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AHEAD - adverbs
• AN-END in the direction of the length; directly ahead ...1601 chiefly nautical
• TOFORE † of motion: in advance, ahead, before ...c1330
AID, AIDING - adjectives
• ADJUTORIOUS †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
• ADJUTORY † helping, giving aid ...1612
• ADJUVABLE †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
• ADJUVANT. assisting, aiding, helpful ...a1614
• ADMINICULAR helpful, giving aid ...1676
• ADMINICULARY † helpful, giving aid ...1818
• AIDANT giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting ...1483
• OPIFEROUS †* bringing help or aid or assistance ...1656
aid, aiding - prepositions
• ATOWARDS in aid of, in contribution to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
aid, aiding - nouns
• ADMINICLE anything that aids, helps, or supports ...a1556
• ADVOCATION † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
• AIDANCE assistance, aid, means of help, support ...1593
• FAVOUR † aid, support, furtherance ...c1400
• FURTHERANCE the act of helping forward; advancement, aid, assistance ...c1440
• HAND help; aid ...1960 Amer. sl.
• LOGGING the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOG-ROLLING the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• OPITULATION † the act of giving help or aid, assistance ...1597
• SISTENCE †* aid, help ...a1513
• SUBSIDIUM a help, aid, subsidy ...1640
• SUBSIDY † help, aid, assistance ...1387 obs. or arch.
• SUCCURRANCE † succour, aid, help, assistance ...c1450
• SUFFRAGAN † of things: a help, aid ...1644
• SUFFRAGE † help, support, assistance, aid ...c1460 obs.
aid, aiding - person (includes AIDE)
• ADJOINT † a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
• AIDANT * a helper, aide, assistant ...1475
• LOG-ROLLER a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
• MAINTAINER † one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper ...c1330
• OPITULATOR † a helper, an aider ...1624
• SUCCOURER † one who or that which aids or assists ...1440
• SUFFRAGE † one who helps or aids ...c1480
aid, aiding - verbs
• ADJUVATE † to assist, to aid ...1599
• AUXILIATE † to help, to aid, to assist ...1656
• BEAR A BOB to aid, to assist ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BEET † to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FILSTEN † to help, to aid, to further ...a1200
• GIVE A HEAD to aid or assist ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HELP A (LAME) DOG OVER A STILE to come to the aid of someone in need ...1546
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
• JUVATE †* to help, to aid ...1708
• LOG-ROLL to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
• OPITULATE † to aid, to assist, to help ...1597
• SUBAID †* to give secret aid to ...1597
• VAIL † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
AIDS - adjectives
• SICK infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
AIDS - nouns
• ACE OF SPADES AIDS ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BIG A, THE the disease AIDS ...1986 US sl.
• HIGH FIVE HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
• MUSTARD AIDS ...1996 US sl.
• PACKAGE AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• SLIM-FAST DIET HIV or AIDS ...2002 US sl.
AIDS - person
• HIVER (derogatory) a person with AIDS ...1980s sl.
AIL - verbs
• ELD † to ail ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD to feel poorly, to ail ...Bk1942 US sl.
• GRUNT to be ill or ailing, to be unwell ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LINGER to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LINGER ON to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ORP to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
• TEIL † to ail, to be amiss ...1821 Eng. dial.
• YEELDE † to ail ...c1489
AILED - adjectives
• AILDED ailed ...1845 Amer. dial.
AILING - adjectives
• ADDLE ailing, unwell ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AILDY † ailing, poorly ...1697 Eng. dial.
• BADLINS out of health, poorly, ailing ...1932 Sc.
• BADLY ill; in a state of ill health, ailing ...1787 Sc.
• CAILING ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CRAWLY-MAWLY in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• CROOK ill, ailing, out of sorts; injured, disabled ...1916 Aust. & NZ
• DOWN ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HILDING ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HEARTY ailing, delicate ...1746 Eng. dial.
• KIDLING physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEEKING ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF (OF) THE HOOKS shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OOLIE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
• OOLIE-LIKE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
• OORIT cold, shivering, hunched up with cold or discomfort; tired-looking or ailing-looking, weak, puny, wearied, in poor spirits, miserable, dejected ...1869 Sc.
• PACHETTY weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALCHED half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PALCHY half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• QUEECHY ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble ...1859 Eng. dial.
• SILLY weakly, feeble, sickly, ailing ...a1585 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNHEARTSOME slightly ailing, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
• UNHEARTY ailing somewhat, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
AILMENT - adjectives
• BRASHY indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Scot. & Amer. dial.
• SAIR of an ailment: grievous, oppressive ...1808 Scot.
ailment - nouns
• ACHAQUE † habitual indisposition, ailment ...1646
• AIL an illness, ailment, or complaint ...1750 Eng. dial.
• AILING sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• EPIZOOTIC a human illness or ailment ...c1883 Amer. dial.
• HIGULCION FLIPS an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNICK-UP an indefinable illness, not easily cured; a slight ailment ...1830 Eng. dial.
AIM - adjectives
• SINGLE-MINDED. having but one aim or purpose ...1860
aim - nouns
• ARCH an aim ...Bk1898 Scot.
• BENT † that towards which an action, etc. is directed; aim, purpose, intention ...1579
• BOSS-SHOT a bad shot or aim ...1890 sl.
• CAST † device, purpose, design, aim ...c1325
• DART a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
• ETTLE an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
• LEVEL † aim, purpose, design ...a1592
• MINT an aim, attempt at, effort, endeavour ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFFER † an attempt at doing something, or a show of this; the act of aiming at something, an aim ...1581 now rare or obs.
• SINGULARITY †* singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
• UMTION an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIZZY an aim with a weapon ...1720 Sc.
aim - verbs
• ADDRESS † to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
• AFFECT † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
• ART to tend towards, to aim at ...Bk1898 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEND † to aim a blow, weapon, etc. ...1530
• DRAW A BEAD UPON to take aim at ...1841
• ECCLE, ECKLE to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE to aim, to take aim at ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HACK AFTER † to aim at, to strive for ...1393
• HEAVE AT † to aim at, to strive after ...1535
• MARK † to aim, to intend to do something ...a1400 Scot.
• OFFER AT to make an attempt at; to aim at ...1847 Sc.
• POP to throw or shoot a missile; to aim or impel an object ...1827 Sc.
• SUIT † to aim at; to seek to obtain ...1559-60 Scot.
• TAKE A VIZZY to aim with a weapon ...1801 Sc.
• VIZZY to take aim with a gun, bow, or other weapon ...1817 Sc.
• WALD to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
aim - phrases
• CAN'T HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN cannot aim something accurately ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN said of someone with poor aim ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
AIMED - adjectives
• BENT † levelled or aimed as a weapon; braced or wound up for action; crouched for a spring ...c1330
AIMING - nouns
• AFFECTATION † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
AIMLESS - adjectives
• PAIDLING toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
• PALMERING aimless, vagrant, idle ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PANDERING trifling, aimless ...a1850 Sc.
• PATTERIN' walking or working aimlessly, trifling, pottering ...1828 Sc.
• PAUPING † aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering ...1813 Sc.
• THAVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
• THIEVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Scot.
aimless - person
• GADLING an idler, a loiterer; an idle, aimless person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-AROUND - an aimless person, an idler, a loafer, a loiterer ...1929 sl.
