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ENTER - ERROR
ENTER - nouns, person
• INSTERS the people who have come in ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
ENTER - verbs
• ABORD † to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon ...1509
• BULGE IN to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BUM-RUSH to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
• INTERMIT to admit, to allow to enter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OIL IN to enter, to intrude ...1920s sl.
• SAIL IN to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• SAIL INTO to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• TAKE IN † to go in, to enter ...1654 obs. exc. Sc.
• WORM ONE'S WAY (INTO) to enter or penetrate stealthily .,..1845 Amer. sl.
ENTER - phrases
• EMOK NYE come in ...L19 back-slang
ENTERPRISE - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• 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
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• TAB an enterprise; an activity ...1946 US sl.
ENTERPRISING - adjectives
• ADVENTUREFUL ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
• GO-AHEAD enterprising, having energy and initiative ...M19
ENTERPRISING - nouns, person
• GO-GETTER an ambitious or enterprising person ...1910 sl., orig. US
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
ENTERTAIN - verbs
• DO IT WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO ONESELF PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• DO ONESELF WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO SOMEONE PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to someone's satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• LUBE to keep happy, to entertain ...1930s sl.
• SKENT † to entertain, to amuse ...a1250
ENTERTAINER, ENTERTAINMENT - nouns, person
• FEASTER † the giver of a feast, a host, an entertainer ...c1425
• FLY-BY-NIGHTER a person who goes out at night to places of entertainment
• JOLLER one who frequents 'unsavoury' bars, dance-halls and similar places of low-life entertainment ...1960s S. Afr.
• NOBBER a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
• TOP-LINER an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show ...Brit. theatre, colloq.
ENTERTAINING - adjectives
• DIVERTISSANT † diverting, entertaining, amusing, pleasing ...1645
• FUN enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining ...1950 orig. US
• QUEER † amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining ...1787 Sc.
• RICH entertaining ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
ENTERTAINING, ENTERTAINMENT - verbs
• JOL to stroll, to run, to depart; to look for some fun or entertainment ...1940s S. Afr.
• PHONE of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE IT IN of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY DANCE to see novel and entertaining things ...1863 Amer. sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY SHOW to see novel and entertaining things ...1861 Amer. sl.
ENTERTAINMENT - nouns
• BALLY HOO a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BEANO a festive entertainment frequently terminating in a noisy frolic or spree; a large meal ...1888 sl.
• BLOW-OUT a feast, entertainment; a large meal ...1821 sl.
• CAMP-STOOL BRIGADE the people who wait outside a place of entertainment to secure the best seats, and bring camp-stools with them to rest themselves ...1889 sl.
• GAUDY a grand feast or entertainment; an annual dinner in commemoration of some event in the history of a college ...1651
• GAWDY a grand feast or entertainment; an annual dinner in commemoration of some event in the history of a college ...1651
• HANDLING an entertainment, party, meeting, gathering ...1820 Sc.
• HAPPY entertainment, enjoyment ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a small quiet restaurant, etc.; a secluded place of entertainment ...E20
• 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-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• KAILIE a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• KALEY a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• KEALIE a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• LET OUT an entertainment on a large or lavish scale ...1836 Anglo-Irish
• SHINDIG any public or social entertainment ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKENTING † entertainment ...c1200
• TICERY entertainments of all kinds...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAITING entertainment, feasting ...a1300 obs.
ENTERTAINMENT - verbs
• KEEP OPEN DOORS to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1841
• KEEP OPEN HOUSE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1530
• KEEP OPEN HOUSEHOLD † to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...a1548
• KEEP OPEN TABLE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1720
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - adjectives
• HOT of a set in the television and film industries: fully prepared for filming ...1977 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - nouns
• ABBY SINGER in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day ...1990 US sl.
• BIZ, THE the entertainment, theatre, or film making business ...1961 UK sl.
• CARRY DAY in television and film-making: a day in which the cast and crew are paid but do not have to work ...1990 US sl.
• DAILIES film scenes filmed one day, rush processed and delivered for viewing by the director and others the same or next day ...1970s US sl.
• DINKY INKY in television and film-making: a low watt spotlight ...1990 US sl.
• GATOR GRIP in television and film-making: a clamp used to attach lights ...1987 US sl.
• HOOKER in the advertising and entertainment industry: an element or inducement intended to stimulate the interest of a reader, audience, customer, etc. ...1968 Amer. sl.
• MACGUFFIN in the film industry: a plot device that though seemingly important serves only to set a plot in motion; a gimmick; a hook ...1939 sl.
• NIGHT FOR NIGHT in television and film-making: a scene set at night that is also shot at night ...1988 US sl.
• PAGE ONER a screenplay in need of a complete rewrite ...1997 US sl.
• SNOOT in the television and movie industries: a cone attachment that directs light to a specific area ...1990 US sl.
• TRADES the trade journals of the US entertainment industry ...1984 US sl.
• UMBRELLA in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject...1990 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - nouns, person
• TRACKER in the television and film industries: a low-level development executive ...1997 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - verbs
• CHEAT in the entertainment industry: to move slightly to create a better camera angle ...1991 US sl.
• CRAB in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
ENTHRALL - verbs
• BETHRALL †* to enthrall, to enslave ...1596
• CAPTIVE to captivate, to enthrall ...1528 arch.
ENTHRALLED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
ENTHRALLING - nouns
• KILLOUT an amazing person; an enthralling topic or thing ...1930s US Black sl.
ENTHUSE - verbs
• FALL OUT to enthuse, to be delighted by ...1930s sl.
ENTHUSIASM, LACKING ENTHUSIASM - adjectives
• LACKADAISY lackadaisical; lacking enthusiasm and determination ...1792
ENTHUSIASM - nouns
• AMBISH aggressive ambition or enthusiasm ...1897 Amer. sl.
• BUG an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
• CONFUSIASM enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLING CARD something that defuses one's enthusiasm or deflates one's passion ...M16 sl.
• DAUBER spirit; enthusiasm ...1915 US sl.
• DOBBER spirit, morale; enthusiasm ...1910s US sl.
• EBULLIENCE an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance ...1749
• EFFUSION enthusiastic demeanour ...1878
• FEVER enthusiastic or excited interest ...1885 sl.
• GET UP AND GO energy; enthusiasm ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUSTARD zest or enthusiasm ...sl. chiefly US
• OATS enthusiasm ...1831 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• THUZZY-MUZZY enthusiasm ...1840 sl.
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
• ZOWIE keenness, enthusiasm, energy ...1910s sl.
ENTHUSIASM - nouns, person
• MAFFICKER n. one who celebrates a joyful event with frenzied enthusiasm ...1900
ENTHUSIASM - verbs
• POISON to affect with passion or enthusiasm ...1893 Amer. dial.
ENTHUSIASM - interjections
• HI-DE-HI! greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc. ; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• HI-DE-HO! expressing joy or enthusiasm, esp. in a jazz or dance band ...M20
• MAN! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or astonishment ...1869
ENTHUSIAST - 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
• EAGER-BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...20C US colloq.
• FAN an enthusiast, orig. of sport ...1889., orig. US
• FIEND one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1884 sl., orig. US
• FLAMER an enthusiast; a success with the female sex, a lady's man ...L19 sl.
• FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FREAK a devotee, an enthusiast ...1895 US sl.
• FOAMER a (possibly obsessive) enthusiast
• JEEZE! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, or astonishment ...1923 orig. US
• JOCK an enthusiast for or a participant in any specified activity, as a computer 'jock' ...M20 N. Amer. colloq.
• NUT someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
• RAPTURIST †* an enthusiast ...1663
• RAT a person, esp. an enthusiast ...20C sl.
• SUCKER an enthusiast; one who is particularly susceptible to the stated thing; followed by 'for' ...1957 sl., orig. Amer.
• ZELANT †* a zealot or enthusiast ...1625
ENTHUSIASTIC - adjectives
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• BITTEN BY THE BUG obsessively enthusiastic ...1902 sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• DIERNED determined, enthusiastic ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DINKY wildly enthusiastic; crazy ...1969 US sl.
• EBULLIENT of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic ...1664
• EFFERVESCENT vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• FRENZICAL † affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic ...a1586
• FRET enthusiastic; excellent ...1999 Irish sl.
• GAME AS A BADGER very enthusiastic, raring to go, eager ...1910s US sl.
• GUNG-HO very zealous; totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something...1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• GUNGI enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• GUNGY enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• HEART AND SOUL devoted and enthusiastic ...1836
• HIGH ON enthusiastic about ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOPPED UP full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• JACKED OFF enthusiastic, very keen ...1980s US sl.
• JAZZED excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JAZZED UP excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JEALOUS † devoted, eager, zealous, zealously enthusiastic ...1535
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• LARGE enthusiastic ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LARGE FOR (SOMETHING) enthusiastic about (something) ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD FOR IT extremely enthusiastic ...1940s sl.
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MAFFICKY inclined to be uproariously enthusiastic; frenzied with joy ...Bk1910 sl.
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• OFF ONE'S FACE extremely enthusiastic about ...1960s sl.
• OFF ONE'S NUT infatuated, very enthusiastic ...M19 sl.
• ON A KICK enthusiastic about ...1940s sl., orig. US
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• RAH-RAH characterized by excessive spirit and enthusiasm ...1914 US sl.
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED excited, enthusiastic ...1960s Amer. sl.
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• UP FOR IT motivated to do something; enthusiastic, ready for anything ...1880s US Black sl.
• WILD intensely eager or enthusiastic; exciting ...1955 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
• YEVEROUS † eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous ...c1400
• ZONKED enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
• ZONKERS enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
ENTHUSIASTIC - nouns, person
• BOFFIN n. a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar ...1945 sl.
• EAGER BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
ENTHUSIASTIC, ENTHUSIASM - verbs
• BE BIG ON to enjoy very much; to be enthusiastic about ...1867 Amer. sl.
• BOG IN to begin a task with enthusiasm ...Aust. sl.
• CHILL to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm ...20C Amer. sl.
• DROOL OVER to express or feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• FALL OVER ONESELF to go out of one's way to do something; to be eager or enthusiastic ...1904 sl., orig. US
• GO FOR YOUR LIFE to partake enthusiastically, to go all out ...1920 Aust. sl.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to be extremely enthusiastic; to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOOI A SPASM to react with joy or enthusiasm ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• MAFFICK to give way to a frenzy of enthusiasm; to celebrate a victory with a delirious uproar ...1900
• TEAR IN to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TEAR INTO to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TREE-TOP to attack any project with unusual vigour or enthusiasm ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TURN ONE'S DAMPER DOWN to cool one's ardour or enthusiasm ...1924 US sl.
• WIG OUT to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to lose control of one's emotions; to be or get angry ...1955 sl.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY - adverbs
• HEART AND SOUL with all one's energy and devotion; enthusiastically ...1798
• IN LIKE GRUB greatly or enthusiastically ...1887 sl.
• LIKE A BANDIT enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully ...1970s US sl.
