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NOSE - NUTRITIOUS
NOSE - adjectives
• APE-FACED pug-nosed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAKY having a prominent nose ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUNGED UP stuffy, blocked, esp. of one's nose during flu or a cold, or of constipation ...20C sl.
• BUTTON-NOSED having a small roundish nose ...1895
• CAMMED † having a camois nose (low and concave) ...c1350
• CAMOIS † of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• CAMOISED † having a camois nose ...1393
• CAMOIS-NOSED † hooked-nosed ...1601
• CAMOW-NOSED hooked-nosed ...a1600
• CAMUS † of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• HAWK-BILLED having a hooked or sharp nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-NOSED having a nose curved like a hawk's beak ...1530
• KEEN-POINTED of the nose: pointed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED sharp-nosed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NASEE †* having a mutilated nose ...c1330
• NEGRO-NOSED (now derogatory) pert. to a person with a broad or a flat nose ...c1696 sl.
• PUGIFIED pug-nosed ...L18 colloq.
• PUGGY resembling the face or nose of a monkey or pug-dog; having such a face or nose ...1722
• REEFART-NOSED having a nose in colour or shape like a radish ...1793 Sc.
• RHINOCERICAL † of a nose: like a rhinoceros' horn ...1710
• SIMOUS * 1. having a flat nose; snub-nosed ...1656
† 2. of the nose: snub, flat ...1697
• TARTAR-NOSED snub-nosed like a Tartar ...1827
NOSE - nouns
• AIR HOOK one's nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• APPENDIX the nose ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARCH NOSE a hooked nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACCA-BOX the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACCY-BOX the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACK † the ridge of the nose ...1615
• BEAK the nose ...1715 sl.
• BEAL the nose; a bird's bill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEZER the nose ...1908 sl.
• BIBBLIE-GAUGER the nose ...1881 Sc.
• BILL (derogatory) a person's nose ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BOKE the nose ...1859 US sl.
• BOKO the nose ...1859 sl., orig, pugilistic
• BOLTSPRIT † the nose ...1698-99 nautical sl.
• BOWSPRIT the nose ...1785 Amer. nautical sl.
• BUGLE the nose ...1865 Amer. dial.
• BUMBOSCIS the nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMBER-NOSE an aquiline nose ...Bk1888
• CHEESE-CUTTER a prominent and aquiline nose ...1873 sl.
• CHERRY PICKER a large hooked nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CONK the nose ...1812 sl.
• CYRANO a large nose ...19C
• DANGER SIGNAL a red nose ...20C sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• DEVIL'S SEAT a broad bridge on the nose ...1977 Amer. dial.
• DIP NOSE a nose having a bend in the bridge ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHED NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH-FACE NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DISH-PAN NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DOOK a notably large nose ...M19 sl.
• DUKE OF MONTROSE the nose ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• EAGLE BEAK a hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE NOSE a hooked nose ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE'S BEAK a hooked nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH NOSE one with a high bridge ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GROG BLOSSOM redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1796 sl.
• HANDLE the nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HANDLE OF THE FACE the nose ...1708 jocular
• HAWKBEAK a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBILL a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAWK'S BEAK a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAZEL-SNOUT * a turned-up nose ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HONKER the nose ...1942 US sl.
• HOOTER the nose ...1958 sl.
• HORN n. the nose ...19C colloq.
• HORNEY the nose ...19C colloq.
• HORNY the nose ...19C colloq.
• IME the tip of the nose ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IRISH NOSE a turned-up nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRISH SNUB a turned-up nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I SUPPOSE the nose ...1859 rhyming sl.
• JEELY NOSE a bleeding nose ... Sc.
• KANOZZLE the nose ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MALMSEY NOSE a heavily acned nose; the assumption being that the acned nose is the result of drinking too much 'malmsey' wine ...a1700
• MASARD the face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MAZARD the face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MAZZARD the head or face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MEDDEM an irritation or tickling in the nose (supposed by the superstitious to indicate that a visitor is coming) ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDDLEBUSTER the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NASAL the nose ...1888 pugilists' sl.
• NASE † the nose ...a1000
• NASE NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NAZIE NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NAZY NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NEB the nose; the snout of an animal ...c1000
• NEBBIN the nose ...1869 Eng. dial.
• NEBBOCK the nose ...1895 Sc.
• NEBEND the tip of the nose ...1923 Sc.
• NEESE the nose ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NESE † the nose ...c1175
• NIB the face; the mouth; the nose; usually of a woman ...Bk1902 colloq.
• NIZZ the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NIZZEY the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NOSE JOB cosmetic surgery done to the nose ...sl.
• NOSE PAINT redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1880 jocular
• NOSER a bloody nose ...M19 sl.
• NOZZLE the nose ...1771 sl.
• OLIVER the nose ...L19 US sl.
• PARISH PICK-AXE a prominent nose ...L19 sl.
• PASTE-HORN the nose ...1856 shoemakers' sl.
• PECAN the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PLANTER'S NOSE a nose with a hump ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUGNOSE a flattened nose ...Brit. sl.
• RANNY any long-nosed thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPBERRY the nose ...1910s sl.
• RAZZO the nose ...1899 sl.
• ROOT the nose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SADDLE-NOSE a flat or snub-nose ...1626
• SALMON the nose ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'snout' (salmon and trout)
• SALMON AND TROUT the nose ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'snout'
• SALMON TROUT the nose ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'snout'
• SCENT-BOX the nose ...1826 boxing sl.
• SCHNABEL the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOBIE the nose ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZ the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZ the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZLE the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZLER a nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZZOLA the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SHNOVVEL the nose ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SHNOZZ a nose ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SHONK the nose ...1938 sl.
• SIMITY †* the fact of being flat-nosed ...1650
• SIMOSITY * a being crooked-nosed ...1721
• SMELLER the nose ...a1700
• SMELLING CHEAT † the nose ...1573 cant.
• SNEEZE-HORN the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SNEEZER the nose ...1945 US sl.
• SNIBBLE-NOSE † a nose that requires wiping; a snotty nose ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SNICH the nose ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SNIFFER the nose ...1858 sl.
• SNIPE the nose ...2002 UK sl.
• SNITCH the nose ...a1700
• SNOOT the nose ...1861 Eng. dial.
• SNORER the nose ...1891
• SNORTER the nose, esp. an enlarged one ...Brit. sl.
• SNOT-BOX the nose ...19C Brit. sl.
• SNOTTER-BOX the nose ..1790 Sc.
• SNOUT a person's nose ...sl.
• SNOUT-PIECE the nose; the face ...17C sl.
• SNOZ the nose ...1930s sl.
• SNOZZLE the nose ...1930s sl.
• SNUFF-BOX the nose ...1829 boxing sl.
• SNUFFER 1. the thumb and finger as used for clearing or wiping the nose ...1843
2. the nose ...1940s US Black sl.
• SNUFFLE the nose ...E19 sl.
• STRAWBERRY a nose having the colour of a strawberry, esp. as the result of heavy drinking ...1949 jocular
• THIN NOSE a nose keenly susceptible to smells ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOKYO the nose ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Tokyo Rose)
• TOKYO ROSE the nose ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• TOOTER † something that projects; a prominent nose ...1638
• VESSEL the nose ...E19 sl.
• WEATHER-PEG a jocular term for the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHICKERBILL the nose ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFER the nose ...20C US sl.
NOSE - nouns, person
• ANDY GUMP a person with a small chin and a prominent nose ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BANANA NOSE a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BARNACLE †* one who speaks through his nose ...1591
• CAMOIS † a person or animal with a camois nose (low and concave) ...1485
• CONKY a nickname given to anyone with an especially prominent nose ...M19 sl.
• EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
• KONKY a nickname given to anyone with an especially prominent nose ...M19 sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE a red-nose person, generally male ...c1810 Brit. sl.
• MUZZLE-CHOPS a nickname for a man with a prominent nose and mouth ...1611
• OLD EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OLD PASTE-HORN a nickname for a large-nosed man ...c1856 sl.
• OLD RASPBERRY one who has a notably red nose, presumably a drunkard ...1910s sl.
• PUGGY a person with an overly upturned nose ...Brit. sl.
NOSE - verbs
• BOGEY to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOGIE to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOOGER to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOOGIE to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• DIGHT THE NEB to wipe one's nose or mouth ...1886 Sc.
• NASILLATE * to speak through the nose ...1863
• SLING to blow the nose with the naked fingers ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SNITE ONE'S SNITCH to wipe one's nose ...L18 sl.
• SNOIT † to blow the nose hastily, or with the finger and thumb ...B1900 Sc.
• SNOT to blow the nose or wipe mucus from the nose ...16C
• TAP to hit and thus draw blood from a victim's nose ...M18 sl.
• TAP A JUDY to cause one's nose to bleed with a blow ...M19 sl.
• TAP SOMEONE'S CLARET to cause someone's nose to bleed with a blow ...E19 sl.
• TWANG ONE'S NOSE † to blow the nose loudly ...1748
NOSE - phrases
• BLOW YOUR HORN IF YOU DON'T SELL A FISH said to anyone who blows his nose vigorously ...1904 Amer. dial.
NOSEGAY - see BOUQUET & FLOWER
NOSTALGIA - nouns
• LETTER FROM HOME something or someone that triggers nostalgia ...1939 Amer. dial.
NOSTRIL - nouns
• NARE † a nostril ...1398
• NAREL †* a nostril ...1486
• NARELL †* a nostril ...1486
• NEASETHRILL † a nostril ...c1250
• NESETHIRL † a nostril ...c1250
• NOSE-HOLES † the nostrils ...1527 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNOT-HOLE † a nostril ...1648
• SNUFFERS the nostrils ...M17 sl.
• THIRL a nostril ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NOSY - adjectives
• BEAKY nosy, inquisitive ...2000s sl.
• BUSY interfering, nosy ...1970s
• FEISTY nosy, inquisitive ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GYPSY interfering, meddling, nosy, officious, irritatingly inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NEBBIE inquisitive, nosy ...1963 Sc.
• NEBBY nosy, inquisitive, curious, intrusive ...L19 Ulster & Amer. dial.
• NEBBY-NOSED nosy, inquisitive, curious, intrusive ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NEWSY of a person: news-loving; inquisitive, prying, nosy, gossipy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIBBING being nosy, meddling ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY snoopy, inquisitive, nosy ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PIKEY nosy, prying, inquisitive ...1959 Amer. dial.
• QUIZZY inquisitive, nosy ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
NOSY, NOSINESS - nouns
• FACE interference, nosiness ...19C US sl.
NOSY - nouns, person
• MEDDLE BOX an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME BOX an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATILDY an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATTIE an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NEWSBUG a person who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOSE-BOX one who is always poking into other's affairs; a meddlesome person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOSE-OINTMENT an overly inquisitive, nosy person ...Brit. sl.
• NOSY ROSY one who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIKE a nosy, snoopy, or inquisitive person, a prying person ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ROSY NOSY one who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip ...1965 Amer. dial.
