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ACADEMIC - ACUTENESS
ACADEMIC - nouns
• BRAIN DERBY an academic contest ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LIRIPOOP †* in early academical costume: the long tail of a graduate's hood ...1737
ACADEMIC - nouns, person
• ACCA an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1977 Aust.
• ACKER an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1984 Aust.
ACADEMICS - nouns
• ACCA academics ...1977 Aust. sl.
• ACKER academics ...1977 Aust. sl.
ACADEMY - nouns
• CADEMY an academy ...L19 sl.
ACADEMY - nouns, person
• ACADEMIAN †* a member of an academy; an academic or academician ...1599
ACCELERATE - verbs
• GUN to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine ...1920 US sl.
• HASTE to cause to move more quickly; to urge, drive, or press on; to quicken, to accelerate, to hurry ...a1300
• JAZZ to cause (an engine) to accelerate ...1919 Amer. sl.
ACCENT - adjectives
• BRAID having a strong dialect language or accent ...Bk1911 Sc.
ACCENT - nouns
• ACCENTY †* accent ...1600
• CANT † accent, intonation, tone ...1663
• DART ACCENT an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• DORTSPEAK an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• ROADWATCH ACCENT an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• VERGE † an accent-mark ...1555
• YACK an accent, a tone of voice ...1950s US sl.
• YAK an accent, a tone of voice ...1950s US sl.
ACCENT - verbs
• ACCINATE †* to accent ...1652
• BUNG IT ON to act affectedly; to assume an accent ...1940s Aust. sl.
• THROW THE WORDS to speak with an accent; to distort the pronunciation ...1877 Sc.
ACCEPT - adjectives
• ACCEPTIVE † having a tendency to accept; ready to accept ...1601
ACCEPT - nouns, person
• ACCEPTANT † one who accepts, or takes what is offered ...1596
ACCEPT - verbs
• CALL IT A DAY to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• EAT UP to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
• ONFANG † to receive, to accept ...c900
• SWALLOW to accept gullibly ...1594 sl.
• SWALLOW IT to accept, esp. a false story that one is told ...17C
• SWALLOW IT WHOLE to accept, esp. a false story that one is told ...17C
• TAKE to accept, to put up with something or someone ...20C sl.
• TAKE A WOODEN NICKEL to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• TAKE SOMEONE UP ON SOMETHING to accept a proposal or invitation ...1910s sl.
• TAKE WOODEN MONEY to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
ACCEPTABLE - adjectives
• ABOUT EAST in proper form; acceptable ...1848 Amer. dial.
• ALL RIGHT a term of measured praise, acceptable, passing muster; satisfactory ...L19 colloq.
• A-OK satisfactory; completely acceptable ...1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ sl.
• BECOMELY † becoming, fitting, acceptable ...c1175
• CRED acceptable to your peers; hence, fashionable ...1999 UK sl.
• DECENT tolerable, fairly good, acceptable ...18C
• FAVOURSOME †* that is an object of favour; acceptable, pleasant ...1599
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• LIKEFUL † pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable ...c1305
• LIKEWORTH † agreeable, acceptable, pleasing ...c888
• O.K. adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKAY adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKEY good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY acceptable, all right ...c1935 US sl.
• QUEME † pleasing, agreeable, acceptable to a person ...c1200
• SAFE socially acceptable to a peer group ...L19 sl.
• SILK admirable, excellent, acceptable ...1920s US sl.
• VENDIBLE † current, accepted, acceptable ...1642
• VERY WELL acceptable ...M19 sl.
ACCEPTABLE - nouns
• ACCEPTATION the state of being acceptable or accepted ...1594 arch.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• SHAKE a fair or acceptable situation ...E19
ACCEPTABLE - verbs
• QUEME † of things: to please, to be acceptable or agreeable to a person ...a1000
• SUGAR-COAT to make acceptable or pleasant ...1870
ACCEPTANCE - nouns
• ACCEPTATION † the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty; acceptance ...1426
• ADMITTANCE † the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction ...1598
ACCEPTANCE - interjections
• FAIR DO(S)! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DUES! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR ENOUGH! used for expressing agreement, acceptance ...1926 UK sl.
• FAIR SHAKES! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust.
ACCEPTANCE - phrases
• IT JUST ISN'T YOUR DAY used for expressing a rueful, philosophical acceptance of a day when everything seems to go wrong ...1984 UK sl.
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT an expression of acceptance, I agree, you're right ..1980s US college sl.
ACCEPTED - adjectives
• VENDIBLE † current, accepted, acceptable ...1642
ACCEPTED - verbs
• ARRIVE to attain success; to become accepted in a profession or social group ...20C Amer. sl.
• SWALLOW to be accepted ...M19
ACCEPTING - nouns
• ACCEPTION † the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, reception ...1483
ACCESS - adjectives
• ACCESSIVE † capable of access; accessible ...1609
• UNGAIN not near at hand; indirect; roundabout; difficult of access; inconveniently situated; generally used of a direction or road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ACCESS - nouns
• TOCOME * means of access ...1513 Sc.
ACCESSIBLE - adjectives
• ACCESSIVE † capable of access; accessible ...1609
• ADIBLE †* accessible ...1568
ACCESSIBLE - verbs
• LIVE IN SOMEONE'S POCKET to be constantly accessible and instantly available to one ...1930s Brit. colloq.
ACCESSORY - adjectives
• ACCESSORIAL of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; auxiliary, supplementary ...1726
ACCESSORY - nouns
• FOFARRAW gaudy wearing apparel, particularly accessories such as bracelets, belts, etc. ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOFOORAW gaudy wearing apparel, particularly accessories such as bracelets, belts, etc. ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
ACCIDENT - adjectives
• ACCIDENTED characterized by accidents ...1879
ACCIDENT - nouns
• ACCIBOUNCE a minor collision or accident ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ADVENTURE † a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
• ANGALUCK an accident, a disaster ...1866 Sc.
• BEFALL † a case, circumstance, incident, accident ...1491
• BETIDER †* that which befalls; an accident ...1674
• CASUALITY † chance; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty ...1540
• CASUALTY † chance, accident ...1423
• CHINESE FIRE DRILL (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CRACK-UP an accident; an accident causing damage that can be repaired ...19C sl.
• FLUKE a fortunate turn of events that is the result of accident rather than skill ...19C colloq.
• HAPMENT an event, an occurrence, esp. an ill event; a misfortune, an accident ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HAPPEN an accident; an occurrence ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY chance, accident ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HAPS an event or occurrence which befalls one; a chance, accident, happening; often, an unfortunate event, mishap, mischance ...c1205
• LAME a hurt, injury, an accident ...1778 Eng. dial.
• MARLOCK an unfortunate accident ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MELANDER a disturbance; an accident; a misfortune ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RACKLIGENCE an unforeseen chance or accident ...1768 Sc.
• TO-FALL † that which befalls or falls to anyone; a chance, accident, casualty ...1562
ACCIDENT - verbs
• BUY UP AN ORCHARD to have a serious road accident ...1971 Amer. trucking sl.
• COME A CROPPER to fall heavily; to be victim of an accident ...1999 UK
• EAT IT to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• WRITE ONESELF OFF to have a motor accident ... Aust. sl.
ACCIDENTAL - adjectives
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• COME-BY-CHANCE accidental ...19C Eng. dial.
ACCIDENTALLY - adverbs
• ACCIDENTLY † accidentally, casually, by chance ...1611
• ADVENTUROUSLY † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
• CASUALLY † accidentally ...c1386
• HAPLY by chance or accident; perhaps; maybe ...1362 now arch.
ACCLAIM - verbs
• ACCLAMATE †* to applaud, to shout applause, to acclaim ...1667
ACCLAMATION - adjectives
• ACCLAMATORY expressing acclamation ...1675
ACCLAMATION - nouns
• ÉCLAT conspicuous success; universal applause, acclamation ...1741
ACCLAMATION - nouns, person
• ACCLAMATOR †* one who joins in acclamation; an applauder ...1651
ACCLIMATIZED - verbs
• EAT ONE'S TOOT to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S TUTU to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
ACCLIVITY - nouns
• BINK a bank, an acclivity ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ACCOMMODATING - adjectives
• ACCOMMODANT †* accommodating; self-accommodating; suiting oneself to circumstances ...1693
• DECENT kind, accommodating, likeable ...L18
ACCOMMODATING - verbs
• THURRISH to be friendly, kind, or accommodating ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
ACCOMODATINGNESS - nouns
• ELASTICITY capacity for being 'stretched'; expansiveness, flexibility, accommodatingness ...1858
ACCOMMODATION - nouns
• EASEMENT † refreshment by food and repose; hence, comfortable accommodation, food and lodging ...c1400
• EASEMENTS accommodation, either in regard to entertainment or lodgings, buildings, etc. ...1768 Sc.
ACCOMPANY - verbs
• AFFELLOWSHIP †* to be in fellowship with, to accompany, to attend ...1559
• CARRY to escort, to accompany ...1861 Amer. dial.
• COMITATE †* to accompany ...1632
• LUG to bring; to accompany ...1884 UK sl.
• SIDE to accompany, to support or stand by someone ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SUE † to follow as an attendant, companion, or adherent; to accompany, to attend upon ...a1250
ACCOMPANYING - nouns
• SCOTCH CONVOY the act of accompanying a visitor the whole way home ...Bk1904 Sc.
ACCOMPLICE - nouns
• ACCOMPLICESHIP * the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...1834
• ACCOMPLICITY * the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...Bk1888
ACCOMPLICE - nouns, person
• ADAM an accomplice ...1696 sl.
• ADAM TILER an accomplice ...1696 sl.
• BOWER a close friend; an assistant; an accomplice ...1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling
• FEDARIE † a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• GAMMONER one who covers for an accomplice ...E19 sl.
• JOLLY an accomplice ...M19 sl.
• PAL a comrade, mate, chum; an accomplice in crime or dishonesty ...1681-2 colloq.
• PALL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• PELL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• RAM an accomplice in petty crime ...1941 sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
• SIDEKICK an assistant, a partner, an accomplice ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• SIDEKICKER an assistant; a partner; an accomplice ...1900s Aust. & US sl.
• SIDE-PARTNER an accomplice; an assistant ...L19 US sl.
ACCOMPLICE - verbs
• CHUM ALONG WITH to work as an accomplice with ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• PACK † to be an accomplice or confederate in a plot ...1590
ACCOMPLISH - adjectives
• ACCOMPLETIVE * having the property of fulfilling; tending to accomplish ...1839
ACCOMPLISH - nouns, person
• WANGLER one who uses a variety of irregular means to accomplish a purpose ...1910s US sl.
ACCOMPLISH - verbs
• ACQUIT † to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish ...c1530
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND A BUSH to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1908 Eng. dial.
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND A STUMP to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1908 Eng. dial.
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND THE STUMP to accomplish one's purpose while saving one's conscience by indirection ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BURN UP ANYBODY'S MILL POND to accomplish a great feat; to 'set the world on fire' ...1898 Amer. dial.
• EAT ANOTHER PECK OF SALT to gain additional strength or ability to accomplish anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• EFFECT † to have an effect, to be effectual; to accomplish its purpose ...1592
• GET IT BY THE TAIL AND A DOWN-HILL PULL ON IT to be able to accomplish easily ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HACK to accomplish or manage successfully; to cope with ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to accomplish or manage successfully; to cope with ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK THE COURSE to accomplish a task at hand; to succeed ...1966 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force
• HACK THE JIMSON to achieve, to accomplish something ...1952 Amer. sl.
