WAPFTP REVERSE DICTIONARY
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CLOT - CLUTTERED

CLOT - nouns
• BAGES clots, lumps ..Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALTER a clot; a coagulated lump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LAPPER a clot or mass of clots or coagulated matter, esp. milk or blood ...1825 Sc.
 
CLOT - verbs
• ATTER to discharge, as a sore; hence, to clot, to curdle, to cake ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALTER † 1. to clot or clog with anything sticky ...1601
† 2. to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation ...1601
• BERK † to clot, to make matted ...a1550
• LAPPER of milk or blood: to clot, to coagulate, to curdle ...1768 Sc.
 
CLOTH - nouns
• AMPER a defect or flaw in cloth ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FAG-END the last part of a piece of cloth; the part that hangs loose, often of coarser texture than the rest ...1721-1800
• FARLE curly flakes; anything curly and fluttering, e.g. wisps of cloth, clouds ...1900 Sc.
• GAIR a strip or triangular piece of cloth, a gusset in a garment ...1765 Sc.
• PANE † 1. a cloth; a piece of cloth; any distinct portion of a garment, a lap, a skirt ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. a piece, width, or strip of cloth, of which several were joined together side by side, so as to make one cloth, curtain, or garment ...1480
• TANGLE anything long and dangling, as a tress of hair, a long root-fibre, a torn loosely-pendent strip of cloth, etc. ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TOILE † cloth ...1561
 
CLOTH - verbs
• PANE to make up a piece of cloth or a garment of pieces or strips of different sorts or colours, joined side by side ...1504
 
CLOTHE - verbs
• ADDRESS † to prepare or make ready with the proper attire; to accoutre, to array, to apparel, to attire for any special purpose or occasion; later, (1513) to clothe ...1393
• ADVEST † to clothe ...1611
• BACK † to cover the back of, to clothe ...1362
• BEGO † to dress; to clothe, to attire, to deck, to adorn ...a1225
• DECK † to cover; esp. to cover with garments, to clothe ...1513
• DIGHT to dress, to clothe; to adorn, to deck oneself ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GARNISH † to dress, to clothe, esp. in an elegant fashion ...1529
• HABILITATE * to clothe, to dress ...1885
• HABIT to dress, to clothe, to attire ...1588
• HAP to clothe, to dress ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARNESS † to dress, to clothe, to apparel, to array ...c1400 obs. or arch.
• HATER † to clothe, to attire ...a1300
• PALLIATE † to cover with or as with a cloak; to cloak, to clothe, to shelter ...a1548
• RAIMENT † to clothe ...1656.
• SKIN * to clothe, to attire ...1599
• SUIT to provide with a suit of clothes; to clothe, to attire, to dress ...1577 arch.
• THEAK to cover; to clothe; to protect ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIRE † to attire, to clothe duly, to dress, to adorn ...c1350
• TOG to clothe, to dress ...1793
• UMBECLEAD † to clothe, to wrap up ...c1400 obs.
• UMCLEAD † to clothe about ...a1340
 
CLOTHED - adjectives
• AMICTED † clothed or covered with a garment ...1656
• HABILABLE * capable of being clothed ...1831
• HABITED clothed, dressed ...1807
• HAPPED covered or wrapped up with wrappings or clothes ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAIMENTED clothed ...1833
• SANSCULOTTIC without breeches, unbreeched; hence, inadequately or improperly clothed ...1833
• THIN OF CLOTHES scantily clothed ...1827 Sc.
• YCLAD clothed ...c1320 arch.
• YCLOTHED † clothed ...1297
 
CLOTHES, CLOTHING - adjectives
• BUTTERFLY of clothes: gaudy, tasteless, flashy ...1900s sl.
• DABBY of clothes: wet and clinging to the body ...a1825
• DANDY-GO-RUSSET of articles of clothing: old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured ...1892 Eng. dial. 
• FEAT † of dress, etc.: becoming, well fitting, neat, elegant; hence of the wearer: neatly attired ...c1430 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FEATLY graceful; of a dress: neat, well-fitting ...1801 arch.
• GARBLESS without clothing ...1838
• HABILATORY * pertaining to clothing or garments; having reference to dressing; wearing clothes ...1827
• HANKY-SPANKY of well-cut clothes: smart, stylish ...M19 Amer
• HARD-BOILED of clothing: stiff, rigid ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LAID TO THE BONE of clothes: cut so well they seem a second skin ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAX of clothes: loose-fitting, worn loosely ...1621
• MEETING-GOING of clothes: best, most formal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NEW-ON new, fresh; esp. of clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSOCKY of clothes: ill-fitting, mis-shapen ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OTHER of clothes: best, dressiest ...1831 Amer. dial.
• PACE-NEW of clothes: new for Easter ...1937 Sc.
• PALLIATE † wearing a cloak ...1610
• QUILTY of clothes: luxurious ...1960s US Black sl.
• RAGA-RAGA ragged, worn-out; usually said of clothes ...1943 W. Indies sl.
• RAGGA-RAGGA ragged, worn-out; usually said of clothes ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAGG-ARSED of clothes: tattered ...L19 sl.
• RAGG-ASSED of clothes: tattered ...L19 sl.
• RAGGED-ARSED of clothes: tattered ...c1880 sl.
• RAGGEDY-ARSE tattered ...c1880 sl.
• RAGGEDY-ARSED of clothes: tattered ...c1880 sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASS of clothes: tattered ...L19 sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASSED of clothes: tattered ...L19 sl.
• RAGGY-ARSE tattered ...c1880 sl.
• RAGGY-ARSED tattered ...c1880 sl.
• SCARE of apparel: scant, flimsy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHARP of clothes or their wearer: stylish, neatly fashionable, smart ...M20 colloq.
• SINGLE † without cloak or amour; marked by scantiness or simplicity of clothing ...a1300
• STREAM-LINE. of clothes: neatly and closely tailored ...c1940
• STREAM-LINED. of clothes: neatly and closely tailored ...c1940
• THIEF-LIKE of dress: unbecoming, not handsome ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TOGLESS without clothes; naked; also, without proper dress ...1857
• TOTHER of clothes: best, dressiest ...1831 Amer. dial.
• UMEST † of clothes: uppermost, outermost ...c1400 Sc.
• UNDER-HAPPED not sufficiently clothed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHITTERISH pale, faded, washed out; applied to clothes which have lost their colour from the effect of the sun or from frequent washing, and are becoming whitish ...1679 Eng. dial.
 
