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DOM - DRAGQ
DOMESTIC - adjectives
• FAMILIARY †* pert. to the control of a family; domestic ...1643
• FAMILIC † pert. to a family; also, domestic, familiar ...1660
• FAMILOUS relating to a family, domestic ...19C Eng. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMIE † suggestive of home; domestic ...1798 Sc.
• HAMMAL homely, domestic, household ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAME of a person: domestic; kept for private use ...1711 humorous
domestic - nouns
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble or discomfort ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
DOMESTICATE - verbs
• FAMILIARISE † to domesticate; to tame an animal ...1634
• HAMALD to domesticate ...Bk1905 Sc.
DOMESTICITY - nouns
• TAMEHED †* tameness, domesticity, docility ...c1250
DOMINANT - adjectives
• IMPERIOUS † exercising a commanding influence; ruling, sovereign, dominant; having a commanding position, aspect, demeanour, etc.; majestic, stately ...1592
dominant - person
• ALPHA MALE a man tending to assume a dominant or domineering role in social or professional situations, or thought to possess the qualities and confidence for leadership ...1938
• BIGFOOT a prominent or well-known reporter or columnist; hence, anyone who exercises dominance ...1980 journalism sl.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a dominant, aggressive, or quick-tempered person, usually a woman ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a dominant, aggressive, or quick-tempered person, usually a woman ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• COCK OF THE DUNGHILL † the most dominant or pre-eminent person in a place, situation, etc.; a person who overvalues having pre-eminent status in a context viewed as inconsequential or unappealing ...a1586
• HEGEMON a dominant or powerful person ...1829
• KING BEE a man in a position of authority or dominance; a person who tries to appear important ...1875 Amer. dial.
• MOGUL an important, influential, powerful, or dominant person; an autocrat; a business or media magnate ...1653
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TALL HOG AT THE TROUGH one who is in a dominant position; one who has all the advantages; the number one guy ...1958 Amer. dial.
• TOP DOG the winner, leader, or dominant person ...colloq.
dominant - verbs
• WEAR THE PANTS to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. ...1898 colloq.
DOMINATE - verbs
• BEND ONE OVER to position someone for pederasty; to dominate or humiliate someone; usually said of a male ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• HAVE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES to have complete control or dominance over someone; to have a person at one's mercy ...1948 sl., orig. military usage
• HAVE SOMEONE DEAD to have at one's mercy; to dominate completely; to astound ...1900s Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE ON TOAST to be in a domination position over someone; to have someone at one's mercy ...colloq.
• LIGHT UP to dominate, esp. in sports ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAGE to dominate over something or someone ...1984 US sl.
• SNOWBALL to dominate and crush ...1850 Amer. sl.
• WEAR THE PANTS to be in charge; to dominate ...Aust. sl.
DOMINATED - adjectives
• BREECHLESS of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHLESS of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.
dominated - person
• AUNTIE MAN a man who is completely dominated by his wife ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• DISHRAG a weak-willed person who is frequently exploited or dominated by others; a coward ...1976 US sl.
DOMINATING - adjectives
• BALL-BREAKING acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating ...1959 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTING acting as a hard taskmaster or dominating woman ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BUTCH of a woman: mannish; unpleasantly assertive; dominating ...1971 sl.
dominating - person
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTER a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1962 sl.
• BALL-LOPPER a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1979 sl., orig. US
• BALLS-BUSTER a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
DOMINEER - verbs
• BAMBOOZE to abuse; to domineer over, to push about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COME THE OLD SOLDIER to hector someone; to domineer someone, by virtue of supposed greater knowledge ...1984 UK sl.
• FACE AND BRACE to bluster; to domineer; to be defiant ...16C colloq.
• HECTOR to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
• MAJOR to bully, to domineer over ...1829 Eng. dial.
• MASTER to domineer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RULE THE ROAST to lead, to domineer ...c1380 sl.
• SHOW ONE'S MAN to use one's authority; to domineer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOMINEERING - adjectives
• BALL-BUSTING acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding ...1944 US sl.
• BOSSY domineering, autocratic ...1880s Amer. colloq.
• BOUNCEFUL arrogant, domineering, masterful ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• MANDY domineering, proud, haughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
domineering - person
• ALPHA MALE a man tending to assume a dominant or domineering role in social or professional situations, or thought to possess the qualities and confidence for leadership ...1938
• ARSE-KICKER an aggressive, domineering person; a bully ...1960s sl.
• ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KICKER an aggressive, domineering person; a bully ...1967 sl.
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...c1944 US sl.
• BALL-CUTTER a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman ...1962 US sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a nagging or domineering woman ...M20 US sl.
• BARRACUDA a domineering, argumentative person ...1950s US sl.
• BASHAW an arrogant, domineering man ...1593
• BATTERING RAM a formidable (older) woman; a quarrelsome, unattractive, old, or domineering person ...1930 US sl.
• BATTLE-AX(E) a formidable, quarrelsome, unattractive, or domineering woman ...1896 colloq., orig. US
• BATTLER a formidable or domineering woman ...1900 sl.
• BATTLESHIP a powerful and domineering woman ...1931 US sl.
• BATTLEWAGON a powerful, quarrelsome, domineering woman ...1943 US sl.
• BUCKO a blustering, swaggering, or domineering fellow; sometimes used as a term of address ...1899 nautical sl.
• BULLDOSER, BULLDOZER a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
• GOSTER a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSTERER a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HER INDOORS one's wife or girlfriend; also applied more generally to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering ...1979 Brit. colloq.
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCOURGE a termagant; a brawling, domineering woman ...1868 Sc.
• TADGER a violent, quarrelsome, domineering person, esp. a scolding woman, a shrew, a termagant ...1888 Sc.
• TARGER a violent, quarrelsome, domineering person, esp. a scolding woman, a shrew, a termagant ...1822 Sc.
domineering - verbs
• PARRAGOAD to talk in a domineering or overbearing style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOMINOES - nouns
• BANKER'S SET in dominoes; 3-2...sl.
• BAR OF SOAP in dominoes: the double blank ...1959 US sl.
• BLANKS in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• BONES dominoes ...1959 US sl.
• BONEYARD dominoes not in use at a given moment ...1897 sl.
• CHAIN the matched dominoes in play ...sl.
• COUNT DOMINOES dominoes whose pips add up to five or ten ...sl.
• DANCING GIRLS in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination ...1959 US sl.
• DIME in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• DOUBLE ACE in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• DOUBLE DEUCE in dominoes; 2-2...sl.
• DOWN the first domino played in a hand ...sl.
• FARMER'S SET in dominoes: the 6-4 piece ...1964 US sl.
• FIDENE in dominoes: fifteen points ...sl.
• GOLD NUGGETS in dominoes, the 5-5 piece ...1959 US sl.
• GRANDMA'S PEEPERS in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• HAIRY BELLY in dominoes: the 6-6 piece ...1959 US sl.
• HOES AND SOME in dominoes: twenty-five points ...sl.
• IDIOT'S DELIGHT in dominoes; 5-0...sl.
• IVORIES dominoes ...sl.
• IVORY SOAP in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• JAWS in dominoes; 6-6 ...sl.
• KICKER 1. in dominoes; 6-1 ...sl.
2. in dominoes; a 5 in any combination ...sl.
• LEAD the first domino played in a hand ...sl.
• LEG the matched dominoes in play ...sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE in dominoes: a double played by a player who has no matching pieces ...1964 US sl.
• NADINE in dominoes: fifteen points ...sl.
• NICK in dominoes: five points ...sl.
• OFF in dominoes: a piece that does not contribute to the value of your hand ...1959 US sl.
• PALES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• POISON IVY in dominoes; 3-3...sl.
• QUARTER in dominoes: twenty-five points ...sl.
• REPEATER a domino with a blank ...sl.
• ROCKS dominoes ...sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• SCORPION in dominoes: the 4-4 piece ...1959 US sl.
• SET the first domino player in a hand ...sl.
• SLEEPER a domino not in use at a given moment ...sl.
• SNAKE EYES in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• SPANISH CURSE in dominoes: the 3-3 piece ...1959 US sl.
• STONES dominoes ...sl.
• SWEET COUNT in dominoes: a good hand ...sl.
• TENNIS SHOES in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TENSION in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TILES dominoes ...sl.
• TWIMPS in dominoes: twenty points ...sl.
• WALKER in dominoes, in a bidding game, any domino which has not been played and is the highest in its suits ...sl.
• WHITES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• WIDOWS in dominoes, in bidding games, the dominoes left after the players have drawn their hands ...sl.
• ZEROES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
dominoes - person
• STINKER in dominoes: one who forces another player overboard ...sl.
dominoes - verbs
• GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY to mix up dominoes ...sl.
• KILL BIG SIX to play dominoes ...1990 US sl.
• WASH THE BONES to mix up dominoes ...sl.
dominoes - interjections
• MAN OVERBOARD! in dominoes: used for announcing the fact that a player is forced to draw a piece ...1959 US sl.
DONATE - verbs
• WHACK UP to make a contribution, a donation ...L19 US sl.
DONATION - nouns
• AFFORDMENT † a donation; a grant ...1623
• EFFUSION † bounteous donation ...1514
• GARRISON † store, treasure; donation, gift ...1297
donation - person
• TAP - a person likely to give a donation to a charitable cause ...1928 US criminals' sl.
DONE - nouns
• OPERABLE † something that may or should be done; a matter or point of practice ...1677
DONKEY - nouns
• AMERICAN JACK a large donkey used for breeding ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA NIGHTINGALE a donkey or mule ...1940 Amer. dial.
• ASS a donkey ...13C
• CANARY a donkey or mule; usually constructed with a place name, as 'Arizona canary' ...1876 US jocular
• CARDOPHAGUS a thistle-eater, i.e. donkey ...1857 nonce word
• CUDDIE a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
• CUDDY a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
• DARLASTON THROSTLE a donkey ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DESERT CANARY a mule, a donkey ...20C US sl.
• DICKEY, DICKY a donkey, an ass ...1781
• DICKY-ASS a donkey, an ass ...a1825
• DONK a donkey ...1916 sl.
• EE-AW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• FUNKER * a horse, donkey, etc. that is prone to kicking ...1825 Sc.
• FUSSOCK a donkey; an ass ...1886 Eng. dial.
• GUDDHA an ass; a donkey ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• HAW-HAW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HEE-HAW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• JACK the male donkey ...1785 Amer. dial.
