WAPFTP REVERSE DICTIONARY
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ADAMANT - AEROPLANE

ADAMANT - adjectives
• HARD DOWN tough, adamant ...1851 Amer. dial.
 
ADAMANT - verbs
• PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN to insist; to be adamant ...M19 sl.
 
ADAM'S APPLE - nouns
• ADAM'S MORSEL † the Adam's apple ...1586
• APPLE the Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-FETCH-'ER the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...c1940 Amer. dial.
• GO-FETCH-IT the throat as a whole; the gullet, the windpipe, the Adam's apple ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLE the Adam's apple ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLE BONE the Adam's apple ...1981 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLE PIPE the Adam's apple ...1981 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLE VEIN the Adam's apple ...1981 Amer. dial.
• GOOZEM PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE the throat; the Adam's apple; of an animal: the windpipe ...1883 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLEM the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE PIPE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLER the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GUZZLE the Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
• JOOGLE the Adam's apple ...1981 Amer. dial.
• THROAT-BOLL † the Adam's apple; hence, the larynx ...a700
• THROPPLE-NOB the Adam's apple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ADAPT - verbs
• ADAPTATE †* to adapt ...1659
• AFAITE † to bring into any shape, to fashion, to mould; to adapt or prepare to or for a purpose ...c1230
• FADGE † to make things fit, to adapt means to ends ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HABILLE † to fit out; to accoutre, to array, to attire, esp. for war; to apparel, dress ...a1450
• HANDSOME † to fit, to adapt; to make seemly or becoming; to bring to a proper condition; to beautify, to adorn ...1555
• HOWL AMONG (THE) WOLVES † to adapt oneself to one's company, though one disapproves of it ...1578
• STRETCH ONE'S LEGS ACCORDING TO THE COVERLET to adapt oneself to circumstances ...Bk1904 sl.
• VAND to arrange, to contrive, shape, put together properly; to fit or adapt one thing to another ...1914 Sc.
 
ADAPTABLE - verbs
• VERSATIVE * marked by adaptability or variety ...1846
 
ADAPTATION - nouns
• ADAPTION the act of adapting; adaptation ...1704
• ADAPTMENT †* adaptation; fitting condition ...1739
• QUEEMNESS an exact fit, perfect adaptation ...1902 Sc.
 
ADAPTED - adjectives
• ACCOMMODATE † suited, adapted, fitted; hence, suitable, fitting, fit ...1525
• MEETEN'D made fit; prepared, or adapted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANNABLE well-adapted, suitable, likely to fit properly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• QUEEMLY exactly adapted ...1902 Sc.
 
ADAPTED - adverbs
• ADAPTLY †* in a fit or adapted manner; by being adapted or fitted ...1709
 
ADAPTED - verbs
• BED to become adapted to; to fit comfortably ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OPPORTUNE †* to be well adapted or convenient to; to suit, to accommodate ...a1637
 
ADAPTEDNESS - nouns
• ADAPTITUDE. adaptedness; aptitude specially produced ...1842
• ADAPTNESS †* the quality of being adapted, suitability, adaptedness ...1749
 
ADAPTIVE - adjectives
• ADAPTATIVE characterize by or given to adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; adaptive ...1857
• ADAPTORIAL †* adaptive ...Bk1888
 
ADD - adjectives
• ADDITORY † tending to add something ...1659
 
ADD - verbs
• ADAUGE †* to add to, to augment, to increase by addition ...1657
• ADJECT to annex, to add or join ...1432-50
• ADJOUST † to put one thing to another; to add ...1474
• ADJUTE † to add ...1524
• ADMIX * to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1533
• ADMIXT †* to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1570
• ECHE † to add something to ...c1000
• OCKER to increase, to add to ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TO-CAST † to add, to make addition ...a1340
 
ADDED - adjectives
• ADDITITIOUS characterized by having been added; due to or of the nature of an addition; additive ...1748
• ADJECTED added on, annexed, appended to ...1538
• ADMIXT mingled with; added as an ingredient ...c1420
• ADNATE † added to something naturally existing ...1677
 
ADDICT - nouns, person (also see DRUGS)
• LUSH. an addict ...2000s sl.
• LUSHO an addict ...2000s sl.
 
ADDICTED - adjectives
• ADDICKIT addicted ...1826 Sc.
• DICTED addicted to, attached to, having a preference for ...1896 Eng. dial.
• HUNG UP addicted ...1950 US sl.
• INDICTED inclined, addicted ...1896 Sc.
 
ADDICTED - nouns, person
• NORMIE someone who is not addicted to anything ...1998 US sl. (used in twelve-step recovery programs)
• ONE-ER a person or thing of a unique or very remarkable kind; a person preeminently addicted to or expert at something ...1840 colloq.
• ONER a person or thing of a unique or very remarkable kind; a person preeminently addicted to or expert at something; an outstanding or excellent person or thing ...1840 colloq.
 
ADDICTION - nouns
• HABIT any addiction ...20C sl.
• MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK any form of addiction or long-term problem ...1950s sl.
 
ADDING - adjectives
• UNADDITIONABLE † not worth counting in or adding ...1716
 
ADDING, ADDITION - nouns
• ADDITAMENT anything added or appended; an addition ...1460
• ADDLE an adding or addition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADJECT † an addition; added qualification ...1672
• ADJECTAMENT †* anything thrown in by way of addition; an addition ...1630
• ADJECTING † adding ...1639
• ADJECTION 1. the act of adding, adding on, annexing or appending; addition ...c1374
† 2. the result of adding on; that which is added; an addition ...1556
• ADJOINDER †* something joined to; an addition or appendix ...1604
• ADJOINT † a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
• ADMISTION † addition as an ingredient ...1660
• ADMIXTION the mingling of one thing with another; the addition of an ingredient ...1432-50
• ADMIXTURE the mingling of one substance with another, or of adding as an ingredient ...1605
• ADVENTION †* a non-essential addition ...c1400
• BETTER PENNY something in addition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ECHING the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition ...1382
 
ADDITION - adjectives
• SUMMATIVE * operating by means of addition; additive ...1881
 
ADDITIONAL - adjectives
• ADDITIONARY †* additional ...1682
• ADJECTITIOUS of the nature of addition; additional ...1652
• ADSCITITIOUS assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental ...1620
• ADVENIENT † additional, superadded ...1594 obs.
• ASCITITIOUS assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental ...1620
 
ADDITIONALLY - adverbs
• ASIDES moreover, in addition ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TO THE MENDS in addition; over and above; 'to boot' ...1660 Sc.
 
