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FOOT - FORMIDABLENESS
FOOT - adjectives
• ACRE-FOOT big-footed ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BARE-VAMPED standing in one's stockings, without shoes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETTER of the hand or foot: the right ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COW-HOCKED having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
• KAY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KEY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KIDNEY-FOOTED having large or clumsy feet ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PARATOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PARROT-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1824 Amer. dial.
• PARRY-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PEAR-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REEL-FOOTED having the feet turned inwards so that the legs are crossed in walking; club-footed ...1887 Sc. & N. Ireland
• SATCHEL-FOOTED having large feet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SCASH twisted, turned to one side, esp. used of the feet ...1866 Sc.
• TAIGLIN of the feet: dragging, halting ...1915 Sc.
• WING-FOOTED having feet that turn out or are otherwise misshapen ...1913 Amer. dial.
FOOT - nouns
• AIRY-FAIRIES large feet ...1930s sl.
• ANT KILLERS the feet, esp. very large feet ...1845 Amer. dial.
• ANTS-MASHERS the feet, esp. very large feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ANT-STOMPER a large foot; a large, heavy shoe ...1960s US sl.
• BARGE a big foot ...c1960 Amer. jocular
• BARKING DOGS tired or aching feet ...1939 Amer. jocular
• BATTLESHIPS large feet ...1886 Amer. sl.
• BAYARD OF TEN TOES the human feet, 'shanks' mare ...1616
• BEETLE-CRUSHERS the feet ...1860 jocular
• BEETLE-SQUASHERS the feet ...1860 jocular
• BEST FOOT the right foot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOAT PADDLE a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOXCARS big feet or shoes ...1950 Amer. sl.
• BROGANITES unusually big or clumsy feet ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BROGANS unusually big or clumsy feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUM DOGS tired or sore feet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA SOCKS rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CANAL BOAT big foot; big or clumsy shoes ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CANOES big feet or shoes ...1942 US sl.
• CHOCKERS feet ...L19 market-traders' sl.
• CRAB-SHELLS the feet ...19C sl.
• CREEPERS the feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CURBY HOCKS clumsy feet ...c1850 sl.
• DAISY-BEATERS feet ...L19 sl.
• DANCERS the feet ...1950s sl.
• DASHBOARDS the feet ...1910s US sl.
• DEW-CLAWS feet ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DEW-DASHER a large and clumsy shoe or foot ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOGS the feet ...1913 sl.
• EARTHPADS feet ...1946 US sl.
• ELEPHANTITIS unusually big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING SHOES the naked feet ...M19 sl.
• FIDDLE CASES unusually large feet or shoes ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GAMMON † of an animal: the foot ...1825 Sc.
• GAMO a foot ...1880 Sc.
• GUNBOATS large feet ...1886 Amer. sl.
• GUT FOOT fallen arches, i.e. flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• HAM a foot, esp. a big or clumsy one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAM HOCK a foot, esp. a big or clumsy one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAY FOOT the left foot ...1851 Amer sl., esp. army
• HOCK the foot; the foot and the ankle ...18C sl.
• HOCKS the feet ...M19 sl.
• HOMMOCKS large, awkward feet or legs ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HORSE OF TEN TOES the human feet, 'shanks' mare ...1616
• HUCKS feet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HURTFOOT † that which hurts the foot ...1567 nonce word
• KICKER a foot ...1942 Amer. sl.
• KIDNEY FOOT a large or clumsy foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOPPERS big or clumsy feet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGFELLOWS big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MUD-HOOKS the feet ...1850 sl.
• MUD SCOWS large feet ...1860 Amer. sl.
• NECK OF THE FOOT the instep ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD the foot of an animal, esp. a fox's foot ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PADDERS the feet ...19C sl.
• PADDLE a foot ...M19 sl.
• PADDLEFOOT a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLERS the feet ...1845 UK sl.
• PADDLEWHEEL a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PALLY-FOOT a very large broad foot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-PAW a very large broad foot ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PALM the sole of the foot ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PALMER HOUSES flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• PARROT TOES inward-turning feet ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEDESTALS the feet ...E18 sl.
• PEERIES feet ...20C sl.
• PETTLES the feet ...B1900 Sc.
• PLANTATION a foot, esp. a large one ...1907 Amer. dial.
• PLATES the feet ...1896 sl.
• PLATES OF MEAT the feet ...1857 rhyming sl.
• PLATFORM a large foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PLATTERS the feet ...1945 sl.
• PLATTERS OF MEAT the feet ...1923 rhyming sl.
• PLOUTSACKS the feet ...B1900 Sc.
• PONTOON a large foot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUDSY a foot ...L18 nursery usage
• REIST the instep of the foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SATCHEL a large foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SATCHEL FOOT a large foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SAXIE cracks in the feet occasioned by exposure to alternate wet and dryness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOT a foot with the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot ...1969 Sc.
• SCLUTE a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
• SCOW a foot, esp. a large one ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPERS the heels, the feet ...1824 Ireland
• SCROFFLING FEET feet covered with corns ...1899 Eng. dial.
• SKI a large foot or shoe ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKLUTE a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
• TEN-TOES the foot ...1830 Eng. dial.
• TOOTSICUM a small foot ...1856 jocular
• TOOTSIE a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSY a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a foot ...1854 jocular
• TUGBOAT a large foot or shoe ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TUTTLE a child's name for a foot ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VIOLIN an unusually large foot or shoe ...1967 Amer. dial.
• VIOLIN CASE an unusually large foot or shoe ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WALKERS † the feet ...1832 sl.
• YAM FOOT a foot that is broad and splayed out ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• YARK the edge of the foot at its widest part, the instep ...1974 Sc.
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOOT (measurement) - nouns
• SESQUIPEDALIAN a person or thing that is foot and a half in height or length ...1615
FOOT - nouns, person
• ACRE-FOOT a person with large feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANTS-MASHER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1960s US sl.
• ANT-STOMPER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1960s US sl.
• DEW-BEATER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...1825 Eng. dial.
• DEW-DASHER a person who has large feet, or who walks awkwardly ...19C Eng. dial.
• DEW-SPREADER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEW-WIPER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MARLEY-SLOPPER one who is splay-footed ...M19 sl.
• MARLEY STOPPER one who is splay-footed ...M19 sl.
• SATCHEL FEET a person with large feet ...1934 Amer. sl.
• SCLAPPER-DAD one who has large feet ...1969 Sc.
FOOT - verbs
• SCASH to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHLE to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAUT to push with the feet; to dig the feet into the ground in order to gain resistance; to stretch the legs violently ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKASHLE to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SUPPLODE †* to stamp with the feet; to make a great noise with the foot ...1623
FOOTBALL - nouns
• BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football ...1904 colloq.
• CHALK a lecture on football by a coach to the players ...1934 US sl.
• CHALK TALK a lecture on football by a coach to the players ...1934 US sl.
• END that area of a football stadium, behind the respective goals, traditionally reserved for the hardcore supporters of home and away teams and the scene of most fighting ...20C sl.
• FOOTIE a football ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FOOTY a football ...1983 Aust. sl.
• LEATHER in cricket and football: the ball ...1868
• OVAL a football ...US
• PUMKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUMPKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUNKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• WOUNDED DUCK in football: a wobbling forward pass, which might be intercepted ...1980s Amer. sports usage
FOOTBALL - nouns, person
• FOOTBALLOPHILE a football sports-writer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT MAN a player who tries to foul or injure members of the opposing team ...1974 sl.
FOOTBALL - verbs
• BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
FOOTHILL - nouns, person
• BUNCHGRASSER a person who lives in the foothills ...1920 Amer. dial.
FOOTHOLD - nouns
• BERTH a foothold, a grasp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
FOOTHOLD - verbs
• FASTEN THE FEET † to give or obtain sure foothold ...a1300
FOOTLOOSE - adjectives
• WAFF of persons: vagrant, wandering, homeless, footloose ...1746 Sc.
FOOTPATH - nouns (also see SIDEWALK)
• BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial.
• GANG-WAY † a footpath, either that of a public road or one through fields to a farmhouse ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GANNIN-GAIT the footpath of a public road ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAN-WAY † a footpath of a public road ...1887 Sc.
• RAMPART the curbstone of a footpath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OATS AND CHAFF a footpath ...1857 rhyming sl.
• PAD-GATE a footpath; a trodden way ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PAD-ROAD a footpath; a trodden way ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PAD-TROD a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WALK a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WAY a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARAPET the sidewalk, footpath, or pavement of a street or road ...1840 Eng. dial.
• RAMPER a raised road through a marsh or bog; a raised footway; a high road ...1890 Eng. dial.
• REAN a footpath or roadway ...1711 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TERRACE a raised footpath by the side of a road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALKING-PATH † a footpath ...1791
FOOTPRINT - nouns
• ACCUB † the print of any creature's foot ...1626
• FEETING footprints, tracks ...1663 Amer. dial.
• FEETNING footprints, tracks ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLES marks, footprints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PELMATOGRAM * an impression of the sole of the foot; a footprint ...1890
• PUG a footprint, esp. of a game animal ...1860
• PUG-MARK the footprint of an animal ...M19
• SCOTE the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FOOTPRINT - verbs
• PUG to track (esp. game) by following footprints or another spoor ...M16
FOOTSTEP - nouns
• LAST † a footstep, track, trace ...971
FOOTSTOOL - nouns
• BENCH † a footstool ...c1386
FOP, FOPPISH - nouns, person
• ADON † a fop, a dandy or exquisite; Adonis ...1592
• ADONIS a beau, fop, or dandy ...1765
• BARBER-MONGER † a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop ...1605
• BEAU GARÇON a handsome fellow; an exquisite, a fop ...c1665
• BEAU-GARZON a handsome fellow; an exquisite, a fop ...c1665
• BEND a foolish, foppish fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCK-A-DANDY a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSTICK a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAKE a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
• CAKEY a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• COCKSCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• COXCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY a dandy, a fop ...1830 sl.
• DAND a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl.
• DANDY a man who dresses fashionably and ostentatiously; a fop ...c1780
• DANDY-COCK a foppish, strutting fellow ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-DEVIL a fop ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DANDYLING a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
• DUDE an affected male; a fop ...19C US sl.
• FANTASTIC † one given to fine or showy dress; a fop ...a1613
• FLASHER a high-flier; a fop; a pretender to wit ...1779 sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FRIBBLE a contemptible fop ...1785 sl.
• GANDER a dandy, a fop ...E19 sl.
• HOP-O'-MY-THUMB a fop, a dandy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow; a coxcomb ...c1630 colloq.
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• JACK-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow; a coxcomb ...c1630 colloq.
• JACK OF DANDY an insignificant person; a fop ...E17 sl.
• JEMMY † a dandy or fop; a finical fellow ...1753
• JEMMY-JESSAMY an effeminate or great fop, a dandy ...1753
• LA-DE-DA language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1883 colloq.
• LA-DE-DAH language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1935 US sl.
