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VIDEO - VIRAGO
VIDEO - nouns
• VID 1. videotape ...1980s sl.
2. a music video ...1985 US sl.
3. a video cassette; a video recording ...2000 UK sl.
• X VID a sexually explicit video ...1992 US sl.
VIDEO - nouns, person
• VIDAHOLIC a TV/video addict ...1980s sl.
VIDEO GAME - nouns, person
• GAMER a video game or role-playing game enthusiast ...1977 US sl.
VIET CONG - nouns
• VC the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• VICTOR CHARLIE the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
VIET CONG, VIETNAM WAR - nouns, person
• ACTUAL in the Vietnam war: a unit commander ...1991 US sl.
• C the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• CHARLEY a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• DANIEL BOONE SQUAD US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• DANIEL BOONE TEAM US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• NOG (derogatory) a person from Vietnam; a North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier ...1969 Aust. sl. 1998
• VC the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• VIETNIK an active protestor against the US involvement in the Vietnam War (1964-75) ...1960s US sl.
VIETNAM - nouns
• ARIZONA TERRITORY an area southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam. with imprecise boundaries and a strong Vietcong presence ...1991 US sl.
• CAR WASH in the Vietnam war: an establishment in Vietnam where a man went for haircut, bath, massage, and sex ...1977 US sl.
• NAM Vietnam ...1962 US sl., orig. military
• NATIVE SPORT during the Vietnam war: looking for and killing Viet Cong ...1991 US sl.
• NIGHTS BELONG TO CHARLIE used as a rule of thumb by US soldiers in Vietnam, acknowledging the ascendancy of the Viet Cong during the dark ...1990 US sl.
• SIN CITY the neighbourhood in An Khe, Vietnam, housing brothels, bars and other vice dens ...1968 US sl.
VIETNAM - nouns, person
• CHARLEY a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHINK (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• DINGE any non-Caucasian; a Vietnamese ...1960s US military in Vietnam usage
• DINK (derogatory) a person from Vietnam ...1967 US services' sl.
• NOG (derogatory) a person from Vietnam; a North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier ...1969 Aust. sl. 1998
• SAIGON SUZIE a stereotypical Vietnamese sex worker during the Vietnam war ...1990 US sl.
• SLOPE (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• SLOPEY (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• SLOPY (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• VICTOR CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1966 US services' sl.
• VIET a Vietnamese person ...1966 US sl.
• ZIPPERHEAD a Vietnamese; any Asian person ...1960s US sl.
VIETNAM WAR - nouns
• CALLING CARD during the Vietnam war: a printed card identifying the unit, left on the bodies of dead enemy soldiers ...1990 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN the Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong and the area immediately surrounding as targets of bombing attacks and locations of intense antiaircraft fire ...1967 Amer. military aviation usage, now hist.
• DUCK SUIT a brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in Vietnam ...1959 US sl.
• DUFFEL DRAG the final morning of a soldier's service in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.
• DUMBO during the Vietnam War: a C-123 US Air Force provider ...1989 US sl.
• HUMP DATE during the Vietnam war, the date when half of a soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam is completed ...1965 US sl.
• MIGHTY MITE an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
• MITY-MITE an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
• PADDY STRENGTH in the Vietnam War: the combat strength of a unit, measured by the actual number of troops in the field ...1974 US sl.
• QUIZ ROOM a room where the North Vietnamese interrogated US prisoners of war ...1990 US sl.
• SAIGON TECH the war in Vietnam; military service in Vietnam ...1969 US sl.
• SALTY DOG during the Vietnam war: a piece of equipment lost in combat ...1991 US sl.
• WALK during the Vietnam war: a 30-day patrol in which contact with the enemy is expected ...1991 US sl.
VIEW - adjectives
• FAIR open to view, plainly to be seen, clear ...1886 Eng. dial.
• VIEWSOME commanding a fine view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIEW - nouns
• BACKSYFORSY SIDE, THE the back view ...1836 Eng. dial.
• BELLAVIEW †* a fine view or outlook ...1611
• CATCH † a catching sight; a glimpse, view ...1775
• GLIFF † a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KENNING † visual cognition; sight or view ...c1400
• OFFSCAPE † a distant view or prospect; the distant part of a view or prospect, the distance, the background ...1711 now rare or obs.
• SKETCH a look at, a view of ...2000s Sc.
• VEESY a look, view; a scrutinizing gaze ...1819 Sc.
• VERGE an idea, opinion, view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIZY a look, view; a scrutinizing gaze ...1819 Sc.
• VIZZY a view, vista, prospect ...1723 Sc.
• WAFF of sight: a hurried or transient view; a glimpse ...1808 Sc.
VIEW - verbs
• ADVISE † to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
• VIZZY to look at closely, to view closely; to inspect, to examine, to scrutinize ...1724 Sc.
VIEWPOINT - nouns
• SPEC a position, a viewpoint ...1999 UK sl.
• TAKE an opinion, a view ...1950s US colloq.
• VARDY † an opinion, a viewpoint ...1731-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
VIGIL - verbs
• WAKEN †* to remain awake, to refrain from sleeping, to keep watch or vigil; to remain alive ...1682
VIGILANCE - nouns
• ADVIGILANCY †* watchfulness, vigilance, care ...1577-87
• INVIGILANCY †* absence of vigilance or watchfulness ...E17
• WARENESS † cautiousness, vigilance ...971
VIGILANT - adjectives
• WAKER † unsleeping, watchful, vigilant ...c1000
• WAKERIFE indisposed to sleep, wakeful, vigilant, watchful ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WARE prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
VIGILANT - verbs
• SHARPEN UP YOUR GAME to be vigilant ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKIN ONE'S EYES to be vigilant, on the lookout ...1860 Amer. dial.
• WAKE † to be active, alert, stirring, vigilant; also, to be diligent, to exert oneself to do something ...1352
VIGOROUS - adjectives
• ALIVE AND KICKING alert, vigorous ...B1859
• BENSIN vigorous, bouncing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENSING bouncing, vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCING lively; vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCY lively; vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZY characterized by brisk vigour or activity ...1896
• CALLER healthy, vigorous ...1886 Sc.
• CORN-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRACKING very fast; exceedingly vigorous ...19C sl., orig. US
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• FECKFUL efficient, vigorous, powerful ...1596
• FORCELY † of strong build, vigorous, powerful ...a1488 obs. or Sc.
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
• FULL OF BEANS energetic, vigorous, lively ...1854 sl.
• FULL OF FUCK virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GISM virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GUTS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• FULL OF VIM AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• GLIB brisk, vigorous, spry ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HALEFUL healthy, vigorous ...1862 Sc.
• HARD AND HEATHER BRED hardy; possessed of great vigour and activity ...1899 Eng. dial.
• HARD AS NAILS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HASKY strong, vigorous ...1808 Sc.
• HEARTLY † vigorous, severe, sore ...a1400
• HEFTY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOPPED UP full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
• HUMMING of extraordinary activity, intensity or magnitude; vigorous, striking ...M17 colloq.
• HUSKY said of a man who is big, vigorous, and muscular ...1869 sl., orig. US
• JIVEY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• JIVY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• KASK †* active, vigorous ...c1300
• LIKELY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAPPY of a person: strong, vigorous ...1857 Sc.
• NERVOSE †* vigorous, energetic ...1667
• NERVOUS * sinewy, muscular; vigorous, strong; ...1413
• NERVY vigorous, sinewy, full of strength ...1607
• ODDY strong, vigorous, hearty; lively ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUNCHY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1926 sl.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• RACKLE possessed of rude strength, vigorous at an advanced age ...1785 Sc.
• RAIKIN speedy, vigorous ...1786 Sc.
• RAMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• RAMBUST robust, vigorous ...1825 Sc.
• RANK vigorous, fast ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RASH active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RED-BLOODED vigorous, virile ...colloq.
• RIP-ROARING vigorous, boisterous, full of spirit; wildly noisy ...1834 colloq., orig. US
• RIPROARIOUS vigorous, boisterous; violent ...1830 colloq., orig. US
• RIPRORIOUS vigorous, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. US
• RIP-SNORTING vigorous, boisterous, full of spirit; wildly noisy ...1846 colloq., orig. US
• ROBUSTIOUS of persons: robust, vigorous, violent; stout and strong or healthy-looking ...a1548
• RUGGED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• RUSKIE healthy, stout, vigorous ...B1900 Sc.
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SINEWED strong, firm, vigorous, powerful ...1604
• SINEWOUS strenuous, vigorous ...1663
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• SWINGING energetic, vigorous, lively ...1958 sl.
• TIGHT † of a person: competent, capable, able, skilful; alert, smart; lively, vigorous, stout ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONITRUANT forceful, vigorous ...1907
• VALENT † vigorous, flourishing ...1492
• VEGETOUS † vigorous, lively, sprightly, active, healthy, flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1609
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• VIVE † living; brisk, vigorous; fresh ...1610 Sc.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WELL-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YALD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YANK active, vigorous ...1790 Sc.
• YAUL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAULD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAWL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ZAPPY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1969 sl., orig. US
• ZINGY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1948 sl.
• ZIZZY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1966 sl.
VIGOROUS - nouns, person
• BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FLAMER a conspicuous, ostentatious person who 'burns brightly'; someone or something very unusual or vigorous ...c1805
• HEARTY a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
• NEW UN a fresh, vigorous person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOUSTACHE a vigorous old man with a grey moustache ...L19 sl.
