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EMBASSY - ENDURING
EMBASSY - nouns
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
EMBELLISH - verbs
• BELLIFY †* to embellish, to beautify ...1540
• BELLISH † to embellish ...c1440
• DECORATE † to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour ...1530 obs. or arch.
• DECORE † to decorate, to adorn, to embellish ...1490 obs. or arch.
• EMBELISE † to embellish; to beautify ...c1340
• FARD † to embellish or gloss over anything ...1549
• GAY † to make gay or showy; to give a bright and pleasant look to; to embellish ...1581
• LACE ONE'S COAT WITH GOLD to embellish one's reputation ...1960 Amer. dial.
• PAINT IN BRIGHT COLOURS to embellish; to exaggerate; to emphasize the pleasant aspects of ...1847
• VARNISH to embellish or adorn; to improve, furbish up ...1400s
EMBELLISHED - adjectives
• VARNISHED embellished; speciously tricked out ...1607
EMBELLISHMENT - nouns
• BELLISHMENT † embellishment ...1611
• DECKAGE †* adornment, embellishment ...1642
• DECKING † adornment, embellishment, ornament ...1531
• DECOREMENT † decoration, ornamentation; an ornament, an embellishment ...1587
• GARNITURE ornament, embellishment generally ...1685
• OFFSET an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything ...1721 Sc.
• RIFF a verbal embellishment that adds no meaning to what is being said ...1967 US sl.
• VARNISH a means of embellishment or adornment; a beautifying or improving quality or feature ...1591
EMBER - nouns
• AIZLE a hot cinder; a live coal or ember ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EASLE † hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FIRE COAL a piece of charcoal; an ember ...1854 Amer. dial.
• IZLE a hot cinder; a live coal or ember ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUILE a live coal, a glowing ember of coal, peat, wood, etc.; a red-hot cinder ...1866 Sc.
• UMER an ember ...1886 Eng. dial.
• YEWERS embers, hot ashes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEWMORS † embers, hot ashes ...1746 Eng. dial.
EMBEZZLE - verbs
• BEZZLE to waste, to squander; also, to embezzle ...1703 Eng. dial.
• CANIFFLE to embezzle; to sponge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• KNOCK DOWN to embezzle, to steal from a firm's takings ...a1854 US sl.
• PAUCHLE to steal, to pilfer, to embezzle, to make off with ...1950 Sc.
EMBEZZLE - phrases
• MAKE DEAD MEN CHEW TOBACCO of a purser: to falsify accounts in order to conceal theembezzlement of funds or stores ...1805 Amer. nautical sl.
EMBEZZLEMENT - adjectives
• COLOUR-BLIND given to embezzlement or other thievery ...1943 US sl.
EMBEZZLEMENT - nouns
• BOODLEISM bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1894 sl.
• BOODLERISM bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1887 sl.
• BOODLERY bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1887 sl.
• BOODLING bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1890 sl.
EMBITTER - verbs
• ACERBATE to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate ...1731
• AMARICATE †* to irritate, embitter ...1651
• BEGALL † to embitter ...1598
• INASPERATE †* to provoke to cruelty or bitterness; to exasperate, to embitter ...1599
• SALT to embitter ...1786
• VERJUICE to embitter, to make sour ...1836
EMBITTERED - adjectives
• ACERBATE embittered; exasperated; severe ...1869
EMBODIED - adjectives
• BODYFIED incarnated, embodied ...1942 Amer. dial.
EMBOGGED - verbs
• LAIR to become embogged; to stick fast in mud or snow; to wallow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
EMBOLDEN - verbs (also see BOLD)
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• HARDISS †* to make hardy, to embolden ...1297
• HARDYSSE †* to make hardy, to embolden ...1297
EMBRACE - nouns
• ARMSTRONG HEATER one's arms, when used to embrace another ...1920 Amer. dial.
• BECLIPPING † an embrace ...1340
• BRO HUG a friendly embrace between two men ...2001 US sl.
• CHARVER a sexual embrace ...L19 theatrical sl.
• CLINCH an embrace ....1901 sl., orig. US
• FATHOM †* the object of embrace ...1602
• SISTER-FOLD a sisterly embrace ...1813 poetic
• SMOOCH a fondling embrace or caress ...1942 sl.
EMBRACE - verbs
• ACCOLL † to throw the arms around the neck of; to embrace, to hug ...1340
• AMPLECT † to embrace, to clasp ...1525
• AMPLEX † to embrace, to clasp ...1543
• BECLIP to fold in the arms, to embrace, to clasp ...c1000 arch.
• CLINCH to embrace ...1899 colloq. orig. US
• CLIP to clasp with the arms, to embrace, to hug ...OE arch. & Eng. dial.
• FANG † to lay hold of; to grasp; to hold; to seize; to clasp. to embrace ...c1200
• FATHOM † to clasp or embrace a person ...c1440
• FATHOM TOGETHER † to embrace mutually ...a1300
• HALCH † to clasp in one's arms, to embrace ...a1300
• HALSE † to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• HALSH to embrace ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HASP † to clasp, to embrace ...a1300
• HAUSE to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAWSE to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc.
• HUDDLE to hug or embrace a woman; possibly to coit a woman ...18C Brit.
• HUGGLE † to hug, to embrace, to cuddle ..1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAP † to fold in the arms; to clasp, to embrace ...c1350
• LATCH † to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, esp. with the hand or claws; to clasp, to embrace ...c1000
• LOVE-CLAP to embrace fondly ...1828 Sc.
• MANTLE to embrace kindly ...1674 Eng. dial.
• UMBECLAP † to embrace ...a1400
• UMBFOLD † to embrace ...c1400
• UMGRIPE † to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
EMBRACED - adjectives
• CLIPSOME * fit to be embraced or clasped ...1816
EMBROIDER - verbs
• ACUPINGE † to embroider ...1612
• BEBROYDE †* to embroider about ...1583
• EMBROIDERY to embroider ...1916 Amer. dial.
• IMPHRYGIATE †* to embroider, to work in embroidery ...1592
• LAY ON † to trim, to embroider ...1563-83
• MARK † to embroider ...c1400
EMBROIDERED - adjectives
• BEATEN † embroidered ...c1340
• NEEDLE-WROUGHT worked or ornamented with the needle; embroidered ...1562
EMBOIDERING, EMBROIDERY - nouns
• ACUPICTION † an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle ...1676
• CHICKEN embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• FRILL-DE-DILLS frills, embroidery; laces, trimmings, ornaments on a dress ...1883 Eng. dial.
• IMAGERY † figured work on a textile fabric, as in tapestry; embroidery ...1390
• PARAFFLE embroidery, fancy work ...1911 Sc.
EMBROIDERY - adjectives
• GAMPHER'D of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
• GAWMFERT of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...Bk1900 Sc.
EMBROIDERY - nouns, person
• CHICKEN-WALLA a peddler of embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
EMBROIL - verbs
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
EMERALD - nouns
• EMERANT † the emerald ...1832 Sc.
• IRISH FAVOURITE an emerald ...1920s US sl.
EMERGE - verbs
• COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
EMERGENCY - nouns
• BACK-WATCH a reserve fund put by against an emergency ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEET-MASTER a thing helpful in emergency ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PANIC BUTTON any form of switch or button that summons emergency aid, shuts down malfunctioning machinery, etc. ...1950s
• SUDDEN † a sudden need, danger, or the like; an emergency ...1559
EMERGENCY - nouns, person
• BEET-MASTER a person that helps in an emergency; a last resource ...1816 Sc.
• BEET-MISTER a person that helps in an emergency; a last resource ...1816 Sc.
• JACK AT A PINCH a person employed in an emergency, esp. a stop-gap clergyman ...c1620 colloq.
EMERGENCY - phrases
• OX IS IN THE DITCH, THE an emergency has arisen, requiring top priority ...1984 Amer. dial.
EMIGRANT - see IMMIGRANT
EMINENCE - nouns
• HYPEROCHALITY † distinguished position; eminence of rank or position ...1637 nonce word
EMINENT - adjectives
• EGREGIOUS † of persons and personal qualities: distinguished, eminent, excellent, renowned ...c1534
• EXIMIOUS † select, choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent, rare, distinguished, eminent, famous, renowned ...1547 rare or
obs.
• MAGNIFICAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MAGNIFICIAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MICKLE eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important ...1821 Sc.
• MUCKLE eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important ...1821 Sc.
• SINGULAR † of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
• TALL † 1. great, eminent at something ...1591
† 2. lofty, grand, eminent ...1655
EMINENT - nouns, person
• MAIN MAN, THE an eminent or important man ...1977 Amer. sl.
• MARCUS SUPERBUS a person of high rank or eminence; an important person ...1896 Brit. theatrical sl.
• MARCUS SUPERFLUOUS a person of high rank or eminence; an important person ...1896 Brit. theatrical sl.
• TALL POPPY an eminent, wealthy, or successful person when viewed as needing deflation ...1902 Aust. sl.
EMOTION - adjectives
• AFFECTUAL † pert. to the affections or emotions ...1604
• EFFUSIVE of emotions, affections, etc.: overflowing, irrepressible; demonstratively expressed ...1662
• TAINT †* full of emotion ...c1330
EMOTION - nouns
• DEAD PAN a complete lack of facial emotion ...1927 US sl.
• EJECTION † an outgoing of emotion ...1655
• FLARE-UP a sudden burst of emotion or violence ...colloq.
• HEART-QUAKE sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc.; a trembling of the heart; fearfulness ...1561
• HEART-QUALM sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc. ...1673
• HEART-ROOT † the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEART-ROOTS † the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEART-STRINGS the most intense feelings or emotions; the deepest affections; the heart ...1596
• KARMA an emotional or spiritual state of being, either good or bad; orig. used by hippies, from Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, but latterly very little to do with religion ...1960s US sl.
• MANG suppressed anger or fury; strong emotion, mingled feelings ...1866 Sc.
• ONDE † emotion, perturbation of mind ...1390
• RACKET a pang, a blow to the emotions ...1720 Sc.
EMOTION, EMOTIONAL - verbs
• DO IN ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BUN to lose emotional control ...1940s sl., orig. NZ military
• DO ONE'S NUT to lose one's temper; to lose emotional control; to get worked up ...1910s sl.
• FALL OUT to be surprised or overcome with emotion ...1938 US Black sl.
• FLAME to show great emotion; to become angry or excited
• FLY ALL TO GOSH to give way to emotion or rage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE'S FACE IN A KNOT to become angry, agitated, bewilderingly excited, or over-emotional ...20C Aust. sl.
• HAVE A CALF to lose control; to have an emotional fit; to have a fit of astonishment or anger; to become emotionally overwrought ...c1960 US sl.
• KEEP A TIGHT ASSHOLE to avoid panicking, to keep cool; to maintain emotional control ...1918 US military sl.
• KEEP A TIGHT HOLE to maintain emotional control ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to lose emotional control ...1940s US sl.
• OPIATE to dull or deaden the emotions ...1762
• PLOTZ to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1967 US sl.
• POP ONE'S ROCKS to become excited; to lose emotional control; lit. to ejaculate ...1960s US sl.
• PUSH SOMEONE'S BUTTONS to elicit a strongly favourable or unfavourable emotional response from someone, esp. anger or sexual excitement ...1927 Amer. sl.
• TAKE IT HARD to react emotionally, usually when distressed or angry ...1930s US sl.
• TEAR DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• TEAR THE PLACE DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• WET ONESELF to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S PANTS to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WIG OUT to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to lose control of one's emotions; to be or get angry ...1955 sl.
EMOTION, NO EMOTION - verbs
• NOT TO BAT AN EYE to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO BAT AN EYELASH to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
EMOTIONAL - adjectives
• AFFECTUOUS † emotional; moving the emotions ...1674
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED angered, emotional; lustful; passionate ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AT IT involved in an argument; emotionally moved ...L19 sl.
• BUTTONED UP emotionally stable; 'together' ...1984 Amer. sl.
• FULL-HEARTED full of feeling, emotional
• GUSTFUL fitfully irritable or emotional
• GUSTY fitfully irritable or emotional
• GUT-WRENCHING emotionally shattering; extremely disturbing; highly emotional ...1990s Amer. sl.
• MUSHY excessively sentimental or emotional, insipidly or gushingly romantic ...1848 US colloq.
• NEAR THE WATER easily moved to tears, emotional ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRITCH-HERTIT sentimental, weakly emotional (parritch = porridge) ...1877 Sc.
• RANDY violent, emotional ...18C sl.
• TANGIBLE capable of being touched or affected emotionally ...1813
• TAPPED-OUT emotionally or mentally destroyed ...1970s sl.
• UNGLUED unstable, emotional, lacking control ...1950s
• UNHINGED angry, emotionally unsettled ...1719 UK sl.
EMOTIONAL - nouns, person
• MISH-MASH an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems ...1950s sl.
