEND to arouse emotionally; to be deeply moved by music ...1900s US Black sl.
• TIND † to enflame, to excite, to arouse, to inspire ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
AROUSED - for sexually aroused see SEX
 
ARRAIGN - verbs
• RAIGN † to arraign ...1444
 
ARRAIGNMENT - nouns
• RAIGNMENT †* arraignment ...1570
 
ARRANGE - person
• TIN MITTENS a person who arranges something at a high price ...1935 US criminals' sl.
arrange - verbs
• ADDRESS † to put things 'straight' or 'to rights'; to set in order; to order, to arrange ...1375
• BETEE † to bring about, to manage, to arrange ...c1205
• BETHINK † to devise, to contrive, to plan, to arrange ...a1225
• BEVIL to manage, to arrange ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUNG ON to organize, to arrange ...20C sl.
• DEACON to arrange (fruit, vegetables, berries, or the like) so that the best appear at the top...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DESS to pile up in orderly fashion layer after layer; to arrange neatly; to lay things close together ...1641 Eng. dial.
• ECONOMIZE † to arrange, to constitute, to organize ...1691
• FACULATE to arrange, to put in order ...1889 Amer. dial.
• FAIT † to arrange; to construct; to fit ...1635-6
• JACK UP to prepare anything; to arrange, organize, contrive ...1939 NZ sl.
• LAY † to contrive, to arrange ...1627
• LAY IT ON THE LINE to organize, to arrange, to plan ...c1930 Brit. sl.
• LAY OUT to intend, to plan, to arrange ...1828 Amer. dial.
• ORDONNANT * that arranges, or puts in order ...1820-30
• ORDAIN † to arrange in rows or ranks, or other regular order; esp. to draw up in order of battle; to set in array; to array, to marshal, to order ...c1290
• ORGANIZE to arrange at short notice, to 'fix up' ...1930s sl., orig. military
• RAIL † to set in order or array; to arrange; to regulate ...a1310
• REDD to set in order, to arrange; to prepare; to tidy, to clean up ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACK to sort out, to arrange ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SCHEME to arrange, to contrive, to manage ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SKIFT † to arrange, devise, manage, or order something ...a1300
• SUIT † to arrange in a set, sequence, or series; to set in due order, to sort out ...1552
• TAIL † to decide or determine in a specified way; to settle, to arrange, to fix a matter ...c1315
• TAILYE † to determine, to settle, to appoint, to arrange ...1375 Sc.
• TAILZIE † to determine, to settle, to appoint, to arrange ...1375 Sc.
• THINK UP to arrange, to plan, to originate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFF † to put in order, to arrange; to prepare, to make, to construct ...1300s
• TO-SET † to distribute, to divide, to arrange ...1387
• VAND to arrange, to contrive, shape, put together properly; to fit or adapt one thing to another ...1914 Sc.
 
ARRANGED - adjectives
• BESTEAD, BESTED † settled, constituted, arranged ...c1300
• COCUM, COKUM sorted out; arranged satisfactorily ...M19 sl.
• IN THE CAN arranged or agreed ...colloq.
• JACKED UP arranged, sorted out, 'fixed' ...1960s NZ sl.
• ORDINATE † ordered, arranged, disposed; destined, appointed ...1398
• WRAPPED, WRAPPED-UP carefully arranged; carefully prepared; entirely in order ...c1935 Services' usage
 
ARRANGEMENT - nouns
• BANDOBAST an arrangement, a settlement; preparation ...1776
• BUNDOBUST an arrangement, a settlement; preparation ...1776
• RANGEMENT †* arrangement ...1674
• TAILLIE, TAILYE, TAILZIE † arrangement, fixture ...c1425 Sc.
 
ARRANGING - nouns
• ORDINATION the act of ordering, arranging, or disposing in ranks or order; the condition of being ordered or arranged ...1658
• TED the act of setting right, arranging or putting in order ...B1900 Sc.
 
ARRAY - nouns
• GARMENTURE clothing, array, attire ...1832
array - verbs
• ADUB † to equip, to array, to accoutre ...1475
• AFAITE † to fit out, to array, to dress ...1483
• BEDIGHT to equip, to furnish, to apparel, to array, to bedeck ...c1400 arch.
• DECK † to array, to fit out, to equip ...a1500
• GEAR † to adorn; to array; to dress ...c1250
• RAIL † to array, to adorn with something ...c1350
 
ARRAYED - adjectives
• ADUBBED † equipped, arrayed, accoutred ...1475
• BEDIGHT bedecked, arrayed ...1894 Eng. dial.
• BEDIGHTED bedecked, arrayed ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DICKED arrayed ...1894 Amer. dial.
 
