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FRESH - FRONTIERSMAN

FRESH - adjectives
• CALLER of fish, vegetables, etc. fresh, in proper season, newly caught or gathered ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ELSH new, fresh ...1867 Eng. dial.
• REVIRESCENT * growing fresh or young again; flourishing anew ...1644
• SKIN young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
• VIVE † living; brisk, vigorous; fresh ...1610 Sc.
• YASP brisk, fresh ...1898 Sc.
 
FRESHEN - verbs
• CALLER to freshen, to cool, to refresh ...1817 Sc.
 
FRESHLY - adverbs
• GREENLY freshly, vigorously, vividly ...M17
• VERDANTLY in a verdant manner; freshly, flourishingly ...1828
 
FRESHMAN - nouns, person
• BABE a freshman ...1927 US college sl.
• JOHNNIE NEWCOME a new arrival; a fresh face; a freshman at college; a new baby, etc. ...1823 sl.
• NEWCOME a new arrival; a fresh face; a freshman at college; a new baby, etc. ...1821 sl.
• NEW MEAT a freshman ...1960s US campus sl.
 
FRESHNESS - nouns
• CALLERNESS freshness ...1835 Sc.
• GREENNESS freshness, newness ...M16 Sc.
• QUICKNESS † animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness ...c1369
• VERD † verdancy, freshness, newness, originality ...1603
 
FRET - verbs
• AGGRAFRET to aggravate or fret ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CANK to annoy, to fret, to overcome ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CARK † to be anxious, to fret oneself; to labour anxiously, to toil and moil ...a1400 obs. or arch.
• CARKY to fret, to complain, grumble ...19C Eng. dial.
• CHANNER to mutter, grumble, murmur, fret, complain; to scold, not noisily, but constantly; to chide ...c1375 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CRAKE to whimper, or plaintively ask for a thing over and over again; to murmur, to complain, to fret ....1871 Eng. dial.
• FASH † to make angry, to enrage; to fret, to be angry ... 1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FAUNCH to fret, to worry; to show irritation or impatience; to complain, to sulk ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FEAZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FEEZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FRAB to harass, worry, fret, fidget; to irritate, excite ...1848 Eng. dial.
• FRATCH to worry about trifles; to fret, to grumble ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FRIMICATE to be fretful or uneasy at trifles ...19C Eng. dial.
• GALL to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to hurt in feeling; to chafe, to fret, to become pettish ...1602
• GRAME † to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy ...c1320
• HARM to fret, to grumble; to be peevish or ill-tempered ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATTER to fret, to make a fuss ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A BABY to experience fright, shock, or anger; also, to fret ...1950 Amer. sl.
• JAMMER to lament; to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble ...1774 Ireland
• MACERATE † to fret, to vex, to worry ...1588.
• MEASEN to be in a dreamy state; to act slothfully; to mope, to fret ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NAGGLE to fret continually; to pain continuously ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NARR to be discontented or peevish; to fret ...1825 Sc.
• NATTER to grumble; to fret; to scold; to speak in a querulous or peevish manner ...1829 Eng. dial.
• ORP to fret, to grumble, to murmur discontentedly, to complain in a peevish, nagging manner ...1725 Sc.
• PAMPER to fret ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RANKLE * to fret or chafe angrily, to be or become irritated ...1582
• SQUEEZE to fret, to whimper ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• SQUINNY to weep or cry; to fret, as a child ...1847
• TERRIFY to fret, to be anxious about nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW to fuss, to fret; to bustle about; to move about quickly  ...1848 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEW AROUND to fuss, to fret; to bustle ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TOO to fuss, to fret; to bustle ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TU to fuss, to fret; to bustle ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TU AROUND to fuss, to fret; to bustle ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WHINDLE to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1770 Amer. dial.
• WHINNEL to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• YALE to cry; to howl; to fret like a sick child; to grumble ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMMER to lament, to mourn; to utter cries of lamentation or distress, to wail; to cry aloud fretfully; to whine, to whimper, to fret ...1481 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMOUR to lament; to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble ...1774 Sc.
• YATTER to speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner; to nag, to chide, to carp, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something ...1811 Sc.
• YEDDLE to fret, to grumble; to talk in an irritating manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERP to fret, grumble ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YIMMER to lament; to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble ...1774 N. Ireland
• YOMER to lament; to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble ...1774 Sc.
 
FRETFUL - adjectives
• ATRY of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered ...1742 Sc.
• ATTERY of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AVER peevish, fretful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-ACHING fretful, complaining ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FRAMPOLD † ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, peevish, fretful, fractious, quarrelsome ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FRETTY fretful ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• FRITCHETY fretful, peevish, fidgety ...19C Eng. dial.
• FROPPISH † froward, fretful, peevish ...1659
• FUDGY fretful, irritable, uneasy ...1819
• ILL vicious, bad-tempered, cross, angry, peevish, fretful, morose, unpleasant ...1857 Amer. dial.
• MAZED fidgety, uneasy, over-anxious; fretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAGGLY touchy, fretful, sarcastic, quarrelsome; ill-natured ...Bk1903 Sc.
• OOLING of a person: fretful, peevish, downcast ...1928 Sc.
• PARBREAKING belching; fretful ...1746 Eng. dial.
• PENSY † of children: fretful, peevish, fractious, complaining ...a1812 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PINEY-WHINEY complaining from indisposition; fretful ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RAMISED dazed, as from lack of sleep or from being suddenly awakened; stupefied, listless in a peevish, fretful way; esp. of a child ...a1838 Sc.
• RAMISHED dazed, as from lack of sleep or from being suddenly awakened; stupefied, listless in a peevish, fretful way; esp. of a child ...a1838 Sc.
• SANNOCKING fretful, peevish, whining ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SQUEEZY fretful ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• TADIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TAGEOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TAISEY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TANGLESOME discontented; obstinate; fretful ...1823 Eng. dial.
• TANKERSOME † fractious, fretful, cross, ill-humoured, ill-natured, peevish; unreasonably quarrelsome ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TARVEAL † ill-natured, fretful ...1742 Sc.
• TASH † fretful, captious, hard to please; ill-natured; forward ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATCHY touchy, irritable, peevish, fretful, cross ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TEASY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TEATY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAZY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TECHEOUS touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TECHOUS touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1903 Amer. dial.
• TECHY touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended, sensitive ...1815 Amer. dial.
• TEDDIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEDDISOME fretful, fractious, tiresome ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TEDIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEEDY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc.
• TEENY fretful, fractious; said of a little child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEETHY fretful, fractious, tetchy; generally applied to children or infants ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TEETY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TETCHEROUS touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1976 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIFIED touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIOUS touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1913 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS AS A SKINNED EEL touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHSOME touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TETCHY touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended ...1592
• TIMEROUS furious, passionate; difficult to please, fretful; tiresome, difficult ...1684 Eng. dial.
• TIMMY irritable, fretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMOROUS furious, passionate; difficult to please, fretful; tiresome, difficult ...1684 Eng. dial.
• VEAKING fretful, peevish; blaming, carping ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WHINY-PINY complaining, fretful, peevish, querulous ...1854 Eng. dial.
• YATTERIE fretful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YATTERIN captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
• YATTERY captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
 
FRETFUL - nouns
• OORIECOORIE † a drowsy dull condition of body or sprits, a being sulky or out-of-sorts, a peevish, fretful mood; generally in plural ...1893 S.
 
