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LEG - LIAR
LEG - adjectives
• BADGER-LEGGED having legs of unequal length, as the badger was vulgarly supposed to have ...a1704
• BANDY-LEGGED bow-legged
• BANDY-SHANKED bandy-legged; having thin crooked legs; bowlegged ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BANTY bowlegged ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BANTY-LEGGED bowlegged ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-KNEED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-LEGGED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE crooked, deformed; of the legs: bandy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWDIE-LEGGIT having bow-legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-HOUGHED bow-legged ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-LEGGIT having bandy legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWN-BURDENED having sturdy calves or legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROKE-LEGGED † having bandy legs; having the leg or legs broken or crippled ...1377
• BUCK-ANKLED having bent or uneven legs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAMBED †* having legs ...a1661
• GAM-LEGGED having crooked legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEGGED thin-legged ...19C US sl.
• GANGLESHANK long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAMBLE-SHANKED † maimed or lame in the leg ..1661
• HATCHET-LEGGED having crooked or misshapen legs ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAWMED † of legs: bandy, curved ...1610
• HAWM-LEGGED † bandy-legged, bow-legged ...1608
• ILL-LEGGED adj. having unshapely legs ...1848 Sc.
• INDIAN-TOED having legs that are noticeably bent or uneven ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK-LEGGED of legs: noticeably bent or uneven ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMBY † strong on the legs ...a1400
• LATH-LEGGED long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEGGY long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIMBER-LEGGED feeling weak in the legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BUTTED having very short legs ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LONG-SPARRED having long arms or legs ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MAISLED of the legs: speckled from sitting over the fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIZZLED having different colours; mottled, spotted, speckled; said especially of the legs when discoloured by sitting too near the fire ...1832 Sc.
• PAMMY fat, thick; having thick, swollen legs ...1878 Eng. dial.
• PLEASURE-BENT of legs: bowed, bent ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUEER-GAMMED bandy-legged ...E19 sl.
• SCRAE-SHANKIT having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF'D having a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHARP-SHINNED having slender legs or shanks
• SHITEPOKE long-legged ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKRAE-SHANKIT having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SPINGLE-LEGGED long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TIMBER-TOED having a wooden leg ...1814 sl.
• UNDERLEGGED † having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1681
• UNDERLIMBED having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1686
• YAMMY of the legs: well-shaped, stout ...1868 Eng. dial;.
LEG - adverbs
• ASKEW of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPLEW of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...1873 Eng. dial.
• ASPODE of the legs: wide apart, stretched out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPOLE of the legs: wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• STRIDELONG †* with the legs wide apart ...1609
LEG - nouns
• ABC scorch marks on one's legs ...1920s Irish sl.
• BACCY STICK a leg ...1885 Amer. sl.
• BACK-SPAULD the hind leg ...1824 Sc.
• BACON AND EGGS legs ...1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• BENCHED LEGS crooked or sprawling legs ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BENCH LEGS crooked or sprawling legs ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BENDER the leg ...1849 sl., orig. US
• BOTTLE LEGS crooked legs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOW-HOUGHS crooked legs or thighs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAN the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAND the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWN the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOMSTICKS thin, undersized limbs ...1896 colloq.
• CABBAGE-STUMPS the legs ...L19 sl.
• CANTLE the leg of an animal ...1811 Eng. dial.
• CLOTHES-PEGS. the legs ...1940s rhyming sl.
• CRIBBAGE PEG a leg ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAIKON LEGS short, pale, and fat legs ...1981 Hawaiian youth sl.
• DEADLEG a numb feeling in the leg following a kneeing in the thigh by an attacker ...Brit. sl.
• DOOG GELS of a passing woman: good legs ...M19 back-slang
• DUCK'S DISEASE shortness of legs ...1925 jocular
• EASTER EGG the leg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GAM the leg; orig. applied to a crippled leg, later to a woman's leg ...1785 UK sl.
• GAMB a leg, esp. a female leg ...L18 sl.
• GAMBA †* the leg of a horse ...1607
• GAMBER of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1895 Eng. dial.
• GAMBREL of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GAME-PAW a game leg ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMEREL of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GAMMON † a leg, thigh of a person ...1756 Sc.
• GAMMY LEG a lame leg ...M19 sl.
• HATCHET LEG a crooked or misshapen leg ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HOMMOCKS large, awkward feet or legs ...1809 Eng. dial.
• IRISH ARMS thick legs ...20C sl.
• IRISH-LEGS thick legs ...Bk1896 sl.
• JAYBIRD LEGS very skinny legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JURY LEG a wooden leg ...M18 sl.
• KNEE-BOARD † the part of the leg at the back of the knee; the back of the thigh or hough ...c1425
• LALL the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLETTE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLIE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLY a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLY-PEG the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LANDING GEAR the legs ...1941 US aviators' usage
• LEGITIS any leg affliction ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEGLET 1. a little leg ...1821
2. an ornament for the leg ...1836
• LONGFELLOWS long legs ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LYLE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• MILEPOSTER a person's leg ...1955 US Black sl.
• MILL-POSTS very thick or fat legs ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MOGGANS the legs ...B1900 Sc.
• NETHERLINGS clothing for legs ...1852 nonce word
• NETHERS * lower limbs or parts ...1822
• PAIR OF COMPASSES the human legs, esp. when accentuated by the tight trousers that were fashionable c1880 ...L19 sl.
• PAT AND CHARLIE one's own legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEDESTRIAN DIGITS the legs ...c1890 schoolboys' sl.
• PEG a wooden leg ...1833 colloq.
• PEGS the legs ...1833 jocular
• PIANO SHAFTS unshapely legs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PINS the legs ...1530 sl.
• PROPS the legs ...1828 sl.
• PUDDING-LEGGIE a fat, chubby leg ...1844 Sc.
• RAMMER the leg ...M19 sl.
• SCOTCH PEG a leg ...1857 rhyming sl.
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb ...1866 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a long, crooked, scraggy limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCROG-LEGS bandy legs; crooked shanks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAFTS the human legs ...1930s US Black sl.
• SHANKS the legs ...jocular
• SKEETER LEG a very thin leg ...1889 Amer. dial.
• STEMS the legs ...1860 sl.
• STUMPS the legs ...a1460 sl.
• TABLE LEGS people's legs that are noticeably bent, uneven, or not right; thick legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TAMP BRACES (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TAMPON BRACES (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TEBBIE the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIB the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMBER a wooden leg; hence, a leg ...1807 sl.
• TIMBER-LIFTERS legs, limbs, esp. when wearing wooden clogs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMBERS legs, limbs ...1751 Sc.
• TIMBER-TOE a wooden leg ...1785 sl.
• TINKER'S TARTAN a mottled discolouration of the legs caused by sitting too close to a fire ...1964 Sc.
• UNDERPINNERS the legs ...1859
• UNDERPINNINGS the legs ...1848 US sl.
• UNDERSTANDINGS the legs ...E19 sl.
• UPRIGHTS the legs ...L19 UK Black sl.
• UPSTANDERS the legs ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WALKERS † a person's legs ...c1611
• WHEELS the legs ...1927 US sl., orig. criminals'
• WOODEN PEG a leg ...Brit. sl.
LEG - nouns, person
• BOWLIE a term of contempt for a bow-legged person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CROOKSHANKS a knock-kneed or a bow-legged person ...17C sl.
• HALF-A-FOOT a person with a wooden leg ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• LEG-MAN a man strongly attracted to women with beautiful legs; a man sexually stimulated by women's legs ...1940s US colloq.
• LONGSHANKS a tall or long-legged person ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MUNSTER HEIFER a thick-legged and/or thick-ankled woman ...c1810 Anglo-Irish
• RAINBOW a bowlegged person ...Bk20C sl.
• RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAG-CAUF a woman with thin legs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEETER LEGS a person with thin legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TANGS-LEGS a person with long thin legs ...1905 Sc.
• TIMBER-TOE(S) a wooden-legged man ...1785 sl.
• WONKY LEGS someone with deformed legs; a cruel term for a cripple ...Brit. sl.
• ZAD a deformed or crooked person; a bandy-legged person; a hunchbacked person ...1725 sl.
LEG - verbs
• DILLUP to dangle the legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIK of a person: to fold, bend, or tuck a limb under one ...1768 Sc.
• FAKE A PIN to create a sore leg, or to cut it, as if accidentally, with an axe, etc., in hopes to obtain a discharge from the army or navy, to get into the doctor's list, etc. ...1812 sl.
• FAKE ONE'S PIN to 'create' a sore or wounded leg ...19C criminals' sl.
• HANDLE THE FEET to make good use of the legs ...1879 Eng. dial.
• LOSE THE USE OF SHANK'S MARE to lose the use of one's legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MAISLE to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LEG - phrases
• BEEF TO THE HEEL(S) with rather overweight legs ...1867 sl.
• CALVES GONE TO GRASS said of slender, undeveloped legs, with lack of calves ...1813
• HE COULDN'T HEM A PIG IN A ONE-FOOT DITCH said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A HOG IN A DITCH WITH A SACK BETWEEN HIS LEGS said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A PIG IN A RAIL FENCE said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEGS RIGHT UP HER ASS a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• LEGS RIGHT UP TO HER ARSE a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• LEGS RIGHT UP TO HER BUM a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• VEAL WILL BE CHEAP - CALVES FALL! a mocking cry aimed at one who has very thin legs ...L17 sl.
LEGACY - adjectives
• LEGABLE * bequeathed by legacy ...1721
LEGACY - nouns
• DAB a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IN THE FIST, A a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IN THE HAND, A a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DILIP a legacy ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LEGATE † a legacy or bequest ...1447
• LEGATION †* a gift by will; a legacy ...1586
• QUETHE-WORD † a legacy, bequest ...1481
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
LEGACY - nouns, person
• LEGACY-HUNTER one who pays court to old and rich persons in hope of obtaining a legacy ...1693
• LEGACY-MONGER one who pays court to old and rich persons in hope of obtaining a legacy ...1647
• LEGATARY one to whom a bequest is left; a legatee ...1542
• LEGATEE a person to whom a legacy has been bequeathed ...1679-88
LEGACY - verbs
• LEGACY † to give or leave as a legacy; to bequeath a legacy to ...1546
• LEGATEE †* to hand over to a legatee, to transfer by will ...1797
• WAIT FOR DEAD MEN'S SHOES to look forward to an inheritance; to live in expectation of a legacy or other advantage from a man's death ...1546
LEGAL - adjectives
• LEGIT not illegal ...1908 sl.
• LIGGLE legal ...c1930 Amer. dial.
• VAILABLE † legally valid or effective ...1433-4
LEGAL - nouns
• GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
• JOHN DOE an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action
• WRITIN'S legal papers, will, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
LEGAL - nouns, person
• JOHN-A-NOKES † an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action; an ordinary person ...
• JOHN-A-STILES † an anonymous party, usually the defendant, in a legal action ...
• YARD-AXE LAWYER a person (not a lawyer) who gives legal opinions on a variety of subjects ...1950 Amer. dial.
LEGALITY - nouns, person
• LEGALIST a stickler for legality ...1865
LEGALIZE - verbs
• LEAL †* to legalize, to authorize ...c1350
LEGEND - nouns
• FANCY a legend, a fanciful tale; a whim, an idea; delirious talk; general in plural ...1836 Eng. dial.
• LEGENDRY legends collectively ...1849
• MARVEL † a wonderful story or legend ...a1300
• THREAP a tradition, legend; an oft-repeated saying; a report ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
LEGEND - nouns, person
• FABULIST one who relates fables or legends ...1593
• LEGENDARIAN † the writer of a legendary (collection of legends, esp. of lives of saints) ...1677
• LEGENDER †* a writer of a legend ...1611
• LEGENDIST a writer of legends ...1664
LEGEND - verbs
• AFFABULATE † to attribute by legend; to assign fabulously; to tell tales ...1622
• FABULIZE † to invent fables; to relate as legend ...1612
LEGENDARY - adjectives
• LEGENDOUS †* legendary ...1686
LEGERDEMAIN - nouns
• HANKY-PANKY jugglery, legerdemain; trickery, double dealing, underhand dealing; dishonest or corrupt activity; deceit ...1841 sl.
LEGGINGS - nouns
• GALLIGASKINS leggings, gaiters ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLYSLOPES leggings, gaiters ...L19 sl.
• GAMASHES a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAMASHINS † a kind of leggings or gaiters of worsted or other material ...1822 Sc.
• GAMASHONS a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet ...1684 Sc.
• PALANQUINS long gaiters, leggings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEETIKINS gaiters, short leggings ...1871 Sc.
• YANKS gaiters, leggings ...1865 Eng. dial.
LEGITIMACY - nouns
• LEGITIMATION † legitimacy; the condition of being legitimate ...1535
• LEGITIMITY * legitimacy ...1828
• NATURALNESS †* genuineness, legitimacy ...1656
LEGITIMATE - adjectives
• LEGIT legitimate ...1931 Amer. sl.
• LEGITIME † legitimate ...1393
• NATURAL † of children: legitimate ...1412-20
• RIGHT-HAND of a person: born of parents who are married; legitimate ...1908 Amer. dial.
LEGITIMATE - nouns, person
• YARD CHILD a legitimate child ...1924 Amer. dial.
LEGLESS - adjectives
• SAWED-OFF short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWN-OFF short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWNY short; legless ...L19 sl.
LEGLESS - nouns, person
• SKATER a legless person who uses a wheeled board for transportation ...1930s US criminals' sl.
LEISURE - adjectives
• OTIANT * at leisure, doing nothing, idle, indolent, at ease ...1878
LEISURE - nouns
• DODGE odd moments, spare time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASEDOM comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc. ...1832 Sc.
• EEM † leisure ...1846 Eng. dial.
• ODD TIME leisure, spare moments; a time by chance ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFF free time ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• TOOM † vacant or unoccupied time; time free or sufficient for doing something, leisure; a space or interval of time, a while ...1297
• VACANCE †* leisure, relaxation ...1609
LEISURE - nouns, person
• COUCH POTATO someone who spends leisure time as passively as possible, esp. watching TV or videos, eats junk food, and takes little or no exercise ...1979 sl., orig. US
LEISURE - verbs
• EEM to spare time, to find an opportunity; to have leisure; to succeed in doing a thing ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A DAY FOR A KING, A to have a day off, esp. in wet or foggy weather ...1947 NZ sl.
