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SIDE - SILLY
SIDE - adverbs
• ACOST † on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
• ASIDEN on one side; awry ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ASKLENT aslant, on one side, obliquely ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASLASH on one side, out of the way ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEHITHER † on this side, on the nearer side ...1650 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESIDE † toward the sides, sidewise ...c1400
• OFFWARD to the right or off side ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SIDELING † facing to the side ...1603
SIDE - prepositions
• BEHITHER † on this side of ...1521 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SIDE - nouns
• LATERALITY † the quality of having distinct sides; right- or left-sidedness; also, the condition of being sideways ...1646 obs.
• OFF-SIDE the further or right side ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SIDE - verbs
• BE ALL ON ONE SIDE LIKE MARTON CHAPEL to be much on one side ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SIDE - phrases
• ALL TO THE SIDE LIKE THE HANDLE OF A JUG all on one side...Bk1898 Ireland
• ON YOUR LEFT RAISE on your left-hand side ...1940s US Black sl.
SIDEBURNS - nouns
• EARGUARD short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FACE FANNIES sideburns ...1990s sl.
• NANNY GOAT a style of side-whiskers ...1900s US sl.
• SAUSAGES side-whiskers ...M19 sl.
• SIDE BEARD a side-whisker, sideburn ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SIDEBOARDS side whiskers ...1857 UK sl.
• SIDE BOYS a style of side-whiskers ...1900s US sl.
• SIDE EDGE whiskers, sideburns ...c1860 tailors' usage
• SIDE-LEVERS side-whiskers; sideburns ...1920s sl.
• SIDE-SCRAPERS short sideburns that were fashionable in the late 1870s ...c1879 UK middle class usage
• SIDE-WINGS side-whiskers, sideburns ...L19 sl.
• SIDEYS side whiskers ...1967 UK sl.
• SIDIES side whiskers ...1967 UK sl.
• TEA-HOUNDS sideburns ...1972 Amer. dial.
SIDE BY SIDE - adjectives
• LATERAL † existing or moving side by side ...c1611
SIDE BY SIDE - adverbs
• BIRD-AND-JOE cheek-by-jowl, side by side, like Darby and Joan ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SIDE AND SIDE side by side; abreast; close together ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SIDE BY EACH side by side ...1923 Amer. dial.
SIDE BY SIDE - verbs
• IMPALE † to place side by side for comparison, or as being equal in dignity ...1647
SIDE TO SIDE - adverbs
• WAGGLE with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAGGLE-WAGGLE with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
SIDE TO SIDE - nouns
• WAGGLE the act of shaking; motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
SIDE TO SIDE - verbs
• JUNDIE to move or rock from side to side ...B1900 Sc.
• QUAVE † to go in a zigzag manner or from side to side ...1825 Sc.
• SALLY to move or run from side to side; to sway a boat ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAILYEVEY † to reel from side to side, to move to and fro ...1513 Sc.
• WALTER † to roll to and fro; to move from side to side; to tumble or toss about; to lie sprawling on the ground, in mire, etc. ...c1400
SIDEWALK - nouns (also see FOOTPATH)
• BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial.
• BAR DITCH the strip of grass and streets between the sidewalk and the curb ...1966 Amer. dial
• DIVIDANCE the strip of grass and trees between the sidewalk and the curb ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MALL in a town: the strip of grass and trees between the sidewalk and the curb ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PALEMENT a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chief Black usage
• PALING a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PARK a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARKAGE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARKING a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• PARKING AREA a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• PARKING LOT a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PARKING PLACE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARK LINE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARKROW a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PARK STRIP a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARKWAY a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1948 Amer. dial.
• PAVE WALK a sidewalk ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SIDEWAY a raised path along the side of a road; a sidewalk ...1738 now US
SIDEWARD - nouns
• SCLENT a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
• SKEW a slant; a deviation from the straight line; a sideward movement ...1688
• SKLENT a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
SIDEWAYS - adjectives
• SIDELING moving sideways ...1611
SIDEWAYS - adverbs
• SIDELING with a sideward movement; in a sidelong direction; sideways ...c1330
• SKAUNT looking sideways; obliquely ...1791
SIDEWAYS - nouns
• LATERALITY † the quality of having distinct sides; right- or left-sidedness; also, the condition of being sideways ...1646
SIDEWAYS - verbs
• CATAGOGGLE to walk sideways ...1939 Amer. dial.
SIDLE - verbs
• VAGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEDGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SIEGE - adjectives
• OBSIDIONAL pert. to a siege ...1542
• OBSIDIONARY pert. to a siege ...1885
• OBSIDIOUS * besieging, besetting ...1615
SIEGE - nouns
• BESIEGE † besieging, siege ...1552
• LEAGUER a military investment, a siege ...1598
• OBSIDION †* siege; state of being besieged ...c1450
• WALL-FIGHT a siege ...1850
SIEGE - verbs
• RAISE † to cause to abandon a siege ...1592
SIESTA - see NAP
SIFT - verbs
• SUCCERNATE †* to sift ...1623
SIFTING - nouns
• SUCCERNATION †* a sifting ...1658
SIGH - adverbs
• SITHINGLY † with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
SIGH, SIGHING - nouns
• SICHE †* a sigh ...c1000
• SIGHINGNESS † the condition of uttering sighs ...a1300
• SIGHT † a sigh ...a1300
• SIGHTING † sighing ...a300
• SIKE † a sigh ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † a sigh ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SIGH - verbs
• CAST † to utter words; to heave a sigh ...a1300
• QUERK to grunt, to groan; to sigh, to complain ...1746 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK to grunt, to groan; to sigh, to complain ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SICHE † to sigh ...c893
• SIGHT † to sigh ...c1375
• SIKE † to sigh ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † to sigh ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUGH † to sigh ...c1200 obs.
• SYTHE to sigh ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VENT * to give, heave, or utter a groan, sigh, etc. ...1602 rare or poetical
SIGHFUL - adjectives
• SITHEFUL † sighful, sad ...1610
SIGHT - adjectives
• ABER sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful ...1908 Sc.
• BAT-EYED near-sighted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-EYED near-sighted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEARIE dim of sight; watery-eyed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEERIT dim-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEERY dim-sighted; watery-eyed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLENTERING near-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTERIN' having weak eyes; near-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUR-EYED blear-eyed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-EYED said of someone who is cross-eyed, or has only one eyed ...1860 sl.
• BUNG-EYED cross-eyed...M19 sl.
• DACKER dim of sight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAGLE-EYED keen-sighted ...1601
• GOOCH-EYED blind in one eye ...1972 US sl.
• GRAVEL-BLIND almost entirely blind ...literary
• HARE-SIGHTED short-sighted ...1627
• HAWK-EYED very keen-sighted ...1818
• MICE-EYED †* having the keen eyes of mice; keen-eyed, sharp-sighted ....1509
• MOON-EYED able to see better by night than by day ...1933 Amer. dial.
• OCCULATE † possessed of eyes or sight; sharp-sighted; observant ...1615
• OCULATE † possessed of eyes or sight; observant, sharp-sighted ...1549
• OWLY-EYED † having eyes like an owl's, in respect of seeing badly in daylight; purblind ...a1586
• SAND-BLIND half-blind, dim-sighted, purblind ...a1400 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
• SANDED † sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1629
• SAND-EYED †* sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1592
• SIGHTFUL † endowed with sight; seeing ...1594
• SILVER-EYED † wall-eyed ...1702
• VEILED † of sight: dim, indistinct ...1633
• WALL-EYED dim-sighted, purblind ...1873
• WAPPER-EYED sore-eyed, squinting ...L18 sl.
• WAPPLE-EYED wapper-eyed ...1937 Amer. dial.
SIGHT - nouns
• BAT dark specks which appear floating before the eyes when the sight is impaired ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEER what dims the sight; a trace of weeping ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EDGE † keenness of eyesight ...1682
• KENNING † visual cognition; sight or view ...c1400
• MAIL a defect in vision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIGHT-SHOT † the range of vision ...1663
SIGHT (something to see) - nouns
• SINGULARITIES † the sights of a place ...1570-6
SIGHT - nouns, person
• BLIND-BUCK AND DAVY a clumsy, weak-sighted, stumbling person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BLINKER a blear-eyed person; a person blind of one eye; a near-sighted person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINKY a person with poor or no eyesight ...1922 US sl.
• BLINTER a person with weak eyes ...19C Sc.
• BLINTERER a person with weak eyes ...Bk1911 Sc.
• IDIOPT * one who has some peculiarity of vision ...1833
SIGHT - verbs
• BENIGHT to blind, to dazzle; to deprive of vision ...1621
• BLINNER to move the eyelids like one with weak sight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DARK † to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
• SEE BLACK to suffer the lapses of vision caused by exposure to thirst, heat, and glaring sunlight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SIGHTSEEING - nouns
• HAYWAGON a sightseeing bus ...1931 Amer. sl.
• YAP WAGON a vehicle taking tourists on sightseeing tours ...1920s US sl.
SIGHTSEEING - verbs
• SEE THE ELEPHANT to view the interesting sights in a city ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
SIGN - nouns
• BEACON † a sign, a portent ...c950
• CARACT † a mark, sign, or character ...1377
• EFFECT † an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
• FAKEMAN CHARLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHARLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHORLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• KENNING † a sign, token ...a1300
• OK SIGN a hand sign made of a circle with thumb and forefinger, and other fingers upright, to indicate approval, good quality or excellence ...1940s US sl.
