S
STERILE - STONY
STERILE - verbs
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
• BARRENIZE † to make barren or sterile ...1649
STERILIZE - verbs
• FIRE to sterilize, to cauterize ...1940 Amer. dial.
STERN - adjectives
• CAST-IRON hard, insensible to fatigue; rigid, stern, unbending; inflexible, unyielding, wanting in pliancy or adaptiveness ...1830
• DERN hard, stern ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HARD AS NAILS stern and unyielding; harsh; pitiless ...1862
• HARD-FAVOURED having a hard or unpleasing appearance or look; stern-faced; coarse-featured; ill-favoured, ugly ...1513 arch.
• IRON-FACE stern, obdurate, cruel, severe ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MAROONJUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• MORUNGEOUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• RIGORIOUS †* fierce, stern, severe ...1509
• SAIR of persons: harsh in discipline, treatment, or judgement; stern, severely censorious; niggardly, driving hard bargains ...1768 Sc.
• SARTAIN stern, severe; steadfast ....1887 Eng. dial.
• STRAIGHT-FACED stern, unflinching ...1940s US sl.
STERN - nouns, person
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUTCRACKER a stern person; a strict disciplinarian, esp. a woman who crushes a man's spirit ...1977 US sl.
STEROIDS - adjectives
• FULL OF ACID describing a well-built guy who looks to be on steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
STEROIDS - nouns
• ACID steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
• JUICE anabolic steroids ...1992 US sl.
• OIDS corticosteroids ...1981 Amer. medical sl.
• STEGGIES steroids ...2002 UK sl.
STEW - nouns
• BLACK MIKE stew ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• BOILED POT PIE a stew made with dumplings ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURGOO stew or porridge ...20C sl.
• CALL a stew, esp. one consisting mainly of onions and potatoes ...1926 Amer. dial.
• DEAD HORSE stew ...20C sl.
• DISTRICT ATTORNEY a stew made of whatever is available ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FANNY ADAMS meat stew ...1962 Brit. sl.
• FLY-SWISHER STEW oxtail stew ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• FRICKO a chicken stew ...1951 Can. sl.
• HARICOT a ragout; orig. of mutton, now sometimes of other meat ...1706
• IRISH CAVIAR Irish stew ...1930s US sl.
• LOBLOLLY a thick gruel, stew, or gravy ...1637 Amer. dial.
• MUCK-UP IN A DIXIE a stew ...c1910 Brit. military sl.
• MULLIGAN a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals ..1904 US
• MULLIGAN STEW a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals ..1904 US
• MULLIGA STEW a soupy sort of stew ...c1925 Aust. tramps' sl.
• QUAIL an order of chicken stew ...L19 US sl.
• RAM-CAT STEW a makeshift stew ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE a stew consisting of potatoes, turnips, and beef, to which are sometimes added onions ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY-GULLION a stew of hashed meat and potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-COLLOPS slices of beef stewed with onions, pepper, and salt ...1887 Sc.
• SHACKLES any broth, soup, or stew ...1886 sl.
• SKILLEY a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SKILLIGALEE a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLY a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLYGALEE a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1951 Amer. dial.
• SLUM a watery stew or hash ...1847 sl.
• SLUMGULLION a kind of watery hash or stew; stew created from whatever is at hand ...1884
• TEN-TO-ONE Irish stew (ten pieces of potato to one piece of meat) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WATERLOO a stew ...20C rhyming sl.
STEWARD - nouns
• FARMERSHIP † the state or occupation of being a farmer, or steward; stewardship ...1551
STEWARD - nouns, person
• FACTOR † one who has the charge and manages the affairs of an estate; a bailiff, a land-steward ...1561 obs. exc. Sc.
• FARMER † one who cultivates land for the owner; a bailiff, steward ...1382
• HAWLER † the keeper or steward of a hall ...c1400
• JACK-IN-THE-DUST a steward's mate ...Bk1896 nautical sl.
• JERKER a steward ...Bk1896 sl.
• SKEVIN † a steward of a gild ...1389
• WINGER a steward ...1929 Brit. nautical sl.
STEWARDSHIP - nouns
• CASTALDICK † stewardship ...1678
• CASTALDY † stewardship ...1623
STICK (thing) - nouns
• ALPEEN a cudgel; a stout-headed stick ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• BACIL †* a little stick ...1657
• BALLOW † a cudgel, a stick, a pole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BASTER a stick or cudgel; a heavy blow ...1726
• BASTINADO a stick, staff, rod, cudgel, truncheon ...1598
• BASTON † a staff or stick used as a weapon or a staff of office; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1300
• BATLING * a small stick, a fagot ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BATON † a staff or stick used as a weapon, sometimes also of iron, or iron-tipped; a club, a cudgel, or truncheon ...1548
• BATOON a stout staff or stick used as a weapon; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1625 arch.
• BATTOON a short, straight stick; a pool or billiards cue ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BUD a stick, switch, or rod ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CAMBAUTE a crooked bat or stick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMOCK 1. a crooked stick or piece of wood; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick ...c1450
2. a curved stick, esp. one used in the game of hockey ...1678 Sc.
• CHATWOOD kindling wood; little sticks ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CRAB-STICK a stick or cudgel of the wood of the crab-tree; a walking-stick made of the wood of the crab-tree; hence, a stick of any kind ...1703
• CUMMOCK a crooked stick; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick ...1862 Sc.
• FADGE a bundle of sticks, a faggot ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAGGALD † a faggot, a bundle of twigs or heath tied with straw ropes ...1838 Sc.
• FAGGOT a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
• FAGOT a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
• GAD a stake or stout stick ...1535 Eng. dial.
• GAD-STICK a stick or whip for driving oxen or punishing children ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GADWAND a long stick ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KEBBIE a staff or stick with a hooked head ...1816 N. Eng. dial. & Sc.
• KEBBY a staff or stick with a hooked head ...1816 N. Eng. dial. & Sc.
• LACKERY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LACKRY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LADY BIRCH a switch used to punish children ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LADY QUINCE a switch made of quince wood, used to punish children ...1932 Amer. dial.
• NAB the head of a stick ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• NABE the head of a stick ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDY QUICK a stick ...M19 rhyming sl.
• RAMACK a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
• RAMMACK a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
• RAMMOCK a big rough piece of wood; a gnarled and knotty stick ...1866 Sc.
• RAMPION a stick, a cudgel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCOW a stick; a small branch or twig ...Bk1904 Sc.
• VERGE * a rod, wand, or stick ...1897
• WADDY a stick; a walking-stick ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WALLOPER anything with which one administers a thrashing; a stick, a cudgel ...1832 colloq.
• WAND † a rod, stick, or switch for chastisement ...1297
• YARD † 1. a straight slender shoot or branch of a tree; a twig, a stick ...c950 obs.
† 2. a stick or rod used as an instrument for administering strokes by way of punishment or otherwise ...c1000
STICK - verbs
• BALTER † to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation ...1601
• CAGGLE to stick together; to coagulate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LAIR to become embogged; to stick fast in mud or snow; to wallow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• STICK LIKE WHITE ON RICE to stick very closely ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TO-STICK † to stick to, to adhere ...1596.
STICK INSECT - nouns
• WALKER a stick-insect ...1891
STICK OUT - verbs
• BUNG to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BUNG OUT to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GAG to project, to stick out ...1599
• GAG OUT to project, to stick out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
STICKY - adjectives
• CABBY sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CACKY sticky, muddy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAGGY sticky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLIBBY † adhesive, sticky ...1598 Eng. dial.
• CLINGS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person ...19C colloq.
• DAUBY sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DAWSEY sticky, adhesive, smeary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMY sticky ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOBBY sticky ...1974 Amer. dial.
• GOOBERED UP adj. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOKY unpleasantly sticky ...1960s US sl.
• GOOPY sticky, smeared ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGEY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• ICKY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable ...1929 Amer. dial.
• ISHY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TACKY sticky
• TEERY sticky, smeary; adhesive ...1881 Eng. dial.
STICKY - nouns
• CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GLOOP any messy sticky fluid or substance ...20C colloq.
• GLOP a sticky or liquid mess, esp. inedible food ...1945 US sl.
• GOOP any viscous, sticky substance or mixture ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GOONK any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids ...20C Amer. sl.
• GRUNCH sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances ...1960s sl.
• GRUNGE sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances ...1960s sl. orig. US
• GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. ...1932 US sl.
• LAGGER anything sticky or greasy, such as porridge or mud ...20C Ireland
• SCLAIRTIE a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance ...1954 Sc.
• SCLAPPERT a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance ...1958 Sc.
STICKY - verbs
• INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance ...LME
• GOOK UP to smear something slimy or sticky on someone ...1950s sl.
STICKY - phrases
• STICKS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person ...19C colloq.
STIFF - adjectives
• AFRORE frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, store, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN A PIECE stiff with cold or rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A PIECE stiff, crippled by rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHURLY hard, dry, stiff ...19C Eng. dial.
• DEAD-STARK as stiff as a corpse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEATH-STARK as stiff as death ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HABBIE stiff in motion ...1808 Sc.
• HABBY stiff in motion ...1808 Sc.
• HASK rough to the touch; stiff, unyielding; brittle and difficult to work ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEDGE stiff, tight ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• NASH firm, stiff, hard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMRODDY stiff, unbending ...1886 nonce word
• RAXY stiff ...B1900 Sc.
• RIGENT † stiff, rigid ...c1440
• ROID †* stiff ...c1477
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• STIFF AS BARKER'S KNEE very stiff ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• STOVE UP stiff from overwork ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THARF stark, stiff; heavy ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBOWSOME unbending, unyielding, stiff, rigid ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBUXOM † unready to bend, stiff ...c1412
STIFF - nouns, person
• CROBATE a poor stiff person or horse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
STIFF - verbs
• SCRAGGLE to walk with difficulty; to bend the legs stiffly; to become stiff; to crawl about feebly, as a sick man ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TENSE UP to become stiff, ineffective, and semi-paralyzed from nervous tension ...1973 Amer. sl.
STIFF-JOINTED - adjectives
• UNHINGE inactive, stiff-jointed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
STIFF-NECKED - adjectives
• HARD-NECKED † obstinate, stiff-necked ...1535
• HARD-NOLLED † obstinate, stiff-necked ...1388
STIFFNESS - nouns
• RAMRODISM military stiffness ...1880 nonce word
• UNBUXOMHEAD † stiffness of body ...c1250
STIFLE - verbs
• BECHEKE † to choke, to stifle ...c1175
• MAFFLE to stifle, overcome with heat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASKER to choke, to stifle ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEASOM † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUEAZEN † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUERKEN † to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUEZZEN † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOMFISH to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• SKOMFISH to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• WHIRKEN † to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STIFLING - adjectives
• POTHERY of the weather: hot, close, stifling, muggy, warm ...1696
STIGMATIZE - verbs
• TACHE † to stain or taint, esp. with moral defilement, or with the imputation of guilt or shameful conduct; to stigmatize ...1390 obs. exc. Sc.
