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DAB - DANK
DABBLE - verbs
• DOBBLE to dabble ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LAPPER to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like ...1728 Sc.
DADDY-LONGLEGS - see SPIDER
DAFFODIL - adjectives
• DAFFODILLY * full of or furnished with daffodils ...1892
DAFFODIL - nouns
• AFFODILL the daffodil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELL-ROSE the daffodil ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• BUTTER AND EGGS a daffodil ...1876 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERCUP a daffodil ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DAFF a daffodil; usually in plural ...20C sl.
• DAFFADILE the daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFADILLY the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFADOWNDILLY a daffodil ...1573
• DAFFODILLY the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFONDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY a daffodil ...M19 colloq.
• DAFFY DOWN a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFYDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY the daffodil ...1573
• DILLY the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• EASTER FLOWER a daffodil ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EASTER LILY a daffodil ...1900 Amer. dial.
• EGGS AND BACON the daffodil, Narcissus incomparabilis and bicolor ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGS AND BUTTER daffodils of various kinds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVERDRIL the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S RUFFLES the daffodil Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LENTEN LILY * the yellow daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1896
• LENT-LILY the yellow daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1796
• MARCH FLOWER a daffodil ...1937 Amer. dial.
• MARCH LILY a daffodil ...1968 Amer. dial.
• QUEEN ANNE'S FLOWERS the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAINT-PETER'S BELL the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLED EGGS a double daffodil ...1978 Amer. dial.
DAGGER - nouns
• BAYONET † a short, fat dagger ...1692
• DAG-DURK † a dagger ...a1828 Sc.
DAGGLE - verbs
• LAG † to daggle, to render wet or muddy ...c1440
DAILY - adjectives, adverbs (also see DAY)
• A-DAY on each day; daily ...c1500
• COTIDIAL † daily ...1502
• DAILY-DAY every day, continually, constantly ...1881 Sc.
• DATELY daily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAY AN' DAILY constantly, every day ...Bk1900 Sc. & Ireland
• QUOTIDIAL † daily ...1502
• QUOTIDIALLY † day by day ...c1430
• QUOTIDIAN 1. of things, acts, etc.: pert. to every day; daily ...c1380
* 2. of a person: performing some act daily ...1456
• QUOTIDIANARY †* everyday, daily ...1719
• QUOTIDIANLY * daily ...1447
DAINTILY - adverbs
• SIZELY †* nicely, daintily ...1575
DAINTINESS, DAINTY - nouns
• DAINTIFICATION daintified condition ...1780 nonce word
• DAINTIHOOD * daintiness ...1780
• DAINTITH a dainty, a delicacy ...1721 Sc.
• DAINTY † daintiness; fastidiousness ...1590
• DANDY anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq
• EISTACK † a dainty ...1773 Sc.
• TASTE a small dainty or delicacy eaten as a relish to plainer food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DAINTY - adjectives
• ABRODIETICAL † feeding daintily, delicate, luxurious ...1627
• CADDLE dainty, fastidious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG squeamish, dainty about one's food ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAINTEOUS † dainty ...c1386
• DAINTETH † dainty ...c1430
• DAINTIFUL † dainty ...1393
• DAINTIVE †* dainty ...1526
• DANGEROUS † difficult to please; particular, ticklish; fastidious, nice, dainty, delicate ...c1386
• DAUNCH † fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DENCH dainty, fastidious, squeamish ...1828 Eng. dial.
• DENSH dainty, fastidious, squeamish ...1828 Eng. dial.
• DENSH-GOBBED of a dainty fastidious taste or appetite; affected in speaking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DENSH-STOMACHED of a dainty fastidious taste or appetite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DENTICAL dainty, fastidious ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DINK dainty, squeamish, precise ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DINKY small and neat; dainty, cute ...L18 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• FEAT † affected, excessively dainty or fastidious ...1540 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FRIAND † dainty; delicious to the palate; fond of delicate food ...1599
• KECKEN-HEARTED squeamish; loathing the sight of food; dainty; over-fastidious; faint-hearted ...Bk1901 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KECKLE-STOMACHED squeamish, dainty ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• MARCHPANE dainty, fastidious ...1598
• MEALY-MOUTHED dainty, fastidious in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKING dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKY fanciful, dainty; used contemptuously ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MIMPING affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMPSY-PIMSY dainty, fastidious, fanciful, affected ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIMPY affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINIONETTE †* small and pretty; delicate, dainty, effeminate ...1749
• NESH dainty, fastidious, squeamish; scrupulous ...1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OGERTFUL dainty, affected, fastidious, affecting delicacy of taste, squeamish ...1754 Sc.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; conceited ...1820 chiefly Sc.
• QUAINT † dainty, fastidious, nice; prim ...1483
• SAUCY † dainty as to food, fastidious ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TARTY dainty, particular as to food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASTY neat, natty; with dainty habits; attractive; agreeable ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEWEY squeamish in eating, dainty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE † fastidious, dainty, squeamish; easily upset or disordered ...c1456 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
• WANTON † fastidious or dainty in appetite ...1530
DAINTY - nouns
• DAINTITH † a dainty, a delicacy ...1718 Sc.
• EATTOCK a tidbit, a dainty ...1905 Sc.
• NEWELTY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NEWLITY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• OPSOPHAGY the eating of dainties, esp. of fish ...1854
• SUKKARKE †* a dainty or sweet ...c1400
• SUNKET a dainty, a tidbit ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DAINTY - nouns, person
• FRIAND † a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure ...1598
• MAMMOCK a poor eater; one who is dainty in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCK a person with a dainty and fastidious appetite or manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK a poor eater; one who is dainty in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NICEBICE †* a dainty, fine, or fashionable girl or woman ...1595
• OPSOPHAGIST an eater of dainties ...1854
• SANNOCK a fanciful, dainty person; one who is slow and undecided, or namby-pamby ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
DAINTY - verbs
• DAINTIFY to make dainty ...1780 nonce word
• LIGURATE † to feed daintily ...1623
• OPSOPHAGIZE to eat dainties ...1854
DAIRY - nouns
• DEY-HOUSE a dairy ...1870 Eng. dial.
• LACTARIUM an establishment for the sale of milk; a dairy ...1809
• LACTARY a dairy ...1669-81
• MILKNESS 1. dairy produce; milk ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a dairy; the furniture of a dairy; dairy-work; the number of cows kept to supply a dairy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAIRY - nouns, person
• BOWER the manager of a dairy on a dairy-farm ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEY 1. a woman having charge of a dairy; a dairymaid ...1768 Sc.
2. a person in charge of a dairy, whether male or female ...1877 Sc.
• DEY-WOMAN a dairymaid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAISY - nouns
• BAIRNWORT the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1788 Eng. dial.
• DICKY-DAISY a children's name for almost any wildflower, esp. the daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MARGARET † a daisy; esp. Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGARETTE † a daisy; esp. Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGARITE † a daisy, especially Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGUERITE * the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1866
• MARY-GOWLAN the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAILS the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
• WALY-SPRIG the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
DALLIANCE - nouns
• CANOODLE a dalliance; a flirtation ...1976 Amer. dial.
DALLY - verbs
• BOURD to dally ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERFLY to flirt, to philander, to dally ...1893
• DALLACK to dally, to fritter away time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMFLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic, to trifle ...1808 Sc.
• GAMPHLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic ...1808 Sc.
• HANKER to loiter, to linger about; to dally, to tarry, to stop ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLYGAG to dawdle, to dally, to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or design; to fool about ...1862 US sl.
• LOLLIGAG to dawdle, to dally, to fool about ...L19 US sl.
• LOLLYGAG to dawdle, to dally, to fool about; to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or malicious design ...1862 US sl.
• PADGEL to trifle, to dally ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE WANTON to dally, to trifle, to potter, to waste time in a trifling activity ...1529
• TAIGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TAIGLE WITH to dally in the company of, to hang around, to follow about, esp. a woman ...1827 Sc.
• TAIVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• TEAGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TIG to trifle; to dally with ...1634
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
DALLYING - adjectives
• ODDLING trifling, uncertain, dallying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DALLYING - nouns
• DAFF † dallying, indelicate toying; loose conversation, smutty language ...1721 Sc.
DAM - nouns
• DEM a dam, a weir ...1876 Eng. dial.
• KEEP * a pond or reservoir for fish; a weir or dam for retaining water ...1617
• RAMPIRE † a dam, a barrier ...1586
• SUDD a temporary dam constructed across a river ...c1900
DAMAGE - adjectives
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNIFIC † causing damage or loss; injurious ..1727
DAMAGE - nouns
• ANNOYANCE offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DAMAGEMENT * act of damaging, or the fact of being damaged ...1603
• DAMISH damage, injury ...1820 Sc.
• DAMMISHMENT damage, injury ...1827 Sc.
• DAMNAGE † damage ...1707 Sc.
• DANGER † mischief, harm, damage ...c1400
• HACK havoc, injury, damage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPEACH † injury, damage, detriment ...1575
• IMPEACHMENT † detriment, impairment, injury, damage ...1548
• JEEL damage, mischief ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LACK loss, harm, damage ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOYANCE offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• OFFENCE † hurt, harm, injury, damage ...c1374
• OFFENSION † hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault ...c1374
• PAIRING † injury, damage, impairment ...1382
• PAIRMENT † impairment, loss, harm, damage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SUFFERANCE †* damage, injury ...1604
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
• WANING † damage inflicted by a person ...c1175
DAMAGE - verbs
• ADOMMAGE †* to damage or injure ...1475
• ANNOY to hurt, to trouble, to damage ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BOOGER to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• DAMISH to damage ...1939 Sc.
• DAMMISH to injure, to damage ...1894 Sc.
• DAMNIFY * to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong ...1512 (very common in the 17th century)
• DAUMER to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about ...1871 Sc.
• DEBAUCH † to damage or spoil in quality ...1633
• HASH to spoil, to damage; to destroy; to make a mess of ...1773 Sc.
• IMPEACH † to hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to endamage, to impair ...1563
• MAGGLE † to mangle, to maul, to damage ...1456 Sc.
• MAKE WORK to damage, to injure, to hurt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE BEAR to damage, to spoil, to ruin ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE BEAR WITH to play the deuce with, to inflict great damage upon ...1881
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• RACKTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1922 Amer. dial.
• RACK UP to damage; to wreck; to harm ...1950s US sl.
• RACTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RECTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• RIMRACK to injure, damage, or destroy, esp. by misuse ...1841 Amer. dial.
• SCAM to injure, to crack; to spoil, to damage, to harm in some way, esp. of clothing ...1866 Sc.
• SCATHE to injure, to damage, to destroy; to defame ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROG to damage; to wreak havoc with ...1975 Amer. dial.
• SHEND to destroy or injure; to damage ...arch.