• JACKASS a male ass; a donkey ...1727
• JERUSALEM PONY a donkey
• KINGSWOOD LION a donkey ...E19 sl.
• LONGEARS a mule or donkey ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONGHEAD a mule or donkey; a horse with a large, chunky head ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LUGS an ass, a donkey ...a1748 Sc.
• MAUD a name for a female mule or donkey; rarely for a cow ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MOAK a donkey; a mule ...1839
• MOGGY a pet name for a young donkey ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOKE a donkey, an ass ...1839 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• MOUNTAIN CANARY a donkey ...1921US sl., chiefly Western usage
• NEDDY an ass, a donkey ...1658 colloq.
• NEDDY-ASS a donkey ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEGGER a donkey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANARY a donkey or mule ...1921 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS NIGHTINGALE a donkey ...1975 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-PUKE a donkey ...1891 Eng. dial.
• YETHARD a name for a donkey; form of 'Edward' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
donkey - verbs
• FUNK * of a horse, donkey, etc.: to kick up the back legs or heels; to shy ...c1707 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALAHACK of a horse or donkey: to become disabled or worn out by hard work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOOM - nouns
• ANGEL OF DEATH any thing considered to bring death, destruction or misfortune; a harbinger of doom ...1872
doom - person
• ANGEL OF DEATH any person or thing considered to bring death, destruction or misfortune; a harbinger of doom ...1872
• CALAMITY HOWLER a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMITY SHOUTER a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• JEREMIAH a person who continually prophesies doom ...1781
doom - verbs
• DEEM † to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
doom - phrases
• DEVIL UPON DUN, THE the devil riding a horse; used as a type or emblem of imminent disaster or impending doom ...1634
DOOMED - adjectives
• DONE FOR dead; doomed; lost ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FATAL † condemned by fate, doomed ...1509
• SNAKE-BIT irremediably doomed to misfortune ...1957 US
• SNAKE-BITTEN irremediably doomed to misfortune ...1957 US
doomed - nouns
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEAD ONE someone or something that is doomed, on the verge of death or actually dead ...1900s US sl.
doomed - person
• BUZZARD-BAIT a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1851 Amer. sl.
• BUZZARD MEAT a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1899 Amer. sl.
• DEAD CHICKEN a doomed person, a lost soul ...1960s US sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEAD ONE someone or something that is doomed, on the verge of death or actually dead ...1900s US sl.
• GONE BEAVER one who is past hope or doomed ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GONE COON one who is past hope or doomed; one past recovery ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GONE DOG one who is past hope or doomed...1965 Amer. dial.
• GONE DUCK one who is past hope or doomed...1953 Amer. dial.
• GONE FAWNSKIN one who is past hope or doomed ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOBLIN one who is past hope or doomed...1965 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOOSE one who is past hope or doomed; one past recovery ...1830 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOSLIN one who is past hope or doomed ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GONE SUCKER one who is past hope or doomed...1927 Amer. dial.
• NO-HOPER a hopeless person; a useless or incompetent person; someone or something doomed to failure ...1944 colloq.
doomed - verbs
• HAVE HAD THE COTTON to be doomed ...1970s US sl.
doomed - phrases
• ONE'S ASS IS CREAM CHEESE one is doomed to suffer punishment, danger, death, etc.' one is 'history' ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS IS GRASS one is doomed to suffer punishment, danger, death, etc.' one is 'history' ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
DOOR - adjectives/adverbs
• AGEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AJEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & 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.
• AZAM of a door: half open, ajar ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• BORN AND RAISED IN A SAWMILL unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A SAWMILL unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GEMEW † of a door: double; of lines: parallel ...1523
• GEMOW † of a door: double; of lines: parallel ...1523
• SAM-OPE of a door: half open, ajar ...1777 Eng. dial.
door - nouns
• AGITATOR a bell-pull, a door-knocker ...M19 sl.
• BURGLAR HOLE a peephole in a front door ...1970s US sl.
• CLAPPER † a door-knocker ...1617
• CLICKET † the latch of a gate or door ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAVY JONE'S LOCKER a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAVY'S LOCKER a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FALSE DOOR † a secret door ...1627
• GATE-DOOR † a street door ...c1460
• GYGER a door ...1567 cant
• HAMMER † the knocker of a door ...1585
• HAR(R) the upright part of a gate or door to which the hinges are fastened ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IN-AND-OUTER a door ...1940s US Black sl.
• IN-AND-OUT-OF a door ...1940s US Black sl.
• JEGGER a door ...1567 cant
• JIG a door ...1567 cant
• JIGGER a door ...1567 cant
• LITTLE NELL a door bell ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OBDER a porch or portico; the cross-piece over the door ...1897 Sc.
• RAMP a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAMP DOOR a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAPPER † a door-knocker ...1640 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RING † a circular door knocker ...c1405
• RORY O'MORE a door ...B1900 rhyming sl.
• SHUTTER a door, as distinguished from the opening to which it is fitted ...1863 Amer. dial.
• TINKLER a bell; a front door bell ...M19 sl.
door - verbs
• BOUNCE † to slam, to bang a door ...1786
• CLICKET to latch or lock; to fasten the wooden latch of a door by inserting a peg above it, thus preventing it from being raised ...1362
• DUNDER to knock loudly and repeatedly on a door ...1913 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAN to set a door open ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FAN THE DOOR WIDE to keep the door open ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FAULD to shut, to close a door, clasp knife, the eyes, the fist, etc. ...1776 Sc.
• GIRG † of a door or gate: to make a creaking noise, to grate, to jar, to vibrate ...1513 chiefly Sc.
• JARG † of a door or gate: to make a creaking noise, to grate, to jar, to vibrate ...1513 chiefly Sc.
• KEY UP to unlock a door ...1991 US sl.
• MAKE to shut or close a door ...c1290 now arch. & Eng. dial.
• PUT THE WOOD IN THE HOLE to shut the door ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STAND TO THE WALL of a door: to be wide open ...1718 Sc.
• TEAR to knock or ring violently at a door ...B1900 Ireland
door - phrases
• BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL applied to a person who forgets to close the door in cold weather, since the older type of saw-mill had no doors ...1914 Amer. dial.
• OPEN UP YOUR HOLE a command to the occupation of a room to open the door ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
DOORKEEPER - person
• GATE-WARD a gate-keeper; a doorkeeper ...c1000 arch.
• JANITOR a doorkeeper, a porter ...c1630
• JANITORESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1866
• JANITRESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1806
• JANITRIX a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1841
• JIGGER a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey ...1749 sl.
• JIGGER-DUBBER a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey ...1781 sl.
DOOR KNOCKER - nouns
• RAPPER a door-knocker ...1887 Eng. dial.
DOOR-MAT - nouns
• BEAR a door-mat ...1825 Eng. dial.
DORMITORY - nouns
• CHICKEN HOUSE a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
• RAM PASTURE a bunkhouse or dormitory for men ...1934 Amer. dial.
DORMOUSE - nouns
• DERRYMOUSE a dormouse ...1839 Eng. dial.
DOT - nouns
• DAUT a dot, a speck, a spot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• POP a minute quantity of a substance; a speck, a dot, a particle, a drop ...1868 Sc.
• TICK a dot of any kind; a small speck or spot; the dot above the letter I, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICKER a dot of any kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
DOTAGE - adjectives
• BAIRNED in a state of dotage ...Sc.
• BAIRNLY in a state of dotage ...1932 Sc.
• DOTED affected by dotage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MATTER-FANGLED in incipient dotage; muddle-headed, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEED defective in understanding; in one's dotage; senile ...c1850 Sc.
DOTARD - person
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAMALEERIE a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard ...1880 Sc.
• PANTALOON † a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool ...1596-1600
• VELYARD † an old man; a dotard ...c1520
DOTE - verbs
• BESOT to affect with a foolish, blinding affection; to cause to dote on; to infatuate with ...1581
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOTING - adjectives
• DAFT fond, doting; extremely eager ....1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
dotting - nouns
• VECORD * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1788
• VECORDY * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1656
DOUBLE - adjectives
• DUPLAR †* double, duple ...1610
• DUPLAT †* double, twofold ...1553 Sc.
• DUPLE † double, twofold ...1542
• DUPLICATORY †* having the quality of doubling; double, twofold ...1659
• GEMELLED double ...1883
• GEMINOUS * double; occurring in pairs ...1646
double - nouns
• DUPLATION the operation of doubling ...c1425
• DUPLE † a double quantity; twice as much or many ...1609
• DUPLEXITY * the quality of being double; doubleness ...1856
double - verbs
• DUPLE † to double; to make twice as much or many ...c1425
• DUPLIFY † to double, to make double ...1509
• GEMINATE to double ...a1637
DOUBLE CROSS - nouns
• HOOK, THE an instance of treachery; a double cross ...1908 Amer. sl.
double-cross - person
• CHEESE-EATER one who cheats, double-crosses, or informs; a 'rat' ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEEL a dishonourable, dishonest, untrustworthy, contemptible, or otherwise despicable person; a double-crosser; one who treats women badly ...1914 US, orig. criminals' sl.
• TWO-TIMER someone who double-crosses or is unfaithful ...1927 sl., orig. US
double-cross - verbs
• SCHLENT to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
DOUBLED - adjectives
• GEMINATED doubled, occurring in pairs ...1802
• YDOBBLED † doubled ...1340
DOUBLE-DEALING - adjectives
• BOTH-SIDES † deceitful, two-faced, double-dealing ...17C
• DUPLICITOUS showing duplicity, deceitful, two-faced, double-dealing ...1958
double-dealing - nouns
• DOUBLE HEART double-dealing, duplicity ...1382
• HANKY-PANKY jugglery, legerdemain; trickery, double dealing, underhand dealing; dishonest or corrupt activity; deceit ...1841 sl.
• HAVELON †* cunning, as of a fox; wile, guile; double-dealing ...c1330
double-dealing - person
• MACHIAVEL, MACHIVELL one who acts on the principles of Machiavelli (a celebrated Florence statesman who advocated the pursuit of statecraft at the expense of morality; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer; a double-dealing person ...1570
• RAMAGIECHAN a dishonest, double-dealing person; a hypocrite, a cheat ...1825 Sc.
DOUBLING - nouns
• GEMINATION a doubling, duplication, repetition ...1597
DOUBT - adjectives
• AIVING being in doubt ...Bk1866 Sc.
