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SINLESS - SLANG
SINLESS - adjectives
• IMPECCANT not sinning; sinless; unerring ...a1763
SINLESSNESS - nouns
• IMPECCANCE † sinlessness, inerrancy ...1677
• IMPECCANCY sinlessness; inerrancy ...1614
SINNER - see SIN
SINUOUS - adjectives
• SINUATED sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
SINUOUS - nouns
• SINUOSITY the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
SINUOUS - verbs
• RANGLE to move about in a sinuous manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SIP - nouns
• BIB a small drink; a sip; a small quantity of food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SIPE a sip ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SIPPET †* a little sip ...a1529
• SUP a small quantity of liquid such as can be taken into the mouth at one tip; a sip, a mouthful ...1570
• TIFF a sip or little drink of punch or other diluted liquor ...1727 colloq. or sl.
SIP - verbs
• BAIBLE to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLEB to sip, to tipple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DELIBATE † to take a little of; to taste, to sip ...1623
• SABLE † to take frequent sips ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SIPPLE to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up ...1566
• SUP to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as opposed to a draught, to sip ...c1000 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TIFF to drink; esp. to drink slowly or in small portions; to sip ...1769 colloq. or sl.
• VAMP to fill up a glass, teapot, etc. when partially empty; to sip slowly ...1893 Eng. dial.
SIREN - nouns
• GROWLER a siren ...1961 Amer. sl.
SISSIFIED - adjectives
• PANTYWAIST timid; weak; effeminate; sissified ...1930s sl.
SISSY - nouns, person
• GINK a sissy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a weak-willed, priggish, or effeminate fellow; a sissy ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NO BULL-FIGHTER an effeminate male; a sissy ...E20 US sl.
• PANTYWAIST a timid, weak, or effeminate boy or man; a sissy; a cowardly person ...1936 US sl.
• SISSY-BREECHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-BRITCHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-PANTS a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1947 Amer. dial.
SISSY - phrases
• HE'S NO BULL-FIGHTER he's effeminate, or a sissy ... E20 US sl.
SISTER - nouns
• SISTERHEAD †* the state or condition of being a sister; sisterly status or relationship ...1390
• SISTERNITY * sisterhood ...1603
SISTER - nouns, person
• ANCHOR a younger brother or sister ...2003 UK sl.
• CADETTE a younger daughter or sister ...1679
• LITTLE BITS a nickname or affectionate term for a sister ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SIS a sister ...1656 sl.
• SISS sister ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SISTER-GERMAN a sister through both parents; a full sister ...1382
• SISTER-WIFE a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SKIN AND BLISTER a sister ...1925 rhyming sl.
• TER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TIDDY a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1864 Amer. dial.
• TITA a sister ...1967 Hawaii
• TITTA a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TITTER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TITTIE a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
• TITTIE AND BILLIE sister and brother ...18C Sc.
• TITTY a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
SISTER - nouns, person, other
• WALLY a nickname for someone seen as acting like a big brother or sister ...1980s US college sl.
SISTER - verbs
• ELDER IT to play the elder brother or sister ...1855 nonce word
• SISTERIZE * to be provided with a sister or sisters ...1752
SISTER-IN-LAW - nouns, person
• BAYAO a brother-in-law or sister-in-law ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BAYAW a brother-in-law or sister-in-law ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BEDSTEAD RELATION an in-law; a relation you get in marriage ...1967 Amer. dial.
SIT - nouns
• BAKER a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
• SITTING-PLACE * a place to sit in, a seat ...1382
SIT - verbs
• ANCHOR to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
• ARSLE to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BANG-A-BONK to sit lazily on a bank ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESIT † to sit upon; to lie heavy upon; to weigh upon ...1362
• BURN THE PLANKS to remain long sitting ...1843
• BUTTOCK DOWN to sit down ...1972 Amer. dial.
• CAMP DOWN to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
• COME TO AN ANCHOR to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
• COP A SQUAT to sit down ...1940s US Black sl.
• CRONK to perch, to sit ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIP to sit down ...Bk1900 Sc.
• KIP to sit, to lie ...1900s sl.
• LOP DOWN to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• NEST †* to sit down to ease oneself ...1670
• PARK to sit ...1910s sl.
• PARK ONE'S ARSE to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S BISCUIT to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CAN to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CARCASS to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FANNY to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FRAME to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S STERN to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• QUATTY to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• QUOT to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• REULL to sit in strange postures ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE to seat oneself; to crouch, resting on the limbs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAILORIZE to sit cross-legged like a tailor ...1829
• TAKE A LOAD OFF ONE'S FEET to sit down and rest, esp. used as an invitation ...20C sl.
• UNASS to knock someone out of a sitting position ...1991 US sl.
SIT - phrases
• BRING YOUR ARSE TO AN ANCHOR sit down ...1788 sl.
• PARK YOURSELF IN A PEW an invitation to sit down ...L19 sl.
• PUT YOURSELF LEVEL ON A CHAIR an hospitable invitation to be seated ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON THE PARLIAMENTARY SIDE OF YOUR ARSE sit down and be quiet ...1900s Irish
• TAKE A PEW an invitation to sit down ...L19 sl.
SITE - nouns
• LARACH the site of a building or habitation ...1705 Sc.
• SITUATION † the site of a building, etc. ...1542-3
SITTING - adjectives
• ASTRIDDLING sitting astride ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SEDENT * sitting ...L17
SITTING - nouns
• BOTTOM-ROOM as much room as a person requires in sitting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOWN-SITTING the act of sitting down; a resting, repose ...1535
• FLUMP the act of sitting down in a casual manner ...1990s US teen sl.
SITTING - phrases
• SITTING BIRD AND JOE sitting cheek by jowl, denoting intimacy ...Bk1898 Sc.
SITUATED - adjectives
• BESTEAD † placed, located, situated ...a1300
• BESTED † placed, located, situated ...a1300
• UNGAIN not near at hand; indirect; roundabout; difficult of access; inconveniently situated; generally used of a direction or road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SITUATING - nouns
• SITUATION † the act of situating ...1589
SITUATION - adjectives
• SITUAL * pert. to position or situation; positional ...1856
SITUATION - nouns
• BALLGAME a state of affairs, a situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
• DEAL the situation, the state of affairs ...L19 sl., orig. US
• END place, position, situation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAYOUT a situation, the facts ...L19 sl.
• POPSICLE STAND wherever one is currently situated ...1970s US campus sl.
• RAP a situation ...1930s sl.
• SCENE a situation; a happening ...1945 US sl.
• SITUS * situation, position ...1701
SITUATION - phrases
• OVER THE WALL past a bad situation and moving on ...1960s Amer. sl.
SIT UP - verbs
• LEAN ON ONE'S OWN BREAKFAST to sit up without leaning on another ...1910 Amer. dial.
SIX - adjectives
• SA six ...c1850 sl., chiefly showmen's
SIX - nouns
• CHOPSTICKS 1. in bingo: the number 6 ...20C rhyming sl.
2. the number six ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
• SAY the number six ...M19 sl.
• SEI the number six ...M19 sl.
• SEY the number six ...M19 sl.
• SIXSOME * six in all; six together ...1375
SIXFOLD - adjectives
• SIX-DOUBLE † sixfold ...1552
SIXPENCE - nouns
• BANDY sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• BENDER a sixpence ...1836 sl.
• CRIPPLE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROAKER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROOK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROOKBACK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• DEANER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOWNER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIDDLE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIDDLER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FYEBUCK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GODDESS DIANA sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRIFF-METOL sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRUNTER sixpence (2.5p) ...M19 sl.
• HALF-A-BORDE a sixpence ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• HALF A CHIP sixpence; a sixpenny bit ...1950 UK sl.
• HALF-A-HOG sixpence ...L17 sl.
• HALF-BORDE a sixpence ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• HALF-HOG sixpence ...L17 sl.
• HOG sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• KICK a sixpence; mainly used to denote sixpence as an element in a sum of money, as 'two and a kick' - two shillings and sixpence ...c1700 Brit. rhyming sl.
• KYE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• LORD-OF-THE-MANOR sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• NORTHEASTER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• PIG sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• POT sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SAX a sixpence ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE a sixpence ...a1900 Sc. sl.
• SHACK-STONER a sixpence ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SICE sixpence ...1660 sl.
• SIMON a sixpence ...a1700 sl.
• SNIDE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOW'S-BABY sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPRASER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRASY sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRAT sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPRAZER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRAZEY sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROUSE sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROWSER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROWSIE sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SYEBUCK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• TANNER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1811 Brit. sl.
• TESTER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• TILBURY † a sixpenny piece; sixpence ...1796 sl.
• TISSEY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl.
• TIZZEY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl.
• TIZZY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl..
• ZAC a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ZACK a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ZAK a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
SIXTY-THREE - nouns
• SIX-TREY sixty-three; 63rd Street ...1972 US sl.
SIZE - adjectives
• BELSIZE † bulky, of good size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• QUITE of considerable size or importance ...1917 Amer. dial.
• STONKING of exceptional size or quality ...Brit. sl.
SIZE - nouns
• LARGE † extent, size ...c1470
• LEASTNESS †* minimal size ...1674
• MICKLE size, measure, bulk, height; frequently in plural ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MICKLEDOM † size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• MUCHITY †* great bulk or size...1621
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SIZE - verbs
• MENSURATE * to measure; to take the dimensions of; to ascertain the size, extent or quantity of ...1653
SIZZLE - verbs
• SIZZ to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
SKATE - see SKATING
SKATEBOARDING - nouns
• BEEF in skateboarding: a fall on the butt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOARDING riding a skateboard ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRANE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards ...1976 US sl.
• FAKIE in skateboarding: a travelling-backwards manoeuvre ...1996 UK sl.
• NOLLIE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre similar to an 'ollie' but off the nose of the board, rather than the tail ...Aust. skateboarding usage
• OLLIE in skateboarding and snowboarding: a manoeuvre in which one drives the board up into the air off a flat surface without holding the board, often in order to perform a jump over an obstacle ...1979 Aust. sl.
• RAD PAD in skateboarding: a rubber wedge used as a shock pad that changes the angles at which the axle assembly is mounted ...1976 US sl.
• ROAD RASH cuts and grazing caused by falling off a skateboard ...1970 sl.
• SIDEWALK SURFING skateboarding ...1970s US sl.
• SKATEY a skateboard ...Aust. sl.
• VERT in skateboarding: an almost vertical ramp ...2003 UK sl.
• WOBBLIES a powerful and deep vibration of the board while skateboarding fast ...1976 US sl.
