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CONCEAL - CONFORMIST
CONCEAL - adjectives
• PALLIATIVE † serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
conceal - nouns
• EYEWASH something that conceals the reality of a situation ...1884 sl.
• SUBTERFUGE † that which conceals; a 'cloak' ...1635
conceal - person
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
conceal - verbs
• ABSCONCE †* to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND † to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BEHIDE † to hide away, to conceal ...c1000
• CHUCK to put away; to conceal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DARKLE to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
• DEACON to arrange so as to present a specious and attractive appearance; to present the best and largest specimens (of fruit or vegetables) to view and conceal the defective ones ...1855 US sl.
• DERN to conceal, to hide ...1817 Sc.
• FEAL to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• HAP to hide, to conceal, to cover away; to hide oneself ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLE UP to conceal ...1875 sl.
• IMBOSK † to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• MITHE † to conceal, dissemble (as feelings, etc.) ...c888
• OBSCURE † to conceal, to hide ...1721 Sc.
• OPPRESS † to suppress, to keep out of sight, to conceal ...1538
• PALLIATE † to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
• PUT ONE'S THUMB ON IT to keep secret, to conceal; to remain silent ...1905 Sc.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SHADE to hide, to conceal ...1980s US Black sl.
• SILE to cover, to hide, to conceal ...c1480 obs., chiefly Sc.
• SKIM to conceal or divert some of one's earnings or takings, esp. from gambling, to avoid paying tax on them ...1966 US sl.
• SNOOKER to conceal something or someone ...1950 Aust. sl.
• STASH to conceal ...1797 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• TAPIS to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• VAULT to conceal in a safe place; used chiefly in reference to money or valuables ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WALK TO JERICHO to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
CONCEALED, CONCEALMENT - adjectives
• ABSTRUSE † concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• ABSTRUSIVE †* of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite ...1655-60
• DELITESCENT lying hid, concealed, or obscured ...1684
• HIDELING given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• LARVATED † provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVED † masked, concealed ...1654
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
• OBSCURE † secret, concealed ...1792 Sc.
• OCCULT † hidden from sight; concealed; not exposed to view ...1567 now rare or obs.
• OCCULTED † hidden, concealed ...1597
• OPERTANEOUS †* of secret, hidden, or covert nature; done in private, hidden from view, concealed ...1656
• PALLIATE † cloaked, covered, concealed; mitigated ...a1548
• PALLIATED † covered over, concealed; mitigated, extenuated ...1612
• TAPISED † hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPIST † hidden, concealed ...1621
concealed, concealment - nouns
• ABDITORY a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• ABSCONDMENT †* state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION † hiding, concealment ...Bk1658
• BACKGRUND a place of concealment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DINGE IN THE STOVEWOOD (derogatory) a concealed motive or reason ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ETHIOPIAN IN THE FUEL SUPPLY a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a place of concealment or retreat ...M20
• JERICHO a place of retirement or concealment, or a place far distant and out of the way; a secluded place; later, a prison ...1635
• LAIN † concealment ...a1300
• LATITANCY the state of lying concealed or hid ...1701
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
• MONKEY IN THE WOODPILE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE BARREL (derogatory) a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE FENCE (derogatory) an underhand or concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1847 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE (derogatory) an underhand or concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1846 Amer. dial.
• OBVELATION * a veiling over; a hiding or concealing ...1664
• OCCULTATION † hiding, concealment ...1432-50
• PALLIATION † the cloaking or concealing of an act, etc.; that which serves to conceal or hide; a cloak, a covering ...1577
• POLECAT UNDER THE TABLE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TAPINAGE † hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
concealed, concealment - verbs
• DARKEN † to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
• SMOKE ONE OUT to find and bring from concealment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CONCEDE - verbs
• BETEEM † to vouchsafe, to accord, to grant, to concede ...1590
• CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• THROW IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• TITHE † to grant, to concede, to bestow ...c893
• TOSS IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
CONCEIT - nouns
• BIG-HEAD arrogance, conceit ...1853 US
• BIGOTTY pride, conceit, haughtiness ...1884 Eng. dial.
• EDGE conceit, self-importance, swagger ...1869 Eng. dial.
• EIGHTEEN PENCE conceit, show of importance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLAL nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANGLE a conceit, a whim ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FANGLER a whim, conceit ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FRILL swagger, conceit, affectation ...19C colloq.
• MASS pride, haughtiness, self-conceit ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
• PAUGHTINESS arrogance, conceit, pomposity ...1913 Sc.
• SIDE pretentiousness; swagger; conceit ...1878 sl.
• FRILL swagger, conceit ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SUFFISANCE † excess of self-confidence, conceit ...1781
• SWELLED HEAD conceit ...1891 sl.
• SWOLLEN HEAD conceit ...1899 sl.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
• VENTOSITY an instance of vanity; an idle conceit ...1605
conceit - phrases
• CUT A PERSON DOWN TO SIZE to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
• TAKE ONE DOWN A BUTTON-HOLE to humiliate or take the conceit out of him ...1593 colloq.
CONCEITED - adjectives
• AIRIFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIRY inclined to put on airs, conceited, stuck up ...1869 Amer. dial.
• AIRYFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG-CHESTED conceited ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG DOINGS haughty, conceited, high-and-mighty ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BIGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BIGGEDY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIGGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BIGGITY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BIGGOTY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BIG-HEADED conceited ...1942 sl.
• BIGIFIED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, egotistic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, haughty ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTTY haughty, conceited ...19C Amer.
• BIGSIE rather large; proud, conceited; generally used contemptuously ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BUMPTIOUS offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.
• CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical ...1673
• CHESTY arrogant; conceited ...1899 US sl.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LOFT affectedly lofty, stuck up, conceited ...1862 colloq.
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• COCKY conceited ...1768 sl.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS conceited, proud; affectedly great; pompous ...1803 ? Amer.
• DENTY-CUM-PRETTY handsome and conceited ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DITSY, DITZY conceited ...1979 US sl.
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FINE-HAIRED impressed with one's own importance; arrogant, conceited ...1901 Amer. dial.
• FLASH conceited, foolhardy, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• FULL OF YOURSELF conceited, self-involved ...1866 UK
• GAINTERING having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HINCTY, HINKTY conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HINKY snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
• HOITY-TOITY haughty, conceited, snobbish, pretentious ...1713 sl.
• IKEY conceited, proud ...1887 sl.
• IKY conceited ...1887 sl.
• JUMPED-UP self-important, conceited ...1835 Brit. sl.
• LAIRY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• LARY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• MAGNIFICENT high and mighty; self-important, arrogant, conceited ...19C Brit. sl.
• MASSY self-important, conceited; boastful, bragging ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAWKY whimsical, capricious, changeable; peevish, discontented; proud, conceited ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NACKETY conceited ...1808 Sc.
• NAUNTLY conceited, jaunty ...1827 Eng. dial.
• OPINIATIVE * conceited ...1574
• OPINIONATE † conceited ...1603
• OPINIONATIVE †* holding too high an opinion of; proud or conceited of ...1621
• OVER-PERTED † made too pert, saucy, or self-conceited ...1614
• PAPPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous, puffed up with pride; presumptuous ...1881 Sc.
• PAUGHTY proud, conceited, haughty ...1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAWPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous ...1881 Sc.
• PENSIFUL proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Sc.
• PENSY † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERNICATED swaggering, conceited ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• POPULAR conceited ...M19 sl.
• POUND-NOTEISH conceited ...1936 sl.
• POVIE spruce and self-conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• PRATCHANT † conceited, forward, swaggering ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; conceited ...1820 chiefly Sc.
• PUFFY conceited
• SADDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADIDDY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SADITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SAUCY proud, vain, conceited ...1712 Sc.
• SEDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SELF-CONCEITY conceited, impertinent ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDDITY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SIDEY conceited ...1898 Brit. sl.
• SIDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; disdainful, haughty, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1968 US Black sl.
• SIDY inclined to 'put on side'; conceited ...1898 colloq.
• SNIFTY disdainful, haughty, conceited, fault-finding; petty, mean ...1871 Amer. sl.
• SNOTTY snobbish, conceited ...1870 sl.
• SNOTTY-NOSED snobbish; conceited ...colloq.
• STIFF WITH FRILL very conceited, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• STUCK-UP conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
• SWOLLEN-HEADED conceited ...1928 sl.
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROSSAN conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROSSEN-UP conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TOFFEE-NOSED snobbish, pretentious, conceited ...1925 sl., chiefly Brit.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS conceited ...1879 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES conceited ...1835 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• TOPPING exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TOPPY adj. exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
• VAINSOME conceited, proud, vain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUDIE proud, vain, conceited, ostentatious ...1733 Sc.
• VOGGY vain, proud, conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• VOGIE vain, proud, conceited, elated, very pleased with oneself ...1712 Sc.
conceited - person
• BACCALARE a self-conceited fellow, a coxcomb ...E19
• BANTY a small, strutting, conceited person; a small, aggressive person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-COCK a small, conceited person ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BIG-HEAD a conceited person ...1913 sl.
• BIG IKE a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGITE a conceited person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLY-JOCK a pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow; a stupid boaster ...19C sl.
• CANAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• CLEVER-BREECHES a wiseacre, a conceited person: applied ironically ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DICTY a stuck-up, snobbish person; one who is conceited or uppity ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FANCY DAN an elegant, conceited man ...1943 US sl.
• FANCY PANTS a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man; a dandy, a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• GAF-ISAAC a conceited, self-opinionated man ...1897 Eng. dial.
• GAINTERER † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
• HUFF-SNUFF † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• IKE a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY an insignificant little fellow; a little pert or conceited fellow ...1632
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• JACK AT WARTS a conceited little fellow ...19C colloq.
• JACK STROP a conceited man who fancies himself a dashing buccaneer, but is better at boasting than acting ...L19 sl.
• KINAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• KINNAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• KINNATT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• NAB a man of importance; a conceited person ...1796 Sc.
• NIMSHI a conceited fellow; a foolish fellow; a nincompoop; one who habitually acts in a foolish manner; a mischievous child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• POP-SQUIRT a pert, conceited man of small physique; an insignificant, pretentious fellow ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Sc.
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow; a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ROOSTER a conceited or lascivious person ...L18 sl., now chiefly US
• SADDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADIT a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELF-BRAG a braggart, a conceited person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SELF-BRAGGER a braggart, a conceited person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SIDITTY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• SNIPPER-SNAPPER † a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow ...c1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNOIT † a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart, a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go, an intruder ...1824 Sc.
• SNOOT a conceited, snobbish person; an arrogant person who sticks their nose in the air ...1938 sl.
• THING AND A HALF, A a conceited person, as indicative of the value he sets upon himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUNTIE a vain, vaunting, self-conceited fellow; a braggadocio ...1825 Sc.
conceited - verbs
• FANCY ONESELF to have a good opinion of oneself; to be conceited ...L19 sl.
• GAINTER † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
• HAVE TICKETS ON ONESELF to be conceited ...1918 Aust. sl.
• NANTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• NAUNTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• PUT BEYOND ONESELF to render conceited ...1848 Ireland
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to be very conceited; to be stuck up and self-impressed ...1940s Amer. sl.
CONCEITEDLY - adverbs
• PAUGHTILY superciliously, in a conceited or impertinent manner ...1838 Sc.
CONCEIVE (think) - verbs
• BETHINK to think of, to imagine, to conceive ...c1175
• FANTASTICATE † to conceive or represent in the fancy; to fancy ...1600
• IDEATE to form the idea of; to construct an idea; to imagine, to conceive ...1610
• ONFANG † to take with the mind; to conceive or understand in a particular way ...c1200
CONCEIVE (beget) - verbs
• BAIRN to beget, to conceive ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BUCK to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ONFANG † to conceive offspring ...a1000
CONCENTRATE - verbs
• SIMMER DOWN ON to concentrate upon, to specialize in; to devote one's entire attention to ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WAKE YOUR IDEAS UP to concentrate; to use your wits ...1961 UK sl.
