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HEM - HIP
HEM - nouns
• BORD a broad hem or welt; a ruffle, a frill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• WAIN † a hem, border ...c1440
HEMISPHERE - nouns
• HALF-COMPASS † hemisphere ...1587
• HALF-SPHERE † hemisphere ...1611
• HALF-WORLD hemisphere ...1605
HEMP - nouns
• GALLOW-GRASS hemp ...M16 sl.
• PANTAGRUELION a humorous name given to hemp, as the source of the hangman's rope ...1857
hemp - person
• HACKLER a person employed to hackle flex or hemp; a flax or hemp dresser ...1649 hist.
• HATCHELLER * a flax or hemp dresser; a hackler ...c1450
• HECKLER a person employed to hackle flax or hemp; a flax or hemp dresser ...1297 hist.
• HECKLESTER †* a dresser of flax or hemp: originally female ...1480
• HEMP-BEATER a person employed in beating the rotted stems of hemp, so as to detach the fibre ...1615
• HEMP-DRESSER one who hackles hemp ...a1658
• HEMP-HATCHELER a hemp-dresser ...1724
• HEMP-HECKLER a hemp-dresser; one who hackles hemp; a flax-dresser ...1725
• HEMPSTER anyone involved in the business of retailing hemp ...2002 UK sl.
• HICKLER a dresser of flax or hemp ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• HITCHELER a hemp-dresser ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
HEN - nouns
• BIDDY-HEN a hen ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BROODER a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BROODER COOP a chicken coop; a hen house ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BROODER HOUSE a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BROODER PEN a chicken coop; a hen house ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUNTIE a tailless hen...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUNTING a tailless hen...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUNTY a tailless hen...1872 Amer. dial.
• CACKLEBIRD a hen ...1966 US sl.
• CACKLER a hen ...1673 sl.
• CACKLER'S-KEN a hen-roost; a fowl-house ...1788 sl.
• CAPLE † a hen ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHICKABIDDY a hen ...1930 Amer. dial.
• CHITTYPRAT a black and white speckled hen ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CLUCK a hen ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EAROCK a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EIRACK a hen of the first year ...1791 Sc.
• ERRACK a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EVE a hen roost ...E18 Eng. dial.
• GELINE † in cookery: a hen ...c1430
• HATCH a hen-coop ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HOWDY-TOWDY a young hen; one that has never laid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KAVE † a hen-coop ...1789 Sc.
• MABBIERS young hens, chickens ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MABYER a young hen, a chicken, a pullet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARGERY PRATER † a fowl, a hen ...1567 cant
• MAWZY a speckled hen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGERY-PRATER † a hen ...1567 cant
• SKROCK HEN a setting hen ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKROOK a setting hen ...1983 Amer. dial.
• TAPPIETOURIE a pet name for a hen with a tuft of feathers ...1826 Sc.
• TAWPENNY a hen with a tuft on its head ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• TEWKIE, TUKEY, TUKIE a hen; frequently used as a nickname ...1892 Sc.
• TUKIE-HEN a hen; frequently used as a nickname ...1892 Sc.
• WIDDIE, WIDDY a baby chick; also, rarely, a hen ...1936 Amer. dial.
hen - person
• EVESDROPPER a robber of hen-houses ...L18 sl.
hen - verbs
• CAKE to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
• KECKLE, KICKLE of a hen or other bird: to cluck, to cackle ...1513
hen - interjections
• KECK! the sound made by a hen when it has laid and egg; cluck! ...c1760 Sc.
HENCE - adverbs
• HEREHENCE hence ...1669
HENCHMAN - person
• JACKAL a skulking henchman; one who does another's dirty work ...Bk1989
HEN-PECK - verbs
• BIDDY-PECK to nag, to hen-peck ...1970 Amer. dial.
HENPECKED - adjectives
• BIDDY-PECKED henpecked ...1970 Amer. dial.
• 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.
• PUSSY-WHIPPED henpecked ...M20 sl.
• WOMAN-TIRED † henpecked ...1611
henpecked - nouns
• HENPECKERY the condition of being henpecked ...1838
henpecked - person
• EGG a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRIGHT a man who is dominated by his wife ...c1850 sl.
• HEN-PECK * hen-pecked or nagged husband ...1765
• HENPECT-HUSBAND one whose wife wears the breeches ...Bk1737
• HODDY-DODDY † a cuckold; a henpecked man ...1598
• HOMEBIRD a henpecked husband ...M19 sl.
• JERRY-SNEAK a henpecked husband ...1764
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MINNIE'S-MAN a term of contempt for a henpecked husband ...1806 Sc.
• TOM TILER, TOM TYLER any ordinary man; also, a henpecked husband ...1582
henpecked - verbs
• LIVE AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked ...19C
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
HERALD - person
• HERALD 1. an officer having the function of arranging public processions, funerals, and other state ceremonials; of regulating the use of armorial bearings; of settling questions of precedence in processions or at court; and, in process of time, of recording the names and pedigrees of those entitled to armorial bearings ...c1384
2. a person who precedes and announces the approach of another; a forerunner; a precursor ...1597
• HERALDESS a female herald ...1881
• HERALDET † a petty herald ...1625
HERALDRY - person
• HERALD one skilled in heraldry; a heraldist ...1821
• HERALDIST one who is versed in heraldry ...1814
• HERALDRIST * one who is versed in heraldry ...1875
HERBS - adjectives
• HERBULENT †* full of herbs or grass ...1656
• OLERACEOUS of the nature of a pot-herb (herb grown for cookery) or vegetable used in cookery; obtained from a pot-herb ...a1682
• OLITORY * pert. to pot-herbs or kitchen vegetables, or to the kitchen garden ...1658
• SIMPLISTIC pert. to a 'simplist' or to 'simples' ...1860
herbs - nouns
• OLERICULTURE * the cultivation of pot-herbs or other esculent vegetables ...1888
• OLITORY † 1. a pot-herb. a culinary vegetable ...1696
† 2. a kitchen-garden (herbs) ...1706
• ORCHARD † a garden for herbs and fruit-trees ...c1000
• SALADING herbs and vegetables for a salad ...1664
• SIMPLE a plant or herb employed for medical purposes; chiefly used in the plural ...1539 now arch.
• SIMPLING † the gathering or study of 'simples' or medicinal plants ...1597
• WARMTH † of herbs: aphrodisiac quality ...1697
herbs - person
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
• GALENIST a physician that in his way of practice follows Galen's method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor ...1594
• GALENITE † a physician that in his way of practice follows Galen's method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor ...1606
• HERBALIST 1. a dealer in medicinal herbs or simples; one who prepares or administers herbal remedies ...1592
2. one versed in the knowledge of herbs or plants; a collector of or writer on plants; a botanist; now used of the early botanical writers ...1594
• HERBARIAN † one skilled in the knowledge of herbs ...1577
• HERBARIST † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1577
• HERBARY † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1548
• HERB-DOCTOR one who treats or cures ailments by means of herbs ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HERB-DOCTRESS one who treats or cures ailments by means of herbs ...a1864 Amer. dial.
• HERBIST † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1611
• HERBISTER † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1623 Sc.
• HERB-MAN a man who deals in herbs ...1580
• HERBOLOGIST a practitioner of herbal medicine; a herbalist ...1929 orig. & chiefly US
• HERBORIST one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1578
• HERBSTER a herb doctor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HERB-WEEAN a woman who deals in 'simples' ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HERB-WIFE a woman who sells herbs ...1583
• HERB-WOMAN a woman who sells herbs ...1609
• KAIL-WIFE a woman who sells vegetables and herbs; a female greengrocer ...a1779 Sc.
• SIMPLER one who collects or studies 'simples'; a herbalist ...1591 now arch.
• SIMPLICIST †* one who has a knowledge of medical 'simples'; a herbalist ...1594
• SIMPLIFIER † a maker of 'simples' ...1594
• SIMPLIST * one who studies 'simples' or medicinal plants; a herbalist ...1597
• YARBALIST a herbalist ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
• YARB-DOCTOR a herb-doctor ...Bk1886 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YARBER a gatherer of herbs ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
• YARB WOMAN a woman who picks and sells herbs ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• YERB-WEEAN the herb-woman or doctress ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• YERB-WIFE a woman who collects herbs, mainly for medicinal purposes ...1925 Sc.
• YIRBALIST a seller of herbs; a herbalist ...1925 Sc.
• YIRB-WIFE an old woman skilled in the virtues of herbs ...Bk1825 Sc.
herbs - verbs
• GO (A) SIMPLING to seek or gather 'simples' or medicinal herbs ...1648 now arch.
• SIMPLE to seek for or gather 'simples' or medicinal herbs ...1643 now arch.
HERD - nouns
• PARCEL † a small part, company, collection, or assemblage of persons, animals, or things; a group, lot, stet; a drove, flock, herd ...1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
herd - verbs
• BAND to form into a herd or flock ...1878 Amer. dial.
HERDSMAN, HERDSWOMAN - person
• KEEP †* a herdsman or herdswoman ...1641
HERE - adverbs
• YAHSO here, in or to this place ...1995 Jamaica
HEREDITARY - adjectives
• HEREDITARIOUS †* hereditary ...1527
• SUCCESSIVE † hereditary; descending or transmitted by succession or inheritance ...1432-50
• SUCCESSORY † succeeding by inheritance; hereditary ...1610
hereditary - nouns
• TAND a hereditary tinge, trace, stain; an inherited bad habit ...1929 Sc.
• TANDER a hereditary trace, stain; a tendency to revert to old failings ...1930 Sc.
HEREDITY - person
• HEREDITIST an advocate of the theory that characteristics are primarily determined by heredity ...1885
HERESY - nouns
• BUGGERY † abhorrent heresy ...a1400
heresy - person
• HÆRESIARCH a leader or founder of heresy - 1624
• HÆRESIMACH * one who fights against heresy ...1824
• HERESIARCH a leader or founder of heresy ...1625
• HERESIMACH * one who fights against heresy ...1824
• HERESIOGRAPHER one who treats of heresies ...1822
• HERESIOLOGER one who treats of heresy or heresies ...1875
• HERESIOLOGIST one who treats of heresy or heresies ...1710
• HERETICATOR one who hereticates or denounces heresy ...1685
HERETIC, HERETICAL - nouns
• HERETICIDE * the act of putting a heretic to death ...1702
• HERETIFICATION the act of pronouncing heretical ...Bk1885
heretic, heretical - person
• HERESIAN † a heretic ...a1706
• HERETIC 1. one who maintains theological or religious opinions at variance with the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, that of any church or religious system, considered as orthodox ...c1330
2. one who maintains opinions upon any subject at variance with those generally received or considered authoritative ...1600
• HERETICASTER †* a petty or contemptible heretic ...a1711
• ZENDIK, ZINDICK, ZINDIQ an adherent of any of various sects considered to be heretical; a heretic; an irreligious person; chiefly with reference to Persia or the Ottoman Empire ...1667
heretic, heretical - verbs
• HERETICATE to class or denounce as a heretic ...1629
HERMAPHRODITE - adjectives
• HALF-AND-HALF hermaphroditic ...1944 Amer. sl.
hermaphrodite - nouns
• HERMAPHRODEITY †* the state of being hermaphrodite ...1612
• HERMAPHRODISY * hermaphrodite state or quality ...1807
hermaphrodite - person
• ANDROGYNE a hermaphrodite ...a1387
• ANISEED ROBIN, ANNISEED ROBIN a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute ...L17
• HALF-AND-HALF a person with the characteristics of both a man and a woman; a hermaphrodite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HARUMFRODITE, HARUMPHRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1896 jocular sl.
• HERKINALSON a hermaphrodite ...Bk1881
• HERMAPHRODITE a human being having both male and female sex organs ...c1400
• HERMOFRODITE a human being having both male and female sex organs ...c1400
• HERUMFRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1896 jocular sl.
• HE-SHE (usually derogatory and offensive) a person regarded as having both male and female attributes; a hermaphrodite, transvestite, or transsexual; later, esp., a male-to-female transgender or transsexual person; a lesbian who adopts a traditionally masculine identity or appearance ...a1661
• MAN-WOMAN † a hermaphrodite ...1587
• MEG-HARRY an hermaphrodite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOFF a hermaphrodite ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOFFRATITE a hermaphrodite ...Bk2004 Eng. sl.
• MOFFRY a hermaphrodite ...1996 W. Indies
• MOPH a hermaphrodite ...1823 sl.
• MOPHREY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOPHRODITE orig. a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics...1697
• MORF a hermaphrodite ...1951 US sl.