FRETFUL - nouns, person
• BELL-WETHER a clamorous person; one ready to give mouth; a gossiping woman; a fretful child ...c1460
• DEVILING a fretful, troublesome woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLITTERBUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLUTTERBUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FUSSABUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FUSSBUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...M19 colloq.
• FUSSYBUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SPUTTERBUDGET a fussy or fretful person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• TEELYTOON a teasing, fretful, wearisome child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WRINGLE-GUT a restless, fretful person; a nervous, fidgety man ...1777 Eng. dial.
• YAMMERER a whining, fretful child ...1874 Sc.
 
FRETFUL - verbs
• GO VEAKING ABOUT to be fretful ...1892 Eng. dial.
 
FRETFULLY - adverbs
• CARKINGLY † anxiously, fretfully, solicitously ...1611
• WHINY-PINY in a fretful manner ...B1900
 
FRETFULNESS - nouns
• AIRS fits of ill-humour; fretfulness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FEASE a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
• FEAZE a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
• FEEZE a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness; a state of alarm ...1647 Amer. dial.
• HARMING fretfulness, peevishness; grumbling ...Bk1902 Sc.
• PHEESE a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
• PHEEZE a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
 
FRETTING - adjectives
• CARKING † 1. burdening, distressing, grieving, fretting ...c1565 obs. or arch.
† 2. anxious; fretting ...1567 obs. or arch.
• FAUNCHY fretting, worried; complaining ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FASHIOUS fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious ...1736 Sc.
• FASHOUS fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious ...1736 Sc.
• PANNIKIN fretting, 'taking on' as a sickly or wearisome child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRETTING - nouns
• MACERATION † fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this ...1616
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YERP the act of fretting ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FREUD, SIGMUND
• FROOD DUDE, THE Sigmund Freud ...20C teen & high school sl.
 
FRICTION - verbs
• ABRASE to rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade ...1593
 
FRIDAY - nouns
• FISH DAY Friday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SATERNIGHT † the night before Saturday, Friday night ...c1000
 
FRIDGE - see REFRIGERATOR
 
FRIEND - adjectives
• ACE of a friend: intimate, closest ...1944 US sl., esp. Black usage
• ACEY-DEUCEY of a friend: closest ...1977 US sl.
• ASS-TIGHT of friends: very close ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NARROW †* of friendship: close, intimate ...1556
 
FRIEND, FRIENDLINESS - nouns
• BIG MISS a great loss by death, or by the departure of a friend ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BONHOMIE good-natured friendliness; geniality ...L18
• CHUMMERY 1. friendship, friendliness ...M19 sl.
2. the sharing of rooms with a friend ...L19 sl.
• CHUMMINESS friendliness ...1920s sl.
• CHUMMING making friends ...L19 sl.
• CREW one's circle of friends ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GAG a small group of close friends ...1994 US sl.
• GOOD BLOOD friendly feelings toward a person ...1953 Amer. dial.
• JIM a term of address for a close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• KITH † one's friends or acquaintances
• KITH AND KIN friends and relatives
• LADS, THE a group of male friends ...1896 Brit. sl.
• OLD GANG a group or clique of friends or colleagues ...L19 sl.
• POSSE a group of good friends ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• SET a clique of friends who tend to party and generally hang out together ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDE a group of friends ...1973 Trinidad and Tobago
 
