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HARSH - HEADWAY

HARSH - adjectives
• ABSONANT harsh, inharmonious; fig. discordant or abhorrent to reason, nature, etc; unreasonable,  unnatural ...1564
• ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACERBIC * of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper ...1865
• AUSTERULOUS † somewhat harsh ...1731
• BARSK harsh, husky ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BRASH hard, harsh, rough ...1868 US
• EFFERATE †* fierce, harsh, morose ...1684
• HARD AS NAILS stern and unyielding; harsh; pitiless ...1862
• HARM harsh; unkind ...1889 Amer. dial.
• HARSHY †* of harsh quality or character ...1583
• HASH harsh; sharp-tempered ...1818 Amer. dial.
• HASK 1. harsh in sound, tone, or manner ...1594 Sc.
2. bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HASKY 1. harsh, rough, coarse, unyielding ...1848 Eng. dial.
2. harsh, bitter ...1878 Eng. dial.
3. ill-natured, harsh, severe ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JANGLY harsh-sounding, inharmonious, discordant ...a1800
• KEEN † fierce, savage (chiefly used of animals); cruel; harsh (to a person) ...a1000
• MAROONJUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• MORUNGEOUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• NESH †* not harsh or violent ...a1225
• RAGGLISH severe, harsh ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGLISH severe, harsh ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SAIR of persons: harsh in discipline, treatment, or judgement; stern, severely censorious; niggardly, driving hard bargains ...1768 Sc.
• SAVAGE † rude, harsh, ungentle ...a1300
• STREPEROUS † noisy, harsh-sounding, loud, boisterous ...1637
• TARF 1. coarse, harsh, acrid; rough in manner ...1880 Sc.
2. harsh, bad-tempered, rough-spoken ...1887 Sc.
• TARGING harsh, censorious, domineering ...1898 Sc.
• TART harsh, severe ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TETRICOUS † sour in countenance; austere, severe, harsh, crabbed, perverse, morose ...1727
• UNCANNY harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
• YARKING grating, harsh ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
HARSH, HARSHNESS - nouns
• ACERBITUDE † sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness ...1731
• ACERBITY 1. of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness ...1572
2. a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc. ...E17
• HARDLAIK † hardship, harshness, severity ...c1400
• RASPER a person or thing of sharp, harsh, or unpleasant character ...1839 sl.
• UNBENEVOLENCE * unkindness; harshness ...1688
 
HARSH - nouns, person
• CALF'S-TONGUE a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COW'S-TONGUE a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• RASPER a person or thing of sharp, harsh, or unpleasant character ...1839 sl.
 
HARSH - verbs
• BITTER-MOUTH to speak harshly ...1947 US sl.
• DEAL to cause trouble for, to treat harshly ...1920s US Black sl.
• EAT RAZOR BLADES to speak harshly and offensively ...1972 Barbados sl.
• EFFERATE † to render fierce or harsh...1658
• HARSH † to give a harsh sound; to creak ...1583
• HARSHEN * to render harsh ...1824
• OOL to treat harshly, to ill-use, to bully; to wreck the health or spirits of ...1832 Sc.
 
HARSHLY - adverbs
• EAGERLY † sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely ...1377
• HARD AND SHARP cruelly, harshly ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
HARSHNESS - nouns
• RADDOUR † severity, harshness, harsh treatment ...a1400-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
 
HARSH-SOUNDING - adjectives
• CACOPHONIOUS harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound ...1833
• RAUCID * hoarse, raucous, harsh-sounding ...1831
 
HARVEST - nouns, person
• QUOCKER one who goes harvesting to a distance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HARVEST - verbs
• QUOKE to go shearing or harvesting at a distance from home ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAS-BEEN - nouns, person
• BACK NUMBER an irrelevant person, a has-been; a person or thing that is behind the times, out-of-date, or useless ...1882 colloq.
• LEFTOVER a has-been ...1926 US sl.
• WOZA a person who used to be successful or well known ...2001 UK sl.
 
HASTE - adjectives
• HASTEFUL * full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
• HASTING that makes haste, speeding ...1632
 
HASTE - nouns
• BAISE haste, expedition ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BRAINGE bustling, angry haste ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOFLE impetuous haste, hurry ...19C Sc.
• DIRT-HASTE extreme haste ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FLUCKADRIFT a haste, hurry ...19C Sc.
• HASTIHEDE †* hastiness, haste ...1390
• HASTING making haste, speeding ...a1350
• HASTITY †* hastiness, haste ...c1340
• RAPE † haste, speed, hurry ...a1300
• SCAD a hurry, flurry, fluster, haste, a bustling crowd ...1897 Sc.
• TANTIVY quick speed; great haste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTWIVVY quick speed; great haste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEARANSY rage, passion; violence; outrageous haste ...1896 Sc.
• TIFT sudden flight; great haste, precipitation ...1841 Sc.
 
HASTEN, HASTY - verbs
• ACHE to hurry, to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• APPROPERATE † to make haste, to hasten ...1623
• BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.
• BEHIE † to make haste ...c1340
• BLENTER to rush, to make haste ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTER to rush, to make haste ...1804 Sc.
• CATCH † to chase, to run, to hasten; to press on ...c1325
• CHULL to make haste ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• GO BALD-HEADED to dash or charge forward, to go in great haste without heeding danger or obstacles ...1846-48 colloq.
• GO OFF HALF-COCK to act hastily ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HURRY UP THE CAKES to hasten ...1848 US sl.
• HYAK in British Columbia: to hasten ...1959 Can. Chinook jargon
• IMPROPERATE †* to hasten in ...1656
• LOOK ALIVE to make haste ...1858 colloq.
• LOOK YARK to look sharp, to make haste ...1887 Eng. dial.
• OIL UP to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PEARTEN to become lively, active, or cheerful; to hasten ...1851 Amer. dial.
​• PIKE to hasten off, go away quickly ...LME obs. slang
• PROPERATE † to hasten or press forward; to go quickly ...1623
• QUETCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• QUICK to hurry, to cause to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUITCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• RABBLE to do anything in a confused, hasty manner ...Bk19C Sc.
• RACK to move rapidly, to make haste ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RADDLE to do anything hastily or perfunctorily ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAP † to move with speed; to hasten, to rush ...a1300
• RAPE † to hasten, to hurry, to make haste ...c1330
• SCAMP to do or perform in a hasty or careless manner 
• SCAMPER to run or go hastily or quickly
• SCOOCH to hasten, to run ...1897 Amer. dial.
• SHUCKLE to run fast, to hurry, to bustle about, to make haste ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SKELT † to hasten; to be diligent ...a1300
• SKIND † to hasten ...c1250
• SKIP to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond ...1338
• STIVVER to go, to run, to hasten ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TEAR-ASS AROUND to hasten or rush around ...1942 Amer. sl.
• THRING † to press or push forward, as against obstacles; to push or force one's way hastily or eagerly; to press, rush, hasten, push on  ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIGHTEN to hasten ...1886 Eng. dial.
• YARK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ZOON to hasten, to hurry, to bustle ...1884 Amer. dial.
 
HASTENED - adjectives
• ACCELERATE †* quickened, hastened ...1527
• QUICKED-UP hurriedly arranged; sudden, hastened ...1893 Amer. dial.
 