CLOTHES, CLOTHING - adverbs
• BAHANGS of clothes: hanging down untidily, ragged at the bottom ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
CLOTHES, CLOTHING IN GENERAL - nouns
• ABILIMENT † clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, etc. ...1589
• ABOULZIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ABULIEMENT † dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ACCOUTREMENTS clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress ...1586
• ADVESTURE † the act of clothing ...1611
• ALABAMA WOOL cotton clothing, esp. underwear ...1940s Amer. dial.
• ALL-AND-ALL one's best clothes ...1970 Amer. dial.
• APPEARING-OUT CLOTHES best clothes for going to church, or parties, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKS † clothes ...1341
• BACK-TIMBER † clothing ...a1656 humorous
• BAD any article of clothing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAD CLOTHES stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BADD an article of clothing; a suit of clothes ...1898 Sc.
• BAD RAGS stylish clothes ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAD WEAVE stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BAG a man's suit of clothes ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BAGS clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers ...1853 UK sl.
• BAIRN-CLOUTS a baby's clothes ...1895 Sc.
• BAUD an article of clothing; a suit of clothes ...1898 Sc.
• BECOMES one's best clothes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEST BIB AND TUCKER someone's smartest clothes ...1747 sl.
• BEST FEATHERS one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BIB AND TUCKER smart, holiday clothes ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BILIMENTS † clothing, habiliments ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOBANTILTER any dangling piece of dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVERIE fine clothes, showy dress ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWS best clothes; finery; one's best apparel ...1724 Sc.
• BULEMENTS garments ...1701 Sc.
• CASES † clothes, garments ...1593
• CATTING CLOTHES a person's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHECKEROO any item made of checked cloth, as a shirt, dress, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEST CLOTHES a person's best clothes ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CIT DUDS civilian clothing ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CIT RAGS civilian clothing ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CITS civilian clothes ...1829 US services' sl.
• CIVIES civilian clothes ...1889 services' sl.
• CIVVIES civilian clothes ...1889 sl.
• CLOBBER clothing; gear, equipment ...1879 Brit. sl.
• CRUSH'N that which looks good, esp. clothes ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DASHLIN second-best clothes ...Irish sl.
• DISMALS work clothes ...1963 Amer. dial.
• DOG-ROBBERS civilian clothes worn by a naval officer on shore leave ...1898 sl.
• DRAG 1. women's clothes worn by men ...1870 sl.
2. clothing in general ...1959 sl.
• DRAPES clothes; a zoot suit ...1938 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• DUDS clothing ...1307 UK sl.
• EEL-SKINS trousers; very tight trousers; any tight-fitting article of clothing ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FABRIC clothes, clothing in general ...1972 US sl.
• FAG RAGS smart casual clothing ...1980s US Black sl.
• FAG TAG a locker loop on the back of a man's shirt ...1980 Amer.sl.
• FAIRY LOOP a locker loop on the back of a man's shirt ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL TOGS good and respectable clothes to be worn when on trial so as to create a favourable impression ...1927 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FANCINESS luxury items; jewellery; expensive clothing, etc. ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• FEATHERS one's clothes, esp. one's best clothes ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIG LEAVES clothes, esp. those that cover the private parts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE FEATHERS one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. sl.
• FIZZMIGIGS. absurd articles of dress ...1872 Eng. dial.
• FLASH-TOGGERY smart clothes ...1834 sl.
• FRIGGLE-FRAGGLES toys, trifles, gewgaws; useless, vain ornaments of dress ...19C Sc.
• GARMENTURE clothing, array, attire ...1832
• GET-UP a set of clothes, esp. an unusual one ...1847 sl.
• GIGGLE badly fitting items of clothing of the type issued to Australian service personnel during World War II ...1940 Aust. sl.
• GLAD CLOTHES one's best clothes ...1901 Amer. dial.
• GLAD DUDS one's best clothes ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GLAD GARMENTS one's best clothes ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GLAD RAGS one's smartest clothes; formal evening dress ...1899 sl., orig. US
• GLADS one's best clothes ...1901 Amer. dial.
• GO-TO-MEETING BAGS best clothes ...1870 sl.
• GRUBBIES old, comfortable clothing, esp. a T-shirt and jeans ...1968 Amer. student sl.
• GRUBS old, comfortable clothing, esp. a T-shirt and jeans ...1968 Amer. student sl.
• GUTTER WEAR fashionably shabby clothing ...1988 US sl.
• HABILIMENTS the apparel, vestments, or garments appropriate to any office or occasion; also applied jocularly or grandiloquently to ordinary clothes ...1491
• HABIT 1. bodily apparel or attire; clothing, dress ...a1225  arch.
2. a set or suit of clothes ...a1420 arch.
• HABITS clothes, garments ...c1477
• HABS clothes, garments ...1873 Sc.
• HACKLE clothing, covering, clothes ...Bl1905 Eng. dial.
• HAP a covering or wrap of any kind; a coverlet, a rug; a thick outer garment, dress, clothing ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAP-GEAR clothing of all sorts ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAPPINGS clothes, esp. bed-clothes ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAP-WARM a warm, substantial covering or article of dress ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARNESS clothing, dress, garments; esp. a uniform ...1853 Amer. dial.
• HARTOGS good clothes that are gone to the bad, or are a long way past their best ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HATERING † clothing ...c1200
• HATERS † clothes, clothing collectively ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HATTERN clothes, clothing of all kinds, clothing collectively ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAVINGS dress, garments ...1768 Sc.
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise  ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IJUWISHI expensive clothing ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise   ...1862 Amer. dial.
• KIT clothing; often used in the context of undressing ...1985 sl., chiefly Brit.
• LAUNDRY clothes that are being worn ...1940s US sl.
• LAYOUT a set of equipment or clothes ...M19 sl.
• LONG TOGGERY landsmen's clothes ...1837 nautical usage
• LONG TOGS landsmen's clothes ...1830 nautical usage
• LURRIES † clothes, garments ...1676 sl.
• MAGAZINE † a stock of clothing, wardrobe ...1624
• MAN-MILLINERY a contemptuous term for clothing or apparel (e.g. uniforms, ecclesiastical vestments) to which men devote their attention trivially or unworthily ...1819
• MOCKER clothing ...1947 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOKKER clothing ...1947 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MONKEY CLOTHES a man's formal dress; evening clothes ...1904 Amer. sl.
• MUFTI ordinary clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform to work ...19C, orig. military usage
• NUMBER a garment; an article of clothing ...1894 sl.
• OILIES work clothes ...1954 US sl.
• OLD BADS old clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BROKE old clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD CLO old clothes ...M19 sl.
• OLD DAMPA old clothes ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OLD NET ragged work-clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• ONE-DAY CLOTHES one's best clothes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ONPUT that which is put on, dress; esp. used of an article of clothing that can be worn only once without cleaning, etc. ...1854 Sc.
• ONPUTTING that which is put on, dress; esp. used of an article of clothing that can be worn only once without cleaning, etc.; dress, clothing, garments ...1899 Sc.
• PACE-CLOTHES new clothes worn at Easter ...1805 Eng. dial.
• PAFFALDIN baggage; also, a quantity of unnecessary and heavy clothing ...1851 Eng. dial.
• PALLION a big, unwieldy article of cloth or clothing; a clumsy, old-fashioned garment; a bundle of clothes; one who is wears a lot of clothes ...1930 Sc.
• PALLIONS rags, tatters, useless or worn-out articles of clothing ...1825 Sc.
• PASS-DOWN a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASS-ME-DOWN a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASS-ME-ON a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASS-ON a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PNEUMONIA RIG a set of tropical clothing ...c1925 Royal Navy sl.
• RAG ALLEY the garment industry ...M19 sl.
• RAGAMOFI ragged clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RAGAMORFI ragged clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RAG FAIR the garment industry ...M19 sl.
• RAGGERY clothes, esp. women's ...1855 sl.
• RAGS any clothing, even the best; stylish, fashionable clothes ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RAGS AND JAGS tattered clothing ...c1860 sl.
• RAG TRADE the garment industry ...M19 sl.
• RAH-RAH clothes fashionable among students in Black colleges ...1940s US college sl.
• RAIMENT 1. clothing, clothes, dress, apparel ...c1440
† 2. an article of clothing, a garment, a dress ...1483
• REACH-ME-DOWNS secondhand or ready-made clothes ...1832
• RIG dress; style; hence, an outfit; a set of clothes ...1843 sl.
• RIGGING dress; style; hence, an outfit ...1729 sl.
• RIG-OUT dress; style; hence, an outfit ...1823 sl.
• RIG-UP a set of clothes, esp. an unusual one ...1896 sl.
• ROAST-MEAT CLOTHES Sunday or holiday gear ...Bk1903 sl.
• RUM RIGGING fine clothes ...c1696 sl.
• SCHMUTTER clothing ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SEA-GOING CLOTHES tailor made clothes ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• SET OF THREADS fine clothing ...1930s US Black sl.
• SHIFT a change of clothes ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SHIFTING CLOTHES a change of clothes ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SHMUTER clothing ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SHMUTTER clothing ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SILKS expensive clothing, possibly actually made of silk ...1940s US Black sl.
• SIMP TOGS best clothes; smart clothes ...1960s sl.
• STYLES expensive and attractive clothes ...1960s US Black sl.
• SUNDAY BEST one's smartest clothes, orig. as worn on a Sunday ...1846 sl.
• TACK a shred of clothing, the least covering of clothes, a 'stitch' ...1901 Ireland
• TACKLE 1. one's best clothes ...E17 sl.
  2. any clothes ...19C sl.
• TATTER-WALLOPS rags, tatters; torn flapping clothing ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEUGS clothes; 'togs' ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THANK-YOU-SIR a secondhand article of clothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THECKING clothing, covering to the body, etc. ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THEEKING clothing, covering to the body, etc. ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREADS clothing ...1826 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• TOGGERY garments, clothes collectively ...1812 colloq.
• TOGGS clothes ...1809 sl.
• TOGS clothing ...1779 sl.
• TRAPPATCH a rent in clothes ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• VINE a suit of clothes, esp. a stylish one, usually for a man ...1932 Amer. Black usage
• VINES clothing, esp. one's best clothes ...1947 Amer. Black usage
• WALLFLOWERS old clothes exposed for sale ...1848 sl.
• WALLIES fine clothes ...1825 Sc.
• WARPAINT court dress, formal dress ...M19 sl.
• WHILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
• WILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
 