• WOBS a powerful and deep vibration of the board while skateboarding fast ...1976 US sl.
• WOOD RASH any injury, esp. grazing, sustained when riding a skateboard on a wooden ramp ...2001 US sl.
SKATEBOARDING - nouns, person
• BOARDER a skateboarder ...20C teen & high school sl.
• POLEDAD an annoying, new-to-the-sport skateboarder ...1964 US sl.
• RAGER a skilled, aggressive surfer or skateboarder ...1997 US sl.
• SIDEWALK SURFER a skateboarder ...1970s US sl.
• SK8R a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE BETTY a girl who associates with skateboarders, perhaps skateboarding herself ...1989 US sl.
• SKATER a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE RAT a devoted skateboarder ...1989 US sl.
SKATEBOARDING - verbs
• CARVE in skateboarding: to take a turn sharply ...1976 US sl.
• DAG to slow down, esp. on a skateboard ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DECK to ride a skateboard ...1990s sl., orig. US teen
• FACE-PAINT to fall off a skateboard onto one's face ...20C teen & high school sl.
• PUMMEL to skateboard fearlessly without regard to the effect on the board or body ...1984 US sl.
SKATING - nouns
• DUTCH GALOSHES † skates ...a1687
• GLACIARIUM a skating-rink with ice artificially produced ...1878
• QUOIT the act of skating ...1825 Sc.
• ROCKER a skate with a curved blade ...M19
• SKATCHER a skate ...1790 Sc.
• SKEET an ice skate ...1800 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHER a skate ...1790 Sc. s
• TEETERING the sport of skating on yielding ice ...1921 Amer. dial.
SKATING - nouns, person
• LAMB † an expert skater ...1898 Sc. school sl.
• SKATIST one who is fond of skating ...1876
SKATING - verbs
• LAMB † to skate expertly ...1898 Sc. school sl.
• QUOIT to skate ...1825 Sc.
• SCLY to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SCOR to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEET to skate or slide on ice ...1872 Amer. dial.
• SKIRR to slide or skate swiftly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SKLIRE to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLOY to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
SKELETON - adjectives
• CARRION † skeleton-like ...1565
• SKELETONIAN * resembling a skeleton; lean, thin ...1801
• SKELETONTAL †* skeleton-like ...1651
• SKELETONY skeleton-like ...1852
SKELETON - adverbs
• SKELETONLY * like a skeleton ...1847
SKELETON - nouns
• ANATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ATTAMIE a skeleton ...1790 Sc.
• BONES a skeleton ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• CAGE OF BONES a skeleton ...1860 Eng. dial.
• FRAME the skeleton of an animal, bird, or fish (used by trappers and hunters) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• NATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMIZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTTAMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTIMAZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTIMIZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RACKABONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKER a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKERBONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACK OF BONES a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RAGABANES the skeleton of a fish or animal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAME † the bones or skeleton of a human being or animal; generally plural ...1497 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMES a skeleton, a carcass; the framework or ligaments of anything; remains, remnants ...E19 Eng. dial.
• RICKLE a very lean person or animal, a skeleton ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLE OF BONES a very lean person or animal, a skeleton ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SKELET † a skeleton ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKELLY a skeleton ...2000s sl.
• SKRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
SKETCH - nouns
• ADUMBRATION representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description ...1552
• SKIFF a slight sketch, trace, touch, etc. of something ...1839 Sc.
• SKIM a hasty sketch or survey ...1889
• TABLE † a sketch, plan, scheme ...a1577
SKETCH - verbs
• ADUMBRATE to represent the shadow of anything, to draw or figure in outline; to outline, to sketch, to give a faint indication of ...1641
• TAKE to sketch; to draw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SKETCHING - nouns
• ADUMBRATION representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description ...1552
SKEWER - nouns
• SKIVEL a skewer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER a skewer ...1664 chiefly Eng. dial.
SKI - nouns
• CHEATERS metal skis ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LATS skis ...2003 US sl.
SKID ROW - nouns
• BOWERY the part of a city notorious for low life; skid row ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINE a red-light district; skid row; an area of cheap housing ...1927 Amer. dial.
SKIING - nouns
• DAFFY a skiing stunt in which one ski is swung up in front of the skier while the other is brought up behind and parallel to the first, the whole being a form of mid-air splits ...1984 UK usage
• EGGBEATER in skiing: a head-over-heels fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOTORWAY when skiing, a broad, easy piste ...1982 UK sl.
SKIING - nouns, person
• SKI BUM a person who frequents ski resorts habitually, often doing casual jobs, for the sake of skiing ...1963 Amer. sl.
• SKI BUNNY 1. a female who is learning to ski ...1963 US sl.
2. a woman who frequents ski resorts to solicit rather than to ski ...1963 US sl.
• SKISTER one who uses skis ...1898
• SNOW BUNNY a woman who frequents the ski slopes as much for the sex as for the sport ...1953 sl. orig. US
• TRAIL HOG a skier who is inconsiderate of other skiers, monopolizing a narrow trail ...1963 US sl.
SKILFUL, SKILLED - adjectives
• ACE ON skilled at ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• AFFABROUS * skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1731
• AKAMAI smart, clever, skilful, learned, expert, ingenious ...1840 Hawaii
• APTISH skilful, useful, accurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled ...1855 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• BIONIC highly skilled or capable ...1976 sl.
• BONZO skilful ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• CANNY skilful, clever ...1768 Sc.
• COOL highly skilled or clever ...colloq.
• CRAFTIOUS †* skilful, artistic ...c1449
• DAB clever, skilful or skilled; expert; very conversant ...18C colloq.
• DAEDAL skilful, cunning to invent or fashion...1590 chiefly poetical
• DAEDALIAN skilful, ingenious, formed with art ...1607
• DAFT † deft, skilful ...? a1500
• DARB highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great ...1930 US sl.
• DEXTERICAL † dexterous, adroit, skilful ...1607
• EXTRA excellent, unusually good; skilled, expert ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GAIN handy, expert, skilful, deft, dexterous; workmanlike ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• GREAT highly skilled or capable ...1784
• HABILE having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous ...1485
• HAGHER † skilful, clever, dexterous; apt, fit ...c1200
• HANDSOME † 1. of an agent: apt, skilled, clever ...1547
† 2. of action, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, dexterous, skilful, clever, happy ...1563-87
• KIDDY skilful, esp. in a criminal context ...L18 sl.
• LESTY †* skilful, sagacious ...1423 Sc.
• MAGISTERIAL † pert. to a master-workman; displaying a master's skill; also, having the qualifications of a master ...1643
• MUSTARD excellent, best, skilled ...1925 Brit. sl.
• NICK-NACKIE dexterous or skilful in doing any piece of delicate work ...B1900 Sc.
• NIFTY highly skilled or capable ...1907 sl., orig. US
• PIE ON highly skilled or capable ...1941 NZ sl.
• QUEME †* skilled, clever; smart, active ...c1400
• SCIENCE skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SCIENCED skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-HOT highly skilled or capable ...1961 sl.
• SKEELY skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKILLY skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SUBTILE † of persons: clever, dexterous, skilful ...c1374
• SUBTLE of craftsmen, etc.: skilful, clever, expert, dexterous ...a1300 arch.
• TACKY good, skilled, clever ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
• TIDY † able, skilful ...c1350
• TIGHT † of a person: competent, capable, able, skilful; alert, smart; lively, vigorous, stout ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VERSANT * of persons: skilled, versed, or experienced in a subject, practice, etc., as the result of having been occupied with it ...1766
• WARE † prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WARE AND WISE † prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WITTY skilful, clever, intelligent ...1952 Amer. dial.
SKILFUL, SKILLED - nouns, person
• ACE a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill ...E20
• DAB a skilled or adept person; an expert ...1691
• DAB HAND an expert; a skilled person; an adept ...1828 colloq.
• DABSTER a clever workman; an expert in any business; one skilled at anything; an adept; a versatile person ...1708 colloq.
• DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person ...1784 colloq.
• DANDY, THE one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable ...1784 colloq.
• HOT CUP OF TEA, A ‘hot stuff’; a person very excellent, skilful, or energetic at a game, etc. ...c1880 sl.
• HOT DOG a highly skilled person who is boastful or flashy ...1900 Amer. sl.
• MACK DADDY a very successful or skilful man ...1990s US Black sl.
• MASTER HAND a highly skilled worker ...1709
• MASTER-MAN † a person skilled in some art or craft ...c1250
• MCDADDY a very successful or skilful man ...1990s US Black sl.
• MIVVY a skilled person ...1906 sl.
• OLD HAND one who has been long employed or has experience in any business; one who is skilful in doing something; an expert, a veteran ...1785
• RINGER a skilled person ...1848 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SKILL † a skilled person ...a1657
• WHIZZ a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WIZ a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WIZARD an expertly skilled person ...1620
SKILFULLY - adverbs
• CANNILY sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEATLY cleverly, deftly, skilfully ...1436 arch.
• HANDSOMELY † skilfully, dexterously, cleverly ...1551
• SUBTLY cleverly, dexterously, skilfully; ingeniously, artfully, cunningly ...c1350 arch.
SKILFULNESS - nouns
• CANNINESS sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
SKILL - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
SKILL - nouns
• CAN skill, knowledge ...1768 Scot
• CAST † skill, art ...c1320
• DAG a feat of skill; a daring act ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DAZZITY the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACT † a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill ...1543
• HANDCRAFT † manual skill, power, or work; handicraft ...a975
• HANDSOMENESS † skill, dexterity, ability, cleverness; propriety, becomingness, decency ...1555
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTERY † a competitive or emulative feat of strength or skill ...1390
• SIGHT † knowledge, skill, insight ...1530
• SUBTILITY † skill, cleverness, ingenuity ...c1375
• SUBTILTY † skill, cleverness, dexterity ...c1386
• SUBTLETY † skill, cleverness, dexterity ...c1375
• VAND a skill, knack, or aptitude for doing something ...1893 Sc.
• YOKE a game, a match; a trial of skill ...1812 Sc.
SKILL - verbs
• KEN †* to have skill; to be accomplished in ...1362
• MONKEY-PAW to handle with great skill ...19C Royal Navy colloq.
• SKILL † to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
SKILLED - phrases
• HE KNOWS HIS P'S AND Q'S he knows his business well; he is skilled in his job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
SKILLET - nouns
• PIGGIN a skillet ...1952 Amer. dial.
SKIM - verbs
• SCUM to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKIFF to touch lightly in passing over; to skim ...1807-10 Sc.
