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KISS - KOREAN
KISS - adjectives
• PECKY of a kiss: like a bird's peck ...1886 colloq.
• SAPPIE of a kiss: soft, tender, long-drawn-out ...1772 Sc.
• SAPPY pleasing; sweet; esp. of kisses ...1773 Sc.
• SUGARED † of kisses: full of sweetness ...a1586
KISS - nouns
• B a kiss ...L19 sl.
• BAISEMAIN a kiss of the hands ...1656
• BAISIER † a kiss; a kissing ...c1450
• BANGER a violent kiss ...1898 sl.
• BAS † a kiss ...c1450
• BASS † a kiss ...c1450
• BASSE † a kiss ...c1450
• BUS a kiss ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BUSK a loud or vigorous kiss ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUSS a kiss ...c1770 Amer. dial.
• BUSSER a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUSSING kissing; a kiss ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERFLY KISS a 'kiss' made by fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin to caress it ...1923
• BUZZ a kiss ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUZZER a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATAGLOTTISM † a kissing with the tongue; a lascivious kiss ...1656
• CHOOMER a kiss ...1857 gypsy
• FRENCH KISS a kiss where the tongue is used ...20C sl.
• GABEROSIE † a kiss ...1825 Sc.
• LABIAL CONTACT a kiss; a kissing ...1947 US sl.
• LAMOR a kiss ...2002 UK sl.
• LIP-FAVOUR a kiss ...1592
• LIP-LICK † a kiss ...1582
• MACK a French kiss ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MISPRINT a kiss that goes astray ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOOCH a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEP a kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PECK a brief or perfunctory kiss ...1893 sl.
• QUAKER FIP a kiss ...1846 Amer. dial.
• QUAKER NICKEL a kiss ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH KISS a kiss with the cheeks drawn between the jaws (teeth) ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBERATION. a kiss; a messy kiss; kissing in general ...E20 sl.
• SMACK a loud kiss ...1604 sl.
• SMACKER a loud kiss ...1775 sl.
• SMEERIKIN † a hearty kiss; a stolen kiss ...1824 Sc.
• SMOOCH a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOODGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOOGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCH a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCHER a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUSH a kiss ...1963 Aust. sl.
• SNOG a passionate kiss; a short but intense period of kissing and cuddling ...1959 UK sl.
• S.W.A.K. sealed with a kiss ...1960s Amer. sl.
• WEAR an open-mouthed kiss ...1950s Irish sl.
• YANKEE DIME a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value ...1846 Amer. dial.
• YANKEE NICKEL a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ZOOM-IN a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unwanted, kiss ...1990s US sl.
KISS - nouns, person
• BASSER † a kisser ...1552
• HOT-LIPS a nickname for a person with a reputation for passionate kissing ...1920s US sl.
• MUSHER one who kisses and cuddles ...1940s US sl.
• SNOGGER someone who kisses with passion ...2000 UK sl.
KISS - verbs
• BA † to kiss, as a child ...c1386
• BASIATE † to kiss ...1623
• BASS † to kiss ...c1500
• BASSE † to kiss ...c1500
• BAUSE †* to kiss ...1607
• BEAK to kiss ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEBASS † to kiss all over, to cover with kisses ...1583
• BESLOBBER to kiss like a drivelling child ...1828
• BUS to kiss ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUSK to kiss ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUSS to kiss ...1851 Amer. dial.
• CALOOP to go courting; to kiss and cuddle ...1942 US sl.
• CANOODLE to kiss and cuddle ...1859 sl., orig. US
• DAB NEBS WITH ANYONE to kiss, to 'bill and coo' ...1883 Eng. dial.
• DEOSCULATE †* to kiss eagerly or affectionately ...1623
• EAT FACE to engage in passionate kissing of the mouth and face; to neck ...1968 US students' sl.
• EXCHANGE SPIT(S) to kiss ...19C Brit. sl.
• EXOSCULATE † to kiss heartily or repeatedly and fondly ...1570
• FACE RAPE to kiss passionately ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE THE SWEETENER(S) to kiss ...c1840 criminals' sl.
• FASTEN † to deliver effectively a blow; to imprint a kiss ...c1500
• FRENCH to kiss sensuously using the tongue to explore the mouth of the partner ...20C sl.
• GAM to kiss ...1980s US college sl.
• GAM AROUND to kiss ...1980s US college sl.
• GO AROUND THE WORLD to kiss another's body comprehensively ...c1940 US prostitutes usage
• GRAUNCH to kiss and cuddle someone passionately ...S. Afr.
• GROUSE to neck; to pet and kiss; to engage in lovemaking ...1958 US sl.
• GRUB to kiss; to neck and pet; to 'make out' ...1966 Amer. student sl.
• HACK to engage in amorous play or sexual activity; to neck, pet, or spoon; to kiss ...1943 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to engage in kissing, petting, or sexual intercourse; to kiss passionately ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
• I-CUSSE † to kiss (mutually) ...c1205
• LALLIGAG to fool around; to kiss and cuddle ...M19 US sl.
• LALLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1869 Amer. dial.
• LAY ON THE LIPS † to kiss ...1599
• LIP to kiss intimately ...Shakespeare usage
• LOLLIGAG to fool around; to kiss and cuddle ...M19 US sl.
• LOLLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1868 Amer. dial.
• MACK to French kiss; to kiss passionately ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MAKE OUT to kiss in a sustained and passionate manner ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MOOCH to kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MOW to kiss ...20C US sl.
• MUG UP to flirt, to kiss ...1947 US sl.
• MUNCH OUT to kiss passionately ...1980s US college sl.
• MUSH to kiss and caress ...1939 sl.
• MUSH IT UP to kiss and cuddle ...1920s US sl.
• NEB to kiss; to caress ...1609
• NECK to kiss and caress ...1825 sl.
• NEP to kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOSH to kiss in a sustained fashion ...1994 US sl.
• PECK to kiss briefly ...1969 sl.
• QUILT to kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROLL IN ONE'S IVORIES to kiss ...1780 sl.
• SANDWICH to kiss ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SCHMUTZ to kiss; to caress ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SMOOCH to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOODGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOOGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCH to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOUGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMUTZ to kiss; to caress ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SNOG to kiss and cuddle ...1945 UK sl.
• SNOGGLE to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress ...M20 US sl.
• SNOOGLE to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress ...M20 US sl.
• SUAVIATE †* to kiss ...1643
• SUCK FACE to kiss or exchange kisses in a passionate manner ...1980 Amer. sl.
• WAFT to 'blow' a kiss; to send a sound, fragrance, etc. through the air ...1718
KISSABLE - adjectives
• SNOGTASTIC sexually attractive; kissable ...1998 UK sl.
KISSED - adjectives
• OSCULABLE capable of being kissed ...1893 nonce word
KISSING - adjectives
• AT IT kissing and cuddling ...19C sl.
• BASIAL pert. to kissing ...Bk1888
• MOOCHY making a show of affection in a public place, kissing ...1967 Amer. dial.
KISSING - nouns
• BAISEMENT † a kissing ...c1654
• BAISIER † a kiss; a kissing ...c1450
• BASIATION kissing ...1879
• BASSING † kissing ...1552
• BIT OF SLAP AND TICKLE kissing and cuddling; sexual petting which may be considered as foreplay by one participant ...1984 UK sl.
• BUSSING kissing; a kiss ...1962 Amer. dial.
• CATAGLOTTISM * a kissing with the tongue; a thrusting out the tongue in kissing ...1656
• COW-KISSING kissing with much movement of the tongues and lips ...M20 US sl.
• GUZZLING kissing and cuddling ...1930s sl.
• HEAVY-NECKING kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY-PETTING kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• LABIAL CONTACT a kiss; a kissing ...1947 US sl.
• MAKE a session of romantic kissing or petting; necking; hence, an attempted seduction; sexual aggression ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SLAP AND TICKLE light-hearted kissing, caressing, etc. ...1928 Brit. sl.
• SPIT SWAPPING kissing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUAVIATION †* a kissing ...1656
• TONSIL HOCKEY passionate kissing, esp. French kissing ...sl.
• TONSIL-SWABBING kissing and necking ...sl.
• TONSIL TENNIS passionate kissing, esp. French kissing ...sl.
• WALL FRUIT kissing up against a wall ...M19 sl.
KITCHEN - nouns
• ALABAMA KLEENEX toilet paper or absorbent kitchen paper ...1960s US sl.
• CABOOSE a kitchen ...M19 sl.
• ELL a kitchen ...1941 Amer. dial.
• INSEAT the kitchen in a farmhouse ...1877 Sc.
• SIDE-BOX KITCHEN a kitchen forming an addition to a house ...1971 Amer. dial.
• SINK-ROOM a scullery ...1869 US
KITCHEN - nouns, person
• ASHYPET a 'Cinderella' engaged in dirty kitchen work ...1822 Sc.
• HASTLER † an officer of the kitchen who superintended or attended to the roasting of meat ...c1420
• KITCHEN BIDDY a female kitchen work, as in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KITCHENEER a kitchen manager, as in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KITCHENIST † one who works in a kitchen; a cook ...a1618 nonce word
• KITCHEN MECHANIC a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MARMITON a kitchen scullion ...1754
• SCODGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCODGY a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCOGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCOUGIE a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCUDGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SERJEANT GARBAGER † an officer of the royal kitchen, who had charge of the poultry ...1601
• SKUDGY a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SLUSHEY a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• SLUSHIE a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• SLUSHY a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• WHOOPER-DOOPER a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
KITE - nouns
• CADDY-OLD-PUNCH an improvised, brown-paper kite ...1996 Guyana
• PAPER-DRAGON a paper kite ...1851 Eng. dial.
KITTEN - see CAT
KNACK - nouns
• QUIFF a dodge, a trick; a knack; a verbal catch ...1881 Eng. dial.
• QUIVVY a knack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAND a skill, knack, or aptitude for doing something ...1893 Sc.
KNAPSACK - nouns
• GO-POKE a travelling bag or knapsack ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WALLET a bag for holding provisions, clothing, books, etc., esp. on a journey either on foot or on horseback; a knapsack, a peddler's pack, etc. ...c1386
KNAVE - nouns, person
• BALATRON †* a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow ...1623
• BALATROON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BALLATRON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BEZONIAN † as a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1592
• CATAIAN † a rogue, a scoundrel, a rascal, a knave, a blackguard; a sharper ...1598
• HALLAN-SHAKER a beggar who stands shaking the 'hallan'; a vagabond, a sturdy beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1500-20 Sc.
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• HELLENSHAKER a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1742 Sc.