FRIEND - nouns, person
• A.B.C. one's best and most trustworthy friend ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• NEIGHBOUR a companion, a comrade; a good friend ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ACE BOOM-BOOM one's good and loyal friend ...1960s US Black sl.
• ACE BOON one's very best friend ...1971 US Black sl.
• ACE BOON-COON one's good and loyal friend ...1962 US Black sl.
• ACE BOY one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl.
• ACE BUDDY one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl.
• ACE COOL a very close and trusted friend ...1988 US Black sl.
• ACE-COON a very close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• ACE COON POON one's best and most trustworthy friend ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• ACE CUT one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl.
• ACE-DEUCE your best friend ...1996 Belize sl.
• ACEY-DEUCEY a best friend ...20C US & W. Indies sl.
• ACE KOOL a very close friend ...1980s US Black sl.
• ACE-SPOON-COON a very close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• AIKANE a friend ...1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• AIREDALE a trustworthy friend ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• AMIGO a friend ...1837 Amer. dial.
• ASS-HOLE a very good pal or buddy ...M20 US sl.
• ASSHOLE BUDDY a best friend; a close friend ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-HOLE FRIEND a good friend or buddy ...M20 US sl.
• B a buddy, a brother; used as an address ...1995 US sl.
• BACKFRIEND † 1. a pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret enemy ...1472
  2. a friend who stands at one's back; a backer ...1599
• BARBESHELA a very close friend ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BEAUPERE † a good friend or companion ...1377
• BELAMY † fair friend; good friend; esp. as a form of address ...a1225
• BELLAMY † a good or intimate friend; a boon companion ...a1225
• BELLY-FRIEND † one who pretends friendship for his own interest; an insincere friend; a parasite, a sponger ...?1589
• BEN COVE a good fellow; a friend ...17C sl.
• BEN CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BENE COVE a friend; literally, a good fellow ...17C sl.
• BENE CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BEST BUD a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BEST OF BUDS a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BEST RESPECTS intimate friends ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILLY a comrade, a friend ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BLA a brother, a friend, a pal ...1972 Hawaii
• BLALA a brother, a friend, a pal ...1972 Hawaii
• BO a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address ... 1825 sl., chiefly US
• BOBASHEELY a very close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOBASHELA a very close friend ...1829 Amer. dial.
• BOBASHILLY a very close friend ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BOBBER a chum, a mate. a fellow-workman ...1860 sl. and Eng. dial.
• BOH a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERHEAD an affectionate nickname for a friend ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOON-COON a very close friend ...1970 Amer. sl.
• BOSOM-BIRD † a bosom friend; a specially intimate or beloved friend ...1655
• BOSOM BUDDY a very close friend; a best friend ...1920s Amer. sl.
• BOWER a close friend; an assistant; an accomplice ...1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling
• BOYFRIEND (disparaging) a male friend of a man ...1930 Amer. sl.
• BUB a friend, a buddy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSTICK a dear old friend ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BUD a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUDDIE a friend or intimate companion ...1896 Amer. dial. .
• BUDDY a friend, pal; also a term of address ...1788 sl., orig. US Black sl.
• BUDDY-BUDDY a close friend ...World War II US Army and Navy usage
• BUDDY GEE a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
• BUDDY GHEE a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
• BUNCER a pal ...L19 naval sl.
• BUNGHOLE BUDDY a very close friend ...1940s US sl.
• BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE COUSIN a distant relative; a family friend ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE RELATION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• CACKERMANDER a friend ...Eng. dial.
• CAD a chum or companion; a familiar friend ...1839 sl.
• CAKE(S) a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CAKIE a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CANDID FRIEND one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things ...1798
• CATER-COUSIN an intimate friend ...1547
• CHINA a friend ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'china plate'
• CHUM a friend ...1684
• CHUMMO a friend, esp. as a direct term of address ...1940s US sl.
• COBBER a friend ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• COD a friend ...M17 sl.
• CODGER a roistering, aging boon companion ...L19 sl.
• COUSIN a close friend ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUJETTE a female cousin; a female friend in an Italian neighbourhood ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CUJINE a cousin; a friend in an Italian neighbourhood ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CULLY * a pal, a mate; a man generally ...sl.
• CUZZIE a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• CUZZIE-BRO a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• DADDY a fellow, a friend; used in direct address to a man regardless of age ...1948 US jazz usage
• DADDY-O a friend; a fellow; used in direct address ...1948 US jazz usage
• DAWG a close male friend ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOG a male friend; used as a term of address ...US colloq.
• DROOG a good friend ...1990s US teen sl.
• DROOGIE a good friend ...1990s US teen sl.
• DUDE any male buddy or chum ...M20 US sl.
• EAM † an uncle by the mother's side; a familiar friend or neighbour; a gossip ...1681 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EAME † uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EARWIG a close, intimate friend ...M19 sl.
• EEM † uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EME a friend; an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• EMM † uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EYME uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND one who writes only once a year and that in summer-time ...20C Anglo-Irish
• FAMILY an intimate, whether related by blood or ties of friendship ...1910s sl.
• FANCY-MAN a favourite or favoured fellow; a best friend  ...1821 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
• FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower ...1585-7
• FIDUS ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• FRIENDIES. a friend ...M19 sl.
• FUCKER a chum or buddy ...19C sl.
• G a friend, a partner; also, a term of address ...1989 sl., orig. US Black
• GABBA a friend ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• GAL PAL 1. a female friend of a male homosexual ...1977 US sl.
2. a woman's female friend ...2001 US sl.
• GANG-UP a close friend; a fellow member of a clique ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• GIRLFRIEND any friend, irrespective of gender or sexuality; a lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• GOLD DUST TWINS people who are very friendly toward each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOD BUDDY a friend; often used as a term of address ...1956 US
• GOOMBA(H) a close male friend ...1955 US sl.
• GUMBAH a close male friend ...1955 US sl.
• GUY a pal; a good friend ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HEART a close friend ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEAVY FATHER † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...c1510
• HEAVY FRIEND † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy ...1554
• HOMBRE a male friend ...1990s sl., orig. US campus
• HOME a friend; often used in direct address ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• HOME BISCUIT a friend ...1980s US college sl.
• HOMEBOY a good friend ...L19 sl.
• HOMECHOP a friend, usually of the opposite sex ...1980s US college sl.
• HOMEGIRL a friend ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US Black
• HONEST COD a good friend ...M17 sl.
• I-FREOND † friends ...c1000
• INGLE an intimate, a dear friend ...1601
• JAMB-FRIENDS intimate or fireside friends ...1873 Sc.
• JOLLY DOG a boon companion ...L18 sl.
• LADS, THE male friends; the men of a regular social group, team, etc. ...1896 UK sl.
• LITTLE BROTHER a good and loyal friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAAT a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAATIE a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAATJIE a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAIN BITCH a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN HO a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MAN one's best friend or most intimate or loyal friend ...1953 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MELLOW one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN PIECE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAINSTAY a dealer's most trustworthy friend or lover ...1980s US drugs sl.
• MAIN STEM one's close friend ...1972 Amer. sl.
• MAIN STUFF a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAKE † a friend; a mate, companion ...a1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAN a male friend, esp. a close and trusted one; an ally ...1970 Amer., esp. Black usage
• MARROW † a companion, a fellow-worker, a partner, a mate ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARY a female friend ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MATE a friend, usually of the same sex; often used between males in direct address ...c1380
• MATEY a friend or fellow; usually used in direct address ...1833 sl.
• MEET-UP a friend ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MEMBER a good friend, a member of the 'in crowd' ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MINK a female friend or lover ...1899 US sl.
• MISTER NICE-GUY a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. ...Amer. colloq.
• MONEY a friend ...1990 Amer. rap music usage
• MONEY DOG a friend ...1995 Amer. rap music usage
• MONEY GRIP a friend ...1990 Amer. rap music usage
• MOUTH-FRIEND one who professes friendship without intending it; a pretended or false friend ...1607
• MUCKER a friend ...1947 UK sl.
• MY NIGGA a major influence, a role-model, a close friend ...1960s US Black sl.
• MY NIGGER a major influence, a role-model, a close friend ...1960s US Black sl.
• NECESSARY †* a near friend or kinsman ...1382
• NEIGHBOUR a companion, a comrade; a good friend ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NETOP a friend, esp. a close one ...1643 Amer. (Indian) dial.
• NIZZEL a close friend ...2001 US Black sl.
• NIZZLE a close friend ...2001 US Black sl.
• NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• O.G. n. a close male friend ...1994 US sl.
• OKE a friend ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• OLD CHAP an old friend ...20C US sl.
• OLD CHINA an old friend ...1910s sl.
• OLD MAN old friend ...20C US colloq.
• OLD PARTICS very old friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD PARTICULARS very old friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SPORT any male buddy ...20C sl.
• OLD SWEAT an old friend ...1990s Irish sl.
• OLD THING an old friend ...20C US colloq.
• OMBREY a male friend ...1990s sl., orig. US campus
• ONE a friend ...1990s sl.
• OPPO a friend (Opposite Number) ...1939 sl., orig. services' sl.
• PAL a comrade, mate, chum; an accomplice in crime or dishonesty ...1681-2 colloq.
• PALL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• PALLY a friend, a comrade ...1979 US sl.
• PALSEY-WALSEY (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSIE a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PALSIE-WALSIE (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSY a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PALSY-WALSY (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PARD a partner, a mate, a very close friend, a companion, an associate ...1850 sl., chiefly US
• PARDNER a very close friend ...1894 Amer. sl.
• PARTICS particular friends, intimates ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTICULARS intimate friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARTNER a very close friend ...1894 Amer. sl.
• PASSENGER a friend ...2000s US prison sl.
• PELL a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• RAGGIE a close friend or colleague on board ship ...1912 naval sl.
• RAP BUDDY a close friend ...1990s US Black sl.
• SAL a friend or pal ...1965 Barbados
• SHERLOCK a friend ...1980s US campus sl.
• SIDEKICK a friend, esp. a subordinate companion ...1903 sl., orig. US
• SIDE-KICKER a friend, a subordinate companion ...1903 US sl.
• SIX AND EIGHT a mate ... 1966 NZ rhyming sl.
• SPORT any male buddy ... 20C sl.
• SQUEEZE a close friend ...1980 sl., chiefly US
• TIGHT-GAL a close female friend ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TIGHT-MAN a close male friend ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TILLICUM a person, esp. an associate or friend ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TIN PLATE a friend ...20C rhyming sl. for 'mate'
• TOAD-EATER * a humble friend or dependant; a female companion or attendant; used contemptuously ...1744
• TRUSTY TROUT † a confidential friend; a true friend; a trusted servant ...c1661 sl.
• WALKBOY a close male friend ...1980s US Black sl.
• WHIP a close friend ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• WINGER a friend ...1943 Brit. sl., chiefly services' sl.
• YAGA YAGA a friend; an intimate ...1980s W. Indies Rasta
• YARDIE a person from your neighbourhood; a friend ...2003 Jamaica sl.
• YFERE † a companion, a mate, a fellow, an associate ...c870
 
