REVERSE DICTIONARY
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BAL - BAZ
BALACLAVA - adjectives
• 'CLAVAED UP wearing a balaclava helmet ...2000 UK sl.
BALANCE - nouns
• LAUNCE †* a scale, balance ...1590
balance - verbs
• ODDS to balance an account ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITE-TITY to balance on the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BALANCED - adjectives
• AVOIRDUPOIS evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH unstably balanced or poised; easily unbalanced or upset; unsteady ...1601
balanced - adverbs
• HOBBLE-DE-POISE evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALCONY - nouns
• BALCON †* a balcony ...1635
• BALCONETTE a miniature balcony ...1876
• ORIEL † a portico, corridor, gallery, balcony, etc. ...1385
BALD, BALDNESS - adjectives
• BALCH of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALCH-HEADED of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALD AS A BABY'S ASS completely bald ...1960 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS A BANDICOOT totally bald ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BALD AS A COOT perfectly bald ...B1913
• BALD AS AN EAGLE very bald ...Bk1995 US sl.
• BALD-PATED bald ...1603
• BARE AS A BALCHIN, AS bald (balchin = an unfledged bird) ..1881 Eng. dial.
• BARKED bald ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BELLED † bald ...1568
• CALLOW † bald, without hair ...a1000
• CYRIL LORD bald ...1992 UK imperfect rhyming sl.
• EGG-BALD * completely bald; smooth as an egg ...1882
• EGG-HEADED bald ...1940s US sl.
• HAIR-PITCHED bald ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LONG-FACED bald; balding ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MADAME TUSSAUD bald ...1990s rhyming sl.
• NANTE PILE ON THE CARPET bald ...1992 UK sl.
• OH MY GAWD bald...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OH MY GOOD GAWD extremely bald...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SCALK bald ...1931 Sc.
• SCAWPY bald, without hair on the head ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TONSURED bald or partially bald ...1855
bald, baldness - nouns
• BARE PASH a bald head ...Bk1905 Sc.
• BELL-POW a bald head ...1828 Sc.
• CALVITY * baldness ...1623
• DECALVATION † a making bald by removal of hair ...1650
• EGGHEAD a bald head ...20C sl.
• FLIES' SKATING RINK a bald head ...L19 sl.
• FLY-RINK a bald head ...1875 sl.
• SCALK baldness, hairlessness ...1936 Sc.
• SKATING RINK a bald head ...L19 sl.
• SOLAR-PANEL ON A SEX-MACHINE a man's bald spot ...1995 UK jocular
bald, baldness - person
• BACON-BONCE one who is partially bald ...1984 UK sl.
• BALD-COOT one who has a bald head ...1823
• BALD EAGLE a bald person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• BALDFACED STAG a bald man ...1864 sl.
• BALD-HEAD one who has a bald head ...1535
• BALDICOOT one who has a bald head ...1848
• BALDIE a bald man ...1833 US sl.
• BALD-PATE one who has a bald head ...1601
• BALDY a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
• BALLARD † a bald-headed person ...1382
• BALLHEAD a bald person ...1957 UK Black sl.
• BAREFOOT-HEAD a baldheaded man ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BAULDY a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
• BLADDER OF LARD (derogatory) a bald-headed man...Bk1864 UK sl.
• BONEHEAD a bald-headed person; a skinhead; hence, an extreme skinhead haircut ...1981 UK sl.
• CALLOW † one who is bald ...c1305
• CURL a form of address for a bald man or one with curly hair ...1984 Aust. sl.
• CURLY a bald person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EGGHEAD a bald person; used derisively ...1907 US sl.
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE any bald person ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a bald man; used derisively ...1972 Amer. sl.
• MARQUIS OF GRANBY a bald-headed man ...M19 sl.
• OLD BALDY a bald or partly bald person or thing ...1856 US sl.
• SCALDY a bald-headed or very short-haired person; hence, a baby ...1896 Irish sl.
• SCALLARD † one who has the ‘scall’; a bald person ...c1440
• SKINHEAD a bald person ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
• SLAPHEAD a bald person ...1990 Brit. sl.
bald, baldness - person, other
• BALDIST - one who will not date bald men ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
bald, baldness - verbs
• BALD † to make bald, to deprive of hair ...1602
• PART ONE'S HEAD WITH A TOWEL to be bald ...L19 US sl.
• TONSURE to make bald-headed ...1876
BALEFUL - adjectives
• SULLEN † baleful, malignant ...1676
BALK - person
• BUCKER a person who balks or rebels ...1887 Amer. dial.
balk - verbs
• ARSE to balk, to defeat ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFLE to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BOFFLE to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAP to stop; to keep back; to check, to balk ...1777 Eng. dial.
BALL - nouns
• BALLING the throwing of balls or snowballs ...1865
• BAY †* a small ball, a globule ...c1420
• COBBLER a ball ...1934 sl.
• DAP † a bounce of a ball; a hop of a stone on the water ...1835
• FAD a coloured ball ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ORBICLE † a small orb, globe, or ball ...1610
• PALLET a ball of any kind, a glove ...1832 Sc.
• PILL a ball or disc ...sl.
ball - verbs
• DOWF * to bounce a ball ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
BALL (dance) - nouns
• MASQUE * a masquerade, a masked ball ...1514
• MASQUERADE an assembly of people wearing masks and others disguises (often of a rich or fantastic kind) and diverting themselves with dancing and other amusements; a masked ball ...1597
BALLAD (also see song) - adjectives
• BALLADIC pert. to ballads ...1881
• BALLADICAL † pert. to ballads ...1615
• BALLANT a ballad, a song ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ballad - nouns
• BALLADLING a little ballad ...1798 nonce word
• BALLET a song, a ballad ...1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CANTILENA a ballad ...1867
• CANTO † a song, a ballad ...1603
ballad - person
• BALADINE † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
• BALLADEER a person who sings or composes ballads ...1714
• BALLADER a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
• BALLADIER † a street ballad-singer; a singer or writer of ballads ...1637
• BALLADINE † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
• BALLADIST a maker or singer of ballads ...1811
• BALLAD-MONGER a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively ...1598
• BALLAD SINGER one who strolls about singing ballads ...1592
• BALLETTER a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
• CANTABANK * a singer on a stage or platform; hence, a common ballad-singer; used contemptuously ...1834
• CHAUNTER-CULL a writer of street ballads, carols, songs, last dying speeches, etc. for ad hoc consumption; generally to be found in a pub ...1781 cant
• GABERLILTIE a ballad-singer ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• YOWPER a yelper; a street-crier; a ballad-singer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ballad - verbs
• PAPER-FAKE vb. to sell ballads on the street ...M19 sl.
BALL AND CHAIN - nouns
• BABY a ball and chain ...1954 US prison sl.
BALLAST - nouns
• LASTAGE † the ballast of a ship ...c1440
ballast - verbs
• BALANCE †* to ballast ...1583
BALLET - nouns
• CAB-HORSE KNEES the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on ...20C ballet dancers' usage
• LEG BUSINESS ballet dancing, esp. as a profession ...1867 sl., orig. US
• LEG PIECE a theatrical performance in which dance is prominent; specifically, a ballet ...1854 sl.
• SALAD PARADE a group of ballet dancers ...1952 UK sl.
ballet - person
• BALLERINA a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet ...1789
• BALLERINO a male ballet dancer ...1934 chiefly US
• BALLETOMANE a ballet enthusiast ...1919
• HARLOT † a female juggler, dancing-girl, ballet-dancer, or actress ...1483
• HIGH-KICKER a person who performs high kicks, esp. a dancer who performs high kicks simultaneously with other dancers in a row; a chorus girl; a ballet dancer ...1830
• SCENE-RAT a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
BALLOON - nouns
• AEROSTAT a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air ...1784
• AIR-SHIP an air balloon ...1817
• BAG in the circus: a toy balloon ...1931 Amer. sl.
• BAG LUNARDI a balloon ...1849 Sc.
• FAT FRIEND a balloon ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLOATING ELEPHANT a military balloon ...World War II Amer. sl.
balloon - person
• AERONAUT one who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist ...1784
• AEROSTAT an aeronaut or balloonist ...1870
• AIR SAILOR * a balloonist, an aeronaut ...1834
• BAG GUY a vendor of toy balloons ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
• BALLOON DRIVER an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon ...1838
• BALLOONER one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut ...1783
• BALLOONIST an aeronaut; a traveller in a hot-air balloon ...1784
• GAS-BAGGER a balloonist ...1874 US sl.
BAMBOO - nouns
• MAMBU † the bamboo ...1662
• MOMBU † the bamboo ...1662
BAMBOOZLE - person
• BANTERER one who imposes on, or bamboozles ...1709 arch.
bamboozle - verbs
• BANTER to impose upon a person, orig, in jest; to delude, to cheat, to trick, to bamboozle ...a1688 arch.
• BOGLE to bewitch, to bamboozle; to terrify ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFFALO to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• COME THE PADDY OVER to bamboozle, to humbug ...1821 sl.
• GALLY-FUGGLE to deceive, to take in, to bamboozle ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL to nonplus, to bamboozle, to outwit ...1931 Sc.
• RUN A GAME ON to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce, to confuse, to obtain money by trickery ...1960s US Black sl.
• TAFFLE to puzzle, to bamboozle, to outwit ...1950 Sc.
• TAIGLE to confound or get the better of in an argument; to quiz; to bamboozle, to outsmart; to perplex ...1874 Sc.
BAMBOOZLED - adjectives
• CHAWSWIZZLED bamboozled, confounded ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ON A LINE hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• ON A STRING hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
BAMBOOZLING - nouns
• TAISLE a bamboozling with persistent questions ...1825 Sc.
BANAL - adjectives
• CORN-FED said of something banal or provincial ...1929 sl., orig, US
BANANA - nouns
• ANNANAB a banana ...Brit. back-slang
• BANNANNER a banana ...1867 Amer. dial.
• CANARIES bananas ...1930s sl.
• LADY'S FINGER a banana ...1893
• NANA a banana ...1929 US sl.
• 'NANNER a banana ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a banana ...L19 sl.
• RAJPUTANA a banana ..1998 UK rhyming sl.
BAND - nouns
• BEND † an organized company of men; a band; a party, a faction; a gang; a company ...1475 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• IF AND AND a band (musical) ...1944 US rhyming sl.
band - person
• MONKEY - the leader of a band or orchestra; it was customary in most bands for the leader only to be dressed in a 'monkey suit' or tuxedo ...1942 US sl.
BANDAGE - nouns
• BANDISH a bandage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEND † a ribbon, strap, band, used for ornament or as part of a dress; a sash, hat-band, bandage ...c1000
• BUNDLE †* that which binds; a bandage ...a1382
• FASCIATION 1. the binding up of a limb, etc. with bandages ...1650
2. † a bandage ...1658
• OBVOLUTION * the wrapping or folding of a bandage round a limb; also, a fold, twist, or turn of something coiled ...1578
• TETHERMENT a wrapping or bandage of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-POKE a cloth bandage to protect a sore finger, made like a glove and tied with strings around the wrist ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UVVIL a piece of rag protecting an injured finger; a finger-stall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHIP † a bandage; something that surrounds a wound, etc. ...1504 Sc.
bandage - verbs
• BAND UP to bandage ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FANG to bind a limb so tightly as to stop the flow of blood ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GARTER † to bandage tightly ...1577
• MEND to bandage ...M19 Brit. colloq.
• STAY UP to bandage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BANDAGED - adjectives
• MENDED bandaged ...L19 sl.
BAND-AID - nouns
• HEALING TAPE a band-aid ...1970 Amer. dial.
BANDANNA - nouns (also see KERCHIEF)
• FLAG a headcloth or bandana, esp. one that shows gang identity ...Bk2006 US street sl.
• RAG a bandanna ...1960s sl.
bandanna - person
• RAG-HEAD one who wears a scarf or bandanna tied around their head ...1960s US Black sl.
BANDED - adjectives
• LISTED striped, banded ...1899 Amer. dial.
BANDIT - person
• BANDIT one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand; usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infested the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey; also, in modern use: a gangster, a member of a criminal gang, esp. one involved in organized crime ...1594
• BANDULU a bandit; a criminal; one who lives by guile ...20C W. Indies Rasta
• BANISHED MAN † an outlaw; a bandit ...1398
• MOSS-TROOPER * a bandit or raider, in Scotland beyond the Borders, or elsewhere; a member of an undisciplined or renegade group ...1651
• RAPPAREE an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter - any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
bandit - verbs
• TAKE TO THE HEATHER to become an outlaw or bandit ...1896
BANDY-LEGGED - see LEG
BANDYING - nouns
• JACTITATION † discussion; bandying to and fro ...1761
BANDY WORDS - verbs
• ARGLE-BARGLE to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGUY-BARGUY to argue, to bandy words, to dispute ...1885 Sc.
• BALK † to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words ...1596
• BARGLE vb. to bandy words, to wrangle, to carry on a useless controversy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAULK † to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words ...1596
• EIKSUPICKSY to argue, to bandy words ...1915 Sc.
• FAIRD † to bustle; to bandy ill words with ...1818 Sc.
• PARLEY to quarrel, to bandy words, to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BANG, BANGING - nouns
• BING-BANG expressing a repeated heavy thump or a continued banging noise ...1914 colloq.
• DUNCH a loud noise; a bang, a crash ...1440 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KABOOM a loud bang or noise ...1940s sl.
• RAN-TAN a word expressive of a loud banging noise; a sudden, violent sound; a noise, a din ...c1640 Eng. dial. & sl.
• THWANG a severe blow; a bang, a thump ...1806 Eng. dial.
bang, banging - verbs
• BANSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BENSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BENSIL to thrash, to beat soundly; to bang; to drive away ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BONK to hit resoundingly; to bang, to bump ...1938 sl.
• DANG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DENG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANG to bang ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THUNGE to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow ...1825 Eng. dial.
BANGLADESH - person
• BANGLADESHI - a native or inhabitant of the People's Republic of Bangladesh formed in 1971, formerly the province of East Pakistan ...1971
BANISH - verbs
• ABAND † to banish ...1559
• BANDIT † to banish, to outlaw ...1611
• BANDON † to banish ...1592
• CASHIER to discard, to get rid off, to banish a thing ...1603
• DISTERR †* to banish from one's country; to exile ...c1645
• EXTERMINE † to force or person a thing from the boundaries or limits; to drive away; to banish; to put to flight ...1634
• EXUL †* to force a person to go into exile, to banish ...1568
• EXULATE †* to banish, to exile ...1535
• SHOOT FORTH † to drive out or away, to banish, to expel ...a1400
• VANQUISH † to expel or banish from a place ...1536
• WAIVE † to remove, to put away, to banish ...1377
• WALK to banish, to eject from a place ...1940s US tramps' sl.
BANISHED - person
• BANNITUS - † an outlaw, or banished man, an exile ...Bk1708
• EXUL † a banished person; one living in exile ...1573
• OUTFLEME †* one who is banished; a fugitive from his country; an exile ...a1300
BANISHMENT - nouns
• ABANNITION † a banishment for one or two years for manslaughter ...1656
• BANNITION † banishment, expulsion, esp. from a university ...a1644
• EJECTION †* the state of being banished, exile ...1655-60
• EXULATION †* banishment, exile ...1535
• JERICHO a place of concealment or banishment; later, a prison ...1635 sl.
BANJO - nouns
• AFRICAN HARP a banjo ...1930s US sl.
• BANGER a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BANJA a banjo ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BANJER a banjo ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BOX a banjo ...1936 Amer. sl.
• BUNGER a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
banjo - person
• BANJOEY - a banjo player ...1909 sl.
• BANJOIST - one who plays a banjo ...1880
BANK (land) - nouns
• BINK a bank, an acclivity ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARGENT a margin, beach, bank ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial
• OFFER a projecting or overhanging bank ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SCRAPE a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
BANK (money) - nouns
• ARTHUR a bank (money) ...19C rhyming sl. for 'Arthur Rank'
• BANCOMANIA a craze for establishing banks ...1837
• CAB RANK a bank ...1950s rhyming sl.
• CANTORE † office, banking house ...1673
• DAMPER a bank or money depository; a treasury ...1932 criminals' sl. Amer. sl.
• DAMPER PAD a bank book ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HAM SHANK a bank ...1994 UK rhyming sl.
• J. ARTHUR RANK a bank ...L1940s financial rhyming sl.
• JUG a bank ...1848 US sl.
• PAPER MILL a small, unstable bank ...M19 US sl.
• RAG-SHOP a bank ...1860 sl.
• TANK a bank ...1970s sl.
• TIN TANK a bank ...L19 rhyming sl.
• V a bank vault ...1930s US criminals' sl.
BANKER - person
• ACTUARY * a senior official in a savings bank, esp. one who manages the deposits ...1816
• BANKER a dishonest bank employee ...1924 criminals' sl.
• BANKERESS 1. † a banker's wife ...1825
2. * a female banker ...1883
• BANK-MASTER † the manager or proprietor of a bank ...c1618
• BANK MONGER † one who conducts banking business ...1814
• BANKSTER 1. † a nickname for a person employed in banking or associated with managing money ...1893 US humorous usage
2. (derogatory) a banker seen as profiteering or dishonest; a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal ...1931 orig. & chiefly US
• MONEY-BAG LORD an ennobled banker ...1885 society colloq.
• MONEY-MASTER † a person who possesses large funds for doing business; a banker, a money-lender ...1577
• RAGMAN a term of contempt for a banker ...1821
• RAG-MERCHANT a dealer in rags; also, in contempt, a banker or draper ...1690
• RAG-SHOP BOSS a banker ...c1865 sl.
• RAG-SHOP COVE a banker; a cashier ...c1865 sl.
• SARAF a banker or money-changer in the East ...1598
• WUNCH a group of bankers ...2002 UK sl. (bunch of wankers)
• XARAFFE † a 'saraf'; a banker or money-changer in the East ...1628
BANKING - nouns
• BANKERING † occupation as a banker, banking ...1668
banking - verbs
• OVERDRAW ONE'S BADGER to overdraw one's banking account ...a1845 sl.
BANKNOTE - nouns
• ABRAHAM NEWLAND a banknote ...L18 sl.
• ACKERS coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...M20 sl., orig. military
• AKKA money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
• BILL a banknote ...1826
• BITS OF STIFF banknotes ...1889 sl.
• BOY a coin or banknote ...1780 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE 1. money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
2. a 10-rand banknote ...20C S. Afr.
• CABBAGE LEAF money, banknotes ...1930s US sl.
• CABBAGE LEAVES paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CRACKLE bank notes; five pounds and upwards ...M20 cant
• CRINKLE banknotes; therefore, money ...Brit. sl.
• FEDERAL DIPLOMA a U.S. bank note ...Bk2006 US sl.
• HAPPY CABBAGE cash, banknotes ...20C sl. orig. US
• MINT LEAF a banknote; money ...1920s US sl.
• OBLONG a banknote ...a1794 Amer.
• QUEER SCREENS forged banknotes ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a banknote, paper money; usually in plural ...1817 sl.
• RAG MONEY banknotes, bills of exchange, etc. ...c1860 colloq.
• RAG-TRADE the purchasing of false banknotes, which are then palmed off on strangers ...1843 sl.
banknote - verbs
• SHAM ABRAHAM NEWLAND to forge banknotes ...L18 sl.
BANKROLL - nouns
• ARMY a large bankroll ...1990 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• FAT KNOT a substantial roll of dollar bills ...1970s US Black sl.
• GAMBLER'S BANKROLL a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes ...1986 US sl.
• GAMBLER'S ROLL a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes ...1986 US sl.
• GLORY ROLL a large bankroll, produced as often as possible in order to impress one's acquaintances ...1930s US Black sl.
• KANSAS CITY BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• KANSAS CITY ROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• MICHIGAN a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN BANKROLL same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN ROLL same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN STAKE same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• NUT a bankroll ...1951 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes, giving the impression of a great deal of money ... 1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• PHILLY BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
bankroll - person
• CALIFORNIA ROLLER one who carries a 'California bankroll' ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
BANKRUPT, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTED - adjectives
• ALL UP bankrupt, defeated, doomed to die ...1818 UK sl.
• BANKRUPTURE bankrupt ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BROKEN-KNEED bankrupt ...L18 sl.
• BROKE TO THE WORLD ruined financially, bankrupt; penniless ...1918
• BUNG bankrupt ...1893 Aust. sl.
• BUSTED burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
• BUSTED-UP burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
• CRACKED ruined; bankrupt ...E16
• DEAD BROKE ruined, bankrupt, penniless; destitute ...1842 Amer. colloq.
• DECOCT † bankrupt ...1529
• GONE TO SHUCKS gone to pieces financially, failed ...1901 Amer. dial.
• LAME bankrupted by speculation or gambling ...1854 US sl.
• MOTHERLESS BROKE penniless, completely broke, bankrupt, destitute ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ON THE CARPET near or at the point of defeat, bankruptcy, or the like ...1897 Amer. sl.
• QUISBY bankrupt, poverty-stricken ...1853 sl.
• SCROGGED bankrupt, 'cleared out' ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRAPPED penniless, bankrupt ...1857 sl.
• UPDORRUCK bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UP KING STREET bankrupt ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• UP THE GARGOYLE bankrupt ...1900s sl.
• UP THE SPOUT bankrupt ...1854 sl.
• USED UP bankrupt ...M19 sl.
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - nouns
• ABANDONMENT bankruptcy of a railway company ...c1880 financiers' and brokers' usage
• BAGWESH wreck, ruin, bankruptcy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BANKRUPTISM † bankruptcy ...1606
• BANKRUPTSHIP †* bankruptcy ...1656
• BANKRUPTURE †* bankruptcy ...1617
• BEGGAR'S STAFF a state of bankruptcy or beggary ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BREAK failure; bankruptcy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADAVER a bankrupt; a bankruptcy ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DEAD 'UN a bankrupt company ...L19 sl.
• DYVOURY † bankruptcy; beggary ...1597 Sc.
• HAGWESH ruin, bankruptcy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WRINGER a bankruptcy petition ...1954 US sl.
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - person
• ABBEY LAIRD † a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 ...1700 Sc.
• BANKER one who becomes bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BANKEROUT a bankrupt ...Bk1849 Eng. dial.
• BANKROPE a bankrupt ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• BANKROUT a bankrupt ...1825
• BANQUEROUT † a bankrupt ...Bk1880
• BARE-MAN † a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors ...1609 Sc.
• BROSIER, BROZIER a bankrupt ...1826 Eng. dial.
• CADAVER a bankrupt...L19 sl., orig. US
• DYVOUR † a bankrupt; hence, one in debt; a beggar ...1507 Sc.
• LAIRD IN THE ABBEY † a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 ...1733 Sc.
• LAME DUCK a person bankrupted by stockjobbing or financial speculation ...1761, orig. stock market usage
• YELLOW-BOY a bankrupt ...Bk1894
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - verbs
• BANK 1. to become bankrupt, to fail ...1790 Eng. dial.
2. to make bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BANKROPE to become bankrupt ...1834 Sc.
• BREAK to become bankrupt ...1800 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE’S BACK to become bankrupt ...17C colloq.
• BROSIER to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
• BROZIER to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
• BURST UP to become bankrupt ...1865
• BUST OUT to ruin financially, to bankrupt; to go bankrupt ...1962 US sl., esp. gambling usage
• FAIL UP to become impoverished; to go bankrupt ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FLY UP WITH JACKSON'S HENS to become bankrupt ...c1570 colloq.
• GO BUNG to die; to fail; to go bankrupt ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GO MAHULA to go bankrupt or otherwise come to grief ...1928 Amer. sl.
• GO SCAT to become bankrupt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO THROUGH THE RING to go bankrupt ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO UP KING STREET to become bankrupt ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HANG THE BAKER to become bankrupt; to be out of materials for work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE GONE THROUGH SAINT-PATRICK'S NEEDLE to have been in the Bankruptcy Court ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• JACK UP to become bankrupt or insolvent ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MARCH OFF † to become bankrupt ...1683
• PUT UP THE SHUTTERS to stop trading for the day, or permanently; to announce oneself a bankrupt ...1888
• SCAT to fail; to become bankrupt, to collapse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT ABROAD to become bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SHUT UP SHOP to go bankrupt ...L17 sl.
• SHUT UP SHOP-WINDOWS to go bankrupt ...L17 sl.
• SWALLOW A SPIDER † to go bankrupt ...1670
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in circumstances; to lessen; to make bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WEAR A GREEN BONNET to be bankrupt ...19C
BANNED - verbs
• GET THE AXE IN THE IOWAYS to be banned by rural moralists ...1928 Amer. sl.
BANNER - nouns
• FANE † a flag, banner, pennant ...a1000
• FANIKIN †* a small flag or banner ...1539
• MARK † a standard or banner ...c1000
• ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc. ...1600
• WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag ...1825 Sc.