NOSY - verbs
• FAAS to be nosy or inquisitive ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• FASS to be nosy or inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NEB to pry; to nose around, to be nosy or inquisitive ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NEB ABOUT to pry; to nose around, to be nosy or inquisitive ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to be nosy, to snoop, to pry ...1959 Amer. dial.
• STICK ONE'S FACE IN to interfere, to be nosy ...L19 US sl.
NOSY - phrases
• DO YOU HAVE A BADGE? aren't you being a bit nosy? ...Bk1944 service sl.
NOT - adverbs
• NASE †* not, by no means ...c1315
• NOT BY A LONG CHALK by no means, not at all ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG WAYS not at all; by no means ...1956 Amer. dial.
• NO WHAT certainly not ...1900 S. Afr.
NOT - interjections/phrases
• ABER NIT! never! not! ...1896 Amer. sl.
• NOT BY A LONG SHOT decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG SIGHT decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A MILLSTONE not by any means; not by a long shot ...1970 Amer. dial.
NOTABILITY - nouns
• SIGNALITY * notability, distinction ...1650
NOTABLE - adjectives
• BRAVISH large; notable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAIN great, excellent; notable ...1887 Amer. dial.
• NAMELY † distinguished, famous, notable for a thing ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
• SINGULAR † of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
• UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WHOPCACKER astounding, notable, excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• WOPCACKER astounding, notable, excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
NOTABLE - nouns
• BOOMER something big, large or notable of its kind ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior ...1907 US sl.
• WHOPCACKER anything astounding, notable, or excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• WOPCACKER anything astounding, notable, or excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
NOTABLE - nouns, person
• BIG BOB an aristocrat; a notable person ...L19 sl.
• HUMMER anything of magnitude or note; a person of notable parts ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIVE ONE a notable, popular, or well-respected person ...L19 US sl.
• WANG a notable person ...1920s sl.
NOTABLY - adverbs
• BIG conspicuously; notably; also, with great success, to a great extent ...1865
NOTCH - nouns
• HAG a notch, a hack; the mark left by an axe-stroke ...1702 Sc.
• KERF the result of cutting; the incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw ...1523
• NAG a nick, notch, indentation; a bite, snap ...1887 Sc.
NOTCH - verbs
• NAG to nick, notch, or hack with a sharp instrument; to snap, to snatch, to bite, to mark with the teeth ...1887 Sc.
NOTE - nouns
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• CHIT a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• FAKEMENT any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
• HANDWRITING † that which is written by hand; manuscript; a piece of written matter; a written document or note ...1534 obs. or arch.
• LETTERLET a short letter, a note ...1836 nonce word
• LETTERLING a short letter, a note ...1781 nonce word
• MARGINALIA marginal notes ...1832
• NASTYGRAM an unpleasant note or letter or a communication that brings bad news ...1966-67 US sl., chiefly military
• OMNIANA notes or scraps of information about everything, or about all kinds of things ...1807
• PAMPHIL †* a memorandum or note ...1571
• QUOTATION † a note or observation; a matter noted ...1608
• QUOTE † a marginal reference; a note ...1600
NOTE - verbs
• ADMARGINATE * to add or note in the margin ...a1834
• ADNOTE †* to note, to remark, to observe ...1558
• ADVERT † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to take note, to give heed, to consider ...c1430
• BENOTE to make notes upon ...1767
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• MARGENT † to add marginal notes to ...1610
• MARGINATE † to annotate with marginal notes ...1609
• MARK SOMETHING IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER to take note of something ...1968 Amer. dial.
• QUOTE † to write down; to make a note or record of, to set down, to mention in writing ...1573
• TAKE A KNOCK DOWN to take note ...1950s US Black sl.
• WRITE IT IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER to make note of an unusual event ...1992 Amer. dial.
NOTEBOOK - nouns
• SNITCH-PAD a notebook ...1930s US Black sl.
NOTED - adjectives
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• MARKABLE † worthy or capable of being marked or noted; remarkable ...c1449
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
NOTED - nouns
• OBSERVANDUM * something to be observed or noted ...1704
NOTEWORTHY - adjectives
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
• OF MARK noteworthy, important, conspicuous ...1590
• SKIRE † noteworthy, remarkable ...c1400
NOTEWORTHY - nouns
• MOUTHFUL something important or noteworthy said ...1922 sl., orig. US
• ONE FOR THE BOOK anything noteworthy, remarkable, or incredible; something worthy of long-term record ...1920s US sl.
NOT GUILTY - verbs
• FADE to obtain a verdict of not guilty ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• WALK to be found not guilty ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
NOTHING - adjectives
• NANN no; nothing ...2000s US Black sl.
• NARY not one ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR (OF SOMEONE) nothing whatever (of someone)
• NEITHER HILT NOR HAIR absolutely nothing ...1844 Eng. dial.
NOTHING - adverbs
• NENTI nothing ...1893 circus usage
• STUBBS nothing ...Bk1904 cant
NOTHING - nouns
• AIR PUDDING nothing, esp. nothing to eat ...1862 US sl.
• AIR PUDDING AND WIND SAUCE nothing to eat; nothing ...1927 US sl.
• AMBS-ACE nothing, next to nothing ...L14 sl.
• ARSE ALL nothing, nothing at all ...2002 Brit. sl.
• AYLESBURY anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck' (Aylesbury Duck)
• AYLESBURY DUCK anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck'
• B.A. nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All' ...1961 UK sl.
• BALLS absolutely nothing ...1934 US sl.
• BEANS nothing; nonsense ...M19 US sl.
• BUPKES nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
• BUPKIS nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
• CALF-SLOBBER nothing whatsoever ...1980s sl.
• CHUFF ALL nothing; nothing at all ...1997 UK sl.
• DAMN-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...1914 US sl.
• DAMN-ASS-ALL nothing ...1959 US sl.
• DEAD CENTRE a point at which nothing is happening ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DOODEY-SQUAT nothing ...1950s sl.
• DOODLEY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLEY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODLY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODY-SQUAT nothing ...1950s sl.
• EPPIS something, the worst thing, nothing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• F.A. nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FADOODLE †* something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle ...a1670
• FANAD none, nothing ...1920s army sl.
• FANNY nothing at all ...1914 UK sl.
• FANNY ADAMS nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FAT LOT not very much, if anything at all ...M19 sl.
• FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF nothing; something of no account or consequence ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HELL-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...1969 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...c1933-74 Amer. sl.
• MAORI PT (offensive) taking it easy and doing nothing ...NZ sl.
• NADA nothing; none ...1914 US sl.
• NAF nothing ...1940s sl.
• NAFF nothing ...1940s sl.
• NAFF ALL none, nothing; 'fuck-all' ...1970s euphemism
• NANTE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTEE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTI nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTOIS nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTOISETTE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTY nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NAUGHT nothing, nought ...c897 now arch.
• NAUGHTS †* nothing, nought ...1559
• NAUNT nothing ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NE'ER-BE-LICKIT nothing whatsoever ...1885 Sc.
• NENTI nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NERTS nothing ...1989 sl.
• NICKS nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
• NIX nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
• NO NOTHING nothing whatever ...1884 UK sl.
• NOT A SAUSAGE no money; nothing at all; a derisory amount ...1938 UK sl.
• OXO zero, nothing ...L19 sl.
• QUINKINS a mere nothing; a worthless trifle ...1825 Sc.
• S.B.A. nothing; Sweet Bugger All ...20C sl.
• S.F.A. nothing; Sweet Fuck All; politely, Sweet Fanny Adams ...20C sl.
• SOLDIER'S SUPPER nothing; that which does not exist ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SWEET B.A. nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All' ...1961 UK sl.
• WIND PUDDING nothing, esp. nothing to eat ...M19 US sl.
• ZIP SQUAT a very small amount; nothing ...1990s US campus sl.
• ZOT zero; nothing ...1965 US sl.
NOTHING - nouns, person
• NIHILAGENT † one who does nothing ...1579-80
NOTHING - verbs
• BENOTHING †* to reduce to nothing; to annihilate ...1674
• BUY COTTON to do nothing ...1960 Amer. dial.
• DARK IT to say nothing ...c1880 sl.
• HELP ANDY to do nothing ...1927 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK DOG to idle, to do nothing ...20C W. Indies
• MAKE A BLOB to accomplish nothing ...1903
• VEG to do nothing; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
• VEG OUT to do nothing; to relax in an inert passive way; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
NOTHING - interjections
• DAMN-ALL! nothing! ...1910s sl.
NOTHING - phrases
• EECHIE NOR OCHIE neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHIE OR OCHIE either one thing or another; the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHY NOR OOCHY neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• NANTOISALE no; nothing; none ...1997 UK sl.
• NANTOISE no; nothing; none ...1997 UK sl.
• NANTS no, nothing, none ...1997 UK sl.
• NEITHER BACK NOR EDGE nothing ...1878 Eng. dial.
• NEITHER EECHIE NOR OCHIE neither one thing nor another, nothing ...1768 Sc.
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all; no money whatever ...1928 sl.
• NOT A BRASS RAZOO nothing at all, esp. of money; absolutely penniless ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• NOT A CIRCUMSTANCE nothing in comparison with ...M19 US sl.
• NOT A SAUSAGE absolutely nothing; a derisory amount ...1930s sl.
• NOT WORTH SHUCKS good for nothing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NOUGHT OF THE MAKE nothing of the kind ...1825 Eng. dial.
NOTICE - nouns
• ADVERTATION †* the act of turning the attention; observation, notice ...c1480
• ADVERTENCE the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice ...1528
• ADVISEMENT † the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
• HEEDANCE heed, notice ...1931 Amer. dial.
• KEEP † care, attention, heed, notice ...c1250
• MARK † attention, notice ...1377
• MARKING † notice, consideration ...1585
• OBSERVE † notice, attention ...1805 Sc.
• PERCEIVANCE heed, notice ...1916 Amer. dial.
• QUOTE † to make mental note of; to notice, to observe, to mark, to scrutinize ...1588
• SI QUIS a public intimation, notice, or bill, frequently one exhibited on a post, door, etc., requesting information, advertising, something lost, or the like ...1597
• TENT a look; observation, notice, attention ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOTICE - verbs
• ANIMADVERSE †* to notice, to comment upon ...1642
• ADVERT to turn one's attention; to take notice, to take heed, to pay attention ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to notice, to observe a thing ...c1430
• BEAR IN HAND to take notice, to regard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CLOCK to look at, watch, observe, notice ...M20 sl.
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• COP to notice; to look at ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• ENT to regard, to notice; to obey ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL TO to notice ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• GET ON TO to look at; to notice; to observe appreciatively or critically ...1882 US sl.
• GET THE DAIRY ON to see, to notice a person ...c1910 sl.
• LET FALL to take notice of, to make a ground of quarrel ...1810 Sc.
• MIND to observe, to notice; to pay attention or heed to ...1834 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• REGARD to notice ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCAN to see, to notice ...M19 sl.