• AVOIRDUPOIS undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BETWEEN TWO MINDS in doubt or suspense; undecided ...1862 Ireland & Sc.
doubt - nouns
• ADDUBITATION †* the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt ...1631
• ANTRIMS doubts, hesitations ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• CHANCE doubt ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DWERE † doubt, dread ...c1440
• HANKER hesitation, doubt, regret ...1862 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity ...1532
• MAMMERY †* a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; vacillation ...1578
• MIDGE-GO-MORRAH hesitation, doubt, excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISDOUBT a doubt; mistrust; suspicion ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMBRAGE † a feeling of suspicion or doubt ...1624
• VARIATION † uncertainty, doubt ...1471
doubt - person
• HAWER one who ‘haws’ or doubts; one who speaks hesitatingly or stammers ...1820
• IMPUGNATOR †* one who raises doubts; one who blames ...1678
doubt - verbs
• AVOIRDUPOIS to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BRANGLE to throw into doubt; to cast doubt upon ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALL IN QUESTION to cast doubt on, to dispute
• DIFFIDE † to distrust, to doubt, to suspect, to mistrust ...1678
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• FEAR † to regard with distrust; to doubt ...1578
• INDUBITATE †* to doubt nothing at all ...1623
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be in doubt ...1350 Eng. dial.
• MISBELIEVE to disbelieve, to doubt ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISDOUBT to doubt, to suspect; to fear, to apprehend; to think; to having an inkling or suspicion of ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISGIVE to doubt, to have a misgiving ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• UNDERLOOK to look at someone or someone with grave doubt ...1965 Barbados sl.
doubt - interjections/phrases
• I AM SO SURE! used to express strong doubt about what has just been said ...1982 US sl.
• I BELIEVE YOU BUT THOUSANDS WOULDN'T used to express doubt, or, at best, reserve judgement about the veracity of the person being addressed ...L19 UK
• NAY THEN! an exclamation of wonder, doubt, disappointment, sympathy, or remonstrance ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UMPH! expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
DOUBTFUL - adjectives
• AIVALOUS, AIVILOUS doubtful, uncertain ...Bk1866 Sc.
• AMBILOQUENT † speaking doubtfully or ambiguously ...1656
• AMPHIBOLOUS † ambiguous, of double or doubtful character ...1644
• ANCIPITOUS † doubtful, uncertain; ambiguous ...1652
• APOCRYPHATE † of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false ...1486
• APOCRYPHICAL †* of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false ...1719
• CHANCY doubtful, uncertain ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DARK doubtful, uncertain; unknown ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICKY of things, conditions, etc.: uncertain, doubtful, critical, hazardous; rickety, shaky, tottering ...1851
• DOUTOUS † doubtful; of uncertain existence, meaning, or issue ...c1330
• DUBEROUS dubious, doubtful, uncertain, suspicious ... 1818 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DUBERSOME dubious, doubtful ...1837-40
• DUBITABLE doubtful, uncertain; open to doubt or question; capable of being doubted ...1624
• DUBROUS dubious, doubtful, dangerous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• JEALOUS † doubtful, mistrustful ...1601
• JUBEROUS dubious, doubtful ...1871 Amer. dial.
• JUBERSOME dubious, doubtful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LEFT-HANDED ambiguous, doubtful, questionable ...1612
• ONELY-SIDED doubtful, peculiar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUISQUIS † perplexing, doubtful, debateful, dubious ...1720 Sc.
• QUISQUOSE perplexing, doubtful, debateful, dubious ...1720 Sc.
• SHIKERRY shabby, bad, shaky, doubtful ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• UNDOOTFA doubtful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
doubtful - verbs
• HANG IN THE WIND to be or remain in dubious suspense; to be doubtful, undecided; to be irresolute, to vacillate ...1555
• HAVE BAD HEART OF to be doubtful of, to have little hopes of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INDUBITATE †* to render doubtful or uncertain; to call in question ...1646
• VAREEZ to be doubtful, to hesitate ...1908 Sc.
DOUBTFULNESS - nouns
• HESITUDE †* doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
DOUBTING - adjectives
• DUBITATIVE inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727
• HAVERDEPAISE undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ON THE HAVEY-QUAVEY on the inquiry, questioning, and doubting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• UNCERTAINED † uncertain, doubting ...1470
• UP IN THE AIR doubting, speculative, hypothetical ...20C sl.
DOUBTLESS - adjectives
• SANS FAIL † without fail; without doubt, doubtless ...1297
doubtless - adverbs
• ABSOTIVELY without a doubt, irrefutably ...M19 sl., orig. US
DOUGH - nouns
• ELT dough ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PASTE dough, esp. dough for pie crusts, etc.; the pastry part of a pie or pudding, whether cooked or uncooked ...1874 Sc. & Eng. dial.
dough - verbs
• ELT to knead dough ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DOUGHNUT - nouns
• BAIGNET a fritter or doughnut ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BEAR SIGN doughnuts ...1903 Amer. cowboy usage
• BEIGNE a fritter or doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BEIGNET a fritter or doughnut ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BERLIN a doughnut with jelly inside ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BERLINER a doughnut with jelly inside ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BERLIN PFANNKUCHEN a doughnut with jelly inside ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOIL CAKE a doughnut ...1932 Amer. dial.
• BOILED CAKE a doughnut ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CHIPPER a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHOKER-HOLE a doughnut ...1925 US sl.
• DOBBER a doughnut ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DOORKNOB a doughnut ...1960s US sl.
• FETTIGLICH a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GASKET a doughnut ...1942 US sl.
• GRAVY RING a doughnut ...20C Ulster sl.
• JAM-BUSTER a jam doughnut ...1998 Can. sl.
• KRAPFEN in German-speaking areas: a doughnut ...1845
• LIFE PRESERVER a doughnut ...1941 Amer. jocular
• MORNING GLORY a pancake; a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MUD BALL a doughnut or other pastry eaten with coffee ...1976 US sl.
• ODD FELLOWS three doughnuts and coffee ...1931 US tramps & beggars' sl.
• RING a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RING CAKE a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RINGER a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SIMBALL a doughnut ...1865 US
• SINKER a doughnut; a dumpling ...1870 US sl.
• SLIPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SLOPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts ...1940s US Black sl.
DOUR - phrases
• IF HE LAUGHED HIS FACE WOULD CRACK said of a dour person ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
DOVE - nouns
• RAINBIRD the mourning dove ...1951 Amer. dial.
• RAIN CROW the mourning dove ...1940 Amer. dial.
• RAIN DOVE the mourning dove ...1854 Amer. dial.
dove - verbs
• ROOCOOCOO * of a pigeon or a dove: to coo ...1922
DOVECOTE - nouns
• PIGEONNIER a dovecote ...1941 Amer. dial.
DOWAGER - person
• TOWN TABBY a smart dowager ...M19 sl.
DOWDY - adjectives
• MAWKY of a woman: dowdy and ungainly; wearing tawdry finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NUNTY dressed in a shabby or old-fashioned way, dowdy, unstylish: applied to female dress ...1838 Eng. dial.
• TACKEY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1890 Amer. sl.
• TACKY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1862 Amer. sl.
dowdy - person
• DOWD a person, usually a woman, of dull unfashionable appearance; a dowdy woman ...c1330
• DRACK-SACK a dowdy woman ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• MISS GOOCH any frowzy, dowdy wallflower ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• MISS GUNCH any frowzy, dowdy wallflower ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• MOG a dowdily dressed person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOPSIE, MOPSY * a dirty, slatternly, or untidy woman; a sloven; a dowdy or homely woman ...1699 sl. & Eng. dial.
• MOUSEBURGER a young woman of unexceptional appearance and talents, regarded as timid, dowdy, or mousy; such a person who can nevertheless achieve professional and personal success through determination ...1970 chiefly US, humorous
DOWN - adverbs
• ADOWN † in a lower place; toward a lower place; downward; down ...a1200
• ADOWNRIGHT † straight down ...c1175
• NETHER † down, downwards ...c888
down- prepositions
• BEDOWN down ...Bk1911 Sc.
DOWN-AND-OUT - adjectives
• ON ONE'S ASS depressed; broken; down-and-out ...20C US sl.
• SCABBERT destitute, down-and-out ...1832 Sc.
down-and-out - person
• DEADBEAT of people: a failure, a down-and-out, an impoverished person; a person down on their luck; a jobless and homeless person ...1863 sl., orig. US
• DEAD-BROKER a down-and-out, an impoverished person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• DEADLEG a down-and-out, a failure ...1960s sl.
• HAMBURGER a bum or tramp; any one who is down and out ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
DOWN-AT-HEEL - person
• OLD NIGGER a disreputable, down-at-heel person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TASHIE a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
• TATSHIE a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
DOWNCAST - adjectives
• BLUE depressed, low-spirited, sad, sorrowful, dismayed, downcast ...a1450
• BROW-SICK dejected; downcast; melancholy; hanging the head ...1709
• DAUNSY downcast, sad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEMISSIVE † downcast, humble, submissive ...1630
• DRAM-HEARTED depressed in spirit, melancholy, downcast ...1895 Sc.
• IN THE SUDS in the sulks, in the blues; downcast, in the dumps; ill-humoured ...1611 Eng. dial.
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLING of a person: fretful, peevish, downcast ...1928 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OUT OF HEART dispirited; discouraged; disheartened, downcast ...1586
• UNDER THE JUNIPER TREE downcast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
downcast - nouns
• ABJECTEDNESS † downcast condition; abasement ...1660
downcast - person
• GLOUMER one who has a downcast frowning look ...1825 Sc.
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
downcast - verbs
• DUMP † to be in the dumps; to be sad or downcast in spirit ...1582
• GLOPPEN † to be distressed or downcast ...a1400
• RED-NOSE to be downcast or discouraged ...1911 Amer. dial.
DOWNFALL - nouns
• DECAY † downfall, destruction, ruin ...1535
• LABEFACTATION * a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1775
• LABEFACTION a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1620
downfall - verbs
• BRING SOMEONE A GUTSER to engineer someone's downfall ...1910s Aust. sl.
DOWN-HEARTED - adjectives
• BAD-HEARTED melancholy, miserable, down-hearted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DARKET dull, down-hearted ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAWLED low-spirited, down-hearted ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OUT OF HEART down-hearted, downcast, discouraged ...1925 Amer. dial.
DOWNPOUR - see RAIN
DOWNRIGHT - adjectives
• ARRANT downright, usually in a bad sense ...1740 Eng. dial.
• EVEN-DOWN 1. sheer, utter, downright, generally used in a bad sense ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. downright, honest, straightforward, sincere ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR DOWN downright, thorough, real ...1845 Eng. dial.