HASTENING - adjectives
• BAITAND † hastening, in haste ...1330
• BATAND † hastening, in haste ...1330
• BETTANT † in a hurry, hastening eagerly ...c1400
 
HASTENING - nouns
• BATTERING a hastening ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
HASTILY - adverbs
• BALD-HEADEDLY heedlessly; hastily ...1920 colloq.
• BATAUNTLY † hastily, pressingly, eagerly ...1393
• BELIVE † speedily, hastily, quickly, eagerly ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELLY-FLAUGHT headlong; hastily; face-down; flat-forward ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILIVE † speedily, hastily, quickly, eagerly ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLIVE † speedily, hastily, quickly, eagerly ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BROTHELY † quickly, hastily; violently, furiously ...c1340
• HAM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAND OVER HEAD † precipitately, hastily, rashly, recklessly; indiscriminately ...c1440 now rare or obs.
• HASTELY † hastily ...c1290
• HASTIFLY † hastily, quickly, speedily ...a1327
• HASTIS hurriedly, hastily; impatiently ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HASTIVELY † hastily, quickly, speedily ...a1327
• HASTLY † hastily ...c1290
• HASTY † hastily; quickly, rapidly, soon ...c1450
• HASTYFULLY † corrupt form of 'hastively'; hastily, quickly, speedily ...c1500
• HEADILY headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
• HEAD-STOOP headlong, hastily ...1892 Sc.
• HELITYWHOOP at full speed, in great haste ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER very fast, at top speed, in great  haste ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HELLETY-SPLIT at full speed, in great haste ...1867 Amer. dial.
• HELL-FOR-LEATHER very fast, at top speed, in great  haste ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-HOOP at full speed, in great haste ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-LARRUP at full speed, in great haste ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HELLITY-SPLIT at full speed, in great haste ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HELL-THRASHING RATS very fast, at top speed, in great  haste ...1989 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT FOR BOSTON very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-SPLIT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HELL-TO-TOOT very fast, in great haste, rapidly; energetically ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HELTER-SKELTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HILTER-SKILTER in disordered haste; confusedly, tumultuously, pell-mell ...L16 sl.
• HIM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• IN A BANG suddenly, hastily ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEENLY † sharply, quickly, in haste ...a1300
• LICK-SPLITTING in haste, very rapidly ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ON HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1565-73
• OODEL-DOODEL helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion; hastily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUICK-FOOT in haste, swiftly ...1891
• QUICK-STICKS immediately, hastily ...1877
• RAPE †* hastily, quickly ...c1400
• RAPELIKE † hastily, in haste, quickly ...c1220
• RAPELY † hastily, in haste, quickly ...a1352
• RAPLY † hastily, hurriedly ...c1325
• RASHLY † quickly, rapidly, hastily ...a1547 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RIFTY TUFTY † with disorderly haste or confusion; helter-skelter ...1592
• SKEET † quickly, hastily, immediately ...c1200
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion, with disorderly haste ...1778
• SKITTER-SKATTER helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-WAMPUS helter-skelter; in disorderly haste or confusion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TANTIVY † at full gallop; swiftly, quickly, hastily; headlong ...1641 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UPON A HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1579-80
• UPON HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1555
• WIKIWIKI quickly, hastily, right away ...1917 Hawaii
 
HASTINESS - nouns
• HASTENESS † hastiness ...1413
• HASTIFNESSE † hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1330
• HASTIHEDE †* hastiness, haste ...1390
• HASTITY †* hastiness, haste ...c1340
• HASTIVENESS † hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1330
• HASTIVESS † hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1325
• HASTIVITY † hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1450
• RACKLENESS † rashness, hastiness ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUDDENNESS * hastiness, precipitancy ...1580
 
HASTY - adjectives
• DASHY characterized by hastiness of execution ...1844
• FAST hasty in temper, irascible ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAST-GATED reckless, thoughtless, hasty; presumptuous, immodest ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FIRSTLY hasty ...1888 Amer. dial.
• HAIZY hasty, excitable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HASTIS hasty, hurried ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HIEFUL † speedy, hasty, hurried, quick, prompt ...a1225
• HURRY-COME done with haste and without care ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• PREPROPEROUS † too hasty, precipitate ...1555
• QUICK † hasty, impatient, hot-tempered ...1549
• RACKLE † hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, headstrong; rough or coarse in action; violent ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAD † quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAM-STAM precipitate, headstrong, hasty, impetuous, reckless ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAPE †* quick, hasty ...c1400
• RAPLY †* hasty, hurried ...a1400
• RASHFUL * rash, hasty, impetuous, reckless ...1567
• SCAMBLING hasty, careless; makeshift; untidy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOSLICH hasty, clumsy, sloppy, untidy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SHORT-METTLED short-tempered, irritable, hasty ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKIT † precipitate, over-hasty ...a1529
• SUBITANEOUS * sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1651
• SUBITANY † sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1603
• SUBITARY †* suddenly or hastily done, made, etc. ...1600
• SUBITE † sudden, hasty ...1483
• SUDDEN † of persons: acting without forethought or deliberation; hasty, impetuous, rash ...c1374 obs. or arch.
• THRUSTY hasty, impetuous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HASTY - nouns, person
• HALLOP a hasty, precipitate person ...1824 Sc.
• HASTELING †* a hasty person ...1619
• HASTLING †* a hasty person ...1619
• SCHUSSLE a hasty, clumsy person; one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...1914 Amer. dial.
 
HASTY - verbs
• LEAP † to run, to go hastily or with violence; to rush ...a1100
• RABBLE to work in a hurried slovenly manner; to do anything in a confused, hasty manner...1862 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to hurry; to do anything in a hurried, hasty, scrambling way ...1831 Eng. dial.
 
HASTY - phrases
• LICK AND A PROMISE a hasty and perfunctory performance in doing something ​
 
HASTY-TEMPERED - verbs
• BE OVER SHARP METTLE to be too hasty-tempered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAT - adjectives
• BROAD-LEAFED of a hat: having a broad rim ...1841
• CASTORIAL pert. to a hat ...1864 nonce word jocose
• TILED hatted; wearing a hat ...1792 sl.
• UNCOCKED of a hat: not cocked or turned up ...1721
• VENTILATORY * of a hat: provided with ventilation ...1850
 