• TAKE TENT OF to pay attention to; to notice, to observe ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † to recognize, esp. after some uncertainty, to discern; to take notice of ...1825 Sc.
• TENT to see, to observe, to notice ...1784 Sc.
• VAREEZ to notice, to observe ...a1838 Sc.
• YEME † to care for, to take notice of, to consider ...c888
NOTICEABLE - adjectives
• FLAMING excessively noticeable, flagrant, monstrous; conspicuous ...1738 sl.
• PALPABLE readily perceived by some one of the other senses, as the sight, hearing, etc.; perceptible; plainly observable, noticeable ...c1430
NOTICED - nouns
• NOTANDUM an entry of something to be specially noted; a thing to be noticed or observed; a memorandum ...1685
NOTIFICATION - nouns
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice ...1528
• ADVERTISING † warning, notification, information ...1530
• ADVISO † information, intelligence; an official notification, dispatch, or 'advice' ...1594
NOTIFY - nouns, person
• ADVERTISER † one who informs, notifies, or warns ...c1565
NOTIFY - verbs
• OFFICE vb. to notify; to signal; to alert; to warn, to tip off ...1812 sl.
• SIGNIFY † to notify or inform a person ...1523
NOTION - nouns
• INKLE a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling ...1879 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MAROTTE a pet notion, a craze ...1852
• MIND an idea, a notion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUIAMS whims; singular notions ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIGNOGS ridiculous or foolish notions or conceits ...1888 Eng. dial.
• VANG a notion, conceit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NOTORIETY - nouns
• ÉCLAT † public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
• FAMOSITY †* celebrity, notoriety, renown ...1535
NOTORIOUS - adjectives
• ANOINTED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NINETED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NOINTED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
NOTORIOUS - nouns, person
• FAMOSO * a notorious person ...1663
NOTORIOUS - verbs
• ECLAT * to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
NOTWITHSTANDING - adverbs
• NAITHERS notwithstanding, either ...1813 Sc.
• NATHELESS nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c900
• NATHLESS nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c900
• NETHERLESS † however, nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c1400
• NETHERTHELESS † nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c1440
NOTWITHSTANDING - prepositions
• AT-OWER in spite of ...Bk1898 Sc.
• NATHLESS * in spite of, notwithstanding ...1567
NOURISH - nouns
• PABULUM that which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul; food for thought ...1765
NOURISH - nouns, person
• EDUCATOR † one who or that which nourishes or rears physically ...1566
NOURISH - verbs
• AFEDE † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• AFEED † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• HEARTEN † to strengthen with food or nourishment ...1586
NOURISHED - adjectives
• SUCCULENT † of persons: well nourished ...1673
• THRIVEN thriving, prosperous; well-nourished, strong ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOURISHING - adjectives
• BATTLING † nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive ...1555
• MARROWY of food: nourishing ...1435
• NUTRIBLE †* nutritious, nourishing ...1607
NOURISHING - nouns
• EDUCATION † the process of nourishing or rearing a child, young person, or animal ...
NOURISHMENT - nouns
• VICTITATION †* the taking of food or nourishment ...1597
NOURISHMENT - verbs
• BAIT † to feed, to take nourishment ...c1386
NOVEL - adjectives
• BRAND SPANK-FIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPANKING new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPLINTERFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-NEW adj. novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKFIRE-NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKING new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPLINTERFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRESH AS PAINT new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT OFF new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT OFF THE FIRE new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEW FANDANGLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEWFANGLE new-fashioned, novel ...1773 Sc.
• NEWFANGLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEWFANGLETY newfangled ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NEW WRINKLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIPING HOT new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING. new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPITNEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLINTER-FIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLITNEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NOVEL - nouns
• AGA SAGA a genre of popular novel-writing, plotting comfortable, domestic and emotional middle-class lives ...1992 UK
• BODICE RIPPER a paperback romance novel with a pictorial cover featuring a man and woman in a steamy pose ...Aust. sl.
NOVELTY - adjectives
• NEWFANGLE fond of novelty; pleasant to strangers ...1742 Sc.
• NEWFANGLED much taken up with some new thing; pleased with novelties ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEWOUS newfangled; full of novelty; fond of what is new ...Bk1905 Sc.
NOVELTY - nouns
• FADDLEMENTS trifles, novelties ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NEWANCE a new thing; a novelty; anything unusual ...1875 Sc.
• NEW BREAD a novelty ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEWELTY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NEWFANGLE a novelty ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEWFANGLEDNESS † 1. love of novelty ...1775 Sc.
2. an innovation; a novelty ...1877 Sc.
• NEWLITY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NIBBLETIES novelties ...1882 Eng. dial.
• UNCO a strange or unusual thing or tale; a novelty or piece of news; a wonder; a curiosity; generally plural ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
NOVICE - adjectives
• NOVITIOUS † having the character of novices ...1619
NOVICE - nouns
• TIROCINIUM a band of novices or recruits ...1651
NOVICE - nouns, person
• ACOLYTE an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation; a novice ...1829
• BACHELOR † an inexperienced person; a novice ...1604
• BOLL WEEVIL a novice, a tenderfoot; a very inexperienced person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOT a novice, a greenhorn, a very inexperienced person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOTSTRAPPER a novice, a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FARMER a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUCKWHEAT a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BUCKWHEATER a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN a young sailor or soldier; a novice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CHIPPY a novice, a beginner; a greenhorn ...1899 Amer. sl.
• CLEANSKIN a novice ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DUB a novice; a raw beginner; an unskilful person ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• FRESH MEAT any form of novice, as a new recruit ...20C sl.
• GREENASS an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1966 US sl.
• GREENHEAD an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1948 US sl.
• GREENHORN an inexperienced person; a novice; a raw recruit; an ignoramus; a simpleton
• GREENIE a greenhorn ...M19 colloq.
• JOHNNY-COME-LATELY an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• JOHNNY NEWCOME an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• JOHNNY RAW an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• LADDIE-IN-A-JACKET a novice ...1889 Sc.
• MAGGOT (contemptuous) a court-martialed person confined to the brig; also a recruit, trainee, or newly arrived enlisted person; hence, in general, a mere novice ...1964 Amer. sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• NEOPHYTE one who is new to a subject; a beginner, a tyro, a novice ...1599
• NEW JACK a newcomer or novice, esp. to the fast life of the ghetto streets ...1980s sl., chiefly US Black
• NEWK a newcomer, a novice ...1970s US campus sl.
• PALOUSER a novice or greenhorn; a country bumpkin ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PUISNE † a junior; an inferior; a novice ...L16
• SAFT-HORN a novice; an inexperienced person; a greenhorn ...1836 Sc.
• SEARS ROEBUCK GUY in logging: a novice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TIRO a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice ...1611
• TYRO a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice ...1611
NOW - adverbs
• EENOO just now, at the present time, a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• ENOW just now, just this minute; a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• YEENOO just now; at present, presently ...1874 Sc.
• YENOO just now; at present, presently ...1874 Sc.
NOW - nouns
• HYSTERICAL PRESENT the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOWANIGHTS the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NOWADAYS - adverbs
• LATE YEARS recently, nowadays ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LATER YEARS recently, nowadays ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LATTER DAYS recently, nowadays ...1976 Amer. dial.
NOW AND THEN - adverbs
• BETIMES occasionally, now and then ...1913 Amer. dial.
• TIDE-WISE † at times, now and then ...1611
NOWHERE - adjectives
• NEVER WHERE † nowhere ...c1400
• NULLIBIQUITOUS * nowhere existing ...1832
NOWHERE - adverbs
• NAWER † nowhere ...c888
NOWHERE - nouns
• NEVER-HEED-UM-STREET an unknown place; nowhere ...1891 Eng. dial.
NOXIOUS - adjectives
• BALEFUL full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant ...a1000
• ILL bad; noxious; hurtful; insufferable ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NUCLEAR - nouns
• CHINA SYNDROME in nuclear engineering: a complete meltdown of fissionable material within the core of a nuclear reactor ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOOK a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
• NUKE a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
NUCLEAR - verbs
• NOOK to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
• NUKE to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - adjectives
• ABRAM naked, nude ...L17 cant
• ADAMATICAL naked; nude ...17C
• A LA NATURAL undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FACE naked; nude ...L19 UK & US sl.
• B.A. naked, nude (Bare-Assed) ...1933 US sl.
• BALD AS A COOT undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS AN EGG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• B. AND B. pert. to magazines featuring female nudity; 'Breast and Buttock' ...M20 US sl.
• BARE-ASSED naked; completely nude with the buttocks uncovered ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTT NAKED completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CUTICULAR undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARRY STARKERS naked; nude; a personification of nudity ...M20 Brit. sl.
• IN A STATE OF NATURE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN MOROCCO naked; nude ...M19 Brit. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY CLOTHES undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT undressed; nude ...1753 sl.
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ALTOGETHER naked; nude ...1894 colloq.
• IN THE BUFF undressed; nude ...17C Amer. sl.
• IN THE CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FULL CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE NATURAL naked, nude ... Bk1982 sl.
• IN THE NUDDY in the nude ...1953 Aust. sl.
• IN THE RIND undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAFLESS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAKED AS MY NAIL, AS † quite naked; nude; as unclothed as a fingernail ...1559
• NAKED BUFF nude, totally naked ...20C US colloq.
• NOT A STITCH TO ONE'S BACK undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUDDY naked, nude ...M20 Aust. sl.
• PEELED undressed; nude ...1820 colloq.
• RAW undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN used of a film or a publication featuring nudity ...1977 UK sl.
• SKY-CLAD undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WEARING A SMILE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH NO MORE CLOTHES THAN A FROG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.s nudity ...L19 US sl.
• ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS nudity ...19C Eng. sl.
• ADAM'S P.J.s nudity ...1970s US gay sl.
• ALTOGETHER, THE complete nakedness or nudity ...1894 colloq.
• NAKED † a nude figure ...1622
• NUDIE a magazine or a film which features nudity ...M20 US sl.
• SKIN SHOW a show featuring women approaching or reaching nudity ...1973 US sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - nouns, person
• NUDIE a female nude entertainer of a nude woman pictured in a magazine ...M20 US sl.
NUDGE - nouns
• CADGE a shake, a jolt; a nudge or hint ...1790 Sc.
NUDGE - verbs
• WADGE to prod, to nudge forcibly, live driving a wedge in ...1899 Sc.
• WAG † to nudge ...1377
NUISANCE - nouns
• AG trouble; problems; a nuisance ...1996 UK sl.
• AGG trouble; problems; a nuisance ...1996 UK sl.
• AGGRO trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance ...1969 UK sl.
• BAL a nuisance, bother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOTHERATION annoyance, nuisance ...1797 UK sl.
• OFFENCE † the fact of being annoying, unpleasant, or repulsive; offensiveness; something that causes annoyance or disgust; an offensive object, quality, feature or state of things; a nuisance ...c1430
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN IN THE ASS a great nuisance ...1934 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE a great nuisance ...1934 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE NECK an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE PLASTER a nuisance; an irritation ...1990s sl.