• RIGHT-DOWN genuine, downright ...1828 Amer. dial.
• THICK thorough, complete, downright ...1900 Eng. dial.
downright - adverbs
• EVEN-DOWN downright, thoroughly, completely, utterly, absolutely ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR † plainly, easily, clearly, distinctly; frankly, downright ...1393 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANDSMOOTH † flatly; downright; without check, interruption, or qualification ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DOWNRIGHTLY - adverbs
• FAIRSHIRE downrightly; usually used in a depreciatory sense ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DOWN'S SYNDROME - person
• MONGOL (now offensive) a person with Down's syndrome ...1896
• MONGOLOID (now offensive) a person affected with Down's syndrome ...1949
DOWN-TO-EARTH - nouns
• RAGAMUFFIN TIP a down-to-earth situation ...1990s US Black sl.
down-to-earth - person
• RAG(G)A an unaffected, down-to-earth person ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAG(G)AMUFFIN an unaffected, down-to-earth person ...1990s US Black sl.
DOWNTRODDEN - adjectives
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
downtrodden - person
• SACK a pitiable, downtrodden person ...1956 US sl.
DOWNWARD(S) - adjectives
• BEDOWN downwards ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DECLIVATE descending; declining; inclining downward ...1881
• DECLIVE † sloping downwards ...1635
• DECLIVOUS having a downward inclination; sloping, slanting ...1684
• DECLIVY †* sloping downwards ...1609
• NETHEWARD † downward ...a1000
downward(s) - adverbs
• ADOWN to a lower place or position; downward, down ...c975 arch.
• ADOWNWARD † downward ...c1090
• ALOW low down, below; downwards ...LME now arch & Eng. dial.
• INBANK down hill, downwards ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NETHER † down, downwards ...c888
• NETHERWARD * downwards ...c1000
• NETHERWARDS * downwards ...c975
• NEVELING †* face downwards ...1387
downward(s) - nouns
• DECLINATION a leaning, bending, or sloping downwards; slope, inclination from the vertical or horizontal position ...1594
• DECLIVITY a downward slope ...1695
• DECOURSE † downward course; descent ...1585
• DECURRENCE † the act or state of running down; downward flow or course; lapse of time ...1659
• DECURRENCY † the act or state of running down; downward flow or course; lapse of time ...1651
• DECURSE † downward course, lapse of time ...1593
• DECURSION † the act of running, flowing, or passing downwards ...c1630
DOWRY - nouns
• MARRIAGE † a dowry ...c1330
• MARRIAGE GEAR † marriage portion, dowry ...1515 Sc.
• MARRIAGE GOOD † marriage portion, dowry ...1600
• SETTING OUT a dowry; a trousseau; the equipment necessary for establishing a household, usually in the form of a gift to a bride or newly married couple ...1833 Amer. dial.
• TOCHER the marriage portion which a wife brings to her husband; dowry ...1496 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DOWSER - see DIVINING ROD
DOZE - nouns
• DOVER a light or fitful sleep; a doze ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NAP OF SLEEP a short sleep, a doze ...1931 Amer. dial.
doze - verbs
• DOVER to cause to doze or be unconscious ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FISH to doze ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NEEB, NIB to nod from drowsiness, to doze ...1866 Sc.
• OOR to doze, to be half-asleep, to dream, to muse ...1908 Sc.
• SNOOZLE to nestle and sleep or doze; to nuzzle ...1831 colloq. or Eng. dial.
DOZEN - nouns
• COUNTRY COUSIN a dozen ...1909 UK rhyming sl.
• QUEST † a dozen ...1589
DOZING - adverbs
• ADOZE in a doze or dozing state ...1868
dozing - nouns
• SNOOZLEDOM the state of nestling and dozing in bed ...1865 colloq.
• ZIZZING dozing, napping ...1930s sl.
DRAB - adjectives
• PO-JO drab; dreary; poverty-stricken ...1950 Amer. dial.
drab - person
• BARBER'S CHAIR † a common prostitute who is used by all customers; a promiscuous woman; a drab, a prostitute, a strumpet ...1621
• CALLET a prostitute, a trull; a drab, dirty woman ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAB an untidy, thriftless woman; a drab; a term of contempt ...1730
• LAIDRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LETHRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
DRAG - verbs
• ALLY to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• BEHALE † to drag about ...1574
• CART to carry; to drag ...M19 sl.
• HAG to pull, to draw; to drag out ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAIK to carry or drag from one place to another with consequent fatigue to oneself or one's companion ...c1776 Sc.
• HAIL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE ABOUT to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE UP AND DOWN to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALE to draw or pull along, esp. with force or violence; to drag, to haul ...c1205
• HARL 1. to drag: usually with the notion of friction or scraping of the ground; to pull, to tug; to trail along the ground; to haul ...c1290 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to drag or trail oneself; to go with dragging feet ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HARRY † to drag or carry off ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HERRY to drag or carry off ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAYL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• KEACH to drag forcibly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAAG to pull, to drag ...1897 Sc.
• LAG † to drag after one ...1530
• LALLOP of a dress, etc.: to trail, to drag or flap on the ground ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LURRY † to carry or drag along a heavy body, a person, a child, etc.; to lug ...1664 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAUL DRAG to beat and drag about a person ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RAKE to drag, to trail ...1914 Sc.
• SCHLAP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEP(P) 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SCRIEVE to tear, to drag aside ...1865 Sc.
• SCRIVE to tear, to drag aside ...1865 Sc. & Ireland
• SHLAP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SHLEP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SKID to push or drag a person along ...1881
• SKIN to haul or drag something, esp. a log, or logging equipment ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SNAIL to drag or haul with a rope ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SNAKE to drag or pull forcibly or quickly ...1856
• SNIG to drag something heavy by means of ropes or chains ...1897 Aust. sl.
• TAG to trail or drag behind; to follow closely ...1676
• TAWT to drag or dash to the ground; to drag hither and thither ...B1900 Sc.
• TO-DRAW † to pull apart, to draw or drag asunder; to tear to pieces; to destroy by tearing apart ...c1205
• TO-HALE † to haul or drag asunder; to pull about ...1387
• TOIL † to pull, to drag, to tug about ...c1325
• TOLL † to pull, to drag, to draw physically ...a1400-50
• YANK to tug something with sudden energy; to remove something; to drag, to pull ...1848 sl., orig. US
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
DRAGGED - person
• SCHLEPALONG one who is dragged along ...1920s sl.
DRAGGING - nouns
• HARL the act of hauling or dragging ...1808 Sc.
• TAWT a heavy dash; abuse by dragging or dashing about ...B1900 Sc.
DRAGGLE - verbs
• CAGGLE to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to draggle, to bemire one's clothes ...1808 Sc.
• KAGGLE to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBER to trail in the dirt; to draggle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG to draggle in the mud; to bedraggle or cover with mud ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TROLLOP to draggle, to hang in a wet state ...1899 Amer. dial.
DRAGON - adjectives
• DRACONIC of the nature of a dragon ...1680
nouns
• ADDER † a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings ...c1300
DRAGONFLY - nouns
• ADDER a dragonfly or large fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDER-BELL the dragonfly ...1824 Sc.
• ADDERBOLT a dragonfly ...1483
• ADDER-CAP the dragonfly ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ADDER-FLY a dragonfly ...Bk1888
• AIRPLANE a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE BUG a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE FLY a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARROW HAWK a dragonfly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ATHER-BILL the dragonfly ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATHER-CAP the dragonfly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE DRAGON a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHOOKABAMA a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DAMSEL the slender dragonfly, Agrion Virgo ...1815
• DARNER a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DARNING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• DARN NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEMOISELLE a dragonfly ...1844
• DEVIL FLY a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HORSE a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DARNING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1809 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DARN NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DRAGON a dragonfly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S HORSE a dragonfly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S RIDING HORSE a dragonfly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DICKINSON'S HORSE a dragonfly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DICKINSON'S MARE a dragonfly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DINING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR'S FLY a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAR CUTTER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EAR NEEDLE a dragonfly ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEWER n. a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial. (as in 'sew')
• EDWARD † a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S MON a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S NILD a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EYE STINGER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE STITCHER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE TAKER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FLYING ADDER the dragonfly ...Bk1888
• GLASSMAKER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GLOBE-SKIMMER a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GNATCATCHER a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GNATCATCHER BUG a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GREEN DARNER a large dragonfly ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HAWK the dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEATHER-BILL the dragonfly ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELICOPTER a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HORSE-STINGER the common dragonfly ...1772
• JACKY-BREEZER †* a dragonfly ...a1852 Eng. dial.
• JARFLY a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial.
• KATYNIPPER a dragonfly ...1953 Amer. dial.
• KNITTY-NEEDLES the dragonfly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG-ASS BUTTERFLY a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEASURING STICK a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MERRY-MAID a dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MAY the dragonfly ...1830 Eng. dial.
• MOSQUITO CATCHER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO FLY a dragonfly ...1964 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO HAWK a dragonfly ...1737 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO HORSE a dragonfly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MULE-KILLER a dragonfly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NADDER-SERVANT a dragonfly ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE BUG a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE FLY a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PERCH BUG a dragonfly or damselfly nymph; rarely, the adult ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PINAO a dragonfly ...1933 Hawaii
• SANGING-EATHER † the large dragonfly, Aeshna grandis ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHNEIDER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SEWER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SEWER-UPPER a dragonfly ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SEWING BEETLE a dragonfly ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SEWING BUG a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEWING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER HAWK a dragonfly ...chiefly southern US
• SNEEDER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SNYDER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TANGING-EDDER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-ETHER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NADDER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NETHER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG a dragonfly of the genus Tetragoneuria ...1929 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEATER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER DIPPER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER FLY a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER MOSQUITO a dragonfly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WITCH DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YEDWARD † a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
DRAG QUEEN - person
• BAG LADY an ugly drag queen ...2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• BEAN QUEEN a Hispanic homosexual who prefers to dress as a woman; a Hispanic drag queen ...Bk1972 US sl.
• FAMILIARY †* pert. to the control of a family; domestic ...1643
• FAMILIC † pert. to a family; also, domestic, familiar ...1660
• FAMILOUS relating to a family, domestic ...19C Eng. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMIE † suggestive of home; domestic ...1798 Sc.
