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SAND - SCALPEL
SAND - adjectives
• SANDIFEROUS †* producing sand
• SINKY * of sand or soil: yielding ...1827
SAND - nouns
• SANDLING a tract of sandy ground ...1784 Eng. dial.
• ST. GILES'S CARPET a sprinkling of sand on the street ...L19 London sl.
SANDAL - nouns
• AIR HEBREWS sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• FISHCAKES a type of 'flip flop' or sandal with laminated rubber soles ...1988 Amer. dial.
• GALILEE STOMPERS sandals, flip-flops ...1970s homosexual sl.
• GO-AHEAD a flat-heeled, thonged sandal ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HEBREW HOPPERS sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• PAMPOOTEE a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTER a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTIE a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• SANDAL SHOON sandals ...1602 arch.
• ZORRIES inexpensive, practical foam rubber thong sandals ...1990 US sl.
SANDBANK - nouns
• BACH(E) a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BATCH a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
SANDBAR - nouns
• BALK † a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. ...1538
• BAULK † a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. ...1538
SAND-CASTLE - nouns
• DILLY a name applied by boys to a sand-castle, on which they stand till it is washed away by the waves ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DILLY-CASTLE a sand-castle on which children stand until it is washed away by the tide ...Bk1900 Sc.
• SANDY MILL a sandcastle ...1788 Sc.
SANDHILL - nouns
• MEAL a sandbank or sand-hill; generally in plural ...1833 Eng. dial.
• MEAL-BANK a sand-hill or bank of sand blown up by the wind ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SAND-TOT a sand-hill ...1825 Eng. dial.
SANDSTORM - nouns
• ARIZONA CLOUDBURST a sandstorm ...1966 Amer. dial. jocular
• BLACK DUSTER a heavy sandstorm ...1962 Amer. dial.
• IDAHO BRAINSTORM a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO RAIN a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...c1971 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO SHOWER a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• OKLAHOMA RAIN a sandstorm or dust-storm ...1919 US jocular
• OREGON MIST a dust-storm, a sand-storm ...1993 Amer. dial.
SANDWICH - nouns
• ACE a grilled cheese sandwich ...Amer. lunch counter usage
• BOAT a large sandwich made with Italian or French bread or a long bun, and a variety of meats, cheese, and vegetables; a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOMBER a large sandwich that's a meal in itself; a submarine sandwich ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUMSTEAD a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a 'dagwood' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTIE a sandwich ...1855 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• BUTTY a sandwich ...1855 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAGWOOD a huge, usually multi-layered sandwich ...1948 US sl.
• DODGER a sandwich ...1925 services' sl.
• DOUBLE-DECKER a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling ...1825 Amer.
• FISHBURG a fish sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRINDER a large sandwich or filled roll, usually with several fillings ...M20 US sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF a ham and (Swiss) cheese sandwich ...1967 Amer. dial. online
• JEELY PIECE a jam sandwich ...Sc.
• LONG BOY. a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAILROAD a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAILROADER a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAINT PAUL SANDWICH a sandwich with multiple fillings, one of which is egg ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SAMBIE a sandwich ...1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SAMBO a sandwich ...1984 Aust. sl.
• SAMMIE a sandwich ...1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SAMMO a sandwich ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
• SANDBEEF a sandwich ...L19 sl.
• SANGA a sandwich ...1940s Aust. & Irish sl.
• SANGER a sandwich ...1943 Aust. sl.
• SANGO a sandwich ...1943 Aust. sl.
• SANGUISH a sandwich ...1896 Sc.
• SARMIE a sandwich ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SARMY a sandwich ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SARNEY a sandwich ...1960s sl.
• SARNIE a sandwich ...1961 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SARNY a sandwich ...1960s sl.
• TAVERN a sandwich of ground or shredded beef served on a bun ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TOASTIE a toasted sandwich ...colloq.
• TORPEDO a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TORPEDO SANDWICH a submarine sandwich ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WAD food, esp. a bun, cake, or sandwich; in all cases its filling qualities are more important than taste etc. ...1919 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• WEDGE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WEDGIE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ZEP a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll ...1951 Amer. dial.
• ZEPPELIN a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ZONK a sandwich ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
SANDWICH-BOARD MAN - nouns, person
• ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER a sandwich-man ...L19 euphemism
• ANGEL a sandwich-board man ...Brit. sl.
• CADDIE one who wears a sandwich-board ...1981 Amer. dial.
• SANDWICH a sandwich man, carrying a pair of advertising boards around the streets ...M19 sl.
SANDY - adjectives
• SANDED † of a sandy colour ...1590
• SANDISH †* somewhat sandy ...1664
SANE - adjectives
• ALL AT HOME quite sane ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLISTER † sane, in full possession of one's mental faculties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALL THERE in control of the mind, sane ...1854 sl.
• COMPOS in control of the mind, sane ...1809
• COMPOS MENTIS in control of the mind, sane ...1616
• CONCOS-MANCOS sane, of sound mind, 'compos mentis' ...1823 Sc.
• NATURAL † in full possession of one's wits or senses, normal ...1714 Sc.
• THOROUGH wise, sane ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
• VALID * of the mind: sane, strong ...1854
• WITH IT in control of the mind, sane ...1961 sl.
SANE - verbs
• SANIFY to become sane or reasonable ...1836
SAN FRANCISCO - nouns
• SIF San Francisco ...1970s US sl.
SANITARIUM - nouns
• SAN a sanitarium, esp. at a boarding school ...20C sl.
SANITARY - verbs
• SANITATE to make sanitary ...1882
SANITY - nouns
• DEEP END the border between sanity and insanity ...1950s Amer. sl.
SAP - nouns
• SUC † juice, sap ...1551
SAPPHIRE - adjectives
• SAPPHIRIC * of the nature of a sapphire ...1605
• SAPPHIRINE having the qualities of sapphire, esp. the colour ...1413
SARCASM - nouns
• ACID cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm ...1910s sl.
• BACK-HANDER a sarcastic retort or snub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BY-WIPE an indirect reproof or sarcasm ...1641
• JERK † a lash of sarcasm; a cutting gibe ...1590
• QUIPPIE †* a quip; a sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person ...1519
• QUIPPY †* a quip; a sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person ...1519
• SALT sarcasm, liveliness, pungency ...1806 Sc.
• SARC sarcasm ...c1920 schools' sl.
• SARK sarcasm ...c1920 schools' sl.
• SHY an attempt to damage by sarcasm or verbal attack ...M19 sl.
SARCASM - verbs
• RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to subject one to merciless sarcasm or ridicule ...1923 Amer. dial.
SARCASTIC - adjectives
• ASSY mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased ...1980s sl.
• KNAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; irritable; sarcastic ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAGGLY touchy, fretful, sarcastic, quarrelsome; ill-natured ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; irritable; ill-natured, bad-tempered, testy; sarcastic ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NETHERY ill-natured, sarcastic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NETTERIE ill-natured, sarcastic ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SARCASMATICAL †* sarcastic ...1716
• SARCASMICAL †* sarcastic ...1602
• SARCASMOUS † sarcastic; insulting ...1663
• SARCASTICAL sarcastic ...1641
• SARCKY sarcastic ...1934 sl.
• SARCY sarcastic; ill-tempered ...20C sl., chiefly UK teen
• SARKY sarcastic; ill-tempered ...20C sl., chiefly UK teen
• SNARKY irritable; touchy; sarcastic, snide ...1906 Amer. sl.
SARCASTIC - nouns
• ACID DROPS barbed or sarcastic comments ...Brit. sl.
• AD LIB a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment ...1920s sl., orig. US
• DIG a cutting or sarcastic remark
• NAP a gibe, a sarcastic remark or reproof; a jeering way of speaking ...1885 Sc.
SARCASTIC - nouns, person
• SARCAST a sarcastic writer or speaker ...1654
• SARCESTICIST a sarcastic speaker ...1899 Sc.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
SARCASTIC - verbs
• BREAK IT OFF IN to rebuke sternly; to wound someone with a sarcastic or cutting retort ...1906 Amer. dial.
• COME THE ACID to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE ACID DROP to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID DROP to be heavily sarcastic or especially impudent ...1962 UK sl.
• CRACK to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
• SARCASMATIZE †* to speak sarcastically of ...1716
• SCALE ON to treat someone sarcastically ...1930s sl.
• SLING OFF to speak sarcastically; to sneer ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
SARCASTICALLY - adverbs
• SARCASMATICALLY †* sarcastically ...1716
• SARCASMICALLY † sarcastically ...1658
SARDINE - nouns
• OCEAN RAMBLER a herring; a sardine ...1961 UK sl.
SARDONIC - verbs
• CRACK WISE to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
SARSPARILLA - nouns
• SARPIDILLY sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic ...1920s Aust. sl.
• SARSE sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic ...1920s Aust. sl.
SASH - nouns
• BEND † a ribbon, strap, band, used for ornament or as part of a dress; a sash, hat-band, bandage ...c1000
SATAN - adjectives
• SATANICAL † resembling Satan, devilish ...a1548
SATAN - nouns
• HIS SATANIC MAJESTY the Devil, Satan ...19C
• LEVIATHAN † the Devil, Satan ...c1400
• OLD ONE, THE the devil; Satan ...c1000
• SATANOPHANY the appearing or visible manifestation of Satan ...1864
• SATANOPHOBIA morbid fear of Satan ...1860
• SHREW the devil; Satan ...14C
• WAGGIE the devil, Satan ...1921 Sc.
• WARLOCK † the Devil; Satan ...a1000
SATE - verbs
• OBSATURATE †* to fill too much; to sate, to cloy ...1623
SATED - adjectives
• FULL sated, weary of ...ME now Aust. & NZ sl.
• JADED dull or sated by continual use or indulgence ...1631
• QUOT sated, cloyed ...c1741 Eng. dial.
• QUOTTED sated, cloyed ...1674-91 Eng. dial.
SATELLITE - adjectives
• SATELLITARY * belonging to satellites ...1867
• SATELLITIOUS consisting of or having the character of satellites ...1715
SATIATE, SATIATED - verbs
• ACCLOY to fill to satiety ...c1374
• CLOG † to satiate, surfeit, cloy ...L16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALL to satiate, to surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOT † to satiate, to glut ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SADE † 1. to become satiated or weary ...c888
† 2. to glut, to satiate; to make weary of ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† • SATURATE to satisfy, to satiate ...1538
SATIATED - adjectives
• PALLED deadened to pleasant tastes or impressions; satiated, cloyed, disgusted ...1691
• QUAT full to satiety; cloyed, glutted; heavy and dull; so fat as not to care to stand ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SATIABLE that can be satiated or satisfied ...1570
• SATIATE † satiated ...c1440
• SATURATE † satisfied, satiated ...a1550
SATIATED - nouns
• SATIABILITY * capability of being satiated, capability of satisfaction ...1528
• SATURATION † complete satisfaction of appetite; satiation ...1554
SATIN - nouns, person
• SATINIST †* a wearer of satin; a dandy ...1632
SATIRE - adjectives
• SATIRIC † addicted to satire, satirical ...1627
SATIRE - nouns
• SATERICALS † satire ...1826 Sc.