NUISANCE - nouns, person
• BAWLY-IKE a complaining person; a nuisance ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• FAFF a nuisance ...2000s sl.
• FASH a troublesome person; a human nuisance ...1808 Sc.
• MENACE a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone or something very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person ...1936 sl.
• NERDBOMBER a pest; a nuisance ...1990 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
NUISANCE - verbs
• COME THE RAW PRAWN to bluff, to make yourself a nuisance ...1962 UK sl.
• NASTY † to commit a nuisance ...1749 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
NULL - adjectives
• CASS † dismissed, cashiered; void, null ...1549
NULL - nouns
• CASSATION the act of making null or void; cancellation, abrogation ...c1425
NUMB - adjectives
• DEAF †* numb, without sensation ...a1500
NUMB - verbs
• BLAE to numb ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TABETLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEBBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEPPITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TIBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
NUMBER - adjectives
• AIM of numbers: even ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• IMPAR † of a number: uneven, odd ...c1430
• UMPTEENTH used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
• UMPTY of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPTY-UMPH of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UNTEENTH used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
NUMBER - adverbs
• HEAP-MEAL † in heaps; in large quantities or numbers...c897
• THICK AND THREEFOLD in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICKER AND FASTER in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NUMBER - nouns
• BAFT a quantity or large number of something ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BANG a group, a crowd, a great number ...1727 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BANJIE a great number; generally applied to a rude, disorderly mob ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGAIN an indefinite number or quantity of anything ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BATCH a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BOOCOODLES a great deal; a large number, many ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOODLE a large amount or number ...1833 Amer. dial.
• BRACK a large number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAKE a considerable number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK a large number; a crowd ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAFFY a large number or quantity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOBS a large amount or number ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELEVENTEEN an indefinitely great number; many ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEVENTY-ELEVEN an indefinitely great number; many ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FEW, A a considerable number ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• FAM a large number ...1970s US gay sl.
• GAD-GIN a large quantity or number ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOBBLES a large amount; a great number ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRIST a large number or quantity ...1832 Amer. dial.
• HALE the whole, the whole amount or number; the sum total ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALE-LOT a considerable number, a 'whole lot' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALE-WORT the whole number or amount ...1822 Sc.
• HANTLE FULL a handful; a small number ...1936 Amer. dial.
• IMBER a number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMPARITY † of numbers: the quality of not being divisible into two equal parts; unevenness; an uneven or odd number ...1646
• INDER a great number or quantity of persons or things, esp. of money ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KABILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• KAJILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• KAZILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• LAC a large number of quantity; very many ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LACK a large number of quantity; very many; often in the plural ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LAKH a large number of quantity ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LAST † a huge indefinite number ...c1386
• MANY FECK a great number ...1794 Sc.
• MANZY a crowd, a throng, a multitude; a number; used both of persons and things ...1598 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASH a large quantity; a considerable number ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MATTER a number, quantity; a quantity of food ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MESS an indefinite quantity, amount or number, usually a large one; a crowd ...1809 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIGHT a quantity; a large amount; a great number ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MNINGI a great number ...1970s Royal Air Force usage, orig. Swahili
• MORE THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT a great number, beyond number, impossible to count ...E19 sl., orig. US
• NATION a great deal; a large number or amount; hence, an impressive example ...1762
• ODD a small number over and above a round number ...1845 UK sl.
• ODD, THE an uneven number ...1589
• ORATION a large number; a long row ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASH a great many, a great number; the fragments produced by a smash ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUOTATION †* a numbering, number ...1456
• QUOTIENT †* number, total ...1659
• RAFF a large number or collection ...a1677 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAFT a large number or quantity ...1830 Eng. dial. & US sl.
• REGIMENT a large number or quantity ...1953 Amer. dial.
• REMPTION an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RIMPSHIONS an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RIMPTION an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCADOODLES great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCADS a great number or quantity ...19C Amer. colloq.
• SCALD a multitude; a great number; a good deal ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARNOCH a number, a multitude ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCILLION an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SCUD a great number, a large amount ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SHITLOAD a large amount or number ...sl.
• SHOCKS great numbers, lots, many ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SIGHT a multitude, a crowd; a large amount or number; a great many, a lot ...1809 Amer. dial.
• SKADOODLES great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKEENTEEN an imaginary high number ...1968 US sl.
• SKILLION an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SLUMP a large quantity or number ...L17 Sc.
• THRAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Eng. dial.
• TRAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Sc.
• UMBER † number ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UMBERMENT † number, multitude ...1550-3
• UMPTEEN an unspecified large number or amount ...1918 sl.
• VAST a large number; a quantity or amount, a great deal ...a1779 Sc.
• VERMIN a large quantity or number; a swarm, a crowd, multitude ...1745 Sc.
• VIEW a quantity, number ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLER a large number ...1925 Sc.
NUMBER, ACTUAL NUMBER - nouns
• C 100 ...M16 sl.
• DEVIL'S DOZEN thirteen ...Bk1900 sl.
• DOUBLE NICKEL fifty-five; five-fifty ...1990 US sl.
• ELEVENTEEN twenty-one ...1622 obs. nonce word
• QUINTILLION in Great Britain: 1 followed by thirty ciphers; in US, 1 followed by 18 ciphers ...1674
• SIXSCORE six times twenty, one hundred and twenty ...a1300 arch.
• TWANKY the number 20 ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNA the number one ...M19 sl.
NUMBER - verbs
• IMBER to number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UMBER † to number ...c1400
NUMBNESS - nouns
• GWENDERS a disagreeable tingling sensation in the extremities, caused by cold; numbness of the fingers or toes ...1816 Eng. dial. (Cornwall) [in some parts of Cornwall it is pronounced 'wonders']
NUMEROSITY - nouns
• MANYNESS * plurality, numerosity ...1609
NUMEROUS - adjectives/ adverbs
• BOUKY numerous; well-attended ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BY THE BOXCAR in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BY THE CARLOAD in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BY THE TRUCKFUL in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAIN † of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms ...a1400-50
• MAINT * many, numerous ...1706
• MERGIN most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NUMBERFUL †* many in number, numerous ...1594
• NUMBERY † numerous, rich in numbers ...1591
• NUMBROUS † numerous ...a1586
• OFT frequent, numerous, repeated ...1868 Sc.
• RANK † numerous, frequent ...1545 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SEVENTY-ELEVEN indefinitely numerous, many ...1970 Amer. dial.
• THICK numerous, plentiful; frequent, in quick succession ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICK AS FIDDLERS IN HELL plentiful, numerous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THRANG crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH considerable in amount; numerous ...1890 Eng. dial.
NUN - nouns
• VEIL, THE. the life of a nun ...1812
NUN, NUNNERY - nouns, person
• DAME † a female ruler, superior, or head; the superior of a nunnery, an abbess ...a1225
• LADY PENGUINS nuns in general ...20C Aust. sl.
• SANCTIMONIAL a nun ...1513
NURSE - nouns, person
• AMAH a wet-nurse ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ANGEL a nurse ...Brit. sl.
• CANDY-STRIPER a young woman who is a volunteer nurse's aide ...1963 US sl.
• GAMP a woman resembling Mrs. Gamp; a monthly nurse or sick nurse of a disreputable class (Mrs. Sarah Gamp was a monthly nurse in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit, who carried a large cotton umbrella) ...1864
• GRANNY a midwife or nurse ...Amer. dial.
• KEEPER † a nurse; one who has charge of the sick ...c1450
• MAD NURSE a nurse attending on insane patients ...1753 colloq.
• MILK-WOMAN a wet nurse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MISS NIGHTINGALE a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE QUEEN a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• PANHANDLER a nurse ...1958 US sl.
• PARABOLANUS a sick-nurse, esp. in infectious cases ...1672
• PILLOW FLOPPER a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR GAMP, A a fat old dowdy of a monthly nurse ...1864
• RUBY QUEEN an attractive young female nurse ...1925 services' sl.
• SUCK-GIVER † a wet-nurse ...1551
• SUCK-NURSE † a wet-nurse ...c1640
NURSE - verbs
• CANDY-STRIPE to work as a 'candy-striper' ...1974 US sl.
• MARDLE UP to coddle, to nurse; to take pains about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE † to tend, to nurse ...a1548
• QUEERACH to do any kind of work in a weak, trifling manner; to nurse in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1653 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TAKE ABOUT to nurse a dying person and see to the funeral ...1892 Sc.
NURSED - nouns, person
• MINDER a child put out to be nursed ...1865 Eng. dial.
NURSED - verbs
• MIND to be nursed, to be taken care of ...1875 Eng. dial.
NURSEMAID - nouns, person
• BABY-HERDER a nursemaid ...c1888 Amer. sl.
• BAIRNSWOMAN a child's maid or nurse ...1823 Sc.
NURSING - nouns
• QUEERACH the act of working in a weak, trifling manner; the act of nursing in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
NURTURE - verbs
• FEED † to nurture, to bring up ...c1320
NURTURED - adjectives
• CADED petted, carefully nurtured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
NUT - nouns
• ACAJOU the cashew nut ...1725
• BROWN LEAMER a nut with a brown husk ...1832 Eng. dial.
• GOODIE the part of a nut that you eat ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GOODY the part of a nut that you eat ...1859 Amer. dial.
• KERNEL the 'meat' of a nut; the soft, often edible, part within the hard seed of a fruit ...1689 Amer. dial.
• LEAM the husk of a nut ...1854 Eng. dial.
• LEAMER a nut fully ripe ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NEGRO TOE the Brazil nut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NUT (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERTOE (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NUTCRACK an implement for cracking nutshells ...1892 Amer. dial.
• PEELING the shell or hull of a nut; the pod of a legume ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHACK 1. nuts and acorns that have fallen to the ground ...1828 Amer. dial.
2. the husk or shell of a nut ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK the hard shell of a nut, esp. of a walnut or hickory nut ...1837 Amer.
NUT - nouns, person
• CRACK-FENCER a street-seller of nuts ...M19 sl.
NUT - verbs
• LEAM to free nuts from their husks ...1788 Eng. dial.
• SHACK to remove the shell of a nut ...1903 Amer. dial.
NUTRITIOUS - adjectives
• BATTLESOME †* nutritious ...1627
• BATTLING † nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive ...1555
• NUTRIBLE †* nutritious, nourishing ...1607
• APE-FACED pug-nosed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAKY having a prominent nose ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUNGED UP stuffy, blocked, esp. of one's nose during flu or a cold, or of constipation ...20C sl.