VIGOROUS - verbs (also see VIGOUR)
• COME ON LIKE GANGBUSTERS to begin or proceed in a vigorous fashion ...1942 Amer. sl.
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
• FEATHER IN to do something vigorously ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER INTO to do something vigorously ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to be potent, virile, and vigorous ...20C colloq.
• PUT A JERK IN IT to act vigorously, smartly, or quickly ...1910s sl.
• THUMP to walk or dance with energy; to do any kind of work vigorously ...1790 Sc.
• VEGETATE † to make strong or vigorous ...1623
• WHALE AWAY to attack or work at something vigorously ...M19 sl.
• YANK to move quickly and vigorously, to spank along ...1822 Sc.
VIGOROUSLY - adverbs
• BIRRINGLY with vigour, energetically ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DANG-SWANG vigorously; with might and mail ...19C Eng. dial.
• DERFLY boldly, fiercely, vigorously ...1809 Sc.
• DING-DONG-DOGGEDLY with vigorous and dogged repetition of effort ...1870 nonce word
• FAST † expressing vigour in action; stoutly, strongly, vigorously ...1297
• FECKFULLY efficiently, vigorously, powerfully ...1723
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• FROM WHO LAID THE CHUNK very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FROM WHO LAID THE RAIL very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree ...1881 Amer. dial.
• GREENLY freshly, vigorously, vividly ...M17
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HEARTLY † with courage or spirit; courageously; vigorously, with might and main ...a1300
• IN LIKE SIN very vigorously, furiously ...L19 colloq.
• LICKERTY-TOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BANG with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BRINDLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BUMP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CLICK with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1847 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CLIP with great speed or vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CUT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1831 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LARRUP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LEAP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LINER with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SCOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SMASH with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SPLIT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1835 Amer.
• LICKETY-WHITTLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-BLINDER with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-BRINDLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-RIP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-SWITCH with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HATTER vigorously, boldly ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE ALL GET-OUT to the highest degree, with the utmost vigour ...M19 sl.
• LIKE A WHITEHEAD very fast or vigorously ...1826 Amer. dial.
• LIKE FUN very quickly; vigorously ...c1815 colloq.
• LIKE FURY like mad, furiously, very hard or vigorously ...c1840 colloq.
• LIKE HELL with extreme vigour; desperately ...L18 colloq.
• LIKE OLD BOOTS vigorously, tremendously, thoroughgoingly ...1865 sl.
• LIKE SIXTY with great force or vigour; at a great rate ...1848 colloq.
• LIKE THE DEVIL BEATING TANBARK very fast, vigorously, severely ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-DAMN with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-HELL with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-RIP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-SCOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-WHOOP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MANFUL vigorously, energetically ...1895 Amer. dial.
• NERVOSELY † strongly, vigorously ...1678
• RAMMISH vigorously, furiously ...1929 Sc.
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGEROUSLY vigorously ...1938 Amer. dial.
• THACK-AND-MORTAR in good earnest; with all one's might ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPITY SCOOT rapidly, speedily, recklessly fast, vigorously ...1923 Amer. dial.
VIGOUR - adjectives
• SAPLESS lacking energy or vigour ...1598
VIGOUR - nouns
• BAILYAMENT a state of prosperity or period of full vigour ...1913 Sc.
• BANT vigour, strength, endurance, 'go' ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BENSE vigour, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSING the showing of great vigour in walking, working, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• DINT vigour, energy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELASTICITY energy, vigour, buoyancy of mind or character; capacity for resisting or overcoming depression ...1678
• FECK efficacy, efficiency, value; hence, vigour, energy ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• GUTS courage, bravery, stamina, endurance, staying power; masculine valour ...M17 sl.
• HEYDAY the full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
• JAZZ spirit, vigour, energy; excitement ...1913 Amer. sl.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• KEEST sap, substance, vigour ...1802 Sc.
• KYST sap, substance, vigour ...1802 Sc.
• MANSHIP † manly courage, valour; vigour, manliness ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PRAWL life, animation, vigour ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• QUICKNESS † animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness ...c1369
• RACKLENESS vigour and freshness in an advanced period of life ...1825 Sc.
• RAMAGENESS † high spirit, liveliness, vigour ...1686
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• SPIZZERINKTUM vigour, zest ...M19 US sl.
• SPRAWL energy, vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• YAWLNESS vigour, nimbleness ...1826 Sc.
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
VIGOUR - nouns, person
• LAD † a man of spirit and vigour ...a1553
VIGOUR - verbs
• BLAZE AWAY to work at anything with enthusiastic vigour ...1843 colloq.
• DEAD † 1. to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
† 2. to deprive of force or vigour ...1586
• DEFAIL † to lose vigour, to become weak, to decay ...1340
• GET HEAD to gain force or power; to attain to vigour ...1625
• HOT UP to increase in vigour, liveliness, or excitement ...1936 Brit. sl.
• INVIGOUR to fill with vigour; to invigorate ...E17
• JUICE UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1964 sl.
• RAM AT to use force; to do anything with vigour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM AWAY to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM IN to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM INTO to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAINT † to affect with weakness; to cause to lose vigour or courage ...1600
• WANE * to decline in vigour, to age ...1821
VILE - adjectives
• ABAA vile, silly ...Bk1909 sl.
• ABBA vile; silly ..Bk1921 sl.
• BAGGAGE † of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• BROTHELY † vile, bad ...c1325
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• CARRION vile, loathsome, detestable; expressing disgust ...1826
• CARRIONLY † corrupt, vile, loathsome ...1547-64
• FACINORIOUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, atrocious, infamous, vile ...1601
• FACINOROUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• GETHICALL † vile, wicked ...1623
• LECHER † lecherous, also, base, vile ...c1250
• LEWD † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• MARY ANN(E) vile; low; mean; ugly ...1872 Amer. dial.
• NEFAST * wicked, abominable, detestable, vile ...1849
• OFFAL worthless, vile; outcast ...c1605 now chiefly Eng. dial.
• OFFALD inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1750 Eng. dial.
• OFFALLY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALOUS inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1857 Eng. dial.
• OFFALY. inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUAD † vile, base, bad ...1887 Sc.
• QUED † evil, wicked, bad, vile, base ...c1205-25 obs. exc. Sc.
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
VILE - nouns
• HANG-DOG LOOK a villainous or vile expression ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HANG-GALLOWS LOOK a thieving, villainous or vile expression or appearance ...1785
• OFFSCUM that which is rejected as vile or worthless ...1605
VILE - nouns, person
• BAGGAGE † a worthless or vile fellow ...1594
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal ...1575
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERPUP a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERSNIPE a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• RACK-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKE-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKEHELLY a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...a1762
• RAKEL † a rake-hell; a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1622 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• SKUNK an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VAMPIRE a person of a malignant and loathsome character, esp. one who preys ruthlessly upon others; a vile and cruel exactor or extortioner ...1741
• VERMIN a vile, objectionable, or offensive person ...1581
• VERMINAILLE † vile, objectionable, or offensive people ...1600
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
VILE - verbs
• DETURPATE † to become vile or base ...1691
VILELY - adverbs
• BROTHELY † vilely, in ill plight ...c1325
• CAITIFLY † vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
• LEWDLY † wickedly, evilly, vilely, mischievously ...1382
VILENESS - nouns
• CAITIFHEDE † vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
• CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
VILIFICATION - nouns
• SALT BOMB personal vilification ...2000s US Black sl.
VILIFY - verbs
• BAFFLE † to speak to or of in terms of contempt; to vilify, to 'run down' ...1674
• BAUCHLE † to subject to disgrace or ignominy; to vilify; to treat contemptuously ...c1470 Sc.
• BEDAUB to spatter with abuse; to vilify ...1553-87
• BEDIRT † to cover or defile with dirt; to 'throw dirt at,' to vilify ...1622
• BESPATTER to cover with abuse; to vilify or slander, to calumniate ...1653
• BLAZE to vilify, to calumniate; to spread rumours ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALL ONE OUT OF ONE'S NAME to abuse, to vilify ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBASE † to lower in estimation; to decry, to depreciate, to vilify ...1565
• DEBAUCH † to vilify, to damage in reputation; to depreciate, to disparage ...1601
• ILLIFY to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of ...1862 Eng. dial.
• JAWHAWK to abuse; to vilify ...1890 Amer. sl.
• OPPROBRIATE * to speak abusively or contemptuously of or to; to reproach; to vilify ...1649
• POINT THE FINGER to accuse or vilify ...1829 Amer. sl.
VILIFY - nouns, person
• BEDIRTER † a thrower of dirt; a vilifier ...1747
VILIFYING - nouns
• LACK the act of vilifying ...BK1902 Sc.
VILLAGE - nouns
• BERG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BOO a manor-house; a farmhouse; a village ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURGH a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CAP-CASTLE † the chief village of a district ...1664
• CASTLE † a village, a collection of dwellings ...c1000
• GAAVE a large village ...1906 Sc.
• HAMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAMIL-SCONCE the light of the village or hamlet ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HAMMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOHN A'THINGS' SHOP the general shop of a village or small town ...1893 Sc.
• NAKED CITY a nickname for nearby village or district ...1967 Amer. dial.
• VEELAGE a village ...1926 Sc.
• VILE a town or village ...L17 sl
• VILLE a town or village ...L17 sl
• VOIL a town or village ...L17 sl
• VYLE a town or village ...L17 sl
VILLAIN - adjectives
• HIGH-RENTED of a villain: extremely well-known to the police ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
VILLAIN - nouns, person
• BADDY a bad person; a criminal; a villain, esp. in a film or play ...1937 sl., orig. US
• BADMASH in India: a disreputable or villainous man ...M19
• BUDMASH n. one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal ...1870 orig. Ind. army
• CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain ...a1300
• CANARY-BIRD a young villain ...17C sl.