• SIGNACLE † 1. a sign, seal, mark, figure ...1382
† 2. a sign or gesture ...c1450
• SIGNALITY † the quality of a sign or indication ...1646
• SIGNIFURE †* signification, sign ...c1450
• SIMILITUDE † a sign or symbol; the symbolic representation of something ...c1374
• TOKEN †* the sign of an inn, etc. ...c1440
SIGN - verbs
• ASSIGN to sign ...1837 Amer. dial.
• DRAW ONE'S PICTURE to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAND to sign ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINT ONE'S PICTURE to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S FIST TO to sign ...M19 sl.
SIGNAL - nouns
• BALE a signal or beacon fire ...1455 Sc. arch.
• BALE-FIRE a great fire kindled as a signal; a beacon-fire ...1805
• OFFICE a signal ...M18 sl.
• RATTLER a noisy signal; a loud halloo ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SIGNET †* a signal ...1590
• TOKEN † a signal given; a sign to attract attention or give notice ...a1000 now rare or obs.
• WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag ...1825 Sc.
• WAG a shake; a waving motion; a signal made by the hand ...1838 Sc.
SIGNAL - verbs
• OFFICE vb. to notify; to signal; to alert; to warn, to tip off ...1812 sl.
• RAISE to make a signal by raising one's hat ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TIP A NOD to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1861
• TIP THE WINK to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1676
• WAG to beckon; to make a signal with the hand or head ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WIGWAG to signal with flags ...World War I Amer. sl.
SIGNATURE - adjectives
• SIGNATURAL * according to signatures ...1683
SIGNATURE - nouns
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON one's signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT a counterfeit or forged signature ...1811 sl.
• HAND handwriting; signature ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HANDWRIT † handwriting; autograph; signature ...c1200
• IDIOGRAPH one's private mark or signature ...1656
• IQ one's signature ...1967 jocular Amer. dial.
• JOHN DOE a signature ...US colloq.
• JOHN HANCOCK a signature ...US colloq.
• JOHN HENRY a person's signature ...1910 Amer. colloq.
• MARK one's signature ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MAULEY the 'hand' that one writes; handwriting; the signature ...1851 sl.
• MAULIE a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MAWLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MORLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• PAUL HENRY one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUL JONES one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICTURE a signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIG a signature ...L19 sl.
SIGNBOARD - nouns
• SHINGLE a signboard ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
SIGNIFICANCE - nouns
• ARGUFICATION significance, import ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OMNISIGNIFICANCE universal significance or meaning ...1835
• SIGNALITY † signification; significance ...1646
• SIGNANCE †* signification, indication ...c1400
• SIGNIFIANCE † significance ...c1250
• SIGNIFICATURE * significance; the meaning or import of something ...1855
SIGNIFICANT - adjectives
• EGREGIOUS of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant ...1547-64
• MAJOR-LEAGUE impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of ...1941 Amer. sl.
• SIGNIFICATIVE highly significant or suggestive ...1677
SIGNIFICANT - phrases
• HALF OF IT, THE the most significant or important part of something; usually in negative contexts ...1932 sl.
• THAT AIN'T HAY that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
• THAT ISN'T HAY that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
SIGNIFICATION - nouns
• IMPORTANCE † signification, meaning, purport ...1552
• IMPORTMENT † signification, meaning, purport ...a1624
SIGNIFIED - adjectives
• SIGNIFICATE †* 1. signified, indicated ...1432-50
2. that which is signified or symbolized ...c1449
SIGNIFY - nouns
• SIGNIFICATIVE a thing or word serving to signify or indicate something ...1641
SIGNIFY - verbs
• ADD UP to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
• ADD UP TO to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
• ARGUFY to be of importance, consequence, or use; to signify; to be evidence of something ...1751 colloq.
• BEHOLD † to hold or contain by way of purport or signification; to signify, to mean ...c1200
• BEMEAN † to mean, to signify, to import ...a1300
• BETOKEN † to signify, to mean; to denote, to express in words ...c1175
• MAGNIFY to signify, to matter ...1733 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SIGNATURIZE † to symbolize, to signify ...1669
SIGN-POST - nouns
• FINGERBOARD a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1804 Amer. dial.
• FINGERPOST a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1902 Amer. dial.
• HANDING-POINT a sign-post, a finger-post ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDING-POST a guide-post; a signpost ...1880 Eng. dial.
• HAND-POST a guide-post at the parting of roads ...1791
• TELL-POST a direction or finger-post; a sign-post ... B1900 Eng. dial.
SIKH - nouns, person
• OIL LEAK a Sikh ...1990s rhyming sl.
SILENCE, SILENT - adjectives
• AMPED silent ...1993 US sl.
• BUTTONED UP saying nothing, silent; implying a general reservedness or uncommunicativeness ...1936 sl.
• CANK dumb, silent ...1673 sl.
• CLOSE AS AN OYSTER silent, secretive ...L19 US sl.
• CONTICENT * keeping silence, silent ...1859
• DEFT quiet, silent ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DUMB AS AN OYSTER silent, secretive ...L19 US sl.
• INWARD silent, reserved ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG stupidly silent or inarticulate ...M19 US sl.
• MIM prim, demure; affectedly modest or shy; prudish; primly silent or reticent ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUM saying nothing, silent ...1521
• OYSTER saying nothing, silent ...1910 Aust. sl.
• PALLED not daring to say any more ...M19
• QUACK silent, close ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIESCENT * silent, not speaking ...1791
• QUIETSOME quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUIST † silent ...1598
• SCHTOOM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTOOM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTUM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTUMM silent; dumb ...sl.
• SHUT-MOUTHED silent, secretive, reserved ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SILENTIAL * accompanied by or connected with silence ...1709
• SILENTIOUS given to silence ...1879
• SILENTISH * somewhat silent ...1737
• STUMM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• TACENT †* silent, quiet, holding one's peace ...1652
• TACITURNOUS †* silent, saying nothing, reserved in speech, making no noise ...1727
• TICK-A-LOCK silent ...2003 Amer. dial.
SILENCE, SILENT - nouns
• DEAD AIR a sudden and undesirable silence ...1950s US Broadcasting sl.
• HUSH silence ...1976 UK sl.
• OBACERATION †* a stopping one's mouth ...1658
• OBTICENCE † the act of keeping silence ...B1900
• SILENCY †* silence ...1634
SILENCE, SILENT - nouns, person
• SHUT-MOUTH a person who says little; a silent, secretive or reserved person ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SILENTIARY one who observes or recommends silence, esp. from religious motives ...1611
SILENCE - verbs
• ACCOY † to still, to calm, to quiet, to appease; hence, to soothe or coax (the alarmed or shy), to tame, to silence, to daunt (the forward or bold) ...c1350
• DAKMA to silence ...19C sl.
• EASY to silence or kill ...1992 US sl.
• GAG to silence, to prevent from speaking ...1601
• HAVE A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1594
• JAB UP to silence, to shut up ...1886 Sc.
• PLACE A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1579
• QUATCH to keep absolute silence on any given subject ...1852 Eng. dial.
• QUIET to silence, to lull ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SAY to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SET A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1555
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to reduce to order; to silence, to subdue; to make an end of ...a1825 colloq.
• SILENT to silence ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TAKE SOMEONE OUT OF WINDING to silence someone; to leave someone at a loss for words ...1920s Aust. sl.
SILENCE, SILENT - interjections
• GET BACK INTO YOUR BOX! silence! Be quiet! ...B1900 sl.
• KEEP DARK! stay silent! ...1835 US sl.
• TAW! silence! hark! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SILENCE - phrases
• NOT A WORD TO THROW TO A DOG not a single word ...1901 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO SAY PEA-TURKEY not to say a single word ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SILENCE IN THE COURT - THE CAT IS PISSING a catch phrase addressed to anyone requiring silence unnecessarily ...1780 sl.
• SILENCE IN THE COURT - THE MONKEY WANTS TO SPEAK a catch phrase addressed to anyone requiring silence unnecessarily ...20C Brit. sl
SILENCED - adjectives
• TELESCOPED suppressed, silenced ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
SILENT - nouns, person
• DEAN MAITLAND a silent person; one who does not talk ...1940s Aust. sl.
• TACITURNIST one who practices habitual silence or reserve ...1887
SILENT - verbs
• BALK to keep silent, to be reticent about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUTTON ONE'S FACE to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• BUTTON ONE'S LIP to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• BUTTON ONE'S NOSE to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• DIGHT THE GAB to be silent, to hold the tongue ...1785 Sc.
• FADE to remain sufficiently silent not to be noticed ...1980s US Black sl.
• KEEP DEAD to remain silent ...1900 Amer. sl.
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• NOT TO SAY QUACK to be silent; to keep quiet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBACERATE †* to stop one's mouth, that he cannot tell out his tale ...1656
• PLAY SHUT-MOUTH to keep silent ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to silence or subdue a person ...colloq.
• SHUT ONE'S FACE to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S HEAD to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S MOUTH to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S PAN vb. to hold one's tongue; to keep silent ...1833
• SHUT ONE'S TRAP to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT SOMEONE UP to force to be silent ...1814 sl.
• STEEK ONE'S GAB to be silent; to make one silent ...1786 Sc.
• STEEK THE GAB to be silent, to hold the tongue ...1786 Sc.
• THUMP IT WITH THINKING to be silent in company while the thoughts are occupied with passing occurrences ...1796 Eng. dial.