• WALK INTO to approach aggressively; to concentrate on ...M19 sl.
CONCENTRATION - verbs
• ZONE to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
• ZONE OUT to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
CONCEPTION - nouns
• LAP-CLAP conception; a pregnancy ...E18 Brit. sl.
CONCERN - nouns
• BUTT-IN concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts ...1902 Amer. sl.
• CAREFULNESS solicitude, anxiety, concern ...a1000 arch.
• DEAD CAT ON THE LINE something causing suspicion, mistrust, or concern; something immoral ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FASH ONE'S BEARD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S HEAD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S NODDLE to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1842 Sc.
• FASH ONE'S THUMB to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PART † interest, concern, share ...1822 Sc.
• RICK-MA-TICK a concern; a business; a thing ...1864 Sc.
concern - verbs
• ANCE to have regard to, to concern ...B1900 Sc.
• BEHOLD † to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern ...c1175
• SARN to concern ...1876 Eng. dial.
concern - phrases
• NO BREAD AND BUTTER OF MINE no concern or business of mine ...1719
CONCERNED - adjectives
• BAISED concerned, afraid ...1825 Sc.
• CAREFUL † full of care, trouble, anxiety, or concern; anxious, troubled, solicitous, concerned ...a1000.
• FEARFUL † anxious, concerned ...1535
• FRIAR TUCKED bothered, concerned ...1990s euphemism for 'fucked'
• HELL FOR concerned with, insistent on ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON concerned with, insistent on ...1850 Amer. dial.
• JERRAN concerned ...1888 Aust. sl.
• THOCHTED anxious, concerned ...1871 Sc.
• VERSANT concerned, anxious, or busy about, occupied or engaged in or with, something ...1645
concerned - verbs
• CARE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
• GET ONE'S ASS IN AN UPROAR to become severely agitated or concerned; used derisively ...1952 Amer. sl.
• GIVE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
CONCERNING - preposition
• ANENT concerning ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UMBE † about, concerning, of ...c900
CONCILIATORY - adjectives
• PACIFIC making peace; leading to peace or reconciliation; conciliatory, appeasing ...a1548
conciliatory - verbs
• GIVE THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SHOOT THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SPREAD THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
CONCISE - adjectives
• BREVILOQUENT given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865
• COMPENDIARIOUS † brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious ...1730
• LACONIC using few words, concise, terse ...L16
• UNCIRCUMLOCUTORY concise ...1808
CONCLUDE, CONCLUSION - verbs
• CONNECT THE DOTS to draw a conclusion from disparate facts ...Amer. sl.
• DRIVE THE NAIL TO THE HEAD to push a matter to a conclusion ...1560
• FAGGOT to suppose, to conclude ...1893 Eng. dial.
• GO THE GUNTZ to go the whole way ...20C sl.
• PARCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PERCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PIN THE BASKET † to conclude or settle a matter ...a1659
• SACK IT UP to terminate, to bring to a conclusion ...1970s US Black sl.
• SETTLE DOWN to decide, to conclude ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE UP † to infer, to deduce, to conclude ...1662
• TOP UP to end up, to conclude ...M19 sl.
CONCLUDED - verbs
• CALL IT GEORGE to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL IT WALLY to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
CONCLUSION - adjectives
• OPLOPIN uplifted, excitable; jumping at hasty conclusions; easily angered ...1897 Sc.
CONCLUSION - nouns
• DEDUCEMENT † a deduction, inference, conclusion ...1605
• FINISHMENT an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GATHERING † a conclusion or inference ...1552
• HEEL the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
• ILLATION the act of inferring or drawing a conclusion from premises; hence, that which is inferred; and inference, deduction or conclusion ...1533
• LAST END, THE the conclusion, finish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OFFCOME † a conclusion, finish of an argument ...1653
• PARCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• PERCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• QUANKER something that brings things to a conclusion, a settler ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SUM † the upshot, issue, conclusion ...c1385
• WANING † decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
• WRAP-UP a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion ...1950s Amer. sl.
CONCLUSION - phrases
• QUICK THINKING, BATMAN used for a humorous, if sarcastic, response to another's observation or conclusion ...1968 US sl.
CONCLUSIVE - adjectives
• CONCLUDENT † that 'concludes' a question or an opponent; conclusive, decisive, convincing; final, certain ...1571
• DECISIONAL * of the nature of a decision; decisive, conclusive ...1883
• DECRETORIAN † decisive, conclusive ...1679
• EFFECTUAL † to the point, pertinent, conclusive ...1593
CONCLUSIVE - nouns
• BONER a conclusive stroke; the 'last straw' ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAGGER a 'settler'; a conclusive argument or reply ...1839 Eng. dial.
CONCOCT - verbs
• COOK UP to concoct, to contrive, often dishonestly ...colloq.
• DECOCT †* to prepare, to devise, to concoct ...1602
• FABULATE to invent, concoct, fabricate ...1856
• FABULIZE † to concoct, to invent ...1633
• FAKE to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
• FAKE UP to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
CONCOCTION - nouns
• EXODUS OIL a conjure or magic concoction, used to drive people away ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE-MEDLEY † an incongruous mixture; a concoction ...1579
CONCORD - adjectives
• SAUGHTENING † bringing about concord or peace ...a1300
CONCORD - nouns
• ONEHEAD † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
• ONEMENT † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
CONCUBINE - adjectives
• POLLED-UP living with a mistress or concubine ...L19 Brit. sl.
concubine - person
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BEE-BEE a Hindu concubine ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BELLY-PIECE † a concubine, a mistress, a prostitute, a whore ...1632
• HAFFAND a concubine, a paramour ...1914 Sc.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton, an unchaste woman; a mistress, a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• LEFT-HANDED WIFE a concubine; the equivalent of a common-law wife ...M17
• LIE-BY † a concubine, a mistress ...a1656 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LOTEBY † a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• NIECE a priest's illegitimate daughter, or concubine ...1848 sl.
• ODALISQUE a female slave or concubine in an Eastern harem, esp. in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey ...1681
• QUEAN † a mistress, a paramour, a concubine ...1931 Sc.
• SKIBBY an Oriental concubine or mistress; an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
• SULTANA a mistress, a concubine ...1702
• SULTANA QUEEN the favourite concubine of a sultan; hence, a favourite mistress ...1668
• TALLY-WOMAN a married man's mistress; a concubine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIFE a mistress or concubine ...19C sl.
• WOMAN a prostitute or concubine ...17C
concubine - person, other
• CUNT-PENSIONER a kept man; a pimp; a man living on a woman's harlotry or concubinage ...19C colloq.
CONCUR - verbs
• ACQUIESCATE †* to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
• ACQUIESCE to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to ...E17
• CONDOG † to agree, to concur ...1492
CONCURRING - adjectives
• IDENTIFIC †* doing the same; concurring in action ...1678
CONDEMN - verbs
• CAST † to condemn ...1567
• DAMN to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
• DAMP † to condemn ...1728 Sc.
• DECRY 1. to denounce, to condemn, to suppress, or to depreciate by proclamation; to reduce the value of money ...1617
2. to cry out against; to disparage or condemn openly; to attack the credit or reputation of; to depreciate ...1641
• DEEM † 1. to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
† 2. to pass judgement upon; to condemn, to censure ...a1300
CONDEMNED - adjectives
• CAST † condemned; beaten in a lawsuit ...1577
• OFF TAP acting in an unacceptable manner; hence, condemned to death ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TAINT †* convicted, condemned ...c1330
condemned - phrases
• DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T condemned, whatever decision one makes ...1970s Amer. sl.
CONDEMNING - nouns
• DAMNATION † the act of condemning, or fact of being condemned, as by judicial sentence, etc.; condemnation ...a1300
CONDENSED - nouns
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
CONDESCEND - verbs
• BENEATH to condescend, to lower oneself ...1895 Eng. dial.
CONDESCENDING - adjectives
• HAMERT condescending in manner; not haughty ...1894 Sc.
• HOSTILISH arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
condescending - person
• LADY MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LORD MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
condescending - verbs
• GIVE SOMEONE THE SNOOT to treat someone in a condescending manner ...1989 US sl.
CONDIMENT - nouns
• AGREEMENTS condiments and the like - salt, pepper, sugar, cream, etc.; the accessories of the table ...c1900 Sc.
• SAUCER † a receptacle, usually of metal, for holding the condiments at a meal; a dish or deep plate in which salt or sauces were placed upon the table ...a1300
CONDITION - adjectives
• ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1882 Amer. dial.
• ALL WOOL AND NO SHODDY of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY virginal; new; in good condition; as good as new, said of merchandise, esp. used or secondhand merchandise ...20C Amer. sl.
• FAIR-LIKE †* in good-condition; well-looking ...1662
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS SILK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD AS NAILS in good condition ...1891 colloq.
• HITTING ON ALL FOUR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITTING ON ALL SIX in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HODDY in good condition, physically or mentally; healthy; in good humour or spirits; pleasant, cheerful ...1664 Eng. dial.
• HUNKY in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL-LIKING † in bad condition ...1648
• IN COMMISSION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FINE FIG in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FINE WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FULL FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1855 Amer. dial.
• IN GOOD CASE in good condition ...1640-1 arch.
• IN GOOD FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN HIGH FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1865 Amer. dial.
• IN HIGH GEAR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KELTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KILTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN MINT CONDITION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN POOR REED in a poor state or condition ...1846 Eng. dial.
• IN RAZOR SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAM UP in the very best condition ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MARCHANTABLE fit for sale, in good condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF SONG not working well, in bad condition ...L19 sl.
• OUT OF CASE † in poor condition ...1674
• QUART † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• QUERT † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• RATTY run-down, ramshackle, unkempt, shabby; untidy and in poor condition ...1856 US sl.
• RAZOR SHARP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT SIDE UP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELLY inferior, of low grade, in poor condition ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SOUND AS A WHISTLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUFFICIENT † of things: of adequate quality; of a good standard; in good condition ...1473
• TATTY tangled, matted, rough, unkempt, shaggy, ragged; untidy and in poor condition ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. & colloq.
• THRIFTY thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
• THRODDEN fat, well-grown, in good condition, well-fed ...1783 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
• UP TO DICK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SAMPLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SCRATCH. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SNUFF in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WISHY-WASHY in poor condition ...1993 Trinidad and Tobago
condition - nouns
• BELK condition of mind or body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARCOST † condition, welfare ...c1205
• FARE † condition, state, welfare; state of things, prosperity, success ...c1250
• KELTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• KILTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• PASS condition, state, circumstances ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUIT †* condition, state ...1350
• TALER † state, condition ...1825 Sc.
• TANTUM state, condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFT condition, order; condition of mind, mood, humour ...1717 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
CONDITIONAL - adjectives
• QUALIFICATE † qualified, conditional, under certain limitations ...1723 Sc.
CONDOLE - verbs
• MEAN to pity, to condole with ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONDOM (also see BIRTH CONTROL) - adjectives
• BAREBACK pert. to an act of copulation performed without a condom ...20C US sl.
condom - nouns
• ACORN SHELL. a condom ...1990s UK sl.
• AMERICAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• ANTI-PROLIFERATION DEVICE a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• ARMOUR a condom ...L18 sl.
• BABY STRAINER a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BAG a condom ...1922 sl.
• BAGGIE a condom ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON a condom ...20C US sl.
• BISHOP a large condom ...L18 sl.
• BONE BLANKET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BONE BONNET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BURRITO PONCHO a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CIRCULAR PROTECTOR a condom ...19C Brit. advertising usage
• COCKING STOCKING a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CORN HUSK a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
• DICK PARTITION a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DINK TANK a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DIVING SUIT a condom ...M20 sl.