HAT - nouns
• APPLEJACK a large-brimmed, oversized hat in a 1930s-40s style ...1970s US Black sl.
• BABY PAPS caps ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BABY'S PAP a cap ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BALL AND BAT a hat ...20C Eng. rhyming sl.
• BARBIQUEJO the chin strap of a cowboy hat ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BARBOQUEJO the chin strap of a cowboy hat ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BARREL OF FAT a hat ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• BEAK the brim or peak of a hat or cap; also, the hat itself ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAVER 1. a top-hat ...1824 Eng. sl.
2. a hat ...Bk1890 sl.
3. a man's silk hat ...1870 Amer. dial.
• BEAVERKIN a little beaver (hat) ...1867
• BEE GUM a man's hat with a high crown ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BELL BONNET a cloth bonnet worn by women for protection from the sun ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BELL-JESSY a top-hat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENJY a straw hat; generally one with a very broad brim ...1883 Eng. dial.
• BENNY a straw hat ...M19 sl., orig. nautical
• BILLYCOCK HAT a Derby hat ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BLOCKER a bowler hat ...1934 Brit. sl.
• BLUE-BONNET a man's blue cap ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONGRACE a broad-brimmed hat ...L16 arch. & Eng. dial.
• BORD of a woman's cap: the border or the band in front ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOXER a bowler or billycock hat ...1897 Aust.
• BREAK the angle between the brim and crown of a hat ...1881
• BROAD-BRIMMER a hat with a broad brim ...1860 colloq.
• BUGLE-WARMER a head covering; a hat ...1921 Amer. dial.
• BULL'S BREAKFAST. a straw hat ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BUN HAT a bowler hat ...20C NZ sl.
• BUTTER FLAP a cap ...M19 rhyming sl.
• CABBAGE-TREE HAT a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree ...Aust.
• CADDIE a hat; orig. a bush name for a slouch hat ...1898 Aust. sl.
• CADDY a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
• CADEY a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
• CADI 1. a hat ...M19 sl.
2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CADIE a hat ...1869 Sc. sl.
• CADY 1. a hat ...1846 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CAGE a hat or cap ...1900s US sl.
• CALABASH COVER a hat ...1886 US sl.
• CALP a hat ...Bk1891 sl.
• CANISTER a hat ...1887 sl.
• CAPKIN a little cap ...1844 nonce word
• CASTOR a hat, orig. either of beaver's fur, or intended to be taken as such; at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th century said to be of rabbit's fur, and usually spelt 'caster' ...1640 colloq.
• CHARLEY BRADY a hat ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'cady'
• CHEESE-CUTTER a cap with a square peak in front ...L19 sl.
• CHUMMY a low-crowned hat ...M19 sl.
• CUNNAMULLA CARTWHEEL a big broad-rimmed hat ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• CUNT HAT a trilby, or other felt hat ...1923 sl.
• DASH a cant term for a hat, cap, etc. ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIP a hat; a derby or stiff hat ...1912 Amer. dial.
• DOME a hat ...1900s US sl.
• DOMEPIECE a hat ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARFLOPPER. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARLAP the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPER the earflap of a cap or hat ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPET the earflap of a cap or hat ...1863 Amer. dial.
• EAR LUG the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• FANNER * a large, wide-brimmed hat ...1881 Sc.
• FANNY HAT a trilby hat ...1930s sl.
• FANTAIL a coal-heaver's or dustman's hat, resembling a sou'wester ...19C sl.
• FIFTY-MISSION CAP 1. the service cap when worn without the front spring stiffener and grommet ...1956 Amer. military aviation sl.
2. a trucker's hat that usually has several safety badges fastened to it ...1971 Amer. jocular
• FLY JERKS small pieces of cork suspended from the brim of a tramp's hat to ward off flies ...1942 Aust. sl.
• GABBY HAYES HAT the field hat worn by US soldiers in Vietnam ...1977 US sl.
• GAME OF NAP a cap ...1976 UK rhyming sl.
• GAWBLIME a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GAWBLIMEY a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GAWBLIMY a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GAWD FORBID a hat ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'lid' (hat)
• GOD FORBID a hat ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'lid' (hat)
• GONDOLA HAT a derby ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GORBLIME a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GORBLIMEY a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GORBLIMY a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
• GRANDMAMMA'S BONNET a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY BONNET a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HADICK a hat ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HARD-BOILED HAT a derby ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HAT-BIRRET the brim or edge of a hat or cap ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-BRINKS the brim or edge of a hat or cap ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-BRUARTS the brim or edge of a hat or cap ... Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-FLIPE the brim or edge of a hat or cap ... Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-SHAKER † a standing piece of furniture for hats to be hung on; a hat-stand ...1698
• HATTERY hats collectively; a hat manufactory ...1823
• HATTOCK † a little hat ...1501 Sc.
• HEAD-PIECE any covering for the head; a cap, a kerchief ...1552
• JERRY a hat; a hard, round hat ...1841 sl.
• KADEY a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
• KADI a hat ...L19 sl.
• KADIE a hat ...L19 sl.
• KADY a hat ...L19 sl.
• KANGOL a beret ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
• KATY a hat or cap ...1947 Amer. dial.
• KELLY a man's hat ...1908 Amer. dial.
• KELP a hat ...Bk1891 sl. 068
• KIDDY a hat fashionable among small-time but dandified thieves; it featured a broad ribbon passing through a large buckle at its front ...M19 sl.
• KISSING-STRINGS cap or bonnet strings tied under the chin 
• LEAF the brim of a hat ...1767 chiefly Anglo-Irish
• LEAN AND FAT a hat ...1857 US rhyming sl.
• LEANING FAT a hat ...1928 US rhyming sl.
• LEMON-SQUEEZER a peaked hat worn by NZ soldiers ...World War II NZ army sl.
• LID a hat; often applied to a soldier's steel helmet or a motorcyclist's crash helmet ...1896 sl.
• MARABAS BONNET † a large flat cap ...1538 Sc.
• MOAB a hat; esp. the turban-shaped hat in feminine vogue ...1858 Brit. university sl.
• MUDGE a hat ...2002 Brit. sl.
• NAB † a hat ...1673 sl.
• NAB-CHEAT † a hat or cap ...c1530 cant
• NAB CHETE † a hat; a cap ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• NABCHETT † a hat; a cap ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• NABE a hat ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• NAIL-BOX a top-hat ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAIL CAN a top hat ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NAIL KEG a top hat ...1866 Amer. sl.
• NAN NAN a straw hat ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NAPPER a hat; a cap ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEB the tip or point of anything; the peak of a cap or bonnet; the toe of a shoe; the extremity of anything ending in a point or narrowed part ...1611
• NEBBIN the peak of a cap ...1869 Eng. dial.
• NIGHTCAP a small skull-cap worn by many Black men ...1970s US Black usage
• PAC a cap ...M19 back-slang
• PACK a cap ...Brit. back-slang
• PANASH † a plume worn in the hat ...1681 Sc.
• PANTILE a hat ...M19 sl.
• PARACHUTE † a broad-brimmed hat worn by women in the late 18th century ...1885
• PENNY-A-MILE a hat ...c1870 rhyming sl. for 'tile'
• PORK-PIE (HAT) 1. a fashionable 'toreador'-style hat ...M19
2. a style of fashionable women's hat ...M19
3. a style of men's hat ...L19
• QUEER NAB a cheap, shabby hat; hence, one that is not worth stealing ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• QUOIF † a cap ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUSKIE a coarse straw hat worn by peasant girls and others ...B1900 Sc.
• REHOBOAM a shovel-hat ...1849 sl.
• SCOOP † 1. a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
2. the visor or peak of a cap ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOPIE † a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAPER a hat; generally used contemptuously ...1828 Sc.
• SILKER a silk top hat ...L19 US sl.
• SKIMMER a broad-brimmed boater ...1830 sl., chiefly US
• SKY PIECE a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SMOKEY BEAR a wide-brimmed hat ...1969 US sl.
• SMOKY BEAR a wide-brimmed hat ...1969 US sl.
• STEAMROLLER a bowler hat ...1992 UK rhyming sl. = bowler
• STRAW a straw hat ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAW BASHER a straw hat ...sl.
• STRAWER a straw hat ...Bk1904 school sl.
• STRAWYARD a straw hat ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUGAR-LOAF a high-crowned hat ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUNDOWN a hat with a wide brim ...1888 US
• TACH a hat ...M19 back-slang
• TALL HAT a silk hat with high cylindrical crown ...1890
• TAM 1. any form of hat ...1930s US sl.
2. TAM the large woollen hat used by Rastafarians to cover their dreadlocks ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• TAMMY a Tam o' Shanter, a soft woollen bonnet or cap with flat circular crown ...1894
• TAM O' SHANTER a soft woollen bonnet with flat circular crown, the circumference of which is about twice that of the head, formerly worn  by Scottish ploughmen, etc.; introduced, in a modified form, c1887 as a headdress for girls and young women ...1840-50
• TAPPIE-TOORIE a knot of ribbons, wool, or the like, on the top of a cap, a tassel or pompom, a bonnet so adorned ...1867 Sc.
• TAPPIETOURIE a knot of ribbons, wool, or the like, on the top of a cap, a tassel or pompom, a bonnet so adorned ...1867 Sc.
• TARF † the turn or facing of a cap ...1545
• TARGAT † a tassel; an ornament for the hat ...1802 Sc.
• TA-TA a hat ...1923 theatrical sl.
• TIBBET the peak in front of a bonnet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TILE a hat ...1813 sl.
• TILT a sun-bonnet ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TILT-BONNET a sun-bonnet ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TITFA a hat ...1930 Brit. rhyming sl. (Tit for Tat)
• TITFER a hat ...1930 Brit. rhyming sl. (Tit for Tat)
• TITFOR a hat ...1930 Brit. rhyming sl. (Tit for Tat)
• TOPPER a top hat ...1820 sl.
• TOPPING the woollen knot or pompon on the crown of a bonnet ...1808 Sc.
• UGLY a shade for a bonnet ...M19 UK society usage
• UMBRELLA a broad-brimmed hat ...a1803
 
HAT - nouns, person
• HABERDASHER † formerly, a dealer in a variety of articles now dealt with by other trades, including caps, and probably hats; a dealer of hats and caps, a hatter ...1566
• VAILER †* one who doffs the hat in salutation ...a1613
 
HAT - verbs
• DIP to take the hat off ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• DIP YOUR LID to raise one's hat as a polite gesture ...1915 Aust. sl.
• DOUSE to take off a hat ...L18
• FLY A TILE to knock off a man's hat ...c1820 Stock Exchange sl.
• GOFFER to 'bonnet' a man; to knock his hat over his eyes ...1899 London sl.
• NAIL A GOSS to steal a hat ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• OFF-CAP † to take off or doff the cap, in reverence or respect to a person ...1604 nonce word
• PRIG A CASTOR to steal a hat ...Bk1890 sl.
• RAISE to make a signal by raising one's hat ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RING CASTORS to exchange hats ...Bk1903 sl.
• UNSHINGLE to knock off someone's hat ...E19 Aust. sl.
• VAIL to doff or take off a hat, etc., esp. out of respect or as a sign of submission ...c1460 now arch.
 