• TICK A LOCK to be silent ...2003 Amer. dial.
• TIE A PERSON'S TONGUE to prevent him from speaking; to compel to be silent ...1889
• TIE ONE'S MOUTH to be silent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• TIE UP ONE'S MOUTH to be silent ...1922 Amer. dial.
SILENT - verbs
• SHUT UP LIKE A MORNING-GLORY to become dejectedly silent ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
SILENTLY - adverbs
• MIMPETTY MIMP in prim silence ...1798
SILK - nouns, person
• SILK-WORM * one who wears a silken gown or dress; used contemptuously ...1613
SILK - verbs
• SUPPORT ONE'S SILKS AND SATINS vb. to parade or prank oneself out in silk and satin ...L19 modistes' colloq.
SILLINESS, SILLY - nouns
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium; also, folly, foolishness, silliness ...a1536
• MONKEY-FARTING silly behaviour, useless employment ...20C Can. sl., esp. soldiers'
• SIMPLES † foolish or silly behaviour or conduct; foolishness, folly ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SILLY - adjectives
• ABAA silly ...L19 sl.
• ABBA vile; silly ...Bk1921 sl.
• ABDERIAN given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• ADOTED † grown silly, become foolish; infatuated ...c1230
• AIRBRAINED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEADED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• ANSERINE stupid, foolish, silly
• ANSEROUS as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish ...1826
• ASS-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUNTIE LILY silly ...1945 UK rhyming sl.
• AUVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BABISH babyish, childish, silly; used contemptuously ...1553-87 arch.
• BABISHED †* made babyish or childishly silly ...1535-75
• BADOT †* silly ...1653
• BAIRNISH childish; silly ...1826 Eng. dial.
• BARMY silly, weak-minded, half-witted ...1879 sl.
• BARMY-FACED having a foolish or silly expression ...1724 Sc.
• BOOBYISH awkward and silly ...L18
• BRATTLEBRAINED silly; light-headed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE-HEADED out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1952 sl., orig. US
• BUGGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUGS foolish, silly, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-LOOKING silly-looking ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAKEY silly, weak of intellect, idiotic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKY weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CANK † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical ...1673
• CHANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CHANK † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CHILD-GEARED † having childish manners, silly ...c1340
• CHUBBLE-HEADED silly, foolish ...1892 Eng. dial.
• COCKAMAMIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMAMY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCK-BRAINED having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty ..1530
• CORK-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKY-BRAINED silly, foolish ...a1700 sl.
• CRAZY WITH THE HEAT foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAFFADOWN DILLY silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
• DAFFLING mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLINS mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLY mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY daft; mad; crazy; silly; amusingly eccentric; foolish ...1884 US sl.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY (also as 'daffydown dilly') silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
• DAFT silly, foolish, stupid ...c1325 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS A BRUSH, AS extremely stupid; very silly; crazy ...1945 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS PANDON YATS silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DAFTISH somewhat silly, foolish, or stupid; somewhat slow of intellect, in some degree deranged ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAIVERT wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAMFOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...c1895 colloq.
• DAMISHT stupid, silly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMN-FOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...19C colloq.
• DAMNFOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMPHOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DAUMERT sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
• DAUPET silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAVERED wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWISH † silly; sluttish ...1540
• DAWPIT silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DESIPIENT * foolish, silly, childish, playful; playing the fool; idly trifling ...1727
• DILLY silly, foolish, out of touch with reality, empty-headed ...1905 Aust. sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY foolish, unstable, silly; crazy, demented ...1899 US sl.
• DITSY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DITZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DIVVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIZZELL foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DIZZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1878 sl.
• DIZZY IN THE HEAD of a woman: silly, foolish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-HEADED of a woman: silly, foolish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOITY silly; feeble, childish ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOOFY silly, foolish, eccentric ...1980s US sl, chiefly juvenile usage
• DOTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DURN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DURNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• EASY feeble-minded, idiotic, silly ...1896 Eng. dial.
• EMPTY-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FATUANT †* behaving foolishly; foolish, silly ...1641
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
• FEATHER-BRAINED light-headed; silly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• FEATHER-MINDED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER-PATED foolish, giddy, light-headed, silly ...1820
• FEATLESS † inept, silly ...1599 Sc.
• FIDDLECOME † nonsensical, silly ...1697
• FLOCK-PATED † silly, stupid, foolish; giddy; having a head or brains like wool ...?1640
• FOOL-HEADED foolish; silly; witless ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FOPPERLY † silly, foolish ...1599
• FUZZY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAFFLED silly, foolish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; eccentric, senile ...1910s sl.
• GANDERISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIBBLE trifling, frivolous, ridiculous, silly ...1798
• GIGGISH lively, flighty, wanton, trifling, silly, foolish ...1523
• GOOFY silly, foolish ...1919 sl.
• GOOFY-ASS silly, foolish ...1910s sl.
• GOOPISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GUCKED † foolish, silly ...c1450 chiefly Sc.
• GUPPY foolish, stupid, silly ...c1930 sl.
• HALF-BAKED foolish, silly, half-witted, weak of intellect; raw, inexperienced ...1855 Eng. dial.
• HALF-BAPTIZED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HALF-CHRISTENED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-GONE foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HALF-ROCKED half-witted, silly, foolish, oafish ...1869 Eng. dial.
• HALF RIGHT foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SAVED half-witted, foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1871 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SCRAPED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHANNY foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHAVED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SOAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HALF-STRAIN foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HALF-STRAINED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF THERE foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-THICK foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL foolish, silly, half-witted, nonsensical, talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL foolish, silly, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAWFISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEN-HEADED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-MINDED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HOLLOW-HEADED foolish, silly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLE † void of meaning or sense; foolish, silly, incoherent; also, of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• IDLE-HEADED † of little understanding or intellect; silly, foolish; crazy ...1598
• IMBESILLY imbecile and silly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IMPERTINENT † of persons: absurd, silly ...1639
• INFIRM silly, foolish ...1890 Eng. dial.
• INNOCENT half-witted, silly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JINGLE-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• LEFT-WITTED * dull, stupid, foolish, silly ...1616
• LOONY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MADDLING foolish, silly, flighty; confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGHNOON mad, silly ... L19 among troops in Egypt
• MALLIFUFF silly, paltry, incapable of energetic action, feckless ...1827 Sc.
• MAWMISH † foolish, silly, idle ...B1900
• MAY-GEMMIN frolicsome, silly, childish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSELESS thoughtless, silly, foolish; senseless ...1809 Sc.
• MOONEY silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOON-HEADED silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY crazy; foolish; silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 sl.
• MOPISH † foolish, silly ...
• MORE GUTS THAN BRAINS silly
• NEDDYISH silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NO MILK IN THE COCO-NUT silly; mentally deranged ...c1850 Brit. sl
• OAF-ROCK'D half-witted, stupid, foolish, silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSHORE crazy; silly; outlandish ...1994 Amer. dial.
• PAFFLING † silly, trifling, idle ...1811 Eng. dial.
• PRECIOUS FOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE SAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RADGE silly, weak-minded ...1923 Sc.
• RADGIFIED idiotic, very silly ...20C UK sl.
• RALPH weak, silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• RATTLED confused; foolish; silly; confused by excitement ...20C Amer. sl.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAKELESS without sense or gumption; silly, foolish, lacking drive or energy, sloppy, careless ...1820 Sc.
• SANNOCKING silly, foolish ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPLESS foolish, silly, witless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY foolish, silly, witless ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY-HEADED simple-minded, silly, foolish ...1881 Sc.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATLING imbecile, silly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHATTERY silly, scatterbrained ...E19 Eng. dial.
• SHAY-BRAINED foolish, silly ...1806 Eng. dial.
• SHILLY silly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK silly, stupid; extremely eccentric; mad ...20C Aust. sl.
• SILL silly ...1930s sl.
• SILLY AS A BAG extremely silly or stupid ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A BOX OF LIGHTS as silly as you can get (box of lights = box of matches) ...Brit. sl.
• SILLY AS A CHOOK very silly ...1947 NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CHOOK WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF adj. extremely silly ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CURLEW extremely silly ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CUT SNAKE extremely silly ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF ARSEHOLES extremely silly ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF WORMS silly or stupid ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• SILLY AS A HEN very silly ...1947 NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A MAWK, AS excessively silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SILLY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WET HEN extremely foolish, silly, or stupid ...1980s NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A WHEEL extremely foolish, silly or stupid ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WOOLWORTH'S WATCH adj. extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ASS silly ...1910s sl. chiefly US
• SLAP-HAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUGGY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUG-NUTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNEPE * foolish, silly ...a1250
• SPOONEY silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY foolish, silly ...1805 colloq.
• STEAMBOATS foolish, silly ...2000 UK sl.
• TABETLESS heedless, foolish, silly ...1786 Sc.
• TAPETLESS heedless, foolish, silly ...1786 Sc.
• THRAIVELESS useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking ...1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• TID childish, silly, affecting simplicity ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TITTERY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TITTY TODDY vacillating, undecided; silly, fussy, crotchety ...1875 Eng. dial.
• UNCLE WILLIE silly ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
• UNDER-WITTED adj. weak in intellect; of inferior understanding; half-witted, silly ...1683
• VAIN † of persons: devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition ...1390 rare or obs.
