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ENEMY - ENTANGLING
ENEMY - adjectives
• HOT under enemy fire ...1864 US sl.
ENEMY - nouns, person
• BACK-FRIEND a secret enemy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUDDY-BUDDY one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
• FED † an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
• FEDE † an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
• HARD NUT a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult challenge ...1884 US sl.
• HEAVY FATHER † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...c1510
• HEAVY FRIEND † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...1554
• MR. BAD FACE one's competition or enemy ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKY a disagreeable person; an enemy ...1860 sl.
• UNFRIEND an enemy; an opponent ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENEMY - verbs
• FALL OVER † to go over to the enemy ...1595
ENERGETIC - adjectives
• ACTIOUS † abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1592
• ACTUAL † abounding in action; active, energetic ...1470-85
• AMBITIOUS energetic, lively, industrious ...1889 Amer. dial.
• ANNOINTED ripe for mischief, full of courage and energy for any desperate exploit ...Bk 1890 sl.
• BRISKY brisk, lively, active, energetic ...1590
• CALEEVERING energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARRACHIE strong, able, energetic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FARROCHIE energetic ...1900 Sc.
• FULL OF BEANS energetic, vigorous, lively ...1854 sl.
• FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• FULL OF VIM AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• GO-AHEAD enterprising, having energy and initiative ...M19
• GUT-BUSTING powerful, energetic, overwhelming ...1930s sl.
• GUTSY energetic and tough ...c1890 Amer sl.
• HELL-TO-SET very fast, energetic ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT very fast, energetic ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl.
• HYPER extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• JIVEY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• JIVY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• KINKY lively, strong, energetic ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NERVOSE †* vigorous, energetic ...1667
• OLIGHT † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLITE † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLIVED active, lively, energetic; the reverse of lazy ...1892 Ireland
• ON THE BING energetic, on the ball ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUNCHY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1926 sl.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• RAIKIN adj. energetic, ploughing through much work ...1866 Sc.
• RAKING fast-going, quick, speedy; energetic, accomplishing much ...1862
• RAMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• RUMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
• SNAPPY quick; brisk; energetic ...1831 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING quick and energetic; lively ...colloq.
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• SWINGING energetic, vigorous, lively ...1958 sl.
• TEARING bustling, energetic, active; strong, strenuous ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEWING hard-working, industrious, energetic ...1729 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY active, energetic, able to get through much work ...1884 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-GOING active, energetic; persevering ...1822 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUTTING active, energetic; persevering ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VERTY energetic, active, esp. at an early hour of the day, early rising ...1804 Sc.
• VIRIPOTENT † possessed of strength and energy ...1646
• WIGHT strong, robust, mighty; exercising strength, energetic ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
• YASP active, brisk, energetic ...1898 Sc.
• ZAPPY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1969 sl., orig. US
• ZINGY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1948 sl.
• ZIPPY energetic, full of 'pep' ...1920s sl.
• ZIZZY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1966 sl.
ENERGETIC - nouns, person
• ANOINTER an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BALL OF FIRE a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive ...1900 Amer. sl.
• BREEZY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRIGHT SPARK a cheerful, energetic person ...2002 NZ sl.
• DYNAMO an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• FAST-BURNER an energetic, ambitious person ...1986 Amer. military sl.
• HALER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAYLER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HEARTY a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
• HOT CUP OF TEA, A ‘hot stuff’; a person very excellent, skilful, or energetic at a game, etc. ...c1880 sl.
• HOT SHOT a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUMAN DYNAMO an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• HUMMER a person or thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• LIGHTNING a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• MERCURY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOINTER an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• PAPER-FIDDLER one who is energetic or lively in his movements; a light-headed, thoughtless fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PEALER something remarkable of its kind; a hard-working, energetic person ...1823 Amer. dial.
• PEELER a ranch hand or cowboy; one who tames wild horses; a bronco-buster ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PEYL-AWAY an energetic person; a hard worker ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PISS-RIPPER a very capable and energetic person who gets things done ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAIKER one who shows unusual ability to work or act energetically ...1880 Sc.
• SKREENGER a person of energetic character; esp. used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SPEED BALL a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEM-WINDER an energetic or lively person; someone who makes vigorous rabble-rousing speeches ...1892 US sl.
• TEAR-AWAY one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-EM-ROUGH one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEWER a hard worker; an industrious, energetic person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER a person who does anything with great energy and spirit ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TRASH MOVER an energetic, hustling person ...1903 Amer. dial.
ENERGETIC - verbs
• BAZZ to move quickly or energetically; to rush, to dash ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOP AROUND to move or go about energetically; to gallivant; to be lively ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
• RAVE to go about hurriedly or energetically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SNAP OUT OF IT to recover, esp. from gloom or sluggardy; to become energetic ...1928 Amer. sl.
• YARK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENERGETIC - phrases
• IT'S ALL GO said of energetic activity ...1965 sl.
ENERGETICALLY - adverbs
• ACTUALLY † actively, energetically ...1470-85
• BIRRINGLY with vigour, energetically ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANTLY boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily ...1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HELL-TO-SPLIT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-TOOT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LIKE OLD BILLY like the devil, hard, furiously, very energetically ...1894 sl.
• LIKE STEAM very quickly, very easily, energetically ...M19 sl.
• MANFUL vigorously, energetically ...1895 Amer. dial.
• RAMPASH in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SNUFF AND SNIFTER energetically, continuously ...E19 sl.
• WIGHT † actively, energetically ...ME obs. exc. Sc.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - adjectives
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ALL OUT exhausted, lacking energy ...1941 Amer. dial.
• DEAD AS HAY lifeless; lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-ASS lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-BUTT lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1958 Amer. sl.
• DEADER THAN HAY lifeless, lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DINTLESS lacking in energy ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DOWF lacking spirit or energy; gloomy ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWLESS without strength or energy, feeble; infirm ...L18 Sc.
• FAUCHINLESS weak, without strength or energy ...1866 Sc.
• MEEKING ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POLLUTED tired, exhausted, without energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAPLESS lacking energy or vigour ...1598
• THAVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
• THIEVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Sc.
• THOLELESS wanting energy; not adaptable, nearly useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOWLESS wanting in energy, inactive, weak, spiritless, lazy; useless; insipid ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WABBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WAPPIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WUBBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
ENERGY - adverbs
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Sc.
ENERGY - nouns
• BALLS virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
• BENSE vigour, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENT † impetus, concentrated energy ...1581
• BESOM energy; zest ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIRR force, impetus, energy; violence; passion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOSE force, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• DACITY activity, energy ...1636 Eng. dial.
• DINT vigour, energy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DRIVE energy and initiative ...c1905 colloq.
• ELASTICITY energy, vigour, buoyancy of mind or character; capacity for resisting or overcoming depression ...1678
• FARRACH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FECK efficacy, efficiency, value; hence, vigour, energy ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEEROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEIROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• GAN 'go', spirit, energy ...1870 Eng. dial.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GO-GET-'EM pep, energy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GUTS energy, vigour, power in performance ...M18 sl.
• GUTSINESS courage, energy, spirit ...c1890
• HEAVE TO energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUMMER a thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• JASM energy, vitality ...1860 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ spirit, vigour, energy; excitement ...1913 Amer. sl.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JUICE energy ...2004 UK sl.
• LICK a brief or brisk stroke of activity or energy ...1835 Amer. dial.
• MEETHS activity, bodily energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• ODOCITY ability, gumption; spirit, energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONCE vigour, energy, cheek ...L19 sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PANG strength, vigour, energy, force ...1873 Sc.
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RAIK great energy ...1866 Sc.
• RAKE great energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• REDD energy, speed, ability to work ...1892 Sc.
• SCRINGE a thorough cleansing; a rub; the act of rubbing; the sound caused by rubbing; the act of working with energy ...1886 Sc.
• SINEW strength, energy, force; usually in the plural ...1560
• SNAP energy; vim; dash ...1865 Amer. sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• SPEEDING an energized experience similar to taking amphetamines, but using no drugs ...1990s sl.
• SPRAWL energy, vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• TEBBITS physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANG labour, difficulty; perseverance; energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIBBITS physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• VENGEANCE energy, vehemence ...1899 Eng. dial.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRTUE strength, life, energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFT a rapid movement; energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WILD OATS excitement and energy in youth; usually considered to be sexual in the male ...16C sl.
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
• ZOWIE keenness, enthusiasm, energy ...1910s sl.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - nouns
• THOWLESSNESS want of energy, sluggishness ...1885 Sc.
• TIRED BLOOD a condition of fatigue or having no energy ...1990 Amer. dial.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - nouns, person
• DARDLEDUMDUE a person without energy or knack ...1893 Eng. dial.
ENERGY - verbs
• AIR IT OUT to expend energy ...1960s US sl.
• BAISE to move or walk with energy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIRR to move rapidly, to bustle; to act with energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUST ONE'S HAMES to display a sudden burst of energy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• JUICE to energize ...1977 US sl.
• LOUNDER to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence ...B1900 Sc.
• NAZZ † to do or perform with energy ...1795 Eng. dial.
• PAIL to set about anything with energy ...1884 Eng. dial.
• PILE ON DOG to do something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PUT ON (THE) DOG to do something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• QUEEVE to experience a loss of energy ...1984 US sl.
• RAILROAD to go fast, to hurry; to deal with something quickly or hastily; to work energetically ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RAKE to do anything with great speed or energy; to run ...1871 Sc.
• RAM AWAY to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM IN to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM INTO to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPASH to set to work in a violent, energetic manner ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to work or do anything with energy and speed ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUN OUT OF STEAM to lose energy ...1961 sl.
• SAM(M) to act with energy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP to kick violently; to do anything with energy ...1889 Sc.
• TEAR to work strenuously or with great energy and unrelaxing speed; to do anything with great speed and energy ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENERGY, LOSE ENERGY - verbs
• CONK OUT to lose energy and spirits suddenly; to become abruptly exhausted ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DO AN EL FOLDO to lose energy, to wilt, to fade ...1962 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH to lose one's energy and ability ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH to lose one's energy and ability ...c1900 sl.
• PULL AN EL FOLDO to lose energy, to wilt, to fade ...1962 Amer. sl.
ENERGY - interjections
• WHAT HO, SHE BUMPS! an excl. used on seeing a special display of energy, esp. by a woman ...L19 sl.
ENFEEBLE - verbs
• ACRAZE † to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
• AFFEEBLE † to weaken, to enfeeble ...1480
• AFFEEBLISH †* to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• DEBILITE † to debilitate, to render weak, to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• EFFEEBLE † to enfeeble ...1571
• EFFEEBLISH † to enfeeble ...1570-80
• FEEBLISH † to render feeble, weak, or infirm, to enfeeble ...1375
• GELD † to impair the strength or force of; to weaken, to enfeeble ...1508
• IMBECILE † to make imbecile, weak, or impotent; to impair, to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate ...1593-40
• IMBECILITATE to render imbecile, weak, or feeble; to enfeeble ...1653
• PALL † to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
• UNBRACE to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
ENFEEBLED - adjectives
• ACRAZED † weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
• AFEYNTED † rendered faint, enfeebled ...1393
• AFFEEBLED † weakened, enfeebled ...1577-87
• DEBILITATE † enfeebled; feeble ...1552
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• ECLIPSED † enfeebled; labouring under infirmity ...1607
• PALLED † enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
• YFEBLED † enfeebled ...1387
ENFEEBLEMENT - nouns
• FEEBLISHMENT † enfeeblement ...1548
ENFLAME - verbs
• TIND † to enflame, to excite, to arouse, to inspire ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENFLAMED - adjectives
• TINDERY easily enflamed, passionate ...1754
ENFLAMED - verbs
• TENDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
• TINDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
ENFOLD - verbs
• BEFOLD to fold up, to enfold, to wrap up, to envelop ...a1000
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• FAIK †* to enfold, to clasp ...1513 Sc.