• MORFADITE, MORFIDITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORFERY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORFODIKE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORFRA a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORFRADITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MORFREY a hermaphrodite ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MORFREYDITE a hermaphrodite ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MORFYDYKE a hermaphrodite ...1992 US
• MORPH a hermaphrodite ...1951 Amer. sl.
• MORPHADIKE a morphodite; a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics; later, a homosexual man or woman, esp. one overtly manifesting features or attributes regarded as characteristic of the opposite sex; a transvestite ...1962 colloq.
• MORPHADITE a hermaphrodite ...c1890 Amer. sl.
• MORPHODIKE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHODITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHODYE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHREY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORPHY a hermaphrodite ...1970
• MORPHYDITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHYDYKE a morphodite; orig. a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics; later, a homosexual man or woman, esp. one overtly manifesting features or attributes regarded as characteristic of the opposite sex; a transvestite ...1896 colloq.
• MOXPHRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1937 UK
• MUFFLEDICE an hermaphrodite ...1922 Amer. dial.
• PEACHES a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
• PEACH TREE a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCART a hermaphrodite; esp. a female hermaphrodite sheep ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a hermaphrodite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WILL-JILL a hermaphrodite ...19C Eng. dial.
hermaphrodite - verbs
• HERMAPHRODITIZE * the making a hermaphrodite of; figuratively, to render effeminate ...1598
HERMIT - person
• BUSHNIPPLE a backwoodsman; a hermit ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HANKERSAIDLE a hermit; an anchorite ...1825 Sc.
• HEREMITE † a hermit ...c1200
• HERMIT 1. one who from religious motives has retired into solitary life; especially one of the early Christian recluses ...c1275
2. a person living in solitude ...1799
• HERMITESS a female hermit ...1633
• HERMITRESS † a female hermit ...1611
• HIERONYMIAN a hermit of any of the various orders of St. Jerome ...1656
• HIERONYMITE a hermit of any of the various orders of St. Jerome ...1728
• OLD BACHELOR a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit ...1867 Amer. dial.
• OLD BATCH a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit ...1899 Amer. dial.
• YERMIT an eremite, a hermit ...1824 Sc.
HERO, HEROINE - person
• ACE a close or best friend; one's hero or idol ...1941 Amer. sl.
• BELLONA a spirited woman of commanding presence; an imposing and strong-willed woman; a courageous woman; a heroine ...1820
• BERNE † a warrior, a hero, a man of valour; in later use, a poetic word for 'man' ...937
• C.H. a conquering hero ...1882 colloq.
• HELD a hero ...Bk1982 Jewish
• HELETH † a warrior, a hero, a man ...c1205
• HERO a man distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions, esp. in battle; a brave or illustrious warrior, soldier, etc. ...1578
• HERO-ERRANT a hero wandering in quest of adventures, esp. one in a story ...a1774
• HEROESS a heroine ...1612
• HEROIC † a man of heroic nature; a hero, esp. one from classical mythology ...1586
• HEROINE a woman distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions; a woman generally admired or acclaimed for her great qualities or achievements ...1587
• HERO OF THE DAY a person viewed as being heroic at the present moment or in relation to current events; also, generally, a person who is currently and widely celebrated or praised as a hero ...1712
• HERO OF THE HOUR a person viewed as being heroic at the present moment or in relation to current events; also, generally, a person who is currently and widely celebrated or praised as a hero ...1781
• HERO-WOMAN a female hero ...1847
• KEMP † a champion, a warrior, a hero ...1802 Sc.
• MAIN MAN one's hero ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MANNE DIE a local hero, esp. in a school or college ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
hero - person, other
• HEROINE-WORSHIPPER a person who intensely, excessively, or uncritically admires a woman that he or she views as a heroine ...1853
• HEROOLOGIST who writes about or studies heroes ...1781
• HERO-WORSHIPPER a person who intensely, uncritically, or excessively admires a person that he or she views as a hero; a person with a tendency to such admiration ...1741
HEROIC - adjectives
• CAMPIE of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
• CAMPY of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
HEROIN - see DRUGS, HEROIN
HERON - nouns
• HERNSHAW * a young heron ...1381
• JAMMY the heron, Ardea cinera ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LADY OF THE WATERS Louisiana heron ...1916 Amer. dial.
HERPES - person
• HERPIE a person infected with genital herpes ...1970s US sl.
HERRING - nouns
• ALLIGATOR a herring ...M19 sl.
• ATLANTIC RANGER a herring ...B1883 Eng. sl.
• BALL a large and compact shoal of herrings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALIFORNIAN a red, hard-dried herring ...c1850
• CAPON a red herring ...c1640 sl.
• DIGBY CHICKEN a dried herring ...Can. colloq.
• EYEBAIT a small herring ...1884 Amer. dial.
• HERRING-FARE † a voyage to catch herrings ...1530
• KENNEBEC TURKEY a smoked herring; sometimes a mackerel ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LANK n. a lean creature; a spent herring ...1861 Sc.
• MAGISTRATE a red herring ...1895 Sc.
• MALE five hundred herrings ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MATIE an immature herring; a fat herring ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OCEAN RAMBLER a herring; a sardine ...1961 UK sl.
• OLD SOLDIER a red herring ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDWIFE a herring ...1588 Amer. dial.
• PINCERS a herring ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PROTESTANT HERRING orig. applied to a bad or stale herring; anything of an inferior quality ...Irish sl.
• QUIBLIN a small or inferior kind of herring ...1921 Sc.
• RED a smoked herring ...19C sl.
• SCAG putrid fish, esp. herrings ...1892 Sc.
• SILE young herring ...1769 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAUNTON TURKEY herring ...1817 Amer. dial.
• YARMOUTH CAPON † a red-herring ...a1661
• YAULIN a young herring ...1758
• YAWLING a young herring ...1758
HERZEGOVINA - person
• HERZEGOVINESE a native or inhabitant of Herzegovina, a country in south-eastern Europe, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a person of Herzegovinian descent ...1849
• HERZEGOVINIAN a native or inhabitant of Herzegovina, a country in south-eastern Europe, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a person of Herzegovinian descent ...1849
HESITANCY - nouns
• HESITUDE †* doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
HESITANT - adjectives
• BACKING AND FILLING irresolute; dilatory; hesitant; shifty ...c1840 Eng. colloq.
• HAGGLY hesitant, stumbling, lacking fluency ...1866 Sc.
HESITATE - person
• HAIVER hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAIVERS n. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HANG-BACK one who hangs back or hesitates ...1866
• HANGER † one who hesitates or wavers ...1536
• HAVERS hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• WAFFLE-BAGS one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLER a weak, indecisive, vacillating person; one who hesitates; a ditherer; a laggard ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFFLES one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
verbs
• ARGH to be timid or fearful; to feel reluctant from timidity, to hesitate ...1725 Sc.
• BACK AND FILL to move hesitantly, to hesitate, to be irresolute ...B1840 sl. orig. Eng. nautical
• BALANCE to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate ...1655
• BE ON THE BALANCE to hesitate, to be undecided ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DACKLE to hesitate ....1825 Sc.
• DILLDALLY to delay, to loiter, to hesitate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DILVER to loiter, to hesitate, to dawdle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DRILLY-DRALLY to waste time, to loiter, to hesitate ...1881 Eng. dial.
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• GALAY to hesitate, to speak or act indecisively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HACK † to hesitate; to hesitate in speech; to stammer; to stutter ...1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HACKER 1. to hesitate in speech; to stammer, to stutter ...1787 Eng. dial.
2. to shuffle, to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER to hesitate in speech; to stammer and splutter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAFFER to speak stammeringly or hesitatingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE to hesitate; to speak confusedly; to falter; to stammer; to prevaricate, to quibble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE AND CAFFLE to shilly-shally ...1896 Eng. dial.
• HAFT † to use subtlety or deceit; to use shifts or dodges; to haggle, to cavil; to avoid coming to the point, to hold off, to hang back, to hesitate ...1519
• HAGGLE to hesitate, to stumble ...1731 Sc.
• HAIVER to hesitate and make much ado about doing anything; to be lazy at work ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HALT to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMER to stammer; to hesitate in speaking ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMP to stammer, to speak or read hesitatingly ...1796 Sc.
• HANG A LEG to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1883
• HANG AN ARSE to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1596
• HANG THE ARSE to hesitate timorously ...17C colloq.
• HANG THE GROIN to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1577-87
• HANG THE WING † to hesitate, to show timidity ...1632
• HANKER to hesitate, to ponder, esp. to hesitate in speaking ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HAWK to hesitate, to hum and haw; to make much ado before doing anything ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEM-HAW AROUND to speak hesitatingly; to avoid giving a clear answer; to be indecisive ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LAIT to look for a word, to hesitate in speech ...1804 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE to stammer, to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be undecided; to waver in determination ...1350 Eng. dial.
• PALTER to hesitate, to prevaricate; to play fast and loose ...1671 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STICK IN ONE'S THROAT to be difficult of expression; to cause to hesitate
• TARROW to tarry, to delay, to linger, to hesitate, to show reluctance ...c1375 Sc.
• TARROW AT to feel or display reluctance; to show disdain or hesitation, to be pettishly unwilling to accept, to spurn, to refuse ...1768 Sc.
• TARTLE † to hesitate, esp. to hesitate in recognizing a person ...1737 Sc.
• THRIMBLE to fumble; to hesitate, to trifle ...1781 Eng. dial.
• UM AND AH to hesitate, to be uncertain ...2000 UK sl.
• VAREEZ to be doubtful, to hesitate ...1908 Sc.
• VARY † to be uncertain, to hesitate ...c1477
• WAFFLE to waver, to be uncertain, undecided, or hesitant; to vacillate ...1819 Sc.& N. Eng. dial.
HESITATING - adjectives
• ARGH hesitating, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DACKER hesitating, uncertain, undecided; said of a person who can't make up his mind, and to the weather when unsettled ...1887 Sc.
• DUBITATIVE inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727
• HAFFLING hesitating, indecisive; prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLY hesitating, indecisive; prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HESITATIOUS †* characterized by hesitation ...1657
• IFING-AND-ANDING hesitating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFFING-AND-OFFING in a state of indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † hesitating ...1581
• THARF of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• VACILLANT uncertain, hesitating, wavering ...1521
• WAFFLING indecisive, hesitating, vacillating, shilly-shallying ...1847 Sc.& Eng. dial.
• WAFFLY hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
hesitating - nouns
• BOGGLING delaying, unnecessarily hesitating ...1815 Amer. dial.
• CAFFLING hesitating, shilly-shallying ...1886 Eng. dial.
HESITATINGLY - adverbs
• FAINTLY † with hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly ...c1440
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
• TITTER-TOTTER hesitatingly, waveringly ...1725
HESITATION - nouns
• ANTRIMS doubts, hesitations ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AUNTER a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation ...1703 Eng. dial.
• BACK-DRAWING reluctance, objection, hesitation ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• DACKER † 1. uncertainty, a state of suspense or hesitation; also used of unsettled weather; a lull ...1808 Sc.
2. a hesitating step ...1923 Sc.
• HABBERGAW hesitation, suspense, objection ...1808 Sc.
• HACK hesitation in speech ...1660
• HAFFLE hesitation ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAFTING † subtle dealing, dodging, cavilling; holding off, hesitation, demur ...1519
• HAIVER hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAIVERS n. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HANG-BACK hesitation; a hanging back ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HANKER hesitation, doubt, regret ...1862 Eng. dial.
• HAVERS hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HIFFLE-HAFFLE hesitancy, prevarication ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-ANDING hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-BUTTINGS invalid excuses; hesitation combined with unwillingness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity ...1532
• MAMMERY †* a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; vacillation ...1578
• MANK a moment's uncertainty, a hesitation; a pother, a fuss, a to-do ...1808 Sc.
• MIDGE-GO-MORRAH hesitation, doubt, excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † a hesitation in the recognition of a person or thing ...1825 Sc.
• TAWEN † hesitation; reluctance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTERING hesitation, vacillation ...c1374
• VACILLANCY * vacillation ...1668
• VARY † a hesitation or vacillation ...1739
hesitation - interjections
• HAW! utterance marking hesitation ...1679
• HAW-HAW! an expression of hesitation uttered repeatedly in an affected tone ...1834
• UMPH! expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
HETEROSEXUAL - adjectives
• BI-CURIOUS of a heterosexual person: interested in having a sexual experience or relationship with a person of the same sex, esp. for the first time ...1984
• HETERO heterosexual ...1930s
• JAM designating a heterosexual person, esp. a man ...1930 US homosexual sl.
• NAFF heterosexual ...1965 Brit. homosexual sl.