• VOOM-VOOM foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONG silly, foolish; extremely eccentric, or slightly mad ...1920s Aust. sl.
SILLY - nouns
• BOLLY WASH nonsense; something said that is silly or untrue ...11967 Amer. dial.
• FALDERALS silly ideas ...19C colloq.
• FANGLE † a fantastic, foppish, or silly contrivance; a piece of finery; foppery, fuss ...1583
• TRIM-TRAM † an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense ...1533
SILLY - nouns, person
• ADDLE-CAP a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-HEAD a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-PATE a weak, silly person ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIRBRAIN a stupid or silly person ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEAD a stupid or silly person ...Amer. sl.
• AL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ANNET a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ATICAST one who through physical unfitness and general incapacity is thrust aside, rejected, and possibly ill-treated; a silly, helpless, odd sort of person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AZZALD a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• AZZARD a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAA-WAA-BODY a silly or insignificant person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAGREL a silly person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAGWAME † a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly ...1825 Sc.
• BAUBLE † a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler ...a1606
• BENDER a silly fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIRDSEED a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLADROCK a talkative, silly fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLISS NINNY a silly, disoriented person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOOBY a silly, stupid, or childish person ...E17
• BRATCHART a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRATCHET a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROAD WITH A SOFT CONK a stupid or silly woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUBBLEHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUFFLEHEAD a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
• BUG a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BUGHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool; a thickhead; a silly person; a witless person...1682 sl.
• CAKE a simpleton, a fool, a silly person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CAKEY a simpleton; a soft, silly person ...1869 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALEERY a silly, light-hearted person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• CALF a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
• CALF-TAIL a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
• CHUCKLEHEAD a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
• CLOTHES-PROP a silly, empty-headed person ...1900s sl.
• CLUMPERTON † a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow ...c1534
• COOF a silly or stupid person ...1715 chiefly Sc.
• CONEY a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CONY a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CRACKED EGG a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUB an awkward, silly, uncouth, uncultured, or unpoised youth ...c1600
• DAFFADILE a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFAM a fool, a silly person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFODIL a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY a fool, a silly person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DAFTIE a stupid, silly or foolish person ...1872 colloq.
• DAFT WATTY a silly, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAFTY WHATTY a blockhead, a silly, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DALL a pretty, silly woman ...1818 Sc.
• DALLY a pretty, silly woman ...1822 Sc.
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DAW † a silly, chattering person, a simpleton, a fool ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWCAKE a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAWCOCK † a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWKAWK a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKY a helpless, silly woman ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAWPATE † a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...a1529
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINKELDORF a silly person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DITZ a silly, scatterbrained person ...1973 Amer. dial.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOODLE a silly oaf ...E17 sl.
• DOTTEREL a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped ...Eng. dial.
• DUMBHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1887
• DUM-DUM a silly or stupid person ...Amer. World War I sl.
• ESPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, empty-headed person ...1831
• FEATHER MERCHANT a silly or stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERTOP a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERWEIGHT a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIG NEWTON a silly, crazy, or eccentric person ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FRIBBLE a trifling, frivolous fellow; one not occupied in serious employment, a trifler; a silly oaf ...1664
• FRISGIG a silly, giddy young woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FRIZGIG a silly, giddy young woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• GABY a stupid, foolish, or silly person; a blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce ...1796 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• GAISHEN a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GATION a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GAYSHEN a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GIGGLEBY a silly, flighty or giggling girl ...1903 Sc.
• GNAW-POST a stupid, ignorant person; a silly fellow; a fool, a simpleton ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GOMBY a silly fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOMMIE a silly person ...1990 Can. sl.
• GOOBERBRAIN a silly person ...1960s US sl.
• GOO-GOO a silly fool ...1910s US sl.
• GOOSE a silly oaf ...16C
• GOOSECAP † a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER a dirty, slovenly fellow; an idle, dissolute, good-for-nothing man; a disgusting and silly fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• HANKTELO a silly fellow ...1690 sl.
• HASPAL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Sc.
• HASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• HAUMGOBBARD a silly, clownish fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAVERAL-HASH a silly, nonsensical person; a fool ...1870 Sc.
• HICK (derogatory) an ignorant countryman; a silly person ...M16
• INCOMPOOT a nincompoop, a fool, a silly person, a trifler ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INSIPIENT † an unwise, foolish or silly person ...1494
• JACK-ADAMS a foolish and stubborn person; a simpleton; a silly, impertinent fellow ...1690 sl.
• JACOB † a silly fellow; a simpleton; a fool; a half-witted fellow; an oaf ...1785 sl.
• JAY a stupid or silly person; a simpleton ...1884
• KIME †* a simpleton, a fool, a silly fellow...c1305
• KNOCK-SOFTLY a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LIGHTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIRIPOOP † a silly person ...1621
• MACKY-MOON a fool, a silly person; one who makes himself absurd or ridiculous by playing the fool; a queer-looking figure ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MADGE a term of contempt for a silly woman ...1814 Sc.
• MAFF a fool; a foolish, silly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLIN a simpleton; a silly, foolish person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOT-PATE † a silly whimsical person ...1622
• MAWMSEY a silly, awkward, trifling fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MAY-FOOL a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1869 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GAME a foolish, silly person ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GOSLING a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MOON-HEAD a silly, awkward fellow ...1919 Amer. dial.
• MOONLING † a simpleton, a silly fellow, a fool, an idiot, a lunatic ...1616
• NANNICOCK †* a silly, affected person; a young woman, as a term of contempt; also, a fool ...1600
• NAZOLD a silly or weak-minded person; a vain fool ...1607 colloq.
• NAZZALD a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NEDDY-BEECHAM a silly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEDDY-HOMMER a silly fellow ...1868 Eng. dial.
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY a silly, weak, or foolish person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NISEY † a fool; a silly fellow; a simpleton; a dunce ...c1684-6
• NOCKY †* a silly, dull fellow; a foolish person; a simpleton, a dullard; an oaf ...a1700 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
• NONTY-NIDDLETY a silly fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOODLE a silly, stupid person ...sl.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WOMAN a fussy, silly person of any sex or age ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PALAVER a wearisome talker; a person of silly, fussy and ostentatious manners ...1895 Sc.
• PATTICK a fool, simpleton, a silly person; one who talks nonsense; a merry fellow ...1856 Eng. dial.
• POWDER PUFF a silly girl or woman ...E20 US sl.
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWNY a silly fellow; a fool ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAPSKULL † a silly fellow, a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton ...1735 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SATEPOLL a foolish, silly, or stupid person; a simpleton ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAWK a silly person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SILLIKIN a silly person, a simpleton; a naive person ...1860 sl.
• SILLY a silly or foolish person ...1858 colloq.
• SIMON a silly fellow; a credulous gullible person; a simpleton ...1785 sl.
• SIMPLE SIMON a silly fellow; a credulous gullible person; a fool, a simpleton ...1785 sl.
• SINGLE-TEN a very foolish, silly fellow ...a1700 sl.
• SKANGER a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SOFTHEAD a half-witted or silly person
• SOPPY DATE a foolish or silly person ...1914 UK sl.
• SPALT † a silly person
• SPOOPS a silly fellow, a simpleton; a weak-minded fellow; one whose manners are objectionable ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SUCK-EGG a fool, a silly person, a stupid fellow ...1609 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TARLOCH a silly, inactive girl ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASSEL † a silly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSEY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TASSY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZIE a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZZY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow; a simpleton ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIMDOODLE n. a term of contempt applied to a stupid, silly fellow ...1806 Eng. dial.
• TOM CONNEY a simpleton, a ninny, a very silly fellow ...a1700
• TOM CONY a simpleton, a ninny, a very silly fellow ...a1700
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• WAFFLE a feeble, silly, spineless person ...1887 Sc.
• WAG-FEATHER † a silly swaggerer; a swaggering coxcomb ...1611
• YAM a term of contempt for a silly, lumpish fellow; a blockhead ...1921 Sc.
• YAWNEY-BOX a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YORNHEAD a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ZAHTY-POLL a stupid, silly, half-imbecile person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SILLY - verbs
• ADOTE †* to become silly ...c1350
• BEDOTE † to cause to dote, to make silly, to befool ...c1385
• COME OUT WITH THE CAKES to be silly or half-witted ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FATUATE to become silly, to act foolishly, to play the fool ...1656 arch.
• HAVE KANGAROOS IN ONE'S TOP PADDOCK to be crazy or very silly ...E20 Aust. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A MORAY MAN MELTING BRASS to look silly ...Bk2002 Sc.
• SILLY to stun; to render silly or insensible ...1850
• ACOST † on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
• ASIDEN on one side; awry ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ASKLENT aslant, on one side, obliquely ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASLASH on one side, out of the way ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEHITHER † on this side, on the nearer side ...1650 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESIDE † toward the sides, sidewise ...c1400
• OFFWARD to the right or off side ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SIDELING † facing to the side ...1603
SIDE - prepositions
• BEHITHER † on this side of ...1521 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SIDE - nouns
• LATERALITY † the quality of having distinct sides; right- or left-sidedness; also, the condition of being sideways ...1646 obs.
• OFF-SIDE the further or right side ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SIDE - verbs
• BE ALL ON ONE SIDE LIKE MARTON CHAPEL to be much on one side ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SIDE - phrases
• ALL TO THE SIDE LIKE THE HANDLE OF A JUG all on one side...Bk1898 Ireland
• ON YOUR LEFT RAISE on your left-hand side ...1940s US Black sl.
