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SHOW - nouns
• BEVISH unnecessary fuss or show; uncalled-for energy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BRAVERIE bravado; show, splendour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVITY fine show, display, finery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOMENT a performance; a show ...M19 sl.
• EFFEIR appearance, bearing; show, pomp and circumstance; ceremony ...1375 arch.
• FAFF swagger, pretense; show, useless adornments ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FANTASTRY † fantastic display or show; ostentation, affectation ...1656
• GAFF a show, an exhibition ...19C sl.
• GALLANTRY † fine or gay appearance or show, splendour, magnificence ...1613
• RAREE-SHOW a show or spectacle of any kind ...1684
• SHOWCASE an entertainment, theatre, nightclub, rehearsal or performance whose main purpose is to show the merits of the performers to an audience of prospective employers, such as theatrical producers, booking agents, directors, or the like ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SIGHT-COURT † a place for public shows ...1553
• SLANGS, THE a collection of travelling shows; the travelling showman's world or profession ...c1850 sl.
 
SHOW - nouns, person (also see SHOWMAN)
• HALF-A-CROWNER one who pays half-a-crown for a seat at a show ...L19 sl.
 
SHOW - verbs
• ACCUSE * to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
• BEKEN † to make known; to declare, to show ...a1300
• BETEACH † to show, to point out ...c1000
• DASH to make a show, to display, to show off ...1813 Sc.
• FLASH to show suddenly and briefly ...colloq.
• INSTEFY to show, to testify; to set forth ...1899 Amer. dial.
• INSTIFY to show, to testify; to set forth ...1899 Amer. dial.
• OSTENTATE † to show, to display ...1630
• PATEFY † to reveal, show, declare, disclose; to make open or manifest ...1533
• TENT to show, to teach ...1882 Eng. dial.
 
SHOW - phrases
• MORE SAUCE THAN PIG indicates greater show than substance ...c1670 colloq.
• MORE SQUEAK THAN WOOL indicates greater show than substance ...18C colloq.
 
SHOWER (bathroom) - nouns
• BAG OF FLOUR a bathroom shower ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
• FAIRY BOWER a shower (for bathing) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• RAIN-BATH a shower-bath ...1896 
• RAIN ROOM a shower room ...1968 US sl.
 
SHOWER (rain) - nouns (also see RAIN)
• BLANDIGO † shower of rain ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BLYTE a flying shower ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH a sudden gust, shower, or thunderclap ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DACKLIN † a slight shower ...1808 Sc.
• DAG a heavy shower ...1808 Eng. dial.
• DAG OF RAIN a slight, misty shower; thick, small rain ...1878 Eng. dial.
• DAG OF WET a slight, misty shower; thick, small rain ...1878 Eng. dial.
• DAVID GOWER a shower (rain) ...1990s rhyming sl.
• DRIBBLE a shower or snowstorm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAITCH a slight, passing shower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAMB-BLASTS passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMB-SHOWERS passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMB-STORMS passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PAYLING a driving, beating shower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PRIDE OF THE MORNING a light shower, or dew at sunrise ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAFF a short sharp shower of rain or snow, accompanied by gusts of wind; a driving shower ...1790 Sc.
• SCAUR a shower, a short flying scurry of rain ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCOORIE a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SCOUTHERUM a very light shower ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SKIFF a light gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. ...1819 Sc.
• SKOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SPITTER a shower or snowstorm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUMMER-SOB a summer shower ...1768 Sc.
 
SHOWER (bathroom) - verbs
• DANCE IN THE RAIN ROOM to take a shower in prison ...1989 US sl.
 
SHOWER (rain) - verbs
• SCREEN A SHOWER to protect from a shower ...1814 Sc.
 
SHOWERY - adjectives
• AINISH unpleasant, used esp. of the weather; showery, rainy ...1814 Eng. dial.
• DABBLY of the weather: wet, rainy, showery, damp ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DAGGLY wet, showery ...1869 Eng. dial.
• DAMPING showery, drizzling ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DINGING showery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASTICK cold, showery ...1908 Sc.
• GAGEY of the weather: uncertain, risky, showery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAGY of the weather: uncertain, risky, showery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAINISH unpleasant, used esp. of the weather; showery, rainy ...1814 Eng. dial.
• IMBRIFEROUS * rain-bringing; showery ...1813
• LEAKING † of weather: showery ...c1420
• SCADDY of the weather: showery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOURY showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOUTHERIE of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOUTHRY of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOWRIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCUDDY misty, showery, foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH of the weather: showery, sleety, when there is neither thaw nor frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
SHOWILY - adverbs
• LAIRY showily, ostentatiously ...20C Aust. sl.
• LEARY showily, ostentatiously ...20C Aust. sl.
 
SHOWJUMPING - nouns
• PUISSANCE a showjumping competition testing a horse's ability to jump large obstacles ...M20
 
SHOWMAN - nouns, person
• AMPSTER the accomplice of a showman or trickster 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. ...1941 Aust. sl.
• AMSTER the accomplice of a showman or trickster 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. ...1941 Aust. sl.
• FAKER an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1859 sl.
• FAKIR an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1893 sl.
• SHOWIE a 'showman'; one who owns or works at any of the various entertainment, food, etc. stands or pitches at shows or other public gatherings ...1930s NZ sl.
 
SHOW OFF, SHOWING OFF - adjectives
• SEDITTY arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SIDIDY arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SIDITY arrogant, boastful, showing off ...1968 US sl.
• SPLIT-ARSE given to showing off ...1917 services' sl., orig. air force
• SPLIT-ASS given to showing off ...1917 services' sl., orig. air force
• STYLING strutting, showing off ...1950s US Black sl.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
 
SHOW OFF, SHOWING OFF - nouns
• FOFARRAW ostentation; show-off; bluster ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOFOORAW ostentation; show-off; bluster ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HIGH FLY showing off, acting in a superior, arrogant manner ...L19 sl.
• PAPPY SHOW foolishness, showing off; one who makes a stupid exhibition of themselves ...L19 W. Indies
• POPPY SHOW foolishness, showing off; one who makes a stupid exhibition of themselves ...L19 W. Indies
• PUPPY SHOW foolishness, showing off; one who makes a stupid exhibition of themselves ...L19 W. Indies
• STYLING showing off, acting ostentatiously ...1960s sl.
 
