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ENTER - person
• INSTERS the people who have come in ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
enter - verbs 
• ABORD † to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon ...1509
• BULGE IN to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BUM-RUSH to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
• INTERMIT to admit, to allow to enter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OIL IN to enter, to intrude ...1920s sl.
• SAIL IN to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• SAIL INTO to arrive, to enter, esp. in a slow and measured manner ...M19 sl.
• TAKE IN † to go in, to enter ...1654 obs. exc. Sc.
• WORM ONE'S WAY (INTO) to enter or penetrate stealthily .,..1845 Amer. sl.
enter - phrases
• EMOK NYE come in ...L19 back-slang
 
ENTERPRISE - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• TAB an enterprise; an activity ...1946 US sl.
 
ENTERPRISING - adjectives
• ADVENTUREFUL ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
• GO-AHEAD enterprising, having energy and initiative ...M19
• GUMPTIOUS ambitious, energetic, enterprising, eager ...1942 Amer. dial.
enterprising - person 
• GETTER a go-getter; an enterprising or ambitious person; a determined person, one likely to succeed ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. 
• GO-GETTER an ambitious or enterprising person ...1910 sl., orig. US
• HARD CHARGER an aggressive, persistent person; one who has a lot of push and an abrasive personality, even when it is not needed; an energetic, enterprising, and ambitious person; a go-getter ...1951 orig. US military sl.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
 
ENTERTAIN - verbs
• DO IT WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO ONESELF PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• DO ONESELF WELL to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO SOMEONE PROUD to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to someone's satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• JUNKET †* to provide a feast for; to entertain with food and drink ...1642
• LUBE to keep happy, to entertain ...1930s sl.
• SKENT † to entertain, to amuse ...a1250
 
ENTERTAINING, ENTERTAINMENT - adjectives
• DIVERTISSANT † diverting, entertaining, amusing, pleasing ...1645
• FUN enjoyable; pleasant; entertaining ...1950 orig. US
• FUNSY providing amusement or diversion; entertaining, light-hearted ...1958 colloq.
• GOOD AS A PLAY very interesting; exceedingly entertaining or amusing ...1827
• LIGHTSOME not weighed down by care, pain, or sorrow; light-headed, cheerful, merry; also, enlivening, entertaining ...a1366
• QUEER † amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining ...1787 Sc.
• RICH entertaining ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
entertaining, entertainment - nouns
• BALLY HOO a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• BEANO a festive entertainment frequently terminating in a noisy frolic or spree; a large meal ...1888 sl.
• BLOW-OUT a feast, entertainment; a large meal ...1821 sl.
• BRAIN CANDY broadly appealing, undemanding entertainment which is not intellectually stimulating ...1968 colloq.
• CAMP-STOOL BRIGADE the people who wait outside a place of entertainment to secure the best seats, and bring camp-stools with them to rest themselves ...1889 sl.
• CONCERT a play; a show; any theatrical entertainment ...1992 UK sl.
• CORKER something good, funny, or entertaining ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GAUDY, GAWDY a grand feast or entertainment; an annual dinner in commemoration of some event in the history of a college ...1651
• HANDLING an entertainment, party, meeting, gathering ...1820 Sc.
• HAPPY entertainment, enjoyment ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a small quiet restaurant, etc.; a secluded place of entertainment ...E20
• JAUL, JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• KAILIE, KALEY, KEALIE a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc.
• LET OUT an entertainment on a large or lavish scale ...1836 Anglo-Irish
• SHINDIG any public or social entertainment ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKENTING † entertainment ...c1200
• TICERY entertainments of all kinds...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAITING entertainment, feasting ...a1300 obs.
entertaining, entertainment - person  (includes ENTERTAINER)
• ABIE a radio personality or entertainer who is a sure money maker ...1938 US sl.
• BANKABLE a star whose presence in a film virtually guarantees investors and audiences ...Bk2006 Amer. sl. 
• CORKER a good, funny, or entertaining person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FEASTER † the giver of a feast, a host, an entertainer ...c1425
• FLY-BY-NIGHTER a person who goes out at night to places of entertainment ...1959
• GAMEMAN † a jester, a joker, an entertainer ...1340
• GAS one who pleases or delights; a first-rate, amusing, or entertaining person ...1957 orig. US
• GASSER a first-rate, delightful, amusing, or entertaining person; a highly admired person considered to be the best ...1944 sl., orig. jazz usage
• GLEEMAN † a professional entertainer at social gatherings; especially, a singer, musician, or minstrel ... c897
• HAS-BEEN one that has been but is no longer; a person whose best days are over; a person who was one famous, important, or successful, and is no longer; an aging entertainer or athlete who is no longer in the public's favour; an out-of-date person ...1702
• JOLLER one who frequents 'unsavoury' bars, dance-halls and similar places of low-life entertainment ...1960s S. Afr.
• NOBBER a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
• PAGE-ONER an entertainer, celebrity, or other person with always newsworthy name or doings ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. 
• TOP-LINER an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show ...1901 Brit. theatre, colloq.
entertaining, entertainment - verbs 
• JOL to stroll, to run, to depart; to look for some fun or entertainment ...1940s S. Afr.
• KEEP OPEN DOORS to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1841
• KEEP OPEN HOUSE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1530
• KEEP OPEN HOUSEHOLD † to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...a1548
• KEEP OPEN TABLE to provide hospitality or entertainment for visitors generally ...1720
• PHONE of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE IT IN of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY DANCE to see novel and entertaining things ...1863 Amer. sl.
• SEE THE MONKEY SHOW to see novel and entertaining things ...1861 Amer. sl.
 
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - adjectives
• HOT of a set in the television and film industries: fully prepared for filming ...1977 US sl.
entertainment industry - nouns 
• ABBY SINGER in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day ...1990 US sl.
• BIZ, THE the entertainment, theatre, or film making business ...1961 UK sl.
• CARRY DAY in television and film-making: a day in which the cast and crew are paid but do not have to work ...1990 US sl.
• DAILIES film scenes filmed one day, rush processed and delivered for viewing by the director and others the same or next day ...1970s US sl.
• DINKY INKY in television and film-making: a low watt spotlight ...1990 US sl.
• GATOR GRIP in television and film-making: a clamp used to attach lights ...1987 US sl.
• HOOKER in the advertising and entertainment industry: an element or inducement intended to stimulate the interest of a reader, audience, customer, etc. ...1968 Amer. sl.
• MACGUFFIN in the film industry: a plot device that though seemingly important serves only to set a plot in motion; a gimmick; a hook ...1939 sl.
• NIGHT FOR NIGHT in television and film-making: a scene set at night that is also shot at night ...1988 US sl.
• PAGE ONER a screenplay in need of a complete rewrite ...1997 US sl.
• SNOOT in the television and movie industries: a cone attachment that directs light to a specific area ...1990 US sl.
• TRADES the trade journals of the US entertainment industry ...1984 US sl.
• UMBRELLA in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject...1990 US sl.
entertainment industry - person
• TRACKER in the television and film industries: a low-level development executive ...1997 US sl.
entertainment industry - verbs 
• CHEAT in the entertainment industry: to move slightly to create a better camera angle ...1991 US sl.
• CRAB in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
 
ENTHRALL - verbs
• BETHRALL †* to enthrall, to enslave ...1596
• CAPTIVE to captivate, to enthrall ...1528 arch.
 