SIDEBURNS - nouns
• EARGUARD short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FACE FANNIES sideburns ...1990s sl.
• NANNY GOAT a style of side-whiskers ...1900s US sl.
• SAUSAGES side-whiskers ...M19 sl.
• SIDE BEARD a side-whisker, sideburn ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SIDEBOARDS side whiskers ...1857 UK sl.
• SIDE BOYS a style of side-whiskers ...1900s US sl.
• SIDE EDGE whiskers, sideburns ...c1860 tailors' usage
• SIDE-LEVERS side-whiskers; sideburns ...1920s sl.
• SIDE-SCRAPERS short sideburns that were fashionable in the late 1870s ...c1879 UK middle class usage
• SIDE-WINGS side-whiskers, sideburns ...L19 sl.
• SIDEYS side whiskers ...1967 UK sl.
• SIDIES side whiskers ...1967 UK sl.
• TEA-HOUNDS sideburns ...1972 Amer. dial.
SIDE BY SIDE - adjectives
• LATERAL † existing or moving side by side ...c1611
SIDE BY SIDE - adverbs
• BIRD-AND-JOE cheek-by-jowl, side by side, like Darby and Joan ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SIDE AND SIDE side by side; abreast; close together ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SIDE BY EACH side by side ...1923 Amer. dial.
SIDE BY SIDE - verbs
• IMPALE † to place side by side for comparison, or as being equal in dignity ...1647
SIDE TO SIDE - adverbs
• WAGGLE with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAGGLE-WAGGLE with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
SIDE TO SIDE - nouns
• WAGGLE the act of shaking; motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
SIDE TO SIDE - verbs
• JUNDIE to move or rock from side to side ...B1900 Sc.
• QUAVE † to go in a zigzag manner or from side to side ...1825 Sc.
• SALLY to move or run from side to side; to sway a boat ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAILYEVEY † to reel from side to side, to move to and fro ...1513 Sc.
• WALTER † to roll to and fro; to move from side to side; to tumble or toss about; to lie sprawling on the ground, in mire, etc. ...c1400
SIDEWALK - nouns (also see FOOTPATH)
• BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial.
• BAR DITCH the strip of grass and streets between the sidewalk and the curb ...1966 Amer. dial
• DIVIDANCE the strip of grass and trees between the sidewalk and the curb ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MALL in a town: the strip of grass and trees between the sidewalk and the curb ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PALEMENT a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chief Black usage
• PALING a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PARK a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARKAGE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PARKING a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• PARKING AREA a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• PARKING LOT a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PARKING PLACE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARK LINE a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PARKROW a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PARK STRIP a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PARKWAY a strip of lawn, often planted with trees, between a street and sidewalk ...1948 Amer. dial.
• PAVE WALK a sidewalk ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SIDEWAY a raised path along the side of a road; a sidewalk ...1738 now US
SIDEWARD - nouns
• SCLENT a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
• SKEW a slant; a deviation from the straight line; a sideward movement ...1688
• SKLENT a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
SIDEWAYS - adjectives
• SIDELING moving sideways ...1611
SIDEWAYS - adverbs
• SIDELING with a sideward movement; in a sidelong direction; sideways ...c1330
• SKAUNT looking sideways; obliquely ...1791
SIDEWAYS - nouns
• LATERALITY † the quality of having distinct sides; right- or left-sidedness; also, the condition of being sideways ...1646
SIDEWAYS - verbs
• CATAGOGGLE to walk sideways ...1939 Amer. dial.
SIDLE - verbs
• VAGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEDGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGE to push; to butt, as an animal; to sidle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SIEGE - adjectives
• OBSIDIONAL pert. to a siege ...1542
• OBSIDIONARY pert. to a siege ...1885
• OBSIDIOUS * besieging, besetting ...1615
SIEGE - nouns
• BESIEGE † besieging, siege ...1552
• LEAGUER a military investment, a siege ...1598
• OBSIDION †* siege; state of being besieged ...c1450
• WALL-FIGHT a siege ...1850
SIEGE - verbs
• RAISE † to cause to abandon a siege ...1592
SIESTA - see NAP
SIFT - verbs
• SUCCERNATE †* to sift ...1623
SIFTING - nouns
• SUCCERNATION †* a sifting ...1658
SIGH - adverbs
• SITHINGLY † with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
SIGH, SIGHING - nouns
• SICHE †* a sigh ...c1000
• SIGHINGNESS † the condition of uttering sighs ...a1300
• SIGHT † a sigh ...a1300
• SIGHTING † sighing ...a300
• SIKE † a sigh ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † a sigh ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SIGH - verbs
• CAST † to utter words; to heave a sigh ...a1300
• QUERK to grunt, to groan; to sigh, to complain ...1746 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK to grunt, to groan; to sigh, to complain ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SICHE † to sigh ...c893
• SIGHT † to sigh ...c1375
• SIKE † to sigh ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † to sigh ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUGH † to sigh ...c1200 obs.
• SYTHE to sigh ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VENT * to give, heave, or utter a groan, sigh, etc. ...1602 rare or poetical
SIGHFUL - adjectives
• SITHEFUL † sighful, sad ...1610
SIGHT - adjectives
• ABER sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful ...1908 Sc.
• BAT-EYED near-sighted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-EYED near-sighted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEARIE dim of sight; watery-eyed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEERIT dim-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEERY dim-sighted; watery-eyed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLENTERING near-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTERIN' having weak eyes; near-sighted ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUR-EYED blear-eyed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-EYED said of someone who is cross-eyed, or has only one eyed ...1860 sl.
• BUNG-EYED cross-eyed...M19 sl.
• DACKER dim of sight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAGLE-EYED keen-sighted ...1601
• GOOCH-EYED blind in one eye ...1972 US sl.
• GRAVEL-BLIND almost entirely blind ...literary
• HARE-SIGHTED short-sighted ...1627
• HAWK-EYED very keen-sighted ...1818
• MICE-EYED †* having the keen eyes of mice; keen-eyed, sharp-sighted ....1509
• MOON-EYED able to see better by night than by day ...1933 Amer. dial.
• OCCULATE † possessed of eyes or sight; sharp-sighted; observant ...1615
• OCULATE † possessed of eyes or sight; observant, sharp-sighted ...1549
• OWLY-EYED † having eyes like an owl's, in respect of seeing badly in daylight; purblind ...a1586
• SAND-BLIND half-blind, dim-sighted, purblind ...a1400 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
• SANDED † sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1629
• SAND-EYED †* sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1592
• SIGHTFUL † endowed with sight; seeing ...1594
• SILVER-EYED † wall-eyed ...1702
• VEILED † of sight: dim, indistinct ...1633
• WALL-EYED dim-sighted, purblind ...1873
• WAPPER-EYED sore-eyed, squinting ...L18 sl.
• WAPPLE-EYED wapper-eyed ...1937 Amer. dial.
SIGHT - nouns
• BAT dark specks which appear floating before the eyes when the sight is impaired ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEER what dims the sight; a trace of weeping ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EDGE † keenness of eyesight ...1682
• KENNING † visual cognition; sight or view ...c1400
• MAIL a defect in vision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIGHT-SHOT † the range of vision ...1663
SIGHT (something to see) - nouns
• SINGULARITIES † the sights of a place ...1570-6
SIGHT - nouns, person
• BLIND-BUCK AND DAVY a clumsy, weak-sighted, stumbling person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BLINKER a blear-eyed person; a person blind of one eye; a near-sighted person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINKY a person with poor or no eyesight ...1922 US sl.
• BLINTER a person with weak eyes ...19C Sc.
• BLINTERER a person with weak eyes ...Bk1911 Sc.
• IDIOPT * one who has some peculiarity of vision ...1833
SIGHT - verbs
• BENIGHT to blind, to dazzle; to deprive of vision ...1621
• BLINNER to move the eyelids like one with weak sight ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DARK † to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
• SEE BLACK to suffer the lapses of vision caused by exposure to thirst, heat, and glaring sunlight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SIGHTSEEING - nouns
• HAYWAGON a sightseeing bus ...1931 Amer. sl.
• YAP WAGON a vehicle taking tourists on sightseeing tours ...1920s US sl.
SIGHTSEEING - verbs
• SEE THE ELEPHANT to view the interesting sights in a city ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
SIGN - nouns
• BEACON † a sign, a portent ...c950
• CARACT † a mark, sign, or character ...1377
• EFFECT † an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
• FAKEMAN CHARLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHARLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHORLEY a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• KENNING † a sign, token ...a1300
• OK SIGN a hand sign made of a circle with thumb and forefinger, and other fingers upright, to indicate approval, good quality or excellence ...1940s US sl.
• SIGNACLE † 1. a sign, seal, mark, figure ...1382
† 2. a sign or gesture ...c1450
• SIGNALITY † the quality of a sign or indication ...1646
• SIGNIFURE †* signification, sign ...c1450
• SIMILITUDE † a sign or symbol; the symbolic representation of something ...c1374
• TOKEN †* the sign of an inn, etc. ...c1440
SIGN - verbs
• ASSIGN to sign ...1837 Amer. dial.
• DRAW ONE'S PICTURE to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAND to sign ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINT ONE'S PICTURE to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S FIST TO to sign ...M19 sl.
SIGNAL - nouns
• BALE a signal or beacon fire ...1455 Sc. arch.
