REVERSE DICTIONARY
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BEL - BEZ
BELABOUR - verbs
• LABOUR to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LAMBAISE to lambaste, to whack, to belabour ...1913 Sc.
• QUILT to beat, to thrash soundly, to flog, to belabour, to whack ...1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RACK * to beat, to belabour ...1822 Sc.
• SAUCE † to belabour, to beat a person, to flog ...1598
• TABBER to beat, to belabour, to thrash ...c1850 Sc.
• TABOUR † to beat, to belabour, to thrash ...1624 obs. exc. Sc.
BELATED - adjectives
• BELANTERED behind time, belated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BELCH - adjectives
• NIDOROUS * applied to stomachic crudities and eructations suggestive of strong and unpleasant smells ...1651
belch - nouns
• BELK a belch, eructation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILK a belch, eructation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOKE a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ERUCT a belch ...M17
• FACE FART a belch, a burp ...2000s NZ sl.
• GURK a belch ...1932 colloq.
• RAIRD the noise made by eructation; a backward breaking of wind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAQUEL WELCH a belch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• RIFT a belch; a burp ...15C
• ROAR a loud report; a violent eructation ...1808 Sc.
• VENTOSITY a fart; a belch ...1513
• WYATT EARP a burp, a belch ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
belch - person
• WYATT a person who burps loudly and for comic effect ...1992 UK sl. from 'Wyatt Earp' - a burp
belch - verbs
• BELK to belch, to eructate ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BELVER to belch ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAWP to belch; to heave up water ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOKE to retch, to vomit; to belch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH to belch acrid liquid into the mouth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURP to belch ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ERUCT to belch ...M17
• ERUCTATE to belch; to vomit forth ...E17
• FACE-FART to burp ...1982 NZ sl.
• GALOPE † to belch ...1825 Sc.
• GROWL to belch ...20C US euphemism
• GRUNT to belch ...20C US colloq.
• GULLOP †* to belch up ...1642
• GURK to belch ...1923 colloq.
• RAIRD to make a noise by eructation; to break wind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RASP † to belch ...1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RESP to belch ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RIFT to belch, to burp ...19C
• RUCT †* to belch, to bring up wind ...1620
• YEAP'M † to hiccup; to belch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESK † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEX † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOX † to belch; to hawk; to spit ...1827 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
belch - interjections/phrases
• AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH used in response to someone's belching ...1977 UK sl.
• MANY HAPPY RETURNS said when someone belches ...19C sl.
BELCHING - adjectives
• RASPING † belching ...1629
BELEAGUER - verbs
• BELAY † to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer ...c1320
• BELIE † to lie with an army around, to beleaguer ...a1000
BELFRY - nouns
• BELL-HOUSE a church tower, a belfry ...1652 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BELGIUM - nouns
• COCKPIT OF EUROPE Belgium ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Belgium - person
• BELGE - a native or inhabitant of the Low Countries, esp. a native or inhabitant of Belgium ...1591
• BELGEEK - a Belgian ...1925 US military sl.
• BELGIAN - a native of modern Belgium ...1865
• BELGIC - * a native or inhabitant of the modern state of Belgium ...1870
• BELGIQUE - a Belgian ...1925 US military sl.
• BELGY - (often depreciative) a person from Belgium ...1841 colloq.
• BUFFALO - a Belgian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMINGO - an inhabitant of Flanders ...c1910
• WALLOON - a man or woman of the race, of Gaulish origin and speaking a French dialect, which forms the chief portion of the population of the south-eastern provinces of Belgium ...1567
BELIEF - nouns
• ABERGLAUBE belief beyond what is certain and verifiable ...1873
• BELIEFFULNESS the quality of being full of belief or faith ...1548 arch.
• FACTOID a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief ...1970s Amer. sl.
• ICONOCLASM the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious ...1858
• LEVE † belief, faith ...c950
• WANTROWING †* mistrust, faint belief ...c1440
belief - person
• ICONOCLAST one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious ...1842
BELIEVABLE - verbs
• WASH to be believable ...1849 sl.
BELIEVE - adjectives
• CREABLE † easy to believe, credible ...1480
• CREDENCIVE * ready to believe ...1864
• NOTIONAL of the opinion; inclined to believe ...1823 Amer. dial.
believe - verbs
• ADAM to believe ...1925 rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
• ADAM-AND-EVE to believe ...1925 rhyming sl.
• BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE to believe firmly something astounding, impossible, or absurd; hence, to be a fool ...18C colloq.
• BLEEBE to believe ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BREAST to believe a wonder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUY to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
• CALCULATE to think, to expect, to believe ...1830 US colloq.
• EAT to believe unquestioningly ...L19 sl.
• EAT UP to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
• FAKE to give heed to; to believe, to credit ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FANCY to think, to believe ...1896 Eng. dial.
• FEATURE to imagine, to comprehend, to believe ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HOLD ON BY SOMEONE'S MONKEY-TAIL to take someone's word for a story ...1887 nautical sl.
• LEVE † to believe in; to trust, to give credence to a person or thing ...c1175
• OPINIONATE * to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think ...1621
• SUP UP † to take in, to 'swallow' a story, to be convinced ...1579
• WEAR to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
believe - phrases
• WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT? would you believe it? ...1910s rhyming sl.
BELIEVED - adjectives
• AL not to be believed (Always Lying) ...1995 US sl.
• BELEFT believed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FULL OF SHIT rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted ...sl.
• LEVEABLE †* that may be believed or trusted; credible, trustworthy ...1382
BELIEVER - person
• FAITHFULLIST † a believer ...1653 nonce word
• LEVER †* a believer ...c1340
BELIEVING - adjectives
• BELIEFFUL full of faith, believing ...c1175 arch.
• LEAFFUL † faithful, believing ...c950
• OMNIFIDEL believing everything; holding all creeds ...1848
believing - nouns
• LEVING † believing ...1533
• OMNICREDULITY universal credulity; capacity of believing anything whatever ...1845
BELITTLE - verbs
• COAT to belittle someone; to defeat someone with words ...1997 UK sl.
• DE-AMPLE † to deprive of amplitude, to belittle ...1657 nonce word
• DIMINUTE * to lessen; to belittle, to disparage, to put down, to degrade, to humiliate ...1575
• DISS to belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone ...Bk2006 US sl.
• IMMINISH † to diminish; to belittle ...a1400
• SHOOT JOKES ON ONE to belittle someone in a jocular manner ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT ON to belittle; to insult; to verbally attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SUBSTRACT † to belittle, to disparage ...1728
BELIZE - person
• BELIZAN - * a native or inhabitant of Belize ...1964
• BELIZEAN - a native or inhabitant of Belize on the Caribbean coast of Central America, since 1981 and independent Commonwealth state and formerly a British Crown Colony ...1868
• BELIZIAN - a native or inhabitant of Belize ...1835
BELL - adjectives
• CAMPANAL † bell-shaped ...1571
• CAMPANARIAN * pert. to bell-founding or to bells ...1869
• CAMPANILIAN †* pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells ...1693
• CAMPANISTIC pert. to a bellman ...1883
• CAMPANOLOGICAL pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing ...1800
• TINTINNABULANT ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling ...1812
• TINTINNABULAR pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell ...1767
• TINTINNABULARY pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell ...1787
• TINTINNABULATE * bell-shaped ...1874
• TINTINNABULATORY pert. to bells or bell-ringing ...1827
• TINTINNABULOUS pert. to bell-ringing ...1791-3
bell - nouns
• BELL-DREAM † the sound or music of a bell ..c1200
• BIMBOMS church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. ...1679 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF BELLS, A a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAMPANA a church bell ...1706
• CAMPANEL †* a small bell ...1653
• CAMPANILE a bell-tower; a steeple ...1640
• CAMPANOLOGY the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing ...1847
• CANNON the part of a bell by which it is suspended ...1872
• CANON a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung ...1688
• CARILLON 1. a melody played on the bells ...1803
2. a set of bells so hung and arranged as to be capable of being played upon either by manual action or by machinery ...1836
• DING-DONG a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DING-DONG-DELL a bell ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DINGER a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACKS † the chimes or tunes struck on bells ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JINGLE-BELL a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RALLY a violent, clamorous ringing of a bell ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RINGER a bell ...Bk1903 sl.
• SALLY the lower fully portion of a bell-rope ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SKELLACH a small bell ...1653 Sc.
• SKELLAT a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman ...1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare
• SKIRT the rim or base of a bell ...1555
• TANG the sound of a bell, esp. the sound produced by a slow, single stroke on a church bell; the stroke itself ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TAN-TAN a bell ...1653
• TANTONY a small hand-bell ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTONY BELL a hand-bell; a small church bell ...1567
• TING a ringing sound, a tinkle; the sound of a small bell or of a clock striking ...1827 Sc.
• TING-A-LING 1. a ringing sound; the sound of a bell or of a clock striking ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TING-A-RING the sound of the continued ringing of a small bell, or the like; ting-a-ling ...1833
• TING-TANG the alternating sound made by the ringing of a small bell; hence, a small bell, esp. the smallest bell of a church peal; an unmelodious bell ...1680
• TINGLE-TANGLE 1. a confused tinkling or ringing, as a number of bells ...1670
2. a small bell ...B1900
• TINK the sound of a small bell; a tinkle, a ring ...1901 Sc.
• TINKER a small church bell; the bell rung just before the service begins ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TINKLER a small bell ...1600
• TINTINNABULATION a ringing of a bell; bell-ringing; the sound of music so produced ...1831
• TINTINNABULE a bell ...1834 humorous nonce word
• TINTINNABULISM the art or practice of bell-ringing ...1826 nonce word
• TINTINNABULUM 1. a small tinkling bell ...1398
2. a percussion instrument, consisting of a number of bells suspended in a frame ...1877
• TINTINNATION †* a ringing like a bell ...1658
• TOCSIN a bell used to sound an alarm ...1841
• TONE a tolling stroke of a bell ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WAKERELL † a church bell ...1485
bell - person (includes BELLMAN, BELL-RINGER)
• BEADLE a town bellman ...1842 Sc.
• BEDDLE a beadle; a town bellman ...1842 Sc.
• BELL † a bellman; a town-crier with a bell ...1905 Sc.
• BELLETER a bell-founder ...1891 hist.
• BELLSTER a bell-ringer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMPANIST one versed in the subject of bells ...1872
• CAMPANOLOGER one versed in the subject of bells ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGIST one versed in the subject of bells ...1857
• STRETCH-ROPE † one who stretches a rope, applied to a bell-ringer ...1634
• TINTINNABULARY a bell-ringer ...1825
• TINTINNABULIST a professional bell-ringer ...1830
bell - verbs
• DINGLE to tinkle; to strike so as to produce a sound, as a bell ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JAMBLE to pull a bell rapidly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RING THE BELLS BACKWARD(S) to ring bells beginning with the lowest, to give an alarm etc....arch.
• RUN AWK of bells: to ring as alarm of fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• TANG to strike a bell or the like so as to cause it to emit a sharp loud ringing note ...1556
• TING to ring, to tinkle, to jingle; to give the sound of a small bell ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TINTINNABULATE to ring, to tinkle ...1906
• TONE to toll a bell ...1937 Amer. dial.
• VOLLEY to clang a peal of bells ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG THE BELLS to set the bells ringing or tolling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bell - interjections
• TAN-TIN! † imitation of the sound of a bell ...1721 nonce word
BELLBOY - see HOTEL
BELLE - person
• TIP a belle ...1825 Sc.
• TIPPER one who dresses finely; a belle or beau ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VIRE a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done ...1908 Sc.
• WAPPER - a showy, vain, vulgar person; a beau; a belle ...Bk1866 Sc.
BELLIGERENT - adjectives
• BADASS belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD-ASSED mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless ...1956 Amer. dial.
• ON THE HOOK belligerent ...1924 Amer. sl.
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent ...1635
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
belligerent - nouns
• CHIP a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER a belligerent attitude ...1830 Amer. colloq.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
belligerent - person
• ARAB † (derogatory) an unruly or belligerent person ...1788
• BAD-ASS a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD MOUTH one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner ...1968 sl.
• BAM a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1959 Sc. colloq.
• BAMPOT a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1962 Sc. colloq.
• BAMSTICK a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1965 Sc. colloq.
• BATTLE-AX(E) a belligerent and formidable person, usually an older one, and frequently one's wife ...1896 sl.
• BELLIGERATI any belligerent person or group ...2000 Amer. political sl.
• CEMENT-MIXER an overweight belligerent woman ...1967 Amer. sl.
• HARD-ON a stupid, despicable, or contemptible person; a difficult, tough, or aggressive person; a stubborn, belligerent person; a despicable man; orig. and frequently used as a term of abuse ...1958
• HEAD a belligerent, aggressive person ...1980 US Black sl.
• RANGATANG, RANGGATAN a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RANGO a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
belligerent - verbs
• GO ON THE FIGHT to become belligerent ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HAVE OFF to act belligerently ...1942 Amer. dial.
BELLOW - nouns
• BELLOCH a roar, a bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
bellow - verbs
• BEAL to bellow or roar as cattle; to shout ...1820 Eng. dial.
• BELDER of cattle: to bellow ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BELGE to cry aloud, to bellow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise ...a1000
• BELLOCH to bellow; to cry loudly, to roar ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLY to bellow; to weep loudly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELVE of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BIER to roar or bellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY to bellow; to low ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEET to bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• YELLOW †* to yelp; to bellow ...1600
BELLOWING - adjectives
• BELLING † roaring, bellowing; noisy ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELVING shouting, bellowing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BERAND † roaring, bellowing ...a1300
bellowing - nouns
• BELDERING a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull ...1841 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BELLING † the roaring of animals; bellowing ...c1440
• BELVING a shouting, a bellowing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOATION * a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar ...1646
BELLY (includes abdomen, stomach) - adjectives
• ABDOMINOUS having a paunch or big belly; corpulent ...1651
• BAGGED having a big belly; corpulent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAGGIE big-bellied ...1856 Sc.
• BAGGIT having a big belly, corpulent ...1873 Sc.
• BAGGY corpulent, big-bellied ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BANG-BELLIED having a large paunch ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• BARGE-BELLIED having a large or protuberant belly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARREL-BELLIED having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent ...1697
• BARREL-STOMACHED having a well-rounded belly ...1884
• BELLIED big-bellied, corpulent ...1532
• BELLY-MOUNTAINED † having a large prominent belly; fat-bellied ...1654
• BOW-WINDOWED having a pot belly ...1850 sl.
• BUSTIFIED pot-bellied ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GASTERAL pert. to the stomach ...1828 jocular
• GASTRAL pert. to the stomach ...1828 jocular
• GORBELLY † having a protuberant belly ...1532
• GOTCH-GUTTED corpulent, having a pot belly ...1694 Eng. dial.
• GREAT-BELLIED having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant ...1567
• GREAT-WAMED. having a large belly ...1513 Sc.
• GUTSY having a fat belly ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY corpulent, fat, pot-bellied ...1607 chiefly Sc.
• KECKER-HEARTED having a stomach that is easily upset ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLIED pot-bellied ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGY pot-bellied ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KETTLE-BELLIED big-bellied ...B1900 Ireland
• NESH-STOMACHED having a delicate stomach; said of one who can eat little food ...1841 Eng. dial.
• PODDY corpulent, obese, stout; round in the belly ...1844 colloq.
• POTTLE-BELLIED pot-bellied ...1941 Amer. dial.
• POTTY pot-bellied, overweight ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PUNCHY short and stout, thickset, squat, stumpy; having a large paunch ...1791
• SQUELCH-GUTTED † very fat; having a prominent belly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STOMACHY having a large belly; paunchy
• TADDY pot-bellied ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TEWLY-STOMACHED having a weak stomach ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TOCK-BELLIED † having a pot-belly; stout ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TOT-BELLIED corpulent, pot-bellied ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VENTRIC * pert. to the stomach or belly ...1869
• VENTRICOSE of persons: big-bellied; having an unusually or abnormally large abdomen ...1843
• VENTRICULOSE * paunch-bellied ...1727
• VENTRICULOUS * having a somewhat protuberant stomach ...1802
• VENTRINE * pert. to the abdomen ...a1859
• VENTRIOSE †* paunch-bellied ...1707
• VENTRIPOTENT having a large abdomen; big-bellied ...1611
• VENTROSE * having a belly ...1859
• WAMIE big-bellied, corpulent ...1825 Sc.
belly - adverbs
• ABOARD in one's stomach, esp. of drink ...19C sl., orig. US
• AMIDSHIPS in the belly ...1886 Amer. nautical sl.
• BELLY-FLAP flat on the stomach ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BUNG UPWARDS lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS in the belly ...1913 Amer. boxing usage
belly - nouns
• ABDOMEN † fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch ...1541
• ALDERMAN a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ALDERMAN'S BELLY a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE NELLIE the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• AUNT NELLY the belly ...20C rhyming sl.
• AUNTY the belly ...1961 rhyming sl. (Aunty Nelly)
• AUNTY NELLY the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• BAG the stomach ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE ROOM the stomach ...1858 Amer. sl.
• BAGGIE the stomach ...1787 Sc.
• BASKET the stomach ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BAUCH the belly, the stomach ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BAY WINDOW the belly; the abdomen ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BAZOO the stomach or belly ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BEER BARREL 1. the stomach ...19C sl.
2. a beer-drinkers paunch ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BEER BELLY a belly enlarged by drinking beer ...1942 sl.
• BEER GUT a belly enlarged by drinking beer ...1976 sl.
• BEER KEG 1. the stomach ...L19 US sl.
2. a beer belly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-PIECE † the flesh covering the belly ...1591
• BELLYSHIP the personality of the belly ...1600 humorous nonce word
• BIB the stomach ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINGEE, BINGEY, BINGIE, BINGY, BINJY the stomach ...1832 Aust. sl.
• BINNY the belly ...1908 Amer. dial., nursery usage
• BOOZE BELLY an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE GUT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE POT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOUG a child's name for the stomach or belly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWG a child's belly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-WINDOW a big belly ...1840 sl.
• BREAD BASKET the stomach ...1753 sl.
• BREAD-ROOM the stomach ...1794 sl.
• BROUGHTON'S MARK the pit of the stomach ...1747 boxing sl.
• CADDOCK the stomach ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAG the stomach, the belly ...1929 Sc.
• CHIPPIE an oversized stomach ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DARBY KEL the belly ...20C rhyming sl. (Darby Kelly)
• DARBY KELLY the belly ...1925 rhyming sl.
• DERBY KEL the belly ...1970 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DERBY KELLY the belly ...1970 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DINNER BASKET the belly; the stomach ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS the belly, esp. as a target for a boxer's punching ...1910s sl.
• DRAFFSACK † a big paunch ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUMPLING-SHOP the stomach ...1920s sl.
• ELLY-BAY the stomach ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'belly'
• FEED BOX the stomach ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRE BOX one's stomach ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GABBIE the human stomach ...a1774 Sc.
• GEBBIE the human stomach ...a1774 Sc.
• GOODYEAR the ring of excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• GORBELLY † a protuberant belly ...1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † a large abdomen...1606
• GRILL the stomach ...1940s US Black sl.
• GUNDY-GUT † a fat paunch ...1718
• GUT the stomach, abdomen, paunch ...a1000
• GUTBUCKET the belly ...1957 Amer. sl.
• GUT-PIECE the abdomen ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GUTS one's insides, the contents; the belly; the intestines ...a1000
• GUT-WORKS the belly ...1974 Amer. sl.
• HAG the paunch, the belly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAGGIS the stomach of a man or animal; the paunch ...1755 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HANGOVER a large belly which hangs over the belt ...20C US sl.
• HEAD the stomach ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEART † the stomach ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HOWL-HAMPER a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLESET a fat stomach ...20C Ulster sl.
• INNARDS the stomach ...1870 sl.
• INWARDS the stomach ...1602 sl.
• KEDGE the belly; the stomach ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLY a large, protuberant belly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-KYTE a large, protuberant stomach ...Bk1901 Sc.
• KEG the stomach ...1877 Amer. dial.
• KELDER the belly ...B1900 sl.
• KISHKA, KISHKE the stomach, gut ...1902 Yiddish
• KITE, KYTE the belly, stomach, paunch ...c1540 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LABONZA the pit of the stomach ...1934 US sl.
• LACKIE the stomach ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LARD SACK the belly of a fat individual ...1966 US sl.
• LITTLE MARY the stomach, belly ...1903 sl.
• LOCKER the belly ...1855 US nautical sl.
• LUNCH-BASKET the stomach ...1910s sl.
• LUNCHBOX the stomach ...1970s US Black sl.
• LUNCH-WAGON the stomach ...1910s sl.
• MACONOCHIE the abdomen ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• MANYPLIES the stomach of a man ...1833 jocular, chiefly Eng. dial.
• MARK the pit of the stomach ...1747 boxing sl.
• MEAT-SAFE the stomach ...1920 boxing sl.
• MIDDLE PIE the stomach ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE PIECE the stomach or belly...1848 Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE STOREY the stomach ...c1670 Brit. jocular
• MIDSHIPS the belly ...1871 US nautical sl.
• MILWAUKEE FRONT an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MILWAUKEE GOITER an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLEHILL a pregnant stomach ...E18 sl.
• MUCKLE-BAG the stomach ...1883 Sc.
• NANNY the stomach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NED KELLY the belly ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl.
• NELLY KELLY the belly ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• NEWINGTON BUTTS the stomach ...20C rhyming sl. for 'guts'
• NEWINGTONS the stomach ...20C rhyming sl. for 'guts' (Newington Butts)
• OPU the stomach, the belly ...1836 Hawaii
• ORGAN RECITAL a growling or gurgling in the stomach or intestines ...20C US colloq.
• PAIL the stomach ...1945 US sl.
• PANTRY the stomach ...1910s US sl.
• POD a large stomach ...L19 sl.
• POKE the stomach ...1975 US sl.
• PORCH a pot belly ...1942 US sl.
• PUDDING-HOUSE † the stomach, the belly ...1609
• PUDDING-LEATHER the stomach ...1787 Sc.
• PUKU the belly ...1941 NZ Maori
• REJUMBLE the working of the stomach ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SADDLE BAGS excess flesh around the upper thighs, or occasionally, a portly stomach ...1960s sl.
• SANDY MACNAB the stomach ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'flab'
• SANDY MCNAB the stomach ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'flab'
• SHIT-BAG the stomach, the belly ...1902 sl.
• SIXPACK a male's stomach, with rippling muscles ...Aust. sl.
• SPARE TIRE a paunch ...Bk1995 US sl.