• LOOK SPARE to have nothing to do; to be at leisure ...Amer. World War I sl.
• VAKE † of persons: to be free, to have time or leisure for engaging in some occupation; to be occupied or busy ...1456 Sc.
LEISURELINESS - nouns
• LEISURENESS * leisureliness ...1742
LEISURELY adjectives
• LEISUREFUL having abundant leisure; leisurely ...c1449
• SAUNTERSOME slow, leisurely, unhurried ...1912 Sc.
• TIME-TAKING that takes time, leisurely, slow ...1838
• TOOMSOME †* leisurely, free from haste, unhurried ...a1400
LEISURELY - adverbs
• ADVISEDLY † with full or calm consideration; deliberately, leisurely ...1483
• LEISURABLY * leisurely, without haste ...a1540
• TOOMLY in a leisurely way; somewhat slowly; without haste ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LEISURELY - verbs
• TAKE ONE'S TEXAS TIME to do something in a leisurely fashion ...1985 Amer. dial.
LEMONADE - nouns
• LEMONADO † lemonade ...c1640
LEMUR
• HALF-APE a lemur ...1883
LEND - verbs
• BRACE to lend money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FENERATE † to put money to usury; to lend money at interest ...1623
• HAVE to give, to lend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JAWBONE to trust; to lend ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LEND THE LOAN OF to lend ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SHY to lend money at extortionate rates of interest ...20C sl.
• SHYLOCK to engage in usurious loan practices; to lend money at extortionate rates of interest ...20C sl.
LENDER - nouns, person
• LENEND † a lender, a usurer ...a1000
LENDING - nouns
• LENT † the act of lending; loan ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LENGTH - adjectives
• QUINCUPEDAL †* having the measure of five feet ...Bk1658
• TRIPEDANEOUS †* having a length of three feet ...1656
LENGTH - adverbs
• ALONG-STRAIGHT lying at full length ...1893 Eng. dial.
LENGTH - nouns
• BANDLE an Irish measure of two feet in length ...1623
• DECEMPEDAL † ten feet in length ...1656
• FAR-LENGTH distance, furthest length ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FATHOM 1. the length covered by the outstretched arms, including the hands to the tip of the longest finger; hence, a definite measure of 6 feet ...a800
† 2. three feet in length ...1692-1708
• HANDFUL † a lineal measure of four inches ...c1450
• LENGTHWAY † the direction of the length of something ...1691
• LONGITY †* length ...1664
• QUINCUPEDAL †* a measure or rule of five foot long ...Bk1656
• SIDENESS † length ...c1375
• SIDTH * length; depth ...1855 Eng. dial.
LENGTHEN - verbs
• LENG † to lengthen, to prolong; to delay ...a1000
• LENGTH † to lengthen, to prolong ...a1300
• PROROGUE † to prolong, to lengthen, to extend in time or duration; to cause to last longer; to continue, to protract ...1425
LENGTHENED - nouns
• LENGTHENMENT * the fact of being lengthened ...1814
LENGTHWISE - adverbs
• ALONGST lengthwise ...1660 Eng. dial.
• ENLANGWYSE lengthwise ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LANGLINS lengthwise ...1768 Sc.
LENGTHY - adjectives
• LONGSOME † long, lengthy, tediously long, wearisome by its length; long-lasting ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial
LENIENCE, LENIENCY - nouns
• FAVOUR † lenity, mildness, mitigation of punishment; an instance of this, a lenient act ...c1460
• FAVOURABLENESS † kindliness, leniency ...1545
LENIENT - adjectives
• CLEMENTIOUS † mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority; merciful, lenient, kindly towards those in one's power ...1632
• LENITIVE † of persons, their dispositions, etc.: displaying lenience, gentle, lenient ...1620
LENIENT - verbs
• PULL ONE'S PUNCHES to put less than one's full force into delivering blows; fig. to use less force than one is capable of exerting; to be gentle or lenient, esp. in criticism or punishment
• TAKE IT EASY to treat leniently ...1950s sl.
LENT - adjectives
• LENTEN † pert. to Lent ...c1020
LENT - nouns
• FASTENS-EVE the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday ...1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASTENS-TUESDAY the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday ...1585 Eng. dial.
• LENTEN † Lent ...a1023
• LENTEN STUFF † provisions suitable for Lent ...a1548
• OPEN-TIDE † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...c1440
• OPEN TIME † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...a1529
• OPE-TIDE † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...1597
LENT - nouns, person
• LENTEN MAN an observer of Lent ...1698 nonce word
LENTIL - nouns
• LENT † lentils ...1382
LEOPARD - adjectives
• LEOPARDINE †* characteristic of a leopard ...1641
• PARDINE * pert. to a leopard or panther ...1859
LEOPARD - nouns
• CATAMOUNT † a panther or leopard ...1664
• CATAMOUNTAIN the leopard or panther ...1432-50
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LEAP † an alleged name for a company of leopards ...1486
• LEOPARDLING * a young leopard ...1861
• LIBBARD the leopard ...a1300
• PARD a panther or leopard ...a1300 arch. or poetic
• PARDAL † the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDALE † the panther or leopard ...1553
• SPOTTED TIGER † the leopard ...1784
LEPER - nouns
• LAZAR-COTE † a hut or lodge for the reception of lazars ...1470-85
• LAZARET a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital ...1611
• LAZARETTO a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital ...1549
• LAZAR-HOUSE a house for lazars or diseased persons, esp. lepers ...1530
• LAZARUS-CLAPPER † a clapper or rattle with which a leper gave notice of his approach ...1593
• LAZARUS-HOUSE † a house for lepers ...1560
• LEPROSY * a leper-house ...1834
• MALADERIE † a hospital, esp. for lepers ...1461 obs. exc. Hist.
LEPER - nouns, person
• LAZAR a poor and diseased person, usually one afflicted with a loathsome disease, esp. a leper ...1340 arch.
• LAZARUS * a leper; a beggar ...1508
• LEPRESS † a female leper ...1541
• LEPROUS † a leper ...c1250
• MEAZLE † a leper; a filthy creature ...1746 Eng. dial.
LEPROSY, LEPROUS - adjectives
• LAZAR affected with a loathsome disease, esp. leprosy; leprous ...1483
• LAZARLY † lazar-like, diseased ...1612-15
• LAZAROUS † leprous ...1536
• LEPERED † affected with leprosy ...1598
• LEPERY †* leprous ...1558-68
• LEPROSED † made leprous ...1550
• LEPROSIED * tainted with leprosy ...1709
• LEPROUSED † made leprous ...1550
• MEAZLE † leprous ...1882 Sc.
• UNDERGORE † in a state of leprous eruption ...1802 Sc.
LEPROSY - nouns
• LAZAROUSNESS † leprosy ...1648-60
• LAZARY † leprosy ...1502
• LEPROSITY † leprous quality or condition, leprosy ...1555
• LEPER † leprosy ...c1250
• LEPERHEAD † leprosy ...1398
• LEPERHOOD † leprosy ...1493
• LEPRY † leprosy ...1430-40
• LIPPER † leprosy ...c1250
LEPROSY - nouns, person
• LEPROLOGIST * a medical expert in leprous diseases ...1900
LEPROSY - verbs
• BELEPER † to afflict with leprosy ...c1623
LESBIAN - adjectives (also see HOMOSEXUAL)
• BUTCH of female homosexuals: masculine in appearance or behaviour; virile, tough ...1941 sl.
• BUTCHY suggesting a lesbian ...1956 Amer. sl.
• DIKEY lesbian ...1964 sl.
• DYKEY lesbian ...1964 sl.
• FUNNY of a man: homosexual, effeminate; of a woman: lesbian ...1930s sl.
• MANTEE of a lesbian: very masculine in appearance or behaviour; given to taking the active role in copulation ...1936 Amer. homosexual sl.
• PACKING of a lesbian: wearing a strap-on dildo, usually under one's clothes, or wearing other padding in the genital area to look as if one has a penis ...1990s US gay sl.
• SIL(L) infatuated ; thus of a lesbian: involved in an affair ...1930s sl.
LESBIAN - nouns
• PUSSY-BUMPING lesbian activity ...20C sl.
• SAPPHISM 'unnatural sexual relations between women'; homosexuality between women ...1890
• TALKING having a relationship with another woman while in prison ...1970s lesbian euphemism
LESBIAN - nouns, person
• AMAZON a masculine lesbian ...1990s US Black sl.
• AMY-JOHN a lesbian, esp. one who plays the dominant role ...M20 Amer. sl.
• APACHE a lesbian ...1930s sl.
• BABY BUTCH a young, boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• BABY DYKE a young, inexperienced lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BATTLE CRUISER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1982 US sl.
• B.F. in a lesbian couple: the 'male' ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BLUFF a female homosexual who can alternate between active/passive roles ...1950s sl.
• BULLDAGGER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1938 US sl., chiefly Black
• BULL-DIKE (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DIKER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DYKE (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DYKER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BUTCH a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1954 sl., orig. US
• BUTCH-BROAD a mannish aggressive lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1966 US sl.
• CAMPER a young boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• CARPET CHEWER a lesbian ...1985 Amer. sl.
• CARPET-LICKER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• CARPET-MUNCHER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• COOKIE a lesbian who takes a passive role in homosexual activity ...1978 Amer. sl.
• COOSE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOSIE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZ a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZEY a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZIE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZY a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• CUNT-LAPPER a lesbian ...20C sl.
• DADDY the woman who plays the active, masculine role in a lesbian relationship ...1940s US sl.
• DAGGER a lesbian who is butch...1967 US Black sl.
• DANDISETTE a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDIZETTE a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDYSETTE a female homosexual; a lesbian ...E19 Brit. sl.
• DARL a lesbian ...2000s NZ sl.
• DIESEL a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies ...1958 sl., orig. US
• DIESEL DYKE a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies ...1958 sl., orig. US
• DIKE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1931 sl.
• DIKEY a lesbian, or a virago ...E20 US sl.
• DUFF a feminine lesbian ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• DYKE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1931 sl.
• FAIRY LADY a lesbian who takes a passive role in sex ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FANNY NOSHER a lesbian ...1990s sl.
• FEMME a lesbian who adopts a passive, feminine role ...1957 sl.
• FLUFF a lesbian with female traits ...20C US homosexual usage
• FLUZZ DYKE a passive lesbian; a feminine male homosexual ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• GAL OFFICER a lesbian ...1940s US Black sl.
• GIRLFRIEND 1. a term of address between lesbians, not necessarily in relationship ...1980s sl.
2. any friend, irrespective of gender or sexuality; a lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• GOLD-STAR LESBIAN a lesbian who has never had sex with a man and intends that she never will ...2004 UK sl.
• HARD DRESSER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1967 US sl.
• HIGH FEMME a very feminine lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• HOMECHICKEN a male or female homosexual ...1980s US college sl.
• JASPER a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• LACE-CURTAIN LESBIAN a lesbian whose mannerisms and affectations do not suggest her sexual preference ...1969 US sl.
• LADY-LOVER a lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1921 US sl.
• LEMON a lesbian ...1980s Aust. sl.
• LES (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LESBIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1940 sl.
• LESBINE a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• LESBO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1940 sl.
• LESBYTERIAN a jocular nickname for a lesbian ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• LESIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LESLIE a lesbian ...E20 Aust. sl.
• LESO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LESSIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZ (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LEZZ (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZZO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LEZZY (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LIZZIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1949 sl.
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP a lesbian ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUG a woman who takes lesbian lovers in college and then reverts to heterosexuality after graduation from college (Lesbian Until Graduation) ...1993 US sl.
• MAMA 1. a feminine lesbian ...1940s sl.
2. a masculine lesbian ...1980s sl.
• MANATEE a masculine lesbian ...1960s US gay sl.
• MANNY a lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• MANTEE a masculine lesbian ...1930s sl.
• MASON a lesbian assuming a masculine role ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTEE a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTIE a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTY a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MOM a passive partner in a lesbian relationship; also, a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance and behaviour ...1957 homosexual sl.
• MUFFER a lesbian, a woman who performs cunnilingus ...1960s US sl.
• NELLY a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• OLD TOM 1. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
2. an old lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• PALONE-OMEE a lesbian ...2002 UK sl.
• PANCAKE a masculine lesbian who permits herself to take the passive role ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• PAPA a masculine lesbian ...1940s US sl.
• POPPA a fellow lesbian ...1970s US gay sl.
• POPPER a fellow lesbian ...1970s US gay sl.
• QUEAN a lesbian ...c1970 homosexual sl.
• QUEEN a lesbian ...1960s US Black sl.
• QUEER (usually derogatory) a homosexual man or lesbian ...1914 US sl.
• RALEIGH BIKE a lesbian ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'dyke'
• RUFFLE the passive partner in a lesbian sexual relationship ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• RUG-MUNCHER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• SAPPHIST a female homosexual ...1902
• SAPPHO a lesbian ...M18 sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT BUTCH a lesbian who dressed up as a 'butch' at the weekend ...1950s US homosexual usage
• SKOOCHIE (derogatory) a lesbian ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• TOP SERGEANT a masculine lesbian ...1940s gay sl.
• U-HAUL a lesbian who falls in love at first sight and moves in right away with a new lover ...1990s US gay sl.
• VAGITARIAN a lesbian ...1990s US gay sl.
• VAN DYKE 1. a lesbian with a trace of a moustache on her upper lip ...1960s US gay sl.
2. a lesbian truck driver ...1960s US gay sl.
• VEGETABLE a lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• VELCRO a lesbian ...2000 UK sl.
• VILLAGE BIKE a lesbian ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'dyke'
• WOLF an aggressive or masculine lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• WOMAN-LOVER a lesbian ...1930s sl.
LESBIAN - nouns, person, other
• SAPPHO DADDY-O a heterosexual man who socializes extensively with lesbians ...1990s US homosexual sl.
LESBIAN - verbs
• HIT THE SHEETS to be passive to the overtures of another woman ...1970s US lesbian sl.
• LADY-LOVE to engage in lesbian activity ...1934 US sl.
• MACK of lesbians: to act in a masculine manner ...1960s US gay sl.
• MACK IT among lesbians: to comport oneself in a strongly masculine or aggressive manner ...1966 Amer. sl.
