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WATER - WEAPON
WATER, WATERY - adjectives
• BOLD of running water: swift ...1805 Amer. dial.
• CALF-LEG-DEEP of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLER of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANK † wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
• FAIR * of water: clean, pure ...c1340
• FAT † of water: thick, turbid ...1387
• GELID of water: refreshingly cold ...1755
• HYDROPHOBIOUS having a dread of water; tending to repel water ...1850
• QUICK * of wells, springs, streams, or water: running, flowing ...c1000
• RILEY of liquids, chiefly water: turbid, muddy; agitated ...1805 Amer. dial.
• ROILY of liquids, chiefly water: turbid, muddy; agitated ...1823 Amer. dial.
• SALIENT of water: jetting forth; leaping upwards ...1669
• SAMMY watery, moist, sodden; in a state of perspiration ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SKIRE † of water: pure, clear ...a1300
• SUBAQUEAN * existing, formed, or constructed under water; taking place under water ...1782
• SUBAQUEOUS existing, formed, or constructed under water; taking place under water ...1677
• SUBRIGUOUS † moist, wet, and watery underneath ...1656
• SUBTERAQUEAN * living, situated, performed, etc. under water ...1865
• SUBTERAQUEOUS * living, situated, performed, etc. under water ...1682
• TROUBLY † of water, wine, etc.: troubled, turbid, muddy, thick ...1398
• ULIGINOUS of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
• YEDDLIE of water: thick, muddy ...Bk1905 Sc.
WATER - adverbs
• BOLD of running water: swiftly, abundantly ...1805 Amer. dial.
WATER - nouns
• ADAM water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S ALE water, as the only drink of our first parents ...1643 humorous
• ADAM'S BEVERAGE water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S LIQUOR water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S WINE water as a beverage ...L15 colloq.
• ADDEL putrid drinking water ...L19 nautical sl.
• ADDLE putrid or stagnant water ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALBERCA a water hole, a water pocket, a watering place ...1892 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL JUICE rainwater; water ...1944 Amer. jocular
• AQUA FLUMINIS FILTRATA water from the well ...Aust. pharmaceutical chemists' usage
• AQUA POMPAGINIS water from the well ...18C sl. Partridge
• AQUA PUMPAGINIS water from the well ...18C sl.
• AQUA PURA water ...Bk1921 sl.
• BRANCH WATER 1. water from a stream, rather than from a well ...1836 Amer. dial.
2. plain water as opposed to soda water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALL the movement of the surface of water when driven by the wind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CATARACT a violent downpour or rush of water ...1634
• CHASER OF ADAM'S ALE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHASER OF ADAM'S WINE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHOW WATER drinking water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CITY COKE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURGLAFF the shock felt when one first plunges into cold water ...18C Sc.
• DARLING DAUGHTER water ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAY-WATER surface water ...1808
• DEG(G) damp, moisture; a drop of water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DIMSEL † a piece of stagnant water, larger than a pond and smaller than a lake ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DITCH plain water, as opposed to soda water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EA a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EARTH JUICE water ...1939 Amer. jocular
• EATING-WATER water fit for drinking; drinking water ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FISH BROTH water ...Bk1921 sl.
• GABBY water ...M19 Aust. sl.
• GAIT two buckets of water, carried with a yoke over the shoulders ...1809 Eng. dial.
• GLIFF the shock felt when plunging into water ...B1900 Sc.
• GLOX the sound of liquids when shaken in a barrel or vessel that is not quite full; the sound of falling, gurgling water ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GREENTAIL a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WATER a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREENY a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOBO COCKTAIL a glass of water, esp. when requested (rather than alcohol) in a restaurant ...1940s US sl.
• HOLY WATER water that has been laced with whisky ...20C sl.
• INDIAN ALARM CLOCK a glass of water taken before going to bed ...1980 Amer. dial.
• JABBLE a slight agitated movement of water or other liquid; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples ...1831 Sc.
• JAUP the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JAW a quantity of water or other liquid dashed, splashed, or thrown out; an outpour of water, etc. ...a1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JAWP the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAG † water; urine ...1567 cant
• LAGE † water; urine ...1567 cant
• LAGGE water ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• LAND-SWELL the roll of the water near the shore ...1812
• LIQUORS water ...1925 Brit. sl.
• MAIN FLOOD † high water; a large or full-flowing body of water; the ocean or 'main sea', the high sea ...c1303
• MANTLE † the green vegetable coating on standing water ...1605
• NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER water ...1930s US rhyming sl.
• OFFLET a channel for letting water run away ...1744 Sc.
• ONE ON THE CITY a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEENICKER PAWNEE drinking water ...M19
• POND any large body of water ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PURE ELEMENT water ...Bk1921 sl.
• QUICK-WATER running water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RAINJUICE water ...1950s US sl.
• REAM water lying near the surface ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIFT a patch of broken water; a rapid ...1727 Amer. dial.
• ROIL a turbulent stretch of water ...L17 now chiefly US
• SALTCHUCK any body of salt water ...20C Can.
• SCOOT a gush or flow of water; the pipe or opening from which it flows ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHIRLEY TEMPLE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKY JUICE rain; water ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SPLASH any form of water, eg. a river, a lake, a sea, a bath ...1940s US Black sl.
• SPLIT a small bottle of mineral water ...L19 sl.
• SPOSH a mixture of mud and water; slush, soft snow mixed with water in thawing weather; water partially frozen ...1845 US
• ST. MARGET'S ALE water ...E17 sl.
• ST. MARGRET'S ALE water ...E17 sl.
• SUDS † flood-water; the water of the fens; water mixed with drift-sand and mud; drift-sand left by a flood ...1599
• TAFFLE the aimless movement of light matter; a slight movement on water ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TANK a piece of deep water, natural or artificial; a pond or pool ...1678 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WAI fresh water ...1938 Hawaii usage
• WAKE a piece of open water, in the midst of a frozen lake, river, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WALM † a gushing fort or upwelling of water; a spring, fountain, water-source; the water of such ...a897
• WINDMILL COCKTAIL a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
WATER - nouns, person
• AQUABIBE a water drinker ...1731
• HYDROPOT a drinker of water; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1727
• HYDROPOTIST †* a water-drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1678
• TANKARD-BEARER † one employed in drawing and carrying water from the public pumps and conduits ...c1515
• WATER-FUNK a person who is afraid to go in the water; a boy shy of water, either in the way of personal cleanliness or aquatics ...1899
WATER - verbs
• DAP to dip lightly or suddenly into water ...L19
• DEG(G) to sprinkle water upon anything; to bedew, to moisten, to soak ...1781 Eng. dial.
• DRUMBLE of water: to make muddy ...1825 Sc.
• FALL IN of water: to subside ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GLIFF to feel a shock in consequence of plunging into water ...B1900 Sc.
• KEACH to sip water, as from a brook ...1809 Eng. dial.
• KEECH of water: to film over, to begin to freeze ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LAAG to pour water on; to bale out water ...1898 Sc.
• LADE to bale out, to empty water by means of a vessel; to ladle ...1777 Eng. dial.
• LAVE † to draw water out or up with a bucket, ladle, or scoop ...a1300
• LEACH †* to water, to wet ...c888
• LOPPER of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple ...1893 Sc.
• LOSH † to make the lapping sound caused by a running stream flowing over stones, etc.; to splash in water; of water in a barrel or boat: to roll to and fro ...1629 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAKE THE GARDYLOO to throw the dirty water out ...1808
• MANTLE of liquids: to be or become covered with a coating or scum ...1626
• PUT OUT THE MILLER'S EYE to add too much water or milk to any mixture ...1839 Eng. dial.
• QUIGLE of water: to make a lapping or gurgling sound ...1955 Sc.
• ROOSE † to water; to sprinkle with water ...B1900 Sc.
• SAG of wind or water: to fall, subside ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SICKER * of water: to trickle; to ooze or leak ...c897
• WAFT † to convey safely by water; to carry over or across a river, sea, etc. ...1593 obs. exc. poetic
• WALM † of water: to well up, to gush or spout forth ...a1300
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• WAMBLE † of water, the blood: to seethe, to boil ...1636
• WANE † of the sea, water: to subside, to ebb ...c1290
WATERCOURSE - nouns
• AA † a stream, a watercourse ...1430
• CANEL † the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
• CANNEL † the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
• EA a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EDDIT an adit, a watercourse ...1807
• GAIN a shallow watercourse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LACHE an occasional watercourse; a narrow ditch; a deep cart-rut; a gutter washed by the tide on the seashore ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAN a large open ditch; a main artificial watercourse; a very small stream ...1846 Eng. dial.
• SICHET † a small watercourse ...c1133
• SIKET † a small watercourse or sike ...1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKERTH a small watercourse ...1851 Eng. dial.
WATERFALL - adjectives
• CATARACTIC † of the nature of a cataract ...1693
• CATARACTICAL † of the nature of a cataract ...1693
• CATARACTINE of the nature of a cataract ...1856
WATERFALL - nouns
• CATADUPE † a cataract or waterfall, orig. those of the Nile ...1596
• CATARACT a waterfall; properly one of considerable size, and falling headlong over a precipice ...1594
• FALLOVER a waterfall ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FALLOWFORTH a cascade, a waterfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KALL a waterfall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SAULT a waterfall or rapid ...1600 N. Amer.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• YATTER the sound of a waterfall ...1930 Sc.
WATERING CAN - nouns
• DEGGING-CAN a watering-can ...1892 Eng. dial.
• GARDEN-POT † a watering-pot ...1580
• WATER-PAN a watering-can ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WATERING CAN - nouns, person
• DEGGER a man watering with a can ...1895 Eng. dial.
WATERMELON - nouns
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL a watermelon ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRICAN GRAPE a watermelon ...1970s Amer. sl.
• AFRICAN PLUM a watermelon ...1960s US Black sl.
• AUGUST HAM a watermelon ...1926 Amer. jocular
• BLACK WATERMELON a big, dark green watermelon with black seeds ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GEORGIA HAM a watermelon ...1971 US sl.
• NIGGER HAM (derogatory) a watermelon ...1940s US sl.
• SANDIA a watermelon ...1648
WATER SKIING - nouns
• UIC SKI TEAM unemployed water skiers (Unemployment Insurance Clinic) ...1989 Can. sl.
WATER VESSEL - nouns
• MONKEY a porous earthen vessel for the cooling of water or other beverages ...1834 nautical sl.
WATERWAY - nouns
• BOGUE a stream or waterway ...1814 Amer. dial.
• NAVIGATION † a canal or other artificial waterway ...1761 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NAVVY an artificial waterway; a canal ...1864 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGHFARE a waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; a channel ...1699 Amer. dial.
WAVE - adjectives
• DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves ...1659
• DECUMANAL †* very large, immense: usually of waves ...1652
• FLUCTISONOUS sounding or roaring with waves ...B1900
• FLUCTIVAGOUS floating or tossed on the waves ...B1900
• HAYCOCKING making a short, choppy wave ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEATY of a wave: powerful ...1991 US sl.
• SPOOKY said of a dangerous or frightening wave ...1966 surfers' sl.
• WALLING † of the sea, waves: boiling up, raging; of water: welling up, flowing abundantly ...a1300
• WALLOW of the sea, waves: to roll, to surge, to heave, to toss ...1362
WAVE - nouns
• AG the wash of waves on the seashore as by a steady wind from the sea ...1908 Sc.
• AX the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
• BACKSOOK the backwash of the waves after having broken on the shore ...1908 Sc.
• AXE the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
• BEACH-COMBER a long wave rolling in from the ocean ...1847
• BEAR †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BERE †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BIER †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BLACKCAP a wave resulting from strong wind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLIND BREAKER a tidal wave ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BRACK breaking waves ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK the breaking waves on a shore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAP a whitecap ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CAP-BUSTER a big wave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CURL the concave face of a wave as it breaks ...1963 US sl.
• HAIRBALL a large, powerful wave ...1981 US sl.
• HAYSTACK a dome-shaped wave ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
• HONKER a large and powerful wave ...1991 US sl.
• JASCH †* the dash of a wave ...1513 Sc.
• JAW the rush or dash of a wave; a surging or dashing wave, a billow ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LABB the sound of the lapping of waves ...1824 Sc.