• ON A BUST enthusiastically, to a great extent ...M19 US sl.
• TO THE SKIES to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1617
• TO THE SKY to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1670
ENTICE - verbs
• ALLECT † to allure, to entice, to attract, to seduce ...1528
• ALLICIATE † to allure, to entice, to attract ...1568
• BAIT to entice, to lure, provoke ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAY to entice or lure ...1970 Amer. dial.
• COLLYFOGLE to deceive, to cheat; to wheedle; to entice by flattery ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRAW THE BADGER to entice an opponent to come into the open ...1890
• HANKLE to entangle in some pursuit or proceeding; to associate with, be connected with; to instigate, entice, decoy ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to lure, to entice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
• ILLECT †* to allure, to entice ...1529
• LAIT † to allure, to entice ...1825 Sc.
• SIREN † to allure, to entice, to persuade ...
• TEAL to entice, to coax, to inveigle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• TEEGLE UP to entice; to lead on from step to step ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEL to entice, to wheedle; to inveigle by flattery ...B1900 Sc.
• TEELY to entice, to coax, to wheedle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• THIG to entice; to entreat; to tease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICE † to entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIDDLE to entice, to coax ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIGHT † to attract, to entice, to allure ...c1000
• TILL † to draw, to attract, to persuade; to entice, to allure, to coax; to win over ...a1225
• TISE to entice; to tempt, to allure, to attract; to coax, to wheedle ...1860 Sc.
• TOLL † to attract, to entice, to allure, to decoy; to incite, to instigate ...c1220
• TOLLER to induce one to come or follow; to lure, to entice, to decoy ...1974 Amer. dial.
• TRAIL to entice or lead ...a1717
ENTICED - adjectives
• OFFSTEERED enticed away from; sidetracked ...20C sl.
ENTICEMENT. ENTICING - nouns
• ILLECEBRATION †* the act of alluring; enticement, allurement ...1624
• ILLECTATION † allurement, enticement ...1652
ֽ• ILLECTIVE † an allurement or enticement ...B1900
• TICE an act of enticing; an enticement ...1874
• TICEMENT † enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIGHTING † persuading, enticement ...c1000
• TILL †* allurement, enticement ...1596
ENTICER - nouns, person
• DECOY one who entices, allures, or inveigles another into some trap, deception or evil situation ...1638
• DECOY-DUCK a person who entices another into danger or mischief ...1625
• TEALER a wheedler, an enticer ...1808 Sc.
• TICER an enticer ...a1529
• TOLLER † one who entices or instigates ...c1440
ENTICING - adjectives
• ENTICING AS A JAYBIRD extremely enticing ...1847 Amer. dial.
• ILLECEBROSE alluring, enticing, attractive ...1727
• ILLECEBROUS † alluring, enticing, attractive ...1531
• ILLECTIVE † attractive, enticing ...1652
• LENOCINANT † adj. enticing to evil, leading astray, seducing ...1664
• TEELIE coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• TOLLING † enticing, alluring ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENTICING - nouns
• GELE †* blandishment, enticing speech ...c1200
• TOLLING † the act of enticing, allurement; incitement, instigation ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENTIRE - adjectives
• GUNGOO genuine; complete, entire ...20C Royal Navy usage
• HAIL † whole, entire ...a1300
• HALE of things immaterial, time, numbers, etc.: whole, entire, complete ...a1300
• IMPARTIAL †* not partial or fragmentary; entire, complete ...a1716
• SOLID full, complete, entire, esp. of time ...M19
• TEETOTAL perfect; complete, entire ...1884
ENTIRELY - adverbs
• ACE AND DOUCE wholly, entirely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OUT entirely, to one's full powers ...B1880 Eng. sl.
• ARRANTLY entirely, thoroughly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• BACK AND BELLY entirely, completely ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BACK AND EDGE wholly, entirely, completely; through thick and thin ...1744
• BALLS AND ALL completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
• BODILY entirely, completely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODY AND BREECHES. entirely, completely ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES entirely, completely ...1889 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A LEEK, AS perfectly, completely, entirely ...1725 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A MACKEREL, AS completely, entirely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EVERY DEAL altogether, entirely ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR † quite, entirely, completely ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAR FORTHLY † to a great or definite extent; also, entirely, excellently ...1362
• FROM THE THREAD TO THE NEEDLE from beginning to end, the whole, every particular; entirely ...1882 Eng. dial.
• HAIR AND HIDE † every part, entirely, wholly, totally ...c1450
• HAIR AND HOOF † every part, entirely, wholly ...1705
• HAIR HOOF AND HIDE everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HALE † wholly, entirely, completely ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIDE AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDE AND TALLOW everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HILT AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HOUSE AND HALL entirely, completely ...1827 Sc.
• IN FULL HABITUDE †* to the full extent; wholly, entirely ...a1661
• JAM completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1905 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1835 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND BARREL completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND CABOODLE completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN completely, entirely, wholly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• NATURAL quite; entirely ...1851 Eng. dial.
• NECK OR NOUGHT entirely, altogether; without sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND FARDEL entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND PACKAGE entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLUM entirely, completely, absolutely, very ...1858 Amer. dial.
• QUITE AND CLEAR entirely, altogether ...1735 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND STOW root and branch, completely, entirely ...1824 Sc.
• SHANK AND RANK entirely, every bit ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKERE † quite, entirely; altogether ...a1225
• SPANDY quite, entirely ...M19 US colloq.
• TIDDY UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
• TO A FARE-THEE-WELL completely, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-WHITIE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEEWITY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-Y-TEE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1929 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WITEY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WYTY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
ENTIRETY - nouns
• HAIR AND HIDE the totality, the entirety ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HAIR, HIDE, AND ALL the totality, the entirety ...1969 Amer. dial.
ENTITLE - verbs
• TITLE † to entitle ...a1300
ENTITLED - verbs
• RATE to be entitled to something; to receive something because one is highly esteemed or wellliked ...20C Amer. sl.
ENTRAILS - nouns (also see INTESTINES)
• BAGS the stomach; entrails ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GARBAGE the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GARBISH the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GATHER † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• GATHERS † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• HARSLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASE the liver, heart, and lights of a pigs; these parts seasoned, wrapped up in the omentum, and roasted ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASTE the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of an animal, esp. a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTELINGS the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INGANGS the intestines, entrails ...1824 Sc.
• INWARDS the inner parts of the body, the inside; the entrails, intestines, etc. of animals, esp. of pigs ...1658 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SINGLES † entrails, intestines ...1567
ENTRANCE - nouns
• GATE-CRASHING the act of achieving entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
• IMMEATION †* a passing in; entrance, ingoing ...1675
• INGANGING a recess, the entrance to a house, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• INGATE an entrance, ingress; a way in; the act of entering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INLET an entrance; a road leading into ...1877 Sc.
• SUBINGRESSION † subtle or unobserved entrance ...1653
• THROAT a narrow entrance ...1896 Sc.
ENTRANCE - nouns, person
• GATE-CRASHER a person who achieves entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
ENTRANCED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
ENTRAP - 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.
• TOIL to entrap, to entangle ...1621
ENTRAPPING - adjectives
• CATCHING entrapping; deceptive, 'catchy' ...1603
ENTRAPPING - 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
ENTREAT - verbs
• BESEECH † to beg earnestly for, to entreat a thing ...c1175
• HALSE † to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• IMPETRATE * to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1565
• IMPETRE † to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1374
ENTREATY - nouns
• IMPETRATION petition, entreaty, supplication, request ...1618
ENTREPRENEUR - nouns, person
• ONCARRIER a manager, an entrepreneur ...1756 Sc.
ENTRUST - verbs
• BE-GIFT † to entrust ...a1400
• BETAKE † to hand over to the care of; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...1297
• BETEACH † to hand over as a trust; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...c1000
• BETRUST † to entrust ...1619
ENTRUSTING - nouns
• BETRUST † an entrusting, a trust ...1656
• BETRUSTMENT † an entrusting, a trust ...Bk1888
ENTRY - nouns
• CRUSH a forcible entry or exit ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• ENTANY an 'entry,' main doorway of a house; a narrow passage or by-street ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening ...1881 Eng. dial.
ENTRY - verbs
• SCAM IN to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket ...1960s sl.
ENTWINE - verbs
• IMPLEACH * to entwine, to interweave ...1597 poetic
• IMPLEX †* to entwine ...1635
• IMPLICATE to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle ...1610
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• UMWRITHE † to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• WADDLE to wrap up clumsily; to swaddle; to entwine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIRN to twist; to entwine ...Bk1905 Sc.
ENTWINED - adjectives
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• TETHERY of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENVELOP - verbs
• BEFOLD to fold up, to enfold, to wrap up, to envelop ...a1000
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BEMUFFLE to wrap, to envelop ...1583
• BESWAPE †* to envelop, to entangle ...c980
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARF † to wrap, to envelop ...1812 Sc.
• VELOPE † to enfold, to envelop ...1722
• WAP † to wrap, to envelop; also, to wrap a covering about something ...c1375
ENVELOPE - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BOLTOP salutation on an envelope, "Better On Lips Than On Paper" ...1989 sl.
• ENDILOPE an envelope ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LETTER-CASE † an envelope ...1672
• LETTER-COVER † an envelope ...1742
• NORWICH salutation on an envelope, "(K)nickers Off Ready When I Come Home" ...1961 sl.
• SWAK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Kiss" ...1925 sl., orig. services' usage
• SWALK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Loving Kiss" ...1948 sl., orig. services' usage
ENVELOPE - nouns, person
• TRAPPER a person who can open envelopes and reseal them without a trace ...1982 US sl.
ENVELOPE - phrases
• S.W.A.L.C.A.K.W.S. Sealed With A Lick Cos A Kiss Won't Stick; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.L.K. Sealed With A Loving Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.N.K. Sealed With A Nice Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
ENVELOPE - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
ENVIOUS - adjectives
• BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CANKERED malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed ...1513
• CANKERLY † malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed ...1580
• GREEN full of jealousy or envy ...ME
• HAIVERY envious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious ...1880 Eng. dial.
• INVIDIOUS † envious; grudging; jealous ...M17 now rare or obs.
• INVYFULL. envious ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JAUNDICED jealous, envious ...1699
• ONDFUL † spiteful, envious ...c1175
ENVIOUS - verbs
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL to make him jealous or envious ...1743
ENVIRON - verbs
• ADVIRON †* to environ, to surround ...1475
• BEGO † to surround, to environ ...1393
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BELAY † to lay a thing about with other object, i.e. by putting them about or around it; to surround, to environ, to enclose with ...a1000
• UMBESIEGE † to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMBEVIRON † to environ ...1375
• UMGIVE † to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTALIST - nouns, person
• ECOFREAK an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECO-NUT an environmental activist, used in derision ...1972 US sl.
• ECOWARRIOR a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• GUPPIE a yuppie concerned about the environment, and ecological issues ...1985 sl.
ENVIRONMENTAL - adjectives
• ECO-FREAKO overly devoted to ethical ecological principles ...2004 UK sl.