• TEAR UP to break, to damage, to wreck ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TERRIFY to damage, to injure, to destroy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WRITE OFF to completely destroy or damage something so that it is beyond all hope of repair ...1910s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
DAMAGED - adjectives
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUNGED UP beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DAMAGEABLE liable to be damaged ...1755
• DAMIFIED damaged ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DEBOIST † damaged ...1641
• FIREFANGED damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
• HACKLE UP of things: torn, damaged, untidy ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LESED damaged, injured ...a1600 Sc.
• MARRED disfigured, mutilated, damaged ...1870
• SKEE-WHIFFED broken; damaged ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE distorted, damaged, rickety ...1959 Amer. dial.
• TORE-UP rundown, damaged, out of order ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TORN-UP rundown, damaged, out of order ...1965 Amer. dial.
DAMAGED - nouns
• FAULT † an unsound or damaged place; a flaw, a crack ...1514
DAMAGED - verbs
• FIREFANG to become damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
DAMN - verbs
• BLAST to damn, to curse ...Bk1994 Amer. sl.
• DANG to damn ...L18 euphemism
• DARN to damn ...M19 euphemism
DAMN - interjections
• TORMENT IT! damn it! ...1924 Amer. dial.
DAMNABLY - adverbs
• TARNATION damnably, desperately, execrably ...1790
• THUNDERATION damnably ...1835 Amer. euphemism
DAMNED - adjectives
• ASSHOLE stupid; contemptible; damned ...1935 Amer. sl.
• BLACK-DOGGED damned, darned ...1943 Amer. euphemism
• BLASTED damned ...1750 sl.
• BLIPPY damned ...1974 US euphemism
• DAD-BLAMED damned ...1844 US euphemism
• DAD-BLASTED damned, confounded ...1840 US euphemism
• DAD-BLOOMED damned ...1912 US sl.
• DAD-BURN damned ...1829
• DAD-GASTED damned ...1892 US sl.
• DAD-GUM damned ...1930s US sl.
• DAD-GUMMED damned ...1930s US sl.
• DAD-RATTED damned ...1844 US sl.
• DAD-SHAVED damned ...1867 US sl.
• DAD-SHIMMED damned ...1839 US sl.
• DAD-SWAMPED damned ...1863 US sl.
• DAG-BLAMED wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG-BLASTED wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG-NABBED darned ...20C Amer. colloq.
• DAMMELLED damned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMNATION damned; excessive ...c1750 colloq.
• DANG-BANG damned ...M19
• DANG-BURN damned ...M19
• DANGED damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
• DANG-GUM damned ...M19
• DANGY damned ...M19
• DARNATION damned ...L18 US euphemism
• DARNED an intensifier; damned ...1807 US euphemism
• DASHED damned ...1881 euphemism
• DASTED damned ...L19 US euphemism
• DAXED damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• D'D damned ...M19 euphemism
• DEEDEED damned; 'd--d' ...20C US euphemism
• DERNED damned; wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s euphemism
• DEUCED damned; pert. to the devil ...L18 sl.
• DIDDY-DAMNED damned ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DING damned ...1845 Amer. dial.
• DING DURN damn, damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DINGED damned ...1859 Amer. dial.
• DING-SWIZZLED damned ...20C US colloq.
• DIZZY damned, confounded ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DOM'D damned; a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...L16
• DUMBED damned ...L19 US euphemism
• ETERNAL damned ...19C jocular
• FETCHED confounded, damned; used for emphasis ...1854 Amer. dial.
• FETCH-TAKED blasted, damned ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GALLFIRED damned ...1900s US euphemism
• GODDAM accursed, damnable ...E20 colloq.
• GOD DING damn, damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JEASLEY damned ...1930s euphemism
• JEASLY damned ...1930s euphemism
• JEEZLESS damned ...1979 Amer. dial.
• JEEZLY damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JO-FIRED hell-fired, damned ...M18 euphemism
• JO-JEEZLY damned ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUEY annoying, troublesome, vexatious; damned ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PLEGGY annoying, troublesome, vexatious; damned ...1922 Amer. dial.
• QUALIFIED damned; bloody ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• RAMMED damned ...M19 sl.
• TARNACIOUS damned ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TARNAL infernal; damned; damnable; used as an intensifier ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TARNATION damned; used as an intensifier ..1783 Amer. dial.
• TORMENTED damned ...1825 Amer. dial.
DAMNED - adverbs
• BLUE extremely; damned ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING infernal, damned ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTINGLY very, extremely, immeasurably, excessively; damned ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOSHED damned ...1931 Amer. euphemism
DAMNED - nouns, person
• WARLOCK †* a damned soul in hell ...a900
DAMP - adjectives
• BATHY damp, moist ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DABBLY of the weather: wet, rainy, showery, damp ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DABBY damp, moist ...1581
• DAGGED made damp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMP AS A SCOTCH MIST very damp ...1844 Amer. dial.
• DAMPY affected with moisture; somewhat damp ...a1691
• DANKY somewhat dank; dampish ...1796
• DRIZZERABLE unpleasantly damp ...19C sl.
• EVING damp, moist, exuding moisture ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FADY damp, musty; covered with perspiration ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GIFFY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• GIVEY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• GIVY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• LAGGY muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGGY muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MALMY of weather: warm and damp ...1677 Eng. dial.
• MIGGY of the weather: moist, damp, muggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOISTY damp; humid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NESH * damp, moist, wet ...1387
• OORLICK of the weather: damp, chilly and unpleasant, raw, bleak, depressing ...1808 Sc.
• PUGGY damp and sticky from perspiration; clammy, sweaty, dirty, grimy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAFTY † damp, musty, fusty ...1655 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMZY having a damp smell ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SAD damp; soggy and limp with moisture ...1922 Sc.
• SAFT wet, rainy, damp ...1812 Sc.
• SAM-ZODY sodden, soft, damp, wet ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZOED sodden, soft, damp, wet ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THAIN damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THAMPY damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANE damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THANY damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THONE damp, moist, wet; soft from dampness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THONISH damp, wettish ...1740 Eng. dial.
• THONY damp, moist, soft ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ULIGINOUS †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
• VOKEY damp, juicy, moist ...1790 Eng. dial.
• VOKY damp, juicy, moist ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WACK † moist, damp, wet, clammy ...1513 Sc
• WAK † moist, damp, wet ...1513 Sc.
DAMP, DAMPNESS - nouns
• DAMPINESS * the state of being 'dampy' or somewhat damp ...1830
• DANK † wetness, humidity, damp ...? a1400
• DEG(G) damp, moisture; a drop of water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER clinging dampness on grass in the morning ...1925 Sc.
DAMP - verbs
• DAG to sprinkle water with the hand; to make damp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DANK † to wet, to damp, to moisten; orig. said of dew, mist, drizzling rain ...a1310
DANCE, DANCING - adjectives
• BREAK-DOWN riotously dancing, noisily convivial ...c1870 colloq.
• DANCEABLE 1. fit to dance with ...1860 colloq.
2. of a tune: suitable for a dance ...c1890 colloq.
• DANCEY of a person: inclined to dance ...E20 colloq.
• DANCITIVE † inclined to given to dancing ...1606 nonce word
• NATTLING rattling, tapping, esp. of one who knocks his heels together while dancing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORCHEMATICAL †* adj. to dancing ...1583
• ORCHESTIC pert. to dancing ...1850
• ORCHESTRIC pert. to dancing ...1786
• SALTANT † leaping, jumping, dancing ...1601 now rare or obs.
• SALTATORIAL characterized by leaping or dancing ...1789
• SALTATORIAN involving dancing ...1823
• SALTATORIOUS characterized by leaping or dancing ...1816
• SALTATORY characterized by dancing ...1656
• SUBSALTATORY * characterized by a slight dancing motion ...1860
• TRIPUDIANT dancing ...1870
DANCE, DANCING - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE BALL an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only ..1920s sl.
• AIK a merry meeting; a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• ALLIGATOR a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR WALK a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• APPLEJACK a dance, esp. the contemporary vogue step ...1950s US Black sl.
• BALL † a dance or dancing ...1633
• BAYLE a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BAILE a dance hall ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BALLET † a dance ...1782
• BALLING † frequenting of balls, dancing ...1634-46
• BELLY-RUB a dance ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BIG APPLE, THE a dance popular in the late 1930s ...1937
• BIRD DOGGING dancing with a superior's girl ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BOB a dance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGALOO a dance with swivelling and shuffling movements ...M20 chiefly US
• BOOGIE a dance to pop or rock music ...M20
• BREAKDOWN a boisterous rural dance or dancing party; a hoedown, a shindig ...1819 Amer. dial.
• BUNNY-HUG an eccentric ragtime dance ...1912
• BUTTOCK BALL an underworld dance at which the dancers are naked ...1687 sl.
• CAKEWALK a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake...1870s US Black sl.
• CALICO BALL a cheap public dance ...c1860 colloq.
• CALICO HOP a cheap, popular public dance ...M19 US sl.
• CAPRIOLE a leap or caper, as in dancing ...1594
• CARPET DANCE a dance for close friends, held in one's drawing room ...L19 UK society usage
• CARPET SLASHING a dance party ...1947 US sl.
• COOCH any sexually suggestive or imitative dance, esp. a striptease dance ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DANCERY †* dancing ...1615
• FANDANGO a dance hall or room for dancing ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FLASH-JIG a favourite dance ... Bk1893 coster's sl.
• FREAK, THE a dance with strong suggestions of sexual movement, first popular as a 1975 disco dance and then again in the late 1990s and early 2000s ...1979 US sl.
• FRIGABOB anything dancing up and down, jerking from side to side, or moving about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAMBADO a fantastic movement, as in dancing or leaping about; a caper ...1859
• GUT-STRUGGLE a dance in which the partners hold each other as close as possible ...1926 Amer. sl.
• HACK a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• HAIKE a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• HAKE a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• JIG a dance ...Bk1896 sl.
• JAYHAWKING clumsy or inept dancing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JOLLY-UP an informal dance, a party ...1920s sl.
• JOOK an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE-HOUSE an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE-JOINT an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• LIGHT FANTASTIC, THE the foot as the means of dancing; dancing ...c1840 colloq.
• MOJO a kind of dance ...1970s US Black usage
• MOONSTOMP \n ungainly dance associated with the skinhead youth cult ...1999 UK sl.
• MOONY any slow or romantic dance, or the music for it, played at an organized dance or disco, esp. at the end of an evening ...1988 Sc. sl.
• NAKED DANCE a sexually provocative dance ...1940s US Black sl.
• ORCHESOGRAPHY * the description or notation of dancing by means of diagrams, etc. ...1706
• ORCHESTICS the art of dancing ...1850
• PADDY MCGUIGAN dancing, jigging ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jiggin'
• PLAYING GAMES dancing ...1917 Amer. dial.
• POMS dancing shoes ...1930s Irish sl.
