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FLOAT - FONDNESS
FLOAT - verbs
• TO-FLEET † to float away; to be carried away by or as by water ...a1122
FLOATING - adverbs
• ASWIM afloat, covered with water ...1792 Sc.
FLOATING - nouns
• NATABILITY capacity of floating ...1796
• WOODEN ISLAND a floating mass of debris, as wood or vegetation, formed in a lake or large river ...1807 Amer. dial.
FLOCK - nouns
• BEND a flock, a company ...1882 Amer. dial.
FLOCK - verbs
• BAND to form into a herd or flock ...1878 Amer. dial.
FLOG - nouns, person
• INDORSER a sadist; one who flogs the back of another ...E20 US criminals' sl.
FLOG - verbs
• ANOINT to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ...c1500
• ARRAY to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul ...L14 jocular
• ASH to flog, to beat ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BALEISE to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BASTE to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel ...1533
• BELLIS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELLISE to beat, to flog; to whip, to scourge ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BIBLE to administer a flogging ...1859 Winchester School sl.
• BILLUS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BREECH to flog on the breech ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEK to flog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLDOSE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BULLDOZE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BUMBASTE † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BUMFEG † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589
• COWHIDE to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FLAGELLATE to whip, scourge, flog
• GIVE A RED-LACED JACKET to flog ...1871 military sl.
• HIDE to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HORSE to flog, to whip; also, to treat roughly ...1775 US sl.
• JACKET to flog, to thrash, to beat ...1704 sl.
• KANGE to flog severely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAM to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog; to hit hard, to strike ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LAMP to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1808 Sc.
• LARROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LARRUP to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog ...1824 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LIMB to beat severely, to whip, to flog ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LINGE † to beat severely, to thrash, to flog ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIRROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• PADDLE to give a severe flogging with a belt ...1899 US prison sl.
• PUT THE QUILT ON to thrash, to beat, to flog ...E19 sl.
• QUILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RIDGIL to flog, to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALVE to flog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUCE † to belabour, to beat a person, to flog ...1598
• SCALP to beat about the head; to flog ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top ...1867 Sc.
• SCRINGE to scourge, to flog ...1790 Sc.
• STRAP to flog, to beat ,,,Bk1904 sl.
• TAN A PERSON'S HIDE to thrash or flog a person
• THACK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THOCK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THREAP to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely ...1721 Eng. dial.
• THRUM † to beat; to flog; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITCH to flog ...M19 sl.
• TWILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. dial.
• VAPULATE * to administer a flogging ...1818
• WALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARM to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WHALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
• WHEAL to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Eng. dial.
• YANK to strike sharply with the end of a whip-lash; to flog; to thrash ...1889 Eng. dial.
• YARK † to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † to strike smartly, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash, to stab; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLOGGED - adjectives
• BUTTERED whipped, flogged ...M19 US sl.
FLOGGED - verbs
• HAVE SALT EEL FOR SUPPER to be flogged ...E17 sl.
• HUG THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...19C nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
• KISS THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...1785 nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
• MARRY THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...1821 nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
FLOGGER - nouns, person
• YERKER a kicker; a flogger ...1664
FLOGGING - adjectives
• BACULINE pert. to the rod or to punishment by caning or flogging ...1710
• VAPULARY * pert. to flogging ...1864
• VAPULATORY * relating to flogging ...1886
• VERBERATIVE addicted to the practice of flogging ...1866
FLOGGING - nouns
• ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• BACK RATIONS a flogging ...1830 US nautical sl.
• BALASING a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BULLDOSE a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
• BULLDOZE a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
• GUNNER'S DAUGHTER the gun to which seamen were lashed to be flogged ...Bk1897
• HAZEL-BROTH a flogging with a hazel stick ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZELING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL OIL a beating or flogging with a hazel stick ...c1678
• HICKORY OIL a beating or flogging with a hickory stick ...1894
• JACKETING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1851
• JACK KETCH'S CERTIFICATE a judicial flogging ...E19 sl.
• KANGING a severe flogging ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACING a beating; a flogging ...L17 colloq.
• LARRUPING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LASH, THE the punishment of flogging ...1694
• LEATHERING a flogging, a beating ...1791 colloq.
• MARKET LASH † a public flogging ... 1627-77
• OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• OIL OF BASTON a beating or flogging ...1608
• OIL OF BIRCH a beating or flogging with a birch rod; a whipping ...1828
• OIL OF HOLLY a beating or flogging with a holly stick ...1608
• OIL OF WHIP a beating or flogging; a whipping ...1693
• PAM-PAM a flogging ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• QUILTING a flogging ...1836
• RIDGILING a beating, a flogging; a scolding ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SALT EEL † a rope's end used for flogging ...1663
• STANICKY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STIRRUP-OIL a beating or flogging ...L18 sl.
• STONACHY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONAKER a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONIEKY. a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONIKEY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONNICKY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STRAP-OIL a beating or flogging...19C jocular
• TITCH a flogging ...M19 sl.
• VAPULATION * a beating or flogging ...Bk1656
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
• YACK a smart blow or stroke; a heavy thump; a flogging; a stab ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a flogging; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a thud ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a heavy thump, a thud; a flogging; a stab ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YETHERING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLOGGING - phrases
• KISS THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER to be tied to a gun for a flogging
FLOOD - adjectives
• BIG of a river or water: swollen, in flood ...1890 Eng. dial.
• HASHING wasteful, destructive; overflowing, as of a flood ...1812 Sc.
FLOOD - nouns
• BIG TIDE a flood ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIG WATER a flood ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRACK a sudden fall of earth or snow on a slope; a flood from a thaw; a sudden and heavy fall of rain ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH a great or unusual number coming in rapid succession; a rush, a flood ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CATACLYSM a great and general flood of water; a deluge ...1637
• HEAD RISE a flash flood ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADWATER flood-water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAND-SHUT a flood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-WATERS rivers overflowing and flooding the land ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RAISE a rise in the level of a stream; a flood ...1927 Amer. dial.
• REE † a river; a flood ...1721 Eng. dial.
• REG a land-flood ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SUDS † flood-water; the water of the fens; water mixed with drift-sand and mud; drift-sand left by a flood ...1599
FLOOD - verbs
• SAIL to be covered over with liquid, to be swimming or awash; to be in flood ...1718 Sc.
FLOOR - nouns
• DECK the floor, the ground ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MRS. THE a floor; the floor ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Mrs. More)
• MRS. MORE a floor; the floor ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OCEAN FLOOR the floor ...1900s Aust. rhyming sl.
• RORY O'MORE a floor ...B1900 rhyming sl.
• TABULATION †* a fastening together of planks or boards, a making a floor ...1658
• THIRDY a third floor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FLOOR - verbs
• BERTH † to place or lay a floor ...1736 Eng. dial.
• TABULATE †* to board a floor or other place; to make thing of boards ...1656
FLOP - verbs
• LOP DOWN to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHAP OVER to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WHOP OVER to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1841 Amer. dial.
FLORID - adjectives
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
FLORIDA - nouns
• BOTTOM a nickname for Miami, Florida ...1991 US sl.
FLORIDA - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR a native of Florida ...L19 US sl.
• BOGUE a native or resident of Florida ...1826 Amer. dial.
• CONCH a poor White native of the Florida Keys ...M19 US sl.
• CORNCRACKER a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
• CRACKER a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DOMINICKES a person of Black and White ancestry who is native to the Ponce de Leon, Florida area ...1860s US Black
• FLY-UP-THE-CREEK a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
FLORIN - nouns
• SCOTCHMAN a florin ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
FLOUNCE - nouns
• FABALA † a flounce, trimming, furbelow ...c1800 Sc.
FLOUNCE - verbs
• SASHAY to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
FLOUNCES - nouns
• CALF-TRINNELS the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TRUNDLES the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
FLOUNDER - verbs
• PLUNDER to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PLUNDER ABOUT to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TOLTER to move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to walk unevenly ...1529 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE to flounder in speech ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• WALLOW † to flounder in speech ...a1400
FLOUNDERING - adjectives
• BAULTERING † moving unwieldily, floundering ...a1704
FLOUNDERING - nouns
• WALLOP a violent, heavy, clumsy, noisy movement of the body; a plunging, floundering, lurching, etc. ...1820 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
FLOUR - adjectives
• SILIGINEOUS * belonging to or made of fine flour ...1674
FLOUR - nouns
• HALF-AN-HOUR flour ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• THICKY-DUDDLE flour and water ...1863 Eng. dial.
• YAG fine dust of flour or meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
FLOURISH (embellishment) - nouns
• CURLYCUES flourishes...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DASH a flourish in writing ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIDO a little flourish on handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINKY-FLINK little flourishes on handwriting ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH a flourish in handwriting; a curlicue ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARAFFLE a flourish, ostentatious display, fuss ...1816 Sc.
• PIGTAIL a curlicue; a little flourish on one's handwriting or signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUAVER a flourish ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SQUIRL a flourish in writing ...c1840 colloq.
• THROW a flourish in writing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VARIORUM a flourish in handwriting; any unnecessary appendage ...1864 Sc.
• WHIRLICUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIGIG a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIJIG. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMACUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLY-CUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
FLOURISH - verbs
• DASH to flourish in writing, to make ornamental figures with a pen ...Bk1900 Sc.
• PAVIE to wave about; to flourish ostentatiously ...1838 Sc.
FLOURISHING - adjectives
• PALMY bearing or worthy to 'bear the palm', triumphant, flourishing, prosperous ...1602
• RAFFIE of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing ...1871 Sc.
• RAFFY of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing ...1871 Sc.
• RANKISH †* luxuriant in growth, flourishing ...1398
• REVIRESCENT * growing fresh or young again; flourishing anew ...1644
• THRIFTY thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
• VALENT † vigorous, flourishing ...1492
• VEGETE * healthy and active; flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1639
• VEGETOUS † vigorous, lively, sprightly, active, healthy, flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1609
• VERNANT † flourishing or growing in, or as in, spring ...c1440 now rare or obs.