CLOTHES, ITEM, COAT, OVERCOAT, JACKET, CLOAK - nouns
• ALL AFLOAT a coat ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ARSE-HOLE-PERISHER a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl.
• BACK-CHEAT a cloak ...E18 criminal sl.
• BANG-UP an overcoat with a cape and high collar ...1835 Anglo-Irish & US
• BEN an overcoat ...1812 criminals' sl. 
• BENJAMIN a coat ...E19 sl.
• BENJIE a coat ...19C sl.
• BENJY a coat ...E19 sl.
• BENNY an overcoat ..1812 US sl.
• BINNY a man's overcoat ...1924 Amer. dial.
• BLANKET an overcoat ...1925 Amer. Hobo sl.
• BLICKEY a short coat or jacket ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BUM-COOLER a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl.
• BUM-CURTAIN a jacket ...19C sl.
• BUM-FREEZER a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
• BUM JACKET. a short jacket ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUM-PERISHER a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
• BUM-SHAVER a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
• BUM-STARVER a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
• CADDOW a quilt, a coverlet; a cloak ...1789 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CAGGIE a cagoule (waterproof outer garment) or hooded anorak  ...1970s UK sl.
• CALLE a cloak or gown ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• CAP † a cloak with a hood; a cape ...a1000
• CAPELLA a coat ...Bk1891 theatrical sl.
• CASTER a cloak ...16C criminals' sl.
• CLAW-HAMMER a dress coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• COVER-ME-DECENTLY a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• DICKEY a denim jacket ...1968 Amer. dial.
• D.J. a dinner jacket ...1967 sl.
• EBIT a coat ...1914 Sc.
• FAG a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Fag Packet)
• FAG PACKET a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FANTAIL BANGER a morning coat ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FISH a raincoat, esp. an oilskin ...1903 Amer. dial.
• FISHSKIN a raincoat, esp. an oilskin ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GOSSAMER a lightweight raincoat ...1882 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD DUSTER a split-tailed coat ...1984 Amer. dial.
• HACKLE † a cloak, mantle, outer garment ...c893
• HORSE BLANKET a heavy overcoat ...1918 US sl., esp. military usage
• I'M AFLOAT a coat ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• IMMENSIKOFF a fur-lined overcoat ...1889 sl.
• ISLE-OF-FLING a coat ...Bk1896 sl.
• JACK † a short and close-fitting upper garment of men and women; a jacket ...1375
• JARVEL a jacket ...Bk1896 sl.
• JEMMY a shooting coat; a great-coat ...1837
• JO-JOS a bulky coat without pockets ...1960s Can. prison sl.
• JOSEPH a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• KAGGIE a kagool (waterproof outer garment) ...1984 UK sl.
• KAPELLO a coat ...M19 sl.
• KELL † a long cloak or garment; a shroud ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LABBIE the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
• LABEY the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
• LABIE the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
• LAMBY a heavy woollen overcoat ...1894 US nautical sl.
• LAMMY a heavy woollen overcoat ...1894 US nautical sl.
• LEBBIE the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
• LONG TOG a coat ...1798 thieves' sl.
• MAC(K) a mackintosh; hence, any waterproof outer coat ...1901 UK sl.
• MANDELL † a loose coat or overcoat ...1579
• MANDILL † a loose coat or overcoat ...1579
• MANDLE † a loose coat or overcoat ...1579
• MANTEAU † a cloak or gown ...1678 obs. exc. Hist.
• MANTY-COAT a lady's loose coat ...1844 Sc.
• M.B. COAT a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• MISH-TOPPER a coat; a petticoat ...c1670 Brit. sl.
• MOG a fur coat ...1950 sl.
• MONKEY a great-coat ...c1810 Royal Navy sl.
• MONKEY-JACKET a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• MOUNTAIN GOAT a coat ...1988 Glasgow rhyming sl.
• MUCKING-TOGS a mackintosh ...M19 sl.
• MUCKLE-COAT a great-coat, a top-coat ...1807 Sc.
• NANNY a coat ...1940s rhyming sl. (Nanny Goat)
• NANNY GOAT a coat ...1940s rhyming sl.
• NOAH'S ARK a long, closely buttoned overcoat, fashionable c1860 ...M19 sl.
• OILER an oilskin or oilcloth coat and/or trousers ...L19 sl., orig. US
• ORIGINALS the Levi jeans and jacket ...1950s sl.
• PALL † a robe, cloak, mantle; in early times, esp. of rich stuff ...c1000
• PANUPETASTON a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• PATENT COAT a coat with the pockets on the inside, making it harder to pick ...M19 sl.
• PUSSY a fur coat ...1937 criminals' sl.
• PYGOSTOLE a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• QUAKER OAT a coat ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
• QUAKER OATS a coat ...1930s rhyming sl.
• QUEER VINEGAR a worn-out woman's cloak ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• RABBIT a coat made of, or lined with, rabbit fur ...L19 sl.
• RACKET JACKET the jacket of a  'zoot suit' ...1930s US Black sl.
• RAG-HAPPER a jocular name for an overcoat ...1910 Sc.
• RAIL † a garment, dress, mantle, cloak ...a700
• REEFER a short all-round jacket ...Bk1903
• RELIEVER a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• ROCK-A-LOW a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• SACK an overcoat, a jacket ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADDLE an overcoat ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• SATCH a jacket ...1940s US Black sl.
• SHAVER a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl.
• SPOON AND GRAVY a dinner jacket ...20C sl.
• STEAM PACKET a jacket ...1857 UK rhyming sl.
• STEEL-PEN a dress coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• SWALLOW-TAIL a dress coat ...Bk1891 sl. Farmer sl. 1891
• TAIL the tail of a man's coat, usually in the context of pickpocketing ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• TAILS a formal tailcoat ...L19 sl.
• TOG a coat; any outer garment ...1798 sl.
• TOG AND KICKS a coat and breeches ...1911 sl.
• TOGEMAN a cloak; a (loose) coat; rarely, a gown ...c1565 cant
• TOGEMANS a cloak; a (loose) coat; rarely, a gown ...c1565 cant
• TOGGY 1. a cloak; a coat ...E18 cant
† 2. a kind of overcoat for the arctic regions, often made of beaver skins ...1742
• TOGMAN a cloak; a (loose) coat; rarely, a gown ...c1565 cant
• TUGGY † a kind of overcoat for the arctic regions, often made of beaver skins ...1742
• ULSTER a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• UPPER BENJAMIN a great coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• UPPER TOGGER an overcoat ...c1820 sl.
• VINEGAR a cloak, an overcoat ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• WRAPPER an overcoat; a top coat ...c1810 sl
• WRAP-RASCAL 1. a red cloak ...E18
  2. a coat ...Bk1891 sl. 068 Farmer sl. 1891
• YACK † a jacket ...1866 Sc.
 