HATCH - verbs
• UNCLOSE † to hatch ...1486
 
HATCHET - nouns
• HACHE † an axe, a hatchet ...a1300
• HACK-CHIP † a hatchet ...c1440
• HATCH † a hatchet ...1704
• HATCHEL a hatchet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
HATE - adjectives
• HATELY bad-tempered, hateful; showing hate ...1854 Eng. dial.
 
HATE - nouns (also see HATRED)
• ADDER-HATE virulent, deadly hate ...1880 poetic
• HARD KNOT hate ...1976 Amer. dial.
• MANSON LAMPS a look full of hate; a murderous look ...1999 US sl.
 
HATE - nouns, person
• HATRESS a woman who hates ...1892 nonce word
 
HATE - verbs
• H8 in text messaging: to hate ...2002 UK sl.
 
HATED - adjectives
• HATESUM unkind, hateful, hated ...1513 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
HATEFUL - adjectives
• HATEABLE hateful, odious ...1899 Sc.
• HATELICH † malignant, hostile; hateful ...c893
• HATELY bad-tempered, hateful; showing hate ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HATESOME † hateful ...1382
• HATESUM unkind, hateful, hated ...1513 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ODIBLE † worthy to be hated, hateful, odious ...1412-20
• ODIOSE †* deserving of hatred, hateful; causing or exciting hatred or repugnance; disagreeable, offensive, repulsive, odious ...1560
• POISON mean, hateful, vicious; extreme; treacherous ...1834 Amer. dial.
• WLATSOME † loathsome, detestable; disgusting, abominable, hateful ...a1300
 
HATEFUL - nouns
• ABORTION a hateful or ludicrous undertaking or enterprise; fiasco ...1949 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END OF CREATION the most remote or hateful place or position ...1972  Amer. sl.
• ASS-END OF THE WORLD the most remote or hateful place or position ...1960 Amer. sl.
 
HATEFUL - nouns, person
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous person or thing; a villain; a hateful, offensive person ..1968 Amer. sl.
• TOAD something or someone hateful, loathsome, or contemptible ...a1548
 
HATEFUL - verbs
• INODIATE † to make odious or hateful ...1657
 
HATEFULLY - adverbs
• HATELY † fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
 
HATLESS - adjectives
• THACKLESS uncovered; hatless ...1804 Sc.
 
HATRED - adjectives
• HATEL † full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter ...a850
• VATINIAN † of hatred: bitter, intense, violent ...1607
 
HATRED - nouns (also see HATE)
• ABHORRENCY † the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike ...1605
• AMBITION malice; vindictiveness; grudge; hatred; irascibility; a quick temper ...1826 Amer. dial.
• AVERSATION a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion ...1613 arch.
• HAIN hatred, malice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAINE † hatred ...1387-8
• HATEL † anger; outburst of hatred ...a1300
• HATURE †* hatred ...1538
• LETH † hatred, ill-will, malevolence ...971
• RANCOUR inveterate and bitter ill-feeling, grudge, or animosity; malignant hatred or spitefulness; bitterness ...a1300
 
HATRED - verbs
• ABOMINE † to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe ...1683
• BEHATE † to hold in hatred, to hate greatly, to detest ...c1340
 
HAUGHTILY - adverbs
• FASTUOUSLY ostentatiously, haughtily, arrogantly, pretentiously ...a1677
• HAUTAINLY † haughtily, proudly ...c1400
• ORGULOUSLY † proudly, haughtily ...c1475
• PAUGHTY superciliously, in a proud and haughty manner ...1720 Sc.
 
HAUGHTINESS, HAUGHTY - nouns
• ATTITUDE a hostile or haughty attitude; assertive spirit; hence, a cold reception, hostility, anger, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
• BIGOTTY pride, conceit, haughtiness ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FASTIDIE †* pride, haughtiness...1536
• FASTIDIOUSNESS † disdainfulness, haughtiness, pride ...1613
• FASTUOSITY † haughtiness, ostentation, pomposity ...1656-81
• FASTUOUSNESS haughtiness, ostentation, arrogance ...1649
• HAUGHTURE loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour ...a1628
• HAUTAINESSE † haughtiness, pride, arrogance ...1297
• HAUTAINETY † haughtiness ...a1450
• HAUTESSE † highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time ...a1300
• HAUTEUR loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour ...a1628
• MAGNIFICENTS a mood of haughty indignation ...M19 sl.
• MASS pride, haughtiness, self-conceit ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ORGEL † pride, haughtiness ...a1023
• ORGELNESS † pride, haughtiness, disdain ...a1000
• ORGHEL † pride, haughtiness ...a1023
• ORGUEIL † pride, haughtiness, disdainfulness ...c1200
• ORGUIL † pride, haughtiness, disdainfulness ...c1200
• ORGUL † pride, haughtiness, disdainfulness ...c1200
• ORGULITY † n. pride, haughtiness, disdainfulness ...1470-85
• ORHEL † pride, haughtiness ...a1023
• OVERLINESS † contemptuousness; haughtiness ...1610
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
 
HAUGHTY - adjectives
• ASPERANT bold, proud, haughty ...E19
• ASTORPERIOUS haughty ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG DOINGS haughty, conceited, high-and-mighty ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BIGLY in a haughty manner ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, haughty ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTTY haughty, conceited ...19C Amer.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAIN † haughty ...c1500 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
• DANGEROUS † difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe; the opposite of affable ...a1225
• DEIGNOUS † disdainful, proud, haughty, scornful ...c1330
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FASTUOSE † haughty, arrogant, pretentious, ostentatious ...1727
• FASTUOUS * proud, haughty, disdainful, arrogant; pretentious, ostentatious ...a1638
• GET ONE'S ASS ON ONE'S SHOULDERS to become unduly haughty, angry, or excited ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAINTY haunted ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HANTY haunted ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAUNTY haunted ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAUGHT high in one's own estimation; bearing oneself loftily; haughty ...1430-40 arch.
• HAUTAIN † holding or behaving oneself loftily; proud, arrogant, haughty ...1297
• HAWTANE haughty ...1790 Sc. obs.
• HIGHFUL † haughty, proud ...1297
• HIGH-HEADED arrogant, haughty, self-important ...20C US sl.
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP † haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH-SIGHTED † looking upward, supercilious, haughty ...1601
• HIGH-STOMACHED † haughty, disdainful, proud, obstinate, of high courage or spirit ...1548 obs. or arch.
• HIGHTY-TIGHTY conceitedly proud, stuck-up, haughty ...B1900
• HINKY snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
• HOITY-TOITY haughty, conceited, snobbish, pretentious ...1713 sl.
• HOSTILISH arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
• JELLY * good, worthy, excellent; having a high opinion of oneself; proud, haughty ...c1560-73 Sc.
• MAJOR-MINDIT haughty in demeanour, high-minded, having a commanding disposition ...1825 Sc.
• MANDY domineering, proud, haughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTY stately, haughty, disdainful ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISPROUD † improperly or unjustifiably vain or proud; arrogant, haughty ...1303 obs. exc. arch.
• MUCKLE proud, haughty ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OFF-HANDED stiff, haughty; brusque ...1883 Eng. dial.
• ON THE HIGH ROPES arrogant, haughty ... a1700
• ORGEL † proud, haughty, presumptuous, disdainful ...c1200
• ORGHEL † proud, haughty, presumptuous, disdainful ...c1200
• ORGILLOUS proud, haughty, disdainful ...c1250 arch.
• ORGUEIL † proud, haughty, disdainful, presumptuous ...a1275
• ORGUIL † proud, haughty, disdainful, presumptuous ...a1275
• ORGUL † proud, haughty, disdainful, presumptuous ...a1275
• ORGULOUS proud, haughty, disdainful ...c1250 arch.
• ORHEL † proud, haughty, presumptuous, disdainful ...c1200
• PAUGHTY proud, conceited, haughty ...1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PROUD AS LUCIFER very haughty and overbearing ...1793
• PROUD-FLESH'D haughty, stuck-up ...1870 Eng. dial.
• QUAINT †* proud, haughty ...a1225
• RANK † proud, high-minded, haughty; froward, rebellious ...c1000
• SADDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SANSHACH disdainful, haughty, saucy, surly, snappish ...1825 Sc.
• SCANCE proud, haughty, disdainful; distant in manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SEDDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDE haughty, proud ...1508 now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SIDITTY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1968 US Black sl.
• SIRLY †* lordly, haughty, imperious ...c1350
• SNIFTY disdainful, haughty, fault-finding; petty, mean ...1871 Amer. sl.
• SNOOTY snobbish, arrogant, haughty and disdainful; supercilious; unpleasant ...1919 Amer. sl.
• SNORTY proud, haughty ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SUBLIMATED † puffed up, haughty ...1634
• SUPERBILOQUENT † speaking proudly or haughtily ...1658
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOPLOFTICAL high-flown, high and mighty, stuck-up, haughty, having a superior or disdainful attitude ...1823 colloq. humorous
• TOPLOFTY lofty in manner or character; elevated; haughty, high and mighty, pretentious, stuck-up ...1859 colloq. humorous
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
 