• PROM a dance at a school or college ...1894 US sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTING country dancing ...1915 Amer. dial.
• RACKET an organized dance, held in a dancehall and frequented by working-class young people ...1910s sl.
• RAT RACE a dance, or dancing party ...20C US student and teen usage
• RINKTUM a party or dance ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SALLYING † a dancing ...c1440
• SALTATION dancing; a dance ...1656
• SALTURE † a leaping or dancing ...1655
• SCUFFLE any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SHAG a fast jump dance; nervous, earthy bop dance; crude, down-home dance do to a type of blues of the same name ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAG AND STOMP a fast jump dance; nervous, earthy bop dance; crude, down-home dance do to a type of blues of the same name ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKE an Oriental dance style done in sensuous jazz terms ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKEDOWN a boisterous dance or dancing party ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SKOP a good time; a dance; a party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKUFFLE any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SNOWBALL a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners; the process continues until all present are dancing
• TOLO a dance to which women invite men ...1947 Amer. dial.
• VALSE a round dance in triple time; a waltz; the music for this ...1796
• VOLSE a round dance in triple time; a waltz; the music for this ...1796
• WALLOCH a Highland dance; a fling; a kick ...1871 Sc.
• WALLOP a quick movement such as agitates one's clothing; the noise caused by such a movement; a gallop; a dance ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANCE, DANCER, DANCING MASTER - nouns, person
• BALADINE † 1. a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
* 2. a female public dancer ...1863
• BALLADINE † a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
• BALLER † one who takes part in a ball for dancing ...1668
• BLUE MOON a 'dime a dance girl'; a paid dance partner ...Bk1944 service sl.
• CAPER-MERCHANT a dancing master ...Bk1785 sl.
• COOCH DANCER a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• COOCHER a sexually suggestive dancer ...1927 US sl.
• COOTCH DANCER a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• DANCERESS † a female dancer ...1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word
• DANCIE a dancing-master ...1872 Sc.
• DANCING DOG a man who enjoys dancing ...c1880 sl.
• DANSEUSE a female dancer; a ballet-dancer ...1845
• FAN DANCER a sexual dancer or striptease performer who employs a large fan in her dance ...1936 US sl.
• FANNER a fan dancer ...1981 US sl.
• GYPSY in the theatre: a chorus dancer; a stage dancer ...a1978 Amer. sl.
• HARLOT † a female juggler, dancing-girl, ballet-dancer, or actress ...1483
• LEAPER † a runner; a dancer ...a1000
• LEAPERESS †* a female dancer ...1382
• LEG-SHAKER a dancer ...L19 sl.
• MONKEY a dancing girl; a chorus girl; also, a taxi dancer ...1928 Amer. sl.
• OLD FACE a chorus dancer whose long tenure makes her unmarketable ...1948 US sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTER a country dancer ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SAILOUR † a dancer ...? a1366
• SALLIER † a dancer ...c1440
• SALTATORY †* a dancer ...a1625
• SALTATRESS †* a female dancer ...1784
• SKANKER one who dances in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl.
• SNAKE-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
• VIDE-HO an attractive (young) woman, who dances on TV shows ...1990s sl.
• WALLFLOWER one who sits out at a dance for lack of partners ...1820 sl.
DANCE - verbs
• ANKLE to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ANKLE AROUND to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
• BAB to dance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALE †* to dance ...a1300
• BALL THE JACK to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping ...1934 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BALTER † to tumble about; to dance clumsily ...c1325
• BATTLE to break-dance competitively with the object of demonstrating the most individual style ...1999 US sl.
• BELLY-RUB to dance closely with someone ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BOB to dance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGIE to dance; orig. to boogie-woogie music ...M20
• BREAK DOWN to dance in a vigorous or boisterous fashion; to be boisterously convivial ...1838 Amer. dial.
• CALL OUT to invite a woman to dance ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CREEP to dance ...1950s sl.
• CUT A CAPER to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1601
• CUT CAPERS to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1691
• DANCE BARNABY † to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously ...1664
• DANCE ON A DIME to dance very close together ...1940s US sl.
• DANCE THE HAY to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance ...1597
• DIDDLE to dance with short, quick steps; to dance like a dwarf; also, to keep time to music with the feet ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DO ONE'S (OWN) THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• FRIGABOB to dance or jerk up and down, to move about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GALLOP † to dance rapidly ...1806-7
• JIG to dance ...1719 sl.
• MINCE to walk or dance with short steps, in a mincing or affected manner ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOONWALK to perform a dance-step which, when it is done well, gives the impression of walking forward whilst gliding in reverse; popularized by Michael Jackson ...1984 US sl.
• PLAY to engage in dancing, or a dance-like game ...1917 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S WEIGHT ON IT to dance energetically ...2000s US Black sl.
• PUT ON YOUR HAPPY FEET to prepare to dance up a storm ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RAG 1. to play or dance to ragtime music ...1900s US sl.
2. to dance by jumping and swaying to music ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROCK to dance with great vigour; to sway, to jump, to stomp, etc. to boogie or rock and roll music ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• ROCK OUT to perform rock music loudly and vigorously, to enjoy oneself enthusiastically esp. by dancing to rock music ...colloq.
• RAMBLE to dance; also, to reel, to stagger ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REEL-ABOUT to go to and fro in a rambling and noisy way; to romp; to whirl round in a dance ...1737 Sc.
• SAIL † to dance ...1297
• SALLY †* to leap, to bound, to dance ...c1440
• SALTATE † to leap; to jump; to skip; to dance ...1623
• SAULT †* to leap, to dance ...1377
• SAUTE †* to leap, to dance ...1377
• SCROOCH to dance extremely close to someone; to snuggle up ...1920s US Black sl.
• SCRUNCH to dance extremely close to someone; to snuggle up ...1920s US Black sl.
• SET THE FLOOR to dance, esp. in a style involving vigorous stamping ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE to dance erotically ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKE A FOOT to dance ...1805 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE A HOOF to dance ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE A LEG to dance ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK to dance ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SKANK to dance in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music; to do a sort of reggae dancing in which the body bends forward, the knees are raised, and the hands claw the air ...1976 sl., orig. W. Indies
• SKATE to dance ...1991 Ireland sl.
• SLING A NASTY FOOT to dance exceedingly well ...1834 Amer. sl.
• SPORT A TOE to dance ...E19 sl.
• STIR ONE'S STUMPS to walk fast; to dance briskly; to act quickly; to bestir oneself, to increase one's speed ...c1460
• THUMP to walk or dance with energy; to do any kind of work vigorously ...1790 Sc.
• TOE AND HEEL IT to dance ...1828
• TRIPUDIATE to dance, skip, or leap for joy or with excitement; to exult ...1623
• VALSE to dance the valse or waltz; to waltz ...1870
• WAIL DOWN THE PLACE to dance and sing with utter abandon ...1960s W. Indies
• WALLOP to move fast, generally with much agitation of the body or clothes; to dance ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANCE HALL - nouns
• ARK a dance hall ...1953 US sl.
• DANCERY a dance hall ...1950s US sl.
• GAFF a dance hall ...1930s sl.
• PALLY a dance hall ...1920s sl.
DANCE HALL - nouns, person
• HURDY a dance hall girl ...1958 Can. sl.
• RAGA a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
DANCING - adverbs
• A-DANCE dancing ...1869
DANDELION - nouns
• BLOWBALL the downy head of a dandelion in seed which children delight to blow away ...1578
• BLOWIE a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLOW WEED a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERFLOWER a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERWEED a dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CANKER the common Wild Poppy; the dandelion; a toadstool or other fungus ...Bk1888
• CANKERWORT † the dandelion ...Bk1888
• CARROT PLANT the dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CLOCK the downy seed head of a dandelion ...M19
• DANDILLIE a dandelion ...1923 Sc.
• DANDILLIE-CHAIN a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DANDY a dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DANDY-GO-LION the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANIEL-LINE a dandelion ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• DENTY-LION the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1826 Sc.
• DINDLE the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ... Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGRET the feathery puppus of the seeds of the dandelion, thistle, etc. ...1794
• GRANDDADDY'S WHISKERS a dandelion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY-HAIRED GRANDMOTHER a dandelion when it goes to seed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBIT a dandelion ...1959 Amer. dial.
• IRISH DAISY a dandelion ...1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LION'S TOOTH the dandelion ...1562
• LITTLE CAPTAIN the dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MALE the common dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-DASHEL the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-DIZEL the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-CATCHER a dandelion blossom gone to seed ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ONE O' CLOCK the downy seed of the dandelion ...1882 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• PISSABED † the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PISS-BED the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISS-THE-BED the dandelion ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PISS-WEED the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISSYBED the dandelion ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• PISSY-PEE the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PRIEST'S CROWN † an old name for the common dandelion ...1483
• WINE BLOSSOM dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WINE WEED dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
DANDIFIED - see DANDY
DANDIFY - verbs
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
DANDLE - nouns
• DANDER a jogging on the knee ...1923 Sc.
• DIDDLE a shake, a jog; a dandle ...1867 Sc.
DANDLE - verbs
• DAIDLE to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee ...1928 Sc.
• DANCY to dandle, as with an infant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDER to jog a child on the knee ...1923 Sc.
• DANTLE to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAUNT † to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
• DAUNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DEEDLE to dandle, as one does an infant ...B1900 Sc.
• DIDDLE to sway to and fro, or jog up and down, as one does an infant; to dandle ...1888 Sc.
• DINK to toss, to dandle a baby ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINKET to dandle a baby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JICKER to dandle a child on the knee ...1920s Sc.
DANDLING - nouns
• DAUNT † dandling, caress ...a1548
• JICKER the dandling of a child on the knee ...1920s Sc.
DANDRUFF - nouns
• FLAKIES dandruff ...colloq.
• SCALL dandruff ...1250
• SCRUFF scurf, dandruff ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SKILFERS †* scurf; dandruff ...1599
DANDY, DANDIFIED, DANDYISH - adjectives
• CLASS stylish, dandified ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DANDIACAL dandyish, dandified ...1831
• DANDIFIED made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826 colloq.
• DANDY of the nature of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim, or smart ...1813
• DANDYFIED like a dandy...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DANDYIC dandyish ...1832 nonce word
• FINEFIED made fine, dandified ...1847 Amer. dial.
• IKEY-MO dandified ...1960s sl.
• JEMMY † spruce, dandified, neat, smart; dexterous ...1750 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate ...1786
• MACARONIC * pert. to a macaroni ...1828
• MACARONYISH * characteristic of dandyism ...1859
• MASHER characteristic of a 'masher', foppish, dandyish ...1884 sl.
• TIPPY-BOB gaudy, smart, dandified, showy in dress ...B1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY - nouns
• BEAUETRY † dandyism; dandy outfit ...1702
• DANDIFICATION the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy ...1825 colloq.