ENTHRALLED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
 
ENTHRALLING - nouns
• KILLOUT an amazing person; an enthralling topic or thing ...1930s US Black sl.
 
ENTHUSE - verbs
• FALL OUT to enthuse, to be delighted by ...1930s sl.
 
ENTHUSIASM, LACKING ENTHUSIASM - adjectives
• LACKADAISY lackadaisical; lacking enthusiasm and determination ...1792
 
ENTHUSIASM - nouns
• AMBISH aggressive ambition or enthusiasm ...1897 Amer. sl.
• ARDURE † heat of passion or desire, vehemence, ardent desire; warmth of emotion, zeal, fervour, eagerness, enthusiasm ...1386
• BUG an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
• CONFUSIASM enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLING CARD something that defuses one's enthusiasm or deflates one's passion ...M16 sl.
• DAUBER spirit; enthusiasm ...1915 US sl.
• DOBBER spirit, morale; enthusiasm ...1910s US sl.
• EBULLIENCE an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance ...1749
• EFFUSION enthusiastic demeanour ...1878
• ELAN ardour; zeal; enthusiasm; impetuousness, vivacity ...1880 
• EMPRESSEMENT eagerness; cordiality; zeal; ardour; enthusiasm; animated display of friendliness ...1709 arch. 
• FEVER enthusiastic or excited interest ...1885 sl.
• FUROR great enthusiasm or excitement; a craze which takes everyone by storm ...1704
• GET UP AND GO energy; enthusiasm ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUSTARD zest or enthusiasm ...sl. chiefly US
• OATS enthusiasm ...1831 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• THUZZY-MUZZY enthusiasm ...1840 sl.
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
• ZOWIE keenness, enthusiasm, energy ...1910s sl.
enthusiasm - person
• MAFFICKER n. one who celebrates a joyful event with frenzied enthusiasm ...1900
enthusiasm - verbs 
• POISON to affect with passion or enthusiasm ...1893 Amer. dial.
enthusiasm - interjections 
• HI-DE-HI! greeting, encouraging, or expressing enthusiasm, esp. in a dance band, holiday camp, etc. ; frequently  answered with 'ho-de-ho' ...M20
• HI-DE-HO! expressing joy or enthusiasm, esp. in a jazz or dance band ...M20
• MAN! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or astonishment ...1869
 
ENTHUSIAST, ENTHUSIASTIC - adjectives
• BIG ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1867 orig. & chiefly US
• BITTEN BY THE BUG obsessively enthusiastic ...1902 sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• CRAZY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• DIERNED determined, enthusiastic ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DINKY wildly enthusiastic; crazy ...1969 US sl.
• EBULLIENT of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic ...1664
• EFFERVESCENT vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• FRENZICAL † affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic ...a1586
• FRET enthusiastic; excellent ...1999 Irish sl.
• GAME AS A BADGER very enthusiastic, raring to go, eager ...1910s US sl.
• GLUED enthusiastic about ...L19 US college sl.
• GUNG-HO very zealous; totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something...1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• GUNGI, GUNGY enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• HEART AND SOUL devoted and enthusiastic ...1836
• HIGH ON enthusiastic about ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HIPPED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1920 orig. US
• HOPPED UP full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
• HOT ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• INTO fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1969
• JACKED OFF enthusiastic, very keen ...1980s US sl.
• JAZZED excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JAZZED UP excited or enthusiastic ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JEALOUS † devoted, eager, zealous, zealously enthusiastic ...1535
• KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1889
• LARGE enthusiastic ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LARGE FOR (SOMETHING) enthusiastic about (something) ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAD ABOUT enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD FOR IT extremely enthusiastic ...1940s sl.
• MAD KEEN ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MAFFICKY inclined to be uproariously enthusiastic; frenzied with joy ...Bk1910 sl.
• NUTS ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTS ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• OFF ONE'S FACE extremely enthusiastic about ...1960s sl.
• OFF ONE'S NUT infatuated, very enthusiastic ...M19 sl.
• ON A KICK enthusiastic about ...1940s sl., orig. US
• POTTY ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1923
• RAH-RAH characterized by excessive spirit and enthusiasm ...1914 US sl.
• SOLD ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1928 orig. US
• STOKED excited, enthusiastic ...1960s Amer. sl.
• STOKED ON fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1963 orig. & chiefly surfing sl.
• UP FOR IT motivated to do something; enthusiastic, ready for anything ...1880s US Black sl.
• WILD intensely eager or enthusiastic; exciting ...1955 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• WILD ABOUT fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1868
• WRAPPED enthralled; overjoyed; pleased; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about ...c1955 Aust. sl.
• YEVEROUS † eager, zealously enthusiastic, impetuous ...c1400
• ZONKED enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
• ZONKERS enthusiastic or excited ...1970s US sl.
enthusiast, enthusiastic - person
• BAG OF RATIONS a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously ...World War I Eng. sl. 
• BOFFIN a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar ...1945 sl.
• BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
• BUG one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
• EAGER BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
• FAN an enthusiast, orig. of sport ...1889., orig. US
• FIEND one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1884 sl., orig. US
• FLAMER an enthusiast; a success with the female sex, a lady's man ...L19 sl.
• FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FREAK a devotee, an enthusiast ...1895 US sl. 
• FOAMER a (possibly obsessive) enthusiast ...1940 sl.
• GLUTTON one who is inordinately fond of some specified object or pursuit; an enthusiast ...a1704
• HIGH-FLIER an enthusiast ...Bk1988 Aust. sl. 
• JOCK an enthusiast for or a participant in any specified activity, as a computer 'jock' ...M20 N. Amer. colloq.
• NUT someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
• RAPTURIST †* an enthusiast ...1663
• RAT a person, esp. an enthusiast ...20C sl.
• SPARK PLUG an energetic, enthusiastic person, one who is the driving force behind any activity or undertaking; a facilitator; one who brings great energy and enthusiasm to every situation ...1927 US colloq.
• SUCKER an enthusiast; one who is particularly susceptible to the stated thing; followed by 'for' ...1957 sl., orig. Amer.
• ZELANT †* a zealot or enthusiast ...1625
enthusiast, enthusiastic - verbs
• BE BIG ON to enjoy very much; to be enthusiastic about ...1867 Amer. sl.
• BOG IN to begin a task with enthusiasm ...Aust. sl.
• CHILL to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm ...20C Amer. sl.
• DROOL OVER to express or feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• FALL OVER ONESELF to go out of one's way to do something; to be eager or enthusiastic ...1904 sl., orig. US
• FIRE UP to motivate; to make enthusiastic ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLIP ONE'S LID to be or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to go wild; to lose one's head; to become excessively angry ...1950 sl., orig. US
• FLIP ONE'S WIG to be or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to go wild; to lose one's head; to become excessively angry ...1952 sl., orig. US
• GIVE IT LALDY to do something enthusiastically or vigorously ...1985 Sc. sl.
• GO APE to become excited, violent, sexually aggressive, etc.; to display strong enthusiasm or appreciation; also, to malfunction ...1955 sl., orig. US
• GO FOR YOUR LIFE to partake enthusiastically, to go all out ...1920 Aust. sl.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to be extremely enthusiastic; to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOOI A SPASM to react with joy or enthusiasm ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• MAFFICK to give way to a frenzy of enthusiasm; to celebrate a victory with a delirious uproar ...1900
• RUSH IT * to do something eagerly or enthusiastically ...1859 US colloq.
• TEAR IN to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TEAR INTO to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TREE-TOP to attack any project with unusual vigour or enthusiasm ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TURN ONE'S DAMPER DOWN to cool one's ardour or enthusiasm ...1924 US sl.
• WIG OUT to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to lose control of one's emotions; to be or get angry ...1955 sl.
enthusiast, enthusiastic - phrases
• HAVE THEM BLEEDING IN THE AISLES suggests a wildly enthusiastic reaction, esp. uncontrollable laughter, on the part of an audience ...1927
• HAVE THEM ROLLING IN THE AISLES suggests a wildly enthusiastic reaction, esp. uncontrollable laughter, on the part of an audience ...1922
• LAY THEM IN THE AISLES to get a wildly enthusiastic reaction, esp. uncontrollable laughter, on the part of an audience ...1928
• WHOOPYDOO! an enthusiastic exclamation ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY - adverbs
• HEART AND SOUL with all one's energy and devotion; enthusiastically  ...1798
• IN LIKE GRUB greatly or enthusiastically ...1887 sl.
• LIKE A BANDIT enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully ...1970s US sl.
• LIKE A RAT UP A DRAINPIPE enthusiastically, very energetically; often with reference to sexual activity ...1968
• LIKE A RAT UP A PUMP enthusiastically, very energetically; often with reference to sexual activity ...1911
• LIKE A RAT UP A ROPE enthusiastically, very energetically; often with reference to sexual activity ...1959
• LIKE BILLYO energetically, with great gusto; vigorously or enthusiastically ...1885 colloq.
• LIKE MAD furiously, with excessive violence or enthusiasm ...1567
• ON A BUST enthusiastically, to a great extent ...M19 US sl.
• TO THE SKIES to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1617
• TO THE SKY to the highest possible degree, enthusiastically, extravagantly ...1670
 