ENVOY - nouns, person
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
• SANDESMAN † a messenger, an envoy, an ambassador ...1123
ENVY - nouns
• EELIST † envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained ...1825 Sc.
• JAUNDICE jealousy, envy ...1629
• LONG EYE envy ...1987 Amer dial.
• ONDE † strong feeling against a person, 'animus'; spite, ill-will, envy ...c1000
ENVY - verbs
• JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of ...1791
ENVY - interjections
• RAH! an exclamation of anger, surprise, amazement, approval, envy, etc. ...2000 UK Black sl.
• RAWTID! an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. ...1940s sl.
ENWRAP - verbs
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UMBECLOSE † to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEWEAVE † to enwrap ...a1300
EPICURE - nouns, person
• FRIAND † a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure ...1598
• GASTROLOGER an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1820
• GASTROLOGIST an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1822
• GASTRONOME one skilled in what goes into the belly; a judge of good eating; a gourmet, an epicure ...1823
• GASTRONOMIST a judge of good eating, an epicure ...1825
• PALATE-MAN † a man given to the pleasures of the palate; an epicure ...a1661
• PALATICIAN † one skilled in matters of the palate ...1821
• PALATIST * a person who studies the palate; an epicure ...1620
EPICURE - verbs
• EPICURIZE † to play the epicure; to eat or feast daintily or luxuriously ...1634
EPIDEMIC - nouns
• DEMIC an epidemic ...1897 Eng. dial.
• FAAR an epidemic occurring among men or animals ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAND-EVIL † an epidemic ...c1440
• LAND-ILL † an epidemic ...c1500
EPILEPSY - nouns
• COMITIAL ILL epilepsy ...19C
• FALLING-DISEASE † epilepsy ...1607
• FALLING-EVIL † epilepsy ...a1225
• FALLING-ILL † epilepsy ...1652
• FALLING-SICKNESS * epilepsy ...1527
EPILEPTIC - adjectives
• CADUCOUS † epileptic ...L17
EPISCOPALIAN - adjectives
• PISCOPAL Episcopalian ...1954 Amer. dial.
EPISCOPALIAN - nouns, person
• EPISCOLAUPIAN an Episcopalian, a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• PISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISCOPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISHOPALIGAN an Episcopalian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PISKUBBLE an Episcopalian ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHIS-CAPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKEY-PALIAN an Episcopalian ...1868 Amer. dial.
EPISTLE - nouns, person
• EPISTOLIST † a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
EPISTLE - verbs
• LETTERIZE * to write letters or epistles ...1824
EPITOME - nouns
• A AND IZZARD the beginning and end, the epitome ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
EQUABLE - adjectives
• AFTER-ANE uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
EQUABLE - nouns
• DECENT SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
• FAIR WHACK an appeal for equable treatment ...20C NZ sl.
• SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
EQUAL - adjectives
• ADEQUATE † equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less ...1628
• AIZAM-JAZAM equal in size, weight, or value ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-SAME like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKFOW † equal, just ...1808 Sc.
• EEKSIE-PEEKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKSIE PICKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EGAL † equal ...1728 Sc.
• EGALL † equal ...c1374
• EIKSUPICKY on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EQUAL-AQUAL equally balanced; alike, similar ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630
• EVEN-AND-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUKUM-PLAUKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc.
• HEAD AND HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD TO HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ICKITY-ICK just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICKY-ICKY just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN THE SAME STREET equal with ...Bk1904 sl.
• IXEY-PIXEY equally matched ...1894 Sc.
• LEVEL equal in quantity or position ...1894 sl.
• MAKELESS † without an equal; matchless, peerless ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW similar, corresponding, like, equal ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MARROW FOR BRAN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROWLESS matchless, incomparable, without an equal ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARROW THE BRAIN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO BRAN much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO MACK much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MATCHABLE † comparable; equal; similar, analogous ...1572
• MATLEY equal; alike ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND NECK close; almost equal ...1861-2 colloq.
• NICK AND NICK just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NICK AND TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICKETY-TUCK equal ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NICK OR TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equal, fifty-fifty ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK equal ...1901 Amer. dial.
• OF A RATE † on a par, equal ...1542
• ONE-TWO of equal ability; on par with ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PANISIC relating to a social state in which all are equal ...1864 nonce word
• PARALLEL equal in amount or worth ...a1610
• TIT FOR TAT of a competition or competitors: close, even, equal, neck and neck ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLEDY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLETY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1890 Amer. dial.
EQUAL - adverbs
• A-MARROWS alike, equal, corresponding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIP AND FRIZZLE just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIP AND GO just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
EQUAL, EQUALITY - nouns
• EQUINOMIKER an equal basis ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR, A equal conditions in a contest, not unduly favouring or hindering either side ...1883
• HAIRLASH a close contest; something just about equal ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTLER the match to anything; the fellow, the equal ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MEET an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMNIPARITY the state of being all equal; universal equality ...1635
• PAIRAGE equality; similarity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANPOLISM equality of civil rights ...1884
• PANTISOCRACY a form of social organization in which all are equal in rank and social position; a Utopian community in which all are equal and all rule ...1794
• PAR † something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
• PARALLEL a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARRYMYAK a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAME ODDS an equal effect; no difference worth consideration ...2001 UK sl.
EQUAL - nouns, person
• EEKFOW † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• HEADLING † an equal, a fellow, a mate ...c950
• MAKE † an or one's equal, peer, or match ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW † one's equal or like; one's match in a contest ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † one's equal in age, rank, station, etc.; one's fellow, companion ...c975
EQUAL - verbs
• ADEQUATE † 1. to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for ...1599
† 2. to make equal or sufficient ...1622
• EGALL †* to equal, to be equal to ...1591
• EQUAL-AQUAL to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• EQUALIZE † to equal, to make equal or even ...1714 Sc.
• EVEN to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PARAGONIZE † to match, to equal ...1606
• HOLD TACK WITH † to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• MARROW to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match ...a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † to regard, treat, or speak of as equal ...1580
• MATE to match, to equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET UP WITH to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR † to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
• SIDE to rival, equal, match ...1603
• SIZE to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• TAIL † to tally or agree with; to equal ...1638
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount or come up to something; to equal ...1659
EQUAL - phrases
• BROAD AS IT IS LONG, AS it is impossible to decide between two options because they're equal
• HORSE TO HORSE everything being equal ...1942-49 US sl.
EQUALITY - adjectives
• EGALITARIAN that asserts the equality of mankind ...1885
EQUALITY - adverbs
• ADEQUATELY † with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly ...1656
EQUALITY - nouns
• ADEQUATENESS † equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope ...1664
• EGALITY † equality ...c1374
• EGALNESS † equality ...1526
• PARAGE † equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
EQUALIZE - verbs
• PARALLELIZE † to cause to correspond; to equalize ...1620
EQUALLING - nouns
• ADEQUATION † the act or fact of equalling ...1589
EQUALLY - adverbs
• EGALLY † equally, evenly; with even judgement or temper ...c1374
• EQUAL equally, quite as ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVEN STEPHEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• EVEN STEVEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• HACKIM-PLACKIM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALFLIN half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• HALLENS half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• NICKETY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equally ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1901 Amer. dial.
EQUATOR - nouns, person
• SHELLBACK a person who has crossed the equator by boat ...L19
EQUILIBRIUM - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
EQUINOX - nouns
• LEVEL † the equinox ...1548
EQUIP - verbs
• ACCOUTRE * to attire, to equip, to array ...1606
• ADIGHT † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADUB † to equip, to array, to accoutre ...1475
• BEDIGHT to equip, to furnish, to apparel, to array, to bedeck ...c1400 arch.
• DECK † to array, to fit out, to equip ...a1500
• FEAT † to equip, to furnish, to make fit ...a1400-50
• GARNISH † to equip or arm oneself ...a1400
• GEAR to equip ...a1300 arch.
• HACKLE to equip, get ready, put in order ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARNESS † to furnish, to equip, to accoutre; esp. to mount or ornament with fittings of some precious material ...c1380
• ORDAIN † to put in order for a purpose; to prepare, to make ready, to equip; to furnish, to provide ...1375
• QUIP to equip, to make ready ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEK to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
• TIRE † to equip; to fit out with arms, accoutrements, etc.; to arm ...c1330
EQUIPMENT - nouns
• ACCOUTREMENT apparel, outfit, equipment ...1549
• ACCOUTREMENTS clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress ...1586
• BIT OF KIT an item of equipment, esp. mechanical or electrical ...2000 UK sl.
• CAPARISON the dress and ornaments of men and women; equipment, outfit ...1598
• CLOBBER clothing; gear, equipment ...L19 sl.
• GRUBSTAKE money, supplies, or equipment supplied, esp. to a prospector, on condition of the supplier participating in the profits of a particular undertaking ...1863 Amer. West. usage
• HABILIMENT outfit, accoutrement, equipment, array, attire, dress (now only of personal attire) ...1470-85
• HABULIMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1773 Sc.
• HABULZIEMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1822 Sc.
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LAYOUT a set of equipment or clothes ...M19 sl.
• MONSTER a formidable piece of equipment ...1955 US sl.
• ORDINANCE † the act or process of making ready, preparing, or providing; preparation, provision, equipment; a preparatory step or measure; hence, the result of such ...c1374
• SKIPPESON †* equipment, provision of necessaries ...1444
• SUPELLECTILE † furniture; scientific apparatus or equipment ...1597 rare or obs.
• SUPELLEX * the equipment or apparatus for an experiment or operation ...a1697
• TACKLING † gear, furnishings, fittings, accoutrements, outfit, baggage, etc. ...1558
• TANCHIMENTS apparatus or materials for doing or making anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIRE † apparatus, equipment, accoutrement, outfit ...a1300
• TIRING attiring, dressing; dressing the hair; attire, apparel, head-dress; equipment, apparatus ...1552 arch.
EQUIPOISE - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
EQUIPPED - adjectives
• ACCOUTRED attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ADUBBED † equipped, arrayed, accoutred ...1475.
• ARMED TO THE TEETH well equipped with firearms; alert; fully prepared; awake to danger ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GEARED † equipped; armed ...c1470
• HABILIMENTED equipped, arrayed, apparelled, dressed ...1607
• HARNESSED † furnished, equipped; mounted with silver or other metal ...1426
• SUMMED equipped ...1588
EQUITABLE - adjectives
• AIZAM-JAZAM equitable, fair and square ...1894 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND TIDY fair and square; equitable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR DINKUM fair, honest, equitable ...1947 Aust. sl.
• SKILLWISE † just, equitable, fair ...a1300
EQUITABLE - adverbs
• AIZAM-JAZAM in an equitable manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
EQUITABLE - nouns
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
EQUIVALENT - adjectives
• ADEQUATIVE adequate; equivalent ...1823
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630 obs.