• MOVER someone who moves themself or others physically and emotionally ...1950s sl.
EMOTIONAL - verbs
• TAKE IT BIG to react very emotionally; to be dismayed ...1932 sl.
• VIBE SOMEONE OUT to produce emotional effects, usually negative and confusing, in someone ...1960s sl.
EMOTIONALLY - adverbs
• GUT-WRENCHINGLY in a gut-wrenching way ....1990s Amer. sl.
EMOTIONLESS - adjectives
• TIDELESS-BLOODED whose blood is unstirred by passion or emotion ...1785
EMOTIONLESS - adverbs
• DEADPAN in an expressionless, emotionless manner ...1930s US sl.
EMPEROR - adjectives
• IMPERATORIAL pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1660
• IMPERATORIAN † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1640
• IMPERATORIOUS † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1625
• IMPERATORY † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1616
• IMPERIOUS † having the rank of or befitting an emperor or supreme ruler ...c1586
EMPEROR - nouns
• IMPERIALITY a humorous title for an emperor or imperial personage ...1870
EMPEROR - nouns, person
• IMPERATOR absolute ruler, emperor; commander, ruler ...1588
• KAISER an emperor ...a1225
• KAISERLING a minor emperor ...1852
• KASER † an emperor ...c888
EMPEROR - verbs
• IMPERIALIZE † to act imperially, to act the part of an emperor or absolute ruler ...1634
EMPHASIS - interjections
• GRANNY! an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc. ...1908 Amer. dial.
EMPHASIZE - verbs
• SPEAK IN CAPITALS to speak with emphasis ...1871
EMPIRE - nouns
• IMPERY † an empire ...1538
EMPIRE - verbs
• IMPERIALIZE to render imperial; to belong to an empire or an imperial policy ...1805
EMPLOY - verbs
• ADOPERATE † to bring into operation, to employ, to use ...1632
• FEE to hire, to employ ...1701 Amer. dial.
• IMPLOY † to employ ...c1460
• IMPLY † to employ ...a1533
EMPLOY, EMPLOYMENT - phrases
• MAN FOR MY MONEY, THE the person whom I should choose to employ or support ...colloq.
• ON THE TURF looking for work ...1960s Amer. sl.
EMPLOYEE - nouns, person
• SHOWCASE NIGGER a token Black employee ...M20 US sl.
• TEMP a temporary employee, esp. a temporary secretary ...1932 sl., orig. US
EMPLOYEE - verbs
• TEMP to work as a temporary employee ...1973 sl.
EMPLOYER - nouns, person
• BAAS a master, an employer of labour ...1625 S. Afr.
• BOSS-MAN an employer; a supervisor; a person in authority ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DAMPER a sweating employer ...c1860 tailors' sl.
• DRIVER one who compels his employees to do more work for the same wages ...1851 colloq.
• GAFFER † an employer, a boss, a foreman; a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRINDER an employer of sweated labour ...M19
• JIFFESS an employer's wife ...Bk1896 tailors' sl.
• LAHNEE a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• MASTER an employer; the head of a shop or works; the name given to a farmer by the farm labourers ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASTER-MAN an employer of work-people ..c1400
• OLD MAN orig. a commanding officer or ship's captain; hence, one's employer or superior ...1830 sl.
• SIMON LEGREE a cruel overseer or employer ...20C US Black sl.
EMPLOYMENT - nouns
• ADOPERATION * application, employment ...1817
• BROKEN TIME time lost from regular employment ...1895
• IMPLYMENT † employment ...1614
• LABOUR, THE the labour exchange; the employment exchange; the job centre ...1920s sl.
• MOONLIGHTING taking a second job, usually late-night, in addition to one's daily employment ...1950s sl.
• SANTERMENT trifling employment ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHOP a period of employment or an engagement ...1885 theatrical sl.
• THRIFT work, occupation, employment, business ...1798 Sc.
EMPLOYMENT - nouns, person
• INTERLOPER a person of no regular employment ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SHARK an employment agent ...1927 Amer. dial.
EMPLOYMENT - verbs
• CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR to work at dishonourable employment ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NANNICK to do light, irregular work; to change one's employment frequently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
EMPRESS - nouns, person
• EMPERATRICE † an empress ...c1460
• IMPERATRICE † an empress ...c1460
• IMPERATRIX † an empress ...1623
EMPTINESS, EMPTY - nouns
• DEAD LURK empty premises ...M19 sl.
• LACUNA a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1872
• LACUNE a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1846
• LEERNESS † emptiness ...c1000
• VACIVITY * emptiness ...1721
• VACUATION †* emptiness ...1611
• VAIN † emptiness; void space ...1382
• VASTITY † the fact of being desolate, waste, void, or empty ...1545
EMPTY - adjectives
• ALEER empty, unladen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVOID empty, void ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOSS hollow, empty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAD of a house or place: uninhabited, empty, deserted ...L19 sl.
• EMPT empty ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EMPY empty ...1860 Eng. dial.
• IDLE † empty, vacant; void of ...c825
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
• LEER † empty; also, clear of; of a burden: useless ...c1250
• LEERY † empty ...1676 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEAR † empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OONTY † empty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OWNTY † empty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY † empty ...1800 Sc.
• SKRANKY † empty ...1800 Sc.
• TEEM empty ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOOM empty ...Sc.
• VACIVE * empty, void ...1656
• VACUATE † made empty ...1432-50
• VAIL empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIN † empty, vacant, void ...1382
• VAKE †* empty ...1600
EMPTY - verbs
• BANISH † to clear out; to empty ...1494
• EMPT to empty, to pour out ...1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ENT to empty; to pour out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARM to cleanse, to clean out, to put in order; to empty ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GUT to empty ...L17 sl.
• TAKE THE INSIDE OUT OF to empty ...1843 colloq.
• TOOM to empty something ...Sc.
• UNBOWEL † to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
• UNEMPT to empty; to unload ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNENT to empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VACUATE † to empty; to evacuate ...1651
• WANE † to empty, to render vacant ...c1200
EMPTY-HANDED - adjectives
• SALT unlucky, in a bad state; impoverished, empty-handed, low on food ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
EMPTY-HEADED - adjectives
• BUBBLE-HEADED out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1952 sl., orig. US
• COCKAMAMIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMAMY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• DILLY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1905 sl., chiefly Aust.
• DITSY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DITZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DIVVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIZZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1878 sl.
• FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• GOOFY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1919 sl., orig. US
• GOOPY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
• MEAZY-SOW giddy, empty-headed ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SHALLOW-BRAINED † having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed ...
• SHALLOW-PATED having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed ...arch.
• SHANDY empty-headed, half-crazy ...L17 Eng. dial.
EMPTY-HEADED - nouns, person
• BARMY-FROTH a flighty, empty-headed fellow; a simpleton ...1599
• BAUSON a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BAWSON a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BLAFLUM a pompous, empty-headed person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUBBLEHEAD an empty-headed person ...1952 sl., orig. US
• CITTERN-HEAD a blockhead, a dunce; an empty-headed person; a term of scorn ...1623
• CLOTHES-PROP a silly, empty-headed person ...1900s sl.
• CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• DITS an empty-headed person, esp. a woman ...1973 US sl.
• DITZ an empty-headed person, esp. a woman ...1973 US sl.
• DUMB DORA an empty-headed woman ...1922 US sl.
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, empty-headed person ...1831
• GAMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP an idle, meddling person, an interfering busybody; a buffoon, an empty-headed, noisy fellow ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so ...1825 Sc.
• JACK A DANDY a conceited, empty-headed little fellow ...1632
• LACK-BRAIN one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool ...1596
• MCFLY a fool; an empty-headed person ...1980s US campus sl.
• PEA-BRAIN an empty-headed person ...1959 sl.
• SHALLOW-PATE a person having no depth of intellect or understanding; a foolish or empty-headed person
EMPTYING - nouns
• EGESTION † the act of discharging or emptying out ...c1420
EMU - nouns
• NEW HOLLAND CASSOWARY the emu ...1842
EMULATE - nouns, person
• WANNABE one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
• WANNABEE one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
EMULATE - verbs
• AEMULE †* to emulate ...1595
• TAKE A LEAF FROM SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE A PAGE OUT OF SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
EMULATION - nouns
• PARAGON † comparison; competition, emulation, rivalry ...1590
ENABLE - verbs
• ABILITATE † to give ability or fitness; to enable ...1627
• HABILLE † to make or pronounce competent; to enable, to qualify ...1530
• SUFFICIENTIZE †* to make competent, to enable ...1693
ENABLING - nouns
• HABILITATION the act of enabling or endowing with ability or fitness; capacitation, qualification ...1612
ENAMEL - nouns
• AMEL † enamel ...1821 Sc.
ENAMOUR - verbs
• INAMORATE †* to inspire with love, to enamour ...1624
ENAMOURED - adjectives
• INAMORATE enamoured, in love ...1605
ENCHANT - nouns, person
• FASCINATRESS a female who fascinates or enchants; an attractive woman ...1878
• GOOBER a person who can enchant ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
ENCHANT - verbs
• EFFASCINATE † to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• ELF-SHOOT to bewitch, to enchant ...1806 Eng. dial.
• FASCINATE † to affect by witchcraft or magic; to bewitch, to enchant, to lay under a spell ...1598
• SIGALDER † to enchant, to bewitch ...1303
• SIRENIZE * to delight or charm; to allure or enchant ...1584
ENCHANTED - adjectives
• HAGGED † bewitched, enchanted ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCHANTING - adjectives
• FASCINATIVE tending to fascinate; enchanting ...1855
• TAKY fascinating, enchanting ...1854 colloq.
ENCHANTMENT - adjectives
• EFFASCINABLE †* susceptible to enchantment ...1660
ENCHANTMENT - nouns
• FASCINATION † the casting of a spell; sorcery, enchantment, an instance of this, a spell, an incantation ...1605
• MALEFICE a wicked enchantment; sorcery ...c1374 arch.
• NECROMANTY †* the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...1560
• SIGALDRY †* enchantment, sorcery ...a1225
• TAKE †* a spell of magic or witchcraft; enchantment ...1678
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCHANTRESS - nouns, person
• FAIRY † one possessing more than human power; an enchantress ...1606
ENCHILADA - nouns
• INCHIE an enchilada ...1987 Amer. dial.
ENCIRCLE - verbs
• BECLIP to wrap round, to enclose, to encircle, to surround ...c1000 arch.
• FATHOM to encircle with extended arms ...c1300
• IMMURE * to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
• UMBECAST † to surround, to encircle ...c1350
• UMBECLIP † to surround, to encircle ...a1300
• UMBEGO † to go around, to encircle; to surround with something ...c1300
• UMBESWEY † to encircle ...a1300
• UMBETIGH † to encircle, to surround ...a1300
ENCIRCLING - nouns
• FATHOMING the act of encircling with the arms ...c1440
ENCLOSE - verbs
• ACLOSE †* to enclose, to shut up ...c1315
• BECLIP to wrap round, to enclose, to encircle, to surround ...c1000 arch.
• BECLOSE † to shut up or in; to enclose, to imprison ...c1000
• BEFONG † to encompass, to enclose, to comprehend ...971
• BEGIRT to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGIRTH to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BELAY † to lay a thing about with other object, i.e. by putting them about or around it; to surround, to environ, to enclose with ...a1000
• BELOUKE † to enclose, to encompass ...c825
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• BETRAP † to catch in a trap; to entrap, to ensnare, to circumvent, to enclose ...a1000
• HAIN † to enclose or protect with a fence or hedge; to preserve grass from cattle ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAY † to enclose or fence in by a hedge ...a1050
• IMMURE * to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
• PALE * to enclose with pales or a fence; to furnish with a fence ...c1330
• PAR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARCLOSE to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
• PARR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PERCLOSE to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
• TINE † to enclose or shut something up in something ...1300s
• UMBCLOSE † to enclose ...c1330
• UMBECAST † to enclose, to confine ...c1440
• UMBECLOSE † to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEWEND † to imbed, to enclose ...c1440
• UMFOLD † to enclose, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGIVE † to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
• UMLOUK † to surround, to enclose ...a1300
ENCLOSED - adjectives
• BAYED † surrounded, enclosed ...1577
• IMPENT † pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633
ENCLOSURE - nouns
• HAIN † an enclosure; a park ...c1205
• HAINING enclosing or preserving; that which encloses or is enclosed; an enclosure ...1535 chiefly Sc.
• HAW † a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HAY an enclosed space; an enclosure; a park ...c1630 arch. or Eng. dial.