ARREARS - adjectives
• BACK-LYIN' in arrears ...1932 Sc.
arrears - nouns
• BEHINDMENTS outstanding liabilities, arrears, a deficit ...1886 Amer.
• DECAY † failure of payment or rent; arrears ...1546
 
​ARREST - adjectives
• HOT liable to arrest; wanted ...1931
• MACE-PROOF † safe from arrest ...1879 nonce-word
• OFF of an arrest: successful ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• ON THE PEGS under arrest ...Amer. World War I sl.
arrest - nouns
• ACCIDENT an arrest ...Brit. sl.
• ACCOMMODATION COLLAR an arrest made to fulfil a quota, usually in response to pressure for strong police action against crime ...Amer. police sl.
• BUST an arrest ...c1953 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• COG-SHOULDER an arrest ...E17 sl.
• COLLAR an arrest ...1871 sl., orig. US
• COP an arrest ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DEAD TUMBLE a discovery or arrest of someone found in the act of committing a crime ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• DEADWOOD an advantage or control over someone, the thing a member of the underworld fears most, usually arrest or being caught in the act ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• FAIR COP a justifiable arrest ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
• FALL an arrest and/or conviction ..1893 US sl.
• FASTNER a warrant of arrest ...L17 sl.
• HOOKER a warrant for arrest or re-arrest ...1934 Amer. criminals' sl.
• HUMMER an arrest for something the person did not do; an arrest for a minor violation that leads to more serious charges ...1932 sl.
• JACKPOT a predicament; a muddle; a dilemma; trouble; an arrest ...1887 Amer. sl.
• LAME RAP an unfounded arrest ...1971 US sl.
• NAB an arrest; a police raid ...1940s US sl.
• NAP † an arrest ...c1700 sl.
• NICKING an arrest ...1970s sl.
• RAP an arrest ...M19 chiefly US
• READER a warrant for arrest ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• RHEUMATISM IN THE SHOULDERS arrest ...Bk1903 sl.
• RODNEY KING an arrest, esp. one involving brutality ...1990s US Black sl.
• STATIONS OF THE CROSS a police tactic in which a person who has been arrested is moved from one precinct to another in rapid succession, making it impossible for him to be located and bailed out by his friends and family ...1982 US sl.
• TUG an arrest ...1960s sl.
• X a method of arrest whereby a policeman grasps the villain's collar and holds their arm in such a way that the more they struggle, the more likely it is for the arm to be broken ...M19 sl.
arrest - person
• WARRANTEE - a person for whose arrest a warrant has been issued ...1921
​arrest - verbs
• ATCH to arrest ...1920s UK tramps' sl.
• ATCHKER to arrest ...1910s UK tramps' sl.
• BAG to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail ...1824 Amer. sl.
• BAKE to arrest ...1899 US sl.
• BLISTER to arrest or summon someone ...1909 Brit. sl.
• BUST to arrest ...1940 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CALL THE KNOCK to track down, to apprehend and arrest ...2000s sl.
• CAP † to arrest for debt ...1589
• CARRY DOWN to arrest someone ...1971 Trinidad and Tobago
• CHILL to submit to arrest without resisting ...20C Amer. sl.
• CLAIM to arrest someone ...1970 UK sl.
• COLLAR to arrest ...1853 sl.
• COP to arrest ...1844 sl.
• COPPER to arrest ...1872 criminals’ sl.
• CRACK to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
• CRACK OUT to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
• DE-ARREST †* to release from arrest ...1791
• DO to arrest or charge someone ...1784 Brit. sl.
• DRAG to arrest ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DROP THE HOOK to arrest ...1953 US sl.
• ERREST to arrest ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FALL to arrest or convict ...1873 sl.
• FEEL SOMEONE'S COLLAR to arrest ...1950 Brit. sl.
• FLAG to arrest someone ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLAKE of the police: to place drugs or traces of drugs on a person during an arrest ...Bk2006 US criminals' sl.
• GATHER to arrest ...1975 Aust. sl.
• GLOM to seize, to grab at, to steal; to arrest ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GLUE to arrest ...1920s sl., orig. US
• GUZZLE to arrest, to interrogate ...1936 UK & Amer. criminals' sl.
• HAUL UP to bring someone before a judge or other person in authority in order to answer a charge; to arrest or charge someone ...1865 sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY to escape from prison or impending arrest ...1950s sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY ON ONE'S TOES to escape from prison or impending arrest ...1950s sl.
• HAVE UP to bring someone before a court to answer a charge; to arrest ...1749 sl.
• HOBBLE to steal; to arrest ...18C criminal sl.
• HOOK to catch or apprehend by law; to arrest ...1928 Amer. sl.
• JUG to arrest or imprison ...1841 US sl.
• KNOCK OFF to arrest ...1926 sl.
• LAG 1. to catch, to apprehend; to arrest ...1847
  2. to cause trouble for; to lead to an arrest ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• LAW to set the law on; to arrest ...1900s US sl.
• LUMBER to arrest ...1931 Brit. sl.
• NAB to catch or capture a person unawares; to apprehend and arrest; to catch, in the sense of to hit ...1686 UK criminals' sl.
• NAIL to apprehend; to arrest ...1732 Brit.
• NATCH to seize, to lay hold of; to arrest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NIB to catch; to arrest ...1819 sl.
• NICK to catch, to take unawares; to apprehend; to arrest, to take into custody ...a1640 sl.
• OFF to apprehend and arrest someone ...1970s US police usage
• PICK UP to arrest ...1871 sl., orig. US
• PINCH to arrest; to take into custody ...1837 Amer. sl.
• PULL to arrest someone ...1811 sl.
• PULL IN to arrest a person ...1893 colloq.
• PULL UP to arrest ...1812 sl.
• PUT ON to arrest and/or charge on the basis of concocted evidence; to 'frame up' ...1910s Aust. criminals' sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE or restrain by physical force; spec. to arrest ...20C Amer. sl.
• PUT THE COLLAR ON SOMEONE to arrest ...1865 US sl.
• PUT THE SLEEVE ON to arrest ...1930 US sl.
• RAIL to arrest or detain someone ...1995 US sl.
• RAP charge; to prosecute, to arrest with a view to prosecution ...20C US sl.
• REST to arrest, to stop; to distrain for debt ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIDE to arrest ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• ROMBOYLE, RUMBOYLE to arrest on a warrant ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
• ROUST to arrest ...1950s Amer. sl.
• RUN IN to arrest ...1859 sl.
• SCOUT to elude arrest, to hide out ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SIDETRACK to arrest ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SMUG to arrest ...19C Brit. sl.
• SNEEZE to arrest someone ...1950 US sl.
• SNITCH to arrest ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TACHE † to lay hold of a person; to arrest, to apprehend by legal authority ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAG to arrest ...1930s sl.
• TAKE CARE OF to arrest ...L19 sl.
• TAKE DOWN to arrest ...1940s US criminals' & police sl.
• TAKE FOR A RIDE. to arrest ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• TAKE FOR A WALK to arrest ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• TAKE IN to arrest ...L19 sl.
• TAKE IT ON ONE'S TOES to escape from prison or impending arrest ...1950s sl.
• TAKE TO to capture, to arrest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE UP to arrest ...E18 sl.
• TUCK UP to arrest ...E18 sl.
• VAMP ON to make an unjust attack, to arrest ...1970s US Black sl.
• WALK to be released from prison or arrest ...1950s US prison & criminals' sl.
• WALK ONE UP ON THE CARPET to arrest; to call to time ...Bk1913 Amer. dial. 
• WHIP to arrest someone ...1971 US sl.
• YAFFLE to arrest ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• YANK to arrest ...L19 sl., orig. US
arrest - phrases
• IN PULL under arrest ...c1810 cant
 