• JACK † a man of the common people; a lad, a fellow; a chap; a low-bred or ill-mannered fellow; a knave ...1548
• LADRONE a vague term of reproach; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a lazy knave ...a1557 Sc.
• LIMMER † a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a scoundrel ...1456 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLART † n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLIARD † a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLYARD † a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RAMPALLION † 1. a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
† 2. a female rampallion, knave, rogue, rascal ...1602
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RASCOT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASKELT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASKOT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VARLET a person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a have, a rogue, a rascal ...1555
KNAVE - verbs
• PLAY THE JACK † to play the rogue or knave; to do a mean trick ...1609
KNAVERY - nouns
• PALLIARDRY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...1513
• PALLIARDY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...c1560
• RASCALMENT roguery, knavery, rascalry ...1832 nonce word
• RASCALRY roguery, knavery ...1868
KNAVISH - adjectives
• ILL-CONTRICKED knavish ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LIMMER knavish, scoundrelly, roguish, rascally ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NICKERY knavish ...1890 Sc.
• PALLIARD † knavish, dissolute ...1484
• PALLYARD † knavish, dissolute ...1484
• RAPSCALLION roguish, rascally, knavish ...1711
• RAPSCALLIONLY rascally, roguish, knavish ...1832
• RASCOTLY rascally, knavish ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SLIVERLY * cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful ...1674 Eng. dial.
KNAVISH - nouns
• KNAVIGATION † n. a knavish invention or relation ...1613 jocular
KNEAD, KNEADING - verbs
• ELT to knead dough ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAM to compress or knead together ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUBACT † to work up, as in cultivating the ground, kneading, the process or digestion, or the like ..1614
• SUBIGATE † to knead or work up ...1657
• TEW to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
KNEADING - nouns
• SUBACTION † the act of working up, reducing, or kneading ...1626
KNEE - adjectives
• BAKER-KNEED knock-kneed ...1652
• BAKER-LEGGED knock-kneed ...18C sl.
• BUCK-KNEED having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-KNEED having hard or callous knees like those of a camel, caused by much kneeling ...1801
• DISH-WHEELED adj. knock-kneed; said of a man or an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN-KNEED knock-kneed, having the knees bent inwards ...1795 Sc.
• NAP-KNEED knock-kneed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAILOR-LEGGED having the knees bent by sitting cross-legged ...1767
KNEE - nouns
• BENDER the knee ...1925 sl., orig.
• BISCUITS knees ...20C rhyming sl. (Biscuits and Cheese)
• BISCUITS AND CHEESE knees ...20C rhyming sl.
• CHART AND EVANS knees ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• DALLY-BONES the knees ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DOLLY-BONES the knees ...1867 Eng. dial.
• HAMBONE the knee or thigh ...1908 Amer. dial.
• KNEE-BOARD † the part of the leg at the back of the knee; the back of the thigh or hough ...c1425
• MARROWBONES the knees ...1532 jocular
• MARROWS the knees ...1531 jocular
• PAN † the patella or knee-pan ...1657
• PRAYER-HANDLES knees ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
KNEE - verbs
• DEADLEG to knee someone in the thigh, thus causing a numb feeling in the leg ...Brit. sl.
• KNOCK ANTHONY to walk knock-kneed ...18C Eng. sl.
KNEEL - verbs
• SIT † 1. to rest the body on the knees; to be in a kneeling posture ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
• SIT DOWN † to go down on one's knees ...c1290
KNEELING - nouns
• ADGENICULATION † a kneeling to or towards ...1659
KNICKKNACK - nouns (also see THING)
• BITS AND BATS odds and ends, broken pieces; knickknacks ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRINKUM-CRANKUMS odds and ends; knick-knacks; useless ornamental trifles ...1846 Eng. dial.
• DILLYALLS the 'appointments' of a house, more elegant than useful; knickknacks ...19C Eng. dial.
• GALLANTRIES † pretty things, knickknacks ...1687
• JIGGAMBOB a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown ...1647 sl.
• JIGGUMBOB a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown ...1640 sl.
• KNACKATORY †* a shop for knick-knacks ...1709
• KNIPPERTY-KNAPS odds and ends, knick-knacks ...1899 Sc.
• NACKET a knickknack, a small ornament ...1928 Sc.
• NANNICK a valueless trifle; a knickknack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NIGNAY a knickknack, a trinket, a trifle; a trifling, useless thing or proceeding; an unnecessary ornament or frill, a gewgaw ...a1689 Sc.
• ODD-COME-SHORT-LUMS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ODD-COME-SHORTS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...1738
• PARAPHERNALS gewgaws, knickknacks, odds and ends, trifling possessions ...1962 Sc.
• PIGS AND WHISTLES fragments; odds and ends; pieces; knickknacks; trivial things ...1681
• THINGEMTY-THANGEMTY a useless, trifling article; a knickknack; something the name of which is forgotten or unknown ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMDAIRIE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Sc..
• THINGUMMAGEE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMSTICK a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMTIBOB a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TRICKS small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TRITTLE-TRATTLES * trifles, gewgaws, knickknacks; children's toys ...1896 Sc.
• WALLIE an ornament, a trinket, a knickknack, a toy ...1722 Sc.
• WALLY an ornament, a gewgaw, a trinket, a knickknack, a toy ...1772 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery ...1802 Sc.
KNIFE - adjectives
• PACKING carrying a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
KNIFE - nouns (also see POCKETKNIFE)
• APPLE-PEELER a knife ...M19 sl.
• ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK any hunting knife when used for fighting, esp. a Bowie knife; a bayonet ...1837 Amer. sl.
• AX a straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
• AXE a straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
• BARLOW KNIFE a single-bladed pocket knife ...1779 Amer. dial.
• BILLY BARLOW a pocket knife ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BILLY KNIFE a pocket knife ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BUTCH a butcher knife ...1859 US sl.
• BUTCHER a butcher knife ...1834 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK a large knife ...M19 US sl.
• CARVER 1. a carving knife ...1840
2. a knife used as a weapon ...1907 US sl.
• CHARMING WIFE a knife ...1914 rhyming sl.
• CHIV a knife ...1673 sl.
• CHIVE a knife ...1673 sl.
• DALLAS SPECIAL a pocketknife with a blade longer than the legal limit ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DARLING WIFE a knife ...World War I Brit. rhyming sl.
• DIRK a knife or improvised cutting weapon ...1950 US sl.
• EDGE a knife, used or intended for use as a weapon ...1972 US sl.
• EVENER a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FACE the edge of a knife or sharp instrument ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUT-RIPPER a knife used as a weapon ...1941 Amer. sl.
• HAFT a handle, esp. of a knife or small tool ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAN the handle of a knife ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HOOK a straight razor or knife used as a weapon ...1918 Amer. prison sl.
• HUSBAND AND WIFE a knife ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• JABBLE a large, blunt needle; a knife ...1788 Sc.
• JACKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKILEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACK-LAG-KNIFE a clasp knife ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JACK-OF-LEGS a large clasp knife ...Bk1896 sl.
• JACKYLEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KANSAS NECK-BLISTER a Bowie knife ...L19 US sl.
• KINIFEE a knife ...1950s Aust. teen sl.
• LAMPREY the hilt of a knife; a knife ...1802 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MAHOSKA, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOSKER, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAN AND WIFE a knife ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MISSOURI TOOTHPICK a large knife, similar to a bowie knife ...M19 US sl.
• NEB the blade of a knife ...1808 Sc.
• NEEDLE a knife ...1910s sl.
• NIGGER FLICKER (derogatory) a weapon, usually a small knife or a razor blade with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers ...1950s US Black sl.
• OCHIVE a bone-handled knife ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• RAGGER † a sea-taboo word for a knife ...1890 Sc.
• RUSSELL BARLOW KNIFE a single-bladed pocket knife ...1779 Amer. dial.
• SAX a knife ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCALE the ivory, horn, or other covering of the handle of a knife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHANK a knife ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SIR SYDNEY a clasp knife ...1812 sl.
• SWITCH a switchblade knife that opens with a button-operated spring ...1949 US sl.
• TANG anything ending in a point; a knife; a piece of iron used for fencing ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THWITTLE a large knife, esp. a butcher's knife; a carving-knife ...1740 Eng. dial.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOOL † the cutting part of a knife, the blade ...1653 obs.
• TOOTHPICK a large bowie knife; a sword ...1843 Amer. dial.
• VINEGAR STICK a thin, stiletto-like knife ...1930s US criminals' sl.
KNIFE - nouns, person
• AXE MAN one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• AXMAN one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• RIPPER one who has a reputation for cutting others with a knife ...1940s US Black sl.
KNIFE - verbs
• PACK to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
KNIGHT - nouns, person
• CARPET-KNIGHT a knight whose achievements belong to 'the carpet' (the lady's boudoir, or carpeted chamber) instead of to the field of battle; a stay-at-home soldier; one devoted to idleness and pleasure ...1576
KNIGHT - verbs
• ADUB † to invest with the insignia of knighthood; to knight; to dub ...c1450
KNIGHTHOOD - nouns
• K a knighthood ...20C sl.
KNIGHTHOOD - nouns, person
• PAGE a boy or lad in training for knighthood, and attached to the personal service of a knight, whom he followed on foot, being not yet advanced to the rank of squire ...1480
KNITTING - nouns
• CANOODLE a knitting needle ...1944 Amer. dial.
• JACOB'S LADDER the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOOSE a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOWSE a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOUSE-LADDER the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NEEDLE-WIRE a knitting needle ...1899 Amer. dial.
KNITTING - nouns, person
• NATTER a woman who works constantly at something which makes a slight noise, such as knitting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WABSTER a knitter of stockings ...1825 Sc.
KNITTING - verbs
• BATE in knitting: to decrease the number of stitches, to narrow ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GABBLE to do something clumsily; to make a poor job of something, esp. of sewing or knitting ...1953 Sc.
• GARBLE to knit loosely or carelessly ...1924 Sc.
• WAFFLE to knit in a loose clumsy manner ...1904 Sc.
KNOB - nouns
• TAPPILOORIE † an ornamental knob ...1873 Sc.
• TORE † an ornamental knob upon a piece of furniture, as a chair or a cradle ...1560
KNOCK - nouns
• DANDRIL a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAP a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DINDLE a thrilling blow, a hard knock; a tingling sensation ...1818 Sc.
• RAMMER a knock, a rap ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAT-A-TAT a knock ...1681
• RAT-A-TAT-TAT a knock ...1813
• TAILOR'S BLOW a knock with a thimble ...1673
• TAINT † a knock, a blow ...c1410
• TANK a blow, a knock; a kick from a horse ...1686 Eng. dial.