LESS - adjectives
• ADMINUTIVE †* characterized by diminution; tending to grow less ...1656
• SHY having less of something than is desired, required or necessary ...1895 US sl.
• UNDER PAR less than average, or less than projected ...1767 UK
LESS - nouns
• LESSNESS * the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness ...1635
LESS, LESSEN - verbs
• BASE † to lessen in amount or value, to depreciate ...1581
• DEBATE † to abate; to beat down, to bring down, to lower, to reduce, to lessen, to diminish ...c1450
• DEQUANTITATE †* to diminish the quantity or amount of; to lessen ...1646
• DISQUANTITY to lessen in quantity, to diminish ...1605
• FAIK to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• FAINT †* to make less, to diminish ...1599
• FALK to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• IMMINISH † to become less; to decrease ...a1400
• INLESS †* to make less, to diminish ...1515
• KEEL † to make less violent, eager, or ardent; to assuage, to mitigate, to lessen ...c1175
• LESS † 1. to become less, to decrease ...a1225
† 2. to make less, to lessen, to diminish ...a1300
• MINIFY to reduce in actual size or importance; to make less, to lessen ...1866
• MINORATE † to lessen, to diminish, to depreciate ...1534
• MINUATE †* to make less, to diminish ...1657
• PAIR † to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCARCEN to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in circumstances; to lessen; to make bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAKE OFF to abate, to grow less, to decrease ...1776
• THIN to lessen in numbers, to diminish ...1791 Sc.
• WANZE † to decrease, to grow less; of the moon: to wane ...c1200
• WELK † to become less, to diminish, to shrink ...1390
LESSENED - adjectives
• IMMINUTE † diminished, lessened ...a1681
LESSENING - adjectives
• DECRESCENT decreasing, growing gradually less ...1811
LESSENING - nouns
• BATEMENT reduction, lessening, diminution ...1677 arch.
• DECREMENT the fact of decreasing or growing gradually less; decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss ...1621
• IMMINUTION † diminution, lessening, decrease ...1590
• LESSING † lessening, diminution; abatement ...c1340
• RABATE †* diminution; lessening, drawing in ...1589
• RABBATE †* diminution; lessening, drawing in ...1589
LESSON - nouns
• LEAR instruction, learning; in early use, a piece of instruction, a lesson ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEARNING † a lesson, instruction ...1362
• LECTION † a lesson to be learnt ...1621
• LECTURE the act of reading aloud; also, that which is read, a lection or lesson ...1526 arch.
LEST - adverbs
• ADREAD † for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
• ADREID † for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
LEST - conjunctions
• AFEAR † for fear, lest ...1552 obs. exc. Sc.
• ALASSEN lest ...1851 Eng. dial.
• ANTERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ANTHERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• AUNTERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ENAMMOUS lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• ENEMMIS lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• HAPPEN in case, lest, perchance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LESSEN lest, for fear that ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NEMIS lest, for fear that ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REED lest, in case, for fear that ...1768 Sc.
LET - verbs
• LEAVEN to allow, to let ...1907 Amer. dial.
LETDOWN - nouns
• GUTSER a disappointment; a let-down; a misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• GUTZER a disappointment; a let-down; a misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• KICK IN THE ASS an unwarranted punishment or letdown ...M20 US colloq.
LET DOWN - verbs
• FADE to let down, to renege ...1990s US sl.
• LET THE AIR OUT OF to let down, to deflate emotionally ...1950s US sl.
• RANK to betray, to let down ...1920s US sl.
LETHAL - adjectives
• TACHYTHANATOUS killing quickly, rapidly fatal or lethal ...1860
LETHAL - nouns
• LETHALITY * the condition of being lethal; ability to cause death; deadliness ...1656
• NEEDLE a lethal injection, as used in legal executions ...1990s US prison sl.
LETHAL - verbs
• LETHALIZE * to destroy in a lethal chamber ...1897
LETHARGIC - adjectives
• LETHARGEAN †* lethargic, listless ...1659
• LETHARGICAL lethargic ...1651
• LETHARGINE †* lethargic ...1656
• LETHARGIOUS †* lethargic ...a1548
• LOGY heavy, slow, lethargic, sluggish ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SLACK-TWISTED of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
LETHARGIC - nouns, person
• LAG-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LETHARGE †* a lethargic person ...1615
• LETHARGY † a lethargic or sleepy person ...1634
• PALIE a lethargic, slow-moving, sluggish person; a feeble weakling ...1825 Sc.
LETHARGIC, LETHARGY - verbs
• ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE to be inactive, slow, or lethargic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LETHARGIZE to affect with lethargy ...1614
• MONG to be dully comatose or lethargic...2000s sl.
• MONG OUT to be dully comatose or lethargic ...2000s sl.
• MOP ALONG to move lethargically ...1970 Amer. dial.
LETHARGICALLY - adverbs
• LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF of a person's manner of action: slowly, lethargically ...1965 Amer. dial.
LETHARGY - nouns
• LETHARGICNESS † lethargy ...1633
• LOGINESS slowness, lethargy ...1884 Amer. dial.
LETTER - adjectives
• UNCIAL of letters or writing: having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also, loosely, of large size, capital ...1712
LETTER - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BAFFEL a carelessly written letter, a scribble ...1749 Sc.
• BEHAVIOR REPORT a letter to the girlfriend ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BILL a letter, a missive ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY an airmail letter-form available free of charge to service personnel stationed abroad and to their correspondents at home ...1990 Brit. services' sl.
• BREAD-AND-BUTTER LETTER a letter of thanks for hospitality written after a visit ...1901
• CHIT a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• DEAD a letter or package that can neither be delivered nor returned ...1950s US Post Office usage
• DEAR JANE a letter concluding a relationship ...1980s sl.
• DEAR JOHN a letter concluding a relationship, usually sent by the woman and received by the man, often in prison or serving in the forces ...1940s sl.
• FAKEMENT any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
• FARAWAY SCREED foreign news, a letter from abroad ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HEARING a letter; a reply ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HOOKS AND CROOKS letters; writing ...1804 Amer. sl.
• HURRYGRAPH a hastily written letter ...1861 Amer. sl.
• LETTERET a short letter ...1817
• LETTERLET a short letter, a note ...1836 nonce word
• LETTERLING a short letter, a note ...1781 nonce word
• MASH NOTE a love-letter ...1890 sl.
• NASTYGRAM an unpleasant note or letter or a communication that brings bad news ...1966-67 US sl., chiefly military
• NIXIE an incorrectly addressed letter ...1890 US railway mail clerks usage
• PAPER YABBER a letter ...L19 Aust. sl.
• POISON-PEN LETTER a malicious anonymous letter; an obscene crank letter ...1929 Amer. sl.
• READER a newspaper, letter, etc. ...c1840 sl.
• SCRAPE OF THE PEN, A a few lines, a letter, writing ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT OF A PEN, A a scrap of writing; a letter ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIBE a mark made with the pen; a scrap of writing; a letter ...1870
• SCRIBE OF THE PEN a mark made with the pen; a scrap of writing; a letter ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• STINKER a strongly worded letter ...1912 sl.
• TAG a letter smuggled out of prison ...1930s US prison sl.
• TITLE † a document; a writing, a letter ...c1330
• TOPSCRIPT something written at the top of a letter ...1731 nonce word
• WAG O THE PEN, A the least scrap of writing; a brief letter ...1888 Sc.
LETTER (alphabet) - nouns
• BLOOMER a floriated initial letter of the alphabet ...1899
• BLOOMING LETTER a floriated initial letter of the alphabet ...1713
• IZZARD the letter 'z' ...18C arch.
• EZOD † the letter Z ...1597
• UNCIAL a capital letter ...1775
LETTER - nouns, person
• EPISTOLIST † a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
• LATOR † the bearer of a letter ...1529 Sc.
• LETTER-MONGER † a forger of letters ... 1699 nonce word
• TABELLARY †* a carrier of letters; an auditor, a scrivener ...1656
LETTER - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
• BELETTER † to serve with letters, to write to ...1655
• DEDICATE †* to address a letter or other communication to ...1688
• FAKE A SCREEVE to write any letter or other paper ...1812 thieves' sl.
• LETTERIZE * to write letters or epistles ...1824
LETTER (alphabet) - verbs
• LET AWAY † to drop a letter in a word ...a1000
• METAGRAMMATIZE to transpose the letters in a word or phrase ...1702
• SCRANK to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
LETTER - verbs
• DROP to write a letter ...1769 sl.
LETTERBOX - nouns
• DROP a letterbox ...L19 US sl.
LETTUCE - nouns
• CABBAGE lettuce ...20C Cranbrook School usage
• GARDEN SALAD lettuce ...1741 Amer. dial.
• SALAD lettuce ...1741 Amer. dial.
LEVEE - nouns
• BOIL water gushing from a break in a levee ...1938 Amer. dial.
LEVEL - adjectives
• EVENLY of grounds, roads, etc.: smooth, even, level, without inequalities ...1733 Sc. & Ireland
• FAIR clean, tidy, set in order; level, even ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANDSMOOTH † level or flat as if smoothed with the hand; smooth to the hand ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SMACK-SMOOTH † flat; completely smooth; level or even with the ground or surface ...1755 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LEVEL - verbs
• RANGE to make straight, even, or level ...1846
LEVEL-HEADED - nouns, person
• MONKEY CATCHER a shrewd, level-headed person, one not too scrupulous in his methods, and who adds cunningness to his cleverness ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
LEVER - nouns
• PAISE a fulcrum, leverage; a lever ...1783 Eng. dial.
• VECTIS † a lever ...1648
LEVER - verbs
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
LEVITATION - nouns, person
• LEVITANT one who practices levitation ...1875
LEVITY - nouns
• GAIETY † levity, thoughtlessness ...1647
LEVY - nouns
• RAISE †* a levy ...c1500
LEWD - adjectives
• ANATOMICAL lewd; sexually oriented; explicit about the breasts or genitals ...E20 euphemism
• BAWDY pert. to or fitting a bawd; lewd, obscene, unchaste; chiefly applied to language ...1513
• CYPRIAN licentious, lewd; applied to prostitutes in 18-19th centuries ...1599
• FOUL-LIPPED given to swearing or lewd talk ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FREE-FUCKING pert. to a lewd man or woman, particularly to a woman who acts as unpaid prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• FRENCH deviant, sensuous, lewd, kinky, illicit ...sl.
• HIGH-SEASONED of literature: somewhat lewd, obscene ...B1900
• HORNY provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
• LACHES † loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LICKERISH lewd; lustful, lecherous ...17C
• LIGHT lewd, wanton ...14C
• LOOSE wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached ...L15
• LOOSE-TWISTED lewd, wanton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• MUCKY pornographic, esp. when mildly so; lewd ...1972 UK sl.
• OFF-COLOUR tending to be indecent, obscene, lewd, or lascivious, but hinting at or suggesting the obscene ...1875 sl.
• PAPHIAN pert. to objects, persons, or acts which are lewd and illicit ...M17
• PECCAMINOUS †* full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd ...1656
• PORNY lewd; smutty or obscene; pornographic ...1961 Brit. & US sl.
• RADGY lewd, wanton ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RIXY wanton, lewd ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORTATORY * pertaining to fornication or lewdness; lewd ...1794
• VOUTERISH † adulterous, lewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELL-BRED lewd; frequently copulated with, thoroughly copulated with ...sl.
LEWD - nouns
• FAMILY OF LOVE prostitutes in general; whores; lewd women ...M16
LEWD - nouns, person
• BISMER † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• CALLET † a lewd woman; a trull, a strumpet; a prostitute; a promiscuous woman ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CYPRIAN a licentious or profligate person; later, a lewd woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a courtesan ...1598
• FRICATRICE a lewd woman; a harlot ...1605
• GAME † a whore, a lewd woman ...1725 UK sl.
• GAMESTER † one addicted to amorous sport; a lewd person, whether male or female; a prostitute ...1601
• GIGLET † originally, a lewd, wanton woman; a strumpet ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• JADEHOPPER a lewd or vicious woman; also, one who is only mischievous and lively ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LADY-BIRD a lewd or wanton woman ...17C sl.
• LEACHER a lewd man; a habitual fornicator; a lecher ...12C
• LECH a lewd man; a lecher ...1943 US colloq.
• LETCH a lewd man; a lecher ...1943 US colloq.
• LETCHER a lewd man; a habitual fornicator; a lecher ...12C
• LEWDSBY † a lewd or lecherous person ...1594
• LEWDSTER * a lewd or obscene person ...1598
• LIGHT HOUSEWIFE a lewd woman; a prostitute ...L17 Brit. cant
• LIGHT WOMAN a lewd woman ...L17 cant
• LOOCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOTCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• MALKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MISWOMAN † a bad, wicked woman; a whore or lewd woman; a strumpet ...1528
• MOUSER a degenerate; a lewd character ...1930 tramps' & criminals' sl.
• OPEN-ARSE a lewd woman; a woman ready to copulate at any time ...L17 Brit. sl.
• 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
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RANNELL † a hussy, a jade; an impudent girl or woman; an unchaste or lewd woman ...1573
• THREE-F's 'fuck, fun, and a footrace''; said of a wild time or a lewd person ...19C Brit. sl.
LEWD - verbs
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
• TALK BAWDY to talk lewdly or obscenely ...1656
LEWDNESS - nouns
• BAWDINESS lewdness, obscenity ...1731
• BAWDRY lewdness in speech or writing; lewd, obscene, or filthy talk, etc. ...1589 arch.
• BAWDY lewd, obscene language, lewdness, obscenity ...1698
• CARNALITY lechery, lust, and lewdness ...E15
• NAUGHTINESS lewdness ...1632 sl.
• PALLIARDISE † lewdness, fornication, lechery ...1591
LIABILITY - nouns
• BEHINDMENTS outstanding liabilities, arrears, a deficit ...1886 Amer.
• OBER responsibility, liability; power, influence; impudent self-confidence ...1929 Sc.
LIABLE, NOT LIABLE - adjectives
• ILLIABLE †* not liable ...1649
LIAR, LIE, LYING - adjectives
• FALSIDICAL * suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FULL OF BULL deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FULL OF CRAP deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FULL OF SHIT deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FRONTIN' lying ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ILL AS WAGHORN said of an extravagant liar ...Bk1905 Sc.
