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FIELD - FINGERPRINT
FIELD - nouns
• ACRE † a piece of tilled or arable land; a field ...c975
• BOW a field for cows ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAIL a field ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FENCE a field, a pasture; a fenced-in area ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GARSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GERSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANGING a hillside field ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MAMORE a big field ...1889 Sc.
• MEAD a meadow, a field ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARK a grass field; a paddock; an enclosure ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
• RUNDLE † a circular enclosure or field ...1577-87 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCORE a field, a public pasture; a patch of land ...Bk1904 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SIKE †* a stretch of meadow; a field ...1479
• SYKE †* a stretch of meadow; a field ...1479
FIEND, FIENDISH - nouns, person
• HELL-PUP a term of abuse for a person; a fiendish person ...1903 Amer. dial.
FIERCE - adjectives
• ANGERLY fierce, raging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ARG eager, fierce ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATTERN of persons: cruel, fierce; ill-natured ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BARDIE bold, fierce, turbulent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARDY bold, fierce, turbulent ...1788 Sc.
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• BOUSTEOUS boisterous; fierce ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• CATAWAMPOUS fierce, unsparing, destructive ...1856 sl., chiefly US
• CATAWAMPTIOUS adj. fierce, unsparing, destructive ...1856 sl., chiefly US
• EAGER † strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious ...1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EFFERATE †* fierce, harsh, morose ...1684
• EFFERE †* excessively wild or fierce ...1586
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• FEROCIENT † ferocious, fierce, savage ...1654
• GRIMFUL * fierce, terrible ...ME
• HAGER fierce, cruel, evil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HATEL † full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter ...a850
• KEEN † fierce, savage (chiefly used of animals); cruel; harsh (to a person) ...a1000
• MANKIND † infuriated, furious, fierce, mad ...1519
• PARAIC fierce, strong ...1980s Irish rhyming sl. for Padraig Pearse = fierce
• RABIOUS † fierce, raging, rabid, mad ...1613-18
• RAMPANT of a fierce disposition ...1387
• RANTANKEROUS bad-tempered, unruly; fierce ...1832 Amer. colloq.
• REDE fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk ...1843 Sc.
• RIGORIOUS †* fierce, stern, severe ...1509
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS savage; fierce ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SHARP fierce, savage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARN'D ill-natured, fierce, crabbed ...1805 Eng. dial.
• TIGERANTIC † of the nature of a tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...a1704
• TIGERISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGERLY * tigerish; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1633
• TIGEROCIOUS having the qualities of the tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ... 1874 nonce word
• TIGEROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• TIGERY * cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1859
• TIGRISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• TRUCULENT characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous ...c1540
• VAGOUS fierce, aggressive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VIGILOUS fierce, angry; of a horse: vicious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• WRAW † angry, wrathful, vexed, fierce; characterized by anger or ire ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FIERCE - nouns
• CATAWAMPUS a fierce creature, vermin, or the like ...1874
FIERCE - nouns, person
• CACAFUEGO a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• KILLBUCK †* a fierce-looking fellow; a term of contempt ...1622
• PANTHER a fierce or savage man ...1868
• PANTHERESS a fierce or cruel but beautiful woman ...1868
• TEARDOWN a fierce or destructive person ...1834 Amer. dial.
• TIGER a person of fierce, cruel, rapacious, or bloodthirsty disposition; also, a person of very great activity, strength, or courage ...1500-20
• TIGRESS a fierce, cruel, or tiger-like woman ...1700
FIERCE - verbs
• EAT BULL BEEF to become strong; to become fierce ...L16 sl.
• EFFERATE † to render fierce or harsh...1658
• EFFIERCE †* to render fierce, to madden ...1596
• ENFELON † to make furious, to infuriate, to make fierce or cruel ...1475 obs. or arch.
• SPEAK DAGGERS to speak fiercely, savagely, or angrily ...1602
• TIGER to look fierce ...1892 Sc.
FIERCELY - adverbs
• BY TOOTH AND TOENAIL fiercely, intensely ...1923 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DERFLY boldly, fiercely, vigorously ...1809 Sc.
• EAGERLY † angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly ...1377
• HATELY † fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
• KEENLY † fiercely, boldly ...c1000
• RADLY † quickly, hotly, fiercely ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.
• RANTANKEROUS fiercely, furiously ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RASELY †* furiously, angrily, fiercely ...c1440
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
FIERCENESS - nouns
• EAGERNESS † impetuosity, fierceness ...c1400
• FERITY the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition ...c1534
• KEENSHIP †* boldness, fierceness ...c1205
• RAMAGENESS † of an animal: fierceness ...1607
• RAMPANCY the condition of being rampant; violent action; fierceness ...1664
FIERY - adjectives
• ADUSTIVE † burning, scorching, fiery ...1633
• BRIMSTONY subject to passion or strong emotion; fiery ...1885
• ETERIE ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ETRIE ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• IGNEAL †* fiery ...1669
• IGNEAN † fiery ...1635
• IGNEOUS of the nature of fire; fiery ...1664
• SALAMANDROUS* living as it were in fire; fiery, hot, passionate ...1711
• SPUNKIE irritable, fiery, passionate ...1822 Sc.
• SULPHUROUS impetuous, fiery, heated ...1611
• VEEPERATE venomous, malicious, fiery-tempered ...1903 Sc.
FIERY - nouns
• FEATHEREDGE fiery spirit ...1891 Amer. dial.
FIERY - nouns, person
• CACAFUEGO a very difficult or devilish person; a braggart; a blusterer, a noisy bully; a person with a fiery temper ...E17 sl.
• SPUNKIE a fiery, hot-tempered, or irritable person ...1821 Sc.
FIFTEEN - nouns
• QUINDECAD * a set of fifteen ...1855
• QUINDENARY †* a set of fifteen ...1681
FIFTY - adjectives
• QUINQUAGESIMAL belonging to a set of fifty; containing fifty days ...1844
FIFTY - nouns
• FIVE-O fifty ...1983 US sl.
• QUINQUAGENE †* a set of fifty ...1560
FIGHT, FIGHTING - adjectives
• AT BATE † at strife, contending, fighting ...a1500
• AT IT fighting ...E17 sl.
• BATTAILANT † engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting ...1591
• BATTAILLEROUS † fond of fighting, warlike ...c1480
• BATTAILOUS fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious ...c1380 arch.
• BATTLESOME * given to fighting, quarrelsome ...1877
• DING-DONG of a fight, competition, etc: hard fought ...1924 Aust. sl.
• FAIR of a gang fight: without weapons ...1965 US sl.
• FIGHTABLE disposed to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTIFIED inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING likely to provoke a fight ...1875 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTINGEST most likely or eager to fight ...1871 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTY inclined or eager to fight; easily angered, bad-tempered; pugnacious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTYFIED inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• OF-FOUGHT † exhausted with fighting ...c1320
• ON of a fight or dispute: begun in earnest ...1945 Aust. sl.
• ON THE COBBLES looking for a fight ...1950s sl.
• PUGILANT * pugnacious, fighting ...L19
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent, contentious ...1635
• SCRAPPY inclined to fight ...1895 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN of a fight: determined, hard ...1853
• TEARING-DOWN of a fight: vigorous ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WAR-FAIN eager to fight ...1876
• WARLIKE † equipped for fighting or for war ...c1420
• WARM of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
FIGHT - adverbs
• IN MANGLE † in a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle ...a1300
FIGHT, FIGHTING - nouns
• BACK-HAIRING fighting among women ...1900s sl.
• BALLYRAG a free fight in jest ...Bk1898 sl.
• BARGAIN † contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy ...1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• BARGAINING † wrangling, contest, struggle, fighting ...1375 Sc.
• BARRAT † contention, strife, quarrel, fighting ...c1300
• BATTLE ROYAL a fight in which several combatants engage; hence, a general squabble ...1672
• BICKER a skirmish, a fight; a scrimmage ...1824 Sc.
• BITCH an argument or fight; a disagreement or quarrel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BONES-BREAKING a fight; a bloody quarrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOURD an encounter, a fight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• BOWL-OVER a fight, a brawl ...20C Aust. sl.
• BRANNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRONNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMP † martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
• CAMPING † contending, fighting ...1549
• CARVE-UP a fight; a battle; a gang war ...1961 UK sl.
• CATOUSE a rumpus, row, disturbance, fight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CHIROMACHY †* a hand-to-hand fight ...1659
• DANCE a fight between rival gangs ...1940s Amer. street gang sl.
• DEBATE † physical strife, fight, conflict, struggle ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIGLADIATION fighting with swords or hand-to-hand ...arch.
• DIMICATION * the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife ...1623
• DOMESTIC an argument or fight between a couple who live together ...1970s sl.
• DUST-UP a fight ...L19 sl., orig. military
• FACE-UP a gang-fight, including single-person combat ...1950s US sl.
• FAIR FIGHT a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FAIR FIST AND SKULL (FIGHT) a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FAIR GO a fair fight, esp. between two persons ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FAIR ONE a (street gang) fight conducted under some sort of mutually recognized rules and possibly preceded by a verbal argument; a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FARE † a proceeding, action; 'doings'; hence, fighting ...1340-70
• FAUCHT a fight, a struggle, trouble, exertion ...1721 Sc.
• FAUGHT † a fight, a struggle, trouble, exertion ...1721 Sc.
• FLARE-OUT a fight; an outburst of temper ...1838 sl.
• FLARE-UP a fight; an outburst of temper ...1838 sl.
• GAGEMENT an engagement, a fight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-GANDER a fight with knives ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GANGBANG a fight between youth gangs ...1967 US sl.
• HABBLE a quarrel, a squabble, a fight ...1818 Sc.
• HACK AND SWEEP a tumult, an uproar; a fight; a commotion ...1902 Sc.
• HAIR a hair-pulling fight between women ...20C Irish sl.
• HAND-ADVENTURE † a single-handed contest ...1649
• HANDICUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1816
• HANDY-CUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1701
• HANDY-FIGHT † a hand-to-hand fight ...1601
• HANDY-PUNGY a fight with the fists ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANTLE a tussle, a hand to hand fight; a scuffle; as much as one can manage ...1868 Eng. dial.
• HEY RUBE a fight, orig. between circus workers and the general public ...1935 sl., orig. US
• HUMBUG a fight, esp. between youth gangs ...1962 US sl.
• IRISH BRAWL a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FAIR a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FIGHT a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JIM BRANNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KICKUP a fight or argument; a row; a disturbance ...1843 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK-DOWN a vicious fight in which one participant is knocked unconscious; thus, an acrimonious but non-violent dispute ...E19 sl., orig. US
• KNOCK-DOWN AND DRAG-OUT a fight carried to extremities; a vicious fight in which one participant is knocked unconscious; thus, an acrimonious but non-violent dispute ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LAKE † a fight, a contest ...c1400
• LEFT AND RIGHT a fight ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• MALVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MARTELAISE † a fighting with 'martels'; a hammering ...c1450
• MILL a boys' fight; a scrimmage ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MIX a fight, a brawl ...M19 US sl.
• MIX-UP a fist-fight; a brawl ...1894 Amer. sl.
• MUSH a fight ...2000s sl.
• OFF a fight ...1990s UK criminals' sl.
• OPEN GO a fair fight ...20C Aust. sl.
• OUT-AND-OUT a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• OUT-AND-OUTER a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• PADDY-ROW a fight that entails more verbal than physical aggression ...E19 sl.
• PAGGA a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGER a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PALAVER an argument, a fight ...1980s UK Black usage
• PANNY a fight between two or more women ...L19 sl.
• PUGNACITY the condition or character of being pugnacious; inclination to fight; quarrelsomeness ...E17
• PUNCH-OUT a fistfight or brawl ...sl.
• PUNCH-UP a fistfight or brawl ...1955 sl.
• RACKET a quarrel, fight, altercation; a disturbance ...1934 Amer. dial.
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RAGE †* an act of violence; a fight ...c1330
• RAMMY a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd ...1935 Sc. sl.
• READ AND WRITE * a fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
• ROUGH HOUSE fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1887 sl.
• ROUGH-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1896 sl.
• RUCKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• RUKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• RUMBLE a fight, esp. a gang fight ...1946 sl., chiefly US
• SCALP-SPLITTING a fight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-TO a fight, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP a fight; a quarrel ...1846 Amer. sl.
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SET-TO fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1816 sl.
• SKELETON ARMY street-fighters ...L19 sl.
• SKIN fist-fighting ...1957 US sl.
• SKIN FIGHTING a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1967 US sl.
• SKIRMERY †* skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
• SORT-OUT. fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1937 sl.
• SPILLAGE of a fight: relates to blood loss when someone is cut by whatever means, as in 'spilled blood' ...c1980s playground sl.