• BALE-FIRE a great fire kindled as a signal; a beacon-fire ...1805
• OFFICE a signal ...M18 sl.
• RATTLER a noisy signal; a loud halloo ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SIGNET †* a signal ...1590
• TOKEN † a signal given; a sign to attract attention or give notice ...a1000 now rare or obs.
• WAFF a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag ...1825 Sc.
• WAG a shake; a waving motion; a signal made by the hand ...1838 Sc.
SIGNAL - verbs
• OFFICE vb. to notify; to signal; to alert; to warn, to tip off ...1812 sl.
• RAISE to make a signal by raising one's hat ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TIP A NOD to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1861
• TIP THE WINK to give a wink to a person as a private signal or warning ...1676
• WAG to beckon; to make a signal with the hand or head ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WIGWAG to signal with flags ...World War I Amer. sl.
SIGNATURE - adjectives
• SIGNATURAL * according to signatures ...1683
SIGNATURE - nouns
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON one's signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT a counterfeit or forged signature ...1811 sl.
• HAND handwriting; signature ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HANDWRIT † handwriting; autograph; signature ...c1200
• IDIOGRAPH one's private mark or signature ...1656
• IQ one's signature ...1967 jocular Amer. dial.
• JOHN DOE a signature ...US colloq.
• JOHN HANCOCK a signature ...US colloq.
• JOHN HENRY a person's signature ...1910 Amer. colloq.
• MARK one's signature ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MAULEY the 'hand' that one writes; handwriting; the signature ...1851 sl.
• MAULIE a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MAWLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MORLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• PAUL HENRY one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUL JONES one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICTURE a signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIG a signature ...L19 sl.
SIGNBOARD - nouns
• SHINGLE a signboard ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
SIGNIFICANCE - nouns
• ARGUFICATION significance, import ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OMNISIGNIFICANCE universal significance or meaning ...1835
• SIGNALITY † signification; significance ...1646
• SIGNANCE †* signification, indication ...c1400
• SIGNIFIANCE † significance ...c1250
• SIGNIFICATURE * significance; the meaning or import of something ...1855
SIGNIFICANT - adjectives
• EGREGIOUS of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant ...1547-64
• MAJOR-LEAGUE impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of ...1941 Amer. sl.
• SIGNIFICATIVE highly significant or suggestive ...1677
SIGNIFICANT - phrases
• HALF OF IT, THE the most significant or important part of something; usually in negative contexts ...1932 sl.
• THAT AIN'T HAY that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
• THAT ISN'T HAY that is a large sum; that is not insignificant ...1943 Amer. sl.
SIGNIFICATION - nouns
• IMPORTANCE † signification, meaning, purport ...1552
• IMPORTMENT † signification, meaning, purport ...a1624
SIGNIFIED - adjectives
• SIGNIFICATE †* 1. signified, indicated ...1432-50
2. that which is signified or symbolized ...c1449
SIGNIFY - nouns
• SIGNIFICATIVE a thing or word serving to signify or indicate something ...1641
SIGNIFY - verbs
• ADD UP to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
• ADD UP TO to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
• ARGUFY to be of importance, consequence, or use; to signify; to be evidence of something ...1751 colloq.
• BEHOLD † to hold or contain by way of purport or signification; to signify, to mean ...c1200
• BEMEAN † to mean, to signify, to import ...a1300
• BETOKEN † to signify, to mean; to denote, to express in words ...c1175
• MAGNIFY to signify, to matter ...1733 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SIGNATURIZE † to symbolize, to signify ...1669
SIGN-POST - nouns
• FINGERBOARD a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1804 Amer. dial.
• FINGERPOST a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1902 Amer. dial.
• HANDING-POINT a sign-post, a finger-post ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDING-POST a guide-post; a signpost ...1880 Eng. dial.
• HAND-POST a guide-post at the parting of roads ...1791
• TELL-POST a direction or finger-post; a sign-post ... B1900 Eng. dial.
SIKH - nouns, person
• OIL LEAK a Sikh ...1990s rhyming sl.
SILENCE, SILENT - adjectives
• AMPED silent ...1993 US sl.
• BUTTONED UP saying nothing, silent; implying a general reservedness or uncommunicativeness ...1936 sl.
• CANK dumb, silent ...1673 sl.
• CLOSE AS AN OYSTER silent, secretive ...L19 US sl.
• CONTICENT * keeping silence, silent ...1859
• DEFT quiet, silent ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DUMB AS AN OYSTER silent, secretive ...L19 US sl.
• INWARD silent, reserved ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG stupidly silent or inarticulate ...M19 US sl.
• MIM prim, demure; affectedly modest or shy; prudish; primly silent or reticent ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUM saying nothing, silent ...1521
• OYSTER saying nothing, silent ...1910 Aust. sl.
• PALLED not daring to say any more ...M19
• QUACK silent, close ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIESCENT * silent, not speaking ...1791
• QUIETSOME quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUIST † silent ...1598
• SCHTOOM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTOOM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTUM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SHTUMM silent; dumb ...sl.
• SHUT-MOUTHED silent, secretive, reserved ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SILENTIAL * accompanied by or connected with silence ...1709
• SILENTIOUS given to silence ...1879
• SILENTISH * somewhat silent ...1737
• STUMM saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• TACENT †* silent, quiet, holding one's peace ...1652
• TACITURNOUS †* silent, saying nothing, reserved in speech, making no noise ...1727
• TICK-A-LOCK silent ...2003 Amer. dial.
SILENCE, SILENT - nouns
• DEAD AIR a sudden and undesirable silence ...1950s US Broadcasting sl.
• HUSH silence ...1976 UK sl.
• OBACERATION †* a stopping one's mouth ...1658
• OBTICENCE † the act of keeping silence ...B1900
• SILENCY †* silence ...1634
SILENCE, SILENT - nouns, person
• SHUT-MOUTH a person who says little; a silent, secretive or reserved person ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SILENTIARY one who observes or recommends silence, esp. from religious motives ...1611
SILENCE - verbs
• ACCOY † to still, to calm, to quiet, to appease; hence, to soothe or coax (the alarmed or shy), to tame, to silence, to daunt (the forward or bold) ...c1350
• DAKMA to silence ...19C sl.
• EASY to silence or kill ...1992 US sl.
• GAG to silence, to prevent from speaking ...1601
• HAVE A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1594
• JAB UP to silence, to shut up ...1886 Sc.
• PLACE A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1579
• QUATCH to keep absolute silence on any given subject ...1852 Eng. dial.
• QUIET to silence, to lull ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SAY to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SET A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † to keep silence ...1555
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to reduce to order; to silence, to subdue; to make an end of ...a1825 colloq.
• SILENT to silence ...1868 Amer. dial.
• TAKE SOMEONE OUT OF WINDING to silence someone; to leave someone at a loss for words ...1920s Aust. sl.
SILENCE, SILENT - interjections
• GET BACK INTO YOUR BOX! silence! Be quiet! ...B1900 sl.
• KEEP DARK! stay silent! ...1835 US sl.
• TAW! silence! hark! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SILENCE - phrases
• NOT A WORD TO THROW TO A DOG not a single word ...1901 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO SAY PEA-TURKEY not to say a single word ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SILENCE IN THE COURT - THE CAT IS PISSING a catch phrase addressed to anyone requiring silence unnecessarily ...1780 sl.
• SILENCE IN THE COURT - THE MONKEY WANTS TO SPEAK a catch phrase addressed to anyone requiring silence unnecessarily ...20C Brit. sl
SILENCED - adjectives
• TELESCOPED suppressed, silenced ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
SILENT - nouns, person
• DEAN MAITLAND a silent person; one who does not talk ...1940s Aust. sl.
• TACITURNIST one who practices habitual silence or reserve ...1887
SILENT - verbs
• BALK to keep silent, to be reticent about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUTTON ONE'S FACE to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• BUTTON ONE'S LIP to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• BUTTON ONE'S NOSE to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
• DIGHT THE GAB to be silent, to hold the tongue ...1785 Sc.
• FADE to remain sufficiently silent not to be noticed ...1980s US Black sl.
• KEEP DEAD to remain silent ...1900 Amer. sl.
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• NOT TO SAY QUACK to be silent; to keep quiet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBACERATE †* to stop one's mouth, that he cannot tell out his tale ...1656
• PLAY SHUT-MOUTH to keep silent ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SETTLE A PERSON'S HASH to silence or subdue a person ...colloq.
• SHUT ONE'S FACE to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S HEAD to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S MOUTH to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT ONE'S PAN vb. to hold one's tongue; to keep silent ...1833
• SHUT ONE'S TRAP to become or remain silent ...1809 sl.
• SHUT SOMEONE UP to force to be silent ...1814 sl.
• STEEK ONE'S GAB to be silent; to make one silent ...1786 Sc.
• STEEK THE GAB to be silent, to hold the tongue ...1786 Sc.
• THUMP IT WITH THINKING to be silent in company while the thoughts are occupied with passing occurrences ...1796 Eng. dial.
• TICK A LOCK to be silent ...2003 Amer. dial.
• TIE A PERSON'S TONGUE to prevent him from speaking; to compel to be silent ...1889
• TIE ONE'S MOUTH to be silent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• TIE UP ONE'S MOUTH to be silent ...1922 Amer. dial.