• KITTLE-TONGUED fluent, given to falsehoods ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LEASE † untrue, false, lying ...a900
• LEASING lying ...1873
• MENDACILOQUENT †* speaking lies; lying ...1656
LIAR, LIE, LYING - nouns
• BABBLE a lie ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG O' LIES a string of falsehoods ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANG a 'thumping' lie ...1879 colloq.
• BANGER an outstanding lie ...1814 sl.
• BATCRAP lies, nonsense, rubbish ...1940s US sl.
• BATSHIT lies, nonsense, rubbish ...1940s US sl.
• BELYING 1. giving of the lie; denial ...1587
2. telling lies of anyone; calumniation ...1632
• BENDER a great lie ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BIG ONE an incredible story; a whopper ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BLACK STORY a decidedly bad lie ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLAGUE pretentious falsehood; blustering humbug; mendacious boasting ...1837
• BLAW a boast; a lie from ostentation ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCER a brazen lie ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BULL misrepresentation; a lie; deception ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BULLDUST bullshit, nonsense, lies ...1920s Aust. euphemism
• BULLSHIT insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception ...1914 sl., orig. US
• BUNG a lie, a falsehood ...1882 sl.
• CHEESE a lie; nonsense; exaggeration ...20C Amer. sl.
• COD n. deception, deceit; a lie ...20C sl., orig. Irish
• CRACKER a lie; a very tall story ...17C sl.
• CRAM a lie ...old sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT a mass of lies; bragging; nonsense; 'bullshit' ...1945 US sl.
• CUFFER a lie; a tale; an exaggerated and improbable story ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DAILY a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
• DAILY MAIL a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl.
• FAIRY STORY a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; a downright lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FAIRY TALE a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; an unbelievable lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALSE what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
• FALSEDOM † treachery; untruth; a falsehood ...1297
• FALSITUDE a lie ...2001 US sl.
• FARADIDDLES lies of the amusing kind ...E19 sl.
• FIB a small or trivial lie ...1611
• FILLIPER an unanswerable argument; a big lie ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAM nonsense; humbug; flattery; a lie; a deception or sham ...1598 sl.
• FRATCH a lie; a petty deception or theft ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAB † mockery, derisive deception; a lie, deceit ...a1300
• GABBING † lying, falsehood, a lie ...a1250
• GAG a falsehood, a lie, an invention, a story ...1805 sl.
• GALLEY-PACKET a made-up story, a lie; an unfounded rumour ...1867
• GAMMON insincere or exaggerated talk, ridiculous nonsense suited to deceive simple persons; humbug or flattery, rubbish, lies ...1781 UK sl.
• GANDYING foolish, boasting language; exaggerating, lying ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOFFER a lie, an exaggeration ...1839 Eng. dial.
• GOOD ONE a lie ...1813 sl.
• GOOD 'UN a lie ...1813 sl.
• HASSAYAMPING telling a lie; making a preposterous claim; exaggerating ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HOCKEY nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• HOCKIE nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• HOCKY nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• JACKANORY a lie ...20C rhyming sl. for a tall story
• JACOB a lie ...1908 Amer. dial.
• LAIR † the act or fact of lying ...c893
• LALAPALOOZA an extremely tall tale; a lie ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LALDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEASE † an untruth, falsehood, lying ...c888
• LEASING † a lie, a falsehood ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LELDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LESING a falsehood, a lie ...14C arch.
• LIE LAID ON WITH A TROWEL an out-and-out falsehood ...B1900
• LIE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH an utter falsehood ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIE WITH A LATCHET, A an out-and-out lie ...1610
• LIKELY STORY, A a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1865 sl.
• LIKELY TALE, A a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1749 sl.
• LIZA a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOAD a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an extremely tall tale; a lie ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LOUD ONE a big lie ...c1670 colloq.
• MADE LIE a deliberate falsehood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAG a lie ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MAGOO, THE a lie, a trick, a hoax ...1930s US sl.
• MAKE-UP a fabrication, a lie ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MANTIE † the act of giving the lie ...a1578 Sc.
• MENTITION †* the act of lying; a falsehood ...1656
• MOTHER HUBBARD nonsense, fanciful talk, lies ...1980s sl.
• MULGA a rumour, a lie ...L19 Aust.
• MULGA WIRE a rumour, a lie ...L19 Aust.
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NANCY STORY an elaborate fabrication ...1858 Trinidad and Tobago
• NELLIE a lie ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nellie Bligh)
• NELLIE BLIGH a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY a lie ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nelly Bligh)
• NELLY BLIGH a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY BLY a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• OFFICIOUS LIE † a lie told as an act of kindness to do another good ...1577
• OIL lies, misinformation ...1930s sl.
• OLD HAT the prize supposed to be won by a person telling a great lie ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ONE a persuasive if mendacious story, a lie, a 'line' ...L19 sl.
• OUT-AND-OUTER a notable lie ...M19 sl.
• PACKET a false report; a falsehood ...1796
• PHONY JAZZ a lie; a trick; deliberate misinformation ...1950s US Black sl.
• PILE OF SHIT nonsense; lies; a deceptive story ...M20 US sl.
• PLUMPER a shameless lie; a whopper ...1812 Amer. dial.
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PORCUPINE a lie ...1980s sl. (corruption of 'porky')
• PORKIE a lie ...1940s Brit. rhyming sl. (Pork Pie)
• PORK PIE a lie ...1940s rhyming sl.
• PORKY a lie ...1940s rhyming sl. (Porky Pie)
• PORKY PIE a lie ...1940s rhyming sl.
• RAMPELTER a big lie ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPER † an arrant lie; a downright falsehood ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATCHER an exaggeration; a lie ...1876 Eng. dial.
• REGULAR FLAM, A a lie ...Bk1893 sl.
• RIPPER an outrageous lie; anything of particular excellence ...1851 sl.
• SALISBURY a polite evasion; a 'white lie' ...L19 sl.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREAMER an extravagant lie ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCREED a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIFT † a recitation; a long-winded story; a written composition; a made-up tale; a falsehood ...1766 Sc.
• SNOW smooth talk, bluff, bluster, lies ...1940s orig. US sl.
• SNOW JOB an act of deception; a lie; an excuse; strong and persistent persuasion, esp. in a dubious cause ...1940s US sl.
• STORY a lie ...a1697
• STRAMMER a big lie, a falsehood ...1746 Eng. dial.
• STRETCHER an exaggeration, a falsehood, a lie ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRILL a cheating lie ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TACKER a great falsehood ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TALE OF A ROASTED HORSE, A an invented story, an idle tale, a fiction, a falsehood...1570
• TALLIE a 'tall' story; a lie, an exaggeration ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TALL STORY an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALL TALE an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALLYDIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1865 colloq.
• TARADIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
• TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• TARIDIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE a small lie, a fib, a trifling falsehood ...1796 colloq.
• THUMPER a lie ...1677
• THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TIDDYWHOPPER an untruth, a falsehood ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• WALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHACK a lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHACKER anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
• WHAPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHIZZER a falsehood; a glaring untruth ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WHOPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WINDY an extravagantly exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale, a lie ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WOLF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WOOF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WRINKLE a lie, a fib ...1812 sl.
• WRONGGO a mistake, error, or lie ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. ...1937 Amer. sl.
• YANKER † a big or 'thumping' lie ...1822 Sc.
• YARN a lie ...1835 sl.
• YED † a falsehood; a fib, an exaggerated tale ...1825 Sc.
LIAR - nouns, person
• ACTOR anyone out to deceive or to project a phony image; a con-man or liar ...1940s US Black sl.
• ANANIAS a liar ...1890 Eng. sl.
• BUGIARD † a liar; a lying braggart ...a1670
• BULLSHIT ARTIST a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying ...1942 sl., orig. US
• BULLSHITTER a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying ...1933 sl., orig. US
• CAL a liar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRAPPER a bragger; a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
• FABLER † one who speaks falsely; a liar ...1362
• FABULIST one who invents falsehoods ...1625
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• GABBER † a mocker; a deceiver; a liar ...c1386
• GAMMONER one who talks nonsense or exaggerates; a liar; one who tells deceitful tales ...1812 sl.
• GUNNER † one who lies in order to do harm ...1709 sl.
• GUNSTER a bouncing fellow, a 'cracker'; a harmless liar ...c1700 sl.
• HASSAYAMPA orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPER orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1901 Amer. dial.
• JACOB a liar ...1908 Amer. dial.
• JEFF ARTIST a liar; a confidence trickster ...1960s US sl.
• LEASER †* a liar ...c950
• LEASING-MAKER a liar ...1388
• LEASING-MONGER † a liar ...c1380
• LEIGHSTER †* a female liar ...c1325
• LIE a liar ...1894 Amer. dial.
• LIGGER a liar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIZA a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOAD a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BOW MAN a liar ...c1678 Brit. sl.
• MEXICAN ATHLETE (derogatory) one who lies or exaggerates ...1993 Amer. dial.
• OCKIER a liar, a fibber ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OCKYER a liar, a fibber ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE-EYED SCRIBE a monumental liar; an insignificant person ...1970s US Black sl.
• PAUL BUNYAN a liar ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PSEUDOLOGER a maker of false statements; a liar ...1656
• RATCHER one who exaggerates; a liar ...1868 Eng. dial.
• STORY a liar ...1869 sl., orig. generally children's usage, now Black usage
• TARADIDDLER a petty liar ...1880 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE a liar ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TOM PEPPER a liar ...1867 nautical usage
• TOWN CRIER a liar ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UNDIGESTED ANANIAS a triumphant liar ...L19 sl.
• WAGGIE a nickname for a liar ...1921 Sc.
• WILLIE-FISHER a notorious liar ...B1900 Sc.
• WINDY-WALLETS a very talkative and untruthful person; one who is habituated to fibbing or exaggeration; a vain boaster ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRINKLER a person prone to telling lies ...1812 sl.
LIAR, LIE - verbs
• BATSHIT to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information ...1960s US sl.
• BELIE 1. to tell lies about; esp. to calumniate by false statements ...a1225
† 2. to give the lie to; to call false, to contradict as a lie or a liar; to reject as false, to deny the truth of ...1577
• BLAGUE to tell lies in jest; to hoax, to humbug ...1883
• BULL to lie to or deceive someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• BULLDUST to lie, to fabricate ...1960s Aust. euphemism
• BULLSHIT to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone ...1937 sl., orig. US
• BUSHWHACK to ambush; to cheat; to steal; to lie ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CROSS THE HASSAYAMPA RIVER to become unable to tell the truth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FABLE † to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FALSE to lie; to deceive ...1930s Aust. sl.
• FALSIFY † to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
• FIB to lie ...1690
• FILL THE BILL † to be a whopping lie ...c1885 colloq.
• FLAM to flatter; to lie; to take in ...Bk1893 colloq.
• FLING THE HATCHET to make false or exaggerated statements; to tell lies ...1780
• FRATCH to lie; to shuffle or cheat in joke; to boast unduly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAB † 1. to tell lies to, to deceive ...c1275
† 2. to lie, to tell lies ...a1300
• GACK to talk idly, to chatter; to lie ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAMMON to humbug; to deceive; to tell lies ...1812 colloq.
• GANGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GAUNGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GONK to lie ...1991 US sl.
• GUZZLE to lie ...L18 sl.
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• HORSESHIT to lie to; hence, to flatter ...1955 US sl.
• JACOB to lie; to tell a falsehood ...1908 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ to lie to; to deceive ...1927 Amer. dial.
• JEFF to lie; to work a confidence trick; to fool a victim ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• LEASE † to tell lies ...c1000
• LIE IN ONE'S TEETH to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN ONE'S THROAT to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIZAR to lie ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MACK to lie or exaggerate in order to deceive, exploit, or influence someone; to convince or persuade in a deceptive way ...1975 US Black sl.
• NAIL to expose a lie ...1785 sl.
• NAIL TO THE COUNTER to expose as false or spurious; to expose as a lie ...1842
• OCKY to lie, to tell untruths ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PASS THE BOTTLE OF SMOKE to give countenance to a conventional falsehood; to make pretense ...1867
• PUT ON THE SHAM to carry out a lie or hoax ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RAME to talk nonsense; to rave; to exaggerate, to tell tall stories or lies ...1847 Sc.
• RATCH to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
• REMB to rave in speaking; to tell lies ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RETCH to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
• RHYME to tell lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIFF to brag; to lie ...1990 US sl.
• SCREED to repeat a lying fabrication ...1843 Sc.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to talk nonsense, to lie ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to talk nonsense, to lie ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELL ONE A PACKET to tell him a falsehood, to take him in ...1886
• SHOVEL THE SHIT to lie or boast excessively ...E20 US sl.
• SHUCK to be deceptive or evasive; to tell tall tales or lies; to fool around, to tease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SPIN A YARN to tell a story, usually a long one; to pitch a tale; to tell lies ...1812 orig. nautical sl.
• SPRUCE to tell tall tales; to lie in order to evade a duty ...1917 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• STRAMMER † to lie outrageously ...1790 Eng. dial.
• STRETCH to exaggerate; to lie ...a1844 sl.
• TALK TRASH to talk insincerely, to boast, to lie, esp. when pursuing sex ...1950s US Black sl.
• TARADIDDLE to tell fibs; to impose upon, or bring into some condition, by telling lies ...1828 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE to tell fibs; to impose upon by telling fibs ...1828 colloq.
• TELL STORIES to lie ...a1697
• THROW THE HATCHET to exaggerate; to tell fabulous stories or lies ...1893
• WHACK to lie, to exaggerate ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHIBBLE † to lie ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• WORK THE ORACLE to successfully perform something through stealth and cunning or with the aid of an outright lie ...Brit. sl.
• WRINKLE † to tell a lie ...1812 sl.
• YARN to lie, to tell a falsehood ...1891 Amer. dial.
• YED † to tell a fib; to exaggerate a tale ...1825 Sc.
LIAR, LIE - phrases
• DAM OF THAT WAS A WHISKER, THE applied to a great lie ...c1675 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• BADGER-LEGGED having legs of unequal length, as the badger was vulgarly supposed to have ...a1704
• BANDY-LEGGED bow-legged
• BANDY-SHANKED bandy-legged; having thin crooked legs; bowlegged ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BANTY bowlegged ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BANTY-LEGGED bowlegged ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-KNEED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-LEGGED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE crooked, deformed; of the legs: bandy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWDIE-LEGGIT having bow-legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-HOUGHED bow-legged ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-LEGGIT having bandy legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWN-BURDENED having sturdy calves or legs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROKE-LEGGED † having bandy legs; having the leg or legs broken or crippled ...1377
• BUCK-ANKLED having bent or uneven legs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAMBED †* having legs ...a1661
• GAM-LEGGED having crooked legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEGGED thin-legged ...19C US sl.