• BUTTON-NOSED having a small roundish nose ...1895
• CAMMED † having a camois nose (low and concave) ...c1350
• CAMOIS † of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• CAMOISED † having a camois nose ...1393
• CAMOIS-NOSED † hooked-nosed ...1601
• CAMOW-NOSED hooked-nosed ...a1600
• CAMUS † of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• HAWK-BILLED having a hooked or sharp nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-NOSED having a nose curved like a hawk's beak ...1530
• KEEN-POINTED of the nose: pointed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED sharp-nosed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NASEE †* having a mutilated nose ...c1330
• NEGRO-NOSED (now derogatory) pert. to a person with a broad or a flat nose ...c1696 sl.
• PUGIFIED pug-nosed ...L18 colloq.
• PUGGY resembling the face or nose of a monkey or pug-dog; having such a face or nose ...1722
• REEFART-NOSED having a nose in colour or shape like a radish ...1793 Sc.
• RHINOCERICAL † of a nose: like a rhinoceros' horn ...1710
• SIMOUS * 1. having a flat nose; snub-nosed ...1656
† 2. of the nose: snub, flat ...1697
• TARTAR-NOSED snub-nosed like a Tartar ...1827
NOSE - nouns
• AIR HOOK one's nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• APPENDIX the nose ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARCH NOSE a hooked nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACCA-BOX the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACCY-BOX the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACK † the ridge of the nose ...1615
• BEAK the nose ...1715 sl.
• BEAL the nose; a bird's bill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEZER the nose ...1908 sl.
• BIBBLIE-GAUGER the nose ...1881 Sc.
• BILL (derogatory) a person's nose ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BOKE the nose ...1859 US sl.
• BOKO the nose ...1859 sl., orig, pugilistic
• BOLTSPRIT † the nose ...1698-99 nautical sl.
• BOWSPRIT the nose ...1785 Amer. nautical sl.
• BUGLE the nose ...1865 Amer. dial.
• BUMBOSCIS the nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMBER-NOSE an aquiline nose ...Bk1888
• CHEESE-CUTTER a prominent and aquiline nose ...1873 sl.
• CHERRY PICKER a large hooked nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CONK the nose ...1812 sl.
• CYRANO a large nose ...19C
• DANGER SIGNAL a red nose ...20C sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• DEVIL'S SEAT a broad bridge on the nose ...1977 Amer. dial.
• DIP NOSE a nose having a bend in the bridge ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISHED NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH-FACE NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DISH-PAN NOSE a flat or concave nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DOOK a notably large nose ...M19 sl.
• DUKE OF MONTROSE the nose ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• EAGLE BEAK a hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE NOSE a hooked nose ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE'S BEAK a hooked nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH NOSE one with a high bridge ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GROG BLOSSOM redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1796 sl.
• HANDLE the nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HANDLE OF THE FACE the nose ...1708 jocular
• HAWKBEAK a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBILL a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAWK'S BEAK a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAZEL-SNOUT * a turned-up nose ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HONKER the nose ...1942 US sl.
• HOOTER the nose ...1958 sl.
• HORN n. the nose ...19C colloq.
• HORNEY the nose ...19C colloq.
• HORNY the nose ...19C colloq.
• IME the tip of the nose ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IRISH NOSE a turned-up nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRISH SNUB a turned-up nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I SUPPOSE the nose ...1859 rhyming sl.
• JEELY NOSE a bleeding nose ... Sc.
• KANOZZLE the nose ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MALMSEY NOSE a heavily acned nose; the assumption being that the acned nose is the result of drinking too much 'malmsey' wine ...a1700
• MASARD the face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MAZARD the face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MAZZARD the head or face; hence, the nose ...1602
• MEDDEM an irritation or tickling in the nose (supposed by the superstitious to indicate that a visitor is coming) ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDDLEBUSTER the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NASAL the nose ...1888 pugilists' sl.
• NASE † the nose ...a1000
• NASE NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NAZIE NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NAZY NAB a red nose ...17C sl.
• NEB the nose; the snout of an animal ...c1000
• NEBBIN the nose ...1869 Eng. dial.
• NEBBOCK the nose ...1895 Sc.
• NEBEND the tip of the nose ...1923 Sc.
• NEESE the nose ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NESE † the nose ...c1175
• NIB the face; the mouth; the nose; usually of a woman ...Bk1902 colloq.
• NIZZ the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NIZZEY the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NOSE JOB cosmetic surgery done to the nose ...sl.
• NOSE PAINT redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1880 jocular
• NOSER a bloody nose ...M19 sl.
• NOZZLE the nose ...1771 sl.
• OLIVER the nose ...L19 US sl.
• PARISH PICK-AXE a prominent nose ...L19 sl.
• PASTE-HORN the nose ...1856 shoemakers' sl.
• PECAN the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PLANTER'S NOSE a nose with a hump ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUGNOSE a flattened nose ...Brit. sl.
• RANNY any long-nosed thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPBERRY the nose ...1910s sl.
• RAZZO the nose ...1899 sl.
• ROOT the nose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SADDLE-NOSE a flat or snub-nose ...1626
• SALMON the nose ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'snout' (salmon and trout)
• SALMON AND TROUT the nose ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'snout'
• SALMON TROUT the nose ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'snout'
• SCENT-BOX the nose ...1826 boxing sl.
• SCHNABEL the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOBIE the nose ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZ the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZ the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZLE the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZLER a nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZZOLA the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SHNOVVEL the nose ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SHNOZZ a nose ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SHONK the nose ...1938 sl.
• SIMITY †* the fact of being flat-nosed ...1650
• SIMOSITY * a being crooked-nosed ...1721
• SMELLER the nose ...a1700
• SMELLING CHEAT † the nose ...1573 cant.
• SNEEZE-HORN the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SNEEZER the nose ...1945 US sl.
• SNIBBLE-NOSE † a nose that requires wiping; a snotty nose ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SNICH the nose ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SNIFFER the nose ...1858 sl.
• SNIPE the nose ...2002 UK sl.
• SNITCH the nose ...a1700
• SNOOT the nose ...1861 Eng. dial.
• SNORER the nose ...1891
• SNORTER the nose, esp. an enlarged one ...Brit. sl.
• SNOT-BOX the nose ...19C Brit. sl.
• SNOTTER-BOX the nose ..1790 Sc.
• SNOUT a person's nose ...sl.
• SNOUT-PIECE the nose; the face ...17C sl.
• SNOZ the nose ...1930s sl.
• SNOZZLE the nose ...1930s sl.
• SNUFF-BOX the nose ...1829 boxing sl.
• SNUFFER 1. the thumb and finger as used for clearing or wiping the nose ...1843
2. the nose ...1940s US Black sl.
• SNUFFLE the nose ...E19 sl.
• STRAWBERRY a nose having the colour of a strawberry, esp. as the result of heavy drinking ...1949 jocular
• THIN NOSE a nose keenly susceptible to smells ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOKYO the nose ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Tokyo Rose)
• TOKYO ROSE the nose ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• TOOTER † something that projects; a prominent nose ...1638
• VESSEL the nose ...E19 sl.
• WEATHER-PEG a jocular term for the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHICKERBILL the nose ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFER the nose ...20C US sl.
NOSE - nouns, person
• ANDY GUMP a person with a small chin and a prominent nose ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BANANA NOSE a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BARNACLE †* one who speaks through his nose ...1591
• CAMOIS † a person or animal with a camois nose (low and concave) ...1485
• CONKY a nickname given to anyone with an especially prominent nose ...M19 sl.
• EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
• KONKY a nickname given to anyone with an especially prominent nose ...M19 sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE a red-nose person, generally male ...c1810 Brit. sl.
• MUZZLE-CHOPS a nickname for a man with a prominent nose and mouth ...1611
• OLD EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OLD PASTE-HORN a nickname for a large-nosed man ...c1856 sl.
• OLD RASPBERRY one who has a notably red nose, presumably a drunkard ...1910s sl.
• PUGGY a person with an overly upturned nose ...Brit. sl.
NOSE - verbs
• BOGEY to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOGIE to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOOGER to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• BOOGIE to expel snot from the nose ...Aust. sl.
• DIGHT THE NEB to wipe one's nose or mouth ...1886 Sc.
• NASILLATE * to speak through the nose ...1863
• SLING to blow the nose with the naked fingers ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SNITE ONE'S SNITCH to wipe one's nose ...L18 sl.
• SNOIT † to blow the nose hastily, or with the finger and thumb ...B1900 Sc.
• SNOT to blow the nose or wipe mucus from the nose ...16C
• TAP to hit and thus draw blood from a victim's nose ...M18 sl.
• TAP A JUDY to cause one's nose to bleed with a blow ...M19 sl.
• TAP SOMEONE'S CLARET to cause someone's nose to bleed with a blow ...E19 sl.
• TWANG ONE'S NOSE † to blow the nose loudly ...1748
NOSE - phrases
• BLOW YOUR HORN IF YOU DON'T SELL A FISH said to anyone who blows his nose vigorously ...1904 Amer. dial.
NOSEGAY - see BOUQUET & FLOWER
NOSTALGIA - nouns
• LETTER FROM HOME something or someone that triggers nostalgia ...1939 Amer. dial.
NOSTRIL - nouns
• NARE † a nostril ...1398
• NAREL †* a nostril ...1486
• NARELL †* a nostril ...1486
• NEASETHRILL † a nostril ...c1250
• NESETHIRL † a nostril ...c1250
• NOSE-HOLES † the nostrils ...1527 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNOT-HOLE † a nostril ...1648
• SNUFFERS the nostrils ...M17 sl.
• THIRL a nostril ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NOSY - adjectives
• BEAKY nosy, inquisitive ...2000s sl.
• BUSY interfering, nosy ...1970s
• FEISTY nosy, inquisitive ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GYPSY interfering, meddling, nosy, officious, irritatingly inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NEBBIE inquisitive, nosy ...1963 Sc.
• NEBBY nosy, inquisitive, curious, intrusive ...L19 Ulster & Amer. dial.
• NEBBY-NOSED nosy, inquisitive, curious, intrusive ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NEWSY of a person: news-loving; inquisitive, prying, nosy, gossipy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIBBING being nosy, meddling ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY snoopy, inquisitive, nosy ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PIKEY nosy, prying, inquisitive ...1959 Amer. dial.
• QUIZZY inquisitive, nosy ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
NOSY, NOSINESS - nouns
• FACE interference, nosiness ...19C US sl.
NOSY - nouns, person
• MEDDLE BOX an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME BOX an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATILDY an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATTIE an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NEWSBUG a person who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOSE-BOX one who is always poking into other's affairs; a meddlesome person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOSE-OINTMENT an overly inquisitive, nosy person ...Brit. sl.
• NOSY ROSY one who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIKE a nosy, snoopy, or inquisitive person, a prying person ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ROSY NOSY one who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip ...1965 Amer. dial.
NOSY - verbs
• FAAS to be nosy or inquisitive ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• FASS to be nosy or inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NEB to pry; to nose around, to be nosy or inquisitive ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NEB ABOUT to pry; to nose around, to be nosy or inquisitive ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to be nosy, to snoop, to pry ...1959 Amer. dial.
• STICK ONE'S FACE IN to interfere, to be nosy ...L19 US sl.