STILL - adjectives
• LIKE A KNOT ON A LOG immovable, motionless, perfectly still ...1873 Amer. dial.
• QUAMP still, quiet; also, sulky ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUANK still, quiet ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEME † quiet, still ...c1375 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• QUIETSOME † quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• STOCK-STILL absolutely still, motionless
STILL (alcohol) - adjectives
• WILDCAT of a still or its products: illicit ...1881 Amer. dial.
STILL (alcohol) - nouns
• JIGGER a secret or private still ...1823 sl.
STILL (alcohol) - verbs
• FARM IN THE WOODS to operate an illegal still ...1972 Amer. dial.
STILLBORN - adjectives
• DEAD-BORN stillborn ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
STILTS - nouns
• JACKS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JAKE WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAY WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TALL WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TIPSTAFFS † stilts ...1582 nonce use
• TOMMYHAWKS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TOMMY WALKERS stilts ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TOM WALKERS stilts ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WALKING HORSES long wooden poles with a footpiece that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALKING TOMS long wooden poles that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
STIMULATE - verbs
• EDGE † to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• GIVE AN EDGE TO † to stimulate, to incite ...1602
• QUICKEN to stimulate; to urge to greater speed or exertion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SET AN EDGE UPON † to stimulate, to incite ...1609
STIMULATED - adjectives
• PROVOCATE †* provoked, stimulated, incited ...1432-50
STIMULATING - adjectives
• TITILLATING pleasantly exciting, exhilarating, stimulating ...1712-14
• UP stimulating, uplifting ...1970s sl.
STIMULUS - nouns
• OESTRUS something that stings or goads one on, a stimulus; vehement impulse; passion, frenzy ...1850
STING - nouns
• TANG † the tongue of a serpent, formerly thought to be the stinging organ; the sting of an insect ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANGER anything which stings ...1898 Eng. dial.
STING - verbs
• ATTER to venom, to sting ...1896 Eng. dial.
• DAG to thrust at, to stab, to sting ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANG † to sting as a serpent or an insect ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• THEAK to smart, to sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-STING † to sting severely ...a1300
• VENOM to sting ...1877 Eng. dial.
STING, STINGING - adjectives
• TART † of pain, punishment, suffering, discipline, law: sharp, severe, painful, grievous, tender to the touch, smarting, stinging ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STINGINESS - nouns
• EUCLIONISM †* stinginess, miserliness ...1599
STINGRAY - nouns
• RADIUS †* the bony spine or sting near the base of the tail of a stingray ...1661
STINGY - adjectives
• AIM mean, stingy, 'near' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGGARLY stingy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BORN WITH THE CRAMP IN ONE'S FIST naturally stingy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• CHAUNCHY stingy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEESY low-grade, inferior, worthless; cheap, stingy ...1863 Amer.
• CHINCHY stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious ...1906 Amer. dial.
• CHINCY miserly, stingy ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CHINTZ miserly, stingy ...1963 Amer. sl.
• CHINTZY miserly, stingy ...1902
• CLOSE stingy, niggardly, grudging any expense ...M17
• CLUNCH-FISTED † close-fisted, niggardly, covetous, stingy...1644 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CROPIN' stingy, niggardly, mean ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ETTLE stingy, grasping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN cheap, at a low price, inexpensive; of persons: stingy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAGGERSHANK † stingy, mean ...1913 Sc.
• HARD-BACKED miserly, stingy, noted for driving hard bargains ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEART-BOUND † having the heart shut up or fast-closed to a person; pitiless, hard-hearted, mean, stingy ...1616
• HIDEBOUND † stingy, niggardly, mean ...L16
• HUNGRY stingy, mean ...1855 Aust. sl.
• IRON-FISTED close-fisted, niggardly, covetous, miserly, stingy, mean ...1826
• MANINI small, inferior; stingy ...1966 Hawaii
• MINGY mean, ungenerous, stingy ...1911 Brit. sl.
• NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; churlish; narrow-minded ...1871
• NABER † scant, stingy, giving short measure ...1908 Sc.
• NARROW † sparing, close, parsimonious, mean, stingy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED stingy, cunning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROW-SOULED mean, stingy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• NEAR niggardly, miserly, stingy, parsimonious, frugal, mean, greedy, covetous ...1616
• NEAR-SIGHTED stingy, frugal, parsimonious ...c1820 Amer. dial.
• NEETY miserly, stingy, niggardly ...1892 Sc. & Ireland
• NIGGISH † niggardly, miserly, stingy, mean, parsimonious ...1542
• NIGH formerly careful; now (contemptuously) stingy; close-fisted ...Bk1902 colloq.
• NITTIE miserly, stingy, niggardly ...1892 Sc.
• PENURIOUS extremely stingy; miserly ...1590
• PINCHY stingy, niggardly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RHINY miserly, close-fisted; too stingy to be clean ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAVE-ALL parsimonious, stingy, miserly ...1812
• SCABBY dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCALDY stingy ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALY miserly, stingy, mean; thievish, dishonest, tricky ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCHINCHING niggardly, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHY stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTISH stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-GOOD † miserly, stingy, avaricious ...a1693
• SCRAWBY mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMITY mean, stingy, niggardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMET stingy ...1889 Sc.
• SCRIMMETY mean, stingy, niggardly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMY stingy, miserly, niggardly ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SCRINCHY stingy, illiberal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBY mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SHORT stingy, niggardly; cheap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHING stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY-SCRIMPLY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY mean, miserly, niggardly, stingy ...1833
• SNIPPY parsimonious, stingy ...18C UK
• SNOEP mean, greedy, selfish, stingy ...1960s S. Afr.
• SNUG stingy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STRAIT-HANDED † close-fisted, parsimonious, niggardly, grasping, stingy ...1600
• TIGHT AS DICK'S HATBAND very stingy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• YARE covetous, stingy ...1691 Eng. dial.
STINGY - nouns
• NEARNESS a parsimonious habit ...1591 colloq.
STINGY - nouns, person
• ABIE a stingy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG PIG a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters; a stingy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP JOHN a person dealing in inferior or cheap goods; hence, one who does things in a gaudy, niggardly, or inferior style; a stingy or niggardly person ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP-MITT a cheapskate; a stingy person ...1919 US college sl.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CHEAPSKATE a miserly person; a stingy person ...1896 US
• CHEAPWAD a cheapskate, a stingy person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHINCE a stingy or miserly person ...1949 Amer. sl.
• CHINCH a miserly or mean person; a stingy person ...a1300
• CHINTZ a stingy or miserly person ...a1989 Amer. sl.
• CRAB a grouchy, stingy person ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DICK SMITH a lone drinker, a drink taken alone; one who does not buy drinks for others, or who depends on others to buy them; a stingy or solitary person ....1876 Amer. dial.
• DRY-FIST † a miserly, niggardly, stingy or parsimonious person ...1604
• GEEZER a stingy or peculiar man; a strange old fellow ...L19 colloq.
• HOG-GRUBBER † a mean, stingy, sneaking fellow; a close-fisted fellow; a miser, a niggard ...a1700
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• NAGAS a term of abuse for a greedy, stingy person ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OLD GOAT an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• PENNY PINCHER a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person ...1920
• PIG a miser, a stingy or greedy person ...1951 Amer. dial.
• PINCH-COMMONS one who stints the supply of food for himself or others; a parsimonious or stingy person; a miser, a niggard ...1822
• PINCH-FART † a miserly or stingy person; a niggard ...1592
• SAVE-ALL a niggardly, stingy, miserly person ...1785
• SCALY a mean, stingy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH a stingy person; one who is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-PENNY † one who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; an avaricious or penurious person; a miserly, stingy person; a niggard ...1584
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SHEENY a contemptible person; a stingy person ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SHORT JOHN a niggardly, miserly, or stingy person; one who does things in a cheap style ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SHORT SKATE a cheapskate, a stingy person ...1953 Amer. sl.
• SKINNER a stingy person; one who is greedy in money manners ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SNICKET † a miser, a stingy, saving person ...1703 Eng. dial.
• SNUDGE † a mean, avaricious person; a niggard, a miser, a stingy person; an intrusive, sponging fellow ...1545 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STINGY - verbs
• CHEW ONE'S TOBACCO TWICE to be stingy ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ETTLE to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HAND ON ONE'S HALFPENNY to be mean, stingy; to look after one's own interests ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KEEP ONE'S HAND ON ONE'S HALFPENNY to be mean, stingy; to look after one's own interests ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO PART WITH THE REEK OF ONE'S KALE to be very stingy and niggardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH to act in a frugal or stingy way ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SHORT SKATE to act like a cheapskate, to be stingy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1851
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE AND TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, niggardly, or stingy ...1819 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A GNAT FOR A PENNY to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1803 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR A CENT to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE AND TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SNUDGE † to be miserly, stingy, or saving ...c1540
STINK - nouns
• ANNA MAY WONG a stink; a smell ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'pong'
• FOGO a disagreeable smell or odour; a stink, stench ...1823
• KANITS a stink ...M19 back-slang
STINK - verbs
• HUM to have an unpleasant odour; to stink ...1902 UK sl.
• NAAR to stink, to smell foul ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• PEN AND INK to smell unpleasantly ...1892 rhyming sl. for 'stink'
• SMELL TO HIGH HEAVEN to smell unpleasantly ...1963 sl.
• STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN to smell unpleasantly ...1963 sl.
• TO-STINK † to stink greatly ...1382
STINKING - adjectives
• DAIN repulsive in smell, stinking ...1888 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
• FARSHTINKENER stinking ...1940s US sl.
• FUSHTOOKANAH stinking ...1968 US sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS extremely rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE HOT SUN stinking, rotten ...1960s Aust. sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE MIDDAY SUN extremely rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl.
• OLIDOUS †* having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid, rank, stinking ...1646
• ON THE NOSE smelly; objectionable; decayed; stinking; esp. of rotten organic matter, as food ...1941 Aust. sl.
• PUANT †* stinking ...1621
• PUTREDINOUS † characterized by putrefaction; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten ...1641
• RAMMISH † of smell, taste, etc.: rank, rancid, acrid, strong, stinking, highly disagreeable ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMMY rank, rancid, stinking ...1607 now chiefly N. Eng. dial.
• RANKISH †* having a bad smell, stinking ...1661
• WAFTY † giving off a stinking odour ...1611
STINKING - nouns
• KANITSENO a stinker, 'stinking one' ...M19 back-slang
STINKINGLY - adverbs
• RAMMISHLY stinkingly, rancidly ...1567
STINT - verbs
• SCANT to stint; to be insufficiently supplied ...1794 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP to cramp, to pinch; to stint of food, money, etc. ...1880 Sc.
• SCRINCH to stint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIMP to stint ...1879
STINTED - adjectives
• SKIMPY scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
STIPULATED - adjectives
• PACTITIOUS †* characterized by being agreed upon or stipulated; settled by covenant ...1656
STIR - nouns
• AG stir, eagerness ...1914 Sc.