• SKITTER to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• SKUM to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
SKIMPY - adjectives
• SCRIMY meager, skimpy ...1943 Amer. dial.
SKIN - adjectives
• CARNATION † adj. flesh-coloured ...1565-78
• CARNATIONED † flesh-coloured ...1649
• CARNEOUS † flesh-coloured, pale red ...1673
• COCOBAY having a skin covered in repulsive sores ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DAMBLACK extremely dark-skinned ...1930s US Black sl.
• HALE-SKINNT having a whole skin without sores or disease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASTERED having the skin roughened by contact with the weather, or disease ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZLED rough, chapped like the skin in frosty weather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RED light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• RED-ASS light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• RED-SKINNED light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• SALLOW of the skin or complexion: having a sickly yellow or brownish yellow colour ...a1000
• SCRAN'D of the skin: chapped ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VERSIPELLOUS † having the faculty of changing the skin ...1650
SKIN - nouns
• BARE † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
• BARK the skin, epidermis ...1727 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY-GUN an eruption on the skin; also, shingles ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BARN-GUN an eruption on the skin; also, shingles ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BLIPE a shred of skin when it peels off ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYPE a shred of skin when it peels off; a lump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFF the skin ...1654 colloq.
• CABAROUSE a thickening or hardening of the skin ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARNATION † the colour of human 'flesh' or skin; flesh-colour ...c1535
• CREEPING CRUD a variety of skin diseases; any skin disorder ...World War II US military usage
• DEAD MAN'S PINCHES small discoloured marks on the skin; black and blue spots on one's skin that one cannot account for ...1883 Ireland & Amer. dial.
• DUDLEY a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Dudley Moore)
• DUDLEY MOORE a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EFFLORESCENCE † colour developed on the skin, either in the ordinary course of nature, or as the result of disease ...1646
• ENAMEL skin ...1940s US Black sl.
• FAIRFLE † a skin eruption; a state of itch ...1825 Sc.
• FARACK a small mark on the skin ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FARRACK a small mark on the skin ...1900 Sc.
• GNAT BREAD decayed skin tissue ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GNAT BUTTER decayed skin tissue ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKIN the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• HACK a crack or chap in the skin, generally caused by exposure to cold, wet, or frost ...1808 Sc.
• HAZLE the dried appearance presented by the skin before it chaps ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIDE the skin ...a1000, now jocular
• HIDE AND HUE † skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the body
• JACKET the human skin ...17C sl.
• LAP † a fold of flesh or skin; occasionally, the female pudendum ...1398
• LEATHER skin ...1303
• NAKED, THE †* the naked skin ...a1400-50
• PAINT JOB one's skin colour ...2000s US sl.
• PASSION BITE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BLISTER a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BUMP a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION KISS a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION MARK a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIMPLE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION SPOT a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOWDER the skin frayed with heat and friction during violent exercise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEVEN-YEAR ITCH any skin condition that causes chronic itching; an itch supposed to last for seven years ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKIN-COAT † a person's skin ...1589
• SKIN-FLICK a slide used by a dermatologist to illustrate diseases during teaching rounds ...1980 US sl.
• SKIN GAME the science of dermatology ...1980 US sl.
• TETTER any kind of skin disease or itching caused by eczema, ringworm, poison ivy, etc. ...1737 Amer. dial.
• VERA skin ...1940s rhyming sl. (Vera Lynn)
• VERA LYNN skin ...1940s rhyming sl.
• WARISH † hard skin, a callosity, a callous ...1570
SKIN - nouns, person
• BLACK FELLOW a man having a black or very dark skin ...1738
• DARKEE a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• DARKEY an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• DARKIE (now derogatory or or offensive) an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...1775 sl.
• DARKY an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• MOKE (usually contemptuous and offensive) a dark-skinned person of any race ...1871 Amer. sl.
• RED a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• RED-SKIN a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• TANLING * one tanned by the sun's rays; a dark-skinned person ...1611
• VELVET any dark-skinned woman ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• ZIT DOCTOR a dermatologist ...1980s US teen sl.
SKIN - verbs
• CASE † to strip of the skin, to skin ...1601
• HACK of the skin: to chap or crack; to make or become rough ...c1779 Sc.
• RAGGLE to scrape or tear the skin ...1808 Sc.
SKINFLINT - nouns, person
• ANOINTER a miser, a skinflint ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MONEY MISER a skinflint, a miserly person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIPCHEESE a mean or miserly person; a parsimonious, covetous person; a skinflint ...1825
• NIPFARTHING † a mean miser; a skinflint; a niggardly person ...1566
• PENNY-FATHER † a man who is too careful of his pence; an old miser, a niggard, a skinflint, a parsimonious person ...1549
• PIKER a cheapskate ...E20 US sl.
• PINCHPENNY † a miser, a niggard, a skinflint; a covetous man ...c1412
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMP a miser; a skinflint; a mean, niggardly person ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHARE-PENNY †* one who would shear a penny; a niggardly person; a skinflint, a miser ...1606
SKINHEAD - nouns
• AGGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• AGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• BOVVER BOOT a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead ...1969 UK sl.
SKINHEAD - nouns, person
• BONEHEAD a bald-headed person; a skinhead; hence, an extreme skinhead haircut ...1981 UK sl.
• BOVVER BOY a member of a hooligan gang, generally characterized as a skinhead, and therefore associated with extreme right-wing, racist violence ...1970 UK
• SHARPIE a young person who adopts styles of hair, dress etc., similar to those of the British skinhead ...1965 Aust. sl.
• SKIN a skinhead ...1970 Brit. sl.
SKINNINESS - nouns
• GYPPO'S DOG a standard of skinniness ...2001 UK sl.
SKINNY - adjectives
• CORPSY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLATSIDED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LATHY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-ASSED having slim hips; thin, skinny ...1916-22 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-GUTTED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• POOR thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAKKIE in poor condition, skinny, emaciated ...1967 Sc.
• RATTLEBONED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIBBY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIBEY poor, skinny, scrawny ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SKINNISH thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNYMALINK thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM-JIM thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPARERIBBED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SKINNY - nouns, person
• BAG OF BONES a skinny person or animal ...B1838 sl.
• BARE-BONE a lean, skinny person ...1596
• MEESH a skinny little runt who acts like he goes looking for a fight every 2 minutes ...c1990s Welsh playground sl.
• SCARCE-OF-FAT a thin or skinny person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SKRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
SKINS - nouns
• SKINNERY † skins or furs collectively ...c1460
SKIP - adjectives
• SKIPPISH † inclined to skip ...1576
SKIP - verbs
• CALEEVER to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CAPRIOLE to leap, to skip, to caper; also said of horses and their riders ...1580
• HALF-HAM to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HALF-HAMMON to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• SALTATE * to leap; to jump; to skip; to dance ...1623
• SCALE to skip, to bounce, to ricochet ...a1870 Amer. dial.
• SCOUP to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SKELP to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
• SKICE † to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKIFT † to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
• SKIFTER to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKIPPER * to skip or hop ...1845
• SKITTER to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• TRIPUDIATE to dance, skip, or leap for joy or with excitement; to exult ...1623
SKIPPING - adjectives
• SKIPJACK hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
SKIPPING - nouns
• SKITTER a light skipping movement or the sound caused by this ...1905 US
SKIP STONES - see STONE
SKIRMISH - adjectives
• IN MANGLE † in a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle ...a1300
SKIRMISH - nouns
• BICKER a skirmish, a fight; a scrimmage ...1824 Sc.
• BRABBLE † a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war ...1577
• CARMUICHE † skirmish ...1535 Sc.
• SCRAP a fight, a tussle, a skirmish ...1846
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMMISH a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRM †* movement as in fighting or fencing; skirmish ...c1400
• SKRIMMISH a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VELITATION * a slight or preliminary engagement with an enemy; a skirmish; a fight or scuffle ...1616
SKIRMISH - verbs
• DIMICATE † to fight, to contend, to skirmish ...1656
• SCRIMMAGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMIDGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKIRM † to fence, to skirmish ...c1205
• SKRIM to skirmish; to dart ...1375 Sc.
• VELITAND † to skirmish ...1641
• VILITANDE † to skirmish ...1641
SKIRMISHING - nouns
• SKIRMERY †* skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
SKITTISH - adjectives (also see horses under adjectives)
• BOGLESOME shy, skittish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGERISH skittish, inclined to shy ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERY skittish, inclined to shy ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERISH skittish, inclined to shy ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CORKY skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
• HATTLE wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH skittish, mettlesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TID lively, sprightly, frolicsome; skittish, restless, fidgety ...1825 Eng. dial.
SKITTISH - verbs
• SKIT to shy or be skittish; to move lightly and rapidly; to caper, to leap, to spring ...1611
SKULK - verbs
• DARK to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• MEACH to slink, to skulk, to crawl, to cringe, to look ashamed ...1833 Amer. dial.
• MEECH to sneak, to slink, to skulk; to idle stealthily or shamefacedly about; to creep about softly; to cringe; to look ashamed ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCAWT ABOUT to skulk, to be lazy or idle; to stand or walk about doing nothing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SKOOK to skulk; to scowl; to look angry, sulky, or furtive; to go about in a secret, guilty manner ...1845 Sc.
• TAPIS † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPISH † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
SKULKING - adjectives
• MEACHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• MEECHING skulking, sneaking, creeping softly; cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MICHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
SKULKING - nouns
• SKULKERY † the practice of skulking ...c1400
SKULKING - nouns, person
• SCONCE a skulking person ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
• SKOOK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
SKULL - nouns
• BONE BOX the skull ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAIN-BOX the skull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAIN-CANISTER the head, the skull ...1865 pugilistic sl.
• BRAIN-PAN the skull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALVAIR †* a skull ...c1420
• DEAD MAN'S HEAD † a skull, or figure of a skull ...1557
• DEATH'S-FACE † the head of Death figured as a skeleton; a human skull, a figure or representation of a skull, esp. as an emblem of mortality ...1623
• DEATH'S-HEAD the head of Death figured as a skeleton; a human skull, a figure or representation of a skull, esp. as an emblem of mortality ...1596
• DICKY the head, the skull ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HARN-PAN the skull, the brain-pan ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BONE † the skull ...c1205
• HEAD-PAN † the skull, the brain-pan ...c1000
• HEAD-PIECE the head, skull, cranium ...1579 arch.
• KNOWLEDGE-BOX the head; the skull ...1796 humorous
• NIDDICK the nape of the neck; the whole head or skull ...1558 Eng. dial.
• PACKY the skull, the head ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAN † the skull, esp. its upper part ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKELETON a skull ...1936 Amer. dial.