EQUIVALENT - nouns
• TANTAMOUNT † that which amounts to as much, or comes to the same thing; something equivalent to; an equivalent ...1637
EQUIVALENT - verbs
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount to as much; to come to the same thing; to be or become equivalent ...1628
EQUIVALENTLY - adverbs
• TANTAMOUNTINGLY † equivalently ...1655
EQUIVOCAL - adjectives
• DILOGICAL having a double meaning; ambiguous, equivocal ...c1633
EQUIVOCATE - verbs
• DACKER to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALTER to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
• PARRY to trifle, to waste time, to dawdle or delay in order to avoid action, to equivocate ...1883 Sc.
• PAVIE to talk in a guarded manner; to prevaricate, to equivocate; to hedge ...1914 Sc.
• POLLYFOX to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss, to quibble or equivocate ...1873 Amer. dial.
• POLLYFOX AROUND to equivocate, to quibble, to procrastinate; to waste time, to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss ...1970 Amer. dial.
• QUAVER to equivocate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLE to equivocate ...1884 Eng. dial.
EQUIVOCATING - nouns
• HACKERING AND HAMMERING vacillating, equivocating ...1975 Amer. dial.
EQUIVOCATION - adjectives
• PALTERING equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• PARAFLING wordy equivocation, time-wasting evasion; the making of an ostentatious fuss ...1825 Sc.
• PARRYING trifling, equivocation, evasion ...1883 Sc.
• QUIDDATIVE * full of equivocations, quirky ...1642
• QUIDDITATIVE † full of equivocations; quirky ...1611
EQUIVOCATOR - nouns, person
• PALTERER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• TOM DOUBLE a shuffler, an equivocator ...1705
ERASE - nouns, person
• RASOR †* one who erases ...1586
ERASE - verbs
• DASH to erase, to strike out ...1721 Sc.
• OUTEN to take out, to remove something, to erase ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RACE † to scrape out, to erase ...c1403
• RAISE † to erase or raze ...1530-1
• RASE † to erase or obliterate writing, orig. by scraping with a knife ...1390 rare or obs.
• RASH † to scrape out, to erase ...1650
• SCRAB to erase ...1890 Eng. dial.
ERASER - nouns
• BUNGIE an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
• BUNGY an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
ERECT - verbs
• ADDRESS † to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position ...c1375
ERECTED - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † erected, raised ...1595
ERECTION - adjectives
• AMOROUS pert. to a person who is sexually aroused; occasionally a euphemism for 'having an erection' ...14C
ERECTION - nouns
• ANGLE OF DANGLE the degree of an erection depending on how sexually stimulated a man is by any given women ...Brit. sl.
• ARM an erection, sexual stimulation ...1970s sl.
• BLUE STEELER a particularly virile erection ...Bk1998 sl.
• BLUE VEIN an erection ...1970s sl.
• BLUE-VEINED ROOT-ON an erection ...1990s sl.
• BLUE VEINER an erection ...1970s sl.
• BONE an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• BONE-ON an erection ...1927 US sl.
• BONER an erection of the penis ...1961 sl., orig. US
• CHARGE an erection of the penis ...20C US sl.
• COACHMAN'S KNOB an erection of the penis caused by the vibrations whilst travelling on public transport ...2003 UK sl.
• FAKE an erection ...2002 UK sl.
• FAT an erection ...1941 Aust. sl.
• HAIL SMILING MORN the erect penis; an erection ...1980 UK rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• IRISH TOOTHACHE an erection ...19C Brit. colloq.
• JACK an erection ...L19 sl.
• LOB a partial erection of the penis ...18C Brit. colloq.
• MARQUIS an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn' (Marquis of Lorne)
• MARQUIS OF LORNE an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• MATUTINAL ERECTION a morning erection ...20C
• MORNING PRIDE a morning erection ...19C Brit. sl.
• MOUNTAIN an erection ...1990s US college sl.
• PISS HARD-ON a morning erection; a urinary erection ...20C colloq.
• RAIL an erection of the penis ...M20 sl.
• RAJAH an erection ...1940s NZ sl.
• RISE an erection ...1998 US sl.
• SILLY an erection ...1974 NZ schoolboys' euphemism
• TOOTHACHE an erection of the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• WOODIE an erection ...1985 US sl.
• WOODY an erect penis; an erection ...1985 US sl.
• YASSER an erection ...1990s US sl.
ERECTION - verbs
• HAVE A BAR (ON) to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BEAT ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BONE ON to have an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A HARD-ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE A HARD-UP to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE IT ON to have an erection ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to have an erection ...20C colloq.
• HAVE THE HORN to be sexually aroused; to have an erection ...18C Brit. colloq.
• LIFT UP to get an erection ...20C euphemism
• PACK CHITLINS of a man: to be unable to maintain an erection during intercourse (chitlins - pigs intestines) ...1990s US Black sl.
• PUT LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to enable one to have an erection ...1941 sl.
• RAISE of a male: to achieve an erection ...1971 Bahamas
• RISE to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• RISE TO THE OCCASION to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• SPORT A WOODY to have an erection ...1980s US teen sl.
ERECTION - phrases
• PARDON MY HARD-ON a phrase used simply to be rude or in reference to a sexually stimulating situation, person, or object; refers to an erection at an inappropriate time or place ...20C US sl.
ERMINE - nouns
• LASSET † the ermine or miniver ...1591
• LASSET-MOUSE † the ermine or miniver ...1607
• LASSET-WEASEL † the ermine or miniver ...1607
EROTIC - adjectives
• ADULT pornographic; erotic ...1958 euphemism
• FEELTHY pornographic; erotic ...1933 sl.
• HORNY provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
• JERK-OFF pornographic; erotic ...c1957 sl.
• NAUGHTY pornographic; erotic; obscene; loose ...1882 euphemism
• SEXATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• SEXSATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• STEAMY pornographic; erotic ...1970 sl.
EROTIC - nouns
• PSYCHO-KICK a deeply satisfying erotic response ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
ERR - adjectives
• FALLIBLE of persons or their faculties: liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err ...1430
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
ERR - nouns
• FALLIBILITY liability to err or to mislead ...1634
• LAPSABILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
ERR - verbs
• ERROR to err ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GANG AGLEY to err, to go wrong; used in a moral sense ...1788 Sc.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MISS THE CUSHION † to miss the mark; to make a mistake; to err; to fail in an attempt ...c1525
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A COOLIE to err, to blunder ...1970s US gay sl.
ERRAND - nouns
• LEG WORK work characterized by running of errands, going from place to place in search of information, etc. ...1891 sl.
• YARRAN † an errand ...1880 Sc.
• YEARN an errand ...1878 Sc.
ERRAND - nouns, person
• AIREDALE one who runs errands for bootleggers or drug sellers ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• BUTT-GIRL a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CAD a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADEE a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CHASER one who runs errands ...1900s sl.
• FAG a drudge; an errand boy or clerk ...1813
• GALOPIN † a turnspit; an errand-boy; a page ...1567
• GOFER someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOPHER someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• SCHLEPPER an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
• SHLEPPER an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
ERRAND - verbs
• SHAG to chase, to fetch; to retrieve stray balls; to run an errand ...1910 Amer. dial.
• VAMP ABOUT to follow or hang about; to waste time on small errands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ERRATIC - adjectives
• ACROSTIC crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † fantastic, whimsical, erratic ...c1650
• LOONY extremely erratic; mildly crazy ...1841 US sl.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
• VAGANT †* devious, erratic...1382
• VAGARIOUS full of vagaries, erratic, capricious, whimsical ...1827
• VAGROM eccentric, erratic ...882
ERRATIC - verbs
• ANTIGOGLE to move in an erratic fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BAT ABOUT to move or go about erratically ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BAT ALONG to move or go about erratically ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BAT ROUND to move or go about erratically ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BE A NUT ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE BUGS ABOUT to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE CRACKED ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
ERRING - adjectives
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
ERRONEOUS - adjectives
• FALLIBLE of rules, opinions, arguments, etc.: liable to be erroneous, unreliable ...a1420
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
• SINISTROUS † erroneous, perverse, heretical ...1560
ERRONEOUS - nouns
• BOSH something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGHOUSE FABLES something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUM HUNCH an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOMBE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOME something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNK something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL, THE † that which is faulty or erroneous; the wrong side in an argument ...c1330
ERRONEOUS - verbs
• MALVERSE † to do wrong; to give an erroneous judgement ...1709-31 Sc.
ERRONEOUSLY - adverbs
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• SINISTROUSLY in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly ...1581
ERROR - adjectives
• IN THE WRONG BOX out of one's element; in a false position, in error ...M16 colloq.
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• OFFBEAT mistaken, wrong, in error ...1958 US sl.
• OFF ONE'S EGGS straying; hence, wide of the mark, incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, in error ...1792 Sc.
• WRONGO prone to error; inept ...20C Amer. sl.
ERROR - adverbs
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• OFF THE BEAM distant from the truth or accuracy; in error ...1940s US sl.
ERROR - nouns
• AMISS † an error; a fault; a misdeed ...L15
• APPLE-KNOCKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD BREAK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNABY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNEY an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEF an error; a blunder ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BLOB a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BLOOMER a very great mistake; an error; a failure ...1889 sl.
• BLUNDERHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BONE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BONEHEAD BUTCH an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEADER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONER an error; a blunder ...1912 sl. orig. US
• BOOB an error, a blunder, a foolish mistake ...1959 sl.
• BOOB STUNT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BREAK an error, blunder or mistake, often in a social situation; an inappropriate act or word, a faux pas ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BREAKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRODIE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUST an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUTCH a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
• CLUCK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLIE a blunder; an error ...1970s US gay sl.
• CROPPER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEFAULT † a failure in what is attempted; an error, mistake ...c1386
• DUMB PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB TRICK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EGG an error ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.
• FOOL ACT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MISTAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANNY a mistake, an error ...1975 Amer. dial.
• JEOFAIL † a mistake or error generally ...1546
• LEFT-TURN an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAXIE a 'maximus' error; a great error ...1868 Sc.
• MESSY BOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1912 Amer. dial.
• MISCOBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCUE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISCUEBOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISFIRE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISKUBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MISS an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISSMENT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOUSETAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUFF an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ODD NUMBER a mistake, an error of judgement, a disadvantage ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEW a slip, an error ...1869
• SKEWGEE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VENIAL † a venial sin or offense; a light fault or error ...c1380
• WRONGER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONGGO a mistake, error, or lie ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. ...1937 Amer. sl.
ERROR - verbs
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• BUNDLE to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FALL DOWN (ON) to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
• FAULT † to make a mistake, to be in error, to blunder ...1530
• GET ONE'S FOOT IN to make an error ...L18 sl.
• LAPSE † to fall into error, heresy, or sin ...1611
• MAKE A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MESS UP to make an error; to do something wrong ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• OWN THE CORN to admit an error ...E19, orig. US
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD to make a stupid error ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD PLAY to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BONER to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• PUT ONE'S HOOF IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one's error ...1869 Amer. dial.