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• LAP to wrap, to enfold, to make into a parcel ...1880 Sc.
• UMGRIPE † to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
• VELOPE † to enfold, to envelop ...1722
ENFOLDING - nouns
• IMPLEXURE †* an enfolding, a fold ...1578
ENFORCED - adjectives
• NECESSITOUS †* enforced, obligatory ...1631
• ON-FORCED †* forced upon one; enforced ...1656
ENGAGE - verbs
• GAGE to engage ...1888 Amer. dial.
ENGAGED - adjectives
• BESPOKE engaged; usually to be married ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BESPOKEN engaged; usually to be married ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GAGED engaged to be married ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ILL-TIED engaged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OUT OF THE GAME married, engaged, or dating only one person ...2001 US sl.
• SISEL † occupied, engaged ...c1325
ENGAGEMENT - nouns
• GAGE-RING an engagement ring ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TOURNIQUET an engagement or wedding ring ...1961 US sl.
ENGINE - adjectives
• ENGINOUS † belonging to an engine, of the nature of an engine ...1606
• GUTTY capable of high speed; having a powerful engine ...1950s Amer. hot rodding usage
• UNCRUNK of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1973 Amer. dial.
• UNCRUNKED of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1972 Amer. dial.
ENGINE - nouns
• HAY-BURNER an old and inefficient engine ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MOUSE MOTOR a small-block Chevrolet V-8 engine ...1993 US sl.
• PUFFER a steam-engine ...1801 colloq.
• SHILLELAGH a Chevy engine, esp. an old V-8 ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-BANGER a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-HOLER a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
ENGINE - nouns, person
• MOTORHEAD a person with more than a passing interest in the internal combustion engine ...1974 US sl.
ENGINE - verbs
• BECOME UNCRUNKED of an engine: to stop running ...1972 Amer. dial.
• COME UNCRUNK of an engine: to stop running ...1973 Amer. dial.
• GUN to rev up an engine noisily ...sl.
ENGINEER - nouns, person
• LAND DOCTOR an engineer or surveyor ...1950 Amer. dial.
ENGIRDLE - verbs
• SUCCINGE †* to engirdle ...1578
ENGIRDLING - adjectives
• SUCCINGENT † engirdling, embracing ...1578
ENGLAND, ENGLISH - adjectives
• ANGLOPHIL friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
• ANGLOPHILE friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
• ANGLOPHOBIAC hating or fearing England ...1894
• ANGLOPHOBIAN hating or fearing England ...1896
• BATHONIAN pert. to the city of Bath ...1766
• BROAD-ACRED of Yorkshire ...1898
• JOHN-BULLISH typically English ...L18
• MANX pert. to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, language, etc. ...1572
• OFF THE STONES outside London ...M19 sl.
• SALOPIAN belonging to Shropshire ...1706
• SASSENACH English, English-speaking ...1814 Sc.
ENGLAND - nouns
• ABANDONED HABITS the riding dress of the up-market courtesans who frequented Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park ...L19 sl.
• ABRAHAMPSTEAD Hampstead in North London with a large Jewish population ...1970s sl.
• ADKINS ACADEMY a London house of correction, named for its governor ...E19 sl.
• ALSATIA the criminal part of London ...17C Eng. sl.
• ANGLOPHILIA friendliness to England ...1896
• ANGLOPHILISM friendliness to England ...1896
• ASIA MINOR 1. Belgravia, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
2. Kensington and Bayswater, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
• BEAN-BELLY. a satirical epithet applied to Leicestershire ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BIG SMOKE London ...Bk1904
• BROAD-ACRES, THE Yorkshire ...1907
• CABBAGE, THE the Savoy Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
• CAMCREEK Cambridge ...c1920 Cambridge undergraduates' usage
• CANDLESTICKS the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London ...1851 colloq.
• CHAMBER OF HORRORS the Peeresses' Gallery at the House of Lords ...L19 UK sl.
• COCKNEYLAND London ...19C sl.
• COCKNEY-SHIRE London ...19C sl.
• DARLO Darlington, County Durham ...1984 UK sl.
• DILLY Piccadilly, an area of central London ...1936 UK sl.
• DITCH, THE 1. Houndsditch, London ...L19 sl.
2. Shoreditch, East London ...L19 sl.
• ENGLISH PALE † the confines or dominion of England, the pale of English law ...1670
• FACTORY a large, forbidding Victorian police station in the London Metropolitan area ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAIR, THE a set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison ...c1810 criminals' sl.
• FRESHWATER BAY 1. Fleet Street Market ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
2. the Fleet prison ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH Balham, a district in South London ...1977 UK sl.
• GATNICK London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
• GIN AND JAGUAR BELT, THE the upper-class districts of (esp.) Surrey, and a fruitful area for worthwhile housebreaking ...c1955 sl.
• GUNCHESTER Manchester, England ...1994 UK sl.
• INGLUNSHIRE England ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK the Union Jack ...1652 nautical sl.
• JACKET AND VEST the West end of London ...1930s rhyming sl.
• JACK KETCH'S WARREN the slum area in and around Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell (London) ...19C sl.
• JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN Brighton, England ...Bk1896 sl.
• JOHN BULL the English nation personified; the English collectively ...L18
• KANGAROO VALLEY Earl's Court, London; an area popular among Australian expatriates ...c1950 sl.
• LAN-TUN London ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MACARONI † a gambling-room at Newmarket ...1771
• MADCHESTER Manchester, England ...1980s sl.
• MAGIC CIRCLE, THE the area within a quarter-mile radius of Piccadilly Circus ...c1920 London taxi-drivers' usage
• MANK Manchester ...2000s sl.
• MEAT RACK Piccadilly in London's West End, an area where homosexuals and homosexual prostitutes offer their services ...1972 UK sl.
• MET, THE 1. the Metropolitan Railway, part of the London Underground system ...L19
2. the Metropolitan music-hall, London ...1896 sl.
3. the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s sl.
• METS, THE the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s Brit. sl.
• MICK-TAKERS Scotland Yard's anti-IRA Intelligence Unit ...1974 UK sl.
• MOUNT, THE London Bridge ...1718 Brit. sl.
• NEW JERUSALEM the upper-class area of Belgravia in London ...M19 sl.
• NORTH CIRC London's North Circular road ...1997 UK sl.
• O.B. the Old Bailey in London, which is the Central Criminal Court of England ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• OLD DART England or the United Kingdom; spec. London ...1892 Aust. sl.
• OLD ENGLAND the provinces as opposed to London ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD NASK Bridewell prison, Totillfields, London ...E19
• OLD OAK London ...20C rhyming sl. for 'The Smoke'
• OLD START, THE the Old Bailey ...20C sl.
• OXO CUBE the London Underground ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'tube'
• PADDY'S WIGWAM the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool ...2003 UK sl.
• PANTILE PARK London, as seen from a high window ...L19 sl.
• RAINY CITY Manchester, UK ...1981 UK sl.
• ROMEVILLE London ...16C
• RUMVILLE London ...M16 cant
• SAVELOY, THE the Savoy Hotel, London ...c1910 London taxi-drivers' sl.
• SCARLET-TOWN Reading, England ...M19 sl.
• SHADES a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London ...M19 sl.
• TOWN London ...1837 UK
• TREACLE TOWN 1. Bristol, UK ...L19 sl.
2. Macclesfield, UK ...L19 sk,
• UP WEST the West End of London ...1979 UK
• VERANDAH the gallery of the Old Vic Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
• VILLAGE, THE London; chiefly in hunting/horseracing usage ...19C sl.
• VIRGINS' BUS the last bus to run westward from Piccadilly Circus ...L19 sl.
ENGLAND, ENGLISHMAN - nouns, person
• ALUMNACH an Englishman ...Irish sl.
• ANGLOPHIL one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHILE one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHOBIAC an Anglophobe ...1893
• BEAN-BELLY a great eater of beans, a nickname of dwellers in Leicestershire ...1659
• BEEFEATER a person of English origin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BITE a nickname for a Yorkshireman ...1883 sl.
• BLIMEY a British person; an English person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOBBY (sometimes derogatory) an Englishman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONO JOHNNY an Englishman ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• BRUMMIE a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.
• BRUMMY a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.
• BULLHEAD an Englishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALF a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours ...L19 Eng. dial.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE CAMEL. a native of Cambridgeshire ...M17
• CANNON-BALLS a nickname formerly given to the irreconcilable opponents of free trade in England ...1858 political usage
• COUSIN JACK a Cornishman ...1890
• DICKY SAM a Liverpool man ...1868 Eng. dial.
• EASTERLINGS inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EBBERMAN † one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• ENGLISHER an Englishman ...1823 Sc.
• ESSEX CALF a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk, who look down on their southern neighbours ...1719
• ESSEX LION a pejorative term for a native of Essex, as used by those of Kent ...L19
• GALLICO-ANGLIAN an Englishman who favours the French ...1804
• GIN AND JAGUAR BIRD a wealthy (usually married) woman from the upper-class districts, and in some senses likely to be 'racy' or sexual accommodating ...1970s sl.
• GODDAM an Englishman, esp. an English soldier ...M19 arch.
• HARDHEAD an English person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HARRY a country fellow; a young Englishman of a low-class type ..1796
• JOHN BULL an individual Englishman exemplifying the supposedly typical national character ...L18
• KIPPER 1. (derogatory) an Englishman ...Aust. arch. sl.
2. an English immigrant ...1943 Aust. sl.
• LAKER † a visitor to the English lakes ...1798
• LANC a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
• LANCASTRIAN a native of Lancashire, England ...1888
• LANK a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
• LEMON-EATER (derogatory) an English person ...1960s US sl.
• LEMON-PELTER (derogatory) an English person ...1968 US sl.
• LEMON-SUCKER (derogatory) an English person ...1960s US sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE YELLOW-BELLY. a native of Lincolnshire ...18C Brit.
• LOINER an inhabitant of Leeds, West Yorkshire ...1950 sl.
• LONDENOYS †* a native or inhabitant of London ...1387-8
• MAN OF KENT an inhabitant of Kent east of the river Medway ...1787 Eng. dial.
• MANINGS * the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANK a Mancunian ...2000s sl.
• MANKS the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANKSMAN a native of the Isle of Man ...1702
• MANX the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANXMAN a native of the Isle of Man ...1702
• MATCH-HAWKERS a nickname for the people of Otley, Yorkshire ...1844 Eng. dial.
• MICK an Englishman ...1940s US sl.
• MIDDLESEX CLOWN a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...M17 Brit. jocular
• MIDDLESEX MONGREL a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...18C Brit. jocular
• MOON-RAKER a Wiltshire man ...c1765 Brit. colloq.
• MUDLARK a person of any age who made a living by gathering bits of coal, wood, rope, and nails from the mudflats of the River Thames (London) at low tide ...19C Brit.
• NORFOLK DUMPLING a native of Norfolk ...19C
• OK YARDIE a stereotypical Briton of the upper-class or middle-class who lives in west London's gangland ...1998 UK sl.
• OLDHAM CHAP an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM MON an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM ROUGH-HEAD an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• POCK-PUD an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POCK-PUDDING an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POKE-PUDDING an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POM a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• POMMIE a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• POMMY a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• PONGO an English person ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SALOPIAN a native or inhabitant of Shropshire ...1700
• SASSENACH an Englishman or Englishwoman ...1706 Sc.