• HANGER-AROUND - an aimless person, a loiterer ...1889 sl.
aimless - verbs
• ARSLE, ASSLE to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• AUGER (AROUND) to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BROGUE to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BUGALUG to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CRAP AROUND to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
• EYEBALL to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FANNY ABOUT to be indecisive or fussy; to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
• FANNY AROUND to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
• FART ABOUT to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1910s sl.
• FART AROUND to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1931 sl.
• FRIBBLE in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle ...1640
• GAMMOCK to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly ...1863 Eng. dial.
• GANNER to wander about aimlessly or in the foolish-looking manner of a gander ...822 Sc.
• GOGGLE to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HACK OFF to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• JELLY (AROUND) to go about aimlessly, with nothing to do ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOP ABOUT to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LOP AROUND to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOP ROUND to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
• MADDLE ALONG to stagger; to move aimlessly about, to potter ...Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER to wander about in a confused, aimless, or melancholy fashion ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MAZLE to wander aimlessly about; to trifle; to do anything unskilfully ...1747 Eng. dial.
• MEDDLE AROUND to fool around; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL ALONG to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOG to move slowly or aimlessly; to trudge; to go ...1890 Amer. sl.
• MOG ALONG to walk, to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly; to depart ...1890 Amer. dial.
• MOGLE to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY ABOUT to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1889
• MONKEY AROUND to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1884 Amer. colloq.
• MUCK ABOUT to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
• MUCK AROUND to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
• MULL to proceed in a lazy or aimless manner; to dawdle, to loaf; to move sluggishly ...1879 Amer. dial.
• PALLALL to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc.
• PISS ABOUT to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY BLEEDERS to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY Bs to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY BUGGERS to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• POLE to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...1892 Amer. dial.
• POLE IT to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...a1975 Amer. dial.
• REEL-RALL to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Scot.
• ROAM AROUND LIKE A LOST SHEEP to wander aimlessly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• SAIG to dawdle; to walk in a slow, aimless manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAFFLE to move aimlessly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• VAGE to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to gad about ...1701 Sc.
AIMLESSLY - adverbs
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Scot.
AIMLESSNESS - nouns
• PANDERING aimlessness, idling ...1884 Sc.
AIR - adjectives
• AEREOUS † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERICAL †* aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial ...1660
• AERIOUS † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERY * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
• AIRSOME † placed high in the air, lofty; also, of the nature of air ...1584
• AIR-STIRRING causing air to be put in motion ...Bk1885 (076 Progressive Dict.)
• BALMY of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
• BENAUT of the atmosphere: close, oppressive, moist and warm ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CALLER of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAT * of air, mist, etc.: charged with moisture or odours ...1659
• QUICK * of air or light: sharp, piercing ...1608
• RACY of the air: pure, exhilarating ...1838
• SUBDIAL †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
• ULIGINOUS †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
air - adverbs
• AFFECTEDLY † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
air - nouns
• AERATION †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
• AEROPHOBIA the dread of air ...1775
• AEROPHOBY the dread of air ...1775
• AIR ROCK a disturbance of the air ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLORE the air ...c1614 arch.
• ELEMENT the sky, atmosphere, air, heavens; weather ...1785 Scot. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GUTTER-HOTEL the open air ...c1870 tramps' sl.
• HANT'S BREATH 1. a current of warm air felt out of doors in the evening ...1954 Amer. dial.
2. an ill-smelling current of air ...1988 Amer. dial.
• HEAT BLANKET a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• INDRAUGHT suction of air ...1820 Scot.
• MIRR a vibration, tremor; the waving of the air upon a very hot day ...1899 Sc.
• NIM steam, vapour, warm air ...1911 Sc.
• OEL warm vapour; a current of warm air ...1899 Sc.
• OZONE air ...1907 Amer. sl.
• VENTILATION † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
• WAFF a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAG OF AIR a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Scot.
air - verbs
• VENT † to supply with fresh air; to ventilate ...1601
AIR-CONDITIONED - adjectives
• REFRIGERATED air-conditioned ...1998 Amer. dial.
AIR CONDITIONER - nouns
• DESERT COOLER air conditioner using evaporating water as cooling agent ...1976 Amer. dial.
AIR CONDITIONING - nouns
• REFRIGERATED AIR air conditioning ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REFRIGERATION air conditioning ...1998 Amer. dial.
AIRCRAFT - adjectives
• AERODROMIC pert. to flying-machines ...1896
• COCKED of a combat aircraft: ready for takeoff; on fifteen-minute alert ...1955 US Air Force sl.
• DEAD-STICK of landing an aircraft: without engine function ...1999 US sl.
• HOT of an airplane: designed so as to land at high speed ...1944 Amer. sl.
• WRITTEN OFF of aircraft: damaged, esp. crashed, beyond repair; of a person: killed, esp. through carelessness ...c1930 Royal Air Force
aircraft - adverbs
• DEADHEAD of a cab, aeroplane, etc.: being driven without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
aircraft - nouns
• AARDVARK a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly ...1963 US sl. Vietnam War usage
• AEROBATICS revolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display ...1917
• AERODROMICS the art of constructing and using flying-machines ...1891
• AIR CIRCUS a squadron of aeroplanes; an aerial display ...1907
• AIR GOOSE amphibian airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR LIZZIE an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR RAGE aggressive or violent behaviour by a passenger on board on aircraft ...1996
• AIR-SUCKER a jet aircraft ...1964 US aviation sl.
• AIR TRUCK an aircraft used to transport cargo ...1927
• ALUMINIUM COW a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft ...1950 Can. sl.
• ALUMINUM OVERCAST any very large multi-engined aircraft ...1961 US Air Force usage
• AVIATOR † a flying-machine ...1891
• AVIETTE an engineless aeroplane or glider ...1912
• AVION a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane ...1898
• BACK-DOOR the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
• BAG OF BONES a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
• BANDIT an enemy aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG A an Atlas ICBM ...1959 US Air Force usage
• BIG-ASS BIRD a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1961 US aviation usage
• BIG-ASSED BIRD a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1965 US aviation usage
• BIG BUS a large airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG FRIEND a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG JEEP a large bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG SHIP a large airplane; a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIRD an airplane ...1950s Amer. sl.
• BLASTER a jet plane ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BUFFALO the CV-7, a military transport aircraft built by DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada ...1991 US sl.
• BUGSMASHER a Beech C-47 Expeditor, a military transport plane used from World War II until early in the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• BUS an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1913 colloq.
• BUTT-END CHARLIE the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
• BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
• BUZZARD an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
• CAB the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
• CAN a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CAN OPENER an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CHINESE LANDING a plane landing with one wing low ...20C US sl.
• CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
• CLOUD KISSING touching the clouds in an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOUD WAGON an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRATE 1. a military aircraft ...Amer. World War I sl.
2. an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
• DAFFY † a Defiant fighter aircraft ...1941 sl.
• DAK a Douglas DC-3 Dakota transport aircraft ...1943 services' sl.
• DAWN HOPPER an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
• DEATH SPIRAL a downward spiral of an aeroplane from which recovery is nearly impossible and as a result of which impact with the ground is inevitable ...1990 US sl.
• DEBRIEFING an after-flight hotel party attended by a flight crew and flight attendants ...2002 US sl.
• EDSEL the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• EGG CRATE an old car or aeroplane ...1920s US sl.