• SATIRETTE a small satire ...1870 nonce word
• SATIRICS * satiric writings ...1600
• SATIRISM †* indulgence in satire; satirical temper or utterance ...1593
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SATIRE, SATIRIST - nouns, person
• SATIRE † a satirical person, a satirist ...1596
• SATIRIC †* a writer of satires; a satirist ...1387
• SATIRIST a writer of satires; one who satirizes some person or thing ...1589
• SILLOGRAPH * a writer of satires or lampoons ...1845
• SILLOGRAPHER a writer of satires or lampoons ...1656
• SILLOGRAPHIST a writer of satires or lampoons ...1775
• TAKE-OFF a mimic; a satirist; a punster ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SATIRE, SATIRIZE - verbs
• JERK † 1. to lash with satire or ridicule ...1602
† 2. to aim satire; to sneer, to carp ...a1643.
• LASH to castigate in words; to rebuke, to satirize, to vituperate ...1590
• SATIRIZE 1. to write satires; to assail someone or something with satire ...1601
2. to describe or ridicule in a satirical manner ...1630
SATIRICAL - adjectives
• QUIZZACIOUS given to mocking, bantering, satirical ...c1830
• SATEERICAL satirical ...1826 Sc.
• SATERICAL satirical ...1826 Sc.
• SATIRIAL †* satirical ...1579
• SATIRIEN †* satirical ...1509
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• TAIRDIE † peevish, ill-humoured, sulky; satirical ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARDIE † peevish, ill-humoured, sulky; satirical ...Bk1905 Sc.
SATISFACTION - adjectives
• SATISFACTORIOUS †* making satisfaction, atoning ...1561
SATISFACTION, SATISFYING - nouns
• ACQUIESCEMENT † acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission ...1721
• EDBOTE †* restitution, amends, satisfaction ...c1315
• GROOVE a something that you find satisfying or fun ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JUICE pleasure, satisfaction ...1999 UK sl.
• MENDS amends, reparation, recompense, satisfaction, revenge; atonement ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUATS vengeance, satisfaction, requital, quits ...1879 Sc.
• QUEME † pleasure, satisfaction ...c1175
• QUEMENESS †* pleasure, satisfaction ...c900
• SATIABILITY * capability of being satiated, capability of satisfaction ...1528
• SATURATION † complete satisfaction of appetite; satiation ...1554
• SATURITY † repletion, satisfaction ...1533
• SUFFICIENCE † that which suffices for one's needs; satisfaction of one's needs; sustenance ...c1450
• SUFFISANCE † satisfaction, contentment ...c1374
SATISFACTION - verbs
• CAP to give satisfaction ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to obtain satisfaction ...1948 sl., orig. US
SATISFACTION - interjections
• ACE! an exclamation of satisfaction ...1980s sl.
• ALRIGHTY! used to express agreement or satisfaction ...1997 Aust. sl.
• COWABUNGA! an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave ...1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOOD EGG! expressing pleasure, satisfaction, or enthusiastic approval ...1903 Brit. sl.
• SWELL! exclamation of approval or satisfaction ...1897
• YOU AIN'T WOOFING! expresses satisfaction and agreement ...1943 Amer. college sl.
SATISFACTION - phrases
• TO RIGHTS completely to one's satisfaction ...Bk1903 sl.
SATISFACTORILY - adverbs
• ALL RICKY satisfactorily, easily ...1940s US sl.
• BRAVELY very well, satisfactorily, prosperously ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDY well; satisfactorily ...1908
• GAILY in good health and spirits; very well; satisfactorily, prosperously ...1778 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OK well, satisfactorily, all right ...M19 sl.
• OKAY well, satisfactorily, all right ...M19 sl.
• SATISFACTORIOUSLY † satisfactorily ...1661
SATISFACTORY - adjectives
• ACE satisfactory, O.K. ...1957 US sl.
• ACES first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; tops ...1901 US. sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, tops ...1920 US sl.
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl.
• AKEY-OKEY satisfactory ...1960 US sl.
• ALL GAS AND GAITERS satisfactory, as desired ...M19 sl.
• ALL RIGHT a term of measured praise, acceptable, passing muster; satisfactory ...L19 colloq.
• ALL SERENE quite satisfactory ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ALL SERENO all in order, satisfactory ...M19 sl.
• ALL SIR GARNET satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• A-OK satisfactory; completely acceptable ...1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ sl.
• APPLES satisfactory ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CANNY agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
• COPA excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPACETIC fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
• COPASETIC excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPASETTY excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPESETTE excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPISSETTIC satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
• COPUS excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• DINKY neat, dainty, fine, satisfactory ...L18 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• EASY † advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory ...c1485
• FEASIBLE pretty fair, satisfactory ...1925 Sc.
• HOTSY-TOTSY satisfactory ...1926 sl., orig. US
• HUNKY DORY satisfactory, fine ...1861 US
• JAKE satisfactory ...1914 sl., orig. US
• JAKEALOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAKELOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAKERLOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAM excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1832 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1847 Amer. dial.
• KAYO excellent; first-rate; satisfactory ...1923 sl.
• KOPASETIC excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• KOPASETTE excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• NOT SO DUSTY satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• OAK good, satisfactory
• O.K. adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKA good, satisfactory
• OKAY adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKE satisfactory ...1929 sl., orig. US
• OKEY good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY good, satisfactory
• OKEY-DOKIE satisfactory, correct, good ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OKIE DOKE good, satisfactory
• OKIE-DOKIE good, satisfactory
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• PATSY excellent; first-rate; satisfactory ...1930 US sl.
• RIGHT RAIN adj. satisfactory ...1894
• SAFE satisfactory, pleasant ...1950s sl.
• SATISFACTIONAL satisfactory ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTIONARY satisfactory ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTIONATE satisfactory ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTUAL satisfactory ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SATISFIABLE † satisfactory ...1609
• SIR GARNET satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SUFFICIENT †* satisfactory ...1375
• SUFFISANT † satisfactory in quality or efficacy; effective ...1340
• SWEET satisfactory ...1898 Aust. sl.
• TICKETTY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• TICKETY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• TIDY † good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful ...c1350
• TIGGITY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• UP TO PAR satisfactory ...1899 sl.
• UP TO SNUFF up to standard; hence, satisfactory; excellent, perfect ...1931 sl.
• USEFUL satisfactory ...1955 sl.
SATISFACTORY - nouns
• BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A something satisfactory ...1898
• DICK-NAILER something or someone superior or extraordinary; anything satisfactory; something impressively big ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A something satisfactory ...1898
SATISFACTORY - nouns, person
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
SATISFACTORY - verbs
• BUY to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
• COME UP TO CHALK to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• COME UP TO THE CHALK to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• HIT THE SPOT to be absolutely satisfactory, to suit the circumstances ...20C sl.
SATISFACTORY - phrases
• ALL IS GAS AND GAITERS all is satisfactory ...1839 sl.
• MORE LIKE IT satisfactory ...1888 sl.
• NONE SO DUSTY satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• ODDS IS THE DIFFERENCE either is equally satisfactory or unsatisfactory ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SHE’S APPLES everything is satisfactory ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHE’S JAKE everything is satisfactory ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHE’S SWEET everything is satisfactory ...1898 Aust. sl.
SATISFIED - adjectives
• BENEPLACIT †* pleased, satisfied ...1678
• JACKED happy, satisfied, excited ...1980s US campus sl.
• PAID † pleased, satisfied, content ...c1230
• QUAFFED satisfied; full ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SATIABLE that can be satiated or satisfied ...1570
• SATISFIABLE * capable of being satisfied, able to be satisfied ...1638
• SATURATE † satisfied, satiated ...a1550
• SATURATED † completely satisfied, filled to repletion ...1668
• SUFFICEABLE capable of being satisfied ...1864 nonce word
• SUFFICED † satisfied, content ...1590
SATISFIED - verbs
• CALL IT A DAY to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• REST ON ONE'S LAURELS to be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort ...1874
SATISFIED - phrases
• WHATEVER BAKES ONE'S BISCUIT whatever makes one happy or satisfied ...2000s US sl.
SATISFIER - nouns, person
• SUFFICER * a satisfier ...1900
SATISFY - verbs
• ACQUIESCE † to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize ...1658-9
• AGGRATE † to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction ...1591
• COME TO TAW to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1838 Amer. dial.
• COME UP TO TAW to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1846 Amer. dial.
• DIEN to suit, to satisfy, to answer ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HIT THE SPOT to satisfy a want or need ...colloq.
• PACIFY to satisfy, to suffice ...1896 Ireland
• PLACENTIATE † to please, to satisfy ...1694 obs. nonce word
• QUEME * to satisfy, to appease, to mitigate ...c1250
• SAIR to suffice, to satisfy; ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAITISFEE to satisfy ...1747 Sc.
• SARROW to satisfy; to suffice ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SATIFY to satisfy ...c1475 chiefly Sc.
• SATISFICE † to satisfy, to suffice ...1561 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SATURATE † to satisfy, to satiate ...1538
• SAULE † to satisfy, to fill with food ...c1430
• SUFFICE † 1. to satisfy oneself ...1484
† 2. to satisfy, to meet the 'calls' of a desire, need, sense, emotion, etc. ...1533
SATISFYING - adjectives
• BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ...1897 US sl., esp. Black usage
• FILLING AT THE PRICE satisfying ...c1840 colloq.
• FILLUPPEY satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• FILLUPY satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• QUAFFING luscious, satisfying; producing flatulence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
SATURATE - verbs
• SAB to soak, to seep, to saturate ...1866 Sc.
• SAP to saturate; to drench; to moisten ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE to soak, to saturate with water, rain, etc.; to steep clothes in soapy water ...1836 Sc.
• SATE † to saturate ...1673
• SATIATE † to saturate ...1674
• SOG to saturate or become saturated ...Eng. dial.
SATURATED - adjectives
• SAPPY saturated with moisture, moist, sodden; wet, rainy ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SATTERED saturated, thoroughly soaked ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THICK-WET of clothes: saturated with water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SATURATING - nouns
• SAB a soaking, saturating, esp. of a heavy downpour of rain, a thunder shower ...1768 Sc.
SATURDAY - nouns
• BEAN DAY Saturday ...1926 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER DAY (derogatory) Saturday ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NIGHT (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERS' NIGHT (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SATDEE Saturday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SATURNE'EN † Saturday evening ...1882 Sc.
• SAT-Y Saturday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNNIGHT †* the night before Sunday, Saturday night ...c1000
• SUN'S NIGHT † Saturday night ...a1300
• TIGHT-SHOE DAY Saturday; market day ...1950 Amer. dial.
SAUCE - adjectives
• SAUCY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
SAUCE - nouns
• BREE water in which any article of food is boiled; broth, soup, gravy, sauce, juice ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• DEAD HORSE tomato sauce ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• DIP a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1877 Amer. dial.
• DIPPING a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1877 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1940 Amer. dial.