SKULL-CAP - see HAT
SKUNK - nouns
• BET-PIYAN a polecat or skunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ESSENCE PEDDLER a skunk ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PERFUMED PUSSY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME KITTY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME MERCHANT a skunk ...1946 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME PUSSY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PETUNIA a nickname for a skunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PISS CAT a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISSER a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISS KITTY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SACHET a skunk ...1967Amer. dial.
• SACHET KITTEN a skunk ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SACHET PUSSY a skunk ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SASHAY KITTY a skunk ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SKINK † a skunk ...1774
• SKUNKLET a young skunk ...1894
• WOOD KITTY a skunk ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WOOD PUSSY a skunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WOODS CAT a skunk ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WOODS KITTY a skunk ...1928 Amer. dial.
• WOODS PUSSY a skunk ...1950 Amer. dial.
SKY - adjectives
• CUMATICAL † blue; of a sky colour ...1622
• ELEMENTAL † pert. to the sky; also, governed by celestial influences ...1527
• GROUTY of the sky, weather: thundery, threatening rain ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
• HAZELY said of a grey sky, no sun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAVEN-DIRECTED directed or pointing towards the sky ...1732
• HEAVY of the sky, clouds, etc.: overcast with dark clouds; lowering, gloomy ...1583
• MACKEREL-BACKED of clouds, the sky: dappled with small white fleecy clouds ...1844
• SCAUMY of the sky: bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIED * seeming to touch or reach the sky; lofty ...1730-46
• SUBDIAL †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
SKY - nouns
• AIR the sky, clouds ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPLE PIE the sky ...1940s rhyming sl.
• BORIE a clear opening of the sky in wet weather ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERMILK SKY the sky when filled with small, curd-like or patchy clouds; the clouds themselves ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CARRY the clouds collectively, sky ...1788
• DARKEE a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DARKEY a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DARKY a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• ELEMENT † the sky ...c1485 exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GLIN(N) a bright streak in the sky ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HAWK'S MOUTH a light sky with a sullen horizon above a black sea; it is considered a sure sign of bad weather ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LIFT the sky ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL-SKY a sky dappled with small white fleecy clouds (cirro-cumulus) ...1669
• OCCIDENT * the region of the sky in which the sun and other heavenly bodies set, or the corresponding region of the earth; the west ...c1386
• OCCIENT † the region of the sky in which the sun and other heavenly bodies set, or the corresponding region of the earth; the west ...c1460
• PACKET-BOYS small, well-defined, roundish masses of cloud; a mackerel sky ...1873 Sc.
• SCAM a sudden glow of heat or red in the sky ...1939 Sc.
• SKEW † the sky or heaven ...a1300
• SKEWS † the skies, heavens, or clouds ...c1320
SKY - verbs
• LAPPER of the sky: to have a blotched or mottled appearance ...1923 Sc.
• RACK UP of the sky or clouds: to clear up ...1626
• SCOUL of the sky: to look red ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SLACKEN - verbs
• UNBEND † to slacken or weaken ...1605
SLAM - verbs
• FLAP to toss, fling, slam, etc., abruptly or noisily
• JAM to slam, to shut with a bang ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• YARK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SLAM DOWN - verbs
• SLUMP * to slam down ...M19
SLANDER, SLANDERING, SLANDEROUS - nouns
• ADOXY † ignominy, shame; slander, infamy ...1656
• CALUMNIATION 1. slandering; malicious detraction ...1548
2. a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNY false and malicious representation of the words or actions of others calculated to injure their reputation; libellous detraction, slander ...1564
• CARTEL † a slanderous writing, a libel ...1590
• DEFAME † defamation, slander, calumny ...a1450
• DIRDUMS ridicule, scoffs, sneers, slanders ...1825 Sc.
• DISCLANDER † malicious speech bringing opprobrium upon anyone; slander ...c1300
• ILL-SPEAKING evil speaking, slandering ...1861 Sc.
• ILL-WIND a slander; evil report ...1871 Sc.
• LIE BILL an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
• MALEDICTION a reviling, slander ...1526
• MALIGNATION * the act of maligning or slandering ...1836
• MUCK-SLINGING. slander ...20C Brit. sl.
• OBLOCUTION † evil-speaking; obloquy, slander ...1432-50
• OBLOQUY evil-speaking directed against a person or thing; abuse, detraction, calumny, slander ...1460
• OBTRACTATION † 1. detraction, disparagement, slander, calumny ...1563-83
† 2. a slandering behind one's back ...1647
• OBTRECTATION † detraction, disparagement, slander, calumny ...1563-83
• SCLANDER slander ...1731 Sc.
• SKANDER †* slander, scandal ...1338
• TOLE † evil-speaking, calumny, slander; blasphemy; reproach, blame ...c1000
• UGLY WHISPER a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
SLANDER - verbs
• BADMOUTH to speak ill of someone; to slander; to curse, to put a spell on ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BESPATTER to cover with abuse; to vilify or slander, to calumniate ...1653
• BESQUIRT † to slander, to calumniate, to defame ...1682
• BLACKGUARD to slander or abuse verbally; to talk in scurrilous terms about someone or something ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLAST to scold, to slander, to attack verbally; to say uncomplimentary things about somebody ...1957 Amer. sl.
• BUM-RAP to talk ill about someone ...Bk1990 sl.
• CALL to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALUMNIATE to accuse or charge falsely and maliciously with something criminal or disreputable; to slander ...1554
• CALUMNIZE † to calumniate; to slander ...1606
• CALUMNY † to calumniate, to slander ...1563
• DEFAMATE * to defame, to slander ...Bk1897
• DEHONESTATE †* to dishonour, to disgrace, to disparage, to slander, to calumniate ...1663
• DISCLANDER † to speak evil of, so as to expose to opprobrium; to slander; to calumniate ...c1290
• DOWNMOUTH to attack verbally, to slander ...1981 US sl.
• EENIL † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EINDLE † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• GIVE GREEN RATS to malign, to slander, to backbite ...B1900 sl.
• ILL to harm; to reproach; to rail at; to speak evil of ...1684 Eng. dial.
• ILLIFY to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of ...1862 Eng. dial.
• ILL-LANGUAGE † to use ill language about; to speak ill of ...1678
• ILL-SPEAK † to speak evil of; to slander ...1582
• MEAN-MOUTH vb. to attack verbally; to slander ...1960s US dial.
• NERONIZE to call by a bad name, to slander ...1673
• OBTRACT † to detract from; to disparage, to decry, to slander ...1596
• OBTRECT † to detract from; to disparage, to decry, to slander ...1596
• OPPROBRIATE to cover with opprobrium; to speak abusively or contemptuously of or to; to abuse; to slander, to calumniate ...1649
• PUT ONE'S MOUTH ON to denigrate, to slander ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RECKON UP to slander, to backbite ...19C sl.
• RUN AGROUND to slander; to depreciate ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALIZE to slander, to malign, to defame, to ridicule ...1844
• SCLANDER to slander ...1808 Sc.
• SCLAIVE to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SCLAVE to spread a story though gossip or tittle-tattle; to rumour-monger; spec. of malicious rumours, to slander, to defame, to calumniate ...1825 Sc.
• SKANDER †* to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKAUNDER †* to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKLAVE to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• TASH † to slander; to cast a stain on a person; to upbraid, to taunt ...1827 Sc.
• TRADUCE to speak maliciously and falsely of; to slander, to defame ...1525
SLANDERER - nouns, person
• CALUMNER † a calumniator; a slanderer ...1614
• CALUMNIATOR a slanderer ...1549
• CALUMNIER †* a slanderer ...1586
• DEFAMATOR †* one who defames; a slanderer ...1704
• FAMICIDE † a destroyer of one's reputation; a slanderer ...1656
• ILLIFIER a slanderer ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SPEAKER an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1898 Sc.
• ILL TONGUE an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MALDISANT † an evil speaker, a slanderer, a backbiter ...1598
• MALEDICENT * one who speaks evil of another; a slanderer ...1657
• OBLOCUTOR † a gainsayer, a contradictor; a detractor, a slanderer ...1603
• OBTRECTATOR † a detractor, a slanderer ...1432-50
• OBTRECTOR †* a detractor, a slanderer ...1563-83
• SCLAIVER a gossip, a rumour-monger, a slanderer ...1920 Sc.
• SCLANDERAR a slanderer ...1808 Sc.
• SUBSTRACTOR †* a detractor, a slanderer, a calumniator ...1601
• TONGUE-THIEF a slanderer ...1899 Sc.
SLANDEROUS - adjectives
• BLACK-BABBLING babbling maliciously, slanderous ...1624
• BLACK-MOUTHED † having a black mouth; fig. using foul or scurrilous language; abusive, foul-mouthed; slanderous, calumnious ...1595
• CALUMNIATORY slanderous, calumnious ...1625
• CALUMNIOUS slanderous, defamatory ...1490
• DEFAMATIVE † defamatory, slanderous, calumnious ...1502
• DEFAMOUS † of speech or writing: defamatory, slanderous, calumnious ...1557
• FAMOUS † of utterances, etc.: libellous, slanderous ...1543
• ILL-TONGUED having a malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language; foul-mouthed ...a1300
• MALEDICENT * given to evil-speaking; slanderous ...1599
• OBTRACTUOUS †* slanderous, calumnious ...1537
SLANG - adjectives
• SLANGULAR belonging to or characteristic of slang ...1853 colloq.
SLANG - nouns
• ALSATIA PHRASE terms from slang or criminal jargon ...E17 sl.
• ATTABOY LANGUAGE slang (Attaboy = American soldier) ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNYARD EXPRESSION coarse or vulgar language; slang ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANT provincial dialect; vulgar slang ...1802
• FLAPPERESE n. slang of the 1920s ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUM-CHEWING WORDS slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK LANG slang, spec. rhyming slang ...1960s Aust. sl.
• JAZZ JARGON slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KABAC GENALS backslang ...L19 sl.
• KABGNALS backslang ...L19 sl.
• LIP MUSIC slangy speech ...1990s sl.
• OLD JACK LANG slang, spec. rhyming slang ...1960s Aust. sl.
• FAGLISH gay slang ...1980s US gay sl.
• SLANGUAGE slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ST. GILES'S GREEK slang, cant ...L18 sl.
• STREAMLINE SPEECH slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRENCH TALK military slang ...World War I Amer. sl.