CLOTHES, ITEMS OF CLOTHING - nouns (also see SHIRT, TROUSERS)
• AEROPLANE DRESS a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AEROPLANE SKIRT a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AIRPLANE DRESS a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AIRPLANE SKIRT a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• A.J. Armani jeans ...1980s US Black sl.
• ALMOND ROCK a frock, a dress ...1979 UK rhyming sl.
• ALTOGETHERS a set of tights for the whole body ...1927
• ARSE-COOLER a bustle on a woman's dress ...19C sl.
• ARTICLES breeches, trousers; a suit of clothes;  possibly also underwear ...1780 cant
• BACKSTAIRCASE a bustle on a woman's dress ...B1890 UK sl.
• BAGGIES loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers ...1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
• BAG OF FRUIT a suit ...1924 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BEND a waistcoat ...M19 sl.
• BILLIES overalls and blouse ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BLUE SERGE denims ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BLUE TUXEDOS denims ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BOOB-TUBE a woman's close-fitting strapless top ...1978 sl.
• BUNGALOW APRON a loose, full housedress that ties at the waist ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL a bustle, or dress-improver ...1882 US sl.
• CARDIE a cardigan ...1968 sl.
• CARDY a cardigan ...1968 sl.
• CHIPPY a dress worn by prostitutes, of knee length and very easy to disrobe ...1938 Amer. sl.
• CLOTHING OF CARE † mourning-dress ...a1300
• COCKRAG a loincloth worn by an aboriginal ...1964 Aust. sl.
• COOCHIE-CUTTERS very short shorts ...2002 US sl.
• COVER-SLUT † something worn to cover dirt, untidiness, or sluttishness; a garment to hide slovenliness; hence, an apron ...1639 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DACKS shorts or trousers ...1970 Aust. sl.
• DAFFOCK a woman's dress that is too short ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAILY EXPRESS a dress ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAISY DUKES very short and very tight shorts ...1993 US sl.
• DAKS shorts or trousers ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• DARWIN RIG an adaptation of the typical business suit worn by men in far northern Australia; usually a short-sleeved shirt, and often short trousers; a tie is normally included, but a coat is definitely not ...1964 Aust. sl.
• DAZZEY DUKS very short shorts; 'hot pants' ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• DECKS overalls ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DUCK SUIT a brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in Vietnam ...1959 US sl.
• DUKES cut-off blue jean shorts ...1996 US sl.
• EAST AND WEST a vest ...1949 UK pickpockets' rhyming sl.
• EELSKIN-DRESS a tight-fitting dress ...1881
• FALLOPS rags hanging about a dress; an untidy dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSE HEREAFTER a dress-improver or bustle ...c1890 society sl.
• FAN a waistcoat; a vest ...1839 criminals' sl.
• FANNY PELMET a very short skirt ...1995 UK sl.
• FIDDLE suit ...1943 US rhyming sl. (Fiddle and Flute)
• FIDDLE AND FLUTE suit ...1919 US rhyming sl.
• FRILL-DE-DILLS frills, embroidery; laces, trimmings, ornaments on a dress ...1883 Eng. dial.
• HABIT a garment; a gown or robe ...1724 arch.
• ICE-CREAM SUIT a white linen suit ...L19 sl., orig. Aust. & US
• JACKIE HOWE a sleeveless vest worn esp. by sheep shearers and other rural workers ...1930 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JACKY HOWE a sleeveless vest worn esp. by sheep shearers and other rural workers ...1930 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JIMMIE HOWE a navy blue or black woollen singlet worn by Australian and New Zealand shearers and bushmen ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
• JIMMY HOWE a navy blue or black woollen singlet worn by Australian and New Zealand shearers and bushmen ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
• KATZENJAMMER a catsuit ...1940s US sl.
• MANTUA a loose gown worn by women in the 17th-18th centuries ...1678
• MANTY a gown; the material of which the gown is made ...1818 Sc.
• MEXICAN CASHMERE a cotton sweatshirt ...1957 US sl.
• MIDDLE-PIECE a vest ...1926 Amer. sl.
• MISH-TOPPER a petticoat ...L17 sl.
• MONKEY SUIT a formal evening dress suit; a tuxedo ...1895 US
• MUSCLE SHIRT a T-shirt with very short sleeves or no sleeves, thus displaying the wearer's physique ...1970s US sl.
• MUSCLE TEE a T-shirt with very short sleeves or no sleeves, thus displaying the wearer's physique ...1970s US sl.
• MUSTARD a dress ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl. (Mustard and Cress)
• MUSTARD AND CRESS a dress ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
• NETHERLINGS clothing for legs ...1852 nonce word
• NIGHTIE a nightdress ...1871 colloq.
• NIGHTY a nightdress ...1871 colloq.
• NUGGING-DRESS an odd or exotic dress, esp. a loose dress affected by, and characteristic of, harlots ...L17 cant
• ONE-LEG TROUSER a style of skirt, tight and straight, popular in the 1890s ...L19 sl.
• ONESIE a one-piece garment combining a top with trousers, worn as leisurewear
• OVERSLOP † an outer garment; a loose, upper garment; a cassock or gown ...c950
• PANNIER a frame of whalebone, wire, or other material, used to distend the skirt of woman's dress at the hips ...1869
• PEDAL-PUSHERS three-quarter length, i.e. calf-length, pants suitable for female sportswear ...c1962 teen sl.
• PEEK-A-BOO 1. a girl's blouse with perforations ...c1880 sl.
2. any garment made from Swiss cotton ...c1950 Aust. sl.
• PENGUIN SUIT a formal dress suit for evening wear ...1967 sl.
• PINNY a pinafore ...1851 sl.
• PULLY a pullover; a jumper ...1984 UK sl.
• PULLIE a pullover; a jumper ...1984 UK sl.
• QUEEN CHARLOTTE TUXEDO a heavy grey Stanfield's undershirt ...1989 Can. sl.
• QUELT † a kilt ...1754 Sc.
• RAG an article of clothing, esp. a dress ...19C sl.
• RAIL † 1. a garment, dress, mantle, cloak ...a700
2. a cheap, flimsy dress; a thin, flimsy, worthless piece of material ...1866 Sc.
• RA-RA SKIRT a tiered mini-skirt, worn by teenage girls in the 1980s ...1982 sl.
• REEDS long shorts, favoured by surfers ...1985 US sl.
• RIG-OUT n. a suit of clothes; an outfit ...1823 sl.
• ROPE (derogatory) a length of worthless material or a long dowdy dress ...1866 Sc.
• SAVE-ALL a pinafore; overall ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCIVVY a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SET OF DRAPES a 'zoot suit' ... US Black sl.
• SKIN-TIGHTS close-fitting leg garments ...1899
• SKIVIE a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVVIE a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVVY a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SLAMMERKIN † a loose gown or dress ...1756
• SOUP AND FISH a formal dress for evening wear ...1918 sl.
• STUBBIES a brand of shorts ...1973 Aust. sl.
• T a T-shirt ...1970s sl., orig. US
• TAIL the skirt of a woman's dress ...1888
• TEE a T-shirt ...1970s sl., orig. US
• THANKY-SUIT a suit given away; hence a rather worthless one ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TIDY a pinafore or overall to keep clothes from dirt or grease ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• TIN FLUTE a suit ...20C rhyming sl.
• TIN OF BEANS jeans ...1960s rhyming sl.
• TOILET manner or style of dressing; dress, costume, 'get-up'; also, a dress or costume, a gown ...1821
• TRACKIE a tracksuit ...1987 Aust. sl.
• TRACKIE-BOTTOMS tracksuit trousers ...1996 Sc. sl.
• TRACKIE DAKS tracksuit trousers ...2000 Aust. sl.
• TRACKY a tracksuit ...1987 Aust. sl.
• TUX a dinner jacket ...1922 US sl.
• UNDERSHELL a waistcoat ...19C sl.
• UNIONALLS overalls ...1917 Amer. dial.
• UNIONS overalls ...1986 Amer. dial.
• V a suit ,,,1970s US criminals' sl.
• V-8S men's shorts ...1972 US sl.
• VI'S Levi-Strauss jeans ...1960s US college sl.
• VARDINGALE † a framework of hoops formerly used by women to extend their skirts ...1552
• VINE a suit ...1932 US sl.
• WAIST TOG a waistcoat ...M19 sl.
• WAMPUM AND WARPAINT evening dress ...1890 jocular
• WATERCRESS a dress ...1970s rhyming sl.
• WHISTLE a suit ...1941 Brit. rhyming sl. (Whistle and Flute)
• WHISTLE AND FLUTE a suit ...1931 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WIFE-BEATER a man's sleeveless vest or T-shirt ...c1990s US colloq.
• WOOLLY a garment knitted from wool, esp. a sweater ...1899 sl.
• X-RAY DRESS a translucent dress ...1920s US sl.
• ZOOT a man's suit with a long loose jacket and high-waisted trousers, popular esp. in the 1940s ...1965 sl., orig. US
• ZOOT SUIT a style of suit worn in the 1940s and 1950s, characterized by a long, draped jacket with padded shoulders and high-waisted tapering trousers ...1930s orig. US Black sl.
 
CLOTHES, CLOTHING - nouns, person (also see DRESSED)
• ALTERATION HAND one who alters or remakes readymade clothes to suit customers' requirements, or repairs or renovates old or secondhand garments ...1901
• CHESTERFIELD a dandy, a person who enjoys dressing up, or who spends too much on clothes ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ESPRIT CHICK a girl who wears only designer clothing and looks down on others who dress differently ...1990s US teen sl.
• FANTAILER a person whose tail coat is excessively long ...E19 sl.
• MAN-MERCER one who deals in man's wear ...1837
• PALLION a big, unwieldy article of cloth or clothing; a clumsy, old-fashioned garment; a bundle of clothes; one who is wears a lot of clothes ...1930 Sc.
• SAGA-BOY a young person who adopts a particular style of dressing, as tight-waisted jackets and peg-top trousers ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SILKWORM †* (derogatory) a person who wears silk clothes ...E17
• WARDROBE DEALER a dealer in secondhand clothes ...1896
• ZOOT-SUITER a foolish, arrogant, vulgar young man, esp. when his image is boosted by flashy clothes ...1930s US sl.
 
CLOTHES, CLOTHING - verbs
• CAST YOUR SKIN to pull off your clothes ...Bk1890 sl.
• CHANGE UP to change one's clothes ...1940 Amer. dial.
• DAGGLE DOWN of a skirt: to hang down or trail so as to draggle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DALLACK to wear clothes roughly or disorderly; to wear out; to drag or trail carelessly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAY of a coat: to fit ...1866 US
• FLASH THE DRAG to wear women's clothes for immoral purposes ...1887 sl.
• HANG IT ON ONE'S BACK of a woman: to spend too much on clothes, or to overdress ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAIR of clothes: to fit, to be large enough for ...1808 Sc.
• SCASH to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHLE to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SEASON of clothes: to let dry by exposure to air ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SHIFT to change clothes ...1852 Amer. dial.
• SHIFT ONESELF to change one's clothes ...1852 Amer. dial.
• SKASHLE to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SPORT to wear stylish clothes ...1980s US Black/college sl.
• VAND † of clothes: to fit, to become the person ...1866 Sc.
• WRING ONESELF to change clothes ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
 
CLOTHES - interjections
• MORE CURTAINS! used by women to tease anyone passing by in evening dress ...1910s Cockney sl.
 
CLOTHES - phrases
• GOT YOUR BOYFRIEND said when your skirt is turned up accidentally just a little ...1969 Amer. dial.
 