SHOW-OFF - nouns, person
• ACT-ASS a show-off, a braggart; one who sees themself as cleverer than they really are ...1970 US sl.
• ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, who is nonetheless amusing and witty ...1950s US camp gay sl.
• FANCY DAN a dandy; an affected or pretentious fellow; a show-off ...1943 Amer. sl.
• KNOCKER an important or self-important male; a show-off ...20C US sl.
• LAIR a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1923 Aust. sl.
• LARE a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1923 Aust. sl.
• MUSTARD CASE. a supreme show-off ...2001 US sl.
• SHOWBOAT an attention-seeker or show-off ...1953 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SHOW-OUT a show-off, a braggart; a loud, self-assertive person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TEDDY BEAR a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1953 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'lair'
• VEST a show-off ...1965 US sl.
 
SHOW OFF - verbs
• ADVERTISE to show off, to act in an exhibitionist manner and thus draw unneeded attention to oneself ...1930s sl., orig. US
• AIR OFF ONESELF to show off one's superior status at others' expense ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BE PUT THROUGH ONE'S FACINGS to be reprimanded or to show off ...c1865 colloq., orig. military sl.
• BUNG ON SIDE to show off ...1910s Aust.
• BUNG ON SWERVE to show off ...1910s Aust.
• BUNG ON THE BULL to show off; to act in a pretentious manner ...1940s Aust. sl.
• COME THE LA-DI-DA to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• COME THE LARDY-DAH to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• DASH to make a show, to display, to show off ...1813 Sc.
• DO DAGS to do something that the other person cannot do; to show off; to play foolhardy tricks ...c1850 colloq.
• DO ONE'S STUFF to show off a specialty ...1920s sl.
• DO THE LA-DI-DA to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• DO THE LARDY-DAH to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• FANCY-DAN to show off ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. sports usage
• FEATURE to strut, to show off ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FLASH THE GAB to show off in talk; to hold forth ...1819 sl.
• GO THROUGH ONE'S FACINGS to be reprimanded or to show off ...c1865 colloq., orig. military sl.
• HIGH PRIME to show off ...L19 US Black sl.
• LAIR to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• LARE to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• LARGE to show off, to act aggressively ...1990s sl.
• LARGE IT to show off, to act aggressively ...1990s sl.
• OSTENTATE * to make a show of, to show off; to display ostentatiously or boastfully ...c1540
• PILE ON DOG to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PLAY THE ZOUAVE to show off, to swagger ...World War I army sl.
• PUT ON AN ACT to show off, to talk for display, to behave insincerely ...1934 sl.
• PUT ON (THE) DOG to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SET DAGS to do something that the other person cannot do; to show off ...M19 sl.
• SHOWBOAT to show off ...1951 US sl.
• SHOWCASE to show off ...1945 US sl.
• SHOW OFF to act like a show-off ...Amer. colloq.
• SHOW OUT to make a display of oneself; to behave extravagantly, esp. in order to drawn attention to oneself; to brag, to show off ...1841 Amer. dial.
• STRUT ONE'S STUFF to show off; to display one's ability ...1926 sl., orig. US
• STYLE to show off, to strut around ...1950s sl. orig. US Black
• STYLE OFF to show off, to strut around ...1960s sl. orig. US Black
• SWAMP to put on airs; to show off ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SWANK to boast, to behave boastfully, self-importantly, or ostentatiously; to swagger; to show off ...1809 sl.
• VAPOUR to act in a fantastic or ostentatious manner; to show off; to swagger; to walk in with a swaggering air ...1652
• WALK THE DOG to show off by driving or walking at speed ...1910s US sl.
 
SHOWING OFF - phrases
• STIFFIN' AND JIVIN' showing off ...1960s Amer. sl.
 
SHOWY - adjectives
• BRANKIN lively, gay; showy, ostentatious; prancing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAW-WARLD showy, gaudy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRUMMAGEM showy but inferior and worthless ...1630
• DANDY fine, gay; flashy, showy ...1813
• DASHIE making a great show; showy, gay, proud ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DASHING showy, given to excess, esp. in dress ...19C sl.
• DASHY showy, ostentatiously fashionable; stylish ...1822 colloq.
• DOWN THE ROAD vulgar, showy ...M19 sl.
• FANCY-ASS showy, smart ...2000s sl.
• FANDANGOUS showy, pompous ...1797 Eng. dial.
• FANTOOSH overdressed, over-ornamented; flashy, showy; ultra-fashionable ...1920 Sc.
• FANTY-SHEENY showy, fanciful, over-particular ...1847 Eng. dial.
• FLAMBUSTIOUS gaudy, showy ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FLAPADOSHA showy; eccentric ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLASH 1. characterized by outward show; gaudy, showy, smart, flashy ...1785
2. knowing; expert; showy ...1819 thieves' sl.
3. vulgar, or blackguardly; showy; applied to one aping his betters ...1830 sl.
• GALLANT gorgeous or showy in appearance; finely-dressed, smart ...c1420  arch.
• GEWGAW showy, worthless ...M17
• HORSED UP of a woman: showy, overdressed, over made-up ...1950s US sl.
• IKEY extraordinary, showy ...L19 sl.
• LAANIE showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHNEE showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAIRY ostentatious, showy ...20C Aust. sl.
• LANI showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LEARY ostentatious, showy ...20C Aust. sl.
• LEERY flash; showy of dress and manners ...c1850 sl.
• MANDY † showy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORGULOUS ostentatious, showy ...a1300 arch.
• QUEENY showy, melodramatic, affected ...1997 US sl.
• RAZZAMATAZZ noisy, showy publicity or display ...1958 sl.
• RORITORIOUS showy, dashing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RORY-TORY having a mixture of all sorts of flaring colours; gaudy, tawdry, showy, dashing; generally used of colour in dress ...1874 Eng. & Amer. dial.  
• SAGA fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SAGGER fashionable, showy, garish, overdressed ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SCAUMY gaudy, showy in dress ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SHANTY † showy, smart ...L17 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SPANKY showy, smart, dashing, well-dressed ...1789 Sc.
• SPORTY flashy, showy ...1885 colloq.
• VANDIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANNIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANTIE boastful, proud, vain; exultant; ostentatious, showy ...1789 Sc.
• VAUDIE gay or fine in appearance, showy ...1805 Sc.
• VAUNTIE of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated; exultant ...1724 Sc.
• VAUNTY boastful, proud, vain; exultant; ostentatious, showy ...1724 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VIEWY flashy, showy, attractive ...E19 sl.
• VIRE of persons, animals, or things: pretty, showy, handsome, well-made, or well-fed ...1929 Sc.
• ZAZZY characterized by outward show; flashy ...1961 sl., chiefly US
 