HAUGHTY - nouns, person
• BASHAW a grandee; a haughty, imperious man ...1593
• BIG FEELER an arrogant or haughty person; a person who acts important ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAPTAIN GRAND a haughty, blustering fellow ...Bk1891 sl.
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MRS. ASTOR'S BILLY GOAT an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S COW an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET COW an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PET HORSE an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• MRS. ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE an arrogant, haughty person ...1920s US sl.
• STIFFRUMP † an obstinate or haughty person ...1709 sl.
 
HAUGHTY - verbs
• ABOAST †* to address boastfully or haughtily ...1377
• ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to behave with self-assured haughtiness ...Amer. sl.
• BE HIGH IN THE INSTEP to be proud and haughty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SAIBLE to walk with a proud or haughty carriage ...1929 Sc.
• SNOOT to behave haughtily toward; to disdain; to snub ...1928 sl.
• SNOT to treat someone disdainfully, to be haughty ...1970s Amer. sl.
• TAKE † to take too much upon one; to behave presumptuously or haughtily, to assume airs ...c1470
• TAKE ON to assume airs; to behave proudly or haughtily; to presume; to take liberties ...1668
 
HAUL - verbs
• ALLY to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• HAIL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALE to draw or pull along, esp. with force or violence; to drag, to haul ...c1205
• HARL to drag: usually with the notion of friction or scraping of the ground; to pull, to tug; to trail along the ground; to haul ...c1290 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAYL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• HORSE to haul; in fishing: to attempt to haul in a hooked fish through violent effort ...1905 US sl.
• SKIN to haul or drag something, esp. a log, or logging equipment ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TO-HALE † to haul or drag asunder; to pull about ...1387
• WAG to carry or transport with difficulty; to lug, to tote, to haul ...1931 Amer. dial.
 
HAULING - nouns
• HARL the act of hauling or dragging ...1808 Sc.
 
HAUNT - nouns
• HEAF an abode, a residence; an habitual haunt ...1872 Eng. dial.
• TRAPS your usual haunts ...1933 Aust. sl.
 
HAUNT - verbs
• APPEAR of ghosts: to 'walk', to haunt places ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
 
HAUNTED - adjectives
• BOGLIE haunted by hobgoblins or 'bogies' ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
HAUNTING - nouns
• THUMB-CAP a haunting thing; an apparition, a ghost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAVE - verbs
• EVATCH to have ...M19 back-slang
 
HAVEN - nouns
• HAIN a haven, a place of refuge ...1890 Sc.
• HAUEN a harbour, a haven ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HAWN a harbour, a haven ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MERMOOTH the entrance to a haven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAVERSACK - nouns
• YANNIGAN a bag for transporting one's personal belongings; a haversack; a trunk ...1925 Amer. dial.
• YOUNG CHARLEY an infantryman's haversack ...M20 army sl.
 
HAVING - nouns
• HAVE † a having, possession ...c1200
• HAVINGNESS † the quality of having or possessing; desire of having, covetousness ...1577
• HAVIOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
• HAVOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
 
HAVOC - nouns
• DERSE havoc ...1828 Eng. dial.
• HACK havoc, injury, damage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAVOC - verbs
• PLAY HAMLET WITH to 'play the deuce with; to give one a 'good blowing up' ...1874 Eng. dial.
• PLAY MERRY-COME-UP to play havoc, to ravage ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY to make a great disturbance or commotion; to turn everything into confusion; to cause havoc ...1828
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• SCROG to damage; to wreak havoc with ...1975 Amer. dial.
 
HAWAII - nouns
• HULA LAND Hawaii ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
HAWAII - nouns, person
• EHU a red-headed Hawaiian ...1967 Hawaii
• KANAKA (often derogatory) a Hawaiian native, esp. a man; the Hawaiian language ...1820 chiefly Hawaii
• KANOCK (sometimes derogatory) a Hawaiian ...M19 sl.
• MOKE (usually derogatory) a Black person; occasionally a Filipino or Hawaiian ...1856 Amer. dial.
• POI DOG (derogatory) a person of native Hawaiian ancestry ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SANDWICHER † a native of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) ...1817
 
HAWK - adjectives
• HAGGARD † of a hawk or owl: caught after having assumed the adult plumage; hence, wild, untamed ...1567
 
HAWK - nouns
• FLAGS * the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon
• JACK a male hawk ...1623
• MAIL the breast feathers of a hawk when full grown ...Bk1910
• NARE a nostril of a hawk ...now arch.
• SINGLE in falconry: the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon ...1486 now arch.
• TICKAREE a hawk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAWK - verbs
• BADGE † to deal as a 'badger' (see Hawker, nouns, person) ; to hawk for sale; to buy up provisions for the purpose of selling again elsewhere ...1552
• CADGE to hawk goods for sale ...1890 Sc. & N. Ireland
• CADGELL † to hawk, to peddle ...1824 Sc.
• CADGER to hawk ...20C Ireland
• CALL to sell or hawk in a cart; to go round begging ...1843 Sc.
• FAKE among peddlers and street hawkers: to sell ...1903 Amer. sl.
 
HAWK (expectorate) - verbs
• YAWK to hawk, to clear the throat; to retch in vomiting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESK † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEX † to belch; to hawk; to cough, to clear the throat, to expectorate ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
HAWKER - nouns
• BARRIKIN a hawker's sales patter ...M19 sl.
• FAKE among peddlers and street hawkers: any odd item to be sold on the street or door to door, esp. if worthless or deceptive ...1889 sl.
 
HAWKER - nouns, person
• BADGER † one who buys corn and other commodities and carries them elsewhere to sell; an itinerant dealer who acts as a middleman between producer (farmer, fisherman, etc.) and consumer; a cadger, hawker, or huckster ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAWLER a hawker who cries his wares in the street ...1877 Eng. dial.
• BOWL-MAN a male hawker of crockery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWL-WIFE a female hawker of crockery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMBOAT a hawker or peddler aboard a Navy ship ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CADGE a young peddler, hawker; a beggar, tramp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADGER a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CANDYBOB a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...c1873 Sc.
• CANDYMAN a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...1870 Sc.
• EGGLER a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale; a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GANG-ABOUT a hawker ...1900 Sc.
• HAWKSTER a hawker, a street vendor or itinerant peddler ...1950 Amer. dial.
• JAGGER a carrier, a carter; a peddler, a hawker ...1514 Eng. dial.
• OBSERVATIONIST one who spies out likely boot for thieves, generally a peddler, hawker, etc. ...1890 cant
• PANNIER-MAN a hawker of fish, etc., who carries his goods in panniers over the back of a horse or donkey ...1678 Eng. dial.
• PANNY-MAN a hawker of fish, etc., who carries his goods in panniers over the back of a horse or donkey ...1678 Eng. dial.
• STROLLER a vagabond, itinerant, man of no settled abode; a gypsy, beggar, peddler, hawker, etc. ...c1696 sl.
• WALKING STATIONER a hawker of pamphlets, gallows confessions, popular songs, and similar materials ...L18 sl.
• YAGGER a peddler, a hawker ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
HAWKING - nouns
• GAMMY VIAL † a town where the police will not let persons beg or hawk ...1859 UK tramps' sl.
• GAMMY VILLE † a town where the police will not let persons beg or hawk ...1859 UK tramps' sl.
 