• PULL IT OFF to accomplish or obtain, esp. something remarkable, unique, or outrageous ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PULL OFF to accomplish or obtain, esp. something remarkable, unique, or outrageous; to succeed in doing or effecting something ...1887 UK sl.
• SCOPE to accomplish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STOP TWO GAPS WITH ONE BUSH † to kill two birds with one stone; to accomplish two ends at once ...1546
ACCOMPLISHED - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
ACCOMPLISHED - nouns, person
• BIRD an exceptionally smart or accomplished person; a first-rate animal or thing ...1842 US sl.
• MISS-WOMAN a refined, accomplished young woman, either married or single ...1953 Amer. dial.
ACCOMPLISHED - verbs
• KEN †* to have skill; to be accomplished in ...1362
ACCOMPLISHING - adjectives
• RAKING quick, speedy; energetic, accomplishing much ...Bk1905 Sc.
ACCOMPLISHMENT - nouns
• ACHEVISAUNCE † achieving, accomplishment ...c1430
• CREDIT an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
• EFFECTION † accomplishment, performance ...1652
• IMPLETION fulfilment, accomplishment ...1615
• TALENT † an accomplishment ...1600
ACCORD - nouns
• ONEHEAD † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
• ONEMENT † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
ACCORDINGLY - adverbs
• SUINGLY † accordingly, consequently ...c1380
ACCORDION - nouns
• BOX an accordion or concertina ...1980 Amer. sl.
• DAGO'S PIANO an accordion ...20C US sl.
• HARKAUDIENCE an accordion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAP ORGAN an accordion ...1892 Amer. dial.
ACCOST - adjectives
• ACCOSTABLE † ready to accost, courteous ...1622
ACCOST - verbs
• ABORD † to accost ...1611 obs. or arch.
• BECLEPE † to call upon, to address, to accost ...c1220
• BUZZ to accost or proposition ...1866 Amer. sl.
ACCOUNT - nouns
• ACCOMPTER † account, reckoning ...1483
• ACOMPTER † account, reckoning ...1483
• DECOMPT † account, reckoning ...1584 Sc.
• RECKLIN a reckoning, a bill, account ...1886 Eng. dial.
• RECKONING a balancing of accounts ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• TAIL † account, reckoning ...c1330
• TAILLIE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TAILYE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TAILZIE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TALE † an account, a reckoning of numbers of money given and received, etc. ...1401
• TALLY † 1. the record of an amount due; a score or shot, an account ...1573 obs.
* 2. reckoning, score, account ...1614
• TICK a debit account; an account, reckoning ...1681
ACCOUNT - nouns, person
• ACCOUNTER † one who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account ...1303
ACCOUNT - verbs
• EQUAL-AQUAL to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• SALD † to balance an account, etc. ...1588
• SALT to misrepresent the contents of an account by adding ghost entries, falsifying details etc. ..1882 sl.
• TAILYE † to keep account or tally of ...1497 Sc.
• TAILZIE † to keep account or tally of ...1497 Sc.
• TALE † to account, to reckon ...c897
ACCOUNTABLE - adjectives
• ACCOUNTANT † giving or liable to give an account; accountable, responsible ...1494
ACCOUNTABLE - adverbs
• UNACCOMPTABLY † not responsible or accountable ...a1677
ACCOUNTABLE - verbs
• BRING TO BOOK to call to account
• SUMMON †* to call to account ...1654-66
ACCOUNTANT - nouns, person
• PUFF-ADDER an accountant ...c1930 RAF usage, chiefly officers'
• RATIONAL †* in Roman Antiquity: an accountant or auditor ...1610
ACCUMULATE - verbs
• ACCUMULE †* to accumulate ...1490
• BING to pile in a heap; to accumulate ...1804 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RACK BACK to accumulate; to register; to achieve ...1960s US sl.
• RACK UP to accumulate; to register; to achieve; to accumulate things; to score points ..1961 US sl.
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
ACCUMULATED - adjectives
• GAIR-GATHERED accumulated by greed ...1847 Sc.
ACCUMULATION - nouns
• ACERVATION * the act of heaping up, accumulation ...1676
• GADDERY an accumulation, a miscellaneous collection ...1825 Sc.
• GEDDERY an accumulation, a miscellaneous collection ...1825 Sc.
• RAKE an accumulation, what has been gathered together; a hoard ...1851 Sc.
ACCURATE - adjectives
• APTISH skilful, useful, accurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAD-ON accurate ...1888 UK sl.
• EXACCURATE careful, exact and accurate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAL † true, genuine, real, actual, exact, accurate ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PERJINKETY exact, precise, minutely accurate; extreme as to neatness, fussy, finical ...1887 Sc.
• PERQUIRE † accurate, exact ...1742 Sc.
ACCURATE - verbs
• CALL THE TURN to make an accurate statement or prediction ...1876 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• SPEAK BY THE CARD to speak with great exactness, or with the utmost accuracy; to be careful with one's words ...1596
ACCURATELY - adverbs
• BANG ON with absolute accuracy ...Brit. colloq.
• DAMN TOOTIN' certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all ...1910s US sl.
• LEAL † truly, exactly, accurately; perfectly, thoroughly ...c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• PERQUIRE † by heart, by memory; hence, perfectly, accurately, exactly ...1775 Sc.
• TO A COCK'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TO A FROG'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TO A GNAT'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1940 Amer. dial.
• TO A TITTLE with minute exactness; to the smallest particular; precisely, accurately ...1607
• TO THE LAST HAIR ON A GNAT'S ASS to the last detail, accurately ...1954 Amer. dial.
ACCURSED - adjectives
• FACOCKTA accursed; wretched ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GODDAM accursed, damnable ...E20 colloq.
• MALEDICT accursed ...1867 arch.
• MALEDICTED accursed; evil-spoken of ...1727
• MALEDIGHT † cursed, accursed ...a1300
ACCURSED - nouns, person
• MALEDICT an accursed person ...a1550 arch.
ACCUSATION - nouns
• ACCRIMINATION †* accusation of crime ...1655
• ACCUSE †* the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation ...1593
• ACCUSEMENT † the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge ...c1374
• ACOUPEMENT †* accusation ...a1300
• BAWL-OUT a criticism, an accusation, a scolding ...1915 US sl.
• DELATION an accusation ...1792 Sc.
• HUMBLE a false criminal accusation or charge ...1940 US sl.
• IMPOSITION † imputation, accusation, charge ...1611
• ONSAW † a charge against a person, an accusation; reproach, opprobrious language ...c1000
• TAINTURE † accusation, charge ...1621
ACCUSATORY - adjectives
• ACCUSATIVE †* pert. to accusation; accusatory ...a1400
ACCUSE, ACCUSER - nouns, person
• ACCUSANT * one who accuses, an accuser...1611
• ACCUSATOR † an accuser ...1382
• ACCUSATRIX †* a female accuser ...1655
• ACCUSOR † an accuser ...1340
• DELATOR an informer, an accuser ...1616 Sc.
• SUGGESTER † one who accuses, or brings a charge against another ...1450
• TAINTOR † one who brings legal evidence against another for conviction of some crime; an accuser, an informer ...1451
ACCUSE - verbs
• ACCRIMINATE †* to accuse of a crime ...1655
• ACOUP † to accuse ...1297
• ACOUPE † to accuse ...1297
• ADWITE † to reproach, to accuse ...c1430
• BACKDOOR to accuse; to inform ...1960s sl.
• BECALL † to accuse of ...c1250
• BECLEPE † to complain against; to indict, to accuse ...c1030
• BECRY † to cry at, to accuse ...c1440
• BEGREDE † to cry out against; to upbraid, to reproach, to accuse ...c1200
• BESPEAK † to speak against; to charge, to accuse; to oppose ...a1000
• BUM-RAP to accuse someone of something falsely ...Bk20C
• CAST IN ONE'S DISH to object to something in a person; to accuse of ...M16 Brit. colloq.
• DECRIMINATE †* to denounce as a criminal, to accuse ...1670
• DING IN SOMEONE'S TEETH to bring up old offenses, to charge, to accuse ...1897 Eng. dial.
• GAB † to reproach; to accuse ...c1200
• INCULP † to find fault with; to accuse; to blame ...1612
• LAY IN ONE'S DISH to object to something in a person; to accuse of ...M16 Brit. colloq.
• POINT THE FINGER to accuse or vilify ...1829 Amer. sl.
• REDARGUE to accuse, to blame ...1768 Sc.
• TAG to blame, to accuse ...1950s sl.
• TAINT † to accuse of crime or dishonour ...a1619
ACCUSED - verbs
• RAP to stand accused, to appear guilty ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
ACCUSING - adjectives
• ACCUSANT † accusing ...1611
ACCUSTOM - verbs
• HABIT † to accustom, to familiarize, to habituate ...1615
• HEAF to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
• OCCASIONATE † to give occasion to; to urge or compel by circumstances; also, to do this habitually; hence, to habituate, to accustom ...1545
• USEN to accustom one to something ...1845 Amer. dial.
ACCUSTOMED - adjectives
• ACCUSTOMATE † accustomed, habituated, wonted ...1494
• HABITED † familiarized, accustomed, practised, used to ...1615
• HANKLED habituated, accustomed to ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAUNTED † practiced; used, habituated, or accustomed to a course; wonted ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NATURALIZED accustomed ...1924 Amer. dial.
• OCCASIONED † accustomed ...1576
ACCUSTOMED - nouns
• ASSUEFACTION † the state of being accustomed, or the act of accustoming; use; habituation ...1644
ACCUSTOMED - verbs
• HAUNT † to be wont or accustomed ...a1300
• TUMBLE TO THE RACKET to understand; to perceive; to comprehend; to get accustomed to a thing ...1883 Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - adjectives
• ACHEY suffering from aches ...L19
• ACHY suffering from aches ...1878
• DIRLING aching, quivering, tingling ...1853 Sc.
• MISERISH aching; painful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAGGY aching with a dull pain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - nouns
• ACHAGE an aching state ...1878 humorous rare
• MISERY an ache or pain ...1827 Amer. dial.
• MISERY, THE an ache or pain ...1832 Amer. dial.
• WARCH † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - verbs
• FARE to ache, to throb ...1781 Eng. dial.
• GEAL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GILVER to ache, to throb (said of the head in a headache, of a wound, etc. - not of the heart or pulse) ...1830 Eng. dial.
• NAG to keep up a dull gnawing pain; to ache persistently ...1836
• NANG of a pain: to gnaw; to keep up a dull, continuous aching ...1882 Eng. dial.
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• TAKE ON to ache, to be painful ...1893 Eng. dial.
• WARCH † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAIK to ache ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAUK to ache ...1898 Sc.
• YAW to ache ...1887 Sc.
ACHIEVE - verbs
• BAG to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts ..1911 Amer. sl.
• BANT to conquer, to achieve, to manage ...1875 Eng. dial.
• DO ON ONE'S NAPPER to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• DO ON ONE'S NOB to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• FINAGLE to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; to wangle ...colloq.
• HACK IT to achieve, to succeed in a task ...1952 US sl.
• HACK THE JIMSON to achieve, to accomplish something ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK UP to achieve, to succeed in a task ...1950s US sl.
• MAKE A STRIKE to achieve, to succeed or be lucky ...Bk1904 colloq.
• NOTCH UP to achieve ...1837 UK sl.