ARRESTED - adjectives
• BAGGED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BATTED OUT arrested ...Bk2006 US criminals' sl.
• CAFFLED arrested ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CLIPPED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CLOUTED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COLLARED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COPPED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COPPERED arrested ...1872 criminals’ sl.
• DEAD finished; lost; arrested, captured ...1950s sl.
• DROPPED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLAGGED arrested ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GUZZLED arrested ...1936 Amer. criminal's sl.
• HOBBLED arrested, committed to trial ...E19 sl.
• JAMMED in trouble with the law, arrested ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• NAILED arrested ...1859 Amer. sl.
• POPPED arrested; sometimes applied to someone caught with illegal drugs in their possession ...1960 US sl.
• SMUGGED arrested ...19C Brit. sl.
• SNEEZED arrested; kidnapped ...1996 UK sl.
• SUSSED arrested as a suspected person loitering ...1977 UK sl.
• TAKEN UP arrested ...E18 sl.
• TAPPED arrested ...1950s Amer. sl.
• TOOK UP arrested ...E18 sl.
• UNATTACHED † not arrested or seized ...1498
• UNDER GLASS imprisoned; arrested ...1920s sl., orig. US
• UNDER STARTER'S ORDERS arrested ...1959 UK police & criminals' sl.
• UP arrested, in prison ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
arrested - person
• FALL PARTNER one of two or more people who are arrested or sentenced to prison at the same time for the same crime; also, one of a pair of thieves working together ...1950s US criminals' sl.
arrested - verbs
• BAG UP to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• BE TOOK to be arrested ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CATCH AN F to be arrested for a felony ...1990s US Black sl.
• DROP to get arrested ...Bk2006 US criminals' sl.
• FALL to be arrested or convicted; to be imprisoned ...1873 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL OUT to be arrested ...1962 Amer. criminals' sl.
• GET A FALL to be arrested, to be imprisoned ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• HAVE AN ACCIDENT to be arrested ...1936 Amer. criminals' sl.
• TAKE A DROP to be arrested, to be imprisoned ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• TAKE A FALL to be arrested or convicted; to be imprisoned ...1928 sl.
 