• DIRR loud noise or stir; a racket ...1804 Sc.
• FAIRD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset, a stir, a bustle...1513 Sc.
• FERD † a violent onset, a stir, a bustle ...1660 Sc.
• HAIKE a stir, turmoil, tumult ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAKE a stir, turmoil, tumult ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HUBBISTEW a hubbub, stir, tumult; a flurry, excitement ...1898 Sc.
• MAKE-A-DO † a to-do, an uproar, a stir ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUOIL † a stir, a tumult, a turmoil, a noisy disturbance; fuss, bustle ...1798 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REEMISH a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
• REMISH a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
• REVEL a stir; a commotion ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TARVE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a hurry, a stir, a commotion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TERVEE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TERVY a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TIRRIVEE a commotion, disturbance; a state of excitement; a stir, bustle ...1885 Sc.
• TO-DO a bustle, stir, commotion, a fuss, a great disturbance ...1570
• TURVE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
STIR - nouns, person
• WAGGER † one who agitates or stirs ...1387
STIR - verbs
• ACTUATE † to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite ...1603
• EGGLE to incite, to instigate, to egg on, to stir up, to quarrel ...1880 Sc.
• EICKEL UP to stir up, to incite ...1924 Sc.
• FAN to stir as with a whisk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLUTTER THE DOVECOTES to disturb the equanimity of a society; to cause a stir or excitement in a conservative community ...1840
• HARROW UP to arouse, to stir up ...1791 Sc.
• ICCHE(N) † to move, to stir ...c1200
• JEE to move, to stir; to move to one side; to move to and fro ...1727 Sc.
• LOLLOP to stir or swish something around; to move food around in the mouth ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MIDGE to stir or move slightly ...1897 Sc.
• QUETCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUICK * to give or restore vigour to; to stir up, to inspire ...a1300
• QUINCE † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch ...1530
• QUINCH † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch, to wince ...1530 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• RAISE SAND to cause a disturbance, stir, or commotion ...L19 US sl.
• SHAKE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to stir, to 'shake a leg' ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SIG to cause trouble; to stir things up, often purely for fun, whatever the actual results ...1930s US Black sl.
• SIGNIFY to cause trouble; to stir things up, often purely for fun, whatever the actual results ...1930s US Black sl.
• STARKLE † to cause dissension, to make a stir ...1544
• STOOK to stir up trouble ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• TAIT to shake about; to stir, to toss about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOIL † in cookery: to stir, to mix by stirring ...c1430
• VEEK † to move, to veer; to stir, to shift ...1905 Sc.
• WAG to stir, to move; to move one's limbs ...a1225
• WALLOW AROUND to roll, to rumble someone or something on a surface or in some soft or sticky substance; to push or stir something about ...1833 Amer. dial.
• YARK † to stir up, to excite ...1593 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † vb. to stir up, to excite ...1593 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
STIRRING - adjectives
• AROVE † up and stirring ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• INCITATORY †* tending to incite, stirring, stimulative ...1610
STIRRING - nouns
• NAVITY †* diligence, stirring, quickness, speed ...1623
STIRRUP - nouns
• SADDLE-IRON a stirrup ...1823 Sc.
STIR UP - verbs
• CONCITATE †* to provoke, excite, rouse, stir up ...1574
• EGGLE to incite, to instigate, to stir up, esp. to incite to evil, etc. ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EXCITATE † to excite, to rouse, to stir up ...1548
• PRORITATE † to stir up, to provoke, to irritate, to incite ...1620
• RAAS to stir up, to excite ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RASS to stir up, to excite ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE to stir someone up; to provoke someone's anger or irritation ...colloq.
• TICKLE † to stir up, to incite, to provoke; to prompt or impel to do something ...1532
STITCH (cramp) - nouns
• KAKE a stitch in the side ...1892 Ireland
STITCH - verbs
• GADGE to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• TAG † to fasten, stitch, or tack together; to join ...1681
STOAT - nouns
• VAIR † a weasel or stoat ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STOCKING - adjectives
• BARE-VAMPED standing in one's stockings, without shoes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
STOCKING - nouns
• BAXEN stockings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAM-CASES stockings ...1781 sl.
• HAIRY MOGGANS hose without feet ...1808 Sc.
• HAIRY MOOGANS hose without feet ...1808 Sc.
• LEG-BAGS stockings ...1791 US sl.
• LEG SACKS socks, stockings ...1930s US Black sl.
• MALTHING stockings without feet ...1892 Eng. dial.
• NETHERSTOCK † a stocking ...1565-6
• NETHER-STOCKING †* a stocking ...1591
• OLIVERS stockings ...1887 tramps' sl.
• POP-POP a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POPPY a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POTATO a hole in a sock or stocking through which the skin shows ...1885 sl.
• QUEER DRAWERS yarn, coarse worsted, ordinary or old stockings ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAILWAYS red stockings worn by women ...1909 railwaymen's usage
• RIE the raised border on the top of a stocking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANKERS stockings without feet ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGER a footless stocking worn over the shoes as a gaiter, or to protect the arms ...1615 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SILAS HOCKING a stocking ...L19 theatrical rhyming sl.
• SPUD a hole in a sock or stocking though which the skin shows ...1960 sl.
• TATIE-HEEL a hole in the heel of a stocking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREHEEN the leg of a stocking without the foot ...1869 Ireland
• VAMP † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VAMPER † a stocking ...a1700 (possible error for vampeis or vampeys)
• VAMPETH † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1430
• VAMPEY † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1425
• VAMPY † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1425
STOCKING - nouns, person
• WABSTER a knitter of stockings ...1825 Sc.
STOCKS (punishment) - nouns
• ANKLE-SPRING WAREHOUSE the stocks ...L18 Irish sl.
• CAPERDEWSIE † the stocks; prison ...1663
• CAPERDOCHY † the stocks; prison ...1600
• CATASTA † the stocks ...1650 humorous
• HARMANS † the stocks ...1567 thieves' cant
• TIMBER the stocks ...20C sl.
STOCKS - nouns, person
• BABE IN THE WOOD one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory ...L17 sl.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - adjectives
• SICK in the stock exchange: slow, dull ...1870
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - nouns
• ACTION † a share in a joint-stock company ...1641-1706
• BIG BANG, THE the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange on 27 October, 1986, when a number of complex changes in trading practices were put into effect simultaneously ...1983 sl.
• BIG BOARD any major stock exchange ...1934 US sl.
• BIG BOARD, THE the New York Stock Exchange Inc. ...1984 US sl.
• BLIP a minor fluctuation, usually upward, in the stock market or other measures of corporate fortunes ...1988 US sl.
• BOOMLET a small boom on the Stock Exchange ...1897
• DEAD-CAT BOUNCE a tiny rise or recovery after a decline ...1990s Amer. stock market usage
• FANCY on the Stock Market: a fraudulent or worthless security ...1841 Amer. sl.
• GOOD-BYE KISS the repurchase of a premium of stock by a target company from the company attempting a takeover ...1988 US sl.
• LOSS-LEADER something displayed prominently, and at cut-price rate, to encourage further buying of other stock ...20C Can. sl.
• PUNCH a killing, as in the stock market, etc.; a coup ...1900s Aust. sl.
• SICK MARKET on the Stock Exchange: a market in which sales of stock are difficult to place ...c1860 colloq.
• WHITE KNIGHT on the Stock Exchange: a company that comes to the aid of another facing an unwelcome takeover bid ...1981 sl.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - nouns, person
• ARB a market speculator ...Amer. securities markets usage
• ACTIONARY † a share-holder in a joint-stock company ...1731
• BEAR on the Stock Exchange: a speculator for a fall; i.e. one who sells stock for delivery at a future date, in the expectation that meanwhile prices will fall, and he will be able to buy in at a lower rate what he has contracted to deliver at a higher ...1719
• BOTTOM FISHER a stock investor looking for stocks with a poor recent showing ...1988 US sl.
• FALLEN ANGEL a defaulter, a bankrupt ...c1810 Stock Exchange usage
• LACK-STOCK one who has no money in stocks ...1820
• PINK BUTTON on the Stock Exchange: a jobber's clerk ...1973 Brit. sl.
• POACHER a broker dealing out of, or frequently changing, his market ...c1890 Stock Exchange colloq.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - verbs
• BANG on the Stock Exchange: to depress prices, the market ...1884
• MAKE A PUNCH to make a killing in the goldfields, stock market, etc. ...1900s Aust. sl.
• SCALP to buy and sell stocks so as to make small quick profits ...colloq.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE - phrases
• ON THE KERB said of stock exchange business done on the street-pavement, esp. after the exchange is closed for the day ...1894
STOCKY - adjectives
• BLOCKY of a person or animal: of solid build, stocky; short and stout ...1879
• BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP of a person: stocky, sturdy, heavyset, well-built ...1886 Amer. dial.
• COBBY of the nature of a cob (horse); short and thickset, stocky ...1871
• NUGGETY of people and animals: short, thickset, and strong; stocky ...1893 Aust. & NZ
STOCKY - nouns, person
• GRULCH a small, stocky person, usually somewhat uncouth and less then amicable ...20C Irish
STOIC - adjectives
• HEART-WHOLE having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
STOIC - verbs
• GUT IT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to be sturdily stoic; to persist; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s Amer. sl.
STOLEN - adjectives (also see STEAL)
• BENT stolen ...1930 sl., orig. US
• CABBAGED pilfered, as shreds by a tailor ...1729
• CROOKED dishonestly come by; stolen ...M19 colloq.
• FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY stolen (not necessarily from a vehicle) ...1977 UK sl.
• HOOKY said of something stolen or counterfeit ...1985 Brit. sl.
• HOT said of stolen articles that are easily identifiable and therefore difficult to dispose of ...1925 sl.
• KINKY stolen ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
• MADE stolen ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• OFF gone, stolen ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• PADDED having concealed contraband (stolen articles, drugs, etc.) on one's person in order to remove it from a shop or deceive customs, etc. ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• RATTED of people: robbed; of objects: stolen ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOOKED of stolen goods or money: hidden ...M19 sl.
• WANGLED stolen ...1940s sl.
• WET of livestock: stolen ...1888 Amer. dial.
STOLEN, STOLEN GOODS - noun
• ALADDIN'S CAVE a thief's stash-point for stolen goods ...1970 Brit. police sl.
• BLOW-BACK voluntary return to a victim of stolen goods ...1934 criminals’ sl.
• BULL'S WOOL stolen clothes ...1900s US Black sl.
• CRAN a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
• DABBLE stolen property ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARBY a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DERBY a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DROP a hiding place for stolen goods ...1931 sl.
• FILCH something stolen ...17C sl.
• GOODS, THE stolen articles as evidence of guilt ...1900 sl.
• KNOCK-OFF stolen property ...1963 sl.
• LUMBER a house or room where stolen goods are hidden ...1753 Brit. sl.