• CRACK HALTER a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CRACK HEMP a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• DARBY-RINGER a villain ...L17 sl.
• DARK ENGINEER a villain ...L17 sl.
• DEAD-NAP a cheat; a downright rogue; an absolute villain ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOG-BOLT † a term of contempt or reproach applied to a person; a contemptible fellow; a mean wretch or villain ...1465
• FAGUEN a villain, a depraved character ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• GALLOWS-FACE a rascal; one having the look of a villain ...1724
• GHOST a wicked-looking person; a villain ...OE
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• HELLICAT a wicked or cruel person; a villain ...1816 Sc.
• KEB a villain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARIKIN a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• LARRY a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• MACER a thief; a villain ...L19 sl.
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous person; a villain; a hateful, offensive person ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PAD a villain's female companion ...M17 sl.
• QUEER BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUEER COVE a villain ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUIRE BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUIRE COVE a villain ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFFLE COFFIN a ruffian, a villain ...c1696 sl.
• RAJ a villain, a trickster ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAKE JAKES a villain ...18C sl.
• RAMPALLIAN a ruffian, a scoundrel, a villain ...L16
• RAMPALLION † a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
• SAN TOYS villains, criminals ...1900s rhyming sl. for 'The Boys'
• SCAPEGALLOWS a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
• SCART a saving, industrious person; a niggard; a villain; a fool ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELL a villain, a rogue, esp. a vagrant who lives on the streets; a street derelict who may be a villain ...1957 US sl.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SMAIK a disreputable or worthless person; a villain ...LME Sc. arch.
• TAKE a thief, a villain, esp. a cheat at cards ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TEARAWAY a minor gangster; a small-time villain ...1930s sl.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
• WRONGO a criminal; an undesirable person; a bad person; a wicked person; a villain ...1930s sl., orig. US
VILLAINOUS - adjectives
• FACINOROUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• GALLOWS fit for the gallows; deserving to be hanged; villainous, wicked ...c1425
• GAME of men: cunning, villainous ...E19 sl.
• HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad ...1677
• HANG-DOG-LIKE villainous, bad ...1866 Sc.
• HANG-GALLOWS destined or fit for the gallows; villainous, bad ...1790
• NEFARIOUS wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1604
• NEFAST * wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1849
• NEFASTOUS * wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1727
• PERNICIOUS † villainous, wicked, evil, malicious ...1555 now rare or obs.
• RAGGALDY villainous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCELEROUS † wicked, villainous ...1534
• SCELESTIOUS †* wicked, evil, villainous ...1608
VILLAINOUS - nouns
• HANG-DOG LOOK a villainous or vile expression ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HANG-GALLOWS LOOK a thieving, villainous or vile expression or appearance ...1785
VILLAINOUS - nouns, person
• ALLEY RAT a particularly unpleasant, villainous, and impoverished person ...1910s sl.
• BADMASH one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel ...1843 Anglo-Indian
VIM - nouns
• SNAP energy; vim; dash ...1865 Amer. sl.
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
VINDICATE - verbs
• PROPUGN † to contend or fight for; to defend, vindicate (an opinion, doctrine or the like) ...c1555
• TO-DERAIGN † to maintain, to vindicate a cause, etc. entirely ...c1320
VINDICTIVE - adjectives
• ADELE vindictive, mean, bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• LONG-TONGUED talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VENGEFUL desiring revenge; vindictive ...a1599
• VENGIBLE † vengeful, vindictive, eager for revenge ...1548
VINDICTIVE - nouns, person
• BUZZARD an oppressive, arrogant person, jealous of rivalry and vindictive ...1889 US sl.
VINDICTIVELY - adverbs
• VENGEABLY vindictively; cruelly; pitilessly ...1412-20 arch.
• VENGIBLY † in a revengeful manner, vindictively ...1580
VINDICTIVENESS - nouns
• AMBITION malice; vindictiveness; grudge; hatred; irascibility; a quick temper ...1826 Amer. dial.
VINE - adjectives
• PAMPINARY * pert. to vine tendrils or vine shoots ...c1420
• PAMPINOSE †* of untrimmed vines: profuse of twigs and leaves ...c1420
VINE - nouns
• PALMIT †* a shoot or sprig of a vine ...1657
• PAMPINATION †* the pruning or trimming of vines ...1398
• PAMPING † a tendril or young shoot of a vine ...1607
VINE - verbs
• PAMPINATE † to prune or trim a vine ...1745
• PAMPINE † to prune or trim a vine ...c1420
VINEGAR - adjectives
• ACETOUS pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour ...1714
VINEGAR - nouns
• ACID vinegar ...1948 US restaurant sl.
• ALEGAR vinegar made from ale; malt vinegar; sour ale used as vinegar ...1773 Eng. dial.
• EISELL † vinegar ...c1160
VINEYARD - nouns
• VINE-GARTH a vineyard ...1860 Eng. dial.
VIOLATE - verbs
• BETRAVAIL † to do violence to, to violate, to rape ...1388
• BREAK OVER to violate a rule or a resolution ...c1937 Amer. dial.
• FALSE † to break or violate one's faith, worth, etc. ...1303
• FALSY † to break or violate one's faith or word ...1626
• HARRY † to ravish, to violate ..1591
• OPPRESS † to force, to violate, to ravish ...1382
• STUPRATE † to violate a woman; to violate chastity; to ravish, to debauch ...a1548
VIOLATION - nouns
• ABUSION † violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice ...c1374
• OPPRESSION † forcible violation of a woman, rape ...c1385
VIOLENCE - adjectives
• ALL ON prepared for violence ...1999 NZ sl.
• BUTCH given to or involving violence ...1962 US sl., orig. prison usage
• RAPEFUL † characterized by rape or violence ...1605
VIOLENCE, VIOLENT - nouns
• AGGRAVATION violence, quarrels, unpleasantness in general ...1960s sl.
• AGGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• AGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BANGSTRY †* the action of a bangster; masterful violence ...1594
• BANKSTERSHIP force, violence ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• DOMESTIC an incident of violence in the home, esp. between a man and a woman ...police use, colloq.
• EFFORCE †* a violent means ...1549
• FLARE-UP a sudden burst of emotion or violence ...colloq.
• HELL-BUSTER a violent or rip-roaring thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• MACE physical violence ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NEED † violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon persons ...c825
• ONCE-OVER a beating-up; an act of physical violence ...sl.
• PANDEMONIUM a place or gathering of wild lawless violence, confusion, and uproar ...1779
• RAGE †* an act of violence; a fight ...c1330
• RAMP an outburst of temper; a violent mood ...1798
• RAMPANCY the condition of being rampant; violent action; fierceness ...1664
• RASHING an assault, violence ...1970s US Black sl.
• TEARANSY rage, passion; violence; outrageous haste ...1896 Sc.
• WIGS ON THE GREEN violent or unpleasant developments, ructions ...orig. Irish
• WILD HAIR the imaginary cause of impassioned or violent behaviour ...M20 US sl.
VIOLENCE - verbs (also see VIOLENT)
• BANG UP to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT SOMEONE’S EARS IN to do violence; to assault ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE CAN OFF OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE DEVIL OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE HELL OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE SAP OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE TAR OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A FRAZZLE to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A JELLY to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A MUMMY to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BETRAVAIL † to do violence to, to violate, to rape ...1388
• BRAINGE to plunge rashly forward; to dash carelessly towards; to bustle about noisily in a fit of temper; to use violence ...Bk1911 Sc.
• RAMMY to take part in crowd violence ...1996 Sc.
• RANT to take by violence ...L19 sl.
• STACK ASSES to thrash opponents, as in a brawl; to employ violence ...1972 Amer. sl.
• TAR to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAR AND TIG † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TIG AND TAR † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TARR to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIOLENT - adjectives
• ABSTORTED † forced away, wrung from another by violence ...Bk1662
• ALIAS dangerous, violent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• BANG vehement, violent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANGSTER rough, violent ...19C Sc.
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• CHURLY * churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent ...1620
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FURIAL † furious, raging, violent ...c1386
• HEADY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAVY † of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent ...c825
• HEIDIE headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIDY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HELLACIOUS extraordinarily good; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LAMMING huge, great, violent ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MAD-DOG violent, thuggish ...1940s US Black sl.
• MASTERFUL † violent, overwhelming ...1513
• OVERITIOUS boisterous, violent, headstrong, impetuous ...B1900 Sc.
• RACKLE † hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, headstrong; rough or coarse in action; violent ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RADGY ill-tempered, angry, excited, violent, mad ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGEFUL full of rage or furious anger; furious, violent ...1580
• RAGEOUS † in a rage, furious, mad, angry, vexed; violent with pain or anger; full of passion ...1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMAGE of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...c1290
• RAMAGEOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMAGIOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMMISH † wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMP riotous, boisterous, disorderly, violent ...1715 Sc.
• RAMPACIOUS * riotously violent; unruly, riotous; boisterous ...1837
• RAMPAGEOUS violent; unruly; boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1822
• RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPAGIOUS violent; unruly; boisterous ...1822
• RAMPANT violent and extravagant in action, opinion, etc. ...1628
• RAMPING of persons, their actions, etc.: violent, extravagant, unrestrained, excessive ...1483
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUDIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGENOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGINOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; rough and strong, coarse, uncouth; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1811 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUJOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RANDY violent, emotional ...18C sl.
• RANISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK having great speed or force; swift; impetuous; violent ...a1225
• RANNISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANTY-TANTY very angry; in a violent passion ...1846 Eng. dial.
• RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY violent ...1990s US sl.
• RED-HOT violent, extreme ...Bk1903 sl.
• RENNISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RIPROARIOUS vigorous, boisterous; violent ...1830 colloq., orig. US
• ROBUSTIOUS of persons: robust, vigorous, violent; stout and strong or healthy-looking ...a1548
• ROID † stout, strong; violent, rough ...a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
• RUFFIANOUS † like a ruffian; bold in crimes; violent, brutal ...1555
• RUMBUSTICAL fond of rough play; careless of the comfort of others; boisterous, unruly, uproarious, noisy, obstreperous; rude, overbearing, violent ...1795 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGE AS A MEAT AXE very angry, and violent, exceedingly savage, ferocious ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARTAR rough and violent, savage, cruel ...1809
• TEARING passionate, headstrong; violent, rowdy or reckless in behaviour ...M17
• TEAR-IN-TWO violent, savage ...1892 Sc.
• TORE DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TORN DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TROUBLY turbulent, tempestuous, stormy, violent ..1513
• VUSTING † furious; mighty, violent ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WAKEN ON to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WANTON † of actions: lawless, violent; in weaker sense: rude, ill-mannered ...a1400-50
• WIGHT forcible, violent, powerful in effect ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
• YOBBISH loutish; rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
• YOBBY rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
VIOLENT - nouns
• BENSE a violent movement; a blow, spring, strong push ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSELL a heavy blow; a violent or sudden movement; violence of storm, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSIL a heavy blow; any sudden or violent motion; violence of storm, fire, etc. ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VIOLENT - nouns, person
• ANIMAL a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; a term of contempt ...1892 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KICKER a person who habitually employs physical violence as a form of coercion; a tough disciplinarian; a bully ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BANGISTER † a burly, rough, violent fellow; a bully; a braggart ...c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BANGSTER † a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug ...c1570 obs. exc. Sc.
• BOVVER BOY a member of a hooligan gang, generally characterized as a skinhead, and therefore associated with extreme right-wing, racist violence ...1970 UK sl.
• BRUISER a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1907 sl.
• BULLDOGGER a violent person ...1990s US Black sl.
• CATAWAMPUS CAT a virago; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CAVEMAN a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1926 sl.
• HAG a violent, ill-tempered woman; a scold; an ugly, dirty woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDFIST a violence-prone, tough person ...1955 Can. sl.
• HARD MAN a professional thug; a person not afraid of violent action ...1970 US sl.
• HELL-BUSTER a violent or rip-roaring person or thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HOON a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Aust. sl.
• JAYHAWKER an explosive sort of person who is accustomed to getting what he wants by any means available, violent or otherwise ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MAD DOG a violent thug ...1940s US sl.
• MAN O' MEAN a strong or violent man ...1776 Sc.
• MAN O' THE MAIN a strong or violent man ...1776 Sc.
• MASTER-MAN a person of self-willed and violent temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MUG a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1890 US sl.
• NED a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1959 Sc. sl.
• NUTTER a violent deranged person; a mad or insane person ...1958 Brit. sl.
• PLUG-UGLY a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1856 sl., orig. US
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAMPER a noisy, stamping fellow; one who acts violently or destructively ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDY-DANDY a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT-A-COME-SCOUR a scold; a man in a violent passion ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RING-TAIL DEVIL a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED PAINTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1828 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1830 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SCREAMER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1959 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL PEELER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1832 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1898 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1909 Amer. dial.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• ROUGH a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1837 sl.
• ROUGHIE a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1905 sl.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
• TOUGH a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1866 sl., orig. US
• TROG a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1956 Brit. sl.
• VENGEANCE a person of a violent temper ...1711-2
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• YAHOO a violent person ...1968
• YOBBO a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Brit. sl.
• YOBO a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Brit. sl.
VIOLENT - verbs
• BENSE to walk or move violently ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLOCK ONE'S WAY to make one's way with heavy violence ...1909
• DING to move violently, restlessly, in an ill temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• RAISE CAIN to become angry or violent
• RAMPASH to set to work in a violent, energetic manner ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAMPER to rush about; to act violently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REAR to rouse up, to disturb; also, to behave violently or excitedly ...1876 Eng. dial.
VIOLENTLY - adverbs
• BENSE violently ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BROTHELY † quickly, hastily; violently, furiously ...c1340
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS by force, violently ...1581
• BY THE HEAD AND EARS roughly, violently, as one drags a beast ...1590
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DIRD with violence; heavily, sharply ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EAGERLY † sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely ...1377
• FIGHTING to the point of violence, extremely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• FROM HELL TO BREAKFAST completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FROM HELL TO BUSH completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER AND TONGS violently ...US Civil War usage
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HEADILY headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
• LIKE ALL POSSESSED strongly, violently ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MASTERFULLY violently, forcibly ...1792 Sc.
• RAMPASH in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK † rapidly, violently, headlong ...1590
• RAPFULLY †* with resounding blows; violently ...1582
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SCLATCH heavily, violently; with a heavy, lumbering step ...1866 Sc.
• SKELP quickly and violently; suddenly
• SKLATCH heavily, violently; with a sharp smack or clashing sound; with a heavy footfall ...1866 Sc.
• TORN DOWN violently, very ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VENGEOUSLY †* violently, viciously ...1599
• YASSICH with violence ...Bk1905 Sc.
VIOLET - nouns
• BAIRNWORT the violet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRDBILL a violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRIGHT-EYES wild violet ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S FACE a violet ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FIGHT a wild violet ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FIGHTER a wild violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LADY'S DELIGHT the violet ...1860
• LITTLE JOHNNY a violet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• PACIFIER the violet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ROOSTER-FIGHTER a wild violet ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• THREE-FACES-UNDER-A-HOOD a pansy, a violet ...1835 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE-MY-FANCY the pansy, the violet ...1902 Amer. dial.
• VILIP a violet ...1842 Eng. dial.
VIOLIN - nouns
• BELLY-PIECE † the piece forming the belly of a violin, etc. ...1609
• FIDDLE-BOX a fiddle, a violin ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MANCHE the neck of a violin, guitar, etc. ...1876
• PEARLIES, THE an uncontrollable nervous shaking of the bowing arm sometimes experienced by violinists, etc. before a performance ...1974 sl.
• QUEUE the tailpiece of a violin or other instrument ...1876
• THOOMACKS the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
• THUMMACKS the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
VIOLINIST - nouns, person
• CATGUT SCRAPER a violinist ...18C jocular colloq.
• ELBOW BENDER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLESTER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUT-SCRAPER a fiddler; a violinist ...a1720 sl.
• PANDURIST †* one who plays on a musical instrument called a rebec, or on a violin ...1656
• ROSIN SNIFFER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUEAKER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
VIP - verbs
• DUCHESS to treat as a VIP ...1956 Aust. sl.
VIRAGO - adjectives
• MANKIND † of women: masculine, virago-like ...1585
VIRAGO - nouns, person
• AMAZON an extremely masculine woman; a virago ...M18
• BANDYLAN a woman of bad character; an outcast; a virago ...1808 Eng. dial.
• BARRATRESS † a female fighter, an amazon, a virago ...1583
• BELDAM a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELDAME a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELLATRICE † a woman well skilled in war; a virago ...1656
• BRIMSTONE † a virago, a scold
• CALLET a scold, a virago, a constant fault-finder; a quarrelsome person ...1781 Eng. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS CAT a virago; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• HARPIE a shrewish virago ...M20 US sl.
• RANDIE a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc..
• RANDY a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUDAS a coarse, unmannerly, foul-mouthed old woman; an ill-natured, ugly old woman; a virago ...1725 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SHREW a scolding woman; a virago; a hellcat of a woman ...16C
• STRAMULLION a strong, robust, masculine woman; a virago ...B1900 Sc.
• TAGSTER a scold; a virago ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGER a scold; a virago; a quarrelsome woman ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEARER a virago, a shrew ...1862 Sc.
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person ...1915 Amer. dial.
• VID 1. videotape ...1980s sl.
2. a music video ...1985 US sl.
3. a video cassette; a video recording ...2000 UK sl.
• X VID a sexually explicit video ...1992 US sl.
VIDEO - nouns, person
• VIDAHOLIC a TV/video addict ...1980s sl.
VIDEO GAME - nouns, person
• GAMER a video game or role-playing game enthusiast ...1977 US sl.
VIET CONG - nouns
• VC the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• VICTOR CHARLIE the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
VIET CONG, VIETNAM WAR - nouns, person
• ACTUAL in the Vietnam war: a unit commander ...1991 US sl.
• C the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• CHARLEY a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• DANIEL BOONE SQUAD US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• DANIEL BOONE TEAM US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• NOG (derogatory) a person from Vietnam; a North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier ...1969 Aust. sl. 1998
• VC the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
• VIETNIK an active protestor against the US involvement in the Vietnam War (1964-75) ...1960s US sl.
VIETNAM - nouns
• ARIZONA TERRITORY an area southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam. with imprecise boundaries and a strong Vietcong presence ...1991 US sl.
• CAR WASH in the Vietnam war: an establishment in Vietnam where a man went for haircut, bath, massage, and sex ...1977 US sl.
