absent-minded adj. • MOON-RAKING 1869 Eng. dial. - absent-minded
absurd adj. • FRIVOL 1492 chiefly Sc., obs. - frivolous, paltry, flimsy, absurd
absurd adj. • JUNKY 1960s US sl. - nonsensical, absurd
abuse • MUD-SLINGING 1858 - the exchange of insults or abuse; the use of criticisms and accusations, esp. unjust ones, to damage the reputation of an opponent
abuse n. • BOVRIL 1930s Aust. sl. - abuse, rubbish, nonsense, anything unimpressive
abuse n. • FRUMPERY 1582 obs. - abuse, mockery
abuse term • BAINGLE 1870 Sc. - a term of contempt or abuse applied to a woman
abuse term • BOWEL BABY 1990s US sl. - a term of abuse
abuse term • JUNJO 1990s W. Indies - a term of abuse
abuse term • JUNKET-BRAIN 1950s Aust. sl. - a term of abuse
abuse term • JUNKET-HEAD 1950s Aust. sl. - a term of abuse
abuse term • MULLY-GRUB-GURGEON 1746 Eng. dial. obs. - a term of abuse
abuse term • PRAT 1960s sl. - a term of abuse
abuse term • PRICKFACE 1960s sl. - a term of abuse
abuse term • TITWANK 1990s sl. - a term of abuse
abused int. • CHUCK YOU, FARLEY AND YOUR WHOLE FAMN DAMILY! 1970s US sl. - may you and yours be reviled, abused, humiliated, rejected, etc.
abused int. • CHUCK YOU, FARLEY! 1970s US sl. - may you and yours be reviled, abused, humiliated, rejected, etc.
acceptable phr. • YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD BUT YOU CAN ROLL IT IN GLITTER 2009 - you cannot actually improve something unalterably unpleasant or of poor quality, but you can make it appear to be more tolerable, appealing, acceptable, etc.
accident vb. • CATCH HURT 1884 Eng. dial. - to meet with an accident
accomplish vb. - to accomplish, to carry out, to complete • FULLCOME 1477 obs.
accomplish vb. - to accomplish, to complete, to fulfil • FULL-DO a1000 obs.
accomplish vb. - to accomplish, to complete, to fulfil • FULLEND a1000 obs.
accomplished vb. - to accomplish, to perfect; to fulfil • FULLFREME a1000 obs.
accordion n. - a piano accordion • STOMACH STEINWAY 1940s US sl.
accordion n. - an accordion • BOX 1920s US sl.
accordion n. - an accordion • HELL-BOX 1920s US sl.
accusation - the use of accusations and criticisms, esp. unjust ones, to damage the reputation of an opponent • MUD-SLINGING 1858
acquisition n. - a lucky acquisition; the acquisition of anything valuable or profitable • CAPTION 1825 Sc.
acquit vb. • SHEER vb. c1250 - to clear or acquit from blame (obs.)
acquitted adj. - acquitted; thrown out • CHUCKED L19 sl.
active adj. - active, alert, sprightly • PREST c1390 obs.
active adj. - active, on the go, eager • ON THE PROD 1958 Amer. dial.
active vb. to go actively; to stir, to be moving • MOOSTER 1873 Eng. dial.
Adam's apple n. - the Adam's apple • JOOGLE 1981 Amer. dial.
addicted adj. - addicted to anything • JUNKIE 1970s sl.
addictive adj. - addictive • JUNKIE 1970s sl.
address term - a term of address for a Black man • PREACHER 1950 Amer. dial.
address term - a term of address for a sour person • SUNSHINE 1913 US sl.
address term - a term of address to a stupid person • MUGGSY 1930s US sl., derogatory
address term - an affectionate form of address • LOVEKIN 1896 rare
address term - an affectionate form of address • LOVEKINS 1920
adjacent adj. - immediately adjacent; next-lying • JUXTA 1860 rare
adjust vb. - to adjust, to regulate, to make right • JUSTEN 1659 obs.
adjusted adj. - able to be finely adjusted • TWEAKABLE 1911
admirable adj. - fashionable and admirable; up-to-date • SWITCHED ON 1964 US sl.
admiration int. • BULL'S-EYE! Bk1997 US sl. - an exclamation of admiration over a perfect answer, guess, etc.
admiration int. • NICE ONE! 1960s sl. - an exclamation of approval or admiration, referring either to an action or to the report of something already carried out
adorn vb. • PRIDE c1225 obs. - to ornament or adorn magnificently
adorn vb. • PRISS UP 1967 Amer. dial. - to adorn, to decorate
adulterer person • BOW-TIE 1940s NZ sl. - a married woman's lover
advantage n. • PREVAIL a1460 obs. - advantage or benefit
advantage n. • PREW a1400 obs. - advantage, benefit, well-being
advantage vb. • PREVAIL c1450 obs. - to be of advantage, profit, or use
adverse adj. • TURNED a1325 obs. - opposite, contrary, adverse
adverse n. • PUSH-BACK 1984 chiefly US - resistance, disagreement; adverse reaction; negative feedback
adverse n. • STINGER 1950s US sl. - an unpleasant or adverse element
adversity n. • WRACK 1426 obs. - the ruin, downfall, or overthrow of a person; adversity, misfortune
advice n. • STEER 1899 US sl. - advice or information
advise vb. • PREVISE 1834 rare - to advise or inform beforehand
advocate person • PRESSER 1641 - a person who presses a cause or idea; an advocate of something
affable adj. • CATER  • KAYTER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - kind, friendly, affable; on good terms with one's companions
affable adj. • GASH 1834 Sc. - talkative, loquacious; affable, lively
affectation n. • MONOCORY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - affectation
affected adj. • NICEY-NICE 1930s US sl. - affected, prissy
affected adj. • PRIGGING a1627 obs. - acting like a dandy or fop; affected
affected adj. • PRIMP c1590 - orig. (of the mouth, etc.): pursed, set, primly shut; later, prim, neat; affected
affected adj. • PRIMPED 1625 - elaborately dressed or made up; fussily neat or smart; affected; vain
affected adj. • PRIMPY 1859 Amer. dial. - fastidious, finicky; affected
affected adj. • PRISS 1954 Amer.  dial. - to walk or go about in an ostentatious or affected manner
affected adj. • PUT-ON 1965 Amer. dial. - pretentious, affected
affected adj. • PUT-ON-ISH 1966 Amer. dial. - affected, pretentious
affected n. • PRETTYISM 1789 - superficial or affected prettiness of style, expression, or manner
affected person • PUKE 1930 Amer. dial. - an affected, conceited person
affected person • PUT-ON 1909 Amer. dial. - an affected, pretentious, or insincere person
affected vb. • MOP 1811 Eng. dial. - to fidget about; to behave affectedly and fantastically
affected vb. • PRIMP 1943 - to move or walk affectedly or mincingly
affected vb. • PRISS AROUND 1946 Amer. dial. - to walk or go about in an ostentatious or affected manner
affectionate adj. • TUTOYANT 1899 rare - intimate, affectionate
afflict vb. • SWEAM c1225 obs. - to afflict, to grieve
afflict vb. • SWENCH a1000 obs. - to trouble, to harass, to afflict a person
affliction n. • SWEAM a1325 obs. - grief, affliction
affliction n. • SWENCH a1000 obs. - affliction, trouble, trial; later, labour, toil
affray n. • PRESS a1393 arch. - a crush in battle, the thick of the fight; an affray or mêlée
afraid vb. • SUCK AIR 1970s US sl. - to be afraid or alarmed, so as to pant; to hyperventilate with anxiety
afterbirth n. • PURIFICATION 1935 Amer. dial. - the afterbirth
age adj. • FULL-AGED 1596 - of mature age
age n. • AULDNESS 1903 Sc. - age
age n. • PREVIVATION 1657 obs. rare - a living before another; greater age, seniority
aggressive adj. • PRODDY 1932 Amer. dial. - irritable, bad-tempered, touchy, easily angered, aggressive
aggressive person • JUNKYARD DOG 1981 - an aggressive, ruthless, or tenacious person, esp. a lawyer or government official
agitate vb. • TOSS AND TURMOIL 1531 - to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
agitated adj. • TWEAKY 1993 - agitated or fidgety, esp. after taking a stimulant drug
agitated n. • PUCKERSNATCH 1930 Amer. dial. - a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused
agitation n. • CARFUFFLE 1816 Sc. - fuss, excitement, agitation, disorder
agitation n. • SWIVET 1892 US sl. - a fit of angry agitation
agitation n. • TIZ-WIZZ 1935 sl., orig. US - a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason; panic, a flap
agitation n. • TURBATION c1400 obs. - confusion, disorder, disturbance; perturbation, agitation of mind
agitation n. • TURMOILING 1550 - commotion, agitation, disquietude; also, severe labour, toiling
agreeable adj. • JANNOCK 1884 Eng. dial. - satisfactory, fit, proper; pleasant, jolly, agreeable, easy to get on with
agreeableness n. • PRETTINESS 1604 obs. - pleasantness, agreeableness
agreement int. • BY JINGO! 1815 Amer dial. - an exclamation of confirmation or strong agreement
agreement int. • FUCKING A! 1964 - an exclamation of approval, agreement, certainty, or excitement
agriculture person • MUD PUP 1955 Can. sl. - a young Englishman sent to western Canada to learn farming; a student of agriculture
agriculture person • MUD STUDENT 1845 colloq. - a student of agriculture
ague n. • PRIEST-ILL 1847 Eng. dial. rare - the ague
aid n. • JUVAMENT c1400 obs. - help, aid, assistance
aid n. • PRESIDY a1475 obs. - relief, succour; remedy, aid
aid vb. • AIDEN 1901 Eng. dial. - to aid, to help, to assist
aid vb. • JUVATE 1708 obs. - to help, to aid
ailing adj. • AHILDING 1896 Eng. dial. - ailing, poorly
ailing adj. • AILDY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - ailing, poorly
aim n. • PRETENSION c1456 obs. - an intention; an aim or aspiration
aimless vb. • JUNE 1869 Amer. dial. - to move in a lively fashion, to hurry; to be restless or aimless; to wander around
aimless vb. • PROJECT 1845 Amer. dial. - to wander about, to walk about aimlessly, to go prying about, to prowl, to forage
air adj. • FUGGY 1888 colloq. - close, stuffy, and smelly, from want of ventilation; said of the air in a room
air adj. • MOITHERY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of the air or atmosphere: oppressive, close
airs n. • MOLLETS Bk1905 Sc. - fantastic airs; sly winks
airs person • MISS PRISSY-PRIM 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman who puts on a lot of airs
airs person • PUT-ON 1909 Amer. dial. - a woman put puts on a lot of airs
alarmed vb. • SUCK AIR 1970s US sl. - to be afraid or alarmed, so as to pant; to hyperventilate with anxiety
alcohol n. • CAULK 1880 Eng. dial. - a drop of liquor
alcohol n. • FUDDLE 1680 Brit. sl., obs. - drink, liquor, booze
alcohol n. • JOE LOUIS 1967 Amer. dial. - homemade or bad liquor
alcohol n. • JUNK 1990s US sl. - cheap or inferior liquor
alcohol n. • PRECIOUS JUICE 1980s US students' sl. - any alcoholic drink
alcohol n. • SHEEP'S PISS n. 2000 - weak alcohol, usually refers to beer (UK sl.)
alcohol n. • SHELL SHOCK n. 1941 - a mixed alcoholic drink, usually very potent, as port and stout (Aust. & NZ sl.)
alcohol n. • SHERBET-CAN n. 1890 - a container for alcohol (UK sl.)
alcohol n. • STUFF 1920s US prohibition usage - liquor, esp. boot-leg liquor
alcohol n. • SWIPE 1960s US sl. - inferior liquor, esp. of the homemade sort
alcohol n. • THE STAGGERS 1599 - a faltering and unsteady physical state, esp. from liquor or narcotics intoxication
alcohol n. • TURPS 1945 Aust. sl. - intoxicating liquor, esp. beer
alcohol person • SHEBEENER n. 1864 - a seller of illicit alcohol (UK sl.)
alcohol vb. • SHEBEEN vb. 1876 - to sell illicit alcohol (Sc.)
alcoholic person • BOTTLE BABY 1920s US police usage - a derelict alcoholic
alcoholic person • STUMBLEBUM 1932 US sl. - an alcoholic derelict; a drunken drifter
alert adj. • PREST c1390 obs. - alert, active, sprightly; brisk, quick
alert adj. • PRICK-EARED 1550 - listening attentively; attentive, alert
all n. • TUTTI QUANTI 1676 - everyone, everything, all
allegation n. • THE MUD FLIES 1871 - a fight is taking place; disparaging or malicious allegations are made; antagonism is rife
allege vb. • PRETENCE 1567 obs. - to allege, to pretend, esp. falsely
alleged adj. • PRETENCED 1425 obs. - alleged, claimed, or professed, esp. falsely; counterfeit, feigned, spurious
alley n. • TURN-AGAIN ALLEY 1754 obs. - a blind alley; a cul-de-sac; also, a winding or crooked lane
alone adj. • LORN c1475 obs. - abandoned, left alone; bereft of; lonely, desolate, wretched
aloof person • MUGWUMP1887 chiefly N. Amer. - a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person
aloof vb. • MUGWUMP 1889 US - to remain aloof or independent, esp. politically
alter vb. • TURKEN 1575 obs. - to alter the form or appearance of; to change, to modify
alter vb. • TURKESS 1521 obs. - to transform or alter for the worse; to twist, to distort, to pervert
altercation n. • CAPPING-WORD Bk1898 Eng. dial. - he last word in an altercation
altercation n. • JANGLEMENT Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an angry dispute, an altercation
amateur adj. • SUNDAY 1925 US sl. - amateur; occasional
amazing adj. • PREMO 1990s sl. - amazing, excellent, attractive
ambition n. • PUSH-AND-GO 1885 - enterprise, initiative; drive, ambition; a being able to develop and carry out a scheme energetically
ambitious adj. • PUSH-AND-GO 1916 rare - ambitious, enterprising, determined
American Indian • BOW AND ARROW 1930s US sl. - a Native American
American Indian person • PRAIRIE NIGGER 1993 Amer. dial., offensive & derogatory - an American Indian
amorous adj. • CHUCKED E19 UK criminals' sl. - amorous
amorous adj. • SPOONEY  • SPOONY 1836 sl. - amorous; romantic
amorous vb. • CAST A SHEEP'S-EYE AT vb. a1529 - to look lovingly, amorously, or longingly at
amorous vb. • STEAM 1970s US sl. - to make someone hotly amorous
amount large • BOXCAR NUMBER 1930s US criminals' sl. - a large amount
amount large • FUCKLOAD 1984 sl., orig. US - a large amount or number
amount n. • SHEDLOAD n. 1992 - a large amount or number (sl., chiefly UK)
amulet n. • JOMO 1935 Amer. dial. - an amulet,  charm, or spell
amusing n. • A STITCH 1968 US sl. - an amusing or hilarious person or thing
amusing n. • LAFF RIOT  • LAUGH RIOT 1940s theatrical sl. - something very amusing; an occasion for hilarity
amusing person • A STITCH 1968 US sl. - an amusing or hilarious person or thing
amusing vb. • CAP CUTLUGS 1859 Eng. dial. - to be puzzling, amusing
amusing vb. • CAP OLD ROPER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be puzzling, amusing
ancestor person • PRIMITIVE 1486 obs. - an ancestor or progenitor; a predecessor
ancestor person • PRIMOGENITOR 1643 - the earliest ancestor, esp. of a people; a forefather; a person from whom another is originally descended
ancestor person • PRIMOGENITRIX 1875 rare - a female progenitor; a female from whom another is originally descended
ancestor person • TUPUNA 1845 NZ - an ancestor; a grandparent
ancient adj. • PRIMORDIAL a1398 - existing from the very beginning of time, earliest in time; primeval, primitive; generally, ancient, distant in time
ancient adj. • PRIMORDIATE 1599 obs. rare - existing from the very beginning of time; earliest in time; primeval, primitive; generally, ancient, distant in time
anger int. • FUCK 1929 sl. - an exclamation of anger, despair, frustration, alarm, etc.
anger n. • GARR Bk1900 Eng. dial. - anger
anger n. • SWELME a1400-50 obs. - the heat of anger or the like
anger vb. • COCK ONE'S MONKEY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to anger one
anger vb. • STEAM 1922 US sl. - to anger, to make furious
angered adj. • PRODDY 1932 Amer. dial. - irritable, bad-tempered, touchy, easily angered, aggressive
angry adj. • BUGGED Bk2007 sl. - angry, irritated
angry adj. • CHEWED 1940s African-American sl. - angry, annoyed, defeated
angry adj. • CHIPPY 20C sl. - angry, irritated
angry adj. • FUCKED-OFF 1923 sl., chiefly UK - angry; annoyed, irritated
angry adj. • ON THE PROD 1903 Amer. dial. - irritable, angry, bad-tempered, on the offensive
angry adj. • STEAMED 1935 US sl. - angry, pissed off
angry adj. • STEAMED UP 1923 US sl. - angry
angry vb. • GET THE PRICKER 1945 Aust. & NZ sl. - to become angry, irritated or sulky
angry vb. • HAVE THE PRICKER vb. 1945 Aust. & NZ sl. - to be angry, irritated or sulky
angry vb. • JUMP SALTY vb. 1938 Amer. dial., esp. African-American - to get angry,  to respond in an extreme or unexpected manner
angry vb. • PRICKLE 1972 - to react defensively or angrily; to bristle
animal adj. • SHEER adj. 1632 - of an animal: lean (obs.)
animal n. • JOHN 1859 Amer. dial. - the male of any animal
animal n. • JOHNNY 1934 Amer. dial. - the male of any animal
animal n. • PRIDE 1486 obs. - sexual desire, esp. in a female animal; heat
animal vb. • FROT c1225 obs. - to stroke or caress an animal
ankle adj. • BOX-ANKLED L19 US sl. - having legs so made that the ankle-bones knock together
ankle n. • ANCLEY-BONE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the ankle
ankle vb. • CAT-HAM Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock the ankles together in walking
annoy vb. • CHAP SOMEONE'S ASS 1960s US sl. - to annoy, to irritate
annoy vb. • PRESS SOMEONE'S BUTTONS 1936 Amer. sl. - to make another angry or disturbed, to annoy, to irritate
annoy vb. • PRONG AT 1900 Amer. dial. - to annoy; to poke fun at
annoy vb. • SHEG vb. 1943 - to annoy, to provoke (W. Indies)
annoyance adj. • TWATTING 1967 UK sl. - an intensifier expressing contempt, hostility, annoyance, frustration, etc.
annoyance int. • COCK IT! 1920s sl. - an exclamation of annoyance; that's it! that's all over!
annoyance n. • MOIDERMENT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - worry, trouble, annoyance
annoyance n. • PRICK c1384 obs. - a thing that causes annoyance, irritation, or torment
annoyance n. • SHEGARRY n. 2001 - annoyance, irritation (Black British sl.)
annoyance vb. • BITE THE HAIRY BANANA 1960s sl. - to be unpleasant, to cause annoyance, to be distasteful
annoyed adj. • BREWIN' 2000 UK sl. - annoyed, infuriated
annoyed adj. • CARKY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - annoyed, vexed
annoyed adj. • CHEWED 1940s African-American sl. - angry, annoyed, defeated
annoyed adj. • FUCKED-OFF 1923 sl., chiefly UK - angry; annoyed, irritated
annoying adj. • ANGERSOME 1866 Sc. - vexatious, annoying, irritating
annoying person • ASS-WIPE Bk2000 US sl., derogatory - a useless and annoying person
annoying person • BUTT-WIPE Bk2000 US sl., derogatory - a useless and annoying person
annoying person • FANNYBAWS 2000 Sc. sl. - a stupid, annoying, or unpleasant person
annoying person • PRICK 1598 sl. - a stupid, contemptible or annoying person; an ineffectual or incompetent man
ant n. • MERRATOO  • MOORRATOW 1900 Sc. - an ant
antagonism n. • THE MUD FLIES 1871 - a fight is taking place; disparaging or malicious allegations are made; antagonism is rife
anticipate n. • PREVENING 1557 obs. - an anticipating, forestalling, preventing, or obstructing something
anticipate vb. • PREVENE c1485 chiefly Sc., obs. - to anticipate, to take precautions against a danger, evil, etc.; to prevent, to frustrate, to evade
anticipating adj. • PREVENTING 1605 obs. - going before, preceding, anticipating
anticipation n. • PRESUME a1500 Sc. obs. - anticipation, expectation
anticipation n. • PREVENIENCE 1751 - anticipation, forethought
anticipation n. • PREVENTING 1530 obs. rare - anticipation
anus n. • BOURNEVILLE BOULEVARD 1990s sl. - the anus
anus n. • BOVRIL BYPASS 1990s sl. - the anus
anus n. • BOX 1970s homosexual sl. - the anus
anus n. • BRASS EYE 1997 UK sl. - the anus
anus n. • BROWN EYE Bk2007 Aust. sl. - the anus
anus n. • CHOCOLATE CANYON 1990s sl. - the anus
anus n. • CHOCOLATE STARFISH 1990s sl. - the anus
anus n. • CLUNGE 1990s sl. - the anus
anxiety n. • CARE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - mental depression, anxiety
anxiety n. • CARK 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial. - care, anxiety, sorrow
anxious adj. • CARKING 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - anxious, fretting, wearying, tiresome
anxious vb. • CARK 1856 Eng. dial. - to fret, to complain, to be anxious
anxious vb. • SUCK AIR 1970s US sl. - to be afraid or alarmed, so as to pant; to hyperventilate with anxiety
anxious vb. PLANK IT 2000s Irish sl. - to be anxious
aphrodisiac n. • LOVE JUICE 1593 - an aphrodisiac; a juice supposed to have the effect of a love potion
appealing phr. • YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD BUT YOU CAN ROLL IT IN GLITTER 2009 - you cannot actually improve something unalterably unpleasant or of poor quality, but you can make it appear to be more tolerable, appealing, acceptable, etc.
appearance adj. • PRINKY 1941 Amer. dial. - overly concerned with one's appearance
appearance n. • LOOK-SEE 1898 - appearance, aspect
appearance person • BOWHEAD 1980s US students' sl. - a young woman who pays a good deal of attention to her looks, dress, and general image
appearance person • LOOKIST 1990 - a person who discriminates on the grounds of appearance
appetite n. • APPETY 1824 Sc. - appetite
apple n. • APPLE-GLORY 1903 Eng. dial. - apple blossom
apprehension n. • JIMMIES 1928 Amer. dial. - feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness
apprehension n. • THE JUMPS 1912 Amer. dial. - feelings of nervousness or apprehension; fidgets; exaggerated startle responses
apprehensive vb. • SPOOK 1935 US sl. - to make apprehensive; to frighten
apprehensive vb. • SWEAT BULLETS 1970s US sl. - to be very worried, to be apprehensive
appropriate adj. • PRETTY a1529 - fine, pleasing, commendable; proper, appropriate, polite
approval int. • FUCKING A! 1964 - an exclamation of approval, agreement, certainty, or excitement
approval int. • NICE ONE! 1960s sl. - an exclamation of approval or admiration, referring either to an action or to the report of something already carried out
approval int. • NICE ONE, CYRIL 1970s sl. - an exclamation of approval
approval int. • PREESH! 1980s US students' sl. - an exclamation of approval; thanks!
approval phr. • GOTTA LOVE THAT 1980s US students' sl. - an expression of approval of another's good fortune
approval phr. • THAT'S THE CHAP AS MARRIED ANNA Bk1905 Eng. dial. - that's the person required; used as an expression of approval
April n. • AVERILE 1827 Sc., obs. - April
Arab person • CAMEL-JAMMER 1970s US sl., derogatory - an Arab or Iranian
archery n. • PRICK-MARK 1553 obs. - an archer's target or mark; the bullseye
argue vb. • CARBERRY 1825 Sc. - to wrangle, to argue perversely
argue vb. • FAT-MOUTH 1962 sl., orig. African-American - to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk excessively, to boast
argue vb. • GASHLE 1825 Sc. - to argue fiercely
argue vb. • JOW 1880 Amer. dial. - to argue; to banter; to jaw
argue vb. • NIBBLE 1980s US students' sl. - to have a mild argument
argue vb. • PULL-HAUL 1909 Amer. dial. - to argue, to contend, to bicker
argue vb. PLANT HOME L19 sl. - in an argument: to make a telling point
arguing adj. • BACK-SPOKEN 1889 Sc. - arguing, contradictory
argument n. • CAT-BLASH Bk1898 Eng. dial. - silly talk, worthless argument
argument n. • GARWHONNGLE 1825 Sc. - a noisy argument; the clash of tongues
argument n. • GASHLIN 1825 Sc. - a noisy, bitter argument
argument n. • JOWER 1891 Amer. dial. - a quarrel, a noisy argument
argument n. • TU QUOQUE 1614 - an argument which consists in retorting a charge upon one's accuser
argumentative n. • PRICKLES 1956 Brit. rare - a tendency to react argumentatively; defensiveness, prickliness, touchiness
arm in arm n. • ARM-A-CROOK 1897 Eng. dial. - arm in arm
arm n. • GARDIE  • GARDY 1742 Sc. - the arm
arm vb. • PRANG 1940s sl. - to break an arm or a leg
arouse vb. • SPIN SOMEONE'S DIALS vb. 1990s US sl. - to excite or stimulate someone; to arouse someone
arrange n. • PURVEYANCE c1330 obs. - an arranging or preparing; preparation
arrange vb. • PURVEY c1300 obs. - to arrange in advance; to prepare; to plan
arrested adj. • NIBBED E19 sl. - arrested
arrested vb. • STUMBLE 1950s US criminals' sl. - to be arrested, to 'fall'
arrogant adj. - arrogant, presumptuous, overbearing • SURQUIDANT 1528 obs.
arrogant adj. • FACETY 1928 W. Indies & Black British sl. - cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant; excessively bold or feisty
arrogant adj. • LORDING 1548 - powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
arrogant adj. • PRECIOUS L16 - arrogant
arrogant adj. • PRIDEFUL c1429 chiefly Sc. & Amer. - haughty, arrogant, having a proud character
arrogant vb. • COP A TUDE 1980s African-American sl. - to to be arrogant or haughty
arrogant vb. • COP AN ATTITUDE 1980s African-American sl. - to to be arrogant or haughty
arrogantly adv. • PRESUMPTORILY 1681 obs. - in a presumptuous manner; arrogantly, impertinently, forwardly
arrow n. • SHEAF n. 1318 - a bundle or quiverful of 24 arrows
artful adj. • AIRTY Bk1905 Sc. - cunning, artful
artful adj. • PRETTY c1450 - cleverly made or done; ingenious, artful
artfulness n. • AIRTINESS Bk1905 Sc. - artfulness
ascertain vb. • LOOK-SEE 1862 colloq. - to investigate, to examine; to determine, to ascertain  
ash n. • CATTY-KEYS Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the pods containing the seeds of the ash tree
askew adj. • CATER-A-FRAN Bk1898 Eng. dial. - askew, on one side
askew adj. • JIWAMPUSED 1969 Amer. dial. - askew, awry
askew adv. • ASQUANCE 1903 Eng. dial. - aslant, askew
aspiration n. • PRETENSION c1456 obs. - an intention; an aim or aspiration
assault n. • PUSH 1565 obs., chiefly military usage - a vigorous charge, onset, or assault; an attack
assault vb. • STICK IT TO SOMEONE 1970s US sl. - to assault violently and definitively
assault vb. • STOMP 1946 US sl. - to assault viciously; to savage
assembly n. • PURVEYANCE a1400 obs. - an assembly of people, a company; a military force, troops
assist vb. • AIDEN 1901 Eng. dial. - to aid, to help, to assist
assistance n. • JUVAMENT c1400 obs. - help, aid, assistance
assistant person • STOOGE 1913 US sl. - a servile assistant; a mere flunky or tool
associate person • CRONY 1665 - an intimate friend or associate
associate person • WARD HEELER 1890 US sl. - a low-ranking associate or flunky of a political boss; a menial crony
associate vb. • COHOGLE 1855 Amer. dial. - to associate
associate vb. • TRAIN WITH 1871 US sl. - to associate with; to consort with
associate vb. • TWOS 1920 US colloq. - to keep company with a person of the opposite sex
associated adj. • TWISTED 1574 obs. - intimately associated or connected; united; combined
association n. • CONOGRACY 1937 Amer. dial. - association
assuage n. • JULEP a1640 - something to cool or assuage the heat of passion, etc.
assuage vb. • SMOOTH 1589 - to allay, assuage, mitigate the force of trouble, etc.
assuage vb. • SMOOTHEN 1655 - to assuage, to mollify, to tone down a passion, etc.; to reduce the harshness or violence of something
assume vb. • PONDER a1500 obs. - to assume, to presume, to presuppose
assume vb. • PRESUPPONE c1475 chiefly Sc., obs. - to presuppose; to assume beforehand
assumed adj. • ADOPTIOUS 1623 obs. - assumed; adopted
assure vb. • POLLICITATE 1657 obs. rare - to promise or assure
astonish vb. • CAP 1866 Eng. dial. - to astonish, to surprise
astonished adj. • AGUSH'D 1777 Eng. dial. - astonished
astonished adj. • ASTONIED 1887 Sc. - astonished, surprised
astonishing adj. • BLINDING 1990s UK sl. - excellent, outstanding; astonishing
astonishment int. • COR! CHASE ME AUNTY FANNY ROUND THE CLOCK TOWER 20C - used to express astonishment or incredulity
astonishment int. • CRIVENS! 1917 UK - expression of surprise, shock, horror, or astonishment 
astonishment n. • AGUSHMENT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - astonishment, terror
astounded adj. • POLEAXED 1983 - stupefied, astounded, overwhelmed
astray adj. • FARBLONDJET  • FARBLUNDJET 1951 US sl. - confused, lost, astray
astride adv. • ASTRIDDLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - astride
astride adv. • ASTROUT  • ASTRUT Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - astride, with the legs wide apart
astrology person • MATHEMATICIAN 1722 US - an astrologer
athlete person • MUSCLEHEAD 1923 sl., derogatory - a brawny person, esp. a bodybuilder or a muscular athlete; generally as contrasted with someone having more intellectual interests
athlete person • THINCLAD 1940s US sl. - a track-and-field athlete
athlete person other • HO-DAD  • HO-DADDY 1960s US surfers' usage - a nonparticipant who seeks the company of athletes and performers; a hanger-on
athletic adj. • LEISH 1818 Sc. - active, nimble, strong and muscular, athletic, supple
athletic person • MUSCLE BOY 1956 US sl. - a fit, athletic young man; a bodybuilder
athletic supporter n. • FAGGOT'S LUNCHBOX 1965 US homosexual sl. - an athletic supporter
Atlantic n. • BIG DRINK c1915 US sl. - the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic n. • THE BIG DITCH c1900 US sl. - the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic n. • THE BIG POND 1840 US sl. - the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic n. • THE POND 1832 chiefly humorous usage - the North Atlantic Ocean
atom n. • CROT c1330 obs. - a particle, bit, atom, individual piece
atom n. • SMIGGOT 1823 Eng. dial. rare - a particle, an atom
attachment n. • ANNEXMENT. 1603 obs. - an attachment
attack adj. • SMART a1400 - of a battle, attack, etc.: fierce, violent; esp. vigorous and quick
attack n. • FRUMRESE c1275 obs. - a first attack, onslaught
attack n. • HATCHET JOB 1940s US sl. - a malicious attack; an indictment meant to destroy
attack n. • MUSKETADE 1649 obs. - an attack with muskets; heavy musket fire
attack n. • POLEMIC 1626 - a controversial argument; a strong verbal or written attack on a person
attack n. • PUSH 1565 obs. - a vigorous charge, onset or assault; an attack
attack n. • PUSH 1565 obs., chiefly military usage - a vigorous charge, onset, or assault; an attack
attack n. • THE BEATS Bk2007 sl. - a physical attack
attack n. • TRIPLE WHAMMY 1940s US sl. - a three-part attack, difficulty, threat, etc.
attack vb. • CROSSBITE 1571 obs. - to attack or censure bitingly or bitterly
attack vb. • GO FOR THE JUGULAR 1977 - to launch an aggressive or unrestrained attack; to target an adversary's weakest or most vulnerable point
attack vb. • GO TO WORK ON M19 sl. - to attack
attack vb. • HAVE SOMEONE ON 1950s sl. - to attack physically
attack vb. • LACE INTO 1920s US sl. - to attack and beat; to thrash
attack vb. • LEAP FOR THE JUGULAR 1939 - to launch an aggressive or unrestrained attack; to target an adversary's weakest or most vulnerable point
attack vb. • NYAM 1970 Black British sl. - to attack, to arrest
attack vb. • PUT THE SLUG ON 1940 US sl. - to hit or attack
attack vb. • SINK THE BOOT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to kick viciously; to attack verbally
attack vb. • SINK THE SLIPPER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to kick viciously; to attack verbally
attack vb. • SMALL-GANG 1851 sl., rare - to attack a person together; to mob
attack vb. • WHALE AWAY 1897 sl. - to attack or do something vigorously and persistently
attack vb. • WHIPSAW 1873 sl. - to attack or operate by letting rival parties attack one another, to the benefit of the more or less passive manipulator
attempt n. • BURL Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a try or attempt
attempt vb. • GIVE IT A BURL 20C Aust. sl. - to give it a try or attempt
attempt vb. • PRESS a1425 obs. - to endeavour or attempt to do something, esp. with eagerness or haste; to aim at or strive after
attendance n. • TWO MEN AND A DOG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very few people; a poor attendance
attendant person • CREDENCE a1450 obs. rare - a group of attendants at table
attention int. • ALLACK! Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or calling attention to anything; there look!
attention vb. • BEAT THE DRUM Bk1975 US sl. - to brag, to advertise, to seek attention or appreciation
attention vb. • DRAW THE CRABS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to attract unwelcome attention
attention vb. • RUSH 1863 colloq. - to lavish attention on a person, typically a woman; esp. with a view to a romantic or sexual relationship
attentive adj. • ATTENT 1603 obs. - attentive
attentive adj. • PRICK-EARED 1550 - listening attentively; attentive, alert
attire n. • FEGARIES 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - finery, superfluous adornments, fanciful attire
attire n. • FIGARIES 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - finery, superfluous adornments, fanciful attire
attire n. • FIGARIMENTS Bk1900 Eng. dial. - fanciful attire, finery, superfluous adornments
attire n. • FULL FIG 1838 US sl. - full official or ceremonial attire; full dress
attire n. • SHEEN n. 1802 - gorgeous or bright attire
attired adj. • ASSORTED 1903 Sc. - dressed, attired
attraction vb. • TOPLINE 1980s US sl. - to feature as the main attraction
attractive adj. • BASH 2002 UK sl. - exciting, lively, attractive
attractive adj. • BASHY 2002 UK sl. - exciting, lively, attractive
attractive adj. • BOOM 2000 sl. - sexually attractive
attractive adj. • BOSS Bk1964 US students' sl. - handsome or attractive
attractive adj. • CHAUD Bk1966 US students' sl. - very handsome or attractive
attractive adj. • CHONG 2000s UK teen sl. - attractive
attractive adj. • COCK Bk1970 US students' sl. - attractive; 'cool'; desirable
attractive adj. • COCKY Bk1970 US students' sl. - nice; attractive
attractive adj. • CRISS 1954 sl., chiefly Jamaican - attractive, fashionable, smart; good, nice
attractive adj. • FIENDISH Bk1970 US sl. - attractive; good
attractive adj. • GRAD Bk1970 US students' sl. - very desirable; attractive
attractive adj. • HEALTHY Bk1970 US students' sl. - sexually attractive; 'well built'
attractive adj. • LAID OUT Bk1970 US students' sl. - handsome, attractive
attractive adj. • NUTTY 18C sl. - smart, spruce, attractive
attractive adj. • OFF THE WALLS Bk1966 US students' sl. - excellent; attractive; great
attractive adj. • PREMO 1990s sl. - amazing, excellent, attractive
attractive adj. • PREMO 1990s sl. - amazing, excellent, attractive
attractive adj. • SNATCHING 1909 Amer. dial. - attractive; charming
attractive adj. • SNIPTIOUS 1827 Amer. dial. - spruce, attractive; fastidious; lively, pert
attractive adj. • SPRUCY 1774 - smart in appearance; neat, dapper, attractive
attractive adj. • STUDLEY Bk1970 US students' sl. - handsome, sexually attractive: said of males
attractive adj. • SWOONY 1934 colloq. - distractingly attractive, delightful
attractive adj. • TASTY Bk1970 US students' sl. - attractive
attractive adj. • TENDER Bk1970 US students' sl. - attractive: said of men
attractive adj. • TIGHT 1980s US students' sl. - attractive; cool
attractive adj. • TO-DIE-FOR 1990s US sl. - very desirable; extremely attractive
attractive adj. • UPTIGHT Bk1966 US students' sl. - very attractive, esp. when accompanied with a sunny personality
attractive adj. • FAIRSOME a1641 obs. rare - beautiful, attractive
attractive int. • BOING 1956 US sl. - an expression of appreciation or acknowledgement of and toward a sexually attractive girl or  young woman
attractive int. • BOING-BOING 1956 US sl. - an expression of appreciation or acknowledgement of and toward a sexually attractive girl or  young woman
attractive n. • FRED AND GEORGE Bk1966 US students' sl. - an attractive female face and shape
attractive n. • PRETTIES 1900s US sl. - attractive objects, as jewellery or clothes
attractive n. • PRETTIES 1900s US sl. - attractive objects, jewellery
attractive n. • PRETTY-PRETTY a1882 - something beautiful or attractive; a decorative thing, an ornament
attractive person • A TEN 1980s US sl. - a young woman who is maximally sexually attractive; a perfect female specimen
attractive person • BABIA-MAJORA Bk2007 US sl. - an extremely attractive woman
attractive person • BAD BROAD Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive woman
attractive person • BAD-MOTHER SWINGER Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive male
attractive person • BERRY c1900 US students' usage - an agreeable, attractive, or remarkable person or thing
attractive person • BIFFAGE Bk2007 UK sl. - an attractive female or females in general
attractive person • BIT OF CRACKLING 1949 colloq. - an attractive woman
attractive person • BLISTER World War II US Army & Navy usage - a sexually attractive girl or woman
attractive person • BLOOMER GIRL c1910 US sl., arch. - a popular, attractive, somewhat daring girl or young woman
attractive person • BOAT Bk2007 US sl. - a desirable, attractive person; a 'dreamboat'
attractive person • BODY 1940s US sl. - a sexually attractive girl or young woman with a good figure
attractive person • BOILER-MAKER c1910 US sl. - a virile, sexually attractive man; a ladies' man
attractive person • BUFFAGE 1993 US sl. - an attractive person
attractive person • CACK Bk1970 US sl. - a good-looking girl
attractive person • CHIQUITA Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive girl
attractive person • CLYDESDALE 1980s US sl. - an attractive male
attractive person • COOCH Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - an attractive female
attractive person • CRACKER Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a fine-looking, stylish, lively person; a very attractive, admirable, or appealing person
attractive person • DOSS Bk1970 US sl. - an attractive girl
attractive person • EYE FILLER 1935 Amer. sl. - an attractive woman
attractive person • EYE-OPENER 1919 sl. - an attractive woman
attractive person • FABULOUS DROP 1957 Aust. sl. - an attractive young woman
attractive person • FANCY-MAN 1818 sl. - a sexually attractive man
attractive person • FLOWER Bk1969 US high school sl. - an extremely attractive girl
attractive person • FURBURGER 1960s US sl. - a very attractive woman
attractive person • GOOD SORT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an attractive young woman
attractive person • HUSTLER Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive male
attractive person • MAN Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive male
attractive person • MISS BIG STOCKINGS 1950s African-American sl. - an attractive, well-built, conspicuous young woman
attractive person • NICE JOINT L19 sl. - an attractive, if over-made-up and overdressed young woman
attractive person • P.P.D. 1980s US students sl. (Possible/Potentional Prom Date) - an attractive person of the opposite sex
attractive person • PRIM 1509 obs. - an attractive woman, esp. a young one; also, a lover, a paramour
attractive person • PUSS 1602 rare - a spiteful, sly, attractive, or playful woman; also, a term of endearment
attractive person • PUSSY MAGNET 1994 sl. - a person, typically a man, who is very sexually attractive to women
attractive person • SHEBA n. 1925 - an attractive, fashionable woman (US sl.)
attractive person • SHE-BRO n. 2000 - a very attractive woman (African-American sl.)
attractive person • SMOKESHOW 2007 sl., chiefly US - a sexually attractive person, esp. a woman
attractive person • SNAPPER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a very attractive girl; esp. a girl with an attractive body
attractive person • SNATCH Bk1971 US students' sl. - an attractive girl
attractive person • STONE FOX Bk1970 US students' sl. - an attractive girl
attractive person • STUDMUFFIN 1980s US students' sl. - an attractive young man
attractive person • STUNNER 1847 - a good-looking or attractive woman
attractive person • TOMATO 1922 US sl. - an attractive young woman
attractive person • TWINK 1963 US sl. - a young, sexually attractive person
attractive person • TWINKIE 1963 US sl. - a young, sexually attractive person
attractive person • TWINKY 1963 US sl. - a young, sexually attractive person
attractive person • WREN 1910s US sl. - an attractive woman
attractive person • YOUNG SPUNK 1978 Aust. sl. - a sexually attractive person
attractive phr. • BETTER THAN A DROWNED POLICEMAN 1900s - of a person: very attractive; very pleasant
attractive phr. • THAT'S CLEAN Bk1970 US sl. - that's attractive
attractive vb. • GET IT Bk1970 US students' sl. - to be attractive or pleasing
attractive vb. • KNOCK SOMEONE'S EYE OUT 1921 US sl. - to be stunningly attractive; usually said of a woman
attractive vb. • SPRUCIFY 1611 rare - to make neat, trim, or attractive in appearance; to smarten; to spruce up
attractiveness n. • BIMBETUDE 1990s sl. - combined physical attractiveness and intellectual vacuity
auburn n. • ABORN 1634 obs. - auburn
auction n. • RIG 1825 rare - a fraudulent auction; one of worthless goods at which genuine bidding is encouraged by spurious bids made by associates of the auctioneer; a mock auction
auction n. • RIG-SALE 1812 obs. - a fraudulent auction; a mock auction
auction n. • RUN-OUT 1934 Brit. sl. - a fraudulent auction in which worthless goods are sold to genuine bidders
auction person - a perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or otherwise cheat buyers at an auction • FUNK 1842 US sl., obs.
auction person • CRIER 1556 obs. - an agent who advertises or auctions another's goods
auction phr. - refers to the fact that the bidding at a public auction was stopped when an inch-long candle, used as a timing device, burned out • BY INCH OF CANDLE Bk1985 US
auction vb. - to sell at auction • CRY OFF 1723 Amer. dial.
audacious adj. - audacious, bold, daring, hardy • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
audacity n. - audacity, presumption • PRESUME 1590 obs.
audience phr. - said of a poor audience • ONLY TWO MEN AND A DOG Bk1999 Aust. sl.
Aurora borealis - the aurora borealis; the aurora australis • POLAR LIGHTS 1841
austere adj. • GARGRUGOUS   • GURGRUGOUS 1825 Sc. - austere, terrifying, awe-inspiring; ugly
Australia adj. • MYALL 1827 Aust., derogatory - retaining a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle; ignorant of the ways of White society
Australia adj. • ON THE WALLABY TRACK Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs - tramping in the outback
Australia n. • A CUPPA TEA, A BEX, AND A GOOD LIE DOWN 1950s Aust. - the Australian remedy for most problems
Australia n. • BAZZALAND Bk1999 Aust. sl. - Australia
Australia n. • BLACK STUMP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a non-existent place in the remote outback
Australia n. • BUNYIP ARISTOCRACY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - Australia's 'landed gentry'
Australia n. • CHOWLAND 1900s Aust. sl. - Queensland
Australia n. • DONGA  • DONGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the bush; the outback
Australia n. • GODZONE 20C Aust. sl. - 'God's own' country - Australia
Australia n. • MULGA Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the outback
Australia n. • MULGA MADNESS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - temporary eccentricity or insanity due to living alone in the outback
Australia n. • NEVER NEVER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - remote Australia
Australia n. • STEAK AND KIDNEY Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - Sydney
Australia n. • SYSTEM 1851 Aust. - the transportation of convicts from the United Kingdom to Australia
Australia n. • THE COATHANGER 20C Aust. sl. - Sydney Harbour Bridge
Australia n. • TOP END Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the Northern Territory
Australia n. • WOOP-WOOP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a fictitious remote area of Australia
Australia n. • YOWIE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a mythical Australian monster
Australia n. Australia • BRIZZIE 20C Aust. sl. - Brisbane
Australia person • BUSHIE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an uncomplicated person from the bush
Australia person • BUSHWHACKER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an uncomplicated person from the bush
Australia person • CANE TOAD 20C Aust. sl. - a person from Queensland
Australia person • CRUMB-GATHERER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - in Australian Rules football: a footballer who is good at getting the loose ball
Australia person • GEEBUNG Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs. - an uncultivated, native-born Australian, living in a remote area
Australia person • GUM-SUCKER M19 Aust. sl. - a European native Australian, esp. one from Victoria or Tasmania
Australia person • JARRAH-JERKER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a Western Australian timber worker
Australia person • MOLESKIN SQUATTER Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs. - a working man who has scraped up enough cash to buy a small sheep run
Australia person • MUNJON 1945 Aust. sl., often derogatory - an Australian Aboriginal person who has little experience of White society and its customs
Australia person • MURLONGA 1912 Aust. Aboriginal usage - a White man who sexually exploits Aboriginal women
Australia person • MURRI 1884 Aust. - an Australian Aboriginal person
Australia person • MUTTON BIRD Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a Tasmanian
Australia person • MYALL 1818 Aust. Aboriginal usage, derogatory - a stranger; a person who is ignorant of traditional Aboriginal culture
Australia person • MYALL 1837 Aust., derogatory - an Australian Aboriginal person retaining a traditional lifestyle; a person who is ignorant of the ways of White society and often hostile to contact with White people
Australia person • PIE-EATER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a resident of South Australia
Australia person • PLAIN TURKEY 1955 Aust. sl. - a swagman who haunts the Australian plains
Australia person • POMEGRANATE 1912 Aust. sl. - an immigrant to Australia from Britain; a 'Pom'
Australia person • POMMIE  • POMMY 1913 Aust. & NZ colloq, usually derogatory - an immigrant to Australia or New Zealand from Britain
Australia person • POON 1940 sl., chiefly Aust., derogatory - a simple or foolish person; a person who lives alone in the outback
Australia person • POON Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a lonely, crazy inhabitant of the backblocks
Australia person • PUMMY GRANT 1912 Aust. sl. - an immigrant to Australia from Britain; a 'Pom'
Australia person • RUGGER BUGGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a macho footballer
Australia person • SCRUB TURKEY 1955 Aust. sl. - a swagman who haunts the Australian bush
Australia person • SHEEP-SHAGGER n. 2003 - an Australian or New Zealander (depends on what nationality the speaker is) (Aust. & NZ sl.)
Australia person • SPLAW 1900s Aust. sl. - a person who lives or works in the bush
Australia person • SYDNEY-SIDER 1865 Aust. - a resident or native of Sydney
Australia person • TASSIE TIGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a Tasmanian
Australia person • TOP-ENDER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a person from the Northern Territory
Australia person • WHINGEING POM Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a dissatisfied English migrant
Australia person • WIDGIE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a female 'bodgie'
Australia person • WOOLLOOMOOLOO YANK Bk1999 Aust. sl., World War II usage - a local youth affecting American airs or assuming an American accent
Australia phr. • CHEWY ON YOUR BOOT! 1950s Aust. football usage - directed at an opponent player about to shoot at goal (chewy = chewing-gum)
Australia phr. • HE COULDN'T GET A KICK IN A STAMPEDE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of a poorly performing football player
Australia phr. • IF IT MOVES SHOOT IT, IF IT DOESN'T CHOP IT DOWN Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said to be Australia's national creed
Australia phr. • SHE'LL BE APPLES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - used to typify the easygoing Australian attitude, particularly in the 60s & 70s
Australia phr. • SHE'LL BE RIGHT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - used to typify the easygoing Australian attitude, particularly in the 60s & 70s
Australia vb. • BUSH BASH 20C Aust. sl. - to drive across country where there are no roads
Australia vb. • GO MULGA Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to take to the bush
Australia vb. • HUMP A BLUEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to carry a swag; to be a swagman
authentic adj. • RIGHTEOUS 1543 US sl. - genuine, authentic; true, correct, exact
author person • POLYGRAPH 1799 - a writer of many or various works; a prolific author; a writer on many subjects
author person • POLYGRAPHER 1791 - a writer of many works; a prolific author
author person • POLYGRAPHIST 1891 - a writer of many works; a prolific author
authoritative adj. • SWINGEING 1567 obs. - powerful, authoritative
authoritative vb. • WRITE THE BOOK 1980s sl. - to be very authoritative or seasoned; to be an expert
authority adj. • LORDING 1548 - powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
authority adj. • PRESIDENT a1450 obs. - that presides or has authority; presiding, in charge
authority n. • MAGISTERY 1765 US - authority
authority n. • PRESIDENCE a1500 - a presiding; control, authority
authority n. • PRESIDENCY 1581 rare - a presiding; control, authority
authority n. • SWINGE 1531 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - sway, power, rule, authority, influence
authority person • BEAST-MAN 1990s UK teen sl. - (as 'beast-man') a police officer or prison officer; any figure of authority
authority person • BIG MAN c1885 US colloq. - an important or influential man; one who is in authority
authority person • HO-DAD  • HO-DADDY 1960s US surfers' usage - a person who claims knowledge and authority he or she does not possess
authority person • REAL BARNBURNER Bk1971 US students' sl. - an expert; an authority who makes an extremely strong case
autumn adj. • LATTER-ENDY Bk1902 Eng. dial. - like autumn; autumnal
autumn n. • LATE YEAR Bk1902 Eng. dial. - autumn
autumn n. • LATTER END 1840 Eng. dial. - the latter part of the year; early autumn or late summer
avenge vb. • WRACK c1275 obs. - to avenge or revenge a person, deed, etc.; to punish
average n. • POOR LITTLE GUY 1955 US colloq. - the average or ordinal person, the 'man in the street'
average person • FRED NERK 20C Aust. sl. - an average citizen
average person • MR. AVERAGE 1910s sl. - the average member of the public
average person • MR. AVERAGEMAN 1910s sl. - the average member of the public
averse adj. • LOUGHT a1641 obs. - loath, averse, disinclined, reluctant, unwilling
avid person • HONDO Bk1970 US students' sl. - an avid participant or enthusiast
avocado n. • SHELL-PEAR n. 1672 - the avocado (obs.)
avoid person • NUT-DUCKER a person who stares at the ground to avoid acknowledging an acquaintance in the street
avoid vb. • CRIMBLE a1825 Eng. dial. - to shrink, to cringe; to avoid being observed; to sneak, to creep about privily
avoid vb. • GIVE A MISS 20C sl.- to avoid seeing or doing something
avoid vb. • JINK 1969 Amer. dial. - to avoid
avoid vb. • PUT BY 1618 obs. - to evade a question, etc.; to avoid or deflect the questioning, demands, etc. of a person
avoid vb. • RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD 1849 - to embark enthusiastically on a course of action that most sensible people would avoid
avoid vb. • SWEEP UNDER THE RUG 1961 US sl. - to avoid or conceal something
awaken vb. • RUTHE c1400 obs. rare - to awaken, to rouse
award phr. • WITH THAT AND A DIME I CAN GET A CUP OF COFFEE 1970s sl. - the honour, award, compliment, etc. I have received is not worth much
aware adj. • POLICED 1950s African-American sl. - aware, knowledgeable
aware adj. • WRAPPED UP 1900s US sl. - aware, sophisticated
aware vb. • SMART UP 1888 orig. & chiefly US - to become more shrewd, wise, intelligent, or aware; to wise up
aware vb. • TUMBLE TO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to become aware of
awareness n. • BRIGHTS Bk2007 US sl. - intelligence, awareness
away adv. • AGATE 1900 Sc. - away, at a distance
awful adj. • AWFULSOME 1828 Sc. - awful, dreadful
awful adj. • CRAPPY 1928 colloq., orig. US - worthless, rubbishy; awful, dreadful
awful adj. • PRECIOUS M17 - awful, terrible, disastrous
awful adj. • SHITHOUSE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - of poor quality; awful
awful adj. • SPEWY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - awful; unattractive
awkward • TWO-FISTED adj. 1774 colloq. - awkward with the hands, clumsy
awkward adj. • AWKWARD AS JOB'S OFF-OX 1966 Amer. dial. - very awkward or clumsy
awkward adj. • CARNWATH-LIKE Bk1898 Sc. - awkward, wild-looking; rustic, boorish
awkward adj. • CAT-HAMMED 1746 Eng. dial. - awkward, ungainly, without dexterity
awkward adj. • CAT-HANDED 1847 Eng. dial. - awkward, ungainly, without dexterity
awkward adj. • CAW-HANDED L17 sl. - clumsy, awkward
awkward adj. • CAWING Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward, gawky
awkward adj. • CAWKING Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awkward, gawky
awkward adj. • CAWMIN Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awkward, ungainly
awkward adj. • CAW-PAWED L18 sl. - clumsy, awkward
awkward adj. • CLUBBY Bk1966 US students' sl. - awkward, clumsy
awkward adj. • COW-HANDED 1834 Amer. dial. obs. - awkward, clumsy
awkward adj. • CUBBISH 1819 - resembling a cub; awkward, uncouth, unpolished
awkward adj. • FUMBLE-FISTED 1847 Eng. dial. - very awkward or clumsy in handling things
awkward adj. • GARRACK  • GARRICK 1778 Eng. dial. - awkward, clumsy
awkward adj. • LOOBILY 1655 - awkward, clumsy, lubberly
awkward adj. • LOOBISH 1648 obs. - awkward, clumsy, lubberly
awkward adj. • LOOBY 1679 - clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid  
awkward adj. • LOOBY-LIKE 1582 - like a looby, clumsy, awkward, stupid
awkward adj. • PRETTY 1533 - awkward, difficult, deplorable, unwelcome
awkward adj. • PUSSY 1927 Amer. dial. - countrified, awkward
awkward n. • LAPE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an awkward gait
awkward n. • STICKY WICKET 1952 US sl. - a very difficult or awkward situation; a nasty affair
awkward person • CACK-HAND 2000s sl. - a clumsy, awkward person
awkward person • CAW-BABY 1790 Eng. dial. - an awkward, timid boy
awkward person • CLODBUSTER 1950 Amer. dial. - a clumsy or awkward person
awkward person • CLOGHOPPER 1969 Amer. dial. - an awkward, stupid, or unmannerly person
awkward person • CLOUT 1950 Amer. dial. - an awkward, stupid, or unmannerly person; a person considered to be rough or countrified; a rustic
awkward person • CLUBBY 1968 Amer. dial. - a very awkward, clumsy person
awkward person • CLUBFOOT 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who stumbles; an awkward, clumsy person
awkward person • CLUMP 1950 Amer. dial. - an awkward or clumsy person
awkward person • CLUMSE 1899 Amer. dial. - a stupid, awkward person
awkward person • CLUMSY-JACK 1908 Amer. dial. - a clumsy, awkward fellow
awkward person • FAT DABS Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a fat, awkward person or child
awkward person • GARRACK  • GARRICK 1866 Eng. dial. - an awkward lout
awkward person • LOOBY 1377 - a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person; a lazy, hulking fellow; an awkward, stupid, clownish person
awkward person • MUTT 1900 sl. - an awkward, ignorant, or blundering person; an incompetent person; a fool
awkward person • PUPPET Bk1970 US high school sl. - an awkward person; someone who does nothing right
awkward person • STICK 1800 US sl. - a stiff, awkward person; an overformal person
awkward person • WALLIE   • WALLY 1990s students' sl. - an awkward person
awkward vb. • CAT-HAM Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do anything blunderingly or awkwardly
awkward vb. • RIDE RUSTY 1709 rare - to be obstinate or awkward; to be angry; to take offense4
awkward vb. • RUN RUSTY 1718 rare - to be obstinate or awkward; to be angry; to take offense
awkwardly adv. • BACKWARD-WAY-ABOUT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - awkwardly
awkwardness n. • CRINGE 1984 colloq. - acute embarrassment or awkwardness
awry adj. • CATER-FLAMPERED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, awry, lopsided
awry adj. • JIWAMPUSED 1969 Amer. dial. - askew, awry
awry adv. • ATWINE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - twisted, awry
awry adv. • CRISS-CROSS 1607 obs. rare - in a contrary or erroneous way; awry, askew
axe vb. • SWING KELLY 1945 Aust. sl. - to wield an axe, to do axework
babble n. • GAREY Bk1900 Eng. dial. - loud, confused talking; a babble, a jabbering
babble n. • TWATTLE a1639 - idle talk, chatter, babble
babble vb. • MUMBLE-JUMBLE 1834 rare - to utter indistinctly and incoherently; to babble
babble vb. • TWATTLE 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to talk idly or trivially; to chatter, to babble, to tattle, to prate
babbler person • TWATTLER 1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a chatterer, a babbler, a tattler
babbling adj. • TWATTLING 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - chattering, babbling, prating
baby carriage - also see PRAM
baby carriage • PUSH BUGGY c1902 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
baby carriage • PUSH CARRIAGE 1966 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
baby carriage • PUSHCART 1950 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
baby carriage n. • PUSHCAR 1922 Ireland - a pram or pushchair
baby carriage n. • PUSHCAR 1922 Ireland - a pram, a baby carriage
baby carriage n. • PUSHCART 1909 rare - a pram, a baby carriage
baby carriage n. • PUSHCART 1909 rare - a pram, a pushchair
baby carriage n. • PUSHCHAIR 1893 - a small, usually folding chair for a baby or young child
baby carriage n. • PUSHER 1953 Aust. colloq. - a baby carriage, a pushchair
baby carriage n. • PUSHER 1953 Aust. colloq. - a pram, a pushchair
baby carriage n. • PUSH-WAINLING 1878 - a baby carriage, a pram
baby carriage n. • PUSH-WAINLING 1878 - a perambulator, a pram, a baby carriage
baby n. • CRADLE-HOOD 1599 - babyhood, infancy
baby n. • CREEP-ABOUT 1968 Amer. dial. - a baby at the crawling stage
baby person • BABBER 2003 UK sl. - a baby or infant
baby person • BIMBO c1920 US sl. - a baby
baby person • CRIB 1702 obs. - a child, a baby
baby person • JOHNNY NEWCOME 1840 obs. - a newborn baby
baby person • LENNO a1779 Sc. - a baby, a child
baby person • PREEMIE  • PREEMY  • PREMIE 1920s US sl. - a premature baby
baby person • RUG RATS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - babies; toddlers
baby person • SPROG 1944 sl., orig. nautical usage - a baby or young child
baby person • SPROGLET 1987 colloq., chiefly Brit. - a baby or small child
baby vb. • COVER THE WATERFRONT 1984 Amer. dial. - to diaper a baby
baby vb. • MURMELL 1881 Sc., rare - of a baby: to coo, to gurgle
babyish adj. • AVISH  • AYVISH 1881 Eng. dial. - half-witted, silly; babyish, aping childishness
back - also see hunchback
back adj. • POKER-BACKED 1830 - having a very straight or stiff back
back down vb. • CRAWFISH 1844 Amer. dial. - to back out of an agreement; to yield or back down from a position; to be evasive
back down vb. • CRINKLE 1612 rare - to abandon or shrink from one's purpose; to fail to fulfil a promise; to yield sneakingly
back down vb. • PUSSY OUT 1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US - to back down, to back out; to act like a coward
back n. • MEDITERRANEAN BACK 20C Aust. sl. - fake back pain
back n. • RIG c1300 Eng. dial. - the back or spine of a person or animal
back n. • RIGBACK 1591 Sc. - the back or spine of a person or animal
back n. • RIGGING a1522 chiefly Sc. - the back or spine of a person or animal
back out n. • CRAWL-OUT 1903 US - a back-out
back out n. • FUNKING 1823 colloq. - a showing fear, nervousness, or cowardice; backing out of or evading something due to nerves, cowardice, etc.
back out person • CRAWFISH 1860 US colloq. - a person who retreats from or backs out of a position; a political renegade or turncoat
back out person • CROAKER 1905 Amer. dial. - a person who backs out of an undertaking
back out vb. • CRAWFISH 1844 Amer. dial. - to back out of an agreement; to yield or back down from a position; to be evasive
back out vb. • CRIMBLE 1757 - to go back on an undertaking, to be cowardly
back out vb. • CROW-HOP 1897 Amer. dial. - to back out of an agreement, commitment, etc.
back out vb. • FUNK 1746 sl. - to act in a cowardly manner; to flinch or shrink through fear; to back out of something; to surrender in a cowardly fashion
back out vb. • PUSSY OUT 1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US - to back down, to back out; to act like a coward
back to front adj. • ARSE-ABOUT-FACE Bk2007 sl. - back to front; the wrong way round or wrongly order or organized
back vb. • CRINK 1888 rare - to twist or strain one's neck or back, causing painful stiffness
back vb. • CULBUT 1693 rare - to overturn backwards, to throw anyone on his back; to drive back in disorder
backtalk n. • SMART TALK 1826 - impertinent or rude remarks or replies; back-chat
backward adj. • SWINGIN' Bk1970 US students' sl. - out of style; backward
backward person • DIBBLE Bk1966 US students' sl. - a backward person; a rustic
backward person • DORF Bk1968 US students' sl. - a backward fellow; a rustic
backward person • GLEEP Bk1969 US high school sl. - a backward person; a clod
backward person • HAYSHAKER Bk1968 US students' sl. - a rustic; a backward fellow
backward person • HUMMER Bk1970 US students' sl. - an idiot; a backward person
backward person • NECK Bk1966 US students' sl. - an extremely backward person; a rustic
backward vb. • SLIP A CLUTCH Bk1968 US students' sl. - to be unaware; to be backward
backwards adj. • BACK-ASSED Bk2007 US sl. - backwards, reversed
backwards adv. • BACKRANS 1824 Sc. obs. - backwards
backwards vb. • CRAWFISH 1848 Amer. dial. - to move or crawl backwards; to back away
backwoodsman person • COUNTRY CRACKER 1865 Amer. dial. - a backwoodsman, a rustic or countrified person
backwoodsman person • CREEKER 1872 Amer. dial. - a backwoodsman, a rustic, a hick
bacon adj. • RUSTY 1521 - of meat, esp. bacon: rancid
bacon n. • FAT-SHAG 1886 Eng. dial. - bacon
bacon n. • LATHERICK 1891 Eng. dial. - a slice; a rasher of bacon
bacon n. • LATHROCK 1891 Eng. dial. - a slice; a rasher of bacon
bacon n. • SHEENEY'S FEAR n. 1889 - bacon (UK criminals' sl.)
bad adj. • ARCTIC Bk2007 UK sl. - bad
bad adj. • CRAP 1936 sl. - bad, inferior, of poor quality; unpleasant, displeasing; of a person: lacking ability, incompetent; unwell
bad adj. • CRUDDY 1935 sl. - bad, second-rate, of poor quality; crummy, lousy
bad adj. • CULTUS 1851 Amer. dial. - bad, worthless
bad adj. • FUNKY Bk1970 US students' sl. - disagreeable; bad; disgusting
bad adj. • GUSTY Bk1964 US students' sl. - bad
bad adj. • LOW RENT Bk1968 US students' sl. - base, gross, unacceptable, bad
bad adj. • MARVY-GROOVY Bk1964 US students' sl. - bad, unpleasant
bad adj. • MUNG Bk1970 US students' sl. - spoiled, bad, ruined
bad adj. • SHELL adj. 1998 - bad, second-rate (US students' sl.)
bad n. • ANIMAL ACT Bk2007 Aust. sl. - a planned or self-conscious bout of bad behaviour or excess
bad n. • ANIMAL NIGHT Bk2007 Aust. sl. - a planned or self-conscious bout of bad behaviour or excess
bad n. • BAD SHIT Bk2000 US sl. - a bad event; bad luck; evil practices
bad n. • FAKE OUT Bk1970 US students' sl. - a bad experience
bad n. • GARP Bk1966 US students' sl. - anything bad or distasteful
bad n. • GRUNGE Bk1970 US students' sl. - a bad, unpleasant thing, esp. food
bad n. • HURT DANCE Bk1971 US students' sl. - a bad state of affairs or a bad situation
bad n. • PISSER Bk1971 US students' sl. - something bad or unfortunate
bad n. • ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the bad side of the deal
bad n. • ZIT Bk1966 US students' sl. - something bad or unpleasant
bad person • FRITO Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - a bad girl; a good lay
bad phr. • OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE HOT SUN 20C Aust. sl. - said of something suspicious or bad
bad phr. • THAT ONE IS A HURTBURGER Bk1970 US students' sl. - that one is bad or inadequate
bad vb. • FILE Bk1970 US sl. - to treat someone badly
badly phr. • THE WORST KIND M19 US sl. - to the greatest extent, extremely, very badly
badness n. • LEATHER MEDAL Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a derisive term for the reward of stupidity, slowness, or badness
bad-tempered • CRABBY 1776 - bad-tempered, cross-grained, perverse, fractious, peevish, morose
bad-tempered adj. • ATTRISH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bad-tempered
bad-tempered adj. • BAIDIE Bk2007 UK sl. - bad-tempered, aggressive, provocative
bad-tempered adj. • BATEY 1921 UK sl. - bad-tempered, irascible
bad-tempered adj. • CATTED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bad-tempered, cross, ill-natured
bad-tempered adj. • CROOK 1910 Aust. & NZ sl. - angry; annoyed; irritable, bad-tempered (followed by 'on', 'at')
bad-tempered adj. • CROTCHETLY 1702 obs. - crotchety, bad-tempered
bad-tempered adj. • MUSTY 1620 Eng. dial. - peevish, sullen, bad-tempered
bad-tempered adj. • ON THE PROD 1903 Amer. dial. - irritable, angry, bad-tempered, on the offensive
bad-tempered adj. • PRODDY 1932 Amer. dial. - irritable, bad-tempered, touchy, easily angered, aggressive
bad-tempered adj. • RATTY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bad-tempered
bad-tempered adj. • RUSTY 1694 rare - of a person: bad-tempered, irritable, angry
bad-tempered adj. • SMOKY 1923 US - bad-tempered
bad-tempered adj. • TOEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bad-tempered
bad-tempered person • CRANKPOT 1966 Amer. dial. - a mean, bad-tempered person
bad-tempered person • TURK 1536 - a cruel, rigorous, or tyrannical person; a bad-tempered or unmanageable person; a man who treats his wife harshly
bad-tempered vb. • GET INTO THE CART Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to get into a bad temper
baffle vb. • CORK 1906 Amer. dial. - to baffle, to give one pause
baffled adj. • BAFFED  • BAFT 1990s UK sl. - baffled, confused, incapable
baffled adj. • BASSED Bk2007 UK sl. - baffled, confused, incapable
baffled adj. • BLOTTO Bk1975 US sl. - confused, baffled
baffling n. • FAIR NARK 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - something inexpressibly tedious or baffling
baffling person • FAIR NARK 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - a tedious or baffling person
bag n. • BUDGET 1677 US - a bag or sack
bagful n. • POKEFUL c1400 chiefly Sc. - a bagful, a small sackful
baggage n. • ARTILLERY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - baggage
bagpipe n. • MUSE 1484 obs. rare - a bagpipe
bailiff person • CATCH-ROGUE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a constable or bailiff
bailiff person • MYRMIDON 1699 rare, chiefly derogatory - a police officer, bailiff, or other law enforcement officer
bailiff person • PUTTOCK a1500 rare, derogatory - a greedy, grasping, or rapacious person; a petty officer of justice; a bailiff
bait n. • COME-ON 1902 Amer. dial. - an allurement; bait
bake vb. • SOAK 1848 Amer. dial. - to bake or roast thoroughly
baked beans n. • SNAPPERS 1936 Amer. dial. - a plate of baked beans
baker person • FURNER a1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a person who has charge of an oven; a baker
baker person • FURNITOR 1601 obs. rare - a person who has charge of an oven; a baker
baking n. • FURNAGE c1468 obs. - the process of baking; the price paid for baking
balanced adj. • LAPSIDED 1881 Eng. dial. - unequally balanced, lopsided; deformed on one side
bald adj. • BALD AS A BANDICOOT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bald, having no hair
bald adj. • POLLARD 1856 humorous usage, obs. - bald-headed; said of a person
bald n. • COWLICK 1976 African-American - a bald spot
bald person • CURLY 20C Aust. sl. - a bald person
bald person • PRICKHEAD 1990s sl. - a bald-headed man
baldness n. • PELADOPHOBIA Bk1991 - a dread of baldness
ball n. • POMMEL a1425 obs. - a ball; a round knob or button
ballet person • PRIMA BALLERINA ASSOLUTA 1870 - a prima ballerina of outstanding excellence
ballet person • PRIMO BALLERINO 1840 - the principal male dancer of a ballet company
balloon n. • BLADDER c1935 circus usage, arch. - a toy balloon
balloon n. • NACELLE 1853 - the basket or gondola of a balloon or airship
baloney n. • HOGSLOP 1990s US sl. - empty and pretentious talk; nonsense; baloney
bamboozle vb. • BLAG 1950s Brit. sl. - to scrounge, to cadge, to deceive, to bamboozle
bamboozle vb. • COHOGLE 1829 Amer. dial. - to hoodwink, to dupe, to cheat, to bamboozle
bamboozled adj. • BUFFALOED Bk2007 US sl. - bullied, cowed, overwhelmed, bamboozled
banana n. • MUSE 1578 obs. - the fruit of a plantain or banana plant
bandy-legged adj. • CHICKEN-HAMMED 18C sl. - bandy-legged
bang n. • PONG 1823 colloq. - a blow, a bang; a short, resonant, low-pitched sound
banjo n. • TWANKA-PANG  • TWANK-A-PANK 1929 - an imitation of the sound of a banjo or guitar
bank n. • BIG TOP Bk1975 US criminals' sl., arch. - a bank
bank person • PUSHER 1900s US criminals' sl. - a bank teller, a cashier
banknote n. • BISCUIT Bk1975 US sl. - any coin; any banknote of comparatively low denomination
banknote n. • CRISP a1889 sl. - a banknote; money 
banknote n. • MINT LEAF 1920s US sl. - a banknote, money
banknote n. • MINT TICKET 1920s US sl. - a banknote, money
banknote n. PLASTER M19 US sl. - a banknote
bankrupt adj. • CRACKED 1527 sl. - ruined; bankrupt
bankrupt adj. • CRAZED 1600 obs. - impaired, damaged; ruined in estate, bankrupt; of cracked reputation
bankrupt adj. • CRAZY 1700 obs. - bankrupt, ruined
bankrupt adj. • UP KING STREET Bk1999 Aust. sl., obs. - bankrupt
bankrupt vb. • CRAZE 1573 obs. - to destroy the soundness of, to impair, to ruin; to ruin financially, to render bankrupt
bankrupt vb. • SMASH 1839 colloq. - to fail financially; to be ruined; to become bankrupt
bankrupt vb. • SMASH 1857 - to render bankrupt or insolvent
bankrupt vb. • TAKE A BATH Bk1975 US sl. - to go into bankruptcy
banquet n. • JUNKERY a1425 obs. - a banquet, a feast
banquet n. • JUNKET a1500 - a feast, a banquet; a festive gathering or celebration
banquet n. • JUNKETING 1555 - a feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking
banquet n. • JUNKETING 1577 - a feast, banquet, or other festive gathering
banquet n. • SPREAD 1822 sl. - a banquet a feast, a large meal laid out on a table
banquet n. • SPREADATION 1780 obs. - a banquet. a feast, a lavish meal
banquet person • JUNKETER 1721 - a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet, or other festive gathering; a reveller, a party-goer
banquet person • SYMPOSIAC 1581 obs. rare - a member of a drinking party; a banqueter
banquet person • SYMPOSIAST 1656 - a member of a drinking party; a banqueter
banquet vb. • JUNKET 1607 obs. - to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking
banter adj. • SMACK-TALKING 1990 U S colloq. - engaging in boastful or insulting banter
banter n. • RIG 1725 obs. - mockery, ridicule, banter
banter n. • SMACK TALK 1989 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - ostentatiously boastful or insulting banter, often used to humiliate or intimidate an opponent; trash talk
banter n. • SMACK TALKING 1990 US colloq. - an engaging in boastful or insulting banter
banter n. • SMOKING 1781 obs. - a bantering or quizzing
banter vb. • JOW 1880 Amer. dial. - to argue; to banter; to jaw; to talk in a scolding manner
banter vb. • SMOKE 1699 arch. - to make fun of, to jest at; to ridicule, to banter
baptism n. • FULLOGHT a1000 obs. - baptism
Baptist n. • CRYING WILLY 1968 Amer. dial. - a Baptist
baptize vb. • FULGHT a1000 obs. - to baptize
baptize vb. • FULGHTEN a1000 obs. - to baptize
baptize vb. • FULLOW a1000 obs. - to baptize
baptized • THE SPRINKLED 1650 rare - people who have been baptized by having water sprinkled on the head, rather than by immersion
barbarous adj. • SHENZI adj. 1910 - barbarous, primitive, uncivilized (E. Afr., derogatory & offensive) 
barbarous adj. • TURKISH 1602 - cruel, savage, barbarous; like the Turks or their behaviour
barbarous person • SHENZI n. 1910 - a person regarded as barbarous, primitive, or uncivilized (E. Afr., derogatory & offensive) 
barbecue n. • CUE 1908 Amer. dial. - a barbecue; barbecued food
barber person • MR. ZIP-ZIP 1910s US sl. - a barber
barber person • POLLER 1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a person who cuts hair; a barber
barber person • SWEENEY 1966 nickname - a barber
barber person • SYDNEY HARBOUR Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - a barber
bargain n. • PRIGGING 1591 chiefly Sc. - haggling over a price or the terms of a deal; hard bargaining
bargain n. • SMITHFIELD BARGAIN 1664 obs. - a bargain in which the seller takes advantage of the buyer
bargain n. • STEAL 1940s US sl. - a great bargain
bargain vb. • PRIG 1632 Sc. obs. - to try to drive a hard bargain; to negotiate with
bargain vb. • PRIG-PENNY a1522 Sc., obs. - to haggle over small amounts of money; to drive a hard bargain
bargaining adj. • PRIGGING a1653 Sc. obs. - bargaining, haggling
barker person • SPRUIKER n. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. - a public speaker; a person employed to attract custom to a show, a shop, etc.; a barker
barnyard n. • LATHE-GARTH Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the barnyard
barrel organ n. • MUSIC BOX 1773 obs. rare - a barrel organ
barrow n. • WORRAB M19 back-slang - a barrow
base adj. • CULLION-LIKE 1591 obs. - base, despicable, vile
base adj. • CULLIONLY 1608 obs. - rascally, base, despicable; like a cullion
base adj. • LOW RENT Bk1968 US students' sl. - base, gross, unacceptable, bad
base adj. • PUTID 1580 rare - morally or intellectually corrupt or worthless; base, foul, loathsome
base adj. • TURPID 1623 rare - base, filthy, worthless
base adj. • WRACK c1375 obs. rare - worthless, base, evil; said of persons
base n. • CULLIONRY 1611 obs. - base rascally conduct; the behaviour of a cullion
base person • CULROUN  • CULRUN 1540 Sc. obs. - a base fellow, a rascal
baseball adj. • COW-HANDED 1931 Amer. dial. - in baseball, of a batter: having the hands in reversed position; cross-handed
baseball adj. • RUTHIAN 1920 chiefly baseball usage - reminiscent of 'Babe' Ruth, typically with reference to his reputation for hitting exceptionally long home runs
baseball n. • BANANA STICK Bk1975 US sl. - a baseball bat made of inferior wood
baseball n. • BANJO HIT Bk1975 US sl. - in baseball: a hit between the infield and outfield
baseball n. • BEEF TRUST Bk1975 US sl. - a baseball or football team composed of exceptionally large, stout, or fat players
baseball n. • BELT Bk1975 US sl. - in baseball: a hit
baseball n. • BINGLE 1902 US sl. - in baseball: a hit, usually a single
baseball n. • BLACK BETSY Bk1975 US sl. - a baseball bat; orig. the name of Babe Ruth's bat
baseball n. • BLAST 1952 US sl. - in baseball: a powerful hit
baseball n. • BLEEDER Bk1975 US sl. - in baseball: a one-base hit, a lucky hit, or a weakly hit ball
baseball n. • BLOOPER 1945 US sl. - in baseball: a slow, high-arching pitch; a weakly hit, high-arching ball
baseball n. • CIRCUIT BLOW 1908 US baseball sl. - a home run
baseball n. • CIRCUIT CLOUT 1908 US baseball sl. - a home run
baseball n. • CIRCUIT WALLOP 1908 US baseball sl. - a home run
baseball n. • CIRCUS CATCH 1880s US baseball sl. - a spectacularly good and difficult catch
baseball n. • CIRCUS PLAY 1880s US baseball sl. - a spectacularly good play
baseball n. • FUNGO 1867 baseball usage - a ball hit to give practice to fielders, usually by tossing it up and swinging
baseball n. • FUNGO 1867 baseball usage - a long, light bat used to hit practice balls to fielders
baseball n. • FUNGO STICK 1860s baseball sl. - a bat used to hit balls for fielding practice
baseball n. • HOGAN'S BRICKYARD 1900s US baseball sl. - a rough baseball diamond
baseball n. • JUNK 1941 baseball usage - pitches that rely on unpredictable movement rather than speed, such as breaking balls and knuckleballs
baseball n. • LONG TATER 1960s baseball usage - a home run
baseball n. • MUDVILLE 1929 N. Amer. - the world of baseball, usually with reference to a particular team and the disappointment or happiness felt after a loss or victory
baseball n. • MURDERERS' ROW 1905 baseball sl. - a group of powerful hitters batting in succession for a particular team
baseball n. • POKE 1894 - in baseball: a hit; also, a ball that has been hit
baseball n. • PRETZEL BENDER 1908 baseball usage - a curve ball; a curve-ball pitcher
baseball n. • RUNWAY 1884 - in baseball: the path within which a player must remain while running between bases
baseball n. • STICK 1868 US baseball usage - a baseball bat
baseball n. • SUNDAY PUNCH 1952 US baseball usage - a strong and effective pitch, esp. an overpowering fastball
baseball n. • TATER 1960s baseball usage - a home run
baseball n. • TEXAS LEAGUER 1905 baseball usage - a hit that falls out of reach between the infielders and the outfielders
baseball n. • THE TOOLS OF IGNORANCE 1937 baseball usage - a catcher's gear
baseball n. • THREE-BAGGER 1940s baseball usage - a three-base hit; a triple
baseball n. • UNGODLY SHOT 1970s baseball usage - a hard line drive
baseball n. • WHEELHOUSE 1959 baseball usage - a batter's preferred hitting zone over the plate
baseball n. • WOUNDED DUCK 1980s baseball usage - a short looping fly that falls for a hit
baseball person • BARKER Bk1975 US sl. - a first-base coach in baseball
baseball person • BLIND TOM Bk1975 US baseball sl. - a baseball umpire
baseball person • CIRCUIT SLUGGER 1940s US baseball sl. - a talented home run hitter
baseball person • JUNK ARTIST 1954 - in baseball: a pitcher who specializes in throwing off-speed pitches such as breaking balls and knuckleballs
baseball person • PRETZEL BENDER 1908 baseball usage - a curve ball; a curve-ball pitcher
baseball person • STOPPER 1948 US baseball usage - a dependable relief pitcher
baseball person • THIRD SACKER 1911 baseball usage - a third-baseman
baseball person • TWIRLER 1883 baseball usage - a pitcher
baseball vb. • BLAST 1952 US sl. - in baseball: to hit
baseball vb. • BLOW 1952 US sl. - to throw a baseball fast and hard
baseball vb. • COWTAIL 1970 Amer. dial. - to drive a baseball away out yonder
baseball vb. • FUNGO 1889 - in baseball: to hit a fly ball, esp. one that has been tossed into the air by oneself
baseball vb. • JUGGLE 1873 - in baseball, of a fielder: to mishandle a ball without dropping it, thereby failing to prevent a runner reaching a base
baseball vb. • SWING FOR THE FENCES 1970s US baseball usage - to swing very hard, trying for a home run
baseball vb. • SWING LIKE A RUSTY GATE 1950s US baseball usage - to swing at a baseball awkwardly or wildly
baseball vb. • WHIFF 1916 baseball usage - to strike at a ball and miss
baseball vb. • WHIFF 1916 baseball usage - to strike out
baseness n. • TURPITUDE 1490 - base or shameful character; baseness, vileness, depravity, wickedness
bash vb. • STOUSH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to punch, to beat, to bash
bashful adj. • LEFTY 1925 Sc. - shy, bashful
bashful n. • SHEEPISHNESS n. 1574 - simplicity, stupidity; timorousness; excessive bashfulness or diffidence
bashful person • CIMARRON 1892 Amer. dial. - a wild or solitary person; a shy, bashful child
basic adj. • FUNKY Bk2006 US sl. - basic and simple; earthy
basic adj. • NUTS-AND-BOLTS 1960s sl. - basic, practical
basic adj. • PHUNKY Bk2006 US sl. - basic and simple; earthy
basically adv. • PRIMORDIALLY 1604 - basically, fundamentally; essentially
basics n. • NUTS AND BOLTS 1960s sl. - the basics of a situation; the fundamental issues
basis n. • FUND 1671 obs. - basis, foundation
basis n. • FUNDAMEN 1677 obs. rare - basis, foundation
basis n. • FUNDUS 1839 obs. rare - basis, foundation
basis n. • PRIMITIVE 1628 obs. - a thing from which something else is derived; a foundation, a basis
basket n. • CAWELL 1888 Eng. dial. - a basket
basketball n. • CAST-OFF Bk1970 US sl. - a ridiculously long shot in basketball
basketball vb. • DRAW IRON Bk1970 US students' sl. - to hit the rim in a basketball shot
bat n. • AIRY-MOUSE 1889 Eng. dial. - a bat
bat n. • LEATHER-BIRD 1869 Eng. dial. - a bat
bat n. • LEATHER-MOUSE 1869 Eng. dial. - a bat
bat n. • LEATHERN-BIRD 1873 Eng. dial. - a bat
bat n. • LEATHERN-MOUSE 1825 Eng. dial. - a bat
bathing n. • BATHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense dislike of bathing
batter vb. • CRAZE c1430 obs. - to batter with blows, to bruise, to crush, to damage
batter vb. • LEWDER 1850 Sc. - to hammer, to batter; to beat severely, to thrash
battle adj. • SMART a1400 - of a battle, attack, etc.: fierce, violent; esp. vigorous and quick
battle n. • PRESS a1393 arch. - a crush in battle, the thick of the fight; an affray or mêlée
battle n. • SWORD-PLAY a1000 obs. - fight, battle
battle vb. • RUSE a1425 obs. - to drive back in battle
battle vb. • SMITE c1275 obs. - to come together in conflict or battle; to clash
battle vb. • SMITE c1325 obs. - to engage in or fight a 4battle
bawdy adj. • FULSOME 1600 obs. - sexually unrestrained, unchaste, lascivious; bawdy, lewd
bawdy adj. • SMUTTY 1668 - indecent, immodest, impure, obscene, bawdy 
bawl vb. • RUTE 1674 Eng. dial., obs. rare - of a child: to cry loudly, to bawl
beach n. • LAYS Bk1902 Eng. dial. - pools of sea water left along the beach at the ebb of the tide
beadle person • MUGGILL 1610 sl., obs. - a beadle
bear n. • CUFF 1811 US - a black bear
bear n. • CUFFEE 1824 US colloq. - a black bear
bear n. • MUSKWA 1861 chiefly Can. - the American black bear, Ursus americanus
bear vb. • FURE 1487 Sc., obs. - to bear, to carry
beard adj. • AMAZONIAN 1623 obs. - beardless
beard adj. • JUDAS-COLOURED 1673 - of a red or yellowish-red colour; having hair or a beard of this colour
beard n. • ALFALFA Bk1975 US sl. - whiskers; a beard
beard n. • CAT'S HAIR Bk1898 Sc. - the down on the faces of boys before the beard comes
beard n. • FUNGUS 1904 jocular usage - men's facial hair; a moustache; a beard
beard n. • JUDAS COLOUR a1616 rare - red, as the colour of a person's hair or beard
beard n. • JUST AS I FEARED 20C rhyming sl. - a beard
beard n. • MUZZLE a1640 obs. rare - a beard, esp. one that is long or unkempt
beard n. • POGONOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of beards
beard n. • SHAG Bk1971 US students' sl. - a beard
beard n. • SPINACH 1900 US sl. - a beard
beard person • FRILLED LIZARD Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a man with a whisker-framed face
beard person • FUZZ-FACE Bk2006 US sl. - a man with a beard
beard person • GASH-BEARD 1721 Sc. - a person with a long, protruding chin; one with a long, peaked beard
beard person • POGONOPHILE Bk1991 - an admirer of beards
beard vb. • SPRING c1330 rare - to grow a beard
bearing person • POKER 1812 obs. rare - a person with a rigid or stiff bearing or manner
beat adj. • BEAT TO THE GROUND 1949 US sl. - completely exhausted or beat
beat adj. • BEATEN DOWN TO THE ANKLES Bk1975 US sl. - completely exhausted or beat
beat person • FUSTIGATOR 1865 - a person who beats another
beat vb. - to beat thoroughly • PUMBLE 1966 Amer. dial.