• FAN an aircraft propeller ...c1916 Royal Air Force usage
• FAST BIRD in Vietnam: a high-speed attack jet aircraft ...1991 US sl.
• FAST MOVER in Vietnam: a jet aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• FAT ALBERT an exceptionally large aircraft, esp. a Boeing 737, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, or a Lockheed C-130 Hercules ...1994 US sl.
• FLAMER an aircraft coming down in flames ...1916 Royal Air Force usage
• FLAMING COFFIN 1. a DH-4 bomber aircraft ...1919 US sl.
2. an airplane falling in flames ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FLATTOP an aircraft carrier ...US colloq.
• FLIP a short flight in an aircraft; also, a trip in another form of conveyance; a quick tour on foot ...1914 colloq.
• FLY-CATCHER a fast aeroplane, officially a 'fleet-fighter' ...1915 military esp. airmen's usage
• FLYING BEDSTEAD an early, lumbering, but comparatively stable and steady airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLYING BLOWTORCH a jet fighter airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLYING COFFIN a glider or airplane ...WW II US Air Force & paratrooper use
• FLYING EDSEL the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• FLYING FISH an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GAGGLE a formation of several military aircraft flying in the same mission ...1942 US sl.
• GALLOPING GOOSE a train, car, or plane that runs badly ...1910s US sl.
• GLASS CHIN a window built in the area immediately below and slightly behind the nose of a bomber ...1988 US sl.
• GOOD CHUTE a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a downed US aircraft ...1990 US sl.
• GROUNDHOG in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
• GROUND-POUNDER an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
• GUN BUS a gun-carrying aeroplane ...1919 Air Force sl.
• GYROPTER a rotary-wing aircraft ...1908
• HACK an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
• HOLLYWOOD GLIDER the B-17 Flying Fortress ...1946 US sl.
• HOT CRATE a fast airplane ...1943 Amer. sl.
• KITE an aircraft ...Royal Air Force sl.
• LAME DUCK a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft ...1876 US
• LEAPING HEAP. a Harrier aircraft ...2002 UK Royal Air Force sl.
• LIGHTNING ROD a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
• LITTLE FRIEND a fighter plane ...1944 US sl.
• MECHANICAL COW an airplane that is clumsy in the air ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MONGOOSE a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike fighter, as modified for advanced combat training ...1987 Amer. military aviation usage
• MOONSHINE - an aircraft used for dropping magnesium-based flares to illuminate the ground at night ...1990 US sl.
• OBSERVATORY the astrodome of an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage
• OIL BURNER a jet plane that uses kerosene-based fuel ...1955 Amer. military sl.
• PEA-SHOOTER a fighter pilot or plane ...World War II US Army & Air Force usage
• PUDDLE-JUMPER 1. a light plane, esp. one travelling only short distances or making many stops ...1930s sl.
2. a small communications aircraft ...1942 RAF usage
• QUICK-TURN BURN the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter jet in less than five minutes ...1991 US sl.
• QUIRK a type of slow, steady aeroplane used to train pilots ...1917 Royal Air Force sl.
• RANCH HAND a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle ...1969 US sl.
• SARDINE-TIN a torpedo-carrying aircraft ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
• SMOKY JOE a military aircraft that marks targets for bomber aircraft with smoke bombs ...1946 US sl.
• SPAD an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
• SQUAWK an identification signal, enabling an aircraft's position to be located by radar ...1956 sl., orig. US
• TROJAN an AT-28 aircraft, used as a ground-attack aircraft and then a fighter bomber in the Vietnam war ...1985 US sl.
• WRITE-OFF a completely wrecked aircraft ...1914 Royal Flying Corps usage
• YAK during the Korean war: an enemy aircraft ...1991 US sl.
aircraft - nouns - aircraft parts
• BROOMSTICK the control lever of an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DOGBONE the weapon panel in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom aircraft ...1984 US sl.
• DUSTBIN the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage ...1934 Brit. sl.
• GUN the throttle of a car, airplane, etc. ...1900s Amer. sl.
• JUG a cylinder in an aeroplane engine ...1963 US sl.
• MOTHER-IN-LAW SEAT the back seat of a two-seat airplane ...1961 Amer. aviation usage jocular
• OFFICE the cockpit of an airplane ...1917 aviators' sl.
• PIPSQUEAK a radio transmitter used to establish an aircraft's position ...1943 Brit. sl.
• POLE an aircraft's control column ...1981 UK sl.
• SIM an aircraft cockpit simulator ...L20 Royal Air Force usage
• SPEELKEN, SPELLKEN a cockpit ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
aircraft - person (also see PILOT)
• AIR HOG a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others' convenience ...1907
• AIRWOMAN a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank ...1910
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER - a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BATS a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier ...1962 UK sl.
• BATSMAN - a man who signals an aircraft with a pair of bats ...1943
• BIRD-WATCHER - an airplane enthusiast ...1983 US sl.
• COW PILOT - a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD a pilot, flight attendant, etc., travelling on a plane as a passenger ...20C Aust. sl.
• GALLEY QUEEN - a flight attendant who shirks her duties by staying in the galley out of sight ...Bk1997 airline sl.
• GEESE - passengers ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
• HANGAR PILOT - a nonaviator or a poor aviator who talks knowingly about flying ...1941 US sl.
• HANGAR RAT - an airplane mechanic or other person who frequents an airplane hangar ...1954 US sl.
• HAVANA RIDER - a passenger who seeks to take control of an airliner in flight ...1983 Amer. airline usage
• HAWK - a passenger who causes trouble ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
• HOSTIE an air hostess ...1960 Aust. sl.
• OWNER, THE the captain of a ship, and also of an aircraft ...1903 sl.
• STEW - a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
aircraft - verbs
• AUGER IN of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land ...1944 US military sl.
• BUST ONE'S ASS to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BUY A FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY A PLOT of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY THE FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY THE SHOP of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUZZ to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
• CONK OUT of an aircraft engine during flight: to stop working suddenly ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRAB of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
• CRACK to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUT THE GUN to turn off the motor of an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD to drive a cab, aeroplane, etc. without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
• DEAD-STICK to land an aircraft without engine function ...1962 US sl.
• DITCH to land one's aircraft in the sea ...1940s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
• FLY LIKE A BRICK-BUILT SHITHOUSE of an aircraft: to fly awkwardly; to be difficult to pilot ...1950s airmen's usage
• MUSH of an aeroplane: to run out of airspeed ...1935 US sl.
• NEEDLE to apply maximum power or acceleration to a vehicle or plane ...1950s US sl.
• PACK UP of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
• PUKE while on a combat air mission: to separate from formation while under attack ...1986 US sl.
• PULL A PINT to operate the controls of an aircraft; to do a pilot's work ...c1930 RAF usage
• PUNCH OUT to bail out, to eject from an aircraft
• TRAP to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier ...1991 US sl.
• WRAP UP to crash-land an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force
• YANK AND BANK to execute a turn in a fighter plane ...1986 US sl.
aircraft - phrases
• KISSING THE EARTH said of an airplane standing on its nose after a crash ...Amer. World War I sl.
AIRCRAFT CARRIER - nouns
• BIRDBOAT an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COVERED WAGON an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
aircraft carrier - person
• AIREDALE an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ASBESTOS JOE an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier ...1943 US Navy sl.