ARRESTING - adjectives
• TAKEFUL capturing, arresting ...1901 Eng. dial.
 
ARRIVAL, ARRIVE - nouns
• ARRIVANCE arrival, arrival of company ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CREEP a furtive arrival or departure ...1946 US sl.
• TOCOME † arrival, advent, coming ...c897
• UNCOMING † failure to arrive ...1593
• VENUE † the act of coming; arrival ...a1400
arrival, arrive - verbs
• ACCEDE to come forward, approach, or arrive at a place or state ...1677
• BECOME † to come to a place; to arrive ...c885
• BLITZ to arrive or leave quickly; to appear ...1940s sl.
• BUTT IN to arrive ...1898 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ IN to arrive ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• FALL to arrive suddenly; usually used of the police ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FALL BY to arrive at a place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL ON IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OUT to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OVER to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL UP to come for a visit; to arrive, to turn up ...L19 US Black sl.
• LEND † to arrive, to come ...a1100
• LOB to arrive unexpectedly ...1916 Aust. sl.
• PULL IN to arrive ...1905 Amer. sl.
• ROCK UP to arrive late or unannounced ...colloq.
• SAIL IN to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• SAIL INTO to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• SHOW UP to make a personal appearance; to arrive ...Amer. colloq.
• SIFT IN to arrive ...20C US & UK Black sl.
• TO-COME † to approach, to arrive, to come to ...1393
• TOOL IN to arrive, usually at speed ...1960s US college sl.
• UNTO-COME † to arrive, come to a place ...c1440
 
ARRIVED - adjectives
• NEW-COME adj. fresh, newly arrived ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
arrived - person
• MYSTERY a young woman newly arrived in a town or city, or with no fixed address ...1937 Brit. sl.
arrived - verbs
• CALL FOR THE BUTTER to have completed a task or arrived at your destination ...1975 US sl.
 
ARROGANCE - nouns
• BIG-HEAD arrogance, conceit ...1853 US
• BOBANCE † presumptuous boasting, pride, pomp, arrogance, vanity ...c1325
• FANFARONADE boisterous or arrogant language; boastful assertion, brag; ostentation; an instance of this ...1652
• FAST † arrogance, pompousness ...1673
• FASTUOUSNESS haughtiness, ostentation, arrogance ...1649
• GALL impudence, arrogance, self-possession, brazen assurance ...1882 orig. US sl.
• HAUTAINESSE † haughtiness, pride, arrogance ...1297
• HIGH FLY showing off, acting in a superior, arrogant manner ...L19 sl.
• HIGH NOSE arrogance, snobbery ...20C US sl.
• IMPERIOSITY †* imperiousness, arrogance ...1654
• OGART † arrogance, presumption ...c1375 Sc.
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
• RODOMONTADE a brag; a boast; an extravagantly boastful or arrogant remark of speech ...E17
• RODOMONTADO † a brag; a boast; an extravagantly boastful or arrogant remark of speech ..L16
• SNOOT arrogance, superciliousness ...1970s sl.
• SUCCUDRY † presumption, arrogance ...1375 Sc.
• SWANK arrogant, showing-off behaviour ...M19 sl.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
• VANCE a boastful, arrogant assertion or bearing ...1830 Sc.
• WANTONNESS * arrogance, insolence of triumph or prosperity ...c1480
 