• EEL-SKIN a condom ...E20 US sl.
• ENVELOPE a condom ...19C Brit. sl.
• FANTASTIC PLASTIC a contraceptive sheath, a condom ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FISH-SKIN a condom ...20C sl.
• FLUNKY a condom ...1990s sl.
• FRENCHIE a condom ...1953 sl.
• FRENCH LETTER a condom ...c1856 sl.
• FRENCH SAFE a condom ...E20 Can. sl.
• FRENCH-TICKLER a dildo or a condom equipped with ridges or larger protuberances designed to increase vaginal stimulation ...M20 US sl.
• FRENCHY a condom ...1953 sl.
• FROG a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROGGIE a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROG-SKIN a condom ...E20 Aust.
• FUCKING-RUBBER a condom ...M20 US usage
• GUN AND BOMB a condom ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• ITALIAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• JACKET a condom ...1960s US sl.
• JOHNNY a condom ...1965 sl.
• JOLLY BAG a condom ...1980s US sl.
• LATEX a latex condom ...20C US sl.
• LETTER a condom ...19C Brit.
• LIFE JACKET a condom ...1989 US sl.
• LOVE ENVELOPE a condom ....1970s US gay sl.
• LOVE GLOVE. a condom ...1987 US sl.
• LUBE a lubricated condom ...1970s US sl.
• LUBIE a lubricated condom ...1971 US sl.
• MAC a condom ...1970s sl.
• MACHINE a condom ...L18 sl.
• MANTO a condom ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• MERRY WIDOW a condom ...1928 Amer. sl.
• NECESSARIES a condom ...1990s euphemism
• ONE-PIECE OVERCOAT a condom ...M20 Brit. sl.
• PACK OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACKET OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PANTHER a condom ...2002 Jamaica sl.
• PARTY BALLOON a condom ...1990s US sl.
• PARTY HAT a condom ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• PORT SAID GARTER a condom ...World War II Brit. army usage
• RAINCOAT a condom ...1930s US sl.
• RUBBER a condom ...1947 sl.
• RUBBER JOHNNY a condom ...1980 sl.
• SACK OF SAUCE a used condom ...1997 US sl.
• SAFE a condom ...1897 sl.
• SAFETY a condom ...1930s US Black sl.
• SAFETY-SHEATH a condom ...20C
• SCUMBAG a condom ...1967 sl., chiefly US
• SHOWER CAP a condom ...1969 US sl.
• SIR PAUL a condom ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN a condom ...19C colloq., orig. US
• SPANISH LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• VD BONNET a condom ...1972 US sl.
• WISE MONKEY a condom ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'dunky'
condom - verbs
• FIGHT IN ARMOUR to use a condom ...c1780 sl.
CONDONING - nouns
• ABOLITION † a putting out of memory; a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty ...1606
CONDUCT - nouns
• ABEARING † the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ...1494
• AFFAIR † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375
• BELE † bad conduct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FACTION † manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct ...1559
• FARE conduct, behaviour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• I-BERE † bearing, comportment, conduct ...a900
• MANAGE † bearing, demeanour, conduct ...1593
• ON-GANG conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ON-GANGINGS conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...1898 Sc.
• ONGOING an event, affair, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; generally in plural ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATE † standard of conduct or action; hence, manner, mode, style ...c1470
• THICK-SPINNING bad conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
conduct - verbs
• I-BERE † to conduct oneself ...c897
• ONGO to go on, to proceed, to conduct oneself ...1710 Sc.
CONDUCT - also see GUIDE, LEAD
CONDUCTOR - person
• MANUDUCTOR † the conductor of a band or choir ...1785
CONDUIT - nouns
• SINK * a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499
CONE - nouns
• APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BURR a pine cone ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CLOG † a fir cone; a pine cone ...L16
• DEAL-APPLE a fir cone ...1819 Eng. dial.
• DEALSEY a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.
• DELSEED a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.
• PINE APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...1750 Eng. dial.
• PINE BALL a pine cone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PINE BURR a pine cone ...1804 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB-APPLE a fir cone ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
cone - person
• PINEBALLER one who gathers pine cones ...1968 Amer. dial.
cone - verbs
• APPLE to gather fir cones or 'apples' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
CONFECTION (also see SWEET FOODS) - nouns
• SUGAR-MEAT † a sweetmeat; confection ...1587
CONFECTIONER - person
• SUGAR-BAKER † a confectioner, a pastry-cook ...1650
• TRAGEMATOPOLIST †* a seller of sweets; a confectioner ...1656
CONFECTIONERY - nouns
• SUGAR-WORK † confectionery ...1572.
CONFEDERATE - adjectives
• PACK on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
confederate - person
• BOOSTER a helper; a confederate ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BROAD a female confederate; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CAPPER a confederate ...1871 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FEDARIE † a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• RAPPIE a confederate ...1920s US prison sl.
confederate - verbs
• BANDY † to band together, to league, to confederate ...1597
CONFEDERATED - adjectives
• BANDED confederated, leagued, allied ...1601
CONFEDERATION - nouns
• BANDYING † confederation; league ...1689
• PACTION those leagued together; a confederation ...1877 now chiefly Sc.
CONFER - verbs
• IMPARL † to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80
• PALAVER to confer, to consult ...1877
• PARLIAMENT to parley, to treat, to confer; to talk for the sake of talking ...1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONFERENCE - nouns
• CHINFEST a period of much talking or complaining; a conference ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CONFABULATION a conference ...1845 humorous
• EMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• EMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• GABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip ...1897 sl., orig. US
• GAB SESSION a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• GAMMON AND PATTER † a meeting; a conference ...1889 UK sl.
• IMPARLANCE † the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• IMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• JABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PALAVER a conference ...1735
• PARWHOBBLE † a parley or conference between two or three persons ...1777 Eng. dial.
CONFERENCE - verbs
• MAKE MEDICINE to have a discussion and come to agreement; to hold a conference ...1903 Amer. dial.
CONFESS - verbs
• ACKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc. ...1846
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• BAWL to confess ...20C UK Black sl.
• CACKLE to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab ...1698 US & UK criminals' sl.
• CANARY of a criminal: to confess; to turn state's evidence ...1930s US sl.
• CRAKE to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
• GIVE DOWN to admit; to confess ...1917 Amer. dial.
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• OWN UP to admit truth or responsibility; to confess ...1853 colloq.
• POP OFF to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• PUT ONE'S HANDS UP to surrender; to give in; to confess ...1970s Brit. police & criminals' sl.
• RECKON ONE'S REAM PENNIES to confess one's faults ...Bk1903 sl.
• SIGN UP to make a written confession ...1970s Aust. criminals' sl.
• SNEEZE OUT to confess ...1996 UK sl.
• SPEW to speak, esp. to confess ...L18 sl.
• SPEW ONE'S GUTS to confess or inform
• SPILL ONE'S GUTS to divulge or confess as much as one can ...1927 sl., chiefly US
• VERBAL to confess under interrogation ...1960s criminals' sl.
• VERBAL UP to fake a confession of criminal guilt ...1973 UK sl.
• YATE † to acknowledge, to confess ...c1200
• YIELD to admit; to confess ...1835 Sc.
CONFESSION - nouns
• FASSION † confession ...c1440
• VERBALLING the act of faking a criminal confession ...1974 UK sl.
CONFESSION - verbs
• SCOUR THE KETTLE to go to confession ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
CONFIDED - adjectives
• BETRUSTED † trusted in, or confided in ...a1461
CONFIDENCE - adverbs
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND JACK MUM secretly, in confidence ...20C Irish sl.
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST told in confidence ...1830 sl.
• BETWIXT YOU AND ME AND THE GATE between ourselves ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
confidence - nouns
• AFFIANCE † confidence generally; assurance ...1483
• FACE great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve ...1537 colloq.
• LEVENESS † faith, confidence ...c1400
• READSHIP, REDESHIP confidence, trust; dependence, trustworthiness, reliability ...1829 Eng. dial.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
confidence - verbs
• BASH † to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BETRUST † to trust, to place confidence in a person ...c1440
• DIFFIDE * to want faith or confidence; to have or feel distrust ...1532
• FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• SWEAR BY to have full confidence in something ...c1815 sl.
confidence - interjections/phrases
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST in all confidence or secrecy ...1830
• NO WORRIES! an expression of confidence that everything will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKERS an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKING FURRIES an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKS phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
CONFIDENCE, LACK OF - nouns
• CHERRY lack of experience or confidence ...20C Amer. sl.
CONFIDENCE GAME, TRICK (also see SWINDLE) - adjectives
• AGAINST THE WALL said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
• SCAMMED subjected to a confidence trick ...1990s sl.
confidence game, trick - nouns
• ABRAHAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAHAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19
• ABRAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNKO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUST-OUT the high point of a confidence game, when the swindle occurs ...1958 US criminals' sl.
• CAP the act of ensnaring a victim into a confidence game ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• CONVINCER the stage in a confidence swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme ...1940 US sl.
• COP the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CUT-IN the initial contact with the intended victim in a confidence swindle ...1977 US sl.
• FAKUS deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick ...1960s sl.
• GAFF the place in which a confidence trick is carried out, such as a fake bookmaker's or stockbroker's office ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• GAGGING a form of confidence trick, based on persuading a stranger that one is an old, if forgotten, friend ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GAMBLING † money-dropping ...1738 UK sl.
• GAME an attempt to con ...1975 US sl.
• GAMING playing a confidence trick or otherwise manipulating another ...L19 US Black sl.
• JACK-OFF a hoax, a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• KILLING FLOOR a place where victims are robbed and/or
cheated by a confidence trickster ...1960s US Black sl.
• LEMON a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LEMON-GAME a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LONG CON any confidence trick or cheat that is carefully planned for perfect execution ...1930s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MICHIGAN a confidence trick ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• MURPHY a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MURPHY GAME a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MUSH a short-con game played at a ball park where a confidence trickster poses as a bookmaker, taking bets, then raises an umbrella and disappears into the area where everybody is holding umbrellas ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage
• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
• PANEL GAME a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PANEL TRICK a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PAY-OFF a type of confidence trick in which the victim loses a large sum of money trying to follow the apparent good luck of the trickster ...1915 sl.
• PIGEON-DROP a confidence trick, esp. one which starts with a wallet dropped in front of the victim or 'pigeon' ...1937 US sl.
• QUEER a hoax, a confidence trick ...M18 sl.
• RAG a confidence game based on stocks and shares ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.
• RAMPS a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• SAMFIE a confidence trick ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SANDBAG a confidence trick ...1900s US sl.
• SAWDUST GAME a confidence trick based on the passing of bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCAMMING practicing confidence tricks and similar schemes ...1970s sl.
• SHORT CON a small-scale confidence racket ...1932 US sl.
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• SPOOF a hoax, a confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• TALE a specific con where someone is persuaded to pay the con-man, who is posing as a bookmaker, for a lost bet that he did not ask to be made ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• TAKE GAME a confidence trick ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TRACTION in confidence games: an amount of money used to begin an increasingly larger series of swindles ...1997 US sl.
• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.
• VERSING LAW confidence tricks that focus on the use of counterfeit gold to entrap the victim ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• WALKAWAY the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
confidence game, trick - verbs
• BACK AND FILL to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...20C sl.
• COME HOT in a confidence swindle: to complete the swindle which the victim immediately understands to have been a swindle ...1985 US sl.
• COP of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• COP A FINAL to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
• JEFF to lie; to work a confidence trick; to fool a victim ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• JOSTLE to engage in petty confidence games ...a1890 US criminal sl.
• KIDDY to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery ...M19 sl.
• MURPHY to deceive or dupe someone by means of the Murphy game ...1965 US sl.
• QUALIFY of a confidence trickster: to assess the potential of a possible victim ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• RAM to work as a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SHILL to pose as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. ...1914 chiefly Amer.