• WAP † a blow, a knock, a thump ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
KNOCK - verbs
• BAMMEL to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANG to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly ...1604
• BATTERY to knock; to hit; to knock down ...2002 UK sl.
• BING to knock or strike ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOMMUX to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANVAS(S) † to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub ...1573
• COBNOBBLE to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head ...19C Eng. dial.
• DANG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DENG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DING to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow ...1688 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOUSE to strike, knock, punch ...M16 now Eng. dial.
• EARTH to knock with violence to the ground ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HAKE to beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way; to butt with the horns or head ...1878 Sc.
• JOD † to strike, to knock ...a1400
• MELT to make a person or animal sink suddenly under a blow to the side; to knock, to bruise ...1785 Sc.
• NANK to knock ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM to pummel; to knock with the fist ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PASH to smash, to shatter, to break in fragments; to dash or throw down violently; to knock, to strike, to bruise ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• POP to touch or strike lightly and smartly; to tap, to rap, to knock ...1702 Sc.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEL to knock violently ...1790 Sc.
• TANK to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNGE to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TO-HURT † to dash or knock asunder ...a1225
KNOCK ABOUT - verbs
• CACHE to shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
• CADGE to shake up, to knock about, to jostle ...1866 Sc.
• DAUMER to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about ...1871 Sc.
• DUMMOCK to knock about, bruise ...19C Eng. dial.
• MALAGAROUSE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGARUZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• RAM ABOUT to knock about; to push violently ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASH to stain, to soil, to tarnish, to dirty, to deface; to fray, to batter, to dishevel, to knock about, to treat roughly or carelessly so as to spoil ...1808 Sc.
KNOCK DOWN - verbs
• BEEF to strike or knock someone down ...1926 Amer. dial.
• DAUNT to stun, to knock down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECK to knock down ...1945 sl., orig. US
• KNOCK OFF ONE'S TROLLEY to knock down ...1900s sl.
• KNOCK ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LEVEL to knock a person down ...1760-72
• PALL †* to beat; to strike, to knock down ...a1375
• PANCAKE to knock down and run over ...1970s US sl.
• PUT ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SPIKE to hit someone hard; to knock someone down ...1930s Aust. sl.
• STAND SOMEONE ON ONE'S EAR to knock down; hence, to defeat or overwhelm ...1918 Amer. sl.
• TAKE A FALL OUT OF to knock down ...1892 Amer. sl.
• UPSET ONE'S APPLE CART to knock one down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UPSET THE LOBSTER-CART to knock a person down ...E19 sl., chiefly US
• YAVAL to lay low, to knock down, to fell, to flatten to the ground ...1825 Sc.
• YOLL to lay low, to knock down, to fell, to flatten to the ground ...1825 Sc.
KNOCKED - adjectives
• BANGELLED knocked about, hustled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
KNOCKED OUT - adjectives
• PARALYSED knocked out, incapable ...L19 US sl.
KNOCKED OUT - verbs
• TAKE A DIRT NAP to be knocked out ...1990s US Black sl.
KNOCKING - adverbs
• NICKETY-NOCK with a clicking and knocking sound ...1812
KNOCKING - nouns
• NAT a light, quick knocking ...1893 Eng. dial.
• NAT-NATTING a light, quick knocking ...1893 Eng. dial.
• NATTLE a light, quick knocking; a rattling sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAN-DAN a loud knocking; a noise, din ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAN-TAN a loud knocking; a noise, din ...M17
• SAD a heavy pressing-downward movement; a thud, a thump; a hollow, knocking sound ...1828 Sc.
KNOCKING ABOUT - nouns
• TAISLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
• TASSLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
• TEAZLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
KNOCK-KNEED - adjectives
• BAKER-KNEED knock-kneed ...1652
• BAKER-LEGGED knock-kneed ...18C sl.
• BUCK-KNEED having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DISH-WHEELED adj. knock-kneed; said of a man or an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN-KNEED knock-kneed, having the knees bent inwards ...1795 Sc.
• NAP-KNEED knock-kneed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
KNOCK-KNEED - nouns, person
• CROOKSHANKS a knock-kneed or a bow-legged person ...17C sl.
KNOCK-KNEED - verbs
• KNOCK ANTHONY to walk knock-kneed ...18C Eng. sl.
KNOCK OUT, KNOCKOUT - nouns
• DINNYHAYSER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAYZER a heavy punch; a knockout blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAZER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• KAYO a knockout ...1910s sl.
• KING-HIT a knock-out punch, esp. an unfair one ...1912 Aust. sl.
• K.O. a knockout ...1910s sl.
• NAM a heavy blow with a bludgeon; a sudden knock-out stroke ...1825 Sc.
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE a knockout blow ...20C sl.
• PAULER a puzzle, a poser, a knockout blow ...1858 Sc.
• SUNDAY PUNCH a knockout punch ...1929 US sl.
• WOODENER a staggering or knock-out blow ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
KNOCK OUT - verbs
• KAYO to knock out ...1923 sl.
• KNOCK CUCKOO to knock out; to make unconscious; hence, to dazzle an audience ...1927 US sl.
• K.O. to knock out ...1927 sl.
• KYO to knock out ...20C sl.
• LAY OUT to knock someone out in a fight ...M19 sl., orig. US
• LAY OUT COLD to knock out, to defeat ...E19 sl., orig. US
• OUT to knock out ...1896 sl., orig. boxing sl.
• PASS OUT to knock out ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PUT ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1866 Amer. dial.
• RAP to knock out, to kill ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• TAKE OUT to knock out ...L19 sl.
• WOODEN to knock out ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ZONK OUT to overcome; to knock out ...1970s sl.
KNOCK OVER - verbs
• CALL to knock, hammer, drive into its place, to mend; to overturn, to knock over ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TUMP to knock or tip something, over, usually by accident; to overturn ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TUMP OVER to knock or tip something over, usually by accident; to overturn ...1961 Amer. dial.
KNOT - nouns
• BALD a ravelled knot ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FANK to coil a rope, to twist, to knot; to entangle the feet, to impede ...1660 Sc.
• FANKLE to entangle, to twist, to knot; to coil, to wind; to disorder ...1887 Sc.
• HALSH a noose, a loop, a slip-knot; a twist, turn ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARL a tangle, a knot; a confusion; mental confusion ...a1697 Eng dial.
• HATCH † a knot ...1688
• HATTER a jumble, a confused crowd; a knot or tangle ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENT a tangle; a knot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
KNOT - verbs
• BALTER † to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation ...1601
• CADGE † to fasten, tie, bind, knot ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALCH † to fasten, to tie, to knot ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALSH to fasten, to tie; to knot, to noose, to loop, to twist ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TATHER to entangle; to twist; to knot; to involve ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
KNOTTED - adjectives
• NATTLED knotted, tangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAZZLED tangled, fuzzy, twisted, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAZZY fuzzy, tangled, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
KNOTTED - verbs
• HARL to entangle; to become knotted or entangled ...1851 Eng. dial.
KNOTTY - adjectives
• MAZZARDLY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• MAZZARDY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• NURLY knotty, gnarled ...1806 Amer.
KNOW - adjectives
• OMNISCITURIENT † desiring to know everything ...1837
KNOW - nouns, person
• ABERCROMBIE one who strives at creating the impression of knowing all ...1945 US sl.
• ALL-KENNER one who knows all ...1891
• KENNER * one who knows ...1686
• OMNISCIAN † one who professes to know everything ...1593 nonce word
KNOW - verbs
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESEECH † to seek to know ...c1250
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• HAVE BY THE SHORT HAIRS to know a subject, theme, etc. very thoroughly ...c1935 Aust.
• KEN to know, to understand, to perceive a fact, etc.; to be aware of ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW A FROM IZZARD to know the most rudimentary thing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KNOW THE WHOLE THRUFFING OF ANYTHING to know all about it ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MATTER to know, to have knowledge of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• READ THE MUSIC to know what is going on ...1940s US homosexual & prison sl.
• TELL to recognize; to know; to distinguish ...1886 Eng. dial.
• WAT to know, to inform; to assure; to be sensible of ...1864 Sc.
KNOW - phrases
• I'M DEAD UP TO THE COVE I know the man well ...1807 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM A SIDE OF SOLE LEATHER not know one at all ...1855 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM THE SIDE OF A BARN not know one at all ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT THE FOGGIEST IDEA no idea whatsoever; not know
• NOT THE FOGGIEST NOTION no idea whatsoever
KNOWABLE - adjectives
• NOSCIBLE †* knowable, famous, well-known ...1654
KNOWING - adjectives
• ACQUAINTED aware, knowing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• AWAKE knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on ...Bk1890 sl.
• AWAKE-UP alert, knowing, wise to ...1916 Aust. sl.
• CANNY knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
• DOWNY * knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY AS A HAMMER knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• FAR-KENNING knowing, prudent, far-seeing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLASH knowing; expert; showy ...1819 thieves' sl.
• FLY artful, knowing, shrewdly aware; sharp; smart ...c1810 sl.
• IKEY-MO artful, crafty, knowing ...L19 sl.
• LAIRY said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
• LARY said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
• LEARY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• LEERY cunning, astute, knowing; artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• MULTISCIOUS † having much or varied knowledge; knowing much ...1656
• OLD cunning, crafty, sly, knowing; suspicious ...1722
• OLD-FARRAND knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANTLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONED knowing, cunning, intelligent; precocious ...1844 Eng. dial.
• OLDISH cunning, knowing ...1837 Eng. dial.
• OMNISCIOUS † knowing all things ...1588
• ON TO in a state of awareness; knowing or realizing the true meaning, nature, etc.
• OULDISH cunning, knowing ...1837 Eng. dial.
• PARVISCIENT knowing little ...1884
• QUAINT † wise, knowing; skilled; clever, ingenious ...a1250
• THREE-CUNNING intensely knowing; peculiarly sharp or acute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UP TO SLUM knowing, aware, on the look out for tricks ...E19 sl.
• UP TO SNUFF knowing, not easily deceived ...1811 Brit. sl.
• UP TO THE RIGS expert; wide-awake, knowing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UP TO TRAP knowing, up to date ...1828 Sc.
• VARMENT knowing, clever, cunning ...1829 sl., now Eng. dial.
• VARMINT knowing, clever, cunning ...1829 sl., now Eng. dial.
KNOWING - nouns, person
• CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP an artful, knowing fellow ...E19 sl.
• CLEVER-BOOTS a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER-CLOGS a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER DICK a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER STICK a clever, smart, or knowing person; often used ironically or sarcastically ...1959 sl.
• CLEVER-STICKS a clever, smart, or knowing person; often used ironically or sarcastically ...1959 sl.