• DIP-SOP a sweet sauce; gravy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GIPPO any greasy gravy or sauce ...1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GIPPY any greasy gravy or sauce ...1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GOOGLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GYPO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPOO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPPO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• LEAR † a thickening for sauces, soups, etc.; a thickened sauce ...c1390
• RAGOO † a sauce or relish ...1741
• RAGOUT † a sauce or relish ...1741
• SASS sauce ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAUCERY † the department of a household entrusted with the preparation of sauces ...c1440
• SAUPIQUET * a piquant sauce ...1656-7
• SIBBER-SAUCE † a sauce; a compound or concoction of this nature ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE †* a sauce, or similar preparation, composed of various ingredients mixed in a sloppy mass ...1709
• VARNISH sauce offered with food sold from a coffee stall ...1900s sl.
SAUCEPAN - nouns
• SAINT-GEORGE the largest saucepan in the house ...1882 Eng. dial.
SAUCINESS - nouns
• HAWBAW impudence; pert, saucy speaking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IMFERENCE sauciness, impertinence ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MALAPERTNESS † the quality of being presumptuous; impudence, sauciness ...1430-40 obs. exc. arch.
• PROCACITY * forwardness, petulance, sauciness, pertness, impudence ...1621
• SASS sauciness, impertinence, cheek; impudent talk ...1835 N. Amer. colloq.
• SAUCE sauciness, impertinence, pertness, brashness ...1835 colloq.
• SAUCELINESS †* sauciness ...1552
SAUCY - adjectives
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BOBBEROUS pert, saucy, forward ...19C Eng. dial.
• CALLETING pert, saucy, gossiping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHEEKY AS OLD BOOTS, AS very saucy ...B1900
• COBBY stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health ...1691 Eng. dial.
• COCKAPERT † impudent, saucy ...1556
• DICACIOUS † pert of speech; saucy; talkative ...1830
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FEISTY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HAFTY saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEFTY saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE mischievous, full of fun; saucy; flippant; restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• JABBY saucy, insolent ...1894 Eng. dial.
• MALAPERT † presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty ...c1420 obs. exc. arch.
• MANDY abusive, insolent, saucy; surly ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• OVER-PERTED † made too pert, saucy, or self-conceited ...1614
• PAUGHTY pert, impertinent, saucy, insolent ...1637-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PROCACIOUS * forward, insolent, impudent, saucy, pert, petulant ...1660
• PRUNK proud, vain, saucy ...B1900 Sc.
• SANSHACH disdainful, haughty, saucy, surly, snappish ...1825 Sc.
• SARCY saucy .,..19C sl.
• SASSY AS A JAY-BIRD extremely saucy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• SAUCY AS A JAYBIRD extremely saucy ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWART cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TOITISH saucy, pert, or impudent; easily offended; flighty in temper; irritable, ill-tempered, snappish ...1846 Eng. dial.
• TWORT cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy ...1894 Eng. dial.
SAUCY - nouns, person
• COCKAPERT a saucy fellow ..1881 Eng. dial.
• DORTY-POUCH a saucy person ...1864 Sc.
• GILPY a lively or saucy young girl; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a young, growing girl ...1785 Sc.
• JACK-SAUCE † a saucy or impudent fellow; a little oaf ...c1550
• JAYBIRD a saucy or impudent person ...1887 Amer. dial.
• KNIDGET a mischievous, saucy boy or girl ...B1900 Sc.
• MALAPERT † a presumptuous, impudent, pert, or saucy person ...1622 obs. exc. arch.
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow; a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SASS-BOX a saucy, pert, or impudent woman or child ...1871 Amer. dial.
• SASS-BUCKET an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SASS-POT an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SASSY-BOX an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAUCEBOX an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1588
• SAUCY-BOX a person addicted to making saucy or impertinent remarks ...1588 colloq.
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
SAUCY - verbs
• SASSY to speak impudently or saucily to ...1883 Amer. dial.
• YAPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAUERKRAUT - nouns
• LIBERTY CABBAGE sauerkraut ...Amer. World War I sl.
SAUNA - nouns
• FINLANDER HELL a sauna ...1952 Amer. dial.
SAUNTER - nouns
• BOBBASHEELY to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BOBBASHIELY to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially ...1932 Amer. dial.
• DANDER a stroll; a saunter ...1821 Sc.
• DANDLE † a stroll, a saunter ...a1600 Sc.
• DANER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
• DANNER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
• DAUNDER a stroll, a slow walk, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DONDER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SHAG a stroll, a saunter ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SHOAL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SHOOL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• SHULE to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• STOY a leisurely walk; a saunter ...1866 Sc.
SAUNTER, SAUNTERER, SAUNTERING - nouns, person
• DANDERER a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about ...1821 Sc.
• WAFFLES one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SAUNTER - verbs
• AIR OUT to stroll in the open air; to saunter ...1942 Amer. dial., originally Black usage
• AKIMBO to saunter with one's hands on one's hips ...1946 Amer. dial.
• AUNTER to walk, to saunter ...1790 Sc.
• DACKER to go about slowly, idly or carelessly; to saunter ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DADDLE to be slow in motion or action; to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to saunter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DADGE to saunter; to walk slowly and clumsily ...1747 Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter; to loiter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDER to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANNER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DAUNDER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DODDLE to toddle, to saunter ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DONDER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLE † to saunter; to fumble ...Bk1901 obs. or Eng. dial.
• FLANE to walk idly; to saunter
• GAMMER to idle; to saunter about ...1788 Eng. dial.
• HAIVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to be lazy at work; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• LAINGER to saunter idly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOITER-LOUCH to saunter along, to slouch about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MAWKS to mess about; to saunter, to loiter in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOSEY to wander or shuffle about leisurely; to stroll; to saunter: often followed by 'along', 'about', etc ...1820 Amer.
• MOSEY ALONG to be slow; to stroll, to saunter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOSY ALONG to be slow; to stroll, to saunter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PALMER to wander; to saunter about ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERUSE to wander, to saunter, to prowl; to walk in a leisurely manner; to make one's way ...1853 Amer. dial.
• SAIL † to saunter, to go casually ...a1700 sl.
• SAIL ABOUT to saunter ...L17 sl.
• SANGO to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SANKER to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SANKLE to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SANKO to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SANTER to walk slowly; to saunter ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SARNICK to saunter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SASHAY to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SASSHAY to walk or travel in a casual manner; to saunter ...M19 orig. US
• SAUTER to saunter, to walk leisurely, to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHACKLE to loaf; to saunter; to mosey ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHACKLE AROUND to loaf; to saunter; to mosey ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHAG to stroll, to rove about, to amble along, to saunter ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SHAMMICK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SHAMMOCK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...E18 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHAMMUCK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SHUMMICK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1913 Amer. dial.
• STOY to walk in a leisurely, careless manner; to saunter, to loiter ...1866 Sc.
• TODDLE to saunter ...colloq.
• VAIPER to saunter, to stroll about aimlessly, to dawdle about ...1866 Sc.
• VAPOUR to saunter; to stroll ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAWM to move about awkwardly or slowly; to stand gaping or idling; to saunter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAUNTERING - adjectives
• DANDERING wandering, sauntering ...1773 Sc.
• SAUNTRY †* characterized by sauntering ...1732
SAUSAGE - nouns
• BAG OF MYSTERY a cheap sausage or saveloy ...1864 sl.
• BANGER a sausage ...1919 sl.
• BOW-WOW sausage ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BRAT bratwurst ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUDDLEY a sausage ...20C Ulster sl.
• CARTRIDGE a sausage ...1865 US military sl.
• CHAMBER OF HORRORS sausages ...19C sl.
• DARBIES sausages ...19C sl.
• DOG COCK chub sausage ...1998 NZ sl.
• GROUNDHOG a sausage, frankfurter, hot dog ...1911 Amer. jocular
• GUT a sausage ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• GUT PUDDING a sausage ...L16
• GUTS a sausage ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HORSECOCK sausage, esp. bologna or salami ...1942 US sl., esp. navy usage
• JEGGET †* a sausage ...1736
• LATCH OF LINKS, A a string of sausages ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LITTLE PIGS small sausages ...1946 US sl.
• LONG JOHN a small sausage that is put into a long roll or bun to make a sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY DICK Vienna sausage; frankfurter, hot dog ...1965 Amer. sl.
• MONKEY DICKS link sausages ...1970s Amer. campus sl.
• PIG IN A BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG IN THE BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TURDS Italian sausage ...1996 US sl.
• REDGUT a sausage ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• REPEATERS beans; sausages ...Amer. World War I sl.
• S AND M sausage and mushrooms ...1996 US sl.
• SASSAGE sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SASSANGER a sausage ...1859 Amer. dial.
• SASSENGER a sausage ...1825 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• SASSER a sausage ...1750 Sc.
• SASSER-MEAT sausages ...1892 Sc.
• SASSIGER a sausage ...19C sl.
• SASSINGER a sausage ...1844 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SAUCER a sausage ...1772 Sc.
• SAUCER-MEAT sausages ...1892 Sc.
• SAUCISSON a large thick sausage ...1760-72
• SAUCISTER † a sausage ...1347
• SAUSENGER a sausage ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SAUSERLING †* a sausage ...1475
• SAUSIE a sausage ...1990s NZ sl.
• SAUSINGER a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• SAUSSINGER a sausage ...19C sl.
• SNAG a sausage ...1941 Aust. sl.
• SNARLER a sausage ...1963 NZ sl.
• SNASSINGER a sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SNORKER a sausage ...1941 Aust. sl.
• SOSSIE a sausage ...1990s NZ sl.
• SOSSINGE a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• SOSSINGER a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• TADDLER a large sausage ...1900s sl.
• TEAM OF LINKS, A a string or chain of sausages ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEENEY a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WEENIE a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WEENY a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WIENIE a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WINNY a wienie; a sausage ...1867 US sl.
• ZEPPELINS IN A CLOUD sausage and mashed potatoes ...World War I Amer. sl.
SAUTÉ - verbs
• SAUTER to fry with a little butter over a brisk fire, to sauté ...1869
SAVAGE - adjectives
• BELLUINE † pertaining to or characteristic of beasts; beast-like, brutal, savage ...1618
• BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized ...c1400
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• EAGER † of animals and birds of prey: fierce, savage ...c1386
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FAROUCHIE † savage, cruel, ferocious ...1825 Sc.
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• FEROCIENT † ferocious, fierce, savage ...1654
• IMMANE monstrous in character; inhumanly cruel or savage ...1602 arch.
• KEEN † fierce, savage (chiefly used of animals); cruel; harsh (to a person) ...a1000
• NERONIAN exhibiting the tyranny, cruelty, or moral depravity of Nero; cruel, savage ...1598
• SABBAGE savage ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALVAGE savage, barbarous ...1818 Sc. & Ireland obs.
• SAVAGE AS A MEAT AXE very angry, and violent, exceedingly savage, ferocious ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGED †* savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel ...1611
• SAVAGINE †* savage, wild ...c1430
• SAVAGIOUS †* savage ...1650
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS savage; fierce ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SHARP fierce, savage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARTAR rough and violent, savage, cruel ...1809
• TEAR-IN-TWO violent, savage ...1892 Sc.