ARROGANT - adjectives
• ABOVE ONESELF arrogant, conceited, self-important, presumptuous; overly ambitious ...1823
• AKIMBO arrogant, stand-offish ...1940s UK society sl.
• ARSEY, ARSY having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited ...1993 UK sl.
• BIGASS pert. to someone who is self-important, overbearing, or arrogant ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BOOPETY self-important, arrogant ...1948 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCEFUL arrogant, domineering, masterful ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• BRICKETY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1868 Amer. dial.
• BRIGATY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BRIGETTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGOTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BRIGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1898 Amer. dial.
• CHESTY arrogant; conceited ...1899 US sl.
• COBBY headstrong, obstinate, arrogant, proud ...1785 Eng. dial.
• DANGEROUS † difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe; the opposite of affable ...a1225
• FACETY cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant ...1943 W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• FASTUOSE † haughty, arrogant, pretentious, ostentatious ...1727
• FASTUOUS * proud, haughty, disdainful, arrogant; pretentious, ostentatious ...a1638
• FAT AND SASSY securely entrenched, and therefore arrogant ...1968 Amer.
• FINE-HAIRED impressed with one's own importance; arrogant, conceited ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HAUTAIN † holding or behaving oneself loftily; proud, arrogant, haughty ...1297
• HIGH-HAT snobbish and arrogant ...colloq.
• HIGH-HEADED arrogant, haughty, self-important ...20C US sl.
• HIGH-HEELED arrogant ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP † haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH IN TOOTH arrogant, boastful ...L19 sl.
• HIGH-MINDED arrogant, haughty, imperious ...1503
• HIGH-NOSED arrogant, supercilious; intellectual, pretentious ...L18 sl.
• HIGH-SIGHTED - supercilious, arrogant, ambitious ...1610
• HOSTILISH arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
• HUFF-SNUFF † arrogant, hectoring, blustering ...a1693 obs.
• IGNORANT arrogant,  ill-natured, bullying ...1940s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• LAA-DEE-LAA stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...L19 sl.
• LAANIE showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LA-DEE-DA, LA-DI-DA(H), LAH-DI-DAH stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...1895 colloq.
• LAHNEE, LANI, LANIE, LARNEY showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LUSTY † insolent, arrogant, self-confident ...a1568
• MAGNIFICENT high and mighty; self-important, arrogant, conceited ...19C Brit. sl.
• MISPROUD † improperly or unjustifiably vain or proud; arrogant, haughty ...1303 obs. exc. arch.
• MORE SIDE THAN A BILLIARD BALL very arrogant, snobbish ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ON THE HIGH ROPES arrogant, haughty ... a1700
• PROTERVE †* forward, wayward, stubborn; peevish, petulant; proud, arrogant, impudent ...1382
• SADDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SED(D)ITTY arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SIDIDY arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SIDIT(T)Y arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SNOOTY snobbish, arrogant, haughty and disdainful; supercilious; unpleasant ...1919 Amer. sl.
• STUCK-UP arrogant, snobbish, reserved ...M19
• STUCKUPPY arrogant, snobbish, reserved ...M19
• SUCCUDROUS † presumptuous, arrogant ...c1475 Sc.
• SURCUIDANT †* arrogant, insolent, presumptuous ...a1529
• SWANK showy, vulgar, arrogant ...1910s sl.
• SWANKING showing off, acting in an arrogant or vulgar manner ...20C sl.
• SWANKY of a person: conceited, arrogant, vulgar ...1900s sl.
• TOPPING exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TOPPY adj. exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
• UP ONESELF arrogant, self-satisfied, full of oneself ...1940s Aust. sl.
• UPSTUCK stuck up, arrogant, pretentious ...1904 Amer. dial.
arrogant - person
• BABEL BUILDER a person likened to a builder of the Tower of Babel, esp. in being arrogant or unrealistic ...1610
• BADASS a belligerent and arrogant person, usually a male ...1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BALLOON HEAD an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person ...1931 colloq., chiefly US
• BASHAW an arrogant, domineering man ...1593
• BIG FEELER an arrogant or haughty person; a person who acts important ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG HEAD a conceited or arrogant person; also, a term of address ...1846 colloq.
• BIG HOUSE NIGGER any proud, arrogant person ...1950s US Black sl.
• BUZZARD an oppressive, arrogant person, jealous of rivalry and vindictive ...1889 US sl.
• CRACKERJACK an arrogant, cocky person ...1910s US sl.
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH-HAT a self-important, stuck-up, or citified person; a snob; a conceited or arrogant person ...1923 US colloq.
• HIGH-HATTER a person who behaves arrogantly and snobbishly; a putatively important person ...1925 US sl.
• HIGHSIDER an arrogant person; a person who shows of their material wealth ...1997 US college sl.
• KING SHIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• KING SPIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LADY MUCK a woman who is unjustifiably self-important or esteemed; an arrogant, pretentious woman of any class ...1957 UK sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S BILLY GOAT an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S COW an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET COW an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET HORSE an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• SNOOT a snob; an arrogant person who 'sticks their nose in the air' ...M19 sl.
• STUCK-UP an arrogant, snobbish, or reserved person ...L19 sl.
• SWANKEY, SWANKY an arrogant, showy, vulgar person ...M19 sl.
• WALLOCH-GOUL a noisy, blustering, demonstrative person; a wanton or arrogant blusterer ...Bk1825 Sc.
• WISECRACKER one who often jokes or teases; one w ho is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant ...1923 Amer. sl. 
• ZOOT-SUITER (derogatory) a foolish, arrogant, vulgar young man, esp. when his image is boosted by flashy clothes ...1960 US sl.
arrogant - ​verbs
• ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT DON'T SMELL vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT DON'T STINK to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ACT LIKE SHIT WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• BLOVIATE to talk aimlessly and boastingly; to speak arrogantly or pompously; to be verbose; to wander from the subject ...1847 Amer.  
• COP AN ATTITUDE to become arrogant or insolent; to become angry ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FANCY PANTS to act like a dandy or snob; to act in an arrogant, or supercilious manner ...1936 Amer. sl.
• GET ABOVE ONESELF to act in an arrogant manner; to be self-satisfied ...L19 sl.
• MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE 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
• MOW THE MUSTARD to act arrogant or self-important ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUT ON DAWG to 'put on side'; to behave arrogantly ...20C sl.
• SCORT to walk proudly; to be arrogant ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SET UP A KAIM to act in a proud or arrogant manner ...1882 Sc.
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1940s sl., orig. US
 