• IMPECCANT not sinning; sinless; unerring ...a1763
SINLESSNESS - nouns
• IMPECCANCE † sinlessness, inerrancy ...1677
• IMPECCANCY sinlessness; inerrancy ...1614
SINNER - see SIN
SINUOUS - adjectives
• SINUATED sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
SINUOUS - nouns
• SINUOSITY the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
SINUOUS - verbs
• RANGLE to move about in a sinuous manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SIP - nouns
• BIB a small drink; a sip; a small quantity of food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SIPE a sip ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SIPPET †* a little sip ...a1529
• SUP a small quantity of liquid such as can be taken into the mouth at one tip; a sip, a mouthful ...1570
• TIFF a sip or little drink of punch or other diluted liquor ...1727 colloq. or sl.
SIP - verbs
• BAIBLE to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLEB to sip, to tipple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DELIBATE † to take a little of; to taste, to sip ...1623
• SABLE † to take frequent sips ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SIPPLE to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up ...1566
• SUP to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as opposed to a draught, to sip ...c1000 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TIFF to drink; esp. to drink slowly or in small portions; to sip ...1769 colloq. or sl.
• VAMP to fill up a glass, teapot, etc. when partially empty; to sip slowly ...1893 Eng. dial.
SIREN - nouns
• GROWLER a siren ...1961 Amer. sl.
SISSIFIED - adjectives
• PANTYWAIST timid; weak; effeminate; sissified ...1930s sl.
SISSY - nouns, person
• GINK a sissy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a weak-willed, priggish, or effeminate fellow; a sissy ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NO BULL-FIGHTER an effeminate male; a sissy ...E20 US sl.
• PANTYWAIST a timid, weak, or effeminate boy or man; a sissy; a cowardly person ...1936 US sl.
• SISSY-BREECHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-BRITCHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-PANTS a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1947 Amer. dial.
SISSY - phrases
• HE'S NO BULL-FIGHTER he's effeminate, or a sissy ... E20 US sl.
SISTER - nouns
• SISTERHEAD †* the state or condition of being a sister; sisterly status or relationship ...1390
• SISTERNITY * sisterhood ...1603
SISTER - nouns, person
• ANCHOR a younger brother or sister ...2003 UK sl.
• CADETTE a younger daughter or sister ...1679
• LITTLE BITS a nickname or affectionate term for a sister ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SIS a sister ...1656 sl.
• SISS sister ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SISTER-GERMAN a sister through both parents; a full sister ...1382
• SISTER-WIFE a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SKIN AND BLISTER a sister ...1925 rhyming sl.
• TER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TIDDY a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1864 Amer. dial.
• TITA a sister ...1967 Hawaii
• TITTA a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1883 Amer. dial.
• TITTER a sister; also, a term or term of address for a woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TITTIE a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
• TITTIE AND BILLIE sister and brother ...18C Sc.
• TITTY a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
SISTER - nouns, person, other
• WALLY a nickname for someone seen as acting like a big brother or sister ...1980s US college sl.
SISTER - verbs
• ELDER IT to play the elder brother or sister ...1855 nonce word
• SISTERIZE * to be provided with a sister or sisters ...1752
SISTER-IN-LAW - nouns, person
• BAYAO a brother-in-law or sister-in-law ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BAYAW a brother-in-law or sister-in-law ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BEDSTEAD RELATION an in-law; a relation you get in marriage ...1967 Amer. dial.
SIT - nouns
• BAKER a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
• SITTING-PLACE * a place to sit in, a seat ...1382
SIT - verbs
• ANCHOR to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
• ARSLE to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BANG-A-BONK to sit lazily on a bank ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESIT † to sit upon; to lie heavy upon; to weigh upon ...1362
• BURN THE PLANKS to remain long sitting ...1843
• BUTTOCK DOWN to sit down ...1972 Amer. dial.
• CAMP DOWN to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
• COME TO AN ANCHOR to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
• COP A SQUAT to sit down ...1940s US Black sl.
• CRONK to perch, to sit ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIP to sit down ...Bk1900 Sc.
• KIP to sit, to lie ...1900s sl.
• LOP DOWN to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• NEST †* to sit down to ease oneself ...1670
• PARK to sit ...1910s sl.
• PARK ONE'S ARSE to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S BISCUIT to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CAN to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S CARCASS to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FANNY to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S FRAME to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PARK ONE'S STERN to sit down, esp. at an invitation ...1940s sl., orig. US
• QUATTY to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• QUOT to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• REULL to sit in strange postures ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE to seat oneself; to crouch, resting on the limbs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAILORIZE to sit cross-legged like a tailor ...1829
• TAKE A LOAD OFF ONE'S FEET to sit down and rest, esp. used as an invitation ...20C sl.
• UNASS to knock someone out of a sitting position ...1991 US sl.
SIT - phrases
• BRING YOUR ARSE TO AN ANCHOR sit down ...1788 sl.
• PARK YOURSELF IN A PEW an invitation to sit down ...L19 sl.
• PUT YOURSELF LEVEL ON A CHAIR an hospitable invitation to be seated ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON THE PARLIAMENTARY SIDE OF YOUR ARSE sit down and be quiet ...1900s Irish
• TAKE A PEW an invitation to sit down ...L19 sl.
SITE - nouns
• LARACH the site of a building or habitation ...1705 Sc.
• SITUATION † the site of a building, etc. ...1542-3
SITTING - adjectives
• ASTRIDDLING sitting astride ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SEDENT * sitting ...L17
SITTING - nouns
• BOTTOM-ROOM as much room as a person requires in sitting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOWN-SITTING the act of sitting down; a resting, repose ...1535
• FLUMP the act of sitting down in a casual manner ...1990s US teen sl.
SITTING - phrases
• SITTING BIRD AND JOE sitting cheek by jowl, denoting intimacy ...Bk1898 Sc.
SITUATED - adjectives
• BESTEAD † placed, located, situated ...a1300
• BESTED † placed, located, situated ...a1300
• UNGAIN not near at hand; indirect; roundabout; difficult of access; inconveniently situated; generally used of a direction or road ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SITUATING - nouns
• SITUATION † the act of situating ...1589
SITUATION - adjectives
• SITUAL * pert. to position or situation; positional ...1856
SITUATION - nouns
• BALLGAME a state of affairs, a situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
• DEAL the situation, the state of affairs ...L19 sl., orig. US
• END place, position, situation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAYOUT a situation, the facts ...L19 sl.
• POPSICLE STAND wherever one is currently situated ...1970s US campus sl.
• RAP a situation ...1930s sl.
• SCENE a situation; a happening ...1945 US sl.
• SITUS * situation, position ...1701
SITUATION - phrases
• OVER THE WALL past a bad situation and moving on ...1960s Amer. sl.
SIT UP - verbs
• LEAN ON ONE'S OWN BREAKFAST to sit up without leaning on another ...1910 Amer. dial.
SIX - adjectives
• SA six ...c1850 sl., chiefly showmen's
SIX - nouns
• CHOPSTICKS 1. in bingo: the number 6 ...20C rhyming sl.
2. the number six ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
• SAY the number six ...M19 sl.
• SEI the number six ...M19 sl.
• SEY the number six ...M19 sl.
• SIXSOME * six in all; six together ...1375
SIXFOLD - adjectives
• SIX-DOUBLE † sixfold ...1552
SIXPENCE - nouns
• BANDY sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• BENDER a sixpence ...1836 sl.
• CRIPPLE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROAKER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROOK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROOKBACK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• DEANER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOWNER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIDDLE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIDDLER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FYEBUCK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GODDESS DIANA sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRIFF-METOL sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRUNTER sixpence (2.5p) ...M19 sl.
• HALF-A-BORDE a sixpence ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• HALF A CHIP sixpence; a sixpenny bit ...1950 UK sl.
• HALF-A-HOG sixpence ...L17 sl.
• HALF-BORDE a sixpence ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• HALF-HOG sixpence ...L17 sl.
• HOG sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• KICK a sixpence; mainly used to denote sixpence as an element in a sum of money, as 'two and a kick' - two shillings and sixpence ...c1700 Brit. rhyming sl.
• KYE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• LORD-OF-THE-MANOR sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• NORTHEASTER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• PIG sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• POT sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SAX a sixpence ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE a sixpence ...a1900 Sc. sl.
• SHACK-STONER a sixpence ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SICE sixpence ...1660 sl.
• SIMON a sixpence ...a1700 sl.
• SNIDE sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOW'S-BABY sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPRASER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRASY sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRAT sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPRAZER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPRAZEY sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROUSE sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROWSER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SPROWSIE sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1931 Brit. sl.
• SYEBUCK sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• TANNER sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1811 Brit. sl.
• TESTER sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• TILBURY † a sixpenny piece; sixpence ...1796 sl.
• TISSEY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl.
• TIZZEY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl.
• TIZZY a sixpenny piece ...1804 Brit. sl..
• ZAC a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ZACK a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
• ZAK a sixpence ...1898 Aust. sl.
SIXTY-THREE - nouns
• SIX-TREY sixty-three; 63rd Street ...1972 US sl.
SIZE - adjectives
• BELSIZE † bulky, of good size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• QUITE of considerable size or importance ...1917 Amer. dial.
• STONKING of exceptional size or quality ...Brit. sl.
SIZE - nouns
• LARGE † extent, size ...c1470
• LEASTNESS †* minimal size ...1674
• MICKLE size, measure, bulk, height; frequently in plural ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MICKLEDOM † size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• MUCHITY †* great bulk or size...1621
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SIZE - verbs
• MENSURATE * to measure; to take the dimensions of; to ascertain the size, extent or quantity of ...1653
SIZZLE - verbs
• SIZZ to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
SKATE - see SKATING
SKATEBOARDING - nouns
• BEEF in skateboarding: a fall on the butt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOARDING riding a skateboard ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRANE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards ...1976 US sl.
• FAKIE in skateboarding: a travelling-backwards manoeuvre ...1996 UK sl.
• NOLLIE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre similar to an 'ollie' but off the nose of the board, rather than the tail ...Aust. skateboarding usage
• OLLIE in skateboarding and snowboarding: a manoeuvre in which one drives the board up into the air off a flat surface without holding the board, often in order to perform a jump over an obstacle ...1979 Aust. sl.
• RAD PAD in skateboarding: a rubber wedge used as a shock pad that changes the angles at which the axle assembly is mounted ...1976 US sl.
• ROAD RASH cuts and grazing caused by falling off a skateboard ...1970 sl.
• SIDEWALK SURFING skateboarding ...1970s US sl.
• SKATEY a skateboard ...Aust. sl.
• VERT in skateboarding: an almost vertical ramp ...2003 UK sl.
• WOBBLIES a powerful and deep vibration of the board while skateboarding fast ...1976 US sl.