ENTICE - verbs
• ALLECT † to allure, to entice, to attract, to seduce ...1528
• ALLICIATE † to allure, to entice, to attract ...1568
• BAIT to entice, to lure, provoke ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAY to entice or lure ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BICHARRE † to entice, to wile ...c1175
• COLLYFOGLE to deceive, to cheat; to wheedle; to entice by flattery ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRAG to lead on, to entice ...1981 US sl.
• DRAW THE BADGER to entice an opponent to come into the open ...1890
• FORSPAN † to seduce, to entice ...c1000
• HANKLE to entangle in some pursuit or proceeding; to associate with, be connected with; to instigate, entice, decoy ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to lure, to entice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
• ILLECT †* to allure, to entice ...1529
• LAIT † to allure, to entice ...1825 Sc.
• PEACH AWAY, PEECH AWAY to coax, to entice ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.  
• SIREN † to allure, to entice, to persuade ...
• TEAL to entice, to coax, to inveigle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• TEEGLE UP to entice; to lead on from step to step ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEL to entice, to wheedle; to inveigle by flattery ...B1900 Sc.
• TEELY to entice, to coax, to wheedle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• THIG to entice; to entreat; to tease ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TICE † to entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIDDLE to entice, to coax ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIGHT † to attract, to entice, to allure ...c1000
• TILL † to draw, to attract, to persuade; to entice, to allure, to coax; to win over ...a1225
• TISE to entice; to tempt, to allure, to attract; to coax, to wheedle ...1860 Sc.
• TOLL † to attract, to entice, to allure, to decoy; to incite, to instigate ...c1220
• TOLLER to induce one to come or follow; to lure, to entice, to decoy ...1974  Amer. dial.
• TRAIL to entice or lead ...a1717
 
ENTICED - adjectives
• OFFSTEERED enticed away from; sidetracked ...20C sl.
 
ENTICEMENT - nouns
• ILLECEBRATION †* the act of alluring; enticement, allurement ...1624
• ILLECTATION † allurement, enticement ...1652
ֽ• ILLECTIVE † an allurement or enticement ...B1900
• TICE an act of enticing; an enticement ...1874
• TICEMENT † enticement; encouragement ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIGHTING † persuading, enticement ...c1000
• TILL †* allurement, enticement ...1596
 
ENTICER - person
• DECOY one who entices, allures, or inveigles another into some trap, deception or evil situation ...1638
• DECOY-DUCK a person who entices another into danger or mischief ...1625
• TEALER a wheedler, an enticer ...1808 Sc.
• TICER an enticer ...a1529
• TOLLER † one who entices or instigates ...c1440
 
ENTICING - adjectives
• ENTICING AS A JAYBIRD extremely enticing ...1847 Amer. dial.
• ILLECEBROSE alluring, enticing, attractive ...1727
• ILLECEBROUS † alluring, enticing, attractive ...1531
• ILLECTIVE † attractive, enticing ...1652
• LENOCINANT † adj. enticing to evil, leading astray, seducing ...1664
• TEELIE coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• TOLLING † enticing, alluring ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
enticing - nouns 
• GELE †* blandishment, enticing speech ...c1200
• TOLLING † the act of enticing, allurement; incitement, instigation ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
ENTIRE - adjectives
• GUNGOO genuine; complete, entire ...20C Royal Navy usage
• HAIL † whole, entire ...a1300
• HALE of things immaterial, time, numbers, etc.: whole, entire, complete ...a1300
• IMPARTIAL †* not partial or fragmentary; entire, complete ...a1716
• SOLID full, complete, entire, esp. of time ...M19
• TEETOTAL perfect; complete, entire ...1884
 
ENTIRELY - adverbs
• ACE AND DOUCE wholly, entirely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OUT entirely, to one's full powers ...B1880 Eng. sl. 
• ARRANTLY entirely, thoroughly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• BACK AND BELLY entirely, completely ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BACK AND EDGE wholly, entirely, completely; through thick and thin ...1744
• BALLS AND ALL completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
• BODILY entirely, completely ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODY AND BREECHES. entirely, completely ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES entirely, completely ...1889 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A LEEK, AS perfectly, completely, entirely ...1725 Sc.
• CLEAN AS A MACKEREL, AS completely, effectively, entirely ...1885 Sc. 
• EVERY DEAL altogether, entirely ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR † quite, entirely, completely ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAR FORTHLY † to a great or definite extent; also, entirely, excellently ...1362
• FROM THE THREAD TO THE NEEDLE from beginning to end, the whole, every particular; entirely ...1882 Eng. dial.
• HAIR AND HIDE † every part, entirely, wholly, totally ...c1450
• HAIR AND HOOF † every part, entirely, wholly ...1705
• HAIR HOOF AND HIDE everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HALE † wholly, entirely, completely ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIDE AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HIDE AND TALLOW everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HILT AND HAIR everything, entirely, completely ...M19 sl.
• HOUSE AND HALL entirely, completely ...1827 Sc.
• IN FULL HABITUDE †* to the full extent; wholly, entirely ...a1661
• JAM completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1905 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP completely, entirely, fully; all the way ...1835 Amer. dial.
• KIT AND BILIN' entirely, completely ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KIT AND KILLYBANG entirely, completely ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND BARREL completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND CABOODLE completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN completely, entirely, wholly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• NATURAL quite; entirely ...1851 Eng. dial.
• NECK OR NOUGHT entirely, altogether; without sting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND FARDEL entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND PACKAGE entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PLUM entirely, completely, absolutely, very ...1858 Amer. dial.
• QUITE AND CLEAR entirely, altogether ...1735 Eng. dial.
• RAP AND STOW root and branch, completely, entirely ...1824 Sc.
• SHANK AND RANK entirely, every bit ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKERE † quite, entirely; altogether ...a1225
• SMOOTH completely, entirely ...1984 Amer. dial.
• SPANDY quite, entirely ...M19 US colloq.
• TIDDY UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
• TO A FARE-THEE-WELL completely, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-WHITIE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEEWITY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TO A TEE-Y-TEE precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1929 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WITEY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TO A T-WYTY precisely, perfectly, exactly, entirely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• UMPTY completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
 