• PACK THE GEAR to achieve a given standard ...1970s US sl.
• PULL to achieve, to pull off ...c1920 Army sl.
• RACK BACK to accumulate; to register; to achieve ...1960s US sl.
• RACK UP to accumulate; to register; to achieve; to accumulate things; to score points ..1961 US sl.
• STOP TWO GAPS WITH ONE BUSH † to kill two birds with one stone; to accomplish or achieve two ends at once ...1546
• WALTZ to succeed easily; to achieve something easily, esp. in sporting use ...1960s sl.
• WORK THINGS to achieve something, not necessarily though usually dishonest, or, at best, dubious ...L19 colloq.
ACHIEVED - adjectives
• SACKED as good as secured, achieved ...1940s US sl.
ACHIEVEMENT - nouns
• ACHIEVANCE † achievement, performance ...1531
• BABY a person's invention or achievement ...1890
• CREDIT an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
• DAGS a feat; an achievement; a performance ...c1850 colloq.
• DIRD a mighty achievement ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRDUM a great deed, achievement ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAYOUT an achievement, an activity ...M19 sl.
• MASTERPIECE a person's greatest achievement; an action of masterly ability ...1605
ACHIEVEMENT - phrases
• LIKE A BIG DOG having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE A MOOSE having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
ACHIEVING - adjectives
• AWAY LAUGHING in a good position, esp. when embarking on a new venture; achieving with ease ...1965 NZ sl.
ACHIEVING - nouns
• ACHEVISAUNCE † achieving, accomplishment ...c1430
ACHILLES TENDON - nouns
• HEEL STRING the Achilles tendon ...1938 Amer. dial.
ACID - adjectives
• EAGER † sour, acid, tart ...c1350
• EAGER-DULCE † acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-SWEET † acid and sweet ...1616
• YARRISH harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRY harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...1841 Eng. dial.
ACIDITY - nouns
• EAGERNESS † pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
ACKNOWLEDGE - verbs
• ACK to acknowledge a letter, etc. ...1984 Brit. clerical usage, orig. Civil Service
• ACKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEKNOWLEDGE † to acknowledge ...1340
• FESS to acknowledge, to profess ...1953 Amer. dial.
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• MISCOGNIZE †* to fail to appreciate or acknowledge; to misunderstand ...1603
• SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one's error ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain ..1790 Eng. dial.
• YATE † to acknowledge, to confess ...c1200
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - nouns
• BEKNOWLEDGING † acknowledgement, confession ...1340
• BETHANK thanks, indebtedness, acknowledgement ...1826 Sc.
• DAP credit, acknowledgement, respect, self-awareness ...1970s US Black sl.
ACNE - nouns
• ACCA acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• ACK acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• ACKER acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• BLOSSOM a pimple, acne spot, or other facial blemish ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FACE LIKE A FESTERING PICKLE, A a face that is covered in severe acne ...2000s NZ sl.
• GUBERS acne; facial pimples ...M20 US sl.
• JACK BUMPS acne, allegedly caused by masturbation ...1960s US sl.
• JERK BUMPS pimples; acne ...20C sl. & colloq.
• ROSY-DROP acne; pimples ...E19
• WHORE BOIL adolescent acne; small infected pimples on the face ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHORE PIMPLE adolescent acne ...1949 Amer. dial.
ACNE - nouns, person
• ZIT-FEATURES a general term of abuse to one who has acne ...1990s sl.
• ZITTY a person with acne ...1950s sl., orig. US teen
ACORN - nouns
• ACERS acorns ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LADLE † the cup of an acorn ...1599
• MASTICK an acorn, the fruit of the oak, Quercus robur ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NACKEREL an acorn ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OAK-ATCHERN an acorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAK-BERRY an acorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAK-MASS an acorn ...1842 Eng. dial.
• OAK-MAST an acorn ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SHACK nuts and acorns that have fallen to the ground ...1828 Amer. dial.
• YACCORN an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YACKER an acorn ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YACKRAN an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YAKKER an acorn ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YAKRON an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
ACQUAINT - verbs
• QUAINT † to acquaint ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACQUAINTANCE - nouns
• ACQUAINTANCY * the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1859
• ACQUAINTATION †* acquaintance ...1468
• QUAINTANCE † acquaintance ...c1300
ACQUAINTANCE - nouns, person
• ACQUAINT † an acquaintance ...c1386
• ACQUAINTANT † a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance ...1611
• BUDDY a friend; an acquaintance ...M19 orig. US
• EME a friend; an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HABITUDE †* a person with whom one is familiar; an associate, an acquaintance ...1676
ACQUAINTED - adjectives
• ACQUAINT acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
• ACQUAINTABLE † easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
• AWAKE knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on ...Bk1890 sl.
• BAKONT known, acquainted ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly ...c1450
ACQUAINTED - verbs
• KEN to know a thing; to have knowledge of or about; to be acquainted with ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW ONE'S ONIONS to be fully acquainted with a subject ...Brit. sl.
ACQUIRE - nouns, person
• ACQUISITOR * one who acquires ...Bk1888
• ACQUISTER †* one who acquires ...1613
ACQUIRE - verbs
• ACCROACH to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire ...c1325
• ACQUIST †* to gain for oneself; to acquire ...1598
• ADDLE † to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEGET † to get, to acquire, usually by effort ...a1000
• CLOCK to acquire; to earn. to 'rack up' ...1990 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• COP of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire ...M19 sl.
• ETTLE to earn, to acquire by labour ...1851 Eng. dial.
ACQUIRED - adjectives
• ACQUISITE † acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself ...1532
• ACQUISITED † acquired ...1613
• ACQUISITITIOUS of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate' ...1653
• ACQUISITIVE † that has been acquired ...1637
• ACQUISTED † acquired ...1613
• ADEPTED † gained, acquired ...c1595
• GAIR-GATHERED ill-got ...1870 Sc.
• YCONQUEST † acquired ...1513
• YFET † brought, carried, fetched; acquired ...c893
ACQUIRED, ACQUIRING - nouns
• ACQUEST † the act of acquiring ...1613
• ACQUIST 1. the act of acquiring ...E17
† 2. thing acquired ...M17
• BEGET † the thing acquired; acquisition, gain, proceeds; spoils of war ...c1200
• EFFECT † something which is attained or acquired by an action ...1602
ACQUIREMENT - nouns
• ACQUIRE †* acquirement or gain ...1592
• ACQUIRY † the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
• LEARNING † an acquirement ...1602
ACQUISITION - nouns
• ACQUEST a thing acquired, an acquisition ...1622
• ACQUIRY † the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
• ACQUIST 1. the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain ...1613
† 2. a thing acquired; an acquisition ...1635
• BEGET † 1. the act of acquiring; acquisition, gaining; gain, profit, advantage ...c1175
† 2. the thing acquired; acquisition, gain, proceeds; spoils of war ...c1200
• COP an acquisition ...1950s US sl.
ACQUISITIVE - adjectives
• HAVING † desirous of having or possessing; greedy, covetous, grasping; acquisitive; miserly, penurious ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACQUISITIVE - nouns, person
• SCRAPER a greedy, acquisitive person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ACQUISITIVE - verbs
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
ACQUITTAL - adjectives
• ABSOLVATORY pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal ...Bk1611
ACQUIT - verbs
• SKERE † to free a person from blame or accusation; to acquit one of a penalty or charge, to clear, to exculpate ...a1225
ACQUITTAL - nouns
• ACQUIT † the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal ...1475
• QUITTAL † acquittal ...1592
• QUITTANCE † acquittal ...a1225
ACQUITTANCE - nouns
• QUITMENT an acquittance; a discharge; a receipt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ACQUITTED - adjectives
• ACQUIT acquitted, cleared, set free ...1393 arch.
ACRE - adjectives
• ACREABLE * of an acre; per acre ...1792
ACRE - nouns
• FARDINGALE † the fourth part of an acre ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FARREN half an acre ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARTHINGDEAL † the fourth part of an acre; a rood ...1542
• YACKER † an acre ...1825 Sc.
ACRID - adjectives
• ACRIOUS † acrid ...1675
• BASK † bitter, acrid, ungrateful or irritating to the senses ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAGER † pungent, acrid, keen to the taste or other senses ...1574
• RAMMISH † of smell, taste, etc.: rank, rancid, acrid, pungent, strong, stinking, highly disagreeable ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TARF coarse, harsh, acrid; rough in manner ...1880 Sc.
ACROBAT - nouns
• ACROBATISM the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats ...1864
ACROBATIC - nouns
• ACRO acrobatic manoeuvres ...1967 Amer. aviation usage
ACRONYM - nouns
• ALPHABET SOUP initialisms and acronyms in general ...Amer. sl.
ACROSS - adverbs
• AQUART across, athwart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHART across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHIRT across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHORT across, crosswise ...1785 Sc.
• ATHURT across, crosswise, diagonally ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHURTENS athwart, across ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• QUART across ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TWARTOUR across, athwart ...Bk1905 Sc.
ACROSS - prepositions
• ASKLENT across ...1808 Sc.
• ATHIRT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• ATHORT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Sc.
• ATHURT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• AT-OWER of position or motion: across, over ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ACT - nouns
• ACTURIENCE desire to act ...a1880
ACT - verbs
• FARE † to behave or conduct oneself, to act ...a1300
• MAKE to act, to pretend, to feign ...1848 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTION - nouns
• ACTURE †* the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
• AFFAIR †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
• FAKEMENT any action or problem ...L19 sl.
• FARE † a proceeding, action; 'doings'; hence, fighting ...1340-70
• FASHIONS * actions, gestures, 'ways' ...1569
• FEAT † 1. action in general; overt action; deeds, as opposed to words ...1362
† 2. an action, deed, course of conduct ...c1420
• LATES † looks, manners, behaviour; hence, actions, goings-on ... c1205
• OPERANCE * the act of operating; operation, action ...
• OPERATION † action, performance, work, deed ...c1386
• TICKET the program or plan of action; that which is to be done ...1842
ACTION - verbs
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• CALL THE PLAYS to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• CALL THE SHOTS to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• FIGHT IT OUT OF THIS LINE to adopt a course of action and thought and to continue with it to the end ...US Civil War usage
• PUT ONESELF ABOUT to go into action ...1970s sl.
• SAIL INTO to launch oneself headlong on a course of action ...M19 sl.
ACTION - interjections & phrases
• SHOOT, LUKE, OR GIVE UP THE GUN you must act or give up the attempt; do something or give somebody else the opportunity ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT, OR GIVE YOUR GUN you must act or give up the attempt; do something or give somebody else the opportunity ...1903 Amer. dial.
• WAKE IT! an exhortation to action; get with it! ...1980s US college sl.
ACTIVE - adjectives
• ACTABLE active, capable of lively activity ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACTIOUS † abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1592
• ACTUAL † abounding in action; active, energetic ...1470-85
• ACTUOSE † full of activity; abounding in action; very active ...1677
• ALACRIOUS † brisk, lively, active, cheerful, gay, joyful ...1602
• ALIVEO alert, active ...L19 sl.
• AMPED very excited, anxious or active; frenetically active; ready for anything; psyched up ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ANTIC frisky, lively, active, spry ,,,1903 Amer. dial.
• BALLING excitingly active; wonderfully alive ...1952 US sl.
• BIGHTSOM light, active ...1790 Sc.