• POSSESSION possession of stolen or illicit goods ...1970 sl., orig. US
• RABBIT something smuggled or stolen ...1929 naval & Aust. sl.
• RECEIPT the receiving of stolen goods ...1681 Sc.
• RUN-IN a hiding place for stolen goods ...1959 sl.
• SHUSH BAG a bag for carrying away stolen property ...2002 UK sl.
• SNATCH something stolen ...2000 UK sl.
• SWAG stolen property ...1794 sl.
• TRAP a hiding place for stolen goods ...1930 US sl.
• WAIFS † stolen goods which are thrown away by the thief when in flight, for fear of being apprehended ...1579
STOLEN GOODS - nouns, person
• ADAM a fence, a criminal receiver ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• ADAM TILER a receiver of stolen goods ...1797 criminals’ sl.
• ADAM TYLER a criminal receiver ...E18 sl.
• ANGLING-COVE a receiver of stolen goods ...L18 sl.
• CUNNING MAN a cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods ...1788 sl.
• DROP a dealer in stolen goods ...1915 sl.
• FAMILY MAN a receiver of stolen goods ...E19 sl.
• FAMILY WOMAN a female receiver of stolen goods ...E19 sl.
• FATHER a receiver of stolen goods ...M19 sl.
• FENCE a dealer in stolen goods ...a1700 sl.
• GAGER a person who disposes of stolen goods...1904 UK criminals' sl.
• GAGGER a receiver of stolen goods ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
• IKEY a Jewish receiver of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• IKEY-MO a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler ...E19 sl.
• INTAKER † a receiver of stolen goods; an accomplice of thieves ...1721 Sc.
• JEW-FENCER a Jew street buyer or salesman, generally of stolen goods ...Bk1896 sl.
• MARTER † a dealer in stolen goods ...1591 thieves' sl.
• MELTING POT RECEIVER a receiver of stolen silver plate who melts down the stolen goods, thus rendering them untraceable ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• MIDDLEMAN one who, professionally, recovers property from the thief or thieves concerned ...c1830 Brit. criminals' sl.
• MIDNIGHT SUPPLY MAN a person who traffics in stolen equipment ...1954 US sl.
• PLACER a dealer in stolen goods ...1969 Brit. sl.
• RECEIPT a receiver of stolen goods ...1773 Sc.
• RESETTER a receiver of stolen goods ...1641 Sc.
• SANTAR † one who receives stolen goods ...1591 thieves' sl.
• SHADE a receiver of stolen goods ...1920s US criminal sl.
• TAKER a receiver of stolen goods ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• UNCLE a person who buys stolen goods from criminals ...1950 US sl.
STOLEN GOODS - verbs
• BAG THE SWAG to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property ...Bk1890 sl.
• BLOW BACK to return stolen goods ...1928 criminals’ sl.
• BRASS UP to share out stolen goods ...1924 criminals’ sl.
• DOWN to sell stolen goods at wholesale; to fence ...1971 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FENCE to handle or sell stolen goods ...1610 sl.
• LURK to go riding in a stolen car ...1960s US Black sl.
• PLANT to hide stolen goods, etc. in order to incriminate the person in whose possession they are found ...1865 sl.
• RECEIPT to receive stolen goods ...1685 Sc.
• SPEEL THE DRUM to go off with stolen property ...M19 sl.
STOLID - adjectives
• BEEFY fleshy; unduly stout or fat, obese; stolid ...1853
• CLODDISH boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...M19
• CLODDY boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...LME
STOMACH - see BELLY
STOMACH ACHE - see BELLY ACHE
STOMP - verbs
• DART to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stomp ...1908 Sc.
• DO A DANCE ON to kick and stomp ...1974 US sl.
• RAMP to stomp, to beat the floor with the feet...1886 Sc.
• RAMPLE to stomp noisily with the feet by way of applause ...1893 Sc.
STONE, STONY - adjectives
• CAIRNY abounding with heaps of stones ...1807 Sc.
• CALCULOSE † stony, pebbly ...c1420
• LAPIDAR †* of the nature of a stone ...1767
• LAPIDARIAN * 1. versed in the knowledge of stone ...1683
2. executed in stone, inscribed on stone ...1882
• LAPIDARIOUS †* consisting of stones; stony ...1656
• LAPIDARY * concerned with stones ...1831-57
• LAPIDEOUS * 1. of the nature of stone; stony ...1646
† 2. consisting of or inscribed on stone ...1807
• LAPIDIAL †* resembling stone; stony ...1599
• LAPIDIAN concerned with stones; working on stones ...1600
• LAPIDIFACTORY †* pert. to the making of stones ...1650
• LAPIDIFIC † concerned with the making of stones ...1693
• LAPIDIFICAL † concerned with the making of stones ...1646
• LAPIDOUS †* full of stones ...1610
• SASSINOUS † rocky, stony ...1632 obs.
STONE - nouns
• AIRMAIL a stone or similar heavy weight dropped from a freeway overpass, building roof, etc. ...2000s US sl.
• ALLEY APPLE a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BARROW a large heap of stones ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BATE † the grain of wood or stone ...1664 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BEAU-TRAP a loose stone in the pavement, which tips up when stepped upon, and scatters the dirty water collected under it over the pedestrian ...1816 Eng. sl.
• BEGGARS' BOLTS † stones ...1584
• BERGFALL a falling of rock fragments or debris; an avalanche of stones ...1856
• BIBBLE a pebble, stone, fossil ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BICKER a stone fight; a scrimmage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINKART a heap of stones, clay, dirt, etc. ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BINKER a heap of stones or dirt ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLUNK a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNKART a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWRACK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWRICK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWROCK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRINNY a stone, esp. when thrown ...Aust. children's sl., old-fashioned
• CUNDY a small stone ...L19 Aust. sl.
• DAP the skip of a stone on water ...M19 Eng. dial.
• DEAD MAN'S PLUNGE a mode of throwing a stone into water in such a way that is makes no splash ...Bk1900 Ireland
• DIGS-AND-DRAKES a boy's entertainment for skimming flat stones along the surface of water ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIMMY a stone about the size of a person's head ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DONNICK a pebble, stone, or small boulder ...1840 Amer. dial.
• FALLENATNITE a mock scientific name for a stone ...1989 Can. sl.
• GONEY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOLEY a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONEY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOONIE a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GROUND APPLE a stone; a rock ...1931 Amer. sl.
• GROUND NUT a stone ...1833 Amer. sl.
• GROUND SEED a stone ...1871 Amer. sl.
• HANDSTONE † a stone that can be lifted or thrown with the hand; a pebble ...1598
• HANDY-STONE a small stone, one that can be thrown with the hand ...1899 Sc.
• INDIAN-HEAD a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour ...1945 Amer. dial.
• IRISH BOUQUET any form of projectile, usually a stone or brick ...1960s US sl.
• IRISH CONFETTI stones, bricks, etc., esp. as thrown during riots ...M19 sl.
• JACKROCK a small, rounded stone, esp. one suitable for throwing ...1920 Amer. dial.
• JACKSTONE a small round pebble or stone ...1814
• LACE a small crack or break in stone ...1869 Eng. dial.
• LAD STONES stones piled on the top of a mountain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAME DUCK ducks and drakes, throwing a flat stone over the surface of water so that it jumps several times ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAPIDATION the act of process of throwing stones; pelting with stones ...1802
• LAPIDITY the quality of being stone ...1750
• LAPIDOSE abounding in stones; also, of stony nature ...c1420
• LOVE LETTER a stone or rock thrown at someone ...1940s US Black sl.
• MARCH STONE a stone set up to mark the boundary of an estate ...1536 chiefly Sc. N. Eng. dial.
• MARKSTONE † a boundary stone ...1364 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• METT a boundary; a boundary stone; a mark to show the part measure off ...1899 Sc.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water ...1847 Amer. dial.
• QUACK a pebble, a stone ...1923 Eng. dial.
• QUAILER a stone ...20C Aust. sl.
• QUARRY a square stone, tile, or brick ...1555
• QUECK a pebble, a stone ...1923 Sc.
• RAG † a piece of hard, coarse, or rough stone ...1278 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAISE a pile of stones; a cairn ...1695 N. Eng. dial.
• RAMBLIN-STONE a loose stone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGLE of stones: a heap ...B1900 Sc.
• SHIRLING loose stones at the base of a mountain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TIC-TAC-MOLLARD the game of 'ducks and drakes' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WARLOCK † a cairn, a pile of stones in Scandinavian regions ...1584
• WINTER POTATO a stone that is heaved to the surface of a field by freezing and thawing of the ground ...1972 Amer. dial. jocular
STONE - nouns, person
• LAPIDATOR one who stones ...a1800
STONE - verbs
• BATTER to pelt with stones ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BICKER to pelt with stones; to strike repeatedly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAP to rebound; to bounce; to hop or skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1851
• ELAPIDATE † to rid or clear a place of stones ...1623
• LAPIDATE to throw stones at, to pelt with stones; also, to stone to death ...1623
• SCAGE to throw stones, to pelt; to strike with a stick ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCALE 1. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. & dial.
2. to skip a flat stone on a body of water ...1877 Amer. dial.
• SCLAFF to make a flat stone skip over the surface of the water; to play at ducks and drakes ...1969 Sc.
• SCONE to make flat stones skip along the surface of water ...1825 Sc.
• SCOP to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUT to throw dirt or stones at; to pelt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAIL to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKATE to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...a1861 Amer. dial.
• SKEER † to skim a stone on the surface of the water ...1636 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKEET to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKI to skip a stone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKID to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIFT to skip stones ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ROCKS to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN STONES to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE CAT to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE WATER to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKOP to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TO-HENE † to mutilate by stoning ...c1200
STONE CUTTING - adjectives
• LAPICIDARIAL † pert. to the work of a lapicide ...1592
STONE CUTTING - nouns
• LAPIDARY † precious stones in general; jewellery ...1509
STONE CUTTING - nouns, person
• LAPICIDARY † one who is engaged in stone-cutting ...1592
• LAPICIDE one who cuts stones or inscriptions on stone ...1656
• LAPIDARIST †* one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones ...1607
• LAPIDARY 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1382
† 2. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...c1440
• LAPIDIST †* 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1647
†* 2. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...1647
STONED - adjectives
• LAPIDABLE †* that may be stoned ...1656
STONEMASON - nouns, person
• HARD-HEWER † a stonemason ...1447-8
STONING - nouns
• LAPIDATION the punishment of stoning to death ...1611
• LAPIDEMENT †* the punishment of stoning to death ...1483
STONY - see STONE
• BARREN † to make barren, unfruitful, or sterile ...1581
• BARRENIZE † to make barren or sterile ...1649
STERILIZE - verbs
• FIRE to sterilize, to cauterize ...1940 Amer. dial.