• STRAIGHT heterosexual ...1941 sl., orig. US
heterosexual - person
• BABY-MAKER a heterosexual ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• BITCH'S BLIND a homosexual or bisexual man's heterosexual wife ...Bk1972 US homosexual sl.
• B.M. a heterosexual (Baby-Maker) ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• GAY DECEIVER a heterosexual feigning homosexuality in order to escape military obligation ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• GAY GODDESS a heterosexual woman who prefers the company of gay men ...1999 US homosexual sl.
• GERTIE a heterosexual woman; any woman ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• HASBIAN (chiefly derogatory & offensive) a woman who previously identified as a lesbian, esp. one who now identifies as heterosexual ...1989
• HESEXUAL * a non-homosexual man whose virile appearance both draws and repels the homosexual ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HET a heterosexual person ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HETBOY a heterosexual male ...1995 US sl.
• HETER a heterosexual person ...1951
• HETERO a heterosexual person ...1957
• HETEROFLEXIBLE a straight person with a homosexual mind-set ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• HETEROROMANTIC a person who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex ...2004
• HETEROSEXIST a person who discriminates or displays prejudice against people who are not heterosexual; one who believes that heterosexuality is the only normal or natural sexual orientation or identity ...1971
• HETEROSEXUAL a person who is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex; a heterosexual person ...1892
• HETGIRL a heterosexual female ...1995 US sl.
• KANE a non-homosexual man whose virile appearance both draws and repels the homosexual ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• METROSEXUAL an urban, heterosexual male who, in matters of style or recreation, has similar tastes to those stereotypically associated with women or homosexual men ...1994 UK sl.
• NAFF OMEE a heterosexual ...1960s homosexual sl.
• ONE-WAY STREET a heterosexual person who will not participate in homosexual activities ...M20 US sl.
• PANCAKE a heterosexual woman ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• QUEEN a heterosexual ...1960s homosexual sl.
• QUEEN BEE a heterosexual woman who seeks out the company of homosexual men ...1957 US sl.
• QUEER BIRD a heterosexual who dabbles in homosexuality ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• STRAIGHT a heterosexual ...1941 sl., orig. US
• VANILLA a heterosexual who practices normal sexual behaviour ...1980s US sl.
HEW - verbs
• HAG to hew; to chop; to cut down with an axe; to hack, to cut clumsily or roughly ...c1400 N. Eng. dial.
• TO-CUT † to cut to pieces; to hew asunder; to cut greatly ...1382
• TO-HEW † to hew to pieces ...c1000
• YAW to hew; to strike with something sharp ...a1529 Eng. dial.
HEWING - nouns
• HAG a cutting, hewing, or felling ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
HEX - nouns
• HEEBIE a spell or hex ...1969 Amer. dial.
hex - verbs
• DEVIL to bewitch, to hex ...1970 Amer. dial.
HEXAGON - adjectives
• SIX-SQUARE † having six sides; hexagonal ...c1530
hexagon - nouns
• SISEANGLE †* a hexagon ...1551
• SIX-SQUARE † a hexagon ...1680
HIBERNATE - nouns
• HIBERNACULUM the place or nest where an animal hibernates ...L18
hibernate - verbs
• DEN UP to retire; to hibernate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIEMATE * to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HYEMATE * to winter; to hibernate ...E17
HIBERNATING - adjectives
• LATITANT of an animal: hibernating ...1646
HIBERNATION - nouns
• LATITANCY of an animal: hibernation ...1646
HICCUP - adjectives (includes HICCUPING)
• SINGULTOUS * affected with hiccups ...1851
• SINGULTUOUS † characterized by hiccuping ...1575
hiccup - nouns
• BELKUPPING hiccupping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GULP a hiccup ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHICKEN TROUBLE hiccups ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES the hiccups ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK * a hiccup; also a hesitation in speech ...E17
• HICKET † a hiccup ...1544 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † a hiccup ...1538
• SINGULTURE † the hiccups, hiccuping ...1657
• SINGULTUS hiccups, hiccuping ...1754-64
• SNICK-UP a hiccup ...1829 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEACUPS the hiccups ..1969 Amer. dial.
• YASK a hiccup ...1879 Eng. dial.
• YEKE a hiccup; generally used in plural ...1750 Eng. dial.
• YESK † a hiccup or the hiccups ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YESKING † hiccuping ...1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEX † a hiccup or the hiccups ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEXING † hiccuping ...1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOKE a hiccup; generally used in plural ...1750 Eng. dial.
• YOX † a hiccup or the hiccups ...1776 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
hiccup - person
• YEXER one who hiccups ...1611
hiccup - verbs
• HICK * to hiccup ...E17
• HICKET † to hiccup ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † to hiccup ...1598
• SNICK-UP to hiccup ...B1900 Amer. dial.
• YEAP'M † to hiccup; to belch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YECK to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Sc.
• YEKE to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Eng. dial.
• YESK † to hiccup ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEX † to hiccup ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YOKE to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOX † to hiccup ...1721 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HICKEY - nouns
• BUMP a hickey ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BURN a mark on the skin where someone has sucked it hard and brought blood to the surface; a hickey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S ASS a hickey ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY a hickey ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BITE a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE MARK a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY-BITE n. a mark left, often on the shoulder, by amorous biting; a hickey ...c1930 Can. sl.
• MOOCH SPOT a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OCTOPUS BITE a hickey; a mark on the skin where somebody has sucked it hard and brought the blood to the surface ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BITE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BLISTER a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BUMP a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION KISS a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION MARK a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIMPLE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION SPOT a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
HID - adjectives
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
• QUIET † acting or living quietly; remaining hid or secret; fast asleep ...1533 Sc.
hid - nouns
• LATITANCY the state of lying concealed or hid ...1701
hid - verbs
• LATITATE †* to lurk; to lie hid ...1623
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
HIDDEN - adjectives
• ABDITE †* hidden away; put out of the way ...1635
• ABSCOND †* hidden from view ...1719
• ABSTRUSE † concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• BALKED UP hidden, screened from sight ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEDILT †* hidden, covered ...1660
• DATCHIE hidden, secret ...19C Sc.
• DELITESCENT lying hid, concealed, or obscured ...1684
• DOGGO hidden away; quiet and waiting ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWN SOUTH hidden, buried; in one's pocket ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HIDDENMOST most hidden or secret ...L19
• HIDLINGS hidden, secret, underhand, clandestine ...L18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• INVOLUTE hidden, obscure ...M17
• LATESCENT becoming hidden or obscure ...1836
• OCCULT † hidden from sight; concealed; not exposed to view ...1567 now rare or obs.
• OCCULTED † hidden, concealed ...1597
• OPERTANEOUS †* of secret, hidden, or covert nature; done in private, hidden from view, concealed ...1656
• SCOUSED secluded, hidden ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAPISED † hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPIST † hidden, concealed ...1621
• VELATED † covered over; veiled, hidden ...1542
hidden - adverbs
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
hidden - nouns
• ABDITORY a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• HEAL a hidden spot; an unseen place; shelter ...1691 Eng. dial.
• OCCULT †* something hidden or secret ...1656
• STASH something hidden ...1914 sl.
hidden - verbs
• LIE DOGGO to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• STAY DOGGO to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• TAPIS † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPISH † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPPY †* to lie hid ...1706
HIDE, HIDING - adjectives (also see HIDING PLACE)
• ABDITIVE † having the power or quality of hiding ...1731
• HIDELING given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• IN SMOKE in hiding ...1908 sl., chiefly Aust.
• LATEBROUS †* full of dens or hiding holes ...1656
• ON THE CAT in hiding ...1940s US Black sl.
• ON THE LAM in flight or in hiding from authorities ...1928 US sl.
• ON THE SCOUT eluding arrest, hiding out ...1891 Amer. dial.
• PALLIATIVE † serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
• QUAT † squatted, close, still, quiet, in hiding ...c1450
hide, hiding - nouns
• ABSCONDMENT †* state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION † hiding, concealment ...Bk1658
• BACK-HOOD † a hiding behind cover ...c1450
• ILLATEBRATION † a hiding, or seeking of corners ...1656
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
• OBVELATION * a veiling over; a hiding or concealing ...1664
• OCCULTATION † hiding, concealment ...1432-50
• TAPINAGE † hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
hide, hiding - person
• BLACK ANGEL one who hides from the law ...Bk1992 US criminals' sl.
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a person who hides himself or herself away; a fugitive ...1871
• HIDELING a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...1894
• HIDE-OUT a person in hiding; a fugitive ...1915 US criminals' sl.
• LATITANT one who is in hiding ...1887
• SHY-COCK one who hides from the bailiff ...M18 sl.
hide, hiding - verbs
• ABSCONCE †* to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND † to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• AMBUSH to hide oneself ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BEHIDE † to hide away, to conceal ...c1000
• BELLY THROUGH THE BRUSH to hide and dodge the law ...1968 Amer. cowboy's usage
• BESCREEN to conceal, to hide from view ...1597
• BUSH UP to hide, esp. in dense shrubbery or woods ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BYHIRNE †* to hide in a corner ...1394
• DARE † to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225
• DARK 1. † to lie in the dark; to lie hid or unseen ...a1300
2. † to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
3. to hide, to take shelter ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DECULT † to hide privily ...1623
• DERE † to be afraid, to shake with fear; to crouch, to hide, to lie hid ...1808 Sc.
• DERN † to hide, to conceal, to keep secret ...c893
• DITCH to hide something ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• ECLIPSE † to hide, to screen from; also, to extinguish life ...1591
• FEAL to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• FLY LOW to hide from justice ...c1870 sl.
• GROUND SQUIRREL to hide away, to conceal ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAP to hide, to conceal, to cover away; to hide oneself ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIDE ONE'S HEAD to keep out of sight; to hide from shame
• ICE to hide ...1990s sl.
• ILLATEBRATE †* to hide in corners ...1623
• KEG UP to hide stuff away for a rainy day; to stay put in one place, as in a hunting shack in rough weather ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ILLATEBRATE †* vb. to hide in corners ...1623
• IMBOSK † to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• LATIBULATE †* to hide oneself in a corner ...1623
• LAY OUT to hide ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LIE LOW to be in hiding; to behave in a manner that ought not to attract attention ...1880 UK
• MAKE ONESELF SCARCE to slip away, to hide ...L18 sl.
• OBNUBILATE to darken, dim, cover, or hide with or as with a cloud; to overcloud; to obscure ...1583
• OBSCURE † to conceal, to hide ...1721 Sc.
• OBSCURIFY †* to make obscure; to hide ...1622
• PALLIATE † to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
• PUG to hide; to stash secretly ...20C sl.
• PUG AWAY to stash secretly ...Brit. sl.
• PUG UP to hide something ...2001 UK sl.
• QUATTY to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• QUOT to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• SCOG to shelter; to take shelter; to secrete, to hide ...1822 Sc.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SCOUT to elude arrest, to hide out ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHADE to hide, to conceal ...1980s US Black sl.
• SIDE to hide away ...c1920 police usage
• SILE † to cover, to hide, to conceal; to deceive ...c1480 chiefly Sc.
• SNOOKER to hide ...1960s Aust. sl.
• STEAL OUT to hide ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE AWAY to hide from view ...1901 Sc.
• TAPIS to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• TUCK AWAY to place in a concealed or secluded place ...1912 sl.
• WALK TO JERICHO to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
HIDE-AND-SEEK - nouns
• ALL HID † the children's game of hide-and-seek
• BICKY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• BLIND in the game of hide-and-seek: the place where the seeker waits while the other players hide ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLIND POST in the game of hide-and-seek: the place where the seeker waits while the other players hide ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOGILL-ABOUT-THE-BUSH the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE a game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-ABOUT-THE-BUSH the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-ABOUT-THE-STACKS the game of hide and seek played in a full stackyard (a farmyard or enclosure where stacks of hay, straw, or grain in sheaf are stored) ... ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-CATCH-THE-FAIRY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE the base or 'home' in hide-and-seek ...1873 Sc.
• HEADY-PEEP the game of hide and seek ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HIDE-AND-COOP hide-and-seek ...US
• HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK hide-and-seek
• HOOP AND HIDE hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• HOOP-HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY HIDE hide and seek ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HOOT-AND-HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JACKY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KEE-HOI, KEEHOY, KEY-HOY the game of hide-and-seek; so named from the call used to summon the searchers ...1852 Sc.
• KEEK-BOGLE hide-and-seek ...Bk1901 Sc.
• KEERIE-OAM † the game of hide-and-seek ...1825 Sc.
• LAMB-PIE-SOTE-IT the game of hide and seek ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARKIE the game of hide and seek ...1927 Sc.