SILENT - verbs
• SHUT UP LIKE A MORNING-GLORY to become dejectedly silent ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
SILENTLY - adverbs
• MIMPETTY MIMP in prim silence ...1798
SILK - nouns, person
• SILK-WORM * one who wears a silken gown or dress; used contemptuously ...1613
SILK - verbs
• SUPPORT ONE'S SILKS AND SATINS vb. to parade or prank oneself out in silk and satin ...L19 modistes' colloq.
SILLINESS, SILLY - nouns
• FATUITY folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1648
• FATUOSITY †* folly, silliness, stupidity; infatuation ...1681
• IDLENESS †* light-headedness, imbecility; delirium; also, folly, foolishness, silliness ...a1536
• MONKEY-FARTING silly behaviour, useless employment ...20C Can. sl., esp. soldiers'
• SIMPLES † foolish or silly behaviour or conduct; foolishness, folly ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
SILLY - adjectives
• ABAA silly ...L19 sl.
• ABBA vile; silly ...Bk1921 sl.
• ABDERIAN given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• ADOTED † grown silly, become foolish; infatuated ...c1230
• AIRBRAINED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEADED stupid, silly ...Amer. sl.
• ANSERINE stupid, foolish, silly
• ANSEROUS as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish ...1826
• ASS-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUNTIE LILY silly ...1945 UK rhyming sl.
• AUVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• BABISH babyish, childish, silly; used contemptuously ...1553-87 arch.
• BABISHED †* made babyish or childishly silly ...1535-75
• BADOT †* silly ...1653
• BAIRNISH childish; silly ...1826 Eng. dial.
• BARMY silly, weak-minded, half-witted ...1879 sl.
• BARMY-FACED having a foolish or silly expression ...1724 Sc.
• BOOBYISH awkward and silly ...L18
• BRATTLEBRAINED silly; light-headed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE-HEADED out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1952 sl., orig. US
• BUGGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUGS foolish, silly, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-LOOKING silly-looking ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAKEY silly, weak of intellect, idiotic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKY weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CANK † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical ...1673
• CHANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CHANK † foolish, silly ...a1225
• CHILD-GEARED † having childish manners, silly ...c1340
• CHUBBLE-HEADED silly, foolish ...1892 Eng. dial.
• COCKAMAMIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMAMY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANIE out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCKAMANY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1950 US sl.
• COCK-BRAINED having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty ..1530
• CORK-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORKY-BRAINED silly, foolish ...a1700 sl.
• CRAZY WITH THE HEAT foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAFFADOWN DILLY silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
• DAFFLING mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLINS mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLY mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY daft; mad; crazy; silly; amusingly eccentric; foolish ...1884 US sl.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY (also as 'daffydown dilly') silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
• DAFT silly, foolish, stupid ...c1325 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS A BRUSH, AS extremely stupid; very silly; crazy ...1945 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS PANDON YATS silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DAFTISH somewhat silly, foolish, or stupid; somewhat slow of intellect, in some degree deranged ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAIVERT wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAMFOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...c1895 colloq.
• DAMISHT stupid, silly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMN-FOOL damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...19C colloq.
• DAMNFOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMPHOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DAUMERT sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
• DAUPET silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAVERED wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWISH † silly; sluttish ...1540
• DAWPIT silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DESIPIENT * foolish, silly, childish, playful; playing the fool; idly trifling ...1727
• DILLY silly, foolish, out of touch with reality, empty-headed ...1905 Aust. sl.
• DINGY foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY foolish, unstable, silly; crazy, demented ...1899 US sl.
• DITSY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DITZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1973 sl., orig. US
• DIVVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIVY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1975 Brit. sl.
• DIZZELL foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DIZZY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1878 sl.
• DIZZY IN THE HEAD of a woman: silly, foolish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-HEADED of a woman: silly, foolish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DIZZY-DOPEY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOITY silly; feeble, childish ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOOFY silly, foolish, eccentric ...1980s US sl, chiefly juvenile usage
• DOTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DURN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DURNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• EASY feeble-minded, idiotic, silly ...1896 Eng. dial.
• EMPTY-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FATUANT †* behaving foolishly; foolish, silly ...1641
• FATUOUS foolish, vacantly silly, stupid, besotted, infatuated ...1633
• FEATHER-BRAINED light-headed; silly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• FEATHER-MINDED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER-PATED foolish, giddy, light-headed, silly ...1820
• FEATLESS † inept, silly ...1599 Sc.
• FIDDLECOME † nonsensical, silly ...1697
• FLOCK-PATED † silly, stupid, foolish; giddy; having a head or brains like wool ...?1640
• FOOL-HEADED foolish; silly; witless ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FOPPERLY † silly, foolish ...1599
• FUZZY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAFFLED silly, foolish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; eccentric, senile ...1910s sl.
• GANDERISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIBBLE trifling, frivolous, ridiculous, silly ...1798
• GIGGISH lively, flighty, wanton, trifling, silly, foolish ...1523
• GOOFY silly, foolish ...1919 sl.
• GOOFY-ASS silly, foolish ...1910s sl.
• GOOPISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPY out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
• GOOSEY foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GUCKED † foolish, silly ...c1450 chiefly Sc.
• GUPPY foolish, stupid, silly ...c1930 sl.
• HALF-BAKED foolish, silly, half-witted, weak of intellect; raw, inexperienced ...1855 Eng. dial.
• HALF-BAPTIZED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HALF-CHRISTENED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-GONE foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HALF-ROCKED half-witted, silly, foolish, oafish ...1869 Eng. dial.
• HALF RIGHT foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SAVED half-witted, foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1871 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SCRAPED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHANNY foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SHAVED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-SOAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HALF-STRAIN foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HALF-STRAINED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF THERE foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALF-THICK foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL foolish, silly, half-witted, nonsensical, talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL foolish, silly, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAWFISH silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HEN-HEADED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-MINDED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HOLLOW-HEADED foolish, silly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLE † void of meaning or sense; foolish, silly, incoherent; also, of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• IDLE-HEADED † of little understanding or intellect; silly, foolish; crazy ...1598
• IMBESILLY imbecile and silly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IMPERTINENT † of persons: absurd, silly ...1639
• INFIRM silly, foolish ...1890 Eng. dial.
• INNOCENT half-witted, silly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JINGLE-BRAINED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KANG † foolish, silly ...a1225
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• LEFT-WITTED * dull, stupid, foolish, silly ...1616
• LOONY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MADDLING foolish, silly, flighty; confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGHNOON mad, silly ... L19 among troops in Egypt
• MALLIFUFF silly, paltry, incapable of energetic action, feckless ...1827 Sc.
• MAWMISH † foolish, silly, idle ...B1900
• MAY-GEMMIN frolicsome, silly, childish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSELESS thoughtless, silly, foolish; senseless ...1809 Sc.
• MOONEY silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOON-HEADED silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOONY crazy; foolish; silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...Bk1942 sl.
• MOPISH † foolish, silly ...
• MORE GUTS THAN BRAINS silly
• NEDDYISH silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NO MILK IN THE COCO-NUT silly; mentally deranged ...c1850 Brit. sl
• OAF-ROCK'D half-witted, stupid, foolish, silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFSHORE crazy; silly; outlandish ...1994 Amer. dial.
• PAFFLING † silly, trifling, idle ...1811 Eng. dial.
• PRECIOUS FOOLISH foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE SAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRUNY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RADGE silly, weak-minded ...1923 Sc.
• RADGIFIED idiotic, very silly ...20C UK sl.
• RALPH weak, silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BEANED foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-BRAINED talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• RATTLED confused; foolish; silly; confused by excitement ...20C Amer. sl.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAKELESS without sense or gumption; silly, foolish, lacking drive or energy, sloppy, careless ...1820 Sc.
• SANNOCKING silly, foolish ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SAP-HEADED foolish, silly, stupid, witless ...1665
• SAPLESS foolish, silly, witless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY foolish, silly, witless ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SAPPY-HEADED simple-minded, silly, foolish ...1881 Sc.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATLING imbecile, silly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHATTERY silly, scatterbrained ...E19 Eng. dial.
• SHAY-BRAINED foolish, silly ...1806 Eng. dial.
• SHILLY silly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK silly, stupid; extremely eccentric; mad ...20C Aust. sl.
• SILL silly ...1930s sl.
• SILLY AS A BAG extremely silly or stupid ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A BOX OF LIGHTS as silly as you can get (box of lights = box of matches) ...Brit. sl.
• SILLY AS A CHOOK very silly ...1947 NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CHOOK WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF adj. extremely silly ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CURLEW extremely silly ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A CUT SNAKE extremely silly ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF ARSEHOLES extremely silly ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A HATFUL OF WORMS silly or stupid ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• SILLY AS A HEN very silly ...1947 NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A MAWK, AS excessively silly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SILLY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WET HEN extremely foolish, silly, or stupid ...1980s NZ sl.
• SILLY AS A WHEEL extremely foolish, silly or stupid ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SILLY AS A WOOLWORTH'S WATCH adj. extremely silly or stupid...1940s Aust. sl.
• SILLY-ASS silly ...1910s sl. chiefly US
• SLAP-HAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPPY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUGGY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUG-NUTTY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNEPE * foolish, silly ...a1250
• SPOONEY silly, esp. in demonstrating affection ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY foolish, silly ...1805 colloq.
• STEAMBOATS foolish, silly ...2000 UK sl.
• TABETLESS heedless, foolish, silly ...1786 Sc.
• TAPETLESS heedless, foolish, silly ...1786 Sc.