• STOUCH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE-ON a fight, usually with the fists ...1920s Aust. sl.
• THUMP-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1967 Brit. sl.
• TIFFLE a scuffle, a tussle, a fight ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFTER a fit of bad temper or ill-humour; a quarrel; a fight ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TITANOMACHY the warfare of the Titans ...1887
• UP-AND-A-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UP-AND-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UPPER AND DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• VELITATION * a slight or preliminary engagement with an enemy; a skirmish; a fight or scuffle ...1616
• WAGE † a challenge or engagement to fight ...c1400
• WAGE OF BATTLE † a challenge or engagement to fight ...1523
• WARM WORK hot fighting ...1760
• YOKING † a contest, a fight, a tussle; a mauling ...1660 Sc.
FIGHT, FIGHTER - nouns, person
• BARRATOR † one who fights; esp. a hired bully ...a1400
• BARRATRESS †* a female fighter, an amazon, a virago ...1583
• BATTLER one who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter ...c1300
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1799 Amer. dial.
• CAMPION † one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
• COGGER a fighter ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUFFER one who cuffs; a boxer, fighter ...1662
• DIGLADIATOR a person who contends or fights ...arch., literary
• DUKER a person inclined to fight ...1979 US sl.
• EARTHQUAKE a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
• EG-BATTLE a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FIGHTIST a fighter ...1877 jocular colloq.
• GUT-FIGHTER an aggressive, usually undisciplined fighter who delivers rapid powerful punches to the abdomen ...1958 Amer. sl.
• HAM an incompetent boxer or fighter ...1888 US sl.
• JABBER anyone who is prone to fighting ...1910s sl.
• KEMPER a prize-fighter, a professional fighter ...1891 Sc.
• KEMPERY-MAN †* a prize-fighter, a professional fighter ...a1765
• OILER one who is regularly involved in fights ...1930s US Black sl.
• SQUARER one who squares his elbows for fighting, a sparrer ...1850 Sc.
• WAR-HAWK one who is eager for the fray ...1798 US
FIGHT - verbs
• ADPUGN † to fight against ...1626
• ADPUGNE † to fight against ...1626
• BANDY to contend, to strive, to fight ...1588
• BANG IT ABOUT † to come to blows, to fight it out ...c1600
• BANG IT OUT † to come to blows, to fight it out ...1622
• BARGAIN † to contend, to strive, to struggle, to fight ...1375 Sc.
• BATE † to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEAT † to exchange blows; to fight ...1586
• BEAT THE AIR to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...c1375
• BEAT THE WATER † to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...1579
• BEAT THE WIND to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...1815
• BEFIGHT † 1. to deprive of by fighting ...c1000
† 2. to fight against, to do battle with ...1474
• BE INTO A MAN to pitch into him; to fight him ...Bk1896 sl.
• BOG-SCLENT to avoid fighting; to abscond on the day of battle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG to fight ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BULLY-FIGHT to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALL to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• CALL OUT to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• CAMP † to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• COME TO HANDGRIPS to come to close combat ...1571
• COME TO HANDSTROKES † to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• COME TO HANDY STROKES † to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• CROSS ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• DEAK to fight ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAL † to contend or fight about ...c1205
• DEBATE † 1. to fight, to contend, to strive, to quarrel, to wrangle ...c1340
2. to contest, to dispute; to contend or fight for; to carry on a fight or quarrel ...c1489 arch.
• DIGLADIATE † to 'cross swords'; to fight, to contend, to quarrel; to dispute violently ...a1656
• DIMICATE † to fight, to contend, to skirmish ...1656
• DISH IT OUT to fight with forceful hitting ...1930 sl., orig. US
• DUKE to fight with fists ...1935 US sl.
• FALL FORTH † to quarrel, to fight ...1607
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• FANG AWAY to attack violently, to fight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER INTO to attack vigorously; to fight ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER UP to bristle, to prepare to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ON to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIRE UP to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FISTICATE to fight with fists, to box; to quarrel; to meddle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• FRAB to struggle, fight; to argue, contend ...1868 Eng. dial.
• GALLIER to fight; to drive away with blows ...1851 Eng. dial.
• GET DOWN to fight ...1970 Amer. Black sl.
• GO BY THE EARS † to start fighting; to set on one another ...1716 Sc.
• GO SOCIAL to stop fighting ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GO THE KNUCKLE to fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• GUN UP to prepare to fight, either with fists or weapons ...1981 US sl.
• HITCH to fight, to tangle ...1874 Amer. sl.
• HUMBUG to fight ...1968 US sl.
• JACK to fight ...1970 Amer. dial.
• JACK OUT to fight ...1970 Amer. dial.
• KEMP to fight or contend in battle with another ...a1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAKE † to exert oneself, to move quickly, to leap, to spring; hence, to fight ...a1000
• LACE UP YOUR BOOTS to prepare for a fight ...1998 US sl.
• LEFT AND RIGHT a fight ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LOCK ASSES to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A TOUSE to make a row, or fight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MATCH † to meet in combat, to fight with ...a1400-50
• MEDDLE to fight; to fight with ...1937 Amer. dial.
• MIX to fight; to come to blows ...L19 US sl.
• MIX IN to start or join in a fight ...1912 sl.
• MIX IT to fight ...1900 sl.
• MULLER to roundly beat the opposition in a physical fight ...1997 Brit. sl.
• OFFER SOMEONE OUT to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• OFFER OUT to challenge anyone to fight ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPEN THE BALL to start a fight ...1854 US sl.
• PAGGER to fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAIK AT to fight with ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAN to strike, to fight a person ...c1930 UK sl.
• PUG to fight ...1994 US sl.
• PUSH FIRE to urge others into a fight, with no intention of participating oneself ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PUT ON A SLAB to fight in private to settle a score ...20C prison sl.
• PUT ONE'S BONES UP to get ready to fight ...L19 sl.
• PUT UP ONE'S FORKS to get ready to fight ...L19 sl.
• PUT UP THE DOOKS to prepare to fight ...M19 sl.
• RAG to fight; to beat up ...1910s sl.
• RAISE SAND to fight ...1980s US criminals' sl.
• RAISE UP to prepare oneself, such as for a fight ...1990s US Black sl.
• READ AND WRITE to fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
• ROUGH HOUSE to fight ...1900 sl., orig. US
• RUMBLE to fight, esp. to take part in a gang-fight ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SCART ONE'S BUTTONS to challenge to a fight ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAP to fight ...1874 sl.
• SCRAPE ONE'S BUTTONS to challenge one to a fight ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SHOW HACKLE to be willing to fight ...M19 sl.
• SKIRM †* to engage with one in fight ...c1400
• SLUG IT OUT to fight relentlessly ...1943 sl.
• SQUARE UP TO SOMEONE. to prepare to fight with someone ...1827 sl.
• STACK ON A BLUE to begin a fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• STAND A GALLIER to fight ...1790 Eng. dial.
• STEAM IN to engage in an activity, esp. fighting, with absolute commitment ...1961 UK sl.
• STOUCH to fight ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH to fight ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE IT IN THE BLIND to fight in private in order to settle a score ...20C US prison sl.
• TAKE IT TO THE SQUARE to call out for a fight ...2000s US prison sl.
• TAKE OFF ONE'S COAT to challenge someone to a fight ...L19 sl.
• TAKE ON to start a quarrel or fight with ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TAKE UP † to oppose, to fight with ...1597
• TANGLE to fight ...1928 sl., orig. US
• TANGLE ASS to fight ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE ASSHOLES to fight, to brawl ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE HOLES to fight, to brawl ...1929 US sl.
• TANGLE WITH to fight with ...1910s sl.
• TAP OUT in a fight: to give in, to surrender by indicating with a tap on the ground ...1970s Aust. sl.
• TOIL † to contend in a lawsuit or an argument; to dispute, to argue; also, to contend in battle; to fight, to struggle ...c1330
• TOP † to fight, to struggle, to strive ...c1305
• YOKE to attack; to grip, to seize; to tackle; to meddle with; to fight; to engage in, to dispute ...1775 Sc.
FIGHT - interjections
• FAIR FIGHT! cry of onlookers adjuring the use of fists only, no weapons ...1942 Amer. dial.
FIGHT, FIGHTING - phrases
• EXCUSE ME WHILE I WHIP THIS OUT one's last words before commencing a fight ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• IT'S GONNA BE ME AND YOU an invitation to start fighting ...1940s US Black sl.
• LEAP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE a ritual challenge to a fight ...1970s US Black sl.
• PICK NO SQUARES don't fight ...Bk1998 teen sl.
FIGHT AGAINST - verbs
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAW to fight against tremendous odds ...1932 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAWMILL to fight against tremendous odds ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCULAR SAW to fight against tremendous odds ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A STEAM SAWMILL to fight against tremendous odds ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GO AT IT TOOTH AND TOENAIL to fight against energetically and with great determination, to use great effort ...1965 Amer. dial.
FIGHTING - verbs
• BARRACK to brag, to be boastful of one's fighting powers ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
FIGHTING AGAINST - adjectives
• CONTRAPUGNANT †* fighting against, of hostile action ...1654
FIGURATIVE - adjectives
• ICASTIC †* figurative ...1664
FIGURATIVE - nouns
• ICASM †* a figurative expression ...1664
FIGURE - see BODY
FIGURINE - nouns
• MUD cheap plaster figurines ...1930s US sl.
FILBERT - nouns
• BANNUT † the filbert ...c1450
FILCH - see STEAL
FILE - nouns
• FILE 13 a private or classified file containing harmful or embarrassing information ...1969 Amer. sl.
FILE (tool) - nouns
• DUKE OF ARGYLE n. a file (tool) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
FILIPINO - see PHILIPPINES
FILL - verbs
• ADIMPLEATE †* to fill up ...1657
• BEIN † to furnish bounteously, to fill ...c1450
• BOWDEN to fill; to burden ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FARCINATE † to cram, to fill, to stuff; to cram the stomach with food ...1634
• FILFIL to fill entirely ...1949 Amer. dial.
• IMPLEFY †* to fill ...1623
• IMPLETE to fill ...1862 US
• KEDGE to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBSATURATE †* to fill too much; to sate, to cloy ...1623
• OF-FILL †* to fill completely ...c1205
• PAG to cram, to pack tightly, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANG to pack a receptacle tight, to cram full, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUINCH to stop up, to fill ...Bk1905 Ireland
• RAM to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RAM JAM to fill up, to cram ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAM UP to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RANCE to fill completely; to choke up ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REPLEAT † to fill ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TEEM UP to fill up to the brim ...B1900 Sc.
• VAMP to fill up a glass, teapot, etc. when partially empty; to sip slowly ...1893 Eng. dial.
FILLED - adjectives
• HEAP AND THRATCH filled to overflowing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• IMPLETE † filled, replete with something ...1598
• YFILLED † filled; fulfilled ...c900
FILLING - adjectives
• IMPLETIVE †* having the quality of filling ...1647
FILLING - nouns
• IMPLETION the act of filling, the condition of being filled; fullness ...1583
FILM - see MOVIE
FILTH, FILTHINESS - nouns
• ADDLE stinking urine, or other liquid filth; mire ...a1000
• BATTER soft, moist dirt; filth ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAWDINESS † dirtiness; dirt, filth ...1552
• BAWDRY † material filth; dirt, defilement ...1648
• CACK rubbish, dirt, filth ...1990s sl.
• CLART mud or filth ...E19 Eng. dial.
• CRUD dirt; dirty material; filth ...1948 sl., orig. US
• DIRT filth, obscenity, scurrilous information or gossip ...1926 sl.
• FECULENCE feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum; also, filth ...a1648
• FECULENCY † foulness, filth ...1651
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• FUSSOCK dirt, filthiness, laziness ...19C Eng. dial.
• GACH dirt or filth ...1851 Eng. dial.
• GAG a filthy mass of any substance, liquid, or semi-liquid; mire, mud ...1866 Sc.
• GALL † filth, impurity ...a1300
• GARBIDGE garbage, refuse; filth ...1583
• GARBISH garbage, refuse; filth ...1583
• GROT dirt, dirty material, filth ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GRUNGE dirt; filth; rubbish ...1968 sl.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• HACK filth, dirt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARLOTRY † filth, trash ...1467
• IMMUNDICITY † uncleanness, impurity; filthiness ...1530
• IMMUNDITY * uncleanness, filthiness, impurity ...1870
• JAKES excrement; filth ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LEPROSY foulness, filth ...1598
• LEPRY † foulness, filth ...1526
• MUNG dirt, muck; anything filthy or distasteful ...L1970s teenagers' & students' usage
• NAST dirt, filth, foulness ...1789 Eng. dial.