• TABLE MUSCLE a pot belly; a large girth ...1944 Amer. dial jocular
• TATIE-TRAP the mouth; the stomach ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TAVERN BELLY an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
• T.B. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
• THARM the belly or intestines of a man or beast ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TUM the abdomen ...1864 sl.
• TUMMY the abdomen ...1869 sl.
• TUM-TUM the abdomen ...1869 sl.
• UDDER a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking ...2003 UK sl.
• VENTER the abdomen; the belly ...20C
• VENTRICLE † the stomach in man or animals; the belly...1574
• VERANDAH a pot belly ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• VERANDAH OVER THE TOY SHOP a punch or beer-belly ...1987 Aust. sl.
• VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT the stomach ...L17 sl.
• VICTUALLING OFFICE the abdomen ...1751 sl.
• VICTUAL OFFICE the stomach ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WAME the belly, the stomach ...1611 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WATER-BARREL the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER-BUTT the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WAZOO the stomach or belly ...Bk2006 US sl.
• WOMB 1. the belly ...c800
2. the belly and the bowels ...c1000
belly - person
• BAGGIE a person with a big belly; a corpulent person ...1824 Sc.
• BAGREL † a small person with a large belly ...1825 Sc.
• BUMBLE-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach ...19C Eng. dial.
• FATGUT a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• FAT-GUTS one having a big belly; used as a term of abuse ...1596
• GORBELLY † a person with a protuberant belly - a fat person - fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUTFATTY a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• GUTTIE a corpulent, pot-bellied person ...1824 Sc.
• KEDGE-KYTE a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch ...1887 Sc.
• KETTLEBELLY a fat-bellied person ...1878 Amer. sl.
• NUGGET a short person with a large belly ...1825 Sc.
• PACK-PAUNCH † a big-bellied person - a glutton ...1582
• PANGUTS † a lazy, fat-bellied fellow ...1617
• PAUNCH-GUTS a person with a large belly ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• POD-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• POT-GUT a pot-bellied person; a fat person ...1840 US sl.
• QUACK-BELLY † a-fat-bellied person ...1622
• QUAKE-BELLY † a-fat-bellied person ...1622
• THIN-GUT † one who has a thin belly - a lean, starved-looking person - a starveling ...1602
• WAMFLIN a puny child who has a large belly ...1825 Sc. DSL online
belly - verbs
• GUT-BARGE to use your beer-belly to bump into another's in an informal trial of strength ...2002 UK sl.
• KELTER to wriggle, to move with an undulating motion; to move uneasily, as a queasy stomach ...1808 Sc.
• REHEARSE to leave a strong taste in the mouth; to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REJOICE to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REJUMBLE † of food: to rise in the stomach, to ferment ...1671 Eng. dial.
• REPROVE of undigested food: to rise on the stomach; to disagree ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUBVERT † to upset the stomach or appetite ...1620
• TURN ONE'S INNER MAN to upset one's stomach ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALLER of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger ...1857 Sc.
• WALTER † of the stomach: to be upset or disturbed ...1540
BELLY ACHE - nouns
• BELLY-ACHE stomach pain ...1552 sl.
• BELLY-GRINDING pain the bowels, colic ...1579
• BELLY-GRUNTING a bad stomach-ache ...1920s Aust. sl.
• BELLY-THRAWE pain in the belly, colic ...1595 Sc.
• BELLY-VENGEANCE stomach-ache, resulting from drinking anything sour ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COLLYWOBBLES stomach pain ...1823 sl.
• GANDHI'S REVENGE an upset stomach ...1980s sl.
• GOLLYWOBBLES a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIPES stomach pain ...1601 sl.
• GULLION the stomach-ache, colic ...1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GUT-ACHE a stomach ache ...L18 sl.
• GUTBASH a bellyful of food; hence, a resultant belly-ache ...c1925 Services sl., esp. Royal Navy
• GUTROT a stomach upset ...1979 Brit. sl.
• GUTS-ACHE a stomach ache ...L18 sl.
• GYPPO GUT stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• MULLIGRUBS a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache ...1599
• MULLYGRUMPS an attack of indigestion or stomach ache ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PAIN IN THE PUKU a stomach-ache ...1940s NZ sl.
• WAME-ILL stomach-ache ...1829 N. Eng. dial.
• WIFFLE-WOFFLES a stomach-ache ...20C colloq.
• WOG GUT an upset stomach suffered by tourists to foreign climes ...Brit. sl.
belly ache - verbs
• SCREW to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BELLY DANCER - person
• FANNY-SHAKER a belly-dancer ...1910s US sl.
BELONG - verbs
• BEHOLD † to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern ...c1175
• BELIE † to lie near; to pertain or belong to ...c1200
• FALL † to appertain or belong; to be applicable, fitting, or proper ...1297
• HEAR † to be subject to; to belong ...c893
• LONG to belong, to be the property of ...1899 Amer. dial.
BELONGINGS - nouns
• ALLS belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARTILLERY personal belongings ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BULJAMETS odds and ends; one's belongings ...1928 Sc.
• BULLAMENTS odds and ends; one's belongings ...1866 Sc.
• CALAMITIES odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CLATCH your personal belongings ...1989 Antarctica usage
• CLOBBER personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories ...20C Brit. sl.
• CUM-ANNEXIS one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• DUNNAGE the clothing and other personal belongings carried by a sailor, soldier, or woodsman; generally, baggage or equipment with which a person travels ...1834 sl., orig. naval usage
• ENDS AND AWLS belongings; odds and ends ...1767 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FARE † equipment for a journey; rigging out of a ship; apparel, belongings ...c1320
• FURNITURE † apparel, dress, outfit, personal belongings ...1566
• HAVINGS possessions, property, wealth, belongings ...c1325
• MAUL AND WEDGES one's possessions, one's goods ...M19 US sl.
• OPERY belongings, odds and ends, tackle ...1892 Sc.
• PACK property, belongings ...1798 Sc.
• PACK, SHACK, AND STACK one's entire belongings, clothes, home, and money ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PARCEL a rolled blanket which contains one's possessions ...1910s Aust. tramps' sl.
• PRUCKS material possessions, esp. illegally come by; free gifts ...Irish sl.
• PRUGHS material possessions, esp. illegally come by; free gifts ...Irish sl.
• RATTLE-TRAPS belongings; movables; small odds and ends ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOGGERY one’s gear or belongings ...1850s
• TRAPS belongings, personal property; things; goods, furniture ...1813
• TRICKS small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles ...1869 Amer. dial.
BELOVED (also see loved) - adjectives
• AFFECTED † loved, beloved ...1600
• AFFECTIONATE †* held in affection, beloved ...1494
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE † beloved, much-loved ...1769
• DEARLY † dear, beloved ...a1300
• DEARWORTH of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved ...a1225
• DEARWORTHY † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1300
• DERWORTH † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1225
• DERWORTHY † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1300
• SUGARED † of persons: beloved, dear; precious ...c1475
• TIT † dear, beloved; fond ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHITE * of a person: precious; dear, beloved, favourite ...c1460
beloved - person
• BELOVE †* a beloved person ...1534
• BEST-BELOVED a most beloved person; spec. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1459
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart;- a mistress ...c1315
• FAIR a woman; a member of the 'fair sex; esp. a beautiful or beloved woman; one's sweetheart ...c1450
• HEART a term of endearment; a loved one; one's beloved, one's darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address ...c1300
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a darling; a beloved or loved one; also, a term of endearment ...c1460
• LEMAN a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• WHITE SON † a beloved or favourite son; a boy or man who is specially favoured or indulged ...1539
• YEARNLING a young child over which one yearns; a beloved child ...1829 nonce word
BELOW - adverbs
• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
• ALOW low down, below; downwards ...LME now arch & Eng. dial.
• ANEW below, beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• NETHEN † below, from below ...c888
below - prepositions
• ABLOW under, below ...1894 Sc.
BELT - nouns
• DARK FELT a belt ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BEMIRE - adjectives
• LAGGERING miry, apt to bemire ...1866 Sc.
bemire - verbs
• BEDAG † to bemire the bottom of, as dress ...a1300
• BEDAGGLE † to bemire the bottom of, as dress ...1580
• BEMOIL † to encumber with dirt and mire; to bemire ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAG † to clog with dirt, to bemire, to daggle, to bedraggle ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to draggle, to bemire one's clothes ...1808 Sc.
• DAWK to daub, to bemire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASE to bemire, to splash with mud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JAVEL to bemire, to dirty, to befoul ...B1900
• LAGGER to bemire; to bespatter or besmear with mud, etc.; to sink in a mire ...1825 Sc.
BEMIRED - adjectives
• BYMODERED † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
• LAGGERIT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAGGERT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
BEMUSED - adjectives
• DABBLED bemused, distraught ...1847 Sc.
• MARRED † perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused ...c1350
bemused - phrases
• I"M BUGGERED IF I KNOW! indicates one is bemused or perplexed about something ...1929
BENCH - nouns
• BANK † a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from ...1205 obs. exc. Sc.
• BANKER † a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair ...1311
• BENCHLET a little bench, a stool ...1865
• BENK a bench of any kind, esp. one made of stone ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BINK a bench ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEACON SEAT in a lumber camp: the long bench in the bunkhouse ...1851 US sl.
• GABBY BENCH a bench favoured by idle talkers ...1982 Bahamas
• RECITATION BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1841 Amer. dial.
• RECITATION SEAT a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1850 Amer. dial.
• RECITING BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1932 Amer. dial.
BEND - adverbs
• ACROOK in a bend or curve; awry ...LME
bend - nouns
• BENT † a curved part, a bend, a crook ...1572
• BIGHT a bend, esp. a curve in the animal or human body ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BOO a bow, a bend ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ELBOW a sharp bend in the course of a river, stream, road, etc. ...1591
• MEOW a bend or snarl in a line; a crook in a road; anything out of line ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• OBLIQUATION * the act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side ...a1425
• QUIRK anything out of the square; a twist, a bend, a circle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINUOSITY a curve or bend, esp. one of a series; chiefly used in the plural ...1720
bend - verbs (includes bend down)
• ABOW † to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ...c1000
• BAY to bend ...1747 Eng. dial.
• BESSEN to stoop, to bend down; to weigh down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEW to bend, to twist ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEY † to bend, to cause to bow ...c888
• BINK to bend down; to lean forward awkwardly; to curtsy ...1895 Sc.
• BOO to bow, to bend, to twist ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CAMSHACKLE to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder ...1819 Sc.
• DECLINE † to turn or bend aside; to deviate; to turn away ...c1325
• DECURVE * to curve or bend down ...1835
• HEALD to bend downwards or to one side; to lean, to incline, to slope ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NUTATE * to droop or bend downwards ...1880
• OBLIQUATE * to bend aside, to twist obliquely; to distort ...1665
• QUAIGH to bend, to turn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEEVE to twist; to bend slowly backwards and forwards as a tree-top ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCH to crouch, to stoop, to bend down ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TO-HIELD † to cause to incline, to lean, to bend, to fall over ; to push or pull down ...c1205
• VAG to bend, to give, to yield ...1905 Eng. dial.
BENDING - nouns
• ARCUATURE † the bowing or bending of an arch ...1731
• BINK a bending movement ...1828 Sc.
• OBLIQUATION † a bending aside or in an oblique direction; a twisting awry ...a1648
BENEATH - adverbs
• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
• ANEW below, beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• ANUNDER beneath, under (of actual position) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BENEW beneath ...1768 Sc.
• NEUTH †* beneath ...1375 Sc.
beneath - prepositions
• ANEAN beneath ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ANEATH beneath ...1768 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANEW beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• ANONDER beneath ...1925 Irish sl.
• ANUNDER beneath ...1925 Irish sl.
• BENANE beneath ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BENEAN beneath ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UNNEATH beneath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BENEFACTOR - person
• BENEFACTRESS a female benefactor ...1711
• BENEFACTRICE †* a female benefactor ...1711
• BENEFACTRIX †* a female benefactor ...1713
• BENEFETER †* a benefactor ...c1449
• BENEFETOUR †* a benefactor ...c1449
• EASTER BUNNY a benefactor; someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• SANTA CLAUS a generous benefactor ...20C US sl.
benefactor - verbs
• BENEFACTORATE to act the benefactor to ...1769 nonce word
BENEFICIAL - adjectives
• BENEFACTORY conferring a benefit; beneficial, advantageous ...1744
• BENEFICENTIAL concerned with what is most beneficial to mankind ...1869
• BENIGNANT of things: favourable, beneficial ...1790
• ELECTUARIOUS †* of the nature of an electuary; wholesome, beneficial ...1562
• PROFICUOUS † profitable, advantageous, beneficial, useful ...1622
• SALUTARY conducive to well-being; beneficial ...1490
• VAILABLE † of avail, advantage, or benefit; advantageous, beneficial, profitable; effectual, efficacious ...1390
beneficial - verbs
• BETTER †* to be advantageous or beneficial ...1592
BENEFIT - nouns
• BENEFICIE †* benefit, beneficial influence, favour ...c1449
• BENIES benefits, specifically those of the GI Bill that puts US service veterans through college for free ...1940s US college sl.
• GAIN † advantage, use, avail, benefit; remedy, help ...c1200
• OEPS † use, benefit, profit ...1383
• VAIL † advantage, benefit, profit ...c1430
• VANTAGE advantage, benefit, profit, gain ...a1300 arch.
benefit - verbs
• ADVANCE † to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone ...c1386
• ADVANTAGE † to profit, to benefit ...1526
• BAG BENNIES to get benefits ...1968 Amer. sl.
• EASE † to benefit, to help, to assist ...1330 obs. or arch.
• THOLE to advantage, to benefit; to be to one's gain ...1898 Sc.
• VAIL † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
• VANTAGE to profit or benefit one ...c1460 arch.
BENEVOLENCE - nouns
• OMNIBENEVOLENCE universal benevolence ...1834
BENEVOLENT - adjectives
• BENEVOLOUS † well-wishing, kind, friendly, benevolent ...1470
• BENIGNANT cherishing or exhibiting kindly feeling towards inferiors or dependants; gracious, kind, benevolent ...a1782
• CARITATIVE of charitable or benevolent tendency ...1884
• NATURABLE of a kindly disposition; benevolent; homely ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OMNIBENEVOLENT benevolent towards all ...1679
benevolent - nouns
• WAFT a benevolent influence ...1822 Sc.
benevolent - person
• BENEVOLIST a professor of benevolence ...1825
• SAMARITAN a kind, charitable, or benevolent person ...1640
• WELL-WILLER a well-wisher; a benevolent person; a friend ...1825 Sc.
BENT - adjectives
• ADUNC hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADUNCATE †* bent inward; hooked ...1661
• ADUNCOUS hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ...1656
• ADUNQUE hooked; bent inward ...1626
• AKINK kinked, bent (as at the 'elbow' or bend of wing); not fully extended ...1960 Amer. dial.
• ARCUATILE † bowed or bent ...1731
• BENDIFIED bent ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE crooked, bent, deformed ...19C Sc.
• BOWLIE crooked, bent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLTEST the most bent or crooked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW'T bowed, bent; crooked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAM † crooked, twisted, bent from the straight ...1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUKE OF KENT bent ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FLECTIBLE †* capable of being bent ...1705
• HALF-COW'D bent, stooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KEAKY-RIDGED bent inwards ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KIRKED † crooked, bent; turning upwards ...c1400
• OBLIQUATE †* bent to one side; twisted obliquely ...a1425
• REPANDOUS † bent upward or outward ...1646
• TO-BENT † quite bent, bent low ...c1401
bent - nouns
• DECURVATION the condition of being bent downwards ...1881
• DECURVATURE the condition of being bent downwards ...1887
BENUMB - verbs
• ACUMBLE † to benumb ...a1300
• BECLUMPSE † to benumb ...1611
• DAMP † to stifle the faculties with noxious 'fumes'; to stupefy, to benumb, to daze ...1570
• DAVER to stupefy, to stun, to benumb ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DEAD † to deprive of sensation or consciousness; to stupefy; to benumb ...1382
• SCRAM to benumb, to make stiff with cold; to paralyze; to disable by disease or accident ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCRIM, SKRIM to cramp; to benumb ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BENUMBED - adjectives
• ACLUMSID †* benumbed, paralysed ...1388
• BEYSAND quite at a loss; benumbed; stupefied ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MICKLED WITH COLD benumbed with cold ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TABETLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEBBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEPPITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TIBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• VAALEN, VALEEN numb with cold; benumbed ...1838 Sc.
BENUMBING - adjectives
• DAZY chill, chilling, benumbing with cold ...1825 Sc.
BEQUEATH - verbs
• BEQUEST † to give as a bequest, to bequeath ...1394
• LEAGUE †* to bequeath ...1623
• LEGACY † to give or leave as a legacy; to bequeath a legacy to ...1546
• LEGATE to give by will, to bequeath ...1546
• LET † to bequeath ...1340
• QUETHE † to assign by will; to bequeath ...1303
BEQUEATHED - adjectives
• LEGABLE * bequeathed by legacy ...1721
BEQUEATHING - nouns
• BEQUESTING † bequeathing ...1572
• LEGACY † the act of bequeathing; bequest ...1494
• QUETHING † bequeathing ...c1380
BEQUEST - adjectives
• LEGATARY pert. to a bequest; of the nature of a bequest ...1676
bequest - nouns
• LEGACY † the act of bequeathing; bequest ...1494
• LEGATE † a legacy or bequest ...1447
• QUETHE-WORD † a legacy, bequest ...1481
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
bequest - person
• LEGATARY one to whom a bequest is left; a legatee ...1542
BERATE - verbs
• BUST A PERSON'S ASS to harangue, berate, or harass a person ...1965
• 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 UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• EAT OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT to berate someone ...1996 US sl.
• FAN to berate ...L18 colloq.
• FAN WITH A SLIPPER to beat, to whip, to berate ...L18 colloq.
• GIVE A PERSON RATS to give a person a hard time; to berate, to rebuke ...1862 US
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1854 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE OLD NED to berate or disparage someone...1970 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE PARTICULAR NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE VERY NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• KICK YOUR OWN ARSE to berate yourself ...1988 Sc. sl.
• LAY OUT to scold, to reprimand; to berate ...1900s Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT COLD to scold severely; to berate ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT IN LAVENDER to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle ...1948 Amer. dial.
• MISCALL to give an unworthy name of character to; to berate, to revile ...1899 Amer. dial.
• RAGE to scold, to berate ...1828 Sc.
• READ ONE'S BEADS to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally ...1950s gay sl.
• SAW OFF to berate, to reprimand ...1940s sl.
• SCORE to criticize harshly; to berate ...chiefly US & Can.
• TONGUE-BANG to scold heartily, to berate, to abuse ...1901 Eng. dial.
BEREAVE - verbs
• BEDEAL † to deprive, to bereave, to free of ...c1000
BEREAVED - adjectives
• ORB † bereaved, childless ...1607
• ORBATE † orphaned, bereaved, destitute ...1525
• ORBED †* bereaved ...1616
BEREAVEMENT - nouns
• BLACK OX a misfortune; a bereavement; a great calamity ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ORBATION † bereavement, deprivation of parents, children or the like ...1623
• ORBITUDE †* the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ...1623
• ORBITY † the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ...1597
BERET - see HAT
BERLE, MILTON
• MR. TELEVISION Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
• UNCLE MILTIE Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
BERSERK - adjectives
• APE frenzied, berserk ...1950s Amer. sl.
berserk - verbs
• GO BUSH to run wild, to go berserk ...1908
BESEECH - verbs
• BESEEK to beseech ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALSE o call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• IMPETRATE * to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1565
• IMPETRE † to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1374
BESEECHING - adjectives
• IMPLORATORY * of imploring or beseeching nature ...1832
beseeching - nouns
• BESEECH †* beseeching, entreaty, petition ...1606
• IMPORTUNEMENT † earnest solicitation, a beseeching ...1635
BESET - verbs
• BEGO † to go about hostilely, to beset, to overrun ...a855
• BESTAND † to stand round in hostility; to beset, to press hard upon, to harass ...c1000
BESIDE - adverbs
• ACOST † on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
beside - prepositions
• ASIDEN beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASIDES in addition to; moreover, beside ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BESIDES - adverbs
• ELCHUR † elsewhere, otherwise, besides ...c890
• FURTHEROVER † besides, moreover ...c1386
• IN OPPOSITE † on the contrary, on the other hand, besides, also, furthermore ...1549
besides - prepositions
• ABIES in addition to, besides ...1930 Sc.
• SIDING alongside; besides ...1946 Amer. dial.
• TOFORE †* besides, over and above ...c1000
BESIEGE - verbs
• BELAY † to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer ...c1320
• BELY to besiege ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BESIT † to encamp about; to besiege ...a1100
• LEAGUER to besiege, to beleaguer ...1715-20
• OPPUGN † to fight against, to attack, to assault, to besiege ...1432-50
• UMBESIEGE † to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMSIEGE † to besiege ...a1325
BESIEGING - adjectives
• OBLIQUATE †* bent to one side; twisted obliquely ...1578
besieging - nouns
• BESIEGE † besieging, siege ...1552
BESMEAR (also see SMEAR) - verbs
• BATTLE to besmear with mud; to walk about a room with dirty feet ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BESCUMMER to besmear with dirt ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BESLABBER to eat slovenly; to besmear in eating or drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BESLUBBER to wet and soil with a thick liquid; to bedaub, to bedabble, to besmear ...c1394
• BESMORTH to besmear ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUITER to besmear with mud, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYTER to besmear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HEAL to besmear or daub with dirt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLINE †* to smear, to besmear ...1615
• LABBER to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAPPER to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like ...1728 Sc.
• OGGEL - to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
• TO-RAY † to besmear ...1560
• UGGLE to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
BESMEARED - adjectives
• BECLARTED besmeared, bedaubed ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLEBBIT blurred; besmeared ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BYMODERED † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
• LABBERED-UP very much besmeared with mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGERIT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAGGERT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
BESMIRCH - verbs
• BESMUTCH to besmirch; to soil ...1832
BESOT - verbs
• EFFATUATE † to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
BESOTTED - adjectives
• BEDAZED dazed, stupefied; besotted ...a1605
• EFFATUATE † infatuated, besotted ...1600
• FATUATED besotted, infatuated ...1848
• FATUITOUS besotted, infatuated ...a1734
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
besotted - adverbs
• FATUOUSLY in a besotted or infatuated manner ...1876
besotted - nouns
• FATUOUSNESS besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation; imbecility ...1874
BESPANGLE - verbs
• BESPANKLE to bespangle, to sprinkle or adorn with small glittering objects ...1621
BESPANGLED - adjectives
• GAMFERT flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
BESPATTER (also see SPATTER) - verbs
• BEDAG to bespatter with moisture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGARIE to bespatter; to variegate with colours ...1681 Sc.