• HAMMAL homely, domestic, household ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAME of a person: domestic; kept for private use ...1711 humorous
domestic - nouns
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble or discomfort ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
DOMESTICATE - verbs
• FAMILIARISE † to domesticate; to tame an animal ...1634
• HAMALD to domesticate ...Bk1905 Sc.
DOMESTICITY - nouns
• TAMEHED †* tameness, domesticity, docility ...c1250
DOMINANT - adjectives
• IMPERIOUS † exercising a commanding influence; ruling, sovereign, dominant; having a commanding position, aspect, demeanour, etc.; majestic, stately ...1592
dominant - person
• ALPHA MALE a man tending to assume a dominant or domineering role in social or professional situations, or thought to possess the qualities and confidence for leadership ...1938
• BIGFOOT a prominent or well-known reporter or columnist; hence, anyone who exercises dominance ...1980 journalism sl.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK a dominant, aggressive, or quick-tempered person, usually a woman ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN a dominant, aggressive, or quick-tempered person, usually a woman ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• COCK OF THE DUNGHILL † the most dominant or pre-eminent person in a place, situation, etc.; a person who overvalues having pre-eminent status in a context viewed as inconsequential or unappealing ...a1586
• HEGEMON a dominant or powerful person ...1829
• KING BEE a man in a position of authority or dominance; a person who tries to appear important ...1875 Amer. dial.
• MOGUL an important, influential, powerful, or dominant person; an autocrat; a business or media magnate ...1653
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TALL HOG AT THE TROUGH one who is in a dominant position; one who has all the advantages; the number one guy ...1958 Amer. dial.
• TOP DOG the winner, leader, or dominant person ...colloq.
dominant - verbs
• WEAR THE PANTS to be the dominant member of a household, relationship, partnership, etc. ...1898 colloq.
DOMINATE - verbs
• BEND ONE OVER to position someone for pederasty; to dominate or humiliate someone; usually said of a male ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• HAVE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES to have complete control or dominance over someone; to have a person at one's mercy ...1948 sl., orig. military usage
• HAVE SOMEONE DEAD to have at one's mercy; to dominate completely; to astound ...1900s Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE ON TOAST to be in a domination position over someone; to have someone at one's mercy ...colloq.
• LIGHT UP to dominate, esp. in sports ...1980s US Black sl.
• RAGE to dominate over something or someone ...1984 US sl.
• SNOWBALL to dominate and crush ...1850 Amer. sl.
• WEAR THE PANTS to be in charge; to dominate ...Aust. sl.
DOMINATED - adjectives
• BREECHLESS of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHLESS of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.
dominated - person
• AUNTIE MAN a man who is completely dominated by his wife ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• DISHRAG a weak-willed person who is frequently exploited or dominated by others; a coward ...1976 US sl.
DOMINATING - adjectives
• BALL-BREAKING acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating ...1959 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTING acting as a hard taskmaster or dominating woman ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BUTCH of a woman: mannish; unpleasantly assertive; dominating ...1971 sl.
dominating - person
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTER a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1962 sl.
• BALL-LOPPER a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1979 sl., orig. US
• BALLS-BUSTER a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
DOMINEER - verbs
• BAMBOOZE to abuse; to domineer over, to push about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COME THE OLD SOLDIER to hector someone; to domineer someone, by virtue of supposed greater knowledge ...1984 UK sl.
• FACE AND BRACE to bluster; to domineer; to be defiant ...16C colloq.
• HECTOR to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
• MAJOR to bully, to domineer over ...1829 Eng. dial.
• MASTER to domineer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RULE THE ROAST to lead, to domineer ...c1380 sl.
• SHOW ONE'S MAN to use one's authority; to domineer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOMINEERING - adjectives
• BALL-BUSTING acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding ...1944 US sl.
• BOSSY domineering, autocratic ...1880s Amer. colloq.
• BOUNCEFUL arrogant, domineering, masterful ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• MANDY domineering, proud, haughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
domineering - person
• ALPHA MALE a man tending to assume a dominant or domineering role in social or professional situations, or thought to possess the qualities and confidence for leadership ...1938
• ARSE-KICKER an aggressive, domineering person; a bully ...1960s sl.
• ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KICKER an aggressive, domineering person; a bully ...1967 sl.
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...c1944 US sl.
• BALL-CUTTER a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman ...1962 US sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a nagging or domineering woman ...M20 US sl.
• BARRACUDA a domineering, argumentative person ...1950s US sl.
• BASHAW an arrogant, domineering man ...1593
• BATTERING RAM a formidable (older) woman; a quarrelsome, unattractive, old, or domineering person ...1930 US sl.
• BATTLE-AX(E) a formidable, quarrelsome, unattractive, or domineering woman ...1896 colloq., orig. US
• BATTLER a formidable or domineering woman ...1900 sl.
• BATTLESHIP a powerful and domineering woman ...1931 US sl.
• BATTLEWAGON a powerful, quarrelsome, domineering woman ...1943 US sl.
• BUCKO a blustering, swaggering, or domineering fellow; sometimes used as a term of address ...1899 nautical sl.
• BULLDOSER, BULLDOZER a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
• GOSTER a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSTERER a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HER INDOORS one's wife or girlfriend; also applied more generally to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering ...1979 Brit. colloq.
• QUEEN BEE a person, usually a woman, in a position of authority or dominance; a domineering woman or wife ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCOURGE a termagant; a brawling, domineering woman ...1868 Sc.
• TADGER a violent, quarrelsome, domineering person, esp. a scolding woman, a shrew, a termagant ...1888 Sc.
• TARGER a violent, quarrelsome, domineering person, esp. a scolding woman, a shrew, a termagant ...1822 Sc.
domineering - verbs
• PARRAGOAD to talk in a domineering or overbearing style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOMINOES - nouns
• BANKER'S SET in dominoes; 3-2...sl.
• BAR OF SOAP in dominoes: the double blank ...1959 US sl.
• BLANKS in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• BONES dominoes ...1959 US sl.
• BONEYARD dominoes not in use at a given moment ...1897 sl.
• CHAIN the matched dominoes in play ...sl.
• COUNT DOMINOES dominoes whose pips add up to five or ten ...sl.
• DANCING GIRLS in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination ...1959 US sl.
• DIME in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• DOUBLE ACE in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• DOUBLE DEUCE in dominoes; 2-2...sl.
• DOWN the first domino played in a hand ...sl.
• FARMER'S SET in dominoes: the 6-4 piece ...1964 US sl.
• FIDENE in dominoes: fifteen points ...sl.
• GOLD NUGGETS in dominoes, the 5-5 piece ...1959 US sl.
• GRANDMA'S PEEPERS in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• HAIRY BELLY in dominoes: the 6-6 piece ...1959 US sl.
• HOES AND SOME in dominoes: twenty-five points ...sl.
• IDIOT'S DELIGHT in dominoes; 5-0...sl.
• IVORIES dominoes ...sl.
• IVORY SOAP in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• JAWS in dominoes; 6-6 ...sl.
• KICKER 1. in dominoes; 6-1 ...sl.
2. in dominoes; a 5 in any combination ...sl.
• LEAD the first domino played in a hand ...sl.
• LEG the matched dominoes in play ...sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE in dominoes: a double played by a player who has no matching pieces ...1964 US sl.
• NADINE in dominoes: fifteen points ...sl.
• NICK in dominoes: five points ...sl.
• OFF in dominoes: a piece that does not contribute to the value of your hand ...1959 US sl.
• PALES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• POISON IVY in dominoes; 3-3...sl.
• QUARTER in dominoes: twenty-five points ...sl.
• REPEATER a domino with a blank ...sl.
• ROCKS dominoes ...sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• SCORPION in dominoes: the 4-4 piece ...1959 US sl.
• SET the first domino player in a hand ...sl.
• SLEEPER a domino not in use at a given moment ...sl.
• SNAKE EYES in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• SPANISH CURSE in dominoes: the 3-3 piece ...1959 US sl.
• STONES dominoes ...sl.
• SWEET COUNT in dominoes: a good hand ...sl.
• TENNIS SHOES in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TENSION in dominoes: ten points ...sl.
• TILES dominoes ...sl.
• TWIMPS in dominoes: twenty points ...sl.
• WALKER in dominoes, in a bidding game, any domino which has not been played and is the highest in its suits ...sl.
• WHITES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• WIDOWS in dominoes, in bidding games, the dominoes left after the players have drawn their hands ...sl.
• ZEROES in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
dominoes - person
• STINKER in dominoes: one who forces another player overboard ...sl.
dominoes - verbs
• GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY to mix up dominoes ...sl.
• KILL BIG SIX to play dominoes ...1990 US sl.
• WASH THE BONES to mix up dominoes ...sl.
dominoes - interjections
• MAN OVERBOARD! in dominoes: used for announcing the fact that a player is forced to draw a piece ...1959 US sl.
DONATE - verbs
• WHACK UP to make a contribution, a donation ...L19 US sl.
DONATION - nouns
• AFFORDMENT † a donation; a grant ...1623
• EFFUSION † bounteous donation ...1514
• GARRISON † store, treasure; donation, gift ...1297
donation - person
• TAP - a person likely to give a donation to a charitable cause ...1928 US criminals' sl.
DONE - nouns
• OPERABLE † something that may or should be done; a matter or point of practice ...1677
DONKEY - nouns
• AMERICAN JACK a large donkey used for breeding ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA NIGHTINGALE a donkey or mule ...1940 Amer. dial.
• ASS a donkey ...13C
• CANARY a donkey or mule; usually constructed with a place name, as 'Arizona canary' ...1876 US jocular
• CARDOPHAGUS a thistle-eater, i.e. donkey ...1857 nonce word
• CUDDIE a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
• CUDDY a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
• DARLASTON THROSTLE a donkey ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DESERT CANARY a mule, a donkey ...20C US sl.
• DICKEY, DICKY a donkey, an ass ...1781
• DICKY-ASS a donkey, an ass ...a1825
• DONK a donkey ...1916 sl.
• EE-AW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• FUNKER * a horse, donkey, etc. that is prone to kicking ...1825 Sc.
• FUSSOCK a donkey; an ass ...1886 Eng. dial.
• GUDDHA an ass; a donkey ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• HAW-HAW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HEE-HAW a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• JACK the male donkey ...1785 Amer. dial.
• JACKASS a male ass; a donkey ...1727
• JERUSALEM PONY a donkey
• KINGSWOOD LION a donkey ...E19 sl.
• LONGEARS a mule or donkey ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONGHEAD a mule or donkey; a horse with a large, chunky head ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LUGS an ass, a donkey ...a1748 Sc.