ADDRESS (term of address) - nouns
• ACE a term of address ...1950s sl.
• AGNES a term of address used to one who is presumed to be a fellow homosexual ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• ALANA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• AMIGO a friend; a comrade; frequently used as a term of address ...1837
• ANGEL a sweetheart; also, a term of address ...Amer. sl.
• ASSFUCK (derogatory) a term of address ...1990s US sl.
• AUNT an elderly woman  unrelated to the speaker; a term of respectful address ...1801 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
• AUNTY 1. an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address ...1801 Amer. dial.
2. an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
• B a buddy, a brother; used as an address ...1995 US sl.
• BABE a man, a fellow, esp. one who is somehow remarkable; now only used in direct address ...1898 US sl.
• BABES a term of address ...1997 Brit. sl.
• BABY a term of address between persons of the same sex, esp. between men ...1835 Amer. sl.
• BABYCAKES darling, sweetheart; usually in direct address ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BABY-DOLL an attractive young woman; in direct address: darling, sweetheart ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BABY-O a term of address, usually to a woman ...1960s sl.
• BEGGAR a term of reproach or familiar address ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEAUSIRE † fair sir, a form of address ...c1300
• BEGGAR a term of reproach or mock anger; also a term of address to a familiar ...1883 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BELAMY † fair friend; good friend; esp. as a form of address ...a1225
• BIRDEEN a young bird; also, a young girl; used as a playful form of address ...1895
• BIRKIE a term of address in conversation; 'old fellow' ...1725 Sc.
• BIRKY a term of address in conversation; 'old fellow' ...1725 Sc.
• BO a term of address to a male ...1825 sl., chiefly US
• BOBBY a grandmother; also used as a term of address ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOH a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BOSS a term of address to a male ...1839 sl., orig. US
• BOYS AND GIRLS folks, gentlemen; used in direct address ...1921 Amer. jocular
• BROTHER a fellow; used as a term of address ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUB a term of address for a boy or man ...1839 Amer. dial.
• BUBBA a brother; a term of address ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUBBE a grandmother; also used as a term of address ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUBBER a brother; a term of address ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BUBBUH a brother; a term of address ...1922 Amer. dial.
• BUBBY 1. a nickname or a term of address for a boy or man ...1841 Amer. dial.
  2. a nickname or a term of address for a brother ...1859 Amer. dial.
  3. a nickname or a term of address for a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUCK a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BUCKO a blustering, swaggering, or domineering fellow; sometimes used as a term of address ...1899 nautical sl.
• BUCKY a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUD a general nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son, any boy or man, or a close friend ...1614 US
• BUDDIE 1. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
  2. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BUDDY 1. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
  2. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BUM-FACE (derogatory) a term of address ...1972 UK sl.
• BUMPER one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUMPS one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUNK a boy, used as a term of address ..1968 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER a fellow; a dandy; also used as a term of address, esp. to a boy or young man ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CAD a familiar term of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CAKE-EATER a jocular or affectionate term of address ...1910s US sl.
• CAPTAIN a jesting form of address ...1598
• CHAMP an excellent, first-rate person; often used as a form of address ...1910s sl.
• CHARLIE (sometimes derogatory) a term of address when a person's name is not known ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKY a term of address to a (young) woman ...1950s sl.
• CHICO a Puerto Rican, also as a term of address ...1960s US sl.
• CHIEF 1. a general term of address, often to an unknown person ...1920s sl.
  2. a form of address either between those of the same race, or by Whites to a Black whose name they do not know ...1970s S. Afr.
• CHUM a term of address to a male ...1867 sl.
• CHUMMY a term of address applied to a person accused or detained ...1948 Brit. police sl.
• CHUMP a general term of address, either derogatory or teasing ...L19 sl.
• CLYDE a term of address, usually for a 'square' ...1950s Amer. sl.
• COBBER a term of address to a male ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• COCK a term of address to a male ...1837 sl.
• COCKER a term of address to a male ...1888 Brit. sl.
• CODGER an affectionate term of address ...M19 sl.
• COOKIE a term of address usually connoting affection ...colloq.
• COOSE a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOSIE a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZ a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZE a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZEY a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZIE a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZY a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• CUNT FACE a term of address to an ugly person ...19C sl.
• CURL a form of address for a bald man or one with curly hair ...1984 Aust. sl.
• D a term of address, 'dude', young man to young man ...1997 US sl.
• DAD 1. a term of address to a male, orig. an older man ...1847 sl.
  2. a term of address to anyone ten-or-so years older than oneself ...c1945 sl., chiefly Aust.
• DADDIO a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• DADDO a term of address for father ...1933 Irish usage
• DADDY 1. a term of address to a male ...1681 UK
  2. a form of address to a Black man, esp. by a woman to her lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• DADDY-O 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
  2. a term of address to anyone ten-or-so years older than oneself ...c1950 Aust. sl.
• DADDYPOO an embellishment of 'daddy', usually from a woman to a man ...1966 US sl.
• DADIO a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• DAD-O 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
  2. (often as 'dado') a term of address for father ...1933 Irish usage
• DADS a term of address to anyone somewhat older than oneself ...1950s sl.
• DAMMER a term prefixed by lads to the surname of a companion, as 'dammer Smith'; also used as a form of address ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAN † a respectful term of address, lord, master ...1787 Sc.
• DARKIE a flattering and affectionate term of address for an attractive, dark-skinned woman ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• DARL a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 & Aust. & UK sl.
• DARLING 1. in post World War I society, a term of address for even a comparative stranger ...E20 sl.
  2. a term of address between male homosexuals ...1949 US sl.
• DARLS a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 UK sl.
• DAUGHTER a form of address between homosexual men ...1992 UK sl.
• DEAR CHAPPIE a term of address ...c1880
• DOC a term of address to a male ...1869 US sl.
• DOG a male friend; used as a term of address ...US colloq.
• DOLL a sexually attractive woman; often used as term of address ...1840 sl., orig. US
• DUCHESS a term of address to a female ...1953 sl.
• DUCKS a term of address, usually an endearment ...1590 UK
• DUCKY used as a term of address, usually an endearment ...1819 UK sl.
• DUDE a term of address, young male to young male ...1945 US sl.
• FACE a contemptuous term of address ...c1875 orig. and chiefly Cockney
• FACE-ACHE a term of address, used disparagingly ...1937 Brit. sl.
• FACE FUNGUS a term of address ...1910s sl.
• FATHER-FUCKER a contemptuous term of address ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• FLAMES a red-haired person; also, a term of address ...1823  colloq.
• FOOL used as a term of address, sometimes suggesting foolishness and sometimes not ...1986 US sl.
• FUNNY-FACE a term of affectionate address ...1920s sl.
• G a friend, a partner; also, a term of address ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• GAFFER a title of address ...1590
• GAL a general term of address to a woman ...M19
• GALLANTISSIMO †* a mode of address - most gallant sir! ...1684
• GATE used as a term of address among jazz lovers of the 1930s and 1940s ...1936 US sl.
• GATES used as a term of address, male-to-male ...1936 US sl., chiefly college
• GATOR an all-purpose male form of address ...1944 US sl.
• GIRLFRIEND 1. a form of address from a man to a woman, not necessarily known ...1970s US Black sl.
  2. a term of address between homosexual men ...1980s sl.
  3. a term of address between lesbians, not necessarily in relationship ...1980s sl.
  4. a term of address between women ...1990s sl., orig. & chiefly US Black usage
• GOOD BUDDY used as a term of address ...1956 US sl.
• GOV'NOR a general term of address ...M19
• GUV a term of address to a man of higher status ...1890 Brit. sl.
• GUVNER a term of address to a man of higher status ...1852 sl.
• GUVNOR a term of address to a man of higher status ...1852 sl.
• GUY a man or a boy; a general form of address ...1847 sl., orig. US
• HIS JIGLETS! a contemptuous form of address ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HOMBRE a term of address ...L19 sl.
• HOME a friend; often used in direct address ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• HORACE a jocular form of address, often used by men to boys in offices, etc. ...E20 colloq.
• HOSS a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1834 Amer. sl.
• IAH a term of address to a friend ...1990s W. Indies
• ICE-CREAM a term of address to a good friend ...1980s US college rhyming sl. for 'geezer' (Ice-cream Freezer)
• ICE-CREAM FREEZER a term of address to a good friend ...1980s US college rhyming sl. for 'geezer'
• JACK a low term of address to any man one doesn't know ...M18 colloq.
• JACK-OFF (derogatory) a term of address ...1930s US sl.
• JACKSON a term of address by one male to another ...1941 US sl., orig. army usage
• JAKE a form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JAMMER a term of address from one boy to another ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JERK-OFF a worthless, contemptible person; a jerk or oaf; an incompetent do-nothing; a contemptuous term of address ...1968  Brit. & US sl.
• JIM a term of address for a close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JOCK a Scottish or (formerly) northern English sailor; a Scottish soldier; a form of address to a Scotsman ...L18 sl.
• JOHN a man, esp. a male servant; a form of address to a man ...LME colloq.
• JOHNNY a fellow, a chap; frequently used as a derogatory form of address to a man regarded as inferior, esp. a soldier of a colonized country in the army of the colonizing power ...L17 colloq.
• LADDIE a form of address to a lad ...M16
• LADDO a form of address to a lad ...L19 colloq., orig. Irish
• LADEEZ ladies, often as a term of address ...1995 UK sl.
• LADEEZ AND GERMS ladies and gentlemen, often as a term of address ...1995 UK sl.
• LADY a term of address to a fellow homosexual male ...1960s homosexual sl.
• LAIRD a jocular term of address ...1912 Sc.
• LAMES a term of contempt or disparagement; a term of address ...1950s US Black sl.
• LITTLE EVA used as a term of address to reinforce a negative statement ...1950s US sl.
• LITTLE YERKER a term of address ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LUV a term of address ...1898 UK