BANQUET, BANQUETING - adjectives
• EPULARY having to do with a feast or banquet ...1678
• EPULOUS †* feasting to excess; full of banqueting ...1692
banquet banqueting - nouns
• BELLARIES † banquetting dishes ...1623
• COMESSATION † a frolic and jovial meeting to eat, drink, and make good cheer; feasting, banqueting, revelling ...c1380
• FARM † food, provision; hence, a banquet, a feast ...a900
• GUSTATORY † 'a place where men were wont to banquet' ...1670
• JUNKETING the act of feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking ...1555
• MANGER † a sumptuous meal; a banquet ...c1420
• MANGERY 1. † a banquet; a ceremonial feast; a series of festivities ...a1300
2. † banqueting, luxurious eating ...a1470
banquet, banqueting - person
• BANQUETANT †* the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer ...1615
• BANQUETEER a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller ...1821
• BANQUETER † the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer ...1542
• JUNKETER orig., a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet or other festive gathering; a reveller; a party-goer ...1721
banquet, banqueting - verbs
• JUNKET † to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking ...1607
• MARSHAL † to arrange a banquet ...1587
• OBLIGURATE †* 'to spend in belly-cheere' ...1623
• OBLIGURE †* to banquet ...1623
BANTAM - nouns
• BANTING a bantam fowl ...1828 Sc.
• BANTY a bantam ...1877 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-COCK a bantam cock ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-HEN a bantam hen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BANTER, BANTERING - adjectives
• BARRACKING bantering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CHAFFEY, CHAFFY boisterous, happy, jolly; bantering ...1859 Amer. dial.
• QUIZZACIOUS given to mocking, bantering, satirical ...c1830
banter, bantering - nouns
• BADINAGE light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule ...1658
• BADINERIE badinage, raillery, banter ...1712
• BORACK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense ...1845 Aust.
• BORAK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense ...1845 Aust.
• CHAFF banter, badinage, or ridicule ...M17 sl.
• CHAFFING talking; bantering ...1859 Amer. dial.
• JAFFLING merriment, banter ...1830 Sc.
• JOLLY light-hearted teasing, bantering; often as 'the jolly' ...L19 US sl.
• JOSHFEST a bantering conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANSY PRATTLE the snide remarks and witty insults characteristic of male homosexual banter ...1980 US sl.
• RAG talk, banter, abuse ...c1880 sl.
• RAILLERY good-humoured ridicule, banter ...1653
• RAILLYING * banter, good-humoured ridicule ...1760
• RALLERY † raillery, banter, good-humoured ridicule ...1651
• RALLY * a piece of rallying or banter ...1832
• SCAUM insincere talk; banter, chaff ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TALKING SHIT any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALKING TRASH any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
banter, bantering - person
• BADINEUR † one who indulges in badinage or raillery ...1734
• RAILLEUR † one who practices raillery; one who banters ...1667
• RAILLIER † one who banters ...1711
• RALLIER * one who banters ...1678
banter, bantering - verbs
• AL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BADINAGE to banter playfully ...1878
• BADINER † to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• CHAFF to talk nonsense, to joke; to banter, to tease, to make fun of; to trick, to deceive ...1872 Amer. dial.
• FAN to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• RADDLE to banter ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing ...1860. sl.
• RAGGLE to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter ...1866 Sc.
• RAG ON to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing ...1900 Amer. sl.
• RAILLY † to rally, to jest, to banter ...1635-56
• RALLY to treat or assail with banter, pleasantry, or good-humoured ridicule; to make fun or game of ...1679 arch.
• RAMP to tease, to banter, to trick ...1980s UK Black sl.
• SHOOT THE SHIT to talk in an informal manner; to gossip or banter ...1947 sl., orig. US
• TIFF-TAFFLE to talk in a bantering manner; to joke; to make repartee ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLOOD to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLUDE to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BAPTISM - adjectives
• BAPTISTICAL †* belonging to baptism ...1658
• NEEDLESS of an unbaptized infant: nameless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
baptism - nouns
• BAPTISTE †* baptism ...1460
• BAPTISTERY 1. the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church ...1460
2. a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite ...1835
3. baptism ...1851
• BAPTISTRY 1. the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church ...1460
2. a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite ...1835
3. baptism ...1851
• BAPTIZATION † baptism ...1470
• BAPTIZE †* baptism ...a1300
• BAPTIZEMENT * baptism ...1818
• BATH 1. † the immersion or washing of baptism ...c885
2. † the water of baptism ...971
• BURIAL baptism by total immersion ...1947 Amer. dial.
• ILLUMINATION † baptism ...1398
• LAVER the baptismal font; the spiritual 'washing' of baptism ...1340
• PAEDOBAPTISM infant baptism ...1640
• PEDOBAPTISM infant baptism ...1640
• TINCTION † in baptism: a dipping ...1657
• TINCTURE † affectedly used for baptism ...1612
baptism - person
• BAPTIZEE * a recipient of baptism; a baptized person ...1871
• CATABAPTIST † one who is an adversary to baptism ...1561
• DIPPER one who practices baptism by immersion ...1845 Amer. dial.
• HA’-MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIDEN CUMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1710 Sc.
• MAIDEN-KIMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1824 Sc.
• PÆDABAPTIST one who promotes the baptism of infants ...Bk1775
• PÆDOBAPTIST one who practices, adheres to, or advocates infant baptism ...1651
baptism - verbs
• MAIDEN † to act as a 'maiden' to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening) ...1825 Sc.
• RANTIZE †* to sprinkle; used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion ...1644
BAPTIST - person
• BABTIS a Baptist ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• BAPPO a Baptist ...1972 Aust. sl.
• DEEP-WATER BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices baptism by total immersion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DIDAPPER a ludicrous name applied to a Baptist ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIPPED 'UN a Baptist ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DIPPER a Baptist ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FOOTWASHER a traditional, fundamentalist Baptist ...19C US sl.
• FOOT-WASHING BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELL a member of the Primitive Baptists; a Baptist holding strict views ...1845 US hist.
• HARDSHELL BAPTIST a strict and rigid Baptist ...1838 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELLED BAPTIST a Baptist of the straight-laced order ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• WASH-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WETBACK a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WET-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET-WASH BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
BAPTIZE - person
• BAPTIST one who baptises ...c1200
baptize - verbs
• BACTIZE to baptize ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BAPSOUSE to baptize ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HALF BAPTIZE to baptize privately ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE † to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen ...c1200
• MAIDEN to lay a child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
BAPTIZED - adjectives
• HALF-NAMED privately baptized ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BAR - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
BAR - verbs
• ABAR †* to bar, to debar ...1586
BARB - nouns
• NIPPER a stinging remark, a barb, an insult ...1901 Sc.
BARBADOS - nouns
• LITTLE ENGLAND Barbados ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
Barbados - person
• BADIAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
• BAJAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
• BAJE, BAJEE, BAJIE a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
• BARBADIAN an inhabitant of Barbados ...1732
• BIM, BIMM an inhabitant of Barbados ...1852 colloq.
BARBARIAN - person
• BARBAR † a barbarian ...1382
• BARBARIANESS a female barbarian ...1868
• BARBARIC †* a barbarian ...1388
• BARBARYN † a barbarian ...1382
• SALVAGE † a savage, a barbarian ...1818 Sc. & Ireland
• SARACEN † an ignorant and tasteless person; a barbarian ...1714
• SAVAGE a person living in the lowest state of development or cultivation; an uncivilized, wild person; a barbarian ...1588
barbarian - verbs
• BARBARIANIZE to make barbarian, to barbarize ...1856
BARBARIC - adjectives
• MEDIEVAL barbaric, illiberal, cruel ...L19 sl.
• SARACENIC barbaric, heathenish ...1837
BARBARITY - nouns
• BARBARISM † barbarous cruelty, barbarity ...1603
• BARBARY † barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness ...1564
BARBAROUS - adjectives
• BARBAR † barbarous ...1535
• BARBARESQUE barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art ...1823
• BARBARIOUS † barbarous ...1570
• BAUGER †* barbarous ...1544
• BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized ...c1400
• DERN † of evil or deceitful nature; cruel or barbarous ...c897
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• NEGEROUS † barbarous, uncivilized ...1609
• RUVID † rude, barbarous ...1632
• SALVAGE † savage, barbarous ...1818 Sc. & Ireland
• SAVAGED †* savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel ...1611
• TRUCULENT exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous, destructive ...c1550
barbarous - person
• HEATHEN one who has no more religion, enlightenment, or culture than a pagan; a rude, barbarous, or unthinking person; a hoyden, male or female ...1817
• NEEGER a savage, barbarous fellow; an oaf, a lout ...1792 Sc.
• RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• RED-ETIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
barbarous - verbs
• SAVAGE †* to indulge in cruel or barbarous deeds ...1563
BARBAROUSLY - adverbs
• SARACENLY † with heathenish violence; barbarously ...1596
BARBECUE - nouns
• BARBIE a barbecue ...1976 sl., orig. Aust.
• Q 1. barbecued ribs ...1940s US Black sl.
2. a barbecue ...2001 US sl.
barbecue - verbs
• CHARCOAL OUT to barbecue ...1980 Amer. dial.
BARBER - adjectives
• BARBERLIE like a barber ...1580 Eng. dial.
• TONSORIAL pert. to a barber or his work ...1813
• TONSORIAN † pert. to a barber or his work ...1705
• TONSORIOUS † pert. to a barber or his work ...1656
barber - nouns
• BARBATERIA a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARBATORIUM a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARBERY 1. † a barber's shop ...c1440
2. the barber's art or craft; shaving ...1540
• HAIRATORIUM a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAVATERIA a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAVATORIUM n. a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNING PARLOR a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TONSORIAL PARLOR a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
barber - person
• ACHIDAIYAN the Tamil name for a barber ...Bk1898
• AXE MAN, AXMAN a barber ...1929 US prison sl.
• BABHUH a barber ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• BALWAR a barber ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BARBER a man, or more rarely a woman, whose business it is to shave or trim the beards, and cut and dress the hair, of customers; formerly, the barber was also a regular practitioner in surgery and dentistry ...c1320
• BARBER CHIRURGEON one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with the trade of a barber ...Bk1795
• BARBERER a barber ...Bk1889 Eng. dial.
• BARBERESS * a female barber ...1611
• BARBER-SURGEON formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses ...1626
• BUTCHER a barber ...1906 US military & prison sl.
• HAIR-BUTCHER a barber ...Bk1905 sl.
• HAIR-SHIFTER a barber ...1905 Aust. sl.
• HAIRTICIAN a barber ...Bk1982
• MOSS SNATCHER a barber ...1953 US Black sl.
• RASTER †* a barber ...c1440
• SCRAPER † a barber ...1792 Sc.
• STRAP a barber ...Bk1905 sl.
• STRAW-CHIPPER a barber ...1823 sl.
• STRUMMEL-FAKER a barber ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUDS-MONGER † a barber; used contemptuously ...1638
• SYDNEY HARBOUR a barber ...Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
• TONSOR a barber ...1656
• WIGGIE a nickname for a wigmaker or barber ...a1843 Sc.
barber - person, other
• BARBER-MONGER † a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop ...1605
BARE - adjectives
• BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE AS ONE'S HAND very bare ...c1420
• BARISH scanty, rather bare ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIT naked, bare ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SCABBERT scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
bare - nouns
• BARE 1. † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
2. † a bare space or place ...1683-4
bare - verbs
• ABARE † to make bare, to uncover, to disclose ...1731
• CONNUDATE † to strip naked; to make bare ...1623
• DEBARE † to strip down, to make quite bare ...1567
• IMBEAR † to make or lay bare ...1657
• NAKE † to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip ...c1320 obs . exc. Sc.
• NAKEN † to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare ...a1240
• NUDATE †* to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe ...1688
• UNBARE * to lay bare, to expose to view ...1530
• UNCASE to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation ...1587
• UNCLOAK to expose, to lay bare, to reveal ...1659
BAREFOOT - adjectives
• BAREFEETED without shoes, barefoot ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RAW-FOOTED barefooted ...1802 Sc.
barefoot - nouns
• ADAM'S SLIPPERS no shoes, i.e. barefoot ...1900s US sl.
BARE-HEADED - adjectives
• BALD † of persons: bare-headed ...1607
• BARE-POWED bareheaded ...1874 Sc.
• IN ONE'S HAIR bare-headed, without hat or wig ... 1859
• OPEN-HAIR †* with hair uncovered, bareheaded ...c1380
• OPEN-HEAD † with head uncovered, bareheaded ...a1225
• OPEN-HEADED † with head uncovered, bareheaded ...c1386
BARELY - adverbs
• BARE no more than, at most; scarcely, barely ...c1325 arch.
• BY A NOSE by a narrow margin, barely ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• FAIR scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAKEDLY † barely, poorly, imperfectly; slightly ...1589 rare or obs.
• NARROWLY †* barely, scarcely ...c1375
• SCANT scarcely, hardly, barely ...1877 Sc.
• SCRIMP † scarcely, barely ...1796 Sc.
• SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely ...1805 Sc.
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
BARENESS - nouns
• BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness ...1774
BARGAIN - adjectives
• HARD-FACED obstinate in making a bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bargain - nouns
• ACHATE † the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain ...c1374
• BACKSPANG an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain ...1892 Sc. & N. Ireland
• BADGERING beating down the cost ...1844 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN'S BARGAIN a bargain that can be easily broken ...1825 Sc.
• BARGUM a bargain ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BLOCK † a bargain, bartering, exchange ...1568 Sc.
• BLOCKIN'-ALE drink taken at the conclusion of a bargain ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAL a business transaction; a trade or a bargain ...1838 US
• DUTCH BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1678
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain ...1910s sl., orig. US
• FANG a great bargain ...1818 Sc.
• FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE a mild dispute; the process of bargaining ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGLING a dispute, an argument; a prolonged bargaining ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALFPENNY-WORTH an article of little value; a bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDFAST † the joining of hands in making a bargain ...1626
• INSOOK a bad bargain; a 'suck in' fraud ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MART † buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain ...1568
• MATCH † an agreement; an appointment; a bargain, a compact ...1569
• NIBBLE a stroke of luck; a welcome piece of good fortune; a catch, a bargain ...1925 Sc.
• PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
• PENNYWORTH a bargain
• QUAKER'S BARGAIN a 'take it or leave it' bargain ...L17 sl.
• SHARP PRACTICE hard bargaining; dishonest or barely honest dealings
• SNIP a bargain ...1926 UK sl.
• TACK an agreement, compact, bargain; hence, a post, situation, a steady job ...1718 Sc.
• THIEF'S BARGAIN a very cheap bargain, such a bargain as a thief makes with a receiver of stolen goods ...1900 Sc.
• THUMB-LICKING an ancient mode of confirming a bargain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIG a hard bargain; a deal ...1895 Sc.
• WET BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1805
• WHACK a deal; a bargain; an agreement ...1860 Amer. dial.
bargain - person
• BADGERER * a bargainer, a haggler ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BITE one who drives a hard bargain ...Bk1891 sl.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE-BARGAIN, HAGIL-BARGAIN a person who has difficulty in coming to terms over a bargain ...1802 Sc.
• HAGGLER one who haggles or stickles in making a bargain or coming to terms ...1602
• HIGGLER one who higgles or chaffers in bargaining; a haggler ...1602
• JEW a cheat; a hard bargainer; a sharking usurer ...1659 colloq.
• MARTER † one who bargains ...1598
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCROUGE one who drives a hard bargain ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE one who drives a hard bargain ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WHEELER-DEALER a bargainer ...1960 orig. US
bargain - verbs
• BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BATE to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BICKER to haggle, to bargain
• BLOCK to bargain ...c1570 Sc.
• CHEW DOWN to haggle or bargain to receive a lower price ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CLAP UP to conclude a bargain, etc. hastily ...Bk1999
• COME YANKEE OVER to cheat, to drive a hard bargain ...19C sl.
• DACKER to strike a bargain ...1931 Sc.
• DAPSE † to hold to a bargain ...1826 Sc.
• DEAL to conclude a bargain of purchase or sale; to agree as to price ...1888 Eng. dial.
• HAND-FAST to betroth; to pledge; to shake hands over a bargain ...1714 Sc.
• JEW to drive a hard bargain; to beat down ...1883 sl.
• JUMP IN WITH YOUR HAT IN YOUR HAND to enter a deal too quickly ...1960s Amer. sl.
• KECK to draw back from a bargain; to flinch ...Bk1901 Sc.
• LAY ON THE CADGE † to beg or bargain skilfully ...1832 Sc.
• MART † to do business at a mart; hence, to chaffer, to bargain ...1553
• MEND ONE'S MARKET † to improve a bargain ...1543
• NAIL to clinch or drive home an argument; to clinch a bargain ...1785 Sc.
• NEEDLE to haggle in making a bargain ...1812 sl.
• NIFFER to haggle, to bargain, to deal, to have business transactions with ...1699 Sc.
• NIP to get the better of in bargaining; to outsmart, to cheat ...1964 Sc.
• PALTER to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour ...1611
• PLAY YANKEE WITH to cheat, to drive a hard bargain ...19C sl.
• RAGGLE to haggle in bargaining ...a1838 Sc.
• SCROUGE to drive a hard bargain with ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE to drive a hard bargain with ...1890 Amer. dial.
• STAND TO ONE'S TACK † to keep to one's bargain ...1786 Sc.
• TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † to hesitate, to be uncertain as in recognizing a person or object; to hesitate about clinching a bargain ...1737 Sc.
• THREAP to beat down in a bargain or argument; to browbeat, to talk down; to haggle over a bargain ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGGLE-TAGGLE † to be a long time making a bargain; to haggle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIG-TAG to continue in reciprocal action; to bicker; to haggle in bargaining ...1643 Sc.
• WADDLE to bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• WALE THE GRAIN FROM THE CAFF to use judgement; to make a good bargain ...1790 Sc.
• WHEEL AND DEAL to bargain shrewdly ...1961 orig. US
bargain - phrases
• BETWEEN THE BARK AND THE WOOD a well-adjusted bargain where neither party has the advantage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• IT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain ...1919 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain ...1875 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S MY THUMB ON IT words used in ratifying a bargain ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YOU'RE NOT A QUAKER? used in bargaining to a person who will not abate the price asked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARGAINING - adjectives
• NIPPIE quick in bargaining, tricky in carrying out a piece of business ...1866 Sc.
• ONSTANDIN determined, unyielding, esp. in bargaining; importunate, stolidly persistent in trying to get one's way ...1866 Sc.
• SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
bargaining - nouns
• HAGGLE-BARGAIN a dispute, prolonged bargaining ...1818 Sc.
• KOFFRY †* bargaining, peddlery ...1488 Sc.
• MART † buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain ...1568
bargaining - phrases
• THREE MORE AND UP GOES THE DONKEY used to extract as much money as possible before agreeing to perform any task ...M19 sl.
BARGE - nouns
• BARK a rowing boat; formerly a large flat boat, a barge ...1598 now poetic
• DAVY LARGE a barge ...L19 rhyming sl.
• PUFFER a steam barge ...20C nautical colloq.
• QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick ...1790 Eng. dial.
• VAIRGE a barge ...1849 Eng. dial.
barge - person
• LEGGER a man who propels a canal barge through a tunnel by thrusting his legs against the walls ...1836
• PUG a bargeman ...L16 colloq.
• QUANTER a man who propels a barge or punt by means of a pole ...1895 Eng. dial.
barge - verbs
• QUANT to push a barge or boat along with a pole ...1891 Eng. dial.
BARK - nouns
• BAFF a suppressed bark ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BOUFF a loud bark ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUFFIE a dog's short bark ...Bk1911 Sc.
• KI-YI a bark ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFF-NAFF the bark of a small dog ...1826 Sc.
• WAFFLE, WHAFFLE the bark of a small dog ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEFFLE, WHEEFLE the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFF a bark or yelp ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE a bark, a yelp ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YALK a bark, a yelp ...1898 Sc.
• YAMF a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUP a short, sharp bark ...1825 Sc.
• YEFF the bark of a dog ...1872 Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp ...1959 Amer. dial.
• YOWP a short, sharp bark ...1825 Sc.
bark - verbs
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAIRGE to bark like a dog on the chain ...1897 Sc.
• BAUGH † to bark, as a dog ...1639
• BAW † to bark, as a dog ...1576
• BOO of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BOUFF to bark like a large dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWFF to bark like a dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-WOW to scare; to frighten by barking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• LATRATE † to bark like a dog ...1623
• NAFF to bark; to yelp ...Bk1903 Sc.
• RASE † to be furious, to rage; of dogs: to growl or bark in rage ...a1300
• THROW TONGUE of a dog: to bark while running ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAP † to bark ...c1440
• WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHAP † to bark ...c1440
• WHEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YABBLE of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly ...1866 Sc.
• YAFF to bark, to yelp ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp ...1847 Eng. dial.
• YAG to give a short bark, as a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YALDER to bark loudly and repeatedly, esp. of a dog in pursuit ...1908 Sc.
• YALK to bark, to yelp ...1892 Sc.
• YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp ...1681
• YEFF to bark; to yelp ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp ...1866 Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl ...1887 Amer. dial.
• YOULDER to bark noisily and rapidly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp ...1901 Eng. dial.
BARKER - nouns
• BALLYHOO a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney ...1914 US
barker - person
• BARKER one who 'barks' at a cheap shop or show to entice people inside ...a1700 chiefly US usage
• SALESMAN'S DOG † a tout, a barker; a person soliciting custom or business, usually boldly or aggressively ...a1700
• SPIELER a 'barker'; a voluble speaker ...1894
• SPRUIKER a person who shouts to attract customers; one who tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service, etc., often in a dishonest or exaggerated way; a tout ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
barker - verbs
• BALLYHOO to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker' ...1927
• BARK to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers ...19C
BARKING - adjectives
• BOUFFIN given to barking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HYLACTIC * of the nature of barking; in a barking manner ...1861
• LATRANT barking ...1702
barking - nouns
• BAFFING † barking ...1401
• BAW-WAW † the barking of a dog ...1576
• HYLACTISM * barking ...1818
• LATRABILITY † the quality or faculty of barking ...1668
• LATRATION a barking ...1623
• WAFF n. the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YABBLE a dog's barking ...1866 Sc.
• YALDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YANK the barking of a dog ...1897 Sc.
• YOULDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARLEY - nouns
• BEAR barley, the original English name ...c950
BARMAID, BARMAN - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
BARN - nouns
• BALLOON ROOF a barn roof having rounded or arched sides ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BANK BARN a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BARN CHAMBER a barn loft ...1838 Amer. dial.
• LAIR a barn ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LATHE † a barn ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BARNYARD - nouns
• FEEDING LOT a barnyard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• FEEDLOT a barnyard ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PICHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTLE an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
BAROMETER - nouns
• RAIN-GLASS a barometer ...Bk1914
BARON - person
• BAR †* a baron ...1297
• BARNE † a baron ...Bk1855
• BARONER † a baron ...Bk1855
• BARONESS the wife of a baron; a lady holding a baronial title in her own right ...c1420
• BARONNETTE a little baroness, a baron's daughter; sometimes used for the wife of a baronet ...1861
• BERN a man of rank or authority, whether he be a baron or a sovereign, or one who has the appearance of rank, although the degree of it be unknown ...1825 Sc.
BARRACKS - nouns
• CAGNAS barracks ...WWI Can. military sl.
BARRACUDA - nouns
• CUDA a barracuda ...1949 US sl.
• PICUDA a barracuda ...1882 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SEA TIGER a barracuda ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TIGER OF THE SEA a barracuda ...1939 Amer. dial.
BARRED - adjectives
• SINE-DIED permanently barred from a bar or sporting endeavour ...1996 Sc. sl.
BARREL - adjectives
• BARELLET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARL a barrel ...c1820 Amer. dial.
• BARREL the contents of a barrel; intoxicating liquor ...c1300
• BARRELET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel ...1607
• BODOM a barrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADE † a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
• FAT † a cask or barrel to contain dry things ...1540
• KEMPKIN †* a small barrel, a keg ...1580 Sc.
• KIT a small tub or barrel ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LAG † a stave of a barrel ...1672 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAGGIN the staves of a barrel or other hooped vessel ...1794 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY † a barrel or flask for alcohol ...1850
• PARRLIE a small barrel ...1890 Sc.
• QUERD a wooden chamber pot; a fish barrel; a wooden tub ...1808 Sc.
• RUNDLE a solid wheel or barrel ...1611
• SCOB a barrel hoop ...1952 Sc.