• STICK ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• TAKE YOUR BACK TRACKS to recant, to retract, to acknowledge error ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• INSTERS the people who have come in ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
ENTER - verbs
• ABORD † to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon ...1509
• BULGE IN to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BUM-RUSH to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
• INTERMIT to admit, to allow to enter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OIL IN to enter, to intrude ...1920s sl.
• SAIL IN to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• SAIL INTO to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• TAKE IN † to go in, to enter ...1654 obs. exc. Sc.
• WORM ONE'S WAY (INTO) to enter or penetrate stealthily .,..1845 Amer. sl.
ENTER - phrases
• EMOK NYE come in ...L19 back-slang
ENTERPRISE - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• 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
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• TAB an enterprise; an activity ...1946 US sl.
ENTERPRISING - adjectives
• ADVENTUREFUL ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
• GO-AHEAD enterprising, having energy and initiative ...M19
ENTERPRISING - nouns, person
• GO-GETTER an ambitious or enterprising person ...1910 sl., orig. US
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
ENTERTAIN - verbs
• DO IT WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO ONESELF PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• DO ONESELF WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO SOMEONE PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to someone's satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• LUBE to keep happy, to entertain ...1930s sl.
• SKENT † to entertain, to amuse ...a1250
ENTERTAINER, ENTERTAINMENT - nouns, person
• FEASTER † the giver of a feast, a host, an entertainer ...c1425
• FLY-BY-NIGHTER a person who goes out at night to places of entertainment
• JOLLER one who frequents 'unsavoury' bars, dance-halls and similar places of low-life entertainment ...1960s S. Afr.
• NOBBER a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
• TOP-LINER an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show ...Brit. theatre, colloq.
ENTERTAINING - adjectives
• DIVERTISSANT † diverting, entertaining, amusing, pleasing ...1645
• FUN enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining ...1950 orig. US
• QUEER † amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining ...1787 Sc.
• RICH entertaining ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
ENTERTAINING, ENTERTAINMENT - verbs
• JOL to stroll, to run, to depart; to look for some fun or entertainment ...1940s S. Afr.
• PHONE of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE IT IN of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY DANCE to see novel and entertaining things ...1863 Amer. sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY SHOW to see novel and entertaining things ...1861 Amer. sl.
ENTERTAINMENT - nouns
• BALLY HOO a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BEANO a festive entertainment frequently terminating in a noisy frolic or spree; a large meal ...1888 sl.
• BLOW-OUT a feast, entertainment; a large meal ...1821 sl.
• CAMP-STOOL BRIGADE the people who wait outside a place of entertainment to secure the best seats, and bring camp-stools with them to rest themselves ...1889 sl.
• GAUDY a grand feast or entertainment; an annual dinner in commemoration of some event in the history of a college ...1651
• GAWDY a grand feast or entertainment; an annual dinner in commemoration of some event in the history of a college ...1651
• HANDLING an entertainment, party, meeting, gathering ...1820 Sc.
• HAPPY entertainment, enjoyment ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a small quiet restaurant, etc.; a secluded place of entertainment ...E20
• 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-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• KAILIE a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• KALEY a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• KEALIE a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• LET OUT an entertainment on a large or lavish scale ...1836 Anglo-Irish
• SHINDIG any public or social entertainment ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKENTING † entertainment ...c1200
• TICERY entertainments of all kinds...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAITING entertainment, feasting ...a1300 obs.
ENTERTAINMENT - verbs
• KEEP OPEN DOORS to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1841
• KEEP OPEN HOUSE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1530
• KEEP OPEN HOUSEHOLD † to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...a1548
• KEEP OPEN TABLE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1720
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - adjectives
• HOT of a set in the television and film industries: fully prepared for filming ...1977 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - nouns
• ABBY SINGER in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day ...1990 US sl.
• BIZ, THE the entertainment, theatre, or film making business ...1961 UK sl.
• CARRY DAY in television and film-making: a day in which the cast and crew are paid but do not have to work ...1990 US sl.
• DAILIES film scenes filmed one day, rush processed and delivered for viewing by the director and others the same or next day ...1970s US sl.
• DINKY INKY in television and film-making: a low watt spotlight ...1990 US sl.
• GATOR GRIP in television and film-making: a clamp used to attach lights ...1987 US sl.
• HOOKER in the advertising and entertainment industry: an element or inducement intended to stimulate the interest of a reader, audience, customer, etc. ...1968 Amer. sl.
• MACGUFFIN in the film industry: a plot device that though seemingly important serves only to set a plot in motion; a gimmick; a hook ...1939 sl.
• NIGHT FOR NIGHT in television and film-making: a scene set at night that is also shot at night ...1988 US sl.
• PAGE ONER a screenplay in need of a complete rewrite ...1997 US sl.
• SNOOT in the television and movie industries: a cone attachment that directs light to a specific area ...1990 US sl.
• TRADES the trade journals of the US entertainment industry ...1984 US sl.
• UMBRELLA in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject...1990 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - nouns, person
• TRACKER in the television and film industries: a low-level development executive ...1997 US sl.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - verbs
• CHEAT in the entertainment industry: to move slightly to create a better camera angle ...1991 US sl.
• CRAB in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
ENTHRALL - verbs
• BETHRALL †* to enthrall, to enslave ...1596
• CAPTIVE to captivate, to enthrall ...1528 arch.
ENTHRALLED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
ENTHRALLING - nouns
• KILLOUT an amazing person; an enthralling topic or thing ...1930s US Black sl.
ENTHUSE - verbs
• FALL OUT to enthuse, to be delighted by ...1930s sl.
ENTHUSIASM, LACKING ENTHUSIASM - adjectives
• LACKADAISY lackadaisical; lacking enthusiasm and determination ...1792
ENTHUSIASM - nouns
• AMBISH aggressive ambition or enthusiasm ...1897 Amer. sl.
• BUG an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
• CONFUSIASM enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLING CARD something that defuses one's enthusiasm or deflates one's passion ...M16 sl.
• DAUBER spirit; enthusiasm ...1915 US sl.
• DOBBER spirit, morale; enthusiasm ...1910s US sl.
• EBULLIENCE an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance ...1749
• EFFUSION enthusiastic demeanour ...1878
• FEVER enthusiastic or excited interest ...1885 sl.
• GET UP AND GO energy; enthusiasm ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUSTARD zest or enthusiasm ...sl. chiefly US
• OATS enthusiasm ...1831 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• THUZZY-MUZZY enthusiasm ...1840 sl.
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
• ZOWIE keenness, enthusiasm, energy ...1910s sl.
ENTHUSIASM - nouns, person
• MAFFICKER n. one who celebrates a joyful event with frenzied enthusiasm ...1900
ENTHUSIASM - verbs
• POISON to affect with passion or enthusiasm ...1893 Amer. dial.
ENTHUSIASM - interjections
• HI-DE-HI! greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc. ; frequently answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• HI-DE-HO! expressing joy or enthusiasm, esp. in a jazz or dance band ...M20
• MAN! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or astonishment ...1869
ENTHUSIAST - 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
• EAGER-BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...20C US colloq.
• FAN an enthusiast, orig. of sport ...1889., orig. US
• FIEND one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1884 sl., orig. US
• FLAMER an enthusiast; a success with the female sex, a lady's man ...L19 sl.
• FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FREAK a devotee, an enthusiast ...1895 US sl.
• FOAMER a (possibly obsessive) enthusiast
• JEEZE! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, or astonishment ...1923 orig. US
• JOCK an enthusiast for or a participant in any specified activity, as a computer 'jock' ...M20 N. Amer. colloq.
• NUT someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
• RAPTURIST †* an enthusiast ...1663
• RAT a person, esp. an enthusiast ...20C sl.
• SUCKER an enthusiast; one who is particularly susceptible to the stated thing; followed by 'for' ...1957 sl., orig. Amer.
• ZELANT †* a zealot or enthusiast ...1625
ENTHUSIASTIC - adjectives
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• BITTEN BY THE BUG obsessively enthusiastic ...1902 sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• DIERNED determined, enthusiastic ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DINKY wildly enthusiastic; crazy ...1969 US sl.
• EBULLIENT of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic ...1664
• EFFERVESCENT vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• FRENZICAL † affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic ...a1586
• FRET enthusiastic; excellent ...1999 Irish sl.
• GAME AS A BADGER very enthusiastic, raring to go, eager ...1910s US sl.
• GUNG-HO very zealous; totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something...1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• GUNGI enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• GUNGY enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• HEART AND SOUL devoted and enthusiastic ...1836
• HIGH ON enthusiastic about ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOPPED UP full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• JACKED OFF enthusiastic, very keen ...1980s US sl.
• JAZZED excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JAZZED UP excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JEALOUS † devoted, eager, zealous, zealously enthusiastic ...1535
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• LARGE enthusiastic ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LARGE FOR (SOMETHING) enthusiastic about (something) ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD FOR IT extremely enthusiastic ...1940s sl.
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MAFFICKY inclined to be uproariously enthusiastic; frenzied with joy ...Bk1910 sl.
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• OFF ONE'S FACE extremely enthusiastic about ...1960s sl.
• OFF ONE'S NUT infatuated, very enthusiastic ...M19 sl.
• ON A KICK enthusiastic about ...1940s sl., orig. US
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• RAH-RAH characterized by excessive spirit and enthusiasm ...1914 US sl.
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED excited, enthusiastic ...1960s Amer. sl.
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• UP FOR IT motivated to do something; enthusiastic, ready for anything ...1880s US Black sl.
• WILD intensely eager or enthusiastic; exciting ...1955 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
• YEVEROUS † eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous ...c1400
• ZONKED enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
• ZONKERS enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
ENTHUSIASTIC - nouns, person
• BOFFIN n. a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar ...1945 sl.
• EAGER BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
ENTHUSIASTIC, ENTHUSIASM - verbs
• BE BIG ON to enjoy very much; to be enthusiastic about ...1867 Amer. sl.
• BOG IN to begin a task with enthusiasm ...Aust. sl.
• CHILL to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm ...20C Amer. sl.
• DROOL OVER to express or feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• FALL OVER ONESELF to go out of one's way to do something; to be eager or enthusiastic ...1904 sl., orig. US
• GO FOR YOUR LIFE to partake enthusiastically, to go all out ...1920 Aust. sl.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to be extremely enthusiastic; to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOOI A SPASM to react with joy or enthusiasm ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• MAFFICK to give way to a frenzy of enthusiasm; to celebrate a victory with a delirious uproar ...1900
• TEAR IN to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TEAR INTO to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TREE-TOP to attack any project with unusual vigour or enthusiasm ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TURN ONE'S DAMPER DOWN to cool one's ardour or enthusiasm ...1924 US sl.
• WIG OUT to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to lose control of one's emotions; to be or get angry ...1955 sl.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY - adverbs
• HEART AND SOUL with all one's energy and devotion; enthusiastically ...1798
• IN LIKE GRUB greatly or enthusiastically ...1887 sl.
• LIKE A BANDIT enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully ...1970s US sl.
• ON A BUST enthusiastically, to a great extent ...M19 US sl.