HAWTHORN - nouns
• HAW 1. the fruit of the hawthorn ...a1000
2. the hawthorn tree, Crataegus Oxyacantha ...1865 Eng. dial.
• HAW-BUSS a hawthorn tree ...1810 Sc.
• HAW-GAW the fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAW-TREE † the hawthorn ...a1300
• MAY-BREAD-AND-CHEESE the leaves and buds of the hawthorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAY-FRUITS the berries of the hawthorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAY - nouns
• BED a heap of hay ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAYSEL the hay season ...a1825
• SAP a wisp of hay or straw ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
HAY - nouns, person
• JAGGER a small dealer in hay ...1877 Eng. dial.
 
HAY FEVER - nouns
• HAY-ASTHMA. hay-fever ...1827
• HAY SNEEZER hay fever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUMMER CATARRH hay fever ...1828
• SUMMER FEVER hay fever ...1867
 
HAYSTACK - nouns
• DESS a haystack ...B1900 Sc.
 
HAZARD - nouns
• BALANCE † objective uncertainty or suspense; risk, hazard ...1330
• CASE † chance, hazard, hap ...1340-70
• HAND-HAP a chance, hazard ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VENTURE † danger, jeopardy, hazard, or peril; the chance or risk of incurring harm or loss ...1550
 
HAZARD - verbs
• DAUNT to dare, to challenge; to provoke to some hazardous deed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAZARDIZE †* to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk ...1628
• JEOPARD to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, or death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...c1374
• JEOPARDY * to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...1460
• PERICLITATE * to expose to peril, endanger, risk, hazard ...1623
• RAP to hazard; to attempt a thing at all risks ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HAZARDOUS - adjectives
• ADVENTUROUS † full of risk or peril; hazardous, perilous ...c1350
• DICKY of things, conditions, etc.: uncertain, doubtful, critical, hazardous; rickety, shaky, tottering ...1851
• DISCRIMINOUS †* hazardous, dangerous, perilous, full of jeopardy ...1666
• HAZARD †* hazardous ...1601
• HAZARDABLE † involving hazard; hazardous, risky ...1623
• HAZARDFUL †* risky, hazardous, perilous ...1626
• JEOPARDIOUS † fraught with danger or risk; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1502
• JEOPARDOUS † fraught with risk or danger; hazardous, risky, perilous, dangerous ...1451
• PERICULOUS † dangerous, hazardous, full of peril ...1547
• TICKLISH liable to end in disaster unless treated with great care; needing cautious handling or action; delicate, critical, precarious, risky, hazardous ...1592
• VENTURABLE †* adventurable; attemptable; venturous, hazardous ...1576
 
HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUSNESS - nouns
• JEOPARDOUSNESS † hazardousness, jeopardy ...1730
• HAZARDIZE † a hazardous position; a condition of peril or risk ...1590 nonce use
 
HAZE - nouns
• HASK a haze on the horizon foreboding wind ...1897 Sc.
• JACK STARTLES A STOOPY a shimmering of the atmosphere near the ground on a hot day; a heat haze ...1889 Sc.
• OAM a warm, stuffy atmosphere; a gust of hot air, a heat-haze ...1866 Sc.
• OOM an indistinct appearance or image of anything, as the loom of land through a haze ...1892 Sc.
• OOTHER a light morning mist or haze; the flickering haze that rises from the ground on a warm day ...1818 Sc.
• SCAM a film of vapour, a haze, mist, or shadow ...1824 Sc.
• SCAUM a thin haze, a light, misty vapour ...1824 Sc.
 
HAZE - verbs
• BUCK to haze; to swing a child against a stationary object or another child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCAUM to envelope in a mist or haze; to shade ...1871 Sc.
 
HAZEL - adjectives
• HAZELEN † pert. to the hazel ...c1000
 
HAZEL - nouns
• BEARD-TREE the hazel ...Bk1888
• HAZEL-RISE † a twig or bough of the hazel ...1300
 
HAZELNUT - nouns
• HAZENUT a hazelnut ...1923 Amer. dial.
 
HAZY - adjectives
• MOKE hazy, dark ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOKEY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOKY of weather: foggy, hazy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• NEBULOUS hazy, vague, indistinct, formless ...1831
• SCAUMY misty, hazy; of an imperfect or disagreeable colour ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SMURRY hazy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
 
HAZY - verbs
• OOM to appear hazily through mist or darkness ...1964 Sc.
• SMURR UP to gradually become a bit hazy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
 
HEAD - adjectives
• BLUFFLE-HEADED having a large head ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CABBAGE-HEADED having a large, round head; stupid ...1846 Amer. sl.
• CAPITAL † pert. to the head or top ...a1225
• CAPITOSE having a large head ...1881
• HAIR-SORE said when the skin of the head is sore from any cause, as from a cold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEADY †* having a large head ...1552
• MACROCEPHALIC of a person: having a long or large head ...1851
• MELL-HEADED large and square-headed; stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPHEADED holding the head high ...1801 Amer. dial.
 
HEAD - adverbs
• LIKE A DOG KILLING SNAKES with a violently shaking of the head ...1984 Amer. dial.
 