• LAND-BURST a succession of a few breakers at change of tide, or at intervals during a storm ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAND-SEA heavy breakers on the shore ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MACKER a very large wave ...1991 US sl.
• MONSTER an immense wave, surfed by a special and small class of surfers ...1987 US sl.
• MUSHY a weak, slow wave ...1964 US sl.
• OATMEAL a small, mushy wave ...1991 US sl.
• RACK the restless, driving movement of the waves; sea-foam ...1822 Sc.
• RAGE a large wave ...1991 US sl.
• RANGER a wave of unusual height and force ...1891
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKIPPER'S DAUGHTERS tall, white-crested waves, such as are seen at sea in windy weather; white-caps ...1888
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SNAPPER a small, fast-breaking wave ...1977 Aust. sl.
• STACKUP a group of waves; a group of surfers on a single wave ...1977 US sl.
• TRAIN a series of waves ...1963 US sl.
• VALL † a wave (of the sea) ...c1480 Sc.
• WALL † a wave (of the sea) ...c1480 Sc.
• WALM † a wave, billow ...c900
• WHITE NOSE a small white wave-crest ...1866
WAVE - verbs
• AG of waves of the sea when wind blows shoreward, or of the wind: to drive towards or against the shore ...1908 Sc.
• NAIL of a wave: to knock a surfer from the surfboard ...1977 US sl.
• WAFF 1. to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag ...1807 Sc.
2. to wave the hand in salutation; to give a friendly wave of the hand ...1813 Sc.
3. to wave to and fro; to flutter in the wind; of a bird; to move the wings in flight ...1834 chiefly Sc.
• WAFT † to wave the hand or something held in the hand, esp. as a signal ...1604
• WAFTER †* to wave ...c1450
• WAG to wave; to shake ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALK † of the waves: to roll, to toss ...c1400
• WALL † of liquids: to bubble up; to well up, to flow abundantly; of the sea, waves: to boil up, to rage ...c893
• WALLOP of the waves: to dash, to surge ...1896 Ireland
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• WAMPISH 1. to wave or toss one's arms about ...1816 Sc.
2. to wave to and fro ...1818 Sc.
WAVE - phrases
• SEA'S A-CAPPING it's making white-topped waves ...1968 Amer. dial.
WAVE ABOUT - verbs
• WAFFLE to wave about, to waver in the air, to flap, to flutter ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WAVER - verbs
• BACK AND FILL to vacillate or waver; to take too long about coming to a decision ...1854 Amer. dial.
• BAFFLE AROUND to take too long about coming to a decision ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALANCE to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate ...1655
• BELLWAVER to fluctuate, to waver, to vacillate, to be inconstant ...1820 Sc.
• CAIVER to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death ...1825 Sc.
• DACKER 1. to waver, to totter, to stagger ...1668 Eng. dial.
2. to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFFLE to waver; to change ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAVER to tremble; to waver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• JARG † to waver, to flinch ...a1614 Sc.
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be undecided; to waver in determination ...1350 Eng. dial.
• TO-WAVER † to waver uncertainly; to wander ...1375
• WAFFLE to waver, to be uncertain, undecided, or hesitant; to vacillate ...1819 Sc.& N. Eng. dial.
• WAG † to waver, to vacillate ...1387
• WAMBLE † of things: to totter, to waver; to move unsteadily, to stagger, to reel ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial.
WAVERER - nouns, person
• HALTER one who wavers; a waverer ...c1611
WAVERING - adjectives
• ALL IN THE WIND wavering, uncertain ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AVOIRDUPOIS undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BRANLING † wavering, vacillating, irresolute ...c1645
• DOUBLE-MINDED wavering or undecided in mind ...1545
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HAIFTY-KAIFTY wavering, undecided ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANGER † one who hesitates or wavers ...1536
• HAVERDEPAISE undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEFTY-KEFTY wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• IZEY-TIZEY uncertain, wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LABANT † sliding, falling down, wavering ...1727
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• MEEDLESS undecided, wavering, unable to make up one's mind; heedless, without thought or plan ...1703 Eng. dial.
• OFF AND ON indecisive, wavering, vacillating ...M19 sl.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• VACILLANT uncertain, hesitating, wavering ...1521
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEA-NAY wavering, undecided; feeble in character ...1902 Eng. dial.
WAVERING - nouns
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• BRANLING †* a wavering; an instance of irresolution or vacillation ...1646
• VACILLANCY * vacillation ...1668
WAVERINGLY - adverbs
• TITTER-TOTTER hesitatingly, waveringly ...1725
WAVING - nouns
• WAFF 1. a waving movement; the waving of the hand or something held in the hand ...1678 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. a flapping, waving movement; a flutter ...1766 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE a flapping, a waving ...c1830 Sc.
• WAFTURE the act of waving the hand or something held in the hand ...1601
WAVY - adjectives
• TABBIED having a wavy or streaky appearance ...1861
WAX - adjectives
• AGOGIC † pert. to modelling in wax ...1662
WAX - nouns
• WACE wax ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WAX - verbs
• KEECH of wax, melted fat, etc.: to set hard in cooling ...1863 Eng. dial.
WAXING - nouns
• SACK, BACK AND CRACK a treatment for removing a man's body hair by waxing it and stripping it off ...2003 UK sl.
WAY - adjectives
• BIVIOUS having or leading two different ways or passages ...a1644
• INVIOUS † having no roads or ways; pathless; trackless ...E17
• MULTIVIOUS having many ways or roads; going or leading in many directions; manifold ...1656
• QUADRIVIOUS having four ways meeting in one point; going in four directions, as a street ...1883
• SEPTEMVIOUS going in seven different ways or directions ...1861 nonce word
WAY - nouns (also see ROAD)
• ART a direction, way; locality, district ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BACK-GATE a way or road that leads behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIG ROAD a public way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CAREER † the course over which any person or thing passes; a road, a path, a way ...1642
• CARFAX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1357
• CARFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• CARFOX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet; sometimes extended to more than four ...1357
• CARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• DORIS a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Doris Day)
• DORIS DAY a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• FOUR-WAY LEET † a meeting of four ways ...1656
• GANG † a way, road, or passage ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GATE † a way, a road, a path ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GATESHODEL † a parting of the ways; a crossway, a fork of a road ...c1375
• HAG-ROAD a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• HAG-WAY a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• LAND-GATE † way or passage over land ...1637 Sc.
• LAND-WAY † a way or path over land ...c1250
• NEAR CUT a short by-way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD a by-way, distinguished from a public road ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIGHCUT a short by-way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PACE † a passage; a narrow way; a pass between mountains, rocks, woods, etc.; a narrow channel at sea, a strait ...a1300
• PAD a path, track; the road, the way ...1567 orig. sl., now also Eng. dial.
• QUARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• QUATERVOIS †* a place where four ways meet ...1646
• QUATREFOIS †* a place where four ways meet ...1646
• RAKE a way, a path; a rough path over a hill; a narrow path up a cleft or raving ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMPIRE a raised road or way; the highway ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SITHE † a going, journey, path, way ...971
• THREE-WAY LEET † a meeting of three ways ...1603
• THROUGH a thoroughfare; a public way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TWO-WAY LEET † a meeting of two ways ...1618
WAY (method) - nouns
• MIDSES † means, methods, ways ...1660 Sc.
WAYFARING - nouns
• GATE-GOING † wayfaring ...a1555
WAYLAY - verbs
• BELAY † to waylay, to lie in wait for, to ambush ...1470-85
• LAYWAY to waylay, to ambush ...1913 Amer. dial.
WAYNE, JOHN
• DUKE the film actor, John Wayne (1907-1979) ...US sl.
WAYWARD - adjectives
• OBSTRACKLOUS obstreperous, wayward, masterful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PROTERVE †* forward, wayward, stubborn; peevish, petulant; proud, arrogant, impudent ...1382
• PROTERVOUS † forward, wayward, untoward, stubborn, impudent, peevish, petulant ...1547
WAYWARD - adverbs
• KIM-KAM † crookedly, awry; in a wayward, perverse, or contrary way ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WAYWARD - nouns, person
• AUPS a wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• AWPS a wayward, mischievous child ...E19 Eng. dial.
• AZZALD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1891 Eng. dial.
• AZZARD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AZZY a wayward child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD HAT a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1884
• NAZARD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZART a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZZART a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZZET a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• REESTER a wayward, obstinate person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RUFFINER a rough person, a ruffian; a sturdy, wayward character, savage when excited ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WEAK, WEAKLY - adjectives
• ABATED IN THE VITALS grown weak ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ABBLE weakly ...1880 Sc.
• ADYNAMOUS weak, impowerful ...1656 ob.s
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BABBISH weak, helpless, faint ....1876 Eng. dial.
• BADOUS weakly, good-for-nothing ...1908 Sc.
• BAUCH weak, tired out, exhausted ...1819 Sc.
• BAUGH weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent ...a1560 Sc.
• BONELESS lacking backbone or willpower; weak in character ...1882
• BOSS weak, ignorant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASHY indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BRICKLE † frail, weak ...c1460
• CAFFLING puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAILING ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CHICKEN-POO-POO weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CHICKENSHIT weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CHINLESS said of someone of weak character; incompetent, ineffectual ...1881 sl., orig. US
• CRAWLY-MAWLY in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• DADDOCKY inferior, weak; tasteless ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMP weak, ineffectual ...Brit. sl.
• DAUNCEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DAWNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
• DEBILE † weak, feeble, suffering from debility ...1536
• DEPRAVED weakly, ill ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DONCY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DONSEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DOWN ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DROOPY unpleasant, dull, weak ...1930s sl.
• EFFEMINATE † physically weak, delicate ...1652
• EGG-SHELL very weak or brittle ...1834
• FAGGOT weak, ineffectual ...1960s sl.
• FAGGOT-ASS weak, cowardly, contemptible ...2000s US Black sl.
• FAIL frail, in a weak state of health, wanting in physical power ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAINT † of persons or animals: weak, feeble; sickly, out of condition ...c1350
• FAINTED † become weak or exhausted ...c1500
• FAINTIFIED weak, faint ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FAINTISH weak, faint ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY physically weak, faint ...1696
• FAINTY-SICK physically weak, faint ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FANTIT weakly, starved ...1898 Sc.
• FAUCHINLESS weak, without strength or energy ...1866 Sc.
• FECKLESS destitute of vigour, energy, or capacity; weak, helpless, useless ...1869
• FEEBLOSE * rather feeble; weakly ...1882
• FLIMSY weak ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FUNNY weak, out of control ...20C sl.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HALULU annoyed, upset; weak from fear ...1967 Hawaii
• IMPUISSANT weak, feeble, impotent, powerless ...1629
• KIDLING physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LANGUIFIC †* that makes weak or faint ...1727
• LANGUIFICAL †* that makes weak or faint ...1656
• LEW weak; also, of a leaden or pale colour; pale, wan ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT weak ...1960s sl.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER SICK weak, unable to stand or walk because of illness ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIMP-WRIST weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIMP-WRISTED of men: effeminate; soft; weak; homosexual; usually derisive ...1957 US sl.
• MAFFLING weak, feeble, infirm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAICHERAND weak, feeble, incapable of exertion ...1808 Sc.
• MARCID † weak, feeble, exhausted ...1656
• MARCIDIOUS †* rotten, decayed, withered; feeble, weak, exhausted ...1656
• MAUGER lean, thin, peaked, sickly, weak in appearance ...1890 Amer. dial.
• MILK AND WATER weak, wishy-washy, insipid ...1783 Amer. dial.
• MIMMOCKING dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLYSLOP nonsensical, weak with overtones of effeminacy ...L19 sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY of persons: inclined to weak sentimentality, affected daintiness, or childish simplicity; of a weak or trifling character; effeminate; overnice ...1774
• NESH † tender, delicate, weak; unable to endure fatigue or exposure; susceptible to cold ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base ...1848
• ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OOZY nauseated, weak, dizzy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACHETTY weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIPSEY insipid, weak ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PANTYWAIST weak, effeminate ...1930s sl.
