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WIDOW - WINDING
WIDOW - nouns
• APARTMENT TO LET a widow's weeds ...18C sl.
• BANDORE a widow's head-dress, worn to signify her mourning state ...L17
• BILL OF SALE a widow's weeds ...Bk1890 sl.
• SIGN OF A HOUSE TO LET a widow's weeds ...1785 sl.
• SIGN OF TENEMENTS TO LET a widow's weeds ...L18 sl.
WIDOW, WIDOWER - nouns, person
• ACE OF SPADES a widow ...19C sl.
• APARTMENT TO LET a widow ...18C sl.
• BOY ON THE LOOSE an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIRL ON THE LOOSE an unmarried or widowed woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAVEYARD WIDOW a woman whose husband is dead ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HOUSE TO LET a widow ...18C sl.
• LONE MAN an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOMAN a woman who is not living with a man; an unmarried or widowed woman ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MAIDEN-WIFE-WIDOW a bride, now a widow, whose husband died before consummating their marriage ...L17 sl.
• MAN-HUNTERS women, esp. spinsters and widows ...L19 Brit. jocular
• MAN-TRAP a woman seeking a husband; a widow ...18C sl.
• WANTER one wanting a husband or wife; an unmarried person; a bachelor, a widower ...1723 Eng. dial.
• WIDDER a widow ...Amer. dial.
• WIDDY a widow ...Amer. dial.
• WIDOWER a widow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW GENTLEMAN a widower ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW LADY a widow ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WIDOWMAN a widower ...1688 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW WOMAN a widow ...1739 Amer. dial.
• YAVIL BACHELOR a widower ...1866 Sc.
WIDOW - verbs
• TAKE NOTICE of a widow or widower: to be receptive to the idea of remarriage; to be in search of a new spouse ...1875 Amer. dial.
WIDOW - phrases
• BAITED FOR WIDOW spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
WIDOWED - adjectives
• MAIDEN-WIDOWED widowed while still a maiden ...1592 nonce word
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OUT OF LOCK out of wedlock, widowed ...1969 Amer. dial.
WIDOWHOOD - verbs
• TAKE THE MANTLE AND RING to vow perpetual widow hood ...Bk1903 sl.
WIDTH - adjectives
• HAND-BROAD of the width of a hand ...1612-15
• LATITUDINAL * relating to breadth or width ...1671
WIDTH - nouns
• BRENTH width or breadth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LARGENESS † breadth, width ...c1400
• LARGEOUR †* width, girth ...1545
• LARGITUDE †* breadth, width ...1599
WIELD - verbs
• WAIVE † to wield ...1789 Sc.
WIFE - adjectives (also see SPOUSE)
• MAMISH †* uxorious, showing a great or excessive fondness for one's wife ...a1641
• UXORIAL pertaining to a wife; characterized by excessive affection for one's wife; servilely submissive to a wife ...1800
• UXORIOUS excessively or submissively fond of a wife ...1598
WIFE - nouns
• APRON-STRING HOLD a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• APRON-STRING TENURE a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• BETTER FRACTION one's wife ...World War II Amer. sl.
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MARITALITY excessive affection of a wife for her husband ...1812
• NONPATIENCE † an alleged term for a 'company' of wives ...1486
WIFE - nouns, person
• ALL-AND-ALL one's wife ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANCHOR one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCHOR AND CHAIN one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCIENT DUTCH one's wife ...L19 sl.
• APRON a negative expression for a woman; a wife ...1920s US Black sl.
• ARMFUL a wife ...L17 sl.
• BACHELOR'S WIFE the ideal wife of which a bachelor theorizes or dreams ...1562
• BACKLOG a wife ...1970 Amer. dial. jocular
• BALL AND CHAIN one's wife, esp. if domineering ...1921 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1970s sl.
• BARN BOSS a dominating wife ...1969 Amer. jocular
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BEST HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BITTER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BLADE a wife ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-LADY one's wife; a wife who gives the orders; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-WOMAN one's wife; a wife who gives the orders; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNDLE a woman; one's wife ...1904 Amer. dial.
• BURERK a wife ...M19 sl.
• BURICK a wife ...M19 sl. sl.
• BURLAP HAIR false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURLAP TOP false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CARVING KNIFE a wife ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• CATALOG WOMAN a wife obtained through a matrimonial bureau ...1928 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CLARTY-PAPS a filthy, slatternly woman or wife ...19C Eng. dial.
• COOLER a woman, esp. a wife as opposed to a mistress or lover ...E17 sl.
• CROOKED RIB a cross-grained wife ...Bk1903 sl.
• DAME the mistress of a house; a wife, esp. the wife of a farmer or yeoman ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
• DUCHESS a wife ...1895 Brit. sl.
• DUCHESS OF FIFE a wife ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• DUTCH a wife ...1889 Brit. sl.
• EVER-LOVING one's wife ...1930s US sl.
• EVIL one's wife ...E19 sl.
• FIFTH WHEEL one's wife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FORK AND KNIFE a wife ...20C rhyming sl.
• HALF-MARROW † a husband or wife; a spouse ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALF-WIDOW a wife whose husband is lazy and thriftless, and fails to properly provide for her necessities ...B1900 Amer.
• HAMALD a 'haaf-word' for wife ...1897 Sc.
• HATCHET one's wife ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAY WIDOW a woman separated from her husband, either permanently or temporarily, for some reason other than death ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HER INDOORS a wife or other live-in female partner, often with the implication of a domineering woman ...1979 Brit. sl.
• HOT PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HOUSE-FELLOW a wife ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HUGS a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus' (hugs and kisses)
• HUGS AND KISSES a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus'
• HURRICANE ON A TEN-CENT PIECE a wife furious with her husband ...1995 Can.
• IMPORTANCE a wife ...1647 sl.
• JAM-TART a wife or mistress ...Bk1896 sl.
• JIFFESS an employer's wife ...Bk1896 tailors' sl.
• JUDY a woman; a wife; a girlfriend ...1885 sl.
• KICKIE-WICKIE †* a jocular or ludicrous term for a wife ...1601
• LACKIN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LADY a wife ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LADY JANE a common-law wife or girlfriend ...1987 Can. sl.
• LAKEN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAKIN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAWFUL BLANKET a wife ...19C sl.
• LAWFUL JAM a wife ...L19 Brit. sl.
• LAWFULLY LADY one's legal wife ...M19 US Black sl.
• LAWYERESS the wife of a lawyer; a female lawyer ...1835
• LEFT-FOREPART a wife ...M19 Brit. tailors' sl.
• LEMAN a husband or wife ...c1250 arch.
• LESSER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKEN a wife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MADAM one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
• MADAME the mistress of a household; one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
• MAGGIE RAB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROBB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAIN QUEEN the present girlfriend; the wife ...1944 Amer. sl.
• MAKE † of humans: a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMA a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• MAMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MAMMY a wife ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE † a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match ...1523
• MARROW † a husband or wife ...a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAT a woman, a wife ...L18 colloq.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• MISSIS a wife ...1833 sl.
• MISSUS a wife ...1833 sl.
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1753
• MOLLISHER a woman; a low-class girl or woman; one living in concubinage; a female cohabiting with a man, who jointly get their living by thieving; a thief's mistress; a wife ...1812 sl.
• MOMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MOT a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOTT a woman, a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOTTE a woman, a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOUNT a wife or mistress ...c1856 Brit. sl.
• MOUSE ones wife ...19C US Black sl.
• MRS. a wife ...1920 sl.
• MRS, THE a wife ...1910s sl.
• MY OLD MOTHER OF PEARL my wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'old girl'
• NEIGHBOUR a husband or wife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• O.G. a woman, esp. one's mother or wife (Old Girl) ...1878 US jocular
• OLD BLADE one's wife ...1915 Amer. dial.
• OLD CURIOSITY one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD DEAR one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD DUTCH one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD GAL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OLD GEEZER, (THE)one's wife ...1910s sl.
• OLD GIRL a wife ...1853 sl.
• OLD GRABEM PUDDEN an old woman, whether one's wife or mother ...L19 rhyming sl
• OLD LADY. a wife, regardless of age ...1836 US sl.
• OLD MOTHER OF PEARL, THE a wife; my wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'old girl'
• OLD ONE, THE one's mother or wife ...E19 Irish
• OLD POT AND PAN 'old woman'; wife, woman ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OLD WOMAN one's wife ...1722
• OLE GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OTHER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PENELOPE n. a chaste and faithful wife ...1581
• PLATES a wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'missis' (Plates and Dishes)
• PLATES AND DISHES a wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'missis'
• QUARE ONE the wife ...1997 Ireland sl.
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• QUILT a wife ...M19 US sl.
• RIB a wife ...1609 sl.
• SISTER-WIFE a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SMALL HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• SPERRIB a wife ...L19 UK middle class usage
• SPLICE one's wife ...E19 sl.
• SPORTING LIFE a wife 20C rhyming sl.
• SPOUSESS † a female spouse, a wife, a bride, a married woman ...1388
• SWEET PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SWISS ARMY a wife ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Swiss Army Knife)
• SWISS ARMY KNIFE a wife ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• TROUBLE AND STRIFE a wife ...1908 rhyming sl.
• UGS a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus' (HUGS AND KISSES)
• VENTER one or other of two or more wives who are (successively or otherwise) sources of offspring to the same person ...1544
• WAHEENIE a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1919 Hawaii usage
• WAHINE a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WAHINI a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WAR AND STRIFE one's wife ...1920s rhyming sl.
• WARDEN a wife ...20C US sl.
• WAR DEPARTMENT a wife; also, a man's mother (rare) ...1942 Amer. jocular
• WAR HORSE a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WAR SECRETARY a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WEDFELLOW a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WIFE-WIDOW n. a wife living apart from her husband ...1875 nonce word
• WIFEY a little wife; a little or young woman; chiefly used as a term of endearment or familiarity ...L18
• WIFIE a little wife; a little or young woman; chiefly used as a term of endearment or familiarity ...L18
• WOMEN FOLKS a wife ...1907 Amer. dial.
• WORRY AND STRIFE a wife ...20C UK rhyming sl.
• WORSE HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• WORST HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• XANTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
• X.Y.L. n. a wife; 'ex-young-lady' ...1976 US sl.
• ZENTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
WIFE - nouns, person, other
• WANTER one wanting a husband or wife; an unmarried person; a bachelor, a widower ...1723 Eng. dial.
WIFE - verbs
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
• SPOON THE BURICK to pay attentions to one's best friend's wife or girlfriend ...L19 sl.
WIFE - phrases
• ANYTHING FOR A QUIET WIFE catchphrase meaning exactly what it says ...1977 UK sl.
• GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL, A a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn ...1784
• GREY MARE IS THE BETTER HORSE, THE said of one whose wife wears the breeches; the wife rules the husband ...1546
WIFELESS - adjectives
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WIG, WIGGED - adjectives
• FEATHER-TOPPED of a wig: frizzed at the top ...1785
• FULL-BOTTOMED of a wig: long at the back
• JASEYED wigged ...1883
WIG - nouns
• BAG-WIG a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag ...1717
• DANDY-GO-RUSSET an ancient wig ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIVOT a wig ...1934 US sl.
• FAKE RIAH a wig ...2002 UK back-slang
• FASHIONED RIAH a wig ...2002 UK sl.
• FLASH a peruke or periwig ...1690 sl.
• HAIR TOPPER false hair worn my men ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEADPIECE false hair, a hairpiece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH a wig ...1983 rhyming sl. (Irish Jig)
• IRISH JIG a wig ...1983 rhyming sl.
• JASEY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JASY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JAZEY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JAZY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JEEZY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780 Sc.
• MUCKET a hairpiece or toupee ...1950s US sl.
• NODDLE CASE a wig ...18C sl.