FRIEND, FRIENDLY, FRIENDSHIP - verbs
• BE RAGGIES to be steady friends ...L19 Royal Navy usage
• BE UH-UH to be friends with ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUDDY to be a friend or companion ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUDDY-FUCK to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US, mainly military
• BUDDY UP to become friendly, to travel as friends ...1919 sl. orig. US
• BUDDY UP TO SOMEONE to become very friendly toward someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• CHUM ALONG WITH to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
• CHUM AROUND WITH to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
• CHUM UP to form a friendship ...1884 sl.
• CLICK to form a friendship ...1915 sl.
• COBBER UP to form a friendship ...1918 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DRINK FROM THE SAME QUILL to be very friendly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALL ON THE GRENADE in a social situation: to pay attention to the less attractive of a pair of friends in the hope that your friend will have success with the more attractive member of the pair ...2002 US sl.
• KICK DOWN THE LADDER to reject or disown the friends or associates that have helped one to rise in the world
• NEIGHBOR to associate in a friendly way, esp. by exchanging visits and assistance; to live on friendly terms with ...1828 Amer. dial.
• OOZE THROUGH ONE QUILL to be very friendly ...1805 Amer. dial.
• PAL to become or be a pal of another; to keep company, to associate with ...1879 colloq.
• PAL AROUND to befriend; to associate with; to socialize with ...1879 US sl.
• PAL IN (WITH) to become friendly with ...M19
• PALL OFF to travel as friends ...L19 sl.
• PALLY UP to make friendly overtures; to make friends ...2002 UK sl.
• PAL ON(TO) to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PAL OUT (WITH) to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PAL UP to form a friendship ...1879 sl.
• PAL WITH to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PISS THROUGH THE SAME QUILL to be very friendly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUILL to be very friendly and spend time gossiping ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SEND YOU SOUTH to end a romance or friendship ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SWING WITH to be friends ...1950s Amer. sl.
• THURRISH to be friendly, kind, or accommodating ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
 
FRIENDLESS - adjectives
• ALL ALONE LIKE A COUNTRY DUNNY completely alone; by yourself; friendless ...1988 Aust. sl.
 
FRIENDLINESS - nouns
• HEARTLINESS †* cordiality, heartiness, sincerity, friendly feeling ...1435
• THICKNESS familiarity, intimacy, friendliness ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
FRIENDLY - adjectives
• AMICAL * friendly ...L16
• AMICITIAL †* friendly, relating to private friendship ...1653
• AMICOUS †* friendly, congenial, pleasing ...1675
• BENEVOLOUS † well-wishing, kind, friendly, benevolent ...1470
• BIG friendly, intimate, 'thick' ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BONHOMMIOUS full of bonhomie or good-fellowship, friendly ...1905
• BONHOMOUS full of bonhomie or good-fellowship, friendly ...1905
• BUDDY-BUD friendly; often, too friendly ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BUDDY-BUDDY exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so ...1944 sl.
• CADGY cheerful; merry, friendly and hospitable; in good spirits ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CAGIE cheerful, in good spirits; friendly, affectionately kind or hospitable ...1822 Sc.
• CHUMMY having a friendly relationship, friendly ...1884 sl.
• CHUMMY-CHUMMY friendly ...L19 sl.
• DAVE friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent ...1990s sl.
• FAIR-SPOKEN frank, friendly; suave ...1880 Sc.
• FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly ...c1450
• FAR BEN intimate, friendly, in great favour with ...1725 Sc.
• GREAT AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS very friendly or intimate together ...1890 Sc.
• HARMLESS having a friendly and winning way ...1880 Eng. dial.
• INTERMENT intimate, friendly, 'thick' ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KAITER kindly, friendly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOCKED UP friendly; married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS very friendly or intimate together ...1822 Sc.
• MATELY * friendly, sociable, intimate ...1822
• MATEY friendly or intimate; on good terms ...1915 sl.
• NAFFY affable, friendly, on good terms ...1897 Sc.
• NOB-A-NOB intimate, close, friendly ...M19 sl.
• ONCOMIN' ready to make advances, friendly ...1925 Sc.
• PACK on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
• PACKT intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLISH on friendly terms; chummy; affectionate ...1892 colloq.
• PALLY having a friendly relationship, friendly ...1895 sl.
• PALSEY-WALSEY (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
• PALSIE-WALSIE (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
• PALSY having a friendly relationship ...1962 US sl.
• PALSY-WALSY friendly, often with an undertone of insincerity ...1937 US sl.
• PARTICULAR of persons: showing special kindness or attention to another, affable, markedly friendly, ingratiating, familiar in manner ...1771 Sc.
• QUEME † of persons: friendly or well-disposed to, intimate with ...c1325
• THICK having a friendly relationship, friendly ...c1756 sl.
• THICK AS BEES very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1902 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS BLACKBERRIES very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1894 Ireland
• THICK AS CROWDY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THICK AS DARBY AND JOAN very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1882 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS DICK AND LEDDY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS HARRY AND MARY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS HERRINGS IN A BARREL very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS INKLE-MAKERS, AS very friendly or intimate together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS INKLE-WEAVERS very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THACK very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THICK very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS THREE IN A BED of people: very friendly, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions ...1844 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THICK AS TWO DOGS' HEADS very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...1896 Eng. dial.
• THICK AS TWO IN A BED very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRANG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHT close, friendly ...1950s Amer. sl.
• UPTIGHT intimate, very friendly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WELL TOGETHER † agreeing well; friendly ...1741
• XENIAL of the nature of  or pert. to a friendly relation between two persons of different countries, or between a person and a foreign country ...1869
• XENODOCHIAL †* given to receiving strangers; friendly to strangers; hospitable ...1716
 
FRIENDLY - adverbs
• CADGILY cheerfully; in friendly manner ...1724 Sc.
• CAGILY cheerfully; in friendly manner ...1822 Sc.
• CHUMMY in a friendly manner ...L19 sl.
• PACKLIE in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKLIKE in a friendly manner, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
 
FRIENDLY - nouns, person
• BUDDY-BUDDY an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep ...1960 Amer. sl.
 
FRIENDLY - phrases
• LIKE THE GOLD DUST TWINS said of people who are very friendly toward each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
 
FRIENDSHIP - nouns
• NECESSITUDINARY †* belonging to friendship, relation etc. ...1721
 
FRIENDSHIP - nouns
• DANGLER an emotional friendship between two boys ...20C schoolboys' sl.
• OLD LANG SYNE old acquaintanceship, former friendship ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PACKNESS friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy ...1825 Sc.
• THRONG † friendship; intimacy ...1768 Sc.
 
FRIENDSHIP - verbs
• GIMME SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands in friendship or solidarity ...1942 US Black
• GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity ...1942 Amer. sl.
 
FRIGHT - adjectives
• MEWED scattered by fright ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRIGHT - nouns
• BOGGLE a fright, fear, scruple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOO a bad scare; a serious fright ...1930s US Black sl.
• BOOF a scare, a fright ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CANARY a fright ...1980s Irish sl.
• GALDIMENT † a great fright; terror ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GALLIMENT a fright, scare, alarm ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAST a fright ...a1684 Sc.
• GLIFF † a sudden fright or shock; a scare; a state of excitement ...1732 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLOCKEN a start from a fright; a sudden shock; an unexpected disaster ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RADNESS † fear, fright ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCAR a fright; a panic; an object of alarm ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRIK a fright; a tremor of fear ...L19 S. Afr.
• SPOOK a fright, a scare ...1980s S. Afr.
 