• GANGLESHANK long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAMBLE-SHANKED † maimed or lame in the leg ..1661
• HATCHET-LEGGED having crooked or misshapen legs ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAWMED † of legs: bandy, curved ...1610
• HAWM-LEGGED † bandy-legged, bow-legged ...1608
• ILL-LEGGED adj. having unshapely legs ...1848 Sc.
• INDIAN-TOED having legs that are noticeably bent or uneven ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK-LEGGED of legs: noticeably bent or uneven ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMBY † strong on the legs ...a1400
• LATH-LEGGED long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEGGY long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIMBER-LEGGED feeling weak in the legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BUTTED having very short legs ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LONG-SPARRED having long arms or legs ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MAISLED of the legs: speckled from sitting over the fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIZZLED having different colours; mottled, spotted, speckled; said especially of the legs when discoloured by sitting too near the fire ...1832 Sc.
• PAMMY fat, thick; having thick, swollen legs ...1878 Eng. dial.
• PLEASURE-BENT of legs: bowed, bent ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUEER-GAMMED bandy-legged ...E19 sl.
• SCRAE-SHANKIT having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF'D having a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHARP-SHINNED having slender legs or shanks
• SHITEPOKE long-legged ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKRAE-SHANKIT having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SPINGLE-LEGGED long-legged ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TIMBER-TOED having a wooden leg ...1814 sl.
• UNDERLEGGED † having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1681
• UNDERLIMBED having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1686
• YAMMY of the legs: well-shaped, stout ...1868 Eng. dial;.
LEG - adverbs
• ASKEW of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPLEW of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...1873 Eng. dial.
• ASPODE of the legs: wide apart, stretched out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPOLE of the legs: wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• STRIDELONG †* with the legs wide apart ...1609
LEG - nouns
• ABC scorch marks on one's legs ...1920s Irish sl.
• BACCY STICK a leg ...1885 Amer. sl.
• BACK-SPAULD the hind leg ...1824 Sc.
• BACON AND EGGS legs ...1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• BENCHED LEGS crooked or sprawling legs ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BENCH LEGS crooked or sprawling legs ...1859 Amer. dial.
• BENDER the leg ...1849 sl., orig. US
• BOTTLE LEGS crooked legs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOW-HOUGHS crooked legs or thighs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAN the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAND the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAWN the calf of the leg ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOMSTICKS thin, undersized limbs ...1896 colloq.
• CABBAGE-STUMPS the legs ...L19 sl.
• CANTLE the leg of an animal ...1811 Eng. dial.
• CLOTHES-PEGS. the legs ...1940s rhyming sl.
• CRIBBAGE PEG a leg ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAIKON LEGS short, pale, and fat legs ...1981 Hawaiian youth sl.
• DEADLEG a numb feeling in the leg following a kneeing in the thigh by an attacker ...Brit. sl.
• DOOG GELS of a passing woman: good legs ...M19 back-slang
• DUCK'S DISEASE shortness of legs ...1925 jocular
• EASTER EGG the leg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GAM the leg; orig. applied to a crippled leg, later to a woman's leg ...1785 UK sl.
• GAMB a leg, esp. a female leg ...L18 sl.
• GAMBA †* the leg of a horse ...1607
• GAMBER of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1895 Eng. dial.
• GAMBREL of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GAME-PAW a game leg ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMEREL of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GAMMON † a leg, thigh of a person ...1756 Sc.
• GAMMY LEG a lame leg ...M19 sl.
• HATCHET LEG a crooked or misshapen leg ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HOMMOCKS large, awkward feet or legs ...1809 Eng. dial.
• IRISH ARMS thick legs ...20C sl.
• IRISH-LEGS thick legs ...Bk1896 sl.
• JAYBIRD LEGS very skinny legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JURY LEG a wooden leg ...M18 sl.
• KNEE-BOARD † the part of the leg at the back of the knee; the back of the thigh or hough ...c1425
• LALL the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLETTE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLIE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLY a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• LALLY-PEG the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LANDING GEAR the legs ...1941 US aviators' usage
• LEGITIS any leg affliction ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEGLET 1. a little leg ...1821
2. an ornament for the leg ...1836
• LONGFELLOWS long legs ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LYLE a leg; usually used in plural ...1967 sl.
• MILEPOSTER a person's leg ...1955 US Black sl.
• MILL-POSTS very thick or fat legs ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MOGGANS the legs ...B1900 Sc.
• NETHERLINGS clothing for legs ...1852 nonce word
• NETHERS * lower limbs or parts ...1822
• PAIR OF COMPASSES the human legs, esp. when accentuated by the tight trousers that were fashionable c1880 ...L19 sl.
• PAT AND CHARLIE one's own legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEDESTRIAN DIGITS the legs ...c1890 schoolboys' sl.
• PEG a wooden leg ...1833 colloq.
• PEGS the legs ...1833 jocular
• PIANO SHAFTS unshapely legs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PINS the legs ...1530 sl.
• PROPS the legs ...1828 sl.
• PUDDING-LEGGIE a fat, chubby leg ...1844 Sc.
• RAMMER the leg ...M19 sl.
• SCOTCH PEG a leg ...1857 rhyming sl.
• SCRAB a thin, shrivelled limb ...1866 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a long, crooked, scraggy limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCROG-LEGS bandy legs; crooked shanks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAFTS the human legs ...1930s US Black sl.
• SHANKS the legs ...jocular
• SKEETER LEG a very thin leg ...1889 Amer. dial.
• STEMS the legs ...1860 sl.
• STUMPS the legs ...a1460 sl.
• TABLE LEGS people's legs that are noticeably bent, uneven, or not right; thick legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TAMP BRACES (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TAMPON BRACES (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TEBBIE the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIB the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIBBY the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMBER a wooden leg; hence, a leg ...1807 sl.
• TIMBER-LIFTERS legs, limbs, esp. when wearing wooden clogs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMBERS legs, limbs ...1751 Sc.
• TIMBER-TOE a wooden leg ...1785 sl.
• TINKER'S TARTAN a mottled discolouration of the legs caused by sitting too close to a fire ...1964 Sc.
• UNDERPINNERS the legs ...1859
• UNDERPINNINGS the legs ...1848 US sl.
• UNDERSTANDINGS the legs ...E19 sl.
• UPRIGHTS the legs ...L19 UK Black sl.
• UPSTANDERS the legs ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WALKERS † a person's legs ...c1611
• WHEELS the legs ...1927 US sl., orig. criminals'
• WOODEN PEG a leg ...Brit. sl.
LEG - nouns, person
• BOWLIE a term of contempt for a bow-legged person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CROOKSHANKS a knock-kneed or a bow-legged person ...17C sl.
• HALF-A-FOOT a person with a wooden leg ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• LEG-MAN a man strongly attracted to women with beautiful legs; a man sexually stimulated by women's legs ...1940s US colloq.
• LONGSHANKS a tall or long-legged person ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MUNSTER HEIFER a thick-legged and/or thick-ankled woman ...c1810 Anglo-Irish
• RAINBOW a bowlegged person ...Bk20C sl.
• RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAG-CAUF a woman with thin legs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEETER LEGS a person with thin legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TANGS-LEGS a person with long thin legs ...1905 Sc.
• TIMBER-TOE(S) a wooden-legged man ...1785 sl.
• WONKY LEGS someone with deformed legs; a cruel term for a cripple ...Brit. sl.
• ZAD a deformed or crooked person; a bandy-legged person; a hunchbacked person ...1725 sl.
LEG - verbs
• DILLUP to dangle the legs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIK of a person: to fold, bend, or tuck a limb under one ...1768 Sc.
• FAKE A PIN to create a sore leg, or to cut it, as if accidentally, with an axe, etc., in hopes to obtain a discharge from the army or navy, to get into the doctor's list, etc. ...1812 sl.
• FAKE ONE'S PIN to 'create' a sore or wounded leg ...19C criminals' sl.
• HANDLE THE FEET to make good use of the legs ...1879 Eng. dial.
• LOSE THE USE OF SHANK'S MARE to lose the use of one's legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MAISLE to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LEG - phrases
• BEEF TO THE HEEL(S) with rather overweight legs ...1867 sl.
• CALVES GONE TO GRASS said of slender, undeveloped legs, with lack of calves ...1813
• HE COULDN'T HEM A PIG IN A ONE-FOOT DITCH said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A HOG IN A DITCH WITH A SACK BETWEEN HIS LEGS said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HE COULDN'T HEM UP A PIG IN A RAIL FENCE said of a bowlegged person, or of one whose legs are uneven or not right ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEGS RIGHT UP HER ASS a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• LEGS RIGHT UP TO HER ARSE a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• LEGS RIGHT UP TO HER BUM a male description of a woman with exceptionally long and attractive legs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• VEAL WILL BE CHEAP - CALVES FALL! a mocking cry aimed at one who has very thin legs ...L17 sl.
LEGACY - adjectives
• LEGABLE * bequeathed by legacy ...1721
LEGACY - nouns
• DAB a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IN THE FIST, A a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IN THE HAND, A a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DILIP a legacy ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LEGATE † a legacy or bequest ...1447
• LEGATION †* a gift by will; a legacy ...1586
• QUETHE-WORD † a legacy, bequest ...1481
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
LEGACY - nouns, person
• LEGACY-HUNTER one who pays court to old and rich persons in hope of obtaining a legacy ...1693
• LEGACY-MONGER one who pays court to old and rich persons in hope of obtaining a legacy ...1647
• LEGATARY one to whom a bequest is left; a legatee ...1542
• LEGATEE a person to whom a legacy has been bequeathed ...1679-88
LEGACY - verbs
• LEGACY † to give or leave as a legacy; to bequeath a legacy to ...1546
• LEGATEE †* to hand over to a legatee, to transfer by will ...1797
• WAIT FOR DEAD MEN'S SHOES to look forward to an inheritance; to live in expectation of a legacy or other advantage from a man's death ...1546
LEGAL - adjectives
• LEGIT not illegal ...1908 sl.
• LIGGLE legal ...c1930 Amer. dial.
• VAILABLE † legally valid or effective ...1433-4
LEGAL - nouns
• GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
• JOHN DOE an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action
• WRITIN'S legal papers, will, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
LEGAL - nouns, person
• JOHN-A-NOKES † an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action; an ordinary person ...
• JOHN-A-STILES † an anonymous party, usually the defendant, in a legal action ...
• YARD-AXE LAWYER a person (not a lawyer) who gives legal opinions on a variety of subjects ...1950 Amer. dial.
LEGALITY - nouns, person
• LEGALIST a stickler for legality ...1865
LEGALIZE - verbs
• LEAL †* to legalize, to authorize ...c1350
LEGEND - nouns
• FANCY a legend, a fanciful tale; a whim, an idea; delirious talk; general in plural ...1836 Eng. dial.
• LEGENDRY legends collectively ...1849
• MARVEL † a wonderful story or legend ...a1300
• THREAP a tradition, legend; an oft-repeated saying; a report ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
LEGEND - nouns, person
• FABULIST one who relates fables or legends ...1593
• LEGENDARIAN † the writer of a legendary (collection of legends, esp. of lives of saints) ...1677
• LEGENDER †* a writer of a legend ...1611
• LEGENDIST a writer of legends ...1664
LEGEND - verbs
• AFFABULATE † to attribute by legend; to assign fabulously; to tell tales ...1622
• FABULIZE † to invent fables; to relate as legend ...1612
LEGENDARY - adjectives
• LEGENDOUS †* legendary ...1686
LEGERDEMAIN - nouns
• HANKY-PANKY jugglery, legerdemain; trickery, double dealing, underhand dealing; dishonest or corrupt activity; deceit ...1841 sl.
LEGGINGS - nouns
• GALLIGASKINS leggings, gaiters ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLYSLOPES leggings, gaiters ...L19 sl.
• GAMASHES a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAMASHINS † a kind of leggings or gaiters of worsted or other material ...1822 Sc.
• GAMASHONS a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet ...1684 Sc.
• PALANQUINS long gaiters, leggings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEETIKINS gaiters, short leggings ...1871 Sc.
• YANKS gaiters, leggings ...1865 Eng. dial.
LEGITIMACY - nouns
• LEGITIMATION † legitimacy; the condition of being legitimate ...1535
• LEGITIMITY * legitimacy ...1828
• NATURALNESS †* genuineness, legitimacy ...1656
LEGITIMATE - adjectives
• LEGIT legitimate ...1931 Amer. sl.
• LEGITIME † legitimate ...1393
• NATURAL † of children: legitimate ...1412-20
• RIGHT-HAND of a person: born of parents who are married; legitimate ...1908 Amer. dial.
LEGITIMATE - nouns, person
• YARD CHILD a legitimate child ...1924 Amer. dial.
LEGLESS - adjectives
• SAWED-OFF short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWN-OFF short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWNY short; legless ...L19 sl.
LEGLESS - nouns, person
• SKATER a legless person who uses a wheeled board for transportation ...1930s US criminals' sl.
LEISURE - adjectives
• OTIANT * at leisure, doing nothing, idle, indolent, at ease ...1878
LEISURE - nouns
• DODGE odd moments, spare time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASEDOM comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc. ...1832 Sc.
• EEM † leisure ...1846 Eng. dial.
• ODD TIME leisure, spare moments; a time by chance ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFF free time ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• TOOM † vacant or unoccupied time; time free or sufficient for doing something, leisure; a space or interval of time, a while ...1297
• VACANCE †* leisure, relaxation ...1609
LEISURE - nouns, person
• COUCH POTATO someone who spends leisure time as passively as possible, esp. watching TV or videos, eats junk food, and takes little or no exercise ...1979 sl., orig. US
LEISURE - verbs
• EEM to spare time, to find an opportunity; to have leisure; to succeed in doing a thing ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A DAY FOR A KING, A to have a day off, esp. in wet or foggy weather ...1947 NZ sl.
• LOOK SPARE to have nothing to do; to be at leisure ...Amer. World War I sl.