• SLUM-DRAGGER a member of the London working classes ...1900s sl.
• SOUTHRON a native or inhabitant of the south of England, of Europe, etc.; also, in the U.S., a southerner ...1857
• STERLING a colonist born in England: natives of England ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TAN an English person ...2000s Irish sl.
• THAT THERE † a London rider, one who comes from the east of England ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TITTERY-TU † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TITTYRY † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TITYRE-TU † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TYKE a person from Yorkshire ...a1700 Brit. sl.
• WAITER a warder of the Tower of London ...1551
• WANGLO-SAXON a White Anglo-Saxon ...1970s US sl.
• WHINGEING POM an English person viewed as a habitual complainer ...1962 Aust. sl.
• WHITE BRAHMINS among educated Indians: the English ...c1880 colloq.
• YARK a member of a subcultural urban adolescent grouping in Yarmouth, Norfolk, that seems to be defined by a hip-hop dress and jewellery sense ...2005 UK sl.
• YARMOUTH BLOATER a native of Yarmouth, England ...1832
• YELLOW BELLY a native of he Lincolnshire fens ...1796 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW BERRIES the inhabitants of Sandwich ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. sl.
• YEOMAN WAITER a warder of the Tower of London ...1592
ENGLAND - verbs
• HAVE A FACE-TICKET to be so well known to the janitors that one is not asked to present one's ticket ...1909 Brit. Museum Reading Room usage
ENGLISH - nouns
• KING'S ENGLISH standard American English ...1920s US Black sl.
• SOUTHRON † the English tongue or language ...1513 Sc.
• TALKEE-TALKEE imperfect or broken English used by some native races ...1808
ENGLISH - nouns, person
• ANGLIST a student of English, or scholar versed in English ...1888
ENGLISH - verbs
• ENGLIFY to make English; to cause to resemble English persons or manners ...1829 Sc.
ENGLISH CHANNEL - nouns
• DITCH the sea, esp. the English Channel or North Sea ...1910s sl.
• SILVER STREAK the English Channel ...1879
ENGRAVE - verbs
• BEGRAVE † to engrave; to ornament with graved work ...c1325
ENGRAVED - nouns
• MANUSCULPT an inscription carved or engraved by hand ...a1859 nonce word
ENGRAVER - nouns, person
• XYLOGRAPHIST a wood-engraver, esp. of the early period ...1864
ENGRAVING - nouns
• ICONOPHILISM a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1888
• ICONOPHILY a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1894
• MANUSCULPTURE †* carving or engraving by hand ...1704
• XYLOGRAPH an engraving on wood, esp. one of the early period ...1854
• XYLOGRAPHY wood-engraving, esp. of the early period or of a primitive kind; also, printing from wood blocks as distinct from type ...1816
ENGRAVING - nouns, person
• ICONOPHILE a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1881
• ICONOPHILIST a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1884
ENGROSS - nouns, person
• MARKET-MONGER † one who engrosses the market ...1629
ENGROSSED - adjectives
• ABSORPT absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed ...1528 arch.
ENGROSSING - adjectives
• ABSORPTIVE having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing ...1664
ENGULF - verbs
• ABYSM † to engulf ...Bk1611
ENHANCE - verbs
• PEP UP to invigorate someone; to strengthen or enhance something ...1925 UK sl.
• SNAZZ UP to make something smarter and more elegant; to enhance ...1970s Amer. sl.
ENHANCED - adjectives
• ZOOPED applied to anything enhanced ...1980s teen sl.
• ZOOPED UP applied to anything enhanced ...1980s teen sl.
ENHANCED - nouns
• GLORIFICATION an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account ...colloq.
ENHANCEMENT - nouns
• HAWSE † exaltation, enhancement ...c1475
ENIGMA - adjectives
• FABULOSE † fond of fables, myths, or enigmas ...1677
ENIGMA - nouns
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CAN OF WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• EGMA a blunder for 'enigma' ...1588
• OPPOSAL † the putting of posing questions; examination, interrogation; a posing question; a puzzle, enigma, riddle ...1426
ENJOY, ENJOYABLE, ENJOYING - adjectives
• DIGGABLE easy to like or enjoy ...Aust. sl.
• GROOVIN' enjoying something ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JOLLY enjoyable, exceedingly pleasant, agreeable, delightful, charming ...1549
• LARGE fine, pleasant, enjoyable, lively ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ON A KICK having a good time, enjoying oneself ...1940s sl., orig. US
• ON THE RAZZ out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely ...L19 sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely; on the spree ...L19 sl.
• PARTICULAR of entertainment, food, etc. specially good or enjoyable ...1965 Sc.
• RAGING of a party, a drug: wild, fantastic, very enjoyable ...1980s US campus & teen sl.
• SPONDICULOUS splendid, glorious, enjoyable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
ENJOY - nouns, person
• BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
• BUG one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
• FREAK (in early use derogatory) someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1895 sl., orig. US
• NUT someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
ENJOY - verbs
• APPRECIATE to enjoy oneself ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BALL to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1942 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• BALL IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...c1953 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• BE BIG ON to enjoy very much; to be enthusiastic about ...1867 Amer. sl.
ׇ BE IN NIGGER-HEAVEN (derogatory) to enjoy one's self cheaply and vulgarly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DELICIATE †* to take one's pleasure; to enjoy oneself; to indulge in delicacies; to feast; to revel; to luxuriate ...1633
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• DO ONE'S OWN THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• DO ONE'S THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• EAT to enjoy immensely; to acclaim ...1910s sl., orig. theatrical
• EAT UP to take in greedily with the mind or senses; hence, to enjoy avidly ...1873
• FAIN * to enjoy; also, to take to gladly, to show preference for ...1483
• FALL DOWN (ON) to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL FOR † to like or enjoy ...1903 Amer. sl.
• FEAST † to keep holiday, to give oneself to pleasure; to enjoy oneself ...1608
• FRUISH † to enjoy ...c1450
• GET DOWN to be uninhibited, esp. in dancing or performing music; to enjoy oneself immensely ...1971 Amer. sl.
• GET IT ON to give oneself up to an activity, to enjoy oneself; to become elated or intoxicated with ...US sl.
• GET OFF ON to like; to enjoy; to approve of ...1973 sl.
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to obtain satisfaction ...1948 sl., orig. US
• GO A BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO CALOOPING to go out to have a good time, to enjoy oneself in trivial pleasures ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GROOVE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• GROOVE IT to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A BALL to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to stage a celebration ...1938 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BAG OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1908 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BUSHEL OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HORSE ABOUT to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• HORSE AROUND to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• JOISE † to rejoice, to enjoy ...c1320
• JOLLY to have a good time ...L19 US campus sl.
• LAP UP to take in eagerly; to revel in; to enjoy ...1926 US sl.
• LARK ABOUT to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LARK AROUND to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN to enjoy oneself or have fun after a period of restraint ...1974 sl.
• LIVE IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to lead a gay, extravagant life ...1951 sl., orig. US
• MAKE WHOOPEE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• MOG to enjoy one's self in a quiet, easy, comfortable manner ...B1900
• PACK to defeat, to be superior to, or more enjoyable than ...c1920 Aust sl.
• PARTY to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1922 chiefly and orig. US
• PARTY DOWN to enjoy oneself very much ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• PARTY IT UP to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• PARTY TIME to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• RAGE to have a great time; to enjoy a party with great enthusiasm ...1970s Aust., NZ., & US sl.
• RAISE to have a good time ...1980s US college sl.
• RAISE SAND to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAVE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1961 sl.
• ROIST † to roister; to enjoy oneself noisily or boisterously; to behave uproariously; to revel ...M16
• SHAKE LOOSE to get rid of inhibitions and start to enjoy yourself ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKOP to enjoy oneself; to party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SPREAD ONE'S JENK to have a good time; to sing or enjoy music ..1920s US Black sl.
• SWING to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1957 sl., orig. US
• TAKE OUT † to obtain or enjoy completely ...1631
• TASTE to relish, to enjoy, to appreciate ...1791 Sc.
• VIBE to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• WHOOP IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1935 sl., orig. US
ENJOY - interjections
• PAR-TY! used as an exhoration to relax and enjoy yourself ...1988 US sl.
• PARTY ON! an exclamation of approval; enjoy yourself!; good job! ...1980s US teen sl.
ENJOYABLE - adjectives
• ENJOYOUS enjoyable ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FUN enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining ...1950 orig. US
• LARGE of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1895 Amer. sl.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• R AND I extremely exciting or enjoyable ...1980s US college sl. (Radical and Intense)
• SCRONCHOUS enjoyable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SCRONTIOUS enjoyable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WAFF a short or incidental experience; a momentary enjoyment of something pleasant ...1822 Sc.
ENJOYABLE, ENJOYING, ENJOYMENT - nouns
• APOLAUSTICISM devotion to enjoyment ...1883
• BARN BURNER a highly successful or enjoyable occasion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BASH a good time; a spree; a party ...1948 sl., orig. US
• BIG TIME a convivial party or celebration; a social gathering; an enjoyable time ...1863 Amer. dial.
• DEDUIT † diversion, enjoyment, pleasure ...1297
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• FLASH-YAD a day's enjoyment ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FUN OF CORK, THE a very good time ...20C Aust. sl.
• GALLERY fun, enjoyment ...20C Irish sl.
• GALLEY fun, enjoyment ...20C Irish sl.
• GAS one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...c1953 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GASSER one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1944 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GROOVE one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GUSTO exuberant enjoyment, zest
• HALLELUJAH TIME a very good or enjoyable time ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPPY entertainment, enjoyment ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-HEELED TIME an exciting or enjoyable time ...20C US sl.
• HIGH OLD TIME, A a very enjoyable time; an uproarious time; a spree ...1858 sl.
• HOG KILLIN' TIME a highly enjoyable time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-making, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLIES pleasurable excitement, esp. from or as if from something forbidden or improper; enjoyment; fun; thrills; kicks ...1930 colloq.
• OBLECTATION † delight, pleasure, enjoyment ...1508
• PANIC a very good time ...1958 US sl.
• PARLAYING partying, enjoying oneself ...1990s US Black sl.
• TURN-ON one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1969 sl.
• VENERY † an instance or source of joy, delight, or great enjoyment ...1602
• WHALE OF A TIME, A a very enjoyable time ...1913 sl., orig. US
• WHOOPEE pleasure, enjoyment, fun ...1930 sl.
• YUM-YUM pleasure, enjoyment; fun; love-making ...1885 sl.
ENJOYABLE, NOT ENJOYABLE - phrases
• NOT ALL LAVENDER by no means enjoyable, not very much fun ...L19 sl.
ENJOYING - adjectives
• BUMPING having a 'rocking' good time ...1990s US Black sl.
ENJOYMENT - adjectives
• FLAMBUSTIOUS of enjoyment: good, pleasant ...1868 Amer. sl.
• RACY of pleasure, enjoyment, etc.: peculiarly agreeable ...1690
• VOLUPTIFIC * making or causing enjoyment, pleasure, or delight ...1721
ENJOYMENT - verbs
• KILL SOMEONE'S BUZZ to depress someone; to destroy someone's enjoyment or pleasure; to disappoint someone ...1980s sl.
ENJOYMENT - phrases
• ALL PORTER AND SKITTLES it is all unmixed enjoyment ...1837
• NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES not all unmixed enjoyment ...1870
• NOT ALL SKITTLES AND SWIPES not all unmixed enjoyment ...1897
ENLARGE - verbs
• BOUND OUT to swell out; to enlarge ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ECHE † to enlarge, to augment, to increase ...a1000
• LARGE † to enlarge, to increase, to widen ...a1340
• SCAT ABROAD to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ENLARGED - adjectives
• LARGED †* enlarged, unconstrained, slack ...1382
ENLARGEMENT, ENLARGING - nouns
• ECHING the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition ...1382
• EKEMENT †* an increase, extension, enlargement ...a1603
• ELARGEMENT †* enlargement ...1680
• LARGING † enlargement ...1510
ENLIGHTEN - verbs
• DAYLIGHT to enlighten; to explain ...1970s US Black sl.