• BESMOTTER to smear or daub with mud or dirt; bespatter, to foul ...1715 Eng. dial.
• BESPARKLE † to bespatter, to spot ...1485
• BESPATTLE † to bespatter with anything dirty ...1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESPERPLE † to bespatter ...1557
• BESPOTTLE to bespatter, to cover with mud or dirt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESPRAY †* to besprinkle, to bespatter ...1593
• BESQUATTER † to bespatter with filth ...1611
• JABBER to bespatter or splash with mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JABBLE to spill; to bespatter, to wet, to bedew ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAGGER to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay ...1725 Sc.
• MARTYR to bedaub, to bespatter, to dirty ...1864 Sc.
• SCAT to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUM † to bespatter, to discolour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRP to splash up on; to bespatter ...1871 Sc.
• TASH to soil, to tarnish, to stain, to dirty; to bespatter; to spoil slightly ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BESPATTERED - adjectives
• BATTLED bespattered with mud; trampled down ...1820 Sc.
• BYSPARKIT † bespattered, spotted ...1513 Sc.
• DAGGED-SKIRTED wet or mud-bespattered; slatternly ...1740 Eng. dial.
• MERTERED bedaubed, bespattered ...1898 Sc.
• TASHLED † bespattered with wet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BESPRINKLE (also see SPRINKLE) - verbs
• BEQUIRTLE † to besprinkle ...1690
• BESPRAY †* to besprinkle, to bespatter ...1593
• BESPRENG † to sprinkle anything over; to besprinkle, to asperse ...c1000
• BESPRENT †* to besprinkle ...1573
• BESPRING † to besprinkle ...1387
• BESPRINK †* to besprinkle ...1609
BESPRINKLED - adjectives
• BESPRENT besprinkled ...c1368
BEST - adjectives
• A reserved for the best; the best ...1945 US sl.
• A1 prime; first-class; of the best ...1855 sl.
• ACE best; top-rated
• ACE-HIGH the best ...1885 sl.
• ACE-ONE a-one, best ...1962 US sl.
• ACES HIGH the very best; first-rate ...1885 US sl.
• ACEY best, excellent, expert, wonderful ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ALL-OVERST most extreme; worst; best ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ALL-PRO of first quality; the best ...Amer. sl.
• ALL-TIME greatest, very best, most memorable on record ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• AWFULLEST best ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BADDEST best ...1977 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BAD-DOING excellent, the best ...1965 US Black sl.
• BESTEST best of all ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BETTERMOST best, superior, above the average ...1737 colloq.
• BUTTERY first-rate, the best ...2000s US Black sl.
• CRACK finest, best ...1837 sl.
• DADDY the finest, largest, or most striking example; the very best ...1865 US sl.
• DADDY, THE the best ...20C US campus sl.
• DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior ...1907 US sl.
• DAIRY, THE the best ...2003 UK sl.
• EVIL excellent, wonderful, the best ...1920s sl.
• FULLY perfect; the best possible ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FULLY-ON perfect; the best possible ...20C teen & high school sl.
• HEAD best, chief, most able ...1895 Amer. dial.
• JAMMING exciting, pleasing, excellent, best ...1980s sl., orig. US Black usage
• LETTER A prime; first-class; of the best ...1833 sl.
• MACADOCIOUS excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
• MACK DADDY top of the line, the best ...1996 Amer. sl.
• MACKADOCIOUS excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
• MASTER chief, principal; great, best; remarkable ...1750 Eng. dial.
• MUSTARD excellent, best, skilled ...1925 Brit. sl.
• ONLIEST best, most approved ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUCKER of the highest class, best, excellent ...20C sl.
• PUKKA excellent, of the very best, fashionable ...L20 colloq.
• RAD a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good ...1982 sl., orig. US teen
• RAD-O a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best ...1980s sl., orig. US teen
• RORTY fine, splendid, jolly; of the very best ...c1864 sl.. orig. Londoner's sl.
• SICKEST best ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKIZZIEST the best ...1960 US sl.
• SWELL elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TIPTOP of the highest or best quality; excellent; first-rate ...1755
• TOO FUCKING MUCH wonderful, excellent, very best ...1930s sl., orig. US
• TOO MUCH wonderful, excellent, very best ...1930s sl., orig. US
• TOPS excellent; first-rate, best ...1935 colloq.
• TOP-SHELF excellent, first-class, the best ...1892 US sl.
• UP IN G very best, superlative ...L19 US sl.
• UP TO G very best, superlative ...L19 US sl.
• WALED-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
• WALL-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
best - adverbs
• ALDER-BEST † best of all ...16C
best - nouns
• ACE the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit ...1801
• A PER SE the best; first-class ...c1470 colloq.
• APOGEE the best; the greatest ...Bk1998 sl.
• BAT'S BALLS the very best, the ultimate ...1960s US sl.
• BEATENEST one's best; one's utmost effort ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BEN-END the best room in a house; hence, the best part of anything ...1892 Sc.
• BERRIES, THE the best; the finest ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BESTMOST one's best, utmost ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BESTS the best people ...c1050
• BETTER the best ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIG CASINO. the best; the ultimate; the most important ...1920s US sl.
• CADILLAC something considered the best ...1990s US prison sl.
• CHESHIRE, THE the correct or best thing or person ...1841 US sl.
• CHIZ the best ...1997 US sl.
• DANDY a very good thing of its kind; the best ...L18 colloq.
• DEAD-LEVEL BEST the best of one's abilities; utmost ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DEAL, THE the very best ...1986 US sl.
• DEFFEST the best; the coolest ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DOG'S BOLLOCKS, THE the very best; the acme of excellence ...c1986
• DUCK'S QUACK of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person or thing ...1920s US sl.
• EMPS-PIECE † the best, the choicest piece of food; a tidbit ...1671 Eng. dial.
• END, THE the best; perfection, absolute excellence ...1948 US sl., chiefly jazz usage
• ENDSVILLE the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
• ENDVILLE the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
• FATNESS † the richest or best part of anything ...c1000
• GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person or thing ...colloq.
• GROUSE, THE the very best of anything ...20C Aust. colloq.
• HEAD-GO the best of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEART the best, choicest, or most important part ...1589
• ICHIBAN the best ...20C US sl.
• ILL-BEST the best of a bad lot or job ...1775 Sc.
• MACDADDY the very best of something ...1995 US sl.
• MAE WEST the best (thing) ...2000s rhyming sl.
• MARROW the centre, the essential part, the best of anything; the main point, or the full meaning ...1863 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MOST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest, the ultimate in something ...1953 sl., orig. US
• MOSTEST the very best ...L19 sl., orig. US
• MOST ON TOAST, THE. the best, the most exciting, the finest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• OFFMAGANDY the best and choices of delicacies ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSET an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything ...1721 Sc.
• OKEY-DOKE the best, the ultimate ...1990s US Black sl.
• OPTIMACY †* the best or highest place ...1651
• OPTIMITY the quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence ...1656
• QUEEN MAMA the very best of a person, place or thing ...1990s US teen sl.
• SAUCE, THE the best ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• SHIT, THE the very best; the acme of excellence ...1987 Black sl.
• SILK DEPARTMENT the very best ...1989 Aust. sl.
• TIP the best of anything; an excellent thing or person ...1818 Sc.
• TOP ONE the best of times ...1999 UK sl.
• TOPS something excellent; the best; the ultimate, the winner ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOPS, THE something excellent; the very best ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOP SAWYER the best of its kind ...M19 sl.
• VIRE a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done ...1908 Sc.
• WALE that which is chosen or selected as the best; the choicest individual, kind, specimen, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
best - person
• A1 a first-class person; the best; the favourite ...M19 sl.
• BELLMAN †* he who 'bears the bell' - the best or most excellent ...1617
• BLUE NOSE a person who is the best of a community, or who thinks they are ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S PAJAMAS , THE the best or greatest person or thing ...1925
• CAT'S WHISKERS, THE the best or greatest person or thing ...1923
• DUCK'S QUACK of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person ...1920s US sl.
• HEAD * a person holding a pre-eminent position; the best or most important person ...a1200
• HEART O' CORN, THE one of the best, a good fellow ...1923 Ireland
• HEART OF THE ROLL the best person ...1962 Irish sl.
• HEART OF THE ROWL the best person ...1942 Irish sl.
• HIGH LINER the man who catches the most fish on a trip; hence, the best or highest achiever of a group ...1868 Amer. dial.
• MACK a clever, proficient or influential person, usually a man; the best in one's field ...1960s sl.
• MACK DADDY a clever, proficient or influential man; an expert; the best ...1993 Amer. sl.
• MOSTEST, THE one who is the best ...1889 orig. US
• OPTIMATE † one who is the best ...1635
• QUEEN MAMA the very best person ...1990s US teen sl.
• SALT OF THE EARTH a person regarded as the finest of his or her kind
• TOP SAWYER the leader in any profession, job, or occupation; a superior; a person of importance; the best person ...1826 sl.
best - verbs
• ANNEX THE WHOLE CONFECTIONER'S SHOP to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• BEAR THE BELL to take the first place; to have foremost rank or position, to be the best; to excel, to be pre-eminent ...c1374
• CAPTURE THE CRUMB vb. to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• COP THE CAKE to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• COP THE CURRANTY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• DO ONE'S DARNEDEST to do one's very best ...20C sl., orig. US
• DO ONE'S MAIN † to do one's utmost, one's best ...c1375
• EAT THE GREASE to take the best of something ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GARBLE * to select or sort out the best in anything or set of things; to take the pick of ...1483
• HAVE THE HEELS OF to excel, to surpass, to have the best of ...1894 Sc.
• MASTER to defeat, to overcome, to best ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUT IN ONE'S BEST LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PUT IN ONE'S LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1847 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S BEST SIDE TOWARDS LONDON to make the best of things ...L19 sl.
• RING THE BELL to carry off the prize; to be the best of a lot ...1928
• SLIDE AWAY WITH THE BANBURY to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE BAKER'S SHOP to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BAKERY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BISCUIT to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BUN to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE CAKE to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE COOKIE to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1882 sl.
• TAKE THE FLOUR to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE PASTRY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• YANK THE BUN to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
best - interjections/phrases
• A1 AND NO MISTAKE prime; first-class; of the best ...1900 sl.
• A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED prime; first-class; of the best ...1876 sl.
• ABOUT RIGHT to the best extent possible ...M19 sl.
• LONGEST POLE GETS THE PERSIMMON, THE the best man wins ...1887 Amer. dial.
• ONE'S LEVEL BEST one's very best; the utmost one can possibly do ...1873 colloq., orig. US
• YOU'RE ACES! you're the best! ...20C US sl.
BESTIAL - verbs
• EMBRUTE to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• IMBRUTE to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• IMBRUTISH †* to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1639
BESTIR - verbs
• BRUSH ROUND to bestir oneself ...1875 US colloq.
• EASTER to bestir oneself ...1949 Sc.
BEST MAN - person (also see WEDDING)
• FIRST MAN the best man at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARANYMPH in Greek Antiquity, the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man, a groomsman, or a bridesmaid ...1600
BESTOW - verbs
• BETEEM to bestow, to indulge with ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ENDEW to give, to bestow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THOLE to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly ...1760 Eng. dial.
• TITHE † to grant, to concede, to bestow ...c893
• YARK † to grant, to bestow ...a1300
• YATE † to grant, to bestow, to concede ...a1122
BESTOWAL - nouns
• ELARGITION † free or liberal impartation or bestowal ...1730
BESTOWING - adjectives
• LARGIFICAL †* bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
BESTRIDE - verbs
• UMSTRIDE †* to bestride ...a1352
BET, BETTING - adjectives
• BLANKET BUSTED said of a man who has lost everything on a bet, including his bedroll ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• ON 1. making a wager ...1812 sl.
2. having secured a bet ...1903 Aust. sl.
bet, betting - adverbs
• FAST in gambling: betting large amounts without fear of loss ...1974 US sl.
bet, betting - nouns
• ABETMENT † a bet, betting ...1615
• ACCA a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator' ...Brit. sl.
• ACCUMULATOR a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner ...1889 UK sl.
• ACROSS THE BOARD in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third) ...1964 sl.
• ACTION betting; gambling ...1885 US sl.
• AFRICAN in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100 ...1983 US sl.
• ANY-TO-COME in gambling: a type of conditional bet in which all or part of a winning is returned on another bet ...2001 UK sl.
• BACKSHOW in gambling on broadcast racing: any betting before the current show price ...2001 UK sl.
• BARBER POLE in casino gambling: a bet comprised of various coloured chips ...1980 US sl.
• BATTLE in a betting operation: the eternal plus-and-minus relationship between bettors and the betting operation ...1989 Aust. sl.
• BAY AND A GRAY in poker: a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray) ...1951 US sl.
• BLACK ACTION casino betting in $100 increments ...1991 US sl.
• BLOOD in gambling: a bet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BONE in private poker games or other private gambling: a white betting chip ...1866 US sl.
• BOTH WAYS a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl.
• CHANCER a bet, a wager ...1990s sl.
• COP a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty ...L19 sl.
• CREASE in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor ...1991 US sl.
• DAILY a regular (daily) bet with a bookmaker ...1984 UK sl.
• DYNAMITE in an illegal betting operation: money that one bookmaker bets with another bookmaker to cover bets that he does not want to hold ...1951 US sl.
• EACH WAY a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl. bet phr.
• FLUTTER a small bet; an exciting venture at betting or cards ...1874 sl.
• GAIGEOUR † a wager or bet ...1599 Sc.
• GOLDEN OINTMENT a large win in betting; money ...1989 Aust. sl.
• GOLIATH a multiple bet, gambling on eight horses, combining 247 bets in a specific pattern ...1991 UK sl.
• GRUMBLE AND MUTTER a bet ...20C rhyming slang for 'flutter'
• INVESTMENT a bet, esp. on a horse race ...1944 NZ sl.
• JUICE in sports betting: the bookmaker's commission ...1975 US sl.
• LADY COME BACK a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• LAFAYETTE a bet ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
• LAY † a wager, bet, stake ...1584
• LINE in sports betting: the points or odds established by a bookmaker that govern the bet ...1977 US sl.
• LIVE ONE a winning bet ...20C US sl.
• LONG END in betting: the favourite ...1900s sl.
• NAP in horse racing: a tipster's best bet ...1991 UK sl.
• NOD BET a bet taken on credit ...Aust. sl.
• NOSE AND CHIN a win; a winning bet ...1960s UK sl.
• OFF a warning given to an illegal betting operation by corrupt police of a pending raid ...1952 US sl.
• RACE a bet on a horserace ...L19 sl.
• RAINBOW in casinos: a bet comprised of different colour and different value betting chips ...1991 US sl.
• RAKER a heavy bet, a 'plunge' ...1869 sporting sl.
• RIVER JOB a s a result of betting, an enormous loss; so great is the loss that the bettor thinks of jumping in a river ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SAVER a prudent covering bet ...c1890 turf sl.
• SCORE in betting: odds of 20-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• SCRUFFY AND DIRTY in betting: odds of 100 - 30 ...1991 UK rhyming sl.
• SILVER a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• SINGLE-STAKES-ABOUT in gambling: a type of conditional bet ...2001 UK sl.
• SLAP a go, an attempt, hence a bet ...M19 sl.
• STEAM in sports betting: a flurry of betting on one side of a bet ...1991 US sl.
• STRAIGHT TIP, THE honest advice as to wagering ...1871 sl.
• TRIXIE a multiple bet, gambling on three horses in four combined bets ...1991 UK sl.
• WAD a wager, a bet ...1721 Sc.
• YANKEE a multiple bet, gambling on four different horses in a specific combination of eleven bets ...1967 UK sl.
bet, betting - nouns, odds
• APPLE twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK sl.
• APPLE CORE twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'score'
• BITS in betting: odds of 11-10 ...1991 UK sl.
• BITS ON THE EAR'OLE in betting: odds of 13-8 ...1991 UK sl.
• BOTTLE in betting, odds of 2-1 ...1991 UK
• BOTTLE AND A HALF in betting, odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK
• BOTTLE TO THE FIELD in racing, bookmaker's odds of 2-1 ...1967 UK
• CARPET in betting: odds of 3-1 ...1967 UK sl.
• CARPET AND A HALF in betting: odds of 7-2 ...1991 UK bookmakers' sl.
• DOUBLE NET in betting: odds of 20-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• EAR'OLE in betting: odds of 6-4 ...1991 UK sl.
• FACE in betting: the odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK sl.
• HALF A STRETCH gambling odds of 6-1 ...1984 UK sl.
• MACARONI in betting: odds of 25-1 ...1991 UK rhyming sl. for 'pony'
• QUAT in betting: odds of 4-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• SAIS A CHING in betting: odds of 6-5 ...1991 UK sl.
• UP THE ARM in betting: odds of 11-8 ...1991 UK sl.
• WRIST in betting: odds of 5-4 ...1991 UK sl.
bet, betting - person (includes BETTOR)
• BACKER one who bets on a horse or event ...1850
• BATTLER a small-time racecourse better; a petty punter living on winnings ...1988 US sl.
• BEARD orig. in betting: a person who performs a transaction or, in later use, other action on behalf of another in order to conceal the identity of the principal ...a1953 sl., orig. US
• BEARDMAN a go-between who places bets for another in order to protect his identity ...1956 US sl.
• BETTING MAN one who makes bets; a professional gambler ...1819
• BETTOR one who makes bets ...1584
• BIG-NOTE MAN a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets ...1950 Aust. sl.
• BIG SPENDER a fool, esp. as a bettor or gambler; one who talks a good game and exudes self-confidence but always loses bets, card games, etc.; often sarcastic ...Bk1995 Amer. sl.
• BIRD DOG a small-time bettor who frequents the company of professional gamblers to learn which way they are betting on sporting events in order to bet the same way ...Bk1975 Amer. gambling sl.
• CHALK EATER in horse racing: a bettor who bets only on favourites ...1937 US sl.
• EAGLEBIRD the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette ...1992 US sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• FACE in racecourse gambling: a bettor who is believed to have useful information regarding the likely outcome of a race ...2001 UK bookmakers' usage
• HEDGER - one who ‘hedges’ in betting ...1873 sl.
• RAMPER - one who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay ...1819
• SCALPER - one who obtains high odds as a bettor and then himself takes bets at lower odds, so that he will profit, win or lose, either as a bettor or a bookmaker ...1956 Amer. sl.
• SETTLER a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings ...1963
• WADDER a man who makes bets ...Bk1874
• WAGERER one who wagers or makes or lays wagers; a bettor ...1660
bet, betting - verbs
• ACCOMMODATE to go halves on a bet ...E19 UK sporting sl.
• BACK to wager ...1923 Sc.
• BACK OFF THE COURSE to bet a large amount on something ...1965 Aust. sl.
• BACK OFF THE MAP to bet a large amount on something ...1975 Aust. sl.
• BET LIKE THE WATSONS to bet extravagantly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• BET ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet all one's money on, esp. a horse in a race ...1892
• BIG-NOTE in betting: to exaggerate your status or bankroll ...1989 Aust. sl.
• BUTTER in gambling: to double or triple a bet ...1698-99 cant
• CAST A NET to have a bet ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• COME BIG of a bettor in horse racing: to bet more than usual on a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• COON to bet ...1947 US sl.
• DO ONE'S ARSE to bet heavily and unsuccessfully; to lose all one's money ...1990s Aust. sl.
• EAT CHEESE to inform on, to betray ...1950s US sl.
• GAG to inform against, to betray ...1891 UK sl.
• GAGE † to stake, to wager; to risk, to bet ...1599 obs. or arch.
• GAG ON to inform on a person, to betray ...1891 UK sl.
• HAVE A DASH ON to bet heavily and/or wildly ...c1865 turf sl.
• HAVE ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet heavily ...L19 gambling sl.
• IMPONE † to 'lay' state, to wager ...a1600
• JEOPARD † to stake, to bet ...c1470
• JIGGER to bet ...1888 sl.
• LAY to wager, to bet ...c1380
• POP IT ON to make a bet ...1900s sl.
• PUT ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet all one's money on, esp. a horse in a race ...1892
• PUT ONE'S SOCKS ON to bet heavily ...L19 gambling sl.
• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet ...1812 sl.
• SCALP to take a commission on a bet ...1930s gambling sl.
• SPORT to make a speculative investment in sport or business; to wager, to make a bet ...E18
• TAKE A PUNT to make a bet on ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• WAD to pledge, to wager, to bet ...1745 Sc.
• WAGE † to stake, to wager, to bet; to agree to forfeit in some contingency ...1483
• WRITE NUMBERS to take bets on illegal policy game (numbers lottery) ...1975 US sl.
bet, betting - phrases
• MILLION TO A BIT OF DIRT used of a very sure bet ...M19 sl.
BETHINK - verbs
• UMBTHINK † to bethink ...a1300
• UMTHINK † to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UNBETHINK † to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
BETIDE - verbs
• FALL to befall, to betide; to happen, to occur ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BETRAY - adjectives
• PRODITORIOUS † treacherous, traitorous, perfidious; apt to betray or reveal what is hidden or in the mind; apt to disclose or make known ...c1475 obs. or arch.
betray - verbs
• ACCUSE * to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
• BELEWE † to betray ...c1000
• BESWIKE † to betray, to cheat, to deceive ...971
• BETRADE † to betray ...c1375
• BETRAISE † to betray ...a1300
• BETRAISH † to betray ...a1300
• BETRAUT † to betray ...c1400 N. Eng. dial.
• BEWRAY † to reveal the presence of, or expose a fugitive to his enemies, or to justice; to betray ...1535
• BLOW THE WHISTLE ON to betray, implying a revelation of what others had wanted kept secret ...1934 sl.
• BOIL † to betray ...1602 sl.
• BUDDY-FUCK to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US, mainly military usage
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CROAK to inform on someone; to betray someone ...1964 US sl.
• DECEIVE † to be or prove false to, to play false, to deal treacherously with; to betray ...a1300
• DIME to betray, to inform on ...1970 US sl.
• DINGO ON to betray, to let down, to 'rat' on a person ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DO ONE DIRT to injure one in a contemptible way, esp. betrayal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DO THE DIRTY ON to betray ...1914 Brit. sl.