• VAKE † of persons: to be free, to have time or leisure for engaging in some occupation; to be occupied or busy ...1456 Sc.
LEISURELINESS - nouns
• LEISURENESS * leisureliness ...1742
LEISURELY adjectives
• LEISUREFUL having abundant leisure; leisurely ...c1449
• SAUNTERSOME slow, leisurely, unhurried ...1912 Sc.
• TIME-TAKING that takes time, leisurely, slow ...1838
• TOOMSOME †* leisurely, free from haste, unhurried ...a1400
LEISURELY - adverbs
• ADVISEDLY † with full or calm consideration; deliberately, leisurely ...1483
• LEISURABLY * leisurely, without haste ...a1540
• TOOMLY in a leisurely way; somewhat slowly; without haste ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LEISURELY - verbs
• TAKE ONE'S TEXAS TIME to do something in a leisurely fashion ...1985 Amer. dial.
LEMONADE - nouns
• LEMONADO † lemonade ...c1640
LEMUR
• HALF-APE a lemur ...1883
LEND - verbs
• BRACE to lend money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FENERATE † to put money to usury; to lend money at interest ...1623
• HAVE to give, to lend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JAWBONE to trust; to lend ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LEND THE LOAN OF to lend ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SHY to lend money at extortionate rates of interest ...20C sl.
• SHYLOCK to engage in usurious loan practices; to lend money at extortionate rates of interest ...20C sl.
LENDER - nouns, person
• LENEND † a lender, a usurer ...a1000
LENDING - nouns
• LENT † the act of lending; loan ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LENGTH - adjectives
• QUINCUPEDAL †* having the measure of five feet ...Bk1658
• TRIPEDANEOUS †* having a length of three feet ...1656
LENGTH - adverbs
• ALONG-STRAIGHT lying at full length ...1893 Eng. dial.
LENGTH - nouns
• BANDLE an Irish measure of two feet in length ...1623
• DECEMPEDAL † ten feet in length ...1656
• FAR-LENGTH distance, furthest length ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FATHOM 1. the length covered by the outstretched arms, including the hands to the tip of the longest finger; hence, a definite measure of 6 feet ...a800
† 2. three feet in length ...1692-1708
• HANDFUL † a lineal measure of four inches ...c1450
• LENGTHWAY † the direction of the length of something ...1691
• LONGITY †* length ...1664
• QUINCUPEDAL †* a measure or rule of five foot long ...Bk1656
• SIDENESS † length ...c1375
• SIDTH * length; depth ...1855 Eng. dial.
LENGTHEN - verbs
• LENG † to lengthen, to prolong; to delay ...a1000
• LENGTH † to lengthen, to prolong ...a1300
• PROROGUE † to prolong, to lengthen, to extend in time or duration; to cause to last longer; to continue, to protract ...1425
LENGTHENED - nouns
• LENGTHENMENT * the fact of being lengthened ...1814
LENGTHWISE - adverbs
• ALONGST lengthwise ...1660 Eng. dial.
• ENLANGWYSE lengthwise ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LANGLINS lengthwise ...1768 Sc.
LENGTHY - adjectives
• LONGSOME † long, lengthy, tediously long, wearisome by its length; long-lasting ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial
LENIENCE, LENIENCY - nouns
• FAVOUR † lenity, mildness, mitigation of punishment; an instance of this, a lenient act ...c1460
• FAVOURABLENESS † kindliness, leniency ...1545
LENIENT - adjectives
• CLEMENTIOUS † mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority; merciful, lenient, kindly towards those in one's power ...1632
• LENITIVE † of persons, their dispositions, etc.: displaying lenience, gentle, lenient ...1620
LENIENT - verbs
• PULL ONE'S PUNCHES to put less than one's full force into delivering blows; fig. to use less force than one is capable of exerting; to be gentle or lenient, esp. in criticism or punishment
• TAKE IT EASY to treat leniently ...1950s sl.
LENT - adjectives
• LENTEN † pert. to Lent ...c1020
LENT - nouns
• FASTENS-EVE the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday ...1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASTENS-TUESDAY the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday ...1585 Eng. dial.
• LENTEN † Lent ...a1023
• LENTEN STUFF † provisions suitable for Lent ...a1548
• OPEN-TIDE † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...c1440
• OPEN TIME † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...a1529
• OPE-TIDE † the time out of Lent when no fast is imposed ...1597
LENT - nouns, person
• LENTEN MAN an observer of Lent ...1698 nonce word
LENTIL - nouns
• LENT † lentils ...1382
LEOPARD - adjectives
• LEOPARDINE †* characteristic of a leopard ...1641
• PARDINE * pert. to a leopard or panther ...1859
LEOPARD - nouns
• CATAMOUNT † a panther or leopard ...1664
• CATAMOUNTAIN the leopard or panther ...1432-50
• KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions ...1641
• LEAP † an alleged name for a company of leopards ...1486
• LEOPARDLING * a young leopard ...1861
• LIBBARD the leopard ...a1300
• PARD a panther or leopard ...a1300 arch. or poetic
• PARDAL † the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDALE † the panther or leopard ...1553
• SPOTTED TIGER † the leopard ...1784
LEPER - nouns
• LAZAR-COTE † a hut or lodge for the reception of lazars ...1470-85
• LAZARET a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital ...1611
• LAZARETTO a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital ...1549
• LAZAR-HOUSE a house for lazars or diseased persons, esp. lepers ...1530
• LAZARUS-CLAPPER † a clapper or rattle with which a leper gave notice of his approach ...1593
• LAZARUS-HOUSE † a house for lepers ...1560
• LEPROSY * a leper-house ...1834
• MALADERIE † a hospital, esp. for lepers ...1461 obs. exc. Hist.
LEPER - nouns, person
• LAZAR a poor and diseased person, usually one afflicted with a loathsome disease, esp. a leper ...1340 arch.
• LAZARUS * a leper; a beggar ...1508
• LEPRESS † a female leper ...1541
• LEPROUS † a leper ...c1250
• MEAZLE † a leper; a filthy creature ...1746 Eng. dial.
LEPROSY, LEPROUS - adjectives
• LAZAR affected with a loathsome disease, esp. leprosy; leprous ...1483
• LAZARLY † lazar-like, diseased ...1612-15
• LAZAROUS † leprous ...1536
• LEPERED † affected with leprosy ...1598
• LEPERY †* leprous ...1558-68
• LEPROSED † made leprous ...1550
• LEPROSIED * tainted with leprosy ...1709
• LEPROUSED † made leprous ...1550
• MEAZLE † leprous ...1882 Sc.
• UNDERGORE † in a state of leprous eruption ...1802 Sc.
LEPROSY - nouns
• LAZAROUSNESS † leprosy ...1648-60
• LAZARY † leprosy ...1502
• LEPROSITY † leprous quality or condition, leprosy ...1555
• LEPER † leprosy ...c1250
• LEPERHEAD † leprosy ...1398
• LEPERHOOD † leprosy ...1493
• LEPRY † leprosy ...1430-40
• LIPPER † leprosy ...c1250
LEPROSY - nouns, person
• LEPROLOGIST * a medical expert in leprous diseases ...1900
LEPROSY - verbs
• BELEPER † to afflict with leprosy ...c1623
LESBIAN - adjectives (also see HOMOSEXUAL)
• BUTCH of female homosexuals: masculine in appearance or behaviour; virile, tough ...1941 sl.
• BUTCHY suggesting a lesbian ...1956 Amer. sl.
• DIKEY lesbian ...1964 sl.
• DYKEY lesbian ...1964 sl.
• FUNNY of a man: homosexual, effeminate; of a woman: lesbian ...1930s sl.
• MANTEE of a lesbian: very masculine in appearance or behaviour; given to taking the active role in copulation ...1936 Amer. homosexual sl.
• PACKING of a lesbian: wearing a strap-on dildo, usually under one's clothes, or wearing other padding in the genital area to look as if one has a penis ...1990s US gay sl.
• SIL(L) infatuated ; thus of a lesbian: involved in an affair ...1930s sl.
LESBIAN - nouns
• PUSSY-BUMPING lesbian activity ...20C sl.
• SAPPHISM 'unnatural sexual relations between women'; homosexuality between women ...1890
• TALKING having a relationship with another woman while in prison ...1970s lesbian euphemism
LESBIAN - nouns, person
• AMAZON a masculine lesbian ...1990s US Black sl.
• AMY-JOHN a lesbian, esp. one who plays the dominant role ...M20 Amer. sl.
• APACHE a lesbian ...1930s sl.
• BABY BUTCH a young, boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• BABY DYKE a young, inexperienced lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BATTLE CRUISER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1982 US sl.
• B.F. in a lesbian couple: the 'male' ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BLUFF a female homosexual who can alternate between active/passive roles ...1950s sl.
• BULLDAGGER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1938 US sl., chiefly Black
• BULL-DIKE (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DIKER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DYKE (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BULL-DYKER (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
• BUTCH a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1954 sl., orig. US
• BUTCH-BROAD a mannish aggressive lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1966 US sl.
• CAMPER a young boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• CARPET CHEWER a lesbian ...1985 Amer. sl.
• CARPET-LICKER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• CARPET-MUNCHER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• COOKIE a lesbian who takes a passive role in homosexual activity ...1978 Amer. sl.
• COOSE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOSIE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZ a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZEY a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZIE a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• COOZY a lesbian ...1960s sl.
• CUNT-LAPPER a lesbian ...20C sl.
• DADDY the woman who plays the active, masculine role in a lesbian relationship ...1940s US sl.
• DAGGER a lesbian who is butch...1967 US Black sl.
• DANDISETTE a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDIZETTE a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDYSETTE a female homosexual; a lesbian ...E19 Brit. sl.
• DARL a lesbian ...2000s NZ sl.
• DIESEL a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies ...1958 sl., orig. US
• DIESEL DYKE a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies ...1958 sl., orig. US
• DIKE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1931 sl.
• DIKEY a lesbian, or a virago ...E20 US sl.
• DUFF a feminine lesbian ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• DYKE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1931 sl.
• FAIRY LADY a lesbian who takes a passive role in sex ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FANNY NOSHER a lesbian ...1990s sl.
• FEMME a lesbian who adopts a passive, feminine role ...1957 sl.
• FLUFF a lesbian with female traits ...20C US homosexual usage
• FLUZZ DYKE a passive lesbian; a feminine male homosexual ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• GAL OFFICER a lesbian ...1940s US Black sl.
• GIRLFRIEND 1. a term of address between lesbians, not necessarily in relationship ...1980s sl.
2. any friend, irrespective of gender or sexuality; a lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• GOLD-STAR LESBIAN a lesbian who has never had sex with a man and intends that she never will ...2004 UK sl.
• HARD DRESSER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1967 US sl.
• HIGH FEMME a very feminine lesbian ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• HOMECHICKEN a male or female homosexual ...1980s US college sl.
• JASPER a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• LACE-CURTAIN LESBIAN a lesbian whose mannerisms and affectations do not suggest her sexual preference ...1969 US sl.
• LADY-LOVER a lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1921 US sl.
• LEMON a lesbian ...1980s Aust. sl.
• LES (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LESBIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1940 sl.
• LESBINE a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• LESBO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1940 sl.
• LESBYTERIAN a jocular nickname for a lesbian ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• LESIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LESLIE a lesbian ...E20 Aust. sl.
• LESO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LESSIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZ (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LEZZ (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LEZZO (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LEZZY (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1929 sl.
• LIZZIE (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1949 sl.
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP a lesbian ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUG a woman who takes lesbian lovers in college and then reverts to heterosexuality after graduation from college (Lesbian Until Graduation) ...1993 US sl.
• MAMA 1. a feminine lesbian ...1940s sl.
2. a masculine lesbian ...1980s sl.
• MANATEE a masculine lesbian ...1960s US gay sl.
• MANNY a lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• MANTEE a masculine lesbian ...1930s sl.
• MASON a lesbian assuming a masculine role ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTEE a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTIE a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTY a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MOM a passive partner in a lesbian relationship; also, a lesbian who is notably feminine in appearance and behaviour ...1957 homosexual sl.
• MUFFER a lesbian, a woman who performs cunnilingus ...1960s US sl.
• NELLY a lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• OLD TOM 1. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
2. an old lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• PALONE-OMEE a lesbian ...2002 UK sl.
• PANCAKE a masculine lesbian who permits herself to take the passive role ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• PAPA a masculine lesbian ...1940s US sl.
• POPPA a fellow lesbian ...1970s US gay sl.
• POPPER a fellow lesbian ...1970s US gay sl.
• QUEAN a lesbian ...c1970 homosexual sl.
• QUEEN a lesbian ...1960s US Black sl.
• QUEER (usually derogatory) a homosexual man or lesbian ...1914 US sl.
• RALEIGH BIKE a lesbian ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'dyke'
• RUFFLE the passive partner in a lesbian sexual relationship ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• RUG-MUNCHER a lesbian ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• SAPPHIST a female homosexual ...1902
• SAPPHO a lesbian ...M18 sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT BUTCH a lesbian who dressed up as a 'butch' at the weekend ...1950s US homosexual usage
• SKOOCHIE (derogatory) a lesbian ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• TOP SERGEANT a masculine lesbian ...1940s gay sl.
• U-HAUL a lesbian who falls in love at first sight and moves in right away with a new lover ...1990s US gay sl.
• VAGITARIAN a lesbian ...1990s US gay sl.
• VAN DYKE 1. a lesbian with a trace of a moustache on her upper lip ...1960s US gay sl.
2. a lesbian truck driver ...1960s US gay sl.
• VEGETABLE a lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• VELCRO a lesbian ...2000 UK sl.
• VILLAGE BIKE a lesbian ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'dyke'
• WOLF an aggressive or masculine lesbian ...M20 US sl.
• WOMAN-LOVER a lesbian ...1930s sl.
LESBIAN - nouns, person, other
• SAPPHO DADDY-O a heterosexual man who socializes extensively with lesbians ...1990s US homosexual sl.
LESBIAN - verbs
• HIT THE SHEETS to be passive to the overtures of another woman ...1970s US lesbian sl.
• LADY-LOVE to engage in lesbian activity ...1934 US sl.
• MACK of lesbians: to act in a masculine manner ...1960s US gay sl.
• MACK IT among lesbians: to comport oneself in a strongly masculine or aggressive manner ...1966 Amer. sl.