• NASTMENT filth, nastiness ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NASTRY filth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSCOURINGS filth or defilement cleaned off and cast aside; refuse, rubbish ...1674
• ORDURE filth, dirt ...a1300 arch.
• SCHMUTZ dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth, dust ...1968 sl.
• SCLATCH an unseemly mass of anything semi-liquid; a large clot of mud or filth; a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
• SCUMBER † the dung of a dog or fox; hence, filth, dirt ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCUNGE dirt, dirty material, filth ...1975 sl.
• SHMUTZ dirt, filth ...1968 sl., chiefly US
• SINK * a pool or pit formed in the ground for the receipt of waste water, sewage, etc; a cesspool; a receptacle for filth or ordure ...c1440
• SKANK filth, dirtiness, malevolence ...1980s US sl.
• SKLATCH an unseemly mass of anything semi-liquid; a large clot of mud or filth; a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
• SNOTTERY † nasal mucus or filth
• SUDS † dregs, leavings; hence, filth, muck ...1548
• SULLAGE 1. filth, refuse; esp. as is carried off by drains from a house, farmyard, or the like; sewage ...1553
† 2. filth, filthiness, defilement, pollution ...1641
• SULLIDGE filth, refuse; esp. as is carried off by drains from a house, farmyard, or the like; sewage ...1553
• TATA † excrement; filth ...1777 Eng. dial.
FILTHY - adjectives
• AVERN filthy, squalid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAACHIE nasty tasting; filthy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BAWDISH †* obscene, filthy ...1572
• BAWDY † soiled, dirty, filthy ...1377
• CACKY covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous ...19C sl.
• CRUDDY dirty, filthy ...1877 sl.
• CRUMBY dirty; filthy; soiled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAGGY of clothes, appearance, etc.: dirty; filthy; slovenly; messy; unkempt; unpleasant ...1967 Aust. sl.
• FECULENT † covered with faeces; filthy ...1590
• FEEST untidy, unkempt; filthy ...1901 Amer. dial.
• GRUNDY dirty, shabby, grimy, filthy, disgusting; disreputable, unpleasant ...1966 Amer. sl.
• GRUNGED-OUT filthy, dirty, grimy ...1986 Amer. sl.
• GRUNGY dirty, filthy ...1965 sl.
• GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGEY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance; messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• IMMUND * unclean, impure; filthy, foul ...1621
• LAIRY † earthly, filthy ...a1340
• LEPROUS foul, filthy ...1598
• MANKEY dirty, filthy ...1971 Brit. sl.
• MANKY dirty, filthy ...1971 Brit. sl.
• MUCKING repellent, filthy ...L19 sl.
• ORDUROUS † of the nature of ordure, filthy ...1593
• PIGGING filthy ...20C Irish sl.
• PUTREDINOUS filthy, abominable ...1711 obs.
• RUSTY-FUSTY-DUSTY excessively dirty; begrimed with dust and filth ...1630
• SCANDALOUS filthy, befouled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROUNGY dirty, filthy ...1949 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCUZZY dirty, filthy ...1969 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• SPURCITIOUS †* filthy, foul, obscene ...1628
• UNRID disorderly, untidy; filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VILD unpleasant, disagreeable, portending evil or mischief, disgusting, filthy ...1836 Sc.
• YAUGH † dirty, nasty, filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FILTHY - nouns
• GAR any slimy, filthy, or muddy substance; that produced by algae in a pond or river; green seaweed; any sticky, miry mess ...1808 Sc.
• GRUNGEHOLE a filthy or disreputable place ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MUCKHOLE a filthy, unappetizing place or room ...1900s sl.
• PARGIS a dirty mess, a muddle, a filthy condition ...1929 Sc.
• RAG-AND-BONE SHOP a very dirty, filthy, untidy room ...c1880 colloq.
• SHIT-CHUTE a disgusting, filthy place ...2000s sl.
FILTHY - nouns, person
• CLARTY-PAPS a filthy, slatternly woman or wife ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAUBSHITE a filthy and slovenly man ...19C Eng. dial.
• JACK-NASTY-FACE a filthy or unpleasant-looking person ...1823 sl.
• MEAZLE † a leper; a filthy creature ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MOVING DUNGHILL a notably filthy man or woman ...L18
• MUCK-HEAP a filthy, slovenly man or woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MUCK-SCUTCHEON a filthy person ...19C Brit. sl.
• MUCK-SUCKLE a filthy, dirty, slatternly, or very untidy woman ...c1860 Brit. colloq.
• RUBBACROCK a dirty, filthy slattern, that is as black as if she were continually rubbing herself against a boiler or kettle ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SLABBER a filthy, slobbering person ...L18
• SLABBERDEGULLION a filthy, slobbering fellow ...E17
• SLOTTERBUG † a dirty or filthy person ...c1440
FILTHY - verbs
• BAWDY † to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile ...1398
• BEASTLE to soil, to befoul; to make filthy ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GUNGE to make filthy ...1976 UK sl.
• GUNGE UP to make filthy ...1976 UK sl.
FIN - nouns
• FANG a fin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
FINAL - adjectives
• ULTIM † ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMATIVE * tending to produce some final result ...1885
• ULTIME † ultimate, final ...1626
FINAL - nouns
• A-END n. the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSE END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LAST KNOCKINGS the final state of a period or activity ...20C
• LAST LICKS a final turn or opportunity
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• ULTIMATION the act or process of brining to an ultimate result; final issue or development ...1791
• ULTIMATUM * final lot or destiny ...1861
• ULTIMITY * the final point or ultimate development of an action or thing; the last stage ...1613
• ULTIMO † the final point or limit ...1622
• ULTIMUM † the final point or limit ...1649
FINALLY - adverbs
• AT LONG finally ...1820 Sc.
• AT LONG AND AT LAST in the end ...1892 Sc.
• AT THE LONG LENGTH at last ....1866 Eng. dial.
• FINALLY AT LAST in the end, finally ...1922 Amer. dial.
• IN THE HEEL OF THE HUNT at the last minute, finally ...Irish
• IN THE LAST †* in the end, finally ...1607
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - adjectives
• ALL TO HELL financially ruined ...19C sl.
• BROKE TO THE WORLD ruined financially, bankrupt; penniless ...1918
• BUSTED burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
• BUSTED-UP burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
• FAST in financial difficulties ...M19 sl.
• IN HOCK in debt; in financial difficulty ...1926 sl.
• IN QUEER STREET in debt; in financial trouble ...1886 sl.
• IN THE RED in debt; in financial difficulty ...1926 sl.
• ON ONE'S ASS in financial or other ruin; helpless ...c1917 Amer. sl.
• ON THE ROCKS short of money; destitute; in financial trouble ...1889 colloq.
• PAID financially stable if not wealthy ...1998 US sl.
• TIGHT in financial difficulties, hard up; of money: scarce ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH in financial straits, wanting money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - nouns
• ALTAMEL a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• ALTEMAL a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• BLOW CARD any useless thing or condition; financial embarrassment ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BURSTING a financial break-down ...1834
• MOUSE HOUSE a finance company ...1975 US sl.
• PIECE financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
• PIECE OF THE ACTION financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
• RAKE-IN the financial results of an enterprise ...1947 US sl.
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - verbs
• ANGEL to finance ...1929 Amer. sl., esp. theatre usage
• ARSE DROPS OUT OF, THE of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• ARSE FALLS OUT OF, THE of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• CATCH A COLD to lose out financially, possibly after purchasing a supposed 'bargain', which proves to be otherwise ...L18 sl.
• CATCH COLD to lose out financially, possibly after purchasing a supposed 'bargain', which proves to be otherwise ...L18 sl.
• FEEL THE DRAUGHT to feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions ...colloq.
• FEEL THE PINCH to feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions ...colloq.
• HIT THE SKIDS to enter in a period of economic decline ...1920s sl., orig. US
• TAKE THE KNOCK to suffer financial losses, often in gambling ...L19 sl.
• TAP to exhaust one's finances ...1910s US sl.
• TAP OUT to come to the end of one's finances ...1930s sl., orig. US
FINANCE(S) - phrases
• ONE'S BACK IS AT THE WALL one is in a state of trouble or financial embarrassment; one is in exile or in hiding ...1825 Sc.
FINCH - nouns
• OLF a finch ...1882 Eng. dial.
FIND - adjectives
• FAR TO SEEK difficult to find ...1822 Eng. dial.
FIND - nouns
• NOSE an innate ability to find things ...1875 UK sl.
• PUNT AROUND an attempt to find someone or something ...1970s sl.
FIND - verbs
• BEFIND † to find, to discover ...c1200
• CHASE UP to make efforts to find or obtain quickly ...1950s sl.
• DIG OUT to research and discover; to find and obtain ...1611 UK sl.
• DIG UP to research and discover; to find and obtain ...1611 UK sl.
• FANG to find ...1842 Eng. dial.
• FIND AN ELEPHANT IN THE MOON to find something that seems like a great discovery, but it's not ...c1670
• HIT to find, to meet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LAIT † to look or search for; to seek, to try to find ...a1300
• RUN TO EARTH to find someone after searching
• SCARE UP to pick up, to find ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR to discover, to find, to lay hands on ...1864 Sc.
• YFIND † to find ...c950
FIND OUT - adjectives
• HEURISTIC serving to find out or discover something ...E19
FIND OUT - verbs
• ART to find out; to discover ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BOWL OUT to find out, to be found out ...E19 sl.
• DECIPHER † to find out, to discover, to detect ...1528
• FIND UP to discover, to find out ...1969 Amer. dial.
• UNDERFIND † to discover something secret; to find out ...B1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FINE - adjectives
• ABOUT HALF feeling fine, relatively happy ...1960s sl.
• ACES first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; tops ...1901 US. sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, tops ...1920 US sl.
• ACES-UP fine, preeminent; in high favour ...1902 US sl.
• ALAGAZAM excellent, fine ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ANXIOUS good; fine ...1940s US Black sl.
• BEATENEST finest; very exceptional ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BEL † fair, fine, beautiful ...c1314
• BONNYLIKE good to look at; fine as to appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRA' fine ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAW fine, gaily dressed; handsome ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRICKISH jolly, fine ...1856 sl.
• BULLY fine, excellent, grand ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• BUNKUM excellent, fine, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BUNKUMSQUINT fine, excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CAKE fine, pleasing ...1940s sl.
• CALLAWAMPUS big, fine, stout, grand ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CASMALA fine, excellent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CHRISTMAS fine, admirable ...1960s NZ sl.
• CLASSY stylish, fine, neat, trim ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COOL excellent, great, fine ...1933 sl., orig. US Black
• COPACETIC fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
• CORKING fine, excellent, very pleasing ...1895 sl.
• DAINTY † pleasant, agreeable, fine, handsome ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
• DENTY pleasant, agreeable; worthy, excellent; fine, handsome; plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• DITZY admirable, fine, first-class ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS splendid, very fine, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EXTRA-SPECIAL exceptionally good or fine ...colloq.
• FAB delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
• FASSY smart, fine, fashionable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FINE AS A FIDDLE very fine; in excellent health or spirits ...1836 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS FEATHERS in good shape; just right; fine ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS GNAT'S WHISKERS very fine ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• FINELY fine, very good ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FLIPPERCANORIOUS fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLY fine; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FRESH excellent; fine; very good; great, superb ...1984 sl., orig. US rap musician’s usage
• GALLANT * excellent, splendid, fine, grand ...1539
• GALLOPTIOUS splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GALLOWS very great, excellent, fine, first-rate ...1789 Eng. dial. & sl.
• GALLUS very great, excellent, fine, absolute ...M16
• GAY † brilliantly good; excellent, fine ...c1470
• GIM † smart, spruce, fine, neat, pretty ...1513 obs. exc. Eng dial.
• GLOBSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOBERSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOBSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOLOPTIOUS fine, splendid, delicious, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDACIOUS fine, very grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDILIOUS splendid, fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GREAT excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
• HARD good, excellent, fine...1960 Amer. dial.
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• HUNKEY very fine, just the thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM very fine, excellent, good, splendid ...1908 Amer. dial
• HUNKY DORY satisfactory, fine ...1861 US sl.
• HYPERFIRMACIOUS fine, splendid, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• IMMENSE superlatively good, fine, splendid ...1762 sl.
• JIM-DANDY very fine ...1888 Amer. sl.
• KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1981 Amer. dial.
• KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAPLOLLY splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LARGE fine, pleasant, enjoyable, lively ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• MAGNIFICAL grand, fine, magnificent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGNOLIOUS very fine, magnificent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MIGHTY very fine or gay ...1876 Eng. dial.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• PEACHES fine, excellent ...1910s US sl.