DANDY - nouns, person
• ADON † a fop, a dandy or exquisite; Adonis ...1592
• ADONIS a beau, fop, or dandy ...1765
• BANG-UP a dandy, a fashionable man ...19C sl.
• BUSTER a fellow; a dandy; also used as a term of address, esp. to a boy or young man ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CAKE a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
• CAKEY a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• CANDY a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANDYMAN a dandy; a lady's man ...1913 Amer. dial.
• CHESTERFIELD a dandy, a person who enjoys dressing up, or who spends too much on clothes ...1950 Amer. dial.
• COCKSCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• COXCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• CRACKER a dandy ...c1870 sl.
• DAFFYDILL a dandy ...M19 sl.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY a dandy, a fop ...1830 sl.
• DAND a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl.
• DANDISETTE a female dandy ...E19 sl.
• DANDIZETTE * a female dandy ...1821
• DANDY DUDE a dandy ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DANDYLING a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
• DANDYSETTE a female dandy ...c1820 sl.
• DASHER a dandy ...L19 W. Indies sl.
• DEMI-BEAU a would-be dandy ...Bk1904 sl.
• FADE a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and thus less resplendent ...L19 US sl.
• FANCY DAN a dandy; an affected or pretentious fellow; a show-off; a flashily-dressed man ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FANCY-PANTS a dandy; a snob ...1934 Amer. sl.
• FLASH-KIDDY a dandy ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASHY BLADE a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1719 sl.
• FLASHY SPARK a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1819 sl.
• GANDER a dandy, a fop ...E19 sl.
• GUYVO a smart fellow; a dandy ...20C Royal Navy usage
• HALF-AND-HALF BOYS would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF COVES would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF MEN would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HOP-O'-MY-THUMB a fop, a dandy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow ...c1630 colloq.
• JACK-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow ...c1630 colloq.
• JEMMY † a dandy or fop; a finical fellow ...1753
• JEMMY-JESSAMY an effeminate or great fop, a dandy ...1753
• JESSAMY † a dandy ...1684
• KNUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• LACY-PANTS a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person ...1940 US sl.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MAJO a Spanish dandy of the lower classes ...1832
• MARVELLOUS †* an exquisite, a dandy ...1819
• MASH a dandy, a fop, a swell ...1882 sl.
• MASHER a dandy or fop of affected manners and exaggerated style of dress who frequented music-halls and fashionable promenades and who posed as a lady-killer ...1882 sl.
• NAN NAN a dandy ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NICKER a dandy ...Bk1902 sl.
• NUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• PANTSULA a township dandy whose life is dedicated to the purchase of expensive, fashionable clothes ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• PARKER a well-dressed man; a dandy ...M19 sl.
• PARROCK a small, neat person; a little dandy or doll ...1880 Sc.
• PHYSBUTTOCKE † a term of contempt for a showily vain or fashionable person; a coxcomb, a dandy ...1570
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Sc.
• QUEER CULL a foolish dandy, a fop ...L17 sl.
• SATINIST †* a wearer of satin; a dandy ...1632
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• SPRUSADO † a smartly-dressed person; a spruce fellow; a dandy ...1665
• SUB-BEAU a would-be dandy ...Bk1904 sl.
DANDY - nouns, person, other
• MSHOZA the female companion of a township dandy ...1980s S. Afr.
DANDY - verbs
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• DANDYIZE to play the dandy ...1830 nonce word
• FANCY-PANTS to act like a dandy or snob ...1936 Amer. sl.
DANDYISM - nouns
• MACARONISM behaviour characteristic of a macaroni; dandyism ...1775
DANE - nouns, person
• DANSKER † a Dane ...1602
DANGER, DANGEROUS - adjectives
• ALIAS dangerous, violent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• BAADASS very bad, very dangerous ...1971 US sl.
• BETWEEN THE BEETLE AND THE BLOCK in a precarious or dangerous position ...1589
• DANGER dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
• DANGERFUL † dangerous ...1548
• DANGEROUS †* ready to run into or meet danger; venturesome ...1621
• DANGERSOME dangerous ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DISCRIMINOUS † hazardous, dangerous, perilous, full of jeopardy ...1666
• DODGY risky, difficult, or dangerous ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• DUBROUS dubious, doubtful, dangerous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUSTY tough, dangerous ...M19 US sl.
• EXITIOUS † destructive to life, deadly, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous ...1563
• FEARLESS † not regarded with fear; giving no cause for fear, free from danger ...1599
• FILE dangerous ...20C teen & high school sl.
• HAIRY dangerous, scary, frightening, esp. if thrilling, exciting ...1945 US sl.
• HAZARDLY †* risky, dangerous ...1575
• HOT 1. dangerous for criminal activity ...1618 UK
2. dangerous to other criminals because of co-operation with the police ...2003 US sl.
• IMPENDENT * of evil, danger: that is about to fall or happen; imminent; near at hand ...a1592
• JEOPARDIOUS † fraught with danger or risk; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1502
• JEOPARDOUS † fraught with risk or danger; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1451
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• NEED-STEAD † in difficulty or danger ...1456
• ORGULOUS threatening, dangerous ...1484 arch.
• PARLISH perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
• PARLOUS perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
• PERICULOUS † dangerous, hazardous, full of peril ...1547
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH risky, dangerous ...1970s US campus sl.
• TICKLE † risky, dangerous ...1579 obs. or
• UNCANNY dangerous, unsafe to meddle with; unruly, mischievous; suspected of evil doings ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCHANCY mischievous; dangerous; risky; not safe to meddle with ...1786 chiefly Sc.
• UNCOOL unpleasant, aggressive, dangerous; excitable; tending to show your feelings more than is prudent or advisable ...1953 US sl.
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• WANCHANCIE unlucky, dangerous ...a1774 Sc.
• WANCHANCY dangerous, risky ...a1774 Sc.
• WARELESS † unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
• WARM of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
DANGER, DANGEROUS - nouns
• ALL-CLEAR denoting authorization to proceed with something; a signal that there is no further danger ...1930s Amer. sl.
• BAD LANDS any dangerous area ...1990 Amer. sl.
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing ...1844 US West usage
• BAD NEWS a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc. ...1917 Amer. sl.
• DENT the time of greatest danger ...1866 Eng. dial.
• EDGE CITY a notional place where people live on the edge of danger ...1970 US sl.
• LARUM a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger ...1549
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous thing ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PAD IN THE STRAW, A † something amiss; a danger concealed; something wrong ...1530
• REAR EXIT a retreat or flight from danger ...1957 US sl.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SNAKE IN THE GRASS a sneaky, despised, underhanded person; a lurking danger ...17C colloq.
• SWORD OF DAMOCLES used of an imminent danger which may at any moment descend upon one ...1747
• VENTURE † danger, jeopardy, hazard, or peril; the chance or risk of incurring harm or loss ...1550
DANGER - verbs
• BONE OUT to back down from a confrontation; to run away from danger ...1993 US
• MARCH UP TO THE CANNON'S MOUTH to walk into danger unflinchingly ...1801
• PASS THE PIKES to be out of danger ...M17 sl.
DANGER - phrases
• HANG ONE'S ASS OUT to expose oneself to danger; to 'stick one's neck out' ...1947 Amer. sl.
• HANNIBAL IS AT THE GATES a great and urgent danger threatens ...1689
• IMPEND of evil or danger: to hang threateningly or hover over as about to fall ...1599
• KATIE-BAR-THE-DOOR used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• KATY-BAR-THE-GATE used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• NOT TO HALLOO UNTIL ONE IS OUT OF THE WOOD not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past ...1801
• ONE'S ASS IS IN THE WIND one is exposed to difficulty or danger ...1964 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS IS MUD one is in danger; 'one's name is mud' ...1961 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF ONE'S LASH † out of danger from one's attacks ...1586
• OUT OF THE SMOKE INTO THE FIRE † out of a small danger into a great one ...1547
DANGEROUS - nouns, person
• BAD HAT a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1884
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing ...1844 US West usage
• BAD NEWS a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc. ...1917 Amer. sl.
• D.C. a Dangerous Character ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• NAIL a tough or dangerous fellow ...1812 Amer. sl.
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous person; a villain; a hateful, offensive person ...1968 Amer. sl.
• WRONG NUMBER a dangerous person ...1920s US sl.
DANGEROUS - verbs
• CARRY HAY IN ONE'S HORNS to be ill-tempered or dangerous ...1648
• JEST WITH EDGE TOOLS to amuse oneself with something that may cause one serious harm; to sport with what is dangerous ...1579
• PLAY WITH EDGE-TOOLS to amuse oneself with something that may cause one serious harm; to sport with what is dangerous ...1594
DANGEROUS - phrases
• ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE things became very turbulent, dangerous, noisy, etc.
• CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH utterly lost; in an untenable, dangerous, or disadvantageous position ...1951 Amer. dial.
• DANGER IS MY BUSINESS used as a humorous response to a suggestion that a proposed activity is dangerous ...1966 US sl.
• IT'S NO CATCH it's very hard work, very disappointing, unpleasant, dangerous ...19C sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO STEAL THE PENNIES OFF A DEAD MAN'S EYES describing a notably dangerous person ...M19 US sl.
DANGEROUSLY - adverbs
• DANGER dangerously ...1917 Amer. dial.
• DANGERFULLY † dangerously ...1548
• JEOPARDOUSLY † dangerously ...1494
• UNCANNILY dangerously ...1873 Eng. dial.
DANGLE - verbs
• DANYEL † vb. to dangle; to jolt, as a cart on a rough road ...1825 Sc.
• DILLUP to dangle the legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE-DANGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• WALLOP to dangle, to flap, to wobble ...1822 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
DANGLER - nouns, person
• HANG-SLEEVE a dangler; an officious but unmeaning suitor ... B1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLING - adjectives
• A-COCKBILL free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
• BEDANGLED beset with things dangling about one ...1601
• DANKING dangling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLING - adverbs
• A-DANGLE in a dangling state or position ...1855
DANGLING - nouns
• DANGLEMENTS dangling appendages; tassels, etc. ...1855 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE anything long and dangling, as a tress of hair, a long root-fibre, a torn loosely-pendent strip of cloth, etc. ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TANKLING a dangling thing; a pendant ...1874 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP the act of dangling loose; the act of fluttering ...Bk1905 Sc.
DANISH - adjectives
• DANIC † Danish ...1613
• DANISK † Danish ...1596
• DANSK † Danish ...1569
DANK - adjectives
• NEBULOUS * cloudy, foggy, misty, dank ...1386
• ROSCID * resembling dew; falling like dew; abounding with dew; dewy, moist, dank ...1626
• THONKY dank, misty, rainy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DOBBLE to dabble ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LAPPER to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like ...1728 Sc.