STERN - adjectives
• CAST-IRON hard, insensible to fatigue; rigid, stern, unbending; inflexible, unyielding, wanting in pliancy or adaptiveness ...1830
• DERN hard, stern ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HARD AS NAILS stern and unyielding; harsh; pitiless ...1862
• HARD-FAVOURED having a hard or unpleasing appearance or look; stern-faced; coarse-featured; ill-favoured, ugly ...1513 arch.
• IRON-FACE stern, obdurate, cruel, severe ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MAROONJUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• MORUNGEOUS harsh, stern; outrageous; obstreperous, ...1864 Sc.
• RIGORIOUS †* fierce, stern, severe ...1509
• SAIR of persons: harsh in discipline, treatment, or judgement; stern, severely censorious; niggardly, driving hard bargains ...1768 Sc.
• SARTAIN stern, severe; steadfast ....1887 Eng. dial.
• STRAIGHT-FACED stern, unflinching ...1940s US sl.
STERN - nouns, person
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUTCRACKER a stern person; a strict disciplinarian, esp. a woman who crushes a man's spirit ...1977 US sl.
STEROIDS - adjectives
• FULL OF ACID describing a well-built guy who looks to be on steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
STEROIDS - nouns
• ACID steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
• JUICE anabolic steroids ...1992 US sl.
• OIDS corticosteroids ...1981 Amer. medical sl.
• STEGGIES steroids ...2002 UK sl.
STEW - nouns
• BLACK MIKE stew ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• BOILED POT PIE a stew made with dumplings ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURGOO stew or porridge ...20C sl.
• CALL a stew, esp. one consisting mainly of onions and potatoes ...1926 Amer. dial.
• DEAD HORSE stew ...20C sl.
• DISTRICT ATTORNEY a stew made of whatever is available ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FANNY ADAMS meat stew ...1962 Brit. sl.
• FLY-SWISHER STEW oxtail stew ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• FRICKO a chicken stew ...1951 Can. sl.
• HARICOT a ragout; orig. of mutton, now sometimes of other meat ...1706
• IRISH CAVIAR Irish stew ...1930s US sl.
• LOBLOLLY a thick gruel, stew, or gravy ...1637 Amer. dial.
• MUCK-UP IN A DIXIE a stew ...c1910 Brit. military sl.
• MULLIGAN a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals ..1904 US
• MULLIGAN STEW a stew made without a recipe, relying on ingredients that are left over from previous meals ..1904 US
• MULLIGA STEW a soupy sort of stew ...c1925 Aust. tramps' sl.
• QUAIL an order of chicken stew ...L19 US sl.
• RAM-CAT STEW a makeshift stew ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE a stew consisting of potatoes, turnips, and beef, to which are sometimes added onions ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY-GULLION a stew of hashed meat and potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-COLLOPS slices of beef stewed with onions, pepper, and salt ...1887 Sc.
• SHACKLES any broth, soup, or stew ...1886 sl.
• SKILLEY a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SKILLIGALEE a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLY a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLYGALEE a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1951 Amer. dial.
• SLUM a watery stew or hash ...1847 sl.
• SLUMGULLION a kind of watery hash or stew; stew created from whatever is at hand ...1884
• TEN-TO-ONE Irish stew (ten pieces of potato to one piece of meat) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WATERLOO a stew ...20C rhyming sl.
STEWARD - nouns
• FARMERSHIP † the state or occupation of being a farmer, or steward; stewardship ...1551
STEWARD - nouns, person
• FACTOR † one who has the charge and manages the affairs of an estate; a bailiff, a land-steward ...1561 obs. exc. Sc.
• FARMER † one who cultivates land for the owner; a bailiff, steward ...1382
• HAWLER † the keeper or steward of a hall ...c1400
• JACK-IN-THE-DUST a steward's mate ...Bk1896 nautical sl.
• JERKER a steward ...Bk1896 sl.
• SKEVIN † a steward of a gild ...1389
• WINGER a steward ...1929 Brit. nautical sl.
STEWARDSHIP - nouns
• CASTALDICK † stewardship ...1678
• CASTALDY † stewardship ...1623
STICK (thing) - nouns
• ALPEEN a cudgel; a stout-headed stick ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• BACIL †* a little stick ...1657
• BALLOW † a cudgel, a stick, a pole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BASTER a stick or cudgel; a heavy blow ...1726
• BASTINADO a stick, staff, rod, cudgel, truncheon ...1598
• BASTON † a staff or stick used as a weapon or a staff of office; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1300
• BATLING * a small stick, a fagot ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BATON † a staff or stick used as a weapon, sometimes also of iron, or iron-tipped; a club, a cudgel, or truncheon ...1548
• BATOON a stout staff or stick used as a weapon; a cudgel, a club, a truncheon ...a1625 arch.
• BATTOON a short, straight stick; a pool or billiards cue ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BUD a stick, switch, or rod ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CAMBAUTE a crooked bat or stick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMOCK 1. a crooked stick or piece of wood; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick ...c1450
2. a curved stick, esp. one used in the game of hockey ...1678 Sc.
• CHATWOOD kindling wood; little sticks ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CRAB-STICK a stick or cudgel of the wood of the crab-tree; a walking-stick made of the wood of the crab-tree; hence, a stick of any kind ...1703
• CUMMOCK a crooked stick; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick ...1862 Sc.
• FADGE a bundle of sticks, a faggot ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAGGALD † a faggot, a bundle of twigs or heath tied with straw ropes ...1838 Sc.
• FAGGOT a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
• FAGOT a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
• GAD a stake or stout stick ...1535 Eng. dial.
• GAD-STICK a stick or whip for driving oxen or punishing children ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GADWAND a long stick ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KEBBIE a staff or stick with a hooked head ...1816 N. Eng. dial. & Sc.
• KEBBY a staff or stick with a hooked head ...1816 N. Eng. dial. & Sc.
• LACKERY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LACKRY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LADY BIRCH a switch used to punish children ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LADY QUINCE a switch made of quince wood, used to punish children ...1932 Amer. dial.
• NAB the head of a stick ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• NABE the head of a stick ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDY QUICK a stick ...M19 rhyming sl.
• RAMACK a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
• RAMMACK a stick, esp. a large rugged piece of stick ...19C Sc.
• RAMMOCK a big rough piece of wood; a gnarled and knotty stick ...1866 Sc.
• RAMPION a stick, a cudgel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCOW a stick; a small branch or twig ...Bk1904 Sc.
• VERGE * a rod, wand, or stick ...1897
• WADDY a stick; a walking-stick ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WALLOPER anything with which one administers a thrashing; a stick, a cudgel ...1832 colloq.
• WAND † a rod, stick, or switch for chastisement ...1297
• YARD † 1. a straight slender shoot or branch of a tree; a twig, a stick ...c950 obs.
† 2. a stick or rod used as an instrument for administering strokes by way of punishment or otherwise ...c1000
STICK - verbs
• BALTER † to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation ...1601
• CAGGLE to stick together; to coagulate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LAIR to become embogged; to stick fast in mud or snow; to wallow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• STICK LIKE WHITE ON RICE to stick very closely ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TO-STICK † to stick to, to adhere ...1596.
STICK INSECT - nouns
• WALKER a stick-insect ...1891
STICK OUT - verbs
• BUNG to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BUNG OUT to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GAG to project, to stick out ...1599
• GAG OUT to project, to stick out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
STICKY - adjectives
• CABBY sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CACKY sticky, muddy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAGGY sticky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLIBBY † adhesive, sticky ...1598 Eng. dial.
• CLINGS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person ...19C colloq.
• DAUBY sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DAWSEY sticky, adhesive, smeary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMY sticky ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOBBY sticky ...1974 Amer. dial.
• GOOBERED UP adj. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOKY unpleasantly sticky ...1960s US sl.
• GOOPY sticky, smeared ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGEY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance ...1962 UK sl.
• ICKY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable ...1929 Amer. dial.
• ISHY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TACKY sticky
• TEERY sticky, smeary; adhesive ...1881 Eng. dial.
STICKY - nouns
• CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GLOOP any messy sticky fluid or substance ...20C colloq.
• GLOP a sticky or liquid mess, esp. inedible food ...1945 US sl.
• GOOP any viscous, sticky substance or mixture ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GOONK any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids ...20C Amer. sl.
• GRUNCH sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances ...1960s sl.
• GRUNGE sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances ...1960s sl. orig. US
• GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. ...1932 US sl.
• LAGGER anything sticky or greasy, such as porridge or mud ...20C Ireland
• SCLAIRTIE a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance ...1954 Sc.
• SCLAPPERT a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance ...1958 Sc.
STICKY - verbs
• INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance ...LME
• GOOK UP to smear something slimy or sticky on someone ...1950s sl.
STICKY - phrases
• STICKS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person ...19C colloq.
STIFF - adjectives
• AFRORE frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, store, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN A PIECE stiff with cold or rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A PIECE stiff, crippled by rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHURLY hard, dry, stiff ...19C Eng. dial.
• DEAD-STARK as stiff as a corpse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEATH-STARK as stiff as death ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HABBIE stiff in motion ...1808 Sc.
• HABBY stiff in motion ...1808 Sc.
• HASK rough to the touch; stiff, unyielding; brittle and difficult to work ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEDGE stiff, tight ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• NASH firm, stiff, hard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMRODDY stiff, unbending ...1886 nonce word
• RAXY stiff ...B1900 Sc.
• RIGENT † stiff, rigid ...c1440
• ROID †* stiff ...c1477
• SCRAM benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
• STIFF AS BARKER'S KNEE very stiff ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• STOVE UP stiff from overwork ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THARF stark, stiff; heavy ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBOWSOME unbending, unyielding, stiff, rigid ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBUXOM † unready to bend, stiff ...c1412
STIFF - nouns, person
• CROBATE a poor stiff person or horse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
STIFF - verbs
• SCRAGGLE to walk with difficulty; to bend the legs stiffly; to become stiff; to crawl about feebly, as a sick man ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TENSE UP to become stiff, ineffective, and semi-paralyzed from nervous tension ...1973 Amer. sl.
STIFF-JOINTED - adjectives
• UNHINGE inactive, stiff-jointed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
STIFF-NECKED - adjectives
• HARD-NECKED † obstinate, stiff-necked ...1535
• HARD-NOLLED † obstinate, stiff-necked ...1388
STIFFNESS - nouns
• RAMRODISM military stiffness ...1880 nonce word
• UNBUXOMHEAD † stiffness of body ...c1250
STIFLE - verbs
• BECHEKE † to choke, to stifle ...c1175
• MAFFLE to stifle, overcome with heat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASKER to choke, to stifle ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEASOM † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUEAZEN † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUERKEN † to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUEZZEN † to choke, to stifle, to smother ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOMFISH to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• SKOMFISH to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• WHIRKEN † to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STIFLING - adjectives
• POTHERY of the weather: hot, close, stifling, muggy, warm ...1696
STIGMATIZE - verbs
• TACHE † to stain or taint, esp. with moral defilement, or with the imputation of guilt or shameful conduct; to stigmatize ...1390 obs. exc. Sc.