• QUEER TOPPING a second-rate or worn-out wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a wig ...1920s sl.
• RAT a wig ...1930s US Black sl.
• RUG a wig of any type ...1940 US sl.
• SCALP * a wig ...Brit. sl.
• SCANDALOUS a wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCHEITL a wig ...1960s sl.
• SHYCKLE a wig ...1960s sl.
• SKY PIECE a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece ...1898 Amer. dial.
• STRUM a wig ...Bk1904 sl.
• SYRUP wigs, a wig ...1981 rhyming sl. (Syrup of Figs)
• SYRUP OF FIGS wigs, a wig ...1981 rhyming sl.
• TALTIE a wig ...1808 Sc.
• TIE-WIG a wig having the hair gathered together behind and tied with a knot of ribbon ...1713
• TOPPER a wig, a toupee ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TOUP a man's hairpiece; a toupee ...1959 sl.
• TRANSFORMATION a hairpiece, usually worn by a woman ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WATERFALL false hair ...M19 sl.
WIG - nouns, person
• NODDLE-THATCHER a wig-maker ...18C sl.
• WIGSBY a person wearing a wig ...L18 jocular arch.
WIG - verbs
• FRIBBLE to frizzle or frizz a wig ...1756 Sc.
WIGGLE - adjectives
• WIGGLY-WAGGLY that wiggles and waggles ...L19 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• WIGGLY-WOGGLY that wiggles and waggles ...L19 colloq. & Eng. dial.
WIGGLE - verbs
• SCROOTCH to wiggle, to fidget, to squirm ...1939 Amer. dial.
WILD - adjectives
• AGGRO hot-headed, wild, unpredictable ...1990s sl., orig. US college usage
• ANIMAL wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained ...1965 Amer. sl.
• ANTIC irresponsible, ungovernable, wild ...1936 Amer. dial.
• ASIATIC crazy; wild; eccentric ...World War II United States Navy usage
• BEDLAM belonging to a madhouse; mad, wild, ill-behaved, foolish ...a1535
• BOSKY wild, unfrequented ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRONCHO wild, mean, rough, uncontrollable ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BRONCO wild, mean, rough ...1866 Amer. dial.
• CAMSTROUDGEOUS wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse ...1808 Sc.
• CAMSTRUDGEOUS wild; obstinate ...1933 Sc.
• EFFERE †* excessively wild or fierce ...1586
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FAUNIC † wild, woodish, rude ...1674
• FERINE of the nature of a wild animal, wild, untamed ...1677
• GALLOWS mischievous, wild, impish, unmanageable, tiresome; impudent, saucy ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLY-STANG wild, unsteady ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMOCKY wild, full of tricks ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GO-BACK having reverted to the wild state; growing wild on land once cultivated ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HAGGAR wild, untamed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGARD † wild, untamed, unreclaimed, untrained ...1580
• HAILY wild, reckless ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HALLOCKIT wild, romping; light, giddy; crazy, half-witted ...1787 Sc.
• HARE-BRAINED stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad ...1548
• HAREM-SCAREM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HARE'UM- SCARE-'UM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HARUM-SCARUM. reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HATTLE wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELLICAT wild, unmanageable, boisterous ...1819 Sc.
• HOT of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild ...1888 Amer. sl.
• IMMANSUETE †* ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable ...1656
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• NEVER-HEED-EM thoughtless, wild ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RACKETTY careless, thoughtless, wild ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RADGE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous, insane ...1923 Sc.
• RADGIE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous ...1923 Sc.
• RAFFY drunken; dissipated; wild ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGGLISH of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous ...1866 Sc.
• RAGMATICAL †* wild, rowdy, ill-behaved, riotous ...1742
• RAISED infuriated, irascible, wild, frenzied, over-excited ...1704 Sc.
• RAMAGE of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...c1290
• RAMAGEOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMAGIOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMBY wild, furious, lecherous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• RAMMAGE of persons: wild, excited, unruly, unmanageable ...1714 Sc.
• RAMMISH † wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMMY wild, furious, lecherous ...1973 Amer. dial.
• RAMP wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits ...1713 Sc.
• RAMPACIOUS * lively, spirited, boisterous; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous ...1837
• RAMPAGEOUS furious, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RANDIE boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY disorderly, disreputable, given to drink; boisterous, riotous, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANK 1. wild, rugged, projecting, rough ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. wild, uncontrollable, mischievous, cunning ...1892 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RANKRINGING † wild, coarse, lawless ...1822 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * wild, disorderly, rakish, noisy, rough ...1700
• RANTIPOW wild, noisy, rough ...1800 Eng. dial.
• RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent ...1887 Eng, dial.
• RATTLE-BAG wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...1886 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BRAIN wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-NODDLED † characterized by foolish noisy levity of character or conduct; giddy, harebrained, flighty, noisy, wild; rattle-headed ...1661
• RATTLING lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild ...1749 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY wild; frantic; distraught ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• REDE fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk ...1843 Sc.
• RED-HOT wild, dissipated ...1897 Eng. dial.
• REE crazy, delirious; rude, wild; unmanageable ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEZIE wild, frolicsome, partially intoxicated ...1805 Sc.
• REVOYLT wild; frisky; in very high spirits ...Bk1904 Sc.
• ROPEABLE of a horse, etc.: intractable, wild ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RORTY wild, boisterous ...1882 sl.
• SAVAGE † 1. uncultivated, wild ...c1330
2. of movements, noise, demeanour, manners, etc.: wild, ungoverned; rude, unpolished ...c1420-30 arch.
† 3. of a plant or tree: wild, uncultivated ...1422
• SAVAGINE †* savage, wild ...c1430
• SCADDLE wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SCAFE wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARE easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLY frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN wild ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SHANDY wild, boisterous ...L17 Eng. dial.
• SKADDLE wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TART wild ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TEWITISH wild, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORE DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TORN DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TORY-RORY † boisterous, uproarious, roaring, roistering, swaggering, wild ...1678
• UNBENE † ungenial, wild and rugged ...a1300
• UNCO-LOOKING having a wild, strange look ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNGAIN disagreeable; intractable, troublesome; unsteady, wild; stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WAFF disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral ...1788 Sc.
• WILDER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very wild, unrestrained ...1997 Amer. dial.
• YIRLICH † wild, unnatural ...1838 Sc.
WILD, WILDNESS - nouns
• BOONDOCKS rough or wild country; rural backcountry; the sticks; an out-of-the-way place ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FERINE a wild beast ...19C
• FERITY the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition ...c1534
• RAMAGE †* wildness, high spirit, courage ...1456
• SAVAGE † a wild beast ...1682
• SAVAGISM the condition of being wild or uncivilized; the savage state of human society ...1796
• STREAK a wild party; a wild and exciting time ...US sl.
• THREE-F's 'fuck, fun, and a footrace''; said of a wild time or a lewd person ...19C Brit. sl.
WILD - nouns, person
• ARAB any wild-looking person; an excitable or passionate person ...c1850 Amer. sl.
• DEVIL'S BOPEEP a wild young girl ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAGGARD † a wild and intractable person; one not to be captured; originally a female ...1579
• HARRIGOAD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HORROR O' MADDERDOM a wild, madcap person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JINGLE-BRAINS a wild, thoughtless person; a noisy, talkative person ...1690 colloq.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• LARY a rough, a wild fellow ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
• MADLING a mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly ...c1648-50
• MADLOCK a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADPASH a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADSTART a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZED-ANTIC a wild, foolish, crazy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEGERRY a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MAZEGERRY-PATTICK a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1860 Eng. dial.
• RABSCALLION a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1777 Sc.
• RADGE a wild, obstreperous person or animal ...1963 Sc.
• RADICAL a wild, unruly person; a rogue, a blackguard, a rascal ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-TOPPIN(G) a wild, reckless, foolish person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGE a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour ...1970s Aust., NZ., & US campus sl.
• RAGER a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour; someone on a spree ...1972 Aust., NZ., & US campus sl.
• RAMSCULLION † an offensively dirty person; a worthless wretch; a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne'er-do-well ...1866 Sc.
• RANDOM-SHOT a wild young fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY a wild, noisy, reckless person ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLER a roisterer; a wild liver ...1831 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-TOPPIN a wild, harum-scarum person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL-COPPIN a wild, reckless, careless fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVER someone who has a wild time, esp. sexually ...1959 sl.
• RIDE-THE-MOON a wild, dissipated fellow ...1900 Eng. dial.
• RING-TAIL DEVIL a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED PAINTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1828 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1830 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SCREAMER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1959 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL PEELER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1832 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1898 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCAFE a wild, thoughtless person, esp. a boy or young man; a rascal; a lazy ne'er-do-well ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TAG a wild, romping girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VATO LOCO a wild guy ...1965 US sl.
WILD - verbs
• GO ANIMAL to go wild; to become disorderly or rowdy ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GO BUSH to leave one's usual surroundings for the country, to run wild ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL to act without any restraint ...1832 Amer. sl.
• HARRIGOAD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ILL to act crazily, aggressively, or wildly ...1980s US Black teen sl.
• RAFFLE to lead a wild, dissolute life ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAISE HELL to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• RAISE SAND to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• TEAR DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• TEAR THE PLACE DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• WILD-HOG to live a life of debauchery; to be wild; to seek illicit sexual adventure ...1939 Amer. dial.
WILDERNESS - nouns
• MARLBORO COUNTRY rough or remote country; wilderness ...1968 US sl.
WILDFLOWER - see FLOWER
WILD-LIVING - nouns, person
• RAMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
• ROMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
WILD-LOOKING - adjectives
• HAGGARD of a person: wild-looking; originally applied to the 'wild' expression of the eyes ...1697
WILDLY - adverbs
• HARUM-SCARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
• HARUM-STARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
• RANDY madly, wildly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORY-RORY † in a roaring, wild, or uproarious manner; boisterously, wildly ...1664
• YIRLISCHLY † wildly ...1865 Sc.
WILD WEST - nouns
• BILL-SHOW a wild west show such as Buffalo Bill's ...1944 Amer. Western usage
WILD WEST - nouns, person
• BILL-SHOW COWBOY a show-off cowboy of the Buffalo Bill show type ...1944 Amer. Western usage
WILES - nouns
• ABET † fraud, cunning, wiles ...c1315
• HAMLIN a wile, a trick ...Bk1905 Sc.
WILFUL - adjectives
• AFFECTIONATE † passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
• AFFECTIONED † passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate ...1582
• CAMSTAIRY obstinately perverse, unruly, or wilful; fractious ...1776 Sc.
• TESTIF † headstrong, obstinate, wilful, rash, testy ...c1374
• TESTIFF † wilful, headstrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSAYABLE unruly, wilful, self-willed; not to be advised or controlled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WILFULLY - adverbs
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
WILHELM II - nouns, person
• W2 the German Kaiser Wilhelm II; reigned 1888-1918); hence, any military-looking man ...L19 usage
WILL - adjectives
• AUTEXOUSIOUS †* exercising free will ...1678
• IMPERATE † dependent upon will ...1624
WILL - nouns
• HEART † intent, will, purpose, inclination, desire ...c825
WILL (testament) - nouns
• CARVE-UP a division of loot, profits, or the legacy of a will ...1935 UK sl.
• LEGATION †* a gift by will; a legacy ...1586
• LETTER-WILL † one's testament ...1596 Sc.
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
• REDD a will, testament ...1853 Eng. dial.
• TEST a will, testament ...1890 Sc.
WILL - nouns, person
• LEGATOR one who gives something by will; a testator ...1651
WILL - verbs
• LEGATE to give by will, to bequeath ...1546
• LEGATEE †* to hand over to a legatee, to transfer by will ...1797
• NUNCUPATE to declare a will orally ...a1677
• QUETHE † to assign by will; to bequeath ...1303
WILL - phrases
• IN SPITE OF MY TEETH in spite of myself, against my will ...1838 Eng. dial.