CLOTHES-HORSE - nouns
• MAID a clothes-horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a clothes-horse ...1859 Eng. dial.
• TAMSIN a little clothes-horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
CLOTHES-LINE - nouns
• ROPE a clothes-line ...1833 Sc.
 
CLOTHES PEG - nouns
• C-47 a clothes peg ...2003 US television and film crews usage
 
CLOTHING - nouns
• SUITING † the act of clothing or attiring ...a1637
 
CLOTHING INDUSTRY - nouns, person
• COOKIE-CUTTER in the garment industry: a manufacturer of cheap, mass-produced clothing ...1963 Amer. sl.
 
CLOTTED - adjectives
• QUARRED † clotted, curdled; soured ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
• QUARRY †* clotted, coagulated ...1587
 
CLOUD - adjectives
• DANK † wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
• HEAVY of the sky, clouds, etc.: overcast with dark clouds; lowering, gloomy ...1583
• MACKEREL-BACKED of clouds, the sky: dappled with small white fleecy clouds ...1844
• NEBULOSE †* resembling a cloud or mist; inclined to be foggy or misty ...c1420
• RAKING † of clouds: gathering, scouring ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SUBNUBILAR situated beneath the clouds ...1877
• THWANKIN † of clouds: following each other in thick and gloomy masses ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
CLOUD - nouns
• AIR the sky, clouds ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANVIL-CLOUDS clouds of the shape of an anvil, supposed to betoken rain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ARK clouds in lines converging to two points on opposite parts of the sky ...1839 Eng. dial.
• BABY'S BREATH a kind of cloud formation, puffy fog-like clouds ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BARBARA AND HER BARNS a formation of clouds in which there is a thick band across the west with smaller bands above and below; a sign of stormy weather ...1883 Eng. dial.
• BEACH CLOUDS long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BEAM a bank of cloud ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BEAR'S-HAIRS threads of filmy white clouds, fringing greater masses of cloud, said to betoken some sort of weather ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLACKHEAD a black rain-cloud ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-UP a billowy cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLUE BORE a rift or opening in the clouds ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOMER a cloud that rolls up high before a thunder storm or rainstorm ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BORE a break in the clouds ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BORREGO a cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOULE an opening in the clouds betokening fine weather ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULKHEAD a storm cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUNKER HEAD a big cloud forming up before rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERMILK SKY the sky when filled with small, curd-like or patchy clouds; the clouds themselves ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CAPE FLY-AWAY a cloud-bank on the horizon, mistaken for land, which disappears as the ship advances ...1769 nautical
• CARRY 1. the clouds collectively, sky ...1788
2. the drift of the clouds as they are carried along by the wind ...1819 Sc.
• CASTLE-CLOUD † a castle-like cloud, a cumulus ...1686
• CATFISH CLOUD a long trailing cloud in the sky ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CLOUD KISSING touching the clouds in an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DANKER a dark cloud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARKEE a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DARKY a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DEW CLOUD a low cloud ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EMPTY a cloud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FALL-CLOUD a stratus cloud ...1823
• FARLE curly flakes; anything curly and fluttering, e.g. wisps of cloth, clouds ...1900 Sc.
• FEATHER a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER CLOUD a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER TAIL a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GAG a large rugged cloud ...1866 Sc.
• GAGGER a large rugged cloud ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOAT-HAIR feathery cirrus-clouds ...1951 Sc.
• GOAT'S HAIR a layer of clouds with a streaky, curly appearance, said to portend a storm ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAP-CLOUD a cumulus cloud ...1889
• ICE-CREAM CLOUD a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CREAM SODA a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KATIRAMS small, swift-flying, tattered clouds ...1897 Sc.
• LAMB'S TAIL a cirrus cloud; long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1969
• LAMB'S-WOOL SKY a collection of white orbicular masses of cloud ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LEE SET a low bank of clouds to leeward, sometimes presaging a storm ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL SCALES cirro-stratus clouds, indicating rain ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MARE TAIL a  long, thin cirrus cloud ...1897 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MARE'S TAILS long straight streaks of cirrus, supposed to foretoken stormy weather ...1775
• MESSENGERS small detached clouds betokening rain ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MILKMAID'S PATH a streak of clouds across the sky in the evening, wider than a jet trail ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MILKY WAY a long band of clouds resembling the Milky Way ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NEBULE a cloud; a mist or fog ...c1420
• NEPHELOLOGY the study of clouds ...1892
• NEPHOLOGY the study of the clouds ...1890
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a storm cloud ....1914 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-HEADS dark cumulus clouds close to the horizon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OILSKIN JACKET small puffy clouds that portend rain ...1973 Amer. nautical sl.
• OLD MARES' TAILS long, white, fleecy clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPENNESS † freedom from cloud, clearness ...1611
• PACK a heavy mass of cloud; a thundercloud; generally in plural ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PACKET-BOYS small, well-defined, roundish masses of cloud; a mackerel sky ...1873 Sc.
• PACK-MERCHANTS small clouds driven before the wind ...1881 Sc.
• PETER'S MUDHOLE an area of the horizon from which storm clouds typically approach or where threatening clouds are observed; big clouds that roll up high before a rainstorm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PETE'S MUDHOLE an area of the horizon from which storm clouds typically approach or where threatening clouds are observed; big clouds that roll up high before a rainstorm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PILLOW a cumulus cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PILLOW CLOUD a cumulus cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RACK clouds, or a mass of cloud, driven before the wind in the upper air ...a1300
• RAIK the path along which clouds are driven by the wind ...1825 Sc.
• RAIN-BALLS festoons of cloud considered a sign of rain ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RAIN MOTHER a fleecy and delicate cloud that usually precedes rain ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RAIN SEED one of a group of usually small mottled clouds thought to presage rain...1869 Amer. dial.
• REDS red clouds or tints in the sky ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SACK OF COALS a black cloud or clouds in the Southern Hemisphere ...L19 nautical sl.
• SEED CLOUD one of a group of usually small clouds though to presage rain ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHEEP CLOUDS long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SHEEPSHEAD a white cumulus cloud, esp. a small one occurring in a group of similar clouds ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKEWS † the skies, heavens, or clouds ...c1320
• SKIES, THE † the clouds ...a1300
• SKIFT a wisp of clouds ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKY † a cloud ...c1220
• THUNDERCAP a cumulonimbus cloud presaging a thunderstorm ...1857 Amer. dial.
• THUNDERHEAD a cumulonimbus cloud presaging a thunderstorm ...1849 Amer. dial.
• THUNDER-PACKS large white clouds having horizontal bases and pointed summits, always indicative of thunder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BREE a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BREET a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIF something borne or driven by the wind; a puff of smoke, a streak of cloud ...1854
• WALK † a cloud or clouds ...1513 Sc.
• WANE-CLOUD a cirro-stratus cloud ...1823
• WATER DOG a low lying cloud at treetop level, that usually appears after a storm; a 'rain dog' ...2004 Amer. dial.
• YACKLES small white clouds, shaped somewhat like teeth ...1908 Sc.
 
CLOUDS - nouns, person
• NEPHELOLATER an admirer of clouds ...1895
• NEPHOLOGIST one who studies the clouds ...1894
 
CLOUD - verbs
• BANK of clouds: to gather in masses ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BENIGHT to involve in darkness, to darken, to cloud ...a1631
• BOIL of clouds: to grow, to increase in size ...1937 Amer. dial.
• CAST UP of clouds: to gather for a storm ...1825 Sc.
• DARK 1. to obscure, to cloud, to dim, to sully ...c1374 arch.
† 2. to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
• DEM IN of clouds: to collect, to be obstructed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAUL of the wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift, to veer ...1769
• HAUL ABOUT of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAUL OFF of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ROUND of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1864 Amer. dial.
• OBNEBULATE * to obscure as with a mist; to befog, to cloud ...c1540
• RACK of clouds: to drive before the wind ...1590
• RACK UP of the sky or clouds: to clear up ...1626
• SCARROW to emit a faint light; to shine through clouds ...1898 Sc.
 