• DOWNEY a smooth, pleasant talker; a knowing fellow ...1859 Amer. sl.
• LURKIE a cunning, knowing, wide-awake person up to any trick ...1940s Aust. sl.
• OLD BIRD an experienced, knowing person ...c1887 colloq.
• OLDEN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLDUN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
KNOWING - verbs
• CRACK WISE to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
• KNOW HOW MANY BEANS MAKE FIVE to be sharp-witted or knowing ...1889 sl.
KNOWINGLY - adverbs
• OLD craftily, knowingly; distrustfully, askance; angrily ...1881 Eng. dial.
KNOW-IT-ALL - nouns, person
• EYEBALL a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything; a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SMART ALEC (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART ALECK (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART ALICK (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART-ARSE (derogatory) a know-all ...1965 sl.
• SMART-ASS (derogatory) a know-all ...1965 US sl.
• SMART-BUTT a person who is disliked because he thinks he knows everything ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SMARTIE-BOOTS. a know-all ...1962 sl.
• SMARTY-BOOTS a know-all ...1962 sl.
• SMARTY-PANTS a know-all ...1941 sl., orig. US
KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGEABLE - adjectives
• ABOUT IT ready, knowledgeable, cool ...Bk2000 Amer. street sl.
• ALIVE knowledgeable; aware, esp. of a criminal scheme ...M19 sl.
• BOOKFUL †* full of knowledge or information gathered from books ...1709
• BRAINY knowledgeable, clever ...1845 sl.
• CUTE (often derogatory) knowledgeable, clever, shrewd, sharp, keen ...1731 sl., now chiefly US
• DAP alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
• FAR † of a person: advanced in age or knowledge ...c1340
• INSCIOUS † not knowing; lacking knowledge; ignorant ...1633
• MULTISCIOUS obs. having much or varied knowledge; knowing much ...1656
• NESCIENT ignorant, destitute of knowledge ...1626
• NESCIOUS †* ignorant; destitute of knowledge ...1633
• OMNISCIENT knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1791
• OMNISCIOUS † knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1588
• PALLADIAN pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
• PANSOPHIC embracing all knowledge ...1660
• PANSOPHICAL embracing all knowledge ...1651
• PANTOLOGIC of universal knowledge ...1858
• PANTOLOGICAL of universal knowledge ...1808
• POINTY-HEADED (derogatory) knowledgeable, clever ...1972 US sl.
• SAPIENT * having knowledge of, aware of ...1764
• SAVVY knowledgeable, clever ...1905 sl.
• SKILFUL † having good knowledge of a subject ...1596
• UP ON IT aware, knowledgeable ...1980s US Black sl.
• UP TO aware of, knowledgeable about ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE CACKLE aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE DODGE shrewd; knowledgeable; alert ...1846 US sl.
• UP TO THE GOSSIP aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE TRY-ON aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
KNOWLEDGE - adverbs
• OFF SOUNDINGS beyond one's capabilities or knowledge ...1849 Amer. dial.
• OMNISCIENTLY with universal knowledge ...1856
KNOWLEDGE - nouns
• ACKNOWLEDGE † admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance ...1548
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT † recognition, knowledge ...1616
• ACQUAINTANCY * the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1859
• BEKENNING † knowledge, acquaintance ...c1380
• BEKNOWING † knowledge ...1340
• BOOK-LARE education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOK-LEAR education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAN skill, knowledge ...1768 Scot
• COCUM knowledge ...M19 sl.
• EAR-KNOWLEDGE † knowledge obtained by hearsay ...1624
• FACULTY † a branch or department of knowledge ...c1384
• GAME expert ability at a particular skill; knowledge; power or influence in a particular industry or environment ...1950s sl.
• IDEA BOX the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEA POT the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• INGINE † ingenuity, quickness of intellect; ability; knowledge, invention ...1660 Sc.
• INSIGHT-KENNAGE knowledge, information ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KENNING † mental cognition; knowledge, cognizance; recognition ...c1440 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KITH † knowledge
• LAIR learning, knowledge; education ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LARE learning, knowledge; education ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• LERING † learning, scholarly knowledge ...1340
• LETTRURE † knowledge of letters or books; learning ...a1300
• MASTERY † a department of skill or knowledge; an art or science ...a1300
• MEDICINE knowledge, information ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MISOLOGY hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge ...1833
• MOVES knowledge, ability, 'smarts' ...1960s sl., orig. US
• NOTITION † knowledge, information, intelligence ...c1485
• OMNISCIENCE universal knowledge ...a1845
• OMNISCIENCY † infinite knowledge ...1640
• OMNISCIENTNESS universal knowledge ...1727
• PANSOPHISM the possession or profession of universal knowledge ...1868
• PANSOPHY 1. universal or large amount of knowledge ...1642
2. the claim or pretension to universal knowledge ...1792
• PANTOLOGY a survey or systematic view of all branches of knowledge; universal knowledge; also, a compendium of universal information ...1810
• RECKONING comprehension, understanding, knowledge ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAUVENDIE learning, knowledge ...1822 Sc.
• SAVENDIE † knowledge, sagacity ...1823 Sc.
• SCLATCH a smattering of knowledge ...a1897 Sc.
• SIGHT † knowledge, skill, insight ...1530
• SKILFULNESS † knowledge of a thing ...a1656
• SKILL knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
• SMACKERING † a slight or superficial knowledge in or of a subject; a smattering ...L16
• TILTH the cultivation of knowledge, morality, religion, the mind, etc. ...a1225
KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGEABLE - nouns, person
• BOFFIN a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist ...Aust. sl.
• BRAIN a knowledgeable or clever person ...1914 sl.
• BRIGHT SPARK a knowledgeable, witty, or clever person; used ironically or sarcastically ...1974 sl.
• OMNISCIENT one having very extensive knowledge ...1794
• ORACLE a person of great wisdom or knowledge whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority reputed or affecting to be infallible ...1596
• PANSOPHIST a claimant or pretender to universal knowledge ...1864
• PANTOLOGIST one who studies or is versed in universal knowledge ...1840
• PHILONOIST a lover of knowledge ...1804
• SHARPIE a knowledgeable or clever person ...1949 sl., orig. US
KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGEABLE - verbs
• HAVE to understand, to comprehend; to have a knowledge of ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE WRINKLE MORE IN ONE'S ARSE to get one piece of knowledge more than one had ...c1786 sl.
• KEN to know a thing; to have knowledge of or about; to be acquainted with ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS to have a thorough knowledge of, implying smugness; often used disparagingly ...1933 sl.
• KNOW A THING OR TWO to be competent, or have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1792 sl.
• KNOW ONE'S ONIONS to be competent or have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1922 sl.
• KNOW ONE'S STUFF to have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1927 sl., orig. US
• KNOW WHAT'S WHAT to be knowledgeable, competent, worldly ...a1553
• LERE † 1. to learn, to acquire knowledge; to study or read a book; to learn to do something ...c1220
† 2. to acquire knowledge; to be informed ...a1300
• MATTER to know, to have knowledge of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT HAVE A CLUE to lack knowledge ...1948 sl.
• SKILL † to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
• TALK LIKE THE BACK OF A CIGARETTE CARD to pretend to greater knowledge than one has ...1930s sl.
KNOWN - adjectives
• ACQUAINT acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
• AKNOWN known, acquainted ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BAKONT known, acquainted ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEKEND † known ...1513 Sc.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• BEKNOWNST known ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• COGNOSCIBLE capable of being known, knowable, ascertainable, recognizable ...1648
• ETH-KENT well known, easily recognizable ...1908 Sc.
• FAR-FAMED well-known, widely celebrated ...1624
• FAR-KEND known far and wide, famous ...1786 Sc.
• FAR-KENN'D seen a long way off; well-known ...1785 Eng. dial.
• KEND known ...c1450 Sc.
• KENNED known ...c1450 Sc.
• KENNIT known ...1513 Sc.
• KENT known ...1513 Sc.
• KNOW-NOTHING that holds that nothing can be known; agnostic ...1858
• NAME-COUTH † known by name; famous; renowned; well-known ...a1000
KNOWN - nouns
• COGNOSCIBLE that which can be known ...1683
KNOWN - verbs
• ACCUSE * to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
• BEKEN † to make known; to declare, to show ...a1300
• DECIPHER † of actions, outward signs, etc.: to reveal, to make known, to indicate ...1529
• DECLARE † to manifest, to make known; to describe, to state in detail; to recount, to relate ...c1340
• ECLAT * to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• OPEN † to lay bare or make manifest to the view; to reveal, to disclose, to declare, to make known ...c900
• UNCLOSE to disclose, to make known, to reveal ...a1300
• VENT † to become known, to be divulged ...1622
KNUCKLE - nouns
• MARROWBONE a knuckle ...1834 Amer. sl.
• NAB a knuckle ...1891 Eng. dial.
KNUCKLE-BONES - nouns
• KEBS the game of knuckle-bones ...Bk1901 Sc.
KOALA - nouns
• KANGAROO-BEAR the koala ...1885
KOOKABURRA - nouns
• ALARM BIRD the kookaburra ...1943 Aust.
• HA-HA BIRD a kookaburra ...1938 Aust. sl.
• HA-HA PIGEON a kookaburra ...1938 Aust. sl.
• JACK a familiar name for a kookaburra ...L19 Aust. sl.
• JACKO a kookaburra ...1907 Aust. sl.
• JACKY a kookaburra ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAUGHING JACKASS a kookaburra ...1798 Aust.
KOOLAID - nouns
• PENNY DRINK Koolaid ...1998 Amer. Black usage
KOREAN - nouns, person
• CHOGI a Korean worker ...1951 US sl.
• MOOSE a young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. the wife or mistress of a serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea ...1953 US services' sl.
• YOBO a Korean or person of Korean descent ...1967 Hawaii
KOREAN WAR - nouns
• MIG ALLEY in the Korean war: airspace controlled by North Korea and its allies ...1951 US sl.
• MISTER TRUMAN’S WAR the Korean war ...1964 US sl.
• PECKY of a kiss: like a bird's peck ...1886 colloq.
• SAPPIE of a kiss: soft, tender, long-drawn-out ...1772 Sc.
• SAPPY pleasing; sweet; esp. of kisses ...1773 Sc.
• SUGARED † of kisses: full of sweetness ...a1586
KISS - nouns
• B a kiss ...L19 sl.
• BAISEMAIN a kiss of the hands ...1656
• BAISIER † a kiss; a kissing ...c1450
• BANGER a violent kiss ...1898 sl.