WILLING - adjectives
• BAIN † ready, willing, inclined ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEANE † ready, willing ...a1400
• CADGY cheerful, in good spirits; friendly, affectionately kind or hospitable ...1819 Sc.
• FAIN disposed, inclined or willing; eager ...c1205 arch. or Eng. dial.
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
• MINT willing ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLITE † eager, ready, willing, cheerful, sprightly ...1825 Sc.
• OMNIVOLENT † willing everything ...1656
• ON ready or eager; willing to take part ...1880 sl.
• REDD ready, willing, prepared ...1790 Sc.
• UP FOR keen on, willing to do ...M19 sl.
• VOLITIENT * of one's own free will or choice; voluntary; willing, exercising the will ...1844
WILLING - verbs
• FADGE † to be content or willing; to agree; to make up one's mind to do something ...1592
WILLINGLY - adverbs
• BAIN † readily, willingly ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAINLY † readily, willingly; at once ...c1400
• FAIN † gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• HEART AND HAND with will and execution; readily, willingly ...a1547
• LIBENTIOUSLY †* willingly ...1606
• OILINS BOILINS whether you like it or no, willing or unwilling, nolens volens ...1855 Eng. dial.
• TITTER † more readily, more willingly, sooner, rather ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• WITH ALL THE VEINS very willingly ...1841 Ireland
• WITH ALL THE VEINS OF MY HEART very willingly ...1843 Ireland
• WITH ALL THE VEINS OF MY SOUL very willingly ...1867 Ireland
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
WILLINGNESS - nouns
• LIBENCE †* willingness ...1654
WILL-O'-THE-WISP - adjectives
• SPUNKIE haunted by will-o'-the-wisps ...1807 Sc.
WILL-O'-THE-WISP - nouns
• AW-PUCK the will-o'-the-wisp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-OF-THE-WISP will-o'-the-wisp ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-WI'-T'-WISP will-o'-the-wisp ...1855 Eng. dial.
• DEVIL-FIRE will-o'-the-wisp ...1875 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S LANTERN the will-o'-the-wisp .,..Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FIRE phosphorescence or will-o'-the-wisp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIREBALL will-o'-the-wisp ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK-A-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK-A-LENT † will-o'-the-wisp ...c1717
• JACK AND HIS LANTERN a will-o'-the-wisp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK AND THE LANTERN. will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JACKER-MER-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1859 Amer. dial.
• JACK-IN-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JACK-MA-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1899 Amer. dial.
• JACK-ME-LANTUN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1883 Amer. dial.
• JACK MULATTA will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O'-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1673
• JACK-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACK WITH A LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK WITH A LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK-WITH-LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACK-WITH-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACKY-LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Ireland
• JACKY-MA-LANTUN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1883 Amer. dial.
• JACKY-TOAD will-o'-the-wisp ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JACOB'S LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a small light that seems to dance or flicker over a marsh at night ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O'-WISP † a will-o'-the-wisp ...1896
• KIT WITH THE CANSTICK † a will o' the wisp ...1584
• MARSH-FIRE a will-o'-the-wisp ...1865
• MARSH-LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1870
• MEG-WITH-THE-WAD a will-o'-the-wisp ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MINERAL LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIN MIN a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MIN MIN LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MONEY GOLD LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MONEY LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...c1952 Amer. dial.
• SPUNKIE a will-o'-the-wisp ...1727 Sc.
• TREASURE LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1945 Amer. dial.
• WANDERING FIRE will-o'-the-wisp ...1667
• WANDERING LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1789-94
• WEATHER LIGHT a will-o'-the wisp ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WITCH LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1866 Amer. dial.
• WITCH'S LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1965 Amer. dial.
WILLOW - nouns
• CAMBRIDGE-OAK the willow tree ....1790 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE OAK the willow tree ....1826 Eng. dial. sl.
• PALM-TREE the willow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALLY a generic name for the willow; a willow bough ...1750 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLY-BED a plantation of willows ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALLY-WITHY the willow, Salix Caprea ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TASSEL-RAG the catkins of the willow, Salix Caprea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLER the common willow, Salix alba ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WILLPOWER - adjectives
• BONELESS lacking backbone or willpower; weak in character ...1882
WILLPOWER - nouns
• YATTLE † ambition, force, willpower ...1825 Sc.
WILT - verbs
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WILY - adjectives
• CANNY † cunning, artful, wily ...a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
• CAUTELOUS † deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, artful, wily ...1380s obs. or arch.
• QUIRKIE cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1806 Sc.
• QUIRKSOME * cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1896 Sc.
• QUIRKY cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1806 Sc.
• SANSHACH wily, crafty; shrewd; sarcastically clever ...1808 Sc.
• SUBTLE † crafty, cunning; treacherously or wickedly cunning; insidiously sly, wily ...1357
• VERSUTIOUS † cunning, crafty, wily ...1660
• VETERATORIAN † crafty, cunning, subtle, wily, sly, deceitful; gotten by long use, experienced ...1656
• VULPINARY † crafty, wily, artful, cunning, sly ...1721
• YEPE † cunning, crafty, sly, wily ...c1000
WILY - nouns
• SUBTLETY † a wily stratagem or trick, something craftily invented; a crafty or cunning device, an artifice ...1375
WILY - nouns, person
• GREEK a cunning or wily person; a cheat; a card sharper...E16 arch.
WIN, WINNING - adjectives
• MONEY winning ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ODDS-ON favourable, sure to win ...1898 US sl.
WIN, WINNER, WINNING - nouns
• ABSO a definite winner, usually used in a sporting context ...1900s sl.
• DEAD CINCH a horse, etc. supposed to be certain to win; a thing sure to happen; an absolute certainty ...20C sl.
• DEAD COP a sure way to win, or to make money ...c1870 sporting sl.
• JAM a certainty of winning; clear profit ...Bk1896 sl.
• NATURAL something that is sure to succeed; a winner ...1920 Amer. sl.
• NOSE AND CHIN a win; a winning bet ...1960s UK sl.
• REAL JAM a certainty of winning; clear profit ...Bk1896 sl.
• TAKE-DOWN a win, as in gambling ...L19 US sl.
• TOPS something excellent; the best; the ultimate, the winner ...1935 sl., orig. US
• W in sports: a win ...1970 US sl.
WIN, WINNER - nouns, person
• BANGSTER † one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror ...1820 obs. exc. Sc.
• CINCH a person or thing certain to fulfil an expectation, esp. a team or contestant certain to win a sporting event ...colloq.
• MASTER-BEAST the most influential person; the victor, the winner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOP DOG the winner, leader, or dominant person ...colloq.
• WORLD-BEATER a very effective person; a winner; a champion ...1893 Amer. sl.
WIN - verbs
• BAG to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts ...1911 Amer. sl.
• BAG A TITLE to win a championship ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BAG A WIN to win a game or contest ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BETELL † to lay claim to; to win, to rescue ...c1205
• BOG IT IN to win easily or perform a task easily ...Aust. sl.
• BOLT HOME to win by a large margin ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• BOLT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• BOLT IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• CARRY AWAY to win, to gain for oneself ...1581 obs.
• COME OUT AHEAD to win ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COME OUT ON TOP to win ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COP to win, as a bet or fight ...20C sl.
• FALL to have fall to one's share; to obtain, to win, to gain ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KNOCK PERSIMMONS to succeed, to win, to make a profit ...M19 sl.
• LUCRATE † to gain, to get, to win ...1623
• NICK IT to win, usually by good fortune or cheating ...L17 sl.
• PACK IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• RAKE UP THE PERSIMMONS to succeed, to win, to make a profit ...M19 sl.
• SCAGE to win ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SHIT IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE to win easily ...1996 Sc. sl.
• STRIP THE TABLE to win all the money on the place ...c1696 sl.
• TAKE THE BUN to win the prize, to get a reward, to 'take the cake' ...1885 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE EGG to win ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE KETTLE to win, to take the prize ...L19 Can. sl.
• TOUCH THE MOPUSSES to win money at gambling ...L18 sl.
• WALK to win something easily ...1903 UK sl.
• WALK IN to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WALK INTO to defeat in a game of chance; to win money from ...M19 sl.
• WALK IT to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WIN A PACK to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN A PACKAGE to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN A PACKET to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN BY A NECK to win by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• WIN IN A CANTER to come off victor with the greatest ease ...1853
• YANK to earn, to win, usually money ...L19 sl., orig. US
WINCE - verbs
• CRINGE to wince in embarrassment or distaste ...colloq.
• QUETCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir; in later use, to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUINCH † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch, to wince ...1530 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• QUITCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir; in later use, to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRINGE to flinch; to cringe; to shrink, as from pain, cold, or fear; to flinch; to wince; to shrivel, as with sharp cold or dry head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRINGE to cringe, to flinch, to wince ...1804 Amer. dial.
• WINCH to wince ...1941 Amer. dial.
WIND, WINDY - adjectives
• AIGRE of wind: sharp, cutting ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
• BALMY of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
• BEATING UP said of the wind when it begins to increase ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG of the wind: strong, violent ...1641 Eng. dial.
• BLADDIN breezy, gusty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLASTFUL full of or exposed to blasts of wind; windy, gusty ...1883
• BLIRTIE of the weather: changeable, uncertain, cheerless; characterized by 'blirts' or gusts of wind and rain ...1807 Sc.
• BLOWY gusty, blustering, windy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOYSTEROUS † of the wind: strong, boisterous...1568 obs.
• BOISTOUS † of the wind, sea, weather: rough and violent; boisterous ...1470
• BOLD of wind: tempestuous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIEF of wind: strong, prevalent ...1872 Amer. dial. arch.
• DAVID BOWIE windy ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'blowy'
• EASTLING of the wind: easterly ...1725 Sc.
• FAVONIAN pert. to the west wind; hence, favourable, gentle, propitious ...1656
• FAVONIOUS † pert. to the west wind ...1692
• HAARY of wind: cold, piercing ...1822 Sc.
• HARDEN of the weather: windy, drying; cold, bleak ...1897 Eng. dial.
• HAURY of wind: cold, piercing ...1822 Sc.
• HECTIC of the weather: unpleasant, windy, cloudy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HURRY-DURRY † of the weather: rough, boisterous, windy, rainy; hence, impatient, irritable ...1672 nautical
• LIVING of a gale: furious, fierce ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MAD of storm, wind: wild, violent ...1836
• NAKED adj. of the wind: bleak, cold ...1821
• NERKING of the wind: harsh, keen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONLYIN of wind: onshore, blowing in from sea ...1964 Sc.
• OOBIN of the wind: moaning, howling ...1891 Sc.
• QUEME protected from the wind, snug; unruffled, smooth ...1674 Eng. dial.
• REE of the weather: windy, clear, and frosty ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEK windy, stormy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVING of wind, etc.: high, strong, powerful ...1892 Sc.
• SANNYING of the wind: lasting, lingering ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCARLY of the weather: boisterous, windy, threatening rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOURY showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOWRIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SMACKING of a breeze: blowing strongly or vigorously ...E19
• SPANKING of a breeze: fresh and brisk ...colloq.
• TART of the wind or weather: sharp, keen, piercing, bracing ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TENDER of the wind: trying, sharp, biting ...1854 Eng. dial.
• TETTY of the wind: gusty, strong, boisterous ...B1900 Sc.
• TEUKIN of the wind: variable, shifting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIN of the wind or weather: cold, keen, piercing ...1881 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• THUDDERING of the wind: blowing in gusts ...1868 Sc.