• LA-DI-DA language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1883 US sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
• LARDY-DAH a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MACAROON † a fop ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• MASH a dandy, a fop, a swell ...1882 sl.
• MASHER a dandy or fop of affected manners and exaggerated style of dress who frequented music-halls and fashionable promenades and who posed as a lady-killer ...1882 sl.
• NAB † a coxcomb; a fop ...a1700 sl.
• NABE a coxcomb, a fop ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• NANTLING a foppish person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POPINJAY a fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUFF a fop; an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...19C Brit. sl.
• PUP a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUPPY a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PURP a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUEER CULL a foolish dandy, a fop ...L17 sl.
• SCOVIE a fop ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• TIPPY-BOB a smart, fashionably-dressed person, a fop ...B1900 Eng. dial.
FOPPERY - nouns
• FANGLE † a fantastic, foppish, or silly contrivance; a piece of finery; foppery, fuss ...1583
• MACARONISM behaviour characteristic of a macaroni; dandyism ...1775
FOPPISH - adjectives
• DANDIFIED made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826 colloq.
• FALLAL † affected, finicking, foppish ...1748
• FALLALISH * somewhat fallal ...1754
• JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate ...1786
• LARDY-DARDY characteristic of an affected swell; languidly foppish; supercilious ...1861 sl.
• MACARONIAN foppish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACARONIC * pert. to a macaroni ...1828
• MASHER characteristic of a 'masher', foppish, dandyish ...1884 sl.
• QUAINT † of persons; finely or fashionably dressed; elegant, foppish ...a1300
• SCOVIE foppish ..Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIE-LIKE having a foppish appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKIPJACK flighty, affected, foppish ...1598
• SKIPJACKLY * flighty, affected, foppish ...1674
• TOL-LOL foppish ...L19 Aust. sl.
FORAGE - verbs
• FANGS of an animal: to forage, to search round for food ...1929 Sc.
FORBEAR - verbs
• LET † to desist, to forbear ...c1200
FORBEARANCE - nouns
• SUFFERANCE patient endurance, forbearance, long-suffering ...a1300 arch.
FORBID - verbs
• DARE to deter by threatening; to forbid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISANNUL to forbid, to hinder, to refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISCHARGE to forbid, to prohibit, to charge not to do ...1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIN to forbid, to refuse; to claim a truce ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FORFEND † to prohibit, to forbid ...1382
• OPPOSE * to forbid ...1813
• TOLL THE BELL ON to put an end to; to forbid ...1900s sl.
• WARN to forbid a person to do something ...c893
FORBIDDEN - adjectives
• KAPU forbidden, off limits; often used as a warning to deter trespassing ...1826
• NOT ON unacceptable, impossible; not permissible; forbidden; not going to happen ...1972 sl.
• OFF forbidden ...1910s sl.
• VETITE † forbidden, prohibited ...c1500
• WARNABLE †* that may be forbidden ...c1449
FORBIDDING - adjectives
• BAD-LIKE of forbidding aspect; ill-favoured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUGGERY-LOOKING adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MALAGRUGROUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGROBOLOUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• REBARBATIVE * repellent, forbidding; unattractive, dull; unpleasant, objectionable ...1892
• THARF of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARFISH of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling, backward, timorous, shy; forbidding ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THIEVELESS shy, reserved; cold, frigid in manner, forbidding ...1787 Sc.
FORBIDDING - nouns, person
• FUSTILUGS † a gross, fat, unwieldy person, especially a woman; a slovenly woman that smells rank; a person with a sour, forbidding aspect; a dirty child; a term of abuse...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UFRONGIE a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UFRUNGIE a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...Bk1905 Sc.
FORCE - adverbs
• BINNER with much noise and force ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS by force, violently ...1581
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• NECK AND CROP headlong; with force ...1890 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND HEELS headlong; with force ...1895 Eng. dial.
FORCE - nouns
• AFEL †* strength, physical force ...c1200
• BANKSTERSHIP force, violence ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLUM a blast, as of wind; force, impetus ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG STICK a display of force ...1904 US
• BIR force, impetus ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIRR force, impetus, energy; violence; passion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOSE force, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FARRACH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEEROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEIROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MASTERY † superior force or power ...1297
• NEED † violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon persons ...c825
• PANG strength, vigour, energy, force ...1873 Sc.
• PUISSANCE power, might, or force; influence ...1375 literary usage
• PUNCH force; meaning; pungency ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RADEUR †* rapidity, impetus, force ...c1477
• RADOUR †* rapidity, impetus, force ...c1477
• RANDOM † impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence in riding, running, striking, etc. ...c1305
• SINEW strength, energy, force; usually in the plural ...1560
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
FORCE - verbs
• BEFORCE †* to force, to ravish ...c1375
• BULLDOSE to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
• BULLDOZE to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
• DEAD † 1. to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
† 2. to deprive of force or vigour ...1586
• DRIVE TO THE WALL to force into an awkward situation
• EFFORCE to force open, to gain by force, to compel ...1596
• FORCE DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT to force someone to agree to or accept ...colloq.
• GET HEAD to gain force or power; to attain to vigour ...1625
• NEEDCESSITATE † to force, to necessitate ...1836 Sc.
• OPPRESS † to force, to violate, to ravish ...1382
• PISSANT to move a heavy object by brute force ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PUSH TO THE WALL to force into an awkward situation
• RAILROAD to force or speed up an action without due process, in disregard of regular or accepted procedures, or without the consent of others concerned; to force one's opinion or schemes upon others ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RAM AT to use force; to do anything with vigour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPEN †* to force, to ram ...a1300
• RAMROD to force, deceive, or overpersuade one into doing something ...1952 Amer. dial.
• RANFORCE † to force, to break open ...1637
• RANT to unduly and forcibly handle a female ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRIG to force; to squeeze out ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROOCH to force, push, or squeeze one's way; to crowd over ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCROUGE to force, push or squeeze one's way; to crowd ...1798 Amer. dial.
• SCROUNGE to force or squeeze one's way into a small space; to encroach on ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE to crowd, to push again; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SHANGHAI to force a person, esp. by underhand or unscrupulous means, to join a ship which is lacking a full crew ...1871 nautical sl., orig. US
• SKROUGE to crowd, to push against; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• TAR AND TIG † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TIG AND TAR † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• YARK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk, to wrench; to force ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YERK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YIRK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOIK to force; to prise open ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FORCE BACK - verbs
• RAMBARRE †* to beat or force back; to drive away, to repel, to repulse; to stop, to restrain ...1644 Sc.
FORCED - adjectives
• AFFECTATE † assumed unnaturally, forced, strain, stilted ...1559
• HIGH-PRESSURE coerced, forced ...1940s sl.
FORCED AWAY - adjectives
• ABSTORTED † forced away, wrung from another by violence ...Bk1662
FORCEFUL - adjectives
• ASS-KICKING forceful, aggressive, vicious, thuggish ...1970s sl.
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
• GUTTY forceful and assertive ...1939 Amer. sl.
• JAWY * forceful in language ...1654
• PUNCHY full of punch or vigour; forceful; being or appearing vigorously effective ...20C sl.
• TONITRUANT forceful, vigorous ...1907
FORCEFUL - nouns
• ASS-KICKING forceful or aggressive behaviour ...M20 sl.
• WALLOP a forceful impression ...colloq.
FORCEFUL - nouns, person
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
FORCEFULLY - adverbs
• PARDOOS violently, with great force, with a crash ...1866 Sc.
• VIR forcefully ...1866 Sc.
• VIRR forcefully ...1866 Sc.
FORCE ON - verbs
• BRUSH to force on; to drive hard ...1755 US
FORCEPS - nouns
• BEAKS † a pair of pincers, a forceps ...1656
FORCIBLE - adjectives
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• PEISANT † forcible, as a blow given with a heavy body ...c1450
• PUISSANT possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful, strong, forcible ...a1450 arch.
• RAMMING forcible, 'go-ahead' ...1825 sl.
• REESING vehement, strong, forcible ...Bk1904 Sc.
FORCIBLY - adverbs
• EADILY powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARDLY powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• MASTERFULLY violently, forcibly ...1792 Sc.
• NEEDLING † forcibly; by force ...c1000
• RAM-JAM forcibly; headlong ...1879 Eng. dial.
FORD - nouns
• RACK a shallow ford in a river ...1705 Sc.
• RIDDING a ford ...1882 Eng. dial.
• WADDIE a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
• WADDY a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
• WADE shallow water, a ford ...1829 Sc.
FOREBODE - verbs
• HALSEN to predict, to divine, to conjecture; to forebode evil, to anticipate bad news; to speak evil ...1814 Eng. dial.
• OMINATE † to prognosticate from omens; to augur, to forebode ...1582
FOREBODING - adjectives
• OORIE of things: uncanny, filled with foreboding, strange and disquieting ...1877 Sc.
FOREBODING - adverbs
• EERIELY dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
FOREBODING - nouns
• OMINATION † the act of omening or presaging; foreboding ...1589
• OOM an inkling, suspicion, notion, foreboding ...1880 Sc.
• SUGGESTION †* a foreboding, apprehension ...1748
FORECAST - verbs
• AIM to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to conjecture as to the future; to anticipate; to forecast ...c1384
FORECASTING - nouns
• BEFORE-CASTING † forecasting, pre-calculation ...1388
FORECLOSE - verbs
• BEFORE-BAR † to preclude, to foreclose ...c1449
FOREFATHER - nouns, person
• ELDER † a parent; an ancestor, a forefather; hence, a predecessor, one who lived in former days; usually in plural ...971
• ELDFATHER † a grandfather; a forefather in general, an ancestor ...c1000
FOREGOING - adjectives
• TOFOREGOING † foregoing, preceding, antecedent ...1387-8
FOREGROUND - adverbs
• UP FRONT in the foreground ...1970s
FOREHEAD - nouns
• CENTER LEAD the forehead ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SINCIPUT the forehead
FOREIGN - adjectives
• BROUGHT-ON of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BRUNG-ON of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DAGO foreign ...1900 Aust. sl.
• ELELENDISH † of another land, foreign ...a1000
• ELENGE † strange, foreign ...1678 obs. exc. Sc.
• EXTERRANEOUS foreign, of another country; coming from abroad ...1656
• FARANT belonging to another place or district, 'foreign' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAR-COME foreign, from a distance ...1590
• FARLAND † coming from a distance; foreign ...a1595 Sc.
• FURRIN foreign ...L19 dialect or jocular
• GOOK (derogatory) foreign; spec. Italian or East Asian; later, usually Korean or Vietnamese ...1920s US sl.
• OFF-COMED from a distance, foreign, strange ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OFFSHORE foreign ..1997 US sl.
• OOTERAL strange, foreign ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OUTLAND foreign, alien ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OUTLANDISH foreign. from outside one's own community ...1815 Amer. dial.
• PARLEYVOO French; foreign ...1828 Sc.
