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