LESS - adjectives
• ADMINUTIVE †* characterized by diminution; tending to grow less ...1656
• SHY having less of something than is desired, required or necessary ...1895 US sl.
• UNDER PAR less than average, or less than projected ...1767 UK
LESS - nouns
• LESSNESS * the quality of being less; inferiority, baseness ...1635
LESS, LESSEN - verbs
• BASE † to lessen in amount or value, to depreciate ...1581
• DEBATE † to abate; to beat down, to bring down, to lower, to reduce, to lessen, to diminish ...c1450
• DEQUANTITATE †* to diminish the quantity or amount of; to lessen ...1646
• DISQUANTITY to lessen in quantity, to diminish ...1605
• FAIK to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• FAINT †* to make less, to diminish ...1599
• FALK to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• IMMINISH † to become less; to decrease ...a1400
• INLESS †* to make less, to diminish ...1515
• KEEL † to make less violent, eager, or ardent; to assuage, to mitigate, to lessen ...c1175
• LESS † 1. to become less, to decrease ...a1225
† 2. to make less, to lessen, to diminish ...a1300
• MINIFY to reduce in actual size or importance; to make less, to lessen ...1866
• MINORATE † to lessen, to diminish, to depreciate ...1534
• MINUATE †* to make less, to diminish ...1657
• PAIR † to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCARCEN to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in circumstances; to lessen; to make bankrupt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAKE OFF to abate, to grow less, to decrease ...1776
• THIN to lessen in numbers, to diminish ...1791 Sc.
• WANZE † to decrease, to grow less; of the moon: to wane ...c1200
• WELK † to become less, to diminish, to shrink ...1390
LESSENED - adjectives
• IMMINUTE † diminished, lessened ...a1681
LESSENING - adjectives
• DECRESCENT decreasing, growing gradually less ...1811
LESSENING - nouns
• BATEMENT reduction, lessening, diminution ...1677 arch.
• DECREMENT the fact of decreasing or growing gradually less; decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss ...1621
• IMMINUTION † diminution, lessening, decrease ...1590
• LESSING † lessening, diminution; abatement ...c1340
• RABATE †* diminution; lessening, drawing in ...1589
• RABBATE †* diminution; lessening, drawing in ...1589
LESSON - nouns
• LEAR instruction, learning; in early use, a piece of instruction, a lesson ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEARNING † a lesson, instruction ...1362
• LECTION † a lesson to be learnt ...1621
• LECTURE the act of reading aloud; also, that which is read, a lection or lesson ...1526 arch.
LEST - adverbs
• ADREAD † for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
• ADREID † for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
LEST - conjunctions
• AFEAR † for fear, lest ...1552 obs. exc. Sc.
• ALASSEN lest ...1851 Eng. dial.
• ANTERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ANTHERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• AUNTERS lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ENAMMOUS lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• ENEMMIS lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• HAPPEN in case, lest, perchance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LESSEN lest, for fear that ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NEMIS lest, for fear that ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REED lest, in case, for fear that ...1768 Sc.
LET - verbs
• LEAVEN to allow, to let ...1907 Amer. dial.
LETDOWN - nouns
• GUTSER a disappointment; a let-down; a misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• GUTZER a disappointment; a let-down; a misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• KICK IN THE ASS an unwarranted punishment or letdown ...M20 US colloq.
LET DOWN - verbs
• FADE to let down, to renege ...1990s US sl.
• LET THE AIR OUT OF to let down, to deflate emotionally ...1950s US sl.
• RANK to betray, to let down ...1920s US sl.
LETHAL - adjectives
• TACHYTHANATOUS killing quickly, rapidly fatal or lethal ...1860
LETHAL - nouns
• LETHALITY * the condition of being lethal; ability to cause death; deadliness ...1656
• NEEDLE a lethal injection, as used in legal executions ...1990s US prison sl.
LETHAL - verbs
• LETHALIZE * to destroy in a lethal chamber ...1897
LETHARGIC - adjectives
• LETHARGEAN †* lethargic, listless ...1659
• LETHARGICAL lethargic ...1651
• LETHARGINE †* lethargic ...1656
• LETHARGIOUS †* lethargic ...a1548
• LOGY heavy, slow, lethargic, sluggish ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SLACK-TWISTED of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
LETHARGIC - nouns, person
• LAG-BEHIND a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LETHARGE †* a lethargic person ...1615
• LETHARGY † a lethargic or sleepy person ...1634
• PALIE a lethargic, slow-moving, sluggish person; a feeble weakling ...1825 Sc.
LETHARGIC, LETHARGY - verbs
• ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE to be inactive, slow, or lethargic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LETHARGIZE to affect with lethargy ...1614
• MONG to be dully comatose or lethargic...2000s sl.
• MONG OUT to be dully comatose or lethargic ...2000s sl.
• MOP ALONG to move lethargically ...1970 Amer. dial.
LETHARGICALLY - adverbs
• LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF of a person's manner of action: slowly, lethargically ...1965 Amer. dial.
LETHARGY - nouns
• LETHARGICNESS † lethargy ...1633
• LOGINESS slowness, lethargy ...1884 Amer. dial.
LETTER - adjectives
• UNCIAL of letters or writing: having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also, loosely, of large size, capital ...1712
LETTER - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BAFFEL a carelessly written letter, a scribble ...1749 Sc.
• BEHAVIOR REPORT a letter to the girlfriend ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BILL a letter, a missive ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BLUEY an airmail letter-form available free of charge to service personnel stationed abroad and to their correspondents at home ...1990 Brit. services' sl.
• BREAD-AND-BUTTER LETTER a letter of thanks for hospitality written after a visit ...1901
• CHIT a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• DEAD a letter or package that can neither be delivered nor returned ...1950s US Post Office usage
• DEAR JANE a letter concluding a relationship ...1980s sl.
• DEAR JOHN a letter concluding a relationship, usually sent by the woman and received by the man, often in prison or serving in the forces ...1940s sl.
• FAKEMENT any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
• FARAWAY SCREED foreign news, a letter from abroad ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HEARING a letter; a reply ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HOOKS AND CROOKS letters; writing ...1804 Amer. sl.
• HURRYGRAPH a hastily written letter ...1861 Amer. sl.
• LETTERET a short letter ...1817
• LETTERLET a short letter, a note ...1836 nonce word
• LETTERLING a short letter, a note ...1781 nonce word
• MASH NOTE a love-letter ...1890 sl.
• NASTYGRAM an unpleasant note or letter or a communication that brings bad news ...1966-67 US sl., chiefly military
• NIXIE an incorrectly addressed letter ...1890 US railway mail clerks usage
• PAPER YABBER a letter ...L19 Aust. sl.
• POISON-PEN LETTER a malicious anonymous letter; an obscene crank letter ...1929 Amer. sl.
• READER a newspaper, letter, etc. ...c1840 sl.
• SCRAPE OF THE PEN, A a few lines, a letter, writing ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT OF A PEN, A a scrap of writing; a letter ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIBE a mark made with the pen; a scrap of writing; a letter ...1870
• SCRIBE OF THE PEN a mark made with the pen; a scrap of writing; a letter ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• STINKER a strongly worded letter ...1912 sl.
• TAG a letter smuggled out of prison ...1930s US prison sl.
• TITLE † a document; a writing, a letter ...c1330
• TOPSCRIPT something written at the top of a letter ...1731 nonce word
• WAG O THE PEN, A the least scrap of writing; a brief letter ...1888 Sc.
LETTER (alphabet) - nouns
• BLOOMER a floriated initial letter of the alphabet ...1899
• BLOOMING LETTER a floriated initial letter of the alphabet ...1713
• IZZARD the letter 'z' ...18C arch.
• EZOD † the letter Z ...1597
• UNCIAL a capital letter ...1775
LETTER - nouns, person
• EPISTOLIST † a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
• LATOR † the bearer of a letter ...1529 Sc.
• LETTER-MONGER † a forger of letters ... 1699 nonce word
• TABELLARY †* a carrier of letters; an auditor, a scrivener ...1656
LETTER - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
• BELETTER † to serve with letters, to write to ...1655
• DEDICATE †* to address a letter or other communication to ...1688
• FAKE A SCREEVE to write any letter or other paper ...1812 thieves' sl.
• LETTERIZE * to write letters or epistles ...1824
LETTER (alphabet) - verbs
• LET AWAY † to drop a letter in a word ...a1000
• METAGRAMMATIZE to transpose the letters in a word or phrase ...1702
• SCRANK to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
LETTER - verbs
• DROP to write a letter ...1769 sl.
LETTERBOX - nouns
• DROP a letterbox ...L19 US sl.
LETTUCE - nouns
• CABBAGE lettuce ...20C Cranbrook School usage
• GARDEN SALAD lettuce ...1741 Amer. dial.
• SALAD lettuce ...1741 Amer. dial.
LEVEE - nouns
• BOIL water gushing from a break in a levee ...1938 Amer. dial.
LEVEL - adjectives
• EVENLY of grounds, roads, etc.: smooth, even, level, without inequalities ...1733 Sc. & Ireland
• FAIR clean, tidy, set in order; level, even ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANDSMOOTH † level or flat as if smoothed with the hand; smooth to the hand ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SMACK-SMOOTH † flat; completely smooth; level or even with the ground or surface ...1755 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LEVEL - verbs
• RANGE to make straight, even, or level ...1846
LEVEL-HEADED - nouns, person
• MONKEY CATCHER a shrewd, level-headed person, one not too scrupulous in his methods, and who adds cunningness to his cleverness ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
LEVER - nouns
• PAISE a fulcrum, leverage; a lever ...1783 Eng. dial.
• VECTIS † a lever ...1648
LEVER - verbs
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
LEVITATION - nouns, person
• LEVITANT one who practices levitation ...1875
LEVITY - nouns
• GAIETY † levity, thoughtlessness ...1647
LEVY - nouns
• RAISE †* a levy ...c1500
LEWD - adjectives
• ANATOMICAL lewd; sexually oriented; explicit about the breasts or genitals ...E20 euphemism
• BAWDY pert. to or fitting a bawd; lewd, obscene, unchaste; chiefly applied to language ...1513
• CYPRIAN licentious, lewd; applied to prostitutes in 18-19th centuries ...1599
• FOUL-LIPPED given to swearing or lewd talk ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FREE-FUCKING pert. to a lewd man or woman, particularly to a woman who acts as unpaid prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• FRENCH deviant, sensuous, lewd, kinky, illicit ...sl.
• HIGH-SEASONED of literature: somewhat lewd, obscene ...B1900
• HORNY provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
• LACHES † loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LICKERISH lewd; lustful, lecherous ...17C
• LIGHT lewd, wanton ...14C
• LOOSE wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached ...L15
• LOOSE-TWISTED lewd, wanton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• MUCKY pornographic, esp. when mildly so; lewd ...1972 UK sl.
• OFF-COLOUR tending to be indecent, obscene, lewd, or lascivious, but hinting at or suggesting the obscene ...1875 sl.
• PAPHIAN pert. to objects, persons, or acts which are lewd and illicit ...M17
• PECCAMINOUS †* full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd ...1656
• PORNY lewd; smutty or obscene; pornographic ...1961 Brit. & US sl.
• RADGY lewd, wanton ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RIXY wanton, lewd ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORTATORY * pertaining to fornication or lewdness; lewd ...1794
• VOUTERISH † adulterous, lewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELL-BRED lewd; frequently copulated with, thoroughly copulated with ...sl.
LEWD - nouns
• FAMILY OF LOVE prostitutes in general; whores; lewd women ...M16
LEWD - nouns, person
• BISMER † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• CALLET † a lewd woman; a trull, a strumpet; a prostitute; a promiscuous woman ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CYPRIAN a licentious or profligate person; later, a lewd woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a courtesan ...1598
• FRICATRICE a lewd woman; a harlot ...1605
• GAME † a whore, a lewd woman ...1725 UK sl.
• GAMESTER † one addicted to amorous sport; a lewd person, whether male or female; a prostitute ...1601
• GIGLET † originally, a lewd, wanton woman; a strumpet ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• JADEHOPPER a lewd or vicious woman; also, one who is only mischievous and lively ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LADY-BIRD a lewd or wanton woman ...17C sl.
• LEACHER a lewd man; a habitual fornicator; a lecher ...12C
• LECH a lewd man; a lecher ...1943 US colloq.
• LETCH a lewd man; a lecher ...1943 US colloq.
• LETCHER a lewd man; a habitual fornicator; a lecher ...12C
• LEWDSBY † a lewd or lecherous person ...1594
• LEWDSTER * a lewd or obscene person ...1598
• LIGHT HOUSEWIFE a lewd woman; a prostitute ...L17 Brit. cant
• LIGHT WOMAN a lewd woman ...L17 cant
• LOOCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOTCHA a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• MALKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MISWOMAN † a bad, wicked woman; a whore or lewd woman; a strumpet ...1528
• MOUSER a degenerate; a lewd character ...1930 tramps' & criminals' sl.
• OPEN-ARSE a lewd woman; a woman ready to copulate at any time ...L17 Brit. sl.
• 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
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RANNELL † a hussy, a jade; an impudent girl or woman; an unchaste or lewd woman ...1573
• THREE-F's 'fuck, fun, and a footrace''; said of a wild time or a lewd person ...19C Brit. sl.
LEWD - verbs
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
• TALK BAWDY to talk lewdly or obscenely ...1656
LEWDNESS - nouns
• BAWDINESS lewdness, obscenity ...1731
• BAWDRY lewdness in speech or writing; lewd, obscene, or filthy talk, etc. ...1589 arch.
• BAWDY lewd, obscene language, lewdness, obscenity ...1698
• CARNALITY lechery, lust, and lewdness ...E15
• NAUGHTINESS lewdness ...1632 sl.
• PALLIARDISE † lewdness, fornication, lechery ...1591
LIABILITY - nouns
• BEHINDMENTS outstanding liabilities, arrears, a deficit ...1886 Amer.
• OBER responsibility, liability; power, influence; impudent self-confidence ...1929 Sc.
LIABLE, NOT LIABLE - adjectives
• ILLIABLE †* not liable ...1649
LIAR, LIE, LYING - adjectives
• FALSIDICAL * suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FULL OF BULL deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FULL OF CRAP deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FULL OF SHIT deceitful; full of nonsense and lies ...20C US sl.