DADDY-LONGLEGS - see SPIDER
DAFFODIL - adjectives
• DAFFODILLY * full of or furnished with daffodils ...1892
DAFFODIL - nouns
• AFFODILL the daffodil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELL-ROSE the daffodil ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• BUTTER AND EGGS a daffodil ...1876 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERCUP a daffodil ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DAFF a daffodil; usually in plural ...20C sl.
• DAFFADILE the daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFADILLY the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFADOWNDILLY a daffodil ...1573
• DAFFODILLY the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFONDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY a daffodil ...M19 colloq.
• DAFFY DOWN a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFYDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY the daffodil ...1573
• DILLY the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• EASTER FLOWER a daffodil ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EASTER LILY a daffodil ...1900 Amer. dial.
• EGGS AND BACON the daffodil, Narcissus incomparabilis and bicolor ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGS AND BUTTER daffodils of various kinds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVERDRIL the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S RUFFLES the daffodil Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LENTEN LILY * the yellow daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1896
• LENT-LILY the yellow daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1796
• MARCH FLOWER a daffodil ...1937 Amer. dial.
• MARCH LILY a daffodil ...1968 Amer. dial.
• QUEEN ANNE'S FLOWERS the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAINT-PETER'S BELL the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLED EGGS a double daffodil ...1978 Amer. dial.
DAGGER - nouns
• BAYONET † a short, fat dagger ...1692
• DAG-DURK † a dagger ...a1828 Sc.
DAGGLE - verbs
• LAG † to daggle, to render wet or muddy ...c1440
DAILY - adjectives, adverbs (also see DAY)
• A-DAY on each day; daily ...c1500
• COTIDIAL † daily ...1502
• DAILY-DAY every day, continually, constantly ...1881 Sc.
• DATELY daily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAY AN' DAILY constantly, every day ...Bk1900 Sc. & Ireland
• QUOTIDIAL † daily ...1502
• QUOTIDIALLY † day by day ...c1430
• QUOTIDIAN 1. of things, acts, etc.: pert. to every day; daily ...c1380
* 2. of a person: performing some act daily ...1456
• QUOTIDIANARY †* everyday, daily ...1719
• QUOTIDIANLY * daily ...1447
DAINTILY - adverbs
• SIZELY †* nicely, daintily ...1575
DAINTINESS, DAINTY - nouns
• DAINTIFICATION daintified condition ...1780 nonce word
• DAINTIHOOD * daintiness ...1780
• DAINTITH a dainty, a delicacy ...1721 Sc.
• DAINTY † daintiness; fastidiousness ...1590
• DANDY anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq
• EISTACK † a dainty ...1773 Sc.
• TASTE a small dainty or delicacy eaten as a relish to plainer food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DAINTY - adjectives
• ABRODIETICAL † feeding daintily, delicate, luxurious ...1627
• CADDLE dainty, fastidious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG squeamish, dainty about one's food ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAINTEOUS † dainty ...c1386
• DAINTETH † dainty ...c1430
• DAINTIFUL † dainty ...1393
• DAINTIVE †* dainty ...1526
• DANGEROUS † difficult to please; particular, ticklish; fastidious, nice, dainty, delicate ...c1386
• DAUNCH † fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DENCH dainty, fastidious, squeamish ...1828 Eng. dial.
• DENSH dainty, fastidious, squeamish ...1828 Eng. dial.
• DENSH-GOBBED of a dainty fastidious taste or appetite; affected in speaking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DENSH-STOMACHED of a dainty fastidious taste or appetite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DENTICAL dainty, fastidious ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DINK dainty, squeamish, precise ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DINKY small and neat; dainty, cute ...L18 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• FEAT † affected, excessively dainty or fastidious ...1540 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FRIAND † dainty; delicious to the palate; fond of delicate food ...1599
• KECKEN-HEARTED squeamish; loathing the sight of food; dainty; over-fastidious; faint-hearted ...Bk1901 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KECKLE-STOMACHED squeamish, dainty ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• MARCHPANE dainty, fastidious ...1598
• MEALY-MOUTHED dainty, fastidious in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKING dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKY fanciful, dainty; used contemptuously ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MIMPING affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMPSY-PIMSY dainty, fastidious, fanciful, affected ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIMPY affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINIONETTE †* small and pretty; delicate, dainty, effeminate ...1749
• NESH dainty, fastidious, squeamish; scrupulous ...1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OGERTFUL dainty, affected, fastidious, affecting delicacy of taste, squeamish ...1754 Sc.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; conceited ...1820 chiefly Sc.
• QUAINT † dainty, fastidious, nice; prim ...1483
• SAUCY † dainty as to food, fastidious ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TARTY dainty, particular as to food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASTY neat, natty; with dainty habits; attractive; agreeable ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEWEY squeamish in eating, dainty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE † fastidious, dainty, squeamish; easily upset or disordered ...c1456 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
• WANTON † fastidious or dainty in appetite ...1530
DAINTY - nouns
• DAINTITH † a dainty, a delicacy ...1718 Sc.
• EATTOCK a tidbit, a dainty ...1905 Sc.
• NEWELTY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NEWLITY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• OPSOPHAGY the eating of dainties, esp. of fish ...1854
• SUKKARKE †* a dainty or sweet ...c1400
• SUNKET a dainty, a tidbit ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DAINTY - nouns, person
• FRIAND † a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure ...1598
• MAMMOCK a poor eater; one who is dainty in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCK a person with a dainty and fastidious appetite or manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK a poor eater; one who is dainty in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NICEBICE †* a dainty, fine, or fashionable girl or woman ...1595
• OPSOPHAGIST an eater of dainties ...1854
• SANNOCK a fanciful, dainty person; one who is slow and undecided, or namby-pamby ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
DAINTY - verbs
• DAINTIFY to make dainty ...1780 nonce word
• LIGURATE † to feed daintily ...1623
• OPSOPHAGIZE to eat dainties ...1854
DAIRY - nouns
• DEY-HOUSE a dairy ...1870 Eng. dial.
• LACTARIUM an establishment for the sale of milk; a dairy ...1809
• LACTARY a dairy ...1669-81
• MILKNESS 1. dairy produce; milk ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a dairy; the furniture of a dairy; dairy-work; the number of cows kept to supply a dairy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAIRY - nouns, person
• BOWER the manager of a dairy on a dairy-farm ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEY 1. a woman having charge of a dairy; a dairymaid ...1768 Sc.
2. a person in charge of a dairy, whether male or female ...1877 Sc.
• DEY-WOMAN a dairymaid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAISY - nouns
• BAIRNWORT the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1788 Eng. dial.
• DICKY-DAISY a children's name for almost any wildflower, esp. the daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MARGARET † a daisy; esp. Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGARETTE † a daisy; esp. Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGARITE † a daisy, especially Bellis Perennis ...a1500
• MARGUERITE * the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1866
• MARY-GOWLAN the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAILS the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
• WALY-SPRIG the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
DALLIANCE - nouns
• CANOODLE a dalliance; a flirtation ...1976 Amer. dial.
DALLY - verbs
• BOURD to dally ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERFLY to flirt, to philander, to dally ...1893
• DALLACK to dally, to fritter away time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMFLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic, to trifle ...1808 Sc.
• GAMPHLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic ...1808 Sc.
• HANKER to loiter, to linger about; to dally, to tarry, to stop ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLYGAG to dawdle, to dally, to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or design; to fool about ...1862 US sl.
• LOLLIGAG to dawdle, to dally, to fool about ...L19 US sl.
• LOLLYGAG to dawdle, to dally, to fool about; to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or malicious design ...1862 US sl.
• PADGEL to trifle, to dally ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE WANTON to dally, to trifle, to potter, to waste time in a trifling activity ...1529
• TAIGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TAIGLE WITH to dally in the company of, to hang around, to follow about, esp. a woman ...1827 Sc.
• TAIVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• TEAGLE to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
• TIG to trifle; to dally with ...1634
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
DALLYING - adjectives
• ODDLING trifling, uncertain, dallying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DALLYING - nouns
• DAFF † dallying, indelicate toying; loose conversation, smutty language ...1721 Sc.
DAM - nouns
• DEM a dam, a weir ...1876 Eng. dial.
• KEEP * a pond or reservoir for fish; a weir or dam for retaining water ...1617
• RAMPIRE † a dam, a barrier ...1586
• SUDD a temporary dam constructed across a river ...c1900
DAMAGE - adjectives
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNIFIC † causing damage or loss; injurious ..1727
DAMAGE - nouns
• ANNOYANCE offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DAMAGEMENT * act of damaging, or the fact of being damaged ...1603
• DAMISH damage, injury ...1820 Sc.
• DAMMISHMENT damage, injury ...1827 Sc.
• DAMNAGE † damage ...1707 Sc.
• DANGER † mischief, harm, damage ...c1400
• HACK havoc, injury, damage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPEACH † injury, damage, detriment ...1575
• IMPEACHMENT † detriment, impairment, injury, damage ...1548
• JEEL damage, mischief ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LACK loss, harm, damage ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOYANCE offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• OFFENCE † hurt, harm, injury, damage ...c1374
• OFFENSION † hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault ...c1374
• PAIRING † injury, damage, impairment ...1382
• PAIRMENT † impairment, loss, harm, damage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SUFFERANCE †* damage, injury ...1604
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
• WANING † damage inflicted by a person ...c1175
DAMAGE - verbs
• ADOMMAGE †* to damage or injure ...1475
• ANNOY to hurt, to trouble, to damage ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BOOGER to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• DAMISH to damage ...1939 Sc.
• DAMMISH to injure, to damage ...1894 Sc.
• DAMNIFY * to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong ...1512 (very common in the 17th century)
• DAUMER to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about ...1871 Sc.
• DEBAUCH † to damage or spoil in quality ...1633
• HASH to spoil, to damage; to destroy; to make a mess of ...1773 Sc.
• IMPEACH † to hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to endamage, to impair ...1563
• MAGGLE † to mangle, to maul, to damage ...1456 Sc.
• MAKE WORK to damage, to injure, to hurt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE BEAR to damage, to spoil, to ruin ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE BEAR WITH to play the deuce with, to inflict great damage upon ...1881
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• RACKTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1922 Amer. dial.
• RACK UP to damage; to wreck; to harm ...1950s US sl.
• RACTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RECTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• RIMRACK to injure, damage, or destroy, esp. by misuse ...1841 Amer. dial.
• SCAM to injure, to crack; to spoil, to damage, to harm in some way, esp. of clothing ...1866 Sc.
• SCATHE to injure, to damage, to destroy; to defame ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROG to damage; to wreak havoc with ...1975 Amer. dial.
• SHEND to destroy or injure; to damage ...arch.
• TEAR UP to break, to damage, to wreck ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TERRIFY to damage, to injure, to destroy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WRITE OFF to completely destroy or damage something so that it is beyond all hope of repair ...1910s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
DAMAGED - adjectives
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BOOGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERED UP battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUNGED UP beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DAMAGEABLE liable to be damaged ...1755
• DAMIFIED damaged ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DEBOIST † damaged ...1641
• FIREFANGED damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
• HACKLE UP of things: torn, damaged, untidy ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LESED damaged, injured ...a1600 Sc.