• PEACHY excellent, fine, splendid ...1900 colloq.
• PERSKWEE splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RARE a general term of approval: splendid, excellent, fine, great, grand, first-rate; also in ironic negative use ...1596 colloq.
• RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLING-GOOD splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT AS NAILS perfectly fine; in good condition; healthy ...1894
• RORTY fine, splendid, jolly; of the very best ...c1864 sl.. orig. Londoner's sl.
• SCALLYWHAMPUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUM fine, excellent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMBOTIOUS first-class, wonderful, excellent, fine, delightful; often but not always used of food ...1910s sl.
• SCRUMDIFFEROUS very fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMDOODLE very fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMDUMPISH fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMMY excellent, fine ...1915 UK sl.
• SCRUMPTEDIDLEOUS excellent, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMPTIOUS first-rate, excellent, delightful, fine; ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SHARP excellent, fine; impressive ...sl., orig. US
• SKEWGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKRUGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBERGULLUIOUS splendid, very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOPERGLOBTIOUS fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SMACKING unusually large or fine ...L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SNIPTIOUS fine, attractive, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPANDY very good or fine; smart ...M19 US colloq.
• SPANKING outstanding, fine, large, smart, etc. ...Bk1913 colloq.
• SPIFFY very fine, attractive, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPLASHING fine, excellent, first-rate ...L19 sl.
• SPLASHY fine, excellent, first-rate ...L19 sl.
• SPLENDIFEROUS splendid, fine, brilliant, gorgeous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SQUEACHY fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SUPERBAGNAMIOUS excellent, very fine, great ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGLOBBERSLOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGLOBSLOPTIOUS very fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGOBOSNOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGOBSLOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERLOBGOSHIOUS delicious, first-class, excellent, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERRUMDIFFEROUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERSPADRATIC splendid, very fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWUZZY fine, attractive, admirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALL † comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine ...c1450
• TIPPY † in the height of fashion; smart, fine, fashionable ...1810
• TOPGALLANT excellent, grand, fine ...1613
• VADY gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• VAGE †* fine, handsome ...1604
• VALIANT † of material things: fine, splendid ...1604
• VAUDIE gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• VAUDY gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE fine, splendid ...1818 Sc.
• WALY handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• ZOOLY fine, good, exciting ...1960s US teen sl.
FINE (thin, narrow) - adjectives
• RAISE-VELVET †* superfine ...1603
FINE - nouns
• BEANER something fine or excellent ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BEAUT something fine or splendid ...1896 US sl.
• CRACKER something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
• DAINTY † anything estimable, choice, fine, pleasing, or delightful; hence, occasionally, a luxury, a rarity ...1340
• DANDY anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq.
• DINGCLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• DOODLE something fine, splendid, or pleasing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HARKER a fine, strong person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HUMDINGER a remarkable, excellent, or outstanding person or thing; something exciting or thrilling; something or someone very fine or splendid; a stylish person ...1905 sl., orig. US
• JIM-SLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOLOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOTZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYPALOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MASH a term of admiration for anything fine, esp. of dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PEACHAMAROOT someone or something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHAROONEY something splendid or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINE one who has attractive qualities; anything especially choice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINO something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RARE DEED great, fine, or extraordinary doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALT a fine example ...M19 sl.
• SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large ...colloq.
FINE (judicial) - nouns
• CALVIN KLEIN a judicial fine ...1990s rhyming sl.
FINE - nouns, person
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BEANER something or somebody who is fine or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDY a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANDYKID a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDYMAN a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DAISY-CUTTER a fine fellow ...1840 US sl.
• DINGCLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARKER a fine, strong person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HORSE a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1955 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HUMDINGER a remarkable, excellent, or outstanding person or thing; something exciting or thrilling; something or someone very fine or splendid; a stylish person ...1905 sl., orig. US
• JIM-SLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOLOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOTZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYPALOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NICEBICE †* a dainty, fine, or fashionable girl or woman ...1595
• NICE CUP OF TEA a very fine fellow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PEACHAMAROOT someone or something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHAROONEY something splendid or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINE one who has attractive qualities; anything especially choice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINO something or someone very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RIPPER a fine woman; anything of particular excellence ...1851 sl.
• TRUMP a fine person; a 'brick' ...colloq.
FINE - verbs
• FINIFY to make fine, to adorn ...1847 Amer. dial.
• QUAINT † to adorn, to make fine or beautiful ...1483
FINE (sum of money paid) - verbs
• KNOCK BACK to fine someone ...1910s sl.
FINE - phrases/interjections
• ALLERICKSTIX all right, fine ...1890 US sl.
• ALL FRUITS RIPE everything is fine ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• ALL GOOD everything is fine ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING everything is fine ...1960s US teen & W. Indies sl.
FINELY - adverbs
• BONNY prettily, finely, well ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVELIES very well, finely, prosperously ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLIES well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLINS well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLY well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAISY admirably, excellently, in a fine manner ...L19 US sl.
• DEARLY † in a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly ...a1000
• RARELY unusually or remarkably well; finely, splendidly, beautifully ...1590
• TOPLY finely ...1782 Sc.
• WALLIE finely ...1535 Sc.
• WALLY finely ...1535 Sc.
FINERY - nouns
• AFTERCLAPS superfluous finery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAWDRY † finery ...a1529
• BRAVITY fine show, display, finery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANGLEMENTS fringes, tassels, the hanging appendages of a garment; finery ...1855 Eng. dial.
• DING-DANGLES hanging beads or other finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-DOULERS finery in dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERAL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...c1820
• FALDERDAL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FALDERMENT finery, useless ornaments of dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
• FALLALDERMENT finery, ornaments of dress ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FALLALERY tawdry finery; gaudy ornament ...1833
• FALLALS finery, trumpery ornaments, trifles, gewgaws ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEGARY a gewgaw; a trifle; finery in dress ...E18 Eng. dial. & colloq. rare
• FLUBDUB a bit of finery, ornamentation ...1915 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMADIDDLE a bauble, a bit of finery ...1882 Amer. dial.
• FOL-DE-ROLL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FOLDIDOL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• GANGERY † finery ...1872 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAUD a plaything, a toy; also, something gaudy; a showy ornament, a piece of finery; a gewgaw ...c1430
• GAUDERY gaudy or showy decoration, ostentatious show; finery, fine clothes; also, a fine or gaudy thing, a piece of finery ...1597-8
• GAUDY-SHOP † a shop for finery ...1620
• GAWD a plaything, a toy; also, something gaudy; a showy ornament, a piece of finery; a gewgaw ...c1430
• ITEMS trifles, finery ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY-TRAPS female finery, to 'catch' men ...c1930 sl.
• QUAINTRY †* finery ...1483
• TANCHIMENTS frippery; articles of finery; fanciful appliances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENTS fanciful appliances; frippery; articles of female finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLEMENTS implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLIMENTS implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDRY cheap finery; cheap, sham jewellery ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TEWTRUMS odds and ends; pieces of finery; all sorts of small tools ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TRINKUM-TRANKUMS † trinkets, gewgaws; odd matters of finery, as ribbons, etc. ...1718 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLIES finery ...1813 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery ...1802 Sc.
• WHILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
• WILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
FINEST - nouns
• MOST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest, the ultimate in something ...1953 sl., orig. US
• MOST ON TOAST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest ...1950s sl., orig. US
FINGER - nouns
• ACME WRINGER the finger ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• BERRY-BARN the third finger ...1870 Sc.
• BONE the middle finger raised in a gesture, meaning, roughly, "fuck you!" ...1957 US sl.
• CANT-HOOKS † the fingers ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUNT-HOOKS the fingers ...L18 Brit. cant
• CURNIE-WURNIE a nursery term for the little finger ...19C Sc.
• DABS the fingers ...L18 sl.
• DIGIT a finger or toe
• EAR-FINGER † the little finger, often put in the air ...c1000
• FANG a finger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEEBLE MAN the third or ring finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FINGERLING a nickname for the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FISH-HOOKS fingers ...M19 sl.
• FORKS the fingers ...a1700 sl.
• GRUB HOOKS fingers or hands ...1923 Amer. sl.
• HAFFLE a rag tied round an injured finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LEAN AND LINGER a finger ...1929 US rhyming sl.
• LEECH † the finger next to the little finger ...c1290
• LEECH-FINGER † the finger next to the little finger ...c1000
• LEEMAN the ring finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LICK-POT the first finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LING FINGER the ring finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LINGMAN the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JACK the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLEMAN the little finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LONG FINGER the middle finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LONGMAN the middle finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MANLY-WARRINGAHS fingers ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl.
• MARRIAGE FINGER † the finger on which the wedding-ring is placed ...1711
• MAULEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MAULIE a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MAULS the hands; the fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWLEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MEATHOOK a finger ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLEMAN the middle finger ...1987 Amer. dial.
• MID-FINGER the middle finger ...1900 Sc.
• MINIMUS the little finger, the little toe ...1881
• MORLEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MUCK-FORKS the fingers ...M19 sl.
• MUD HOOK a finger; usually used in the plural ...1968 Can. sl.
• NAIL the measure of the middle finger from the knuckle to the tip, given as eight to a yard, i.e. 4½ inches ...1963 Sc.
• NAIL-BEARERS the fingers ...Bk1902 sl.
• NAMELESS FINGER † the middle finger ...1584
• NEB the tip of a finger or toe ...1767 Sc.
• NO FINGER. the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• OAKABELL the fourth finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OKABELL the fourth finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONKA a finger ...Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga - the propriety name of a blanket)
• ONKAPARINGA a finger ...Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga - the propriety name of a blanket)
• PADDLE the fingers ...M19 sl.
• PINKIE the little finger ...1808 sl., chiefly N. Amer. & Sc.
• PINKY the little finger ...1808 sl., chiefly N. Amer. & Sc.
• PIRLIE a child's name for the little finger ...B1900 Sc.
• POINTER the index finger ...1975 Amer. dial.
• POINTER-MAN the index finger ...1987 Amer. dial.
• POINT-FINGER the index finger ...1975 Amer. dial.
• POPPERS the fingers ...1940s US Black sl.
• RING-MAN the ring finger ...1544 sl.
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TALLMAN the middle finger ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TALON the grasping fingers or hands of humans ...1588
• TEN-BONES † the ten fingers ...c1485
• THUMB-FINGER the thumb ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TOMMY-THIBEL the first finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOM THUMB the thumb ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WAIST AND LINGER a finger ...20C rhyming sl.
• WAIT AND LINGER the finger ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• YARK the space between the forefinger and thumb ...1908 Sc.
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb ...a1838 Sc.
FINGER - verbs
• FLIP THE BIRD to give someone the finger ...M20 US sl.
• NABBLE to use the fingers deftly ...1963 Sc.
• PADDLE † to finger idly, playfully, or fondly ...1611
• PALM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAUM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUM to twirl the fingers in an awkward, shy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMBLE to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly...1632 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
FINGERNAIL - adjectives
• IN MOURNING having dirty fingernails ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
FINGERNAIL - nouns
• FLESH-SPADES † the fingernails ...1749
• MOURNING BANDS dirty fingernails ...L19 sl.
• NAIL HORN a fingernail ...1821 Sc.
• NANGNAIL a long fingernail ...1884 Eng. dial.
• ONYCHOPHAGY the habit of biting one's fingernails
• RAGNAILS the small pieces of skin which grow around the fingernails ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEP a mark, esp. one made with the fingernails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FINGERNAIL - nouns, person
• ONYCHOPHAGIST a person who has the compulsive habit of nail biting
• ONYGOPHAGIST one who bites his nails (erroneous for 'onychophagist') ...1834 nonce word
FINGERNAIL - verbs
• SCREIT to pare the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FINGERPRINT - nouns
• CALLING CARD fingerprints ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• DAB a fingerprint; usually in the plural ...1926 UK police jargon
• DARBIES fingerprints ...1950 UK sl.
• PADDY PRINTS fingerprints ...1930 US criminals' sl.
• PARTIAL a partial fingerprint ...1996 US sl.
FINGERPRINT - verbs
• DAB to take a suspect's fingerprints ...1940s UK police & criminals' sl.
• ACRE † a piece of tilled or arable land; a field ...c975
• BOW a field for cows ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAIL a field ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FENCE a field, a pasture; a fenced-in area ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GARSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GERSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANGING a hillside field ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MAMORE a big field ...1889 Sc.
