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TOADY - TORMENTING
TOADY - nouns, person
• ACQUIESCE MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• A.K. a toady (Ass-Kisser) ...1930s US sl.
• A-LICKER a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.
• APPLE-POLISHER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• APPLE SIMONIZER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSEL-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.
• ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• ASS-KISS one who curries favour; a toady ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASS-KISSER an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US
• ASS-LICK one who abjectly curries favour; a toady ...1977 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKER one who curries favour; a toady ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ASS-SUCKER one who curries favour; a toady ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASS WIPE a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPER one who abjectly curries favour; a toady...1950 Amer. sl.
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.
• A-WIPER one who curries favour; a toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY KISSER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK PATTER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SCRATCHER a toady; a flatterer ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SLAPPER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BEGGAR a toady; one who tries too hard to gain someone's favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NOSE a toady; an apple-polisher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NOSER a toady; an apple-polisher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOTKISSER a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICK a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour ...1849 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICKER a toady; a servile flatterer, one who curries favour ...1846 Brit. sl.
• BROWN a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWNIE a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWN-NOSE an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN-NOSER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1935 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN PAPER a toady, one who curries favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUM-SUCKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
• CARRIAGE-WHEEL WIPER a toady, a bootlicker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEER-CHASER a toady to public opinion ...1930s Aust. sl.
• CHEESE-EATER one who curries favour; a toady ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CLAWBACK † a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back ...1549 obs. exc. dial.
• CRAWL a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRAWLER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
• CREEPER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOORMAT a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• FAWN †* one who fawns, cringes, or flatters; a toady ...1635
• FAWNGUEST † a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1592
• FIN FLIPPER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIMME GUY a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GLOVER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
• HAIRY-BELLY a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HAIRY-GUTS a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HANDSHAKER a toady ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• JENKINS a society reporter; a toady ...old colloq.
• KNEE-BENDER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LACKEY an obsequious person; a toady; a servile political follower ...1588
• LAMBE a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LAMBICHE a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LEG-PULLER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LICK a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ARSE a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICKER one who 'creeps' for favours; a toady ...1970s Brit. sl.
• LICK-ME-LUG a toady, a sycophant ...1990s Irish sl.
• LICKSPIT a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady ...1620
• LICK-SPITTLE a mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person ...1796
• MITT GLOMMER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NODDER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIMP a toady, an apple-polisher ...1791 Amer. dial.
• POL a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLISHER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLITICIAN a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLLY a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLY a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• QUEEMER a toady, a sycophant, a fawning person ...1880 Sc.
• QUILLER a toady, a parasite; a person who sucks neatly through a quill ...B1900 sl.
• RED-APPLER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SHIRT-FLY a toady ...1990s sl.
• SIMONIZER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SISSY KISSER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSAUCE † a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
• SNOT GROVELLER a toady; a sycophant ...Brit. sl.
• SOAP-CRAWLER a sycophant, a toady ...1887 sl.
• SPONGE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• STOOGE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCCULENT a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• SUCKER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCK-FIST † a toady ...1611
• SUCK-UP-TOER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUPE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TOAD a servile flatterer, a toady ...1831
• TOAD-EATER a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1742
• TOADER * a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady ...1842
• TUFT-HUNTER a snob; a toady; a social climber ...M19 sl.
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YES-MAN a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
TOADY - verbs
• A.K. to curry favour with; to toady ...1930s US sl.
• APPLE UP to toady, to curry favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ARSE-CRAWL to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEP to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICK to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1968 sl.
• ASS-KISS to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICK to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ASS UP TO to toady to, to curry favour ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICK to do subservient things to gain one's favour; to seek to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour with, to toady ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BROWN to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BROWNIE to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWN-NOSE to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ... 1935 sl.
• BROWN PAPER to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to curry favour, to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUM-SUCK to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1930 Brit. sl.
• CHEESE to apple-polish, to play up to, to curry favour, to toady ...1974 Amer. dial.
• CHEW to brown-nose, to curry favour, to toady ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CRAWL to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1881 sl., orig, Aust.
• EAT CHEESE to curry favour, to toady to, to ingratiate oneself with ...1968 sl.
• EAT ONE'S TOADS to be a mean dependant, to toady ...1788
• FAGE † to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe ...c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOODY UP to curry favour, to toady ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LICK-SPITTLE to toady to a person ...B1900
• OIL to toady; to 'oil one's way in'; to intrude ...19C sl.
• PENNY-DOG to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• QUILL to toady; to curry favour with ...1918 Amer. dial.
• TOAD to act as a toady to; to toady ...1802
• TOAD-EAT * to flatter, to fawn upon a person; to toady ...1766
• WRIGGLE LIKE A CUT SNAKE to be evasive or shifty; to toady ...1940s Aust. sl.
TOADYING - adjectives
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLEY toadying ...L19 sl.
TOADYING - nouns
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKING obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1912 sl.
• ASS-KISSING obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• LICK-SPITTLE the practice of toadying ...B1900
TO AND FRO - adverbs
• BACK AND FORE backwards and forwards; to and fro ...1653 arch. or Eng. dial.
• BACK AND TO to and fro; back and forth ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NIDDY-NODDY to and fro, unsteadily ...1877
• TO AND AGAIN † to and fro, backwards and forwards ...1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
TO AND FRO - verbs
• BATTLEDORE to drive, toss, or fly to and fro ...1858
• ITLE to have an uncertain footing; to sway to and fro ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAMMY to sway to and fro; to stagger ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAUNT † of a person: to trot or trudge about, with the notion of exertion or fatigue; to make one's way toilsomely; to run to and fro ...1575
• JEE to move, to stir; to move to one side; to move to and fro ...1727 Sc.
• QUAGSWAG †* to shake to and fro ...1653
• ROG † to shake; to move to and fro ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SASHY to move to and fro, to 'dance' around, to sashay ...1860 US
• TAILYEVEY † to reel from side to side, to move to and fro ...1513 Sc.
• TIG-TAG to drive to and fro, to keep a person running to and fro ...1643 Sc.
• TITTER † to move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to totter, to reel; to sway to and fro ...c1374 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFF to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag ...1807 Sc.
• WAIVE † 1. to move to and fro in the wind; to be tossed about; to totter ...a1300
† 2. to move to and fro or from side to side (the beard, hand, or something held in the hand); to wave, to wag ...1338
• WALTER † 1. to swing or float to and fro ...c1350
† 2. to roll to and fro; to move from side to side; to tumble or toss about; to lie sprawling on the ground, in mire, etc. ...c1400
• WAMPISH to wave to and fro ...1818 Sc.
TOAST (bread) - nouns
• EGG-BREAD French toast ...1920s Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD STEW toast soaked in hot milk ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PAIN PERDU French toast ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PAN-PAN-DO French toast ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RAFT a piece of toast ...L19 US sl.
• SIPPET a small piece of toast soaked in milk or broth; a piece of toast as a garnish
TOAST (salutation) - nouns
• CAROUSE † a cupful drunk 'all out', a full draught of liquor, a full bumper to one's health, a toast ...1594
• HEALTHING † the drinking of healths; toasting ...1611
• HOB NOB a toast ...L18 sl.
• SCOLL the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
• SKOAL a health in drinking; a toast ...1600
• SKOLE the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
TOAST (salutation) - nouns, person
• HEALTHIST † one who is addicted to drinking healths ...1640 nonce word
TOAST (salutation) - verbs
• FASTEN † to propose a health ...1604
• HEALTH IT † to drink a health or healths ...1633
• MARL A MAN to cheer a man after drinking his health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RESPECT to drink the health of ...1766 Sc.
• SAVE A LADY to drink a toast to ...1792 Sc.
• SCOLL to drink to the health of, to toast ...1599 Sc.
• SKOAL † to drink healths; to drink deeply ...a1598 Sc.
TOAST (parch) - verbs
• BIRSLE to scorch, to toast, to parch; to crackle with heat ...Bk1911 Sc.
TOAST (salutation) - interjections
• ALL THE JOLLYS! cheers!; said when glasses are raised ...Brit. sl.
• BACK OF THE NET! a drinking toast; an encouragement to drink or eat ...1980s sl.
• BOTTOMS UP! used as a toast ...1917 UK sl.
• BUNG-HO! a drinking toast ...1925
• CHEERIO! a drinking toast ...1919 Brit.
• CHIN CHIN! a drinking toast ...1909
• DOWN THE HATCH! a popular toast before taking a drink ...1920s, orig. nautical usage
• HERE'S HOW! a drinking toast ...1896
• HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE! a drinking toast ...1927
• TOPE! † used in drinking to someone's health
TOBACCO - adjectives
• CHAFFY of tobacco: light, thin, straw-coloured ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMING of tobacco: very strong ...1887 sl.
• TOBACCICAL † addicted to or caused by tobacco ...1604
• TOBACCOED characterized by the use of tobacco ...1893
• TOBACCOFIED characterized by the use of tobacco ...1846
• TOBACCOIC addicted to or caused by tobacco ...1878
• TOBACCONALIAN relating to tobacco smoking ...1889
• TOBACCONING † smoking tobacco ...1647
• TOBACCOSE addicted to tobacco ....1845
• TOBACCOY impregnated with or smelling of tobacco smoke ...1840
TOBACCO - nouns
• ALFALFA tobacco ...1940 Amer. dial. jocular
• AMBER tobacco juice ...1910s Amer. sl.
• AMBIER tobacco juice ...1910s US sl.
• BACA tobacco ...1992 Norfolk Island
• BACCA tobacco ...1792 UK
• BACCAH tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACCER tobacco ...L17
• BACCO tobacco ...1792 sl.
• BACCY tobacco ...1792 UK
• BACKA tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACKEE tobacco ...L17
• BACKER tobacco ...L17
• BACKEY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BACKY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BAKKY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BEAD a squirt of tobacco juice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIT OF LEAF, A a small quantity of tobacco ...1889 prison sl.
• BROTH moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUG DUST cheap smoking tobacco ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BUG JUICE the residue of tobacco in the bowl of a frequently used pipe ...1960 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE tobacco ...M19 Amer. sl..
• CHAW a bite or portion of chewing tobacco ...20C Amer. colloq.
• CHEW a quid of tobacco ...c1820 colloq.
• CHEWING chewing tobacco; a chew of tobacco ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DAIRY tobacco ...1940s UK prison sl.
• DARK tobacco ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• DIP a pinch of chewing tobacco; the chewing tobacco itself ...1997 US sl.
• DIVINE WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOZZLE the unburnt tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and placed on top of the next pipeful ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DUKE poor quality tobacco issued by the State of California to prisoners ...1989 US sl.
• EATING TOBACCO chewing tobacco ...1901 US sl.
• FAB a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
• FID a small piece of tobacco ...1848 Amer. dial.
• FIG a twist of tobacco ...1837 Amer. dial.
• FILTHY WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAGRANT WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUFF a whiff of tobacco or of other odour ...1816 chiefly Sc.
• FUNK 1. tobacco ...L17 sl.
2. tobacco smoke ...L17 sl.
• GOOP moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GWA tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAI tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAI tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• HAMBEER moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAD a plug of chewing tobacco ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER DUST snuff; tobacco ...1935 Amer. dial.
• INDIAN DRUG, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACKASS ROPE home-grown tobacco twisted into a rope ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• JAWBONE home-rolled cigarettes and the tobacco for making them ...1983 Amer. dial.
• KANGA chewing tobacco ...1950s UK prison rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'chew')
• KANGAR chewing tobacco ...1950s UK prison rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'chew')
• LADY NICOTINE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT FOOD tobacco for chewing ...1909 sl.
• MAKIN'S tobacco for a cigarette ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAN-BANE † an opprobrious name for tobacco ...a1618
• MICHAEL SCHUMACHER tobacco ...1990s rhyming sl. - Cockney pronunciation = 'terbaccer'
• NACKET a small roll of tobacco ...1825 Sc.