NOSY - phrases
• DO YOU HAVE A BADGE? aren't you being a bit nosy? ...Bk1944 service sl.
NOT - adverbs
• NASE †* not, by no means ...c1315
• NOT BY A LONG CHALK by no means, not at all ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG WAYS not at all; by no means ...1956 Amer. dial.
• NO WHAT certainly not ...1900 S. Afr.
NOT - interjections/phrases
• ABER NIT! never! not! ...1896 Amer. sl.
• NOT BY A LONG SHOT decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG SIGHT decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A MILLSTONE not by any means; not by a long shot ...1970 Amer. dial.
NOTABILITY - nouns
• SIGNALITY * notability, distinction ...1650
NOTABLE - adjectives
• BRAVISH large; notable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAIN great, excellent; notable ...1887 Amer. dial.
• NAMELY † distinguished, famous, notable for a thing ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
• SINGULAR † of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
• UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WHOPCACKER astounding, notable, excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• WOPCACKER astounding, notable, excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
NOTABLE - nouns
• BOOMER something big, large or notable of its kind ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior ...1907 US sl.
• WHOPCACKER anything astounding, notable, or excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• WOPCACKER anything astounding, notable, or excellent ...c1925 Aust. sl.
NOTABLE - nouns, person
• BIG BOB an aristocrat; a notable person ...L19 sl.
• HUMMER anything of magnitude or note; a person of notable parts ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIVE ONE a notable, popular, or well-respected person ...L19 US sl.
• WANG a notable person ...1920s sl.
NOTABLY - adverbs
• BIG conspicuously; notably; also, with great success, to a great extent ...1865
NOTCH - nouns
• HAG a notch, a hack; the mark left by an axe-stroke ...1702 Sc.
• KERF the result of cutting; the incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw ...1523
• NAG a nick, notch, indentation; a bite, snap ...1887 Sc.
NOTCH - verbs
• NAG to nick, notch, or hack with a sharp instrument; to snap, to snatch, to bite, to mark with the teeth ...1887 Sc.
NOTE - nouns
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• CHIT a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• FAKEMENT any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
• HANDWRITING † that which is written by hand; manuscript; a piece of written matter; a written document or note ...1534 obs. or arch.
• LETTERLET a short letter, a note ...1836 nonce word
• LETTERLING a short letter, a note ...1781 nonce word
• MARGINALIA marginal notes ...1832
• NASTYGRAM an unpleasant note or letter or a communication that brings bad news ...1966-67 US sl., chiefly military
• OMNIANA notes or scraps of information about everything, or about all kinds of things ...1807
• PAMPHIL †* a memorandum or note ...1571
• QUOTATION † a note or observation; a matter noted ...1608
• QUOTE † a marginal reference; a note ...1600
NOTE - verbs
• ADMARGINATE * to add or note in the margin ...a1834
• ADNOTE †* to note, to remark, to observe ...1558
• ADVERT † to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to take note, to give heed, to consider ...c1430
• BENOTE to make notes upon ...1767
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• MARGENT † to add marginal notes to ...1610
• MARGINATE † to annotate with marginal notes ...1609
• MARK SOMETHING IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER to take note of something ...1968 Amer. dial.
• QUOTE † to write down; to make a note or record of, to set down, to mention in writing ...1573
• TAKE A KNOCK DOWN to take note ...1950s US Black sl.
• WRITE IT IN THE CHIMNEY CORNER to make note of an unusual event ...1992 Amer. dial.
NOTEBOOK - nouns
• SNITCH-PAD a notebook ...1930s US Black sl.
NOTED - adjectives
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• MARKABLE † worthy or capable of being marked or noted; remarkable ...c1449
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
NOTED - nouns
• OBSERVANDUM * something to be observed or noted ...1704
NOTEWORTHY - adjectives
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
• OF MARK noteworthy, important, conspicuous ...1590
• SKIRE † noteworthy, remarkable ...c1400
NOTEWORTHY - nouns
• MOUTHFUL something important or noteworthy said ...1922 sl., orig. US
• ONE FOR THE BOOK anything noteworthy, remarkable, or incredible; something worthy of long-term record ...1920s US sl.
NOT GUILTY - verbs
• FADE to obtain a verdict of not guilty ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• WALK to be found not guilty ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
NOTHING - adjectives
• NANN no; nothing ...2000s US Black sl.
• NARY not one ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR (OF SOMEONE) nothing whatever (of someone)
• NEITHER HILT NOR HAIR absolutely nothing ...1844 Eng. dial.
NOTHING - adverbs
• NENTI nothing ...1893 circus usage
• STUBBS nothing ...Bk1904 cant
NOTHING - nouns
• AIR PUDDING nothing, esp. nothing to eat ...1862 US sl.
• AIR PUDDING AND WIND SAUCE nothing to eat; nothing ...1927 US sl.
• AMBS-ACE nothing, next to nothing ...L14 sl.
• ARSE ALL nothing, nothing at all ...2002 Brit. sl.
• AYLESBURY anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck' (Aylesbury Duck)
• AYLESBURY DUCK anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck'
• B.A. nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All' ...1961 UK sl.
• BALLS absolutely nothing ...1934 US sl.
• BEANS nothing; nonsense ...M19 US sl.
• BUPKES nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
• BUPKIS nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
• CALF-SLOBBER nothing whatsoever ...1980s sl.
• CHUFF ALL nothing; nothing at all ...1997 UK sl.
• DAMN-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...1914 US sl.
• DAMN-ASS-ALL nothing ...1959 US sl.
• DEAD CENTRE a point at which nothing is happening ...1920s Amer. sl.
• DOODEY-SQUAT nothing ...1950s sl.
• DOODLEY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLEY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODLY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODY-SQUAT nothing ...1950s sl.
• EPPIS something, the worst thing, nothing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• F.A. nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FADOODLE †* something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle ...a1670
• FANAD none, nothing ...1920s army sl.
• FANNY nothing at all ...1914 UK sl.
• FANNY ADAMS nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FAT LOT not very much, if anything at all ...M19 sl.
• FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF nothing; something of no account or consequence ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HELL-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...1969 Amer. sl.
• HELL-IN-ALL emphatically nothing; anything ...c1933-74 Amer. sl.
• MAORI PT (offensive) taking it easy and doing nothing ...NZ sl.
• NADA nothing; none ...1914 US sl.
• NAF nothing ...1940s sl.
• NAFF nothing ...1940s sl.
• NAFF ALL none, nothing; 'fuck-all' ...1970s euphemism
• NANTE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTEE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTI nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTOIS nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTOISETTE nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NANTY nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NAUGHT nothing, nought ...c897 now arch.
• NAUGHTS †* nothing, nought ...1559
• NAUNT nothing ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NE'ER-BE-LICKIT nothing whatsoever ...1885 Sc.
• NENTI nothing, none; esp. used as a synonym for "I have none" ...M19 sl.
• NERTS nothing ...1989 sl.
• NICKS nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
• NIX nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
• NO NOTHING nothing whatever ...1884 UK sl.
• NOT A SAUSAGE no money; nothing at all; a derisory amount ...1938 UK sl.
• OXO zero, nothing ...L19 sl.
• QUINKINS a mere nothing; a worthless trifle ...1825 Sc.
• S.B.A. nothing; Sweet Bugger All ...20C sl.
• S.F.A. nothing; Sweet Fuck All; politely, Sweet Fanny Adams ...20C sl.
• SOLDIER'S SUPPER nothing; that which does not exist ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SWEET B.A. nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All' ...1961 UK sl.
• WIND PUDDING nothing, esp. nothing to eat ...M19 US sl.
• ZIP SQUAT a very small amount; nothing ...1990s US campus sl.
• ZOT zero; nothing ...1965 US sl.
NOTHING - nouns, person
• NIHILAGENT † one who does nothing ...1579-80
NOTHING - verbs
• BENOTHING †* to reduce to nothing; to annihilate ...1674
• BUY COTTON to do nothing ...1960 Amer. dial.
• DARK IT to say nothing ...c1880 sl.
• HELP ANDY to do nothing ...1927 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK DOG to idle, to do nothing ...20C W. Indies
• MAKE A BLOB to accomplish nothing ...1903
• VEG to do nothing; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
• VEG OUT to do nothing; to relax in an inert passive way; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
NOTHING - interjections
• DAMN-ALL! nothing! ...1910s sl.
NOTHING - phrases
• EECHIE NOR OCHIE neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHIE OR OCHIE either one thing or another; the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHY NOR OOCHY neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• NANTOISALE no; nothing; none ...1997 UK sl.
• NANTOISE no; nothing; none ...1997 UK sl.
• NANTS no, nothing, none ...1997 UK sl.
• NEITHER BACK NOR EDGE nothing ...1878 Eng. dial.
• NEITHER EECHIE NOR OCHIE neither one thing nor another, nothing ...1768 Sc.
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all; no money whatever ...1928 sl.
• NOT A BRASS RAZOO nothing at all, esp. of money; absolutely penniless ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• NOT A CIRCUMSTANCE nothing in comparison with ...M19 US sl.
• NOT A SAUSAGE absolutely nothing; a derisory amount ...1930s sl.
• NOT WORTH SHUCKS good for nothing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NOUGHT OF THE MAKE nothing of the kind ...1825 Eng. dial.
NOTICE - nouns
• ADVERTATION †* the act of turning the attention; observation, notice ...c1480
• ADVERTENCE the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice ...1528
• ADVISEMENT † the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
• HEEDANCE heed, notice ...1931 Amer. dial.
• KEEP † care, attention, heed, notice ...c1250
• MARK † attention, notice ...1377
• MARKING † notice, consideration ...1585
• OBSERVE † notice, attention ...1805 Sc.
• PERCEIVANCE heed, notice ...1916 Amer. dial.
• QUOTE † to make mental note of; to notice, to observe, to mark, to scrutinize ...1588
• SI QUIS a public intimation, notice, or bill, frequently one exhibited on a post, door, etc., requesting information, advertising, something lost, or the like ...1597
• TENT a look; observation, notice, attention ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOTICE - verbs
• ANIMADVERSE †* to notice, to comment upon ...1642
• ADVERT to turn one's attention; to take notice, to take heed, to pay attention ...1430
• ADVERTISE † to notice, to observe a thing ...c1430
• BEAR IN HAND to take notice, to regard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CLOCK to look at, watch, observe, notice ...M20 sl.
• COGNIZE to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize ...1821
• COP to notice; to look at ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• ENT to regard, to notice; to obey ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL TO to notice ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• GET ON TO to look at; to notice; to observe appreciatively or critically ...1882 US sl.
• GET THE DAIRY ON to see, to notice a person ...c1910 sl.
• LET FALL to take notice of, to make a ground of quarrel ...1810 Sc.
• MIND to observe, to notice; to pay attention or heed to ...1834 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• REGARD to notice ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCAN to see, to notice ...M19 sl.