• SCOW a barrel stave ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TASTRIL a small keg or barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TONNEL † a cask or barrel for wine or other commodities ...1483
• WAFT a barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARREN - adjectives
• BEARLESS †* barren ...1611
• GEASON † producing scantily; barren, unproductive; exhausted ...a1000
• UNTUDERI † barren ...c1250
barren - person
• BARREN † one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal ...c1420
barren - verbs
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
• BARRENIZE † to make barren or sterile ...1649
BARRENNESS - nouns
• BARRENHOOD † barrenness ...c1380
• IMPROCREABILITY † barrenness, inability to procreate ...1658
BARRICADE - verbs
• RAMFORCE † to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door ...1570 chiefly Sc.
BARRIER - adjectives
• DIRTY of a place: having natural barriers which impede travel ...1969 Amer. dial.
barrier - nouns
• BAR 1. an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier ...1531
2. † a defensive barrier; a bulwark ...1603
• BARRICADO any barrier or obstruction to passage ...1611
• GLASS CEILING a notional barrier to personal advancement, esp. in the employment prospects of a woman, a disabled person, or anyone from an ethnic minority ...1984 US sl.
• MARCH HILL a barrier to be overcome ...1832 Amer. dial.
• MAY HILL a barrier to be overcome ...1929 Amer. dial.
• RAMPIRE † a dam, a barrier ...1586
• THRALLING † a wall which formed a barrier ...1846 Eng. dial.
barrier - verbs
• BAR † to surround with a barrier or fence ...c1430
BARRING - prepositions
• BEHITHER † short of, barring, save ...1633
BARRISTER - see LAWYER
BARROW - nouns
• CABBIE † a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them ...1808 Sc.
• WORRAB a barrow ...1860s UK back-slang
BARTENDER - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (person)
BARTER, BARTERING - adverbs
• HACKUM-PLACKUM in equal shares; in exchange or barter ...Bk19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
bartering - nouns
• BARTERY 1. † traffic by exchange, barter ...1570
2. † wares for barter or exchange ...a1638
• BLOCK † a bargain, bartering, exchange ...1568 Sc.
• GAFFIN what is given in exchange, a piece of barter ...1832-46 Sc.
• NIFFER an exchange, barter ...1787 Sc.
• NIFFERING the act of bartering ...1827 Sc.
bartering - verbs
• BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DICKER to barter
• NIFFER to exchange, to barter, to trade ...1719 Sc.
• PALTER † to barter; to corrupt, to bribe ...1641
• QUOSS † to barter, to exchange ...1515
• RAP to exchange, to barter, to swap ...a1700 Eng. dial. & sl.
• SCOAST to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCOOSE to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORSE to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
BASE, BASELY, BASENESS - adjectives
• BARE audacious; also, mean, base ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• DOG-BOLT † wretched, miserable, mean, base, degraded, contemptible ...1580
• DUNGHILL * indicative of a lack of refinement and nobility; ignoble, base, despicable; unsophisticated ...1576
• DUNGHILLED †* of low or inferior rank, birth, or character; debased, degenerate; ignoble, base ...1600
• DUNGHILLY * of the lowest social status or rank; common, vulgar; also, ignoble, base, despicable, dishonourable ...1616 arch.
• DUNGISH base, worthless; contemptible, despicable, vile ...1550
• DUNGY * despicable, contemptible, foul; base, worthless; vile, degrading ...c1494
• FEEBLE † in moral sense: mean, base, contemptible ...c1250
• GUTTER-BLOODED base-born ...1829 Sc.
• HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad ...1677
• HANGING-DOG † low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance ...1667
• HILDING cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched ...1581 arch.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• HASKARDLY † vulgar, low, base ...1576
• LAIRLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LAYERLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LECHER † lecherous, also, base, vile ...c1250
• LEWD 1. † belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base ...c1380
2. † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LOWDOWN contemptible, base, mean ...colloq
• MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS base, low-minded; used of men and dogs ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base ...1848
• QUAD † vile, base, bad ...1887 Sc.
• QUED † evil, wicked, bad, vile, base ...c1205-25 obs. exc. Sc.
• RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally ...1828 Eng. dial.
• ROINISH mean, base ...LME arch.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
base, basely, baseness - adverbs
• CAITIFLY † vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
base, basely, baseness - nouns
• BASERY †* base dealing, dishonourable practice ...1637
• CAITIFHEDE † vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
• CAITIFNESS † baseness ...1481
• CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
• HASKARDY † baseness; haskards collectively ...1575
• LESSNESS * the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness ...1635
base, basely, baseness - person
• ABJECT one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts ...1534
• BALATROON, BALLATRON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BASELING †* a base creature ...1618
• BEAST a human being under the sway of animal propensities; a contemptible, despicable, or base person ...c1400
• BENGIL an uncomplimentary name for a base person ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...a1625
• BESONIAN † a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal ...1611
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...a1625
• BEZONIAN † a term of contempt: a needy beggar; a poor wretch; a base fellow; a mean, low person; a knave; a rascal; a scoundrel ...1611
• BISOGNIO † a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal ...1612
• BISOGNO † a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal ...1612
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society - a base or vile person - a nuisance ...a1889
• CAD (offensive) one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; a low, vulgar, ill-mannered fellow; a base, vile person; an ill-bred person; an upper-class rogue; a blackguard; a term of abuse ...1838 colloq.
• CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain ...1250 arch.
• CARL, CARLE a fellow of low birth or rude manners; a base fellow; a churl; later, a vague term of disparagement or contempt ...a1300 Sc. or arch.
• CATSO † a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, or scamp ...1602 sl.
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1575
• GADLING † a term of reproach; a base, low-born person ...1297
• GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born or low-bred person; one of the rabble ...1818 Sc.
• HANG-DOG a low, mean, base fellow, fit only to be the hangman of curs ...1693
• HASKARD † (derogatory) a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow ...c1487
• HASKERD † (derogatory) a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow ...c1487
• HEANLING † a base, abject, or humble person ...a1225
• HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
• HINDERLING - † a base, mean, degenerate person ...c1200
• LITHERBY - †* a base or rascally person - a bad, wicked person ...1598
• NETHERER - † a base or inferior person - a socially inferior person ...c1449
• NIDDERING - a base coward or wretch ...1596
• RAKESHAME - * a man of loose character - a base, rascally fellow - a lewd, debauched fellow - a vile, dissolute wretch - an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RIP-RAFF - a base, worthless person; the rabble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBAG a low-down, base, despicable person ...1971 sl.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION - a dirty, mean fellow - a worthless, slovenly fellow - a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• VASSAL - a base or abject person - a slave ...1589
• WHIFFMAGIG - a shifty or evasive person - a base person ...1871
base, basely, baseness - verbs
• BEMEAN to render mean or base; to lower in dignity, to abase ...1651
• DETURPATE † to become vile or base ...1691
BASE (bottom) - nouns
• BASING †* foundation, base ...c1325
• BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot ...1571 arch.
• UNDERLAYER † an underlying part or thing; a base or support ...a1592
BASEBALL - adjectives
• DRUNK of bases: loaded ...Bk2006 US sl.
baseball - adverbs
• ABOARD in baseball: on base ...1939 Amer. sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS in baseball: low in the strike zone ...1978 Amer. sl.
baseball - nouns
• ANGELS in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch ...1909 Amer. sl.
• ANNIE OAKLEY in baseball: a base on balls ...1940 Amer. dial.
• APPLE a baseball ...1902 US colloq.
• ASH-HANDLE a baseball bat ...1985 US sl.
• ASPIRIN in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ASPIRIN TABLET in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1959 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football ...1904 colloq.
• BASIE a baseball bat ...1990s sl.
• BEANBALL a pitched baseball that strikes the batter on the head, usually by accident ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIFF in baseball: a base hit ...1908 US sl.
• BONE in baseball: an error in judgement ...1915 US sl.
• CACTUS LEAGUE in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest ...1976 US sl.
• CAN OF CORN in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught ...1937 US sl.
• CHINESE BLOW (usually offensive) in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach ...1934 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE HOMER (usually offensive) in baseball: a home run gained with little skill ...1982 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE HOME RUN (usually offensive) in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand ...1939 Amer. sl.
• CHIN MUSIC in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1969 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-SKINNER in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1961 Amer. sl.
• COOKEY in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
• COOKIE in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
• DAISIES, THE in baseball: the outfield ...1940s Amer. sl.
• DAISY-CLIPPER in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground ...1866 US sl.
• DAISY-CUTTER in cricket and baseball: a ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground ...1866 US sl.
• DANCER in baseball: a knuckleball ...1978 US sl.
• DOWNER in baseball: a good overhand curve ...1964 Amer. sl.
• FADEAWAY in baseball: a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it ...1908 Amer. sl.
• FOUR-BAGGER a home run in baseball ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GUN throwing arm. esp. a strong and accurate one ...1929 US baseball sl.
• GUTS BALL a ballgame such as baseball played with great aggressiveness and tenacity; hence, any action or actions requiring or demonstrating fortitude, extreme competitiveness, courage, determination, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
• HOOK in baseball: a curve ball ...1910 Amer. sl.
• HORSECOLLAR in baseball: an instance of a batter failing to get a hit during a game ...1928 US sl.
• HORSEHIDE a baseball ...1895 US sl.
• KNUCKLER in baseball: a knuckle ball ...1928
• MARSHMALLOW in baseball: a weakly pitched, easily hit ball ...1978 US sl.
• MELON in baseball: a ball that is easy to hit or catch on the fly ...1980 US sl.
• MONEY ARM a pitcher's throwing arm ...1971 Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY BONE, THE a pitcher's throwing arm ...1962 Amer. baseball usage
• NIGHTCAP the second game in a baseball 'double-header' ...1910s US sl.
• NO-HITTER a baseball game in which a team makes no hits ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• OFER in baseball: an instance of a pitcher holding a batter hitless throughout a ballgame ...1983 US sl.
• RAIN CHECK a ticket stub or other receipt that allows one to return to see another baseball game if the one the ticket was originally purchased for is cancelled because of bad weather ...c1890 US sl.
• RHUBARB a noisy dispute or row; an argument on the field of play in baseball ...1943 US sl.
• SCRIMMAGE an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SEED a baseball ...1960s US Black sl.
• SKIRMISH an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS LEAGUER in baseball: a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders ...1905 Amer. baseball usage
• THREE-BAGGER in baseball: a triple ...1870 Amer.
• WAR CLUB a baseball bat ...20C US sl.
• WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• WOUNDED DUCK in baseball: a short looping fly that falls for a hit ...1980s Amer. sports usage
baseball - person
• ACE 1. in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher ...1902 Amer. sl.
2. the 'star' of any baseball team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• ACE HURLER in baseball: a team's best pitcher ...Bk1992 sl.
• ACTOR an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch ... Bk2007 Amer. sl.
• APPLE KNOCKER * a baseball player; a batter ...1994 US sl.
• BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player ...1920s Amer. sl.
• BABE RUTHER one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BABY BOOMER in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BACKUP in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute ...1869 baseball usage
• BACKWARD RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAD ACTOR in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAD-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...1922
• BAD HANDS in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops ...1960 baseball usage
• BAD HEAD in baseball: a player with a bad psyche ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAGGER in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, secod bagger, or third bagger, respectively ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAGMAN - in baseball: a baseman ...1880 arch. baseball usage
• BALL DOG - a person who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
• BALL-EATER - a proficient baseball fielder ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BALL HAWK 1. in baseball: an especially fast and adept outfielder; one who covers a lot of ground ...1920 baseball usage
2. a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BALL HOUND - one who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
• BALLIST - a 19th-century baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BALLITE - a baseball fan ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• BAMBI - in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BANANA - in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team ...1964 baseball usage
• BANANA BOAT - in baseball: a player who has played winter ball in Latin American ...1940s baseball usage
• BANGER - in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BANJO - in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield ...1990 US sl.
• BANJO HITTER - in baseball: a weak hitter who seams to 'strum' the ball as one would a banjo; one who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield ...1942 US sl.
• BARBER - a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BARKER - a first-base coach in baseball ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BARNSTORMER 1. in baseball: a person who plays exhibition games in small towns and cities with or without a baseball team of their own ...1902 baseball usage
2. a baseball player who plays outside his own leagues ...1926 Amer. sl.
• BASEBALLEER - a baseball player or fan in the earlier days of the 20th century ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• BASEBALLER - a baseball player ...1867 orig. US
• BASEBALL IMMORTAL - in baseball: an individual inducted into the Hall of Fame ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALLIST - a baseball player ...1866 orig. US
• BASEBALLITE - a baseball fan; a person with an enthusiasm for the sport ...1930s arch. baseball usage
• BASEBALL MAN - a professional who knows, loves, and understands the game of baseball, whether he be an owner, manager, coach, scout, player, or trainer ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL MOTHER - a dedicated woman who, in the process of ferrying her children to baseball practice and games, becomes a dedicated supporter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL NUT - a baseball fan who is unusually exuberant about the game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASE CLOGGER - in baseball: a slow runner ...1985 baseball usage
• BASE-GETTER - in baseball: one who achieves a base and advances with regularity ...1911 arch. baseball usage
• BASE JOCKEY - in baseball: a runner who, when on first base, yells derisive comments to the opposing pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASHER - in baseball: a hitter with great power ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAT - in baseball: a player seen in his role as a hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATBOY - in baseball: a young man employed by a team to take care of its players' equipment before, during, and after games; traditionally, the most important responsibility of the job is to retrieve each player's bat from home plate where it has been dropped or tossed and put it back in its proper place in the bat rack; also responsible for keeping the home plate umpire supplied with baseballs ...1909 baseball usage
• BAT BREAKER - in baseball: a hard hitter who swings the bat with tremendous force; one whose powerful swings often result in a broken bat ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATES - in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATESY - in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATGIRL - a young woman engaged by a team to take care of the players' bats and other equipment during a game ...1942 baseball usage
• BATON SWINGER - in baseball: a batter ...1915 arch. baseball usage
• BATSMAN - in baseball: a batter, 'the striker at the bat' ...1856 arch.
• BATTER-RUNNER - in baseball: a baserunner who has just completed his time at bat but before he is put out or until the play on which he became a runner is completed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATTERY MATE - in baseball: the pitcher or the catcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATTLIN' BACKSTOP - in baseball: a rough, combative catcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAUER AND BLACK PLAYER - in baseball: one who is always playing with a lot of bandage tape, from the name of a company that makes such tape ...1958 baseball usage
• BEANER - in baseball: one who throws the beanball, a pitch thrown intentionally at a batter's head for the purpose of either moving the batter away from home plate or to punish him, his team, or another player for something he has done ...1912 baseball usage
• BEANTOWNER - a member of the Boston Red Sox baseball team ...1915
• BELLCOW - in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BELLWETHER - in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH BLANKET - in baseball: a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'warm' it ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH COACH - in baseball: an assistant coach, typically taking on the responsibilities of a second in command to the head coach ...1945
• BENCH JOCKEY 1. in baseball: a player on the bench who verbally abuses or mocks members of the opposing team in an attempt to distract them ...1925
2. in baseball: a substitute who rides the bench or seldom gets to play ...1939 baseball usage
• BENCH PERFORMER - in baseball: an exceptionally good utility player who is always ready to replace another player whose performance is faltering during the course of a game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH POLISHER - in baseball: a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'polish' it ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BETWEEN-INNINGS COMMENTATOR - in baseball: a baseball announcer who fills in with baseball talk and trivia between innings ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIBLE HITTER - in baseball: one who receives very few bases on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIFFER - in baseball: a hard-hitting batter ...1908 arch. baseball usage
• BIG BAT - in baseball: a club's leading hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG BERTHA - in baseball: the cleanup hitter; the fourth player in the batting order ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG CANNON - in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball hard ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG GUNS - in baseball: a team's best batters; the sluggers in the lineup ...1902 baseball usage
• BIG-NAME PLAYER - in baseball: a baseball star ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG STICK - in baseball: a heavy hitter; one given to hitting home runs and extra-base hits ...1908 baseball usage
• BIG TIME - in baseball: a player who has a major impact on the game ...1988 baseball usage
• BIG TIMER - one who participates in big time activity, such as a Broadway actor, a major league baseball player, etc. ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• BILL KLEM - any person in baseball who is never wrong ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIRD DOG 1. a baseball scout who searches for promising athletes ...1929 Amer. sl.
2. in baseball: a paid tipster ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• BLACK AND DECKER - in baseball: a player used for odd jobs, such as warming up bullpen pitchers ...1982 baseball usage
• BLADE - in baseball: a nickname for a thin, wiry player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BOX MAN - in baseball: a pitcher ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CADDY - in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings ...1959 US sl.
• DISHER OF DIAMOND DIRT - a baseball sports-writer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLY-CHASER - in baseball: an outfielder ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GAME-ENDER - in baseball: a late-inning relief pitcher; the 'closer' ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GAMER - in baseball: any player in a game ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• GAME WINNER - in baseball: the pitcher credited with winning a game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GAP HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball between the outfielders ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GARDENER - an outfielder ...1902 Amer. baseball sl.
• GAZOONIE - in baseball: a rookie ...1943 baseball usage
• GEORGE STALLINGS PITCHER - in baseball: 'a 3-and-2 pitcher; one who gets behind every batter; a wild hurler' ...1939 baseball usage
• GET-UP-OFF-THE-BENCH HITTER - in baseball: a pinch hitter who comes in cold and is often successful ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GIMME - in baseball: a player who is easily put out ...1978 US sl.
• GIVER - † in baseball: the pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GLASS ARM - in baseball: a player with a chronically weak or sore arm ...1891 baseball usage
• GLOVE DOCTOR - in baseball: an individual (sometimes a trainer) who helps players customize their gloves ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GLOVE MAN 1. in baseball: a good defensive player; an outstanding fielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a weak hitter whose defensive ability keeps him on the team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HACKER - in baseball: a batter with poor form at the plate or one who regularly takes reckless or undisciplined swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HALL OF FAMER - one elected or belonging to a Hall of Fame (a place where famous persons are commemorated), esp. in baseball ...1948 orig. & chiefly US
• HAM - a slow, awkward baseball player ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAM-AND-EGG RELIEVER - in baseball: a relief pitcher who is usually brought in after the game has been decided ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAM HITTER - in baseball: an inferior hitter ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• HAMMER 1. in baseball: a player who hits pitches with hammerlike blows ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: an effective pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAND GRENADER - * a baseball pitcher ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• HANDYMAN - in baseball: a player who can play several positions as well as bat ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HARDBALLER - a baseball player ...1930 orig. & chiefly US
• HARD OUT - in baseball: a player who is difficult to retire; a batter with a good eye for balls outside the strike zone ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAWK - in baseball: an outfielder who covers his territory with speed and skill ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HEAD CASE - in baseball: a temperamental player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HEADHUNTER - in baseball: a pitcher who deliberately aims pitches near a batter's head to intimidate him ...1969 US sl.
• HEAVER - in baseball: a pitcher ...1914 baseball usage
• HEAVY HITTER - in sports, esp. baseball: a particular powerful or skilled hitter ...1874 orig. US
• HEAVY-STICKER - in baseball: a hard hitter ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-BALL HITTER - in baseball: a hitter with a reputation for swinging at balls that come in above his belt ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HIGH POCKETS - a very tall player ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• HIND SNATCHER - in baseball: the catcher ...Bk1962 arch. baseball usage
• HIS HONOR - an umpire ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• HIT BATSMAN - in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HIT BATTER - in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HITCHY-KOO - a baseball player who is nervous in the batter's box ...Bk1934 US baseball sl.
• HITSMAN - in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• HITSMITH - in baseball: a good hitter ...1907 baseball usage
• HITTER - in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball ...1883 baseball usage
• HITTING COACH - in baseball: an offensive team coach responsible for the welfare and success of the team's hitters ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MENTAL MIDGET - in baseball: a player who makes dumb mistakes ...1983 US sl.
• MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN in baseball: a major-league player who played in the outlaw Mexican League in 1946-47 ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MICHELANGELO in baseball: a superlative pitcher; one who is able to 'paint a masterpiece' from the mound ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MOLLY PUTZ - in baseball: a player who performs badly on the field ...1970 baseball usage
• MONEYBAGS 1. in baseball: any highly paid player, esp. one who makes more than most of his teammates ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a sarcastic term applied to a bonus player by envious veterans ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY HITTER - in baseball: a hitter with a high batting average ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MONKEY - in baseball: a poor batter; so called because he 'makes a monkey' of himself in a futile attempt to get a hit ...1888 baseball usage
• MOP-UP MAN - in baseball: a pitcher used late in the game when the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• MOTOR - in baseball: a player who can run fast ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MOUNDSMAN - in baseball: a pitcher ...1906 colloq.
• MOVE-AROUND FIELDER - in baseball: a fielder with a wide range, who covers more than the average amount of territory ...1945 baseball usage
• NAILS - a baseball player who is tough ...1989 Amer. sl.
• OFER - in baseball: a second-rate player ...1966 US sl.
• PADDIST - in baseball: the catcher ...1947 baseball usage
• PAINT MASTER - in baseball: a pitcher who 'paints the black' or pinpoints his pitches (paint the black - to throw pitches over the black borders [inside or outside corners] of home plate) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• PASTURE-MAN an outfielder ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• PIGTAIL - in baseball: one who fetches out-of-bounds balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
• POTATO - in baseball: a player brought up from a farm club ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• RABBIT - in baseball: a player with great speed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SABERMETRICIAN - in baseball: one who engages in or is a fancier of sabermetrics (the study and mathematical analysis of baseball statistics and records) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SACKER - in baseball: a defensive player assigned to cover first base, second base, or third base ...1891 baseball usage
• SACRIFICE HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who makes a sacrifice bunt or a sacrifice fly ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SAFE CARRIER - in baseball: a slow runner; one who seems as if he is running with a safe on his back ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SAFETY - in baseball: a reserve player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SANDLOTTER - in baseball: a sandlot or amateur player; a graduate of the lower realms of the game ...1911 arch. baseball usage
• SATCHELFOOT - in baseball: a player with large feet requiring large brogans ...1940 baseball usage
• SLABMAN in baseball: a pitcher ...1905 baseball usage
• SLABSTER in baseball: a pitcher ...1910 baseball usage
• SPACE CADET - in baseball: an eccentric player; a 'flake' who seems to have come from another planet or outer space ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SPALDING GUIDE - in baseball: a player whose every move seems posed, as if he were being photographed for the popular 'Spalding Base Ball Guides' of yore ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• SPARE BAT - in baseball: a dependable player normally assigned to the bench but put in the game when a hit is needed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SPARK PLUG - in baseball: a player or manager with a fiery temper, one with the ability to spark the team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TABLE-SETTER - in baseball: a player whose role is to get on base and/or advance others to set up a scoring opportunity ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TAGGER - in baseball: a player who makes a tag ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TAKE-CHARGE GUY - in baseball: a player who assumes the leadership of a team, particularly during a situation of stress ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• TALESMAN - † in baseball: the official scorer in some circles in the very early days of baseball ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TALLYKEEPER - in baseball: the scorekeeper ...1845 baseball usage
• TALLYMAN - in baseball: the scorekeeper ...1858 baseball usage
• TAPPERITIS HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits tappers (a lightly hit ball without power, but perhaps well placed) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TARZAN - in baseball: a slovenly, frowzy baseball player ...1934 baseball usage
• TATTOOED MAN - in baseball: a pitcher who has been hit hard or off whom several hits have been made ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TEACHER - in baseball: the manager of a baseball team ...1917 baseball usage
• TEAM PLAYER - in baseball: a player who works with others for the benefit of the team rather than playing for his own recognition; e.g. a player who hits to right field to advance a runner ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TEASER - in baseball: an especially deceptive pitcher ...1883 baseball usage
• UKULELE HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits weak ground balls to the infielders; a poor hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• UKULELE UMPIRE - in baseball: the umpire stationed at third base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF - in baseball: the umpire positioned behind the plate when there are two or more umpires assigned to a game; he is the official in charge of the game and the only person with the authority to declare a forfeit; he makes all decisions regarding the batter, which includes calling balls, strikes, and foul balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• VACUUM CLEANER - in baseball: an excellent fielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WAITER 1. in baseball: a batter who swings only at strikes ...1909 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a batter who swings late ...Bk1999 baseball usage
3. in baseball: a batter who attempts to get on base by waiting for a base on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALKER - in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls ...1911 baseball usage
• WALKING MAN - in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALK-UP - in baseball: a fan who makes a single-game ticket purchase at the box office on the day of the game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALLY PIPP - in baseball: a player who takes himself out of the lineup, such as for illness or injury; one who makes a bad move ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WIG-WAGGER in baseball: a base coach ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WIND PADDIST in baseball: a catcher ...1905 baseball usage
• WINDOW-WEARER in baseball: a player who wore eyeglasses on the field ...1930s baseball usage
• WOOD-CARRIER in baseball: a batter who often strikes out; one who carries his bat to and from the plate ...1932 baseball usage
• YAN - a professional baseball player, esp. a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• YANKEE HATER - in baseball: one who has a long-standing aversion to the New York Yankees ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• YANKEE KILLER - in baseball: a player who performs well against the New York Yankees ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• YANNIGAN - in baseball: a rookie, not a regular player; a player on the second team in a spring-training camp game; a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player ...1898 baseball usage
• YODELER - in baseball: the third base coach, esp. a noisy one who may be trying to unnerve the pitcher or who shouts instructions to the runner on second base ...1937 baseball usage
• YOUNG HOPEFUL - in baseball: a newly acquired player with promise ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• ZEBRA - in baseball: a very fast outfielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
baseball - person, other
• BASEBALL ANNIE - a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players ...1949 baseball usage
• BASEBALL BRIDE - the wife of a baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL SADIE - a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players ...1964 baseball usage
• BASEBALL WIDOW - a woman who loses her husband to the ballpark, television set, or radio druing the baseball season; the husband spends so much time watching and listening to the games that the wife is virtually abandoned ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL WIDOWER a man who loses his wife to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season ...Bk1999 baseball usage
baseball - verbs
• BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
• BUTCHERBOY in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion ...1978 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1971 Amer. sl.