FRIGHT, FRIGHTEN - verbs
• ABSTER †* to deter, to hinder, to frighten off ...1542
• AFEAR † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFERE † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFFERE † to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AIGH to frighten; to control through fear or awe ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIZE † to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAZE † to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEGALLOW † to frighten or terrify ...c1320
• BOGGLE to take fright, to shy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER to cause to shy away; to frighten; to spook ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BUFFALO to frighten or intimidate someone, esp. by bluff ...1891 US sl.
• DAW †* to daunt, to subdue, to frighten ...1616
• EFFEIR †* to frighten ...1513 Sc.
• EFFRAY † to frighten, affect with terror; to alarm, startle; to scare ...1375
• EISIE † to frighten ...c1175
• FRIGHTEN THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to frighten; to terrify  ...1951 sl.
• FRIGHTEN THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to frighten; to terrify ...1951 sl.
• FRIGHTEN THE PANTS OFF to frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• FUNK to frighten or scare someone ...1819 sl.
• FUNKIFY to frighten or scare someone ...19C sl.
• GALLOW † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GALLY † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAST † to frighten, to alarm, to scare, to terrify ...c1000
• GASTER † to frighten, to scare, to terrify ...1593
• GLIFF † to take fright, to alarm, to startle; to be seized with a panic or sudden fear; to frighten ...1823 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLOCKEN to start from fright; to astound ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLOPPEN † to startle, to astound, to surprise; to scare, to frighten, to terrify; to stupefy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARE † to frighten. to scare ...1659
• HAVE A BABY to experience fright, shock, or anger; also, to fret ...1950 Amer. sl.
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• KNOCK THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE to give one a severe blow or fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• MAKE SOMEONE CREAK IN THEIR SHOES to terrify, to frighten someone ..L19 sl.
• MAWK to frighten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFDREDE † to terrify, to frighten ...c1000
• OFFEAR † to frighten, to terrify ...1131
• OFFRIGHT † to frighten, to terrify ...c1160
• PAVEFY †* to make afraid, to frighten ...1656
• PSYCH OUT to intimidate or frighten ...colloq.
• PUT THE BREEZE UP to frighten ...1925 sl.
• PUT THE WIND UP to frighten; to make afraid; to make nervous ...1916 sl.
• RAISE ONE'S HAIR to frighten ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SCADDLE to scare, to frighten ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SCAR to take fright ...1714 Sc.
• SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify; to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify. to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE PANTS OFF frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLE CRAP OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF to frighten ...1961 sl.
• SCATTEL to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTLE to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SPOOK to frighten ...1959 sl.
• THIR † to frighten out of the senses; to hurt; to strike dead ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TIMMER to frighten; to be frightened ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WOLF to frighten, to intimidate...1970 Amer. dial.
 
FRIGHTEN - nouns
• FEAR-BABE † a thing fit only to frighten a baby ...1580
 
FRIGHTEN - interjections
• BO! an exclamation meant to frighten or surprise ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
FRIGHTEN - phrases
• THAT WILL SET THE HAIR that will anger, surprise, frighten, or give one pause ...1984 Amer. dial.
 
FRIGHTENED - adjectives
• ADOUBTED † frightened, afraid ...1471
• ADRAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• ADREAD † frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
• AFEARD affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• AFEARED affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• AFFERED affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• BETWITTERED excited, frightened, overcome with pleasing excitement ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOOGERED afraid, frightened, spooked ...1936 Amer. dial.
• DAFTED timid, frightened ...1860 Eng. dial.
• DART frightened, terrified ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DERT frightened, terrified ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EERIE apprehensive, frightened, in dread of spirits ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EFFRAYED † frightened, shaking with fear ...1553
• EFFRAYIT frightened ...1827 Sc.
• FEARED † frightened, afraid; timid ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-LEGGED cowardly, timid; frightened ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FORFRIGHTED greatly terrified, badly frightened, afraid ...c1250
• GALLARD frightened, scared, alarmed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLERED frightened, scared, alarmed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GALLEYED frightened, scared, alarmed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GALLIED frightened, scared, alarmed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GALLIFIED frightened, scared, alarmed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWED frightened, scared, alarmed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GLIFFY easily frightened; nervous in disposition; timorous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FLEYED scared, frightened ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NOT BORN IN THE WOODS TO BE SCARED BY AN OWL not easily frightened ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• OF-FEARED † frightened, afraid ...a1200
• PACKING DEATH terrified, frightened ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PARANOID frightened, worried, disturbed ...1960s sl.
• QUAIL to be frightened; to quake with fear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAD † frightened, afraid, apprehensive; alarmed ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• RAMAGE easily frightened or startled ...1567
• RAMAGEOUS † easily frightened or startled ...c1530
• RAMAGIOUS † easily frightened or startled ...c1530
• REDD afraid, frightened ...1721 Sc.
• REDE afraid, frightened ...1721 Sc.
• SCADDLE timid; easily frightened ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCARE easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARED CRAPLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED FARTLESS extremely frightened or scared ...1930s Can. sl.
• SCARED PISSLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHIT extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress ...1910s sl.
• SCARED TITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARRY easily frightened ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCART frightened, scared ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLY frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARY easily frightened, fearful, afraid, timid, cowardly ...1800 Amer. dial.
• SCATTLE timid, easily frightened ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SHIT-SCARED extremely frightened; terrified; afraid ...1958 sl.
• SPOOKY nervous, easily frightened, superstitious ...1920s US sl.
• UNAFFRIGHTED not frightened ...1586
• UNFLEGGIT unalarmed, not frightened ...1773 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
 
FRIGHTENED - nouns
• FEAREDNESS † the condition of being frightened or afraid; terror, fear; also, a cause of fright ...a1300
 
FRIGHTENED - nouns, person
• SCARECAT a fearful person; anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1897 Amer. dial.
• SCARED-CAT anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1965
• SCAREDY anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1933
• SCAREDY-CAT anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1930 colloq.
• SCAREDY-SHITE anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...20C sl.
• SCARE TOAD a fearful person; one who is easily frightened ...1941 Amer. dial.
 
FRIGHTENED - verbs
• CACK IT to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened ...2002 UK sl.
• CHICKEN OUT to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1934 sl., orig. US
• GET ONE'S BALLS IN AN UPROAR to become unduly angry, excited, frightened, etc. ...1947 US sl.
• GO CHICKEN to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PACK 'EM to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• PACK ONE'S SHIT to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• PACK SHIT to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• PACK THEM to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• TIMMER to frighten; to be frightened ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TURN CHARLIE to turn coward or become frightened ....c1930 sl.
 
FRIGHTENING - adjectives
• BOOGERING frightening ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERISH spooky, frightening, unpleasant ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERISH spooky, frightening, unpleasant ...1974 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY dangerous, scary, frightening, esp. if thrilling, exciting ...1945 US sl.
• SCARY frightening ...1582
• SPOOKY eerie and supernatural; frightening ...1854 sl., orig. US
• WHITE-KNUCKLE frightening ...1988 sl.
• WINDY frightening ...1919 services' sl.
 
FRIGHTENING - nouns
• CHILLER-DILLER something frightening ...1964 Amer. jocular
• HORROR SHOW an occasion or experience that is embarrassing, disgusting, frightening, disastrous, or the like; anything unpleasant ...1959 Amer. sl.
• SCARECROW anything frightening but not really dangerous
 
FRIGHTFUL - adjectives
• AGGISOM frightful; fear-inspiring ...1908 Sc.
• ASTREN having a frightful or ghastly appearance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUSTERN having a frightful or ghastly appearance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUSTROUS frightful, ghastly ...1820 Sc.
• AWFUL frightful, offensive, exceedingly bad or inferior; unpleasant; terrible ...c1786 colloq.
• EFFRAYABLE †* capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful ...1689
• EFFRAYANT frightful, alarming ...1872
• EFFROYABLE †* frightful ...1689
• ELDRICK unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRITCH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1508 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GOD-AWFUL unpleasant; deplorable; frightful ...1878 sl., orig. US
• POKERISH somewhat dangerous, alarming, dreadful, spooky, frightful; affected by feelings of dread ...1827 Amer. dial.
• SCAREFUL terrifying, frightful ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UGGIN disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UGGING adj. causing loathing or disgust; loathsome, detestable, frightful ...1832 Sc.
• UGGLE † having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible ...1499
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
 
FRIGID - adjectives
• FRIGIDIOUS †* intensely cold, frigid ...1630
• FROSTY cold; sexually unresponsive, frigid ...Shakespeare usage
• THIEVELESS shy, reserved; cold, frigid in manner, forbidding ...1787 Sc.
 