• THRAIVELESS useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking ...1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• TID childish, silly, affecting simplicity ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TITTERY foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TITTY TODDY vacillating, undecided; silly, fussy, crotchety ...1875 Eng. dial.
• UNCLE WILLIE silly ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
• UNDER-WITTED adj. weak in intellect; of inferior understanding; half-witted, silly ...1683
• VAIN † of persons: devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition ...1390 rare or obs.
• VOOM-VOOM foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONG silly, foolish; extremely eccentric, or slightly mad ...1920s Aust. sl.
SILLY - nouns
• BOLLY WASH nonsense; something said that is silly or untrue ...11967 Amer. dial.
• FALDERALS silly ideas ...19C colloq.
• FANGLE † a fantastic, foppish, or silly contrivance; a piece of finery; foppery, fuss ...1583
• TRIM-TRAM † an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense ...1533
SILLY - nouns, person
• ADDLE-CAP a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-HEAD a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-PATE a weak, silly person ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIRBRAIN a stupid or silly person ...Amer. sl.
• AIRHEAD a stupid or silly person ...Amer. sl.
• AL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ANNET a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ATICAST one who through physical unfitness and general incapacity is thrust aside, rejected, and possibly ill-treated; a silly, helpless, odd sort of person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AZZALD a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1830 Eng. dial.
• AZZARD a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAA-WAA-BODY a silly or insignificant person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAGREL a silly person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAGWAME † a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly ...1825 Sc.
• BAUBLE † a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler ...a1606
• BENDER a silly fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIRDSEED a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLADROCK a talkative, silly fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLISS NINNY a silly, disoriented person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOOBY a silly, stupid, or childish person ...E17
• BRATCHART a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRATCHET a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROAD WITH A SOFT CONK a stupid or silly woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUBBLEHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUFFLEHEAD a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
• BUG a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• BUGHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool; a thickhead; a silly person; a witless person...1682 sl.
• CAKE a simpleton, a fool, a silly person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CAKEY a simpleton; a soft, silly person ...1869 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALEERY a silly, light-hearted person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• CALF a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
• CALF-TAIL a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
• CHUCKLEHEAD a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
• CLOTHES-PROP a silly, empty-headed person ...1900s sl.
• CLUMPERTON † a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow ...c1534
• COOF a silly or stupid person ...1715 chiefly Sc.
• CONEY a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CONY a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CRACKED EGG a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUB an awkward, silly, uncouth, uncultured, or unpoised youth ...c1600
• DAFFADILE a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFAM a fool, a silly person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFODIL a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY a fool, a silly person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DAFTIE a stupid, silly or foolish person ...1872 colloq.
• DAFT WATTY a silly, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAFTY WHATTY a blockhead, a silly, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DALL a pretty, silly woman ...1818 Sc.
• DALLY a pretty, silly woman ...1822 Sc.
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DAW † a silly, chattering person, a simpleton, a fool ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWCAKE a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAWCOCK † a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWKAWK a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWKY a helpless, silly woman ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAWPATE † a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...a1529
• DING-A-LING a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person ...1935 US sl.
• DINGBAT a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• DINGDONG a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DINKELDORF a silly person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DITZ a silly, scatterbrained person ...1973 Amer. dial.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOODLE a silly oaf ...E17 sl.
• DOTTEREL a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped ...Eng. dial.
• DUMBHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1887
• DUM-DUM a silly or stupid person ...Amer. World War I sl.
• ESPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-BRAIN a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER-HEAD a silly, empty-headed person ...1831
• FEATHER MERCHANT a silly or stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERTOP a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERWEIGHT a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIG NEWTON a silly, crazy, or eccentric person ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FOPDOODLE † a silly, vain, empty person; a stupid or insignificant fellow; a fop, fool, simpleton ...E17
• FRIBBLE a trifling, frivolous fellow; one not occupied in serious employment, a trifler; a silly oaf ...1664
• FRISGIG a silly, giddy young woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FRIZGIG a silly, giddy young woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• GABY a stupid, foolish, or silly person; a blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce ...1796 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• GAISHEN a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GATION a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GAYSHEN a silly-looking person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• GIGGLEBY a silly, flighty or giggling girl ...1903 Sc.
• GNAW-POST a stupid, ignorant person; a silly fellow; a fool, a simpleton ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GOMBY a silly fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOMMIE a silly person ...1990 Can. sl.
• GOOBERBRAIN a silly person ...1960s US sl.
• GOO-GOO a silly fool ...1910s US sl.
• GOOSE a silly oaf ...16C
• GOOSECAP † a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER a dirty, slovenly fellow; an idle, dissolute, good-for-nothing man; a disgusting and silly fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• HANKTELO a silly fellow ...1690 sl.
• HASPAL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Sc.
• HASPILL a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• HAUMGOBBARD a silly, clownish fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAVERAL-HASH a silly, nonsensical person; a fool ...1870 Sc.
• HICK (derogatory) an ignorant countryman; a silly person ...M16
• INCOMPOOT a nincompoop, a fool, a silly person, a trifler ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INSIPIENT † an unwise, foolish or silly person ...1494
• JACK-ADAMS a foolish and stubborn person; a simpleton; a silly, impertinent fellow ...1690 sl.
• JACOB † a silly fellow; a simpleton; a fool; a half-witted fellow; an oaf ...1785 sl.
• JAY a stupid or silly person; a simpleton ...1884
• KIME †* a simpleton, a fool, a silly fellow...c1305
• KNOCK-SOFTLY a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LIGHTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIRIPOOP † a silly person ...1621
• MACKY-MOON a fool, a silly person; one who makes himself absurd or ridiculous by playing the fool; a queer-looking figure ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MADGE a term of contempt for a silly woman ...1814 Sc.
• MAFF a fool; a foolish, silly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLIN a simpleton; a silly, foolish person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOT-PATE † a silly whimsical person ...1622
• MAWMSEY a silly, awkward, trifling fellow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MAY-FOOL a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1869 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GAME a foolish, silly person ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GOSLING a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MOON-HEAD a silly, awkward fellow ...1919 Amer. dial.
• MOONLING † a simpleton, a silly fellow, a fool, an idiot, a lunatic ...1616
• NANNICOCK †* a silly, affected person; a young woman, as a term of contempt; also, a fool ...1600
• NAZOLD a silly or weak-minded person; a vain fool ...1607 colloq.
• NAZZALD a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NEDDY-BEECHAM a silly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEDDY-HOMMER a silly fellow ...1868 Eng. dial.
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY a silly, weak, or foolish person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NISEY † a fool; a silly fellow; a simpleton; a dunce ...c1684-6
• NOCKY †* a silly, dull fellow; a foolish person; a simpleton, a dullard; an oaf ...a1700 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
• NONTY-NIDDLETY a silly fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOODLE a silly, stupid person ...sl.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUTHEAD a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WOMAN a fussy, silly person of any sex or age ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PALAVER a wearisome talker; a person of silly, fussy and ostentatious manners ...1895 Sc.
• PATTICK a fool, simpleton, a silly person; one who talks nonsense; a merry fellow ...1856 Eng. dial.
• POWDER PUFF a silly girl or woman ...E20 US sl.
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWNY a silly fellow; a fool ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAPSKULL † a silly fellow, a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton ...1735 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SATEPOLL a foolish, silly, or stupid person; a simpleton ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAWK a silly person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SILLIKIN a silly person, a simpleton; a naive person ...1860 sl.
• SILLY a silly or foolish person ...1858 colloq.
• SIMON a silly fellow; a credulous gullible person; a simpleton ...1785 sl.
• SIMPLE SIMON a silly fellow; a credulous gullible person; a fool, a simpleton ...1785 sl.
• SINGLE-TEN a very foolish, silly fellow ...a1700 sl.
• SKANGER a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SOFTHEAD a half-witted or silly person
• SOPPY DATE a foolish or silly person ...1914 UK sl.
• SPALT † a silly person
• SPOOPS a silly fellow, a simpleton; a weak-minded fellow; one whose manners are objectionable ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SUCK-EGG a fool, a silly person, a stupid fellow ...1609 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TARLOCH a silly, inactive girl ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASSEL † a silly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSEY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TASSY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZIE a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZZY a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow; a simpleton ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIMDOODLE n. a term of contempt applied to a stupid, silly fellow ...1806 Eng. dial.
• TOM CONNEY a simpleton, a ninny, a very silly fellow ...a1700
• TOM CONY a simpleton, a ninny, a very silly fellow ...a1700
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• WAFFLE a feeble, silly, spineless person ...1887 Sc.
• WAG-FEATHER † a silly swaggerer; a swaggering coxcomb ...1611
• YAM a term of contempt for a silly, lumpish fellow; a blockhead ...1921 Sc.
• YAWNEY-BOX a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YORNHEAD a silly person; a lazy, stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ZAHTY-POLL a stupid, silly, half-imbecile person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SILLY - verbs
• ADOTE †* to become silly ...c1350
• BEDOTE † to cause to dote, to make silly, to befool ...c1385
• COME OUT WITH THE CAKES to be silly or half-witted ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FATUATE to become silly, to act foolishly, to play the fool ...1656 arch.
• HAVE KANGAROOS IN ONE'S TOP PADDOCK to be crazy or very silly ...E20 Aust. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A MORAY MAN MELTING BRASS to look silly ...Bk2002 Sc.
• SILLY to stun; to render silly or insensible ...1850