AIRFIELD - nouns
• EAGLES' NEST an airfield ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR FORCE - see SERVICES
AIRLINE - nouns
• PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PANDEMONIUM WORLD SCAREWAYS a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PASSENGERS ALWAYS NEGLECTED AT MEALTIMES a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
airline - person
• COW PILOT a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEW a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
AIRPORT - nouns
• APRON the tarmac surround of a hangar ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
• GATNICK London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
• GO-NO-GO the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must decide whether to abort or take-off or to take off ...1963 US sl.
• MADHOUSE an air-traffic control tower ...1944 Amer. Aviation usage
• THIEF ROW London Heathrow airport ...1999 UK sl.
airport - person
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
• KIWI a non-flying member of an airfield staff ...colloq.
• REDCAP a porter at an airport station ...US & Can.
• WANDER - any security enforcer who waves metal-detecting wands over others; commonly applied to airport security personnel ...Bk2004 US armed forces sl.
airport - verbs
• FALL ON ONE'S ASS of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
AIR RAID - nouns
• HELTER-SKELTER an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.
air raid - person
• GOOFERS persons who do not take shelter during air raids, but remain outdoors to watch ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
AIRS - adjectives
• AFFECTATE † of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
• AFFECTATED † assuming artificial airs ...1580
• AIRIFIED made airy; flimsy; pretentious, affectedly superior, given to assuming airs ...1837
• AIRISH inclined to put on airs ...1943 Amer. dial.
• AIRY * assuming airs; making lofty pretensions ...1606
• AIRYFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• FALUTIN putting on airs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FANCY highfalutin, pretentious, putting on airs ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FANDANGEE overdressed or otherwise assuming an air of superiority ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• FEISTY, FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GAINTERING having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUSSY putting on airs ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HANKY said of a woman who puts on a lot of airs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HOIT-A-POIT assuming airs of importance unsuitable to years or action; presuming, forward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LADYFIED affecting the airs of a fashionable lady ...E17 sl.
• ONTAKING assuming, taking airs upon oneself ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PENSIFUL proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Scot.
• PENSY † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Scot. & Eng. dial.
• STUCK-UP conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
airs - nouns
• ANTRIMS airs, whims, caprices, with an implication of temper; tantrums ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FLAMIGIGS airs and graces; affectations ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGAGS airs, affectations, love-making ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIDDY-NODDIES a contemptuous name for assumed airs or fine or showy manners, as shown by the movement of the head ...B1900 Scot.
• ONTACK a bustle, a fuss, a stir, a to-do; airs and affectations, assumption ...1900 Sc.
• TANTRUM affected airs, palavers ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
airs - person
• ARNCHY a person who puts on airs ...1926 Amer. dial. Black usage
• BIGGITY a man inclined to be independent, consequential, assuming, or who is giving himself airs ...Bk1892 US Black usage
• BIGNADUO a boaster, a bumptious person, a show-off, one who puts on airs ...1943 W. Indies
• FANCY PANTS someone who puts on airs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FINNICKS one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLISKMAHOY a giddy, ostentatious person; a flighty girl; a giddy, gawky girl; a woman who gives herself airs ...1816 Scot.
• GADDERMAN a boy who puts on the airs of a man ...1890 Ireland
• GAINTERER † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a vulgar man who puts on airs; a parvenu ... c1855 chiefly Scot. colloq.
• HALF-STRAINER a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1887 Amer. dial.
• HALF-WAY STRAINER a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-SNUFF † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• MISS ASTOR, MRS. ASTOR a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAVIE a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
• PEEVEE a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Scot.
• PUT-ON one who affects airs ...E18 sl.
• SILVERTAIL an affected person; one who puts on airs and graces; a social climber ...1942 sl.
• TIP-TOE NANCY an affected girl putting on airs ...1900 Amer. dial.
airs - verbs
• AFFECT †* to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
• BE ALL MAN AND SHIRT to put on consequential airs; to be proud ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BIGGEN to give oneself airs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CUT DIDOES to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT DINGDOES to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FRIMICATE to give oneself airs; to be affected ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAINTER † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
• GANDER to stretch the neck like a gander; to stand gazing, to look foolish; to use conceited airs and gestures ...1822 Sc.
• KICK UP SHINES to be proud, to put on airs ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LAY ON JAM to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
• MAKE IT GOODLY † to give oneself airs ...1611
• MISKEN to assume airs of superiority ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE said of a person affecting airs of superiority, or behaving pretentiously or arrogantly; to be overbearing or oppressive; to be proud; to take offense ...1871
• PILE ON DOG to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PILE ON LUGS to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
• PUT ON to affect airs ...E18 sl.
• PUT ON JAM to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
• PUT ON LUGS to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
• PUT ON PARTS to give oneself airs ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PUT ON SIDE to give oneself airs ...1878 sl.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
• PUT UP to affect airs ...E18 sl.
• SCAWT to boast, to give oneself airs; to walk arrogantly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SIDE to act in a pretentious manner, to put on airs ...1910s sl.
• SWAMP to put on airs; to show off ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SWAY ALL TOP ROPES to give oneself airs ...L19 sl.
• TAKE † to take too much upon one; to behave presumptuously or haughtily, to assume airs ...c1470
• TAKE ON to assume airs; to behave proudly or haughtily; to presume; to take liberties ...1668
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to have an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself; to be conceited; to put on airs ...c1947 US sl.
AIRSHIP - person
• MOTOR-MATE - * a person who attends to the motor of an airship ...1928
AISLE - nouns
• AILE † an aisle ...1398
• ALURE † an aisle ...c1325
• ILING † an aisle ...1456-7
• PASS the passage between the pews in a church, an aisle ...1871 Sc.
• YELDE † aisle ...1527
• YELE † aisle ...1498
• YELL † aisle ...1503-4
AJAR - adverbs
• AGEE, AJEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• A-SAM † of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHARD of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHORE of a door: ajar, half-open ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SAM-OPE of a door: half open, ajar ...1777 Eng. dial.
AKIMBO - verbs
• MAKE THE POT WITH THE TWO EARS † to set the arms akimbo ...1675
AKIN - adjectives
• AIM nearly akin, related ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AN-END in the direction of the length; directly ahead ...1601 chiefly nautical
• TOFORE † of motion: in advance, ahead, before ...c1330
AID, AIDING - adjectives
• ADJUTORIOUS †* helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
• ADJUTORY † helping, giving aid ...1612
• ADJUVABLE †* helpful, giving aid ...1599
• ADJUVANT. assisting, aiding, helpful ...a1614
• ADMINICULAR helpful, giving aid ...1676
• ADMINICULARY † helpful, giving aid ...1818
• AIDANT giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting ...1483
• OPIFEROUS †* bringing help or aid or assistance ...1656
aid, aiding - prepositions
• ATOWARDS in aid of, in contribution to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
aid, aiding - nouns
• ADMINICLE anything that aids, helps, or supports ...a1556
• ADVOCATION † the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
• AIDANCE assistance, aid, means of help, support ...1593
• FAVOUR † aid, support, furtherance ...c1400
• FURTHERANCE the act of helping forward; advancement, aid, assistance ...c1440
• HAND help; aid ...1960 Amer. sl.
• LOGGING the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOG-ROLLING the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• OPITULATION † the act of giving help or aid, assistance ...1597
• SISTENCE †* aid, help ...a1513
• SUBSIDIUM a help, aid, subsidy ...1640
• SUBSIDY † help, aid, assistance ...1387 obs. or arch.