CLOUD - phrases
• ANGELS ARE SWEEPING, THE said of long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RACK OF THE WEATHER, THE the track in which the clouds move ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RACK RIDES, THE used of the clouds when driven by the wind ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
 
CLOUDED - adjectives
• ADNUBILATED † darkened or clouded ...1731
• NEBULATED * clouded, dimmed ...1874
 
CLOUDINESS - nouns
• NEBULOSITY cloudiness; indistinctness ...1809
• NEBULOUSNESS cloudiness, mistiness ...1653
 
CLOUDLESS - adjectives
• INNUBILOUS †* not cloudy, clear, cloudless ...1656
 
CLOUDY - adjectives
• BENGY cloudy, overcast ...1851 Eng. dial.
• BLANDIGO † cloudy ...Eng. dial.
• DARKY cloudy ...1807 US criminals' sl.
• DULL AND DOWDY of the weather and beer: cloudy ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• GAFFIN of the weather: lowering, cloudy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GLOWERING of weather: cloudy or threatening ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GLOWERY of weather: cloudy or threatening ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HECTIC of the weather: unpleasant, windy, cloudy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NEBULOUS * cloudy, foggy, misty, dank ...1386
• OBNUBILOUS †* overclouded; cloudy, indistinct ...1432-50
• PACKY heavy with clouds; cloudy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK of the weather: cloudy, misty, foggy ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICK-SET cloudy or set in for rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TROUBLY † of air, etc.: misty, murky, cloudy, not clear ...c1380
 
CLOUDY - verbs
• BREAK OFF to become less cloudy; to clear up; to stop raining ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BREED UP A STORM to become cloudy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NEBULATE †* to become cloudy or turbid ...1753
 
CLOVES - verbs
• CARYOPHYLLATE † to flavour with cloves ...1641
 
CLOWN - nouns
• CACKLE the patter of clowns ...c1840 sl.
 
CLOWN, CLOWNISH (unsophisticated country person) - nouns, person
ׇ• ANDREW a clown, a mountebank ...1839 Eng. dial.
• ANTIC a clown, a buffoon ...1895 Amer. dial
• ASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• BACON † a rustic, a clown ...1596
• BACON-BRAINS a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
• BOZO a clumsy, clownish, or foolish fellow; an oaf; a rude or annoying person ...1916 Amer.
• CARTER a rude, uncultured man; a clown; common in the 16th century ...1509
• CLINCHPOOP † a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown ...1568
• CLUMPERTON † a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow ...c1534
• CLUSTERFIST † a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout ...1611
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ESPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• GAMERACUS † a clown or clumsy fellow ...1923 Sc.
• HALFPENNY-WORTH a good-for-nothing or clownish fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASPAL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Sc.
• HASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• HAUMGOBBARD a silly, clownish fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAUVISON a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVY a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVY-GAUVY a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWPS a tall, awkward person; a clownish fellow ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HAWY-GAWY a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HOBALL † a clown, a fool, a dolt, an idiot ...a1553
• HOBLOB † a lout; a rustic; a clown ...1583
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• IDIOTIST †* a person without learning; an ignorant, uneducated man; a simple man; a clown ...1715
• JACKANAPES a clownish fellow; one easily gulled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JACK-PUDDING a merry-Andrew; a clown ...1650 sl.
• JAZZBO a clumsy, clownish or foolish person; an oaf; a rude or annoying person ...1923 Amer. sl.
• JOCK a countryman; a rustic; a clown ...M16 Sc.
• JOEY a clown ...L19 colloq.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMGUNSHOCH a boorish, rude clown; a person with rough, crude manners ...1825 Sc.
• REUL an unruly person or animal; a rude, unmannerly clown, a romp, a fidget ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SLONK a lazy slinking fellow; an idle, dissolute person; an indolent, clownish fellow; a hanger-on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THUMPKIN † a clown or bumpkin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOM a clown ...1820
 
CLOWN - nouns, person
• MERRIMENT a professional clown; a comical person, one quick at making jokes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MAN a clown, a buffoon, a merry-andrew ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
CLOWNISH - adjectives
• ANTIC clownish, amusing, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful ...1902 Amer. dial.
• ANTIC AS A JAYBIRD clownish, amusing, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful ...1917 Amer. dial.
• AUVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BACON-FED rustic, clownish ...1596
• BORREL rough, rude, clownish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
• CARTERLIKE † rude, clownish ...1561
• CARTERLY † clownish, boorish, rude, ill-bred ...1519
• CHUFFY † clownish, churlish, rude, blunt, surly, morose ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CLOUTERLY † like a botcher; clumsy, awkward, clownish ...1675
• GAWKISH awkward, clumsy, clownish ...1876
• HAUVING simple-witted, foolish, clownish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVISH simple-witted, foolish, clownish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWFISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• KARLISH. churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
 
CLOWNISHLY - adverbs
• CARTERLIKE † rudely, clownishly ...1580
 
CLOY - verbs
• OBSATURATE †* to fill too much; to sate, to cloy ...1623
 
CLOYED - adjectives
• PALLED deadened to pleasant tastes or impressions; satiated, cloyed, disgusted ...1691
• QUOT sated, cloyed ...c1741 Eng. dial.
• QUOTTED sated, cloyed ...1674-91 Eng. dial.
 
​CLUB (organization) - nouns
• AFTER-HOURS an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant ...1950s US sl.
• CAB JOINT a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver ...1930s sl., orig. US
• CARPET JOINT an up-market nightclub ...1930s US sl.
• CASINO a public room used for social meetings; a club-house; a public music or dancing saloon ...1789
• CLIP-JOINT a bar, club, etc. that charges exorbitant prices ...1932 sl., orig. US
• CLUB CRAWLING moving from nightclub to nightclub ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DIVE a disreputable nightclub or drinking-den ...1871 sl., orig. US
• GYP FLAT a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• GYP JOINT a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; any business place that overcharges; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• JOINT a dirty, cheap, or disreputable place of public accommodation or entertainment, esp. a restaurant or night club ...sl.
• NIGHTERY a nightclub ...1934 US sl.
• NITERIE a nightclub ...1934 US sl.
• SHUSHING the work of keeping people quiet on the street outside a nightclub ...2004 UK sl.
• SPOT 1. among jazz musicians: usually a nightclub, but can signify any popular place such as Harlem, the Village, or Hollywood ...1900s US Black sl.
  2. an after-hours club ...1980s US Black sl.
• TRADIES a tradesmen's club ...1987 Aust. sl.
 
CLUB (weapon) - nouns
• BASTON a staff or stick used as a weapon or a staff of office; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1300 obs.
• BATON † a staff or stick used as a weapon, sometimes also of iron, or iron-tipped; a club, a cudgel, or truncheon ...1548
• BATOON a stout staff or stick used as a weapon; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1625 arch.
• CADOCK a bludgeon, or short, thick club ...1873 Eng. dial.
• COW-COD a whip or a club made from a dried bull's penis ...Jamaican usage
• EVENER a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GAFF a club ...1940s sl.
• HOLY-WATER SPRINKLER a spiked club ...19C sl.
• HOLY-WATER STICK a spiked club ...19C sl.
• KIKE KILLER a club or bludgeon ...1982 US sl.
• NEDDY a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon ...1864 sl.
• OAKEN TOWEL † a wooden club ...1785 sl.
• OAK TOWEL an oaken cudgel; a wooden club; a policeman's club ...1859 sl.
• SAP a small club, orig. of wood, latterly a small leather 'bag' filled with sand, lead shot, or similar material ...1899 US sl.
• TOLLYWHACKER a roll of paper used as a club in children's play ...1920s sl.
• WADDIE a club or cudgel ...E19 Aust. sl.
• WADDY a club; a hefty piece of wood suitable for a club; a cudgel ...1809 Aust. sl.
 
​CLUB (organization) - nouns, person
• BOUNCER a person, usually a strong man, employed to maintain and restore order in a bar, restaurant, club or performance ...1883 US sl.
• FEATURED DANCER a sex club performer whose appearance at the club is advertised and who travels from club to club ...2000 US sl.
• SHUSHER a person who is employed to keep people quiet on the street outside a nightclub ...2004 UK sl.
 
CLUBFOOT - nouns
• PUMPLEFOOT clubfoot
 
CLUB-FOOTED - adjectives
• PUMPLE-FOOTED club-footed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REEL-FOOTED having the feet turned inwards so that the legs are crossed in walking; club-footed ...1887 Sc. & N. Ireland
 
CLUCK - verbs
• KECK of a bird: to cluck, to cackle ...1844
• KECKLE of a hen or other bird: to cluck, to cackle ...1513
• SHUCKLE † to cluck ...1598
 
CLUE - nouns
• DANNY a clue ...2002 UK rhyming sl. (Danny La Rue)
• DANNY LA RUE a clue; an idea, a suspicion ...2002 rhyming sl. for 'clue'
 
CLUELESS - adjectives
• WITHOUT clueless; out of touch; out of style ...1999 US sl.
 
CLUELESS - nouns, person
• DINK a clueless, unaware person ...1962 US sl.
 
CLUMP - verbs
• WOB to wad up; to crumple; to form into a clump or clumps ...1864 Amer. dial.
• WOB UP to wad up; to crumple; to form into a clump or clumps ...1864 Amer. dial.
 