• NAM Vietnam ...1962 US sl., orig. military
• NATIVE SPORT during the Vietnam war: looking for and killing Viet Cong ...1991 US sl.
• NIGHTS BELONG TO CHARLIE used as a rule of thumb by US soldiers in Vietnam, acknowledging the ascendancy of the Viet Cong during the dark ...1990 US sl.
• SIN CITY the neighbourhood in An Khe, Vietnam, housing brothels, bars and other vice dens ...1968 US sl.
VIETNAM - nouns, person
• CHARLEY a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1965 US services' sl.
• CHINK (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• DINGE any non-Caucasian; a Vietnamese ...1960s US military in Vietnam usage
• DINK (derogatory) a person from Vietnam ...1967 US services' sl.
• NOG (derogatory) a person from Vietnam; a North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier ...1969 Aust. sl. 1998
• SAIGON SUZIE a stereotypical Vietnamese sex worker during the Vietnam war ...1990 US sl.
• SLOPE (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• SLOPEY (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• SLOPY (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; later, a Vietnamese ...1948 US sl.
• VICTOR CHARLIE a person from Vietnam; North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier(s) ...1966 US services' sl.
• VIET a Vietnamese person ...1966 US sl.
• ZIPPERHEAD a Vietnamese; any Asian person ...1960s US sl.
VIETNAM WAR - nouns
• CALLING CARD during the Vietnam war: a printed card identifying the unit, left on the bodies of dead enemy soldiers ...1990 US sl.
• DOWNTOWN the Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong and the area immediately surrounding as targets of bombing attacks and locations of intense antiaircraft fire ...1967 Amer. military aviation usage, now hist.
• DUCK SUIT a brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in Vietnam ...1959 US sl.
• DUFFEL DRAG the final morning of a soldier's service in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.
• DUMBO during the Vietnam War: a C-123 US Air Force provider ...1989 US sl.
• HUMP DATE during the Vietnam war, the date when half of a soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam is completed ...1965 US sl.
• MIGHTY MITE an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
• MITY-MITE an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
• PADDY STRENGTH in the Vietnam War: the combat strength of a unit, measured by the actual number of troops in the field ...1974 US sl.
• QUIZ ROOM a room where the North Vietnamese interrogated US prisoners of war ...1990 US sl.
• SAIGON TECH the war in Vietnam; military service in Vietnam ...1969 US sl.
• SALTY DOG during the Vietnam war: a piece of equipment lost in combat ...1991 US sl.
• WALK during the Vietnam war: a 30-day patrol in which contact with the enemy is expected ...1991 US sl.
VIEW - adjectives
• FAIR open to view, plainly to be seen, clear ...1886 Eng. dial.
• VIEWSOME commanding a fine view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIEW - nouns
• BACKSYFORSY SIDE, THE the back view ...1836 Eng. dial.
• BELLAVIEW †* a fine view or outlook ...1611
• CATCH † a catching sight; a glimpse, view ...1775
• GLIFF † a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KENNING † visual cognition; sight or view ...c1400
• OFFSCAPE † a distant view or prospect; the distant part of a view or prospect, the distance, the background ...1711 now rare or obs.
• SKETCH a look at, a view of ...2000s Sc.
• VEESY a look, view; a scrutinizing gaze ...1819 Sc.
• VERGE an idea, opinion, view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIZY a look, view; a scrutinizing gaze ...1819 Sc.
• VIZZY a view, vista, prospect ...1723 Sc.
• WAFF of sight: a hurried or transient view; a glimpse ...1808 Sc.
VIEW - verbs
• ADVISE † to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
• VIZZY to look at closely, to view closely; to inspect, to examine, to scrutinize ...1724 Sc.
VIEWPOINT - nouns
• SPEC a position, a viewpoint ...1999 UK sl.
• TAKE an opinion, a view ...1950s US colloq.
• VARDY † an opinion, a viewpoint ...1731-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
VIGIL - verbs
• WAKEN †* to remain awake, to refrain from sleeping, to keep watch or vigil; to remain alive ...1682
VIGILANCE - nouns
• ADVIGILANCY †* watchfulness, vigilance, care ...1577-87
• INVIGILANCY †* absence of vigilance or watchfulness ...E17
• WARENESS † cautiousness, vigilance ...971
VIGILANT - adjectives
• WAKER † unsleeping, watchful, vigilant ...c1000
• WAKERIFE indisposed to sleep, wakeful, vigilant, watchful ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WARE prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
VIGILANT - verbs
• SHARPEN UP YOUR GAME to be vigilant ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKIN ONE'S EYES to be vigilant, on the lookout ...1860 Amer. dial.
• WAKE † to be active, alert, stirring, vigilant; also, to be diligent, to exert oneself to do something ...1352
VIGOROUS - adjectives
• ALIVE AND KICKING alert, vigorous ...B1859
• BENSIN vigorous, bouncing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENSING bouncing, vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCING lively; vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCY lively; vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZY characterized by brisk vigour or activity ...1896
• CALLER healthy, vigorous ...1886 Sc.
• CORN-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRACKING very fast; exceedingly vigorous ...19C sl., orig. US
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• FECKFUL efficient, vigorous, powerful ...1596
• FORCELY † of strong build, vigorous, powerful ...a1488 obs. or Sc.
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
• FULL OF BEANS energetic, vigorous, lively ...1854 sl.
• FULL OF FUCK virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GISM virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GUTS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• FULL OF VIM AND VINEGAR energetic and vigorous ...20C US colloq.
• GLIB brisk, vigorous, spry ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HALEFUL healthy, vigorous ...1862 Sc.
• HARD AND HEATHER BRED hardy; possessed of great vigour and activity ...1899 Eng. dial.
• HARD AS NAILS vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HASKY strong, vigorous ...1808 Sc.
• HEARTLY † vigorous, severe, sore ...a1400
• HEFTY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOPPED UP full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
• HUMMING of extraordinary activity, intensity or magnitude; vigorous, striking ...M17 colloq.
• HUSKY said of a man who is big, vigorous, and muscular ...1869 sl., orig. US
• JIVEY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• JIVY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1944 sl., chiefly US
• KASK †* active, vigorous ...c1300
• LIKELY vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAPPY of a person: strong, vigorous ...1857 Sc.
• NERVOSE †* vigorous, energetic ...1667
• NERVOUS * sinewy, muscular; vigorous, strong; ...1413
• NERVY vigorous, sinewy, full of strength ...1607
• ODDY strong, vigorous, hearty; lively ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUNCHY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1926 sl.
• QUICK * of persons: full of vigour, energy or activity ...a1300
• RACKLE possessed of rude strength, vigorous at an advanced age ...1785 Sc.
• RAIKIN speedy, vigorous ...1786 Sc.
• RAMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• RAMBUST robust, vigorous ...1825 Sc.
• RANK vigorous, fast ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RASH active, vigorous; brisk, hale, hearty, nimble, quick; eager, impetuous ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RED-BLOODED vigorous, virile ...colloq.
• RIP-ROARING vigorous, boisterous, full of spirit; wildly noisy ...1834 colloq., orig. US
• RIPROARIOUS vigorous, boisterous; violent ...1830 colloq., orig. US
• RIPRORIOUS vigorous, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. US
• RIP-SNORTING vigorous, boisterous, full of spirit; wildly noisy ...1846 colloq., orig. US
• ROBUSTIOUS of persons: robust, vigorous, violent; stout and strong or healthy-looking ...a1548
• RUGGED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUMBUNCTIOUS energetic, vigorous, lively, boisterous ...1830 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• RUSKIE healthy, stout, vigorous ...B1900 Sc.
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SINEWED strong, firm, vigorous, powerful ...1604
• SINEWOUS strenuous, vigorous ...1663
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• SWINGING energetic, vigorous, lively ...1958 sl.
• TIGHT † of a person: competent, capable, able, skilful; alert, smart; lively, vigorous, stout ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONITRUANT forceful, vigorous ...1907
• VALENT † vigorous, flourishing ...1492
• VEGETOUS † vigorous, lively, sprightly, active, healthy, flourishing in respect of health and vigour ...1609
• VIGROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VIGUE-ROUS vigorous; fierce, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1798 Amer. dial.
• VIVE † living; brisk, vigorous; fresh ...1610 Sc.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WELL-FED vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YALD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YANK active, vigorous ...1790 Sc.
• YAUL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAULD active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAWL active, sprightly, nimble; strong, vigorous ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ZAPPY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1969 sl., orig. US
• ZINGY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1948 sl.
• ZIZZY energetic, vigorous, lively ...1966 sl.
VIGOROUS - nouns, person
• BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FLAMER a conspicuous, ostentatious person who 'burns brightly'; someone or something very unusual or vigorous ...c1805
• HEARTY a hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous, or energetic man ...1839
• NEW UN a fresh, vigorous person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOUSTACHE a vigorous old man with a grey moustache ...L19 sl.
VIGOROUS - verbs (also see VIGOUR)
• COME ON LIKE GANGBUSTERS to begin or proceed in a vigorous fashion ...1942 Amer. sl.
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
• FEATHER IN to do something vigorously ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER INTO to do something vigorously ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to be potent, virile, and vigorous ...20C colloq.
• PUT A JERK IN IT to act vigorously, smartly, or quickly ...1910s sl.
• THUMP to walk or dance with energy; to do any kind of work vigorously ...1790 Sc.
• VEGETATE † to make strong or vigorous ...1623
• WHALE AWAY to attack or work at something vigorously ...M19 sl.
• YANK to move quickly and vigorously, to spank along ...1822 Sc.