FRIGID - nouns, person
• FRIGOT †* a person of frigid temperament ...1683
• ICE WAGON a frigid woman ...E20 US sl.
• ICEBERG a cold and unresponsive woman; a frigid woman ...20C US sl.
 
FRIGIDITY - nouns
• GELIDITY extreme cold, frostiness, frigidity ...1656
 
FRILL - nouns
• BORD a broad hem or welt; a ruffle, a frill ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
FRINGE - nouns
• FAS † a border, fringe ...c950
• FASH a fringe, anything resembling a fringe; the long hair of an animal's legs ...1558 Eng. dial.
• TARTLES tatters, torn or trailing edges of clothing, tassels, or fringes of ragged or dirty material ...c1867
 
FRINGED - adjectives
• THRUMMY-TAILED used contemptuously of women who wear fringed gowns or petticoats ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FRISBEE - nouns
• B frisbee ...20C teen & high school sl.
 
FRISK - verbs
• CUT THE SHORT DOG to caper and frisk around when tipsy ...1888 Amer. dial.
• GALLIVATE to frisk, gallivant, gad about ...1893 Amer.
• HALLOP to frisk about; to be precipitate in one's movements ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAVIE to caper, to frisk, to move in a quick light way; to cavort, to waltz around ...1804 Sc.
• PROWL to frisk a person; to run one's hands over another's clothing, usually in search of a gun ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SCOUSE to frolic, to frisk about; to run fast ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SKICE † to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKIMMER to flutter, to move rapidly; to frisk about lightly ...1824
• SKIRRUP to frisk, to frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• VAPOUR to caper; to frisk about ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
FRISKINESS - nouns
• PETULCITY † offensive forwardness or temerity; friskiness, wantonness ...1628
 
FRISKING, FRISKY - adjectives
• ANTIC frisky, lively, active, spry ,,,1903 Amer. dial.
• FAUSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FICETY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FISGIG frisky ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FISTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FYSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GALLIVATE frisking about ...B1900 Amer.
• MAGGOTTY frisky, playful, full of tricks, frolicsome ...1820 Eng. dial.
• MANKY whimsical; lively, frisky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PETULCOUS †* wanton; frisky; lustful; fractious; wantonly aggressive, butting ...1661
• REVOYLT wild; frisky; in very high spirits ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SPANKY sprightly, frisky ...B1900 Sc.
• UP ON ONE'S BEAN-WATER feeling very lively, strong, frisky; to be in high spirits ...1917 Amer. dial.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WHISKISH †* lively, frisky ...1599
 
FRISKY - nouns, person
• FAFF a young, frisky child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
FRIVOLITY - nouns
• CALEERINESS frivolity, mischief ...20C Ireland
• DAFT DAYS a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• FRIBBLE frivolity, nonsense ...1881
• PANFRIVOLIUM a scene of all frivolity ...1834 nonce word
 
FRIVOLOUS - adjectives
• BADEEN †* frivolous, jesting ...1685
• CALEERIED frivolously conceived ...1897 Sc.
• CAPER-WITTED flighty, of frivolous or unsteady mind ...1692
• CORKY skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
• DAFT giddy, frivolous, frolicsome ...c1575 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• EBB-MINDED shallow, frivolous ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FADDY frivolous ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FIDDLE-BRAINED † foolish, frivolous ...B1900
• FLYAWAY frivolous or flighty; giddy
• FRIBBLE trifling, frivolous, ridiculous, silly ...1798
• NELLIN loud, loquacious, frivolous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NUGIFRIVOLOUS free for frivolous trifling ...1589
• RORTY intoxicated with alcohol and quite noisy about it; wildly frivolous ...20C Brit.
• SHOOFLY slipshod, shoddy, frivolous ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SKITTISH of disposition, etc.: characterized by levity, frivolity, or excessive liveliness; excessively lively ...c1412
• THRIBLOUS mispronunciation of 'frivolous' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTTER-HEADED light-headed, frivolous, changeful ...1662
• TRIFLOUS †* trifling; insignificant, trivial; frivolous ...1509
• WANTON † capricious, frivolous, giddy ...1538 obs.
 
FRIVOLOUS - nouns
• ANDRAMARTINS irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• ANDREMARTINS irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• ANDREW MARTINING irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• DIDO something fancy or frivolous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FALLAL nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FRIBBLE a trifling thing, a frivolous notion or characteristic ...1831
• IDLE †* that which is useless, vain, or frivolous ...c1000
• NAFF frivolous talk or prattle; an angry dispute about a trifle ...Bk1903 Sc.
 
FRIVOLOUS - nouns, person
• AIRLING a young, thoughtless, gay person; a giddy, frivolous person; a coxcomb ...1611
• BLATHERSKITE a blustering, talkative, or frivolous person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CORKY-NODDLE a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• DAWDLE a lazy, indolent person; a frivolous, useless person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIMMIES a vain, frivolous woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLIBBERTIGIBBET a chattering or gossiping person; a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman; a scatterbrain; an oaf ...1549
• FLYAWAY a person who is frivolous or flighty
• FRIBBLE a trifling, frivolous fellow; one not occupied in serious employment, a trifler; a silly oaf ...1664
• FRIPPET (derogatory) a frivolous young woman ...1908 sl.
• GAMSTER a giddy, irresponsible or frivolous woman ...c1920 Sc.
• GIDDY-HEAD a giddy, frivolous person; one without serious thought or sound judgement ...1641
• GIXY † a giddy, frivolous girl; a wench; a lively lass; a wanton woman ...1611
• JAY an oaf or a rascal; a frivolous person ...L16
• PAVIE a frivolous, giddy person; one who loves display, a show-off; one who puts on airs; an idle, trifling child ...a1850 Sc.
• PEEVEE a frivolous, giddy person; one who loves display, a show-off; one who puts on airs; an idle, trifling child ...a1850 Sc.
• SKIT a vain, frivolous, or wanton woman ...1572 chiefly Sc.
 
FRIVOLOUS - verbs
• BADINER † to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• FRIBBLE in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously  (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle ...1640
• NAFF to work in a weak, trifling manner; to trifle, to be frivolous ...Bk1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
FRIVOLOUSLY - adverbs
• GALLIMAWVERTY said of one who conducts himself in a frolicsome or frivolous way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
FROG - adjectives
• BATRACHOPHAGOUS frog-eating ...1825
• PADDOCKY abounding in frogs ...1828
• RANARIAN like a frog, 'froggy' ...1814 nonce word
• RANINE * pert. to a frog; frog-like ...1840
• RANIVOROUS frog-eating ...1821
 