FLOURISHING - nouns
• EFFLORESCENCE a flourishing condition ...1672
• EFFLORESCENCY †* a flourishing condition ...1649
• VERDOUR † fresh greenness of vegetation; fig. fresh or flourishing condition ...1447
• VERDURE fresh or flourishing condition ...c1586
• VERNANCY † a flourishing state; greenness ...1669
FLOURISHINGLY - adverbs
• VERDANTLY in a verdant manner; freshly, flourishingly ...1828
FLOUT - verbs
• BEMOCK to mock at, to flout; to delude mockingly ...1607
• DEDIGNIFY † to deprive of dignity or worthiness; to disparage, to flout ...1654
• SCOOT to reject with disdain, to flout, to disparage ...1827 Sc.
FLOW, FLOWING - adjectives
• ACCURRENT †* running or flowing into; affluent, tributary ...1432-50
• SUBTERFLUENT † flowing underneath ...1755
• SUBTERFLUOUS † flowing underneath ...1656
FLOW, FLOWING - nouns
• IMMANATION * a flowing or entering in ...a1834
• OBUNDATION †* a flowing against ...1656
FLOW - verbs
• BEFLEET † to flow round ...a1300
• BEFLOW † to flow by, about, or around; to flow all over ...a1000
• BERUN † to run or flow about, or over the surface of ...a1000
• BLUTTER to flow unsteadily as liquid from a bottle that is very full ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALE to flow, to run down in a large stream; to pour ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAVE of a river, a body of water: to wash against, to flow along or past ...1623
• MAKE to ooze, to flow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUELL * to well out, to flow ...1340
• SAP to flow ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to eject liquid forcibly; to squirt; to flow or gush forth ...1897 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to flow under, as a stream under a bank ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WALK ON FOOT † of a stream: to flow slowly ...1362
• WALL † of liquids: to bubble up; to well up, to flow abundantly; of the sea, waves: to boil up, to rage ...c893
• WALT † to gush out, to pour, to flow ...a1300
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• YET † to gush forth or flow in a stream, as water, tears, blood ...a900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FLOWER - adjectives
• EXOLETE † of flowers, etc.: faded or withered ...1730
• FLORULOUS † full of flowers, flowery; blossoming ...B1900
• INNOCENT of flowers: small, pretty, unobtrusive ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACTIFLOROUS * having flowers white like milk ...1855
• MILLEFLOROUS having very numerous flowers ...1856
• VAPID * of flowers: scentless ...c1750
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YFLOURED † having flowers ...1340
FLOWER - nouns
• APRIL SHOWERS flowers ...20C rhyming sl.
• BAB a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons ...1816 Sc.
• BEE-WINE nectar of a flower ...1818
• BLOSSOM BUSHES garden flowers ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BOB a nosegay ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-POT a nosegay, a bouquet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DICKY-DAISY a children's name for almost any wildflower, esp. the daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETERNALS everlasting flowers ...1865 Eng. dial.
• EVERLASTINGS roadside flowers ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALLIE a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FALLY a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FIELD GENTRY wildflowers that grow in meadows ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FLOSCLE † a flower ...1599
• JAG the large head of a flower ...1881 Eng. dial.
• OLFACTORY †* anything to smell; a posy or nosegay ...1656
• QUATERPETAL †* a plant whose flowers have four petals ...1715
• RAMILLET †* a bouquet or nosegay of flowers ...c1620
• SMELLING CHEAT † a nosegay ...B1900 cant.
• SPANNISHING † the full blooming of a flower ...c1400
• TAME FLOWERS a child's word for garden flowers as distinguished from wildflowers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASS a large bunch; a cluster of flowers ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TISTY-TOSTY † a bunch of flowers, a nosegay ...1825 obs.
• TITTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TUZZY-MUZZY † a bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FLOWER, SPECIFIC FLOWER - nouns
• HOCKHOLLER hollyhock ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JACK a single carnation (sold as a choice carnation) ...1878 horticultural sl.
FLOWER - nouns, person
• ANTHOMANIAC * a person who is intensely fond of flowers ...1841
FLOWER - verbs
• BLAW to blossom, to flower ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SAB † of flowers: to droop, to become limp ...1808 Sc.
FLOWERING - adjectives
• RARE-RIPE ripening or flowering early ...1799 US
FLOWERY - adjectives
• GAMFERT flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPHER'D of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
FLOWING - adjectives
• DECURRENT † running or flowing down ...1432-50
• EFFLUOUS † that runs or flows out ...1656
• MANANT † flowing or running ...1727
• RAILING † flowing ...1590
• WALLING † of the sea, waves: boiling up, raging; of water: welling up, flowing abundantly ...a1300
FLOWING - nouns
• DECURSION † the act of running, flowing, or passing downwards ...c1630
• MANATION †* the act of flowing out ...1656
FLU - nouns
• PALOUSE LIGHTNING intestinal flu ...1966 Amer. dial.
FLUCTUATE - verbs
• BELLWAVER to fluctuate, to waver, to vacillate, to be inconstant ...1820 Sc.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
FLUCTUATION - nouns
• BLIP a minor fluctuation, usually upward, in the stock market or other measures of corporate fortunes ...1988 US sl.
FLUENCY - nouns
• CHAT verbal skills, fluency, articulacy, the ability to charm a victim with words alone ...1940s sl.
• DISERTITUDE †* eloquence, fluency ...1656
• MEDICINE TONGUE gift of gab, fluency ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FLUENT - adjectives
• FACUNDIOUS † persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• GABBIE garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• GABBY garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• HAND-PAT ready at hand, convenient; off-hand, fluent ...1897 Eng. dial.
• KITTLE-TONGUED fluent, given to falsehoods ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PAT fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAT-OFF fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RENABLE talkative; ready of speech, fluent ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SUGARED † of the tongue, mouth, lips: with reference to eloquence or tone, eloquent, fluent ...c1440
• WORD-FLOWING † fluent in speech ...1681
FLUENT - nouns, person
• BLETHERBAG a fluent, foolish talker ...1870 Sc.
• MAMBLER †* an incessant or fluent speaker ...a1400
FLUENT - verbs
• TALK UP A BREEZE to talk in a fluent, persuasive manner ...1940s sl.
FLUENTLY - adverbs
• GASH fluently, loquaciously ...1721 Sc.
• GASHLY fluently, loquaciously ...a1774 Sc.
• RANNILY fluently, readily, without hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RENABLE fluently, easily to be understood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RID readily, fluently ...1790 Sc.
FLUFF - nouns
• GULLY-FLUFF the fluff, dirt, etc., which accumulates in the pockets ...B1900 colloq.
• OODER the fluff from wool, cotton, etc. when it begins to fray ...1825 Sc.
• OOSE dust, fluff ...Sc.
• OOTHER the fluff from wool, cotton, etc. when it begins to fray ...1825 Sc.
• SLUT'S WOOL fluff, dust, etc., left to accumulate under beds etc. through slovenly cleaning
FLUFFY - adjectives
• OODERIE fluffy, like fluff, shaggy ...1942 Sc.
• OUTHERY fluffy, like fluff, shaggy ...1942 Sc.
FLUFFY - nouns
• DAWN the first feathering of young birds; the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy ...1890 Eng. dial.
FLUMMMOXED - phrases
• I DON'T KNOW IF MY ARSEHOLE IS BORED OR PUNCHED I am flummoxed, at a loss, too busy to think straight ...E20 sl.
FLURRIED - verbs
• BE IN MUCK-SWEAT to be flurried or flustered ...20C Brit. sl.
FLURRY - nouns
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FLUSTRATION confusion; bustle; excitement; flurry ...c1740 sl.
• HUBBISTEW a hubbub, stir, tumult; a flurry, excitement ...1898 Sc.
• PANSHINE a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSHIT a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PAUCHLE a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
• SCAD a hurry, flurry, fluster, haste, a bustling crowd ...1897 Sc.
• WAFF a slight amount of something blown about by the wind, as snow or smoke, a puff, a flurry ...c1860 Sc.
• WAFFLE a slight fall or flurry of snow ...1825 Sc.
• YAGGERMENT a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.
• YAGIMENT a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.
FLUSHED - adjectives
• RUBICUND of the face: reddish, flushed, especially as the result of good living; having a highly coloured complexion; red-faced ...1696
FLUSTER - nouns
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PANDIRT a state of excitement, fluster ...1898 Sc.
• PANSH a state of excitement or fluster ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUILTER a flutter, fluster; agitation of mind ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCAD a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
• TAKE a state of excitement, grief, fluster, etc. ...1896 Sc.
• TANTRUM a foolish fancy; a whim, vagary; a fluster ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLUSTER - verbs
• CADDLE to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
• HASTER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HASTHER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
FLUSTERED - adjectives
• HACKED embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HACKED OFF embarrassed, cowed, flustered ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TAVUS easily excited and flustered ...1860 Eng. dial.
FLUSTERED - verbs
• BE IN MUCK-SWEAT to be flurried or flustered ...20C Brit. sl.
• FLAP to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
FLUTE - nouns
• AIREL † an old name for a flute; properly applied to a pipe made from a reed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• TIBICINATION * a playing on a pipe ...1658
• TOODLE-LOODLE an imitation of the sound of a bagpipe or flute ...1542
• TOODLE-TOODLE † an imitation of the sound of a bagpipe or flute ...a1566
• WAITS † wind instruments, either hautboys (oboes), flutes, or shawms (forerunner of the oboe) ...1530
FLUTE - nouns, person
• TIBICEN a flute-player ...1776 Antiq.
• TIBICINIST * a flute-player ...1846
• WAIT † a player on the flute, trumpet, etc. ...1510
FLUTE - verbs
• TIBICINATE * to play on the tibia (an ancient flute) ...1656
FLUTTER - nouns
• QUILTER a flutter, fluster; agitation of mind ...1873 Eng. dial.