• MARRED disfigured, mutilated, damaged ...1870
• SKEE-WHIFFED broken; damaged ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE distorted, damaged, rickety ...1959 Amer. dial.
• TORE-UP rundown, damaged, out of order ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TORN-UP rundown, damaged, out of order ...1965 Amer. dial.
DAMAGED - nouns
• FAULT † an unsound or damaged place; a flaw, a crack ...1514
DAMAGED - verbs
• FIREFANG to become damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
DAMN - verbs
• BLAST to damn, to curse ...Bk1994 Amer. sl.
• DANG to damn ...L18 euphemism
• DARN to damn ...M19 euphemism
DAMN - interjections
• TORMENT IT! damn it! ...1924 Amer. dial.
DAMNABLY - adverbs
• TARNATION damnably, desperately, execrably ...1790
• THUNDERATION damnably ...1835 Amer. euphemism
DAMNED - adjectives
• ASSHOLE stupid; contemptible; damned ...1935 Amer. sl.
• BLACK-DOGGED damned, darned ...1943 Amer. euphemism
• BLASTED damned ...1750 sl.
• BLIPPY damned ...1974 US euphemism
• DAD-BLAMED damned ...1844 US euphemism
• DAD-BLASTED damned, confounded ...1840 US euphemism
• DAD-BLOOMED damned ...1912 US sl.
• DAD-BURN damned ...1829
• DAD-GASTED damned ...1892 US sl.
• DAD-GUM damned ...1930s US sl.
• DAD-GUMMED damned ...1930s US sl.
• DAD-RATTED damned ...1844 US sl.
• DAD-SHAVED damned ...1867 US sl.
• DAD-SHIMMED damned ...1839 US sl.
• DAD-SWAMPED damned ...1863 US sl.
• DAG-BLAMED wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG-BLASTED wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG-NABBED darned ...20C Amer. colloq.
• DAMMELLED damned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMNATION damned; excessive ...c1750 colloq.
• DANG-BANG damned ...M19
• DANG-BURN damned ...M19
• DANGED damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
• DANG-GUM damned ...M19
• DANGY damned ...M19
• DARNATION damned ...L18 US euphemism
• DARNED an intensifier; damned ...1807 US euphemism
• DASHED damned ...1881 euphemism
• DASTED damned ...L19 US euphemism
• DAXED damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• D'D damned ...M19 euphemism
• DEEDEED damned; 'd--d' ...20C US euphemism
• DERNED damned; wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s euphemism
• DEUCED damned; pert. to the devil ...L18 sl.
• DIDDY-DAMNED damned ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DING damned ...1845 Amer. dial.
• DING DURN damn, damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DINGED damned ...1859 Amer. dial.
• DING-SWIZZLED damned ...20C US colloq.
• DIZZY damned, confounded ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DOM'D damned; a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...L16
• DUMBED damned ...L19 US euphemism
• ETERNAL damned ...19C jocular
• FETCHED confounded, damned; used for emphasis ...1854 Amer. dial.
• FETCH-TAKED blasted, damned ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GALLFIRED damned ...1900s US euphemism
• GODDAM accursed, damnable ...E20 colloq.
• GOD DING damn, damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JEASLEY damned ...1930s euphemism
• JEASLY damned ...1930s euphemism
• JEEZLESS damned ...1979 Amer. dial.
• JEEZLY damned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JO-FIRED hell-fired, damned ...M18 euphemism
• JO-JEEZLY damned ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUEY annoying, troublesome, vexatious; damned ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PLEGGY annoying, troublesome, vexatious; damned ...1922 Amer. dial.
• QUALIFIED damned; bloody ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• RAMMED damned ...M19 sl.
• TARNACIOUS damned ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TARNAL infernal; damned; damnable; used as an intensifier ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TARNATION damned; used as an intensifier ..1783 Amer. dial.
• TORMENTED damned ...1825 Amer. dial.
DAMNED - adverbs
• BLUE extremely; damned ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING infernal, damned ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTINGLY very, extremely, immeasurably, excessively; damned ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOSHED damned ...1931 Amer. euphemism
DAMNED - nouns, person
• WARLOCK †* a damned soul in hell ...a900
DAMP - adjectives
• BATHY damp, moist ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DABBLY of the weather: wet, rainy, showery, damp ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DABBY damp, moist ...1581
• DAGGED made damp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMP AS A SCOTCH MIST very damp ...1844 Amer. dial.
• DAMPY affected with moisture; somewhat damp ...a1691
• DANKY somewhat dank; dampish ...1796
• DRIZZERABLE unpleasantly damp ...19C sl.
• EVING damp, moist, exuding moisture ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FADY damp, musty; covered with perspiration ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GIFFY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• GIVEY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• GIVY of weather: humid, muggy, damp; hence, moist, pliable ...1829 Amer. dial.
• LAGGY muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGGY muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MALMY of weather: warm and damp ...1677 Eng. dial.
• MIGGY of the weather: moist, damp, muggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOISTY damp; humid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NESH * damp, moist, wet ...1387
• OORLICK of the weather: damp, chilly and unpleasant, raw, bleak, depressing ...1808 Sc.
• PUGGY damp and sticky from perspiration; clammy, sweaty, dirty, grimy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAFTY † damp, musty, fusty ...1655 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMZY having a damp smell ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SAD damp; soggy and limp with moisture ...1922 Sc.
• SAFT wet, rainy, damp ...1812 Sc.
• SAM-ZODY sodden, soft, damp, wet ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SAM-ZOED sodden, soft, damp, wet ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THAIN damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THAMPY damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THANE damp, moist; esp. used of meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THANY damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THONE damp, moist, wet; soft from dampness ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THONISH damp, wettish ...1740 Eng. dial.
• THONY damp, moist, soft ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ULIGINOUS †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
• VOKEY damp, juicy, moist ...1790 Eng. dial.
• VOKY damp, juicy, moist ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WACK † moist, damp, wet, clammy ...1513 Sc
• WAK † moist, damp, wet ...1513 Sc.
DAMP, DAMPNESS - nouns
• DAMPINESS * the state of being 'dampy' or somewhat damp ...1830
• DANK † wetness, humidity, damp ...? a1400
• DEG(G) damp, moisture; a drop of water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER clinging dampness on grass in the morning ...1925 Sc.
DAMP - verbs
• DAG to sprinkle water with the hand; to make damp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DANK † to wet, to damp, to moisten; orig. said of dew, mist, drizzling rain ...a1310
DANCE, DANCING - adjectives
• BREAK-DOWN riotously dancing, noisily convivial ...c1870 colloq.
• DANCEABLE 1. fit to dance with ...1860 colloq.
2. of a tune: suitable for a dance ...c1890 colloq.
• DANCEY of a person: inclined to dance ...E20 colloq.
• DANCITIVE † inclined to given to dancing ...1606 nonce word
• NATTLING rattling, tapping, esp. of one who knocks his heels together while dancing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORCHEMATICAL †* adj. to dancing ...1583
• ORCHESTIC pert. to dancing ...1850
• ORCHESTRIC pert. to dancing ...1786
• SALTANT † leaping, jumping, dancing ...1601 now rare or obs.
• SALTATORIAL characterized by leaping or dancing ...1789
• SALTATORIAN involving dancing ...1823
• SALTATORIOUS characterized by leaping or dancing ...1816
• SALTATORY characterized by dancing ...1656
• SUBSALTATORY * characterized by a slight dancing motion ...1860
• TRIPUDIANT dancing ...1870
DANCE, DANCING - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE BALL an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only ..1920s sl.
• AIK a merry meeting; a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• ALLIGATOR a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR WALK a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• APPLEJACK a dance, esp. the contemporary vogue step ...1950s US Black sl.
• BALL † a dance or dancing ...1633
• BAYLE a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BAILE a dance hall ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BALLET † a dance ...1782
• BALLING † frequenting of balls, dancing ...1634-46
• BELLY-RUB a dance ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BIG APPLE, THE a dance popular in the late 1930s ...1937
• BIRD DOGGING dancing with a superior's girl ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BOB a dance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGALOO a dance with swivelling and shuffling movements ...M20 chiefly US
• BOOGIE a dance to pop or rock music ...M20
• BREAKDOWN a boisterous rural dance or dancing party; a hoedown, a shindig ...1819 Amer. dial.
• BUNNY-HUG an eccentric ragtime dance ...1912
• BUTTOCK BALL an underworld dance at which the dancers are naked ...1687 sl.
• CAKEWALK a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake...1870s US Black sl.
• CALICO BALL a cheap public dance ...c1860 colloq.
• CALICO HOP a cheap, popular public dance ...M19 US sl.
• CAPRIOLE a leap or caper, as in dancing ...1594
• CARPET DANCE a dance for close friends, held in one's drawing room ...L19 UK society usage
• CARPET SLASHING a dance party ...1947 US sl.
• COOCH any sexually suggestive or imitative dance, esp. a striptease dance ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DANCERY †* dancing ...1615
• FANDANGO a dance hall or room for dancing ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FLASH-JIG a favourite dance ... Bk1893 coster's sl.
• FREAK, THE a dance with strong suggestions of sexual movement, first popular as a 1975 disco dance and then again in the late 1990s and early 2000s ...1979 US sl.
• FRIGABOB anything dancing up and down, jerking from side to side, or moving about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAMBADO a fantastic movement, as in dancing or leaping about; a caper ...1859
• GUT-STRUGGLE a dance in which the partners hold each other as close as possible ...1926 Amer. sl.
• HACK a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• HAIKE a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• HAKE a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
• JIG a dance ...Bk1896 sl.
• JAYHAWKING clumsy or inept dancing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JOLLY-UP an informal dance, a party ...1920s sl.
• JOOK an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE-HOUSE an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• JUKE-JOINT an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing ...1935 sl., orig. US
• LIGHT FANTASTIC, THE the foot as the means of dancing; dancing ...c1840 colloq.
• MOJO a kind of dance ...1970s US Black usage
• MOONSTOMP \n ungainly dance associated with the skinhead youth cult ...1999 UK sl.
• MOONY any slow or romantic dance, or the music for it, played at an organized dance or disco, esp. at the end of an evening ...1988 Sc. sl.
• NAKED DANCE a sexually provocative dance ...1940s US Black sl.
• ORCHESOGRAPHY * the description or notation of dancing by means of diagrams, etc. ...1706
• ORCHESTICS the art of dancing ...1850
• PADDY MCGUIGAN dancing, jigging ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jiggin'
• PLAYING GAMES dancing ...1917 Amer. dial.
• POMS dancing shoes ...1930s Irish sl.
• PROM a dance at a school or college ...1894 US sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTING country dancing ...1915 Amer. dial.