• PAP of persons or objects: weak, feeble ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• PAPPY of persons or objects: weak, feeble ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PUSILLANIMOUS lacking in courage and strength of mind; of weak spirit; faint-hearted, cowardly, mean-spirited ...1586
• QUEACHY feeble, sickly, weak, small ...1859 Eng. dial.
• QUEETERING weak, trifling ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RALPH weak, silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLE in a state of ill health, weak ...1889
• RICKETY weak, ill-nourished; lame, suffering from rickets ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS weak in mind or body; feeble, helpless; wanting in energy ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUFFLING foolish, weak ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUGHEN weak, wanting in energy ...1875 Sc.
• SAUGHY weak, wanting in energy ...1818 Sc.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHAMLICH shambling, weak-limbed, puny ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SICK * mentally affected or weak ...c1340
• SILLY † of persons or animals: weak, feeble, frail ...1567
• SINEWLESS lacking vigour; feeble, weak, powerless ...1644
• SLACK-TWISTED of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
• SLIM in bad health; weak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWAK weak, feeble ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• TARLOCH weak, peevish, grumbling ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEARY weak, frail, delicate; faint ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TEMPERY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORARY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEUNY weak, sickly, undersized ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TEW tender, sickly, small, weak ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THOWLESS wanting in energy, inactive, weak, spiritless, lazy; useless; insipid ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TOOLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• UMBERSORROW † weakly, delicate ...1825 Sc.
• UNDERF † irresolute, weak ...a1225
• UNDERLING not fully developed; inferior, weak ...1750 Eng. dial.
• UNFEARY feeble, infirm, weak, unfit for action ...1838 Sc.
• VALETUDINAIRE * not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1682
• VALETUDINARIAN not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1713
• VALETUDINARY not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1581
• VALETUDINOUS † invalid, weakly; not in robust health ...1655
• WAFF 1. feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
2. of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFFLE 1. inert, limp, feeble, weak, sluggish ...1847 Sc.
2. changeable, irresolute; feeble, weak; worthless ...1867 Sc.
• WAFF-LIKE of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFFLING hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1874 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFFLY 1. hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. dizzy and weak from illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
• WAIK weak ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAIRSH weak, delicate, wanting in stamina; faint, as from want of food; sickly-looking ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALY-DRAIGLING weak and worthless; dirty ...1856 Sc.
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WEAK AS A WOOLLY MITTEN, AS weak, as from illness (woolly mitten = kitten) ...Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS BRANCH WATER very weak, as coffee, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEAK-WRISTED weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WISHY-WASHY weak; uncertain ...1703 UK sl.
• WRISTY weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WUSSY cowardly, weak, effeminate, timid, passive ...1970s sl.
WEAK, WEAKNESS - nouns
• BLACK SPELL a sudden feeling of weakness, when sometimes the person loses consciousness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONELESSNESS weakness of character or will ...1885
• DEBILITIES † an instance of weakness ...a1533
• DEBILITUDE †* debility, weakness ...1669
• FAINT-OUT a feeling of weakness or faintness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEEBLE † weakness, feebleness ...c1325
• GONENESS a sinking feeling; weakness, faintness, exhaustion; great depression ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1876 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SMELT, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MESS a term of contempt for anything small, weak, or insignificant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLITUDE † softness, tenderness, weakness, effeminacy ...1656
• NESHNESS softness, weakness ...c897
• SINKING SPELL an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition ...1874 Amer. dial.
• TARLOCH any creature or thing small, weak, and worthless of its kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAIKNESS weakness ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WUSSINESS weakness; ineffectuality ...1980s Amer. sl.
WEAK, WEAKLING - nouns, person
• ACAMY a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1908 Sc.
• ACORN CALF a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals) ...1929 Amer. dial.
• ADDLE-CAP a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-HEAD a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-PATE a weak, silly person ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKAMY a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1908 Sc.
• AMITAN a weak, foolish person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAD a person of weak, soft constitution, from rapid overgrowth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERFLY an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl.
• CAKE a weak person ...1980s US campus sl.
• CALF an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling ...1553 sl.
• CANARY KID a weakling; a coward ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CANDY a weakling ...1960s US teen sl.
• CANDY ANKLE a weak or effeminate man ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CASPAR a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPAR MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPER MILKTOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPER MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CREAM PUFF a wimp or weakling ...Brit. sl.
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DUB a weakling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT an effeminate, weak, or cowardly fellow; generally used contemptuously ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FAIZART a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow; a shameless person ...1721 Sc.
• FAUCHLE a slow, inept worker; a bungler; a small, weak person unable to do his own turn and yet trying to do it ...1866 Sc.
• FAZARD a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow ...1721 Sc.
• FEEBLE † a feeble person; a weak, frail, or ineffectual person ...1340
• FEEBLING a feeble person; a weakling ...L19
• FUNKER one who is a coward, a weakling, or a shirker ...M19 sl.
• FUNKSTICK one who is a coward, a weakling, or a shirker ...1889 sl., orig. hunting usage
• GIRLY-MON an effeminate or weak man ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GRANDMA (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• JELLYFISH a person of 'flabby' character or deficient in energy, steadfastness, or 'backbone''; a person of weak character ...1883
• LAD OF WAX a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
• LADYFINGER a weak or effeminate fellow; a cowardly man ...1942 US sl.
• LAMB one who is meek, gentle, innocent, or weak as a lamb ...c1000
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LIMP WRIST a weakling; a social 'liberal' ...1990s sl., orig. US
• MARSHMALLOW a soft, weak person or thing ...Bk1950s US sl.
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MILLIE a weak or weak-willed fellow; a sissy ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MILQUETOAST a meek, easily intimidated person; a very timid or cowardly, weak person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOLLYPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• MOUSE a weakling ...1940s sl.
• MR. MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• MUDDING-FACE a fool; a weakling ...L19 sl.
• MULLIPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• MULLYPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• NAF a fool; a weakling; an ineffectual person ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
י NAMBY-PAMBY an overly nice person; an effeminate and weak male ...18C
• NARROWBACK a man too weak to engage in hard labour ...1930 US sl.
• NAUMPEY a weak, foolish-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFF a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAUGHT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-RIPE a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-TRIPE † the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child; the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY a silly, weak, or foolish person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• OLD LADY of a man: a weakling, a sentimentalist ...1930s sl.
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSY a weakling; an effeminate male ...E20 US sl.
• PANTYWAIST a timid, weak, or effeminate man or boy ...1936 sl., orig. US
• PAPBROEK a coward, a weakling ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• PAPIYOT a weakling; a frail person; a useless opponent in a game ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PUFF a weak or cowardly person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUNK a weak person; a useless jerk, usually a male; a worthless man ...M19 US sl.
• PUSILL * a little or weak one, a child ...1884
• PUSS a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• PUSSY a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• PUSSYCAT a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• QUINCE a weakling; a fool ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• RACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RASHER OF WIND a weak, spineless person ...M19 sl.
• RECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• RUCKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS a weak, senseless person; a helpless, clumsy fellow ...1778 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SAPSY a soft, weak-willed, characterless person ...1969 Sc.
• SART-POLL a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1867 Eng dial.
• SCHAMLICH a weak, puny person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIMMY a weakling, one lacking in spirit or vigour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SIMP a weakling; a wimp ...Aust. sl.
• SNOW a blond-haired weakling ...1960s Aust. school sl.
• SOFTLING a weakling
• STUFF a simpleton; a weakling ...Bk1904 Amer. sl.
• TARLE a small, weak person or animal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIDLING † a pampered or spoiled child; a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONK an effeminate, weak, or ineffectual person ...Aust. sl.
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• WAFFLE-BAGS one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLER a weak, indecisive, vacillating person; one who hesitates; a ditherer; a laggard ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAKELING a weak child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANGLE a thin, tall, weak young man ...L19 Irish sl.
• WEAK SISTER the weakest member of a group, male or female ...M19 orig. US
• WEEDLING a slight, weakly person ...1890
• WIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person; an ineffectual or incompetent person; a weak, ineffectual man ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WOSSIE a weak, timid, passive person ...1982 US sl.
• WRACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WRECK a weakling; one without spirit ...c1925 UK public schools' usage
• WRECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WREGLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• WUSS a weak, timid person; an ineffectual person; a wimp; someone who cannot be depended on; an exceedingly pathetic, timid, or ineffectual person ...1960s US sl.
• WUSS BAG a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• WUSSETTE a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• WUSSIE a weak, timid, passive person ...1982 US sl.
• WUSSY a weak, timid, passive person; someone who cannot be depended on ...1960s US sl.
• ZAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ZATENFARE a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon ...1777 Eng. dial.
• ZOB a good-for-nothing; a contemptible person; a weak person ...1911 US sl.
WEAK, WEAKEN - verbs
• ACRAZE † to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
• AFFEEBLE † to weaken, to enfeeble ...1480
• AFFEEBLISH †* to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• BREAK to grow old or weak; to show signs of aging ...1800 Amer. dial.
• CROCK to become or cause to become weak or disabled ...sl. chiefly Brit.
• DEBILITE † to debilitate, to render weak, to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• DEFAIL † to lose vigour, to become weak, to decay ...1340
• FADE † to grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink ...1388
• FAIL OFF to show signs of approaching dissolution; to grow weak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINT † to become faint; to grow weak or feeble, to decline ...c1400 obs. exc. poetic
• FEEBLE † to make feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken ...a1340 obs. exc. arch.
• FEEBLISH † to render feeble, weak, or infirm, to enfeeble ...1375
• GELD † to impair the strength or force of; to weaken, to enfeeble ...1508
• IMBECILE † to make imbecile, weak, or impotent; to impair, to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate ...1593-40
• IMBECILITATE to render imbecile, weak, or feeble; to enfeeble ...1653
• LABEFACT † to shake, to weaken ...c1540
• LABEFY †* to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall ...1620
• LANGUEFY †* to become weak or languid ...a1734
• PALL † to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
• QUICHE OUT to concede defeat in a cowardly manner; to behave in a weak and effeminate manner ...2006 UK sl.
• RETUND † to weaken physically; to diminish the strength or effect of ...M17
• SINK * to reduce, weaken, or exhaust the strength of a person ...a1715
• TAINT † to lose vigour or courage; to become weak or faint; to wither, to fade ...1605
• TAKE IT LYING DOWN to give in without a fight, to act weakly ...L19
• UNBEND † to slacken or weaken ...1605
• UNBRACE to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
• WAIKEN to weaken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANT SALT to be a weakling; to need 'grit' of character ...L19 US
• WEEN to exhibit fear; to weaken ...1926 Amer. dial.
WEAKENED - adjectives
• ACRAZED † weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
• AFFEEBLED † weakened, enfeebled ...1577-87
• PALLED † enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
WEAKENING - nouns
• DEFAILING † weakening, decline in health ...1580
• EFFEEBLISHMENT † weakening ...1540
• FEEBLISHING † a weakening, decline in health ...1580
• LABEFACTATION * a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1775
• LABEFACTION a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1620
WEAK-HEADED - nouns, person
• WATTLE-HEAD †* a weak-headed person, one of weak intellect ...1613
WEAKLY - adverbs
• LIMBERLY exhaustedly, weakly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Sc.
WEAK-MINDED - adjectives
• APARTMENTS-TO-LET weak-minded; idiotic ...B1874 sl.
• BAIRN-LIKE childish; weak-minded ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BALMY soft, idiotic, weak-minded; insane ...1851 sl.
• BARMY silly, weak-minded, half-witted ...1879 sl.
• BESOM-HEADED weak-minded, foolish, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESOM-SCAUPED weak-minded, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAFTLY weak-minded, foolish ...1880 Sc.
• DANDERING foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-CRATTY foolish, weak-minded, childish; of small account; generally used of persons, but also of a conversation or work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY foolish, weak-minded, childish; uncertain, of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RADGE silly, weak-minded ...1923 Sc.
• SAUMPY weak-minded, foolish ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SPOONEY weak-minded, simple ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY weak-minded, simple ...M19 sl.
• WANTING mentally deficient, weak-minded ...1877 Eng. dial.
WEAK-MINDED - nouns, person
• BAIRN a weak-minded or childish person ...1898 Sc.