• SKANK to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• TAKE A TUMBLE to 'fall for' a confidence trick ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.
CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER - person
• ACTOR anyone out to deceive or to project a phony image; a con-man or liar ...1940s US sl.
• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• BAIT an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...20C sl.
• BLUFF ARTIST an insincere person; a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• CAPPER in a confidence swindle: a person who lures the victim into the swindle ...1753 US sl.
• CON a confidence trickster ...1897 orig. US
• CON ARTIST a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CON MAN a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CON-PLAYER. a confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CON-WOMAN a female confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• EXCESS BAGGAGE a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• FAKE a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKE-MAN a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAKER a confidence trickster; a fraudster ...M19 sl.
• FALCONER a confidence trickster; one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FANNY MOB confidence tricksters ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• FAST-TALKER a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• GAGGER a confidence trickster, a cheat, esp. when telling 'sob stories' or posing as a deaf mute; a charlatan, a fraudster ...1781 sl.
• GAMBLER a confidence trickster who drops a supposedly valuable object, as a ring, wallet, etc., and rather than claim it for himself, persuades a passerby to buy it from him ...1735 UK sl.
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• GAMMONING COVE † a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1828 UK criminals' sl.
• GRAND RASCAL a scoundrel; a cheat, a confidence man ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GUY a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game; also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.
• INSIDE MAN someone involved in any of various special roles in a confidence trick or robbery ...1935 US sl.
• JACK IN A BOX a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JACK IN THE BOX a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JEFF ARTIST a liar; a confidence trickster ...1960s US sl.
• JEREMY DIDDLER a cheat; a confidence trickster; a shabby swindling borrower ...1803 sl.
• LAMPER a confidence trickster ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LURKMAN a confidence trickster, a petty criminal ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MACE a polished practitioner of the 'mace'; a confidence trickster ...1781 sl.
• MACE-COVE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.
• MACE-GLOAK a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACEMAN a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1859 sl.
• MAGSMAN a street swindler; a confidence man ...1838 sl.
• MONGREL an accomplice who helps in a confidence trickster's pose as a poor scholar ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• MONTE-MAN a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• NEEDLE a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• NICKER a thief, a cheat, a confidence trickster ...L17 sl.
• NKALAFAKER a person who is not so much to be admired as was originally thought; a confidence trickster ...2003 S. Africa teen sl.
• OAK † in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...1591 UK criminals' sl.
• OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.
• OKE in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• OUTSIDE MAN that member of a confidence trick team who locates a potential victim, lures him deeper into the hoax, and helps to fleece him; the 'steerer' for a brothel ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PIGEON-DROPPER a confidence trickster who uses the 'pigeon-drop' (see 'confidence trick') ...1961 US sl.
• QUEER PLUNGER a confidence trickster who plunges into water and is saved from 'drowning' ...L18 sl.
• RAG MOB a team of confidence man working 'the rag', a trick based on persuading the victim that they can profit form a fixed stock swindle ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• RAM a trickster's confederate who encourages the public to lose their money in a con-game ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RANK NEEDLE a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• RETRIEVER the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• SALESMAN a confidence trickster ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SAMFIE a confidence trickster ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAMFIE MAN a confidence trickster ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAWDUST MAN a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST SWINDLER a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAMMER a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
• SCAMSTER a confidence trickster ...1970s sl.
• SHILL someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1916 sl.
• SHILLABER someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1913 sl.
• SHUFFLER a grifter; a con artist; someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SPOOFER a confidence trickster ...L19 sl.
• STICK someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage others buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1926 US sl.
• TAKE a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• T.B. a confidence trickster ...1930 US sl.
• TOUT in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.
• TUG a confidence trickster ...L19 Aust. sl.
• TWEEDLER a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.
• VERSER the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
confidence trickster - person, victim
• ACTION the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc. ...1950s sl.
• CHICKEN a victim of a robbery, kidnapping, confidence game, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHIEF a potential victim of a confidence trickster; a credulous person; it is common term of address, used ironically by the con-man when he approaches the victim ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• FLY-FLAT someone taken in by confidence tricksters ...1864 Brit. sl.
• GAY the dupe of a prostitute or of a con man ...19C sl.
• MARK the intended victim of confidence tricksters ...1883 sl., orig. US
• RABBIT SUCKER a rich young man who is gulled into running up large bills by confidence tricksters who later dun him for their debts ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• SIMPLER the dupe or victim of a confidence trickster or a prostitute ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
CONFIDENT - adjectives
• ABOVE ONESELF over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing ...19C sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEARLESS † without doubt about; confident of ...1634
• FULL-HEARTED zealous, confident, courageous
• IN A ZONE confident, self-assured ...1990s sl.
• MAKINT confident, assured, bold, brazen ...1808 Sc.
• NERVY cool, confident, impudent ...1897
• POLLRUMPTIOUS unruly or restless; foolishly confident ...c1860 sl.
• POLRUMPTIOUS restive, rude, unruly, obstreperous; foolishly confident ...1790 Eng. dial.
• POT-SURE † thoroughly sure; full of confidence and boldness through drinking ...1648
• SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue ...1673
• SANGUINE-NERVOUS partly sanguine and partly nervous ...1842
• SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident ...1847
• SANGUINIAN † hopeful, confident ...1340
• SICKER † having a sense of security; confident ...a1340.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
confident - verbs
• BE TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES to assume more than one's proper authority; to feel important, independent, or disturbingly confident ...1835 Amer. dial.
• FANCY ONE'S CHANCES to feel confident of success ...20C
• FEEL ONE'S KEEP to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPING to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE to be forward, bold, or over-confident ...1966 Amer. dial.
CONFIDENTIAL - adjectives
• CABINET private, confidential, secret
• COPA confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPACETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETTY confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPESETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPUS confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• PARTICULAR private, confidential ...1884 Sc.
confidential - verbs
• HOB-NOBBLE to talk intimately and confidentially together ...B1900 Eng. dial.
CONFIDENTIALLY - adverbs
• ON THE QT quietly, confidentially ...1884 UK sl.
• SUB ROSA secretly, confidentially ...Bk1904 colloq.
• UNDER THE LAP confidentially ...1930s Aust. sl.
CONFIDENTLY - adverbs
• AFFIANTLY †* confidently, with trust ...a1641
• FASTLY † firmly, unwaveringly, steadfastly; with confidence ...c1175
• MAKINTLY with ease, confidence, and assurance ...1903 Sc.
• SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently ...1653
• SICKER † with security; safely, confidently ...c1205
• SICKERLY † with assurance, confidently ...c1205 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WITH OPEN FACE † with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly ...1388
CONFIDING - nouns
• AFFIANCE the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
CONFINE - nouns
• CANCELS † prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
confine - verbs
• BAIL * to confine ...c1600
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• CARCERATE to imprison, to incarcerate, to confine ...1839
• HAIN †* to shut up, to confine, to restrain ...1636
• HAMPHIS † to surround; to hem in, to confine ...1768 Sc.
• HASP † to confine or fasten in a tight place; to lock up ...1680
• HIDEBIND* to make hidebound; to confine, to constrict ...M17
• IMMEW † to mew or coop up; to keep in restraint or confinement ...a1600
• IMMURE * 1. to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
2. to shut up or enclose within walls; to imprison; to confine as in a prison or fortress ...1588
• LAY NECK AND HEELS † to confine or bind securely ...1643
• LAY UP † to place in confinement, to imprison ...1565
• MEW UP to coop up, to confine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIE NECK AND HEELS to confine or bind securely ...1701
• THRING † to thrust or crush (into a confined space); to shut up, to confine ...c1250
• TINE † to confine. to restrain to something ...c1430
• UMBECAST † to enclose, to confine ...c1440
CONFINED - adjectives
• AT HARD-MEAT † in close confinement; under strict restraint ...1594
• CABINED cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc. ...1854
• COBBY crowded, confined, closely packed ...19C Eng. dial.
• IMMURATE † immured; enclosed in walls or as in walls; imprisoned, confined ...1593
• IMPENT † pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633
• SCRAMMY cramped, confined ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THRUSTEN crowded, confined; incommoded by want of space or pressure of business ...1899 Eng. dial.
confined - person
• YARDBIRD anyone confined by authority to a restricted area ...1940s US sl.
CONFINEMENT - nouns
• BAND † confinement, imprisonment, custody ...a1300
• CAN a place of confinement; a prison; a cell ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FAST-HOLD confinement, durance ...1832
• KEEPING † confinement, imprisonment; prison ...1382
• RAP confinement to an institution, other than a prison ...L19 US sl.
• THOR † durance, confinement ...1802 Sc.
confinement - verbs
• DO A PADDY DOYLE to serve a time of confinement ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• KENNEL to put in a place of retreat or confinement ...1582
CONFIRM - verbs
• AFFEER to settle, to confirm ...c1440
• APPLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• FASTEN † to make sure, to confirm, to ratify an agreement ...a900
• PLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• PUT THE ACID ON to confirm ...1910s sl.
• RATIFY † to declare or confirm the truth or correctness of a statement, etc. ...c1400 rare or obs.
• ROBORATE † to confirm, to ratify, to corroborate (a charter, league, etc.) ...1432-50 obs. exc. Sc.
• SICKER † to confirm by pledge or surety ...1338 now rare or obs.
• TRY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
CONFIRMATION - nouns
• VEREFIANCE † the act of proving; verification, confirmation ...c1450
CONFIRMATORY - adjectives
• RATIFACTORY †* confirmatory ...1720
• RATIFICATORY †* confirmatory ...1639 Sc.
CONFIRMED - adjectives
• EVEN-DOWN confirmed, habitual ...1823 Sc.
• RATIFIED * settled, confirmed ...1644
• ROBORATE † confirmed, ratified, strengthened ...1432-50
CONFISCATE - verbs
• ACHEAT † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• ACHETE † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• CONFISTICATE to confiscate ...US Civil War usage
• SNATCH BALD-HEADED to confiscate; to steal with strategy rather than on impulse ...US Civil War usage
CONFLICT - adjectives
• BATTLEFUL †* full of strife or conflict; contentious ...c1449
• AT LOGGERHEADS in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes ...1775 Amer. dial.
conflict - nouns
• ARMAGEDDON a final conflict on a great scale ...1811
• BOILOVER a sudden conflict between persons ...Aust. sl.
• BOIL-UP a sudden excitement or conflict ...Aust. sl.
• BUCKLE a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
• DEAL a problem, a conflict ...1990s US college sl.
• DEBATE † physical strife, fight, conflict, struggle ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OPPUGNANCY opposition, antagonism, contrariety, conflict ...1606
conflict - verbs
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• JAR to come into conflict, to clash ...1621
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
CONFLICTING - adjectives
• JARRING discordant, conflicting, clashing ...1661
• UNISOME † at variance ...a1250
CONFORM - nouns
• AWKWARD SQUAD collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent ...1796 Brit.
• CLOBBERING MACHINE pressure to conform with accepted standards ...NZ colloq.
conform - person
• OMNIFORMIST † one who assumes all forms or fashions; one who conforms to all ...1683
conform - verbs
• HEW to conform to ...L19 N. Amer.
• QUADRATE to agree, correspond, or conform with ...1610
• SUE † to conform to, to comply with the conditions of ...a1300
• WALK THE CHALK to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK LINE to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK MARK vb. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1905 Amer. dial.
CONFORMABLE, CONFORMING - adjectives
• FASHIONABLE † conformable to ...1657
• ORDERLY † conformable to established order or rule; regular ...1581
• ORDINAL † conformable to order, rule, or custom; regular, ordinary, orderly ...c1380
• ORDINARY † conformable to order or rule; regular; orderly, methodical ...1529
• QUADRANT † agreeing, consonant, or conforming to or with ...1536
• QUADRATE † conformable, corresponding to or with ...a1657
CONFORMIST - person
• SQUARE a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SQUIRREL a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PALLIATIVE † serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
conceal - nouns
• EYEWASH something that conceals the reality of a situation ...1884 sl.