• TAKE TENT OF to pay attention to; to notice, to observe ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † to recognize, esp. after some uncertainty, to discern; to take notice of ...1825 Sc.
• TENT to see, to observe, to notice ...1784 Sc.
• VAREEZ to notice, to observe ...a1838 Sc.
• YEME † to care for, to take notice of, to consider ...c888
NOTICEABLE - adjectives
• FLAMING excessively noticeable, flagrant, monstrous; conspicuous ...1738 sl.
• PALPABLE readily perceived by some one of the other senses, as the sight, hearing, etc.; perceptible; plainly observable, noticeable ...c1430
NOTICED - nouns
• NOTANDUM an entry of something to be specially noted; a thing to be noticed or observed; a memorandum ...1685
NOTIFICATION - nouns
• ADVERTISEMENT † the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice ...1528
• ADVERTISING † warning, notification, information ...1530
• ADVISO † information, intelligence; an official notification, dispatch, or 'advice' ...1594
NOTIFY - nouns, person
• ADVERTISER † one who informs, notifies, or warns ...c1565
NOTIFY - verbs
• OFFICE vb. to notify; to signal; to alert; to warn, to tip off ...1812 sl.
• SIGNIFY † to notify or inform a person ...1523
NOTION - nouns
• INKLE a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling ...1879 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MAROTTE a pet notion, a craze ...1852
• MIND an idea, a notion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUIAMS whims; singular notions ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIGNOGS ridiculous or foolish notions or conceits ...1888 Eng. dial.
• VANG a notion, conceit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NOTORIETY - nouns
• ÉCLAT † public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
• FAMOSITY †* celebrity, notoriety, renown ...1535
NOTORIOUS - adjectives
• ANOINTED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NINETED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NOINTED of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
NOTORIOUS - nouns, person
• FAMOSO * a notorious person ...1663
NOTORIOUS - verbs
• ECLAT * to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
NOTWITHSTANDING - adverbs
• NAITHERS notwithstanding, either ...1813 Sc.
• NATHELESS nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c900
• NATHLESS nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c900
• NETHERLESS † however, nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c1400
• NETHERTHELESS † nevertheless, notwithstanding ...c1440
NOTWITHSTANDING - prepositions
• AT-OWER in spite of ...Bk1898 Sc.
• NATHLESS * in spite of, notwithstanding ...1567
NOURISH - nouns
• PABULUM that which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul; food for thought ...1765
NOURISH - nouns, person
• EDUCATOR † one who or that which nourishes or rears physically ...1566
NOURISH - verbs
• AFEDE † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• AFEED † to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• HEARTEN † to strengthen with food or nourishment ...1586
NOURISHED - adjectives
• SUCCULENT † of persons: well nourished ...1673
• THRIVEN thriving, prosperous; well-nourished, strong ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOURISHING - adjectives
• BATTLING † nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive ...1555
• MARROWY of food: nourishing ...1435
• NUTRIBLE †* nutritious, nourishing ...1607
NOURISHING - nouns
• EDUCATION † the process of nourishing or rearing a child, young person, or animal ...
NOURISHMENT - nouns
• VICTITATION †* the taking of food or nourishment ...1597
NOURISHMENT - verbs
• BAIT † to feed, to take nourishment ...c1386
NOVEL - adjectives
• BRAND SPANK-FIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPANKING new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPLINTERFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAND SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-NEW adj. novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKFIRE-NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKING new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPLINTERFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAN-SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRESH AS PAINT new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT OFF new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT OFF THE FIRE new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEW FANDANGLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEWFANGLE new-fashioned, novel ...1773 Sc.
• NEWFANGLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEWFANGLETY newfangled ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NEW WRINKLED new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIPING HOT new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKFIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING. new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPICK-AND-SPAN NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIT-AND-SPANG NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPITNEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLINTER-FIRE NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLINTER NEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLITNEW new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NOVEL - nouns
• AGA SAGA a genre of popular novel-writing, plotting comfortable, domestic and emotional middle-class lives ...1992 UK
• BODICE RIPPER a paperback romance novel with a pictorial cover featuring a man and woman in a steamy pose ...Aust. sl.
NOVELTY - adjectives
• NEWFANGLE fond of novelty; pleasant to strangers ...1742 Sc.
• NEWFANGLED much taken up with some new thing; pleased with novelties ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEWOUS newfangled; full of novelty; fond of what is new ...Bk1905 Sc.
NOVELTY - nouns
• FADDLEMENTS trifles, novelties ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NEWANCE a new thing; a novelty; anything unusual ...1875 Sc.
• NEW BREAD a novelty ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEWELTY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NEWFANGLE a novelty ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEWFANGLEDNESS † 1. love of novelty ...1775 Sc.
2. an innovation; a novelty ...1877 Sc.
• NEWLITY a novelty; a dainty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NIBBLETIES novelties ...1882 Eng. dial.
• UNCO a strange or unusual thing or tale; a novelty or piece of news; a wonder; a curiosity; generally plural ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
NOVICE - adjectives
• NOVITIOUS † having the character of novices ...1619
NOVICE - nouns
• TIROCINIUM a band of novices or recruits ...1651
NOVICE - nouns, person
• ACOLYTE an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation; a novice ...1829
• BACHELOR † an inexperienced person; a novice ...1604
• BOLL WEEVIL a novice, a tenderfoot; a very inexperienced person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOT a novice, a greenhorn, a very inexperienced person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOTSTRAPPER a novice, a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FARMER a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUCKWHEAT a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BUCKWHEATER a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN a young sailor or soldier; a novice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CHIPPY a novice, a beginner; a greenhorn ...1899 Amer. sl.
• CLEANSKIN a novice ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DUB a novice; a raw beginner; an unskilful person ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• FRESH MEAT any form of novice, as a new recruit ...20C sl.
• GREENASS an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1966 US sl.
• GREENHEAD an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1948 US sl.
• GREENHORN an inexperienced person; a novice; a raw recruit; an ignoramus; a simpleton
• GREENIE a greenhorn ...M19 colloq.
• JOHNNY-COME-LATELY an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• JOHNNY NEWCOME an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• JOHNNY RAW an inexperienced youngster; a novice
• LADDIE-IN-A-JACKET a novice ...1889 Sc.
• MAGGOT (contemptuous) a court-martialed person confined to the brig; also a recruit, trainee, or newly arrived enlisted person; hence, in general, a mere novice ...1964 Amer. sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• NEOPHYTE one who is new to a subject; a beginner, a tyro, a novice ...1599
• NEW JACK a newcomer or novice, esp. to the fast life of the ghetto streets ...1980s sl., chiefly US Black
• NEWK a newcomer, a novice ...1970s US campus sl.
• PALOUSER a novice or greenhorn; a country bumpkin ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PUISNE † a junior; an inferior; a novice ...L16
• SAFT-HORN a novice; an inexperienced person; a greenhorn ...1836 Sc.
• SEARS ROEBUCK GUY in logging: a novice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TIRO a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice ...1611
• TYRO a beginner or learner in anything; one who is learning or who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch of knowledge; a novice ...1611
NOW - adverbs
• EENOO just now, at the present time, a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• ENOW just now, just this minute; a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• YEENOO just now; at present, presently ...1874 Sc.
• YENOO just now; at present, presently ...1874 Sc.
NOW - nouns
• HYSTERICAL PRESENT the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOWANIGHTS the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NOWADAYS - adverbs
• LATE YEARS recently, nowadays ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LATER YEARS recently, nowadays ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LATTER DAYS recently, nowadays ...1976 Amer. dial.
NOW AND THEN - adverbs
• BETIMES occasionally, now and then ...1913 Amer. dial.
• TIDE-WISE † at times, now and then ...1611
NOWHERE - adjectives
• NEVER WHERE † nowhere ...c1400
• NULLIBIQUITOUS * nowhere existing ...1832
NOWHERE - adverbs
• NAWER † nowhere ...c888
NOWHERE - nouns
• NEVER-HEED-UM-STREET an unknown place; nowhere ...1891 Eng. dial.
NOXIOUS - adjectives
• BALEFUL full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant ...a1000
• ILL bad; noxious; hurtful; insufferable ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NUCLEAR - nouns
• CHINA SYNDROME in nuclear engineering: a complete meltdown of fissionable material within the core of a nuclear reactor ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOOK a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
• NUKE a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
NUCLEAR - verbs
• NOOK to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
• NUKE to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - adjectives
• ABRAM naked, nude ...L17 cant
• ADAMATICAL naked; nude ...17C
• A LA NATURAL undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FACE naked; nude ...L19 UK & US sl.
• B.A. naked, nude (Bare-Assed) ...1933 US sl.
• BALD AS A COOT undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS AN EGG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• B. AND B. pert. to magazines featuring female nudity; 'Breast and Buttock' ...M20 US sl.
• BARE-ASSED naked; completely nude with the buttocks uncovered ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTT NAKED completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CUTICULAR undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARRY STARKERS naked; nude; a personification of nudity ...M20 Brit. sl.
• IN A STATE OF NATURE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN MOROCCO naked; nude ...M19 Brit. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY CLOTHES undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT undressed; nude ...1753 sl.
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE ALTOGETHER naked; nude ...1894 colloq.
• IN THE BUFF undressed; nude ...17C Amer. sl.
• IN THE CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FULL CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE NATURAL naked, nude ... Bk1982 sl.
• IN THE NUDDY in the nude ...1953 Aust. sl.
• IN THE RIND undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAFLESS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAKED AS MY NAIL, AS † quite naked; nude; as unclothed as a fingernail ...1559
• NAKED BUFF nude, totally naked ...20C US colloq.
• NOT A STITCH TO ONE'S BACK undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUDDY naked, nude ...M20 Aust. sl.
• PEELED undressed; nude ...1820 colloq.
• RAW undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN used of a film or a publication featuring nudity ...1977 UK sl.
• SKY-CLAD undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WEARING A SMILE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH NO MORE CLOTHES THAN A FROG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.s nudity ...L19 US sl.
• ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS nudity ...19C Eng. sl.
• ADAM'S P.J.s nudity ...1970s US gay sl.
• ALTOGETHER, THE complete nakedness or nudity ...1894 colloq.
• NAKED † a nude figure ...1622
• NUDIE a magazine or a film which features nudity ...M20 US sl.
• SKIN SHOW a show featuring women approaching or reaching nudity ...1973 US sl.
NUDE, NUDITY - nouns, person
• NUDIE a female nude entertainer of a nude woman pictured in a magazine ...M20 US sl.
NUDGE - nouns
• CADGE a shake, a jolt; a nudge or hint ...1790 Sc.
NUDGE - verbs
• WADGE to prod, to nudge forcibly, live driving a wedge in ...1899 Sc.
• WAG † to nudge ...1377
NUISANCE - nouns
• AG trouble; problems; a nuisance ...1996 UK sl.
• AGG trouble; problems; a nuisance ...1996 UK sl.
• AGGRO trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance ...1969 UK sl.
• BAL a nuisance, bother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOTHERATION annoyance, nuisance ...1797 UK sl.