• WAFF a flapping, waving movement; a flutter ...1766 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
FLUTTER - verbs
• BATE † to flutter, to struggle; to be restless or impatient ...1592
• FAN † of a bird: to flutter ...c1400
• FEAK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUILTER to flutter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SKIMMER to flutter, to move rapidly; to frisk about lightly ...1824
• TATTERWALLOP to hang or flutter in rags ...1866 Sc.
• VAVEL to flutter to and fro in the wind; to flap ...1866 Sc.
• VLUCKER to flutter, to fly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFF to flutter, to flap, to sway from side to side ...1813 Sc.
• WAFFLE to wave about, to waver in the air, to flap, to flutter ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAGTAIL † to flutter ...1606
• WALLOP to flutter, as rags, etc. ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAMFLE to go about with flapping garments; of garments, etc.: to flap, to flutter in the wind ...1808 Sc.
FLUTTERING - adjectives
• VENTILOUS † fluttering, flickering, unsteady ...1483
FLUTTERING - adverbs
• WALLOP with a quick, fluttering motion; with a lurch or plunge; in a heap ...1885 Sc.
FLUTTERING - nouns
• WALLOP the act of dangling loose; the act of fluttering ...Bk1905 Sc.
FLY (insect) - adjectives
• TARE of flies: eager, restless, troublesome ...1881 Eng. dial.
FLY (insect) - nouns
• ADDER a dragonfly or large fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUSTRALIAN SALUTE a hand movement brushing flies away from the face ...1972 Aust. sl.
• BEE a fly; a wasp ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BULLDOG a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BULLDOG FLY a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CATCH-'EM-ALIVE-O fly-paper for catching flies ...1855 sl.
• FARE † a swarm of flies ...c1205
• MARSH-BRIAR the horsefly ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MATILOT the common housefly, Musca domestica ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MATLO the common housefly, Musca domestica ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDGE the common housefly ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NELLIE a fly ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nellie Bligh)
• NELLIE BLIGH a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY a fly ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nelly Bligh)
• NELLY BLIGH a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY BLY a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• OLD MAID a horse-fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SANDIES sand flies ...1980s Aust. sl.
FLY (flight) - verbs
• ABVOLATE † to fly away ...Bk1626
• CAIL ALONG to fly low ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FLIGHT to fly, migrate, as birds ...Bk 1913 Amer. dial.
• OBVOLATE †* to fly against ...1656
• PAFFLE to fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDON †* to fly at random ...1602
• SKIRL to fly with a sweeping or whirling motion ...1859
• TO-FLY † to fly in different directions, to be dispersed in flight; also, to fly to pieces, to be shattered ...c1000
• VLUCKER to flutter, to fly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FLYING - adjectives
• HAUTAIN † high-flying ...c1385
• RALING †* flying away, straying ...1618
FLYING (aircraft) - adjectives
• ON THE CARPET at ground level, or very near it ...1918 Royal Air Force sl.
• UPSTAIRS in flight ...World War I Amer. sl.
FLYING - nouns
• ABVOLATION † a flying away ...Bk1676
• ADVOLATION † a flying towards ...1731
• OBVOLATION † a flying against ...1658
FLYING (aircraft) - nouns (also see AIRCRAFT and AVIATION)
• BRADSHAW following a railway line in flying ...1946 Royal Air Force sl.
• BUZZ JOB an instance of flying very low so as to frighten or impress persons on the ground ...1943 Amer. aviation usage
• SNEAKY PETE an unannounced in-flight examination by a crew that boards the plane just before take-off ...1963 US sl.
FLYING (aircraft) - nouns, person
• AIR HOG one who flies at every opportunity ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FISH a man who is afraid to fly in an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
FLYING (aircraft) - verbs
• AERO to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AVIATE to navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly ...1900
• AVIGATE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUILD A WOODEN HORSE to make an imperfect landing ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUS A TOWN to fly low near a town ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUZZ to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
• FLY CHINESE to fly an airplane without being able to maintain horizontal stability ...1941 Amer. aviation jocular
• FLY WITH ONE'S ASS of an aviator: to fly by relying on luck and one's own experience, rather than on charts or instruments ...1977 Amer. sl.
• GO ALOFT to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO FOR A FLY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UPSTAIRS to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP A PLANE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JOYHOP to take a flight for pleasure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY-HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLANE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLANE-HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIDE THE SKIES to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLITASS to do stunt flying; to fly in a reckless manner ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TAKE A HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE AIR to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
FLY-SWATTER - nouns
• FLY PADDLE a fly-swatter ...1967 Amer. dial.
FOAM - nouns
• BEGGAR'S BALM foam or froth collected on water ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BEGGAR'S BARM foam or froth collected on water ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MANTLE † the foam that covers the surface of liquor ...1601
• NAP the head or foam on a glass of ale; ale, strong beer ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE soap suds, foam-bubbles ...1887 Sc.
• YEAST † foam or froth, as of troubled water ...1611
FOAM - verbs
• HEAD UP to froth, to foam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMBOST †* to foam, as a result of hard running ...1590
• REAM to foam, to froth; to bubble; to overflow ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUD † to foam ...1603
FOAMING - adjectives
• IMBOSTED † foaming at the mouth, like a madman ...1628
• REAMING foaming, frothing; brimful, overflowing ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUDDING † foaming ...1633
FOAMY - adjectives
• YEASTY foamy, frothy, like troubled water ...1605
FOETUS - nouns
• BACHELOR'S BUTTONS a foetus, presumably of an illegitimate child ...L16 sl.
FOG - nouns
• ASK drizzle, fog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DAG a wet fog, a mist ...1808 Eng. dial.
• DAMP † visible vapour; fog, mist ...1601
• GOLLIWOG fog ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GOLLY fog ...1998 UK sl.
• HAAR a wet mist or fog; esp. applied on the east coast of England and Scotland, from Lincolnshire northwards, to a cold sea-fog ...1671 Eng. dial.
• HADDER a heavy mist or bank of fog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAG a thick white mist or fog ...1794 Eng. dial.
• HARL(E) a mist, a fog or drizzle coming up with the tide from the sea ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARR sea fog ...1662
• JERRY a fog, or mist ...1819 thieves' sl.
• LAND-REAK fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-ROAK fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MILLDEW wet, rain, fog; cold raw weather ...1900 Sc.
• MOKE a mist, a fog; thick, close, foggy weather ...1866 Eng. dial.
• NEBULA fog, mist ...1894
• NEBULE a cloud; a mist or fog ...c1420
• PARL a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
• PARLE a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
• PAROLE DUST fog (which aids in escape) ...1976 US prison sl.
• PEA SOUP a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
• PEA SOUPER a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
• POGONIP a dense, icy fog ...1869 Amer. dial.
• RACK † driving mist or fog ...a1300
• RAG fog, mist, accompanied by drizzling rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK a mist, a sea fog ...1854 Eng. dial.
• REEK a smoke-like vapour; steam, fog, mist; also, dust ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROKE mist, fog; drizzle ...ME now Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH MIST a drizzling rain or heavy fog ...1844 Amer. dial.
• THICKNESS fog, mist ...1898 Sc.
• TULE FOG a typically shallow but very dense fog that forms over marshy areas ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER FALL a period of rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog ...1965 Amer. dial.
FOG, FOGGY - verbs
• DAMP † to envelop in a fog or mist ...1629
• FIRE UP of fog: to dissipate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAG to be foggy; to rain slightly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK to grow misty; to become foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ROKE † to be foggy or misty; to drizzle ...E17 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
FOGGY - adjectives
• DAMPISH † vaporous, foggy, misty ...1577
• DAMPY † full of vapour or mist; foggy ...1600
• DAWNY foggy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEGGY drizzly, foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FOGGISH † somewhat foggy or misty ...1686
• GOLLIWOGGY foggy ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GOLLY foggy ...1998 UK sl.
• HAARY misty, foggy ...1818 Sc.
• HAURY misty, foggy ...1818 Sc.
• MAGY foggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILKY of the weather: foggy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MISTY-MOISTY of the weather: misty, foggy; threatening rain ...1856 Amer. dial.
• MOKEY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOKY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• NEBULOSE †* resembling a cloud or mist; inclined to be foggy or misty ...c1420
• NEBULOUS * cloudy, foggy, misty, dank ...1386
• RAGGLY foggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK misty, foggy ...B1900 Sc.
• RAWKY misty, foggy, damp, raw and cold ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEKY steaming; foggy ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROKY foggy, misty ...LME now Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCUDDY misty, showery, foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STRUNTY misty, foggy ...1879 Sc.& Eng. dial.
• THICK of the weather: cloudy, misty, foggy ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WACHIE clammy, wet; foggy ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOGGY - verbs
• HASE to drizzle; to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
FOGHORN - nouns
• GROANER a whistling buoy or foghorn ...1903 Amer. dial.
FOG WARNING - nouns
• CRACKER a fog-warning detonator ...20C railwaymen's sl.
FOIBLE - nouns
• FEEBLE a moral weakness, a foible ...1678
FOIL - verbs
• BEGUILE † to cheat hopes, expectations, aims, or a person in them; to trick; to disappoint, to deprive of, to foil ...1483 obs. exc. Sc.
FOLD - nouns
• BINK a crease, a fold ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CRIMPLE † a crease, wrinkle, or fold; a crinkle ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIK a fold of anything, as a ply of a garment ...1710 Sc.
• IMPLEXURE †* an enfolding, a fold ...1578
• LAP a wrapping round, a fold or coil ...1880 Sc.
• WRIMPLE † a crease or fold; a wrinkle ...1499
FOLD - verbs
• BEFRUMPLE † to crease into frumples or clumsy folds ...1611
• FAIK to fold, to tuck up ...Bk1901 Sc.