• VARIANT * of wind: changing, shifting ...1847
• VEERABLE † of the wind: changeable, tending to veer ...1670
• VENTAL * pert. to the wind ...1887
• VENTILARY † due to or caused by the wind ...1683
• VENTOSAL † performed or done by the wind ...1782
• WADDY of the wind: puffy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. fishermen's term
• WAFTY of the wind: that wafts a perfume ...1863
WIND - adverbs
• HARD of the wind: fiercely, strongly ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WIND, WINDY - nouns
• AFER the south-west wind ...1667
• ATTITUDE of the wind: direction, disposition ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BAFFIN the calm between two winds ...1914 Sc.
• BELLUM a blast, as of wind; force, impetus ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY † a gust or blast of wind ...1598
• BINGER something sharp or pungent, as a keen wind or frost, a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST-BOB † the stroke of a blast of wind; a blast of wind ...1582
• BLAZE a sudden blast of dry wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEEZE a sudden blast of dry wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLENTER a boisterous, intermittent wind; a gust ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIFFART a squall, a gust; a short and sudden fall of snow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTER a gust of wind ...19C Sc.
• BLORE a violent blowing; a blast of wind; a gust or gale ...1559 arch.
• BLOUTER a blast of wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE BLIZZARD a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NORTHER a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-TAILED NORTHER. a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...c1856 Amer. dial.
• BLUE TEXAS NORTHER a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1873 Amer. dial.
• BLUFF a gust of wind ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BLUFFERT the blast sustained in meeting a rough wind or squall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB a gust, a blast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOULDER a strong blast of wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH a sudden gust, shower, or thunderclap ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZE OF WIND a wind of moderate gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BULLHIDE SQUALL a bad squall or wind ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER 1. a heavy gale; a powerful or heavy wind ...1848 US nautical sl.
2. a southerly wind of great violence ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CAPFUL OF WIND a light breeze ...1851 Amer. dial.
• CHANCE ALONG a fair wind with favourable weather ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL-DANCER a small whirlwind; a gust of wind, esp. on water ...1925 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL DERVISH a small whirlwind; a gust of wind, esp. on water ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASTER the east wind ...1892 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-WIND a wind blowing sideways ...a1722
• EMMUT of the wind: stroke, full force ...1810 Eng. dial.
• FACE-WIND † a wind blowing against one's face ...a1722
• FAFFLE a light intermittent wind, blowing in gentle puffs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL-WIND a sudden gust ..1867 nautical usage
• FAVONIUS the west wind, Zephyr ...1549 poetic or mythical
• FLUSTER-BLUSTER † a 'blustering' wind; a blusterer ...1708 nonce-word
• FUFF a puff of wind...1535 chiefly Sc.
• GALDER high, roaring wind; a strong gust of wind; a strong breeze ...1929 Sc.
• GALERN † the North wind ...1693
• GANDAGUSTER a strong, sudden gust of wind; a strong, sweeping wind; a storm, esp. of short duration ...1899 Sc.
• GANDIEGOW a squall of wind and rain; a heavy shower ...1908 Sc.
• GATHERED WINDS eddy-winds, cross currents of wind ...1819 Sc.
• HAAR a cold, easterly wind ...1777 Sc.
• HACK broken water, a choppy sea; a stiff or contrary wind which causes the sea to rise ...1908 Sc.
• HALF-WIND † a side-wind ...1859 nautical usage
• HAUGHTY WEATHER † windy weather ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HAUGULL a cold damp wind blowing from the sea during summer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWK, THE the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAWKINS the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-SNORTER a destructive wind that blows straight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-GALE † a strong wind ...1583
• JACK NORTHWESTER the northwest wind ...1749
• LAAR a soft, gentle breeze ...1866 Sc.
• LAND-BREEZE a breeze blowing from the land seawards ...1667
• LAND-LASH a heavy fall of rain accompanied by high wind ...1820 Sc.
• LAND-TURN † a land-breeze ...1676
• LIVE STORM a gale with rain or snow ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LIVING GALE a furious gale ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL-BREEZE a breeze that ruffles the water, so as to favour the catching of mackerel ...1751
• MACKEREL-GALE a strong breeze such as mackerel are best caught in ...1577-87
• NORTHER a cold wind from the north ...1827 US sl.
• OAGIN the moaning of the wind ...1896 Sc.
• OLD BAGS the wind ...1881 Eng. dial.
• OLD HOUSE THACK the wind ...1872 Eng. dial.
• OMPLUST a gale, a breeze ...1897 Sc.
• ONPLAST a sudden, fierce gale of wind ...1908 Sc.
• ON-PLUST a gale, a breeze ...1897 Sc.
• ORAGE † a violent or tempestuous wind; a storm ...c1477
• PALEFACE a northeast wind with no rain ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PUFT † a puff of wind ...LME
• QUALL a lull, in wind or storm ...1908 Sc.
• QUALM a sudden onset of wind ...1865 Sc.
• RACK †* a rush of wind; a gale, a storm ...c1400
• RAGE †* a fierce blast of wind ...c1386
• RAIN-SOU the slight moaning of the wind on a cloudy day betokening rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEVER anything large and quickly moving, as a blazing fire, a high wind, a swift boat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEVING-WIND a high wind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAB the noise made by a gust of wind or by the rise and fall of the sea ...1820 Sc.
• SAIL of the wind: direction, quarter, course ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SAVOUR a gentle breeze ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAIL-WIND † a scattering wind ...1709 Sc.
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SCALE-WIND a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SCOORIE a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SCOWTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SEA TURN a wind off the ocean, often accompanied by fog or rain ...1690 Amer. dial.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKIFF a light gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. ...1819 Sc.
• SKOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKY-ORGAN the wind ...1837 nonce use
• SNIFFLER a strong, smart, or brisk breeze or wind ...1768
• SOUTHERLY BUSTER a piercingly cold southerly wind of great violence ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TEAT a draught of wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEATING the whistling of the wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPESTY a gale of wind ...1868 Eng. dial.
• THUD a blast or gust of wind ...1822 Sc.
• TIFT a puff, breath, or slight blast of wind ...a1765 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMPLIST a sudden outburst of wind and rain ...1899 Sc.
• UNGASTO a contrary wind ...1899 Sc.
• VEIN a current of wind; the track in which this moves ...1792
• VENT † a wind ...1580
• VENTILATION † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
• WAFF a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE 1. a puff or weak gust of wind ...1898 Sc.
2. a tossing about, as in a high wind ...1899 Sc.
• WAFTURE something carried by the breeze ...1817
• WAG OF AIR a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLERD the wind ...1821 Eng. dial.
• WHIRL-BLAST a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
• WHITE GALE a windstorm on the water with rough seas, a clear sky, and no precipitation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• WILLAWAW a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WILLIWAW a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WOOLLY a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1886 Amer. dial.
WIND (weather) - verbs
• ART of the wind: to blow from a certain quarter ...1805 Sc.
• BACKEN AROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN IN of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN ROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN UP of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACK IN of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BACK ROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1871 Amer. dial.
• BATE of the wind: to diminish; to fall off ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BECKON BACK of the wind: to change direction ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BLAD of wind and rain: to beat against, to drive in gusts ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAISTER to blow with violence ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEFFART of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIFFART of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW GREAT GUNS of wind: to blow tempestuously
• BLOW LIKE THE OLD HARRY of the wind: to blow very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW TOMAHAWKS of the wind: to blow with cutting violence ...1883
• BLUFFERT of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSE to rush like the wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZEN of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BREEZEN ON of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE ON of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE UP of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1752 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE UP FRESH of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BRISK UP of the wind: to increase in strength ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CEASE of wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CHANGE OFF of the wind: to alter in direction; to decrease in velocity ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DACHEN of wind: to lull or abate ...1866 Sc.
• DANDLE to toss about in the wind ...1927 Sc.
• FAIR DOWN of the wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FAN * of the wind: to blow ...1671
• GALDER of the wind: to blow hard, to bluster ...1908 Sc.
• HAUL of the wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift, to veer ...1769
• HAUL ABOUT of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAUL OFF of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ROUND of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1864 Amer. dial.
• LAY † of the wind, weather: to be violent ...c1475
• LET DOWN of wind: to abate ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LIE of the wind: to abate ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LIE DOWN of the wind: to abate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIE LOW of the wind: to abate ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LODGE of wind or rain: to beat down or flatten ...1828 Amer. dial.
• MAKE THIN LININGS of the wind: to be cold and piercing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILD of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MILD DOWN of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1970 Amer. dial.
• QUAIL to quiet down; to lull, to abate, esp. of the wind ...1897 Sc.
• QUALL of wind, etc.: to lull, to abate ...1824 Sc.
• RAKE of the wind: to blow gently ...1854 Sc.
• RAVE of wind: to make a wild, rushing sound ...1785 Sc.
• SAG of wind or water: to fall, subside ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMP of the wind or the sea: to lull ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TEMPEST of the wind: to blow roughly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• THUD † to fall heavily; to move quickly; of wind: to blow in gusts; to rush with a hollow sound ...1800 Sc.
• VENTILATE † of wind: to blow away something; to scatter ...a1440
• WAFF † of the wind: to blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc.
• WAFFLE of the wind: to blow in gusts, esp. from different directions ...1973 Sc.
• WALLOW of wind: to whirl, to blow gustily ...1362
• WAP † of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
• WARBLE of a small stream: to make melody as it flows; also, of the wind ...1579 poetic
WIND (entwine) - verbs
• FANKLE to entangle, to twist, to knot; to coil, to wind; to disorder ...1887 Sc.
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THRAMLE † to wind; to reel ...1804 Sc.
• UMWRITHE † to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• WINGLE to wind in and out, to wind and twist, to meander ...1913 Amer. dial.
WIND - phrases
• OLD WOMAN'S LUCK having the wind in one's face both going and returning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIND IS BLOWING THE WIND ABOUT, THE the wind is very boisterous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WINDFALL - nouns
• ACCIDENCY † a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall ...1864
• BIKE a windfall, an unexpected good fortune ...Bk1898 Sc.
• LANDFALL a windfall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MELON an especially unexpected profit; a windfall; in finance, an extra dividend ...1934 Amer. sl.
• NEIVE-SHAKING a windfall; something dropped from the hand of another ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PEELED EGG a windfall ...1864 Sc.
WINDING - adjectives
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † winding in and out, having twists and turns ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOGLIN winding ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LABYRINTHAL * labyrinthine ...1669
• LABYRINTHIAL † labyrinthine ...a1550
• LABYRINTHIAN labyrinthine ...1588
• LABYRINTHIC labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHICAL * labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHINE having many intricate turnings or windings ...1747
• QUAVE † zigzag, winding ...1818 Sc.
• RABBLING winding, irregular, zigzag ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RANGLING twining, rambling, winding; esp. said of plants ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SINUATED sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
• TWISTY-WISTY in a twisting or winding manner ...1892 nonce word
WINDING - nouns
• RANGLE a winding ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RANGLING a winding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINUOSITY the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
WINDING - verbs
• SCAMANDER of persons: to wander about, to take devious or winding course ...M19 sl.
• SINUATE * to creep or crawl in a winding course ...1848
• APARTMENT TO LET a widow's weeds ...18C sl.
• BANDORE a widow's head-dress, worn to signify her mourning state ...L17
• BILL OF SALE a widow's weeds ...Bk1890 sl.
• SIGN OF A HOUSE TO LET a widow's weeds ...1785 sl.
• SIGN OF TENEMENTS TO LET a widow's weeds ...L18 sl.
WIDOW, WIDOWER - nouns, person
• ACE OF SPADES a widow ...19C sl.
• APARTMENT TO LET a widow ...18C sl.