• LOCK-EYE the game of hide and seek ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MAY HIDE the children's hiding game, hide-and-seek ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEEPY-MOPPY the game of 'hide and seek' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIXTY the game of hide and seek ...1916 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND HIDE hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPIN' HIDE hide and seek ...1915 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
hide-and-seek - person
• HI-SPIER the player who is 'it' in the game of hide-and-seek ...1906 Amer. dial.
• MOP in the game of hide-and-seek, the one who stands with his eyes covered until the signal comes to seek the others ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
hide-and-seek - verbs
• BICKY in the game of hide and seek: to hide one's eyes in order not to see where the others go to conceal themselves ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BLIND in the game of hide-and-seek: to go to the 'blind' (see noun), and close one's eyes ...1982 Amer. dial.
hide-and-seek - interjections
• ALL NOT HID CAN'T HIDE OVER in the children's game of hide-and-seek, a phrase called out by the seeker ('it') before or after he has caught the first hider ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BEE BEE BUMBLEBEE, ALL COME IN FREE in the game of hide and seek: when the first person in hiding is caught, the player who is 'it' calls this out to others ...1966 Amer. dial.
HIDEAWAY - nouns
• LURK a hideaway, a meeting place ...M19 sl.
HIDEOUS - adjectives
• ELDRITCH weird, ghostly, unnatural; frightful, hideous, ghastly, fearful, terrible ...1508 Sc.
• LAIDLY † offensive, hideous, repulsive ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & arch.
• UGLESOME † hideous, ugly ...1561
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRUDE † rude; hideous, horrible ...1773 Sc.
hideous - nouns
• MAHOUND † a monster; a hideous creature ...c1400
hideous - person
• FAIRY a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MONSTER a person of repulsively unnatural character, or exhibiting such extreme cruelty or wickedness as to appear inhuman; a markedly cruel, depraved, vile, or hideous person ...a1505
hideous - verbs
• UGLIFY to make hideous, ugly, or repulsive in appearance; to disfigure ...1576
HIDES - person
• HIDE-DROGHER the master of a coasting vessel trading in hides ...1841
• HIDE-FACTOR a dealer in hides who supplies tanners ...Bk1901
• HIDE-JERKER a buffalo-skinner ...1899 US West. sl.
• SKINS a tanner ...1785 sl.
• SKINSTER † a woman who skins hides ...1270
HIDING PLACE - adjectives
• LATEBRICOLE * inhabiting a hiding place, as some spiders, crabs, etc. ...1889
hiding place - nouns
• CRAN a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
• DARKING-HOLE a hiding-place; a place of shelter ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FUNKHOLE anywhere one can hide; a place of refuge ...1900sl., orig. military
• HALKE † a corner, recess, hiding-place ...a1300
• HELING a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HELLHOLE a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HIDEY-HOLE a hiding place ...E19 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HIDLINGS hiding places, secret places ...E16
• IVY-BUSH a place of concealment or retirement; a secret place, a hiding place ...1699
• LATIBULE †* a hiding place ...1623
• LEIND † a hiding-place, a refuge ...a1300
• LEND † a hiding-place, a refuge ...a1300
• LURK a hiding place; a hang-out ...1906 sl.
• MERRY-NEST -place for eatables or delicacies for one's own private delectation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ֽ• NAAVO a secret hiding place ...1999 Ireland
• STASH a hiding place ...1927 sl.
• TOD-HOLE a secret hiding-place ...1844
hiding place - verbs
• DARK to rush suddenly to or from a hiding-place ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LATIBULIZE * to retire into a hiding place or retreat for the winter ...1802
• LAY UP to remain in one's bed, nest, or hiding place ...1883 Amer. dial.
HIGH - adjectives
• ALTITUDINOUS high, lofty ...1808
• ARD † high ...Bk1852
• HAUGHT † high ...c1460
• HAUGHTY † high, lofty ...1570
• HAUT † high, lofty, haughty ...1430-1648
• HIGHFUL † high ...1297
• PROCEROUS † tall, lofty, high; long ...1599
• TOPFUL †* high, lofty, towering ...c1611
• TOPLESS immensely or immeasurably high; unbounded ...1589
• TOPPING † that exceeds in height; very high ...1681
high - adverbs
• ACOP †* on the top; on high ...1610
• AHEIGHT on high, aloft ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
high - nouns
• TAPPILOORIE † anything raised high on a slight or tottering foundation ...1808 Sc.
high - verbs
• TAIT to lift up, to raise; to get into a high position ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HIGH-CLASS - adjectives
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• WRIST-WATCH high class; aristocratic ...c1905 military usage
high class - nouns
• BETTER END the higher classes; a superior kind; the greater part, majority ...1848 Eng. dial.
• TOP members of the highest social class ...1887
• TOP-SHELF the highest class ...1808
• TOP-SHELFER a person or thing of the highest class; a member of the upper class ...1882
high class - person
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK an important or high-class person, or one who pretends to be ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN an important or high-class person, or one who pretends to be ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MR. ASTORBILT a rich or high-class person; a member of the 'best society' of a community ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOBBY a person of social distinction or pretensions, a rich or high-class person ...1882 Sc.
• TOP-SHELFER a person or thing of the highest class; a member of the upper class ...1882
HIGHER - phrases
• SCREW HIGHER, A at a higher point, on a higher level ...1709 Sc.
HIGHEST - adjectives
• EEMOST highest, uppermost ...1773 Sc.
• HIGHMOST † highest ...1578
• SUMMARY †* highest; supreme ...1587
• SUMMOPEROUS † highest, utmost ...1647 nonce word
• UMEST * of things of places: lying uppermost or highest ...c1425 Sc.
highest - nouns
• SUMMARY * the highest point or summit; also, the ultimate outcome ...1851
HIGHLY - adverbs
• TALLY * highly, loftily ...1611
HIGH-MINDED - adjectives
• HAUGHT † of exalted character, esp. in the matter of courage; high-minded, noble; lofty ...a1470
• MAJOR-MINDIT haughty in demeanour, high-minded, having a commanding disposition ...1825 Sc.
• RANK † proud, high-minded, haughty; froward, rebellious ...c1000
HIGHNESS - nouns
• HAUTESSE † highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time ...a1300
HIGH-SPIRITED - adjectives
• AUNTY of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNTY-PAUNTY of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNTY-PRAUNTY of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BRAINISH † hot-headed; high-spirited; delirious ... 1530 obs. or Sc.
• BUCKISH high-spirited, in good fettle ...1911 sl.
• CAMPERSOME lively, high-spirited ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HIGH-METTLED high-spirited; courageous; full of fire; mettlesome ...a1626
• KINKY † high-spirited ...1902 Amer. sl.
high-spirited - person
• BROTH OF A BOY a high-spirited fellow ...Bk1999
• GALLANT a gay, sprightly, airy, and courageous person; a high-spirited, daring person ...1388 arch.
• RAMP † a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute ...a1450
• YOUNG BLOOD a lively, vigorous, or energetic young man; a confident, high-spirited young man; a rake, a dandy; an unruly young aristocrat ...1557
high-spirited - verbs
• FEEL ONE'S OATS to be high-spirited ...1831 Amer. sl., orig. of horses
HIGHWAY - see ROAD
HIGHWAYMAN - adjectives
• ON THE SCAMP working as a highwayman ...M18 sl.
highwayman - nouns
• PAD-CLINKING hobnobbing with footpads ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
highwayman - person (also see ROBBER)
• BANDITTO an outlawed person in Italy turned robber; a highwayman ...Bk1708
• BANDOLERO a highwayman or robber ...1832
• BIDSTAND † 'one who bids travellers stand and deliver'; a highwayman ...1600
• CAPTAIN CRANK the chief of a gang of highwaymen ...Bk1891 sl.
• CUTTER † one who is over-ready to resort to weapons; a bully, a bravo; also, a cutthroat, a highway-robber ...1569
• GENTLEMAN OF THE PAD a highwayman ...1706-7 sl.
• GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD a highwayman ...1740 sl.
• GENTLEMAN OF THE SCAMP a highwayman; a thief ...c1786 UK sl.
• GENTLEMAN-OUTER a highwayman ...1709 UK sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S MASTER a highwayman ...1796 UK sl.
• HACK a thief or highwayman ...1659 criminals' sl.
• HERMIT a quasi-religious mendicant; a vagabond; in Gypsy language, a highwayman ...1495
• HIGH GLOAK a well-dressed highwayman ...1821 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH LAWYER a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1591 sl. hist.
• HIGH PAD † a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1653 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADSMAN a highwayman ...1842 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH SPICER † a highwayman ...a1790 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-TOBER an elite highwayman ...a1790 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBER GLOAK † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1797 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBY † a highwayman ...1823 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBY COVE a highwayman ...1879 UK sl.
• HIGH-TOBY GLOAK † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1812 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-TOBY GLOQUE † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1812 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBYMAN a highwayman ...1811 thieves' sl.
• HIGHWAYMAN a man who holds up travellers on a highway at gunpoint in order to rob them; esp. one who does this on horseback, as distinguished from a 'footpad' ...1617
• HIGH-WAY PAD † a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1661 criminals' sl.
• HIGHWAY ROBBER a person who commits robbery on a public road; a highwayman ...1577
• HIGHWAY ROGUE * a highwayman or highway robber ...1638
• HIGHWAY STANDER † a highwayman ...1600
• HIGHWAYWOMAN a woman who holds up travellers on a highway at gunpoint in order to rob them; a female highwayman ...1734
• JACK SHEPPARD a highwayman ...Bk1922
• KNIGHT OF SAINT NICHOLAS a highwayman ...Bk1902 sl.
• KNIGHT OF THE PAD a highwayman ...E18 sl.
• KNIGHT OF THE ROAD a highwayman ...Bk1903 sl.
• LADRONE a highwayman, pirate, robber, thief (main usage in books on Spain or Spanish America) ...1832
• LANCE-KNIGHT a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LANCE-MAN † a highwayman ...1592
• LANCEMAN-PRIGGER a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LAND-PIRATE one who robs on land; a highwayman ...1609
• MALANDRYN †* a highwayman; a robber ...1460
• MOONMAN †* a person, esp. a criminal, who works at night; a robber, thief or highwayman who follows his vocation chiefly by moonlight ...1632
• MOON'S MAN † a person, esp. a criminal, who works at night; a thief or highwayman ...1907
• NEWMARKET HEATH COMMISSIONER a highwayman ...19C sl.
• OAK † the highwayman in a gang who keeps watch ...1591 criminals' sl.
• PAD † an armed robber; a highwayman; one who robs on foot ...1652 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDER one who robs on foot; a footpad; a highwayman; a robber ...1610
• PADDIST † a 'padder'; a professional highwayman ...1671 Sc.
• PAD-FOOT a footpad, a highwayman ...1847 Eng. dial.
• PAD-THIEF † a footpad; a highwayman on foot ...1690
• RAMP-RIDER a rank rider, a highwayman ...a1800 Sc.
• RANK-RIDER † a rapid, headlong, or reckless rider; a moss-trooper, a highwayman ...1590
• RENT-COLLECTOR a highwayman; spec., one whose fancy was for money only ...Bk1903 cant
• ROAD-AGENT a highwayman ...1883 sl.
• RUM PAD a daring highwayman ...L17 cant
• RUM PADDER one of the better sort of highwaymen, well mounted and armed ...M17 cant
• SAINT NICHOLAS CLERGYMAN a highwayman ...1598 sl.
• SAINT NICHOLAS'S CLERK a highwayman ...1595 sl.
• SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN † English highwaymen ...1714 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMP a robber who earns his living by robbing on the highway, usually a highwayman ...1753 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMP-CULL † a practitioner of highway robbery ...1830 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMPING BLADE a highwayman ...1791 sl.
• SCAMPMAN an English highwayman ...1790 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMPSMAN † an English highwayman ...1799 sl.
• SNAPHANCE † an armed robber or marauder; a freebooter or highwayman; a thief or desperate fellow ...1538
• SQUIRE OF THE PAD a highwayman ...1700 sl.
• ST. NICHOLAS'S CLERGYMAN a highwayman ...1598 sl.
• ST. NICHOLAS'S CLERK a highwayman ...1595 sl.
• TAX-COLLECTOR a highwayman ..1830 UK sl.
• TOBY-GILL a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
• TOBYMAN a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
highwayman - verbs
• SCAMP to work as a highwayman ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY - see ROBBERY
HIJACK - verbs
• JACK to steal; to hijack; to take forcibly ...1980s sl., orig. US
HIJACKER - person
• HEISTER a thief, a robber, a hijacker; a shoplifter ...1927
• HEIST MAN a robber, a hijacker; a shoplifter ...1933 sl.