FROG - nouns
• BATRACHOPHOBIA the fear of or morbid aversion to frogs, toads, and newts ...1863
• BECK-STRADDLER. the frog as it sprawls when swimming ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEETLE-HEAD a young tadpole ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-DEEP a bullfrog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIGHEAD a tadpole ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BISMAROON a bullfrog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BIZMAROON a bullfrog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOOD-AND-'OUND a bullfrog ...1872 Amer. dial.
• BLOODEN HOUND a bullfrog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOODICK a bullfrog ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BLOODNOUN a bullfrog ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BLOODY a bullfrog ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BLOODYMENOUN a bullfrog ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BLOODY-NOUN a bullfrog ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLOW FROG a large frog that makes a deep, loud sound ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOODYDUNK a large bullfrog ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BROTHER ROUNDS a nickname for the bullfrog; the sound it makes ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BULL PAD a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
• BULL PADDOCK a bullfrog ...1886 Amer. dial.
• BULL PADDY a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
• BULL TAD the larva of a bullfrog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BULL-TUCKER a frog, esp. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer.. dial.
• BULLY a bullfrog ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BULLYMARUM a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULLYRUM a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMBRIDGE NIGHTINGALE a frog ...L19 sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE NIGHTINGALE a frog ...1875 sl.
• CAPE-NIGHTINGALE a frog ...1889 sl.
• CHEEPER a small frog or toad, such as the tree frog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHUGARUM a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DIRT FROG a toad ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DUTCH-NIGHTINGALE a frog; from its melodious note in the spring ...1889
• EGYPTIAN FROG a toad ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARMER a jesting name for a toad ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FEN-NIGHTINGALE a frog ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• FROGLET a young or small frog ...E20
• FROGLING a little frog; a tadpole ...E17
• GANGREL a toad ...1500-20 N. Eng. dial.
• GOODADOON a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPA a small frog that sings or chirps loudly in spring ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDAD a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER FROG a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREENBACK a frog ...1889 US sl.
• GREENHEAD 1. a bullfrog ...1899 Amer. dial.
2. a tree frog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRENOUILLE a frog or toad ...1931 Amer. dial.
• GRINDER a frog ...1904 Amer. dial.
• IRISH NIGHTINGALE a bullfrog ...1901 Amer. dial.
• JACK-BANNIAL a tadpole ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKY a frog ...1877 Eng, dial.
• JACOB a frog ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAKEY a frog ...1877 Eng, dial.
• JEEPER a tree frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• KATYDID a tree frog or similar frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LADLE a tadpole, from its shape ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LADLE-YED a tadpole ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LADY-YED a tadpole ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LAIDLICK a tadpole ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LEAPFROG a bullfrog or similar frog ...1851 Amer. dial.
• MARCH PEEPER a tree frog ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MARSH-BIRD a frog ...1893 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MARSH PEEPER a tree frog ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MAY-PUDDOCK a young frog ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MIDADDY a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAD † a toad ....1154
• PADDA a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PADDO a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PADDOCK † 1. a toad ...c1300 obs. exc. a literary archaism
† 2. a frog ...c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• PADDOW a frog, a toad ...c1375 Sc.
• PADDY a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PADDY FROG a bullfrog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PADGETYPOO a frog, a tadpole ...1879 Eng. dial.
• PADGETTY-POW a tadpole; a frog ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PADY a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PALLET a tadpole ...1962 Sc.
• PAN a tadpole or frog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATTY-GO-ROUND a bullfrog ...1963 Amer. dial.
• PEEDEE FROG a tree frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEEP a tree frog ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PEEPER a tree frog ...1842 Amer. dial.
• PEETEET a tree frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PIG FROG a bullfrog ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PINKLETINK a tree frog ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PINK-WINK a tadpole, esp. referring to the noise they made on spring evenings ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PIPER a tree frog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIPING FROG a tree frog ...1891 Amer. dial.
• PODDOCK † a frog ...c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PODDUCK a frog, a toad ...1641 Sc.
• PODDYWIG a tadpole ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PODUNKER a frog ...1857 Amer. dial.
• POLLYBOG a tadpole ...1965 Amer. dial.
• POLLYFROG a tadpole ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• POLLYWIGGLE a tadpole ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• POLLYWOG a tadpole ...1838 Amer. dial.
• POLLYWOGGLE a tadpole ...1965 Amer. dial.
• POLLYWOGGY a tadpole ...1965 Amer. dial.
• POND CHICKEN a bullfrog ...1954 Amer. dial.
• POND FROG 1. a bullfrog ...1672 Amer. dial.
2. a tree frog ...1922 Amer. dial.
• POND LIZARD a small frog that sings or chirps loudly in spring ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PORWIGGLE † a tadpole ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PUDDOCK a frog, a toad ...1641 Sc.
• PUDDY a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PUDICK a frog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUILKEY a frog; occasionally, a toad ...1846 Eng. dial.
• QUILKIN a frog, or young toad ...1846 Eng. dial.
• QUILKQUIN a frog; occasionally, a toad ...1846 Eng. dial.
• QUILQUIN a frog; occasionally, a toad ...1846 Eng. dial.
• RAINBIRD a tree frog ...1931 Amer. dial.
• RAINFROG a tree frog ...1827 Amer. dial.
• RAINMAKER a tree frog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RAIN TOAD a tree frog ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RANARIUM a place in which frogs are kept ...1889
• SCRAPER a tree frog ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TADDIE a tadpole ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TAFFETY a toad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATHER frog's spawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOMAS a toad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOADERY a place where toads are kept or abound ...1763
• TOADESS a female toad ...1871 nonce word
• TOAD-HOPPER a toad ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TOADLET a young or little toad ...1817
• TOADLING a young or little toad ...c1440
• TOADSHIP the personality of a toad ...1775 nonce word
• TOADY † a little or young toad ...c1690
• TODDER † spawn of a frog or toad ...1604
• TODY † a little or young toad ...c1690
• TOMMY-NODDY-HEAD a tadpole ...1923 Sc.
• TOM-NODDY a tadpole ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TOM-TODDY a tadpole, a young frog ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TOO-TIGHT a tree frog ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TOSEY an affectionate name for a toad ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TREE TRAT a tree frog ...1983 Amer. dial.
• WART FROG 1. a toad ...c1950 Amer. dial.
2. a bullfrog ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WARTY a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WARTY TOAD a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WATER CHICKEN a frog, considered as food ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WAWARON a bullfrog ...1917 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW-BELLY a frog ...1825
• YELLOWTHROAT a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
 
FROG - nouns, person
• PADDOCK-DABBER one who strikes or kills frogs ...1894 Sc.
 
FROG - verbs
• CRONK to croak; to make the harsh note of a raven or frog ...19C Eng. dial.
• QUACK * of a raven or frog: to croak ...1727
• QUEST †* to frogs: to croak ...1607 
 