ENTIRETY - nouns
• HAIR AND HIDE the totality, the  entirety ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HAIR, HIDE, AND ALL the totality, the entirety ...1969 Amer. dial.
 
ENTITLE - verbs
• TITLE † to entitle ...a1300
 
ENTITLED - verbs
• RATE to be entitled to something; to receive something because one is highly esteemed or wellliked ...20C Amer. sl.
 
ENTRAILS (also see INTESTINES) - nouns
• BAGS the stomach; entrails ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GARBAGE the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GARBISH the offal of an animal used for food; esp. the entrails ...c1430
• GARFITS entrails, garbage; the edible portions from the inside of a fowl, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.  
• GATHER † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• GATHERS † the pluck (heart, liver, and lights) of an animal, esp. of a sheep or calf ...1530
• GUTS AND GARBALS entrails ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.  
• HARSLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASE the liver, heart, and lights of a pigs; these parts seasoned, wrapped up in the omentum, and roasted ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASLET a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASTE the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of an animal, esp. a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTELINGS the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INGANGS the intestines, entrails ...1824 Sc.
• INWARDS the inner parts of the body, the inside; the entrails, intestines, etc. of animals, esp. of pigs ...1658 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAUNCHES † the entrails; the 'guts'; the sides of the belly ...1791 Sc.  
• SINGLES † entrails, intestines ...1567
 
ENTRANCE - nouns
• GATE-CRASHING the act of achieving entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
• IMMEATION †* a passing in; entrance, ingoing ...1675
• INGANGING a recess, the entrance to a house, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• INGATE an entrance, ingress; a way in; the act of entering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INLET an entrance; a road leading into ...1877 Sc.
• SUBINGRESSION † subtle or unobserved entrance ...1653
• THROAT a narrow entrance ...1896 Sc.
entrance - person 
• GATE-CRASHER a person who achieves entrance to a place, or an event such as a party, without proper credentials or an invitation ...1927 US sl.
 
ENTRANCED - adjectives
• GONE said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• SENT said of someone completely enthralled or entranced, esp. by rhythmic music, drugs, etc. ...1940 sl.
 
ENTRAP - verbs
• BEGIN † to entrap, to ensnare ...c1250
• BESNARE to take in a snare; to entrap ...1571
• BETRAISE † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAISH † to seize, entrap, ensnare the unsuspecting ...c1400
• BETRAP † to catch in a trap; to entrap, to ensnare, to circumvent, to enclose ...a1000
• GET ONE'S CLAWS INTO to entrap a potential marriage partner ...Bk1999 
• ILLAQUEATE † to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• NIGGLE † to ensnare, to entrap in an ambuscade ...1866 Sc. 
• TOIL to entrap, to entangle ...1621
 
ENTRAPPING - adjectives
• CATCHING entrapping; deceptive, 'catchy' ...1603
entrapping - nouns
• ILLAQUEATION † the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
 
ENTREAT - verbs
• BESEECH † to beg earnestly for, to entreat a thing ...c1175
• HALSE † to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• IMPETRATE * to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1565
• IMPETRE † to entreat, to request, to beseech, to ask for ...c1374
 
ENTREATY - nouns
• IMPETRATION petition, entreaty, supplication, request ...1618
 
ENTREPRENEUR - person
• ONCARRIER a manager, an entrepreneur ...1756 Sc.
 
ENTRUST - verbs
• BE-GIFT † to entrust ...a1400
• BETAKE † to hand over to the care of; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...1297
• BETEACH † to hand over as a trust; to entrust, to commit, to give in charge to ...c1000
• BETRUST † to entrust ...1619
 
ENTRUSTING - nouns
• BETRUST † an entrusting, a trust ...1656
• BETRUSTMENT † an entrusting, a trust ...Bk1888
 
ENTRY - nouns
• CRUSH a forcible entry or exit ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• ENTANY an 'entry,' main doorway of a house; a narrow passage or by-street ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening ...1881 Eng. dial.
entry - verbs 
• SCAM IN to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket ...1960s sl.
 
ENTWINE - verbs
• BETWINE †* to entwine, to twine together ...1661
• IMPLEACH * to entwine, to interweave ...1597 poetic
• IMPLEX †* to entwine ...1635
• IMPLICATE to intertwine; to wreathe, to twist, or knit together; to entwine, to entangle ...1610
• RANGLE to entwine, to entangle, to wind about ...1825 Eng. dial.
• UMWRITHE † to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• WADDLE to wrap up clumsily; to swaddle; to entwine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIRN to twist; to entwine ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
ENTWINED - adjectives
• IMPLICIT † entangled, entwined, folded, or twisted together; involved ...1608
• TETHERY of weeds, etc.: entangled, entwined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ENVELOP - verbs
• BEFOLD to fold up, to enfold, to wrap up, to envelop ...a1000
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BEMUFFLE to wrap, to envelop ...1583
• BESWAPE †* to envelop, to entangle ...c980
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARF † to wrap, to envelop ...1812 Sc.
• VELOPE † to enfold, to envelop ...1722
• WAP † to wrap, to envelop; also, to wrap a covering about something ...c1375
 
ENVELOPE - nouns
• BACKING the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BOLTOP salutation on an envelope, "Better On Lips Than On Paper" ...1989 sl.
• ENDILOPE an envelope ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LETTER-CASE † an envelope ...1672
• LETTER-COVER † an envelope ...1742
envelope - person
• TRAPPER a person who can open envelopes and reseal them without a trace ...1982 US sl.
envelope - verbs
• BACK to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
envelope - phrases 
• HOLLAND written on an envelope, or at the foot of a lover's letter as lovers' code for 'Here Our Love Lies And Never Dies, or Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies ...1984 UK sl.
• NORWICH salutation on an envelope, "(K)nickers Off Ready When I Come Home" ...1961 sl.
• SWAK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Kiss" ...1925 sl., orig. services' usage
• SWALK salutation on an envelope, "Sealed With A Loving Kiss" ...1948 sl., orig. services' usage
• S.W.A.L.C.A.K.W.S. Sealed With A Lick Cos A Kiss Won't Stick; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.L.K. Sealed With A Loving Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s
• S.W.A.N.K. Sealed With A Nice Kiss; usually found on the back of envelopes ...1910s