• BAS † a kiss ...c1450
• BASS † a kiss ...c1450
• BASSE † a kiss ...c1450
• BUS a kiss ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BUSK a loud or vigorous kiss ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUSS a kiss ...c1770 Amer. dial.
• BUSSER a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUSSING kissing; a kiss ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERFLY KISS a 'kiss' made by fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin to caress it ...1923
• BUZZ a kiss ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUZZER a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATAGLOTTISM † a kissing with the tongue; a lascivious kiss ...1656
• CHOOMER a kiss ...1857 gypsy
• FRENCH KISS a kiss where the tongue is used ...20C sl.
• GABEROSIE † a kiss ...1825 Sc.
• LABIAL CONTACT a kiss; a kissing ...1947 US sl.
• LAMOR a kiss ...2002 UK sl.
• LIP-FAVOUR a kiss ...1592
• LIP-LICK † a kiss ...1582
• MACK a French kiss ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MISPRINT a kiss that goes astray ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOOCH a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEP a kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PECK a brief or perfunctory kiss ...1893 sl.
• QUAKER FIP a kiss ...1846 Amer. dial.
• QUAKER NICKEL a kiss ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH KISS a kiss with the cheeks drawn between the jaws (teeth) ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBERATION. a kiss; a messy kiss; kissing in general ...E20 sl.
• SMACK a loud kiss ...1604 sl.
• SMACKER a loud kiss ...1775 sl.
• SMEERIKIN † a hearty kiss; a stolen kiss ...1824 Sc.
• SMOOCH a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOODGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOOGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCH a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCHER a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUGE a kiss ...19C colloq.
• SMOUSH a kiss ...1963 Aust. sl.
• SNOG a passionate kiss; a short but intense period of kissing and cuddling ...1959 UK sl.
• S.W.A.K. sealed with a kiss ...1960s Amer. sl.
• WEAR an open-mouthed kiss ...1950s Irish sl.
• YANKEE DIME a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value ...1846 Amer. dial.
• YANKEE NICKEL a kiss, esp. one offered as a reward; hence, something of little or no value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ZOOM-IN a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unwanted, kiss ...1990s US sl.
KISS - nouns, person
• BASSER † a kisser ...1552
• HOT-LIPS a nickname for a person with a reputation for passionate kissing ...1920s US sl.
• MUSHER one who kisses and cuddles ...1940s US sl.
• SNOGGER someone who kisses with passion ...2000 UK sl.
KISS - verbs
• BA † to kiss, as a child ...c1386
• BASIATE † to kiss ...1623
• BASS † to kiss ...c1500
• BASSE † to kiss ...c1500
• BAUSE †* to kiss ...1607
• BEAK to kiss ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEBASS † to kiss all over, to cover with kisses ...1583
• BESLOBBER to kiss like a drivelling child ...1828
• BUS to kiss ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUSK to kiss ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUSS to kiss ...1851 Amer. dial.
• CALOOP to go courting; to kiss and cuddle ...1942 US sl.
• CANOODLE to kiss and cuddle ...1859 sl., orig. US
• DAB NEBS WITH ANYONE to kiss, to 'bill and coo' ...1883 Eng. dial.
• DEOSCULATE †* to kiss eagerly or affectionately ...1623
• EAT FACE to engage in passionate kissing of the mouth and face; to neck ...1968 US students' sl.
• EXCHANGE SPIT(S) to kiss ...19C Brit. sl.
• EXOSCULATE † to kiss heartily or repeatedly and fondly ...1570
• FACE RAPE to kiss passionately ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE THE SWEETENER(S) to kiss ...c1840 criminals' sl.
• FASTEN † to deliver effectively a blow; to imprint a kiss ...c1500
• FRENCH to kiss sensuously using the tongue to explore the mouth of the partner ...20C sl.
• GAM to kiss ...1980s US college sl.
• GAM AROUND to kiss ...1980s US college sl.
• GO AROUND THE WORLD to kiss another's body comprehensively ...c1940 US prostitutes usage
• GRAUNCH to kiss and cuddle someone passionately ...S. Afr.
• GROUSE to neck; to pet and kiss; to engage in lovemaking ...1958 US sl.
• GRUB to kiss; to neck and pet; to 'make out' ...1966 Amer. student sl.
• HACK to engage in amorous play or sexual activity; to neck, pet, or spoon; to kiss ...1943 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to engage in kissing, petting, or sexual intercourse; to kiss passionately ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
• I-CUSSE † to kiss (mutually) ...c1205
• LALLIGAG to fool around; to kiss and cuddle ...M19 US sl.
• LALLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1869 Amer. dial.
• LAY ON THE LIPS † to kiss ...1599
• LIP to kiss intimately ...Shakespeare usage
• LOLLIGAG to fool around; to kiss and cuddle ...M19 US sl.
• LOLLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1868 Amer. dial.
• MACK to French kiss; to kiss passionately ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MAKE OUT to kiss in a sustained and passionate manner ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MOOCH to kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MOW to kiss ...20C US sl.
• MUG UP to flirt, to kiss ...1947 US sl.
• MUNCH OUT to kiss passionately ...1980s US college sl.
• MUSH to kiss and caress ...1939 sl.
• MUSH IT UP to kiss and cuddle ...1920s US sl.
• NEB to kiss; to caress ...1609
• NECK to kiss and caress ...1825 sl.
• NEP to kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOSH to kiss in a sustained fashion ...1994 US sl.
• PECK to kiss briefly ...1969 sl.
• QUILT to kiss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROLL IN ONE'S IVORIES to kiss ...1780 sl.
• SANDWICH to kiss ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SCHMUTZ to kiss; to caress ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SMOOCH to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOODGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOOGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOUCH to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMOUGE to kiss; to kiss and cuddle ...19C colloq.
• SMUTZ to kiss; to caress ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SNOG to kiss and cuddle ...1945 UK sl.
• SNOGGLE to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress ...M20 US sl.
• SNOOGLE to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress ...M20 US sl.
• SUAVIATE †* to kiss ...1643
• SUCK FACE to kiss or exchange kisses in a passionate manner ...1980 Amer. sl.
• WAFT to 'blow' a kiss; to send a sound, fragrance, etc. through the air ...1718
KISSABLE - adjectives
• SNOGTASTIC sexually attractive; kissable ...1998 UK sl.
KISSED - adjectives
• OSCULABLE capable of being kissed ...1893 nonce word
KISSING - adjectives
• AT IT kissing and cuddling ...19C sl.
• BASIAL pert. to kissing ...Bk1888
• MOOCHY making a show of affection in a public place, kissing ...1967 Amer. dial.
KISSING - nouns
• BAISEMENT † a kissing ...c1654
• BAISIER † a kiss; a kissing ...c1450
• BASIATION kissing ...1879
• BASSING † kissing ...1552
• BIT OF SLAP AND TICKLE kissing and cuddling; sexual petting which may be considered as foreplay by one participant ...1984 UK sl.
• BUSSING kissing; a kiss ...1962 Amer. dial.
• CATAGLOTTISM * a kissing with the tongue; a thrusting out the tongue in kissing ...1656
• COW-KISSING kissing with much movement of the tongues and lips ...M20 US sl.
• GUZZLING kissing and cuddling ...1930s sl.
• HEAVY-NECKING kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• HEAVY-PETTING kissing and caressing sexually, involving anything up to copulation ...20C US colloq.
• LABIAL CONTACT a kiss; a kissing ...1947 US sl.
• MAKE a session of romantic kissing or petting; necking; hence, an attempted seduction; sexual aggression ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SLAP AND TICKLE light-hearted kissing, caressing, etc. ...1928 Brit. sl.
• SPIT SWAPPING kissing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SUAVIATION †* a kissing ...1656
• TONSIL HOCKEY passionate kissing, esp. French kissing ...sl.
• TONSIL-SWABBING kissing and necking ...sl.
• TONSIL TENNIS passionate kissing, esp. French kissing ...sl.
• WALL FRUIT kissing up against a wall ...M19 sl.
KITCHEN - nouns
• ALABAMA KLEENEX toilet paper or absorbent kitchen paper ...1960s US sl.
• CABOOSE a kitchen ...M19 sl.
• ELL a kitchen ...1941 Amer. dial.
• INSEAT the kitchen in a farmhouse ...1877 Sc.
• SIDE-BOX KITCHEN a kitchen forming an addition to a house ...1971 Amer. dial.
• SINK-ROOM a scullery ...1869 US
KITCHEN - nouns, person
• ASHYPET a 'Cinderella' engaged in dirty kitchen work ...1822 Sc.
• HASTLER † an officer of the kitchen who superintended or attended to the roasting of meat ...c1420
• KITCHEN BIDDY a female kitchen work, as in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KITCHENEER a kitchen manager, as in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KITCHENIST † one who works in a kitchen; a cook ...a1618 nonce word
• KITCHEN MECHANIC a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MARMITON a kitchen scullion ...1754
• SCODGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCODGY a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCOGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCOUGIE a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCUDGIE one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SERJEANT GARBAGER † an officer of the royal kitchen, who had charge of the poultry ...1601
• SKUDGY a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SLUSHEY a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• SLUSHIE a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• SLUSHY a ship's cook, esp. as a nickname; any cook; any unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...1859 sl.
• WHOOPER-DOOPER a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
KITE - nouns
• CADDY-OLD-PUNCH an improvised, brown-paper kite ...1996 Guyana
• PAPER-DRAGON a paper kite ...1851 Eng. dial.
KITTEN - see CAT
KNACK - nouns
• QUIFF a dodge, a trick; a knack; a verbal catch ...1881 Eng. dial.
• QUIVVY a knack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAND a skill, knack, or aptitude for doing something ...1893 Sc.
KNAPSACK - nouns
• GO-POKE a travelling bag or knapsack ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WALLET a bag for holding provisions, clothing, books, etc., esp. on a journey either on foot or on horseback; a knapsack, a peddler's pack, etc. ...c1386
KNAVE - nouns, person
• BALATRON †* a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow ...1623
• BALATROON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BALLATRON a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BEZONIAN † as a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1592
• CATAIAN † a rogue, a scoundrel, a rascal, a knave, a blackguard; a sharper ...1598
• HALLAN-SHAKER a beggar who stands shaking the 'hallan'; a vagabond, a sturdy beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1500-20 Sc.
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• HELLENSHAKER a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave, a rascal ...1742 Sc.
• JACK † a man of the common people; a lad, a fellow; a chap; a low-bred or ill-mannered fellow; a knave ...1548
• LADRONE a vague term of reproach; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a lazy knave ...a1557 Sc.