• FAN in baseball, of a batter: to strike out ...1886 Amer. colloq.
• FAN OUT in baseball, of a batter: to strike out ...1886 Amer. colloq.
• FOG IT IN in baseball, to pitch a fast ball; to throw hard ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GO DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
• HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL in baseball: to throw a pitch with unusual speed or an unusually deceptive motion ...1911 US sl.
• HIT IT DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
• HORSE-COLLAR in baseball: to keep a batter hitless during a game ...1941 US sl.
• LACE in baseball: to hit a ball hard ...1891 US sl.
• NAB 1. in baseball: to field a ball successfully ...1920 Amer. sl.
2. in baseball: to put out a runner ...1939-40 Amer. sl.
• PIGTAIL in baseball: to fetch out-of-bound balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
• POKE in baseball: to hit the ball, esp. to hit fairly lightly with precise aim ...1880s Amer. baseball usage
• PULL A ROCK to make a mistake in baseball ...M20 US sl.
• SHACK to retrieve stray balls for a baseball or tennis player; to retrieve a stray ball; broadly, to go in search of ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TAKE DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a home run off (a pitcher) ..1978 Amer. sl.
• TAKE IT DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
baseball - phrases
• OUT AUNT MAGGIE'S WINDOW of a homerun: out of the ballpark ...1962 US sl.
BASEBOARD - nouns
• WASHBOARD a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor ...1806 Amer. dial.
BASE-BORN - adjectives
• BASTARDLY † of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born ...1552
• ILL-CLECKIT misbegotten. base-born ...1819 Sc.
base-born - person
• GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born person; one of low birth; one of the rabble; a ragged rascal ...1818 Sc.
BASHFUL - adjectives
• ASHAMED bashful, timid, esp. of children ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARD unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BASH shy, bashful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial..
• AW-SHUCKS of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful ...1932 colloq.
• BLATE shy, sheepish, bashful, timid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULL-SHY bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DASHED abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DASHFUL bashful ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FASH shy, bashful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAISK bashful, self-conscious ...1845 Sc.
• MEEVERLY mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PEAKY bashful, shy ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PUDIBUND * modest, bashful, prudish ...1656
• PUDIBUNDOUS † shame-faced; bashful; modest ...1656
• SACKLESS simple, inoffensive, harmless; trembling; bashful ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHAMEFACED modest, bashful, shy ...M16
• SHAMEFAST † showing shame; abashed, bashful, modest ...c897
• SMOOTY-FACED shy, bashful, modest, shame-faced ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNBOLD † lacking in boldness; timid, bashful; backward, slow ...c897
• VERECUND modest, bashful; shy, coy ...c1550
• VERECUNDIOUS † accompanied by modesty; modest, bashful, shy, coy ...a1639
bashful - verbs
• AW-SHUCKS to saw 'aw shucks'; to behave with bashfulness or self-deprecation ...1964 US colloq.
BASHFULLY - adverbs
• BLAITLY bashfully ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLATELY bashfully ...Bk1911 Sc.
BASHFULNESS - nouns
• BACKWARDNESS reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness ...1597
• BASHEDNESS † abashment, bashfulness ...c1440
• FIG BAR the attitude of a very bashful child, the toes turned in, eyes lowered, and the finger in the mouth ...1935 Amer. sl.
• PUDENCY modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness ...1605
• SHAMEFACE * a bashful expression or appearance ...M17
• VERECUNDITY * modesty, bashfulness .,..1721
• VERECUNDNESS * modesty, bashfulness ...1727
bashfulness - verbs
• EFFRONT †* to free from bashfulness ...1643
BASIC - adjectives
• CAKES-AND-COFFEE basic, fundamental ...1900s US sl.
• GUT basic; essential; most immediate ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HARDPAN basic, fundamental; conservative ...1870 Amer. dial.
• PORK-AND-BEAN(S) basic, unenterprising, second-rate ...1910s US sl.
• VANILLA ordinary, simple, basic ...1977 US sl.
basic - nouns
• FUNK anything basic, elemental, earthy; the essence of being ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
BASIS - nouns
• SUBSTRUCTION a basis, foundation ...1765
BASK, BASKING - nouns
• BEEK 1. a warming or basking in the heat; a bask ...1725 Sc.
2. the act of basking in the sun or by the fire ...1725 Sc.
bask, basking - verbs
• APRICATE * to bask in the sun; to expose to sunlight ...a1691
• BAUM to bask in the sun or by the fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEK † to expose oneself to the pleasurable warmth of sun, fire, etc.; to bask in the sun or warmth of a fire ...c1230 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEKE to warm; to bask ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELK to lounge idly; to bask in the sun ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BASKET - adjectives
• BASCAUDAL pert. to a basket or basket-work ...1870
basket - nouns
• BASTICK a basket ...1842 Eng. dial.
• FAN a large basket ...1863 Eng. dial.
• FRICKLE a basket for fruit that holds about a bushel ...1681 obs.
• HEAP † a wicker basket ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEAP † a basket ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAUND a basket, a hamper ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOLLSACK a market basket ...M19 sl.
• RETICAL-BASKET a covered basket ...1895 Sc.
• RETICULE a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RETICULE-BASKET a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEP a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
• SKIPPET † a basket ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
basket - person
• WAND-WEAVER - a basket-maker ...1896 Eng. dial.
BASKETBALL - adjectives
• DEAD in basketball: having completed a dribble and being forced either to shoot or pass ...20C sl.
basketball - nouns
• AIR BALL a basketball throw that misses everything, esp. the basket ...Bk2006 US sl.
• AIR TIME the time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk ...Amer. sl.
• ALLEY OOP in basketball: a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player waiting near the basket ...Bk1994 sl.
• B-BALL basketball ...1960s US Black sl.
• BRICK a failed shot in basketball that bounces off the rim or backboard ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUCKET a hoop or basket in basketball ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUST a good shot in basketball ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CAGE 1. a basketball basket or net ...1920s US sports sl.
2. basketball ...1920s US sports sl.
• CHINESE BASKET (usually offensive) in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to 'the rules,' it doesn't count ...1980 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPIE in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
• CORDS a basketball net ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN in basketball, the thee-point field goal region ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FACE JOB in basketball: a play or game which humiliates the opposition; a one-sided victory ...1980 Amer. sl.
• RAINBOW JUMPER in basketball: a high, arcing jump shot ...1974 US sl.
basketball - person
• AIRCRAFT CARRIER in basketball: a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory ...Bk1994 sl.
• BACKCOURTMAN in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone ...1974
• BALLER one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball ...1996 US college sl.
• BALL HAWK in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BALL HOG in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BASKETBALL JONES a playground basketball addict ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BASKET-HANGER in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• BIG MAN in basketball: the centre ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BUTCHER in basketball: an excessively rough defensive player ...1972 US sl.
• CAGER - a basketball player ...c1925 Amer. sl.
• GARBAGE SHOOTER - in basketball: a player who specializes in taking and making easy shots close to the basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• GUNNER - in basketball: a flashy performer ...1960s US basketball sl.
• HANGER - in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• HEAVER - in basketball: someone who shoots a lot ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• TAILOR - in basketball: someone deft not only at blocking shots but at altering them too ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
basketball - verbs
• BAG in basketball: to score a basket ...1979 Amer. sl.
• B-BALL to play basketball ...1990s US Black sl.
• BUTCHER in sports, esp. basketball: to block an offensive player with undue roughness ...1980 US sl.
• CROAK in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• CROAK ON SOMEONE in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• D UP in basketball: to set up a defense; to mark up on the opposition ...20C Aust.
• HACK in basketball: to strike the arm of an opponent with the hand ...1977 Amer. sl.
• SCRAUNCH to defeat in a game; to overcome an opponent, esp. in basketball ...1934 Amer. Black student sl.
• SHAKE AND BAKE to dribble a basketball from left to right, this is the 'shake,' then going past your opponent to score a basket, this is the 'bake': a trick played on the other team for a score in a basketball game ...1990s basketball players' usage
BASKETFUL - nouns
• BASKETLE a basketful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LEAPFUL † a basketful ...c1000
BASQUE - person
• MOUNTAIN NIGGER (derogatory) a person of Basque heritage ...1967 Amer. dial.
BASS (fish) - nouns
• BASE † bass, a fish ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BASSOON - nouns
• FAGOTTO a bassoon ...1724
bassoon - person
• FAGOTTIST a performer on the bassoon ...1886
BASTARD - see ILLEGITIMATE
BASTE - verbs
• BESS to sew slackly; to baste ...Bk1898 Sc.
• GADGE to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOB to take long stitches in sewing, to sew loosely and clumsily; to baste ...1808 Sc.
BAT - nouns
• AIRY-MOUSE the bat ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• BACK-BEARAWAY the bat ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BACKIE the bat ...1870 Sc.
• BACKIE-BIRD the bat ...1785 Sc.
• BAT-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATSH in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta ...2004 UK sl.
• BATTY-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEARAWAY a bat ...1742 Eng. dial.
• BULLBAT the common leather-winged bat ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALLOW-MOUSE † a bat ...1340
• DAIRY-MOUSE the bat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLITTERMOUSE a bat ...1547
• HADDABAT the common bat ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• HAT-BAT a bat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEATHER-WING. a bat ...1851
• OGERHUNCH † an odd-looking, ugly, loathsome, or frightful creature; a bat; any animal in a very poor condition ...a1838 Sc.
• RATTLE-MOUSE † an old name for a bat ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REAR-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REELY-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REER-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RERE-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RYE-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
BATH, BATHING - adjectives
• BALNEAL pert. to a (warm) bath, or to bathing ...c1645
• BALNEARY pert. to the bath or bathing ...1883
• BALNEATORY † pert. to a bath ...1731
• LAVANT † that bathes; given to bathing ...1661
bath, bathing - nouns
• BADE a bath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGNIO † a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. ...1615
• BAIN † 1. a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held ...1475
† 2. an act of bathing; a bath ...1483
• BAINING † bathing ...1528
• BALNE † a (warm) bath ...1471
• BALNEARY a bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring ...1646
• BALNEATION † bathing ...1646
• BALNEOGRAPHY a description of or a treatise upon baths ...Bk1888
• BALNEOLOGY the scientific study of bathing and medicinal springs ...1883
• BALNEOTHERAPY treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs ...Bk1888
• BALNEUM a bath; bathing ...1652
• BATH † a spring of water (chiefly hot or impregnated with minerals) suitable for bathing ...864
• BIRD BATH a bath requiring a minimum of water ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BITCH BATH a so-called bath without water, using talcum powder, deodorant, and perfume ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOGEY a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• CALDARIUM a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room ...1753
• LAVATORY a vessel for washing; a bath ...a1375
• LAVATUR † a vessel for washing; a bath ...1535 Sc.
• SPLASH any form of water, eg. a river, a lake, a sea, a bath ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHORE BATH 1. a bath using talcum powder, deodorant, and perfume ...1953 Amer. dial.
2. a bath taken at a washstand ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHORE'S BATH a bath with water out of one's helmet ...1944 US services' sl.
bath, bathing - person
• BALNEOLOGIST an expert in balneology (the study of therapeutic bathing and medicinal springs) ...1902
• BATHER † a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath ...1636
bath, bathing - verbs
• BOGEY, BOGIE, BOGY to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...1960 Aust. sl.
BATHE - verbs
• BAD to bathe; to bathe oneself ...1908 Sc.
• BADE to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAFF to bathe an injured part to give it relief ...1898 Sc.
• BAIN † to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BASK † to bathe, esp. in warm water or liquid; hence, to be suffused with, or swim in, blood, etc. ...1393
• LAVE to wash, to bathe ...c1000 chiefly poetic
• LAVER † to bathe ...1607
• TAINT †* to dip, to bathe ...1594
• WADE to bathe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BATH-HOUSE - nouns
• BAGNIO † a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. ...1615
• BAIN † a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath ...1494
• BANIO a bath-house ...1882 Amer. dial.
• BANYA a bath-house ...1941 Amer. dial.
bath-house - person
• BAIGNEUR - a bath keeper (French) ...Bk1898
• BAIN KEEPER - the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc. ...1569
• BALNEATOR - † a bath-keeper ...Bk1717
• BATHER - † a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath ...1636
• BATH KEEPER a keeper or attendant at a bath-house ...1591
• BATHSHEBA one who frequents homosexual bath-houses ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BATHING SUIT - see SWIMWEAR
BATON - nouns
• NIGGER-STICK (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. ...1971 US sl.
BATTER - verbs
• BANJAX to batter; to break; to beat ...1939 sl.
• BESNANG to crush, to batter, to beat in ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CLOBBER to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash...1946 sl.
• HATTER † to bruise with blows; to batter the edge or face of, to erode ...c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LABOUR to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LAMMER to beat, to batter ...1955 Sc.
• SCASH † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• SCASS † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• TINKER to batter, to maul ...1826 boxing sl.
BATTERED - adjectives
• BANGED UP of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work ...20C sl.
• BATTERABLE that can be battered or bruised by beating ...1611
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUNGDOWN battered, used up, belabored ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DINGED UP battered ...1979 Aust. sl.
BATTLE - adjectives
• BATTAILANT † engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting ...1591
• BATTAILOUS fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious ...c1380 arch.
• MARTIABLE † martial, pert. to war or battle ...1470
• MARTIAN † pert. to war or battle ...1591
battle - nouns
• ABATAYLMENT †* battlement ...c1325
• BARGAIN † contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy ...1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• BATRACHOMYOMACHY the battle of the frogs and mice, a mock heroic poem, possibly of the Homeric age ...Bk1888
• BRAIN-SHED † the scattering of brains in battle ...1856
• CAMP † martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
• CARVE-UP a fight; a battle; a gang war ...1961 UK sl.
• DIMICATION * the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife ...1623
• EDGE † line of battle ...1535
• FAIR DAY, A † a successful day in battle ...1480
• I-WIN † battle, war; contest, strife ...c888
• LARM † a call to arms, a signal calling upon men to arm ...1530
• LARUM a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger ...1549
• MAIN BATTLE † a pitched battle as opposed to mere skirmishing ...1568
• MALE JOURNEY † an unfortunate battle ...1455
• MART † war, battle ...1432-50
• ORDINANCE † arrangement in ranks or rows; esp. in order of battle; battle array or a mode of battle array; also, a display of military force; a host in array ...c1330
• PICTURE SHOW a big battle ... Amer. World War I sl.
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RANGED BATTLE, A † a pitched battle ...1530
• SHAKE † a charge of men in battle; an onrush ...c1380
• SHOWER † a military assault or attack; also, an armed conflict, a battle ...a1375
• TOIL battle, strife, turmoil ...a1400 arch.
• WAL-SLAUGHT † deadly battle ...a900 poetic
• WOODEN CROSS death in battle ...1919 services' sl.
battle - person
• BATTAILANT † one who does battle; a combatant ...1620
battle - verbs
• ABATAYL †* to embattle ...c1380
• CAMP † to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRAW THE ACE to die in battle ...Bk1998 sl.
BATTLE CRY - nouns
• ON-CRY a battle-cry or slogan ...1899
BATTLEFIELD - person
• DEATH-HUNTER one who visits battlefields in order to scavenge for clothes and other saleable items ...E19 sl.
BATTLEMENT - adjectives
• CASTELLATE * built like a castle; having battlements ...1830
• CASTELLATED built like a castle; having battlements ...1679
battlement - nouns
• CASTELLATION the building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement ...1818
battlement - verbs
• CASTELLATE to build in the manner of a castle; to build with battlements ...1831
BAUBLE - nouns
• FLUMMADIDDLE a bauble, a bit of finery ...1882 Amer. dial.
• GAUDY † a bright-coloured ornament; a toy, a bauble, a gewgaw ...1555
• GINGAMBOBS † toys, baubles ...1690 sl.
• MAROTTE a fool's bauble ...1611
• MARROT a fool's bauble ...1611
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
BAWD - adjectives
• LENONIAN †* belonging to a bawd ...1656
bawd - nouns
• BAWDRY the practice of a bawd; the business of providing opportunities for sexual immorality ...c1374 arch.
• MACKERELAGE † the services of a bawd or pander ...1602
bawd - person (also see BROTHEL)
• ABBESS a woman who manages a brothel; a madame; a bawd; a procuress ...1749 sl.
• AUNT the manager of a brothel; a bawd; a prostitute ...1606 UK sl.
• AUNTIE, AUNTY - brothel madam; a bawd; an old prostitute ...17C sl.
• BALDSTROD a bawd, a procuress ...a1500 Sc.
• BALDYSTROT † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BALESTROD a bawd, a procurer ...a1500 Sc.
• BAUD a procurer or procuress; a brothel-keeper; a harlot ...1362
• BAUDSTROT a bawd, a pander, a procuress ...1362
• BAWD one employed in pandering to sexual debauchery; a procurer or procuress; orig. a ‘go-between,’ a pander; since c1700 only feminine, and applied to a procuress, or a woman keeping a place of prostitution ...1362
• BAWDRESS † a woman bawd ...1569
• BAWDSTROT † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BAWSTROP - † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BESYNE - a whore, a bawd ...1825 Sc.
• BISMAR - a keeper of a brothel; a bawd ...Bk1874 Sc.
• BISMARE - a lewd woman; a bawd ...1825 Sc.
• BISMER - † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• BUTTOCK BROKER - a bawd - also, a match-maker ...1698 sl.
• DAB - a pimp, esp. a bawd ...L19 sl.
• FLESH-BROKER - a bawd - a procuress ...L17 sl.
• FLESH-MONGER - a procurer - a pimp - the male keeper of a brothel ...17C sl.
• HACK - * a prostitute; one who is sexually experienced; also, a procuress, a pimp ...1699 sl.
• HACKNEY WOMAN - †* a woman who obtains a prostitute for a client; a procuress ...c1616
• HIVER - a travelling bawd; a male or female who earns money off the work of the prostitutes he or she travels with; usually in plural ...1889 US Western sl.
• KIP-KEEPER - a brothel-keeper - a madame ...M18 sl.
• LADY ABBESS - a brothel-keeper - a madame ...L17 sl.
• LANDLADY - the proprietress of a brothel - a madam ...1939 US sl.
• MACKEREL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MACRELL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MACRIO - †* one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...a1627
• MADAM - a bawd - the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
• MADAME - a bawd - the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
• MAMA-SAN - an elderly or middle-aged East Asian woman - often applied to one who manages a brothel ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MAN-HUCKSTER - † 'a mistress of the male stews' (brothel) ...a1625
• MAQUERELL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MEAT-MERCHANT - a bawd ...19C sl.
• MEAT-MONGER - a male who is a brothel keeper ...19C Brit. sl.
• MINE AUNT - a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house ...1785 sl.
• MOTHER - a madam ...17C Brit. cant
• MOTHER ABBESS - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam ...1748 UK sl.
• MOTHER CUNNY - a procuress or bawd ...1660 UK sl.
• MOTHER DAMNABLE - a procuress; a madam ...1665 UK sl.
• MOTHER KNAB-CONY - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER MIDNIGHT - a bawd, a madam ...1636
• MOTHER NAB-CONY - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER NABEM - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER OF THE MAIDS - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam ...1629 UK sl.
• SMOCKSTER - a madam or a pimp ...E17 Brit. sl.
• SUBURBAN-ROARER a pimp; a bawdy-house bully ...1659 sl.
• WAFER-WOMAN a madame; one employed in amorous intrigues ...1607
• WOMAN'S BROKER a bawd; a procuress ...Bk1916 sl.
bawd - person, other
• ABBOT - a bawd's man; a brothel-keeper's husband, lover, or preferred male; a ponce ...1591 sl.
BAWDRY - nouns
• BAWDREAMINY bawdry ...1608 nonce word
BAWDY - adjectives
• ORNERY bawdy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PECCAMINOUS †* full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd ...1656
• RAUNCHY sexually suggestive, salacious, or bawdy ...1967 sl.
• SMUTTY obscene, bawdy ...17C
• SPURCIDICAL † speaking dishonestly, obscenely, or smuttily; bawdy in speech ...1656
bawdy - verbs
• TALK PACK-THREAD to speak bawdily in seemly terms ...L18 colloq.
BAWL - verbs
• BOOHOO to weep or cry loudly, to bawl ...1843 Amer. dial.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GAPE † to bawl or shout ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARL to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAUL to howl; to bawl, to shout; to scream harshly; to weep ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAWL † to call aloud, to shout, to bawl, to scream, to vociferate ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc.
• YELLOCH to scream; to yell; to bawl ...1773 Sc.
• YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
BAWLING - adjectives
• YAUPY given to screaming or bawling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bawling - person
• YOWPSE a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
• YOWP-SIMON a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
BAWL OUT, BAWLING OUT - nouns
• CHAWING-UP a bawling-out; a reprimand ...1883 Amer. dial.
bawl out, bawling out - verbs
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S ASS OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1948 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
BAY - nouns
• BAYLET a little bay ...1826
• BIGHT a bay, a creek; a projection in a river ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAND-FEATHER † a bay or inlet ...c1582
• OB a creek, a bay ...1930 Sc.
• SINE †* a gulf or bay ...1591
• SINUS † a bay, gulf, or arm of the sea ...1684
BAYONET - nouns
• BAGGINET a bayonet ...1714 Sc.
• BAGGONET a bayonet ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BAGNET a bayonet ...1714 Sc.
• BAGNIT a bayonet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BAGONET a bayonet ...1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEGNET a bayonet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIGNET a bayonet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAMP-CANDLESTICK an empty bottle or a bayonet ...1811 military sl.
• CAN OPENER a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAT JABBER a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAT STABBER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CHEESE TOASTER a bayonet; a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COLD STEEL bayonets (in hand-to-hand fighting) ...World War II Amer. sl.
• HUN STICKER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JERRY JABBER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MEAT-SKEWER a bayonet ...c1910 army colloq.
• MINN a mouth, inlet or arm of the sea; a deep hollow in the bottom of the sea; a bay or gulf the water of which is deeper than that of the sea outside it ...1897 Sc.
• PERSUADER a bayonet ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• ROSALIE one's bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOOTHPICK a bayonet ...World War I Amer. sl.
• VOE an inlet of the sea; a deep bay or long creek; a fjord ...1733 Sc.
• WINKLE-PIN a bayonet ...1924 military sl.
BAZAAR - nouns
• LADIES' FAIR a bazaar ...1844
• 'CLAVAED UP wearing a balaclava helmet ...2000 UK sl.
BALANCE - nouns
• LAUNCE †* a scale, balance ...1590
balance - verbs
• ODDS to balance an account ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITE-TITY to balance on the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BALANCED - adjectives
• AVOIRDUPOIS evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH unstably balanced or poised; easily unbalanced or upset; unsteady ...1601
balanced - adverbs
• HOBBLE-DE-POISE evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALCONY - nouns
• BALCON †* a balcony ...1635
• BALCONETTE a miniature balcony ...1876
• ORIEL † a portico, corridor, gallery, balcony, etc. ...1385
BALD, BALDNESS - adjectives
• BALCH of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALCH-HEADED of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALD AS A BABY'S ASS completely bald ...1960 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS A BANDICOOT totally bald ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BALD AS A COOT perfectly bald ...B1913
• BALD AS AN EAGLE very bald ...Bk1995 US sl.
• BALD-PATED bald ...1603
• BARE AS A BALCHIN, AS bald (balchin = an unfledged bird) ..1881 Eng. dial.
• BARKED bald ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BELLED † bald ...1568
• CALLOW † bald, without hair ...a1000
• CYRIL LORD bald ...1992 UK imperfect rhyming sl.
• EGG-BALD * completely bald; smooth as an egg ...1882
• EGG-HEADED bald ...1940s US sl.
• HAIR-PITCHED bald ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LONG-FACED bald; balding ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MADAME TUSSAUD bald ...1990s rhyming sl.
• NANTE PILE ON THE CARPET bald ...1992 UK sl.