SHOWY - nouns
• BRUMMAGEM a showy but inferior and worthless thing ...1630
• CATCHPENNY something cheap or showy made to be sold for a quick profit ...1912 Amer. dial.
• DASHY a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour ...c1820 colloq.
• FALLAL a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
• FANCY DAMN anything showy ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FANCY DAN anything showy ...1930s sl., orig. US
• GEWGAW a showy, worthless thing or person ...ME
• HARLOTRY meretriciousness, showy but false attractiveness ...1768
• NIDDY-NODDIES a contemptuous name for assumed airs or fine or showy manners, as shown by the movement of the head ...B1900 Sc.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE noisy or showy fuss or activity ...19C sl.
• RAZZMATAZZ noisy or showy fuss or activity ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• TINSEL anything showy or attractive with little or no intrinsic worth; something that gives a deceptively fine or glittering appearance ...1660
• TINSELRY showy and tawdry material or ornamentation ...1820
 
SHOWY - nouns, person
• BARBER'S BLOCK one who spends much time in barbers' shops; a showy, overdressed man; a fop ...L19 sl.
• BLICHAN a lively, showy youth; a harm-scarum fellow; a worthless person; a term of contempt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANDY a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANDYKID a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDYMAN a stylish, showy person ...1913 US sl.
• DAFFADILE a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFODIL a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAZZLER one who dazzles; a showy or ostentatious woman ...a1800 colloq.
• FANCY PANTS a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man; a dandy, a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• FLAPADOSHA an eccentric, showy person with superficial manners ...19C Eng. dial.
• FRIPPET (derogatory) a frivolous or showy young woman ...1908 sl.
• GEWGAW a showy, worthless person ...ME
• HEAVY SWELL a man of showy or impressive appearance; one dressed in the height of fashion ...1830
• JACKANAPES anybody at once ugly (or diminutive), showy, and impudent ...1534
• JAY a showy, ostentatious, or flashy woman ...1598
• MUG LAIR a showy but foolish person ...1944 Aust. sl.
• SCANCER a showy person, one with good appearance or looks ...1820 Sc.
• SPORT a flashy person, one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like ...colloq.
• SWANK a swaggering, showy, or boastful person ...1913 sl.
• SWANKER a swaggering, showy, or boastful person ...a1846 sl.
 
SHOWY - verbs
• GALLANT † to make gallant or fine; to deck out in a showy manner ...1614
• LAIR to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRIZE to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LARE UP to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LARGE to live extravagantly, in a showy manner ...1990s sl.
• LARGE IT to live extravagantly, in a showy manner ...1990s sl.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
• SPORT to behave showily or ostentatiously in public ...E18 sl.
 
SHRED - nouns
• CADDIS shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint ...1708 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEWGS † scraps, rags, shreds, small pieces ...1693 Sc.
• FASEL † a ravelling, a shred ...1440
• JAG † a shred of cloth; also, a scrap, a fragment ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAMRAGS rags, tatters, shreds ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JIM-RAGS rags, tatters, shreds ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAB a lump or large piece of anything; a portion, a fragment, a bit; a shred or piece, as of skin or cloth torn away and hanging loose ...1808 Sc.
• MAMMOCK a scrap, a shred, a broken or torn piece ...a1529 arch. or Eng. dial.
• MIDGAN a small fragment; a scrap, a shred ...1846 Eng. dial.
• SCREED a shred, a fragment, a crumb; a long thin strip of material, paper, land, etc.; a narrow plantation or belt of wood ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRINCHET a scrap; a shred ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TARGAT † a tatter; a shred ...1773 Sc.
• TARGET a tatter, a shred ...1773 Sc.
• TEAR-TATHERS torn shreds ...B1900 Sc. 
 
SHRED - verbs
• FALL AWAY to go to shreds, to disintegrate ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MAMMOCK to break, tear, or cut into fragments; to shred ...1520 Eng. dial.
 
SHREW, SHREWISH - adjectives
• BAMFERING tormenting, shrewish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• NAGGY cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; irritable; ill-natured, bad-tempered, testy; sarcastic ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
SHREW, SHREWISH - nouns, person
• ATTERLING †* a venomous, malignant person; a shrew ...c1430
• BALSCAT a shrew, a crosspatch, an ill-tempered person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAT a malicious or spiteful woman; a mean, cunning woman; a shrewish man ...1915 Amer. dial.
• EDDERCAP an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person; a shrewish woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FAGGOT a general term of abuse, usually of women or children; a shrewish, bad-tempered, or offensive woman ...1591
• HARPIE a shrewish virago ...M20 US sl.
• JEZEBEL an objectionable woman; a termagant or shrew ...1553 colloq.
• LADY-DOG a rude and shrewish woman; a bitchy woman ...M19 euphemism
• OLD CAT a malicious or spiteful woman; a mean, cunning woman; a shrewish man ...1915 Amer. dial.
• QUEAN a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEEN an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman ...1740 Eng. dial.
• RANTIPOLE * a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
• REGULAR TARTAR a shrew, male or female ...Bk1903 sl.
• SALTER a shrew; a sharp-tongued person ...1871 Sc.
• SKELLAT a scolding, railing woman; an ill-natured, shrewish woman ...1810 Sc.
• SKIMMINGTON † a shrewish woman ...1609
• TAIRGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew ...1822 Sc.
• TARGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew; a quarrelsome woman ...1822 Sc.
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
• TEARER a virago, a shrew ...1862 Sc.
• TERRAPIN a shrewish old woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TWINK a sharp, shrewish, grasping woman ...1887 Eng. dial.
• WEAN an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman ...1740 Eng. dial.
• XANTHIPPE the name of the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew, a scold ...1596
• XANTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
• ZENTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
 
SHREWD - adjectives
• ABLE shrewd, clever in looking after one's own interests ...1931 Sc.
• ACUMINOUS distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd ...1618
• AIMY shrewd ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASTUCIOUS astute, subtle, crafty, cunning, shrewd ...1823
• AULD-HEADIT shrewd, sagacious ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAGEY shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary ...1920s
• CANNY cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
• CLIP-WIT sharp or shrewd of speech ...1896 Sc.
• CUTE (often derogatory) knowledgeable, clever, shrewd, sharp, keen ...1731 sl., now chiefly US
• DOWNY * knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY AS A HAMMER knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• ECKLE-FECKLE possessing a sound and shrewd judgement ...19C Sc.
• FALSE sharp, shrewd, clever, precocious; generally applied to children and animals ...1866 Eng. dial.
• FAR-CASTING † scheming, shrewd ...c1400
• FLY artful, knowing, shrewdly aware ...c1810 sl.
• FOXY cunning, perspicacious, shrewd ...M19
• LONG-HEADED discerning, shrewd, foresighted ...1806 Amer. dial.
• NAWPY clever, intelligent, shrewd; excelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD-HEADED shrewd, sagacious ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEEDY brisk, sharp; shrewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIDDY brisk, sharp; shrewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, bold, rash ...B1900 sl.
• RUMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, sharp, witty ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SANSHACH wily, crafty; shrewd; sarcastically clever ...1808 Sc.
• SLEEK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SMART AS A STEEL-TRAP extremely bright and clever; very sharp and shrewd; intellectually alert, quick-witted ...1821 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
• UP TO THE DODGE shrewd; knowledgeable; alert ...1846 US sl.
• VARMENT shrewd, knowing ...1829
• VARMINT shrewd, knowing ...1829
• WACKENISH lively, quick-witted, shrewd ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WACKENSOME lively, quick-witted, shrewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIDE shrewd; wary ...Brit. sl.
• YAP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YARK brisk, lively; sharp-witted, shrewd, penetrating ...1777 Eng. dial.
• YAUP clever, cunning; shrewd, astute; nimble, active ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YEPE † prudent, wise, sagacious, shrewd, astute ...c1000
 