• BALMY a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BARMSTICK a person of weak intellect ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLUCKEY a crazy, weak-minded person ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOTARD a weak-minded or foolish old person
• NANNY-CRATTY an inquisitive, meddlesome, foolish, weak-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAZOLD a silly or weak-minded person; a vain fool ...1607 colloq.
• NAZZALD a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NINNYHAMMER a stupid or weak-minded person; a simpleton, a fool ...1592
• OAF-ROCK a half-witted, weak-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RUM a weak-minded person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUMMY a foolish person; a weak-minded person ...1912 US sl.
• SAFTIE a weak-minded, timid or effeminate person; a simpleton; a 'softie' ...1866 Sc.
• SHITTY-WATTY a weak-headed, foolish person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SPOOPS a silly fellow, a simpleton; a weak-minded fellow; one whose manners are objectionable ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TAFFY a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-HORN a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-NODDLES a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-NOODLE a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-WATTY a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WEAKNESS - verbs
• TAINT † to affect with weakness; to cause to lose vigour or courage ...1600
WEAK-WILLED - nouns, person
• NANNY a weak-willed, priggish, or effeminate fellow; a sissy ...1947 Amer. sl.
• SCONE a weak-willed, irresolute person; one who is easily imposed on, a softie ...1969 Sc.
WEALTH - adjectives
• SUFFICIENT † of persons: of adequate means or wealth; having a competence, substantial, well-to-do ...1436
• SUFFISANT † of adequate means or wealth; well-to-do ...1483
• WANTON † said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury ...1529
WEALTH, WEALTHY - nouns
• AVARITION †* the quality of being avaricious; greediness of wealth ...1622
• FAMILY JEWELS wealth; ready money ...1950s sl.
• FANCY, THE the aristocracy, the wealthy and powerful ...M19 US sl.
• FAT the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAT CITY success, wealth, often from criminal activities ...1960s sl.
• FATMAN the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FATNESS wealth ...19C sl.
• FEE † movable property in general; goods, possessions, wealth ...c888
• FIFTH AVENUE a place where people of wealth and high social standing live; the people who live there ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GATHERING the accumulating of wealth, saving; accumulated wealth, savings ...1953 Sc.
• GEAR † possessions in general, wealth, money ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GOLD COAST a wealthy, exclusive residential area ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GOODS AND GEAR † wealth, property ...c1565
• HAVE property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
• HAVES property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
• HAVINGS possessions, property, wealth, belongings ...c1325
• HAVIOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
• HAVOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
• MAMMON riches, wealth regarded as an evil influence or as an idol ...1362
• MAMMONOLATRY the worship of riches or wealth ...1820 nonce word
• NOB END the part of town where the money lives ...1964 Brit. sl.
• OLD THRIFT wealth accumulated by the successive frugality of a long race of ancestors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLUTOMANIA † 1. an insane love or pursuit of wealth ...1652
2. an insane delusion in which the person imagines himself possessed of immense wealth ...1894
• SUBSTANTIOUSNESS †* wealth ...1596 Sc.
• SUFFICIENCY † sufficient means or wealth; ability or competence to meet pecuniary obligations ...1495
• SUFFISANCE † abundance, ample means, wealth ...1390
• TALENT † treasure, riches, wealth, abundance ...a1400-50
• TIPPYBOBS a term of utmost contempt for the upper or wealthy classes ...B1900 Amer.
• WARISON † wealth, possessions ...1297
WEALTH , WEALTHY - nouns, person
• ABOUNDER one who has plenty or is wealthy ...1755
• BAGEL a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• BIG-BUG a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person ...1817 US sl.
• BIG-BUTT a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person; an aristocrat; used derisively ...1912 US sl.
• BIG SUCKER-AND-EGG MAN a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROAD WITH A LOAD OF LETTUCE a woman of wealth ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUTTER-AND-EGG MAN a wealthy unsophisticated man who spends money freely ...1924 US sl.
• CACK-BROAD a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACKLE-BROAD a 'Cack-Broad' ...1940s US Black sl.
• CAKE-EATER a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CANDY-LEG a wealthy fellow who is attractive to women ...1920 US college sl.
• DARBY a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
• DEAR-STALKER a wealthy idler who likes to follow and/or ogle attractive shop-girls or secretaries ...1910s sl.
• DERBY a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
• DOUGHNUT a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAT CAT (derogatory) someone who is privileged because of their wealth, and often specifically to one who backs a political party or campaign; latterly in Britain also applied to business executives who are unjustifiably highly remunerated ...1928 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOLDFISH a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVES those belonging to the wealthier class ...1836 colloq.
• LEVIATHAN a man of vast and formidable power or enormous wealth, a rich and powerful person ...1607
• LOUNGE LIZARD (derogatory) a man who frequents fashionable parties, bars, etc., in search of a wealthy patroness ...1918 sl.
• MAGNATE a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business ...LME
• MAMMONIST a person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one that worships or seeks after riches ...1550
• MONEYBAG a wealthy person ...1912 sl.
• MONEYBAGS a wealthy person ...1818 sl.
• MONEY-BUG a millionaire ...c1898 sl., orig. US
• MR. MONEYBAGS a wealthy person ...L19 sl.
• MUCKERER †* one who hoards wealth, or scrapes money together; a miser, niggard ...1303
• NABOB a person of great wealth; one who returned from India with a large fortune acquired there; a very rich and luxurious person ...1764
• NABOBESS female nabob; the wife of a nabob ...1767
• NOB (often derogatory) someone of wealth or high social position ...1809 Brit. sl.
• QUAL a person of high social position; also, a stuck-up, wealthy person; generally used in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAG-GORGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1820 sl.
• RAG-GORGY a wealthy or rich man ...c1820 sl.
• RAG SPLAWDGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1858 sl.
• RAG SPLAWGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1858 sl.
• SILK STOCKING a rich or wealthy person ...L19 US sl., later US Black usage
• SILVERTAIL (derogatory) a wealthy or upper-class person; somebody affluent and socially prominent; a member of the privileged class ...1890 sl., orig. Aust. bushmen's usage
• SUGAR SUCKER a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TREACLE-MINER a man who boasts of his wealth or position ...1910s Aust. sl.
• VOLPONE † a cunning schemer or miser; a hoarder of wealth ...1710
WEALTH - verbs
• ADSTUPIATE † to greatly esteem riches ...1626
• GATHER † to accumulate wealth ...a1225
• VAIL † of persons; to be worth in respect of means or wealth ...1576
WEALTHY - adjectives (also see RICH)
• ABLESOME wealthy, well-to-do ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALIVE well-off, wealthy ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BIGGIT wealthy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAKED wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED OUT wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• EADI † rich, wealthy, luxurious ...a1000
• FAT † of a person: affluent, wealthy, well-to-do, rich ...1611 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• FAT-ARSED wealthy ...1937 UK sl.
• FAT-ASS comfortably off, well-to-do, wealthy ...1950s US sl.
• FAT-ASSED comfortably off, well-to-do, wealthy ...1950s US sl.
• FILTHY wealthy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAVY-TAILED having much wealth: referring to the magnitude of wealth a prospective bride may possess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INDEPENDENT RICH wealthy enough not to have to work for a living ...1906 Amer. dial.
• IN THE MONEY wealthy, successful ...1902 sl.
• LAANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHNIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LIVE LARGE to be extremely, esp. ostentatiously, successful, popular, wealthy, etc. ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY-RICH very rich, wealthy ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LUSH wealthy ...1930s US sl.
• MONEY-BAG wealthy ...1980s sl.
• MONEY-BAGS wealthy ...1980s sl.
• OF GOOD SUBSTANCE well-to-do, wealthy ...1528
• OF GREAT SUBSTANCE well-to-do, wealthy ...1496
• OOFY wealthy ...1896 sl.
• RICH AS INDEE, AS very wealthy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SALT of high rank or great wealth ...1868 sl.
• SILK STOCKING designating the social elite; pert. to the wealthy; upper-class ...L18 sl.
• SILVER-TAILED wealthy, affluent, socially prominent ...1890 sl., orig. Aust.
• STACKED well-provided, wealthy ...2001 UK sl.
• SUBSTANCED † furnished with wealth ...1615
• SUBSTANTIOUS † wealthy, well-to-do ...1517 chiefly Sc.,
• TINNY having plenty of 'tin'; rich, wealthy ...1871 sl.
• UP IN THE BUCKS wealthy, prospering ...1920s US sl.
• WORTH A BOB OR TWO of persons: (fairly) wealthy; of things: (fairly) valuable ..20C colloq.
WEAN - verbs
• ABLACTATE †* to wean from the breast ...Bk1888
WEANED - adjectives
• ABLACTED † weaned ...1612
WEANING - nouns
• ABLACTATION the weaning of a child, or the young of quadrupeds, from the mother ...1656
WEAPON - adjectives
• HOT of a weapons system: activated, armed ...1962 US sl.
• PACKING having weapons for sale ...2000s US prison sl.
• TOOLED UP carrying a weapon, esp. a gun; armed ...1959 sl.
WEAPON - nouns
• AX any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
• AXE any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
• BABY an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
• BALL-BREAKER a weapon ...1970s sl., orig. US
• BATTERDASHER †* a weapon of offense ...1696
• BILLY a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• BONDOOK a weapon ...1991 UK Gulf War usage
• CAN-OPENER a weapon powerful enough to destroy an armoured target ...1886 US military sl.
• CHIV a knife; a sharp-edged tool or weapon ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• COLT a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• COSH a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• DIRK a knife or improvised cutting weapon ...1950 US sl.
• EDGE a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
• EQUALIZER a range of weapons, esp. revolvers and clubs ...1899 sl. orig. US
• EVENER a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GUT-RIPPER a knife used as a weapon ...1941 Amer. sl.
• HABILIMENTS † munitions, appliances, implements, or apparatus of war; weapons, warlike stores, etc. (the 'h' in this sense was commonly omitted) ...1422
• HOOK a straight razor or knife used as a weapon ...1918 Amer. prison sl.
• MAD MIKE a mad minute; an intense, short-lived burst of weapon fire ...1991 US sl.
• MAD MINUTE an intense, short-lived burst of weapon fire ...1917 US sl.
• MAHOSKA, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOSKER, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MALKY a safety razor used as a weapon; hence, an improvised weapon, such as a broken bottle, etc. ...1973 Sc. sl.
• MANAGE the skilful handling of a weapon, etc. ...c1611
• MANAGERY the art of managing weapons, instruments, etc. ...1654 obs.
• MAULER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
• MAWLER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
• MOLEY a gangland weapon of a potato with razor blades inserted into it ...1950 Brit. sl.
• NIGGER FLICKER (derogatory) a weapon, usually a small knife or a razor blade with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers ...1950s US Black sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, knife, or other sharp weapon ...1890 sl.
• SIGNATURE the back-blast of flame or smoke from a weapon ...1990 US sl.
• SKENG a ghetto weapon, as a gun or a ratchet-knife ...1970s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• SKEWER a term of contempt for a sharp weapon ...1838
• TACKLE † implements of war, weapons; esp. arrows; also, a weapon, an, arrow ...c1375
• TACKLING † arms, weapons, instruments ...a1400
• TOOL a weapon, esp. a gun ...1938 criminals' sl.
WEAPON - nouns, person
• MANAGER † the wielder of a weapon; the person who wages a war ...1588
WEAPON - verbs
• PACK to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
• RETUND † to dull or blunt the edge of a weapon ...L17
• VAMPISH to brandish a weapon threateningly ...Bk1905 Ireland
• WAGE * to wield a weapon, etc. ...1836
• WALD to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
• BOLD of running water: swift ...1805 Amer. dial.
• CALF-LEG-DEEP of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLER of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANK † wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
• FAIR * of water: clean, pure ...c1340
• FAT † of water: thick, turbid ...1387
• GELID of water: refreshingly cold ...1755
• HYDROPHOBIOUS having a dread of water; tending to repel water ...1850
• QUICK * of wells, springs, streams, or water: running, flowing ...c1000
• RILEY of liquids, chiefly water: turbid, muddy; agitated ...1805 Amer. dial.
• ROILY of liquids, chiefly water: turbid, muddy; agitated ...1823 Amer. dial.