• NAILROD 1. a stick of "Two Seas" tobacco ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
2. any dark tobacco ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NEGRO-HEAD (now derogatory) a plug of black tobacco ...E19 Brit. sl.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a plug of black tobacco; at one time, a brand name of chewing tobacco ...19C US
• NOSE-MY tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl. ( nosey-my-knacker)
• NOSER-MY-KNACKER tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• NOSEY-MY-KNACKER tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OCCABOT tobacco ...1851 back-slang
• OIL chewing tobacco ...1928 Amer. navy sl.
• OLD ROPE strong, evil-smelling tobacco ...1943 services' sl.
• OLD SOLDIER the discarded butt of a cigar; also, a quid of chewed tobacco ...1834 US sl.
• ORINOKO tobacco ...L17 sl.
• ORONOKO tobacco ...L17 sl.
• PILL tobacco ...1914 sl.
• QUARTER a quarter inch of tobacco ...M19 UK prison sl.
• QUARTER-POUND OF BIRD'S EYE a 1/4 oz (7g) of tobacco ...L19 sl.
• QUEEN-MOTHER HERB † tobacco ...1617
• QUEEN'S HERB † tobacco ...1617
• RAG-BACCY finely-cut tobacco ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-OUT a pipeful of tobacco ...L19 sl.
• REECH-O'-BACCO enough tobacco to fill a pipe; a smoke ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SACK a sack of tobacco, used as prison 'currency' ...1910s US prison sl.
• SALMON tobacco; a cigarette ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for snout (salmon and trout)
• SALMON AND TROUT tobacco; a cigarette ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for snout, esp. prison usage
• SALMON TROUT tobacco ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'snout', esp. prison usage
• SANE 10 oz. of tobacco ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SAWDUST cheap tobacco, used for rolling cigarettes ...1940s US sl.
• SEIN 10 oz. of tobacco ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SIDE HILL NAVY home-cured tobacco ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SNOUT tobacco ...1885 Brit. prisoners' sl.
• SNOUTY tobacco ...1930s prison sl.
• SOT-WEED † tobacco ...1698
• STOLE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUFF tobacco ...Bk1904 prison sl.
• TABACCA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACCY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACKA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACKY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERBACCER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERBACKER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCHIAN † addicted to tobacco ...1615
• TOBACCONING † tobacco-smoking ...1616
• TOBACCO-ROOM † a room for smoking tobacco; a smoking-room ...1656
• TOBACCY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACKER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACKY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WAD a bag of tobacco or marijuana ...2000s drugs sl.
• WEED tobacco ...1606 sl.
TOBACCO, TOBACCONIST - nouns, person
• BACCATOTAL a total abstainer from tobacco ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MISOCAPNIST a hater of tobacco smoke ...1839
• OIL BURNER one who chews tobacco ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SNOUTER a tobacconist ...1940s sl.
• TOBACCHIAN † a person addicted to tobacco ...1597
• TOBACCO-FELLOW † a companion in tobacco-smoking; a fellow smoker ...1616
• TOBACCOITE an advocate of tobacco ...1898
• TOBACCO-MAN † a man who sells tobacco; a tobacconist ...1618 now rare or obs.
• TOBACCONALIAN a person addicted to tobacco smoking ...1855
• TOBACCONER † 1. a smoker of tobacco ...1616
† 2. a seller of tobacco ...1701
• TOBACCONIAN pert. to tobacco ...1835
• TOBACCONIST † a person addicted to the use of tobacco; a habitual tobacco-smoker ...1599
• TOBACCOPHIL a lover of tobacco ...1882
• TOBACCOPHILE a lover of tobacco ...1882
• TOBACCO-WORM one who chews or smokes tobacco to excess; one who uses snuff ...1906 Amer. dial.
TOBACCO - verbs
• BURN OIL to chew tobacco ...1922 Amer. navy sl.
• CHEW THE CUD to chew tobacco ...c1845
• DIP to use chewing tobacco ...2001 US sl.
• EAT of tobacco: to chew ...1961 Can. sl.
• SKEET AMBEER to squirt tobacco spittle between the teeth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A DIP to chew tobacco ...1980s US campus sl.
• TOBACCONIZE 1. to smoke tobacco ...1876
2. to impregnate with tobacco smoke ...1884
TODAY - nouns
• DAY, THE today ...1814 Sc.
TODDLE - nouns, person
• FADGE one who trots slowly, a child who toddles along ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
TODDLE - verbs
• DACKER to walk totteringly as from feebleness or infirmity; to toddle ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DIDDLE to walk unsteadily, to toddle ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DODDLE to toddle, to saunter ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PADDLE to walk with short, unsteady, or uncertain steps, like those of a child; to toddle ...1792
• PAIDLE to walk, esp. to walk slowly or with short steps; to totter, to toddle; to wander about ...1808 Sc.
• PAMPLE to trample lightly; to toddle about ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TROTTLE to toddle, to walk with short quick steps, as a child learning to walk ...1825 Sc.
TO-DO - nouns
• FAIRD † a fuss, pother, to-do ...1728 Sc.
• FARRACH a bustle, state of agitation, a to-do, a mix-up ...1898 Sc.
• GANNINS-ON proceedings, doings, to-do ...1889 Eng. dial.
• KADOO a to-do; a great fuss ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MACHREACH a fuss, a to-do, an outcry, a row ...1952 Sc.
• MAKE-A-DO † a to-do, an uproar, a stir ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MANK a moment's uncertainty, a hesitation; a pother, a fuss, a to-do ...1808 Sc.
• SANG a fuss, clamour, to-do, outcry ...1739 Sc.
• TAW difficulty; a great to-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWEN † a difficulty; a great do-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TINGLE-TANGLE a disturbance, a to-do, a fuss ...1880
TO-DO - nouns, person
• MAKE-A-DO † one who is fond of making a to-do ...1589
TO-DO - verbs
• MAKE WORK to make a fuss or to-do; to be angry ...1816 Sc.
TOE - adjectives
• COON-FOOTED having toes turned out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-TOED (derogatory) having toes that point out ...1968 Amer. dial.
• OFFICER-TOED with one's toes turned out ...20C Ulster sl.
• PIN-TOED having toes that point or turn in, pigeon-toed ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCASH-FOOTED having the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
TOE - nouns
• BILLY BUMKIN a name for the first toe (the one beside the big toe ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIGIT a finger or toe
• GRONK dirt which collects between the toes; also, any dirt ...M20 US sl.
• MINIMUS the little finger, the little toe ...1881
• MUCKLE-TOE the big toe ...1787 Sc.
• NEB the tip of a finger or toe ...1767 Sc.
• OAKTOE the numbing of toes by cold water, creating the sensation that your toes are wooden ...2001 US surfing sl.
• OLD BLACK JOES the toes ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• THUMB-TOE the big toe ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-TOE the big toe ...1888 Eng. dial.
• TOE-GEM n. dirt collecting between the toes ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TOE-JAM dirt that accumulates between the toes ...1934 sl.
• TOM-TOE the big toe ...1823
• TOOTSIE a child's word for toe
• TOOTSY a child's word for toe
TOE - verbs
• SCASH to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHLE to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKASHLE to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
TOENAIL - nouns
• AGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGERNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NANGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
TOGETHER - adverbs
• AGETHER † together ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALLONCE † together ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ELLEED all together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IMELLE † together ...c1420
• I-MENE † in common, together ...c1200
• IN THE QUILL † in a body; in combination or concert ...1593
• SAM † together; mutually ...a1300
• SAMED † together ...a900
• SAMEN † together; mutually ...c975
• SAMENLY † together ...a1300
• SAMENWARD † together ...a1375
• SAMMENLY † together ...a1300
• THEGITHER together ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TILGIDDIRE † together ...1375 Sc.
• TOGETHERS † together ...c1175
• TOOT AND SCRAMBLE all together; (French 'tout ensemble') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• YFERE † in company; together ...c1205
TOGETHER - verbs
• SAM † to bring together; to join in marriage, love, friendship, etc. ...c1200
TOGETHER - phrases
• AT ONE CLATTER at one time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
TOIL - adjectives
• TOIL-WORN showing marks of toil, worn by toil ...1751
TOIL - nouns
• CARK that which burdens the spirit, trouble; hence, troubled state of mind, distress, anxiety; anxious solicitude, labour, or toil ...c1325 arch.
• CARKING † grieving, being anxious; trouble, solicitude; anxious toil ...1583 obs. or arch.
• DARGING the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
• FAG a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
• HAND-DARG handiwork, labour, toil; what is gained by labour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NAG a gnawing; a pang of pain; wearing, laborious toil ...1949 Sc.
• TANCHLE a hard struggle, prolonged toil ...1913 Sc.
TOIL - verbs
• BETOIL † to worry or exercise with toil ...1622
• BREAK ONE'S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1941 Amer. sl.
• BUST ONE'S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CARK † to be anxious, to fret oneself; to labour anxiously, to toil and moil ...a1400 obs. or arch.
• DARG to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• FAG to do something that wearies one; to work hard; to labour, to strain, to toil ...1772
• FAUCH to work with speed; to toil, esp. with little result ...1866 Sc.
• HAIFER to toil, to labour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPLOD †* to cause to plod, to involve in toilsome labour ...1609
• JAMPH to tire, to fatigue; to exhaust by toil ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MAUL to toil; to drag along wearily ...1821 Eng. dial.
• NAG to work in a slow, laborious but assiduous manner; to toil ...1866 Sc.
• PISS BLOOD to toil ...L19 colloq.
• SCRAT to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAINGHLE to harass or weary with hard work; to struggle on, to toil laboriously ...1803 Sc.
• TAVE to strive, to toil, to labour ...1863 Sc.
• TEEL to work at, to toil ...1817 Sc.
• TEW to toil, to labour; to work hard; to pull, to struggle; to contend, to strive ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TO-SWINK † to toil hard ...c1386
• YAGGLE to work in a slow bungling or laboriously way, to toil and moil, to labour ...1924 Sc.
TOILING - adjectives
• CARKING † toiling, moiling, labouring ...1579 obs. or arch.
TOILET - see LAVATORY
TOILSOME - adjectives
• BESWINKFUL †* toilsome ...a1225
• LAGGING toilsome, wearisome, fatiguing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OPEROSE made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1683
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1641
• PEISANT † that weighs or presses heavily upon one; oppressive, toilsome ...c1470
• TEWING toilsome, wearying; worrying, tedious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOILOUS †* full of toil, toilsome, laborious ...1530
TOKEN - nouns
• EFFECT † an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
TOLD - adjectives
• TELLABLE fit to be told; usually used with negative ...B1900 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
TOLERABLE - adjectives
• AFTERGAIT tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIDEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DECENT tolerable, fairly good, acceptable ...18C
• FEATISH pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GANGABLE † tolerable ...1825 Sc.
• IGNOSCIBLE †* fit to be forgiven or pardoned; tolerable ...1656
• MACKERLY shapely, fashionable, tolerable ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEKIN tolerable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLINGISH moderate, fair, tolerable ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TARBLE corruption of tolerable; esp. used of health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOLEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOLESUM bearable, tolerable ...1871 Sc.
• TOLABLE tolerable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TOLERABLISH * somewhat tolerable, pretty fair, just passable ...1798
• TOLL-LOLL tolerable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOL tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOLLISH tolerable, bearable ...M19
TOLERABLE, TOLERABLENESS - nouns
• TOLERABILITY * the quality or state of being tolerable; tolerableness ...1640
TOLERABLY - adverbs
• GAILIES tolerably, moderately or fairly well ...1742 Sc.
• GAILINS tolerably, moderately or fairly well ...1853 Sc.
• GAILY fairly, tolerably; pretty well ...1553 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAIN nearly, almost; pretty, tolerably; very, quite ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEETERLY tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MEEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• METERLY tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1860 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING moderately, tolerably, fairly ...1765
• MIDDLINGISH moderately, tolerably ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SUFFERABLY tolerably ...1702 arch.