SHREWD - nouns
• SCITTURN a shrewd turn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
SHREWD - nouns, person
• CAWDEY a shrewd, crafty little boy ...1924 Ireland
• DOWNY ONE a shrewd or very alert fellow ...1823 sl.
• EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FLY MEMBER a very shrewd, sharp person ...1909 sl.
• HARD-NAP a shrewd, clever fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY CATCHER a shrewd, level-headed person, one not too scrupulous in his methods, and who adds cunningness to his cleverness ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• OLD COON a shrewd individual ...M19 US sl.
• SHREWD-HEAD a shrewd, sly or cunning person ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SHREWDIE a shrewd or cunning person ...1935 NZ sl.
• SHREWDY a shrewd or cunning person ...1935 NZ sl.
• SINGED CAT someone or something having a shabby or unprepossessing appearance, esp. when such an appearance is misleading; a shrewd person of unpretentious appearance ...1836 Amer. dial.
• SLIPPERY EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SNOLLYGOSTER a pretentious, boastful fellow; a shrewd, unprincipled fellow, especially a politician ...1846 US sl.
• TICKLER a shrewd, cunning person or animal; a difficult person to  deal with ...1887 Sc.
 
SHREWD - verbs
• CATCH A WEASEL ASLEEP to take a shrewd person off his guard ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
• KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
 
SHREWDLY - adverbs
• SHROWARDLY shrewdly ...1689 nonce word
• YEPLY † cunningly, craftily; shrewdly, sagaciously ...a900
 
SHREWDNESS - nouns
• ACRITY †* sharpness, keenness, shrewdness ...1619
• FAR-CAST † the act of casting one's thoughts to a distance; forethought, shrewdness, cunning ...c1400
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HORSE SENSE practical good sense and shrewdness ...1832 sl., orig. US
 
SHRIEK - nouns
• REEK a shriek, a shout; a noise ...1740 Eng. dial.
• SCOIL † a squeal, a shriek ...1820 Sc.
• SCREAK a shriek, a scream ...a1820 Amer. dial.
• SCREEK a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCREEL a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCREIGH a shriek; a shrill cry, esp. of a bird; an urgent, irresistible call; a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHRITCH † a screech, a shriek ...1470-85
• SKELLOCH a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
• SKIRL a shrill cry, a shriek, a scream; shrill talk ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKREEK a shriek ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKREEL a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SKREIGH a shriek or screech; a loud shrill cry or scream ...1549 Sc.
• SKRIEK a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TIGER a shriek or howl (often the word 'tiger') terminating a prolonged and enthusiastic cheer; a finishing touch, a final burst ...1856 US sl.
 
SHRIEK - verbs
• EER to squeak as a pig; to scream, to shriek, to bawl out ...1825 Sc.
• HIT HIGH C to utter a shriek ...1940 US sl.
• QUAICH to scream wildly, to shriek ...1866 Sc.
• REEK to shout, to scream, to shriek ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOIL † to squeal. to shriek ...1879 Sc.
• SCRAWK to make a harsh, grating noise; to squeak; to scream. to shriek ...1880 Eng. dial.
• SCREAK to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCREEK to shriek, to scream, to screech ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCREEL to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCREIGH to shriek, to scream, esp. used of birds; to neigh; to make a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & N. Ireland
• SCRIVE to shriek, to scream ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
• SHRITCH † to shriek, to screech ...a1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKELLOCH to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKIRL to scream, to shriek, to cry out shrilly ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKREAK to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKREEK to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKREEL to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SKREIGH to screech or shriek; to utter a loud shrill cry; to make a screeching noise ...1715 Sc.
• YARM † to utter a discordant or mournful cry; to shriek, to scream, to yell, to howl, to wail ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWM to utter a loud, discordant sound; to shriek, to yell; to cry as a wild beast ...1890 Eng. dial.
 
SHRIEKING - adjectives
• SKIRLING shrieking, screaming, crying or sounding shrilly ...1785
 
SHRIEKING - nouns
• SKIRLING shrieking, screaming, shrill crying ...1820
 
SHRILL - adjectives
• CLARISONOUS * having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill ...1731
• EAR-PIERCING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-SPLITTING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• SCREIGH shrill, screeching ...1869 Sc.
• SHIRLING †* shrill-sounding ...1592
• SKIRLING shrieking, screaming, crying or sounding shrilly ...1785
 
SHRILL - nouns
• SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREIGH a shriek; a shrill cry, esp. of a bird; an urgent, irresistible call; a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROINOCH a shrill cry; a yell; a noise, a tumult; a noisy fuss ...1790 Sc.
• SKELLOCH a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
• SKIRL a shrill cry, a shriek, a scream; shrill talk ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKIRLING shrieking, screaming, shrill crying ...1820
• SKREIGH a shriek or screech; a loud shrill cry or scream ...1549 Sc.
 
SHRILL - verbs
• JARGLE † to utter a harsh or shrill sound; to chatter, to jar ...1549
• SCREET to screech, to scream; to make a shrill sound ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SKIRL to scream, to shriek, to cry out shrilly ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKREIGH to screech or shriek; to utter a loud shrill cry; to make a screeching noise ...1715 Sc.
• YALP-YALP of a person: to call out loudly and shrilly; to whine ...1903 Sc.
 
SHRILL-VOICED - nouns, person
• RIBIBE † a term of contempt or abuse for an old woman; a shrill-voiced old woman ...c1386
• SCREECH-OWL a shrill-voiced, talkative person ...1896 Ireland
• SCREIGH a lean person with a shrill voice, and generally of short stature ...Bk1904 Sc.
 
SHRIMP - nouns
• ARNOT a shrimp ...1853 Sc.
• BUGS shrimp ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PANDLE the shrimp ...1786 Eng. dial.
 