• GATHER * to form folds or wrinkles ...1816
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOLDED - adjectives
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• YFOLDEN † folded; closed ...c1000
FOLK TALE - nouns
• NANCY-STORY a folk-tale or fairy-tale of type popular among the Black people of the Gold Coast and the West Indies ...a1818
• NANCY-TALE a folk-tale or fairy-tale of type popular among the Black people of the Gold Coast and the West Indies ...1891
FOLLOW - nouns
• BELL-WETHERISHNESS tendency to follow one who takes the lead ...1882
• SUCCEDENT † a thing that follows another ...c1440
FOLLOW, FOLLOWER - nouns, person
• ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• ANTHONY PIG one who follows close at heel ...1811 Eng. dial.
• BACKMAN †* a follower, a retainer, an attendant ...c1560
• BARNACLE a companion or follower that sticks close, and will not be dismissed; a constant attendant ...1607
• CABOOSE a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
• DANGLER a hanger-on, a dallying follower; one who hangs or hovers about a woman ...1727 arch.
• FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower ...1585-7
• FIDUS ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• GO-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LAG-ALONG a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAG-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MENYIE a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
• MENZIE a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POKE somebody who always follows along behind others ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SUER † a follower, a disciple ...c1380 obs.
• SUITOR † one of a retinue or suite; hence, an adherent, a follower ...c1380
• TAIL a person who is following someone else closely and secretly ...1914 US sl.
• WAGALONG a tagalong; someone who follows along behind others ...1965 Amer. dial.
FOLLOW - verbs
• ADRIVE † to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up ...a1000
• AFTER-GANG to follow ...1768 Sc.
• BEDOG to follow about like a dog, to dog ...1858
• CAMP ON ONE'S TRAIL to follow or remind someone persistently ...1882 Amer. dial.
• DAILY MAIL to tail, to follow ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S PIPE to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1823
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey ...c1560 sl.
• DOG-DANCE to give the impression that you are following someone very closely ...1965 Barbados usage
• FALL ON THE NECK OF SOMETHING to follow it quickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FOLLOW LIKE A TANTONY PIG to follow close at heel; to stick close to one ...1811 Eng. dial.
• FOLLOW ONE AROUND LIKE A PENNY DOG to tag along, to follow persistently ...2001 Amer. dial.
• HARK AFTER to follow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PENNY AFTER to follow persistently, to tag along ...2001 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-DOG to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PIGTAIL to tag along; to follow ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SUCCEED † to follow, to walk after ...c1485
• SUE † 1. to follow a person or thing in motion ...c1290
† 2. to take as guide, leader or pattern; to follow as a disciple or imitator ...a1300
† 3. to follow a person's steps, a track, or path ...c1380
• SUIT † to pursue, to follow ...1581 Sc.
• TAB to follow a person; to place someone under surveillance ...1920s sl.
• TAG to trail or drag behind; to follow closely ...1676
• TAIL to follow a criminal, suspect, etc. secretly ...1907 sl., orig. US
• TAILGATE to follow, esp. of things that are endlessly repetitive ...1970s sl.
• TAIL OFF to follow or shadow a person ...1931 UK sl.
• TAIL UP to follow, as a detective follows a criminal ...c1910 UK criminals' sl.
• TAKE A COURSE WITH to follow closely ...E17 sl.
• TANTONY † to follow closely ...1675
• VAMP ABOUT to follow or hang about; to waste time on small errands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOLLOW - phrases
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S PIPE to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1823
• SNEEZE EVERY TIME ANOTHER TAKES SNUFF to follow another's lead in servile fashion ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
FOLLOWING - adjectives
• ON SOMEONE'S DAILY following someone close behind ...1920s sl.
• PEDISSEQUOUS † following, attendant upon something ...1657
• SUANT † following, ensuing ...1422
• SUCCEDENT † following, succeeding, subsequent ...c1450 now obs. or rare
• SUING †* following ...1388
• UP SOMEONE'S DAILY following someone close behind ...1920s sl.
FOLLOWING - nouns
• SUBSEQUENCY †* the fact or condition of following ...1705
• SUING † the following of a person or thing; the pursuance of a course of action; the carrying out or execution of something ...1297
• TO-DRAUGHT †* a following, train, retinue ...a1300
FOLLY - nouns
• ADDLE-HEADEDNESS fatuity, foolishness, folly ...1835
• DAFF † folly, stupidity ...1728 Sc.
• DAFFERY † folly, foolishness, gaiety, sportiveness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
• DAFFING gaiety, sportiveness, fooling, folly ...1787 Sc.
• DAFFRY † folly, foolishness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• GABY folly, idiocy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GUCKRY † foolishness, folly ...1596 Sc.
• HAIVER a piece of folly or nonsense; a whim, a piece of foolishness ...1793 Sc.
• IDIOTRY idiocy, folly ...1887 Sc.
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium; also, folly, foolishness, silliness ...a1536
• IMPERTINENCES something unsuitable, out of place, trivial, or irrational; an incongruity; a trifle, absurdity, piece of folly ...1603
• JACKASSERY gross folly or stupidity ...1833
• JACKASSISM gross folly or stupidity ...a1845 nonce word
• MACARONI nonsense; folly ...1924 Aust. sl.
• MADDERAM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDERDOM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MAGGOTRY † folly, absurdity ...1706
• MOROLOGY † a silly speech, foolish talking; folly, nonsense ...1596
• RAGE † madness, folly, rashness; an instance of this; a foolish act ...a1300
• SAPPINESS foolishness, folly ...Bk1914 colloq.
• UNWISDOMNESS † folly ...c1200
• UNWITSHIP † folly ...a1240
• VECORD * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1788
• VECORDY * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1656
• SIMPLES † foolish or silly behaviour or conduct; foolishness, folly ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SOTTERY † a piece of foolishness or folly ...1598
• TRIM-TRAM † an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense ...1533
FOLLY - verbs
• BE CUT FOR THE SIMPLES to be cured of one's folly; applied to one who has been guilty of some foolish act ...a1700 Eng. dial., orig. sl.
• SOW ONE'S WILD OATS to commit youthful excesses or follies ...1576
• SOW THE WIND AND REAP THE WHIRLWIND to indulge in reckless wickedness or folly and suffer the disastrous consequences ...1382
FOND - adjectives
• AFFECTIONATED † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
• AFFECTIONED † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• DAFT fond, doting; extremely eager ....1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DEAD NUTS ON very fond of ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DEAD ON very fond of; determined to do something ...M19 sl.
• DEATH FOR very fond of ...M19 sl.
• DEATH ON very fond of ...M19 sl.
• DOTING excessively fond
• FAIN fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAINSOME fond ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
• HIGH ON fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• JEALOUS † ardently amorous; covetous of the love of another, fond, lustful ...c1430
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• KIPPERSOME amorous, fond ...1859 Eng. dial.
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MALLY † foolishly fond ...1592
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• PARTIAL kind, fond ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PARTIAL TO having a fondness or liking for something ...1696 UK
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• TICK loving, fond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TID fond of, attached to; careful of, solicitous about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDD fond of, attached to; careful of, solicitous about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIT † dear, beloved; fond ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
FOND - verbs
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to be sentimentally fond
• MADDLE † to be dotingly fond of ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FONDLE - nouns, person
• OCTOPUS among women: a man who makes excessive attempts to fondle a woman, as on a date ...1932 Amer. sl.
FONDLE - verbs
• CADDLE to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADE to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEL to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADLE to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANOODLE to fondle; to indulge in endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
• DAIDLE to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee ...1928 Sc.
• DANDLE to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper ...1575
• DANTLE to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAUNT † to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
• DAUNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAUT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
• DAWL to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DAWNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
• DELT to treat with great care and attention; to caress, to fondle ...1890 Sc.
• FAIK † to fondle, to caress ...1880 Sc.
• FAUN † to caress, to fondle ...1821 Sc.
• FEEL UP to fondle a person without their consent, for one's own sexual stimulation ...M20 colloq.
• FIRKY-TOODLE to caress; to cuddle or fondle; to indulge in sexual or physically intimate endearments ...18C Brit. sl.
• FLOOSTER to flatter, coax, wheedle; to fondle, to make much of ...1890 Ireland
• HANDLE to pet; to fondle ...20C US sl.
• HAUNCH to fondle, to pet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INGLE to fondle, to cherish, to caress ...1599 Eng. dial.
• KAITLE † to fondle, to cuddle ...1797 Sc.
• KIDOODLE to fondle, to caress; to 'spoon' ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to fondle intimately ...1930s sl.
• NANTLE to caress, to fondle; to nurse in a playful manner; to toy with anything ...1874 Eng. dial.
• NUG to fondle a woman ...17C Brit. colloq.
• PADDLE to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually ...16C colloq.
• QUIMBLE AND QUAMBLE to fondle, to caress, to say nice things ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAMPLE to fondle a woman sexually ...19C colloq.
• SMOUSE to fondle; to caress ...1886 Eng. dial.
• STROKE to fondle; to caress a woman ...19C Brit. colloq.
• TAN to touch; to fondle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTLE to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TICK to fondle, to caress; to toy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDDLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONTLE to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care ...1898 Eng. dial.
• WREATHE ROUND to caress or fondle someone sexually ...Brit. sl.
FONDLING - adjectives
• CARESSANT * caressing, fondling ...1861 rare & poetic
FONDLING - nouns
• MAKING a petting, fondling, caressing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WRIGGLE-DIGGLE petting, mutual fondling; hence, sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
FONDLY - adverbs
• AFFECTUALLY † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
• VOGIE fondly, kindly ...1878 Sc.
FONDNESS - nouns
• AFFECTATION † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• LOVESHIP fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
FONDNESS - verbs
• BLINK to look with pleasure or fondness ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• TO-FLEET † to float away; to be carried away by or as by water ...a1122
FLOATING - adverbs
• ASWIM afloat, covered with water ...1792 Sc.
FLOATING - nouns
• NATABILITY capacity of floating ...1796
• WOODEN ISLAND a floating mass of debris, as wood or vegetation, formed in a lake or large river ...1807 Amer. dial.