• TO THE SKIES to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1617
• TO THE SKY to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1670
ENTICE - verbs
• ALLECT † to allure, to entice, to attract, to seduce ...1528
• ALLICIATE † to allure, to entice, to attract ...1568
• BAIT to entice, to lure, provoke ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAY to entice or lure ...1970 Amer. dial.
• COLLYFOGLE to deceive, to cheat; to wheedle; to entice by flattery ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRAW THE BADGER to entice an opponent to come into the open ...1890
• HANKLE to entangle in some pursuit or proceeding; to associate with, be connected with; to instigate, entice, decoy ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to lure, to entice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
• ILLECT †* to allure, to entice ...1529
• LAIT † to allure, to entice ...1825 Sc.
• SIREN † to allure, to entice, to persuade ...
• TEAL to entice, to coax, to inveigle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• TEEGLE UP to entice; to lead on from step to step ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEL to entice, to wheedle; to inveigle by flattery ...B1900 Sc.
• TEELY to entice, to coax, to wheedle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• THIG to entice; to entreat; to tease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICE † to entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIDDLE to entice, to coax ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIGHT † to attract, to entice, to allure ...c1000
• TILL † to draw, to attract, to persuade; to entice, to allure, to coax; to win over ...a1225
• TISE to entice; to tempt, to allure, to attract; to coax, to wheedle ...1860 Sc.
• TOLL † to attract, to entice, to allure, to decoy; to incite, to instigate ...c1220
• TOLLER to induce one to come or follow; to lure, to entice, to decoy ...1974 Amer. dial.
• TRAIL to entice or lead ...a1717
ENTICED - adjectives
• OFFSTEERED enticed away from; sidetracked ...20C sl.
ENTICEMENT. ENTICING - nouns
• ILLECEBRATION †* the act of alluring; enticement, allurement ...1624
• ILLECTATION † allurement, enticement ...1652
ֽ• ILLECTIVE † an allurement or enticement ...B1900
• TICE an act of enticing; an enticement ...1874
• TICEMENT † enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIGHTING † persuading, enticement ...c1000
• TILL †* allurement, enticement ...1596
ENTICER - nouns, person
• DECOY one who entices, allures, or inveigles another into some trap, deception or evil situation ...1638
• DECOY-DUCK a person who entices another into danger or mischief ...1625
• TEALER a wheedler, an enticer ...1808 Sc.
• TICER an enticer ...a1529
• TOLLER † one who entices or instigates ...c1440
ENTICING - adjectives
• ENTICING AS A JAYBIRD extremely enticing ...1847 Amer. dial.
• ILLECEBROSE alluring, enticing, attractive ...1727
• ILLECEBROUS † alluring, enticing, attractive ...1531
• ILLECTIVE † attractive, enticing ...1652
• LENOCINANT † adj. enticing to evil, leading astray, seducing ...1664
• TEELIE coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• TOLLING † enticing, alluring ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENTICING - nouns
• GELE †* blandishment, enticing speech ...c1200
• TOLLING † the act of enticing, allurement; incitement, instigation ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ENTIRE - adjectives
• GUNGOO genuine; complete, entire ...20C Royal Navy usage
• HAIL † whole, entire ...a1300
• HALE of things immaterial, time, numbers, etc.: whole, entire, complete ...a1300
• IMPARTIAL †* not partial or fragmentary; entire, complete ...a1716
• SOLID full, complete, entire, esp. of time ...M19
• TEETOTAL perfect; complete, entire ...1884
ENTIRELY - adverbs
• ACE AND DOUCE wholly, entirely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OUT entirely, to one's full powers ...B1880 Eng. sl.
• ARRANTLY entirely, thoroughly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• BACK AND BELLY entirely, completely ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BACK AND EDGE wholly, entirely, completely; through thick and thin ...1744
• BALLS AND ALL completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
• BODILY entirely, completely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODY AND BREECHES. entirely, completely ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES entirely, completely ...1889 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A LEEK, AS perfectly, completely, entirely ...1725 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A MACKEREL, AS completely, entirely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EVERY DEAL altogether, entirely ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR † quite, entirely, completely ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAR FORTHLY † to a great or definite extent; also, entirely, excellently ...1362
• FROM THE THREAD TO THE NEEDLE from beginning to end, the whole, every particular; entirely ...1882 Eng. dial.
• HAIR AND HIDE † every part, entirely, wholly, totally ...c1450
• HAIR AND HOOF † every part, entirely, wholly ...1705
• HAIR HOOF AND HIDE everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HALE † wholly, entirely, completely ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIDE AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDE AND TALLOW everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HILT AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HOUSE AND HALL entirely, completely ...1827 Sc.
• IN FULL HABITUDE †* to the full extent; wholly, entirely ...a1661
• JAM completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1905 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1835 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND BARREL completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND CABOODLE completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN completely, entirely, wholly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• NATURAL quite; entirely ...1851 Eng. dial.
• NECK OR NOUGHT entirely, altogether; without sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND FARDEL entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND PACKAGE entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLUM entirely, completely, absolutely, very ...1858 Amer. dial.
• QUITE AND CLEAR entirely, altogether ...1735 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND STOW root and branch, completely, entirely ...1824 Sc.
• SHANK AND RANK entirely, every bit ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKERE † quite, entirely; altogether ...a1225
• SPANDY quite, entirely ...M19 US colloq.
• TIDDY UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
• TO A FARE-THEE-WELL completely, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-WHITIE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEEWITY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-Y-TEE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1929 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WITEY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WYTY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
ENTIRETY - nouns
• HAIR AND HIDE the totality, the entirety ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HAIR, HIDE, AND ALL the totality, the entirety ...1969 Amer. dial.
ENTITLE - verbs
• TITLE † to entitle ...a1300
ENTITLED - verbs
• RATE to be entitled to something; to receive something because one is highly esteemed or wellliked ...20C Amer. sl.
ENTRAILS - nouns (also see INTESTINES)
• BAGS the stomach; entrails ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GARBAGE the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GARBISH the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GATHER † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• GATHERS † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• HARSLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASE the liver, heart, and lights of a pigs; these parts seasoned, wrapped up in the omentum, and roasted ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASTE the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of an animal, esp. a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTELINGS the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INGANGS the intestines, entrails ...1824 Sc.
• INWARDS the inner parts of the body, the inside; the entrails, intestines, etc. of animals, esp. of pigs ...1658 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SINGLES † entrails, intestines ...1567
ENTRANCE - nouns
• GATE-CRASHING the act of achieving entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
• IMMEATION †* a passing in; entrance, ingoing ...1675
• INGANGING a recess, the entrance to a house, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• INGATE an entrance, ingress; a way in; the act of entering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INLET an entrance; a road leading into ...1877 Sc.
• SUBINGRESSION † subtle or unobserved entrance ...1653
• THROAT a narrow entrance ...1896 Sc.
ENTRANCE - nouns, person
• GATE-CRASHER a person who achieves entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
ENTRANCED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
ENTRAP - 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.
• TOIL to entrap, to entangle ...1621
ENTRAPPING - adjectives
• CATCHING entrapping; deceptive, 'catchy' ...1603
ENTRAPPING - 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
ENTREAT - verbs
• BESEECH † to beg earnestly for, to entreat a thing ...c1175
• HALSE † to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• IMPETRATE * to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1565
• IMPETRE † to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1374
ENTREATY - nouns
• IMPETRATION petition, entreaty, supplication, request ...1618
ENTREPRENEUR - nouns, person
• ONCARRIER a manager, an entrepreneur ...1756 Sc.
ENTRUST - verbs
• BE-GIFT † to entrust ...a1400
• BETAKE † to hand over to the care of; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...1297
• BETEACH † to hand over as a trust; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...c1000
• BETRUST † to entrust ...1619
ENTRUSTING - nouns
• BETRUST † an entrusting, a trust ...1656
• BETRUSTMENT † an entrusting, a trust ...Bk1888
ENTRY - nouns
• CRUSH a forcible entry or exit ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• ENTANY an 'entry,' main doorway of a house; a narrow passage or by-street ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening ...1881 Eng. dial.
ENTRY - verbs
• SCAM IN to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket ...1960s sl.
ENTWINE - verbs
• IMPLEACH * to entwine, to interweave ...1597 poetic
• IMPLEX †* to entwine ...1635
• IMPLICATE to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle ...1610
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• UMWRITHE † to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• WADDLE to wrap up clumsily; to swaddle; to entwine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIRN to twist; to entwine ...Bk1905 Sc.
ENTWINED - adjectives
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• TETHERY of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ENVELOP - verbs
• BEFOLD to fold up, to enfold, to wrap up, to envelop ...a1000
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BEMUFFLE to wrap, to envelop ...1583
• BESWAPE †* to envelop, to entangle ...c980
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARF † to wrap, to envelop ...1812 Sc.
• VELOPE † to enfold, to envelop ...1722
• WAP † to wrap, to envelop; also, to wrap a covering about something ...c1375
ENVELOPE - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BOLTOP salutation on an envelope, "Better On Lips Than On Paper" ...1989 sl.
• ENDILOPE an envelope ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LETTER-CASE † an envelope ...1672
• LETTER-COVER † an envelope ...1742
• NORWICH salutation on an envelope, "(K)nickers Off Ready When I Come Home" ...1961 sl.
• SWAK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Kiss" ...1925 sl., orig. services' usage
• SWALK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Loving Kiss" ...1948 sl., orig. services' usage
ENVELOPE - nouns, person
• TRAPPER a person who can open envelopes and reseal them without a trace ...1982 US sl.
ENVELOPE - phrases
• S.W.A.L.C.A.K.W.S. Sealed With A Lick Cos A Kiss Won't Stick; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.L.K. Sealed With A Loving Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.N.K. Sealed With A Nice Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
ENVELOPE - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
ENVIOUS - adjectives
• BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CANKERED malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed ...1513
• CANKERLY † malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed ...1580
• GREEN full of jealousy or envy ...ME
• HAIVERY envious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious ...1880 Eng. dial.
• INVIDIOUS † envious; grudging; jealous ...M17 now rare or obs.
• INVYFULL. envious ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JAUNDICED jealous, envious ...1699
• ONDFUL † spiteful, envious ...c1175
ENVIOUS - verbs
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL to make him jealous or envious ...1743
ENVIRON - verbs
• ADVIRON †* to environ, to surround ...1475
• BEGO † to surround, to environ ...1393
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BELAY † to lay a thing about with other object, i.e. by putting them about or around it; to surround, to environ, to enclose with ...a1000
• UMBESIEGE † to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMBEVIRON † to environ ...1375
• UMGIVE † to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTALIST - nouns, person
• ECOFREAK an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECO-NUT an environmental activist, used in derision ...1972 US sl.
• ECOWARRIOR a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• GUPPIE a yuppie concerned about the environment, and ecological issues ...1985 sl.
ENVIRONMENTAL - adjectives
• ECO-FREAKO overly devoted to ethical ecological principles ...2004 UK sl.