• OFFENCE † the fact of being annoying, unpleasant, or repulsive; offensiveness; something that causes annoyance or disgust; an offensive object, quality, feature or state of things; a nuisance ...c1430
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN IN THE ASS a great nuisance ...1934 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE a great nuisance ...1934 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE NECK an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE PLASTER a nuisance; an irritation ...1990s sl.
NUISANCE - nouns, person
• BAWLY-IKE a complaining person; a nuisance ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• FAFF a nuisance ...2000s sl.
• FASH a troublesome person; a human nuisance ...1808 Sc.
• MENACE a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone or something very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person ...1936 sl.
• NERDBOMBER a pest; a nuisance ...1990 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
NUISANCE - verbs
• COME THE RAW PRAWN to bluff, to make yourself a nuisance ...1962 UK sl.
• NASTY † to commit a nuisance ...1749 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
NULL - adjectives
• CASS † dismissed, cashiered; void, null ...1549
NULL - nouns
• CASSATION the act of making null or void; cancellation, abrogation ...c1425
NUMB - adjectives
• DEAF †* numb, without sensation ...a1500
NUMB - verbs
• BLAE to numb ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TABETLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEBBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEPPITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TIBITLESS without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
NUMBER - adjectives
• AIM of numbers: even ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• IMPAR † of a number: uneven, odd ...c1430
• UMPTEENTH used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
• UMPTY of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPTY-UMPH of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UNTEENTH used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
NUMBER - adverbs
• HEAP-MEAL † in heaps; in large quantities or numbers...c897
• THICK AND THREEFOLD in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICKER AND FASTER in great numbers or quantity ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NUMBER - nouns
• BAFT a quantity or large number of something ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BANG a group, a crowd, a great number ...1727 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BANJIE a great number; generally applied to a rude, disorderly mob ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGAIN an indefinite number or quantity of anything ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BATCH a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BOOCOODLES a great deal; a large number, many ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOODLE a large amount or number ...1833 Amer. dial.
• BRACK a large number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAKE a considerable number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK a large number; a crowd ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAFFY a large number or quantity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOBS a large amount or number ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELEVENTEEN an indefinitely great number; many ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEVENTY-ELEVEN an indefinitely great number; many ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FEW, A a considerable number ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• FAM a large number ...1970s US gay sl.
• GAD-GIN a large quantity or number ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOBBLES a large amount; a great number ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRIST a large number or quantity ...1832 Amer. dial.
• HALE the whole, the whole amount or number; the sum total ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALE-LOT a considerable number, a 'whole lot' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALE-WORT the whole number or amount ...1822 Sc.
• HANTLE FULL a handful; a small number ...1936 Amer. dial.
• IMBER a number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMPARITY † of numbers: the quality of not being divisible into two equal parts; unevenness; an uneven or odd number ...1646
• INDER a great number or quantity of persons or things, esp. of money ...1790 Eng. dial.
• KABILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• KAJILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• KAZILLION an uncountable large number ...1980s US sl.
• LAC a large number of quantity; very many ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LACK a large number of quantity; very many; often in the plural ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LAKH a large number of quantity ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LAST † a huge indefinite number ...c1386
• MANY FECK a great number ...1794 Sc.
• MANZY a crowd, a throng, a multitude; a number; used both of persons and things ...1598 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASH a large quantity; a considerable number ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MATTER a number, quantity; a quantity of food ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MESS an indefinite quantity, amount or number, usually a large one; a crowd ...1809 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIGHT a quantity; a large amount; a great number ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MNINGI a great number ...1970s Royal Air Force usage, orig. Swahili
• MORE THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT a great number, beyond number, impossible to count ...E19 sl., orig. US
• NATION a great deal; a large number or amount; hence, an impressive example ...1762
• ODD a small number over and above a round number ...1845 UK sl.
• ODD, THE an uneven number ...1589
• ORATION a large number; a long row ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASH a great many, a great number; the fragments produced by a smash ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUOTATION †* a numbering, number ...1456
• QUOTIENT †* number, total ...1659
• RAFF a large number or collection ...a1677 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAFT a large number or quantity ...1830 Eng. dial. & US sl.
• REGIMENT a large number or quantity ...1953 Amer. dial.
• REMPTION an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RIMPSHIONS an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RIMPTION an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCADOODLES great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCADS a great number or quantity ...19C Amer. colloq.
• SCALD a multitude; a great number; a good deal ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARNOCH a number, a multitude ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCILLION an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SCUD a great number, a large amount ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SHITLOAD a large amount or number ...sl.
• SHOCKS great numbers, lots, many ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SIGHT a multitude, a crowd; a large amount or number; a great many, a lot ...1809 Amer. dial.
• SKADOODLES great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKEENTEEN an imaginary high number ...1968 US sl.
• SKILLION an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SLUMP a large quantity or number ...L17 Sc.
• THRAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Eng. dial.
• TRAVE a considerable number or quantity; a crowd, a throng ...1792 Sc.
• UMBER † number ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UMBERMENT † number, multitude ...1550-3
• UMPTEEN an unspecified large number or amount ...1918 sl.
• VAST a large number; a quantity or amount, a great deal ...a1779 Sc.
• VERMIN a large quantity or number; a swarm, a crowd, multitude ...1745 Sc.
• VIEW a quantity, number ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLER a large number ...1925 Sc.
NUMBER, ACTUAL NUMBER - nouns
• C 100 ...M16 sl.
• DEVIL'S DOZEN thirteen ...Bk1900 sl.
• DOUBLE NICKEL fifty-five; five-fifty ...1990 US sl.
• ELEVENTEEN twenty-one ...1622 obs. nonce word
• QUINTILLION in Great Britain: 1 followed by thirty ciphers; in US, 1 followed by 18 ciphers ...1674
• SIXSCORE six times twenty, one hundred and twenty ...a1300 arch.
• TWANKY the number 20 ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNA the number one ...M19 sl.
NUMBER - verbs
• IMBER to number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UMBER † to number ...c1400
NUMBNESS - nouns
• GWENDERS a disagreeable tingling sensation in the extremities, caused by cold; numbness of the fingers or toes ...1816 Eng. dial. (Cornwall) [in some parts of Cornwall it is pronounced 'wonders']
NUMEROSITY - nouns
• MANYNESS * plurality, numerosity ...1609
NUMEROUS - adjectives/ adverbs
• BOUKY numerous; well-attended ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BY THE BOXCAR in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BY THE CARLOAD in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BY THE TRUCKFUL in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAIN † of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms ...a1400-50
• MAINT * many, numerous ...1706
• MERGIN most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NUMBERFUL †* many in number, numerous ...1594
• NUMBERY † numerous, rich in numbers ...1591
• NUMBROUS † numerous ...a1586
• OFT frequent, numerous, repeated ...1868 Sc.
• RANK † numerous, frequent ...1545 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SEVENTY-ELEVEN indefinitely numerous, many ...1970 Amer. dial.
• THICK numerous, plentiful; frequent, in quick succession ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICK AS FIDDLERS IN HELL plentiful, numerous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THRANG crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG crowded; pressed for space; numerous, thick ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH considerable in amount; numerous ...1890 Eng. dial.
NUN - nouns
• VEIL, THE. the life of a nun ...1812
NUN, NUNNERY - nouns, person
• DAME † a female ruler, superior, or head; the superior of a nunnery, an abbess ...a1225
• LADY PENGUINS nuns in general ...20C Aust. sl.
• SANCTIMONIAL a nun ...1513
NURSE - nouns, person
• AMAH a wet-nurse ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ANGEL a nurse ...Brit. sl.
• CANDY-STRIPER a young woman who is a volunteer nurse's aide ...1963 US sl.
• GAMP a woman resembling Mrs. Gamp; a monthly nurse or sick nurse of a disreputable class (Mrs. Sarah Gamp was a monthly nurse in Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit, who carried a large cotton umbrella) ...1864
• GRANNY a midwife or nurse ...Amer. dial.
• KEEPER † a nurse; one who has charge of the sick ...c1450
• MAD NURSE a nurse attending on insane patients ...1753 colloq.
• MILK-WOMAN a wet nurse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MISS NIGHTINGALE a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE QUEEN a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• PANHANDLER a nurse ...1958 US sl.
• PARABOLANUS a sick-nurse, esp. in infectious cases ...1672
• PILLOW FLOPPER a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR GAMP, A a fat old dowdy of a monthly nurse ...1864
• RUBY QUEEN an attractive young female nurse ...1925 services' sl.
• SUCK-GIVER † a wet-nurse ...1551
• SUCK-NURSE † a wet-nurse ...c1640
NURSE - verbs
• CANDY-STRIPE to work as a 'candy-striper' ...1974 US sl.
• MARDLE UP to coddle, to nurse; to take pains about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE † to tend, to nurse ...a1548
• QUEERACH to do any kind of work in a weak, trifling manner; to nurse in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1653 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TAKE ABOUT to nurse a dying person and see to the funeral ...1892 Sc.
NURSED - nouns, person
• MINDER a child put out to be nursed ...1865 Eng. dial.
NURSED - verbs
• MIND to be nursed, to be taken care of ...1875 Eng. dial.
NURSEMAID - nouns, person
• BABY-HERDER a nursemaid ...c1888 Amer. sl.
• BAIRNSWOMAN a child's maid or nurse ...1823 Sc.
NURSING - nouns
• QUEERACH the act of working in a weak, trifling manner; the act of nursing in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
NURTURE - verbs
• FEED † to nurture, to bring up ...c1320
NURTURED - adjectives
• CADED petted, carefully nurtured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
NUT - nouns
• ACAJOU the cashew nut ...1725
• BROWN LEAMER a nut with a brown husk ...1832 Eng. dial.
• GOODIE the part of a nut that you eat ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GOODY the part of a nut that you eat ...1859 Amer. dial.
• KERNEL the 'meat' of a nut; the soft, often edible, part within the hard seed of a fruit ...1689 Amer. dial.
• LEAM the husk of a nut ...1854 Eng. dial.
• LEAMER a nut fully ripe ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NEGRO TOE the Brazil nut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NUT (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERTOE (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NUTCRACK an implement for cracking nutshells ...1892 Amer. dial.
• PEELING the shell or hull of a nut; the pod of a legume ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHACK 1. nuts and acorns that have fallen to the ground ...1828 Amer. dial.
2. the husk or shell of a nut ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK the hard shell of a nut, esp. of a walnut or hickory nut ...1837 Amer.
NUT - nouns, person
• CRACK-FENCER a street-seller of nuts ...M19 sl.
NUT - verbs
• LEAM to free nuts from their husks ...1788 Eng. dial.
• SHACK to remove the shell of a nut ...1903 Amer. dial.
NUTRITIOUS - adjectives
• BATTLESOME †* nutritious ...1627
• BATTLING † nutritious to man; nourishing, making to grow or thrive ...1555
• NUTRIBLE †* nutritious, nourishing ...1607