FLOCK - nouns
• BEND a flock, a company ...1882 Amer. dial.
FLOCK - verbs
• BAND to form into a herd or flock ...1878 Amer. dial.
FLOG - nouns, person
• INDORSER a sadist; one who flogs the back of another ...E20 US criminals' sl.
FLOG - verbs
• ANOINT to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ...c1500
• ARRAY to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul ...L14 jocular
• ASH to flog, to beat ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BALEISE to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BASTE to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel ...1533
• BELLIS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELLISE to beat, to flog; to whip, to scourge ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BIBLE to administer a flogging ...1859 Winchester School sl.
• BILLUS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BREECH to flog on the breech ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEK to flog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLDOSE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BULLDOZE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BUMBASTE † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BUMFEG † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589
• COWHIDE to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FLAGELLATE to whip, scourge, flog
• GIVE A RED-LACED JACKET to flog ...1871 military sl.
• HIDE to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HORSE to flog, to whip; also, to treat roughly ...1775 US sl.
• JACKET to flog, to thrash, to beat ...1704 sl.
• KANGE to flog severely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAM to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog; to hit hard, to strike ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LAMP to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1808 Sc.
• LARROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LARRUP to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog ...1824 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LIMB to beat severely, to whip, to flog ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LINGE † to beat severely, to thrash, to flog ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIRROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• PADDLE to give a severe flogging with a belt ...1899 US prison sl.
• PUT THE QUILT ON to thrash, to beat, to flog ...E19 sl.
• QUILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RIDGIL to flog, to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALVE to flog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUCE † to belabour, to beat a person, to flog ...1598
• SCALP to beat about the head; to flog ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top ...1867 Sc.
• SCRINGE to scourge, to flog ...1790 Sc.
• STRAP to flog, to beat ,,,Bk1904 sl.
• TAN A PERSON'S HIDE to thrash or flog a person
• THACK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THOCK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THREAP to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely ...1721 Eng. dial.
• THRUM † to beat; to flog; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITCH to flog ...M19 sl.
• TWILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. dial.
• VAPULATE * to administer a flogging ...1818
• WALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARM to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WHALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
• WHEAL to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Eng. dial.
• YANK to strike sharply with the end of a whip-lash; to flog; to thrash ...1889 Eng. dial.
• YARK † to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † to strike smartly, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash, to stab; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLOGGED - adjectives
• BUTTERED whipped, flogged ...M19 US sl.
FLOGGED - verbs
• HAVE SALT EEL FOR SUPPER to be flogged ...E17 sl.
• HUG THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...19C nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
• KISS THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...1785 nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
• MARRY THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † to be flogged ...1821 nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
FLOGGER - nouns, person
• YERKER a kicker; a flogger ...1664
FLOGGING - adjectives
• BACULINE pert. to the rod or to punishment by caning or flogging ...1710
• VAPULARY * pert. to flogging ...1864
• VAPULATORY * relating to flogging ...1886
• VERBERATIVE addicted to the practice of flogging ...1866
FLOGGING - nouns
• ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• BACK RATIONS a flogging ...1830 US nautical sl.
• BALASING a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BULLDOSE a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
• BULLDOZE a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
• GUNNER'S DAUGHTER the gun to which seamen were lashed to be flogged ...Bk1897
• HAZEL-BROTH a flogging with a hazel stick ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZELING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL OIL a beating or flogging with a hazel stick ...c1678
• HICKORY OIL a beating or flogging with a hickory stick ...1894
• JACKETING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1851
• JACK KETCH'S CERTIFICATE a judicial flogging ...E19 sl.
• KANGING a severe flogging ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACING a beating; a flogging ...L17 colloq.
• LARRUPING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LASH, THE the punishment of flogging ...1694
• LEATHERING a flogging, a beating ...1791 colloq.
• MARKET LASH † a public flogging ... 1627-77
• OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• OIL OF BASTON a beating or flogging ...1608
• OIL OF BIRCH a beating or flogging with a birch rod; a whipping ...1828
• OIL OF HOLLY a beating or flogging with a holly stick ...1608
• OIL OF WHIP a beating or flogging; a whipping ...1693
• PAM-PAM a flogging ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• QUILTING a flogging ...1836
• RIDGILING a beating, a flogging; a scolding ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SALT EEL † a rope's end used for flogging ...1663
• STANICKY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STIRRUP-OIL a beating or flogging ...L18 sl.
• STONACHY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONAKER a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONIEKY. a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONIKEY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STONNICKY a flogging ...L18 possible naval usage
• STRAP-OIL a beating or flogging...19C jocular
• TITCH a flogging ...M19 sl.
• VAPULATION * a beating or flogging ...Bk1656
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
• YACK a smart blow or stroke; a heavy thump; a flogging; a stab ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a flogging; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a thud ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a heavy thump, a thud; a flogging; a stab ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YETHERING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLOGGING - phrases
• KISS THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER to be tied to a gun for a flogging
FLOOD - adjectives
• BIG of a river or water: swollen, in flood ...1890 Eng. dial.
• HASHING wasteful, destructive; overflowing, as of a flood ...1812 Sc.
FLOOD - nouns
• BIG TIDE a flood ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIG WATER a flood ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRACK a sudden fall of earth or snow on a slope; a flood from a thaw; a sudden and heavy fall of rain ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH a great or unusual number coming in rapid succession; a rush, a flood ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CATACLYSM a great and general flood of water; a deluge ...1637
• HEAD RISE a flash flood ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HEADWATER flood-water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAND-SHUT a flood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-WATERS rivers overflowing and flooding the land ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RAISE a rise in the level of a stream; a flood ...1927 Amer. dial.
• REE † a river; a flood ...1721 Eng. dial.
• REG a land-flood ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SUDS † flood-water; the water of the fens; water mixed with drift-sand and mud; drift-sand left by a flood ...1599
FLOOD - verbs
• SAIL to be covered over with liquid, to be swimming or awash; to be in flood ...1718 Sc.
FLOOR - nouns
• DECK the floor, the ground ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MRS. THE a floor; the floor ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Mrs. More)
• MRS. MORE a floor; the floor ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OCEAN FLOOR the floor ...1900s Aust. rhyming sl.
• RORY O'MORE a floor ...B1900 rhyming sl.
• TABULATION †* a fastening together of planks or boards, a making a floor ...1658
• THIRDY a third floor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FLOOR - verbs
• BERTH † to place or lay a floor ...1736 Eng. dial.
• TABULATE †* to board a floor or other place; to make thing of boards ...1656
FLOP - verbs
• LOP DOWN to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHAP OVER to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WHOP OVER to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1841 Amer. dial.
FLORID - adjectives
• TAFFETA florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1588
• TAFFETY florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular ...1719
• TIFFETY-TAFFETY † florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious ...1595 nonce word
FLORIDA - nouns
• BOTTOM a nickname for Miami, Florida ...1991 US sl.
FLORIDA - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR a native of Florida ...L19 US sl.
• BOGUE a native or resident of Florida ...1826 Amer. dial.
• CONCH a poor White native of the Florida Keys ...M19 US sl.
• CORNCRACKER a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
• CRACKER a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
• DOMINICKES a person of Black and White ancestry who is native to the Ponce de Leon, Florida area ...1860s US Black
• FLY-UP-THE-CREEK a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
FLORIN - nouns
• SCOTCHMAN a florin ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
FLOUNCE - nouns
• FABALA † a flounce, trimming, furbelow ...c1800 Sc.
FLOUNCE - verbs
• SASHAY to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
FLOUNCES - nouns
• CALF-TRINNELS the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TRUNDLES the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
FLOUNDER - verbs
• PLUNDER to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PLUNDER ABOUT to proceed in a clumsy or heavy manner; to flounder ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TOLTER to move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to walk unevenly ...1529 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE to flounder in speech ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• WALLOW † to flounder in speech ...a1400
FLOUNDERING - adjectives
• BAULTERING † moving unwieldily, floundering ...a1704
FLOUNDERING - nouns
• WALLOP a violent, heavy, clumsy, noisy movement of the body; a plunging, floundering, lurching, etc. ...1820 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
FLOUR - adjectives
• SILIGINEOUS * belonging to or made of fine flour ...1674
FLOUR - nouns
• HALF-AN-HOUR flour ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• THICKY-DUDDLE flour and water ...1863 Eng. dial.
• YAG fine dust of flour or meal ...Bk1905 Sc.
FLOURISH (embellishment) - nouns
• CURLYCUES flourishes...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DASH a flourish in writing ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIDO a little flourish on handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINKY-FLINK little flourishes on handwriting ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH a flourish in handwriting; a curlicue ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARAFFLE a flourish, ostentatious display, fuss ...1816 Sc.
• PIGTAIL a curlicue; a little flourish on one's handwriting or signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUAVER a flourish ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SQUIRL a flourish in writing ...c1840 colloq.
• THROW a flourish in writing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VARIORUM a flourish in handwriting; any unnecessary appendage ...1864 Sc.
• WHIRLICUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIGIG a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIJIG. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMACUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLY-CUE a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
FLOURISH - verbs
• DASH to flourish in writing, to make ornamental figures with a pen ...Bk1900 Sc.
• PAVIE to wave about; to flourish ostentatiously ...1838 Sc.
FLOURISHING - adjectives
• PALMY bearing or worthy to 'bear the palm', triumphant, flourishing, prosperous ...1602
• RAFFIE of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing ...1871 Sc.
• RAFFY of crops, animals, etc.: thriving, healthy, flourishing ...1871 Sc.
• RANKISH †* luxuriant in growth, flourishing ...1398
• REVIRESCENT * growing fresh or young again; flourishing anew ...1644
• THRIFTY thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
• VALENT † vigorous, flourishing ...1492
• VEGETE * healthy and active; flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1639
• VEGETOUS † vigorous, lively, sprightly, active, healthy, flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1609
• VERNANT † flourishing or growing in, or as in, spring ...c1440 now rare or obs.