• BOBBISH smart, active, clever ...19C
• BOOSIN active, bouncing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH active, quick ...1887 US
• BRISKY brisk, lively, active, energetic ...1590
• CADDY spry, agile, active, lively ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CALEEVERING energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANTY cheerful, lively, brisk, active, gladsome ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CATTY spry, agile, active, lively ...1939 Amer. dial.
• DAPPER of a small person, esp. a man: smart in movements, etc.; active, sprightly ...E17
• DARTER active ...1851 Eng. dial.
• DARTY sharp, quick, active ...1869 Eng. dial.
• DEEDFUL brisk, active ...1834
• DEEDIE full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEEDY full of deeds or activity; active, brisk; ...1615 chiefly Eng. dial.
• EDGIE quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
• EDGY quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
• FERDY strong, able-bodied, active, hale, hearty ...1742 Sc.
• FRESH AS A NEW-BORN TURD full of health, strength, and activity ...B1900 sl.
• GAIN smart, active; nimble; graceful ...1896 Eng. dial.
• GAINFUL active ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLIARD gay, gallant; brisk, lively, active, cheerful ...c1386 arch.
• HAFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-RACKLE careless, acting without consideration; active, ready ...1822 Sc.
• HEFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUMMING of extraordinary activity, intensity or magnitude; vigorous, striking ...M17 colloq
• HYPER extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• KASK † active, vigorous ...c1300
• KEDGE brisk, active, lively ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEDGY brisk, active, sprightly, lively; cheerful, happy ...1719 Eng. dial.
• KIDGE brisk, active, lively ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KIDGY brisk, active, sprightly ...1812 Eng. dial.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• LIGHTFOOT light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
• METTLE spirited; active; capable of enduring fatigue ...1806 Sc.
• NIMBER † active, nimble ...1849
• OLIGHT † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLITE † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLIVED active, lively, energetic; the reverse of lazy ...1892 Ireland
• OMNIACTIVE active in all things or everywhere; working in all places ...1846
• ON THE SHACK on the go ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PAINFUL painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEME †* skilled, clever; smart, active ...c1400
• QUERTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• QUIRTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUIVER † active, nimble; quick, rapid ...c960 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAD † quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RASH active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• REDD active, able to accomplish much ...1866 Sc.
• RED-HANDED active, neat ...1820 Sc.
• RESOLUTE strong, active ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEET † swift, active ...c1400
• SKITTISH spirited, active, lively; frolicsome ...a1592
• TAIT † cheerful, lively, active, nimble ...c1300
• TALL †* quick, prompt, ready, active ...1530-1600
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
• TEARING active, energetic; strong, strenuous ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRODDY active, energetic, able to get through much work ...1884 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH active, expeditious ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANGING active, having a great deal of action ...1814 Sc.
• THROUGH-GOING active, energetic; persevering ...1822 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUTTING active, energetic; persevering ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICKLE-HEELED † having nimble or active heels ...1737
• VEGETE * healthy and active; flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1639
• VERTY energetic, active, esp. at an early hour of the day, early rising ...1804 Sc.
• WACKER active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WADEN young and active; supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YALD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YANK active, vigorous ...1790 Sc.
• YANKING active, forward, pushing ...1824 Sc.
• YANKY nimble, agile, active ...1870 Sc.
• YAP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPE eager, keen, ready, active ...1739 Sc.
• YARE adj. alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick ...a1300 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YASP active, brisk, energetic ...1898 Sc.
• YAUL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAULD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAWL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YELD alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied; strong, powerful ...1816 Eng. dial.
• YEPE † active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring ...c1205
• YEPPER brisk, active, in good spirits ...1893 Eng. dial.
• YERN † swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active ...a1300
• YIPPER brisk, active, in good spirits ...1893 Eng. dial.
ACTIVE - adverbs
• ASTEER moving about, active, bustling ...1794 Sc.
ACTIVE, ACTIVITY - nouns, person
• BIRKIE a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• BIRKY a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• DAPPERLING a little, active dapper fellow ...E17
• DAPPERWIT a lively, active, spruce little man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARTER a quick, active person ...1808 Eng. dial.
• DAY PERSON one who prefers to be active during the daytime ...20C Amer. sl.
• DIRLER a light-footed, active person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HUMMER a person characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• IZZER one that is alive and active ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NATTLER one who is active with hands, feet, or tongue; an expert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEVER a big, active person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOPPERIL a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SKOPERIL a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SPANKY a tall, well-made, active person ...B1900 Sc.
• TEAR-ARSE a very active, busy person ...1923 sl.
• TEAR-ASS a very active, busy person ...1923 US sl.
• YARD APE an unruly, mischievous, or physically active child; a nickname for such a child ...1974 Amer. dial.
• ZOONER an active person, a go-getter ...1887 Amer. dial.
ACTIVE, ACTIVITY - verbs
• BEAR A BOB to be brisk or active ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BOOSE to bustle about; to be violently active ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COOK to be full of activity and excitement ...sl.
• FLY AROUND to stir about; to be active ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GET A INTO G to stop idling; to apply yourself into an activity; to start doing something useful ...2002 NZ sl.
• GET YOUR A INTO G to stop idling; to apply yourself into an activity; to start doing something useful ...2002 NZ sl.
• PEARTEN to become lively, active, or cheerful; to hasten ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to be suddenly successful or very active ...1930s US sl.
• WAKE † to be active, alert, stirring, vigilant; also, to be diligent, to exert oneself to do something ...1352
• WALK † to busy oneself; to be active about something ...a1300
ACTIVELY - adverbs
• ACTUALLY † actively, energetically ...1470-85
• DEEDFULLY actively, effectively ...1615
• DEEDILY actively, busily ...1813 Eng. dial.
• QUIVERLY † actively, quickly, smartly ...c960
• VREACH carefully, diligently, earnestly, actively ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WIGHT † actively, energetically ...ME obs. exc. Sc.
• YAPLY actively, nimbly, readily, eagerly ...a1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPELY actively, nimbly, readily, eagerly ..c1440 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTIVIST - nouns, person
• HACKTIVIST a cultural activist and skilled computer-user who invades a corporate website to leave subversive messages ...2001 UK sl.
ACTIVITY - nouns
• ACTION activity, esp. of the kind or arouse interest or excitement ...1951 US sl.
• ACTUALITY † capacity of action, activity ...1398
• ACTUALNESS † active working or operation, activity ...1398
• ACTUOSITY † abounding activity ...1660
• CARRY-ON any continuing activity or catalogue of details ...2001 UK sl.
• DACITY activity, energy ...1636 Eng. dial.
• DOIN'S any form of activity ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT activity ...L19 sl.
• FEEROCHRIE ability, activity, agility ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HUMMER a thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• LAYOUT an achievement, an activity ...M19 sl.
• LEAPING TIME the time of activity, youth ...1611
• LICK a brief or brisk stroke of activity or energy ...1835 Amer. dial.
• MAIN KICK one's favourite activity ...1930s US Black sl.
• MEETHS activity, bodily energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MUCK IN a communal activity ...1910s sl.
• OMNIVORACITY an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1889
• OMNIVOROSITY an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1896
• OMNIVOROUSNESS an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1727
• QUIVERNESS † activity ...1538
• RACKET in weak use, any form of activity ...1920s US sl.
• RIFF an activity or experience ...1975 US sl.
• SHARP END the centre of activity or decision-making, the front line ...colloq.
• TAB a project, a line of activity, a program ...1930s US sl.
• THROUGH-PUT activity, expedition in doing anything ...1845 Sc.
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• WHET a turn, spell of activity; an indefinite interval of time ...1834 Amer. dial.
ACTOR - adjectives
• DEAD LETTER PERFECT of an actor: absolutely certain of your lines ...1952 UK sl.
ACTOR, ACTRESS - nouns, person
• ACTORINE an actress ...1896 Amer. sl.
• ARK-FLOATER a veteran actor ...L19 sl.
• BARNSTORMER an actor ...19C theatrical
• BOOT-JACK an actor of utility parts ...1895 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE-FAKER an actor ...19C theatrical
• CACKLER an actor or showman who has a talking part ...c1840 circus and showmen's
• CACKLING-COVE an actor ...c1830 theatrical
• CHEST-PLASTER a young actor ...1883 theatrical sl.
• COMEDY MERCHANT an actor ...19C theatrical
• DAY PLAYER an actor who is called for a single day's work on a television program or film set ...1988 US sl.
• FACE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, THE an actor or actress cut out of a picture because, after the picture has been completed, it is found that the role is superfluous ...c1920 film industry
• FAKIR an actor ...L19 US sl.
• GAGGER a player, an actor ...1823 UK sl.
• GAME-PLAYER † an athlete or actor ...1552
• GAMESTER †* an actor ...1596
• HAM an incompetent informer, esp. an actor who overacts ...1882 sl.
• HAM-FATTER a third-rate actor or variety performer ...L19 Amer. sl.
• JAY an amateur; a poor actor ...Bk1896 theatrical sl.
• LAKER a player; an actor ...1808 Eng. dial.
• LUVVIE (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVIE-DARLING (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVY (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• MUG-FAKER an actor ...19C theatrical
• MUGGER an actor who makes free play with his face ...19C theatrical
• MUMMER an actor ...19C theatrical
• MUMMERY-COVE an actor ...19C theatrical
• PRO an actor ...19C theatrical
• RAG-AND-STICK a contemptuous epithet applied to an actor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SPEAR-CARRIER an actor who appears in the background or only plays minor roles ...1984 UK sl.
• STROLLER an actor ...19C theatrical
• SURF an actor ...19C theatrical
• TAG an actor ...M19 sl.
• TRAGEDY MERCHANT an actor ...19C theatrical
• WALKING GENTLEMAN an actor playing a part requiring gentlemanlike appearance, but with little or nothing to say ...1831 theatrical usage
ACTOR - verbs
• GET THE BIG BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
• GET THE BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
ACTOR - phrases
• ON THE ACT working as an actor ...L19 sl.
ACTUAL - adjectives
• DEEDY †* actual, real ...1781
• FAIR DINKUM real, actual ...1937 Aust. sl.
• LEAL † true, genuine, real, actual, exact, accurate ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTUALITY - nouns
• BEINGNESS † the quality of existing, actuality ...1662
• VERINESS † actuality, reality, truth ...1574
• VERITY reality, real existence, actuality ...a1633
ACTUALLY - adverbs
• ACKWALLY actually ...1877 Sc.
• FAIR truly, really, actually; used as an intensifier ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAILUMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HALUMLIE † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELIMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• LEALLY † truly, really, actually ...c1350
ACTUATED - nouns
• ACTUABILITY †* capability of being acted upon or actuated ...1689
ACUPUNCTURE - nouns
• ACUPUNCTUATION acupuncture ...1832
• ACUPUNCTURATION acupuncture ...1743
ACUTE - adjectives
• FILTHY extreme, acute ...1966 Amer. dial.
ACUTENESS - adverbs
• SUBTILELY † cleverly, dexterously; also, with acuteness or perspicacity ...c1400 now rare or obs.
ACUTENESS - nouns
• SUBTILITY acuteness, perspicacity, subtlety ...1388
• SUBTILTY † acuteness; penetration; perspicacity ...c1386
• BRAIN DERBY an academic contest ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LIRIPOOP †* in early academical costume: the long tail of a graduate's hood ...1737
ACADEMIC - nouns, person
• ACCA an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1977 Aust.
• ACKER an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1984 Aust.