SHRINE - nouns
• SANCTORIUM a shrine ...1816 rare
• SANCTUARY † a shrine or box containing relics ...c1386
 
SHRINE - verbs
• FANACLE †* a small temple, shrine ...1594
 
SHRINK - verbs
• CRINE to shrivel or shrink ...Sc.
• DWINGLE to dwindle, shrivel up, shrink ...19C Eng. dial.
• FADE † to grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink ...1388
• FALL † to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1599
• FALL AWAY † to lose flesh or substance; to shrink ...1530
• FALL IN to sink in, to become hollow, to shrink in person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALL OUT OF FLESH † to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1530
• FALL TOGETHER † to collapse, to contract, to shrink up ...1654
• MILL IN to shrink; to wither; to diminish in quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORP to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
• SCADDERIZE to shrink, to shrivel ...1825 Sc.
• SCHROOCH to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• WEASLE of a person: to shrink, to shrivel ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WELK † to become less, to diminish, to shrink ...1390
 
SHRINKAGE - nouns
• INDRINK a diminution, shrinkage ...1842 Sc.
 
SHRIVEL - verbs
• BASK to parch, to shrivel with heat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRINE to shrivel or shrink ...Sc.
• DWINGLE to dwindle, shrivel up, shrink ...19C Eng. dial.
• ORP to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
• QUADDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUODDLE to dry, to shrivel up; to make limp or flabby ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEVE to draw into wrinkles; to pucker; to twist round; to shrivel up; to roll up the sleeves ...1821 Eng. dial.
• SCADDERIZE to shrink, to shrivel ...1825 Sc.
• SCORCH to shrivel up, caused by frost or cold ...1806 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCRIMPLE †* to shrivel with fierce heat, to scorch ...a1572
• SCRINGE to flinch; to cringe; to shrink, as from pain, cold, or fear; to flinch; to wince; to shrivel, as with sharp cold or dry head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCRINKLE to screw up; to shrivel, to crumple ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKELLER to cause to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, esp. with heat ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLOW to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, as with heat ...1888 Eng. dial.
• WEASLE of a person: to shrink, to shrivel ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WIZZLE to shrivel or dry up, to become wrinkled; to pucker ...1834 Amer. dial.
 
SHRIVELLED - adjectives
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• QUODDLED shrivelled up ...1777 Eng. dial.,
• REESTED withered, shrivelled up ...1820 Sc.
• SCADDERIZED of persons: shrivelled, wizened ...1825 Sc.
• SCRABBIE stunted, gnarled, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRIGGLY small, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMIT shrunk, shrivelled ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SHROCKLED shrunk; shrivelled, withered; wrinkled, puckered ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SINGED-LIKE puny, shrivelled ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WEASLY shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEEZLEDY shrivelled, stunted; contemptibly small or worthless ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WRIZZLED † marked with creases, wrinkles, or corrugations; wrinkled, shrivelled ...1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
SHRIVELLED - nouns
• SCRAB anything stunted, gnarled, or shrivelled ...B1900 Sc.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SKRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
 
SHRIVELLED - nouns, person
• BLASTIE a shrivelled, dwarfish person; an ill-tempered or unmanageable child; a term of contempt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ELF-SKIN † a term of contempt for a thin, slight man; a man of shrivelled and shrunken form ...1596
• PEE-WEEZY a little dried-up or shrivelled person ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB a puny, shrivelled person ...B1900 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a puny, shrivelled person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRATCHIN a shrivelled, lean person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
 
SHROUD - nouns
• COOL CRAPE a shroud ...L18 sl.
 
SHRUB - nouns
• BASTARD an ill-thriven tree or shrub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SCRAB a stunted or shrivelled tree or shrub ...1790 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a stunted tree or shrub; thorns and briers ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROG a stunted or crooked tree, shrub, or branch; a stump of a tree-trunk; a thorn-bush; underwood, 'scrub' ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
SHRUG - verbs
• CAST † to toss the head; to shrug the shoulders ...a1225
• YAUNCE to toss the head; to shrug the shoulders; to make any quick movement of the body; of a horse: to prance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
SHRUNK - adjectives
• SCRIMMIT shrunk, shrivelled ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SHRINKLED shrunk, wrinkled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHROCKLED shrunk; shrivelled, withered; wrinkled, puckered ...1790 Eng. dial.
 
SHRUNKEN - adjectives
• SCRANKIT shrunken, diminutive ...1854 Eng. dial.
 
SHRUNKEN - adverbs
• A-SCRAM of a limb: shrunken, withered ...1888 Eng. dial.
 
SHRUNKEN - nouns, person
• SCART a puny, shrunken person ...1874 Sc.
 
SHUDDER - nouns
• QUITHER a shake, tremble, shudder, quiver ...1899 Eng. dial.
 
SHUDDER - verbs
• OGGLE †* to shudder or quiver for fear ...c1450
• STARKLE † to shudder with fear, to quake, to be afraid ...1527
• THIRL to pierce, to drill, to perforate; to vibrate or cause to vibrate; to thrill; to shudder; to tingle ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
SHUDDERING - adjectives
• HORRESCENT * shuddering with fear; expressing or showing horror ...1865
 
SHUDDERING - adverbs
• AGRUE of a state in which one shivers with cold or shudders with fear or repulsion; a-shiver, shuddering ...1856 Sc.
 
SHUFFLE - nouns
• BAFFLE † a shuffle; quibbling, trifling ...1783
• JANK a shuffle ...1705 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a shuffling gait ...1915 Sc.
 
SHUFFLE - nouns, person
• YACHLIN one who walks in an awkward, shuffling manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
SHUFFLE - verbs
• ARSE to back out of fulfilling a promise, etc.; to shuffle ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARSLE to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAFFLE † to juggle, to shuffle, to quibble ...1656
• GO BETWIXT THE OAK AND THE RIND to shuffle; to trim ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HACKER to shuffle, to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• JAMFLE to shuffle in walking, as if in consequence of wearing too wide shoes ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JAMPH to shuffle, to make false pretenses; to act the part of a male jilt ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JAMPHLE to shuffle in walking, as if in consequence of wearing too wide shoes ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JANK to trifle, to shuffle ...1697 Sc.
• JIFFLE † to fidget; to be restless; to shuffle ...1674 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIFFLE ABOUT to shuffle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFLE to walk in a lazy, slouching, aimless manner; to shuffle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY to go about in a shuffling way ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PALTER to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
• SCASH to twist, to turn to one side; to walk in a shuffling, awkward manner with the toes turned outwards, either from deformity or affectation ...1866 Sc.
• SCASHLE to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFF to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
• SCLAFFER to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1866 Sc.
• SCLAFFERT to shuffle about, as in thin, worn shoes ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAP to walk in a flat-footed, shuffling manner ...1969 Sc.
• SCLATCH to walk or move about in an ungainly, slovenly way; to shuffle ...1866 Sc.
• SCRAFFLE to shuffle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROFFLE to shuffle; to hobble about with difficulty, as one ill or infirm ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHOOL to drag the feet in walking; to walk with a shuffle ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SHUCKLE to shuffle; to slink along in walking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKLAFF to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
• SKLAFFER to walk in a clumsy way without lifting the feet properly; to shuffle along ...1899 Sc.
• SKLUFF to trail the feet on the ground ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAFFLE to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle ...1887 Sc.
• WUFFLE to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle ...1887 Sc.
• YACHLE to walk in an awkward, shuffling manner, like a person with loose joints; to walk with difficulty ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
SHUFFLEBOARD - nouns
• SILENT CAPTAIN in shuffleboard: the scoreboard ...1967 US sl.
• TOURIST DISC in shuffleboard: a shot that passes through without hitting a target disc ...1967 US sl.
 