• SALIENT of water: jetting forth; leaping upwards ...1669
• SAMMY watery, moist, sodden; in a state of perspiration ...1809 Eng. dial.
• SKIRE † of water: pure, clear ...a1300
• SUBAQUEAN * existing, formed, or constructed under water; taking place under water ...1782
• SUBAQUEOUS existing, formed, or constructed under water; taking place under water ...1677
• SUBRIGUOUS † moist, wet, and watery underneath ...1656
• SUBTERAQUEAN * living, situated, performed, etc. under water ...1865
• SUBTERAQUEOUS * living, situated, performed, etc. under water ...1682
• TROUBLY † of water, wine, etc.: troubled, turbid, muddy, thick ...1398
• ULIGINOUS of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
• YEDDLIE of water: thick, muddy ...Bk1905 Sc.
WATER - adverbs
• BOLD of running water: swiftly, abundantly ...1805 Amer. dial.
WATER - nouns
• ADAM water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S ALE water, as the only drink of our first parents ...1643 humorous
• ADAM'S BEVERAGE water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S LIQUOR water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S WINE water as a beverage ...L15 colloq.
• ADDEL putrid drinking water ...L19 nautical sl.
• ADDLE putrid or stagnant water ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALBERCA a water hole, a water pocket, a watering place ...1892 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL JUICE rainwater; water ...1944 Amer. jocular
• AQUA FLUMINIS FILTRATA water from the well ...Aust. pharmaceutical chemists' usage
• AQUA POMPAGINIS water from the well ...18C sl. Partridge
• AQUA PUMPAGINIS water from the well ...18C sl.
• AQUA PURA water ...Bk1921 sl.
• BRANCH WATER 1. water from a stream, rather than from a well ...1836 Amer. dial.
2. plain water as opposed to soda water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALL the movement of the surface of water when driven by the wind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CATARACT a violent downpour or rush of water ...1634
• CHASER OF ADAM'S ALE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHASER OF ADAM'S WINE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHOW WATER drinking water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CITY COKE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURGLAFF the shock felt when one first plunges into cold water ...18C Sc.
• DARLING DAUGHTER water ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAY-WATER surface water ...1808
• DEG(G) damp, moisture; a drop of water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DIMSEL † a piece of stagnant water, larger than a pond and smaller than a lake ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DITCH plain water, as opposed to soda water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EA a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EARTH JUICE water ...1939 Amer. jocular
• EATING-WATER water fit for drinking; drinking water ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FISH BROTH water ...Bk1921 sl.
• GABBY water ...M19 Aust. sl.
• GAIT two buckets of water, carried with a yoke over the shoulders ...1809 Eng. dial.
• GLIFF the shock felt when plunging into water ...B1900 Sc.
• GLOX the sound of liquids when shaken in a barrel or vessel that is not quite full; the sound of falling, gurgling water ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GREENTAIL a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WATER a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREENY a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOBO COCKTAIL a glass of water, esp. when requested (rather than alcohol) in a restaurant ...1940s US sl.
• HOLY WATER water that has been laced with whisky ...20C sl.
• INDIAN ALARM CLOCK a glass of water taken before going to bed ...1980 Amer. dial.
• JABBLE a slight agitated movement of water or other liquid; a splashing or dashing in small waves or ripples ...1831 Sc.
• JAUP the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JAW a quantity of water or other liquid dashed, splashed, or thrown out; an outpour of water, etc. ...a1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JAWP the splash of water against any surface, or one of the drops or spurts of water which this scatters on adjacent bodies; a spot of water or wet mud splashed upon the clothes from wet or muddy ground, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LAG † water; urine ...1567 cant
• LAGE † water; urine ...1567 cant
• LAGGE water ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• LAND-SWELL the roll of the water near the shore ...1812
• LIQUORS water ...1925 Brit. sl.
• MAIN FLOOD † high water; a large or full-flowing body of water; the ocean or 'main sea', the high sea ...c1303
• MANTLE † the green vegetable coating on standing water ...1605
• NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER water ...1930s US rhyming sl.
• OFFLET a channel for letting water run away ...1744 Sc.
• ONE ON THE CITY a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEENICKER PAWNEE drinking water ...M19
• POND any large body of water ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PURE ELEMENT water ...Bk1921 sl.
• QUICK-WATER running water ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RAINJUICE water ...1950s US sl.
• REAM water lying near the surface ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIFT a patch of broken water; a rapid ...1727 Amer. dial.
• ROIL a turbulent stretch of water ...L17 now chiefly US
• SALTCHUCK any body of salt water ...20C Can.
• SCOOT a gush or flow of water; the pipe or opening from which it flows ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHIRLEY TEMPLE a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKY JUICE rain; water ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SPLASH any form of water, eg. a river, a lake, a sea, a bath ...1940s US Black sl.
• SPLIT a small bottle of mineral water ...L19 sl.
• SPOSH a mixture of mud and water; slush, soft snow mixed with water in thawing weather; water partially frozen ...1845 US
• ST. MARGET'S ALE water ...E17 sl.
• ST. MARGRET'S ALE water ...E17 sl.
• SUDS † flood-water; the water of the fens; water mixed with drift-sand and mud; drift-sand left by a flood ...1599
• TAFFLE the aimless movement of light matter; a slight movement on water ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TANK a piece of deep water, natural or artificial; a pond or pool ...1678 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WAI fresh water ...1938 Hawaii usage
• WAKE a piece of open water, in the midst of a frozen lake, river, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WALM † a gushing fort or upwelling of water; a spring, fountain, water-source; the water of such ...a897
• WINDMILL COCKTAIL a glass of water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
WATER - nouns, person
• AQUABIBE a water drinker ...1731
• HYDROPOT a drinker of water; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1727
• HYDROPOTIST †* a water-drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1678
• TANKARD-BEARER † one employed in drawing and carrying water from the public pumps and conduits ...c1515
• WATER-FUNK a person who is afraid to go in the water; a boy shy of water, either in the way of personal cleanliness or aquatics ...1899
WATER - verbs
• DAP to dip lightly or suddenly into water ...L19
• DEG(G) to sprinkle water upon anything; to bedew, to moisten, to soak ...1781 Eng. dial.
• DRUMBLE of water: to make muddy ...1825 Sc.
• FALL IN of water: to subside ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GLIFF to feel a shock in consequence of plunging into water ...B1900 Sc.
• KEACH to sip water, as from a brook ...1809 Eng. dial.
• KEECH of water: to film over, to begin to freeze ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LAAG to pour water on; to bale out water ...1898 Sc.
• LADE to bale out, to empty water by means of a vessel; to ladle ...1777 Eng. dial.
• LAVE † to draw water out or up with a bucket, ladle, or scoop ...a1300
• LEACH †* to water, to wet ...c888
• LOPPER of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple ...1893 Sc.
• LOSH † to make the lapping sound caused by a running stream flowing over stones, etc.; to splash in water; of water in a barrel or boat: to roll to and fro ...1629 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAKE THE GARDYLOO to throw the dirty water out ...1808
• MANTLE of liquids: to be or become covered with a coating or scum ...1626
• PUT OUT THE MILLER'S EYE to add too much water or milk to any mixture ...1839 Eng. dial.
• QUIGLE of water: to make a lapping or gurgling sound ...1955 Sc.
• ROOSE † to water; to sprinkle with water ...B1900 Sc.
• SAG of wind or water: to fall, subside ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SICKER * of water: to trickle; to ooze or leak ...c897
• WAFT † to convey safely by water; to carry over or across a river, sea, etc. ...1593 obs. exc. poetic
• WALM † of water: to well up, to gush or spout forth ...a1300
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• WAMBLE † of water, the blood: to seethe, to boil ...1636
• WANE † of the sea, water: to subside, to ebb ...c1290
WATERCOURSE - nouns
• AA † a stream, a watercourse ...1430
• CANEL † the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
• CANNEL † the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
• EA a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EDDIT an adit, a watercourse ...1807
• GAIN a shallow watercourse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LACHE an occasional watercourse; a narrow ditch; a deep cart-rut; a gutter washed by the tide on the seashore ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAN a large open ditch; a main artificial watercourse; a very small stream ...1846 Eng. dial.
• SICHET † a small watercourse ...c1133
• SIKET † a small watercourse or sike ...1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKERTH a small watercourse ...1851 Eng. dial.
WATERFALL - adjectives
• CATARACTIC † of the nature of a cataract ...1693
• CATARACTICAL † of the nature of a cataract ...1693
• CATARACTINE of the nature of a cataract ...1856
WATERFALL - nouns
• CATADUPE † a cataract or waterfall, orig. those of the Nile ...1596
• CATARACT a waterfall; properly one of considerable size, and falling headlong over a precipice ...1594
• FALLOVER a waterfall ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FALLOWFORTH a cascade, a waterfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KALL a waterfall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SAULT a waterfall or rapid ...1600 N. Amer.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• YATTER the sound of a waterfall ...1930 Sc.
WATERING CAN - nouns
• DEGGING-CAN a watering-can ...1892 Eng. dial.
• GARDEN-POT † a watering-pot ...1580
• WATER-PAN a watering-can ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WATERING CAN - nouns, person
• DEGGER a man watering with a can ...1895 Eng. dial.
WATERMELON - nouns
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL a watermelon ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRICAN GRAPE a watermelon ...1970s Amer. sl.
• AFRICAN PLUM a watermelon ...1960s US Black sl.
• AUGUST HAM a watermelon ...1926 Amer. jocular
• BLACK WATERMELON a big, dark green watermelon with black seeds ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GEORGIA HAM a watermelon ...1971 US sl.
• NIGGER HAM (derogatory) a watermelon ...1940s US sl.
• SANDIA a watermelon ...1648
WATER SKIING - nouns
• UIC SKI TEAM unemployed water skiers (Unemployment Insurance Clinic) ...1989 Can. sl.
WATER VESSEL - nouns
• MONKEY a porous earthen vessel for the cooling of water or other beverages ...1834 nautical sl.
WATERWAY - nouns
• BOGUE a stream or waterway ...1814 Amer. dial.
• NAVIGATION † a canal or other artificial waterway ...1761 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NAVVY an artificial waterway; a canal ...1864 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGHFARE a waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; a channel ...1699 Amer. dial.
WAVE - adjectives
• DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves ...1659
• DECUMANAL †* very large, immense: usually of waves ...1652
• FLUCTISONOUS sounding or roaring with waves ...B1900
• FLUCTIVAGOUS floating or tossed on the waves ...B1900
• HAYCOCKING making a short, choppy wave ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEATY of a wave: powerful ...1991 US sl.
• SPOOKY said of a dangerous or frightening wave ...1966 surfers' sl.
• WALLING † of the sea, waves: boiling up, raging; of water: welling up, flowing abundantly ...a1300
• WALLOW of the sea, waves: to roll, to surge, to heave, to toss ...1362
WAVE - nouns
• AG the wash of waves on the seashore as by a steady wind from the sea ...1908 Sc.
• AX the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
• BACKSOOK the backwash of the waves after having broken on the shore ...1908 Sc.
• AXE the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
• BEACH-COMBER a long wave rolling in from the ocean ...1847
• BEAR †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BERE †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BIER †* a wave, a billow ...1250
• BLACKCAP a wave resulting from strong wind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLIND BREAKER a tidal wave ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BRACK breaking waves ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK the breaking waves on a shore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAP a whitecap ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CAP-BUSTER a big wave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CURL the concave face of a wave as it breaks ...1963 US sl.
• HAIRBALL a large, powerful wave ...1981 US sl.
• HAYSTACK a dome-shaped wave ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE a lift; an effort to lift or move something, a push, a shove, pressure; a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
• HONKER a large and powerful wave ...1991 US sl.
• JASCH †* the dash of a wave ...1513 Sc.
• JAW the rush or dash of a wave; a surging or dashing wave, a billow ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LABB the sound of the lapping of waves ...1824 Sc.
• LAND-BURST a succession of a few breakers at change of tide, or at intervals during a storm ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAND-SEA heavy breakers on the shore ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MACKER a very large wave ...1991 US sl.
• MONSTER an immense wave, surfed by a special and small class of surfers ...1987 US sl.