• ULTRAMARINE coming from beyond the sea, foreign ...1656
• UNCO unknown, strange; unusual; foreign ...c1410 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNICUNDE † native, foreign ...c1205
• WOG foreign ...1956 UK sl.
• XENOPHOBIC afraid of foreigners or of something foreign ...1912
FOREIGN - adverbs
• OUTLAND to a foreign or alien place ...1938 Amer. dial.
FOREIGN - nouns
• EILLAND †* a foreign land ...a1300
• FARAWAY SCREED foreign news, a letter from abroad ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GABBIE-LABBIE † confused talking; the way in which we think foreigners talks when we don't know their language ...1824 Sc.
• XENOMANIA a mania or insane fancy for foreigners, or for things foreign ...1879
• XENOPHILISM love of foreigners or of something foreign ...1912
• XENOPHOBY fear of foreigners or of something foreign ...1909
FOREIGN, FOREIGNER - nouns, person
• BARBARIAN a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's ...1549
• BISCUIT BEGGAR (derogatory) a person of foreign background; an American Indian ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOHUNK (often derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe, esp. one of inferior class, and often specifically applied to a Hungarian; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BOHUNKUS (often derogatory) an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DAGE a foreigner, an immigrant ...1955 Aust. sl.
• DAGO (derogatory or offensive) any form of foreigner ...1910s sl.
• DEGO (derogatory) orig. a Spaniard, Portuguese, or other Caucasian of southern Europe or Latin America; broadly, a foreigner ...1832 US sl.
• FARANG a foreigner ...1949 US soldiers in Vietnam usage
• GOOK 1. (derogatory) a foreigner, esp. East Asian ...1910s sl., orig. US military
2. (derogatory) any foreigner ...1910s sl., orig. US military
• HEAVEN-BURSTER a foreigner, as having broken in from another world outside ...1865
• JOHNNY FOREIGNER (usually derogatory) a personification of a foreign person, usually with ironic reference to British xenophobia ...1990 Brit. sl.
• OUTLANDER a person of foreign nationality; one not a native; a foreigner, a stranger ...1605
• OUTLANDISHER a foreigner ...1895 Amer. dial.
• OUTLAW a foreigner; a stranger, an outsider ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SARACEN a foreigner, anyone not British-born ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SLEEPING DICTIONARY a foreign woman with whom a man has a sexual relationship and from whom he learns the rudiments of her language ...1928 sl.
• UITLANDER an outlander; one from another country ...1892
• WOG (derogatory or offensive) a foreigner ...1942 sl.
FOREIGN - nouns, person, other
• XENOMANIAC a person having an insane fancy for foreigners or for something foreign ...1879
FOREIGNER - phrases
• CAME OVER WITH THE CATTLE BOAT said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORMONS said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORONS said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE ONION BOAT said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
FOREKNOWLEDGE - nouns
• BEFORE-WITTING † foreknowledge ...c1400
FOREMAN - nouns, person
• ADAM a master man, foreman ...L19 sl.
• AUGER an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
• AUGUR an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BIG AUGER an important person; a boss; a foreman ...1868 US West usage
• BIG BULL in logging: the general superintendent; a foreman ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BIG SAVAGE in logging: the general superintendent; a foreman ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BIG SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BULL a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BULL OF THE WOODS a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
• EL SEGUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GAFF a master, the head of a house; a foreman or overseer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAFFER † an employer, a boss, a foreman; a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BEETLER any foreman or man in charge of workmen ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAD SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• INDUNA a person, esp. a Black person, in authority; a foreman ...M20 S. Afr.
• MAIN SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MAISTRY a master workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor ...1798 Indian
• NEARDY a person in authority, a master, a parent, a foreman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAN a superintendent, a foreman, a boss ...1830 US sl.
• PANNIKIN BOSS a person with a modest amount of authority; a minor boss; a foreman ...1898 Aust. sl.
• PANNO a foreman ...1957 Aust. sl.
• PENNY-DOG an assistant foreman ...1929 US mining and logging usage
• RAMROD a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1880 Amer. dial.
• RAMRODDER a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH BOSS an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH FOREMAN an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SECUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SEGUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SIR RAG the chief of a band of servants or workers; a foreman or overseer ...1891
• STRAW BOSS a subordinate or assistant foreman ...orig. US
• WALKER a head foreman, a superintendent ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WALKING BOSS a head foreman, a superintendent ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WANDERING BOSS a head foreman, a superintendent ...1959 Amer. dial.
• YED-BEETLER a foreman; a superintendent of a job ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOREMOST - adjectives
• FIRST-BEST foremost; in first place ...1858 Amer. dial.
• UP FRONT foremost ...1950s sl.
FOREMOST - adverbs
• NEEMEST foremost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOREMOST - verbs
• BEAR THE BELL to take the first place; to have foremost rank or position, to be the best; to excel, to be pre-eminent ...c1374
FORENOON - nouns
• YEARE † the forenoon ...1721 Eng. dial.
• YEENDER the forenoon ...c1663 N. Eng. dial.
FORENSICS - nouns
• QUACKERY, THE forensic scientists; a forensic science department ...1971 UK police sl.
FOREPLAY - verbs
• GUDDLE to do sexual foreplay; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts ...E19 Brit. sl.
• GUZZLE to indulge in sexual foreplay; to 'neck' ...1930s sl.
FORERUNNER - nouns, person
• HARBINGER one that goes before and announces the approach of someone; a forerunner ...c1572
FORESEE - verbs
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
FORESHOW - verbs
• HALSEN † to augur, to foreshow by auspices, to prognosticate ...1586
FORESIGHT - adjectives
• OMNIPRUDENT † having universal foresight, or exercising universal providence ...1642
• PROSPICIENT †* having foresight, provident ...1654
FORESIGHTED - adjectives
• LONG-HEADED discerning, shrewd, foresighted ...1806 Amer. dial.
FOREST - nouns
• BOSQUE a forest; a dense growth of trees and underbrush; a clump of trees ...1771 Amer. dial.
• ELFIN FOREST a thicket, a scrub forest ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PINERY a pine forest; a region characterized by pine forests ...1818 Amer. dial.
• PINEY WOODS a region of pine forest ...1791 Amer. dial.
• SKID ROAD a forest track over which logs are dragged ...1880 Amer. logging usage
• VERD † green parts of woods, forest verdure ...1641
• WARD † a part or division of a forest ...1425
FOREST, FORESTER - nouns, person
• FERNHOPPER a forester ...1955 Amer. foresters' usage
• NEMOPHILIST * one who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a lover of the woods ...1860
• PAIKIE a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• PYKIE a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• RANGER a forest officer, a gamekeeper ...1455 arch.
• SALTUARY † a forester, a ranger ...1674
FORESTALL - verbs
• LICK THE FAT FROM THE BEARD OF † to forestall the results of a person's enterprise or industry ...1548
• OBVIATE † to anticipate; to forestall ...1712
FORETASTE - nouns
• HANDSEL the first use, experience, trial, proof, or specimen of anything; first taste, foretaste, first fruits; often with the notion of its being auspicious of what is to follow ...1573
• HANSEL the first use, experience, trial, proof, or specimen of anything; first taste, foretaste, first fruits; often with the notion of its being auspicious of what is to follow ...1573
FORETELL - verbs
• ABODE † to presage, prognosticate, be ominous of ...1593
• BEFORE-SAY † to predict, to foretell ...1382
• FARSEE to foretell the future ...1944 Amer. dial.
• READ to predict, to foretell ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VATICINATE to speak as a prophet or seer; to utter predictions; to foretell events ....1623
FORETELLING - nouns
• ABODANCE †* a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen ...c1630 obs. rare
• ABODEMENT † a foreboding, presage, or omen ...1593
• HARIOLATION † a foretelling or soothsaying ...1656
FORETHOUGHT - nouns
• ADVICE † forethought, prudence, wisdom ...1375
• FAR-CAST † the act of casting one's thoughts to a distance; forethought, shrewdness, cunning ...c1400
• FAR-CASTING † forethought, cunning ...c1400
FORETHOUGHT - nouns, person
• FAR-CASTER † one who exercises forethought ...c1400
FOREVER - adverbs (also see TIME)
• ALL DAYS † always, forever ...c1000
• EVER AND END forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVER AND ON forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FOR GOOD AND ALWAYS forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOR KEEPS forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOREVER AND AMEN forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE ADAM WAS A BOY for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE FANNY WAS A GIRL'S NAME for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE GOD KNOWS WHEN for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE GOD WAS A LITTLE BOY for a long time ...1959 Amer. dial.
• SINCE HECK WAS A PUP for a long time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• 'TILL ALL IS BLUE forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL HELL FREEZES OVER forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL LOS ANGELES RIVER WETS ITS BED forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL THE COW GIVES BEER forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL THE COWS COME HOME forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITHOUT TIME † forever, eternally ...a1400
FOREVER - nouns
• DOG'S AGE a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONKEY'S YEARS a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
FOREWARNED - adjectives
• AUND forewarned ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UNAWARED † not forewarned ...1652
FORGE - verbs
• DECEIT †* to construct deceitfully, to forge a document ...1484
• FAKE to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose ...1812 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FAKE UP to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FALSE † to counterfeit money; to forge a document ...a1300
• FAUNTLEROY to act as a forger ...E19 US sl.
• PHONEY UP to counterfeit, to forge ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• RAISE to forge cheques ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• SCRATCH to forge banknotes and other papers ...1859 US sl.
• SHAM ABRAHAM to forge bank paper ...c1778 sl.
FORGED - nouns
• GAMMY MONICKER a forged signature ...1851 UK criminals' sl.
• PAPER a forged or useless cheque or other financial instrument ...20C US sl.
• PAPER-HANG the passing of counterfeit money or forged securities ...1976 US sl.
• P.L. a forged personal cheque ...1920s forgers' sl.
• QUEER counterfeit money; forged banknotes or bonds ...1812 sl.
• QUEER SCREENS forged banknotes ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• SILVER BEGGAR a counterfeit banknote or forged document ...M19 sl.
FORGED - verbs
• PASS PAPER to used forged cheques, stolen credit cards, etc. ...1970s sl.
FORGER - nouns, person
• BENE-FEAKER OF GYBES a forger of passes and similar documents ...L17 sl.
• DANDY-MASTER a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang ...1883 criminals' sl.
• FABRICATOR one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a forger ...1795
• FAKER a counterfeiter; a forger ...1612 sl.
• FALSARY † one who forges a document; a forger ...1579
• FALSER † a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
• FALSE WRITER † a forger ...1580
• LETTER-MONGER † a forger of letters ... 1699 nonce word
• OLD BAILEY UNDERWRITER a forger ...1831 criminals' sl.
• PAPER-HANGER someone who passes forged or fraudulent cheques ...1914 sl., orig. US
• PENMAN a counterfeiter, a forger ...1865 sl.
• RAISER a criminal who specializes in forging increases in the amount payable to an otherwise legitimate cheque or security ...1950 US sl.