FLOURISHING - nouns
• EFFLORESCENCE a flourishing condition ...1672
• EFFLORESCENCY †* a flourishing condition ...1649
• VERDOUR † fresh greenness of vegetation; fig. fresh or flourishing condition ...1447
• VERDURE fresh or flourishing condition ...c1586
• VERNANCY † a flourishing state; greenness ...1669
FLOURISHINGLY - adverbs
• VERDANTLY in a verdant manner; freshly, flourishingly ...1828
FLOUT - verbs
• BEMOCK to mock at, to flout; to delude mockingly ...1607
• DEDIGNIFY † to deprive of dignity or worthiness; to disparage, to flout ...1654
• SCOOT to reject with disdain, to flout, to disparage ...1827 Sc.
FLOW, FLOWING - adjectives
• ACCURRENT †* running or flowing into; affluent, tributary ...1432-50
• SUBTERFLUENT † flowing underneath ...1755
• SUBTERFLUOUS † flowing underneath ...1656
FLOW, FLOWING - nouns
• IMMANATION * a flowing or entering in ...a1834
• OBUNDATION †* a flowing against ...1656
FLOW - verbs
• BEFLEET † to flow round ...a1300
• BEFLOW † to flow by, about, or around; to flow all over ...a1000
• BERUN † to run or flow about, or over the surface of ...a1000
• BLUTTER to flow unsteadily as liquid from a bottle that is very full ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALE to flow, to run down in a large stream; to pour ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAVE of a river, a body of water: to wash against, to flow along or past ...1623
• MAKE to ooze, to flow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUELL * to well out, to flow ...1340
• SAP to flow ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to eject liquid forcibly; to squirt; to flow or gush forth ...1897 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to flow under, as a stream under a bank ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WALK ON FOOT † of a stream: to flow slowly ...1362
• WALL † of liquids: to bubble up; to well up, to flow abundantly; of the sea, waves: to boil up, to rage ...c893
• WALT † to gush out, to pour, to flow ...a1300
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• YET † to gush forth or flow in a stream, as water, tears, blood ...a900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FLOWER - adjectives
• EXOLETE † of flowers, etc.: faded or withered ...1730
• FLORULOUS † full of flowers, flowery; blossoming ...B1900
• INNOCENT of flowers: small, pretty, unobtrusive ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACTIFLOROUS * having flowers white like milk ...1855
• MILLEFLOROUS having very numerous flowers ...1856
• VAPID * of flowers: scentless ...c1750
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YFLOURED † having flowers ...1340
FLOWER - nouns
• APRIL SHOWERS flowers ...20C rhyming sl.
• BAB a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons ...1816 Sc.
• BEE-WINE nectar of a flower ...1818
• BLOSSOM BUSHES garden flowers ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BOB a nosegay ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-POT a nosegay, a bouquet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DICKY-DAISY a children's name for almost any wildflower, esp. the daisy, Bellis perennis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETERNALS everlasting flowers ...1865 Eng. dial.
• EVERLASTINGS roadside flowers ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALLIE a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FALLY a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FIELD GENTRY wildflowers that grow in meadows ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FLOSCLE † a flower ...1599
• JAG the large head of a flower ...1881 Eng. dial.
• OLFACTORY †* anything to smell; a posy or nosegay ...1656
• QUATERPETAL †* a plant whose flowers have four petals ...1715
• RAMILLET †* a bouquet or nosegay of flowers ...c1620
• SMELLING CHEAT † a nosegay ...B1900 cant.
• SPANNISHING † the full blooming of a flower ...c1400
• TAME FLOWERS a child's word for garden flowers as distinguished from wildflowers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASS a large bunch; a cluster of flowers ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TISTY-TOSTY † a bunch of flowers, a nosegay ...1825 obs.
• TITTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TUZZY-MUZZY † a bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FLOWER, SPECIFIC FLOWER - nouns
• HOCKHOLLER hollyhock ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JACK a single carnation (sold as a choice carnation) ...1878 horticultural sl.
FLOWER - nouns, person
• ANTHOMANIAC * a person who is intensely fond of flowers ...1841
FLOWER - verbs
• BLAW to blossom, to flower ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SAB † of flowers: to droop, to become limp ...1808 Sc.
FLOWERING - adjectives
• RARE-RIPE ripening or flowering early ...1799 US
FLOWERY - adjectives
• GAMFERT flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPHER'D of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned ...1825 Sc.
FLOWING - adjectives
• DECURRENT † running or flowing down ...1432-50
• EFFLUOUS † that runs or flows out ...1656
• MANANT † flowing or running ...1727
• RAILING † flowing ...1590
• WALLING † of the sea, waves: boiling up, raging; of water: welling up, flowing abundantly ...a1300
FLOWING - nouns
• DECURSION † the act of running, flowing, or passing downwards ...c1630
• MANATION †* the act of flowing out ...1656
FLU - nouns
• PALOUSE LIGHTNING intestinal flu ...1966 Amer. dial.
FLUCTUATE - verbs
• BELLWAVER to fluctuate, to waver, to vacillate, to be inconstant ...1820 Sc.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
FLUCTUATION - nouns
• BLIP a minor fluctuation, usually upward, in the stock market or other measures of corporate fortunes ...1988 US sl.
FLUENCY - nouns
• CHAT verbal skills, fluency, articulacy, the ability to charm a victim with words alone ...1940s sl.
• DISERTITUDE †* eloquence, fluency ...1656
• MEDICINE TONGUE gift of gab, fluency ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
FLUENT - adjectives
• FACUNDIOUS † persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• GABBIE garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• GABBY garrulous, chatty, talkative; fluent in speech ...1719 Sc.
• HAND-PAT ready at hand, convenient; off-hand, fluent ...1897 Eng. dial.
• KITTLE-TONGUED fluent, given to falsehoods ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PAT fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAT-OFF fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RENABLE talkative; ready of speech, fluent ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SUGARED † of the tongue, mouth, lips: with reference to eloquence or tone, eloquent, fluent ...c1440
• WORD-FLOWING † fluent in speech ...1681
FLUENT - nouns, person
• BLETHERBAG a fluent, foolish talker ...1870 Sc.
• MAMBLER †* an incessant or fluent speaker ...a1400
FLUENT - verbs
• TALK UP A BREEZE to talk in a fluent, persuasive manner ...1940s sl.
FLUENTLY - adverbs
• GASH fluently, loquaciously ...1721 Sc.
• GASHLY fluently, loquaciously ...a1774 Sc.
• RANNILY fluently, readily, without hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RENABLE fluently, easily to be understood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RID readily, fluently ...1790 Sc.
FLUFF - nouns
• GULLY-FLUFF the fluff, dirt, etc., which accumulates in the pockets ...B1900 colloq.
• OODER the fluff from wool, cotton, etc. when it begins to fray ...1825 Sc.
• OOSE dust, fluff ...Sc.
• OOTHER the fluff from wool, cotton, etc. when it begins to fray ...1825 Sc.
• SLUT'S WOOL fluff, dust, etc., left to accumulate under beds etc. through slovenly cleaning
FLUFFY - adjectives
• OODERIE fluffy, like fluff, shaggy ...1942 Sc.
• OUTHERY fluffy, like fluff, shaggy ...1942 Sc.
FLUFFY - nouns
• DAWN the first feathering of young birds; the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy ...1890 Eng. dial.
FLUMMMOXED - phrases
• I DON'T KNOW IF MY ARSEHOLE IS BORED OR PUNCHED I am flummoxed, at a loss, too busy to think straight ...E20 sl.
FLURRIED - verbs
• BE IN MUCK-SWEAT to be flurried or flustered ...20C Brit. sl.
FLURRY - nouns
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FLUSTRATION confusion; bustle; excitement; flurry ...c1740 sl.
• HUBBISTEW a hubbub, stir, tumult; a flurry, excitement ...1898 Sc.
• PANSHINE a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSHIT a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PAUCHLE a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
• SCAD a hurry, flurry, fluster, haste, a bustling crowd ...1897 Sc.
• WAFF a slight amount of something blown about by the wind, as snow or smoke, a puff, a flurry ...c1860 Sc.
• WAFFLE a slight fall or flurry of snow ...1825 Sc.
• YAGGERMENT a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.
• YAGIMENT a state of excitement, a flurry, a pother, agitation ...1830 Sc.
FLUSHED - adjectives
• RUBICUND of the face: reddish, flushed, especially as the result of good living; having a highly coloured complexion; red-faced ...1696
FLUSTER - nouns
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PANDIRT a state of excitement, fluster ...1898 Sc.
• PANSH a state of excitement or fluster ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUILTER a flutter, fluster; agitation of mind ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCAD a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
• TAKE a state of excitement, grief, fluster, etc. ...1896 Sc.
• TANTRUM a foolish fancy; a whim, vagary; a fluster ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FLUSTER - verbs
• CADDLE to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
• HASTER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HASTHER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
FLUSTERED - adjectives
• HACKED embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HACKED OFF embarrassed, cowed, flustered ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TAVUS easily excited and flustered ...1860 Eng. dial.
FLUSTERED - verbs
• BE IN MUCK-SWEAT to be flurried or flustered ...20C Brit. sl.
• FLAP to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
FLUTE - nouns
• AIREL † an old name for a flute; properly applied to a pipe made from a reed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• TIBICINATION * a playing on a pipe ...1658
• TOODLE-LOODLE an imitation of the sound of a bagpipe or flute ...1542
• TOODLE-TOODLE † an imitation of the sound of a bagpipe or flute ...a1566
• WAITS † wind instruments, either hautboys (oboes), flutes, or shawms (forerunner of the oboe) ...1530
FLUTE - nouns, person
• TIBICEN a flute-player ...1776 Antiq.