• TRUCULENT characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous ...c1540
• VARMINT savage; wicked ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SAVAGE - nouns
• SAVAGEDOM the condition of being a savage; the realm of savages; savage people collectively ...1845
• SAVAGISM the condition of being wild or uncivilized; the savage state of human society ...1796
SAVAGE - nouns, person
• BEAST a brutal, savage man; a man acting in any manner unworthy of a reasonable creature ...c1210
• BLOOD-DRINKER a primitive savage who killed and feasted on his 'kill' ...1899
• RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• RED-ETIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• SALVAGE a savage, a barbarian ...1818 Sc. & Ireland obs.
• SAVAGESS * a female savage ...1640
• SAVAGINE †* a savage...a1400-50
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
• WARLOCK † a savage or monstrous creature (hostile to men); applied to giants, cannibals, mythical beasts, etc. ...a1000
SAVAGE - verbs
• CHEW UP to savage; to mangle the body of ...20C sl.
• GET MEDIEVAL ON SOMEONE'S ASS to treat with extreme savagery ...1990s sl.
• GET UP ONE'S INGUN to get angry, to turn savage ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• SAVAGIZE * to render savage or cruel ...1848
• SPEAK DAGGERS to speak fiercely, savagely, or angrily ...1602
SAVAGELY - adverbs
• SAVAGIOUSLY † savagely ...1632
• UGSOMELY savagely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAVAGERY - nouns
• IMMANITY † monstrous cruelty; atrocious savagery ...1557
SAVE - adjectives
• SALVIFIC †* tending to save; causing salvation ...1591
• SALVIFICAL † tending to save; causing salvation ...1581
SAVE - nouns, person
• MONEY DOG a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MONEY HOUND a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters ...1970 Amer. dial.
SAVE (store up) - verbs
• ADDLE to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HAG to manage well, to be economical, to save ...1899 Sc.
• HAG AND HAIN to scrimp and save ...1908 Sc.
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAM UP to save, to lay by ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HOOVERIZE to save ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LAY BACK to put aside, to save, to hoard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LAY IN LAVENDER to lay aside carefully for future use ...1648
• SALT AWAY to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SALT DOWN to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SCRAT to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE to labour hard; to scrape and save ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SOCK AWAY to put into savings or reserve ...sl.
SAVE (keep from danger) - verbs
• BERGH † to give shelter; to protect, to preserve; to deliver, to save ...a1000
• SAVE ONE'S ARSE to take care of oneself, to save oneself ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SAVE ONE'S ASS to take care of oneself, to save oneself ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SKERE † to defend or save oneself ...1390
• WARISH † to guard, to secure, to protect, to preserve; to save, to rescue ...c1350
SAVED - adjectives
• HAINED saved, hoarded ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-HAINED saved to no good purpose ...1773 Sc.
• SAVED BY THE BELL saved by a lucky intervention ...L19 colloq.
SAVELOY - nouns
• BAG OF MYSTERY a cheap sausage or saveloy ...1864 sl.
• SAV a saveloy ...1936 sl.
• STARVER a saveloy ...1941 Aust. sl.
SAVING (keeping safe) - adjectives
• TERMINAL utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving ...colloq.
SAVING - adjectives
• ECONOMIC † thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
• KATIN' AND SAVIN' of penurious habits, saving ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SAVING - nouns
• HAIN a means to thrift, a saving, an economical appliance ...1953 Sc.
• SAVATION a saving; economy; protection from injury ...1724 Eng. dial.
• SAVE an act of saving; a piece of economy ...1906 Eng. dial.
• SAVEAGE †* the act of saving ...1507
• SCARTING miserly saving or greed ...1887 Sc.
SAVING - nouns, person
• HAINER a thrifty, saving person ...1825 Sc.
• SCART a saving, industrious person; a niggard; a villain; a fool ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a saving, industrious person; a mean, niggardly, contemptible fellow; a miser ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTER a saving, thrifty, or miserly person ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SNICKET † a miser, a stingy, saving person ...1703 Eng. dial.
SAVING - verbs
• SNUDGE † to be miserly, stingy, or saving ...c1540
SAVING - phrases
• LOSE A EWE FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A HOG FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
SAVINGS - nouns
• ADDLINGS wages, earnings; savings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DARK MOON a woman's secret savings ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GROUCH MONEY savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• HAINING(S) earnings, savings ...1823 Sc.
• HALFPENNIES savings, a fortune ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPINS savings of money ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTINGS savings got together with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWAGE savings, profit; covetousness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STAKE money saved ...1853 Amer. sl.
SAVINGS - verbs
• SCARTLE to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKARTLE to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
SAVOUR - nouns
• SIPIDITY * savour, flavour ...1880
• TALLAGE † taste, savour ...a1400
• VERDURE † freshness or agreeable briskness of taste in fruits or liquors; also, taste, savour ...1513
SAVOURY - adjectives
• LICIOUS †* delicious, tasty, savoury ...c1420
• MERVE savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
• MERVY savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
• SAPID of food: having a pleasant taste, savoury, palatable ...1646
• SAPOROUS † agreeable to the taste, savoury ...a1670
• SAPPIE of cooked meat or flesh: succulent, savoury, juicy ...1721 Sc.
• SAPPY of cooked meat or flesh: succulent, savoury, juicy ...1721 Sc.
• SAUCY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWCIE † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWSY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SIPID * savoury; tasty; full of flavour ...1623
• TASTELY savoury, appetizing ...1876 Eng. dial.
SAW - nouns
• BEAR'S PAW a saw ...20C rhyming sl.
• SAY a saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAW - verbs
• FIDDLE to saw ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SAY to saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAWDUST - nouns
• MACARONI long curls of sawdust ...1938 Amer. logging usage
• SAWINS sawdust ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAWTH sawdust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAXOPHONE - nouns
• AX a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
• AXE a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
• SAX a saxophone ...1920s sl.
• SAXA a saxophone ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SLOP a saxophone (because of the saliva that collects in it) ...1940s US Black sl.
• SMALL PIPE an alto saxophone ...1940s US Black sl.
SAXOPHONE - nouns, person
• SAX a saxophone player ...1960s sl.
SAY - verbs
• BEQUEATH † to say, to utter, to express in words ...c1000
• BESPOUT to utter, say, or recite with pompous elocution ...1857
• CARP † to utter, to say, to tell ...1350
• CHIP IN to contribute a remark, a service, etc. to take part; to have a say ...1871 Amer. sl.
• CRACK to say; to talk; to speak, to speak up ...1897 Amer. sl., esp. criminals'
• DECLINE † to say or recite formally or in definite order ...1594
• DEEM † to pronounce, to proclaim, to celebrate, to announce, to declare; to tell, to say, to utter ...a1000
• I-MELE † to speak, to say ...a1000
• NAIL AFF † to say rapidly, to rattle off ...1836 Sc.
• NAME † to utter a word; to say ...1588
• NURN † to utter, say, to speak, to discourse ...a1300
• OUTEN to utter, to say ...1951 Amer. dial.
• QUETHE † to speak, say, declare, tell, call ...c825
• QUID † to say, to speak ...c1000
• SAY ONE'S PIECE to make oneself heard; to say what one has decided to say, esp. for moral reasons ...1910s sl.
• SAY SCAT to say the slightest thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TALE † to say, to speak, to utter, to tell ...c1205
• VOCABULIZE * to utter, speak, say; to put into words ...1873
SAYING - nouns
• ADAGY † an adage, saying ...1549
• BALLAD † a proverbial saying, usually in the form of a couplet ...1528
• BROMIDE a commonplace saying, a trite remark, conventionalism ...1909 sl., orig. US
• DAFFODIL a homily, proverb, or aphorism ...20C Amer.
• DICTERY †* a witty saying or comment; a maxim ...1632
• EFFATE † a saying, dictum, maxim ...1678
• EFFATUM a saying, dictum, maxim ...1650
• FICK-FACKS nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings ...1847 Sc.
• GUCK † a foolish saying; a fool ...1596 Sc.
• NAY-WORD a byword, a proverb, a common saying ...1601
• OLD-SAID-SAY an old saying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SAW a homily; a folk saying ...20C US sl.
• OLD SONG an old story or saying, a proverb, etc. ...1707 Sc.
• OLD WORD a proverb, saying, saw ...1896 Sc.
• QUIDE † a saying, speech, statement ...c888
• QUISM an odd or witty saying; a quip ...1885 Eng. dial.
• RETT a saying, saw ...1898 Sc.
• SAY a saying; a proverb; a prediction ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAP a tradition, legend; an oft-repeated saying; a report ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCAB - adjectives
• GALE covered in scabs, itching, suffering from scabies, eczema, or some other skin disease ...20C W. Indies sl.
SCAB - nouns
• ATTER a scab, a dry sore ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILDER a scab ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HATTEREL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Sc.
• HITTERIL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SANDY MACNAB a scab ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SANDY MCNAB a scab ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SCALL a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABBED - adjectives
• SCABBERT scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
• SCALD scabbed, scurfy, affected with eczema or ringworm ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABBY - adjectives
• REEFY scabby, itching ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABIES - adjectives
• GALE covered in scabs, itching, suffering from scabies, eczema, or some other skin disease ...20C W. Indies sl.
SCAFFOLD - nouns
• LATHE † a supporting structure, stand, scaffold ...1476
SCAFFOLDER - nouns, person
• SCAVVY a scaffolder ...Brit. sl.
SCAFFOLDING - nouns
• SCAFFLING scaffolding ...1824 Eng. dial.
SCALD - verbs
• SCALDER to scald; to blister the skin by heat or friction ...1808 Eng. dial.
SCALDED - adjectives
• SCALT scalded ...1795 Amer. dial.
SCALE - nouns
• LAUNCE †* a scale, balance ...1590
SCALLION - nouns
• CHIBBOLE a scallion ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SCONION a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCUNNION a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
SCALLOP - nouns
• QUEEN a small scallop ...1890 Eng. dial.
SCALP - nouns
• BARK † a scalp ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HAIR the scalp, as a trophy ...M19 US sl.
• SCAMP the scalp or head ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALK † the scalp ...a1340
• SKULL † the crown or top of the head; the bare scalp ...c1380
SCALP - verbs
• BARK to scalp ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LIFT HAIR to scalp ...M19 US sl.
• RAISE HAIR to scalp ...M19 US sl.
SCALPEL - nouns
• RACER †* a scalpel, a razor ...1570
• SANDIFEROUS †* producing sand
• SINKY * of sand or soil: yielding ...1827
SAND - nouns
• SANDLING a tract of sandy ground ...1784 Eng. dial.
• ST. GILES'S CARPET a sprinkling of sand on the street ...L19 London sl.
SANDAL - nouns
• AIR HEBREWS sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• FISHCAKES a type of 'flip flop' or sandal with laminated rubber soles ...1988 Amer. dial.
• GALILEE STOMPERS sandals, flip-flops ...1970s homosexual sl.