• SCRATCHER a counterfeiter; a forger ...1859 sl., orig. US
FORGERY - nouns
• FAKEMENT a forgery; a begging letter; a petition ...1839 sl.
• FALSE † fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
• FALSEHOOD † deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
FORGET - verbs
• BEGET to forget ...1746 Eng. dial.
• DISRECOLLECT to forget, to fail to remember ...1940 Amer. dial.
• DISREMEMBER to forget, to be unable to remember ...1815
• DISREMEMBER to forget ...E19 Anglo-Irish usage
• MADDLE to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISREMEMBER to forget ...1909 Amer. dial.
• OBLIGHT † to forget ...1547
• OBLITE † to forget ...1547
• OBLIVE †* to forget ...c1500
• OBLIVIATE †* to forget, to commit to oblivion ...1661
• SPONGE IT OUT to forget something; to wipe something from one's memory ...L19 US sl.
• TINE to let slip from one's remembrance; to forget ...1513 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBETHINK to forget ...1825 Eng. dial.
• WANT † to fail to recollect, to forget ...c1381
FORGETFUL - adjectives
• BUZZED OUT dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality; disoriented, forgetful, dazed ...1980 Amer. sl.
• ELAPSIVE †* apt to let slip, forgetting, forgetful ...1652
• IMMEMOR †* unmindful, forgetful ...1535 Sc.
• IMMEMORIOUS †* unmindful, forgetful ...1602
• OFF ONE'S KNOW out of one's mind; forgetful from a failing memory ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SHORT IN ONE'S MIND forgetful ...1908 Amer. dial.
• STUCK OUT lazy, forgetful; deprived ...1970s US prison sl.
FORGETFUL - nouns, person
• GATTLE-HEAD † a forgetful, careless, and thoughtless person ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NOODLE a stupid, unthinking, or forgetful person ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• SIEVE-HEAD a forgetful person ...Brit. sl.
FORGETFULNESS - adjectives
• LETHEAN pert. to or causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past ...c1645
• LETHY †* causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past ...1613
FORGETFULNESS - nouns
• ILL-MINDINGS forgetfulness ...1863 Sc.
• LETHE in Greek mythology: a river in Hades, the water of which produced, in those who drank it, forgetfulness of the past; hence, the 'waters of oblivion' or forgetfulness of the past ...1567
• OBLIVISCENCE the fact of forgetting or state of having forgotten; forgetfulness ...1774
• OBLIVIUM † oblivion; forgetfulness ...1699
• OUBLIANCE † forgetting, forgetfulness, oblivion ...c1477
FORGETTABLE - adjectives
• OBLIVISCIBLE able or likely to be forgotten, forgettable ...1905
FORGETTING - adjectives
• ELAPSIVE †* apt to let slip, forgetting, forgetful ...1652
FORGIVE - verbs
• LOOK OVER to disregard, to forgive, to overlook ...1887 Amer. dial.
FORGIVEN - adjectives
• IGNOSCIBLE †* fit to be forgiven or pardoned; tolerable ...1656
FORGIVENESS - adjectives
• VENIAL worthy of pardon, forgiveness, or remission; not grave or heinous; pardonable ...a1300
FORGIVENESS - nouns
• IGNOSCENCY †* forgiveness; forgiving spirit ...1647
• LESNESS † absolution, redemption, forgiveness of sins ...c950
• VENY † pardon or forgiveness; a request for this; the gesture of kneeling or prostrating oneself as in indication of penitence and desire for pardon ...a1225
FORGIVING - adjectives
• ABSOLVATORY pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal ...Bk1611
FORGIVING - verbs
• MAKE A BIG FELLER OF ONESELF to give the impression that one is generous or forgiving ...c1945 Aust. sl.
FORGOTTEN - adjectives
• DEAD of people: forgotten ...M19 US Black sl.
• DILLING passing from memory, being forgotten ...Bk1900 Sc.
• OBLIVISCIBLE able or likely to be forgotten, forgettable ...1905
• UNBETHOUGHT forgotten ...1874 Eng. dial.
FORGOTTEN - for a thing whose name is forgotten, see THING and/or NAMELESS
FORGOTTEN - nouns
• ANCIENT HISTORY something completely forgotten, esp. past romances ...Amer. sl.
• OBLIVISCENCE the fact of forgetting or state of having forgotten; forgetfulness ...1774
FORGOTTEN - nouns, person (also see UNKNOWN)
• ANCIENT HISTORY someone completely forgotten, esp. past romances ...Amer. sl.
• DINGLEFUZZY used in place of a person's name which has been forgotten ...1975 US sl.
• MR. DOOZANBERRY a man whose name is unknown ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SAM a name used when someone's proper name has been forgotten, esp. used of women ...1950s sl.
• THING-A-MERRY a person whose name is forgotten or unknown ...1818 sl.
• THING-A-ME-TOY a word used when the name of the person or thing referred to is forgotten or unknown; a curious article, especially one of unknown use and little value; a person of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• THINGUM a thing or person whose name the speaker cannot recall, does not know, or is reluctant to speak ...1824 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMYDOOCHY a person whose name is not known or cannot for the moment be recalled ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WHAT-D'YE-CALL'EM anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT'S-HER-NAME a substitute for a woman's name that is not known or remembered ...1816 sl.
• WHAT'S-HIS-NAME a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1697 sl.
• WHATSIS any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHATSISFACE a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1898 sl.
• WHAT'S-YOUR-NAME used in addressing a person whose name is not known or remembered ...1757 sl.
• WHATZISFACE a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATZIT any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl
• WHAZZIT any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHOOSIS someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOOSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOOZIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOSIS someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOZIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOZITS a name for an object or person whose name is forgotten ...M20 US sl.
• WOSSNAME a person whose name is not known, forgotten, etc. ...20C sl.
FORGOTTEN - verbs
• FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• GO OUT OF HEAD to be forgotten ...1877 Sc.
• SLIP BETWEEN THE CRACKS to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
FORGIVEN - adjectives
• VENIAL easily forgiven excused or forgiven ...13C
FORK - nouns
• DUKE OF YORK a fork ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FANG the prong of a fork of any kind ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANGLES the prongs of a fork ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SILVER FORK a wooden skewer used as a chopstick when forks were scarce ...1870 Winchester usage
• TANG a sharp point or spike; the pin of a buckle; one of the prongs of a fork; a prong or tine of a stag's horn ...1688 Eng. dial.
FORLORN - adjectives
• BESTEAD circumstanced, situated, generally in an evil sense; hence, destitute, forlorn; overcome, oppressed ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
• WAFF of persons and places: forlorn, melancholy; solitary, said of one who is in a strange place where he has not a single acquaintance ...1724 Sc.
FORM, FORMED - adjectives
• EFFORMATIVE † formative, tending to form ...1647
• FASHIONATIVE † tending to fashion or form, shaping ...a1693
• MANIFORM multiform; existing in many forms or kinds ...1835
• OMNIFORM of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1647
• OMNIFORMAL of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1839
• PANTOMORPHIC assuming any or all forms or shapes ...1836
• VARIFORMED † variously formed or shaped; varied or different in form ...1578
FORM - nouns
• BLEE † appearance, form ...a1000
• FACK make, shape, form ...1914 Sc.
• FASURE † fashion, form ...a1300
• FEATURE † 1. make, form, fashion, shape; proportions, esp. of the body; a particular example of this ...c1325 obs. exc. arch.
† 2. good form or shape; comeliness ...1594
• MAKEDOM † form, shape; esp. elegant form, shapeliness, comeliness ...c1470 Sc.
• OMNIFORMITY the being of all forms ...1644
• ORDER † form, shape as resulting from arrangement ...1578
• PANTOMORPH that which takes any or all form or shapes ...1841
• VARIFORMITY * variety or diversity of form ...1702
FORMAL - adjectives
• FASHIONABLE † pert. to outward form or ceremony; merely formal ...1614
• FASHIONAL † pertaining to outward form or ceremony; merely formal ...1617
• FASHIONARY †* formal ...a1640
• OFFICIOUS † pert. to an office or business, official; hence, formal ...1610
• STODGY excessively formal and conventional
FORMAL - nouns, person
• MRS. PRINCUM PRANCUM a nice, precise, formal madam ...B1900
FORMAL - verbs
• ALLEMAND † to conduct in a formal and courtly style ...1821 Eng. dial.
• PEEL EGGS to stand on ceremony; to behave in a formal way ...c1860 sl.
FORMALITY - nouns
• FASHIONABLENESS † superficiality, formality ...1608-11
• PANJANDRUM official and ceremonial fuss or formality ...1883
FORMATION - nouns
• EFFECTION † fabrication, formation, production ...1430
• EFFORMATION † formation, framing, shaping ...1578
FORMED - adjectives
• EDIFICATE † built up, constructed, formed, instituted, arranged ...c1470
• FASHIONATE † 1. fashioned or formed after an image or model, that is a copy ...1593
†* 2. well formed, perfect ...1593
• YFORMED † formed; informed ...1297
FORMER - adjectives
• PULLED UP former ...1972 US sl.
• QUONDAM that formerly was or existed ...1586
• RATHERMORE †* earlier, former ...1382
• UMQUHILE † former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
• UMWHILE † former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
FORMER - adverbs
• ABEFOIR of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
• A-BEFORE of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
FORMERLY - adverbs
• ALREADY YET formerly; before ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK-ALONG of time: back; formerly; in the past; recently; a little while ago ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BACK IN THE DAY(S) formerly; long ago ...1988 US sl.
• BEFORETIMES † formerly, previously ...a1555
• BEFORMERLY formerly; before ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ONCE IN A DAY formerly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE-WHILE once, formerly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• OR † at a former time, on a former occasion; formerly, before ...c1205
• QUONDAM * at one time, formerly, heretofore ...1537
• QUONDAMLY formerly ...1814
• UMQUHILE at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMWHILE at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
FORMIDABLE - adjectives
• ADOUBTED † dreaded; formidable ...c1314
• BAD of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled ...1855 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• MAJOR-LEAGUE impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of ...1941 Amer. sl.
• MONSTA formidable; excellent ...1999 US sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• NASTY formidable ...sl.
• RANK † stout and strong; formidable ...c1122 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FORMIDABLE - nouns
• BITCH something regarded as outstanding of its kind, esp. in unpleasantness; something difficult or formidable ...1964 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDER something that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING STRIKER a formidable or impressive thing ...1867 US sl.
FORMIDABLE - nouns, person
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl.
• BRAINGER a formidable foe ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHAIN LIGHTNING a person who is extremely adept or formidable ...1891 US sl.
• HELL-BENDER someone that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
FORMIDABLENESS - nouns
• FEAR † a capability of inspiring fear, formidableness ...1601
• ACRE-FOOT big-footed ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BARE-VAMPED standing in one's stockings, without shoes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETTER of the hand or foot: the right ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COW-HOCKED having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
• KAY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KEY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KIDNEY-FOOTED having large or clumsy feet ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PARATOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PARROT-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1824 Amer. dial.