VIGOROUSLY - adverbs
• BIRRINGLY with vigour, energetically ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DANG-SWANG vigorously; with might and mail ...19C Eng. dial.
• DERFLY boldly, fiercely, vigorously ...1809 Sc.
• DING-DONG-DOGGEDLY with vigorous and dogged repetition of effort ...1870 nonce word
• FAST † expressing vigour in action; stoutly, strongly, vigorously ...1297
• FECKFULLY efficiently, vigorously, powerfully ...1723
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• FROM WHO LAID THE CHUNK very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FROM WHO LAID THE RAIL very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree ...1881 Amer. dial.
• GREENLY freshly, vigorously, vividly ...M17
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HEARTLY † with courage or spirit; courageously; vigorously, with might and main ...a1300
• IN LIKE SIN very vigorously, furiously ...L19 colloq.
• LICKERTY-TOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BANG with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BRINDLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-BUMP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CLICK with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1847 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CLIP with great speed or vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-CUT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1831 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LARRUP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LEAP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-LINER with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SCOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SMASH with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LICKETY-SPLIT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1835 Amer.
• LICKETY-WHITTLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-BLINDER with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-BRINDLE with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-RIP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LICKITY-SWITCH with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HATTER vigorously, boldly ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE ALL GET-OUT to the highest degree, with the utmost vigour ...M19 sl.
• LIKE A WHITEHEAD very fast or vigorously ...1826 Amer. dial.
• LIKE FUN very quickly; vigorously ...c1815 colloq.
• LIKE FURY like mad, furiously, very hard or vigorously ...c1840 colloq.
• LIKE HELL with extreme vigour; desperately ...L18 colloq.
• LIKE OLD BOOTS vigorously, tremendously, thoroughgoingly ...1865 sl.
• LIKE SIXTY with great force or vigour; at a great rate ...1848 colloq.
• LIKE THE DEVIL BEATING TANBARK very fast, vigorously, severely ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-DAMN with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-HELL with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-RIP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-SCOOT with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-WHOOP with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MANFUL vigorously, energetically ...1895 Amer. dial.
• NERVOSELY † strongly, vigorously ...1678
• RAMMISH vigorously, furiously ...1929 Sc.
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGEROUSLY vigorously ...1938 Amer. dial.
• THACK-AND-MORTAR in good earnest; with all one's might ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPITY SCOOT rapidly, speedily, recklessly fast, vigorously ...1923 Amer. dial.
VIGOUR - adjectives
• SAPLESS lacking energy or vigour ...1598
VIGOUR - nouns
• BAILYAMENT a state of prosperity or period of full vigour ...1913 Sc.
• BANT vigour, strength, endurance, 'go' ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BENSE vigour, energy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSING the showing of great vigour in walking, working, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• DINT vigour, energy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELASTICITY energy, vigour, buoyancy of mind or character; capacity for resisting or overcoming depression ...1678
• FECK efficacy, efficiency, value; hence, vigour, energy ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• GUTS courage, bravery, stamina, endurance, staying power; masculine valour ...M17 sl.
• HEYDAY the full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
• JAZZ spirit, vigour, energy; excitement ...1913 Amer. sl.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• KEEST sap, substance, vigour ...1802 Sc.
• KYST sap, substance, vigour ...1802 Sc.
• MANSHIP † manly courage, valour; vigour, manliness ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PRAWL life, animation, vigour ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• QUICKNESS † animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness ...c1369
• RACKLENESS vigour and freshness in an advanced period of life ...1825 Sc.
• RAMAGENESS † high spirit, liveliness, vigour ...1686
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• SPIZZERINKTUM vigour, zest ...M19 US sl.
• SPRAWL energy, vigour ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• VIR vigour, energy, activity, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• VIRR vigour, energy, briskness, gusto, force, impetuosity ...1738 Sc.
• YAWLNESS vigour, nimbleness ...1826 Sc.
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
VIGOUR - nouns, person
• LAD † a man of spirit and vigour ...a1553
VIGOUR - verbs
• BLAZE AWAY to work at anything with enthusiastic vigour ...1843 colloq.
• DEAD † 1. to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
† 2. to deprive of force or vigour ...1586
• DEFAIL † to lose vigour, to become weak, to decay ...1340
• GET HEAD to gain force or power; to attain to vigour ...1625
• HOT UP to increase in vigour, liveliness, or excitement ...1936 Brit. sl.
• INVIGOUR to fill with vigour; to invigorate ...E17
• JUICE UP to instil with vigour, to liven up ...1964 sl.
• RAM AT to use force; to do anything with vigour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM AWAY to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM IN to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM INTO to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAINT † to affect with weakness; to cause to lose vigour or courage ...1600
• WANE * to decline in vigour, to age ...1821
VILE - adjectives
• ABAA vile, silly ...Bk1909 sl.
• ABBA vile; silly ..Bk1921 sl.
• BAGGAGE † of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• BROTHELY † vile, bad ...c1325
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• CARRION vile, loathsome, detestable; expressing disgust ...1826
• CARRIONLY † corrupt, vile, loathsome ...1547-64
• FACINORIOUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, atrocious, infamous, vile ...1601
• FACINOROUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• GETHICALL † vile, wicked ...1623
• LECHER † lecherous, also, base, vile ...c1250
• LEWD † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• MARY ANN(E) vile; low; mean; ugly ...1872 Amer. dial.
• NEFAST * wicked, abominable, detestable, vile ...1849
• OFFAL worthless, vile; outcast ...c1605 now chiefly Eng. dial.
• OFFALD inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1750 Eng. dial.
• OFFALLY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALOUS inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1857 Eng. dial.
• OFFALY. inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUAD † vile, base, bad ...1887 Sc.
• QUED † evil, wicked, bad, vile, base ...c1205-25 obs. exc. Sc.
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
VILE - nouns
• HANG-DOG LOOK a villainous or vile expression ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HANG-GALLOWS LOOK a thieving, villainous or vile expression or appearance ...1785
• OFFSCUM that which is rejected as vile or worthless ...1605
VILE - nouns, person
• BAGGAGE † a worthless or vile fellow ...1594
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal ...1575
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERPUP a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERSNIPE a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex ...1655
• RACK-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKE-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKEHELLY a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...a1762
• RAKEL † a rake-hell; a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1622 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• SKUNK an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VAMPIRE a person of a malignant and loathsome character, esp. one who preys ruthlessly upon others; a vile and cruel exactor or extortioner ...1741
• VERMIN a vile, objectionable, or offensive person ...1581
• VERMINAILLE † vile, objectionable, or offensive people ...1600
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
VILE - verbs
• DETURPATE † to become vile or base ...1691
VILELY - adverbs
• BROTHELY † vilely, in ill plight ...c1325
• CAITIFLY † vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
• LEWDLY † wickedly, evilly, vilely, mischievously ...1382
VILENESS - nouns
• CAITIFHEDE † vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
• CAITIFTY vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
VILIFICATION - nouns
• SALT BOMB personal vilification ...2000s US Black sl.
VILIFY - verbs
• BAFFLE † to speak to or of in terms of contempt; to vilify, to 'run down' ...1674
• BAUCHLE † to subject to disgrace or ignominy; to vilify; to treat contemptuously ...c1470 Sc.
• BEDAUB to spatter with abuse; to vilify ...1553-87
• BEDIRT † to cover or defile with dirt; to 'throw dirt at,' to vilify ...1622
• BESPATTER to cover with abuse; to vilify or slander, to calumniate ...1653
• BLAZE to vilify, to calumniate; to spread rumours ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALL ONE OUT OF ONE'S NAME to abuse, to vilify ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEBASE † to lower in estimation; to decry, to depreciate, to vilify ...1565
• DEBAUCH † to vilify, to damage in reputation; to depreciate, to disparage ...1601
• ILLIFY to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of ...1862 Eng. dial.
• JAWHAWK to abuse; to vilify ...1890 Amer. sl.
• OPPROBRIATE * to speak abusively or contemptuously of or to; to reproach; to vilify ...1649
• POINT THE FINGER to accuse or vilify ...1829 Amer. sl.
VILIFY - nouns, person
• BEDIRTER † a thrower of dirt; a vilifier ...1747
VILIFYING - nouns
• LACK the act of vilifying ...BK1902 Sc.
VILLAGE - nouns
• BERG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BOO a manor-house; a farmhouse; a village ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURGH a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CAP-CASTLE † the chief village of a district ...1664
• CASTLE † a village, a collection of dwellings ...c1000
• GAAVE a large village ...1906 Sc.
• HAMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAMIL-SCONCE the light of the village or hamlet ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HAMMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOHN A'THINGS' SHOP the general shop of a village or small town ...1893 Sc.
• NAKED CITY a nickname for nearby village or district ...1967 Amer. dial.
• VEELAGE a village ...1926 Sc.
• VILE a town or village ...L17 sl
• VILLE a town or village ...L17 sl
• VOIL a town or village ...L17 sl
• VYLE a town or village ...L17 sl
VILLAIN - adjectives
• HIGH-RENTED of a villain: extremely well-known to the police ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
VILLAIN - nouns, person
• BADDY a bad person; a criminal; a villain, esp. in a film or play ...1937 sl., orig. US
• BADMASH in India: a disreputable or villainous man ...M19
• BUDMASH n. one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal ...1870 orig. Ind. army
• CAITIFF a base, mean, despicable person; a villain ...a1300
• CANARY-BIRD a young villain ...17C sl.
• CRACK HALTER a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CRACK HEMP a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• DARBY-RINGER a villain ...L17 sl.