• GO-AHEAD a flat-heeled, thonged sandal ...1962 Amer. dial.
• HEBREW HOPPERS sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• PAMPOOTEE a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTER a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTIE a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• SANDAL SHOON sandals ...1602 arch.
• ZORRIES inexpensive, practical foam rubber thong sandals ...1990 US sl.
SANDBANK - nouns
• BACH(E) a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BATCH a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
SANDBAR - nouns
• BALK † a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. ...1538
• BAULK † a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. ...1538
SAND-CASTLE - nouns
• DILLY a name applied by boys to a sand-castle, on which they stand till it is washed away by the waves ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DILLY-CASTLE a sand-castle on which children stand until it is washed away by the tide ...Bk1900 Sc.
• SANDY MILL a sandcastle ...1788 Sc.
SANDHILL - nouns
• MEAL a sandbank or sand-hill; generally in plural ...1833 Eng. dial.
• MEAL-BANK a sand-hill or bank of sand blown up by the wind ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SAND-TOT a sand-hill ...1825 Eng. dial.
SANDSTORM - nouns
• ARIZONA CLOUDBURST a sandstorm ...1966 Amer. dial. jocular
• BLACK DUSTER a heavy sandstorm ...1962 Amer. dial.
• IDAHO BRAINSTORM a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO RAIN a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...c1971 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO SHOWER a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• OKLAHOMA RAIN a sandstorm or dust-storm ...1919 US jocular
• OREGON MIST a dust-storm, a sand-storm ...1993 Amer. dial.
SANDWICH - nouns
• ACE a grilled cheese sandwich ...Amer. lunch counter usage
• BOAT a large sandwich made with Italian or French bread or a long bun, and a variety of meats, cheese, and vegetables; a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOMBER a large sandwich that's a meal in itself; a submarine sandwich ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUMSTEAD a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a 'dagwood' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTIE a sandwich ...1855 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• BUTTY a sandwich ...1855 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAGWOOD a huge, usually multi-layered sandwich ...1948 US sl.
• DODGER a sandwich ...1925 services' sl.
• DOUBLE-DECKER a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling ...1825 Amer.
• FISHBURG a fish sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRINDER a large sandwich or filled roll, usually with several fillings ...M20 US sl.
• HALF-AND-HALF a ham and (Swiss) cheese sandwich ...1967 Amer. dial. online
• JEELY PIECE a jam sandwich ...Sc.
• LONG BOY. a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAILROAD a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAILROADER a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAINT PAUL SANDWICH a sandwich with multiple fillings, one of which is egg ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SAMBIE a sandwich ...1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SAMBO a sandwich ...1984 Aust. sl.
• SAMMIE a sandwich ...1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SAMMO a sandwich ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
• SANDBEEF a sandwich ...L19 sl.
• SANGA a sandwich ...1940s Aust. & Irish sl.
• SANGER a sandwich ...1943 Aust. sl.
• SANGO a sandwich ...1943 Aust. sl.
• SANGUISH a sandwich ...1896 Sc.
• SARMIE a sandwich ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SARMY a sandwich ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SARNEY a sandwich ...1960s sl.
• SARNIE a sandwich ...1961 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SARNY a sandwich ...1960s sl.
• TAVERN a sandwich of ground or shredded beef served on a bun ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TOASTIE a toasted sandwich ...colloq.
• TORPEDO a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TORPEDO SANDWICH a submarine sandwich ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WAD food, esp. a bun, cake, or sandwich; in all cases its filling qualities are more important than taste etc. ...1919 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• WEDGE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WEDGIE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ZEP a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll ...1951 Amer. dial.
• ZEPPELIN a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ZONK a sandwich ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
SANDWICH-BOARD MAN - nouns, person
• ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER a sandwich-man ...L19 euphemism
• ANGEL a sandwich-board man ...Brit. sl.
• CADDIE one who wears a sandwich-board ...1981 Amer. dial.
• SANDWICH a sandwich man, carrying a pair of advertising boards around the streets ...M19 sl.
SANDY - adjectives
• SANDED † of a sandy colour ...1590
• SANDISH †* somewhat sandy ...1664
SANE - adjectives
• ALL AT HOME quite sane ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLISTER † sane, in full possession of one's mental faculties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALL THERE in control of the mind, sane ...1854 sl.
• COMPOS in control of the mind, sane ...1809
• COMPOS MENTIS in control of the mind, sane ...1616
• CONCOS-MANCOS sane, of sound mind, 'compos mentis' ...1823 Sc.
• NATURAL † in full possession of one's wits or senses, normal ...1714 Sc.
• THOROUGH wise, sane ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Ireland
• VALID * of the mind: sane, strong ...1854
• WITH IT in control of the mind, sane ...1961 sl.
SANE - verbs
• SANIFY to become sane or reasonable ...1836
SAN FRANCISCO - nouns
• SIF San Francisco ...1970s US sl.
SANITARIUM - nouns
• SAN a sanitarium, esp. at a boarding school ...20C sl.
SANITARY - verbs
• SANITATE to make sanitary ...1882
SANITY - nouns
• DEEP END the border between sanity and insanity ...1950s Amer. sl.
SAP - nouns
• SUC † juice, sap ...1551
SAPPHIRE - adjectives
• SAPPHIRIC * of the nature of a sapphire ...1605
• SAPPHIRINE having the qualities of sapphire, esp. the colour ...1413
SARCASM - nouns
• ACID cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm ...1910s sl.
• BACK-HANDER a sarcastic retort or snub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BY-WIPE an indirect reproof or sarcasm ...1641
• JERK † a lash of sarcasm; a cutting gibe ...1590
• QUIPPIE †* a quip; a sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person ...1519
• QUIPPY †* a quip; a sharp or sarcastic remark directed against a person ...1519
• SALT sarcasm, liveliness, pungency ...1806 Sc.
• SARC sarcasm ...c1920 schools' sl.
• SARK sarcasm ...c1920 schools' sl.
• SHY an attempt to damage by sarcasm or verbal attack ...M19 sl.
SARCASM - verbs
• RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to subject one to merciless sarcasm or ridicule ...1923 Amer. dial.
SARCASTIC - adjectives
• ASSY mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased ...1980s sl.
• KNAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; irritable; sarcastic ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAGGLY touchy, fretful, sarcastic, quarrelsome; ill-natured ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; irritable; ill-natured, bad-tempered, testy; sarcastic ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NETHERY ill-natured, sarcastic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NETTERIE ill-natured, sarcastic ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SARCASMATICAL †* sarcastic ...1716
• SARCASMICAL †* sarcastic ...1602
• SARCASMOUS † sarcastic; insulting ...1663
• SARCASTICAL sarcastic ...1641
• SARCKY sarcastic ...1934 sl.
• SARCY sarcastic; ill-tempered ...20C sl., chiefly UK teen
• SARKY sarcastic; ill-tempered ...20C sl., chiefly UK teen
• SNARKY irritable; touchy; sarcastic, snide ...1906 Amer. sl.
SARCASTIC - nouns
• ACID DROPS barbed or sarcastic comments ...Brit. sl.
• AD LIB a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment ...1920s sl., orig. US
• DIG a cutting or sarcastic remark
• NAP a gibe, a sarcastic remark or reproof; a jeering way of speaking ...1885 Sc.
SARCASTIC - nouns, person
• SARCAST a sarcastic writer or speaker ...1654
• SARCESTICIST a sarcastic speaker ...1899 Sc.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk; a witty or sarcastic person ...1930s US Black sl.
SARCASTIC - verbs
• BREAK IT OFF IN to rebuke sternly; to wound someone with a sarcastic or cutting retort ...1906 Amer. dial.
• COME THE ACID to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE ACID DROP to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID DROP to be heavily sarcastic or especially impudent ...1962 UK sl.
• CRACK to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
• SARCASMATIZE †* to speak sarcastically of ...1716
• SCALE ON to treat someone sarcastically ...1930s sl.
• SLING OFF to speak sarcastically; to sneer ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
SARCASTICALLY - adverbs
• SARCASMATICALLY †* sarcastically ...1716
• SARCASMICALLY † sarcastically ...1658
SARDINE - nouns
• OCEAN RAMBLER a herring; a sardine ...1961 UK sl.
SARDONIC - verbs
• CRACK WISE to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
SARSPARILLA - nouns
• SARPIDILLY sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic ...1920s Aust. sl.
• SARSE sarsparilla, the dried root of Smilax officinalis, which at one time was used as a tonic ...1920s Aust. sl.
SASH - nouns
• BEND † a ribbon, strap, band, used for ornament or as part of a dress; a sash, hat-band, bandage ...c1000
SATAN - adjectives
• SATANICAL † resembling Satan, devilish ...a1548
SATAN - nouns
• HIS SATANIC MAJESTY the Devil, Satan ...19C
• LEVIATHAN † the Devil, Satan ...c1400
• OLD ONE, THE the devil; Satan ...c1000
• SATANOPHANY the appearing or visible manifestation of Satan ...1864
• SATANOPHOBIA morbid fear of Satan ...1860
• SHREW the devil; Satan ...14C
• WAGGIE the devil, Satan ...1921 Sc.
• WARLOCK † the Devil; Satan ...a1000
SATE - verbs
• OBSATURATE †* to fill too much; to sate, to cloy ...1623
SATED - adjectives
• FULL sated, weary of ...ME now Aust. & NZ sl.
• JADED dull or sated by continual use or indulgence ...1631
• QUOT sated, cloyed ...c1741 Eng. dial.
• QUOTTED sated, cloyed ...1674-91 Eng. dial.
SATELLITE - adjectives
• SATELLITARY * belonging to satellites ...1867
• SATELLITIOUS consisting of or having the character of satellites ...1715
SATIATE, SATIATED - verbs
• ACCLOY to fill to satiety ...c1374
• CLOG † to satiate, surfeit, cloy ...L16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALL to satiate, to surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOT † to satiate, to glut ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SADE † 1. to become satiated or weary ...c888
† 2. to glut, to satiate; to make weary of ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† • SATURATE to satisfy, to satiate ...1538
SATIATED - adjectives
• PALLED deadened to pleasant tastes or impressions; satiated, cloyed, disgusted ...1691
• QUAT full to satiety; cloyed, glutted; heavy and dull; so fat as not to care to stand ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SATIABLE that can be satiated or satisfied ...1570
• SATIATE † satiated ...c1440
• SATURATE † satisfied, satiated ...a1550
SATIATED - nouns
• SATIABILITY * capability of being satiated, capability of satisfaction ...1528
• SATURATION † complete satisfaction of appetite; satiation ...1554
SATIN - nouns, person
• SATINIST †* a wearer of satin; a dandy ...1632
SATIRE - adjectives
• SATIRIC † addicted to satire, satirical ...1627
SATIRE - nouns
• SATERICALS † satire ...1826 Sc.