• PARRY-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PEAR-TOED having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REEL-FOOTED having the feet turned inwards so that the legs are crossed in walking; club-footed ...1887 Sc. & N. Ireland
• SATCHEL-FOOTED having large feet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SCASH twisted, turned to one side, esp. used of the feet ...1866 Sc.
• TAIGLIN of the feet: dragging, halting ...1915 Sc.
• WING-FOOTED having feet that turn out or are otherwise misshapen ...1913 Amer. dial.
FOOT - nouns
• AIRY-FAIRIES large feet ...1930s sl.
• ANT KILLERS the feet, esp. very large feet ...1845 Amer. dial.
• ANTS-MASHERS the feet, esp. very large feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ANT-STOMPER a large foot; a large, heavy shoe ...1960s US sl.
• BARGE a big foot ...c1960 Amer. jocular
• BARKING DOGS tired or aching feet ...1939 Amer. jocular
• BATTLESHIPS large feet ...1886 Amer. sl.
• BAYARD OF TEN TOES the human feet, 'shanks' mare ...1616
• BEETLE-CRUSHERS the feet ...1860 jocular
• BEETLE-SQUASHERS the feet ...1860 jocular
• BEST FOOT the right foot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOAT PADDLE a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOXCARS big feet or shoes ...1950 Amer. sl.
• BROGANITES unusually big or clumsy feet ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BROGANS unusually big or clumsy feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUM DOGS tired or sore feet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA SOCKS rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CANAL BOAT big foot; big or clumsy shoes ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CANOES big feet or shoes ...1942 US sl.
• CHOCKERS feet ...L19 market-traders' sl.
• CRAB-SHELLS the feet ...19C sl.
• CREEPERS the feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CURBY HOCKS clumsy feet ...c1850 sl.
• DAISY-BEATERS feet ...L19 sl.
• DANCERS the feet ...1950s sl.
• DASHBOARDS the feet ...1910s US sl.
• DEW-CLAWS feet ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DEW-DASHER a large and clumsy shoe or foot ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOGS the feet ...1913 sl.
• EARTHPADS feet ...1946 US sl.
• ELEPHANTITIS unusually big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING SHOES the naked feet ...M19 sl.
• FIDDLE CASES unusually large feet or shoes ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GAMMON † of an animal: the foot ...1825 Sc.
• GAMO a foot ...1880 Sc.
• GUNBOATS large feet ...1886 Amer. sl.
• GUT FOOT fallen arches, i.e. flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• HAM a foot, esp. a big or clumsy one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAM HOCK a foot, esp. a big or clumsy one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAY FOOT the left foot ...1851 Amer sl., esp. army
• HOCK the foot; the foot and the ankle ...18C sl.
• HOCKS the feet ...M19 sl.
• HOMMOCKS large, awkward feet or legs ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HORSE OF TEN TOES the human feet, 'shanks' mare ...1616
• HUCKS feet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HURTFOOT † that which hurts the foot ...1567 nonce word
• KICKER a foot ...1942 Amer. sl.
• KIDNEY FOOT a large or clumsy foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOPPERS big or clumsy feet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGFELLOWS big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MUD-HOOKS the feet ...1850 sl.
• MUD SCOWS large feet ...1860 Amer. sl.
• NECK OF THE FOOT the instep ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD the foot of an animal, esp. a fox's foot ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PADDERS the feet ...19C sl.
• PADDLE a foot ...M19 sl.
• PADDLEFOOT a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLERS the feet ...1845 UK sl.
• PADDLEWHEEL a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PALLY-FOOT a very large broad foot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-PAW a very large broad foot ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PALM the sole of the foot ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PALMER HOUSES flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• PARROT TOES inward-turning feet ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEDESTALS the feet ...E18 sl.
• PEERIES feet ...20C sl.
• PETTLES the feet ...B1900 Sc.
• PLANTATION a foot, esp. a large one ...1907 Amer. dial.
• PLATES the feet ...1896 sl.
• PLATES OF MEAT the feet ...1857 rhyming sl.
• PLATFORM a large foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PLATTERS the feet ...1945 sl.
• PLATTERS OF MEAT the feet ...1923 rhyming sl.
• PLOUTSACKS the feet ...B1900 Sc.
• PONTOON a large foot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUDSY a foot ...L18 nursery usage
• REIST the instep of the foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SATCHEL a large foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SATCHEL FOOT a large foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SAXIE cracks in the feet occasioned by exposure to alternate wet and dryness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOT a foot with the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot ...1969 Sc.
• SCLUTE a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
• SCOW a foot, esp. a large one ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPERS the heels, the feet ...1824 Ireland
• SCROFFLING FEET feet covered with corns ...1899 Eng. dial.
• SKI a large foot or shoe ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKLUTE a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
• TEN-TOES the foot ...1830 Eng. dial.
• TOOTSICUM a small foot ...1856 jocular
• TOOTSIE a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSY a foot ...1854 jocular
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a foot ...1854 jocular
• TUGBOAT a large foot or shoe ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TUTTLE a child's name for a foot ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VIOLIN an unusually large foot or shoe ...1967 Amer. dial.
• VIOLIN CASE an unusually large foot or shoe ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WALKERS † the feet ...1832 sl.
• YAM FOOT a foot that is broad and splayed out ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• YARK the edge of the foot at its widest part, the instep ...1974 Sc.
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
FOOT (measurement) - nouns
• SESQUIPEDALIAN a person or thing that is foot and a half in height or length ...1615
FOOT - nouns, person
• ACRE-FOOT a person with large feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANTS-MASHER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1960s US sl.
• ANT-STOMPER a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1960s US sl.
• DEW-BEATER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...1825 Eng. dial.
• DEW-DASHER a person who has large feet, or who walks awkwardly ...19C Eng. dial.
• DEW-SPREADER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEW-WIPER a person who has large feet or who walks awkwardly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MARLEY-SLOPPER one who is splay-footed ...M19 sl.
• MARLEY STOPPER one who is splay-footed ...M19 sl.
• SATCHEL FEET a person with large feet ...1934 Amer. sl.
• SCLAPPER-DAD one who has large feet ...1969 Sc.
FOOT - verbs
• SCASH to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHLE to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAUT to push with the feet; to dig the feet into the ground in order to gain resistance; to stretch the legs violently ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKASHLE to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SUPPLODE †* to stamp with the feet; to make a great noise with the foot ...1623
FOOTBALL - nouns
• BALLOON a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football ...1904 colloq.
• CHALK a lecture on football by a coach to the players ...1934 US sl.
• CHALK TALK a lecture on football by a coach to the players ...1934 US sl.
• END that area of a football stadium, behind the respective goals, traditionally reserved for the hardcore supporters of home and away teams and the scene of most fighting ...20C sl.
• FOOTIE a football ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FOOTY a football ...1983 Aust. sl.
• LEATHER in cricket and football: the ball ...1868
• OVAL a football ...US
• PUMKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUMPKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUNKIN a football ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• WOUNDED DUCK in football: a wobbling forward pass, which might be intercepted ...1980s Amer. sports usage
FOOTBALL - nouns, person
• FOOTBALLOPHILE a football sports-writer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT MAN a player who tries to foul or injure members of the opposing team ...1974 sl.
FOOTBALL - verbs
• BALLOON to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
FOOTHILL - nouns, person
• BUNCHGRASSER a person who lives in the foothills ...1920 Amer. dial.
FOOTHOLD - nouns
• BERTH a foothold, a grasp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
FOOTHOLD - verbs
• FASTEN THE FEET † to give or obtain sure foothold ...a1300
FOOTLOOSE - adjectives
• WAFF of persons: vagrant, wandering, homeless, footloose ...1746 Sc.
FOOTPATH - nouns (also see SIDEWALK)
• BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial.
• GANG-WAY † a footpath, either that of a public road or one through fields to a farmhouse ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GANNIN-GAIT the footpath of a public road ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAN-WAY † a footpath of a public road ...1887 Sc.
• RAMPART the curbstone of a footpath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OATS AND CHAFF a footpath ...1857 rhyming sl.
• PAD-GATE a footpath; a trodden way ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PAD-ROAD a footpath; a trodden way ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PAD-TROD a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WALK a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WAY a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARAPET the sidewalk, footpath, or pavement of a street or road ...1840 Eng. dial.
• RAMPER a raised road through a marsh or bog; a raised footway; a high road ...1890 Eng. dial.
• REAN a footpath or roadway ...1711 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TERRACE a raised footpath by the side of a road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALKING-PATH † a footpath ...1791
FOOTPRINT - nouns
• ACCUB † the print of any creature's foot ...1626
• FEETING footprints, tracks ...1663 Amer. dial.
• FEETNING footprints, tracks ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLES marks, footprints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PELMATOGRAM * an impression of the sole of the foot; a footprint ...1890
• PUG a footprint, esp. of a game animal ...1860
• PUG-MARK the footprint of an animal ...M19
• SCOTE the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FOOTPRINT - verbs
• PUG to track (esp. game) by following footprints or another spoor ...M16
FOOTSTEP - nouns
• LAST † a footstep, track, trace ...971
FOOTSTOOL - nouns
• BENCH † a footstool ...c1386
FOP, FOPPISH - nouns, person
• ADON † a fop, a dandy or exquisite; Adonis ...1592
• ADONIS a beau, fop, or dandy ...1765
• BARBER-MONGER † a constant frequenter of the barber's shop, a fop ...1605
• BEAU GARÇON a handsome fellow; an exquisite, a fop ...c1665
• BEAU-GARZON a handsome fellow; an exquisite, a fop ...c1665
• BEND a foolish, foppish fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCK-A-DANDY a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSTICK a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAKE a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
• CAKEY a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• COCKSCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• COXCOMB a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY a dandy, a fop ...1830 sl.
• DAND a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl.
• DANDY a man who dresses fashionably and ostentatiously; a fop ...c1780
• DANDY-COCK a foppish, strutting fellow ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-DEVIL a fop ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DANDYLING a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
• DUDE an affected male; a fop ...19C US sl.
• FANTASTIC † one given to fine or showy dress; a fop ...a1613
• FLASHER a high-flier; a fop; a pretender to wit ...1779 sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FRIBBLE a contemptible fop ...1785 sl.
• GANDER a dandy, a fop ...E19 sl.
• HOP-O'-MY-THUMB a fop, a dandy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow; a coxcomb ...c1630 colloq.
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• JACK-DANDY a little fop, a petty dandy; an insignificant little fellow; a coxcomb ...c1630 colloq.
• JACK OF DANDY an insignificant person; a fop ...E17 sl.
• JEMMY † a dandy or fop; a finical fellow ...1753
• JEMMY-JESSAMY an effeminate or great fop, a dandy ...1753
• LA-DE-DA language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1883 colloq.
• LA-DE-DAH language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1935 US sl.