• LUVVIE a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
• LUVVIE-DARLING a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
• LUVVY a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
• MA a term of address to an (older) married woman ...1932 sl.
• MAC used in direct address, esp. to a man whose name is not known ...1918 sl.
• MACK a term of address to a male ...1962 sl.
• MADAM a respectful or polite address originally used by servants in speaking to their mistress, and by people generally in speaking to a lady of high rank; later used in addressing a woman of whatever rank or position ...1297
• MAIDY a young girl; also a term of address ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MAMA a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• MAN 1. an affectionate term of address to a small boy, or a disparaging or contemptuous one to an adult ...1882 Sc.
  2. a term of familiar address to a man or woman ...1933 sl.
• MANO a man, used in direct address ...1967 Hispanic-Amer. usage
• MARY a term of address from one homosexual to another ...1925 US sl.
• MASTER a term of address to a superior or stranger; Sir ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MATE often used between males in direct address ...c1450 chiefly Brit., Aust., & NZ
• MATEY a term of address to a male ...1833 sl.
• MEM Madam, Ma'am ...1867 Sc.
• MIKE a familiar term of address to an unknown male ...L19 US colloq.
• MISSIE a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISSIS a term of address to a female ...1875 sl.
• MISSUS a term of address to a female ...1875 sl.
• MISSY a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISTER a term of address to a male ...1760 sl.
• MOOSH a term of address to a male ...1936 Brit. sl.
• MUSH a familiar or contemptuous term of address ...19C Brit. slang
• MY BUCKO a term of address, often disparaging ...1907 Amer. dial.
• MY GOOD CHAPPIE a term of address ...c1880
• MY NIGGA a general term of address ...1960s US Black sl.
• MY NIGGER a general term of address ...1960s US Black sl.
• MY OLD FLOWER an affectionate term of address ...20C Irish sl.
• MY OLD FRUIT a jocular term of address ...E20
• NAINAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANA a grandmother; rarely, an aunt; also, used as a term of address ...1844
• NANAN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANNIE a grandmother; rarely, a mother or aunt; also, a term of address ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a grandmother; rarely, a mother or aunt; also, a term of address ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NANU a grandfather or grandmother; also, a term of address ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NAUSEOUS TOAD an affectionate term of address ...M17 jocular         
• NENAIN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NENAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NIGGAR (derogatory) a term of address for a Black person ...18C
• NUNKY † an uncle; also, a familiar term of address to an elderly man ...1798 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUTSO a crazy or eccentric person; also a derisive form of address ...1975 sl., chiefly US
• OKE a general term of address ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• OLD BASTARD a man, a fellow; a term of address, generally amongst males ...1944 Aust. sl.
• OLD BEAN a familial form of address, usually to man ...1905
• OLD BIRD a form of address ...L19 sl.
• OLD BIRDIE a form of address ...L19 sl.
• OLD BLADE a term of address ...L18 nautical usage
• OLD BOY an old or older man; often a term of familiar address ...1601 sl.
• OLD BUCK a general term of address ...L18 sl.
• OLD CHAP a term of address to a male ...1892 Brit. sl.
• OLD CHAPPIE a term of address ...c1880
• OLD CHUMP a general term of address, either derogatory or teasing ...L19 sl.
• OLD COCK a term of address to a male ...1639 sl.
• OLD COCKALORUM a man, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...L19 sl.
• OLD COCKER a man, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...L18 sl.
• OLD CORPSE an affectionate term of address ...1930s sl.
• OLD COVE an old or older man; often a term of familiar address ...17C sl.
• OLD DADDY a term of address to an old man ...1785 sl.
• OLD DEAR an affectionate term of address, irrespective of sex ...1900s sl.
• OLD DOG a direct term of affectionate address ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• OLD EGG a man, or woman, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...20C sl.
• OLD FELLOW a man; also, a term of address ...E19 sl.
• OLD FLOWER an affectionate term of address ...20C Irish sl.
• OLD FRUIT a term of address to a male ...1928 Brit. sl.
• OLD GAL a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
• OLD GARGOYLE an affectionate term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD GIRL a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
• OLD HARICOT a fellow; a term of address, usually to a man ...1910s sl.
• OLD HORSE a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1843 Amer. sl.
• OLD HOSS a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1847 Amer. sl.
• OLD LAD a man, esp. as an affectionate term of address ...L16 sl.
• OLD LEPER a term of (affectionate) address ...1920s sl.
• OLD MAN a term of address to a male ...1885 sl.
• OLD OYSTER a term of address ...c1890 sl.
• OLD PIP an upper-class term of address ...c1930
• OLD SCONE an affectionate term of address ...1950s sl.
• OLD SCOUT a person; usually used as an affectionate term of address ...E19 sl.
• OLD SCREAM a person; usually used as a term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD SHIP a term of affectionate address ...1910s Aust. sl.
• OLD SOCK a direct address to a man ...1879 US sl.
• OLD SOCKS a term of address to a man ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• OLD SON a direct address to a man ...1887 sl.
• OLD SPORT a general greeting or form of address given to a man, usually one that one knows; occasionally given to a woman ...M19 sl.
• OLD STOCK a familiar term used in greeting an acquaintance or old-established resident ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STOCKINGS † a direct address to a man ...1908 US sl.
• OLD STUD a familiar term of address ...M19 US sl.
• OLD THING a term of address to a person ...1864 Brit. sl.
• OLD TIN OF FRUIT a general term of affectionate address ...1920s sl.
• OLD TOP a direct address to a man ...1887 US sl.
• OLD TURNIP an affectionate term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD WOMAN a term of address to a woman of any age ...M19 sl.
• OLE GIRL a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
• OLE MAL a term of address to an old man ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• OMBREY a term of address ...L19 sl.
• PA a father; used to address your father ....1811 UK
• PAD a nickname or intimate form of address for an Irishman ...1940s sl.
• PADDY (often derogatory) an Irishman; often used as a nickname or intimate form of address ...1780
• PAL a term of address to a male ...1681 sl.
• PALLY a direct term of address ...L19 sl.
• PALSIE a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PALSY a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PANCHO (derogatory) a term of address to an anonymous Mexican man ...1960s US sl.
• PARD a term of address ...1887 Amer. dial.
• PARDNER a term of address ...1887 Amer. dial.
• PARTNER a term of address ...1887 Amer. dial.
• PODNA a partner, esp. as a term of address ...L18 US sl.
• PODNER a partner, esp. as a term of address ...L18 US sl.
• PET a term of address ...1849 Brit. sl.
• POP a term of address to an old man ...1943 sl., orig. US
• POPPA a term of address between men ...1940s sl.
• POPPA-LOPPA a man; also, an intimate term of address ...1930s US Black sl.
• POPPA-STOPPA a man; also, an intimate term of address ...1930s US Black sl.
• POPPER a term of address between men ...1940s sl.
• POPS a term of address, usually from a younger man to an older one ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
• POTNA a partner, esp. as a term of address ...L18 US sl.
• QUEENIE an effeminate male homosexual; often a term of address ...1933 sl.
• QUEENY an effeminate male homosexual; often a term of address ...1933 sl.
• RED a red-headed person, esp. as a nickname or direct address ...L19 sl.
• RAINBOW a rude term of address
• RASTUS a term of address ...L19 sl.
• SAMBO a term of address ...1960s sl.
• SAMMY (offensive) an Indian man; used as a term of address ...1906 S. Afr. sl.
• SAUSAGE 1. an affectionate form of address, used while reproving or gently chiding a child or lover ...1982 UK sl.
2. someone foolish or gullible; used as a gently reproving term of address ...1982 UK sl.
• SILLY KIPPER a mild term of disapproval; an affectionate address to a child ...E20 sl.
• SILLY SAUSAGE an affectionate form of address, used while reproving or gently chiding a child or lover ...1982 UK sl.
• SIRRAH a term of address used to men or boys, expressing contempt, reprimand, or assumption of authority on the part of the speaker; sometimes employed less seriously in addressing children ...1526 arch.
• SISTER a term of address to a female ...1906 sl.
• SKANK an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
• SKANKFACE an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
• SNOOKUMS a precious one; generally used to address small dogs, babies, etc. ...1919 Amer. sl.
• SONNIE a term of address to a small boy, or disparagingly, to a man younger than the speaker ...1870 sl.
• SONNY a term of address to a small boy, or disparagingly, to a man younger than the speaker ...1870 sl.
• SONNY BOY a term of address to a small boy or, disparagingly or threateningly, to a man younger than the speaker ...1928 sl.
• SONNY JIM a term of address to a male, usually to a small boy ...1911 sl.
• SPORT a general term of address to a man ...1923 chiefly Aust.
• SQUIRE a term of address to a man of higher status ...1959 Brit. sl.
• SUGAR a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR BABY a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR PIE a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUNNY JIM a term of address to a male, usually to a small boy ...1911 sl.
• SUNSHINE a term of address to a male ...1972 Brit. sl.
• TATA an aunt, used as a title or term of address ...1969 French Canadian
• TER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TIDDY a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1864 Amer. dial.
• TITTA a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TITTER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TONTON an uncle, used as a title or term of address ...1969 French Canadian
• TOOTSEY-WOOTSEY a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOOTSY a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOSH a term of address to a male ...1954 Brit. sl.
• UGLY (derogatory) a term of address, as 'Mr. Ugly'  ...M19 sl.
• UNC an uncle, esp. as a term of address ...1946 Aust. sl.
• UNCLE 1. a term of address or title for an elderly man unrelated to the speaker ...1813 Amer. dial.
  2. a form of address to a Black male whose name one does not know or ignores ...M19 sl.
  3. a general term of address to a man ...20C sl.
• UNKEY 1. a form of address to a Black male whose name one does not know or ignores ...M19 sl.
  2. a general term of address to a man ...20C sl.
• UNKY 1. a form of address to a Black male whose name one does not know or ignores ...M19 sl.
  2. a general term of address to a man ...20C sl.
• VANNA a term of address between homosexual males ...1990 US sl.
• VARLET an abusive form of address ...1566
• VARLETTO † an abusive form of address ...1598
• WACK a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
• WACKER a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
• WALLIO (often derogatory) an Italian male; often used as a form of address ...1941 Amer. dial.
• WHACKER a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
• WHO'S YOUR DADDY? a deliberately insulting form of address ...2000s US Black sl.
 