• LIMMER † a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a scoundrel ...1456 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLART † n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLIARD † a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLYARD † a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RAMPALLION † 1. a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
† 2. a female rampallion, knave, rogue, rascal ...1602
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RASCOT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASKELT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RASKOT a rascal, a knave ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VARLET a person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a have, a rogue, a rascal ...1555
KNAVE - verbs
• PLAY THE JACK † to play the rogue or knave; to do a mean trick ...1609
KNAVERY - nouns
• PALLIARDRY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...1513
• PALLIARDY † roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...c1560
• RASCALMENT roguery, knavery, rascalry ...1832 nonce word
• RASCALRY roguery, knavery ...1868
KNAVISH - adjectives
• ILL-CONTRICKED knavish ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LIMMER knavish, scoundrelly, roguish, rascally ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NICKERY knavish ...1890 Sc.
• PALLIARD † knavish, dissolute ...1484
• PALLYARD † knavish, dissolute ...1484
• RAPSCALLION roguish, rascally, knavish ...1711
• RAPSCALLIONLY rascally, roguish, knavish ...1832
• RASCOTLY rascally, knavish ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SLIVERLY * cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful ...1674 Eng. dial.
KNAVISH - nouns
• KNAVIGATION † n. a knavish invention or relation ...1613 jocular
KNEAD, KNEADING - verbs
• ELT to knead dough ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAM to compress or knead together ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUBACT † to work up, as in cultivating the ground, kneading, the process or digestion, or the like ..1614
• SUBIGATE † to knead or work up ...1657
• TEW to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
KNEADING - nouns
• SUBACTION † the act of working up, reducing, or kneading ...1626
KNEE - adjectives
• BAKER-KNEED knock-kneed ...1652
• BAKER-LEGGED knock-kneed ...18C sl.
• BUCK-KNEED having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-KNEED having hard or callous knees like those of a camel, caused by much kneeling ...1801
• DISH-WHEELED adj. knock-kneed; said of a man or an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN-KNEED knock-kneed, having the knees bent inwards ...1795 Sc.
• NAP-KNEED knock-kneed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAILOR-LEGGED having the knees bent by sitting cross-legged ...1767
KNEE - nouns
• BENDER the knee ...1925 sl., orig.
• BISCUITS knees ...20C rhyming sl. (Biscuits and Cheese)
• BISCUITS AND CHEESE knees ...20C rhyming sl.
• CHART AND EVANS knees ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• DALLY-BONES the knees ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DOLLY-BONES the knees ...1867 Eng. dial.
• HAMBONE the knee or thigh ...1908 Amer. dial.
• KNEE-BOARD † the part of the leg at the back of the knee; the back of the thigh or hough ...c1425
• MARROWBONES the knees ...1532 jocular
• MARROWS the knees ...1531 jocular
• PAN † the patella or knee-pan ...1657
• PRAYER-HANDLES knees ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
KNEE - verbs
• DEADLEG to knee someone in the thigh, thus causing a numb feeling in the leg ...Brit. sl.
• KNOCK ANTHONY to walk knock-kneed ...18C Eng. sl.
KNEEL - verbs
• SIT † 1. to rest the body on the knees; to be in a kneeling posture ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
• SIT DOWN † to go down on one's knees ...c1290
KNEELING - nouns
• ADGENICULATION † a kneeling to or towards ...1659
KNICKKNACK - nouns (also see THING)
• BITS AND BATS odds and ends, broken pieces; knickknacks ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRINKUM-CRANKUMS odds and ends; knick-knacks; useless ornamental trifles ...1846 Eng. dial.
• DILLYALLS the 'appointments' of a house, more elegant than useful; knickknacks ...19C Eng. dial.
• GALLANTRIES † pretty things, knickknacks ...1687
• JIGGAMBOB a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown ...1647 sl.
• JIGGUMBOB a knickknack; a trinket; anything particular, strange or unknown ...1640 sl.
• KNACKATORY †* a shop for knick-knacks ...1709
• KNIPPERTY-KNAPS odds and ends, knick-knacks ...1899 Sc.
• NACKET a knickknack, a small ornament ...1928 Sc.
• NANNICK a valueless trifle; a knickknack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIFF-NAFF a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NIGNAY a knickknack, a trinket, a trifle; a trifling, useless thing or proceeding; an unnecessary ornament or frill, a gewgaw ...a1689 Sc.
• ODD-COME-SHORT-LUMS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ODD-COME-SHORTS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...1738
• PARAPHERNALS gewgaws, knickknacks, odds and ends, trifling possessions ...1962 Sc.
• PIGS AND WHISTLES fragments; odds and ends; pieces; knickknacks; trivial things ...1681
• THINGEMTY-THANGEMTY a useless, trifling article; a knickknack; something the name of which is forgotten or unknown ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMDAIRIE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Sc..
• THINGUMMAGEE a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1889 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMSTICK a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THINGUMTIBOB a knickknack; a useless, trifling article; something the name of which is unknown or forgotten ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TRICKS small articles or personal belongings; toys, knickknacks, trifles ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TRITTLE-TRATTLES * trifles, gewgaws, knickknacks; children's toys ...1896 Sc.
• WALLIE an ornament, a trinket, a knickknack, a toy ...1722 Sc.
• WALLY an ornament, a gewgaw, a trinket, a knickknack, a toy ...1772 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery ...1802 Sc.
KNIFE - adjectives
• PACKING carrying a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
KNIFE - nouns (also see POCKETKNIFE)
• APPLE-PEELER a knife ...M19 sl.
• ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK any hunting knife when used for fighting, esp. a Bowie knife; a bayonet ...1837 Amer. sl.
• AX a straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
• AXE a straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
• BARLOW KNIFE a single-bladed pocket knife ...1779 Amer. dial.
• BILLY BARLOW a pocket knife ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BILLY KNIFE a pocket knife ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BUTCH a butcher knife ...1859 US sl.
• BUTCHER a butcher knife ...1834 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK a large knife ...M19 US sl.
• CARVER 1. a carving knife ...1840
2. a knife used as a weapon ...1907 US sl.
• CHARMING WIFE a knife ...1914 rhyming sl.
• CHIV a knife ...1673 sl.
• CHIVE a knife ...1673 sl.
• DALLAS SPECIAL a pocketknife with a blade longer than the legal limit ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DARLING WIFE a knife ...World War I Brit. rhyming sl.
• DIRK a knife or improvised cutting weapon ...1950 US sl.
• EDGE a knife, used or intended for use as a weapon ...1972 US sl.
• EVENER a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FACE the edge of a knife or sharp instrument ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUT-RIPPER a knife used as a weapon ...1941 Amer. sl.
• HAFT a handle, esp. of a knife or small tool ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAN the handle of a knife ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HOOK a straight razor or knife used as a weapon ...1918 Amer. prison sl.
• HUSBAND AND WIFE a knife ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• JABBLE a large, blunt needle; a knife ...1788 Sc.
• JACKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKILEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACK-LAG-KNIFE a clasp knife ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JACK-OF-LEGS a large clasp knife ...Bk1896 sl.
• JACKYLEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCKALEGS a pocketknife; a large clasp knife ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KANSAS NECK-BLISTER a Bowie knife ...L19 US sl.
• KINIFEE a knife ...1950s Aust. teen sl.
• LAMPREY the hilt of a knife; a knife ...1802 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MAHOSKA, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOSKER, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAN AND WIFE a knife ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MISSOURI TOOTHPICK a large knife, similar to a bowie knife ...M19 US sl.
• NEB the blade of a knife ...1808 Sc.
• NEEDLE a knife ...1910s sl.
• NIGGER FLICKER (derogatory) a weapon, usually a small knife or a razor blade with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers ...1950s US Black sl.
• OCHIVE a bone-handled knife ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
• RAGGER † a sea-taboo word for a knife ...1890 Sc.
• RUSSELL BARLOW KNIFE a single-bladed pocket knife ...1779 Amer. dial.
• SAX a knife ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCALE the ivory, horn, or other covering of the handle of a knife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHANK a knife ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SIR SYDNEY a clasp knife ...1812 sl.
• SWITCH a switchblade knife that opens with a button-operated spring ...1949 US sl.
• TANG anything ending in a point; a knife; a piece of iron used for fencing ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THWITTLE a large knife, esp. a butcher's knife; a carving-knife ...1740 Eng. dial.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOOL † the cutting part of a knife, the blade ...1653 obs.
• TOOTHPICK a large bowie knife; a sword ...1843 Amer. dial.
• VINEGAR STICK a thin, stiletto-like knife ...1930s US criminals' sl.
KNIFE - nouns, person
• AXE MAN one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• AXMAN one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
• RIPPER one who has a reputation for cutting others with a knife ...1940s US Black sl.
KNIFE - verbs
• PACK to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
KNIGHT - nouns, person
• CARPET-KNIGHT a knight whose achievements belong to 'the carpet' (the lady's boudoir, or carpeted chamber) instead of to the field of battle; a stay-at-home soldier; one devoted to idleness and pleasure ...1576
KNIGHT - verbs
• ADUB † to invest with the insignia of knighthood; to knight; to dub ...c1450
KNIGHTHOOD - nouns
• K a knighthood ...20C sl.
KNIGHTHOOD - nouns, person
• PAGE a boy or lad in training for knighthood, and attached to the personal service of a knight, whom he followed on foot, being not yet advanced to the rank of squire ...1480
KNITTING - nouns
• CANOODLE a knitting needle ...1944 Amer. dial.
• JACOB'S LADDER the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOOSE a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOWSE a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOUSE-LADDER the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NEEDLE-WIRE a knitting needle ...1899 Amer. dial.
KNITTING - nouns, person
• NATTER a woman who works constantly at something which makes a slight noise, such as knitting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WABSTER a knitter of stockings ...1825 Sc.
KNITTING - verbs
• BATE in knitting: to decrease the number of stitches, to narrow ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GABBLE to do something clumsily; to make a poor job of something, esp. of sewing or knitting ...1953 Sc.
• GARBLE to knit loosely or carelessly ...1924 Sc.
• WAFFLE to knit in a loose clumsy manner ...1904 Sc.
KNOB - nouns
• TAPPILOORIE † an ornamental knob ...1873 Sc.
• TORE † an ornamental knob upon a piece of furniture, as a chair or a cradle ...1560
KNOCK - nouns
• DANDRIL a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAP a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DINDLE a thrilling blow, a hard knock; a tingling sensation ...1818 Sc.
• RAMMER a knock, a rap ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAT-A-TAT a knock ...1681
• RAT-A-TAT-TAT a knock ...1813
• TAILOR'S BLOW a knock with a thimble ...1673
• TAINT † a knock, a blow ...c1410
• TANK a blow, a knock; a kick from a horse ...1686 Eng. dial.