• LA-DI-DA language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1883 US sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
• LARDY-DAH a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
• MACARONI a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
• MACAROON † a fop ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• MASH a dandy, a fop, a swell ...1882 sl.
• MASHER a dandy or fop of affected manners and exaggerated style of dress who frequented music-halls and fashionable promenades and who posed as a lady-killer ...1882 sl.
• NAB † a coxcomb; a fop ...a1700 sl.
• NABE a coxcomb, a fop ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• NANTLING a foppish person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POPINJAY a fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUFF a fop; an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...19C Brit. sl.
• PUP a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUPPY a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PURP a vain fop ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUEER CULL a foolish dandy, a fop ...L17 sl.
• SCOVIE a fop ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• TIPPY-BOB a smart, fashionably-dressed person, a fop ...B1900 Eng. dial.
FOPPERY - nouns
• FANGLE † a fantastic, foppish, or silly contrivance; a piece of finery; foppery, fuss ...1583
• MACARONISM behaviour characteristic of a macaroni; dandyism ...1775
FOPPISH - adjectives
• DANDIFIED made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826 colloq.
• FALLAL † affected, finicking, foppish ...1748
• FALLALISH * somewhat fallal ...1754
• JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate ...1786
• LARDY-DARDY characteristic of an affected swell; languidly foppish; supercilious ...1861 sl.
• MACARONIAN foppish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACARONIC * pert. to a macaroni ...1828
• MASHER characteristic of a 'masher', foppish, dandyish ...1884 sl.
• QUAINT † of persons; finely or fashionably dressed; elegant, foppish ...a1300
• SCOVIE foppish ..Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIE-LIKE having a foppish appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKIPJACK flighty, affected, foppish ...1598
• SKIPJACKLY * flighty, affected, foppish ...1674
• TOL-LOL foppish ...L19 Aust. sl.
FORAGE - verbs
• FANGS of an animal: to forage, to search round for food ...1929 Sc.
FORBEAR - verbs
• LET † to desist, to forbear ...c1200
FORBEARANCE - nouns
• SUFFERANCE patient endurance, forbearance, long-suffering ...a1300 arch.
FORBID - verbs
• DARE to deter by threatening; to forbid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISANNUL to forbid, to hinder, to refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISCHARGE to forbid, to prohibit, to charge not to do ...1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIN to forbid, to refuse; to claim a truce ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FORFEND † to prohibit, to forbid ...1382
• OPPOSE * to forbid ...1813
• TOLL THE BELL ON to put an end to; to forbid ...1900s sl.
• WARN to forbid a person to do something ...c893
FORBIDDEN - adjectives
• KAPU forbidden, off limits; often used as a warning to deter trespassing ...1826
• NOT ON unacceptable, impossible; not permissible; forbidden; not going to happen ...1972 sl.
• OFF forbidden ...1910s sl.
• VETITE † forbidden, prohibited ...c1500
• WARNABLE †* that may be forbidden ...c1449
FORBIDDING - adjectives
• BAD-LIKE of forbidding aspect; ill-favoured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUGGERY-LOOKING adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MALAGRUGROUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGROBOLOUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• REBARBATIVE * repellent, forbidding; unattractive, dull; unpleasant, objectionable ...1892
• THARF of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARFISH of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling, backward, timorous, shy; forbidding ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THIEVELESS shy, reserved; cold, frigid in manner, forbidding ...1787 Sc.
FORBIDDING - nouns, person
• FUSTILUGS † a gross, fat, unwieldy person, especially a woman; a slovenly woman that smells rank; a person with a sour, forbidding aspect; a dirty child; a term of abuse...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UFRONGIE a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UFRUNGIE a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...Bk1905 Sc.
FORCE - adverbs
• BINNER with much noise and force ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS by force, violently ...1581
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• NECK AND CROP headlong; with force ...1890 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND HEELS headlong; with force ...1895 Eng. dial.
FORCE - nouns
• AFEL †* strength, physical force ...c1200
• BANKSTERSHIP force, violence ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLUM a blast, as of wind; force, impetus ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG STICK a display of force ...1904 US
• BIR force, impetus ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIRR force, impetus, energy; violence; passion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOSE force, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FARRACH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEEROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEIROCH strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MASTERY † superior force or power ...1297
• NEED † violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon persons ...c825
• PANG strength, vigour, energy, force ...1873 Sc.
• PUISSANCE power, might, or force; influence ...1375 literary usage
• PUNCH force; meaning; pungency ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RADEUR †* rapidity, impetus, force ...c1477
• RADOUR †* rapidity, impetus, force ...c1477
• RANDOM † impetuosity, great speed, force, or violence in riding, running, striking, etc. ...c1305
• SINEW strength, energy, force; usually in the plural ...1560
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
FORCE - verbs
• BEFORCE †* to force, to ravish ...c1375
• BULLDOSE to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
• BULLDOZE to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
• DEAD † 1. to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
† 2. to deprive of force or vigour ...1586
• DRIVE TO THE WALL to force into an awkward situation
• EFFORCE to force open, to gain by force, to compel ...1596
• FORCE DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT to force someone to agree to or accept ...colloq.
• GET HEAD to gain force or power; to attain to vigour ...1625
• NEEDCESSITATE † to force, to necessitate ...1836 Sc.
• OPPRESS † to force, to violate, to ravish ...1382
• PISSANT to move a heavy object by brute force ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PUSH TO THE WALL to force into an awkward situation
• RAILROAD to force or speed up an action without due process, in disregard of regular or accepted procedures, or without the consent of others concerned; to force one's opinion or schemes upon others ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RAM AT to use force; to do anything with vigour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMPEN †* to force, to ram ...a1300
• RAMROD to force, deceive, or overpersuade one into doing something ...1952 Amer. dial.
• RANFORCE † to force, to break open ...1637
• RANT to unduly and forcibly handle a female ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRIG to force; to squeeze out ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROOCH to force, push, or squeeze one's way; to crowd over ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCROUGE to force, push or squeeze one's way; to crowd ...1798 Amer. dial.
• SCROUNGE to force or squeeze one's way into a small space; to encroach on ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SCROWDGE to crowd, to push again; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SHANGHAI to force a person, esp. by underhand or unscrupulous means, to join a ship which is lacking a full crew ...1871 nautical sl., orig. US
• SKROUGE to crowd, to push against; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• TAR AND TIG † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TIG AND TAR † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• YARK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk, to wrench; to force ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YERK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YIRK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOIK to force; to prise open ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FORCE BACK - verbs
• RAMBARRE †* to beat or force back; to drive away, to repel, to repulse; to stop, to restrain ...1644 Sc.
FORCED - adjectives
• AFFECTATE † assumed unnaturally, forced, strain, stilted ...1559
• HIGH-PRESSURE coerced, forced ...1940s sl.
FORCED AWAY - adjectives
• ABSTORTED † forced away, wrung from another by violence ...Bk1662
FORCEFUL - adjectives
• ASS-KICKING forceful, aggressive, vicious, thuggish ...1970s sl.
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
• GUTTY forceful and assertive ...1939 Amer. sl.
• JAWY * forceful in language ...1654
• PUNCHY full of punch or vigour; forceful; being or appearing vigorously effective ...20C sl.
• TONITRUANT forceful, vigorous ...1907
FORCEFUL - nouns
• ASS-KICKING forceful or aggressive behaviour ...M20 sl.
• WALLOP a forceful impression ...colloq.
FORCEFUL - nouns, person
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
FORCEFULLY - adverbs
• PARDOOS violently, with great force, with a crash ...1866 Sc.
• VIR forcefully ...1866 Sc.
• VIRR forcefully ...1866 Sc.
FORCE ON - verbs
• BRUSH to force on; to drive hard ...1755 US
FORCEPS - nouns
• BEAKS † a pair of pincers, a forceps ...1656
FORCIBLE - adjectives
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• PEISANT † forcible, as a blow given with a heavy body ...c1450
• PUISSANT possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful, strong, forcible ...a1450 arch.
• RAMMING forcible, 'go-ahead' ...1825 sl.
• REESING vehement, strong, forcible ...Bk1904 Sc.
FORCIBLY - adverbs
• EADILY powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARDLY powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• MASTERFULLY violently, forcibly ...1792 Sc.
• NEEDLING † forcibly; by force ...c1000
• RAM-JAM forcibly; headlong ...1879 Eng. dial.
FORD - nouns
• RACK a shallow ford in a river ...1705 Sc.
• RIDDING a ford ...1882 Eng. dial.
• WADDIE a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
• WADDY a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
• WADE shallow water, a ford ...1829 Sc.
FOREBODE - verbs
• HALSEN to predict, to divine, to conjecture; to forebode evil, to anticipate bad news; to speak evil ...1814 Eng. dial.
• OMINATE † to prognosticate from omens; to augur, to forebode ...1582
FOREBODING - adjectives
• OORIE of things: uncanny, filled with foreboding, strange and disquieting ...1877 Sc.
FOREBODING - adverbs
• EERIELY dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
FOREBODING - nouns
• OMINATION † the act of omening or presaging; foreboding ...1589
• OOM an inkling, suspicion, notion, foreboding ...1880 Sc.
• SUGGESTION †* a foreboding, apprehension ...1748
FORECAST - verbs
• AIM to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAST † to conjecture as to the future; to anticipate; to forecast ...c1384
FORECASTING - nouns
• BEFORE-CASTING † forecasting, pre-calculation ...1388
FORECLOSE - verbs
• BEFORE-BAR † to preclude, to foreclose ...c1449
FOREFATHER - nouns, person
• ELDER † a parent; an ancestor, a forefather; hence, a predecessor, one who lived in former days; usually in plural ...971
• ELDFATHER † a grandfather; a forefather in general, an ancestor ...c1000
FOREGOING - adjectives
• TOFOREGOING † foregoing, preceding, antecedent ...1387-8
FOREGROUND - adverbs
• UP FRONT in the foreground ...1970s
FOREHEAD - nouns
• CENTER LEAD the forehead ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• SINCIPUT the forehead
FOREIGN - adjectives
• BROUGHT-ON of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BRUNG-ON of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DAGO foreign ...1900 Aust. sl.
• ELELENDISH † of another land, foreign ...a1000
• ELENGE † strange, foreign ...1678 obs. exc. Sc.
• EXTERRANEOUS foreign, of another country; coming from abroad ...1656
• FARANT belonging to another place or district, 'foreign' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAR-COME foreign, from a distance ...1590
• FARLAND † coming from a distance; foreign ...a1595 Sc.
• FURRIN foreign ...L19 dialect or jocular
• GOOK (derogatory) foreign; spec. Italian or East Asian; later, usually Korean or Vietnamese ...1920s US sl.
• OFF-COMED from a distance, foreign, strange ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OFFSHORE foreign ..1997 US sl.
• OOTERAL strange, foreign ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OUTLAND foreign, alien ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OUTLANDISH foreign. from outside one's own community ...1815 Amer. dial.
• PARLEYVOO French; foreign ...1828 Sc.