• OH MY GAWD bald...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OH MY GOOD GAWD extremely bald...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SCALK bald ...1931 Sc.
• SCAWPY bald, without hair on the head ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TONSURED bald or partially bald ...1855
bald, baldness - nouns
• BARE PASH a bald head ...Bk1905 Sc.
• BELL-POW a bald head ...1828 Sc.
• CALVITY * baldness ...1623
• DECALVATION † a making bald by removal of hair ...1650
• EGGHEAD a bald head ...20C sl.
• FLIES' SKATING RINK a bald head ...L19 sl.
• FLY-RINK a bald head ...1875 sl.
• SCALK baldness, hairlessness ...1936 Sc.
• SKATING RINK a bald head ...L19 sl.
• SOLAR-PANEL ON A SEX-MACHINE a man's bald spot ...1995 UK jocular
bald, baldness - person
• BACON-BONCE one who is partially bald ...1984 UK sl.
• BALD-COOT one who has a bald head ...1823
• BALD EAGLE a bald person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• BALDFACED STAG a bald man ...1864 sl.
• BALD-HEAD one who has a bald head ...1535
• BALDICOOT one who has a bald head ...1848
• BALDIE a bald man ...1833 US sl.
• BALD-PATE one who has a bald head ...1601
• BALDY a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
• BALLARD † a bald-headed person ...1382
• BALLHEAD a bald person ...1957 UK Black sl.
• BAREFOOT-HEAD a baldheaded man ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BAULDY a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
• BLADDER OF LARD (derogatory) a bald-headed man...Bk1864 UK sl.
• BONEHEAD a bald-headed person; a skinhead; hence, an extreme skinhead haircut ...1981 UK sl.
• CALLOW † one who is bald ...c1305
• CURL a form of address for a bald man or one with curly hair ...1984 Aust. sl.
• CURLY a bald person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EGGHEAD a bald person; used derisively ...1907 US sl.
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE any bald person ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a bald man; used derisively ...1972 Amer. sl.
• MARQUIS OF GRANBY a bald-headed man ...M19 sl.
• OLD BALDY a bald or partly bald person or thing ...1856 US sl.
• SCALDY a bald-headed or very short-haired person; hence, a baby ...1896 Irish sl.
• SCALLARD † one who has the ‘scall’; a bald person ...c1440
• SKINHEAD a bald person ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
• SLAPHEAD a bald person ...1990 Brit. sl.
bald, baldness - person, other
• BALDIST - one who will not date bald men ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
bald, baldness - verbs
• BALD † to make bald, to deprive of hair ...1602
• PART ONE'S HEAD WITH A TOWEL to be bald ...L19 US sl.
• TONSURE to make bald-headed ...1876
BALEFUL - adjectives
• SULLEN † baleful, malignant ...1676
BALK - person
• BUCKER a person who balks or rebels ...1887 Amer. dial.
balk - verbs
• ARSE to balk, to defeat ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFLE to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BOFFLE to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAP to stop; to keep back; to check, to balk ...1777 Eng. dial.
BALL - nouns
• BALLING the throwing of balls or snowballs ...1865
• BAY †* a small ball, a globule ...c1420
• COBBLER a ball ...1934 sl.
• DAP † a bounce of a ball; a hop of a stone on the water ...1835
• FAD a coloured ball ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ORBICLE † a small orb, globe, or ball ...1610
• PALLET a ball of any kind, a glove ...1832 Sc.
• PILL a ball or disc ...sl.
ball - verbs
• DOWF * to bounce a ball ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
BALL (dance) - nouns
• MASQUE * a masquerade, a masked ball ...1514
• MASQUERADE an assembly of people wearing masks and others disguises (often of a rich or fantastic kind) and diverting themselves with dancing and other amusements; a masked ball ...1597
BALLAD (also see song) - adjectives
• BALLADIC pert. to ballads ...1881
• BALLADICAL † pert. to ballads ...1615
• BALLANT a ballad, a song ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ballad - nouns
• BALLADLING a little ballad ...1798 nonce word
• BALLET a song, a ballad ...1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CANTILENA a ballad ...1867
• CANTO † a song, a ballad ...1603
ballad - person
• BALADINE † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
• BALLADEER a person who sings or composes ballads ...1714
• BALLADER a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
• BALLADIER † a street ballad-singer; a singer or writer of ballads ...1637
• BALLADINE † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
• BALLADIST a maker or singer of ballads ...1811
• BALLAD-MONGER a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively ...1598
• BALLAD SINGER one who strolls about singing ballads ...1592
• BALLETTER a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
• CANTABANK * a singer on a stage or platform; hence, a common ballad-singer; used contemptuously ...1834
• CHAUNTER-CULL a writer of street ballads, carols, songs, last dying speeches, etc. for ad hoc consumption; generally to be found in a pub ...1781 cant
• GABERLILTIE a ballad-singer ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• YOWPER a yelper; a street-crier; a ballad-singer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ballad - verbs
• PAPER-FAKE vb. to sell ballads on the street ...M19 sl.
BALL AND CHAIN - nouns
• BABY a ball and chain ...1954 US prison sl.
BALLAST - nouns
• LASTAGE † the ballast of a ship ...c1440
ballast - verbs
• BALANCE †* to ballast ...1583
BALLET - nouns
• CAB-HORSE KNEES the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on ...20C ballet dancers' usage
• LEG BUSINESS ballet dancing, esp. as a profession ...1867 sl., orig. US
• LEG PIECE a theatrical performance in which dance is prominent; specifically, a ballet ...1854 sl.
• SALAD PARADE a group of ballet dancers ...1952 UK sl.
ballet - person
• BALLERINA a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet ...1789
• BALLERINO a male ballet dancer ...1934 chiefly US
• BALLETOMANE a ballet enthusiast ...1919
• HARLOT † a female juggler, dancing-girl, ballet-dancer, or actress ...1483
• HIGH-KICKER a person who performs high kicks, esp. a dancer who performs high kicks simultaneously with other dancers in a row; a chorus girl; a ballet dancer ...1830
• SCENE-RAT a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
BALLOON - nouns
• AEROSTAT a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air ...1784
• AIR-SHIP an air balloon ...1817
• BAG in the circus: a toy balloon ...1931 Amer. sl.
• BAG LUNARDI a balloon ...1849 Sc.
• FAT FRIEND a balloon ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLOATING ELEPHANT a military balloon ...World War II Amer. sl.
balloon - person
• AERONAUT one who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist ...1784
• AEROSTAT an aeronaut or balloonist ...1870
• AIR SAILOR * a balloonist, an aeronaut ...1834
• BAG GUY a vendor of toy balloons ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
• BALLOON DRIVER an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon ...1838
• BALLOONER one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut ...1783
• BALLOONIST an aeronaut; a traveller in a hot-air balloon ...1784
• GAS-BAGGER a balloonist ...1874 US sl.
BAMBOO - nouns
• MAMBU † the bamboo ...1662
• MOMBU † the bamboo ...1662
BAMBOOZLE - person
• BANTERER one who imposes on, or bamboozles ...1709 arch.
bamboozle - verbs
• BANTER to impose upon a person, orig, in jest; to delude, to cheat, to trick, to bamboozle ...a1688 arch.
• BOGLE to bewitch, to bamboozle; to terrify ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFFALO to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• COME THE PADDY OVER to bamboozle, to humbug ...1821 sl.
• GALLY-FUGGLE to deceive, to take in, to bamboozle ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL to nonplus, to bamboozle, to outwit ...1931 Sc.
• RUN A GAME ON to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce, to confuse, to obtain money by trickery ...1960s US Black sl.
• TAFFLE to puzzle, to bamboozle, to outwit ...1950 Sc.
• TAIGLE to confound or get the better of in an argument; to quiz; to bamboozle, to outsmart; to perplex ...1874 Sc.
BAMBOOZLED - adjectives
• CHAWSWIZZLED bamboozled, confounded ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ON A LINE hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• ON A STRING hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
BAMBOOZLING - nouns
• TAISLE a bamboozling with persistent questions ...1825 Sc.
BANAL - adjectives
• CORN-FED said of something banal or provincial ...1929 sl., orig, US
BANANA - nouns
• ANNANAB a banana ...Brit. back-slang
• BANNANNER a banana ...1867 Amer. dial.
• CANARIES bananas ...1930s sl.
• LADY'S FINGER a banana ...1893
• NANA a banana ...1929 US sl.
• 'NANNER a banana ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a banana ...L19 sl.
• RAJPUTANA a banana ..1998 UK rhyming sl.
BAND - nouns
• BEND † an organized company of men; a band; a party, a faction; a gang; a company ...1475 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• IF AND AND a band (musical) ...1944 US rhyming sl.
band - person
• MONKEY - the leader of a band or orchestra; it was customary in most bands for the leader only to be dressed in a 'monkey suit' or tuxedo ...1942 US sl.
BANDAGE - nouns
• BANDISH a bandage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEND † a ribbon, strap, band, used for ornament or as part of a dress; a sash, hat-band, bandage ...c1000
• BUNDLE †* that which binds; a bandage ...a1382
• FASCIATION 1. the binding up of a limb, etc. with bandages ...1650
2. † a bandage ...1658
• OBVOLUTION * the wrapping or folding of a bandage round a limb; also, a fold, twist, or turn of something coiled ...1578
• TETHERMENT a wrapping or bandage of any kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-POKE a cloth bandage to protect a sore finger, made like a glove and tied with strings around the wrist ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UVVIL a piece of rag protecting an injured finger; a finger-stall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHIP † a bandage; something that surrounds a wound, etc. ...1504 Sc.
bandage - verbs
• BAND UP to bandage ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FANG to bind a limb so tightly as to stop the flow of blood ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GARTER † to bandage tightly ...1577
• MEND to bandage ...M19 Brit. colloq.
• STAY UP to bandage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BANDAGED - adjectives
• MENDED bandaged ...L19 sl.
BAND-AID - nouns
• HEALING TAPE a band-aid ...1970 Amer. dial.
BANDANNA - nouns (also see KERCHIEF)
• FLAG a headcloth or bandana, esp. one that shows gang identity ...Bk2006 US street sl.
• RAG a bandanna ...1960s sl.
bandanna - person
• RAG-HEAD one who wears a scarf or bandanna tied around their head ...1960s US Black sl.
BANDED - adjectives
• LISTED striped, banded ...1899 Amer. dial.
BANDIT - person
• BANDIT one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand; usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infested the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey; also, in modern use: a gangster, a member of a criminal gang, esp. one involved in organized crime ...1594
• BANDULU a bandit; a criminal; one who lives by guile ...20C W. Indies Rasta
• BANISHED MAN † an outlaw; a bandit ...1398
• MOSS-TROOPER * a bandit or raider, in Scotland beyond the Borders, or elsewhere; a member of an undisciplined or renegade group ...1651
• RAPPAREE an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter - any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
bandit - verbs
• TAKE TO THE HEATHER to become an outlaw or bandit ...1896
BANDY-LEGGED - see LEG
BANDYING - nouns
• JACTITATION † discussion; bandying to and fro ...1761
BANDY WORDS - verbs
• ARGLE-BARGLE to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGUY-BARGUY to argue, to bandy words, to dispute ...1885 Sc.
• BALK † to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words ...1596
• BARGLE vb. to bandy words, to wrangle, to carry on a useless controversy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAULK † to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words ...1596
• EIKSUPICKSY to argue, to bandy words ...1915 Sc.
• FAIRD † to bustle; to bandy ill words with ...1818 Sc.
• PARLEY to quarrel, to bandy words, to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BANG, BANGING - nouns
• BING-BANG expressing a repeated heavy thump or a continued banging noise ...1914 colloq.
• DUNCH a loud noise; a bang, a crash ...1440 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KABOOM a loud bang or noise ...1940s sl.
• RAN-TAN a word expressive of a loud banging noise; a sudden, violent sound; a noise, a din ...c1640 Eng. dial. & sl.
• THWANG a severe blow; a bang, a thump ...1806 Eng. dial.
bang, banging - verbs
• BANSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BENSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BENSIL to thrash, to beat soundly; to bang; to drive away ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BONK to hit resoundingly; to bang, to bump ...1938 sl.
• DANG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DENG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANG to bang ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THUNGE to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow ...1825 Eng. dial.
BANGLADESH - person
• BANGLADESHI - a native or inhabitant of the People's Republic of Bangladesh formed in 1971, formerly the province of East Pakistan ...1971
BANISH - verbs
• ABAND † to banish ...1559
• BANDIT † to banish, to outlaw ...1611
• BANDON † to banish ...1592
• CASHIER to discard, to get rid off, to banish a thing ...1603
• DISTERR †* to banish from one's country; to exile ...c1645
• EXTERMINE † to force or person a thing from the boundaries or limits; to drive away; to banish; to put to flight ...1634
• EXUL †* to force a person to go into exile, to banish ...1568
• EXULATE †* to banish, to exile ...1535
• SHOOT FORTH † to drive out or away, to banish, to expel ...a1400
• VANQUISH † to expel or banish from a place ...1536
• WAIVE † to remove, to put away, to banish ...1377
• WALK to banish, to eject from a place ...1940s US tramps' sl.
BANISHED - person
• BANNITUS - † an outlaw, or banished man, an exile ...Bk1708
• EXUL † a banished person; one living in exile ...1573
• OUTFLEME †* one who is banished; a fugitive from his country; an exile ...a1300
BANISHMENT - nouns
• ABANNITION † a banishment for one or two years for manslaughter ...1656
• BANNITION † banishment, expulsion, esp. from a university ...a1644
• EJECTION †* the state of being banished, exile ...1655-60
• EXULATION †* banishment, exile ...1535
• JERICHO a place of concealment or banishment; later, a prison ...1635 sl.
BANJO - nouns
• AFRICAN HARP a banjo ...1930s US sl.
• BANGER a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BANJA a banjo ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BANJER a banjo ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BOX a banjo ...1936 Amer. sl.
• BUNGER a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
banjo - person
• BANJOEY - a banjo player ...1909 sl.
• BANJOIST - one who plays a banjo ...1880
BANK (land) - nouns
• BINK a bank, an acclivity ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARGENT a margin, beach, bank ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial
• OFFER a projecting or overhanging bank ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SCRAPE a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
BANK (money) - nouns
• ARTHUR a bank (money) ...19C rhyming sl. for 'Arthur Rank'
• BANCOMANIA a craze for establishing banks ...1837
• CAB RANK a bank ...1950s rhyming sl.
• CANTORE † office, banking house ...1673
• DAMPER a bank or money depository; a treasury ...1932 criminals' sl. Amer. sl.
• DAMPER PAD a bank book ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HAM SHANK a bank ...1994 UK rhyming sl.
• J. ARTHUR RANK a bank ...L1940s financial rhyming sl.
• JUG a bank ...1848 US sl.
• PAPER MILL a small, unstable bank ...M19 US sl.
• RAG-SHOP a bank ...1860 sl.
• TANK a bank ...1970s sl.
• TIN TANK a bank ...L19 rhyming sl.
• V a bank vault ...1930s US criminals' sl.
BANKER - person
• ACTUARY * a senior official in a savings bank, esp. one who manages the deposits ...1816
• BANKER a dishonest bank employee ...1924 criminals' sl.
• BANKERESS 1. † a banker's wife ...1825
2. * a female banker ...1883
• BANK-MASTER † the manager or proprietor of a bank ...c1618
• BANK MONGER † one who conducts banking business ...1814
• BANKSTER 1. † a nickname for a person employed in banking or associated with managing money ...1893 US humorous usage
2. (derogatory) a banker seen as profiteering or dishonest; a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal ...1931 orig. & chiefly US
• MONEY-BAG LORD an ennobled banker ...1885 society colloq.
• MONEY-MASTER † a person who possesses large funds for doing business; a banker, a money-lender ...1577
• RAGMAN a term of contempt for a banker ...1821
• RAG-MERCHANT a dealer in rags; also, in contempt, a banker or draper ...1690
• RAG-SHOP BOSS a banker ...c1865 sl.
• RAG-SHOP COVE a banker; a cashier ...c1865 sl.
• SARAF a banker or money-changer in the East ...1598
• WUNCH a group of bankers ...2002 UK sl. (bunch of wankers)
• XARAFFE † a 'saraf'; a banker or money-changer in the East ...1628
BANKING - nouns
• BANKERING † occupation as a banker, banking ...1668
banking - verbs
• OVERDRAW ONE'S BADGER to overdraw one's banking account ...a1845 sl.
BANKNOTE - nouns
• ABRAHAM NEWLAND a banknote ...L18 sl.
• ACKERS coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...M20 sl., orig. military
• AKKA money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
• BILL a banknote ...1826
• BITS OF STIFF banknotes ...1889 sl.
• BOY a coin or banknote ...1780 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE 1. money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
2. a 10-rand banknote ...20C S. Afr.
• CABBAGE LEAF money, banknotes ...1930s US sl.
• CABBAGE LEAVES paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CRACKLE bank notes; five pounds and upwards ...M20 cant
• CRINKLE banknotes; therefore, money ...Brit. sl.
• FEDERAL DIPLOMA a U.S. bank note ...Bk2006 US sl.
• HAPPY CABBAGE cash, banknotes ...20C sl. orig. US
• MINT LEAF a banknote; money ...1920s US sl.
• OBLONG a banknote ...a1794 Amer.
• QUEER SCREENS forged banknotes ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a banknote, paper money; usually in plural ...1817 sl.
• RAG MONEY banknotes, bills of exchange, etc. ...c1860 colloq.
• RAG-TRADE the purchasing of false banknotes, which are then palmed off on strangers ...1843 sl.
banknote - verbs
• SHAM ABRAHAM NEWLAND to forge banknotes ...L18 sl.
BANKROLL - nouns
• ARMY a large bankroll ...1990 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• FAT KNOT a substantial roll of dollar bills ...1970s US Black sl.
• GAMBLER'S BANKROLL a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes ...1986 US sl.
• GAMBLER'S ROLL a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes ...1986 US sl.
• GLORY ROLL a large bankroll, produced as often as possible in order to impress one's acquaintances ...1930s US Black sl.
• KANSAS CITY BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• KANSAS CITY ROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• MICHIGAN a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN BANKROLL same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN ROLL same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN STAKE same as 'MICHIGAN' ...1910s US sl.
• NUT a bankroll ...1951 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes, giving the impression of a great deal of money ... 1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• PHILLY BANKROLL a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
bankroll - person
• CALIFORNIA ROLLER one who carries a 'California bankroll' ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
BANKRUPT, BANKRUPTCY, BANKRUPTED - adjectives
• ALL UP bankrupt, defeated, doomed to die ...1818 UK sl.
• BANKRUPTURE bankrupt ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BROKEN-KNEED bankrupt ...L18 sl.
• BROKE TO THE WORLD ruined financially, bankrupt; penniless ...1918
• BUNG bankrupt ...1893 Aust. sl.
• BUSTED burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
• BUSTED-UP burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
• CRACKED ruined; bankrupt ...E16
• DEAD BROKE ruined, bankrupt, penniless; destitute ...1842 Amer. colloq.
• DECOCT † bankrupt ...1529
• GONE TO SHUCKS gone to pieces financially, failed ...1901 Amer. dial.
• LAME bankrupted by speculation or gambling ...1854 US sl.
• MOTHERLESS BROKE penniless, completely broke, bankrupt, destitute ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ON THE CARPET near or at the point of defeat, bankruptcy, or the like ...1897 Amer. sl.
• QUISBY bankrupt, poverty-stricken ...1853 sl.
• SCROGGED bankrupt, 'cleared out' ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRAPPED penniless, bankrupt ...1857 sl.
• UPDORRUCK bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UP KING STREET bankrupt ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• UP THE GARGOYLE bankrupt ...1900s sl.
• UP THE SPOUT bankrupt ...1854 sl.
• USED UP bankrupt ...M19 sl.
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - nouns
• ABANDONMENT bankruptcy of a railway company ...c1880 financiers' and brokers' usage
• BAGWESH wreck, ruin, bankruptcy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BANKRUPTISM † bankruptcy ...1606
• BANKRUPTSHIP †* bankruptcy ...1656
• BANKRUPTURE †* bankruptcy ...1617
• BEGGAR'S STAFF a state of bankruptcy or beggary ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BREAK failure; bankruptcy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADAVER a bankrupt; a bankruptcy ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DEAD 'UN a bankrupt company ...L19 sl.
• DYVOURY † bankruptcy; beggary ...1597 Sc.
• HAGWESH ruin, bankruptcy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WRINGER a bankruptcy petition ...1954 US sl.
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - person
• ABBEY LAIRD † a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 ...1700 Sc.
• BANKER one who becomes bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BANKEROUT a bankrupt ...Bk1849 Eng. dial.
• BANKROPE a bankrupt ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• BANKROUT a bankrupt ...1825
• BANQUEROUT † a bankrupt ...Bk1880
• BARE-MAN † a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors ...1609 Sc.
• BROSIER, BROZIER a bankrupt ...1826 Eng. dial.
• CADAVER a bankrupt...L19 sl., orig. US
• DYVOUR † a bankrupt; hence, one in debt; a beggar ...1507 Sc.
• LAIRD IN THE ABBEY † a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 ...1733 Sc.
• LAME DUCK a person bankrupted by stockjobbing or financial speculation ...1761, orig. stock market usage
• YELLOW-BOY a bankrupt ...Bk1894
bankrupt, bankruptcy, bankrupted - verbs
• BANK 1. to become bankrupt, to fail ...1790 Eng. dial.
2. to make bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BANKROPE to become bankrupt ...1834 Sc.
• BREAK to become bankrupt ...1800 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE’S BACK to become bankrupt ...17C colloq.
• BROSIER to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
• BROZIER to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
• BURST UP to become bankrupt ...1865
• BUST OUT to ruin financially, to bankrupt; to go bankrupt ...1962 US sl., esp. gambling usage
• FAIL UP to become impoverished; to go bankrupt ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FLY UP WITH JACKSON'S HENS to become bankrupt ...c1570 colloq.
• GO BUNG to die; to fail; to go bankrupt ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GO MAHULA to go bankrupt or otherwise come to grief ...1928 Amer. sl.
• GO SCAT to become bankrupt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO THROUGH THE RING to go bankrupt ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO UP KING STREET to become bankrupt ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HANG THE BAKER to become bankrupt; to be out of materials for work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE GONE THROUGH SAINT-PATRICK'S NEEDLE to have been in the Bankruptcy Court ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• JACK UP to become bankrupt or insolvent ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MARCH OFF † to become bankrupt ...1683
• PUT UP THE SHUTTERS to stop trading for the day, or permanently; to announce oneself a bankrupt ...1888
• SCAT to fail; to become bankrupt, to collapse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT ABROAD to become bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SHUT UP SHOP to go bankrupt ...L17 sl.
• SHUT UP SHOP-WINDOWS to go bankrupt ...L17 sl.
• SWALLOW A SPIDER † to go bankrupt ...1670
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in circumstances; to lessen; to make bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WEAR A GREEN BONNET to be bankrupt ...19C
BANNED - verbs
• GET THE AXE IN THE IOWAYS to be banned by rural moralists ...1928 Amer. sl.
BANNER - nouns
• FANE † a flag, banner, pennant ...a1000
• FANIKIN †* a small flag or banner ...1539
• MARK † a standard or banner ...c1000
• ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc. ...1600
• WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag ...1825 Sc.
BANQUET, BANQUETING - adjectives
• EPULARY having to do with a feast or banquet ...1678
• EPULOUS †* feasting to excess; full of banqueting ...1692
banquet banqueting - nouns
• BELLARIES † banquetting dishes ...1623
• COMESSATION † a frolic and jovial meeting to eat, drink, and make good cheer; feasting, banqueting, revelling ...c1380
• FARM † food, provision; hence, a banquet, a feast ...a900
• GUSTATORY † 'a place where men were wont to banquet' ...1670
• JUNKETING the act of feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking ...1555
• MANGER † a sumptuous meal; a banquet ...c1420
• MANGERY 1. † a banquet; a ceremonial feast; a series of festivities ...a1300
2. † banqueting, luxurious eating ...a1470
banquet, banqueting - person
• BANQUETANT †* the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer ...1615
• BANQUETEER a guest at a banquet; a feaster; a reveller ...1821
• BANQUETER † the giver of a banquet; a host, an entertainer ...1542
• JUNKETER orig., a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet or other festive gathering; a reveller; a party-goer ...1721
banquet, banqueting - verbs
• JUNKET † to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking ...1607
• MARSHAL † to arrange a banquet ...1587
• OBLIGURATE †* 'to spend in belly-cheere' ...1623
• OBLIGURE †* to banquet ...1623
BANTAM - nouns
• BANTING a bantam fowl ...1828 Sc.
• BANTY a bantam ...1877 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-COCK a bantam cock ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-HEN a bantam hen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BANTER, BANTERING - adjectives
• BARRACKING bantering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CHAFFEY, CHAFFY boisterous, happy, jolly; bantering ...1859 Amer. dial.