• HIGHJACKER one who hijacks illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc. ..1923
• HIJACKER one who hijacks illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc. ..1923
• JACKER a hijacker ...1965 US sl.
• TAILGATER a hijacker ...1970 US sl.
HIKING - person
• PACKER a back-packer; a hiker or traveller who wears a backpack ...1974 chiefly Can.
hiking - verbs
• BROGUE to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BUSHWHACK to hike cross-country; to knock aside bushes to go or search through uncleared forest ...1937 Amer. dial.
HILARIOUS - adjectives
• HYSTERICAL extremely funny, hilarious ...1925 colloq.
hilarious - nouns
• BUN-WORRY a jollification; a hilarious occasion; a fooling about ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
hilarious - person
• YELL an extremely funny, hilarious, or amusing person; a scream ...1926 colloq.
HILARITY - nouns
• GALE a state of excitement or hilarity; a good time ...a1800 US
• GANSE merriment, hilarity, liveliness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MADDERAM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDERDOM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
HILL - adjectives
• MONTICULOUS * having little hills; dwelling in hills or mounts ...1656
• MONTIVAGOUS † wandering up and down the hills and mountains ...1658
hill - nouns (includes HILLSIDE)
• ALTO * a hill, an eminence, generally without trees ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BACK a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BALL a knoll, a rounded hill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAND a ridge of a hill ...1513
• BANK † a high ground, height, hill ...c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BARF a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BARGH 1. the steep face of a hill; a road up it ...1674 Eng. dial. obs.
2. a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BARICK a hill ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BARROW † a mountain, a mount, a hill or hillock ...c885
• BELL the top of a hill; the highest part of a slope; a knoll ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BEN a hill, a mountain; a mountain-peak ...1788
• BENT the slope or hollow of a hill, a hillside ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY † a mound, a hillock ...1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BICKNING a beacon, the summit of a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BIN a hill, a mountain, a mountain-peak ...1788
• BRA a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE a declivity, hillside, steep road; a knoll, a hill; the bank of a river ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-FACE. the front or slope of a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAY a 'brae,' a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK a hollow in a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CA a pass between hills ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAM the crest of a hill, a ridge ...1864 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CATSTEP a small terrace on a hill ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CHOCOLATE DROP a small, rounded hill ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DICKY the top of a hill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE the ridge or summit of a hill or range of hills; a steep hill or hillside ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAIRY a steep hill or precipice; a moorland, upland; a piece of waste land ...1871 Sc.
• GAIRY-FACE a steep hill or precipice; a moorland, upland; a piece of waste land ...1871 Sc.
• GALE a place in the hollow of a hill ...1891 Eng. dial.
• GUT-BUSTER a very steep hill ...1950s NZ sl.
• HANGING † a steep slope or declivity of a hill ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAUGH a hillock ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• HAYSTACK a small, rounded hill ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAD the higher end of a place, the upper part of a street; a hill or eminence ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEALD a slope, incline, declivity; a hill ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK a hill ...1930s rhyming sl. (Jack and Jill)
• JACK AND JILL a (small) hill ...20C rhyming sl.
• KAME a long, narrow, steep-sided mound or ridge; a hill-ridge ...1814 Sc.
• KOP a hill ...1835 S. Afr.
• KOPPIE a small hill ...1848 S. Afr.
• LAW a hill, esp. one more or less round or conical ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEDGE † a range of mountains or hills ...1652-62
• LOMA a hill, mound, or ridge ...1857 Amer. dial.
• MORNE a small hillock ...1889
• NABB a hillock, a knoll; the summit of a hill or prominence ...1826 Sc.
• NEB a projecting hill, a prominent headland; a point of land jutting out into a lake ...1794 Eng. dial.
• NECK a pass between hills or mountains; the narrow part of a mountain pass ...1707
• NICK a gap or pass between two hills ...1606 orig. Sc.
• NUBBLE a small hill or mountain; an islet ...1890 Amer. dial.
• PAN a hollow in the hills; a depressed in a field or other land ...1836 Eng. dial.
• PIMPLE a hill ...Amer. World War I sl.
• POBIE a peak or high hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
• POTATO HILL a small, rounded hill ...1819 Amer. dial.
• POTATO KNOB HILL a small, rounded hill ...1934 Amer. dial.
• POTS AND KETTLES a small, rounded hill, the size of a house ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAISE a small hill; a rise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SCALE a hill of steep ascent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAR the ridge of a hill ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUT † a high rock or hill; a projecting ridge; a precipice ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SIDEHILL a hillside, a slope ...1674 Amer. dial.
• SPRUNT a hill; a steep road ...Bk1912 Eng. dial.
• SUMMITY † the topmost point or ridge of a mountain or hill ...c1400
• TAIT the top of a hill ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAM a heap or small mound or hillock ...1906 Sc.
• TAMMOCK a hillock; a little knoll in a marsh or in damp grazing land ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• THANK-YOU-MARM a small, rounded hill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TOFT a knoll or hillock in a flat region, esp. one suitable for the site of a house or tower ...1362
• TOMMACK a hillock; a little knoll in a marsh or in damp grazing land ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• TOOT an isolated, conspicuous hill suitable as a place of observation; a lookout hill ...1387
• TOOT-HILL a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...1382
• TOOTING-HILL † a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...c1460
• TOPPING a high hill; the peaked top of a hill; a cairn on the top of a hill ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOTE an isolated, conspicuous hill suitable as a place of observation; a lookout hill ...1387
• TOUT-HILL a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...1535
• TUMP a hillock ...1589
• VORD † a high hill; a watch-tower ...1822 Sc.
• WHALEBACK a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALEBACK RIDGE a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALESBACK a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1946 Amer. dial.
• YOKKEL a shoulder; a shoulder-like formation on the side of a hill ...1897 Sc.
hill - person
• HILLSIDER one living on a hillside ...1898
• HILL WALKER a person who participates in hill walking (walking in hilly country, esp. as a pastime) ...1863 chiefly Brit.
• HILL-WOMAN a woman who lives on a hill or belongs to a hill-tribe; also, a forewoman in a dust-yard ...1851
hill - verbs
• QUAVE A BRAE to go zigzag up or down a hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAISE to reach the top of a hill or rise ...1804 Amer. dial.
HILLBILLY - person
• BILLY a countryman; a hillbilly; used derisively ...1940 US sl.
• BILLY-MARIA a countrified or rustic person; a hillbilly ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BOGHOPPER (derogatory) a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRUSH APE (derogatory) a rustic, a hillbilly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BUCK a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BUSH-BUSTER a hillbilly; a rustic ...1933 Amer. dial.
• CHARCOAL BURNER a rustic, a hillbilly ...1962 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY BUCK a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• DUMB FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER (derogatory) a peasant; an unsophisticated country person, whether an actual farmer or not; a rustic hillbilly ...1864 US sl.
• FARMER BOY (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER JACK (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER JAKE (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRIT, GRITS a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HILL APE a hillbilly ...c1965 Amer. sl.
• HILLBILLY a person from a remote rural or mountainous area, esp. of the south-eastern US; an uncouth person from such an area; a backward, ignorant, coarse person; a rustic, unsophisticated country person ...1900 chiefly US
• HILLJACK a term of contempt for hillbilly ...1992 US sl.
• LINTHEAD (derogatory) a cotton-mill worker; hence, a low-class White person; a hillbilly; an insignificant person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAIN BOOMER a person who lives in a mountainous area; a rustic; a hillbilly; an uncouth person ...1859
• MOUNTAINEER a person who lives in a mountainous region who is regarded as ignorant, uncivilized, or uneducated; a hillbilly ...1610
• MOUNTAIN GRILL (derogatory) a rustic, a hillbilly; an uncouth, ignorant, often ill-mannered boy or man ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAINITE a person from a remote or isolated area in the mountains; a hillbilly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAIN MAN a man who is native to or lives in a mountainous region; a hillbilly ...1587
• OLD FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-CHOKER a country person; a hillbilly ...c1950 Amer. sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTER a country person; a hillbilly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• RIDGE RUNNER a rustic, esp. a mountaineer; an uncouth, stupid fellow; a hillbilly ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WEED-SUCKER a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...2002 Amer. dial.
• WOOD HICK a backwoodsman, a hillbilly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• YAP a fool; an oaf; a hillbilly or bumpkin ...20C Amer. dial.
HILLY - adjectives
• BANKY † inclined like a bank or hillside; hilly ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BRAEIE hilly; sloping ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAYIE hilly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HILLOUS †* hilly ...1550
• UNEASY hilly, irregular, not level ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HIND - nouns
• LAG-END * the hinder or latter part ...1596 now rare
HINDER - adjectives
• LETTY that hinders ...1642 Eng. dial.
hinder - person
• LET-GAME † one who hinders the game; a spoilsport ...c1374
• MAR-ALL † one who hinders the success of any undertaking ...1611
• MARPLOT one who mars or defeats a plot or design by officious interference, or hinders the success of any undertaking ...1708
• OBJECT one who hinders ...c1450
• TARRIER † one who or that which delays someone; a hinderer, an obstructor; an obstruction ...1614
hinder - verbs
• ABSTER †* to deter, to hinder, to frighten off ...1542
• AIL to hinder, to prevent ...1817 Sc.
• BACK-HEAVE to hinder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALK to hinder, to prevent, to thwart, to impede ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELATE to make late, to detain beyond the usual time, to delay; to hinder ...1642
• COHIBIT * to restrain, check, hinder; to restrict ...1544
• CRIMP to hinder ...colloq., chiefly US
• DAIDLE to hinder or obstruct ...1910 Sc.
• DISANNUL to forbid, to hinder, to refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISASSIST †* to do the reverse of assisting; to hinder, to obstruct ...1669
• DISTROUBLE † to trouble greatly; to hinder; to disturb; to perplex ...c1369
• DWELL † to hinder, to delay ...a1175
• IMPEACH † 1. to impede, to hinder, to prevent ...c1380
† 2. to hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to endamage, to impair ...1563
† 3. to hinder access to; to blockade ...1586
• LANTER to foil, to impede, to hinder ...1928 Sc.
• LET to hinder, to prevent, to obstruct, to stand in the way of ...c888 arch.
• MAGGLE to impede, to hinder, to inconvenience ...a1813 Sc.
• MAR † to hamper, to hinder, to interfere with, to interrupt or stop a person, event, or thing ...c1000
• MOZ to hinder, to interrupt someone; to jinx someone ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• MOZZLE to hinder, to interrupt ...1920s Aust. sl.
• NOBBLE to sabotage, esp. to hinder or defeat a rival ...1856 Brit. sl.
• OBVARICATE †* to hinder, obstruct or stop one in his passage ...1623
• OPPONE † 1. to set against by way of hindrance, check, or resistance; to place as an obstacle ...1570
† 2. to endeavour to hinder, thwart, or overthrow; to withstand, to resist, to combat; to stand in the way of, to obstruct ...1610
• PUT A SCOTCH ON A PERSON'S WHEEL to check or hinder him ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMORATE †* to detain, delay, hinder, obstruct ...1638
• REMORE †* to hinder, to delay ...1641
• SCOTCH to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUFFLAMINATE * to hinder ...1660
• TAIGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TAIGLE THE CLEEK to hold things up, to hinder progress; to shirk one's work ...1951 Sc.
• TARRY † to detain, to delay, to retard, to keep back a person or agent for a time; to keep waiting; to hold in check, to impede, to hinder ...1340
• TEAGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TENT to prevent, to hinder ...1781 Eng. dial.
• TETTER to hinder, to delay ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROW to hinder; to disarrange; to disappoint; to defeat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFF to hinder, to delay, to struggle against; to struggle physically; to make a great effort ...1899 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARN † to prevent, to hinder, to restrain from action ...c888
HINDERED - adjectives
• BELATED hindered, behind the time ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• IMPEDIBLE † that can be impeded, obstructed, or hindered ...1655
• IMPEDITE † impeded, obstructed, hindered; having an impediment, defective ...1544
• LETTED †* hindered, impeded ...1388
hindered - nouns
• TAMTARRIE † the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
• TAMTARY † the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
HINDERING - adjectives
• IMPEDIENT obstructive, hindering, impeding ...1596
• LETTING †* hindering ...c1450
• TIGSUM hindersome; wearisome, tedious ...1880 Sc.
hindering - nouns
• IMPEDITION † the act of impeding; hindering ...1623
• LETTING delaying, hindering; a hindrance, an obstacle ...c1020 arch.