beat vb. • BRUCK UP 2000 Black British sl. - to beat someone up
beat vb. • CATER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to punish severely
beat vb. • CAWK 1889 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat, to chastise
beat vb. • CHURN 1953 Amer. dial. - to beat
beat vb. • CLEAN ONE'S CLOCK 1966 Amer. dial. - to beat someone thoroughly
beat vb. • CLEAN ONE'S PLOW 1931 Amer. dial. - to beat, whip or punish someone; to injure severely
beat vb. • COMB ONE'S HAIR 1928 Amer. dial. - to whip, to beat, to thrash; to scold severely, to find fault with
beat vb. • COMB ONE'S HEAD 1795 Amer. dial. - to whip, to beat, to thrash; to scold severely, to find fault with
beat vb. • COMB ONE'S WOOL 1927 Amer. dial. - to whip, to beat, to thrash; to scold severely, to find fault with
beat vb. • CREAM 1929 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - to hit, to beat,. to thrash thoroughly; to drub; to crush, to defeat as in sporting contexts; to ruin or wreck a motor vehicle
beat vb. • CREAM 1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US - to hit, to beat thoroughly; to drub; to crush
beat vb. • CRUSH Bk1970 US high school sl. - to assault; to beat up
beat vb. • CUFF 1530 - to strike with the fist, or with the open hand; to beat, to buffet
beat vb. • CUFF UP 1940 Amer. dial. - to strike, to hit, to beat up
beat vb. • CULLICE  1639 obs. - to beat severely
beat vb. • CULLIS 1639 obs. rare - to 'beat to a jelly'; to beat severely
beat vb. • CURNUBBLE 1834 Amer. dial. - to beat, to pummel
beat vb. • CUT ONE'S BACK A-TWO Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to punish, to beat; a threat used to children
beat vb. • DUFF UP 20C Aust. sl. - to beat up
beat vb. • FAN 1785 US sl. - to beat
beat vb. • FEAG 1746 Eng. dial., obs. - to beat with a rod; to thump, to thwack
beat vb. • FEASE 1870 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise
beat vb. • FEATHER Bk1900 Sc. - to beat, to chastise
beat vb. • FUSTIGATE 1656 - to beat, to cudgel
beat vb. • GET IN SOMEONE'S EYE 1980 African-American sl. - to beat up
beat vb. • GIVE ONE BONDI Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to beat one up
beat vb. • JOUNCE 1952 Amer. dial. - to whip, to beat
beat vb. • LACE INTO 1920s US sl. - to attack and beat; to thrash
beat vb. • LAP Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat
beat vb. • LASH 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash; to ply the whip
beat vb. • LEATHER 1691 - Sc. & Eng. dial. - to overcome, to beat in competition; to surpass
beat vb. • LEDGE 1873 Eng. dial. - to lay hands on; to beat
beat vb. • LEERUP 1902 Sc. - to thrash, to beat
beat vb. • LEWDER 1850 Sc. - to hammer, to batter; to beat severely, to thrash
beat vb. • LOODER 1850 Sc. & Irish - to give a severe beating; to thrash
beat vb. • MOLLIFY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to bruise, to beat
beat vb. • MOLLYCRUSH 1866 Eng. dial. - to crush; to beat to a jelly; to bruise; to pulverize
beat vb. • POLISH M19 sl. - to beat, to thrash
beat vb. • POLT 1652 Eng. dial. rare - to beat, to strike, to thump; also, to knock fruit down from a tree
beat vb. • POMMEL 1530 - to beat or pound, esp. with the fists; to thump; to bruise
beat vb. • PRAT 16C sl. - to beat
beat vb. • PUT IT ALL OVER 1884 colloq., orig. US - to defeat or beat easily; to trounce
beat vb. • PUT THE WORKS ON 1900s US criminals' sl. - to beat up
beat vb. • SMITE c1200 arch. - to beat; to slap
beat vb. • STOUSH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to punch, to beat, to bash
beat vb. • SWING c725 obs. - to scourge, to whip, to flog, to beat; also, to strike with a weapon or the hand
beat vb. • SWINGE a1556 - to beat, to flog, to whip, to thrash
beat vb. • VAMP 1970 African-American sl. - to assault; to trounce; to beat someone up
beat vb. • VAMP ON 1970 African-American sl. - to assault; to trounce; to beat someone up
beat vb. • WORK OUT 1940s US criminals' sl. - to beat up; to give the 'third degree'
beat vb. • WORK OVER 1920s sl., orig. US - to beat up, to hurt to any extent short of murder
beaten adj. • BANJO'D; BANJOED 1970s UK armed forces usage - defeated, beaten
beaten adj. • BASSED 2003 Black British sl. - beaten up
beaten adj. • JACKED UP Bk1970 US sl. - undesirable; beaten up in a fight
beaten adj. • PIPPED AT THE POST Bk1999 Aust. sl. - narrowly beaten
beaten n. • MASTIGOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of being beaten
beaten n. • RHABDOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of being beaten
beating n. • CLAPPERCLAWING 1834 Amer. dial. - a fight, a beating; a tirade
beating n. • COURSE OF SPROUTS 1839 rare - a beating or flogging; a period of harsh or severe discipline or training
beating n. • CULLIS 1580 obs. - a sound beating
beating n. • FACE-ACHE 1977 sl. - a beating-up
beating n. • FAT SCRAPS AND GLORIOUS BITS 1610 UK criminals' sl. - a sound beating
beating n. • FUM-FUM 1885 - a thumping or beating
beating n. • FUSTIGATION 1428 - a beating or cudgelling
beating n. • SWINGING c1200 obs. - a beating, a scourging
beating n. • THE WORKS 1930s sl. - a beating; the 'third degree'; murder
beating n. • TUNSION c1440 obs. - a beating or striking
beating n. • TWATTING 1963 UK colloq. - a thrashing, a beating-up; a hitting or striking someone or something
beating n. • WORKING OVER 1920s sl. - a thrashing, a beating
beating n. • WORK-OUT 1930s US sl. - a beating
beating n. • WORK-OVER 1920s sl. - a thrashing, a beating
beating vb. • CATCH COTTON Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to get a beating
beau person • BEST FELLOW Bk1975 US colloq. - a girl's sweetheart; one's beau
beau person • CUPIDON n. 1824 - a beau or Adonis
beau person • JUSEM-SWEET 1952 Amer. dial. - a beau; a steady sweetheart
beautiful adj. • FEATIVE Bk1900 Eng. dial. - proportionately beautiful
beautiful adj. • SHEEN adj. 1000 - beautiful; said of persons, their appearance, etc.
beautiful adj. • WAY OUT Bk1970 US sl. - beautiful, out of the ordinary
beautiful n. • PRETTY-PRETTY a1882 - something beautiful or attractive; a decorative thing, an ornament
beautiful person • CUPID c1381 - a beautiful young boy
beautiful person • JUNO 1606 - a woman of stately beauty; a jealous wife
beautiful vb. • STICK Bk1970 US sl. - to be well endowed with physical beauty
beautify n. • SPRUNKING a1685 rare - a beautifying or adorning oneself
beautify vb. • LOVELIFY 1897 - to make lovely; to beautify
beauty n. • MILLIHELEN Bk1968 US students' sl. - the amount of beauty it takes to launch one ship
beauty n. • PHILOCALY Bk1991 - love of beauty
becoming adj. • FEATSOME Bk1900 Eng. dial. - seemly, becoming
bed covering n. • RUG 1685 US - a covering for a bed
bed n. • BEDDIE-WEDDIE 1945 US sl. - a bed
bed n. • CLINOMANIA Bk1991 - an obsession with bed rest
bed n. • CLINOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of going to bed
bed n. • COOTIE CAGE 1930 Amer. dial. - a bed or bunk; esp. one in crowded quarters
bed n. • CRUMMIE  • CRUMMY 1968 Amer. dial. - a bed in the bunkhouse
bed n. • FEATHER-TYE Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a feather bed
bed n. • FED-BED 1827 Eng. dial. obs. - a feather-bed
bed n. • LAZY-LAY 1821 Sc. - a bed
bed n. • PRAIRIE FEATHERS 1858 Amer. dial. - hay used as a mattress or bed covering
bed n. • PUT-YOU-UP 1924 - a sofa or settee which can be converted into a bed
bed n. • SHEET ALLEY n. 1893 - bed (sl.)
bed n. • SHEET LANE n. 1984 - bed (UK sl.)
bed person • LAY-A-BED Bk1902 Eng. dial. - one who lies late in bed
bed vb. • CHECK IT IN Bk1970 US students' sl. - to go to bed; to quit
bed vb. • GO DOWN SHEET ALLEY INTO BEDFORDSHIRE phr. 1902 - to go to bed (UK sl.)
bed vb. • HIT THE GREAT WHITE BISCUIT Bk1970 US students' sl. - to go to bed
bed vb. • HIT THE SHEETS vb. 1924 - to go to bed (UK sl.)
bed vb. • HIT THE TREES Bk1970 US students' sl. - to go to bed
bed vb. • JUNGLE UP 1960s US homosexual sl. - to share a bed with many people, to cuddle up
bed vb. • LAY IT OUT Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to lie late in bed
bed vb. • STEER ONE'S FEATHERS 1844 Sc. - to get out of bed, to arise
bedaub vb. • LEBBER 1825 Sc. - to bedaub, to beslabber
bedaub vb. • MOIL 1777 Eng. dial. - to make dirty, to defile; to soil, to bedaub, to plaster with mud or dirt
bedaub vb. • SMARM 1847 Eng. dial. - to smear, to bedaub
bedaub vb. • SMORE 1530 obs. rare - to smear, to bedaub
bedbug n. • COOTIE 1965 Amer. dial. - a bedbug
bedbug n. • CRAWLING COMPANY 1969 Amer. dial. - a bedbug
bedbug n. • CRAWLING ELEPHANTS 1936 Amer. dial. - bedbugs
bedbug n. • CRIMSON RAMBLER 1906 Amer. dial. - a bedbug
bedfellow person • LAY-BESIDE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a female bedfellow
bedraggled adj. • LARDED Bk1902 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dirt; bedraggled
bedridden person • COT-CASE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a very ill, bedridden, or highly intoxicated person
bedroom adj. • CUBICULAR 1611 - belonging to a bedchamber
bedroom adj. • CUBICULARY 1646 obs. - belonging to a bedchamber
bedroom adj. • CUBICULOUS 1715 obs. rare - pert. to a bedchamber
bedroom n. • CUBICLE 1483 obs. - a bedchamber
bedroom n. • CUBICULE 1887 - a bedchamber
bedroom n. • CUBICULO a1616 obs. rare - a bedchamber
bedroom n. • CUBICULUM 1832 - a sleeping chamber
bedroom person • CUBICULAR c1425 chiefly Sc., obs. - an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain
bedroom person • CUBICULARY a1382 obs. - an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain
bedspread n. • COUNTERPIECE 1968 Amer. dial. - a bedspread
bedspread n. • COUNTERPIN 1836 Amer. dial. - a bedspread
bee adj. • POLYTROPIC 1899 - visiting the flowers of many species: said of a bee or other insect
bee n. • APIMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal love of bees
bee n. • APIOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense fear of bees
bee n. • APIPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense fear of bees
bee n. • ENGLISHMAN'S FLY 1778 US - a bee
bee n. • MELISSOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense fear of bees
bee n. • PRICK c1350 obs. - the sting of a bee, scorpion, etc.
beehive n. • CONE 1968 Amer. dial. - a beehive; a honeycomb
beehive n. • PYCHE 1570 Eng. dial. rare - a beehive
beehive n. • SMOOT 1642 N. Eng. dial. - a narrow passage or entrance in a beehive
beer adj. • PRICKED 1600 rare - of wine, beer, etc. - turned or turning sour or vinegary
beer adj. • SMALL 1420 rare - of low alcoholic strength: said of ale, wine, etc.
beer n. • ARMS-AND-LEGS 1893 Eng. dial. - home-brewed beer, with no body in it
beer n. • BABY GIRAFFE 2000 UK rhyming sl. - half a pint of beer
beer n. • BARLEY SOP 1968 Amer. dial. - beer
beer n. • BARLEY WATER Bk1966 US students' sl. - beer
beer n. • BOON-DOCKER Bk1966 US students' sl. - a beer party in the country
beer n. • BRITNEY (SPEARS) Bk2007 UK rhyming sl. - beers
beer n. • CAULIFLOWER 1803 Sc. - the head, froth, foam on ale
beer n. • CINCI 1981 Amer. dial. - a small glass of beer; the glass itself
beer n. • COLD SODY Bk1971 US students' sl. - beer
beer n. • COLD TEA 1907 Amer. dial. - beer
beer n. • DEEP SINKER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a long glass of beer
beer n. • DIMEY Bk1970 US sl. - a beer
beer n. • DRAFTY Bk1970 US students' sl. - draft beer
beer n. • FAR AND NEAR 1892 US rhyming sl. - beer
beer n. • FAT ALE 1845 sl. - strong beer
beer n. • GRASSER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a beer party in a grassy field
beer n. • LABEORPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of beer-bottle labels
beer n. • MEADOPHILY Bk1991 - the study of beer bottle labels
beer n. • MILK Bk1970 US sl. - beer
beer n. • MUGGLER E19 Irish sl. - a drink of beer
beer n. • OLD SHERBET n. 1957 - beer (Aust. sl.)
beer n. • PONGELO 1859 UK sl., rare - beer; specifically, pale ale or a mixture of pale ale an another beer
beer n. • PONY BEER 1875 orig. & chiefly US, rare - a small glass or bottle of beer
beer n. • RIGGER 1911 NZ - a quart-sized square-faced glass bottle, usually used to hold beer; a quart bottle of beer; later, a large plastic bottle, usually used to hold beer
beer n. • SHEARER'S JOY n. 1890 - beer (Aust. & NZ sl.)
beer n. • SHEEP'S PISS n. 2000 - weak alcohol, usually refers to beer (UK sl.)
beer n. • SHEEP-WASH n. 1900 - poor beer or spirits (Aust. sl.)
beer n. • SHENKBEER n. 1872 - a very weak and insipid beer (US)
beer n. • SHERBET n. 1957 - beer (Aust. sl.)
beer n. • SHERRY n. 1909 - cheap beer, sold at fourpence a quart (1.14 litres) (UK sl.)
beer n. • SMALL BEER 1498 - beer of a weak, poor, or inferior quality
beer n. • SMALL DRINK c1525 obs. - beer, ale, etc., of a poor, weak, or inferior quality
beer n. • SOP 1968 Amer. dial. - beer
beer n. • SQUAW PISS Bk1970 US students' sl. - 3.2% beer
beer n. • SUDS 1904 US sl. - beer
beer n. • SWIFT HALF 1973 Brit. colloq. - an alcoholic drink, (often a half-pint of beer, etc.) esp. one intended to be drunk quickly during a brief visit to a public house
beer n. • TEN-OUNCE SANDWICH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - lunch consisting solely of beer
beer n. • TUBE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a large can of beer
beer n. • TURPS 1945 Aust. sl. - intoxicating liquor, esp. beer
beer n. • TWO-FOUR 1972 Can. colloq. - a case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer
beer n. • TWOOPS 1729 colloq., obs. - twopenny ale
beer n. • UMLAUT 1970s US sl. - half of a bottle of Lowenbrau™ beer
beer n. • WOUNDED SOLDIER 1990s US college sl. - a partially empty beer container
beer person • FROTH-BLOWER 1905 jocular usage - a beer-drinker
beer vb. • BLOW ONE Bk1975 US sl. - to draw a glass of beer
beer vb. • BREAK OPEN A COLDIE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to open a beer
beer vb. • CRUSH A POT OF ALE 1592 - to drink, quaff, 'discuss' it
beer vb. • HOIST 1940s US sl. - to drink some beer or liquor
beer vb. • PRICK 1594 obs. - of wine, beer, etc.: to turn sour or vinegar
beer vb. • SINK A FEW Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to drink beer
beer vb. • SUCK SUDS Bk1970 US students' sl. - to drink beer
beetle n. • COFFEE BEAN 1951 Amer. dial. - a whirligig beetle
before adj. • PREVENIENT 1656 - coming before, preceding, prior
before vb. • PREVENE 1596 chiefly Sc., obs. - to come or go before; to precede
befoul vb. • FULYIE 1505 Sc. obs. - to defile, to befoul, to pollute; to dishonour; to violate a woman; also, to defecate
befoul vb. • SMIRCH 1615 - to stain, smear or befoul with something dirty or having staining properties
befoul vb. • SMOT a1387 obs. - to besmirch, to defile, to befoul
befoul vb. • TURPIFY a1586 rare - to make foul or filthy; to befoul, to besmirch
befuddle vb. • MUZZ 1786 sl. - to make muzzy or confused; to befuddle
befuddle vb. • MUZZLE 1796 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make muzzy or confused; to befuddle
befuddled adj. • FARCHADAT  • FARCHARDET 1968 US sl. - confused, befuddled
befuddled adj. • MUDDLED 1790 - confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered
befuddled adj. • MUZZED  a1788 sl. - confused or befuddled, esp. from alcohol; drunk 
befuddled adj. • MUZZY-HEADED 1798 colloq. rare - confused, befuddled
befuddled n. • MUZZY-HEADEDNESS 1930 - a befuddled or intoxicated condition
beg vb. • PRIG 1700 Sc. - to beg, to entreat; to plead with
beget vb. • RUT c1450 obs. rare - to beget a child
beggar person • BLINKIE Bk1975 tramps' sl. - a beggar who feigns blindness
beggar person • FAW 1756 - a gypsy, a beggar, a vagrant; an itinerant tinker 
beggar person • MOOCHER 1851 Eng. dial. - a pilferer; a loafer; a cadger; a beggar; a hawker
beggar person • MUMBLECRUST a1556 obs. - a person who lacks teeth; a beggar
begging adj. • MUMPING 1709 chiefly Eng. dial. - given to begging
begging n. • MUMPERY 1894 UK sl., rare - a begging
begin vb. • CUT THE CACKLE AND COME TO THE 'ORSES! L19 - let's get down to business
begin vb. • IN a1000 obs. - orig. to go in, to enter; later; to make a beginning; to begin
beginner person • CUB 1875 orig. US - an apprentice or beginner; an apprentice pilot on a steamboat
beginning adj. • PRIMORDIAL a1398 - existing from the very beginning of time, earliest in time; primeval, primitive; generally, ancient, distant in time
beginning adj. • PRIMORDIATE 1599 obs. rare - existing from the very beginning of time; earliest in time; primeval, primitive; generally, ancient, distant in time
beginning n. • CUNABULA 1774 - a cradle; fig., the place where anything is nurtured in its beginnings, the earliest abode
beginning n. • FRUME a1000 obs. - beginning
beginning n. • FRUMTH c950 obs. - beginning
beginning n. • PRIME c1425 rare - the beginning or first age of something
beginning n. • PRIME TEMPS a1425 obs. - springtime, spring; the beginning, the earliest time
beginning n. • PRIME TIME a1556 obs. - the beginning or early period of youth, life, the world, etc.
beginning n. • PRIMITIVES 1602 obs. rare - the earliest stages; the beginnings
beginning n. • PRIMITY 1546 obs. - the first part; the beginning
beginning n. • PRIMORDIAL c1487 - an original or fundamental thing; a beginning or origin
beginning n. • PRIMORDIUM 1577 - the very beginning, the earliest stage; a starting point, an introduction
beginning phr. • WHEN THE BELL RINGS 1990s sl. - at the beginning; when the time comes
begrudge vb. • GRUTCH 1705 US - to begrudge
beguile vb. • JUGGLE 1531 - to deceive, to trick, to cheat, to beguile
beguiling adv. • JUGGLINGLY 1647 - in a deceptive manner; beguilingly
behave adj. • PRETTY-BEHAVED 1768 rare - well-behaved; polite, respectable
behave vb. • CARRY CORN 1889 Eng. dial. - to behave appropriately when raises to an influential or lucrative position 
behaved adj. • PRETTY Amer. dial. - of a child: pleasant, well-behaved
behaved adv. • PRETTILY c1613 - politely, nicely, in a well-behaved manner
behaved vb. • PLAY PRETTY 1878 Amer. dial. - to play nice, to play in a pleasant, well-behaved way
behead vb. • POLL 1577 obs. - to cut off the head of a person, animal, etc.; to behead
belated adj. • LATED  Bk1902 Eng. dial. - belated
belch phr. • AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH 1930s - addressed to someone who has belched and implying not only that he has eaten too fast, but also that he has the manners of a pig
belief n. • CRANKUM 1822 - a twist, eccentric turn, a perverse belief, conceit
belief n. • CREANCE c1380 obs. - a believing; belief, trust, confidence, credence
belief n. • CREDENCY 1648 - belief in the truth of something; a belief
belief n. • CREDIT 1569 obs. rare - something believed as true; a belief; a report
belief n. • CREDULENCE 1650 rare - ready belief, credulity
belief n. • CREDULENCY 1586 obs. rare - ready belief, credulity
belief n. • CREED 1819 rare - belief, faith
belief n. • MOON-BELIEF 1785 Eng. dial. - a fickle or unstable belief
believable adj. • CREDENT a1579 rare - credible, believable
believably adv. • CREDENTLY a1579 rare - credibly, believably
believe adj. • CREDULENT 1584 - inclined to believe, esp. on weak or insufficient grounds; credulous
believe n. • CREDENCIVENESS 1839 - readiness to believe
believe vb. • CONFIDENT 1937 Amer. dial. - to trust, to believe
believe vb. • CREDENCE a1529 - to believe, to give credence to
believe vb. • CREED 1596 obs. - to believe
believed adj. • CREDENDA 1601 - things to be believed; matters of faith
believed adj. • CREDENDS 1641 rare - things to be believed; matters of faith
believed adj. • CREDITWORTHY 1554 rare - deserving to be believed, credible, trustworthy
believer person • CREDENT 1616 - a person who believes; a believer
believer person • CREDITOR 1609 obs. - a person who gives credence to something; a believer
believing adj. • CREDENT 1604 - believing, trustful
belittle vb. • BLAIR OUT  • BLARE OUT 1993 UK sl. - to criticize, to denigrate, to belittle
belittled adj. • CRIED-DOWN 1669 obs. rare - belittled, disparaged
bell n. • CROON a1522 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a loud, deep sound, as the bellow of a bull, or the boom of a large bell
bell n. • SWINGLE a1400 obs. rare - the clapper of a bell
bell vb. • CROON a1522 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to bellow as a bull, to roar; to boom as a bell
bell vb. • MUZZLE 1708 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to muffle or deaden the sound of a bell
bell vb. • SMITE 1370 rare - of a bell or clock: to strike
bell vb. • TWINKLE a1300 rare - of a bell, musical instrument, etc.: to make a series of sharp light ringing sounds on being struck
belligerent adj. • ON THE MUSCLE 1859 US sl. - keen or spoiling for a fight; belligerent
belligerent adj. • SQUIRRELLY Bk1966 US students' sl. - belligerent, excitable
bellow n. • CROON a1522 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a loud, deep sound, as the bellow of a bull, or the boom of a large bell
bellow vb. • CROON a1522 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to bellow as a bull, to roar; to boom as a bell
bellowing adj. • MUGIENT 1646 obs. - bellowing, lowing
belly ache n. • CRAMP-COLIC 1857 Amer. dial. - abdominal spasms; appendicitis
belly adj. • BAGGED 1824 Sc. - having a big belly
belly adj. • JUBBLY 1973 colloq., chiefly Aust. - of the stomach, bottom, etc.: plump, fleshy; hence, of a woman: having large breasts
belly adj. • POKE-PUDDING 1705 Sc. - paunchy, gluttonous
belly adj. • PUS-GUTTED 1915 Amer. dial. - having a large stomach; fat, obese
belly adj. • PUS-GUTTED 1915 Amer. dial. chiefly derogatory - having a large stomach, fat, obese
belly adj. • PUSSLE-GUTTED 1906 Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory - having a large stomach; fat, obese
belly adj. • PUSSY 1844 Amer. dial. - fat, bloated, pot-bellied
belly adj. • PUSSY-GUTTED 1906 Amer. dial. - fat, pot-bellied
belly adj. • PUSSY-GUTTED 1906 Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory - having a large stomach; fat, obese
belly dancer • FANNY-SHAKER 1933 US sl. - a belly-dancer
belly n. • AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP 20C Aust. sl. - a man's beer belly
belly n. • BINGEE  • BINGEY  • BINGIE  • BINGY  • BINJY 1859 Aust. sl. - the stomach, the belly
belly n. • BOW-WINDOW M19 sl. - a large, protruding stomach
belly n. • CLAM-BASKET E19 sl. - the stomach
belly n. • COMIC CUTS Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - guts or stomach
belly n. • CORPORATION 1931 Amer. dial. - an oversize belly, a paunch
belly n. • CRAW 1574 - one's stomach
belly n. • CRAW 1859 Amer. dial. - one's stomach
belly n. • CROP c1325 - the stomach; the throat
belly n. • CROPPING 1737 Sc. - the stomach
belly n. • CROPPY a1529 obs. rare - throat, stomach
belly n. • LABONZA 1950s US sl.- the belly
belly n. • NED KELLY Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - the belly
belly n. • POD 19C Eng. dial. - a large protuberant stomach
belly n. • PUS-GUT 1935 Amer. dial. - a fat person; a fat stomach, a pot belly
belly n. • PUS-GUT 1935 Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory - a fat person, esp. a man; also, a fat stomach, a pot-belly
belly n. • PUS-GUT 1941 Amer dial. - a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person
belly n. • PUSSLE-GUT   •  PUZZLE-GUT n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person
belly n. • PUSSY-GUT  • PUSSY-GUTS 1909 Amer. dial. - a potbelly, a potbellied person
belly n. • PUSSY-GUT 1909 Amer. dial. chiefly derogatory - a fat person, esp. a man; also, a fat stomach, a pot belly
belly n. • PUSTLE-GUT 1935 Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory - a fat person, esp. a man; also, a fat stomach, a pot-belly
belly n. • WORKS 1910s Aust. & US sl. - the human stomach or its contents
belly person • PUS-GUT 1941 Amer dial. - a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person
belly person • PUSSLE-GUT   •  PUZZLE-GUT n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person
belly person • PUSSY-GUT  • PUSSY-GUTS 1909 Amer. dial. - a potbelly, a potbellied person
belly vb. • CROAK 1547 obs. - of the stomach or bowels: to make a rumbling noise
belly vb. • CROWL 1519 obs. - to rumble or make a sound in the stomach and bowels
belongings n. • CLATTERMENTS 1895 Amer. dial. - belongings; things you won't throw away
belongings n. • COLLATERAL 1914 Amer. dial. - a clutter of personal belongings; odds and ends, such as found in an attic
belongings n. • FURNITURE 1566 obs. - apparel, dress, outfit, personal belongings
beloved person • SWEETING a1300 arch. - a beloved person; dear one, darling, sweetheart; a term of endearment
beloved person • SWEETLING 1648 rare - a term of endearment for a beloved person
bemire vb. • JARBLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
bemire vb. • JARGLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
bemire vb. • LAPE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bemire; to besmear or bespatter oneself by walking through mud, etc.
bemired adj. • JARBLED 1875 Eng. dial. - dirtied, bespattered, bemired
bemoan vb. • MURMELL 1546 Sc. obs. - to mutter, to mumble; later, to complain of, to bemoan
bemused phr. • BUGGERED IF I KNOW Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indicates one is bemused about something
bend n. • CRANK 1572 - a bend, winding, meandering; a winding or crooked path, course, or channel
bend n. • CRANKLE 1598 - a bend, twist, winding; a curve or angular prominence
bend n. • CREEKING 1610 obs. - a bend, a turn
bend n. • CRINGLE 1808 Eng. dial. obs. - a twist, a bend; a wrinkle or crease on the surface of something
bend n. • CRINK 1567 - a twist, bend, or crook
bend n. • CRINKLE 1596 - a twist, a bend; a wrinkle or crease on the surface of something
bend vb. • CRALL a1475 obs. - to bend, to curve, to twist, to curl
bend vb. • CRANKLE 1598 - to bend in and out; to wind, to twist; to run zigzag
bend vb. • CREEK 1610 obs. - to bend, to turn, to wind
bend vb. • CRINK 1821 - to bend, to twist; to form into wrinkles or furrows; to crinkle
bend vb. • CROOK c1175 - to bend into an angular form; to curve
bend vb. • CROOKEN 1603 obs. - to be crooked; to bend
bend vb. • CROOKLE 1577 obs. rare - to crook or bend in a curve
bend vb. • CRUMB c1490 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make crooked or curved; to crook, to bend
bend vb. • CRUMP 1480 obs. - to bend into a curve, to curl up
bend vb. • PRETZEL 1933 orig. & chiefly US - to twist or contort, esp. forcefully; to cause to bend or buckle
benefit n. • PREW a1400 obs. - advantage, benefit, well-being
bent adj. • CRANK 1701 US - bent
bent adj. • CRANK 1825 Sc. - crooked, distorted; angularly twisted or bent
bent adj. • TURNED 1585 - bent, twisted
benumb vb. • CUMBER vb. c1325 obs. - to benumb, to stiffen with cold, etc.
benumb vb. • CUMBLE a1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to oppress, to deprive of power; to stiffen or benumb with cold
benumbed adj. • CUMBERED c1430 obs. - benumbed
berate vb. • RUNT a1398 obs. - to berate, to rebuke
berserk adj. • BERESK 1970s sl. - berserk, out of control
berserk vb. • GO TROPPO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to go berserk
berserk vb. • NUT UP 1970s sl. - to lose one's temper completely; to go berserk
besides adv. • FURTHEROVER c1386 obs. - besides, moreover
besieging adj. • POLIORCETIC 1744 - relating to the besieging of cities or fortresses
besieging n. • POLIORCETICS 1569 - a conducting and resisting sieges; siegecraft
besmear vb. • JARBLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
besmear vb. • JARGLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
besmear vb. • LAPE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bemire; to besmear or bespatter oneself by walking through mud, etc.
besmirch vb. • MURK c1425 rare - to blacken, to smudge, to besmirch; to make dark or obscure
besmirch vb. • SMOT a1387 obs. - to besmirch, to defile, to befoul
besmirch vb. • SMUTCH 1640 - to sully, to besmirch, etc., morally or otherwise
besmirch vb. • TURPIFY a1586 rare - to make foul or filthy; to befoul, to besmirch
besotted adj. • PUSSY-WHIPPED 1980s African-American & students' sl. - besotted with, infatuated by
besotted adj. • SPRUNG 1990 US sl. - (usually 'sprung on') besotted or infatuated with
besotted adj. • TWITTERPATED 1942 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - love-struck, besotted; infatuated, obsessed; also, excited, thrilled
besotted adj. • WRAPPED 1960s sl. - besotted with, infatuated by, in love with
bespatter vb. • JARBLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
bespatter vb. • JARGLE 1684 Eng. dial. - to bespatter or besmear with mud or dirt; to wet, to bemire
bespatter vb. • LAPE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bemire; to besmear or bespatter oneself by walking through mud, etc.
bespatter vb. • SMOTTER 1513 Sc. rare - to bespatter; to soil or stain
bespatter vb. • SPURTLE 1633 rare - to besprinkle, to bespatter
bespattered adj. • JARBLED 1875 Eng. dial. - dirtied, bespattered, bemired
bespattered adj. • SPRENT 1825 - bespattered, splashed with dirt
besprinkle vb. • SPURTLE 1633 rare - to besprinkle, to bespatter
best adj. • CRACK 1793 colloq. - excellent; first-rate; expert; finest, best
best adj. • TOPS 1935 US sl. - best; most superior; absolutely first-rate
best n. • CREAM 1581 - the most excellent part; the best of its kind; the choice part
best n. • CREAM OF THE CROP 1851 - the best of its kind
best n. • CREAM OF THE POT 1953 Amer. dial. - the best of its kind; the very best
best n. • CREAM OF THE SOUP 1968 Amer. dial. - the best of its kind; the very best
best n. • CROWN JEWELS 1646 - particularly fine or precious things; the best
best n. • CROWNING GLORY 1780 - the best or most notable feature of something; the greatest achievement
best n. • CROWNING JEWEL 1829 - the best or most notable feature of something; the most impressive or important part
best n. • DUCK'S NUTS 20C Aust. sl. - the best
best n. • PRIME 1625 rare - the best, choicest, or most desirable part of something
best n. • PRIMROSE a1450 arch. - the first or best; the finest or a fine example of something
best n. • THE JUNK 1990s US students' sl. - the very best
best n. • THE TOPS 1937 US sl. - the best
best n. • THE WORKS 1920s sl. - the finest example
best n. • TOP 1593 - the best; the most superior
best person • PRIMA BALLERINA 1923 - a self-important or temperamental person; also, a person who takes a leading role, or is considered the best in a particular field
best phr. • AN AWFUL WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD 1980s sl. - not the best way to do something
best vb. • PICK THE EYES OUT OF 1900 Aust. sl. - to get the best bits for oneself
bet vb. • BET LIKE THE WATSONS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to bet extravagantly
bet vb. LAY ONE'S LUGS 1789 Sc. - to wager
bet vb. PLASTER L19 sl. - to bet heavily on
betray person • JUDAS a1000 - a person who betrays his or her comrades or associates, frequently under the guise of friendship; a traitor, a betrayer
betray person • JUDASITE n. 1582 rare - a person who emulates or supports the actions of Judas Iscariot, esp. in betraying a person or cause
betray person • LORDSWIKE a1000 obs. - a person who betrays his or her lord; a traitor
betray vb. • FUCK 1866 sl. - to cheat; to deceive, to betray
betray vb. • PUT AWAY 1858 sl., rare - to inform against, to betray; to give a person up to the police
betray vb. • SHEG vb. 1943 - to cheat or betray (W. Indies)
betrayal n. • JUDAS KISS c1450 - a kiss or other apparent gesture of friendship which is in fact an act of betrayal
betrayal n. • SHELF JOB n. 1996 - an informing; betrayal of confederate (Aust. criminals' sl.)
betrothed adj. • AFFIED 1623 obs. - betrothed
betrothed person • FUTURE 1827 - a person who is affianced in marriage; one's betrothed
better phr. • BETTER THAN A DIG IN THE EYE WITH A BLUNT STICK 1920s - better than nothing
better phr. • BETTER THAN A KICK IN THE ASS WITH A FROZEN BOOT 1920s - better than nothing
better phr. • BETTER THAN A KICK IN THE PANTS 1920s - better than nothing
better phr. • BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK 1920s - better than nothing
better phr. • BETTER THAN A POKE UP THE ARSE WITH A BURNT STICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - not as bad as all that; an admission that things could be worse
better phr. • BETTER THAN A SLAP IN THE BELLY WITH A WET FISH 1920s - better than nothing
better phr. • BETTER THAN SLEEPING WITH A DEAD POLICEMAN 1920s - better than nothing
better vb. • TOP 1586 - to surpass; to better
betting n. • CRACKER 1861 sl. - a large amount of money, esp. one won or lost on a bet
betting n. • SWINDLE 1868 - a betting or gambling; a game of chance on which money is staked; also, a ticket for a lottery, sweepstake, etc.
beware int. • BLACK FRIARS! 1830s criminals' usage - beware! look out!
bewilder adv. • MUZZILY 1903 - vaguely, indistinctly; in bewilderment or confusion
bewilder person • MYSTIFIC a1849 obs. - a person who mystifies others; one who causes perplexity or bewilderment
bewilder person • MYSTIFICATOR 1823 rare - a person who mystifies others, esp. deliberately; a person causing perplexity or bewilderment
bewilder vb. • JUMBLE 1668 - to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle; to put into mental confusion
bewilder vb. • MOIDER  • MOITHER  • MOYTHER 1790 Sc. & Eng, dial. - to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder
bewilder vb. • MUSE 1673 obs. rare - to bewilder, to cause puzzlement
bewildered adj. • CONFUDDLED 1966 Amer. dial. - confused, bewildered, mixed up
bewildered adj. • FUZZY 1937 - bewildered; confused; muddled  
bewildered adj. • FUZZY-HEADED 1885 - bewildered; confused; muddled 
bewildered adj. • LIKE A STUNNED MULLET Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bewildered, inert
bewildered adj. • MOITHERDY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
bewildered adj. • MOITHERED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
bewildered adj. • MOMBLEDY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bewildered; troubled
bewildered adj. • MUDDY 1571 - bewildered; confused; muddled
bewildered adj. • MUZZY 1729 - drowsy, spiritless; confused, bewildered; mentally hazy; dazed and unfocused
bewildered adj. • PUZZLE-HEADED 1729 - having confused ideas; bewildered; muddled
bewildered adj. • PUZZLE-PATED 1736 arch. - bewildered, having confused ideas; also, muddled, confused
bewildered adj. • SHENT adj. c1400 - overcome with fatigue; bewildered, stupefied (obs.)
bewildered vb. • BE ALL MOPS AND BROOMS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to be bewildered, to be intoxicated
bewildered vb. • BE IN MOMBLE'S MEADOW Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to be in a difficulty; to puzzled, bewildered
bewildering adj. • MUDDLY adj. 1829 - confused, muddled; confusing, bewildering
bewildering adj. • MYSTIFICATORY 1830 - having the effect of confusing or bewildering a person
bewilderment n. • PUZZLEDOM 1748 - the realm of puzzles; also, the state of being puzzled; perplexity, bewilderment
bias n. • PREVENTION 1671 obs. - a prejudice, bias, or prepossession
bias n. • TWIST 1811 - a peculiar mental turn or bent; an intellectual or moral bias or obliquity; a craze, a whim
biased adj. • WRONG FOR 1970s US criminals' sl. - biased against
bicker vb. • PULL-HAUL 1909 Amer. dial. - to argue, to contend, to bicker
bicycle n. • BACKY Bk2007 UK sl. - a ride on the back of someone's bicycle
bicycle n. • BLAT 1996 Aust. sl. - a short trip on a bicycle
bicycle n. • CATWALK Bk1970 US students' sl. - a 'wheelie'; rapid acceleration causing the front wheels of a vehicle to rise off the ground
bicycle n. • CROGGY 1979 Eng. dial. - a ride on a bicycle as a passenger, in which the recipient sits on the crossbar, handlebars, or behind the person pedalling
bicycle n. • TWO-AT-LENGTH 1823 - a tandem
bicycle n. • WHEELA Bk1970 US sl. - a bicycle
bicycle vb. • CROG 1979 Eng. dial. - to ride on a bicycle as a passenger 
big adj. • TEN-CARAT 20C US sl. - big; impressive; imposing
big adj. • TWO-HANDED 1687 colloq., obs. - big, bulky, strapping
big adj. • WHACKING 1806 sl. - very big
big n. • JOE DOTTER 1965 Amer. dial. - something impressively big
big n. • JUMBO 1823 - a big clumsy person, animal, or thing
big n. • SWINGER 1599 colloq., rare - something very big or excellent; something forcible or effective
big person • BUFFARILLA Bk1970 US students' sl. - a big, ugly girl
big person • JUMBO 1823 - a big clumsy person, animal, or thing
bigotry person • HATE-JOCK 1990s US sl. - a radio talk show host who encourages bigotry
bike gang person • SHERIFF n. 2001 - a senior member of a biker or prison gang (NZ prison sl.)
bill n. • BEEF Bk1975 US sl. - a customer's bill or check
bill vb. • SMUGGLE THE COAL 1688 sl., obs. - to make people believe one has no money when the reckoning is to be paid
billiards n. • STICK 1674 sl. - a billiard cue
billiards person • CUEIST 1870 - a person skilled in the use of a billiard cue
bingo n. • CLICKETY-CLICK 20C bingo usage - the numbers 6 or 66
binoculars n. • PROSPECT GLASS 1769 US - a spyglass
biology n. • FROG SLICING Bk2006 US sl. - biology class; a biology course
bird adj. • SPRUNG 1605 obs. - of a game bird: startled into flying or rising from cover
bird n. • COOBERLEE 1944 Amer. dial. - a bird
bird n. • CROWL 1621 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dwarf; a stunted or frail person or animal; the smallest and weakest animal or bird in a litter or brood
bird n. • FEATHER-FOWL Bk1900 Eng. dial. - birds, feathered creatures
bird n. • JUBJUB n. 1871 - an imaginary bird of a ferocious, desperate, and occasionally charitable nature, noted for its excellence when cooked
bird n. • JUMBIE BIRD 1827 Guyana, Trinidad, & Tobago - a bird of ill omen, esp. an owl]
bird n. • MUSKEN 1585 obs. - a titmouse
bird n. • MUSKET a1398 arch. - a male sparrowhawk
bird n. • ORNITHOMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal love of birds
bird n. • ORNITHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of birds
bird n. • PECKER 1885 Eng. dial. - a bird's bill
bird n. • POLYGLOT 1770 obs. - a bird that imitates the calls or song of other birds
bird n. • RUNT 1675 obs. - a canary more than three years old
bird n. • SWOOSE 1920 - a bird that is the offspring of a swan and a goose
bird n. • TWERKING 1862 colloq. - the cry of a parakeet
bird n. • TWITCH 1977 colloq., orig. UK - an expedition to make a sighting of a rare bird; a gathering of birdwatchers in response to a reported sighting
bird n. • TWITCHING 1977 colloq., orig. Brit. - a collecting sightings of rare birds, esp. when practised obsessively, or by travelling great distances
bird n. • TWITTER 1709 - a light, tremulous sound or call made by a bird; a chirrup, a warble
bird n. • TWITTERATION  1805 colloq., rare - the chirruping and warbling of birds
bird n. • TWITTERER 1815 - a bird, esp. one with a call characterized by repeated light tremulous sounds
bird n. • TWITTERING 1773 - the light, tremulous chirruping or warbling of birds
bird person • TWITCHER n. 1974 colloq., orig. Brit. - a birdwatcher whose main aim is to make sightings of rare birds; esp. one who travels great distances to do so, or who ticks off observations on a list; an enthusiastic or obsessive birdwatcher
bird vb. • SMITE c1225 obs. - of a bird or animal: to strike with the beak, claw, hoof, etc.
bird vb. • TWITCH 1977 colloq., orig. UK - to attempt to make sightings of rare birds, esp. obsessively or by travelling great distances
bird vb. • TWITTER a1387 - of a bird: to give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds; to chirrup, to warble
bird vb. • TWITTLE 1581 chiefly poetic usage - of a bird: to chirrup; to warble; to sing
birth control n. • BOUNCING WALLET Bk1966 US students' sl. - a wallet containing contraceptives
birth control n. • LEMON DROP Bk1970 US students' sl. - a birth control pill
birth control n. • PICTURE WINDOW Bk1966 US students' sl. - a plastic contraceptive diaphragm
birth control n. • PLAY ROOM Bk1966 US students' sl. - a plastic contraceptive diaphragm
birth control n. • PREVENTATIVE 1901 - a contraceptive
birth control n. • PREVENTIVE 1822 - a contraceptive
birth control n. • PUSSY BUTTERFLY 1980s US sl. - an intrauterine contraceptive device; IUD
birth control person • LEMON DROP KID Bk1970 US students' sl. - a girl who takes birth control pills
birthday n. • BIRF 1980s UK teen sl. - a birthday
birthday n. • CROWN BIRTHDAY 2003 S. Afr. - the birthday on which the numeral of one's age matches that of the day of the month
bisexual person • SWITCH-HITTER 1956 US sl. - a bisexual person
bisexual vb. • PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE 1960s sl. - to be a bisexual
bisexual vb. • SWING BOTH WAYS 1960s US sl. - to be bisexual
bisexual vb. • WALK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 1960s sl. - to be a bisexual
bisexual vb. • WORK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 1960s sl. - to be a bisexual
bishop n. • PONTIFICALIA 1577 - the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot
bishop n. • PONTIFICALIBUS a1533 colloq. rare - the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot
bishop n. • PONTIFICALS 1435 - the robes of a bishop or priest
bishop person • PONTIFEX 1592 - a bishop, esp. the Pope
bishop person • PONTIFEX MAXIMUS 1610 - the head of a college of bishops; the Pope
bishop person • PONTIFICAL c1440 obs. rare - a bishop or other church dignitary
bishop vb. • PONTIFICATE 1818 - to perform the functions of a pontiff or other bishop
bit n. • CRACK 1967 Amer. dial. - a small quantity of something; a bit; something very small
bit n. • CROT c1330 obs. - a particle, bit, atom, individual piece
bit n. • CUE 1654 obs. - a little, a little bit
bit n. • CULPON c1400 obs. - a piece cut off, a cutting; a portion, a strip, a slice, a shred, a bit
bit n. • JACK 17C US - a tiny bit
bit n. • SKOSH Bk1970 US sl. - a tiny bit
bit n. • SMIDGE 1866 colloq. - a tiny amount of something; a little bit
bit n. • SMIDGEN 1841 colloq., orig. US - a tiny amount; a little bit
bit n. • SMIT c1330 rare - a very small amount; a little bit; also, a very small thing
bit n. • SMITCH 1822 orig. Sc. - a tiny amount; a little bit
bit n. • SMITCHEL 1856 US colloq., rare - a tiny amount; a little bit
bit n. • SMITE 1843 - a tiny amount of something; a little bit
bit n. • SMITHEREEN 1841 - a tiny fragment; a little bit
bit n. • SPIT 1768 US - a little bit, hardly more than a mouthful
bit n. • SPURT 1859 Amer. sl. - a small amount; a bit
bit n. • WRINKLE M19 US sl. - a bit, a small amount
bite n. • NAB  1860 colloq., rare - a bite, a nip
bite vb. • CRAUNCH 1632 - to crunch, to chew or bite with a crushing noise
bite vb. • NAB  1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bite gently, to nibble
bite vb. • SNAP 1687 - of a dog: to bite
bitter n. • ALOES 17C obs. - bitter experiences
bitterness n. • SMARTNESS a1425 obs. - bitterness; sharpness of taste
bizarre adj. • FAR OUT 1925 sl. - bizarre, eccentric, strange
bizarre adj. • TRIPPY 1960s US sl. - bizarre; surreal
blab n. • TWITTING a1643 obs. - a revealing something by indiscreet talk; a blabbing
black adj. • FULIGINATED 1634 obs. - sooty or dull black in colour
Black n. • ALL-ORIGINALS SCENE Bk1997 African-American sl. - a party or other occasion where only Blacks are present
Black n. • NEGROPHOBIA Bk1991 - a strong dislike or dear of 'Negroes'
Black person • AFRO-SAXON Bk1997 US sl. - a Black person who has assumed the behaviour and values of the dominant White society
Black person • ALLIGATOR BAIT Bk1997 African-American sl. - a Black person, esp. one from Florida or Louisiana
Black person • B.M.W. 1996 US sl. - a successful Black male; "Black Man Working"
Black person • BLUE-SKIN c1865 US sl., obs., derogatory - an African-American, esp. a very dark complexioned one
Black person • BOUNTY (BAR) 1970s Black British sl. - a Black person who apes White mannerisms or collaborates with White society
Black person • BROWN POLISH L19 sl., orig. US - an African-American
Black person • CHOCOLATE BUNNY 1980s US sl., derogatory - a Black person
Black person • CHUNGO BUNNY 1970s US sl., derogatory - a Black person
Black person • CLOUD 1913 Amer. dial. - a Black person; a crowd of Black persons
Black person • COAL 1942 African-American - a dark-skinned Black person
Black person • COAL-SCUTTLE BLOND; COAL-SKUTTLE BLOND 1938 African-American, jocular usage - a Black woman
Black person • COCABOLA 1940s US sl. - a Black person
Black person • COCOA 1968 Amer. dial. - a Black person
Black person • COLORED 1916 Amer. dial. - a Black person; Black people
Black person • CONGO 1855 Amer. dial. - orig. a slave from the Congo region; later, any slave; then any Black person
Black person • COOKIE 1972 African-American - a Black person deemed disloyal to his race; one who tries to live exactly as White people do
Black person • COON-JIGGER 1965 Amer. dial. - a Black child
Black person • COTTON PICKER 1930 Amer. dial., logging usage - a Black person
Black person • CROW 1823 Amer. dial. - a Black person
Black person • CUFF 1755 US offensive - a Black person
Black person • CUFFEE 1713 US colloq., offensive - a Black person  
Black person • CUFFEY; CUFFY 1713 US colloq. - a Black man
Black person • DIDDYBOPPER 1980s African-American sl. - a pretentious or pompous Black person, esp. one who aspires to enter the mainstream White culture
Black person • DITTYBOPPER 1980s African-American sl. - a pretentious or pompous Black person, esp. one who aspires to enter the mainstream White culture
Black person • FADE 1994 African-American sl. - a Black person who becomes immersed in the White world and thus 'fades away'
Black person • HOMESLICE 1990s African-American sl. - a Black person
Black person • JIT 1930 Amer. dial., derisive usage - a Black person
Black person • JIVE MELON FARMER Bk1970 US sl. - an African-American who is really a poor hard-working labourer but who pretends to be hip to the current scene; one who works all day and joins the jazz musicians at night
Black person • JUNGLE BUNNY 1964 Amer. dial., derogatory - a Black person
Black person • KLONKIE 1950s S. Afr. sl. - a young Black boy
Black person • MR. PETER L19 sl. - an African-American
Black person • MUNGO 1768 hist. - a Black person, esp. a slave
Black person • MUNTU 1920 S. Afr. derogatory & offensive - a Black African
Black person • PONGO 1972 derogatory & offensive, rare - a Black person
Black person • PREACHER 1950 Amer. dial. - a term of address for a Black man
Black person • PUMPKIN SKIN 1922 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black person
Black person • PUMPKIN-SEED 1926 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black person
Black person • SNOW CONE 1970 Amer. dial., usually derogatory - a Black person
Black person • SOUL MINORITY Bk1970 African-American usage - African-Americans
Black person • SPEAR-CHUCKER Bk1970 US sl. - an African-American
Black person • SPLIB Bk1970 Mexican sl. - an African-American
Black person • SPOOK 1945 US sl. - a Black person
Black person • THE MAN Bk1970 US sl. - an African-American respected by both Black and White
Black person • TOM 1959 African-American sl. - a Black person who emulates or truckles to the White majority taste and culture
Black person other • BLACKBAITER Bk1975 US sl. - a person with an intolerant attitude toward African-Americans
Black Sea • THE PONTIC a1774 chiefly poetic usage, obs. - the Black Sea
Black Sea adj. • PONTINE 1832 - relating to the Black Sea
blacken vb. • MURK c1425 rare - to blacken, to smudge, to besmirch; to make dark or obscure
blacken vb. • SMEECH 1611 obs. rare - to blacken, to make dirty
blacken vb. • SMITCH 1626 chiefly Eng. dial. - to blacken, esp. with smoke; to scorch; to make dirty; to mark
blacken vb. • SMUTCH a1616 - to blacken, to make dirty, to smudge
blackguard person • LORER c1400 obs. - a worthless person; a rogue, a blackguard
blackmail n. • BOOT POLISH 1950s UK criminals sl. - blackmail
blackmail n. • FAIRY-SHAKING 1998 US sl. - blackmailing married men who frequent homosexual bars and similar places
blackmail vb. • PUT THE FANGS INTO 1945 Aust. sl. - to pressurize, to blackmail
blackness n. • FULIGINOSITY 1662 - a being sooty; sooty matter; also, blackness, darkness
blacksmith n. • SMITHY a1250 - the workshop of a smith or blacksmith; a forge
blacksmith person • SMITHY 1847 US - a blacksmith
blacksmith person • SMUG 1600-9 obs. - a blacksmith
blame adj. • CRIMINOSE c1475 obs. - ready to blame or accuse; reproachful, accusatory; defamatory
blame adj. • CULPABLE 1604 - deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
blame adj. • CULPATORY 1786 rare - tending to blame, expressing blame
blame n. • CULPE 1377 obs. - guilt, sin, fault, blame
blame vb. • CULPABLE 1548 obs. rare - to blame, to find fault with
blame vb. • CULPATE 1548 obs. rare - to blame, to find fault with
blame vb. • SHEND vb. c897 - to blame, to reproach or scold, to reprove (arch.)
blame vb. • TWIT 1530 - to censure, reproach, or upbraid a person, esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; to find fault with; to blame; to taunt
blamed adj. • ATTAXED 1608 obs. - blamed
blaming n. • CULPATION 1727 obs. - a blaming, a finding fault
blanket n. • BLUEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a rolled up blanket, as used by swagmen
blanket n. • CUMBLY; CUMLY 1696 - a blanket; a coarse woollen cloth
blanket n. • MATILDA Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a rolled up blanket, a swag
blarney n. • MOIDER Bk1905 Eng. dial. - cajolery, blarney
blaze n. • SWEAL 1781 Eng. dial. - a blaze, a flame
blazing adj. • SWALING  • SWEALING a1023 - burning, blazing
bleary adj. • MUGGY 1824 colloq., chiefly US - vague, dulled, confused; bleary, groggy; said of a person, feeling, etc.
bleed vb. • BLEED LIKE A STUCK PIG 17C sl. - to bleed heavily; to lose a lot of blood
blemish n. • SMIRCH 1862 - a moral stain or flaw; a blot or blemish; a fault or defect
blemish n. • SMIT a1000 obs. - a spot; a stain; a blemish
blemish n. • SMITCH 1638 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty mark; a sport of dirt; a blemish
blemish vb. • FAULTER Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to perceive or discover a blemish or fault
blend vb. • SPRENGE a1382 obs. - to mix together; to blend
blind adj. • MOLE-BLIND 1838 Eng. dial. - as blind as a mole
blind adj. • SPURBLIND 1508 obs. - almost blind; partially sighted
blind person other • TYPHLOPHILE Bk1991 - a person who devotes himself to helping the blind
blindfold n. • PRESTRICTION 1641 obs. - blindfolding; blinding
blinding n. • PRESTRICTION 1641 obs. - blindfolding; blinding
blink n. • TWINKLE 1548 obs. - a wink; a blink; also, a momentary glance
blink vb. • SNAP 1824 Amer. dial. - to blink the eye
blink vb. • SNATCH 1968 Amer. dial. - to blink the eye
blink vb. • TWINKLE a1300 obs. or arch. - to wink, to blink; to close and open the eye(s) quickly
blinking adj. • TWINKLING 1740 obs. - winking, blinking
bliss n. • HOG HEAVEN 1940s US sl. - a place of total bliss, esp. for the gluttonous
bliss n. • HOG PARADISE 1940s US sl. - a place of total bliss, esp. for the gluttonous
bliss n. • PIG HEAVEN 1940s US sl. - a place of total bliss, esp. for the gluttonous
blister n. • MOLT-WATER Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the discharge from a blister
blistered adj. • BAGGY 1787 Sc. obs. - blistered
blistering adj. • EPISPASTIC Bk1985 US - blistering
blithe adj. • JUCUND 1596 obs. rare - jocund, mirthful, cheerful, merry, blithe, gay, sprightly, light-hearted; pleasant, delightful
block n. • MOCK 1851 Eng. dial. - a large block
blockhead person • PUT 1688 rare, orig. cant - a stupid or foolish person; a blockhead
blood adj. • CRIMSON 1560 - relating to blood
blood n. • HAEMAPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the sight of blood
blood n. • HEMAPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the sight of blood
blood n. • HEMOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the sight of blood
blood n. • LOPPER 1880 - a curdled or coagulated state, as of milk or blood
blood n. • SHED n. c1400 - a piece cut or broken off, a slice, a fragment; also, a clot of blood (chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.)
blood vb. • FAY Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to discharge blood
blood vb. • SPRENT c1400 obs. - of blood, etc.: to spurt, to spray; to be emitted with some force in a stream
bloody adj. • WET 1970s police sl. - bloody; gory
bloody n. • GREAT AUSTRALIAN ADJECTIVE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the word 'bloody', because of its overuse in everyday conversation
blossom n. • APPLE-GLORY 1903 Eng. dial. - apple blossom
blot n. • SMIRCH 1862 - a moral stain or flaw; a blot or blemish; a fault or defect
blot n. • SMOT 1532 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a spot, a stain, a mark, a blot
blow • MUGGER  1821 Brit. boxing sl. - a blow to the mouth or face
blow adj. • SMART a1200 - of a blow, stroke, etc.: sufficiently hard or severe to cause pain; sharp, stinging
blow n. • BACK-LICK 1824 Sc. - a back blow
blow n. • BIMBO 1837 Amer. dial., obs. - a blow or punch with the fist
blow n. • BLAST Bk1975 US colloq. - a blow, as with the fist
blow n. • BLOOPER 1939 US sl. - a blow with the fist, esp. a long, slow punch
blow n. • BOFF Bk1975 US sl. - a blow with the fist or open hand
blow n. • BOUNDER E19 US sl. - a severe blow
blow n. • CAUNTER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cross-handed blow
blow n. • CAWK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blow
blow n. • CAWKER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a severe blow
blow n. • CLATTER 1859 Amer. dial. obs. - a blow
blow n. • CLEW 1870 Amer. dial. - a blow, a slap
blow n. • CLIPE 1930 Amer. dial. - a blow; a stroke from a staff or club
blow n. • CLUMP M19 sl. - a blow, a heavy hit
blow n. • CLUNK 1940s sl. - a blow
blow n. • CLUNK 1943 Amer. dial. - a hard blow
blow n. • CLUNKER 1968 Amer. dial. - a hard blow
blow n. • COB 1828 Amer. dial. - a blow, usually one applied to the buttocks
blow n. • CONKER 1969 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • CRACK 1836 colloq. - a very hard blow
blow n. • CRACK 1965 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • CRASHER 1863 - a loud harsh blow or percussion
blow n. • CROSS-BLOW 1590 obs. - a counter-blow; also, a blow indirectly dealt
blow n. • CRUMP 1850 colloq. - a hard hit, a smart blow, given with brisk or abrupt effect; a fall
blow n. • CRUNT 1786 Sc. - a blow on the head with a cudgel
blow n. • CUFF 1570 - a blow with the fist, or with the open hand; a buffet
blow n. • CUFF 1610 - a blow or stroke of any kind
blow n. • FACER 1809 sl. - a blow in the face
blow n. • FUDDER 1825 Sc. obs. - a stroke, a blow
blow n. • FUNK 1790 Sc., rare - a blow delivered with the hand or food; a punch or kick
blow n. • JOB 1899 Amer. dial. - a stab or blow
blow n. • JOE DARTER 1851 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • JOE DODDER 1965 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • JOE DOTTER 1965 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • JOE DRIVER 1965 Amer. dial. - a very hard blow
blow n. • LATCHET Bk1902 Sc. - a smart blow
blow n. • LEATHER 1902 Sc. - a heavy blow
blow n. • LEERUP 1815 Sc. - a sharp blow or smack; a lash with a whip
blow n. • LEETAM 1929 Sc. - a blow
blow n. • LEWDER 1825 Sc. - a heavy blow
blow n. • LOODER 1825 Irish - a heavy blow or stroke
blow n. • MUZZLER 1811 boxing sl., obs. - a blow on the mouth
blow n. • NUTSHOT 2000s US sl. - a blow to the testicles
blow n. • POKE 1690 - a punch; a blow with the fist
blow n. • POLT c1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a blow; a hard knock
blow n. • POLTHOGUE 1808 Irish English, colloq.- a blow, esp. a thump; a punch
blow n. • PONG 1823 colloq. - a blow, a bang; a short, resonant, low-pitched sound
blow n. • RIGHT-HANDER 1823 boxing sl. - a blow with the right hand
blow n. • RUSK a1500 Sc. obs. - a blow, esp. with something sharp or pointed
blow n. • SALUTE 1710 US - a blow
blow n. • SMACK 1775 - a sounding blow delivered with the flat of the hand; a slap
blow n. • SMACKEROO Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a blow
blow n. • SMALL  a1000 obs. rare - a smack, a slap; a blow, a stroke
blow n. • SMASH 1725 Eng. dial. or colloq. - a hard or heavy blow
blow n. • SMASHER 1829 colloq. - a bad or damaging fall; a heavy blow
blow n. • SMELLER 1824 sl. - a blow on the nose
blow n. • SMIT a1425 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - a blow; a stroke; also, a sound made when something is struck
blow n. • SMITE a1200 arch. - a heavy blow or stroke, esp. with a weapon; the sound made by such a blow
blow n. • SMOT 1566 obs. rare - a stroke, a blow
blow n. • SUCKERPUNCH 1947 US sl. - a punch or blow that surprises the recipient
blow n. • SUNDAY PUNCH 1929 boxing sl. - a very hard and effective blow or assault with the first or otherwise
blow n. • SWENG a1000 obs. - a stroke, a blow; a full at wrestling, a military assault; violent action
blow n. • SWINGE 1823 Eng. dial. - a stroke, a blow
blow n. • SWINGER 1836 - a forcible blow or stroke
blow n. • SWIP c1275 obs. - a stroke, a blow
blow n. • SWOOP 1544 obs. - a blow, a stroke
blow n. • TWANG 1712 rare - a resounding blow
blow n. • TWISTER 1888 Eng. dial. - a blow which makes the victim twist or writhe
blow n. • TWITCHER 1771 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a heavy blow; a sharp or sudden pain
blow n. • WHALE 20C sl. - a heavy blow
blow n. PLANT E19 sl. - a blow
blow person • SMITER c1230 - a person who strikes or beats someone or something; a person who deals a blow or blows
blow up vb. • SMITHEREEN 1878 - to smash or blow up into tiny fragments
blow vb. • MUZZLE 1843 sl., obs. - to hit on the mouth; to land a blow on a person
blow vb. • SMITE a1000 arch. - to deal a blow; to strike; to fight
blue adj. • CUMATIC 1623 obs. - blue; of a sky colour
blue adj. • TURKIN 1611 obs. - light blue
bluff n. • FAKE OUT 1969 US sl. - a bluff, a deception, an unpleasant surprise
bluff vb. • CHEW IT UP Bk1970 US students' sl. - to hurry through something; to be bluffing
bluff vb. • WOOF 1934 African-American sl. - to boast, esp. menacingly; to bluff
blunder n. • BLOOP Bk1975 US sl. - a fluke; a blunder
blunder n. • BLOOPER 1951 US sl. - a blunder
blunder n. • BOX L19 Aust. sl. - a blunder, a mix-up, a mess
blunder n. • CLUNKER 1970s US sl. - a blunder, a mistake
blunder n. • FUCK-UP 1949 sl. - said of something that's gone wrong; a mess; a confusion; a blunder, a mistake
blunder n. • MOPPLE 1867 Eng. dial. - a blunder, a mistake
blunder n. • STUFF-UP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a mix-up, a blunder
blunder n. • WRONG RIFF 1930s African-American sl. - a mistake, a blunder
blunder vb. • BOX 1920s Aust. & NZ sl. - to make a blunder; to mix something up; to shuffle cards
blunder vb. • DROP A BRICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to make a social blunder; to import embarrassing information, usually unintentionally
blunder vb. • DROP A CLANGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to make a social blunder; to import embarrassing information, usually unintentionally
blunder vb. • GET IN WRONG 1910s sl. - to blunder; to get oneself into trouble
blunder vb. • STEP ON IT 1970 US Army sl. - to blunder, to make a serious mistake
blunder vb. • STEP ON ONE'S DICK 1970 US Army sl. - to blunder, to make a serious mistake
blunder vb. • STEP ON ONE'S SHVANTZ 1970 US Army sl. - to blunder, to make a serious mistake
blunderer person • FUCK-UP c1945 sl. - a person who makes a mess of things; an incompetent person; a blunderer; a misfit
blundering person • MUTT 1900 sl. - an awkward, ignorant, or blundering person; an incompetent person; a fool
blundering vb. • CAT-HAM Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do anything blunderingly or awkwardly
blurred adj. • FURZY 1825 - indistinct, blurred
blurred adj. • FUZZY 1778 - blurred, indistinct
blush n. • ERYTHROMANIA Bk1991 - a mania for blushing
blush n. • ERYTHROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal dear of blushing
blush person • SMOKER 1866 school sl. - a person who blushes
blush vb. • SMOKE 1862 school sl. - to blush
blushing adj. • CRIMSON 1560 - blushing
blushing n. • SMOKING 1862 school sl. - blushing
bluster adj. • ALL PISS AND WIND Bk2007 sl. - full of bluster and noise, but without real substance
bluster vb. • FACE AND BRACE 1513 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
bluster vb. • FACE IT AND BRACE IT 1549 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
blustering adj. • ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS Bk2007 UK sl. - blustering and boastful; showing off without having the qualities to justify it
blustering adj. • SWORD-AND-BUCKLER 1598 obs. - bragging, blustering
boast n. • CRACK c1450 arch. - loud talk, boast, brag; exaggeration, a lie
boast person • FANNY MERCHANT 1998 sl. - a person who offers only empty boasts and promises
boast person • SPRAG a1838 Sc., rare - a person with an arrogant, swaggering manner; a boaster; a braggart
boast person • WOOFER 1934 African-American sl. - a person who talks idly or boasts
boast vb. • BIG-NOTE 1987 Aust. sl. - to boast; to praise
boast vb. • BLOW SMOKE Bk1975 US sl. - to boast, to brag, to exaggerate
boast vb. • CRACK c1470 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to talk big, to boast, to brag
boast vb. • CROW a1529 - to speak in exultation; to exult loudly; to boast, to swagger
boast vb. • FAT-MOUTH 1962 sl., orig. African-American - to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk excessively, to boast
boast vb. • POMP c1450 obs. - to boast, to brag
boast vb. • WOOF 1934 African-American sl. - to boast, esp. menacingly; to bluff
boaster person • CRACK a1640 obs. - a boaster, a braggart, a liar
boaster person • CRACKER 1509 - a boaster, a braggart; a liar
boaster person • FATMOUTH 1926 African-American sl. - a braggart, a boaster
boaster person • PRATER M16 - a boaster
boastful adj. • ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS Bk2007 UK sl. - blustering and boastful; showing off without having the qualities to justify it
boastful adj. • ALL PISS AND WIND Bk1999 Aust. sl. - boastful
boastful adj. • FATMOUTH 1974 sl., orig. African-American - boastful, noisy, verbose
boastful adj. • FAT-MOUTHED 1960 sl., orig. African-American - boastful, noisy, verbose
boastful person • BIG-NOTER 1987 Aust. sl. - a braggart; a boastful person
boastful person • CASSIUS CLAY Bk1967 US students' sl. - a talkative person; a braggart or boastful person
boasting adj. • CRACKING 1528 - boasting, bragging
boasting n. • CRACKING c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - exaggerated talking, bragging, boasting
boasting phr. • ALL WIND AND PISS LIKE A BARBER'S CAT E19 - said of a man given to much talk, esp. to much boasting and little performance
boat adj. • CRANK 1702 Amer. dial. - of a boat or ship: liable to tip or capsize; unsteady
boat n. • COFFEE GRINDER 1969 Amer. dial. - an outboard motor
boat n. • COWSUCKER 1969 Amer. dial. - an old, clumsy boat
boat n. • TWO-STICKER 1884 colloq. - a two-masted boat
body adj. • FUBSICAL 1834 rare - fat and squat; said of the figure, limbs, etc.
body adj. • JOCK Bk1967 African-American sl. - having a good figure: said of females
body n. • BONES Bk1964 US students' sl. - the body
body n. • COCA-COLA 1990s W. Indies - a curvaceous figure
body n. • CORPOROSITY 1838 Amer. dial. - one's body
body n. • JUNCTURE a1500 obs. - a joint of the body
body n. • LEVOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of objects on the left side of the body
body n. • RACK Bk1970 US students' sl. - the body
body n. • SHELL n. 1754 - the female body (UK sl.)