• SUCCURRANCE † succour, aid, help, assistance ...c1450
• SUFFRAGAN † of things: a help, aid ...1644
• SUFFRAGE † help, support, assistance, aid ...c1460 obs.
aid, aiding - person (includes AIDE)
• ADJOINT † a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
• AIDANT * a helper, aide, assistant ...1475
• LOG-ROLLER a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
• MAINTAINER † one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper ...c1330
• OPITULATOR † a helper, an aider ...1624
• SUCCOURER † one who or that which aids or assists ...1440
• SUFFRAGE † one who helps or aids ...c1480
aid, aiding - verbs
• ADJUVATE † to assist, to aid ...1599
• AUXILIATE † to help, to aid, to assist ...1656
• BEAR A BOB to aid, to assist ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BEET † to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FILSTEN † to help, to aid, to further ...a1200
• GIVE A HEAD to aid or assist ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HELP A (LAME) DOG OVER A STILE to come to the aid of someone in need ...1546
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
• JUVATE †* to help, to aid ...1708
• LOG-ROLL to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
• OPITULATE † to aid, to assist, to help ...1597
• SUBAID †* to give secret aid to ...1597
• VAIL † to be of use, advantage, or benefit to; to aid, assist, or help ...a1300
AIDS - adjectives
• SICK infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
AIDS - nouns
• ACE OF SPADES AIDS ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BIG A, THE the disease AIDS ...1986 US sl.
• HIGH FIVE HIV, AIDS ...2000s US teen sl.
• MUSTARD AIDS ...1996 US sl.
• PACKAGE AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• SLIM-FAST DIET HIV or AIDS ...2002 US sl.
AIDS - person
• HIVER (derogatory) a person with AIDS ...1980s sl.
AIL - verbs
• ELD † to ail ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD to feel poorly, to ail ...Bk1942 US sl.
• GRUNT to be ill or ailing, to be unwell ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LINGER to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LINGER ON to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ORP to complain from ill health, to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to shrink, to shrivel ...1820 Sc.
• TEIL † to ail, to be amiss ...1821 Eng. dial.
• YEELDE † to ail ...c1489
AILED - adjectives
• AILDED ailed ...1845 Amer. dial.
AILING - adjectives
• ADDLE ailing, unwell ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AILDY † ailing, poorly ...1697 Eng. dial.
• BADLINS out of health, poorly, ailing ...1932 Sc.
• BADLY ill; in a state of ill health, ailing ...1787 Sc.
• CAILING ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CRAWLY-MAWLY in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• CROOK ill, ailing, out of sorts; injured, disabled ...1916 Aust. & NZ
• DOWN ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HILDING ailing, poorly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HEARTY ailing, delicate ...1746 Eng. dial.
• KIDLING physically weak, ailing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEEKING ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF (OF) THE HOOKS shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON THE LIFT too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OOLIE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
• OOLIE-LIKE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts ...1929 Sc.
• OORIT cold, shivering, hunched up with cold or discomfort; tired-looking or ailing-looking, weak, puny, wearied, in poor spirits, miserable, dejected ...1869 Sc.
• PACHETTY weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALCHED half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PALCHY half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• QUEECHY ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble ...1859 Eng. dial.
• SILLY weakly, feeble, sickly, ailing ...a1585 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNHEARTSOME slightly ailing, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
• UNHEARTY ailing somewhat, esp. used of the sensation of cold ...Bk1905 Scot.
AILMENT - adjectives
• BRASHY indisposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health; weak; of delicate constitution; subject to frequent ailments ...1895 Scot. & Amer. dial.
• SAIR of an ailment: grievous, oppressive ...1808 Scot.
ailment - nouns
• ACHAQUE † habitual indisposition, ailment ...1646
• AIL an illness, ailment, or complaint ...1750 Eng. dial.
• AILING sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• EPIZOOTIC a human illness or ailment ...c1883 Amer. dial.
• HIGULCION FLIPS an imaginary ailment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNICK-UP an indefinable illness, not easily cured; a slight ailment ...1830 Eng. dial.
AIM - adjectives
• SINGLE-MINDED. having but one aim or purpose ...1860
aim - nouns
• ARCH an aim ...Bk1898 Scot.
• BENT † that towards which an action, etc. is directed; aim, purpose, intention ...1579
• BOSS-SHOT a bad shot or aim ...1890 sl.
• CAST † device, purpose, design, aim ...c1325
• DART a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
• ETTLE an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
• LEVEL † aim, purpose, design ...a1592
• MINT an aim, attempt at, effort, endeavour ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFFER † an attempt at doing something, or a show of this; the act of aiming at something, an aim ...1581 now rare or obs.
• SINGULARITY †* singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
• UMTION an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VIZZY an aim with a weapon ...1720 Sc.
aim - verbs
• ADDRESS † to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
• AFFECT † to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
• ART to tend towards, to aim at ...Bk1898 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• BEND † to aim a blow, weapon, etc. ...1530
• DRAW A BEAD UPON to take aim at ...1841
• ECCLE, ECKLE to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE to aim, to take aim at ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HACK AFTER † to aim at, to strive for ...1393
• HEAVE AT † to aim at, to strive after ...1535
• MARK † to aim, to intend to do something ...a1400 Scot.
• OFFER AT to make an attempt at; to aim at ...1847 Sc.
• POP to throw or shoot a missile; to aim or impel an object ...1827 Sc.
• SUIT † to aim at; to seek to obtain ...1559-60 Scot.
• TAKE A VIZZY to aim with a weapon ...1801 Sc.
• VIZZY to take aim with a gun, bow, or other weapon ...1817 Sc.
• WALD to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
aim - phrases
• CAN'T HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN cannot aim something accurately ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COULDN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN said of someone with poor aim ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
AIMED - adjectives
• BENT † levelled or aimed as a weapon; braced or wound up for action; crouched for a spring ...c1330
AIMING - nouns
• AFFECTATION † a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
AIMLESS - adjectives
• PAIDLING toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
• PALMERING aimless, vagrant, idle ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PANDERING trifling, aimless ...a1850 Sc.
• PATTERIN' walking or working aimlessly, trifling, pottering ...1828 Sc.
• PAUPING † aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering ...1813 Sc.
• THAVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Ireland
• THIEVELESS listless, spiritless, wanting in energy or force; aimless, ineffectual, bootless ...1835 Scot.
aimless - person
• GADLING an idler, a loiterer; an idle, aimless person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-AROUND - an aimless person, an idler, a loafer, a loiterer ...1929 sl.
• HANGER-AROUND - an aimless person, a loiterer ...1889 sl.
aimless - verbs
• ARSLE, ASSLE to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• AUGER (AROUND) to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BROGUE to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BUGALUG to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CRAP AROUND to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
• EYEBALL to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FANNY ABOUT to be indecisive or fussy; to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
• FANNY AROUND to waste time; to act aimlessly ...1970s sl.
• FART ABOUT to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1910s sl.
• FART AROUND to dawdle, to mess around, to potter, to waste time in trifling activity; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1931 sl.
• FRIBBLE in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle ...1640
• GAMMOCK to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly ...1863 Eng. dial.
• GANNER to wander about aimlessly or in the foolish-looking manner of a gander ...822 Sc.