ADDRESS (term of address) - phrases
• CARRY AN M UNDER ONE'S GIRDLE † to use a respectful prefix (Mr., Mrs.) when addressing or mentioning a person ...a1553
• HAVE AN M UNDER ONE'S GIRDLE † to use a respectful prefix (Mr., Mrs.) when addressing or mentioning a person ...a1553
 
ADDRESS (as on an envelope) - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
 
ADDRESS (as on an envelope) - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
 
ADDRESS - verbs
• CALL FULL-MOUTH to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...1995 W. Indies sl.
• CALL RAW to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...1995 W. Indies sl.
 
ADDRESS BOOK - nouns
• SCORE-CARD an address book ...1970s US homosexual sl.
 
​ADEPT - nouns, person
• ACE a person who is outstanding in the possession of a specific quality; an expert, an adept, or leading figure ...1897 Amer. sl.
• ADEPTIST † a professed adept; a skilled alchemist ...1662
• CHAIN LIGHTNING a person who is extremely adept or formidable ...1891 US sl.
• CHEESE an adept; a smart or clever fellow ...c1860 Brit. school & university sl.
• DAB one skilful or proficient at anything; an expert, an adept ...1691
• DAB HAND an expert; a skilled person; an adept ...1828 colloq.
• DABSTER a clever workman; an expert in any business; one skilled at anything; an adept; a versatile person ...1708 colloq.
• DEACON a superior or head workman; an adept, a proficient, a master ...1790 Sc.
• HAND an adept, a clever performer ...1870 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIVVY an expert, an adept ...1900 sl.
• OLD PIE an admirable or adept fellow ...1882 US sl.
• SAMPSON an adept ...1888 Sc.
• SAMSON an adept ...1888 Sc.
• TARTAR one hard to beat or surpass in skill; an adept, a champion, an expert ...1785 sl.
 
ADEQUATE - adjectives
• ABOUT RIGHT correct, adequate ...1850 UK
• ADEQUATIVE adequate; equivalent ...1823
• BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE adequate ...1852
• BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A BURNT STICK adequate ...1852
• NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT adequate ...1813
• NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT adequate ...1813
• SUFFICIENT † of things: of adequate quality; of a good standard; in good condition ...1473
 
ADEQUATELY - adverbs
• SUFFISANTLY † sufficiently, adequately, competently ...a1340
 
ADHERE - verbs
• STICK TO ONE'S THREAP to adhere to an assertion or purpose ...1820 Sc.
• TO-STICK † to stick to, to adhere ...1596
 
ADHERENCE - nouns
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
ADHERENT - nouns, person
• FACTOR † a partisan. adherent, approver ...1502
• SIDER one who sides with a person or cause; a partisan, an adherent ...1616
• SUITOR † one of a retinue or suite; hence, an adherent, a follower ...c1380
 
ADHESIVE - adjectives
• ADHERESCENT * tending to adhere; adhesive ...1775
• CABBY sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CLIBBY † adhesive, sticky ...1598 Eng. dial.
• DAWSEY sticky, adhesive, smeary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LIKE SHIT STICKING TO A SHOVEL very adhesive indeed ...L19 sl.
• TEERY sticky, smeary; adhesive ...1881 Eng. dial.
 
ADJACENT - adjectives
• GAIN-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GAIN-OF-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
 
ADJECTIVE - nouns
• ADNAME † an adjective ...1753
• ADNOUN a word added or joined to a noun, an adjective ...1753
 
ADJOINING - adjectives
• BACK AND EDGE † adjoining, close by ...1748
 
ADJUST - adjectives
• ADJUSTIVE tending to adjust; concerned with adjustment ...1888
 
ADJUST - verbs
• EDZACT to perfect, to render exact; to make precisely right, to adjust precisely ...1917 Amer. dial.
• SAMMER to adjust, to assort, to match; to agree ...1825 Sc.
• TITRIVATE to fix up, to adjust, to manipulate ...1903 Amer. dial.
• TRIG to adjust, to tinker with ...1920 Amer. dial.
• TRIG UP to adjust, to tinker with ...2005 Amer. dial.
 
ADJUSTMENT - nouns
• ADJUSTAGE †* adjustment ...1598
• ADJUSTATION * adjustment ...1866
 
AD-LIB - nouns
• GAG an ad-lib remark ...M19 sl.
 
AD-LIB - verbs
• FAKE to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
• FAKE IT to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
• GAG to ad-lib ...M19 sl.
 
ADMINISTRATING - adjectives
• ADMINISTRANT acting, managing affairs; administrating, executive ...1602
 
ADMINISTRATION - nouns
• ADMIN administration functions or duties; the department of an organization that deals with these ...1942
• ADMINISTRY †* the act of administering or ministering to; administration ...1616
• MANAGE † the action or manner of managing; management; conduct of affairs; administration, direction, control ...1581
• MANAGERY † domestic or agricultural administration or economy ...1633
• MENAGERY † domestic or agricultural administration or economy ...1633
 
ADMINISTRATION - nouns, person
• SUITS senior managers, usually those in finance and administration rather than in creative posts ...1980s sl.
• WALLA(H) (derogatory) a bureaucrat or someone doing a routine administrative job ...1965 sl.
 
ADMINISTRATOR - adverbs
• MINISTRATORIOUSLY †* in the capacity of an administrator ...1563-83
 
ADMINISTRATOR - nouns, person
• ADMINISTER † one who administers or ministers to others; a minister or administrator ...1506
• ADMINISTRANT one who administers or conducts any office or affair; a manager or administrator ...1602
• ADMINISTRATRESS * a female administrator ...1775
• ADMINISTRATRICE † a female administrator ...a1520
• ADMINISTRATRIX a female administrator ...1790
 
ADMIRABLE, ADMIRATION - adjectives
• ADMIRAL † admirable ...1611
• BUDDHA excellent, worthy of admiration ...1990s US college sl.
• CHRISTMAS fine, admirable ...1960s NZ sl.
• DAPPER admirable, excellent; perfect...1960s US Black sl.
• DAVE friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent ...1990s sl.
• GREAT excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
• INSANE wonderful, admirable, excellent ...1940s, orig. US Black usage
• KEEVA excellent, worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
• KEGGING excellent; worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
• NIFTY BEANS absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY-KEEN absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• OBESE excellent, extremely admirable ...1990s sl.
• RANK excellent, first-rate, admirable ...1970s UK Black sl.
• SILK admirable, excellent, acceptable ...1920s US sl.
• SWUZZY fine, attractive, admirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VICIOUS wonderful, excellent, admirable ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
 
ADMIRABLE - nouns
• ADMIRABILITY * the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness ...1731
• CANDY something admirable ...L19 US sl.
• CANDY, THE something excellent, admirable, desirable ...1900s US sl.
• DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc. ...1784 colloq.
• LOLLOPER a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MAD SKILLS any admirable quality ...1990s sl.
• MAD SKILLZ any admirable quality ...1990s sl.
• MAMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable ...1940s sl.
• SCUTTER an admirable person or thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• WHALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
 
ADMIRABLE - nouns, person
• ACE OF SPADES an admirable person ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• BONSA an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSER an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSTER an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZA an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZER an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZOR an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• CAKE, THE a (self-appointedly) admirable person ...1900s US sl.
• COOL BREEZE an admirable and popular person ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
• DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person ...1784 colloq.
• DAPPER a general term of congratulation, an admirable person ...1990s UK Black sl.
• GENT an admirable man ...1987 sl..
• GOODY an excellent or admirable person ...1873 sl., orig. US
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
• JEFF an admirable person ...1950s sl.
• LOLLOPER a fat person; a pleasing or admirable person ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MAIN MAN a man who is most admired ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MUFFIN an admirable person ...1970s US college sl.
• OLD PIE an admirable or adept fellow ...1882 US sl.
• OLD SPLENDID a very admirable person ...L19 US sl.
• PANSIE an admirable person ...L19 US sl.
• PANSY an admirable person ...L19 US sl.
• SCUTTER an admirable person or thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SPORT an excellent or admirable person; one who reacts generously or pleasantly even in untoward situations ...1881 sl.
• TOFF a good sort; an excellent or admirable person ...1898 Brit. sl.
• WALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WHALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHITE HAT an excellent or admirable person ...1975 sl., orig. US
 
ADMIRABLE - phrases
• IT'S A WOW it's a great success; it's admirable, really excellent ...1927 US sl.
 
ADMIRABLY - adverbs
• DAISY admirably, excellently, in a fine manner ...L19 US sl.
• SINGULARLY † excellently; admirably; particularly well ...1576
 
ADMIRAL - nouns, person
• ADMIRALESS †* the wife of an admiral ...1611
• AMBROL an admiral ...19C Eng. naval sl.
• NAVARCH * the commander of a fleet; an admiral ...1828-32 Greek Antiq.
 