ENVOY - nouns, person
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
• SANDESMAN † a messenger, an envoy, an ambassador ...1123
ENVY - nouns
• EELIST † envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained ...1825 Sc.
• JAUNDICE jealousy, envy ...1629
• LONG EYE envy ...1987 Amer dial.
• ONDE † strong feeling against a person, 'animus'; spite, ill-will, envy ...c1000
ENVY - verbs
• JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of ...1791
ENVY - interjections
• RAH! an exclamation of anger, surprise, amazement, approval, envy, etc. ...2000 UK Black sl.
• RAWTID! an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. ...1940s sl.
ENWRAP - verbs
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UMBECLOSE † to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEWEAVE † to enwrap ...a1300
EPICURE - nouns, person
• FRIAND † a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure ...1598
• GASTROLOGER an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1820
• GASTROLOGIST an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1822
• GASTRONOME one skilled in what goes into the belly; a judge of good eating; a gourmet, an epicure ...1823
• GASTRONOMIST a judge of good eating, an epicure ...1825
• PALATE-MAN † a man given to the pleasures of the palate; an epicure ...a1661
• PALATICIAN † one skilled in matters of the palate ...1821
• PALATIST * a person who studies the palate; an epicure ...1620
EPICURE - verbs
• EPICURIZE † to play the epicure; to eat or feast daintily or luxuriously ...1634
EPIDEMIC - nouns
• DEMIC an epidemic ...1897 Eng. dial.
• FAAR an epidemic occurring among men or animals ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAND-EVIL † an epidemic ...c1440
• LAND-ILL † an epidemic ...c1500
EPILEPSY - nouns
• COMITIAL ILL epilepsy ...19C
• FALLING-DISEASE † epilepsy ...1607
• FALLING-EVIL † epilepsy ...a1225
• FALLING-ILL † epilepsy ...1652
• FALLING-SICKNESS * epilepsy ...1527
EPILEPTIC - adjectives
• CADUCOUS † epileptic ...L17
EPISCOPALIAN - adjectives
• PISCOPAL Episcopalian ...1954 Amer. dial.
EPISCOPALIAN - nouns, person
• EPISCOLAUPIAN an Episcopalian, a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• PISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISCOPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISHOPALIGAN an Episcopalian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PISKUBBLE an Episcopalian ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHIS-CAPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKEY-PALIAN an Episcopalian ...1868 Amer. dial.
EPISTLE - nouns, person
• EPISTOLIST † a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
EPISTLE - verbs
• LETTERIZE * to write letters or epistles ...1824
EPITOME - nouns
• A AND IZZARD the beginning and end, the epitome ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
EQUABLE - adjectives
• AFTER-ANE uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
EQUABLE - nouns
• DECENT SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
• FAIR WHACK an appeal for equable treatment ...20C NZ sl.
• SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
EQUAL - adjectives
• ADEQUATE † equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less ...1628
• AIZAM-JAZAM equal in size, weight, or value ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-SAME like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKFOW † equal, just ...1808 Sc.
• EEKSIE-PEEKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKSIE PICKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EGAL † equal ...1728 Sc.
• EGALL † equal ...c1374
• EIKSUPICKY on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EQUAL-AQUAL equally balanced; alike, similar ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630
• EVEN-AND-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUKUM-PLAUKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc.
• HEAD AND HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD TO HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ICKITY-ICK just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICKY-ICKY just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN THE SAME STREET equal with ...Bk1904 sl.
• IXEY-PIXEY equally matched ...1894 Sc.
• LEVEL equal in quantity or position ...1894 sl.
• MAKELESS † without an equal; matchless, peerless ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW similar, corresponding, like, equal ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MARROW FOR BRAN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROWLESS matchless, incomparable, without an equal ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARROW THE BRAIN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO BRAN much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO MACK much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MATCHABLE † comparable; equal; similar, analogous ...1572
• MATLEY equal; alike ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND NECK close; almost equal ...1861-2 colloq.
• NICK AND NICK just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NICK AND TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICKETY-TUCK equal ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NICK OR TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equal, fifty-fifty ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK equal ...1901 Amer. dial.
• OF A RATE † on a par, equal ...1542
• ONE-TWO of equal ability; on par with ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PANISIC relating to a social state in which all are equal ...1864 nonce word
• PARALLEL equal in amount or worth ...a1610
• TIT FOR TAT of a competition or competitors: close, even, equal, neck and neck ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLEDY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLETY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1890 Amer. dial.
EQUAL - adverbs
• A-MARROWS alike, equal, corresponding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIP AND FRIZZLE just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIP AND GO just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
EQUAL, EQUALITY - nouns
• EQUINOMIKER an equal basis ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR, A equal conditions in a contest, not unduly favouring or hindering either side ...1883
• HAIRLASH a close contest; something just about equal ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTLER the match to anything; the fellow, the equal ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MEET an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMNIPARITY the state of being all equal; universal equality ...1635
• PAIRAGE equality; similarity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANPOLISM equality of civil rights ...1884
• PANTISOCRACY a form of social organization in which all are equal in rank and social position; a Utopian community in which all are equal and all rule ...1794
• PAR † something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
• PARALLEL a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARRYMYAK a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAME ODDS an equal effect; no difference worth consideration ...2001 UK sl.
EQUAL - nouns, person
• EEKFOW † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• HEADLING † an equal, a fellow, a mate ...c950
• MAKE † an or one's equal, peer, or match ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW † one's equal or like; one's match in a contest ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † one's equal in age, rank, station, etc.; one's fellow, companion ...c975
EQUAL - verbs
• ADEQUATE † 1. to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for ...1599
† 2. to make equal or sufficient ...1622
• EGALL †* to equal, to be equal to ...1591
• EQUAL-AQUAL to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• EQUALIZE † to equal, to make equal or even ...1714 Sc.
• EVEN to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PARAGONIZE † to match, to equal ...1606
• HOLD TACK WITH † to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• MARROW to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match ...a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † to regard, treat, or speak of as equal ...1580
• MATE to match, to equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET UP WITH to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR † to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
• SIDE to rival, equal, match ...1603
• SIZE to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• TAIL † to tally or agree with; to equal ...1638
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount or come up to something; to equal ...1659
EQUAL - phrases
• BROAD AS IT IS LONG, AS it is impossible to decide between two options because they're equal
• HORSE TO HORSE everything being equal ...1942-49 US sl.
EQUALITY - adjectives
• EGALITARIAN that asserts the equality of mankind ...1885
EQUALITY - adverbs
• ADEQUATELY † with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly ...1656
EQUALITY - nouns
• ADEQUATENESS † equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope ...1664
• EGALITY † equality ...c1374
• EGALNESS † equality ...1526
• PARAGE † equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
EQUALIZE - verbs
• PARALLELIZE † to cause to correspond; to equalize ...1620
EQUALLING - nouns
• ADEQUATION † the act or fact of equalling ...1589
EQUALLY - adverbs
• EGALLY † equally, evenly; with even judgement or temper ...c1374
• EQUAL equally, quite as ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVEN STEPHEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• EVEN STEVEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• HACKIM-PLACKIM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALFLIN half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• HALLENS half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• NICKETY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equally ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1901 Amer. dial.
EQUATOR - nouns, person
• SHELLBACK a person who has crossed the equator by boat ...L19
EQUILIBRIUM - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
EQUINOX - nouns
• LEVEL † the equinox ...1548
EQUIP - verbs
• ACCOUTRE * to attire, to equip, to array ...1606
• ADIGHT † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADUB † to equip, to array, to accoutre ...1475
• BEDIGHT to equip, to furnish, to apparel, to array, to bedeck ...c1400 arch.
• DECK † to array, to fit out, to equip ...a1500
• FEAT † to equip, to furnish, to make fit ...a1400-50
• GARNISH † to equip or arm oneself ...a1400
• GEAR to equip ...a1300 arch.
• HACKLE to equip, get ready, put in order ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARNESS † to furnish, to equip, to accoutre; esp. to mount or ornament with fittings of some precious material ...c1380
• ORDAIN † to put in order for a purpose; to prepare, to make ready, to equip; to furnish, to provide ...1375
• QUIP to equip, to make ready ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEK to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
• TIRE † to equip; to fit out with arms, accoutrements, etc.; to arm ...c1330
EQUIPMENT - nouns
• ACCOUTREMENT apparel, outfit, equipment ...1549
• ACCOUTREMENTS clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress ...1586
• BIT OF KIT an item of equipment, esp. mechanical or electrical ...2000 UK sl.
• CAPARISON the dress and ornaments of men and women; equipment, outfit ...1598
• CLOBBER clothing; gear, equipment ...L19 sl.
• GRUBSTAKE money, supplies, or equipment supplied, esp. to a prospector, on condition of the supplier participating in the profits of a particular undertaking ...1863 Amer. West. usage
• HABILIMENT outfit, accoutrement, equipment, array, attire, dress (now only of personal attire) ...1470-85
• HABULIMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1773 Sc.
• HABULZIEMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1822 Sc.
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LAYOUT a set of equipment or clothes ...M19 sl.
• MONSTER a formidable piece of equipment ...1955 US sl.
• ORDINANCE † the act or process of making ready, preparing, or providing; preparation, provision, equipment; a preparatory step or measure; hence, the result of such ...c1374
• SKIPPESON †* equipment, provision of necessaries ...1444
• SUPELLECTILE † furniture; scientific apparatus or equipment ...1597 rare or obs.
• SUPELLEX * the equipment or apparatus for an experiment or operation ...a1697
• TACKLING † gear, furnishings, fittings, accoutrements, outfit, baggage, etc. ...1558
• TANCHIMENTS apparatus or materials for doing or making anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIRE † apparatus, equipment, accoutrement, outfit ...a1300
• TIRING attiring, dressing; dressing the hair; attire, apparel, head-dress; equipment, apparatus ...1552 arch.
EQUIPOISE - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
EQUIPPED - adjectives
• ACCOUTRED attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ADUBBED † equipped, arrayed, accoutred ...1475.
• ARMED TO THE TEETH well equipped with firearms; alert; fully prepared; awake to danger ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GEARED † equipped; armed ...c1470
• HABILIMENTED equipped, arrayed, apparelled, dressed ...1607
• HARNESSED † furnished, equipped; mounted with silver or other metal ...1426
• SUMMED equipped ...1588
EQUITABLE - adjectives
• AIZAM-JAZAM equitable, fair and square ...1894 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND TIDY fair and square; equitable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR DINKUM fair, honest, equitable ...1947 Aust. sl.
• SKILLWISE † just, equitable, fair ...a1300
EQUITABLE - adverbs
• AIZAM-JAZAM in an equitable manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
EQUITABLE - nouns
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
EQUIVALENT - adjectives
• ADEQUATIVE adequate; equivalent ...1823
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630 obs.