• MUSHY a weak, slow wave ...1964 US sl.
• OATMEAL a small, mushy wave ...1991 US sl.
• RACK the restless, driving movement of the waves; sea-foam ...1822 Sc.
• RAGE a large wave ...1991 US sl.
• RANGER a wave of unusual height and force ...1891
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKIPPER'S DAUGHTERS tall, white-crested waves, such as are seen at sea in windy weather; white-caps ...1888
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SNAPPER a small, fast-breaking wave ...1977 Aust. sl.
• STACKUP a group of waves; a group of surfers on a single wave ...1977 US sl.
• TRAIN a series of waves ...1963 US sl.
• VALL † a wave (of the sea) ...c1480 Sc.
• WALL † a wave (of the sea) ...c1480 Sc.
• WALM † a wave, billow ...c900
• WHITE NOSE a small white wave-crest ...1866
WAVE - verbs
• AG of waves of the sea when wind blows shoreward, or of the wind: to drive towards or against the shore ...1908 Sc.
• NAIL of a wave: to knock a surfer from the surfboard ...1977 US sl.
• WAFF 1. to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag ...1807 Sc.
2. to wave the hand in salutation; to give a friendly wave of the hand ...1813 Sc.
3. to wave to and fro; to flutter in the wind; of a bird; to move the wings in flight ...1834 chiefly Sc.
• WAFT † to wave the hand or something held in the hand, esp. as a signal ...1604
• WAFTER †* to wave ...c1450
• WAG to wave; to shake ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALK † of the waves: to roll, to toss ...c1400
• WALL † of liquids: to bubble up; to well up, to flow abundantly; of the sea, waves: to boil up, to rage ...c893
• WALLOP of the waves: to dash, to surge ...1896 Ireland
• WALTER † of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
• WAMPISH 1. to wave or toss one's arms about ...1816 Sc.
2. to wave to and fro ...1818 Sc.
WAVE - phrases
• SEA'S A-CAPPING it's making white-topped waves ...1968 Amer. dial.
WAVE ABOUT - verbs
• WAFFLE to wave about, to waver in the air, to flap, to flutter ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WAVER - verbs
• BACK AND FILL to vacillate or waver; to take too long about coming to a decision ...1854 Amer. dial.
• BAFFLE AROUND to take too long about coming to a decision ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALANCE to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate ...1655
• BELLWAVER to fluctuate, to waver, to vacillate, to be inconstant ...1820 Sc.
• CAIVER to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death ...1825 Sc.
• DACKER 1. to waver, to totter, to stagger ...1668 Eng. dial.
2. to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFFLE to waver; to change ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAVER to tremble; to waver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• JARG † to waver, to flinch ...a1614 Sc.
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be undecided; to waver in determination ...1350 Eng. dial.
• TO-WAVER † to waver uncertainly; to wander ...1375
• WAFFLE to waver, to be uncertain, undecided, or hesitant; to vacillate ...1819 Sc.& N. Eng. dial.
• WAG † to waver, to vacillate ...1387
• WAMBLE † of things: to totter, to waver; to move unsteadily, to stagger, to reel ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial.
WAVERER - nouns, person
• HALTER one who wavers; a waverer ...c1611
WAVERING - adjectives
• ALL IN THE WIND wavering, uncertain ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AVOIRDUPOIS undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BRANLING † wavering, vacillating, irresolute ...c1645
• DOUBLE-MINDED wavering or undecided in mind ...1545
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HAIFTY-KAIFTY wavering, undecided ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANGER † one who hesitates or wavers ...1536
• HAVERDEPAISE undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEFTY-KEFTY wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• IZEY-TIZEY uncertain, wavering, undecided ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LABANT † sliding, falling down, wavering ...1727
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• MEEDLESS undecided, wavering, unable to make up one's mind; heedless, without thought or plan ...1703 Eng. dial.
• OFF AND ON indecisive, wavering, vacillating ...M19 sl.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• VACILLANT uncertain, hesitating, wavering ...1521
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEA-NAY wavering, undecided; feeble in character ...1902 Eng. dial.
WAVERING - nouns
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• BRANLING †* a wavering; an instance of irresolution or vacillation ...1646
• VACILLANCY * vacillation ...1668
WAVERINGLY - adverbs
• TITTER-TOTTER hesitatingly, waveringly ...1725
WAVING - nouns
• WAFF 1. a waving movement; the waving of the hand or something held in the hand ...1678 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. a flapping, waving movement; a flutter ...1766 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE a flapping, a waving ...c1830 Sc.
• WAFTURE the act of waving the hand or something held in the hand ...1601
WAVY - adjectives
• TABBIED having a wavy or streaky appearance ...1861
WAX - adjectives
• AGOGIC † pert. to modelling in wax ...1662
WAX - nouns
• WACE wax ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WAX - verbs
• KEECH of wax, melted fat, etc.: to set hard in cooling ...1863 Eng. dial.
WAXING - nouns
• SACK, BACK AND CRACK a treatment for removing a man's body hair by waxing it and stripping it off ...2003 UK sl.
WAY - adjectives
• BIVIOUS having or leading two different ways or passages ...a1644
• INVIOUS † having no roads or ways; pathless; trackless ...E17
• MULTIVIOUS having many ways or roads; going or leading in many directions; manifold ...1656
• QUADRIVIOUS having four ways meeting in one point; going in four directions, as a street ...1883
• SEPTEMVIOUS going in seven different ways or directions ...1861 nonce word
WAY - nouns (also see ROAD)
• ART a direction, way; locality, district ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BACK-GATE a way or road that leads behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIG ROAD a public way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CAREER † the course over which any person or thing passes; a road, a path, a way ...1642
• CARFAX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1357
• CARFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• CARFOX a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet; sometimes extended to more than four ...1357
• CARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• DORIS a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Doris Day)
• DORIS DAY a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• FOUR-WAY LEET † a meeting of four ways ...1656
• GANG † a way, road, or passage ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GATE † a way, a road, a path ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GATESHODEL † a parting of the ways; a crossway, a fork of a road ...c1375
• HAG-ROAD a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• HAG-WAY a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• LAND-GATE † way or passage over land ...1637 Sc.
• LAND-WAY † a way or path over land ...c1250
• NEAR CUT a short by-way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD a by-way, distinguished from a public road ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIGHCUT a short by-way ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PACE † a passage; a narrow way; a pass between mountains, rocks, woods, etc.; a narrow channel at sea, a strait ...a1300
• PAD a path, track; the road, the way ...1567 orig. sl., now also Eng. dial.
• QUARREFOUR † a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet ...1477
• QUATERVOIS †* a place where four ways meet ...1646
• QUATREFOIS †* a place where four ways meet ...1646
• RAKE a way, a path; a rough path over a hill; a narrow path up a cleft or raving ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAMPIRE a raised road or way; the highway ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SITHE † a going, journey, path, way ...971
• THREE-WAY LEET † a meeting of three ways ...1603
• THROUGH a thoroughfare; a public way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TWO-WAY LEET † a meeting of two ways ...1618
WAY (method) - nouns
• MIDSES † means, methods, ways ...1660 Sc.
WAYFARING - nouns
• GATE-GOING † wayfaring ...a1555
WAYLAY - verbs
• BELAY † to waylay, to lie in wait for, to ambush ...1470-85
• LAYWAY to waylay, to ambush ...1913 Amer. dial.
WAYNE, JOHN
• DUKE the film actor, John Wayne (1907-1979) ...US sl.
WAYWARD - adjectives
• OBSTRACKLOUS obstreperous, wayward, masterful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PROTERVE †* forward, wayward, stubborn; peevish, petulant; proud, arrogant, impudent ...1382
• PROTERVOUS † forward, wayward, untoward, stubborn, impudent, peevish, petulant ...1547
WAYWARD - adverbs
• KIM-KAM † crookedly, awry; in a wayward, perverse, or contrary way ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WAYWARD - nouns, person
• AUPS a wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• AWPS a wayward, mischievous child ...E19 Eng. dial.
• AZZALD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1891 Eng. dial.
• AZZARD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AZZY a wayward child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD HAT a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1884
• NAZARD a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZART a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZZART a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NAZZET a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1896 Eng. dial.
• REESTER a wayward, obstinate person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RUFFINER a rough person, a ruffian; a sturdy, wayward character, savage when excited ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WEAK, WEAKLY - adjectives
• ABATED IN THE VITALS grown weak ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ABBLE weakly ...1880 Sc.
• ADYNAMOUS weak, impowerful ...1656 ob.s
• ALL-GONE fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BABBISH weak, helpless, faint ....1876 Eng. dial.
• BADOUS weakly, good-for-nothing ...1908 Sc.
• BAUCH weak, tired out, exhausted ...1819 Sc.
• BAUGH weak, poor, pitiless; without stamina; indifferent ...a1560 Sc.
• BONELESS lacking backbone or willpower; weak in character ...1882
• BOSS weak, ignorant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASHY indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BRICKLE † frail, weak ...c1460
• CAFFLING puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAILING ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CHICKEN-POO-POO weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CHICKENSHIT weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CHINLESS said of someone of weak character; incompetent, ineffectual ...1881 sl., orig. US
• CRAWLY-MAWLY in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• DADDOCKY inferior, weak; tasteless ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMP weak, ineffectual ...Brit. sl.
• DAUNCEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DAWNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
• DEBILE † weak, feeble, suffering from debility ...1536
• DEPRAVED weakly, ill ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DONCY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DONSEY weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
• DOWN ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DROOPY unpleasant, dull, weak ...1930s sl.
• EFFEMINATE † physically weak, delicate ...1652
• EGG-SHELL very weak or brittle ...1834
• FAGGOT weak, ineffectual ...1960s sl.
• FAGGOT-ASS weak, cowardly, contemptible ...2000s US Black sl.
• FAIL frail, in a weak state of health, wanting in physical power ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAINT † of persons or animals: weak, feeble; sickly, out of condition ...c1350
• FAINTED † become weak or exhausted ...c1500
• FAINTIFIED weak, faint ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FAINTISH weak, faint ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY physically weak, faint ...1696
• FAINTY-SICK physically weak, faint ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FANTIT weakly, starved ...1898 Sc.
• FAUCHINLESS weak, without strength or energy ...1866 Sc.
• FECKLESS destitute of vigour, energy, or capacity; weak, helpless, useless ...1869
• FEEBLOSE * rather feeble; weakly ...1882
• FLIMSY weak ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FUNNY weak, out of control ...20C sl.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HALULU annoyed, upset; weak from fear ...1967 Hawaii
• IMPUISSANT weak, feeble, impotent, powerless ...1629
• KIDLING physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LANGUIFIC †* that makes weak or faint ...1727
• LANGUIFICAL †* that makes weak or faint ...1656
• LEW weak; also, of a leaden or pale colour; pale, wan ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT weak ...1960s sl.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER SICK weak, unable to stand or walk because of illness ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIMP-WRIST weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIMP-WRISTED of men: effeminate; soft; weak; homosexual; usually derisive ...1957 US sl.
• MAFFLING weak, feeble, infirm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAICHERAND weak, feeble, incapable of exertion ...1808 Sc.
• MARCID † weak, feeble, exhausted ...1656
• MARCIDIOUS †* rotten, decayed, withered; feeble, weak, exhausted ...1656
• MAUGER lean, thin, peaked, sickly, weak in appearance ...1890 Amer. dial.
• MILK AND WATER weak, wishy-washy, insipid ...1783 Amer. dial.
• MIMMOCKING dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLYSLOP nonsensical, weak with overtones of effeminacy ...L19 sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY of persons: inclined to weak sentimentality, affected daintiness, or childish simplicity; of a weak or trifling character; effeminate; overnice ...1774
• NESH † tender, delicate, weak; unable to endure fatigue or exposure; susceptible to cold ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIDDERING weak, cowardly, base ...1848
• ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OOZY nauseated, weak, dizzy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACHETTY weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIPSEY insipid, weak ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PANTYWAIST weak, effeminate ...1930s sl.