• DOB IN to inform against or report, esp. to the police; to betray, implying incrimination ...1955 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FALSE † to play false to a person; to betray, to deceive ...c1374
• FINGER to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1930 sl., orig. US
• GAG to inform against, to betray ...L19 sl.
• GAG ON to inform against, to betray ...L19 sl.
• GRASS to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 sl., orig. Brit.
• JACKET to cheat; to swindle; to betray ...1819 sl.
• LABA-LABA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LABBA-LABBA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• OFFSET to deceive or harm someone; to betray ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PEEP to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1911 sl.
• POOL to betray, often implying incrimination ...1907 Aust. sl.
• POT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1911 Aust. sl.
• PULL THE RUG (OUT) FROM UNDER to unexpectedly withdraw support from; to destroy the basis of; to betray ...colloq.
• PUT A FINGER ON to betray, esp. to the police ...1930s US sl.
• PUT THE FINGER ON to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1924 sl., orig. US
• QUATCH to betray; to tell a secret ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK to betray, to let down ...1920s US sl.
• RAT to abandon, desert, or betray any person or thing ...1974 sl.
• SAVOUR OF THE PAN to betray its origin ...1554
• SCREAM ON ONE to give away a secret or to betray the confidence of someone; to tell; to inform; to attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCRIX to betray ...Bk1934 sl.
• SELL DOWN THE RIVER to betray ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• SHELF to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 Aust. sl.
• SHOP to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1899 sl., chiefly Brit.
• SHOVE IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1971 Amer. sl.
• SNITCH to inform, to betray ...18C sl.
• SNITCH OFF to inform, to betray ...18C
• SNITCH OUT to inform, to betray ...18C
• SNOUT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1923 sl.
• SPEW to inform on, to betray ...1970s US prison sl.
• SPLIT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1795
• SPLIT ABOUT to inform, to betray, esp. to the police ...M19 sl.
• STAB IN THE BACK to betray, implying harming someone in a treacherous way ...1916 sl.
• STAG to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1839
• STICK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TALK to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1924 sl.
• TELL to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1539
• TELL OFF ON to inform on, to betray ...1963 Amer. dial.
• TUCK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TURN DINGO ON to betray someone ...1945 Aust. sl.
• TURN DOG ON to betray ...1846 U & Aust. sl.
• TURN SOMEONE IN to give someone up to the police ...1926 sl.
• TURN STAG to betray ...1725
• TWO-TIME to betray, to deceive or be unfaithful to someone, esp. a partner or lover ...1924 sl., orig. US
• WELSH ON to betray; to inform on; to fail to honour debts ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• ZOOM SOMEONE OFF to deceive, to betray someone emotionally ...1970s US Black sl.
BETRAYAL - nouns
• BETRAY †* a treacherous giving up to an enemy; betrayal ...1600
• BETRAYMENT * betrayal ...1548
• DEAD GIVE-AWAY a notable indication, or betrayal of guilt, or defect; a completely betrayal ...1882 US colloq.
• GAFFLE defeat, failure, betrayal ...1990s US Black sl.
• QUICK ONE an unexpected act of betrayal ...1950 US sl.
• STAB IN THE BACK a treacherous betrayal ...1922 sl.
BETRAYED - adjectives
• BURNED cheated; betrayed
betrayed - verbs
• BE BOUGHT AND SOLD to be betrayed for a bribe ...a1400 arch.
• TAKE IT IN THE ASS to be brutally manhandled, victimized, or betrayed ...1980 Amer. sl.
BETRAYER - person
• ARMY WORM an informer; one who betrays a trust ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAG-O-WIRE an informer or betrayer ...1976 W. Indies Rasta
• BALLPLAYER one who betrays his accomplices to authorities ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• BECHER † a betrayer ...Bk1855
• BEWRAYER he who bewrays or reveals; a person who discovers a thing which should be concealed; a divulger of secrets; a betrayer ...c1440
• DOG a person who betrays his or her associates; an informer ...1969 sl.
• FINGER one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1914 sl.
• FIZGIG one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• FIZZ one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• FIZZER one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• GIG one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1984 Aust. sl.
• GRASS - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1932 sl., orig. Brit.
• GRASSER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• MOAT - a betrayer; an informer ...1925 US criminals' sl.
• MOONLIGHTER - one who betrays their regular partner ...1960s US teen sl.
• MOSER - a stool pigeon, a betrayer, an informer ...Bk1982 Jewish
• PHIZGIG - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• PHIZZER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1974 Aust. sl.
• PIGEON - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1949 sl.
• PIMP - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...a1885 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RAT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1902 sl.
• SARBOT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SARBUT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREAMER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1903 sl.
• SHELF - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1916 Aust. sl.
• SHELFER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1916 Aust. sl.
• SINGER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1935 sl.
• SINON - one who misleads by false tales - a perfidious person - a deceiver or betrayer ...1581
• SPLIT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1812 sl.
• SQUEAKER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1903 sl.
• SQUEALER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1865 sl.
• STAG - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1725 sl.
• STOOL - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1906 US sl.
• STOOLIE - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1924 US sl.
• STOOL-PIGEON - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1845 sl., orig. US
• TATTLE-TALE - one who discloses confidences or secrets; one who informs on or betrays others; a telltale; a talebearer; a whistle-blower ...1889 colloq, orig. US
• TOP-OFF MAN - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
• TOP-OFF MERCHANT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
• TOP-OFF - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
BETRAYING - nouns
• BETRAISING † betraying ...c1385
BETROTH - verbs
• FAST † to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed ...c1300
• HANDFAST † to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth ...c1200
• SICKER † to betroth a woman to one ...c1384 now rare or obs.
• TOKEN to betroth, to promise in marriage ...1880 Eng. dial.
BETROTHAL - nouns
• HANDFAST † a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract ...1611
• HANDFASTENING † 'handfasting' ...c1545
• HANDFASTING † betrothal ...1530
• HAND-PROMISE a betrothal, troth-plight ...1885 Ireland
• HEART-BOND a unions of hearts, betrothal ...1823
BETROTHED - adjectives
• AFFIDATE † affianced, betrothed ...1755 Sc.
• HANDFAST † contracted by the joining of hands; espoused; betrothed ...c1200
• HANDFASTED † contracted or engaged by joining of hands; betrothed ...1535
betrothed - person
• SPOUSESS † a betrothed or affianced woman ...1388
BETTER - adjectives
• BEST WAY better ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEST WAYS better ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BETTAMY superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERISH somewhat better, of somewhat superior sort ...1807 colloq.
• BETTERLY better; superior ...1882 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMER superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMORE superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMY superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERSOME † better ...1843 Amer. dial.
better - adverbs
• BET † better ...c888
• BETTERGATES in a better way or manner ...1892 Sc.
• BETTERLINS better ...Bk1911 Sc.
better - nouns
• BETTERANCE the process of bettering; amelioration, improvement; betterment ...1614
• BETTERHOOD * the condition of being better; superiority ...1615
• BETTERMENT †* the fact of being better; difference for the better ...1673
better - verbs
• BE ALL BUCKLED WITH ONE HASP not to be better than one another ...Bk1902 Sc.
• EAT UP to get the better of; to baffle, to foil ...1944 US sl.
• GET A FALL OUT OF to get the better of someone ...L19 US & Aust. sl.
• GO SOUTH to take a turn for the better ...1897 Amer. dial.
• HAVE to surpass, to be superior to; to have the better of ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HEAD to surpass, to outdo, to excel; to outwit, to get the better of ...1711
• KNOCK SPOTS OFF to be better than, to surpass; to outdo easily; to beat ...1856 sl., orig. US
• LANT to vanquish, to beat, to get the better of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAY SALT ON ONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1836 Sc.
• LURCH to deceive, to get the better of ...M16 sl.
• MANN to manage; to overcome, to get the better of ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEGGAR to improve, to get better; to recover from an illness, etc.; to get over an illness ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MELIORATE to make better, to improve, to ameliorate; to grow better ...a1552
• MELIORIZE * to make better; to improve; to grow better ...1598
• MEND to produce (e.g. a story) better than somebody else ...c1870 Brit. colloq.
• NAIL † to cheat; to get the better of ...1812
• OUT-DUGAN to outwit, to get the better of, to cheat ...1923 Amer. dial.
• RING IN to get the better of ...Bk1903 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE OVER to get the better of someone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A FALL OUT OF to get the better of; jocularly, to involve oneself with something ...1889 Amer. sl.
• WAGGLE to get the better of; to overcome ...Bk1928 US sl.
• WALLOP to surpass; to get the better of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
better - phrases
• BETTER THAN A POKE UP THE ARSE WITH A BURNT STICK not as bad as all that; an admission that things could be worse ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• TEN BETTERS ten times better ...Bk1911 Sc.
BETWEEN - adverbs
• AMONG-HANDS between, amongst other things ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATWIXT AND ATWEEN between ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BETWEENST between ...1887 Amer. dial.
• ITWIX † between ...a1340 Eng. dial.
• TWISH betwixt, between ...Bk1867 Ireland
between - prepositions
• AMELL among, between, amidst ...1677 Eng. dial.
• AQUEESH between ...1768 Sc.
• ATWEESH between ...1768 Sc.
• ATWIXT between ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BETWEESH between ...1768 Sc. & Ireland
• BETWIX between ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETWIXEN † betwixt, between ...c897
• MELL between ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDWAYS between ...1970 Amer. dial.
• 'TWEESH between ...1768 Sc.
BEVEL - verbs
• BEZZLE to slope, to bevel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BEVERAGE - nouns (also see DRINK, COFFEE, ETC.)
• BOUVRAGE drink, beverage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANCH WATER any weak beverage; esp. coffee ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BEWAIL - verbs
• BEMOURN † to mourn over; to lament, to bewail ...a1000
• BEWEEP to bewail ...1898 Eng. dial.
• LACHRYMATE † to weep, lament, bewail ...1623
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROAR to bewail, to lament over ...c1734 Sc.
BEWAILED - adjectives
• WAILSOME † that is to be bewailed ...1566
BEWAILING - nouns
• ILLACHRYMATION * a weeping or bewailing; excessive weeping ...1656
BEWARE - verbs
• READ to be cautious, to beware ...1892 Sc.
• TAKE TENT OF to take care of; to be careful or heedful; to beware ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TENT to beware, to take care ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARE to beware of, to guard against; to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of ...a900 arch.
• WARN † to take heed, to be on one's guard, to beware ...c1000
beware - interjections
• GAR! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• GARE! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• NANTEE! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
• NANTI! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
• NANTY! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
BEWILDER - person
• BAFFLER - he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes ...1677
bewilder - verbs
• ASTONY to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement ...1340 arch.
• BAFFOUND to bewilder, perplex, stun ...1868 Eng. dial.
• BAMBOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...1712
• BAZE † to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...19C Amer. sl.
• BEMAZE to astonish, to bewilder, to daze ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BEMIST to confuse the senses of; to bewilder; to puzzle ...1627
• BEPUZZLE * to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1599
• BETWATTLE to bewilder ...1844 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPE † to bewilder, to amaze, to confound utterly ...c1320
• BUFFALO to overpower, to overawe, or constrain by superior force or influence; to nonplus, to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1904 US sl.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• BUMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLE to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
• DADDER to perplex, bewilder ...19C Eng. dial.
• DATHER to bewilder, to maze ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DISCOMBOBBERATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1838 US sl.
• DISCOMBOBULATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DUNT to stun, to bewilder, to overwhelm a person, esp. with incessant noise; to stupefy, to deafen ...1672 Eng. dial.
• EMBERLUCOCK †* to bewilder, to confuse ...1653
• EMBLUSTRICATE † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...a1693
• FLAMBERGAST to amaze, astonish, bewilder, perplex; to take by surprise ...1869 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to fool, to confuse, to overcome by trickery; to bewilder ...1837 sl.
• MADDLE † to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE † to puzzle, to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGEEGLE to confuse, to bewilder ...20C Irish sl.
• MANG † to bewilder, to lead astray; to be bewildered; to go mad ...c1440 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAP †* to bewilder ...c1425
• MAR † to confuse, to bewilder; to perplex, to trouble; to grieve, to distress ...a1300
• MASKER † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAZE to amaze, to astonish; to bewilder, to puzzle, to mystify ...1836 Eng. dial.
• MAZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MAZZEN to stupefy, to make dizzy; to perplex, to bewilder ...1852 Eng. dial.
• MAZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• OBFUSCATE to stupefy, to bewilder; to obscure the understanding, judgement, etc. ...1577
• OBFUSK † to stupefy, to bewilder; to obscure the understanding, judgement, etc. ...1490
• OFFUSCATE * to darken the understanding of a person; to stupefy, to bewilder ...1632
• PALSY ONE'S BRAIN to bewilder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to confuse; to bewilder ...20C Amer. sl.
• SNOW OUT to lose one's bearings ...20C sl.
• TAIVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• THROW to confuse, to bewilder ...1844 sl., orig. US
BEWILDERED - adjectives
• ADDLED AS AN EGG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADRIFT bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAMORT bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AGAINST THE WALL bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ABROAD confused, bewildered, perplexed ,at a loss ...1770
• ALL AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• ALL BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED ABOUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP ABOUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN THE WIND bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-MASKED bewildered, lost ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ASSED UP bewildered; muddled ...1932 Amer. dial.
• AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• AT SIX AND SEVEN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• BAFFOUNDED perplexed, bewildered ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BAISED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BATTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BEAT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDAFTED bewildered, confounded, stupefied ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEMAZED stupefied, bewildered ...a1225
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE without a satisfactory alternative; in difficulty; bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• BEWANDERED † made to wander, bewildered ...1574
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPPED † utterly confounded; bewildered, amazed, astonished ...c1320
• BEWHATLED †* bewildered, out of one's wits ...1641
• BEWHIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWIDDIED bewildered; deranged ...1822 Sc.
• BEWIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOGFOUNDERED perplexed, bewildered, puzzled ...1896 Eng. dial.
• BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUMFOOZLED bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BUSHED lost in the bush or uncleared country; hence, bewildered ...M19 Aust. sl
• BUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COBWEBBED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFLOGISTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFOOZLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLUMMOXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKSCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUMPUFFLED confused, bewildered ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAMMISHED stunned, bewildered; inept, inert, inactive, stupefied ...1721 Sc.
• DAUMERT sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAUSEY-HEADED giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEASKED adj. besotted; stupid, bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT stupid; bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMFUDDLED very much bewildered, or shaken; confused, disconcerted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB-FOGGED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOOZLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...1825
• DUMBFOUNDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EUCHRED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FERDUTZT bewildered, nonplussed, confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOORED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUFFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMIXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMOXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMUXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY obscure or confused; bewildered; perplexed; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY IN THE UPPER STORY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...1883 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GALLIED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOING bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...1910s sl.
• GRAVELED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROGGY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAIG-RAIG bewildered ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HARD PUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD PUT TO IT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND BOTHERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNG UP confused, bewildered ...1945 sl.
• IN A BOX bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A CORNER bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN IN A FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled; dazed; confused ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• IN A FUDDLE bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A GROUND LOOP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOLE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A PUCKER bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A RATTLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A STEW bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A TIGHT BOX adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WOODS bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAMBLED bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1745 Amer. dial.
• JAMMED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JIGGERED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLED bewildered; confused; muddled; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEARY dazed, bewildered; foolish, half-witted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A STUNNED MULLET bewildered, stupefied ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOOPED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAFFLED puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAFFLY puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAIZLED † lost or bewildered in grief ...1919 Sc.
• MARRED † perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused ...c1350
• MASKED † amazed, bewildered ...c1290
• MASKERED confused, bewildered, as by losing one's way in fog, snow, or darkness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MATED confused, bewildered ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAZED amazed, astonished, surprised; bewildered, astounded, perplexed ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MAZE-HEADED dizzy, giddy; bewildered, stupefied, confused ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIXED UP confused, bewildered ...1884
• MOGGADORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOGODORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOYSED amazed, astonished, surprised; bewildered, astounded, perplexed ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...M18
• MUDDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OBFUSTICATED bewildered, confused, excited ...1834 US sl.
• ON ONE'S BEAM ENDS bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE FENCE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• PHASED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUEERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-BEANED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRANNY crazy, mad, distracted; simple, foolish; bewildered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOWED-IN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STALLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUCK DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUCK bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUMPED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNK bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAIVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TANDIDDLED imposed upon; bewildered; cheated ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TARRADIDDLED imposed upon, as by lies; puzzled; bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TREED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TURNED AROUND bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TWISTED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP A STUMP bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1904 sl.
• UP A TREE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP AGAINST THE WALL bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP IN THE AIR bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ONE'S HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ROUND HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAPED † bewildered, dismayed, perplexed, puzzled ...c1374
• WHOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIRES CROSSED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONKEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOL-GATHERED muddled, bewildered, distracted ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WOOZEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WUZZY confused, bewildered, fuddled ...1905 Amer. dial.
bewildered - verbs
• LOOK VERY MANK to seem at a loss ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MANG † to bewilder, to lead astray; to be bewildered; to go mad ...c1440 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MASK † to be bewildered; to lose one's way ...c1290
• MASKER † to be bewildered ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RUN A MASKET to lose one's way, to be bewildered ...1570 Eng. dial.
BEWILDERING - adjectives
• BAFFOUNDING perplexing, bewildering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAFFENING bewildering, stupefying ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MASKING † bewildering ...1387
BEWILDERMENT - nouns
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BAISE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAIZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAMBOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BEPUZZLEMENT perplexity, bewilderment ...1885
• BOTHERATION bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOTHERMENT something troublesome; perplexity; bewilderment ...1843 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• COMFOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRY bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLE bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAZE a state of amazement, bewilderment, or astonishment; perplexity, confusion, surprise ...1827 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OBFUSCATION a darkening of the understanding, etc.; stupefaction, bewilderment ...1621
• PUCKER bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STAGGERS, THE bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUMP bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
bewilderment - interjections
• WAINDER! an expression of bewilderment, esp. used when the speaker cannot find something that he wants ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BEWITCH - verbs
• BEGLAMMER to bewitch; to deceive, to hoodwink ...1822 Sc.
• BEGLAUM to bewitch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEJUGGLE to bewitch ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BICHANT † to enchant, to bewitch ...c1330
• BLINK to look upon with the evil eye; to bewitch ...1886 Sc. & Irish
• BOGLE to bewitch, to bamboozle; to terrify ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAST A GLAMOUR OVER - to bewitch, to enchant ...Bk1999
• DEVIL to bewitch, to hex ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DO AN INJURY TO to cast an evil spell on, to bewitch ...1880 Eng. dial.
• EFFACINATE † to fascinate, to bewitch ...1616
• EFFASCINATE † to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• ELF-SHOOT to bewitch, to enchant ...1806 Eng. dial.
• EYE-BITE * to bewitch with the eye; esp. to bring a malign influence to bear upon a person by means of one's gaze; to place the 'evil eye' upon ...1584 orig. Ireland
• FASCINATE † to affect by witchcraft or magic; to bewitch, to enchant, to lay under a spell ...1598
• FERHEX to bewitch, to put a curse on ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GOOFER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOMER to bewitch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRIS-GRIS to make a spell, usually by the waving of hands; to bring bad luck to; to bewitch ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HAG-RIDE to bewitch; to inflict with nightmare ...1893 Sc.
• ILL-WISH to bewitch ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MALEFICATE * to bewitch ...1827
• MALEFICIATE † to bewitch; to affect with enchantments; to render impotent by spells; to do evil to; to hurt; to harm ...1621
• OVERLOOK to bewitch ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SIGALDER † to enchant, to bewitch ...1303
• TRICK to cast a spell on, to bewitch ...1829 Amer. dial.
• VAAM to bewitch, to cast a spell on ...1904 Sc.
• VAMM to bewitch ...Bk1905 Sc.
BEWITCHED - adjectives
• BAGGAGED bewitched, hag-ridden ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BECHATTED bewitched ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGAGED bewitched, hag-ridden ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BEGLAMMERT bewitched ...1866 Sc.
• BESPELT bewitched, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESPOKE bewitched ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLINKIT bewitched ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAMAGED bewitched ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FERHEXT bewitched; full of the 'devil' ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAG-BEGAGGED bewitched ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAGGED † bewitched, enchanted ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MALEFICIATE † bewitched; spec., rendered impotent by spells ...a1613
bewitched - person
• LAGHERY-MAN a dwarfish, bewitched person ...1890 Eng. dial.
bewitched - phrases
• LIKE ALL-POSSESSED as if bewitched ...1833 Amer. dial.
BEWITCHING - adjectives
• BE-BE-ITCHING bewitching ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEESWAXING bewitching ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEWITCHFUL † having power to bewitch; fascinating, alluring ...c1633
bewitching - nouns
• MALEFICIATION † the act of bewitching ...1649
BEYOND - adjectives
• ULTRA-CREPIDARIAN going beyond one's proper province; giving opinions on matters beyond one's knowledge ...1822
beyond - adverbs
• AT-OWER of quantity, degree: over and above, beyond, besides ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AYONT of place: farther, beyond ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEN-INNO within or beyond ...1790 Sc.
• BEYONT beyond, yonder ...Bk1911 Sc.
beyond - prepositions
• APAST of place: beyond, past ...1825 Eng. dial.
• AYOND beyond ...1843 Amer. dial.
• AYONT 1. of place: further than, on the other side of, beyond ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. in excess of, beyond ...1843 Sc.
• TOFORE † of rank, order, or preference: in precedence of or preference to; beyond, more than ...c888
• ULTRA lying beyond ...1883
• YONSIDE on the other side of, beyond ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LABOUR to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LAMBAISE to lambaste, to whack, to belabour ...1913 Sc.
• QUILT to beat, to thrash soundly, to flog, to belabour, to whack ...1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RACK * to beat, to belabour ...1822 Sc.
• SAUCE † to belabour, to beat a person, to flog ...1598
• TABBER to beat, to belabour, to thrash ...c1850 Sc.
• TABOUR † to beat, to belabour, to thrash ...1624 obs. exc. Sc.
BELATED - adjectives
• BELANTERED behind time, belated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BELCH - adjectives
• NIDOROUS * applied to stomachic crudities and eructations suggestive of strong and unpleasant smells ...1651
belch - nouns
• BELK a belch, eructation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILK a belch, eructation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOKE a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ERUCT a belch ...M17
• FACE FART a belch, a burp ...2000s NZ sl.
• GURK a belch ...1932 colloq.
• RAIRD the noise made by eructation; a backward breaking of wind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAQUEL WELCH a belch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• RIFT a belch; a burp ...15C
• ROAR a loud report; a violent eructation ...1808 Sc.