• WOBS a powerful and deep vibration of the board while skateboarding fast ...1976 US sl.
• WOOD RASH any injury, esp. grazing, sustained when riding a skateboard on a wooden ramp ...2001 US sl.
SKATEBOARDING - nouns, person
• BOARDER a skateboarder ...20C teen & high school sl.
• POLEDAD an annoying, new-to-the-sport skateboarder ...1964 US sl.
• RAGER a skilled, aggressive surfer or skateboarder ...1997 US sl.
• SIDEWALK SURFER a skateboarder ...1970s US sl.
• SK8R a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE BETTY a girl who associates with skateboarders, perhaps skateboarding herself ...1989 US sl.
• SKATER a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE RAT a devoted skateboarder ...1989 US sl.
SKATEBOARDING - verbs
• CARVE in skateboarding: to take a turn sharply ...1976 US sl.
• DAG to slow down, esp. on a skateboard ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DECK to ride a skateboard ...1990s sl., orig. US teen
• FACE-PAINT to fall off a skateboard onto one's face ...20C teen & high school sl.
• PUMMEL to skateboard fearlessly without regard to the effect on the board or body ...1984 US sl.
SKATING - nouns
• DUTCH GALOSHES † skates ...a1687
• GLACIARIUM a skating-rink with ice artificially produced ...1878
• QUOIT the act of skating ...1825 Sc.
• ROCKER a skate with a curved blade ...M19
• SKATCHER a skate ...1790 Sc.
• SKEET an ice skate ...1800 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHER a skate ...1790 Sc. s
• TEETERING the sport of skating on yielding ice ...1921 Amer. dial.
SKATING - nouns, person
• LAMB † an expert skater ...1898 Sc. school sl.
• SKATIST one who is fond of skating ...1876
SKATING - verbs
• LAMB † to skate expertly ...1898 Sc. school sl.
• QUOIT to skate ...1825 Sc.
• SCLY to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SCOR to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEET to skate or slide on ice ...1872 Amer. dial.
• SKIRR to slide or skate swiftly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SKLIRE to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLOY to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
SKELETON - adjectives
• CARRION † skeleton-like ...1565
• SKELETONIAN * resembling a skeleton; lean, thin ...1801
• SKELETONTAL †* skeleton-like ...1651
• SKELETONY skeleton-like ...1852
SKELETON - adverbs
• SKELETONLY * like a skeleton ...1847
SKELETON - nouns
• ANATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ATTAMIE a skeleton ...1790 Sc.
• BONES a skeleton ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• CAGE OF BONES a skeleton ...1860 Eng. dial.
• FRAME the skeleton of an animal, bird, or fish (used by trappers and hunters) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• NATOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMIZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTTAMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTIMAZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTIMIZE a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OTTOMY a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RACKABONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKER a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKERBONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACK OF BONES a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RAGABANES the skeleton of a fish or animal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAME † the bones or skeleton of a human being or animal; generally plural ...1497 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMES a skeleton, a carcass; the framework or ligaments of anything; remains, remnants ...E19 Eng. dial.
• RICKLE a very lean person or animal, a skeleton ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLE OF BONES a very lean person or animal, a skeleton ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SKELET † a skeleton ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKELLY a skeleton ...2000s sl.
• SKRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
SKETCH - nouns
• ADUMBRATION representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description ...1552
• SKIFF a slight sketch, trace, touch, etc. of something ...1839 Sc.
• SKIM a hasty sketch or survey ...1889
• TABLE † a sketch, plan, scheme ...a1577
SKETCH - verbs
• ADUMBRATE to represent the shadow of anything, to draw or figure in outline; to outline, to sketch, to give a faint indication of ...1641
• TAKE to sketch; to draw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SKETCHING - nouns
• ADUMBRATION representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description ...1552
SKEWER - nouns
• SKIVEL a skewer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER a skewer ...1664 chiefly Eng. dial.
SKI - nouns
• CHEATERS metal skis ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LATS skis ...2003 US sl.
SKID ROW - nouns
• BOWERY the part of a city notorious for low life; skid row ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINE a red-light district; skid row; an area of cheap housing ...1927 Amer. dial.
SKIING - nouns
• DAFFY a skiing stunt in which one ski is swung up in front of the skier while the other is brought up behind and parallel to the first, the whole being a form of mid-air splits ...1984 UK usage
• EGGBEATER in skiing: a head-over-heels fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOTORWAY when skiing, a broad, easy piste ...1982 UK sl.
SKIING - nouns, person
• SKI BUM a person who frequents ski resorts habitually, often doing casual jobs, for the sake of skiing ...1963 Amer. sl.
• SKI BUNNY 1. a female who is learning to ski ...1963 US sl.
2. a woman who frequents ski resorts to solicit rather than to ski ...1963 US sl.
• SKISTER one who uses skis ...1898
• SNOW BUNNY a woman who frequents the ski slopes as much for the sex as for the sport ...1953 sl. orig. US
• TRAIL HOG a skier who is inconsiderate of other skiers, monopolizing a narrow trail ...1963 US sl.
SKILFUL, SKILLED - adjectives
• ACE ON skilled at ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• AFFABROUS * skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1731
• AKAMAI smart, clever, skilful, learned, expert, ingenious ...1840 Hawaii
• APTISH skilful, useful, accurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled ...1855 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• BIONIC highly skilled or capable ...1976 sl.
• BONZO skilful ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• CANNY skilful, clever ...1768 Sc.
• COOL highly skilled or clever ...colloq.
• CRAFTIOUS †* skilful, artistic ...c1449
• DAB clever, skilful or skilled; expert; very conversant ...18C colloq.
• DAEDAL skilful, cunning to invent or fashion...1590 chiefly poetical
• DAEDALIAN skilful, ingenious, formed with art ...1607
• DAFT † deft, skilful ...? a1500
• DARB highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great ...1930 US sl.
• DEXTERICAL † dexterous, adroit, skilful ...1607
• EXTRA excellent, unusually good; skilled, expert ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GAIN handy, expert, skilful, deft, dexterous; workmanlike ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• GREAT highly skilled or capable ...1784
• HABILE having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous ...1485
• HAGHER † skilful, clever, dexterous; apt, fit ...c1200
• HANDSOME † 1. of an agent: apt, skilled, clever ...1547
† 2. of action, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, dexterous, skilful, clever, happy ...1563-87
• KIDDY skilful, esp. in a criminal context ...L18 sl.
• LESTY †* skilful, sagacious ...1423 Sc.
• MAGISTERIAL † pert. to a master-workman; displaying a master's skill; also, having the qualifications of a master ...1643
• MUSTARD excellent, best, skilled ...1925 Brit. sl.
• NICK-NACKIE dexterous or skilful in doing any piece of delicate work ...B1900 Sc.
• NIFTY highly skilled or capable ...1907 sl., orig. US
• PIE ON highly skilled or capable ...1941 NZ sl.
• QUEME †* skilled, clever; smart, active ...c1400
• SCIENCE skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SCIENCED skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-HOT highly skilled or capable ...1961 sl.
• SKEELY skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKILLY skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SUBTILE † of persons: clever, dexterous, skilful ...c1374
• SUBTLE of craftsmen, etc.: skilful, clever, expert, dexterous ...a1300 arch.
• TACKY good, skilled, clever ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
• TIDY † able, skilful ...c1350
• TIGHT † of a person: competent, capable, able, skilful; alert, smart; lively, vigorous, stout ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VERSANT * of persons: skilled, versed, or experienced in a subject, practice, etc., as the result of having been occupied with it ...1766
• WARE † prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WARE AND WISE † prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WITTY skilful, clever, intelligent ...1952 Amer. dial.
SKILFUL, SKILLED - nouns, person
• ACE a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill ...E20
• DAB a skilled or adept person; an expert ...1691
• DAB HAND an expert; a skilled person; an adept ...1828 colloq.
• DABSTER a clever workman; an expert in any business; one skilled at anything; an adept; a versatile person ...1708 colloq.
• DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person ...1784 colloq.
• DANDY, THE one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable ...1784 colloq.
• HOT CUP OF TEA, A ‘hot stuff’; a person very excellent, skilful, or energetic at a game, etc. ...c1880 sl.
• HOT DOG a highly skilled person who is boastful or flashy ...1900 Amer. sl.
• MACK DADDY a very successful or skilful man ...1990s US Black sl.
• MASTER HAND a highly skilled worker ...1709
• MASTER-MAN † a person skilled in some art or craft ...c1250
• MCDADDY a very successful or skilful man ...1990s US Black sl.
• MIVVY a skilled person ...1906 sl.
• OLD HAND one who has been long employed or has experience in any business; one who is skilful in doing something; an expert, a veteran ...1785
• RINGER a skilled person ...1848 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SKILL † a skilled person ...a1657
• WHIZZ a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WIZ a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WIZARD an expertly skilled person ...1620
SKILFULLY - adverbs
• CANNILY sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEATLY cleverly, deftly, skilfully ...1436 arch.
• HANDSOMELY † skilfully, dexterously, cleverly ...1551
• SUBTLY cleverly, dexterously, skilfully; ingeniously, artfully, cunningly ...c1350 arch.
SKILFULNESS - nouns
• CANNINESS sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
SKILL - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
SKILL - nouns
• CAN skill, knowledge ...1768 Scot
• CAST † skill, art ...c1320
• DAG a feat of skill; a daring act ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DAZZITY the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACT † a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill ...1543
• HANDCRAFT † manual skill, power, or work; handicraft ...a975
• HANDSOMENESS † skill, dexterity, ability, cleverness; propriety, becomingness, decency ...1555
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTERY † a competitive or emulative feat of strength or skill ...1390
• SIGHT † knowledge, skill, insight ...1530
• SUBTILITY † skill, cleverness, ingenuity ...c1375
• SUBTILTY † skill, cleverness, dexterity ...c1386
• SUBTLETY † skill, cleverness, dexterity ...c1375
• VAND a skill, knack, or aptitude for doing something ...1893 Sc.
• YOKE a game, a match; a trial of skill ...1812 Sc.
SKILL - verbs
• KEN †* to have skill; to be accomplished in ...1362
• MONKEY-PAW to handle with great skill ...19C Royal Navy colloq.
• SKILL † to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
SKILLED - phrases
• HE KNOWS HIS P'S AND Q'S he knows his business well; he is skilled in his job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
SKILLET - nouns
• PIGGIN a skillet ...1952 Amer. dial.
SKIM - verbs
• SCUM to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKIFF to touch lightly in passing over; to skim ...1807-10 Sc.