ARROGANTLY - adverbs
• CHESTILY arrogantly, in a conceited way ...L19 sl.
• CHESTY in an arrogant or self-important manner ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FASTUOUSLY ostentatiously, haughtily, arrogantly, pretentiously ...a1677
• HIGH-HAT arrogantly ...1960s sl.
• SUCCUDROUSLY † presumptuously, arrogantly ...c1375 Sc.
 
ARROW - adverbs
• FALSE † of an arrow's flight: in the wrong direction; erringly ...1815 obs. or arch.
arrow - nouns
• GANYIE † an arrow, or similar missile, esp. a crossbow-bolt ...c1425 Sc.
• NARROW an arrow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF ARROWS a set of three arrows ...1890
• QUARRY † a square-headed arrow ...1600
• TACKLE † implements of war, weapons; esp. arrows; also, a weapon, an, arrow ...c1375
 
ARSON - nouns
• RED-COCK incendiary fire ...1815 Sc.
• TORCH JOB an act of arson ...1930s US sl.
arson - verbs
• TORCH to commit arson; to deliberately set fire to something, esp. in order to claim insurance money ...1931 sl., orig. US
 
ARSONIST - person
• ACCELERATOR an arsonist ...20C US criminal sl.
• BOUTEFEU an incendiary; one who 'adds fuel to fire' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FIRE-BUG an incendiary ...US colloq.
• MAKE-FIRE † an incendiary ...1560
• PYRO a pyromaniac ...1977 sl.
• SPARK - an arsonist on the payroll of a criminal gang ...Bk1992 US criminals' sl.
​• TORCH an arsonist ...1938 US sl.
 
ART - nouns
• CABINET † a room devoted to the display of works of art; a museum, picture-gallery, etc. ..1676 obs. or arch.
• CACOTECHNY * bad art; a mischievous or hurtful art ...1775
• CALLOTECHNICS * a proposed name for 'the fine or ornamental arts' ...1860
• FABREFACTION †* the act or process of fashioning or making a work of art ...1652
• FACULTY † that in which anyone is skilled; an art, trade, occupation, profession ..c1386 obs. exc. arch.
• MASTERY † a department of skill or knowledge; an art or science ...a1300
• PROVEXITY †* an advanced condition or state; greatness of age, the being well grown in years, or well studied in any art ...1674
• SKILL † an art or science ...1570
art - person
• AESTHETICIAN one skilled in or devoted to aesthetics; a professor of taste ...1845
• GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTLER - one who studies the arts or humanities (German) ...1938
​• MAECENAS a generous patron of literature or art ...c1561
art - verbs
• ART † to instruct in an art ...1628