STILL - adjectives
• LIKE A KNOT ON A LOG immovable, motionless, perfectly still ...1873 Amer. dial.
• QUAMP still, quiet; also, sulky ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUANK still, quiet ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEME † quiet, still ...c1375 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• QUIETSOME † quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• STOCK-STILL absolutely still, motionless
STILL (alcohol) - adjectives
• WILDCAT of a still or its products: illicit ...1881 Amer. dial.
STILL (alcohol) - nouns
• JIGGER a secret or private still ...1823 sl.
STILL (alcohol) - verbs
• FARM IN THE WOODS to operate an illegal still ...1972 Amer. dial.
STILLBORN - adjectives
• DEAD-BORN stillborn ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
STILTS - nouns
• JACKS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JAKE WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAY WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TALL WALKERS stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TIPSTAFFS † stilts ...1582 nonce use
• TOMMYHAWKS stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TOMMY WALKERS stilts ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TOM WALKERS stilts ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WALKING HORSES long wooden poles with a footpiece that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALKING TOMS long wooden poles that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
STIMULATE - verbs
• EDGE † to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• GIVE AN EDGE TO † to stimulate, to incite ...1602
• QUICKEN to stimulate; to urge to greater speed or exertion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SET AN EDGE UPON † to stimulate, to incite ...1609
STIMULATED - adjectives
• PROVOCATE †* provoked, stimulated, incited ...1432-50
STIMULATING - adjectives
• TITILLATING pleasantly exciting, exhilarating, stimulating ...1712-14
• UP stimulating, uplifting ...1970s sl.
STIMULUS - nouns
• OESTRUS something that stings or goads one on, a stimulus; vehement impulse; passion, frenzy ...1850
STING - nouns
• TANG † the tongue of a serpent, formerly thought to be the stinging organ; the sting of an insect ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANGER anything which stings ...1898 Eng. dial.
STING - verbs
• ATTER to venom, to sting ...1896 Eng. dial.
• DAG to thrust at, to stab, to sting ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANG † to sting as a serpent or an insect ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• THEAK to smart, to sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-STING † to sting severely ...a1300
• VENOM to sting ...1877 Eng. dial.
STING, STINGING - adjectives
• TART † of pain, punishment, suffering, discipline, law: sharp, severe, painful, grievous, tender to the touch, smarting, stinging ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STINGINESS - nouns
• EUCLIONISM †* stinginess, miserliness ...1599
STINGRAY - nouns
• RADIUS †* the bony spine or sting near the base of the tail of a stingray ...1661
STINGY - adjectives
• AIM mean, stingy, 'near' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEGGARLY stingy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BORN WITH THE CRAMP IN ONE'S FIST naturally stingy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• CHAUNCHY stingy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEESY low-grade, inferior, worthless; cheap, stingy ...1863 Amer.
• CHINCHY stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious ...1906 Amer. dial.
• CHINCY miserly, stingy ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CHINTZ miserly, stingy ...1963 Amer. sl.
• CHINTZY miserly, stingy ...1902
• CLOSE stingy, niggardly, grudging any expense ...M17
• CLUNCH-FISTED † close-fisted, niggardly, covetous, stingy...1644 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CROPIN' stingy, niggardly, mean ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ETTLE stingy, grasping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN cheap, at a low price, inexpensive; of persons: stingy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAGGERSHANK † stingy, mean ...1913 Sc.
• HARD-BACKED miserly, stingy, noted for driving hard bargains ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEART-BOUND † having the heart shut up or fast-closed to a person; pitiless, hard-hearted, mean, stingy ...1616
• HIDEBOUND † stingy, niggardly, mean ...L16
• HUNGRY stingy, mean ...1855 Aust. sl.
• IRON-FISTED close-fisted, niggardly, covetous, miserly, stingy, mean ...1826
• MANINI small, inferior; stingy ...1966 Hawaii
• MINGY mean, ungenerous, stingy ...1911 Brit. sl.
• NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; churlish; narrow-minded ...1871
• NABER † scant, stingy, giving short measure ...1908 Sc.
• NARROW † sparing, close, parsimonious, mean, stingy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED stingy, cunning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROW-SOULED mean, stingy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• NEAR niggardly, miserly, stingy, parsimonious, frugal, mean, greedy, covetous ...1616
• NEAR-SIGHTED stingy, frugal, parsimonious ...c1820 Amer. dial.
• NEETY miserly, stingy, niggardly ...1892 Sc. & Ireland
• NIGGISH † niggardly, miserly, stingy, mean, parsimonious ...1542
• NIGH formerly careful; now (contemptuously) stingy; close-fisted ...Bk1902 colloq.
• NITTIE miserly, stingy, niggardly ...1892 Sc.
• PENURIOUS extremely stingy; miserly ...1590
• PINCHY stingy, niggardly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RHINY miserly, close-fisted; too stingy to be clean ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAVE-ALL parsimonious, stingy, miserly ...1812
• SCABBY dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCALDY stingy ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALY miserly, stingy, mean; thievish, dishonest, tricky ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCHINCHING niggardly, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHY stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTISH stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-GOOD † miserly, stingy, avaricious ...a1693
• SCRAWBY mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMITY mean, stingy, niggardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMET stingy ...1889 Sc.
• SCRIMMETY mean, stingy, niggardly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMY stingy, miserly, niggardly ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SCRINCHY stingy, illiberal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBY mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SHORT stingy, niggardly; cheap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHING stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY-SCRIMPLY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCY stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY mean, miserly, niggardly, stingy ...1833
• SNIPPY parsimonious, stingy ...18C UK
• SNOEP mean, greedy, selfish, stingy ...1960s S. Afr.
• SNUG stingy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STRAIT-HANDED † close-fisted, parsimonious, niggardly, grasping, stingy ...1600
• TIGHT AS DICK'S HATBAND very stingy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• YARE covetous, stingy ...1691 Eng. dial.
STINGY - nouns
• NEARNESS a parsimonious habit ...1591 colloq.
STINGY - nouns, person
• ABIE a stingy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG PIG a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters; a stingy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP JOHN a person dealing in inferior or cheap goods; hence, one who does things in a gaudy, niggardly, or inferior style; a stingy or niggardly person ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP-MITT a cheapskate; a stingy person ...1919 US college sl.
• CHEAP-SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CHEAPSKATE a miserly person; a stingy person ...1896 US
• CHEAPWAD a cheapskate, a stingy person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHINCE a stingy or miserly person ...1949 Amer. sl.
• CHINCH a miserly or mean person; a stingy person ...a1300
• CHINTZ a stingy or miserly person ...a1989 Amer. sl.
• CRAB a grouchy, stingy person ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DICK SMITH a lone drinker, a drink taken alone; one who does not buy drinks for others, or who depends on others to buy them; a stingy or solitary person ....1876 Amer. dial.
• DRY-FIST † a miserly, niggardly, stingy or parsimonious person ...1604
• GEEZER a stingy or peculiar man; a strange old fellow ...L19 colloq.
• HOG-GRUBBER † a mean, stingy, sneaking fellow; a close-fisted fellow; a miser, a niggard ...a1700
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• NAGAS a term of abuse for a greedy, stingy person ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OLD GOAT an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• PENNY PINCHER a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person ...1920
• PIG a miser, a stingy or greedy person ...1951 Amer. dial.
• PINCH-COMMONS one who stints the supply of food for himself or others; a parsimonious or stingy person; a miser, a niggard ...1822
• PINCH-FART † a miserly or stingy person; a niggard ...1592
• SAVE-ALL a niggardly, stingy, miserly person ...1785
• SCALY a mean, stingy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH a stingy person; one who is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-PENNY † one who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; an avaricious or penurious person; a miserly, stingy person; a niggard ...1584
• SCREW a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SHEENY a contemptible person; a stingy person ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SHORT JOHN a niggardly, miserly, or stingy person; one who does things in a cheap style ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SHORT SKATE a cheapskate, a stingy person ...1953 Amer. sl.
• SKINNER a stingy person; one who is greedy in money manners ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SNICKET † a miser, a stingy, saving person ...1703 Eng. dial.
• SNUDGE † a mean, avaricious person; a niggard, a miser, a stingy person; an intrusive, sponging fellow ...1545 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STINGY - verbs
• CHEW ONE'S TOBACCO TWICE to be stingy ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ETTLE to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HAND ON ONE'S HALFPENNY to be mean, stingy; to look after one's own interests ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KEEP ONE'S HAND ON ONE'S HALFPENNY to be mean, stingy; to look after one's own interests ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO PART WITH THE REEK OF ONE'S KALE to be very stingy and niggardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH to act in a frugal or stingy way ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SHORT SKATE to act like a cheapskate, to be stingy ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1851
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE AND TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, niggardly, or stingy ...1819 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A GNAT FOR A PENNY to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1803 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR A CENT to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE AND TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR TALLOW to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SNUDGE † to be miserly, stingy, or saving ...c1540
STINK - nouns
• ANNA MAY WONG a stink; a smell ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'pong'
• FOGO a disagreeable smell or odour; a stink, stench ...1823
• KANITS a stink ...M19 back-slang
STINK - verbs
• HUM to have an unpleasant odour; to stink ...1902 UK sl.
• NAAR to stink, to smell foul ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• PEN AND INK to smell unpleasantly ...1892 rhyming sl. for 'stink'
• SMELL TO HIGH HEAVEN to smell unpleasantly ...1963 sl.
• STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN to smell unpleasantly ...1963 sl.
• TO-STINK † to stink greatly ...1382
STINKING - adjectives
• DAIN repulsive in smell, stinking ...1888 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
• FARSHTINKENER stinking ...1940s US sl.
• FUSHTOOKANAH stinking ...1968 US sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS extremely rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE HOT SUN stinking, rotten ...1960s Aust. sl.
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE MIDDAY SUN extremely rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl.
• OLIDOUS †* having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid, rank, stinking ...1646
• ON THE NOSE smelly; objectionable; decayed; stinking; esp. of rotten organic matter, as food ...1941 Aust. sl.
• PUANT †* stinking ...1621
• PUTREDINOUS † characterized by putrefaction; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten ...1641
• RAMMISH † of smell, taste, etc.: rank, rancid, acrid, strong, stinking, highly disagreeable ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMMY rank, rancid, stinking ...1607 now chiefly N. Eng. dial.
• RANKISH †* having a bad smell, stinking ...1661
• WAFTY † giving off a stinking odour ...1611
STINKING - nouns
• KANITSENO a stinker, 'stinking one' ...M19 back-slang
STINKINGLY - adverbs
• RAMMISHLY stinkingly, rancidly ...1567
STINT - verbs
• SCANT to stint; to be insufficiently supplied ...1794 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP to cramp, to pinch; to stint of food, money, etc. ...1880 Sc.