• ULTRAMARINE coming from beyond the sea, foreign ...1656
• UNCO unknown, strange; unusual; foreign ...c1410 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNICUNDE † native, foreign ...c1205
• WOG foreign ...1956 UK sl.
• XENOPHOBIC afraid of foreigners or of something foreign ...1912
FOREIGN - adverbs
• OUTLAND to a foreign or alien place ...1938 Amer. dial.
FOREIGN - nouns
• EILLAND †* a foreign land ...a1300
• FARAWAY SCREED foreign news, a letter from abroad ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GABBIE-LABBIE † confused talking; the way in which we think foreigners talks when we don't know their language ...1824 Sc.
• XENOMANIA a mania or insane fancy for foreigners, or for things foreign ...1879
• XENOPHILISM love of foreigners or of something foreign ...1912
• XENOPHOBY fear of foreigners or of something foreign ...1909
FOREIGN, FOREIGNER - nouns, person
• BARBARIAN a foreigner, one whose language and customs differ from the speaker's ...1549
• BISCUIT BEGGAR (derogatory) a person of foreign background; an American Indian ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOHUNK (often derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe, esp. one of inferior class, and often specifically applied to a Hungarian; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BOHUNKUS (often derogatory) an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DAGE a foreigner, an immigrant ...1955 Aust. sl.
• DAGO (derogatory or offensive) any form of foreigner ...1910s sl.
• DEGO (derogatory) orig. a Spaniard, Portuguese, or other Caucasian of southern Europe or Latin America; broadly, a foreigner ...1832 US sl.
• FARANG a foreigner ...1949 US soldiers in Vietnam usage
• GOOK 1. (derogatory) a foreigner, esp. East Asian ...1910s sl., orig. US military
2. (derogatory) any foreigner ...1910s sl., orig. US military
• HEAVEN-BURSTER a foreigner, as having broken in from another world outside ...1865
• JOHNNY FOREIGNER (usually derogatory) a personification of a foreign person, usually with ironic reference to British xenophobia ...1990 Brit. sl.
• OUTLANDER a person of foreign nationality; one not a native; a foreigner, a stranger ...1605
• OUTLANDISHER a foreigner ...1895 Amer. dial.
• OUTLAW a foreigner; a stranger, an outsider ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SARACEN a foreigner, anyone not British-born ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SLEEPING DICTIONARY a foreign woman with whom a man has a sexual relationship and from whom he learns the rudiments of her language ...1928 sl.
• UITLANDER an outlander; one from another country ...1892
• WOG (derogatory or offensive) a foreigner ...1942 sl.
FOREIGN - nouns, person, other
• XENOMANIAC a person having an insane fancy for foreigners or for something foreign ...1879
FOREIGNER - phrases
• CAME OVER WITH THE CATTLE BOAT said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORMONS said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORONS said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE ONION BOAT said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
FOREKNOWLEDGE - nouns
• BEFORE-WITTING † foreknowledge ...c1400
FOREMAN - nouns, person
• ADAM a master man, foreman ...L19 sl.
• AUGER an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
• AUGUR an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BIG AUGER an important person; a boss; a foreman ...1868 US West usage
• BIG BULL in logging: the general superintendent; a foreman ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BIG SAVAGE in logging: the general superintendent; a foreman ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BIG SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BULL a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BULL OF THE WOODS a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
• EL SEGUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GAFF a master, the head of a house; a foreman or overseer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAFFER † an employer, a boss, a foreman; a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BEETLER any foreman or man in charge of workmen ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAD SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• INDUNA a person, esp. a Black person, in authority; a foreman ...M20 S. Afr.
• MAIN SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MAISTRY a master workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor ...1798 Indian
• NEARDY a person in authority, a master, a parent, a foreman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAN a superintendent, a foreman, a boss ...1830 US sl.
• PANNIKIN BOSS a person with a modest amount of authority; a minor boss; a foreman ...1898 Aust. sl.
• PANNO a foreman ...1957 Aust. sl.
• PENNY-DOG an assistant foreman ...1929 US mining and logging usage
• RAMROD a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1880 Amer. dial.
• RAMRODDER a boss, a superintendent, a foreman, a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH BOSS an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH FOREMAN an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SECUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SEGUNDO a foreman, an underboss ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SIR RAG the chief of a band of servants or workers; a foreman or overseer ...1891
• STRAW BOSS a subordinate or assistant foreman ...orig. US
• WALKER a head foreman, a superintendent ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WALKING BOSS a head foreman, a superintendent ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WANDERING BOSS a head foreman, a superintendent ...1959 Amer. dial.
• YED-BEETLER a foreman; a superintendent of a job ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOREMOST - adjectives
• FIRST-BEST foremost; in first place ...1858 Amer. dial.
• UP FRONT foremost ...1950s sl.
FOREMOST - adverbs
• NEEMEST foremost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
FOREMOST - verbs
• BEAR THE BELL to take the first place; to have foremost rank or position, to be the best; to excel, to be pre-eminent ...c1374
FORENOON - nouns
• YEARE † the forenoon ...1721 Eng. dial.
• YEENDER the forenoon ...c1663 N. Eng. dial.
FORENSICS - nouns
• QUACKERY, THE forensic scientists; a forensic science department ...1971 UK police sl.
FOREPLAY - verbs
• GUDDLE to do sexual foreplay; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts ...E19 Brit. sl.
• GUZZLE to indulge in sexual foreplay; to 'neck' ...1930s sl.
FORERUNNER - nouns, person
• HARBINGER one that goes before and announces the approach of someone; a forerunner ...c1572
FORESEE - verbs
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
FORESHOW - verbs
• HALSEN † to augur, to foreshow by auspices, to prognosticate ...1586
FORESIGHT - adjectives
• OMNIPRUDENT † having universal foresight, or exercising universal providence ...1642
• PROSPICIENT †* having foresight, provident ...1654
FORESIGHTED - adjectives
• LONG-HEADED discerning, shrewd, foresighted ...1806 Amer. dial.
FOREST - nouns
• BOSQUE a forest; a dense growth of trees and underbrush; a clump of trees ...1771 Amer. dial.
• ELFIN FOREST a thicket, a scrub forest ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PINERY a pine forest; a region characterized by pine forests ...1818 Amer. dial.
• PINEY WOODS a region of pine forest ...1791 Amer. dial.
• SKID ROAD a forest track over which logs are dragged ...1880 Amer. logging usage
• VERD † green parts of woods, forest verdure ...1641
• WARD † a part or division of a forest ...1425
FOREST, FORESTER - nouns, person
• FERNHOPPER a forester ...1955 Amer. foresters' usage
• NEMOPHILIST * one who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a lover of the woods ...1860
• PAIKIE a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• PYKIE a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• RANGER a forest officer, a gamekeeper ...1455 arch.
• SALTUARY † a forester, a ranger ...1674
FORESTALL - verbs
• LICK THE FAT FROM THE BEARD OF † to forestall the results of a person's enterprise or industry ...1548
• OBVIATE † to anticipate; to forestall ...1712
FORETASTE - nouns
• HANDSEL the first use, experience, trial, proof, or specimen of anything; first taste, foretaste, first fruits; often with the notion of its being auspicious of what is to follow ...1573
• HANSEL the first use, experience, trial, proof, or specimen of anything; first taste, foretaste, first fruits; often with the notion of its being auspicious of what is to follow ...1573
FORETELL - verbs
• ABODE † to presage, prognosticate, be ominous of ...1593
• BEFORE-SAY † to predict, to foretell ...1382
• FARSEE to foretell the future ...1944 Amer. dial.
• READ to predict, to foretell ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VATICINATE to speak as a prophet or seer; to utter predictions; to foretell events ....1623
FORETELLING - nouns
• ABODANCE †* a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen ...c1630 obs. rare
• ABODEMENT † a foreboding, presage, or omen ...1593
• HARIOLATION † a foretelling or soothsaying ...1656
FORETHOUGHT - nouns
• ADVICE † forethought, prudence, wisdom ...1375
• FAR-CAST † the act of casting one's thoughts to a distance; forethought, shrewdness, cunning ...c1400
• FAR-CASTING † forethought, cunning ...c1400
FORETHOUGHT - nouns, person
• FAR-CASTER † one who exercises forethought ...c1400
FOREVER - adverbs (also see TIME)
• ALL DAYS † always, forever ...c1000
• EVER AND END forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVER AND ON forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FOR GOOD AND ALWAYS forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOR KEEPS forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOREVER AND AMEN forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE ADAM WAS A BOY for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE FANNY WAS A GIRL'S NAME for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE GOD KNOWS WHEN for a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINCE GOD WAS A LITTLE BOY for a long time ...1959 Amer. dial.
• SINCE HECK WAS A PUP for a long time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• 'TILL ALL IS BLUE forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL HELL FREEZES OVER forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL LOS ANGELES RIVER WETS ITS BED forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL THE COW GIVES BEER forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• 'TILL THE COWS COME HOME forever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITHOUT TIME † forever, eternally ...a1400
FOREVER - nouns
• DOG'S AGE a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONKEY'S YEARS a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
FOREWARNED - adjectives
• AUND forewarned ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UNAWARED † not forewarned ...1652
FORGE - verbs
• DECEIT †* to construct deceitfully, to forge a document ...1484
• FAKE to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose ...1812 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FAKE UP to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FALSE † to counterfeit money; to forge a document ...a1300
• FAUNTLEROY to act as a forger ...E19 US sl.
• PHONEY UP to counterfeit, to forge ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• RAISE to forge cheques ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• SCRATCH to forge banknotes and other papers ...1859 US sl.
• SHAM ABRAHAM to forge bank paper ...c1778 sl.
FORGED - nouns
• GAMMY MONICKER a forged signature ...1851 UK criminals' sl.
• PAPER a forged or useless cheque or other financial instrument ...20C US sl.
• PAPER-HANG the passing of counterfeit money or forged securities ...1976 US sl.
• P.L. a forged personal cheque ...1920s forgers' sl.
• QUEER counterfeit money; forged banknotes or bonds ...1812 sl.
• QUEER SCREENS forged banknotes ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• SILVER BEGGAR a counterfeit banknote or forged document ...M19 sl.
FORGED - verbs
• PASS PAPER to used forged cheques, stolen credit cards, etc. ...1970s sl.
FORGER - nouns, person
• BENE-FEAKER OF GYBES a forger of passes and similar documents ...L17 sl.
• DANDY-MASTER a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang ...1883 criminals' sl.
• FABRICATOR one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a forger ...1795
• FAKER a counterfeiter; a forger ...1612 sl.
• FALSARY † one who forges a document; a forger ...1579
• FALSER † a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
• FALSE WRITER † a forger ...1580
• LETTER-MONGER † a forger of letters ... 1699 nonce word
• OLD BAILEY UNDERWRITER a forger ...1831 criminals' sl.
• PAPER-HANGER someone who passes forged or fraudulent cheques ...1914 sl., orig. US
• PENMAN a counterfeiter, a forger ...1865 sl.