• QUIZZACIOUS given to mocking, bantering, satirical ...c1830
banter, bantering - nouns
• BADINAGE light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule ...1658
• BADINERIE badinage, raillery, banter ...1712
• BORACK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense ...1845 Aust.
• BORAK gammon, chaff, banter, nonsense ...1845 Aust.
• CHAFF banter, badinage, or ridicule ...M17 sl.
• CHAFFING talking; bantering ...1859 Amer. dial.
• JAFFLING merriment, banter ...1830 Sc.
• JOLLY light-hearted teasing, bantering; often as 'the jolly' ...L19 US sl.
• JOSHFEST a bantering conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANSY PRATTLE the snide remarks and witty insults characteristic of male homosexual banter ...1980 US sl.
• RAG talk, banter, abuse ...c1880 sl.
• RAILLERY good-humoured ridicule, banter ...1653
• RAILLYING * banter, good-humoured ridicule ...1760
• RALLERY † raillery, banter, good-humoured ridicule ...1651
• RALLY * a piece of rallying or banter ...1832
• SCAUM insincere talk; banter, chaff ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TALKING SHIT any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALKING TRASH any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
banter, bantering - person
• BADINEUR † one who indulges in badinage or raillery ...1734
• RAILLEUR † one who practices raillery; one who banters ...1667
• RAILLIER † one who banters ...1711
• RALLIER * one who banters ...1678
banter, bantering - verbs
• AL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BADINAGE to banter playfully ...1878
• BADINER † to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• CHAFF to talk nonsense, to joke; to banter, to tease, to make fun of; to trick, to deceive ...1872 Amer. dial.
• FAN to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• RADDLE to banter ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing ...1860. sl.
• RAGGLE to argue, to wrangle, to dispute, to bicker, to banter ...1866 Sc.
• RAG ON to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing ...1900 Amer. sl.
• RAILLY † to rally, to jest, to banter ...1635-56
• RALLY to treat or assail with banter, pleasantry, or good-humoured ridicule; to make fun or game of ...1679 arch.
• RAMP to tease, to banter, to trick ...1980s UK Black sl.
• SHOOT THE SHIT to talk in an informal manner; to gossip or banter ...1947 sl., orig. US
• TIFF-TAFFLE to talk in a bantering manner; to joke; to make repartee ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLOOD to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLUDE to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BAPTISM - adjectives
• BAPTISTICAL †* belonging to baptism ...1658
• NEEDLESS of an unbaptized infant: nameless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
baptism - nouns
• BAPTISTE †* baptism ...1460
• BAPTISTERY 1. the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church ...1460
2. a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite ...1835
3. baptism ...1851
• BAPTISTRY 1. the part of a church in which baptism is administered; in early times, it was a separate building contiguous to the church ...1460
2. a receptacle containing water for the baptismal rite ...1835
3. baptism ...1851
• BAPTIZATION † baptism ...1470
• BAPTIZE †* baptism ...a1300
• BAPTIZEMENT * baptism ...1818
• BATH 1. † the immersion or washing of baptism ...c885
2. † the water of baptism ...971
• BURIAL baptism by total immersion ...1947 Amer. dial.
• ILLUMINATION † baptism ...1398
• LAVER the baptismal font; the spiritual 'washing' of baptism ...1340
• PAEDOBAPTISM infant baptism ...1640
• PEDOBAPTISM infant baptism ...1640
• TINCTION † in baptism: a dipping ...1657
• TINCTURE † affectedly used for baptism ...1612
baptism - person
• BAPTIZEE * a recipient of baptism; a baptized person ...1871
• CATABAPTIST † one who is an adversary to baptism ...1561
• DIPPER one who practices baptism by immersion ...1845 Amer. dial.
• HA’-MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIDEN the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIDEN CUMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1710 Sc.
• MAIDEN-KIMMER a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1824 Sc.
• PÆDABAPTIST one who promotes the baptism of infants ...Bk1775
• PÆDOBAPTIST one who practices, adheres to, or advocates infant baptism ...1651
baptism - verbs
• MAIDEN † to act as a 'maiden' to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening) ...1825 Sc.
• RANTIZE †* to sprinkle; used with reference to baptism by sprinkling instead of immersion ...1644
BAPTIST - person
• BABTIS a Baptist ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• BAPPO a Baptist ...1972 Aust. sl.
• DEEP-WATER BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices baptism by total immersion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DIDAPPER a ludicrous name applied to a Baptist ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIPPED 'UN a Baptist ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DIPPER a Baptist ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FOOTWASHER a traditional, fundamentalist Baptist ...19C US sl.
• FOOT-WASHING BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELL a member of the Primitive Baptists; a Baptist holding strict views ...1845 US hist.
• HARDSHELL BAPTIST a strict and rigid Baptist ...1838 Amer. dial.
• HARD-SHELLED BAPTIST a Baptist of the straight-laced order ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• WASH-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WETBACK a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WET-FOOT BAPTIST a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET-WASH BAPTIST a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
BAPTIZE - person
• BAPTIST one who baptises ...c1200
baptize - verbs
• BACTIZE to baptize ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BAPSOUSE to baptize ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HALF BAPTIZE to baptize privately ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE † to lift a child from the font (formerly the duty of a sponsor at baptism); hence, to baptize, to christen ...c1200
• MAIDEN to lay a child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
BAPTIZED - adjectives
• HALF-NAMED privately baptized ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BAR - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
BAR - verbs
• ABAR †* to bar, to debar ...1586
BARB - nouns
• NIPPER a stinging remark, a barb, an insult ...1901 Sc.
BARBADOS - nouns
• LITTLE ENGLAND Barbados ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
Barbados - person
• BADIAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
• BAJAN a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
• BAJE, BAJEE, BAJIE a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
• BARBADIAN an inhabitant of Barbados ...1732
• BIM, BIMM an inhabitant of Barbados ...1852 colloq.
BARBARIAN - person
• BARBAR † a barbarian ...1382
• BARBARIANESS a female barbarian ...1868
• BARBARIC †* a barbarian ...1388
• BARBARYN † a barbarian ...1382
• SALVAGE † a savage, a barbarian ...1818 Sc. & Ireland
• SARACEN † an ignorant and tasteless person; a barbarian ...1714
• SAVAGE a person living in the lowest state of development or cultivation; an uncivilized, wild person; a barbarian ...1588
barbarian - verbs
• BARBARIANIZE to make barbarian, to barbarize ...1856
BARBARIC - adjectives
• MEDIEVAL barbaric, illiberal, cruel ...L19 sl.
• SARACENIC barbaric, heathenish ...1837
BARBARITY - nouns
• BARBARISM † barbarous cruelty, barbarity ...1603
• BARBARY † barbarity, barbarism, barbarousness ...1564
BARBAROUS - adjectives
• BARBAR † barbarous ...1535
• BARBARESQUE barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art ...1823
• BARBARIOUS † barbarous ...1570
• BAUGER †* barbarous ...1544
• BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized ...c1400
• DERN † of evil or deceitful nature; cruel or barbarous ...c897
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• NEGEROUS † barbarous, uncivilized ...1609
• RUVID † rude, barbarous ...1632
• SALVAGE † savage, barbarous ...1818 Sc. & Ireland
• SAVAGED †* savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel ...1611
• TRUCULENT exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous, destructive ...c1550
barbarous - person
• HEATHEN one who has no more religion, enlightenment, or culture than a pagan; a rude, barbarous, or unthinking person; a hoyden, male or female ...1817
• NEEGER a savage, barbarous fellow; an oaf, a lout ...1792 Sc.
• RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• RED-ETIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
barbarous - verbs
• SAVAGE †* to indulge in cruel or barbarous deeds ...1563
BARBAROUSLY - adverbs
• SARACENLY † with heathenish violence; barbarously ...1596
BARBECUE - nouns
• BARBIE a barbecue ...1976 sl., orig. Aust.
• Q 1. barbecued ribs ...1940s US Black sl.
2. a barbecue ...2001 US sl.
barbecue - verbs
• CHARCOAL OUT to barbecue ...1980 Amer. dial.
BARBER - adjectives
• BARBERLIE like a barber ...1580 Eng. dial.
• TONSORIAL pert. to a barber or his work ...1813
• TONSORIAN † pert. to a barber or his work ...1705
• TONSORIOUS † pert. to a barber or his work ...1656
barber - nouns
• BARBATERIA a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARBATORIUM a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARBERY 1. † a barber's shop ...c1440
2. the barber's art or craft; shaving ...1540
• HAIRATORIUM a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAVATERIA a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAVATORIUM n. a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNING PARLOR a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TONSORIAL PARLOR a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
barber - person
• ACHIDAIYAN the Tamil name for a barber ...Bk1898
• AXE MAN, AXMAN a barber ...1929 US prison sl.
• BABHUH a barber ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• BALWAR a barber ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BARBER a man, or more rarely a woman, whose business it is to shave or trim the beards, and cut and dress the hair, of customers; formerly, the barber was also a regular practitioner in surgery and dentistry ...c1320
• BARBER CHIRURGEON one who practices the lower operations of surgery, such as bleeding and drawing of teeth, together with the trade of a barber ...Bk1795
• BARBERER a barber ...Bk1889 Eng. dial.
• BARBERESS * a female barber ...1611
• BARBER-SURGEON formerly, a barber who also drew teeth and bled people for certain illnesses ...1626
• BUTCHER a barber ...1906 US military & prison sl.
• HAIR-BUTCHER a barber ...Bk1905 sl.
• HAIR-SHIFTER a barber ...1905 Aust. sl.
• HAIRTICIAN a barber ...Bk1982
• MOSS SNATCHER a barber ...1953 US Black sl.
• RASTER †* a barber ...c1440
• SCRAPER † a barber ...1792 Sc.
• STRAP a barber ...Bk1905 sl.
• STRAW-CHIPPER a barber ...1823 sl.
• STRUMMEL-FAKER a barber ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUDS-MONGER † a barber; used contemptuously ...1638
• SYDNEY HARBOUR a barber ...Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
• TONSOR a barber ...1656
• WIGGIE a nickname for a wigmaker or barber ...a1843 Sc.
barber - person, other
• BARBER-MONGER † a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop ...1605
BARE - adjectives
• BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE AS ONE'S HAND very bare ...c1420
• BARISH scanty, rather bare ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIT naked, bare ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SCABBERT scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
bare - nouns
• BARE 1. † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
2. † a bare space or place ...1683-4
bare - verbs
• ABARE † to make bare, to uncover, to disclose ...1731
• CONNUDATE † to strip naked; to make bare ...1623
• DEBARE † to strip down, to make quite bare ...1567
• IMBEAR † to make or lay bare ...1657
• NAKE † to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip ...c1320 obs . exc. Sc.
• NAKEN † to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare ...a1240
• NUDATE †* to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe ...1688
• UNBARE * to lay bare, to expose to view ...1530
• UNCASE to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation ...1587
• UNCLOAK to expose, to lay bare, to reveal ...1659
BAREFOOT - adjectives
• BAREFEETED without shoes, barefoot ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RAW-FOOTED barefooted ...1802 Sc.
barefoot - nouns
• ADAM'S SLIPPERS no shoes, i.e. barefoot ...1900s US sl.
BARE-HEADED - adjectives
• BALD † of persons: bare-headed ...1607
• BARE-POWED bareheaded ...1874 Sc.
• IN ONE'S HAIR bare-headed, without hat or wig ... 1859
• OPEN-HAIR †* with hair uncovered, bareheaded ...c1380
• OPEN-HEAD † with head uncovered, bareheaded ...a1225
• OPEN-HEADED † with head uncovered, bareheaded ...c1386
BARELY - adverbs
• BARE no more than, at most; scarcely, barely ...c1325 arch.
• BY A NOSE by a narrow margin, barely ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• FAIR scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAKEDLY † barely, poorly, imperfectly; slightly ...1589 rare or obs.
• NARROWLY †* barely, scarcely ...c1375
• SCANT scarcely, hardly, barely ...1877 Sc.
• SCRIMP † scarcely, barely ...1796 Sc.
• SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely ...1805 Sc.
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
BARENESS - nouns
• BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness ...1774
BARGAIN - adjectives
• HARD-FACED obstinate in making a bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bargain - nouns
• ACHATE † the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain ...c1374
• BACKSPANG an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain ...1892 Sc. & N. Ireland
• BADGERING beating down the cost ...1844 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN'S BARGAIN a bargain that can be easily broken ...1825 Sc.
• BARGUM a bargain ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BLOCK † a bargain, bartering, exchange ...1568 Sc.
• BLOCKIN'-ALE drink taken at the conclusion of a bargain ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAL a business transaction; a trade or a bargain ...1838 US
• DUTCH BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1678
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain ...1910s sl., orig. US
• FANG a great bargain ...1818 Sc.
• FAST SHUFFLE a bad bargain; an unfair transaction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE a mild dispute; the process of bargaining ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGLING a dispute, an argument; a prolonged bargaining ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALFPENNY-WORTH an article of little value; a bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDFAST † the joining of hands in making a bargain ...1626
• INSOOK a bad bargain; a 'suck in' fraud ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MART † buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain ...1568
• MATCH † an agreement; an appointment; a bargain, a compact ...1569
• NIBBLE a stroke of luck; a welcome piece of good fortune; a catch, a bargain ...1925 Sc.
• PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
• PENNYWORTH a bargain
• QUAKER'S BARGAIN a 'take it or leave it' bargain ...L17 sl.
• SHARP PRACTICE hard bargaining; dishonest or barely honest dealings
• SNIP a bargain ...1926 UK sl.
• TACK an agreement, compact, bargain; hence, a post, situation, a steady job ...1718 Sc.
• THIEF'S BARGAIN a very cheap bargain, such a bargain as a thief makes with a receiver of stolen goods ...1900 Sc.
• THUMB-LICKING an ancient mode of confirming a bargain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIG a hard bargain; a deal ...1895 Sc.
• WET BARGAIN one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1805
• WHACK a deal; a bargain; an agreement ...1860 Amer. dial.
bargain - person
• BADGERER * a bargainer, a haggler ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BITE one who drives a hard bargain ...Bk1891 sl.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE-BARGAIN, HAGIL-BARGAIN a person who has difficulty in coming to terms over a bargain ...1802 Sc.
• HAGGLER one who haggles or stickles in making a bargain or coming to terms ...1602
• HIGGLER one who higgles or chaffers in bargaining; a haggler ...1602
• JEW a cheat; a hard bargainer; a sharking usurer ...1659 colloq.
• MARTER † one who bargains ...1598
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCROUGE one who drives a hard bargain ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE one who drives a hard bargain ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WHEELER-DEALER a bargainer ...1960 orig. US
bargain - verbs
• BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BATE to make a reduction in price, to lower a bargain; to cause to reduce ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BICKER to haggle, to bargain
• BLOCK to bargain ...c1570 Sc.
• CHEW DOWN to haggle or bargain to receive a lower price ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CLAP UP to conclude a bargain, etc. hastily ...Bk1999
• COME YANKEE OVER to cheat, to drive a hard bargain ...19C sl.
• DACKER to strike a bargain ...1931 Sc.
• DAPSE † to hold to a bargain ...1826 Sc.
• DEAL to conclude a bargain of purchase or sale; to agree as to price ...1888 Eng. dial.
• HAND-FAST to betroth; to pledge; to shake hands over a bargain ...1714 Sc.
• JEW to drive a hard bargain; to beat down ...1883 sl.
• JUMP IN WITH YOUR HAT IN YOUR HAND to enter a deal too quickly ...1960s Amer. sl.
• KECK to draw back from a bargain; to flinch ...Bk1901 Sc.
• LAY ON THE CADGE † to beg or bargain skilfully ...1832 Sc.
• MART † to do business at a mart; hence, to chaffer, to bargain ...1553
• MEND ONE'S MARKET † to improve a bargain ...1543
• NAIL to clinch or drive home an argument; to clinch a bargain ...1785 Sc.
• NEEDLE to haggle in making a bargain ...1812 sl.
• NIFFER to haggle, to bargain, to deal, to have business transactions with ...1699 Sc.
• NIP to get the better of in bargaining; to outsmart, to cheat ...1964 Sc.
• PALTER to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour ...1611
• PLAY YANKEE WITH to cheat, to drive a hard bargain ...19C sl.
• RAGGLE to haggle in bargaining ...a1838 Sc.
• SCROUGE to drive a hard bargain with ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE to drive a hard bargain with ...1890 Amer. dial.
• STAND TO ONE'S TACK † to keep to one's bargain ...1786 Sc.
• TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † to hesitate, to be uncertain as in recognizing a person or object; to hesitate about clinching a bargain ...1737 Sc.
• THREAP to beat down in a bargain or argument; to browbeat, to talk down; to haggle over a bargain ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGGLE-TAGGLE † to be a long time making a bargain; to haggle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIG-TAG to continue in reciprocal action; to bicker; to haggle in bargaining ...1643 Sc.
• WADDLE to bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• WALE THE GRAIN FROM THE CAFF to use judgement; to make a good bargain ...1790 Sc.
• WHEEL AND DEAL to bargain shrewdly ...1961 orig. US
bargain - phrases
• BETWEEN THE BARK AND THE WOOD a well-adjusted bargain where neither party has the advantage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• IT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain ...1919 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S A WHACK an agreement; a bargain ...1875 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S MY THUMB ON IT words used in ratifying a bargain ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YOU'RE NOT A QUAKER? used in bargaining to a person who will not abate the price asked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARGAINING - adjectives
• NIPPIE quick in bargaining, tricky in carrying out a piece of business ...1866 Sc.
• ONSTANDIN determined, unyielding, esp. in bargaining; importunate, stolidly persistent in trying to get one's way ...1866 Sc.
• SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
bargaining - nouns
• HAGGLE-BARGAIN a dispute, prolonged bargaining ...1818 Sc.
• KOFFRY †* bargaining, peddlery ...1488 Sc.
• MART † buying and selling; traffic; bargaining; also, a bargain ...1568
bargaining - phrases
• THREE MORE AND UP GOES THE DONKEY used to extract as much money as possible before agreeing to perform any task ...M19 sl.
BARGE - nouns
• BARK a rowing boat; formerly a large flat boat, a barge ...1598 now poetic
• DAVY LARGE a barge ...L19 rhyming sl.
• PUFFER a steam barge ...20C nautical colloq.
• QUANT a long pole with which to propel barges or punts; a walking-stick ...1790 Eng. dial.
• VAIRGE a barge ...1849 Eng. dial.
barge - person
• LEGGER a man who propels a canal barge through a tunnel by thrusting his legs against the walls ...1836
• PUG a bargeman ...L16 colloq.
• QUANTER a man who propels a barge or punt by means of a pole ...1895 Eng. dial.
barge - verbs
• QUANT to push a barge or boat along with a pole ...1891 Eng. dial.
BARK - nouns
• BAFF a suppressed bark ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BOUFF a loud bark ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUFFIE a dog's short bark ...Bk1911 Sc.
• KI-YI a bark ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFF-NAFF the bark of a small dog ...1826 Sc.
• WAFFLE, WHAFFLE the bark of a small dog ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEFFLE, WHEEFLE the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFF a bark or yelp ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE a bark, a yelp ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YALK a bark, a yelp ...1898 Sc.
• YAMF a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUP a short, sharp bark ...1825 Sc.
• YEFF the bark of a dog ...1872 Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp ...1959 Amer. dial.
• YOWP a short, sharp bark ...1825 Sc.
bark - verbs
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAIRGE to bark like a dog on the chain ...1897 Sc.
• BAUGH † to bark, as a dog ...1639
• BAW † to bark, as a dog ...1576
• BOO of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BOUFF to bark like a large dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWFF to bark like a dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-WOW to scare; to frighten by barking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• LATRATE † to bark like a dog ...1623
• NAFF to bark; to yelp ...Bk1903 Sc.
• RASE † to be furious, to rage; of dogs: to growl or bark in rage ...a1300
• THROW TONGUE of a dog: to bark while running ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAP † to bark ...c1440
• WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHAP † to bark ...c1440
• WHEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YABBLE of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly ...1866 Sc.
• YAFF to bark, to yelp ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp ...1847 Eng. dial.
• YAG to give a short bark, as a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YALDER to bark loudly and repeatedly, esp. of a dog in pursuit ...1908 Sc.
• YALK to bark, to yelp ...1892 Sc.
• YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp ...1681
• YEFF to bark; to yelp ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp ...1866 Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl ...1887 Amer. dial.
• YOULDER to bark noisily and rapidly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp ...1901 Eng. dial.
BARKER - nouns
• BALLYHOO a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney ...1914 US
barker - person
• BARKER one who 'barks' at a cheap shop or show to entice people inside ...a1700 chiefly US usage
• SALESMAN'S DOG † a tout, a barker; a person soliciting custom or business, usually boldly or aggressively ...a1700
• SPIELER a 'barker'; a voluble speaker ...1894
• SPRUIKER a person who shouts to attract customers; one who tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service, etc., often in a dishonest or exaggerated way; a tout ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
barker - verbs
• BALLYHOO to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker' ...1927
• BARK to call out or 'spiel ' at the entrance of a cheap shop or show to attract customers ...19C
BARKING - adjectives
• BOUFFIN given to barking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HYLACTIC * of the nature of barking; in a barking manner ...1861
• LATRANT barking ...1702
barking - nouns
• BAFFING † barking ...1401
• BAW-WAW † the barking of a dog ...1576
• HYLACTISM * barking ...1818
• LATRABILITY † the quality or faculty of barking ...1668
• LATRATION a barking ...1623
• WAFF n. the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YABBLE a dog's barking ...1866 Sc.
• YALDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YANK the barking of a dog ...1897 Sc.
• YOULDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARLEY - nouns
• BEAR barley, the original English name ...c950
BARMAID, BARMAN - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
BARN - nouns
• BALLOON ROOF a barn roof having rounded or arched sides ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BANK BARN a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BARN CHAMBER a barn loft ...1838 Amer. dial.
• LAIR a barn ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LATHE † a barn ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BARNYARD - nouns
• FEEDING LOT a barnyard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• FEEDLOT a barnyard ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PICHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTLE an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
BAROMETER - nouns
• RAIN-GLASS a barometer ...Bk1914
BARON - person
• BAR †* a baron ...1297
• BARNE † a baron ...Bk1855
• BARONER † a baron ...Bk1855
• BARONESS the wife of a baron; a lady holding a baronial title in her own right ...c1420
• BARONNETTE a little baroness, a baron's daughter; sometimes used for the wife of a baronet ...1861
• BERN a man of rank or authority, whether he be a baron or a sovereign, or one who has the appearance of rank, although the degree of it be unknown ...1825 Sc.
BARRACKS - nouns
• CAGNAS barracks ...WWI Can. military sl.
BARRACUDA - nouns
• CUDA a barracuda ...1949 US sl.
• PICUDA a barracuda ...1882 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SEA TIGER a barracuda ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TIGER OF THE SEA a barracuda ...1939 Amer. dial.
BARRED - adjectives
• SINE-DIED permanently barred from a bar or sporting endeavour ...1996 Sc. sl.
BARREL - adjectives
• BARELLET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARL a barrel ...c1820 Amer. dial.
• BARREL the contents of a barrel; intoxicating liquor ...c1300
• BARRELET † a little barrel or cask ...1611
• BARRICO a keg, a small cask or barrel ...1607
• BODOM a barrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWIE a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a 'bow-handle' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADE † a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
• FAT † a cask or barrel to contain dry things ...1540
• KEMPKIN †* a small barrel, a keg ...1580 Sc.
• KIT a small tub or barrel ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LAG † a stave of a barrel ...1672 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAGGIN the staves of a barrel or other hooped vessel ...1794 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY † a barrel or flask for alcohol ...1850
• PARRLIE a small barrel ...1890 Sc.
• QUERD a wooden chamber pot; a fish barrel; a wooden tub ...1808 Sc.
• RUNDLE a solid wheel or barrel ...1611
• SCOB a barrel hoop ...1952 Sc.
• SCOW a barrel stave ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TASTRIL a small keg or barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TONNEL † a cask or barrel for wine or other commodities ...1483
• WAFT a barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BARREN - adjectives
• BEARLESS †* barren ...1611
• GEASON † producing scantily; barren, unproductive; exhausted ...a1000
• UNTUDERI † barren ...c1250
barren - person
• BARREN † one who bears no children; a barren woman or animal ...c1420
barren - verbs
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
• BARRENIZE † to make barren or sterile ...1649
BARRENNESS - nouns
• BARRENHOOD † barrenness ...c1380
• IMPROCREABILITY † barrenness, inability to procreate ...1658
BARRICADE - verbs
• RAMFORCE † to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door ...1570 chiefly Sc.