• VENTOSITY a fart; a belch ...1513
• WYATT EARP a burp, a belch ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
belch - person
• WYATT a person who burps loudly and for comic effect ...1992 UK sl. from 'Wyatt Earp' - a burp
belch - verbs
• BELK to belch, to eructate ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BELVER to belch ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAWP to belch; to heave up water ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOKE to retch, to vomit; to belch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH to belch acrid liquid into the mouth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURP to belch ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ERUCT to belch ...M17
• ERUCTATE to belch; to vomit forth ...E17
• FACE-FART to burp ...1982 NZ sl.
• GALOPE † to belch ...1825 Sc.
• GROWL to belch ...20C US euphemism
• GRUNT to belch ...20C US colloq.
• GULLOP †* to belch up ...1642
• GURK to belch ...1923 colloq.
• RAIRD to make a noise by eructation; to break wind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RASP † to belch ...1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RESP to belch ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RIFT to belch, to burp ...19C
• RUCT †* to belch, to bring up wind ...1620
• YEAP'M † to hiccup; to belch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESK † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEX † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOX † to belch; to hawk; to spit ...1827 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
belch - interjections/phrases
• AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH used in response to someone's belching ...1977 UK sl.
• MANY HAPPY RETURNS said when someone belches ...19C sl.
BELCHING - adjectives
• RASPING † belching ...1629
BELEAGUER - verbs
• BELAY † to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer ...c1320
• BELIE † to lie with an army around, to beleaguer ...a1000
BELFRY - nouns
• BELL-HOUSE a church tower, a belfry ...1652 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BELGIUM - nouns
• COCKPIT OF EUROPE Belgium ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Belgium - person
• BELGE - a native or inhabitant of the Low Countries, esp. a native or inhabitant of Belgium ...1591
• BELGEEK - a Belgian ...1925 US military sl.
• BELGIAN - a native of modern Belgium ...1865
• BELGIC - * a native or inhabitant of the modern state of Belgium ...1870
• BELGIQUE - a Belgian ...1925 US military sl.
• BELGY - (often depreciative) a person from Belgium ...1841 colloq.
• BUFFALO - a Belgian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMINGO - an inhabitant of Flanders ...c1910
• WALLOON - a man or woman of the race, of Gaulish origin and speaking a French dialect, which forms the chief portion of the population of the south-eastern provinces of Belgium ...1567
BELIEF - nouns
• ABERGLAUBE belief beyond what is certain and verifiable ...1873
• BELIEFFULNESS the quality of being full of belief or faith ...1548 arch.
• FACTOID a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief ...1970s Amer. sl.
• ICONOCLASM the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious ...1858
• LEVE † belief, faith ...c950
• WANTROWING †* mistrust, faint belief ...c1440
belief - person
• ICONOCLAST one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious ...1842
BELIEVABLE - verbs
• WASH to be believable ...1849 sl.
BELIEVE - adjectives
• CREABLE † easy to believe, credible ...1480
• CREDENCIVE * ready to believe ...1864
• NOTIONAL of the opinion; inclined to believe ...1823 Amer. dial.
believe - verbs
• ADAM to believe ...1925 rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
• ADAM-AND-EVE to believe ...1925 rhyming sl.
• BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE to believe firmly something astounding, impossible, or absurd; hence, to be a fool ...18C colloq.
• BLEEBE to believe ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BREAST to believe a wonder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUY to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
• CALCULATE to think, to expect, to believe ...1830 US colloq.
• EAT to believe unquestioningly ...L19 sl.
• EAT UP to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
• FAKE to give heed to; to believe, to credit ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FANCY to think, to believe ...1896 Eng. dial.
• FEATURE to imagine, to comprehend, to believe ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HOLD ON BY SOMEONE'S MONKEY-TAIL to take someone's word for a story ...1887 nautical sl.
• LEVE † to believe in; to trust, to give credence to a person or thing ...c1175
• OPINIONATE * to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think ...1621
• SUP UP † to take in, to 'swallow' a story, to be convinced ...1579
• WEAR to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
believe - phrases
• WOULD YOU ADAM AND EVE IT? would you believe it? ...1910s rhyming sl.
BELIEVED - adjectives
• AL not to be believed (Always Lying) ...1995 US sl.
• BELEFT believed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FULL OF SHIT rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted ...sl.
• LEVEABLE †* that may be believed or trusted; credible, trustworthy ...1382
BELIEVER - person
• FAITHFULLIST † a believer ...1653 nonce word
• LEVER †* a believer ...c1340
BELIEVING - adjectives
• BELIEFFUL full of faith, believing ...c1175 arch.
• LEAFFUL † faithful, believing ...c950
• OMNIFIDEL believing everything; holding all creeds ...1848
believing - nouns
• LEVING † believing ...1533
• OMNICREDULITY universal credulity; capacity of believing anything whatever ...1845
BELITTLE - verbs
• COAT to belittle someone; to defeat someone with words ...1997 UK sl.
• DE-AMPLE † to deprive of amplitude, to belittle ...1657 nonce word
• DIMINUTE * to lessen; to belittle, to disparage, to put down, to degrade, to humiliate ...1575
• DISS to belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone ...Bk2006 US sl.
• IMMINISH † to diminish; to belittle ...a1400
• SHOOT JOKES ON ONE to belittle someone in a jocular manner ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHOOT ON to belittle; to insult; to verbally attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SUBSTRACT † to belittle, to disparage ...1728
BELIZE - person
• BELIZAN - * a native or inhabitant of Belize ...1964
• BELIZEAN - a native or inhabitant of Belize on the Caribbean coast of Central America, since 1981 and independent Commonwealth state and formerly a British Crown Colony ...1868
• BELIZIAN - a native or inhabitant of Belize ...1835
BELL - adjectives
• CAMPANAL † bell-shaped ...1571
• CAMPANARIAN * pert. to bell-founding or to bells ...1869
• CAMPANILIAN †* pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells ...1693
• CAMPANISTIC pert. to a bellman ...1883
• CAMPANOLOGICAL pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing ...1800
• TINTINNABULANT ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling ...1812
• TINTINNABULAR pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell ...1767
• TINTINNABULARY pert. to bells or bell-ringing; of the nature of a bell ...1787
• TINTINNABULATE * bell-shaped ...1874
• TINTINNABULATORY pert. to bells or bell-ringing ...1827
• TINTINNABULOUS pert. to bell-ringing ...1791-3
bell - nouns
• BELL-DREAM † the sound or music of a bell ..c1200
• BIMBOMS church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. ...1679 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF BELLS, A a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAMPANA a church bell ...1706
• CAMPANEL †* a small bell ...1653
• CAMPANILE a bell-tower; a steeple ...1640
• CAMPANOLOGY the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing ...1847
• CANNON the part of a bell by which it is suspended ...1872
• CANON a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung ...1688
• CARILLON 1. a melody played on the bells ...1803
2. a set of bells so hung and arranged as to be capable of being played upon either by manual action or by machinery ...1836
• DING-DONG a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DING-DONG-DELL a bell ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DINGER a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACKS † the chimes or tunes struck on bells ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JINGLE-BELL a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RALLY a violent, clamorous ringing of a bell ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RINGER a bell ...Bk1903 sl.
• SALLY the lower fully portion of a bell-rope ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SKELLACH a small bell ...1653 Sc.
• SKELLAT a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman ...1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare
• SKIRT the rim or base of a bell ...1555
• TANG the sound of a bell, esp. the sound produced by a slow, single stroke on a church bell; the stroke itself ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TAN-TAN a bell ...1653
• TANTONY a small hand-bell ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTONY BELL a hand-bell; a small church bell ...1567
• TING a ringing sound, a tinkle; the sound of a small bell or of a clock striking ...1827 Sc.
• TING-A-LING 1. a ringing sound; the sound of a bell or of a clock striking ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a bell ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TING-A-RING the sound of the continued ringing of a small bell, or the like; ting-a-ling ...1833
• TING-TANG the alternating sound made by the ringing of a small bell; hence, a small bell, esp. the smallest bell of a church peal; an unmelodious bell ...1680
• TINGLE-TANGLE 1. a confused tinkling or ringing, as a number of bells ...1670
2. a small bell ...B1900
• TINK the sound of a small bell; a tinkle, a ring ...1901 Sc.
• TINKER a small church bell; the bell rung just before the service begins ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TINKLER a small bell ...1600
• TINTINNABULATION a ringing of a bell; bell-ringing; the sound of music so produced ...1831
• TINTINNABULE a bell ...1834 humorous nonce word
• TINTINNABULISM the art or practice of bell-ringing ...1826 nonce word
• TINTINNABULUM 1. a small tinkling bell ...1398
2. a percussion instrument, consisting of a number of bells suspended in a frame ...1877
• TINTINNATION †* a ringing like a bell ...1658
• TOCSIN a bell used to sound an alarm ...1841
• TONE a tolling stroke of a bell ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WAKERELL † a church bell ...1485
bell - person (includes BELLMAN, BELL-RINGER)
• BEADLE a town bellman ...1842 Sc.
• BEDDLE a beadle; a town bellman ...1842 Sc.
• BELL † a bellman; a town-crier with a bell ...1905 Sc.
• BELLETER a bell-founder ...1891 hist.
• BELLSTER a bell-ringer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMPANIST one versed in the subject of bells ...1872
• CAMPANOLOGER one versed in the subject of bells ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGIST one versed in the subject of bells ...1857
• STRETCH-ROPE † one who stretches a rope, applied to a bell-ringer ...1634
• TINTINNABULARY a bell-ringer ...1825
• TINTINNABULIST a professional bell-ringer ...1830
bell - verbs
• DINGLE to tinkle; to strike so as to produce a sound, as a bell ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JAMBLE to pull a bell rapidly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RING THE BELLS BACKWARD(S) to ring bells beginning with the lowest, to give an alarm etc....arch.
• RUN AWK of bells: to ring as alarm of fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• TANG to strike a bell or the like so as to cause it to emit a sharp loud ringing note ...1556
• TING to ring, to tinkle, to jingle; to give the sound of a small bell ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TINTINNABULATE to ring, to tinkle ...1906
• TONE to toll a bell ...1937 Amer. dial.
• VOLLEY to clang a peal of bells ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG THE BELLS to set the bells ringing or tolling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
bell - interjections
• TAN-TIN! † imitation of the sound of a bell ...1721 nonce word
BELLBOY - see HOTEL
BELLE - person
• TIP a belle ...1825 Sc.
• TIPPER one who dresses finely; a belle or beau ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VIRE a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done ...1908 Sc.
• WAPPER - a showy, vain, vulgar person; a beau; a belle ...Bk1866 Sc.
BELLIGERENT - adjectives
• BADASS belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD-ASSED mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless ...1956 Amer. dial.
• ON THE HOOK belligerent ...1924 Amer. sl.
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent ...1635
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
belligerent - nouns
• CHIP a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER a belligerent attitude ...1830 Amer. colloq.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
belligerent - person
• ARAB † (derogatory) an unruly or belligerent person ...1788
• BAD-ASS a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD MOUTH one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner ...1968 sl.
• BAM a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1959 Sc. colloq.
• BAMPOT a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1962 Sc. colloq.
• BAMSTICK a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address ...1965 Sc. colloq.
• BATTLE-AX(E) a belligerent and formidable person, usually an older one, and frequently one's wife ...1896 sl.
• BELLIGERATI any belligerent person or group ...2000 Amer. political sl.
• CEMENT-MIXER an overweight belligerent woman ...1967 Amer. sl.
• HARD-ON a stupid, despicable, or contemptible person; a difficult, tough, or aggressive person; a stubborn, belligerent person; a despicable man; orig. and frequently used as a term of abuse ...1958
• HEAD a belligerent, aggressive person ...1980 US Black sl.
• RANGATANG, RANGGATAN a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RANGO a belligerent, aggressive, coarse person ...20C W. Indies sl.
belligerent - verbs
• GO ON THE FIGHT to become belligerent ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HAVE OFF to act belligerently ...1942 Amer. dial.
BELLOW - nouns
• BELLOCH a roar, a bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
bellow - verbs
• BEAL to bellow or roar as cattle; to shout ...1820 Eng. dial.
• BELDER of cattle: to bellow ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BELGE to cry aloud, to bellow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise ...a1000
• BELLOCH to bellow; to cry loudly, to roar ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLY to bellow; to weep loudly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELVE of people and cattle: to roar, to bellow ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BIER to roar or bellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY to bellow; to low ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEET to bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• YELLOW †* to yelp; to bellow ...1600
BELLOWING - adjectives
• BELLING † roaring, bellowing; noisy ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELVING shouting, bellowing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BERAND † roaring, bellowing ...a1300
bellowing - nouns
• BELDERING a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull ...1841 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BELLING † the roaring of animals; bellowing ...c1440
• BELVING a shouting, a bellowing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOATION * a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar ...1646
BELLY (includes abdomen, stomach) - adjectives
• ABDOMINOUS having a paunch or big belly; corpulent ...1651
• BAGGED having a big belly; corpulent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAGGIE big-bellied ...1856 Sc.
• BAGGIT having a big belly, corpulent ...1873 Sc.
• BAGGY corpulent, big-bellied ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BANG-BELLIED having a large paunch ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• BARGE-BELLIED having a large or protuberant belly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARREL-BELLIED having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent ...1697
• BARREL-STOMACHED having a well-rounded belly ...1884
• BELLIED big-bellied, corpulent ...1532
• BELLY-MOUNTAINED † having a large prominent belly; fat-bellied ...1654
• BOW-WINDOWED having a pot belly ...1850 sl.
• BUSTIFIED pot-bellied ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GASTERAL pert. to the stomach ...1828 jocular
• GASTRAL pert. to the stomach ...1828 jocular
• GORBELLY † having a protuberant belly ...1532
• GOTCH-GUTTED corpulent, having a pot belly ...1694 Eng. dial.
• GREAT-BELLIED having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant ...1567
• GREAT-WAMED. having a large belly ...1513 Sc.
• GUTSY having a fat belly ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY corpulent, fat, pot-bellied ...1607 chiefly Sc.
• KECKER-HEARTED having a stomach that is easily upset ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLIED pot-bellied ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGY pot-bellied ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KETTLE-BELLIED big-bellied ...B1900 Ireland
• NESH-STOMACHED having a delicate stomach; said of one who can eat little food ...1841 Eng. dial.
• PODDY corpulent, obese, stout; round in the belly ...1844 colloq.
• POTTLE-BELLIED pot-bellied ...1941 Amer. dial.
• POTTY pot-bellied, overweight ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PUNCHY short and stout, thickset, squat, stumpy; having a large paunch ...1791
• SQUELCH-GUTTED † very fat; having a prominent belly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STOMACHY having a large belly; paunchy
• TADDY pot-bellied ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TEWLY-STOMACHED having a weak stomach ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TOCK-BELLIED † having a pot-belly; stout ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TOT-BELLIED corpulent, pot-bellied ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VENTRIC * pert. to the stomach or belly ...1869
• VENTRICOSE of persons: big-bellied; having an unusually or abnormally large abdomen ...1843
• VENTRICULOSE * paunch-bellied ...1727
• VENTRICULOUS * having a somewhat protuberant stomach ...1802
• VENTRINE * pert. to the abdomen ...a1859
• VENTRIOSE †* paunch-bellied ...1707
• VENTRIPOTENT having a large abdomen; big-bellied ...1611
• VENTROSE * having a belly ...1859
• WAMIE big-bellied, corpulent ...1825 Sc.
belly - adverbs
• ABOARD in one's stomach, esp. of drink ...19C sl., orig. US
• AMIDSHIPS in the belly ...1886 Amer. nautical sl.
• BELLY-FLAP flat on the stomach ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BUNG UPWARDS lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS in the belly ...1913 Amer. boxing usage
belly - nouns
• ABDOMEN † fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch ...1541
• ALDERMAN a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ALDERMAN'S BELLY a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE NELLIE the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• AUNT NELLY the belly ...20C rhyming sl.
• AUNTY the belly ...1961 rhyming sl. (Aunty Nelly)
• AUNTY NELLY the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• BAG the stomach ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE ROOM the stomach ...1858 Amer. sl.
• BAGGIE the stomach ...1787 Sc.
• BASKET the stomach ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BAUCH the belly, the stomach ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BAY WINDOW the belly; the abdomen ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BAZOO the stomach or belly ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BEER BARREL 1. the stomach ...19C sl.
2. a beer-drinkers paunch ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BEER BELLY a belly enlarged by drinking beer ...1942 sl.
• BEER GUT a belly enlarged by drinking beer ...1976 sl.
• BEER KEG 1. the stomach ...L19 US sl.
2. a beer belly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-PIECE † the flesh covering the belly ...1591
• BELLYSHIP the personality of the belly ...1600 humorous nonce word
• BIB the stomach ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINGEE, BINGEY, BINGIE, BINGY, BINJY the stomach ...1832 Aust. sl.
• BINNY the belly ...1908 Amer. dial., nursery usage
• BOOZE BELLY an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE GUT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOZE POT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOUG a child's name for the stomach or belly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWG a child's belly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-WINDOW a big belly ...1840 sl.
• BREAD BASKET the stomach ...1753 sl.
• BREAD-ROOM the stomach ...1794 sl.
• BROUGHTON'S MARK the pit of the stomach ...1747 boxing sl.
• CADDOCK the stomach ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAG the stomach, the belly ...1929 Sc.
• CHIPPIE an oversized stomach ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DARBY KEL the belly ...20C rhyming sl. (Darby Kelly)
• DARBY KELLY the belly ...1925 rhyming sl.
• DERBY KEL the belly ...1970 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DERBY KELLY the belly ...1970 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DINNER BASKET the belly; the stomach ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS the belly, esp. as a target for a boxer's punching ...1910s sl.
• DRAFFSACK † a big paunch ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUMPLING-SHOP the stomach ...1920s sl.
• ELLY-BAY the stomach ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'belly'
• FEED BOX the stomach ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRE BOX one's stomach ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GABBIE the human stomach ...a1774 Sc.
• GEBBIE the human stomach ...a1774 Sc.
• GOODYEAR the ring of excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• GORBELLY † a protuberant belly ...1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † a large abdomen...1606
• GRILL the stomach ...1940s US Black sl.
• GUNDY-GUT † a fat paunch ...1718
• GUT the stomach, abdomen, paunch ...a1000
• GUTBUCKET the belly ...1957 Amer. sl.
• GUT-PIECE the abdomen ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GUTS one's insides, the contents; the belly; the intestines ...a1000
• GUT-WORKS the belly ...1974 Amer. sl.
• HAG the paunch, the belly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAGGIS the stomach of a man or animal; the paunch ...1755 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HANGOVER a large belly which hangs over the belt ...20C US sl.
• HEAD the stomach ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEART † the stomach ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HOWL-HAMPER a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLESET a fat stomach ...20C Ulster sl.
• INNARDS the stomach ...1870 sl.
• INWARDS the stomach ...1602 sl.
• KEDGE the belly; the stomach ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLY a large, protuberant belly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-KYTE a large, protuberant stomach ...Bk1901 Sc.
• KEG the stomach ...1877 Amer. dial.
• KELDER the belly ...B1900 sl.
• KISHKA, KISHKE the stomach, gut ...1902 Yiddish
• KITE, KYTE the belly, stomach, paunch ...c1540 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LABONZA the pit of the stomach ...1934 US sl.
• LACKIE the stomach ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LARD SACK the belly of a fat individual ...1966 US sl.
• LITTLE MARY the stomach, belly ...1903 sl.
• LOCKER the belly ...1855 US nautical sl.
• LUNCH-BASKET the stomach ...1910s sl.
• LUNCHBOX the stomach ...1970s US Black sl.
• LUNCH-WAGON the stomach ...1910s sl.
• MACONOCHIE the abdomen ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• MANYPLIES the stomach of a man ...1833 jocular, chiefly Eng. dial.
• MARK the pit of the stomach ...1747 boxing sl.
• MEAT-SAFE the stomach ...1920 boxing sl.
• MIDDLE PIE the stomach ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE PIECE the stomach or belly...1848 Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE STOREY the stomach ...c1670 Brit. jocular
• MIDSHIPS the belly ...1871 US nautical sl.
• MILWAUKEE FRONT an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MILWAUKEE GOITER an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLEHILL a pregnant stomach ...E18 sl.
• MUCKLE-BAG the stomach ...1883 Sc.
• NANNY the stomach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NED KELLY the belly ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl.
• NELLY KELLY the belly ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• NEWINGTON BUTTS the stomach ...20C rhyming sl. for 'guts'
• NEWINGTONS the stomach ...20C rhyming sl. for 'guts' (Newington Butts)
• OPU the stomach, the belly ...1836 Hawaii
• ORGAN RECITAL a growling or gurgling in the stomach or intestines ...20C US colloq.
• PAIL the stomach ...1945 US sl.
• PANTRY the stomach ...1910s US sl.
• POD a large stomach ...L19 sl.
• POKE the stomach ...1975 US sl.
• PORCH a pot belly ...1942 US sl.
• PUDDING-HOUSE † the stomach, the belly ...1609
• PUDDING-LEATHER the stomach ...1787 Sc.
• PUKU the belly ...1941 NZ Maori
• REJUMBLE the working of the stomach ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SADDLE BAGS excess flesh around the upper thighs, or occasionally, a portly stomach ...1960s sl.
• SANDY MACNAB the stomach ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'flab'
• SANDY MCNAB the stomach ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'flab'
• SHIT-BAG the stomach, the belly ...1902 sl.
• SIXPACK a male's stomach, with rippling muscles ...Aust. sl.
• SPARE TIRE a paunch ...Bk1995 US sl.
• TABLE MUSCLE a pot belly; a large girth ...1944 Amer. dial jocular
• TATIE-TRAP the mouth; the stomach ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TAVERN BELLY an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
• T.B. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
• THARM the belly or intestines of a man or beast ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TUM the abdomen ...1864 sl.
• TUMMY the abdomen ...1869 sl.
• TUM-TUM the abdomen ...1869 sl.
• UDDER a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking ...2003 UK sl.
• VENTER the abdomen; the belly ...20C
• VENTRICLE † the stomach in man or animals; the belly...1574
• VERANDAH a pot belly ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• VERANDAH OVER THE TOY SHOP a punch or beer-belly ...1987 Aust. sl.
• VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT the stomach ...L17 sl.
• VICTUALLING OFFICE the abdomen ...1751 sl.
• VICTUAL OFFICE the stomach ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WAME the belly, the stomach ...1611 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WATER-BARREL the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER-BUTT the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WAZOO the stomach or belly ...Bk2006 US sl.