• DARK ENGINEER a villain ...L17 sl.
• DEAD-NAP a cheat; a downright rogue; an absolute villain ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOG-BOLT † a term of contempt or reproach applied to a person; a contemptible fellow; a mean wretch or villain ...1465
• FAGUEN a villain, a depraved character ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• GALLOWS-FACE a rascal; one having the look of a villain ...1724
• GHOST a wicked-looking person; a villain ...OE
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• HELLICAT a wicked or cruel person; a villain ...1816 Sc.
• KEB a villain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARIKIN a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• LARRY a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• MACER a thief; a villain ...L19 sl.
• NASTY an unpleasant or dangerous person; a villain; a hateful, offensive person ...1968 Amer. sl.
• PAD a villain's female companion ...M17 sl.
• QUEER BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUEER COVE a villain ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUIRE BIRD a mendicant villain who, recently released from prison, returns to robbery, specializing in stealing horses ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• QUIRE COVE a villain ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFFLE COFFIN a ruffian, a villain ...c1696 sl.
• RAJ a villain, a trickster ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAKE JAKES a villain ...18C sl.
• RAMPALLIAN a ruffian, a scoundrel, a villain ...L16
• RAMPALLION † a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
• SAN TOYS villains, criminals ...1900s rhyming sl. for 'The Boys'
• SCAPEGALLOWS a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
• SCART a saving, industrious person; a niggard; a villain; a fool ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELL a villain, a rogue, esp. a vagrant who lives on the streets; a street derelict who may be a villain ...1957 US sl.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SMAIK a disreputable or worthless person; a villain ...LME Sc. arch.
• TAKE a thief, a villain, esp. a cheat at cards ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TEARAWAY a minor gangster; a small-time villain ...1930s sl.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
• WRONGO a criminal; an undesirable person; a bad person; a wicked person; a villain ...1930s sl., orig. US
VILLAINOUS - adjectives
• FACINOROUS † extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• GALLOWS fit for the gallows; deserving to be hanged; villainous, wicked ...c1425
• GAME of men: cunning, villainous ...E19 sl.
• HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad ...1677
• HANG-DOG-LIKE villainous, bad ...1866 Sc.
• HANG-GALLOWS destined or fit for the gallows; villainous, bad ...1790
• NEFARIOUS wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1604
• NEFAST * wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1849
• NEFASTOUS * wicked, iniquitous, villainous ...1727
• PERNICIOUS † villainous, wicked, evil, malicious ...1555 now rare or obs.
• RAGGALDY villainous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCELEROUS † wicked, villainous ...1534
• SCELESTIOUS †* wicked, evil, villainous ...1608
VILLAINOUS - nouns
• HANG-DOG LOOK a villainous or vile expression ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HANG-GALLOWS LOOK a thieving, villainous or vile expression or appearance ...1785
VILLAINOUS - nouns, person
• ALLEY RAT a particularly unpleasant, villainous, and impoverished person ...1910s sl.
• BADMASH one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel ...1843 Anglo-Indian
VIM - nouns
• SNAP energy; vim; dash ...1865 Amer. sl.
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
VINDICATE - verbs
• PROPUGN † to contend or fight for; to defend, vindicate (an opinion, doctrine or the like) ...c1555
• TO-DERAIGN † to maintain, to vindicate a cause, etc. entirely ...c1320
VINDICTIVE - adjectives
• ADELE vindictive, mean, bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• LONG-TONGUED talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VENGEFUL desiring revenge; vindictive ...a1599
• VENGIBLE † vengeful, vindictive, eager for revenge ...1548
VINDICTIVE - nouns, person
• BUZZARD an oppressive, arrogant person, jealous of rivalry and vindictive ...1889 US sl.
VINDICTIVELY - adverbs
• VENGEABLY vindictively; cruelly; pitilessly ...1412-20 arch.
• VENGIBLY † in a revengeful manner, vindictively ...1580
VINDICTIVENESS - nouns
• AMBITION malice; vindictiveness; grudge; hatred; irascibility; a quick temper ...1826 Amer. dial.
VINE - adjectives
• PAMPINARY * pert. to vine tendrils or vine shoots ...c1420
• PAMPINOSE †* of untrimmed vines: profuse of twigs and leaves ...c1420
VINE - nouns
• PALMIT †* a shoot or sprig of a vine ...1657
• PAMPINATION †* the pruning or trimming of vines ...1398
• PAMPING † a tendril or young shoot of a vine ...1607
VINE - verbs
• PAMPINATE † to prune or trim a vine ...1745
• PAMPINE † to prune or trim a vine ...c1420
VINEGAR - adjectives
• ACETOUS pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour ...1714
VINEGAR - nouns
• ACID vinegar ...1948 US restaurant sl.
• ALEGAR vinegar made from ale; malt vinegar; sour ale used as vinegar ...1773 Eng. dial.
• EISELL † vinegar ...c1160
VINEYARD - nouns
• VINE-GARTH a vineyard ...1860 Eng. dial.
VIOLATE - verbs
• BETRAVAIL † to do violence to, to violate, to rape ...1388
• BREAK OVER to violate a rule or a resolution ...c1937 Amer. dial.
• FALSE † to break or violate one's faith, worth, etc. ...1303
• FALSY † to break or violate one's faith or word ...1626
• HARRY † to ravish, to violate ..1591
• OPPRESS † to force, to violate, to ravish ...1382
• STUPRATE † to violate a woman; to violate chastity; to ravish, to debauch ...a1548
VIOLATION - nouns
• ABUSION † violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice ...c1374
• OPPRESSION † forcible violation of a woman, rape ...c1385
VIOLENCE - adjectives
• ALL ON prepared for violence ...1999 NZ sl.
• BUTCH given to or involving violence ...1962 US sl., orig. prison usage
• RAPEFUL † characterized by rape or violence ...1605
VIOLENCE, VIOLENT - nouns
• AGGRAVATION violence, quarrels, unpleasantness in general ...1960s sl.
• AGGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• AGRO aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
• BANGSTRY †* the action of a bangster; masterful violence ...1594
• BANKSTERSHIP force, violence ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BOVVER trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture ...1969 UK sl.
• DOMESTIC an incident of violence in the home, esp. between a man and a woman ...police use, colloq.
• EFFORCE †* a violent means ...1549
• FLARE-UP a sudden burst of emotion or violence ...colloq.
• HELL-BUSTER a violent or rip-roaring thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• MACE physical violence ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NEED † violence, force, constraint, or compulsion, exercised by or upon persons ...c825
• ONCE-OVER a beating-up; an act of physical violence ...sl.
• PANDEMONIUM a place or gathering of wild lawless violence, confusion, and uproar ...1779
• RAGE †* an act of violence; a fight ...c1330
• RAMP an outburst of temper; a violent mood ...1798
• RAMPANCY the condition of being rampant; violent action; fierceness ...1664
• RASHING an assault, violence ...1970s US Black sl.
• TEARANSY rage, passion; violence; outrageous haste ...1896 Sc.
• WIGS ON THE GREEN violent or unpleasant developments, ructions ...orig. Irish
• WILD HAIR the imaginary cause of impassioned or violent behaviour ...M20 US sl.
VIOLENCE - verbs (also see VIOLENT)
• BANG UP to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT SOMEONE’S EARS IN to do violence; to assault ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE CAN OFF OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE DEVIL OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE HELL OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE SAP OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT THE TAR OUT OF to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A FRAZZLE to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A JELLY to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAT TO A MUMMY to do violence ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BETRAVAIL † to do violence to, to violate, to rape ...1388
• BRAINGE to plunge rashly forward; to dash carelessly towards; to bustle about noisily in a fit of temper; to use violence ...Bk1911 Sc.
• RAMMY to take part in crowd violence ...1996 Sc.
• RANT to take by violence ...L19 sl.
• STACK ASSES to thrash opponents, as in a brawl; to employ violence ...1972 Amer. sl.
• TAR to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAR AND TIG † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TIG AND TAR † to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TARR to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VIOLENT - adjectives
• ABSTORTED † forced away, wrung from another by violence ...Bk1662
• ALIAS dangerous, violent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• BANG vehement, violent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANGSTER rough, violent ...19C Sc.
• BOISTOUS † full of rude strength and fierce vigour; rough, fierce, savage; powerful, violent in action ...c1325
• BROTHELY † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
• CHURLY * churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent ...1620
• DERF † vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FURIAL † furious, raging, violent ...c1386
• HEADY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAVY † of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent ...c825
• HEIDIE headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HEIDY headstrong, impetuous, violent, self-willed, persistent ...1871 Sc.
• HELLACIOUS extraordinarily good; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LAMMING huge, great, violent ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MAD-DOG violent, thuggish ...1940s US Black sl.
• MASTERFUL † violent, overwhelming ...1513
• OVERITIOUS boisterous, violent, headstrong, impetuous ...B1900 Sc.
• RACKLE † hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, headstrong; rough or coarse in action; violent ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RADGY ill-tempered, angry, excited, violent, mad ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGEFUL full of rage or furious anger; furious, violent ...1580
• RAGEOUS † in a rage, furious, mad, angry, vexed; violent with pain or anger; full of passion ...1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMAGE of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...c1290
• RAMAGEOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMAGIOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMMISH † wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMP riotous, boisterous, disorderly, violent ...1715 Sc.