• TOL-LOLLISH tolerably ...M19
TOLERANCE - nouns
• SUFFERING † permission; tolerance ...c1460
TOLERANCE - nouns, person
• MISTER NICE-GUY a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. ...Amer. colloq.
TOLERANT - adjectives
• OMNITOLERANT tolerant of everything ...1855
• TOLERANTIAL †* pert. to tolerance, tolerant ...1681
• TOLERATIVE * tending to toleration; tolerant ...1891
TOLERANT - nouns
• TOLERANCY * the quality of being tolerant ...a1556
TOLERATE - verbs
• ABEAR to abide; to tolerate ...c885
• BIDE to tolerate, to endure ...1914 Amer. dial.
• COP to tolerate ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FADGE WITH to tolerate a thing; to agree with a person ...17C
• HACK to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HEAR TELL OF to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• REVERENCE to tolerate ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SIGHT to tolerate, to permit, to put up with ...1910s Aust. sl.
• THOLE to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WEAR to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
TOLERATE - phrases
• WON'T HAVE A BAR OF cannot tolerate, dislike ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
TOLERATED - adjectives
• TOLERAT † tolerated ...1711
TOLL - nouns
• SHUNPIKE a road used to avoid the payment of tolls on a toll road; a back road ...1853 Amer. dial.
TOMAHAWK - nouns
• TOM-AX †* a tomahawk ...1759
• TOMMYHAWK a tomahawk ...1844 Amer. dial.
TOMATO - nouns
• CATFACE the pattern of cracks that develop naturally on a tomato around the stem ...1973 Amer. dial.
• MARBLE a cherry tomato ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MARBLE TOMATO a cherry tomato ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MORTASES tomatoes ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TERMATER a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOE-MAH-TOE a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOM a tomato ...1920 sl.
• TOMATER a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOM-A-TOE a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOMMY'S TOE. a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOMMYTOE a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOM-TOM a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOM TOMATO a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TRAIN SMASH fried or tinned tomatoes; tomato sauce ...1941 UK military sl.
TOMATO SAUCE - nouns
• DEAD HORSE tomato sauce ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• RED GRAVY tomato sauce ...1968 Amer. dial.
TOMB - adjectives
• TOMBAL † pert. to a tomb ...1900
• TOMBIC pert. to tombs, sepulchral ...1874
TOMB - nouns
• LAIR † the resting place of a corpse; a grave, a tomb ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• PALL a cloth, usually of black, purple, or white velvet, spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb ...c1440
• TOMBLET * a small tomb or burial-mound ...1855
TOMBOY, TOMBOYISH - adjectives
• FEISTY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TOMBOYFUL having the character of a tomboy ...1887
TOMBOY - nouns
• TOMBOYADE an escapade in the manner of a tomboy ...1886 nonce word
TOMBOY - nouns, person
• GAL-BOY a romping girl, a tomboy; a mannish or masculine woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HAWBUCK a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow ...1805
• HAWBUCKER a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LAD-LASS a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LOUPER a romp, a tomboy; a forward girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-WENCH a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LASSIE-BOY a tomboy ...1896 Sc.
• MEG-HARRY a young girl with masculine manners; a tomboy; a rough hoyden girl that plays with boys ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAG-RIVER one addicted to romping; a tomboy, a roisterer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAMP a tomboy ...L17 colloq.
• RAMP-SCUTTLE a romp; a tomboy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ROMP a tomboy ...L17 colloq.
• SCALLOP(S) an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRIDEWALLOPS a tall, long-legged girl; a tomboy, a romp ...B1900 Eng. dial. obsolescent
• TOM-RIG † a strumpet; a romping girl, a tomboy ...1668
TOMBSTONE - nouns
• HEADROCK a tombstone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LAIR-STONE a tombstone ...1871 Sc.
• THROUGH-STONE a flat tombstone ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOMB a tombstone ...1972 Amer. dial.
• TOMB ROCK a tombstone ...1932 Amer. dial.
TOMFOOLERY - nouns
• FANDANGLE fantastic ornament; nonsense, tomfoolery ...1880 colloq.
• FANDANGO * fantastic ornament; nonsense, tomfoolery ...1856
TOMORROW - adjectives
• POSTRIDUAN †* done the next day after ...1651
TOMORROW - adverbs
• TO-MORN † tomorrow ...c897
TOMORROW - nouns
• TO-MORN † tomorrow ...c1205
TONGS - nouns
• BOWS sugar tongs ...Bk1911 Sc.
TONGUE - adjectives
• LALLOPY of the tongue: too long for the mouth, protruding ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NAKED † of the tongue: thrust out, exposed ...c725
• ON THE WAG of the tongue: chattering ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
TONGUE - nouns
• BAKING-SPITTLE the tongue ...1874 Eng. dial. sl.
• CLICKET a chattering tongue ...1611
• GAB the mouth; also, the tongue ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEART'S ATTORNEY the tongue ...1707
• JIBS the tongue ...Bk1896 cant
• LALLIKER the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAPPER the tongue ...1851 Amer. sl.
• LOLLICKER the tongue ...1883 Eng. dial.
• LORETTA YOUNG the tongue ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MANCHESTER the tongue ...1812 sl.
• MELT the tongue ...Bk1905 Ireland & Sc.
• NEB the tip of the tongue ...1864 Sc.
• PRATING CHEAT the tongue ...1836 cant
• QUAIL-PIPE † the throat or vocal organs; a woman's tongue ...1693
• RAG the tongue ...c1825 sl. & Eng. dial.
• RED-FLANNEL the tongue ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-RAG the tongue ...1791 Eng. dial.
• TOLIBON the tongue ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• VELVET the tongue ...L17 sl.
• WAB the tongue ...1877 Eng. dial.
TONGUE - verbs
• LABBER to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LALDER to poke out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALL to poke out the tongue; of the tongue: to protrude ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to poke out the tongue ...1881 Eng. dial.
• LANCE * to fling, to hurl, to throw a dart, etc.; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
• LINGE to stick out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• WALK † of the tongue, the jaws: to move briskly ...1550
TONGUE-TIED - adjectives
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP exceedingly stupid; brainless; habitually tongue-tied ...1911 sl.
• SHORT-TONGUED having a short tongue; hence, inarticulate, stammering, lisping, tongue-tied; also, taciturn, unready in speech ...c1575
• TONGUE-TACKIT tongue-tied; having an impediment in speech; dumb, mute ...1825 Sc.
TONIC - nouns
• PEARTENING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEARTING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
TONIC WATER - nouns
• PHILHARMONIC tonic water ...1992 US rhyming sl.
TONIGHT - adverbs
• ANON tonight ...1790 Eng. dial.
TONSILS - nouns
• CAKERS the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BOSOMS the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSES the tonsils or glands of the throat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSUMS the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR-KECKERS the tonsils ...1873 Eng. dial.
• KECKERS the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
TOO - adverbs
• EKE also, too, moreover, in addition ...a700 arch.
TOOLS - nouns
• ALLS belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANCHOR a pick-axe ...1863 sl.
• APRIL FOOLS tools ...L19 rhyming sl.
• ARMSTRONG a tool or machine operated or serviced by muscular strength rather than machinery; a hand-stoked locomotive ...1923 Amer. sl.
• BITES pliers ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOY'S AX a term of contempt for any tool to small to do a job properly ...1958 Amer. dial.
• DITTY a new tool or contrivance; a thing, something unfamiliar ...1961 Amer. dial.
• DUKE OF ARGYLE a file (tool) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EDGE a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
• GALLITRAP a badly-made tool, implement, etc.; a contrivance ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HOSPITAL HOLD an unsafe grip on a tool ...1983 US sl.
• MAD MICK a pick (pickaxe) ...1919 rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• PADDY AND MICK a pickaxe...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PAIR OF FOOTPRINTS a pipe-wrench ...1930s Aust. sl.
• ST. HUGH'S BONES shoemaker's tools ...17C sl.
• TEWTRUMS odds and ends; pieces of finery; all sorts of small tools ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOMMY a spanner; a screwdriver ...1881
• YANKEE a tool used by car thieves to pull out the cylinder of the ignition lock ...1977 UK sl.
• YEEKIE-YAKIE a wooden tool, blunted like a wedge, with which shoemakers polish the edges and bottoms of soles ...1824 Sc.
• YO-YO a grass or weed cutter ...1950 Amer. dial.
TOOLS - verbs
• MAN-HANDLE † to handle or wield a tool ...1457
TOOTH - adjectives
• BOUGHTEN of teeth: artificial, false ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAG-TOOTHED having a projecting or prominent tooth ...1579
• GAM of teeth: overlapping and twisted, irregular ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAT-TOOTHED †* having the teeth set wide apart ...c1386
• HAGGLE-TOOTHED having prominent or projecting teeth ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MAP-MOUTHED of a mouth: having lost the teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-TOOTH'D having large gaps between the teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK-TOOTHED † having a row of teeth ...1578
• TEETHY having many or large teeth; biting; given to biting ...1835 Sc.
TOOTH - nouns
• AICKLE a molar tooth, a grinder ...1907 Sc.
• AIGLE-TOOTH a tooth sharp and pointed like a needle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• ASIL-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Sc.
• ASSLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• AXLE-HEAD the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth' ...1881 Eng. dial.
• AXLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AZZLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Eng. dial.
• BARRIER REEF the teeth ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
• BEATERS false teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BITER a tooth ...1965 Amer. jocular
• BOUGHT TEETH false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOX OF DOMINOES the mouth containing the teeth ...Bk1890 sl.
• BOX OF IVORIES 1. a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
2. the mouth containing the teeth
• BOX TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BREAD-AND-BUTTER TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CRACKER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CRACKERS false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CUTTER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD GRINDER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BULL TEETH buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTER-BEAN TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTTER TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAG the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF IVORIES a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
• CAGE OF TEETH, A a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CALF'S-TEETH milk teeth ...1599
• CHALKIES the teeth ...1843 US sl.
• CHATTERERS the teeth ...E19 sl.
• CHEWERS the teeth ...1942 US sl.
• CHICLETS the teeth ...1960s US sl.
• CHINA teeth ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CHINA CLIPPERS false teeth ...1953 Amer. jocular
• CHOPPERS the teeth; also, a set of false teeth ...1944 Amer. sl.
• CLACKERS the teeth ...1950 US sl.
• CLOTHES-PEGS teeth ...1940s Aust. sl.
• CORN-CRACKERS the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CORN-GRINDERS the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CRACKERS teeth ...c1930 sl.
• CRASHING-CHEATS the teeth ...M16 sl.
• DEADMAN CHOPPERS false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEADMAN TEETH false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEDENTITION the shedding of the teeth, esp. of the first set ...1646
• DENTALS 1. teeth ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
2. false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DENTS teeth ...1950s Amer. sl.
• EATERS false teeth ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EATING TACKLE teeth ...20C sl.
• EDENTATION † the extraction of teeth ...1623
• ELEPHANT TEETH buck teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FACE PROP a tooth ...1920 Amer. jocular
• FALL † the dropping out of teeth ...1520
• FALSIES false teeth ...1983 Amer. sl.
• FANG a tooth ...L18 sl.
• FANGLET a little fang or tooth ...1843
• FRONT RAILS the teeth ...19C sl.
• FRONTS ornamental dental work ...1994 US sl.
• GAG-TOOTH † a projecting or prominent tooth ...1585
• GAM a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth ...1808 Sc.
• GAMB a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth ...1808 Sc.
• GAMS large teeth, tusks ...a1500 Sc.
• GANG-TOOTH † a large protruding tooth ...1603
• GOLD FRONTS ornamental dental work ...1994 US sl.