• SATIRETTE a small satire ...1870 nonce word
• SATIRICS * satiric writings ...1600
• SATIRISM †* indulgence in satire; satirical temper or utterance ...1593
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SATIRE, SATIRIST - nouns, person
• SATIRE † a satirical person, a satirist ...1596
• SATIRIC †* a writer of satires; a satirist ...1387
• SATIRIST a writer of satires; one who satirizes some person or thing ...1589
• SILLOGRAPH * a writer of satires or lampoons ...1845
• SILLOGRAPHER a writer of satires or lampoons ...1656
• SILLOGRAPHIST a writer of satires or lampoons ...1775
• TAKE-OFF a mimic; a satirist; a punster ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SATIRE, SATIRIZE - verbs
• JERK † 1. to lash with satire or ridicule ...1602
† 2. to aim satire; to sneer, to carp ...a1643.
• LASH to castigate in words; to rebuke, to satirize, to vituperate ...1590
• SATIRIZE 1. to write satires; to assail someone or something with satire ...1601
2. to describe or ridicule in a satirical manner ...1630
SATIRICAL - adjectives
• QUIZZACIOUS given to mocking, bantering, satirical ...c1830
• SATEERICAL satirical ...1826 Sc.
• SATERICAL satirical ...1826 Sc.
• SATIRIAL †* satirical ...1579
• SATIRIEN †* satirical ...1509
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• TAIRDIE † peevish, ill-humoured, sulky; satirical ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARDIE † peevish, ill-humoured, sulky; satirical ...Bk1905 Sc.
SATISFACTION - adjectives
• SATISFACTORIOUS †* making satisfaction, atoning ...1561
SATISFACTION, SATISFYING - nouns
• ACQUIESCEMENT † acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission ...1721
• EDBOTE †* restitution, amends, satisfaction ...c1315
• GROOVE a something that you find satisfying or fun ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JUICE pleasure, satisfaction ...1999 UK sl.
• MENDS amends, reparation, recompense, satisfaction, revenge; atonement ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUATS vengeance, satisfaction, requital, quits ...1879 Sc.
• QUEME † pleasure, satisfaction ...c1175
• QUEMENESS †* pleasure, satisfaction ...c900
• SATIABILITY * capability of being satiated, capability of satisfaction ...1528
• SATURATION † complete satisfaction of appetite; satiation ...1554
• SATURITY † repletion, satisfaction ...1533
• SUFFICIENCE † that which suffices for one's needs; satisfaction of one's needs; sustenance ...c1450
• SUFFISANCE † satisfaction, contentment ...c1374
SATISFACTION - verbs
• CAP to give satisfaction ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to obtain satisfaction ...1948 sl., orig. US
SATISFACTION - interjections
• ACE! an exclamation of satisfaction ...1980s sl.
• ALRIGHTY! used to express agreement or satisfaction ...1997 Aust. sl.
• COWABUNGA! an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave ...1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOOD EGG! expressing pleasure, satisfaction, or enthusiastic approval ...1903 Brit. sl.
• SWELL! exclamation of approval or satisfaction ...1897
• YOU AIN'T WOOFING! expresses satisfaction and agreement ...1943 Amer. college sl.
SATISFACTION - phrases
• TO RIGHTS completely to one's satisfaction ...Bk1903 sl.
SATISFACTORILY - adverbs
• ALL RICKY satisfactorily, easily ...1940s US sl.
• BRAVELY very well, satisfactorily, prosperously ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDY well; satisfactorily ...1908
• GAILY in good health and spirits; very well; satisfactorily, prosperously ...1778 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OK well, satisfactorily, all right ...M19 sl.
• OKAY well, satisfactorily, all right ...M19 sl.
• SATISFACTORIOUSLY † satisfactorily ...1661
SATISFACTORY - adjectives
• ACE satisfactory, O.K. ...1957 US sl.
• ACES first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; tops ...1901 US. sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, tops ...1920 US sl.
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl.
• AKEY-OKEY satisfactory ...1960 US sl.
• ALL GAS AND GAITERS satisfactory, as desired ...M19 sl.
• ALL RIGHT a term of measured praise, acceptable, passing muster; satisfactory ...L19 colloq.
• ALL SERENE quite satisfactory ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ALL SERENO all in order, satisfactory ...M19 sl.
• ALL SIR GARNET satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• A-OK satisfactory; completely acceptable ...1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ sl.
• APPLES satisfactory ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CANNY agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
• COPA excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPACETIC fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
• COPASETIC excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPASETTY excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPESETTE excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• COPISSETTIC satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
• COPUS excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• DINKY neat, dainty, fine, satisfactory ...L18 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• EASY † advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory ...c1485
• FEASIBLE pretty fair, satisfactory ...1925 Sc.
• HOTSY-TOTSY satisfactory ...1926 sl., orig. US
• HUNKY DORY satisfactory, fine ...1861 US
• JAKE satisfactory ...1914 sl., orig. US
• JAKEALOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAKELOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAKERLOO satisfactory ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• JAM excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1832 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1847 Amer. dial.
• KAYO excellent; first-rate; satisfactory ...1923 sl.
• KOPASETIC excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• KOPASETTE excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
• NOT SO DUSTY satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• OAK good, satisfactory
• O.K. adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OKA good, satisfactory
• OKAY adj. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid ...1839 colloq.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKE satisfactory ...1929 sl., orig. US
• OKEY good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY good, satisfactory
• OKEY-DOKIE satisfactory, correct, good ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OKIE DOKE good, satisfactory
• OKIE-DOKIE good, satisfactory
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• PATSY excellent; first-rate; satisfactory ...1930 US sl.
• RIGHT RAIN adj. satisfactory ...1894
• SAFE satisfactory, pleasant ...1950s sl.
• SATISFACTIONAL satisfactory ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTIONARY satisfactory ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTIONATE satisfactory ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SATISFACTUAL satisfactory ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SATISFIABLE † satisfactory ...1609
• SIR GARNET satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SUFFICIENT †* satisfactory ...1375
• SUFFISANT † satisfactory in quality or efficacy; effective ...1340
• SWEET satisfactory ...1898 Aust. sl.
• TICKETTY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• TICKETY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• TIDY † good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful ...c1350
• TIGGITY-BOO satisfactory ...1939 Brit. sl.
• UP TO PAR satisfactory ...1899 sl.
• UP TO SNUFF up to standard; hence, satisfactory; excellent, perfect ...1931 sl.
• USEFUL satisfactory ...1955 sl.
SATISFACTORY - nouns
• BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A something satisfactory ...1898
• DICK-NAILER something or someone superior or extraordinary; anything satisfactory; something impressively big ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A something satisfactory ...1898
SATISFACTORY - nouns, person
• FAIR TREAT something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
SATISFACTORY - verbs
• BUY to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
• COME UP TO CHALK to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• COME UP TO THE CHALK to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• HIT THE SPOT to be absolutely satisfactory, to suit the circumstances ...20C sl.
SATISFACTORY - phrases
• ALL IS GAS AND GAITERS all is satisfactory ...1839 sl.
• MORE LIKE IT satisfactory ...1888 sl.
• NONE SO DUSTY satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• ODDS IS THE DIFFERENCE either is equally satisfactory or unsatisfactory ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SHE’S APPLES everything is satisfactory ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHE’S JAKE everything is satisfactory ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHE’S SWEET everything is satisfactory ...1898 Aust. sl.
SATISFIED - adjectives
• BENEPLACIT †* pleased, satisfied ...1678
• JACKED happy, satisfied, excited ...1980s US campus sl.
• PAID † pleased, satisfied, content ...c1230
• QUAFFED satisfied; full ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SATIABLE that can be satiated or satisfied ...1570
• SATISFIABLE * capable of being satisfied, able to be satisfied ...1638
• SATURATE † satisfied, satiated ...a1550
• SATURATED † completely satisfied, filled to repletion ...1668
• SUFFICEABLE capable of being satisfied ...1864 nonce word
• SUFFICED † satisfied, content ...1590
SATISFIED - verbs
• CALL IT A DAY to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• REST ON ONE'S LAURELS to be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort ...1874
SATISFIED - phrases
• WHATEVER BAKES ONE'S BISCUIT whatever makes one happy or satisfied ...2000s US sl.
SATISFIER - nouns, person
• SUFFICER * a satisfier ...1900
SATISFY - verbs
• ACQUIESCE † to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize ...1658-9
• AGGRATE † to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction ...1591
• COME TO TAW to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1838 Amer. dial.
• COME UP TO TAW to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1846 Amer. dial.
• DIEN to suit, to satisfy, to answer ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HIT THE SPOT to satisfy a want or need ...colloq.
• PACIFY to satisfy, to suffice ...1896 Ireland
• PLACENTIATE † to please, to satisfy ...1694 obs. nonce word
• QUEME * to satisfy, to appease, to mitigate ...c1250
• SAIR to suffice, to satisfy; ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAITISFEE to satisfy ...1747 Sc.
• SARROW to satisfy; to suffice ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SATIFY to satisfy ...c1475 chiefly Sc.
• SATISFICE † to satisfy, to suffice ...1561 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SATURATE † to satisfy, to satiate ...1538
• SAULE † to satisfy, to fill with food ...c1430
• SUFFICE † 1. to satisfy oneself ...1484
† 2. to satisfy, to meet the 'calls' of a desire, need, sense, emotion, etc. ...1533
SATISFYING - adjectives
• BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ...1897 US sl., esp. Black usage
• FILLING AT THE PRICE satisfying ...c1840 colloq.
• FILLUPPEY satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• FILLUPY satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• QUAFFING luscious, satisfying; producing flatulence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
SATURATE - verbs
• SAB to soak, to seep, to saturate ...1866 Sc.
• SAP to saturate; to drench; to moisten ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE to soak, to saturate with water, rain, etc.; to steep clothes in soapy water ...1836 Sc.
• SATE † to saturate ...1673
• SATIATE † to saturate ...1674
• SOG to saturate or become saturated ...Eng. dial.
SATURATED - adjectives
• SAPPY saturated with moisture, moist, sodden; wet, rainy ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SATTERED saturated, thoroughly soaked ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THICK-WET of clothes: saturated with water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SATURATING - nouns
• SAB a soaking, saturating, esp. of a heavy downpour of rain, a thunder shower ...1768 Sc.
SATURDAY - nouns
• BEAN DAY Saturday ...1926 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER DAY (derogatory) Saturday ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NIGHT (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERS' NIGHT (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SATDEE Saturday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SATURNE'EN † Saturday evening ...1882 Sc.
• SAT-Y Saturday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUNNIGHT †* the night before Sunday, Saturday night ...c1000
• SUN'S NIGHT † Saturday night ...a1300
• TIGHT-SHOE DAY Saturday; market day ...1950 Amer. dial.
SAUCE - adjectives
• SAUCY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
SAUCE - nouns
• BREE water in which any article of food is boiled; broth, soup, gravy, sauce, juice ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• DEAD HORSE tomato sauce ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• DIP a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1877 Amer. dial.
• DIPPING a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1877 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY a sauce for puddings, ice cream, pie, cake, etc.; also, cream ...1940 Amer. dial.