BARRIER - adjectives
• DIRTY of a place: having natural barriers which impede travel ...1969 Amer. dial.
barrier - nouns
• BAR 1. an obstruction, an obstacle; a barrier ...1531
2. † a defensive barrier; a bulwark ...1603
• BARRICADO any barrier or obstruction to passage ...1611
• GLASS CEILING a notional barrier to personal advancement, esp. in the employment prospects of a woman, a disabled person, or anyone from an ethnic minority ...1984 US sl.
• MARCH HILL a barrier to be overcome ...1832 Amer. dial.
• MAY HILL a barrier to be overcome ...1929 Amer. dial.
• RAMPIRE † a dam, a barrier ...1586
• THRALLING † a wall which formed a barrier ...1846 Eng. dial.
barrier - verbs
• BAR † to surround with a barrier or fence ...c1430
BARRING - prepositions
• BEHITHER † short of, barring, save ...1633
BARRISTER - see LAWYER
BARROW - nouns
• CABBIE † a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them ...1808 Sc.
• WORRAB a barrow ...1860s UK back-slang
BARTENDER - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (person)
BARTER, BARTERING - adverbs
• HACKUM-PLACKUM in equal shares; in exchange or barter ...Bk19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
bartering - nouns
• BARTERY 1. † traffic by exchange, barter ...1570
2. † wares for barter or exchange ...a1638
• BLOCK † a bargain, bartering, exchange ...1568 Sc.
• GAFFIN what is given in exchange, a piece of barter ...1832-46 Sc.
• NIFFER an exchange, barter ...1787 Sc.
• NIFFERING the act of bartering ...1827 Sc.
bartering - verbs
• BADGER to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DICKER to barter
• NIFFER to exchange, to barter, to trade ...1719 Sc.
• PALTER † to barter; to corrupt, to bribe ...1641
• QUOSS † to barter, to exchange ...1515
• RAP to exchange, to barter, to swap ...a1700 Eng. dial. & sl.
• SCOAST to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCOOSE to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORSE to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
BASE, BASELY, BASENESS - adjectives
• BARE audacious; also, mean, base ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• DOG-BOLT † wretched, miserable, mean, base, degraded, contemptible ...1580
• DUNGHILL * indicative of a lack of refinement and nobility; ignoble, base, despicable; unsophisticated ...1576
• DUNGHILLED †* of low or inferior rank, birth, or character; debased, degenerate; ignoble, base ...1600
• DUNGHILLY * of the lowest social status or rank; common, vulgar; also, ignoble, base, despicable, dishonourable ...1616 arch.
• DUNGISH base, worthless; contemptible, despicable, vile ...1550
• DUNGY * despicable, contemptible, foul; base, worthless; vile, degrading ...c1494
• FEEBLE † in moral sense: mean, base, contemptible ...c1250
• GUTTER-BLOODED base-born ...1829 Sc.
• HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad ...1677
• HANGING-DOG † low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance ...1667
• HILDING cowardly, spiritless, base, menial, mean, wretched ...1581 arch.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• HASKARDLY † vulgar, low, base ...1576
• LAIRLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LAYERLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LECHER † lecherous, also, base, vile ...c1250
• LEWD 1. † belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base ...c1380
2. † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LOWDOWN contemptible, base, mean ...colloq
• MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS base, low-minded; used of men and dogs ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base ...1848
• QUAD † vile, base, bad ...1887 Sc.
• QUED † evil, wicked, bad, vile, base ...c1205-25 obs. exc. Sc.
• RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally ...1828 Eng. dial.
• ROINISH mean, base ...LME arch.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
base, basely, baseness - adverbs
• CAITIFLY † vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
base, basely, baseness - nouns
• BASERY †* base dealing, dishonourable practice ...1637
• CAITIFHEDE † vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
• CAITIFNESS † baseness ...1481
• CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
• HASKARDY † baseness; haskards collectively ...1575
• LESSNESS * the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness ...1635
base, basely, baseness - person
• ABJECT one cast off; a castaway; an outcast; a base, contemptible, despicable, or degraded person; a person of the lowest social condition; a social pariah, a humble servant; a servile person; one who, whatever his rank, is morally vile to an extent which might have been expected to exist only in miserable outcasts ...1534
• BALATROON, BALLATRON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BASELING †* a base creature ...1618
• BEAST a human being under the sway of animal propensities; a contemptible, despicable, or base person ...c1400
• BENGIL an uncomplimentary name for a base person ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...a1625
• BESONIAN † a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal ...1611
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...a1625
• BEZONIAN † a term of contempt: a needy beggar; a poor wretch; a base fellow; a mean, low person; a knave; a rascal; a scoundrel ...1611
• BISOGNIO † a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal ...1612
• BISOGNO † a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal ...1612
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society - a base or vile person - a nuisance ...a1889
• CAD (offensive) one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; a low, vulgar, ill-mannered fellow; a base, vile person; an ill-bred person; an upper-class rogue; a blackguard; a term of abuse ...1838 colloq.
• CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain ...1250 arch.
• CARL, CARLE a fellow of low birth or rude manners; a base fellow; a churl; later, a vague term of disparagement or contempt ...a1300 Sc. or arch.
• CATSO † a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, or scamp ...1602 sl.
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1575
• GADLING † a term of reproach; a base, low-born person ...1297
• GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born or low-bred person; one of the rabble ...1818 Sc.
• HANG-DOG a low, mean, base fellow, fit only to be the hangman of curs ...1693
• HASKARD † (derogatory) a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow ...c1487
• HASKERD † (derogatory) a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow ...c1487
• HEANLING † a base, abject, or humble person ...a1225
• HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
• HINDERLING - † a base, mean, degenerate person ...c1200
• LITHERBY - †* a base or rascally person - a bad, wicked person ...1598
• NETHERER - † a base or inferior person - a socially inferior person ...c1449
• NIDDERING - a base coward or wretch ...1596
• RAKESHAME - * a man of loose character - a base, rascally fellow - a lewd, debauched fellow - a vile, dissolute wretch - an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RIP-RAFF - a base, worthless person; the rabble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBAG a low-down, base, despicable person ...1971 sl.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION - a dirty, mean fellow - a worthless, slovenly fellow - a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• VASSAL - a base or abject person - a slave ...1589
• WHIFFMAGIG - a shifty or evasive person - a base person ...1871
base, basely, baseness - verbs
• BEMEAN to render mean or base; to lower in dignity, to abase ...1651
• DETURPATE † to become vile or base ...1691
BASE (bottom) - nouns
• BASING †* foundation, base ...c1325
• BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot ...1571 arch.
• UNDERLAYER † an underlying part or thing; a base or support ...a1592
BASEBALL - adjectives
• DRUNK of bases: loaded ...Bk2006 US sl.
baseball - adverbs
• ABOARD in baseball: on base ...1939 Amer. sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS in baseball: low in the strike zone ...1978 Amer. sl.
baseball - nouns
• ANGELS in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch ...1909 Amer. sl.
• ANNIE OAKLEY in baseball: a base on balls ...1940 Amer. dial.
• APPLE a baseball ...1902 US colloq.
• ASH-HANDLE a baseball bat ...1985 US sl.
• ASPIRIN in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ASPIRIN TABLET in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1959 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football ...1904 colloq.
• BASIE a baseball bat ...1990s sl.
• BEANBALL a pitched baseball that strikes the batter on the head, usually by accident ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIFF in baseball: a base hit ...1908 US sl.
• BONE in baseball: an error in judgement ...1915 US sl.
• CACTUS LEAGUE in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest ...1976 US sl.
• CAN OF CORN in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught ...1937 US sl.
• CHINESE BLOW (usually offensive) in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach ...1934 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE HOMER (usually offensive) in baseball: a home run gained with little skill ...1982 Amer. sl.
• CHINESE HOME RUN (usually offensive) in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand ...1939 Amer. sl.
• CHIN MUSIC in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1969 Amer. sl.
• CHIN-SKINNER in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1961 Amer. sl.
• COOKEY in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
• COOKIE in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
• DAISIES, THE in baseball: the outfield ...1940s Amer. sl.
• DAISY-CLIPPER in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground ...1866 US sl.
• DAISY-CUTTER in cricket and baseball: a ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground ...1866 US sl.
• DANCER in baseball: a knuckleball ...1978 US sl.
• DOWNER in baseball: a good overhand curve ...1964 Amer. sl.
• FADEAWAY in baseball: a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it ...1908 Amer. sl.
• FOUR-BAGGER a home run in baseball ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GUN throwing arm. esp. a strong and accurate one ...1929 US baseball sl.
• GUTS BALL a ballgame such as baseball played with great aggressiveness and tenacity; hence, any action or actions requiring or demonstrating fortitude, extreme competitiveness, courage, determination, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
• HOOK in baseball: a curve ball ...1910 Amer. sl.
• HORSECOLLAR in baseball: an instance of a batter failing to get a hit during a game ...1928 US sl.
• HORSEHIDE a baseball ...1895 US sl.
• KNUCKLER in baseball: a knuckle ball ...1928
• MARSHMALLOW in baseball: a weakly pitched, easily hit ball ...1978 US sl.
• MELON in baseball: a ball that is easy to hit or catch on the fly ...1980 US sl.
• MONEY ARM a pitcher's throwing arm ...1971 Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY BONE, THE a pitcher's throwing arm ...1962 Amer. baseball usage
• NIGHTCAP the second game in a baseball 'double-header' ...1910s US sl.
• NO-HITTER a baseball game in which a team makes no hits ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• OFER in baseball: an instance of a pitcher holding a batter hitless throughout a ballgame ...1983 US sl.
• RAIN CHECK a ticket stub or other receipt that allows one to return to see another baseball game if the one the ticket was originally purchased for is cancelled because of bad weather ...c1890 US sl.
• RHUBARB a noisy dispute or row; an argument on the field of play in baseball ...1943 US sl.
• SCRIMMAGE an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SEED a baseball ...1960s US Black sl.
• SKIRMISH an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS LEAGUER in baseball: a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders ...1905 Amer. baseball usage
• THREE-BAGGER in baseball: a triple ...1870 Amer.
• WAR CLUB a baseball bat ...20C US sl.
• WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• WOUNDED DUCK in baseball: a short looping fly that falls for a hit ...1980s Amer. sports usage
baseball - person
• ACE 1. in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher ...1902 Amer. sl.
2. the 'star' of any baseball team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• ACE HURLER in baseball: a team's best pitcher ...Bk1992 sl.
• ACTOR an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch ... Bk2007 Amer. sl.
• APPLE KNOCKER * a baseball player; a batter ...1994 US sl.
• BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player ...1920s Amer. sl.
• BABE RUTHER one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BABY BOOMER in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BACKUP in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute ...1869 baseball usage
• BACKWARD RUNNER in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAD ACTOR in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAD-BALL HITTER in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...1922
• BAD HANDS in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops ...1960 baseball usage
• BAD HEAD in baseball: a player with a bad psyche ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAGGER in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, secod bagger, or third bagger, respectively ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAGMAN - in baseball: a baseman ...1880 arch. baseball usage
• BALL DOG - a person who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
• BALL-EATER - a proficient baseball fielder ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BALL HAWK 1. in baseball: an especially fast and adept outfielder; one who covers a lot of ground ...1920 baseball usage
2. a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BALL HOUND - one who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
• BALLIST - a 19th-century baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BALLITE - a baseball fan ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• BAMBI - in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BANANA - in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team ...1964 baseball usage
• BANANA BOAT - in baseball: a player who has played winter ball in Latin American ...1940s baseball usage
• BANGER - in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team's lineup ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BANJO - in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield ...1990 US sl.
• BANJO HITTER - in baseball: a weak hitter who seams to 'strum' the ball as one would a banjo; one who habitually makes 'banjo hits' - a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield ...1942 US sl.
• BARBER - a baseball pitcher who is willing and able to force batters away from the plate by pitching fast balls close to their heads ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BARKER - a first-base coach in baseball ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BARNSTORMER 1. in baseball: a person who plays exhibition games in small towns and cities with or without a baseball team of their own ...1902 baseball usage
2. a baseball player who plays outside his own leagues ...1926 Amer. sl.
• BASEBALLEER - a baseball player or fan in the earlier days of the 20th century ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• BASEBALLER - a baseball player ...1867 orig. US
• BASEBALL IMMORTAL - in baseball: an individual inducted into the Hall of Fame ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALLIST - a baseball player ...1866 orig. US
• BASEBALLITE - a baseball fan; a person with an enthusiasm for the sport ...1930s arch. baseball usage
• BASEBALL MAN - a professional who knows, loves, and understands the game of baseball, whether he be an owner, manager, coach, scout, player, or trainer ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL MOTHER - a dedicated woman who, in the process of ferrying her children to baseball practice and games, becomes a dedicated supporter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL NUT - a baseball fan who is unusually exuberant about the game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASE CLOGGER - in baseball: a slow runner ...1985 baseball usage
• BASE-GETTER - in baseball: one who achieves a base and advances with regularity ...1911 arch. baseball usage
• BASE JOCKEY - in baseball: a runner who, when on first base, yells derisive comments to the opposing pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASHER - in baseball: a hitter with great power ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAT - in baseball: a player seen in his role as a hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATBOY - in baseball: a young man employed by a team to take care of its players' equipment before, during, and after games; traditionally, the most important responsibility of the job is to retrieve each player's bat from home plate where it has been dropped or tossed and put it back in its proper place in the bat rack; also responsible for keeping the home plate umpire supplied with baseballs ...1909 baseball usage
• BAT BREAKER - in baseball: a hard hitter who swings the bat with tremendous force; one whose powerful swings often result in a broken bat ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATES - in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATESY - in baseball: a worn-out or declining player; a veteran player who has seen his best days ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATGIRL - a young woman engaged by a team to take care of the players' bats and other equipment during a game ...1942 baseball usage
• BATON SWINGER - in baseball: a batter ...1915 arch. baseball usage
• BATSMAN - in baseball: a batter, 'the striker at the bat' ...1856 arch.
• BATTER-RUNNER - in baseball: a baserunner who has just completed his time at bat but before he is put out or until the play on which he became a runner is completed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATTERY MATE - in baseball: the pitcher or the catcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BATTLIN' BACKSTOP - in baseball: a rough, combative catcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BAUER AND BLACK PLAYER - in baseball: one who is always playing with a lot of bandage tape, from the name of a company that makes such tape ...1958 baseball usage
• BEANER - in baseball: one who throws the beanball, a pitch thrown intentionally at a batter's head for the purpose of either moving the batter away from home plate or to punish him, his team, or another player for something he has done ...1912 baseball usage
• BEANTOWNER - a member of the Boston Red Sox baseball team ...1915
• BELLCOW - in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BELLWETHER - in baseball: the leader of a pitching staff ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH BLANKET - in baseball: a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'warm' it ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH COACH - in baseball: an assistant coach, typically taking on the responsibilities of a second in command to the head coach ...1945
• BENCH JOCKEY 1. in baseball: a player on the bench who verbally abuses or mocks members of the opposing team in an attempt to distract them ...1925
2. in baseball: a substitute who rides the bench or seldom gets to play ...1939 baseball usage
• BENCH PERFORMER - in baseball: an exceptionally good utility player who is always ready to replace another player whose performance is faltering during the course of a game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BENCH POLISHER - in baseball: a substitute player whose constant presence on the bench is said to 'polish' it ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BETWEEN-INNINGS COMMENTATOR - in baseball: a baseball announcer who fills in with baseball talk and trivia between innings ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIBLE HITTER - in baseball: one who receives very few bases on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIFFER - in baseball: a hard-hitting batter ...1908 arch. baseball usage
• BIG BAT - in baseball: a club's leading hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG BERTHA - in baseball: the cleanup hitter; the fourth player in the batting order ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG CANNON - in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball hard ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG GUNS - in baseball: a team's best batters; the sluggers in the lineup ...1902 baseball usage
• BIG-NAME PLAYER - in baseball: a baseball star ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIG STICK - in baseball: a heavy hitter; one given to hitting home runs and extra-base hits ...1908 baseball usage
• BIG TIME - in baseball: a player who has a major impact on the game ...1988 baseball usage
• BIG TIMER - one who participates in big time activity, such as a Broadway actor, a major league baseball player, etc. ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• BILL KLEM - any person in baseball who is never wrong ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BIRD DOG 1. a baseball scout who searches for promising athletes ...1929 Amer. sl.
2. in baseball: a paid tipster ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• BLACK AND DECKER - in baseball: a player used for odd jobs, such as warming up bullpen pitchers ...1982 baseball usage
• BLADE - in baseball: a nickname for a thin, wiry player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BOX MAN - in baseball: a pitcher ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CADDY - in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings ...1959 US sl.
• DISHER OF DIAMOND DIRT - a baseball sports-writer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLY-CHASER - in baseball: an outfielder ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GAME-ENDER - in baseball: a late-inning relief pitcher; the 'closer' ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GAMER - in baseball: any player in a game ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• GAME WINNER - in baseball: the pitcher credited with winning a game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GAP HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits the ball between the outfielders ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GARDENER - an outfielder ...1902 Amer. baseball sl.
• GAZOONIE - in baseball: a rookie ...1943 baseball usage
• GEORGE STALLINGS PITCHER - in baseball: 'a 3-and-2 pitcher; one who gets behind every batter; a wild hurler' ...1939 baseball usage
• GET-UP-OFF-THE-BENCH HITTER - in baseball: a pinch hitter who comes in cold and is often successful ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GIMME - in baseball: a player who is easily put out ...1978 US sl.
• GIVER - † in baseball: the pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GLASS ARM - in baseball: a player with a chronically weak or sore arm ...1891 baseball usage
• GLOVE DOCTOR - in baseball: an individual (sometimes a trainer) who helps players customize their gloves ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• GLOVE MAN 1. in baseball: a good defensive player; an outstanding fielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a weak hitter whose defensive ability keeps him on the team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HACKER - in baseball: a batter with poor form at the plate or one who regularly takes reckless or undisciplined swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HALL OF FAMER - one elected or belonging to a Hall of Fame (a place where famous persons are commemorated), esp. in baseball ...1948 orig. & chiefly US
• HAM - a slow, awkward baseball player ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAM-AND-EGG RELIEVER - in baseball: a relief pitcher who is usually brought in after the game has been decided ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAM HITTER - in baseball: an inferior hitter ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• HAMMER 1. in baseball: a player who hits pitches with hammerlike blows ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: an effective pitcher ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAND GRENADER - * a baseball pitcher ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• HANDYMAN - in baseball: a player who can play several positions as well as bat ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HARDBALLER - a baseball player ...1930 orig. & chiefly US
• HARD OUT - in baseball: a player who is difficult to retire; a batter with a good eye for balls outside the strike zone ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HAWK - in baseball: an outfielder who covers his territory with speed and skill ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HEAD CASE - in baseball: a temperamental player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HEADHUNTER - in baseball: a pitcher who deliberately aims pitches near a batter's head to intimidate him ...1969 US sl.
• HEAVER - in baseball: a pitcher ...1914 baseball usage
• HEAVY HITTER - in sports, esp. baseball: a particular powerful or skilled hitter ...1874 orig. US
• HEAVY-STICKER - in baseball: a hard hitter ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-BALL HITTER - in baseball: a hitter with a reputation for swinging at balls that come in above his belt ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HIGH POCKETS - a very tall player ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• HIND SNATCHER - in baseball: the catcher ...Bk1962 arch. baseball usage
• HIS HONOR - an umpire ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• HIT BATSMAN - in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HIT BATTER - in baseball: a batter hit by a pitched ball; if the batter makes a reasonable effort to get out of the way of the pitch and does not swing at the ball, he is awarded first base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• HITCHY-KOO - a baseball player who is nervous in the batter's box ...Bk1934 US baseball sl.
• HITSMAN - in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• HITSMITH - in baseball: a good hitter ...1907 baseball usage
• HITTER - in baseball: a batter, esp. one who hits the ball ...1883 baseball usage
• HITTING COACH - in baseball: an offensive team coach responsible for the welfare and success of the team's hitters ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MENTAL MIDGET - in baseball: a player who makes dumb mistakes ...1983 US sl.
• MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN in baseball: a major-league player who played in the outlaw Mexican League in 1946-47 ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MICHELANGELO in baseball: a superlative pitcher; one who is able to 'paint a masterpiece' from the mound ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MOLLY PUTZ - in baseball: a player who performs badly on the field ...1970 baseball usage
• MONEYBAGS 1. in baseball: any highly paid player, esp. one who makes more than most of his teammates ...Bk1999 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a sarcastic term applied to a bonus player by envious veterans ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY HITTER - in baseball: a hitter with a high batting average ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MONKEY - in baseball: a poor batter; so called because he 'makes a monkey' of himself in a futile attempt to get a hit ...1888 baseball usage
• MOP-UP MAN - in baseball: a pitcher used late in the game when the outcome of the game is no longer in doubt ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• MOTOR - in baseball: a player who can run fast ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• MOUNDSMAN - in baseball: a pitcher ...1906 colloq.
• MOVE-AROUND FIELDER - in baseball: a fielder with a wide range, who covers more than the average amount of territory ...1945 baseball usage
• NAILS - a baseball player who is tough ...1989 Amer. sl.
• OFER - in baseball: a second-rate player ...1966 US sl.
• PADDIST - in baseball: the catcher ...1947 baseball usage
• PAINT MASTER - in baseball: a pitcher who 'paints the black' or pinpoints his pitches (paint the black - to throw pitches over the black borders [inside or outside corners] of home plate) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• PASTURE-MAN an outfielder ...Bk1962 Amer. baseball sl.
• PIGTAIL - in baseball: one who fetches out-of-bounds balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
• POTATO - in baseball: a player brought up from a farm club ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• RABBIT - in baseball: a player with great speed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SABERMETRICIAN - in baseball: one who engages in or is a fancier of sabermetrics (the study and mathematical analysis of baseball statistics and records) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SACKER - in baseball: a defensive player assigned to cover first base, second base, or third base ...1891 baseball usage
• SACRIFICE HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who makes a sacrifice bunt or a sacrifice fly ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SAFE CARRIER - in baseball: a slow runner; one who seems as if he is running with a safe on his back ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SAFETY - in baseball: a reserve player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SANDLOTTER - in baseball: a sandlot or amateur player; a graduate of the lower realms of the game ...1911 arch. baseball usage
• SATCHELFOOT - in baseball: a player with large feet requiring large brogans ...1940 baseball usage
• SLABMAN in baseball: a pitcher ...1905 baseball usage
• SLABSTER in baseball: a pitcher ...1910 baseball usage
• SPACE CADET - in baseball: an eccentric player; a 'flake' who seems to have come from another planet or outer space ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SPALDING GUIDE - in baseball: a player whose every move seems posed, as if he were being photographed for the popular 'Spalding Base Ball Guides' of yore ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
• SPARE BAT - in baseball: a dependable player normally assigned to the bench but put in the game when a hit is needed ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• SPARK PLUG - in baseball: a player or manager with a fiery temper, one with the ability to spark the team ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TABLE-SETTER - in baseball: a player whose role is to get on base and/or advance others to set up a scoring opportunity ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TAGGER - in baseball: a player who makes a tag ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TAKE-CHARGE GUY - in baseball: a player who assumes the leadership of a team, particularly during a situation of stress ...Bk1966 Amer. baseball usage
• TALESMAN - † in baseball: the official scorer in some circles in the very early days of baseball ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TALLYKEEPER - in baseball: the scorekeeper ...1845 baseball usage
• TALLYMAN - in baseball: the scorekeeper ...1858 baseball usage
• TAPPERITIS HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits tappers (a lightly hit ball without power, but perhaps well placed) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TARZAN - in baseball: a slovenly, frowzy baseball player ...1934 baseball usage
• TATTOOED MAN - in baseball: a pitcher who has been hit hard or off whom several hits have been made ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TEACHER - in baseball: the manager of a baseball team ...1917 baseball usage
• TEAM PLAYER - in baseball: a player who works with others for the benefit of the team rather than playing for his own recognition; e.g. a player who hits to right field to advance a runner ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• TEASER - in baseball: an especially deceptive pitcher ...1883 baseball usage
• UKULELE HITTER - in baseball: a hitter who hits weak ground balls to the infielders; a poor hitter ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• UKULELE UMPIRE - in baseball: the umpire stationed at third base ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF - in baseball: the umpire positioned behind the plate when there are two or more umpires assigned to a game; he is the official in charge of the game and the only person with the authority to declare a forfeit; he makes all decisions regarding the batter, which includes calling balls, strikes, and foul balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• VACUUM CLEANER - in baseball: an excellent fielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WAITER 1. in baseball: a batter who swings only at strikes ...1909 baseball usage
2. in baseball: a batter who swings late ...Bk1999 baseball usage
3. in baseball: a batter who attempts to get on base by waiting for a base on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALKER - in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls ...1911 baseball usage
• WALKING MAN - in baseball: a batter who receives many bases on balls ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALK-UP - in baseball: a fan who makes a single-game ticket purchase at the box office on the day of the game ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WALLY PIPP - in baseball: a player who takes himself out of the lineup, such as for illness or injury; one who makes a bad move ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WIG-WAGGER in baseball: a base coach ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• WIND PADDIST in baseball: a catcher ...1905 baseball usage
• WINDOW-WEARER in baseball: a player who wore eyeglasses on the field ...1930s baseball usage
• WOOD-CARRIER in baseball: a batter who often strikes out; one who carries his bat to and from the plate ...1932 baseball usage
• YAN - a professional baseball player, esp. a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• YANKEE HATER - in baseball: one who has a long-standing aversion to the New York Yankees ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• YANKEE KILLER - in baseball: a player who performs well against the New York Yankees ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• YANNIGAN - in baseball: a rookie, not a regular player; a player on the second team in a spring-training camp game; a young inexperienced athlete who has just joined a team; a crude or uncouth baseball player ...1898 baseball usage
• YODELER - in baseball: the third base coach, esp. a noisy one who may be trying to unnerve the pitcher or who shouts instructions to the runner on second base ...1937 baseball usage
• YOUNG HOPEFUL - in baseball: a newly acquired player with promise ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• ZEBRA - in baseball: a very fast outfielder ...Bk1999 baseball usage
baseball - person, other
• BASEBALL ANNIE - a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players ...1949 baseball usage
• BASEBALL BRIDE - the wife of a baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL SADIE - a generic name for an unattached woman who favours the company of baseball players ...1964 baseball usage
• BASEBALL WIDOW - a woman who loses her husband to the ballpark, television set, or radio druing the baseball season; the husband spends so much time watching and listening to the games that the wife is virtually abandoned ...Bk1999 baseball usage
• BASEBALL WIDOWER a man who loses his wife to the ballpark, television set, or radio during the baseball season ...Bk1999 baseball usage
baseball - verbs
• BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
• BUTCHERBOY in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion ...1978 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1971 Amer. sl.