• GOVERNOR'S GATE the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONE a tooth, esp. a prominent one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONES false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRINDER a molar tooth ...LME
• GRINDERS the teeth ...LME
• GRINDSTONES the teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GUM BEATERS false teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE-TOOTH a tooth that belongs to the second set which appears prematurely through the gum and projects ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPSTEAD HEATH the teeth ...1887 Brit. rhyming sl.
• HAMPSTEADS the teeth ...1887 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Hampstead Heath'
• I-BOUGHT-YOU TEETH false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IVORIES the teeth ...1782 sl.
• JACK-TOOTH a back tooth ...1886 Eng. dial.
• JAW-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1601
• KAG the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TOOTH † a wisdom tooth (from its late appearance) ...1611
• LISPERS the teeth ...c1785 cant
• MARKET-PLACE the front teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTICATORS the teeth or jaws ...1694 jocular
• MEATHOOK a tooth or fang ...1844 Amer. sl.
• MEGGS teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEG a baby's tooth ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NEGGY a baby's tooth ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NEW PEARLS false teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NEWTON HEATH teeth ...1959 UK rhyming sl.
• NIPPER a tooth ...1968 Amer, dial.
• PARK-PALINGS the teeth ...1785 sl.
• PARK-RAILINGS the teeth ...E19 sl.
• PEARLIES the teeth ...1914 sl.
• PEARLS teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PEARLY GATES the teeth ...Brit. sl.
• PEARLY WHITES the teeth ...1935 sl.
• PEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1598 sl.
• PETER RABBIT TOOTH an upper incisor; a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PLASTER PEARLS false teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TOOTH an upper incisor; a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RACK a set of teeth; false teeth ...1968 Amer dial.
• RAGE †* violent pain; hence, humorously suggested as a name for a set of teeth ...1486
• RAILINGS teeth ...1910 sl.
• RAILROAD TRACKS dental braces ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• RAKE-TEETH teeth wide apart ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLDING dental braces ...Brit. sl.
• SEARS AND ROEBUCK TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SEARS-ROEBUCK TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SNAPPERS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1924 sl.
• SUIT OF TEETH a complete set of teeth ...Bk1904 sl.
• TANG a root or fang of a tooth; a root or branch of a tree ...1715 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TANNER a small root of a tree; the fang of a tooth; the root of a corn, boil, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANNYIKS the teeth ...1897 Sc.
• TATS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TATTS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TEUD † a tooth ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TOLL GATE the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TOMBSTONE a projecting tooth ...1903 sl.
• TOMBSTONE TOOTH a tooth, esp. a large or prominent one ...1873 Amer. dial.
• TOOSPEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1921 sl.
• TOOTHIE-PEG a tooth, esp. a child's one ...19C sl.
• TOOTHY-PEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1828 sl.
• TUTTLE a child's name for a tooth ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TYNICKS the teeth ...1897 Sc.
• UNDERBENEATHS teeth ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• UPPERS 'N' UNDERS false teeth ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALLIES a set of false teeth ...1954 Sc.
• WALL-TOOTH † a cheek-tooth, a grinder ...c1475
• WANG a molar tooth ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANG-TOOTH † a cheek-tooth, a molar ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WIT-TOOTH † a wisdom tooth ...1601
• YACKLE a molar tooth; a grinder ...1825 Sc.
• YAKEE a double tooth; a grinder ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YATTLE a double tooth; a grinder ...1882 Sc.
TOOTH - nouns, person (also see DENTIST)
• EDENTATE one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
• METAL MOUTH a person with orthodontic braces ...1970s US & UK teen sl.
• ODONTOLOGIST one versed in the subject of the teeth ...1788
• TIN GRIN a person wearing orthodontic braces ...1970s sl.
• TINSEL TEETH a person wearing orthodontic braces ...1970s US students' sl.
• TOOTH JUMPER one who extracts teeth with a mallet and punch ...1931 Amer. dial.
TOOTH - verbs
• BE ABLE TO BITE A PUMPKIN THROUGH A RAIL FENCE to have buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A CRACK IN A BOARD FENCE to have buck teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN OFF A COB THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1978 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE to have buck teeth ...1985 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN-ON-THE-COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE to have buck teeth ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BEAT † to strike together the eyelids or the teeth ...c1360
• EDENTATE † to draw out a person's teeth ...1656
• FLASH THE IVORIES to show the teeth ...1785 sl.
• GAB † of teeth: to project ...1601
• GAM † to cause the teeth to become crooked or out of line ...1866 Sc.
• HACK † of the teeth: to chatter ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAGGER of the teeth: to chatter with cold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• INFRENDIATE †* to gnash the teeth, usually in anger ...1623
• JADDER to shake, to vibrate; of the teeth: to chatter ...1885 Eng. dial.
• JAR to grind the teeth ...1568
• KEDGE of the teeth: to be set on edge ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• YATTER of the jaws or teeth: to rattle against one another; to chatter, under the influence of cold or fear, or when one is talking volubly ...1923 Sc.
TOOTH - phrases
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• NANTI POTS IN THE CUPBOARD toothless ...1980s sl.
TOOTHACHE - nouns
• LOVE-PAIN toothache ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SAIR-TEETH toothache ...1915 Sc.
• TEETHACHE a toothache ...1811 Amer. dial.
• TRAVELING PAINS pains, such as toothache, which cause a person to walk the floor ...1918 Amer. dial.
TOOTH FAIRY - nouns
• TOOTH MOUSE an imaginary creature supposed to leave money in exchange for baby teeth that have been shed ...2004 Amer. dial.
TOOTHLESS - adjectives
• EDENTULOUS having no teeth, toothless ...1782
• NANTE POTS IN THE CUPBOARD toothless ...1992 UK sl.
• TEUDLESS † toothless ...Bk1905 Sc.
TOOTHPICK - nouns
• COON'S QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DINING-ROOM LUMBER toothpicks ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FENCE POST a toothpick ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FINISHING STICK a toothpick ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• LUMBER SAUCE a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1950 Amer. dial.
• QUIT STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUITTING STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TIMBER a toothpick ...1946 Amer. university sl.
• TIMBER SAUCE a toothpick ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TIMBER STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TOOTH QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1950 Amer. dial.
TOP - adjectives
• CAPITAL † pert. to the head or top ...a1225
• DECACUMINATED † having the tops lopped off ...1727
• HEADMOST top-most ...Bk1902 Sc.
TOP - adverbs
• ACOP †* on the top; on high ...1610
TOP - nouns
• CACUMEN a top or point
• HEADLET the top of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SUMMITY † the topmost part, the top; the summit ...1375 obs. or arch.
• TIP-TOP the very top; the highest point or part; the extreme summit ...1702 colloq.
TOP - verbs
• DECACUMINATE † to take off the top of anything ...1656
TOP-HEAVY - adjectives
• LOGY top-heavy ...1917 Amer. dial.
TOPLESS - nouns, person
• SKIMPY a topless barmaid ...2003 Aust. sl.
TOPPLE - verbs
• TERVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• THROPPLE to topple ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TIPPLE to tumble, or topple over ...1847 Eng. dial.
• TIRVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• TOTTLE to fall, to topple; to cause to fall ...1838 Amer. dial.
• WALT † to totter; to lean to one side; to topple over; to overturn, as a cart or carriage ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
TOPPLING - adjectives
• TOPPLETY toppling over easily ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
TOPSY-TURVY - adjectives
• ARSY-VARSY preposterous; topsy-turvy ...M17
• BOTTOM UPWARDS upside down, topsy-turvy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BOTTOMSIDE UP upside down, topsy-turvy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOTTOMSIDE UPWARDS upside down, topsy-turvy ...1858 Amer. dial.
• COCK-EYED absurd, ridiculous; topsy-turvy ...1896 UK sl.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
TOPSY-TURVY - adverbs
• ARSE OVER HEAD head over heels, topsy-turvy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSEY-VARSY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSEY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSY upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSY-VARSEY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPLECART head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-HEAD head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIP head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HASH-METRAM in a state of disorder; topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• TAP-AN-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPER-TAIL † topsy-turvy ...1793 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERY topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSEE-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSIE-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TARSIE-VERSIE topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
• TOPSY-TEERY topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Irish
• TOSSY-TAIL topsy-turvy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UPSIE-TURVY † topsy-turvy ...a1592
TOPSY-TURVY - nouns
• TAPSALTEERIE a topsy-turvy manner; a state of disorder ...1898 Sc.
TOPSY-TURVY - nouns, person
• RAMMACK a person who turns things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
TOPSY-TURVY - verbs
• MAKE HAY OF to throw into confusion, to turn topsy-turvy, to upset ...1703
• RAMFEEZLE to put into a state of disorder; to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLE to disorder, to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMMACK to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMICK to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMSACK to romp; to turn topsy-turvy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
TORCH - nouns
• MATCH † a small torch used for giving light ...c1595
TORME, MEL
• VELVET FOG singer Mel Tormé (1925-1999) ...2000 US sl.
TORMENT - nouns
• BALE † physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• CHAIN LIGHTNING n. torment or misery, esp. a severe scolding; hell ...1866 US sl.
• GEHENNA the place of future torment; hell ...1623
• GEHENNE †* a place of torment; hell ...1481
• HEART-RENDING terrible distress; mental anguish; torment ...1854
• MARTYRDOM torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1386
• MARTYRE † torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1330
• MARTYRY † suffering, torment ...1677
• TANTALISM †* punishment or torment like that of Tantalus (mythical king condemned, for revealing the secrets of the gods, to stand in Tartarus up to his chin in water, which constantly receded as he stooped to drink, and with branches of food hanging above him which ever fled his grasp); tantalization ...c1614
• TINTREGH † torment, torture ...c893
TORMENT - nouns, person
• BADGERER a person who badgers another ...L19
• GAD-FLY one who irritates, torments, or worries another ...1649
TORMENT - verbs
• BADGER to torment; to tease; to nag ...L18
• BAMFER to worry, to torment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAG † to torment or terrify as a hag; to trouble as the nightmare ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAG-RIDE to harass, to torment, esp. during sleep; to cause nightmares or nightmare-like experiences ...1661 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• HARRISH to harass, to worry, to torment, to trouble; to ravage ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• HAUL † to worry, to torment, to pester ...1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• LICK THE MOLASSES OFF ONE'S BISCUIT to frustrate, to anger, to torment ...1978 Amer. dial.
• LICK THE RED OFF ONE'S CANDY to frustrate, to anger, to torment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• MARTYR to inflict grievous suffering or pain upon; to torment, to torture ...c1240
• MAWK to baffle, to tease, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to harass, to tease, to annoy, to torment, to impose on ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MUMMICK to harass, to tease, to impose on, to annoy, to torment ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OFPINE †* to torment ...a1300
• QUELM † to torment; to kill, to destroy ...c825
• RAG to annoy, to tease, to torment ...1808 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAIM †* to affect with anguish, to torment ...c1380
• TAG † to tease, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRIFY to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain ...1839 Eng. dial.
• TERRY † to provoke, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TINTREGHE † to torment, to torture ...c1175
• TO-TRAY † to torment exceedingly ...a1250
TORMENTED - adjectives
• MARTYRED † tormented, mutilated ...1580
TORMENTING - adjectives
• BALE † actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting ...a1000
• BAMFERING tormenting, shrewish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRUCIATORY †* torturing, tormenting ...1660
• PAINFUL * of a person: inflicting pain or punishment; tormenting ...c1450
• YETERIE severe, excessive, tormenting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YETRIE severe, excessive, tormenting ...Bk1905 Sc.
TORMENTING - nouns
• TARVIZZEEN † struggling; contending, scolding, tormenting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ACQUIESCE MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• A.K. a toady (Ass-Kisser) ...1930s US sl.
• A-LICKER a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.
• APPLE-POLISHER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• APPLE SIMONIZER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSEL-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.
• ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• ASS-KISS one who curries favour; a toady ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASS-KISSER an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US
• ASS-LICK one who abjectly curries favour; a toady ...1977 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKER one who curries favour; a toady ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ASS-SUCKER one who curries favour; a toady ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASS WIPE a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPER one who abjectly curries favour; a toady...1950 Amer. sl.