• ILLIGHTEN † to illuminate, to enlighten ...1555
• ILLUME up the face, as a smile; to enlighten or illuminate the mind or understanding ...a1764
• ILLUMINE 1. to enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire ...c1340
* 2. to enlighten mentally or intellectually ...a1529
• INSENSE to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIGHT to enlighten someone with general or specific knowledge ...20C US Black sl.
ENLIGHTENING - adjectives
• ILLUMINANT lighting up; enlightening ...1677
ENLIGHTENMENT - verbs
• BENIGHTEN * to deprive of enlightenment ...1844
ENLIST - verbs
• RE-UP to replenish a stack of something; to re-supply something; to re-sign or re-enlist ...1906 US sl., orig. military usage for re-enlisting
• SHIP OVER to re-enlist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• TAKE ON to enlist; to adopt a profession, etc. ...1798 Sc.
ENLIVEN - verbs
• ACTUATE to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
• JUICE UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1964 sl.
• PEARTEN to make lively or cheerful; to enliven ...1827 Amer. dial.
• PEP UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1925 UK sl.
• PUNCH UP to enliven, as with fresh ideas or additional material ...colloq.
• UPCHEER †* to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage ...c1586
• ZAP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1979 sl., orig. US
ENLIVENING - adjectives
• GALLIARDIZING † tending to revelry; enlivening, exciting to levity ...1697
ENMITY - nouns
• HEARTBURN rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
• HEARTBURNING jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• UNFRIENDSHIP enmity; ill-will ...1897 Sc.
ENMITY - verbs
• HAVE A PICK AT SOMEONE to hold a grudge against one; to feel enmity or ill will towards one; to give one a hard time ...1834 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BURN † to treat or regard with enmity ...1612
ENORMITY - nouns
• IMMANITY † hugeness; monstrosity, enormity ...1604.
ENORMOUS - adjectives
• ALMIGHTY enormous ...1820s Amer. sl.
• GARGANTUAN † enormous, monstrous ...1596
• HUMANGOUS enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMONGOID enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMONGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGO enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUNKIN enormous ...1997 US sl.
• IMMANE monstrous in size or strength; huge, vast, enormous, tremendous ...1615 arch.
• JEEROOSELY mighty, big, enormous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• JEEROOSLY mighty, big, enormous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• MACCA enormous ...2003 Eng. school sl.
• MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous ...1802 Amer. dial.
• MOBY enormous, huge ...1965 US college sl.
• RAPPING † uncommonly big or striking, enormous, huge ...1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENORMOUS - nouns
• BLOCKBUSTER anything enormous or gigantic; often used of a best-selling novel, film, TV series, etc. ...1940s sl.
ENORMOUSLY - adjectives
• ALL-FIREDLY enormously ...Bk1898 Amer.
ENOUGH - adjectives
• ENOW enough, sufficient in quantity ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENOUGH - adverbs
• ENOW enough, in a sufficient degree ...1863 Eng. dial.
• THALLURE enough ...1889 Eng. dial.
ENOUGH - nouns
• ABUNDANCE enough ...1782 Sc.
• GUTFUL one's fill; more than enough ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GUTSFUL one's fill; more than enough ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SATISDICTION saying enough ...1647 nonce word
• SNOOTFUL more then enough of something; one's fill ...1940s Amer. sl.
• SNOOT FULL more then enough of something; one's fill ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WAMEFUL a bellyful, enough to satisfy a want or desire ...1722 Sc.
ENOUGH - interjections/phrases
• ALL ONE CAN SAY GRACE OVER as much as one can handle, all one can find time for ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GAME! used for expressing that enough is enough ...1997 US sl.
• GAME OVER! used for expressing that enough is enough ...1997 US sl.
• NUFF SAID used as an indication that nothing more need be said on a particular topic ...1840 sl.
ENQUIRE - verbs (also see INQUIRE)
• FAND † to enquire; to seek, to look for; to enquire into a matter; to search a place, to examine a track ...c1225
• FATHOM INTO † to enquire into ...1607
• FOND † to enquire; to seek, to look for; to enquire into a matter; to search a place, to examine a track ...c1225
ENRAGE - verbs (also see RAGE)
• FASH † to make angry, to enrage; to fret, to be angry ... 1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GET ONE'S RAG OUT to provoke anyone to anger; to enrage ...c1880 Eng. dial.
• RAG to tease, to worry, to vex, to enrage ...1808 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAISE to infuriate, to enrage, to inflame, to drive into an extreme state of frenzied excitement ...1786 Sc.
ENRAGED - adjectives (also see RAGE)
• AMBITIOUS of persons or animals: spirited, vivacious, unruly; vicious; angry; enraged; quick-tempered; hot-tempered ...1853 Amer. dial.
• AWRY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• HAIRED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARRED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HORN-MAD apparently originally of horned beasts: enraged so as to be ready to horn anyone; hence of persons: mad with rage, outrageously vexed, furious ...1579 arch.
• HUBBER-BUBBER in a state of excitement or rage ...1869
• IROUS † wrathful, angry, enraged, raging ...a1300
• MADDED * rendered mad; deprived of reason or intelligence; excited to fury, enraged ...c1580
• OREY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ORIE-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1928 Amer. dial.
• ORRY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1939 Amer. dial.
ENRAGED - nouns
• HEAVINESS † enraged feeling, displeasure, anger ...c1386
ENRAGED - verbs
• DASH to become enraged with ...1990s UK Black sl.
• GET ONE'S BACK UP to become or make annoyed; to become enraged ...c1870 colloq.
• GET ONE'S DANDER UP to become angry, enraged ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PLAY THE HANGMENT to be much enraged ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SNORT to be enraged at a thing; to refuse to do a thing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TAKE FIRE to become 'enflamed' with some emotion or the like; to become excited, esp. with anger; to become enraged ...1607
ENRAPTURE - verbs
• RAPT † to enrapture, to transport ...1598
• RAPTURE * to enrapture ...1637
ENRAPTURED - adjectives
• ECSTATICAL enraptured, ecstatic ...1600 arch.
ENRICH - adjective
• LOCUPLETATIVE tending to enrich ...1802-12
ENRICH - verbs
• COLLOCUPLICATE † to enrich ...1623
• DIVITIATE † to enrich, to make rich ...1627
• FEATHER ONE'S NEST to avail oneself of opportunities for laying up wealth, to enrich oneself; to make a good profit ...1583
• IMBURSE † to enrich ...1641-6
• RAGOO † to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve ...1749
• RAGOUT † to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve ...1749
ENSCONCE - verbs
• SCONCE to settle oneself, to take up one's position; to ensconce oneself ...1866 Sc.
ENSIGN - nouns
• ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc. ...1600
• TOKEN † an ensign, a standard ...a1000
ENSNARE - verbs
• BEGIN † to entrap, to ensnare ...c1250
• BESNARE to take in a snare; to entrap ...1571
• BETRAISE † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAISH † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAP † to catch in a trap; to entrap, to ensnare, to circumvent, to enclose ...a1000
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
ENSNARED - adjectives
• ILLAQUEABLE †* capable of being ensnared ...1678
• ILLAQUEATE †* ensnared ...1548
ENSNARED - nouns
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
ENSNARL - verbs
• INSNORL to entangle, to inveigle, to ensnarl ...1871 Sc.
ENSUE - verbs
• SUCCEED † to follow as a consequence of; to ensue, to result ...1537
• SUE † to follow in the sequence of events, as a consequence or result; to ensue ...a1225
ENSUING - adjectives
• SUANT † following, ensuing ...1422
ENTANGLE - verbs (also see TANGLE)
• BAFFLE to twist irregularly, to entangle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BESWAPE †* to envelop, to entangle ...c980
• BRANGLE to entangle, to confuse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADGEL † to entangle ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE to entangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FANKLE to tangle; to entangle ...c1450 Sc.
• FOSSLE to entangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GAGE † to bind or entangle in ...1596
• HANKER to entangle in, to become fastened on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to entangle, twist together ...1781 Eng. dial.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• IMBRAKE † to entangle ...1613-18
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IMPESTER † to entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• IMPLICATE to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle ...1610
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• INSNORL to entangle, to inveigle, to ensnarl ...1871 Sc.
• LAP † to involve; to imply, to include; to implicate, to entangle ...a1340
• RABBLE to ravel, entangle ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE to ravel, to entangle ...1800 N. Eng. dial.
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
• SCROBBLE to entangle; to ravel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAFFLE to ravel, to entangle; to ruffle ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAIGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TAISLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• TARDLE to entangle ...1851 Eng. dial.
• TAT to mat; to entangle; to run into tufts, as hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TATHER to entangle; to twist; to knot; to involve ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAUT to mat, to tangle, to make matted or tangled ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZZLE to entangle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TEAZLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIFFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TIFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TOIL to entrap, to entangle ...1621
• VUSTLE to entangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENTANGLED - adjectives
• ACCUMBERED † overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered ...c1300
• BERAFFLED perplexed, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIGERED entangled ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAKED twisted, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONTORTUPLICATED † entangled and twisted ...1648
• FAFFLED entangled; bothered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANKLED entangled ...1873 Sc.
• HANKLED twisted, entangled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HATERY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATRY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• IN A THRUM entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• INTRINSE † intricate, entangled, involved, complicated ...1605
• INTRINSICATE † intricate, involved, entangled, perplexed ...1560
• INVOLUTE involved; entangled; intricate; formerly also, hidden, obscure ...M17
• MELDERED mixed, entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLY tousled, tangled, entangled ...19C Eng. dial.
• TATTED of hair, wool, etc.: matted, entangled, rough, shaggy, unkempt ...1721 Sc.
• TEDD † ravelled, entangled ...B1900 Sc.
• TETHERY of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMY entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNRIDDY entangled ...1824 Sc.
ENTANGLED - nouns
• ATTERIL a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ATTRIL a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
• INVOLUTION something complicated or entangled; an intricate movement, a tangle ...E17
ENTANGLEMENT - nouns
• EMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FANKLE a tangle, a muddle; an entanglement; a predicament ...1818 Sc.
• HAMPER confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPERMENT confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANGMENT a hanging, execution; entanglement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HARL a confused, tangled mass; an entanglement; a state of confusion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ILLIGATION †* entanglement ...1627-77
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
• IMPLICAMENT †* entanglement ...c1450
• IMPLICANCY †* entanglement, confusion; contradiction of terms ...1638
• IMPLICATE † entanglement, confusion ...1638
• IMPLICITY †* entanglement, complication, involution ...1602
• IMPLOYMENT †* implication, entanglement ...1598
• MELDER entanglement; mental confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• SCRAWL a tangle; an entanglement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIE-UP an entanglement ...1881
ENTANGLING - adjectives
• IMPLICATORY †* of entangling nature or character ...1642
ENTANGLING - nouns
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
• HOT under enemy fire ...1864 US sl.
ENEMY - nouns, person
• BACK-FRIEND a secret enemy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUDDY-BUDDY one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
• FED † an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
• FEDE † an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
• HARD NUT a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult challenge ...1884 US sl.
• HEAVY FATHER † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...c1510
• HEAVY FRIEND † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...1554
• MR. BAD FACE one's competition or enemy ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKY a disagreeable person; an enemy ...1860 sl.