CLUMSILY - adverbs
• AWKLY † in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly ...1603
• BUNGERLY † clumsily ..1584
• CLOUTERLY † clumsily, awkwardly ...1593 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FATLY like a fat person; clumsily ...1866
• HALF-ASSED BACKWARDS clumsily, awkwardly, badly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HOUNCY-JOUNCY in a clumsy, jumbling manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FAVOUREDLY clumsily; ungracefully ...1790 Sc.
• SINISTERLY †* clumsily; awkwardly ...1628
 
CLUMSINESS - nouns
• BILTIENESS clumsiness ...Bk1898 Sc.
• GAUCHENESS * awkwardness, clumsiness ...1883
• GAWKIHOOD the condition or state of being a 'gawky'; awkwardness, clumsiness ...1872
• GAWKINESS the quality of being gawky; clumsiness, awkwardness ...1873
• SINISTERITY † lack of skill or dexterity; clumsiness, awkwardness ...1623
• UNGAINNESS clumsiness, unwieldiness ...1896 Eng. dial.
 
CLUMSY - adjectives
• AGRICULTURAL ungraceful or clumsy ...1930s Amer. sl.
• AWKWARDLY awkward, troublesome, clumsy ...1703 Eng. dial.
• AWPING clumsy, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWPISH clumsy, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARDS awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALACK-HANDED clumsy ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BALTERING unsteady, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAMBLING clumsy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAMMELING clumsy, awkward ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILDERING lumbering, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILTIE thickset; clubbish; clumsy ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BLUITERIN clumsy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOISTOUS † roughly massive; bulky; clumsy ...c1325
• BUCKETY like a bucket, clumsy ...1883
• BULL-FOOTED awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUMBERSOME clumsy, awkward ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUMBLE-BATH clumsy, unwieldy ...19C sl.
• BUMBLE-FOOTED awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUNGERLY † unworkmanlike, bungling, clumsy, awkward, slovenly ...1580
• BUNGERSOME awkward, clumsy, bungling, unwieldy ...1790 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BUNGLESOME awkward, clumsy ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BURLIBOND † clumsy, unwieldy ...17C
• BUTTER-FINGERED clumsy, awkward ...1615
• CACK-HANDED clumsy, awkward, unhandy ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CAG-HANDED left-handed; clumsy, awkward ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CAM-HANDED awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAT-HAMMED awkward, clumsy, fumbling, without dexterity ...1746 Eng. dial.
• CHINESE (usually offensive) inferior; clumsy; backward ...1898 Amer. military sl.
• CLODDISH boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...M19
• CLODDY boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...LME
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• CLOTCHY clumsy, awkward ...19C Eng. dial.
• CLOUTERLY † like a botcher; clumsy, awkward, clownish ...1675
• CLUNCHY short, thick, and clumsy ...19C Eng. dial.
• COW-HOCKED having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
• DORBELLICAL † stupid, very awkward or clumsy ...1592 nonce word
• ELEPHANTINE resembling an elephant in action or manner; clumsy, unwieldy ...1845
• FLAT-FOOTED clumsy, awkward, denoting an inability to move quickly or adroitly ...1912 sl.
• GALLACK-HANDED left-handed; awkward, clumsy ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GALLIC-HANDED left-handed; awkward, clumsy ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GALLOCKY left-handed; awkward, clumsy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMALEERIE † of clumsy build, tall, raw-boned, lean, and long-necked; hence, awkward, gawky ...1808 Sc.
• GAUCHE wanting in tact or in ease and grace of manner; awkward, clumsy ...1751
• GAVELESS awkward, clumsy, careless, inefficient ...1866 Sc.
• GAVELLOUS awkward, clumsy, careless, inefficient ...1866 Sc.
• GAWKISH awkward, clumsy, clownish ...1876
• GAWKY of persons: awkward, clumsy, and stupid; ungainly ...1759
• GLARMY clumsy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GORMIN' clumsy, stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HALF-ASSED BACKWARDS backward, awkward, clumsy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAM-FISTED clumsy, awkward ...1928 sl.
• HAM-HANDED clumsy, awkward ...1918 sl.
• HANDLESS † incapable or incompetent with the hands, or in action; awkward, clumsy ...1413 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANDLUM awkward, clumsy of hand ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWMERIN big and clumsy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HEAVY-HANDED clumsy; not active or dexterous ...1828
• HODDY-DODDY short and dumpy or clumsy; disproportionately stout; squat ...1824
• HOMMOCKY awkward, clumsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HORSESHIT in sports: inept; unskilful; clumsy ...1969-71 US sl.
• ILL-FAVOURED clumsy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• INDEXTROUS †* awkward, clumsy, void of dexterity ...1684
• KACK-HANDED left-handed, clumsy ...colloq.
• KECK-FISTED left-handed; clumsy, awkward ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KECK-HANDED left-handed; awkward, clumsy ...1859 Eng. dial.
• KEFTY awkward, clumsy ...1875 Eng. dial.
• LAIDLY ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAME slow-footed, laggard; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
• LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• LEAD-FOOTED clumsy, bungling, slow ...1957 Amer. sl.
• LEFT-HANDED awkward, clumsy, inept ...1613
• LIDLY ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
• LOOBY clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MAFFLING blundering, clumsy, foolish, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng, dial.
• MALADROIT wanting in adroitness or dexterity; awkward, bungling, clumsy ...1685
• MARDEL big, clumsy, fat ...1865 Sc.
• MERDAL big, clumsy, fat ...1865 Sc.
• MUTTON-FISTED clumsy, awkward ...1918 sl.
• NEBBISHY ineffectual, awkward, clumsy ...1993 Amer. dial.
• NUMB dull, stupid, dumb; clumsy; not very alert or unaware ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ONE'S FINGERS ARE ALL THUMBS clumsy, awkward ...1838 Amer. dial.
• PALMERING awkward, bungling, clumsy, rude ...1866 Sc.
• QUAWING clumsy, awkward, gawky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMBLING clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMLIN clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAGGLISH coarse, worthless; of a worthless character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAWNY of a man: big and awkward; clumsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCHLEPPY awkward, clumsy, stupid ...1970s US sl.
• SCHOOSLICH hasty, clumsy, sloppy, untidy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCRAM awkward, clumsy ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SHACKLE-FOOTED clumsy, awkward ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SHAMBLING clumsy ...L17
• THICK-THUMBED sluttish, untidy; clumsy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TINKERLY clumsy, bungling, unskilful; of poor quality; mean, low, disreputable ...1586
• UNARTIFICIAL † not displaying special or skill; unskilful, inartistic, clumsy ...1591 now rare or obs.
• UNCO awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNGAIN clumsy, inactive, ungainly; inexperienced, unhandy, unskilful; loutish; disproportioned, ill-shaped ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNHEPPEN awkward, clumsy, unskilful; without contrivance or management ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNLIFTY awkward, clumsy, unwieldy ...1746 Eng. dial.
• UNMACKLY ill-shapen, deformed; clumsy in appearance ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VARLESS adj. awkward, fumbling, clumsy ...1866 Sc.
• WALLOPING clumsy, awkward in gait ...1790 Eng. dial.
 
CLUMSY - nouns
• BRAWD a large, clumsy article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• JAM anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JAMB anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• KEBROCK anything big and clumsy ...1882 Sc.
 