• SKITTER to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• SKUM to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
SKIMPY - adjectives
• SCRIMY meager, skimpy ...1943 Amer. dial.
SKIN - adjectives
• CARNATION † adj. flesh-coloured ...1565-78
• CARNATIONED † flesh-coloured ...1649
• CARNEOUS † flesh-coloured, pale red ...1673
• COCOBAY having a skin covered in repulsive sores ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DAMBLACK extremely dark-skinned ...1930s US Black sl.
• HALE-SKINNT having a whole skin without sores or disease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASTERED having the skin roughened by contact with the weather, or disease ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZLED rough, chapped like the skin in frosty weather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RED light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• RED-ASS light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• RED-SKINNED light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• SALLOW of the skin or complexion: having a sickly yellow or brownish yellow colour ...a1000
• SCRAN'D of the skin: chapped ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VERSIPELLOUS † having the faculty of changing the skin ...1650
SKIN - nouns
• BARE † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
• BARK the skin, epidermis ...1727 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY-GUN an eruption on the skin; also, shingles ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BARN-GUN an eruption on the skin; also, shingles ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BLIPE a shred of skin when it peels off ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYPE a shred of skin when it peels off; a lump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFF the skin ...1654 colloq.
• CABAROUSE a thickening or hardening of the skin ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARNATION † the colour of human 'flesh' or skin; flesh-colour ...c1535
• CREEPING CRUD a variety of skin diseases; any skin disorder ...World War II US military usage
• DEAD MAN'S PINCHES small discoloured marks on the skin; black and blue spots on one's skin that one cannot account for ...1883 Ireland & Amer. dial.
• DUDLEY a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Dudley Moore)
• DUDLEY MOORE a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EFFLORESCENCE † colour developed on the skin, either in the ordinary course of nature, or as the result of disease ...1646
• ENAMEL skin ...1940s US Black sl.
• FAIRFLE † a skin eruption; a state of itch ...1825 Sc.
• FARACK a small mark on the skin ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FARRACK a small mark on the skin ...1900 Sc.
• GNAT BREAD decayed skin tissue ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GNAT BUTTER decayed skin tissue ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKIN the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• HACK a crack or chap in the skin, generally caused by exposure to cold, wet, or frost ...1808 Sc.
• HAZLE the dried appearance presented by the skin before it chaps ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIDE the skin ...a1000, now jocular
• HIDE AND HUE † skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the body
• JACKET the human skin ...17C sl.
• LAP † a fold of flesh or skin; occasionally, the female pudendum ...1398
• LEATHER skin ...1303
• NAKED, THE †* the naked skin ...a1400-50
• PAINT JOB one's skin colour ...2000s US sl.
• PASSION BITE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BLISTER a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BUMP a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION KISS a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION MARK a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIMPLE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION SPOT a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOWDER the skin frayed with heat and friction during violent exercise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEVEN-YEAR ITCH any skin condition that causes chronic itching; an itch supposed to last for seven years ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKIN-COAT † a person's skin ...1589
• SKIN-FLICK a slide used by a dermatologist to illustrate diseases during teaching rounds ...1980 US sl.
• SKIN GAME the science of dermatology ...1980 US sl.
• TETTER any kind of skin disease or itching caused by eczema, ringworm, poison ivy, etc. ...1737 Amer. dial.
• VERA skin ...1940s rhyming sl. (Vera Lynn)
• VERA LYNN skin ...1940s rhyming sl.
• WARISH † hard skin, a callosity, a callous ...1570
SKIN - nouns, person
• BLACK FELLOW a man having a black or very dark skin ...1738
• DARKEE a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• DARKEY an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• DARKIE (now derogatory or or offensive) an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...1775 sl.
• DARKY an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
• MOKE (usually contemptuous and offensive) a dark-skinned person of any race ...1871 Amer. sl.
• RED a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• RED-SKIN a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• TANLING * one tanned by the sun's rays; a dark-skinned person ...1611
• VELVET any dark-skinned woman ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• ZIT DOCTOR a dermatologist ...1980s US teen sl.
SKIN - verbs
• CASE † to strip of the skin, to skin ...1601
• HACK of the skin: to chap or crack; to make or become rough ...c1779 Sc.
• RAGGLE to scrape or tear the skin ...1808 Sc.
SKINFLINT - nouns, person
• ANOINTER a miser, a skinflint ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MONEY MISER a skinflint, a miserly person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIPCHEESE a mean or miserly person; a parsimonious, covetous person; a skinflint ...1825
• NIPFARTHING † a mean miser; a skinflint; a niggardly person ...1566
• PENNY-FATHER † a man who is too careful of his pence; an old miser, a niggard, a skinflint, a parsimonious person ...1549
• PIKER a cheapskate ...E20 US sl.
• PINCHPENNY † a miser, a niggard, a skinflint; a covetous man ...c1412
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMP a miser; a skinflint; a mean, niggardly person ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHARE-PENNY †* one who would shear a penny; a niggardly person; a skinflint, a miser ...1606
SKINHEAD - nouns
• AGGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• AGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• BOVVER BOOT a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead ...1969 UK sl.
SKINHEAD - nouns, person
• BONEHEAD a bald-headed person; a skinhead; hence, an extreme skinhead haircut ...1981 UK sl.
• BOVVER BOY a member of a hooligan gang, generally characterized as a skinhead, and therefore associated with extreme right-wing, racist violence ...1970 UK
• SHARPIE a young person who adopts styles of hair, dress etc., similar to those of the British skinhead ...1965 Aust. sl.
• SKIN a skinhead ...1970 Brit. sl.
SKINNINESS - nouns
• GYPPO'S DOG a standard of skinniness ...2001 UK sl.
SKINNY - adjectives
• CORPSY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLATSIDED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LATHY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-ASSED having slim hips; thin, skinny ...1916-22 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-GUTTED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• POOR thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAKKIE in poor condition, skinny, emaciated ...1967 Sc.
• RATTLEBONED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIBBY thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIBEY poor, skinny, scrawny ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SKINNISH thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNYMALINK thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM-JIM thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPARERIBBED thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SKINNY - nouns, person
• BAG OF BONES a skinny person or animal ...B1838 sl.
• BARE-BONE a lean, skinny person ...1596
• MEESH a skinny little runt who acts like he goes looking for a fight every 2 minutes ...c1990s Welsh playground sl.
• SCARCE-OF-FAT a thin or skinny person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SCRAY a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
• SKRAE a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
SKINS - nouns
• SKINNERY † skins or furs collectively ...c1460
SKIP - adjectives
• SKIPPISH † inclined to skip ...1576
SKIP - verbs
• CALEEVER to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CAPRIOLE to leap, to skip, to caper; also said of horses and their riders ...1580
• HALF-HAM to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HALF-HAMMON to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• SALTATE * to leap; to jump; to skip; to dance ...1623
• SCALE to skip, to bounce, to ricochet ...a1870 Amer. dial.
• SCOUP to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SKELP to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
• SKICE † to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKIFT † to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
• SKIFTER to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKIPPER * to skip or hop ...1845
• SKITTER to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• TRIPUDIATE to dance, skip, or leap for joy or with excitement; to exult ...1623
SKIPPING - adjectives
• SKIPJACK hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
SKIPPING - nouns
• SKITTER a light skipping movement or the sound caused by this ...1905 US
SKIP STONES - see STONE
SKIRMISH - adjectives
• IN MANGLE † in a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle ...a1300
SKIRMISH - nouns
• BICKER a skirmish, a fight; a scrimmage ...1824 Sc.
• BRABBLE † a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war ...1577
• CARMUICHE † skirmish ...1535 Sc.
• SCRAP a fight, a tussle, a skirmish ...1846
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMMISH a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRM †* movement as in fighting or fencing; skirmish ...c1400
• SKRIMMISH a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VELITATION * a slight or preliminary engagement with an enemy; a skirmish; a fight or scuffle ...1616
SKIRMISH - verbs
• DIMICATE † to fight, to contend, to skirmish ...1656
• SCRIMMAGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMIDGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKIRM † to fence, to skirmish ...c1205
• SKRIM to skirmish; to dart ...1375 Sc.
• VELITAND † to skirmish ...1641
• VILITANDE † to skirmish ...1641
SKIRMISHING - nouns
• SKIRMERY †* skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
SKITTISH - adjectives (also see horses under adjectives)
• BOGLESOME shy, skittish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGERISH skittish, inclined to shy ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERY skittish, inclined to shy ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERISH skittish, inclined to shy ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CORKY skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
• HATTLE wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TICKLISH skittish, mettlesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TID lively, sprightly, frolicsome; skittish, restless, fidgety ...1825 Eng. dial.
SKITTISH - verbs
• SKIT to shy or be skittish; to move lightly and rapidly; to caper, to leap, to spring ...1611
SKULK - verbs
• DARK to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• MEACH to slink, to skulk, to crawl, to cringe, to look ashamed ...1833 Amer. dial.
• MEECH to sneak, to slink, to skulk; to idle stealthily or shamefacedly about; to creep about softly; to cringe; to look ashamed ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCAWT ABOUT to skulk, to be lazy or idle; to stand or walk about doing nothing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SKOOK to skulk; to scowl; to look angry, sulky, or furtive; to go about in a secret, guilty manner ...1845 Sc.
• TAPIS † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPISH † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
SKULKING - adjectives
• MEACHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• MEECHING skulking, sneaking, creeping softly; cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MICHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
SKULKING - nouns
• SKULKERY † the practice of skulking ...c1400
SKULKING - nouns, person
• SCONCE a skulking person ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
• SKOOK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
SKULL - nouns
• BONE BOX the skull ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRAIN-BOX the skull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAIN-CANISTER the head, the skull ...1865 pugilistic sl.
• BRAIN-PAN the skull ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALVAIR †* a skull ...c1420
• DEAD MAN'S HEAD † a skull, or figure of a skull ...1557
• DEATH'S-FACE † the head of Death figured as a skeleton; a human skull, a figure or representation of a skull, esp. as an emblem of mortality ...1623
• DEATH'S-HEAD the head of Death figured as a skeleton; a human skull, a figure or representation of a skull, esp. as an emblem of mortality ...1596
• DICKY the head, the skull ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HARN-PAN the skull, the brain-pan ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-BONE † the skull ...c1205
• HEAD-PAN † the skull, the brain-pan ...c1000
• HEAD-PIECE the head, skull, cranium ...1579 arch.
• KNOWLEDGE-BOX the head; the skull ...1796 humorous
• NIDDICK the nape of the neck; the whole head or skull ...1558 Eng. dial.