• RACKET an organized dance, held in a dancehall and frequented by working-class young people ...1910s sl.
• RAT RACE a dance, or dancing party ...20C US student and teen usage
• RINKTUM a party or dance ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SALLYING † a dancing ...c1440
• SALTATION dancing; a dance ...1656
• SALTURE † a leaping or dancing ...1655
• SCUFFLE any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SHAG a fast jump dance; nervous, earthy bop dance; crude, down-home dance do to a type of blues of the same name ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAG AND STOMP a fast jump dance; nervous, earthy bop dance; crude, down-home dance do to a type of blues of the same name ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKE an Oriental dance style done in sensuous jazz terms ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKEDOWN a boisterous dance or dancing party ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SKOP a good time; a dance; a party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKUFFLE any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SNOWBALL a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners; the process continues until all present are dancing
• TOLO a dance to which women invite men ...1947 Amer. dial.
• VALSE a round dance in triple time; a waltz; the music for this ...1796
• VOLSE a round dance in triple time; a waltz; the music for this ...1796
• WALLOCH a Highland dance; a fling; a kick ...1871 Sc.
• WALLOP a quick movement such as agitates one's clothing; the noise caused by such a movement; a gallop; a dance ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANCE, DANCER, DANCING MASTER - nouns, person
• BALADINE † 1. a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
* 2. a female public dancer ...1863
• BALLADINE † a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
• BALLER † one who takes part in a ball for dancing ...1668
• BLUE MOON a 'dime a dance girl'; a paid dance partner ...Bk1944 service sl.
• CAPER-MERCHANT a dancing master ...Bk1785 sl.
• COOCH DANCER a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• COOCHER a sexually suggestive dancer ...1927 US sl.
• COOTCH DANCER a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• DANCERESS † a female dancer ...1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word
• DANCIE a dancing-master ...1872 Sc.
• DANCING DOG a man who enjoys dancing ...c1880 sl.
• DANSEUSE a female dancer; a ballet-dancer ...1845
• FAN DANCER a sexual dancer or striptease performer who employs a large fan in her dance ...1936 US sl.
• FANNER a fan dancer ...1981 US sl.
• GYPSY in the theatre: a chorus dancer; a stage dancer ...a1978 Amer. sl.
• HARLOT † a female juggler, dancing-girl, ballet-dancer, or actress ...1483
• LEAPER † a runner; a dancer ...a1000
• LEAPERESS †* a female dancer ...1382
• LEG-SHAKER a dancer ...L19 sl.
• MONKEY a dancing girl; a chorus girl; also, a taxi dancer ...1928 Amer. sl.
• OLD FACE a chorus dancer whose long tenure makes her unmarketable ...1948 US sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTER a country dancer ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SAILOUR † a dancer ...? a1366
• SALLIER † a dancer ...c1440
• SALTATORY †* a dancer ...a1625
• SALTATRESS †* a female dancer ...1784
• SKANKER one who dances in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl.
• SNAKE-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
• VIDE-HO an attractive (young) woman, who dances on TV shows ...1990s sl.
• WALLFLOWER one who sits out at a dance for lack of partners ...1820 sl.
DANCE - verbs
• ANKLE to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ANKLE AROUND to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
• BAB to dance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALE †* to dance ...a1300
• BALL THE JACK to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping ...1934 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BALTER † to tumble about; to dance clumsily ...c1325
• BATTLE to break-dance competitively with the object of demonstrating the most individual style ...1999 US sl.
• BELLY-RUB to dance closely with someone ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BOB to dance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGIE to dance; orig. to boogie-woogie music ...M20
• BREAK DOWN to dance in a vigorous or boisterous fashion; to be boisterously convivial ...1838 Amer. dial.
• CALL OUT to invite a woman to dance ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CREEP to dance ...1950s sl.
• CUT A CAPER to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1601
• CUT CAPERS to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1691
• DANCE BARNABY † to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously ...1664
• DANCE ON A DIME to dance very close together ...1940s US sl.
• DANCE THE HAY to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance ...1597
• DIDDLE to dance with short, quick steps; to dance like a dwarf; also, to keep time to music with the feet ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DO ONE'S (OWN) THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• FRIGABOB to dance or jerk up and down, to move about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GALLOP † to dance rapidly ...1806-7
• JIG to dance ...1719 sl.
• MINCE to walk or dance with short steps, in a mincing or affected manner ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOONWALK to perform a dance-step which, when it is done well, gives the impression of walking forward whilst gliding in reverse; popularized by Michael Jackson ...1984 US sl.
• PLAY to engage in dancing, or a dance-like game ...1917 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S WEIGHT ON IT to dance energetically ...2000s US Black sl.
• PUT ON YOUR HAPPY FEET to prepare to dance up a storm ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RAG 1. to play or dance to ragtime music ...1900s US sl.
2. to dance by jumping and swaying to music ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROCK to dance with great vigour; to sway, to jump, to stomp, etc. to boogie or rock and roll music ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• ROCK OUT to perform rock music loudly and vigorously, to enjoy oneself enthusiastically esp. by dancing to rock music ...colloq.
• RAMBLE to dance; also, to reel, to stagger ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REEL-ABOUT to go to and fro in a rambling and noisy way; to romp; to whirl round in a dance ...1737 Sc.
• SAIL † to dance ...1297
• SALLY †* to leap, to bound, to dance ...c1440
• SALTATE † to leap; to jump; to skip; to dance ...1623
• SAULT †* to leap, to dance ...1377
• SAUTE †* to leap, to dance ...1377
• SCROOCH to dance extremely close to someone; to snuggle up ...1920s US Black sl.
• SCRUNCH to dance extremely close to someone; to snuggle up ...1920s US Black sl.
• SET THE FLOOR to dance, esp. in a style involving vigorous stamping ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE to dance erotically ...1900s US Black sl.
• SHAKE A FOOT to dance ...1805 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE A HOOF to dance ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE A LEG to dance ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK to dance ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SKANK to dance in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music; to do a sort of reggae dancing in which the body bends forward, the knees are raised, and the hands claw the air ...1976 sl., orig. W. Indies
• SKATE to dance ...1991 Ireland sl.
• SLING A NASTY FOOT to dance exceedingly well ...1834 Amer. sl.
• SPORT A TOE to dance ...E19 sl.
• STIR ONE'S STUMPS to walk fast; to dance briskly; to act quickly; to bestir oneself, to increase one's speed ...c1460
• THUMP to walk or dance with energy; to do any kind of work vigorously ...1790 Sc.
• TOE AND HEEL IT to dance ...1828
• TRIPUDIATE to dance, skip, or leap for joy or with excitement; to exult ...1623
• VALSE to dance the valse or waltz; to waltz ...1870
• WAIL DOWN THE PLACE to dance and sing with utter abandon ...1960s W. Indies
• WALLOP to move fast, generally with much agitation of the body or clothes; to dance ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANCE HALL - nouns
• ARK a dance hall ...1953 US sl.
• DANCERY a dance hall ...1950s US sl.
• GAFF a dance hall ...1930s sl.
• PALLY a dance hall ...1920s sl.
DANCE HALL - nouns, person
• HURDY a dance hall girl ...1958 Can. sl.
• RAGA a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a lover of modern dance hall reggae ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
DANCING - adverbs
• A-DANCE dancing ...1869
DANDELION - nouns
• BLOWBALL the downy head of a dandelion in seed which children delight to blow away ...1578
• BLOWIE a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLOW WEED a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERFLOWER a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERWEED a dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CANKER the common Wild Poppy; the dandelion; a toadstool or other fungus ...Bk1888
• CANKERWORT † the dandelion ...Bk1888
• CARROT PLANT the dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CLOCK the downy seed head of a dandelion ...M19
• DANDILLIE a dandelion ...1923 Sc.
• DANDILLIE-CHAIN a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DANDY a dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DANDY-GO-LION the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANIEL-LINE a dandelion ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• DENTY-LION the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1826 Sc.
• DINDLE the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ... Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGRET the feathery puppus of the seeds of the dandelion, thistle, etc. ...1794
• GRANDDADDY'S WHISKERS a dandelion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY-HAIRED GRANDMOTHER a dandelion when it goes to seed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBIT a dandelion ...1959 Amer. dial.
• IRISH DAISY a dandelion ...1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LION'S TOOTH the dandelion ...1562
• LITTLE CAPTAIN the dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MALE the common dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-DASHEL the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-DIZEL the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-CATCHER a dandelion blossom gone to seed ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ONE O' CLOCK the downy seed of the dandelion ...1882 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• PISSABED † the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PISS-BED the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISS-THE-BED the dandelion ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PISS-WEED the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISSYBED the dandelion ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• PISSY-PEE the dandelion ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PRIEST'S CROWN † an old name for the common dandelion ...1483
• WINE BLOSSOM dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WINE WEED dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
DANDIFIED - see DANDY
DANDIFY - verbs
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
DANDLE - nouns
• DANDER a jogging on the knee ...1923 Sc.
• DIDDLE a shake, a jog; a dandle ...1867 Sc.
DANDLE - verbs
• DAIDLE to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee ...1928 Sc.
• DANCY to dandle, as with an infant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDER to jog a child on the knee ...1923 Sc.
• DANTLE to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAUNT † to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
• DAUNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DEEDLE to dandle, as one does an infant ...B1900 Sc.
• DIDDLE to sway to and fro, or jog up and down, as one does an infant; to dandle ...1888 Sc.
• DINK to toss, to dandle a baby ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINKET to dandle a baby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JICKER to dandle a child on the knee ...1920s Sc.
DANDLING - nouns
• DAUNT † dandling, caress ...a1548
• JICKER the dandling of a child on the knee ...1920s Sc.
DANDRUFF - nouns
• FLAKIES dandruff ...colloq.
• SCALL dandruff ...1250
• SCRUFF scurf, dandruff ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SKILFERS †* scurf; dandruff ...1599
DANDY, DANDIFIED, DANDYISH - adjectives
• CLASS stylish, dandified ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DANDIACAL dandyish, dandified ...1831
• DANDIFIED made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826 colloq.
• DANDY of the nature of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim, or smart ...1813
• DANDYFIED like a dandy...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DANDYIC dandyish ...1832 nonce word
• FINEFIED made fine, dandified ...1847 Amer. dial.
• IKEY-MO dandified ...1960s sl.
• JEMMY † spruce, dandified, neat, smart; dexterous ...1750 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate ...1786
• MACARONIC * pert. to a macaroni ...1828
• MACARONYISH * characteristic of dandyism ...1859
• MASHER characteristic of a 'masher', foppish, dandyish ...1884 sl.
• TIPPY-BOB gaudy, smart, dandified, showy in dress ...B1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY - nouns
• BEAUETRY † dandyism; dandy outfit ...1702
• DANDIFICATION the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy ...1825 colloq.