• FRONTIN' lying ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ILL AS WAGHORN said of an extravagant liar ...Bk1905 Sc.
• KITTLE-TONGUED fluent, given to falsehoods ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LEASE † untrue, false, lying ...a900
• LEASING lying ...1873
• MENDACILOQUENT †* speaking lies; lying ...1656
LIAR, LIE, LYING - nouns
• BABBLE a lie ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG O' LIES a string of falsehoods ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANG a 'thumping' lie ...1879 colloq.
• BANGER an outstanding lie ...1814 sl.
• BATCRAP lies, nonsense, rubbish ...1940s US sl.
• BATSHIT lies, nonsense, rubbish ...1940s US sl.
• BELYING 1. giving of the lie; denial ...1587
2. telling lies of anyone; calumniation ...1632
• BENDER a great lie ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BIG ONE an incredible story; a whopper ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BLACK STORY a decidedly bad lie ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLAGUE pretentious falsehood; blustering humbug; mendacious boasting ...1837
• BLAW a boast; a lie from ostentation ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCER a brazen lie ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BULL misrepresentation; a lie; deception ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BULLDUST bullshit, nonsense, lies ...1920s Aust. euphemism
• BULLSHIT insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception ...1914 sl., orig. US
• BUNG a lie, a falsehood ...1882 sl.
• CHEESE a lie; nonsense; exaggeration ...20C Amer. sl.
• COD n. deception, deceit; a lie ...20C sl., orig. Irish
• CRACKER a lie; a very tall story ...17C sl.
• CRAM a lie ...old sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT a mass of lies; bragging; nonsense; 'bullshit' ...1945 US sl.
• CUFFER a lie; a tale; an exaggerated and improbable story ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DAILY a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
• DAILY MAIL a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl.
• FAIRY STORY a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; a downright lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FAIRY TALE a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; an unbelievable lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALSE what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
• FALSEDOM † treachery; untruth; a falsehood ...1297
• FALSITUDE a lie ...2001 US sl.
• FARADIDDLES lies of the amusing kind ...E19 sl.
• FIB a small or trivial lie ...1611
• FILLIPER an unanswerable argument; a big lie ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAM nonsense; humbug; flattery; a lie; a deception or sham ...1598 sl.
• FRATCH a lie; a petty deception or theft ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAB † mockery, derisive deception; a lie, deceit ...a1300
• GABBING † lying, falsehood, a lie ...a1250
• GAG a falsehood, a lie, an invention, a story ...1805 sl.
• GALLEY-PACKET a made-up story, a lie; an unfounded rumour ...1867
• GAMMON insincere or exaggerated talk, ridiculous nonsense suited to deceive simple persons; humbug or flattery, rubbish, lies ...1781 UK sl.
• GANDYING foolish, boasting language; exaggerating, lying ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOFFER a lie, an exaggeration ...1839 Eng. dial.
• GOOD ONE a lie ...1813 sl.
• GOOD 'UN a lie ...1813 sl.
• HASSAYAMPING telling a lie; making a preposterous claim; exaggerating ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HOCKEY nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• HOCKIE nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• HOCKY nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
• JACKANORY a lie ...20C rhyming sl. for a tall story
• JACOB a lie ...1908 Amer. dial.
• LAIR † the act or fact of lying ...c893
• LALAPALOOZA an extremely tall tale; a lie ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LALDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEASE † an untruth, falsehood, lying ...c888
• LEASING † a lie, a falsehood ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LELDRUM noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LESING a falsehood, a lie ...14C arch.
• LIE LAID ON WITH A TROWEL an out-and-out falsehood ...B1900
• LIE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH an utter falsehood ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIE WITH A LATCHET, A an out-and-out lie ...1610
• LIKELY STORY, A a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1865 sl.
• LIKELY TALE, A a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1749 sl.
• LIZA a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOAD a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER an extremely tall tale; a lie ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LOUD ONE a big lie ...c1670 colloq.
• MADE LIE a deliberate falsehood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAG a lie ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MAGOO, THE a lie, a trick, a hoax ...1930s US sl.
• MAKE-UP a fabrication, a lie ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MANTIE † the act of giving the lie ...a1578 Sc.
• MENTITION †* the act of lying; a falsehood ...1656
• MOTHER HUBBARD nonsense, fanciful talk, lies ...1980s sl.
• MULGA a rumour, a lie ...L19 Aust.
• MULGA WIRE a rumour, a lie ...L19 Aust.
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NANCY STORY an elaborate fabrication ...1858 Trinidad and Tobago
• NELLIE a lie ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nellie Bligh)
• NELLIE BLIGH a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY a lie ...1910s rhyming sl. (Nelly Bligh)
• NELLY BLIGH a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• NELLY BLY a lie ...1910s rhyming sl.
• OFFICIOUS LIE † a lie told as an act of kindness to do another good ...1577
• OIL lies, misinformation ...1930s sl.
• OLD HAT the prize supposed to be won by a person telling a great lie ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ONE a persuasive if mendacious story, a lie, a 'line' ...L19 sl.
• OUT-AND-OUTER a notable lie ...M19 sl.
• PACKET a false report; a falsehood ...1796
• PHONY JAZZ a lie; a trick; deliberate misinformation ...1950s US Black sl.
• PILE OF SHIT nonsense; lies; a deceptive story ...M20 US sl.
• PLUMPER a shameless lie; a whopper ...1812 Amer. dial.
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PORCUPINE a lie ...1980s sl. (corruption of 'porky')
• PORKIE a lie ...1940s Brit. rhyming sl. (Pork Pie)
• PORK PIE a lie ...1940s rhyming sl.
• PORKY a lie ...1940s rhyming sl. (Porky Pie)
• PORKY PIE a lie ...1940s rhyming sl.
• RAMPELTER a big lie ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPER † an arrant lie; a downright falsehood ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATCHER an exaggeration; a lie ...1876 Eng. dial.
• REGULAR FLAM, A a lie ...Bk1893 sl.
• RIPPER an outrageous lie; anything of particular excellence ...1851 sl.
• SALISBURY a polite evasion; a 'white lie' ...L19 sl.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREAMER an extravagant lie ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCREED a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIFT † a recitation; a long-winded story; a written composition; a made-up tale; a falsehood ...1766 Sc.
• SNOW smooth talk, bluff, bluster, lies ...1940s orig. US sl.
• SNOW JOB an act of deception; a lie; an excuse; strong and persistent persuasion, esp. in a dubious cause ...1940s US sl.
• STORY a lie ...a1697
• STRAMMER a big lie, a falsehood ...1746 Eng. dial.
• STRETCHER an exaggeration, a falsehood, a lie ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRILL a cheating lie ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TACKER a great falsehood ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TALE OF A ROASTED HORSE, A an invented story, an idle tale, a fiction, a falsehood...1570
• TALLIE a 'tall' story; a lie, an exaggeration ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TALL STORY an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALL TALE an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALLYDIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1865 colloq.
• TARADIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
• TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• TARIDIDDLE a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE a small lie, a fib, a trifling falsehood ...1796 colloq.
• THUMPER a lie ...1677
• THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TIDDYWHOPPER an untruth, a falsehood ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• WALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHACK a lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHACKER anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
• WHAPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHIZZER a falsehood; a glaring untruth ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WHOPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WINDY an extravagantly exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale, a lie ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WOLF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WOOF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WRINKLE a lie, a fib ...1812 sl.
• WRONGGO a mistake, error, or lie ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. ...1937 Amer. sl.
• YANKER † a big or 'thumping' lie ...1822 Sc.
• YARN a lie ...1835 sl.
• YED † a falsehood; a fib, an exaggerated tale ...1825 Sc.
LIAR - nouns, person
• ACTOR anyone out to deceive or to project a phony image; a con-man or liar ...1940s US Black sl.
• ANANIAS a liar ...1890 Eng. sl.
• BUGIARD † a liar; a lying braggart ...a1670
• BULLSHIT ARTIST a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying ...1942 sl., orig. US
• BULLSHITTER a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying ...1933 sl., orig. US
• CAL a liar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRAPPER a bragger; a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
• FABLER † one who speaks falsely; a liar ...1362
• FABULIST one who invents falsehoods ...1625
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• GABBER † a mocker; a deceiver; a liar ...c1386
• GAMMONER one who talks nonsense or exaggerates; a liar; one who tells deceitful tales ...1812 sl.
• GUNNER † one who lies in order to do harm ...1709 sl.
• GUNSTER a bouncing fellow, a 'cracker'; a harmless liar ...c1700 sl.
• HASSAYAMPA orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPER orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1901 Amer. dial.
• JACOB a liar ...1908 Amer. dial.
• JEFF ARTIST a liar; a confidence trickster ...1960s US sl.
• LEASER †* a liar ...c950
• LEASING-MAKER a liar ...1388
• LEASING-MONGER † a liar ...c1380
• LEIGHSTER †* a female liar ...c1325
• LIE a liar ...1894 Amer. dial.
• LIGGER a liar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIZA a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOAD a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BOW MAN a liar ...c1678 Brit. sl.
• MEXICAN ATHLETE (derogatory) one who lies or exaggerates ...1993 Amer. dial.
• OCKIER a liar, a fibber ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OCKYER a liar, a fibber ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE-EYED SCRIBE a monumental liar; an insignificant person ...1970s US Black sl.
• PAUL BUNYAN a liar ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PSEUDOLOGER a maker of false statements; a liar ...1656
• RATCHER one who exaggerates; a liar ...1868 Eng. dial.
• STORY a liar ...1869 sl., orig. generally children's usage, now Black usage
• TARADIDDLER a petty liar ...1880 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE a liar ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TOM PEPPER a liar ...1867 nautical usage
• TOWN CRIER a liar ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UNDIGESTED ANANIAS a triumphant liar ...L19 sl.
• WAGGIE a nickname for a liar ...1921 Sc.
• WILLIE-FISHER a notorious liar ...B1900 Sc.
• WINDY-WALLETS a very talkative and untruthful person; one who is habituated to fibbing or exaggeration; a vain boaster ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRINKLER a person prone to telling lies ...1812 sl.
LIAR, LIE - verbs
• BATSHIT to tell lies; to tease; to confuse with false information ...1960s US sl.
• BELIE 1. to tell lies about; esp. to calumniate by false statements ...a1225
† 2. to give the lie to; to call false, to contradict as a lie or a liar; to reject as false, to deny the truth of ...1577
• BLAGUE to tell lies in jest; to hoax, to humbug ...1883
• BULL to lie to or deceive someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• BULLDUST to lie, to fabricate ...1960s Aust. euphemism
• BULLSHIT to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone ...1937 sl., orig. US
• BUSHWHACK to ambush; to cheat; to steal; to lie ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CROSS THE HASSAYAMPA RIVER to become unable to tell the truth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FABLE † to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FALSE to lie; to deceive ...1930s Aust. sl.
• FALSIFY † to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
• FIB to lie ...1690
• FILL THE BILL † to be a whopping lie ...c1885 colloq.
• FLAM to flatter; to lie; to take in ...Bk1893 colloq.
• FLING THE HATCHET to make false or exaggerated statements; to tell lies ...1780
• FRATCH to lie; to shuffle or cheat in joke; to boast unduly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAB † 1. to tell lies to, to deceive ...c1275
† 2. to lie, to tell lies ...a1300
• GACK to talk idly, to chatter; to lie ...Bk1900 Ireland
• GAMMON to humbug; to deceive; to tell lies ...1812 colloq.
• GANGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GAUNGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GONK to lie ...1991 US sl.
• GUZZLE to lie ...L18 sl.
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• HORSESHIT to lie to; hence, to flatter ...1955 US sl.
• JACOB to lie; to tell a falsehood ...1908 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ to lie to; to deceive ...1927 Amer. dial.
• JEFF to lie; to work a confidence trick; to fool a victim ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• LEASE † to tell lies ...c1000
• LIE IN ONE'S TEETH to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN ONE'S THROAT to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIZAR to lie ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MACK to lie or exaggerate in order to deceive, exploit, or influence someone; to convince or persuade in a deceptive way ...1975 US Black sl.
• NAIL to expose a lie ...1785 sl.
• NAIL TO THE COUNTER to expose as false or spurious; to expose as a lie ...1842
• OCKY to lie, to tell untruths ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PASS THE BOTTLE OF SMOKE to give countenance to a conventional falsehood; to make pretense ...1867
• PUT ON THE SHAM to carry out a lie or hoax ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RAME to talk nonsense; to rave; to exaggerate, to tell tall stories or lies ...1847 Sc.
• RATCH to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
• REMB to rave in speaking; to tell lies ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RETCH to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
• RHYME to tell lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIFF to brag; to lie ...1990 US sl.
• SCREED to repeat a lying fabrication ...1843 Sc.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to talk nonsense, to lie ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to talk nonsense, to lie ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELL ONE A PACKET to tell him a falsehood, to take him in ...1886
• SHOVEL THE SHIT to lie or boast excessively ...E20 US sl.
• SHUCK to be deceptive or evasive; to tell tall tales or lies; to fool around, to tease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SPIN A YARN to tell a story, usually a long one; to pitch a tale; to tell lies ...1812 orig. nautical sl.
• SPRUCE to tell tall tales; to lie in order to evade a duty ...1917 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• STRAMMER † to lie outrageously ...1790 Eng. dial.
• STRETCH to exaggerate; to lie ...a1844 sl.
• TALK TRASH to talk insincerely, to boast, to lie, esp. when pursuing sex ...1950s US Black sl.
• TARADIDDLE to tell fibs; to impose upon, or bring into some condition, by telling lies ...1828 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLE to tell fibs; to impose upon by telling fibs ...1828 colloq.
• TELL STORIES to lie ...a1697
• THROW THE HATCHET to exaggerate; to tell fabulous stories or lies ...1893
• WHACK to lie, to exaggerate ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHIBBLE † to lie ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• WORK THE ORACLE to successfully perform something through stealth and cunning or with the aid of an outright lie ...Brit. sl.
• WRINKLE † to tell a lie ...1812 sl.
• YARN to lie, to tell a falsehood ...1891 Amer. dial.
• YED † to tell a fib; to exaggerate a tale ...1825 Sc.
LIAR, LIE - phrases
• DAM OF THAT WAS A WHISKER, THE applied to a great lie ...c1675 Eng. dial. & colloq.