• WOMB 1. the belly ...c800
2. the belly and the bowels ...c1000
belly - person
• BAGGIE a person with a big belly; a corpulent person ...1824 Sc.
• BAGREL † a small person with a large belly ...1825 Sc.
• BUMBLE-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach ...19C Eng. dial.
• FATGUT a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• FAT-GUTS one having a big belly; used as a term of abuse ...1596
• GORBELLY † a person with a protuberant belly - a fat person - fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUTFATTY a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• GUTTIE a corpulent, pot-bellied person ...1824 Sc.
• KEDGE-KYTE a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch ...1887 Sc.
• KETTLEBELLY a fat-bellied person ...1878 Amer. sl.
• NUGGET a short person with a large belly ...1825 Sc.
• PACK-PAUNCH † a big-bellied person - a glutton ...1582
• PANGUTS † a lazy, fat-bellied fellow ...1617
• PAUNCH-GUTS a person with a large belly ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• POD-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• POT-GUT a pot-bellied person; a fat person ...1840 US sl.
• QUACK-BELLY † a-fat-bellied person ...1622
• QUAKE-BELLY † a-fat-bellied person ...1622
• THIN-GUT † one who has a thin belly - a lean, starved-looking person - a starveling ...1602
• WAMFLIN a puny child who has a large belly ...1825 Sc. DSL online
belly - verbs
• GUT-BARGE to use your beer-belly to bump into another's in an informal trial of strength ...2002 UK sl.
• KELTER to wriggle, to move with an undulating motion; to move uneasily, as a queasy stomach ...1808 Sc.
• REHEARSE to leave a strong taste in the mouth; to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REJOICE to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REJUMBLE † of food: to rise in the stomach, to ferment ...1671 Eng. dial.
• REPROVE of undigested food: to rise on the stomach; to disagree ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUBVERT † to upset the stomach or appetite ...1620
• TURN ONE'S INNER MAN to upset one's stomach ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALLER of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger ...1857 Sc.
• WALTER † of the stomach: to be upset or disturbed ...1540
BELLY ACHE - nouns
• BELLY-ACHE stomach pain ...1552 sl.
• BELLY-GRINDING pain the bowels, colic ...1579
• BELLY-GRUNTING a bad stomach-ache ...1920s Aust. sl.
• BELLY-THRAWE pain in the belly, colic ...1595 Sc.
• BELLY-VENGEANCE stomach-ache, resulting from drinking anything sour ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COLLYWOBBLES stomach pain ...1823 sl.
• GANDHI'S REVENGE an upset stomach ...1980s sl.
• GOLLYWOBBLES a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIPES stomach pain ...1601 sl.
• GULLION the stomach-ache, colic ...1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GUT-ACHE a stomach ache ...L18 sl.
• GUTBASH a bellyful of food; hence, a resultant belly-ache ...c1925 Services sl., esp. Royal Navy
• GUTROT a stomach upset ...1979 Brit. sl.
• GUTS-ACHE a stomach ache ...L18 sl.
• GYPPO GUT stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• MULLIGRUBS a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache ...1599
• MULLYGRUMPS an attack of indigestion or stomach ache ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PAIN IN THE PUKU a stomach-ache ...1940s NZ sl.
• WAME-ILL stomach-ache ...1829 N. Eng. dial.
• WIFFLE-WOFFLES a stomach-ache ...20C colloq.
• WOG GUT an upset stomach suffered by tourists to foreign climes ...Brit. sl.
belly ache - verbs
• SCREW to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BELLY DANCER - person
• FANNY-SHAKER a belly-dancer ...1910s US sl.
BELONG - verbs
• BEHOLD † to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern ...c1175
• BELIE † to lie near; to pertain or belong to ...c1200
• FALL † to appertain or belong; to be applicable, fitting, or proper ...1297
• HEAR † to be subject to; to belong ...c893
• LONG to belong, to be the property of ...1899 Amer. dial.
BELONGINGS - nouns
• ALLS belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARTILLERY personal belongings ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BULJAMETS odds and ends; one's belongings ...1928 Sc.
• BULLAMENTS odds and ends; one's belongings ...1866 Sc.
• CALAMITIES odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CLATCH your personal belongings ...1989 Antarctica usage
• CLOBBER personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories ...20C Brit. sl.
• CUM-ANNEXIS one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• DUNNAGE the clothing and other personal belongings carried by a sailor, soldier, or woodsman; generally, baggage or equipment with which a person travels ...1834 sl., orig. naval usage
• ENDS AND AWLS belongings; odds and ends ...1767 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FARE † equipment for a journey; rigging out of a ship; apparel, belongings ...c1320
• FURNITURE † apparel, dress, outfit, personal belongings ...1566
• HAVINGS possessions, property, wealth, belongings ...c1325
• MAUL AND WEDGES one's possessions, one's goods ...M19 US sl.
• OPERY belongings, odds and ends, tackle ...1892 Sc.
• PACK property, belongings ...1798 Sc.
• PACK, SHACK, AND STACK one's entire belongings, clothes, home, and money ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PARCEL a rolled blanket which contains one's possessions ...1910s Aust. tramps' sl.
• PRUCKS material possessions, esp. illegally come by; free gifts ...Irish sl.
• PRUGHS material possessions, esp. illegally come by; free gifts ...Irish sl.
• RATTLE-TRAPS belongings; movables; small odds and ends ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOGGERY one’s gear or belongings ...1850s
• TRAPS belongings, personal property; things; goods, furniture ...1813
• TRICKS small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles ...1869 Amer. dial.
BELOVED (also see loved) - adjectives
• AFFECTED † loved, beloved ...1600
• AFFECTIONATE †* held in affection, beloved ...1494
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE † beloved, much-loved ...1769
• DEARLY † dear, beloved ...a1300
• DEARWORTH of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved ...a1225
• DEARWORTHY † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1300
• DERWORTH † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1225
• DERWORTHY † of persons: dearly esteemed, dear, beloved ...a1300
• SUGARED † of persons: beloved, dear; precious ...c1475
• TIT † dear, beloved; fond ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHITE * of a person: precious; dear, beloved, favourite ...c1460
beloved - person
• BELOVE †* a beloved person ...1534
• BEST-BELOVED a most beloved person; spec. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1459
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart;- a mistress ...c1315
• FAIR a woman; a member of the 'fair sex; esp. a beautiful or beloved woman; one's sweetheart ...c1450
• HEART a term of endearment; a loved one; one's beloved, one's darling; a sweetheart; often used as a form of address ...c1300
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a darling; a beloved or loved one; also, a term of endearment ...c1460
• LEMAN a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• WHITE SON † a beloved or favourite son; a boy or man who is specially favoured or indulged ...1539
• YEARNLING a young child over which one yearns; a beloved child ...1829 nonce word
BELOW - adverbs
• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
• ALOW low down, below; downwards ...LME now arch & Eng. dial.
• ANEW below, beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• NETHEN † below, from below ...c888
below - prepositions
• ABLOW under, below ...1894 Sc.
BELT - nouns
• DARK FELT a belt ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BEMIRE - adjectives
• LAGGERING miry, apt to bemire ...1866 Sc.
bemire - verbs
• BEDAG † to bemire the bottom of, as dress ...a1300
• BEDAGGLE † to bemire the bottom of, as dress ...1580
• BEMOIL † to encumber with dirt and mire; to bemire ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAG † to clog with dirt, to bemire, to daggle, to bedraggle ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to draggle, to bemire one's clothes ...1808 Sc.
• DAWK to daub, to bemire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASE to bemire, to splash with mud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JAVEL to bemire, to dirty, to befoul ...B1900
• LAGGER to bemire; to bespatter or besmear with mud, etc.; to sink in a mire ...1825 Sc.
BEMIRED - adjectives
• BYMODERED † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
• LAGGERIT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAGGERT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
BEMUSED - adjectives
• DABBLED bemused, distraught ...1847 Sc.
• MARRED † perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused ...c1350
bemused - phrases
• I"M BUGGERED IF I KNOW! indicates one is bemused or perplexed about something ...1929
BENCH - nouns
• BANK † a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from ...1205 obs. exc. Sc.
• BANKER † a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair ...1311
• BENCHLET a little bench, a stool ...1865
• BENK a bench of any kind, esp. one made of stone ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BINK a bench ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEACON SEAT in a lumber camp: the long bench in the bunkhouse ...1851 US sl.
• GABBY BENCH a bench favoured by idle talkers ...1982 Bahamas
• RECITATION BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1841 Amer. dial.
• RECITATION SEAT a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1850 Amer. dial.
• RECITING BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1932 Amer. dial.
BEND - adverbs
• ACROOK in a bend or curve; awry ...LME
bend - nouns
• BENT † a curved part, a bend, a crook ...1572
• BIGHT a bend, esp. a curve in the animal or human body ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BOO a bow, a bend ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ELBOW a sharp bend in the course of a river, stream, road, etc. ...1591
• MEOW a bend or snarl in a line; a crook in a road; anything out of line ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• OBLIQUATION * the act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side ...a1425
• QUIRK anything out of the square; a twist, a bend, a circle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINUOSITY a curve or bend, esp. one of a series; chiefly used in the plural ...1720
bend - verbs (includes bend down)
• ABOW † to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ...c1000
• BAY to bend ...1747 Eng. dial.
• BESSEN to stoop, to bend down; to weigh down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEW to bend, to twist ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEY † to bend, to cause to bow ...c888
• BINK to bend down; to lean forward awkwardly; to curtsy ...1895 Sc.
• BOO to bow, to bend, to twist ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CAMSHACKLE to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder ...1819 Sc.
• DECLINE † to turn or bend aside; to deviate; to turn away ...c1325
• DECURVE * to curve or bend down ...1835
• HEALD to bend downwards or to one side; to lean, to incline, to slope ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NUTATE * to droop or bend downwards ...1880
• OBLIQUATE * to bend aside, to twist obliquely; to distort ...1665
• QUAIGH to bend, to turn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEEVE to twist; to bend slowly backwards and forwards as a tree-top ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCH to crouch, to stoop, to bend down ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TO-HIELD † to cause to incline, to lean, to bend, to fall over ; to push or pull down ...c1205
• VAG to bend, to give, to yield ...1905 Eng. dial.
BENDING - nouns
• ARCUATURE † the bowing or bending of an arch ...1731
• BINK a bending movement ...1828 Sc.
• OBLIQUATION † a bending aside or in an oblique direction; a twisting awry ...a1648
BENEATH - adverbs
• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
• ANEW below, beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• ANUNDER beneath, under (of actual position) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BENEW beneath ...1768 Sc.
• NEUTH †* beneath ...1375 Sc.
beneath - prepositions
• ANEAN beneath ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ANEATH beneath ...1768 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANEW beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• ANONDER beneath ...1925 Irish sl.
• ANUNDER beneath ...1925 Irish sl.
• BENANE beneath ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BENEAN beneath ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UNNEATH beneath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BENEFACTOR - person
• BENEFACTRESS a female benefactor ...1711
• BENEFACTRICE †* a female benefactor ...1711
• BENEFACTRIX †* a female benefactor ...1713
• BENEFETER †* a benefactor ...c1449
• BENEFETOUR †* a benefactor ...c1449
• EASTER BUNNY a benefactor; someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• SANTA CLAUS a generous benefactor ...20C US sl.
benefactor - verbs
• BENEFACTORATE to act the benefactor to ...1769 nonce word
BENEFICIAL - adjectives
• BENEFACTORY conferring a benefit; beneficial, advantageous ...1744
• BENEFICENTIAL concerned with what is most beneficial to mankind ...1869
• BENIGNANT of things: favourable, beneficial ...1790
• ELECTUARIOUS †* of the nature of an electuary; wholesome, beneficial ...1562
• PROFICUOUS † profitable, advantageous, beneficial, useful ...1622
• SALUTARY conducive to well-being; beneficial ...1490
• VAILABLE † of avail, advantage, or benefit; advantageous, beneficial, profitable; effectual, efficacious ...1390
beneficial - verbs
• BETTER †* to be advantageous or beneficial ...1592
BENEFIT - nouns
• BENEFICIE †* benefit, beneficial influence, favour ...c1449
• BENIES benefits, specifically those of the GI Bill that puts US service veterans through college for free ...1940s US college sl.
• GAIN † advantage, use, avail, benefit; remedy, help ...c1200
• OEPS † use, benefit, profit ...1383
• VAIL † advantage, benefit, profit ...c1430
• VANTAGE advantage, benefit, profit, gain ...a1300 arch.
benefit - verbs
• ADVANCE † to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone ...c1386
• ADVANTAGE † to profit, to benefit ...1526
• BAG BENNIES to get benefits ...1968 Amer. sl.
• EASE † to benefit, to help, to assist ...1330 obs. or arch.
• THOLE to advantage, to benefit; to be to one's gain ...1898 Sc.
• VAIL † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
• VANTAGE to profit or benefit one ...c1460 arch.
BENEVOLENCE - nouns
• OMNIBENEVOLENCE universal benevolence ...1834
BENEVOLENT - adjectives
• BENEVOLOUS † well-wishing, kind, friendly, benevolent ...1470
• BENIGNANT cherishing or exhibiting kindly feeling towards inferiors or dependants; gracious, kind, benevolent ...a1782
• CARITATIVE of charitable or benevolent tendency ...1884
• NATURABLE of a kindly disposition; benevolent; homely ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OMNIBENEVOLENT benevolent towards all ...1679
benevolent - nouns
• WAFT a benevolent influence ...1822 Sc.
benevolent - person
• BENEVOLIST a professor of benevolence ...1825
• SAMARITAN a kind, charitable, or benevolent person ...1640
• WELL-WILLER a well-wisher; a benevolent person; a friend ...1825 Sc.
BENT - adjectives
• ADUNC hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADUNCATE †* bent inward; hooked ...1661
• ADUNCOUS hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ...1656
• ADUNQUE hooked; bent inward ...1626
• AKINK kinked, bent (as at the 'elbow' or bend of wing); not fully extended ...1960 Amer. dial.
• ARCUATILE † bowed or bent ...1731
• BENDIFIED bent ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE crooked, bent, deformed ...19C Sc.
• BOWLIE crooked, bent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLTEST the most bent or crooked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW'T bowed, bent; crooked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAM † crooked, twisted, bent from the straight ...1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUKE OF KENT bent ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FLECTIBLE †* capable of being bent ...1705
• HALF-COW'D bent, stooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KEAKY-RIDGED bent inwards ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KIRKED † crooked, bent; turning upwards ...c1400
• OBLIQUATE †* bent to one side; twisted obliquely ...a1425
• REPANDOUS † bent upward or outward ...1646
• TO-BENT † quite bent, bent low ...c1401
bent - nouns
• DECURVATION the condition of being bent downwards ...1881
• DECURVATURE the condition of being bent downwards ...1887
BENUMB - verbs
• ACUMBLE † to benumb ...a1300
• BECLUMPSE † to benumb ...1611
• DAMP † to stifle the faculties with noxious 'fumes'; to stupefy, to benumb, to daze ...1570
• DAVER to stupefy, to stun, to benumb ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DEAD † to deprive of sensation or consciousness; to stupefy; to benumb ...1382
• SCRAM to benumb, to make stiff with cold; to paralyze; to disable by disease or accident ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCRIM, SKRIM to cramp; to benumb ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BENUMBED - adjectives
• ACLUMSID †* benumbed, paralysed ...1388
• BEYSAND quite at a loss; benumbed; stupefied ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MICKLED WITH COLD benumbed with cold ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TABETLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEBBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEPPITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TIBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• VAALEN, VALEEN numb with cold; benumbed ...1838 Sc.
BENUMBING - adjectives
• DAZY chill, chilling, benumbing with cold ...1825 Sc.
BEQUEATH - verbs
• BEQUEST † to give as a bequest, to bequeath ...1394
• LEAGUE †* to bequeath ...1623
• LEGACY † to give or leave as a legacy; to bequeath a legacy to ...1546
• LEGATE to give by will, to bequeath ...1546
• LET † to bequeath ...1340
• QUETHE † to assign by will; to bequeath ...1303
BEQUEATHED - adjectives
• LEGABLE * bequeathed by legacy ...1721
BEQUEATHING - nouns
• BEQUESTING † bequeathing ...1572
• LEGACY † the act of bequeathing; bequest ...1494
• QUETHING † bequeathing ...c1380
BEQUEST - adjectives
• LEGATARY pert. to a bequest; of the nature of a bequest ...1676
bequest - nouns
• LEGACY † the act of bequeathing; bequest ...1494
• LEGATE † a legacy or bequest ...1447
• QUETHE-WORD † a legacy, bequest ...1481
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
bequest - person
• LEGATARY one to whom a bequest is left; a legatee ...1542
BERATE - verbs
• BUST A PERSON'S ASS to harangue, berate, or harass a person ...1965
• 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 UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• EAT OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT to berate someone ...1996 US sl.
• FAN to berate ...L18 colloq.
• FAN WITH A SLIPPER to beat, to whip, to berate ...L18 colloq.
• GIVE A PERSON RATS to give a person a hard time; to berate, to rebuke ...1862 US
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1854 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE OLD NED to berate or disparage someone...1970 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE PARTICULAR NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE VERY NED to berate or disparage someone...1897 Amer. dial.
• KICK YOUR OWN ARSE to berate yourself ...1988 Sc. sl.
• LAY OUT to scold, to reprimand; to berate ...1900s Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT COLD to scold severely; to berate ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT IN LAVENDER to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle ...1948 Amer. dial.
• MISCALL to give an unworthy name of character to; to berate, to revile ...1899 Amer. dial.
• RAGE to scold, to berate ...1828 Sc.
• READ ONE'S BEADS to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally ...1950s gay sl.
• SAW OFF to berate, to reprimand ...1940s sl.
• SCORE to criticize harshly; to berate ...chiefly US & Can.
• TONGUE-BANG to scold heartily, to berate, to abuse ...1901 Eng. dial.
BEREAVE - verbs
• BEDEAL † to deprive, to bereave, to free of ...c1000
BEREAVED - adjectives
• ORB † bereaved, childless ...1607
• ORBATE † orphaned, bereaved, destitute ...1525
• ORBED †* bereaved ...1616
BEREAVEMENT - nouns
• BLACK OX a misfortune; a bereavement; a great calamity ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ORBATION † bereavement, deprivation of parents, children or the like ...1623
• ORBITUDE †* the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ...1623
• ORBITY † the condition of being bereaved; bereavement, esp. of child; also, childlessness ...1597
BERET - see HAT
BERLE, MILTON
• MR. TELEVISION Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
• UNCLE MILTIE Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
BERSERK - adjectives
• APE frenzied, berserk ...1950s Amer. sl.
berserk - verbs
• GO BUSH to run wild, to go berserk ...1908
BESEECH - verbs
• BESEEK to beseech ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALSE o call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• IMPETRATE * to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1565
• IMPETRE † to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1374
BESEECHING - adjectives
• IMPLORATORY * of imploring or beseeching nature ...1832
beseeching - nouns
• BESEECH †* beseeching, entreaty, petition ...1606
• IMPORTUNEMENT † earnest solicitation, a beseeching ...1635
BESET - verbs
• BEGO † to go about hostilely, to beset, to overrun ...a855
• BESTAND † to stand round in hostility; to beset, to press hard upon, to harass ...c1000
BESIDE - adverbs
• ACOST † on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
beside - prepositions
• ASIDEN beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASIDES in addition to; moreover, beside ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BESIDES - adverbs
• ELCHUR † elsewhere, otherwise, besides ...c890
• FURTHEROVER † besides, moreover ...c1386
• IN OPPOSITE † on the contrary, on the other hand, besides, also, furthermore ...1549
besides - prepositions
• ABIES in addition to, besides ...1930 Sc.
• SIDING alongside; besides ...1946 Amer. dial.
• TOFORE †* besides, over and above ...c1000
BESIEGE - verbs
• BELAY † to beset with armed men; to besiege, to beleaguer ...c1320
• BELY to besiege ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BESIT † to encamp about; to besiege ...a1100
• LEAGUER to besiege, to beleaguer ...1715-20
• OPPUGN † to fight against, to attack, to assault, to besiege ...1432-50
• UMBESIEGE † to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMSIEGE † to besiege ...a1325
BESIEGING - adjectives
• OBLIQUATE †* bent to one side; twisted obliquely ...1578
besieging - nouns
• BESIEGE † besieging, siege ...1552
BESMEAR (also see SMEAR) - verbs
• BATTLE to besmear with mud; to walk about a room with dirty feet ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BESCUMMER to besmear with dirt ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BESLABBER to eat slovenly; to besmear in eating or drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BESLUBBER to wet and soil with a thick liquid; to bedaub, to bedabble, to besmear ...c1394
• BESMORTH to besmear ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUITER to besmear with mud, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYTER to besmear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HEAL to besmear or daub with dirt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLINE †* to smear, to besmear ...1615
• LABBER to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAPPER to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like ...1728 Sc.
• OGGEL - to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
• TO-RAY † to besmear ...1560
• UGGLE to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
BESMEARED - adjectives
• BECLARTED besmeared, bedaubed ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLEBBIT blurred; besmeared ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BYMODERED † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
• LABBERED-UP very much besmeared with mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGERIT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAGGERT bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
BESMIRCH - verbs
• BESMUTCH to besmirch; to soil ...1832
BESOT - verbs
• EFFATUATE † to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
BESOTTED - adjectives
• BEDAZED dazed, stupefied; besotted ...a1605
• EFFATUATE † infatuated, besotted ...1600
• FATUATED besotted, infatuated ...1848
• FATUITOUS besotted, infatuated ...a1734
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
besotted - adverbs
• FATUOUSLY in a besotted or infatuated manner ...1876
besotted - nouns
• FATUOUSNESS besotted foolishness, stupidity, infatuation; imbecility ...1874
BESPANGLE - verbs
• BESPANKLE to bespangle, to sprinkle or adorn with small glittering objects ...1621
BESPANGLED - adjectives
• GAMFERT flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
BESPATTER (also see SPATTER) - verbs
• BEDAG to bespatter with moisture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGARIE to bespatter; to variegate with colours ...1681 Sc.
• BESMOTTER to smear or daub with mud or dirt; bespatter, to foul ...1715 Eng. dial.
• BESPARKLE † to bespatter, to spot ...1485
• BESPATTLE † to bespatter with anything dirty ...1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESPERPLE † to bespatter ...1557
• BESPOTTLE to bespatter, to cover with mud or dirt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESPRAY †* to besprinkle, to bespatter ...1593
• BESQUATTER † to bespatter with filth ...1611
• JABBER to bespatter or splash with mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JABBLE to spill; to bespatter, to wet, to bedew ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAGGER to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay ...1725 Sc.