• GOGGLE to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HACK OFF to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• JELLY (AROUND) to go about aimlessly, with nothing to do ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOP ABOUT to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LOP AROUND to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOP ROUND to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
• MADDLE ALONG to stagger; to move aimlessly about, to potter ...Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER to wander about in a confused, aimless, or melancholy fashion ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MAZLE to wander aimlessly about; to trifle; to do anything unskilfully ...1747 Eng. dial.
• MEDDLE AROUND to fool around; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL ALONG to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOG to move slowly or aimlessly; to trudge; to go ...1890 Amer. sl.
• MOG ALONG to walk, to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly; to depart ...1890 Amer. dial.
• MOGLE to move, esp. slowly or aimlessly ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY ABOUT to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1889
• MONKEY AROUND to behave mischievously or aimlessly ...1884 Amer. colloq.
• MUCK ABOUT to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
• MUCK AROUND to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1856
• MULL to proceed in a lazy or aimless manner; to dawdle, to loaf; to move sluggishly ...1879 Amer. dial.
• PALLALL to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc.
• PISS ABOUT to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY BLEEDERS to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY Bs to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• PLAY SILLY BUGGERS to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1961 sl.
• POLE to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...1892 Amer. dial.
• POLE IT to move, walk, or travel, esp. in a slow, leisurely, or aimless manner; to saunter, to amble ...a1975 Amer. dial.
• REEL-RALL to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Scot.
• ROAM AROUND LIKE A LOST SHEEP to wander aimlessly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• SAIG to dawdle; to walk in a slow, aimless manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAFFLE to move aimlessly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAVER to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
• VAGE to wander about idly; to roam in an aimless way; to gad about ...1701 Sc.
AIMLESSLY - adverbs
• THIEVELESSLY feebly, weakly, aimlessly, without force or energy ...1890 Scot.
AIMLESSNESS - nouns
• PANDERING aimlessness, idling ...1884 Sc.
AIR - adjectives
• AEREOUS † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERICAL †* aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial ...1660
• AERIOUS † of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERY * airy; breezy; exposed to the air ...a1398 poetical
• AIRSOME † placed high in the air, lofty; also, of the nature of air ...1584
• AIR-STIRRING causing air to be put in motion ...Bk1885 (076 Progressive Dict.)
• BALMY of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
• BENAUT of the atmosphere: close, oppressive, moist and warm ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CALLER of air or water: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAT * of air, mist, etc.: charged with moisture or odours ...1659
• QUICK * of air or light: sharp, piercing ...1608
• RACY of the air: pure, exhilarating ...1838
• SUBDIAL †* being in the open air, or under the open sky ...1647
• ULIGINOUS †* of air: damp, moist ...1661
air - adverbs
• AFFECTEDLY † with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
air - nouns
• AERATION †* exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
• AEROPHOBIA the dread of air ...1775
• AEROPHOBY the dread of air ...1775
• AIR ROCK a disturbance of the air ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLORE the air ...c1614 arch.
• ELEMENT the sky, atmosphere, air, heavens; weather ...1785 Scot. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GUTTER-HOTEL the open air ...c1870 tramps' sl.
• HANT'S BREATH 1. a current of warm air felt out of doors in the evening ...1954 Amer. dial.
2. an ill-smelling current of air ...1988 Amer. dial.
• HEAT BLANKET a pocket of dead, superheated air ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• INDRAUGHT suction of air ...1820 Scot.
• MIRR a vibration, tremor; the waving of the air upon a very hot day ...1899 Sc.
• NIM steam, vapour, warm air ...1911 Sc.
• OEL warm vapour; a current of warm air ...1899 Sc.
• OZONE air ...1907 Amer. sl.
• VENTILATION † a stir or motion of the air; a current of air; a breeze ...1456
• WAFF a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Scot. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAG OF AIR a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Scot.
air - verbs
• VENT † to supply with fresh air; to ventilate ...1601
AIR-CONDITIONED - adjectives
• REFRIGERATED air-conditioned ...1998 Amer. dial.
AIR CONDITIONER - nouns
• DESERT COOLER air conditioner using evaporating water as cooling agent ...1976 Amer. dial.
AIR CONDITIONING - nouns
• REFRIGERATED AIR air conditioning ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REFRIGERATION air conditioning ...1998 Amer. dial.
AIRCRAFT - adjectives
• AERODROMIC pert. to flying-machines ...1896
• COCKED of a combat aircraft: ready for takeoff; on fifteen-minute alert ...1955 US Air Force sl.
• DEAD-STICK of landing an aircraft: without engine function ...1999 US sl.
• HOT of an airplane: designed so as to land at high speed ...1944 Amer. sl.
• WRITTEN OFF of aircraft: damaged, esp. crashed, beyond repair; of a person: killed, esp. through carelessness ...c1930 Royal Air Force
aircraft - adverbs
• DEADHEAD of a cab, aeroplane, etc.: being driven without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
aircraft - nouns
• AARDVARK a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly ...1963 US sl. Vietnam War usage
• AEROBATICS revolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display ...1917
• AERODROMICS the art of constructing and using flying-machines ...1891
• AIR CIRCUS a squadron of aeroplanes; an aerial display ...1907
• AIR GOOSE amphibian airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR LIZZIE an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR RAGE aggressive or violent behaviour by a passenger on board on aircraft ...1996
• AIR-SUCKER a jet aircraft ...1964 US aviation sl.
• AIR TRUCK an aircraft used to transport cargo ...1927
• ALUMINIUM COW a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft ...1950 Can. sl.
• ALUMINUM OVERCAST any very large multi-engined aircraft ...1961 US Air Force usage
• AVIATOR † a flying-machine ...1891
• AVIETTE an engineless aeroplane or glider ...1912
• AVION a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane ...1898
• BACK-DOOR the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
• BAG OF BONES a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
• BANDIT an enemy aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG A an Atlas ICBM ...1959 US Air Force usage
• BIG-ASS BIRD a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1961 US aviation usage
• BIG-ASSED BIRD a usually multi-engine airplane having very large tail surfaces; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress ...1965 US aviation usage
• BIG BUS a large airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG FRIEND a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG JEEP a large bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG SHIP a large airplane; a bomber ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIRD an airplane ...1950s Amer. sl.
• BLASTER a jet plane ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BUFFALO the CV-7, a military transport aircraft built by DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada ...1991 US sl.
• BUGSMASHER a Beech C-47 Expeditor, a military transport plane used from World War II until early in the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• BUS an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1913 colloq.
• BUTT-END CHARLIE the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
• BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
• BUZZARD an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
• CAB the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
• CAN a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CAN OPENER an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CHINESE LANDING a plane landing with one wing low ...20C US sl.
• CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
• CLOUD KISSING touching the clouds in an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOUD WAGON an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRATE 1. a military aircraft ...Amer. World War I sl.
2. an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
• DAFFY † a Defiant fighter aircraft ...1941 sl.
• DAK a Douglas DC-3 Dakota transport aircraft ...1943 services' sl.
• DAWN HOPPER an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
• DEATH SPIRAL a downward spiral of an aeroplane from which recovery is nearly impossible and as a result of which impact with the ground is inevitable ...1990 US sl.
• DEBRIEFING an after-flight hotel party attended by a flight crew and flight attendants ...2002 US sl.