• BOY ON THE LOOSE an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GIRL ON THE LOOSE an unmarried or widowed woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAVEYARD WIDOW a woman whose husband is dead ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HOUSE TO LET a widow ...18C sl.
• LONE MAN an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOMAN a woman who is not living with a man; an unmarried or widowed woman ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MAIDEN-WIFE-WIDOW a bride, now a widow, whose husband died before consummating their marriage ...L17 sl.
• MAN-HUNTERS women, esp. spinsters and widows ...L19 Brit. jocular
• MAN-TRAP a woman seeking a husband; a widow ...18C sl.
• WANTER one wanting a husband or wife; an unmarried person; a bachelor, a widower ...1723 Eng. dial.
• WIDDER a widow ...Amer. dial.
• WIDDY a widow ...Amer. dial.
• WIDOWER a widow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW GENTLEMAN a widower ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW LADY a widow ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WIDOWMAN a widower ...1688 Amer. dial.
• WIDOW WOMAN a widow ...1739 Amer. dial.
• YAVIL BACHELOR a widower ...1866 Sc.
WIDOW - verbs
• TAKE NOTICE of a widow or widower: to be receptive to the idea of remarriage; to be in search of a new spouse ...1875 Amer. dial.
WIDOW - phrases
• BAITED FOR WIDOW spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
WIDOWED - adjectives
• MAIDEN-WIDOWED widowed while still a maiden ...1592 nonce word
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OUT OF LOCK out of wedlock, widowed ...1969 Amer. dial.
WIDOWHOOD - verbs
• TAKE THE MANTLE AND RING to vow perpetual widow hood ...Bk1903 sl.
WIDTH - adjectives
• HAND-BROAD of the width of a hand ...1612-15
• LATITUDINAL * relating to breadth or width ...1671
WIDTH - nouns
• BRENTH width or breadth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LARGENESS † breadth, width ...c1400
• LARGEOUR †* width, girth ...1545
• LARGITUDE †* breadth, width ...1599
WIELD - verbs
• WAIVE † to wield ...1789 Sc.
WIFE - adjectives (also see SPOUSE)
• MAMISH †* uxorious, showing a great or excessive fondness for one's wife ...a1641
• UXORIAL pertaining to a wife; characterized by excessive affection for one's wife; servilely submissive to a wife ...1800
• UXORIOUS excessively or submissively fond of a wife ...1598
WIFE - nouns
• APRON-STRING HOLD a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• APRON-STRING TENURE a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• BETTER FRACTION one's wife ...World War II Amer. sl.
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MARITALITY excessive affection of a wife for her husband ...1812
• NONPATIENCE † an alleged term for a 'company' of wives ...1486
WIFE - nouns, person
• ALL-AND-ALL one's wife ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANCHOR one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCHOR AND CHAIN one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCIENT DUTCH one's wife ...L19 sl.
• APRON a negative expression for a woman; a wife ...1920s US Black sl.
• ARMFUL a wife ...L17 sl.
• BACHELOR'S WIFE the ideal wife of which a bachelor theorizes or dreams ...1562
• BACKLOG a wife ...1970 Amer. dial. jocular
• BALL AND CHAIN one's wife, esp. if domineering ...1921 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1970s sl.
• BARN BOSS a dominating wife ...1969 Amer. jocular
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BEST HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BITTER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BLADE a wife ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-LADY one's wife; a wife who gives the orders; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOSS-WOMAN one's wife; a wife who gives the orders; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNDLE a woman; one's wife ...1904 Amer. dial.
• BURERK a wife ...M19 sl.
• BURICK a wife ...M19 sl. sl.
• BURLAP HAIR false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURLAP TOP false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CARVING KNIFE a wife ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• CATALOG WOMAN a wife obtained through a matrimonial bureau ...1928 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CLARTY-PAPS a filthy, slatternly woman or wife ...19C Eng. dial.
• COOLER a woman, esp. a wife as opposed to a mistress or lover ...E17 sl.
• CROOKED RIB a cross-grained wife ...Bk1903 sl.
• DAME the mistress of a house; a wife, esp. the wife of a farmer or yeoman ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
• DUCHESS a wife ...1895 Brit. sl.
• DUCHESS OF FIFE a wife ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• DUTCH a wife ...1889 Brit. sl.
• EVER-LOVING one's wife ...1930s US sl.
• EVIL one's wife ...E19 sl.
• FIFTH WHEEL one's wife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FORK AND KNIFE a wife ...20C rhyming sl.
• HALF-MARROW † a husband or wife; a spouse ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALF-WIDOW a wife whose husband is lazy and thriftless, and fails to properly provide for her necessities ...B1900 Amer.
• HAMALD a 'haaf-word' for wife ...1897 Sc.
• HATCHET one's wife ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAY WIDOW a woman separated from her husband, either permanently or temporarily, for some reason other than death ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HER INDOORS a wife or other live-in female partner, often with the implication of a domineering woman ...1979 Brit. sl.
• HOT PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HOUSE-FELLOW a wife ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HUGS a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus' (hugs and kisses)
• HUGS AND KISSES a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus'
• HURRICANE ON A TEN-CENT PIECE a wife furious with her husband ...1995 Can.
• IMPORTANCE a wife ...1647 sl.
• JAM-TART a wife or mistress ...Bk1896 sl.
• JIFFESS an employer's wife ...Bk1896 tailors' sl.
• JUDY a woman; a wife; a girlfriend ...1885 sl.
• KICKIE-WICKIE †* a jocular or ludicrous term for a wife ...1601
• LACKIN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LADY a wife ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LADY JANE a common-law wife or girlfriend ...1987 Can. sl.
• LAKEN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAKIN a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAWFUL BLANKET a wife ...19C sl.
• LAWFUL JAM a wife ...L19 Brit. sl.
• LAWFULLY LADY one's legal wife ...M19 US Black sl.
• LAWYERESS the wife of a lawyer; a female lawyer ...1835
• LEFT-FOREPART a wife ...M19 Brit. tailors' sl.
• LEMAN a husband or wife ...c1250 arch.
• LESSER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKEN a wife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MADAM one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
• MADAME the mistress of a household; one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
• MAGGIE RAB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROBB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAIN QUEEN the present girlfriend; the wife ...1944 Amer. sl.
• MAKE † of humans: a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMA a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• MAMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MAMMY a wife ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE † a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match ...1523
• MARROW † a husband or wife ...a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAT a woman, a wife ...L18 colloq.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• MISSIS a wife ...1833 sl.
• MISSUS a wife ...1833 sl.
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1753
• MOLLISHER a woman; a low-class girl or woman; one living in concubinage; a female cohabiting with a man, who jointly get their living by thieving; a thief's mistress; a wife ...1812 sl.
• MOMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MOT a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOTT a woman, a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOTTE a woman, a wife ...L18 sl.
• MOUNT a wife or mistress ...c1856 Brit. sl.
• MOUSE ones wife ...19C US Black sl.
• MRS. a wife ...1920 sl.
• MRS, THE a wife ...1910s sl.
• MY OLD MOTHER OF PEARL my wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'old girl'
• NEIGHBOUR a husband or wife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• O.G. a woman, esp. one's mother or wife (Old Girl) ...1878 US jocular
• OLD BLADE one's wife ...1915 Amer. dial.
• OLD CURIOSITY one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD DEAR one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD DUTCH one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD GAL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OLD GEEZER, (THE)one's wife ...1910s sl.
• OLD GIRL a wife ...1853 sl.
• OLD GRABEM PUDDEN an old woman, whether one's wife or mother ...L19 rhyming sl
• OLD LADY. a wife, regardless of age ...1836 US sl.
• OLD MOTHER OF PEARL, THE a wife; my wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'old girl'
• OLD ONE, THE one's mother or wife ...E19 Irish
• OLD POT AND PAN 'old woman'; wife, woman ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OLD WOMAN one's wife ...1722
• OLE GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OTHER HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PENELOPE n. a chaste and faithful wife ...1581
• PLATES a wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'missis' (Plates and Dishes)
• PLATES AND DISHES a wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'missis'
• QUARE ONE the wife ...1997 Ireland sl.
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• QUILT a wife ...M19 US sl.
• RIB a wife ...1609 sl.
• SISTER-WIFE a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SMALL HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• SPERRIB a wife ...L19 UK middle class usage
• SPLICE one's wife ...E19 sl.
• SPORTING LIFE a wife 20C rhyming sl.
• SPOUSESS † a female spouse, a wife, a bride, a married woman ...1388
• SWEET PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SWISS ARMY a wife ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Swiss Army Knife)
• SWISS ARMY KNIFE a wife ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• TROUBLE AND STRIFE a wife ...1908 rhyming sl.
• UGS a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus' (HUGS AND KISSES)
• VENTER one or other of two or more wives who are (successively or otherwise) sources of offspring to the same person ...1544
• WAHEENIE a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1919 Hawaii usage
• WAHINE a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WAHINI a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WAR AND STRIFE one's wife ...1920s rhyming sl.
• WARDEN a wife ...20C US sl.
• WAR DEPARTMENT a wife; also, a man's mother (rare) ...1942 Amer. jocular
• WAR HORSE a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WAR SECRETARY a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WEDFELLOW a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WIFE-WIDOW n. a wife living apart from her husband ...1875 nonce word
• WIFEY a little wife; a little or young woman; chiefly used as a term of endearment or familiarity ...L18
• WIFIE a little wife; a little or young woman; chiefly used as a term of endearment or familiarity ...L18
• WOMEN FOLKS a wife ...1907 Amer. dial.
• WORRY AND STRIFE a wife ...20C UK rhyming sl.
• WORSE HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• WORST HALF one's wife ...1965 Amer. sl.
• XANTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
• X.Y.L. n. a wife; 'ex-young-lady' ...1976 US sl.
• ZENTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
WIFE - nouns, person, other
• WANTER one wanting a husband or wife; an unmarried person; a bachelor, a widower ...1723 Eng. dial.
WIFE - verbs
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
• SPOON THE BURICK to pay attentions to one's best friend's wife or girlfriend ...L19 sl.
WIFE - phrases
• ANYTHING FOR A QUIET WIFE catchphrase meaning exactly what it says ...1977 UK sl.
• GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL, A a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn ...1784
• GREY MARE IS THE BETTER HORSE, THE said of one whose wife wears the breeches; the wife rules the husband ...1546
WIFELESS - adjectives
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WIG, WIGGED - adjectives
• FEATHER-TOPPED of a wig: frizzed at the top ...1785
• FULL-BOTTOMED of a wig: long at the back
• JASEYED wigged ...1883
WIG - nouns
• BAG-WIG a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag ...1717
• DANDY-GO-RUSSET an ancient wig ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIVOT a wig ...1934 US sl.
• FAKE RIAH a wig ...2002 UK back-slang
• FASHIONED RIAH a wig ...2002 UK sl.
• FLASH a peruke or periwig ...1690 sl.
• HAIR TOPPER false hair worn my men ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HEADPIECE false hair, a hairpiece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH a wig ...1983 rhyming sl. (Irish Jig)
• IRISH JIG a wig ...1983 rhyming sl.
• JASEY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JASY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JAZEY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JAZY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780
• JEEZY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted ...c1780 Sc.
• MUCKET a hairpiece or toupee ...1950s US sl.
• NODDLE CASE a wig ...18C sl.
• QUEER TOPPING a second-rate or worn-out wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a wig ...1920s sl.
• RAT a wig ...1930s US Black sl.
• RUG a wig of any type ...1940 US sl.
• SCALP * a wig ...Brit. sl.
• SCANDALOUS a wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCHEITL a wig ...1960s sl.
• SHYCKLE a wig ...1960s sl.
• SKY PIECE a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece ...1898 Amer. dial.
• STRUM a wig ...Bk1904 sl.