• PAP of persons or objects: weak, feeble ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• PAPPY of persons or objects: weak, feeble ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PUSILLANIMOUS lacking in courage and strength of mind; of weak spirit; faint-hearted, cowardly, mean-spirited ...1586
• QUEACHY feeble, sickly, weak, small ...1859 Eng. dial.
• QUEETERING weak, trifling ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RALPH weak, silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLE in a state of ill health, weak ...1889
• RICKETY weak, ill-nourished; lame, suffering from rickets ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS weak in mind or body; feeble, helpless; wanting in energy ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUFFLING foolish, weak ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUGHEN weak, wanting in energy ...1875 Sc.
• SAUGHY weak, wanting in energy ...1818 Sc.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHAMLICH shambling, weak-limbed, puny ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SICK * mentally affected or weak ...c1340
• SILLY † of persons or animals: weak, feeble, frail ...1567
• SINEWLESS lacking vigour; feeble, weak, powerless ...1644
• SLACK-TWISTED of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
• SLIM in bad health; weak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWAK weak, feeble ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• TARLOCH weak, peevish, grumbling ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEARY weak, frail, delicate; faint ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TEMPERY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORARY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEUNY weak, sickly, undersized ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TEW tender, sickly, small, weak ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEWLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THOWLESS wanting in energy, inactive, weak, spiritless, lazy; useless; insipid ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TOOLY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TULY weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell ...1691 Eng. dial.
• UMBERSORROW † weakly, delicate ...1825 Sc.
• UNDERF † irresolute, weak ...a1225
• UNDERLING not fully developed; inferior, weak ...1750 Eng. dial.
• UNFEARY feeble, infirm, weak, unfit for action ...1838 Sc.
• VALETUDINAIRE * not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1682
• VALETUDINARIAN not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1713
• VALETUDINARY not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm or delicate; invalid ...1581
• VALETUDINOUS † invalid, weakly; not in robust health ...1655
• WAFF 1. feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
2. of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFFLE 1. inert, limp, feeble, weak, sluggish ...1847 Sc.
2. changeable, irresolute; feeble, weak; worthless ...1867 Sc.
• WAFF-LIKE of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFFLING hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1874 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFFLY 1. hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. dizzy and weak from illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
• WAIK weak ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAIRSH weak, delicate, wanting in stamina; faint, as from want of food; sickly-looking ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALY-DRAIGLING weak and worthless; dirty ...1856 Sc.
• WANKLE † unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WEAK AS A WOOLLY MITTEN, AS weak, as from illness (woolly mitten = kitten) ...Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS BRANCH WATER very weak, as coffee, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEAK-WRISTED weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WISHY-WASHY weak; uncertain ...1703 UK sl.
• WRISTY weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WUSSY cowardly, weak, effeminate, timid, passive ...1970s sl.
WEAK, WEAKNESS - nouns
• BLACK SPELL a sudden feeling of weakness, when sometimes the person loses consciousness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONELESSNESS weakness of character or will ...1885
• DEBILITIES † an instance of weakness ...a1533
• DEBILITUDE †* debility, weakness ...1669
• FAINT-OUT a feeling of weakness or faintness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEEBLE † weakness, feebleness ...c1325
• GONENESS a sinking feeling; weakness, faintness, exhaustion; great depression ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1876 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SMELT, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MESS a term of contempt for anything small, weak, or insignificant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLITUDE † softness, tenderness, weakness, effeminacy ...1656
• NESHNESS softness, weakness ...c897
• SINKING SPELL an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition ...1874 Amer. dial.
• TARLOCH any creature or thing small, weak, and worthless of its kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAIKNESS weakness ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WUSSINESS weakness; ineffectuality ...1980s Amer. sl.
WEAK, WEAKLING - nouns, person
• ACAMY a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1908 Sc.
• ACORN CALF a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals) ...1929 Amer. dial.
• ADDLE-CAP a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-HEAD a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-PATE a weak, silly person ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKAMY a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1908 Sc.
• AMITAN a weak, foolish person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAD a person of weak, soft constitution, from rapid overgrowth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTERFLY an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl.
• CAKE a weak person ...1980s US campus sl.
• CALF an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling ...1553 sl.
• CANARY KID a weakling; a coward ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CANDY a weakling ...1960s US teen sl.
• CANDY ANKLE a weak or effeminate man ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CASPAR a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPAR MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPER MILKTOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CASPER MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• CREAM PUFF a wimp or weakling ...Brit. sl.
• DATE a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
• DUB a weakling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT an effeminate, weak, or cowardly fellow; generally used contemptuously ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FAIZART a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow; a shameless person ...1721 Sc.
• FAUCHLE a slow, inept worker; a bungler; a small, weak person unable to do his own turn and yet trying to do it ...1866 Sc.
• FAZARD a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow ...1721 Sc.
• FEEBLE † a feeble person; a weak, frail, or ineffectual person ...1340
• FEEBLING a feeble person; a weakling ...L19
• FUNKER one who is a coward, a weakling, or a shirker ...M19 sl.
• FUNKSTICK one who is a coward, a weakling, or a shirker ...1889 sl., orig. hunting usage
• GIRLY-MON an effeminate or weak man ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GRANDMA (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• JELLYFISH a person of 'flabby' character or deficient in energy, steadfastness, or 'backbone''; a person of weak character ...1883
• LAD OF WAX a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
• LADYFINGER a weak or effeminate fellow; a cowardly man ...1942 US sl.
• LAMB one who is meek, gentle, innocent, or weak as a lamb ...c1000
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LIMP WRIST a weakling; a social 'liberal' ...1990s sl., orig. US
• MARSHMALLOW a soft, weak person or thing ...Bk1950s US sl.
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MILLIE a weak or weak-willed fellow; a sissy ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MILQUETOAST a meek, easily intimidated person; a very timid or cowardly, weak person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOLLYPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• MOUSE a weakling ...1940s sl.
• MR. MILQUETOAST a cowardly, weak person ...1930s sl.
• MUDDING-FACE a fool; a weakling ...L19 sl.
• MULLIPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• MULLYPUFF a weakling; also, a term of contempt ...E17 sl.
• NAF a fool; a weakling; an ineffectual person ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
י NAMBY-PAMBY an overly nice person; an effeminate and weak male ...18C
• NARROWBACK a man too weak to engage in hard labour ...1930 US sl.
• NAUMPEY a weak, foolish-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFF a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAUGHT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-RIPE a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-TRIPE † the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child; the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY a silly, weak, or foolish person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• OLD LADY of a man: a weakling, a sentimentalist ...1930s sl.
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSY a weakling; an effeminate male ...E20 US sl.
• PANTYWAIST a timid, weak, or effeminate man or boy ...1936 sl., orig. US
• PAPBROEK a coward, a weakling ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• PAPIYOT a weakling; a frail person; a useless opponent in a game ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PUFF a weak or cowardly person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• PUNK a weak person; a useless jerk, usually a male; a worthless man ...M19 US sl.
• PUSILL * a little or weak one, a child ...1884
• PUSS a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• PUSSY a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• PUSSYCAT a weak, harmless male; a timid person ...sl.
• QUINCE a weakling; a fool ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• RACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RASHER OF WIND a weak, spineless person ...M19 sl.
• RECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• RUCKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS a weak, senseless person; a helpless, clumsy fellow ...1778 Eng. dial.
• SAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SAPSY a soft, weak-willed, characterless person ...1969 Sc.
• SART-POLL a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1867 Eng dial.
• SCHAMLICH a weak, puny person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIMMY a weakling, one lacking in spirit or vigour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SIMP a weakling; a wimp ...Aust. sl.
• SNOW a blond-haired weakling ...1960s Aust. school sl.
• SOFTLING a weakling
• STUFF a simpleton; a weakling ...Bk1904 Amer. sl.
• TARLE a small, weak person or animal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIDLING † a pampered or spoiled child; a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TONK an effeminate, weak, or ineffectual person ...Aust. sl.
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• WAFFLE-BAGS one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLER a weak, indecisive, vacillating person; one who hesitates; a ditherer; a laggard ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAKELING a weak child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANGLE a thin, tall, weak young man ...L19 Irish sl.
• WEAK SISTER the weakest member of a group, male or female ...M19 orig. US
• WEEDLING a slight, weakly person ...1890
• WIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person; an ineffectual or incompetent person; a weak, ineffectual man ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WOSSIE a weak, timid, passive person ...1982 US sl.
• WRACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WRECK a weakling; one without spirit ...c1925 UK public schools' usage
• WRECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WREGLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• WUSS a weak, timid person; an ineffectual person; a wimp; someone who cannot be depended on; an exceedingly pathetic, timid, or ineffectual person ...1960s US sl.
• WUSS BAG a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• WUSSETTE a weakling; someone who cannot be depended on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• WUSSIE a weak, timid, passive person ...1982 US sl.
• WUSSY a weak, timid, passive person; someone who cannot be depended on ...1960s US sl.
• ZAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ZATENFARE a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon ...1777 Eng. dial.
• ZOB a good-for-nothing; a contemptible person; a weak person ...1911 US sl.
WEAK, WEAKEN - verbs
• ACRAZE † to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
• AFFEEBLE † to weaken, to enfeeble ...1480
• AFFEEBLISH †* to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• BREAK to grow old or weak; to show signs of aging ...1800 Amer. dial.
• CROCK to become or cause to become weak or disabled ...sl. chiefly Brit.
• DEBILITE † to debilitate, to render weak, to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• DEFAIL † to lose vigour, to become weak, to decay ...1340
• FADE † to grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink ...1388
• FAIL OFF to show signs of approaching dissolution; to grow weak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINT † to become faint; to grow weak or feeble, to decline ...c1400 obs. exc. poetic
• FEEBLE † to make feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken ...a1340 obs. exc. arch.
• FEEBLISH † to render feeble, weak, or infirm, to enfeeble ...1375
• GELD † to impair the strength or force of; to weaken, to enfeeble ...1508
• IMBECILE † to make imbecile, weak, or impotent; to impair, to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate ...1593-40
• IMBECILITATE to render imbecile, weak, or feeble; to enfeeble ...1653
• LABEFACT † to shake, to weaken ...c1540
• LABEFY †* to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall ...1620
• LANGUEFY †* to become weak or languid ...a1734
• PALL † to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
• QUICHE OUT to concede defeat in a cowardly manner; to behave in a weak and effeminate manner ...2006 UK sl.
• RETUND † to weaken physically; to diminish the strength or effect of ...M17
• SINK * to reduce, weaken, or exhaust the strength of a person ...a1715
• TAINT † to lose vigour or courage; to become weak or faint; to wither, to fade ...1605
• TAKE IT LYING DOWN to give in without a fight, to act weakly ...L19
• UNBEND † to slacken or weaken ...1605
• UNBRACE to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
• WAIKEN to weaken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANT SALT to be a weakling; to need 'grit' of character ...L19 US
• WEEN to exhibit fear; to weaken ...1926 Amer. dial.
WEAKENED - adjectives
• ACRAZED † weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
• AFFEEBLED † weakened, enfeebled ...1577-87
• PALLED † enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
WEAKENING - nouns
• DEFAILING † weakening, decline in health ...1580
• EFFEEBLISHMENT † weakening ...1540
• FEEBLISHING † a weakening, decline in health ...1580
• LABEFACTATION * a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1775
• LABEFACTION a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1620
WEAK-HEADED - nouns, person
• WATTLE-HEAD †* a weak-headed person, one of weak intellect ...1613
WEAKLY - adverbs
• LIMBERLY exhaustedly, weakly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Sc.
WEAK-MINDED - adjectives
• APARTMENTS-TO-LET weak-minded; idiotic ...B1874 sl.
• BAIRN-LIKE childish; weak-minded ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BALMY soft, idiotic, weak-minded; insane ...1851 sl.
• BARMY silly, weak-minded, half-witted ...1879 sl.
• BESOM-HEADED weak-minded, foolish, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESOM-SCAUPED weak-minded, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAFTLY weak-minded, foolish ...1880 Sc.
• DANDERING foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NANNY-CRATTY foolish, weak-minded, childish; of small account; generally used of persons, but also of a conversation or work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY foolish, weak-minded, childish; uncertain, of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RADGE silly, weak-minded ...1923 Sc.