• MAUD a name for a female mule or donkey; rarely for a cow ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MOAK a donkey; a mule ...1839
• MOGGY a pet name for a young donkey ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOKE a donkey, an ass ...1839 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• MOUNTAIN CANARY a donkey ...1921US sl., chiefly Western usage
• NEDDY an ass, a donkey ...1658 colloq.
• NEDDY-ASS a donkey ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEGGER a donkey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANARY a donkey or mule ...1921 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS NIGHTINGALE a donkey ...1975 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-PUKE a donkey ...1891 Eng. dial.
• YETHARD a name for a donkey; form of 'Edward' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
donkey - verbs
• FUNK * of a horse, donkey, etc.: to kick up the back legs or heels; to shy ...c1707 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALAHACK of a horse or donkey: to become disabled or worn out by hard work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOOM - nouns
• ANGEL OF DEATH any thing considered to bring death, destruction or misfortune; a harbinger of doom ...1872
doom - person
• ANGEL OF DEATH any person or thing considered to bring death, destruction or misfortune; a harbinger of doom ...1872
• CALAMITY HOWLER a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMITY SHOUTER a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• JEREMIAH a person who continually prophesies doom ...1781
doom - verbs
• DEEM † to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
doom - phrases
• DEVIL UPON DUN, THE the devil riding a horse; used as a type or emblem of imminent disaster or impending doom ...1634
DOOMED - adjectives
• DONE FOR dead; doomed; lost ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FATAL † condemned by fate, doomed ...1509
• SNAKE-BIT irremediably doomed to misfortune ...1957 US
• SNAKE-BITTEN irremediably doomed to misfortune ...1957 US
doomed - nouns
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEAD ONE someone or something that is doomed, on the verge of death or actually dead ...1900s US sl.
doomed - person
• BUZZARD-BAIT a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1851 Amer. sl.
• BUZZARD MEAT a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1899 Amer. sl.
• DEAD CHICKEN a doomed person, a lost soul ...1960s US sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEAD ONE someone or something that is doomed, on the verge of death or actually dead ...1900s US sl.
• GONE BEAVER one who is past hope or doomed ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GONE COON one who is past hope or doomed; one past recovery ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GONE DOG one who is past hope or doomed...1965 Amer. dial.
• GONE DUCK one who is past hope or doomed...1953 Amer. dial.
• GONE FAWNSKIN one who is past hope or doomed ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOBLIN one who is past hope or doomed...1965 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOOSE one who is past hope or doomed; one past recovery ...1830 Amer. dial.
• GONE GOSLIN one who is past hope or doomed ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GONE SUCKER one who is past hope or doomed...1927 Amer. dial.
• NO-HOPER a hopeless person; a useless or incompetent person; someone or something doomed to failure ...1944 colloq.
doomed - verbs
• HAVE HAD THE COTTON to be doomed ...1970s US sl.
doomed - phrases
• ONE'S ASS IS CREAM CHEESE one is doomed to suffer punishment, danger, death, etc.' one is 'history' ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S ASS IS GRASS one is doomed to suffer punishment, danger, death, etc.' one is 'history' ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
DOOR - adjectives/adverbs
• AGEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AJEE of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & 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.
• AZAM of a door: half open, ajar ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• BORN AND RAISED IN A SAWMILL unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A SAWMILL unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GEMEW † of a door: double; of lines: parallel ...1523
• GEMOW † of a door: double; of lines: parallel ...1523
• SAM-OPE of a door: half open, ajar ...1777 Eng. dial.
door - nouns
• AGITATOR a bell-pull, a door-knocker ...M19 sl.
• BURGLAR HOLE a peephole in a front door ...1970s US sl.
• CLAPPER † a door-knocker ...1617
• CLICKET † the latch of a gate or door ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAVY JONE'S LOCKER a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAVY'S LOCKER a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FALSE DOOR † a secret door ...1627
• GATE-DOOR † a street door ...c1460
• GYGER a door ...1567 cant
• HAMMER † the knocker of a door ...1585
• HAR(R) the upright part of a gate or door to which the hinges are fastened ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IN-AND-OUTER a door ...1940s US Black sl.
• IN-AND-OUT-OF a door ...1940s US Black sl.
• JEGGER a door ...1567 cant
• JIG a door ...1567 cant
• JIGGER a door ...1567 cant
• LITTLE NELL a door bell ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• OBDER a porch or portico; the cross-piece over the door ...1897 Sc.
• RAMP a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAMP DOOR a sloping outside cellar door ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAPPER † a door-knocker ...1640 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RING † a circular door knocker ...c1405
• RORY O'MORE a door ...B1900 rhyming sl.
• SHUTTER a door, as distinguished from the opening to which it is fitted ...1863 Amer. dial.
• TINKLER a bell; a front door bell ...M19 sl.
door - verbs
• BOUNCE † to slam, to bang a door ...1786
• CLICKET to latch or lock; to fasten the wooden latch of a door by inserting a peg above it, thus preventing it from being raised ...1362
• DUNDER to knock loudly and repeatedly on a door ...1913 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAN to set a door open ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FAN THE DOOR WIDE to keep the door open ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FAULD to shut, to close a door, clasp knife, the eyes, the fist, etc. ...1776 Sc.
• GIRG † of a door or gate: to make a creaking noise, to grate, to jar, to vibrate ...1513 chiefly Sc.
• JARG † of a door or gate: to make a creaking noise, to grate, to jar, to vibrate ...1513 chiefly Sc.
• KEY UP to unlock a door ...1991 US sl.
• MAKE to shut or close a door ...c1290 now arch. & Eng. dial.
• PUT THE WOOD IN THE HOLE to shut the door ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• STAND TO THE WALL of a door: to be wide open ...1718 Sc.
• TEAR to knock or ring violently at a door ...B1900 Ireland
door - phrases
• BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL applied to a person who forgets to close the door in cold weather, since the older type of saw-mill had no doors ...1914 Amer. dial.
• OPEN UP YOUR HOLE a command to the occupation of a room to open the door ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
DOORKEEPER - person
• GATE-WARD a gate-keeper; a doorkeeper ...c1000 arch.
• JANITOR a doorkeeper, a porter ...c1630
• JANITORESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1866
• JANITRESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1806
• JANITRIX a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1841
• JIGGER a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey ...1749 sl.
• JIGGER-DUBBER a doorkeeper; a jailor or turnkey ...1781 sl.
DOOR KNOCKER - nouns
• RAPPER a door-knocker ...1887 Eng. dial.
DOOR-MAT - nouns
• BEAR a door-mat ...1825 Eng. dial.
DORMITORY - nouns
• CHICKEN HOUSE a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
• RAM PASTURE a bunkhouse or dormitory for men ...1934 Amer. dial.
DORMOUSE - nouns
• DERRYMOUSE a dormouse ...1839 Eng. dial.
DOT - nouns
• DAUT a dot, a speck, a spot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• POP a minute quantity of a substance; a speck, a dot, a particle, a drop ...1868 Sc.
• TICK a dot of any kind; a small speck or spot; the dot above the letter I, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICKER a dot of any kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
DOTAGE - adjectives
• BAIRNED in a state of dotage ...Sc.
• BAIRNLY in a state of dotage ...1932 Sc.
• DOTED affected by dotage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MATTER-FANGLED in incipient dotage; muddle-headed, confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEED defective in understanding; in one's dotage; senile ...c1850 Sc.
DOTARD - person
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAMALEERIE a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard ...1880 Sc.
• PANTALOON † a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool ...1596-1600
• VELYARD † an old man; a dotard ...c1520
DOTE - verbs
• BESOT to affect with a foolish, blinding affection; to cause to dote on; to infatuate with ...1581
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOTING - adjectives
• DAFT fond, doting; extremely eager ....1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
dotting - nouns
• VECORD * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1788
• VECORDY * madness, trouble of mind, folly, doting ...1656
DOUBLE - adjectives
• DUPLAR †* double, duple ...1610
• DUPLAT †* double, twofold ...1553 Sc.
• DUPLE † double, twofold ...1542
• DUPLICATORY †* having the quality of doubling; double, twofold ...1659
• GEMELLED double ...1883
• GEMINOUS * double; occurring in pairs ...1646
double - nouns
• DUPLATION the operation of doubling ...c1425
• DUPLE † a double quantity; twice as much or many ...1609
• DUPLEXITY * the quality of being double; doubleness ...1856
double - verbs
• DUPLE † to double; to make twice as much or many ...c1425
• DUPLIFY † to double, to make double ...1509
• GEMINATE to double ...a1637
DOUBLE CROSS - nouns
• HOOK, THE an instance of treachery; a double cross ...1908 Amer. sl.
double-cross - person
• CHEESE-EATER one who cheats, double-crosses, or informs; a 'rat' ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEEL a dishonourable, dishonest, untrustworthy, contemptible, or otherwise despicable person; a double-crosser; one who treats women badly ...1914 US, orig. criminals' sl.
• TWO-TIMER someone who double-crosses or is unfaithful ...1927 sl., orig. US
double-cross - verbs
• SCHLENT to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
DOUBLED - adjectives
• GEMINATED doubled, occurring in pairs ...1802
• YDOBBLED † doubled ...1340
DOUBLE-DEALING - adjectives
• BOTH-SIDES † deceitful, two-faced, double-dealing ...17C
• DUPLICITOUS showing duplicity, deceitful, two-faced, double-dealing ...1958
double-dealing - nouns
• DOUBLE HEART double-dealing, duplicity ...1382
• HANKY-PANKY jugglery, legerdemain; trickery, double dealing, underhand dealing; dishonest or corrupt activity; deceit ...1841 sl.
• HAVELON †* cunning, as of a fox; wile, guile; double-dealing ...c1330
double-dealing - person
• MACHIAVEL, MACHIVELL one who acts on the principles of Machiavelli (a celebrated Florence statesman who advocated the pursuit of statecraft at the expense of morality; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer; a double-dealing person ...1570
• RAMAGIECHAN a dishonest, double-dealing person; a hypocrite, a cheat ...1825 Sc.
DOUBLING - nouns
• GEMINATION a doubling, duplication, repetition ...1597
DOUBT - adjectives
• AIVING being in doubt ...Bk1866 Sc.