DANDY - nouns, person
• ADON † a fop, a dandy or exquisite; Adonis ...1592
• ADONIS a beau, fop, or dandy ...1765
• BANG-UP a dandy, a fashionable man ...19C sl.
• BUSTER a fellow; a dandy; also used as a term of address, esp. to a boy or young man ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CAKE a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
• CAKEY a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• CANDY a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANDYMAN a dandy; a lady's man ...1913 Amer. dial.
• CHESTERFIELD a dandy, a person who enjoys dressing up, or who spends too much on clothes ...1950 Amer. dial.
• COCKSCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• COXCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• CRACKER a dandy ...c1870 sl.
• DAFFYDILL a dandy ...M19 sl.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY a dandy, a fop ...1830 sl.
• DAND a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl.
• DANDISETTE a female dandy ...E19 sl.
• DANDIZETTE * a female dandy ...1821
• DANDY DUDE a dandy ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DANDYLING a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
• DANDYSETTE a female dandy ...c1820 sl.
• DASHER a dandy ...L19 W. Indies sl.
• DEMI-BEAU a would-be dandy ...Bk1904 sl.
• FADE a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and thus less resplendent ...L19 US sl.
• FANCY DAN a dandy; an affected or pretentious fellow; a show-off; a flashily-dressed man ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FANCY-PANTS a dandy; a snob ...1934 Amer. sl.
• FLASH-KIDDY a dandy ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASHY BLADE a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1719 sl.
• FLASHY SPARK a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1819 sl.
• GANDER a dandy, a fop ...E19 sl.
• GUYVO a smart fellow; a dandy ...20C Royal Navy usage
• HALF-AND-HALF BOYS would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF COVES would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF MEN would-be dandies who fail to make the grade ...E19 sl.
• HOP-O'-MY-THUMB a fop, a dandy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow ...c1630 colloq.
• JACK-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow ...c1630 colloq.
• JEMMY † a dandy or fop; a finical fellow ...1753
• JEMMY-JESSAMY an effeminate or great fop, a dandy ...1753
• JESSAMY † a dandy ...1684
• KNUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• LACY-PANTS a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person ...1940 US sl.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MAJO a Spanish dandy of the lower classes ...1832
• MARVELLOUS †* an exquisite, a dandy ...1819
• MASH a dandy, a fop, a swell ...1882 sl.
• MASHER a dandy or fop of affected manners and exaggerated style of dress who frequented music-halls and fashionable promenades and who posed as a lady-killer ...1882 sl.
• NAN NAN a dandy ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NICKER a dandy ...Bk1902 sl.
• NUT a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
• PANTSULA a township dandy whose life is dedicated to the purchase of expensive, fashionable clothes ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• PARKER a well-dressed man; a dandy ...M19 sl.
• PARROCK a small, neat person; a little dandy or doll ...1880 Sc.
• PHYSBUTTOCKE † a term of contempt for a showily vain or fashionable person; a coxcomb, a dandy ...1570
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Sc.
• QUEER CULL a foolish dandy, a fop ...L17 sl.
• SATINIST †* a wearer of satin; a dandy ...1632
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• SPRUSADO † a smartly-dressed person; a spruce fellow; a dandy ...1665
• SUB-BEAU a would-be dandy ...Bk1904 sl.
DANDY - nouns, person, other
• MSHOZA the female companion of a township dandy ...1980s S. Afr.
DANDY - verbs
• ADONIZE to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• DANDYIZE to play the dandy ...1830 nonce word
• FANCY-PANTS to act like a dandy or snob ...1936 Amer. sl.
DANDYISM - nouns
• MACARONISM behaviour characteristic of a macaroni; dandyism ...1775
DANE - nouns, person
• DANSKER † a Dane ...1602
DANGER, DANGEROUS - adjectives
• ALIAS dangerous, violent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• BAADASS very bad, very dangerous ...1971 US sl.
• BETWEEN THE BEETLE AND THE BLOCK in a precarious or dangerous position ...1589
• DANGER dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
• DANGERFUL † dangerous ...1548
• DANGEROUS †* ready to run into or meet danger; venturesome ...1621
• DANGERSOME dangerous ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DISCRIMINOUS † hazardous, dangerous, perilous, full of jeopardy ...1666
• DODGY risky, difficult, or dangerous ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• DUBROUS dubious, doubtful, dangerous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUSTY tough, dangerous ...M19 US sl.
• EXITIOUS † destructive to life, deadly, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous ...1563
• FEARLESS † not regarded with fear; giving no cause for fear, free from danger ...1599
• FILE dangerous ...20C teen & high school sl.
• HAIRY dangerous, scary, frightening, esp. if thrilling, exciting ...1945 US sl.
• HAZARDLY †* risky, dangerous ...1575
• HOT 1. dangerous for criminal activity ...1618 UK
2. dangerous to other criminals because of co-operation with the police ...2003 US sl.
• IMPENDENT * of evil, danger: that is about to fall or happen; imminent; near at hand ...a1592
• JEOPARDIOUS † fraught with danger or risk; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1502
• JEOPARDOUS † fraught with risk or danger; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1451
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• NEED-STEAD † in difficulty or danger ...1456
• ORGULOUS threatening, dangerous ...1484 arch.
• PARLISH perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
• PARLOUS perilous, dangerous; of the weather: doubtful, uncertain ...1642 Eng. dial.
• PERICULOUS † dangerous, hazardous, full of peril ...1547
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH risky, dangerous ...1970s US campus sl.
• TICKLE † risky, dangerous ...1579 obs. or
• UNCANNY dangerous, unsafe to meddle with; unruly, mischievous; suspected of evil doings ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCHANCY mischievous; dangerous; risky; not safe to meddle with ...1786 chiefly Sc.
• UNCOOL unpleasant, aggressive, dangerous; excitable; tending to show your feelings more than is prudent or advisable ...1953 US sl.
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• WANCHANCIE unlucky, dangerous ...a1774 Sc.
• WANCHANCY dangerous, risky ...a1774 Sc.
• WARELESS † unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
• WARM of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
DANGER, DANGEROUS - nouns
• ALL-CLEAR denoting authorization to proceed with something; a signal that there is no further danger ...1930s Amer. sl.
• BAD LANDS any dangerous area ...1990 Amer. sl.
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing ...1844 US West usage
• BAD NEWS a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc. ...1917 Amer. sl.
• DENT the time of greatest danger ...1866 Eng. dial.
• EDGE CITY a notional place where people live on the edge of danger ...1970 US sl.
• LARUM a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger ...1549
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous thing ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PAD IN THE STRAW, A † something amiss; a danger concealed; something wrong ...1530
• REAR EXIT a retreat or flight from danger ...1957 US sl.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SNAKE IN THE GRASS a sneaky, despised, underhanded person; a lurking danger ...17C colloq.
• SWORD OF DAMOCLES used of an imminent danger which may at any moment descend upon one ...1747
• VENTURE † danger, jeopardy, hazard, or peril; the chance or risk of incurring harm or loss ...1550
DANGER - verbs
• BONE OUT to back down from a confrontation; to run away from danger ...1993 US
• MARCH UP TO THE CANNON'S MOUTH to walk into danger unflinchingly ...1801
• PASS THE PIKES to be out of danger ...M17 sl.
DANGER - phrases
• HANG ONE'S ASS OUT to expose oneself to danger; to 'stick one's neck out' ...1947 Amer. sl.
• HANNIBAL IS AT THE GATES a great and urgent danger threatens ...1689
• IMPEND of evil or danger: to hang threateningly or hover over as about to fall ...1599
• KATIE-BAR-THE-DOOR used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• KATY-BAR-THE-GATE used as a warning, to indicate impending danger ...20C US sl.
• NOT TO HALLOO UNTIL ONE IS OUT OF THE WOOD not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past ...1801
• ONE'S ASS IS IN THE WIND one is exposed to difficulty or danger ...1964 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS IS MUD one is in danger; 'one's name is mud' ...1961 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF ONE'S LASH † out of danger from one's attacks ...1586
• OUT OF THE SMOKE INTO THE FIRE † out of a small danger into a great one ...1547
DANGEROUS - nouns, person
• BAD HAT a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1884
• BAD MEDICINE a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing ...1844 US West usage
• BAD NEWS a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc. ...1917 Amer. sl.
• D.C. a Dangerous Character ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• NAIL a tough or dangerous fellow ...1812 Amer. sl.
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous person; a villain; a hateful, offensive person ...1968 Amer. sl.
• WRONG NUMBER a dangerous person ...1920s US sl.
DANGEROUS - verbs
• CARRY HAY IN ONE'S HORNS to be ill-tempered or dangerous ...1648
• JEST WITH EDGE TOOLS to amuse oneself with something that may cause one serious harm; to sport with what is dangerous ...1579
• PLAY WITH EDGE-TOOLS to amuse oneself with something that may cause one serious harm; to sport with what is dangerous ...1594
DANGEROUS - phrases
• ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE things became very turbulent, dangerous, noisy, etc.
• CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH utterly lost; in an untenable, dangerous, or disadvantageous position ...1951 Amer. dial.
• DANGER IS MY BUSINESS used as a humorous response to a suggestion that a proposed activity is dangerous ...1966 US sl.
• IT'S NO CATCH it's very hard work, very disappointing, unpleasant, dangerous ...19C sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO STEAL THE PENNIES OFF A DEAD MAN'S EYES describing a notably dangerous person ...M19 US sl.
DANGEROUSLY - adverbs
• DANGER dangerously ...1917 Amer. dial.
• DANGERFULLY † dangerously ...1548
• JEOPARDOUSLY † dangerously ...1494
• UNCANNILY dangerously ...1873 Eng. dial.
DANGLE - verbs
• DANYEL † vb. to dangle; to jolt, as a cart on a rough road ...1825 Sc.
• DILLUP to dangle the legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE-DANGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• WALLOP to dangle, to flap, to wobble ...1822 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
DANGLER - nouns, person
• HANG-SLEEVE a dangler; an officious but unmeaning suitor ... B1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLING - adjectives
• A-COCKBILL free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
• BEDANGLED beset with things dangling about one ...1601
• DANKING dangling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLING - adverbs
• A-DANGLE in a dangling state or position ...1855
DANGLING - nouns
• DANGLEMENTS dangling appendages; tassels, etc. ...1855 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE anything long and dangling, as a tress of hair, a long root-fibre, a torn loosely-pendent strip of cloth, etc. ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TANKLING a dangling thing; a pendant ...1874 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP the act of dangling loose; the act of fluttering ...Bk1905 Sc.
DANISH - adjectives
• DANIC † Danish ...1613
• DANISK † Danish ...1596
• DANSK † Danish ...1569
DANK - adjectives
• NEBULOUS * cloudy, foggy, misty, dank ...1386
• ROSCID * resembling dew; falling like dew; abounding with dew; dewy, moist, dank ...1626
• THONKY dank, misty, rainy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.