HEAD - nouns
• ACORN the head ...1920 Amer. & Brit. sl.
• ALIVE OR DEAD the head ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• APPLE one's head ...1950 Amer dial. jocular
• ATTIC the head; mind, memory ...1823 Amer. sl.
• BALL the rounded back part of the head ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BARBER'S BLOCK the head ...E19 sl.
• BARNET the head ...1969 Uk sl.
• BEAN the head ...1905 sl. orig. US
• BEEZER the head ...1915 sl.
• BELFRY the head ...1911 sl.
• BISCUIT one's head ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BLOCK a head ...1635 sl.
• BONCE the head ...1889 Brit. sl.
• BOX the head ...1903 Amer. sl.
• BRAIN-CANISTER the head, the skull ...1865 pugilistic sl.
• BUGLE the head ...1921 Amer. dial.
• BUTTON the head ...1928 US sl.
• CABASE the head ...1914 Amer. dial.
• CABAZA the head ...19C sl.
• CABBAGE the head ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABBAGEHEAD a person's head, used disparagingly; the head of a simpleton ...1839 sl.
• CABEZA the head ...1853 Amer. sl.
• CABOCHE the head ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CABOODLE the head ...1944 Amer. sl.
• CAKE the head ...1908 US sl.
• CALABASH the human head ...1723 sl.
• CALLET the head ...1825 Sc.
• CAN the head ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANISTER the head ...1811 sl.
• CANTLE † the crown of the head ...1822 Sc.
• CAP the top of the head, the cranium ...1990s US Black sl.
• CAPERNOITIE the head ...1819 Sc.
• CHIMNEY the human head ...20C Amer. Black sl.
• CHUMP the head ...1859 sl.
• COCOANUT the head ...M19 sl.
• COCONUT the head ...M19 sl.
• COKER-NUT the head ...M19 sl.
• CRACKED CANISTER a broken head ...Bk1890 sl.
• CRANKCASE the head ...1960 US sl.
• CRUET the head ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DAILY BREAD the head ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DANDER the head ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DICKY the head, the skull ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DINGDONG the head ...1929 Amer. dial.
• DOME the head ...M18 sl.
• DOMEPIECE the head ...1970s US sl.
• DOORKNOB the head ...1960s US sl.
• DREAM BOX the head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FIGUREHEAD the head ...1839 Amer. nautical sl.
• FILBERT the head ...1886 sl.
• FUSE BOX the head; the brain ...Bk1990 sl.
• GABLE the head ...L19 sl.
• GABLE END the head ...L19 sl.
• GARRET the head ...1796 sl.
• GOURD the head ...a1844 Amer. dial.
• GOURDHEAD the head ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GROUT-HEAD † a big head; a person with a big head ...a1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAFFET the side of the head above and in front of the head; the temple; the cheek ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAIR-SCAUP the crown of the head ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• HAT HOLDER a person's head ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAT-RACK the head ...1942 sl.
• HATTREL † the crown of the head; also, the nape of the neck; the neck ...a1325
• HEAD-PIECE the head, skull, cranium ...1579 arch.
• IDEA BOX the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEA-POT the head ...1785 sl.
• JARHEAD (derogatory) a person's head ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JOBBERNOWL a ludicrous term for the head, implying stupidity ...1599 colloq.
• JOLLY the head ...L18 sl.
• JOLLY-NOB the head ...1785 sl.
• KABEEZER the head ...1960s US sl.
• KADOOVA the head ...L19 Aust. sl.
• KA-ZIP the head ...1900s sl.
• KERBASE the head ...1914 Amer. dial.
• KERZIP the head ...1900s sl.
• KNOB the head ...1725 sl.
• KNOWLEDGE-BOX the head; the skull ...1796 humorous
• KONK the head ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LOAF OF BREAD. the head, predominantly in the sense of brains  ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LEMON the head ...1923 sl.
• LOGGERHEAD a large, heavy head ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MAPUS the head ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAST-HEAD a person's head ...1884 jocular nautical usage
• MAZZARD the head or face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MELON the head ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MIZZARD the head; the mind; the mouth ...1877 Amer. sl.
• NAB † the head ...1567 sl.
• NABE the head ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• NANA the head ...1940s sl.
• NANCY the head ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANNY the head ...1791 US criminals' sl.
• NAP the head ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAPPAN the head, esp. a head well furnished with brains ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAPPER the head ...1724 UK sl.
• NAPPER-CASE the head ...1892 Eng. dial.
• NAUP the head; the top part of a pig's head ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NIDDICK the nape of the neck; the whole head or skull ...1558 Eng. dial.
• NOB the head ...1690 Brit.
• NOBBIN the head ...1944 Amer. dial.
• NOD the head ...M16 sl.
• NODDER the head ...1950s sl.
• NODDLE the head ...1509 sl.
• NODDLE-BOX the head ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NODDLE-HEAD the head ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOGGIN the head ...1859 Amer. sl.
• NOGGIN-HEAD the head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOGGLE a person's head ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOGGLE-HEAD a person's head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOLL a person's head ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOODLE the head ...1914 sl.
• NOOGIE the act of striking or vigorously rubbing someone, usually on the head, with the knuckles ...1988 Amer. dial.
• NOPPER the head ...B1900 sl.
• NOPPY a child's name for the head ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NUT the head; hence, brains, intelligence ...1846 Brit. colloq.
• OILED HEAD a head that has been beaten, usually by the police ...1930s US Black sl.
• OLD NED the head ...1930s rhyming sl.
• PACKY the skull, the head ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PALLET † the head, pate ...c1330 obs. exc. Sc.
• PANNIKIN the head ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PASH the head ...1685 Sc.
• PAT a jocular term for the head ...1790 Sc.
• PENNY-A-MILE the head ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'tile'
• PHRENOLOGY BOX the head ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PIMPLE the head ...1818 sl.
• PONUM the face or head ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PUMKIN the human head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUMPKIN the human head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUNKIN the human head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SALLET † the head; a headpiece ...1652 nonce use
• SCALDY † the bare top of the head ...1897 Sc.
• SCAMP the scalp or head ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCONE the head ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHODE the top of the head 
• SKULL † the crown or top of the head; the bare scalp ...c1380
• SUMMIT † the crown of the head ...1470-85
• TANGVANGELS † the temples of the head ...1929 Sc.
• TATIE the head, used as a term of contempt ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TATTIE a contemptuous term for the head ...1878 Sc.
• TINGFANGS † the temples of the head ...1929 Sc.
• THINK BOX the head ...1966 Amer. dial.
• THINKER the head ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TIB the head ...B1900 Amer.
• TOP-HAMPER the head ...1881
• TOPKNOT the head ...1870 Amer. dial.
• TOP-PIECE the head ...1830s Eng. dial. & colloq.
• TOPPING the head or crown of the head ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOP STORY the head as the seat of intellect ...1903
• UNCLE NED the head ...1955 rhyming sl.
• YEAD the head ...1746 Eng. dial.
 
HEAD - nouns, person
• GALLON HEAD a person with a large head ...1980s US Black sl.
• GROUT-HEAD † a big head; a person with a big head ...a1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADY-WHAP a person with a preternaturally large head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAPLE-HEAD any man with a noticeably small head ...1953 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADER one that holds the head high ...1894 Amer. dial.
 
HEAD - verbs
• CAST † to toss the head; to shrug the shoulders ...a1225
• CHICKEN-NECK to move one's head rapidly from side to side ...1990s US sl.
• DODDLE to shake or nod the head ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GAIVEL † to toss the head upwards and downwards, as a horse that needs a martingale ...1825 Sc.
• GECK to toss the head, as in scorn; to look proudly ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GECK UP THE HEAD to toss the head, as in scorn; to look proudly ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAD † to cut off or remove the head; to decapitate, to behead a person ...a1300
• HOP HEADLESS † to have the head struck off, to be beheaded ...c1330
• JAM to strike the head against any hard object ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MABBLE † to wrap up or muffle the head ...1615
• NAGGLE to toss the head in a stiff and affected manner ...1847 colloq.
• TAUNT to toss the head ...1820 Eng. dial.
• TAUNTLE to toss the head ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOPPER to knock on the head; to kill by a blow on the head ...1869 sl.
• YAUNCE to toss the head; to shrug the shoulders; to make any quick movement of the body; of a horse: to prance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HEAD - phrases
• BEND OF THE FILBERT a bow of the head; a nod ...18C sl.
 
HEADACHE - adjectives
• COMATO-CRAPULOSE in a state of drowsiness and headache consequent on intoxication ...1850 humorous nonce word
 
HEADACHE - nouns
• ACADEMY HEADACHE one due to visiting exhibitions ...c1880 Eng. sl.
• BIG HEAD a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLAZING HEADACHE a violent headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORDEAUX HAMMER † a vinous headache ..1576 humorous
• BUSTHEAD a headache from drinking bad whisky ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FAT HEAD a headache ...1910s sl.
• HEAD a headache caused by overindulgence in alcoholic beverages; a hangover ...1869 Amer. sl.
• HEAD-ON a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAD-WARCH a headache ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-WARK † pain in the head, headache ...c1000
• HEAD-WERK † pain in the head, headache ...c1000
• MEGRIM a severe one-sided headache, a migraine ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MEGRUM a severe one-sided headache, a migraine ...1933 Amer. dial.
• NAP-ACHE a headache ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOGGIN a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK HEAD a headache; often applied to a headache caused by alcohol ...1991 sl.
• THROB a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
HEADACHE - verbs
• GILVER to ache, to throb (said of the head in a headache, of a wound, etc. - not of the heart or pulse) ...1830 Eng. dial.
 
HEAD COVERING - nouns
• MAMMY CLOTH a piece of cloth that a woman folds over her head and ties under her chin ...1970 Amer. dial.
 
HEAD-DRESS - nouns
• BANDORE a widow's head-dress, worn to signify her mourning state ...L17
• GALLITRAP an unbecoming ornament or headdress ...1777 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-RAIL † the kerchief or head-dress of women in Old English times ...1834 obs. exc. Hist.
• HEAD-TIRE attire for the head; a head-dress ...1560 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• KELL † a woman's hair-net, cap, or head-dress ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• KERCHIEF a cloth used to cover the head, formerly a woman's head-dress ...a1300
• PALISADE † a wire supporting the hair, a part of the head-dress fashionable in the early part of the 17th century ...1690
• TIRE a covering, dress, or ornament for a woman's head; a head-dress ...c1425 arch.
• TIRING attiring, dressing; dressing the hair; attire, apparel, head-dress; equipment, apparatus ...1552 arch.
• TOPPING † a high head-dress or coiffure ...c1690
 
HEAD-DRESS - nouns, person
• TIRE-MAKER † a head-dress-maker ...1611
 
HEAD-DRESS - verbs
• TIRE to dress the hair or head with a 'tire' or head-dress ...1539 arch.
 