• AVOIRDUPOIS undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BETWEEN TWO MINDS in doubt or suspense; undecided ...1862 Ireland & Sc.
doubt - nouns
• ADDUBITATION †* the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt ...1631
• ANTRIMS doubts, hesitations ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• CHANCE doubt ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DWERE † doubt, dread ...c1440
• HANKER hesitation, doubt, regret ...1862 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity ...1532
• MAMMERY †* a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; vacillation ...1578
• MIDGE-GO-MORRAH hesitation, doubt, excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISDOUBT a doubt; mistrust; suspicion ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMBRAGE † a feeling of suspicion or doubt ...1624
• VARIATION † uncertainty, doubt ...1471
doubt - person
• HAWER one who ‘haws’ or doubts; one who speaks hesitatingly or stammers ...1820
• IMPUGNATOR †* one who raises doubts; one who blames ...1678
doubt - verbs
• AVOIRDUPOIS to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BRANGLE to throw into doubt; to cast doubt upon ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALL IN QUESTION to cast doubt on, to dispute
• DIFFIDE † to distrust, to doubt, to suspect, to mistrust ...1678
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• FEAR † to regard with distrust; to doubt ...1578
• INDUBITATE †* to doubt nothing at all ...1623
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be in doubt ...1350 Eng. dial.
• MISBELIEVE to disbelieve, to doubt ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISDOUBT to doubt, to suspect; to fear, to apprehend; to think; to having an inkling or suspicion of ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISGIVE to doubt, to have a misgiving ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• UNDERLOOK to look at someone or someone with grave doubt ...1965 Barbados sl.
doubt - interjections/phrases
• I AM SO SURE! used to express strong doubt about what has just been said ...1982 US sl.
• I BELIEVE YOU BUT THOUSANDS WOULDN'T used to express doubt, or, at best, reserve judgement about the veracity of the person being addressed ...L19 UK
• NAY THEN! an exclamation of wonder, doubt, disappointment, sympathy, or remonstrance ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UMPH! expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
DOUBTFUL - adjectives
• AIVALOUS, AIVILOUS doubtful, uncertain ...Bk1866 Sc.
• AMBILOQUENT † speaking doubtfully or ambiguously ...1656
• AMPHIBOLOUS † ambiguous, of double or doubtful character ...1644
• ANCIPITOUS † doubtful, uncertain; ambiguous ...1652
• APOCRYPHATE † of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false ...1486
• APOCRYPHICAL †* of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false ...1719
• CHANCY doubtful, uncertain ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DARK doubtful, uncertain; unknown ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICKY of things, conditions, etc.: uncertain, doubtful, critical, hazardous; rickety, shaky, tottering ...1851
• DOUTOUS † doubtful; of uncertain existence, meaning, or issue ...c1330
• DUBEROUS dubious, doubtful, uncertain, suspicious ... 1818 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DUBERSOME dubious, doubtful ...1837-40
• DUBITABLE doubtful, uncertain; open to doubt or question; capable of being doubted ...1624
• DUBROUS dubious, doubtful, dangerous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• JEALOUS † doubtful, mistrustful ...1601
• JUBEROUS dubious, doubtful ...1871 Amer. dial.
• JUBERSOME dubious, doubtful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LEFT-HANDED ambiguous, doubtful, questionable ...1612
• ONELY-SIDED doubtful, peculiar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUISQUIS † perplexing, doubtful, debateful, dubious ...1720 Sc.
• QUISQUOSE perplexing, doubtful, debateful, dubious ...1720 Sc.
• SHIKERRY shabby, bad, shaky, doubtful ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• UNDOOTFA doubtful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
doubtful - verbs
• HANG IN THE WIND to be or remain in dubious suspense; to be doubtful, undecided; to be irresolute, to vacillate ...1555
• HAVE BAD HEART OF to be doubtful of, to have little hopes of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INDUBITATE †* to render doubtful or uncertain; to call in question ...1646
• VAREEZ to be doubtful, to hesitate ...1908 Sc.
DOUBTFULNESS - nouns
• HESITUDE †* doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
DOUBTING - adjectives
• DUBITATIVE inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727
• HAVERDEPAISE undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ON THE HAVEY-QUAVEY on the inquiry, questioning, and doubting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• UNCERTAINED † uncertain, doubting ...1470
• UP IN THE AIR doubting, speculative, hypothetical ...20C sl.
DOUBTLESS - adjectives
• SANS FAIL † without fail; without doubt, doubtless ...1297
doubtless - adverbs
• ABSOTIVELY without a doubt, irrefutably ...M19 sl., orig. US
DOUGH - nouns
• ELT dough ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PASTE dough, esp. dough for pie crusts, etc.; the pastry part of a pie or pudding, whether cooked or uncooked ...1874 Sc. & Eng. dial.
dough - verbs
• ELT to knead dough ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DOUGHNUT - nouns
• BAIGNET a fritter or doughnut ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BEAR SIGN doughnuts ...1903 Amer. cowboy usage
• BEIGNE a fritter or doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BEIGNET a fritter or doughnut ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BERLIN a doughnut with jelly inside ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BERLINER a doughnut with jelly inside ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BERLIN PFANNKUCHEN a doughnut with jelly inside ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOIL CAKE a doughnut ...1932 Amer. dial.
• BOILED CAKE a doughnut ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CHIPPER a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHOKER-HOLE a doughnut ...1925 US sl.
• DOBBER a doughnut ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DOORKNOB a doughnut ...1960s US sl.
• FETTIGLICH a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GASKET a doughnut ...1942 US sl.
• GRAVY RING a doughnut ...20C Ulster sl.
• JAM-BUSTER a jam doughnut ...1998 Can. sl.
• KRAPFEN in German-speaking areas: a doughnut ...1845
• LIFE PRESERVER a doughnut ...1941 Amer. jocular
• MORNING GLORY a pancake; a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MUD BALL a doughnut or other pastry eaten with coffee ...1976 US sl.
• ODD FELLOWS three doughnuts and coffee ...1931 US tramps & beggars' sl.
• RING a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RING CAKE a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RINGER a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SIMBALL a doughnut ...1865 US
• SINKER a doughnut; a dumpling ...1870 US sl.
• SLIPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SLOPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts ...1940s US Black sl.
DOUR - phrases
• IF HE LAUGHED HIS FACE WOULD CRACK said of a dour person ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
DOVE - nouns
• RAINBIRD the mourning dove ...1951 Amer. dial.
• RAIN CROW the mourning dove ...1940 Amer. dial.
• RAIN DOVE the mourning dove ...1854 Amer. dial.
dove - verbs
• ROOCOOCOO * of a pigeon or a dove: to coo ...1922
DOVECOTE - nouns
• PIGEONNIER a dovecote ...1941 Amer. dial.
DOWAGER - person
• TOWN TABBY a smart dowager ...M19 sl.
DOWDY - adjectives
• MAWKY of a woman: dowdy and ungainly; wearing tawdry finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NUNTY dressed in a shabby or old-fashioned way, dowdy, unstylish: applied to female dress ...1838 Eng. dial.
• TACKEY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1890 Amer. sl.
• TACKY of clothing or appearance: unfashionable, dowdy; untidy, slovenly, shabby; gaudy, tawdry ...1862 Amer. sl.
dowdy - person
• DOWD a person, usually a woman, of dull unfashionable appearance; a dowdy woman ...c1330
• DRACK-SACK a dowdy woman ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• MISS GOOCH any frowzy, dowdy wallflower ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• MISS GUNCH any frowzy, dowdy wallflower ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• MOG a dowdily dressed person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOPSIE, MOPSY * a dirty, slatternly, or untidy woman; a sloven; a dowdy or homely woman ...1699 sl. & Eng. dial.
• MOUSEBURGER a young woman of unexceptional appearance and talents, regarded as timid, dowdy, or mousy; such a person who can nevertheless achieve professional and personal success through determination ...1970 chiefly US, humorous
DOWN - adverbs
• ADOWN † in a lower place; toward a lower place; downward; down ...a1200
• ADOWNRIGHT † straight down ...c1175
• NETHER † down, downwards ...c888
down- prepositions
• BEDOWN down ...Bk1911 Sc.
DOWN-AND-OUT - adjectives
• ON ONE'S ASS depressed; broken; down-and-out ...20C US sl.
• SCABBERT destitute, down-and-out ...1832 Sc.
down-and-out - person
• DEADBEAT of people: a failure, a down-and-out, an impoverished person; a person down on their luck; a jobless and homeless person ...1863 sl., orig. US
• DEAD-BROKER a down-and-out, an impoverished person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• DEADLEG a down-and-out, a failure ...1960s sl.
• HAMBURGER a bum or tramp; any one who is down and out ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
DOWN-AT-HEEL - person
• OLD NIGGER a disreputable, down-at-heel person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TASHIE a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
• TATSHIE a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
DOWNCAST - adjectives
• BLUE depressed, low-spirited, sad, sorrowful, dismayed, downcast ...a1450
• BROW-SICK dejected; downcast; melancholy; hanging the head ...1709
• DAUNSY downcast, sad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEMISSIVE † downcast, humble, submissive ...1630
• DRAM-HEARTED depressed in spirit, melancholy, downcast ...1895 Sc.
• IN THE SUDS in the sulks, in the blues; downcast, in the dumps; ill-humoured ...1611 Eng. dial.
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLING of a person: fretful, peevish, downcast ...1928 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OUT OF HEART dispirited; discouraged; disheartened, downcast ...1586
• UNDER THE JUNIPER TREE downcast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
downcast - nouns
• ABJECTEDNESS † downcast condition; abasement ...1660
downcast - person
• GLOUMER one who has a downcast frowning look ...1825 Sc.
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
downcast - verbs
• DUMP † to be in the dumps; to be sad or downcast in spirit ...1582
• GLOPPEN † to be distressed or downcast ...a1400
• RED-NOSE to be downcast or discouraged ...1911 Amer. dial.
DOWNFALL - nouns
• DECAY † downfall, destruction, ruin ...1535
• LABEFACTATION * a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1775
• LABEFACTION a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1620
downfall - verbs
• BRING SOMEONE A GUTSER to engineer someone's downfall ...1910s Aust. sl.
DOWN-HEARTED - adjectives
• BAD-HEARTED melancholy, miserable, down-hearted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DARKET dull, down-hearted ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAWLED low-spirited, down-hearted ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OUT OF HEART down-hearted, downcast, discouraged ...1925 Amer. dial.
DOWNPOUR - see RAIN
DOWNRIGHT - adjectives
• ARRANT downright, usually in a bad sense ...1740 Eng. dial.
• EVEN-DOWN 1. sheer, utter, downright, generally used in a bad sense ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. downright, honest, straightforward, sincere ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR DOWN downright, thorough, real ...1845 Eng. dial.