• TIBICINIST * a flute-player ...1846
• WAIT † a player on the flute, trumpet, etc. ...1510
FLUTE - verbs
• TIBICINATE * to play on the tibia (an ancient flute) ...1656
FLUTTER - nouns
• QUILTER a flutter, fluster; agitation of mind ...1873 Eng. dial.
• WAFF a flapping, waving movement; a flutter ...1766 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
FLUTTER - verbs
• BATE † to flutter, to struggle; to be restless or impatient ...1592
• FAN † of a bird: to flutter ...c1400
• FEAK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUILTER to flutter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SKIMMER to flutter, to move rapidly; to frisk about lightly ...1824
• TATTERWALLOP to hang or flutter in rags ...1866 Sc.
• VAVEL to flutter to and fro in the wind; to flap ...1866 Sc.
• VLUCKER to flutter, to fly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFF to flutter, to flap, to sway from side to side ...1813 Sc.
• WAFFLE to wave about, to waver in the air, to flap, to flutter ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAGTAIL † to flutter ...1606
• WALLOP to flutter, as rags, etc. ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAMFLE to go about with flapping garments; of garments, etc.: to flap, to flutter in the wind ...1808 Sc.
FLUTTERING - adjectives
• VENTILOUS † fluttering, flickering, unsteady ...1483
FLUTTERING - adverbs
• WALLOP with a quick, fluttering motion; with a lurch or plunge; in a heap ...1885 Sc.
FLUTTERING - nouns
• WALLOP the act of dangling loose; the act of fluttering ...Bk1905 Sc.
FLY (insect) - adjectives
• TARE of flies: eager, restless, troublesome ...1881 Eng. dial.
FLY (insect) - nouns
• ADDER a dragonfly or large fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUSTRALIAN SALUTE a hand movement brushing flies away from the face ...1972 Aust. sl.
• BEE a fly; a wasp ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BULLDOG a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BULLDOG FLY a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CATCH-'EM-ALIVE-O fly-paper for catching flies ...1855 sl.
• FARE † a swarm of flies ...c1205
• MARSH-BRIAR the horsefly ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MATILOT the common housefly, Musca domestica ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MATLO the common housefly, Musca domestica ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDGE the common housefly ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NELLIE a fly ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nellie Bligh)
• NELLIE BLIGH a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY a fly ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nelly Bligh)
• NELLY BLIGH a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY BLY a fly ...1910s rhyming sl.
• OLD MAID a horse-fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SANDIES sand flies ...1980s Aust. sl.
FLY (flight) - verbs
• ABVOLATE † to fly away ...Bk1626
• CAIL ALONG to fly low ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FLIGHT to fly, migrate, as birds ...Bk 1913 Amer. dial.
• OBVOLATE †* to fly against ...1656
• PAFFLE to fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDON †* to fly at random ...1602
• SKIRL to fly with a sweeping or whirling motion ...1859
• TO-FLY † to fly in different directions, to be dispersed in flight; also, to fly to pieces, to be shattered ...c1000
• VLUCKER to flutter, to fly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FLYING - adjectives
• HAUTAIN † high-flying ...c1385
• RALING †* flying away, straying ...1618
FLYING (aircraft) - adjectives
• ON THE CARPET at ground level, or very near it ...1918 Royal Air Force sl.
• UPSTAIRS in flight ...World War I Amer. sl.
FLYING - nouns
• ABVOLATION † a flying away ...Bk1676
• ADVOLATION † a flying towards ...1731
• OBVOLATION † a flying against ...1658
FLYING (aircraft) - nouns (also see AIRCRAFT and AVIATION)
• BRADSHAW following a railway line in flying ...1946 Royal Air Force sl.
• BUZZ JOB an instance of flying very low so as to frighten or impress persons on the ground ...1943 Amer. aviation usage
• SNEAKY PETE an unannounced in-flight examination by a crew that boards the plane just before take-off ...1963 US sl.
FLYING (aircraft) - nouns, person
• AIR HOG one who flies at every opportunity ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FISH a man who is afraid to fly in an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
FLYING (aircraft) - verbs
• AERO to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AVIATE to navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly ...1900
• AVIGATE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUILD A WOODEN HORSE to make an imperfect landing ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUS A TOWN to fly low near a town ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUZZ to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
• FLY CHINESE to fly an airplane without being able to maintain horizontal stability ...1941 Amer. aviation jocular
• FLY WITH ONE'S ASS of an aviator: to fly by relying on luck and one's own experience, rather than on charts or instruments ...1977 Amer. sl.
• GO ALOFT to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO FOR A FLY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UPSTAIRS to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP A PLANE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JOYHOP to take a flight for pleasure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY-HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLANE to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLANE-HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIDE THE SKIES to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLITASS to do stunt flying; to fly in a reckless manner ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TAKE A HOP to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE AIR to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
FLY-SWATTER - nouns
• FLY PADDLE a fly-swatter ...1967 Amer. dial.
FOAM - nouns
• BEGGAR'S BALM foam or froth collected on water ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BEGGAR'S BARM foam or froth collected on water ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MANTLE † the foam that covers the surface of liquor ...1601
• NAP the head or foam on a glass of ale; ale, strong beer ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE soap suds, foam-bubbles ...1887 Sc.
• YEAST † foam or froth, as of troubled water ...1611
FOAM - verbs
• HEAD UP to froth, to foam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMBOST †* to foam, as a result of hard running ...1590
• REAM to foam, to froth; to bubble; to overflow ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUD † to foam ...1603
FOAMING - adjectives
• IMBOSTED † foaming at the mouth, like a madman ...1628
• REAMING foaming, frothing; brimful, overflowing ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUDDING † foaming ...1633
FOAMY - adjectives
• YEASTY foamy, frothy, like troubled water ...1605
FOETUS - nouns
• BACHELOR'S BUTTONS a foetus, presumably of an illegitimate child ...L16 sl.
FOG - nouns
• ASK drizzle, fog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DAG a wet fog, a mist ...1808 Eng. dial.
• DAMP † visible vapour; fog, mist ...1601
• GOLLIWOG fog ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GOLLY fog ...1998 UK sl.
• HAAR a wet mist or fog; esp. applied on the east coast of England and Scotland, from Lincolnshire northwards, to a cold sea-fog ...1671 Eng. dial.
• HADDER a heavy mist or bank of fog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAG a thick white mist or fog ...1794 Eng. dial.
• HARL(E) a mist, a fog or drizzle coming up with the tide from the sea ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARR sea fog ...1662
• JERRY a fog, or mist ...1819 thieves' sl.
• LAND-REAK fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-ROAK fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MILLDEW wet, rain, fog; cold raw weather ...1900 Sc.
• MOKE a mist, a fog; thick, close, foggy weather ...1866 Eng. dial.
• NEBULA fog, mist ...1894
• NEBULE a cloud; a mist or fog ...c1420
• PARL a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
• PARLE a thick mist, a fog ...1818 Sc.
• PAROLE DUST fog (which aids in escape) ...1976 US prison sl.
• PEA SOUP a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
• PEA SOUPER a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
• POGONIP a dense, icy fog ...1869 Amer. dial.
• RACK † driving mist or fog ...a1300
• RAG fog, mist, accompanied by drizzling rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK a mist, a sea fog ...1854 Eng. dial.
• REEK a smoke-like vapour; steam, fog, mist; also, dust ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROKE mist, fog; drizzle ...ME now Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH MIST a drizzling rain or heavy fog ...1844 Amer. dial.
• THICKNESS fog, mist ...1898 Sc.
• TULE FOG a typically shallow but very dense fog that forms over marshy areas ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER FALL a period of rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog ...1965 Amer. dial.
FOG, FOGGY - verbs
• DAMP † to envelop in a fog or mist ...1629
• FIRE UP of fog: to dissipate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAG to be foggy; to rain slightly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK to grow misty; to become foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ROKE † to be foggy or misty; to drizzle ...E17 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
FOGGY - adjectives
• DAMPISH † vaporous, foggy, misty ...1577
• DAMPY † full of vapour or mist; foggy ...1600
• DAWNY foggy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEGGY drizzly, foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FOGGISH † somewhat foggy or misty ...1686
• GOLLIWOGGY foggy ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GOLLY foggy ...1998 UK sl.
• HAARY misty, foggy ...1818 Sc.
• HAURY misty, foggy ...1818 Sc.
• MAGY foggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILKY of the weather: foggy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MISTY-MOISTY of the weather: misty, foggy; threatening rain ...1856 Amer. dial.
• MOKEY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOKY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• NEBULOSE †* resembling a cloud or mist; inclined to be foggy or misty ...c1420
• NEBULOUS * cloudy, foggy, misty, dank ...1386
• RAGGLY foggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAWK misty, foggy ...B1900 Sc.
• RAWKY misty, foggy, damp, raw and cold ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEKY steaming; foggy ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROKY foggy, misty ...LME now Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCUDDY misty, showery, foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STRUNTY misty, foggy ...1879 Sc.& Eng. dial.
• THICK of the weather: cloudy, misty, foggy ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WACHIE clammy, wet; foggy ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOGGY - verbs
• HASE to drizzle; to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
FOGHORN - nouns
• GROANER a whistling buoy or foghorn ...1903 Amer. dial.
FOG WARNING - nouns
• CRACKER a fog-warning detonator ...20C railwaymen's sl.
FOIBLE - nouns
• FEEBLE a moral weakness, a foible ...1678
FOIL - verbs
• BEGUILE † to cheat hopes, expectations, aims, or a person in them; to trick; to disappoint, to deprive of, to foil ...1483 obs. exc. Sc.
FOLD - nouns
• BINK a crease, a fold ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CRIMPLE † a crease, wrinkle, or fold; a crinkle ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIK a fold of anything, as a ply of a garment ...1710 Sc.
• IMPLEXURE †* an enfolding, a fold ...1578
• LAP a wrapping round, a fold or coil ...1880 Sc.