ARTFUL - adjectives
• AIRTY cunning, artful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANNY † cunning, artful, wily ...a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
• CARN(E)Y sly, artful ...1881 sl.
• CAUTELOUS † deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, artful, wily ...1574 obs. or arch.
• CRAZY LIKE A FOX sly, artful ...1908 sl., orig. US
• DEEP profoundly cunning, artful, or sly ...1513
• DEEP AS GARLICK artful, cunning ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS GARRATT artful, cunning ...1856 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS GARRICK artful, cunning ...1882 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS GARRY artful, cunning ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS THE NORTH artful, cunning ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS THE NORTH STAR artful, cunning ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• DEEP AS WILKES artful, cunning ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• DOWNY * knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY AS A HAMMER knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• FLY artful, knowing, shrewdly aware ...c1810 sl.
• HIGH-WITTED artful, cunning, sly ...1588
• IKEY (derogatory & offensive) sly, artful ...1887 sl.
• IKEY-MO artful, crafty, knowing ...L19 sl.
• LEARY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• LEERY cunning, astute, knowing; artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• PAUKY, PAWKY shrewd, knowing, artful, cunning, sly; insinuating ...1726 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
• SLEIGHTFUL †* full of craft or artifice; crafty, cunning, artful, dexterous ...1380
• SLIVERLY * cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SUBDOLOUS * somewhat crafty, sly, cunning, artful, deceitful ...1588
• SUBTILE crafty, artful, sly, cunning ...c1385
• VARTFUL † artful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VULPINARY † crafty, wily, artful, cunning, sly ...1721
• WRENCHFUL †* artful, crafty, deceitful ...a1225
artful - person
• CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP an artful, knowing fellow ...E19 sl.
artful - phrases
• THERE ARE NO FLIES ON HIM he's sly, artful ...1848 sl., orig. Aust. or US
 
ARTFULLY - adverbs
• GAMELY † artfully, deceitfully ...c1000
• SUBTLY cleverly, dexterously, skilfully; ingeniously, artfully, cunningly ...c1350 arch.
 
ARTFULNESS - nouns
• AIRTINESS artfulness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GUIVER, GUYVER, GYVER affectation of speech or behaviour; flattery; artfulness ...1889 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IKEYNESS Jewishness and the derogatory stereotypes associated with it, i.e. artfulness, craftiness, greed, financial chicanery, etc. ...L19 sl.
 
ARTHRITIS - nouns
• ARTHUR arthritis ...1974 UK sl.
• ARTHURATICS arthritis, rheumatism ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARTHURITIS arthritis, rheumatism ...1954 Amer.dial.
• OLD ARTHUR arthritis personified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RIDER BOYS arthritis ...1970 Amer. dial. jocular
• UNCLE ARTHUR arthritis personified ...1992 Amer. dial.
 
ARTICHOKE - nouns
• ARCHYCHOCK † the artichoke ...1531
• HARTICHOKE † an artichoke ...1688
• HARTICHOUGH † an artichoke ...1688
 
ARTIFICE - nouns
• CAST † a contrivance, device, artifice, trick ...c1340
• CROOK † a crooked piece of conduct; a trick, artifice, wile; deceit, guile, trickery ...c1175
• DAP a trick, ruse, artifice ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• REAK † a trick, a prank; a stratagem, an artifice ...1629 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKIFT † an artifice, device, or trick ...c1460
• SUBTILITY † a cunning of crafty scheme; an artifice, a dodge ...1390
• SUBTILTY † a cunning or clever device, artifice, stratagem ...c1386
• SUBTLETY † a wily stratagem or trick, something craftily invented; a crafty or cunning device, an artifice ...1375
artifice - verbs
• GO ON THE ABRAHAM SUIT to resort to trick or artifice ...19C sl.
 