• OBROGATION † an interrupting or hindering ...1658
• OBVARICATION †* a hindering or obstructing one in his passage ...1658
• TARDATION † the act of delaying, delay, postponement; slackening of speed, retardation, hindering ...1500-20
• TARDIDATION †* the act of delaying, delay, postponement; a hindering, retarding ...1647
HINDMOST - adjectives
• LAG † last, hindmost ...1552
• LATTER † hinder, hindmost ...1533 Sc.
hindmost - nouns
• LAGABAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIEBAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
hindmost - person
• LAG * the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
HINDRANCE - adjectives
• BARFUL † full of bars or hindrances ...1601
• LETLESS †* without let or hindrance ...1375
hindrance - nouns
• ALBATROSS a source of frustration, obstruction, or guilt, from which it is difficult to rid oneself; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance ...1883
• ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem; a source of frustration or obstruction; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance ...1883
• BACKENING a hindrance ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BACKSET a check, a hindrance; a reverse, misfortune ...1721
• BALK a hindrance, check, or defeat ...1660
• BARRACE †* a hindrance, obstruction, delay ...1480
• BAULK a hindrance, check, or defeat ...1660
• BLIN delay, hindrance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DENIAL a disadvantage, detriment, hindrance; loss, injury; a disappointment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DETERRENCE * a hindrance; that which deters ...1861
• FALL-BACK a hindrance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANDERMENT obstruction, delay, hindrance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPEACH † hindrance, impediment, prevention ...1551
• IMPEACHMENT † hindrance, prevention, obstruction; impediment, obstacle ...1432
• LANGEL a hindrance ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LETTING delaying, hindering; a hindrance, an obstacle ...c1020 arch.
• MAR † a hindrance, obstruction; an impediment in speech ...a1300
• MARRING † hindrance ...a1300
• ODDS difference, hindrance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• OFFSET a hindrance, delay; a setback, anything that causes delay; an illness; the time wasted by any hindrance ...1865 Sc.
• REMORE †* hindrance, delay ...1627
• TAIGLE a hindrance, delay, or cause of delay ...1880 Sc.
• TAIGLIN a hindrance, delay, or cause of delay ...1880 Sc.
• TARRIANCE † the causing of delay; hindrance ...1598
hindrance - person
• HINDERMATE a spouse or companion who is a hindrance ...a1843 nonce word
• WET NOODLE a person who is a hindrance when it comes to having fun ...Bk1995 US sl.
hindrance - verbs
• INTERFERE to cause annoyance or hindrance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HINDU - person
• BIT OF GREASE a stout and smiling Hindu woman: not derogatory ...Bk1909 Anglo-Indian military sl.
• GENTILE † a Hindu, as distinguished from a Muslim ...1555
• GENTOO † a non-Muslim inhabitant of Hindustan, opposed to Mohammedan; a Hindu; in South India, one speaking Telugu ...1638
• HINDU an Aryan of Northern India (Hindustan), who retains the native religion (Hinduism), as distinguished from those who have embraced Mohammedanism; hence, anyone who professes Hinduism; applied by Europeans in a wider sense, in accordance with the wider application of Hindustan ...1655
• RAG-HEAD (derogatory) a Hindu ...1920s US sl.
• RAMASAMMY any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
• RAMSAMMY any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
HINGE - nouns
• BAND a hinge or joint ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENGINE a hinge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GEMEL a hinge ...1536
• GEMEW † a hinge ...1396
• GEMMEL a hinge ...1536
• GEMOW † a hinge ...1396
• HANGLE a door hinge ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HAR † the hinge of a door or gate ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARR a hinge, joint ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HARRE † the hinge of a door or gate ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARROW the hinge of a door or gate ...1528 Eng. dial.
• HENGLE a hinge ...1864 Eng. dial.
• JEMBLE † a hinge ...1588
• JEMMEL † a hinge ...a1600
• JIMMERS small cupboard hinges ...Bk1849 Eng. dial.
• VARDLE the bottom hinge of a gate ...1787 Eng. dial.
HINT - adjectives
• SUBINDICATIVE † indirectly indicative or suggestive ...1822 obs. or arch.
hint - nouns
• BUG IN ONE'S BONNET a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S EAR a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HAT a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HEAD a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CART-WHEEL a broad hint ...19C sl.
• HALF-WORD a word or speech which hints or insinuates something, instead of fully asserting it; a hint, suggestion ...c1369
• HARD WORD, THE * a hint, a tip-off; a piece of inside information; a password ...1804 colloq.
• INKLE a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling ...1879 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• IRISH HINT a very broad hint ...1769 Amer. dial.
• ITEM a hint; an inkling; information; a signal; a cue ...1781 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MEANING an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom ...1839 Eng. dial.
• MEETH a hint, an innuendo ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIND a reminder, a hint ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OBERING a hint, an inkling ...1824 Sc.
• OFFICE a hint, a tip, a private intimation ...1803 sporting sl.
• SIDE-WIPE an indirect rebuke, censure, or hint ...1757 Eng. dial.
• SLARE a hint; an implied reproach ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SPARK a trace or hint
• STRAIGHT TIP, THE a direct hint on any subject ...1873 sl.
• SUBINDICATION † a slight inclination or token ...1655-87 obs. or arch.
• TIP-OFF a hint or warning ...colloq.
• UMBRAGE † a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter ...1654-66
• VENT † a hint or whisper of something ...1613
• WRINKLE a helpful or valuable hint or piece of information ...1818 sl., orig. sporting usage
• WRINKLE ON ONE'S HORN, A a valuable hint ...1837
hint - verbs
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DROP to let fall a hint ...E17
• DROP A BUG IN ONE'S EAR to tell one a secret or put one on to a secret; to give somebody a hint for his own good ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN to impute, to suspect, to suggest, to hint at or charge with anything, used in a bad sense; to think entitled to, or deserving of, used in a good sense ...1844 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE OFFICE to give a hint or a warning ...M18 sl.
• INKLE to warn; to give notice; to hint at; to disclose ...1340 Amer. thieves' sl.
• MINT to hint at, to insinuate, to suggest; to mimic, to imitate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAD to pass information 'on the quiet', to drop a hint in one's ear, to inform, to tell ...1898 Sc.
• PUT A BUG IN ONE'S EAR to tell one a secret or put one on to a secret; to give somebody a hint for his own good ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SIGNIFY †* to hint at ...1513
• SUBINDICATE † to indicate indirectly; to hint ...1659 obs. or arch.
HIP (body part) - adjectives
• BATTLE-HAMMED having thick or deformed hips ...1727 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BROAD ACROSS THE BEAM - having large buttocks; having wide hips ...Bk1999
• BROAD IN THE BEAM having large hips or buttocks...1929 sl., euphemistic
• HIPSHOT having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOTTEN. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-ASSED having slim hips; thin, skinny ...1916-22 Amer. sl.
hip (body part) - nouns
• HUCKLEBONE the hipbone ...1529
• HURDIES the buttocks; the hips and adjoining parts ...1535 Sc.
• OOVEN the hip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIDES padding used by women to enlarge the appearance of the hips ...1920s US Black sl.
• SNAKE HIPS very narrow hips ...1933
• TAKE-OFF the hips ...1940s US Black sl.
hip (body part) - person
• HEEFUS a person with very small hips ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• SNAKE-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
• SWIVEL-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
HIP (aware, informed) - adjectives
• CRAZY excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
• DOPEY hip, cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FILTHY hip ...20C teen & high school sl.
• NOT READY not hip; old-fashioned ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SLY hip, excellent ...1920s US Black sl.
hip (aware, informed) - person
• CAT a hip person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIPSTER someone who is totally with it ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SUBTERRANEAN a hipster ...1950s Amer. sl.
hip (aware, informed) - verbs
• ARRIVE to become or be hip ...c1935 Amer. sl., orig. jive usage
HIPPIE - person
• BEADED LADY a homosexual hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• BEARD a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BEARDED LADY a homosexual hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• BEARDNIK a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, THE hippies, regarded collectively ...1967 hist.
• BUNGI, BUNGIE, BUNGY a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
• CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• DEADHEAD a young person, preaching a philosophy of 'love and peace', backed by a wide spectrum of drug usage, esp. of cannabis and hallucinogens; a hippie, esp. a devotee of a 'back to nature' lifestyle ...1980s sl.
• EARTHY CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• GIMPY a member of the counterculture; a hippie ...1998 UK sl.
• HAIRY CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• HAIRY-LEGS AND FLOPPY-TITS BRIGADE women leading alternative lifestyles; hippie types ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HEAD a hippie or a person who drops out of mainstream society because of drug use ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HIP a person who is hip, in fashion, or up-to-date'; spec. a hippie ...1967 US journalistic sl.
• HIPIDITY a usually young person, preaching a philosophy of 'love and peace', backed by a wide spectrum of drug use, esp. cannabis and hallucinogens; a hippie ...1975 US college sl.
• HIPPIE, HIPPY 1. a person who is hip or aware and well-informed; one who is in the know, esp. about jazz music and culture; a hipster ...1948 sl., orig. US
2. a member of a countercultural movement which began in the late 1960s, characterized by pacifism, rejection of conservative values, and a nonconformist appearance (typically with long hair, jeans, beads, etc.), and often associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs; generally, any person who adopts a similarly unconventional style of dress, or embraces alternative ideals and beliefs and a nonconformist way of life ...1966
• HIPPIE CHICK, HIPPY CHICK a female hippie; a woman or girl who dresses in a style reminiscent of a hippie ...1967
• HIPPIEHEAD a member of a countercultural movement which began in the late 1960s, characterized by pacifism, rejection of conservative values, and a nonconformist appearance (typically with long hair, jeans, beads, etc.), and often associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs; generally, any person who adopts a similarly unconventional style of dress, or embraces alternative ideals and beliefs and a nonconformist way of life ...1968 US sl.
• HIPPY-DIPPY (derogatory) a hippie ...1969 US sl.
• HIPSIDOODLE a hippie, or someone who resembles one ...1990 US sl.
• MODOCKER a hippie ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• MOON CHILD a hippie ...1985 colloq.
• OPHELIA a homosexual hippy; a flower child ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• PAISLEY PUSSY a young hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• POT PIE a young hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• WOOK a quintessential rural hippie ...2004 US sl.
• XIPPIE a modern young person who wishes to adopt the lifestyle of the hippies of the 1960s ...1990s sl.
• YIPPIE a hippie who is a member of the Youth International Party, a loosely organized radical political group active in the late 1960s, esp. at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968 ...1968 orig. US
• ZIPPY someone whose lifestyle mixes hippy ideals and modern technology ...1990s UK sl.
HIPPOPOTAMUS - nouns
• HIP a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPO a hippopotamus ...1872
• HIPPOMONSTROSITY a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPOPOTAPUS a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOG a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIVER HORSE a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEA COW a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATER-HORSE † the hippopotamus ...1398
• BORD a broad hem or welt; a ruffle, a frill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• WAIN † a hem, border ...c1440
HEMISPHERE - nouns
• HALF-COMPASS † hemisphere ...1587
• HALF-SPHERE † hemisphere ...1611
• HALF-WORLD hemisphere ...1605
HEMP - nouns
• GALLOW-GRASS hemp ...M16 sl.
• PANTAGRUELION a humorous name given to hemp, as the source of the hangman's rope ...1857
hemp - person
• HACKLER a person employed to hackle flex or hemp; a flax or hemp dresser ...1649 hist.
• HATCHELLER * a flax or hemp dresser; a hackler ...c1450
• HECKLER a person employed to hackle flax or hemp; a flax or hemp dresser ...1297 hist.
• HECKLESTER †* a dresser of flax or hemp: originally female ...1480
• HEMP-BEATER a person employed in beating the rotted stems of hemp, so as to detach the fibre ...1615
• HEMP-DRESSER one who hackles hemp ...a1658
• HEMP-HATCHELER a hemp-dresser ...1724
• HEMP-HECKLER a hemp-dresser; one who hackles hemp; a flax-dresser ...1725
• HEMPSTER anyone involved in the business of retailing hemp ...2002 UK sl.
• HICKLER a dresser of flax or hemp ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• HITCHELER a hemp-dresser ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
HEN - nouns
• BIDDY-HEN a hen ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BROODER a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BROODER COOP a chicken coop; a hen house ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BROODER HOUSE a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BROODER PEN a chicken coop; a hen house ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUNTIE a tailless hen...1930 Amer. dial.
• BUNTING a tailless hen...1891 Amer. dial.
• BUNTY a tailless hen...1872 Amer. dial.
• CACKLEBIRD a hen ...1966 US sl.
• CACKLER a hen ...1673 sl.
• CACKLER'S-KEN a hen-roost; a fowl-house ...1788 sl.
• CAPLE † a hen ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHICKABIDDY a hen ...1930 Amer. dial.