• PALE an area enclosed by a fence; an enclosed place; an enclosure ...c1400
• PALIS † a place enclosed by a palisade or fence; an enclosure ...c1420
• PAMPHIL a small house; a square enclosure made with stakes ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PARCAGE † enclosure, shutting up of stray beasts ...1453 Sc.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERCLOSE † an enclosed space, enclosure, cloister, closet; esp. one in a building, separated from the main part by a screen or railing ...1445-6
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
• RANGES † a fence, an enclosure ...1537
ENCOMPASS - verbs
• BEFONG † to encompass, to enclose, to comprehend ...971
• BEGIRT to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGIRTH to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGO † to go round; to compass, to encompass ...c1000
• BELIE † to lie around, to encompass ...a1000
• BELOUKE † to enclose, to encompass ...c825
• BERUN † to run round about, to encompass ...c1205
• BESTAND † to surround, to encompass, as a wall, water, etc. ...c1205
• BETREND † to wind or draw round; to encompass ...c1374
• UMBELAP † to encompass, to surround ...a1350
• UMBELAY † to beset, to surround, to encompass ...a1300
• UMBESET † to surround, to encompass, to beset ...a1300
• UMBETHONRE † to encompass, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGO † to go around; to encompass ...a1300
• UMLAP † to encompass, to surround ...a1300
ENCOUNTER - adjectives
• OCCURRENT †* liable to encounter something; exposed or obnoxious to ...1566
ENCOUNTER - adverbs
• AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH after the first encounter or meeting ...1857
• AT THE FIRST BRUSH at the first encounter or meeting ...1815
ENCOUNTER - nouns
• ACOUNTER † an encounter ...c1314
• ACOUNTRE † an encounter ...c1314
• BOURD an encounter, a fight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OCCURSATION †* an act of running against something; attack; encounter; meeting; collision ...1615
• OCCURSION † an act of running against something; attack, encounter; meeting; collision ...1533
• OPPOSITION † encounter, combat ...1596
• TILT an encounter, combat, or contest; a debate, a public dispute, a discussion; often applied in the 17th & 18 centuries to a duel ...1567
• TIRPEIL † a broil, an encounter, a tumult ...c1330
• TIRPELL † a broil, an encounter, a tumult ...c1330
ENCOUNTER - verbs
• ACOUNTER † to encounter, to meet ...c1350
• GAIN † to meet, to encounter, to oppose ...a1500
• KEEP † to meet in resistance or opposition; to encounter ...c1205
• OBVIATE † to meet, to encounter; hence; to withstand, to oppose a person or thing ...1600-9
• OCCUR † to meet, to encounter; to oppose, to resist ...a1548
• RAMCOUNTER to meet with, to encounter ...1899 Sc.
• YAIN † to meet, to encounter, to oppose ...a1000
ENCOUNTERING - nouns
• ACOUNTERING † encountering, jousting ...c1420
ENCOURAGE - adjectives
• PARAMUTHETIC tending to encourage; consolatory, consoling ...1854
ENCOURAGE - nouns, person
• FAUTERER an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...a1662
• FAUTOR an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...c1330
• FAUTRESS † an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...1596
• FAVOURESS †* a female supporter or encourager ...1616
• FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower ...1585-7
• HEARTER †* one who heartens or encourages; an abettor ...c1550
ENCOURAGE - verbs
• ACCOURAGE † to encourage, to hearten ...1596
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• EDGE † to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• EGG † to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...c1200
• EGG ON to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...1566
• FAVOURIZE † to support, to encourage; to favour, to treat with partiality ...1585
• HARDY † to make hardy or bold; to encourage ...a1225
• HARPEN ON to encourage; to cheer on to fight ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN ON to encourage, to urge on, to incite ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HELP UP to encourage, to cheer up ...1883 Amer. dial.
• PULL FOR to support actively; to encourage
• RAISE † to encourage or inspire a person with courage, confidence, hope, etc. ...1533
• TICE † to encourage, to incite, as a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPCHEER †* to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage ...c1586
ENCOURAGE - phrases
• OOPIE-STIFFIE used to encourage a child to get on its feet ...1892 Sc.
• OOPSIE-DOOPSIE used to encourage a child to get on its feet ...1892 Sc.
ENCOURAGED - adjectives
• BUCKED cheered, encouraged, elated ...1907 sl.
ENCOURAGED - verbs
• BUCK UP to cheer up; to be encouraged ...1889 sl.
ENCOURAGEMENT - nouns
• ADHORTATION † encouragement, persuasion, incitement ...1536
• HEARKENING encouragement ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARTING the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer ...c1250
• PUSH assistance, encouragement ...Irish sl.
• READINESS encouragement, assistance ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SHOT IN THE ARM a boost or act of encouragement ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• TICEMENT † enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCOURAGEMENT, ENCOURAGING - interjections
• GALLAD! an expression of encouragement, 'go it, lad' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GWAAN! a term of encouragement or appreciation; i.e. go ahead! get going! ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• HI-DE-HI greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc. ; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW! an exclamation of encouragement, good luck to you! ...1848 Ireland
• RAH! used as a cheer, a shouted expression of support or encouragement ...1870 US
• RAH RAH! used as a cheer, a shouted expression of support or encouragement ...1870 US
• RAM IT! an expression of praise or encouragement ...1980s UK Black sl.
• TAKE IT ON! an exclamation of encouragement ...1980s US college sl.
• THAT'S ME LAD! an exclamation used to encourage boys ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENCOURAGEMENT - phrases
• YOU'LL BE A MAN BEFORE YOUR MOTHER a jocular expression of encouragement or comfort to a small boy ...1863
ENCOURAGING - adjectives
• BRIGHT hopeful, encouraging, cheering ...1860
• HEARTSOME encouraging, inspiring, cheering the heart ...1596 chiefly Sc.
• TEELIE coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• UPFUL positive, encouraging ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• UPHILL positive, encouraging ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
ENCOUNTER - verbs
• FALL OVER to meet; to encounter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
ENCROACH - verbs
• ACCROACH to encroach ...1530
• SCREWZE to encroach, to intrude; to sponge; to come as an uninvited, unwelcome guest ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ENCROACHMENT - nouns
• ACCROACHMENT usurpation; encroachment ...1706
ENCUMBER - verbs
• ACCUMBER † to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush ...c1314
• GAFFLE to tease; to incommode, to encumber ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IMPESTER † to entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• LAGGER to encumber, to overload; to carry or lead with difficulty ...1825 Sc.
• LANGLE to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate ...1713 Sc.
• TAGIL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGLE † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGYL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
ENCUMBERED - adjectives
• ACCUMBERED † overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered ...c1300
• LAGGERT encumbered, overloaded ...1742 Sc.
• TAGGLIT harassed with anything, encumbered, drudged ...1808 Sc.
ENCUMBERED - verbs
• LAGGER to sink in soft, miry or muddy ground; to be encumbered by walking through mire, snow, or the like ...1710 Sc.
ENCUMBERING - nouns
• ACCUMBERING † the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming ...1340
• ACCUMBRANCE † the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury ...1489
ENCUMBRANCE - nouns
• CLOG an impediment; an encumbrance ...ME
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
END, ENDING - adjectives
• DESINENT † forming the end, ending, closing, terminating ...1605
• LATTER † pert. to the end of life, of a period, the world ...1513
• MORIBUND on the point of coming to an end ...1837
• TAPER at an end, nearly exhausted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
END - adverbs
• ENDWAY to the end or finish; at the end ...1795 Eng. dial.
• IN THE LAST †* in the end, finally ...1607
END, ENDING - nouns
• ADIOS MUCHACHOS the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish) ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• A-END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSE END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSEHOLD the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
• ARSEHOLE the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
• CASH-IN, THE the end; death ...1926 US sl.
• CHICKEN SWITCH a switch that will abort a mission; a notional switch that will end a project ...1960 US sl.
• DEAD FINISH the end ...1881 Aust. sl.
• DECLINE the end ...1821 Sc.
• DOUP the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• EFFLUX the lapse, passing away of time, or of a particular period; hence, expiry, end ...1647
• END-DAY a termination, end ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
• FAG-END the last part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
• FINISHMENT an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HEEL the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. ...LME
• HURDIES the end or 'tail' of anything ...B1900 Sc.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE the end of a project ...1985 Amer. dial.
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• ORD AND END † the beginning and end ...c1000
• RATHENESS * premature ending ...1883
• STICKY END an unhappy end ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUM † the ultimate end or goal; the highest attainable point ...1340 obs. or arch.
• TAIL-ENDER someone or something coming at the end ...colloq.
• TAILING the end or latter part ...1646
• TAWSTOCK-GRACE † the end ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WRAP the end of a session ...1972 sl., orig. entertainment usage
• WRAP-UP a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion ...1950s Amer. sl.
END - nouns, person
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
• TAIL-ENDER someone or something coming at the end ...colloq.
END - verbs
• ABROGATE to do away with; to put an end to ...1588
• ACHIEVE † 1. to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate ...c1385
† 2. to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out ...1393
• ADETERMINE †* to bring to an end, to terminate ...1413
• BATE † 1. to beat down or away; to put an end to ...c1300
† 2. to come to an end, to cease ...c1325
• BE IN THE SHORT ROWS to be near the end or the climax of something ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BREAK THE NECK OF † to destroy, to finish, to bring to an end ...1576
• CALL IT GEORGE to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL IT WALLY to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• COME OUT to end; to eventuate ...1896 Amer. sl.
• DAMPER to stop; to bring to an end ...1970s US Black sl.
• DECORRE † to run or flow away; to pass or haste away; to end, to cease to exist ...1377
• DING OUT THE BOTTOM of anything: to make an end of anything ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• END OFF to come to an end, to terminate ...1934 Amer. dial.
• EXTERMINE † to exterminate; to destroy utterly; to put an end to; to abolish ...1539
• FAIL † of a period of time or anything that has a finite duration: to come to an end; to expire ...1399
• FOLD to go out of business owing to lack of funds; to come to an end ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HEARKEN TO THE HINDER END to hear the end of the story, to wait and see what the end will be ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NAIL to put an end to ...1910s sl.
• PULL THE CHAIN to make a decisive end, to end all negotiations; hence, to take decisive action, esp. against a person ...1935 US sl.
• QUAIL † to overpower, to destroy, to put an end to ...1551
• QUENCH † to come to an end, to perish, to disappear ...c1305
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to reduce to order; to silence, to subdue; to make an end of ...a1825 colloq.
• SHATTER to ruin, to put an end to, to utterly destroy ...L17
• SHUT UP to bring to an end, to reduce to a state of incapacity ...E19 sl.
• SNUFF OUT to suppress, put an end to ...colloq.
• TANG OUT to abandon; to put an end to ...1970s US college sl.
• TIRE † to fail, to cease (as a supply, etc.); to diminish; to give out, to come to an end ...c725
• TOLL THE BELL ON to put an end to; to forbid ...1900s sl.
• TOP UP to end up, to conclude ...M19 sl.
• WORK OUT to end, to eventuate ...1885 Amer. sl.
• YEN to end ...1886 Eng. dial.
• YEND † to end ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
END - phrases
• EGG AND BIRD † in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
• FULL STOP used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end ...1976 UK
• FULL STOP - END OF STORY used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end ...1976 UK
• HERE OR THERE THE HARE GOES AWAY here or there the matter ended ...1600
• THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE that's all there is; there is more; the end of something ...1948 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S THE BALLGAME that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1948 US sl.
• THERE GOES THE BALLGAME that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1946 US sl.
• UNTIL THE LAST CAT IS HUNG until the very last, to the end ...1985 Amer. dial.
• UNTIL THE LAST DOG IS DEAD until the very last, to the end ...1943 Amer. dial.
• UNTIL THE LAST DOG IS HUNG until the very last, to the end ...1902 Amer. dial.
ENDANGER - verbs
• PERICLITATE † to expose to peril, endanger, risk, hazard ...1623
ENDANGERING - nouns
• DANGERMENT endangering ...1864 Sc.
ENDEAR - verbs
• DEAR †* to endear ...1603
ENDEARMENT - nouns
• CANOODLING endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
ENDEARMENT, TERM OF - nouns
• ALANA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ASTHORE a term of endearment, my treasure! ...1869 Ireland
• BABE a term of endearment ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• BABES a term of affection or simply of address between either sex ...1930s sl.
• BABY a term of endearment ...1880 sl., chiefly US
• BABYCAKES a term of endearment ...1967 US sl.
• BABYKINS a baby; a term of endearment for a baby ...M20
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BIRDSNIE † a term of endearment ...1661
• BLOSS a term of endearment applied to a buxom young woman ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOBEE a term of endearment ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BOYKIN a little boy: used as a term of endearment ...1547
• BUBALEH a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BUBELE a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BUBELEH a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BUBELICKS a term of endearment to a baby ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUG a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BURDIE-BEETON a fondling term for a little child ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAKES a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CAKIE a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHICK-A-DIDDLE a term of endearment addressed to children ...19C
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHUCK a term of endearment ...1588 Brit. sl.