ENVIOUS - adjectives 
• BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CANKERED malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed ...1513
• CANKERLY † malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed ...1580
• GREEN full of jealousy or envy ...ME
• HAIVERY envious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious ...1880 Eng. dial.
• INVIDIOUS † envious; grudging; jealous ...M17 now rare or obs.
• INVYFULL. envious ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JAUNDICED jealous, envious ...1699
• ONDFUL † spiteful, envious ...c1175
envious - person
• HATA an envious person who is trying to prevent someone from doing something successful or funny; one who verbally demonstrates resentment or opposition to the personal success or gain of someone else ...2000 US Black sl.
• HATER a person with an excessively critical or negative attitude, esp. one who resents the success or happiness of others; a jealous or envious person ...1991 US sl., esp. African-American usage
envious - verbs 
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL † to make a person jealous or envious ...1743
 
ENVIRON - verbs
• ADVIRON †* to environ, to surround ...1475
• BEGO † to surround, to environ ...1393
• BELAP † to lap about, to clasp, to enfold, to envelop; to environ, to surround ...c1200
• BELAY † to lay a thing about with other object, i.e. by putting them about or around it; to surround, to environ, to enclose with ...a1000
• UMBESIEGE † to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMBEVIRON † to environ ...1375
• UMGIVE † to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
 
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTALIST - person
• BASIC BROWN a person who has minimal interest in environmental issues and would be, on the whole, unwilling to spend more money for products and services simply on the basis of their being environmentally sound ...Bk1993
• BIRD-WATCHER an environmentalist; used derisively ...1979 US political sl.
• BIRKENSTOCK BUDDY an environmentalist ...1996 US college sl.
• DUCK-SQUEEZER a person with strong concerns about the environment and conservation, esp. rescuing oil-covered ducks ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EAGLE FREAK a person with strong concerns about the environment and conservation, esp. the preservation of the eagle ...Bk2006 US sl.
• ECOFREAK an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECO-NUT an environmental activist, used in derision ...1972 US sl.
• ECOWARRIOR a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• GUPPIE a yuppie concerned about the environment, and ecological issues ...1985 sl.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL - adjectives 
• ECO-FREAKO overly devoted to ethical ecological principles ...2004 UK sl.
 
ENVOY - person
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
• SANDERBODE † a messenger; an envoy; an ambassador ...c1200
• SANDER MAN † a messenger, envoy, ambassador ...1123
• SANDESMAN † a messenger, an envoy, an ambassador ...1123
• WAKEEL, WAKIL - an agent or representative, especially one representing a person of political importance either permanently or on a special occasion; a minister, envoy, or ambassador ...1803 Anglo-Indian
 
ENVY - nouns
• EELIST † envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained ...1825 Sc.
• GREEN EYES - jealousy, envy ...1950 US
• JAUNDICE jealousy, envy ...1629
• LONG EYE envy ...1987 Amer dial.
• ONDE † strong feeling against a person, 'animus'; spite, ill-will, envy ...c1000
envy - verbs 
• JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of ...1791
envy - interjections 
• RAH! an exclamation of anger, surprise, amazement, approval, envy, etc. ...2000 UK Black sl.
• RAWTID! an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. ...1940s sl.
 
ENWRAP - verbs
• HAP to cover, to enwrap; to envelop, to surround ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMPLY † to enfold, to enwrap, to entangle, to involve ...c1374
• THRUM to entangle; to enwrap in a careless manner; to fold or put aside carelessly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UMBECLOSE † to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEWEAVE † to enwrap ...a1300
 
EPICURE - person
• BELLY-GOD one who makes a god of his belly; one whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an epicure ...c1540 
• FRIAND † a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure ...1598
• GASTROLOGER an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1820
• GASTROLOGIST an epicure, a judge of good eating ...1822
• GASTRONOME one skilled in what goes into the belly; a judge of good eating; a gourmet, an epicure ...1823
• GASTRONOMER a judge of good eating, an epicure ...1820
• GASTRONOMIST a judge of good eating, an epicure ...1825
• PALATE-MAN † a man given to the pleasures of the palate; an epicure ...a1661
• PALATICIAN † one skilled in matters of the palate ...1821
• PALATIST * a person who studies the palate; an epicure ...1620
epicure - verbs 
• EPICURIZE † to play the epicure; to eat or feast daintily or luxuriously ...1634
 
EPIDEMIC - nouns
• DEMIC an epidemic ...1897 Eng. dial.
• FAAR an epidemic occurring among men or animals ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAND-EVIL † an epidemic ...c1440
• LAND-ILL † an epidemic ...c1500
 
EPILEPSY - nouns
• COMITIAL ILL epilepsy ...19C
• FALLING-DISEASE † epilepsy ...1607
• FALLING-EVIL † epilepsy ...a1225
• FALLING-ILL † epilepsy ...1652
• FALLING-SICKNESS * epilepsy ...1527
 
EPILEPTIC - adjectives
• CADUCOUS † epileptic ...L17
 
EPISCOPALIAN - adjectives
• PISCOPAL Episcopalian ...1954 Amer. dial.
Episcopalian - person 
• EPISCOLAUPIAN an Episcopalian, a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ISKY-PISKY a member of the Scottish Episcopal church, an Episcopalian ...1930 Sc. 
• PISCOPAL an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISCOPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PISHOPALIGAN an Episcopalian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PISKUBBLE an Episcopalian ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHIS-CAPALIAN an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKEY-PALIAN an Episcopalian ...1868 Amer. dial.
 
EPISTLE - person
• EPISTOLIST † a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
epistle - verbs 
• LETTERIZE * to write letters or epistles ...1824
 
EPITOME - nouns
• A AND IZZARD the beginning and end, the epitome ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
 
EQUABLE - adjectives
• AFTER-ANE uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
equable - nouns 
• DECENT SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
• FAIR WHACK an appeal for equable treatment ...20C NZ sl.
• SHAKE equable treatment ...E19
 