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.
• A-WIPER one who curries favour; a toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY KISSER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK PATTER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SCRATCHER a toady; a flatterer ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SLAPPER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BEGGAR a toady; one who tries too hard to gain someone's favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NOSE a toady; an apple-polisher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NOSER a toady; an apple-polisher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOTKISSER a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICK a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour ...1849 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICKER a toady; a servile flatterer, one who curries favour ...1846 Brit. sl.
• BROWN a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWNIE a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWN-NOSE an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN-NOSER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1935 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN PAPER a toady, one who curries favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUM-SUCKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
• CARRIAGE-WHEEL WIPER a toady, a bootlicker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEER-CHASER a toady to public opinion ...1930s Aust. sl.
• CHEESE-EATER one who curries favour; a toady ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CLAWBACK † a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back ...1549 obs. exc. dial.
• CRAWL a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRAWLER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
• CREEPER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOO a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOORMAT a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• FAWN †* one who fawns, cringes, or flatters; a toady ...1635
• FAWNGUEST † a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1592
• FIN FLIPPER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIMME GUY a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GLOVER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
• HAIRY-BELLY a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HAIRY-GUTS a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HANDSHAKER a toady ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• JENKINS a society reporter; a toady ...old colloq.
• KNEE-BENDER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LACKEY an obsequious person; a toady; a servile political follower ...1588
• LAMBE a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LAMBICHE a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LEG-PULLER a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LICK a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ARSE a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICKER one who 'creeps' for favours; a toady ...1970s Brit. sl.
• LICK-ME-LUG a toady, a sycophant ...1990s Irish sl.
• LICKSPIT a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady ...1620
• LICK-SPITTLE a mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person ...1796
• MITT GLOMMER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NODDER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIMP a toady, an apple-polisher ...1791 Amer. dial.
• POL a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLISHER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLITICIAN a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLLY a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• POLY a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• QUEEMER a toady, a sycophant, a fawning person ...1880 Sc.
• QUILLER a toady, a parasite; a person who sucks neatly through a quill ...B1900 sl.
• RED-APPLER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SHIRT-FLY a toady ...1990s sl.
• SIMONIZER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SISSY KISSER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSAUCE † a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
• SNOT GROVELLER a toady; a sycophant ...Brit. sl.
• SOAP-CRAWLER a sycophant, a toady ...1887 sl.
• SPONGE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• STOOGE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCCULENT a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• SUCKER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUCK-FIST † a toady ...1611
• SUCK-UP-TOER a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SUPE a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TOAD a servile flatterer, a toady ...1831
• TOAD-EATER a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1742
• TOADER * a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady ...1842
• TUFT-HUNTER a snob; a toady; a social climber ...M19 sl.
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YES-MAN a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
TOADY - verbs
• A.K. to curry favour with; to toady ...1930s US sl.
• APPLE UP to toady, to curry favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ARSE-CRAWL to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEP to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICK to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1968 sl.
• ASS-KISS to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICK to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ASS UP TO to toady to, to curry favour ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICK to do subservient things to gain one's favour; to seek to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour with, to toady ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BROWN to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BROWNIE to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROWN-NOSE to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ... 1935 sl.
• BROWN PAPER to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to curry favour, to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUM-SUCK to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1930 Brit. sl.
• CHEESE to apple-polish, to play up to, to curry favour, to toady ...1974 Amer. dial.
• CHEW to brown-nose, to curry favour, to toady ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CRAWL to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1881 sl., orig, Aust.
• EAT CHEESE to curry favour, to toady to, to ingratiate oneself with ...1968 sl.
• EAT ONE'S TOADS to be a mean dependant, to toady ...1788
• FAGE † to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe ...c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOODY UP to curry favour, to toady ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LICK-SPITTLE to toady to a person ...B1900
• OIL to toady; to 'oil one's way in'; to intrude ...19C sl.
• PENNY-DOG to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• QUILL to toady; to curry favour with ...1918 Amer. dial.
• TOAD to act as a toady to; to toady ...1802
• TOAD-EAT * to flatter, to fawn upon a person; to toady ...1766
• WRIGGLE LIKE A CUT SNAKE to be evasive or shifty; to toady ...1940s Aust. sl.
TOADYING - adjectives
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLEY toadying ...L19 sl.
TOADYING - nouns
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKING obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1912 sl.
• ASS-KISSING obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• LICK-SPITTLE the practice of toadying ...B1900
TO AND FRO - adverbs
• BACK AND FORE backwards and forwards; to and fro ...1653 arch. or Eng. dial.
• BACK AND TO to and fro; back and forth ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NIDDY-NODDY to and fro, unsteadily ...1877
• TO AND AGAIN † to and fro, backwards and forwards ...1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
TO AND FRO - verbs
• BATTLEDORE to drive, toss, or fly to and fro ...1858
• ITLE to have an uncertain footing; to sway to and fro ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAMMY to sway to and fro; to stagger ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAUNT † of a person: to trot or trudge about, with the notion of exertion or fatigue; to make one's way toilsomely; to run to and fro ...1575
• JEE to move, to stir; to move to one side; to move to and fro ...1727 Sc.
• QUAGSWAG †* to shake to and fro ...1653
• ROG † to shake; to move to and fro ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SASHY to move to and fro, to 'dance' around, to sashay ...1860 US
• TAILYEVEY † to reel from side to side, to move to and fro ...1513 Sc.
• TIG-TAG to drive to and fro, to keep a person running to and fro ...1643 Sc.
• TITTER † to move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to totter, to reel; to sway to and fro ...c1374 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFF to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag ...1807 Sc.
• WAIVE † 1. to move to and fro in the wind; to be tossed about; to totter ...a1300
† 2. to move to and fro or from side to side (the beard, hand, or something held in the hand); to wave, to wag ...1338
• WALTER † 1. to swing or float to and fro ...c1350
† 2. to roll to and fro; to move from side to side; to tumble or toss about; to lie sprawling on the ground, in mire, etc. ...c1400
• WAMPISH to wave to and fro ...1818 Sc.
TOAST (bread) - nouns
• EGG-BREAD French toast ...1920s Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD STEW toast soaked in hot milk ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PAIN PERDU French toast ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PAN-PAN-DO French toast ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RAFT a piece of toast ...L19 US sl.
• SIPPET a small piece of toast soaked in milk or broth; a piece of toast as a garnish
TOAST (salutation) - nouns
• CAROUSE † a cupful drunk 'all out', a full draught of liquor, a full bumper to one's health, a toast ...1594
• HEALTHING † the drinking of healths; toasting ...1611
• HOB NOB a toast ...L18 sl.
• SCOLL the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
• SKOAL a health in drinking; a toast ...1600
• SKOLE the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
TOAST (salutation) - nouns, person
• HEALTHIST † one who is addicted to drinking healths ...1640 nonce word
TOAST (salutation) - verbs
• FASTEN † to propose a health ...1604
• HEALTH IT † to drink a health or healths ...1633
• MARL A MAN to cheer a man after drinking his health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RESPECT to drink the health of ...1766 Sc.
• SAVE A LADY to drink a toast to ...1792 Sc.
• SCOLL to drink to the health of, to toast ...1599 Sc.
• SKOAL † to drink healths; to drink deeply ...a1598 Sc.
TOAST (parch) - verbs
• BIRSLE to scorch, to toast, to parch; to crackle with heat ...Bk1911 Sc.
TOAST (salutation) - interjections
• ALL THE JOLLYS! cheers!; said when glasses are raised ...Brit. sl.
• BACK OF THE NET! a drinking toast; an encouragement to drink or eat ...1980s sl.
• BOTTOMS UP! used as a toast ...1917 UK sl.
• BUNG-HO! a drinking toast ...1925
• CHEERIO! a drinking toast ...1919 Brit.
• CHIN CHIN! a drinking toast ...1909
• DOWN THE HATCH! a popular toast before taking a drink ...1920s, orig. nautical usage
• HERE'S HOW! a drinking toast ...1896
• HERE'S MUD IN YOUR EYE! a drinking toast ...1927
• TOPE! † used in drinking to someone's health
TOBACCO - adjectives
• CHAFFY of tobacco: light, thin, straw-coloured ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMING of tobacco: very strong ...1887 sl.
• TOBACCICAL † addicted to or caused by tobacco ...1604
• TOBACCOED characterized by the use of tobacco ...1893
• TOBACCOFIED characterized by the use of tobacco ...1846
• TOBACCOIC addicted to or caused by tobacco ...1878
• TOBACCONALIAN relating to tobacco smoking ...1889
• TOBACCONING † smoking tobacco ...1647
• TOBACCOSE addicted to tobacco ....1845
• TOBACCOY impregnated with or smelling of tobacco smoke ...1840
TOBACCO - nouns
• ALFALFA tobacco ...1940 Amer. dial. jocular
• AMBER tobacco juice ...1910s Amer. sl.
• AMBIER tobacco juice ...1910s US sl.
• BACA tobacco ...1992 Norfolk Island
• BACCA tobacco ...1792 UK
• BACCAH tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACCER tobacco ...L17
• BACCO tobacco ...1792 sl.
• BACCY tobacco ...1792 UK
• BACKA tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACKEE tobacco ...L17
• BACKER tobacco ...L17
• BACKEY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BACKY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BAKKY tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BEAD a squirt of tobacco juice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIT OF LEAF, A a small quantity of tobacco ...1889 prison sl.
• BROTH moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUG DUST cheap smoking tobacco ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BUG JUICE the residue of tobacco in the bowl of a frequently used pipe ...1960 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE tobacco ...M19 Amer. sl..
• CHAW a bite or portion of chewing tobacco ...20C Amer. colloq.
• CHEW a quid of tobacco ...c1820 colloq.
• CHEWING chewing tobacco; a chew of tobacco ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DAIRY tobacco ...1940s UK prison sl.
• DARK tobacco ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• DIP a pinch of chewing tobacco; the chewing tobacco itself ...1997 US sl.
• DIVINE WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOZZLE the unburnt tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and placed on top of the next pipeful ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DUKE poor quality tobacco issued by the State of California to prisoners ...1989 US sl.
• EATING TOBACCO chewing tobacco ...1901 US sl.
• FAB a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
• FID a small piece of tobacco ...1848 Amer. dial.
• FIG a twist of tobacco ...1837 Amer. dial.
• FILTHY WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRAGRANT WEED, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUFF a whiff of tobacco or of other odour ...1816 chiefly Sc.
• FUNK 1. tobacco ...L17 sl.
2. tobacco smoke ...L17 sl.
• GOOP moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GWA tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAI tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAI tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• HAMBEER moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAD a plug of chewing tobacco ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEIFER DUST snuff; tobacco ...1935 Amer. dial.
• INDIAN DRUG, THE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACKASS ROPE home-grown tobacco twisted into a rope ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• JAWBONE home-rolled cigarettes and the tobacco for making them ...1983 Amer. dial.
• KANGA chewing tobacco ...1950s UK prison rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'chew')
• KANGAR chewing tobacco ...1950s UK prison rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'chew')
• LADY NICOTINE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT FOOD tobacco for chewing ...1909 sl.
• MAKIN'S tobacco for a cigarette ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAN-BANE † an opprobrious name for tobacco ...a1618
• MICHAEL SCHUMACHER tobacco ...1990s rhyming sl. - Cockney pronunciation = 'terbaccer'
• NACKET a small roll of tobacco ...1825 Sc.
• NAILROD 1. a stick of "Two Seas" tobacco ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
2. any dark tobacco ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NEGRO-HEAD (now derogatory) a plug of black tobacco ...E19 Brit. sl.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a plug of black tobacco; at one time, a brand name of chewing tobacco ...19C US
• NOSE-MY tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl. ( nosey-my-knacker)
• NOSER-MY-KNACKER tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• NOSEY-MY-KNACKER tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OCCABOT tobacco ...1851 back-slang
• OIL chewing tobacco ...1928 Amer. navy sl.