• CHITTYPRAT a black and white speckled hen ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CLUCK a hen ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EAROCK a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EIRACK a hen of the first year ...1791 Sc.
• ERRACK a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EVE a hen roost ...E18 Eng. dial.
• GELINE † in cookery: a hen ...c1430
• HATCH a hen-coop ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HOWDY-TOWDY a young hen; one that has never laid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KAVE † a hen-coop ...1789 Sc.
• MABBIERS young hens, chickens ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MABYER a young hen, a chicken, a pullet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARGERY PRATER † a fowl, a hen ...1567 cant
• MAWZY a speckled hen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGERY-PRATER † a hen ...1567 cant
• SKROCK HEN a setting hen ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKROOK a setting hen ...1983 Amer. dial.
• TAPPIETOURIE a pet name for a hen with a tuft of feathers ...1826 Sc.
• TAWPENNY a hen with a tuft on its head ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• TEWKIE, TUKEY, TUKIE a hen; frequently used as a nickname ...1892 Sc.
• TUKIE-HEN a hen; frequently used as a nickname ...1892 Sc.
• WIDDIE, WIDDY a baby chick; also, rarely, a hen ...1936 Amer. dial.
hen - person
• EVESDROPPER a robber of hen-houses ...L18 sl.
hen - verbs
• CAKE to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
• KECKLE, KICKLE of a hen or other bird: to cluck, to cackle ...1513
hen - interjections
• KECK! the sound made by a hen when it has laid and egg; cluck! ...c1760 Sc.
HENCE - adverbs
• HEREHENCE hence ...1669
HENCHMAN - person
• JACKAL a skulking henchman; one who does another's dirty work ...Bk1989
HEN-PECK - verbs
• BIDDY-PECK to nag, to hen-peck ...1970 Amer. dial.
HENPECKED - adjectives
• BIDDY-PECKED henpecked ...1970 Amer. dial.
• 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.
• PUSSY-WHIPPED henpecked ...M20 sl.
• WOMAN-TIRED † henpecked ...1611
henpecked - nouns
• HENPECKERY the condition of being henpecked ...1838
henpecked - person
• EGG a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRIGHT a man who is dominated by his wife ...c1850 sl.
• HEN-PECK * hen-pecked or nagged husband ...1765
• HENPECT-HUSBAND one whose wife wears the breeches ...Bk1737
• HODDY-DODDY † a cuckold; a henpecked man ...1598
• HOMEBIRD a henpecked husband ...M19 sl.
• JERRY-SNEAK a henpecked husband ...1764
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MINNIE'S-MAN a term of contempt for a henpecked husband ...1806 Sc.
• TOM TILER, TOM TYLER any ordinary man; also, a henpecked husband ...1582
henpecked - verbs
• LIVE AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked ...19C
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
HERALD - person
• HERALD 1. an officer having the function of arranging public processions, funerals, and other state ceremonials; of regulating the use of armorial bearings; of settling questions of precedence in processions or at court; and, in process of time, of recording the names and pedigrees of those entitled to armorial bearings ...c1384
2. a person who precedes and announces the approach of another; a forerunner; a precursor ...1597
• HERALDESS a female herald ...1881
• HERALDET † a petty herald ...1625
HERALDRY - person
• HERALD one skilled in heraldry; a heraldist ...1821
• HERALDIST one who is versed in heraldry ...1814
• HERALDRIST * one who is versed in heraldry ...1875
HERBS - adjectives
• HERBULENT †* full of herbs or grass ...1656
• OLERACEOUS of the nature of a pot-herb (herb grown for cookery) or vegetable used in cookery; obtained from a pot-herb ...a1682
• OLITORY * pert. to pot-herbs or kitchen vegetables, or to the kitchen garden ...1658
• SIMPLISTIC pert. to a 'simplist' or to 'simples' ...1860
herbs - nouns
• OLERICULTURE * the cultivation of pot-herbs or other esculent vegetables ...1888
• OLITORY † 1. a pot-herb. a culinary vegetable ...1696
† 2. a kitchen-garden (herbs) ...1706
• ORCHARD † a garden for herbs and fruit-trees ...c1000
• SALADING herbs and vegetables for a salad ...1664
• SIMPLE a plant or herb employed for medical purposes; chiefly used in the plural ...1539 now arch.
• SIMPLING † the gathering or study of 'simples' or medicinal plants ...1597
• WARMTH † of herbs: aphrodisiac quality ...1697
herbs - person
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
• GALENIST a physician that in his way of practice follows Galen's method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor ...1594
• GALENITE † a physician that in his way of practice follows Galen's method, esp. pert. to vegetable preparations, as distinguished from chemical remedies; a herb doctor ...1606
• HERBALIST 1. a dealer in medicinal herbs or simples; one who prepares or administers herbal remedies ...1592
2. one versed in the knowledge of herbs or plants; a collector of or writer on plants; a botanist; now used of the early botanical writers ...1594
• HERBARIAN † one skilled in the knowledge of herbs ...1577
• HERBARIST † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1577
• HERBARY † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1548
• HERB-DOCTOR one who treats or cures ailments by means of herbs ...1854 Amer. dial.
• HERB-DOCTRESS one who treats or cures ailments by means of herbs ...a1864 Amer. dial.
• HERBIST † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1611
• HERBISTER † one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1623 Sc.
• HERB-MAN a man who deals in herbs ...1580
• HERBOLOGIST a practitioner of herbal medicine; a herbalist ...1929 orig. & chiefly US
• HERBORIST one skilled in herbs; a herbalist ...1578
• HERBSTER a herb doctor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HERB-WEEAN a woman who deals in 'simples' ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HERB-WIFE a woman who sells herbs ...1583
• HERB-WOMAN a woman who sells herbs ...1609
• KAIL-WIFE a woman who sells vegetables and herbs; a female greengrocer ...a1779 Sc.
• SIMPLER one who collects or studies 'simples'; a herbalist ...1591 now arch.
• SIMPLICIST †* one who has a knowledge of medical 'simples'; a herbalist ...1594
• SIMPLIFIER † a maker of 'simples' ...1594
• SIMPLIST * one who studies 'simples' or medicinal plants; a herbalist ...1597
• YARBALIST a herbalist ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
• YARB-DOCTOR a herb-doctor ...Bk1886 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YARBER a gatherer of herbs ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
• YARB WOMAN a woman who picks and sells herbs ...Bk1992 Amer. South
• YERB-WEEAN the herb-woman or doctress ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• YERB-WIFE a woman who collects herbs, mainly for medicinal purposes ...1925 Sc.
• YIRBALIST a seller of herbs; a herbalist ...1925 Sc.
• YIRB-WIFE an old woman skilled in the virtues of herbs ...Bk1825 Sc.
herbs - verbs
• GO (A) SIMPLING to seek or gather 'simples' or medicinal herbs ...1648 now arch.
• SIMPLE to seek for or gather 'simples' or medicinal herbs ...1643 now arch.
HERD - nouns
• PARCEL † a small part, company, collection, or assemblage of persons, animals, or things; a group, lot, stet; a drove, flock, herd ...1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
herd - verbs
• BAND to form into a herd or flock ...1878 Amer. dial.
HERDSMAN, HERDSWOMAN - person
• KEEP †* a herdsman or herdswoman ...1641
HERE - adverbs
• YAHSO here, in or to this place ...1995 Jamaica
HEREDITARY - adjectives
• HEREDITARIOUS †* hereditary ...1527
• SUCCESSIVE † hereditary; descending or transmitted by succession or inheritance ...1432-50
• SUCCESSORY † succeeding by inheritance; hereditary ...1610
hereditary - nouns
• TAND a hereditary tinge, trace, stain; an inherited bad habit ...1929 Sc.
• TANDER a hereditary trace, stain; a tendency to revert to old failings ...1930 Sc.
HEREDITY - person
• HEREDITIST an advocate of the theory that characteristics are primarily determined by heredity ...1885
HERESY - nouns
• BUGGERY † abhorrent heresy ...a1400
heresy - person
• HÆRESIARCH a leader or founder of heresy - 1624
• HÆRESIMACH * one who fights against heresy ...1824
• HERESIARCH a leader or founder of heresy ...1625
• HERESIMACH * one who fights against heresy ...1824
• HERESIOGRAPHER one who treats of heresies ...1822
• HERESIOLOGER one who treats of heresy or heresies ...1875
• HERESIOLOGIST one who treats of heresy or heresies ...1710
• HERETICATOR one who hereticates or denounces heresy ...1685
HERETIC, HERETICAL - nouns
• HERETICIDE * the act of putting a heretic to death ...1702
• HERETIFICATION the act of pronouncing heretical ...Bk1885
heretic, heretical - person
• HERESIAN † a heretic ...a1706
• HERETIC 1. one who maintains theological or religious opinions at variance with the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, that of any church or religious system, considered as orthodox ...c1330
2. one who maintains opinions upon any subject at variance with those generally received or considered authoritative ...1600
• HERETICASTER †* a petty or contemptible heretic ...a1711
• ZENDIK, ZINDICK, ZINDIQ an adherent of any of various sects considered to be heretical; a heretic; an irreligious person; chiefly with reference to Persia or the Ottoman Empire ...1667
heretic, heretical - verbs
• HERETICATE to class or denounce as a heretic ...1629
HERMAPHRODITE - adjectives
• HALF-AND-HALF hermaphroditic ...1944 Amer. sl.
hermaphrodite - nouns
• HERMAPHRODEITY †* the state of being hermaphrodite ...1612
• HERMAPHRODISY * hermaphrodite state or quality ...1807
hermaphrodite - person
• ANDROGYNE a hermaphrodite ...a1387
• ANISEED ROBIN, ANNISEED ROBIN a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute ...L17
• HALF-AND-HALF a person with the characteristics of both a man and a woman; a hermaphrodite ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HARUMFRODITE, HARUMPHRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1896 jocular sl.
• HERKINALSON a hermaphrodite ...Bk1881
• HERMAPHRODITE a human being having both male and female sex organs ...c1400
• HERMOFRODITE a human being having both male and female sex organs ...c1400
• HERUMFRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1896 jocular sl.
• HE-SHE (usually derogatory and offensive) a person regarded as having both male and female attributes; a hermaphrodite, transvestite, or transsexual; later, esp., a male-to-female transgender or transsexual person; a lesbian who adopts a traditionally masculine identity or appearance ...a1661
• MAN-WOMAN † a hermaphrodite ...1587
• MEG-HARRY an hermaphrodite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOFF a hermaphrodite ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOFFRATITE a hermaphrodite ...Bk2004 Eng. sl.
• MOFFRY a hermaphrodite ...1996 W. Indies
• MOPH a hermaphrodite ...1823 sl.
• MOPHREY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOPHRODITE orig. a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics...1697
• MORF a hermaphrodite ...1951 US sl.
• MORFADITE, MORFIDITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORFERY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORFODIKE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORFRA a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORFRADITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MORFREY a hermaphrodite ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MORFREYDITE a hermaphrodite ...1879 Eng. dial.
• MORFYDYKE a hermaphrodite ...1992 US
• MORPH a hermaphrodite ...1951 Amer. sl.
• MORPHADIKE a morphodite; a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics; later, a homosexual man or woman, esp. one overtly manifesting features or attributes regarded as characteristic of the opposite sex; a transvestite ...1962 colloq.
• MORPHADITE a hermaphrodite ...c1890 Amer. sl.
• MORPHODIKE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHODITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHODYE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHREY a hermaphrodite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORPHY a hermaphrodite ...1970
• MORPHYDITE a hermaphrodite; a person with characteristics of the other sex ...1896 Amer. dial.
• MORPHYDYKE a morphodite; orig. a hermaphrodite; a person having both male and female sex characteristics; later, a homosexual man or woman, esp. one overtly manifesting features or attributes regarded as characteristic of the opposite sex; a transvestite ...1896 colloq.
• MOXPHRODITE a hermaphrodite ...1937 UK
• MUFFLEDICE an hermaphrodite ...1922 Amer. dial.
• PEACHES a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
• PEACH TREE a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCART a hermaphrodite; esp. a female hermaphrodite sheep ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a hermaphrodite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WILL-JILL a hermaphrodite ...19C Eng. dial.
hermaphrodite - verbs
• HERMAPHRODITIZE * the making a hermaphrodite of; figuratively, to render effeminate ...1598
HERMIT - person
• BUSHNIPPLE a backwoodsman; a hermit ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HANKERSAIDLE a hermit; an anchorite ...1825 Sc.