EQUAL - adjectives  (includes EQUALITY)
• ADEQUATE † equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less ...1628
• AIZAM-JAZAM equal in size, weight, or value ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-SAME like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKFOW † equal, just ...1808 Sc.
• EEKSIE-PEEKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEKSIE PICKSIE on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EGAL † equal ...1728 Sc.
• EGALITARIAN that asserts the equality of mankind ...1885
• EGALL † equal ...c1374
• EIKSUPICKY on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EQUAL-AQUAL equally balanced; alike, similar ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630
• EVEN-AND-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-EVEN just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAUKUM-PLAUKUM equal in every way ...1825 Sc.
• HEAD AND HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEAD TO HEAD just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ICKITY-ICK just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICKY-ICKY just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IN THE SAME STREET equal with ...Bk1904 sl.
• IXEY-PIXEY equally matched ...1894 Sc.
• LEVEL equal in quantity or position ...1894 sl.
• MAKELESS † without an equal; matchless, peerless ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW similar, corresponding, like, equal ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MARROW FOR BRAN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROWLESS matchless, incomparable, without an equal ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARROW THE BRAIN alike, similar, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO BRAN much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MARROW TO MACK much alike, equal, similar; a match for ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MATCHABLE † comparable; equal; similar, analogous ...1572
• MATLEY equal; alike ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECK AND NECK close; almost equal ...1861-2 colloq.
• NICK AND NICK just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NICK AND TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICKETY-TUCK equal ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NICK OR TUCK just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equal, fifty-fifty ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK equal ...1901 Amer. dial.
• OF A RATE † on a par, equal ...1542
• ONE-TWO of equal ability; on par with ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PANISIC relating to a social state in which all are equal ...1864 nonce word
• PARALLEL equal in amount or worth ...a1610
• TIT FOR TAT of a competition or competitors: close, even, equal, neck and neck ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLEDY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLETY-WHET even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1890 Amer. dial.
equal - adverbs
• ADEQUATELY † with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly ...1656
• A-MARROWS alike, equal, corresponding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIP AND FRIZZLE just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIP AND GO just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
equal - nouns 
• ADEQUATENESS † equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope ...1664
• EGALITY † equality ...c1374
• EGALNESS † equality ...1526
• EQUINOMIKER an equal basis ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR, A equal conditions in a contest, not unduly favouring or hindering either side ...1883
• HAIRLASH a close contest; something just about equal ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTLER the match to anything; the fellow, the equal ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MEET an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMNIPARITY the state of being all equal; universal equality ...1635
• PAIRAGE equality; similarity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANPOLISM equality of civil rights ...1884
• PANTISOCRACY a form of social organization in which all are equal in rank and social position; a Utopian community in which all are equal and all rule ...1794
• PAR † something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
• PARAGE † equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
• PARALLEL a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARRYMYAK a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAME ODDS an equal effect; no difference worth consideration ...2001 UK sl.
equal - person
• EEKFOW † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• HEADLING † an equal, a fellow, a mate ...c950
• MAKE † an or one's equal, peer, or match ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARROW † one's equal or like; one's match in a contest ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † one's equal in age, rank, station, etc.; one's fellow, companion ...c975
• SAUNCE-PEER † a person who has no equal ...c1460
• TIP an equal; a match ...1825 Sc.
equal - verbs 
• ADEQUATE 1. † to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for ...1599
2. † to make equal or sufficient ...1622
• EGALL †* to equal, to be equal to ...1591
• EQUAL-AQUAL to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• EQUALIZE † to equal, to make equal or even ...1714 Sc.
• EVEN to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PARAGONIZE † to match, to equal ...1606
• HOLD TACK WITH † to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• MARROW to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match ...a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MATCH † to regard, treat, or speak of as equal ...1580
• MATE to match, to equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET UP WITH to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR † to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
• SIDE to rival, equal, match ...1603
• SIZE to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• TAIL † to tally or agree with; to equal ...1638
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount or come up to something; to equal ...1659
• TIP to match, to equal ...1825 Sc.
equal - phrases
• BROAD AS IT IS LONG, AS it is impossible to decide between two options because they're equal
• CAT MAY LOOK AT A KING, A all people are equal, regardless of class, and even the lowliest have their rights; there are some things an inferior may do in the presence of a superior ...1546
• HORSE TO HORSE everything being equal ...1942-49 US sl.
 
EQUALIZE - verbs
• PARALLELIZE † to cause to correspond; to equalize ...1620
 
EQUALLING - nouns
• ADEQUATION † the act or fact of equalling ...1589
 
EQUALLY - adverbs
• AFTER ONE RATE † equally, to an equal extent; in the same manner ...1509 
• EGALLY † equally, evenly; with even judgement or temper ...c1374
• EQUAL equally, quite as ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVEN STEPHEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• EVEN STEVEN on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• HACKIM-PLACKIM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc.
• HACKUM-PLACKUM of payment, reward, etc.: equally, in equal shares ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALFLIN half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• HALLENS half-way; mid-way; in equals shares ...1789 Sc.
• NICKETY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP equally ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK evenly, equally, very close ...1901 Amer. dial.
 
EQUATOR - person
• SHELLBACK a person who has crossed the equator by boat ...1853
 
EQUILIBRIUM - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
 
EQUINOX - nouns
• LEVEL † the equinox ...1548
 
EQUIP - verbs
• ACCOUTRE * to attire, to equip, to array ...1606
• ADIGHT † to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADUB † to equip, to array, to accoutre ...1475
• BEDIGHT to equip, to furnish, to apparel, to array, to bedeck ...c1400 arch.
• DECK † to array, to fit out, to equip ...a1500
• FEAT † to equip, to furnish, to make fit ...a1400-50
• GARNISH † to equip or arm oneself ...a1400
• GEAR to equip ...a1300 arch.
• HACKLE to equip, get ready, put in order ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARNESS † to furnish, to equip, to accoutre; esp. to mount or ornament with fittings of some precious material ...c1380
• ORDAIN † to put in order for a purpose; to prepare, to make ready, to equip; to furnish, to provide ...1375
• QUIP to equip, to make ready ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REEK to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
• TIRE † to equip; to fit out with arms, accoutrements, etc.; to arm ...c1330
 
EQUIPMENT - nouns
• ACCOUTREMENT apparel, outfit, equipment ...1549
• ACCOUTREMENTS clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress ...1586
• BIT OF KIT an item of equipment, esp. mechanical or electrical ...2000 UK sl.
• CAPARISON the dress and ornaments of men and women; equipment, outfit ...1598
• CLOBBER equipment; 'gear'; rubbish ...1890 sl.
• DUNNAGE the clothing and other personal belongings carried by a sailor, soldier, or woodsman; generally, baggage or equipment with which a person travels ...1834 sl., orig. naval usage
• GRUBSTAKE money, supplies, or equipment supplied, esp. to a prospector, on condition of the supplier participating in the profits of a particular undertaking ...1863 Amer. West. usage
• HABILIMENT outfit, accoutrement, equipment, array, attire, dress (now only of personal attire) ...1470-85
• HABULIMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1773 Sc.
• HABULZIEMENT † habiliment, dress, attire; military equipment ...1822 Sc.
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise  ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise   ...1862 Amer. dial.
• LAYOUT a set of equipment or clothes ...M19 sl.
• MONSTER a formidable piece of equipment ...1955 US sl.
• ORDINANCE † the act or process of making ready, preparing, or providing; preparation, provision, equipment; a preparatory step or measure; hence, the result of such ...c1374
• SKIPPESON †* equipment, provision of necessaries ...1444
• SUPELLECTILE † furniture; scientific apparatus or equipment ...1597 rare or obs.
• SUPELLEX * the equipment or apparatus for an experiment or operation ...a1697
• TACKLING † gear, furnishings, fittings, accoutrements, outfit, baggage, etc. ...1558
• TANCHIMENTS apparatus or materials for doing or making anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIRE † apparatus, equipment, accoutrement, outfit ...a1300
• TIRING attiring, dressing; dressing the hair; attire, apparel, head-dress; equipment, apparatus ...1552 arch.
 