FROLIC, FROLICKING - nouns
• BARN'S-BREAKING a mischievous action; an idle frolic ...1822 Sc.
• BAT(T) a spree or frolic ...1878 US sl.
• BUM any frolic ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BUSTER a drinking spree; a reckless frolic ...1848 Amer. sl.
• CALEER a caper, a jump; frolic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEEVER a caper, frolic, antic; a hubbub, a noisy game ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEUP a frolic, a merry trick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARRYINGS-ON frolickings ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DAFF fun, frolic; playing the fool ...1737 Sc.
• DAFTRIE † fun and frolic; mirth ...1866 Sc.
• DEVILMENT mischief, teasing, frolicking, roguery, trickery ...1844 Amer. dial.
• DEVILTRY mischief, teasing, frolicking, roguery, trickery, wickedness, devilry ...1839 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• FINNEY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GAMALERIE † playfulness, fun, frolic ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GAMBADE a prank, freak, frolic ...1821
• GAMMET fun, frolic, sport; a game, joke, whim, trick ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAMMETTING frolicking, whims, tricks, pranks ...1873 Eng. dial.
• GAMMOCK a game, jest, piece of fun; also, fun, frolic, foolish sport ...1819 Eng. dial.
• GAMUT fun, frolic, sport; a game, joke, whim, trick ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAND a frolic, a foolish prank ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-MAD riotous tumult; boisterous frolic ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HELL-A-POPPING a drunken frolic ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• JAMBOREE a frolic; a spree ...1872 sl.
• JIMBOREE a frolic; a spree ...1872 sl.
• LALLACK play, frolic ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARK a frolicsome adventure; a spree; a piece of merriment or mischief; fun of any kind; a trick ...1802 colloq.
• LARKING fun, frolic ...1813 colloq.
• MARLOCK a prank, frolic, a gambol, a lark; a playful trick, a practical joke; a piece of fun or mischief ...c1746 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GAMES tricks, frolics, antics, practical jokes; whims, fancies ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MAYLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MEG'S DIVERSIONS tricks, frolics, rattling fun ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MORLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke ...1864 Eng. dial.
• ONCARRY a stir, a bustle, a to-do, a capering about, rowdy behaviour, merriment, frolic ...c1850 Sc.
• PANT a prank, a frolic, a 'lark', a piece of fun, a caper, a piece of boyish mischief ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PLISKY a mischievous escapade; a trick, a prank; a practical joke; a frolic ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGERY † raging; wantonness; a frolic ...c1386
• RAMPING † a frolicking, romping ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPS †* romps, frolics ...1747
• RANDOM-SPLORE a chance frolic ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDY a frolic; a merrymaking; a drunken carousal ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANT a boisterous, riotous frolic or merrymaking; a spree ...1675 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• REARDIE a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REARIE a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...1871 Sc.
• REERIE a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...1871 Sc.
• RIG a joke, a prank, a trick, a frolic ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SHINDY a party or gathering, esp. a noisy one with dancing; a spree, a frolic, a shindig ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SKIRRUP a good time; a frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
• TRAIN a frolic, a romp ...a1861 Amer. dial.
• VINNY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
 
FROLIC - verbs
• CALEEVER to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CANAVER to frolic ...1916 Sc.
• CARRY ON to frolic ...Bk1905 Amer.dial.
• CUT DIDOES to be frolicsome ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DAFF to play the fool; to jest, to play, to sport, to frolic, esp. between the sexes ...1535 chiefly Sc.
• FRATCH to sport, to frolic ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAMFLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic, to trifle ...1808 Sc.
• GAMMET to play, to frolic, to amuse oneself; to play off practical jokes; to deceive, to hoax, to take in ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMOCK to go feasting and frolicking from place to place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GAMPHLE to idle, to dally; to neglect one's work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic ...1808 Sc.
• GANDER-FLANK to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEG to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAUSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOWSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOYSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to frolic, to lark ...1848 US
• JAUL to play, to frolic, to have fun, to 'party' ...1970s S. Afr.
• JAWL to play, to frolic, to have fun, to 'party' ...1970s S. Afr.
• JOL to play, to frolic, to have fun, to 'party' ...1970s S. Afr.
• LARK to play tricks, to frolic ...1813 colloq.
• MARLOCK to play, to frolic, to gambol, to romp ...1863 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE GIDDY GOAT to frolic, to fool about, to act irresponsibly
• PLAY THE GOAT to frolic, to fool about, to act irresponsibly
• RAMP † to romp, to frolic, to prance ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• REEMLE-RAMMLE to make a great deal of noise; to behave in a noisy, frolicking manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• ROIL † to play or frolic, esp. in a rough manner; to romp ...L18 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOUSE to frolic, to frisk about; to run fast ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SKIRRUP to frisk, to frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• TRAIN to frolic, to romp, to 'carry on' ...1877 Amer. dial.
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
 
FROLICKING - adjectives
• ON THE DAFFIN out for a frolic, on holiday ...1885 Sc.
• RAMPING † romping, frolicking, frolicsome ...1697
• RAMPISH †* giving to romping or frolicking ...1530
 
FROLICKING - nouns, person
• LARKER a person given to fun or mischief'; a frolicking rascal ...c1825 sl.
 
FROLICSOME - adjectives
• DAFT thoughtless or giddy in one's mirth; madly gay or frolicsome ...c1575 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DANDY pert, frolicsome ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FLISKY fidgety; unsettled; light-headed; whimsical; frolicsome; flighty; lively: of a horse: restive, frisky ...1807 Sc.
• GAMESOME frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive ...c1350
• GAMISH playful, frolicsome, sportive ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAM'LESOME frolicsome, sportive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMETY frolicsome, fond of games ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMISH playful, frolicsome, sportive ...1865 Eng. dial.
• GAMY playful, frolicsome, sportive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KIDDYISH frolicsome, jovial ...M19 sl.
• KIPPERSOME frolicsome ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAKESOME frolicsome, playful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKISH frolicsome, playful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARKING frolicsome, sportive ...1828 colloq.
• LARKISH frolicsome ...1882 colloq.
• LARKSOME frolicsome, sportive ...1871 colloq.
• LARKY ready for a lark; frolicsome, sportive ...1851 colloq.
• MAGGOTTY frisky, playful, full of tricks, frolicsome ...1820 Eng. dial.
• MARLOCKING playful, frolicsome ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MARLOCKY playful, frolicsome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GEMMIN frolicsome, silly, childish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MECKANT romping, frolicsome ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OUT ON THE SCAFF going about in an idle, frolicsome manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• PLISKY given to playing tricks; tricky, mischievous, frolicsome ...1887 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMPING † romping, frolicking, frolicsome ...1697
• REEZIE wild, frolicsome, partially intoxicated ...1805 Sc.
• SKITTISH spirited, active, lively; frolicsome ...a1592
• TID lively, sprightly, frolicsome; skittish, restless, fidgety ...1825 Eng. dial.
 
FROLICSOME - nouns, person
• DOOLZIE a frolicsome and thoughtless woman ...19C Sc.
• FRATCH a rude, quarrelsome person; a playful or frolicsome child ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAMESTER † a merry, frolicsome person ...1598
• GILPY † a frolicsome young fellow; a roguish or mischievous boy...1718 Sc.
• LARRIKIN a mischievous or frolicsome youngster; a hooligan, a hoodlum, a rowdy ...1868 sl.
• MAZEGERRY a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MAZEGERRY-PATTICK a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1860 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCAAP a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCAMP a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCAWP a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WITCH-CAT a mischievous, high-spirited person, esp. a child; a frolicsome girl, a roguish boy ...1844 Amer. dial.
 
FROLICSOMELY - adverbs
• GALLIMAWVERTY said of one who conducts himself in a frolicsome or frivolous way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
FROLICSOMENESS - nouns
• MIRLIGOES ridiculous fancies; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking ...B1900 Sc.
 
FROM - conjunctions
• SITH † from, subsequent to, or since the time that ...c950
 
FRONT - adverbs
• AFACE in face, in front ...c1860
• AFORWARD forward, in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFRONT in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEFRONT in front ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TOFORE † of position: in front, before ...a1300
 
FRONT - prepositions
• TOFORE † in front of ...a900
 
FRONT - nouns
• OBVERSE the face or side of anything intended to be presented to view; 'front' as opposed to 'back' ...1831 
• VAN * the fore or front part of a thing ...1727
• VAUNT †* a front part or portion ...1589
 
FRONTIER - nouns
• BARRICADO † a natural frontier or boundary line ...1644
• BARRIER † a fortified frontier; a frontier generally; a name formerly given to a district which commanded the frontier of the Netherlands ...1709
 
FRONTIERSMAN - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR † a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman ...1826 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR HORSE † a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman ...1826 Amer. dial.