• WAP † a blow, a knock, a thump ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
KNOCK - verbs
• BAMMEL to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANG to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly ...1604
• BATTERY to knock; to hit; to knock down ...2002 UK sl.
• BING to knock or strike ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOMMUX to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANVAS(S) † to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub ...1573
• COBNOBBLE to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head ...19C Eng. dial.
• DANG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DENG to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DING to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow ...1688 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOUSE to strike, knock, punch ...M16 now Eng. dial.
• EARTH to knock with violence to the ground ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HAKE to beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way; to butt with the horns or head ...1878 Sc.
• JOD † to strike, to knock ...a1400
• MELT to make a person or animal sink suddenly under a blow to the side; to knock, to bruise ...1785 Sc.
• NANK to knock ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM to pummel; to knock with the fist ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PASH to smash, to shatter, to break in fragments; to dash or throw down violently; to knock, to strike, to bruise ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• POP to touch or strike lightly and smartly; to tap, to rap, to knock ...1702 Sc.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEL to knock violently ...1790 Sc.
• TANK to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNGE to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TO-HURT † to dash or knock asunder ...a1225
KNOCK ABOUT - verbs
• CACHE to shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
• CADGE to shake up, to knock about, to jostle ...1866 Sc.
• DAUMER to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about ...1871 Sc.
• DUMMOCK to knock about, bruise ...19C Eng. dial.
• MALAGAROUSE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGARUZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• RAM ABOUT to knock about; to push violently ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASH to stain, to soil, to tarnish, to dirty, to deface; to fray, to batter, to dishevel, to knock about, to treat roughly or carelessly so as to spoil ...1808 Sc.
KNOCK DOWN - verbs
• BEEF to strike or knock someone down ...1926 Amer. dial.
• DAUNT to stun, to knock down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DECK to knock down ...1945 sl., orig. US
• KNOCK OFF ONE'S TROLLEY to knock down ...1900s sl.
• KNOCK ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LEVEL to knock a person down ...1760-72
• PALL †* to beat; to strike, to knock down ...a1375
• PANCAKE to knock down and run over ...1970s US sl.
• PUT ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SPIKE to hit someone hard; to knock someone down ...1930s Aust. sl.
• STAND SOMEONE ON ONE'S EAR to knock down; hence, to defeat or overwhelm ...1918 Amer. sl.
• TAKE A FALL OUT OF to knock down ...1892 Amer. sl.
• UPSET ONE'S APPLE CART to knock one down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UPSET THE LOBSTER-CART to knock a person down ...E19 sl., chiefly US
• YAVAL to lay low, to knock down, to fell, to flatten to the ground ...1825 Sc.
• YOLL to lay low, to knock down, to fell, to flatten to the ground ...1825 Sc.
KNOCKED - adjectives
• BANGELLED knocked about, hustled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
KNOCKED OUT - adjectives
• PARALYSED knocked out, incapable ...L19 US sl.
KNOCKED OUT - verbs
• TAKE A DIRT NAP to be knocked out ...1990s US Black sl.
KNOCKING - adverbs
• NICKETY-NOCK with a clicking and knocking sound ...1812
KNOCKING - nouns
• NAT a light, quick knocking ...1893 Eng. dial.
• NAT-NATTING a light, quick knocking ...1893 Eng. dial.
• NATTLE a light, quick knocking; a rattling sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAN-DAN a loud knocking; a noise, din ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAN-TAN a loud knocking; a noise, din ...M17
• SAD a heavy pressing-downward movement; a thud, a thump; a hollow, knocking sound ...1828 Sc.
KNOCKING ABOUT - nouns
• TAISLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
• TASSLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
• TEAZLE a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
KNOCK-KNEED - adjectives
• BAKER-KNEED knock-kneed ...1652
• BAKER-LEGGED knock-kneed ...18C sl.
• BUCK-KNEED having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DISH-WHEELED adj. knock-kneed; said of a man or an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN-KNEED knock-kneed, having the knees bent inwards ...1795 Sc.
• NAP-KNEED knock-kneed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
KNOCK-KNEED - nouns, person
• CROOKSHANKS a knock-kneed or a bow-legged person ...17C sl.
KNOCK-KNEED - verbs
• KNOCK ANTHONY to walk knock-kneed ...18C Eng. sl.
KNOCK OUT, KNOCKOUT - nouns
• DINNYHAYSER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAYZER a heavy punch; a knockout blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAZER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• KAYO a knockout ...1910s sl.
• KING-HIT a knock-out punch, esp. an unfair one ...1912 Aust. sl.
• K.O. a knockout ...1910s sl.
• NAM a heavy blow with a bludgeon; a sudden knock-out stroke ...1825 Sc.
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE a knockout blow ...20C sl.
• PAULER a puzzle, a poser, a knockout blow ...1858 Sc.
• SUNDAY PUNCH a knockout punch ...1929 US sl.
• WOODENER a staggering or knock-out blow ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
KNOCK OUT - verbs
• KAYO to knock out ...1923 sl.
• KNOCK CUCKOO to knock out; to make unconscious; hence, to dazzle an audience ...1927 US sl.
• K.O. to knock out ...1927 sl.
• KYO to knock out ...20C sl.
• LAY OUT to knock someone out in a fight ...M19 sl., orig. US
• LAY OUT COLD to knock out, to defeat ...E19 sl., orig. US
• OUT to knock out ...1896 sl., orig. boxing sl.
• PASS OUT to knock out ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PUT ONE'S LIGHTS OUT to kill one; to knock one out or down ...1866 Amer. dial.
• RAP to knock out, to kill ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• TAKE OUT to knock out ...L19 sl.
• WOODEN to knock out ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ZONK OUT to overcome; to knock out ...1970s sl.
KNOCK OVER - verbs
• CALL to knock, hammer, drive into its place, to mend; to overturn, to knock over ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TUMP to knock or tip something, over, usually by accident; to overturn ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TUMP OVER to knock or tip something over, usually by accident; to overturn ...1961 Amer. dial.
KNOT - nouns
• BALD a ravelled knot ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FANK to coil a rope, to twist, to knot; to entangle the feet, to impede ...1660 Sc.
• FANKLE to entangle, to twist, to knot; to coil, to wind; to disorder ...1887 Sc.
• HALSH a noose, a loop, a slip-knot; a twist, turn ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARL a tangle, a knot; a confusion; mental confusion ...a1697 Eng dial.
• HATCH † a knot ...1688
• HATTER a jumble, a confused crowd; a knot or tangle ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENT a tangle; a knot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
KNOT - verbs
• BALTER † to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation ...1601
• CADGE † to fasten, tie, bind, knot ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALCH † to fasten, to tie, to knot ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALSH to fasten, to tie; to knot, to noose, to loop, to twist ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HARL to entangle, to twist, to knot together; to ravel or confuse ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TATHER to entangle; to twist; to knot; to involve ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
KNOTTED - adjectives
• NATTLED knotted, tangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAZZLED tangled, fuzzy, twisted, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAZZY fuzzy, tangled, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
KNOTTED - verbs
• HARL to entangle; to become knotted or entangled ...1851 Eng. dial.
KNOTTY - adjectives
• MAZZARDLY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• MAZZARDY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• NURLY knotty, gnarled ...1806 Amer.
KNOW - adjectives
• OMNISCITURIENT † desiring to know everything ...1837
KNOW - nouns, person
• ABERCROMBIE one who strives at creating the impression of knowing all ...1945 US sl.
• ALL-KENNER one who knows all ...1891
• KENNER * one who knows ...1686
• OMNISCIAN † one who professes to know everything ...1593 nonce word
KNOW - verbs
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESEECH † to seek to know ...c1250
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• HAVE BY THE SHORT HAIRS to know a subject, theme, etc. very thoroughly ...c1935 Aust.
• KEN to know, to understand, to perceive a fact, etc.; to be aware of ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW A FROM IZZARD to know the most rudimentary thing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KNOW THE WHOLE THRUFFING OF ANYTHING to know all about it ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MATTER to know, to have knowledge of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• READ THE MUSIC to know what is going on ...1940s US homosexual & prison sl.
• TELL to recognize; to know; to distinguish ...1886 Eng. dial.
• WAT to know, to inform; to assure; to be sensible of ...1864 Sc.
KNOW - phrases
• I'M DEAD UP TO THE COVE I know the man well ...1807 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM A SIDE OF SOLE LEATHER not know one at all ...1855 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM THE SIDE OF A BARN not know one at all ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT THE FOGGIEST IDEA no idea whatsoever; not know
• NOT THE FOGGIEST NOTION no idea whatsoever
KNOWABLE - adjectives
• NOSCIBLE †* knowable, famous, well-known ...1654
KNOWING - adjectives
• ACQUAINTED aware, knowing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• AWAKE knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on ...Bk1890 sl.
• AWAKE-UP alert, knowing, wise to ...1916 Aust. sl.
• CANNY knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
• DOWNY * knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY AS A HAMMER knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• FAR-KENNING knowing, prudent, far-seeing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLASH knowing; expert; showy ...1819 thieves' sl.
• FLY artful, knowing, shrewdly aware; sharp; smart ...c1810 sl.
• IKEY-MO artful, crafty, knowing ...L19 sl.
• LAIRY said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
• LARY said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
• LEARY cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• LEERY cunning, astute, knowing; artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary ...1718 sl.
• MULTISCIOUS † having much or varied knowledge; knowing much ...1656
• OLD cunning, crafty, sly, knowing; suspicious ...1722
• OLD-FARRAND knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANTLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONED knowing, cunning, intelligent; precocious ...1844 Eng. dial.
• OLDISH cunning, knowing ...1837 Eng. dial.
• OMNISCIOUS † knowing all things ...1588
• ON TO in a state of awareness; knowing or realizing the true meaning, nature, etc.
• OULDISH cunning, knowing ...1837 Eng. dial.
• PARVISCIENT knowing little ...1884
• QUAINT † wise, knowing; skilled; clever, ingenious ...a1250
• THREE-CUNNING intensely knowing; peculiarly sharp or acute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UP TO SLUM knowing, aware, on the look out for tricks ...E19 sl.
• UP TO SNUFF knowing, not easily deceived ...1811 Brit. sl.
• UP TO THE RIGS expert; wide-awake, knowing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UP TO TRAP knowing, up to date ...1828 Sc.
• VARMENT knowing, clever, cunning ...1829 sl., now Eng. dial.
• VARMINT knowing, clever, cunning ...1829 sl., now Eng. dial.
KNOWING - nouns, person
• CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP an artful, knowing fellow ...E19 sl.