body person • BOBFOC 2000 UK sl. - a female with an attractive body but an ugly face ('Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch')
body person • BODY 1940s US sl. - a sexually attractive girl or young woman with a good figure
body person • MUSCLE-MAN 1805 sl. - a man with highly developed muscles; esp. a bodybuilder or a wrestler; one having an outstanding physique
body person • PEAR Bk1967 US students' sl. - a person with a poor physique
bodybuilding n. • MUSCLEDOM 1982 - the world of bodybuilding, esp. professional bodybuilding
bodybuilding person • MUSCLE BOY 1956 US sl. - a fit, athletic young man; a bodybuilder
bodybuilding person • MUSCLEHEAD 1923 sl., derogatory - a brawny person, esp. a bodybuilder or a muscular athlete; generally as contrasted with someone having more intellectual interests
bodybuilding person • MUSCLE-MAN 1805 sl. - a man with highly developed muscles; esp. a bodybuilder or a wrestler; one having an outstanding physique
bog n. • FEATHER BED Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a bog, a quagmire
bog n. • MUSKEG 1806 chiefly Can. - a swamp or bog consisting of a mixture of water and partly dead vegetation, often covered by moss
bog n. • SOG a1552 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a soft or marshy piece of ground; boggy land; a swamp; a quagmire
boggy n. • POLDER a1669 Eng. dial., rare - a marsh; a piece of marshy or boggy land
boil adj. • FURUNCULAR 1849 - pert. to furuncles or boils
boil adj. • FURUNCULOUS 1861 - pert. to furuncles or boils
boil n. • CAT-BOIL Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small boil or festered pimple
boil n. • FRONCLE 1543 obs. - a boil or furuncle
boil n. • FURUNCLE 1676 - a boil or inflammatory tumour
boil n. • PUSH a1400 - a pustule, a pimple, a boil
boil n. • PUSH a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a pustule, a pimple, a boil
boil n. • VOLCANOES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - pimples; boils
boisterous adj. • POLYPHLOISBIC 1915 humorous usage - that roars loudly; noisy, boisterous
boisterous adj. • POLYPHLOISBOIAN 1824 humorous usage - that roars loudly; noisy, boisterous
boisterous adj. • POLYPHLOISBOIIC 1863 humorous usage , obs. - that roars loudly; noisy, boisterous
boisterous adj. • POLYPHLOISBOIOTIC 1843 humorous usage, obs. - that roars loudly; noisy, boisterous
boisterous adj. • POLYPHLOISBOISTEROUS a1875 humorous usage - noisy, boisterous
boisterous adj. • ROWDY-DOW 1832 - boisterous, rowdy, noisy
boisterous vb. • BREAK IT DOWN 1980s UK sl. - to enjoy oneself; to act boisterously
boisterous vb. • ROWDY-DOW 1966 - to be noisy or boisterous
bold adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, audacious, daring, hardy, forward, cocky, full of defiant confidence
bold adj. • FACETY 1928 W. Indies & Black British sl. - cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant; excessively bold or feisty
bold adj. • FACEY 1929 - cheeky, rude, impudent, impertinent; bold  
bold adj. • FUNKY-ASS 1970 US sl. - lively, bold, sassy
bold adj. • PRETTY a1450 - bold, gallant, brave; polite, respectable; worthy, admirable, splendid
bold adj. • SPRIGHTFUL 1550 rare - full of energy or animation; active, vigorous; lively, energetic; also, assertive, determined, bold
bold person • BIG SWINGING DICK 1957 sl. - a man; a successful, arrogant, ambitious, or aggressively bold man
bold person • SWINGING DICK 1957 sl. - a man; a successful, arrogant, ambitious, or aggressively bold man
bold vb. • CRACK CROUSE a1525 Sc. - to talk boldly or over-confidently
boldly adv. • CRANK 1579 obs. - boldly, briskly, lustily
boldly adv. • CRANKLY 1566 - lustily, briskly, boldly
boldly adv. • CROUSELY 1787 Sc. - boldly, confidently, briskly, pertly
bombast n. • FUSTIAN a1593 - pompous or pretentious speech or writing; inflated, turgid, or inappropriately lofty language; bombast, rant
bombast n. • POLYPHLOISBOIOISM 1823 humorous usage , obs. - noisy bombast
bombast n. • TURGENCY 1654 rare - an inflated or bombastic style of language
bombast n. • TURGIDITY 1756 - grandiloquence, pomposity, bombast; inflation of language
bombastic adj. • TURGID 1725 - of language: inflated, grandiloquent, pompous, bombastic
bombastic adj. • TYMPANOUS 1625 obs. - inflated, puffed up; bombastic; hollow, empty, vain
bone n. • CROSSBONES 1949 Amer. dial. - the pelvic bones
bony adj. • SHELLY adj. 1866 - of a thin, bony, and lanky build
book n. • BIBLIOMANIA Bk1991 - an excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books
book n. • BIBLIOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal dislike for books
book n. • CAPTAIN COOK L19 rhyming sl. - a book
book n. • CRAB 1896 - a book returned unsold by a bookseller to the publisher
book n. • POLYGLOT 1666 - a book written in several languages
book n. • POMANDER 1530 rare - a book containing a collection of prayers, secrets, poems, etc.
book n. • PRIMER 1722 - a small introductory book on any subject
book n. • PRIMER c1390 - an elementary school book for teaching children to read
book n. • SHELF BACK n. 1925 - the spine of a book (US)
book n. • TURN-OVER 1829 - a leaf of a book
book person • BIBLIOKLEPTOMANIA Bk1991 - a kleptomania specializing in books
book person • PHILOBIBLIST Bk1991 - a lover of books
bookbinding person • MUTTON THUMPER 1890 US sl., rare - an incompetent bookbinder
bookmaker person • SHEARER n. 1902 - a bookmaker (Aust. sl.)
bookmaker person • SHEENY n. 1900 - a bookmaker (Aust. sl.)
bookmaker person • SHEET-BOY n. 1936 - a bookmaker (Aust. sl.)
bookmaker person • SHELFER n. 1908 - a bookmaker (Aust. sl.)
bookworm person • DOINK Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - a bookworm; a grind
boon companion • LOUKE c1386 obs. - a boon companion
boor person • DOUCHE BAG Bk1970 US students' sl. - a boor; a person who impresses people as being dull
boor person • LOON 1619 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a boor, a lout, a clown; an untaught, ill-bred person
boor person • RUSTIC 1600 depreciative usage - a boorish, ignorant, or unsophisticated person; a bumpkin
boor person • TYKE a1400 - a low-bred, lazy, mean, surly, or ill-mannered fellow; a boor
boorish adj. • CARNWATH-LIKE Bk1898 Sc. - awkward, wild-looking; rustic, boorish
boorish adj. • JUNGLI 1927 - wild and boorish
boorish adj. • RUSTIC c1550 rare - lacking in elegance, refinement, or education; boorish; ignorant
boorish adj. • RUSTICAL 1532 rare - of a person: boorish, unsophisticated
boorish adj. • RUSTICATE a1505 obs. rare - countrified; rustic, boorish
boorish adj. • SILVATIC;  SYLVATIC 1661 obs. - rustic, boorish
boost n. • WRAP 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - a boost, a commendation
boot n. • CELLARS L19 sl. - shoes; boots
boot n. • CLOMPER 1903 Amer. dial. - a heavy boot
boot n. • CLUMPER M19 sl. - a heavy-soled walking boot
boot n. • CODHEADS 1924 Amer. dial., Cape Cod usage - knee-length leather boots
boot n. • FUCK-ME BOOTS Bk2006 US sl. - knee-high women's boots that signal that the wearer is willing to copulate
boot n. • MUD-PIPES 1848 - gumboots; thick boots for use in muddy conditions
boot n. • STOMPERS 1899 US sl. - heavy boots
booty n. • CREAGH 1818 - booty, prey
booty n. • SPREATH c1425 Sc. obs. - booty, plunder, spoil
booty n. • SPULYIE 1507 Sc. arch. - spoil, booty, plunder
booty vb. • PREY c1325 obs. - to take booty or plunder; to commit pillage
bore person • POOP 1893 colloq. - a stupid or ineffectual person; a fool; a bore
boredom n. • THE WEARIES 20C sl. - fatigue and depression; ennui
boring adj. • DRIPPY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - boring, gormless
boring adj. • DULL AS A MONTH OF SUNDAYS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very boring
boring n. • COLD POTATO 1967 Amer. dial. - something that is dull, boring, or worthless
boring n. • HO-HUM 1960s Amer. sl. - boring matter; dull tripe
boring person • AIREDALE;  AIRDALE c1920 US sl. - an ugly, ill-mannered, uncouth, or boring man or youth; an unattractive youth
boring person • BIG DRINK OF WATER Bk1975 US sl. - a youth or man, esp. if tall, who is uninteresting, dull, or boring
boring person • BRIAN 1970s UK sl. - a boring, vacuous person
boring person • COLD POTATO 1967 Amer. dial. - a dull, idle, boring, or worthless person
boring person • CRASHING BORE 1931 colloq. - an overwhelming bore
boring person • DILL Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - a party-spoiler; a bore; a dullard
boring phr. • HE WOULD TALK A GLASS EYE TO SLEEP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of an excessively boring person
born adj. • GET OUT OF PAWN 20C rhyming sl. - born
born again person • RENATE 1662 US - one born again
borrow n. • MUTUATION 1604 obs. - an act of lending or borrowing money
borrow vb. • PREST 1548 obs. - to borrow, to get on loan
borrowed adj. • MUTUATED 1598 obs. - borrowed
borrowed adj. • MUTUATITIAL 1654 obs. rare - borrowed
borrowed adj. • MUTUATITIOUS 1625 obs. rare - borrowed; taken from elsewhere, or from another
borrowed n. • MUTUATITIAL 1654 obs. rare - something borrowed
boss person • BLOCK AND TACKLE Bk1975 US colloq. - one's wife, boss, or superior; anyone who can or does restrains one's actions
boss person • CHINGASO  • CHINGAZO 1990s sl. - the boss, the leader
boss person • COCK OF THE ROOST 1913 Amer. dial. - a person who dominates a group or situation; the top man; the boss
boss person • MAIN PUSH 1958 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor
boss person • MR. T. 1950s W. Indies, Rasta usage - the boss
boss person • MUGWUMP 1828 chiefly N. Amer. - an important person; a leader; a boss
boss person • PUSH 1905 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor
boss person • PUSH 1908 US sl. - a foreman, a boss
boss person • PUSH 1908 US sl., orig. & chiefly logging usage - a foreman; a boss
boss person • PUSHER 1926 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor
boss person • PUSH-UP 1939 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor
boss person • THE BIG PUSH1905 Amer. dial. - a boss, a foreman, a supervisor
boss person • THE WORKS 1900s sl. - the leader, the boss
botch vb. • DO A JOB Bk1964 US students' sl. - to botch things up
botch vb. • KLUTZ 1970s sl., orig. US - to bungle, to botch
botch vb. • SHEG vb. 1979 - to do badly, to make a mess of, to ruin, to botch, to bungle
bother n. • BOVVER 1960s Brit. sl.- trouble, bother, aggro; fighting, disturbance
bother n. • HASS Bk1971 US students' sl. - a bother, a nuisance
bother n. • MOIDER Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a fuss, a bother
bother n. • SPUDDER 1650 rare - fuss, disturbance, bother
bother phr. • WHAT CRAWLED UP YOUR ASS AND DIED? 1990s students' sl. - what is troubling you?
bother vb. • FASH 1786 - to trouble, to bother
bother vb. • MOIDLE 1861 Eng. dial. - to worry, to bother, to confuse; to muddle, to mess about
bottle n. • CHARMING MOTTLE L19 Aust. rhyming sl. - a bottle
bottle n. • CORNER 1970 Amer. dial. - the last drop in the bottle
bottle n. • CROFT 1852 - a carafe, a glass water bottle
bottle vb. • CRACK a1500 - to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open
bottom n. • FUND 1636 obs. - the bottom of something; the lowest part
bouncy adj. • BOPPY 1980s US sl. - bouncy, full of zest
bound n. • MERINTHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of being bound
bound n. • SPRUNT 1660 obs. - a quick or convulsive movement; a start; a spring or bound
bound vb. • LAUNCH 1777 & Eng. dial. Sc. - to take long strides, to spring, to bound; to walk awkwardly with long steps
bound vb. • SPRENT a1400 obs. - to move suddenly, quickly, or energetically; to spring, to bound; to dart, to dash
bounteous adj. • CROWNED 1603 rare - abundant, bounteous
bountiful adj. • MUNIFIC 1745 obs. rare - very generous, bountiful
bountiful adj. • MUNIFICAL 1583 obs. - very generous, bountiful
bountiful adj. • MUNIFICENT 1565 - characterized by abundance; very generous; bountiful
bouquet n. • TUSSIE-MUSSIE  • TUZZIE-MUZZIE  • TUZZY-MUZZY c1440 - a bunch or posy of flowers; a nosegay
bouquet n. • TUSSY 1541 obs. - a posy or cluster of flowers or leaves
bouquet n. • TUTTY 1578 - a nosegay, a posy; a bunch of flowers
bouquet n. • TYTE TUST  • TYTETUSTE c1440 obs. rare - a nosegay, a posy
bourgeois adj. • WHITE BREADY 1980s sl. - conventional; bourgeois
bourgeois adj. • WHITE-BREAD 1980s sl. - conventional; bourgeois
bow n. • CRINGE 1592 - a servile or sycophantic bow; an obsequious, deferential, or sycophantic act or attitude
bow vb. • CRINKLE IN THE HAMS 1607 obs. - to bend the body in a timorous or servile manner; to bow obsequiously or sycophantically
bow vb. • CROUK c1394 obs. rare - to bow, to make obeisance
bow vb. • PULL ONE'S FOOT 1930 Amer. dial. - to make a bow or curtsey
bowels vb. • CROAK 1547 obs. - of the stomach or bowels: to make a rumbling noise
bowling n. • TURKEY 1940s bowling usage - three consecutive strikes
boxing • MUGGER  1821 Brit. boxing sl. - a blow to the mouth or face
boxing adj. • FANCY 1822 sl. - pert. to boxing or prize-fighting
boxing adj. • ON ONE'S BICYCLE c1920 US prizefighting usage - retreating from an opposing fighter, fighting a defensive fight, dodging and stepping back from blows
boxing n. • BOLO 1952 US sl. - in boxing: a slow, high overhand or sidearm punch, as opposed to a short, fast direct jab
boxing n. • MUZZLING 1819 boxing sl., obs. rare - a hitting a person in the mouth
boxing n. • SUNDAY PUNCH 1929 boxing sl. - a very hard and effective blow or assault with the first or otherwise
boxing n. • THE SQUARED CIRCLE 1927 US sl. - a boxing ring
boxing n. • TURN-UP 1810 - a boxing contest
boxing person • BALONEY 1921 US sl. - an inferior prize fighter
boxing person • BOLOGNY 1921 US sl. - an inferior prize fighter
boxing person • BOLONEY 1921 US sl. - an inferior prize fighter
boxing person • FANCY COVE 1827 sl. - a boxer
boxing person • PUSHOVER 1908 - a boxer who is easily knocked out or beaten
boxing person • PUSH-OVER 1908 boxing sl. - a fighter who is easily knocked out or beaten
boxing vb. • PUT THE BEE ON SOMEONE Bk1975 US prizefighting usage., arch. - to knock out an opponent
boxing vb. • SMOTHER 1954 boxing usage - to prevent, by clever positioning of the arms, the development of an opponent's attack
boxing vb. • SPLASH 1940s US sl. - to lose a fight voluntarily, usually in return for payment; said of a boxer
boxing vb. • TELEGRAPH ONE'S PUNCHES 1936 US prizefighting usage - to let an opponent know one's intentions inadvertently
boxing vb. • THROW LEATHER 1930s US sl. - to box, to fight, esp. with gloves
boy n. • MISSY 1960s US homosexual sl. - an underage boy
boy person • HARD LEG Bk1966 US high school sl. - a boy
boy person • LOON c1560 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a boy, a lad, a youth
boy person • MARK FOY Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. based on the name of a once-famous Sydney department store - a boy
boy person • PRICKET 1582 obs. - a boy, a young man
boy person • PRIDE AND JOY 1930s rhyming sl. - a boy
bra n. 1942 • GAY DECEIVERS a padded bra or a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts 
bra n. 1943 • FALSIE • FALSY a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts 
bra n. 1998Bk • BOOBADS ads for bras and other female undergarments
bra n. 20C • FLOPPER-STOPPER a brassiere 
bra n. 20C • HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere 
bra n. 20C • TIT-BAG a brassiere 
bra n. E20 • TIT-HAMMOCK a brassiere 
braces n. • TINSEL TEETH Bk1971 US students' sl. - braces on one's teeth
brag n. • CRACK c1450 arch. - loud talk, boast, brag; exaggeration, a lie
brag vb. • BEAT THE DRUM Bk1975 US sl. - to brag, to advertise, to seek attention or appreciation
brag vb. • BLOW SMOKE Bk1975 US sl. - to boast, to brag, to exaggerate
brag vb. • CRACK c1470 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to talk big, to boast, to brag
brag vb. • POMP c1450 obs. - to boast, to brag
brag vb. • PUSH ONE'S OWN BARROW 1910s Aust. sl. - to brag
braggadocio person • RUSH-BUCKLER 1551 rare - a swaggering bravo or ruffian; a noisy braggadocio
braggadocio person • SWINGE-BUCKLER 1577 obs. - a swashbuckler; a swaggering bravo or ruffian; a noisy braggadocio
braggart person • BIG-NOTER 1987 Aust. sl. - a braggart; a boastful person
braggart person • CAPTAIN BLUFF L17 sl. - a bully; a braggart
braggart person • CAPTAIN BLUSTER L17 sl. - a bully; a braggart
braggart person • CAPTAIN BOUNCE 18C sl. - a bully; a braggart
braggart person • CASSIUS CLAY Bk1967 US students' sl. - a talkative person; a braggart or boastful person
braggart person • CRACK a1640 obs. - a boaster, a braggart, a liar
braggart person • CRACKER 1509 - a boaster, a braggart; a liar
braggart person • FATMOUTH 1926 African-American sl. - a braggart, a boaster
braggart person • PUT-ON 1909 Amer. dial. - a braggart
braggart person • SPRAG a1838 Sc., rare - a person with an arrogant, swaggering manner; a boaster; a braggart
bragging adj. • CRACKING 1528 - boasting, bragging
bragging adj. • SWORD-AND-BUCKLER 1598 obs. - bragging, blustering
bragging n. • CRACKING c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - exaggerated talking, bragging, boasting
brain n. • BOX 1970s sl. - the brain
brain n. • FUSE BOX Bk2006 US sl. - the head; the brain
brain n. • THINK-BOX 1917 US sl. - the brain
brain n. • UPPER STORY 1699 - the brain; the mind
brain n. • WETWARE 1980s computing sl. - the human brain
brain n. • WORKS 1910s Aust. & US sl. - the brain
brainless phr. • DON'T PICK YOUR NOSE OR YOUR HEAD WILL CAVE IN Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an insult indicating someone is brainless
brainless vb. • HAVE SPACE TO SELL BETWEEN THE EARS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to be brainless
bramble n. • PRICKER 1743 colloq. - a thorn, prickle, or burr, bramble
branch n. • PRONG 1905 Amer. dial. - a twig, branch, or fork of a tree
branch n. • SPRANG 1847 rare - a shoot or branch
branch n. • TWIST c1374 obs. - a twig, a branch
branch n•. SPROUT 1758 US - a branch
brash adj. • NOT BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD Bk1999 Aust. sl. - brash or self-promoting
brave adj. • GAME AS A PISS-ANT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - extremely brave; particularly used of a person of small stature
brave adj. • GAME AS NED KELLY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - daring, brave
brave adj. • PRETTY a1450 - bold, gallant, brave; polite, respectable; worthy, admirable, splendid
brave adj. • PREUX 1907 - brave, valiant, gallant
brave adj. • PREW 1340 obs. - brave, valiant, or gallant; also, proud, haughty
bravo person • RUSH-BUCKLER 1551 rare - a swaggering bravo or ruffian; a noisy braggadocio
bravo person • SWINGE-BUCKLER 1577 obs. - a swashbuckler; a swaggering bravo or ruffian; a noisy braggadocio
brawl n. • HOEDOWN 1950s US sl. - a riotous fight; a brawl
brawl n. • ROUGH-UP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a noisy brawl
brawl person • HECKLER Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a female brawler or scold; a hard master
brawny person • MUSCLEHEAD 1923 sl., derogatory - a brawny person, esp. a bodybuilder or a muscular athlete; generally as contrasted with someone having more intellectual interests
brazen adj. • CAUSEY-FACED 1825 Sc. - brazen-faced, unashamed
breach n. • RUPTURE 1439 - breach or violation of a treaty, contract, etc.; the breakdown of a particular state of affairs
bread adj. • CRUMPY 1808 Eng. dial. - brittle, easily breaking under the teeth; crisp, said of bread
bread n. • CLARRY  • CLARY 1936 Amer. dial. - dressings for bread, as butter, jam, honey, jelly, etc.
bread n. • CRIB 1652 Eng. dial., Aust. & NZ - food, provisions; a light meal, a snack; a piece of bread, cake, etc.
bread n. • CRUMPY 1877 Eng. dial. - the crisp crust of a loaf
bread n. • CUE 1603 University usage, obs. - a small quantity of bread
bread n. • JUNK 1848 Amer. dial. - a piece or chunk of bread
bread n. • JUNT 1718 Sc. - a lump or large piece of meat or bread; a chunk;  a large quantity of a liquid
bread n. • LASSIE'S CRUST 1954 Sc. - the rounded or top crust of a loaf
bread n. • MISSOURI-BAKE 20C US sl. - bread that is burnt on the outside but undercooked inside
bread n. • MUNCHET 1845 obs. - a small piece of bread
bread n. • MUNITION BREAD 1629 rare - bread supplied to soldiers as rations
bread n. • SHEAVE n. c1480 - a slice of bread, a shive
bread n. • SMALLS 1890 - small kinds of bread; fancy bread, rolls, etc.
break adj. • CRAZY 1583 - full of cracks or flaws; damaged, impaired, unsound; liable to break or fall to pieces; frail
break adj. • FROUGH  • FROW c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - liable to break or give way; frail, brittle
break adj. • FRUSH 1802 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - liable to break, brittle, fragile
break adj. • FRUSHY 1610 obs. - liable to break, brittle, fragile
break adj. • RUPTIVE a1425 rare - causing breaking or rupture
break down vb. • CROCK 1846 colloq. - to become feeble; to collapse; to break down; also, to injure or disable
break down vb. • KLUNK OUT 1970s US sl. - to break down
break down vb. • POOP (OUT) 1927 colloq., orig. US - to break down, to stop working, to give out
break vb. • CRAB 1850 Eng. dial. - to break or bruise
break vb. • CRAZE c1369 obs. - to break in pieces or asunder; to shatter
break vb. • FRITTER 1780 - to break or tear into pieces or fragments
break vb. • FRUSH 1489 obs. - to break, to snap; to break or become broken under pressure; to become crushed
break vb. • RUPT a1425 obs. - to rupture, to break; also, to nullify
break vb. • SHENE vb. c1000 - to break (obs.)
break vb. • SPRENT 1488 obs. - to break or split into small fragments or splinters
break vb. • WRACK 1587 - to injure or spoil severely; to destroy; to render useless, to break, to shatter
breakfast n. • EMU'S BREAKFAST Bk1999 Aust. sl. - 'a drink and a good look around'
breaking n. • CRASURE 1413 obs. rare - a breaking or cracking, fracture
breast adj. • JUBBLY 1973 colloq., chiefly Aust. - of the stomach, bottom, etc.: plump, fleshy; hence, of a woman: having large breasts
breast n. • APPLES Bk2007 sl. - female breasts
breast n. • BAGS Bk2007 US sl. - the female breasts
breast n. • BANGLES Bk2007 sl. - female breasts
breast n. • BAZUMAS Bk2007 sl. - female breasts
breast n. • BAZUNGAS Bk2007 sl. - female breasts
breast n. • BEGONIAS Bk2007 US sl. - female breasts
breast n. • BLOB Bk1970 UK sl. - a bodily protuberance; a breast or a testicle
breast n. • BLOUSE-BUNNIES 2000 jocular usage - the female breasts
breast n. • BRISTOLS Bk2007 UK sl. - female breasts
breast n. • CHALUBBIES 1970s US sl. - the female breasts
breast n. • CHESTNUTS 1950s sl. - the female breasts
breast n. • CHUBBIES Bk1971 US students' sl. - well-proportioned female's breasts
breast n. • COBURG'S COWS 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts
breast n. • COW 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast
breast n. • FRIED EGGS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - small breasts
breast n. • FUN BAGS 20C Aust. sl. - a woman's breasts
breast n. • JUBBLIES 1991 colloq., chiefly Aust. - the breasts
breast n. • JUG 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast
breast n. • LOVE TIPS Bk1971 US students' sl. - breasts
breast n. • NICE PAIR OF EYES 1960s euphemism - attractive breasts
breast n. • NICE PAIR OF EYES 2000 euphemism - attractive breasts
breast n. • NORKS 20C Aust. sl. - a woman's breasts
breast n. • POMMEL a1586 poetic usage, obs. - a woman's breast
breast n. • SNORBS Bk1970 US students' sl. - female beasts
breast person • BETTY A Bk1971 US students' sl. - a girl with large breasts
breast person • MISS VAN NECK  • MRS VAN NECK L18 sl. - a woman with large breasts
breast person • RACK Bk1970 US sl. - a woman with a large bust
breast phr. • ALL TITS AND TEETH E20 - of a woman: having protrusive breasts and large teeth; applied to a woman wearing an insincere smile and exhibiting a notable skill in displaying the amplitude of her bosom
breast vb. • TIT UP 1960s sl. - to fondle a woman's breasts
breath n. • FUMOSITY c1530 obs. - ill-smelling breath; smell of food or drink in the breath
breath vb. • HAVE A MOUTH LIKE A CAMEL-DRIVER'S CRUTCH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to have bad breath; to have a dry mouth, especially following a night of heavy drinking and smoking
breath vb. • HAVE A MOUTH LIKE THE BOTTOM OF A COCKY'S CAGE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to have bad breath; to have a dry mouth, especially following a night of heavy drinking and smoking
breathalyser n. • BOOZE BUS 20C Aust. sl. - a mobile breathalysing station
breathalyser vb. • BLOW IN THE BAG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to take a breathalyser test
breathe vb. • CAW 1890 Eng. dial. - to breathe with difficulty; to make a hoarse noise, to gasp for breath
breed vb. • COVER Bk1985 US - to cause animals to breed
brevity n. • SYNTOMY 1656 obs. - brevity, conciseness
brewery n. • BEEROCRACY Bk1991 Eng. - the aristocracy that gained its wealth and social position from the ownership of breweries
bribe n. • CAT'S-MEAT Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bribe' a present intended as a bribe
bribe n. • DOG FOOD Bk1970 US sl. - bribes for police, judges, etc.
bribe n. • SWEETBREAD a1670 colloq., obs. - a bribe
bribe vb. • GREASE SOMEONE'S DUKE L19 sl. - to give a bribe
bribe vb. • GREASE SOMEONE'S FIST L17 sl. - to bribe
bribe vb. • GREASE SOMEONE'S MITT L17 sl. - to bribe
bribe vb. • GREASE SOMEONE'S PALM L17 sl. - to bribe
bribe vb. • GREASE THE PALM L17 sl. - to bribe
bribery n. • JUICE Bk1970 US sl. - protection from police through bribery or other arrangement
bride person • FAT AND WIDE 1992 rhyming sl. - a bride
bridge adj. • PONTAL 1752 poetic usage, obs. rare - relating to a bridge
bridge adj. • PONTIFIC 1768 obs. rare - relating to a bridge
bridge adj. • PONTIFICAL 1667 obs. rare - relating to bridge-building
bridge n. • GEPHYROMANIA Bk1991 - a mania for crossing bridges
bridge n. • GEPHYROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of crossing bridges
bridge n. • PONT 1279 obs. rare - a bridge
bridge n. • PONTIFICE 1667 chiefly poetic usage, obs. rare - a bridge, esp. considered as an edifice
bridge n. • PONTITECTURE 1853 obs. - the building of bridges
bridge n. • PONTOON 1590 obs. - a bridge
bridge person • PONTIFEX 1686 - a bridge-maker
bridge person • PONTONIER 1757 chiefly military usage - a person in charge of the construction of pontoon bridges
bridle n. • PRAD-HOLDER 18C sl. - a bridle
brief n. • BREVIATE 1665 US - a brief account, a summary
brief n. • FURLONG WAY c1384 obs. - a short distance; hence, the time taken in walking this; a brief space
brief n. • THUMBNAIL SKETCH 1852 US sl. - a very brief account, esp. a quick biography
bright adj. • CLUEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - bright, intelligent, well-informed
bright adj. • FULGENT a1475 - shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
bright adj. • FULGID 1610 - shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
bright adj. • FULGOROUS 1772 - shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
bright adj. • SHEEN adj. 1000 - bright, shining, resplendent
bright adj. • SMOLT 1837 Eng. dial. - bright, shining; smooth, polished
bright vb. • SHEER vb. c1400 - to make bright or pure (obs.)
brighten vb. • LEAR UP 1828 Sc. - to brighten up
brighten vb. • SPURK 1823 Eng. dial. - to brighten or cheer up; said of persons
brightly adv. • SHEENLY adv. 1340-70 - brightly (rare)
brightly adv. • SHEERLY adv. 1508 - brightly, clearly (obs.)
brightness  n. • FULGURITY 1721 obs. - brightness, splendour, a shining, glistering
brightness n. • FULGENCE 1592 - brightness, splendour
brightness n. • FULGENCY 1643 - brightness, splendour
brightness n. • FULGIDITY 1656 obs. - brightness, radiance
brightness n. • FULGOR • FULGOUR a1600 - dazzling brightness; splendour; a bright light, a dazzling beam
brightness n. • FULGURE a1634 obs. - dazzling brightness; splendour, a bright light, a dazzling beam
brilliance n. • FULGURANCE 1652 - dazzling brilliance, as of lightning
brilliant vb. • FAN THE HAMMER 1909 US sl. - to act in a brilliant but unscrupulous manner
brindled adj. • MUZZLED 1630 obs. rare - speckled, brindled, dappled, variegated
brine vb. • MURIATE 1699 obs. rare - to pickle in brine
brisk adj. • CANTIE • CANTY 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - pleasant, cheerful; merry, brisk, lively
brisk adj. • CRANK 1499 - lively, brisk, in high spirits; lusty, sprightly, merry; aggressively high-spirited, disposed to exult or triumph, cocky
brisk adj. • CRANKING 1567 obs. - lively, brisk, in high spirits; lusty, sprightly, merry
brisk adj. • CRANKY 1811 Eng. & Amer. dial. - brisk, merry, lively, disposed to exult, high-spirited, cheerful
brisk adj. • CRANNY 1673 Eng. dial. - brisk, merry, jovial. lively, disposed to exult
brisk adj. • CROUSE a1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - in somewhat high or lively spirits; vivacious; pert, brisk, lively, jolly
brisk adj. • LIFEY  • LIFIE 1793 Sc. - full of life, lively, vivacious, brisk, spirited, animating
brisk adj. • PREST c1390 obs. - alert, active, sprightly; brisk, quick
brisk adj. • SMART 1602 - alert, energetic; having a brisk and orderly bearing
brisk adj. • SPRACK 1747 chiefly Eng. dial. - brisk, active; alert, smart; in good health and spirits
brisk adj. • SPRACKISH 1882 chiefly Eng. dial. - brisk, active; smart, alert
brisk adj. • SPRIG 1675 obs. - brisk, active, alert, spry
brisk adj. • SPRUCE 1590 rare - lively, brisk, spry: said of a person or their behaviour or demeanour
brisk adj. • SPRUCY 1858 Amer. dial. - lively in movement or demeanour; brisk, spry
brisk adj. • SPRUNT 1631 obs. - brisk, active; smart, spruce
briskly adv. • CRANK 1579 obs. - boldly, briskly, lustily
briskly adv. • CRANKLY 1566 - lustily, briskly, boldly
briskly adv. • CROUSELY 1787 Sc. - boldly, confidently, briskly, pertly
briskness n. • CRANKNESS 1727 obs. - lustiness, vigour, liveliness, briskness
briskness n. • SMARTNESS 1644 - vigour, force; speed, briskness; liveliness, activity, alertness
bristle vb. • PRICKLE 1972 - to react defensively or angrily; to bristle
Britain n. • POMMYLAND 1916 - Britain, esp. England
Britain person • POM 1912 Aust. & NZ colloq., usually derogatory - a British person, esp. an English person
Britain person • PONGO 1942 NZ & Aust. - a British person; orig. a British soldier; later, a person perceived as old-fashioned or colonial in attitude
Britain vb. • TWIST THE LION'S TAIL 1895 US - to provoke the resentment of British people
British adj. • PONGO 1944 NZ & Aust. - British
brittle adj. • CRIMP 1587 obs. - firm in structure, but yielding to pressure; brittle; crisp
brittle adj. • CRISPY 1611 - brittle
brittle adj. • FROUGH  • FROW c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - liable to break or give way; frail, brittle
brittle adj. • FRUSH 1802 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - liable to break, brittle, fragile
brittle adj. • FRUSHY 1610 obs. - liable to break, brittle, fragile
brittle vb. • CRISP 1815 - to make crisp or brittle
broccoli n. • POME 1658 obs. rare - the heart or head of a cabbage, cauliflower, or broccoli
broccoli n. • SPROUT CAULIFLOWER 1721 obs. rare - broccoli; spouting broccoli
broil n. • CATTERBATCH 1825 Sc. - a broil, a quarrel
broil vb. • SWELT a1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to overheat, to broil, to scorch; to overwhelm with heat
broken adj. • BRUCK 1990s Black British sl. - broken, destroyed
broken adj. • CRAZED a1400-50 obs. - broken, cracked; flawed, damaged
broken adj. • CRAZEN 1596 obs. - broken, shattered
broken adj. • FUCKED 1949 sl. - ruined, broken; of poor quality
broken adj. • FUCKED-UP 1863 sl. - ruined, broken; of poor quality, awful
broken adj. • JIGGERED Bk1999 Aust. sl. - broken or of no use
broken adj. • JIZZICKED 1975 Amer. dial. - broken, so far gone that repairs are pointless
broken adj. • JUNKY 1873 Jamaican - broken; cut short
broken adj. • KNACKERED 1950s sl. - broken, irreparable; said of machinery, objects
broken adj. • RUPT a1425 rare - ruptured; broken
broken n. • LEPP 1908 Sc. - a piece or fragment of something, a shred, a rag, a tatter; any broken-down or worn-out article
broken-down adj. • CREACHY 1715 Eng. dial. - broken-down, dilapidated
broken-down adj. • CROCKY 1880 - broken-down, physically enfeebled
broom n. • SWIPPLE a1400 obs. - a mop, a besom
broth adj. • JUSSULENT 1656 obs. - full of broth or pottage; stewed in broth or pottage
broth n. • JUICE  a1425 obs. rare - broth
broth n. • MUSLIN KALE 1786 Sc. - broth made from water, shelled barley, and vegetables, without any meat stock
brothel n. • BARREL-HOUSE 1950 US sl. - a brothel;  orig. a combination cheap saloon, brothel, and rooming house
brothel n. • BIRD CAGE Bk1975 US sl. - a brothel
brothel n. • CAN HOUSE 1900s US sl. - a brothel
brothel n. • FAIRY HOUSE c1930 US homosexual sl. - a male brothel for homosexuals
brothel n. • FAIRY JOINT 1932 US homosexual sl. - a male brothel for homosexuals
brothel n. • FAST HOUSE 1869 US sl. - a brothel
brothel n. • FUCKERY Bk2006 US sl. - a brothel; a house of prostitution
brothel n. • FUCK-HOUSE Bk2006 US sl. - a brothel; a house of prostitution
brothel n. • HONKY-TONK Bk1997 US sl. - a brothel
brothel n. • PREMISES 19C euphemism - a brothel
brothel n. • PREMISES 19C sl. - a brothel
brothel n. • PRICK OFFICE M17 sl. - a brothel staffed by heterosexual male prostitutes, or a group of regular brothel patrons
brothel n. • PUSHING SCHOOL 1725 sl., obs. - a brothel
brothel n. • SMUGGLING-KEN 1725 cant obs. - a brothel
brothel n. • SPORTING HOUSE 1857 US sl. - a brothel; a place for dissipation
brothel n. • TRACK ONE 1970 Canadian police sl. - the brothel district of a city; the red-light district
brothel person • MOTHER 1715 US - a madam
brothel person • PUSS M17 sl. - a prostitute; a madame
brothel person • SHE-BOSS n. 1848 - a female brothel-keeper (US sl.)
brothel vb. • GO TO ST. PAUL'S FOR A WIFE L16 sl. - to visit a brothel
brothel vb. • GO TO WESTMINSTER FOR A WIFE L16 sl. - to visit a brothel
brown adj. • FUSC  • FUSK 1599 rare - dark brown, dusky
brown adj. • FUSCESCENT 1881 rare - passing into a dark or dusky hue; brownish; approaching darkish brown in colour
bruise n. • FROUSSHURE 1477 obs. - a bruise, a contusion
bruise vb. • CRAB 1850 Eng. dial. - to break or bruise
bruise vb. • CRAZE c1430 obs. - to batter with blows, to bruise, to crush, to damage
bruise vb. • MODGE 1847 Eng. dial. - to crush, to bruise
bruise vb. • MOLLIFY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to bruise, to beat
bruise vb. • MOLLYCRUSH 1866 Eng. dial. - to crush; to beat to a jelly; to bruise; to pulverize
bruise vb. • POMMEL 1530 - to beat or pound, esp. with the fists; to thump; to bruise
brushwood n. • GARSIL  • GARZIL 1788 Eng. dial. - underwood, brushwood
brushwood n. • SPROTE-WOOD 1847 obs. - brushwood
brutal adj. • LAWE 1847 Eng. dial. - rough, violent, brutal
brutal vb. • CRUELIZE 1847 Amer. dial. - to treat cruelly or brutally, to torture
bubble n. • SPROT 1846 obs. rare - an air bubble
bubbly adj. • SPRITZY 1931 - effervescent, fizzy, bubbly; of a wine: slightly sparkling
bucket n. • CRUCK 1688 obs. - a pail or can
buckle vb. • PRETZEL 1933 orig. & chiefly US - to twist or contort, esp. forcefully; to cause to bend or buckle
budge vb. • MUDGE 1790 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to move from one's place; to budge; to move slowly
budgie n. • SHELL PARROT n. 1890 - the budgerigar
buffet n. • CUFF 1570 - a blow with the fist, or with the open hand; a buffet
buffet vb. • CUFF 1530 - to strike with the fist, or with the open hand; to beat, to buffet
buffoon person • JAPES Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a jester or buffoon; a jackanapes
buffoon person • JUGGLER c1175 obs. - one who entertains or amuses people by stories, songs, buffoonery, tricks, etc.; a jester, a buffoon
buffoonery vb. • JUGGLE 1377 obs. - to amuse or entertain people with jesting, buffoonery, tricks, etc.
bugbear n. • TURK 1598 obs. - a hideous image to frighten children; a bugbear
build vb. • LATHE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to build
build vb. • WHOMP UP 1950 sl. - to make; to devise; to build
building n. • BATOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of passing high buildings
building n. • CIGAR BOX 1970 Amer. dial. - a cheaply constructed building
building n. • CRYSTAL PALACE 1848 - a large building constructed with a high proportion of glass
building n. • FACIATE 1648 obs. - the facade or front of a building
building n. • PENDLE 1701 US - any projection from a building
building n. • PREMS 1900s sl. - premises, buildings
building n. • PREMS 1900s sl. - premises, buildings
building n. • SHELL n. 1705 - the skeleton or carcass of a building or a ship
bulge vb. • POOCH OUT a1903 - to bulge, to swell; to stick out
bulge vb. • PUNCH OUT 1986 Amer. dial. - to bulge, to protrude
bulky adj. • TWO-HANDED 1687 colloq., obs. - big, bulky, strapping
bulky person • TWANKER 1828 Eng. dial. - a large, bulky person; anything large
bullet n. - a bullet • PUNKIN BALL 1965 Amer. dial.
bullet n. • BALLISTOMANIA Bk1991 - an extreme interest in bullets
bullet n. • BEE-BEE. World War II US Armed Forces usage - a machine-gun bullet
bullet n. • MUSHROOMING n. 1889 - the flattening and expansion of a bullet on impact
bullet vb. • MUSHROOM 1893 - of a bullet: to expand and flatten on impact so as to resemble a mushroom
bullied adj. • BUFFALOED Bk2007 US sl. - bullied, cowed, overwhelmed, bamboozled
bully person • CAPTAIN BLUFF L17 sl. - a bully; a braggart
bully person • CAPTAIN BLUSTER L17 sl. - a bully; a braggart
bully person • CAPTAIN BOUNCE 18C sl. - a bully; a braggart
bully person • JANNEK Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an overgrown, blundering bully
bully vb. • BEAST Bk2007 UK prison sl. - to bully, to oppress, to humiliate
bully vb. • FACE AND BRACE 1513 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
bully vb. • FACE IT AND BRACE IT 1549 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
bullying n. • BEASTING Bk2007 UK sl. - a 'dressing-down', humiliation, or instance of physical bullying
bulrush adj. • JUNCOUS 1755 rare - full of bulrushes
bump n. • POLL-HILL 1827 humorous usage, obs. rare - a bump or lump on the head
bump n. • PUMPKNOCK  • PUMPKNOT 1933 Amer. dial. - a bump or swelling. esp. one on the head caused by a blow
bumpkin person • BAZZ 2003 UK sl. - an outsider, a misfit, a bumpkin
bumpkin person • BUCKSKIN 1774 US - a country bumpkin
bumpkin person • CLOD JUMPER 1917 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a country bumpkin
bumpkin person • CLOD-CRUSHER 1914 Amer. dial. - a country bumpkin; a rustic or countrified person
bumpkin person • CLODDY-HOP 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a country bumpkin
bumpkin person • COUNTRY JAKE 1856 US sl. - an oaf; a bumpkin
bumpkin person • DARK Bk1970 US students' sl. - a rustic, a bumpkin
bumpkin person • DUBBO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a country bumpkin
bumpkin person • RUSTIC 1600 depreciative usage - a boorish, ignorant, or unsophisticated person; a bumpkin
bumpkin person • WOOL HAT 1828 sl. - a rural person; a bumpkin
bumptious adj. • ARSEY 1990s UK sl. - aggressive, bumptious, truculent
bumptious adj. • TURGENT 1621 rare - swollen with pride or conceit; bumptious; also, using inflated language
bundle n. • SHEAF n. a1728 - a cluster or bundle of things tied up together
bungle n. • MONCE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a bungle; a mischance
bungle vb. • CRAP UP 1941 sl., orig. US - to make a mess of, to bungle, to foul up; to mess up
bungle vb. • FUBAR 1946 US, orig. military sl. - to ruin, to bungle, to mess up
bungle vb. • JUFFLE 1535 Sc. obs. - to fumble ineptly; to bungle
bungle vb. • KLUTZ 1970s sl., orig. US - to bungle, to botch
bungle vb. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to jumble together; to ravel, to tangle; to wrinkle, to crumple; to crumble; to mess; to bungle; to do anything in a clumsy way
bungle vb. • MUX 1806 chiefly Amer. dial. - to make dirty, to soil; to spoil, to ruin, to bungle
bungle vb. • SHEG vb. 1979 - to do badly, to make a mess of, to ruin, to botch, to bungle
bungled adj. • FUBAR 1944 US, orig. military sl. - 'fucked-up beyond all recognition'; bungled, ruined, messed up
bungled n. • PUCKERSNATCH 1930 Amer. dial. - a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused
bungling vb. • STINK 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
bungling vb. • STINK ON ICE 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
bunk n. • COOTIE CAGE 1930 Amer. dial. - a bed or bunk; esp. one in crowded quarters
buoy n. • CRIB 1968 Amer. dial. - a buoy
burden n. • CUMBER c1425 - that which hinders; a hindrance, obstruction, encumbrance, burden
burden n. • CUMBRANCE 1535 obs. - a hindering, encumbering, or burdening; hindrance, burden, encumbrance
burden n. • HERD OF ELEPHANTS Bk1966 US students' sl. - a heavy burden of responsibility
burden n. PLASTER 20C Irish sl. - an encumbrance, a burden
burden vb. • PRESS a1382 obs. - to burden, to oppress, to weigh down the feelings, mind, etc.
burdensome n. • CUMBROUSNESS 1557 - a being troublesome, burdensome, or unwieldy
burdensome n. • LABOURING OAR 1776 US - the most burdensome duty
burglar person • CRACK 1749 thieves' sl. - a burglar
burglar person • CRIB-CRACKER 1879 sl. - a burglar
burglary n. • BAG JOB Bk2007 sl. - a theft or burglary
burglary n. • CRACK 1819 thieves' sl. - house-breaking, burglary
burial adj. • FUNERAL c1405 obs. - relating to the ceremonial burial or cremation of the dead; observed, delivered, etc., at a funeral
burial n. • COFFIN MONEY 1950 Amer. dial. - burial insurance
burial n. • POLLINCTURE 1656 obs. rare - a washing, anointing, or otherwise preparing a dead body for cremation or burial
burial n. • POLYANDRION c1612 chiefly Ancient Greece usage - a place of burial for a number of people; a common grave
burial n. • POLYANDRUM a1661 obs. rare - a place of burial for a number of people; a common grave
burial vb. • SMEAR c950 obs. - to prepare a dead body with unguents before burial
buried n. • TAPHEPHOBIA  • TAPHIPHOBIA  • TAPHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of being buried alive
burn n. • ANGUISH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the moisture which exudes from a wound or burn
burn vb. • SMOTHER 1600 - to smoulder; to burn slowly
burn vb. • SWEAL c1000 - to consume with fire, to burn; to set fire to; to singe, to scorch
burn vb. • SWITHE c1220 obs. - to burn, to scorch, to singe
burn vb. • SWITHEN 1600 obs. - to burn, to scorch, to singe
burn vb. • SWITHER 1865 Eng. dial. - to burn, to scorch, to singe
burn vb. • TORCH 1931 US sl. - to set a fire deliberately; to burn a building
burning adj. • SPUNKY 1791 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - sparkling; burning or shining brightly
burning adj. • SWALING  • SWEALING a1023 - burning, blazing
burning n. • SWALING  • SWEALING c1410 - a burning; a singeing
burnt adj. • CRISPIED 1969 Amer. dial. - slightly burnt around the edges
burr n. • PRICKER 1743 colloq. - a thorn, prickle, or burr, bramble
burr n. • PRICKER 1907 Amer. dial. - a thorn or burr, bramble
burrow adj. • CUNICULAR 1759 obs. - rabbit-like, living in burrows under ground
burst vb. • CREVE c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to burst, to split
burst vb. • SPRET 1832 Sc. - to tear, split, or burst, as a seam, etc.; to unravel
bury vb. • FUNERATE 1548 obs. - to bury with funeral rites
bury vb. • PUT AWAY 1890 Amer. dial. - to bury
bury vb. • PUT AWAY a1500 colloq. - to kill a person; to put an animal down; also, to bury; to dispose of the remains of a dead person
bury vb. • TYRE a1500 Sc. obs. - to inter, to bury
bus n. • AVENUE TANK Bk2000 US sl. - a bus
bus n. • OMNIBOLOGY Bk1991 - the study of motor buses
bus n. • TART CART 1990s US teen sl. - a school bus for special education students
bus n. • TARTMOBILE 1990s US teen sl. - a school bus for special education students
bush n. • PUCKERBRUSH 1901 Amer. dial. - a tangled growth of bushes and small trees
bushy adj. • FRUTICEOUS a1682 obs. - shrubby, bushy
business n. • BIZZO 20C Aust. sl. - business
business n. • BLOOMER Bk1975 US sl., orig. circus usage - a location where, or a day when, business is bad; a poorly attended show or place of business; a business failure
business n. • PUT IN  1853 US colloq. - one's affair or business; usually in negative contexts
business person • TOPSIDER 1960s US sl. - a high executive officer, manager, etc.
bustle n. • FALSE HEREAFTER a1878 US society sl. - a bustle
bustle n. • FEERY  • FERIE 1715 Sc. - tumult, noise, bustle, confusion; rage, passion
bustle n. • FUDDER 1739 Sc. - an impetuous rush, a sudden bustle, a hurry
bustle n. • FUSS-AND-FEATHERS 1866 - bustle and display
bustle n. • FUSTLE 1847 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a fuss, a bustle
bustle n. • PUSSIVANTING 1888 Eng. dial. rare - a fussing, meddling; also, ineffectual activity; pointless bustle
bustle n. • RUSTLING 1872 US colloq. - hard work; energetic striving; furious activity; bustle
bustle n. • SPLUTTER 1775 US - a bustle, a stir
bustle vb. • FUDDER 1804 Sc. - to rush about precipitately, to scurry, to bustle
bustle vb. • JUNE  • JUNE ALONG  • JUNE AROUND 1869 Amer. dial. - to hasten, to hurry; to bustle
bustle vb. • POOTER 1907 - to depart in a hurry; to bustle or hurry off
bustle vb. • PUSSIVANT 1882 Eng. dial. rare - to meddle or fuss; to bustle around in an ineffectual way
bustle vb. • SPRY 1885 rare - to bustle, to stir
bustle vb. • SPUFFLE a1825 Eng. dial. - to fuss, to bustle; to be in a flurry or in breathless haste
bustling adj. • RUSTLING 1877 colloq., chiefly US, rare - busy, bustling; full of activity; also, energetic, driven
busy adj. • BUSY AS A CENTIPEDE ON A HOT PLATE 20C Aust. sl. - very busy
busy adj. • BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER IN A GALE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - extremely busy
busy adj. • COVERED UP 1980 Amer. dial. - booked up; busy
busy adj. • POLYPRAGMONETIC 1693 obs. - busy or concerned with many affairs; overly concerned with the affairs of others, interfering, officious
busy adj. • RUSTLING 1877 colloq., chiefly US, rare - busy, bustling; full of activity; also, energetic, driven
busy n. • OPEROSITY 1615 - a being industrious or busy
busy n. • POLYPRAGMATISM 1890 rare - busyness or concern with many affairs; officiousness
busy person • POLYPRAGMATIST 1631 rare - a person who is busy or concerned with many affairs; a busybody
busy person • POLYPRAGMIST 1613 obs. - a person who is busy or concerned with many affairs
busy phr. • BUSY AS A DOG BUILDING A NEST IN HIGH GRASS L19 US - applied to someone very intent on a chore or busy at something
busy phr. • BUSY AS A JOCKEY'S WHIP ON A LONG SHOT COMING DOWN THE STRETCH M20 - applied to someone very intent on a chore or busy at something
busy phr. • NOSE DOWN, BUM UP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very busy
busy vb. • MUSS 1876 obs. rare - to busy oneself in a confused, unmethodical, and ineffectual manner
busy vb. • TWIDDLE a1547 - to be busy about trifles; to trifle
busybody person • EYEBALLER 1920 Amer. dial. - a meddlesome or interfering person; a gossiping busybody  
busybody person • POLYPRAGMATIST 1631 rare - a person who is busy or concerned with many affairs; a busybody
busybody person • POLYPRAGMIST 1613 obs. - a person who is busy or concerned with many affairs
busybody person • POLYPRAGMONIST 1609 obs. rare - one given to meddling; a busybody; an interfering or officious person
busybody person • PRIGG 1950s Aust. sl. - a busybody
butcher n. • WRAP-UP 1960s Irish sl. - a parcel of scraps from the butcher
butcher person • GREASY 1920s sl. - a butcher
butt vb. • PUT c1450 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to butt with the head or horns
butt vb. • TURR a1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to butt, as a ram; to push down by butting
butter n. • CLARRY  • CLARY 1936 Amer. dial. - dressings for bread, as butter, jam, honey, jelly, etc.
butter n. • COW PASTE 1936 Amer. dial. - butter
butter n. • COW SALVE 1965 Amer. dial. - butter
butter n. • FEATLET 1851 Eng. dial. - four pounds of butter
butter n. • POOL BUTTER 1940 rare - the unbranded butter available as a ration in Britain during the Second World War (1939-1945)
butter n. • SPREADER 1610 obs. - butter
butter n. PLASTER L19 sl. - butter
buttercup n. • CROW-FLOWER 1597 - the buttercup
butterfly n. • LEALOW Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a butterfly
butternut n. • OIL NUT 1778 US - a butternut
buttock n. • JUTLAND 18C sl. - the buttocks
buttocks adj. • ALL BEHIND IN MELBOURNE Bk1999 West. Aust. sl. - pert. to a large posterior
buttocks adj. • ARSE-BARE 1785 Sc. - with bare buttocks
buttocks adj. • FUNDAMENTAL a1654 chiefly humorous usage - relating to the buttocks
buttocks n. • AGGERS 1994 UK sl. - the buttocks, the backside
buttocks n. • ANE 1990s UK schoolchildren usage - the backside; the anus
buttocks n. • BATTLE HAMMED 1727 US obs. - having thick buttocks
buttocks n. • BIG JIMMIES 1999 Sc. sl. - prominent buttocks; a large backside
buttocks n. • BIMBO 1950s UK schoolchildren's usage - the bottom, the backside
buttocks n. • BOFF 1989 UK sl. - the buttocks, the backside
buttocks n. • BOONGY BUNGEE 20C W. Indies - the buttocks, the posterior
buttocks n. • BOUNGIE BUNGEE 20C W. Indies - the buttocks, the posterior
buttocks n. • BOX 1950s African-American sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • BOZACK 2002 US sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • BRANDY 1960s UK homosexual sl. - the buttocks, the backside
buttocks n. • COFFEE GRAINS 1970 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • COW 1970 Amer. dial. euphemism - the buttocks
buttocks n. • CREEK c1300 - the cleft between the buttocks
buttocks n. • CROUP c1475 humorous usage - the buttocks, the posteriors
buttocks n. • CROUPON c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the buttocks or posteriors; the hinder part of a thing
buttocks n. • CRUPPER 1594 - the buttocks
buttocks n. • CULE c1220 obs. - the rump; a buttock
buttocks n. • CULES c1220 obs. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • CUSHION 1966 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • DIFFIERENTIAL Bk1971 US students' sl. - one's posterior
buttocks n. • FANNIE  • FANNY 1919 US sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • FANNYOLO 1937 US sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • FUD 1722 chiefly Sc. - the buttocks, the bottom
buttocks n. • FUNDAMENT c1325 arch.  - the buttocks, the backside
buttocks n. • JACKSIE 20C Aust. sl. - the backside, the bum
buttocks n. • JUNK IN THE TRUNK 1992 sl., orig. & chiefly US - curvaceousness of the buttocks, esp. regarded as an attractive feature of a woman
buttocks n. • KHYBER PASS Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - the arse
buttocks n. • MOOT-END 1777 Eng. dial. - the buttocks of a man
buttocks n. • NACHE c1440 obs. - the anus or buttocks of a person
buttocks n. • OIL BAGS Bk1970 US sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • POOP 1611 sl. - the buttocks, the rump; the anus
buttocks n. • PRATY 1567 sl. orig. criminals' usage - the buttocks
buttocks n. • PUSS 1970s homosexual sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • SESS Bk1971 US students' sl. - the posterior
buttocks n. • TAIL BONE 1940s US sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • TOCKS Bk1970 US students' sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • TUSH 1962 sl. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • TWAT 1937 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
buttocks n. • WAZOO 1970s sl. - the buttocks; the anus
buttocks n. • WORKING-MAN'S SMILE 1980s US sl. - the top of the crevice between a man's buttocks, visible when he bends over and the waist of his low-cut trousers is forced downwards
buttocks n. PLASTER OF PARIS 1990s rhyming sl. for 'arris' - the buttocks
buttocks phr. • JUNK IN ONE'S TRUNK  • JUNK IN THE TRUNK 1990s African-American - having large buttocks
buttocks phr. • LIKE TWO FERRETS FIGHTING IN A SACK 20C Aust. sl. - said when looking at a large woman's wobbly bum
buttocks vb. • GAUCHO Bk1970 US high school sl. - to expose one's naked posterior
buttocks vb. • PRESS HAM 1960s US students' sl. - to press a bare buttock against a window in order to shock passers-by; also, to press the genitals against glass where they can be seen
button n. • POMMEL a1425 obs. - a ball; a round knob or button
buy n. • ONIOMANIA Bk1991 - an excessive desire to buy articles of all kinds
buzz vb. • FUZZ 1676 obs. - to buzz
buzz vb. • JUNE  • JUNE AROUND 1893 Amer. dial. - to buzz; to make a humming or rasping sound
bygone adj. • PRETERITE 1340 arch. - occurring or existing previously; past, bygone, former
bygone adj. • PRETERLAPSED 1599 - past, bygone; ended, over with
cabbage n. • CASKET 1870 Eng. dial. - a cabbage stalk
cabbage n. • CAVE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cabbage
cabbage n. • POME 1658 obs. rare - the heart or head of a cabbage, cauliflower, or broccoli
cabbage vb. • POME 1658 obs. - to form a compact head or heart
cabin n. • CREW 1880 Eng. dial. - a hut, a cabin
cabin n. • CRIB 1600 - a small habitation, cabin, hovel; a narrow room
cabin n. • CROO 1570 Sc. - a hovel, hut, or cabin
cabin n. • CRUIVE a1500 Sc. - a hovel, a cabin
cabin n. • CUDDY 1917 nautical usage - the captain's cabin
cable adj. • FUNICULAR 1764 - operated by means of a rope or cable
cable n. • BALONEY Bk1975 US electronic & construction usage - insulated electric cable
cable n. • BOLOGNY Bk1975 US electronic & construction usage - insulated electric cable
cable n. • BOLONEY Bk1975 US electronic & construction usage - insulated electric cable
cable n. • FUNICULAR RAILWAY 1874 - a railway that uses a cable to move carriages up and down a steep incline, as a cliff or mountainside, with the ascending and descending carriages counterbalancing each other
cadge vb. • BLAG 1950s Brit. sl. - to scrounge, to cadge, to deceive, to bamboozle
cadge vb. • BLUDGE 1980s Aust. sl. - to cadge, to scrounge, to shirk, to loaf
cadge vb. • BLUDGE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to cadge
cadge vb. • BOT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to cadge, especially cigarettes and liquor
cadge vb. • FANG 1821 Aust. sl. - to demand money, to cadge, to beg for a loan
cadger person • BLUDGER 1980s Aust. sl. - a cadger, a scrounger; a disreputable or despicable person
cadger person • MOOCHER 1851 Eng. dial. - a pilferer; a loafer; a cadger; a beggar; a hawker
cajole vb. • FUN 1685 rare - to cheat or cajole a person out of something; to deceive, to trick
cajole vb. • SUCK ASS 1940s US sl. - to curry favour; to flatter and cajole
cajole vb. • SWEET-TALK 1936 sl., orig. & chiefly US - to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to cajole, to persuade
cajole vb. • TWEEDLE 1715 - to entice by or as by music; to wheedle, to cajole
cajolery n. • CARNEY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - cajolery, flattery
cajolery n. • MOIDER Bk1905 Eng. dial. - cajolery, blarney
cake n. • JUNKET 1538 obs. - a dainty sweet, cake, or confection; any choice item of food or drink, a delicacy
calamitous adj. • RUTHFUL c1225 obs. - lamentable, piteous; also, dreadful, calamitous
calamitous n. • MURDERATION 1862 Amer. dial. - a calamitous state of affairs; a disaster
calamity n. • HECKAPURDES 1825 Sc. - the state of a person when alarmed by any sudden danger or calamity; a quandary
calamity n. • PIT Bk1970 US students' sl. - a calamity
calamity n. • RUTH c1275 obs. - mischief; calamity; ruin
California n. • LOTUS LAND Bk1968 US students' sl. - California
California person • PRUNE PICKER 1918 Amer. dial. - a Californian
callow person • BUBBLE-GUMMER Bk1966 US students' sl. - a high school student; a callow girl; a young sister
calm adj. • DOWN LOOSE Bk1970 US students' sl. - relaxed, calm, collected, happy-go-lucky; opposite of 'uptight'
calm adj. • IN THE CUT 1990s US street sl. - relaxed; calm; cool
calm down int. • BREEZE! 2000 US sl. - relax! calm down!
calm down vb. • CHILL ONE'S BILLS 2003 UK sl. - to relax, to calm down
calm down vb. • COOL ONE'S CUBES 1968 Amer. dial. - to relax, to take it easy, to calm down
calm down vb. • FAN 1971 US sl. - to calm someone down
calm vb. • BE IN MODERATION 1898 Sc. - to keep calm or cool
calm vb. • CAWMER 1825 Sc. - to quiet, to calm
calumniate vb. • SYCOPHANT 1642 obs. - to slander, to calumniate
calumniate vb. • SYCOPHANTIZE 1636 obs. - to utter malicious accusations; to slander, to calumniate
calumniator person • SYCOPHANT 1548 obs. - an informer, a talebearer, a malicious accuser; a calumniator, a slanderer
calumnious adj. • SYCOPHANTICAL a1566 obs. - calumnious, slanderous
camp vb. • BIVVY;  BIVY 1970s UK sl. - to make camp; to bivouac
campaign n. • PUTSCH 1938 - a sudden or forceful attempt to take control of an organization, business, etc.; a sudden vigorous effort, a vigorous campaign
campaign vb. • POLITIC 1892 - to engage in political activity, esp. in order to strike political bargains or to seek votes; to campaign
campfire n. • BUSH TV 20C Aust. sl. - a campfire
can opener n. • CHUCK KEY Bk1964 US students' sl. - a can opener
Canada person • MUD PUP 1955 Can. sl. - a young Englishman sent to western Canada to learn farming; a student of agriculture
Canada person • PEPSI Bk1971 US students' sl., derisive usage - an English-Canadian
canary n. • RUNT 1675 obs. - a canary more than three years old
cancel vb. • BAG IT Bk1971 US students' sl. - to quit; to cancel; to skip
cancel vb. • BLOW OUT Bk2007 sl. - to cancel, esp. unexpectedly
cancer n. • CANCEROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cancer
cancer n. • CARCINOMATOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cancer
cancer n. • CARCINOMOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cancer
cancer n. • CARCINOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cancer
cancer n. • JIMMY DANCER n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - cancer
candid person • SQUARE SHOOTER 1914 US sl. - an honest and candid person
candid vb. • TELL IT LIKE IT IS 1964 African-American sl. - to be candid and cogent; to tell the truth, even though it be unpleasant
candle n. • SAVE-ALL 1684 US - a pan on a candlestick to save candle ends
candle n. • SWEAL 1878 Eng. dial. - the guttering of a candle
candle vb. • SWEAL 1653 - of a candle: to melt away
cannon n. • CRACK 1487 - a cannon-shot (obs.); a rifle-shot
cannon n. • CRADLE 1497 obs. - the bed or carriage of a cannon
cannon n. • PUTTER 1646 Sc. arch. - a small cannon or petard
cannon vb. • PRICK 1775 US - to tamp powder into a touch hole of a cannon
cannon vb. • SMITE a1475 obs. rare - to fire a cannon
canyon n. • PRONG 1929 Amer. dial. - a branch of a canyon
capable adj. • CRAFTY a1000 rare - skilled, skilful; capable, ingenious, or expert in a specified field or activity
capable adj. • FECKT Bk1900 Eng. dial. - competent, capable, sane
capable adj. • GLITZY Bk1970 US theatre sl. - extremely capable
capable vb. • HIT ON ALL SIX 1920 US sl. - to do well; to do all that one is capable of doing
caper n. • RUSTY 1835 US colloq. - a prank, a caper; an outburst; a display of emotion, energy, etc.
capital punishment vb. • TOP Bk1970 US sl. - to receive capital punishment; to go to the electric chair
caprice n. • CRANK 1848 - an eccentric notion or action; a crotchet, whim, caprice
capsize adj. • CRANK 1704 US - liable to capsize
capsize vb. • CAP-DRAW Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to capsize, to turn somersault
capsize vb. • TURN THE TURTLE 1818 - to turn over, to capsize
captain person • CAPPY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - captain
captain person • SYNKQUATENER 1523 obs. rare - a captain of fifty (from French cinquantenier)
captivated adj. • FLIPPED Bk1964 US students' sl. - entranced, captivated
capture vb. • LUG THE WRONG SOW BY THE EAR 1776 US - to capture the wrong person
capture vb. • PREY 1596 obs. rare - to take or capture by force; to seize as booty
carafe n. • CROFT 1852 - a carafe, a glass water bottle
carbonated n. • AMMONIA 19341 US sl. - carbonated water
cards n. • BOARDS Bk1975 US sl. - playing cards; a deck of playing cards
cards n. • HOLDOUT 1894 US gambling sl. - a playing card sneakily kept from the deck by the dealer
cards n. • MUNSIE 1819 Sc. rare - the knave of a suit in a set of playing cards
cards n. • PUPPY PAWS 1968 Amer. dial. - the suit of clubs
cards n. • PUPPYFOOT 1907 Amer. dial. - the ace of clubs in a deck of playing cards
cards n. • STRIPPERS 1887 US gambling sl. - a deck of fraudulent playing cards from which narrow strips have been trimmed off certain cards; a marked deck
cards n. • WIDOW 1891 sl. - in cardplaying: a spare hand dealt in certain card games
cards person • CARDER 1829 Eng. dial. - a card player
cards person • COLD DECKER 1920 Amer. dial. - a person who uses a stacked deck of cards; a cheat
cards person • WORKMAN M19 sl. - a card-sharp
cards poker n. • BEAN c1900 US sl. - in poker: a poker chip
cards poker n. • BINGLE Bk1975 US sl. - a poker or gambling chip, usually worth 10 cents or 25 cents
cards poker n. • HOLE CARD 1908 US sl. - a card dealt face down in stud poker
cards poker vb. • FADE 1920 sl. - to match the previous bet
cards vb. • BIFF Bk1975 US sl. - to take or win a card or trick in a card game, or a checker, or chess piece
cards vb. • BOX 1920s Aust. & NZ sl. - to make a blunder; to mix something up; to shuffle cards
cards vb. • SHELL OUT vb. 1923 - to take an opponent's money when playing cards or dice (UK sl.)
care n. • CARK 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial. - care, anxiety, sorrow
careless adj. • CASHLICK 1837 Sc. - careless, rash, regardless
caress vb. • MUSH 1919 sl. - to kiss and caress, to cuddle
caress vb. • SMUDGE 1844 rare - to kiss, to caress
caress vb. • SMUG 1813 Eng. dial., rare - to caress, to fondle
caress vb. • SMUGGLE 1679 obs. - to caress, to fondle, to cuddle
caressing adj. • FAWNICATING Bk1900 Eng. dial. - affectionate, caressing, fondling
caressing adj. • FAWNSOME 1851 Eng. dial. - kind, caressing, loving; gently aggressive in manner or desire
careworn adj. • CAREFUL 1866 Sc. - careworn
carnage n. • MURDERING PIECE 1797 obs. rare - a literary or artistic depiction of a scene of carnage
carnival n. • BALLY SHOW Bk1975 US carnival & circus sl. - a carnival sideshow; esp. one having continuous or regularly scheduled performances
carnival n. • BALLY STAND Bk1975 US carnival & circus sl. - the platform in front of a side-show tent on which the barker stands, and on which a free exhibition or a sample of the show may be performed in order to lure spectators inside
carnival n. • BLOW-OUT Bk1975 US carnival usage - a large outdoor crowd
carnival n. • FAG SHOW 1946 US carnival sl. - a carnival show featuring men in women's dress
carnival n. • MUD SHOW 1909 sl. - an exhibition, carnival, performance, etc. held in the open air
carnival person • BLOW-OFF Bk1975 US carnival usage - a pitchman's first customer, who often is given a free item in order to induce further sales
carnival vb. • BALLY Bk1975 US carnival & circus sl. - to attract a crowd to a side-show by describing the show loudly and sensationally, usually on a platform in front of it, as by a barker; to vocally advertise a side-show and urge people to come and see it
carnivorous adj. • CREATOPHAGOUS 1850 obs. rare - flesh-eating; carnivorous
carol n. • CARVEL 1889 Eng. dial. - a carol
carouse n. • WHOOPER-DOOPER 1930 sl. - a carouse; a wild party
carouse vb. • WHOOP IT UP 1884 sl. - to celebrate; to carouse; to have raucous fun4
carousing person • BAT c1915 US sl. - an habitual tippler; one given to carousing
carp vb. • CARB 1825 Sc. - to cavil, to carp, to show dissatisfaction
carpenter person • HEDGE-CARPENTER 1888 Eng. dial. - a rough carpenter
carping adj. • TWITTY a1825 orig. Eng. dial., now rare - touchy, irritable, short-tempered; censorious, carping
carping n. • CARB Bk1898 Sc. - a cavilling, carping, dissatisfaction
carping vb. • EAT CARP-PIE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to submit to another person's carping at one's actions
carriage n. • BABYHUT 1772 US - a badly designed covered carriage
carriage n. • JUMBLE 1674 colloq. - a ride in a carriage, with reference to the shaking experienced
carrion n. • MURRAIN a1382 obs. - the flesh of animals that have died of disease; generally: dead flesh, carrion
carrot n. • GARRIT Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a carrot
carry n. • PRETERVECTION 1699 obs. rare - a carrying something past a place
carry vb. • CARR 1816 Eng. dial. - to carry
carry vb. • FURE 1487 Sc., obs. - to bear, to carry
cart n. • CROWD-WAIN c1330 obs. - a wheelbarrow, a hand cart
cart person • CHRISTIAN PONY M19 Can sl. - a handcart man
cartful n. • PUTTFUL 1447 obs. - a cartful
carve vb. • SHEAR vb. c1330 - to carve meat at table (obs.)
cash box n. • BENNY HILL 1990s UK rhyming sl. - a till or cash box
cash n. • CATER  • CATTER 1790 Sc. - money, cash
cashier person • CAKE-CUTTER 1930s US circus sl. - a cashier or other person who gives short change
casino n. • POKIE BANDIT 1960s Aust. sl. - an electronic poker machine, used in casinos
casino person • STICK 1940s US gambling sl. - a casino croupier
cask n. • CAG 1653 US - a small cask
cask n. • FUST 1481 obs. - a wine cask
cast aside adj. • BLOWN OUT Bk2007 sl. - rejected, cast aside, expelled
cast down adj. • CRESTFALLEN 1589 - cast down in confident, spirits, or courage; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
cast off adj. • SHEDDED adj. 1818 - cast off, fallen (rare)
cast vb. • CUCK 1787 Eng. dial. - to throw, to cast, to chuck
cast vb. • FUNK 1804 Sc. - to throw, toss, or cast something, esp. forcibly and swiftly
castigate vb. • SWINGE 1560 obs. - to chastise, to castigate
castrate person • LIBBER 1825 Sc. - one who castrates; a gelder
castrate person • LIBSTER 1825 Sc. - a castrator
castrate vb. • CLAMP 1965 Amer. dial. - to castrate a young animal by means of a clamp or rubber band
castrate vb. • CLIP 1949 Amer. dial. euphemism - to castrate
castrate vb. • CRIMP 1967 Amer. dial. - to castrate or sterilize an animal
castrate vb. • KNACKER M19 Aust. sl. - to castrate
castrate vb. • SWIG 1663 - to castrate a ram by tying the scrotum tightly with a string
castrate vb. • TWITCH 1798 obs. - to castrate an animal by means of a cord looped over the testicles and drawn tight
castrated adj. • MUTILATED 1598 obs. - castrated
castrated n. • RIG c1475 - an animal that has been imperfectly castrated, or whose genitals are not properly developed; a male animal with only one testicle
castrated n. • RIGGOLD 1410 Eng. dial., rare - an animal that has been imperfectly castrated, or whose genitals are not properly developed, esp. a male animal
castrated n. • RIGGOT 1559 Eng. dial., rare - an animal that has been imperfectly castrated, or whose genitals are not properly developed, esp. a male animal
castration n. • MUTILATION 1728 obs. rare - castration
casual vb. • TOSS OFF 1874 US sl. - to do something easily and casually
cat n. • AELUROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cats
cat n. • AILUROMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal love of cats
cat n. • AILUROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cats
cat n. • CARL-CAT 1671 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a tomcat
cat n. • CARLIN-CAT Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a female cat
cat n. • CAT'S-WHELP Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a kitten
cat n. • COAT O' JOSEPH 1969 Amer. dial. - a cat with fur of mixed colours
cat n. • ELUROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cats
cat n. • FELINOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cats
cat n. • GALEOPHILIA Bk1991 - an excessive fondness for cats
cat n. • GATOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cats
cat n. • MURICIDE 1857 rare - a killer of mice or rats; specifically, a cat or dog
cat n. • MUSTACHOES 1605 obs. - the whiskers of a cat
cat n. • PUSSENS 1866 colloq. - a cat; a term of endearment for a cat
cat n. • PUSSUMS 1912 colloq. - a term of endearment for a cat or a woman
cat n. • PUSSY 1699 - a cat 
cat n. • PUSSY-BAUDRONS 1894 Sc. - a cat
cat n. • PUSSYCAT 1698 colloq. - a cat
cat n. • SMELLER 1665 - one of the whiskers of a cat
cat n. • SMOKE 1893 - a Persian cat of a deep cinder-colour, with a white undercoat
cat n. • SMOKY 1898 - a smoke or smoke-blue cat
cat person • AELUROPHILE Bk1991 - a lover of cats
cat person • AILUROPHILE Bk1991 - a lover of cats
cat person • FELINOPHILE Bk1991 - a lover of cats
cat person • PHILOFELIST Bk1991 - a lover of cats
cat person • PHILOGALIST Bk1991 - a lover of cats
cat person • PUSSOMANIAC 1890 obs. - a person with a mania for cats
cat person • PUSSOPHILIST 1891 obs. - a cat lover
cat vb. • CATE 1825 Sc. - of cats: to desire the male or female
cat vb. • MURR 1807 Sc. rare - of a cat: to purr
cat vb. • PUSSY 1919 - to act like a cat; to pussyfoot
catapult n. • CATTIE  • CATTY L19 UK juvenile usage - a catapult
catapult n. • GING 20C Aust. sl. - a shanghai, a hand-held catapult
cataract n. • PEARL 1796 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a cataract in the eye
catastrophe n. • BLUE RUIN Bk1975 US sl. - a catastrophe; complete ruin, failure, or disgrace
catastrophe n. • LEEKAM 1929 Sc. - a bad end or result; a catastrophe; a dismal failure
catch vb. • CAPPER 1825 Sc. - to catch, to seize, to lay hold of; to capture a ship
catch vb. • NIBBLE 17C sl. - to catch, to take
catching adj. • LATCHING  1790 Eng. dial. - infectious, contagious, catching
caterpillar n. • FURRY 1598 obs. - a hairy caterpillar
Catholic adj. • PONTIFICIAN 1612 obs. - supporting the Pope or the papacy; Roman Catholic
Catholic n. • AQUARIUM Bk1975 US Army & students' sl. - a Roman Catholic rectory, priest' house, or chaplain's quarters
Catholic n. • SCARLET WHORE 1689 US - the Catholic Church
Catholic person • CRAW-THUMPER 1786 sl. - a person who beats his breast at confession; a Roman Catholic devotee
Catholic person • CROSS-BACK 1964 Amer. dial., usually derogatory - a Roman Catholic
Catholic person • CROSSER 1966 Amer. dial. - a Roman Catholic
Catholic person • JUMPER 1906 Irish English - a convert from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism
Catholic person • MACKEREL-SNATCHER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a Roman Catholic
Catholic person • MUMBLE-MATINS 1560 obs. rare - a Roman Catholic priest
Catholic person • PONTIFICAL 1832 - a supporter of the Pope or the papacy; a Roman Catholic
Catholic vb. • SNAP MACKEREL 1968 Amer. dial. - to observe the Catholic tradition of eating fish on Friday
cattiness n. • PUSSYCAT 1911 obs. rare - cattiness, spitefulness
cattle n. • COMPANION COW 1950 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • COW CRITTER 1859 Amer. dial. euphemism - a bull
cattle n. • COW KINE 1970 Amer. dial. - cattle
cattle n. • COW TOPPER 1939 Amer. dial. euphemism - a bull
cattle n. • COWBRUTE 1923 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • COW'S BROTHER 1966 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • COW'S GENTLEMAN FRIEND 1966 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • COW'S HUSBAND 1942 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • CRITTER 1892 Amer. dial. euphemism - a bull
cattle n. • CROSS CRITTER 1892 Amer. dial. euphemism - a bull
cattle n. • CUB 1548 chiefly Eng. dial. - a stall, pen, or shed for cattle
cattle n. • FULYIE c1480 Sc. rare - excrement; dropping of cattle or sheep; manure
cattle n. • JOCK 1949 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • JOHNNY COW 1969 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • JUMPER 1950 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • JUMPER BULL 1984 Amer. dial. - a bull
cattle n. • MODDY-CALF Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a young calf
cattle n. • SMITHFIELD 1647 - a cattle market; a meat market
cattle n. • TAUROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of bulls
cattle person • FIELD DRIVER 1736 US - a person who kept stray cattle from roads and highways
cattle person • GULLYRAKER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a cattle thief
cattle person • OVERLANDER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a stockman who herds cattle over vast distances
cattle person PLANTER L19 Aust. sl. - a person who steals and then hides cattle
cattle vb. • COWPUNCH 1881 Amer. dial. - to herd cattle
cauliflower n. • CURLY FLOWER 1909 Amer. dial. - the cauliflower
cauliflower n. • POME 1658 obs. rare - the heart or head of a cabbage, cauliflower, or broccoli
cause n. • CASION 1824 Eng. dial. - occasion, need, cause, necessity
caution adj. • PUSSYFOOT 1899 rare - characterized by excessive caution or hesitation; non-committal, evasive; also, carried out in an underhand manner; stealthy, furtive, sly
caution n. • PUSSYFOOTISM 1916 rare - excessive caution or hesitation; evasiveness; lack of commitment or resolve
caution vb. • PUSSYFOOT 1910 - to speak or act with excessive caution; to behave in a hesitant, non-committal, or evasive manner
cautious adj. • PUSSY-FOOTED 1893 - light-footed; also, excessively cautious or hesitant; non-committal, evasive
cautious adj. • PUSSYFOOTING 1926 - evasive, non-committal; excessively cautious or hesitant
cautious adj. • UPON THE RESERVE 1744 US - cautious in personal behaviour
cautious person • PUSSYFOOT 1907 rare – a person who acts evasively, non-committally, or in an excessively cautious or hesitant manner; also, a person who behaves in an underhand manner; someone who proceeds stealthily or furtively
cautious person • PUSSYFOOTER 1913 - a person who acts evasively, non-committally, or in an excessively cautious or hesitant manner
cave adj. • CRYPTIC 1617 obs. rare - relating to a cave or grotto
cave n. • CROFT a1000 rare - an underground vault, a crypt; also, a cave, a cavern
cave n. • CRYPT a1475 rare - a cave, cavern, or grotto
cave n. • CUNICLE 1657 obs. rare - a hole, cave, or passage under ground
cave n. • SHELLERY n. 1737 - a grotto (depreciative)
cave n. • SHELL-HOUSE n. c1660 - a grotto (obs.)