• MARTYR to bedaub, to bespatter, to dirty ...1864 Sc.
• SCAT to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUM † to bespatter, to discolour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRP to splash up on; to bespatter ...1871 Sc.
• TASH to soil, to tarnish, to stain, to dirty; to bespatter; to spoil slightly ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BESPATTERED - adjectives
• BATTLED bespattered with mud; trampled down ...1820 Sc.
• BYSPARKIT † bespattered, spotted ...1513 Sc.
• DAGGED-SKIRTED wet or mud-bespattered; slatternly ...1740 Eng. dial.
• MERTERED bedaubed, bespattered ...1898 Sc.
• TASHLED † bespattered with wet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BESPRINKLE (also see SPRINKLE) - verbs
• BEQUIRTLE † to besprinkle ...1690
• BESPRAY †* to besprinkle, to bespatter ...1593
• BESPRENG † to sprinkle anything over; to besprinkle, to asperse ...c1000
• BESPRENT †* to besprinkle ...1573
• BESPRING † to besprinkle ...1387
• BESPRINK †* to besprinkle ...1609
BESPRINKLED - adjectives
• BESPRENT besprinkled ...c1368
BEST - adjectives
• A reserved for the best; the best ...1945 US sl.
• A1 prime; first-class; of the best ...1855 sl.
• ACE best; top-rated
• ACE-HIGH the best ...1885 sl.
• ACE-ONE a-one, best ...1962 US sl.
• ACES HIGH the very best; first-rate ...1885 US sl.
• ACEY best, excellent, expert, wonderful ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ALL-OVERST most extreme; worst; best ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ALL-PRO of first quality; the best ...Amer. sl.
• ALL-TIME greatest, very best, most memorable on record ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• AWFULLEST best ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BADDEST best ...1977 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BAD-DOING excellent, the best ...1965 US Black sl.
• BESTEST best of all ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BETTERMOST best, superior, above the average ...1737 colloq.
• BUTTERY first-rate, the best ...2000s US Black sl.
• CRACK finest, best ...1837 sl.
• DADDY the finest, largest, or most striking example; the very best ...1865 US sl.
• DADDY, THE the best ...20C US campus sl.
• DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior ...1907 US sl.
• DAIRY, THE the best ...2003 UK sl.
• EVIL excellent, wonderful, the best ...1920s sl.
• FULLY perfect; the best possible ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FULLY-ON perfect; the best possible ...20C teen & high school sl.
• HEAD best, chief, most able ...1895 Amer. dial.
• JAMMING exciting, pleasing, excellent, best ...1980s sl., orig. US Black usage
• LETTER A prime; first-class; of the best ...1833 sl.
• MACADOCIOUS excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
• MACK DADDY top of the line, the best ...1996 Amer. sl.
• MACKADOCIOUS excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
• MASTER chief, principal; great, best; remarkable ...1750 Eng. dial.
• MUSTARD excellent, best, skilled ...1925 Brit. sl.
• ONLIEST best, most approved ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUCKER of the highest class, best, excellent ...20C sl.
• PUKKA excellent, of the very best, fashionable ...L20 colloq.
• RAD a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good ...1982 sl., orig. US teen
• RAD-O a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best ...1980s sl., orig. US teen
• RORTY fine, splendid, jolly; of the very best ...c1864 sl.. orig. Londoner's sl.
• SICKEST best ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKIZZIEST the best ...1960 US sl.
• SWELL elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TIPTOP of the highest or best quality; excellent; first-rate ...1755
• TOO FUCKING MUCH wonderful, excellent, very best ...1930s sl., orig. US
• TOO MUCH wonderful, excellent, very best ...1930s sl., orig. US
• TOPS excellent; first-rate, best ...1935 colloq.
• TOP-SHELF excellent, first-class, the best ...1892 US sl.
• UP IN G very best, superlative ...L19 US sl.
• UP TO G very best, superlative ...L19 US sl.
• WALED-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
• WALL-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
best - adverbs
• ALDER-BEST † best of all ...16C
best - nouns
• ACE the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit ...1801
• A PER SE the best; first-class ...c1470 colloq.
• APOGEE the best; the greatest ...Bk1998 sl.
• BAT'S BALLS the very best, the ultimate ...1960s US sl.
• BEATENEST one's best; one's utmost effort ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BEN-END the best room in a house; hence, the best part of anything ...1892 Sc.
• BERRIES, THE the best; the finest ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BESTMOST one's best, utmost ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BESTS the best people ...c1050
• BETTER the best ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIG CASINO. the best; the ultimate; the most important ...1920s US sl.
• CADILLAC something considered the best ...1990s US prison sl.
• CHESHIRE, THE the correct or best thing or person ...1841 US sl.
• CHIZ the best ...1997 US sl.
• DANDY a very good thing of its kind; the best ...L18 colloq.
• DEAD-LEVEL BEST the best of one's abilities; utmost ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DEAL, THE the very best ...1986 US sl.
• DEFFEST the best; the coolest ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DOG'S BOLLOCKS, THE the very best; the acme of excellence ...c1986
• DUCK'S QUACK of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person or thing ...1920s US sl.
• EMPS-PIECE † the best, the choicest piece of food; a tidbit ...1671 Eng. dial.
• END, THE the best; perfection, absolute excellence ...1948 US sl., chiefly jazz usage
• ENDSVILLE the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
• ENDVILLE the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
• FATNESS † the richest or best part of anything ...c1000
• GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person or thing ...colloq.
• GROUSE, THE the very best of anything ...20C Aust. colloq.
• HEAD-GO the best of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEART the best, choicest, or most important part ...1589
• ICHIBAN the best ...20C US sl.
• ILL-BEST the best of a bad lot or job ...1775 Sc.
• MACDADDY the very best of something ...1995 US sl.
• MAE WEST the best (thing) ...2000s rhyming sl.
• MARROW the centre, the essential part, the best of anything; the main point, or the full meaning ...1863 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MOST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest, the ultimate in something ...1953 sl., orig. US
• MOSTEST the very best ...L19 sl., orig. US
• MOST ON TOAST, THE. the best, the most exciting, the finest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• OFFMAGANDY the best and choices of delicacies ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSET an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything ...1721 Sc.
• OKEY-DOKE the best, the ultimate ...1990s US Black sl.
• OPTIMACY †* the best or highest place ...1651
• OPTIMITY the quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence ...1656
• QUEEN MAMA the very best of a person, place or thing ...1990s US teen sl.
• SAUCE, THE the best ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• SHIT, THE the very best; the acme of excellence ...1987 Black sl.
• SILK DEPARTMENT the very best ...1989 Aust. sl.
• TIP the best of anything; an excellent thing or person ...1818 Sc.
• TOP ONE the best of times ...1999 UK sl.
• TOPS something excellent; the best; the ultimate, the winner ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOPS, THE something excellent; the very best ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TOP SAWYER the best of its kind ...M19 sl.
• VIRE a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done ...1908 Sc.
• WALE that which is chosen or selected as the best; the choicest individual, kind, specimen, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
best - person
• A1 a first-class person; the best; the favourite ...M19 sl.
• BELLMAN †* he who 'bears the bell' - the best or most excellent ...1617
• BLUE NOSE a person who is the best of a community, or who thinks they are ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S PAJAMAS , THE the best or greatest person or thing ...1925
• CAT'S WHISKERS, THE the best or greatest person or thing ...1923
• DUCK'S QUACK of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person ...1920s US sl.
• HEAD * a person holding a pre-eminent position; the best or most important person ...a1200
• HEART O' CORN, THE one of the best, a good fellow ...1923 Ireland
• HEART OF THE ROLL the best person ...1962 Irish sl.
• HEART OF THE ROWL the best person ...1942 Irish sl.
• HIGH LINER the man who catches the most fish on a trip; hence, the best or highest achiever of a group ...1868 Amer. dial.
• MACK a clever, proficient or influential person, usually a man; the best in one's field ...1960s sl.
• MACK DADDY a clever, proficient or influential man; an expert; the best ...1993 Amer. sl.
• MOSTEST, THE one who is the best ...1889 orig. US
• OPTIMATE † one who is the best ...1635
• QUEEN MAMA the very best person ...1990s US teen sl.
• SALT OF THE EARTH a person regarded as the finest of his or her kind
• TOP SAWYER the leader in any profession, job, or occupation; a superior; a person of importance; the best person ...1826 sl.
best - verbs
• ANNEX THE WHOLE CONFECTIONER'S SHOP to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• BEAR THE BELL to take the first place; to have foremost rank or position, to be the best; to excel, to be pre-eminent ...c1374
• CAPTURE THE CRUMB vb. to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• COP THE CAKE to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• COP THE CURRANTY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• DO ONE'S DARNEDEST to do one's very best ...20C sl., orig. US
• DO ONE'S MAIN † to do one's utmost, one's best ...c1375
• EAT THE GREASE to take the best of something ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GARBLE * to select or sort out the best in anything or set of things; to take the pick of ...1483
• HAVE THE HEELS OF to excel, to surpass, to have the best of ...1894 Sc.
• MASTER to defeat, to overcome, to best ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUT IN ONE'S BEST LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PUT IN ONE'S LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1847 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S BEST SIDE TOWARDS LONDON to make the best of things ...L19 sl.
• RING THE BELL to carry off the prize; to be the best of a lot ...1928
• SLIDE AWAY WITH THE BANBURY to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE BAKER'S SHOP to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BAKERY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BISCUIT to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE BUN to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE CAKE to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• TAKE THE COOKIE to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1882 sl.
• TAKE THE FLOUR to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• TAKE THE PASTRY to be the best, to surpass, to outdo, esp. in excessive or extreme behaviour or of a near-intolerable situation or happening ...1847 sl.
• YANK THE BUN to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
best - interjections/phrases
• A1 AND NO MISTAKE prime; first-class; of the best ...1900 sl.
• A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED prime; first-class; of the best ...1876 sl.
• ABOUT RIGHT to the best extent possible ...M19 sl.
• LONGEST POLE GETS THE PERSIMMON, THE the best man wins ...1887 Amer. dial.
• ONE'S LEVEL BEST one's very best; the utmost one can possibly do ...1873 colloq., orig. US
• YOU'RE ACES! you're the best! ...20C US sl.
BESTIAL - verbs
• EMBRUTE to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• IMBRUTE to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• IMBRUTISH †* to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1639
BESTIR - verbs
• BRUSH ROUND to bestir oneself ...1875 US colloq.
• EASTER to bestir oneself ...1949 Sc.
BEST MAN - person (also see WEDDING)
• FIRST MAN the best man at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARANYMPH in Greek Antiquity, the 'friend of the bridegroom' who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man, a groomsman, or a bridesmaid ...1600
BESTOW - verbs
• BETEEM to bestow, to indulge with ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ENDEW to give, to bestow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• THOLE to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly ...1760 Eng. dial.
• TITHE † to grant, to concede, to bestow ...c893
• YARK † to grant, to bestow ...a1300
• YATE † to grant, to bestow, to concede ...a1122
BESTOWAL - nouns
• ELARGITION † free or liberal impartation or bestowal ...1730
BESTOWING - adjectives
• LARGIFICAL †* bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
BESTRIDE - verbs
• UMSTRIDE †* to bestride ...a1352
BET, BETTING - adjectives
• BLANKET BUSTED said of a man who has lost everything on a bet, including his bedroll ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• ON 1. making a wager ...1812 sl.
2. having secured a bet ...1903 Aust. sl.
bet, betting - adverbs
• FAST in gambling: betting large amounts without fear of loss ...1974 US sl.
bet, betting - nouns
• ABETMENT † a bet, betting ...1615
• ACCA a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator' ...Brit. sl.
• ACCUMULATOR a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner ...1889 UK sl.
• ACROSS THE BOARD in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third) ...1964 sl.
• ACTION betting; gambling ...1885 US sl.
• AFRICAN in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100 ...1983 US sl.
• ANY-TO-COME in gambling: a type of conditional bet in which all or part of a winning is returned on another bet ...2001 UK sl.
• BACKSHOW in gambling on broadcast racing: any betting before the current show price ...2001 UK sl.
• BARBER POLE in casino gambling: a bet comprised of various coloured chips ...1980 US sl.
• BATTLE in a betting operation: the eternal plus-and-minus relationship between bettors and the betting operation ...1989 Aust. sl.
• BAY AND A GRAY in poker: a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray) ...1951 US sl.
• BLACK ACTION casino betting in $100 increments ...1991 US sl.
• BLOOD in gambling: a bet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BONE in private poker games or other private gambling: a white betting chip ...1866 US sl.
• BOTH WAYS a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl.
• CHANCER a bet, a wager ...1990s sl.
• COP a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty ...L19 sl.
• CREASE in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor ...1991 US sl.
• DAILY a regular (daily) bet with a bookmaker ...1984 UK sl.
• DYNAMITE in an illegal betting operation: money that one bookmaker bets with another bookmaker to cover bets that he does not want to hold ...1951 US sl.
• EACH WAY a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl. bet phr.
• FLUTTER a small bet; an exciting venture at betting or cards ...1874 sl.
• GAIGEOUR † a wager or bet ...1599 Sc.
• GOLDEN OINTMENT a large win in betting; money ...1989 Aust. sl.
• GOLIATH a multiple bet, gambling on eight horses, combining 247 bets in a specific pattern ...1991 UK sl.
• GRUMBLE AND MUTTER a bet ...20C rhyming slang for 'flutter'
• INVESTMENT a bet, esp. on a horse race ...1944 NZ sl.
• JUICE in sports betting: the bookmaker's commission ...1975 US sl.
• LADY COME BACK a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• LAFAYETTE a bet ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
• LAY † a wager, bet, stake ...1584
• LINE in sports betting: the points or odds established by a bookmaker that govern the bet ...1977 US sl.
• LIVE ONE a winning bet ...20C US sl.
• LONG END in betting: the favourite ...1900s sl.
• NAP in horse racing: a tipster's best bet ...1991 UK sl.
• NOD BET a bet taken on credit ...Aust. sl.
• NOSE AND CHIN a win; a winning bet ...1960s UK sl.
• OFF a warning given to an illegal betting operation by corrupt police of a pending raid ...1952 US sl.
• RACE a bet on a horserace ...L19 sl.
• RAINBOW in casinos: a bet comprised of different colour and different value betting chips ...1991 US sl.
• RAKER a heavy bet, a 'plunge' ...1869 sporting sl.
• RIVER JOB a s a result of betting, an enormous loss; so great is the loss that the bettor thinks of jumping in a river ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SAVER a prudent covering bet ...c1890 turf sl.
• SCORE in betting: odds of 20-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• SCRUFFY AND DIRTY in betting: odds of 100 - 30 ...1991 UK rhyming sl.
• SILVER a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• SINGLE-STAKES-ABOUT in gambling: a type of conditional bet ...2001 UK sl.
• SLAP a go, an attempt, hence a bet ...M19 sl.
• STEAM in sports betting: a flurry of betting on one side of a bet ...1991 US sl.
• STRAIGHT TIP, THE honest advice as to wagering ...1871 sl.
• TRIXIE a multiple bet, gambling on three horses in four combined bets ...1991 UK sl.
• WAD a wager, a bet ...1721 Sc.
• YANKEE a multiple bet, gambling on four different horses in a specific combination of eleven bets ...1967 UK sl.
bet, betting - nouns, odds
• APPLE twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK sl.
• APPLE CORE twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'score'
• BITS in betting: odds of 11-10 ...1991 UK sl.
• BITS ON THE EAR'OLE in betting: odds of 13-8 ...1991 UK sl.
• BOTTLE in betting, odds of 2-1 ...1991 UK
• BOTTLE AND A HALF in betting, odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK
• BOTTLE TO THE FIELD in racing, bookmaker's odds of 2-1 ...1967 UK
• CARPET in betting: odds of 3-1 ...1967 UK sl.
• CARPET AND A HALF in betting: odds of 7-2 ...1991 UK bookmakers' sl.
• DOUBLE NET in betting: odds of 20-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• EAR'OLE in betting: odds of 6-4 ...1991 UK sl.
• FACE in betting: the odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK sl.
• HALF A STRETCH gambling odds of 6-1 ...1984 UK sl.
• MACARONI in betting: odds of 25-1 ...1991 UK rhyming sl. for 'pony'
• QUAT in betting: odds of 4-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• SAIS A CHING in betting: odds of 6-5 ...1991 UK sl.
• UP THE ARM in betting: odds of 11-8 ...1991 UK sl.
• WRIST in betting: odds of 5-4 ...1991 UK sl.
bet, betting - person (includes BETTOR)
• BACKER one who bets on a horse or event ...1850
• BATTLER a small-time racecourse better; a petty punter living on winnings ...1988 US sl.
• BEARD orig. in betting: a person who performs a transaction or, in later use, other action on behalf of another in order to conceal the identity of the principal ...a1953 sl., orig. US
• BEARDMAN a go-between who places bets for another in order to protect his identity ...1956 US sl.
• BETTING MAN one who makes bets; a professional gambler ...1819
• BETTOR one who makes bets ...1584
• BIG-NOTE MAN a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets ...1950 Aust. sl.
• BIG SPENDER a fool, esp. as a bettor or gambler; one who talks a good game and exudes self-confidence but always loses bets, card games, etc.; often sarcastic ...Bk1995 Amer. sl.
• BIRD DOG a small-time bettor who frequents the company of professional gamblers to learn which way they are betting on sporting events in order to bet the same way ...Bk1975 Amer. gambling sl.
• CHALK EATER in horse racing: a bettor who bets only on favourites ...1937 US sl.
• EAGLEBIRD the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette ...1992 US sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• FACE in racecourse gambling: a bettor who is believed to have useful information regarding the likely outcome of a race ...2001 UK bookmakers' usage
• HEDGER - one who ‘hedges’ in betting ...1873 sl.
• RAMPER - one who claimed to have made bets to bookmakers, and hustled and surrounded them if they refused to pay ...1819
• SCALPER - one who obtains high odds as a bettor and then himself takes bets at lower odds, so that he will profit, win or lose, either as a bettor or a bookmaker ...1956 Amer. sl.
• SETTLER a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings ...1963
• WADDER a man who makes bets ...Bk1874
• WAGERER one who wagers or makes or lays wagers; a bettor ...1660
bet, betting - verbs
• ACCOMMODATE to go halves on a bet ...E19 UK sporting sl.
• BACK to wager ...1923 Sc.
• BACK OFF THE COURSE to bet a large amount on something ...1965 Aust. sl.
• BACK OFF THE MAP to bet a large amount on something ...1975 Aust. sl.
• BET LIKE THE WATSONS to bet extravagantly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• BET ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet all one's money on, esp. a horse in a race ...1892
• BIG-NOTE in betting: to exaggerate your status or bankroll ...1989 Aust. sl.
• BUTTER in gambling: to double or triple a bet ...1698-99 cant
• CAST A NET to have a bet ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• COME BIG of a bettor in horse racing: to bet more than usual on a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• COON to bet ...1947 US sl.
• DO ONE'S ARSE to bet heavily and unsuccessfully; to lose all one's money ...1990s Aust. sl.
• EAT CHEESE to inform on, to betray ...1950s US sl.
• GAG to inform against, to betray ...1891 UK sl.
• GAGE † to stake, to wager; to risk, to bet ...1599 obs. or arch.
• GAG ON to inform on a person, to betray ...1891 UK sl.
• HAVE A DASH ON to bet heavily and/or wildly ...c1865 turf sl.
• HAVE ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet heavily ...L19 gambling sl.
• IMPONE † to 'lay' state, to wager ...a1600
• JEOPARD † to stake, to bet ...c1470
• JIGGER to bet ...1888 sl.
• LAY to wager, to bet ...c1380
• POP IT ON to make a bet ...1900s sl.
• PUT ONE'S SHIRT ON to bet all one's money on, esp. a horse in a race ...1892
• PUT ONE'S SOCKS ON to bet heavily ...L19 gambling sl.
• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet ...1812 sl.
• SCALP to take a commission on a bet ...1930s gambling sl.
• SPORT to make a speculative investment in sport or business; to wager, to make a bet ...E18
• TAKE A PUNT to make a bet on ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• WAD to pledge, to wager, to bet ...1745 Sc.
• WAGE † to stake, to wager, to bet; to agree to forfeit in some contingency ...1483
• WRITE NUMBERS to take bets on illegal policy game (numbers lottery) ...1975 US sl.
bet, betting - phrases
• MILLION TO A BIT OF DIRT used of a very sure bet ...M19 sl.
BETHINK - verbs
• UMBTHINK † to bethink ...a1300
• UMTHINK † to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UNBETHINK † to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
BETIDE - verbs
• FALL to befall, to betide; to happen, to occur ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
BETRAY - adjectives
• PRODITORIOUS † treacherous, traitorous, perfidious; apt to betray or reveal what is hidden or in the mind; apt to disclose or make known ...c1475 obs. or arch.
betray - verbs
• ACCUSE * to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
• BELEWE † to betray ...c1000
• BESWIKE † to betray, to cheat, to deceive ...971
• BETRADE † to betray ...c1375
• BETRAISE † to betray ...a1300
• BETRAISH † to betray ...a1300
• BETRAUT † to betray ...c1400 N. Eng. dial.
• BEWRAY † to reveal the presence of, or expose a fugitive to his enemies, or to justice; to betray ...1535
• BLOW THE WHISTLE ON to betray, implying a revelation of what others had wanted kept secret ...1934 sl.
• BOIL † to betray ...1602 sl.
• BUDDY-FUCK to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US, mainly military usage
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CROAK to inform on someone; to betray someone ...1964 US sl.
• DECEIVE † to be or prove false to, to play false, to deal treacherously with; to betray ...a1300
• DIME to betray, to inform on ...1970 US sl.
• DINGO ON to betray, to let down, to 'rat' on a person ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DO ONE DIRT to injure one in a contemptible way, esp. betrayal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DO THE DIRTY ON to betray ...1914 Brit. sl.
• DOB IN to inform against or report, esp. to the police; to betray, implying incrimination ...1955 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FALSE † to play false to a person; to betray, to deceive ...c1374
• FINGER to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1930 sl., orig. US
• GAG to inform against, to betray ...L19 sl.
• GAG ON to inform against, to betray ...L19 sl.
• GRASS to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 sl., orig. Brit.
• JACKET to cheat; to swindle; to betray ...1819 sl.