CLUMSY - nouns, person
• ABLACH a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person ...1788 Sc.
• ACE a fool; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically ...1960s US campus sl.
• ALL THUMBS a very awkward, clumsy person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• AUBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• AWK a stupid, clumsy person ...1811 Eng. dial.
• AWPS a stupid, clumsy, gawky person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAAZ a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BABY ELEPHANT a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1914 Amer. sl.
• BAFF a big, clumsy person ...a1868 Sc.
• BAGGAGE SMASHER a clumsy person ...M19 US sl.
• BAGHEL a clumsy performer ...1880 Ireland
• BAG OF GUTS a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously ...1894 Amer. sl.
• BAG OF SHIT TIED UP WITH STRING a clumsy, shapeless, or scruffy person ...1984 UK sl.
• BALLION an awkward, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Ireland
• BARNDOOR-SAVAGE a clodhopper; a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAUCHLE an awkward, clumsy person ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• BAUSON a fat, clumsy, or pertinacious person ...1607 arch.
• BILF a large, clumsy person ...1819 Sc.
• BLIND-BUCK AND DAVY a clumsy, weak-sighted, stumbling person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BLUITER a coarse, clumsy, inconsiderate, blundering fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUTTER a dirty, clumsy, untidy, or slovenly person ...1776 Sc.
• BOGHEL a clumsy performer ...1880 Ireland
• BOOGER a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOR a rustic, a yokel; a clumsy or unrefined person; a rude, ill-mannered, inconsiderate person ...L16
• BORE a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOZO a clumsy, clownish, or foolish fellow; an oaf; a rude or annoying person ...1916 Amer. sl.
• BUMBLEBUG a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUMBLE-KITE one whose clumsiness is productive of mischief ...19C Eng. dial.
• BUMMOX an awkward, clumsy person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUTCHER a clumsy incompetent; a bungler ...1954 US sl.
• BUTTERFINGERS a person who drops things; a clumsy person ...1837 colloq.
• CAB a clumsy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABER a big, coarse, clumsy man ...1925 Sc.
• CACK-HAND a clumsy, awkward person ...2000s sl.
• CLOD a blockhead; a clumsy, awkward person; a dull, unresponsive person; a dolt ...L16 now. colloq.
• CLOD-HOPPER someone who moves clumsily or without skill; a clumsy, awkward person; a lout ...1824 colloq.
• CLUSTERFIST † a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout ...1611
• DOPPER a clumsy person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUH an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward person ...1976 S. African sl.
• ELEPHANT a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• FADGE a short, thickset person; a fat, clumsy woman ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FARMER a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLAMER a clumsy, embarrassing, or highly unpleasant person ...1930s sl.
• FUMBLE-BUTT a very awkward, clumsy person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GAIVIE a clumsy fellow ...1923 Sc.
• GALLOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, or otherwise objectionable; an awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GALOOT 1. a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
2. an inexperienced soldier ...US Civil War usage
• GAMALEERIE a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard ...1880 Sc.
• GAMAREERIE a foolish, clumsy person ...1880 Sc.
• GAMERACUS † a clown or clumsy fellow ...1923 Sc.
• GAMMEREERIE a foolish, clumsy person ...1880 Sc.
• GANSH a person with a widely-gaping mouth; hence, a stupid, dull-witted, or clumsy person; a silly, stammering fellow who tries to explain himself an fails ...1880 Sc.
• GAWKY an awkward, clumsy, foolish person; a lout, a simpleton ...1724
• GAZOOK an ineffectual or incompetent person; a clumsy oaf ...1901 sl., orig. US
• GORREL † a fat, clumsy lad; any person that is fat ...1398
• GUFFIN an awkward, clumsy oaf ...M19 Brit. & Amer. dial.
• HAGGLER † a clumsy, awkward workman; a bungler ...1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMMER a clumsy, noisy person in work or gait ...a1796 Sc.
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1805
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWKIE a stupid, clumsy fellow ...1787 Sc.
• HAWMERER a big, awkward person with unwieldy feet; one who is clumsy and noisy at work ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HOBBITY-HOY a lad growing into manhood, one between man and boy; a clumsy or awkward youth; a hobbledehoy ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLEDEHOY a youth between man and boy; a young lad between fourteen and twenty-one, neither man nor boy; a clumsy, awkward, or gawky youth ...a1540
• HOBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HOE-BUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HOMMOCKS an awkward, clumsy person; a tall, slatternly or romping girl ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HORSE MARINE a lubberly or clumsy fool; a dolt ...1823 US nautical & military usage
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• JAG-OFF an awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JAZZBO a clumsy, clownish or foolish person; an oaf; a rude or annoying person ...1923 Amer. sl.
• KACKY-HANDER a clumsy person ...1980s Aust. sl.
• KNUCKYLBONYARD † a clumsy fellow ...1526
• LEADFOOT a bungling, clumsy person ...1955 Amer. sl.
• LOB a clumsy fellow; an unwieldy, lumpish oaf ...E16
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOOBY a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person; a big, fat, ungraceful person ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LUG a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LURP an extremely clumsy or awkward person ...1990s US teen sl.
• MARDEL a fat, clumsy woman ...1897 Sc.
• MAWKS a foolish, slatternly woman; an overgrown, clumsy girl ...1721 Eng. dial.
• MERDAL a fat, clumsy woman ...1897 Sc.
• MOOSE a large, powerful, or clumsy person ...1910 Amer. sl.
• MUCKLE ELT a stout, clumsy woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MUTANT a clumsy, foolish, or otherwise unpopular individual; generally used by adolescents ...sl.
• NEBBISH an ineffectual, awkward, clumsy, or hapless person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• OAF a large, slow-witted, clumsy person ...1902 sl.
• OAFO a large, slow-witted, clumsy person; a lout ...1959 sl.
• PASHER a clumsy workman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAUCHLER a clumsy, unskilful person; a bungler ...1949 Sc.
• PAWMERER a clumsy, heavy-footed person ...1866 Sc.
• PUTZ a foolish, clumsy, or unfortunate person ...Amer. sl.
• QUAD a very clumsy person ...1970s US college sl.
• QUILT † a big, fat, clumsy person or object ...1596 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMSCOOTER a clumsy fellow ...1921 Sc.
• RAMSTACKER † a blundering, awkward, loutish fellow ...1825 Sc.
• RAMSTALKER a clumsy, awkward, blundering fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE a termagant; a romping, boisterous child; a clumsy person ...18C 
• RANTIPOW a termagant; a romping, boisterous child; a clumsy person ...1807 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS a weak, senseless person; a helpless, clumsy fellow ...1778 Eng. dial.
• SAGAN a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements; a rough, boorish person ...1904 Sc.
• SAWMIL a great clumsy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY a clumsy person; a thug ...L17 sl.
• SCHLEMIEL a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person; an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1892 sl., chiefly US
• SCHLEMIHL a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person ...M19 sl.
• SCHLUCK a clumsy, uncoordinated fool ...Brit. sl.
• SCHUSSEL a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSEL-ASS a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSLE a hasty, clumsy person; one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SCLAFFER a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAFFERT a clumsy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
• SCLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
• SCLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
• SHLEMIEL a clumsy, unfortunate misfit ...M19 sl.
• SHLUCK a clumsy, uncoordinated fool ...Brit. sl.
• SKLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
• SKLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
• SPINEY BIFF (derogatory) a stupid or clumsy person ...c1980s playground sl.
• SWAB a clumsy fellow ...sl.
• SWABBER a clumsy fellow ...sl.
• THRUMBLE a large, clumsy lump of a fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TINKER an unskilful or clumsy worker; a bungler
• WALGAN a large, clumsy, overgrown person ...1951 Sc.
• WALLOPER a clumsy fellow ...1940s sl.
 
CLUMSY - verbs
• BAIRGE to collide violently; to threaten with violence; to move clumsily and noisily ...1847 Sc.
• BLUNTHER to move clumsily and noisily; to stumble ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGGLE to bungle; to do something badly; to blunder; to do a clumsy or hurried job of repairing something ...1870 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to move in a clumsy manner ...M19 sl.
• FLUMMUX to move in a clumsy manner ...M19 sl.
• GABBLE to do something clumsily; to make a poor job of something, esp. of sewing or knitting ...1953 Sc.
• GAIVE to move about in a clumsy, purposeless or restless fashion ...1822 Sc.
• GEAVE to move about in a clumsy, purposeless or restless fashion ...1822 Sc.
• HAMMER to walk or work in a noisy, clumsy way; to stumble ...1871 Sc.
• HAVE ONE'S FINGERS ALL THUMBS to be very clumsy or awkward ..1901 colloq.
• HAVE TWO LEFT FEET to be clumsy or awkward in movement ...1915 sl.
• MARTYR to bungle, to mismanage, to confuse, to spoil; to work in a dirty and clumsy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALMER to move or walk clumsily and noisily; to stomp around; to blunder about ...1866 Sc.
• PLUNDER to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PLUNDER ABOUT to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTACKER to act in a clumsy, awkward, blundering manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SLUMMOCK to move, speak, or behave awkwardly or clumsily ...L19 chiefly Eng. dial. & colloq.
• WALLOP to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
 
CLUMSY - phrases
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO BUGGER A FOOTBALL very clumsy; foolishly ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO FUCK A FOOTBALL very clumsy; foolishly ...1981 Amer. sl.
 
CLUSTER - adjectives
• CLUSTEROUS †* in a cluster, thronging, gathering close together ...1583
 
CLUSTER - nouns
• HANK a cluster, collection of things; a gang, assembly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PANDAIRY a state of excitement; fluster; a fit of temper, rage, a tantrum ...1924 Sc.
• RACEMATION † a collection or cluster of things or persons ...a1641
 
CLUSTER - verbs
• DIGGER to cluster, to daub, to fasten ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
CLUTCH - nouns
• DAB a snatch or clutch ...1880 Sc.
 
CLUTCH - verbs
• BEFANG to seize upon; to clutch ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FANG ON to seize, to clutch ...1893 Eng. dial.
• GAIT to seize suddenly or violently; to clutch at ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• RAMP † to clutch wildly at ...a1300
• SCRAMP to stretch forth the hands to grasp; to snatch at, to seize, to clutch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIT † to lay hold of forcibly, to clutch, to seize ...c1425
 
CLUTTER - verbs
• DIRTY UP to clutter or mess up a place ...1965 Amer. dial.
 
CLUTTERED - adjectives
• GOING TO RIDE OUT of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered ...1855 Amer. dial.
• READY TO RIDE OUT of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered ...1855 Amer. dial.
• READY TO WALK OFF said of a table or desk cluttered and loaded till it looks like a pack animal ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• SCAT cluttered, full to overflowing, littered ...1895 Sc.