cavil vb. • CARB 1825 Sc. - to cavil, to carp, to show dissatisfaction
cavilling n. • CARB Bk1898 Sc. - a cavilling, carping, dissatisfaction
caw n. • CROCATION 1656 obs. - the cawing of crows or ravens
caw n. • CROCITATION 1656 obs. - the cawing of crows or ravens
caw vb. • CRAW a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to caw; said of crows or rooks
caw vb. • CROCITATE 1623 obs. rare - to croak or caw, as a raven
cease n. • PRETERMISSION 1677 obs. - a ceasing to do something for a time; discontinuation
cease vb. • LEAN 1725 Sc. obs. - to cease, to desist, to pause
cease vb. • SWIKE c897 obs. - to cease, to leave off
celebrate vb. • JUNKET 1607 obs. - to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking
celebrate vb. • WHOOP IT UP 1884 sl. - to celebrate; to carouse; to have raucous fun
celebration n. • HOOP-A-DOOP 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
celebration n. • HOOP-DE-DOO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
celebration n. • HOOPTY-DOO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
celebration n. • JUMP-UP 1948 Caribbean usage - a party or celebration characterized by lively dancing
celebration n. • JUNKET a1500 - a feast, a banquet; a festive gathering or celebration
celebration n. • THE BIG CACK 1994 Aust. sl. - a wild celebration; an enjoyable experience
celebration n. • WHINGDING 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
celebration n. • WHOOP-DE-DO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
celebration n. • WHOOP-DE-DOODLE 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
celebration n. • WINGDING 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
celebration n. • WINGDINGER 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
celibate person • WRETCH 1980s US college sl. - an involuntary celibate, someone unable to find a sexual partner despite their best efforts
Celt n. • CELTOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense dislike of Celts
cement n. • STICKUM 1909 US sl. - glue; paste; cement
cemetery n. • TAPHOPHILIA Bk1991 - an abnormal love for funerals, graves, and cemeteries
censor person • SMUTHOUND. 1927 colloq. - a person who seeks to censor or suppress indecent or obscene language, esp. in literature; someone who is hunting for smut
censorious adj. • TWITTISH 1939 chiefly UK, rare - critical, censorious
censorious adj. • TWITTY a1825 orig. Eng. dial., now rare - touchy, irritable, short-tempered; censorious, carping
censorious person • MISERYGUTS 1950s sl. - a depressing, censorious person
censorious person • SHEEP-BITER n. 1589 - a malicious or censorious fellow (obs.)
censorious vb. • FULMINE 1623 rare - to speak out fiercely and censoriously; to rage
censure adj. • CULPABLE 1604 - deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
censure adv. • TWITTINGLY 1638 - by way of censure or reproach, esp. of a light or good-humoured kind; tauntingly, teasingly
censure n. • CRIMINATION 1534 obs. - a charging with a crime or grave offense; severe accusation or censure
censure n. • TWITTING 1565 - a censuring, reproaching, or upbraiding a person, activity, etc., esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; also, a taunt, a jibe
censure person • TWITTER 1598 obs. rare - a person who censures, reproaches, or upbraids someone
censure vb. • CRIMINATE 1645 rare - to censure; to condemn
censure vb. • CRITIZE 1631 obs. - to criticize a person or thing; to censure, to find fault with
censure vb. • CROSSBITE 1571 obs. - to attack or censure bitingly or bitterly
censure vb. • FULMINATE 1687 - to censure, to condemn; to denounce vehemently
censure vb. • TWIT 1530 - to censure, reproach, or upbraid a person, esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; to find fault with; to blame; to taunt
censure vb. • TWIT 1543 rare - to express disapproval of an action, conduct, etc., esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; to criticize, to censure; to ridicule
censure vb. • TWIT IN THE TEETH 1530 obs. - to censure, reproach, or upbraid a person; to tease, to taunt
censured n. • CAVIAR(E) L19 sl. - a passage of printed text that has been erased by a censor
censurer person • JUSTICER 1609 - a critic, a censurer; a person who passes critical judgement
cent n. • CHITNEY  • GITNEY  • JITNEY  • JITTANY 1903 Amer. dial. - a five-cent piece
cent n. • COPPERHEAD 1968 Amer. dial. - a cent
cent n. • JIT 1914 Amer. dial. - a five-cent piece
cent n. • TER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a quarter, 25 cents
cent n. • THIN DIME 1918 US sl. - a dime; ten cents
centipede n. • TWENTY-FOOT WORM 19C - a centipede
century n. • JUBILEE 1643 obs. - a period of fifty years, half a century
cereal n. • BIRDSEED Bk1975 US sl. - any dry, packaged breakfast cereal
ceremonial adj. • POMPAL 1616 rare - characterized by pomp; ceremonial, stately; splendid, showy
ceremony n. • JUSTMENTS 1648 obs. - due ceremonies or formalities, esp. funeral rites
ceremony n. • MUMMERY 1549 depreciative usage - ridiculous ceremony; extravagant costume or other paraphernalia associated with or worthy of such ceremony
ceremony n. • MUMMING 1528 depreciative usage, obs. - ridiculous or elaborate ceremony; play-acting, pretense, meaningless show
certain adj. • COLD 1915 Amer. dial. - plain, clear; certain
certain adj. • SURE AS GOD MADE LITTLE GREEN APPLES 1940s US sl. - certain; definite
certain adj. • SURE AS SHOOTING 1847 US sl. - certain; definite
certain adj. • SURE AS YOU'RE A FOOT HIGH 1930s US sl. - certain; definite
certainly adv. • SURE AS FUCK 1980s US sl. - surely; certainly
certainly phr. • AND NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT E19 - certainly, without any doubt
certainly phr. • AND NO MISTAKE E19 - certainly, without any doubt
certainly phr. • MAKE NO MISTAKE E19 - certainly, without any doubt
certainty int. • FUCKING A! 1964 - an exclamation of approval, agreement, certainty, or excitement
certainty n. • FUZZY 1950s US gambling sl. - a certainty, esp. a horse sure to win
certainty n. • PUSH-IN 1948 US sl., rare - a certainty
certainty n. • PUSH-IN 1948 US sl., rare - a certainty
cgarette n. • SHEET n. 1931 - a cigarette paper (US criminals' sl.)
chair n. • SWING-CHAIR 1833 - a rocking-chair
chairman person • CHRISTIAN PONY L18 sl. - a chairman of a meeting
chalk n. • CRAY a1400 obs. - chalk
chalk n. • CRAYON 1967 Amer. dial. - a piece of blackboard chalk
challenge n. • PUSH 1883 colloq. - something requiring prolonged exertion of effort, a struggle; a challenge
challenge n. • PUSH 1883 colloq. - something requiring the prolonged exertion of effort, a struggle; a challenge
challenge phr. • PUT UP YOUR DOOKS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a challenge to a fist fight
challenge vb. • CAP Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to challenge to competition, to overcome
challenge vb. • FRONT Bk1970 US high school sl. - to challenge, to question
challenge vb. • FUTZ AROUND 1932 US sl. - to defy or challenge; to provoke
challenge vb. • HAVE SOMEONE ON 1940s sl. - to accept a challenge; to prepare oneself to fight
challenge vb. • THROW ONE'S HAT IN THE RING 1917 US sl. - to issue a challenge, esp. to announce one's candidacy in an election, for an appointment, etc.
chamber pot n. • COMMODE 1950 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • CURTSY MUG 1967 Amer. dial. euphemism - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • HONEY BUCKET 1931 Can. sl. - a chamber pot or other container for excrement
chamber pot n. • JIM-JOHN 1967 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • JIMMY-JOHN 1967 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • JOHN 1970 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • JOHNNY POT 1966 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • JUDY POT 1967 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
chamber pot n. • MINGO 1775 US - a chamber pot
chamberlain person • CUBICULAR c1425 chiefly Sc., obs. - an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain
chamberlain person • CUBICULARY a1382 obs. - an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain
champion person • WORLD-BEATER 1893 sl. - a very effective person; a winner; a champion
chance adj. • NOT A FART'S CHANCE IN A WHIRLWIND 2001 US sl. - no chance at all
chance adj. • NOT A FART'S CHANCE IN A WINDSTORM 1950 US sl. - no chance at all
chance int. • FAT SHOW! 1972 NZ sl. - no chance at all!
chance n. • BEE'S DICK OF A CHANCE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the smallest possible chance
chance n. • CAVEL  • KAVEL 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - fate, destiny, chance
chance n. • FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP 1924 Aust. sl. - an equitable opportunity; a reasonable chance
chance n. • MUMCHANCE 1579 Eng. dial. rare - a chance, a hazardous venture
chance n. • WHOP 1980s sl. - a try or chance
chance phr. • AS MUCH CHANCE AS A FART IN A WINDSTORM 20C Can. - no chance whatsoever
chance phr. • AS MUCH CHANCE AS A SNOWBALL IN HELL 19C - no chance whatsoever
chance phr. • AS MUCH CHANCE AS PUSHING SHIT UPHILL WITH A RUBBER FORK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - no chance at all
chance phr. • CHURCH IS OUT 1966 Amer. dial. - something is over or finished; a chance is gone
chance phr. • NOT HAVE AN EARTHLY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - has no chance; has no idea about a subject
chance vb. • TAKE A FLYER 1885 US sl. - to take an ambitious gamble; to take a risky chance or chancy risk, esp. financially
chance vb. • TAKE A PUNT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to take a chance
chance vb. • WAIT FOR A LAY Bk1902 Sc. - to wait for a chance or opportunity
chandelier n. • GASOLIERY 1790 Sc. - a chandelier
change adj. • MUTABLE a1425 - subject to change or alteration
change adj. • MUTATIVE 1720 - relating to change or mutation
change adj. • MUTATIVE 1818 obs. rare - given to change; changeable
change n. • CUTOVER 1947 Amer. dial. - a conversion or change to a different system
change n. • MUTABILITY a1425 chiefly literary & poetic usage - disposition to change; variableness, inconstancy, fickleness
change n. • MUTABLES 1652 obs. rare - things capable of change
change n. • MUTATOR 1632 rare - a person who changes; something which effects a change
change n. • THE MUTABLE 1850 - that which is liable to change
change n. • TURNCOAT 1567 obs. - anything that changes in appearance or colour
change n. • TWERK 1940 colloq., chiefly US - a change, usually minor, or variation, esp. of an odd or negative type; a twist
change n. • TWIST 1798 - a change of circumstances
change person • MUTATOR 1632 rare - a person who changes; something which effects a change
change vb. • MUTATE 1796 obs. rare - to change, to transform
change vb. • SMASH 1819 cant - to give change for a guinea, note, or other money
change vb. • TURKEN 1575 obs. - to alter the form or appearance of; to change, to modify
change vb. • TWIDDLE 1980s US computing sl. - to change something in a small way
changeable adj. • CAZZELTY 1873 Eng. dial. - precarious, risky, uncertain; unreliable, fickle, changeable
changeable adj. • MULTIVOLENT 1656 obs. - having many different desires, wishes, etc.; changeable, fickle, vacillating
changeable adj. • MUTAL a1561 obs. rare - changeable
changeable n. • MUTABLENESS 1481 rare - changeableness
changeable n. • MUTATION a1542 obs. - changeableness, fickleness; inconstancy of character
changeable vb. • CATCH UP Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be changeable
changing adj. • MUTATORY 1890 rare - changing, mutable, variable
channel n. • RIGGOT 1746 rare - a channel or drain made in the surface of the ground; a gutter, a rain-spout
chaos adj. • ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MAD WOMAN'S BREAKFAST Bk1999 Aust. sl. - in a state of chaos
chaos adv. • ALL OVER THE BALLPARK Bk2007 US sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
chaos adv. • ALL OVER THE LOT adj./adv. Bk2007 US sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
chaos adv. • ALL OVER THE SHOP 19C UK sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
chaos adv. • ALL OVER THE SHOW Bk2007 UK sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
chaos n. • STEW 1806 US sl. - confusion; chaos
chaos person • RED-NECK Bk1967 US students' sl. - a hell-raiser; a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour
chaotic adj. • JUMBLY 1864 - confused, chaotic, in a jumble
chaotic adj. • JUNGLY 1980s UK society sl. - disorganized, chaotic, less then smart
chap n. • CREPATURE 1582 obs. - a wound, crack, or chap in the skin
chapel n. • WORKUS M19 derogatory - a Methodist chapel
chaperon person • ALARM CLOCK c1920 US students' sl. - a chaperon
chaperon person • BIRD DOG c1935 US sl. - a chaperon at a school dance
chaperon person • SHEEP-DOG n. 1897 - a chaperon
chapped adj. • SPREATHED 1825 Eng. dial. - of skin: cracked, rough, or sore, as a result of exposure to cold or damp; chapped
characteristic adj. • POLYCHARACTERISTIC 1706 obs. rare - having many differing characteristics
characteristic n. • THUMBPRINT 1951 US theatrical usage - what is characteristic and individual about one's personality, work, etc.; one's seal or cachet
charcoal n. • SMALL COAL 1591 obs. - charcoal
charge n. • BEEF Bk1970 US sl. - a criminal charge
charge n. • WALLPAPER CHARGES 1990s sl. - many counts filed against a defendant, to make sure of some sort of conviction
charge vb. • CRIMINATE 1646 rare - to accuse of or charge with a crime; to denounce
charged adj. • CRIMINATE a1591 obs. - accused; charged with a crime
charitable adj. • AMUS 1898 Sc. - kindly, charitable
charm n. • JOMO 1935 Amer. dial. - an amulet,  charm, or spell
charm n. • JUJU 1894 - an object of any kind superstitiously venerated by West African native peoples, and used as a charm, amulet, or means of protection; also, the supernatural or magical power attributed to such objects
charm n. • JYNX 1693 - a charm or spell
charm n. • PROJECT 1884 Amer. dial. - a magic charm
charming adj. • SNATCHING 1909 Amer. dial. - attractive; charming
charming adj. • SONSY 1852 Amer. dial. - cute, charming; lively, healthy
charming phr. • FACE MADE OF A FIDDLE 1762 sl. - used to describe someone who is irresistibly charming
charwoman person • PUTZFRAU 1906 - in Germany: a woman employed to do domestic work; a cleaner, a charwoman
chaste adj. • LEAL 1745 Sc. - of a woman: chaste, pure, unsullied
chastise person • HECKLER 1824 Sc. - a good fighter; one who chastises
chastise vb. • BOLLOCK E20 UK sl. - to chastise, to scold severely, to dress down
chastise vb. • CATECHIZE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to scold, to reprimand; to punish, to chastise
chastise vb. • CAWK 1889 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat, to chastise
chastise vb. • FEASE 1870 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise
chastise vb. • FEATHER Bk1900 Sc. - to beat, to chastise
chastise vb. • MURDER 1839 colloq. - to chastise or punish severely; to reprimand violently
chastise vb. • SWINGE 1560 obs. - to chastise, to castigate
chastisement n. • BOLLOCKING 1987 UK sl. - a severe telling-off, chastisement, a dressing-down
chastisement n. • LEATHERS Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a thrashing, chastisement
chastising n. • BACKSIDING 1997 Black British sl. - chastising, denigrating, punishing
chat adj. • TWITTERING 1827 - talking rapidly or volubly; chattering, gossiping
chat adj. • TWITTLE-TWATTLE 1556 obs. - full of or given to idle or frivolous talk or chatter; gossipy, chatty; also, nonsensical, ridiculous
chat adj. • TWIT-TWAT 1665 obs. - addicted to chatter, gossiping; characterized by frivolous or nonsensical talk
chat n. • CHINWAG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a chat or gossip
chat n. • PRIBBLE AND PRABBLE 1603 - a petty or pointless dispute, a squabble; trivial or nonsensical speech or writing; a squabbling, a quarrelling; idle chit-chat
chat n. • PRIBBLE-PRABBLE 1595 chiefly Eng. dial. - a petty or pointless dispute, a squabble; trivial or nonsensical speech or writing; a squabbling, a quarrelling; idle chit-chat
chat n. • TWATTLE a1639 - idle talk, chatter, babble
chat n. LATITAT 1825 Eng. dial. - a noise, a scolding; idle talk, chatter
chat person • POL 1940s UK prison sl. - a talkative person; a chatterer or gossip
chat person • TWITTERER 1895 - a person who talks at length or in an idle or trivial manner; a chatterer, a prattler
chat vb. • BAT ONE'S GUMS World War II US sl. - to converse; to talk idly but volubly; to chat
chat vb. • CRAP 1940 sl., orig. US - to talk aimlessly, pointlessly, or at tedious length; to chatter, to drivel
chat vb. • CROSS-JAW 1946 Amer. dial. - to chatter; to palaver; used chiefly of women
chat vb. • FAN 1901 US sl. - to converse, to chat, usually about sport
chat vb. • HOCK 1940s US sl. - to pester, to nag; to chatter incessantly
chat vb. • POLL-PARROT 1865 - to chatter like a parrot; to talk incessantly or inconsequentially; to prattle; also, to repeat words or phrases without apparent understanding or thought
chat vb. • SMATTER a1450 obs. - to talk ignorantly or superficially of something, to prate, to chatter
chat vb. • TWATTLE 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to talk idly or trivially; to chatter, to babble, to tattle, to prate
chat vb. • TWITTER 1630 - to talk in a rapid, tremulous voice; to chatter; also, to sing in a manner likened to that of a bird
chat vb. • WOOF 1934 African-American sl. - to talk idly; to chatter meaninglessly
chatter adj. • TWATTLING 1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - chattering, babbling, prating
chatter n. • TWATTLING 1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - idle talking, chattering
chatter vb. • GASH 1773 Sc. - to talk freely or loquaciously; to converse, to chatter, to prattle
chatterbox person • TWATTLE-BASKET 1688 - a chatterbox
chatterer person • TWATTLER 1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a chatterer, a babbler, a tattler
chattering adj. • POLL-PARROTY 1837 rare - loud and raucous, like a parrot; talkative, chattering
cheap adj. • CHEAP AS CHIPS 20C Aust. sl. - inexpensive
cheap adj. • JITNEY 1916 Amer. dial. - cheap, shoddy
cheap adj. • TATTY 1933 US sl. - inferior; cheap; shoddy
cheap adj. • TWO-CENT 1899 US - cheap, petty, worthless
cheap n. • BORAX 1920s US furniture business usage - cheap or inferior material; shoddy merchandise
cheapest adj. • AT THE BEST HAND 1739 US - cheapest
cheat n. • CROSSBITE 1591 obs. - a cheat, trick, swindle, deception
cheat n. • JUGGLE  1664 - a trick or act of skill performed by legerdemain; a conjurer's trick, esp. one claiming to be done by magic or occult influence; hence, an act of deception, an imposture, cheat, fraud
cheat n. • JUNT 1608 obs. - a trick, cheat
cheat person • CEAGUE 1895 Eng. dial. - a cheat, a deceiver, a rogue
cheat person • CLINKER 1905 Amer. dial. rare - a cheat
cheat person • COLD DECKER 1920 Amer. dial. - a person who uses a stacked deck of cards; a cheat
cheat person • CRIB 1856 Amer. dial. - a person who cheats in an examination; something used to cheat in an examination
cheat person • CROSSBITER 1592 obs. - a cheat, a swindler
cheat person • HORSEMAN Bk1970 US students' sl. - an habitual cheater, or 'rider ' of other students during examinations
cheat person • JOCKEY 1770 US - a cheat
cheat person • LANT Bk1902 Sc. - a cheat
cheat person • LOSEL 1362 arch. - a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat; a ragamuffin, a ne'er-do-well  
cheat person • PRESTIGIATOR 1595 obs. - a deceiver, a cheat
cheat person • PRIG 18C sl. - a cheat
cheat person • XEROX Bk1970 US students' sl. - a person who cheats on a test
cheat phr. • HE COULDN'T LIE STRAIGHT IN BED Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of a compulsive liar, swindler, or cheat
cheat vb. • CHEW DOWN 1930s US sl. - to cheat financially
cheat vb. • COHOGLE 1829 Amer. dial. - to hoodwink, to dupe, to cheat, to bamboozle
cheat vb. • COLD-DECK vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to cheat
cheat vb. • CONNYSWAGGLE 1912 Amer. dial. - to cheat, to dupe
cheat vb. • CRAB 1970 Amer. dial. - to cheat in school exams
cheat vb. • CRIB 1748 - to cheat on a school examination
cheat vb. • CROCK 1966 Amer. dial. - to cheat
cheat vb. • CROOK 1841 US sl. - to cheat; to steal
cheat vb. • CROSSBITE c1555 obs. - to bite the biter; to cheat in return; to cheat by outwitting; to 'take in', to gull, to deceive
cheat vb. • CUCKOLD 1644 obs. - to cheat, to trick
cheat vb. • CULLY 1676 obs. - to make a fool of, to deceive, to cheat, to take in
cheat vb. • DOG to cheat someone 1967 Amer. dial.
cheat vb. • FAKE c1838 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
cheat vb. • FAKE OUT 1967 US college sl. - to cheat on an exam
cheat vb. • FAKE THE DUCK 1890 sl. - to adulterate drink; to cheat; to swindle
cheat vb. • FAKE UP 1874 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
cheat vb. • FUB 1600 - to cheat, to impose upon, to put off deceitfully
cheat vb. • FUCK 1866 sl. - to cheat; to deceive, to betray
cheat vb. • FUDGE Bk2006 US sl. - to cheat, to deceive
cheat vb. • FUGLE 1719 sl. - to cheat, to trick
cheat vb. • FUN 1685 rare - to cheat or cajole a person out of something; to deceive, to trick
cheat vb. • HAVE SOMEONE ON M19 sl. - to tease, to hoax, to engage someone's attention with the longer term intention of deceiving them; to swindle, to cheat
cheat vb. • JINK 1965 Amer. dial. - to afflict with misfortune; to cheat
cheat vb. • JIVE 1928 Amer. dial. - to tease, to put someone on; to mislead, to con; to pretend; to lie, to cheat
cheat vb. • JUGGLE 1528 - to play tricks so as to cheat or deceive; to practice artifice or deceit with
cheat vb. • LEACH Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to cheat, to swindle
cheat vb. • LICK THE WHITE OUT OF ONE'S EYE 1721 Sc. - to cheat, to deceive under the pretense of helping
cheat vb. • MUNGE 1660 obs. rare - to cheat someone
cheat vb. • PLAY FUNNY BUGGERS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to behave in a stupid way; to deceive or cheat
cheat vb. • PLAY FUNNY BUNNIES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to behave in a stupid way; to deceive or cheat
cheat vb. • POLL 1490 rare - to plunder or pillage by excessive taxation; to rob, to fleece, to strip, to cheat
cheat vb. • POOP 1575 obs. - to fool, to deceive, to cheat; to overcome
cheat vb. • RUSH 1875 Brit. sl. - to make a person pay for something, with the implication of overcharging; to defraud or cheat a person out of something
cheat vb. • SCOPE Bk1970 US students' sl. - to cheat
cheat vb. • SHEENY vb. 1894 - to cheat, to overcharge (Aust. sl.)
cheat vb. • SHEG vb. 1943 - to cheat or betray (W. Indies)
cheat vb. • STICK 1699 sl. - to cheat; to swindle, to overcharge
cheat vb. • STIFF 1950 US sl. - to cheat, esp. out of money, fair wages, etc.
cheat vb. • STING 1812 US sl. - to cheat, to swindle, to defraud
cheat vb. • SWIKE c950 - to deceive, to cheat
cheat vb. • TRIM Bk1970 US sl. - to take someone's money by cheating him in gambling
cheat vb. • TWIST 1914 sl. - to cheat, to defraud
cheat vb. • VIC 1960s African-American teen sl. - to cheat
cheated adj. • JINKED 1966 Amer. dial. - cheated, treated dishonestly
cheated adj. • SMUCKED Bk1970 US students' sl. - cheated or treated unfairly
cheated person • CULLY 1664 colloq., rare - a person who is cheated or imposed upon, as by a sharper, strumpet etc.; a dupe, a gull; one who is easily deceived or take in; a silly fellow; a simpleton
cheated vb. • TAKE A HOSING 1940s US sl. - to be cheated or duped; to be unfairly used
cheating adj. • CRIMPING 1699 obs. rare - cheating; dishonest
cheating adj. • JUGGLING 1531 - playing tricks, cheating, deceptive
cheating n. • CUFF-CHEATING 1968 Amer. dial. - cheating in school examinations
cheating n. • CUFFING 1968 Amer. dial. - cheating in school examinations
cheating n. • FAST STUFF 1934 sl. - cheating, swindling
cheating n. • THE TWIST 1933 criminals' sl. - cheating, dishonesty; treachery
check vb. • PUT THE CLAMPERS ON 1906 Amer. dial. - to check, to restrain
checkers vb. • BIFF Bk1975 US sl. - to take or win a card or trick in a card game, or a checker, or chess piece
cheek adj. • POKE-CHEEKED 1843 obs. rare - having baggy cheeks
cheek n. • BRASS NECK Bk2007 UK sl. - cheek, nerve
cheeky adj. • CHIPPY L19 sl. - cheeky, impudent
cheeky adj. • COCKING L17 sl. - impudent, cheeky
cheeky adj. • FACETY 1928 W. Indies & Black British sl. - cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant; excessively bold or feisty
cheeky adj. • FACETY 1942 Black British & W. Indies - cheeky, impudent
cheeky adj. • FACEY 1929 - cheeky, rude, impudent, impertinent; bold  
cheeky adj. • FACEY 1929 W. Indies - cheeky, rude, impudent
cheeky adj. • FAST-MOUTH 1966 W. Indies - cheeky, impertinent
cheeky adj. • PREVIOUS 1920s sl. - forward, cheeky; unacceptable or in poor taste
cheeky adj. • SMART c1400 colloq. - forward, impudent; cheeky, pert
cheeky person • SMART MOUTH 1966 US sl. - an impudent or cheeky person; a person who makes witty comments at another's expense
cheeky phr. • MORE FRONT THAN MYERS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very cheeky or pretentious
cheeky vb. • FAT-MOUTH 1962 sl., orig. African-American - to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk excessively, to boast
cheeky vb. • FAT-MOUTH 1962 sl., orig. African-American - to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk excessively, to boast
cheeky vb. • GAS 1892 Eng. dial. - to be saucy or cheeky
cheer vb. • SPURK 1823 Eng. dial. - to brighten or cheer up; said of persons
cheerful adj. • CANTIE • CANTY 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - pleasant, cheerful; merry, brisk, lively
cheerful adj. • CHIPPY 1900s sl. - cheerful, merry
cheerful adj. • CHIRK 1789 US - in lively spirits, cheerful
cheerful adj. • CHIRRUPY 19C sl. - cheerful
cheerful adj. • CRANKY 1811 Eng. & Amer. dial. - brisk, merry, lively, disposed to exult, high-spirited, cheerful
cheerful adj. • CRANKY 1930 Amer. dial. - high-spirited, cheerful
cheerful adj. • JUCUND 1596 obs. rare - jocund, mirthful, cheerful, merry, blithe, gay, sprightly, light-hearted; pleasant, delightful
cheerful adj. • MOOTH Bk1905 Sc. - cheerful, jovial
cheerful adj. • POLLYANNAISH 1922 - naively cheerful and optimistic; unrealistically happy
cheerful adj. • SMILEY  • SMILY 1970 - smiling; cheerful
cheerfully adv. • CANTY 1856 Sc. - contentedly, merrily, cheerfully
cheerless adj. • MURKY 1830 rare - sullen, cheerless, gloomy; said of a look, a person's demeanour, etc.
cheese adj. • MURLY 1600 Sc. - of cheese: crumbly, friable
cheese adj. • TYROID 1900-13 rare - resembling cheese; cheesy
cheese n. • FURMAGE 1568 obs. rare - cheese
cheese n. • LACLABPHILY. Bk1991 - the collecting of cheese labels
cheese n. • TYROSEMIOPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of Camembert cheese labels
cheque adj. • COLD 1927 Amer. dial. - of a cheque: worthless, fraudulent
cheque n. • BAD PAPER Bk2000 sl. -  a bad cheque
cheque n. • BOOMERANG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a dishonoured cheque
cheque n. • GREGORY PECK Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - a cheque
cheque n. • STIFF 1823 US criminals' sl. - a forged cheque
cheque n. • TOTAL WRECK Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - a cheque
cheque person • KITE FLYER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a person who passes discredited cheques
cheque vb. • WRITE 1960s sl. - to pass dud cheques
cherished n. • PRIDE AND JOY 1918 - a cherished person or thing
cherished n. • SWEETHEART 1942 US sl. - something excellent; a cherished and valuable object
cherished person • PRIDE AND JOY 1918 - a cherished person or thing
cherry n. • COBBLE 1941 Amer. dial. - a peach or cherry seed
chess n. • JUDGE 1523 rare - in chess: a rook
chess person • WOOD-PUSHER 1950s sl. - a chess player, esp. an unskilled one
chess vb. • BIFF Bk1975 US sl. - to take or win a card or trick in a card game, or a checker, or chess piece
chew vb. • CRAUNCH 1632 - to crunch, to chew or bite with a crushing noise
chew vb. • MUMBLE a1350 rare - to eat slowly and ineffectually; to chew tentatively with or as with toothless gums
chew vb. • MUNGE 1770 chiefly Eng. dial. - to eat greedily and noisily; to munch, to chew
chewed adj. • MUMBLED 1839 rare - lightly or partially chewed
child person • PUSILL 1884 obs. - a small or weak person; a child
childbirth n. • PUSH PRESENT 1992 orig. US - a gift given to a woman shortly after she has given birth, typically by her spouse or partner
childish n. • PUSH-PIN 1660 obs. - an activity considered trivial or childish
chill vb. • CREEM 1847 Eng. dial. - to shiver; to cause to shiver, to chill
chilled adj. • FUNDIED 1565 Sc. rare - benumbed with cold; chilled; also, sensitive to cold
chilling n. • FUNDYING 1487 Sc., obs. rare - a chilling or numbing with cold
chilly adj. • CRIMMY 1886 Amer. dial. - cold, chilly
chilly adj. • NIBBLING 1980s US students' sl. - of weather: chilly, slightly cold
chimney adj. • FUMISH 1574 obs. - emitting smoke or vapour; of a chimney: smoky
chimney n. • SMOKER 1883 - a smoky chimney, locomotive, etc.
chimney person • FUMIST 1785 obs. rare - a person who 'cures' smoky chimneys; a chimney doctor
chimney sweep person • SWEEPY 1798 Eng. dial. - a chimney-sweep or his boy
chin adj. • GASH-GABBIT 1813 Sc. - having a long, protruding chin
chin n. • GASH 1828 Sc. - a chin; a projection of the under-jaw
chin n. • GASH 1853 Sc. - of the chin: projecting, protruding
chin n. • GOURD Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - the chin
chin person • GASH-BEARD 1721 Sc. - a person with a long, protruding chin; one with a long, peaked beard
China adj. • CELESTIAL M19 sl. - pert. to Chinese people or culture
china n. • CHEYNEY 17C US - variant of 'china'
China n. • CHINAMANIA Bk1991 - an obsession with China and things Chinese
china n. • SUNBEAM Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a piece of china set out for a meal but not used
China person • JOHN 1855 Amer. dial. - a Chinese person
China person • JOHN CHINAMAN 1834 Amer. dial. - a Chinese person
China person • JOHNNY 1884 Amer. dial. - a Chinese person
China person • NYAM DOG 1940s W. Indies sl. - a Chinese person
China person • PONG 1910 sl., chiefly Aust., usually derogatory & offensive - a Chinese person
chocolate n. • JACULATE 1774 US - chocolate
choice adv. • OF ONE'S OWN SWINGE 1548 obs. - of one's own free choice; of one's own accord; spontaneously
choice phr. • SYDNEY OR THE BUSH 1924 Aust. colloq. - all or nothing
choked adj. • FRUMMAGEMED 1699 cant, obs. - choked, strangled, hanged
choking adj. • CAZZONING Bk1898 Eng. dial. - half choking
choking n. • PNIGOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of choking
cholera n. • CHOLEROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of cholera
chop vb. • SHEAR vb. c1430 - to cut up, to chop fine, to mince (obs.)
chopped adj. • JUNKED 1827 hist. - chopped or cut into pieces
chosen vb. • GET THE GUERNSEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to be chosen or selected for something; to receive recognition
Christmas n. • CRIMBLE 1963 Brit. sl. - Christmas
Christmas n. • CRIMBO 1928 Brit. sl. - Christmas 
chromosome n. • ZOMES Bk1970 US students' sl. - chromosomes
chronicle n. • POLYCHRONICON 1570 obs. rare - a chronicle of many events or periods
chubby adj. • BAFFY Bk1905 Sc. - chubby, fat
chunky adj. • CLOSE-CLAPPED 1960 Amer. dial. - chunky
chunky adj. • JUNKY 1825 - thick, chunky
chunky person • JUNT 1787 Sc. - a squat, chunky person
church n. • CRYING PEWS 1967 Amer. dial. - the seats in the back of a church for children
church n. • ECCLESIOLATRY Bk1991 - an intense devotion to church forms, authority, and traditions
church n. • ECCLESIOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of church
church n. • PATROLATRY Bk1991 - the worship of the Church Fathers
church n. • SPRITUALITY a1450 obs. - the church or its jurisdiction; the spiritual or ecclesiastical realm
church person • CHURCH MOUSE 1966 Amer. dial. - a person who goes to church a lot
church person • CHURCH SLIDER 1967 Amer. dial. - a person who goes to church very seldom, or not at all
church person • MYSTAGOGUE 1656 obs. rare - a person who looks after church relics and shows them
church person • TUTIVILLUS a1500 - a person said to note down the gossip and idle chatter of churchgoers during the service
churchyard n. • MOLE-COUNTRY 1893 Eng. dial. - the churchyard
churlish adj. • CARLISH 1806 Sc. - churlish, rough
churlish adj. • CARLY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - churlish, unmannerly
churlish adj. • FRUMPY 1746 - cross, ill-tempered, irritable, churlish; also, dowdy
churlish adj. • NABAL 1861 chiefly Sc., rare  - surly; ill-natured; stingy; miserly; churlish; narrow-minded 
churlish adj. • NABALITIC  1653 obs. rare - miserly, churlish
churlish adj. • RUSTY c1785 rare - lacking polish or refinement; rough, uncultured; surly, churlish; morose
churlish n. • NABALISM 1853 obs. rare - miserliness, churlishness
cicada n. • CROAKER 1868 - a cricket, a cicada
cicada n. • JULY BEETLE 1965 Amer. dial. - a cicada
cicada n. • JULY FLY 1939 Amer. dial. - a cicada
cider n. • APPLE POMACE 1664 - the residue of apple cider
cider n. • POMACE c1450 obs. rare - cider
cider n. • POMADE c1400 obs. rare - cider; a drink made of apples
cider n. • POMATUM 1657 obs. rare - cider; a drink made from apples
cider n. • POMMAGE 1576 obs. rare - cider
cider n. • WRING-JAW L18 US sl. - rough cider
cigar n. • BRANDOPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of cigar bands
cigar n. • CIGRINOPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of cigar bands
cigar n. • COB 1970 Amer. dial., jocular usage - a cigar
cigar n. • FAT ONE 1999 US sl. - a large cigar
cigar n. • SMOKE 1882 - a cigar or cigarette
cigar n. • SNIPER 1965 Amer. dial. - a cigar or cigarette butt
cigar n. • TWOFER 1911 US sl. - a cheap cigar
cigar person • SNIPE-HUNTER 1882 Amer. dial. - a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street
cigar person • SNIPE-SHOOTER 1891 Amer. dial. - a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street
cigar vb. • SHOOT A SNIPE 1897 Amer. dial. - to pick up a thrown-away cigar or cigarette butt
cigarette n. • BACCY BILLUP 2000 UK playground usage - a cigarette
cigarette n. • BIF  • BIFF 1990s UK sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • BIFTA 1970s playground sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • BLANKET Bk1975 US sl. - a cigarette paper
cigarette n. • BLUNTS 2001 UK sl. - cigarette papers
cigarette n. • BOX 1970s US prison sl. - a carton of cigarettes, the equivalent of $15 in a barter economy
cigarette n. • BROWN Bk2007 UK sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • CANDY Bk1964 US students' sl. - a Menthol cigarette
cigarette n. • CARTOPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of cigarette or chewing gum cards depicting famous people, baseball players, etc.
cigarette n. • CIGAROOT Bk1997 US sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • COFFIN STICK 1968 Amer. dial. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • COWBOY BIBLE 1980 Amer. dial. - a little book of cigarette papers
cigarette n. • COWBOYS Bk1970 US students' sl. - Marlboro cigarettes
cigarette n. • COWGIRLS Bk1970 US students' sl. - Marlboro cigarettes
cigarette n. • FAG-ASH 1970 sl. - cigarette ash
cigarette n. • FIRE Bk1970 US sl. -  a match; a light for a cigarette
cigarette n. • GRET Bk1966 US students' sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • LOOSIE 1948 US colloq. - a cigarette sold individually
cigarette n. • MISS PIGGY 1990s rhyming sl. for 'ciggie' - a cigarette
cigarette n. • NIC FIT 1980s sl. - a stat eof withdrawal or craving for cigarettes
cigarette n. • NIC FIT Bk1971 US students' sl. - a trembling or nervousness brought on by a lack of cigarettes
cigarette n. • PRAYER BOOK 1941 Amer. dial. - a packet of cigarette papers
cigarette n. • PRAYER BOOK M19 US sl. - a pack of rolling papers
cigarette n. • PREMIUMS 1990s US prison sl. - brand-name, commercially produced cigarettes
cigarette n. • PREMIUMS 1990s US prison sl. - commercially produced branded cigarettes
cigarette n. • RET Bk1971 US students' sl. - a cigarette
cigarette n. • SHERM STICK n. 1984 - a plain cigarette or one composed of marijuana, laced with phencyclidine (US drugs culture & African-American sl.)
cigarette n. • SMOKE 1882 - a cigar or cigarette
cigarette n. • SNIPER 1965 Amer. dial. - a cigar or cigarette butt
cigarette n. • SPLIFF 1980s UK prison sl. - a hand-rolled cigarette, a cigarette paper
cigarette n. • STICK OF GAGE 1950s US sl. - a tobacco cigarette; a marijuana cigarette
cigarette person • SNIPE-HUNTER 1882 Amer. dial. - a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street
cigarette person • SNIPE-SHOOTER 1891 Amer. dial. - a person who picks up cigar or cigarette butts from the street
cigarette phr. • FIRE ME UP Bk1970 US sl. - give me a match or a light for my cigarette
cigarette vb. • BLOW ONE UP Bk1975 US prison sl. - to light a cigarette; to begin smoking a fresh cigarette
cigarette vb. • BOG UP Bk2007 UK sl. - to make the end of a cigarette wet and mushy while smoking it
cigarette vb. • BOGART 1969 sl. - to monopolize or fail to pass on a joint or cigarette during communal smoking
cigarette vb. • GRET Bk1966 US students' sl. - to smoke, possess, or procure a cigarette
cigarette vb. • GRETTE Bk1969 US students' sl. - a cigarette
cigarette vb. • GRETTE Bk1970 US students' sl. - to request a cigarette
cigarette vb. • SHOOT A SNIPE 1897 Amer. dial. - to pick up a thrown-away cigar or cigarette butt
cinder n. • CROZZLE 1829 Eng. dial. - a cinder
cinder n. • SMITHY DANDER 1828 chiefly Sc., obs. - a cinder from a forge or smithy
cinder n. • SMITHY SLACK 1813 rare - cinders, iron flakes, and other waste material from a forge
cipher n. • POLYGRAPHY 1593 - a code or cipher; a creating, writing, or deciphering such a code
cipher person • POLYGRAPHER 1588 rare - a person who uses, studies, or invents a code or cipher
circle n. • CRINKLE 1702 obs. - a ring, a circle
circle n. • FAUL Bk1900 Sc. - a circle; a halo round the moon
circuitously adv. • CRINKLEDUM CUM CRANKLEDUM 1660 obs. rare - circuitously; convolutedly
circumcise vb. • SHEAR vb. a1300 - to circumcise (obs.)
circumcised adj. • CLIPPED 1910s US sl. - circumcised
circus n. • BACK YARD Bk1975 circus usage - the performers in a circus, as opposed to the administrative staff
circus n. • BIG RAG Bk1975 US circus usage - the main tent of a circus; the big top
circus n. • BLOOMER Bk1975 US sl., orig. circus usage - a location where, or a day when, business is bad; a poorly attended show or place of business; a business failure
circus person • CAKE-CUTTER 1930s US circus sl. - a cashier or other person who gives short change
city adj. • BOURKE-STREET 1940s Aust. sl. - citified
city adj. • CRACKER-FED 1936 Amer. dial. - urban, living in the city
city n. • NAGAR 1921 Indian English - a town, city, or suburb; a district within a town
city person • CITY BUG 1936 Amer. dial. - a person from the city
city person • CITY JAKE 1966 Amer. dial. - a person from the city
city person • JITTERBUG 1970 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American - a citified person
city person • PUT-ON 1966 Amer. dial. - a citified person
civet n. • MUSK-WEASEL 1835 obs. rare - a civet
civil servant person • MYRMIDON 1776 US - a civil servant who follows orders diligently
civility n. • DEVOIRS 1775 US - an act of civility or respect
civilized adj. • POLICIED 1596 obs. - politically or socially organized; civilized
claim int. • SNOOKSIES! 1956 Amer. dial. - used as a call to claim first choice
claimant person • PRETENDANT 1600 - a claimant, esp. to a throne or other office or honour; a fraudulent claimant; a mere pretender person • PRETENDANT 1600 - a claimant, esp. to a throne or other office or honour; a fraudulent claimant; a mere pretender
claimed adj. • PRETENCED 1425 obs. - alleged, claimed, or professed, esp. falsely; counterfeit, feigned, spurious
claiming adj. • PRETENDANT 1595 - claiming to be somebody or something
clamber vb. • RIG 1570 Eng. dial. - to behave in an immodest or wanton manner; later: to romp, to frolic; to act or play energetically and excitedly; to clamber, to climb about
clamber vb. • SPRACKLE a1796 Sc. - to clamber
clammy adj. • CLITCHY 1816 Amer. dial. - sticky, clammy, glutinous
clandestine n. • CREEP 1960 African-American sl. - a clandestine meeting or mission
clap vb. • SMITE a1398 arch. - to clap one's hands; to strike two or more things together
clarinet n. • BLACKSTICK c1935 US jive usage - a clarinet
clarinet n. • STICK 1920 US jazz musicians' sl. - a clarinet
clash vb. • COLLASH 1908 Amer. dial. - to clash, to collide
clash vb. • SMITE c1275 obs. - to come together in conflict or battle; to clash
clasp n. • TWINE 1602 obs. or rare - an embrace, a clasping
clatter n. • CLATTERWACKING; CLATTERWHACKING 1851 Amer. dial. - a clatter, a racket; noisy talking
clatter vb. • LEEKITIE-LACKITIE 1896 Sc. - to go click-clack, to clatter
claw n. • CROMB; CROME a1400 obs. rare - a claw or talon
claw n. • HECKLER Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a claw
claw vb. • CRAMSE; CRAMZE 1440 obs. - to claw, to scratch
claw vb. • MAKE THE FUR FLY 1814 - to claw; to scratch; to wound severely
claw vb. • RUSK a1525 Sc. obs. - to pluck roughly; to scratch, to claw
clean adj. • CLEANLY 1807 Amer. dial. - clean, free from dirt
clean adj. • CRISP 1814 - short, sharp, decided in manner; also, clean, neat; clearly defined
clean adj. • POLITE 1602 obs. - clean; neat, orderly
clean vb. • GET COUTHED UP Bk1966 US students' sl. - to clean up or dress up one's appearance
clean vb. • RED UP Bk1970 US sl. - to straighten or clean up your room
cleaner person • PUTZFRAU 1906 - in Germany: a woman employed to do domestic work; a cleaner, a charwoman
cleaning n. • MUNDIFYING a1425 obs. - a cleaning or purifying something
cleaning person • LINNEN SISTER Bk1971 US students' sl. - a cleaning woman
cleanse n. • SMEGMATIC 1623 obs. - anything that cleanses
cleanse vb. • LOTE 1547 obs. - to wash, to cleanse, to purify
cleanse vb. • MUNDIFY a1425 rare - to cleanse or purify a thing
cleanse vb. • SPURGE 1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to cleanse or purify a person, the body, etc.; to free from or rid of impurity; to clear of guilt
cleansing adj. • MUNDIFYING 1579 obs. - cleansing
cleansing adj. • MUNDITIAL 1876 obs. rare - relating to cleansing or purification
cleansing adj. • SMECTIC 1676 rare - cleansing, abstersive, detergent
cleansing adj. • SMEGMATIC 1656 obs. - cleansing; abstersive; detergent
cleansing n. • MUNDATION 1633 obs. - a cleansing or washing something; a being cleansed
cleansing n. • MUNDIFICATION a1425 chiefly medicine usage, obs. - a cleansing an ulcer, wound, etc.; a being cleansed
clear adj. • PREST a1382 obs. - clear to the understanding; manifest
clearance n. • SWOOP 1607 obs. rare - a sweeping or clearing away; a clearance
clearance n. • TURN-OUT 1856 - a clearance, an emptying
clematis n. • CINNAMON VINE 1966 Amer. dial. - clematis
clergyman person • BLACK-COAT Bk1975 US sl. - a clergyman
clergyman person • CRAPE-GOWN-MAN 1628 obs. - a clergyman
clergyman person • CRAPE-MAN 1826 obs. - a clergyman
clergyman person • HEDGE-PARSON 1822 Sc. - an uneducated clergyman
clergyman person • SMALL COAL MAN 1673 cant. obs. - a clergyman
clerk person • MUTSUDDY 1683 chiefly Anglo-Indian - an accountant, a clerk, an administrator
clever adj. • FEERIE 1810 Sc. - clever, active, nimble
clever adj. • FLICKY Bk1971 US students' sl. - clever
clever adj. • MART-ALECKY 1889 colloq., orig. US - ostentatiously or smugly clever
clever adj. • PRETTY a1000 - cunning, crafty; later, clever, skilful, able
clever adj. • SMART AS A WHIP 1821 colloq., chiefly US - very sharp or lively; extremely intelligent or clever
clever adj. • SMARTY 1850 - clever, knowing, esp. ostentatiously or smugly so
clever adj. • SMARTY-BOOTS 1962 - overly or obnoxiously clever
clever adj. • SMARTY-PANTS 1932 colloq., orig. US - overly or obnoxiously clever
clever adj. • SMOOTH 1893 colloq., orig. US - excellent; first-rate, superior; clever, 'neat'
clever adj. • SPRAG a1616 rare - smart, clever
clever adj. • WHIPPY Bk1967 US high school sl. - clever, sharp, intelligent, alert, vigorous
clever n. • SMART TALK 1731 - clever, witty, or persuasive talk, esp. of an insincere nature
clever n. • THE SMART 1831 - those who are neat, clever, witty, etc.; smart people or things as a class
clever person • SMART ALEC  • SMART ALECK  • SMART ALICK  • SMART ELICK 1864 colloq., orig. US - a person who is, or wishes to seem clever and knowing, but is regarded as annoyingly smug or obnoxious; a know-all
clever person • SMART APPLE 1940 US colloq. - a person who is or wishes to appear clever or knowledgeable, but is regarded as smug and annoying; a smart alec
clever person • SMARTY-BOOTS 1950 UK colloq. - an overly or obnoxiously clever person; a know-all
clever person • SMARTY-PANTS 1935 colloq., orig. US - an overly or obnoxiously clever person; a know-all
clever person • SOONER 1883 Amer. dial. - a quick, clever, or enterprising person
clever phr. • IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS 1920s - said when something very clever or extremely ingenious has been done
clever vb. • CRACK WISE 1774 obs. - to speak wisely or cleverly
clever vb. • CUT A FAT PIG IN THE HIP 1979 Amer. dial. - to do something clever or noteworthy
clever vb. • SMART-ARSE 1982 sl. - to speak or behave in an ostentatiously or smugly clever manner
cleverly adv. • CUNNINGLY c1385 obs. - with skill, knowledge, or wisdom; wisely, cleverly, knowingly
cleverly adv. • FEERILIE 1825 Sc. - cleverly, actively, nimbly
cleverly adv. • PRETTILY c1450 arch. - in a cunning or clever manner; ingeniously, skilfully
cleverness n. • CUNNINGHEAD c1475 obs. rare - knowingness; skilfulness, skill, cleverness
cleverness n. • CUNNINGNESS a1400 obs. - knowingness; skilfulness, skill, cleverness
cleverness n. • PRETTINESS 1674 obs. - cleverness; amusingness
cleverness n. • SMART-ALECKISM 1886 colloq., orig. US - ostentatious or smug cleverness
cleverness n. • SMART-ALECKRY 1918 colloq., orig. US - ostentatious or smug cleverness
cleverness n. • THE SMARTS 1964 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - intelligence; cleverness, acumen, wits
cliff adj. • RUPESTRIAN 1800 obs. - relating to or involving rocks or cliffs
cliff n. • CREMNOMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal interest in cliffs
climax n. • CROWNER 1815 Amer. dial. - the thing or even in a series which outdoes or is a climax to all those preceding
climax vb. • GET ONE'S COOKIES OFF Bk1970 US high school sl. - to reach a sexual climax
climb vb. • COON IT 1828 Amer. dial. - to crawl, climb, or clamber awkwardly using all four limbs
clip n. • TWISTING 1535 obs. rare - a pruning, a clipping
clip vb. • TWIST 1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to prune, to clip
clock n. • SHEEPS-HEAD CLOCK n. 1872 - a clock having the works exposed to view
clothes coat • SHEEPIE n. 1998 - a sheepskin coat or jacket (UK sl.)
cloud adj. • CRUDDLY 1949 Amer. dial. - of clouds: thick
cloud adj. • CUMULAR 1892 - heap-like; of the nature of cumulus clouds
cloud adj. • CUMULESCENT 1818 - of a cloud: forming into cumulus
cloud adj. • CUMULOUS 1851 - heap-like; of the nature of cumulus clouds
cloud n. • ARABIAN DESERTS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - thin streaky clouds behind others, after rain, a sign of good weather
cloud n. • CARRIER Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small detached cloud floating low and said to betoken rain
cloud n. • CAT'S  HAIR Bk1898 Sc. - streaky clouds called cirrus and cirro-stratus, which have somewhat the appears of hairs streaming from an animal's tail
cloud n. • CAT'S-CRAMMACKS Bk1898 Sc. - streaky clouds called cirrus and cirro-stratus, which have somewhat the appears of hairs streaming from an animal's tail
cloud n. • COURIER BOATS 1966 Amer. dial. - long trailing clouds high in the sky
cloud n. • COW'S TAILS 1968 Amer. dial. - long trailing clouds high in the sky
cloud n. • CURDLED SKY c1930 Amer. dial. - a cloud-filled sky, usually presaging rain
cloud n. • NEPHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of clouds
cloud n. • PUFFBALL 1950 Amer. dial. - a small cloud that comes and goes in summer
cloud n. • SMUR  • SMURR 1907 Sc. & Eng. dial. - mist, cloud
cloud phr. • IT'S A BIT BLACK OVER BILL'S MOTHER'S 20C Eng. dial. - applied to dark clouds looming
cloud vb. • CLABBER 1933 Amer. dial. - to become cloudy
cloud vb. • CLEAN OFF 1968 Amer. dial. - of clouds: to decrease
cloud vb. • CLEANSE UP 1968 Amer. dial. - of clouds: to decrease
cloud vb. • CLOBBER 1933 Amer. dial. - to become cloudy
cloud vb. • PUCKER UP 1939 Amer. dial. - of the sky or weather: to cloud up, to become threatening
cloud vb. • SMUR  • SMURR 1825 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to drizzle; to become foggy or cloudy
cloudy adj. • CLABBER 1940 Amer. dial. - cloudy, threatening to storm
cloudy adj. • CLABBERY 1969 Amer. dial. - cloudy, threatening to storm
cloudy adj. • LOURING 1774 US - cloudy; gloomy
cloudy adj. • SNIBBLING 1927 Amer. dial. - dark, cloudy, rainy
cloudy vb. • COVER UP 1966 Amer. dial. - to become cloudy
clown person • LOON 1619 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a boor, a lout, a clown; an untaught, ill-bred person
clown person • MOOR-POOT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a young person; an ignorant clown
clown person • WHITE-FACE 1890s circus sl. - a clown
clownish person • JOSKIN 1899 Amer. dial. - a clownish fellow; a countryman
clownish person • LOOBY 1377 - a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person; a lazy, hulking fellow; an awkward, stupid, clownish person
club est. • BOTTLE CLUB 1930s US sl. - a social club where members may drink after legal hours
club foot n. • POLT-FOOT 1578 obs. - a club foot
club n. • BOX 20C sl. - a nightclub
club n. • CLIP 1930s sl., orig. US - a club or similar place of entertainment where the customers are deliberately and systematically defrauded under the guise of charging them for their pleasure
club n. • CLIP-DIVE 1930s sl., orig. US - a club or similar place of entertainment where the customers are deliberately and systematically defrauded under the guise of charging them for their pleasure
club n. • CLIP-JOINT 1930s sl., orig. US - a club or similar place of entertainment where the customers are deliberately and systematically defrauded under the guise of charging them for their pleasure
club n. • LEWDER 1802 Sc. - a long, stout, rough stick; a club, a cudgel
club n. • TRAP 1932 US sl. - a night club
club n. • WRINKLE ROOM 1970s homosexual sl. - a bar, a club or that area of a club where older homosexual men gather
clubfoot n. • POMMEL FOOT  • PUMMEL FOOT 1857 - a clubfoot
clubfoot n. • PUMPLEFOOT 1908 Amer. dial. - a clubfoot
club-footed adj. • POLT-FOOT 1589 obs. - club-footed
club-footed adj. • POLT-FOOTED 1589 obs. - club-footed
clumsy adj. • AWKWARD AS JOB'S OFF-OX 1966 Amer. dial. - very awkward or clumsy
clumsy adj. • BACK-ASSED Bk2007 US sl. - perverse; clumsy
clumsy adj. • CAW-HANDED L17 sl. - clumsy, awkward
clumsy adj. • CAWING Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward, gawky
clumsy adj. • CAW-PAWED L18 sl. - clumsy, awkward
clumsy adj. • CLUBBY Bk1966 US students' sl. - awkward, clumsy
clumsy adj. • CLUMSY AS A CUB BEAR HANDLING HIS PRICK 20C Can. - applied to a very clumsy person
clumsy adj. • CLUMSY AS A CUB-BEAR HANDLING HIS PRICK 20C Can. sl. - very clumsy
clumsy adj. • CLUMSY AS A DUCK IN A PLOUGHED PADDOCK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very clumsy or inelegant
clumsy adj. • CORN-FED 1915 Amer. dial. - large and clumsy; dull-witted
clumsy adj. • COW-FOOTED 1965 Amer. dial. - clumsy
clumsy adj. • COW-HANDED 1834 Amer. dial. obs. - awkward, clumsy
clumsy adj. • CUNNY-FINGERED 1931 Amer. dial. - clumsy, unable to hold things, butter-fingered
clumsy adj. • FIFFLIN Bk1900 Sc. - clumsy
clumsy adj. • FUMBLE-FINGERED 1980s US sl. - clumsy
clumsy adj. • FUMBLE-FISTED 1847 Eng. dial. - very awkward or clumsy in handling things
clumsy adj. • GARRACK  • GARRICK 1778 Eng. dial. - awkward, clumsy
clumsy adj. • KLUTZY 1960s sl., orig. US - clumsy, inept
clumsy adj. • LOOBILY 1655 - awkward, clumsy, lubberly
clumsy adj. • LOOBISH 1648 obs. - awkward, clumsy, lubberly
clumsy adj. • LOOBY 1679 - clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid  
clumsy adj. • LOOBY-LIKE 1582 - like a looby, clumsy, awkward, stupid
clumsy adj. • MODDIN' Bk1905 Eng. dial. - clumsy, dumpy
clumsy adj. • TWO-FISTED 1774 colloq. - awkward with the hands, clumsy
clumsy person • BENNIE  • BENNY 1980s UK sl. - a foolish, clumsy person; a misfit
clumsy person • BOXCAR 1970s sl. - a large, clumsy person
clumsy person • CACK-HAND 2000s sl. - a clumsy, awkward person
clumsy person • CLODBUSTER 1950 Amer. dial. - a clumsy or awkward person
clumsy person • CLUBBY 1968 Amer. dial. - a very awkward, clumsy person
clumsy person • CLUBFOOT 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who stumbles; an awkward, clumsy person
clumsy person • CLUMP 1950 Amer. dial. - an awkward or clumsy person
clumsy person • CLUMSY DICK L19 sl. - a very clumsy person
clumsy person • CLUMSY-JACK 1908 Amer. dial. - a clumsy, awkward fellow
clumsy person • CLUNK 1934 Amer. dial. - a dull, stupid person; a foolish person; a clumsy or careless person
clumsy person • CLUNKHEAD 1952 Amer. dial. - a dull, stupid person; a foolish person; a clumsy or careless person
clumsy person • DUFLUS Bk1970 US high school sl. - a clumsy boy; a rustic
clumsy person • FEDMILL 1897 Sc. - a clumsy woman
clumsy person • JUMBO 1823 - a big clumsy person, animal, or thing
clumsy person • KLUTZ 1950s sl., orig. US - a stupid, clumsy, socially inept person
clumsy person • LOOBY 1377 - a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person; a lazy, hulking fellow; an awkward, stupid, clownish person
clumsy person • MOD Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a clumsy or dumpy child
clumsy vb. • FEIFFLE 1845 Sc. - to work in a clumsy or foolish manner
clumsy vb. • FIFFLE 1845 Sc. - to work in a clumsy or foolish manner
clumsy vb. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to jumble together; to ravel, to tangle; to wrinkle, to crumple; to crumble; to mess; to bungle; to do anything in a clumsy way
clumsy vb. • MUMBLE 1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to handle roughly or clumsily; to maul; to mix up in confusion, to jumble
clutter n. • CLUTTER HOLE 1966 Amer. dial. - a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way
cluttered adj. • CLATCHY 1911 Amer. dial. - cluttered; disorderly; in confusion
cluttered adj. • CLATTY 1889 Amer. dial. - cluttered, messed up; disorderly; confused
cluttered n. • JUNKYARD 1885 - a place that is untidy, dirty, or cluttered with objects or refuse; something in poor condition or is fit only for scrap
coach person • IN 1844 obs. - an inside passenger on a coach
coach person • MR. SWITCH E18 sl. - a coachman
coagulate vb. • LOPPER a1300 - of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick  
coagulated n. • LOPPER 1880 - a curdled or coagulated state, as of milk or blood
coal n. • COBS 1977 Amer. dial. - coal
coal n. • CULM 1603 - coal-dust; small or refuse coal
coal n. • RUSKS 1883 Eng. dial. obs. rare - small pieces of coal
coal n. • SMUDGE 1883 - very small coal; fine slack, coal dust
coal person • COALER 1710 US - a dealer in coal
coal person • PONY PUTTER 1871 - a person who drives a pony pulling a coal wagon at a colliery
coal person • SMALL COAL MAN 1643 - orig. a man who supplied small coal (coal that is small in size or fine or powdered coal); later, a retailer of coal on a small scale
coal vb. • BAIL Bk1975 US railroad usage, arch. - to shovel coal into a firebox
coarse adj. • BEASTIE Bk2007 US sl. - disgusting, coarse, disreputable
coarse adj. • CRASSY 1630 obs. - coarse, thick, dense
coarse adj. • SWINISH a1200 - greedy, dirty, lazy; coarse, degraded, uncivilized
coarse person • BEASTIE Bk2007 US sl. - a disgusting, coarse, or disreputable person
coarse person • SWINE c1175 derogatory - a greedy, lazy, or dirty person; a coarse, degraded, or lecherous person; a term of abuse
coarse person • SWINEHOOD 1866 - coarse, degraded, or uncivilized people considered collectively
coarse person • SWINERY 1833 rare - coarse, debased, or uncivilized people considered collectively
coax vb. • CARNEY 1811 Eng. dial. - to coax, to flatter, to wheedle
coax vb. • COACH 1967 Amer. dial. - to coax
coax vb. • COME AROUND 1905 Amer. dial. - to coax, to entice
coax vb. • CUDDLE OUT OF 1808 - to coax or wheedle out of
coax vb. • CUITTLE c1565 Sc. - to wheedle, to coax
cobbler person • LICK-BIRSE 1817 Sc. - a cobbler
cobblestone n. • CAUSEY-STONES 1827 Sc. - cobblestones, paving-stones
cobweb n. • COB 1973 Amer. dial. - a cobweb
cobweb n. • LOP-WEB c1400 obs. - a spider's web; a cobweb
cobweb n. • TWAIL  • TWAYLE 1608 obs. - a cobweb, a spider's web
cockroach n. • TWITCH-CLOCK 1843 obs. - a cockroach
cockroach n. • TWITCH-CLOG a1876 obs. - a cockroach
cocky adj. • CRANK 1499 - lively, brisk, in high spirits; lusty, sprightly, merry; aggressively high-spirited, disposed to exult or triumph, cocky
cocky adj. • CREST-RISEN 1611 obs. - proud, self-confident, cocky
cocky adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, audacious, daring, hardy, forward, cocky, full of defiant confidence
cocoa n. • SHELL SHOCK n. 1935 - cocoa (UK sl.)
cod n. • SPRAG 1874 - a young cod
coddle vb. • CUITER 1795 Sc. - to attend to with kindly assiduity; to minister to; to coddle
coddle vb. • PUSSY 1889 obs. rare - to treat a person like a pet cat; to mollycoddle
code n. • POLYGRAPHY 1593 - a code or cipher; a creating, writing, or deciphering such a code
code person • POLYGRAPHER 1588 rare - a person who uses, studies, or invents a code or cipher
coerce vb. • MUSCLE c1802 sl., orig. US - to coerce by means of threats or violence; to threaten or subject to force in order to obtain compliance
coerce vb. • TWIST THE TAIL 1909 - to annoy, to coerce
coercion n. • MUSCLE 1879 sl., orig. US - force, violence, coercion; the threat of physical violence used as a means of obtaining submission or cooperation
coffee adj. • WITH SOCKS ON 1940 Amer. dial. - of coffee or tea: with milk or cream
coffee est. n. • BOUSING-KEN M19 US criminals' sl. - a coffee-house
coffee n. • COFFEE-WATER 1966 Amer. dial. - very weak coffee
coffee n. • COWBOY COFFEE 1967 Amer. dial. - boiled or very strong coffee
coffee n. • CREEK WATER 1967 Amer. dial. - very weak coffee
coffee n. • CREEKBANK COFFEE 1970 Amer. dial. - very strong coffee
coffee n. • MISERY 1930s US sl. - bad coffee
coffee n. • SYRUP OF SOOT 1663 obs. - a humorous term for coffee
coffee n. • TURKEY GRUEL 1705 contemptuous usage, obs. - coffee
coffee n. • UNLEADED COFFEE 1980s US sl. - decaffeinated coffee
coffee n. PLASMA 1980s US students' sl. - coffee
coffee person • COFFEE SISTER 1928 Amer. dial. - a lover of coffee
coffee vb. • COOK 1934 Amer. dial. - to brew coffee
coffee vb. • CUP 1940 orig. US - to judge the quality of coffee by tasting it
coffin n. • BOX Bk2007 sl. - a coffin
coffin n. • FIR-FECKET 1836 Sc. - a coffin
coffin n. • SHELL n. 1788 - a wooden coffin, esp. a rough or temporary one
coffin n. • SHELL n. 1885 - a coffin (Aust. sl.)
cohabit person • COUSINS 1968 Amer. dial. euphemism - a man and woman who are not married but live together as if they were
cohabit vb. • CRAM 1930 Amer. dial. - to cohabit
coin adj. • SHEARED adj. 1616 - of a coin: clipped (obs.)
coin n. • BEER-TOKENS 1980s UK students' sl. - one-pound coins or money in general
coin n. • BEEWY Bk1975 US Navy usage - money, esp. coins or small change
coin n. • BISCUIT Bk1975 US sl. - any coin; any banknote of comparatively low denomination
coin n. • BUTTERFLY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a coin that fails to spin when tossed
coin n. • COPPER NICKEL 1969 Amer. dial. - a non-existent coin which would be of no value if it existed
coin n. • CROSS AND PILE 1393 arch. - the obverse and reverse side of a coin; head or tail
coin n. • CUNYE c1480 Sc. - coin, money
coin n. • CUNZIE c1480 Sc. - coin, money
coin n. • SMALL COIN 1606 - coins of low value collectively
coin n. • SPRAT 1839 sl. - a small coin of little value; a sixpence
coin n. • TYPE 1785 - the figure on either side of a coin or medal
coin person • CUNYOUR 1455 Sc. obs. - a coiner; one who coins money; a minter
coin vb. • CLIP UP 1950s sl. - to toss a coin
coin vb. • CUNYE c1425 Sc. obs. - to coin
coincidently adv. • JUMPLY a1586 obs. - coincidently, accordantly; exactly, precisely
coinciding adj. • JUMP 1581 obs. - coinciding, exactly agreeing; exact, precise
coinciding adv. • JUMP 1539 obs. - with exact coincidence or agreement; exactly, precisely
cold adj. • COLD AND DARK AS A BUSHMAN'S GRAVE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very cold and gloomy
cold adj. • COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE JORDAN OFF THE CROSS 1966 Amer. dial. - very cold
cold adj. • COLDER THAN A STEP-MOTHER'S BREATH 1920s US - extremely cold
cold adj. • COLD-NATURED 1908 Amer. dial. - prone to feel cold; said of persons
cold adj. • CRIMMY 1886 Amer. dial. - cold, chilly
cold adj. • FRORY 1567 - frozen, frosty; extremely cold 
cold adj. • FROSTIFIED 1840 chiefly Eng. dial. - very cold
cold adj. • FROSTIFY 1833 obs. - to make cold or frosty
cold adj. • FUNDIED 1565 Sc. rare - benumbed with cold; chilled; also, sensitive to cold
cold adj. • LASHY 1787 Eng. dial. - very wet, cold, raw, damp
cold adj. • NIBBLING 1980s US students' sl. - of weather: chilly, slightly cold
cold adj. • SNUG 1845 Amer. dial. - of winter weather: very cold
cold n. • CHEIMAPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of cold
cold n. • CHEIMATOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of cold
cold n. • CREEPINGS 1899 Amer. dial. - shivery sensations from dread or cold
cold n. • CRYING COLD 1843 - a cold that makes the eyes run
cold n. • FUNDYING 1487 Sc., obs. rare - a chilling or numbing with cold
cold n. • PSYCHROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the cold
cold n. • TWINGE 1888 - a 'nip' of cold
cold vb. • FUNDY 1487 chiefly Sc., obs. - to become stiff or make numb with cold
collapse n. • CRACK-UP 1926 - collapse; a crash
collapse vb. • COLLASP 1916 Amer. dial. - to collapse
collapse vb. • CRACK 1659 - to come to pieces, to collapse, to break down
collapse vb. • CROCK 1846 colloq. - to become feeble; to collapse; to break down; also, to injure or disable
collapse vb. • FALL OUT 1941 African-American sl. - to faint, to collapse, to fall asleep;  often when overcome by drug consumption or excessive drinking
collapse vb. • FALL OUT OF ONE'S STANDING 1995 Irish sl. - to collapse from exhaustion
collapse vb. • GO FLOOEY   • GO FLOOIE 1931 US sl. - to cease operating properly; to collapse or fall apart; to fail suddenly
collapse vb. • RUSE 1777 Eng. dial. - to fall or slide down; to collapse; esp. used of a bank of earth, a wall, etc.
collapse vb. • RUSH c1440 Sc. rare - to fall quickly or violently; to collapse
collapse vb. • SHEG UP vb. 2011 - to fail, to collapse (W. Indies)
collapse vb. • SYE c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to sink, to fall, to descend; to collapse
collar n. • COLLAR AND HAMES 1961 Amer. dial. - a stiff collar and necktie
collar n. • COME-TO-HEAVEN COLLAR 1925 Amer. dial. - a wing collar
collar n. PLASTER n. L19 sl. - an outsize collar
collect vb. • CUMULATE 1534 - to gather in a heap; to heap up; to pile up, to collect, to amass, to accumulate
collect vb. • GET IN 1715 US - to collect
collect vb. • JUG 1653 - to collect or gather close together
collect vb. • MUSTER c1560 - to assemble, to collect, to gather together in a body
collected adj. • DOWN LOOSE Bk1970 US students' sl. - relaxed, calm, collected, happy-go-lucky; opposite of 'uptight'
collecting n. • LABEORPHILY Bk1991 - the collecting of beer-bottle labels
collection n. • MUSTER a1382 - an assembly; a collection; the number of people or things assembled on a particular occasion
college n. • CHERRY ORCHARD Bk1966 US students' sl. - a girls' college
college person • GNOME Bk1969 US students' sl. - a campus employee, esp. ground keepers, janitors, and kitchen help
collide vb. • COLLASH 1908 Amer. dial. - to clash, to collide
collusive adj. • COVENOUS 1641 US - collusive, deceitful
cologne n. • BUFA Bk1970 US students' sl. - cologne; after-shave lotion
cologne n. • FAG WATER 1986 US sl. - cologne
colour adj. • MUDDLED 1828 - of colour: not clear, clouded
colour adj. • POLYCHROMATOUS 1889 rare - having various colours; multicoloured
colour adj. • POLYCHROME 1819 - multicoloured, esp. painted, decorated or printed in many colours
colour adj. • POLYCHROMED 1847 - multicoloured
colour adj. • POLYCHROMIC 1825 - having various colours; multicoloured
colour adj. • POLYCHROMOUS 1880 - multicoloured, esp. painted, decorated, or printed in many colours
colour adj. • POLYMITE c1425 obs. rare - woven out of many different or different-coloured threads; multicoloured
colour n. • CHROMOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of colours
colour n. • POLYCHROMATISM 1860 chiefly Art usage - the condition or quality of being multicoloured
colour n. • POLYCHROME 1801 - a work of art executed or decorated in many colours, esp. a coloured statue, carving, or painting
colour n. • POLYCHROMING 1899 - a painting or decorating with many colours
colour n. • POLYCHROMISM 1903 chiefly Art usage, rare - a being multicoloured
colour n. • POLYCHROMY 1845 - the art of painting or decorating in many colours, esp. as used in ancient pottery, sculpture, architecture, etc.
colour person • POLYCHROMIST 1842 Art hist., rare - a person who applies coloured paint to a statue or other work of art; a colourist
colour vb. • POLYCHROMATIZE 1848 rare - to paint or adorn a surface with many colours
colour vb. • POLYCHROME 1899 - to paint or decorate a drawing, sculpture, etc. with many colours
colour vb. • POLYCHROMIZE 1860 obs. - to make an object multicoloured; to decorate with several colours
colour vb. • PRETINCT 1641 obs. - to colour or influence beforehand
colour vb. • SMIT a1000 obs. - to stain; to soil; to colour; to tinge
combat n. • PYROMACHY 1593 rare - the use of fire in combat
combative adj. • POLEMIC 1614 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious, combative
combative adj. • POLEMICAL 1615 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious; combative
comedian person • FUN-MAKER 1835 - a comedian; a jester, a joker
comet n. • COMETOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of comets
comet n. • CREST a1513 - the tail of a comet
comet n. • CRINITAL STAR 1580 obs. rare - a comet
comfort n. • COMFORTABLES 1786 Amer. dial. - things that add to one's comfort
comfort n. • FROVER a1000 obs. - comfort, a means of comforting
comfort n. • GOOD CREATURE 1540 obs. - a material comfort; something which promotes well-being, esp. food
comfort n. • MINTIE 1930s Aust. sl. - comfort, solace
comfort n. • SUGAR TIT 1892 US sl. - something that gives comfort and security; a security blanket
comfort vb. • COSE 1914 Amer. dial. - to enjoy ease and comfort
comfort vb. • FROVER c900 obs. - to comfort, to console
comfortable adj. • BOXED-UP 1990s UK sl. - comfortable, content
comfortable adj. • RIGHT 1787 - in good health and spirits; sound, well, comfortable
comfortable phr. • ON THE SHEEP'S BACK n. 1923 - living very comfortably or securely (Aust. & NZ sl.)
comfortable vb. • LIE IN LAVENDER 1848 Ireland - to lie snugly and comfortably
comfortably adv. • FAT 1903 sl. - comfortably
comical adj. • AWVISH  • AYVISH 1740 Eng. dial. - comical, queer
comical n. • FUNNIMENT 1826 - a comical action, remark, etc.; a joke, a witticism
comical n. • FUNNIOSITY 1871 colloq. - a comical action, remark, etc.; a joke, a witticism
command adj. • JUSSIVE 1846 - expressing a command or order
command adj. • JUSSORY 1613 obs. - pert. to command
command n. • JUSSION 1773 rare - order, command
commander person • LEAD-MASTER 1791 Sc. - a leader, a commander
commander person • MYRIARCH 1623 - a commander of ten thousand men
commendable adj. • PRETTY a1529 - fine, pleasing, commendable; proper, appropriate, polite
commendable adj. • PRICE c1300 obs. - worthy, noble; praiseworthy, commendable
commendable adj. • RIGHT-HAND 1631 rare - favoured, commendable; worthy, sincere; said of an action or thing
commendation n. • LAD OF LEATHER Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a term of commendation
commendation n. • PRICE c1225 obs. - an expression of commendation, esteem, or honour; praise
commendation n. • WRAP 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - a boost, a commendation
comment vb. • DESCANT 1749 US - to comment, to discourse
commiseration int. • LETTO! 1929 Sc. - an exclamation of commiseration or disparagement; dear, dear!