• DIP-SOP a sweet sauce; gravy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GIPPO any greasy gravy or sauce ...1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GIPPY any greasy gravy or sauce ...1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GOOGLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GYPO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPOO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPPO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• LEAR † a thickening for sauces, soups, etc.; a thickened sauce ...c1390
• RAGOO † a sauce or relish ...1741
• RAGOUT † a sauce or relish ...1741
• SASS sauce ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAUCERY † the department of a household entrusted with the preparation of sauces ...c1440
• SAUPIQUET * a piquant sauce ...1656-7
• SIBBER-SAUCE † a sauce; a compound or concoction of this nature ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE †* a sauce, or similar preparation, composed of various ingredients mixed in a sloppy mass ...1709
• VARNISH sauce offered with food sold from a coffee stall ...1900s sl.
SAUCEPAN - nouns
• SAINT-GEORGE the largest saucepan in the house ...1882 Eng. dial.
SAUCINESS - nouns
• HAWBAW impudence; pert, saucy speaking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IMFERENCE sauciness, impertinence ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MALAPERTNESS † the quality of being presumptuous; impudence, sauciness ...1430-40 obs. exc. arch.
• PROCACITY * forwardness, petulance, sauciness, pertness, impudence ...1621
• SASS sauciness, impertinence, cheek; impudent talk ...1835 N. Amer. colloq.
• SAUCE sauciness, impertinence, pertness, brashness ...1835 colloq.
• SAUCELINESS †* sauciness ...1552
SAUCY - adjectives
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BOBBEROUS pert, saucy, forward ...19C Eng. dial.
• CALLETING pert, saucy, gossiping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHEEKY AS OLD BOOTS, AS very saucy ...B1900
• COBBY stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health ...1691 Eng. dial.
• COCKAPERT † impudent, saucy ...1556
• DICACIOUS † pert of speech; saucy; talkative ...1830
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FEISTY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HAFTY saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEFTY saucy, pert ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE mischievous, full of fun; saucy; flippant; restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• JABBY saucy, insolent ...1894 Eng. dial.
• MALAPERT † presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty ...c1420 obs. exc. arch.
• MANDY abusive, insolent, saucy; surly ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• OVER-PERTED † made too pert, saucy, or self-conceited ...1614
• PAUGHTY pert, impertinent, saucy, insolent ...1637-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PROCACIOUS * forward, insolent, impudent, saucy, pert, petulant ...1660
• PRUNK proud, vain, saucy ...B1900 Sc.
• SANSHACH disdainful, haughty, saucy, surly, snappish ...1825 Sc.
• SARCY saucy .,..19C sl.
• SASSY AS A JAY-BIRD extremely saucy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• SAUCY AS A JAYBIRD extremely saucy ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THWART cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TOITISH saucy, pert, or impudent; easily offended; flighty in temper; irritable, ill-tempered, snappish ...1846 Eng. dial.
• TWORT cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy ...1894 Eng. dial.
SAUCY - nouns, person
• COCKAPERT a saucy fellow ..1881 Eng. dial.
• DORTY-POUCH a saucy person ...1864 Sc.
• GILPY a lively or saucy young girl; a brisk, light-hearted girl; a young, growing girl ...1785 Sc.
• JACK-SAUCE † a saucy or impudent fellow; a little oaf ...c1550
• JAYBIRD a saucy or impudent person ...1887 Amer. dial.
• KNIDGET a mischievous, saucy boy or girl ...B1900 Sc.
• MALAPERT † a presumptuous, impudent, pert, or saucy person ...1622 obs. exc. arch.
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow; a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SASS-BOX a saucy, pert, or impudent woman or child ...1871 Amer. dial.
• SASS-BUCKET an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SASS-POT an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SASSY-BOX an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAUCEBOX an impudent person, esp. a child; a saucy or pert woman or child ...1588
• SAUCY-BOX a person addicted to making saucy or impertinent remarks ...1588 colloq.
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
SAUCY - verbs
• SASSY to speak impudently or saucily to ...1883 Amer. dial.
• YAPPER to chatter, to talk; to answer saucily; to mouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAUERKRAUT - nouns
• LIBERTY CABBAGE sauerkraut ...Amer. World War I sl.
SAUNA - nouns
• FINLANDER HELL a sauna ...1952 Amer. dial.
SAUNTER - nouns
• BOBBASHEELY to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BOBBASHIELY to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially ...1932 Amer. dial.
• DANDER a stroll; a saunter ...1821 Sc.
• DANDLE † a stroll, a saunter ...a1600 Sc.
• DANER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
• DANNER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
• DAUNDER a stroll, a slow walk, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DONDER a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SHAG a stroll, a saunter ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SHOAL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SHOOL to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• SHULE to roam or idle about; to loaf, to saunter ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• STOY a leisurely walk; a saunter ...1866 Sc.
SAUNTER, SAUNTERER, SAUNTERING - nouns, person
• DANDERER a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about ...1821 Sc.
• WAFFLES one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SAUNTER - verbs
• AIR OUT to stroll in the open air; to saunter ...1942 Amer. dial., originally Black usage
• AKIMBO to saunter with one's hands on one's hips ...1946 Amer. dial.
• AUNTER to walk, to saunter ...1790 Sc.
• DACKER to go about slowly, idly or carelessly; to saunter ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DADDLE to be slow in motion or action; to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to saunter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DADGE to saunter; to walk slowly and clumsily ...1747 Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter; to loiter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDER to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANNER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DAUNDER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DODDLE to toddle, to saunter ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DONDER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLE † to saunter; to fumble ...Bk1901 obs. or Eng. dial.
• FLANE to walk idly; to saunter
• GAMMER to idle; to saunter about ...1788 Eng. dial.
• HAIVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to be lazy at work; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• LAINGER to saunter idly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOITER-LOUCH to saunter along, to slouch about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MAWKS to mess about; to saunter, to loiter in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOSEY to wander or shuffle about leisurely; to stroll; to saunter: often followed by 'along', 'about', etc ...1820 Amer.
• MOSEY ALONG to be slow; to stroll, to saunter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOSY ALONG to be slow; to stroll, to saunter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PALMER to wander; to saunter about ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERUSE to wander, to saunter, to prowl; to walk in a leisurely manner; to make one's way ...1853 Amer. dial.
• SAIL † to saunter, to go casually ...a1700 sl.
• SAIL ABOUT to saunter ...L17 sl.
• SANGO to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SANKER to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SANKLE to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SANKO to saunter, to stroll; to loaf, to loiter, to idle ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SANTER to walk slowly; to saunter ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SARNICK to saunter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SASHAY to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SASSHAY to walk or travel in a casual manner; to saunter ...M19 orig. US
• SAUTER to saunter, to walk leisurely, to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHACKLE to loaf; to saunter; to mosey ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHACKLE AROUND to loaf; to saunter; to mosey ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHAG to stroll, to rove about, to amble along, to saunter ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SHAMMICK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SHAMMOCK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...E18 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHAMMUCK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SHUMMICK to walk in a shambling or idle way; to saunter, to mosey; to move slowly ...1913 Amer. dial.
• STOY to walk in a leisurely, careless manner; to saunter, to loiter ...1866 Sc.
• TODDLE to saunter ...colloq.
• VAIPER to saunter, to stroll about aimlessly, to dawdle about ...1866 Sc.
• VAPOUR to saunter; to stroll ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAWM to move about awkwardly or slowly; to stand gaping or idling; to saunter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAUNTERING - adjectives
• DANDERING wandering, sauntering ...1773 Sc.
• SAUNTRY †* characterized by sauntering ...1732
SAUSAGE - nouns
• BAG OF MYSTERY a cheap sausage or saveloy ...1864 sl.
• BANGER a sausage ...1919 sl.
• BOW-WOW sausage ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BRAT bratwurst ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUDDLEY a sausage ...20C Ulster sl.
• CARTRIDGE a sausage ...1865 US military sl.
• CHAMBER OF HORRORS sausages ...19C sl.
• DARBIES sausages ...19C sl.
• DOG COCK chub sausage ...1998 NZ sl.
• GROUNDHOG a sausage, frankfurter, hot dog ...1911 Amer. jocular
• GUT a sausage ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• GUT PUDDING a sausage ...L16
• GUTS a sausage ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HORSECOCK sausage, esp. bologna or salami ...1942 US sl., esp. navy usage
• JEGGET †* a sausage ...1736
• LATCH OF LINKS, A a string of sausages ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LITTLE PIGS small sausages ...1946 US sl.
• LONG JOHN a small sausage that is put into a long roll or bun to make a sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY DICK Vienna sausage; frankfurter, hot dog ...1965 Amer. sl.
• MONKEY DICKS link sausages ...1970s Amer. campus sl.
• PIG IN A BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG IN THE BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S BLANKET a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TURDS Italian sausage ...1996 US sl.
• REDGUT a sausage ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• REPEATERS beans; sausages ...Amer. World War I sl.
• S AND M sausage and mushrooms ...1996 US sl.
• SASSAGE sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SASSANGER a sausage ...1859 Amer. dial.
• SASSENGER a sausage ...1825 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• SASSER a sausage ...1750 Sc.
• SASSER-MEAT sausages ...1892 Sc.
• SASSIGER a sausage ...19C sl.
• SASSINGER a sausage ...1844 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SAUCER a sausage ...1772 Sc.
• SAUCER-MEAT sausages ...1892 Sc.
• SAUCISSON a large thick sausage ...1760-72
• SAUCISTER † a sausage ...1347
• SAUSENGER a sausage ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SAUSERLING †* a sausage ...1475
• SAUSIE a sausage ...1990s NZ sl.
• SAUSINGER a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• SAUSSINGER a sausage ...19C sl.
• SNAG a sausage ...1941 Aust. sl.
• SNARLER a sausage ...1963 NZ sl.
• SNASSINGER a sausage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SNORKER a sausage ...1941 Aust. sl.
• SOSSIE a sausage ...1990s NZ sl.
• SOSSINGE a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• SOSSINGER a sausage ...1872 Eng. dial.
• TADDLER a large sausage ...1900s sl.
• TEAM OF LINKS, A a string or chain of sausages ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEENEY a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WEENIE a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WEENY a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WIENIE a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
• WINNY a wienie; a sausage ...1867 US sl.
• ZEPPELINS IN A CLOUD sausage and mashed potatoes ...World War I Amer. sl.
SAUTÉ - verbs
• SAUTER to fry with a little butter over a brisk fire, to sauté ...1869
SAVAGE - adjectives
• BELLUINE † pertaining to or characteristic of beasts; beast-like, brutal, savage ...1618
• BESTIAL brutish, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncivilized ...c1400
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• EAGER † of animals and birds of prey: fierce, savage ...c1386
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FAROUCHIE † savage, cruel, ferocious ...1825 Sc.
• FERINE of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
• FEROCIENT † ferocious, fierce, savage ...1654
• IMMANE monstrous in character; inhumanly cruel or savage ...1602 arch.
• KEEN † fierce, savage (chiefly used of animals); cruel; harsh (to a person) ...a1000
• NERONIAN exhibiting the tyranny, cruelty, or moral depravity of Nero; cruel, savage ...1598
• SABBAGE savage ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALVAGE savage, barbarous ...1818 Sc. & Ireland obs.