• SUBTERFUGE † that which conceals; a 'cloak' ...1635
conceal - person
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
conceal - verbs
• ABSCONCE †* to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND † to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BEHIDE † to hide away, to conceal ...c1000
• CHUCK to put away; to conceal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DARKLE to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
• DEACON to arrange so as to present a specious and attractive appearance; to present the best and largest specimens (of fruit or vegetables) to view and conceal the defective ones ...1855 US sl.
• DERN to conceal, to hide ...1817 Sc.
• FEAL to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• HAP to hide, to conceal, to cover away; to hide oneself ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLE UP to conceal ...1875 sl.
• IMBOSK † to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• MITHE † to conceal, dissemble (as feelings, etc.) ...c888
• OBSCURE † to conceal, to hide ...1721 Sc.
• OPPRESS † to suppress, to keep out of sight, to conceal ...1538
• PALLIATE † to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
• PUT ONE'S THUMB ON IT to keep secret, to conceal; to remain silent ...1905 Sc.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SHADE to hide, to conceal ...1980s US Black sl.
• SILE to cover, to hide, to conceal ...c1480 obs., chiefly Sc.
• SKIM to conceal or divert some of one's earnings or takings, esp. from gambling, to avoid paying tax on them ...1966 US sl.
• SNOOKER to conceal something or someone ...1950 Aust. sl.
• STASH to conceal ...1797 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• TAPIS to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• VAULT to conceal in a safe place; used chiefly in reference to money or valuables ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WALK TO JERICHO to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
CONCEALED, CONCEALMENT - adjectives
• ABSTRUSE † concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• ABSTRUSIVE †* of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite ...1655-60
• DELITESCENT lying hid, concealed, or obscured ...1684
• HIDELING given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• LARVATED † provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVED † masked, concealed ...1654
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
• OBSCURE † secret, concealed ...1792 Sc.
• OCCULT † hidden from sight; concealed; not exposed to view ...1567 now rare or obs.
• OCCULTED † hidden, concealed ...1597
• OPERTANEOUS †* of secret, hidden, or covert nature; done in private, hidden from view, concealed ...1656
• PALLIATE † cloaked, covered, concealed; mitigated ...a1548
• PALLIATED † covered over, concealed; mitigated, extenuated ...1612
• TAPISED † hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPIST † hidden, concealed ...1621
concealed, concealment - nouns
• ABDITORY a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• ABSCONDMENT †* state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION † hiding, concealment ...Bk1658
• BACKGRUND a place of concealment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DINGE IN THE STOVEWOOD (derogatory) a concealed motive or reason ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ETHIOPIAN IN THE FUEL SUPPLY a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a place of concealment or retreat ...M20
• JERICHO a place of retirement or concealment, or a place far distant and out of the way; a secluded place; later, a prison ...1635
• LAIN † concealment ...a1300
• LATITANCY the state of lying concealed or hid ...1701
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
• MONKEY IN THE WOODPILE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE BARREL (derogatory) a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE FENCE (derogatory) an underhand or concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1847 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE (derogatory) an underhand or concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1846 Amer. dial.
• OBVELATION * a veiling over; a hiding or concealing ...1664
• OCCULTATION † hiding, concealment ...1432-50
• PALLIATION † the cloaking or concealing of an act, etc.; that which serves to conceal or hide; a cloak, a covering ...1577
• POLECAT UNDER THE TABLE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TAPINAGE † hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
concealed, concealment - verbs
• DARKEN † to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
• SMOKE ONE OUT to find and bring from concealment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CONCEDE - verbs
• BETEEM † to vouchsafe, to accord, to grant, to concede ...1590
• CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• THROW IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• TITHE † to grant, to concede, to bestow ...c893
• TOSS IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
CONCEIT - nouns
• BIG-HEAD arrogance, conceit ...1853 US
• BIGOTTY pride, conceit, haughtiness ...1884 Eng. dial.
• EDGE conceit, self-importance, swagger ...1869 Eng. dial.
• EIGHTEEN PENCE conceit, show of importance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLAL nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANGLE a conceit, a whim ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FANGLER a whim, conceit ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FRILL swagger, conceit, affectation ...19C colloq.
• MASS pride, haughtiness, self-conceit ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
• PAUGHTINESS arrogance, conceit, pomposity ...1913 Sc.
• SIDE pretentiousness; swagger; conceit ...1878 sl.
• FRILL swagger, conceit ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SUFFISANCE † excess of self-confidence, conceit ...1781
• SWELLED HEAD conceit ...1891 sl.
• SWOLLEN HEAD conceit ...1899 sl.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
• VENTOSITY an instance of vanity; an idle conceit ...1605
conceit - phrases
• CUT A PERSON DOWN TO SIZE to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
• TAKE ONE DOWN A BUTTON-HOLE to humiliate or take the conceit out of him ...1593 colloq.
CONCEITED - adjectives
• AIRIFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIRY inclined to put on airs, conceited, stuck up ...1869 Amer. dial.
• AIRYFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG-CHESTED conceited ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG DOINGS haughty, conceited, high-and-mighty ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BIGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BIGGEDY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIGGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BIGGITY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BIGGOTY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BIG-HEADED conceited ...1942 sl.
• BIGIFIED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, egotistic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, haughty ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTTY haughty, conceited ...19C Amer.
• BIGSIE rather large; proud, conceited; generally used contemptuously ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BUMPTIOUS offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.
• CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical ...1673
• CHESTY arrogant; conceited ...1899 US sl.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LOFT affectedly lofty, stuck up, conceited ...1862 colloq.
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• COCKY conceited ...1768 sl.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS conceited, proud; affectedly great; pompous ...1803 ? Amer.
• DENTY-CUM-PRETTY handsome and conceited ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DITSY, DITZY conceited ...1979 US sl.
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FINE-HAIRED impressed with one's own importance; arrogant, conceited ...1901 Amer. dial.
• FLASH conceited, foolhardy, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• FULL OF YOURSELF conceited, self-involved ...1866 UK
• GAINTERING having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HINCTY, HINKTY conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HINKY snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
• HOITY-TOITY haughty, conceited, snobbish, pretentious ...1713 sl.
• IKEY conceited, proud ...1887 sl.
• IKY conceited ...1887 sl.
• JUMPED-UP self-important, conceited ...1835 Brit. sl.
• LAIRY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• LARY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• MAGNIFICENT high and mighty; self-important, arrogant, conceited ...19C Brit. sl.
• MASSY self-important, conceited; boastful, bragging ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAWKY whimsical, capricious, changeable; peevish, discontented; proud, conceited ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NACKETY conceited ...1808 Sc.
• NAUNTLY conceited, jaunty ...1827 Eng. dial.
• OPINIATIVE * conceited ...1574
• OPINIONATE † conceited ...1603
• OPINIONATIVE †* holding too high an opinion of; proud or conceited of ...1621
• OVER-PERTED † made too pert, saucy, or self-conceited ...1614
• PAPPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous, puffed up with pride; presumptuous ...1881 Sc.
• PAUGHTY proud, conceited, haughty ...1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAWPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous ...1881 Sc.
• PENSIFUL proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Sc.
• PENSY † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERNICATED swaggering, conceited ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• POPULAR conceited ...M19 sl.
• POUND-NOTEISH conceited ...1936 sl.
• POVIE spruce and self-conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• PRATCHANT † conceited, forward, swaggering ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; conceited ...1820 chiefly Sc.
• PUFFY conceited
• SADDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADIDDY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SADITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SAUCY proud, vain, conceited ...1712 Sc.
• SEDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SELF-CONCEITY conceited, impertinent ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDDITY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SIDEY conceited ...1898 Brit. sl.
• SIDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; disdainful, haughty, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1968 US Black sl.
• SIDY inclined to 'put on side'; conceited ...1898 colloq.
• SNIFTY disdainful, haughty, conceited, fault-finding; petty, mean ...1871 Amer. sl.
• SNOTTY snobbish, conceited ...1870 sl.
• SNOTTY-NOSED snobbish; conceited ...colloq.
• STIFF WITH FRILL very conceited, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• STUCK-UP conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
• SWOLLEN-HEADED conceited ...1928 sl.
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROSSAN conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROSSEN-UP conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TOFFEE-NOSED snobbish, pretentious, conceited ...1925 sl., chiefly Brit.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS conceited ...1879 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES conceited ...1835 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• TOPPING exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TOPPY adj. exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
• VAINSOME conceited, proud, vain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUDIE proud, vain, conceited, ostentatious ...1733 Sc.
• VOGGY vain, proud, conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• VOGIE vain, proud, conceited, elated, very pleased with oneself ...1712 Sc.
conceited - person
• BACCALARE a self-conceited fellow, a coxcomb ...E19
• BANTY a small, strutting, conceited person; a small, aggressive person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-COCK a small, conceited person ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BIG-HEAD a conceited person ...1913 sl.
• BIG IKE a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGITE a conceited person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLY-JOCK a pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow; a stupid boaster ...19C sl.
• CANAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• CLEVER-BREECHES a wiseacre, a conceited person: applied ironically ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DICTY a stuck-up, snobbish person; one who is conceited or uppity ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FANCY DAN an elegant, conceited man ...1943 US sl.
• FANCY PANTS a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man; a dandy, a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• GAF-ISAAC a conceited, self-opinionated man ...1897 Eng. dial.
• GAINTERER † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
• HUFF-SNUFF † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• IKE a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY an insignificant little fellow; a little pert or conceited fellow ...1632
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• JACK AT WARTS a conceited little fellow ...19C colloq.
• JACK STROP a conceited man who fancies himself a dashing buccaneer, but is better at boasting than acting ...L19 sl.
• KINAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• KINNAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• KINNATT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• NAB a man of importance; a conceited person ...1796 Sc.
• NIMSHI a conceited fellow; a foolish fellow; a nincompoop; one who habitually acts in a foolish manner; a mischievous child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• POP-SQUIRT a pert, conceited man of small physique; an insignificant, pretentious fellow ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Sc.
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow; a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ROOSTER a conceited or lascivious person ...L18 sl., now chiefly US
• SADDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADIT a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELF-BRAG a braggart, a conceited person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SELF-BRAGGER a braggart, a conceited person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SIDITTY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• SNIPPER-SNAPPER † a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow ...c1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNOIT † a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart, a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go, an intruder ...1824 Sc.
• SNOOT a conceited, snobbish person; an arrogant person who sticks their nose in the air ...1938 sl.
• THING AND A HALF, A a conceited person, as indicative of the value he sets upon himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUNTIE a vain, vaunting, self-conceited fellow; a braggadocio ...1825 Sc.
conceited - verbs
• FANCY ONESELF to have a good opinion of oneself; to be conceited ...L19 sl.
• GAINTER † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
• HAVE TICKETS ON ONESELF to be conceited ...1918 Aust. sl.
• NANTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• NAUNTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• PUT BEYOND ONESELF to render conceited ...1848 Ireland
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to be very conceited; to be stuck up and self-impressed ...1940s Amer. sl.
CONCEITEDLY - adverbs
• PAUGHTILY superciliously, in a conceited or impertinent manner ...1838 Sc.
CONCEIVE (think) - verbs
• BETHINK to think of, to imagine, to conceive ...c1175
• FANTASTICATE † to conceive or represent in the fancy; to fancy ...1600
• IDEATE to form the idea of; to construct an idea; to imagine, to conceive ...1610
• ONFANG † to take with the mind; to conceive or understand in a particular way ...c1200
CONCEIVE (beget) - verbs
• BAIRN to beget, to conceive ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BUCK to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ONFANG † to conceive offspring ...a1000
CONCENTRATE - verbs
• SIMMER DOWN ON to concentrate upon, to specialize in; to devote one's entire attention to ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WAKE YOUR IDEAS UP to concentrate; to use your wits ...1961 UK sl.