ACADEMICS - nouns
• ACCA academics ...1977 Aust. sl.
• ACKER academics ...1977 Aust. sl.
ACADEMY - nouns
• CADEMY an academy ...L19 sl.
ACADEMY - nouns, person
• ACADEMIAN †* a member of an academy; an academic or academician ...1599
ACCELERATE - verbs
• GUN to accelerate a vehicle or rev its engine ...1920 US sl.
• HASTE to cause to move more quickly; to urge, drive, or press on; to quicken, to accelerate, to hurry ...a1300
• JAZZ to cause (an engine) to accelerate ...1919 Amer. sl.
ACCENT - adjectives
• BRAID having a strong dialect language or accent ...Bk1911 Sc.
ACCENT - nouns
• ACCENTY †* accent ...1600
• CANT † accent, intonation, tone ...1663
• DART ACCENT an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• DORTSPEAK an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• ROADWATCH ACCENT an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• VERGE † an accent-mark ...1555
• YACK an accent, a tone of voice ...1950s US sl.
• YAK an accent, a tone of voice ...1950s US sl.
ACCENT - verbs
• ACCINATE †* to accent ...1652
• BUNG IT ON to act affectedly; to assume an accent ...1940s Aust. sl.
• THROW THE WORDS to speak with an accent; to distort the pronunciation ...1877 Sc.
ACCEPT - adjectives
• ACCEPTIVE † having a tendency to accept; ready to accept ...1601
ACCEPT - nouns, person
• ACCEPTANT † one who accepts, or takes what is offered ...1596
ACCEPT - verbs
• CALL IT A DAY to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• EAT UP to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
• ONFANG † to receive, to accept ...c900
• SWALLOW to accept gullibly ...1594 sl.
• SWALLOW IT to accept, esp. a false story that one is told ...17C
• SWALLOW IT WHOLE to accept, esp. a false story that one is told ...17C
• TAKE to accept, to put up with something or someone ...20C sl.
• TAKE A WOODEN NICKEL to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• TAKE SOMEONE UP ON SOMETHING to accept a proposal or invitation ...1910s sl.
• TAKE WOODEN MONEY to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
ACCEPTABLE - adjectives
• ABOUT EAST in proper form; acceptable ...1848 Amer. dial.
• ALL RIGHT a term of measured praise, acceptable, passing muster; satisfactory ...L19 colloq.
• A-OK satisfactory; completely acceptable ...1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ sl.
• BECOMELY † becoming, fitting, acceptable ...c1175
• CRED acceptable to your peers; hence, fashionable ...1999 UK sl.
• DECENT tolerable, fairly good, acceptable ...18C
• FAVOURSOME †* that is an object of favour; acceptable, pleasant ...1599
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• LIKEFUL † pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable ...c1305
• LIKEWORTH † agreeable, acceptable, pleasing ...c888
• O.K. adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKAY adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKEY good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY acceptable, all right ...c1935 US sl.
• QUEME † pleasing, agreeable, acceptable to a person ...c1200
• SAFE socially acceptable to a peer group ...L19 sl.
• SILK admirable, excellent, acceptable ...1920s US sl.
• VENDIBLE † current, accepted, acceptable ...1642
• VERY WELL acceptable ...M19 sl.
ACCEPTABLE - nouns
• ACCEPTATION the state of being acceptable or accepted ...1594 arch.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• SHAKE a fair or acceptable situation ...E19
ACCEPTABLE - verbs
• QUEME † of things: to please, to be acceptable or agreeable to a person ...a1000
• SUGAR-COAT to make acceptable or pleasant ...1870
ACCEPTANCE - nouns
• ACCEPTATION † the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty; acceptance ...1426
• ADMITTANCE † the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction ...1598
ACCEPTANCE - interjections
• FAIR DO(S)! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DUES! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR ENOUGH! used for expressing agreement, acceptance ...1926 UK sl.
• FAIR SHAKES! a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust.
ACCEPTANCE - phrases
• IT JUST ISN'T YOUR DAY used for expressing a rueful, philosophical acceptance of a day when everything seems to go wrong ...1984 UK sl.
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT an expression of acceptance, I agree, you're right ..1980s US college sl.
ACCEPTED - adjectives
• VENDIBLE † current, accepted, acceptable ...1642
ACCEPTED - verbs
• ARRIVE to attain success; to become accepted in a profession or social group ...20C Amer. sl.
• SWALLOW to be accepted ...M19
ACCEPTING - nouns
• ACCEPTION † the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, reception ...1483
ACCESS - adjectives
• ACCESSIVE † capable of access; accessible ...1609
• UNGAIN not near at hand; indirect; roundabout; difficult of access; inconveniently situated; generally used of a direction or road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ACCESS - nouns
• TOCOME * means of access ...1513 Sc.
ACCESSIBLE - adjectives
• ACCESSIVE † capable of access; accessible ...1609
• ADIBLE †* accessible ...1568
ACCESSIBLE - verbs
• LIVE IN SOMEONE'S POCKET to be constantly accessible and instantly available to one ...1930s Brit. colloq.
ACCESSORY - adjectives
• ACCESSORIAL of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; auxiliary, supplementary ...1726
ACCESSORY - nouns
• FOFARRAW gaudy wearing apparel, particularly accessories such as bracelets, belts, etc. ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOFOORAW gaudy wearing apparel, particularly accessories such as bracelets, belts, etc. ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
ACCIDENT - adjectives
• ACCIDENTED characterized by accidents ...1879
ACCIDENT - nouns
• ACCIBOUNCE a minor collision or accident ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ADVENTURE † a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
• ANGALUCK an accident, a disaster ...1866 Sc.
• BEFALL † a case, circumstance, incident, accident ...1491
• BETIDER †* that which befalls; an accident ...1674
• CASUALITY † chance; a chance or casual occurrence, contingency; esp. an unfortunate occurrence, accident, casualty ...1540
• CASUALTY † chance, accident ...1423
• CHINESE FIRE DRILL (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CRACK-UP an accident; an accident causing damage that can be repaired ...19C sl.
• FLUKE a fortunate turn of events that is the result of accident rather than skill ...19C colloq.
• HAPMENT an event, an occurrence, esp. an ill event; a misfortune, an accident ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HAPPEN an accident; an occurrence ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAPPY-GO-LUCKY chance, accident ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HAPS an event or occurrence which befalls one; a chance, accident, happening; often, an unfortunate event, mishap, mischance ...c1205
• LAME a hurt, injury, an accident ...1778 Eng. dial.
• MARLOCK an unfortunate accident ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MELANDER a disturbance; an accident; a misfortune ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RACKLIGENCE an unforeseen chance or accident ...1768 Sc.
• TO-FALL † that which befalls or falls to anyone; a chance, accident, casualty ...1562
ACCIDENT - verbs
• BUY UP AN ORCHARD to have a serious road accident ...1971 Amer. trucking sl.
• COME A CROPPER to fall heavily; to be victim of an accident ...1999 UK
• EAT IT to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• WRITE ONESELF OFF to have a motor accident ... Aust. sl.
ACCIDENTAL - adjectives
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• COME-BY-CHANCE accidental ...19C Eng. dial.
ACCIDENTALLY - adverbs
• ACCIDENTLY † accidentally, casually, by chance ...1611
• ADVENTUROUSLY † by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460
• CASUALLY † accidentally ...c1386
• HAPLY by chance or accident; perhaps; maybe ...1362 now arch.
ACCLAIM - verbs
• ACCLAMATE †* to applaud, to shout applause, to acclaim ...1667
ACCLAMATION - adjectives
• ACCLAMATORY expressing acclamation ...1675
ACCLAMATION - nouns
• ÉCLAT conspicuous success; universal applause, acclamation ...1741
ACCLAMATION - nouns, person
• ACCLAMATOR †* one who joins in acclamation; an applauder ...1651
ACCLIMATIZED - verbs
• EAT ONE'S TOOT to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S TUTU to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
ACCLIVITY - nouns
• BINK a bank, an acclivity ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ACCOMMODATING - adjectives
• ACCOMMODANT †* accommodating; self-accommodating; suiting oneself to circumstances ...1693
• DECENT kind, accommodating, likeable ...L18
ACCOMMODATING - verbs
• THURRISH to be friendly, kind, or accommodating ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
ACCOMODATINGNESS - nouns
• ELASTICITY capacity for being 'stretched'; expansiveness, flexibility, accommodatingness ...1858
ACCOMMODATION - nouns
• EASEMENT † refreshment by food and repose; hence, comfortable accommodation, food and lodging ...c1400
• EASEMENTS accommodation, either in regard to entertainment or lodgings, buildings, etc. ...1768 Sc.
ACCOMPANY - verbs
• AFFELLOWSHIP †* to be in fellowship with, to accompany, to attend ...1559
• CARRY to escort, to accompany ...1861 Amer. dial.
• COMITATE †* to accompany ...1632
• LUG to bring; to accompany ...1884 UK sl.
• SIDE to accompany, to support or stand by someone ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SUE † to follow as an attendant, companion, or adherent; to accompany, to attend upon ...a1250
ACCOMPANYING - nouns
• SCOTCH CONVOY the act of accompanying a visitor the whole way home ...Bk1904 Sc.
ACCOMPLICE - nouns
• ACCOMPLICESHIP * the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...1834
• ACCOMPLICITY * the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...Bk1888
ACCOMPLICE - nouns, person
• ADAM an accomplice ...1696 sl.
• ADAM TILER an accomplice ...1696 sl.
• BOWER a close friend; an assistant; an accomplice ...1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling
• FEDARIE † a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• GAMMONER one who covers for an accomplice ...E19 sl.
• JOLLY an accomplice ...M19 sl.
• PAL a comrade, mate, chum; an accomplice in crime or dishonesty ...1681-2 colloq.
• PALL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• PELL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• RAM an accomplice in petty crime ...1941 sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
• SIDEKICK an assistant, a partner, an accomplice ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• SIDEKICKER an assistant; a partner; an accomplice ...1900s Aust. & US sl.
• SIDE-PARTNER an accomplice; an assistant ...L19 US sl.
ACCOMPLICE - verbs
• CHUM ALONG WITH to work as an accomplice with ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• PACK † to be an accomplice or confederate in a plot ...1590
ACCOMPLISH - adjectives
• ACCOMPLETIVE * having the property of fulfilling; tending to accomplish ...1839
ACCOMPLISH - nouns, person
• WANGLER one who uses a variety of irregular means to accomplish a purpose ...1910s US sl.
ACCOMPLISH - verbs
• ACQUIT † to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish ...c1530
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND A BUSH to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1908 Eng. dial.
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND A STUMP to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1908 Eng. dial.
• BEAT THE DEVIL ROUND THE STUMP to accomplish one's purpose while saving one's conscience by indirection ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BURN UP ANYBODY'S MILL POND to accomplish a great feat; to 'set the world on fire' ...1898 Amer. dial.
• EAT ANOTHER PECK OF SALT to gain additional strength or ability to accomplish anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• EFFECT † to have an effect, to be effectual; to accomplish its purpose ...1592
• GET IT BY THE TAIL AND A DOWN-HILL PULL ON IT to be able to accomplish easily ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HACK to accomplish or manage successfully; to cope with ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to accomplish or manage successfully; to cope with ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK THE COURSE to accomplish a task at hand; to succeed ...1966 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force
• HACK THE JIMSON to achieve, to accomplish something ...1952 Amer. sl.