• CHUCKABY † a term of endearment ...1607
• DAINTY † a term of endearment ...1611
• DAISY a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• DARL a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 & Aust. & UK sl.
• DARLS a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 UK sl.
• DAUGHTER † a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl by an older person or one in a superior relation ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• DAUTIE a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection ...1676 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWTIE darling, pet, dear; a term of affection ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAR HEART a term of endearment; chiefly used in addressing a person ...c1350
• DEARIE a term of endearment ...1681 sl.
• DEARY a term of endearment ...1681 sl.
• DEEDLEY-DUMPLIN' n. a term of endearment ...1890 Sc.
• DEVIL a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• DILLING † a child born when the parents are old; a darling or favourite child, a pet; the youngest of the family, the last born; a term of endearment ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DING-DING † a term of endearment ...1564
• DOVELING a term of endearment for a small child ...E17
• DOVEY a term of endearment ...M18
• DOVIE a term of endearment ...M18
• DOY a term of endearment for a child; a pet...1884 Eng. dial.
• DUCK a term of endearment ...1590 Brit. sl.
• DUCKIE a term of endearment ...1819 Brit. sl.
• DUCKS a term of endearment ...1590 Brit. sl.
• DUCKY a term of endearment ...1819 Brit. sl.
• FART a term of endearment ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FATHERLING a little father; used as an affectionate mode of address ...1625
• FILTHY FELLOW a mild endearment ...18C colloq.
• FREAK a term of endearment ...1954 US teen sl.
• FUBS † a small chubby person; a plump young person or child; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1614
• GALAT a term of endearment, generally addressed to a girl ...1825 Sc.
• GALLET a term of endearment, generally addressed to a girl ...1825 Sc.
• GITTSEY a term of endearment to an infant or baby ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GOLLIWOG a term of affection for any small living thing, baby, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HALF-PINT a term of endearment for a small child ...M20 US sl.
• HASH a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARTIKIN † a term of endearment ...1540
• HEIFER DUST a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HONEY a term of endearment ...c1350
• HONEY-BABY a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY-BUN a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY-BUNCH a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY BUNCH PLUMMINS a term of endearment for children ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KAE a term of affection for a neat little person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KARRIEWHITCHIT a term of endearment for a child ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LADDIE a term of endearment to a lad ...1546 chiefly Sc.
• LADDIE-COWT a term of affection ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDIKIE a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1882 Sc.
• LADDOCK a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1883 Sc.
• LADY-BIRD a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1592 (Shakespeare)
• LADYKIN a little lady; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1853
• LAMB a term of endearment ...a1553
• LAMB CHOP a term of affection, usually of a woman ...1970s sl.
• LAMBIE a term of endearment for a lamb, and hence for a child or young person ...1718 Sc.
• LAMBKIN a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1597
• LAMMIE a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
• LAMMIKEN a term of endearment ...1874 Sc.
• LAMMIT a term of endearment, my lamb! ...1892 Sc.
• LAMMY a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LITTLE DEVIL a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• LITTLE MARMOSET † a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1604
• LITTLING an endearment; a caress ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
• MACHREE a term of endearment; my heart! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMTAM a term of endearment ...B1900
• MANDOZY a term of endearment among London Jews ...19C sl.
• MANITOODLIE a term of endearment for a baby boy or a male child...1824 Sc.
• MANNIE a little man; frequently used as a term of endearment to a little boy ...L17 orig. and chiefly Sc.
• MANNY a little man; frequently used as a term of endearment to a little boy ...L17 orig. and chiefly Sc.
• MAN OF WAX a smart, clever fellow; a very handsome man; also a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARMOSET † a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1526
• MONGOLITO a term of endearment ...1980s US campus sl.
• MONSTER a term of endearment ...1954 US teen sl.
• MOPSY † a term of endearment; a pretty child; a young girl; a darling, a sweetheart ...1582
• MOTHERLING a term of endearment for a mother ...1865
• MURLY-FIKES a term of endearment for an infant ...B1900 Sc.
• MY DEAR NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• MY MOMMY an affectionate name for a sweetheart ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MY NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• MY PULSE a term of endearment ...1924 Irish sl.
• MY TICKLING †* a term of endearment ...1605
• NAUGHTY-PACK a half reproving endearment of children ...Bk1902 sl,
• NEW POTATO a term of endearment ...1900 Eng. dial.
• NOBS †* a term of endearment applied to a woman; one's dear or darling ...a1529
• NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• NUTTY-COCK † a term of endearment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NYKIN † a term of endearment ...1693
• OLD BALLS a man; often used as a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• OLD BASTARD a man; often used as a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• OLD CHIP a term of endearment ...L19 sl.
• OLD CHOOK a general term of intimate affection ...1910s Aust. sl.
• OLD MAN a term of endearment ...US Civil War usage
• PAILWUR a term of endearment for a child ...1890 Sc.
• PANGY an affectionate term for a little child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAPPY SACK a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PARRICH a term of endearment for an infant or a young child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a term of endearment for a baby enclosed in its mother's arms ...1880 Sc.
• PA SACK a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT a term of endearment for a small child ...1915 Amer. dial.
• PIGSNEY one specially cherished; a darling, a pet; a term of endearment; generally applied to a girl or a woman; rarely applied to a man or boy (obs. now for this use) ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
• PIGSNY a term of endearment ...c1386 arch.
• PILLICOCK † a flattering word for a young boy; a term of endearment ...1598
• PIPPIN a term of endearment; a person of good ability ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• POOPSIE a term of endearment ...1942 US sl.
• POOPSY a term of endearment ...1942 US sl.
• POPPET a term of endearment, esp. to a child ...1849 sl.
• POPSY-WOPSY a term of endearment for a girl ...1887
• PUDSY a term of endearment, esp. to a baby ...sl.
• PUG † a term of endearment ...M16
• PUGGY † a term of endearment for women and children ...1611
• PUSS a term of endearment for a woman ...17C sl.
• PUSSICKIE a fondling name for a child ...B1900 Sc.
• QUEAN a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEANIE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUEEN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUENE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUINE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• RATTEN a term of endearment ...1867 Sc.
• RUFFINER an exaggerated term of endearment to children ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY a term of endearment; a favourite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAT a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKATTIE a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKEESTER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH a term of endearment for someone ...1997 Irish sl.
• SLAWSY-GAWSY a ludicrous term of endearment ...B1900 Sc. obs.
• SNICKELTYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKETYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNIGGLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNOOKS a term of endearment, either to a child or a lover ...1920s sl.
• SNOOKUMS a term of endearment ...1920s sl.
• SNOOKYOOKUMS a term of endearment ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SUCKET a term of endearment ...1605 obs.
• SUCKLER † a term of endearment ...1500-20 Sc.
• SUGAR a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-BABE a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-BABY a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-PIE a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SWEETHEART a term of endearment ...c1325 sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment ...1932 sl.
• SWEETIE PIE a term of endearment ...1928 sl.
• TAUDY † a term of endearment for a child ...1808 Sc.
• TENDER a term of endearment to a baby ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TENDER-DEAR a term of endearment ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TEBBIE a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THING a term of endearment for a child or girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIB a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY-LAMB a term of endearment applied pitifully to a child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TID a term of affection or endearment ...1896 Sc.
• TOAD a term of endearment, esp. of a child or young woman ...1768 Sc.
• WALLET a small, neatly-made person; generally used as a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLY-GOWDIE a term of endearment ...1866 Sc.
• WANTON † a person, esp. a child, of playful, roguish or sportive conduct; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1589
• WEAN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHITE BOY a term of endearment ...17C colloq.
• WHITING-MOP † a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• YARTA a term of endearment or friendship; 'my dear' ...1821 Sc.
ENDEAVOUR - nouns
• DEVER duty, best endeavour or try ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
• ETTLING an effort, a strong endeavour ...1883 Sc.
• OPEROSITY laboriousness, painstaking endeavour ...1623
• YATTLE † an endeavour; strength, force of mind ...Bk1905 Sc.
ENDEAVOUR - verbs
• ACKADUR to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
• DEVER to try, to attempt, to endeavour ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE to attempt, to endeavour; to strive after, to struggle hard to obtain ...1725 Sc.
• HEAVE † to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive ...c1374
• IMITATE † to make an attempt; to endeavour to do something ...a1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIXURIATE † to endeavour, to attempt ...1623
ENDLESS - adjectives
• AEVITERNAL †* everlasting, endless, eternal ...1660
• FOR ENDWAYS endless, without number, continuous ...1859 Eng. dial.
• SISYPHEAN of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1635
• SISYPHIAN of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1599
ENDOWED - adjectives
• MONEYFIED †* endowed with money ...1641
ENDURANCE - adjectives
• FORTITUDINOUS having fortitude; endowed with courage or moral strength; capable of endurance ...1752
• SUFFERABLE † capable of endurance ...1481
ENDURANCE - adverbs
• SUFFERINGLY † with patient endurance ...a1340
ENDURANCE - nouns
• BANT vigour, strength, endurance, 'go' ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BEARANCE endurance, patient suffering ...1725 arch.
• BELEAVING † remaining steadfast; endurance, perseverance ...1340
• BIDING endurance; enduring ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOTTOM stamina, endurance, staying power; used esp. of horses and dogs ...1843 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE BEAN ROW, THE the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE ROW, THE the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LEGS the ability of a show, song, public figure, etc. to be an enduring success; staying power ...1970s Amer. show business usage
• GAME courage, pluck, spirit, endurance ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GUTS stamina, toughness of character, tenacity, staying power, endurance ...M17 colloq.
• MAIN patience, endurance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SUFFERANCE 1. patient endurance, forbearance, long-suffering ...a1300 arch.
† 2. capacity to endure, endurance ...1544
• SUFFERING † patient endurance, long-suffering ...a1340
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TOLERANCE † the act of enduring or sustaining pain or hardship; the power or capacity of enduring; endurance ...1412-20
• TOLERATION † of sustaining or enduring; endurance ...1531
• WADE endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENDURANCE - verbs
• DIE GAME to maintain one's spirit and endurance to the last ...1727
• HAVE SHOT ONE'S BOLT to have reached the limit of one's endurance or effort ...Aust. sl.
ENDURANCE - phrases
• AT THE END OF ONE'S ROW at the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
ENDURE - verbs
• ABEAR to endure; to suffer ...c885
• ABROOK †* to brook, to endure, to bear ...1592
• ABY(E) to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure ...1374 arch.
• ACKADUR to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
• ADREE † to bear, to endure, to suffer ...a1000
• ANSWER to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AWAY WITH to endure, to put up with ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BEAR HARD † to endure with a grudge, to take a thing ill or amiss, to have ill will to, to have a resentment against ...c1400
• BEAR TACK † to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, to endure, to hold one's own ...1573
• BEAR UPON THE SPLEEN † to endure with a grudge, to take a thing ill or amiss, to have ill will to, to have a resentment against ...1629
• BIDE to tolerate, to endure ...1914
• CARRY † to bear, to endure ...1583
• DO ON ONE'S PRICK to do with ease, esp. to endure any challenging situation, as a prison sentence, with no difficulty ...1960s sl.
• GAFF to endure ...1970s US college sl.
• GUT IT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to be sturdily stoic; to persist; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s Amer. sl.
• GUT IT THROUGH to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• GUT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• GUTS IT OUT to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1973 Amer. sl.
• GUTS OUT to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1973 Amer. sl.
• GUT THROUGH to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• HACK to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HOLD ONE'S CORNER to hold one's own against others ...M19 colloq.
• ONDREGH † to endure ...c1250
• PATIENCE ALONG to endure patiently ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PERTOLERATE †* to endure to the end ...1623
• SAGACIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGASHUATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGATIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGATICATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGACIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGASHIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGASHUATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• STICK IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1882 sl.
• SWEAT IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1876 sl., orig. US
• TAKE HEAT to suffer or endure punishment or criticism ...1920s US sl.
• THOLE to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THOOTLE to endure; to wait ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOLERATE † to endure, to sustain pain or hardship ...1531
• TOUGH IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1852 sl., orig. US
• UNDERGANG to undergo, to endure ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENDURING - adjectives
• DUREFUL † of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• LASTY durable, long-lasting, enduring ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LONGANIMOUS * long-suffering; enduring, patient ...1620
ENDURING - nouns
• UNDERGANGING the act of undergoing or enduring; anything endured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
EMBELLISH - verbs
• BELLIFY †* to embellish, to beautify ...1540
• BELLISH † to embellish ...c1440
• DECORATE † to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour ...1530 obs. or arch.
• DECORE † to decorate, to adorn, to embellish ...1490 obs. or arch.
• EMBELISE † to embellish; to beautify ...c1340
• FARD † to embellish or gloss over anything ...1549
• GAY † to make gay or showy; to give a bright and pleasant look to; to embellish ...1581
• LACE ONE'S COAT WITH GOLD to embellish one's reputation ...1960 Amer. dial.