EQUIPOISE - nouns
• BALANCEMENT * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
 
EQUIPPED - adjectives
• ACCOUTRED attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ADUBBED † equipped, arrayed, accoutred ...1475.
• ARMED TO THE TEETH well equipped with firearms; alert; fully prepared; awake to danger ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GEARED † equipped; armed ...c1470
• HABILIMENTED equipped, arrayed, apparelled, dressed ...1607
• HARNESSED † furnished, equipped; mounted with silver or other metal ...1426
• SUMMED equipped ...1588
 
EQUITABLE - adjectives
• AIZAM-JAZAM equitable, fair and square ...1894 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND TIDY fair and square; equitable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR DINKUM fair, honest, equitable ...1947 Aust. sl.
• SKILLWISE † just, equitable, fair ...a1300
equitable - adverbs
• AIZAM-JAZAM in an equitable manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
equitable - nouns 
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR DO, FAIR DO'S equitable or unbiased treatment ...1859 UK colloq.
• FAIR GO, A a fair chance, a 'square deal' a fair contest; equitable or reasonable treatment ...1888 colloq.
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
 
EQUIVALENT - adjectives
• ADEQUATIVE adequate; equivalent ...1823
• EQUIPARANT † of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630 obs.
equivalent - nouns 
• TANTAMOUNT † that which amounts to as much, or comes to the same thing; something equivalent to; an equivalent ...1637
equivalent - verbs 
• TANTAMOUNT † to amount to as much; to come to the same thing; to be or become equivalent ...1628
 
EQUIVALENTLY - adverbs
• TANTAMOUNTINGLY † equivalently ...1655
 
EQUIVOCAL - adjectives
• DILOGICAL having a double meaning; ambiguous, equivocal ...c1633
 
EQUIVOCATE - verbs
• DACKER to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALTER to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
• PARRY to trifle, to waste time, to dawdle or delay in order to avoid action, to equivocate ...1883 Sc.
• PAVIE to talk in a guarded manner; to prevaricate, to equivocate; to hedge ...1914 Sc.
• POLLYFOX to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss, to quibble or equivocate ...1873 Amer. dial.
• POLLYFOX AROUND to equivocate, to quibble, to procrastinate; to waste time, to dilly-dally, to delay and discuss ...1970 Amer. dial.
• QUAVER to equivocate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLE to equivocate ...1884 Eng. dial.
 
EQUIVOCATING - nouns
• HACKERING AND HAMMERING vacillating, equivocating ...1975 Amer. dial.
 
EQUIVOCATION - adjectives
• PALTERING equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• PARAFLING wordy equivocation, time-wasting evasion; the making of an ostentatious fuss ...1825 Sc.
• PARRYING trifling, equivocation, evasion ...1883 Sc.
• QUIDDATIVE * full of equivocations, quirky ...1642
• QUIDDITATIVE † full of equivocations; quirky ...1611
 
EQUIVOCATOR - person
• PALTERER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRER an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• TOM DOUBLE a shuffler, an equivocator ...1705
 
ERASE - person
• RASOR †* one who erases ...1586
erase - verbs 
• DASH to erase, to strike out ...1721 Sc.
• OUTEN to take out, to remove something, to erase ...1928 Amer. dial.
• RACE † to scrape out, to erase ...c1403
• RAISE † to erase or raze ...1530-1
• RASE † to erase or obliterate writing, orig. by scraping with a knife ...1390 rare or obs.
• RASH † to scrape out, to erase ...1650
• SCRAB to erase ...1890 Eng. dial.
 
ERASER - nouns
• BUNGIE an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
• BUNGY an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
 
ERECT - verbs
• ADDRESS † to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position ...c1375
 
ERECTED - adjectives
• ADDRESSED † erected, raised ...1595
 
ERECTION - adjectives
• AMOROUS pert. to a person who is sexually aroused; occasionally a euphemism for 'having an erection' ...14C
• PISS-PROUD having an erection attributed to a full bladder ...1788 sl.
erection - nouns 
• ANGLE OF DANGLE the degree of an erection depending on how sexually stimulated a man is by any given women ...Brit. sl.
• ARM an erection, sexual stimulation ...1970s sl.
• BLUE STEELER a particularly virile erection ...Bk1998 sl.
• BLUE VEIN an erection ...1970s sl.
• BLUE-VEINED ROOT-ON an erection ...1990s sl.
• BLUE VEINER an erection ...1970s sl.
• BONE an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• BONE-ON an erection ...1927 US sl.
• BONER an erection of the penis ...1961 sl., orig. US
• CHARGE an erection of the penis ...20C US sl.
• CHUB an erection ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CHUBBY an erection ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COACHMAN'S KNOB an erection of the penis caused by the vibrations whilst travelling on public transport ...2003 UK sl.
• FAKE an erection ...2002 UK sl.
• FAT an erection ...1941 Aust. sl.
• HAIL SMILING MORN the erect penis; an erection ...1980 UK rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• IRISH TOOTHACHE an erection ...19C Brit. colloq.
• JACK an erection ...L19 sl.
• LOB a partial erection of the penis ...18C Brit. colloq.
• MARQUIS an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn' (Marquis of Lorne)
• MARQUIS OF LORNE an erection ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• MATUTINAL ERECTION a morning erection ...20C
• MORNING PRIDE a morning erection ...19C Brit. sl.
• MOUNTAIN an erection ...1990s US college sl.
• PISS HARD-ON a morning erection; a urinary erection ...20C colloq.
• RAIL an erection of the penis ...M20 sl.
• RAJAH an erection ...1940s NZ sl.
• RISE an erection ...1998 US sl.
• SILLY an erection ...1974 NZ schoolboys' euphemism
• TOOTHACHE an erection of the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• WOODIE an erection ...1985 US sl.
• WOODY an erect penis; an erection ...1985 US sl.
• YASSER an erection ...1990s US sl.
erection - verbs
• HAVE A BAR (ON) to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BEAT ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BONE ON to have an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A HARD-ON to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE A HARD-UP to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE IT ON to have an erection ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to have an erection ...20C colloq.
• HAVE THE HORN to be sexually aroused; to have an erection ...18C Brit. colloq.
• LIFT UP to get an erection ...20C euphemism
• PACK CHITLINS of a man: to be unable to maintain an erection during intercourse (chitlins - pigs intestines) ...1990s US Black sl.
• PUT LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to enable one to have an erection ...1941 sl.
• RAISE of a male: to achieve an erection ...1971 Bahamas
• RISE to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• RISE TO THE OCCASION to achieve an erection when the moment requires ...1984 sl.
• SPORT A WOODY to have an erection ...1980s US teen sl.
erection - phrases
• PARDON MY HARD-ON a phrase used simply to be rude or in reference to a sexually stimulating situation, person, or object; refers to an erection at an inappropriate time or place ...20C US sl.
 