SHUFFLED - adjectives
• SHUCKED TOGETHER mixed, shuffled ...1959 Amer. dial.
 
SHUFFLER - nouns, person
• CAFFLER a shuffler, an excuse maker ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PALTERER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• TOM DOUBLE a shuffler, an equivocator ...1705
 
SHUFFLING - adjectives
• ATWIXT AND ATWEEN shuffling, full of excuses ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EVASORIOUS †* seeking to evade, evasive, shuffling ...1687
• HILDING shuffling, shackling ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKLAFFY shuffling ...c1850 Sc.
 
SHUFFLING - adverbs
• SCASH in a twisted manner; with a waddling, shuffling gait ...1866 Sc.
• SCASHLE in a waddling, shuffling manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLIFF with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
• SCLIFF-SCLAFF with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
• SKLIFF with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
 
SHUFFLING - nouns
• ARSING shuffling, evading ...Bk1898 Sc.
• JIFFLE a fidget; a shuffling movement ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALTERING equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• SCASH a waddling, shuffling gait; a scuffling with the feet ...1866 Sc.
 
SHUFFLING - nouns, person
• SCLATCH a shuffling, ungainly walker; a heavy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
 
SHUN - verbs
• BALK † to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun ...1484
• BAULK † to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun ...1484
• BEFLEE † to flee from, to flee, to avoid, to shun ...c1000
• BEFLY † to fly from, to shun, to avoid, to escape ...c1175
• DECLINE † to turn aside from to get or keep out of the way of; to avoid, to shun ...a1400-50
• DEVITE †* to shun, to avoid ...1549
• EVITATE †* to shun, to avoid, to escape ...1588
• MITE to shun ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SCREED to shun, to eschew, to avoid ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SHURN †* to avoid, to shun ...a1300-1400 obs. rare exc. Amer. dial.
• UMBECHEW † to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• UMBESCHEW † to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• WAIVE † to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
• WARE to beware of, to guard against; to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of ...a900 arch.
 
SHUNNED - adjectives
• DEVITABLE † easy to be shunned, avoided, or escaped ...1727
 
SHUNNING - nouns
• BEFLYING † shunning, avoiding ...1340
 
SHUT - adjectives
• YDYT † closed, shut up ...1303
 
SHUT - verbs
• BAB to close, to shut ...1806 Sc.
• BEDO † to put to, to shut ...c1000
• BELOUKE † to close, to shut a door, etc. ...971
• FAULD to shut, to close a door, clasp knife, the eyes, the fist, etc. ...1776 Sc.
• GO BANG to burst, shut, etc., with a loud noise
• JAM to slam, to shut with a bang ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE HOME to shut ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBSERATE †* to lock up, to bolt, to shut with bolt and key ...1623
• OPPRESS † to press close; to close, to shut up ...1583
• PUT THE WOOD IN THE HOLE to shut the door ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAKE TO to shut ...1901 Sc.
• TEEN to close, to shut ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TINE † to close or shut, as a door, gate, window, house, one's mouth, eyes, etc. ...a900
• YARK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
SHUTTER - nouns
• JILL-MILL Venetian shutters ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• SAFE-BROD † a window shutter ...1729 Sc.
 
SHUT IN - verbs
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• BESPAR † to shut in; to lock up ...a1100
 
SHUT OUT - verbs
• BESHUT † to shut out, to exclude ...c1330
 
SHUT UP (confine) - verbs
• BECLOSE † to shut up or in; to enclose, to imprison ...c1000
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• HAIN †* to shut up, to confine, to restrain ...1636
 
SHUT UP (be quiet) - see QUIET
 
SHUT UP (interjection) - see QUIET (interjections)
 
SHY - adjectives
• ANERLY shy, fond of retirement ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BACKERLY shy, retiring ...1896 Eng. dial.
• BACKGROUND retiring; shy; modest ...1896 colloq.
• BACKWARD unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD reluctant, shy to do something; reticent ...1899 Amer. colloq.
• BACKWARD IN GOING FORWARD reluctant, shy ...1899 Amer. colloq.
• BASH shy, bashful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial..
• BIRD-MOUTHED unwilling to speak out, shy of expressing an opinion ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLAIT shy, sheepish; modest, retiring ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLATE shy, sheepish, bashful, timid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEAT shy, timid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLESOME shy, skittish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULL-SHY bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.
• CAN'T SAY BOO TO A GOOSE is very timid or shy
• CAPEOVI sick; 'seedy' ...Bk1891 costers' usage
• DAFFISH sheepish, shy, modest ...1804 Eng. dial.
• FAROUCHE sullen, shy, unsociable; distant in manner ...1765
• FAROUCHIE sullen, shy and repellent in manner ...1765 Sc.
• FASH shy, bashful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGBACK shy ...1987 Amer. dial.
• LARY shy, distrustful, leery ...1906 Amer. dial.
• MEEVERLY mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MILK-FACED shy, timid ...1815
• MIM prim, demure; affectedly modest or shy; prudish; primly silent or reticent ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIM-MOUTHED affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIM-SPOKEN affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken ...1896 Sc.
• OFFISH aloof; unapproachable; standoffish; distant or unapproachable in manners; reserved, shy, unsocial ...1825
• ONKED uncouth, awkward, shy, ill-behaved; untidy; ugly; unpleasant, uncomfortable, inconvenient ...1783 Eng. dial.
• PAVID * fearful, timid, shy, quaking ...1656
• PEERY shy, timid, suspicious ...c1670 sl.
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARE easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLY frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAME shy, ashamed, embarrassed ...1883 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• SHAMEFACED modest, bashful, shy ...M16
• SHAMEFAST bashful, modest, shy ...OE arch.
• SKEIGH of persons, esp. women: shy, coy, disdainful, proud ...c1560 Sc.
• SMOOTY-FACED shy, bashful, modest, shame-faced ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THARF of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THARFISH of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling, backward, timorous, shy; forbidding ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THIEVELESS shy, reserved; cold, frigid in manner, forbidding ...1787 Sc.
• UNKED uncouth, awkward, shy, ill-behaved; untidy; ugly; unpleasant, uncomfortable, inconvenient ...1783 Eng. dial.
• UNKID uncouth, awkward, shy, ill-behaved; untidy; ugly; unpleasant, uncomfortable, inconvenient ...1783 Eng. dial.
• VERECUND modest, bashful; shy, coy ...c1550
• VERECUNDIOUS † accompanied by modesty; modest, bashful, shy, coy ...a1639
• YANNERLY shy, fond of retirement ...1876 Eng. dial.
• YONDERLY distant in manner, reserved, sullen; depressed in health or spirits, gloomy, melancholy; vague, absent-minded; shy, timid; anxious ...1828 Eng. dial.
 