• UNFRIEND an enemy; an opponent ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENEMY - verbs
• FALL OVER † to go over to the enemy ...1595
ENERGETIC - adjectives
• ACTIOUS † abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1592
• ACTUAL † abounding in action; active, energetic ...1470-85
• AMBITIOUS energetic, lively, industrious ...1889 Amer. dial.
• ANNOINTED ripe for mischief, full of courage and energy for any desperate exploit ...Bk 1890 sl.
• BRISKY brisk, lively, active, energetic ...1590
• CALEEVERING energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARRACHIE strong, able, energetic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FARROCHIE energetic ...1900 Sc.
• FULL OF BEANS energetic, vigorous, lively ...1854 sl.
• FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• FULL OF VIM AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• GO-AHEAD enterprising, having energy and initiative ...M19
• GUT-BUSTING powerful, energetic, overwhelming ...1930s sl.
• GUTSY energetic and tough ...c1890 Amer sl.
• HELL-TO-SET very fast, energetic ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT very fast, energetic ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl.
• HYPER extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• JIVEY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• JIVY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• KINKY lively, strong, energetic ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NERVOSE †* vigorous, energetic ...1667
• OLIGHT † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLITE † active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLIVED active, lively, energetic; the reverse of lazy ...1892 Ireland
• ON THE BING energetic, on the ball ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUNCHY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1926 sl.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• RAIKIN adj. energetic, ploughing through much work ...1866 Sc.
• RAKING fast-going, quick, speedy; energetic, accomplishing much ...1862
• RAMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• RUMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
• SNAPPY quick; brisk; energetic ...1831 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING quick and energetic; lively ...colloq.
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• SWINGING energetic, vigorous, lively ...1958 sl.
• TEARING bustling, energetic, active; strong, strenuous ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEWING hard-working, industrious, energetic ...1729 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY active, energetic, able to get through much work ...1884 Eng. dial.
• THROUGH-GOING active, energetic; persevering ...1822 Sc.
• THROUGH-PUTTING active, energetic; persevering ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VERTY energetic, active, esp. at an early hour of the day, early rising ...1804 Sc.
• VIRIPOTENT † possessed of strength and energy ...1646
• WIGHT strong, robust, mighty; exercising strength, energetic ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
• YASP active, brisk, energetic ...1898 Sc.
• ZAPPY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1969 sl., orig. US
• ZINGY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1948 sl.
• ZIPPY energetic, full of 'pep' ...1920s sl.
• ZIZZY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1966 sl.
ENERGETIC - nouns, person
• ANOINTER an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BALL OF FIRE a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive ...1900 Amer. sl.
• BREEZY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRIGHT SPARK a cheerful, energetic person ...2002 NZ sl.
• DYNAMO an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• FAST-BURNER an energetic, ambitious person ...1986 Amer. military sl.
• HALER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAYLER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HEARTY a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
• HOT CUP OF TEA, A ‘hot stuff’; a person very excellent, skilful, or energetic at a game, etc. ...c1880 sl.
• HOT SHOT a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUMAN DYNAMO an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• HUMMER a person or thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• LIGHTNING a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• MERCURY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOINTER an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• PAPER-FIDDLER one who is energetic or lively in his movements; a light-headed, thoughtless fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PEALER something remarkable of its kind; a hard-working, energetic person ...1823 Amer. dial.
• PEELER a ranch hand or cowboy; one who tames wild horses; a bronco-buster ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PEYL-AWAY an energetic person; a hard worker ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PISS-RIPPER a very capable and energetic person who gets things done ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAIKER one who shows unusual ability to work or act energetically ...1880 Sc.
• SKREENGER a person of energetic character; esp. used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SPEED BALL a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDY a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEM-WINDER an energetic or lively person; someone who makes vigorous rabble-rousing speeches ...1892 US sl.
• TEAR-AWAY one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-EM-ROUGH one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEWER a hard worker; an industrious, energetic person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER a person who does anything with great energy and spirit ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TRASH MOVER an energetic, hustling person ...1903 Amer. dial.
ENERGETIC - verbs
• BAZZ to move quickly or energetically; to rush, to dash ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOP AROUND to move or go about energetically; to gallivant; to be lively ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
• RAVE to go about hurriedly or energetically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SNAP OUT OF IT to recover, esp. from gloom or sluggardy; to become energetic ...1928 Amer. sl.
• YARK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENERGETIC - phrases
• IT'S ALL GO said of energetic activity ...1965 sl.
ENERGETICALLY - adverbs
• ACTUALLY † actively, energetically ...1470-85
• BIRRINGLY with vigour, energetically ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANTLY boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily ...1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HELL-TO-SPLIT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-TOOT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LIKE OLD BILLY like the devil, hard, furiously, very energetically ...1894 sl.
• LIKE STEAM very quickly, very easily, energetically ...M19 sl.
• MANFUL vigorously, energetically ...1895 Amer. dial.
• RAMPASH in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SNUFF AND SNIFTER energetically, continuously ...E19 sl.
• WIGHT † actively, energetically ...ME obs. exc. Sc.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - adjectives
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ALL OUT exhausted, lacking energy ...1941 Amer. dial.
• DEAD AS HAY lifeless; lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEAD-ASS lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DEAD-BUTT lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar ...1958 Amer. sl.
• DEADER THAN HAY lifeless, lacking energy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DINTLESS lacking in energy ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DOWF lacking spirit or energy; gloomy ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWLESS without strength or energy, feeble; infirm ...L18 Sc.
• FAUCHINLESS weak, without strength or energy ...1866 Sc.
• MEEKING ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POLLUTED tired, exhausted, without energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAPLESS lacking energy or vigour ...1598
• THAVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
• THIEVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Sc.
• THOLELESS wanting energy; not adaptable, nearly useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOWLESS wanting in energy, inactive, weak, spiritless, lazy; useless; insipid ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WABBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WAPPIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WUBBIT exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
ENERGY - adverbs
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Sc.
ENERGY - nouns
• BALLS virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
• BENSE vigour, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENT † impetus, concentrated energy ...1581
• BESOM energy; zest ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIRR force, impetus, energy; violence; passion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOSE force, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• DACITY activity, energy ...1636 Eng. dial.
• DINT vigour, energy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DRIVE energy and initiative ...c1905 colloq.
• ELASTICITY energy, vigour, buoyancy of mind or character; capacity for resisting or overcoming depression ...1678
• FARRACH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FECK efficacy, efficiency, value; hence, vigour, energy ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEEROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEIROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• GAN 'go', spirit, energy ...1870 Eng. dial.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GO-GET-'EM pep, energy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GUTS energy, vigour, power in performance ...M18 sl.
• GUTSINESS courage, energy, spirit ...c1890
• HEAVE TO energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUMMER a thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
• JASM energy, vitality ...1860 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ spirit, vigour, energy; excitement ...1913 Amer. sl.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JUICE energy ...2004 UK sl.
• LICK a brief or brisk stroke of activity or energy ...1835 Amer. dial.
• MEETHS activity, bodily energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• ODOCITY ability, gumption; spirit, energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONCE vigour, energy, cheek ...L19 sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PANG strength, vigour, energy, force ...1873 Sc.
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RAIK great energy ...1866 Sc.
• RAKE great energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• REDD energy, speed, ability to work ...1892 Sc.
• SCRINGE a thorough cleansing; a rub; the act of rubbing; the sound caused by rubbing; the act of working with energy ...1886 Sc.
• SINEW strength, energy, force; usually in the plural ...1560
• SNAP energy; vim; dash ...1865 Amer. sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• SPEEDING an energized experience similar to taking amphetamines, but using no drugs ...1990s sl.
• SPRAWL energy, vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• TEBBITS physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• THROUGH-GANG labour, difficulty; perseverance; energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIBBITS physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• VENGEANCE energy, vehemence ...1899 Eng. dial.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRTUE strength, life, energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFT a rapid movement; energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WILD OATS excitement and energy in youth; usually considered to be sexual in the male ...16C sl.
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
• ZOWIE keenness, enthusiasm, energy ...1910s sl.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - nouns
• THOWLESSNESS want of energy, sluggishness ...1885 Sc.
• TIRED BLOOD a condition of fatigue or having no energy ...1990 Amer. dial.
ENERGY, WITHOUT ENERGY - nouns, person
• DARDLEDUMDUE a person without energy or knack ...1893 Eng. dial.
ENERGY - verbs
• AIR IT OUT to expend energy ...1960s US sl.
• BAISE to move or walk with energy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIRR to move rapidly, to bustle; to act with energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUST ONE'S HAMES to display a sudden burst of energy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• JUICE to energize ...1977 US sl.
• LOUNDER to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence ...B1900 Sc.
• NAZZ † to do or perform with energy ...1795 Eng. dial.
• PAIL to set about anything with energy ...1884 Eng. dial.
• PILE ON DOG to do something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PUT ON (THE) DOG to do something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• QUEEVE to experience a loss of energy ...1984 US sl.
• RAILROAD to go fast, to hurry; to deal with something quickly or hastily; to work energetically ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RAKE to do anything with great speed or energy; to run ...1871 Sc.
• RAM AWAY to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM IN to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM INTO to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPASH to set to work in a violent, energetic manner ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to work or do anything with energy and speed ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUN OUT OF STEAM to lose energy ...1961 sl.
• SAM(M) to act with energy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP to kick violently; to do anything with energy ...1889 Sc.
• TEAR to work strenuously or with great energy and unrelaxing speed; to do anything with great speed and energy ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENERGY, LOSE ENERGY - verbs
• CONK OUT to lose energy and spirits suddenly; to become abruptly exhausted ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DO AN EL FOLDO to lose energy, to wilt, to fade ...1962 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH to lose one's energy and ability ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH to lose one's energy and ability ...c1900 sl.
• PULL AN EL FOLDO to lose energy, to wilt, to fade ...1962 Amer. sl.
ENERGY - interjections
• WHAT HO, SHE BUMPS! an excl. used on seeing a special display of energy, esp. by a woman ...L19 sl.
ENFEEBLE - verbs
• ACRAZE † to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
• AFFEEBLE † to weaken, to enfeeble ...1480
• AFFEEBLISH †* to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• DEBILITE † to debilitate, to render weak, to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• EFFEEBLE † to enfeeble ...1571
• EFFEEBLISH † to enfeeble ...1570-80
• FEEBLISH † to render feeble, weak, or infirm, to enfeeble ...1375
• GELD † to impair the strength or force of; to weaken, to enfeeble ...1508
• IMBECILE † to make imbecile, weak, or impotent; to impair, to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate ...1593-40
• IMBECILITATE to render imbecile, weak, or feeble; to enfeeble ...1653
• PALL † to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
• UNBRACE to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
ENFEEBLED - adjectives
• ACRAZED † weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
• AFEYNTED † rendered faint, enfeebled ...1393
• AFFEEBLED † weakened, enfeebled ...1577-87
• DEBILITATE † enfeebled; feeble ...1552
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• ECLIPSED † enfeebled; labouring under infirmity ...1607
• PALLED † enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
• YFEBLED † enfeebled ...1387
ENFEEBLEMENT - nouns
• FEEBLISHMENT † enfeeblement ...1548
ENFLAME - verbs
• TIND † to enflame, to excite, to arouse, to inspire ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENFLAMED - adjectives
• TINDERY easily enflamed, passionate ...1754
ENFLAMED - verbs
• TENDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
• TINDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
ENFOLD - verbs
• BEFOLD to fold up, to enfold, to wrap up, to envelop ...a1000
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• FAIK †* to enfold, to clasp ...1513 Sc.