• PULL IT OFF to accomplish or obtain, esp. something remarkable, unique, or outrageous ..Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PULL OFF to accomplish or obtain, esp. something remarkable, unique, or outrageous; to succeed in doing or effecting something ...1887 UK sl.
• SCOPE to accomplish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STOP TWO GAPS WITH ONE BUSH † to kill two birds with one stone; to accomplish two ends at once ...1546
ACCOMPLISHED - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
ACCOMPLISHED - nouns, person
• BIRD an exceptionally smart or accomplished person; a first-rate animal or thing ...1842 US sl.
• MISS-WOMAN a refined, accomplished young woman, either married or single ...1953 Amer. dial.
ACCOMPLISHED - verbs
• KEN †* to have skill; to be accomplished in ...1362
ACCOMPLISHING - adjectives
• RAKING quick, speedy; energetic, accomplishing much ...Bk1905 Sc.
ACCOMPLISHMENT - nouns
• ACHEVISAUNCE † achieving, accomplishment ...c1430
• CREDIT an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
• EFFECTION † accomplishment, performance ...1652
• IMPLETION fulfilment, accomplishment ...1615
• TALENT † an accomplishment ...1600
ACCORD - nouns
• ONEHEAD † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
• ONEMENT † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
ACCORDINGLY - adverbs
• SUINGLY † accordingly, consequently ...c1380
ACCORDION - nouns
• BOX an accordion or concertina ...1980 Amer. sl.
• DAGO'S PIANO an accordion ...20C US sl.
• HARKAUDIENCE an accordion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAP ORGAN an accordion ...1892 Amer. dial.
ACCOST - adjectives
• ACCOSTABLE † ready to accost, courteous ...1622
ACCOST - verbs
• ABORD † to accost ...1611 obs. or arch.
• BECLEPE † to call upon, to address, to accost ...c1220
• BUZZ to accost or proposition ...1866 Amer. sl.
ACCOUNT - nouns
• ACCOMPTER † account, reckoning ...1483
• ACOMPTER † account, reckoning ...1483
• DECOMPT † account, reckoning ...1584 Sc.
• RECKLIN a reckoning, a bill, account ...1886 Eng. dial.
• RECKONING a balancing of accounts ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• TAIL † account, reckoning ...c1330
• TAILLIE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TAILYE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TAILZIE † an account or reckoning ...1497 Sc.
• TALE † an account, a reckoning of numbers of money given and received, etc. ...1401
• TALLY † 1. the record of an amount due; a score or shot, an account ...1573 obs.
* 2. reckoning, score, account ...1614
• TICK a debit account; an account, reckoning ...1681
ACCOUNT - nouns, person
• ACCOUNTER † one who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account ...1303
ACCOUNT - verbs
• EQUAL-AQUAL to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• SALD † to balance an account, etc. ...1588
• SALT to misrepresent the contents of an account by adding ghost entries, falsifying details etc. ..1882 sl.
• TAILYE † to keep account or tally of ...1497 Sc.
• TAILZIE † to keep account or tally of ...1497 Sc.
• TALE † to account, to reckon ...c897
ACCOUNTABLE - adjectives
• ACCOUNTANT † giving or liable to give an account; accountable, responsible ...1494
ACCOUNTABLE - adverbs
• UNACCOMPTABLY † not responsible or accountable ...a1677
ACCOUNTABLE - verbs
• BRING TO BOOK to call to account
• SUMMON †* to call to account ...1654-66
ACCOUNTANT - nouns, person
• PUFF-ADDER an accountant ...c1930 RAF usage, chiefly officers'
• RATIONAL †* in Roman Antiquity: an accountant or auditor ...1610
ACCUMULATE - verbs
• ACCUMULE †* to accumulate ...1490
• BING to pile in a heap; to accumulate ...1804 Sc. & N. Ireland
• RACK BACK to accumulate; to register; to achieve ...1960s US sl.
• RACK UP to accumulate; to register; to achieve; to accumulate things; to score points ..1961 US sl.
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
ACCUMULATED - adjectives
• GAIR-GATHERED accumulated by greed ...1847 Sc.
ACCUMULATION - nouns
• ACERVATION * the act of heaping up, accumulation ...1676
• GADDERY an accumulation, a miscellaneous collection ...1825 Sc.
• GEDDERY an accumulation, a miscellaneous collection ...1825 Sc.
• RAKE an accumulation, what has been gathered together; a hoard ...1851 Sc.
ACCURATE - adjectives
• APTISH skilful, useful, accurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAD-ON accurate ...1888 UK sl.
• EXACCURATE careful, exact and accurate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAL † true, genuine, real, actual, exact, accurate ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PERJINKETY exact, precise, minutely accurate; extreme as to neatness, fussy, finical ...1887 Sc.
• PERQUIRE † accurate, exact ...1742 Sc.
ACCURATE - verbs
• CALL THE TURN to make an accurate statement or prediction ...1876 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• SPEAK BY THE CARD to speak with great exactness, or with the utmost accuracy; to be careful with one's words ...1596
ACCURATELY - adverbs
• BANG ON with absolute accuracy ...Brit. colloq.
• DAMN TOOTIN' certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all ...1910s US sl.
• LEAL † truly, exactly, accurately; perfectly, thoroughly ...c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• PERQUIRE † by heart, by memory; hence, perfectly, accurately, exactly ...1775 Sc.
• TO A COCK'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TO A FROG'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TO A GNAT'S HAIR to the last detail, accurately ...1940 Amer. dial.
• TO A TITTLE with minute exactness; to the smallest particular; precisely, accurately ...1607
• TO THE LAST HAIR ON A GNAT'S ASS to the last detail, accurately ...1954 Amer. dial.
ACCURSED - adjectives
• FACOCKTA accursed; wretched ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GODDAM accursed, damnable ...E20 colloq.
• MALEDICT accursed ...1867 arch.
• MALEDICTED accursed; evil-spoken of ...1727
• MALEDIGHT † cursed, accursed ...a1300
ACCURSED - nouns, person
• MALEDICT an accursed person ...a1550 arch.
ACCUSATION - nouns
• ACCRIMINATION †* accusation of crime ...1655
• ACCUSE †* the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation ...1593
• ACCUSEMENT † the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge ...c1374
• ACOUPEMENT †* accusation ...a1300
• BAWL-OUT a criticism, an accusation, a scolding ...1915 US sl.
• DELATION an accusation ...1792 Sc.
• HUMBLE a false criminal accusation or charge ...1940 US sl.
• IMPOSITION † imputation, accusation, charge ...1611
• ONSAW † a charge against a person, an accusation; reproach, opprobrious language ...c1000
• TAINTURE † accusation, charge ...1621
ACCUSATORY - adjectives
• ACCUSATIVE †* pert. to accusation; accusatory ...a1400
ACCUSE, ACCUSER - nouns, person
• ACCUSANT * one who accuses, an accuser...1611
• ACCUSATOR † an accuser ...1382
• ACCUSATRIX †* a female accuser ...1655
• ACCUSOR † an accuser ...1340
• DELATOR an informer, an accuser ...1616 Sc.
• SUGGESTER † one who accuses, or brings a charge against another ...1450
• TAINTOR † one who brings legal evidence against another for conviction of some crime; an accuser, an informer ...1451
ACCUSE - verbs
• ACCRIMINATE †* to accuse of a crime ...1655
• ACOUP † to accuse ...1297
• ACOUPE † to accuse ...1297
• ADWITE † to reproach, to accuse ...c1430
• BACKDOOR to accuse; to inform ...1960s sl.
• BECALL † to accuse of ...c1250
• BECLEPE † to complain against; to indict, to accuse ...c1030
• BECRY † to cry at, to accuse ...c1440
• BEGREDE † to cry out against; to upbraid, to reproach, to accuse ...c1200
• BESPEAK † to speak against; to charge, to accuse; to oppose ...a1000
• BUM-RAP to accuse someone of something falsely ...Bk20C
• CAST IN ONE'S DISH to object to something in a person; to accuse of ...M16 Brit. colloq.
• DECRIMINATE †* to denounce as a criminal, to accuse ...1670
• DING IN SOMEONE'S TEETH to bring up old offenses, to charge, to accuse ...1897 Eng. dial.
• GAB † to reproach; to accuse ...c1200
• INCULP † to find fault with; to accuse; to blame ...1612
• LAY IN ONE'S DISH to object to something in a person; to accuse of ...M16 Brit. colloq.
• POINT THE FINGER to accuse or vilify ...1829 Amer. sl.
• REDARGUE to accuse, to blame ...1768 Sc.
• TAG to blame, to accuse ...1950s sl.
• TAINT † to accuse of crime or dishonour ...a1619
ACCUSED - verbs
• RAP to stand accused, to appear guilty ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
ACCUSING - adjectives
• ACCUSANT † accusing ...1611
ACCUSTOM - verbs
• HABIT † to accustom, to familiarize, to habituate ...1615
• HEAF to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
• OCCASIONATE † to give occasion to; to urge or compel by circumstances; also, to do this habitually; hence, to habituate, to accustom ...1545
• USEN to accustom one to something ...1845 Amer. dial.
ACCUSTOMED - adjectives
• ACCUSTOMATE † accustomed, habituated, wonted ...1494
• HABITED † familiarized, accustomed, practised, used to ...1615
• HANKLED habituated, accustomed to ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAUNTED † practiced; used, habituated, or accustomed to a course; wonted ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NATURALIZED accustomed ...1924 Amer. dial.
• OCCASIONED † accustomed ...1576
ACCUSTOMED - nouns
• ASSUEFACTION † the state of being accustomed, or the act of accustoming; use; habituation ...1644
ACCUSTOMED - verbs
• HAUNT † to be wont or accustomed ...a1300
• TUMBLE TO THE RACKET to understand; to perceive; to comprehend; to get accustomed to a thing ...1883 Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - adjectives
• ACHEY suffering from aches ...L19
• ACHY suffering from aches ...1878
• DIRLING aching, quivering, tingling ...1853 Sc.
• MISERISH aching; painful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAGGY aching with a dull pain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - nouns
• ACHAGE an aching state ...1878 humorous rare
• MISERY an ache or pain ...1827 Amer. dial.
• MISERY, THE an ache or pain ...1832 Amer. dial.
• WARCH † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACHE, ACHING - verbs
• FARE to ache, to throb ...1781 Eng. dial.
• GEAL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GILVER to ache, to throb (said of the head in a headache, of a wound, etc. - not of the heart or pulse) ...1830 Eng. dial.
• NAG to keep up a dull gnawing pain; to ache persistently ...1836
• NANG of a pain: to gnaw; to keep up a dull, continuous aching ...1882 Eng. dial.
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• TAKE ON to ache, to be painful ...1893 Eng. dial.
• WARCH † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAIK to ache ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAUK to ache ...1898 Sc.
• YAW to ache ...1887 Sc.
ACHIEVE - verbs
• BAG to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts ..1911 Amer. sl.
• BANT to conquer, to achieve, to manage ...1875 Eng. dial.
• DO ON ONE'S NAPPER to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• DO ON ONE'S NOB to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• FINAGLE to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; to wangle ...colloq.
• HACK IT to achieve, to succeed in a task ...1952 US sl.
• HACK THE JIMSON to achieve, to accomplish something ...1952 Amer. sl.
• HACK UP to achieve, to succeed in a task ...1950s US sl.
• MAKE A STRIKE to achieve, to succeed or be lucky ...Bk1904 colloq.