• PAINT IN BRIGHT COLOURS to embellish; to exaggerate; to emphasize the pleasant aspects of ...1847
• VARNISH to embellish or adorn; to improve, furbish up ...1400s
EMBELLISHED - adjectives
• VARNISHED embellished; speciously tricked out ...1607
EMBELLISHMENT - nouns
• BELLISHMENT † embellishment ...1611
• DECKAGE †* adornment, embellishment ...1642
• DECKING † adornment, embellishment, ornament ...1531
• DECOREMENT † decoration, ornamentation; an ornament, an embellishment ...1587
• GARNITURE ornament, embellishment generally ...1685
• OFFSET an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything ...1721 Sc.
• RIFF a verbal embellishment that adds no meaning to what is being said ...1967 US sl.
• VARNISH a means of embellishment or adornment; a beautifying or improving quality or feature ...1591
EMBER - nouns
• AIZLE a hot cinder; a live coal or ember ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EASLE † hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FIRE COAL a piece of charcoal; an ember ...1854 Amer. dial.
• IZLE a hot cinder; a live coal or ember ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUILE a live coal, a glowing ember of coal, peat, wood, etc.; a red-hot cinder ...1866 Sc.
• UMER an ember ...1886 Eng. dial.
• YEWERS embers, hot ashes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEWMORS † embers, hot ashes ...1746 Eng. dial.
EMBEZZLE - verbs
• BEZZLE to waste, to squander; also, to embezzle ...1703 Eng. dial.
• CANIFFLE to embezzle; to sponge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• KNOCK DOWN to embezzle, to steal from a firm's takings ...a1854 US sl.
• PAUCHLE to steal, to pilfer, to embezzle, to make off with ...1950 Sc.
EMBEZZLE - phrases
• MAKE DEAD MEN CHEW TOBACCO of a purser: to falsify accounts in order to conceal theembezzlement of funds or stores ...1805 Amer. nautical sl.
EMBEZZLEMENT - adjectives
• COLOUR-BLIND given to embezzlement or other thievery ...1943 US sl.
EMBEZZLEMENT - nouns
• BOODLEISM bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1894 sl.
• BOODLERISM bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1887 sl.
• BOODLERY bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1887 sl.
• BOODLING bribery and corruption; embezzlement of public funds ...1890 sl.
EMBITTER - verbs
• ACERBATE to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate ...1731
• AMARICATE †* to irritate, embitter ...1651
• BEGALL † to embitter ...1598
• INASPERATE †* to provoke to cruelty or bitterness; to exasperate, to embitter ...1599
• SALT to embitter ...1786
• VERJUICE to embitter, to make sour ...1836
EMBITTERED - adjectives
• ACERBATE embittered; exasperated; severe ...1869
EMBODIED - adjectives
• BODYFIED incarnated, embodied ...1942 Amer. dial.
EMBOGGED - verbs
• LAIR to become embogged; to stick fast in mud or snow; to wallow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
EMBOLDEN - verbs (also see BOLD)
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• HARDISS †* to make hardy, to embolden ...1297
• HARDYSSE †* to make hardy, to embolden ...1297
EMBRACE - nouns
• ARMSTRONG HEATER one's arms, when used to embrace another ...1920 Amer. dial.
• BECLIPPING † an embrace ...1340
• BRO HUG a friendly embrace between two men ...2001 US sl.
• CHARVER a sexual embrace ...L19 theatrical sl.
• CLINCH an embrace ....1901 sl., orig. US
• FATHOM †* the object of embrace ...1602
• SISTER-FOLD a sisterly embrace ...1813 poetic
• SMOOCH a fondling embrace or caress ...1942 sl.
EMBRACE - verbs
• ACCOLL † to throw the arms around the neck of; to embrace, to hug ...1340
• AMPLECT † to embrace, to clasp ...1525
• AMPLEX † to embrace, to clasp ...1543
• BECLIP to fold in the arms, to embrace, to clasp ...c1000 arch.
• CLINCH to embrace ...1899 colloq. orig. US
• CLIP to clasp with the arms, to embrace, to hug ...OE arch. & Eng. dial.
• FANG † to lay hold of; to grasp; to hold; to seize; to clasp. to embrace ...c1200
• FATHOM † to clasp or embrace a person ...c1440
• FATHOM TOGETHER † to embrace mutually ...a1300
• HALCH † to clasp in one's arms, to embrace ...a1300
• HALSE † to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• HALSH to embrace ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HASP † to clasp, to embrace ...a1300
• HAUSE to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAWSE to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc.
• HUDDLE to hug or embrace a woman; possibly to coit a woman ...18C Brit.
• HUGGLE † to hug, to embrace, to cuddle ..1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAP † to fold in the arms; to clasp, to embrace ...c1350
• LATCH † to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, esp. with the hand or claws; to clasp, to embrace ...c1000
• LOVE-CLAP to embrace fondly ...1828 Sc.
• MANTLE to embrace kindly ...1674 Eng. dial.
• UMBECLAP † to embrace ...a1400
• UMBFOLD † to embrace ...c1400
• UMGRIPE † to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
EMBRACED - adjectives
• CLIPSOME * fit to be embraced or clasped ...1816
EMBROIDER - verbs
• ACUPINGE † to embroider ...1612
• BEBROYDE †* to embroider about ...1583
• EMBROIDERY to embroider ...1916 Amer. dial.
• IMPHRYGIATE †* to embroider, to work in embroidery ...1592
• LAY ON † to trim, to embroider ...1563-83
• MARK † to embroider ...c1400
EMBROIDERED - adjectives
• BEATEN † embroidered ...c1340
• NEEDLE-WROUGHT worked or ornamented with the needle; embroidered ...1562
EMBOIDERING, EMBROIDERY - nouns
• ACUPICTION † an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle ...1676
• CHICKEN embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• FRILL-DE-DILLS frills, embroidery; laces, trimmings, ornaments on a dress ...1883 Eng. dial.
• IMAGERY † figured work on a textile fabric, as in tapestry; embroidery ...1390
• PARAFFLE embroidery, fancy work ...1911 Sc.
EMBROIDERY - adjectives
• GAMPHER'D of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
• GAWMFERT of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...Bk1900 Sc.
EMBROIDERY - nouns, person
• CHICKEN-WALLA a peddler of embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
EMBROIL - verbs
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
EMERALD - nouns
• EMERANT † the emerald ...1832 Sc.
• IRISH FAVOURITE an emerald ...1920s US sl.
EMERGE - verbs
• COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
EMERGENCY - nouns
• BACK-WATCH a reserve fund put by against an emergency ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEET-MASTER a thing helpful in emergency ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PANIC BUTTON any form of switch or button that summons emergency aid, shuts down malfunctioning machinery, etc. ...1950s
• SUDDEN † a sudden need, danger, or the like; an emergency ...1559
EMERGENCY - nouns, person
• BEET-MASTER a person that helps in an emergency; a last resource ...1816 Sc.
• BEET-MISTER a person that helps in an emergency; a last resource ...1816 Sc.
• JACK AT A PINCH a person employed in an emergency, esp. a stop-gap clergyman ...c1620 colloq.
EMERGENCY - phrases
• OX IS IN THE DITCH, THE an emergency has arisen, requiring top priority ...1984 Amer. dial.
EMIGRANT - see IMMIGRANT
EMINENCE - nouns
• HYPEROCHALITY † distinguished position; eminence of rank or position ...1637 nonce word
EMINENT - adjectives
• EGREGIOUS † of persons and personal qualities: distinguished, eminent, excellent, renowned ...c1534
• EXIMIOUS † select, choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent, rare, distinguished, eminent, famous, renowned ...1547 rare or
obs.
• MAGNIFICAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MAGNIFICIAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MICKLE eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important ...1821 Sc.
• MUCKLE eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important ...1821 Sc.
• SINGULAR † of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
• TALL † 1. great, eminent at something ...1591
† 2. lofty, grand, eminent ...1655
EMINENT - nouns, person
• MAIN MAN, THE an eminent or important man ...1977 Amer. sl.
• MARCUS SUPERBUS a person of high rank or eminence; an important person ...1896 Brit. theatrical sl.
• MARCUS SUPERFLUOUS a person of high rank or eminence; an important person ...1896 Brit. theatrical sl.
• TALL POPPY an eminent, wealthy, or successful person when viewed as needing deflation ...1902 Aust. sl.
EMOTION - adjectives
• AFFECTUAL † pert. to the affections or emotions ...1604
• EFFUSIVE of emotions, affections, etc.: overflowing, irrepressible; demonstratively expressed ...1662
• TAINT †* full of emotion ...c1330
EMOTION - nouns
• DEAD PAN a complete lack of facial emotion ...1927 US sl.
• EJECTION † an outgoing of emotion ...1655
• FLARE-UP a sudden burst of emotion or violence ...colloq.
• HEART-QUAKE sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc.; a trembling of the heart; fearfulness ...1561
• HEART-QUALM sudden and violent emotion, as of terror, delight, etc. ...1673
• HEART-ROOT † the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEART-ROOTS † the depth or bottom of the heart; the seat of the deepest emotion or most genuine feelings ...c1200
• HEART-STRINGS the most intense feelings or emotions; the deepest affections; the heart ...1596
• KARMA an emotional or spiritual state of being, either good or bad; orig. used by hippies, from Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, but latterly very little to do with religion ...1960s US sl.
• MANG suppressed anger or fury; strong emotion, mingled feelings ...1866 Sc.
• ONDE † emotion, perturbation of mind ...1390
• RACKET a pang, a blow to the emotions ...1720 Sc.
EMOTION, EMOTIONAL - verbs
• DO IN ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BUN to lose emotional control ...1940s sl., orig. NZ military
• DO ONE'S NUT to lose one's temper; to lose emotional control; to get worked up ...1910s sl.
• FALL OUT to be surprised or overcome with emotion ...1938 US Black sl.
• FLAME to show great emotion; to become angry or excited
• FLY ALL TO GOSH to give way to emotion or rage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE'S FACE IN A KNOT to become angry, agitated, bewilderingly excited, or over-emotional ...20C Aust. sl.
• HAVE A CALF to lose control; to have an emotional fit; to have a fit of astonishment or anger; to become emotionally overwrought ...c1960 US sl.
• KEEP A TIGHT ASSHOLE to avoid panicking, to keep cool; to maintain emotional control ...1918 US military sl.
• KEEP A TIGHT HOLE to maintain emotional control ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to lose emotional control ...1940s US sl.
• OPIATE to dull or deaden the emotions ...1762
• PLOTZ to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1967 US sl.
• POP ONE'S ROCKS to become excited; to lose emotional control; lit. to ejaculate ...1960s US sl.
• PUSH SOMEONE'S BUTTONS to elicit a strongly favourable or unfavourable emotional response from someone, esp. anger or sexual excitement ...1927 Amer. sl.
• TAKE IT HARD to react emotionally, usually when distressed or angry ...1930s US sl.
• TEAR DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• TEAR THE PLACE DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• WET ONESELF to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S PANTS to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WIG OUT to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to lose control of one's emotions; to be or get angry ...1955 sl.
EMOTION, NO EMOTION - verbs
• NOT TO BAT AN EYE to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO BAT AN EYELASH to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
EMOTIONAL - adjectives
• AFFECTUOUS † emotional; moving the emotions ...1674
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED angered, emotional; lustful; passionate ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AT IT involved in an argument; emotionally moved ...L19 sl.
• BUTTONED UP emotionally stable; 'together' ...1984 Amer. sl.
• FULL-HEARTED full of feeling, emotional
• GUSTFUL fitfully irritable or emotional
• GUSTY fitfully irritable or emotional
• GUT-WRENCHING emotionally shattering; extremely disturbing; highly emotional ...1990s Amer. sl.
• MUSHY excessively sentimental or emotional, insipidly or gushingly romantic ...1848 US colloq.
• NEAR THE WATER easily moved to tears, emotional ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARRITCH-HERTIT sentimental, weakly emotional (parritch = porridge) ...1877 Sc.
• RANDY violent, emotional ...18C sl.
• TANGIBLE capable of being touched or affected emotionally ...1813
• TAPPED-OUT emotionally or mentally destroyed ...1970s sl.
• UNGLUED unstable, emotional, lacking control ...1950s
• UNHINGED angry, emotionally unsettled ...1719 UK sl.
EMOTIONAL - nouns, person
• MISH-MASH an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems ...1950s sl.
• MOVER someone who moves themself or others physically and emotionally ...1950s sl.
EMOTIONAL - verbs
• TAKE IT BIG to react very emotionally; to be dismayed ...1932 sl.
• VIBE SOMEONE OUT to produce emotional effects, usually negative and confusing, in someone ...1960s sl.