EQUIVALENT - nouns
• TANTAMOUNT † that which amounts to as much, or comes to the same thing; something equivalent to; an equivalent ...1637
EQUIVALENT - verbs
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount to as much; to come to the same thing; to be or become equivalent ...1628
EQUIVALENTLY - adverbs
• TANTAMOUNTINGLY † equivalently ...1655
EQUIVOCAL - adjectives
• DILOGICAL having a double meaning; ambiguous, equivocal ...c1633
EQUIVOCATE - verbs
• DACKER to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALTER to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
• PARRY to trifle, to waste time, to dawdle or delay in order to avoid action, to equivocate ...1883 Sc.
• PAVIE to talk in a guarded manner; to prevaricate, to equivocate; to hedge ...1914 Sc.
• POLLYFOX to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss, to quibble or equivocate ...1873 Amer. dial.
• POLLYFOX AROUND to equivocate, to quibble, to procrastinate; to waste time, to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss ...1970 Amer. dial.
• QUAVER to equivocate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLE to equivocate ...1884 Eng. dial.
EQUIVOCATING - nouns
• HACKERING AND HAMMERING vacillating, equivocating ...1975 Amer. dial.
EQUIVOCATION - adjectives
• PALTERING equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• PARAFLING wordy equivocation, time-wasting evasion; the making of an ostentatious fuss ...1825 Sc.
• PARRYING trifling, equivocation, evasion ...1883 Sc.
• QUIDDATIVE * full of equivocations, quirky ...1642
• QUIDDITATIVE † full of equivocations; quirky ...1611
EQUIVOCATOR - nouns, person
• PALTERER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• TOM DOUBLE a shuffler, an equivocator ...1705
ERASE - nouns, person
• RASOR †* one who erases ...1586
ERASE - verbs
• DASH to erase, to strike out ...1721 Sc.
• OUTEN to take out, to remove something, to erase ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RACE † to scrape out, to erase ...c1403
• RAISE † to erase or raze ...1530-1
• RASE † to erase or obliterate writing, orig. by scraping with a knife ...1390 rare or obs.
• RASH † to scrape out, to erase ...1650
• SCRAB to erase ...1890 Eng. dial.
ERASER - nouns
• BUNGIE an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
• BUNGY an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
ERECT - verbs
• ADDRESS † to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position ...c1375
ERECTED - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † erected, raised ...1595
ERECTION - adjectives
• AMOROUS pert. to a person who is sexually aroused; occasionally a euphemism for 'having an erection' ...14C
ERECTION - nouns
• ANGLE OF DANGLE the degree of an erection depending on how sexually stimulated a man is by any given women ...Brit. sl.
• ARM an erection, sexual stimulation ...1970s sl.
• BLUE STEELER a particularly virile erection ...Bk1998 sl.
• BLUE VEIN an erection ...1970s sl.
• BLUE-VEINED ROOT-ON an erection ...1990s sl.
• BLUE VEINER an erection ...1970s sl.
• BONE an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• BONE-ON an erection ...1927 US sl.
• BONER an erection of the penis ...1961 sl., orig. US
• CHARGE an erection of the penis ...20C US sl.
• COACHMAN'S KNOB an erection of the penis caused by the vibrations whilst travelling on public transport ...2003 UK sl.
• FAKE an erection ...2002 UK sl.
• FAT an erection ...1941 Aust. sl.
• HAIL SMILING MORN the erect penis; an erection ...1980 UK rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• IRISH TOOTHACHE an erection ...19C Brit. colloq.
• JACK an erection ...L19 sl.
• LOB a partial erection of the penis ...18C Brit. colloq.
• MARQUIS an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn' (Marquis of Lorne)
• MARQUIS OF LORNE an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• MATUTINAL ERECTION a morning erection ...20C
• MORNING PRIDE a morning erection ...19C Brit. sl.
• MOUNTAIN an erection ...1990s US college sl.
• PISS HARD-ON a morning erection; a urinary erection ...20C colloq.
• RAIL an erection of the penis ...M20 sl.
• RAJAH an erection ...1940s NZ sl.
• RISE an erection ...1998 US sl.
• SILLY an erection ...1974 NZ schoolboys' euphemism
• TOOTHACHE an erection of the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• WOODIE an erection ...1985 US sl.
• WOODY an erect penis; an erection ...1985 US sl.
• YASSER an erection ...1990s US sl.
ERECTION - verbs
• HAVE A BAR (ON) to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BEAT ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BONE ON to have an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A HARD-ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE A HARD-UP to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE IT ON to have an erection ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to have an erection ...20C colloq.
• HAVE THE HORN to be sexually aroused; to have an erection ...18C Brit. colloq.
• LIFT UP to get an erection ...20C euphemism
• PACK CHITLINS of a man: to be unable to maintain an erection during intercourse (chitlins - pigs intestines) ...1990s US Black sl.
• PUT LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to enable one to have an erection ...1941 sl.
• RAISE of a male: to achieve an erection ...1971 Bahamas
• RISE to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• RISE TO THE OCCASION to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• SPORT A WOODY to have an erection ...1980s US teen sl.
ERECTION - phrases
• PARDON MY HARD-ON a phrase used simply to be rude or in reference to a sexually stimulating situation, person, or object; refers to an erection at an inappropriate time or place ...20C US sl.
ERMINE - nouns
• LASSET † the ermine or miniver ...1591
• LASSET-MOUSE † the ermine or miniver ...1607
• LASSET-WEASEL † the ermine or miniver ...1607
EROTIC - adjectives
• ADULT pornographic; erotic ...1958 euphemism
• FEELTHY pornographic; erotic ...1933 sl.
• HORNY provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
• JERK-OFF pornographic; erotic ...c1957 sl.
• NAUGHTY pornographic; erotic; obscene; loose ...1882 euphemism
• SEXATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• SEXSATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• STEAMY pornographic; erotic ...1970 sl.
EROTIC - nouns
• PSYCHO-KICK a deeply satisfying erotic response ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
ERR - adjectives
• FALLIBLE of persons or their faculties: liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err ...1430
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
ERR - nouns
• FALLIBILITY liability to err or to mislead ...1634
• LAPSABILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
ERR - verbs
• ERROR to err ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GANG AGLEY to err, to go wrong; used in a moral sense ...1788 Sc.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MISS THE CUSHION † to miss the mark; to make a mistake; to err; to fail in an attempt ...c1525
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A COOLIE to err, to blunder ...1970s US gay sl.
ERRAND - nouns
• LEG WORK work characterized by running of errands, going from place to place in search of information, etc. ...1891 sl.
• YARRAN † an errand ...1880 Sc.
• YEARN an errand ...1878 Sc.
ERRAND - nouns, person
• AIREDALE one who runs errands for bootleggers or drug sellers ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• BUTT-GIRL a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CAD a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADEE a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CHASER one who runs errands ...1900s sl.
• FAG a drudge; an errand boy or clerk ...1813
• GALOPIN † a turnspit; an errand-boy; a page ...1567
• GOFER someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOPHER someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• SCHLEPPER an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
• SHLEPPER an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
ERRAND - verbs
• SHAG to chase, to fetch; to retrieve stray balls; to run an errand ...1910 Amer. dial.
• VAMP ABOUT to follow or hang about; to waste time on small errands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ERRATIC - adjectives
• ACROSTIC crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † fantastic, whimsical, erratic ...c1650
• LOONY extremely erratic; mildly crazy ...1841 US sl.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
• VAGANT †* devious, erratic...1382
• VAGARIOUS full of vagaries, erratic, capricious, whimsical ...1827
• VAGROM eccentric, erratic ...882
ERRATIC - verbs
• ANTIGOGLE to move in an erratic fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BAT ABOUT to move or go about erratically ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BAT ALONG to move or go about erratically ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BAT ROUND to move or go about erratically ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BE A NUT ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE BUGS ABOUT to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE CRACKED ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
ERRING - adjectives
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
ERRONEOUS - adjectives
• FALLIBLE of rules, opinions, arguments, etc.: liable to be erroneous, unreliable ...a1420
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
• SINISTROUS † erroneous, perverse, heretical ...1560
ERRONEOUS - nouns
• BOSH something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGHOUSE FABLES something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUM HUNCH an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOMBE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOME something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNK something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL, THE † that which is faulty or erroneous; the wrong side in an argument ...c1330
ERRONEOUS - verbs
• MALVERSE † to do wrong; to give an erroneous judgement ...1709-31 Sc.
ERRONEOUSLY - adverbs
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• SINISTROUSLY in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly ...1581
ERROR - adjectives
• IN THE WRONG BOX out of one's element; in a false position, in error ...M16 colloq.
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• OFFBEAT mistaken, wrong, in error ...1958 US sl.
• OFF ONE'S EGGS straying; hence, wide of the mark, incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, in error ...1792 Sc.
• WRONGO prone to error; inept ...20C Amer. sl.
ERROR - adverbs
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• OFF THE BEAM distant from the truth or accuracy; in error ...1940s US sl.
ERROR - nouns
• AMISS † an error; a fault; a misdeed ...L15
• APPLE-KNOCKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD BREAK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNABY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNEY an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEF an error; a blunder ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BLOB a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BLOOMER a very great mistake; an error; a failure ...1889 sl.
• BLUNDERHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BONE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BONEHEAD BUTCH an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEADER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONER an error; a blunder ...1912 sl. orig. US
• BOOB an error, a blunder, a foolish mistake ...1959 sl.
• BOOB STUNT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BREAK an error, blunder or mistake, often in a social situation; an inappropriate act or word, a faux pas ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BREAKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRODIE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUST an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUTCH a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
• CLUCK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLIE a blunder; an error ...1970s US gay sl.
• CROPPER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEFAULT † a failure in what is attempted; an error, mistake ...c1386
• DUMB PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB TRICK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EGG an error ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.
• FOOL ACT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MISTAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANNY a mistake, an error ...1975 Amer. dial.
• JEOFAIL † a mistake or error generally ...1546
• LEFT-TURN an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAXIE a 'maximus' error; a great error ...1868 Sc.
• MESSY BOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1912 Amer. dial.
• MISCOBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCUE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISCUEBOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISFIRE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISKUBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MISS an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISSMENT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOUSETAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUFF an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ODD NUMBER a mistake, an error of judgement, a disadvantage ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEW a slip, an error ...1869
• SKEWGEE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VENIAL † a venial sin or offense; a light fault or error ...c1380
• WRONGER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONGGO a mistake, error, or lie ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. ...1937 Amer. sl.
ERROR - verbs
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• BUNDLE to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FALL DOWN (ON) to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
• FAULT † to make a mistake, to be in error, to blunder ...1530
• GET ONE'S FOOT IN to make an error ...L18 sl.
• LAPSE † to fall into error, heresy, or sin ...1611
• MAKE A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MESS UP to make an error; to do something wrong ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• OWN THE CORN to admit an error ...E19, orig. US
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD to make a stupid error ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD PLAY to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BONER to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• PUT ONE'S HOOF IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one's error ...1869 Amer. dial.
• STICK ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• TAKE YOUR BACK TRACKS to recant, to retract, to acknowledge error ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.