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• LAP to wrap, to enfold, to make into a parcel ...1880 Sc.
• UMGRIPE † to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
• VELOPE † to enfold, to envelop ...1722
ENFOLDING - nouns
• IMPLEXURE †* an enfolding, a fold ...1578
ENFORCED - adjectives
• NECESSITOUS †* enforced, obligatory ...1631
• ON-FORCED †* forced upon one; enforced ...1656
ENGAGE - verbs
• GAGE to engage ...1888 Amer. dial.
ENGAGED - adjectives
• BESPOKE engaged; usually to be married ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BESPOKEN engaged; usually to be married ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GAGED engaged to be married ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ILL-TIED engaged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OUT OF THE GAME married, engaged, or dating only one person ...2001 US sl.
• SISEL † occupied, engaged ...c1325
ENGAGEMENT - nouns
• GAGE-RING an engagement ring ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TOURNIQUET an engagement or wedding ring ...1961 US sl.
ENGINE - adjectives
• ENGINOUS † belonging to an engine, of the nature of an engine ...1606
• GUTTY capable of high speed; having a powerful engine ...1950s Amer. hot rodding usage
• UNCRUNK of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1973 Amer. dial.
• UNCRUNKED of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1972 Amer. dial.
ENGINE - nouns
• HAY-BURNER an old and inefficient engine ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MOUSE MOTOR a small-block Chevrolet V-8 engine ...1993 US sl.
• PUFFER a steam-engine ...1801 colloq.
• SHILLELAGH a Chevy engine, esp. an old V-8 ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-BANGER a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-HOLER a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
ENGINE - nouns, person
• MOTORHEAD a person with more than a passing interest in the internal combustion engine ...1974 US sl.
ENGINE - verbs
• BECOME UNCRUNKED of an engine: to stop running ...1972 Amer. dial.
• COME UNCRUNK of an engine: to stop running ...1973 Amer. dial.
• GUN to rev up an engine noisily ...sl.
ENGINEER - nouns, person
• LAND DOCTOR an engineer or surveyor ...1950 Amer. dial.
ENGIRDLE - verbs
• SUCCINGE †* to engirdle ...1578
ENGIRDLING - adjectives
• SUCCINGENT † engirdling, embracing ...1578
ENGLAND, ENGLISH - adjectives
• ANGLOPHIL friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
• ANGLOPHILE friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
• ANGLOPHOBIAC hating or fearing England ...1894
• ANGLOPHOBIAN hating or fearing England ...1896
• BATHONIAN pert. to the city of Bath ...1766
• BROAD-ACRED of Yorkshire ...1898
• JOHN-BULLISH typically English ...L18
• MANX pert. to the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, language, etc. ...1572
• OFF THE STONES outside London ...M19 sl.
• SALOPIAN belonging to Shropshire ...1706
• SASSENACH English, English-speaking ...1814 Sc.
ENGLAND - nouns
• ABANDONED HABITS the riding dress of the up-market courtesans who frequented Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park ...L19 sl.
• ABRAHAMPSTEAD Hampstead in North London with a large Jewish population ...1970s sl.
• ADKINS ACADEMY a London house of correction, named for its governor ...E19 sl.
• ALSATIA the criminal part of London ...17C Eng. sl.
• ANGLOPHILIA friendliness to England ...1896
• ANGLOPHILISM friendliness to England ...1896
• ASIA MINOR 1. Belgravia, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
2. Kensington and Bayswater, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
• BEAN-BELLY. a satirical epithet applied to Leicestershire ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BIG SMOKE London ...Bk1904
• BROAD-ACRES, THE Yorkshire ...1907
• CABBAGE, THE the Savoy Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
• CAMCREEK Cambridge ...c1920 Cambridge undergraduates' usage
• CANDLESTICKS the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London ...1851 colloq.
• CHAMBER OF HORRORS the Peeresses' Gallery at the House of Lords ...L19 UK sl.
• COCKNEYLAND London ...19C sl.
• COCKNEY-SHIRE London ...19C sl.
• DARLO Darlington, County Durham ...1984 UK sl.
• DILLY Piccadilly, an area of central London ...1936 UK sl.
• DITCH, THE 1. Houndsditch, London ...L19 sl.
2. Shoreditch, East London ...L19 sl.
• ENGLISH PALE † the confines or dominion of England, the pale of English law ...1670
• FACTORY a large, forbidding Victorian police station in the London Metropolitan area ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAIR, THE a set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison ...c1810 criminals' sl.
• FRESHWATER BAY 1. Fleet Street Market ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
2. the Fleet prison ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH Balham, a district in South London ...1977 UK sl.
• GATNICK London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
• GIN AND JAGUAR BELT, THE the upper-class districts of (esp.) Surrey, and a fruitful area for worthwhile housebreaking ...c1955 sl.
• GUNCHESTER Manchester, England ...1994 UK sl.
• INGLUNSHIRE England ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK the Union Jack ...1652 nautical sl.
• JACKET AND VEST the West end of London ...1930s rhyming sl.
• JACK KETCH'S WARREN the slum area in and around Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell (London) ...19C sl.
• JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN Brighton, England ...Bk1896 sl.
• JOHN BULL the English nation personified; the English collectively ...L18
• KANGAROO VALLEY Earl's Court, London; an area popular among Australian expatriates ...c1950 sl.
• LAN-TUN London ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MACARONI † a gambling-room at Newmarket ...1771
• MADCHESTER Manchester, England ...1980s sl.
• MAGIC CIRCLE, THE the area within a quarter-mile radius of Piccadilly Circus ...c1920 London taxi-drivers' usage
• MANK Manchester ...2000s sl.
• MEAT RACK Piccadilly in London's West End, an area where homosexuals and homosexual prostitutes offer their services ...1972 UK sl.
• MET, THE 1. the Metropolitan Railway, part of the London Underground system ...L19
2. the Metropolitan music-hall, London ...1896 sl.
3. the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s sl.
• METS, THE the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s Brit. sl.
• MICK-TAKERS Scotland Yard's anti-IRA Intelligence Unit ...1974 UK sl.
• MOUNT, THE London Bridge ...1718 Brit. sl.
• NEW JERUSALEM the upper-class area of Belgravia in London ...M19 sl.
• NORTH CIRC London's North Circular road ...1997 UK sl.
• O.B. the Old Bailey in London, which is the Central Criminal Court of England ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• OLD DART England or the United Kingdom; spec. London ...1892 Aust. sl.
• OLD ENGLAND the provinces as opposed to London ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD NASK Bridewell prison, Totillfields, London ...E19
• OLD OAK London ...20C rhyming sl. for 'The Smoke'
• OLD START, THE the Old Bailey ...20C sl.
• OXO CUBE the London Underground ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'tube'
• PADDY'S WIGWAM the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool ...2003 UK sl.
• PANTILE PARK London, as seen from a high window ...L19 sl.
• RAINY CITY Manchester, UK ...1981 UK sl.
• ROMEVILLE London ...16C
• RUMVILLE London ...M16 cant
• SAVELOY, THE the Savoy Hotel, London ...c1910 London taxi-drivers' sl.
• SCARLET-TOWN Reading, England ...M19 sl.
• SHADES a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London ...M19 sl.
• TOWN London ...1837 UK
• TREACLE TOWN 1. Bristol, UK ...L19 sl.
2. Macclesfield, UK ...L19 sk,
• UP WEST the West End of London ...1979 UK
• VERANDAH the gallery of the Old Vic Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
• VILLAGE, THE London; chiefly in hunting/horseracing usage ...19C sl.
• VIRGINS' BUS the last bus to run westward from Piccadilly Circus ...L19 sl.
ENGLAND, ENGLISHMAN - nouns, person
• ALUMNACH an Englishman ...Irish sl.
• ANGLOPHIL one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHILE one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHOBIAC an Anglophobe ...1893
• BEAN-BELLY a great eater of beans, a nickname of dwellers in Leicestershire ...1659
• BEEFEATER a person of English origin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BITE a nickname for a Yorkshireman ...1883 sl.
• BLIMEY a British person; an English person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOBBY (sometimes derogatory) an Englishman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONO JOHNNY an Englishman ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• BRUMMIE a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.
• BRUMMY a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.
• BULLHEAD an Englishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALF a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours ...L19 Eng. dial.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE CAMEL. a native of Cambridgeshire ...M17
• CANNON-BALLS a nickname formerly given to the irreconcilable opponents of free trade in England ...1858 political usage
• COUSIN JACK a Cornishman ...1890
• DICKY SAM a Liverpool man ...1868 Eng. dial.
• EASTERLINGS inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EBBERMAN † one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• ENGLISHER an Englishman ...1823 Sc.
• ESSEX CALF a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk, who look down on their southern neighbours ...1719
• ESSEX LION a pejorative term for a native of Essex, as used by those of Kent ...L19
• GALLICO-ANGLIAN an Englishman who favours the French ...1804
• GIN AND JAGUAR BIRD a wealthy (usually married) woman from the upper-class districts, and in some senses likely to be 'racy' or sexual accommodating ...1970s sl.
• GODDAM an Englishman, esp. an English soldier ...M19 arch.
• HARDHEAD an English person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HARRY a country fellow; a young Englishman of a low-class type ..1796
• JOHN BULL an individual Englishman exemplifying the supposedly typical national character ...L18
• KIPPER 1. (derogatory) an Englishman ...Aust. arch. sl.
2. an English immigrant ...1943 Aust. sl.
• LAKER † a visitor to the English lakes ...1798
• LANC a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
• LANCASTRIAN a native of Lancashire, England ...1888
• LANK a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
• LEMON-EATER (derogatory) an English person ...1960s US sl.
• LEMON-PELTER (derogatory) an English person ...1968 US sl.
• LEMON-SUCKER (derogatory) an English person ...1960s US sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE YELLOW-BELLY. a native of Lincolnshire ...18C Brit.
• LOINER an inhabitant of Leeds, West Yorkshire ...1950 sl.
• LONDENOYS †* a native or inhabitant of London ...1387-8
• MAN OF KENT an inhabitant of Kent east of the river Medway ...1787 Eng. dial.
• MANINGS * the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANK a Mancunian ...2000s sl.
• MANKS the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANKSMAN a native of the Isle of Man ...1702
• MANX the people of the Isle of Man ...1688
• MANXMAN a native of the Isle of Man ...1702
• MATCH-HAWKERS a nickname for the people of Otley, Yorkshire ...1844 Eng. dial.
• MICK an Englishman ...1940s US sl.
• MIDDLESEX CLOWN a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...M17 Brit. jocular
• MIDDLESEX MONGREL a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...18C Brit. jocular
• MOON-RAKER a Wiltshire man ...c1765 Brit. colloq.
• MUDLARK a person of any age who made a living by gathering bits of coal, wood, rope, and nails from the mudflats of the River Thames (London) at low tide ...19C Brit.
• NORFOLK DUMPLING a native of Norfolk ...19C
• OK YARDIE a stereotypical Briton of the upper-class or middle-class who lives in west London's gangland ...1998 UK sl.
• OLDHAM CHAP an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM MON an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM ROUGH-HEAD an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• POCK-PUD an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POCK-PUDDING an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POKE-PUDDING an Englishman ...E18 Sc. usage
• POM a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• POMMIE a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• POMMY a person from England ...1912 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• PONGO an English person ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SALOPIAN a native or inhabitant of Shropshire ...1700
• SASSENACH an Englishman or Englishwoman ...1706 Sc.
• SLUM-DRAGGER a member of the London working classes ...1900s sl.