• MEAD a meadow, a field ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARK a grass field; a paddock; an enclosure ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
• RUNDLE † a circular enclosure or field ...1577-87 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCORE a field, a public pasture; a patch of land ...Bk1904 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SIKE †* a stretch of meadow; a field ...1479
• SYKE †* a stretch of meadow; a field ...1479
FIEND, FIENDISH - nouns, person
• HELL-PUP a term of abuse for a person; a fiendish person ...1903 Amer. dial.
FIERCE - adjectives
• ANGERLY fierce, raging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ARG eager, fierce ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATTERN of persons: cruel, fierce; ill-natured ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BARDIE bold, fierce, turbulent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARDY bold, fierce, turbulent ...1788 Sc.
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• BOUSTEOUS boisterous; fierce ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• CATAWAMPOUS fierce, unsparing, destructive ...1856 sl., chiefly US
• CATAWAMPTIOUS adj. fierce, unsparing, destructive ...1856 sl., chiefly US
• EAGER † strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious ...1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EFFERATE †* fierce, harsh, morose ...1684
• EFFERE †* excessively wild or fierce ...1586
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• FEROCIENT † ferocious, fierce, savage ...1654
• GRIMFUL * fierce, terrible ...ME
• HAGER fierce, cruel, evil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HATEL † full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter ...a850
• KEEN † fierce, savage (chiefly used of animals); cruel; harsh (to a person) ...a1000
• MANKIND † infuriated, furious, fierce, mad ...1519
• PARAIC fierce, strong ...1980s Irish rhyming sl. for Padraig Pearse = fierce
• RABIOUS † fierce, raging, rabid, mad ...1613-18
• RAMPANT of a fierce disposition ...1387
• RANTANKEROUS bad-tempered, unruly; fierce ...1832 Amer. colloq.
• REDE fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk ...1843 Sc.
• RIGORIOUS †* fierce, stern, severe ...1509
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS savage; fierce ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SHARP fierce, savage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARN'D ill-natured, fierce, crabbed ...1805 Eng. dial.
• TIGERANTIC † of the nature of a tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...a1704
• TIGERISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGERLY * tigerish; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1633
• TIGEROCIOUS having the qualities of the tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ... 1874 nonce word
• TIGEROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• TIGERY * cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1859
• TIGRISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• TRUCULENT characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous ...c1540
• VAGOUS fierce, aggressive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VIGILOUS fierce, angry; of a horse: vicious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• WRAW † angry, wrathful, vexed, fierce; characterized by anger or ire ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FIERCE - nouns
• CATAWAMPUS a fierce creature, vermin, or the like ...1874
FIERCE - nouns, person
• CACAFUEGO a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• KILLBUCK †* a fierce-looking fellow; a term of contempt ...1622
• PANTHER a fierce or savage man ...1868
• PANTHERESS a fierce or cruel but beautiful woman ...1868
• TEARDOWN a fierce or destructive person ...1834 Amer. dial.
• TIGER a person of fierce, cruel, rapacious, or bloodthirsty disposition; also, a person of very great activity, strength, or courage ...1500-20
• TIGRESS a fierce, cruel, or tiger-like woman ...1700
FIERCE - verbs
• EAT BULL BEEF to become strong; to become fierce ...L16 sl.
• EFFERATE † to render fierce or harsh...1658
• EFFIERCE †* to render fierce, to madden ...1596
• ENFELON † to make furious, to infuriate, to make fierce or cruel ...1475 obs. or arch.
• SPEAK DAGGERS to speak fiercely, savagely, or angrily ...1602
• TIGER to look fierce ...1892 Sc.
FIERCELY - adverbs
• BY TOOTH AND TOENAIL fiercely, intensely ...1923 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DERFLY boldly, fiercely, vigorously ...1809 Sc.
• EAGERLY † angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly ...1377
• HATELY † fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
• KEENLY † fiercely, boldly ...c1000
• RADLY † quickly, hotly, fiercely ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.
• RANTANKEROUS fiercely, furiously ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RASELY †* furiously, angrily, fiercely ...c1440
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
FIERCENESS - nouns
• EAGERNESS † impetuosity, fierceness ...c1400
• FERITY the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition ...c1534
• KEENSHIP †* boldness, fierceness ...c1205
• RAMAGENESS † of an animal: fierceness ...1607
• RAMPANCY the condition of being rampant; violent action; fierceness ...1664
FIERY - adjectives
• ADUSTIVE † burning, scorching, fiery ...1633
• BRIMSTONY subject to passion or strong emotion; fiery ...1885
• ETERIE ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ETRIE ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• IGNEAL †* fiery ...1669
• IGNEAN † fiery ...1635
• IGNEOUS of the nature of fire; fiery ...1664
• SALAMANDROUS* living as it were in fire; fiery, hot, passionate ...1711
• SPUNKIE irritable, fiery, passionate ...1822 Sc.
• SULPHUROUS impetuous, fiery, heated ...1611
• VEEPERATE venomous, malicious, fiery-tempered ...1903 Sc.
FIERY - nouns
• FEATHEREDGE fiery spirit ...1891 Amer. dial.
FIERY - nouns, person
• CACAFUEGO a very difficult or devilish person; a braggart; a blusterer, a noisy bully; a person with a fiery temper ...E17 sl.
• SPUNKIE a fiery, hot-tempered, or irritable person ...1821 Sc.
FIFTEEN - nouns
• QUINDECAD * a set of fifteen ...1855
• QUINDENARY †* a set of fifteen ...1681
FIFTY - adjectives
• QUINQUAGESIMAL belonging to a set of fifty; containing fifty days ...1844
FIFTY - nouns
• FIVE-O fifty ...1983 US sl.
• QUINQUAGENE †* a set of fifty ...1560
FIGHT, FIGHTING - adjectives
• AT BATE † at strife, contending, fighting ...a1500
• AT IT fighting ...E17 sl.
• BATTAILANT † engaged in battle; prepared for battle; combatant, warlike, fighting ...1591
• BATTAILLEROUS † fond of fighting, warlike ...c1480
• BATTAILOUS fond of fighting; ready or eager for battle; warlike, bellicose, pugnacious ...c1380 arch.
• BATTLESOME * given to fighting, quarrelsome ...1877
• DING-DONG of a fight, competition, etc: hard fought ...1924 Aust. sl.
• FAIR of a gang fight: without weapons ...1965 US sl.
• FIGHTABLE disposed to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTIFIED inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING likely to provoke a fight ...1875 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTINGEST most likely or eager to fight ...1871 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTY inclined or eager to fight; easily angered, bad-tempered; pugnacious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTYFIED inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• OF-FOUGHT † exhausted with fighting ...c1320
• ON of a fight or dispute: begun in earnest ...1945 Aust. sl.
• ON THE COBBLES looking for a fight ...1950s sl.
• PUGILANT * pugnacious, fighting ...L19
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent, contentious ...1635
• SCRAPPY inclined to fight ...1895 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN of a fight: determined, hard ...1853
• TEARING-DOWN of a fight: vigorous ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WAR-FAIN eager to fight ...1876
• WARLIKE † equipped for fighting or for war ...c1420
• WARM of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
FIGHT - adverbs
• IN MANGLE † in a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle ...a1300
FIGHT, FIGHTING - nouns
• BACK-HAIRING fighting among women ...1900s sl.
• BALLYRAG a free fight in jest ...Bk1898 sl.
• BARGAIN † contention or contest for the mastery; struggle, combat, fight, battle; controversy ...1375 obs. exc. Sc.
• BARGAINING † wrangling, contest, struggle, fighting ...1375 Sc.
• BARRAT † contention, strife, quarrel, fighting ...c1300
• BATTLE ROYAL a fight in which several combatants engage; hence, a general squabble ...1672
• BICKER a skirmish, a fight; a scrimmage ...1824 Sc.
• BITCH an argument or fight; a disagreement or quarrel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BONES-BREAKING a fight; a bloody quarrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOURD an encounter, a fight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• BOWL-OVER a fight, a brawl ...20C Aust. sl.
• BRANNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRONNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMP † martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
• CAMPING † contending, fighting ...1549
• CARVE-UP a fight; a battle; a gang war ...1961 UK sl.
• CATOUSE a rumpus, row, disturbance, fight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CHIROMACHY †* a hand-to-hand fight ...1659
• DANCE a fight between rival gangs ...1940s Amer. street gang sl.
• DEBATE † physical strife, fight, conflict, struggle ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIGLADIATION fighting with swords or hand-to-hand ...arch.
• DIMICATION * the act of fighting; a fight, battle, contest; contention, strife ...1623
• DOMESTIC an argument or fight between a couple who live together ...1970s sl.
• DUST-UP a fight ...L19 sl., orig. military
• FACE-UP a gang-fight, including single-person combat ...1950s US sl.
• FAIR FIGHT a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FAIR FIST AND SKULL (FIGHT) a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FAIR GO a fair fight, esp. between two persons ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FAIR ONE a (street gang) fight conducted under some sort of mutually recognized rules and possibly preceded by a verbal argument; a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FARE † a proceeding, action; 'doings'; hence, fighting ...1340-70
• FAUCHT a fight, a struggle, trouble, exertion ...1721 Sc.
• FAUGHT † a fight, a struggle, trouble, exertion ...1721 Sc.
• FLARE-OUT a fight; an outburst of temper ...1838 sl.
• FLARE-UP a fight; an outburst of temper ...1838 sl.
• GAGEMENT an engagement, a fight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-GANDER a fight with knives ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GANGBANG a fight between youth gangs ...1967 US sl.
• HABBLE a quarrel, a squabble, a fight ...1818 Sc.
• HACK AND SWEEP a tumult, an uproar; a fight; a commotion ...1902 Sc.
• HAIR a hair-pulling fight between women ...20C Irish sl.
• HAND-ADVENTURE † a single-handed contest ...1649
• HANDICUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1816
• HANDY-CUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1701
• HANDY-FIGHT † a hand-to-hand fight ...1601
• HANDY-PUNGY a fight with the fists ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANTLE a tussle, a hand to hand fight; a scuffle; as much as one can manage ...1868 Eng. dial.
• HEY RUBE a fight, orig. between circus workers and the general public ...1935 sl., orig. US
• HUMBUG a fight, esp. between youth gangs ...1962 US sl.
• IRISH BRAWL a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FAIR a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FIGHT a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JIM BRANNIGAN a disagreement or fight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KICKUP a fight or argument; a row; a disturbance ...1843 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK-DOWN a vicious fight in which one participant is knocked unconscious; thus, an acrimonious but non-violent dispute ...E19 sl., orig. US
• KNOCK-DOWN AND DRAG-OUT a fight carried to extremities; a vicious fight in which one participant is knocked unconscious; thus, an acrimonious but non-violent dispute ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LAKE † a fight, a contest ...c1400
• LEFT AND RIGHT a fight ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• MALVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MARTELAISE † a fighting with 'martels'; a hammering ...c1450
• MILL a boys' fight; a scrimmage ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MIX a fight, a brawl ...M19 US sl.
• MIX-UP a fist-fight; a brawl ...1894 Amer. sl.
• MUSH a fight ...2000s sl.
• OFF a fight ...1990s UK criminals' sl.
• OPEN GO a fair fight ...20C Aust. sl.
• OUT-AND-OUT a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• OUT-AND-OUTER a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• PADDY-ROW a fight that entails more verbal than physical aggression ...E19 sl.
• PAGGA a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGER a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PALAVER an argument, a fight ...1980s UK Black usage
• PANNY a fight between two or more women ...L19 sl.
• PUGNACITY the condition or character of being pugnacious; inclination to fight; quarrelsomeness ...E17
• PUNCH-OUT a fistfight or brawl ...sl.
• PUNCH-UP a fistfight or brawl ...1955 sl.
• RACKET a quarrel, fight, altercation; a disturbance ...1934 Amer. dial.
• RAG anything physically energetic, a party, a fight, a battle ...1910s sl.
• RAGE †* an act of violence; a fight ...c1330
• RAMMY a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd ...1935 Sc. sl.
• READ AND WRITE * a fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
• ROUGH HOUSE fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1887 sl.
• ROUGH-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1896 sl.
• RUCKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• RUKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• RUMBLE a fight, esp. a gang fight ...1946 sl., chiefly US
• SCALP-SPLITTING a fight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-TO a fight, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP a fight; a quarrel ...1846 Amer. sl.
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SET-TO fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1816 sl.
• SKELETON ARMY street-fighters ...L19 sl.
• SKIN fist-fighting ...1957 US sl.
• SKIN FIGHTING a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1967 US sl.
• SKIRMERY †* skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
• SORT-OUT. fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1937 sl.
• SPILLAGE of a fight: relates to blood loss when someone is cut by whatever means, as in 'spilled blood' ...c1980s playground sl.
• STOUCH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE-ON a fight, usually with the fists ...1920s Aust. sl.
• THUMP-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1967 Brit. sl.