• NOTCH UP to achieve ...1837 UK sl.
• PACK THE GEAR to achieve a given standard ...1970s US sl.
• PULL to achieve, to pull off ...c1920 Army sl.
• RACK BACK to accumulate; to register; to achieve ...1960s US sl.
• RACK UP to accumulate; to register; to achieve; to accumulate things; to score points ..1961 US sl.
• STOP TWO GAPS WITH ONE BUSH † to kill two birds with one stone; to accomplish or achieve two ends at once ...1546
• WALTZ to succeed easily; to achieve something easily, esp. in sporting use ...1960s sl.
• WORK THINGS to achieve something, not necessarily though usually dishonest, or, at best, dubious ...L19 colloq.
ACHIEVED - adjectives
• SACKED as good as secured, achieved ...1940s US sl.
ACHIEVEMENT - nouns
• ACHIEVANCE † achievement, performance ...1531
• BABY a person's invention or achievement ...1890
• CREDIT an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
• DAGS a feat; an achievement; a performance ...c1850 colloq.
• DIRD a mighty achievement ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRDUM a great deed, achievement ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAYOUT an achievement, an activity ...M19 sl.
• MASTERPIECE a person's greatest achievement; an action of masterly ability ...1605
ACHIEVEMENT - phrases
• LIKE A BIG DOG having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE A MOOSE having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
ACHIEVING - adjectives
• AWAY LAUGHING in a good position, esp. when embarking on a new venture; achieving with ease ...1965 NZ sl.
ACHIEVING - nouns
• ACHEVISAUNCE † achieving, accomplishment ...c1430
ACHILLES TENDON - nouns
• HEEL STRING the Achilles tendon ...1938 Amer. dial.
ACID - adjectives
• EAGER † sour, acid, tart ...c1350
• EAGER-DULCE † acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-SWEET † acid and sweet ...1616
• YARRISH harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRY harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...1841 Eng. dial.
ACIDITY - nouns
• EAGERNESS † pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
ACKNOWLEDGE - verbs
• ACK to acknowledge a letter, etc. ...1984 Brit. clerical usage, orig. Civil Service
• ACKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEKNOWLEDGE † to acknowledge ...1340
• FESS to acknowledge, to profess ...1953 Amer. dial.
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• MISCOGNIZE †* to fail to appreciate or acknowledge; to misunderstand ...1603
• SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one's error ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TAKE TO to own, to acknowledge; to answer for the truth of anything; to stand to a bargain ..1790 Eng. dial.
• YATE † to acknowledge, to confess ...c1200
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - nouns
• BEKNOWLEDGING † acknowledgement, confession ...1340
• BETHANK thanks, indebtedness, acknowledgement ...1826 Sc.
• DAP credit, acknowledgement, respect, self-awareness ...1970s US Black sl.
ACNE - nouns
• ACCA acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• ACK acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• ACKER acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
• BLOSSOM a pimple, acne spot, or other facial blemish ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FACE LIKE A FESTERING PICKLE, A a face that is covered in severe acne ...2000s NZ sl.
• GUBERS acne; facial pimples ...M20 US sl.
• JACK BUMPS acne, allegedly caused by masturbation ...1960s US sl.
• JERK BUMPS pimples; acne ...20C sl. & colloq.
• ROSY-DROP acne; pimples ...E19
• WHORE BOIL adolescent acne; small infected pimples on the face ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHORE PIMPLE adolescent acne ...1949 Amer. dial.
ACNE - nouns, person
• ZIT-FEATURES a general term of abuse to one who has acne ...1990s sl.
• ZITTY a person with acne ...1950s sl., orig. US teen
ACORN - nouns
• ACERS acorns ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LADLE † the cup of an acorn ...1599
• MASTICK an acorn, the fruit of the oak, Quercus robur ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NACKEREL an acorn ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OAK-ATCHERN an acorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAK-BERRY an acorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAK-MASS an acorn ...1842 Eng. dial.
• OAK-MAST an acorn ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SHACK nuts and acorns that have fallen to the ground ...1828 Amer. dial.
• YACCORN an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YACKER an acorn ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YACKRAN an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YAKKER an acorn ...1885 Eng. dial.
• YAKRON an acorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
ACQUAINT - verbs
• QUAINT † to acquaint ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACQUAINTANCE - nouns
• ACQUAINTANCY * the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1859
• ACQUAINTATION †* acquaintance ...1468
• QUAINTANCE † acquaintance ...c1300
ACQUAINTANCE - nouns, person
• ACQUAINT † an acquaintance ...c1386
• ACQUAINTANT † a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance ...1611
• BUDDY a friend; an acquaintance ...M19 orig. US
• EME a friend; an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HABITUDE †* a person with whom one is familiar; an associate, an acquaintance ...1676
ACQUAINTED - adjectives
• ACQUAINT acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
• ACQUAINTABLE † easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
• AWAKE knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on ...Bk1890 sl.
• BAKONT known, acquainted ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly ...c1450
ACQUAINTED - verbs
• KEN to know a thing; to have knowledge of or about; to be acquainted with ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW ONE'S ONIONS to be fully acquainted with a subject ...Brit. sl.
ACQUIRE - nouns, person
• ACQUISITOR * one who acquires ...Bk1888
• ACQUISTER †* one who acquires ...1613
ACQUIRE - verbs
• ACCROACH to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire ...c1325
• ACQUIST †* to gain for oneself; to acquire ...1598
• ADDLE † to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEGET † to get, to acquire, usually by effort ...a1000
• CLOCK to acquire; to earn. to 'rack up' ...1990 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• COP of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire ...M19 sl.
• ETTLE to earn, to acquire by labour ...1851 Eng. dial.
ACQUIRED - adjectives
• ACQUISITE † acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself ...1532
• ACQUISITED † acquired ...1613
• ACQUISITITIOUS of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate' ...1653
• ACQUISITIVE † that has been acquired ...1637
• ACQUISTED † acquired ...1613
• ADEPTED † gained, acquired ...c1595
• GAIR-GATHERED ill-got ...1870 Sc.
• YCONQUEST † acquired ...1513
• YFET † brought, carried, fetched; acquired ...c893
ACQUIRED, ACQUIRING - nouns
• ACQUEST † the act of acquiring ...1613
• ACQUIST 1. the act of acquiring ...E17
† 2. thing acquired ...M17
• BEGET † the thing acquired; acquisition, gain, proceeds; spoils of war ...c1200
• EFFECT † something which is attained or acquired by an action ...1602
ACQUIREMENT - nouns
• ACQUIRE †* acquirement or gain ...1592
• ACQUIRY † the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
• LEARNING † an acquirement ...1602
ACQUISITION - nouns
• ACQUEST a thing acquired, an acquisition ...1622
• ACQUIRY † the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
• ACQUIST 1. the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain ...1613
† 2. a thing acquired; an acquisition ...1635
• BEGET † 1. the act of acquiring; acquisition, gaining; gain, profit, advantage ...c1175
† 2. the thing acquired; acquisition, gain, proceeds; spoils of war ...c1200
• COP an acquisition ...1950s US sl.
ACQUISITIVE - adjectives
• HAVING † desirous of having or possessing; greedy, covetous, grasping; acquisitive; miserly, penurious ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ACQUISITIVE - nouns, person
• SCRAPER a greedy, acquisitive person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ACQUISITIVE - verbs
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
ACQUITTAL - adjectives
• ABSOLVATORY pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal ...Bk1611
ACQUIT - verbs
• SKERE † to free a person from blame or accusation; to acquit one of a penalty or charge, to clear, to exculpate ...a1225
ACQUITTAL - nouns
• ACQUIT † the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal ...1475
• QUITTAL † acquittal ...1592
• QUITTANCE † acquittal ...a1225
ACQUITTANCE - nouns
• QUITMENT an acquittance; a discharge; a receipt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ACQUITTED - adjectives
• ACQUIT acquitted, cleared, set free ...1393 arch.
ACRE - adjectives
• ACREABLE * of an acre; per acre ...1792
ACRE - nouns
• FARDINGALE † the fourth part of an acre ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FARREN half an acre ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARTHINGDEAL † the fourth part of an acre; a rood ...1542
• YACKER † an acre ...1825 Sc.
ACRID - adjectives
• ACRIOUS † acrid ...1675
• BASK † bitter, acrid, ungrateful or irritating to the senses ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAGER † pungent, acrid, keen to the taste or other senses ...1574
• RAMMISH † of smell, taste, etc.: rank, rancid, acrid, pungent, strong, stinking, highly disagreeable ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TARF coarse, harsh, acrid; rough in manner ...1880 Sc.
ACROBAT - nouns
• ACROBATISM the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats ...1864
ACROBATIC - nouns
• ACRO acrobatic manoeuvres ...1967 Amer. aviation usage
ACRONYM - nouns
• ALPHABET SOUP initialisms and acronyms in general ...Amer. sl.
ACROSS - adverbs
• AQUART across, athwart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHART across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHIRT across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHORT across, crosswise ...1785 Sc.
• ATHURT across, crosswise, diagonally ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHURTENS athwart, across ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• QUART across ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TWARTOUR across, athwart ...Bk1905 Sc.
ACROSS - prepositions
• ASKLENT across ...1808 Sc.
• ATHIRT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• ATHORT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Sc.
• ATHURT of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• AT-OWER of position or motion: across, over ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ACT - nouns
• ACTURIENCE desire to act ...a1880
ACT - verbs
• FARE † to behave or conduct oneself, to act ...a1300
• MAKE to act, to pretend, to feign ...1848 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTION - nouns
• ACTURE †* the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
• AFFAIR †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
• FAKEMENT any action or problem ...L19 sl.
• FARE † a proceeding, action; 'doings'; hence, fighting ...1340-70
• FASHIONS * actions, gestures, 'ways' ...1569
• FEAT † 1. action in general; overt action; deeds, as opposed to words ...1362
† 2. an action, deed, course of conduct ...c1420
• LATES † looks, manners, behaviour; hence, actions, goings-on ... c1205
• OPERANCE * the act of operating; operation, action ...
• OPERATION † action, performance, work, deed ...c1386
• TICKET the program or plan of action; that which is to be done ...1842
ACTION - verbs
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• CALL THE PLAYS to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• CALL THE SHOTS to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• FIGHT IT OUT OF THIS LINE to adopt a course of action and thought and to continue with it to the end ...US Civil War usage
• PUT ONESELF ABOUT to go into action ...1970s sl.
• SAIL INTO to launch oneself headlong on a course of action ...M19 sl.
ACTION - interjections & phrases
• SHOOT, LUKE, OR GIVE UP THE GUN you must act or give up the attempt; do something or give somebody else the opportunity ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT, OR GIVE YOUR GUN you must act or give up the attempt; do something or give somebody else the opportunity ...1903 Amer. dial.
• WAKE IT! an exhortation to action; get with it! ...1980s US college sl.
ACTIVE - adjectives
• ACTABLE active, capable of lively activity ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACTIOUS † abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1592
• ACTUAL † abounding in action; active, energetic ...1470-85
• ACTUOSE † full of activity; abounding in action; very active ...1677
• ALACRIOUS † brisk, lively, active, cheerful, gay, joyful ...1602
• ALIVEO alert, active ...L19 sl.
• AMPED very excited, anxious or active; frenetically active; ready for anything; psyched up ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ANTIC frisky, lively, active, spry ,,,1903 Amer. dial.