• SOUTHRON a native or inhabitant of the south of England, of Europe, etc.; also, in the U.S., a southerner ...1857
• STERLING a colonist born in England: natives of England ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TAN an English person ...2000s Irish sl.
• THAT THERE † a London rider, one who comes from the east of England ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TITTERY-TU † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TITTYRY † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TITYRE-TU † one of an association of well-to-do 'roughs' who infested London streets in the 17th century ...1623
• TYKE a person from Yorkshire ...a1700 Brit. sl.
• WAITER a warder of the Tower of London ...1551
• WANGLO-SAXON a White Anglo-Saxon ...1970s US sl.
• WHINGEING POM an English person viewed as a habitual complainer ...1962 Aust. sl.
• WHITE BRAHMINS among educated Indians: the English ...c1880 colloq.
• YARK a member of a subcultural urban adolescent grouping in Yarmouth, Norfolk, that seems to be defined by a hip-hop dress and jewellery sense ...2005 UK sl.
• YARMOUTH BLOATER a native of Yarmouth, England ...1832
• YELLOW BELLY a native of he Lincolnshire fens ...1796 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW BERRIES the inhabitants of Sandwich ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. sl.
• YEOMAN WAITER a warder of the Tower of London ...1592
ENGLAND - verbs
• HAVE A FACE-TICKET to be so well known to the janitors that one is not asked to present one's ticket ...1909 Brit. Museum Reading Room usage
ENGLISH - nouns
• KING'S ENGLISH standard American English ...1920s US Black sl.
• SOUTHRON † the English tongue or language ...1513 Sc.
• TALKEE-TALKEE imperfect or broken English used by some native races ...1808
ENGLISH - nouns, person
• ANGLIST a student of English, or scholar versed in English ...1888
ENGLISH - verbs
• ENGLIFY to make English; to cause to resemble English persons or manners ...1829 Sc.
ENGLISH CHANNEL - nouns
• DITCH the sea, esp. the English Channel or North Sea ...1910s sl.
• SILVER STREAK the English Channel ...1879
ENGRAVE - verbs
• BEGRAVE † to engrave; to ornament with graved work ...c1325
ENGRAVED - nouns
• MANUSCULPT an inscription carved or engraved by hand ...a1859 nonce word
ENGRAVER - nouns, person
• XYLOGRAPHIST a wood-engraver, esp. of the early period ...1864
ENGRAVING - nouns
• ICONOPHILISM a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1888
• ICONOPHILY a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1894
• MANUSCULPTURE †* carving or engraving by hand ...1704
• XYLOGRAPH an engraving on wood, esp. one of the early period ...1854
• XYLOGRAPHY wood-engraving, esp. of the early period or of a primitive kind; also, printing from wood blocks as distinct from type ...1816
ENGRAVING - nouns, person
• ICONOPHILE a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1881
• ICONOPHILIST a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1884
ENGROSS - nouns, person
• MARKET-MONGER † one who engrosses the market ...1629
ENGROSSED - adjectives
• ABSORPT absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed ...1528 arch.
ENGROSSING - adjectives
• ABSORPTIVE having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing ...1664
ENGULF - verbs
• ABYSM † to engulf ...Bk1611
ENHANCE - verbs
• PEP UP to invigorate someone; to strengthen or enhance something ...1925 UK sl.
• SNAZZ UP to make something smarter and more elegant; to enhance ...1970s Amer. sl.
ENHANCED - adjectives
• ZOOPED applied to anything enhanced ...1980s teen sl.
• ZOOPED UP applied to anything enhanced ...1980s teen sl.
ENHANCED - nouns
• GLORIFICATION an enhanced or favourably exaggerated version or account ...colloq.
ENHANCEMENT - nouns
• HAWSE † exaltation, enhancement ...c1475
ENIGMA - adjectives
• FABULOSE † fond of fables, myths, or enigmas ...1677
ENIGMA - nouns
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CAN OF WORMS a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• EGMA a blunder for 'enigma' ...1588
• OPPOSAL † the putting of posing questions; examination, interrogation; a posing question; a puzzle, enigma, riddle ...1426
ENJOY, ENJOYABLE, ENJOYING - adjectives
• DIGGABLE easy to like or enjoy ...Aust. sl.
• GROOVIN' enjoying something ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JOLLY enjoyable, exceedingly pleasant, agreeable, delightful, charming ...1549
• LARGE fine, pleasant, enjoyable, lively ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ON A KICK having a good time, enjoying oneself ...1940s sl., orig. US
• ON THE RAZZ out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely ...L19 sl.
• ON THE RAZZLE out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp. while drinking freely; on the spree ...L19 sl.
• PARTICULAR of entertainment, food, etc. specially good or enjoyable ...1965 Sc.
• RAGING of a party, a drug: wild, fantastic, very enjoyable ...1980s US campus & teen sl.
• SPONDICULOUS splendid, glorious, enjoyable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
ENJOY - nouns, person
• BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
• BUG one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
• FREAK (in early use derogatory) someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1895 sl., orig. US
• NUT someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
ENJOY - verbs
• APPRECIATE to enjoy oneself ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BALL to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1942 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• BALL IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...c1953 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• BE BIG ON to enjoy very much; to be enthusiastic about ...1867 Amer. sl.
ׇ BE IN NIGGER-HEAVEN (derogatory) to enjoy one's self cheaply and vulgarly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DELICIATE †* to take one's pleasure; to enjoy oneself; to indulge in delicacies; to feast; to revel; to luxuriate ...1633
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• DO ONE'S OWN THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• DO ONE'S THING to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
• EAT to enjoy immensely; to acclaim ...1910s sl., orig. theatrical
• EAT UP to take in greedily with the mind or senses; hence, to enjoy avidly ...1873
• FAIN * to enjoy; also, to take to gladly, to show preference for ...1483
• FALL DOWN (ON) to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL FOR † to like or enjoy ...1903 Amer. sl.
• FEAST † to keep holiday, to give oneself to pleasure; to enjoy oneself ...1608
• FRUISH † to enjoy ...c1450
• GET DOWN to be uninhibited, esp. in dancing or performing music; to enjoy oneself immensely ...1971 Amer. sl.
• GET IT ON to give oneself up to an activity, to enjoy oneself; to become elated or intoxicated with ...US sl.
• GET OFF ON to like; to enjoy; to approve of ...1973 sl.
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to obtain satisfaction ...1948 sl., orig. US
• GO A BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO CALOOPING to go out to have a good time, to enjoy oneself in trivial pleasures ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GROOVE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• GROOVE IT to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A BALL to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to stage a celebration ...1938 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BAG OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1908 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BUSHEL OF MONKEYS to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HORSE ABOUT to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• HORSE AROUND to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• JOISE † to rejoice, to enjoy ...c1320
• JOLLY to have a good time ...L19 US campus sl.
• LAP UP to take in eagerly; to revel in; to enjoy ...1926 US sl.
• LARK ABOUT to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LARK AROUND to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN to enjoy oneself or have fun after a period of restraint ...1974 sl.
• LIVE IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to lead a gay, extravagant life ...1951 sl., orig. US
• MAKE WHOOPEE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• MOG to enjoy one's self in a quiet, easy, comfortable manner ...B1900
• PACK to defeat, to be superior to, or more enjoyable than ...c1920 Aust sl.
• PARTY to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1922 chiefly and orig. US
• PARTY DOWN to enjoy oneself very much ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• PARTY IT UP to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• PARTY TIME to enjoy oneself ...1930s sl.
• RAGE to have a great time; to enjoy a party with great enthusiasm ...1970s Aust., NZ., & US sl.
• RAISE to have a good time ...1980s US college sl.
• RAISE SAND to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAVE to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1961 sl.
• ROIST † to roister; to enjoy oneself noisily or boisterously; to behave uproariously; to revel ...M16
• SHAKE LOOSE to get rid of inhibitions and start to enjoy yourself ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKOP to enjoy oneself; to party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SPREAD ONE'S JENK to have a good time; to sing or enjoy music ..1920s US Black sl.
• SWING to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1957 sl., orig. US
• TAKE OUT † to obtain or enjoy completely ...1631
• TASTE to relish, to enjoy, to appreciate ...1791 Sc.
• VIBE to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• WHOOP IT UP to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1935 sl., orig. US
ENJOY - interjections
• PAR-TY! used as an exhoration to relax and enjoy yourself ...1988 US sl.
• PARTY ON! an exclamation of approval; enjoy yourself!; good job! ...1980s US teen sl.
ENJOYABLE - adjectives
• ENJOYOUS enjoyable ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FUN enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining ...1950 orig. US
• LARGE of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1895 Amer. sl.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• R AND I extremely exciting or enjoyable ...1980s US college sl. (Radical and Intense)
• SCRONCHOUS enjoyable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SCRONTIOUS enjoyable ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WAFF a short or incidental experience; a momentary enjoyment of something pleasant ...1822 Sc.
ENJOYABLE, ENJOYING, ENJOYMENT - nouns
• APOLAUSTICISM devotion to enjoyment ...1883
• BARN BURNER a highly successful or enjoyable occasion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BASH a good time; a spree; a party ...1948 sl., orig. US
• BIG TIME a convivial party or celebration; a social gathering; an enjoyable time ...1863 Amer. dial.
• DEDUIT † diversion, enjoyment, pleasure ...1297
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• FLASH-YAD a day's enjoyment ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FUN OF CORK, THE a very good time ...20C Aust. sl.
• GALLERY fun, enjoyment ...20C Irish sl.
• GALLEY fun, enjoyment ...20C Irish sl.
• GAS one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...c1953 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GASSER one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1944 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GROOVE one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• GUSTO exuberant enjoyment, zest
• HALLELUJAH TIME a very good or enjoyable time ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPPY entertainment, enjoyment ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-HEELED TIME an exciting or enjoyable time ...20C US sl.
• HIGH OLD TIME, A a very enjoyable time; an uproarious time; a spree ...1858 sl.
• HOG KILLIN' TIME a highly enjoyable time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-making, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLIES pleasurable excitement, esp. from or as if from something forbidden or improper; enjoyment; fun; thrills; kicks ...1930 colloq.
• OBLECTATION † delight, pleasure, enjoyment ...1508
• PANIC a very good time ...1958 US sl.
• PARLAYING partying, enjoying oneself ...1990s US Black sl.
• TURN-ON one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1969 sl.
• VENERY † an instance or source of joy, delight, or great enjoyment ...1602
• WHALE OF A TIME, A a very enjoyable time ...1913 sl., orig. US
• WHOOPEE pleasure, enjoyment, fun ...1930 sl.
• YUM-YUM pleasure, enjoyment; fun; love-making ...1885 sl.
ENJOYABLE, NOT ENJOYABLE - phrases
• NOT ALL LAVENDER by no means enjoyable, not very much fun ...L19 sl.
ENJOYING - adjectives
• BUMPING having a 'rocking' good time ...1990s US Black sl.
ENJOYMENT - adjectives
• FLAMBUSTIOUS of enjoyment: good, pleasant ...1868 Amer. sl.
• RACY of pleasure, enjoyment, etc.: peculiarly agreeable ...1690
• VOLUPTIFIC * making or causing enjoyment, pleasure, or delight ...1721
ENJOYMENT - verbs
• KILL SOMEONE'S BUZZ to depress someone; to destroy someone's enjoyment or pleasure; to disappoint someone ...1980s sl.