• WRIMPLE † a crease or fold; a wrinkle ...1499
FOLD - verbs
• BEFRUMPLE † to crease into frumples or clumsy folds ...1611
• FAIK to fold, to tuck up ...Bk1901 Sc.
• GATHER * to form folds or wrinkles ...1816
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOLDED - adjectives
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• YFOLDEN † folded; closed ...c1000
FOLK TALE - nouns
• NANCY-STORY a folk-tale or fairy-tale of type popular among the Black people of the Gold Coast and the West Indies ...a1818
• NANCY-TALE a folk-tale or fairy-tale of type popular among the Black people of the Gold Coast and the West Indies ...1891
FOLLOW - nouns
• BELL-WETHERISHNESS tendency to follow one who takes the lead ...1882
• SUCCEDENT † a thing that follows another ...c1440
FOLLOW, FOLLOWER - nouns, person
• ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• ANTHONY PIG one who follows close at heel ...1811 Eng. dial.
• BACKMAN †* a follower, a retainer, an attendant ...c1560
• BARNACLE a companion or follower that sticks close, and will not be dismissed; a constant attendant ...1607
• CABOOSE a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
• DANGLER a hanger-on, a dallying follower; one who hangs or hovers about a woman ...1727 arch.
• FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower ...1585-7
• FIDUS ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• GO-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LAG-ALONG a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAG-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MENYIE a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
• MENZIE a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POKE somebody who always follows along behind others ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SUER † a follower, a disciple ...c1380 obs.
• SUITOR † one of a retinue or suite; hence, an adherent, a follower ...c1380
• TAIL a person who is following someone else closely and secretly ...1914 US sl.
• WAGALONG a tagalong; someone who follows along behind others ...1965 Amer. dial.
FOLLOW - verbs
• ADRIVE † to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up ...a1000
• AFTER-GANG to follow ...1768 Sc.
• BEDOG to follow about like a dog, to dog ...1858
• CAMP ON ONE'S TRAIL to follow or remind someone persistently ...1882 Amer. dial.
• DAILY MAIL to tail, to follow ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S PIPE to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1823
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey ...c1560 sl.
• DOG-DANCE to give the impression that you are following someone very closely ...1965 Barbados usage
• FALL ON THE NECK OF SOMETHING to follow it quickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FOLLOW LIKE A TANTONY PIG to follow close at heel; to stick close to one ...1811 Eng. dial.
• FOLLOW ONE AROUND LIKE A PENNY DOG to tag along, to follow persistently ...2001 Amer. dial.
• HARK AFTER to follow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PENNY AFTER to follow persistently, to tag along ...2001 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-DOG to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PIGTAIL to tag along; to follow ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SUCCEED † to follow, to walk after ...c1485
• SUE † 1. to follow a person or thing in motion ...c1290
† 2. to take as guide, leader or pattern; to follow as a disciple or imitator ...a1300
† 3. to follow a person's steps, a track, or path ...c1380
• SUIT † to pursue, to follow ...1581 Sc.
• TAB to follow a person; to place someone under surveillance ...1920s sl.
• TAG to trail or drag behind; to follow closely ...1676
• TAIL to follow a criminal, suspect, etc. secretly ...1907 sl., orig. US
• TAILGATE to follow, esp. of things that are endlessly repetitive ...1970s sl.
• TAIL OFF to follow or shadow a person ...1931 UK sl.
• TAIL UP to follow, as a detective follows a criminal ...c1910 UK criminals' sl.
• TAKE A COURSE WITH to follow closely ...E17 sl.
• TANTONY † to follow closely ...1675
• VAMP ABOUT to follow or hang about; to waste time on small errands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOLLOW - phrases
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S PIPE to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1823
• SNEEZE EVERY TIME ANOTHER TAKES SNUFF to follow another's lead in servile fashion ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
FOLLOWING - adjectives
• ON SOMEONE'S DAILY following someone close behind ...1920s sl.
• PEDISSEQUOUS † following, attendant upon something ...1657
• SUANT † following, ensuing ...1422
• SUCCEDENT † following, succeeding, subsequent ...c1450 now obs. or rare
• SUING †* following ...1388
• UP SOMEONE'S DAILY following someone close behind ...1920s sl.
FOLLOWING - nouns
• SUBSEQUENCY †* the fact or condition of following ...1705
• SUING † the following of a person or thing; the pursuance of a course of action; the carrying out or execution of something ...1297
• TO-DRAUGHT †* a following, train, retinue ...a1300
FOLLY - nouns
• ADDLE-HEADEDNESS fatuity, foolishness, folly ...1835
• DAFF † folly, stupidity ...1728 Sc.
• DAFFERY † folly, foolishness, gaiety, sportiveness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
• DAFFING gaiety, sportiveness, fooling, folly ...1787 Sc.
• DAFFRY † folly, foolishness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• GABY folly, idiocy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GUCKRY † foolishness, folly ...1596 Sc.
• HAIVER a piece of folly or nonsense; a whim, a piece of foolishness ...1793 Sc.
• IDIOTRY idiocy, folly ...1887 Sc.
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium; also, folly, foolishness, silliness ...a1536
• IMPERTINENCES something unsuitable, out of place, trivial, or irrational; an incongruity; a trifle, absurdity, piece of folly ...1603
• JACKASSERY gross folly or stupidity ...1833
• JACKASSISM gross folly or stupidity ...a1845 nonce word
• MACARONI nonsense; folly ...1924 Aust. sl.
• MADDERAM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDERDOM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MAGGOTRY † folly, absurdity ...1706
• MOROLOGY † a silly speech, foolish talking; folly, nonsense ...1596
• RAGE † madness, folly, rashness; an instance of this; a foolish act ...a1300
• SAPPINESS foolishness, folly ...Bk1914 colloq.
• UNWISDOMNESS † folly ...c1200
• UNWITSHIP † folly ...a1240
• VECORD * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1788
• VECORDY * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1656
• SIMPLES † foolish or silly behaviour or conduct; foolishness, folly ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SOTTERY † a piece of foolishness or folly ...1598
• TRIM-TRAM † an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense ...1533
FOLLY - verbs
• BE CUT FOR THE SIMPLES to be cured of one's folly; applied to one who has been guilty of some foolish act ...a1700 Eng. dial., orig. sl.
• SOW ONE'S WILD OATS to commit youthful excesses or follies ...1576
• SOW THE WIND AND REAP THE WHIRLWIND to indulge in reckless wickedness or folly and suffer the disastrous consequences ...1382
FOND - adjectives
• AFFECTIONATED † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
• AFFECTIONED † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• DAFT fond, doting; extremely eager ....1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DEAD NUTS ON very fond of ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DEAD ON very fond of; determined to do something ...M19 sl.
• DEATH FOR very fond of ...M19 sl.
• DEATH ON very fond of ...M19 sl.
• DOTING excessively fond
• FAIN fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAINSOME fond ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
• HIGH ON fond of; liking ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• JEALOUS † ardently amorous; covetous of the love of another, fond, lustful ...c1430
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• KIPPERSOME amorous, fond ...1859 Eng. dial.
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MALLY † foolishly fond ...1592
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• PARTIAL kind, fond ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PARTIAL TO having a fondness or liking for something ...1696 UK
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• TICK loving, fond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TID fond of, attached to; careful of, solicitous about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDD fond of, attached to; careful of, solicitous about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIT † dear, beloved; fond ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
FOND - verbs
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to be sentimentally fond
• MADDLE † to be dotingly fond of ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FONDLE - nouns, person
• OCTOPUS among women: a man who makes excessive attempts to fondle a woman, as on a date ...1932 Amer. sl.
FONDLE - verbs
• CADDLE to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADE to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEL to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADLE to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANOODLE to fondle; to indulge in endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
• DAIDLE to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee ...1928 Sc.
• DANDLE to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper ...1575
• DANTLE to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAUNT † to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
• DAUNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAUT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
• DAWL to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DAWNTLE to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAWT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
• DELT to treat with great care and attention; to caress, to fondle ...1890 Sc.
• FAIK † to fondle, to caress ...1880 Sc.
• FAUN † to caress, to fondle ...1821 Sc.
• FEEL UP to fondle a person without their consent, for one's own sexual stimulation ...M20 colloq.
• FIRKY-TOODLE to caress; to cuddle or fondle; to indulge in sexual or physically intimate endearments ...18C Brit. sl.
• FLOOSTER to flatter, coax, wheedle; to fondle, to make much of ...1890 Ireland
• HANDLE to pet; to fondle ...20C US sl.
• HAUNCH to fondle, to pet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INGLE to fondle, to cherish, to caress ...1599 Eng. dial.
• KAITLE † to fondle, to cuddle ...1797 Sc.
• KIDOODLE to fondle, to caress; to 'spoon' ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to fondle intimately ...1930s sl.
• NANTLE to caress, to fondle; to nurse in a playful manner; to toy with anything ...1874 Eng. dial.
• NUG to fondle a woman ...17C Brit. colloq.
• PADDLE to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually ...16C colloq.
• QUIMBLE AND QUAMBLE to fondle, to caress, to say nice things ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAMPLE to fondle a woman sexually ...19C colloq.
• SMOUSE to fondle; to caress ...1886 Eng. dial.
• STROKE to fondle; to caress a woman ...19C Brit. colloq.
• TAN to touch; to fondle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTLE to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TICK to fondle, to caress; to toy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDDLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONTLE to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care ...1898 Eng. dial.
• WREATHE ROUND to caress or fondle someone sexually ...Brit. sl.
FONDLING - adjectives
• CARESSANT * caressing, fondling ...1861 rare & poetic
FONDLING - nouns
• MAKING a petting, fondling, caressing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WRIGGLE-DIGGLE petting, mutual fondling; hence, sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
FONDLY - adverbs
• AFFECTUALLY † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
• VOGIE fondly, kindly ...1878 Sc.
FONDNESS - nouns
• AFFECTATION † inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• LOVESHIP fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
FONDNESS - verbs
• BLINK to look with pleasure or fondness ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902