• OLD ROPE strong, evil-smelling tobacco ...1943 services' sl.
• OLD SOLDIER the discarded butt of a cigar; also, a quid of chewed tobacco ...1834 US sl.
• ORINOKO tobacco ...L17 sl.
• ORONOKO tobacco ...L17 sl.
• PILL tobacco ...1914 sl.
• QUARTER a quarter inch of tobacco ...M19 UK prison sl.
• QUARTER-POUND OF BIRD'S EYE a 1/4 oz (7g) of tobacco ...L19 sl.
• QUEEN-MOTHER HERB † tobacco ...1617
• QUEEN'S HERB † tobacco ...1617
• RAG-BACCY finely-cut tobacco ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-OUT a pipeful of tobacco ...L19 sl.
• REECH-O'-BACCO enough tobacco to fill a pipe; a smoke ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SACK a sack of tobacco, used as prison 'currency' ...1910s US prison sl.
• SALMON tobacco; a cigarette ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for snout (salmon and trout)
• SALMON AND TROUT tobacco; a cigarette ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for snout, esp. prison usage
• SALMON TROUT tobacco ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'snout', esp. prison usage
• SANE 10 oz. of tobacco ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SAWDUST cheap tobacco, used for rolling cigarettes ...1940s US sl.
• SEIN 10 oz. of tobacco ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SIDE HILL NAVY home-cured tobacco ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SNOUT tobacco ...1885 Brit. prisoners' sl.
• SNOUTY tobacco ...1930s prison sl.
• SOT-WEED † tobacco ...1698
• STOLE tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUFF tobacco ...Bk1904 prison sl.
• TABACCA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACCY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACKA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TABACKY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERBACCER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TERBACKER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCA tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACCHIAN † addicted to tobacco ...1615
• TOBACCONING † tobacco-smoking ...1616
• TOBACCO-ROOM † a room for smoking tobacco; a smoking-room ...1656
• TOBACCY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACKER tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOBACKY tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WAD a bag of tobacco or marijuana ...2000s drugs sl.
• WEED tobacco ...1606 sl.
TOBACCO, TOBACCONIST - nouns, person
• BACCATOTAL a total abstainer from tobacco ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MISOCAPNIST a hater of tobacco smoke ...1839
• OIL BURNER one who chews tobacco ...1928 Amer. dial.
• SNOUTER a tobacconist ...1940s sl.
• TOBACCHIAN † a person addicted to tobacco ...1597
• TOBACCO-FELLOW † a companion in tobacco-smoking; a fellow smoker ...1616
• TOBACCOITE an advocate of tobacco ...1898
• TOBACCO-MAN † a man who sells tobacco; a tobacconist ...1618 now rare or obs.
• TOBACCONALIAN a person addicted to tobacco smoking ...1855
• TOBACCONER † 1. a smoker of tobacco ...1616
† 2. a seller of tobacco ...1701
• TOBACCONIAN pert. to tobacco ...1835
• TOBACCONIST † a person addicted to the use of tobacco; a habitual tobacco-smoker ...1599
• TOBACCOPHIL a lover of tobacco ...1882
• TOBACCOPHILE a lover of tobacco ...1882
• TOBACCO-WORM one who chews or smokes tobacco to excess; one who uses snuff ...1906 Amer. dial.
TOBACCO - verbs
• BURN OIL to chew tobacco ...1922 Amer. navy sl.
• CHEW THE CUD to chew tobacco ...c1845
• DIP to use chewing tobacco ...2001 US sl.
• EAT of tobacco: to chew ...1961 Can. sl.
• SKEET AMBEER to squirt tobacco spittle between the teeth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A DIP to chew tobacco ...1980s US campus sl.
• TOBACCONIZE 1. to smoke tobacco ...1876
2. to impregnate with tobacco smoke ...1884
TODAY - nouns
• DAY, THE today ...1814 Sc.
TODDLE - nouns, person
• FADGE one who trots slowly, a child who toddles along ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
TODDLE - verbs
• DACKER to walk totteringly as from feebleness or infirmity; to toddle ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DIDDLE to walk unsteadily, to toddle ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DODDLE to toddle, to saunter ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PADDLE to walk with short, unsteady, or uncertain steps, like those of a child; to toddle ...1792
• PAIDLE to walk, esp. to walk slowly or with short steps; to totter, to toddle; to wander about ...1808 Sc.
• PAMPLE to trample lightly; to toddle about ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TROTTLE to toddle, to walk with short quick steps, as a child learning to walk ...1825 Sc.
TO-DO - nouns
• FAIRD † a fuss, pother, to-do ...1728 Sc.
• FARRACH a bustle, state of agitation, a to-do, a mix-up ...1898 Sc.
• GANNINS-ON proceedings, doings, to-do ...1889 Eng. dial.
• KADOO a to-do; a great fuss ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MACHREACH a fuss, a to-do, an outcry, a row ...1952 Sc.
• MAKE-A-DO † a to-do, an uproar, a stir ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MANK a moment's uncertainty, a hesitation; a pother, a fuss, a to-do ...1808 Sc.
• SANG a fuss, clamour, to-do, outcry ...1739 Sc.
• TAW difficulty; a great to-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWEN † a difficulty; a great do-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TINGLE-TANGLE a disturbance, a to-do, a fuss ...1880
TO-DO - nouns, person
• MAKE-A-DO † one who is fond of making a to-do ...1589
TO-DO - verbs
• MAKE WORK to make a fuss or to-do; to be angry ...1816 Sc.
TOE - adjectives
• COON-FOOTED having toes turned out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-TOED (derogatory) having toes that point out ...1968 Amer. dial.
• OFFICER-TOED with one's toes turned out ...20C Ulster sl.
• PIN-TOED having toes that point or turn in, pigeon-toed ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCASH-FOOTED having the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
TOE - nouns
• BILLY BUMKIN a name for the first toe (the one beside the big toe ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIGIT a finger or toe
• GRONK dirt which collects between the toes; also, any dirt ...M20 US sl.
• MINIMUS the little finger, the little toe ...1881
• MUCKLE-TOE the big toe ...1787 Sc.
• NEB the tip of a finger or toe ...1767 Sc.
• OAKTOE the numbing of toes by cold water, creating the sensation that your toes are wooden ...2001 US surfing sl.
• OLD BLACK JOES the toes ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• THUMB-TOE the big toe ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THUMMEL-TOE the big toe ...1888 Eng. dial.
• TOE-GEM n. dirt collecting between the toes ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TOE-JAM dirt that accumulates between the toes ...1934 sl.
• TOM-TOE the big toe ...1823
• TOOTSIE a child's word for toe
• TOOTSY a child's word for toe
TOE - verbs
• SCASH to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHLE to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKASHLE to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
TOENAIL - nouns
• AGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGERNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NANGNAIL a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
TOGETHER - adverbs
• AGETHER † together ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALLONCE † together ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ELLEED all together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IMELLE † together ...c1420
• I-MENE † in common, together ...c1200
• IN THE QUILL † in a body; in combination or concert ...1593
• SAM † together; mutually ...a1300
• SAMED † together ...a900
• SAMEN † together; mutually ...c975
• SAMENLY † together ...a1300
• SAMENWARD † together ...a1375
• SAMMENLY † together ...a1300
• THEGITHER together ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TILGIDDIRE † together ...1375 Sc.
• TOGETHERS † together ...c1175
• TOOT AND SCRAMBLE all together; (French 'tout ensemble') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• YFERE † in company; together ...c1205
TOGETHER - verbs
• SAM † to bring together; to join in marriage, love, friendship, etc. ...c1200
TOGETHER - phrases
• AT ONE CLATTER at one time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
TOIL - adjectives
• TOIL-WORN showing marks of toil, worn by toil ...1751
TOIL - nouns
• CARK that which burdens the spirit, trouble; hence, troubled state of mind, distress, anxiety; anxious solicitude, labour, or toil ...c1325 arch.
• CARKING † grieving, being anxious; trouble, solicitude; anxious toil ...1583 obs. or arch.
• DARGING the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
• FAG a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
• HAND-DARG handiwork, labour, toil; what is gained by labour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NAG a gnawing; a pang of pain; wearing, laborious toil ...1949 Sc.
• TANCHLE a hard struggle, prolonged toil ...1913 Sc.
TOIL - verbs
• BETOIL † to worry or exercise with toil ...1622
• BREAK ONE'S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1941 Amer. sl.
• BUST ONE'S ASS to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CARK † to be anxious, to fret oneself; to labour anxiously, to toil and moil ...a1400 obs. or arch.
• DARG to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• FAG to do something that wearies one; to work hard; to labour, to strain, to toil ...1772
• FAUCH to work with speed; to toil, esp. with little result ...1866 Sc.
• HAIFER to toil, to labour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPLOD †* to cause to plod, to involve in toilsome labour ...1609
• JAMPH to tire, to fatigue; to exhaust by toil ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MAUL to toil; to drag along wearily ...1821 Eng. dial.
• NAG to work in a slow, laborious but assiduous manner; to toil ...1866 Sc.
• PISS BLOOD to toil ...L19 colloq.
• SCRAT to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAINGHLE to harass or weary with hard work; to struggle on, to toil laboriously ...1803 Sc.
• TAVE to strive, to toil, to labour ...1863 Sc.
• TEEL to work at, to toil ...1817 Sc.
• TEW to toil, to labour; to work hard; to pull, to struggle; to contend, to strive ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TO-SWINK † to toil hard ...c1386
• YAGGLE to work in a slow bungling or laboriously way, to toil and moil, to labour ...1924 Sc.
TOILING - adjectives
• CARKING † toiling, moiling, labouring ...1579 obs. or arch.
TOILET - see LAVATORY
TOILSOME - adjectives
• BESWINKFUL †* toilsome ...a1225
• LAGGING toilsome, wearisome, fatiguing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OPEROSE made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1683
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1641
• PEISANT † that weighs or presses heavily upon one; oppressive, toilsome ...c1470
• TEWING toilsome, wearying; worrying, tedious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOILOUS †* full of toil, toilsome, laborious ...1530
TOKEN - nouns
• EFFECT † an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
TOLD - adjectives
• TELLABLE fit to be told; usually used with negative ...B1900 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
TOLERABLE - adjectives
• AFTERGAIT tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIDEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DECENT tolerable, fairly good, acceptable ...18C
• FEATISH pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GANGABLE † tolerable ...1825 Sc.
• IGNOSCIBLE †* fit to be forgiven or pardoned; tolerable ...1656
• MACKERLY shapely, fashionable, tolerable ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEKIN tolerable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLINGISH moderate, fair, tolerable ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TARBLE corruption of tolerable; esp. used of health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOLEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOLESUM bearable, tolerable ...1871 Sc.
• TOLABLE tolerable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TOLERABLISH * somewhat tolerable, pretty fair, just passable ...1798
• TOLL-LOLL tolerable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOL tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOLLISH tolerable, bearable ...M19
TOLERABLE, TOLERABLENESS - nouns
• TOLERABILITY * the quality or state of being tolerable; tolerableness ...1640
TOLERABLY - adverbs
• GAILIES tolerably, moderately or fairly well ...1742 Sc.
• GAILINS tolerably, moderately or fairly well ...1853 Sc.
• GAILY fairly, tolerably; pretty well ...1553 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAIN nearly, almost; pretty, tolerably; very, quite ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEETERLY tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MEEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• METERLY tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1860 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING moderately, tolerably, fairly ...1765
• MIDDLINGISH moderately, tolerably ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SUFFERABLY tolerably ...1702 arch.
• TOL-LOLLISH tolerably ...M19
TOLERANCE - nouns
• SUFFERING † permission; tolerance ...c1460
TOLERANCE - nouns, person
• MISTER NICE-GUY a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. ...Amer. colloq.