• EDSEL the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• EGG CRATE an old car or aeroplane ...1920s US sl.
• FAN an aircraft propeller ...c1916 Royal Air Force usage
• FAST BIRD in Vietnam: a high-speed attack jet aircraft ...1991 US sl.
• FAST MOVER in Vietnam: a jet aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• FAT ALBERT an exceptionally large aircraft, esp. a Boeing 737, a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, or a Lockheed C-130 Hercules ...1994 US sl.
• FLAMER an aircraft coming down in flames ...1916 Royal Air Force usage
• FLAMING COFFIN 1. a DH-4 bomber aircraft ...1919 US sl.
2. an airplane falling in flames ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FLATTOP an aircraft carrier ...US colloq.
• FLIP a short flight in an aircraft; also, a trip in another form of conveyance; a quick tour on foot ...1914 colloq.
• FLY-CATCHER a fast aeroplane, officially a 'fleet-fighter' ...1915 military esp. airmen's usage
• FLYING BEDSTEAD an early, lumbering, but comparatively stable and steady airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLYING BLOWTORCH a jet fighter airplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLYING COFFIN a glider or airplane ...WW II US Air Force & paratrooper use
• FLYING EDSEL the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• FLYING FISH an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GAGGLE a formation of several military aircraft flying in the same mission ...1942 US sl.
• GALLOPING GOOSE a train, car, or plane that runs badly ...1910s US sl.
• GLASS CHIN a window built in the area immediately below and slightly behind the nose of a bomber ...1988 US sl.
• GOOD CHUTE a successful ejection of pilot and crew from a downed US aircraft ...1990 US sl.
• GROUNDHOG in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
• GROUND-POUNDER an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
• GUN BUS a gun-carrying aeroplane ...1919 Air Force sl.
• GYROPTER a rotary-wing aircraft ...1908
• HACK an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
• HOLLYWOOD GLIDER the B-17 Flying Fortress ...1946 US sl.
• HOT CRATE a fast airplane ...1943 Amer. sl.
• KITE an aircraft ...Royal Air Force sl.
• LAME DUCK a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft ...1876 US
• LEAPING HEAP. a Harrier aircraft ...2002 UK Royal Air Force sl.
• LIGHTNING ROD a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
• LITTLE FRIEND a fighter plane ...1944 US sl.
• MECHANICAL COW an airplane that is clumsy in the air ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MONGOOSE a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike fighter, as modified for advanced combat training ...1987 Amer. military aviation usage
• MOONSHINE - an aircraft used for dropping magnesium-based flares to illuminate the ground at night ...1990 US sl.
• OBSERVATORY the astrodome of an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage
• OIL BURNER a jet plane that uses kerosene-based fuel ...1955 Amer. military sl.
• PEA-SHOOTER a fighter pilot or plane ...World War II US Army & Air Force usage
• PUDDLE-JUMPER 1. a light plane, esp. one travelling only short distances or making many stops ...1930s sl.
2. a small communications aircraft ...1942 RAF usage
• QUICK-TURN BURN the refuelling and reloading of an F-18 fighter jet in less than five minutes ...1991 US sl.
• QUIRK a type of slow, steady aeroplane used to train pilots ...1917 Royal Air Force sl.
• RANCH HAND a C-123 aircraft equipped with tanks filled with defoliants used on the Vietnam jungle ...1969 US sl.
• SARDINE-TIN a torpedo-carrying aircraft ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
• SMOKY JOE a military aircraft that marks targets for bomber aircraft with smoke bombs ...1946 US sl.
• SPAD an aeroplane ...Bk1934 sl.
• SQUAWK an identification signal, enabling an aircraft's position to be located by radar ...1956 sl., orig. US
• TROJAN an AT-28 aircraft, used as a ground-attack aircraft and then a fighter bomber in the Vietnam war ...1985 US sl.
• WRITE-OFF a completely wrecked aircraft ...1914 Royal Flying Corps usage
• YAK during the Korean war: an enemy aircraft ...1991 US sl.
aircraft - nouns - aircraft parts
• BROOMSTICK the control lever of an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DOGBONE the weapon panel in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom aircraft ...1984 US sl.
• DUSTBIN the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage ...1934 Brit. sl.
• GUN the throttle of a car, airplane, etc. ...1900s Amer. sl.
• JUG a cylinder in an aeroplane engine ...1963 US sl.
• MOTHER-IN-LAW SEAT the back seat of a two-seat airplane ...1961 Amer. aviation usage jocular
• OFFICE the cockpit of an airplane ...1917 aviators' sl.
• PIPSQUEAK a radio transmitter used to establish an aircraft's position ...1943 Brit. sl.
• POLE an aircraft's control column ...1981 UK sl.
• SIM an aircraft cockpit simulator ...L20 Royal Air Force usage
• SPEELKEN, SPELLKEN a cockpit ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
aircraft - person (also see PILOT)
• AIR HOG a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others' convenience ...1907
• AIRWOMAN a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank ...1910
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER - a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BATS a deck-landing officer on an aircraft carrier ...1962 UK sl.
• BATSMAN - a man who signals an aircraft with a pair of bats ...1943
• BIRD-WATCHER - an airplane enthusiast ...1983 US sl.
• COW PILOT - a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD a pilot, flight attendant, etc., travelling on a plane as a passenger ...20C Aust. sl.
• GALLEY QUEEN - a flight attendant who shirks her duties by staying in the galley out of sight ...Bk1997 airline sl.
• GEESE - passengers ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
• HANGAR PILOT - a nonaviator or a poor aviator who talks knowingly about flying ...1941 US sl.
• HANGAR RAT - an airplane mechanic or other person who frequents an airplane hangar ...1954 US sl.
• HAVANA RIDER - a passenger who seeks to take control of an airliner in flight ...1983 Amer. airline usage
• HAWK - a passenger who causes trouble ...Bk2006 Amer. commercial airline usage
• HOSTIE an air hostess ...1960 Aust. sl.
• OWNER, THE the captain of a ship, and also of an aircraft ...1903 sl.
• STEW - a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
aircraft - verbs
• AUGER IN of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land ...1944 US military sl.
• BUST ONE'S ASS to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BUY A FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY A PLOT of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY THE FARM of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUY THE SHOP of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
• BUZZ to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
• CONK OUT of an aircraft engine during flight: to stop working suddenly ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRAB of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
• CRACK to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUT THE GUN to turn off the motor of an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD to drive a cab, aeroplane, etc. without its usual load or passengers ...1920s sl.
• DEAD-STICK to land an aircraft without engine function ...1962 US sl.
• DITCH to land one's aircraft in the sea ...1940s sl., orig. Royal Air Force
• FLY LIKE A BRICK-BUILT SHITHOUSE of an aircraft: to fly awkwardly; to be difficult to pilot ...1950s airmen's usage
• MUSH of an aeroplane: to run out of airspeed ...1935 US sl.
• NEEDLE to apply maximum power or acceleration to a vehicle or plane ...1950s US sl.
• PACK UP of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
• PUKE while on a combat air mission: to separate from formation while under attack ...1986 US sl.
• PULL A PINT to operate the controls of an aircraft; to do a pilot's work ...c1930 RAF usage
• PUNCH OUT to bail out, to eject from an aircraft
• TRAP to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier ...1991 US sl.