• TIFFLE a scuffle, a tussle, a fight ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFTER a fit of bad temper or ill-humour; a quarrel; a fight ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TITANOMACHY the warfare of the Titans ...1887
• UP-AND-A-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UP-AND-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UPPER AND DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• VELITATION * a slight or preliminary engagement with an enemy; a skirmish; a fight or scuffle ...1616
• WAGE † a challenge or engagement to fight ...c1400
• WAGE OF BATTLE † a challenge or engagement to fight ...1523
• WARM WORK hot fighting ...1760
• YOKING † a contest, a fight, a tussle; a mauling ...1660 Sc.
FIGHT, FIGHTER - nouns, person
• BARRATOR † one who fights; esp. a hired bully ...a1400
• BARRATRESS †* a female fighter, an amazon, a virago ...1583
• BATTLER one who battles or fights; a warrior, a fighter ...c1300
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a good fighter; a person with spirit or pluck ...1799 Amer. dial.
• CAMPION † one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
• COGGER a fighter ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUFFER one who cuffs; a boxer, fighter ...1662
• DIGLADIATOR a person who contends or fights ...arch., literary
• DUKER a person inclined to fight ...1979 US sl.
• EARTHQUAKE a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
• EG-BATTLE a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FIGHTIST a fighter ...1877 jocular colloq.
• GUT-FIGHTER an aggressive, usually undisciplined fighter who delivers rapid powerful punches to the abdomen ...1958 Amer. sl.
• HAM an incompetent boxer or fighter ...1888 US sl.
• JABBER anyone who is prone to fighting ...1910s sl.
• KEMPER a prize-fighter, a professional fighter ...1891 Sc.
• KEMPERY-MAN †* a prize-fighter, a professional fighter ...a1765
• OILER one who is regularly involved in fights ...1930s US Black sl.
• SQUARER one who squares his elbows for fighting, a sparrer ...1850 Sc.
• WAR-HAWK one who is eager for the fray ...1798 US
FIGHT - verbs
• ADPUGN † to fight against ...1626
• ADPUGNE † to fight against ...1626
• BANDY to contend, to strive, to fight ...1588
• BANG IT ABOUT † to come to blows, to fight it out ...c1600
• BANG IT OUT † to come to blows, to fight it out ...1622
• BARGAIN † to contend, to strive, to struggle, to fight ...1375 Sc.
• BATE † to contend, to quarrel, to fight, to strive with blows or arguments ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEAT † to exchange blows; to fight ...1586
• BEAT THE AIR to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...c1375
• BEAT THE WATER † to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...1579
• BEAT THE WIND to fight to no purpose or against no opposition; to make futile attempts ...1815
• BEFIGHT † 1. to deprive of by fighting ...c1000
† 2. to fight against, to do battle with ...1474
• BE INTO A MAN to pitch into him; to fight him ...Bk1896 sl.
• BOG-SCLENT to avoid fighting; to abscond on the day of battle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG to fight ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BULLY-FIGHT to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALL to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• CALL OUT to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• CAMP † to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• COME TO HANDGRIPS to come to close combat ...1571
• COME TO HANDSTROKES † to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• COME TO HANDY STROKES † to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• CROSS ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• DEAK to fight ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAL † to contend or fight about ...c1205
• DEBATE † 1. to fight, to contend, to strive, to quarrel, to wrangle ...c1340
2. to contest, to dispute; to contend or fight for; to carry on a fight or quarrel ...c1489 arch.
• DIGLADIATE † to 'cross swords'; to fight, to contend, to quarrel; to dispute violently ...a1656
• DIMICATE † to fight, to contend, to skirmish ...1656
• DISH IT OUT to fight with forceful hitting ...1930 sl., orig. US
• DUKE to fight with fists ...1935 US sl.
• FALL FORTH † to quarrel, to fight ...1607
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• FANG AWAY to attack violently, to fight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER INTO to attack vigorously; to fight ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER UP to bristle, to prepare to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ON to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIRE UP to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FISTICATE to fight with fists, to box; to quarrel; to meddle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• FRAB to struggle, fight; to argue, contend ...1868 Eng. dial.
• GALLIER to fight; to drive away with blows ...1851 Eng. dial.
• GET DOWN to fight ...1970 Amer. Black sl.
• GO BY THE EARS † to start fighting; to set on one another ...1716 Sc.
• GO SOCIAL to stop fighting ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GO THE KNUCKLE to fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• GUN UP to prepare to fight, either with fists or weapons ...1981 US sl.
• HITCH to fight, to tangle ...1874 Amer. sl.
• HUMBUG to fight ...1968 US sl.
• JACK to fight ...1970 Amer. dial.
• JACK OUT to fight ...1970 Amer. dial.
• KEMP to fight or contend in battle with another ...a1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAKE † to exert oneself, to move quickly, to leap, to spring; hence, to fight ...a1000
• LACE UP YOUR BOOTS to prepare for a fight ...1998 US sl.
• LEFT AND RIGHT a fight ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LOCK ASSES to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A TOUSE to make a row, or fight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MATCH † to meet in combat, to fight with ...a1400-50
• MEDDLE to fight; to fight with ...1937 Amer. dial.
• MIX to fight; to come to blows ...L19 US sl.
• MIX IN to start or join in a fight ...1912 sl.
• MIX IT to fight ...1900 sl.
• MULLER to roundly beat the opposition in a physical fight ...1997 Brit. sl.
• OFFER SOMEONE OUT to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
• OFFER OUT to challenge anyone to fight ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPEN THE BALL to start a fight ...1854 US sl.
• PAGGER to fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAIK AT to fight with ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAN to strike, to fight a person ...c1930 UK sl.
• PUG to fight ...1994 US sl.
• PUSH FIRE to urge others into a fight, with no intention of participating oneself ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PUT ON A SLAB to fight in private to settle a score ...20C prison sl.
• PUT ONE'S BONES UP to get ready to fight ...L19 sl.
• PUT UP ONE'S FORKS to get ready to fight ...L19 sl.
• PUT UP THE DOOKS to prepare to fight ...M19 sl.
• RAG to fight; to beat up ...1910s sl.
• RAISE SAND to fight ...1980s US criminals' sl.
• RAISE UP to prepare oneself, such as for a fight ...1990s US Black sl.
• READ AND WRITE to fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
• ROUGH HOUSE to fight ...1900 sl., orig. US
• RUMBLE to fight, esp. to take part in a gang-fight ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SCART ONE'S BUTTONS to challenge to a fight ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAP to fight ...1874 sl.
• SCRAPE ONE'S BUTTONS to challenge one to a fight ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SHOW HACKLE to be willing to fight ...M19 sl.
• SKIRM †* to engage with one in fight ...c1400
• SLUG IT OUT to fight relentlessly ...1943 sl.
• SQUARE UP TO SOMEONE. to prepare to fight with someone ...1827 sl.
• STACK ON A BLUE to begin a fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• STAND A GALLIER to fight ...1790 Eng. dial.
• STEAM IN to engage in an activity, esp. fighting, with absolute commitment ...1961 UK sl.
• STOUCH to fight ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH to fight ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE IT IN THE BLIND to fight in private in order to settle a score ...20C US prison sl.
• TAKE IT TO THE SQUARE to call out for a fight ...2000s US prison sl.
• TAKE OFF ONE'S COAT to challenge someone to a fight ...L19 sl.
• TAKE ON to start a quarrel or fight with ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TAKE UP † to oppose, to fight with ...1597
• TANGLE to fight ...1928 sl., orig. US
• TANGLE ASS to fight ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE ASSHOLES to fight, to brawl ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE HOLES to fight, to brawl ...1929 US sl.
• TANGLE WITH to fight with ...1910s sl.
• TAP OUT in a fight: to give in, to surrender by indicating with a tap on the ground ...1970s Aust. sl.
• TOIL † to contend in a lawsuit or an argument; to dispute, to argue; also, to contend in battle; to fight, to struggle ...c1330
• TOP † to fight, to struggle, to strive ...c1305
• YOKE to attack; to grip, to seize; to tackle; to meddle with; to fight; to engage in, to dispute ...1775 Sc.
FIGHT - interjections
• FAIR FIGHT! cry of onlookers adjuring the use of fists only, no weapons ...1942 Amer. dial.
FIGHT, FIGHTING - phrases
• EXCUSE ME WHILE I WHIP THIS OUT one's last words before commencing a fight ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• IT'S GONNA BE ME AND YOU an invitation to start fighting ...1940s US Black sl.
• LEAP AND YOU WILL RECEIVE a ritual challenge to a fight ...1970s US Black sl.
• PICK NO SQUARES don't fight ...Bk1998 teen sl.
FIGHT AGAINST - verbs
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAW to fight against tremendous odds ...1932 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAWMILL to fight against tremendous odds ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCULAR SAW to fight against tremendous odds ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A STEAM SAWMILL to fight against tremendous odds ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GO AT IT TOOTH AND TOENAIL to fight against energetically and with great determination, to use great effort ...1965 Amer. dial.
FIGHTING - verbs
• BARRACK to brag, to be boastful of one's fighting powers ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
FIGHTING AGAINST - adjectives
• CONTRAPUGNANT †* fighting against, of hostile action ...1654
FIGURATIVE - adjectives
• ICASTIC †* figurative ...1664
FIGURATIVE - nouns
• ICASM †* a figurative expression ...1664
FIGURE - see BODY
FIGURINE - nouns
• MUD cheap plaster figurines ...1930s US sl.
FILBERT - nouns
• BANNUT † the filbert ...c1450
FILCH - see STEAL
FILE - nouns
• FILE 13 a private or classified file containing harmful or embarrassing information ...1969 Amer. sl.
FILE (tool) - nouns
• DUKE OF ARGYLE n. a file (tool) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
FILIPINO - see PHILIPPINES
FILL - verbs
• ADIMPLEATE †* to fill up ...1657
• BEIN † to furnish bounteously, to fill ...c1450
• BOWDEN to fill; to burden ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FARCINATE † to cram, to fill, to stuff; to cram the stomach with food ...1634
• FILFIL to fill entirely ...1949 Amer. dial.
• IMPLEFY †* to fill ...1623
• IMPLETE to fill ...1862 US
• KEDGE to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBSATURATE †* to fill too much; to sate, to cloy ...1623
• OF-FILL †* to fill completely ...c1205
• PAG to cram, to pack tightly, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANG to pack a receptacle tight, to cram full, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUINCH to stop up, to fill ...Bk1905 Ireland
• RAM to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RAM JAM to fill up, to cram ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAM UP to fill up, to crowd ...1970s UK Black sl.
• RANCE to fill completely; to choke up ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REPLEAT † to fill ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TEEM UP to fill up to the brim ...B1900 Sc.
• VAMP to fill up a glass, teapot, etc. when partially empty; to sip slowly ...1893 Eng. dial.
FILLED - adjectives
• HEAP AND THRATCH filled to overflowing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• IMPLETE † filled, replete with something ...1598
• YFILLED † filled; fulfilled ...c900
FILLING - adjectives
• IMPLETIVE †* having the quality of filling ...1647
FILLING - nouns
• IMPLETION the act of filling, the condition of being filled; fullness ...1583
FILM - see MOVIE
FILTH, FILTHINESS - nouns
• ADDLE stinking urine, or other liquid filth; mire ...a1000
• BATTER soft, moist dirt; filth ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAWDINESS † dirtiness; dirt, filth ...1552
• BAWDRY † material filth; dirt, defilement ...1648
• CACK rubbish, dirt, filth ...1990s sl.
• CLART mud or filth ...E19 Eng. dial.
• CRUD dirt; dirty material; filth ...1948 sl., orig. US
• DIRT filth, obscenity, scurrilous information or gossip ...1926 sl.
• FECULENCE feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum; also, filth ...a1648
• FECULENCY † foulness, filth ...1651
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• FUSSOCK dirt, filthiness, laziness ...19C Eng. dial.
• GACH dirt or filth ...1851 Eng. dial.
• GAG a filthy mass of any substance, liquid, or semi-liquid; mire, mud ...1866 Sc.
• GALL † filth, impurity ...a1300
• GARBIDGE garbage, refuse; filth ...1583
• GARBISH garbage, refuse; filth ...1583
• GROT dirt, dirty material, filth ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GRUNGE dirt; filth; rubbish ...1968 sl.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• HACK filth, dirt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARLOTRY † filth, trash ...1467
• IMMUNDICITY † uncleanness, impurity; filthiness ...1530
• IMMUNDITY * uncleanness, filthiness, impurity ...1870
• JAKES excrement; filth ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LEPROSY foulness, filth ...1598
• LEPRY † foulness, filth ...1526
• MUNG dirt, muck; anything filthy or distasteful ...L1970s teenagers' & students' usage
• NAST dirt, filth, foulness ...1789 Eng. dial.