EMOTIONALLY - adverbs
• GUT-WRENCHINGLY in a gut-wrenching way ....1990s Amer. sl.
EMOTIONLESS - adjectives
• TIDELESS-BLOODED whose blood is unstirred by passion or emotion ...1785
EMOTIONLESS - adverbs
• DEADPAN in an expressionless, emotionless manner ...1930s US sl.
EMPEROR - adjectives
• IMPERATORIAL pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1660
• IMPERATORIAN † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1640
• IMPERATORIOUS † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1625
• IMPERATORY † pert. to or befitting an emperor or commander; imperial ...1616
• IMPERIOUS † having the rank of or befitting an emperor or supreme ruler ...c1586
EMPEROR - nouns
• IMPERIALITY a humorous title for an emperor or imperial personage ...1870
EMPEROR - nouns, person
• IMPERATOR absolute ruler, emperor; commander, ruler ...1588
• KAISER an emperor ...a1225
• KAISERLING a minor emperor ...1852
• KASER † an emperor ...c888
EMPEROR - verbs
• IMPERIALIZE † to act imperially, to act the part of an emperor or absolute ruler ...1634
EMPHASIS - interjections
• GRANNY! an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc. ...1908 Amer. dial.
EMPHASIZE - verbs
• SPEAK IN CAPITALS to speak with emphasis ...1871
EMPIRE - nouns
• IMPERY † an empire ...1538
EMPIRE - verbs
• IMPERIALIZE to render imperial; to belong to an empire or an imperial policy ...1805
EMPLOY - verbs
• ADOPERATE † to bring into operation, to employ, to use ...1632
• FEE to hire, to employ ...1701 Amer. dial.
• IMPLOY † to employ ...c1460
• IMPLY † to employ ...a1533
EMPLOY, EMPLOYMENT - phrases
• MAN FOR MY MONEY, THE the person whom I should choose to employ or support ...colloq.
• ON THE TURF looking for work ...1960s Amer. sl.
EMPLOYEE - nouns, person
• SHOWCASE NIGGER a token Black employee ...M20 US sl.
• TEMP a temporary employee, esp. a temporary secretary ...1932 sl., orig. US
EMPLOYEE - verbs
• TEMP to work as a temporary employee ...1973 sl.
EMPLOYER - nouns, person
• BAAS a master, an employer of labour ...1625 S. Afr.
• BOSS-MAN an employer; a supervisor; a person in authority ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DAMPER a sweating employer ...c1860 tailors' sl.
• DRIVER one who compels his employees to do more work for the same wages ...1851 colloq.
• GAFFER † an employer, a boss, a foreman; a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRINDER an employer of sweated labour ...M19
• JIFFESS an employer's wife ...Bk1896 tailors' sl.
• LAHNEE a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• MASTER an employer; the head of a shop or works; the name given to a farmer by the farm labourers ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASTER-MAN an employer of work-people ..c1400
• OLD MAN orig. a commanding officer or ship's captain; hence, one's employer or superior ...1830 sl.
• SIMON LEGREE a cruel overseer or employer ...20C US Black sl.
EMPLOYMENT - nouns
• ADOPERATION * application, employment ...1817
• BROKEN TIME time lost from regular employment ...1895
• IMPLYMENT † employment ...1614
• LABOUR, THE the labour exchange; the employment exchange; the job centre ...1920s sl.
• MOONLIGHTING taking a second job, usually late-night, in addition to one's daily employment ...1950s sl.
• SANTERMENT trifling employment ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHOP a period of employment or an engagement ...1885 theatrical sl.
• THRIFT work, occupation, employment, business ...1798 Sc.
EMPLOYMENT - nouns, person
• INTERLOPER a person of no regular employment ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SHARK an employment agent ...1927 Amer. dial.
EMPLOYMENT - verbs
• CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR to work at dishonourable employment ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NANNICK to do light, irregular work; to change one's employment frequently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
EMPRESS - nouns, person
• EMPERATRICE † an empress ...c1460
• IMPERATRICE † an empress ...c1460
• IMPERATRIX † an empress ...1623
EMPTINESS, EMPTY - nouns
• DEAD LURK empty premises ...M19 sl.
• LACUNA a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1872
• LACUNE a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1846
• LEERNESS † emptiness ...c1000
• VACIVITY * emptiness ...1721
• VACUATION †* emptiness ...1611
• VAIN † emptiness; void space ...1382
• VASTITY † the fact of being desolate, waste, void, or empty ...1545
EMPTY - adjectives
• ALEER empty, unladen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVOID empty, void ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOSS hollow, empty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAD of a house or place: uninhabited, empty, deserted ...L19 sl.
• EMPT empty ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EMPY empty ...1860 Eng. dial.
• IDLE † empty, vacant; void of ...c825
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
• LEER † empty; also, clear of; of a burden: useless ...c1250
• LEERY † empty ...1676 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEAR † empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OONTY † empty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OWNTY † empty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY † empty ...1800 Sc.
• SKRANKY † empty ...1800 Sc.
• TEEM empty ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOOM empty ...Sc.
• VACIVE * empty, void ...1656
• VACUATE † made empty ...1432-50
• VAIL empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIN † empty, vacant, void ...1382
• VAKE †* empty ...1600
EMPTY - verbs
• BANISH † to clear out; to empty ...1494
• EMPT to empty, to pour out ...1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ENT to empty; to pour out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARM to cleanse, to clean out, to put in order; to empty ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GUT to empty ...L17 sl.
• TAKE THE INSIDE OUT OF to empty ...1843 colloq.
• TOOM to empty something ...Sc.
• UNBOWEL † to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
• UNEMPT to empty; to unload ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNENT to empty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VACUATE † to empty; to evacuate ...1651
• WANE † to empty, to render vacant ...c1200
EMPTY-HANDED - adjectives
• SALT unlucky, in a bad state; impoverished, empty-handed, low on food ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
EMPTY-HEADED - adjectives
• BUBBLE-HEADED out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1952 sl., orig. US
• COCKAMAMIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMAMY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• DILLY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1905 sl., chiefly Aust.
• DITSY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DITZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DIVVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIZZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1878 sl.
• FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• GOOFY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1919 sl., orig. US
• GOOPY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
• MEAZY-SOW giddy, empty-headed ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SHALLOW-BRAINED † having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed ...
• SHALLOW-PATED having no depth of intellect or understanding; foolish, empty-headed ...arch.
• SHANDY empty-headed, half-crazy ...L17 Eng. dial.
EMPTY-HEADED - nouns, person
• BARMY-FROTH a flighty, empty-headed fellow; a simpleton ...1599
• BAUSON a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BAWSON a clamorous, noisy, empty-headed person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BLAFLUM a pompous, empty-headed person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUBBLEHEAD an empty-headed person ...1952 sl., orig. US
• CITTERN-HEAD a blockhead, a dunce; an empty-headed person; a term of scorn ...1623
• CLOTHES-PROP a silly, empty-headed person ...1900s sl.
• CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• DITS an empty-headed person, esp. a woman ...1973 US sl.
• DITZ an empty-headed person, esp. a woman ...1973 US sl.
• DUMB DORA an empty-headed woman ...1922 US sl.
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, empty-headed person ...1831
• GAMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP an idle, meddling person, an interfering busybody; a buffoon, an empty-headed, noisy fellow ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOMF a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so ...1825 Sc.
• JACK A DANDY a conceited, empty-headed little fellow ...1632
• LACK-BRAIN one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool ...1596
• MCFLY a fool; an empty-headed person ...1980s US campus sl.
• PEA-BRAIN an empty-headed person ...1959 sl.
• SHALLOW-PATE a person having no depth of intellect or understanding; a foolish or empty-headed person
EMPTYING - nouns
• EGESTION † the act of discharging or emptying out ...c1420
EMU - nouns
• NEW HOLLAND CASSOWARY the emu ...1842
EMULATE - nouns, person
• WANNABE one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
• WANNABEE one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
EMULATE - verbs
• AEMULE †* to emulate ...1595
• TAKE A LEAF FROM SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
• TAKE A PAGE OUT OF SOMEONE'S BOOK to imitate or emulate someone ...M19 US sl.
EMULATION - nouns
• PARAGON † comparison; competition, emulation, rivalry ...1590
ENABLE - verbs
• ABILITATE † to give ability or fitness; to enable ...1627
• HABILLE † to make or pronounce competent; to enable, to qualify ...1530
• SUFFICIENTIZE †* to make competent, to enable ...1693
ENABLING - nouns
• HABILITATION the act of enabling or endowing with ability or fitness; capacitation, qualification ...1612
ENAMEL - nouns
• AMEL † enamel ...1821 Sc.
ENAMOUR - verbs
• INAMORATE †* to inspire with love, to enamour ...1624
ENAMOURED - adjectives
• INAMORATE enamoured, in love ...1605
ENCHANT - nouns, person
• FASCINATRESS a female who fascinates or enchants; an attractive woman ...1878
• GOOBER a person who can enchant ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
ENCHANT - verbs
• EFFASCINATE † to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• ELF-SHOOT to bewitch, to enchant ...1806 Eng. dial.
• FASCINATE † to affect by witchcraft or magic; to bewitch, to enchant, to lay under a spell ...1598
• SIGALDER † to enchant, to bewitch ...1303
• SIRENIZE * to delight or charm; to allure or enchant ...1584
ENCHANTED - adjectives
• HAGGED † bewitched, enchanted ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCHANTING - adjectives
• FASCINATIVE tending to fascinate; enchanting ...1855
• TAKY fascinating, enchanting ...1854 colloq.
ENCHANTMENT - adjectives
• EFFASCINABLE †* susceptible to enchantment ...1660
ENCHANTMENT - nouns
• FASCINATION † the casting of a spell; sorcery, enchantment, an instance of this, a spell, an incantation ...1605
• MALEFICE a wicked enchantment; sorcery ...c1374 arch.
• NECROMANTY †* the pretended art of revealing future events, etc., by means of communication with the dead; generally, magic, enchantment, conjuration ...1560
• SIGALDRY †* enchantment, sorcery ...a1225
• TAKE †* a spell of magic or witchcraft; enchantment ...1678
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCHANTRESS - nouns, person
• FAIRY † one possessing more than human power; an enchantress ...1606
ENCHILADA - nouns
• INCHIE an enchilada ...1987 Amer. dial.
ENCIRCLE - verbs
• BECLIP to wrap round, to enclose, to encircle, to surround ...c1000 arch.
• FATHOM to encircle with extended arms ...c1300
• IMMURE * to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
• UMBECAST † to surround, to encircle ...c1350
• UMBECLIP † to surround, to encircle ...a1300
• UMBEGO † to go around, to encircle; to surround with something ...c1300
• UMBESWEY † to encircle ...a1300
• UMBETIGH † to encircle, to surround ...a1300
ENCIRCLING - nouns
• FATHOMING the act of encircling with the arms ...c1440
ENCLOSE - verbs
• ACLOSE †* to enclose, to shut up ...c1315
• BECLIP to wrap round, to enclose, to encircle, to surround ...c1000 arch.
• BECLOSE † to shut up or in; to enclose, to imprison ...c1000
• BEFONG † to encompass, to enclose, to comprehend ...971
• BEGIRT to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGIRTH to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BELAY † to lay a thing about with other object, i.e. by putting them about or around it; to surround, to environ, to enclose with ...a1000
• BELOUKE † to enclose, to encompass ...c825
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• BETRAP † to catch in a trap; to entrap, to ensnare, to circumvent, to enclose ...a1000
• HAIN † to enclose or protect with a fence or hedge; to preserve grass from cattle ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAY † to enclose or fence in by a hedge ...a1050
• IMMURE * to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
• PALE * to enclose with pales or a fence; to furnish with a fence ...c1330
• PAR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARCLOSE to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
• PARR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PERCLOSE to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
• TINE † to enclose or shut something up in something ...1300s
• UMBCLOSE † to enclose ...c1330
• UMBECAST † to enclose, to confine ...c1440
• UMBECLOSE † to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEWEND † to imbed, to enclose ...c1440
• UMFOLD † to enclose, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGIVE † to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
• UMLOUK † to surround, to enclose ...a1300
ENCLOSED - adjectives
• BAYED † surrounded, enclosed ...1577
• IMPENT † pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633
ENCLOSURE - nouns
• HAIN † an enclosure; a park ...c1205
• HAINING enclosing or preserving; that which encloses or is enclosed; an enclosure ...1535 chiefly Sc.
• HAW † a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HAY an enclosed space; an enclosure; a park ...c1630 arch. or Eng. dial.