• WRAP UP to crash-land an aircraft ...c1938 Royal Air Force
• YANK AND BANK to execute a turn in a fighter plane ...1986 US sl.
aircraft - phrases
• KISSING THE EARTH said of an airplane standing on its nose after a crash ...Amer. World War I sl.
AIRCRAFT CARRIER - nouns
• BIRDBOAT an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COVERED WAGON an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
aircraft carrier - person
• AIREDALE an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ASBESTOS JOE an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier ...1943 US Navy sl.
AIRFIELD - nouns
• EAGLES' NEST an airfield ...World War II Amer. sl.
AIR FORCE - see SERVICES
AIRLINE - nouns
• PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PANDEMONIUM WORLD SCAREWAYS a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PASSENGERS ALWAYS NEGLECTED AT MEALTIMES a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
airline - person
• COW PILOT a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEW a female flight attendant ...1970 US sl.
AIRPORT - nouns
• APRON the tarmac surround of a hangar ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
• GATNICK London 'Gatwick' airport ...1999 UK sl.
• GO-NO-GO the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must decide whether to abort or take-off or to take off ...1963 US sl.
• MADHOUSE an air-traffic control tower ...1944 Amer. Aviation usage
• THIEF ROW London Heathrow airport ...1999 UK sl.
airport - person
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
• KIWI a non-flying member of an airfield staff ...colloq.
• REDCAP a porter at an airport station ...US & Can.
• WANDER - any security enforcer who waves metal-detecting wands over others; commonly applied to airport security personnel ...Bk2004 US armed forces sl.
airport - verbs
• FALL ON ONE'S ASS of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
AIR RAID - nouns
• HELTER-SKELTER an air-raid shelter ...1940s rhyming sl.
air raid - person
• GOOFERS persons who do not take shelter during air raids, but remain outdoors to watch ...Bk1947 US Army sl.
AIRS - adjectives
• AFFECTATE † of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
• AFFECTATED † assuming artificial airs ...1580
• AIRIFIED made airy; flimsy; pretentious, affectedly superior, given to assuming airs ...1837
• AIRISH inclined to put on airs ...1943 Amer. dial.
• AIRY * assuming airs; making lofty pretensions ...1606
• AIRYFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• FALUTIN putting on airs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FANCY highfalutin, pretentious, putting on airs ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FANDANGEE overdressed or otherwise assuming an air of superiority ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• FEISTY, FICETY acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GAINTERING having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUSSY putting on airs ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HANKY said of a woman who puts on a lot of airs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HOIT-A-POIT assuming airs of importance unsuitable to years or action; presuming, forward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LADYFIED affecting the airs of a fashionable lady ...E17 sl.
• ONTAKING assuming, taking airs upon oneself ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PENSIFUL proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Scot.
• PENSY † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Scot. & Eng. dial.
• STUCK-UP conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
airs - nouns
• ANTRIMS airs, whims, caprices, with an implication of temper; tantrums ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FLAMIGIGS airs and graces; affectations ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGAGS airs, affectations, love-making ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIDDY-NODDIES a contemptuous name for assumed airs or fine or showy manners, as shown by the movement of the head ...B1900 Scot.
• ONTACK a bustle, a fuss, a stir, a to-do; airs and affectations, assumption ...1900 Sc.
• TANTRUM affected airs, palavers ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
airs - person
• ARNCHY a person who puts on airs ...1926 Amer. dial. Black usage
• BIGGITY a man inclined to be independent, consequential, assuming, or who is giving himself airs ...Bk1892 US Black usage
• BIGNADUO a boaster, a bumptious person, a show-off, one who puts on airs ...1943 W. Indies
• FANCY PANTS someone who puts on airs ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FINNICKS one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLISKMAHOY a giddy, ostentatious person; a flighty girl; a giddy, gawky girl; a woman who gives herself airs ...1816 Scot.
• GADDERMAN a boy who puts on the airs of a man ...1890 Ireland
• GAINTERER † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a vulgar man who puts on airs; a parvenu ... c1855 chiefly Scot. colloq.
• HALF-STRAINER a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1887 Amer. dial.
• HALF-WAY STRAINER a social climber; one who tries to live above one's true station; one who puts on airs, and tries to associate with his superiors ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-SNUFF † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• JACKANAPES a ridiculous upstart; a pert, impertinent, or conceited fellow who assumes ridiculous airs; a coxcomb, a fop ...c1555
• MISS ASTOR, MRS. ASTOR a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAVIE a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
• PEEVEE a frivolous, giddy person - one who loves display - a show-off - one who puts on airs ...a1850 Sc.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Scot.
• PUT-ON one who affects airs ...E18 sl.
• SILVERTAIL an affected person; one who puts on airs and graces; a social climber ...1942 sl.
• TIP-TOE NANCY an affected girl putting on airs ...1900 Amer. dial.
airs - verbs
• AFFECT †* to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
• BE ALL MAN AND SHIRT to put on consequential airs; to be proud ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BIGGEN to give oneself airs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CUT DIDOES to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT DINGDOES to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FRIMICATE to give oneself airs; to be affected ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAINTER † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
• GANDER to stretch the neck like a gander; to stand gazing, to look foolish; to use conceited airs and gestures ...1822 Sc.
• KICK UP SHINES to be proud, to put on airs ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LAY ON JAM to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
• MAKE IT GOODLY † to give oneself airs ...1611
• MISKEN to assume airs of superiority ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOUNT THE HIGH HORSE said of a person affecting airs of superiority, or behaving pretentiously or arrogantly; to be overbearing or oppressive; to be proud; to take offense ...1871
• PILE ON DOG to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PILE ON LUGS to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
• PUT ON to affect airs ...E18 sl.
• PUT ON JAM to give oneself airs ...1882 Aust. sl.
• PUT ON LUGS to put on airs ...1889 US sl.
• PUT ON PARTS to give oneself airs ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PUT ON SIDE to give oneself airs ...1878 sl.
• PUT ON THE DOG to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner; to show off; to put on airs; to something energetically or noisily ...1865 sl., orig. US
• PUT UP to affect airs ...E18 sl.
• SCAWT to boast, to give oneself airs; to walk arrogantly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SIDE to act in a pretentious manner, to put on airs ...1910s sl.
• SWAMP to put on airs; to show off ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SWAY ALL TOP ROPES to give oneself airs ...L19 sl.
• TAKE † to take too much upon one; to behave presumptuously or haughtily, to assume airs ...c1470
• TAKE ON to assume airs; to behave proudly or haughtily; to presume; to take liberties ...1668
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to have an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself; to be conceited; to put on airs ...c1947 US sl.
AIRSHIP - person
• MOTOR-MATE - * a person who attends to the motor of an airship ...1928
AISLE - nouns
• AILE † an aisle ...1398
• ALURE † an aisle ...c1325
• ILING † an aisle ...1456-7
• PASS the passage between the pews in a church, an aisle ...1871 Sc.
• YELDE † aisle ...1527
• YELE † aisle ...1498
• YELL † aisle ...1503-4
AJAR - adverbs
• AGEE, AJEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• A-SAM † of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHARD of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHORE of a door: ajar, half-open ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SAM-OPE of a door: half open, ajar ...1777 Eng. dial.
AKIMBO - verbs
• MAKE THE POT WITH THE TWO EARS † to set the arms akimbo ...1675
AKIN - adjectives
• AIM nearly akin, related ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.