TOLERANT - adjectives
• OMNITOLERANT tolerant of everything ...1855
• TOLERANTIAL †* pert. to tolerance, tolerant ...1681
• TOLERATIVE * tending to toleration; tolerant ...1891
TOLERANT - nouns
• TOLERANCY * the quality of being tolerant ...a1556
TOLERATE - verbs
• ABEAR to abide; to tolerate ...c885
• BIDE to tolerate, to endure ...1914 Amer. dial.
• COP to tolerate ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FADGE WITH to tolerate a thing; to agree with a person ...17C
• HACK to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HACK IT to put up with, to tolerate, to endure ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HEAR TELL OF to tolerate, to consider ...1941 Amer. dial.
• REVERENCE to tolerate ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SIGHT to tolerate, to permit, to put up with ...1910s Aust. sl.
• THOLE to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WEAR to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
TOLERATE - phrases
• WON'T HAVE A BAR OF cannot tolerate, dislike ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
TOLERATED - adjectives
• TOLERAT † tolerated ...1711
TOLL - nouns
• SHUNPIKE a road used to avoid the payment of tolls on a toll road; a back road ...1853 Amer. dial.
TOMAHAWK - nouns
• TOM-AX †* a tomahawk ...1759
• TOMMYHAWK a tomahawk ...1844 Amer. dial.
TOMATO - nouns
• CATFACE the pattern of cracks that develop naturally on a tomato around the stem ...1973 Amer. dial.
• MARBLE a cherry tomato ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MARBLE TOMATO a cherry tomato ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MORTASES tomatoes ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TERMATER a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOE-MAH-TOE a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOM a tomato ...1920 sl.
• TOMATER a tomato ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOM-A-TOE a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOMMY'S TOE. a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOMMYTOE a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOM-TOM a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TOM TOMATO a tomato ...1854 Amer. dial.
• TRAIN SMASH fried or tinned tomatoes; tomato sauce ...1941 UK military sl.
TOMATO SAUCE - nouns
• DEAD HORSE tomato sauce ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• RED GRAVY tomato sauce ...1968 Amer. dial.
TOMB - adjectives
• TOMBAL † pert. to a tomb ...1900
• TOMBIC pert. to tombs, sepulchral ...1874
TOMB - nouns
• LAIR † the resting place of a corpse; a grave, a tomb ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• PALL a cloth, usually of black, purple, or white velvet, spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb ...c1440
• TOMBLET * a small tomb or burial-mound ...1855
TOMBOY, TOMBOYISH - adjectives
• FEISTY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TOMBOYFUL having the character of a tomboy ...1887
TOMBOY - nouns
• TOMBOYADE an escapade in the manner of a tomboy ...1886 nonce word
TOMBOY - nouns, person
• GAL-BOY a romping girl, a tomboy; a mannish or masculine woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HAWBUCK a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow ...1805
• HAWBUCKER a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LAD-LASS a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LOUPER a romp, a tomboy; a forward girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-WENCH a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LASSIE-BOY a tomboy ...1896 Sc.
• MEG-HARRY a young girl with masculine manners; a tomboy; a rough hoyden girl that plays with boys ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAG-RIVER one addicted to romping; a tomboy, a roisterer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAMP a tomboy ...L17 colloq.
• RAMP-SCUTTLE a romp; a tomboy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ROMP a tomboy ...L17 colloq.
• SCALLOP(S) an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRIDEWALLOPS a tall, long-legged girl; a tomboy, a romp ...B1900 Eng. dial. obsolescent
• TOM-RIG † a strumpet; a romping girl, a tomboy ...1668
TOMBSTONE - nouns
• HEADROCK a tombstone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LAIR-STONE a tombstone ...1871 Sc.
• THROUGH-STONE a flat tombstone ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOMB a tombstone ...1972 Amer. dial.
• TOMB ROCK a tombstone ...1932 Amer. dial.
TOMFOOLERY - nouns
• FANDANGLE fantastic ornament; nonsense, tomfoolery ...1880 colloq.
• FANDANGO * fantastic ornament; nonsense, tomfoolery ...1856
TOMORROW - adjectives
• POSTRIDUAN †* done the next day after ...1651
TOMORROW - adverbs
• TO-MORN † tomorrow ...c897
TOMORROW - nouns
• TO-MORN † tomorrow ...c1205
TONGS - nouns
• BOWS sugar tongs ...Bk1911 Sc.
TONGUE - adjectives
• LALLOPY of the tongue: too long for the mouth, protruding ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NAKED † of the tongue: thrust out, exposed ...c725
• ON THE WAG of the tongue: chattering ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
TONGUE - nouns
• BAKING-SPITTLE the tongue ...1874 Eng. dial. sl.
• CLICKET a chattering tongue ...1611
• GAB the mouth; also, the tongue ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEART'S ATTORNEY the tongue ...1707
• JIBS the tongue ...Bk1896 cant
• LALLIKER the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAPPER the tongue ...1851 Amer. sl.
• LOLLICKER the tongue ...1883 Eng. dial.
• LORETTA YOUNG the tongue ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MANCHESTER the tongue ...1812 sl.
• MELT the tongue ...Bk1905 Ireland & Sc.
• NEB the tip of the tongue ...1864 Sc.
• PRATING CHEAT the tongue ...1836 cant
• QUAIL-PIPE † the throat or vocal organs; a woman's tongue ...1693
• RAG the tongue ...c1825 sl. & Eng. dial.
• RED-FLANNEL the tongue ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-RAG the tongue ...1791 Eng. dial.
• TOLIBON the tongue ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• VELVET the tongue ...L17 sl.
• WAB the tongue ...1877 Eng. dial.
TONGUE - verbs
• LABBER to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LALDER to poke out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALL to poke out the tongue; of the tongue: to protrude ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to poke out the tongue ...1881 Eng. dial.
• LANCE * to fling, to hurl, to throw a dart, etc.; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
• LINGE to stick out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• WALK † of the tongue, the jaws: to move briskly ...1550
TONGUE-TIED - adjectives
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP exceedingly stupid; brainless; habitually tongue-tied ...1911 sl.
• SHORT-TONGUED having a short tongue; hence, inarticulate, stammering, lisping, tongue-tied; also, taciturn, unready in speech ...c1575
• TONGUE-TACKIT tongue-tied; having an impediment in speech; dumb, mute ...1825 Sc.
TONIC - nouns
• PEARTENING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEARTING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
TONIC WATER - nouns
• PHILHARMONIC tonic water ...1992 US rhyming sl.
TONIGHT - adverbs
• ANON tonight ...1790 Eng. dial.
TONSILS - nouns
• CAKERS the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BOSOMS the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSES the tonsils or glands of the throat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSUMS the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR-KECKERS the tonsils ...1873 Eng. dial.
• KECKERS the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
TOO - adverbs
• EKE also, too, moreover, in addition ...a700 arch.
TOOLS - nouns
• ALLS belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANCHOR a pick-axe ...1863 sl.
• APRIL FOOLS tools ...L19 rhyming sl.
• ARMSTRONG a tool or machine operated or serviced by muscular strength rather than machinery; a hand-stoked locomotive ...1923 Amer. sl.
• BITES pliers ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOY'S AX a term of contempt for any tool to small to do a job properly ...1958 Amer. dial.
• DITTY a new tool or contrivance; a thing, something unfamiliar ...1961 Amer. dial.
• DUKE OF ARGYLE a file (tool) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EDGE a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
• GALLITRAP a badly-made tool, implement, etc.; a contrivance ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HOSPITAL HOLD an unsafe grip on a tool ...1983 US sl.
• MAD MICK a pick (pickaxe) ...1919 rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• PADDY AND MICK a pickaxe...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PAIR OF FOOTPRINTS a pipe-wrench ...1930s Aust. sl.
• ST. HUGH'S BONES shoemaker's tools ...17C sl.
• TEWTRUMS odds and ends; pieces of finery; all sorts of small tools ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOMMY a spanner; a screwdriver ...1881
• YANKEE a tool used by car thieves to pull out the cylinder of the ignition lock ...1977 UK sl.
• YEEKIE-YAKIE a wooden tool, blunted like a wedge, with which shoemakers polish the edges and bottoms of soles ...1824 Sc.
• YO-YO a grass or weed cutter ...1950 Amer. dial.
TOOLS - verbs
• MAN-HANDLE † to handle or wield a tool ...1457
TOOTH - adjectives
• BOUGHTEN of teeth: artificial, false ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAG-TOOTHED having a projecting or prominent tooth ...1579
• GAM of teeth: overlapping and twisted, irregular ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAT-TOOTHED †* having the teeth set wide apart ...c1386
• HAGGLE-TOOTHED having prominent or projecting teeth ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MAP-MOUTHED of a mouth: having lost the teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-TOOTH'D having large gaps between the teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK-TOOTHED † having a row of teeth ...1578
• TEETHY having many or large teeth; biting; given to biting ...1835 Sc.
TOOTH - nouns
• AICKLE a molar tooth, a grinder ...1907 Sc.
• AIGLE-TOOTH a tooth sharp and pointed like a needle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• ASIL-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Sc.
• ASSLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• AXLE-HEAD the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth' ...1881 Eng. dial.
• AXLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AZZLE-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1788 Eng. dial.
• BARRIER REEF the teeth ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
• BEATERS false teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BITER a tooth ...1965 Amer. jocular
• BOUGHT TEETH false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOX OF DOMINOES the mouth containing the teeth ...Bk1890 sl.
• BOX OF IVORIES 1. a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
2. the mouth containing the teeth
• BOX TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BREAD-AND-BUTTER TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CRACKER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CRACKERS false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD CUTTER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BREAD GRINDER a tooth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BULL TEETH buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTER-BEAN TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTTER TEETH buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAG the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF IVORIES a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
• CAGE OF TEETH, A a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CALF'S-TEETH milk teeth ...1599
• CHALKIES the teeth ...1843 US sl.
• CHATTERERS the teeth ...E19 sl.
• CHEWERS the teeth ...1942 US sl.
• CHICLETS the teeth ...1960s US sl.
• CHINA teeth ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CHINA CLIPPERS false teeth ...1953 Amer. jocular
• CHOPPERS the teeth; also, a set of false teeth ...1944 Amer. sl.
• CLACKERS the teeth ...1950 US sl.
• CLOTHES-PEGS teeth ...1940s Aust. sl.
• CORN-CRACKERS the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CORN-GRINDERS the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CRACKERS teeth ...c1930 sl.
• CRASHING-CHEATS the teeth ...M16 sl.
• DEADMAN CHOPPERS false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEADMAN TEETH false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEDENTITION the shedding of the teeth, esp. of the first set ...1646
• DENTALS 1. teeth ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
2. false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DENTS teeth ...1950s Amer. sl.
• EATERS false teeth ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EATING TACKLE teeth ...20C sl.
• EDENTATION † the extraction of teeth ...1623
• ELEPHANT TEETH buck teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FACE PROP a tooth ...1920 Amer. jocular
• FALL † the dropping out of teeth ...1520
• FALSIES false teeth ...1983 Amer. sl.
• FANG a tooth ...L18 sl.
• FANGLET a little fang or tooth ...1843
• FRONT RAILS the teeth ...19C sl.
• FRONTS ornamental dental work ...1994 US sl.
• GAG-TOOTH † a projecting or prominent tooth ...1585
• GAM a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth ...1808 Sc.
• GAMB a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth ...1808 Sc.
• GAMS large teeth, tusks ...a1500 Sc.
• GANG-TOOTH † a large protruding tooth ...1603
• GOLD FRONTS ornamental dental work ...1994 US sl.
• GOVERNOR'S GATE the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONE a tooth, esp. a prominent one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONES false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRINDER a molar tooth ...LME
• GRINDERS the teeth ...LME
• GRINDSTONES the teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GUM BEATERS false teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAGGLE-TOOTH a tooth that belongs to the second set which appears prematurely through the gum and projects ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPSTEAD HEATH the teeth ...1887 Brit. rhyming sl.