• PALE an area enclosed by a fence; an enclosed place; an enclosure ...c1400
• PALIS † a place enclosed by a palisade or fence; an enclosure ...c1420
• PAMPHIL a small house; a square enclosure made with stakes ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PARCAGE † enclosure, shutting up of stray beasts ...1453 Sc.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERCLOSE † an enclosed space, enclosure, cloister, closet; esp. one in a building, separated from the main part by a screen or railing ...1445-6
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
• RANGES † a fence, an enclosure ...1537
ENCOMPASS - verbs
• BEFONG † to encompass, to enclose, to comprehend ...971
• BEGIRT to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGIRTH to surround, to encompass, to enclose ...1608
• BEGO † to go round; to compass, to encompass ...c1000
• BELIE † to lie around, to encompass ...a1000
• BELOUKE † to enclose, to encompass ...c825
• BERUN † to run round about, to encompass ...c1205
• BESTAND † to surround, to encompass, as a wall, water, etc. ...c1205
• BETREND † to wind or draw round; to encompass ...c1374
• UMBELAP † to encompass, to surround ...a1350
• UMBELAY † to beset, to surround, to encompass ...a1300
• UMBESET † to surround, to encompass, to beset ...a1300
• UMBETHONRE † to encompass, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGO † to go around; to encompass ...a1300
• UMLAP † to encompass, to surround ...a1300
ENCOUNTER - adjectives
• OCCURRENT †* liable to encounter something; exposed or obnoxious to ...1566
ENCOUNTER - adverbs
• AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH after the first encounter or meeting ...1857
• AT THE FIRST BRUSH at the first encounter or meeting ...1815
ENCOUNTER - nouns
• ACOUNTER † an encounter ...c1314
• ACOUNTRE † an encounter ...c1314
• BOURD an encounter, a fight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OCCURSATION †* an act of running against something; attack; encounter; meeting; collision ...1615
• OCCURSION † an act of running against something; attack, encounter; meeting; collision ...1533
• OPPOSITION † encounter, combat ...1596
• TILT an encounter, combat, or contest; a debate, a public dispute, a discussion; often applied in the 17th & 18 centuries to a duel ...1567
• TIRPEIL † a broil, an encounter, a tumult ...c1330
• TIRPELL † a broil, an encounter, a tumult ...c1330
ENCOUNTER - verbs
• ACOUNTER † to encounter, to meet ...c1350
• GAIN † to meet, to encounter, to oppose ...a1500
• KEEP † to meet in resistance or opposition; to encounter ...c1205
• OBVIATE † to meet, to encounter; hence; to withstand, to oppose a person or thing ...1600-9
• OCCUR † to meet, to encounter; to oppose, to resist ...a1548
• RAMCOUNTER to meet with, to encounter ...1899 Sc.
• YAIN † to meet, to encounter, to oppose ...a1000
ENCOUNTERING - nouns
• ACOUNTERING † encountering, jousting ...c1420
ENCOURAGE - adjectives
• PARAMUTHETIC tending to encourage; consolatory, consoling ...1854
ENCOURAGE - nouns, person
• FAUTERER an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...a1662
• FAUTOR an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...c1330
• FAUTRESS † an adherent, a partisan, a supporter, an abettor, an encourager ...1596
• FAVOURESS †* a female supporter or encourager ...1616
• FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower ...1585-7
• HEARTER †* one who heartens or encourages; an abettor ...c1550
ENCOURAGE - verbs
• ACCOURAGE † to encourage, to hearten ...1596
• ALACRIATE †* to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• EDGE † to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• EGG † to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...c1200
• EGG ON to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...1566
• FAVOURIZE † to support, to encourage; to favour, to treat with partiality ...1585
• HARDY † to make hardy or bold; to encourage ...a1225
• HARPEN ON to encourage; to cheer on to fight ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN ON to encourage, to urge on, to incite ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HELP UP to encourage, to cheer up ...1883 Amer. dial.
• PULL FOR to support actively; to encourage
• RAISE † to encourage or inspire a person with courage, confidence, hope, etc. ...1533
• TICE † to encourage, to incite, as a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPCHEER †* to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage ...c1586
ENCOURAGE - phrases
• OOPIE-STIFFIE used to encourage a child to get on its feet ...1892 Sc.
• OOPSIE-DOOPSIE used to encourage a child to get on its feet ...1892 Sc.
ENCOURAGED - adjectives
• BUCKED cheered, encouraged, elated ...1907 sl.
ENCOURAGED - verbs
• BUCK UP to cheer up; to be encouraged ...1889 sl.
ENCOURAGEMENT - nouns
• ADHORTATION † encouragement, persuasion, incitement ...1536
• HEARKENING encouragement ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARTING the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer ...c1250
• PUSH assistance, encouragement ...Irish sl.
• READINESS encouragement, assistance ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SHOT IN THE ARM a boost or act of encouragement ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• TICEMENT † enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENCOURAGEMENT, ENCOURAGING - interjections
• GALLAD! an expression of encouragement, 'go it, lad' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GWAAN! a term of encouragement or appreciation; i.e. go ahead! get going! ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• HI-DE-HI greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc. ; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW! an exclamation of encouragement, good luck to you! ...1848 Ireland
• RAH! used as a cheer, a shouted expression of support or encouragement ...1870 US
• RAH RAH! used as a cheer, a shouted expression of support or encouragement ...1870 US
• RAM IT! an expression of praise or encouragement ...1980s UK Black sl.
• TAKE IT ON! an exclamation of encouragement ...1980s US college sl.
• THAT'S ME LAD! an exclamation used to encourage boys ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENCOURAGEMENT - phrases
• YOU'LL BE A MAN BEFORE YOUR MOTHER a jocular expression of encouragement or comfort to a small boy ...1863
ENCOURAGING - adjectives
• BRIGHT hopeful, encouraging, cheering ...1860
• HEARTSOME encouraging, inspiring, cheering the heart ...1596 chiefly Sc.
• TEELIE coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• UPFUL positive, encouraging ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• UPHILL positive, encouraging ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
ENCOUNTER - verbs
• FALL OVER to meet; to encounter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
ENCROACH - verbs
• ACCROACH to encroach ...1530
• SCREWZE to encroach, to intrude; to sponge; to come as an uninvited, unwelcome guest ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ENCROACHMENT - nouns
• ACCROACHMENT usurpation; encroachment ...1706
ENCUMBER - verbs
• ACCUMBER † to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush ...c1314
• GAFFLE to tease; to incommode, to encumber ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IMPESTER † to entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• LAGGER to encumber, to overload; to carry or lead with difficulty ...1825 Sc.
• LANGLE to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate ...1713 Sc.
• TAGIL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGLE † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGYL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
ENCUMBERED - adjectives
• ACCUMBERED † overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered ...c1300
• LAGGERT encumbered, overloaded ...1742 Sc.
• TAGGLIT harassed with anything, encumbered, drudged ...1808 Sc.
ENCUMBERED - verbs
• LAGGER to sink in soft, miry or muddy ground; to be encumbered by walking through mire, snow, or the like ...1710 Sc.
ENCUMBERING - nouns
• ACCUMBERING † the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming ...1340
• ACCUMBRANCE † the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury ...1489
ENCUMBRANCE - nouns
• CLOG an impediment; an encumbrance ...ME
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
END, ENDING - adjectives
• DESINENT † forming the end, ending, closing, terminating ...1605
• LATTER † pert. to the end of life, of a period, the world ...1513
• MORIBUND on the point of coming to an end ...1837
• TAPER at an end, nearly exhausted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
END - adverbs
• ENDWAY to the end or finish; at the end ...1795 Eng. dial.
• IN THE LAST †* in the end, finally ...1607
END, ENDING - nouns
• ADIOS MUCHACHOS the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish) ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• A-END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSE END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSEHOLD the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
• ARSEHOLE the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
• CASH-IN, THE the end; death ...1926 US sl.
• CHICKEN SWITCH a switch that will abort a mission; a notional switch that will end a project ...1960 US sl.
• DEAD FINISH the end ...1881 Aust. sl.
• DECLINE the end ...1821 Sc.
• DOUP the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• EFFLUX the lapse, passing away of time, or of a particular period; hence, expiry, end ...1647
• END-DAY a termination, end ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
• FAG-END the last part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
• FINISHMENT an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HEEL the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. ...LME
• HURDIES the end or 'tail' of anything ...B1900 Sc.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE the end of a project ...1985 Amer. dial.
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• ORD AND END † the beginning and end ...c1000
• RATHENESS * premature ending ...1883
• STICKY END an unhappy end ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUM † the ultimate end or goal; the highest attainable point ...1340 obs. or arch.
• TAIL-ENDER someone or something coming at the end ...colloq.
• TAILING the end or latter part ...1646
• TAWSTOCK-GRACE † the end ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WRAP the end of a session ...1972 sl., orig. entertainment usage
• WRAP-UP a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion ...1950s Amer. sl.
END - nouns, person
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
• TAIL-ENDER someone or something coming at the end ...colloq.
END - verbs
• ABROGATE to do away with; to put an end to ...1588
• ACHIEVE † 1. to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate ...c1385
† 2. to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out ...1393
• ADETERMINE †* to bring to an end, to terminate ...1413
• BATE † 1. to beat down or away; to put an end to ...c1300
† 2. to come to an end, to cease ...c1325
• BE IN THE SHORT ROWS to be near the end or the climax of something ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BREAK THE NECK OF † to destroy, to finish, to bring to an end ...1576
• CALL IT GEORGE to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL IT WALLY to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• COME OUT to end; to eventuate ...1896 Amer. sl.
• DAMPER to stop; to bring to an end ...1970s US Black sl.
• DECORRE † to run or flow away; to pass or haste away; to end, to cease to exist ...1377
• DING OUT THE BOTTOM of anything: to make an end of anything ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• END OFF to come to an end, to terminate ...1934 Amer. dial.
• EXTERMINE † to exterminate; to destroy utterly; to put an end to; to abolish ...1539
• FAIL † of a period of time or anything that has a finite duration: to come to an end; to expire ...1399
• FOLD to go out of business owing to lack of funds; to come to an end ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HEARKEN TO THE HINDER END to hear the end of the story, to wait and see what the end will be ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NAIL to put an end to ...1910s sl.
• PULL THE CHAIN to make a decisive end, to end all negotiations; hence, to take decisive action, esp. against a person ...1935 US sl.
• QUAIL † to overpower, to destroy, to put an end to ...1551
• QUENCH † to come to an end, to perish, to disappear ...c1305
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to reduce to order; to silence, to subdue; to make an end of ...a1825 colloq.
• SHATTER to ruin, to put an end to, to utterly destroy ...L17
• SHUT UP to bring to an end, to reduce to a state of incapacity ...E19 sl.
• SNUFF OUT to suppress, put an end to ...colloq.
• TANG OUT to abandon; to put an end to ...1970s US college sl.
• TIRE † to fail, to cease (as a supply, etc.); to diminish; to give out, to come to an end ...c725
• TOLL THE BELL ON to put an end to; to forbid ...1900s sl.
• TOP UP to end up, to conclude ...M19 sl.
• WORK OUT to end, to eventuate ...1885 Amer. sl.
• YEN to end ...1886 Eng. dial.
• YEND † to end ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
END - phrases
• EGG AND BIRD † in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
• FULL STOP used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end ...1976 UK
• FULL STOP - END OF STORY used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end ...1976 UK
• HERE OR THERE THE HARE GOES AWAY here or there the matter ended ...1600
• THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE that's all there is; there is more; the end of something ...1948 Amer. dial.
• THAT'S THE BALLGAME that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1948 US sl.
• THERE GOES THE BALLGAME that finishes it; that is the end, esp. of one's chances ...1946 US sl.
• UNTIL THE LAST CAT IS HUNG until the very last, to the end ...1985 Amer. dial.
• UNTIL THE LAST DOG IS DEAD until the very last, to the end ...1943 Amer. dial.
• UNTIL THE LAST DOG IS HUNG until the very last, to the end ...1902 Amer. dial.
ENDANGER - verbs
• PERICLITATE † to expose to peril, endanger, risk, hazard ...1623
ENDANGERING - nouns
• DANGERMENT endangering ...1864 Sc.
ENDEAR - verbs
• DEAR †* to endear ...1603
ENDEARMENT - nouns
• CANOODLING endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
ENDEARMENT, TERM OF - nouns
• ALANA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNA a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNAH a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ASTHORE a term of endearment, my treasure! ...1869 Ireland
• BABE a term of endearment ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• BABES a term of affection or simply of address between either sex ...1930s sl.
• BABY a term of endearment ...1880 sl., chiefly US
• BABYCAKES a term of endearment ...1967 US sl.
• BABYKINS a baby; a term of endearment for a baby ...M20
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BIRDSNIE † a term of endearment ...1661
• BLOSS a term of endearment applied to a buxom young woman ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOBEE a term of endearment ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BOYKIN a little boy: used as a term of endearment ...1547
• BUBALEH a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BUBELE a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BUBELEH a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BUBELICKS a term of endearment to a baby ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUG a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BURDIE-BEETON a fondling term for a little child ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAKES a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CAKIE a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHICK-A-DIDDLE a term of endearment addressed to children ...19C
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHUCK a term of endearment ...1588 Brit. sl.