common adj. • CORN-BREAD 1951 Amer. dial. - ordinary, common
common n. • POLLOI 1803 colloq. - the common people; the masses
common sense person • FUNGE 1621 obs. - a person lacking intelligence or common sense; a fool
commonplace adj. • MUNDANE 1850 - ordinary, commonplace; dull, humdrum; lacking interest or excitement
commonplace n. • MUNDANITY 1959 - a being commonplace, trivial, or ordinary; a humdrum thing; a tedious necessity
commotion adj. • TURBULOUS 1527 obs. - turbulent, causing disturbance or commotion; tumultuous, unruly, violent
commotion n. • BIG STINK 1951 US sl. - a loud, sustained complaint, harangue, or angry commotion
commotion n. • CAVY 1825 Sc. - a state of commotion, perturbation of mind
commotion n. • COME-ALL-YOU 1950 Amer. dial. - a commotion, a to-do. a fist fight; a free-for-all
commotion n. • RUPTION  1483 - a disturbance; a commotion 
commotion n. • TURMOILING 1550 - commotion, agitation, disquietude; also, severe labour, toiling
commotion n. • WHINGDING 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
commotion n. • WINGDING 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
commotion n. • WINGDINGER 1949 sl. - an energetic celebration or commotion; a noisy party
commotion vb. • HOLLER AUNT 1892 Eng. dial. - to make to-do or commotion
commotion vb. • MOIDER 1895 Eng. dial. - to make a fuss or commotion
commotion vb. • TOSS AND TURMOIL 1531 - to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
communicate vb. • TUNE Bk1970 US students' sl. - to communicate
companion person • BABBER 2003 UK sl. - a friend, a companion, a mate
companion person • CUMMER a1513 Sc. - a female companion or intimate
companion person • KIMMER a1513 Sc. - a female companion or intimate
companion person • RUNNING PARTNER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a close friend and companion
companion person • SPLIFF 2000s African-American sl. - a male companion or friend
company n. • BOTTOM-OF-THE-HARBOUR SCHEME Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the selling and reselling of companies to evade tax
company n. • CUCKOLDRY 1548 obs. - a company of cuckolds
company n. • MURDER a1475 - a flock of crows
company n. • MURMURATION a1450 - a flock of starlings; a large gathering of starlings creating intricate patterns in flight
company n. • MUSTER a1450 - a company or group of peacocks
company n. • MUTE c1350 arch. - a pack of hounds
company n. • PONTIFICAL a1450 obs. - a company of dignitaries, esp. of ecclesiastical dignitaries
company n. • PONTIFICALITY 1486 obs. rare - a company of prelates
company n. • RUSH 1859 rare - a flock of pochard in flight
company n. • SMEAR c1476 obs. - a 'company' of curriers
company n. • SPRING a1450 - a flock of teal
compassion n. • RUTHFULNESS 1674 rare - compassion, pity
compassion n. • RUTHNESS a1400 obs. rare - compassion
compassionate adj. • RUTHFUL c1225 arch. - full of compassion or pity; compassionate; merciful
compassionate adj. • SYMPATHETICAL 1650 obs. - feeling sympathy; affected by the feelings of another; sympathizing, compassionate
compassionate n. • RUTH a1200 arch. - a being compassionate; a feeling of sorrow for another; compassion, pity
compassionately adv. • RUTHFULLY a1560 - compassionately
compel vb. • GARSE 1892 Sc. - to force, to compel
competent adj. • FECKT Bk1900 Eng. dial. - competent, capable, sane
competent adj. • RIGHT a1638 - mentally healthy; sane; competent to think and act
competent person • JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT 1896 Amer. dial. - a competent and enthusiastic person; one who is ready and willing to undertake the task at hand
competent person • THE GOODS 1904 US sl. - a person who is competent and genuine
complain n. • MURMURATION c1390 chiefly literary usage - complaining, grumbling; a continuous utterance of low, barely audible sounds
complain person • GRUMBLE BUM 20C Aust. sl. - a complainer
complain vb. • ANTLE Bk1905 Sc. - to keep on repeating a complaint; to keep on grumbling or fault-finding
complain vb. • BLEED c1940 US sl. - to complain; to nag
complain vb. • CARK 1856 Eng. dial. - to fret, to complain, to be anxious
complain vb. • CRAB 1906 Amer. sl. - to complain, to argue
complain vb. • CREATE 1919 colloq. - to make an angry scene; to make a fuss, to grumble, to complain; also, to shout
complain vb. • CRIB 1925 colloq. - to grumble, to complain
complain vb. • CUT UP 1968 Amer. dial. - to complain
complain vb. • HOLLER 1904 US sl. - to complain
complain vb. • MUMMER 1763 rare - to murmur; to complain in low muttered tones; to grumble
complain vb. • MUMP 1813 Sc. - to grumble, to complain peevishly
complain vb. • MURGEON 1808 Sc., rare - to mutter, to complain
complain vb. • MURK a1000 obs. rare - to complain, to murmur, to grumble
complain vb. • MURKEN a1000 obs. - to complain, to murmur, to grumble
complain vb. • MURMELL 1546 Sc. obs. - to mutter, to mumble; later, to complain of, to bemoan
complain vb. • MURMUR c1390 rare - to complain in low muttered tones; to give voice to an inarticulate discontent; to grumble
complain vb. • MUSE a1382 obs. - to murmur discontentedly; to grumble, to complain
complain vb. • NAGGLE 1863 chiefly Eng. dial. rare - to nag, to quarrel, to complain, esp. in a petty manner
complain vb. • SQUAWK 1875 US sl. - to complain
complain vb. • TWINE 1805 Eng. dial. - to cry, to fret; to whine; to complain, to moan
complaining adj. • MUMPING 1594 chiefly Sc. - grimacing or assuming a demure, sanctimonious, or melancholy expression; querulous, complaining
complaining adj. • MURMUROUS a1525 rare - querulous, complaining, grumbling
complaining adj. • TWINEY 1824 Eng. dial. - given to whining or moaning; fretful, agitated, complaining
complaining n. • MUSING. - a complaining, complaint
complaint n. • BELCH 1946 US sl. - a complaint
complaint n. • BIG STINK 1951 US sl. - a loud, sustained complaint, harangue, or angry commotion
complaint n. • CRI DE COEUR 1897 - a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest, esp. one made in distress
complaint n. • CRIB 1943 colloq. - a complaint, a grumble
complaint n. • MOLLIGRANT  • MOLLYGRANT 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a complaint; a whining lamentation
complaint n. • PARAMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal pleasure in complaints
complaint n. • SQUAWK 1909 US sl. - a complaint
complete adj. • RIGHT-DOWN 1586 rare - absolute, complete, thoroughgoing; also, simple, straightforward
complete adj. • RIGHTEOUS 1940 US sl. - complete, utter; out-and-out
complete vb. • FULLCOME 1477 obs. - to carry out, to accomplish; to complete
complete vb. • FULL-DO a1000 obs. - to complete, to fulfil, to accomplish
complete vb. • FULLEND a1000 obs. - to bring to an end, to a conclusion, or to fruition; to complete, to accomplish; to fulfil
complete vb. • FULLFREME a1000 obs. - to bring to completion; to accomplish, to perfect; to fulfil
complete vb. • FURNISH 1477 obs. - to accomplish, to complete, to fulfil; to bring about, to ensure
completed adj. • CROWNED c1405 rare - unfailingly effective, perfect; also, completed, consummated
completed adj. • HOME AND HOSED 20C Aust. sl. - completed a task
completely adv. • ALL TO NOTHING Bk1905 Eng. dial. - completely, quite
completely adv. • AT ONE'S RIGHT a1425 obs. rare - fully, completely
completely adv. • BACK AND FACE 1820 Sc. - thoroughly, completely
completely adv. • CLEAN AS A LEEK 1725 Sc. - wholly, completely, thoroughly
completely adv. • CLEAR LIGHT 1907 Amer. dial. - completely, entirely
completely adv. • CLEVERLY 1788 US - completely
completely adv. • CLIP AND CLEAN 1881 Amer. dial. - completely, entirely; 'free and clear'
completely adv. • CLIP AND CLEAR 1818 Amer. dial. - completely, entirely; 'free and clear'
completely adv. • CLIP AND CLEAR-BOARD 1833 Amer. dial. - completely, entirely; 'free and clear'
completely adv. • COLD-OUT 1933 Amer. dial. - really, completely, plain
completely adv. • CROP AND ROOT a1350 - completely, thoroughly
completely adv. • FULL SESH Bk2006 US sl. - totally; completely
completely adv. • FUNDAMENTALLY 1587 obs. - from the bottom up; thoroughly, completely
completely adv. • FURTHERLY c1175 obs. - completely, thoroughly
completely adv. • RIGHT-DOWN 1566 rare - completely, absolute, outright
completely adv. • RIGHT-DOWN 1646 - completely, thoroughly; downright
completely adv. • SHEERLY adv. 1601 - completely, entirely, wholly; thoroughly; simply, purely
completely adv. • SNUM 1969 Amer. dial. - completely, entirely
completely adv. • TO A FARE-YOU-WELL 1884 US - thoroughly, completely
completely adv. • TO A FRAZZLE 1865 US - completely; totally; to a ruined condition
complex phr. • WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE 1980s US army usage - tangled in complex and trivial matters; involved in a pointless discussion
complexion adj. • COMPLECTED 1806 Amer. dial. - complexioned
complexion adj. • MURREY 1623 obs. - of the complexion: sanguine, ruddy
complexion n. • HECKLE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - complexion
compliance int. • AYE-AYE POPEYE! 1990s UK sl. - an exclamation of agreement or compliance
compliance int. • AYE-AYE SHEPHERD'S PIE! 1990s UK sl. - an exclamation of agreement or compliance
compliant vb. • PLAY PRETTY 1820 - to act compliantly or amenably
complicated adj. • HAIRY Bk1971 US students' sl. - frightening, perplexing, or complicated
complicated n. • PUCKERSNATCH 1930 Amer. dial. - a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused
complication n. • JUNGLERY 1864 - a complication like that of a jungle
complication n. • JUNGLERY 1864 - a complication like that of a jungle
complication n. • TWITTER 1876 Eng. dial., obs. rare - a complication, a difficulty
compliment phr. • WITH THAT AND A DIME I CAN GET A CUP OF COFFEE 1970s sl. - the honour, award, compliment, etc. I have received is not worth much
compliment vb. • BLOW SMOKE UP YOUR ARSE 20C Aust. sl. - to be complimentary in a way that seeks to gain favour
compliment vb. • BLOW SUNSHINE UP YOUR ARSE 20C Aust. sl. - to be complimentary in a way that seeks to gain favour
complimentary vb. • SMOOTH 1591 obs. - to use smooth, flattering, or complimentary language
comply vb. • COME TO ONE'S MILK 1927 Amer. dial. - to yield to authority, to comply; to cease to be stubborn
comply vb. • COME TO TIME 1937 Amer. dial. - to yield to authority, to comply
composed adj. • MODERATE 1897 Sc. - composed, quiet not flurried
composed adj. • TOGETHER 1960s African-American sl. - composed and effective; free of tension and anxiety
composed vb. • HOLD YOUR MUD Bk1970 US drug culture sl. - to show courage; to remain composed; to stay cool
composure vb. • GO BIZARRO Bk1971 US students' sl. - to lose one's composure; to be driven insane
composure vb. • HOLD ONE'S MUD 1966 US sl. - to keep one's composure or resolve; to show courage or endurance
comprehend int. • BINGO! Bk1975 US sl. - an exclamation denoting sudden action, success, or comprehension
comprehend vb. • COLLY 1941 Amer. dial., esp. African-American - to understand, to comprehend
comprehend vb. • GORK Bk1971 US students' sl. - to understand; to comprehend; to speak on the same level
comprehend vb. • IN 1603 obs. - to take in mentally, to comprehend
comprehend vb. • TWIG ON TO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to comprehend
compressed adj. • POLYMICRIAN 1829 obs. rare - containing much within a small space; compressed
compromise vb. • PUSSYFOOT AROUND 20C sl. - to compromise, to act in a cowardly or weak manner
compulsion n. • COMPUSH 1905 Amer. dial. - urgency, compulsion, necessity
compulsion n. • COMPUSHITY 1911 Amer. dial. - urgency, necessity; compulsion
compulsory adj. • COMPULSIONARY 1927 Amer. dial. - compulsory
computer n. • COMPUTERPHOBIA Bk1991 - an intense fear or dislike for computers and things associated with them
computer n. PLAQUE 1990s US students' sl. - the accumulation of dirt, food particles, etc. beneath the keys of a computer keyboard
computer person • TECHNOKLUTZ 1990s US sl. - a person ignorant or clumsy where computers are concerned
computer person • TECHNONERD 1990s US sl. - a computer expert or enthusiast
computer person • WIREHEAD 1980s computing usage - a nearly obsessional computer user
concave adj. • CRUSY 1625 obs. rare - concave
conceal n. • SMOKE-SCREEN 1926 - something designed to conceal or mislead; a deliberate distraction or diversion
conceal vb. • LAP UP Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to hush up or conceal a misdeed, etc.
conceal vb. • SLUR 1744 US - to conceal
conceal vb. • SMOKE-SCREEN 1950 - to conceal or divert attention from by a smoke-screen
conceal vb. • SMOOR 1513 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to conceal or hide; to suppress; to deaden, to stupefy
conceal vb. • SMOOTH UP 1592 obs. - to cover or hush up; to conceal
conceal vb. • SMORE c1480 - to suppress, to keep in obscurity or concealment
conceal vb. • SMOTHER 1579 obs. - to conceal by keeping silent about; to suppress all mention of; to hush up
conceal vb. • SMOTHER UP 1589 - to conceal, to suppress, to hush up
conceal vb. • SWEEP UNDER THE RUG 1961 US sl. - to avoid or conceal something
conceal vb. • WHITEWASH 1762 sl. - to make something unsavoury, damaging, etc. seem to be legitimate and acceptable, usually by falsification or concealment; to decontaminate someone's actions or reputation
concealed adj. • BACK ROOM Bk2000 US sl. - secret, concealed
concealed adj. • CRYPTIC a1638 - secret, concealed, occult, mystical
concealed adj. • MYSTIC a1625 obs. rare - secret, concealed
concealed adj. • MYSTICAL 1600 obs. - secret, concealed; unconfessed
concealed vb. • LOTE a1200 obs. - to lie concealed; to lurk
conceit n. • SWELLHEAD 1867 US sl. - conceit
conceit n. • TYPHUS 1643 literary usage, now rare - pride, haughtiness, conceit
conceited adj. - conceited, vain, puffed up • CARRIED 1892 Sc.
conceited adj. • AIRY 1827 Eng. dial. - ostentatious, conceited, pretentious
conceited adj. • CARRIED UP IN THE AIR 1892 Sc. - conceited, vain, puffed up
conceited adj. • CAT-WITTED 1867 Eng. dial. - silly, conceited of small understanding
conceited adj. • COCKY-SURE 1968 Amer. dial. - arrogantly self-confident or self-assured; smugly over-confident, arrogant, conceited, self-important
conceited adj. • COLOR-STRUCK 1934 Amer. dial. - conceited, vain, or egotistical because of the colour of one's skin; preferring light-skinned to dark-skinned people
conceited adj. • JOURNEY-PROUD 1952 Amer. dial. - conceited because one has travelled
conceited adj. • OUT TO LUNCH Bk1970 US students' sl. - conceited; snobbish
conceited adj. • PROSSY c1960 Amer. dial. - stuck-up, conceited, showing off
conceited adj. • SMUG 1551 - of males: trim, neat, spruce, smart; later, having a self-satisfied, conceited or consciously respectable air
conceited adj. • TURGENT 1621 rare - swollen with pride or conceit; bumptious; also, using inflated language
conceited person • PRIG 1677 - a person who is offensively punctilious and precise in speech or behaviour; a conceited or self-important and didactic person
conceited person • PUKE 1930 Amer. dial. - an affected, conceited person
conceited person • SWELL-HEAD 1845 colloq. - a conceited person
conceited person • SWELLHEAD 1845 US sl. - a conceited person; a person whose head is swollen with pride
conceited person • SWOLLEN HEAD 1928 colloq. - a person suffering from excessive pride; a conceited person
conceited phr. • MOPPING AND POPPING ABOUT 1790 Eng. dial. - a conceited and fantastical carriage
conceited phr. • SELL TICKETS ON ONESELF Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of a conceited person
conceited vb. • BE NO CAT-MUCK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to have a good opinion of oneself, to be conceited
conceited vb. • THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK 1940s US sl. - to be very conceited; to be stuck up and self-impressed
conceitedly adv. • CHESTILY 1900s sl. - arrogantly; in  conceited way
concentration camp person • MUSSULMEN 1953 sl. - in Nazi concentration camps: inmates in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion who have lost the will to live
conception n. • CONCEIT 1619 US - a conception, thought, or idea
concern phr. • FART IT OFF Bk1966 US students' sl. - don't be concerned about it
concern vb. • FART IT OFF Bk1969 US students' sl. - to show a lack of concern
concisely adv. • PRESSLY a1529 obs. - concisely; precisely, exactly
conciseness n. • PRESSNESS 1728 obs. - conciseness
conciseness n. • SYNTOMY 1656 obs. - brevity, conciseness
conclude vb. • FULLEND a1000 obs. - to bring to an end, to a conclusion, or to fruition; to complete, to accomplish; to fulfil
conclude vb. • LAP UP 1895 Eng. dial. - to finish, to make an end of, to bring to a conclusion
conclude vb. • WRAP (IT) UP 1930s sl. - to bring to an end, to conclude, to stop doing something
conclusion n. • CULORUM 1362 obs. - the conclusion, or 'moral'
conclusion n. • LAPPING-UP 1890 Eng. dial. - the end, conclusion, finish
conclusion n. • WRAP 1970s sl. - a conclusion, something over and done with, finished
conclusion n. • WRAP-UP 1960s sl. - the end, conclusion
concubine person • CONKYWINE 1922 African-American - a concubine
concubine person • LOON c1560 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a strumpet, a concubine
condemn vb. • CRIMINATE 1645 rare - to censure; to condemn
condemn vb. • CRY DOWN 1616 - to condemn, depreciate, or disparage loudly, vehemently, or publicly
condemn vb. • FULMINATE 1687 - to censure, to condemn; to denounce vehemently
condemning adj. • FULMINANT 1578 - violently condemning or denouncing; fiercely indignant; railing, vituperative
condition adj. • CRANK 1398 obs. - lusty, vigorous, in good condition
condition adj. • IN GOOD NICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - in good shape
condition adj. • RUSTY DUSTY 1558 - inferior; in poor condition
condition n. • TWIG 1811 sl., obs. - style, fashion; also, condition, state fettle
condition vb. • KILTER 1712 US - to condition
condolence int. • LASS-A-DAY! 1703 Eng. dial. obs. - an exclamation of condolence
condom n. • BLOB Bk1970 UK sl. - a condom
condom n. • CATERPILLAR'S COAT 1970s Black British sl. - a condom
condom n. • CATERPILLAR'S RAINCOAT 1970s Black British sl. - a condom
condom n. • CUNJURUM 1968 Amer. dial. - a condom
condom n. • FRANGER 20C Aust. sl. - a condom
condom n. • HAT 1990s Amer. teen sl. - a condom
condom n. • LUBIE Bk1971 US students' sl. - a lubricated condom
condom n. • RAINCOAT Bk1970 US sl. - a condom
condom n. • SCUMBAG Bk1970 US sl. - a condom
condom n. • SHEEPSKIN n. 1991 - a condom (US students' sl.)
condom n. • SHEIK n. 1974 - a condom (Amer.. sl.)
condom n. • SHOWER CAP Bk1970 US students' sl. - a rubber contraceptive
condom n. • STRAP 1990s US sl. - a condom
cone n. • CATKINS Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the cones of the fir tree
cone n. • CAVE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fir cone
cone n. • COMB 1969 Amer. dial. - a pine cone
conference adj. • SYMPOSIAL 1775 - suitable for a symposium; occurring at a symposium
conference n. • BLITZ World War II US usage - an important conference
conference n. • CONFLAB 1942 Amer. dial. - a conference, a meeting
conference n. • SYMPOSIAC 1603 rare - a meeting or conference for discussion of some subject
conference n. • SYMPOSIUM 1784 - a meeting or conference for discussion of some subject
conference person • SYMPOSIARCH 1787 - the director or president of a symposium
conference person • SYMPOSIAST 1878 - a person who contributes on some topic at a meeting or conference
confess vb. • COME THROUGH 1916 Amer. dial. - to confess fully
confession n. • BROWN ENVELOPE 1990 UK criminals' & police usage - a full confession
confession n. • THE WORKS 1930s US criminals' sl. - a confession
confidence man person • DUDDER 20C Aust. sl. - a con-man
confidence n. • CREANCE c1380 obs. - a believing; belief, trust, confidence, credence
confidence trick • FAKUS 1963 sl. - deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick
confidence trick n. • COBWEB RIG L18 UK criminals' sl. - a form of swindle or confidence trick
confidence trick n. • PRAT 1960s African-American sl. - a hoax, a deception, a confidence trick
confidence trick n. • SHELL GAME n. 1972 - any trick; any confidence trick (US sl.)
confidence trick person • MUGLET L19 sl. - a young victim of a confidence trick
confidence trick vb. • PRAT 1940s sl. - of a confidence trickster: to play with the potential victim
confidence trickster • BOUNETTER M19 sl. - a confidence trickster, esp. one who makes a living telling fortunes
confidence trickster • FAKER 1881 sl. - a confidence trickster, a fraudster
confidence trickster • FALCONER 1608 UK criminals' sl. - a confidence trickster; one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet
confidence trickster • FANNY MOB 1975 UK criminals' sl. - confidence tricksters
confidence trickster • PIGEON ARTIST Bk1966 US police sl. - a person who specializes in confidence games
confidence trickster • SHEARER n. 1827 - a confidence trickster (UK sl.)
confidence trickster • SHEG-UP n. 1943 - a confidence trickster, whose role is to appear as gullible as the potential victim (W. Indies)
confidence trickster person • SHEEP-SHEARER n. 1608 - a swindler, a confidence trickster (UK sl.)
confident adj. • COCKY-SURE 1968 Amer. dial. - arrogantly self-confident or self-assured; smugly over-confident, arrogant, conceited, self-important
confidentially adv. • JUST QUIETLY 1910s Aust. & NZ sl. - confidentially, just between you and me
confidently adv. • CROUSELY 1787 Sc. - boldly, confidently, briskly, pertly
confine vb. • CASE Bk1898 Sc. - to confine, to shut up
confine vb. • CRIB a1616 - to confine within a small space or narrow limits; to hamper
confine vb. • MURE a1450 - to imprison; to confine as in a prison or fortress
confine vb. • POKE 1860 colloq. - to confine, to shut up in a poky place
confined adj. • POKY 1828 - small in size or accommodation; cramped, confined; said of a room, building, etc.
confirmed adj. • AFFEERED 1623 obs. - confirmed; accepted or recognized
confiscate vb. • CONFISTICATE 1781 Amer. dial. - to confiscate
conflict n. • CULTURE WAR 1917 - a conflict between groups with different ideals, beliefs, philosophies, etc.
conflict n. • POLEMOMANIA 1874 obs. - an excessive desire for conflict; militant anger
conflict vb. • SMITE c1275 obs. - to come together in conflict or battle; to clash
conflicting adj. • PUSHMI-PULLYU 1964 - conflicting, or contradictory
conflicting adj. • PUSHMI-PULLYU 1972 - conflicting, contradictory
conformist person • RHINO Bk1970 US students' sl. - a conformist
confound n. • TWISTER 1835 sl. - something that confounds, or non-plusses
confound vb. • CUMBER a1375 obs. - to confound or trouble the mind or senses; to perplex, to puzzle
confound vb. • FUZZ 1907 chiefly US - to make fuzzy, indistinct, or confused; to blur, to confound
confound vb. • SHEND vb. c825 - to put to shame or confusion; to confound, to disgrace (arch.)
confound vb. • TWIST 1864 - to get into a tangled or confused state; to confuse, to confound
confounded adj. • CONTWISTED 1834 Amer. dial. obs. - confounded
confoundedly adv. • MURRAIN 1575 obs. - exceedingly, excessively, confoundedly
confoundedly adv. • MURRAINLY 1548 obs. - exceedingly, excessively, confoundedly
confront vb. • COME DOWN ON 1972 African American - to fight; to confront; to assault
confuse n. • FUZZWORD Bk2006 US sl. - a confusing term usually meant to obscure meaning
confuse vb. • DERANGE 1771 US - to throw into confusion physically
confuse vb. • FUDDLE 1617 - to stupefy, to muddle, to confuse
confuse vb. • JUMBLE 1668 - to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle; to put into mental confusion
confuse vb. • JUMBLE 1668 - to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle; to put into mental confusion
confuse vb. • MODGE 1894 Eng. dial. - to muddle, to disorder, to confuse; used of inanimate objects
confuse vb. • MOIDER  • MOITHER  • MOYTHER 1790 Sc. & Eng, dial. - to confuse, to perplex, to bewilder
confuse vb. • MOIDLE 1861 Eng. dial. - to worry, to bother, to confuse; to muddle, to mess about
confuse vb. • MOILD 1894 Eng. dial. - to be in a state of confusion or muddle; to get disordered or crumpled
confuse vb. • MOMBLE 1896 Eng. dial. - to confuse; to puzzle; to wander mentally
confuse vb. • MOPPLE 1869 Eng. dial. - to confuse; to puzzle
confuse vb. • MUDDIFY 1647 - to make unclear; to muddle, to confuse
confuse vb. • SHEND vb. c825 - to put to shame or confusion; to confound, to disgrace (arch.)
confuse vb. • THROW A MONKEY WRENCH INTO 1920 US sl. - to confuse or disable something
confuse vb. • TWIST 1864 - to get into a tangled or confused state; to confuse, to confound
confused adj. • ALL UP AT HARWICH 1893 Eng. dial. - in a state of utter confusion
confused adj. • BAFFED;  BAFT 1990s UK sl. - baffled, confused, incapable
confused adj. • BASSED Bk2007 UK sl. - baffled, confused, incapable
confused adj. • BLOTTO Bk1975 US sl. - confused, baffled
confused adj. • CAN'T FIND ONE'S ARSE WITH BOTH HANDS  • CAN'T FIND ONE'S ASS WITH BOTH HANDS 20C sl. - absolutely confused, totally incompetent
confused adj. • CAN'T FIND ONE'S ARSE WITH TWO HANDS  • CAN'T FIND ONE'S ASS WITH TWO HANDS 20C sl. - absolutely confused, totally incompetent
confused adj. • CAP-SICK E17 sl. - drunk; mentally confused
confused adj. • CONBOBBERATED 1968 Amer. dial. - confused, mixed up
confused adj. • CONFUDDLED 1966 Amer. dial. - confused, bewildered, mixed up
confused adj. • FARBLONDJET  • FARBLUNDJET 1951 US sl. - confused, lost, astray
confused adj. • FARCHADAT  • FARCHARDET 1968 US sl. - confused, befuddled
confused adj. • FARMISHT 1960 US sl. - confused, mixed up
confused adj. • FUCKED 1971 sl. - insane, confused, mentally disturbed
confused adj. • FUCKED-UP 1865 sl. - of a person: confused; mentally disturbed, insane
confused adj. • FUZZY 1937 - bewildered; confused; muddled  
confused adj. • FUZZY-HEADED 1885 - bewildered; confused; muddled 
confused adj. • HAVEY CAVEY  • HAVY CAVY L18 sl. - confused, doubtful
confused adj. • JIVE 1969 Amer. dial. - confused, ignorant
confused adj. • JUMBLY 1864 - confused, chaotic, in a jumble
confused adj. • MUDDLED 1790 - confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered
confused adj. • MUDDLE-PATED 1823 colloq. - confused or disorganized in one's mind, resulting from muddled thinking, illogical
confused adj. • MUDDLY adj. 1829 - confused, muddled; confusing, bewildering
confused adj. • MUDDY 1571 - bewildered; confused; muddled
confused adj. • MUGGY 1824 colloq., chiefly US - vague, dulled, confused; bleary, groggy; said of a person, feeling, etc.
confused adj. • MUSSED UP 1857 colloq., chiefly US - untidy, messy, disordered; rumpled; confused; of hair: ruffled, tousled
confused adj. • MUZZED  a1788 sl. - confused or befuddled, esp. from alcohol; drunk 
confused adj. • MUZZY 1729 - drowsy, spiritless; confused, bewildered; mentally hazy; dazed and unfocused
confused adj. • MUZZY-HEADED 1798 colloq. rare - confused, befuddled
confused adj. • OUT OF ONE'S TREE Bk1970 US students' sl. - insane; confused
confused adj. • PUZZLE-HEADED 1729 - having confused ideas; bewildered; muddled
confused adj. • PUZZLE-PATED 1736 arch. - bewildered, having confused ideas; also, muddled, confused
confused adj. • TURBID 1647 - mentally confused, perplexed, muddled; disturbed, troubled
confused adj. • UNTOGETHER 1960s African-American sl. - ineffectual; confused
confused adj. • UP A GUMTREE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - in trouble or confused
confused adj. • UP THE POLE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - confused; incorrect
confused adv. • MUZZILY 1903 - vaguely, indistinctly; in bewilderment or confusion
confused n. • FUDDLE 1827 - a being muddled, stupefied, or confused
confused n. • PUCKERSNATCH 1930 Amer. dial. - a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused
confused person • MUDDLE-HEAD 1833 - a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; an oaf; a disorganized or confused person   
confused person • MUDDLE-PATE 1798 colloq. - a disorganized or confused person
confused person • PUZZLE-PATE 1761 obs. - a person who is perplexed or confused in his or her mind or ideas
confused vb. • FUZZ 1907 chiefly US - to make fuzzy, indistinct, or confused; to blur, to confound
confused vb. • LOSE THE LEES 1857 Eng. dial. - to lose the thread of an argument or discourse, to be confused
confused vb. • MUZZ 1786 sl. - to make muzzy or confused; to befuddle
confused vb. • MUZZLE 1796 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make muzzy or confused; to befuddle
confusing adj. • MYSTIFICATORY 1830 - having the effect of confusing or bewildering a person
confusing adj. • MYSTIFIED 1821 obs. - imbued with mystery; made obscure or confusing
confusion adv. • HEELS OVER BODY 1894 Sc. - head over heels; topsy-turvy; in a state of confusion or disorder
confusion adv. • HEELS OVER CRAIG Bk1902 Sc. - head over heels; topsy-turvy; in a state of confusion or disorder
confusion adv. • HEELS OVER GOURIE 1790 Sc. - head over heels; topsy-turvy; in a state of confusion or disorder
confusion adv. • HEELS OVER GOWDIE 1790 Sc. - head over heels; topsy-turvy; in a state of confusion or disorder
confusion adv. • UP THE POLE 1896 colloq. - in confusion or error
confusion n. • BLOW Bk1975 US sl. - any loud or angry confusion
confusion n. • CAPPEROUSE • CAPROUSE 1888 Eng. dial. - a great noise, uproar, confusion, tumult
confusion n. • CONFUSEMENT 1970 Amer. dial. - confusion
confusion n. • CUMBERMENT 1595 obs. - perplexity, confusion
confusion n. • FEERY  • FERIE 1715 Sc. - tumult, noise, bustle, confusion; rage, passion
confusion n. • HOOP-A-DOOP 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
confusion n. • HOOP-DE-DOO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
confusion n. • HOOPTY-DOO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
confusion n. • MODGE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion; a state of dirt and disorder; a dirty mess
confusion n. • MOGRE 1825 Sc. - a clumsy mess, confusion, disorder
confusion n. • MOILD 1896 Eng. dial. - a mess, confusion, muddle; turmoil, uproar
confusion n. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a state of confusion; a tumbled, crumpled condition; an entanglement
confusion n. • MOMBLEMENT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion; disorder
confusion n. • MOPPLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion, a state of disorder
confusion n. • MUDDLINESS 1891 rare - a being in a muddle; confusion, disorder
confusion n. • MUNG c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a mingling, a mixture; a confusion, a mess
confusion n. • MUSS 1839 colloq. - a state of untidiness or disorder; a muddle, a mess; messiness, confusion
confusion n. • MUSSING 1846 colloq., chiefly US, rare - confusion, trouble; a fuss
confusion n. • MUZZ 1843 sl. - a muddle, a state of confusion
confusion n. • MUZZINESS 1814 - a lacking clarity or definition; vagueness; confusion
confusion n. • SMOG 1954 - a state or condition of obscurity or confusion; something designed to confuse or obscure
confusion n. • SMOTHER 1776 US - a state of confusion
confusion n. • STEW 1806 US sl. - confusion; chaos
confusion n. • TIZ-WIZZ 1935 sl., orig. US - a state of agitation, restlessness, nervousness, confusion or dither for little reason; panic, a flap
confusion n. • TURBATION c1400 obs. - confusion, disorder, disturbance; perturbation, agitation of mind
confusion n. • WHOOP-DE-DO 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
confusion n. • WHOOP-DE-DOODLE 1929 sl. - raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss
confusion phr. • ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MAD WOMAN'S SHIT 20C Aust.  - used to describe a state of complete untidiness or confusion
confusion vb. • CARFUDDLE 1768 Sc. - to disarrange; to throw into confusion
confusion vb. • CARFUFFLE 1768 Sc. - to disarrange; to throw into confusion
confusion vb. • TOSS AND TURMOIL 1531 - to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
conjuring adj. • PRESTIDIGITATORIAL 1861 - resembling a conjuring trick; done by prestidigitation
conjuring n. • JUGGLERY a1400 - pretended magic or witchcraft; conjuring, legerdemain
conjuring n. • PRESTIDIGITATION 1841 - sleight of hand, legerdemain; conjuring
conjuring n. • PRESTIGE 1656 rare - an illusion; a conjuring trick; a deception, an imposture
conjuring n. • PRESTIGIATION c1550 - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
conjuring n. • PRESTIGION 1635 obs. - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
conjuring n. • PRESTIGY 1615 obs. - an illusion; a conjuring trick; a deception, an imposture
conjuror person • CUNNING MAN 1712 obs. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror; a wizard
conjuror person • CUNNING WOMAN 1616 obs. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror, a witch
conjuror person • JUGGLER a1100 - one who works marvels by the aid of magic or witchcraft, a magician, a wizard, a sorcerer; one who plays tricks by sleigh of hand; a performer of legerdemain; a conjurer
conjuror person • PRESTIDIGITATOR 1712 - a person who practices sleight of hand or legerdemain; a conjuror; a juggler
conjuror person • PRESTIGIATOR 1614 - a conjuror; one who practices prestigiation
connive vb. • CONNIVER 1927 Amer. dial. - to connive with in secret, to intrigue, to plot, to scheme
connive vb. • CONNIVERATE 1968 Amer. dial. - to connive with in secret, to intrigue; to plot, to scheme
conscience n. • TWINGE 1622 - a pang of shame, remorse, sorrow, or the like; a prick of conscience
conscience vb. • TWITCH a1413 - to cause mental pain or discomfort to a person; to prick the conscience
conscious vb. • COME AT ONESELF 1966 Amer. dial. - to regain consciousness, to come to
consequences n. • WRACK 1844 Eng. dial. - the brunt or consequences of some action
consequential person • SOMETHING ON A STICK 1934 Amer. dial. - an important or consequential person or thing; a big deal; something unusually fine or valuable
conservative person • SHELLBACK n. 1860 - an ultra-conservative, slow-witted person (US sl.)
conservative person • STICK IN THE MUD n. 1733 US sl. - a dull, conservative person
consider vb. • PONDERATE a1475 rare - to ponder, to consider, to contemplate; to weigh in the mind
consider vb. • PURVEY c1350 obs. - to keep in mind, to consider
considerable adj. • SMARTISH 1799 chiefly Eng. dial. - considerable in amount, degree, etc.
considerably adv. • PRETTILY 1533 - considerably, very
consideration adv. • MURELY 1474 obs. - demurely; with consideration
consideration n. • PURVIEW 1751 - range of physical or mental vision, outlook; range of experience or thought, consideration
consideration vb. • PROPOUND 1638 US - to offer for consideration
considered adj. • PONDERATE 1922 - careful, considered
considering n. • PUTATION 1649 obs. - a considering or reckoning; supposition, estimation
console vb. • CONSOLATE 1959 Amer. dial. - to console
console vb. • FROVER c900 obs. - to comfort, to console
consort vb. • TRAIN WITH 1871 US sl. - to associate with; to consort with
conspicuous adj. • CONSPICIOUS 1920s Amer. dial. - conspicuous
conspicuous n. • BLINGAGE 2000s US sl. - ostentation, conspicuous display
conspicuous person • MISS BIG STOCKINGS 1950s African-American sl. - an attractive, well-built, conspicuous young woman
conspicuous vb. • STICK OUT 1842 US sl. - to be very conspicuous
conspicuous vb. • STICK OUT A MILE 1933 US sl. - to be very conspicuous
conspicuous vb. • STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB 1936 US sl. - to be very conspicuous
constable person • CATCH-ROGUE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a constable or bailiff
constantly adv. • ARSEHOLE TO BREAKFAST TIME Bk2007 UK sl. - thoroughly, constantly
constellation n. • ALDERMAN'S PLOUGH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the constellation of the Great Bear
constellation n. • ALDERMAN'S WAGON Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the constellation of the Great Bear
consternation int. • LAW DEAR HEART! Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation
consternation int. • LAWS A-DAYS! Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, fear, or consternation
consternation n. • LANTERN-SWASH Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a great fright; a state of consternation
constipated adj. • CORKED (UP) 1967 Amer. dial. - constipated
constipated adj. • COSTIC 1966 Amer. dial. - constipated
constipated adj. • COSTLY 1966 Amer. dial. - constipated
constrain person • MUZZLER a1652 - a person who constrains the speech or actions of another
construction n. • BODGE Bk2007 Aust. & UK sl. - a slapdash job, esp. in constructing something
construction n. • BODGE-UP Bk2007 UK sl. - a makeshift repair; a ramshackle construction
construction vb. • BODGE Bk2007 Aust. & UK sl. - to do a slapdash job, esp. in constructing something
consume vb. • GO THROUGH LIKE A DOSE OF SALTS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to consume rapidly
contagion n. • SMITTLE 1838 Eng. dial. - infection, contagion
contagion n. • SMITTLING 1625 Eng. dial. - infection, contagion
contagious adj. • LATCHING  1790 Eng. dial. - infectious, contagious, catching
contagious adj. • SMITTING c1450 chiefly Eng. dial. - infectious; contagious
contagious adj. • SMITTLE 1583 chiefly Eng. dial. - infectious; contagious; easily transmitted; said of a disease or infestation
contagious adj. • SMITTLING 1845 chiefly Eng. dial. - infectious; contagious
contagious adj. • SMITTLISH 1787 chiefly Eng. dial. - infectious; contagious; of a place: liable to be a source of infection
contained n. • IN-ALL 1856 rare - that in which everything is contained
contaminate vb. • RUST 1493 rare - to corrupt or contaminate morally or physically; to taint; to infect
contaminate vb. • SMIT a1000 obs. - to defile; to taint with pride a vice, etc.; to contaminate morally
contaminate vb. • SMITTLE 1625 chiefly Eng. dial. - to infect; to contaminate
contemplate vb. • PONDERATE a1475 rare - to ponder, to consider, to contemplate; to weigh in the mind
contemplation n. • PONDERATION 1556 - assessment, deliberation; pondering, contemplation, musing
contemporary adj. • SYNCHRONOUS 1669 - existing or happening at the same time; belonging to the same period, or occurring at the same moment of time; contemporary; simultaneous
contemporary person • SYNCHRONIST 1716 rare - a person who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary
contempt adj. • FUNKY-ASS 1967 US sl. - deserving of contempt; worthless, low-down
contempt adj. • SHEG-UP adj. 1941 - deserving of contempt; worthless (W. Indies)
contempt adj. • SPUTOUS c1420 obs. rare - full of despite; exhibiting contempt or haughtiness
contempt adj. • TWATTING 1967 UK sl. - an intensifier expressing contempt, hostility, annoyance, frustration, etc.
contempt int. • BITE ME! Bk2007 US sl. - an exclamation of contempt or defiance
contempt int. • K.M.A.! L19 US sl. - an exclamation of dismissal or contempt
contempt int. • POO!  • POOH 1600 - an exclamation of impatience, contempt, disdain
contempt int. • POOEY! 1927 sl. - an exclamation of distaste, revulsion, derision, or contempt
contempt int. • POOH! POOH! 1694 - an exclamation of impatience, contempt, disdain
contempt int. • PUSH! 1605 obs. - an exclamation of contempt, impatience, or disgust
contempt int. • TUSH! c1440 arch. - an exclamation of impatient contempt or disparagement
contempt int. • UP YOUR GIGGY! 1950s US sl. - an exclamation of strong defiance, contempt, rejection, etc.
contempt n. • PACK OF BLUDGERS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a group of people held in contempt by the speaker
contempt person • MUNSIE 1808 Sc. - a person who invites contempt or ridicule, esp. by being foppishly or extravagantly dressed; a person who is in a mess or sorry state
contempt term • AUMITANT 1901 Sc. - a term of contempt
contempt term • BAINGLE 1870 Sc. - a term of contempt or abuse applied to a woman
contempt term • COCK-SNIPER 1970 Amer. dial. - a term of abuse or contempt for a person
contempt term • CUT-BACK 1909 Amer. Western sl. - a term of contempt; a worthless person
contempt term • HUDDLE AND TWANG 1578 obs. - a term of contempt for a person
contempt term • LAITHRON 1832 Sc. - a lazy, idle person; a sloven, a drab; a dirty, untidy woman or girl, used as a term of contempt
contempt term • PRANNIE  • PRANNY 2. 1980s sl. - a term of contempt
contempt term • SWINE FACE  • SWINE'S FACE 1567 - a person having a face likened to that of a pig; a term of abuse or contempt
contempt term • SWINE SNOUT 1592 - a person having a nose likened to a pig's snout; a term of abuse or contempt
contempt term • SWINE-DOG 1909 - an objectionable, troublesome, or unpleasant person; a term of abuse or contempt
contempt term og • SHEEP-GUTS n. 1890 - a term of contempt (UK sl.)
contempt vb. • NOT TO GIVE SNOW WATER 1904 Amer. dial. - to regard with contempt or disdain
contempt vb. • POOH 1858 - to extreme contempt or disdain for
contempt vb. • POOH-POOH 1823 - to express contempt or disdain for; to ridicule; to dismiss as silly or unimportant
contempt vb. • SMILE 1608 obs. rare - to treat with contempt or disdain; to deride, to laugh at
contemptible adj. - contemptible; disgusting; inferior • PURULENT 1611
contemptible adj. • CRUDDY 1877 - of a person: objectionable, contemptible, despicable, unpleasant
contemptible adj. • FAGGOT-ASS 2003 African-American sl. - weak, cowardly, contemptible
contemptible adj. • MURRAIN 1575 obs. - disagreeable, foul, contemptible
contemptible adj. • POOR 1425 obs. - mentally or morally inferior; lacking in courage or spirit; low, mean, contemptible
contemptible adj. • PUTRID 1628 - corrupt, decadent; loathsome, unpleasant; contemptible; dreadful, useless
contemptible adj. • TWATTISH 1976 sl., chiefly Brit. - stupid, obnoxious, contemptible
contemptible adj. • TWATTY 1975 sl., chiefly Brit. - stupid, obnoxious, contemptible
contemptible n. • FUNK a1400 - a worthless or contemptible person or thing
contemptible n. • SMAIKRY 1573 Sc. obs. rare - mean or contemptible conduct; roguery, trickery
contemptible n. • TRIPE 1895 US sl. - contemptible material; worthless stuff
contemptible person • BIRD DROPPINGS Bk2007 UK euphemism for 'chickenshit' - a worthless or contemptible person
contemptible person • DINGO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a contemptible person
contemptible person • FUCKFACE 1945 sl. - a foolish or contemptible person
contemptible person • FUCK-HEAD 1945 US sl. - an oaf, a jerk; a foolish or contemptible person
contemptible person • FUCK-PIG a1935 sl. - an unpleasant or contemptible person
contemptible person • FUCKWAD 1974 sl., orig. US - a contemptible person
contemptible person • FUCKWIT 1969 sl., orig. Aust. - a foolish person, a stupid or contemptible person; an idiot  
contemptible person • FULL HANK 1980s teen & high school sl. -  a tedious, contemptible person 
contemptible person • FUNK a1400 - a worthless or contemptible person or thing
contemptible person • FUZZNUTS 1940s US sl. - a contemptible person
contemptible person • HALFBACK FLANKER 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a wanker, a contemptible person
contemptible person • HO-DAD  • HO-DADDY 1960s US surfers' usage - an obnoxious and contemptible person
contemptible person • JUNK BUZZARD 1970s US sl. - an extremely contemptible person, usually a drug addict
contemptible person • MR. FRANKLIN 1950s euphemism for 'motherfucker' - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • MUDWORM 1814 - a contemptible person
contemptible person • MUSHROOM 1594 obs. - a contemptible person
contemptible person • MUTHA 1974 US sl. - a contemptible, despicable or obnoxious person; a very unpleasant person; a 'motherfucker'
contemptible person • POND SCUM 1984 colloq., derogatory - a worthless or contemptible person
contemptible person • PONDLIFE 1989 depreciate usage - a worthless or contemptible person
contemptible person • POOP-BUTT 1967 US sl. - a contemptible or lazy person
contemptible person • POOT 1935 Amer. dial. - an insignificant or contemptible person
contemptible person • PRICK 1598 sl. - a stupid, contemptible or annoying person; an ineffectual or incompetent man
contemptible person • PUKE 1847 Amer. dial. - a mean, despicable, contemptible, or disgusting person
contemptible person • PUS BAG 1970s US sl. - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUS BRAIN 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUS POCKET 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUSHOLE 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUSS-BAG 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUSS-BUCKET 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
contemptible person • PUSSYCLAAT 1957 sl., orig. & chiefly Jamaican - a despicable or contemptible person; a term of abuse
contemptible person • SMAIK 1513 Sc. arch. - a low, mean, or contemptible fellow; a rascal, a rogue
contemptible person • SMEGHEAD 1988 sl. - a fool; a contemptible person
contemptible person • SQUIRT 1839 US sl. - a short or small person, esp. an insignificant, contemptible little male
contemptible person • TWAT 1922 sl. - a contemptible or obnoxious person; a person who behaves in a stupid manner; a fool, an idiot
contend vb. • CATRIBAT 1825 Sc. - to contend, to quarrel
contend vb. • CATTIE-WURRIE Bk1898 Sc. - to contend violent; to dispute
contend vb. • COPE 1899 Amer. dial. - to strive or contend; to oppose
contend vb. • MUTINY 1597 obs. - to contend or strive with; to quarrel
contend vb. • PULL-HAUL 1909 Amer. dial. - to argue, to contend, to bicker
content adj. • BOXED-UP 1990s UK sl. - comfortable, content
contentedly adv. • CANTY 1856 Sc. - contentedly, merrily, cheerfully
contention n. • MUTINY 1567 obs. - discord, contention, tumult; a dispute, a quarrel
contention n. • PRICKLE 1638 - a cause of discomfort, contention, or irritation; something that pricks the mind or feelings; chiefly used in plural
contentious adj. • MUTINOUS 1589 obs. - turbulent, contentious, quarrelsome
contentious adj. • POLEMIC 1614 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious, combative
contentious adj. • POLEMICAL 1615 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious; combative
contest n. • MOOR-BURN 1872 Sc. - a fit of temper; an outburst of passion; a contest, dispute, strife 
contest n. • PUSH-AND-PULL 1943 - a contest, a tug of war
contest n. • TWIST a1849 Ireland rare - a spell or turn; a bout; a contest
continual adj. • JUGIAL 1654 obs. rare - continual, perpetual
continually adv. • JUGIALLY 1654 obs. - continually, perpetually
continue vb. • CHOOGLE 1960s US sl. - to continue, to persist
contort vb. • PRETZEL 1933 orig. & chiefly US - to twist or contort, esp. forcefully; to cause to bend or buckle
contort vb. • TWINE 1666 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to contort the body; to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm
contorted adj. • PRETZELED • PRETZELLED 1938 orig. & chiefly US - twisted, contorted, tangled
contortion n. • MURGEONS a1513 - grimaces; bodily contortions, exaggerated postures
contortionist person • POSTURE MASTER 1752  US - a person who practices artificial postures of the body; a contortionist
contract n. • SYNGRAPH 1633 - a written contract or bond signed by both or all the parties
contradict vb. • COUNTERDICT 1905 Amer. dial. - to contradict
contradict vb. • CROSS-TALK 1963 Amer. dial. - to interrupt a speaker or contradict him before he has finished
contradictory adj. • BACK-SPOKEN 1889 Sc. - arguing, contradictory
contradictory adj. • MUNG 1844 US obs. - of information, news, etc.: false, misleading; confused and contradictory
contradictory adj. • PUSHMI-PULLYU 1964 - conflicting, or contradictory
contradictory person • PUSHMI-PULLYU 1972 - a person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner
contradictory person • PUSHMI-PULLYU 1972 - a person who behaves in a conflicting or contradictory manner
contrarily adv. • FROMWARD c1225 obs. - in a different or diverse way, contrarily
contrariness n. • CRISS-CROSSEDNESS 1898 Amer. dial. - contrariness
contrarious adj. • CROSS-GRAINED 1647 - given to opposition, contrarious; intractable; perverse, refractory
contrary adj. • CONTRARIOUS 1924 Amer. dial. - contrary, perverse, wilful
contrary adj. • CONTRARISOME 1887 Amer. dial. - contrary, perverse, wilful
contrary adj. • CONTRARIWISE 1891 Amer. dial. - contrary, stubborn
contrary adj. • TURNED a1325 obs. - opposite, contrary, adverse
contrary adj. • WRONG 1960s African-American & college sl. - irritating, contrary
contrary person • SNIVY 1911 Amer. dial. - a contrary or unreasonable person
contrary vb. • WORK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 1930s political sl. - to take two contrary positions at once
contribute vb. • KICK THE TIN Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to make a cash contribution
contrition n. • RUTH a1200 rare - contrition, repentance; remorse
contrived n. • PUT-UP 1936 colloq. - something contrived or prearranged
control n. • COMPELTRY 1942 Amer. dial. - power, control
control n. • PRESIDENCE a1500 - a presiding; control, authority
control n. • PRESIDENCY 1581 rare - a presiding; control, authority
control n. • PUTSCH 1938 - a sudden or forceful attempt to take control of an organization, business, etc.; a sudden vigorous effort, a vigorous campaign
control n. • WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY 1990s sl. - someone or something in complete control of another person or entity
control vb. • BEAR THE SWING 1552 obs. - to have full control
control vb. • CONQUER 1931 Amer. dial. - to control
control vb. • DROP ONE'S COOKIES 1967 Amer. dial. - to feel strong emotion; to lose control of oneself
control vb. • FLIP ONE'S COOKIES 1967 Amer. dial. - to feel strong emotion; to lose control of oneself
control vb. • GO HOOPS Bk1970 US students' sl. - to become unduly excited; to lose control, usually in a sexual connection, though not necessarily
control vb. • HAVE SWING AND SWAY 1632 obs. - to have full control
control vb. • PUSSY-WHIP 1968 sl., orig. US - of a woman: to dominate or control a man; to henpeck
controversial adj. • TOO HOT TO HANDLE adj1940s US sl. - very delicate or explosive; very controversial
controversial vb. • STIR THE POSSUM Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to create a disturbance; to raise controversial issues
controversialist person • POLEMIC 1639 - a person who argues or writes in opposition to another; a controversialist
controversialist person • POLEMICIAN 1871 rare - a controversialist
controversialist person • POLEMICIST 1864 - a controversialist
controversialist person • POLEMIST 1825 - a controversialist
controversially adv. • POLEMICALLY 1653 - controversially, disputatiously
controversy adj. • POLEMIC 1614 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious, combative
controversy adj. • POLEMICAL 1615 - given to dispute or controversy; contentious, disputatious; combative
controversy n. • POLEMY 1642 rare - controversy, opinionated argument; polemics; a dispute
controversy n. • SWORDSMANSHIP 1886 - skill in controversy or debate
controversy n•. SWORD-PLAY 1847 - spirited or skilful controversy or debate
controversy vb. • POLEMICIZE 1881 - to argue; to carry on a controversy
controversy vb. • POLEMIZE 1828 - to argue; to carry on a controversy
convent n. • PRAYER-FACTORY 1930s Irish sl. - a convent
convent n. • PRAYER-FACTORY 1930s Irish sl. - a convent
convention n. • SYNOD 1578 - an assembly, convention, or council of any kind
conventional adj. • MUMSY 1961 colloq. - motherly, homely, conventional
conventional adj. • WHITE BREADY 1980s sl. - conventional; bourgeois
conventional adj. • WHITE-BREAD 1980s sl. - conventional; bourgeois
conventional adj. • WONDER BREAD 1980s sl. - conventional
conventional person • VANILLA WAFER 1990s US sl. - a very conventional man
conversation n. • (THE) CRAIC 1972 - fun, amusement; entertaining company or conversation
conversation n. • CAT-TALK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - idle conversation, small talk
conversation n. • COMPERSATION 1927 Amer. dial. - conversation
conversation n. • CONFLAB 1873 Amer. dial. - conversation
conversation n. • CROSS-TALK 1909 - altercation, repartee, back-chat; conversation
conversation n. • DEIPNOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of dining and dinner conversation
conversation n. • SOUL TALK Bk1970 US sl. - meaningful conversation among African-Americans
conversation vb. • SMART-TALK 1930 - to engage in clever, witty or persuasive conversation, esp. of an insincere nature
converse vb. • BAT ONE'S GUMS World War II US sl. - to converse; to talk idly but volubly; to chat
converse vb. • FAN 1901 US sl. - to converse, to chat, usually about sport
converse vb. • GASH 1773 Sc. - to talk freely or loquaciously; to converse, to chatter, to prattle
convict person • CROPPIE; CROPPY 1800 Aust. - a convict
convict person • VIC 1925 criminals' sl. - a convict
convict vb. • SHELF vb. 2001 - to convict on the basis of faked-up evidence (NZ prison sl.)
conviction n. • FALL 1933 UK & US criminals' sl. - a conviction and the concomitant spell of imprisonment
convivial adj. • JUNKETING 1653 obs. - holding or attending feasts, parties, etc.; sociable, convivial
convoluted adj. • CRINKLE-CRANKLE adj. - winding or twisting in and out, zigzag; intricate; convoluted
convoluted adj. • CRINKUM-CRANKUM 1766 rare - twisting in and out, sinuous; intricate, convoluted
convolutedly adv. • CRINKLEDUM CUM CRANKLEDUM 1660 obs. rare - circuitously; convolutedly
convolution n. • CRINKLE-CRANKLE 1598 rare - a winding in and out; a zigzag; sinuosity; intricacy, complexity; convolution
convulsion n. • SPASMOPHILIA Bk1991 - an extreme tendency to convulsions
coo vb. • CROO 1611 obs. - to make the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon, to coo
coo vb. • CROOD a1522 Sc. - the make the murmuring sound of a dove
coo vb. • CROOK 1586 obs. - to coo as a dove
coo vb. • CROOKLE 1574 obs. rare - to coo as a pigeon
coo vb. • CROUT c1550 Sc. - to make abrupt croaking or murmuring noises; to coo as a dove
coo vb. • CRUCKLE 1691 obs. - to coo as a pigeon
coo vb. CROODLE a1700 Sc. - to make a continued soft low murmuring sound; to coo as a dove
cook person • COOSIE 1933 Amer. dial. - a cook on a ranch or a cattle drive
cook person • CRUMB CHASER 1958 Amer. dial. - a cook's helper in a logging camp
cook person • GREASY L19 Aust. & NZ sl. - a cook, esp. in an institution
cook vb. • JUMP 1870 - to cook in a frying pan, shaking up from time to time
cook vb. • PONASK 1922 Can. - to cook food, esp. game or fish, on a stick set in the ground next to an open fire
cook vb. • SOAK 1848 Amer. dial. - to bake or roast thoroughly
cooked adj. • MUMBLED 1879 - cooked to a very soft consistency
cookery adv. • CULINARILY 1837 rare - with regard to cookery
cooking vb. • FRIZZ 1834 - to make a sputtering noise in frying
cooking vb. • FRIZZLE 1839 - to make a sputtering noise in frying
cool adj. • COCK Bk1970 US students' sl. - attractive; 'cool'; desirable
cool adj. • FROODY Bk2006 US sl. - grand; wonderful; cool
cool adj. • FROSTY Bk2006 US sl. - cool; really cool and mellow
cool adj. • FUNKADELIC 1970 - cool, stylish
cool adj. • PRETTY SCARY Bk1970 US students' sl. - nice; good; 'cool'
cool adj. • RIGHTEOUS 1930 US sl., orig. African-American - excellent, wonderful; cool
cool adj. • STUDLY 1960s US sl. - excellent, good, cool
cool adj. • STUPID 1980s African-American sl. - excellent, splendid, cool
cool adj. • STUPID FRESH 1980s African-American sl. - excellent, splendid, cool
cool adj. • TIGHT 1980s US students' sl. - attractive; cool
cool adj. • TOAST 1970s US teen sl. - excellent; wonderful; cool
cool person • FUNKSTER 1982 sl., orig. US - a person who is trendy, fashionable, or cool
copy vb. • ENGROSS 1776 US - to copy in a large hand
copy vb. • SMUG 1842 sl. - to copy surreptitiously
copy vb. • SUCK FLAVA 1990s US teen sl. - to copy someone's style
cork vb. • CLUNK L18 sl. - to make the sound of a cork being withdrawn from a bottle
corn dog n. • PRONTO PUP 1947 Amer. dial. - a corn dog
corn n. • CLEVEL  • CLEVIL 1892 Amer. dial. - a grain of corn
corner person • BLOCK BOY Bk1970 US students' sl. - a youth who hangs out at the corner, or who looks as if he would
corny adj. • BEAUGEEFUL  • BEAUJEEFUL Bk1975 US sl. - ugly; garish; in bad taste, loud, corny
corny adj. • MADE IN JAPAN Bk1970 US high school sl. - unsatisfactory; shoddy; corny
corny adj. • WET AS WATER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - very feeble or corny
coronation adj. • CROWNAL 1836 - relating to a royal crown or a coronation
coronation n. • CROWN DAY 1609 obs. - a coronation day
coronation n. • CROWNATION a1533 hist. - a coronation
coronation n. • CROWNMENT c1325 obs. - a coronation
coroner person • CROWNER 1327 - a coroner
coroner person • CROWNER 1656 obs. - a coroner
corpse adj. • POLLINCED 1623 obs. rare - of a corpse: embalmed
corpse n. • A BOX OF CARRION Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a corpse
corpse n. • BLOB Bk1970 UK sl. - a corpse; a road accident victim
corpse n. • CORP 1917 Amer. dial. - a corpse
corpse n. • SHELL n. 1900 - a corpse (Aust. & US sl.)
corpse n. • STIFF 1859 US sl. - a corpse
corpse n. • STIFFIE 1859 US sl. - a corpse
corpse person • POLLINCTOR 1606 chiefly Roman history, rare - a person who prepares a corpse for burial, cremation, or embalming, by washing, anointing, etc.; one who is employed to do this; an undertaker
corpse person • WORM FOOD 1940s sl. - a corpse
corpse person • WORM MEAT 1940s sl. - a corpse
corpse person • WORMBAIT 1940s sl. - a corpse
corpse vb. • PURGE 1945 Amer dial. - of a corpse: to foam at the mouth
corpulent adj. • POLYSARCOUS 1890 rare - corpulent, obese
corpulent adj. • TUNNIFIED 1806 humorous usage - very corpulent
corpulent adj. • TUNNISH a1529 obs. - very corpulent; somewhat like a tun or cask
corpulent person • FUSTILARIAN 1600 obs. - a woman of gross or corpulent habit; a fat, slovenly woman
corpulent person • POKE-PUD 1820 Sc. colloq., rare - a corpulent or gluttonous person
corpulent person • POKE-PUDDING 1754 Sc. - a corpulent or gluttonous person
correct adj. • ON THE BEAM 1941 US sl. - correct; right; on the right track or course
correct adj. • RIGHT a1000 - correct, true; consonant with the facts
correct adj. • RIGHT AND PROPER 1504 - fitting and appropriate; correct and acceptable
correct adj. • RIGHTEOUS 1543 US sl. - genuine, authentic; true, correct, exact
correct n. • RIGHTDOING 1556 - a doing what is right; proper, correct, or moral action
correct n. • RIGHTEOUSNESS a1000 obs. rare - correctness, rightness; aptness
correct vb. • COMB THE KINKS OUT OF ONE 1911 Amer. dial. - to correct faulty notions; to 'set someone straight'
correct vb. • RIGHTIFY 1725 - to do right by; to set right; to rectify; to correct
correct vb. • RIGHTLECHE a1000 obs. - to correct; to set right; to rectify, to amend a thing
correction n. • LEARNING Bk1902 Eng. dial. - correction, discipline
correctly adv. • OF RIGHT 1494 obs. - correctly, accurately, truthfully
corrupt  vb. • PUTREFY 1548 - to make corrupt, esp. morally
corrupt adj. • CRONKY 1920s criminals' sl. - corrupt, dishonest, lying
corrupt adj. • MUDDY 1600 - sinful; morally impure or corrupt; of questionable morality
corrupt adj. • PUTID 1580 rare - morally or intellectually corrupt or worthless; base, foul, loathsome
corrupt adj. • PUTRID 1628 - corrupt, decadent; loathsome, unpleasant; contemptible; dreadful, useless
corrupt adj. • RUSTY c1390 obs. - morally or spiritually corrupt; wicked; vile, offensive
corrupt n. • FAST ONE 1923 sl. - any scheme seen as corrupt or underhand
corrupt n. • MENTAL RAPE Bk1970 US students' sl. - a process which corrupts one' s mind
corrupt person • WRONG GUY 1920s criminals' sl. - a man who cannot be trusted; a devious and corrupt man
corrupt vb. • POLLUTE a1382 - to make morally impure; to violate the purity or sanctity of; to profane or desecrate; to corrupt, to sully
corrupt vb. • PREVARICATE 1595 rare - to pervert, to corrupt, to misrepresent, to falsify
corrupt vb. • PREVARY 1541 obs. rare - to corrupt, to pervert
corrupt vb. • RUST 1493 rare - to corrupt or contaminate morally or physically; to taint; to infect
corrupt vb. • SHEND vb. a950 - to disfigure; to corrupt, to infect; to defile, to soil (obs.)
corrupted adj. • MUNGED 1987 sl., orig. US - that has been spoiled, corrupted, or ruined
corruption n. • PRIAPISM 1694 - licentiousness, obscenity; also, debasement, corruption
corruption n. • PUTREFACTION a1622 - moral corruption; decadence, decline
corruption n. • PUTRIDNESS 1823 - moral corruption; decadence; rottenness; unpleasantness, uselessness
corruption n. • SYPHILIS 1821 - something that causes pervasive corruption or destruction
corruption person • MR. CLEAN 1970s sl., orig. US - a person who makes a point of portraying themselves as free of corruption, esp. in politics, sports, or other forms of public life in which proclaimed moral stance is useful
corruption RUST a1000 obs. - moral decline or decay; corruption
cosmetic n. • FUCUS 1607 obs. - paint or cosmetic for beautifying the skin; a wash or colouring for the face
cosmetics person • CIRCUS CLOWN 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman who uses a lot of cosmetics
cosmetics person • CIRCUS QUEEN 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman who uses a lot of cosmetics
cosmetics phr. • PAINTED UP LIKE A CIRCUS HORSE 1965 Amer. dial. - said of a woman who uses a lot of cosmetics
cosmetics phr. • PAINTED UP LIKE A WHORE ON CIRCUS DAY 1965 Amer. dial. - said of a woman who uses a lot of cosmetics
cosmetics vb. • PRIME 1616 colloq., obs. - to make up the face, etc., with cosmetics
cosset vb. • POMP c1400 rare - to pamper; to cosset; to indulge, to spoil; to flatter, to sweet-talk
cosseted adj. • POMPED 1509 obs. - pampered, indulged, cosseted
cost n. • SWINDLE 1835 US obs. - the price or cost of something
costly adj. • COSTIVE 1933 Amer. dial. - costly, expensive
cottage cheese n. • CLABBER CHEESE  • CLABBERED CHEESE 1904 Amer. dial. - cottage cheese
cottage cheese n. • CLOBBER CHEESE 1904 Amer. dial. - cottage cheese
cottage cheese n. • COBBLER CHEESE 1970 Amer. dial. - cottage cheese
cottage cheese n. • COTTED CHEESE 1949 Amer. dial. - cottage cheese
cottage n. • GUNYAH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a crudely-built cottage; a small, poorly constructed dwelling
couch n. • COT c1770 Amer. dial. - a sofa, a couch
couch n. • COURTING SEAT 1983 Amer. dial. - a loveseat
couch n. • CRABAT 1483 obs. - a couch
couch n. • PUNEE 1938 Hawaii - a couch or sofa
cough adj. • TUSSAL 1890 rare - pert. to a cough
cough adj. • TUSSICULAR 1853 - relating to a cough
cough adj. • TUSSIVE 1853 - caused by cough
cough n. • TUSSICULATION 1890 - a slight, frequent, dry cough
cough phr. • CHOKE AWAY, THE CHURCHYARD'S NEAR M17 - an admonition to anyone coughing badly
cough vb. • CEFFLE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cough slightly and sharply
cough vb. • TUSSICATE 1598 obs. - to cough
count n. • ARITHMOMANIA Bk1991 - a compulsion to count things
counterfeit adj. • BOGUE Bk2007 US sl. - worthless; counterfeit
counterfeit adj. • BRUMMY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - counterfeit; dud
counterfeit adj. • FUCATE 1531 obs. - artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
counterfeit adj. • FUCATED 1535 obs. - artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
counterfeit adj. • PRETENCED 1425 obs. - alleged, claimed, or professed, esp. falsely; counterfeit, feigned, spurious
counterfeit adj. • SHEENY adj. 1882 - counterfeit; said of money or other objects (US sl.)
counterfeit adj. • SMASHING 1857 - counterfeit; forged
counterfeit adj. • SPURIOUS 1615 - not being what it purports to be; not true or genuine; false, fake, sham, counterfeit
counterfeit adj. • WRONG M19 UK criminals' sl. - counterfeit; said of money
counterfeit n. • FUNNY MONEY 1901 sl., orig. US - money which is not what it seems to be, esp. counterfeit currency or assets amassed unscrupulously  
counterfeit n. • JINK MONEY 1967 Amer. dial. - counterfeit money
counterfeit n. • SHEDDER n. 1827 - a counterfeit note (US sl.)
counterfeit n. • SHEEN n. 1839 - a counterfeit coin (UK sl.)
counterfeit n. • SMASH 1795 sl. - counterfeit coin
counterfeit n. • SMASHER 1851 sl. rare - a counterfeit coin
counterfeit n. • SPURIOUSNESS 1678 - a being false or counterfeit
counterfeit n. • SWIMMER 1699 sl. obs. - a counterfeit coin
counterfeit n. • WRONG 'UN L19 sl. - a piece of counterfeit money
counterfeit person • MONEY MAKER 1729 US - a counterfeiter
counterfeit person • PUSHER 1940s US criminals' sl. - a distributor or passer of counterfeit money
counterfeit person • SHEET PASSER n. 1928 - a person who passes counterfeit notes (US criminals' sl.)
counterfeit person • SMASHER 1795 sl. - a person who passes counterfeit coin or forged notes
counterfeit person PLANTER M19 sl. - a person who passes counterfeit coins or notes
counterfeit vb. • FAKE c1838 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
counterfeit vb. • FAKE UP 1874 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
counterfeit vb. • PUSH 1940s US criminals' sl. - to distribute and pass counterfeit money
counterfeit vb. • PUSH THE QUEER 1930s US criminals' sl. - to pass counterfeit money
counterfeit vb. • SMASH 1801 cant - to pass counterfeit money
counterfeit vb. • SPRING 1656 obs. rare - to put counterfeit money into circulation
counterfeit vb. PLANT M19 sl. - to pass counterfeit coins or notes
counterfeiter person • FACE-MAKER 1855 sl. - a counterfeiter, a coiner
countless adj. • MYRIADED 1667 obs. rare - countless, innumerable
countless adj. • MYRIADFOLD 1874 - countless, innumerable
countrified adj. • PUSSY 1927 Amer. dial. - countrified, awkward
countrified adj. • RUSTICATE a1505 obs. rare - countrified; rustic, boorish
countrified n. • RUSTICALNESS a1603 obs. - a being rustic or countrified
countrified person • CLOD-CRUSHER 1914 Amer. dial. - a country bumpkin; a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • CLOD-HEEL 1968 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • CLODKNOCKER 1946 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • CLOUT 1950 Amer. dial. - an awkward, stupid, or unmannerly person; a person considered to be rough or countrified; a rustic
countrified person • CORDWOOD 1966 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • CORN PONE 1967 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY BOOB 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY CLOD 1942 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY COUSIN  1950 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY CRACKER 1865 Amer. dial. - a backwoodsman, a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY GAWK 1931 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY GOOK 1973 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY HAYSEED 1973 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY HICK 1950 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY HOOSIER 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY HUNK 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY JAY 1899 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY JAYHAWK 1968 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY JERK 1950 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY JIG 1973 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY JIGGER 1973 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY PUMPKIN 1958 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly
countrified person • COUNTRY PUNK 1973 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COUNTRY RUBE 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COW JOCKEY 1968 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
countrified person • COW-HICK 1969 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
country adj. • RURICOLOUS 1842 obs. rare - living or working in the country; rural
country adj. • RURIGENE 1656 obs. rare - born or dwelling in the country
country adj. • RURITANIAN 1896 - relating to any imaginary or hypothetical country
country adj. • RUSTICAL 1483 - of a thing: of a type or style appropriate to the country; plain, simple; crude
country adj. • RUSTICAL 1542 rare - relating to the countryside or country life; rural
country adj. • RUSTICAL a1475 rare - living in the countryside
country adj. • RUSTICATED 1757 arch. - living in the countryside; leading a country life
country adj. • RUSTICATED 1759 - sent or banished to the countryside
country adj. • RUSTICATORY 1815 obs. - enjoying a stay in the countryside
country adj. • UP THE DONGA  • UP THE DONGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - out in the country
country n. • LANDWARD 1845 Sc. - the country; inland parts
country n. • RURALISM 1835 - a being rural; country life
country n. • RURALIZATION 1832 obs. - a spending time in the country; also, a rural excursion
country n. • RURITANIA 1894 - a state or country seen as a setting for romantic adventure and intrigue; generally, any imaginary or hypothetical country
country n. • RUSTICATION a1696 arch. - a going to or spending time in the countryside; a living in the countryside
country n. • RUSTICITY 1621 rare - country people collectively
country person • BUCKSKIN 1774 US - a country bumpkin
country person • CLOD JUMPER 1917 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a country bumpkin
country person • CLOD-CRUSHER 1914 Amer. dial. - a country bumpkin; a rustic or countrified person
country person • CLODDY-HOP 1965 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a country bumpkin
country person • CODGER 1908 Amer. dial. - a countryman, a rustic
country person • COON SKINNER 1906 Amer. dial. - an uncouth countryman
country person • DUBBO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a country bumpkin
country person • RURALIST 1715 - an advocate of country as opposed to town or city life; an enthusiast of the countryside
country person • RURALIST 1739 - an inhabitant of the country; a farmer, a peasant
country person • RURALITE 1841 - a country dweller; on who lives in a rural area
country person • RURIGENE 1656 obs. rare - a person who was born or who dwells in the country
country person • RUSSET GOWN 1694 obs. - a country girl
country person • RUSSET-COAT 1568 rare - a country person, a peasant; a homely or unsophisticated person
country person • RUSTIC c1550 - a person living in the countryside; a peasant
country person • RUSTICAL 1532 rare - a person who lives in the countryside; typically implies ignorance or lack of sophistication
country person • RUSTICATOR 1738 - a person who spends time in the countryside, esp. on holiday
country phr. • SOFT AS SHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY L19 Brit. - applied by rustics to pasty-faced and loose-living urban owners of weekend 'cottages' in the country
country vb. • RURALIZE 1761 - to spend time in the country; to engage in rural pursuits
country vb. • RUSTICATE 1699 - to make rustic or rural in nature or character; to countrify
country vb. • RUSTICIZE 1841 obs. rare - to send or banish to the country
country vb•. RUSTICATE 1660 - to stay or live in the countryside; to live a quiet country life
courage adj. • POOR 1425 obs. - mentally or morally inferior; lacking in courage or spirit; low, mean, contemptible
courage adj. • PUSILLANIME 1570 obs. - lacking in courage and strength of mind; of weak spirit; faint-hearted, cowardly, mean-spirited
courage adj. • PUTTY-HEARTED 1872 - soft-hearted; lacking in courage, cowardly
courage adj. • SPRIGHTLESS a1522 rare - lacking spirit, liveliness, or energy; lacking courage or vitality
courage adj. • SWUNDEN c1275 obs. - lacking courage or strength
courage n. • BELLY Bk1975 US sl. - courage, guts
courage n. • HAIR Bk1966 US sl. - courage
courage n. • PUSILLANIMITY a1393 - lack of courage or fortitude; cowardice, faint-heartedness
courage n. • SPUNK 1773 - energetic courage; mettle
courage person • GIBBY Bk1970 US sl. - a person who has a lot of guts and doesn't care about what happens to himself or anyone else
courage vb. • HOLD ONE'S MUD 1966 US sl. - to keep one's composure or resolve; to show courage or endurance
courage vb. • HOLD YOUR MUD Bk1970 US drug culture sl. - to show courage; to remain composed; to stay cool
courage vb. • SPRIGHT 1531 obs. - to fill with spirit; to inspire with courage or resolve
courageous adj. • MOODY Bk1905 Sc. - gallant, courageous
courageous adj. • SPUNK 1788 obs. - full of spirit; courageous, mettlesome, spirited
courageous adj. • SPUNKIE 1786 Sc. - lively, spirited, courageous, mettlesome
courageous adj. • SPUNKY 1786 - brave, courageous, mettlesome; spirited
courageous person • PRETTY MAN 1576 chiefly Sc., rare - a courageous, warlike, or hardy man
course n. • BITCH COURSE Bk1970 US students' sl. - a course taught by an unpleasant professor
course n. • BUMMER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a difficult course
course n. • DUM-DUM Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - an easy course
course n. • FROG SLICING Bk2006 US sl. - biology class; a biology course
course n. • GUT COURSE Bk1971 US students' sl. - a course that is relatively easy and requires little or no studying
course n. • JELLY-ROLL Bk1969 US students' sl. - an easy college course
course n. • KITTY Bk1970 US students' sl. - an easy teacher or course
course n. • NUTS AND SLUTS 1970s US students' sl. - a course in abnormal psychology
course n. • SAIL BY Bk1970 US students' sl. - an easy teacher or course
course n. • SAIL BY Bk1970 US students' sl. - an easy teacher or course
course n. • SLEEPER Bk1964 US students' sl. - a lecture course
course n. • SLUFF COURSE Bk1970 US students' sl. - a course requiring little work, or one for which one decides to do little work in order to have more time for others
course vb. • TAKE IT IN THE SHORTS Bk1970 US students' sl. - to do very poorly in a course or on an exam
courteous adj. • MODISH 1709 Sc. - polite, courteous
courteous adj. • POLITEFUL 1832 rare - polite, courteous
courteous adj. • PREVENANT 1750 obs. - courteously anticipating the needs of others; obliging, polite
courteous person • PREVENANT 1869 obs. - a polite or courteous person
courteous vb. • DO THE POLITE 1826 colloq., rare - to perform a courteous action; to behave politely
courtesan person • MUSK-CAT 1567 obs., derogatory - a prostitute; a courtesan; also, a foppish man
courtesy n. • PREVENANCE 1823 obs. - courteous anticipation of the needs of others; courtesy, complaisance, obligingness of manner
courtesy n. • PREVENANCY 1768 obs. rare - courtesy, politeness
courting n. • JUNESEYING 1899 Amer. dial. - visiting one's sweetheart, courting
courting n. • MISSING M19 sl. - courtship
courting n. • SPRUNTING 1823 Sc. rare - a courting, a wooing
courting vb. • BUNDLE 1777 US - of young courting lads and lasses: to occupy the same bed with clothes on for warmth
courting vb. • CATTER-WAUL Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to go courting, staying out at night
courting vb. • CRASH 1973 Amer. dial. - to court, to woo
courting vb. • FACE 1925 Irish sl. - to pay court to a woman
courting vb. • JUNE 1948 Amer. dial. - to pay court to
courting vb. • PRETEND 1652 obs. - to pay court to a prospective spouse; to seek to be married to a person
cousin person • CROSS-COUSIN 1889 - one of two cousins who are the children of a brother and a sister respectively
cove n. • DOCK 1648 US - a sheltered area, as a cove, where ships anchor
cover up vb. • FEIGN 1771 US - to cover up
cover up vb. • SMOOTH UP 1592 obs. - to cover or hush up; to conceal
covet vb. • HAVE LONG EYES FOR 1996 W. Indies - to be covetous for
covet vb. • HAVE RAW EYES FOR 1996 W. Indies - to be covetous for
covetous adj. • CUPIDOUS 1656 rare - covetous, desirous, greedy
covetousness n. • CUPIDITY 1547 - ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness
cow adj. • CRUMPLE-HORNED 1965 Amer. dial. - of a cow: dehorned
cow adj. • RIGGED 1555 Sc. - of an animal, esp. a cow: having a (white) streak along the back
cow adj. • SNAKY 1902 Amer. dial. - of an animal, esp. a horse or cow: unpredictable, wild
cow n. • COW LOAD c1937 Amer. dial. - a piece of dried cow manure
cow n. • COW PANCAKE 1971 Amer. dial. - cow dung, cow manure
cow n. • CRAWNEY-BONE 1966 Amer. dial. - a thing, bony, or poor-looking cow
cow n. • CROWBONES 1968 Amer. dial. - a thin, bony, or poor-looking cow or horse
cow n. • CRUMMIE 1724 Sc. - a cow with 'crumpled' or crooked horns
cow n. • CRUMMOCK 1725 Sc. - a cow with 'crumpled' or crooked horns
cow n. • CUSH 1966 Amer. dial. - a hornless cow
cow n. • LAYER 1847 Eng. dial. - the ordure of cows
cow n. • LEATHER 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the udder of a cow
cow n. • MOIL 1863 Eng. dial. - a cow without horns
cow n. • MULEY 1570 - a hornless cow; any cow
cow n. • PUDDING COW 1968 Amer. dial. - a thin, bony, or poor-looking cow
cow n. • SPRINGER 1765 - a cow or heifer which is producing milk
cow person • COW JOCKEY 1935 Amer. dial. - a dealer in cows
cow vb. - to milk a cow • PUMP THE COW 1967 Amer. dial.