• LABA-LABA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LABBA-LABBA to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• OFFSET to deceive or harm someone; to betray ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PEEP to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1911 sl.
• POOL to betray, often implying incrimination ...1907 Aust. sl.
• POT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1911 Aust. sl.
• PULL THE RUG (OUT) FROM UNDER to unexpectedly withdraw support from; to destroy the basis of; to betray ...colloq.
• PUT A FINGER ON to betray, esp. to the police ...1930s US sl.
• PUT THE FINGER ON to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1924 sl., orig. US
• QUATCH to betray; to tell a secret ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK to betray, to let down ...1920s US sl.
• RAT to abandon, desert, or betray any person or thing ...1974 sl.
• SAVOUR OF THE PAN to betray its origin ...1554
• SCREAM ON ONE to give away a secret or to betray the confidence of someone; to tell; to inform; to attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCRIX to betray ...Bk1934 sl.
• SELL DOWN THE RIVER to betray ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• SHELF to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 Aust. sl.
• SHOP to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1899 sl., chiefly Brit.
• SHOVE IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1971 Amer. sl.
• SNITCH to inform, to betray ...18C sl.
• SNITCH OFF to inform, to betray ...18C
• SNITCH OUT to inform, to betray ...18C
• SNOUT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1923 sl.
• SPEW to inform on, to betray ...1970s US prison sl.
• SPLIT to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1795
• SPLIT ABOUT to inform, to betray, esp. to the police ...M19 sl.
• STAB IN THE BACK to betray, implying harming someone in a treacherous way ...1916 sl.
• STAG to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1839
• STICK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TALK to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1924 sl.
• TELL to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1539
• TELL OFF ON to inform on, to betray ...1963 Amer. dial.
• TUCK IT UP SOMEONE'S ASS to brutally manhandle, victimize, or betray someone ...1966 Amer. sl.
• TURN DINGO ON to betray someone ...1945 Aust. sl.
• TURN DOG ON to betray ...1846 U & Aust. sl.
• TURN SOMEONE IN to give someone up to the police ...1926 sl.
• TURN STAG to betray ...1725
• TWO-TIME to betray, to deceive or be unfaithful to someone, esp. a partner or lover ...1924 sl., orig. US
• WELSH ON to betray; to inform on; to fail to honour debts ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• ZOOM SOMEONE OFF to deceive, to betray someone emotionally ...1970s US Black sl.
BETRAYAL - nouns
• BETRAY †* a treacherous giving up to an enemy; betrayal ...1600
• BETRAYMENT * betrayal ...1548
• DEAD GIVE-AWAY a notable indication, or betrayal of guilt, or defect; a completely betrayal ...1882 US colloq.
• GAFFLE defeat, failure, betrayal ...1990s US Black sl.
• QUICK ONE an unexpected act of betrayal ...1950 US sl.
• STAB IN THE BACK a treacherous betrayal ...1922 sl.
BETRAYED - adjectives
• BURNED cheated; betrayed
betrayed - verbs
• BE BOUGHT AND SOLD to be betrayed for a bribe ...a1400 arch.
• TAKE IT IN THE ASS to be brutally manhandled, victimized, or betrayed ...1980 Amer. sl.
BETRAYER - person
• ARMY WORM an informer; one who betrays a trust ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAG-O-WIRE an informer or betrayer ...1976 W. Indies Rasta
• BALLPLAYER one who betrays his accomplices to authorities ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• BECHER † a betrayer ...Bk1855
• BEWRAYER he who bewrays or reveals; a person who discovers a thing which should be concealed; a divulger of secrets; a betrayer ...c1440
• DOG a person who betrays his or her associates; an informer ...1969 sl.
• FINGER one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1914 sl.
• FIZGIG one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• FIZZ one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• FIZZER one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• GIG one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1984 Aust. sl.
• GRASS - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1932 sl., orig. Brit.
• GRASSER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• MOAT - a betrayer; an informer ...1925 US criminals' sl.
• MOONLIGHTER - one who betrays their regular partner ...1960s US teen sl.
• MOSER - a stool pigeon, a betrayer, an informer ...Bk1982 Jewish
• PHIZGIG - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• PHIZZER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1974 Aust. sl.
• PIGEON - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1949 sl.
• PIMP - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...a1885 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RAT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1902 sl.
• SARBOT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SARBUT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREAMER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1903 sl.
• SHELF - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1916 Aust. sl.
• SHELFER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1916 Aust. sl.
• SINGER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1935 sl.
• SINON - one who misleads by false tales - a perfidious person - a deceiver or betrayer ...1581
• SPLIT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1812 sl.
• SQUEAKER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1903 sl.
• SQUEALER - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1865 sl.
• STAG - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1725 sl.
• STOOL - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1906 US sl.
• STOOLIE - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1924 US sl.
• STOOL-PIGEON - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1845 sl., orig. US
• TATTLE-TALE - one who discloses confidences or secrets; one who informs on or betrays others; a telltale; a talebearer; a whistle-blower ...1889 colloq, orig. US
• TOP-OFF MAN - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
• TOP-OFF MERCHANT - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
• TOP-OFF - one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities - an informer ...1941 Aust. sl.
BETRAYING - nouns
• BETRAISING † betraying ...c1385
BETROTH - verbs
• FAST † to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed ...c1300
• HANDFAST † to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth ...c1200
• SICKER † to betroth a woman to one ...c1384 now rare or obs.
• TOKEN to betroth, to promise in marriage ...1880 Eng. dial.
BETROTHAL - nouns
• HANDFAST † a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract ...1611
• HANDFASTENING † 'handfasting' ...c1545
• HANDFASTING † betrothal ...1530
• HAND-PROMISE a betrothal, troth-plight ...1885 Ireland
• HEART-BOND a unions of hearts, betrothal ...1823
BETROTHED - adjectives
• AFFIDATE † affianced, betrothed ...1755 Sc.
• HANDFAST † contracted by the joining of hands; espoused; betrothed ...c1200
• HANDFASTED † contracted or engaged by joining of hands; betrothed ...1535
betrothed - person
• SPOUSESS † a betrothed or affianced woman ...1388
BETTER - adjectives
• BEST WAY better ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEST WAYS better ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BETTAMY superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERISH somewhat better, of somewhat superior sort ...1807 colloq.
• BETTERLY better; superior ...1882 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMER superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMORE superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERMY superior, better ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETTERSOME † better ...1843 Amer. dial.
better - adverbs
• BET † better ...c888
• BETTERGATES in a better way or manner ...1892 Sc.
• BETTERLINS better ...Bk1911 Sc.
better - nouns
• BETTERANCE the process of bettering; amelioration, improvement; betterment ...1614
• BETTERHOOD * the condition of being better; superiority ...1615
• BETTERMENT †* the fact of being better; difference for the better ...1673
better - verbs
• BE ALL BUCKLED WITH ONE HASP not to be better than one another ...Bk1902 Sc.
• EAT UP to get the better of; to baffle, to foil ...1944 US sl.
• GET A FALL OUT OF to get the better of someone ...L19 US & Aust. sl.
• GO SOUTH to take a turn for the better ...1897 Amer. dial.
• HAVE to surpass, to be superior to; to have the better of ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HEAD to surpass, to outdo, to excel; to outwit, to get the better of ...1711
• KNOCK SPOTS OFF to be better than, to surpass; to outdo easily; to beat ...1856 sl., orig. US
• LANT to vanquish, to beat, to get the better of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAY SALT ON ONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1836 Sc.
• LURCH to deceive, to get the better of ...M16 sl.
• MANN to manage; to overcome, to get the better of ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEGGAR to improve, to get better; to recover from an illness, etc.; to get over an illness ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MELIORATE to make better, to improve, to ameliorate; to grow better ...a1552
• MELIORIZE * to make better; to improve; to grow better ...1598
• MEND to produce (e.g. a story) better than somebody else ...c1870 Brit. colloq.
• NAIL † to cheat; to get the better of ...1812
• OUT-DUGAN to outwit, to get the better of, to cheat ...1923 Amer. dial.
• RING IN to get the better of ...Bk1903 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE OVER to get the better of someone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A FALL OUT OF to get the better of; jocularly, to involve oneself with something ...1889 Amer. sl.
• WAGGLE to get the better of; to overcome ...Bk1928 US sl.
• WALLOP to surpass; to get the better of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
better - phrases
• BETTER THAN A POKE UP THE ARSE WITH A BURNT STICK not as bad as all that; an admission that things could be worse ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• TEN BETTERS ten times better ...Bk1911 Sc.
BETWEEN - adverbs
• AMONG-HANDS between, amongst other things ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATWIXT AND ATWEEN between ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BETWEENST between ...1887 Amer. dial.
• ITWIX † between ...a1340 Eng. dial.
• TWISH betwixt, between ...Bk1867 Ireland
between - prepositions
• AMELL among, between, amidst ...1677 Eng. dial.
• AQUEESH between ...1768 Sc.
• ATWEESH between ...1768 Sc.
• ATWIXT between ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BETWEESH between ...1768 Sc. & Ireland
• BETWIX between ...1843 Eng. dial.
• BETWIXEN † betwixt, between ...c897
• MELL between ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDWAYS between ...1970 Amer. dial.
• 'TWEESH between ...1768 Sc.
BEVEL - verbs
• BEZZLE to slope, to bevel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BEVERAGE - nouns (also see DRINK, COFFEE, ETC.)
• BOUVRAGE drink, beverage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANCH WATER any weak beverage; esp. coffee ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BEWAIL - verbs
• BEMOURN † to mourn over; to lament, to bewail ...a1000
• BEWEEP to bewail ...1898 Eng. dial.
• LACHRYMATE † to weep, lament, bewail ...1623
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROAR to bewail, to lament over ...c1734 Sc.
BEWAILED - adjectives
• WAILSOME † that is to be bewailed ...1566
BEWAILING - nouns
• ILLACHRYMATION * a weeping or bewailing; excessive weeping ...1656
BEWARE - verbs
• READ to be cautious, to beware ...1892 Sc.
• TAKE TENT OF to take care of; to be careful or heedful; to beware ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TENT to beware, to take care ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARE to beware of, to guard against; to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of ...a900 arch.
• WARN † to take heed, to be on one's guard, to beware ...c1000
beware - interjections
• GAR! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• GARE! a cry of warning; look out! beware; also, take care ...1653
• NANTEE! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
• NANTI! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
• NANTY! stop! beware! ...M19 sl.
BEWILDER - person
• BAFFLER - he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes ...1677
bewilder - verbs
• ASTONY to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement ...1340 arch.
• BAFFOUND to bewilder, perplex, stun ...1868 Eng. dial.
• BAMBOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...1712
• BAZE † to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDOOZLE to confuse, to bewilder ...19C Amer. sl.
• BEMAZE to astonish, to bewilder, to daze ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BEMIST to confuse the senses of; to bewilder; to puzzle ...1627
• BEPUZZLE * to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1599
• BETWATTLE to bewilder ...1844 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPE † to bewilder, to amaze, to confound utterly ...c1320
• BUFFALO to overpower, to overawe, or constrain by superior force or influence; to nonplus, to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder ...1904 US sl.
• BUMBAZE to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• BUMFOOZLE to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLE to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
• DADDER to perplex, bewilder ...19C Eng. dial.
• DATHER to bewilder, to maze ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DISCOMBOBBERATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1838 US sl.
• DISCOMBOBULATE to confuse, to bewilder ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DUNT to stun, to bewilder, to overwhelm a person, esp. with incessant noise; to stupefy, to deafen ...1672 Eng. dial.
• EMBERLUCOCK †* to bewilder, to confuse ...1653
• EMBLUSTRICATE † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...a1693
• FLAMBERGAST to amaze, astonish, bewilder, perplex; to take by surprise ...1869 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to fool, to confuse, to overcome by trickery; to bewilder ...1837 sl.
• MADDLE † to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE † to puzzle, to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGEEGLE to confuse, to bewilder ...20C Irish sl.
• MANG † to bewilder, to lead astray; to be bewildered; to go mad ...c1440 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAP †* to bewilder ...c1425
• MAR † to confuse, to bewilder; to perplex, to trouble; to grieve, to distress ...a1300
• MASKER † to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAZE to amaze, to astonish; to bewilder, to puzzle, to mystify ...1836 Eng. dial.
• MAZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MAZZEN to stupefy, to make dizzy; to perplex, to bewilder ...1852 Eng. dial.
• MAZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEZZLE to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefied or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• OBFUSCATE to stupefy, to bewilder; to obscure the understanding, judgement, etc. ...1577
• OBFUSK † to stupefy, to bewilder; to obscure the understanding, judgement, etc. ...1490
• OFFUSCATE * to darken the understanding of a person; to stupefy, to bewilder ...1632
• PALSY ONE'S BRAIN to bewilder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to confuse; to bewilder ...20C Amer. sl.
• SNOW OUT to lose one's bearings ...20C sl.
• TAIVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAVER to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• THROW to confuse, to bewilder ...1844 sl., orig. US
BEWILDERED - adjectives
• ADDLED AS AN EGG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADRIFT bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAMORT bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AGAINST THE WALL bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ABROAD confused, bewildered, perplexed ,at a loss ...1770
• ALL AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• ALL BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED ABOUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP ABOUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN THE WIND bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-MASKED bewildered, lost ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ASSED UP bewildered; muddled ...1932 Amer. dial.
• AT SEA confused, bewildered ...1768
• AT SIX AND SEVEN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• BAFFOUNDED perplexed, bewildered ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BAISED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BALLED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BATTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZED confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
• BEAT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDAFTED bewildered, confounded, stupefied ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDWADDLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEMAZED stupefied, bewildered ...a1225
• BETOTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETOTTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWATTLED in a distressed and confused state of mind; confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE without a satisfactory alternative; in difficulty; bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• BEWANDERED † made to wander, bewildered ...1574
• BEWATTLED confused, distressed, bewildered, stupid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWHAPPED † utterly confounded; bewildered, amazed, astonished ...c1320
• BEWHATLED †* bewildered, out of one's wits ...1641
• BEWHIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEWIDDIED bewildered; deranged ...1822 Sc.
• BEWIVERED bewildered, confounded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOGFOUNDERED perplexed, bewildered, puzzled ...1896 Eng. dial.
• BROKEN UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUMFOOZLED bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUMFUZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BUSHED lost in the bush or uncleared country; hence, bewildered ...M19 Aust. sl
• BUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COBWEBBED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFLOGISTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFOOZLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLUMMOXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSCATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKSCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUMPUFFLED confused, bewildered ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAMMISHED stunned, bewildered; inept, inert, inactive, stupefied ...1721 Sc.
• DAUMERT sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAUSEY-HEADED giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEASKED adj. besotted; stupid, bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT stupid; bewildered ...B1900 Sc.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMFUDDLED very much bewildered, or shaken; confused, disconcerted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOPEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOTTY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB-FOGGED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOOZLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...1825
• DUMBFOUNDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EUCHRED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FERDUTZT bewildered, nonplussed, confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLABBERGASTED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOOEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOORED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUFFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMIXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMOXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUMMUXED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTERATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLUSTRATED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY obscure or confused; bewildered; perplexed; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGGY IN THE UPPER STORY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...1883 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED UP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUZZY-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GALLIED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEEZED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOING bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOFY bewildered; confused; muddled ...1910s sl.
• GRAVELED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROGGY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAIG-RAIG bewildered ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HARD PUT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD PUT TO IT bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND BOTHERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNG UP confused, bewildered ...1945 sl.
• IN A BOX bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A CORNER bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FLAT SPIN IN A FOG bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled; dazed; confused ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• IN A FUDDLE bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A GROUND LOOP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOLE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A HOP bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A PUCKER bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A RATTLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A STEW bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN A TIGHT BOX adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FOG bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WOODS bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAMBLED bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry ...1745 Amer. dial.
• JAMMED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JIGGERED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLE-BRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JINGLED bewildered; confused; muddled; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEARY dazed, bewildered; foolish, half-witted ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A STUNNED MULLET bewildered, stupefied ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOOPED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAFFLED puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAFFLY puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAIZLED † lost or bewildered in grief ...1919 Sc.
• MARRED † perplexed, distracted, bewildered, bemused ...c1350
• MASKED † amazed, bewildered ...c1290
• MASKERED confused, bewildered, as by losing one's way in fog, snow, or darkness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MATED confused, bewildered ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAZED amazed, astonished, surprised; bewildered, astounded, perplexed ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MAZE-HEADED dizzy, giddy; bewildered, stupefied, confused ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MESSED UP bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIXED UP confused, bewildered ...1884
• MOGGADORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOGODORED confused, bewildered ...1936 sl.
• MOYSED amazed, astonished, surprised; bewildered, astounded, perplexed ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MUDDLE-HEADED bewildered; confused; muddled ...M18
• MUDDY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUZZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OBFUSTICATED bewildered, confused, excited ...1834 US sl.
• ON ONE'S BEAM ENDS bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE FENCE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE-DAZZLE bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• PHASED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHAZED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUEERED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-BEANED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRANNY crazy, mad, distracted; simple, foolish; bewildered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOWED-IN bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIFLICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STALLED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUCK DUMBWILDERED bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUCK bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUMPED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNK bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAIVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TANDIDDLED imposed upon; bewildered; cheated ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TARRADIDDLED imposed upon, as by lies; puzzled; bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAVERT bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
• TREED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TURNED AROUND bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TWISTED bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP A STUMP bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1904 sl.
• UP A TREE bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP AGAINST THE WALL bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP IN THE AIR bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ONE'S HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ROUND HEELS bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAPED † bewildered, dismayed, perplexed, puzzled ...c1374
• WHOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIRES CROSSED bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONKEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOL-GATHERED muddled, bewildered, distracted ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WOOZEY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOZY bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WUZZY confused, bewildered, fuddled ...1905 Amer. dial.
bewildered - verbs
• LOOK VERY MANK to seem at a loss ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MANG † to bewilder, to lead astray; to be bewildered; to go mad ...c1440 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MASK † to be bewildered; to lose one's way ...c1290
• MASKER † to be bewildered ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RUN A MASKET to lose one's way, to be bewildered ...1570 Eng. dial.
BEWILDERING - adjectives
• BAFFOUNDING perplexing, bewildering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAFFENING bewildering, stupefying ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MASKING † bewildering ...1387
BEWILDERMENT - nouns
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BAISE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAIZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAMBOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAZE confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BEPUZZLEMENT perplexity, bewilderment ...1885
• BOTHERATION bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOTHERMENT something troublesome; perplexity; bewilderment ...1843 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• COMFOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOOZLEMENT bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRY bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLE bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAZE a state of amazement, bewilderment, or astonishment; perplexity, confusion, surprise ...1827 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OBFUSCATION a darkening of the understanding, etc.; stupefaction, bewilderment ...1621
• PUCKER bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STAGGERS, THE bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUMP bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
bewilderment - interjections
• WAINDER! an expression of bewilderment, esp. used when the speaker cannot find something that he wants ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BEWITCH - verbs
• BEGLAMMER to bewitch; to deceive, to hoodwink ...1822 Sc.
• BEGLAUM to bewitch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEJUGGLE to bewitch ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BICHANT † to enchant, to bewitch ...c1330
• BLINK to look upon with the evil eye; to bewitch ...1886 Sc. & Irish
• BOGLE to bewitch, to bamboozle; to terrify ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAST A GLAMOUR OVER - to bewitch, to enchant ...Bk1999
• DEVIL to bewitch, to hex ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DO AN INJURY TO to cast an evil spell on, to bewitch ...1880 Eng. dial.
• EFFACINATE † to fascinate, to bewitch ...1616
• EFFASCINATE † to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• ELF-SHOOT to bewitch, to enchant ...1806 Eng. dial.
• EYE-BITE * to bewitch with the eye; esp. to bring a malign influence to bear upon a person by means of one's gaze; to place the 'evil eye' upon ...1584 orig. Ireland
• FASCINATE † to affect by witchcraft or magic; to bewitch, to enchant, to lay under a spell ...1598
• FERHEX to bewitch, to put a curse on ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GOOFER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOMER to bewitch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRIS-GRIS to make a spell, usually by the waving of hands; to bring bad luck to; to bewitch ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HAG-RIDE to bewitch; to inflict with nightmare ...1893 Sc.
• ILL-WISH to bewitch ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MALEFICATE * to bewitch ...1827
• MALEFICIATE † to bewitch; to affect with enchantments; to render impotent by spells; to do evil to; to hurt; to harm ...1621
• OVERLOOK to bewitch ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SIGALDER † to enchant, to bewitch ...1303
• TRICK to cast a spell on, to bewitch ...1829 Amer. dial.
• VAAM to bewitch, to cast a spell on ...1904 Sc.
• VAMM to bewitch ...Bk1905 Sc.
BEWITCHED - adjectives
• BAGGAGED bewitched, hag-ridden ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BECHATTED bewitched ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGAGED bewitched, hag-ridden ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BEGLAMMERT bewitched ...1866 Sc.
• BESPELT bewitched, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESPOKE bewitched ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLINKIT bewitched ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAMAGED bewitched ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FERHEXT bewitched; full of the 'devil' ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAG-BEGAGGED bewitched ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAGGED † bewitched, enchanted ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MALEFICIATE † bewitched; spec., rendered impotent by spells ...a1613
bewitched - person
• LAGHERY-MAN a dwarfish, bewitched person ...1890 Eng. dial.
bewitched - phrases
• LIKE ALL-POSSESSED as if bewitched ...1833 Amer. dial.
BEWITCHING - adjectives
• BE-BE-ITCHING bewitching ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEESWAXING bewitching ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEWITCHFUL † having power to bewitch; fascinating, alluring ...c1633
bewitching - nouns
• MALEFICIATION † the act of bewitching ...1649
BEYOND - adjectives
• ULTRA-CREPIDARIAN going beyond one's proper province; giving opinions on matters beyond one's knowledge ...1822
beyond - adverbs
• AT-OWER of quantity, degree: over and above, beyond, besides ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AYONT of place: farther, beyond ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEN-INNO within or beyond ...1790 Sc.
• BEYONT beyond, yonder ...Bk1911 Sc.
beyond - prepositions
• APAST of place: beyond, past ...1825 Eng. dial.
• AYOND beyond ...1843 Amer. dial.
• AYONT 1. of place: further than, on the other side of, beyond ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. in excess of, beyond ...1843 Sc.
• TOFORE † of rank, order, or preference: in precedence of or preference to; beyond, more than ...c888
• ULTRA lying beyond ...1883
• YONSIDE on the other side of, beyond ...1900 Amer. dial.