ERMINE - nouns
• LASSET † the ermine or miniver ...1591
• LASSET-MOUSE † the ermine or miniver ...1607
• LASSET-WEASEL † the ermine or miniver ...1607
 
EROTIC - adjectives
• ADULT pornographic; erotic ...1958 euphemism
• FEELTHY pornographic; erotic ...1933 sl.
• HORNY provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
• JERK-OFF pornographic; erotic ...c1957 sl.
• NAUGHTY pornographic; erotic; obscene; loose ...1882 euphemism
• SEXATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• SEXSATIONAL pornographic; erotic ...1928 sl., orig. US
• STEAMY pornographic; erotic ...1970 sl.
erotic - nouns
• PSYCHO-KICK a deeply satisfying erotic response ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
 
ERR - adjectives
• ERRABUND * erratic, random, prone to err ...1835 
​• FALLIBLE of persons or their faculties: liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err ...1430
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
err - nouns
• FALLIBILITY liability to err or to mislead ...1634
• LAPSABILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
err - verbs
• DWELE † to wander, to go astray; to err, to be deluded ...c900
• ERROR to err ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GANG AGLEY to err, to go wrong; used in a moral sense ...1788 Sc.
• MAR † to err; to go astray; to be or become bewildered or confused ...c950
• MISS THE CUSHION † to miss the mark; to make a mistake; to err; to fail in an attempt ...c1525
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A COOLIE to err, to blunder ...1970s US gay sl.
 
ERRAND - nouns
• LEG WORK work characterized by running of errands, going from place to place in search of information, etc. ...1891 sl.
• YARRAN † an errand ...1880 Sc.
• YEARN an errand ...1878 Sc.
errand - person
• AIREDALE one who runs errands for bootleggers or drug sellers ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• BIRD DOG one who seeks, scouts, or spies for another; esp. a carrier of tales; one who runs errands or performs similar tasks; one paid to direct potential customers to a business ...1929 US sl.
• BUTT-GIRL a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CAD a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
• CADDIE, CADDY, CADEE, CADIE, CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CHASER one who runs errands ...1900s sl.
• FAG a drudge; an errand boy or clerk ...1813
• GALLOPIN, GALOPIN † a turnspit; a scullion or under-cook; an errand-boy; a page ...1567
• GOFER, GOPHER someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• LACKEY, LACQUEY a messenger; an errand-boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• SCHLEPPER, SHLEPPER an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
errand - verbs
• SHAG to chase, to fetch; to retrieve stray balls; to run an errand ...1910 Amer. dial.
• VAMP ABOUT to follow or hang about; to waste time on small errands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
ERRATIC - adjectives
• ACROSTIC crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
• ERRABUND * erratic, random, prone to err ...1835 
• HAIRY crude, clumsy, rough, erratic; frightening, hair-raising ...1848
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † fantastic, whimsical, erratic ...c1650
• LOONY extremely erratic; mildly crazy ...1841 US sl.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
• VAGANT †* devious, erratic...1382
• VAGARIOUS full of vagaries, erratic, capricious, whimsical ...1827
• VAGROM eccentric, erratic ...882
erratic - verbs
• ANTIGOGLE to move in an erratic fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BAT ABOUT to move or go about erratically ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BAT ALONG to move or go about erratically ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BAT ROUND to move or go about erratically ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BE A NUT ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE BUGS ABOUT to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE CRACKED ON to be erratic about ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RAGGLISH erratic, subject to sudden unpredictable change; of weather: boisterous, uncertain, gusty with rain ...1804 Sc.
• TANGENT 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
• TANGENTIAL erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867

ERRATICALLY - adverbs
• LIKE A TWO-BOB WATCH in an erratic or crazy manner ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
 
ERRING - adjectives
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
 
ERRONEOUS - adjectives
• FALLIBLE of rules, opinions, arguments, etc.: liable to be erroneous, unreliable ...a1420
• SINISTER †* erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
• SINISTROUS † erroneous, perverse, heretical ...1560
erroneous - nouns
• BOSH something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUGHOUSE FABLES something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUM HUNCH an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOMBE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNCOME something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNK something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUNKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKE something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKUM something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL, THE † that which is faulty or erroneous; the wrong side in an argument ...c1330
erroneous - verbs 
• MALVERSE † to do wrong; to give an erroneous judgement ...1709-31 Sc.
 
ERRONEOUSLY - adverbs
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• SINISTROUSLY in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly ...1581
 
ERROR - adjectives
• IN THE WRONG BOX out of one's element; in a false position, in error ...M16 colloq.
• LUBRIC † slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• OFFBEAT mistaken, wrong, in error ...1958 US sl.
• OFF ONE'S EGGS straying; hence, wide of the mark, incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, in error ...1792 Sc.
• WRONGO prone to error; inept ...20C Amer. sl.
error - adverbs 
• ADWOLE † in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• OFF THE BEAM distant from the truth or accuracy; in error ...1940s US sl.
error - nouns 
• AMISS † an error; a fault; a misdeed ...L15
• APPLE-KNOCKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD BREAK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNABY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNEY an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEEF an error; a blunder ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BLOB a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BLOOMER a very great mistake; an error; a failure ...1889 sl.
• BLOOPER an embarrassing verbal error, often delivered by a public or authority figure to their own detriment ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BLUE a mistake or error, a blunder ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BLUNDERHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BONE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BONEHEAD BUTCH an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEADER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONER an error; a blunder ...1912 sl. orig. US
• BOOB an error, a blunder, a foolish mistake ...1959 sl.
• BOOB STUNT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BREAK an error, blunder or mistake, often in a social situation; an inappropriate act or word, a faux pas ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BREAKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRODIE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUST an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUTCH a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
• CLUCK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLIE a blunder; an error ...1970s US gay sl.
• CROPPER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEFAULT † a failure in what is attempted; an error, mistake ...c1386
• DUMB PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB TRICK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DWALE † error, delusion; deceit, fraud ...c950
• DWELE † a going astray; error, delusion, deceit ...c1225
• EGG an error ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.
• FLUB an error; a blunder ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLUB-UP an error; a blunder ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FOOL ACT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MISTAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOZLE an error; a messed up task ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FOUL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUL-UP a blunder; an error ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GRANNY a mistake, an error ...1975 Amer. dial.
• JEOFAIL † a mistake or error generally ...1546
• LEFT-TURN an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAXIE a 'maximus' error; a great error ...1868 Sc.
• MESSY BOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1912  Amer. dial.
• MISCOBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCUE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISCUEBOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISFIRE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISKUBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MISS an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISSMENT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...a1863 Eng. dial.
• MOUSETAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUFF an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ODD NUMBER a mistake, an error of judgement, a disadvantage ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEW a slip, an error ...1869
• SKEWGEE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VENIAL † a venial sin or offense; a light fault or error ...c1380
• WRONGER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONGGO a mistake, error, or lie ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. ...1937 Amer. sl.
error - verbs
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• BUNDLE to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FALL DOWN (ON) to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
• FAULT † to make a mistake, to be in error, to blunder ...1530
• FLUFF to make an error; to do something incorrectly ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GET ONE'S FOOT IN to make an error ...L18 sl.
• LAPSE † to fall into error, heresy, or sin ...1611
• MAKE A BLUE to make a mistake or error; to blunder ...1961 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MAKE A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MESS UP to make an error; to do something wrong ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• NICK THE BELL to be at fault, to commit an error ...1818 Sc. 
• OWN THE CORN to admit an error ...E19, orig. US
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD to make a stupid error ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD PLAY to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BONER to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• PUT ONE'S HOOF IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one's error ...1869 Amer. dial.
• STICK ONE'S FOOT IN IT to make an error ...L18 sl.
• TAKE YOUR BACK TRACKS to recant, to retract, to acknowledge error ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.