cow vb. • JUICE 1915 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE COW 1965 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE FAUCET 1965 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE JUICE 1965 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE MILK 1965 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE TEATS 1965 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
cow vb. • PULL THE TITS  • PULL TITS 1957 Amer. dial. - to milk a cow
coward adj. • MURCID 1656 obs. rare - slothful; cowardly
coward n. • POLTROON a1529 arch. or humorous usage - an utter coward; a mean-spirited person; a worthless wretch
coward person • CHICKEN GIZZARD M19 US sl. - a coward
coward person • COWARDY CALF 1897 Amer. dial. - a timid, cowardly, or easily frightened person
coward person • CRADDEN; CRADDON 1513 obs. - a coward, a craven
coward person • CRAVEN 1581 - a confessed coward
coward person • CRINGELING 1798 - a cringing or servile person; a servile flatterer; a fawner; a sycophant; a coward 
coward person • FUGIE 1777 Sc. obs. - a coward
coward person • FUNKER 1826 sl. - one who is a coward, a weakling, or a shirker
coward person • POSSUM GUTS n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a coward
coward person • PUSS 1942 - a sweet or effeminate man; a weakling, a coward
coward person • PUSS 1942 chiefly US - a sweet or effeminate man; a weakling, a coward
coward person • PUSSY 1904 sl., chiefly US - a sweet or effeminate male; later; a weakling, a coward, a sissy; also, a homosexual man
coward person • PUSSYBOY 1980s sl. - a cowardly person
coward person • PUSSYFOOT 1930s sl. - a coward, a weakling
coward person • PUSSYFOOTER 1930s sl. - a coward, a weakling
coward person • TURN-TAIL 1621 - a person who abandons or forsakes his former associates or principles; also, a coward'
coward phr. • HE COULDN'T KNOCK THE SKIN OFF A RICE-PUDDING 20C - expresses extreme contempt of a weakling or of a coward
coward vb. • POLTROONIZE IT 1611 obs. rare - to act like a poltroon; to play the coward
coward vb. • PUT ON A DINGO ACT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to behave in a cowardly way
cowardice n. • FUNK Bk2006 US sl. - cowardice; terror
cowardice n. • FUNKING 1823 colloq. - a showing fear, nervousness, or cowardice; backing out of or evading something due to nerves, cowardice, etc.
cowardice n. • POLTROONERY a1637 - cowardice, pusillanimity
cowardice n. • POLTROONISM 1644 rare - cowardice
cowardice n. • PUSILLANIMITY a1393 - lack of courage or fortitude; cowardice, faint-heartedness
cowardice n. • PUSILLANIMITY a1393 - lack of courage or fortitude; cowardice, faint-heartedness
cowardice n. • PUSSY 1970s sl. - cowardice
cowardice n. • SHEEPNESS n. c1380 - pusillanimity; cowardice; faintheartedness (obs.)
cowardly adj. • CANDY Bk1970 US high school sl. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CANDY-ASS 1950s US sl. - timid, feeble, cowardly
cowardly adj. • CANDY-ASSED 1950s US sl. - timid, feeble, cowardly
cowardly adj. • CAT-HEARTED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CHICKEN-GUTTED 1950s US sl. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CRADDENLY 1674 obs. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CRASSANTLY 1674 obs. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CRAVEN a1400 - cowardly, weak-hearted, pusillanimous
cowardly adj. • CRAVEN-HEARTED 1615 - cowardly, weak-hearted
cowardly adj. • CRAVENLY 1653 obs. rare - cowardly
cowardly adj. • CRAYFISHING 1966 Aust. - acting in a cowardly or scheming manner
cowardly adj. • FAGGOT-ASS 2003 African-American sl. - weak, cowardly, contemptible
cowardly adj. • FAGGOTY 1964 sl. - cowardly, useless, second-rate
cowardly adj. • FAT AROUND THE HEART 1935 African-American sl. - cowardly
cowardly adj. • MICKEY-MOUSE Bk1968 US students' sl. - chicken, cowardly
cowardly adj. • MOKE-HEARTED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - timid, cowardly
cowardly adj. • POLTROON 1649 rare - resembling a poltroon; cowardly; wretched
cowardly adj. • POLTROONISH 1801 - fearful, timid, cowardly
cowardly adj. • POOR-SPIRITED 1611 - timid, cowardly
cowardly adj. • PUSILLANIME 1570 obs. - lacking in courage and strength of mind; of weak spirit; faint-hearted, cowardly, mean-spirited
cowardly adj. • PUSILLANIME 1570 obs. - lacking in courage or strength of purpose; faint-hearted, cowardly
cowardly adj. • PUSILLANIMOUS a1425 - lacking in courage or strength of purpose; faint-hearted, cowardly
cowardly adj. • PUSSY 1842 colloq. - weak, cowardly
cowardly adj. • PUSSY-ASS 1970s US sl. - cowardly, weak
cowardly adj. • PUSSYFOOT 1910s - cowardly, weak
cowardly adj. • PUTTY-HEARTED 1872 - soft-hearted; lacking in courage, cowardly
cowardly adj. • TURN-TAIL 1861 - cowardly
cowardly person • CRATHON a1400-50 obs. - a term of depreciation for a person; a craven
cowardly vb. • CRAYFISH 1930 Aust. - to act in a cowardly or scheming manner
cowardly vb. • FUNK 1746 sl. - to act in a cowardly manner; to flinch or shrink through fear; to back out of something; to surrender in a cowardly fashion
cowardly vb. • PUSSYFOOT AROUND 20C sl. - to compromise, to act in a cowardly or weak manner
cowboy n. • COW CROWD 1929 Amer. dial. - an outfit or group of cowboys
cowboy person • COW PROD 1961 Amer. dial. - a cowboy
cowboy person • COW PRODDER 1930 Amer. dial. - a cowboy
cowboy person • COWDOG 1921 Amer. dial. - a cowboy
cowboy person • COW-PUNCHER 1878 Amer. sl. - a cowboy
cowboy person • COW-WADDIE 1800s US sl. - a cowboy
cowboy person • REXALL RANGER Bk1970 US sl. - a person who wears cowboy clothes but has never worked on a ranch
cowboy person • SPURN-COW 1614 rare - a cow-herd, a cow-puncher, a cowboy
cowboy person • STOMP 1960s US students' sl. - a student who wears cowboy clothing and boots
cowboy person • SWING RIDER 1903 - a cowboy who keeps a moving herd of cattle in order
cower vb. • CROODLE 1788 Eng. dial. - to cower or crouch down; to cuddle together for warmth; to nestle
crab n. • CRABLET 1841 - a small or young crab
crab n. • CRABLING 1822 - a small or young crab
crabbed adj. • CAPERNOITED 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - peevish, ill-natured, crabbed, irritable, fractious
crabbed adj. • CAPPIT 1742 Sc. - crabbed, ill-humoured, quarrelsome, touchy
crabbed adj. • CRABBISH c1485 obs. - cross, crabbed
crabbed adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - angry, irate, cross, crabbed
crabbed adj. • GARMUNSHOCH 1825 Sc. - crabbed, ill-humoured
crabbed person • CRAB 1825 - a crabbed, cross-grained, ill-tempered person
crack adj. • CRACK-RACK 1582 obs. - describing a succession of cracks
crack adj. • CRAZY 1583 - full of cracks or flaws; damaged, impaired, unsound; liable to break or fall to pieces; frail
crack n. • CRAZE 1587 obs. - a crack, cleft, flaw
crack n. • CREPATURE 1582 obs. - a wound, crack, or chap in the skin
crack vb. • CRACKLE 1735 obs. - to crack and break off in small pieces
crack vb. • CRICK-CRACK 1850 rare - to emit a repeated sharp cracking sound
cracked adj. • CRAZED a1400-50 obs. - broken, cracked; flawed, damaged
cracking n. • CRASURE 1413 obs. rare - a breaking or cracking, fracture
crackle vb. • CRASH 1563 obs. - to make a crackling noise
crackle vb. • CRICK-CRACKLE 1608 obs. rare - to emit a succession of sharp crackling sounds
crackle vb. • SPRANKLE a1387 obs. - to crackle
crackle vb. • SPRINKLE a1398 obs. - to crackle
crackling adj. • CREPITANT 1855 - making a crackling noise
crackling n. • CRACKLE 1591 obs. - something that makes a crackling noise; a rattle
crackling n. • CREPITATION 1656 - a crackling; a crackling or rattling noise
crackling n. • CRICKLE 1914 - a thin, sharp crackling sound
crackling n. • CRICKLE-CRACKLE 1637 - a repeated crackling sound
crackling n. • CRICKLING 1584 rare - a thin, sharp crackling sound
crackling vb. • CRICKLE 1849 - to make a thin, sharp crackling sound
cradle adj. • CUNICULAR 1676 obs. - pert. to the cradle or to infancy
cradle n. • CRETE 1340 obs. - a cradle
cradle n. • CUNABLES a1549 obs. rare - a cradle
cradle n. • CUNABULA 1774 - a cradle; fig., the place where anything is nurtured in its beginnings, the earliest abode
craft n. • MYSTERY a1400 arch. - craft, art; a trade, profession, calling
craftily adv. • CRAFTLY c1225 obs. - cunningly; craftily; in a devious, wily, or shrewd manner
craftiness n. • CRAFTIHOOD 1777 obs. - craftiness, cunning
craftsman person • CRAFT 1842 Sc. & N. Eng. dial., obs. - a practitioner of a craft; a craftsman
craftsman person • CRAFTIMAN   • CRAFTYMAN a1000 obs. - a person who is skilled at a craft; a skilled artisan, craftsman, etc.
craftsman person • CRAFTMASTER 1557 rare - a person who is expert and experienced in a craft or other skilled occupation; a master craftsman
craftsman person • CRAFTY a1000 obs. - a person who is skilled in a particular occupation or activity; a craftsman
craftsman person • MYSTERY-MAN 1671 obs. rare - a skilled worker; a craftsman
craftsman person • THE CRAFTY n. 2. 1989 - people who practise handicrafts considered as a class
crafty adj. • CRAFTFUL 1776 obs. - characterized by cunning or guile; crafty
crafty adj. • CRAFTLY 1526 obs. - displaying skill at deception or deviousness; crafty, cunning
crafty adj. • POLITIC 1543 derogatory - scheming, crafty, cunning
crafty adj. • PRETTY 1760 US - sly, crafty
crafty adj. • PRETTY a1000 - cunning, crafty; later, clever, skilful, able
crafty adj. • SWIKEL c1000 obs. - deceitful, treacherous, crafty
crafty adv. • CRAFTFULLY c1335 obs. - in a cunning or crafty manner
crafty n. • CRAFTING a1529 obs. - crafty or cunning behaviour; deception; trickery
crafty person • MAN OF CRAFT 1681 -  a cunning, crafty, or deceitful person
crafty person • POLITICIAN 1586 - a schemer or plotter; a shrewd, sagacious, or crafty person; one whose behaviour is likened to that of a professional politician
crafty vb. • CRAFT 1530 obs. - to act craftily; to use cunning or deception; to scheme
cramp n. • CRICK c1424 - a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp. in the neck or back 
cramp n. • CRIMP 1966 Amer. dial. - a sudden sharp pain or cramp
cramp n. • CRINGE 1969 Amer. dial. - a sudden sharp pain, a cramp
cramp n. • CRINK 1965 Amer. dial. - a sudden sharp pain, a cramp
cramp n. • CROOK 1965 Amer. dial. - a sudden sharp pain, a cramp
cramp n. • CRUMP a1500 obs. - a cramp
cramp vb. • CRAMPISH c1374 obs. - to cramp; to stiffen painfully, to paralyze
cramp vb. • CRIMP 1927 Amer. dial. - to double up in pain; to cramp
cramped adj. • CRAMBLY 1876 Eng. dial. - in a cramped state
cramped adj. • CRAMMELLY 1876 Eng. dial. - in a cramped state
cramped adj. • POKY 1828 - small in size or accommodation; cramped, confined; said of a room, building, etc.
crane bird vb. • CRUNKLE 1611 obs. - to cry like a crane
crane n. • CROCKLING 1573 obs. rare - the noise made by cranes
crane n. • TWIST 1811 - a peculiar mental turn or bent; an intellectual or moral bias or obliquity; a craze, a whim
crane vb. • CROUP 1513 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to cry hoarsely; to croak as a raven, frog, crane, etc.
crane vb. • CRUNK 1565-73 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to utter a hoarse harsh cry, as a crane, raven, carrion crow
cranky adj. • CRANKOUS 1786 Sc. - irritable, fretful, cranky
cranky n. • CRANKNESS 1890 - a being cranky or crazy
cranky person • CODGERDICK 1967 Amer. dial. - a cranky, testy old man
cranny n. • AUGER-HOLE 1623 obs. - a small cranny or nook
cranny n. • CRANK 1562 obs. - a tortuous or somewhat inaccessible hole or crevice; a cranny
craps n. • BIG DICK Bk1975 US sl. - in crap-shooting: the point 10
craps n. • BOXCARS 20C gambling sl. - the point of 12 in craps dice
craps n. • MISSISSIPPI MARBLES 1920s US sl. - dice; the game of craps
craps n. • PRAYER MEETING 1940s US gang sl. - a game of dice, a crap game
craps n. • PRAYER MEETING 1940s US sl. - a game of dice, a crap game
crash n. • CRACK-UP 1926 - collapse; a crash
crash n. • PRANG 1940s sl. - a crash
crash vb. • CLOBBER IN Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - to crash
crash vb. • PRANG 1940s sl. - to attack; to crash one's car or plane
crash vb. • T-BONE 1980s US sl. - to hit a car, bus, etc. from the side
crash vb. • WRAP AROUND 1950s sl., orig. US - to crash one's car
crash vb. • WRAP UP 1950s sl., orig. US - to crash one's car
crater n. • CRATERKIN 1888 - a little crater
crater n. • CRATERLET 1881 - a small crater on the moon
crave vb. • CRY CUPBOARD 1681 obs. - to crave food; to feel hungry
crawl vb. • COON IT 1828 Amer. dial. - to crawl, climb, or clamber awkwardly using all four limbs
crawl vb. • CRAMBLE 1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to crawl, to hobble, to walk lamely, stiffly, or feebly
crawl vb. • CRAMPLE a1825 Eng. dial. - to crawl, to hobble, to walk lamely, stiffly, or feebly
crawl vb. • CRAWFISH 1848 Amer. dial. - to move or crawl backwards; to back away
crayfish n. • CRAY 1906 chiefly Aust. & NZ - a crayfish
crayfish n. • CREVIS FISH 1688 obs. - a crayfish
crayfish n. • MUD BUG 1955 Amer. dial. - a crayfish
crayon n. • COLOR 1965 Amer. dial. - a crayon
craze n. • CRACK 1601 - a craze, unsoundness of mind
craze n. • FUROR 1704 - great enthusiasm or excitement; a craze which takes everyone by storm
craze n. • FURORE 1790 - enthusiastic popular admiration; a craze
craze person • CRAZELING 1859 - a person affected with a craze or mania
craze person • JAG Bk1970 US high school sl. - a person out of touch with the latest fads or crazes
crazed adj. • SWIVEL-EYED 1758 colloq. - having eyes pointing in different direction; hence, having a crazed or frenzied appearance; mad, crazy; holding views regarded as extreme or fanatical
craziness n. • CRACKEDNESS 1910 - craziness, unsoundness of mind
craziness n. • LOOPINESS 1939 colloq. - craziness, insanity
crazy adj. • AFT TO THE WHEEL-HOUSE 1902 sl. - crazy
crazy adj. • ANTIC Bk1905 Eng. dial. - odd, eccentric; fantastic, crazy
crazy adj. • BALMY IN THE CRUMPET; BARMY IN THE CRUMPET 1891 sl. - wrong in the head; crazy, eccentric, weird
crazy adj. • BAMMY Bk2007 UK sl. - crazy; eccentric
crazy adj. • BENT AS A SCRUB TICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - crazy; foolish
crazy adj. • BERKO Bk1999 Aust. sl. - crazy; furious
crazy adj. • BOLTS-AND-NUTS 1920s sl. - crazy, insane
crazy adj. • CRACKED 1610 colloq. - crazy, insane, mentally unbalanced
crazy adj. • CRACK-HEADED 1796 - impaired in intellect; crazy
crazy adj. • CRACKY 1850 - crazy; senseless
crazy adj. • CRAZIED 1842 rare - made crazy, distracted
crazy adj. • CROCKED 1970 Amer. dial. - insane, crazy
crazy adj. • LIVING ON A WORM FARM 1960s sl., orig. US - crazy, eccentric
crazy adj. • MAD AS A MEAT AXE 20C Aust. sl. - crazy
crazy adj. • NUTS-AND-BOLTS 1920s sl. - crazy, insane
crazy adj. • PUPULE 1938 Amer. dial. - crazy, insane
crazy adj. • ROUND THE TWIST 1960 sl. - crazy, insane
crazy adj. • SHELL adj. 1988 - crazy (US students' sl.)
crazy adj. • SQUIRRELY 1914 US sl. - crazy, eccentric
crazy adj. • SWIVEL-EYED 1758 colloq. - having eyes pointing in different direction; hence, having a crazed or frenzied appearance; mad, crazy; holding views regarded as extreme or fanatical
crazy adj. • TWEAKED 1980s US sl. - odd; crazy
crazy adj. • TWEAKY 1980s US sl. - odd; crazy
crazy adj. • UP THE CREEK 1960 sl. - crazy, eccentric
crazy adj. • UP THE POLE 1904 colloq. - crazy, at one's wits' end
crazy adj. • UP THE WALL 1951 sl. - crazy; wild
crazy adj. • WIGGY 1960s sl. - crazy; weird; strange
crazy adv. • LIKE A TWO-BOB WATCH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - in an erratic or crazy manner
crazy n. • CRANKNESS 1890 - a being cranky or crazy
crazy person • BAMMY Bk2007 UK sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
crazy person • BANANA TRUCK Bk2007 US sl. - a crazy person
crazy person • CRACK a1701 obs. - a crazy fellow
crazy person • CRACK-SKULL 1864 rare - a person having impaired intellect; a crazy fellow
crazy person • CRAZE 1831 obs. rare - a crazy person; a foolish or irrational person
crazy person • PUPULE 1938 Amer. dial. - an insane or crazy person
crazy person • SQUIRREL-BAIT 1919 US sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
crazy person • SQUIRREL-FOOD 1915 US sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
crazy person • WACK 1938 sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
crazy person • WACKER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a crazy person
crazy person • WHACK 1938 sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
crazy vb. • HAVE KANGAROOS (LOOSE) IN THE TOP PADDOCK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to be crazy or insane
crazy vb. HAVE NITS IN THE NETWORK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to be crazy or insane
cream adj. • SWITCHED 1909 rare - of cream or an egg: whipped
cream vb. • CARVE 1691 Eng. dial. - to curdle, to turn sour; said of milk or cream
cream vb. • CREMIFY 1638 obs. rare - to make creamy; to cause to form cream
crease adj. • CRIMP-FILLED 1821 obs. - filled with folds or creases
crease n. • CRIMP 1782 - a crease, fold, or corrugation
crease n. • CRINGLE 1808 Eng. dial. obs. - a twist, a bend; a wrinkle or crease on the surface of something
crease n. • CRINKLE 1596 - a twist, a bend; a wrinkle or crease on the surface of something
crease n. • FROUNCE c1374 obs. - a fold, a crease; a pleat
crease n. • PRESS 1601 obs. - a mark made by pressing; a crease
crease vb. • MOOL Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to crease clothes; to discompose the dress
creased adj. • CRINKLETY 1906 Amer. dial. - wrinkled, creased
creased adj. • CRIPPLETY-CRUMPLETY 1908 Amer. dial. - crumpled, wrinkled, creased
create vb. • CREE a1400-50 obs. rare - to create
creating adj. • CREANT 1844 rare - creating, creative
creation adj. • CREATAL 1857 rare - relating to creation
creative adj. • CREANT 1844 rare - creating, creative
creator person • CRAFTIMAN  • CRAFTYMAN c1384 obs. - the creator or originator of something
creator person • CREATRESS 1590 - a female creator
creator person • CREATRIX 1595 - a female creator
credible adj. • CRED 1987 sl. - credible
credible adj. • CREDENT a1579 rare - credible, believable
credible adj. • CREDITWORTHY 1554 rare - deserving to be believed, credible, trustworthy
credible vb. • CREDIBILIZE 1866 - to make credible or more credible
credibly adv. • CREDENTLY a1579 rare - credibly, believably
credit n. • CREDITRICE 1588 obs. rare - the credit side of an account
credit person • CREDITEE 1541 rare - a person who owes money; a person who has taken goods or used services on credit
credit phr. - on credit • ON PUMP 1928 Amer. dial.
creditor person • CREANCER a1382 obs. - a creditor
creditor person • CREDITRESS 1608 - a female creditor
creditor person • CREDITRIX 1611 - a female creditor
credulity n. • CREDULENCE 1650 rare - ready belief, credulity
credulity n. • CREDULENCY 1586 obs. rare - ready belief, credulity
credulous adj. • CREDULENT 1584 - inclined to believe, esp. on weak or insufficient grounds; credulous
credulous person • CREDULIST 1616 obs. rare - a credulous person
creek n. • CREEKET a1552 obs. rare - a small creek
creek n. • CREEKLET 1577 - a little creek
creek n. • CRICK 1608 N. Amer. - a creek
creek n. • CRICKEY 1978 Amer. dial. - a dry creek bed
creek n. • PUP 1898 Amer. dial. - a small branch creek or ravine
creep vb. • CRIMBLE a1825 Eng. dial. - to shrink, to cringe; to avoid being observed; to sneak, to creep about privily
cremation adj. • CREMATORIAL 1887 - pert. to cremation or to a crematory
cremation adj. • CREMATORY 1884 - pert. to cremation
cremation n. • CREMAINS 1950 - the ashes of a cremated person
crevice n. • CRANK 1562 obs. - a tortuous or somewhat inaccessible hole or crevice; a cranny
cricket n. • CREEPER 1848 - in cricket: a ball which keeps low after pitching
cricket n. • CRICK 1616 obs. rare - a cricket
cricket n. • CRICKETANA 1862 rare - writings or items of gossip about cricket; cricket talk
cricket n. • CRICKETANA 1950 - collectable objects associated with cricket; cricket memorabilia
cricket n. • CRICKETING 1668 obs. - a game of cricket; a cricket match
cricket n. • CROAKER 1868 - a cricket, a cicada
cricket n. • SWISH 1963 - in cricket: a rapid or careless attacking stroke
cricket person • COCA-COLA 1950s Aust. rhyming sl. - a bowler in cricket
cricket person • CRICKETESS 1886 rare - a female cricketer
cricket person • CRICKETRESS 1888 rare - a female cricketer
cricket person • TWEAKER 1935 colloq. - a spin bowler
cricket vb. • CRACK 1882 sl. - in cricket: to hit a ball hard with the bat
cricket vb. • CRICK 1601 - to make a thin, sharp sound; of a cricket or other insect: to make a sharp chirping sound
cricket vb. • CRINK 1781 rare - to emit a sharp, thin sound, as a cricket
crime adj. • CRIMINABLE c1500 chiefly Sc., obs. - indictable; capable of being accused of a crime
crime adj. • CRIMINATE a1591 obs. - accused; charged with a crime
crime adj. • CRIMINATIVE a1734 rare - charging someone with a crime or grave offense; incriminating; accusatory
crime adv. • CRIMINOUSLY 1593 obs. - with reference to crime
crime n. • CRIME PASSIONNEL 1892 - a crime committed in a fit of passion; a murder motivated by jealousy
crime n. • CRIMINALISTICS 1910 - the science of crime detection; forensic science
crime n. • CRIMINATION 1534 obs. - a charging with a crime or grave offense; severe accusation or censure
crime n. • KITTY-HOP 1910s US criminals' sl. - any form of scheme whereby the criminal cannot lose
crime n. • SHEBANG n. 1950 - a criminal rendezvous (US criminals' sl.)
crime person • CRIME-BUSTER 1943 colloq. - a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime 
crime person • CRIMINAL 1558 obs. - a person accused of a crime
crime vb. • CRIMINATE 1637 - to prove a person guilty of a crime; to incriminate
crime vb. • CRIMINATE 1646 rare - to accuse of or charge with a crime; to denounce
criminal adj. • CRIMEFUL 1594 - characterized by crime; criminal
criminal adj. • CRIMINOGENIC 1918 - tending to cause criminal behaviour
criminal adj. • CRIMINOSE 1535 - guilty of a crime; criminal; accused of a crime
criminal adj. • CRIMINOUS a1460 - guilty of a crime; criminal; accused of a crime
criminal adj. • WRONG M19 UK criminals' sl. - unsafe for criminal activity
criminal adv. • CRIMINABLY 1507 Sc. obs. - as a criminal
criminal adv. • WRONG M19 sl. - in a criminal manner
criminal n. • CANTING CREW M16 - the world of professional thieves and criminal mendicants
criminal n. • CRIMINALDOM 1887 rare - criminal society; the underworld; criminals collectively
criminal n. • CRIMINALTY 1630 rare - criminality; a being criminal
criminal n. • FAMILY 1749 sl. - the criminal fraternity
criminal n. • FAMILY MATTERS 1807 sl. - criminal concerns
criminal n. • PUSH 1890 Aust. sl. - an association of violent criminals; a gang of larrikins
criminal n. • PUSH 1896 Amer. dial. - a crowd; a group of persons of a particular sort; a criminal gang
criminal person • CAPTAIN L18 sl. - the leader of a criminal gang
criminal person • CRIME BOSS 1928 orig. US - a head of a criminal organization
criminal person • CRIME FIGURE 1934 - a well-known criminal
criminal person • CRIME LORD 1924 orig. US - a head of a criminal organization
criminal person • CRIMINALOID 1890 - a person with an inclination towards crime; an occasional rather than habitual criminal
criminal person • FACER 1859 US criminals' sl. - a criminal who stalls those in pursuit of their accomplices
criminal person • FAIKE 1885 UK criminals' sl. - an experienced, senior criminal
criminal person • PRETTY-BOY 1960s S. Afr. sl. - a criminal who uses violence
criminal person • WORKER M19 sl. - a criminal, usually in combs., as 'badger worker'
criminal person • WRONG GEE 1920s US criminals' sl. - an incompetent person, an untrustworthy person; a criminal
criminal person • WRONG GUY 1920s US criminals' sl. - an incompetent person, an untrustworthy person; a criminal
criminal person • WRONG INJUN 1920s US criminals' sl. - an incompetent person, an untrustworthy person; a criminal
criminal person • WRONG 'UN L19 sl. - a criminal, a law-breaker
criminal person • WRONGO 1930s sl., orig. US - a criminal
criminal person other • SHEILA(H) n. 1856 - the partner, not necessarily married, of a professional criminal (UK sl.)
criminal vb. • CRIMINALIZE 1647 - to turn a person into a criminal, esp. by making his or her activities illegal
criminal vb. • SHEG ROUND vb. 1943 - to work as a petty criminal (W. Indies)
criminality n. • CRIMINOSITY 1900 rare - criminality
criminality n. • CRIMINOUSNESS 1645 - a being criminous; criminality
criminally adv. • CRIMINOUSLY 1640 rare - criminally
crimson adj. • CRAMOISY 1480 arch. - crimson
cringe adj. • CRINGE-INDUCING 1972 colloq. - causing one to cringe with fear or acute embarrassment, awkwardness, disgust, etc.
cringe adj. • CRINGE-MAKING 1969 colloq. - causing one to cringe with fear or acute embarrassment, awkwardness, disgust, etc.
cringe adj. • CRINGY 1967 - causing one to cringe with fear or acute embarrassment, awkwardness, disgust, etc.
cringe adv. • CRINGE-MAKINGLY 1984 colloq. - so intensely embarrassing, shameful, sentimental, etc., that one might cringe
cringe vb. • CRIMBLE a1825 Eng. dial. - to shrink, to cringe; to avoid being observed; to sneak, to creep about privily
cringing adj. • CRINGELING 1693 rare - cringing, servile 
cringing adj. • CRINGY 1880 - servile; cringing; timid
cringing person • CRINGELING 1798 - a cringing or servile person; a servile flatterer; a fawner; a sycophant; a coward 
crinkle vb. • CRANK 1660 obs. - to wrinkle minutely with parallel ridges and furrows, to crinkle
crinkle vb. • CRUNKLE c1400 chiefly Eng. dial. - to wrinkle, to rumple, to crinkle
crinkled adj. • CRANKED 1699 obs. - crinkled, wrinkled
crinkled adj. • CRAPED 1728 - crisped, crimped, minutely curled or crinkled
cripple n. • CRIPPLEDOM 1861 - a being a cripple
cripple person • CRIP 1918 US colloq. - a cripple
crippled adj. • CRIPPLY 1775 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - somewhat crippled
crisis n. • CRISE 1541 - a crisis
crisis n. • CRUNCH 1939 - a crisis, a decisive point, event, etc.; a show-down
crisp adj. • CRIMP 1587 obs. - firm in structure, but yielding to pressure; brittle; crisp
crisp adj. • CRIPSY 1889 Amer. dial. - crispy; crisp
crisp n. • CRISPATURE 1745 rare - crisped condition
crisp vb. • CRIPS 1917 Amer. dial. - to crisp
crisp vb. • CRISPEN 1761 - to make crisp
crispness n. • CRISPHEAD c1440 obs. rare - crispness
critic n. • CRITICOPHOBIA 1809 - a fear or horror of critics 
critic person • CRIT a1845 obs. - a critic
critic person • CRITICASTER 1669 rare - an insignificant or mediocre critic
critic person • CRITICKIN 1834 rare - an insignificant or mediocre critic
critic person • CRITICLING 1756 rare - an insignificant or mediocre critic
critic person • CRITICULE 1840 - an insignificant or mediocre critic
critic person • CRITIST 1602 obs. rare - a critic
critic person • JUSTICER 1609 - a critic, a censurer; a person who passes critical judgement
critical n. • CRITICALITY 1763 - critical or judgemental nature; critical thought
critical n. • CRITICALITY 1830 Ireland obs. - a critical moment
critical n. • CRITISM a1639 obs. rare - a critical remark or comment
critical n. • PRICK c1422 obs. - the precise instant of time when anything happens; the critical moment
critical n. • PUDDING TIME 1899 Amer. dial. - a critical time, the nick of time
critical vb. • COME TO THE PUSH 1594 - to reach the critical or decisive point
criticism • MUD-SLINGING 1858 - the exchange of insults or abuse; the use of criticisms and accusations, esp. unjust ones, to damage the reputation of an opponent
criticism n. • CRAB 1893 colloq. - a finding fault; an adverse criticism or objection
criticism n. • CRABBING 1819 - adverse criticism, a pulling to pieces
criticism n. • CRINANTHROPY 1891 obs. rare - judgement or criticism of other people
criticism n. • CRIT 1908 colloq. - criticism
criticism n. • CRITICALITY 1758 obs. - a critical remark; a criticism
criticism n. • CRITICASTERISM 1805 - worthless criticism
criticism n. • CRITICASTRY 1887 - worthless criticism
criticism n. • CRITICIASIS 1874 obs. - criticism regarded as a disease
criticism n. • FANG JOB 1964 sl. -- criticism, esp. a critical article
criticize person • CRABBER 1909 - a person who finds fault or criticizes adversely
criticize person • FULMINATOR 1763 - a person who forcibly criticizes or denounces
criticize vb. • BUCKET Bk2007 Aust. sl. - to criticize or denigrate
criticize vb. • CRAB 1819 sl. - to criticize adversely, to find fault with
criticize vb. • CRAB 1969 Amer. dial. - to criticize, to insult; to annoy
criticize vb. • CRITIZE 1631 obs. - to criticize a person or thing; to censure, to find fault with
criticize vb. • POOR-MOUTH 1948 - to deprecate, to downplay; to disparage, to criticize
criticized adj. • CRITICABLE 1874 rare - that may be subject to criticism; capable of being criticized
croak vb. • CROAPE 1508 obs. - to croak as a raven
croak vb. • CROB c1350 obs. - to croak, as a frog or raven
croak vb. • CROCITATE 1623 obs. rare - to croak or caw, as a crow or raven
croak vb. • CROOD 1710 Sc. - to croak as a frog
croak vb. • CROOK a1400 obs. - to croak
croak vb. • CROUP 1513 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to cry hoarsely; to croak as a raven, frog, crane, etc.
croak vb. • CROUT c1550 Sc. - to make abrupt croaking or murmuring noises; to coo as a dove
crochet n. • CROCHETOLATRY 1859 - excessive devotion to crocheting
crockery person • CROCKMAN 1851 - a seller of crockery
crocodile adj. • CROCODILINE 1727 obs. rare - pert. to a crocodile; also sophistical
crook n. • CROOKDOM 1921 - the realm of crooks
crook n. • CROOKERY 1927 - the dealings or behaviour of crooks; the world of crooks
crooked adj. • CRANK 1825 Sc. - crooked, distorted; angularly twisted or bent
crooked adj. • CRANKY 1836 - full of twists or windings; crooked
crooked adj. • CRINKLY-CRANKLY 1850 colloq. - crooked, twisted; rumpled
crooked adj. • CROCHED c1300 obs. - crooked, twisted
crooked adj. • CROOKEDY; CROOKETY 1907 rare - crooked, misshapen
crooked adj. • CROOKEDY; CROOKETY 1922 Amer. dial. - crooked, misshapen
crooked adj. • CROOKEN 1589 obs. rare - crooked
crooked adj. • CRUMB a1100 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - crooked
crooked adj. • CRUMMET 1789 Sc. - crooked; having crooked horns
crooked adj. • CRUMP a800 obs. - crooked; said mainly of the body or limbs from deformity, old age, or disease
crooked adj. • CRUMPED 1480 obs. - curved, crooked
crooked n. • CRANK 1572 - a bend, winding, meandering; a winding or crooked path, course, or channel
crooked person • CRUMP 1698 obs. - a crooked person; a hunchback
crooked person • CRUMPLING a1825 obs. - a diminutive crooked or deformed person
crooked vb. • CROOKEN 1552 obs. - to make crooked
crooked vb. • CROOKEN 1603 obs. - to be crooked; to bend
crooked vb. • CRUMB c1490 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make crooked or curved; to crook, to bend
crookedly adv. • A-CROOK a1387 obs. - crookedly, in a crooked course
crookedly adv. • ON CROOK c1425 obs. - crookedly, in a crooked course
cross adj. • CATTED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bad-tempered, cross, ill-natured
cross adj. • CRABBISH c1485 obs. - cross, crabbed
cross adj. • CROSSISH 1740 colloq., rare - rather cross or peevish
cross adj. • CROSSWAYS 1906 Amer. dial. - ill-tempered, cross; in a bad humour; obstinate
cross adj. • CROSSWISE 1906 Amer. dial. - ill-tempered, cross; in a bad humour; obstinate
cross adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - angry, irate, cross, crabbed
cross adj. • CRUCIFEROUS 1656 - bearing or wearing a cross
cross adj. • CRUCIFICIAL 1849 rare - pert. to making a cross
cross adj. • CRUCIGERAN 1607 obs. rare - bearing or marked with a cross
cross adj. • CRUCIGEROUS 1658 obs. rare - bearing or marked with a cross
cross adj. • FRUMPISH 1647 - disposed to mock or flout; jesting, sneering; also, cross, ill-tempered
cross adj. • IN A MOOCH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - sulky, cross
cross n. • CROISETTE 1688 - a small cross
cross n. • CROSSET 1656 obs. - a small cross
cross person • CROSS-PATCH 1699 colloq. - a cross, ill-tempered person; a peevish person
cross person • FRUMP 1817 - a cross, old-fashioned, dowdily-dressed woman
cross vb. • CROISE c1225 obs. - to mark with the sign of the cross
cross vb. • CROUCH a1225 obs. - to cross; to sign with a cross
cross vb. • CRUCIATE 1877 - to mark with crosses, to cross
cross vb. • CRUCIFY 1633 obs. rare - to cross, to place cross-wise
crossbowman person • CROSSBOWER 1590 obs. - a crossbowman
cross-grained adj. • CAWD Bk1898 Eng. dial. - cross-grained in temper
cross-grained adj. • CRABBY 1776 - bad-tempered, cross-grained, perverse, fractious, peevish, morose
cross-grained person • CRAB 1825 - a crabbed, cross-grained, ill-tempered person
cross-legged adv. • CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE 1987 US - in a cross-legged position; sitting cross-legged
crossness n. • CRABBING c1450 Sc. obs. - vexation, crossness
cross-reference vb. • CROSS-REFER 1879 - to make a cross-reference
cross-tempered adj. • FRUMPY 1746 - cross-tempered, irritable, churlish; also, dowdy
crossword person • CRUCIVERBALIST 1971 - a person who compiles or solves crossword puzzles
crotchet n. • CRANK 1848 - an eccentric notion or action; a crotchet, whim, caprice
crouch vb. • CRIPPLE DOWN 1909 Amer. dial. - to crouch
crouch vb. • CROODLE 1788 Eng. dial. - to cower or crouch down; to cuddle together for warmth; to nestle
crouching adj. • CROUCHANT a1593 - crouching
crow n. • CROCATION 1656 obs. - the cawing of crows or ravens
crow n. • CROCITATION 1656 obs. - the cawing of crows or ravens
crow n. • CROWLING 1609 - a little or young crow
crow n. • CRUNK 1868 Eng. dial. - a hoarse cry or croak of the raven or carrion crow
crow vb. • CRAW a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to caw; said of crows or rooks
crow vb. • CREAK c1325 obs. - to utter a harsh cry; said of crows, rooks, etc.
crow vb. • CROCITATE 1623 obs. rare - to croak or caw, as a crow or raven
crow vb. • CRUNK 1565-73 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to utter a hoarse harsh cry, as a crane, raven, carrion crow
crowbar n. • CLINCH BAR 1941 Amer. dial. - a crowbar
crowbar n. • CROWFOOT 1968 Amer. dial. - a crowbar
crowbar n. • CROW-SPIKE 1692 obs. - a crowbar
crowd n. • CLATTER 1967 Amer. dial. - a crowd, a group of people
crowd n. • MULTITUDINE 1547 obs. - numerousness; a multitude, a crowd
crowd n. • PUSH 1896 Amer. dial. - a crowd; a group of persons of a particular sort; a criminal gang
crowd n. • TURB c1330 obs. - a crowd, swarm, heap
crown adj. • CROWNAL 1836 - relating to a royal crown or a coronation
crown n. • CROWNLET 1530 - a small or insignificant royal crown
crown person • CROWN-CROACHER 1587 obs. - a person who has wrongfully acquired or seized the crown of a kingdom
crucial n. • CRUNCH TIME 1933 - a crucial or decisive stage in a process or undertaking
crucify vb. • CROISE a1400 obs. - to crucify
crucify vb. • CROSS a1400 obs. - to crucify
crucify vb. • CRUCIATE 1575 obs. rare - to crucify
crude n. • CRUDIFICATION 1910 - a making something crude
crude vb. • CRUDIFY 1899 rare - to make crude
cruel adj. • MEANER THAN A JUNKYARD DOG 1972 - exceptionally cruel, spiteful, malicious, or violent
cruel adj. • SWORD-MINDED 1603 obs. - of cruel disposition; bloody-minded
cruel adj. • TURKISH 1602 - cruel, savage, barbarous; like the Turks or their behaviour
cruel n. • CRUELLIE 1959 colloq. - a cruel joke, remark, comment, etc.
cruel person • TURK 1536 - a cruel, rigorous, or tyrannical person; a bad-tempered or unmanageable person; a man who treats his wife harshly
cruel vb. • CRUELIZE 1847 Amer. dial. - to treat cruelly or brutally, to torture
crumb n. • CRUMBLE 1903 Amer. dial. - a crumb
crumb n. • CRUMBLET  • CRUMLET 1634 rare - a little crumb
crumb n. • CRUMBLINGS 1903 Amer. dial. - very small crumbs
crumb n. • MOOLICKS 1886 Sc. - crumbs
crumb n. • MULINESS 1825 Sc. - a bring full of crumbs
crumb vb. • SHED vb. c1225 - to spill liquids, to let fall crumbs, etc. (obs. exc. Eng. dial.)
crumble vb. • CRIM 1736 Eng. dial. - to crumble, to fall to pieces
crumble vb. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to jumble together; to ravel, to tangle; to wrinkle, to crumple; to crumble; to mess; to bungle; to do anything in a clumsy way
crumbled adj. • CRUMBLABLE 1611 obs. rare - able to be crumbled; friable
crumbled adj. • CRUMMABLE 1611 rare - able to be crumbled; friable
crumbled n. • CRUMBLEMENT 1868 rare - a crumbling; a crumbled condition
crumple vb. • CRINGLE 1880 chiefly Sc. - to twist; to crumple
crumple vb. • FRUMPLE 1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to wrinkle, to crumple
crumple vb. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to jumble together; to ravel, to tangle; to wrinkle, to crumple; to crumble; to mess; to bungle; to do anything in a clumsy way
crumpled adj. • CRIPPLETY-CRUMPLETY 1908 Amer. dial. - crumpled, wrinkled, creased
crumpled n. • MOMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a state of confusion; a tumbled, crumpled condition; an entanglement
crumpled vb. • CRINKLE c1430 - to make twisting, winding, or crumpled; to wrinkle; to crimp the hair
crumpled vb. • MOILD 1894 Eng. dial. - to be in a state of confusion or muddle; to get disordered or crumpled
crunch vb. • CRAUNCH 1632 - to crunch, to chew or bite with a crushing noise
crusade n. • CROISEE  • CROISIE  • CROISY 1482 obs. - a crusade
crusade n. • CROISERIE c1290 obs. - crusading; a crusade
crusade n. • CRUCIADE 1429 - a crusade
crusader person • CROISARD 1766 obs. - a crusader
crusader person • CROISES 1656 obs. - crusaders
crusader person • CRUSADO 1575 obs. - a crusader
crusader person • CRUSARD 1753 obs. rare - a crusader
crush vb. • CRAUNCH 1854 Amer. dial. - to crush under foot
crush vb. • CRAZE c1430 obs. - to batter with blows, to bruise, to crush, to damage
crush vb. • CREAM 1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US - to hit, to beat thoroughly; to drub; to crush
crush vb. • CROOSE 1567 obs. - to crush
crush vb. • FRUSH 1489 obs. - to break, to snap; to break or become broken under pressure; to become crushed
crush vb. • MOLLYCROY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to crush to death; to extinguish
crush vb. • MOLLYCRUSH 1866 Eng. dial. - to crush; to beat to a jelly; to bruise; to pulverize
crushed adj. • CROOTSED UP 1965 Amer. dial. - wrinkled, crushed
crustacean n. • SHEARS n. 1682 - the pincer-like claws of a crustacean (obs.)
crutch n. • CROCHE a1400 - a stick having a head to lean on; a lame man's staff, a crutch
crutch n. • CRUTCHET 1611 obs. - a crutch
cry vb. • CROAK a1500 obs. - to groan or cry
cry vb. • CROUP 1513 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to cry hoarsely; to croak as a raven, frog, crane, etc.
cry vb. • JANGLE Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to cry
crypt n. • CROFT a1000 rare - an underground vault, a crypt; also, a cave, a cavern
crypt n. • CROWD 1399 obs. - an underground vault, a crypt
cubbyhole n. • CRAMMER 1968 Amer. dial. - a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way; a cubbyhole
cuckold adj. • CAPRICORNIFIED L18 sl. - cuckolded
cuckold person • TUP 1652 - a cuckold
cuckoo n. • CLOCK BIRD 1970 Amer. dial. - a cuckoo
cucumber n. • COWCUMBER 1685 Amer. dial. - a cucumber
cucumber n. • CROOK 1969 Amer. dial. - a cucumber
cucumber n. • CRUMPLING 1658 obs. - a small shrivelled apple or cucumber
cucumber n. • CUMBER  • CUMMER 1968 Amer. dial. - a cucumber
cudgel vb. • FUSTIGATE 1656 - to beat, to cudgel
cudgelling n. • FUSTIGATION 1428 - a beating or cudgelling
cul-de-sac n. • TURN-AGAIN ALLEY 1754 obs. - a blind alley; a cul-de-sac; also, a winding or crooked lane
culmination n. • CROWNER 1815 colloq. - the thing or event in a series which outdoes or is a climax to all those preceding; a finishing touch; the culmination; a clinching argument etc.
cult person • PONTIFEX MAXIMUS 1659 - a high priest or leader of a cult
cunning adj. • AIRTY Bk1905 Sc. - cunning, artful
cunning adj. • CRAFTFUL 1776 obs. - characterized by cunning or guile; crafty
cunning adj. • CRAFTLY 1526 obs. - displaying skill at deception or deviousness; crafty, cunning
cunning adj. • CRAFTY-HEADED 1589 obs. - shrewd; cunning; scheming
cunning adj. • CRAZY LIKE A FOX 1908 sl., orig. US - sly, artful, very cunning, shrewd
cunning adj. • PRETTY a1000 - cunning, crafty; later, clever, skilful, able
cunning adj. • STIR-WISE 1930s US prison sl. - having the sort of cunning, patience, etc. instilled by imprisonment
cunning adv. • CRAFTFULLY c1335 obs. - in a cunning or crafty manner
cunning n. • CRAFT c1275 - cunning; deception, guile; trickery
cunning n. • CRAFTIHOOD 1777 obs. - craftiness, cunning
cunning n. • CRAFTING a1529 obs. - crafty or cunning behaviour; deception; trickery
cunning person • CRAFTSMASTER 1717 obs. - a master of cunning, deception, or trickery
cunning person • MAN OF CRAFT 1681 -  a cunning, crafty, or deceitful person
cunning person • THE CRAFTY 1558 - people who are cunning, deceitful, or wily considered as a class
cunning vb. • BE AS DEEP AS GARRICK 1889 Eng. dial. - to be very cunning
cunning vb. • COON 1958 Amer. dial. - to act in a cunning or sly manner
cunning vb. • CRAFT 1530 obs. - to act craftily; to use cunning or deception; to scheme
cunningly adv. • CRAFTLY c1225 obs. - cunningly; craftily; in a devious, wily, or shrewd manner
cunningly adv. • PRETTILY c1450 arch. - in a cunning or clever manner; ingeniously, skilfully
cupboard n. • SHELF n. c1440 - a cupboard or cabinet (obs.)
cut vb. • SHEAR vb. c1430 - to cut up, to chop fine, to mince (obs.)
daffodil n. • APPODRIL Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the daffodil
dagger n. • PRICK a1350 obs. - a dagger or pointed sword
dainty adj. • PRICK-ME-DAINTY 1583 chiefly Sc. - finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; excessively particular or fastidious
damage n. • WRACK c1407 - damage, disaster, or injury to a person, state, etc., by reason of force, outrage, or violence; devastation, destruction
damage vb. • FUCK 1776 sl. - to damage, to ruin, to spoil; to destroy
damage vb. • SHEND vb. 1000 - to destroy, to ruin; to injure, to damage, to spoil (arch.)
damaged adj. • WRACK 1487 obs. rare - damaged, impaired,, injured
damaged n. • WRACK 1610 obs. - a damaged or injured part; damage, impairment
dance adj. • TWINKLE-TOED 1960 - light-footed, nimble; of a dance: quick, requiring agility
dance hall person • TAXI DANCER 1941 US sl. - a woman at a public dance hall who dances for hire
dance n. • BASHMENT Bk2007 UK teen sl. - a party, a dance, a rave
dance n. • JUMPERY 1882 humorous usage - a dance
dance n. • JUNKET 1806 Amer. dial. - a party; a dance
dance n. • PONY BALLET 1899 chiefly US - a dance interlude in a theatrical performance, typically performed by a group of women of similar (usually small) stature and characterized by synchronized movements (esp. high kicks) and elaborate costume and staging
dance n. • SET Bk1970 US sl. - an informal party or dance
dance n. • TWERK 1996 colloq. - a sexually provocative dance involving thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance
dance n. • TWIST 1894 - a dance in which the body is twisted from side to side; a dance of this kind popular in the early 1960s
dance person • PRESULTOR 1633 obs. - a person who leads a dance
dance vb. • BEAT THE BOARDS 1940s African-American sl. - to dance; to tap-dance
dance vb. • BIRD-DOG World War II US sl. - to dance with or become overly friendly with a superior's girl or wife
dance vb. • BOP 1974 sl. - to dance
dance vb. • BRUCK OUT 2000 Jamaican - to dance, especially frenetically
dance vb. • CUT IT DOWN 1940 Amer. dial. - to dance with flamboyant skill
dance vb. • CUT THE BUCK 1927 Amer. dial. - to dance vigorously and usually solo with much improvisation
dance vb. • CUT THE PIGEON'S WING 1897 Amer. dial. - to execute intricate dance steps gracefully
dance vb. • GRATE Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance
dance vb. • GRIND ON Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance very close to one's partner
dance vb. • GROOVE OUT Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance
dance vb. • HOOK ONE'S MUTTON 1929 NZ colloq., rare - to take one's partner in a dance
dance vb. • JUKE 1933 sl., orig. US - to dance, esp. at a juke-joint or to the music of a juke-box
dance vb. • JUMP UP 1952 Caribbean usage - to dance in a lively manner
dance vb. • POLK 1845 colloq., rare - to dance the polka
dance vb. • PUT THE MOVES ON Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance
dance vb. • RAP Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance very close to one's partner
dance vb. • SMOKE ONE'S FEET Bk1970 US students' sl. - to dance
dance vb. • SPIN A WREN 1940s African-American sl. - to dance with a woman, esp. a pretty woman
dance vb. • TWERK 1993 colloq., orig. US - to dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance
dance vb. • TWIST 1961 - to dance the twist
dance vb. • WORK OUT Bk1967 US students' sl. - to dance furiously
dancer person • LAPPIOR 1847 Eng. dial. - a dancer
dancer person • LEATHERTY-PATCH 1882 Eng. dial. - a clumsy, noisy dancer
dancer person • LOPER 1483 obs. - a leaper, a dancer
dancer person • TWISTER 1966 - one who dances the twist
dancing adj. • ABOVE GROUND 1592 obs. - in dancing: with the feet not touching the floor
dancing adj. • CUT-THE-BUCKLE 1835 Amer. dial. - of dancing: unrestrained, extremely vigorous
dancing adj. • POLKING 1856 obs. - dancing the polka; said of a person
dancing adj. • SMOOCHY 1966 - amorous; sexy; of music: suitable for accompanying slow, close dancing
dancing n. • CHOREOMANIA Bk1991 - a mania for dancing
dancing n. • CLOSE HERDIN' 1939 Amer. dial. - cheek-to-cheek dancing
dancing n. • HEEL-SHAKING 1886 Eng. dial. - dancing
dancing n. • JUMP-UP 1948 Caribbean usage - a party or celebration characterized by lively dancing
dancing n. • POLKAMANIA 1844 - a mania for dancing the polka
dancing n. • POLKERY 1845 obs. - a social gathering for the purpose of dancing the polka
dancing n. • POLKING 1845 rare - the act of dancing the polka
dancing n. • SMOOCHER 1976 - a song or piece of music suitable for accompanying slow, close dancing
dancing n. • TWERKING 1921 - a dancing in a sexually provocative manner, characterized by thrusting movements of the bottom and hips
dancing person • POLKIST 1844 obs. - a person accomplished at dancing the polka
dandelion n. • BLINDYBUFFS Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the seed-head of a dandelion
dandelion n. • BLOW-AWAY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the seed head of a dandelion
dandelion n. • COFFEE CUP 1967 Amer. dial. - a dandelion
dandelion n. • POWDER PUFF 1966 Amer. dial. - a dandelion
dandelion n. • PRIEST'S CROWN c1300 obs. - an old name for the common dandelion
dandelion n. • PUFFBALL 1830 Amer. dial. - a dandelion
dandelion n. • PUFFWEED 1968 Amer. dial. - a dandelion
dandelion n. • SWINE SNOUT  • SWINE'S SNOUT 1596 rare - a dandelion
dandified adj. • PRIGGISH 1701 obs. - foppish, dandified; excessively particular in matters of dress
dandruff n. • FURFUR 1621 - dandruff, scurf
dandy adj. • PRIGGING a1627 obs. - acting like a dandy or fop; affected
dandy person • DUDE 1877 colloq. rare - a man who shows an ostentatious regard for fashion and style in regard to dress or appearance, an affected male; a dandy; a fop
dandy person • FADE 1778 US sl. - a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and so, less resplendent
dandy person • MUSCADIN 1794 arch. - a dandy, a fop; hence, in a depreciative sense, a member of a Moderate party, that was chiefly composed of young men of the upper middle class, in the early years of the French Revolution (c1794-6)
dandy person • PRETTY FELLOW 1600 - a fashionable or stylish person; a dandy, a fop
dandy person • PRIG 1676 sl. - a dandy, a fop; a particular or excessively precise person
dandy person • PUSS-GENTLEMAN 1782 obs. rare - a man perfumed with civet; a dandy, a fop; an effeminate man
danger adj. • UNDER THE GUN 1940s US sl. - in a position of danger; urgently called on to take action
danger n. • DOUBT a1400 obs. - a thing to dreaded; danger, risk
danger n. • HECKAPURDES 1825 Sc. - the state of a person when alarmed by any sudden danger or calamity; a quandary
danger n. • PRATFALL 1950s sl. - a danger, a pitfall
danger person • CRANER 1863 - a person who hesitates at or shrinks back from a danger, difficulty, etc.
danger phr. • IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES AN EYE 1988 - a situation which starts well or appears to be enjoyable has hidden dangers, and is likely to end badly
danger phr. • OUT OF THE SMOKE INTO THE FIRE 1609 obs. - out of a small danger into a great one
danger vb. • BE IN BAD BREAD 1898 Sc. - to be in a state of difficulty, danger, poverty, etc.
danger vb. • COMPROMIT 1787 US - to put in danger by some previous act
danger vb. • CRANE 1823 colloq. - to look before one leaps; to hesitate at or shrink back from a danger, difficulty, etc.
danger vb. • TAKE A BEAR BY THE TOOTH 1601 obs. - to put oneself in danger; to act in a foolhardy manner
dangerous adj. • APE 1920s sl. - aggressive, dangerous
dangerous adj. • FEAR-FICKLE Bk1900 Eng. dial. - dangerous, uncertain in temper, inspiring fear
dangerous n. • APACHE LAND 1988 Sc. sl. - a rough or dangerous urban area
dangerous n. • PANIC TRIP Bk1970 US sl. - an uncomfortable experience with a drug; any dangerous experience
dangerous n. • SPRINGE 1607 - a stratagem designed to deceive a person or lead him into a dangerous situation; a trap, a snare
dangerous n. • TOM Bk1970 US sl. - a dangerous person or experience
dangerous n. • WIDOW-MAKER 1945 logging sl. - anything that is lethally dangerous, esp. a falling bough or a dead tree
dangerous person • TIGER 1940s US sl. - a strong, virile man; a dangerous man
dangerous person • TOM Bk1970 US sl. - a dangerous person or experience
dangerous person • WRONG NUMBER 1920s US sl. - a dangerous person
dangle adj. • PENDILATORY 1653 obs. rare - pendulous, dangling
dapper adj. • SPRUCY 1774 - smart in appearance; neat, dapper, attractive
dappled adj. • MUZZLED 1630 obs. rare - speckled, brindled, dappled, variegated
dappled adj. • POMELED a1425 obs. - dappled, spotted
dappled adj. • POMELLATED 1919 rare - dappled, mottled
daredevil person • GASSED-UN  • GASTON 1893 Eng. dial. - a daredevil; a hot-headed, high-spirited person
daredevil person • LAPSCALLION Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a rapscallion, a daredevil character
daring adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, audacious, daring, hardy, forward, cocky, full of defiant confidence
daring adj. • GAME AS NED KELLY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - daring, brave4
daring n. • ADVENTURESHIP 1811 rare - adventurousness; adventurous practice; daring or risky behaviour
daring person • BLOOMER GIRL c1910 US sl., arch. - a popular, attractive, somewhat daring girl or young woman
dark adj. • ACHERONIAN 1849 chiefly literary usage - relating to or suggestive of the underworld of the ancient Greeks, or the mythical river Acheron; infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy  
dark adj. • ACHERONTICAL 1610 obs. rare - infernal, hellish; dark, gloomy
dark adj. • BLACK AS A BAG 1887 Eng. dial. - very dark
dark adj. • BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES 1817 colloq., now usually offensive - very black or dark; of a person: having very dark skin  
dark adj. • BLACK AS TOAL'S CLOAK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very dark
dark adj. • DARK AS A BLACK COW'S SKIN Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very dark
dark adj. • DAUK 1804 Sc. obs. - dark, murky
dark adj. • FULIGINOUS 1646 - murky, dark; obscure; dull; also, melancholy, mournful
dark adj. • FUSCESCENT 1881 rare - passing into a dark or dusky hue; brownish; approaching darkish brown in colour
dark adj. • FUSCOUS 1671 - of a dark or sombre hue; dusky, swarthy
dark adj. • MUNGY 1632 obs. - dark, gloomy
dark adj. • MURK a1000 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial. - dark, gloomy, deficient in light
dark adj. • MURK a1325 Sc. - dark in colour
dark adj. • MURKFUL a1400 obs. rare - full of darkness
dark adj. • MURKISH 1869 rare - somewhat dark
dark adj. • MURKSOME 1590 Sc. - dark, obscure, gloomy
dark adj. • SMUTTY 1648 - of the colour of smut; dusky; dark
dark adv. • MURKLINS 1568 obs. - in the dark
dark n. • ACHLUOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the dark
dark n. • CONGO 1931 Amer. dial. - anything of a very dark colour
dark n. • MURK NIGHT c1300 chiefly Sc. & poetic usage - the darkest part of the night
dark n. • SCOTOPHOBIA 1844 - an irrational fear or dislike of the dark
dark n. • SCOTOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the dark
dark vb. • MURK c1330 rare - to darken, to grow dark
dark vb. • MURK c1425 rare - to blacken, to smudge, to besmirch; to make dark or obscure
dark vb. • SWERK a1000 obs. - to be or become dark; to become gloomy, troubled, or sad
darkening n. • FUSCATION 1656 obs. rare - a darkening; obscurity
darkly adv. • MURKLY a1400 rare - darkly; obscurely
darkness n. • FULIGINOSITY 1662 - a being sooty; sooty matter; also, blackness, darkness
darkness n. • FUSCITY 1727 obs. rare - darkness, dimness
darkness n. • MURK a1000 chiefly Sc. - darkness, gloom
darkness n. • MURKINESS a1425 - darkness, obscurity, gloom
darkness n. • MURKNESS a1325 chiefly Sc., rare - intense darkness; darkness caused by fog, smoke, etc.
darkness n. • NYCTOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of darkness or night
darling adj. • DOTEY 1852 - dear, darling; lovable, sweet, cute
darling n. • DAUT 1907 Sc. - a darling
darling n. • DOTE 1809 Ireland - a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child
darling n. • DOTEY 1663 - a dear or loved one; a darling, a pet, a favourite; often used as a term of endearment or form of address, esp. for a child
darling n. • DOU-DOU 1890 Caribbean - a term of endearment, esp. to a woman or a child; sweetie, darling
darling n. • DRUT a1240 obs. - darling, love, friend
darling n. • LOVEY 1684 - a loved one; a sweetheart. a darling
darling n. • MY CABBAGE 1840 - a sweetheart; a darling; often as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address
darling n. • MY LITTLE CABBAGE 1896 - a sweetheart; a darling; often as a term of endearment or affectionate form of address
darling person • COSSET 1816 Amer. dial. - a spoiled child or pet; a favourite, a darling
darling person • JOE 1930 Amer. dial. - a darling, a sweetheart; a term of endearment
darling person • LOVELING 1606 - a dear or lovely creature; a darling; a term of endearment; also, a young lover
darling person • PRICK 1540 colloq., obs. - a term of endearment for a man; darling, sweetheart
darling person • SWEETHEART c1290 - a term of endearment; darling
darling person • SWEETING a1300 arch. - a beloved person; dear one, darling, sweetheart; a term of endearment
darling person n. • MULLY 1548 obs. - a term of endearment to a woman; darling, sweetheart
dart vb. • SMITE c1225 obs. - to move quickly; to rush; to dart
dart vb. • SPRENT a1400 obs. - to move suddenly, quickly, or energetically; to spring, to bound; to dart, to dash
dart vb. • SPRINKLE a1522 Sc. rare - to wriggle; to dart quickly
dart vb. • SPRIT c1400 chiefly Sc. - to move suddenly, quickly, or energetically; to spring, to dart, to dash
dart vb. • SPRUNT 1601 obs. - to move quickly or convulsively; to spring, to start; to dart, to run
darts n. • ALDERSHOT LADIES 1940s sl. - in darts: a double
darts n. • ARRERS 1990s sl. - the game of darts
darts n. • THE ARROWS GAME L19 sl. - darts
dash vb. • SPRENT a1400 obs. - to move suddenly, quickly, or energetically; to spring, to bound; to dart, to dash
dash vb. • SPRIT c1400 chiefly Sc. - to move suddenly, quickly, or energetically; to spring, to dart, to dash
dash vb. • SPURN a1400-50 obs. - to dash; to drive quickly
dashing person • RUTTER a1529 obs. - a person dressed or behaving like a rutter; a light-hearted cavalier, a dashing gallant
dashingly adv. • RUTTINGLY a1529 obs. rare - dashingly; so as to make a gallant show
date adj. • SYNCHRONOLOGICAL 1836 - constructed according to synchronology
date n. • JUVEMBER 1940s US sl. - an undetermined, but not too distant date
date n. • SYNCHRONOLOGY 1736 - arrangement of events according to dates, those of the same date being placed or treated together
dating n. • BLIND DRAG Bk1975 US sl. - a blind date
dating n. • BROWN HELMET Bk1970 US students' sl. - bad or unfair treatment of a date; a jilting a boyfriend; any unpleasantness
dating n. • CLEAR FIELD Bk1970 US sl. - a good chance to date girls
dating n. • FIX-UP Bk1967 US students' sl. - a blind date
dating person • EASY RIDER Bk1971 US sl. - a girl who 'gives everything' on a first date
dating person • HIGH SCHOOL HARRIET Bk1969 US students' sl. - a high school girl dated by a college boy
dating person • STUDHAMMER Bk1970 US students' sl. - a male who dates heavily
dating vb. • AD-LIB 1960 US sl. - to date indiscriminately
dating vb. • FLACK OUT Bk1970 US students' sl. - to break a date
dating vb. • GET SMART Bk1969 US students' sl. - to break off an affair; to stop dating
dating vb. • GIVE THE  GREEN WEENEY Bk1970 US students' sl. - to break a date, or to 'break up'
dating vb. • GRAPPLE Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - to socialize on a date
dating vb. • JAP OUT Bk1966 US students' sl. - to fail to keep an appointment or date
dating vb. • SHACK Bk1970 US students' sl. - to stay out all night with a boy or girl
dating vb. • SNARF Bk1970 US students' sl. - to pick up a date, as at the bowling alley, a bar, etc.
dating vb. • SUMP ON Bk1964 US students' sl. - to leave one's date
daub vb. • CLAME 17C US - to daub
daub vb. • GLOP 1980 US sl. - to smear; to daub
daub vb. • LEBBER 1825 Sc. - to bedaub, to beslabber
daughter person • DATHER 1768 Sc. obs. - daughter
daughter person • LASS 1743 Sc. - a female child, a daughter
daughter person • LASS-BAIRN 1759 Sc. - a female child
daughter person • LASSIE 1870 Sc. - a daughter
daughter person • LASSIE-BAIRN 1821 Sc. - a female child
daughter person • LASSIE-WEAN 1868 Sc. - a daughter
daughter person • MISS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the eldest daughter of a family
daughter person • MISSY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the eldest daughter of a family
dawdle person • LATCH Bk1866 Sc. - indolence; an indolent, dilatory person; a dawdler
dawdle vb. • BE MUG IN AND MUG OUT M19 sl. - to dawdle, to prevaricate; to fail to make up one's mind
dawdle vb. • DADDLE 1673 colloq., later Sc. & Eng. dial. - to be slow in motion or action; to dawdle; to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to saunter
dawdle vb. • FART-ARSE  • FART-ARSE ABOUT  • FART-ARSE AROUND 1978 sl. - to dawdle, to mess around, to waste time
dawdle vb. • LATCH 1825 Sc. - to be slow or dilatory; to dawdle, to loiter, to procrastinate
dawdle vb. • POKE 1811 - to potter about; to move or work in a desultory, ineffective, or dawdling way; to be slow
dawdling adj. • POKY 1828 chiefly Amer. - dull, unstimulating; concerned with petty matters; slow, dawdling, sluggish
dawn n. • CREEK 1567 obs. exc. Sc. - the break of day; dawn
dawn n. • DAY-RED c1000 obs. - the red of the break of day; the rosy dawn; daybreak
dawn n. • EOSOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of the dawn
dawn phr. • AT SPARROW CROW 1940s Aust. sl. - at dawn
dawn phr. • AT SPARROW'S FART L19 sl. - at dawn, early in the morning
dawn phr. • UP AT SPARROW'S FART L19 sl. - up at dawn, or early in the morning
dawn vb. • CRACK 1845 US - of dawn: to break
dawn vb. • CRACK DAY 1970 Amer. dial. - to dawn
day n.  • SPRINGING OF THE DAY c1380 rare - the first appearance of day
day n. • AFTERDAY 1591 - a subsequent day; a later period
day n. • DOUP OF THE DAY 1710 Sc. obs. - the end of the day
day n. • THE LAST DAY 1898 Sc. - the other day, a day or two ago
daybreak n. • DAY-RED c1000 obs. - the red of the break of day; the rosy dawn; daybreak
daybreak n. • PRICK OF THE DAY c1422 obs. - daybreak
daydream adj. • ON THE ZONE 1974 US sl. - lost in a daydream
daydream adv. • IN A ZONE Bk1966 US students' sl. - in a daydream
daydream person • WALTER MITTY 1939 sl. - an unimpressive person who regularly has daydreams of glory
day-dreaming adj. • AWAY WITH THE BIRDIES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - day-dreaming, in another world; intoxicated
day-dreaming adj. • AWAY WITH THE PIXIES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - day-dreaming, in another world; intoxicated
daydreaming int. • WAKE UP, AUSTRALIA! Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said to a daydreamer
daydreaming n. • AERIAL ARCHITECTURE 1750 obs. - building 'castles in the air'; a daydreaming
daydreaming phr. • ONLY GOT ONE OAR IN THE WATER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of a daydreamer or an incompetent person
daylight n. • PHENGOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of daylight
daze vb. • BAIZE 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze
daze vb. • BAZE 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm; to puzzle, to bewilder, to daze
daze vb. • DOZEN 1487 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to stun, to stupefy, to daze
daze vb. • GIDDIFY 1628 - to make giddy; to daze; to confuse
daze vb. • MOAX 1841 Eng. dial. - to move about in a confused manner; to confuse, to daze
dazed adj. • MOISENED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, perplexed
dazed adj. • MOITHERDY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
dazed adj. • MOITHERED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
dazed adj. • MUZZY 1729 - drowsy, spiritless; confused, bewildered; mentally hazy; dazed and unfocused
dazed adj. • MUZZY a1795 - affected by alcohol; dazed or fuddled from drinking
dazzled adj. • MISTERN Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - dazzled
dead adj. • ALL IN 1920s Aust. sl. - dead
dead adj. • ALL OVER E19 sl. - dead
dead adj. • ALOFT L18 sl. - dead
dead adj. • ARSE-UP 2001 UK sl. - dead, finished, out of operation
dead adj. • AWAY L19 sl. - dead
dead adj. • BLEUVED Bk1898 Sc. - dead
dead adj. • BOX CITY 1980s US sl. - dead
dead adj. • BROWN BREAD 1960s UK rhyming sl. - dead
dead adj. • CACTUS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - dead; ruined; spoiled
dead adj. • CLAGGED THE BAG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - worn out; dead
dead adj. • DEAD AS JOB'S TURKEY 1853 Amer. dial. - very dead
dead adj. • DEAD AS MUTTON 1792 - completely dead
dead adj. • DEAD AS MUTTON CHOPS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - dead
dead adj. • HEELS FOREMOST Bk1902 N. Ireland - dead
dead adj. • KNACKERED 1940s sl. - dead
dead adj. • LOW 1808 obs. poetic usage - dead and buried; lying in the ground
dead adj. • ON THE BLINK 1944 US sl. - dead
dead adj. • ON THE SHELF adj. 1801 - dead (UK sl.)
dead adj. • UNDER BOARD Bk1898 N. Ireland - dead and buried
dead n. • LATEWAKE 1709 Sc. - a vigil kept by relatives and friends over a dead body till burial
dead n. • NECROMANIA Bk1991 - an obsession with death or the dead
dead n. • NECROMANIA Bk1991 - an obsession with death or the dead
dead n. • THE LOWER WORLD 1639 - the mythical abode of the dead, imagined as being under the earth, the underworld; the place of the damned, hell
dead person • NECROPHILE n. Bk1991 - a person having a sexual attraction to the dead
dead vb. • DESYCHRONIZE Bk1970 US students' sl. - to drop dead
dead vb. • PUSH CLOUDS L19 US sl. - to die; to be dead
deaden vb. • SMOOR 1513 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to conceal or hide; to suppress; to deaden, to stupefy
deadly adj. • MURDERSOME 1585 - capable of killing; deadly, fatal
deaf adj. • MUTT 1973 UK sl. - deaf
deafness n. • ARTILLERY EARS 1982 US sl. - partial deafness caused by exposure to the loud noise of the artillery
deal n. • WRAP-UP 1940s US criminal's sl. - a promising deal or plan
dear person • LOVELING 1606 - a dear or lovely creature; a darling; a term of endearment; also, a young lover
dear person • SUGAR 1930 US sl. - a sweetheart, a dear one
death adj. • AGONAL 1878 - relating to the stage of death or the process of dying
death adj. • AGONIOUS a1513 - involving struggle; relating to the agony of death
death adj. • FUNEROUS 1650 obs. - characterized by death or funerals; gloomy, mournful
death adj. • FUNEST 1636 rare - causing death or evil; fatal., disastrous; dreadful
death adj. • FUNESTAL 1538 obs. - characterized by death or funerals; gloomy, mournful
death adj. • FUNESTOUS 1641 obs. - causing death or evil; fatal, disastrous; dreadful
death adj. • PRETERLETHAL 1887 obs. - happening after death
death n. • BACK SLAMMER CUTOUT 1940s African-American sl. - (premature) death  
death n. • FADE-OUT 1936 US sl. - death
death n. • FUNERAL a1534 obs. - a person's death
death n. • JUDICIAL KILLING 1843 - death inflicted by process of law; capital punishment
death n. • JUDICIAL MURDER 1688 - death inflicted by process of law; capital punishment
death n. • MURRAIN a1387 obs. - death, mortality, esp. by infectious disease or pestilence
death n. • NECROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of death
death n. • SMALL-BACK 1823 rare - death, imagined as a skeleton
death n. • THANATOMANIA Bk1991 - an obsession with death
death n. • THANATOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of death
death phr. • HE'S SEEN HIS LAST GUMTREE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - he's on the verge of death
debase vb. • ADULTERIZE 1593 rare - to corrupt, to debase, to adulterate
debase vb. • ASSUBJUGATE 1609 obs. - to depreciate or debase
debase vb. • CROW-TREAD 1593 obs. - to subject to humiliating or degrading treatment; to abuse; to debase
debased adj. • SWINISH a1475 - coarse, debased; said of an action, trait, etc.
debased person • SWINERY 1833 rare - coarse, debased, or uncivilized people considered collectively
debasement n. • PRIAPISM 1694 - licentiousness, obscenity; also, debasement, corruption
debate n. • SWORD-PLAY 1847 - spirited or skilful controversy or debate
debate n. • SWORDSMANSHIP 1886 - skill in controversy or debate
debate vb. • TWEON c897 obs. - to be doubtful; to doubt; to debate
debauch n. • CRAPULA a1687 obs. - the sickness or indisposition following a drunken or gluttonous debauch
debauch n. • CRAPULE a1687 - the sickness or indisposition following a drunken or gluttonous debauch
debauched adj. • ADULTERINE 1533 rare - committing adultery; given to adultery, debauched, lecherous
debauchery n. • CRAPULENCE 1825 - gross intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauchery
debauchery n. • CRAPULENCY 1651 obs. rare - gross intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauchery
debauchery n. • LOSELRY 1480 arch. - profligacy, debauchery, rascality
debilitated person • CROCK 1876 colloq. - a physically debilitated person; an invalid; a hypochondriac
debris n. • CRUMBLINGS 1660 - crumbled particles, debris
debris n. • DOWNFALL 1575 obs. - something that has fallen down; a ruin, a piece of debris
debt adj. • BAD-PAY 20C W. Indies sl. - extremely slow to pay debts or any money that is owed and expected
debt adj. • FOREHANDED 1777 US - prudent; thrifty; free from debt
debt n. • BAD DOG 1940s Aust. sl. - a bad debt
debt vb. • ALLEY UP 2002 NZ sl. - to pay off a debt
debt vb. • ALLEY UP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to pay back a debt
debt vb. • COME OVER 1954 Amer. dial. - to pay a debt
debt vb. • COME THROUGH 1916 Amer. dial. - to pay a debt
debt vb. • CROWD 1775 Amer. dial. - to embarrass financially; to press to pay a debt
decadence n. • PUTREFACTION a1622 - moral corruption; decadence, decline
decadence n. • PUTRIDNESS 1823 - moral corruption; decadence; rottenness; unpleasantness, uselessness
decay vb. • MOOTNAFEE 1898 Sc. - to decay, to rot
decay vb. • MURL a1525 Sc. - to reduce to fragments; to cause to crumble or decay
decay vb. • RUST 1604 - to cause to degenerate through inactivity or lack of use; to allow to decay; to waste away in idleness
decay vb. • RUST a1400 - to decay, to decline morally or intellectually; to cease to function at full capacity
decaying adj. • RUSTING 1682 - deteriorating through age, disuse, or neglect; decaying; becoming antiquated
deceit n. • ARMY GAME L19 US sl. - trickery, deceit, passing responsibility onto others
deceit n. • COCUM 1886 Aust. sl. - deceit, entrapment
deceit n. • COKUM 1886 Aust. sl. - deceit, entrapment
deceit n. • CRANK 1588 obs. - a crooked or deceitful way; a deceit, wile, sleight
deceit n. • CRIMP 1684 - deceitful practice; a dishonest line of business; a scam
deceit n. • CROOK c1175 obs. - a crooked piece of conduct; a trick, artifice, wile; deceit, guile, trickery
deceit n. • KOCUM 1886 Aust. sl. - deceit, entrapment
deceit n. • KOKUM 1886 Aust. sl. - deceit, entrapment
deceit n. • LOSENGERY 1303 obs. - flattery, deceit
deceit n. • SWIKE c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - deceit, deception, treachery; a trick
deceit n. • SWIKEDOM c893 obs. - deceit, fraud; treachery, treason
deceit n. • SWIKEHEAD a1250 obs. - deceit, fraud; treachery, treason
deceit n. • THE OLD CARL ROSA 1977 UK from the rhyming sl. for a poser (Carl Rosa) - fraud, deceit
deceit person • CRAFTER a1529 obs. - a person who practices deceit or trickery
deceit vb. • JUGGLE 1528 - to play tricks so as to cheat or deceive; to practice artifice or deceit with
deceitful adj. • CARNEY 1881 Eng. dial. - deceitful, false
deceitful adj. • COVENOUS 1641 US - collusive, deceitful
deceitful adj. • DOUBLE-HEARTED a1555 - deceitful, dissembling
deceitful adj. • DOUBLE-TONGUED c1384 - deceitful or insincere in speech; speaking contrary or inconsistent things
deceitful adj. • GINFUL c1300 obs. - ingenious; crafty, guileful; deceitful, treacherous
deceitful adj. • JIVE 1969 Amer. dial. - deceitful, pretentious, insincere
deceitful adj. • JIVE-ASS 1964 Amer. dial. - deceitful, pretentious, insincere
deceitful adj. • JIVE-TIME 1969 Amer. dial. - deceitful, pretentious, insincere
deceitful adj. • JIVE-TOWN 1970 Amer. dial. - deceitful, pretentious, insincere
deceitful adj. • LUBRICIOUS 1584 - deceitful, unreliable
deceitful adj. • RUSÉ 1689 - given to ruses; cunning, deceitful
deceitful adj. • SHEENY adj. 1937 - deceitful, dubious, fraudulent (UK sl.)