• HAMPSTEADS the teeth ...1887 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Hampstead Heath'
• I-BOUGHT-YOU TEETH false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IVORIES the teeth ...1782 sl.
• JACK-TOOTH a back tooth ...1886 Eng. dial.
• JAW-TOOTH a molar tooth ...1601
• KAG the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TOOTH † a wisdom tooth (from its late appearance) ...1611
• LISPERS the teeth ...c1785 cant
• MARKET-PLACE the front teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTICATORS the teeth or jaws ...1694 jocular
• MEATHOOK a tooth or fang ...1844 Amer. sl.
• MEGGS teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEG a baby's tooth ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NEGGY a baby's tooth ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NEW PEARLS false teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NEWTON HEATH teeth ...1959 UK rhyming sl.
• NIPPER a tooth ...1968 Amer, dial.
• PARK-PALINGS the teeth ...1785 sl.
• PARK-RAILINGS the teeth ...E19 sl.
• PEARLIES the teeth ...1914 sl.
• PEARLS teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PEARLY GATES the teeth ...Brit. sl.
• PEARLY WHITES the teeth ...1935 sl.
• PEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1598 sl.
• PETER RABBIT TOOTH an upper incisor; a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PLASTER PEARLS false teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TOOTH an upper incisor; a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RACK a set of teeth; false teeth ...1968 Amer dial.
• RAGE †* violent pain; hence, humorously suggested as a name for a set of teeth ...1486
• RAILINGS teeth ...1910 sl.
• RAILROAD TRACKS dental braces ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• RAKE-TEETH teeth wide apart ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLDING dental braces ...Brit. sl.
• SEARS AND ROEBUCK TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SEARS-ROEBUCK TEETH false teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SNAPPERS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1924 sl.
• SUIT OF TEETH a complete set of teeth ...Bk1904 sl.
• TANG a root or fang of a tooth; a root or branch of a tree ...1715 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TANNER a small root of a tree; the fang of a tooth; the root of a corn, boil, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANNYIKS the teeth ...1897 Sc.
• TATS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TATTS teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TEUD † a tooth ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TOLL GATE the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TOMBSTONE a projecting tooth ...1903 sl.
• TOMBSTONE TOOTH a tooth, esp. a large or prominent one ...1873 Amer. dial.
• TOOSPEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1921 sl.
• TOOTHIE-PEG a tooth, esp. a child's one ...19C sl.
• TOOTHY-PEG a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1828 sl.
• TUTTLE a child's name for a tooth ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TYNICKS the teeth ...1897 Sc.
• UNDERBENEATHS teeth ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• UPPERS 'N' UNDERS false teeth ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALLIES a set of false teeth ...1954 Sc.
• WALL-TOOTH † a cheek-tooth, a grinder ...c1475
• WANG a molar tooth ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANG-TOOTH † a cheek-tooth, a molar ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WIT-TOOTH † a wisdom tooth ...1601
• YACKLE a molar tooth; a grinder ...1825 Sc.
• YAKEE a double tooth; a grinder ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YATTLE a double tooth; a grinder ...1882 Sc.
TOOTH - nouns, person (also see DENTIST)
• EDENTATE one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
• METAL MOUTH a person with orthodontic braces ...1970s US & UK teen sl.
• ODONTOLOGIST one versed in the subject of the teeth ...1788
• TIN GRIN a person wearing orthodontic braces ...1970s sl.
• TINSEL TEETH a person wearing orthodontic braces ...1970s US students' sl.
• TOOTH JUMPER one who extracts teeth with a mallet and punch ...1931 Amer. dial.
TOOTH - verbs
• BE ABLE TO BITE A PUMPKIN THROUGH A RAIL FENCE to have buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A CRACK IN A BOARD FENCE to have buck teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN OFF A COB THROUGH A KNOTHOLE to have buck teeth ...1978 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE to have buck teeth ...1985 Amer. dial.
• BE ABLE TO EAT CORN-ON-THE-COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE to have buck teeth ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BEAT † to strike together the eyelids or the teeth ...c1360
• EDENTATE † to draw out a person's teeth ...1656
• FLASH THE IVORIES to show the teeth ...1785 sl.
• GAB † of teeth: to project ...1601
• GAM † to cause the teeth to become crooked or out of line ...1866 Sc.
• HACK † of the teeth: to chatter ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAGGER of the teeth: to chatter with cold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• INFRENDIATE †* to gnash the teeth, usually in anger ...1623
• JADDER to shake, to vibrate; of the teeth: to chatter ...1885 Eng. dial.
• JAR to grind the teeth ...1568
• KEDGE of the teeth: to be set on edge ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• YATTER of the jaws or teeth: to rattle against one another; to chatter, under the influence of cold or fear, or when one is talking volubly ...1923 Sc.
TOOTH - phrases
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOT HOLE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PALING FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PICKET FENCE said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH WIRE NETTING said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• NANTI POTS IN THE CUPBOARD toothless ...1980s sl.
TOOTHACHE - nouns
• LOVE-PAIN toothache ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SAIR-TEETH toothache ...1915 Sc.
• TEETHACHE a toothache ...1811 Amer. dial.
• TRAVELING PAINS pains, such as toothache, which cause a person to walk the floor ...1918 Amer. dial.
TOOTH FAIRY - nouns
• TOOTH MOUSE an imaginary creature supposed to leave money in exchange for baby teeth that have been shed ...2004 Amer. dial.
TOOTHLESS - adjectives
• EDENTULOUS having no teeth, toothless ...1782
• NANTE POTS IN THE CUPBOARD toothless ...1992 UK sl.
• TEUDLESS † toothless ...Bk1905 Sc.
TOOTHPICK - nouns
• COON'S QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DINING-ROOM LUMBER toothpicks ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FENCE POST a toothpick ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FINISHING STICK a toothpick ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• LUMBER SAUCE a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1950 Amer. dial.
• QUIT STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUITTING STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TIMBER a toothpick ...1946 Amer. university sl.
• TIMBER SAUCE a toothpick ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TIMBER STICK a toothpick ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TOOTH QUILL a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1950 Amer. dial.
TOP - adjectives
• CAPITAL † pert. to the head or top ...a1225
• DECACUMINATED † having the tops lopped off ...1727
• HEADMOST top-most ...Bk1902 Sc.
TOP - adverbs
• ACOP †* on the top; on high ...1610
TOP - nouns
• CACUMEN a top or point
• HEADLET the top of anything ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SUMMITY † the topmost part, the top; the summit ...1375 obs. or arch.
• TIP-TOP the very top; the highest point or part; the extreme summit ...1702 colloq.
TOP - verbs
• DECACUMINATE † to take off the top of anything ...1656
TOP-HEAVY - adjectives
• LOGY top-heavy ...1917 Amer. dial.
TOPLESS - nouns, person
• SKIMPY a topless barmaid ...2003 Aust. sl.
TOPPLE - verbs
• TERVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• THROPPLE to topple ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TIPPLE to tumble, or topple over ...1847 Eng. dial.
• TIRVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• TOTTLE to fall, to topple; to cause to fall ...1838 Amer. dial.
• WALT † to totter; to lean to one side; to topple over; to overturn, as a cart or carriage ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
TOPPLING - adjectives
• TOPPLETY toppling over easily ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
TOPSY-TURVY - adjectives
• ARSY-VARSY preposterous; topsy-turvy ...M17
• BOTTOM UPWARDS upside down, topsy-turvy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BOTTOMSIDE UP upside down, topsy-turvy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOTTOMSIDE UPWARDS upside down, topsy-turvy ...1858 Amer. dial.
• COCK-EYED absurd, ridiculous; topsy-turvy ...1896 UK sl.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
TOPSY-TURVY - adverbs
• ARSE OVER HEAD head over heels, topsy-turvy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSEY-VARSY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSEY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSY upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSY-VARSEY topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPLECART head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-HEAD head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIP head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HASH-METRAM in a state of disorder; topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEADS AND THRAWARTS in confusion, pell-mell, topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
• REEL-RALL in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
• TAP-AN-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPER-TAIL † topsy-turvy ...1793 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERY topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSEE-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSIE-TEERIE topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TARSIE-VERSIE topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
• TOPSY-TEERY topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Irish
• TOSSY-TAIL topsy-turvy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UPSIE-TURVY † topsy-turvy ...a1592
TOPSY-TURVY - nouns
• TAPSALTEERIE a topsy-turvy manner; a state of disorder ...1898 Sc.
TOPSY-TURVY - nouns, person
• RAMMACK a person who turns things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
TOPSY-TURVY - verbs
• MAKE HAY OF to throw into confusion, to turn topsy-turvy, to upset ...1703
• RAMFEEZLE to put into a state of disorder; to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLE to disorder, to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMMACK to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMMICK to turn things topsy-turvy ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAMSACK to romp; to turn topsy-turvy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
TORCH - nouns
• MATCH † a small torch used for giving light ...c1595
TORME, MEL
• VELVET FOG singer Mel Tormé (1925-1999) ...2000 US sl.
TORMENT - nouns
• BALE † physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• CHAIN LIGHTNING n. torment or misery, esp. a severe scolding; hell ...1866 US sl.
• GEHENNA the place of future torment; hell ...1623
• GEHENNE †* a place of torment; hell ...1481
• HEART-RENDING terrible distress; mental anguish; torment ...1854
• MARTYRDOM torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1386
• MARTYRE † torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1330
• MARTYRY † suffering, torment ...1677
• TANTALISM †* punishment or torment like that of Tantalus (mythical king condemned, for revealing the secrets of the gods, to stand in Tartarus up to his chin in water, which constantly receded as he stooped to drink, and with branches of food hanging above him which ever fled his grasp); tantalization ...c1614
• TINTREGH † torment, torture ...c893
TORMENT - nouns, person
• BADGERER a person who badgers another ...L19
• GAD-FLY one who irritates, torments, or worries another ...1649
TORMENT - verbs
• BADGER to torment; to tease; to nag ...L18
• BAMFER to worry, to torment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAG † to torment or terrify as a hag; to trouble as the nightmare ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAG-RIDE to harass, to torment, esp. during sleep; to cause nightmares or nightmare-like experiences ...1661 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• HARRISH to harass, to worry, to torment, to trouble; to ravage ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• HAUL † to worry, to torment, to pester ...1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• LICK THE MOLASSES OFF ONE'S BISCUIT to frustrate, to anger, to torment ...1978 Amer. dial.
• LICK THE RED OFF ONE'S CANDY to frustrate, to anger, to torment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• MARTYR to inflict grievous suffering or pain upon; to torment, to torture ...c1240
• MAWK to baffle, to tease, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to harass, to tease, to annoy, to torment, to impose on ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MUMMICK to harass, to tease, to impose on, to annoy, to torment ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OFPINE †* to torment ...a1300
• QUELM † to torment; to kill, to destroy ...c825
• RAG to annoy, to tease, to torment ...1808 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAIM †* to affect with anguish, to torment ...c1380
• TAG † to tease, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TERRIFY to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain ...1839 Eng. dial.
• TERRY † to provoke, to torment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TINTREGHE † to torment, to torture ...c1175
• TO-TRAY † to torment exceedingly ...a1250
TORMENTED - adjectives
• MARTYRED † tormented, mutilated ...1580
TORMENTING - adjectives
• BALE † actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting ...a1000
• BAMFERING tormenting, shrewish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRUCIATORY †* torturing, tormenting ...1660
• PAINFUL * of a person: inflicting pain or punishment; tormenting ...c1450
• YETERIE severe, excessive, tormenting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YETRIE severe, excessive, tormenting ...Bk1905 Sc.
TORMENTING - nouns
• TARVIZZEEN † struggling; contending, scolding, tormenting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.