ADMIRATION - adjectives
• ADMIRATIVE * pert. to or characterized by wonder or admiration ...1611
 
ADMIRATION - nouns
• ADMIRANCE †* admiring, admiration ...1596
• ADMIRE † the act of admiring; admiration ...1591
• DAISY † a term of admiration ...c1485
• MARVEL astonishment, surprise, admiration or wonder ...1303 arch.
• MIRATION a display of wonderment, surprise, or admiration; a fuss, a clamour ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WAAH anything that occasions admiration or surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
ADMIRATION - interjections
• COOL DEAL! an exclamation of approval or admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
• HOW ABOUT THAT! an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, admiration, etc. ...1939 Amer. sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING! an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING TO HELL! an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING TO HELL BACKWARDS! an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• VOW! used to express admiration, surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1790 Sc.
• WAE! an exclamation of surprise and admiration ...a1779 Sc.
• WALLIE! an exclamation of admiration; goodness! gracious! well! ...1776 Sc.
• WALLY! an exclamation of admiration; goodness! gracious! well! ...1776 Sc.
• WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT! an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, admiration, etc. ...1920s Amer. sl.
• WOW! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1513
• WOWEE-KAZOWEE! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1990s Amer. sl.
• WOWIE-KAZOWIE! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1990s Amer. sl.
• ZOOKERINS! an exclamation of admiration, amazement, or surprise; a quasi-oath ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ZOWKERS! an exclamation of surprise or admiration ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 
ADMIRE - verbs
• ADMERVEYLLE † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
• IDOLATRIZE to make an idol of; to worship idolatrously; fig: to adore; to admire excessively; to idolize ...1615
• MAUSE † to ponder upon; to gaze at; to admire ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MIRATE to wonder, to marvel; to admire something ...1893 Amer. dial.
 
ADMIRER - nouns, person
• ADMIRATOR †* an admirer; a wonderer ...1603
• ADONIS in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover ...L19 Aust. sl.
• BACHELOR an admirer; a suitor ...1885 Ireland
• CABALLERO a woman's escort or admirer ...US
• FLAMER an admirer, a lover, a promiscuous woman ...L17 sl.
• IDOLATER an adorer, idolizer or devoted admirer of some person or thing ...c1566
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
• MARK a male sweetheart; an admirer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SWAIN a country admirer or lover
 
ADMISSION - adjectives
• ADMISSORY pert. to admission ...1859
 
ADMISSION - nouns
• IMMISSION * insertion, injection, admission, introduction; the opposite of 'emission' ...1578
 
ADMISSION - nouns, person
• DEADHEAD one who receives goods or services without paying; a person travelling or receiving admission to games, theatres, etc. without charge ...1841 Amer. dial.
 
ADMISSION - verbs
• DEADHEAD to obtain goods, services, transportation, admission, etc. without paying; to sponge; to allow someone to do the same ...1855 Amer. dial.
 
ADMIT - adjectives
• ADMISSIVE tending to admit ...1778
 
ADMIT - verbs
• ACCUSE to admit, to allow; to suppose ...1901 Ireland
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• GIVE DOWN to admit; to confess ...1917 Amer. dial.
• INTERMIT to admit, to allow to enter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OWN THE CORN to admit an error ...E19, orig. US
• YIELD to admit; to confess ...1835 Sc.
 
ADMIT (let in) - verbs
• IMMISS † to put in, to insert, to inject, to infuse; to let in, to admit ...1647
• IMMIT † to put in, to insert, to inject, to infuse; to let in, to admit; the opposite of 'emit' ...1578 now rare or obs.
 
ADMITTANCE - nouns
• ADMITTIE †* admittance ...a1616
• ADMITTY †* admittance ...a1616
 
ADO - nouns
• TOUSE a commotion, a disturbance, an ado, a fuss, an outcry; a state of agitation ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TOWSE a commotion, a disturbance, an ado, a fuss, an outcry; a state of agitation ...1836 Amer. dial.
 
ADO - verbs
• HAIVER to hesitate and make much ado about doing anything; to be lazy at work ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWK to hesitate, to hum and haw; to make much ado before doing anything ...Bk1902 Sc.
• PIDDLE ABOUT to make an ado about nothing much ...20C
 
ADMONISH - nouns, person
• ADMONISHIONER † one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
• ADMONITIONER † one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
• ADMONITOR one who admonishes ...1547
• ADMONITRIX a female who admonishes ...1860
 
ADMONISH - verbs
• ADVERTISE † to warn, to admonish ...1494
• CRAWL to admonish ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JUMP to admonish ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LESSON to give a lesson or lessons to, to instruct, to teach; to admonish, to rebuke, to reprove ...1555
• MIND to remind, to admonish ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RACK to admonish ...1980s UK juvenile sl.
 
ADMONISHING - adjectives
• ADMONITIVE † pert. to admonition; admonishing ...a1677
• ADMONITORIAL * giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1848
•. ADMONITORY giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1594
• PARAENETICAL * advisory, hortatory; apt to persuade, admonishing ...1598
 
ADMONITION - adverbs
• ADMONITIVELY * by admonition ...Bk1888
 
ADMONITION - nouns
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of calling the attention of others; admonition, warning, instruction ...1475 obs.
• HARK FROM THE TOMB something severe; a severe scolding or admonition ....c1960 Amer. dial.
• LESSONING instruction, admonition ...1583
• SUBMONITION † a gentle admonition, suggestion, or reproving ...1562
 
ADO - nouns
• ALL TALK AND NO CIDER a great deal of fuss, but very little result; much ado about nothing ...1807 Amer.
• BANGNUE a great fuss about something trivial; much ado about nothing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BESOIGNE † business, affair, duties, ado ...1474
• HUMDUDGEON needless noise or fuss; a complaint or outcry with sufficient reason; much ado about nothing ...1790 Sc.
• PADDLE †* fuss, ado ...1642
• TOUSE an ado, a fuss ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
 
ADOLESCENCE - nouns
• HOG-AGE the awkward, ill-mannered age between boyhood and manhood; male adolescence ...1848 Amer. dial.
 
ADOLESCENT - adjectives
• ADOLENT †* growing, adolescent ...c1420
 
ADOLESCENT - nouns, person
• YOUNGERN a child or adolescent ...1832 Amer. dial.
• YOUNGIN a child or adolescent ...1832 Amer. dial.
• YOUNG ONE a child or adolescent ...1832 Amer. dial.
• YOUNG 'UN a child or adolescent ...1832 Amer. dial.
 
ADOPT - nouns, person
• ADOPTANT † one who adopts, or takes a child as his own ...1671
 
ADOPT - verbs
• ADOPTATE †* to adopt ...1662
• TAKE TO to adopt ...1890 Eng. dial.
 
ADOPTING - adjectives
• ADOPTANT † adopting ...1671
 
ADOPTION - adjectives
• ADOPTIOUS †* connected with adoption ...1601
 
ADOPTIVE - adjectives
• ADOPTATIVE pert. to adoption; adoptive ...1615
 
ADORATION - adjectives
• ADORATIVE † pert. to adoration ...1637
• IDOLATROUS pert. to idolatry ...1550
 
ADORATION - nouns
• ADOREMENT †* adoration ...1646 obs
• IDOLATRY immoderate attachment to or veneration for any person or thing; admiration savouring of adoration ...c1386
 
ADORATION - verbs
• MAKE CALF-EYES to show adoration or affection with the eyes ...1949 Amer. dial.
 
ADORE - verbs
• IDOLATRIZE to make an idol of; to worship idolatrously; fig: to adore; to admire excessively; to idolize ...1615
 
ADORED - nouns, person
• GOD an adored, admirable, or supremely powerful person ...OE
 
ADORER - nouns, person
• IDOLATER an adorer, idolizer or devoted admirer of some person or thing ...c1566
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
 
ADORING - adjectives
• ADORANT adoring ...a1821 poetic
 
ADORN - verbs
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• ADORNATE †* to adorn ...1577
• BAWM to dress up, to adorn ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BEAUTY to render beautiful; to beautify, to adorn, to deck ...1398 arch.
• BEDO † to adorn, to ornament, to garnish ...a1500
• BEDUB † to adorn ...1657
• BEGO † to dress; to clothe, to attire, to deck, to adorn ...a1225
• BEGUARD † to adorn or furnish with 'guards' or facings, generally of lace or embroidery ...1605
• BETAWDER † to bedizen with tawdry finery, to adorn gaudily ...a1689
• BETRAP † to deck, to adorn ...1509
• DECORE † to decorate, to adorn ...1660 Sc.
• DICK to deck, to adorn; to cover ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIGHT to dress, to clothe; to adorn, to deck oneself ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DILL to dress fine, to adorn ...1730 Eng. dial.
• GUSSY UP to dress in one's best clothes; to adorn oneself ...20C Amer. sl.
• HANDSOME † to fit, to adapt; to make seemly or becoming; to bring to a proper condition; to beautify, to adorn ...1555
• ILLUSTRATE † to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592
• MENSE to grace, to decorate, to adorn; to do honour to; to behave respectfully or courteously to ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ONORN † to deck, to adorn ...1432-50
• ORNIFY † to adorn, to ornament ...1594
• PANSY UP to dress or adorn affectedly or effeminately ...1946 sl.
• QUAINT † to adorn, to make fine or beautiful ...1483
• QUAINTISE † to beautify, to adorn, to dress finely ...1390
• RAIL † to array, to adorn with something ...c1350
• SAUCE to garnish; to adorn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIFFLE † to dress up, to adorn, to deck or trick out (in a trifling or time-wasting way) ...1388
• TIRE † to attire, to clothe duly, to dress, to adorn ...c1350
• TRIGGER OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TRIGGER UP to dress up, to adorn ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TRIG OUT to dress up, to adorn ...1822 Amer. dial.
• TRIG UP to dress up, to adorn ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TUTTLE to arrange the dress; to adorn; to titivate ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UMTIFF † to deck out, to adorn ...a1300
• VARNISH to embellish or adorn; to improve, furbish up ...1400s
 