• SAVAGE AS A MEAT AXE very angry, and violent, exceedingly savage, ferocious ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGED †* savage, barbarous, uncivilized; also, rendered savage or cruel ...1611
• SAVAGINE †* savage, wild ...c1430
• SAVAGIOUS †* savage ...1650
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS savage; fierce ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SHARP fierce, savage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARTAR rough and violent, savage, cruel ...1809
• TEAR-IN-TWO violent, savage ...1892 Sc.
• TRUCULENT characterized by or exhibiting ferocity or cruelty; fierce, cruel, savage, barbarous ...c1540
• VARMINT savage; wicked ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SAVAGE - nouns
• SAVAGEDOM the condition of being a savage; the realm of savages; savage people collectively ...1845
• SAVAGISM the condition of being wild or uncivilized; the savage state of human society ...1796
SAVAGE - nouns, person
• BEAST a brutal, savage man; a man acting in any manner unworthy of a reasonable creature ...c1210
• BLOOD-DRINKER a primitive savage who killed and feasted on his 'kill' ...1899
• RED-AITIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• RED-ETIN a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• SALVAGE a savage, a barbarian ...1818 Sc. & Ireland obs.
• SAVAGESS * a female savage ...1640
• SAVAGINE †* a savage...a1400-50
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
• WARLOCK † a savage or monstrous creature (hostile to men); applied to giants, cannibals, mythical beasts, etc. ...a1000
SAVAGE - verbs
• CHEW UP to savage; to mangle the body of ...20C sl.
• GET MEDIEVAL ON SOMEONE'S ASS to treat with extreme savagery ...1990s sl.
• GET UP ONE'S INGUN to get angry, to turn savage ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• SAVAGIZE * to render savage or cruel ...1848
• SPEAK DAGGERS to speak fiercely, savagely, or angrily ...1602
SAVAGELY - adverbs
• SAVAGIOUSLY † savagely ...1632
• UGSOMELY savagely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SAVAGERY - nouns
• IMMANITY † monstrous cruelty; atrocious savagery ...1557
SAVE - adjectives
• SALVIFIC †* tending to save; causing salvation ...1591
• SALVIFICAL † tending to save; causing salvation ...1581
SAVE - nouns, person
• MONEY DOG a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MONEY HOUND a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters ...1970 Amer. dial.
SAVE (store up) - verbs
• ADDLE to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HAG to manage well, to be economical, to save ...1899 Sc.
• HAG AND HAIN to scrimp and save ...1908 Sc.
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAM UP to save, to lay by ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HOOVERIZE to save ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LAY BACK to put aside, to save, to hoard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LAY IN LAVENDER to lay aside carefully for future use ...1648
• SALT AWAY to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SALT DOWN to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SCRAT to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE to labour hard; to scrape and save ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SOCK AWAY to put into savings or reserve ...sl.
SAVE (keep from danger) - verbs
• BERGH † to give shelter; to protect, to preserve; to deliver, to save ...a1000
• SAVE ONE'S ARSE to take care of oneself, to save oneself ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SAVE ONE'S ASS to take care of oneself, to save oneself ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SKERE † to defend or save oneself ...1390
• WARISH † to guard, to secure, to protect, to preserve; to save, to rescue ...c1350
SAVED - adjectives
• HAINED saved, hoarded ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-HAINED saved to no good purpose ...1773 Sc.
• SAVED BY THE BELL saved by a lucky intervention ...L19 colloq.
SAVELOY - nouns
• BAG OF MYSTERY a cheap sausage or saveloy ...1864 sl.
• SAV a saveloy ...1936 sl.
• STARVER a saveloy ...1941 Aust. sl.
SAVING (keeping safe) - adjectives
• TERMINAL utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving ...colloq.
SAVING - adjectives
• ECONOMIC † thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
• KATIN' AND SAVIN' of penurious habits, saving ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SAVING - nouns
• HAIN a means to thrift, a saving, an economical appliance ...1953 Sc.
• SAVATION a saving; economy; protection from injury ...1724 Eng. dial.
• SAVE an act of saving; a piece of economy ...1906 Eng. dial.
• SAVEAGE †* the act of saving ...1507
• SCARTING miserly saving or greed ...1887 Sc.
SAVING - nouns, person
• HAINER a thrifty, saving person ...1825 Sc.
• SCART a saving, industrious person; a niggard; a villain; a fool ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a saving, industrious person; a mean, niggardly, contemptible fellow; a miser ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTER a saving, thrifty, or miserly person ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SNICKET † a miser, a stingy, saving person ...1703 Eng. dial.
SAVING - verbs
• SNUDGE † to be miserly, stingy, or saving ...c1540
SAVING - phrases
• LOSE A EWE FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A HOG FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
SAVINGS - nouns
• ADDLINGS wages, earnings; savings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DARK MOON a woman's secret savings ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GROUCH MONEY savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• HAINING(S) earnings, savings ...1823 Sc.
• HALFPENNIES savings, a fortune ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPINS savings of money ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTINGS savings got together with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWAGE savings, profit; covetousness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STAKE money saved ...1853 Amer. sl.
SAVINGS - verbs
• SCARTLE to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKARTLE to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
SAVOUR - nouns
• SIPIDITY * savour, flavour ...1880
• TALLAGE † taste, savour ...a1400
• VERDURE † freshness or agreeable briskness of taste in fruits or liquors; also, taste, savour ...1513
SAVOURY - adjectives
• LICIOUS †* delicious, tasty, savoury ...c1420
• MERVE savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
• MERVY savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
• SAPID of food: having a pleasant taste, savoury, palatable ...1646
• SAPOROUS † agreeable to the taste, savoury ...a1670
• SAPPIE of cooked meat or flesh: succulent, savoury, juicy ...1721 Sc.
• SAPPY of cooked meat or flesh: succulent, savoury, juicy ...1721 Sc.
• SAUCY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWCIE † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWSY † flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SIPID * savoury; tasty; full of flavour ...1623
• TASTELY savoury, appetizing ...1876 Eng. dial.
SAW - nouns
• BEAR'S PAW a saw ...20C rhyming sl.
• SAY a saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAW - verbs
• FIDDLE to saw ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SAY to saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAWDUST - nouns
• MACARONI long curls of sawdust ...1938 Amer. logging usage
• SAWINS sawdust ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAWTH sawdust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SAXOPHONE - nouns
• AX a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
• AXE a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
• SAX a saxophone ...1920s sl.
• SAXA a saxophone ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SLOP a saxophone (because of the saliva that collects in it) ...1940s US Black sl.
• SMALL PIPE an alto saxophone ...1940s US Black sl.
SAXOPHONE - nouns, person
• SAX a saxophone player ...1960s sl.
SAY - verbs
• BEQUEATH † to say, to utter, to express in words ...c1000
• BESPOUT to utter, say, or recite with pompous elocution ...1857
• CARP † to utter, to say, to tell ...1350
• CHIP IN to contribute a remark, a service, etc. to take part; to have a say ...1871 Amer. sl.
• CRACK to say; to talk; to speak, to speak up ...1897 Amer. sl., esp. criminals'
• DECLINE † to say or recite formally or in definite order ...1594
• DEEM † to pronounce, to proclaim, to celebrate, to announce, to declare; to tell, to say, to utter ...a1000
• I-MELE † to speak, to say ...a1000
• NAIL AFF † to say rapidly, to rattle off ...1836 Sc.
• NAME † to utter a word; to say ...1588
• NURN † to utter, say, to speak, to discourse ...a1300
• OUTEN to utter, to say ...1951 Amer. dial.
• QUETHE † to speak, say, declare, tell, call ...c825
• QUID † to say, to speak ...c1000
• SAY ONE'S PIECE to make oneself heard; to say what one has decided to say, esp. for moral reasons ...1910s sl.
• SAY SCAT to say the slightest thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TALE † to say, to speak, to utter, to tell ...c1205
• VOCABULIZE * to utter, speak, say; to put into words ...1873
SAYING - nouns
• ADAGY † an adage, saying ...1549
• BALLAD † a proverbial saying, usually in the form of a couplet ...1528
• BROMIDE a commonplace saying, a trite remark, conventionalism ...1909 sl., orig. US
• DAFFODIL a homily, proverb, or aphorism ...20C Amer.
• DICTERY †* a witty saying or comment; a maxim ...1632
• EFFATE † a saying, dictum, maxim ...1678
• EFFATUM a saying, dictum, maxim ...1650
• FICK-FACKS nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings ...1847 Sc.
• GUCK † a foolish saying; a fool ...1596 Sc.
• NAY-WORD a byword, a proverb, a common saying ...1601
• OLD-SAID-SAY an old saying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SAW a homily; a folk saying ...20C US sl.
• OLD SONG an old story or saying, a proverb, etc. ...1707 Sc.
• OLD WORD a proverb, saying, saw ...1896 Sc.
• QUIDE † a saying, speech, statement ...c888
• QUISM an odd or witty saying; a quip ...1885 Eng. dial.
• RETT a saying, saw ...1898 Sc.
• SAY a saying; a proverb; a prediction ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THREAP a tradition, legend; an oft-repeated saying; a report ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCAB - adjectives
• GALE covered in scabs, itching, suffering from scabies, eczema, or some other skin disease ...20C W. Indies sl.
SCAB - nouns
• ATTER a scab, a dry sore ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILDER a scab ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HATTEREL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Sc.
• HITTERIL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SANDY MACNAB a scab ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SANDY MCNAB a scab ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SCALL a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABBED - adjectives
• SCABBERT scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
• SCALD scabbed, scurfy, affected with eczema or ringworm ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABBY - adjectives
• REEFY scabby, itching ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCABIES - adjectives
• GALE covered in scabs, itching, suffering from scabies, eczema, or some other skin disease ...20C W. Indies sl.
SCAFFOLD - nouns
• LATHE † a supporting structure, stand, scaffold ...1476
SCAFFOLDER - nouns, person
• SCAVVY a scaffolder ...Brit. sl.
SCAFFOLDING - nouns
• SCAFFLING scaffolding ...1824 Eng. dial.
SCALD - verbs
• SCALDER to scald; to blister the skin by heat or friction ...1808 Eng. dial.
SCALDED - adjectives
• SCALT scalded ...1795 Amer. dial.
SCALE - nouns
• LAUNCE †* a scale, balance ...1590
SCALLION - nouns
• CHIBBOLE a scallion ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SCONION a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCUNNION a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
SCALLOP - nouns
• QUEEN a small scallop ...1890 Eng. dial.
SCALP - nouns
• BARK † a scalp ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HAIR the scalp, as a trophy ...M19 US sl.
• SCAMP the scalp or head ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALK † the scalp ...a1340
• SKULL † the crown or top of the head; the bare scalp ...c1380
SCALP - verbs
• BARK to scalp ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LIFT HAIR to scalp ...M19 US sl.
• RAISE HAIR to scalp ...M19 US sl.
SCALPEL - nouns
• RACER †* a scalpel, a razor ...1570