• PACKY the skull, the head ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAN † the skull, esp. its upper part ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKELETON a skull ...1936 Amer. dial.
SKULL-CAP - see HAT
SKUNK - nouns
• BET-PIYAN a polecat or skunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ESSENCE PEDDLER a skunk ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PERFUMED PUSSY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME KITTY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME MERCHANT a skunk ...1946 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME PUSSY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PETUNIA a nickname for a skunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PISS CAT a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISSER a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PISS KITTY a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SACHET a skunk ...1967Amer. dial.
• SACHET KITTEN a skunk ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SACHET PUSSY a skunk ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SASHAY KITTY a skunk ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SKINK † a skunk ...1774
• SKUNKLET a young skunk ...1894
• WOOD KITTY a skunk ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WOOD PUSSY a skunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WOODS CAT a skunk ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WOODS KITTY a skunk ...1928 Amer. dial.
• WOODS PUSSY a skunk ...1950 Amer. dial.
SKY - adjectives
• CUMATICAL † blue; of a sky colour ...1622
• ELEMENTAL † pert. to the sky; also, governed by celestial influences ...1527
• GROUTY of the sky, weather: thundery, threatening rain ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
• HAZELY said of a grey sky, no sun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEAVEN-DIRECTED directed or pointing towards the sky ...1732
• HEAVY of the sky, clouds, etc.: overcast with dark clouds; lowering, gloomy ...1583
• MACKEREL-BACKED of clouds, the sky: dappled with small white fleecy clouds ...1844
• SCAUMY of the sky: bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIED * seeming to touch or reach the sky; lofty ...1730-46
• SUBDIAL †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
SKY - nouns
• AIR the sky, clouds ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPLE PIE the sky ...1940s rhyming sl.
• BORIE a clear opening of the sky in wet weather ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERMILK SKY the sky when filled with small, curd-like or patchy clouds; the clouds themselves ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CARRY the clouds collectively, sky ...1788
• DARKEE a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DARKEY a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• DARKY a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• ELEMENT † the sky ...c1485 exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GLIN(N) a bright streak in the sky ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HAWK'S MOUTH a light sky with a sullen horizon above a black sea; it is considered a sure sign of bad weather ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LIFT the sky ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL-SKY a sky dappled with small white fleecy clouds (cirro-cumulus) ...1669
• OCCIDENT * the region of the sky in which the sun and other heavenly bodies set, or the corresponding region of the earth; the west ...c1386
• OCCIENT † the region of the sky in which the sun and other heavenly bodies set, or the corresponding region of the earth; the west ...c1460
• PACKET-BOYS small, well-defined, roundish masses of cloud; a mackerel sky ...1873 Sc.
• SCAM a sudden glow of heat or red in the sky ...1939 Sc.
• SKEW † the sky or heaven ...a1300
• SKEWS † the skies, heavens, or clouds ...c1320
SKY - verbs
• LAPPER of the sky: to have a blotched or mottled appearance ...1923 Sc.
• RACK UP of the sky or clouds: to clear up ...1626
• SCOUL of the sky: to look red ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SLACKEN - verbs
• UNBEND † to slacken or weaken ...1605
SLAM - verbs
• FLAP to toss, fling, slam, etc., abruptly or noisily
• JAM to slam, to shut with a bang ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• YARK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to push; to slam; to shut with force ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SLAM DOWN - verbs
• SLUMP * to slam down ...M19
SLANDER, SLANDERING, SLANDEROUS - nouns
• ADOXY † ignominy, shame; slander, infamy ...1656
• CALUMNIATION 1. slandering; malicious detraction ...1548
2. a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNY false and malicious representation of the words or actions of others calculated to injure their reputation; libellous detraction, slander ...1564
• CARTEL † a slanderous writing, a libel ...1590
• DEFAME † defamation, slander, calumny ...a1450
• DIRDUMS ridicule, scoffs, sneers, slanders ...1825 Sc.
• DISCLANDER † malicious speech bringing opprobrium upon anyone; slander ...c1300
• ILL-SPEAKING evil speaking, slandering ...1861 Sc.
• ILL-WIND a slander; evil report ...1871 Sc.
• LIE BILL an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
• MALEDICTION a reviling, slander ...1526
• MALIGNATION * the act of maligning or slandering ...1836
• MUCK-SLINGING. slander ...20C Brit. sl.
• OBLOCUTION † evil-speaking; obloquy, slander ...1432-50
• OBLOQUY evil-speaking directed against a person or thing; abuse, detraction, calumny, slander ...1460
• OBTRACTATION † 1. detraction, disparagement, slander, calumny ...1563-83
† 2. a slandering behind one's back ...1647
• OBTRECTATION † detraction, disparagement, slander, calumny ...1563-83
• SCLANDER slander ...1731 Sc.
• SKANDER †* slander, scandal ...1338
• TOLE † evil-speaking, calumny, slander; blasphemy; reproach, blame ...c1000
• UGLY WHISPER a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
SLANDER - verbs
• BADMOUTH to speak ill of someone; to slander; to curse, to put a spell on ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BESPATTER to cover with abuse; to vilify or slander, to calumniate ...1653
• BESQUIRT † to slander, to calumniate, to defame ...1682
• BLACKGUARD to slander or abuse verbally; to talk in scurrilous terms about someone or something ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLAST to scold, to slander, to attack verbally; to say uncomplimentary things about somebody ...1957 Amer. sl.
• BUM-RAP to talk ill about someone ...Bk1990 sl.
• CALL to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALUMNIATE to accuse or charge falsely and maliciously with something criminal or disreputable; to slander ...1554
• CALUMNIZE † to calumniate; to slander ...1606
• CALUMNY † to calumniate, to slander ...1563
• DEFAMATE * to defame, to slander ...Bk1897
• DEHONESTATE †* to dishonour, to disgrace, to disparage, to slander, to calumniate ...1663
• DISCLANDER † to speak evil of, so as to expose to opprobrium; to slander; to calumniate ...c1290
• DOWNMOUTH to attack verbally, to slander ...1981 US sl.
• EENIL † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EINDLE † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• GIVE GREEN RATS to malign, to slander, to backbite ...B1900 sl.
• ILL to harm; to reproach; to rail at; to speak evil of ...1684 Eng. dial.
• ILLIFY to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of ...1862 Eng. dial.
• ILL-LANGUAGE † to use ill language about; to speak ill of ...1678
• ILL-SPEAK † to speak evil of; to slander ...1582
• MEAN-MOUTH vb. to attack verbally; to slander ...1960s US dial.
• NERONIZE to call by a bad name, to slander ...1673
• OBTRACT † to detract from; to disparage, to decry, to slander ...1596
• OBTRECT † to detract from; to disparage, to decry, to slander ...1596
• OPPROBRIATE to cover with opprobrium; to speak abusively or contemptuously of or to; to abuse; to slander, to calumniate ...1649
• PUT ONE'S MOUTH ON to denigrate, to slander ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RECKON UP to slander, to backbite ...19C sl.
• RUN AGROUND to slander; to depreciate ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALIZE to slander, to malign, to defame, to ridicule ...1844
• SCLANDER to slander ...1808 Sc.
• SCLAIVE to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SCLAVE to spread a story though gossip or tittle-tattle; to rumour-monger; spec. of malicious rumours, to slander, to defame, to calumniate ...1825 Sc.
• SKANDER †* to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKAUNDER †* to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKLAVE to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• TASH † to slander; to cast a stain on a person; to upbraid, to taunt ...1827 Sc.
• TRADUCE to speak maliciously and falsely of; to slander, to defame ...1525
SLANDERER - nouns, person
• CALUMNER † a calumniator; a slanderer ...1614
• CALUMNIATOR a slanderer ...1549
• CALUMNIER †* a slanderer ...1586
• DEFAMATOR †* one who defames; a slanderer ...1704
• FAMICIDE † a destroyer of one's reputation; a slanderer ...1656
• ILLIFIER a slanderer ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SPEAKER an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1898 Sc.
• ILL TONGUE an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MALDISANT † an evil speaker, a slanderer, a backbiter ...1598
• MALEDICENT * one who speaks evil of another; a slanderer ...1657
• OBLOCUTOR † a gainsayer, a contradictor; a detractor, a slanderer ...1603
• OBTRECTATOR † a detractor, a slanderer ...1432-50
• OBTRECTOR †* a detractor, a slanderer ...1563-83
• SCLAIVER a gossip, a rumour-monger, a slanderer ...1920 Sc.
• SCLANDERAR a slanderer ...1808 Sc.
• SUBSTRACTOR †* a detractor, a slanderer, a calumniator ...1601
• TONGUE-THIEF a slanderer ...1899 Sc.
SLANDEROUS - adjectives
• BLACK-BABBLING babbling maliciously, slanderous ...1624
• BLACK-MOUTHED † having a black mouth; fig. using foul or scurrilous language; abusive, foul-mouthed; slanderous, calumnious ...1595
• CALUMNIATORY slanderous, calumnious ...1625
• CALUMNIOUS slanderous, defamatory ...1490
• DEFAMATIVE † defamatory, slanderous, calumnious ...1502
• DEFAMOUS † of speech or writing: defamatory, slanderous, calumnious ...1557
• FAMOUS † of utterances, etc.: libellous, slanderous ...1543
• ILL-TONGUED having a malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language; foul-mouthed ...a1300
• MALEDICENT * given to evil-speaking; slanderous ...1599
• OBTRACTUOUS †* slanderous, calumnious ...1537
SLANG - adjectives
• SLANGULAR belonging to or characteristic of slang ...1853 colloq.
SLANG - nouns
• ALSATIA PHRASE terms from slang or criminal jargon ...E17 sl.
• ATTABOY LANGUAGE slang (Attaboy = American soldier) ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNYARD EXPRESSION coarse or vulgar language; slang ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANT provincial dialect; vulgar slang ...1802
• FLAPPERESE n. slang of the 1920s ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUM-CHEWING WORDS slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK LANG slang, spec. rhyming slang ...1960s Aust. sl.
• JAZZ JARGON slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KABAC GENALS backslang ...L19 sl.
• KABGNALS backslang ...L19 sl.
• LIP MUSIC slangy speech ...1990s sl.
• OLD JACK LANG slang, spec. rhyming slang ...1960s Aust. sl.
• FAGLISH gay slang ...1980s US gay sl.
• SLANGUAGE slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ST. GILES'S GREEK slang, cant ...L18 sl.
• STREAMLINE SPEECH slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRENCH TALK military slang ...World War I Amer. sl.