• SCRINCH to stint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIMP to stint ...1879
STINTED - adjectives
• SKIMPY scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
STIPULATED - adjectives
• PACTITIOUS †* characterized by being agreed upon or stipulated; settled by covenant ...1656
STIR - nouns
• AG stir, eagerness ...1914 Sc.
• DIRR loud noise or stir; a racket ...1804 Sc.
• FAIRD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset, a stir, a bustle...1513 Sc.
• FERD † a violent onset, a stir, a bustle ...1660 Sc.
• HAIKE a stir, turmoil, tumult ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAKE a stir, turmoil, tumult ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HUBBISTEW a hubbub, stir, tumult; a flurry, excitement ...1898 Sc.
• MAKE-A-DO † a to-do, an uproar, a stir ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUOIL † a stir, a tumult, a turmoil, a noisy disturbance; fuss, bustle ...1798 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• REEMISH a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
• REMISH a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
• REVEL a stir; a commotion ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TARVE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a hurry, a stir, a commotion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TERVEE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TERVY a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TIRRIVEE a commotion, disturbance; a state of excitement; a stir, bustle ...1885 Sc.
• TO-DO a bustle, stir, commotion, a fuss, a great disturbance ...1570
• TURVE a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
STIR - nouns, person
• WAGGER † one who agitates or stirs ...1387
STIR - verbs
• ACTUATE † to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite ...1603
• EGGLE to incite, to instigate, to egg on, to stir up, to quarrel ...1880 Sc.
• EICKEL UP to stir up, to incite ...1924 Sc.
• FAN to stir as with a whisk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FLUTTER THE DOVECOTES to disturb the equanimity of a society; to cause a stir or excitement in a conservative community ...1840
• HARROW UP to arouse, to stir up ...1791 Sc.
• ICCHE(N) † to move, to stir ...c1200
• JEE to move, to stir; to move to one side; to move to and fro ...1727 Sc.
• LOLLOP to stir or swish something around; to move food around in the mouth ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MIDGE to stir or move slightly ...1897 Sc.
• QUETCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUICK * to give or restore vigour to; to stir up, to inspire ...a1300
• QUINCE † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch ...1530
• QUINCH † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch, to wince ...1530 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• RAISE SAND to cause a disturbance, stir, or commotion ...L19 US sl.
• SHAKE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to stir, to 'shake a leg' ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SIG to cause trouble; to stir things up, often purely for fun, whatever the actual results ...1930s US Black sl.
• SIGNIFY to cause trouble; to stir things up, often purely for fun, whatever the actual results ...1930s US Black sl.
• STARKLE † to cause dissension, to make a stir ...1544
• STOOK to stir up trouble ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• TAIT to shake about; to stir, to toss about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOIL † in cookery: to stir, to mix by stirring ...c1430
• VEEK † to move, to veer; to stir, to shift ...1905 Sc.
• WAG to stir, to move; to move one's limbs ...a1225
• WALLOW AROUND to roll, to rumble someone or something on a surface or in some soft or sticky substance; to push or stir something about ...1833 Amer. dial.
• YARK † to stir up, to excite ...1593 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK † vb. to stir up, to excite ...1593 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
STIRRING - adjectives
• AROVE † up and stirring ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• INCITATORY †* tending to incite, stirring, stimulative ...1610
STIRRING - nouns
• NAVITY †* diligence, stirring, quickness, speed ...1623
STIRRUP - nouns
• SADDLE-IRON a stirrup ...1823 Sc.
STIR UP - verbs
• CONCITATE †* to provoke, excite, rouse, stir up ...1574
• EGGLE to incite, to instigate, to stir up, esp. to incite to evil, etc. ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EXCITATE † to excite, to rouse, to stir up ...1548
• PRORITATE † to stir up, to provoke, to irritate, to incite ...1620
• RAAS to stir up, to excite ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RASS to stir up, to excite ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE to stir someone up; to provoke someone's anger or irritation ...colloq.
• TICKLE † to stir up, to incite, to provoke; to prompt or impel to do something ...1532
STITCH (cramp) - nouns
• KAKE a stitch in the side ...1892 Ireland
STITCH - verbs
• GADGE to baste; to run or tack together with long stitches ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• TAG † to fasten, stitch, or tack together; to join ...1681
STOAT - nouns
• VAIR † a weasel or stoat ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
STOCKING - adjectives
• BARE-VAMPED standing in one's stockings, without shoes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
STOCKING - nouns
• BAXEN stockings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAM-CASES stockings ...1781 sl.
• HAIRY MOGGANS hose without feet ...1808 Sc.
• HAIRY MOOGANS hose without feet ...1808 Sc.
• LEG-BAGS stockings ...1791 US sl.
• LEG SACKS socks, stockings ...1930s US Black sl.
• MALTHING stockings without feet ...1892 Eng. dial.
• NETHERSTOCK † a stocking ...1565-6
• NETHER-STOCKING †* a stocking ...1591
• OLIVERS stockings ...1887 tramps' sl.
• POP-POP a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POPPY a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POTATO a hole in a sock or stocking through which the skin shows ...1885 sl.
• QUEER DRAWERS yarn, coarse worsted, ordinary or old stockings ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAILWAYS red stockings worn by women ...1909 railwaymen's usage
• RIE the raised border on the top of a stocking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANKERS stockings without feet ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGER a footless stocking worn over the shoes as a gaiter, or to protect the arms ...1615 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SILAS HOCKING a stocking ...L19 theatrical rhyming sl.
• SPUD a hole in a sock or stocking though which the skin shows ...1960 sl.
• TATIE-HEEL a hole in the heel of a stocking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREHEEN the leg of a stocking without the foot ...1869 Ireland
• VAMP † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VAMPER † a stocking ...a1700 (possible error for vampeis or vampeys)
• VAMPETH † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1430
• VAMPEY † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1425
• VAMPY † that part of hose or stockings which covers the foot and ankle; also, a short stocking, a sock ...c1425
STOCKING - nouns, person
• WABSTER a knitter of stockings ...1825 Sc.
STOCKS (punishment) - nouns
• ANKLE-SPRING WAREHOUSE the stocks ...L18 Irish sl.
• CAPERDEWSIE † the stocks; prison ...1663
• CAPERDOCHY † the stocks; prison ...1600
• CATASTA † the stocks ...1650 humorous
• HARMANS † the stocks ...1567 thieves' cant
• TIMBER the stocks ...20C sl.
STOCKS - nouns, person
• BABE IN THE WOOD one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory ...L17 sl.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - adjectives
• SICK in the stock exchange: slow, dull ...1870
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - nouns
• ACTION † a share in a joint-stock company ...1641-1706
• BIG BANG, THE the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange on 27 October, 1986, when a number of complex changes in trading practices were put into effect simultaneously ...1983 sl.
• BIG BOARD any major stock exchange ...1934 US sl.
• BIG BOARD, THE the New York Stock Exchange Inc. ...1984 US sl.
• BLIP a minor fluctuation, usually upward, in the stock market or other measures of corporate fortunes ...1988 US sl.
• BOOMLET a small boom on the Stock Exchange ...1897
• DEAD-CAT BOUNCE a tiny rise or recovery after a decline ...1990s Amer. stock market usage
• FANCY on the Stock Market: a fraudulent or worthless security ...1841 Amer. sl.
• GOOD-BYE KISS the repurchase of a premium of stock by a target company from the company attempting a takeover ...1988 US sl.
• LOSS-LEADER something displayed prominently, and at cut-price rate, to encourage further buying of other stock ...20C Can. sl.
• PUNCH a killing, as in the stock market, etc.; a coup ...1900s Aust. sl.
• SICK MARKET on the Stock Exchange: a market in which sales of stock are difficult to place ...c1860 colloq.
• WHITE KNIGHT on the Stock Exchange: a company that comes to the aid of another facing an unwelcome takeover bid ...1981 sl.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - nouns, person
• ARB a market speculator ...Amer. securities markets usage
• ACTIONARY † a share-holder in a joint-stock company ...1731
• BEAR on the Stock Exchange: a speculator for a fall; i.e. one who sells stock for delivery at a future date, in the expectation that meanwhile prices will fall, and he will be able to buy in at a lower rate what he has contracted to deliver at a higher ...1719
• BOTTOM FISHER a stock investor looking for stocks with a poor recent showing ...1988 US sl.
• FALLEN ANGEL a defaulter, a bankrupt ...c1810 Stock Exchange usage
• LACK-STOCK one who has no money in stocks ...1820
• PINK BUTTON on the Stock Exchange: a jobber's clerk ...1973 Brit. sl.
• POACHER a broker dealing out of, or frequently changing, his market ...c1890 Stock Exchange colloq.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET - verbs
• BANG on the Stock Exchange: to depress prices, the market ...1884
• MAKE A PUNCH to make a killing in the goldfields, stock market, etc. ...1900s Aust. sl.
• SCALP to buy and sell stocks so as to make small quick profits ...colloq.
STOCKS, STOCK EXCHANGE - phrases
• ON THE KERB said of stock exchange business done on the street-pavement, esp. after the exchange is closed for the day ...1894
STOCKY - adjectives
• BLOCKY of a person or animal: of solid build, stocky; short and stout ...1879
• BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP of a person: stocky, sturdy, heavyset, well-built ...1886 Amer. dial.
• COBBY of the nature of a cob (horse); short and thickset, stocky ...1871
• NUGGETY of people and animals: short, thickset, and strong; stocky ...1893 Aust. & NZ
STOCKY - nouns, person
• GRULCH a small, stocky person, usually somewhat uncouth and less then amicable ...20C Irish
STOIC - adjectives
• HEART-WHOLE having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
STOIC - verbs
• GUT IT OUT to be strong or tough in the face of adversity; to be sturdily stoic; to persist; to endure bravely and tenaciously ...1930s Amer. sl.
STOLEN - adjectives (also see STEAL)
• BENT stolen ...1930 sl., orig. US
• CABBAGED pilfered, as shreds by a tailor ...1729
• CROOKED dishonestly come by; stolen ...M19 colloq.
• FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY stolen (not necessarily from a vehicle) ...1977 UK sl.
• HOOKY said of something stolen or counterfeit ...1985 Brit. sl.
• HOT said of stolen articles that are easily identifiable and therefore difficult to dispose of ...1925 sl.
• KINKY stolen ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
• MADE stolen ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• OFF gone, stolen ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• PADDED having concealed contraband (stolen articles, drugs, etc.) on one's person in order to remove it from a shop or deceive customs, etc. ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• RATTED of people: robbed; of objects: stolen ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOOKED of stolen goods or money: hidden ...M19 sl.
• WANGLED stolen ...1940s sl.
• WET of livestock: stolen ...1888 Amer. dial.
STOLEN, STOLEN GOODS - noun
• ALADDIN'S CAVE a thief's stash-point for stolen goods ...1970 Brit. police sl.
• BLOW-BACK voluntary return to a victim of stolen goods ...1934 criminals’ sl.
• BULL'S WOOL stolen clothes ...1900s US Black sl.