ADORNED - adjectives
• ADORN †* adorned, ornate ...1667
• TIFFED † tricked out, adorned .,.1303
 
ADORNMENT - nouns
• ADORN † adornment ...1592
• ADORNATION † the act of adorning; also, that with which anything is adorned; adornment, decoration; ornament ...1597
• ADUBMENT † adornment, decoration ...c1325
• DECKAGE †* adornment, embellishment ...1642
• DECKING † adornment, embellishment, ornament ...1531
• FAFF swagger, pretense; show, useless adornments ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
• FANDANGS the fanciful adornments in personal attire; trinkets ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GARNISHRY adornment, decoration ...1835 nonce word
• QUAINTISING † adornment, decoration ...c1430
• TIFFURE †* a dressing up, adornment ...1303
• VARNISH a means of embellishment or adornment; a beautifying or improving  quality or feature ...1591
 
ADROIT - adjectives
• DEXTERICAL † dexterous, adroit, skilful ...1607
• HABILE having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous ...1485
• MEAN very good, very clever, adroit ...1910s sl., orig. US
 
ADROITLY - adverbs
• SLICK AS A WHISTLE very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS GREASE very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
 
ADULATION - adjectives
• ADULATORIOUS † full of adulation; servilely or fulsomely flattering or praising ...1664
 
ADULATION - nouns
• MARMALADE popular adulation ...L19 Aust. sl.
 
ADULT - adjectives
• MAN-GROWN mature, grown-up, adult ...1883 Sc.
• MAN-LENGTH having reached the age of manhood, adult, mature ...1896 Sc.
• MANLY † 'grown up'; adult, mature ...1579
• MUCKLE grown-up, adult ...1882 Sc.
 
ADULT - nouns, person
• GROWN an adult ...1923 colloq.
• GROWNIES grown-ups, esp. one's own; hence, also one's friends' parents ...1970 teenagers' sl., often spelt, where the pun is intentional, 'groanies'
• GROWN-UP an adult ...c1810 colloq.
• MAN BODY an adult man, a man in general as opposed to a woman ...1825 Sc.
• MASTER an adult; a young man when grown up ...1834 Eng. dial.
• OLD ONE an adult ...1942 Amer. dial.
 
ADULTERATE - verbs
• DASH to adulterate ...c1860 brewers' & publicans' usage
• DEACON to sophisticate, to adulterate, to doctor, as, to 'deacon' wine or other liquor ...1889 Amer. sl.
• DOCTOR to make different in order to deceive; to tamper with; to falsify or adulterate
• FAKE THE DUCK to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.
• LAG to water down or adulterate wine or spirits ...16C sl.
• SPIKE 1. to adulterate a drink ...1889 sl., orig. US
  2. to adulterate a drink, alcoholic or otherwise, or food, with a knockout drug ...1920s sl.
  3. to adulterate 'near-beer' (brewed during Prohibition) with a mixture of ginger beer and pure alcohol ...1920s sl.
  4. to adulterate food or drink with a foreign substance other than a drug, e.g. ground glass ...2000s sl.
 
ADULTERER, ADULTERESS, ADULTEROUS - nouns, person
• ADULTER † an adulterer ...1382
• ADULTERATOR † one who defiles by adultery; an adulterer ...1632
• ADVOUTOUR † an adulterer ...1382
• ADVOUTRE † an adulterer ...1382
• ADVOUTRER † an adulterer ...c1370
• ADVOUTRESSE † an adulteress ...1382
• ADVOUTRICE † an adulteress ...1382
• AVOUTER † an adulterer ...1382
• AVOUTERER † an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOUTRESSE † an adulteress ...1382
• AVOWTER † an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOWTRER † an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOWTRESSE † an adulteress ...1382
• BACK-DOOR MAN an adulterous male lover ...1969 Amer. sl.
• BACK-DOOR MERCHANT an adulterer ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
• BED-SWERVER † one unfaithful to the marriage bed; an adulterer ...1611
• EAUBREKERE † an adulterer ...c1175
• FANCY GIRL the woman with whom a married man is having an affair ...1812 sl.
• FANCY MAN (derogatory) a woman's lover, often adulterous ...1811 sl.
• HOLOUR † a fornicator, a whoremonger, an adulterer; a debauchee, rake, ribald, scoundrel ...c1230
• HORELING † a fornicator, a whoremonger; an adulterer, a paramour ...c1200
• ONCER a woman who has had many brief affairs ...1930s US sl.
• SCRUMPER an adulterer ...1980s US college sl.
• SHACK MAN an adulterous man ...1940s US sl.
• SHACK RAT an adulterous man ...1940s US sl.
• SNEAKY MAN a married woman's adulterous sexual partner ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• SPOUSE-BREACH †* an adulterer ...c1315
• VOUTER †* an adulterer ...c1386
• WED-BREAK † an adulterer ...1770
 
ADULTEROUS - adjectives
• BACK-DOOR adulterous ...1947 US sl.
• STUPROUS †* unchaste, sexually compliant; given to adultery or whoredom, adulterous, whorish ...1603
• VOUTERISH † adulterous, lewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ADULTEROUS, ADULTERY - verbs
• ADULTER † to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• ADULTERATE † to commit or practice adultery ...1595
• ADULTERIZE to commit adultery ...1611 arch.
• ADVOUTER † to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• AVOUTRE † to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• BACK-DOOR (also BACKDOOR) to commit adultery ...1982 US sl.
• BACK-DOOR ACTION adultery ...1978 Amer. sl.
• BACK-DOORING adultery ...1981 Amer. sl.
• CARRY ON to be involved in a flirtatious or adulterous relationship ...1856 UK sl.
• CHASE to pursue women, esp. as an adulterer ...1970s US sl.
• CUCKLE to commit adultery ...17C Brit. & Amer. dial.
• FOOL AROUND to engage in an extramarital romance ...L19 sl.
• PLAY IN SOMEONE ELSE'S YARD to have an adulterous affair ...1950s US Black sl.
• SCRUMP to engage in an adulterous sexual relationship ...1980s US college sl.
• TAKE A SLICE OFF A CUT CAKE to commit adultery ...1960s Aust. sl.
• VIOLATE THE MARRIAGE-BED to commit adultery ...1712
 
ADULTERY - adjectives
• ADULTERATED † defiled by or guilty of adultery ...1607
• ADULTERINE 1. born of adultery ...1751
  2. relating to adultery ...1865
• ADULTEROUS † born in adultery ...a1593
 
ADULTERY - nouns
• EAUBRUCHE † adultery ...a1000
• EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES adultery ...20C colloq.
• HANKY-PANKY sexual play; illicit sexual activity; adultery ...1938 Brit. & US sl.
• LAIRWITE a fine for fornication or adultery, esp. with a bondwoman ...c1230 Old Law
• MECHATION †* adultery; fornication; whoredom ...1656 obs
• SCARLET LETTER a scarlet letter "A", formerly worn by one convicted of adultery ...1840 Amer.
• SPOUSE-BREACH † adultery ...a1225
• VOUTRY †* adultery ...1382
 
ADULTHOOD - nouns
• FATHER-AGE † the time of life when one is a father; hence, a mature age; adulthood of man ...1596
 
ADVANCE - adjectives
• ADVANCIVE * tending to advance or promote ...1847
 
ADVANCE - nouns
• ON-GO going on, progress, advance ...1894
• RAISEMENT an advance, increase, rise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIL advance, progress ...a1847 Eng. dial.
 