ENJOYMENT - phrases
• ALL PORTER AND SKITTLES it is all unmixed enjoyment ...1837
• NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES not all unmixed enjoyment ...1870
• NOT ALL SKITTLES AND SWIPES not all unmixed enjoyment ...1897
ENLARGE - verbs
• BOUND OUT to swell out; to enlarge ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ECHE † to enlarge, to augment, to increase ...a1000
• LARGE † to enlarge, to increase, to widen ...a1340
• SCAT ABROAD to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ENLARGED - adjectives
• LARGED †* enlarged, unconstrained, slack ...1382
ENLARGEMENT, ENLARGING - nouns
• ECHING the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition ...1382
• EKEMENT †* an increase, extension, enlargement ...a1603
• ELARGEMENT †* enlargement ...1680
• LARGING † enlargement ...1510
ENLIGHTEN - verbs
• DAYLIGHT to enlighten; to explain ...1970s US Black sl.
• ILLIGHTEN † to illuminate, to enlighten ...1555
• ILLUME up the face, as a smile; to enlighten or illuminate the mind or understanding ...a1764
• ILLUMINE 1. to enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire ...c1340
* 2. to enlighten mentally or intellectually ...a1529
• INSENSE to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIGHT to enlighten someone with general or specific knowledge ...20C US Black sl.
ENLIGHTENING - adjectives
• ILLUMINANT lighting up; enlightening ...1677
ENLIGHTENMENT - verbs
• BENIGHTEN * to deprive of enlightenment ...1844
ENLIST - verbs
• RE-UP to replenish a stack of something; to re-supply something; to re-sign or re-enlist ...1906 US sl., orig. military usage for re-enlisting
• SHIP OVER to re-enlist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• TAKE ON to enlist; to adopt a profession, etc. ...1798 Sc.
ENLIVEN - verbs
• ACTUATE to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
• JUICE UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1964 sl.
• PEARTEN to make lively or cheerful; to enliven ...1827 Amer. dial.
• PEP UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1925 UK sl.
• PUNCH UP to enliven, as with fresh ideas or additional material ...colloq.
• UPCHEER †* to cheer up; to brighten, enliven, encourage ...c1586
• ZAP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1979 sl., orig. US
ENLIVENING - adjectives
• GALLIARDIZING † tending to revelry; enlivening, exciting to levity ...1697
ENMITY - nouns
• HEARTBURN rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
• HEARTBURNING jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• UNFRIENDSHIP enmity; ill-will ...1897 Sc.
ENMITY - verbs
• HAVE A PICK AT SOMEONE to hold a grudge against one; to feel enmity or ill will towards one; to give one a hard time ...1834 Amer. dial.
• HEART-BURN † to treat or regard with enmity ...1612
ENORMITY - nouns
• IMMANITY † hugeness; monstrosity, enormity ...1604.
ENORMOUS - adjectives
• ALMIGHTY enormous ...1820s Amer. sl.
• GARGANTUAN † enormous, monstrous ...1596
• HUMANGOUS enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMONGOID enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMONGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGO enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUNKIN enormous ...1997 US sl.
• IMMANE monstrous in size or strength; huge, vast, enormous, tremendous ...1615 arch.
• JEEROOSELY mighty, big, enormous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• JEEROOSLY mighty, big, enormous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• MACCA enormous ...2003 Eng. school sl.
• MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous ...1802 Amer. dial.
• MOBY enormous, huge ...1965 US college sl.
• RAPPING † uncommonly big or striking, enormous, huge ...1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENORMOUS - nouns
• BLOCKBUSTER anything enormous or gigantic; often used of a best-selling novel, film, TV series, etc. ...1940s sl.
ENORMOUSLY - adjectives
• ALL-FIREDLY enormously ...Bk1898 Amer.
ENOUGH - adjectives
• ENOW enough, sufficient in quantity ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
ENOUGH - adverbs
• ENOW enough, in a sufficient degree ...1863 Eng. dial.
• THALLURE enough ...1889 Eng. dial.
ENOUGH - nouns
• ABUNDANCE enough ...1782 Sc.
• GUTFUL one's fill; more than enough ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GUTSFUL one's fill; more than enough ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SATISDICTION saying enough ...1647 nonce word
• SNOOTFUL more then enough of something; one's fill ...1940s Amer. sl.
• SNOOT FULL more then enough of something; one's fill ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WAMEFUL a bellyful, enough to satisfy a want or desire ...1722 Sc.
ENOUGH - interjections/phrases
• ALL ONE CAN SAY GRACE OVER as much as one can handle, all one can find time for ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GAME! used for expressing that enough is enough ...1997 US sl.
• GAME OVER! used for expressing that enough is enough ...1997 US sl.
• NUFF SAID used as an indication that nothing more need be said on a particular topic ...1840 sl.
ENQUIRE - verbs (also see INQUIRE)
• FAND † to enquire; to seek, to look for; to enquire into a matter; to search a place, to examine a track ...c1225
• FATHOM INTO † to enquire into ...1607
• FOND † to enquire; to seek, to look for; to enquire into a matter; to search a place, to examine a track ...c1225
ENRAGE - verbs (also see RAGE)
• FASH † to make angry, to enrage; to fret, to be angry ... 1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GET ONE'S RAG OUT to provoke anyone to anger; to enrage ...c1880 Eng. dial.
• RAG to tease, to worry, to vex, to enrage ...1808 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAISE to infuriate, to enrage, to inflame, to drive into an extreme state of frenzied excitement ...1786 Sc.
ENRAGED - adjectives (also see RAGE)
• AMBITIOUS of persons or animals: spirited, vivacious, unruly; vicious; angry; enraged; quick-tempered; hot-tempered ...1853 Amer. dial.
• AWRY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• HAIRED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARRED UP angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HORN-MAD apparently originally of horned beasts: enraged so as to be ready to horn anyone; hence of persons: mad with rage, outrageously vexed, furious ...1579 arch.
• HUBBER-BUBBER in a state of excitement or rage ...1869
• IROUS † wrathful, angry, enraged, raging ...a1300
• MADDED * rendered mad; deprived of reason or intelligence; excited to fury, enraged ...c1580
• OREY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ORIE-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1928 Amer. dial.
• ORRY-EYED having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1939 Amer. dial.
ENRAGED - nouns
• HEAVINESS † enraged feeling, displeasure, anger ...c1386
ENRAGED - verbs
• DASH to become enraged with ...1990s UK Black sl.
• GET ONE'S BACK UP to become or make annoyed; to become enraged ...c1870 colloq.
• GET ONE'S DANDER UP to become angry, enraged ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PLAY THE HANGMENT to be much enraged ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SNORT to be enraged at a thing; to refuse to do a thing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TAKE FIRE to become 'enflamed' with some emotion or the like; to become excited, esp. with anger; to become enraged ...1607
ENRAPTURE - verbs
• RAPT † to enrapture, to transport ...1598
• RAPTURE * to enrapture ...1637
ENRAPTURED - adjectives
• ECSTATICAL enraptured, ecstatic ...1600 arch.
ENRICH - adjective
• LOCUPLETATIVE tending to enrich ...1802-12
ENRICH - verbs
• COLLOCUPLICATE † to enrich ...1623
• DIVITIATE † to enrich, to make rich ...1627
• FEATHER ONE'S NEST to avail oneself of opportunities for laying up wealth, to enrich oneself; to make a good profit ...1583
• IMBURSE † to enrich ...1641-6
• RAGOO † to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve ...1749
• RAGOUT † to give piquancy or variety to; to enrich or improve ...1749
ENSCONCE - verbs
• SCONCE to settle oneself, to take up one's position; to ensconce oneself ...1866 Sc.
ENSIGN - nouns
• ORIFLAMME any banner or ensign, material or ideal, that serves as a rallying point for a struggle, etc. ...1600
• TOKEN † an ensign, a standard ...a1000
ENSNARE - verbs
• BEGIN † to entrap, to ensnare ...c1250
• BESNARE to take in a snare; to entrap ...1571
• BETRAISE † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAISH † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAP † to catch in a trap; to entrap, to ensnare, to circumvent, to enclose ...a1000
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
ENSNARED - adjectives
• ILLAQUEABLE †* capable of being ensnared ...1678
• ILLAQUEATE †* ensnared ...1548
ENSNARED - nouns
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
ENSNARL - verbs
• INSNORL to entangle, to inveigle, to ensnarl ...1871 Sc.
ENSUE - verbs
• SUCCEED † to follow as a consequence of; to ensue, to result ...1537
• SUE † to follow in the sequence of events, as a consequence or result; to ensue ...a1225
ENSUING - adjectives
• SUANT † following, ensuing ...1422
ENTANGLE - verbs (also see TANGLE)
• BAFFLE to twist irregularly, to entangle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BESWAPE †* to envelop, to entangle ...c980
• BRANGLE to entangle, to confuse ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADGEL † to entangle ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE to entangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FANKLE to tangle; to entangle ...c1450 Sc.
• FOSSLE to entangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GAGE † to bind or entangle in ...1596
• HANKER to entangle in, to become fastened on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to entangle, twist together ...1781 Eng. dial.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• IMBRAKE † to entangle ...1613-18
• IMBRANGLE to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IMPESTER † to entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• IMPLICATE to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle ...1610
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• INSNORL to entangle, to inveigle, to ensnarl ...1871 Sc.
• LAP † to involve; to imply, to include; to implicate, to entangle ...a1340
• RABBLE to ravel, entangle ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE to ravel, to entangle ...1800 N. Eng. dial.
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
• SCROBBLE to entangle; to ravel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAFFLE to ravel, to entangle; to ruffle ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAIGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TAISLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• TARDLE to entangle ...1851 Eng. dial.
• TAT to mat; to entangle; to run into tufts, as hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TATHER to entangle; to twist; to knot; to involve ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAUT to mat, to tangle, to make matted or tangled ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZZLE to entangle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TEAZLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIFFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TIFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TOIL to entrap, to entangle ...1621
• VUSTLE to entangle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENTANGLED - adjectives
• ACCUMBERED † overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered ...c1300
• BERAFFLED perplexed, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIGERED entangled ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAKED twisted, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONTORTUPLICATED † entangled and twisted ...1648
• FAFFLED entangled; bothered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANKLED entangled ...1873 Sc.
• HANKLED twisted, entangled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HATERY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATRY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• IN A THRUM entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• INTRINSE † intricate, entangled, involved, complicated ...1605
• INTRINSICATE † intricate, involved, entangled, perplexed ...1560
• INVOLUTE involved; entangled; intricate; formerly also, hidden, obscure ...M17
• MELDERED mixed, entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLY tousled, tangled, entangled ...19C Eng. dial.
• TATTED of hair, wool, etc.: matted, entangled, rough, shaggy, unkempt ...1721 Sc.
• TEDD † ravelled, entangled ...B1900 Sc.
• TETHERY of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUMMY entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNRIDDY entangled ...1824 Sc.
ENTANGLED - nouns
• ATTERIL a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ATTRIL a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
• INVOLUTION something complicated or entangled; an intricate movement, a tangle ...E17
ENTANGLEMENT - nouns
• EMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FANKLE a tangle, a muddle; an entanglement; a predicament ...1818 Sc.
• HAMPER confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPERMENT confusion, entanglement; perplexity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANGMENT a hanging, execution; entanglement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HARL a confused, tangled mass; an entanglement; a state of confusion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ILLIGATION †* entanglement ...1627-77
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
• IMPLICAMENT †* entanglement ...c1450
• IMPLICANCY †* entanglement, confusion; contradiction of terms ...1638
• IMPLICATE † entanglement, confusion ...1638
• IMPLICITY †* entanglement, complication, involution ...1602
• IMPLOYMENT †* implication, entanglement ...1598
• MELDER entanglement; mental confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• SCRAWL a tangle; an entanglement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIE-UP an entanglement ...1881
ENTANGLING - adjectives
• IMPLICATORY †* of entangling nature or character ...1642
ENTANGLING - nouns
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605