• BALLING excitingly active; wonderfully alive ...1952 US sl.
• BIGHTSOM light, active ...1790 Sc.
• BOBBISH smart, active, clever ...19C
• BOOSIN active, bouncing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH active, quick ...1887 US
• BRISKY brisk, lively, active, energetic ...1590
• CADDY spry, agile, active, lively ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CALEEVERING energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANTY cheerful, lively, brisk, active, gladsome ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CATTY spry, agile, active, lively ...1939 Amer. dial.
• DAPPER of a small person, esp. a man: smart in movements, etc.; active, sprightly ...E17
• DARTER active ...1851 Eng. dial.
• DARTY sharp, quick, active ...1869 Eng. dial.
• DEEDFUL brisk, active ...1834
• DEEDIE full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEEDY full of deeds or activity; active, brisk; ...1615 chiefly Eng. dial.
• EDGIE quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
• EDGY quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
• FERDY strong, able-bodied, active, hale, hearty ...1742 Sc.
• FRESH AS A NEW-BORN TURD full of health, strength, and activity ...B1900 sl.
• GAIN smart, active; nimble; graceful ...1896 Eng. dial.
• GAINFUL active ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLIARD gay, gallant; brisk, lively, active, cheerful ...c1386 arch.
• HAFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-RACKLE careless, acting without consideration; active, ready ...1822 Sc.
• HEFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUMMING of extraordinary activity, intensity or magnitude; vigorous, striking ...M17 colloq
• HYPER extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• KASK † active, vigorous ...c1300
• KEDGE brisk, active, lively ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEDGY brisk, active, sprightly, lively; cheerful, happy ...1719 Eng. dial.
• KIDGE brisk, active, lively ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KIDGY brisk, active, sprightly ...1812 Eng. dial.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• LIGHTFOOT light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
• METTLE spirited; active; capable of enduring fatigue ...1806 Sc.
• NIMBER † active, nimble ...1849
• OLIGHT † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLITE † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLIVED active, lively, energetic; the reverse of lazy ...1892 Ireland
• OMNIACTIVE active in all things or everywhere; working in all places ...1846
• ON THE SHACK on the go ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PAINFUL painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEME †* skilled, clever; smart, active ...c1400
• QUERTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• QUIRTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUIVER † active, nimble; quick, rapid ...c960 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAD † quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RASH active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• REDD active, able to accomplish much ...1866 Sc.
• RED-HANDED active, neat ...1820 Sc.
• RESOLUTE strong, active ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEET † swift, active ...c1400
• SKITTISH spirited, active, lively; frolicsome ...a1592
• TAIT † cheerful, lively, active, nimble ...c1300
• TALL †* quick, prompt, ready, active ...1530-1600
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
• TEARING active, energetic; strong, strenuous ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRODDY active, energetic, able to get through much work ...1884 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH active, expeditious ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANGING active, having a great deal of action ...1814 Sc.
• THROUGH-GOING active, energetic; persevering ...1822 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUTTING active, energetic; persevering ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICKLE-HEELED † having nimble or active heels ...1737
• VEGETE * healthy and active; flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1639
• VERTY energetic, active, esp. at an early hour of the day, early rising ...1804 Sc.
• WACKER active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WADEN young and active; supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YALD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YANK active, vigorous ...1790 Sc.
• YANKING active, forward, pushing ...1824 Sc.
• YANKY nimble, agile, active ...1870 Sc.
• YAP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPE eager, keen, ready, active ...1739 Sc.
• YARE adj. alert, nimble, active, brisk, quick ...a1300 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YASP active, brisk, energetic ...1898 Sc.
• YAUL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAULD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAWL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YELD alert, sprightly; nimble, active; able-bodied; strong, powerful ...1816 Eng. dial.
• YEPE † active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring ...c1205
• YEPPER brisk, active, in good spirits ...1893 Eng. dial.
• YERN † swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active ...a1300
• YIPPER brisk, active, in good spirits ...1893 Eng. dial.
ACTIVE - adverbs
• ASTEER moving about, active, bustling ...1794 Sc.
ACTIVE, ACTIVITY - nouns, person
• BIRKIE a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• BIRKY a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• DAPPERLING a little, active dapper fellow ...E17
• DAPPERWIT a lively, active, spruce little man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARTER a quick, active person ...1808 Eng. dial.
• DAY PERSON one who prefers to be active during the daytime ...20C Amer. sl.
• DIRLER a light-footed, active person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HUMMER a person characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• IZZER one that is alive and active ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NATTLER one who is active with hands, feet, or tongue; an expert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEVER a big, active person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOPPERIL a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SKOPERIL a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SPANKY a tall, well-made, active person ...B1900 Sc.
• TEAR-ARSE a very active, busy person ...1923 sl.
• TEAR-ASS a very active, busy person ...1923 US sl.
• YARD APE an unruly, mischievous, or physically active child; a nickname for such a child ...1974 Amer. dial.
• ZOONER an active person, a go-getter ...1887 Amer. dial.
ACTIVE, ACTIVITY - verbs
• BEAR A BOB to be brisk or active ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BOOSE to bustle about; to be violently active ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COOK to be full of activity and excitement ...sl.
• FLY AROUND to stir about; to be active ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GET A INTO G to stop idling; to apply yourself into an activity; to start doing something useful ...2002 NZ sl.
• GET YOUR A INTO G to stop idling; to apply yourself into an activity; to start doing something useful ...2002 NZ sl.
• PEARTEN to become lively, active, or cheerful; to hasten ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to be suddenly successful or very active ...1930s US sl.
• WAKE † to be active, alert, stirring, vigilant; also, to be diligent, to exert oneself to do something ...1352
• WALK † to busy oneself; to be active about something ...a1300
ACTIVELY - adverbs
• ACTUALLY † actively, energetically ...1470-85
• DEEDFULLY actively, effectively ...1615
• DEEDILY actively, busily ...1813 Eng. dial.
• QUIVERLY † actively, quickly, smartly ...c960
• VREACH carefully, diligently, earnestly, actively ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WIGHT † actively, energetically ...ME obs. exc. Sc.
• YAPLY actively, nimbly, readily, eagerly ...a1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPELY actively, nimbly, readily, eagerly ..c1440 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTIVIST - nouns, person
• HACKTIVIST a cultural activist and skilled computer-user who invades a corporate website to leave subversive messages ...2001 UK sl.
ACTIVITY - nouns
• ACTION activity, esp. of the kind or arouse interest or excitement ...1951 US sl.
• ACTUALITY † capacity of action, activity ...1398
• ACTUALNESS † active working or operation, activity ...1398
• ACTUOSITY † abounding activity ...1660
• CARRY-ON any continuing activity or catalogue of details ...2001 UK sl.
• DACITY activity, energy ...1636 Eng. dial.
• DOIN'S any form of activity ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT activity ...L19 sl.
• FEEROCHRIE ability, activity, agility ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HUMMER a thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• LAYOUT an achievement, an activity ...M19 sl.
• LEAPING TIME the time of activity, youth ...1611
• LICK a brief or brisk stroke of activity or energy ...1835 Amer. dial.
• MAIN KICK one's favourite activity ...1930s US Black sl.
• MEETHS activity, bodily energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MUCK IN a communal activity ...1910s sl.
• OMNIVORACITY an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1889
• OMNIVOROSITY an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1896
• OMNIVOROUSNESS an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1727
• QUIVERNESS † activity ...1538
• RACKET in weak use, any form of activity ...1920s US sl.
• RIFF an activity or experience ...1975 US sl.
• SHARP END the centre of activity or decision-making, the front line ...colloq.
• TAB a project, a line of activity, a program ...1930s US sl.
• THROUGH-PUT activity, expedition in doing anything ...1845 Sc.
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• WHET a turn, spell of activity; an indefinite interval of time ...1834 Amer. dial.
ACTOR - adjectives
• DEAD LETTER PERFECT of an actor: absolutely certain of your lines ...1952 UK sl.
ACTOR, ACTRESS - nouns, person
• ACTORINE an actress ...1896 Amer. sl.
• ARK-FLOATER a veteran actor ...L19 sl.
• BARNSTORMER an actor ...19C theatrical
• BOOT-JACK an actor of utility parts ...1895 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE-FAKER an actor ...19C theatrical
• CACKLER an actor or showman who has a talking part ...c1840 circus and showmen's
• CACKLING-COVE an actor ...c1830 theatrical
• CHEST-PLASTER a young actor ...1883 theatrical sl.
• COMEDY MERCHANT an actor ...19C theatrical
• DAY PLAYER an actor who is called for a single day's work on a television program or film set ...1988 US sl.
• FACE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, THE an actor or actress cut out of a picture because, after the picture has been completed, it is found that the role is superfluous ...c1920 film industry
• FAKIR an actor ...L19 US sl.
• GAGGER a player, an actor ...1823 UK sl.
• GAME-PLAYER † an athlete or actor ...1552
• GAMESTER †* an actor ...1596
• HAM an incompetent informer, esp. an actor who overacts ...1882 sl.
• HAM-FATTER a third-rate actor or variety performer ...L19 Amer. sl.
• JAY an amateur; a poor actor ...Bk1896 theatrical sl.
• LAKER a player; an actor ...1808 Eng. dial.
• LUVVIE (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVIE-DARLING (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVY (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• MUG-FAKER an actor ...19C theatrical
• MUGGER an actor who makes free play with his face ...19C theatrical
• MUMMER an actor ...19C theatrical
• MUMMERY-COVE an actor ...19C theatrical
• PRO an actor ...19C theatrical
• RAG-AND-STICK a contemptuous epithet applied to an actor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SPEAR-CARRIER an actor who appears in the background or only plays minor roles ...1984 UK sl.
• STROLLER an actor ...19C theatrical
• SURF an actor ...19C theatrical
• TAG an actor ...M19 sl.
• TRAGEDY MERCHANT an actor ...19C theatrical
• WALKING GENTLEMAN an actor playing a part requiring gentlemanlike appearance, but with little or nothing to say ...1831 theatrical usage
ACTOR - verbs
• GET THE BIG BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
• GET THE BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
ACTOR - phrases
• ON THE ACT working as an actor ...L19 sl.
ACTUAL - adjectives
• DEEDY †* actual, real ...1781
• FAIR DINKUM real, actual ...1937 Aust. sl.
• LEAL † true, genuine, real, actual, exact, accurate ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ACTUALITY - nouns
• BEINGNESS † the quality of existing, actuality ...1662
• VERINESS † actuality, reality, truth ...1574
• VERITY reality, real existence, actuality ...a1633
ACTUALLY - adverbs
• ACKWALLY actually ...1877 Sc.
• FAIR truly, really, actually; used as an intensifier ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAILUMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HALUMLIE † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELIMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• LEALLY † truly, really, actually ...c1350
ACTUATED - nouns
• ACTUABILITY †* capability of being acted upon or actuated ...1689
ACUPUNCTURE - nouns
• ACUPUNCTUATION acupuncture ...1832
• ACUPUNCTURATION acupuncture ...1743
ACUTE - adjectives
• FILTHY extreme, acute ...1966 Amer. dial.
ACUTENESS - adverbs
• SUBTILELY † cleverly, dexterously; also, with acuteness or perspicacity ...c1400 now rare or obs.
ACUTENESS - nouns
• SUBTILITY acuteness, perspicacity, subtlety ...1388
• SUBTILTY † acuteness; penetration; perspicacity ...c1386