ADVANCE - verbs
• ADMOVE † to promote, to advance .,..1839
• ADVANT † to advance ...1605
• BRACEL to advance hastily and noisily ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRACHLE to advance hastily and noisily ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FALL UP to advance ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GAIN ONE'S WAY † to advance, to make progress ...1768
• HAGGLE to advance with difficulty and obstruction ...1583
• HEAD IT † to make head, to advance ...1684
• THROUGH to advance, to go on; to carry through ...1775 Sc.
• TIGHT † to go, to proceed, to advance ...c1205
• VADE † to proceed, to advance ...a1660
• VANCE † to advance ...1303
• VAUNCE † to advance ...1303
• WADE † of persons and animals: to go, to advance, to move onward ...a1000
 
ADVANCEMENT - nouns
• ADVANCE † the act of furthering; furtherance, advancement ...1528-1696 obs.
• FARTHERANCE †* furtherance; the advancement of a scheme or interest ...1785 obs
• VANCEMENT † advancement, preferment ...1303
 
ADVANCING - adjectives
• MARCHING of things: progressing, advancing ...1842
 
ADVANTAGE, ADVANTAGEOUS - adjectives
• ADVANTAGEABLE † profitable; advantageous ...1548 obs.
• AHEAD OF THE GAME having an advantage in a competitive situation; having done more than necessary
• BEGETEL † advantageous, profitable ...c1250
• BEHOOVEFUL useful, of use; advantageous, expedient; needful, necessary, due ...1382 arch.
• BEHOVABLE † useful, profitable, advantageous ...c1460
• BEHOVEFUL advantageous, useful, profitable; needful, necessary, due ...1382 arch.
• BENEFACTORY conferring a benefit; beneficial, advantageous ...1744
• BENEFICE † favourable influence or operation; advantage, favour, protection, benefit ...1424
• BENEFICENT advantageous ...1677
• BETTERMOST the advantage, the upper hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOON † advantageous, fortunate, favourable ...LME
• EASY † advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory ...c1485
• GAINFUL * productive of gain or profit; profitable, advantageous ...1555
• GAINSOME †* profitable, lucrative, advantageous ...1569
• GAINY †* profitable, advantageous; of the nature of gain ...1576
• HEADEST most advantageous ...1944 Amer. dial.
• IN THE CATBIRD SEAT in a superior or advantageous position; feeling important ...1945 Amer. dial.
• OPPORTUNE † advantageous, serviceable, useful ...1432-50
• PROFICUOUS † profitable, advantageous, beneficial, useful ...1622
• QUIDS IN prospering; at an advantage ...1919 UK sl.
• VAILABLE † of avail, advantage, or benefit; advantageous, beneficial, profitable; effectual, efficacious ...1390
• VAILANT † of avail, advantage, or value; valid ...a1325
• VANTAGEABLE †* advantageous, profitable ...1570
• VANTAGELESS not having any advantage or superiority ...1810
• VANTAGEOUS † bringing advantage or gain ...c1566
 
ADVANTAGE - nouns
• ACE IN THE HOLE something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve or advantage 
• ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment ...1910s sl., orig. US
• BACKSPANG a reservation, sometimes dishonest; an advantage taken behindhand ...1824 Sc.
• BEATIN'S the advantage ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BEGET † the act of acquiring; acquisition, gaining; gain, profit, advantage ...c1175
• BET, THE the advantage ...c1340
• BIT OF FAT an unexpected advantage ...M19 sl.
• BOTE help; advantage; compensation ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULGE, THE the advantage or upper hand, the superior position ...1860 sl., orig. US
• BULL-POINT a point of advantage or superiority ...1900 colloq.
• COCUM advantage, luck, resource ...M19 sl.
• EASEMENT † advantage, convenience, comfort, consolation, relief; furtherance, assistance; formerly also, gratification, enjoyment ...c1400
• GAIN † advantage, use, avail, benefit; remedy, help ...c1200
• GROUTER an unfair advantage itself ...c1918 Aust.
• NAIT †* use, profit, advantage ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PERCENTAGE a profit; an advantage ...1948 UK sl., orig. military
• PULL an advantage over another ...colloq.
• TICE advantage, grace given in any game ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TRUMP CARD something that gives one person or group the advantage over another ...1815 colloq.
• UNDERHOLD an advantage, the upper hand ...1874 Amer. dial.
• VAIL † advantage, benefit, profit ...c1430
• VANTAGE advantage, benefit, profit, gain ...a1300 arch.
• WAIN † profit, advantage ...c1315
 
ADVANTAGE - nouns, person
• GROUTER one who takes an unfair advantage ...c1918 Aust.
• INSIDER someone who has some special advantage, as in a business enterprise ...19C thieves' sl.
• STOOGE someone who is taking advantage of by another ...sl.
 
ADVANTAGE - verbs
• ACE to outwit; to gain an advantage over ...1960 Amer. sl.
• ACE OUT to outwit; to gain an advantage over ...1960 Amer. sl.
• ADVANCE † to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone ...c1386
• APPLESAUCE to take advantage of ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAW to cheat, to take advantage of ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BE ON A HIDING TO NOTHING to be unlikely to succeed. or be unlikely to gain much advantage if one does ...1905
• BEST to take advantage of, to overreach, to cheat ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BE UPON THEIR JACKS to have an advantage ...Bk1896 sl.
• BE UPON VELVET to have an advantage ...1785
• BIG-BOY to take advantage of someone; to bully or tease ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOGART to act in a bold, aggressive way; to tease or bully; to take advantage of ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BUG to cheat or deceive; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CARRY IT AWAY † to have the advantage, carry the day ...1598
• CASH IN to reap a profit, reward, or advantage of any kind ...1928 US sl.
• CAST SALT ON ANYONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1721 Sc.
• CHILL to let oneself be taken advantage of; to submit willingly to another's domination ..20C Amer. sl.
• DEADBEAT to waste time; to idle about; to take advantage of, to impose on ...1881 Amer. dial.
• EAT ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT to have the advantage of both alternatives 
• FADE to take advantage of ...1991 Amer. campus sl.
• FEATHER ONE'S OWN END to gain advantage by tricky or deceitful means ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT AT THE LEG to take unfair advantage ...1785
• FOOL ONE'S ISSUES to come to an understanding for mutual advantage ...Bk1896 sl.
• GAIN † to be suitable, useful or advantageous; to avail, to help; to serve, to suffice ...c1200
• GET A GOOD HAND AGAINST † to get a decided advantage over ...1600
• GET ON ONE'S BLIND SIDE to take advantage of someone ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GET THE BULGE ON SOMEONE to get the advantage of someone ...1841 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE CARDS to give one an advantage ...1888 Amer. sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE HA-HA to laugh at, to ridicule and take advantage of ...L19 US sl.
• HAND SOMEONE A LEMON to take advantage of; to cheat ...1860s Amer. sl.
• HAVE A GOOD HAND AGAINST † to have a decided advantage over ...1652-62
• HAVE A HANK OVER ONE to have an advantage over one ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A PULL OVER (ONE) to have an advantage ...1889 US sl.
• HAVE IT GOOD to be possessed of (many) advantages ...1946 US sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR to take or attempt to take advantage of one's position by demanding or accepting favours or bribes ...1940 colloq.
• HAVE SOMEONE BY THE GOOLIES to have the upper hand ...1980s sl.
• HAVE THE DEADWOOD ON ONE to have advantage or control, esp. incriminating evidence ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WOOD ON SOMEONE to have an advantage over someone ...1949 Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE WORLD BY THE TAIL WITH A DOWN-HILL PULL to be in an advantageous position ...1878 Amer. dial.
• JACK OFF to take advantage of, to deceive or tease someone ...1960s US sl.
• LALLIGAG to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
• LALLYGAG to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
• LAY SALT ON ONE'S TAIL to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of ...1836 Sc.
• LOLLIGAG to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
• LOLLYGAG to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
• MAKE A HANDLE OF ANYTHING to endeavour to turn a thing to one's own advantage, or to another's discredit ...B1900 Sc.
• MOMMICK to take advantage of ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PECK ON to take advantage of; to impose on; to bully ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PLAY HORSE WITH to confuse; to confound; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily ...1900 US sl.
• SAW SOMETHING OFF ON to take an unfair advantage of ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCROUGE to encroach on, to take advantage of, to cheat ...1884 Amer. dial.
• SKIN to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1970 Amer. dial.
• STICK THE LICK INTO to take advantage of ...1846 US sl.
• TAKE ODDS OF † to take advantage of ...1596
• THOLE to advantage, to benefit; to be to one's gain ...1898 Sc.
• UNDER-CREEP to overreach; to take a mean or underhand advantage of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIL † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
• WALK OVER to take advantage of someone ...colloq.
• WRITE ONE'S (OWN) TICKET to be able to stipulate one's own conditions; to be in an advantageous position ...L19 sl.
 
ADVANTAGE - phrases
• BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT, THE the position is reversed; the advantage is the other way round
• BOOT IS ON THE OTHER LEG, THE the position is reversed; the advantage is the other way round
• FAT FLITS FROM A MAN'S BEARD, THE † he lets go the advantage he has gained ...1562
• FIRST CAB OFF THE RANK the first person etc. to do or take advantage of something ...Aust. colloq.
 