• WALK INTO to approach aggressively; to concentrate on ...M19 sl.
CONCENTRATION - verbs
• ZONE to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
• ZONE OUT to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
CONCEPTION - nouns
• LAP-CLAP conception; a pregnancy ...E18 Brit. sl.
CONCERN - nouns
• BUTT-IN concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts ...1902 Amer. sl.
• CAREFULNESS solicitude, anxiety, concern ...a1000 arch.
• DEAD CAT ON THE LINE something causing suspicion, mistrust, or concern; something immoral ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FASH ONE'S BEARD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S HEAD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S NODDLE to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1842 Sc.
• FASH ONE'S THUMB to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PART † interest, concern, share ...1822 Sc.
• RICK-MA-TICK a concern; a business; a thing ...1864 Sc.
concern - verbs
• ANCE to have regard to, to concern ...B1900 Sc.
• BEHOLD † to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern ...c1175
• SARN to concern ...1876 Eng. dial.
concern - phrases
• NO BREAD AND BUTTER OF MINE no concern or business of mine ...1719
CONCERNED - adjectives
• BAISED concerned, afraid ...1825 Sc.
• CAREFUL † full of care, trouble, anxiety, or concern; anxious, troubled, solicitous, concerned ...a1000.
• FEARFUL † anxious, concerned ...1535
• FRIAR TUCKED bothered, concerned ...1990s euphemism for 'fucked'
• HELL FOR concerned with, insistent on ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON concerned with, insistent on ...1850 Amer. dial.
• JERRAN concerned ...1888 Aust. sl.
• THOCHTED anxious, concerned ...1871 Sc.
• VERSANT concerned, anxious, or busy about, occupied or engaged in or with, something ...1645
concerned - verbs
• CARE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
• GET ONE'S ASS IN AN UPROAR to become severely agitated or concerned; used derisively ...1952 Amer. sl.
• GIVE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
CONCERNING - preposition
• ANENT concerning ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UMBE † about, concerning, of ...c900
CONCILIATORY - adjectives
• PACIFIC making peace; leading to peace or reconciliation; conciliatory, appeasing ...a1548
conciliatory - verbs
• GIVE THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SHOOT THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SPREAD THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
CONCISE - adjectives
• BREVILOQUENT given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865
• COMPENDIARIOUS † brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious ...1730
• LACONIC using few words, concise, terse ...L16
• UNCIRCUMLOCUTORY concise ...1808
CONCLUDE, CONCLUSION - verbs
• CONNECT THE DOTS to draw a conclusion from disparate facts ...Amer. sl.
• DRIVE THE NAIL TO THE HEAD to push a matter to a conclusion ...1560
• FAGGOT to suppose, to conclude ...1893 Eng. dial.
• GO THE GUNTZ to go the whole way ...20C sl.
• PARCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PERCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PIN THE BASKET † to conclude or settle a matter ...a1659
• SACK IT UP to terminate, to bring to a conclusion ...1970s US Black sl.
• SETTLE DOWN to decide, to conclude ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE UP † to infer, to deduce, to conclude ...1662
• TOP UP to end up, to conclude ...M19 sl.
CONCLUDED - verbs
• CALL IT GEORGE to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL IT WALLY to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
CONCLUSION - adjectives
• OPLOPIN uplifted, excitable; jumping at hasty conclusions; easily angered ...1897 Sc.
CONCLUSION - nouns
• DEDUCEMENT † a deduction, inference, conclusion ...1605
• FINISHMENT an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GATHERING † a conclusion or inference ...1552
• HEEL the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
• ILLATION the act of inferring or drawing a conclusion from premises; hence, that which is inferred; and inference, deduction or conclusion ...1533
• LAST END, THE the conclusion, finish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OFFCOME † a conclusion, finish of an argument ...1653
• PARCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• PERCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• QUANKER something that brings things to a conclusion, a settler ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SUM † the upshot, issue, conclusion ...c1385
• WANING † decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
• WRAP-UP a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion ...1950s Amer. sl.
CONCLUSION - phrases
• QUICK THINKING, BATMAN used for a humorous, if sarcastic, response to another's observation or conclusion ...1968 US sl.
CONCLUSIVE - adjectives
• CONCLUDENT † that 'concludes' a question or an opponent; conclusive, decisive, convincing; final, certain ...1571
• DECISIONAL * of the nature of a decision; decisive, conclusive ...1883
• DECRETORIAN † decisive, conclusive ...1679
• EFFECTUAL † to the point, pertinent, conclusive ...1593
CONCLUSIVE - nouns
• BONER a conclusive stroke; the 'last straw' ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAGGER a 'settler'; a conclusive argument or reply ...1839 Eng. dial.
CONCOCT - verbs
• COOK UP to concoct, to contrive, often dishonestly ...colloq.
• DECOCT †* to prepare, to devise, to concoct ...1602
• FABULATE to invent, concoct, fabricate ...1856
• FABULIZE † to concoct, to invent ...1633
• FAKE to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
• FAKE UP to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
CONCOCTION - nouns
• EXODUS OIL a conjure or magic concoction, used to drive people away ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE-MEDLEY † an incongruous mixture; a concoction ...1579
CONCORD - adjectives
• SAUGHTENING † bringing about concord or peace ...a1300
CONCORD - nouns
• ONEHEAD † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
• ONEMENT † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
CONCUBINE - adjectives
• POLLED-UP living with a mistress or concubine ...L19 Brit. sl.
concubine - person
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BEE-BEE a Hindu concubine ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BELLY-PIECE † a concubine, a mistress, a prostitute, a whore ...1632
• HAFFAND a concubine, a paramour ...1914 Sc.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton, an unchaste woman; a mistress, a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• LEFT-HANDED WIFE a concubine; the equivalent of a common-law wife ...M17
• LIE-BY † a concubine, a mistress ...a1656 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LOTEBY † a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• NIECE a priest's illegitimate daughter, or concubine ...1848 sl.
• ODALISQUE a female slave or concubine in an Eastern harem, esp. in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey ...1681
• QUEAN † a mistress, a paramour, a concubine ...1931 Sc.
• SKIBBY an Oriental concubine or mistress; an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
• SULTANA a mistress, a concubine ...1702
• SULTANA QUEEN the favourite concubine of a sultan; hence, a favourite mistress ...1668
• TALLY-WOMAN a married man's mistress; a concubine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIFE a mistress or concubine ...19C sl.
• WOMAN a prostitute or concubine ...17C
concubine - person, other
• CUNT-PENSIONER a kept man; a pimp; a man living on a woman's harlotry or concubinage ...19C colloq.
CONCUR - verbs
• ACQUIESCATE †* to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
• ACQUIESCE to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to ...E17
• CONDOG † to agree, to concur ...1492
CONCURRING - adjectives
• IDENTIFIC †* doing the same; concurring in action ...1678
CONDEMN - verbs
• CAST † to condemn ...1567
• DAMN to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
• DAMP † to condemn ...1728 Sc.
• DECRY 1. to denounce, to condemn, to suppress, or to depreciate by proclamation; to reduce the value of money ...1617
2. to cry out against; to disparage or condemn openly; to attack the credit or reputation of; to depreciate ...1641
• DEEM † 1. to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
† 2. to pass judgement upon; to condemn, to censure ...a1300
CONDEMNED - adjectives
• CAST † condemned; beaten in a lawsuit ...1577
• OFF TAP acting in an unacceptable manner; hence, condemned to death ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TAINT †* convicted, condemned ...c1330
condemned - phrases
• DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T condemned, whatever decision one makes ...1970s Amer. sl.
CONDEMNING - nouns
• DAMNATION † the act of condemning, or fact of being condemned, as by judicial sentence, etc.; condemnation ...a1300
CONDENSED - nouns
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
CONDESCEND - verbs
• BENEATH to condescend, to lower oneself ...1895 Eng. dial.
CONDESCENDING - adjectives
• HAMERT condescending in manner; not haughty ...1894 Sc.
• HOSTILISH arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
condescending - person
• LADY MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LORD MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
condescending - verbs
• GIVE SOMEONE THE SNOOT to treat someone in a condescending manner ...1989 US sl.
CONDIMENT - nouns
• AGREEMENTS condiments and the like - salt, pepper, sugar, cream, etc.; the accessories of the table ...c1900 Sc.
• SAUCER † a receptacle, usually of metal, for holding the condiments at a meal; a dish or deep plate in which salt or sauces were placed upon the table ...a1300
CONDITION - adjectives
• ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1882 Amer. dial.
• ALL WOOL AND NO SHODDY of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY virginal; new; in good condition; as good as new, said of merchandise, esp. used or secondhand merchandise ...20C Amer. sl.
• FAIR-LIKE †* in good-condition; well-looking ...1662
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS SILK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD AS NAILS in good condition ...1891 colloq.
• HITTING ON ALL FOUR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITTING ON ALL SIX in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HODDY in good condition, physically or mentally; healthy; in good humour or spirits; pleasant, cheerful ...1664 Eng. dial.
• HUNKY in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL-LIKING † in bad condition ...1648
• IN COMMISSION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FINE FIG in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FINE WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FULL FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1855 Amer. dial.
• IN GOOD CASE in good condition ...1640-1 arch.
• IN GOOD FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN HIGH FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1865 Amer. dial.
• IN HIGH GEAR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KELTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KILTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN MINT CONDITION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN POOR REED in a poor state or condition ...1846 Eng. dial.
• IN RAZOR SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAM UP in the very best condition ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MARCHANTABLE fit for sale, in good condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF SONG not working well, in bad condition ...L19 sl.
• OUT OF CASE † in poor condition ...1674
• QUART † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• QUERT † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• RATTY run-down, ramshackle, unkempt, shabby; untidy and in poor condition ...1856 US sl.
• RAZOR SHARP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT SIDE UP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELLY inferior, of low grade, in poor condition ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SOUND AS A WHISTLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUFFICIENT † of things: of adequate quality; of a good standard; in good condition ...1473
• TATTY tangled, matted, rough, unkempt, shaggy, ragged; untidy and in poor condition ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. & colloq.
• THRIFTY thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
• THRODDEN fat, well-grown, in good condition, well-fed ...1783 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
• UP TO DICK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SAMPLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SCRATCH. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SNUFF in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WISHY-WASHY in poor condition ...1993 Trinidad and Tobago
condition - nouns
• BELK condition of mind or body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARCOST † condition, welfare ...c1205
• FARE † condition, state, welfare; state of things, prosperity, success ...c1250
• KELTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• KILTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• PASS condition, state, circumstances ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUIT †* condition, state ...1350
• TALER † state, condition ...1825 Sc.
• TANTUM state, condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFT condition, order; condition of mind, mood, humour ...1717 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
CONDITIONAL - adjectives
• QUALIFICATE † qualified, conditional, under certain limitations ...1723 Sc.
CONDOLE - verbs
• MEAN to pity, to condole with ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONDOM (also see BIRTH CONTROL) - adjectives
• BAREBACK pert. to an act of copulation performed without a condom ...20C US sl.
condom - nouns
• ACORN SHELL. a condom ...1990s UK sl.
• AMERICAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• ANTI-PROLIFERATION DEVICE a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• ARMOUR a condom ...L18 sl.
• BABY STRAINER a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BAG a condom ...1922 sl.
• BAGGIE a condom ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON a condom ...20C US sl.
• BISHOP a large condom ...L18 sl.
• BONE BLANKET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BONE BONNET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BURRITO PONCHO a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CIRCULAR PROTECTOR a condom ...19C Brit. advertising usage
• COCKING STOCKING a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CORN HUSK a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
• DICK PARTITION a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DINK TANK a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DIVING SUIT a condom ...M20 sl.
• EEL-SKIN a condom ...E20 US sl.