SHY - nouns, person
• CANCELLED STAMP a shy person ...1920s US sl.
• MOO-MOO an extremely shy person, too nervous to speak out ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SCODGE a shy, retiring person ...1910 Sc.
• SHRINKING VIOLET a shy person ...colloq.
• WALLFLOWER a person who stays on the fringes of a dance or party on account of lacking a partner or being shy ...colloq.
 
SHY - verbs
• BOGGLE to take fright, to shy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER to cause to shy away; to frighten; to spook ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DO A BROWN ACT to act in a shy manner; to sulk ...1980s NZ sl.
 
SHYLY - adverbs
• ABEIGH at a shy distance, aloof ...c1707 Sc.
• DANGEROUSLY † with reserve; shyly; charily ...a1577
 
SHYNESS - nouns
• BLATENESS shyness ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
SICILIAN - nouns, person
• SIDGE a Sicilian ...1970s US criminals' sl.
 
SICK, SICKLY - adjectives
• ABRAM shamming sick ...Bk1909 cant
• ALL IN very sick ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AMPERY of persons: sickly, unhealthy ...1736 Eng. dial.
• ANGISH sickly, unhealthy, very poorly ...B1900 Ireland
• BACKGONE sickly, pining away ...1877 N. Ireland
• BAD ill, sick, in pain; injured ...1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BADLY unwell, indisposed, sick, in ill health ...1783 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAD OFF sick ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BARLEY-SICK sick from excessive drinking ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEHEEMED sickly, feeble ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELOW THE FORD under the weather; not actually sick, but not feeling just right ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BRASH indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRASHY indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• CRAPULOUS suffering from the effects of intemperance in drinking; sick from excessive drinking ...1755
• CRAWLY-MAWLY in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• CRONK sick, or feigned to be sick ...1900 Aust. sl.
• DACKLIE † pale, having a sickly appearance ...1825 Sc.
• DAUNCEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DAUNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNEY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health  ...Bk1900 Irish usage
• DEAD-ILL sick with a mortal malady ...1897 Sc.
• DEATH-SICK sick unto death, mortally sick or ill ...1628
• DICKEY sick ...1883 UK sl.
• DICKIE sick ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• DILFA doleful; sickly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DONCY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DONNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DONSEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DOWN IN THE BUSHES sick, in hard luck, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAINT † of persons or animals: weak, feeble; sickly, out of condition ...c1350
• FAINTY † 1. faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
† 2. causing faintness; sickly ...1590 obs. exc. poetic usage
• FAUCHIE of persons: sickly-looking, pasty-faced, pale ...1911 Sc.
• GRANKY sickly and complaining; slightly unwell; cranky ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GREEN having a pale sickly complexion ...ME
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ILL-DOING in a bad condition; sickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SPUED in a bad condition, sickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-THRIVEN badly grown, sickly, stunted ...1806
• IN ONE'S NAKED BED down sick ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KEELED UP very sick, laid up or worn out from sickness or old age ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LANGUENT † that is sick ...c1510
• MALADIF sickly; delicate ...1886
• MALADIOUS † affected with sickness, sickly ...1607
• MALADIVE * affected with sickness, sickly ...1481
• MALICEFUL sickly; in bad health ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAUGER lean, thin, peaked, sickly, weak in appearance ...1890 Amer. dial.
• MAWKISH slightly indisposed; faint; sick from drinking ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAWKY dirty; white and sickly-looking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENDIC sick, ill ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• MICKEY sick ...L19 rhyming sl.
• MICKY sick, ill ...L19 rhyming sl.
• MIMMOCKING dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINDIC sick, ill ...1920s Aust. sl.
• MOBY DICK sick, ill ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MORBULENT † sickly, full of diseases ...1656
• NAAR sick, queasy ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• NESH dainty, delicate; tender, sensitive; sickly ...1691 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OFF-KEEL not in good health, slightly sick; off-colour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ON THE DANGER LIST very sick ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
• PAALIE-MAALIE of a person: sickly, not quite in good health ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PEAKED in poor health, sickly, unwell ...1864 Amer. dial.
• PEAKED AND PINED listless; sickly ...1872 Amer. dial.
• PEAKED AND PINEY listless; sickly ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PEAKEDY peaked; in poor health, sickly, unwell ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PEAKING sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1902 Amer. dial.
• PEAKISH sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1877 Amer. dial.
• PEAKY sickly, unwell, in poor health, ill...1821
• PEEKY sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1877 Amer. dial.
• PIMPING puny, sickly, emaciated ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PIMPY puny, sickly, emaciated ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PINK AROUND THE GILLS looking sickly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PINKISH looking sickly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PINKY looking sickly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUKEY sickly; about or likely to vomit ...M19 colloq.
• QUAB sickly, infirm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUALMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUALMY affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1852 Amer. dial.
• QUAMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUEACHY feeble, sickly, weak, small ...1859 Eng. dial. 
• QUEASED OUT nauseated; sick ...1993 US sl.
• QUEECHY ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble ...1859 Eng. dial.
• QUOPPY palpitating; having faint sickly feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTY sick ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RINEY sickly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ROCKY of a person: dizzy; sickly; nauseated ...colloq.
• SALVY of the complexion: pale, sickly ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY pallid, sickly, faint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALY sick, run-down ...L18 sl.
• SICK ABED ON TWO CHAIRS not seriously sick or ill ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SICK ABED ON TWO CHAIRS WITH ONE'S FEET IN THE WOODBOX not seriously sick or ill ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SICK AS A BLACKFELLOW'S DOG very sick ...Aust. sl.
• SICK AS A CAT very sick or ill...L17 sl.
• SICK AS A DOG sick, but not necessarily vomiting ...1705
• SICK AS A HORSE said when a person is exceedingly sick without vomiting ...1765
• SICK AS A MULE extremely sick or ill ...M18 sl.
• SICK AS A RAT very sick ...L19 sl.
• SICKER THAN SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS extraordinarily sick ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SICKIFIED  inclined to be sick ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SICK IN FOURTEEN LANGUAGES very sick or ill indeed ...L19 US sl.
• SICK IN ONE'S NAKED BED ill; confined to bed ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SICKLE † sickly ...c1290
• SICKLEW †* sick, unhealthy ...1387
• SICKLIED rendered sickly or mawkish ...1835
• SILLY weakly, feeble, sickly, ailing ...a1585 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TEULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEUNY weak, sickly, undersized ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TEW tender, sickly, small, weak ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THOUGHT-SICK † sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• TOOLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• UNCLE DICK sick ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• UNDOUGHT sickly, puny, feeble; contemptible ...1773 Sc.
• WAFF-LOOKING feeble or sickly in appearance ...1923 Sc.
• WAIRSH weak, delicate, wanting in stamina; faint, as from want of food; sickly-looking ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAMBLE-CROPPED affected with nausea, sick ...1552
• WAMBLE-STOMACHED † affected with nausea, sick ...a1610
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WEASLY shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WHITE AS A MAWK, AS sickly-looking ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WIMBLY-WAMBLY unsteady; dizzy; feeling sick and giddy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• YACK sick ...2001 UK sl.
• YELLOW-YOWLING sickly and jaundiced-looking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEWKING having a sickly appearance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
SICK, SICKNESS - nouns
• ADLE † sickness, disease ...c1000
• AEGRITUDE † sickness ...1532
• AILING sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BADLINESS illness, sickness ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BADNESS sickness, illness, disease ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BARREL-FEVER sickness caused by excessive drinking ...1791 Eng. dial.
• BED-EVIL † illness or sickness that confines to bed ...1609 obs. exc. Sc.
• BLACK DROPS, THE a state of mild physical discomfort; not actually sick, but feeling not quite right ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BRASH a slight attack of sickness often arising from a digestive order such as heartburn; sudden nausea ...1830 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• DEEDLE mortal injury or sickness; death ...1853 Sc.  
• EGRITUDE † sickness ...1532
• EGROTING a feigned sickness ...1732
• HEAL † recovery from sickness, healing, cure ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc.
• LANGUOR † disease, sickness, illness ...a1300
• MALEASE † disease, sickness ...a1300
• QUOP faint, sickly feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SICK-HOUSE * a house set apart for sick persons; a hospital ...1491
• SICKIE a day's sick leave, esp. one taken without valid medical reason ...1953 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAWM a fit of faintness or sickness ...1846 Sc.
• VAPORS sickness; a fainting spell; nausea ...20C colloq.
 