ADVANTAGEOUSLY - adverbs
• BEHOVABLY † usefully, profitably, advantageously, advisably ...1512
• ON VELVET in a position of ease or advantage; in an advantageous or prosperous condition ...1769
 
ADVANTAGEOUSNESS - nouns
• OPPORTUNITY † convenience or advantageousness of site or position ...1555
 
ADVENTURE - adjectives
• ADVENTUREFUL ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
• VENTURABLE †* adventurable; attemptable; venturous, hazardous ...1576

ADVENTURE - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• ANTER an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story ...1881 Eng. dial.
• AUNTER an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BADVENTURE a bad adventure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SANTER an adventure; an idle tale ...1865 Eng. dial.
• VENTURE * an adventure or remarkable feat, incident, etc. ...1810
 
ADVENTURE - phrases
• I WILL EITHER WIN THE SADDLE OR LOSE THE HORSE said by one engaging in an adventure of which the issue will be either highly profitable or ruinous ...1579
 
ADVENTURER - nouns, person
• ADVENTURESS a female adventurer; a woman on the lookout for a position ...1754
• ARGONAUT an adventurer who went to California in 1849; a forty-niner ...1873 US
• CAPTAIN a travelling title adopted by adventurers who have no other good enough ...Bk1890 sl.
• LAND-LEAPER † a land-loper ...1377
• LAND-LOPER one who runs up and down the land; a vagabond; fig.  a renegade; an adventurer ...a1500 now chiefly Sc.
• LAND-LOUPER one who runs up and down the land; a vagabond; fig.  a renegade; an adventurer ...a1500 now chiefly Sc.
• PICARA a female rogue or adventurer
• PICARO a male roguish adventurer
• PICAROON an adventurer or rogue ...C17 arch.
• PICKAROON an adventurer or rogue ...C17 arch.
• VENTURELING † a young or petty adventurer ...1562 obs.
 
ADVENTUROUS - adjectives
• AUNTERSOME bold, daring, adventurous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAREFUL †* full of daring or defiance; adventurous ...1605
• ICARIAN said of ambitious or presumptuous acts which end in failure or ruin; leaping high to one's own ruin;  adventurous, soaring ...1595
• TEMERARIOUS unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, careless, rash, bold, headstrong ...1532 now only literary
• VENTORIOUS † characterized by venturesomeness; adventurous, bold, daring ...1640
 
ADVENTUROUS - nouns, person
• JACK IN THE BEAN STACK an adventurous, daredevil person ...1950s US Black sl.
 
ADVENTUROUSLY - adverbs
• ADVENTURELY †* adventurously, daringly ...c1435
 
ADVERSARY - nouns, person
• ADVERSE * an adverse party; an adversary ...1850
 
ADVERSE - adjectives
• ADVERSANT † opposing oneself, opposing; adverse, hostile to ...a1420
• ADVERSABLE † that is adverse or contrary to ...1731
• ADVERSANT † opposing oneself, opposing; adverse, hostile to ...a1420
• ADVERSARIOUS * adverse, opposed, hostile ...1826
• ADVERSATIVE † of opposing tendency or adverse nature ...1601
• INIMICITIOUS † hostile, unfriendly, adverse, inimical ...1641
• OPPONENT antagonistic, adverse, contrary, opposed ...1647
• OPPOSITE † 1. opposed in will or action, hostile, antagonistic, adverse ...1577
† 2. of things: antagonistic, adverse, repugnant ...1595
• SINISTER † of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious ...1432
• SINISTRAL †* adverse; unlucky ...c1475
• THRAW † of fortune: adverse ...1768 Sc.
• THRAWART of fate, etc.: adverse, unfavourable ...1773 Sc.
 
ADVERSE - verbs
• ADVERSE †* to be opposed or adverse to; to oppose ...1393
• COME THROUGH THE HARD to encounter difficulties; to experience adverse fortune ...1795 Sc.
• ROW AGAINST WIND AND TIDE to undertake a difficult or arduous task; to work in adverse circumstances or in the face of opposition ...1867
 
ADVERSELY - adverbs
• ADVERSARILY †* adversely, hostilely ...1475
• SINISTERLY † unfavourably; adversely ...a1600
 
ADVERSITY - nouns
• HARD HAP misfortune, adversity ...1874 Eng. dial.
• WANDRETH † misery, distress, hardship; adversity, poverty ...c1175
• WANSPEED † ill-success; adversity, poverty ...c893
 
ADVERSITY - verbs
• ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES to cope with and survive adversity ...colloq.
• TAKE IT to suffer adversity and unhappiness without complaint ...20C sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE CHIN to suffer hardship and adversity without complaint ...1920s, orig. US
 
ADVERTISE - verbs
• NORATE to rumour, to report; to advertise; to spread by word of mouth ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SPELL to advertise, to put into print ...M19 sl.
• VERTIES to advertise ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
ADVERTISEMENT, ADVERTISING - nouns
• ABC AD a newspaper advertisement listing shows in alphabetical order ...1973 US sl.
• AD an advertisement ...M19 sl.
• ADVERTORIAL an advertisement that sells an editorial point of view as opposed to a product or service ...20C
• ADVID an advertising video ...20C
• AGONY-COLUMN personal advertisements in a newspaper ...B1870
• BARNUMISM exaggerated advertising or display; boastful talk ...1862
• BOOBADS ads for bras and other female undergarments ...20C
• CLUTTER the collective name for the many advertising spots on television ...20C
• DOUBLE TRUCK a two-page ad ...20C
 
ADVERTISEMENT - verbs
• BARNUMIZE to exhibit with a lavish display of puffing advertisements ...1851
 
ADVERTISING - adjectives
• AD pert. to advertising ...20C sl.
 
ADVERTISING - nouns, person
• ADMAN a fake advertising solicitor ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• FAIRY GODFATHER a potential sponsor, advertiser, or financial backer, esp. in show business ...1930s Amer. sl.
 
ADVICE - nouns
• ADVISAL * advising, advice, counsel ...1850
• ADVISEMENT advice, counsel ...c1440 arch.
• ADVISO † an advice, counsel, suggestion ...1591
• AVISE advice, counsel; opinion ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAD REIN, THE bad advice ...1980s Aust. sl.
• BUM STEER bad advice ...1924 sl.
• DEVICE advice ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FILL-IN in journalism: an account intended to fill gaps in one's knowledge; a briefing ...1944 Amer. journalists' usage
• POINTER an item of advice or instruction ...1883 Amer. sl.
• RAAD advice, counsel ...1822 Sc.
• RAD advice, counsel ...1822 Sc.
• RATHE † counsel, advice; help ...c1200
• READ advice, counsel, warning ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TELLING a scolding, reproof; warning, advice ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHT REIN, THE  good advice ...1980s Aust. sl.
• VICE advice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIZE advice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ADVICE - nouns, person
• BENCH JOCKEY a person who mainly sits on the sidelines and offers advice ...Amer. sl.
 
ADVICE - verbs
• SUE † to comply with a person's will, to follow another's advice or one's own inclinations or devices ...1362
• TAKE TELLING to listen to advice or warning; generally used with negative ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
ADVISE - verbs
• ACCOUNSEL † to counsel, to advise ...c1420
• BEREDE † to advise, to inform, to counsel; to plan ...a1225
• CHIP IN to give advice, a suggestion, or the like ...1903 Amer. sl.
• CLUE to apprise or advise ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FILL IN to advise of or make conversant with, esp. recent developments ...1942 Amer. colloq.
• PULL THE REIN to advise ...1989 Aust. sl.
• RATHE † to counsel, to advise ...c1200
• READ to advise, to counsel; to warn ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAY to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER TO LAP ASHES to give needless assistance or offer advice to an expert ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
ADVISED - adjectives
• BEST-CONSULTED † most prudent or best-advised ...a1659
• REDE advised; warned; aware, certain ...1791 Sc.
 
ADVISEDLY - adverbs
• NEEDLINS of necessity; advisedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ADVISER - adjectives
• ADVICEFUL † full of counsel; skilful as an adviser ...1600
 
ADVISER - nouns, person
• REDESMAN † an adviser ...1841 Ireland
 
ADVISING - adjectives
• ADVISIVE †* supplying advice, advising, counselling ...1648
 
ADVISING - nouns
• ADVISAL * advising, advice, counsel ...1850
 
ADVISING - phrases
• NEVER OFF A PERSON'S BACK never ceasing to advise, scold, or look after him ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
 
ADVISORY - adjectives
• CONSILIATIVE †* counselling, advisory ...1656
• PARAENETICAL * advisory, hortatory; apt to persuade, admonishing ...1598
 
ADVOCATE - adjectives
• ADVOCATORY pert. to the advocate ...1864
 
ADVOCATE - nouns, person
• ADVOCATESS †* a female advocate ...1647
• ADVOCATRESS † a female advocate ...1641
• ADVOCATRICE † a female advocate ...1384
• ADVOCATRIX †* a female advocate ...1631
• ADVOTRIX † a female advocate or intercessor ...1611
• ADVOURER †*  an advocate ...a1686
• PARANYMPH a person who supports or solicits for another; an advocate, spokesperson, or orator who speaks on behalf of another ...1593
• SPEAR-CHUCKER a vocal, aggressive advocate ...1997 US sl.
 
ADVOCATE - verbs
• ADSWOCATE to advocate ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ADVOCACYER † to practice as an advocate ...1506
• GO IN FOR to advocate ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
 
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