• RIGHT-DOWN genuine, downright ...1828 Amer. dial.
• THICK thorough, complete, downright ...1900 Eng. dial.
downright - adverbs
• EVEN-DOWN downright, thoroughly, completely, utterly, absolutely ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR † plainly, easily, clearly, distinctly; frankly, downright ...1393 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANDSMOOTH † flatly; downright; without check, interruption, or qualification ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DOWNRIGHTLY - adverbs
• FAIRSHIRE downrightly; usually used in a depreciatory sense ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DOWN'S SYNDROME - person
• MONGOL (now offensive) a person with Down's syndrome ...1896
• MONGOLOID (now offensive) a person affected with Down's syndrome ...1949
DOWN-TO-EARTH - nouns
• RAGAMUFFIN TIP a down-to-earth situation ...1990s US Black sl.
down-to-earth - person
• RAG(G)A an unaffected, down-to-earth person ...1990s US Black sl.
• RAG(G)AMUFFIN an unaffected, down-to-earth person ...1990s US Black sl.
DOWNTRODDEN - adjectives
• OOLED downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
• OOLT downtrodden, downcast, cowed, nervous, subdued, bewildered, dumbfounded ...1917 Sc.
downtrodden - person
• SACK a pitiable, downtrodden person ...1956 US sl.
DOWNWARD(S) - adjectives
• BEDOWN downwards ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DECLIVATE descending; declining; inclining downward ...1881
• DECLIVE † sloping downwards ...1635
• DECLIVOUS having a downward inclination; sloping, slanting ...1684
• DECLIVY †* sloping downwards ...1609
• NETHEWARD † downward ...a1000
downward(s) - adverbs
• ADOWN to a lower place or position; downward, down ...c975 arch.
• ADOWNWARD † downward ...c1090
• ALOW low down, below; downwards ...LME now arch & Eng. dial.
• INBANK down hill, downwards ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NETHER † down, downwards ...c888
• NETHERWARD * downwards ...c1000
• NETHERWARDS * downwards ...c975
• NEVELING †* face downwards ...1387
downward(s) - nouns
• DECLINATION a leaning, bending, or sloping downwards; slope, inclination from the vertical or horizontal position ...1594
• DECLIVITY a downward slope ...1695
• DECOURSE † downward course; descent ...1585
• DECURRENCE † the act or state of running down; downward flow or course; lapse of time ...1659
• DECURRENCY † the act or state of running down; downward flow or course; lapse of time ...1651
• DECURSE † downward course, lapse of time ...1593
• DECURSION † the act of running, flowing, or passing downwards ...c1630
DOWRY - nouns
• MARRIAGE † a dowry ...c1330
• MARRIAGE GEAR † marriage portion, dowry ...1515 Sc.
• MARRIAGE GOOD † marriage portion, dowry ...1600
• SETTING OUT a dowry; a trousseau; the equipment necessary for establishing a household, usually in the form of a gift to a bride or newly married couple ...1833 Amer. dial.
• TOCHER the marriage portion which a wife brings to her husband; dowry ...1496 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DOWSER - see DIVINING ROD
DOZE - nouns
• DOVER a light or fitful sleep; a doze ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NAP OF SLEEP a short sleep, a doze ...1931 Amer. dial.
doze - verbs
• DOVER to cause to doze or be unconscious ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FISH to doze ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NEEB, NIB to nod from drowsiness, to doze ...1866 Sc.
• OOR to doze, to be half-asleep, to dream, to muse ...1908 Sc.
• SNOOZLE to nestle and sleep or doze; to nuzzle ...1831 colloq. or Eng. dial.
DOZEN - nouns
• COUNTRY COUSIN a dozen ...1909 UK rhyming sl.
• QUEST † a dozen ...1589
DOZING - adverbs
• ADOZE in a doze or dozing state ...1868
dozing - nouns
• SNOOZLEDOM the state of nestling and dozing in bed ...1865 colloq.
• ZIZZING dozing, napping ...1930s sl.
DRAB - adjectives
• PO-JO drab; dreary; poverty-stricken ...1950 Amer. dial.
drab - person
• BARBER'S CHAIR † a common prostitute who is used by all customers; a promiscuous woman; a drab, a prostitute, a strumpet ...1621
• CALLET a prostitute, a trull; a drab, dirty woman ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAB an untidy, thriftless woman; a drab; a term of contempt ...1730
• LAIDRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LETHRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
DRAG - verbs
• ALLY to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• BEHALE † to drag about ...1574
• CART to carry; to drag ...M19 sl.
• HAG to pull, to draw; to drag out ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAIK to carry or drag from one place to another with consequent fatigue to oneself or one's companion ...c1776 Sc.
• HAIL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE ABOUT to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAKE UP AND DOWN to drag or carry from one place to another with little purpose; to tramp, to trudge ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALE to draw or pull along, esp. with force or violence; to drag, to haul ...c1205
• HARL 1. to drag: usually with the notion of friction or scraping of the ground; to pull, to tug; to trail along the ground; to haul ...c1290 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to drag or trail oneself; to go with dragging feet ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HARRY † to drag or carry off ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• HERRY to drag or carry off ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAYL to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
• KEACH to drag forcibly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAAG to pull, to drag ...1897 Sc.
• LAG † to drag after one ...1530
• LALLOP of a dress, etc.: to trail, to drag or flap on the ground ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LURRY † to carry or drag along a heavy body, a person, a child, etc.; to lug ...1664 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAUL DRAG to beat and drag about a person ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RAKE to drag, to trail ...1914 Sc.
• SCHLAP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEP(P) 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SCRIEVE to tear, to drag aside ...1865 Sc.
• SCRIVE to tear, to drag aside ...1865 Sc. & Ireland
• SHLAP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SHLEP 1. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
2. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
• SKID to push or drag a person along ...1881
• SKIN to haul or drag something, esp. a log, or logging equipment ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SNAIL to drag or haul with a rope ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SNAKE to drag or pull forcibly or quickly ...1856
• SNIG to drag something heavy by means of ropes or chains ...1897 Aust. sl.
• TAG to trail or drag behind; to follow closely ...1676
• TAWT to drag or dash to the ground; to drag hither and thither ...B1900 Sc.
• TO-DRAW † to pull apart, to draw or drag asunder; to tear to pieces; to destroy by tearing apart ...c1205
• TO-HALE † to haul or drag asunder; to pull about ...1387
• TOIL † to pull, to drag, to tug about ...c1325
• TOLL † to pull, to drag, to draw physically ...a1400-50
• YANK to tug something with sudden energy; to remove something; to drag, to pull ...1848 sl., orig. US
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
DRAGGED - person
• SCHLEPALONG one who is dragged along ...1920s sl.
DRAGGING - nouns
• HARL the act of hauling or dragging ...1808 Sc.
• TAWT a heavy dash; abuse by dragging or dashing about ...B1900 Sc.
DRAGGLE - verbs
• CAGGLE to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE to draggle, to bemire one's clothes ...1808 Sc.
• KAGGLE to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBER to trail in the dirt; to draggle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG to draggle in the mud; to bedraggle or cover with mud ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TROLLOP to draggle, to hang in a wet state ...1899 Amer. dial.
DRAGON - adjectives
• DRACONIC of the nature of a dragon ...1680
nouns
• ADDER † a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings ...c1300
DRAGONFLY - nouns
• ADDER a dragonfly or large fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDER-BELL the dragonfly ...1824 Sc.
• ADDERBOLT a dragonfly ...1483
• ADDER-CAP the dragonfly ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ADDER-FLY a dragonfly ...Bk1888
• AIRPLANE a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE BUG a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE FLY a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARROW HAWK a dragonfly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ATHER-BILL the dragonfly ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATHER-CAP the dragonfly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE DRAGON a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHOOKABAMA a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DAMSEL the slender dragonfly, Agrion Virgo ...1815
• DARNER a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DARNING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• DARN NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEMOISELLE a dragonfly ...1844
• DEVIL FLY a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HORSE a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DARNING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1809 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DARN NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S DRAGON a dragonfly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S HORSE a dragonfly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DEVIL'S RIDING HORSE a dragonfly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DICKINSON'S HORSE a dragonfly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DICKINSON'S MARE a dragonfly ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DINING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR'S FLY a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAR CUTTER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EAR NEEDLE a dragonfly ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEWER n. a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial. (as in 'sew')
• EDWARD † a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S MON a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S NILD a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EYE STINGER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE STITCHER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE TAKER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FLYING ADDER the dragonfly ...Bk1888
• GLASSMAKER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GLOBE-SKIMMER a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GNATCATCHER a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GNATCATCHER BUG a dragonfly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GREEN DARNER a large dragonfly ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HAWK the dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEATHER-BILL the dragonfly ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELICOPTER a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HORSE-STINGER the common dragonfly ...1772
• JACKY-BREEZER †* a dragonfly ...a1852 Eng. dial.
• JARFLY a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial.
• KATYNIPPER a dragonfly ...1953 Amer. dial.
• KNITTY-NEEDLES the dragonfly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG-ASS BUTTERFLY a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEASURING STICK a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MERRY-MAID a dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MAY the dragonfly ...1830 Eng. dial.
• MOSQUITO CATCHER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO FLY a dragonfly ...1964 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO HAWK a dragonfly ...1737 Amer. dial.
• MOSQUITO HORSE a dragonfly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• MULE-KILLER a dragonfly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NADDER-SERVANT a dragonfly ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE BUG a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE FLY a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PERCH BUG a dragonfly or damselfly nymph; rarely, the adult ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PINAO a dragonfly ...1933 Hawaii
• SANGING-EATHER † the large dragonfly, Aeshna grandis ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHNEIDER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SEWER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SEWER-UPPER a dragonfly ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SEWING BEETLE a dragonfly ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SEWING BUG a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEWING NEEDLE a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER HAWK a dragonfly ...chiefly southern US
• SNEEDER a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SNYDER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TANGING-EDDER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-ETHER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NADDER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NETHER the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG a dragonfly of the genus Tetragoneuria ...1929 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEATER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER DIPPER a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER FLY a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER MOSQUITO a dragonfly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WITCH DOCTOR a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YEDWARD † a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
DRAG QUEEN - person
• BAG LADY an ugly drag queen ...2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• BEAN QUEEN a Hispanic homosexual who prefers to dress as a woman; a Hispanic drag queen ...Bk1972 US sl.