SICK, SICKLY- nouns, person
• AEGROTANT * a sick person, an invalid ...1865
• BARBER'S CAT a sickly, malnourished person ...M19 sl.
• DEATHLY-GROATS a person having a death-doomed look, or a sickly constitution ...1855 Eng. dial.  
• MALADE † a sick person; an invalid ...1483
• MARTYR someone who is habitually a prey to a particular ailment ...1847 sl.
• RINEY a thin, or sickly person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCRADYIN a puny, sickly child ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SICKLING a sickly or delicate person ...1834
• SICKREL † a puny, sickly person ...a1700 cant
• UNDERLING a sickly or stunted child; a dwarf; the weakest animal of a herd, etc. which is bullied by the rest; the smallest pig of a litter; a small or inferior fruit or vegetable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WRECK a sick person ...1795 sl.
 
SICK - nouns, person, other
• WAKER one who sits up with a sick person ...1798 Eng. dial.
 
SICK, SICKEN, SICKLY, SICKNESS - verbs
• ABRAHAM SHAM to sham sick ...Bk1909 cant
• AG to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit ...1908 Sc.
• BASH to lose flesh, to become sickly, to fall off in appetite, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BE MASKING of a person: to be sickening for a disease ...1887
• BUG DOWN to get sick on the job ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DO ABRAM to sham sick ...Bk1909 cant
• EGROTE † to be sick; to feign sickness ...1721-61
• FALL BY to be sick or affected with any ailment; to be confined in child-bed ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL DOWN † to take to one's bed; to sicken ...1757
• GAMMON LUSHY to pretend to be drunk or sick ...1812 sl.
• GAMMON QUEER to pretend to be drunk or sick ...1812 sl.
• KECK to retch, to feel sick; to faint suddenly ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LANGERN †* to languish, to lie sick ...c1440
• MALADIZE †* to affect with a malady ...1790
• ORP to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
• QUALM to make sick or uneasy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• RAILROAD to malinger; to pretend to be sick ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOMFISH to disgust, to sicken ...1891 Sc.
• SCUMFISH to disgust, to sicken ...1891 Sc.
• SET UP to come down with or develop a sickness or disease ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHAM ABRAM to feign madness; to feign sickness ...1759 cant
• SICK † to suffer illness; to fall ill, to sicken ...a1150
• SICKLE † to be or fall ill, to sicken ...c1000
• SICKLIFY * to make sick or sickly ...1851
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in health; to emaciate; to lay low in sickness; to become sick or ill ...1822 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• TAPIS † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPISH † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TARLE to labour under disease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARLOCH to show symptoms of disease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAUNT to sicken from eating disgusting food; to upset the digestion ...1898 Sc.
• TAWM to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCLE DICK to be sick or ill ...1970s rhyming sl.
 
SICKENED - adjectives
• TAKEN DOWN sickened ...1822 Amer. dial.
 
SICKENING - adjectives
• GROSS disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
 
SICK LEAVE - nouns
• SICKIE a day off, allegedly because of sickness ...c1930 Aust. sl.
 
SICK LEAVE - verbs
• THROW A SICKIE to take a period of sick-leave often without a good medical reason ...1953 Aust. & NZ sl.
 
SICKLY (taste) - adjectives
• WALLOW † tasteless, insipid; sickly ...c897 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH-SWEET † so sweet as to cloy; sickly ...1576
 
SICKLY - adverbs
• YEWKINGLY in a sickly way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
SICKNESS - adjectives
• ON THE MENDING HAND improving, recovering health; recovering from sickness or injury; convalescent ...1675 Eng. & Amer. dial.
 
SICKNESS - prepositions
• BACKWARDING relapsing into sickness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.