• CRAN a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
• DABBLE stolen property ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARBY a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DERBY a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DROP a hiding place for stolen goods ...1931 sl.
• FILCH something stolen ...17C sl.
• GOODS, THE stolen articles as evidence of guilt ...1900 sl.
• KNOCK-OFF stolen property ...1963 sl.
• LUMBER a house or room where stolen goods are hidden ...1753 Brit. sl.
• POSSESSION possession of stolen or illicit goods ...1970 sl., orig. US
• RABBIT something smuggled or stolen ...1929 naval & Aust. sl.
• RECEIPT the receiving of stolen goods ...1681 Sc.
• RUN-IN a hiding place for stolen goods ...1959 sl.
• SHUSH BAG a bag for carrying away stolen property ...2002 UK sl.
• SNATCH something stolen ...2000 UK sl.
• SWAG stolen property ...1794 sl.
• TRAP a hiding place for stolen goods ...1930 US sl.
• WAIFS † stolen goods which are thrown away by the thief when in flight, for fear of being apprehended ...1579
STOLEN GOODS - nouns, person
• ADAM a fence, a criminal receiver ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• ADAM TILER a receiver of stolen goods ...1797 criminals’ sl.
• ADAM TYLER a criminal receiver ...E18 sl.
• ANGLING-COVE a receiver of stolen goods ...L18 sl.
• CUNNING MAN a cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods ...1788 sl.
• DROP a dealer in stolen goods ...1915 sl.
• FAMILY MAN a receiver of stolen goods ...E19 sl.
• FAMILY WOMAN a female receiver of stolen goods ...E19 sl.
• FATHER a receiver of stolen goods ...M19 sl.
• FENCE a dealer in stolen goods ...a1700 sl.
• GAGER a person who disposes of stolen goods...1904 UK criminals' sl.
• GAGGER a receiver of stolen goods ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
• IKEY a Jewish receiver of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• IKEY-MO a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler ...E19 sl.
• INTAKER † a receiver of stolen goods; an accomplice of thieves ...1721 Sc.
• JEW-FENCER a Jew street buyer or salesman, generally of stolen goods ...Bk1896 sl.
• MARTER † a dealer in stolen goods ...1591 thieves' sl.
• MELTING POT RECEIVER a receiver of stolen silver plate who melts down the stolen goods, thus rendering them untraceable ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• MIDDLEMAN one who, professionally, recovers property from the thief or thieves concerned ...c1830 Brit. criminals' sl.
• MIDNIGHT SUPPLY MAN a person who traffics in stolen equipment ...1954 US sl.
• PLACER a dealer in stolen goods ...1969 Brit. sl.
• RECEIPT a receiver of stolen goods ...1773 Sc.
• RESETTER a receiver of stolen goods ...1641 Sc.
• SANTAR † one who receives stolen goods ...1591 thieves' sl.
• SHADE a receiver of stolen goods ...1920s US criminal sl.
• TAKER a receiver of stolen goods ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• UNCLE a person who buys stolen goods from criminals ...1950 US sl.
STOLEN GOODS - verbs
• BAG THE SWAG to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property ...Bk1890 sl.
• BLOW BACK to return stolen goods ...1928 criminals’ sl.
• BRASS UP to share out stolen goods ...1924 criminals’ sl.
• DOWN to sell stolen goods at wholesale; to fence ...1971 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FENCE to handle or sell stolen goods ...1610 sl.
• LURK to go riding in a stolen car ...1960s US Black sl.
• PLANT to hide stolen goods, etc. in order to incriminate the person in whose possession they are found ...1865 sl.
• RECEIPT to receive stolen goods ...1685 Sc.
• SPEEL THE DRUM to go off with stolen property ...M19 sl.
STOLID - adjectives
• BEEFY fleshy; unduly stout or fat, obese; stolid ...1853
• CLODDISH boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...M19
• CLODDY boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward ...LME
STOMACH - see BELLY
STOMACH ACHE - see BELLY ACHE
STOMP - verbs
• DART to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stomp ...1908 Sc.
• DO A DANCE ON to kick and stomp ...1974 US sl.
• RAMP to stomp, to beat the floor with the feet...1886 Sc.
• RAMPLE to stomp noisily with the feet by way of applause ...1893 Sc.
STONE, STONY - adjectives
• CAIRNY abounding with heaps of stones ...1807 Sc.
• CALCULOSE † stony, pebbly ...c1420
• LAPIDAR †* of the nature of a stone ...1767
• LAPIDARIAN * 1. versed in the knowledge of stone ...1683
2. executed in stone, inscribed on stone ...1882
• LAPIDARIOUS †* consisting of stones; stony ...1656
• LAPIDARY * concerned with stones ...1831-57
• LAPIDEOUS * 1. of the nature of stone; stony ...1646
† 2. consisting of or inscribed on stone ...1807
• LAPIDIAL †* resembling stone; stony ...1599
• LAPIDIAN concerned with stones; working on stones ...1600
• LAPIDIFACTORY †* pert. to the making of stones ...1650
• LAPIDIFIC † concerned with the making of stones ...1693
• LAPIDIFICAL † concerned with the making of stones ...1646
• LAPIDOUS †* full of stones ...1610
• SASSINOUS † rocky, stony ...1632 obs.
STONE - nouns
• AIRMAIL a stone or similar heavy weight dropped from a freeway overpass, building roof, etc. ...2000s US sl.
• ALLEY APPLE a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BARROW a large heap of stones ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BATE † the grain of wood or stone ...1664 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BEAU-TRAP a loose stone in the pavement, which tips up when stepped upon, and scatters the dirty water collected under it over the pedestrian ...1816 Eng. sl.
• BEGGARS' BOLTS † stones ...1584
• BERGFALL a falling of rock fragments or debris; an avalanche of stones ...1856
• BIBBLE a pebble, stone, fossil ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BICKER a stone fight; a scrimmage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINKART a heap of stones, clay, dirt, etc. ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BINKER a heap of stones or dirt ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLUNK a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNKART a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWRACK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWRICK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWROCK a heap of stones; a cluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRINNY a stone, esp. when thrown ...Aust. children's sl., old-fashioned
• CUNDY a small stone ...L19 Aust. sl.
• DAP the skip of a stone on water ...M19 Eng. dial.
• DEAD MAN'S PLUNGE a mode of throwing a stone into water in such a way that is makes no splash ...Bk1900 Ireland
• DIGS-AND-DRAKES a boy's entertainment for skimming flat stones along the surface of water ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIMMY a stone about the size of a person's head ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DONNICK a pebble, stone, or small boulder ...1840 Amer. dial.
• FALLENATNITE a mock scientific name for a stone ...1989 Can. sl.
• GONEY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOLEY a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONEY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOONIE a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONY a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GROUND APPLE a stone; a rock ...1931 Amer. sl.
• GROUND NUT a stone ...1833 Amer. sl.
• GROUND SEED a stone ...1871 Amer. sl.
• HANDSTONE † a stone that can be lifted or thrown with the hand; a pebble ...1598
• HANDY-STONE a small stone, one that can be thrown with the hand ...1899 Sc.
• INDIAN-HEAD a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour ...1945 Amer. dial.
• IRISH BOUQUET any form of projectile, usually a stone or brick ...1960s US sl.
• IRISH CONFETTI stones, bricks, etc., esp. as thrown during riots ...M19 sl.
• JACKROCK a small, rounded stone, esp. one suitable for throwing ...1920 Amer. dial.
• JACKSTONE a small round pebble or stone ...1814
• LACE a small crack or break in stone ...1869 Eng. dial.
• LAD STONES stones piled on the top of a mountain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAME DUCK ducks and drakes, throwing a flat stone over the surface of water so that it jumps several times ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAPIDATION the act of process of throwing stones; pelting with stones ...1802
• LAPIDITY the quality of being stone ...1750
• LAPIDOSE abounding in stones; also, of stony nature ...c1420
• LOVE LETTER a stone or rock thrown at someone ...1940s US Black sl.
• MARCH STONE a stone set up to mark the boundary of an estate ...1536 chiefly Sc. N. Eng. dial.
• MARKSTONE † a boundary stone ...1364 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• METT a boundary; a boundary stone; a mark to show the part measure off ...1899 Sc.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water ...1847 Amer. dial.
• QUACK a pebble, a stone ...1923 Eng. dial.
• QUAILER a stone ...20C Aust. sl.
• QUARRY a square stone, tile, or brick ...1555
• QUECK a pebble, a stone ...1923 Sc.
• RAG † a piece of hard, coarse, or rough stone ...1278 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAISE a pile of stones; a cairn ...1695 N. Eng. dial.
• RAMBLIN-STONE a loose stone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANGLE of stones: a heap ...B1900 Sc.
• SHIRLING loose stones at the base of a mountain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TIC-TAC-MOLLARD the game of 'ducks and drakes' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WARLOCK † a cairn, a pile of stones in Scandinavian regions ...1584
• WINTER POTATO a stone that is heaved to the surface of a field by freezing and thawing of the ground ...1972 Amer. dial. jocular
STONE - nouns, person
• LAPIDATOR one who stones ...a1800
STONE - verbs
• BATTER to pelt with stones ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BICKER to pelt with stones; to strike repeatedly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAP to rebound; to bounce; to hop or skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1851
• ELAPIDATE † to rid or clear a place of stones ...1623
• LAPIDATE to throw stones at, to pelt with stones; also, to stone to death ...1623
• SCAGE to throw stones, to pelt; to strike with a stick ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCALE 1. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. & dial.
2. to skip a flat stone on a body of water ...1877 Amer. dial.
• SCLAFF to make a flat stone skip over the surface of the water; to play at ducks and drakes ...1969 Sc.
• SCONE to make flat stones skip along the surface of water ...1825 Sc.
• SCOP to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUT to throw dirt or stones at; to pelt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAIL to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKATE to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...a1861 Amer. dial.
• SKEER † to skim a stone on the surface of the water ...1636 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKEET to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKI to skip a stone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKID to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIFT to skip stones ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ROCKS to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN STONES to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE CAT to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE WATER to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKOP to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TO-HENE † to mutilate by stoning ...c1200
STONE CUTTING - adjectives
• LAPICIDARIAL † pert. to the work of a lapicide ...1592
STONE CUTTING - nouns
• LAPIDARY † precious stones in general; jewellery ...1509
STONE CUTTING - nouns, person
• LAPICIDARY † one who is engaged in stone-cutting ...1592
• LAPICIDE one who cuts stones or inscriptions on stone ...1656
• LAPIDARIST †* one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones ...1607
• LAPIDARY 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1382
† 2. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...c1440
• LAPIDIST †* 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1647
†* 2. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...1647
STONED - adjectives
• LAPIDABLE †* that may be stoned ...1656
STONEMASON - nouns, person
• HARD-HEWER † a stonemason ...1447-8
STONING - nouns
• LAPIDATION the punishment of stoning to death ...1611
• LAPIDEMENT †* the punishment of stoning to death ...1483
STONY - see STONE