• SYRUP wigs, a wig ...1981 rhyming sl. (Syrup of Figs)
• SYRUP OF FIGS wigs, a wig ...1981 rhyming sl.
• TALTIE a wig ...1808 Sc.
• TIE-WIG a wig having the hair gathered together behind and tied with a knot of ribbon ...1713
• TOPPER a wig, a toupee ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TOUP a man's hairpiece; a toupee ...1959 sl.
• TRANSFORMATION a hairpiece, usually worn by a woman ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WATERFALL false hair ...M19 sl.
WIG - nouns, person
• NODDLE-THATCHER a wig-maker ...18C sl.
• WIGSBY a person wearing a wig ...L18 jocular arch.
WIG - verbs
• FRIBBLE to frizzle or frizz a wig ...1756 Sc.
WIGGLE - adjectives
• WIGGLY-WAGGLY that wiggles and waggles ...L19 colloq. & Eng. dial.
• WIGGLY-WOGGLY that wiggles and waggles ...L19 colloq. & Eng. dial.
WIGGLE - verbs
• SCROOTCH to wiggle, to fidget, to squirm ...1939 Amer. dial.
WILD - adjectives
• AGGRO hot-headed, wild, unpredictable ...1990s sl., orig. US college usage
• ANIMAL wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained ...1965 Amer. sl.
• ANTIC irresponsible, ungovernable, wild ...1936 Amer. dial.
• ASIATIC crazy; wild; eccentric ...World War II United States Navy usage
• BEDLAM belonging to a madhouse; mad, wild, ill-behaved, foolish ...a1535
• BOSKY wild, unfrequented ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRONCHO wild, mean, rough, uncontrollable ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BRONCO wild, mean, rough ...1866 Amer. dial.
• CAMSTROUDGEOUS wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse ...1808 Sc.
• CAMSTRUDGEOUS wild; obstinate ...1933 Sc.
• EFFERE †* excessively wild or fierce ...1586
• EFFEROUS †* extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• FAUNIC † wild, woodish, rude ...1674
• FERINE of the nature of a wild animal, wild, untamed ...1677
• GALLOWS mischievous, wild, impish, unmanageable, tiresome; impudent, saucy ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLY-STANG wild, unsteady ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMOCKY wild, full of tricks ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GO-BACK having reverted to the wild state; growing wild on land once cultivated ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HAGGAR wild, untamed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGARD † wild, untamed, unreclaimed, untrained ...1580
• HAILY wild, reckless ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HALLOCKIT wild, romping; light, giddy; crazy, half-witted ...1787 Sc.
• HARE-BRAINED stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad ...1548
• HAREM-SCAREM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HARE'UM- SCARE-'UM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HARUM-SCARUM. reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
• HATTLE wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HELLICAT wild, unmanageable, boisterous ...1819 Sc.
• HOT of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild ...1888 Amer. sl.
• IMMANSUETE †* ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable ...1656
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• NEVER-HEED-EM thoughtless, wild ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RACKETTY careless, thoughtless, wild ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RADGE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous, insane ...1923 Sc.
• RADGIE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous ...1923 Sc.
• RAFFY drunken; dissipated; wild ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGGLISH of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous ...1866 Sc.
• RAGMATICAL †* wild, rowdy, ill-behaved, riotous ...1742
• RAISED infuriated, irascible, wild, frenzied, over-excited ...1704 Sc.
• RAMAGE of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...c1290
• RAMAGEOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMAGIOUS † of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent ...1398
• RAMBY wild, furious, lecherous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• RAMMAGE of persons: wild, excited, unruly, unmanageable ...1714 Sc.
• RAMMISH † wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMMY wild, furious, lecherous ...1973 Amer. dial.
• RAMP wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits ...1713 Sc.
• RAMPACIOUS * lively, spirited, boisterous; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous ...1837
• RAMPAGEOUS furious, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate ...1953 Amer. dial.
• RANDIE boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY disorderly, disreputable, given to drink; boisterous, riotous, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANK 1. wild, rugged, projecting, rough ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. wild, uncontrollable, mischievous, cunning ...1892 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RANKRINGING † wild, coarse, lawless ...1822 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * wild, disorderly, rakish, noisy, rough ...1700
• RANTIPOW wild, noisy, rough ...1800 Eng. dial.
• RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent ...1887 Eng, dial.
• RATTLE-BAG wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...1886 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BRAIN wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-NODDLED † characterized by foolish noisy levity of character or conduct; giddy, harebrained, flighty, noisy, wild; rattle-headed ...1661
• RATTLING lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild ...1749 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY wild; frantic; distraught ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• REDE fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk ...1843 Sc.
• RED-HOT wild, dissipated ...1897 Eng. dial.
• REE crazy, delirious; rude, wild; unmanageable ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEZIE wild, frolicsome, partially intoxicated ...1805 Sc.
• REVOYLT wild; frisky; in very high spirits ...Bk1904 Sc.
• ROPEABLE of a horse, etc.: intractable, wild ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RORTY wild, boisterous ...1882 sl.
• SAVAGE † 1. uncultivated, wild ...c1330
2. of movements, noise, demeanour, manners, etc.: wild, ungoverned; rude, unpolished ...c1420-30 arch.
† 3. of a plant or tree: wild, uncultivated ...1422
• SAVAGINE †* savage, wild ...c1430
• SCADDLE wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SCAFE wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARE easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLY frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN wild ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage ...1829 Amer. dial.
• SHANDY wild, boisterous ...L17 Eng. dial.
• SKADDLE wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TART wild ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TEWITISH wild, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORE DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TORN DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TORY-RORY † boisterous, uproarious, roaring, roistering, swaggering, wild ...1678
• UNBENE † ungenial, wild and rugged ...a1300
• UNCO-LOOKING having a wild, strange look ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNGAIN disagreeable; intractable, troublesome; unsteady, wild; stupid ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WAFF disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral ...1788 Sc.
• WILDER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very wild, unrestrained ...1997 Amer. dial.
• YIRLICH † wild, unnatural ...1838 Sc.
WILD, WILDNESS - nouns
• BOONDOCKS rough or wild country; rural backcountry; the sticks; an out-of-the-way place ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FERINE a wild beast ...19C
• FERITY the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition ...c1534
• RAMAGE †* wildness, high spirit, courage ...1456
• SAVAGE † a wild beast ...1682
• SAVAGISM the condition of being wild or uncivilized; the savage state of human society ...1796
• STREAK a wild party; a wild and exciting time ...US sl.
• THREE-F's 'fuck, fun, and a footrace''; said of a wild time or a lewd person ...19C Brit. sl.
WILD - nouns, person
• ARAB any wild-looking person; an excitable or passionate person ...c1850 Amer. sl.
• DEVIL'S BOPEEP a wild young girl ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAGGARD † a wild and intractable person; one not to be captured; originally a female ...1579
• HARRIGOAD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HORROR O' MADDERDOM a wild, madcap person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JINGLE-BRAINS a wild, thoughtless person; a noisy, talkative person ...1690 colloq.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• LARY a rough, a wild fellow ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
• MADLING a mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly ...c1648-50
• MADLOCK a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADPASH a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADSTART a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZED-ANTIC a wild, foolish, crazy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEGERRY a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MAZEGERRY-PATTICK a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow ...1860 Eng. dial.
• RABSCALLION a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1777 Sc.
• RADGE a wild, obstreperous person or animal ...1963 Sc.
• RADICAL a wild, unruly person; a rogue, a blackguard, a rascal ...19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-TOPPIN(G) a wild, reckless, foolish person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGE a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour ...1970s Aust., NZ., & US campus sl.
• RAGER a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour; someone on a spree ...1972 Aust., NZ., & US campus sl.
• RAMSCULLION † an offensively dirty person; a worthless wretch; a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne'er-do-well ...1866 Sc.
• RANDOM-SHOT a wild young fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDY a wild, noisy, reckless person ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RATTLE-BRAIN. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLER a roisterer; a wild liver ...1831 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-TOPPIN a wild, harum-scarum person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEL-COPPIN a wild, reckless, careless fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVER someone who has a wild time, esp. sexually ...1959 sl.
• RIDE-THE-MOON a wild, dissipated fellow ...1900 Eng. dial.
• RING-TAIL DEVIL a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED PAINTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1828 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1830 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SCREAMER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1959 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAILED TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1941 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL PEELER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL ROARER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1832 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SNORTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL SQUEALER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1898 Amer. dial.
• RING-TAIL TOOTER a ferocious mythical animal; hence, a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCAFE a wild, thoughtless person, esp. a boy or young man; a rascal; a lazy ne'er-do-well ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TAG a wild, romping girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VATO LOCO a wild guy ...1965 US sl.
WILD - verbs
• GO ANIMAL to go wild; to become disorderly or rowdy ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GO BUSH to leave one's usual surroundings for the country, to run wild ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL to act without any restraint ...1832 Amer. sl.
• HARRIGOAD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ILL to act crazily, aggressively, or wildly ...1980s US Black teen sl.
• RAFFLE to lead a wild, dissolute life ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAISE HELL to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• RAISE SAND to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous ...20C Amer. colloq.
• TEAR DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• TEAR THE PLACE DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• WILD-HOG to live a life of debauchery; to be wild; to seek illicit sexual adventure ...1939 Amer. dial.
WILDERNESS - nouns
• MARLBORO COUNTRY rough or remote country; wilderness ...1968 US sl.
WILDFLOWER - see FLOWER
WILD-LIVING - nouns, person
• RAMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
• ROMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
WILD-LOOKING - adjectives
• HAGGARD of a person: wild-looking; originally applied to the 'wild' expression of the eyes ...1697
WILDLY - adverbs
• HARUM-SCARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
• HARUM-STARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
• RANDY madly, wildly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORY-RORY † in a roaring, wild, or uproarious manner; boisterously, wildly ...1664
• YIRLISCHLY † wildly ...1865 Sc.
WILD WEST - nouns
• BILL-SHOW a wild west show such as Buffalo Bill's ...1944 Amer. Western usage
WILD WEST - nouns, person
• BILL-SHOW COWBOY a show-off cowboy of the Buffalo Bill show type ...1944 Amer. Western usage
WILES - nouns
• ABET † fraud, cunning, wiles ...c1315
• HAMLIN a wile, a trick ...Bk1905 Sc.
WILFUL - adjectives
• AFFECTIONATE † passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
• AFFECTIONED † passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate ...1582
• CAMSTAIRY obstinately perverse, unruly, or wilful; fractious ...1776 Sc.
• TESTIF † headstrong, obstinate, wilful, rash, testy ...c1374
• TESTIFF † wilful, headstrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSAYABLE unruly, wilful, self-willed; not to be advised or controlled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WILFULLY - adverbs
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
WILHELM II - nouns, person
• W2 the German Kaiser Wilhelm II; reigned 1888-1918); hence, any military-looking man ...L19 usage
WILL - adjectives
• AUTEXOUSIOUS †* exercising free will ...1678
• IMPERATE † dependent upon will ...1624
WILL - nouns
• HEART † intent, will, purpose, inclination, desire ...c825
WILL (testament) - nouns
• CARVE-UP a division of loot, profits, or the legacy of a will ...1935 UK sl.
• LEGATION †* a gift by will; a legacy ...1586
• LETTER-WILL † one's testament ...1596 Sc.
• QUIDE † a will, legacy, bequest ...950
• REDD a will, testament ...1853 Eng. dial.
• TEST a will, testament ...1890 Sc.
WILL - nouns, person
• LEGATOR one who gives something by will; a testator ...1651
WILL - verbs
• LEGATE to give by will, to bequeath ...1546
• LEGATEE †* to hand over to a legatee, to transfer by will ...1797
• NUNCUPATE to declare a will orally ...a1677
• QUETHE † to assign by will; to bequeath ...1303
WILL - phrases
• IN SPITE OF MY TEETH in spite of myself, against my will ...1838 Eng. dial.