HEADILY - adverbs
• HEADLY † in a heady manner; impetuously, precipitately; headily ...1388
 
HEADLAND - nouns
• HEADROOM † a headland ...1572 Sc.
• NASE a promontory or headland, a ness ...1774
• NAZE a promontory or headland, a ness ...1774
• NEB a projecting hill, a prominent headland; a point of land jutting out into a lake ...1794 Eng. dial.
• NESE †* a ness or headland ...1497 Sc.
• NESS a promontory, headland, or cape ...956
 
HEADLESS - adjectives
• ACEPHALOUS headless ...1731
 
HEADLONG - adjectives
• BELLY-FLAUGHT headlong; stretched flat; face downward; precipitate ...c1375 Sc.
• BREAK-NECK blundering or lumbering headlong ...1887
• HEADLAND headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEDLIN headlong, precipitate, giddy ...1863 Eng. dial.
• NECK-HEADLAND headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECK-OR-NOTHING headlong, reckless ...1814
• PASSIVATING pursuing a headlong course, dashing along ...1864 Eng. dial.
• RAMSTAM headlong, precipitate ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMSTRANG headlong, obstinate, stiff-necked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANTON † of physical movement: headlong, impetuous, unrestrained ...1753
 
HEADLONG - adverbs
• ASPRAWL headlong, sprawling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALDHEADED without forethought or preparation, recklessly; headlong ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BANG-SWANG headlong, without thought ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-FLAUGHT headlong, stretched flat; face downward ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BORN-HEAD straightforward, impetuously, headlong ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HEADFOREMOST * headlong, precipitate ...1871
• HEADILY headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
• HEADLAND headlong, precipitately ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEADLANDS headlong, precipitately ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HEADLING † with the head foremost; headlong ...a1300
• HEADLINGS † with the head foremost; headlong ...c1400
• HEADLONGLY † in a headlong manner ...1610
• HEADLONGS † headlong ...1546 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADLONGWISE † in a headlong way, precipitately ...1600
• HEADMOST head-foremost, headlong...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-STOOP headlong, hastily ...1892 Sc.
• HEADSTOOPS † head downmost; headlong ...c1400
• HEADY-CRAW head-foremost, headlong ...1899 Sc.
• LIKE A BLUE-ARSED BABOON headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A STRIPED-ASS APE headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST IN A TEACUP headlong; impetuously ...2006 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST OF WOODPECKERS headlong ...1916 Amer. dial.
• NECK AND CROP headlong; with force ...1890 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND HEELS headlong; with force ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NECK-BREAK in a break-neck or headlong manner; impetuously ...1631
• NECK OR NOUGHT impetuously; at headlong speed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECK OVER HEAD †* headlong ...1579
• ON HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1565-73
• PITCHPOLE headlong, head over heels ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAMBOOZE suddenly and with headlong force ...1898 Sc.
• RAM-JAM forcibly; headlong ...1879 Eng. dial.
• RAM-STAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; recklessly, rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMSTAM-LIKE as with a headlong rush ...1889 Sc.
• RAM-TAM in a headlong, precipitate manner; rashly, rudely; in confusion ...1735 Sc.
• RANK † rapidly, violently, headlong ...1590
• TAIL ON END † headlong; precipitately ...1790
• TANTIVY † at full gallop; swiftly, quickly, hastily; headlong ...1641 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANTWIVY † at full gallop; swiftly; headlong ...1785
• TICKLE-BUT headlong, impetuously ...1874 Eng. dial.
• UPON A HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1579-80
• UPON HEAD † headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly, inconsiderately ...1555
 
HEADLONG - nouns
• HEADLONGNESS * headlong quality or speed; precipitateness, rashness ...1580
 
HEADLONG - verbs
• FALL HEADLAND to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
HEAD OVER HEELS - adverbs
• ACE OVER APEX head over heels ...1960 US sl.
• ARSE OVER BALLOCKS head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE OVER HEAD head over heels, topsy-turvy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSE OVER KETTLE head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSE OVER TIP head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE OVER TIT head over heels ...c1910 Aust. & Brit. sl.
• ARSE OVER TITS head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TOCK head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TUCK head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TURKEY head over heels ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-VERSY upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSEY-TURVEY upside down; head over heels ...c1860 Amer. sl.
• ARSEY-VARSY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSY upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSEY-WARSEY upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-FARCY upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VARSEY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSY-VARSY upside down; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1612
• ARSY-VERSY upside down; head over heels; reversed ...1678
• ASS-FRONTWARDS head-over-heels ...1967
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPLECART head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-HEAD head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIP head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• BASS-ACKWARD(S) backwards; in reversed position or confused order; head over heels ...1930 Amer. dial. colloq.
• END OVER APPETITE head over heels ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER KITTLE head over heels ...1974 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TEAKETTLE head over heels ...1979 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUP head over heels ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TINCUPS head over heels ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIN KETTLE head over heels ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAD OVER TIP head over heels ...1894 Eng. dial.
• PITCHPOLE headlong, head over heels ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TOP OVER TAIL upside down, topsy-turvy, head over heels ...c1330
• TOPSAILS OVER † head over heels, topsy-turvy ...c1400
• TOP-TAILS † head over heels ...1923 Sc.
 
HEAD OVER HEELS - verbs
• COUP THE LADLE to turn head over heels ...1854 Ireland
 
HEADPHONES - nouns
• CANS radio headphones, from their resemblance to tin cans ...1929 Amer. sl.
• EARMUFFS headphones ...1942 US sl.
• EARS radio headphones ...1942 Amer. sl.
 
HEADPIECE - nouns
• PALLET † a piece of armour for the head; a headpiece, usually of leather ...1374 obs. exc. Sc.
 
HEADS OR TAILS - phrases
• HEAD OR HARP heads or tails ...1802 Ireland
 
HEADSTRONG - adjectives
• AFFECTIONATE † passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
• BOOL-HORNED perverse, headstrong ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUL-HORNED headstrong ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAINISH † headstrong, passionate, hot-headed, furious ...1530 obs. or arch.
• BRICKETY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1868 Amer. dial.
• BRIGATY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BRIGETTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGOTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BRIGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1898 Amer. dial.
• BUTT-HEADED headstrong, obstinate, bull-headed ..1908 Amer. dial.
• CAPITOSE obstinate, headstrong ...1881
• COBBY headstrong, obstinate, arrogant, proud ...1785 Eng. dial.
• EAGERLESS headstrong; eager; excited ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HABBER-GLABBER rash, impetuous, extremely impulsive and headstrong in behaviour ...1929 Sc.
• HAMMER-GLAMMER rash, impetuous, extremely impulsive and headstrong in behaviour ...1929 Sc.
• HARD-HEADED AS MISCHIEF very headstrong or obstinate ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEADISH †* heady, headstrong ...1530 obs. rare exc. Amer. dial.
• HEAD-OVER-HAP headstrong, reckless ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEAD-SET obstinate, headstrong ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HEADY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEIDIE headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIDY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• NOTIONATE headstrong, obstinate, self-opinionated ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• OBSTROPOLOUS resisting control, advice, etc. in a noisy manner; unruly in behaviour, obstinate, headstrong ...1806
• OVERITIOUS boisterous, violent, headstrong, impetuous ...B1900 Sc.
• RACKLE † hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, headstrong; rough or coarse in action; violent ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RACKLESS-HANDED apt to do things in a heedless, slapdash manner; reckless, headstrong ...1778 Sc.
• RAM-GAM headstrong, precipitate, devil-may-care, heedless, rash, unrestrained ...1929 Sc.
• RAMMISH † of persons or animals: headstrong, impetuous, rash, uncontrolled, wanton ...1607 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAM-RACE headstrong, precipitate, impetuous ...1900 Sc.
• RAM-STAM precipitate, headstrong, hasty, impetuous, reckless ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RESTY headstrong, unruly ...c1696 sl.
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SET-HEADED headstrong ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TEARING passionate, headstrong; violent, rowdy or reckless in behaviour ...M17
• TEMERARIOUS unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, careless, rash, bold, headstrong ...1532 now only literary
• TEMERARY † rash, reckless, heedless, careless, overbold, headstrong ...c1410
• TESTIF † headstrong, obstinate, wilful, rash, testy ...c1374
• TESTIFF † wilful, headstrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOP-THRAWN headstrong, perverse, obstinate, wrong-headed ...1808 Sc.
 
HEADSTRONG - adverbs
• HEADILY rashly, in a headstrong manner ...c1450
 
HEADSTRONG - nouns
• RAM-STAM headstrong, impetuous action; furious rush, precipitateness ...1790 Sc.
• TER † anger, passion, headstrong resolution ...1781 Eng. dial.
 
HEADSTRONG - nouns, person
• GABE'S OFF-OX a headstrong person ...L19 sl.
• OFF-OX a stubborn or headstrong person; an unmanageable, cross-grained fellow ...1848 Amer. dial.
• RAM a headstrong, impetuous, blundering person ...1812 Sc.
 
HEADWAY - nouns
• SCAFF progress, headway in any task or purpose ...1929 Sc.