• RAMPACIOUS * riotously violent; unruly, riotous; boisterous ...1837
• RAMPAGEOUS violent; unruly; boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1822
• RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPAGIOUS violent; unruly; boisterous ...1822
• RAMPANT violent and extravagant in action, opinion, etc. ...1628
• RAMPING of persons, their actions, etc.: violent, extravagant, unrestrained, excessive ...1483
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUDIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGENOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGINOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUGIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; rough and strong, coarse, uncouth; rambunctious, outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1811 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• RAMSTUJOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; outrageous, rambunctious, quarrelsome, passionate ...1847 Amer. dial.
• RANDY violent, emotional ...18C sl.
• RANISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK having great speed or force; swift; impetuous; violent ...a1225
• RANNISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANTY-TANTY very angry; in a violent passion ...1846 Eng. dial.
• RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY violent ...1990s US sl.
• RED-HOT violent, extreme ...Bk1903 sl.
• RENNISH rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RIPROARIOUS vigorous, boisterous; violent ...1830 colloq., orig. US
• ROBUSTIOUS of persons: robust, vigorous, violent; stout and strong or healthy-looking ...a1548
• ROID † stout, strong; violent, rough ...a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
• RUFFIANOUS † like a ruffian; bold in crimes; violent, brutal ...1555
• RUMBUSTICAL fond of rough play; careless of the comfort of others; boisterous, unruly, uproarious, noisy, obstreperous; rude, overbearing, violent ...1795 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• SALVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGE AS A MEAT AXE very angry, and violent, exceedingly savage, ferocious ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SAVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SAVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SERGIVEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SERVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1851 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGOUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SERVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SEVAGEROUS fierce, violent, vigorous ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SEVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful , ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1835 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGEROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGOROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1974 Amer. dial.
• SURVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SUVIGROUS fierce, savage, violent, powerful, ill-tempered, headstrong, obstinate, strong-willed ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TARTAR rough and violent, savage, cruel ...1809
• TEARING passionate, headstrong; violent, rowdy or reckless in behaviour ...M17
• TEAR-IN-TWO violent, savage ...1892 Sc.
• TORE DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TORN DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TROUBLY turbulent, tempestuous, stormy, violent ..1513
• VUSTING † furious; mighty, violent ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WAKEN ON to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WANTON † of actions: lawless, violent; in weaker sense: rude, ill-mannered ...a1400-50
• WIGHT forcible, violent, powerful in effect ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
• YOBBISH loutish; rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
• YOBBY rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
VIOLENT - nouns
• BENSE a violent movement; a blow, spring, strong push ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSELL a heavy blow; a violent or sudden movement; violence of storm, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSIL a heavy blow; any sudden or violent motion; violence of storm, fire, etc. ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VIOLENT - nouns, person
• ANIMAL a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; a term of contempt ...1892 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KICKER a person who habitually employs physical violence as a form of coercion; a tough disciplinarian; a bully ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BANGISTER † a burly, rough, violent fellow; a bully; a braggart ...c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BANGSTER † a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug ...c1570 obs. exc. Sc.
• BOVVER BOY a member of a hooligan gang, generally characterized as a skinhead, and therefore associated with extreme right-wing, racist violence ...1970 UK sl.
• BRUISER a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1907 sl.
• BULLDOGGER a violent person ...1990s US Black sl.
• CATAWAMPUS CAT a virago; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CAVEMAN a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1926 sl.
• HAG a violent, ill-tempered woman; a scold; an ugly, dirty woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDFIST a violence-prone, tough person ...1955 Can. sl.
• HARD MAN a professional thug; a person not afraid of violent action ...1970 US sl.
• HELL-BUSTER a violent or rip-roaring person or thing ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HOON a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Aust. sl.
• JAYHAWKER an explosive sort of person who is accustomed to getting what he wants by any means available, violent or otherwise ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MAD DOG a violent thug ...1940s US sl.
• MAN O' MEAN a strong or violent man ...1776 Sc.
• MAN O' THE MAIN a strong or violent man ...1776 Sc.
• MASTER-MAN a person of self-willed and violent temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MUG a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1890 US sl.
• NED a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1959 Sc. sl.
• NUTTER a violent deranged person; a mad or insane person ...1958 Brit. sl.
• PLUG-UGLY a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1856 sl., orig. US
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAMPER a noisy, stamping fellow; one who acts violently or destructively ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDY-DANDY a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT-A-COME-SCOUR a scold; a man in a violent passion ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RING-TAIL DEVIL a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED PAINTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1828 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1830 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SCREAMER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1959 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL PEELER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1832 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1898 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1909 Amer. dial.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• ROUGH a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1837 sl.
• ROUGHIE a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1905 sl.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
• TOUGH a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1866 sl., orig. US
• TROG a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1956 Brit. sl.
• VENGEANCE a person of a violent temper ...1711-2
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• YAHOO a violent person ...1968
• YOBBO a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Brit. sl.
• YOBO a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Brit. sl.
VIOLENT - verbs
• BENSE to walk or move violently ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULLOCK ONE'S WAY to make one's way with heavy violence ...1909
• DING to move violently, restlessly, in an ill temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• RAISE CAIN to become angry or violent
• RAMPASH to set to work in a violent, energetic manner ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAMPER to rush about; to act violently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REAR to rouse up, to disturb; also, to behave violently or excitedly ...1876 Eng. dial.
VIOLENTLY - adverbs
• BENSE violently ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BROTHELY † quickly, hastily; violently, furiously ...c1340
• BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS by force, violently ...1581
• BY THE HEAD AND EARS roughly, violently, as one drags a beast ...1590
• CATAWAMPOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1834 Amer. sl.
• CATAWAMPTIOUSLY utterly, vigorously, completely; fiercely, eagerly, violently ...1857 Amer. sl.
• DIRD with violence; heavily, sharply ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EAGERLY † sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely ...1377
• FIGHTING to the point of violence, extremely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• FROM HELL TO BREAKFAST completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FROM HELL TO BUSH completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER AND TONGS violently ...US Civil War usage
• HARDLY † with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently ...c1205
• HEADILY headlong, precipitately, hastily, rashly; violently, impetuously ...c1450
• LIKE ALL POSSESSED strongly, violently ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MASTERFULLY violently, forcibly ...1792 Sc.
• RAMPASH in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANK † rapidly, violently, headlong ...1590
• RAPFULLY †* with resounding blows; violently ...1582
• SAVAGEROUS fiercely, violently, vigorously ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SCLATCH heavily, violently; with a heavy, lumbering step ...1866 Sc.
• SKELP quickly and violently; suddenly
• SKLATCH heavily, violently; with a sharp smack or clashing sound; with a heavy footfall ...1866 Sc.
• TORN DOWN violently, very ...1836 Amer. dial.
• VENGEOUSLY †* violently, viciously ...1599
• YASSICH with violence ...Bk1905 Sc.
VIOLET - nouns
• BAIRNWORT the violet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRDBILL a violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRIGHT-EYES wild violet ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S FACE a violet ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FIGHT a wild violet ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN FIGHTER a wild violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LADY'S DELIGHT the violet ...1860
• LITTLE JOHNNY a violet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• PACIFIER the violet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ROOSTER-FIGHTER a wild violet ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• THREE-FACES-UNDER-A-HOOD a pansy, a violet ...1835 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE-MY-FANCY the pansy, the violet ...1902 Amer. dial.
• VILIP a violet ...1842 Eng. dial.
VIOLIN - nouns
• BELLY-PIECE † the piece forming the belly of a violin, etc. ...1609
• FIDDLE-BOX a fiddle, a violin ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MANCHE the neck of a violin, guitar, etc. ...1876
• PEARLIES, THE an uncontrollable nervous shaking of the bowing arm sometimes experienced by violinists, etc. before a performance ...1974 sl.
• QUEUE the tailpiece of a violin or other instrument ...1876
• THOOMACKS the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
• THUMMACKS the pegs of a violin ...1868 Sc.
VIOLINIST - nouns, person
• CATGUT SCRAPER a violinist ...18C jocular colloq.
• ELBOW BENDER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLESTER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUT-SCRAPER a fiddler; a violinist ...a1720 sl.
• PANDURIST †* one who plays on a musical instrument called a rebec, or on a violin ...1656
• ROSIN SNIFFER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUEAKER a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
VIP - verbs
• DUCHESS to treat as a VIP ...1956 Aust. sl.
VIRAGO - adjectives
• MANKIND † of women: masculine, virago-like ...1585
VIRAGO - nouns, person
• AMAZON an extremely masculine woman; a virago ...M18
• BANDYLAN a woman of bad character; an outcast; a virago ...1808 Eng. dial.
• BARRATRESS † a female fighter, an amazon, a virago ...1583
• BELDAM a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELDAME a loathsome old woman; a hag; a witch; a furious raging woman, a virago ...a1586
• BELLATRICE † a woman well skilled in war; a virago ...1656
• BRIMSTONE † a virago, a scold
• CALLET a scold, a virago, a constant fault-finder; a quarrelsome person ...1781 Eng. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS CAT a virago; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
• HARPIE a shrewish virago ...M20 US sl.
• RANDIE a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc..
• RANDY a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUDAS a coarse, unmannerly, foul-mouthed old woman; an ill-natured, ugly old woman; a virago ...1725 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SHREW a scolding woman; a virago; a hellcat of a woman ...16C
• STRAMULLION a strong, robust, masculine woman; a virago ...B1900 Sc.
• TAGSTER a scold; a virago ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGER a scold; a virago; a quarrelsome woman ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEARER a virago, a shrew ...1862 Sc.
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person ...1915 Amer. dial.