• RAISER a criminal who specializes in forging increases in the amount payable to an otherwise legitimate cheque or security ...1950 US sl.
• SCRATCHER a counterfeiter; a forger ...1859 sl., orig. US
FORGERY - nouns
• FAKEMENT a forgery; a begging letter; a petition ...1839 sl.
• FALSE † fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
• FALSEHOOD † deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
FORGET - verbs
• BEGET to forget ...1746 Eng. dial.
• DISRECOLLECT to forget, to fail to remember ...1940 Amer. dial.
• DISREMEMBER to forget, to be unable to remember ...1815
• DISREMEMBER to forget ...E19 Anglo-Irish usage
• MADDLE to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISREMEMBER to forget ...1909 Amer. dial.
• OBLIGHT † to forget ...1547
• OBLITE † to forget ...1547
• OBLIVE †* to forget ...c1500
• OBLIVIATE †* to forget, to commit to oblivion ...1661
• SPONGE IT OUT to forget something; to wipe something from one's memory ...L19 US sl.
• TINE to let slip from one's remembrance; to forget ...1513 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBETHINK to forget ...1825 Eng. dial.
• WANT † to fail to recollect, to forget ...c1381
FORGETFUL - adjectives
• BUZZED OUT dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality; disoriented, forgetful, dazed ...1980 Amer. sl.
• ELAPSIVE †* apt to let slip, forgetting, forgetful ...1652
• IMMEMOR †* unmindful, forgetful ...1535 Sc.
• IMMEMORIOUS †* unmindful, forgetful ...1602
• OFF ONE'S KNOW out of one's mind; forgetful from a failing memory ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SHORT IN ONE'S MIND forgetful ...1908 Amer. dial.
• STUCK OUT lazy, forgetful; deprived ...1970s US prison sl.
FORGETFUL - nouns, person
• GATTLE-HEAD † a forgetful, careless, and thoughtless person ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NOODLE a stupid, unthinking, or forgetful person ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• SIEVE-HEAD a forgetful person ...Brit. sl.
FORGETFULNESS - adjectives
• LETHEAN pert. to or causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past ...c1645
• LETHY †* causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past ...1613
FORGETFULNESS - nouns
• ILL-MINDINGS forgetfulness ...1863 Sc.
• LETHE in Greek mythology: a river in Hades, the water of which produced, in those who drank it, forgetfulness of the past; hence, the 'waters of oblivion' or forgetfulness of the past ...1567
• OBLIVISCENCE the fact of forgetting or state of having forgotten; forgetfulness ...1774
• OBLIVIUM † oblivion; forgetfulness ...1699
• OUBLIANCE † forgetting, forgetfulness, oblivion ...c1477
FORGETTABLE - adjectives
• OBLIVISCIBLE able or likely to be forgotten, forgettable ...1905
FORGETTING - adjectives
• ELAPSIVE †* apt to let slip, forgetting, forgetful ...1652
FORGIVE - verbs
• LOOK OVER to disregard, to forgive, to overlook ...1887 Amer. dial.
FORGIVEN - adjectives
• IGNOSCIBLE †* fit to be forgiven or pardoned; tolerable ...1656
FORGIVENESS - adjectives
• VENIAL worthy of pardon, forgiveness, or remission; not grave or heinous; pardonable ...a1300
FORGIVENESS - nouns
• IGNOSCENCY †* forgiveness; forgiving spirit ...1647
• LESNESS † absolution, redemption, forgiveness of sins ...c950
• VENY † pardon or forgiveness; a request for this; the gesture of kneeling or prostrating oneself as in indication of penitence and desire for pardon ...a1225
FORGIVING - adjectives
• ABSOLVATORY pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal ...Bk1611
FORGIVING - verbs
• MAKE A BIG FELLER OF ONESELF to give the impression that one is generous or forgiving ...c1945 Aust. sl.
FORGOTTEN - adjectives
• DEAD of people: forgotten ...M19 US Black sl.
• DILLING passing from memory, being forgotten ...Bk1900 Sc.
• OBLIVISCIBLE able or likely to be forgotten, forgettable ...1905
• UNBETHOUGHT forgotten ...1874 Eng. dial.
FORGOTTEN - for a thing whose name is forgotten, see THING and/or NAMELESS
FORGOTTEN - nouns
• ANCIENT HISTORY something completely forgotten, esp. past romances ...Amer. sl.
• OBLIVISCENCE the fact of forgetting or state of having forgotten; forgetfulness ...1774
FORGOTTEN - nouns, person (also see UNKNOWN)
• ANCIENT HISTORY someone completely forgotten, esp. past romances ...Amer. sl.
• DINGLEFUZZY used in place of a person's name which has been forgotten ...1975 US sl.
• MR. DOOZANBERRY a man whose name is unknown ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SAM a name used when someone's proper name has been forgotten, esp. used of women ...1950s sl.
• THING-A-MERRY a person whose name is forgotten or unknown ...1818 sl.
• THING-A-ME-TOY a word used when the name of the person or thing referred to is forgotten or unknown; a curious article, especially one of unknown use and little value; a person of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• THINGUM a thing or person whose name the speaker cannot recall, does not know, or is reluctant to speak ...1824 Amer. dial.
• THINGUMYDOOCHY a person whose name is not known or cannot for the moment be recalled ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WHAT-D'YE-CALL'EM anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT'S-HER-NAME a substitute for a woman's name that is not known or remembered ...1816 sl.
• WHAT'S-HIS-NAME a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1697 sl.
• WHATSIS any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHATSISFACE a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1898 sl.
• WHAT'S-YOUR-NAME used in addressing a person whose name is not known or remembered ...1757 sl.
• WHATZISFACE a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATZIT any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl
• WHAZZIT any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHOOSIS someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOOSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOOZIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOSIS someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOSIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOZIT someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOZITS a name for an object or person whose name is forgotten ...M20 US sl.
• WOSSNAME a person whose name is not known, forgotten, etc. ...20C sl.
FORGOTTEN - verbs
• FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• GO OUT OF HEAD to be forgotten ...1877 Sc.
• SLIP BETWEEN THE CRACKS to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
FORGIVEN - adjectives
• VENIAL easily forgiven excused or forgiven ...13C
FORK - nouns
• DUKE OF YORK a fork ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FANG the prong of a fork of any kind ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANGLES the prongs of a fork ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SILVER FORK a wooden skewer used as a chopstick when forks were scarce ...1870 Winchester usage
• TANG a sharp point or spike; the pin of a buckle; one of the prongs of a fork; a prong or tine of a stag's horn ...1688 Eng. dial.
FORLORN - adjectives
• BESTEAD circumstanced, situated, generally in an evil sense; hence, destitute, forlorn; overcome, oppressed ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
• WAFF of persons and places: forlorn, melancholy; solitary, said of one who is in a strange place where he has not a single acquaintance ...1724 Sc.
FORM, FORMED - adjectives
• EFFORMATIVE † formative, tending to form ...1647
• FASHIONATIVE † tending to fashion or form, shaping ...a1693
• MANIFORM multiform; existing in many forms or kinds ...1835
• OMNIFORM of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1647
• OMNIFORMAL of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1839
• PANTOMORPHIC assuming any or all forms or shapes ...1836
• VARIFORMED † variously formed or shaped; varied or different in form ...1578
FORM - nouns
• BLEE † appearance, form ...a1000
• FACK make, shape, form ...1914 Sc.
• FASURE † fashion, form ...a1300
• FEATURE † 1. make, form, fashion, shape; proportions, esp. of the body; a particular example of this ...c1325 obs. exc. arch.
† 2. good form or shape; comeliness ...1594
• MAKEDOM † form, shape; esp. elegant form, shapeliness, comeliness ...c1470 Sc.
• OMNIFORMITY the being of all forms ...1644
• ORDER † form, shape as resulting from arrangement ...1578
• PANTOMORPH that which takes any or all form or shapes ...1841
• VARIFORMITY * variety or diversity of form ...1702
FORMAL - adjectives
• FASHIONABLE † pert. to outward form or ceremony; merely formal ...1614
• FASHIONAL † pertaining to outward form or ceremony; merely formal ...1617
• FASHIONARY †* formal ...a1640
• OFFICIOUS † pert. to an office or business, official; hence, formal ...1610
• STODGY excessively formal and conventional
FORMAL - nouns, person
• MRS. PRINCUM PRANCUM a nice, precise, formal madam ...B1900
FORMAL - verbs
• ALLEMAND † to conduct in a formal and courtly style ...1821 Eng. dial.
• PEEL EGGS to stand on ceremony; to behave in a formal way ...c1860 sl.
FORMALITY - nouns
• FASHIONABLENESS † superficiality, formality ...1608-11
• PANJANDRUM official and ceremonial fuss or formality ...1883
FORMATION - nouns
• EFFECTION † fabrication, formation, production ...1430
• EFFORMATION † formation, framing, shaping ...1578
FORMED - adjectives
• EDIFICATE † built up, constructed, formed, instituted, arranged ...c1470
• FASHIONATE † 1. fashioned or formed after an image or model, that is a copy ...1593
†* 2. well formed, perfect ...1593
• YFORMED † formed; informed ...1297
FORMER - adjectives
• PULLED UP former ...1972 US sl.
• QUONDAM that formerly was or existed ...1586
• RATHERMORE †* earlier, former ...1382
• UMQUHILE † former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
• UMWHILE † former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
FORMER - adverbs
• ABEFOIR of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
• A-BEFORE of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
FORMERLY - adverbs
• ALREADY YET formerly; before ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK-ALONG of time: back; formerly; in the past; recently; a little while ago ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BACK IN THE DAY(S) formerly; long ago ...1988 US sl.
• BEFORETIMES † formerly, previously ...a1555
• BEFORMERLY formerly; before ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ONCE IN A DAY formerly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE-WHILE once, formerly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• OR † at a former time, on a former occasion; formerly, before ...c1205
• QUONDAM * at one time, formerly, heretofore ...1537
• QUONDAMLY formerly ...1814
• UMQUHILE at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMWHILE at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
FORMIDABLE - adjectives
• ADOUBTED † dreaded; formidable ...c1314
• BAD of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled ...1855 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• MAJOR-LEAGUE impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of ...1941 Amer. sl.
• MONSTA formidable; excellent ...1999 US sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• NASTY formidable ...sl.
• RANK † stout and strong; formidable ...c1122 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
FORMIDABLE - nouns
• BITCH something regarded as outstanding of its kind, esp. in unpleasantness; something difficult or formidable ...1964 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENDER something that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING STRIKER a formidable or impressive thing ...1867 US sl.
FORMIDABLE - nouns, person
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl.
• BRAINGER a formidable foe ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHAIN LIGHTNING a person who is extremely adept or formidable ...1891 US sl.
• HELL-BENDER someone that is especially formidable, aggressive, or courageous ...1812 Amer. sl.
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
FORMIDABLENESS - nouns
• FEAR † a capability of inspiring fear, formidableness ...1601