deceitful adj. • SWIKE c1175 obs. - deceitful; treacherous; traitorous
deceitful adj. • SWIKEFUL c1100 obs. exc. Sc. - deceitful, treacherous
deceitful adj. • SWIKEL c1000 obs. - deceitful, treacherous, crafty
deceitful adj. • TWIFOLD c897 obs. - double-dealing, deceitful, insincere
deceitful adj. • TWO-HEARTED a1656 - double-hearted, deceitful
deceitful n. • ADDER c1000 - a treacherous, deceitful, malicious, or pernicious person or thing; also, a term of abuse
deceitful n. • BACK-HAND Bk1905 Eng. dial. - deceitful dealing
deceitful n. • DOUBLE TONGUE c1386 obs. - duplicity or deceitfulness of speech
deceitful n. • DOUBLENESS c1374 - duplicity, deceitfulness, treachery
deceitful n. • DOUBLER 1556 obs. - a double-dealer; a deceitful person
deceitful n. • DOUBLING 1573 - an evasion, a shift; deceitful or tricky action; double dealing
deceitful n. • TWISPECHE a950 obs. - double or deceitful speech
deceitful person • FEATRIL Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a traitor; a deceitful person
deceitful person • MAN OF CRAFT 1681 -  a cunning, crafty, or deceitful person
deceitful person • THE CRAFTY 1558 - people who are cunning, deceitful, or wily considered as a class
deceitful vb. • SWIKE c1000 obs. - to act deceitfully, to practice deceit
deceitfully adv. • BAKSPANGANLIE 1871 Sc. - deceitfully
deceitfully adv. • DOUBLY c1430 - with duplicity; deceitfully
deceitfully adv. • SWIKELLY a1023 obs. - deceitfully, treacherously
deceitfulness n. • SWIKELNESS a1023 obs. - deceitfulness, treachery
deceive n. • DOPE 1915 - something designed to deceive or bamboozle; a fraudulent design or action; a piece of deception or humbug; also, a person employed in a fraudulent transaction
deceive n. • RIG 1640 colloq. - a dishonest or fraudulent scheme or enterprise; a trick, a swindle; something used to deceive or defraud a person
deceive n. • SPRINGE 1607 - a stratagem designed to deceive a person or lead him into a dangerous situation; a trap, a snare
deceive n. • WEASEL WORDS 1900 sl. - language designed to deceive; empty talk
deceive person • JUGGLER c1340 - one who deceives by trickery; a trickster; one who plays fast and loose
deceive vb. • BAG Bk1969 US students' sl. - to deceive
deceive vb. • BLAG 1950s Brit. sl. - to scrounge, to cadge, to deceive, to bamboozle
deceive vb. • BLUFT 1839 Eng. dial. - to deceive, to hoodwink
deceive vb. • BOB Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to deceive, to disappoint, to cheat
deceive vb. • BUSH 1971 US sl. - to deceive someone
deceive vb. • CABOBBLE 1880 Eng. dial. - to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse, to deceive
deceive vb. • COLD-DECK vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to cheat
deceive vb. • COOTER-HASH 1968 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to trick
deceive vb. • CULLY 1676 obs. - to make a fool of, to deceive, to cheat, to take in
deceive vb. • DRAW THE BLEAR OVER THE EYES 1806 Sc. - to deceive
deceive vb. • FAKE c1838 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
deceive vb. • FAKE UP 1874 sl. - to cheat, to deceive, to swindle, to counterfeit
deceive vb. • FANNY 1938 sl. - to deceive or persuade by glib talk
deceive vb. • FUCK 1866 sl. - to cheat; to deceive, to betray
deceive vb. • FUDGE Bk2006 US sl. - to cheat, to deceive
deceive vb. • FUN 1685 rare - to cheat or cajole a person out of something; to deceive, to trick
deceive vb. • GAS Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to deceive, to impose upon
deceive vb. • GUMSUCK L19 US sl. - to humbug, to deceive
deceive vb. • HORNSWOGGLE 1834 colloq., orig. US - to get the better of; to cheat or trick, to swindle, to deceive; to hoodwink, to humbug, to bamboozle
deceive vb. • JIVE Bk1970 US sl. - to deceive; to play around; to kid
deceive vb. • JUGGLE 1528 - to play tricks so as to cheat or deceive; to practice artifice or deceit with
deceive vb. • JUGGLE 1531 - to deceive, to trick, to cheat, to beguile
deceive vb. • LICK THE WHITE OUT OF ONE'S EYE 1721 Sc. - to cheat, to deceive under the pretense of helping
deceive vb. • LURCH a1651 obs. - to leave in the lurch, to disappoint, to deceive
deceive vb. • MISLIPPEN 1807 Sc. - to delude, to deceive
deceive vb. • MISTRY Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to deceive, to delude
deceive vb. • PLANT 1930s sl. - to swindle, to deceive; to play a trick
deceive vb. • PLAY FUNNY BUGGERS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to behave in a stupid way; to deceive or cheat
deceive vb. • PLAY FUNNY BUNNIES Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to behave in a stupid way; to deceive or cheat
deceive vb. • POOP 1575 obs. - to fool, to deceive, to cheat; to overcome
deceive vb. • PRESTIGIATE 1647 obs. - to deceive by illusion, or as by magic; to delude
deceive vb. • PULL A SWIFTIE 1962 Aust. sl. - to take advantage of someone by trickery; to deceive
deceive vb. • PUT THE WORKS ON 1920s US sl. - to direct one's energies towards in order to deceive or seduce
deceive vb. • RIG 1732 colloq. - to deceive by way of a joke or trick; to hoax
deceive vb. • STRING 1812 US sl. - to deceive, to fool, to hoax
deceive vb. • SWIKE c950 - to deceive, to cheat
deceive vb. • WEASEL 1956 sl. - to evade and equivocate; to use deceptive language; to deceive
deceived adj. • BIKED 1996 UK taxi drivers' sl. - deceived, defrauded
deceived adj. • SNEETERED 2005 Amer. dial. - tricked; deceived
deceived person • CULLY 1664 colloq., rare - a person who is cheated or imposed upon, as by a sharper, strumpet etc.; a dupe, a gull; one who is easily deceived or take in; a silly fellow; a simpleton
deceiver person • ABUSER 1579 obs. - a person who perverts truth or abuses confidence; a deceiver or impostor
deceiver person • CEAGUE 1895 Eng. dial. - a cheat, a deceiver, a rogue
deceiver person • LOSENGER 1303 obs. - a false flatterer; a lying rascal, a deceiver
deceiver person • PRESTIGIATOR 1595 obs. - a deceiver, a cheat
deceiver person • SWIKE c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a deceiver; a traitor
deceiver person • SYCOPHANT 1589 obs. - an impostor, a deceiver
deceiving adj. • LUDIFICABLE 1623 obs. rare - deceiving, mocking
deceiving adj. • LURCHING 1728 - given to deceiving, perfidious
decent vb. • NICEFY 1611 rare - to make dainty or delicate; to make respectable or decent
deception adj. • CRAFTLY 1526 obs. - displaying skill at deception or deviousness; crafty, cunning
deception n. • ABUSEMENT 1535 obs. - an abusing or misleading; abuse, deception
deception n. • BLAFLUM 1788 Sc. - nonsense, idle talk, deception, a hoax
deception n. • BLATHERIE 1800 Sc. - foolishness, deception
deception n. • BLATHRIE 1800 Sc. - foolishness, deception
deception n. • BLAWFLUM 1788 Sc. - nonsense, idle talk, deception, a hoax
deception n. • BLEPHUM 1788 Sc. - nonsense, idle talk, deception, a hoax 
deception n. • BLETHERIE 1800 Sc. - foolishness, deception
deception n. • BLUR Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a deception, a blind
deception n. • CRAFT c1275 - cunning; deception, guile; trickery
deception n. • CRAFTING a1529 obs. - crafty or cunning behaviour; deception; trickery
deception n. • CRINK 1534 obs. - an intricate, esp. deceptive, turn or twist of thought, speech, etc.; an intricate deception or sleight
deception n. • CROSSBITE 1591 obs. - a cheat, trick, swindle, deception
deception n. • FAKE OUT 1969 US sl. - a bluff, a deception, an unpleasant surprise
deception n. • FRUMP 1593 obs. - a derisive deception, a hoax
deception n. • FUN 1699 - fraud or deception; a trick played on a person
deception n. • HOKEY-POKEY 1840s Amer. sl. - pretentious nonsense; false and meretricious material; deception
deception n. • JUGGLE  1664 - a trick or act of skill performed by legerdemain; a conjurer's trick, esp. one claiming to be done by magic or occult influence; hence, an act of deception, an imposture, cheat, fraud
deception n. • JUGGLERY 1699 - the playing of tricks likened to those of a juggler; trickery, deception
deception n. • JUGGLING c1380 - the practice of trickery or deception
deception n. • LUDIFICATION 1623 rare - a deception or mocking
deception n. • PRAT 1960s African-American sl. - a hoax, a deception, a confidence trick
deception n. • PRESTIGE 1656 rare - an illusion; a conjuring trick; a deception, an imposture
deception n. • PRESTIGIATION c1550 - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
deception n. • PRESTIGION 1635 obs. - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
deception n. • PRESTIGY 1615 obs. - an illusion; a conjuring trick; a deception, an imposture
deception n. • RORT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a wild party; a scheme, deception
deception n. • SHEEP'S ARSE n. 2000 - nonsense, deception (UK sl.)
deception n. • SWIFTIE  • SWIFTY 1945 Aust. sl. - deception; a deceptive trick
deception n. • SWIKE c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - deceit, deception, treachery; a trick
deception person • CRAFTSMASTER 1717 obs. - a master of cunning, deception, or trickery
deception vb. • BITE 1949 US sl. - to be gullible; to believe a deception; to allow oneself to be tricked
deception vb. • CRAFT 1530 obs. - to act craftily; to use cunning or deception; to scheme
deceptive adj. • CROOKED AS A DOG'S HIND LEG 1840 Amer. dial. - devious, deceptive, fraudulent
deceptive adj. • FUNNY 1903 colloq. - deceptive, dishonest, unethical; also, inappropriate, improper
deceptive adj. • JUGGLING 1531 - playing tricks, cheating, deceptive
deceptive adj. • LUDIFICATORY a1677 obs. rare - deceptive
deceptive adv. • JUGGLINGLY 1647 - in a deceptive manner; beguilingly
deceptive n. • FUNNY DOPE 1911 obs. - deceptive, dishonest, or unethical actions or behaviour
deceptive person • FROST 1914 colloq. - a deceptive, dishonest, or fraudulent person or thing
decision n. • JUDICIAL 1447 obs. - a judgement, decision, or determination
decision n. • TOUGH CALL 1990s US sl. - a hard decision or prediction
decision phr. • WHEN THE HAMMER COMES DOWN 1990s sl. - when the decision is made; when all said and done
decision vb. • JUDICIALIZE 1851 obs. - to arrive at a judgement or decision about
decisive n. • CRUNCH 1939 - a crisis, a decisive point, event, etc.; a show-down
decisive n. • CRUNCH TIME 1933 - a crucial or decisive stage in a process or undertaking
decisive n. • JUMP 1598 obs. - the decisive moment of plunging into action of doubtful issue; dangerous critical moment, critical point, crisis
decisive vb. • COME TO THE PUSH 1594 - to reach the critical or decisive point
deck up vb. • SMUDGE 1589 obs. rare - to make smart or trim; to deck up
deck vb. • TIFFLE a1425 obs. - to dress up, to adorn, to deck or trick out in a trifling or time-wasting way
declaration n. • AFFIRMANCE 1399 rare - an affirming; a statement; an assertion, a strong declaration
declaration n. • AFFIRMANT 1567 - a person who affirms something; a person who makes a statement or declaration
declaration n. • POL 1600 obs. rare - a declaration or assertion
declare vb. • ASSEVER 1826 Sc. obs. - to declare, to assert seriously
decline n. • DOWNHIELD a1400 obs. - a downward slope; decline, descent
decline n. • DOWNTICK 1952 chiefly US - a slight downward trend; a small decrease or decline in price, level or number
decline n. • TWILIGHT WORLD 1954 - a world characterized by uncertainty, obscurity, or decline
decline vb. • JUMP THE SHARK 1998 sl. - to begin a period of inexorable decline in quality or popularity, esp. as marked by a particular event
decline vb. • RUST a1400 - to decay, to decline morally or intellectually; to cease to function at full capacity
decline vb. • TAKE A BYE 1880s US sl. - to decline; to choose not to take
decomposed adj. • PURY 1602 obs. - rotten, decomposed; formed by decomposition
decomposed adj. • PUTRIFICATE a1550 obs. - decomposed
decorate vb. • ADORE 1596 obs. - to adorn, to decorate
decorate vb. • FURNISH 1600 obs. - to decorate, to embellish
decorate vb. • PRISS UP 1967 Amer. dial. - to adorn, to decorate
decorate vb. • TART UP 1938 US sl. - to decorate; to prettify
decoration n. • FURNIMENTS 1553 obs. - accoutrements, decorations, fittings
decoration n. • FURNITURE 1548 obs. - a decorating or embellishing; a decoration, an embellishment
decorative n. • PRETTY-PRETTY a1882 - something beautiful or attractive; a decorative thing, an ornament
decorative vb. • ZAZZ UP 1970s sl. - to make more decorative and impressive
decoy person • JUDAS EWE 1958 Amer. dial. - a woman who leads others to their destruction; one who serves as a decoy or lure
decoy person • JUDAS GOAT  1930 - a  person used as a decoy to lure people into being caught, arrested, etc.
decoy person • JUDAS SHEEP 1907 - a  person used as a decoy to lure people into being caught, arrested, etc.
decrease n. • ADMINISHING c1400 obs. - reduction, decrease, diminishing
decrease vb. • SWIND a1000 obs. - to waste away, to languish; to dwindle away, to decrease, to die; also, to vanish, to disappear
decrepit adj. • RUSTY a1425 - of a person, esp. an elderly one: shabby, decrepit
decrepit n. • BLID 1873 Eng. dial. - an old or decrepit person; a term of compassion
deduce vb. • SHERLOCK vb. 1919 - to act as a detective; to deduce (sl.)
deduction n. • DRAWBACK 1775 US - a deduction from profit
deed n. • DOUTH a1000 obs. - a good deed; benefit
deer adj. • BEAMY 1694 - possessing full-grown horns; antlered
deer adj. • POLLED 1577 - that has cast its antlers; later of a domestic animal: hornless
deer n. • BEAM 1575 - the main trunk of a stag's horn which bears the branches or 'antlers'
deer n. • BUNCH 1686 obs. - the horn of a young stag
deer n. • COUNTY BEEF 1967 Amer. dial. - deer shot illegally
deer n. • CRICKET 1969 Amer. dial. - a young deer
deer n. • CROTISING  • CROTIZING 1598 obs. - the excrement of a hare or deer
deer n. • DOWSETS c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the testicles of a deer
deer n. • FUMETS a1400 obs. - the excrement of a deer
deer n. • FUMISHING 1527 obs. - the excrement of a deer
deer n. • FURCH 1491 obs. - the hind quarters of a deer
deer n. • MUSON a1552 obs. rare - in hunting: the horn of a deer, when shed
deer n. • POLLARD 1546 obs. - a male deer that has cast its antlers; later: a hornless domestic animal of a breed that is typically horned
deer n. • PRICKET a1425 - a male deer, esp. a fallow buck, in its second year, having straight unbranched antlers.
deer n. • PRICKET'S SISTER 1657 obs. - a female fallow deer in its second year
deer n. • PRICKHEAD 1688 obs. rare - the first set of antlers of a fallow deer
deer n. • PRIME 1847 obs. rare - the print of a deer's foot
deer n. • RIGHT DEER 1875 Eng. dial., rare - a deer six years old or more
deer n. • RIGHTS c1425 hunting usage - a stag's full complement of antlers, consisting of the brow, bay, and tray
deer vb. • MUSEN 1623 obs. rare - of a deer: to shed its antlers
defamation n. • JURORY c1440 obs. - bearing of false witness or false presentments; slander, defamation
defamatory adj. • CRIMINOSE c1475 obs. - ready to blame or accuse; reproachful, accusatory; defamatory
defamatory adj. • CRIMINOUS c1485 obs. - reproachful, accusatory; defamatory
defamatory n. • SMEAR 1943 colloq., orig. US - a slanderous or defamatory remark; an attempt to defame by slander
defame person • CRIMINATOR a1425 obs. - a person who defames someone; an accuser
defame vb. • BLACK 1866 Eng. dial. - to scold, to abuse; to defame
defame vb. • BLUR Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to defame
defeat adv. • DOWN AND OUT 1916 - of a competitor, esp. a sports team: on the verge of defeat; facing certain defeat
defeat n. • BLOODY MURDER Bk1975 US sl. - a decisive defeat; complete ruin or failure; an exhausting task
defeat n. • BUTT-KICKING 1970 US sl. - a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand
defeat n. • DOWNTHROW 1615 rare - a being thrown down or usurped; overthrow, defeat
defeat n. • KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of failure or defeat
defeat n. • PRATFALL 1950s sl., orig. US - a humiliating defeat; a sudden failure
defeat n. • SMASH 1888 - a crushing defeat or overthrow
defeat vb. • ADAW c1440 obs. - to put an end to; to defeat, to overcome
defeat vb. • AWELD c1175 obs. - to overcome, to subdue, to defeat someone or something
defeat vb. • BEARD 1476 - to oppose or confront a person openly, boldly, or insolently, to defy, to defeat, to affront
defeat vb. • BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN 1749 - to confront, challenge, or defeat someone formidable or intimidating on his or her own ground
defeat vb. • BEAT DOWN 1980s African-American sl. - to fight, to beat up, to defeat severely  
defeat vb. • BEAT INTO FITS M19 sl. - to defeat or surpass completely
defeat vb. • BEAT OUT OF FITS M19 sl. - to defeat or surpass completely
defeat vb. • BLITZ 1940 US sl. - to defeat someone soundly
defeat vb. • BLOW OFF Bk1975 US sl. - to defeat an opponent or opposing team, esp. with ease
defeat vb. • COP IT SWEET 20C Aust. sl. - to accept defeat with good grace
defeat vb. • CREAM 1929 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - to hit, to beat,. to thrash thoroughly; to drub; to crush, to defeat as in sporting contexts; to ruin or wreck a motor vehicle
defeat vb. • CUFF a1657 obs. - to vanquish in fight, to defeat
defeat vb. • DISCOMFISH 1825 Sc. - to defeat, to overthrow
defeat vb. • DOWN AND OUT 1916 colloq. - to annihilate or defeat
defeat vb. • DOWNBEAR a1382 obs. - to bear or carry someone or something downwards; to press or strike down; to cause to sink; also, to oppress, to defeat, to put or bring down
defeat vb. • FULYIE 1488 Sc. obs. - to trample; to injure; to destroy; to defeat, to overcome
defeat vb. • HAVE YOUR ARSE IN A SLING 1967 UK sl. - to be in a state of defeat or depression
defeat vb. • LANT Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to vanquish, to beat
defeat vb. • LAY FULL LOW c1425 - to destroy, to overthrow, to kill; to defeat, to subdue, to suppress
defeat vb. • LEATHER 1691 - Sc. & Eng. dial. - to overcome, to beat in competition; to surpass
defeat vb. • LURCH a1716 obs. - to defeat
defeat vb. • MURDER 1952 sl., orig. US - to defeat an opponent, rival, etc., totally, esp. in a sporting match
defeat vb. • PUT IT ALL OVER 1884 colloq., orig. US - to defeat or beat easily; to trounce
defeat vb. • SMASH 1813 - to defeat utterly; to overcome, to overwhelm, to destroy
defeat vb. • SMITE 1382 arch. - to strike down, esp. in battle; to kill; to slay; to defeat
defeat vb. • TAKE A FALL OUT OF 1900 Aust. & US sl. - to defeat or outwit; to get the better of
defeat vb. • TAKE BACK WATER 1950s US sl. - to back down, to accept defeat
defeat vb. • TOSS IN THE ALLEY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to admit defeat
defeat vb. • TRIM 1950s US sl. - to defeat utterly; to trounce
defeat vb. • WAX 1884 sl. - to defeat; to outdo
defeat vb. • WEAR GOAT'S HORNS 1980s sl. - to be responsible for a defeat or other misfortune
defeat vb. • WHIPSAW 1970s sl. - to assault; to defeat
defeated adj. • ALL UP WITH L18 sl. - of a person: doomed, about to die; defeated, bankrupt
defeated adj. • ALL-A-COCK L19 sl. - defeated, overthrown
defeated adj. • BANJAXED E20 Irish sl. - defeated, overcome, or overwhelmed
defeated adj. • BANJO'D  • BANJOED 1970s UK armed forces usage - defeated, beaten
defeated adj. • CHEWED 1940s African-American sl. - angry, annoyed, defeated
defeated adj. • CRAVEN a1225 obs. - vanquished, defeated
defeated adj. • DONE LIKE A DINNER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - thoroughly defeated
defeated adj. • LANTED c1882 Eng. dial. - defeated; disappointed
defeated vb. • GO LOW a1400 obs. - to be defeated
defeated vb. • HAVE ONE'S ASS IN A SLING Bk1975 US sl. - to be or to appear to be sad, rejected, tired, or defeated
defeated vb. • TAKE IT ON THE CHIN 1929 US sl. - to be soundly defeated; to be trounced
defecate n. • YENSHEE BABY 1938 US sl. - an extremely constipated bowel movement that is the product of opiate addiction
defecate vb. • BACK ONE OUT 1990s sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • BAKE ONE 1990s sl. - to defer defecation, however urgently one requires it
defecate vb. • BOB ONESELF 2001 UK sl. - to shit oneself
defecate vb. • CUCK a1605 obs. - to defecate, to void excrement
defecate vb. • DO ONE'S BUSINESS 1596 colloq. - to defecate; occasionally, to urinate
defecate vb. • DROP FUDGE 1997 sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • FULYIE 1505 Sc. obs. - to defile, to befoul, to pollute; to dishonour; to violate a woman; also, to defecate
defecate vb. • GO POO-POO(S) 1976 children's sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • HOLD ONE'S FUDGE 1983 sl. - to control one's bowels
defecate vb. • HOLD ONE'S MUD 1977 US sl. - to refrain from defecating
defecate vb. • JOB 1899 Amer. dial.- to defecate
defecate vb. • PARK THE FUDGE 1997 sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • POO  • POOH 1975 sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • POOP 1882 sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • POOT 1977 Amer. dial. - to defecate
defecate vb. • SET ONE OUT Bk1970 US railroad sl. - to defecate
defecate vb. • SHEILA vb. 2003 - to defecate (S. Afr. homosexual sl.)
defecate vb. • SQUAT 1940s US sl. - to defecate
defecation n. • BIG JOBS 1940s UK sl. - excrement; defecation
defecation n. • BIG ONE Bk1975 US euphemism - a bowel movement
defecation n. • CRAPPING 1673 sl. - defecation
defecation n. • PONY (AND TRAP) 1931 UK rhyming sl. for 'crap' - an act of defecation
defecation n. • POOP c1890 sl. - a breaking wind; defecation
defecation n. • SHEFFIELD HANDICAP n. 1984 - an act of defecation (rhyming sl. for 'crap')
defect n. • CRAZE 1534 obs. - a flaw, defect, unsoundness; an infirmity of health or of brain
defect n. • MISS 1787 Sc. obs. - a fault, a defect, a mistake
defect n. • SMIRCH 1862 - a moral stain or flaw; a blot or blemish; a fault or defect
defect n. • WRINKLE 1643 sl. - a defect or problem, esp. a minor one
defective adj. • DUD 1908 - defective; worn out; not fit for purpose
defend vb. • SHEND vb. 1530 - to shield, to defend (obs.)
defense n. • MUNIFICATION 1653 obs. rare - protection, defense
defense n. • MUNIFICENCE 1596 obs. rare - fortification, defense
defense n. • MUNIFIENCE 1596 obs. rare - fortification, defense
defense n. • MUNIMENT 1546 obs. - something serving as a defense or protection
defense n. • TUTAMENT 1609 obs. - a means of defense; a safeguard
defense vb. • MUNIFY 1596 obs. - to fortify; to provide with defenses
defense vb. • MUNISH 1633 obs. rare - to fortify, to provide with means of defense
defensive adj. • TUTORIAL 1898 - protecting, defensive
defensive vb. • CIRCLE THE WAGONS 1980s US sl. - to take up a defensive posture or position
defensive vb. • PRICKLE 1972 - to react defensively or angrily; to bristle
defensiveness n. - defensiveness, prickliness, touchiness • PRICKLES 1956 Brit. rare
defer vb. • CRASTINATE 1656 obs. - to delay from day to day, to prolong, to defer, to procrastinate
deference n. • CRINGE 1592 - a servile or sycophantic bow; an obsequious, deferential, or sycophantic act or attitude
deferring n. • CRASTINATION 1727 obs. rare - a deferring or delaying; delay; procrastination
defiance adv. • IN SPITE OF A PERSON'S BEARD 1537 obs. - in defiance of or direct opposition to a person's purpose
defiance int. - an exclamation of defiance • BRING IT ON! 2004 UK sl.
defiance int. • BITE ME! Bk2007 US sl. - an exclamation of contempt or defiance
defiance int. • UP THINE WITH TURPENTINE! 1950s US sl. - an exclamation of very strong defiance and rejection; fuck you! stick it!
defiance int. • UP YOUR GIGGY! 1950s US sl. - an exclamation of strong defiance, contempt, rejection, etc.
defiant adj. • CROUSE a1400 obs. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, audacious, daring, hardy, forward, cocky, full of defiant confidence
defiantly adv. • DAUNTINGLY a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly
deficiency n. • CRACK 1570 - a flaw, deficiency, failing, unsoundness
deficiency n. • DISHORT 1843 Sc. & Ireland - a deficiency, loss
defile vb. • AFILE a1000 obs. - to defile; to render morally foul or pollute; to destroy the ideal purity of; to corrupt, to taint, to sully
defile vb. • AWEM a1000 obs. - to corrupt or defile someone or something
defile vb. • CROCK 1642 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - to soil with soot; to defile
defile vb. • FULYIE 1505 Sc. obs. - to defile, to befoul, to pollute; to dishonour; to violate a woman; also, to defecate
defile vb. • FUNESTATE 1623 obs. rare - to defile or pollute, esp. with a dead body
defile vb. • MOIL 1777 Eng. dial. - to make dirty, to defile; to soil, to bedaub, to plaster with mud or dirt
defile vb. • SHEND vb. a950 - to disfigure; to corrupt, to infect; to defile, to soil (obs.)
defile vb. • SMATTER c1386 obs. - to dirty, to pollute, to defile, to smirch
defile vb. • SMIT a1000 obs. - to defile; to taint with pride a vice, etc.; to contaminate morally
defile vb. • SMOT a1387 obs. - to besmirch, to defile, to befoul
defilement n. • FUNESTATION a1626 rare - defilement, pollution, esp. through contact with a dead body
definite adj. • SURE AS GOD MADE LITTLE GREEN APPLES 1940s US sl. - certain; definite
definite adj. • SURE AS SHOOTING 1847 US sl. - certain; definite
definite adj. • SURE AS YOU'RE A FOOT HIGH 1930s US sl. - certain; definite
definitely adv. • BY THE CLOCK 1910s US sl. - absolutely, definitely
deflect vb. • PUT BY 1618 obs. - to evade a question, etc.; to avoid or deflect the questioning, demands, etc. of a person
deflowered adj. • CLIPPED WITHIN THE RING L16 sl. - deflowered
deformed adj. •  DISFORMED 1825 Sc. - deformed
deformed adj. • FROMSHAPEN 1581 obs. - deformed, misshapen
deformed person • CRUMPLING a1825 obs. - a diminutive crooked or deformed person
deformity n. • DYSMORPHOMANIA Bk1991 - an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others
deformity n. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIA n. Bk1991 - an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others
defraud n. • RIG 1640 colloq. - a dishonest or fraudulent scheme or enterprise; a trick, a swindle; something used to deceive or defraud a person
defraud vb. • BUTTER 1725 sl. obs. rare - to defraud through glib words
defraud vb. • LURCH 1530 obs. - to get the start of a person so as to prevent him from obtaining a fair share of food, profit, etc.; later, to defraud, to cheat, to rob
defraud vb. • RUSH 1875 Brit. sl. - to make a person pay for something, with the implication of overcharging; to defraud or cheat a person out of something
defraud vb. • STIFF 1950 US sl. - to swindle, to defraud
defraud vb. • STING 1812 US sl. - to cheat, to swindle, to defraud
defraud vb. • TWIST 1914 sl. - to cheat, to defraud
defrauded adj. • BIKED 1996 UK taxi drivers' sl. - deceived, defrauded
defrauded adj. • SWINDLEABLE a1876 rare - vulnerable to being defrauded or swindled; gullible
defy vb. • BEARD 1476 - to oppose or confront a person openly, boldly, or insolently, to defy, to defeat, to affront
defy vb. • FACE AND BRACE 1513 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
defy vb. • FACE IT AND BRACE IT 1549 sl. - to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally
defy vb. • FUTZ AROUND 1932 US sl. - to defy or challenge; to provoke
degenerate person • PRIG-BEARD L16 sl. - a degenerate, a seducer
degenerate vb. • RUST 1604 - to cause to degenerate through inactivity or lack of use; to allow to decay; to waste away in idleness
degrade vb. • CHAP Bk1964 US students' sl. - to degrade
degrade vb. • CROW-TREAD 1593 obs. - to subject to humiliating or degrading treatment; to abuse; to debase
degrade vb. • WRECK 1960s homosexual sl. - to degrade a fellow homosexual when he is not expecting it
degraded adj. • SWINISH a1200 - greedy, dirty, lazy; coarse, degraded, uncivilized
degraded person • SWINE c1175 derogatory - a greedy, lazy, or dirty person; a coarse, degraded, or lecherous person; a term of abuse
degraded person • SWINEHOOD 1866 - coarse, degraded, or uncivilized people considered collectively
dejected adj. • AFFLICTED 1590 obs. - dejected, downcast; humble; humiliated
dejected adj. • AFFLICTED 1836 Sc. - dejected, downcast, forlorn
dejected adj. • AMORT 1623 obs. - dejected; heartsick
dejected adj. • CAN'T GO NO FURTHER, JUST LIKE A BEAR'S BROTHER 1940s African-American - miserable, out of sorts, dejected
dejected adj. • CRESTFALLEN 1589 - cast down in confident, spirits, or courage; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
dejected adj. • CREST-SUNK 1618 obs. - crestfallen; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
dejected adj. • CUT DOWN 1843 Amer. dial. - troubled, vexed, disconcerted, frustrated, dejected
dejected adj. • DISJECTED Bk1900 Eng. dial. - dejected
dejected adj. • DOWN 1610 - depressed, dejected; dispirited 
dejected adj. • DOWNFACED 1832 rare - having a downcast expression; dejected, dispirited
dejected adj. • LOW a1382 - depressed; dejected, dispirited, despondent
dejected adj. • RUTHFUL 1513 obs. - sad, dejected, doleful
dejected n. • THE DOWNCAST 1638 - disadvantaged or dejected people as a class
dejected phr. • JUST LIKE A BEAR, AIN'T GOT A QUARTER 1920s African-American - miserable, out of sorts, dejected
dejected phr. • JUST LIKE A BEAR'S DAUGHTER, AIN'T GOT A QUARTER 1920s African-American - miserable, out of sorts, dejected
dejected phr. • JUST LIKE THE BEAR'S BROTHER, JIM, HIS PICKINGS ARE SLIM 1920s African-American - miserable, out of sorts, dejected
dejected vb. • CREST-FALL 1611 obs. rare - to make humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, or dejected
dejected vb. • MUZZY 1781 colloq. rare - to be dispirited; to behave in a listless, dejected manner
dejectedly adv. • LUMPISHLY c1450 obs. - dejectedly; stupidly; sluggishly
dejection n. • DOLESOMENESS 1899 Amer. dial. - gloom; dismalness; dejection
dejection n. • DOWNCAST a1400 rare - a casting down a person or thing; overthrow, ruin; dejection
dejection vb. • DOWNCAST 1914 - to bring a person into a state of dejection or low spirits
Delaware person • MUSKRAT 1823 US colloq., usually derogatory - a person thought to resemble a muskrat in some way; an inhabitant of a low-lying district, esp. the state of Delaware, or the St Clair Flats, Michigan
delay adv. • IN A TWITCH 1726 obs. - in a moment; very quickly, without delay
delay n. • CLUTCH Bk1970 US students' sl. - a delay while recovering from a shock
delay n. • CRASTINATION 1727 obs. rare - a deferring or delaying; delay; procrastination
delay n. • CUNCTATION 1585 - a delaying; delay, tardy action
delay n. • PUT-BY 1548 obs. - a putting something by or setting something aside; a delay, a distraction
delay person • CUNCTATOR 1654 - a person who acts tardily; a delayer
delay vb. • ADRILL c1350 obs. rare - to delay, to postpone, to put off something
delay vb. • BOG Bk1970 US students' sl. - to delay; to stall the teacher
delay vb. • CRASTINATE 1656 obs. - to delay from day to day, to prolong, to procrastinate
delay vb. • DOUBT 1483 obs. - to hesitate, to scruple, to delay
delay vb. • FORBEAR 1648 US - to delay
delay vb. • HOLD THE PHONE 1930s US sl. - to wait a minute; to delay
delay vb. • LANT 1882 Eng. dial. - to delay; to keep waiting; to disappoint
delay vb. • STONEWALL 1914 US sl. - to delay and obstruct, esp. by stubbornly keeping silent
delayed adj. • ALL BEHIND LIKE BARNEY'S BULL 1940s Aust. & NZ sl. - late, delayed
delayed phr. • ALL BEHIND, LIKE a COW'S TAIL 1970 - applied to one who is extremely late or much delayed
delayed phr. • LIKE A FAT WOMAN, ALL BEHIND L19 - applied to one who is extremely late or much delayed
delayed phr. • LIKE BARNEY'S BULL L19 - applied to one who is extremely late or much delayed
delayed phr. • LIKE BARNEY'S BULL, ALL BEHIND L19 - applied to one who is extremely late or much delayed
delaying adj. • FABIAN 1777 US - delaying, dilatory
deliberate adj. • ADVERTENT 1832 - intentional, deliberate; conscious
delicacy n. • JUNKET 1538 obs. - a dainty sweet, cake, or confection; any choice item of food or drink, a delicacy
delicate adj. • CASHIE 1825 Sc. - delicate, not able to endure fatigue
delicate adj. • MIMINY-PIMINY 1815 obs. - ridiculously delicate, precise, or affected; finicky, over-refined
delicate adj. • TOO HOT TO HANDLE adj1940s US sl. - very delicate or explosive; very controversial
delicate adj. • WANKLY 1795 rare, chiefly Eng. dial. - weak, feeble, frail, delicate, shaky from weakness  
delicate n. • MOLLY-CHOPS 1894 Eng. dial. - anything effeminately delicate
delicate person • COME-SEE  1933 Amer. dial. - a delicate child; 'The child has come to the world, indecisively, to see whether or not it wishes to stay.'
delicate vb. • NICEFY 1611 rare - to make dainty or delicate; to make respectable or decent
delight int. • DUDE! 1989 - used to express surprise, delight, etc.
delight int. • LOVELY JUBBLY 1989 Brit. - an exclamation of delight or affirmation; excellent, jolly good
delight n. • DOUCEURS 1700 - pleasurable experiences; sources of enjoyment, comfort, or delight
delight n. • JUCUNDITY 1536 obs. - pleasure, delight, happiness
delight n. • SMACK 1340 obs. - delight or enjoyment; inclination; relish
delight vb. • KNOCK SOMEONE'S EYE OUT 1902 orig. US - to delight; to impress; said of an object
delight vb. • LAY THEM IN THE AISLES 1925 US theatre sl  - to delight or dazzle an audience; esp. to convulse an audience with laughter.
delight vb. • ROLL THEM IN THE AISLES 1931 US theatre sl. - to delight or dazzle an audience; esp. to convulse an audience with laughter
delight vb. • WOW 1920s sl. - to delight, to enthral, to please very much
delighted vb. • FALL OUT 1944 sl. - to enthuse, to be delighted by
delightful adj. • DULCE a1513 rare, orig. Sc. - pleasing to the eye, ear, or feelings; gentle, soft; delightful
delightful adj. • JUCUND 1596 obs. rare - jocund, mirthful, cheerful, merry, blithe, gay, sprightly, light-hearted; pleasant, delightful
delightful adj. • SWOONY 1934 colloq. - distractingly attractive, delightful
delightful adj. • YUMMY 1899 sl. - delicious; delightful
delightful n. • THE DULCE 1654 - that which is pleasing or delightful
delirious adj. • CARRIED 1876 Sc. - delirious, light-headed, wandering in mind
delirious adj. • MOITHERDY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
delirious adj. • MOITHERED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dazed, bewildered; wandering in one's mind, silly; delirious
delirious adj. • UPON THE MOON 1890 Eng. dial. - light-headed, delirious
delirious vb. • MOITHER 1874 Eng. dial. - to talk incoherently or foolishly; to be delirious, to wander or ramble in one's mind
delirium adj. • LURGY-LURGY 1943 Brit. military sl., rare - suffering from temporary delirium
delirium tremens • CLANKS, THE 1943 US sl. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens • JIMMIES 1899 Amer. dial. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens • THE JUMPS 1934 Amer. dial. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens adj. • BLUE-DEVILLED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in a fit of delirium tremens
delirium tremens adj. • SNAKY 1884 Amer. dial. - jittery, shaky, esp. as the result of delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE 1846 UK sl. - one who is suffering from delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • BLUE ONES Bk1898 Eng. dial. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • DINGBATS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • JUMPS 1879 sl. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • MONKEYS AND SNAKES 1965 US colloq. - the delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • POTOMANIA Bk1991 - delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • SNAKES IN ONE'S BOOTS 1854 Amer. dial. - delirium tremens
delirium tremens n. • TROMOMANIA Bk1991 - delirium tremens
delirium tremens vb. • HAVE SNAKES Bk1942 Amer. dial. - to suffer from delirium tremens
delirium tremens vb. • SEE SNAKES 1865 Amer. dial. - to suffer from delirium tremens
deliver vb. • DOUBLE RUSH 1995 US bicycle messengers' sl. - to deliver in an expedited fashion  
delude vb. • MAKE A PERSON'S BEARD c1410 obs. - to outwit or delude a person
delude vb. • MISLIPPEN 1807 Sc. - to delude, to deceive
delude vb. • MISTRY Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to deceive, to delude
delude vb. • PRESTIGIATE 1647 obs. - to deceive by illusion, or as by magic; to delude
deluded adj. • WIGGED 1950s students' sl. - out of touch with reality; deluded
deluded adj. • WIGGED OUT 1950s students' sl. - out of touch with reality; deluded
delusion n. • PRESTIGIATION c1550 - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
delusion n. • PRESTIGION 1635 obs. - sorcery or magic; deception or delusion by such practice; conjuring, prestidigitation
demand vb. • CRAVE c1025 obs. - to demand a thing, to ask with authority, or by right
demand vb. • FANG 1821 Aust. sl. - to demand money, to cadge, to beg for a loan
demanded vb. • SHELL OUT vb. 1941 - to do what is required or demanded (US sl.)
demanding adj. • BALLS-ACHING 1912 sl. - annoying; nagging, demanding 
demanding adj. • PUSHY 1874 colloq., orig. US - said of someone who is unpleasantly self-assertive in getting their way; demanding, aggressive
demanding n. • BALL-TEARER 1960s Aust. sl. - a physically demanding task
demean vb. • LOW-RATE 1743 chiefly African-American usage - to denigrate, to disparage, to depreciate; to demean, to belittle
demeanour n. • ATTIFER 1914 Sc. - demeanour, behaviour, manners
demented adj. • LOONY 1841 US sl. - extremely erratic; mildly crazy, demented, foolish, silly  
demolish n. • DOWN-PULLER 1583 obs. - a person who destroys or demolishes something
demolish vb. • DOWNCAST c1390 - to drop, throw, or lower something in a downward direction; to demolish a building
demolished adj. • DOWNTHROWN 1595 rare - of a building: torn down; demolished; also, brought down from a position of high standing, overthrown
demon n. • BOGYPHOBIA Bk1991 - a dread of demons and goblins
demon n. • DEMONOLATRY Bk1991 - the worship, through propitiation, of ghosts, demons, and spirits
demon n. • POKER 1598 rare - a hobgoblin, a mischievous sprite; a demon, a devil
demonstrate vb. • MYTH c1330 obs. chiefly Sc. - to show, to reveal, to demonstrate
demure adj. • DOWNLOOKED 1636 obs. - that has downcast eyes or a lowered countenance; guilty-looking, sullen; demure, sheepish, hangdog
demure adj. • DOWNLOOKING a1626 rare - guilty-looking, sullen; demure, sheepish, hangdog
demure adj. • MUMPING 1594 chiefly Sc. - grimacing or assuming a demure, sanctimonious, or melancholy expression; querulous, complaining
demure adj. • MURE c1390 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - grave, modest, demure
demure adj. • PRIMSY 1786 chiefly Sc. - prim, demure, formal; precise
demure vb. • MUMP c1610 - to assume a demure, melancholy, or sanctimonious expression; to be silent and sullen; to sulk, to mope
demurely adv. • MURELY 1474 obs. - demurely; with consideration
denial int. • I'LL BE SWITCHED! 1838 US colloq. - an exclamation of exasperation, denial, or surprise
denigrate vb. • BITCH OUT Bk2006 US sl. - to criticize; to nag; to denigrate
denigrate vb. • BLAIR OUT  • BLARE OUT 1993 UK sl. - to criticize, to denigrate, to belittle
denigrate vb. • BUCKET Bk2007 Aust. sl. - to criticize or denigrate
denigrate vb. • LOW-RATE 1743 chiefly African-American usage - to denigrate, to disparage, to depreciate; to demean, to belittle
denigrating n. • BACKSIDING 1997 Black British sl. - chastising, denigrating, punishing
denounce person • FULMINATOR 1763 - a person who forcibly criticizes or denounces
denounce vb. • FULMINATE 1687 - to censure, to condemn; to denounce vehemently
denouncing adj. • FULMINANT 1578 - violently condemning or denouncing; fiercely indignant; railing, vituperative
dental clinic n. • MURDER HOUSE 1964 NZ sl. - a school dental clinic
dentist n. • FANG CHOVEY c1850 sl. - a dental surgery
dentist n. • FANG FACTORY 1974 sl. - a dental surgery
dentist n. • PULLICANS  • PULLIKINS  • PULLYKINS 1843 Amer. dial. - anything used for gripping small objects, esp. a dentist's forceps
dentist person • FANG BANDIT 1985 sl. - a dentist
dentist person • FANG CARPENTER 1955 Aust. sl. - a dentist
dentist person • FANG CARPENTER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a dentist
dentist person • FANG FAKER 1890 sl. - a dentist
dentist person • FANG-FARRIER 20C military usage - a dentist
dentist person • FANG-LIFTER 1939 US criminals' sl. - a dentist
dentist person • GUMPUNCHER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a dentist
dentist person • GUM-SMASHER L19 sl. - a dentist
dentist person • GUM-TICKLER L19 sl., orig. US - a dentist
deny vb. • AGAIN-SAY a1400 obs. - to say no to; to refuse; to deny
deny vb. • DISKNOWLEDGE 1888 Eng. dial. - to be ignorant of, not to know; to deny, to disown
deny vb. • TALK POOR MOUTH 1941 US sl. - to deny one's wealth, advantages, etc.; to depreciate one's assets
deodorant n. • ANTI-STINK Bk1964 US students' sl. - deodorant
deodorant n. • PIT GUARD Bk1970 US students' sl. - deodorant
deodorant n. • PIT STOP Bk1970 US students' sl. - deodorant
deodorant n. • POLISH SHOWER 2000s sl. - a cursory wash or the application of deodorant to unwashed armpits
depart vb. • ABSCONCE 1823 obs. rare, humorous usage - to depart quickly, to flee
depart vb. • AFFERRE a1000 obs. - to go away, to depart; to move away, to withdraw
depart vb. • ARSE OFF Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to depart
depart vb. • AWEND a1000 obs. - to go away, to depart
depart vb. • BEAT ASS 1940s US sl. - to leave, to depart
depart vb. • BEAT ONE'S BOATS 1990s US jocular usage - to depart, to run away
depart vb. • BILL 1990s US sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • BLOW AWAY Bk1975 US sl. - to depart
depart vb. • BLOW OUT c1920 US sl. - to leave; to depart
depart vb. • BLOW THROUGH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to leave, to depart without paying rent
depart vb. • BOOK Bk2007 US sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • BOOT Bk2007 sl. - to leave, to depart
depart vb. • BOP OFF 1950s US  students' sl. - to depart
depart vb. • BREAK NORTH 1990s African-American sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • BUZZ Bk1970 US sl. - to depart
depart vb. • CATCH A BAT Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to depart
depart vb. • CHOOF OFF Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • CUT CABLES 1859 - to depart; to make a break
depart vb. • CUT STICK 1832 Amer. dial. - to prepare to leave; to depart quickly, to run away
depart vb. • CUT THE CABLE 1895 - to depart; to make a break
depart vb. • DO A BUNK c1870 sl. - to make an escape; to depart hurriedly
depart vb. • DO A NICKYWOOP Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to depart hastily
depart vb. • GIVE THE WIND OF ONE'S HEELS 1844 Eng. dial. - to take a hasty or speedy departure
depart vb. • HIT THE FROG AND TOAD Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. - to hit the road, to depart
depart vb. • HOOK ONE'S MUTTON 1941 NZ colloq. - to depart, to clear out
depart vb. • MAKE LIKE AN ALLIGATOR c1955 US sl. - to leave, esp. in a hurry; to depart
depart vb. • NICK OFF Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • POOTER 1907 - to depart in a hurry; to bustle or hurry off
depart vb. • PULL ONE'S FREIGHT 1894 Amer. dial. - to depart, esp. hurriedly
depart vb. • PUSH ALONG 1931 colloq. - to depart, to leave, to go away
depart vb. • PUSH OFF 1740 colloq. - to depart, to leave, to go away
depart vb. • SMOKE 1893 Aust. sl. - to depart, to decamp, to make off
depart vb. • SPLIT THE SCENE 1952 US sl. - to leave, to depart
depart vb. • TAKE A POWDER 1930s US sl. - to leave; to depart hastily, esp. to avoid arrest or detection
depart vb. • TAKE OFF LIKE A BIGASS BIRD World War II Amer. sl. - to depart hastily; to leave in a hurry
depart vb. • TURKEY OFF Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to depart, to leave
depart vb. • TWIN c1386 obs. - to depart, to go away; to escape, to get free
depart vb. • ZOT OFF Bk1981 Aust. colloq. - to depart quickly
departed adj. • SHOT THROUGH LIKE A BONDI TRAM Bk1999 Aust. sl. - departed hastily
departed adj. • WENT THROUGH LIKE A DOSE OF SALTS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - departed hastily
departed adj. • WENT THROUGH WITHOUT THE WATER-BAG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - departed hastily
departed phr. • OFF LIKE A BRIDE'S NIGHTIE Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of one who has departed quickly
departed phr. • OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of one who has departed quickly
departed phr. • OFF LIKE A ROBBER'S DOG Bk1999 Aust. sl. - said of one who has departed quickly
departing adj. • FROMWARD c888 obs. - departing, about to depart
departure n. • FADE-OUT 1924 US sl. - a disappearance, a departure, an escape
departure n. • RUN-OUT 1928 US - a running out, fleeing, or escaping; a hasty or unceremonious departure 
departure phr. • CAN'T SEE SOMEONE'S ARSE FOR DUST L19 sl. - used to describe a speedy departure
dependable adj. • ALL LEATHER 1922 Amer. dial. - of a person: genuine, reliable, dependable, trustworthy
dependant person • BUR;  BURR 1600 - a person or thing difficult to get rid of; a hanger-on or dependant
dependent person • ANKLE-SUCKER Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a child, or a person dependent on others
deplorable adj. • CRIMINAL 1792 colloq. - senseless or deplorable; shocking
deplorable adj. • FULSAMIC 1694 obs. rare - offending against standards of morality or taste; morally reprehensible, obnoxious, deplorable
deplorable adj. • FULSOME c1390 rare - morally reprehensible, obnoxious, deplorable
deplorable adj. • PRETTY 1533 - awkward, difficult, deplorable, unwelcome
deplorable n. • SWINERY 1846 - objectionable or deplorable actions or behaviour; esp. underhand, illicit, or scandalous activity
deplorable vb. • STINK 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
deplorable vb. • STINK ON ICE 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
deportment person • TURVEYDROP 1877 - a person who poses as a model of deportment
depose vb. • DOWNCAST c1390 obs. - to overthrow, to depose a ruler, an institution, etc.; to bring down a person or oneself from a position of high standing
deposit vb. • LATH 1847 Eng. dial. obs. - to set down, to deposit, to place
depraved adj. • CASE-HARDENED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - incorrigible, depraved, lot to all sense of shame
depraved person • FAGUEN c1850 UK criminals' sl. - a villain, a depraved person
depravity adj. • TURPITUDINOUS 1935 - shameful, foul, wicked; characterized by depravity
depravity n. • TURPITUDE 1490 - base or shameful character; baseness, vileness, depravity, wickedness
deprecate vb. • POOR-MOUTH 1948 - to deprecate, to downplay; to disparage, to criticize
depreciate vb. • ASSUBJUGATE 1609 obs. - to depreciate or debase
depreciate vb. • CRY DOWN 1616 - to condemn, depreciate, or disparage loudly, vehemently, or publicly
depreciate vb. • LOW-RATE 1743 chiefly African-American usage - to denigrate, to disparage, to depreciate; to demean, to belittle
depreciate vb. • TALK POOR MOUTH 1941 US sl. - to deny one's wealth, advantages, etc.; to depreciate one's assets
depressed adj. • BEAT 1947 Amer. sl. - sad; disillusioned; world-weary; depressed
depressed adj. • BLEAK Bk2007 S. Afr. sl. - depressed, disappointed
depressed adj. • DOLESOME 1899 Amer. dial. - depressed, melancholy, doleful, gloomy, sorrowful, dismal
depressed adj. • GOT THE BEACONS Bk1971 US students' sl. - depressed; down in the dumps
depressed adj. • HAPPY AS A BASTARD ON FATHER'S DAY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - miserable, depressed
depressed adj. • LOW a1382 - depressed; dejected, dispirited, despondent
depressed adj. • LOWLY 1968 Amer. dial. - depressed, gloomy
depressed adj. • MUMPISH 1721 colloq. - sullenly angry; depressed in spirits; sulky
depressed adj. • SICK AS MUD 1935 - extremely depressed, exasperated, or furious
depressed vb. • FLY LOW Bk1970 US students' sl. - to be depressed
depressing adj. • BERIFTA 2000 sl. - disappointing, depressing
depressing adj. • BLACK-HOLE-BILL 2000 UK sl. - depressing, miserable
depressing adj. • MURK 1596 rare - gloomy, depressing
depressing n. • BERIFTA 2000 sl. - something disappointing or depressing
depressing n. • DOWN-DRAG 1814 orig. Sc. - a person who or a thing which drags or weighs someone or something down; a depressing influence, a burden
depressing n. • DOWNDRAUGHT a1681 Sc. rare - a person who or a thing which drags or weighs someone or something down; a depressing influence, a burden
depressing n. • DOWN-PULLER 1861 - a person who or a thing which has a degrading or depressant effect
depressing person • MISERYGUTS 1950s sl. - a depressing, censorious person
depression n. • CARE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - mental depression, anxiety
depression n. • DOWNER 1970 colloq., orig. US - a state of depression; a despondent mood
depression n. • FANTOD  • FANTODS 1839 US sl. - a feeling of uneasiness; a feeling of depression
depression n. • FUNK 1808 orig. Sc. - a black mood; a state of depression; irritation, bad temper; a fit of gloom
depression n. • JINKS 1966 Amer. dial. - depression or nervousness
depression n. • LURGI  • LURGIE  • LURGY 1769 rare - idleness, laziness, esp. regarded humorously or ironically as a medical condition; also, a fit of depression, esp. one caused by a hangover
depression n. • THE BIG TROUBLE 1930s US tramps' sl. - the depression of the 1930s
depression n. • THE LOW-DOWNS 1967 Amer. dial. - depression, malaise
depression n. • THE WEARIES 20C sl. - fatigue and depression; ennui
depression n. • TRISTIMANIA Bk1991 - melancholia; abnormal gloom or depression
depression vb. • BE IN A LOW KEY 1886 Eng. dial. rare - to be in a state of despondence, or depression
depression vb. • HAVE YOUR ARSE IN A SLING 1967 UK sl. - to be in a state of defeat or depression
deprive vb. • TWIN 1722 obs. - to deprive of
depth adj. • POLYBATHIC 1898 obs. rare - capable of living at great depths
depth charge n. • TIN CAN World War II usage - a depth charge
depth n. • BATHOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of depth
depth n. • LOWTH 1526 rare - lowness; depth
deranged adj. • A FEW FRIES SHORT OF A HAPPY MEAL. 2002 sl. - intellectually impaired, deranged, eccentric
deranged adj. • CRAZED-HEADED 1678 - insane; mentally deranged
deranged adj. • NOT THE FULL QUID Bk1999 Aust. sl. - lacking in intelligence; mentally deranged
deranged adj. • NOT THE FULL TWO-BOB Bk1999 Aust. sl. - lacking in intelligence; mentally deranged
deranged adj. • STIR-CRAZY 1908 US sl. - insane, deranged, hysterical, or otherwise affected by imprisonment
deranged person • LEERY-LOONIE 1895 Sc. - a lunatic; a mentally-deranged person
deranged phr. • HIS LIFT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP STOREY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - he is simple-minded or deranged
deranged vb. • DOTE c1225 obs. - to act or talk foolishly, stupidly, or irrationally; to be deranged, or out of one's wits
derelict person • DERRO 20C Aust. sl. - a homeless person with addiction problems; a derelict
derelict person • STEWBUM 1902 US sl. - a drunken derelict
derelict person • STUMBLEBUM 1932 US sl. - an alcoholic derelict; a drunken drifter
derelict person • VAG 1859 US sl. - a drifter; a derelict; a vagrant; a vagabond
deride vb. • POKE MULLOCK AT 1901 - to deride, to ridicule, to make fun of a person
deride vb. • SMILE 1608 obs. rare - to treat with contempt or disdain; to deride, to laugh at
derision int. • ARMPITS! 2000 UK students' sl. - an exclamation of dismissal or derision
derision int. • FAUGH!  • FAW!  • FOGH!  • FOH!  • FOUGH!  • FUGH!  • HOUGH!  • PAUGH!  • PHO!  • PHOOH!  • POUGH!  • PUGH!  • WAGH!  c1597 - an exclamation of dismissal, derision, anger, or surprise
derision int. • POOEY! 1927 sl. - an exclamation of distaste, revulsion, derision, or contempt
derision n. • BUTT 1607 - one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule
derision n. • LUDIBRY 1637 obs. - derision, contempt; an object of derision
derision n. • THE BUTT OF A JOKE 1796 - one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule
derision term • ARSEPIECE 1990s sl. - a term of derision
derisive adj. • LUDICROUS 1619 obs. - pert. to play or sport; sportive; intended in jest, jocular, derisive
derogate vb. • PEJORATE 1751 US - to derogate
derogatory vb. • CRACK ON Bk1970 US students' sl. - to talk of someone in a derogatory manner
derogatory vb. • SCREAM ON Bk1970 US students' sl. - to speak in a derogatory manner about
descend n. • DOWNGATE 1440 arch. & rare - a going down or descending; setting, esp. of the sun; also, a descent
descend vb. • DOWNCOME a1300 rare - to descend from a higher place or position
descend vb. • SYE c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to sink, to fall, to descend; to collapse
descendant n. • AFTER-COMER a1382 - a person who comes after; a descendant; a successor
descendant n. • AFTERLING c1275 - a person who or a thing which comes later; a follower; a descendant
descendant n. • AFTER-SPRING 1583 obs. - the descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny
descendant person • SPRIG 1591 - an heir or descendant of a person, family, etc.
descendant person • SPRING 1559 obs. - a young man; a youth; also, an offspring, a descendent
descendant person • SPROUT 1611 obs. - an offspring, a descendant
descent n. • DOWNCOME a1522 now chiefly Sc. - descent from a higher place or position; downfall; humiliation; also, a downpour
descent n. • DOWNHIELD a1400 obs. - a downward slope; decline, descent
descent n. • JUMP OFF 1873 US colloq. - a precipitous descent; a place which a person must jump
descent n. • SWORD-SIDE 1854 - the male line in descent
desecrate vb. • POLLUTE a1382 - to make morally impure; to violate the purity or sanctity of; to profane or desecrate; to corrupt, to sully
desecrated adj. • POLLUTIONATE 1593 obs. - polluted, desecrated
desert n. • DRY 1909 Aust. - a desert area; waterless country
desert n. • DRYHEAD a1300 obs. - dryness, drought; a dry place, desert
desert n. • XEROPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of dryness and dry places, as deserts
deserter n. • A.W.O.L. 1910s US sl. - a deserter
deserter person • TURN-AWAY 1688 obs. - a deserter, a forsaker
desirable adj. • COCK Bk1970 US students' sl. - attractive; 'cool'; desirable
desirable adj. • GRAD Bk1970 US students' sl. - very desirable; attractive
desirable adj. • HONDO 1980s US students' sl. - excellent; desirable
desirable adj. • LOWABLE a1400 obs. - praiseworthy, admirable, commendable, desirable; also, permissible
desirable adj. • TO-DIE-FOR 1990s US sl. - very desirable; extremely attractive
desirable n. • MUST-HAVE 1839 - something which is regarded as being essential or highly desirable to have
desirable n. • PRIME 1625 rare - the best, choicest, or most desirable part of something
desirable person • BIT OF CRUMPET 1959 sl. - a desirable woman
desirable person • BOAT Bk2007 US sl. - a desirable, attractive person; a 'dreamboat'
desirable person • PIECE OF CRUMPET 1961 sl. - a desirable woman
desire adj. • INAPPETIBLE 1874 - that awakens no appetite or desire
desire adj. • MULTIVOLENT 1656 obs. - having many different desires, wishes, etc.; changeable, fickle, vacillating
desire n. • COMING APPETITE 1853 Amer. dial. - a mounting desire, usually for food
desire n. • CUPID c1420 obs. rare - love, desire
desire n. • CUPIDITY 1547 - ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness
desire n. • CUPISCENCE 1647 obs. - eager or vehement desire
desire n. • INAPPETENCE a1691 - want of appetite, desire, or longing
desire n. • INAPPETENCY 1611 - want of appetite, desire, or longing
desire n. • TWITTERING 1668 obs. - an eager desire or longing; a hankering, a yearning
desire vb. • ABOUND c1410 obs. rare - to be filled with a desire to do something
desire vb. • ATTER 1929 Sc. - to desire, to long after, to crave
desire vb. • AYEST  • AYST 1916 Sc. - to desire eagerly
desire vb. • LIST 1645 US - to desire
desire vb. • TWITTER 1616 obs. - to have a yearning desire or strong wish to do something; to yearn for something
desirous adj. • CUPIDOUS 1656 rare - covetous, desirous, greedy
desist vb. • CRY CRACK 1888 - to give up; to desist
desist vb. • LEAN 1725 Sc. obs. - to cease, to desist, to pause
desolate adj. • LORN c1475 obs. - abandoned, left alone; bereft of; lonely, desolate, wretched
despair int. • FUCK 1929 sl. - an exclamation of anger, despair, frustration, alarm, etc.
despair n. • MURKNESS c1390 obs. - lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; sorrow, gloom, despair
despicable adj. • ABJECT c1430 - of low repute; despicable, wretched; self-abasing, servile, obsequious
despicable adj. • CRUDDY 1877 - of a person: objectionable, contemptible, despicable, unpleasant
despicable adj. • CULLION-LIKE 1591 obs. - base, despicable, vile
despicable adj. • CULLIONLY 1608 obs. - rascally, base, despicable; like a cullion
despicable adj. • CUNTY 1943 - despicable, highly unpleasant; extremely annoying
despicable adj. • LOW AS SHARK SHIT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - despicable
despicable adj. • LOWER THAN A SNAKE'S BELLY Bk1999 Aust. sl. - despicable
despicable adj. • LOWLIFE 1725 - of a person: of low social status, lower-class; coarse, vulgar, disreputable; later, also, despicable, contemptible
despicable adj. • LOW-LIFED 1747 chiefly US colloq., esp. African-American - characterized by lack of good breeding; vulgar, coarse; also, despicable, contemptible
despicable adj. • LOWLY 1740 arch. - of disreputable moral character; despicable; base
despicable adj. • STINKING 1926 US sl. - despicable, wretched, lousy
despicable adj. • STINKY 1851 US sl. - despicable, nasty
despicable adj. • SUCK-OFF 1950s US sl. - despicable, nasty
despicable adj. • TURDY 1989 colloq. - obnoxious, unpleasant, despicable
despicable person • AIRHOLE 1985 US sl. - a foolish or despicable person
despicable person • ANUS 1973 US sl. - a foolish or despicable person
despicable person • ARSEWIPE 1952 US sl. - a despicable or offensive person
despicable person • ASS-FUCK 2001 US sl. - a despicable person
despicable person • ASSWIPE 1952 US sl. - a despicable or offensive person
despicable person • BAMBACLAAT Bk2007 sl. - a despicable person
despicable person • BAMBASEED Bk2007 sl. - a despicable person
despicable person • BESTIE Bk2007 UK playground usage - an unpleasant or despicable person
despicable person • BLUDGER 1980s Aust. sl. - a cadger, a scrounger; a disreputable or despicable person
despicable person • BOTTOM FEEDER 1990s US sl. - a despicable, predatory person, who exploits and fancies the squalid
despicable person • BUTT-FUCKER 1972 US sl. - a contemptible or despicable person; chiefly used as a term of abuse
despicable person • CREATURE c1450 - a reprehensible or despicable person
despicable person • CRUDBALL 1968 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person
despicable person • CUNT-LAPPER 1939 sl. - a despicable or highly annoying person; any disliked person
despicable person • CUNT-SUCKER c1930 sl. - a despicable or highly annoying person; any disliked person
despicable person • DOUCHE n. 1968 sl., orig US - a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a person who behaves despicably
despicable person • DOUCHE-BAG 1942 US sl., orig US - a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a person who behaves despicably
despicable person • DROPKICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a despicable or disliked person
despicable person • FUCK 1927 sl. - a worthless or despicable person
despicable person • HOG'S-BREATH 1990s US sl. - a despicable person; a disgusting wretch
despicable person • JUNK 1910s US sl. - a mean, despicable man
despicable person • LOWLIFE 1909 - a despicable or contemptible person, esp. one involved in criminal activity; also used as a term of abuse
despicable person • LOW-LIFER 1902 colloq., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person, esp. one involved in criminal activity; also used as a term of abuse
despicable person • MR. FRANKLIN 1950s euphemism for 'motherfucker' - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • MUTHA 1974 US sl. - a contemptible, despicable or obnoxious person; a very unpleasant person; a 'motherfucker'
despicable person • PUKE 1847 Amer. dial. - a mean, despicable, contemptible, or disgusting person
despicable person • PUS BAG 1970s US sl. - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUS BRAIN 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUS POCKET 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUSHOLE 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUSS-BAG 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUSS-BUCKET 1960s sl., orig. US - a despicable or contemptible person
despicable person • PUSSYCLAAT 1957 sl., orig. & chiefly Jamaican - a despicable or contemptible person; a term of abuse
despicable person • STINKER 1898 US sl. - a despicable person
despicable person • SUCK-OFF 1950s US sl. - a despicable person, esp. a flatterer
despicable person • SWINE-HOUND 1899 - a despicable, troublesome, or unpleasant person
despicable person • TRASH 1604 sl. - a despicable, ill-bred person or group
despicable person • TWERP 1925 sl. - an unpleasant person; a despicable or objectionable person; an insignificant person; a nobody
despicable person • WORM 800s  - a despicable person
despicable person • ZOB 1911 US sl. - an unlikable, despicable person
despise vb. • SPURN c1000 - to reject with contempt or disdain; to treat contemptuously; to scorn, to despise
despised n. • CUNT 1922 sl. - a despised, unpleasant, or annoying place, thing, or task
despised person • A-HOLE 1942 US sl. - a despised person, a stupid or annoying person
despised person • ASS BUCKET 1953 US sl. - a despised or contemptible fellow
despised person • ASS MUNCH 1996 US sl. - a person who is easily despised
despised person • ASSMUNCHER 2003 US sl. - a despised person
despised person • BACKRA NIGGER 19C W. Indies sl. - a light-skinned person and, as such, one who is despised
despised person • BAG 1940s US college sl. - a despised person; an outsider
despised person • FUCKFACE Bk2006 US sl. - a despised person; also, a term of address
despised person • MULLYPUFF 1629 obs. - a despised person; a weakling; also, a term of contempt  
despised person • WEENIE 1960s sl. - an ineffectual, despised person
despised person • WEENIEHEAD 1960s sl. - an ineffectual, despised person
despised person • WEINER-HEAD 1960s sl. - an ineffectual, despised person
despised person • Z 1963 US sl. - an outcast; a despised person
despondent adj. • DOWNHEARTED 1742 - exhibiting low spirits; discouraged, despondent, gloomy
despondent adj. • LOW a1382 - depressed; dejected, dispirited, despondent
despondent n. • DOWNER 1970 colloq., orig. US - a state of depression; a despondent mood
despondent vb. • BE IN A LOW KEY 1886 Eng. dial. rare - to be in a state of despondence, or depression
despotic n. • TYRANDISE a1382 obs. - oppressive or despotic government, action, or treatment
despotic n. • TYRANDISE a1387 obs. rare - the sway of a tyrant; absolute or despotic rule
despotic n. • TYRANNESSE a1475 obs. rare - oppressive or despotic government, action, or treatrment
despotism n. • TYRANNISM 1591 obs. rare - the rule of a tyrant; absolute government; despotism
dessert n. • AFTER-COURSE 1580 - a later course in a meal; the final course; a dessert
dessert n. • AFTER-MESS 1489 obs. - a second or extra course; a dessert
destiny n. • CAVEL  • KAVEL 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - fate, destiny, chance
destitute adj. • DOWN-AND-OUT 1906 - completely without resources or means of livelihood; reduced to destitution or vagrancy
destitute adv. • DOWN AND OUT 1901 - of a person, country, etc.: completely without resources or means of livelihood; reduced to destitution or vagrancy
destitute n. • LEATHER-HOUSE 1851 Eng. dial. - an asylum for the destitute
destroy n. • BUTCHERER 1592 obs. rare - a person who wantonly destroys something
destroy n. • DOWN-PULLER 1583 obs. - a person who destroys or demolishes something
destroy vb. • A-DEAD c1225 obs. - to kill, to put to death, to destroy; to deaden, to mortify
destroy vb. • ADWESCH a1000 obs. - to extinguish, to quench; to put an end to, to suppress, to quell; to overwhelm, to destroy, to kill
destroy vb. • AFELL  • AFELLE c1000 obs. - to fell, to strike down, to kill; to cast down, to lay low; to destroy
destroy vb. • AYETE a1000 obs. - to kill, to destroy
destroy vb. • BURST UP 1601 obs. - to shatter, to destroy
destroy vb. • CUMBER 1303 obs. - to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy
destroy vb. • CUMRAY c1425 Sc. obs. - to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy
destroy vb. • FRUSTER a1513 obs. - to render useless; to frustrate; to destroy, to ruin, to lay waste
destroy vb. • FUCK 1776 sl. - to damage, to ruin, to spoil; to destroy
destroy vb. • FULYIE 1488 Sc. obs. - to trample; to injure; to destroy; to defeat, to overcome
destroy vb. • LAY FULL LOW c1425 - to destroy, to overthrow, to kill; to defeat, to subdue, to suppress
destroy vb. • MULLER 1990 Brit. sl. - to ruin, to wreck, to destroy
destroy vb. • SHEND vb. 1000 - to destroy, to ruin; to injure, to damage, to spoil (arch.)
destroy vb. • SMASH 1813 - to defeat utterly; to overcome, to overwhelm, to destroy
destroy vb. • TORPEDO 1895 US sl. - to destroy; to annihilate
destroy vb. • TOTAL 1954 US sl. - to destroy; to totally wreck, esp. a car
destroy vb. • TRASH 1970 US sl. - to vandalize; to mutilate or destroy, sometimes as an act of political protest
destroy vb. • WRACK 1587 - to injure or spoil severely; to destroy; to render useless, to break, to shatter
destroy vb. • WRITE OFF 1910s sl., orig. Royal Air Force - to completely destroy something, so that it is beyond all hope of repair
destroy vb. • ZORT 1990 US sl. - to shoot or destroy
destroyed adj. • ALL UP WITH L18 sl. - of an object or plan: ruined, pointless, destroyed, finished
destroyed adj. • BRUCK 1990s Black British sl. - broken, destroyed
destroyed adj. • ON THE SHELF adj. 1893 - finished, destroyed (UK sl.)
destroyed adj. • TOAST 1980s US sl. - ruined; actually or occupationally destroyed
destroyed adj. • TOTALLED 1954 sl. - destroyed; wrecked completely
destroyed n. • WRITE-OFF 1910s sl., orig. military usage - anything that is completely destroyed or beyond all hope of repair
destroyed vb. • BUY IT 1920s sl. - of an inanimate object: to be broken or destroyed
destroyed vb. • GO FOR A BURTON 1941 sl. - of an airman: to be killed; of a person or thing: to be missing, ruined, or destroyed
destroyed vb. • WALK THE PLANK 1835 sl. - to be destroyed or sacrificed
destruction adj. • LORN a1400 obs. - lost, perished, ruined; doomed to destruction
destruction n. • CUMBER 1303 obs. - overthrow, destruction
destruction n. • LURE c1000 obs. - loss, either the action or process of losing, or what is lost; destruction, perdition
destruction n. • SMASHERY 1830 - a smashing or destruction
destruction n. • SYPHILIS 1821 - something that causes pervasive corruption or destruction
destruction n. • WRACK c1407 - damage, disaster, or injury to a person, state, etc., by reason of force, outrage, or violence; devastation, destruction
destructive n. • COCKATRICE 1508 rare - a malicious, treacherous, or destructive person
destructive person • TUTIVILLER 1568 obs - a wicked, destructive, or difficult person; a person who gossips or tells tales; a tattler
destructive person • TUTIVILLUS 1498 obs. - a wicked, destructive, or difficult person; a scoundrel, a knave
desultory vb. • PUTTER 1827 - to work or act in a feeble or desultory manner; to dabble in or with something
detach vb. • TWIST c1440 obs. - to detach, to separate, to take away
detail n. • FIDFAD 1875 - a petty matter of detail, a crotchet, a trifle
detail n. • TWIDDLING 1844 - trifling, paltry
detail n. • TWIDDLY BIT 1912 - a fancy or intricate embellishment; a detail
detect vb. • SHERLOCK IT OUT vb. 1913 - to act as a detective; to detect (sl.)
detective n. • APRIL FOOL COPPER 1950s US criminals' sl. - a small-town policeman; a private detective; a badly dressed policeman
detective person • BIRD DOG c1930 US sl. - an antique dealer or art dealer commission to find a specific object; a detective who specializes in finding missing person; a business agent who hunts for prospective customers; a talent scout who looks for promising young entertainers, or a baseball, football, or basketball scout who searches for promising athletes
detective person • CHOM 1930s US sl. - a detective; a private detective
detective person • CHOMUS 1930s US sl. - a detective; a private detective
detective person • GUMSHOE ARTIST 1930s US sl. - a plain-clothes detective
detective person • PUSSYFOOT 1910s US criminals' sl. - a detective
detective vb. • SHERLOCK IT OUT vb. 1913 - to act as a detective; to detect (sl.)
detective vb. • SHERLOCK vb. 1919 - to act as a detective; to deduce (sl.)