• SAUMPY weak-minded, foolish ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SPOONEY weak-minded, simple ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY weak-minded, simple ...M19 sl.
• WANTING mentally deficient, weak-minded ...1877 Eng. dial.
WEAK-MINDED - nouns, person
• BAIRN a weak-minded or childish person ...1898 Sc.
• BALMY a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BARMSTICK a person of weak intellect ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLUCKEY a crazy, weak-minded person ...19C Eng. dial.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOTARD a weak-minded or foolish old person
• NANNY-CRATTY an inquisitive, meddlesome, foolish, weak-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAZOLD a silly or weak-minded person; a vain fool ...1607 colloq.
• NAZZALD a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NAZZLE a silly or weak-minded person ...1607 Eng. dial.
• NINNYHAMMER a stupid or weak-minded person; a simpleton, a fool ...1592
• OAF-ROCK a half-witted, weak-minded person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RUM a weak-minded person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUMMY a foolish person; a weak-minded person ...1912 US sl.
• SAFTIE a weak-minded, timid or effeminate person; a simpleton; a 'softie' ...1866 Sc.
• SHITTY-WATTY a weak-headed, foolish person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SPOOPS a silly fellow, a simpleton; a weak-minded fellow; one whose manners are objectionable ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TAFFY a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-HORN a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-NODDLES a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-NOODLE a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAFFY-WATTY a weak-minded, thoughtless, irresolute person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WEAKNESS - verbs
• TAINT † to affect with weakness; to cause to lose vigour or courage ...1600
WEAK-WILLED - nouns, person
• NANNY a weak-willed, priggish, or effeminate fellow; a sissy ...1947 Amer. sl.
• SCONE a weak-willed, irresolute person; one who is easily imposed on, a softie ...1969 Sc.
WEALTH - adjectives
• SUFFICIENT † of persons: of adequate means or wealth; having a competence, substantial, well-to-do ...1436
• SUFFISANT † of adequate means or wealth; well-to-do ...1483
• WANTON † said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury ...1529
WEALTH, WEALTHY - nouns
• AVARITION †* the quality of being avaricious; greediness of wealth ...1622
• FAMILY JEWELS wealth; ready money ...1950s sl.
• FANCY, THE the aristocracy, the wealthy and powerful ...M19 US sl.
• FAT the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAT CITY success, wealth, often from criminal activities ...1960s sl.
• FATMAN the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FATNESS wealth ...19C sl.
• FEE † movable property in general; goods, possessions, wealth ...c888
• FIFTH AVENUE a place where people of wealth and high social standing live; the people who live there ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GATHERING the accumulating of wealth, saving; accumulated wealth, savings ...1953 Sc.
• GEAR † possessions in general, wealth, money ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GOLD COAST a wealthy, exclusive residential area ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GOODS AND GEAR † wealth, property ...c1565
• HAVE property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
• HAVES property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
• HAVINGS possessions, property, wealth, belongings ...c1325
• HAVIOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
• HAVOUR † the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
• MAMMON riches, wealth regarded as an evil influence or as an idol ...1362
• MAMMONOLATRY the worship of riches or wealth ...1820 nonce word
• NOB END the part of town where the money lives ...1964 Brit. sl.
• OLD THRIFT wealth accumulated by the successive frugality of a long race of ancestors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLUTOMANIA † 1. an insane love or pursuit of wealth ...1652
2. an insane delusion in which the person imagines himself possessed of immense wealth ...1894
• SUBSTANTIOUSNESS †* wealth ...1596 Sc.
• SUFFICIENCY † sufficient means or wealth; ability or competence to meet pecuniary obligations ...1495
• SUFFISANCE † abundance, ample means, wealth ...1390
• TALENT † treasure, riches, wealth, abundance ...a1400-50
• TIPPYBOBS a term of utmost contempt for the upper or wealthy classes ...B1900 Amer.
• WARISON † wealth, possessions ...1297
WEALTH , WEALTHY - nouns, person
• ABOUNDER one who has plenty or is wealthy ...1755
• BAGEL a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• BIG-BUG a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person ...1817 US sl.
• BIG-BUTT a wealthy, influential, important, or celebrated person; an aristocrat; used derisively ...1912 US sl.
• BIG SUCKER-AND-EGG MAN a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROAD WITH A LOAD OF LETTUCE a woman of wealth ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUTTER-AND-EGG MAN a wealthy unsophisticated man who spends money freely ...1924 US sl.
• CACK-BROAD a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACKLE-BROAD a 'Cack-Broad' ...1940s US Black sl.
• CAKE-EATER a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CANDY-LEG a wealthy fellow who is attractive to women ...1920 US college sl.
• DARBY a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
• DEAR-STALKER a wealthy idler who likes to follow and/or ogle attractive shop-girls or secretaries ...1910s sl.
• DERBY a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
• DOUGHNUT a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAT CAT (derogatory) someone who is privileged because of their wealth, and often specifically to one who backs a political party or campaign; latterly in Britain also applied to business executives who are unjustifiably highly remunerated ...1928 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOLDFISH a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVES those belonging to the wealthier class ...1836 colloq.
• LEVIATHAN a man of vast and formidable power or enormous wealth, a rich and powerful person ...1607
• LOUNGE LIZARD (derogatory) a man who frequents fashionable parties, bars, etc., in search of a wealthy patroness ...1918 sl.
• MAGNATE a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business ...LME
• MAMMONIST a person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one that worships or seeks after riches ...1550
• MONEYBAG a wealthy person ...1912 sl.
• MONEYBAGS a wealthy person ...1818 sl.
• MONEY-BUG a millionaire ...c1898 sl., orig. US
• MR. MONEYBAGS a wealthy person ...L19 sl.
• MUCKERER †* one who hoards wealth, or scrapes money together; a miser, niggard ...1303
• NABOB a person of great wealth; one who returned from India with a large fortune acquired there; a very rich and luxurious person ...1764
• NABOBESS female nabob; the wife of a nabob ...1767
• NOB (often derogatory) someone of wealth or high social position ...1809 Brit. sl.
• QUAL a person of high social position; also, a stuck-up, wealthy person; generally used in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAG-GORGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1820 sl.
• RAG-GORGY a wealthy or rich man ...c1820 sl.
• RAG SPLAWDGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1858 sl.
• RAG SPLAWGER a wealthy or rich man ...c1858 sl.
• SILK STOCKING a rich or wealthy person ...L19 US sl., later US Black usage
• SILVERTAIL (derogatory) a wealthy or upper-class person; somebody affluent and socially prominent; a member of the privileged class ...1890 sl., orig. Aust. bushmen's usage
• SUGAR SUCKER a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TREACLE-MINER a man who boasts of his wealth or position ...1910s Aust. sl.
• VOLPONE † a cunning schemer or miser; a hoarder of wealth ...1710
WEALTH - verbs
• ADSTUPIATE † to greatly esteem riches ...1626
• GATHER † to accumulate wealth ...a1225
• VAIL † of persons; to be worth in respect of means or wealth ...1576
WEALTHY - adjectives (also see RICH)
• ABLESOME wealthy, well-to-do ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALIVE well-off, wealthy ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BIGGIT wealthy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAKED wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED OUT wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• EADI † rich, wealthy, luxurious ...a1000
• FAT † of a person: affluent, wealthy, well-to-do, rich ...1611 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• FAT-ARSED wealthy ...1937 UK sl.
• FAT-ASS comfortably off, well-to-do, wealthy ...1950s US sl.
• FAT-ASSED comfortably off, well-to-do, wealthy ...1950s US sl.
• FILTHY wealthy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEAVY-TAILED having much wealth: referring to the magnitude of wealth a prospective bride may possess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INDEPENDENT RICH wealthy enough not to have to work for a living ...1906 Amer. dial.
• IN THE MONEY wealthy, successful ...1902 sl.
• LAANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHNIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LIVE LARGE to be extremely, esp. ostentatiously, successful, popular, wealthy, etc. ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY-RICH very rich, wealthy ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LUSH wealthy ...1930s US sl.
• MONEY-BAG wealthy ...1980s sl.
• MONEY-BAGS wealthy ...1980s sl.
• OF GOOD SUBSTANCE well-to-do, wealthy ...1528
• OF GREAT SUBSTANCE well-to-do, wealthy ...1496
• OOFY wealthy ...1896 sl.
• RICH AS INDEE, AS very wealthy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SALT of high rank or great wealth ...1868 sl.
• SILK STOCKING designating the social elite; pert. to the wealthy; upper-class ...L18 sl.
• SILVER-TAILED wealthy, affluent, socially prominent ...1890 sl., orig. Aust.
• STACKED well-provided, wealthy ...2001 UK sl.
• SUBSTANCED † furnished with wealth ...1615
• SUBSTANTIOUS † wealthy, well-to-do ...1517 chiefly Sc.,
• TINNY having plenty of 'tin'; rich, wealthy ...1871 sl.
• UP IN THE BUCKS wealthy, prospering ...1920s US sl.
• WORTH A BOB OR TWO of persons: (fairly) wealthy; of things: (fairly) valuable ..20C colloq.
WEAN - verbs
• ABLACTATE †* to wean from the breast ...Bk1888
WEANED - adjectives
• ABLACTED † weaned ...1612
WEANING - nouns
• ABLACTATION the weaning of a child, or the young of quadrupeds, from the mother ...1656
WEAPON - adjectives
• HOT of a weapons system: activated, armed ...1962 US sl.
• PACKING having weapons for sale ...2000s US prison sl.
• TOOLED UP carrying a weapon, esp. a gun; armed ...1959 sl.
WEAPON - nouns
• AX any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
• AXE any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
• BABY an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
• BALL-BREAKER a weapon ...1970s sl., orig. US
• BATTERDASHER †* a weapon of offense ...1696
• BILLY a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• BONDOOK a weapon ...1991 UK Gulf War usage
• CAN-OPENER a weapon powerful enough to destroy an armoured target ...1886 US military sl.
• CHIV a knife; a sharp-edged tool or weapon ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• COLT a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• COSH a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl.
• DIRK a knife or improvised cutting weapon ...1950 US sl.
• EDGE a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
• EQUALIZER a range of weapons, esp. revolvers and clubs ...1899 sl. orig. US
• EVENER a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GUT-RIPPER a knife used as a weapon ...1941 Amer. sl.
• HABILIMENTS † munitions, appliances, implements, or apparatus of war; weapons, warlike stores, etc. (the 'h' in this sense was commonly omitted) ...1422
• HOOK a straight razor or knife used as a weapon ...1918 Amer. prison sl.
• MAD MIKE a mad minute; an intense, short-lived burst of weapon fire ...1991 US sl.
• MAD MINUTE an intense, short-lived burst of weapon fire ...1917 US sl.
• MAHOSKA, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOSKER, THE anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MALKY a safety razor used as a weapon; hence, an improvised weapon, such as a broken bottle, etc. ...1973 Sc. sl.
• MANAGE the skilful handling of a weapon, etc. ...c1611
• MANAGERY the art of managing weapons, instruments, etc. ...1654 obs.
• MAULER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
• MAWLER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
• MOLEY a gangland weapon of a potato with razor blades inserted into it ...1950 Brit. sl.
• NIGGER FLICKER (derogatory) a weapon, usually a small knife or a razor blade with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers ...1950s US Black sl.
• PIG-STICKER a bayonet, knife, or other sharp weapon ...1890 sl.
• SIGNATURE the back-blast of flame or smoke from a weapon ...1990 US sl.
• SKENG a ghetto weapon, as a gun or a ratchet-knife ...1970s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• SKEWER a term of contempt for a sharp weapon ...1838
• TACKLE † implements of war, weapons; esp. arrows; also, a weapon, an, arrow ...c1375
• TACKLING † arms, weapons, instruments ...a1400
• TOOL a weapon, esp. a gun ...1938 criminals' sl.
WEAPON - nouns, person
• MANAGER † the wielder of a weapon; the person who wages a war ...1588
WEAPON - verbs
• PACK to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
• RETUND † to dull or blunt the edge of a weapon ...L17
• VAMPISH to brandish a weapon threateningly ...Bk1905 Ireland
• WAGE * to wield a weapon, etc. ...1836
• WALD to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.