• CHUCKABY † a term of endearment ...1607
• DAINTY † a term of endearment ...1611
• DAISY a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• DARL a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 & Aust. & UK sl.
• DARLS a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 UK sl.
• DAUGHTER † a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl by an older person or one in a superior relation ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• DAUTIE a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection ...1676 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWTIE darling, pet, dear; a term of affection ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAR HEART a term of endearment; chiefly used in addressing a person ...c1350
• DEARIE a term of endearment ...1681 sl.
• DEARY a term of endearment ...1681 sl.
• DEEDLEY-DUMPLIN' n. a term of endearment ...1890 Sc.
• DEVIL a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• DILLING † a child born when the parents are old; a darling or favourite child, a pet; the youngest of the family, the last born; a term of endearment ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DING-DING † a term of endearment ...1564
• DOVELING a term of endearment for a small child ...E17
• DOVEY a term of endearment ...M18
• DOVIE a term of endearment ...M18
• DOY a term of endearment for a child; a pet...1884 Eng. dial.
• DUCK a term of endearment ...1590 Brit. sl.
• DUCKIE a term of endearment ...1819 Brit. sl.
• DUCKS a term of endearment ...1590 Brit. sl.
• DUCKY a term of endearment ...1819 Brit. sl.
• FART a term of endearment ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FATHERLING a little father; used as an affectionate mode of address ...1625
• FILTHY FELLOW a mild endearment ...18C colloq.
• FREAK a term of endearment ...1954 US teen sl.
• FUBS † a small chubby person; a plump young person or child; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1614
• GALAT a term of endearment, generally addressed to a girl ...1825 Sc.
• GALLET a term of endearment, generally addressed to a girl ...1825 Sc.
• GITTSEY a term of endearment to an infant or baby ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GOLLIWOG a term of affection for any small living thing, baby, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HALF-PINT a term of endearment for a small child ...M20 US sl.
• HASH a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARTIKIN † a term of endearment ...1540
• HEIFER DUST a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HONEY a term of endearment ...c1350
• HONEY-BABY a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY-BUN a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY-BUNCH a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY BUNCH PLUMMINS a term of endearment for children ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KAE a term of affection for a neat little person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KARRIEWHITCHIT a term of endearment for a child ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LADDIE a term of endearment to a lad ...1546 chiefly Sc.
• LADDIE-COWT a term of affection ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDIKIE a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1882 Sc.
• LADDOCK a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1883 Sc.
• LADY-BIRD a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1592 (Shakespeare)
• LADYKIN a little lady; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1853
• LAMB a term of endearment ...a1553
• LAMB CHOP a term of affection, usually of a woman ...1970s sl.
• LAMBIE a term of endearment for a lamb, and hence for a child or young person ...1718 Sc.
• LAMBKIN a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1597
• LAMMIE a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
• LAMMIKEN a term of endearment ...1874 Sc.
• LAMMIT a term of endearment, my lamb! ...1892 Sc.
• LAMMY a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LITTLE DEVIL a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• LITTLE MARMOSET † a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1604
• LITTLING an endearment; a caress ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
• MACHREE a term of endearment; my heart! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMTAM a term of endearment ...B1900
• MANDOZY a term of endearment among London Jews ...19C sl.
• MANITOODLIE a term of endearment for a baby boy or a male child...1824 Sc.
• MANNIE a little man; frequently used as a term of endearment to a little boy ...L17 orig. and chiefly Sc.
• MANNY a little man; frequently used as a term of endearment to a little boy ...L17 orig. and chiefly Sc.
• MAN OF WAX a smart, clever fellow; a very handsome man; also a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARMOSET † a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1526
• MONGOLITO a term of endearment ...1980s US campus sl.
• MONSTER a term of endearment ...1954 US teen sl.
• MOPSY † a term of endearment; a pretty child; a young girl; a darling, a sweetheart ...1582
• MOTHERLING a term of endearment for a mother ...1865
• MURLY-FIKES a term of endearment for an infant ...B1900 Sc.
• MY DEAR NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• MY MOMMY an affectionate name for a sweetheart ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MY NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• MY PULSE a term of endearment ...1924 Irish sl.
• MY TICKLING †* a term of endearment ...1605
• NAUGHTY-PACK a half reproving endearment of children ...Bk1902 sl,
• NEW POTATO a term of endearment ...1900 Eng. dial.
• NOBS †* a term of endearment applied to a woman; one's dear or darling ...a1529
• NUG a term of endearment ...L17 cant
• NUTTY-COCK † a term of endearment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NYKIN † a term of endearment ...1693
• OLD BALLS a man; often used as a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• OLD BASTARD a man; often used as a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• OLD CHIP a term of endearment ...L19 sl.
• OLD CHOOK a general term of intimate affection ...1910s Aust. sl.
• OLD MAN a term of endearment ...US Civil War usage
• PAILWUR a term of endearment for a child ...1890 Sc.
• PANGY an affectionate term for a little child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAPPY SACK a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PARRICH a term of endearment for an infant or a young child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a term of endearment for a baby enclosed in its mother's arms ...1880 Sc.
• PA SACK a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT a term of endearment for a small child ...1915 Amer. dial.
• PIGSNEY one specially cherished; a darling, a pet; a term of endearment; generally applied to a girl or a woman; rarely applied to a man or boy (obs. now for this use) ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
• PIGSNY a term of endearment ...c1386 arch.
• PILLICOCK † a flattering word for a young boy; a term of endearment ...1598
• PIPPIN a term of endearment; a person of good ability ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• POOPSIE a term of endearment ...1942 US sl.
• POOPSY a term of endearment ...1942 US sl.
• POPPET a term of endearment, esp. to a child ...1849 sl.
• POPSY-WOPSY a term of endearment for a girl ...1887
• PUDSY a term of endearment, esp. to a baby ...sl.
• PUG † a term of endearment ...M16
• PUGGY † a term of endearment for women and children ...1611
• PUSS a term of endearment for a woman ...17C sl.
• PUSSICKIE a fondling name for a child ...B1900 Sc.
• QUEAN a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEANIE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUEEN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUENE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUINE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• RATTEN a term of endearment ...1867 Sc.
• RUFFINER an exaggerated term of endearment to children ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY a term of endearment; a favourite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAT a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKATTIE a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKEESTER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH a term of endearment for someone ...1997 Irish sl.
• SLAWSY-GAWSY a ludicrous term of endearment ...B1900 Sc. obs.
• SNICKELTYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKETYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNIGGLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNOOKS a term of endearment, either to a child or a lover ...1920s sl.
• SNOOKUMS a term of endearment ...1920s sl.
• SNOOKYOOKUMS a term of endearment ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SUCKET a term of endearment ...1605 obs.
• SUCKLER † a term of endearment ...1500-20 Sc.
• SUGAR a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-BABE a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-BABY a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SUGAR-PIE a term of endearment ...1930 sl., orig. US
• SWEETHEART a term of endearment ...c1325 sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment ...1932 sl.
• SWEETIE PIE a term of endearment ...1928 sl.
• TAUDY † a term of endearment for a child ...1808 Sc.
• TENDER a term of endearment to a baby ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TENDER-DEAR a term of endearment ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TEBBIE a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THING a term of endearment for a child or girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIB a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY-LAMB a term of endearment applied pitifully to a child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• TID a term of affection or endearment ...1896 Sc.
• TOAD a term of endearment, esp. of a child or young woman ...1768 Sc.
• WALLET a small, neatly-made person; generally used as a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLY-GOWDIE a term of endearment ...1866 Sc.
• WANTON † a person, esp. a child, of playful, roguish or sportive conduct; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1589
• WEAN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHITE BOY a term of endearment ...17C colloq.
• WHITING-MOP † a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• YARTA a term of endearment or friendship; 'my dear' ...1821 Sc.
ENDEAVOUR - nouns
• DEVER duty, best endeavour or try ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
• ETTLING an effort, a strong endeavour ...1883 Sc.
• OPEROSITY laboriousness, painstaking endeavour ...1623
• YATTLE † an endeavour; strength, force of mind ...Bk1905 Sc.
ENDEAVOUR - verbs
• ACKADUR to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
• DEVER to try, to attempt, to endeavour ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE to attempt, to endeavour; to strive after, to struggle hard to obtain ...1725 Sc.
• HEAVE † to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive ...c1374
• IMITATE † to make an attempt; to endeavour to do something ...a1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIXURIATE † to endeavour, to attempt ...1623
ENDLESS - adjectives
• AEVITERNAL †* everlasting, endless, eternal ...1660
• FOR ENDWAYS endless, without number, continuous ...1859 Eng. dial.
• SISYPHEAN of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1635
• SISYPHIAN of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1599
ENDOWED - adjectives
• MONEYFIED †* endowed with money ...1641
ENDURANCE - adjectives
• FORTITUDINOUS having fortitude; endowed with courage or moral strength; capable of endurance ...1752
• SUFFERABLE † capable of endurance ...1481
ENDURANCE - adverbs
• SUFFERINGLY † with patient endurance ...a1340
ENDURANCE - nouns
• BANT vigour, strength, endurance, 'go' ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BEARANCE endurance, patient suffering ...1725 arch.
• BELEAVING † remaining steadfast; endurance, perseverance ...1340
• BIDING endurance; enduring ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOTTOM stamina, endurance, staying power; used esp. of horses and dogs ...1843 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE BEAN ROW, THE the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE ROW, THE the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LEGS the ability of a show, song, public figure, etc. to be an enduring success; staying power ...1970s Amer. show business usage
• GAME courage, pluck, spirit, endurance ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GUTS stamina, toughness of character, tenacity, staying power, endurance ...M17 colloq.
• MAIN patience, endurance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SUFFERANCE 1. patient endurance, forbearance, long-suffering ...a1300 arch.
† 2. capacity to endure, endurance ...1544
• SUFFERING † patient endurance, long-suffering ...a1340
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TOLERANCE † the act of enduring or sustaining pain or hardship; the power or capacity of enduring; endurance ...1412-20
• TOLERATION † of sustaining or enduring; endurance ...1531
• WADE endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENDURANCE - verbs
• DIE GAME to maintain one's spirit and endurance to the last ...1727
• HAVE SHOT ONE'S BOLT to have reached the limit of one's endurance or effort ...Aust. sl.
ENDURANCE - phrases
• AT THE END OF ONE'S ROW at the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
ENDURE - verbs
• ABEAR to endure; to suffer ...c885
• ABROOK †* to brook, to endure, to bear ...1592
• ABY(E) to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure ...1374 arch.
• ACKADUR to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
• ADREE † to bear, to endure, to suffer ...a1000
• ANSWER to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AWAY WITH to endure, to put up with ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BEAR HARD † to endure with a grudge, to take a thing ill or amiss, to have ill will to, to have a resentment against ...c1400
• BEAR TACK † to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, to endure, to hold one's own ...1573
• BEAR UPON THE SPLEEN † to endure with a grudge, to take a thing ill or amiss, to have ill will to, to have a resentment against ...1629
• BIDE to tolerate, to endure ...1914
• CARRY † to bear, to endure ...1583
• DO ON ONE'S PRICK to do with ease, esp. to endure any challenging situation, as a prison sentence, with no difficulty ...1960s sl.
• GAFF to endure ...1970s US college sl.
• GUT IT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to be sturdily stoic; to persist; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s Amer. sl.
• GUT IT THROUGH to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• GUT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• GUTS IT OUT to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1973 Amer. sl.
• GUTS OUT to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1973 Amer. sl.
• GUT THROUGH to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s US sl.
• HACK to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HOLD ONE'S CORNER to hold one's own against others ...M19 colloq.
• ONDREGH † to endure ...c1250
• PATIENCE ALONG to endure patiently ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PERTOLERATE †* to endure to the end ...1623
• SAGACIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGASHUATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGATIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SAGATICATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGACIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGASHIATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEGASHUATE to fare; to get on; to bear; to endure ...1832 Amer. dial.
• STICK IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1882 sl.
• SWEAT IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1876 sl., orig. US
• TAKE HEAT to suffer or endure punishment or criticism ...1920s US sl.
• THOLE to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THOOTLE to endure; to wait ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOLERATE † to endure, to sustain pain or hardship ...1531
• TOUGH IT OUT to endure something unpleasant ...1852 sl., orig. US
• UNDERGANG to undergo, to endure ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENDURING - adjectives
• DUREFUL † of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• LASTY durable, long-lasting, enduring ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LONGANIMOUS * long-suffering; enduring, patient ...1620
ENDURING - nouns
• UNDERGANGING the act of undergoing or enduring; anything endured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.