detective vb. • WORK UP M19 US sl. - of a detective: to follow a suspect
deteriorate n. • DOWNHILLER 1849 obs. rare - a person who is in a deteriorating (physical or moral) condition
deteriorate n. • RUST a1000 - a deteriorating or impairing effect or influence on the character, mind, or body, esp. as the result of inactivity, or lack of use
deteriorate n. • RUSTING 1597 - a deteriorating or becoming impaired, esp. through inactivity or lack of use
deteriorate vb. • DISIMPROVE Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to deteriorate, to grow worse
deteriorating adj. • RUSTING 1682 - deteriorating through age, disuse, or neglect; decaying; becoming antiquated
determination person • RUSTLER 1865 chiefly Amer. dial., rare - a person who works with energy, determination, or initiative to achieve something; a resourceful, enterprising, and energetic person
determine vb. • LOOK-SEE 1862 colloq. - to investigate, to examine; to determine, to ascertain  
determined adj. • PUSH-AND-GO 1916 rare - ambitious, enterprising, determined
determined adj. • PUSH-AND-GO 1916 rare - ambitious, enterprising, determined
determined adj. • SPRIGHTFUL 1550 rare - full of energy or animation; active, vigorous; lively, energetic; also, assertive, determined, bold
determined adv. • PRETERDETERMINEDLY 1892 obs. - more than determinedly
determinedly adv. • BALLS OUT 1940s sl. - at full tilt, all out, completely committed, with full determination or enthusiasm
determinedly adv. • DOUGHTILY c1380 arch. - in a courageous and determined manner; valiantly, resolutely
deterrent n. • POLICEMAN 1951 rare - an object regarded as a deterrent, obstacle, or check
detestable adj. • ABHOMINAL 1477 obs. - unworthy of a man; inhuman, abominable, detestable
detestable adj. • CUSSED 1853 rare - worthy of being cursed; detestable, hateful; unpleasant, horrible
detested adj. • ABOMINATE 1531 obs. - held in abomination; detested; beastly, inhuman 
detour vb. • BACKSLANG IT E19 sl. - to make a deliberate detour to avoid meeting a certain person or persons
devastation n. • WRACK c1407 - damage, disaster, or injury to a person, state, etc., by reason of force, outrage, or violence; devastation, destruction
developed adj. • FULL BORE 1936 US sl. - large; fully developed
deviate adj. • PREVARICABLE 1644 obs. rare - capable of being deviated from; able to be circumvented
deviate vb. • PREVARICATE 1582 obs. - to deviate, to transgress; to depart from a course of action considered to be correct or right
deviating adj. • PREVARICANT 1644 obs. rare - deviating from the right course; irregular, improper
deviating adj. • PREVARICATE 1635 obs. rare - deviating; perverse
devil n. • AULD BOBBY 1790 Sc. - the devil
devil n. • AULD BOY 1894 Sc. - the devil
devil n. • BLACK SAM 1875 Eng. dial. - the devil
devil n. • BOBBY 1790 Sc. - the devil
devil n. • BO-LO Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a name used to frighten children; a kidnapper; a fairy, a hobgoblin; the devil, a ghost
devil n. • BO-MAN Bk1898 Sc. - a name used to frighten children; a kidnapper; a fairy, a hobgoblin; the devil, a ghost
devil n. • COALEY  • COALY 1953 - the devil
devil n. • DEMONOMANIA Bk1991 - a monomania in which a person believes he is possessed of devils
devil n. • JIMMY SQUARE-FOOT 1969 Amer. dial. - the devil
devil n. • OLD POKER 1784 rare - the Devil, Satan
devil n. • POKER 1598 rare - a hobgoblin, a mischievous sprite; a demon, a devil
devil person • POLYDIABOLICAL 1876 obs. - a person who believes in many devils or evil spirits
devil person • POLYDIABOLIST 1876 obs. - a person who believes in many devils or evil spirits
devil vb. • DIABOLIFY 1657 - to portray as diabolical; to represent as a devil; to denounce as evil or wicked
devilish adj. • LUCIFERIAN 1570 obs. - pert. to Lucifer; Satanic, devilish; haughty, proud
devilish adj. • LUCIFERINE 1543 obs. - pert. to Lucifer; Satanic, devilish; haughty, proud
devilish adj. • LUCIFEROUS c1554 obs. - pert. to Lucifer; Satanic, devilish; haughty, proud
devious adj. • CRAFTLY 1526 obs. - displaying skill at deception or deviousness; crafty, cunning
devious adj. • CROOKED AS A DOG'S HIND LEG 1840 Amer. dial. devious, deceptive, fraudulent
devious adj. • DOWN AND DIRTY 1960 - unprincipled, devious, viciously competitive; employing ruthless or aggressive tactics
devious n. • CONTWISTIFICATION 1852 Amer. dial. obs. - a devious manoeuvre
devious n. • SCAMANDER 1873 - devious progress
devious person • WRONG GUY 1920s criminals' sl. - a man who cannot be trusted; a devious and corrupt man
devious vb. • CUT UP A CURLICUE 1840 Amer. dial. - to act in a devious manner; to play a trick or prank
devious vb. • SCAMANDER 1864 - to wander about, to take a a devious or winding course
devious vb. • SMOUCH  • SMOUTCH 1840 Amer. dial. - to cheat one; to engage in devious or underhanded activities; to finagle
devious vb. • SMOUGE 1840 Amer. dial. - to cheat one; to engage in devious or underhanded activities; to finagle
deviously adv. • CRAFTLY c1225 obs. - cunningly; craftily; in a devious, wily, or shrewd manner
deviously adv. • DOWN AND DIRTY 1959 - in a devious and surreptitious manner
devise vb. • WHOMP UP 1950 sl. - to make; to devise; to build
devotion n. • ADHESION a1500 - steadfast commitment to a person or thing; loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, devotion
devour vb. • AFRETE a1350 obs. - to eat up, to devour
devour vb. • INGROTEN c1440 obs. rare - to cram with food or drink, to glut, to devour
devour vb. • MURDER 1935 colloq. - to devour ravenously; to consume to the last drop or crumb
dexterous adj. • JIMMY 1899 Amer. dial. - spruce; neat; smart; handy, dexterous
dexterous adj. • RIGHT-HANDED a1661 obs. rare - skilful, dexterous
dexterous adj. • TWO-HANDED 1861 - using both hands equally well, ambidextrous; dexterous, handy, efficient
diabetes n. • DIABETOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of diabetes
diabolical vb. • DIABOLIFY 1657 - to portray as diabolical; to represent as a devil; to denounce as evil or wicked
diagnosis n. • ZEBRA 1980s medical sl. - an unlikely, arcane, or obscure diagnosis
diagonal adj. • CROSS-CORNERS 1968 Amer. dial. - diagonal
diagonal vb. • CATER 1872 Eng. dial. - to go, move, walk, cut, etc., diagonally
diagonal vb. • CATER-SNOZZLE Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cut diagonally; to make an angle
diagonally adv. • ASWUSH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - diagonally, across
diagonally adv. • CAPER-CORNER-WAY Bk1898 Eng. dial. - diagonally
diagonally adv. • CATER 1873 Eng. dial. - diagonally, crossways
diagonally adv. • CROSS-ANGLE 1966 Amer. dial. - diagonally
diagonally adv. • CROSS-CORNERS 1968 Amer. dial. - diagonally, catercorner
dialect n. • RUSTIC 1841 obs. rare - country dialect
dialect vb. • RUSTICIZE 1822 obs. rare - to speak in a rural dialect
diamond n. • FREEZER BURN Bk2006 US sl. - an imaginary reaction to seeing brightly sparkling jewellery, esp. diamonds
diamond n. • RIGHT 1675 obs. rare - a facet of a diamond
diaper vb. • COVER THE WATERFRONT 1984 Amer. dial. - to diaper a baby
diarrhoea n. • ATTACK OF THE BRAD PITTS 2000 UK sl. - a case of diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • BACKYARD TROTS 1960s US sl. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • BALI BELLY Bk2007 Aust. sl. - an attack of diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • CRAB-APPLE TWO-STEP 1967 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • DOSE OF THE SHITS 1979 Aust. sl. - a case of diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • GREEN DEATH Bk1971 US students' sl. - diarrhoea and nausea resulting from eating university cafeteria food
diarrhoea n. • JIMMIES Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for the 'shits' - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • JIMMY BRITTS Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for the 'shits' - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • JOHNNY TROTS 1970 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • LAX 18C US - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • LUCY BOWLES 1965 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea, loose bowels
diarrhoea n. • MULLIGRUBS a1625 - a pain in the stomach; a stomach-ache; diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • SCREAMING SHITS Bk1971 US students' sl. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • THE TROTS 1904 US sl. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea n. • TURISTA 1970 US sl. - diarrhoea
diarrhoea vb. • BOWEL OFF 1950s US sl. - to have an attack of diarrhoea
diarrhoea vb. • PRE-PRE 1960s W. Indies - to suffer from diarrhoea
diarrhoea vb. • PRE-PRE 1960s W. Indies - to suffer from diarrhoea
dice adj. • ALL DAY 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games involving up to three rolls: taking all three rolls to make the player's hand
dice adj. • CHUCK-A-LUCK 1892 Amer. dial. - of dice: loaded
dice n. • ASS ENGLISH 1950 US sl. - the body movements and incantations of a dice shooter who believes that he can control the roll of the dice
dice n. • BURNT MONEY 1997 US sl. - a bet in a dice game lost because of a rule violation
dice n. • BUTTER 1474 obs. rare - a person who cheats at dice
dice n. • LOW MAN c1555 - a dice fixed so as to turn up low numbers, usually through being loaded or improperly spotted; usually used in plural
dice n. • LOW RUNNER 1670 obs. - a dice fixed so as to turn up low numbers, usually through being loaded or improperly spotted; usually used in plural
dice n. • MISSISSIPPI MARBLES 1920s US sl. - dice; the game of craps
dice n. • NIB L19 sl. - a die
dice n. • PRAYER MEETING 1940s US gang sl. - a game of dice, a crap game
dice n. • PRAYER MEETING 1940s US sl. - a game of dice, a crap game
dice person • WORKMAN 16C sl. - a dice cheat
dice vb. • BLITZ 1971 US sl. - in bar dice games: to bet the total amount of the pot
dice vb. • BURN 1950 US sl. - in private dice games: to stop the dice while rolling, either as a superstition or to check for cheating
dice vb. • FADE 1890 sl. - in dice games: to bet against the player holding the dice
dice vb. • MYCE 1381 obs. - to cut into small pieces, to dice food, ingredients
dictator person • MUSSOLINI 1926 - a person with fascist or domineering tendencies; one who embodies the characteristics of Mussolini; a dictator; a tyrant
die adj. • SWELTING a1400 obs. - dying
die person • COFFIN FODDER 1961 Amer. dial. - a person who looks ready to die
die phr. • ANOTHER CLEAN SHIRT OUGHT TO SEE YOU OUT 1930s NZ - you look as if your might die at any moment
die phr. • BORN A GENTLEMAN; DIED AN ACTOR L19 - slowly dying
die vb. • ANSWER THE LAST ROUND-UP 1930s sl. - to die
die vb. • BAIL OUT 1980s US sl. - to die
die vb. • BOWL OFF M19 sl. - to die
die vb. • BUY A TICKET L19 sl. - to die
die vb. • BUY THE DICK 1970 US sl. - to get into trouble; to get hurt; to die
die vb. • CARK IT 1982 Aust. sl. - to die
die vb. • CARK IT Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to die
die vb. • CEASE 1920s African-American sl. - to die
die vb. • CIRCLE THE DRAIN 1980s medical & police usage - to be dying
die vb. • COME DOWN IN A PILE 1950 Amer. dial. - to die
die vb. • COME OVER 1968 Amer. dial. euphemism - to die
die vb. • COUP THE CREELS 1718 Sc. - to tumble head over heels; to die; to meet with a mishap
die vb. • CROSS 1930 euphemism - to die
die vb. • CROSS OVER JORDAN 1967 Amer. dial. - to die
die vb. • CROSS OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE 1967 Amer. dial. - to die
die vb. • CROSS THE RIVER 1943 Amer. dial. - to die
die vb. • CROSS THE TIES 1948 Amer. tramps' sl. - to die
die vb. • CROSS THE VEIL 1950 Amer. dial. - to die
die vb. • DIE A DRY DEATH 1594 to die without bloodshed; in Shakespeare, to die without drowning
die vb. • DO A PERISH Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to die
die vb. • FADE OUT 1949 sl. - to die
die vb. • GET HIT BY A BUS 1932 colloq. - to die suddenly and unexpectedly
die vb. • GET SHEG vb. 2013 - to die (W. Indies)
die vb. • GO ALOFT L18 sl. - to die
die vb. • GO BUNG 1882 - to die; to fail; to go bankrupt
die vb. • GO OFF THE STAGE 1775 US euphemism - to die
die vb. • GO TO THE MOLE-COUNTRY 1893 Eng. dial. - to die
die vb. • GO TRUMPET-CLEANING L19 sl. - to die
die vb. • HAND IN ONE'S ACCOUNTS 1817 US colloq. obs. - to die
die vb. • HEAVE ANCHOR 1925 US nautical sl. - to die  
die vb. • KARK 1977 Aust. sl. - to die
die vb. • KARK IT 1982 Aust. sl. - to die
die vb. • PUSH CLOUDS L19 US sl. - to die; to be dead
die vb. • SHELF ONE'S ASS vb. 1801 - to die (UK sl.)
die vb. • SWELT c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to die, to perish
die vb. • SYE OF LIFE a1400-50 obs. - to die, to depart this life
die vb. • TURN UP THE HEELS Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to die
difference n. • TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM 1853 - two things or parties the difference between which is held to be insignificant
different adj. • POLES APART 1830 colloq. - completely different; having nothing in common
different adj. • POLYMORPHIC 1816 - occurring in many different forms
different adj. • POLYMORPHOUS 1798 - occurring in different forms, shapes, or varieties
different n. • A DIFFERENT CUP OF TEA 1940 - something of an altogether different kind
different n. • ANOTHER PAIR OF OARS 1889 Eng. dial. - a different matter
different n. • POLYMORPHISM 1839 - the occurrence of something in several different forms
different n. • POLYMORPHY 1846 - the occurrence of something in several different forms
differently adv. • FROMWARD c1225 obs. - in a different or diverse way, contrarily
difficult adj. • AWKY 1655 obs. - untoward, difficult, awkward
difficult adj. • AWKY 1655 obs. - untoward, perverse, difficult, awkward, clumsy
difficult adj. • CRAGGY 1582 obs. - hard to get through or deal with; rough, rugged, difficult; perilous
difficult adj. • EASY AS PUSHING SHIT UPHILL WITH A TOOTHPICK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - extremely difficult
difficult adj. • EASY AS SPEARING AN EEL WITH A SPOON Bk1999 Aust. sl. - extremely difficult
difficult adj. • FUCKED 1949 sl. - in a difficult or hopeless situation
difficult adj. • IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST 1990s US sl. - in an extremely difficult plight
difficult adj. • PRETTY 1533 - awkward, difficult, deplorable, unwelcome
difficult adj. • SMART a1200 obs. - of an event, time, etc.: dreadful, dire; difficult; testing
difficult adj. • STICKY 1915 US sl. - difficult, tricky, nasty
difficult n. • A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK 1970s US sl. - a difficult problem
difficult n. • ALLIGATOR 1990 US sl. - any unpleasant and difficult talk
difficult n. • BITCH KITTY c1930 US sl. - a difficult or disagreeable task
difficult n. • CAPPER 1885 Eng. dial. - anything difficult to accomplish
difficult n. • CRUNCHER 1947 colloq. - a critical or vital point; a difficult or decisive question or problem
difficult n. • PUCKERSNATCH 1930 Amer. dial. - a difficult, complicated, or muddled situation; an agitated state; something tangled, bungled or confused
difficult n. • SITCH Bk1964 US students' sl. - a difficult situation
difficult n. • STICKY WICKET 1952 US sl. - a very difficult or awkward situation; a nasty affair
difficult n. • SWINE 1892 colloq. - a difficult, unpleasant, annoying, or troublesome thing or task
difficult n. • TOUGH SELL 1990s US sl. - something difficult to advocate or 'sell'
difficult n. • TOUGHIE;  TOUGHY. 1945 US sl. - something difficult; a severe test
difficult n. • TUTIVILLER 1568 obs., derogatory - a wicked, destructive, or difficult person, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave; a person who gossips, spreads rumours, or tells tales, a tattler
difficult person • PUCK Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a mischievous or difficult child
difficult person • TUTIVILLER 1568 obs - a wicked, destructive, or difficult person; a person who gossips or tells tales; a tattler
difficult person • TUTIVILLUS 1498 obs. - a wicked, destructive, or difficult person; a scoundrel, a knave
difficult vb. • GIVE ONE CURRY 20C Aust. sl. - to make things difficult for one
difficult vb. • SUCK AIR. Bk1970 US students' sl. - to have difficulties in completing a task; to find the going rough
difficulty adj. • BUMPY 1917 - having many ups and downs or rough patches; fraught with difficulties, obstacles, etc.
difficulty adj. • DICKED-UP Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - in serious difficulty, often the result of thoughtlessness
difficulty adj. • MISTERFUL 1641 Sc. obs. - needy, in want or difficulty
difficulty adv. • UP THE POLE 1897 colloq. - in trouble or difficulty
difficulty n. • AMPLISH  • AMPLUSH Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a state of perplexity or difficulty
difficulty n. • BIRST 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - difficulty, emergency; an attack, a battle, a fight
difficulty n. • BOOGERBEAR 2006 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
difficulty n. • BOOGEY-BEAR 1914 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
difficulty n. • BOOGIE-BEAR 1914 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
difficulty n. • BUGGERBEAR 1898 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
difficulty n. • BUSINESS a1387 obs. - trouble, difficulty
difficulty n. • CRAP 1932 orig. & chiefly US - trouble, difficulty; misfortune
difficulty n. • FALL 1919 sl. - problems, difficulties, a 'fall from grace'
difficulty n. • JONAH 1887 Amer. dial. - something causes difficulty or is difficult to do
difficulty n. • LOW FENCE 1935 Amer. dial. - a difficulty that is easily overcome
difficulty n. • SHEMOZZLE n. 1889 - a state of difficulty (UK sl.)
difficulty n. • TRIPLE WHAMMY 1940s US sl. - a three-part attack, difficulty, threat, etc.
difficulty n. TWITTER 1876 Eng. dial., obs. rare - a complication, a difficulty
difficulty person CRANER 1863 - a person who hesitates at or shrinks back from a danger, difficulty, etc.
difficulty person WAVE-MAKER 1960s sl. - a person who raises questions, imposes difficulties and objections, etc.
difficulty phr. AGAINST THE LAY Bk1902 Sc. - with difficulty
difficulty vb. • BE IN BAD BREAD 1898 Sc. - to be in a state of difficulty, danger, poverty, etc.
difficulty vb. • BE IN MOMBLE'S MEADOW Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to be in a difficulty; to puzzled, bewildered
difficulty vb. • GET AMONG HOT WATER 1883 Sc. - to get into trouble or difficulties
difficulty vb. CRANE 1823 colloq. - to look before one leaps; to hesitate at or shrink back from a danger, difficulty, etc.
difficulty vb. FALL 1974 US sl. - to find oneself in difficulties, to come to grief
difficulty vb. LUMBER 1642 - to burden uselessly, to encumber; to leave someone with something unwanted or unpleasant; to get someone into trouble or difficulties
diffuse adj. FUSE 1724 obs. rare - diffuse, spread over a large area, widespread; scattered; widely separated or dispersed
dig vb. CROW 1853 S. Afr. - to dig
dignified adj. BURLY a1400 obs. - stately, dignified, of noble or imposing presence or appearance
dignified adj. PONTIFICAL c1440 - stately, dignified; lordly, proud; honourable
dignify vb. AWORTHY c1275 obs. - to give honour or dignity to; to dignify, to adorn
dilapidated adj. CREACHY 1715 Eng. dial. - broken-down, dilapidated
dilapidated adj. DISJASKED 1816 Sc. - broken down, dilapidated, worn out, exhausted
dilapidated n. • MUD-CART 1840 US obs. - a dilapidated railway wagon, stagecoach, etc.
dilatory adj. FABIAN 1777 US - delaying, dilatory
dilemma n. CROTCH 1622 obs. - a dilemma
diligence n. BUSINESS 1340 obs. - diligent labour, exertion, effort
diligence n. SMARTNESS 1859 Amer. dial., esp. African-American - competence, diligence
diligence n. SWINKFULNESS a1000 obs. - diligence
diligent adj. LEETHFUL 1877 Sc. - diligent, industrious, persevering
diligent adj. SMART 1859 Amer. dial. esp. African-American - energetic and effective in working; industrious, diligent
diligent adj. SWINKFUL a1000 obs. - hard-working, industrious, diligent
diligent person CLINKER 1905 Amer. dial. - an industrious or diligent person
diligently adv. WITH BUSY CARE 1692 obs. - with great care or effort, diligently
diligently adv. WITH BUSY CURE 1518 obs. - with great care or effort, diligently
diligently adv. WITH BUSY DILIGENCE a1475 obs. - with great care or effort, diligently
diligently adv. WITH BUSY PAIN 1633 obs. - with great care or effort, diligently
dim adj. CREPUSCULAR 1668 - resembling twilight; dim, indistinct
dim adj. CREPUSCULINE c1550 rare - pert. to twilight; illuminated by twilight; dim, dusky
dim adj. TWILIGHT  1645 - lighted as by twilight; dim, obscure, shadowy
dime n. THIN DIME 1918 US sl. - a dime; ten cents
diminish vb. LOW 1340 rare - to lessen, to diminish; to reduce a price or value
diminished adj. BURNER Bk1900 Eng. dial. - diminished
diminished n. ABATUDE 1729 obs. rare - something which is or has been diminished
diminishing n. ADMINISHING c1400 obs. - reduction, decrease, diminishing
diminutive adj. PYGMEAN 1645 - of the nature or size of a pygmy; diminutive, dwarfish
diminutive adj. PYGMY a1616 - of things: very small, diminutive, tiny
diminutive n. • AWTUS Bk1905 Sc. - a dwarf; any diminutive thing
diminutive person • CATRIDGE 1825 Sc. - a diminutive person fond of women
diminutive person • MOPSY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a diminutive person; a doll; a term of endearment
diminutive person CRUMPLING a1825 obs. - a diminutive crooked or deformed person
diminutive person SPRITE 1684 - a diminutive, lively, or mischievous person; one likened to a sprite
dimness n. FUSCITY 1727 obs. rare - darkness, dimness
dim-sighted adj. MISTRY Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - dim-sighted
dim-witted person AIRBALL 1980s US sl. - a dim-witted, eccentric, or unpleasant person
din n. LEDDEN 1790 Eng. dial. - a noise, a din
din n. LEERIE 1879 Sc. - din and strife; tumult, wrangling
dine vb. EAT ONE'S MUTTON WITH 1729 obs. - to dine with
dingo n. SHEPHERD'S FRIEND Bk1999 Aust. ironic usage - a dingo
dingo person DOGGER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a professional dingo hunter
dingo person DOG-STIFFENER Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a professional dingo hunter
dinner n. • PUDDING TIME 1834 Amer. dial. - dinner time
dinner n. RUMP-STEAK AND A DOZEN 1893 - dinner and has much as you liked to drink
diplomatic vb. • POLITIZE 1598 obs. rare - to deal with or treat a matter shrewdly or diplomatically
dire adj. • SMART a1200 obs. - of an event, time, etc.: dreadful, dire; difficult; testing
dire n. • DIRITY 1586 obs. rare - direness, dreadfulness, terribleness, cruelty
direct adj. • ABRASIVE 1944 - aggressively direct; acting without concern for the feelings of others; brash, tactless, ungentle
direct adj. • DOWN FLAT a1663 obs. rare - direct, plain; downright
direct adj. • RIGHT FORTH a1382 obs. - straightforward, just; straight, direct
direct adv. • DOWNRIGHT 1607 arch. & rare - of speech and behaviour: in a direct and straightforward manner; clearly, bluntly; outright
direct person • RIGHTER a1000 obs. - a person who governs, rules, or directs
direct vb. • RIGHT a1000 obs. - to guide, to direct
direct vb. • RIGHTLECHE a1000 obs. - to direct, to guide; to govern, to rule
directly adv. • AGATE c1440 obs. rare - directly, immediately
directly adv. • IN TWO TWOS 1838 colloq. - directly, immediately, in a very short time
directly adv. • RIGHT FORTH a1382 rare - directly; straight; on a straight course
directly adv. • RIGHTLY a1000 obs. - directly; in a straight line; also, immediately, straightaway
director person • PURVEYOR a1387 obs. - a person who  prepares or prearranges something; a manager, a director
directory n. • BLUE BOOK 1950 US sl. - any list or directory
dirt adj. • LARDED Bk1902 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dirt; bedraggled
dirt n. • BLACK 1870 Eng. dial. - dark discolouring stain; dirt
dirt n. • BLATCH 1825 Eng. dial. - dirt, soot, smut
dirt n. • CRAP 1925 orig. US - an unpleasant substance; dirt, muck
dirt n. • CROCK 1657 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - soot or dirt, esp. from something burned or charred
dirt n. • CROTT 1657 obs. rare - dirt
dirt n. • GRONK Bk1970 US students' sl. - dirt between the toes
dirt n. • MISOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt
dirt n. • MUNG 1883 Amer. dial. - dirt, muck; anything filthy or distasteful
dirt n. • MURGEON c1450 Eng. dial. - dirt, refuse, dregs; later, wet peaty soil
dirt n. • MUSOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt
dirt n. • MUX 1746 Eng. dial. - mud, dirt, mire; a muddy or miry state
dirt n. • MYSOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt
dirt n. • SMIT 1763 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a particle of soot; a spot of dirt; a smut; also, sooty matter
dirt n. • SMUTCH 1530 - a black or dirty mark; a stain; a smudge
dirt n. • SMUTCH 1791 - soot, smut, grime, dirt
dirtily adv. • SWINISHLY 1542 - lazily, greedily, dirtily
dirty adj. • BLATCHY 1790 Eng. dial. - sooty, dirty
dirty adj. • CAUCHY  • KAUTCHY 1867 Eng. dial. - dirty, messy, muddy
dirty adj. • CRASSY 1858 obs. - sordid, dirty, greasy
dirty adj. • CRUMBY 1859 sl. - filthy, dirty, untidy
dirty adj. • CRUSTY Bk1969 US high school sl. - dirty,  unkempt
dirty adj. • CRUTTING 1925 - dirty, mucky, filthy; unpleasant, disgusting
dirty adj. • CRUTTY 1950 Amer. dial. - very dirty, so that the dirt almost forms a crust
dirty adj. • FROWZY 1710 - having a dirty, untidy, soiled, neglected appearance, as unkempt hair, etc.; dingy, rusty, slatternly, unkempt
dirty adj. • FULSOME c1510 - physically disgusting; filthy, dirty, foul, loathsome
dirty adj. • GRINGY Bk1964 US students' sl. - dirty
dirty adj. • JARBLED 1875 Eng. dial. - dirtied, bespattered, bemired
dirty adj. • LAPESY Bk1902 Eng. dial. - sticky, dirty
dirty adj. • MULLOCKY 1839 Eng. dial. - dirty, untidy; rotten
dirty adj. • MUNGY 1989 US colloq. - unpleasantly messy, soiled or dirty
dirty adj. • SCUZZY Bk1964 US students' sl. - dirty; mouldy
dirty adj. • SMUTCHY 1579 - smudgy, smeary, dirty
dirty adj. • SMUTTY 1650 - soiled with or full of smut; dirty; blackened
dirty adj. • SWINISH a1200 - greedy, dirty, lazy; coarse, degraded, uncivilized
dirty adj. • YICKY Bk1964 US students' sl. - dirty
dirty n. • AGGLE 1902 Sc. - a mess; a dirty, soiled condition
dirty n. • ASHIEPATTLE 1825 Sc. - a neglected or dirty child; a Cinderella, a drudge, a lazy person; a term of contempt for the young of animals
dirty n. • ASSIEPATTLE 1825 Sc. - a neglected or dirty child; a Cinderella, a drudge, a lazy person; a term of contempt for the young of animals
dirty n. • ASSIE-PET 1825 Sc. - an idle slattern; a neglected or dirty child
dirty n. • ASSIEPOD 1856 Sc. - a dirty slatternly woman
dirty n. • ASSYPOD 1856 Sc. - a dirty slatternly woman
dirty n. • AUTOMYSOPHOBIA Bk1991 - an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty
dirty n. • BLOSSOM Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an odd figure, a queer character; an extremely dirty person or thing
dirty n. • DRAB 1518 - a dirty and untidy woman; a slut, a slattern
dirty n. • JUNKYARD 1885 - a place that is untidy, dirty, or cluttered with objects or refuse; something in poor condition or is fit only for scrap
dirty n. • MODGE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion; a state of dirt and disorder; a dirty mess
dirty n. • SMIRCH a1688 - a dirty mark or smear; a stain; a smudge
dirty n. • SMITCH 1638 chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty mark; a sport of dirt; a blemish
dirty person • ATTERMITE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a very small person; a dirty child
dirty person • BATH-DODGER Bk2007 UK sl. - an unwashed or habitually dirty person
dirty person • CLIP-NIT L17 sl. - a dirty ruffian
dirty person • CRUD 1940 rare, orig. & chiefly US Army sl. - a habitually dirty or slovenly person
dirty person • CUNTERMAN 1981 Amer. dial. - a dirty, sloppy, often poor person; a slob
dirty person • CUTTERMAN 1981 Amer. dial. - a dirty, sloppy, often poor person; a slob
dirty person • FROW 1781 Eng. dial. - an idle, dirty woman
dirty person • GREMMIE Bk1969 US students' sl. - a dirty, unkempt person
dirty person • LAITHRON 1832 Sc. - a lazy, idle person; a sloven, a drab; a dirty, untidy woman or girl, used as a term of contempt
dirty person • LIDDERON 1825 Sc. - a lazy, idle person; a sloven, a drab; a dirty, untidy woman or girl, used as a term of contempt
dirty person • LIDRONE 1825 Sc. - a lazy, idle person; a sloven, a drab; a dirty, untidy woman or girl, used as a term of contempt
dirty person • MOLLYMAWKS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a dirty, slatternly woman
dirty person • MUDLARK 1829 - a dirty or untidy person
dirty person • POLECAT 1950s African-American sl. - a dirty, untrustworthy woman
dirty person • PREKE • PREKY 1940s W. Indies - a good-for-nothing; an ill-kempt, dirty, slovenly man
dirty person • PREKE 1940s W. Indies - a good-for-nothing; an ill-kempt, dirty, slovenly man
dirty person • SMEECHER 1611 obs. rare - a person who makes something dirty or grimy
dirty person • SWINE c1175 derogatory - a greedy, lazy, or dirty person; a coarse, degraded, or lecherous person; a term of abuse
dirty vb. • DRABBLE a1400-50 - to become wet and dirty by dabbling in or trailing through water or mire
dirty vb. • MOIL 1777 Eng. dial. - to make dirty, to defile; to soil, to bedaub, to plaster with mud or dirt
dirty vb. • MULLOCK 1861 Eng. dial. - to make a thing dirty
dirty vb. • MUX 1806 chiefly Amer. dial. - to make dirty, to soil; to spoil, to ruin, to bungle
dirty vb. • SMAD a1525 Sc. rare - to cover with dirt or grime; to stain, to discolour
dirty vb. • SMATTER c1386 obs. - to dirty, to pollute, to defile, to smirch
dirty vb. • SMEECH 1611 obs. rare - to blacken, to make dirty
dirty vb. • SMIRCH 1495 - to make dirty, to soil, to sully, to discolour something by contact or touch
dirty vb. • SMITCH 1626 chiefly Eng. dial. - to blacken, esp. with smoke; to scorch; to make dirty; to mark
dirty vb. • SMOOCH 1631 - to sully, to dirty
dirty vb. • SMUT 1587 - to make dirty with some black or dirty substance
dirty vb. • SMUTCH a1616 - to blacken, to make dirty, to smudge
dirty vb. • SMUTTY 1933 Amer. dial. - to soil, to dirty
dirty-minded person • DIRT-BOMB Bk1970 US students' sl. - a dirty-minded old man
disable vb. • CROCK 1846 colloq. - to become feeble; to collapse; to break down; also, to injure or disable
disable vb. • THROW A MONKEY WRENCH INTO 1920 US sl. - to confuse or disable something
disabled adj. • CRICKLED 1906 Amer. dial. rare - disabled
disabled adj. • CROOK 1916 Aust. & NZ - out of sorts, ailing, injured, disabled
disadvantage n. • AFTERDEAL 1481 obs. - a disadvantage
disadvantage n. • DISCOMMODITY Bk1985 US - a disadvantage
disadvantage n. • INADVANTAGE 1689 obs. rare - disadvantage
disadvantage n. • THE DOWNCAST 1638 - disadvantaged or dejected people as a class
disadvantage n. • THE WORST M19 sl. - a disadvantage, unfair treatment
disadvantage n. • THE WORST OF IT M19 sl. - a disadvantage, unfair treatment
disadvantage n. • WORST M19 sl. - a disadvantage, unfair treatment
disadvantage vb. • FADE 1897 US sl. - to put at a disadvantage; to cause problems for someone
disadvantage vb. • HAVE ON THE LURCH 1591 obs. - to have at a disadvantage
disadvantage vb. • HAVE SOMEONE FADED 1897 US sl. - to have someone at a disadvantage
disadvantage vb. • HAVE THE LOWER HAND 1693 - to be at a disadvantage; to be in an inferior position
disadvantage vb. • SUCK HIND TIT 1930s US sl. - to be in a disadvantageous situation; to get the worst and least of things
disagree vb. • CAST OUT 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to quarrel, to disagree, to fall out
disagree vb. • JUMP AWRY 1762 - to disagree
disagreeable adj. • ABNOXIOUS 1682 - offensive, objectionable, odious, highly disagreeable or unpleasant
disagreeable adj. • FUNKY Bk1970 US students' sl. - disagreeable; bad; disgusting
disagreeable adj. • GASHLY 1866 Eng. dial. - ghastly, terrible; dismal, pale, wan ;hideous, disagreeable
disagreeable adj. • MURRAIN 1575 obs. - disagreeable, foul, contemptible
disagreeable n. • BITCH KITTY c1930 US sl. - a difficult or disagreeable task
disagreeable n. • DODO 1924 Amer. dial. - a dull, stupid person; a queer, awkward, or disagreeable person
disagreeable n. • FAIR COW Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a disagreeable thing or event
disagreeable n. • WHIZ BITCH 1920s sl. - anything arduous or very disagreeable
disagreeable person • RUNT a1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an old person, typically a woman; esp. one who is ill-tempered or disagreeable
disagreeable vb. • LUMP 1577 to look sulky or disagreeable
disagreeing adj. • CROSSWAYS 1965 Amer. dial. - in disagreement; quarrelling; at cross purposes
disagreeing adj. • CROSSWISE 1965 Amer. dial. - in disagreement; quarrelling; at cross purposes
disagreeing adj. • TWO 1650 obs. - discordant, disagreeing, at variance
disagreement int. • IN YA BOOT! Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an exclamation of disagreement
disagreement n. • ABITION a1500 obs. - a division of opinion; a disagreement
disagreement n. • BUST-UP 1842 sl. - an altercation; an argument, a row; a strong disagreement
disagreement n. • BUTTING OF HEADS 1895 - conflict or strong disagreement between parties, esp. when attempting to bring about change
disagreement n. • CONFAB 1933 Amer. dial. - a serious quarrel or disagreement
disagreement n. • CONFLAB 1967 Amer. dial. - a fight; a disagreement, a quarrel
disagreement n. • MISWORD 1893 Eng. dial. - an angry, unkind, or abusive word; blame, censure, disagreement
disagreement n. • PUSH-BACK 1984 chiefly US - resistance, disagreement; adverse reaction; negative feedback
disagreement n. • PUSH-BACK 1984 orig. & chiefly US - resistance, disagreement; adverse reaction, negative feedback
disallow vb. • ABJUDICATE 1602 rare - to pass judgement against; to reject or disallow; to prohibit
disappear adj. • FUGACIOUS 1635 - tending to disappear, of short duration; said of immaterial things
disappear vb. • BE GEESE Bk2007 US sl. - to leave, to hurry away, to disappear
disappear vb. • GO BUSH 1908 Aust. - to go into the country; to leave the city; to disappear from one's usual surroundings; also, to run wild, to go berserk
disappear vb. • SWIND a1000 obs. - to waste away, to languish; to dwindle away, to decrease, to die; also, to vanish, to disappear
disappearance n. • FADE-OUT 1924 US sl. - a disappearance, a departure, an escape
disappoint vb. • BLANK 1816 Eng. dial. - to disappoint
disappoint vb. • BLOW Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to disappoint
disappoint vb. • BOB Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to deceive, to disappoint, to cheat
disappoint vb. • FINK OUT Bk1968 US students' sl. - to disappoint
disappoint vb. • LANT 1882 Eng. dial. - to delay; to keep waiting; to disappoint
disappoint vb. • LURCH a1651 obs. - to leave in the lurch, to disappoint, to deceive
disappoint vb. • MISLIKEN 1684 Eng. dial. obs. - to disappoint of one's expectations
disappoint vb. • MISLIPPEN 1775 Eng. dial. - to disappoint
disappoint vb. • SWIZ  • SWIZZ 1961 Brit. sl. - to trick by swindling, to subject to disappointment
disappointed adj. • BIT 1970s US sl. - disappointed, resentful
disappointed adj. • BLANK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - disappointed
disappointed adj. • BLEAK Bk2007 S. Afr. sl. - depressed, disappointed
disappointed adj. • CHUCKED L19 sl. - disappointed, tricked
disappointed adj. • DISLIPPENED Bk1900 Eng. dial. - disappointed
disappointed adj. • LANTED c1882 Eng. dial. - defeated; disappointed
disappointing adj. • BERIFTA 2000 sl. - disappointing, depressing
disappointing n. • BERIFTA 2000 sl. - something disappointing or depressing
disappointing n. • BUST 1859 colloq. - a failure, a flop; a disappointing person or experience
disappointing n. • TURKEY 1927 US sl. - anything disappointing or of little value
disappointment int. • BAD SHOW! 20C sl. - an exclamation of disappointment or disapproval
disappointment int. • CRAP 1932 - an exclamation of disgust, frustration, disappointment, etc.
disappointment int. • CRUD! 1945 - a substitute for a swear word, esp. expressing disgust, annoyance, disappointment, etc.
disappointment int. • SPEWIN'! Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an exclamation that usually indicates annoyance or disappointment
disappointment n. • BALLOON ROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE 1950s African-American sl. - a disappointment, a let-down; esp. a place where one has been promised a smoke of marijuana but which, in fact, offers no supply
disappointment n. • BLANK Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a disappointment
disappointment n. • BLUE DUCK Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a disappointment; a dud
disappointment n. • DISH-DOWN Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a sudden reverse of fortune; a disappointment; humiliation
disappointment n. • DISHORT 1825 Sc. - a disappointment, a mischief, injury
disappointment n. • FIZZER 20C Aust. sl. - a disappointment
disappointment n. • FRUSTER 1488 Sc. obs. - frustration, disappointment
disappointment n. • SWIZ  • SWIZZ 1915 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage - something disappointingly unfair; a disappointment
disappointment n. • SWIZZLE 1913 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolchildren's usage - something disappointingly unfair; a disappointment
disappointment n. • THE ASS 1980s US students' sl. - something unpleasant; a disappointment
disapproval int. • BAD SHOW! 20C sl. - an exclamation of disappointment or disapproval
disapproval n. • PISSER Bk1970 US students' sl. - an event or person viewed with disapproval
disapproval person • PISSER Bk1970 US students' sl. - an event or person viewed with disapproval
disapprove vb. • BE DOWN ON 1825 colloq., chiefly US - to be opposed to; to show or express disapproval of
disapprove vb. • TWIT 1543 rare - to express disapproval of an action, conduct, etc., esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; to criticize, to censure; to ridicule
disarrange vb. • CARFUDDLE 1768 Sc. - to disarrange; to throw into confusion
disarrange vb. • CARFUFFLE 1768 Sc. - to disarrange; to throw into confusion
disarrange vb. • DISCOMFRONTLE Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs. - to disarrange, to discompose
disarrange vb. • MISMAR 1804 Sc. obs. - to disarrange, to mar
disarrange vb. • TIFFLE 1811 chiefly Eng. dial. - to disorder, to disarrange, to entangle, to ravel
disarray adj. • ALL OVER THE SHOW Bk2007 UK sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
disarray adj. • SHEG-UP adj. 1941 - in a state of disorder or disarray; ruined, messed up
disarray adv. • ALL OVER THE BALLPARK Bk2007 US sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
disarray adv. • ALL OVER THE LOT adj./adv. Bk2007 US sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
disarray adv. • ALL OVER THE SHOP 19C UK sl. - disorganized; in chaos or disarray
disaster n. • BAD IRON Bk1896 workmen's sl. - failure; misadventure; bad luck; a disaster
disaster n. • BERNIE Bk1969 US Air Force Academy cadets' sl. - a disaster area
disaster n. • BODGE-UP Bk2007 UK sl. - a mess or disaster
disaster n. • BOG 1980s UK sl. - a mess, a disaster
disaster n. • BUST-UP 1842 US sl. - an explosion; hence, a wreck, break-up; an accident or disaster; a failure 
disaster n. • MURDERATION 1862 Amer. dial. - a calamitous state of affairs; a disaster
disaster n. • WRACK c1407 - damage, disaster, or injury to a person, state, etc., by reason of force, outrage, or violence; devastation, destruction
disaster vb. • CRASH AND BURN 1971 US sl. - to fail utterly; to meet with disaster, esp. due to reckless or self-destructive behaviour
disastrous adj. • FUNEST 1636 rare - causing death or evil; fatal., disastrous; dreadful
disastrous adj. • FUNESTOUS 1641 obs. - causing death or evil; fatal, disastrous; dreadful
disastrous adj. • PRECIOUS M17 - awful, terrible, disastrous
disastrous adj. • SWINKFUL a1000 obs. - full of toil or trouble; disastrous; troublesome, irksome; painful, distressing
disbelief int. • BREAK IT DOWN! Bk1999 Aust. sl. - an exclamation of disbelief
disbelief phr. • AND DID HE MARRY POOR BLIND NELL? 1910s sl. - used to imply one's disbelief in the previous statement
disbelief phr. • TELL THAT TO MY AUNTY FANNY 1940s sl. - used to express disbelief or negation
disbelief phr. • YGBSM 1990 US sl. - used for expressing disbelief (You've Got to Be Shitting Me)
disbelieve vb. • MISTRUE 1898 Sc. - to distrust; to disbelieve
discard vb. • JUNK 1911 - to treat as junk or rubbish; to scrap, to throw away; to discard, to abandon, to get rid of
discarded adj. • BEACHED 1955 - laid aside, discarded; unemployed
discarded adj. • JUNKED 1915 - discarded, abandoned; scrapped
discharge n. • HATCHET JOB 1940s US sl. - a discharge or dismissal, the axe
discharge vb. • MIZE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to ooze;; to discharge slowly
discharge vb. • TIE A CAN ON SOMEONE 1926 US sl. - to dismiss; to discharge
discipline n. • ARTILLERY 1954 US sl. - strict discipline; a greater power
discipline n. • COURSE OF SPROUTS 1839 rare - a beating or flogging; a period of harsh or severe discipline or training
discipline n. • LEARNING Bk1902 Eng. dial. - correction, discipline
discipline n. • WRITE-UP 1920s US prison sl. - a disciplinary report
discipline vb. • BURN Bk1970 US sl. - to discipline, to punish
disciplined adj. • POLICIZED 1840 obs. rare - politically organized or ordered; regulated, governed, disciplined
disclaimer vb. • CRY ONE'S WIFE DOWN 1980 Amer. dial. - to publish a disclaimer of financial responsibility
disclose vb. • HEDGEHOG Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to open, divulge or disclose anything
disclose vb. • TIP ONE'S MITT 1917 US sl. - to disclose one's plans, secrets, etc., esp. inadvertently
discolour vb. • SMAD a1525 Sc. rare - to cover with dirt or grime; to stain, to discolour
discolour vb. • SMIRCH 1495 - to make dirty, to soil, to sully, to discolour something by contact or touch
discomfit vb. • GIVE THE LURCH 1598 obs. - to discomfit, to get the better of
discomfit vb. • SHEND vb. c893 - to discomfit in battle or dispute (obs.)
discomfiture n. • LURCH 1584 obs. - a discomfiture
discomfort n. • CREEPING PARALYSIS 1965 Amer. dial. - a general feeling of discomfort
discomfort n. • DISEASE Bk1900 Eng. dial. - annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, unpleasantness
discomfort n. • PRICKLE 1638 - a cause of discomfort, contention, or irritation; something that pricks the mind or feelings; chiefly used in plural
discomfort n. • TWITCH 1510 - a sudden sharp feeling of physical or mental pain or discomfort; a twinge, a pang
discomfort vb. • PRICK a1000 - to cause mental pain or discomfort to; to sting with sorrow or remorse; to grieve, to pain, to torment
discomfort vb. • TWITCH a1413 - to cause mental pain or discomfort to a person; to prick the conscience
discompose vb. • DISCOMFRONTLE Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs. - to disarrange, to discompose
discompose vb. • MISMAKE 1825 Sc. - to disturb, to trouble; to discompose
disconsolate n. • CARE-BED 1768 Sc. -  bed of suffering, a disconsolate situation
discontinuation n. • PRETERMISSION 1677 obs. - a ceasing to do something for a time; discontinuation
discord vb. • PUT THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cause discord
discourse n. • LORESPELL c1000 obs. - a sermon, an instructive discourse
discourse n. • PREACHMENT 1774 Amer. dial. - a sermon; a tiresome discourse
discover vb. • SUSS OUT 1966 US sl. - to discover by intuition or inquiry; to find out; to learn
discriminate person • LOOKIST 1990 - a person who discriminates on the grounds of appearance
disdain int. • POO!  • POOH 1600 - an exclamation of impatience, contempt, disdain
disdain int. • POOH!   • POOH! 1694 - an exclamation of impatience, contempt, disdain
disdain n. • FROIDEUR 1645 - coldness of manner; indifference, disdain, reserve
disdain n. • SPURN 1604 - a treating with disdain or contemptuous rejection
disdain vb. • MAKE A PUSH AT 1600 obs. - to treat with disdain
disdain vb. • POOH 1858 - to extreme contempt or disdain for
disdain vb. • POOH-POOH 1823 - to express contempt or disdain for; to ridicule; to dismiss as silly or unimportant
disdainful adj. • LORDING 1548 - powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
disdainful vb. • MOLLOP  • MOLLUP 1838 Sc. - to toss the head in a haughty or disdainful way
disease adj. • FURIOUS c1405 obs. - of pain, disease, evil influence: raging, cruel
diseased adj. • CRAZED 1555 obs. - broken down in health; diseased; infirm
diseased adj. • CRAZY 1576 obs. - indisposed, ailing; diseased, sickly, weakly; frail, infirm
disfigure vb. • PRETTY UP 1950s Aust. sl. - to disfigure
disfigure vb. • SHEND vb. a950 - to disfigure; to corrupt, to infect; to defile, to soil (obs.)
disgrace n. • SHEND n. c1400 - disgrace, ruin (obs.)
disgrace n. • SHENDLAC n. a1225 - disgrace, infamy
disgrace n. • SHENDNESS n. c1000 - disgrace, ruin (obs.)
disgrace n. • SHENDSHIP n. 1303 - disgrace; a cause of disgrace (obs.)
disgrace n. • SHENT n. c1480 - disgrace (Sc. obs.)
disgrace vb. • SHEND vb. c825 - to put to shame or confusion; to confound, to disgrace (arch.)
disgraced adj. • SHENT adj. c1440 - disgraced, lost, ruined; stupefied
disgraceful adj. • SHENDFUL adj. c1225 - infamous, disgraceful (obs.)
disgraceful adj. • SHENDLY adj. c1275 - disgraceful, infamous (obs.)
disgraceful adj. • SHENDSHIPFUL adj. a1382 - disgraceful, ignominious (obs.)
disguise n. • PRETEXTURE 1618 obs. - a disguise, a pretense; a pretext
disguised adj. • FUCATE 1531 obs. - artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
disguised adj. • FUCATED 1535 obs. - artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
disgust int. • CRAP 1932 - an exclamation of disgust, frustration, disappointment, etc.
disgust int. • CRUD! 1945 - a substitute for a swear word, esp. expressing disgust, annoyance, disappointment, etc.
disgust int. • PUSH! 1605 obs. - an exclamation of contempt, impatience, or disgust
disgust int. • STIFFEN THE CROWS! 1934 colloq. - an exclamation of surprise or disgust
disgust int. • STONE THE CROWS! 1930 colloq. - an exclamation of surprise or disgust
disgust int. • WOULDN'T IT RIP YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
disgust int. • WOULDN'T IT ROCK YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
disgust int. • WOULDN'T IT ROOT YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
disgust int. • WOULDN'T IT ROT YOUR SOCKS? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
disgust int. • WOULDN'T IT ROTATE YOU? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
disgust n. • TURN-OFF 1975 colloq. - something that repels, disgusts, or turns one off
disgust phr. • THAT GIVES ME THE SCREAMING ABDABS 1966 sl. - that fills be with horror, disgust, or abhorrence
disgusting adj. - disgusting; inferior; contemptible • PURULENT 1611
disgusting adj. • CRUDDY 1877 sl. - dirty, filthy, mucky, unpleasant, disgusting
disgusting adj. • CRUTTING 1925 - dirty, mucky, filthy; unpleasant, disgusting
disgusting adj. • FACACTA  • FARKAKTE 2001 US Yiddish - unpleasant, disgusting
disgusting adj. • FULSOME c1510 - physically disgusting; filthy, dirty, foul, loathsome
disgusting adj. • POOEY 1967 mainly UK & Aust. - containing excrement; disgusting, distasteful, smelly
disgusting adv. • FULSOMELY a1425 obs. - sickeningly; disgustingly, loathsomely
disgusting n. • CRAP-HOUSE 1939 US colloq. & sl. - a privy; an outhouse; a disgusting place
disgusting n. • FULSOMENESS 1563 obs. - a being offensive or disgusting to the senses; foulness, disgustingness
disgusting n. • JUNKHEAP 1920s sl. - a disgusting, filthy place
disgusting n. • STINKER 1917 US sl. - something disgusting, nasty, badly done, etc.
disgusting n. • STINKEROO 1917 US sl. - something disgusting, nasty, badly done, etc.
disgusting person • PUKE 1847 Amer. dial. - a mean, despicable, contemptible, or disgusting person
disgusting vb. • BITE THE BONE 1970s US teen sl. - to be disgusting, unpleasant, second-rate
disgusting vb. • STINK 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
disgusting vb. • STINK ON ICE 1225 - to be deplorable, nasty, disgusting, totally inept or bungling, etc.
disgusting vb. • STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN 1963 US sl. - to be very disgusting, inept, nasty etc.
disgusting vb. • SUCK EGGS 1971 US sl. - to be disgusting or extremely reprehensible; to be of wretched quality
disgusting vb. • SUCK ROPE 1971 US sl. - to be disgusting or extremely reprehensible; to be of wretched quality
disheartened adj. • CRESTFALLEN 1589 - cast down in confident, spirits, or courage; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
disheartened adj. • CREST-SUNK 1618 obs. - crestfallen; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
disheartened vb. • CREST-FALL 1611 obs. rare - to make humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, or dejected
dishevelled adj. • FROWZLED 1808 - rumpled, tousled, dishevelled
dishevelled adj. • FROWZLY 1872 - rumpled, tousled, dishevelled
dishevelled adj. • SHEVELLED adj. 1613 - dishevelled (arch.)
dishevelled adj. • TUZZY-MUZZY 1847 Eng. dial. - dishevelled, ragged; fuzzy
dishonest adj. • CRIMPING 1699 obs. rare - cheating; dishonest
dishonest adj. • CRONKY 1920s criminals' sl. - corrupt, dishonest, lying
dishonest adj. • FUNNY 1903 colloq. - deceptive, dishonest, unethical; also, inappropriate, improper
dishonest adj. • PRIGGISH 1699 cant obs. - dishonest, thief-like
dishonest adv. • ON THE CROSS 1802 sl. - in a dishonest, fraudulent manner
dishonest n. • CRIMP 1684 - deceitful practice; a dishonest line of business; a scam
dishonest n. • FUNNY DOPE 1911 obs. - deceptive, dishonest, or unethical actions or behaviour
dishonest person • CRIB BURNER 1954 Amer. dial. - a very dishonest person
dishonest person • FROST 1914 colloq. - a deceptive, dishonest, or fraudulent person or thing
dishonest person • WRONG NUMBER 1920s US sl. - a dishonest, untrustworthy person
dishonest vb. • SWIKE 1889 Sc. - to get dishonestly, to 'sneak'
dishonestly adv. • ON THE CROOK 1879 sl. - dishonestly
dishonesty n. • FUNNY BUSINESS 1882 colloq. - nonsense, fooling around; illegal, underhand, or deceitful dealings; dishonesty  
dishonour vb. • FULYIE 1505 Sc. obs. - to defile, to befoul, to pollute; to dishonour; to violate a woman; also, to defecate
disinclination n. • SWEERNESS 1533 Sc. & Eng. dial. - unwillingness, reluctance, disinclination to do something
disinclined adj. • LOUGHT a1641 obs. - loath, averse, disinclined, reluctant, unwilling
disinclined adj. • SWEER a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - reluctant, unwilling, disinclined
disinterested adj. • MUGWUMPISH 1883 chiefly N. Amer. - professing (political) disinterestedness
dislike vb. • COP A TUDE 1980s African-American sl. - to dislike and complain about one's plight
dislike vb. • COP AN ATTITUDE 1980s African-American sl. - to dislike and complain about one's plight
dislike vb. • HAVE AN ATTITUDE 1980s African-American sl. - to dislike and complain about one's plight
dismal adj. • GASH 1826 Sc. - grim, dismal, sour-looking, ghastly
dismal adj. • GASHLY 1866 Eng. dial. - ghastly, terrible; dismal, pale, wan ;hideous, disagreeable
dismal person • CROAKER 1637 - a person who talks dismally or despondingly; one who forebodes or prophesies evil
dismay int. • BY CRIMUS! 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dismay int. • CRIMPS! 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dismay int. • CRIMULUS!  • CRIMUS!  • CRYMUS! 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dismay int. • CRIMUS TO FISHHOOKS! 1967 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dismay int. • FOR CRIMPS SAKE! 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dismay int. • WOULDN'T IT RIP YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
dismay int. • WOULDN'T IT ROCK YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
dismay int. • WOULDN'T IT ROOT YER? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
dismay int. • WOULDN'T IT ROT YOUR SOCKS? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
dismay int. • WOULDN'T IT ROTATE YOU? 1940s Aust. sl. - an exclamation of dismay, exasperation, or disgust
dismiss vb. • LAY ON THE SHELF vb. 1843 - to retire, to dismiss (UK sl.)
dismiss vb. • PUT ON THE SHELF vb. 1930 - to retire, to dismiss (Aust. sl.)
dismiss vb. • SHELF vb. 1848 - to dismiss from a job, to lose status (UK sl.)
dismissal
dismissal int. • BITE THE ICE! 1970s US teen sl. - an exclamation of dismissal; go to hell!
dismissal int. • FAUGH!  • FAW!  • FOGH!  • FOH!  • FOUGH!  • FUGH!  • HOUGH!  • PAUGH!  • PHO!  • PHOOH!  • POUGH!  • PUGH!  • WAGH!  c1597 - an exclamation of dismissal, derision, anger, or surprise
dismissal int. • GO FALL ON YOURSELF! 1893 sl. - an exclamation of dismissal
dismissal int. • K.M.A.! L19 US sl. - an exclamation of dismissal or contempt
dismissal int. • OH POOPIES!  • OH POOPY! 1987 Aust. - an exclamation of mild annoyance or dismissal
dismissal int. • UP YOUR CLUNGE! 1990s sl. - an exclamation of dismissal
dismissal n. • COLD SHAKE 1883 Amer. dial. - a dismissal; the cold shoulder
dismissal n. • SHEPHERD'S BUSH n. 1992 - dismissal (UK rhyming sl. for 'push')
dismissal n. • THE BOUNCE Bk2007 sl. - the sack from one's job; rejection by a sweetheart
dismissal n. • WORK-OUT 1900s sl. - the simultaneous sacking or dismissal of a large number of a firm's workers
dismissed adj. • BOUNCED OUT Bk2007 sl. - fired from one's job, ejected, expelled, or rejected
dismissed adj. • BOWLER-HATTED 1910s sl. - dismissed, retired
dismissed vb. • GET THE BACKSIDE 1827 Eng. dial. - to get the cold shoulder; to be dismissed contemptuously, to be snubbed
disorder adj. • SHEG-UP adj. 1941 - in a state of disorder or disarray; ruined, messed up
disorder n. • CARFUFFLE 1816 Sc. - fuss, excitement, agitation, disorder
disorder n. • MOMBLEMENT Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion; disorder
disorder n. • MOPPLE Bk1905 Eng. dial. - confusion, a state of disorder
disorder n. • MUDDLINESS 1891 rare - a being in a muddle; confusion, disorder
disorder n. • TURBATION c1400 obs. - confusion, disorder, disturbance; perturbation, agitation of mind
disorder vb. • FUFFLE 1536 Sc. rare - to throw into disorder; to jerk about; to hustle
disordered adj. • JARBLED Bk1902 Eng. dial. - jumbled, disordered
disordered adj. • MUDDLED 1790 - confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered
disordered vb. • MOILD 1894 Eng. dial. - to be in a state of confusion or muddle; to get disordered or crumpled
disorderly adj. • CLATCHY 1911 Amer. dial. - cluttered; disorderly; in confusion
disorderly adj. • CLATTY 1889 Amer. dial. - cluttered, messed up; disorderly; confused
disorderly vb. • CLATTER UP 1970 Amer. dial. - to make a place untidy or disorderly
disorderly vb. • JANGLE 1857 Eng. dial. - to rove about, to lead a disorderly life; to trifle, to idle
disorganized adj. • JUNGLY 1980s UK society sl. - disorganized, chaotic, less then smart
disorganized adj. • MUDDLED 1790 - confused in mind, befuddled; disorganized, disordered
disorganized person • MUDDLE-HEAD 1833 - a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; an oaf; a disorganized or confused person   
disorganized person • MUDDLE-PATE 1798 colloq. - a disorganized or confused person
disorganized phr. • COULDN'T ORGANIZE A TWO-CAR FUNERAL 1961 US colloq. - is incompetent or disorganized
disparage vb. • CRY DOWN 1616 - to condemn, depreciate, or disparage loudly, vehemently, or publicly
disparage vb. • CRY STINKING FISH 1660 - to disparage or undermine one's own efforts or products; to put oneself down
disparage vb. • POOR-MOUTH 1948 - to deprecate, to downplay; to disparage, to criticize
disparaged adj. • CRIED-DOWN 1669 obs. rare - belittled, disparaged
disparagement int. • TUSH! c1440 arch. - an exclamation of impatient contempt or disparagement
disperse vb. • SPRATTLE a1500 obs. rare - to scatter, to disperse
disperse vb. • SPRENGE a1000 obs. - to scatter; to distribute randomly or irregularly; to disperse
dispersed adj. • FUSE 1724 obs. rare - diffuse, spread over a large area, widespread; scattered; widely separated or dispersed
dispirited adj. • CASSEN-HEARTED  • CAZZON-HEARTED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dispirited out of heart
dispirited adj. • CRESTFALLEN 1589 - cast down in confident, spirits, or courage; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
dispirited adj. • CREST-SUNK 1618 obs. - crestfallen; humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, dejected
dispirited adj. • MOODY-HEARTED 1867 Eng. dial. - melancholy; disposed to tears; dispirited
dispirited vb. • CREST-FALL 1611 obs. rare - to make humbled, abashed, disheartened, dispirited, or dejected
display n. • PRIDE a1000 chiefly poetic usage, obs. - magnificence, splendour; pomp, ostentation, display
display n. • SPRANK 1568 obs. - a display, an exhibition; an ostentatious show
displeasing adj. • CRAP 1936 sl. - bad, inferior, of poor quality; unpleasant, displeasing; of a person: lacking ability, incompetent; unwell
disposed adj. • AMINDED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - disposed, inclined
disposed adj. • PREST c1300 obs. - ready in mind or disposition; inclined, disposed, willing; eager, keen, prompt
disputation n. • SPUTISOUN c1390 obs. rare - disputation
dispute n. • CATTIE-WURRIE 1847 Sc. - a violent dispute; a noisy, angry quarrel among children
dispute n. • JANGLEMENT Bk1902 Eng. dial. - an angry dispute, an altercation
dispute n. • MOOR-BURN 1872 Sc. - a fit of temper; an outburst of passion; a contest, dispute, strife 
dispute n. • PRIBBLE AND PRABBLE 1603 - a petty or pointless dispute, a squabble; trivial or nonsensical speech or writing; a squabbling, a quarrelling; idle chit-chat
dispute n. • PRIBBLE-PRABBLE 1595 chiefly Eng. dial. - a petty or pointless dispute, a squabble; trivial or nonsensical speech or writing; a squabbling, a quarrelling; idle chit-chat
dispute vb. • CATTIE-WURRIE Bk1898 Sc. - to contend violent; to dispute
disputing n. • SPUTING c1250 obs. rare - a disputing; disputation
disquiet person • TURMOILER 1591 rare - a person who turmoils; a disquieter
disquiet vb. • TOSS AND TURMOIL 1531 - to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
disquietude n. • TURMOILING 1550 - commotion, agitation, disquietude; also, severe labour, toiling
disregard n. • PRETERITION 1609 - a passing over something without notice; omission, disregard
disregard vb. • PRETERMIT 1542 obs. - to disregard or overlook intentionally
disregarded adj. • PRETERMITTED 1619 - passed by, disregarded, overlooked; omitted
disregarding n. • PRETERMISSION 1581 - an overlooking or disregarding something; the omission of something from a speech, etc.; omission of or neglect to do something
disreputable adj. • LOUCHE 1819 - dubious, shifty, disreputable
disreputable person • BAD-BOBBIN Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a disreputable person
disreputable person • FUSTY a1732 obs. - a disreputable person
disreputable person • PRIG 1567 cant obs. -- a disreputable person; a tinker
disrespectful person • COUNTRY ROUGH 1965 Amer. dial. - a rude or disrespectful person
disrespectful vb. • MAKE ONE'S EYES PASS SOMEBODY 1996 W. Indies - to speak disrespectfully to one who ought to be treated respectfully
dissatisfaction int. • TUT! a1529 - an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction
dissatisfaction n. • CARB Bk1898 Sc. - a cavilling, carping, dissatisfaction
dissatisfaction vb. • CARB 1825 Sc. - to cavil, to carp, to show dissatisfaction
dissenter person • COME OUTER 1860 Amer. dial. - a dissenter, one who drops out of an established organization, usually religious but sometimes political
dissipated adj. • LORDING 1548 - powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
distance adv. • AGATE 1900 Sc. - away, at a distance
distance adv. • FURTHERFORTH a1542 obs. - further on; to a greater distance or extent
distance n. • CAT-LOUP 1821 Eng. dial. - a short distance
distance n. • CONNECTICUT MILE 1962 Amer. dial. - the distance travelled in one minute
distance n. • COUNTRY BLOCK 1928 Amer. dial. - an indefinite distance, relatively long
distance n. • CROW-HOP 1969 Amer. dial. - a short distance
distance n. • CROW'S FLY 1969 Amer. dial. - a short distance
distance n. • FURLONG WAY c1384 obs. - a short distance; hence, the time taken in walking this; a brief space
distant adj. • FURTHERMOST 1765 - most distant or remote
distaste int. • POOEY! 1927 sl. - an exclamation of distaste, revulsion, derision, or contempt
distasteful adj. • CRUMBY 1859 sl. - inferior, shoddy, distasteful
distasteful adj. • POOEY 1967 mainly UK & Aust. - containing excrement; disgusting, distasteful, smelly
distasteful vb. • BITE THE HAIRY BANANA 1960s sl. - to be unpleasant, to cause annoyance, to be distasteful
distended adj. • TURGID 1620 - swollen, distended, puffed out
distended adj. • TURGIDOUS 1602 obs. - swollen, distended, puffed out
distinction vb. • WIN ONE'S SPURS c1425 - to gain knighthood by some act of valour; hence, to attain distinction, to achieve one's first honours
distort vb. • GASHLE 1825 Sc. - to distort, to writhe
distort vb. • SHEVEL vb. 1725 - to distort, to become distorted (Sc.)
distort vb. • TURKESS 1521 obs. - to transform or alter for the worse; to twist, to distort, to pervert
distorted adj. • CRANK 1825 Sc. - crooked, distorted; angularly twisted or bent
distorted adj. • SHEVEL adj. 1507 - distorted, twisted (Sc.)
distracted adj. • CRAZIED 1842 rare - made crazy, distracted
distress vb. • CRUCIATE 1532 arch. - to afflict with grievous pain or distress; to torture, to torment
distressing adj. • SWEAMFUL c1430 obs. - grievous, distressing
distressing adj. • SWEATFUL a1618 chiefly poetic usage - full of sweat; toilsome, laborious, distressing, oppressive
distressing adj. • SWINKFUL a1000 obs. - full of toil or trouble; disastrous; troublesome, irksome; painful, distressing
distressing n. • CROOK IN ONE'S LOT a1732 Sc. - something untoward or distressing; a trial, an affliction 
distribute vb. SPRENGE a1000 obs. - to scatter; to distribute randomly or irregularly; to disperse
disturb vb. • TOSS AND TURMOIL 1531 - to agitate, to disquiet, to disturb; to throw into commotion and confusion; to trouble, to harass, to worry, to torment
disturbance adj. • TURBULOUS 1527 obs. - turbulent, causing disturbance or commotion; tumultuous, unruly, violent
disturbance n. • BOVVER 1960s Brit. sl.- trouble, bother, aggro; fighting, disturbance
disturbance n. • TURBATION c1400 obs. - confusion, disorder, disturbance; perturbation, agitation of mind
disturbance n. • TURN-UP 1827 - a fight, a set-to, esp. with the fists; a tussle, a struggle; a disturbance, a row
disturbance n. CONBOBBERATION 1845 Amer. dial. obs. - a disturbance
disturbance n. FURORE 1946 - uproar, disturbance, fury
disturbance n. SPUDDER 1650 rare - fuss, disturbance, bother
disturbed adj. • STRUNG OUT 1959 US sl. - emotionally disturbed; psychologically tense and vulnerable
disturbed adj. • TURBID 1647 - mentally confused, perplexed, muddled; disturbed, troubled
disturbed adj. • TURMOILOUS 1553 obs. - full of turmoil or tumult; disturbed, troubled
disturbed adj. • TURMOILY 1877 rare - full of turmoil or tumult; disturbed, troubled
disturbed adj. FUNKED 1831 rare - seized by fear or panic; frightened; agitated, unsettled, disturbed
disturbed adj. FUNKED-OUT 1859 rare - seized by fear or panic; frightened; agitated, unsettled, disturbed
disturbing • FUCKED adj. 5. 1971 sl. - of a situation, etc. - disturbing, confounding
disturbing adj. • FUCKED-UP 1865 sl. - of an event, situation, etc.: confounding, irrational; disturbing
diverse adj. • MULTIFARY c1460 obs. - of many or diverse kinds
diverse adj. • MULTIGENEROUS 1721 - of many, various, or diverse kinds
diverse adj. • MULTIMODOUS 1727 obs. - of various or diverse kinds
diversion adj. FUNSY 1958 - providing amusement or diversion; entertaining, light-hearted
diversion n. FUNSIES 1950 colloq. - diversion, entertainment, fun
diversity adj. • MULTIFEROUS 1860 - having great variety or diversity
divided adj. • SHEDDED adj. 1575 - divided, cleft (obs.)
divination n. CRITHOMANCY 1652 - divination by meal strewed over animals sacrificed
divination n. CRYSTALLOMANCY 1613 - divination by means of crystals or glass; crystal-gazing
divination n. SYCOMANCY 1652 obs. - divination by inspection of figs or fig leaves
diviner person SPRING-TELLER 1785 obs. - a person who searches for underground sources of water using a divining rod or similar technique
divorce n. • SPLIT-UP 1975 US sl. - a divorce or legal separation of a married couple
divorce vb. • SPLIT THE SHEETS 1980s US sl. - to get a divorce
dizziness adj. SWIMMY 1836 - inclined to dizziness or giddiness
dizziness n. • TURNGIDDINESS 1398 obs. - giddiness, dizziness
dizziness n. • TURNGIDDY a1382 obs. - giddiness, dizziness
dizziness n. SWIME a1000 obs. - dizziness, giddiness; swooning, a swoon
dizziness n. SWIMMERING 1650 obs. rare - a state of dizziness or giddiness
dizziness n. SWIMMINESS 1894 - dizziness or giddiness
dizziness n. SWIMMING 1530 - a state of dizziness or giddiness; vertigo
dizziness n. SWINDLE 1559 obs. rare - dizziness, giddiness, vertigo
dizziness n. SWINDLING 1527 obs. rare - dizziness, giddiness, vertigo
dizziness n. SWINGLING c1000 obs. - giddiness, dizziness, vertigo
dizzy adj. • TURNGIDDY 1398 obs. - giddy as from turning round; dizzy; affected with vertigo
dizzy adj. • TURN-SICK c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - affected with vertigo; giddy, dizzy
dizzy vb. SWIMBLE a1400-50 obs. rare - to feel dizzy
dizzy vb. SWIRL 1818 - of the head: to swim, to be giddy or dizzy
do vb. FAKE 1812 sl. - to make, to do
docile adj. CLEVER 1816 Amer. dial. - of animals: docile, gentle; well-trained
docile person • SHEEPLE n. 1945 - people likened to sheep in being docile, foolish, or impressionable (depreciative)
doctor person CLACKY 1970 Amer. dial. - a doctor who doesn't have a very good reputation; one who is not very capable
doctor person COW DOCTOR 1967 Amer. dial. - an incapable doctor or one with a bad reputation
doctor person CRANK DOCTOR 1981 Amer. dial. - a quack
doctor person CUTBONES 1966 Amer. dial. - a doctor
doctor person WRITER 1930s drug culture sl. - a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user
doctor person WRITING CROAKER 1930s drug culture sl. - a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user
doctor person WRITING DOCTOR 1930s drug culture sl. - a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user
document n. • SHEEPSKIN n. 1820 - a document (sl.)
dodge vb. • JOUK 1834 Amer. dial. - to dodge, to duck; to evade, to hide
dog adj. • PRICK-EARED a1425 - of a dog, etc.: having erect ears
dog adj. • PRICKED 1579 - of the ears of a dog, etc.: erect and pointed, cocked up
dog adj. • PRICK-LUGGED 1847 Eng. dial. - having erect ears; said of a dog, pig, etc.
dog adj. SWINE-CHOPPED 1874 rare - of a hound: having a projecting upper jaw
dog adj. SWINE-MOUTHED 1874 obs. - of a dog: having a projecting upper jaw
dog int. CLEAN UP! 1946 Amer. dial. - begone! used in driving away an unwanted dog
dog n. • BOWLER 1970s Irish sl. - a dog, usually a mongrel
dog n. • BOW-WOW L18 sl. - a dog
dog n. • CAT-MALISON Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a dog given to worry cats
dog n. • LOULOU 1894 nickname - a Pomeranian dog
dog n. • PRICK EARS 1573 - the erect pointed ears of dogs, etc.; ears that are pricked up or stand erect
dog n. CURB-SETTER 1935 Amer. dial. - a mongrel dog
dog n. CURBSTONE-SETTER;  CURBSTONE-SITTER 1968 Amer. dial. - a mongrel dog
dog n. KIOODLE;  KIYOODLE;  KYOODLE L19 sl. - a small, noisy dog
dog n. POMPEY 1709 obs. - a dog, esp. a lap dog or other small dog
dog n. POOCHIE 1934 colloq., orig. US - a dog; a pet name for a dog
dog n. SWINE-CHOP 1877 rare - of a hound: a jaw that is overshot (projecting upper jaw)
dog vb. SNAP 1687 - of a dog: to bite
dogmatic adj. PONTIFICAL a1640 depreciative usage - haughty, arrogant; pompous; dogmatic
dogmatic vb. PONTIFICATE 1898 - to speak in a dogmatic or pompous manner; to behave in an arrogant or high-handed way
dogmatic vb. PONTIFY 1883 rare, usually depreciative usage - to assume an arrogant air of authority; to speak dogmatically or pompously
dogmatism n. • PONTIFICALITY 1600 depreciative usage - a stately or haughty demeanour; later, arrogance, dogmatism; pomposity
doll n. • BAB-RAGS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - clothes for a doll
doll n. • MOPSY Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a diminutive person; a doll; a term of endearment
dollar n. • CLANKER Bk1997 US circus & tramps' sl. - a dollar
dollar n. • COONSKIN 1950 Amer. dial. - a $1 note
dollar n. • CROSSBUCK 1968 Amer. dial. - a $10 bill
dollar n. • KNACKER 1960s Aust. sl. - $2 bill
dollar n. • SHEKELS n. 2001 - dollars (US sl.)
dollar n. • SHEPHERD'S PIE n. 2001 - a $10 note (NZ prison sl.)
dolt person • CLUNKER 1950s sl. - a fool, a dolt, an incompetent person
dolt person • PUMPKIN HEAD 1884 Amer. dial. - a foolish or stupid person; a dolt
dominate person • COCK OF THE ROOST 1913 Amer. dial. - a person who dominates a group or situation; the top man; the boss
dominate vb. • COCK IT OVER M19 sl. - to dominate, to lord it over
dominate vb. • STEAMROLLER 1912 US sl. - to dominate and crush; to achieve by sheer force
dominating adj. • LORDING 1548 - powerful, dominating, having presiding authority or influence; also, behaving in an arrogant, disdainful, or dissipated manner
domineer vb. • BULLRAG 1880s US sl. - to intimidate; to domineer over; to tease
domineer vb. • BULLYRAG 1820s US sl. - to intimidate; to domineer over; to tease
domineer vb. • PRIME 1756 obs. - to domineer, to act as the leader
donkey n. • COLORADO MOCKINGBIRD 1968 Amer. dial. - a donkey or mule
donkey n. • FUNKER 1825 Sc. rare - a horse, donkey, etc. that is prone to kicking
donkey n. • JOHN DONKEY 1859 Amer. dial. - a male donkey
donkey n. • MOKUS Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a donkey
donkey n. • MOOLSON  • MOULSON Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a donkey
doomed adj. • LORN a1400 obs. - lost, perished, ruined; doomed to destruction
doomed person • GONE BEAVER M19 sl., orig. US - a person who is utterly doomed, without hope of escape
doomed person • GONE CHICK M19 US sl. - a doomed person
doomed person • GONE CHICKEN M19 US sl. - a doomed person
doomed person • GONE COON M19 sl., orig. US - a person who is utterly doomed, without hope of escape
doomed person • GONE GANDER M19 sl., orig. US - a doomed person; one beyond all hope
doomed person • GONE GINNY M19 sl., orig. US - a person who is utterly doomed, without hope of escape
doomed person • GONE GOOSE M19 sl., orig. US - a doomed person; one beyond all hope
doomed person • GONE GOSLING M19 sl., orig. US - a doomed person; one beyond all hope
doomed person • GONE SUCKER M19 sl., orig. US - a person who is utterly doomed, without hope of escape
door n. • CLUNK E19 sl. - the noise of a door shutting; the noise made by a hard object hitting another one
dotage adj. • BAIRNED Bk1905 Sc. - in a state of dotage
double-dealing vb. • PLAY BOTH ENDS IN THE MIDDLE 20C sl. - to engage in double-dealing; to ally oneself to both sides in a dispute or division; to behave in an opportunistic manner
double-dealing vb. • PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 20C sl. - to engage in double-dealing; to ally oneself to both sides in a dispute or division; to behave in an opportunistic manner
double-dealing vb. • WORK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 20C sl. - to engage in double-dealing; to ally oneself to both sides in a dispute or division; to behave in an opportunistic manner
doubt n. • SWITHER 1719 Sc. & Eng. dial. - perplexity, indecision, hesitation; doubt, uncertainty
doubtful adj. • AIVALOUS Bk1905 Sc. - doubtful, uncertain
doubtful adj. • HAVEY CAVEY  • HAVY CAVY L18 sl. - confused, doubtful
doubting adj. • ON THE HAVEY-CAVEY L18 sl. - questioning, doubting
doughnut n. • COLD SHEETS 1969 Amer. dial. - doughnuts; generally, tough doughnuts
doughnut n. • COLD SHUT 1958 Amer. dial. - a tough doughnut
doughnut n. • COOKIE 1949 Amer. dial. - a doughnut
dove n. • TUR-TURRING 1896 - the cooing of a dove
dove vb. • CROO 1611 obs. - to make the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon, to coo
dove vb. • CROOD a1522 Sc. - the make the murmuring sound of a dove
dove vb. • CROODLE a1700 Sc. - to make a continued soft low murmuring sound; to coo as a dove
dove vb. • CROOK 1586 obs. - to coo as a dove
dove vb. • CROUT c1550 Sc. - to make abrupt croaking or murmuring noises; to coo as a dove
dowdy adj. • FRUMPISH 1847 - old-fashioned or dowdy; outmoded, shabby, drab
dowdy adj. • FRUMPY 1746 - cross, ill-tempered, irritable, churlish; also, dowdy
dowdy person • FRUMP 1817 - a cross, old-fashioned, dowdily-dressed woman
downhearted adj. • BAD-HEARTED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - downhearted
downplay vb. • POOR-MOUTH 1948 - to deprecate, to downplay; to disparage, to criticize
drab adj. • FRUMPISH 1847 - old-fashioned or dowdy; outmoded, shabby, drab
draft n. • CROQUIS 1805 - a rough draft; a sketch
drag vb. • TUSH 1841 - to pull or drag a heavy object along the ground
dragonfly n. • JULY FLY 1969 Amer. dial. - a dragonfly
drain n. • SYRE 1513 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a gutter, a drain, a sewer
drain n. • SYVER 1606 Sc. - a gutter, a drain, a sewer
drawbridge n. • PONT-LEVIS 1489 - a drawbridge
drawers n. • COMMODE 1845 Amer. dial. - a dresser, a chest of drawers
dread n. • CREEPINGS 1899 Amer. dial. - shivery sensations from dread or cold
dread n. • CREMEUR 1485 obs. - dread
dreadful adj. • AWFULSOME 1828 Sc. - awful, dreadful
dreadful adj. • CRAPPY 1928 colloq., orig. US - worthless, rubbishy; awful, dreadful
dreadful adj. • FUNEST 1636 rare - causing death or evil; fatal., disastrous; dreadful
dreadful adj. • FUNESTOUS 1641 obs. - causing death or evil; fatal, disastrous; dreadful
dream n. • CANDY STORE 1990s US sl. - a place where wide-eyed dreams are a or may be fulfilled
dream n. • SWEVEN c897 obs. - a dream, a vision
dream n. • SWEVENING c1275 obs. - dreaming; a dream
dream vb. • SWEVEN c1000 obs. - to dream
dreamer person • MOPUS 1755 Eng. dial. - a dreamer
dreamy adj. • LOTOPHAGOUS 1855 - idle, indolent, dreamy
dreamy person • MOPY 1870 Sc. - a dull, listless, dreamy person; one not over-bright in intellect
dress n. • FURNITURE 1566 obs. - apparel, dress, outfit, personal belongings
dress up vb. • TIZ UP 1930s Aust. sl. - to dress up
dress up vb. • TIZZY (UP) 1960s Aust. sl. - to titivate, to dress up in one's finery
dress up vb•. PRIG 1845 US obs. - to dress up; to preen
dress vb. • POODLE 1962 - to overdress
dress vb. • POON 1943 Aust. sl. - to dress up, esp. flashily
dress vb. • SHEIK UP vb. 1924 - to smarten or dress oneself up (US sl.)
dress vb. • SPRUG 1622 obs. - to smarten a person up; to dress smartly or attractively
dressed adj. • ASSORTED 1903 Sc. - dressed, attired
dressed adj. • CLEAN 1967 African-American - dressed up, well-dressed
dressed adj. • CLEANED 1967 African-American - dressed up, well-dressed
dressed adj. • GASH 1785 Sc. - neatly dressed, respectable; well-prepared
dressed adj. • MOMBLED Bk1905 Eng. dial. - dressed up awkwardly and ridiculously
dressed adj. • PONCED-UP 1970 sl., derogatory - made overly elaborate, fancy, or effeminate; dressed up ostentatiously
dressed adj. • POOFED-UP 1964 sl., chiefly derogatory - dressed in an affected or effeminate manner
dressed adj. • PRESSED 1950s African-American sl. - very well dressed
dressed adj. • PRESSED 1971 African-American - well-dressed
dressed adj. • PRESSED TO THE MAX 1980s sl. - very well-dressed, very smart
dressed adj. • PRIMPED 1625 - elaborately dressed or made up; fussily neat or smart; affected; vain
dressed adj. • SHEIKED OUT adj. 1928 - dressed in a rakish style (sl., orig. US)
dressed adj. • SMART AS A CARROT HALF-SCRAPED Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be gaily dressed
dressed adj. • SPIFFED OUT 1877 US sl. - fancily and formally dressed
dressed adj. • SPRINK 1602 obs. rare - smart, well-dressed
dressed adj. • TIZZY 1930s Aust. sl. - showily or flashily overdressed
dressed person • CIRCUS HORSE 1965 Amer. dial. - a woman who overdresses
dressed person • FADE 1997 US college sl. - a badly dressed person
dressed person • FANCY PANTS 1941 sl. - an overdressed man, erring towards the effeminate in this preoccupation
dressed person • NIB L19 sl. - a smartly dressed young man
dressed person • NICE JOINT L19 sl. - an attractive, if over-made-up and overdressed young woman
dressed vb. • PREP  • PREP OUT to get dressed up, esp. overdressed, or elaborately made up
dressed vb. • PREP OUT 1980s US students' sl. - to get dressed up, esp. overdressed, or elaborately made up
dresser n. • COMMODE 1845 Amer. dial. - a dresser, a chest of drawers
dressing n. • JUST-RAPED LOOK 1980s sl. - a sluttish, provocative style of dressing; said of a woman
dressmaker person • SHEPSTER n. 1377 - a female who cuts out material; a dressmaker (obs. exc. Eng. dial.)

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