WILLING - adjectives
• BAIN † ready, willing, inclined ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEANE † ready, willing ...a1400
• CADGY cheerful, in good spirits; friendly, affectionately kind or hospitable ...1819 Sc.
• FAIN disposed, inclined or willing; eager ...c1205 arch. or Eng. dial.
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
• MINT willing ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLITE † eager, ready, willing, cheerful, sprightly ...1825 Sc.
• OMNIVOLENT † willing everything ...1656
• ON ready or eager; willing to take part ...1880 sl.
• REDD ready, willing, prepared ...1790 Sc.
• UP FOR keen on, willing to do ...M19 sl.
• VOLITIENT * of one's own free will or choice; voluntary; willing, exercising the will ...1844
WILLING - verbs
• FADGE † to be content or willing; to agree; to make up one's mind to do something ...1592
WILLINGLY - adverbs
• BAIN † readily, willingly ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAINLY † readily, willingly; at once ...c1400
• FAIN † gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• HEART AND HAND with will and execution; readily, willingly ...a1547
• LIBENTIOUSLY †* willingly ...1606
• OILINS BOILINS whether you like it or no, willing or unwilling, nolens volens ...1855 Eng. dial.
• TITTER † more readily, more willingly, sooner, rather ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• WITH ALL THE VEINS very willingly ...1841 Ireland
• WITH ALL THE VEINS OF MY HEART very willingly ...1843 Ireland
• WITH ALL THE VEINS OF MY SOUL very willingly ...1867 Ireland
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
WILLINGNESS - nouns
• LIBENCE †* willingness ...1654
WILL-O'-THE-WISP - adjectives
• SPUNKIE haunted by will-o'-the-wisps ...1807 Sc.
WILL-O'-THE-WISP - nouns
• AW-PUCK the will-o'-the-wisp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-OF-THE-WISP will-o'-the-wisp ...1855 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-WI'-T'-WISP will-o'-the-wisp ...1855 Eng. dial.
• DEVIL-FIRE will-o'-the-wisp ...1875 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S LANTERN the will-o'-the-wisp .,..Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FIRE phosphorescence or will-o'-the-wisp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIREBALL will-o'-the-wisp ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK-A-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK-A-LENT † will-o'-the-wisp ...c1717
• JACK AND HIS LANTERN a will-o'-the-wisp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK AND THE LANTERN. will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JACKER-MER-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1859 Amer. dial.
• JACK-IN-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JACK-MA-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1899 Amer. dial.
• JACK-ME-LANTUN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1883 Amer. dial.
• JACK MULATTA will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O'-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1673
• JACK-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACK WITH A LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK WITH A LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1673
• JACK-WITH-LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACK-WITH-THE-LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Eng. dial.
• JACKY-LANTHORN will-o'-the-wisp ...1824 Ireland
• JACKY-MA-LANTUN will-o'-the-wisp; a phosphorescent light that appears to flit or hover over marshy ground ...1883 Amer. dial.
• JACKY-TOAD will-o'-the-wisp ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JACOB'S LANTERN will-o'-the-wisp; a small light that seems to dance or flicker over a marsh at night ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O'-WISP † a will-o'-the-wisp ...1896
• KIT WITH THE CANSTICK † a will o' the wisp ...1584
• MARSH-FIRE a will-o'-the-wisp ...1865
• MARSH-LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1870
• MEG-WITH-THE-WAD a will-o'-the-wisp ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MINERAL LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIN MIN a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MIN MIN LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MONEY GOLD LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MONEY LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...c1952 Amer. dial.
• SPUNKIE a will-o'-the-wisp ...1727 Sc.
• TREASURE LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1945 Amer. dial.
• WANDERING FIRE will-o'-the-wisp ...1667
• WANDERING LIGHT will-o'-the-wisp ...1789-94
• WEATHER LIGHT a will-o'-the wisp ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WITCH LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1866 Amer. dial.
• WITCH'S LIGHT a will-o'-the-wisp ...1965 Amer. dial.
WILLOW - nouns
• CAMBRIDGE-OAK the willow tree ....1790 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE OAK the willow tree ....1826 Eng. dial. sl.
• PALM-TREE the willow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALLY a generic name for the willow; a willow bough ...1750 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLY-BED a plantation of willows ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALLY-WITHY the willow, Salix Caprea ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TASSEL-RAG the catkins of the willow, Salix Caprea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLER the common willow, Salix alba ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WILLPOWER - adjectives
• BONELESS lacking backbone or willpower; weak in character ...1882
WILLPOWER - nouns
• YATTLE † ambition, force, willpower ...1825 Sc.
WILT - verbs
• WELK † of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
WILY - adjectives
• CANNY † cunning, artful, wily ...a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
• CAUTELOUS † deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, artful, wily ...1380s obs. or arch.
• QUIRKIE cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1806 Sc.
• QUIRKSOME * cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1896 Sc.
• QUIRKY cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky ...1806 Sc.
• SANSHACH wily, crafty; shrewd; sarcastically clever ...1808 Sc.
• SUBTLE † crafty, cunning; treacherously or wickedly cunning; insidiously sly, wily ...1357
• VERSUTIOUS † cunning, crafty, wily ...1660
• VETERATORIAN † crafty, cunning, subtle, wily, sly, deceitful; gotten by long use, experienced ...1656
• VULPINARY † crafty, wily, artful, cunning, sly ...1721
• YEPE † cunning, crafty, sly, wily ...c1000
WILY - nouns
• SUBTLETY † a wily stratagem or trick, something craftily invented; a crafty or cunning device, an artifice ...1375
WILY - nouns, person
• GREEK a cunning or wily person; a cheat; a card sharper...E16 arch.
WIN, WINNING - adjectives
• MONEY winning ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ODDS-ON favourable, sure to win ...1898 US sl.
WIN, WINNER, WINNING - nouns
• ABSO a definite winner, usually used in a sporting context ...1900s sl.
• DEAD CINCH a horse, etc. supposed to be certain to win; a thing sure to happen; an absolute certainty ...20C sl.
• DEAD COP a sure way to win, or to make money ...c1870 sporting sl.
• JAM a certainty of winning; clear profit ...Bk1896 sl.
• NATURAL something that is sure to succeed; a winner ...1920 Amer. sl.
• NOSE AND CHIN a win; a winning bet ...1960s UK sl.
• REAL JAM a certainty of winning; clear profit ...Bk1896 sl.
• TAKE-DOWN a win, as in gambling ...L19 US sl.
• TOPS something excellent; the best; the ultimate, the winner ...1935 sl., orig. US
• W in sports: a win ...1970 US sl.
WIN, WINNER - nouns, person
• BANGSTER † one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror ...1820 obs. exc. Sc.
• CINCH a person or thing certain to fulfil an expectation, esp. a team or contestant certain to win a sporting event ...colloq.
• MASTER-BEAST the most influential person; the victor, the winner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOP DOG the winner, leader, or dominant person ...colloq.
• WORLD-BEATER a very effective person; a winner; a champion ...1893 Amer. sl.
WIN - verbs
• BAG to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts ...1911 Amer. sl.
• BAG A TITLE to win a championship ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BAG A WIN to win a game or contest ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BETELL † to lay claim to; to win, to rescue ...c1205
• BOG IT IN to win easily or perform a task easily ...Aust. sl.
• BOLT HOME to win by a large margin ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• BOLT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• BOLT IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl., orig. horseracing
• CARRY AWAY to win, to gain for oneself ...1581 obs.
• COME OUT AHEAD to win ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COME OUT ON TOP to win ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COP to win, as a bet or fight ...20C sl.
• FALL to have fall to one's share; to obtain, to win, to gain ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KNOCK PERSIMMONS to succeed, to win, to make a profit ...M19 sl.
• LUCRATE † to gain, to get, to win ...1623
• NICK IT to win, usually by good fortune or cheating ...L17 sl.
• PACK IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• RAKE UP THE PERSIMMONS to succeed, to win, to make a profit ...M19 sl.
• SCAGE to win ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SHIT IT IN to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE to win easily ...1996 Sc. sl.
• STRIP THE TABLE to win all the money on the place ...c1696 sl.
• TAKE THE BUN to win the prize, to get a reward, to 'take the cake' ...1885 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE EGG to win ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE KETTLE to win, to take the prize ...L19 Can. sl.
• TOUCH THE MOPUSSES to win money at gambling ...L18 sl.
• WALK to win something easily ...1903 UK sl.
• WALK IN to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WALK INTO to defeat in a game of chance; to win money from ...M19 sl.
• WALK IT to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WIN A PACK to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN A PACKAGE to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN A PACKET to win a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• WIN BY A NECK to win by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• WIN IN A CANTER to come off victor with the greatest ease ...1853
• YANK to earn, to win, usually money ...L19 sl., orig. US
WINCE - verbs
• CRINGE to wince in embarrassment or distaste ...colloq.
• QUETCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir; in later use, to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUINCH † to move, to stir, to make a slight noise; to start, to flinch, to wince ...1530 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• QUITCH † of persons or animals: to move the body or any part of it; to stir; in later use, to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRINGE to flinch; to cringe; to shrink, as from pain, cold, or fear; to flinch; to wince; to shrivel, as with sharp cold or dry head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRINGE to cringe, to flinch, to wince ...1804 Amer. dial.
• WINCH to wince ...1941 Amer. dial.
WIND, WINDY - adjectives
• AIGRE of wind: sharp, cutting ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
• BALMY of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
• BEATING UP said of the wind when it begins to increase ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG of the wind: strong, violent ...1641 Eng. dial.
• BLADDIN breezy, gusty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLASTFUL full of or exposed to blasts of wind; windy, gusty ...1883
• BLIRTIE of the weather: changeable, uncertain, cheerless; characterized by 'blirts' or gusts of wind and rain ...1807 Sc.
• BLOWY gusty, blustering, windy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOYSTEROUS † of the wind: strong, boisterous...1568 obs.
• BOISTOUS † of the wind, sea, weather: rough and violent; boisterous ...1470
• BOLD of wind: tempestuous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIEF of wind: strong, prevalent ...1872 Amer. dial. arch.
• DAVID BOWIE windy ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'blowy'
• EASTLING of the wind: easterly ...1725 Sc.
• FAVONIAN pert. to the west wind; hence, favourable, gentle, propitious ...1656
• FAVONIOUS † pert. to the west wind ...1692
• HAARY of wind: cold, piercing ...1822 Sc.
• HARDEN of the weather: windy, drying; cold, bleak ...1897 Eng. dial.
• HAURY of wind: cold, piercing ...1822 Sc.
• HECTIC of the weather: unpleasant, windy, cloudy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HURRY-DURRY † of the weather: rough, boisterous, windy, rainy; hence, impatient, irritable ...1672 nautical
• LIVING of a gale: furious, fierce ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MAD of storm, wind: wild, violent ...1836
• NAKED adj. of the wind: bleak, cold ...1821
• NERKING of the wind: harsh, keen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONLYIN of wind: onshore, blowing in from sea ...1964 Sc.
• OOBIN of the wind: moaning, howling ...1891 Sc.
• QUEME protected from the wind, snug; unruffled, smooth ...1674 Eng. dial.
• REE of the weather: windy, clear, and frosty ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEK windy, stormy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVING of wind, etc.: high, strong, powerful ...1892 Sc.
• SANNYING of the wind: lasting, lingering ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCARLY of the weather: boisterous, windy, threatening rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOURY showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SCOWRIE showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
• SMACKING of a breeze: blowing strongly or vigorously ...E19
• SPANKING of a breeze: fresh and brisk ...colloq.