• CLEVER-BOOTS a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER-CLOGS a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER DICK a smart or knowing person; generally used ironically or sarcastically ...1847 sl.
• CLEVER STICK a clever, smart, or knowing person; often used ironically or sarcastically ...1959 sl.
• CLEVER-STICKS a clever, smart, or knowing person; often used ironically or sarcastically ...1959 sl.
• DOWNEY a smooth, pleasant talker; a knowing fellow ...1859 Amer. sl.
• LURKIE a cunning, knowing, wide-awake person up to any trick ...1940s Aust. sl.
• OLD BIRD an experienced, knowing person ...c1887 colloq.
• OLDEN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLDUN a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
KNOWING - verbs
• CRACK WISE to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
• KNOW HOW MANY BEANS MAKE FIVE to be sharp-witted or knowing ...1889 sl.
KNOWINGLY - adverbs
• OLD craftily, knowingly; distrustfully, askance; angrily ...1881 Eng. dial.
KNOW-IT-ALL - nouns, person
• EYEBALL a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything; a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SMART ALEC (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART ALECK (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART ALICK (derogatory) a know-all ...1865 sl.
• SMART-ARSE (derogatory) a know-all ...1965 sl.
• SMART-ASS (derogatory) a know-all ...1965 US sl.
• SMART-BUTT a person who is disliked because he thinks he knows everything ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SMARTIE-BOOTS. a know-all ...1962 sl.
• SMARTY-BOOTS a know-all ...1962 sl.
• SMARTY-PANTS a know-all ...1941 sl., orig. US
KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGEABLE - adjectives
• ABOUT IT ready, knowledgeable, cool ...Bk2000 Amer. street sl.
• ALIVE knowledgeable; aware, esp. of a criminal scheme ...M19 sl.
• BOOKFUL †* full of knowledge or information gathered from books ...1709
• BRAINY knowledgeable, clever ...1845 sl.
• CUTE (often derogatory) knowledgeable, clever, shrewd, sharp, keen ...1731 sl., now chiefly US
• DAP alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
• FAR † of a person: advanced in age or knowledge ...c1340
• INSCIOUS † not knowing; lacking knowledge; ignorant ...1633
• MULTISCIOUS obs. having much or varied knowledge; knowing much ...1656
• NESCIENT ignorant, destitute of knowledge ...1626
• NESCIOUS †* ignorant; destitute of knowledge ...1633
• OMNISCIENT knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1791
• OMNISCIOUS † knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1588
• PALLADIAN pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
• PANSOPHIC embracing all knowledge ...1660
• PANSOPHICAL embracing all knowledge ...1651
• PANTOLOGIC of universal knowledge ...1858
• PANTOLOGICAL of universal knowledge ...1808
• POINTY-HEADED (derogatory) knowledgeable, clever ...1972 US sl.
• SAPIENT * having knowledge of, aware of ...1764
• SAVVY knowledgeable, clever ...1905 sl.
• SKILFUL † having good knowledge of a subject ...1596
• UP ON IT aware, knowledgeable ...1980s US Black sl.
• UP TO aware of, knowledgeable about ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE CACKLE aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE DODGE shrewd; knowledgeable; alert ...1846 US sl.
• UP TO THE GOSSIP aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
• UP TO THE TRY-ON aware of what is going on, shrewd, very experienced or knowledgeable ...L18 sl.
KNOWLEDGE - adverbs
• OFF SOUNDINGS beyond one's capabilities or knowledge ...1849 Amer. dial.
• OMNISCIENTLY with universal knowledge ...1856
KNOWLEDGE - nouns
• ACKNOWLEDGE † admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance ...1548
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT † recognition, knowledge ...1616
• ACQUAINTANCY * the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1859
• BEKENNING † knowledge, acquaintance ...c1380
• BEKNOWING † knowledge ...1340
• BOOK-LARE education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOK-LEAR education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAN skill, knowledge ...1768 Scot
• COCUM knowledge ...M19 sl.
• EAR-KNOWLEDGE † knowledge obtained by hearsay ...1624
• FACULTY † a branch or department of knowledge ...c1384
• GAME expert ability at a particular skill; knowledge; power or influence in a particular industry or environment ...1950s sl.
• IDEA BOX the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEA POT the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• INGINE † ingenuity, quickness of intellect; ability; knowledge, invention ...1660 Sc.
• INSIGHT-KENNAGE knowledge, information ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KENNING † mental cognition; knowledge, cognizance; recognition ...c1440 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KITH † knowledge
• LAIR learning, knowledge; education ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LARE learning, knowledge; education ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• LERING † learning, scholarly knowledge ...1340
• LETTRURE † knowledge of letters or books; learning ...a1300
• MASTERY † a department of skill or knowledge; an art or science ...a1300
• MEDICINE knowledge, information ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MISOLOGY hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge ...1833
• MOVES knowledge, ability, 'smarts' ...1960s sl., orig. US
• NOTITION † knowledge, information, intelligence ...c1485
• OMNISCIENCE universal knowledge ...a1845
• OMNISCIENCY † infinite knowledge ...1640
• OMNISCIENTNESS universal knowledge ...1727
• PANSOPHISM the possession or profession of universal knowledge ...1868
• PANSOPHY 1. universal or large amount of knowledge ...1642
2. the claim or pretension to universal knowledge ...1792
• PANTOLOGY a survey or systematic view of all branches of knowledge; universal knowledge; also, a compendium of universal information ...1810
• RECKONING comprehension, understanding, knowledge ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SAUVENDIE learning, knowledge ...1822 Sc.
• SAVENDIE † knowledge, sagacity ...1823 Sc.
• SCLATCH a smattering of knowledge ...a1897 Sc.
• SIGHT † knowledge, skill, insight ...1530
• SKILFULNESS † knowledge of a thing ...a1656
• SKILL knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
• SMACKERING † a slight or superficial knowledge in or of a subject; a smattering ...L16
• TILTH the cultivation of knowledge, morality, religion, the mind, etc. ...a1225
KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGEABLE - nouns, person
• BOFFIN a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist ...Aust. sl.
• BRAIN a knowledgeable or clever person ...1914 sl.
• BRIGHT SPARK a knowledgeable, witty, or clever person; used ironically or sarcastically ...1974 sl.
• OMNISCIENT one having very extensive knowledge ...1794
• ORACLE a person of great wisdom or knowledge whose opinions or decisions are generally accepted; an authority reputed or affecting to be infallible ...1596
• PANSOPHIST a claimant or pretender to universal knowledge ...1864
• PANTOLOGIST one who studies or is versed in universal knowledge ...1840
• PHILONOIST a lover of knowledge ...1804
• SHARPIE a knowledgeable or clever person ...1949 sl., orig. US
KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGEABLE - verbs
• HAVE to understand, to comprehend; to have a knowledge of ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE WRINKLE MORE IN ONE'S ARSE to get one piece of knowledge more than one had ...c1786 sl.
• KEN to know a thing; to have knowledge of or about; to be acquainted with ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS to have a thorough knowledge of, implying smugness; often used disparagingly ...1933 sl.
• KNOW A THING OR TWO to be competent, or have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1792 sl.
• KNOW ONE'S ONIONS to be competent or have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1922 sl.
• KNOW ONE'S STUFF to have a thorough knowledge of one's subject ...1927 sl., orig. US
• KNOW WHAT'S WHAT to be knowledgeable, competent, worldly ...a1553
• LERE † 1. to learn, to acquire knowledge; to study or read a book; to learn to do something ...c1220
† 2. to acquire knowledge; to be informed ...a1300
• MATTER to know, to have knowledge of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT HAVE A CLUE to lack knowledge ...1948 sl.
• SKILL † to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
• TALK LIKE THE BACK OF A CIGARETTE CARD to pretend to greater knowledge than one has ...1930s sl.
KNOWN - adjectives
• ACQUAINT acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
• AKNOWN known, acquainted ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BAKONT known, acquainted ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BEKEND † known ...1513 Sc.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• BEKNOWNST known ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• COGNOSCIBLE capable of being known, knowable, ascertainable, recognizable ...1648
• ETH-KENT well known, easily recognizable ...1908 Sc.
• FAR-FAMED well-known, widely celebrated ...1624
• FAR-KEND known far and wide, famous ...1786 Sc.
• FAR-KENN'D seen a long way off; well-known ...1785 Eng. dial.
• KEND known ...c1450 Sc.
• KENNED known ...c1450 Sc.
• KENNIT known ...1513 Sc.
• KENT known ...1513 Sc.
• KNOW-NOTHING that holds that nothing can be known; agnostic ...1858
• NAME-COUTH † known by name; famous; renowned; well-known ...a1000
KNOWN - nouns
• COGNOSCIBLE that which can be known ...1683
KNOWN - verbs
• ACCUSE * to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
• BEKEN † to make known; to declare, to show ...a1300
• DECIPHER † of actions, outward signs, etc.: to reveal, to make known, to indicate ...1529
• DECLARE † to manifest, to make known; to describe, to state in detail; to recount, to relate ...c1340
• ECLAT * to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• OPEN † to lay bare or make manifest to the view; to reveal, to disclose, to declare, to make known ...c900
• UNCLOSE to disclose, to make known, to reveal ...a1300
• VENT † to become known, to be divulged ...1622
KNUCKLE - nouns
• MARROWBONE a knuckle ...1834 Amer. sl.
• NAB a knuckle ...1891 Eng. dial.
KNUCKLE-BONES - nouns
• KEBS the game of knuckle-bones ...Bk1901 Sc.
KOALA - nouns
• KANGAROO-BEAR the koala ...1885
KOOKABURRA - nouns
• ALARM BIRD the kookaburra ...1943 Aust.
• HA-HA BIRD a kookaburra ...1938 Aust. sl.
• HA-HA PIGEON a kookaburra ...1938 Aust. sl.
• JACK a familiar name for a kookaburra ...L19 Aust. sl.
• JACKO a kookaburra ...1907 Aust. sl.
• JACKY a kookaburra ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAUGHING JACKASS a kookaburra ...1798 Aust.
KOOLAID - nouns
• PENNY DRINK Koolaid ...1998 Amer. Black usage
KOREAN - nouns, person
• CHOGI a Korean worker ...1951 US sl.
• MOOSE a young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. the wife or mistress of a serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea ...1953 US services' sl.
• YOBO a Korean or person of Korean descent ...1967 Hawaii
KOREAN WAR - nouns
• MIG ALLEY in the Korean war: airspace controlled by North Korea and its allies ...1951 US sl.
• MISTER TRUMAN’S WAR the Korean war ...1964 US sl.