• NASTMENT filth, nastiness ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NASTRY filth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSCOURINGS filth or defilement cleaned off and cast aside; refuse, rubbish ...1674
• ORDURE filth, dirt ...a1300 arch.
• SCHMUTZ dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth, dust ...1968 sl.
• SCLATCH an unseemly mass of anything semi-liquid; a large clot of mud or filth; a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
• SCUMBER † the dung of a dog or fox; hence, filth, dirt ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCUNGE dirt, dirty material, filth ...1975 sl.
• SHMUTZ dirt, filth ...1968 sl., chiefly US
• SINK * a pool or pit formed in the ground for the receipt of waste water, sewage, etc; a cesspool; a receptacle for filth or ordure ...c1440
• SKANK filth, dirtiness, malevolence ...1980s US sl.
• SKLATCH an unseemly mass of anything semi-liquid; a large clot of mud or filth; a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
• SNOTTERY † nasal mucus or filth
• SUDS † dregs, leavings; hence, filth, muck ...1548
• SULLAGE 1. filth, refuse; esp. as is carried off by drains from a house, farmyard, or the like; sewage ...1553
† 2. filth, filthiness, defilement, pollution ...1641
• SULLIDGE filth, refuse; esp. as is carried off by drains from a house, farmyard, or the like; sewage ...1553
• TATA † excrement; filth ...1777 Eng. dial.
FILTHY - adjectives
• AVERN filthy, squalid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAACHIE nasty tasting; filthy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BAWDISH †* obscene, filthy ...1572
• BAWDY † soiled, dirty, filthy ...1377
• CACKY covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous ...19C sl.
• CRUDDY dirty, filthy ...1877 sl.
• CRUMBY dirty; filthy; soiled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAGGY of clothes, appearance, etc.: dirty; filthy; slovenly; messy; unkempt; unpleasant ...1967 Aust. sl.
• FECULENT † covered with faeces; filthy ...1590
• FEEST untidy, unkempt; filthy ...1901 Amer. dial.
• GRUNDY dirty, shabby, grimy, filthy, disgusting; disreputable, unpleasant ...1966 Amer. sl.
• GRUNGED-OUT filthy, dirty, grimy ...1986 Amer. sl.
• GRUNGY dirty, filthy ...1965 sl.
• GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGEY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance; messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• IMMUND * unclean, impure; filthy, foul ...1621
• LAIRY † earthly, filthy ...a1340
• LEPROUS foul, filthy ...1598
• MANKEY dirty, filthy ...1971 Brit. sl.
• MANKY dirty, filthy ...1971 Brit. sl.
• MUCKING repellent, filthy ...L19 sl.
• ORDUROUS † of the nature of ordure, filthy ...1593
• PIGGING filthy ...20C Irish sl.
• PUTREDINOUS filthy, abominable ...1711 obs.
• RUSTY-FUSTY-DUSTY excessively dirty; begrimed with dust and filth ...1630
• SCANDALOUS filthy, befouled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROUNGY dirty, filthy ...1949 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCUZZY dirty, filthy ...1969 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• SPURCITIOUS †* filthy, foul, obscene ...1628
• UNRID disorderly, untidy; filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VILD unpleasant, disagreeable, portending evil or mischief, disgusting, filthy ...1836 Sc.
• YAUGH † dirty, nasty, filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FILTHY - nouns
• GAR any slimy, filthy, or muddy substance; that produced by algae in a pond or river; green seaweed; any sticky, miry mess ...1808 Sc.
• GRUNGEHOLE a filthy or disreputable place ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MUCKHOLE a filthy, unappetizing place or room ...1900s sl.
• PARGIS a dirty mess, a muddle, a filthy condition ...1929 Sc.
• RAG-AND-BONE SHOP a very dirty, filthy, untidy room ...c1880 colloq.
• SHIT-CHUTE a disgusting, filthy place ...2000s sl.
FILTHY - nouns, person
• CLARTY-PAPS a filthy, slatternly woman or wife ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAUBSHITE a filthy and slovenly man ...19C Eng. dial.
• JACK-NASTY-FACE a filthy or unpleasant-looking person ...1823 sl.
• MEAZLE † a leper; a filthy creature ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MOVING DUNGHILL a notably filthy man or woman ...L18
• MUCK-HEAP a filthy, slovenly man or woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MUCK-SCUTCHEON a filthy person ...19C Brit. sl.
• MUCK-SUCKLE a filthy, dirty, slatternly, or very untidy woman ...c1860 Brit. colloq.
• RUBBACROCK a dirty, filthy slattern, that is as black as if she were continually rubbing herself against a boiler or kettle ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SLABBER a filthy, slobbering person ...L18
• SLABBERDEGULLION a filthy, slobbering fellow ...E17
• SLOTTERBUG † a dirty or filthy person ...c1440
FILTHY - verbs
• BAWDY † to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile ...1398
• BEASTLE to soil, to befoul; to make filthy ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GUNGE to make filthy ...1976 UK sl.
• GUNGE UP to make filthy ...1976 UK sl.
FIN - nouns
• FANG a fin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
FINAL - adjectives
• ULTIM † ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMATIVE * tending to produce some final result ...1885
• ULTIME † ultimate, final ...1626
FINAL - nouns
• A-END n. the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• ARSE END the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LAST KNOCKINGS the final state of a period or activity ...20C
• LAST LICKS a final turn or opportunity
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• ULTIMATION the act or process of brining to an ultimate result; final issue or development ...1791
• ULTIMATUM * final lot or destiny ...1861
• ULTIMITY * the final point or ultimate development of an action or thing; the last stage ...1613
• ULTIMO † the final point or limit ...1622
• ULTIMUM † the final point or limit ...1649
FINALLY - adverbs
• AT LONG finally ...1820 Sc.
• AT LONG AND AT LAST in the end ...1892 Sc.
• AT THE LONG LENGTH at last ....1866 Eng. dial.
• FINALLY AT LAST in the end, finally ...1922 Amer. dial.
• IN THE HEEL OF THE HUNT at the last minute, finally ...Irish
• IN THE LAST †* in the end, finally ...1607
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - adjectives
• ALL TO HELL financially ruined ...19C sl.
• BROKE TO THE WORLD ruined financially, bankrupt; penniless ...1918
• BUSTED burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
• BUSTED-UP burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
• FAST in financial difficulties ...M19 sl.
• IN HOCK in debt; in financial difficulty ...1926 sl.
• IN QUEER STREET in debt; in financial trouble ...1886 sl.
• IN THE RED in debt; in financial difficulty ...1926 sl.
• ON ONE'S ASS in financial or other ruin; helpless ...c1917 Amer. sl.
• ON THE ROCKS short of money; destitute; in financial trouble ...1889 colloq.
• PAID financially stable if not wealthy ...1998 US sl.
• TIGHT in financial difficulties, hard up; of money: scarce ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH in financial straits, wanting money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - nouns
• ALTAMEL a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• ALTEMAL a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• BLOW CARD any useless thing or condition; financial embarrassment ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BURSTING a financial break-down ...1834
• MOUSE HOUSE a finance company ...1975 US sl.
• PIECE financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
• PIECE OF THE ACTION financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
• RAKE-IN the financial results of an enterprise ...1947 US sl.
FINANCE(S), FINANCIAL - verbs
• ANGEL to finance ...1929 Amer. sl., esp. theatre usage
• ARSE DROPS OUT OF, THE of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• ARSE FALLS OUT OF, THE of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• CATCH A COLD to lose out financially, possibly after purchasing a supposed 'bargain', which proves to be otherwise ...L18 sl.
• CATCH COLD to lose out financially, possibly after purchasing a supposed 'bargain', which proves to be otherwise ...L18 sl.
• FEEL THE DRAUGHT to feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions ...colloq.
• FEEL THE PINCH to feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions ...colloq.
• HIT THE SKIDS to enter in a period of economic decline ...1920s sl., orig. US
• TAKE THE KNOCK to suffer financial losses, often in gambling ...L19 sl.
• TAP to exhaust one's finances ...1910s US sl.
• TAP OUT to come to the end of one's finances ...1930s sl., orig. US
FINANCE(S) - phrases
• ONE'S BACK IS AT THE WALL one is in a state of trouble or financial embarrassment; one is in exile or in hiding ...1825 Sc.
FINCH - nouns
• OLF a finch ...1882 Eng. dial.
FIND - adjectives
• FAR TO SEEK difficult to find ...1822 Eng. dial.
FIND - nouns
• NOSE an innate ability to find things ...1875 UK sl.
• PUNT AROUND an attempt to find someone or something ...1970s sl.
FIND - verbs
• BEFIND † to find, to discover ...c1200
• CHASE UP to make efforts to find or obtain quickly ...1950s sl.
• DIG OUT to research and discover; to find and obtain ...1611 UK sl.
• DIG UP to research and discover; to find and obtain ...1611 UK sl.
• FANG to find ...1842 Eng. dial.
• FIND AN ELEPHANT IN THE MOON to find something that seems like a great discovery, but it's not ...c1670
• HIT to find, to meet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LAIT † to look or search for; to seek, to try to find ...a1300
• RUN TO EARTH to find someone after searching
• SCARE UP to pick up, to find ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR to discover, to find, to lay hands on ...1864 Sc.
• YFIND † to find ...c950
FIND OUT - adjectives
• HEURISTIC serving to find out or discover something ...E19
FIND OUT - verbs
• ART to find out; to discover ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BOWL OUT to find out, to be found out ...E19 sl.
• DECIPHER † to find out, to discover, to detect ...1528
• FIND UP to discover, to find out ...1969 Amer. dial.
• UNDERFIND † to discover something secret; to find out ...B1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FINE - adjectives
• ABOUT HALF feeling fine, relatively happy ...1960s sl.
• ACES first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; tops ...1901 US. sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, tops ...1920 US sl.
• ACES-UP fine, preeminent; in high favour ...1902 US sl.
• ALAGAZAM excellent, fine ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ANXIOUS good; fine ...1940s US Black sl.
• BEATENEST finest; very exceptional ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BEL † fair, fine, beautiful ...c1314
• BONNYLIKE good to look at; fine as to appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRA' fine ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAW fine, gaily dressed; handsome ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRICKISH jolly, fine ...1856 sl.
• BULLY fine, excellent, grand ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• BUNKUM excellent, fine, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BUNKUMSQUINT fine, excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CAKE fine, pleasing ...1940s sl.
• CALLAWAMPUS big, fine, stout, grand ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CASMALA fine, excellent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CHRISTMAS fine, admirable ...1960s NZ sl.
• CLASSY stylish, fine, neat, trim ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COOL excellent, great, fine ...1933 sl., orig. US Black
• COPACETIC fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
• CORKING fine, excellent, very pleasing ...1895 sl.
• DAINTY † pleasant, agreeable, fine, handsome ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
• DENTY pleasant, agreeable; worthy, excellent; fine, handsome; plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
• DITZY admirable, fine, first-class ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS splendid, very fine, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EXTRA-SPECIAL exceptionally good or fine ...colloq.
• FAB delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
• FASSY smart, fine, fashionable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FINE AS A FIDDLE very fine; in excellent health or spirits ...1836 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS FEATHERS in good shape; just right; fine ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS GNAT'S WHISKERS very fine ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• FINELY fine, very good ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FLIPPERCANORIOUS fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLY fine; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FRESH excellent; fine; very good; great, superb ...1984 sl., orig. US rap musician’s usage
• GALLANT * excellent, splendid, fine, grand ...1539
• GALLOPTIOUS splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GALLOWS very great, excellent, fine, first-rate ...1789 Eng. dial. & sl.
• GALLUS very great, excellent, fine, absolute ...M16
• GAY † brilliantly good; excellent, fine ...c1470
• GIM † smart, spruce, fine, neat, pretty ...1513 obs. exc. Eng dial.
• GLOBSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOBERSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOBSLOPTIOUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOLOPTIOUS fine, splendid, delicious, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDACIOUS fine, very grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDILIOUS splendid, fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GREAT excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
• HARD good, excellent, fine...1960 Amer. dial.
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• HUNKEY very fine, just the thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM very fine, excellent, good, splendid ...1908 Amer. dial
• HUNKY DORY satisfactory, fine ...1861 US sl.
• HYPERFIRMACIOUS fine, splendid, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• IMMENSE superlatively good, fine, splendid ...1762 sl.
• JIM-DANDY very fine ...1888 Amer. sl.
• KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1981 Amer. dial.
• KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAPLOLLY splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LARGE fine, pleasant, enjoyable, lively ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LARGE-SIZED † of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• MAGNIFICAL grand, fine, magnificent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGNOLIOUS very fine, magnificent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MIGHTY very fine or gay ...1876 Eng. dial.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• PEACHES fine, excellent ...1910s US sl.
• PEACHY excellent, fine, splendid ...1900 colloq.
• PERSKWEE splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RARE a general term of approval: splendid, excellent, fine, great, grand, first-rate; also in ironic negative use ...1596 colloq.
• RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLING-GOOD splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT AS NAILS perfectly fine; in good condition; healthy ...1894
• RORTY fine, splendid, jolly; of the very best ...c1864 sl.. orig. Londoner's sl.
• SCALLYWHAMPUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUM fine, excellent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMBOTIOUS first-class, wonderful, excellent, fine, delightful; often but not always used of food ...1910s sl.
• SCRUMDIFFEROUS very fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMDOODLE very fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMDUMPISH fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMMY excellent, fine ...1915 UK sl.
• SCRUMPTEDIDLEOUS excellent, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMPTIOUS first-rate, excellent, delightful, fine; ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SHARP excellent, fine; impressive ...sl., orig. US
• SKEWGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKRUGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBERGULLUIOUS splendid, very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOPERGLOBTIOUS fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SMACKING unusually large or fine ...L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SNIPTIOUS fine, attractive, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPANDY very good or fine; smart ...M19 US colloq.
• SPANKING outstanding, fine, large, smart, etc. ...Bk1913 colloq.
• SPIFFY very fine, attractive, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPLASHING fine, excellent, first-rate ...L19 sl.
• SPLASHY fine, excellent, first-rate ...L19 sl.
• SPLENDIFEROUS splendid, fine, brilliant, gorgeous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SQUEACHY fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SUPERBAGNAMIOUS excellent, very fine, great ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGLOBBERSLOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGLOBSLOPTIOUS very fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGOBOSNOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERGOBSLOPTIOUS very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERLOBGOSHIOUS delicious, first-class, excellent, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERRUMDIFFEROUS splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUPERSPADRATIC splendid, very fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWUZZY fine, attractive, admirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALL † comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine ...c1450
• TIPPY † in the height of fashion; smart, fine, fashionable ...1810
• TOPGALLANT excellent, grand, fine ...1613
• VADY gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• VAGE †* fine, handsome ...1604
• VALIANT † of material things: fine, splendid ...1604
• VAUDIE gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• VAUDY gay or fine in appearance ...1805 Sc.
• WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE fine, splendid ...1818 Sc.
• WALY handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• ZOOLY fine, good, exciting ...1960s US teen sl.
FINE (thin, narrow) - adjectives
• RAISE-VELVET †* superfine ...1603
FINE - nouns
• BEANER something fine or excellent ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BEAUT something fine or splendid ...1896 US sl.
• CRACKER something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
• DAINTY † anything estimable, choice, fine, pleasing, or delightful; hence, occasionally, a luxury, a rarity ...1340
• DANDY anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq.
• DINGCLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• DOODLE something fine, splendid, or pleasing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HARKER a fine, strong person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HUMDINGER a remarkable, excellent, or outstanding person or thing; something exciting or thrilling; something or someone very fine or splendid; a stylish person ...1905 sl., orig. US
• JIM-SLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOLOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOTZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYPALOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MASH a term of admiration for anything fine, esp. of dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PEACHAMAROOT someone or something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHAROONEY something splendid or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINE one who has attractive qualities; anything especially choice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINO something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RARE DEED great, fine, or extraordinary doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALT a fine example ...M19 sl.
• SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large ...colloq.
FINE (judicial) - nouns
• CALVIN KLEIN a judicial fine ...1990s rhyming sl.
FINE - nouns, person
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BEANER something or somebody who is fine or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDY a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANDYKID a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDYMAN a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DAISY-CUTTER a fine fellow ...1840 US sl.
• DINGCLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HARKER a fine, strong person or thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HORSE a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1955 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HUMDINGER a remarkable, excellent, or outstanding person or thing; something exciting or thrilling; something or someone very fine or splendid; a stylish person ...1905 sl., orig. US
• JIM-SLICKER an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOLOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOTZA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLAPALOOSA an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYPALOOZER an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NICEBICE †* a dainty, fine, or fashionable girl or woman ...1595
• NICE CUP OF TEA a very fine fellow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PEACHAMAROOT someone or something very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHAROONEY something splendid or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINE one who has attractive qualities; anything especially choice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINO something or someone very fine or splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RIPPER a fine woman; anything of particular excellence ...1851 sl.
• TRUMP a fine person; a 'brick' ...colloq.
FINE - verbs
• FINIFY to make fine, to adorn ...1847 Amer. dial.
• QUAINT † to adorn, to make fine or beautiful ...1483
FINE (sum of money paid) - verbs
• KNOCK BACK to fine someone ...1910s sl.
FINE - phrases/interjections
• ALLERICKSTIX all right, fine ...1890 US sl.
• ALL FRUITS RIPE everything is fine ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• ALL GOOD everything is fine ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING everything is fine ...1960s US teen & W. Indies sl.
FINELY - adverbs
• BONNY prettily, finely, well ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVELIES very well, finely, prosperously ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLIES well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLINS well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWLY well, finely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAISY admirably, excellently, in a fine manner ...L19 US sl.
• DEARLY † in a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly ...a1000
• RARELY unusually or remarkably well; finely, splendidly, beautifully ...1590
• TOPLY finely ...1782 Sc.
• WALLIE finely ...1535 Sc.
• WALLY finely ...1535 Sc.
FINERY - nouns
• AFTERCLAPS superfluous finery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAWDRY † finery ...a1529
• BRAVITY fine show, display, finery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANGLEMENTS fringes, tassels, the hanging appendages of a garment; finery ...1855 Eng. dial.
• DING-DANGLES hanging beads or other finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-DOULERS finery in dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERAL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...c1820
• FALDERDAL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FALDERMENT finery, useless ornaments of dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
• FALLALDERMENT finery, ornaments of dress ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FALLALERY tawdry finery; gaudy ornament ...1833
• FALLALS finery, trumpery ornaments, trifles, gewgaws ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEGARY a gewgaw; a trifle; finery in dress ...E18 Eng. dial. & colloq. rare
• FLUBDUB a bit of finery, ornamentation ...1915 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMADIDDLE a bauble, a bit of finery ...1882 Amer. dial.
• FOL-DE-ROLL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FOLDIDOL a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• GANGERY † finery ...1872 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAUD a plaything, a toy; also, something gaudy; a showy ornament, a piece of finery; a gewgaw ...c1430
• GAUDERY gaudy or showy decoration, ostentatious show; finery, fine clothes; also, a fine or gaudy thing, a piece of finery ...1597-8
• GAUDY-SHOP † a shop for finery ...1620
• GAWD a plaything, a toy; also, something gaudy; a showy ornament, a piece of finery; a gewgaw ...c1430
• ITEMS trifles, finery ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MONKEY-TRAPS female finery, to 'catch' men ...c1930 sl.
• QUAINTRY †* finery ...1483
• TANCHIMENTS frippery; articles of finery; fanciful appliances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENTS fanciful appliances; frippery; articles of female finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLEMENTS implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLIMENTS implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDRY cheap finery; cheap, sham jewellery ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TEWTRUMS odds and ends; pieces of finery; all sorts of small tools ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TRINKUM-TRANKUMS † trinkets, gewgaws; odd matters of finery, as ribbons, etc. ...1718 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLIES finery ...1813 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery ...1802 Sc.
• WHILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
• WILLY-WALLIES fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
FINEST - nouns
• MOST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest, the ultimate in something ...1953 sl., orig. US
• MOST ON TOAST, THE the best, the most exciting, the finest ...1950s sl., orig. US
FINGER - nouns
• ACME WRINGER the finger ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• BERRY-BARN the third finger ...1870 Sc.
• BONE the middle finger raised in a gesture, meaning, roughly, "fuck you!" ...1957 US sl.
• CANT-HOOKS † the fingers ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUNT-HOOKS the fingers ...L18 Brit. cant
• CURNIE-WURNIE a nursery term for the little finger ...19C Sc.
• DABS the fingers ...L18 sl.
• DIGIT a finger or toe
• EAR-FINGER † the little finger, often put in the air ...c1000
• FANG a finger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEEBLE MAN the third or ring finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FINGERLING a nickname for the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FISH-HOOKS fingers ...M19 sl.
• FORKS the fingers ...a1700 sl.
• GRUB HOOKS fingers or hands ...1923 Amer. sl.
• HAFFLE a rag tied round an injured finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LEAN AND LINGER a finger ...1929 US rhyming sl.
• LEECH † the finger next to the little finger ...c1290
• LEECH-FINGER † the finger next to the little finger ...c1000
• LEEMAN the ring finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LICK-POT the first finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LING FINGER the ring finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LINGMAN the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JACK the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLEMAN the little finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LONG FINGER the middle finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LONGMAN the middle finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MANLY-WARRINGAHS fingers ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl.
• MARRIAGE FINGER † the finger on which the wedding-ring is placed ...1711
• MAULEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MAULIE a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MAULS the hands; the fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWLEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MEATHOOK a finger ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLEMAN the middle finger ...1987 Amer. dial.
• MID-FINGER the middle finger ...1900 Sc.
• MINIMUS the little finger, the little toe ...1881
• MORLEY a finger; usually used in plural ...M19 sl.
• MUCK-FORKS the fingers ...M19 sl.
• MUD HOOK a finger; usually used in the plural ...1968 Can. sl.
• NAIL the measure of the middle finger from the knuckle to the tip, given as eight to a yard, i.e. 4½ inches ...1963 Sc.
• NAIL-BEARERS the fingers ...Bk1902 sl.
• NAMELESS FINGER † the middle finger ...1584
• NEB the tip of a finger or toe ...1767 Sc.
• NO FINGER. the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• OAKABELL the fourth finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OKABELL the fourth finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONKA a finger ...Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga - the propriety name of a blanket)
• ONKAPARINGA a finger ...Aust. rhyming sl. (Onkaparinga - the propriety name of a blanket)
• PADDLE the fingers ...M19 sl.
• PINKIE the little finger ...1808 sl., chiefly N. Amer. & Sc.
• PINKY the little finger ...1808 sl., chiefly N. Amer. & Sc.
• PIRLIE a child's name for the little finger ...B1900 Sc.
• POINTER the index finger ...1975 Amer. dial.
• POINTER-MAN the index finger ...1987 Amer. dial.
• POINT-FINGER the index finger ...1975 Amer. dial.
• POPPERS the fingers ...1940s US Black sl.
• RING-MAN the ring finger ...1544 sl.
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TALLMAN the middle finger ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TALON the grasping fingers or hands of humans ...1588
• TEN-BONES † the ten fingers ...c1485
• THUMB-FINGER the thumb ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TOMMY-THIBEL the first finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOM THUMB the thumb ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WAIST AND LINGER a finger ...20C rhyming sl.
• WAIT AND LINGER the finger ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• YARK the space between the forefinger and thumb ...1908 Sc.
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb ...a1838 Sc.
FINGER - verbs
• FLIP THE BIRD to give someone the finger ...M20 US sl.
• NABBLE to use the fingers deftly ...1963 Sc.
• PADDLE † to finger idly, playfully, or fondly ...1611
• PALM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAUM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUM to twirl the fingers in an awkward, shy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMBLE to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly...1632 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
FINGERNAIL - adjectives
• IN MOURNING having dirty fingernails ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
FINGERNAIL - nouns
• FLESH-SPADES † the fingernails ...1749
• MOURNING BANDS dirty fingernails ...L19 sl.
• NAIL HORN a fingernail ...1821 Sc.
• NANGNAIL a long fingernail ...1884 Eng. dial.
• ONYCHOPHAGY the habit of biting one's fingernails
• RAGNAILS the small pieces of skin which grow around the fingernails ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEP a mark, esp. one made with the fingernails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FINGERNAIL - nouns, person
• ONYCHOPHAGIST a person who has the compulsive habit of nail biting
• ONYGOPHAGIST one who bites his nails (erroneous for 'onychophagist') ...1834 nonce word
FINGERNAIL - verbs
• SCREIT to pare the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FINGERPRINT - nouns
• CALLING CARD fingerprints ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• DAB a fingerprint; usually in the plural ...1926 UK police jargon
• DARBIES fingerprints ...1950 UK sl.
• PADDY PRINTS fingerprints ...1930 US criminals' sl.
• PARTIAL a partial fingerprint ...1996 US sl.
FINGERPRINT - verbs
• DAB to take a suspect's fingerprints ...1940s UK police & criminals' sl.