ARTIFICER - person
• DÆDAL - † skilful artificer or fabricator - a skilled worker or craftsman ...c1630
​• MANUFACTOR † a manufacturer or artificer ...a1649
• MANUFACTURER † an artificer, an operative in a factory or workshop ...1719
 
ARTIFICIAL - adjectives
• FACTITIOUS † made by or resulting from art; artificial ...1646
• FAKE made in imitation without fraudulent intent; artificial ...1909
• HOKEY sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
• HOKIE sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
• HOKY sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
artificial - nouns
• FALSIE anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALSY anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
artificial - verbs
• ART †* to make artificial ...1628
• HOKE UP to render something insincere or artificial ...1935 sl., orig. US
 
ARTILLERY - see SERVICES
 
ARTISAN - person
• ACTIONER an artisan who makes the action of an instrument, as of a gun, piano, etc. ...1881
• HANDCRAFTMAN - a person, esp. a man, working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handcraft ...c1480
• HANDCRAFTSMAN - a person, esp. a man, working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handcraft ...1485
• HANDICRAFT † a handicraftsman, an artisan, a workman ...1586
• HANDICRAFTMAN - a handicraftsman, a person, esp. a man working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handicraft ...a1544, now chiefly Sth. Asian
• HANDICRAFTSMAN - a person, esp. a man working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handicraft ...1530-1, now chiefly Sth. Asian
• HANDY-CRAFTS-MAN - a person, esp. a man working in a skilled manual occupation; an artisan, a craftsman; a person who engages in handicraft ...1530-1
​• MASTER-MAN an artisan or tradesman who sets up for himself; an employer; an overlooker, a ruler, a governor ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SPOORIE a Black artisan ...20C S. Afr.
 
ARTIST - person
• DAUB an artist ...M19 colloq.
• EARTH ARTIST - an artist who changes some natural object or scenery to fit his concept ...1972
• GENTLEMAN OF THE BRUSH - an artist; a painter ...1821 UK sl.
• HAND - an artist, musician, writer, actor, etc., as the performer or originator of a work ...1587
• HISTORICIST - a person who lays stress on the importance of historicity or of the past; spec. an architect, artist, etc., whose work is characterized by regard for or preoccupation with the styles and values of the past ...1905
• MASTER an artist of distinguished skill, one who those who are regarded as models of excellent in their art ...1533
• NEBULIST * an artist whose work is marked by indistinctness of outline ...1836
• OLD MASTER an artist of distinguished skill who lived before the period accounted 'modern'; chiefly applied to painters from the 13th to the 16th or 17th century ...1840
• PAINT-BRUSH BARONET an ennobled artist ...L19 UK society usage
• PAINTER STAINER - an artist ...Bk1909 UK society usage
• PAINTRESS a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1741
• PAINTRIX †* a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1547 obs
• VEDUTISTA - a cityscape artist (Italian) ...Bk1982
• ZEUXIS - an artist likened in some way to the Greek painter Zeuxis; used esp. with reference to his skill in producing extremely lifelike pictures, or his method of selecting attributes from different models and combining them to produce a composite idealized figure ...1577
• ZOOGRAPHER - * one who describes the nature, properties, and forms of animals; a painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures; also, a painter or artist in general ...Bk1656
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ARTISTIC - adjectives
• ART-AND-CRAFTY pretentiously artistic ...1909 colloq.
• ARTIFICIAL artistic; having the appearance of being produced by art ...1679
• ARTSY artistic, esp. in a self-conscious or pretentious manner ...1947 colloq.
• ARTSY-FARTSY foolishly or pretentiously artistic ...1962 colloq.
• ARTY of a person: artistic in taste, dress, etc., or wishing to be regarded as such ...1915 colloq.
• ARTY-AND-CRAFTY artistic but not notably useful or comfortable ...1902 colloq.
• ARTY-CRAFTY artistic but not notably useful or comfortable ...c1920 colloq.
• ARTY-FARTY pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. ...1946 colloq.
• ARTY-TARTY pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. ...1946 colloq.
• CRAFTIOUS †* skilful, artistic ...c1449
• FOXY artistic, neat ...L19 US college sl.
• PAINTERLY * pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic ...a1586
artistic - person
• ARTSY an artistic person, esp. one who affects a pretentious or eccentric style ...a1982 US colloq.
• DECORIST an aesthete; one attached to artistic properties ...1839 nonce word
 
ARTISTICALLY - adverbs
• PAINTERLY * in a way proper to a painter, artistically ...1822
 
ARTLESS - adjectives
• LEWD † of speech and the like: rude, artless, inelegant ...c1425
• NAIF natural, artless, naive ...1598
• ONEFOLD simple in character; simple-minded; single-minded; free from duplicity; artless; guileless ...1882
 
ARTS - nouns
• FARTS fine arts ...Bk2006 US sl.
arts - person
• ARCETER, ARCISTER † one skilled in the arts; a master of arts who has passed on to the study of philosophy ...1440
• CULTURE-VULTURE an avid supporter of the arts ...Bk2006 US sl.
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