• TART of the wind or weather: sharp, keen, piercing, bracing ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TENDER of the wind: trying, sharp, biting ...1854 Eng. dial.
• TETTY of the wind: gusty, strong, boisterous ...B1900 Sc.
• TEUKIN of the wind: variable, shifting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THIN of the wind or weather: cold, keen, piercing ...1881 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• THUDDERING of the wind: blowing in gusts ...1868 Sc.
• VARIANT * of wind: changing, shifting ...1847
• VEERABLE † of the wind: changeable, tending to veer ...1670
• VENTAL * pert. to the wind ...1887
• VENTILARY † due to or caused by the wind ...1683
• VENTOSAL † performed or done by the wind ...1782
• WADDY of the wind: puffy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. fishermen's term
• WAFTY of the wind: that wafts a perfume ...1863
WIND - adverbs
• HARD of the wind: fiercely, strongly ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
WIND, WINDY - nouns
• AFER the south-west wind ...1667
• ATTITUDE of the wind: direction, disposition ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BAFFIN the calm between two winds ...1914 Sc.
• BELLUM a blast, as of wind; force, impetus ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY † a gust or blast of wind ...1598
• BINGER something sharp or pungent, as a keen wind or frost, a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST-BOB † the stroke of a blast of wind; a blast of wind ...1582
• BLAZE a sudden blast of dry wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEEZE a sudden blast of dry wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLENTER a boisterous, intermittent wind; a gust ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIFFART a squall, a gust; a short and sudden fall of snow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTER a gust of wind ...19C Sc.
• BLORE a violent blowing; a blast of wind; a gust or gale ...1559 arch.
• BLOUTER a blast of wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE BLIZZARD a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BLUE NORTHER a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BLUE-TAILED NORTHER. a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...c1856 Amer. dial.
• BLUE TEXAS NORTHER a cold wind from the north that brings rapidly falling temperatures ...1873 Amer. dial.
• BLUFF a gust of wind ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BLUFFERT the blast sustained in meeting a rough wind or squall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB a gust, a blast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOULDER a strong blast of wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH a sudden gust, shower, or thunderclap ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZE OF WIND a wind of moderate gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BULLHIDE SQUALL a bad squall or wind ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER 1. a heavy gale; a powerful or heavy wind ...1848 US nautical sl.
2. a southerly wind of great violence ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CAPFUL OF WIND a light breeze ...1851 Amer. dial.
• CHANCE ALONG a fair wind with favourable weather ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL-DANCER a small whirlwind; a gust of wind, esp. on water ...1925 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL DERVISH a small whirlwind; a gust of wind, esp. on water ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASTER the east wind ...1892 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-WIND a wind blowing sideways ...a1722
• EMMUT of the wind: stroke, full force ...1810 Eng. dial.
• FACE-WIND † a wind blowing against one's face ...a1722
• FAFFLE a light intermittent wind, blowing in gentle puffs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL-WIND a sudden gust ..1867 nautical usage
• FAVONIUS the west wind, Zephyr ...1549 poetic or mythical
• FLUSTER-BLUSTER † a 'blustering' wind; a blusterer ...1708 nonce-word
• FUFF a puff of wind...1535 chiefly Sc.
• GALDER high, roaring wind; a strong gust of wind; a strong breeze ...1929 Sc.
• GALERN † the North wind ...1693
• GANDAGUSTER a strong, sudden gust of wind; a strong, sweeping wind; a storm, esp. of short duration ...1899 Sc.
• GANDIEGOW a squall of wind and rain; a heavy shower ...1908 Sc.
• GATHERED WINDS eddy-winds, cross currents of wind ...1819 Sc.
• HAAR a cold, easterly wind ...1777 Sc.
• HACK broken water, a choppy sea; a stiff or contrary wind which causes the sea to rise ...1908 Sc.
• HALF-WIND † a side-wind ...1859 nautical usage
• HAUGHTY WEATHER † windy weather ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HAUGULL a cold damp wind blowing from the sea during summer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWK, THE the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAWKINS the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HELL-SNORTER a destructive wind that blows straight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-GALE † a strong wind ...1583
• JACK NORTHWESTER the northwest wind ...1749
• LAAR a soft, gentle breeze ...1866 Sc.
• LAND-BREEZE a breeze blowing from the land seawards ...1667
• LAND-LASH a heavy fall of rain accompanied by high wind ...1820 Sc.
• LAND-TURN † a land-breeze ...1676
• LIVE STORM a gale with rain or snow ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LIVING GALE a furious gale ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL-BREEZE a breeze that ruffles the water, so as to favour the catching of mackerel ...1751
• MACKEREL-GALE a strong breeze such as mackerel are best caught in ...1577-87
• NORTHER a cold wind from the north ...1827 US sl.
• OAGIN the moaning of the wind ...1896 Sc.
• OLD BAGS the wind ...1881 Eng. dial.
• OLD HOUSE THACK the wind ...1872 Eng. dial.
• OMPLUST a gale, a breeze ...1897 Sc.
• ONPLAST a sudden, fierce gale of wind ...1908 Sc.
• ON-PLUST a gale, a breeze ...1897 Sc.
• ORAGE † a violent or tempestuous wind; a storm ...c1477
• PALEFACE a northeast wind with no rain ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PUFT † a puff of wind ...LME
• QUALL a lull, in wind or storm ...1908 Sc.
• QUALM a sudden onset of wind ...1865 Sc.
• RACK †* a rush of wind; a gale, a storm ...c1400
• RAGE †* a fierce blast of wind ...c1386
• RAIN-SOU the slight moaning of the wind on a cloudy day betokening rain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEVER anything large and quickly moving, as a blazing fire, a high wind, a swift boat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEVING-WIND a high wind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAB the noise made by a gust of wind or by the rise and fall of the sea ...1820 Sc.
• SAIL of the wind: direction, quarter, course ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SAVOUR a gentle breeze ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAIL-WIND † a scattering wind ...1709 Sc.
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SCALE-WIND a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SCOORIE a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOUTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SCOWTHER a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
• SEA TURN a wind off the ocean, often accompanied by fog or rain ...1690 Amer. dial.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKIFF a light gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. ...1819 Sc.
• SKOUR a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKY-ORGAN the wind ...1837 nonce use
• SNIFFLER a strong, smart, or brisk breeze or wind ...1768
• SOUTHERLY BUSTER a piercingly cold southerly wind of great violence ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TEAT a draught of wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEATING the whistling of the wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPESTY a gale of wind ...1868 Eng. dial.
• THUD a blast or gust of wind ...1822 Sc.
• TIFT a puff, breath, or slight blast of wind ...a1765 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMPLIST a sudden outburst of wind and rain ...1899 Sc.
• UNGASTO a contrary wind ...1899 Sc.
• VEIN a current of wind; the track in which this moves ...1792
• VENT † a wind ...1580
• VENTILATION † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
• WAFF a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE 1. a puff or weak gust of wind ...1898 Sc.
2. a tossing about, as in a high wind ...1899 Sc.
• WAFTURE something carried by the breeze ...1817
• WAG OF AIR a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLERD the wind ...1821 Eng. dial.
• WHIRL-BLAST a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
• WHITE GALE a windstorm on the water with rough seas, a clear sky, and no precipitation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• WILLAWAW a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WILLIWAW a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WOOLLY a sudden violent wind or windstorm ...1886 Amer. dial.
WIND (weather) - verbs
• ART of the wind: to blow from a certain quarter ...1805 Sc.
• BACKEN AROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN IN of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN ROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN UP of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACK IN of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BACK ROUND of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1871 Amer. dial.
• BATE of the wind: to diminish; to fall off ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BECKON BACK of the wind: to change direction ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BLAD of wind and rain: to beat against, to drive in gusts ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAISTER to blow with violence ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEFFART of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIFFART of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW GREAT GUNS of wind: to blow tempestuously
• BLOW LIKE THE OLD HARRY of the wind: to blow very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW TOMAHAWKS of the wind: to blow with cutting violence ...1883
• BLUFFERT of the wind: to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSE to rush like the wind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEZEN of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BREEZEN ON of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE ON of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE UP of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1752 Amer. dial.
• BREEZE UP FRESH of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BRISK UP of the wind: to increase in strength ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CEASE of wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CHANGE OFF of the wind: to alter in direction; to decrease in velocity ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DACHEN of wind: to lull or abate ...1866 Sc.
• DANDLE to toss about in the wind ...1927 Sc.
• FAIR DOWN of the wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FAN * of the wind: to blow ...1671
• GALDER of the wind: to blow hard, to bluster ...1908 Sc.
• HAUL of the wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift, to veer ...1769
• HAUL ABOUT of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAUL OFF of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ROUND of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1864 Amer. dial.
• LAY † of the wind, weather: to be violent ...c1475
• LET DOWN of wind: to abate ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LIE of the wind: to abate ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LIE DOWN of the wind: to abate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIE LOW of the wind: to abate ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LODGE of wind or rain: to beat down or flatten ...1828 Amer. dial.
• MAKE THIN LININGS of the wind: to be cold and piercing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILD of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MILD DOWN of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1970 Amer. dial.
• QUAIL to quiet down; to lull, to abate, esp. of the wind ...1897 Sc.
• QUALL of wind, etc.: to lull, to abate ...1824 Sc.
• RAKE of the wind: to blow gently ...1854 Sc.
• RAVE of wind: to make a wild, rushing sound ...1785 Sc.
• SAG of wind or water: to fall, subside ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAMP of the wind or the sea: to lull ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TEMPEST of the wind: to blow roughly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• THUD † to fall heavily; to move quickly; of wind: to blow in gusts; to rush with a hollow sound ...1800 Sc.
• VENTILATE † of wind: to blow away something; to scatter ...a1440
• WAFF † of the wind: to blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc.
• WAFFLE of the wind: to blow in gusts, esp. from different directions ...1973 Sc.
• WALLOW of wind: to whirl, to blow gustily ...1362
• WAP † of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
• WARBLE of a small stream: to make melody as it flows; also, of the wind ...1579 poetic
WIND (entwine) - verbs
• FANKLE to entangle, to twist, to knot; to coil, to wind; to disorder ...1887 Sc.
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• THRAMLE † to wind; to reel ...1804 Sc.
• UMWRITHE † to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• WINGLE to wind in and out, to wind and twist, to meander ...1913 Amer. dial.
WIND - phrases
• OLD WOMAN'S LUCK having the wind in one's face both going and returning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIND IS BLOWING THE WIND ABOUT, THE the wind is very boisterous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WINDFALL - nouns
• ACCIDENCY † a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall ...1864
• BIKE a windfall, an unexpected good fortune ...Bk1898 Sc.
• LANDFALL a windfall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MELON an especially unexpected profit; a windfall; in finance, an extra dividend ...1934 Amer. sl.
• NEIVE-SHAKING a windfall; something dropped from the hand of another ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PEELED EGG a windfall ...1864 Sc.
WINDING - adjectives
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † winding in and out, having twists and turns ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOGLIN winding ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LABYRINTHAL * labyrinthine ...1669
• LABYRINTHIAL † labyrinthine ...a1550
• LABYRINTHIAN labyrinthine ...1588
• LABYRINTHIC labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHICAL * labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHINE having many intricate turnings or windings ...1747
• QUAVE † zigzag, winding ...1818 Sc.
• RABBLING winding, irregular, zigzag ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RANGLING twining, rambling, winding; esp. said of plants ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SINUATED sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
• TWISTY-WISTY in a twisting or winding manner ...1892 nonce word
WINDING - nouns
• RANGLE a winding ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RANGLING a winding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINUOSITY the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
WINDING - verbs
• SCAMANDER of persons: to wander about, to take devious or winding course ...M19 sl.
• SINUATE * to creep or crawl in a winding course ...1848