• ENVELOPE a condom ...19C Brit. sl.
• FANTASTIC PLASTIC a contraceptive sheath, a condom ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FISH-SKIN a condom ...20C sl.
• FLUNKY a condom ...1990s sl.
• FRENCHIE a condom ...1953 sl.
• FRENCH LETTER a condom ...c1856 sl.
• FRENCH SAFE a condom ...E20 Can. sl.
• FRENCH-TICKLER a dildo or a condom equipped with ridges or larger protuberances designed to increase vaginal stimulation ...M20 US sl.
• FRENCHY a condom ...1953 sl.
• FROG a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROGGIE a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROG-SKIN a condom ...E20 Aust.
• FUCKING-RUBBER a condom ...M20 US usage
• GUN AND BOMB a condom ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• ITALIAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• JACKET a condom ...1960s US sl.
• JOHNNY a condom ...1965 sl.
• JOLLY BAG a condom ...1980s US sl.
• LATEX a latex condom ...20C US sl.
• LETTER a condom ...19C Brit.
• LIFE JACKET a condom ...1989 US sl.
• LOVE ENVELOPE a condom ....1970s US gay sl.
• LOVE GLOVE. a condom ...1987 US sl.
• LUBE a lubricated condom ...1970s US sl.
• LUBIE a lubricated condom ...1971 US sl.
• MAC a condom ...1970s sl.
• MACHINE a condom ...L18 sl.
• MANTO a condom ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• MERRY WIDOW a condom ...1928 Amer. sl.
• NECESSARIES a condom ...1990s euphemism
• ONE-PIECE OVERCOAT a condom ...M20 Brit. sl.
• PACK OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACKET OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PANTHER a condom ...2002 Jamaica sl.
• PARTY BALLOON a condom ...1990s US sl.
• PARTY HAT a condom ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• PORT SAID GARTER a condom ...World War II Brit. army usage
• RAINCOAT a condom ...1930s US sl.
• RUBBER a condom ...1947 sl.
• RUBBER JOHNNY a condom ...1980 sl.
• SACK OF SAUCE a used condom ...1997 US sl.
• SAFE a condom ...1897 sl.
• SAFETY a condom ...1930s US Black sl.
• SAFETY-SHEATH a condom ...20C
• SCUMBAG a condom ...1967 sl., chiefly US
• SHOWER CAP a condom ...1969 US sl.
• SIR PAUL a condom ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN a condom ...19C colloq., orig. US
• SPANISH LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• VD BONNET a condom ...1972 US sl.
• WISE MONKEY a condom ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'dunky'
condom - verbs
• FIGHT IN ARMOUR to use a condom ...c1780 sl.
CONDONING - nouns
• ABOLITION † a putting out of memory; a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty ...1606
CONDUCT - nouns
• ABEARING † the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ...1494
• AFFAIR † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375
• BELE † bad conduct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FACTION † manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct ...1559
• FARE conduct, behaviour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• I-BERE † bearing, comportment, conduct ...a900
• MANAGE † bearing, demeanour, conduct ...1593
• ON-GANG conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ON-GANGINGS conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...1898 Sc.
• ONGOING an event, affair, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; generally in plural ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATE † standard of conduct or action; hence, manner, mode, style ...c1470
• THICK-SPINNING bad conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
conduct - verbs
• I-BERE † to conduct oneself ...c897
• ONGO to go on, to proceed, to conduct oneself ...1710 Sc.
CONDUCT - also see GUIDE, LEAD
CONDUCTOR - person
• MANUDUCTOR † the conductor of a band or choir ...1785
CONDUIT - nouns
• SINK * a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499
CONE - nouns
• APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BURR a pine cone ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CLOG † a fir cone; a pine cone ...L16
• DEAL-APPLE a fir cone ...1819 Eng. dial.
• DEALSEY a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.
• DELSEED a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.
• PINE APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...1750 Eng. dial.
• PINE BALL a pine cone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PINE BURR a pine cone ...1804 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB-APPLE a fir cone ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
cone - person
• PINEBALLER one who gathers pine cones ...1968 Amer. dial.
cone - verbs
• APPLE to gather fir cones or 'apples' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
CONFECTION (also see SWEET FOODS) - nouns
• SUGAR-MEAT † a sweetmeat; confection ...1587
CONFECTIONER - person
• SUGAR-BAKER † a confectioner, a pastry-cook ...1650
• TRAGEMATOPOLIST †* a seller of sweets; a confectioner ...1656
CONFECTIONERY - nouns
• SUGAR-WORK † confectionery ...1572.
CONFEDERATE - adjectives
• PACK on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
confederate - person
• BOOSTER a helper; a confederate ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BROAD a female confederate; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CAPPER a confederate ...1871 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FEDARIE † a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• RAPPIE a confederate ...1920s US prison sl.
confederate - verbs
• BANDY † to band together, to league, to confederate ...1597
CONFEDERATED - adjectives
• BANDED confederated, leagued, allied ...1601
CONFEDERATION - nouns
• BANDYING † confederation; league ...1689
• PACTION those leagued together; a confederation ...1877 now chiefly Sc.
CONFER - verbs
• IMPARL † to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80
• PALAVER to confer, to consult ...1877
• PARLIAMENT to parley, to treat, to confer; to talk for the sake of talking ...1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
CONFERENCE - nouns
• CHINFEST a period of much talking or complaining; a conference ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CONFABULATION a conference ...1845 humorous
• EMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• EMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• GABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip ...1897 sl., orig. US
• GAB SESSION a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• GAMMON AND PATTER † a meeting; a conference ...1889 UK sl.
• IMPARLANCE † the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• IMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• JABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PALAVER a conference ...1735
• PARWHOBBLE † a parley or conference between two or three persons ...1777 Eng. dial.
CONFERENCE - verbs
• MAKE MEDICINE to have a discussion and come to agreement; to hold a conference ...1903 Amer. dial.
CONFESS - verbs
• ACKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc. ...1846
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• BAWL to confess ...20C UK Black sl.
• CACKLE to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab ...1698 US & UK criminals' sl.
• CANARY of a criminal: to confess; to turn state's evidence ...1930s US sl.
• CRAKE to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
• GIVE DOWN to admit; to confess ...1917 Amer. dial.
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• OWN UP to admit truth or responsibility; to confess ...1853 colloq.
• POP OFF to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• PUT ONE'S HANDS UP to surrender; to give in; to confess ...1970s Brit. police & criminals' sl.
• RECKON ONE'S REAM PENNIES to confess one's faults ...Bk1903 sl.
• SIGN UP to make a written confession ...1970s Aust. criminals' sl.
• SNEEZE OUT to confess ...1996 UK sl.
• SPEW to speak, esp. to confess ...L18 sl.
• SPEW ONE'S GUTS to confess or inform
• SPILL ONE'S GUTS to divulge or confess as much as one can ...1927 sl., chiefly US
• VERBAL to confess under interrogation ...1960s criminals' sl.
• VERBAL UP to fake a confession of criminal guilt ...1973 UK sl.
• YATE † to acknowledge, to confess ...c1200
• YIELD to admit; to confess ...1835 Sc.
CONFESSION - nouns
• FASSION † confession ...c1440
• VERBALLING the act of faking a criminal confession ...1974 UK sl.
CONFESSION - verbs
• SCOUR THE KETTLE to go to confession ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
CONFIDED - adjectives
• BETRUSTED † trusted in, or confided in ...a1461
CONFIDENCE - adverbs
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND JACK MUM secretly, in confidence ...20C Irish sl.
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST told in confidence ...1830 sl.
• BETWIXT YOU AND ME AND THE GATE between ourselves ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
confidence - nouns
• AFFIANCE † confidence generally; assurance ...1483
• FACE great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve ...1537 colloq.
• LEVENESS † faith, confidence ...c1400
• READSHIP, REDESHIP confidence, trust; dependence, trustworthiness, reliability ...1829 Eng. dial.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
confidence - verbs
• BASH † to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BETRUST † to trust, to place confidence in a person ...c1440
• DIFFIDE * to want faith or confidence; to have or feel distrust ...1532
• FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• SWEAR BY to have full confidence in something ...c1815 sl.
confidence - interjections/phrases
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST in all confidence or secrecy ...1830
• NO WORRIES! an expression of confidence that everything will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKERS an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKING FURRIES an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKS phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
CONFIDENCE, LACK OF - nouns
• CHERRY lack of experience or confidence ...20C Amer. sl.
CONFIDENCE GAME, TRICK (also see SWINDLE) - adjectives
• AGAINST THE WALL said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
• SCAMMED subjected to a confidence trick ...1990s sl.
confidence game, trick - nouns
• ABRAHAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAHAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19
• ABRAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNKO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUST-OUT the high point of a confidence game, when the swindle occurs ...1958 US criminals' sl.
• CAP the act of ensnaring a victim into a confidence game ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• CONVINCER the stage in a confidence swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme ...1940 US sl.
• COP the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CUT-IN the initial contact with the intended victim in a confidence swindle ...1977 US sl.
• FAKUS deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick ...1960s sl.
• GAFF the place in which a confidence trick is carried out, such as a fake bookmaker's or stockbroker's office ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• GAGGING a form of confidence trick, based on persuading a stranger that one is an old, if forgotten, friend ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GAMBLING † money-dropping ...1738 UK sl.
• GAME an attempt to con ...1975 US sl.
• GAMING playing a confidence trick or otherwise manipulating another ...L19 US Black sl.
• JACK-OFF a hoax, a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• KILLING FLOOR a place where victims are robbed and/or
cheated by a confidence trickster ...1960s US Black sl.
• LEMON a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LEMON-GAME a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LONG CON any confidence trick or cheat that is carefully planned for perfect execution ...1930s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MICHIGAN a confidence trick ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• MURPHY a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MURPHY GAME a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MUSH a short-con game played at a ball park where a confidence trickster poses as a bookmaker, taking bets, then raises an umbrella and disappears into the area where everybody is holding umbrellas ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage
• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
• PANEL GAME a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PANEL TRICK a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PAY-OFF a type of confidence trick in which the victim loses a large sum of money trying to follow the apparent good luck of the trickster ...1915 sl.
• PIGEON-DROP a confidence trick, esp. one which starts with a wallet dropped in front of the victim or 'pigeon' ...1937 US sl.
• QUEER a hoax, a confidence trick ...M18 sl.
• RAG a confidence game based on stocks and shares ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.
• RAMPS a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• SAMFIE a confidence trick ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SANDBAG a confidence trick ...1900s US sl.
• SAWDUST GAME a confidence trick based on the passing of bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCAMMING practicing confidence tricks and similar schemes ...1970s sl.
• SHORT CON a small-scale confidence racket ...1932 US sl.
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• SPOOF a hoax, a confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• TALE a specific con where someone is persuaded to pay the con-man, who is posing as a bookmaker, for a lost bet that he did not ask to be made ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• TAKE GAME a confidence trick ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TRACTION in confidence games: an amount of money used to begin an increasingly larger series of swindles ...1997 US sl.
• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.
• VERSING LAW confidence tricks that focus on the use of counterfeit gold to entrap the victim ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• WALKAWAY the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
confidence game, trick - verbs
• BACK AND FILL to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...20C sl.
• COME HOT in a confidence swindle: to complete the swindle which the victim immediately understands to have been a swindle ...1985 US sl.
• COP of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• COP A FINAL to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
• JEFF to lie; to work a confidence trick; to fool a victim ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• JOSTLE to engage in petty confidence games ...a1890 US criminal sl.
• KIDDY to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery ...M19 sl.
• MURPHY to deceive or dupe someone by means of the Murphy game ...1965 US sl.
• QUALIFY of a confidence trickster: to assess the potential of a possible victim ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• RAM to work as a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SHILL to pose as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. ...1914 chiefly Amer.
• SKANK to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• TAKE A TUMBLE to 'fall for' a confidence trick ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.
CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER - person
• ACTOR anyone out to deceive or to project a phony image; a con-man or liar ...1940s US sl.
• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• BAIT an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...20C sl.
• BLUFF ARTIST an insincere person; a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• CAPPER in a confidence swindle: a person who lures the victim into the swindle ...1753 US sl.
• CON a confidence trickster ...1897 orig. US
• CON ARTIST a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CON MAN a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CON-PLAYER. a confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CON-WOMAN a female confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• EXCESS BAGGAGE a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• FAKE a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKE-MAN a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAKER a confidence trickster; a fraudster ...M19 sl.
• FALCONER a confidence trickster; one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FANNY MOB confidence tricksters ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• FAST-TALKER a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• GAGGER a confidence trickster, a cheat, esp. when telling 'sob stories' or posing as a deaf mute; a charlatan, a fraudster ...1781 sl.
• GAMBLER a confidence trickster who drops a supposedly valuable object, as a ring, wallet, etc., and rather than claim it for himself, persuades a passerby to buy it from him ...1735 UK sl.
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• GAMMONING COVE † a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1828 UK criminals' sl.
• GRAND RASCAL a scoundrel; a cheat, a confidence man ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GUY a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game; also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.
• INSIDE MAN someone involved in any of various special roles in a confidence trick or robbery ...1935 US sl.
• JACK IN A BOX a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JACK IN THE BOX a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JEFF ARTIST a liar; a confidence trickster ...1960s US sl.
• JEREMY DIDDLER a cheat; a confidence trickster; a shabby swindling borrower ...1803 sl.
• LAMPER a confidence trickster ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LURKMAN a confidence trickster, a petty criminal ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MACE a polished practitioner of the 'mace'; a confidence trickster ...1781 sl.
• MACE-COVE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.
• MACE-GLOAK a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACEMAN a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1859 sl.
• MAGSMAN a street swindler; a confidence man ...1838 sl.
• MONGREL an accomplice who helps in a confidence trickster's pose as a poor scholar ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• MONTE-MAN a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• NEEDLE a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• NICKER a thief, a cheat, a confidence trickster ...L17 sl.
• NKALAFAKER a person who is not so much to be admired as was originally thought; a confidence trickster ...2003 S. Africa teen sl.
• OAK † in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...1591 UK criminals' sl.
• OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.
• OKE in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• OUTSIDE MAN that member of a confidence trick team who locates a potential victim, lures him deeper into the hoax, and helps to fleece him; the 'steerer' for a brothel ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PIGEON-DROPPER a confidence trickster who uses the 'pigeon-drop' (see 'confidence trick') ...1961 US sl.
• QUEER PLUNGER a confidence trickster who plunges into water and is saved from 'drowning' ...L18 sl.
• RAG MOB a team of confidence man working 'the rag', a trick based on persuading the victim that they can profit form a fixed stock swindle ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• RAM a trickster's confederate who encourages the public to lose their money in a con-game ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RANK NEEDLE a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• RETRIEVER the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• SALESMAN a confidence trickster ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SAMFIE a confidence trickster ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAMFIE MAN a confidence trickster ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAWDUST MAN a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST SWINDLER a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAMMER a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
• SCAMSTER a confidence trickster ...1970s sl.
• SHILL someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1916 sl.
• SHILLABER someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1913 sl.
• SHUFFLER a grifter; a con artist; someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SPOOFER a confidence trickster ...L19 sl.
• STICK someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage others buyers, gamblers, etc.; a confidence trickster ...1926 US sl.
• TAKE a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• T.B. a confidence trickster ...1930 US sl.
• TOUT in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.
• TUG a confidence trickster ...L19 Aust. sl.
• TWEEDLER a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.
• VERSER the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
confidence trickster - person, victim
• ACTION the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc. ...1950s sl.
• CHICKEN a victim of a robbery, kidnapping, confidence game, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHIEF a potential victim of a confidence trickster; a credulous person; it is common term of address, used ironically by the con-man when he approaches the victim ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• FLY-FLAT someone taken in by confidence tricksters ...1864 Brit. sl.
• GAY the dupe of a prostitute or of a con man ...19C sl.
• MARK the intended victim of confidence tricksters ...1883 sl., orig. US
• RABBIT SUCKER a rich young man who is gulled into running up large bills by confidence tricksters who later dun him for their debts ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• SIMPLER the dupe or victim of a confidence trickster or a prostitute ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
CONFIDENT - adjectives
• ABOVE ONESELF over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing ...19C sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEARLESS † without doubt about; confident of ...1634
• FULL-HEARTED zealous, confident, courageous
• IN A ZONE confident, self-assured ...1990s sl.
• MAKINT confident, assured, bold, brazen ...1808 Sc.
• NERVY cool, confident, impudent ...1897
• POLLRUMPTIOUS unruly or restless; foolishly confident ...c1860 sl.
• POLRUMPTIOUS restive, rude, unruly, obstreperous; foolishly confident ...1790 Eng. dial.
• POT-SURE † thoroughly sure; full of confidence and boldness through drinking ...1648
• SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue ...1673
• SANGUINE-NERVOUS partly sanguine and partly nervous ...1842
• SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident ...1847
• SANGUINIAN † hopeful, confident ...1340
• SICKER † having a sense of security; confident ...a1340.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
confident - verbs
• BE TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES to assume more than one's proper authority; to feel important, independent, or disturbingly confident ...1835 Amer. dial.
• FANCY ONE'S CHANCES to feel confident of success ...20C
• FEEL ONE'S KEEP to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPING to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE to be forward, bold, or over-confident ...1966 Amer. dial.
CONFIDENTIAL - adjectives
• CABINET private, confidential, secret
• COPA confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPACETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETTY confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPESETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPUS confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• PARTICULAR private, confidential ...1884 Sc.
confidential - verbs
• HOB-NOBBLE to talk intimately and confidentially together ...B1900 Eng. dial.
CONFIDENTIALLY - adverbs
• ON THE QT quietly, confidentially ...1884 UK sl.
• SUB ROSA secretly, confidentially ...Bk1904 colloq.
• UNDER THE LAP confidentially ...1930s Aust. sl.
CONFIDENTLY - adverbs
• AFFIANTLY †* confidently, with trust ...a1641
• FASTLY † firmly, unwaveringly, steadfastly; with confidence ...c1175
• MAKINTLY with ease, confidence, and assurance ...1903 Sc.
• SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently ...1653
• SICKER † with security; safely, confidently ...c1205
• SICKERLY † with assurance, confidently ...c1205 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WITH OPEN FACE † with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly ...1388
CONFIDING - nouns
• AFFIANCE the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
CONFINE - nouns
• CANCELS † prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
confine - verbs
• BAIL * to confine ...c1600
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• CARCERATE to imprison, to incarcerate, to confine ...1839
• HAIN †* to shut up, to confine, to restrain ...1636
• HAMPHIS † to surround; to hem in, to confine ...1768 Sc.
• HASP † to confine or fasten in a tight place; to lock up ...1680
• HIDEBIND* to make hidebound; to confine, to constrict ...M17
• IMMEW † to mew or coop up; to keep in restraint or confinement ...a1600
• IMMURE * 1. to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
2. to shut up or enclose within walls; to imprison; to confine as in a prison or fortress ...1588
• LAY NECK AND HEELS † to confine or bind securely ...1643
• LAY UP † to place in confinement, to imprison ...1565
• MEW UP to coop up, to confine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIE NECK AND HEELS to confine or bind securely ...1701
• THRING † to thrust or crush (into a confined space); to shut up, to confine ...c1250
• TINE † to confine. to restrain to something ...c1430
• UMBECAST † to enclose, to confine ...c1440
CONFINED - adjectives
• AT HARD-MEAT † in close confinement; under strict restraint ...1594
• CABINED cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc. ...1854
• COBBY crowded, confined, closely packed ...19C Eng. dial.
• IMMURATE † immured; enclosed in walls or as in walls; imprisoned, confined ...1593
• IMPENT † pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633
• SCRAMMY cramped, confined ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THRUSTEN crowded, confined; incommoded by want of space or pressure of business ...1899 Eng. dial.
confined - person
• YARDBIRD anyone confined by authority to a restricted area ...1940s US sl.
CONFINEMENT - nouns
• BAND † confinement, imprisonment, custody ...a1300
• CAN a place of confinement; a prison; a cell ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FAST-HOLD confinement, durance ...1832
• KEEPING † confinement, imprisonment; prison ...1382
• RAP confinement to an institution, other than a prison ...L19 US sl.
• THOR † durance, confinement ...1802 Sc.
confinement - verbs
• DO A PADDY DOYLE to serve a time of confinement ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• KENNEL to put in a place of retreat or confinement ...1582
CONFIRM - verbs
• AFFEER to settle, to confirm ...c1440
• APPLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• FASTEN † to make sure, to confirm, to ratify an agreement ...a900
• PLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• PUT THE ACID ON to confirm ...1910s sl.
• RATIFY † to declare or confirm the truth or correctness of a statement, etc. ...c1400 rare or obs.
• ROBORATE † to confirm, to ratify, to corroborate (a charter, league, etc.) ...1432-50 obs. exc. Sc.
• SICKER † to confirm by pledge or surety ...1338 now rare or obs.
• TRY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
CONFIRMATION - nouns
• VEREFIANCE † the act of proving; verification, confirmation ...c1450
CONFIRMATORY - adjectives
• RATIFACTORY †* confirmatory ...1720
• RATIFICATORY †* confirmatory ...1639 Sc.
CONFIRMED - adjectives
• EVEN-DOWN confirmed, habitual ...1823 Sc.
• RATIFIED * settled, confirmed ...1644
• ROBORATE † confirmed, ratified, strengthened ...1432-50
CONFISCATE - verbs
• ACHEAT † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• ACHETE † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• CONFISTICATE to confiscate ...US Civil War usage
• SNATCH BALD-HEADED to confiscate; to steal with strategy rather than on impulse ...US Civil War usage
CONFLICT - adjectives
• BATTLEFUL †* full of strife or conflict; contentious ...c1449
• AT LOGGERHEADS in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes ...1775 Amer. dial.
conflict - nouns
• ARMAGEDDON a final conflict on a great scale ...1811
• BOILOVER a sudden conflict between persons ...Aust. sl.
• BOIL-UP a sudden excitement or conflict ...Aust. sl.
• BUCKLE a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
• DEAL a problem, a conflict ...1990s US college sl.
• DEBATE † physical strife, fight, conflict, struggle ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OPPUGNANCY opposition, antagonism, contrariety, conflict ...1606
conflict - verbs
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• JAR to come into conflict, to clash ...1621
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
CONFLICTING - adjectives
• JARRING discordant, conflicting, clashing ...1661
• UNISOME † at variance ...a1250
CONFORM - nouns
• AWKWARD SQUAD collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent ...1796 Brit.
• CLOBBERING MACHINE pressure to conform with accepted standards ...NZ colloq.
conform - person
• OMNIFORMIST † one who assumes all forms or fashions; one who conforms to all ...1683
conform - verbs
• HEW to conform to ...L19 N. Amer.
• QUADRATE to agree, correspond, or conform with ...1610
• SUE † to conform to, to comply with the conditions of ...a1300
• WALK THE CHALK to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK LINE to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK MARK vb. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1905 Amer. dial.
CONFORMABLE, CONFORMING - adjectives
• FASHIONABLE † conformable to ...1657
• ORDERLY † conformable to established order or rule; regular ...1581
• ORDINAL † conformable to order, rule, or custom; regular, ordinary, orderly ...c1380
• ORDINARY † conformable to order or rule; regular; orderly, methodical ...1529
• QUADRANT † agreeing, consonant, or conforming to or with ...1536
• QUADRATE † conformable, corresponding to or with ...a1657
CONFORMIST - person
• SQUARE a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SQUIRREL a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.