• FAN in baseball, of a batter: to strike out ...1886 Amer. colloq.
• FAN OUT in baseball, of a batter: to strike out ...1886 Amer. colloq.
• FOG IT IN in baseball, to pitch a fast ball; to throw hard ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GO DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
• HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL in baseball: to throw a pitch with unusual speed or an unusually deceptive motion ...1911 US sl.
• HIT IT DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
• HORSE-COLLAR in baseball: to keep a batter hitless during a game ...1941 US sl.
• LACE in baseball: to hit a ball hard ...1891 US sl.
• NAB 1. in baseball: to field a ball successfully ...1920 Amer. sl.
2. in baseball: to put out a runner ...1939-40 Amer. sl.
• PIGTAIL in baseball: to fetch out-of-bound balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
• POKE in baseball: to hit the ball, esp. to hit fairly lightly with precise aim ...1880s Amer. baseball usage
• PULL A ROCK to make a mistake in baseball ...M20 US sl.
• SHACK to retrieve stray balls for a baseball or tennis player; to retrieve a stray ball; broadly, to go in search of ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TAKE DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a home run off (a pitcher) ..1978 Amer. sl.
• TAKE IT DOWNTOWN in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
baseball - phrases
• OUT AUNT MAGGIE'S WINDOW of a homerun: out of the ballpark ...1962 US sl.
BASEBOARD - nouns
• WASHBOARD a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor ...1806 Amer. dial.
BASE-BORN - adjectives
• BASTARDLY † of bastard sort; mongrel, base-born ...1552
• ILL-CLECKIT misbegotten. base-born ...1819 Sc.
base-born - person
• GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born person; one of low birth; one of the rabble; a ragged rascal ...1818 Sc.
BASHFUL - adjectives
• ASHAMED bashful, timid, esp. of children ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARD unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BASH shy, bashful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial..
• AW-SHUCKS of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful ...1932 colloq.
• BLATE shy, sheepish, bashful, timid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULL-SHY bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DASHED abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DASHFUL bashful ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FASH shy, bashful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAISK bashful, self-conscious ...1845 Sc.
• MEEVERLY mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PEAKY bashful, shy ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PUDIBUND * modest, bashful, prudish ...1656
• PUDIBUNDOUS † shame-faced; bashful; modest ...1656
• SACKLESS simple, inoffensive, harmless; trembling; bashful ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHAMEFACED modest, bashful, shy ...M16
• SHAMEFAST † showing shame; abashed, bashful, modest ...c897
• SMOOTY-FACED shy, bashful, modest, shame-faced ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UNBOLD † lacking in boldness; timid, bashful; backward, slow ...c897
• VERECUND modest, bashful; shy, coy ...c1550
• VERECUNDIOUS † accompanied by modesty; modest, bashful, shy, coy ...a1639
bashful - verbs
• AW-SHUCKS to saw 'aw shucks'; to behave with bashfulness or self-deprecation ...1964 US colloq.
BASHFULLY - adverbs
• BLAITLY bashfully ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLATELY bashfully ...Bk1911 Sc.
BASHFULNESS - nouns
• BACKWARDNESS reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness ...1597
• BASHEDNESS † abashment, bashfulness ...c1440
• FIG BAR the attitude of a very bashful child, the toes turned in, eyes lowered, and the finger in the mouth ...1935 Amer. sl.
• PUDENCY modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness ...1605
• SHAMEFACE * a bashful expression or appearance ...M17
• VERECUNDITY * modesty, bashfulness .,..1721
• VERECUNDNESS * modesty, bashfulness ...1727
bashfulness - verbs
• EFFRONT †* to free from bashfulness ...1643
BASIC - adjectives
• CAKES-AND-COFFEE basic, fundamental ...1900s US sl.
• GUT basic; essential; most immediate ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HARDPAN basic, fundamental; conservative ...1870 Amer. dial.
• PORK-AND-BEAN(S) basic, unenterprising, second-rate ...1910s US sl.
• VANILLA ordinary, simple, basic ...1977 US sl.
basic - nouns
• FUNK anything basic, elemental, earthy; the essence of being ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
BASIS - nouns
• SUBSTRUCTION a basis, foundation ...1765
BASK, BASKING - nouns
• BEEK 1. a warming or basking in the heat; a bask ...1725 Sc.
2. the act of basking in the sun or by the fire ...1725 Sc.
bask, basking - verbs
• APRICATE * to bask in the sun; to expose to sunlight ...a1691
• BAUM to bask in the sun or by the fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEK † to expose oneself to the pleasurable warmth of sun, fire, etc.; to bask in the sun or warmth of a fire ...c1230 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEKE to warm; to bask ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELK to lounge idly; to bask in the sun ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BASKET - adjectives
• BASCAUDAL pert. to a basket or basket-work ...1870
basket - nouns
• BASTICK a basket ...1842 Eng. dial.
• FAN a large basket ...1863 Eng. dial.
• FRICKLE a basket for fruit that holds about a bushel ...1681 obs.
• HEAP † a wicker basket ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEAP † a basket ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAUND a basket, a hamper ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOLLSACK a market basket ...M19 sl.
• RETICAL-BASKET a covered basket ...1895 Sc.
• RETICULE a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RETICULE-BASKET a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEP a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
• SKIPPET † a basket ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
basket - person
• WAND-WEAVER - a basket-maker ...1896 Eng. dial.
BASKETBALL - adjectives
• DEAD in basketball: having completed a dribble and being forced either to shoot or pass ...20C sl.
basketball - nouns
• AIR BALL a basketball throw that misses everything, esp. the basket ...Bk2006 US sl.
• AIR TIME the time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk ...Amer. sl.
• ALLEY OOP in basketball: a pass that is lobbed far through the air and tipped in by a player waiting near the basket ...Bk1994 sl.
• B-BALL basketball ...1960s US Black sl.
• BRICK a failed shot in basketball that bounces off the rim or backboard ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUCKET a hoop or basket in basketball ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUST a good shot in basketball ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CAGE 1. a basketball basket or net ...1920s US sports sl.
2. basketball ...1920s US sports sl.
• CHINESE BASKET (usually offensive) in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to 'the rules,' it doesn't count ...1980 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPIE in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
• CORDS a basketball net ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN in basketball, the thee-point field goal region ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FACE JOB in basketball: a play or game which humiliates the opposition; a one-sided victory ...1980 Amer. sl.
• RAINBOW JUMPER in basketball: a high, arcing jump shot ...1974 US sl.
basketball - person
• AIRCRAFT CARRIER in basketball: a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory ...Bk1994 sl.
• BACKCOURTMAN in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone ...1974
• BALLER one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball ...1996 US college sl.
• BALL HAWK in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BALL HOG in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BASKETBALL JONES a playground basketball addict ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BASKET-HANGER in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• BIG MAN in basketball: the centre ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• BUTCHER in basketball: an excessively rough defensive player ...1972 US sl.
• CAGER - a basketball player ...c1925 Amer. sl.
• GARBAGE SHOOTER - in basketball: a player who specializes in taking and making easy shots close to the basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• GUNNER - in basketball: a flashy performer ...1960s US basketball sl.
• HANGER - in basketball: a player who stays back under his basket while the other team is on offense; a quick pass to him from teammate potentially makes for an easy basket ...Bk2005 basketball usage
• HEAVER - in basketball: someone who shoots a lot ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• TAILOR - in basketball: someone deft not only at blocking shots but at altering them too ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
basketball - verbs
• BAG in basketball: to score a basket ...1979 Amer. sl.
• B-BALL to play basketball ...1990s US Black sl.
• BUTCHER in sports, esp. basketball: to block an offensive player with undue roughness ...1980 US sl.
• CROAK in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• CROAK ON SOMEONE in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• D UP in basketball: to set up a defense; to mark up on the opposition ...20C Aust.
• HACK in basketball: to strike the arm of an opponent with the hand ...1977 Amer. sl.
• SCRAUNCH to defeat in a game; to overcome an opponent, esp. in basketball ...1934 Amer. Black student sl.
• SHAKE AND BAKE to dribble a basketball from left to right, this is the 'shake,' then going past your opponent to score a basket, this is the 'bake': a trick played on the other team for a score in a basketball game ...1990s basketball players' usage
BASKETFUL - nouns
• BASKETLE a basketful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LEAPFUL † a basketful ...c1000
BASQUE - person
• MOUNTAIN NIGGER (derogatory) a person of Basque heritage ...1967 Amer. dial.
BASS (fish) - nouns
• BASE † bass, a fish ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BASSOON - nouns
• FAGOTTO a bassoon ...1724
bassoon - person
• FAGOTTIST a performer on the bassoon ...1886
BASTARD - see ILLEGITIMATE
BASTE - verbs
• BESS to sew slackly; to baste ...Bk1898 Sc.
• GADGE to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOB to take long stitches in sewing, to sew loosely and clumsily; to baste ...1808 Sc.
BAT - nouns
• AIRY-MOUSE the bat ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• BACK-BEARAWAY the bat ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BACKIE the bat ...1870 Sc.
• BACKIE-BIRD the bat ...1785 Sc.
• BAT-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATSH in caving and pot-holing: bat excreta ...2004 UK sl.
• BATTY-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEARAWAY a bat ...1742 Eng. dial.
• BULLBAT the common leather-winged bat ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALLOW-MOUSE † a bat ...1340
• DAIRY-MOUSE the bat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLITTERMOUSE a bat ...1547
• HADDABAT the common bat ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• HAT-BAT a bat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEATHER-WING. a bat ...1851
• OGERHUNCH † an odd-looking, ugly, loathsome, or frightful creature; a bat; any animal in a very poor condition ...a1838 Sc.
• RATTLE-MOUSE † an old name for a bat ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REAR-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REELY-MOUSE a bat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REER-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RERE-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RYE-MOUSE a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
BATH, BATHING - adjectives
• BALNEAL pert. to a (warm) bath, or to bathing ...c1645
• BALNEARY pert. to the bath or bathing ...1883
• BALNEATORY † pert. to a bath ...1731
• LAVANT † that bathes; given to bathing ...1661
bath, bathing - nouns
• BADE a bath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGNIO † a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. ...1615
• BAIN † 1. a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held ...1475
† 2. an act of bathing; a bath ...1483
• BAINING † bathing ...1528
• BALNE † a (warm) bath ...1471
• BALNEARY a bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring ...1646
• BALNEATION † bathing ...1646
• BALNEOGRAPHY a description of or a treatise upon baths ...Bk1888
• BALNEOLOGY the scientific study of bathing and medicinal springs ...1883
• BALNEOTHERAPY treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs ...Bk1888
• BALNEUM a bath; bathing ...1652
• BATH † a spring of water (chiefly hot or impregnated with minerals) suitable for bathing ...864
• BIRD BATH a bath requiring a minimum of water ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BITCH BATH a so-called bath without water, using talcum powder, deodorant, and perfume ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOGEY a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• CALDARIUM a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room ...1753
• LAVATORY a vessel for washing; a bath ...a1375
• LAVATUR † a vessel for washing; a bath ...1535 Sc.
• SPLASH any form of water, eg. a river, a lake, a sea, a bath ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHORE BATH 1. a bath using talcum powder, deodorant, and perfume ...1953 Amer. dial.
2. a bath taken at a washstand ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHORE'S BATH a bath with water out of one's helmet ...1944 US services' sl.
bath, bathing - person
• BALNEOLOGIST an expert in balneology (the study of therapeutic bathing and medicinal springs) ...1902
• BATHER † a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath ...1636
bath, bathing - verbs
• BOGEY, BOGIE, BOGY to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...1960 Aust. sl.
BATHE - verbs
• BAD to bathe; to bathe oneself ...1908 Sc.
• BADE to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAFF to bathe an injured part to give it relief ...1898 Sc.
• BAIN † to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BASK † to bathe, esp. in warm water or liquid; hence, to be suffused with, or swim in, blood, etc. ...1393
• LAVE to wash, to bathe ...c1000 chiefly poetic
• LAVER † to bathe ...1607
• TAINT †* to dip, to bathe ...1594
• WADE to bathe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BATH-HOUSE - nouns
• BAGNIO † a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. ...1615
• BAIN † a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath ...1494
• BANIO a bath-house ...1882 Amer. dial.
• BANYA a bath-house ...1941 Amer. dial.
bath-house - person
• BAIGNEUR - a bath keeper (French) ...Bk1898
• BAIN KEEPER - the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc. ...1569
• BALNEATOR - † a bath-keeper ...Bk1717
• BATHER - † a bath-keeper, or attendant at a bath ...1636
• BATH KEEPER a keeper or attendant at a bath-house ...1591
• BATHSHEBA one who frequents homosexual bath-houses ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BATHING SUIT - see SWIMWEAR
BATON - nouns
• NIGGER-STICK (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. ...1971 US sl.
BATTER - verbs
• BANJAX to batter; to break; to beat ...1939 sl.
• BESNANG to crush, to batter, to beat in ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CLOBBER to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash...1946 sl.
• HATTER † to bruise with blows; to batter the edge or face of, to erode ...c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LABOUR to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LAMMER to beat, to batter ...1955 Sc.
• SCASH † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• SCASS † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• TINKER to batter, to maul ...1826 boxing sl.
BATTERED - adjectives
• BANGED UP of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work ...20C sl.
• BATTERABLE that can be battered or bruised by beating ...1611
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUNGDOWN battered, used up, belabored ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DINGED UP battered ...1979 Aust. sl.
BATTLE - adjectives
• BATTAILANT † engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting ...1591
• BATTAILOUS fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious ...c1380 arch.
• MARTIABLE † martial, pert. to war or battle ...1470
• MARTIAN † pert. to war or battle ...1591
battle - nouns
• ABATAYLMENT †* battlement ...c1325
• BARGAIN † contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy ...1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• BATRACHOMYOMACHY the battle of the frogs and mice, a mock heroic poem, possibly of the Homeric age ...Bk1888
• BRAIN-SHED † the scattering of brains in battle ...1856
• CAMP † martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
• CARVE-UP a fight; a battle; a gang war ...1961 UK sl.
• DIMICATION * the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife ...1623
• EDGE † line of battle ...1535
• FAIR DAY, A † a successful day in battle ...1480
• I-WIN † battle, war; contest, strife ...c888
• LARM † a call to arms, a signal calling upon men to arm ...1530
• LARUM a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger ...1549
• MAIN BATTLE † a pitched battle as opposed to mere skirmishing ...1568
• MALE JOURNEY † an unfortunate battle ...1455
• MART † war, battle ...1432-50
• ORDINANCE † arrangement in ranks or rows; esp. in order of battle; battle array or a mode of battle array; also, a display of military force; a host in array ...c1330
• PICTURE SHOW a big battle ... Amer. World War I sl.
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RANGED BATTLE, A † a pitched battle ...1530
• SHAKE † a charge of men in battle; an onrush ...c1380
• SHOWER † a military assault or attack; also, an armed conflict, a battle ...a1375
• TOIL battle, strife, turmoil ...a1400 arch.
• WAL-SLAUGHT † deadly battle ...a900 poetic
• WOODEN CROSS death in battle ...1919 services' sl.
battle - person
• BATTAILANT † one who does battle; a combatant ...1620
battle - verbs
• ABATAYL †* to embattle ...c1380
• CAMP † to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRAW THE ACE to die in battle ...Bk1998 sl.
BATTLE CRY - nouns
• ON-CRY a battle-cry or slogan ...1899
BATTLEFIELD - person
• DEATH-HUNTER one who visits battlefields in order to scavenge for clothes and other saleable items ...E19 sl.
BATTLEMENT - adjectives
• CASTELLATE * built like a castle; having battlements ...1830
• CASTELLATED built like a castle; having battlements ...1679
battlement - nouns
• CASTELLATION the building of castles; the furnishing of a house with battlements; a fortified or castellated structure; a battlement ...1818
battlement - verbs
• CASTELLATE to build in the manner of a castle; to build with battlements ...1831
BAUBLE - nouns
• FLUMMADIDDLE a bauble, a bit of finery ...1882 Amer. dial.
• GAUDY † a bright-coloured ornament; a toy, a bauble, a gewgaw ...1555
• GINGAMBOBS † toys, baubles ...1690 sl.
• MAROTTE a fool's bauble ...1611
• MARROT a fool's bauble ...1611
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
BAWD - adjectives
• LENONIAN †* belonging to a bawd ...1656
bawd - nouns
• BAWDRY the practice of a bawd; the business of providing opportunities for sexual immorality ...c1374 arch.
• MACKERELAGE † the services of a bawd or pander ...1602
bawd - person (also see BROTHEL)
• ABBESS a woman who manages a brothel; a madame; a bawd; a procuress ...1749 sl.
• AUNT the manager of a brothel; a bawd; a prostitute ...1606 UK sl.
• AUNTIE, AUNTY - brothel madam; a bawd; an old prostitute ...17C sl.
• BALDSTROD a bawd, a procuress ...a1500 Sc.
• BALDYSTROT † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BALESTROD a bawd, a procurer ...a1500 Sc.
• BAUD a procurer or procuress; a brothel-keeper; a harlot ...1362
• BAUDSTROT a bawd, a pander, a procuress ...1362
• BAWD one employed in pandering to sexual debauchery; a procurer or procuress; orig. a ‘go-between,’ a pander; since c1700 only feminine, and applied to a procuress, or a woman keeping a place of prostitution ...1362
• BAWDRESS † a woman bawd ...1569
• BAWDSTROT † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BAWSTROP - † a bawd, male or female; a pander; a procuress ...1362
• BESYNE - a whore, a bawd ...1825 Sc.
• BISMAR - a keeper of a brothel; a bawd ...Bk1874 Sc.
• BISMARE - a lewd woman; a bawd ...1825 Sc.
• BISMER - † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• BUTTOCK BROKER - a bawd - also, a match-maker ...1698 sl.
• DAB - a pimp, esp. a bawd ...L19 sl.
• FLESH-BROKER - a bawd - a procuress ...L17 sl.
• FLESH-MONGER - a procurer - a pimp - the male keeper of a brothel ...17C sl.
• HACK - * a prostitute; one who is sexually experienced; also, a procuress, a pimp ...1699 sl.
• HACKNEY WOMAN - †* a woman who obtains a prostitute for a client; a procuress ...c1616
• HIVER - a travelling bawd; a male or female who earns money off the work of the prostitutes he or she travels with; usually in plural ...1889 US Western sl.
• KIP-KEEPER - a brothel-keeper - a madame ...M18 sl.
• LADY ABBESS - a brothel-keeper - a madame ...L17 sl.
• LANDLADY - the proprietress of a brothel - a madam ...1939 US sl.
• MACKEREL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MACRELL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MACRIO - †* one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...a1627
• MADAM - a bawd - the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
• MADAME - a bawd - the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
• MAMA-SAN - an elderly or middle-aged East Asian woman - often applied to one who manages a brothel ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MAN-HUCKSTER - † 'a mistress of the male stews' (brothel) ...a1625
• MAQUERELL - † one who ministers to sexual debauchery - a bawd - a pimp - a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MEAT-MERCHANT - a bawd ...19C sl.
• MEAT-MONGER - a male who is a brothel keeper ...19C Brit. sl.
• MINE AUNT - a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house ...1785 sl.
• MOTHER - a madam ...17C Brit. cant
• MOTHER ABBESS - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam ...1748 UK sl.
• MOTHER CUNNY - a procuress or bawd ...1660 UK sl.
• MOTHER DAMNABLE - a procuress; a madam ...1665 UK sl.
• MOTHER KNAB-CONY - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER MIDNIGHT - a bawd, a madam ...1636
• MOTHER NAB-CONY - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER NABEM - a madam, a bawd ...1675 UK sl.
• MOTHER OF THE MAIDS - a brothel-keeper, a bawd, a madam ...1629 UK sl.
• SMOCKSTER - a madam or a pimp ...E17 Brit. sl.
• SUBURBAN-ROARER a pimp; a bawdy-house bully ...1659 sl.
• WAFER-WOMAN a madame; one employed in amorous intrigues ...1607
• WOMAN'S BROKER a bawd; a procuress ...Bk1916 sl.
bawd - person, other
• ABBOT - a bawd's man; a brothel-keeper's husband, lover, or preferred male; a ponce ...1591 sl.
BAWDRY - nouns
• BAWDREAMINY bawdry ...1608 nonce word
BAWDY - adjectives
• ORNERY bawdy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PECCAMINOUS †* full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd ...1656
• RAUNCHY sexually suggestive, salacious, or bawdy ...1967 sl.
• SMUTTY obscene, bawdy ...17C
• SPURCIDICAL † speaking dishonestly, obscenely, or smuttily; bawdy in speech ...1656
bawdy - verbs
• TALK PACK-THREAD to speak bawdily in seemly terms ...L18 colloq.
BAWL - verbs
• BOOHOO to weep or cry loudly, to bawl ...1843 Amer. dial.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GAPE † to bawl or shout ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARL to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAUL to howl; to bawl, to shout; to scream harshly; to weep ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAWL † to call aloud, to shout, to bawl, to scream, to vociferate ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc.
• YELLOCH to scream; to yell; to bawl ...1773 Sc.
• YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
BAWLING - adjectives
• YAUPY given to screaming or bawling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bawling - person
• YOWPSE a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
• YOWP-SIMON a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
BAWL OUT, BAWLING OUT - nouns
• CHAWING-UP a bawling-out; a reprimand ...1883 Amer. dial.
bawl out, bawling out - verbs
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S ASS OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1948 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
BAY - nouns
• BAYLET a little bay ...1826
• BIGHT a bay, a creek; a projection in a river ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAND-FEATHER † a bay or inlet ...c1582
• OB a creek, a bay ...1930 Sc.
• SINE †* a gulf or bay ...1591
• SINUS † a bay, gulf, or arm of the sea ...1684
BAYONET - nouns
• BAGGINET a bayonet ...1714 Sc.
• BAGGONET a bayonet ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BAGNET a bayonet ...1714 Sc.
• BAGNIT a bayonet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BAGONET a bayonet ...1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEGNET a bayonet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIGNET a bayonet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAMP-CANDLESTICK an empty bottle or a bayonet ...1811 military sl.
• CAN OPENER a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAT JABBER a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAT STABBER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CHEESE TOASTER a bayonet; a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COLD STEEL bayonets (in hand-to-hand fighting) ...World War II Amer. sl.
• HUN STICKER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JERRY JABBER a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MEAT-SKEWER a bayonet ...c1910 army colloq.
• MINN a mouth, inlet or arm of the sea; a deep hollow in the bottom of the sea; a bay or gulf the water of which is deeper than that of the sea outside it ...1897 Sc.
• PERSUADER a bayonet ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• ROSALIE one's bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOOTHPICK a bayonet ...World War I Amer. sl.
• VOE an inlet of the sea; a deep bay or long creek; a fjord ...1733 Sc.
• WINKLE-PIN a bayonet ...1924 military sl.
BAZAAR - nouns
• LADIES' FAIR a bazaar ...1844