• HEREMITE † a hermit ...c1200
• HERMIT 1. one who from religious motives has retired into solitary life; especially one of the early Christian recluses ...c1275
2. a person living in solitude ...1799
• HERMITESS a female hermit ...1633
• HERMITRESS † a female hermit ...1611
• HIERONYMIAN a hermit of any of the various orders of St. Jerome ...1656
• HIERONYMITE a hermit of any of the various orders of St. Jerome ...1728
• OLD BACHELOR a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit ...1867 Amer. dial.
• OLD BATCH a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit ...1899 Amer. dial.
• YERMIT an eremite, a hermit ...1824 Sc.
HERO, HEROINE - person
• ACE a close or best friend; one's hero or idol ...1941 Amer. sl.
• BELLONA a spirited woman of commanding presence; an imposing and strong-willed woman; a courageous woman; a heroine ...1820
• BERNE † a warrior, a hero, a man of valour; in later use, a poetic word for 'man' ...937
• C.H. a conquering hero ...1882 colloq.
• HELD a hero ...Bk1982 Jewish
• HELETH † a warrior, a hero, a man ...c1205
• HERO a man distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions, esp. in battle; a brave or illustrious warrior, soldier, etc. ...1578
• HERO-ERRANT a hero wandering in quest of adventures, esp. one in a story ...a1774
• HEROESS a heroine ...1612
• HEROIC † a man of heroic nature; a hero, esp. one from classical mythology ...1586
• HEROINE a woman distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions; a woman generally admired or acclaimed for her great qualities or achievements ...1587
• HERO OF THE DAY a person viewed as being heroic at the present moment or in relation to current events; also, generally, a person who is currently and widely celebrated or praised as a hero ...1712
• HERO OF THE HOUR a person viewed as being heroic at the present moment or in relation to current events; also, generally, a person who is currently and widely celebrated or praised as a hero ...1781
• HERO-WOMAN a female hero ...1847
• KEMP † a champion, a warrior, a hero ...1802 Sc.
• MAIN MAN one's hero ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MANNE DIE a local hero, esp. in a school or college ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
hero - person, other
• HEROINE-WORSHIPPER a person who intensely, excessively, or uncritically admires a woman that he or she views as a heroine ...1853
• HEROOLOGIST who writes about or studies heroes ...1781
• HERO-WORSHIPPER a person who intensely, uncritically, or excessively admires a person that he or she views as a hero; a person with a tendency to such admiration ...1741
HEROIC - adjectives
• CAMPIE of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
• CAMPY of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
HEROIN - see DRUGS, HEROIN
HERON - nouns
• HERNSHAW * a young heron ...1381
• JAMMY the heron, Ardea cinera ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LADY OF THE WATERS Louisiana heron ...1916 Amer. dial.
HERPES - person
• HERPIE a person infected with genital herpes ...1970s US sl.
HERRING - nouns
• ALLIGATOR a herring ...M19 sl.
• ATLANTIC RANGER a herring ...B1883 Eng. sl.
• BALL a large and compact shoal of herrings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALIFORNIAN a red, hard-dried herring ...c1850
• CAPON a red herring ...c1640 sl.
• DIGBY CHICKEN a dried herring ...Can. colloq.
• EYEBAIT a small herring ...1884 Amer. dial.
• HERRING-FARE † a voyage to catch herrings ...1530
• KENNEBEC TURKEY a smoked herring; sometimes a mackerel ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LANK n. a lean creature; a spent herring ...1861 Sc.
• MAGISTRATE a red herring ...1895 Sc.
• MALE five hundred herrings ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MATIE an immature herring; a fat herring ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OCEAN RAMBLER a herring; a sardine ...1961 UK sl.
• OLD SOLDIER a red herring ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDWIFE a herring ...1588 Amer. dial.
• PINCERS a herring ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PROTESTANT HERRING orig. applied to a bad or stale herring; anything of an inferior quality ...Irish sl.
• QUIBLIN a small or inferior kind of herring ...1921 Sc.
• RED a smoked herring ...19C sl.
• SCAG putrid fish, esp. herrings ...1892 Sc.
• SILE young herring ...1769 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAUNTON TURKEY herring ...1817 Amer. dial.
• YARMOUTH CAPON † a red-herring ...a1661
• YAULIN a young herring ...1758
• YAWLING a young herring ...1758
HERZEGOVINA - person
• HERZEGOVINESE a native or inhabitant of Herzegovina, a country in south-eastern Europe, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a person of Herzegovinian descent ...1849
• HERZEGOVINIAN a native or inhabitant of Herzegovina, a country in south-eastern Europe, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a person of Herzegovinian descent ...1849
HESITANCY - nouns
• HESITUDE †* doubtfulness, hesitancy ...1623
HESITANT - adjectives
• BACKING AND FILLING irresolute; dilatory; hesitant; shifty ...c1840 Eng. colloq.
• HAGGLY hesitant, stumbling, lacking fluency ...1866 Sc.
HESITATE - person
• HAIVER hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAIVERS n. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HANG-BACK one who hangs back or hesitates ...1866
• HANGER † one who hesitates or wavers ...1536
• HAVERS hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• WAFFLE-BAGS one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLER a weak, indecisive, vacillating person; one who hesitates; a ditherer; a laggard ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFFLES one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
verbs
• ARGH to be timid or fearful; to feel reluctant from timidity, to hesitate ...1725 Sc.
• BACK AND FILL to move hesitantly, to hesitate, to be irresolute ...B1840 sl. orig. Eng. nautical
• BALANCE to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate ...1655
• BE ON THE BALANCE to hesitate, to be undecided ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DACKLE to hesitate ....1825 Sc.
• DILLDALLY to delay, to loiter, to hesitate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DILVER to loiter, to hesitate, to dawdle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DRILLY-DRALLY to waste time, to loiter, to hesitate ...1881 Eng. dial.
• DUBITATE * to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• GALAY to hesitate, to speak or act indecisively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HACK † to hesitate; to hesitate in speech; to stammer; to stutter ...1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HACKER 1. to hesitate in speech; to stammer, to stutter ...1787 Eng. dial.
2. to shuffle, to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER to hesitate in speech; to stammer and splutter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAFFER to speak stammeringly or hesitatingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE to hesitate; to speak confusedly; to falter; to stammer; to prevaricate, to quibble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE AND CAFFLE to shilly-shally ...1896 Eng. dial.
• HAFT † to use subtlety or deceit; to use shifts or dodges; to haggle, to cavil; to avoid coming to the point, to hold off, to hang back, to hesitate ...1519
• HAGGLE to hesitate, to stumble ...1731 Sc.
• HAIVER to hesitate and make much ado about doing anything; to be lazy at work ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HALT to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMER to stammer; to hesitate in speaking ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMP to stammer, to speak or read hesitatingly ...1796 Sc.
• HANG A LEG to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1883
• HANG AN ARSE to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1596
• HANG THE ARSE to hesitate timorously ...17C colloq.
• HANG THE GROIN to hesitate or hold back; to be reluctant or tardy; to loiter ...1577-87
• HANG THE WING † to hesitate, to show timidity ...1632
• HANKER to hesitate, to ponder, esp. to hesitate in speaking ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HAWK to hesitate, to hum and haw; to make much ado before doing anything ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEM-HAW AROUND to speak hesitatingly; to avoid giving a clear answer; to be indecisive ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LAIT to look for a word, to hesitate in speech ...1804 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLE to stammer, to hesitate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMER to hesitate; to be undecided; to waver in determination ...1350 Eng. dial.
• PALTER to hesitate, to prevaricate; to play fast and loose ...1671 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STICK IN ONE'S THROAT to be difficult of expression; to cause to hesitate
• TARROW to tarry, to delay, to linger, to hesitate, to show reluctance ...c1375 Sc.
• TARROW AT to feel or display reluctance; to show disdain or hesitation, to be pettishly unwilling to accept, to spurn, to refuse ...1768 Sc.
• TARTLE † to hesitate, esp. to hesitate in recognizing a person ...1737 Sc.
• THRIMBLE to fumble; to hesitate, to trifle ...1781 Eng. dial.
• UM AND AH to hesitate, to be uncertain ...2000 UK sl.
• VAREEZ to be doubtful, to hesitate ...1908 Sc.
• VARY † to be uncertain, to hesitate ...c1477
• WAFFLE to waver, to be uncertain, undecided, or hesitant; to vacillate ...1819 Sc.& N. Eng. dial.
HESITATING - adjectives
• ARGH hesitating, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DACKER hesitating, uncertain, undecided; said of a person who can't make up his mind, and to the weather when unsettled ...1887 Sc.
• DUBITATIVE inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727
• HAFFLING hesitating, indecisive; prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLY hesitating, indecisive; prevaricating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEIVY-KEIVY uncertain, doubtful, wavering, hesitating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HESITATIOUS †* characterized by hesitation ...1657
• IFING-AND-ANDING hesitating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFFING-AND-OFFING in a state of indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † hesitating ...1581
• THARF of heavy countenance; lumpish; reluctant, unwilling; hesitating; shy; slow; forbidding, cold, unsociable ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TITUBANT * uncertain, doubting, hesitating, wavering ...1880
• VACILLANT uncertain, hesitating, wavering ...1521
• WAFFLING indecisive, hesitating, vacillating, shilly-shallying ...1847 Sc.& Eng. dial.
• WAFFLY hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
hesitating - nouns
• BOGGLING delaying, unnecessarily hesitating ...1815 Amer. dial.
• CAFFLING hesitating, shilly-shallying ...1886 Eng. dial.
HESITATINGLY - adverbs
• FAINTLY † with hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly ...c1440
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
• TITTER-TOTTER hesitatingly, waveringly ...1725
HESITATION - nouns
• ANTRIMS doubts, hesitations ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AUNTER a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation ...1703 Eng. dial.
• BACK-DRAWING reluctance, objection, hesitation ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BALANCE † subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
• DACKER † 1. uncertainty, a state of suspense or hesitation; also used of unsettled weather; a lull ...1808 Sc.
2. a hesitating step ...1923 Sc.
• HABBERGAW hesitation, suspense, objection ...1808 Sc.
• HACK hesitation in speech ...1660
• HAFFLE hesitation ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAFTING † subtle dealing, dodging, cavilling; holding off, hesitation, demur ...1519
• HAIVER hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAIVERS n. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HANG-BACK hesitation; a hanging back ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HANKER hesitation, doubt, regret ...1862 Eng. dial.
• HAVERS hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HIFFLE-HAFFLE hesitancy, prevarication ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-ANDING hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-BUTTINGS invalid excuses; hesitation combined with unwillingness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMERING † a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity ...1532
• MAMMERY †* a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; vacillation ...1578
• MANK a moment's uncertainty, a hesitation; a pother, a fuss, a to-do ...1808 Sc.
• MIDGE-GO-MORRAH hesitation, doubt, excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTLE † a hesitation in the recognition of a person or thing ...1825 Sc.
• TAWEN † hesitation; reluctance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTERING hesitation, vacillation ...c1374
• VACILLANCY * vacillation ...1668
• VARY † a hesitation or vacillation ...1739
hesitation - interjections
• HAW! utterance marking hesitation ...1679
• HAW-HAW! an expression of hesitation uttered repeatedly in an affected tone ...1834
• UMPH! expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
HETEROSEXUAL - adjectives
• BI-CURIOUS of a heterosexual person: interested in having a sexual experience or relationship with a person of the same sex, esp. for the first time ...1984
• HETERO heterosexual ...1930s
• JAM designating a heterosexual person, esp. a man ...1930 US homosexual sl.
• NAFF heterosexual ...1965 Brit. homosexual sl.
• STRAIGHT heterosexual ...1941 sl., orig. US
heterosexual - person
• BABY-MAKER a heterosexual ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• BITCH'S BLIND a homosexual or bisexual man's heterosexual wife ...Bk1972 US homosexual sl.
• B.M. a heterosexual (Baby-Maker) ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• GAY DECEIVER a heterosexual feigning homosexuality in order to escape military obligation ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• GAY GODDESS a heterosexual woman who prefers the company of gay men ...1999 US homosexual sl.
• GERTIE a heterosexual woman; any woman ...1972 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• HASBIAN (chiefly derogatory & offensive) a woman who previously identified as a lesbian, esp. one who now identifies as heterosexual ...1989
• HESEXUAL * a non-homosexual man whose virile appearance both draws and repels the homosexual ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HET a heterosexual person ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HETBOY a heterosexual male ...1995 US sl.
• HETER a heterosexual person ...1951
• HETERO a heterosexual person ...1957
• HETEROFLEXIBLE a straight person with a homosexual mind-set ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• HETEROROMANTIC a person who is romantically attracted to people of the opposite sex ...2004
• HETEROSEXIST a person who discriminates or displays prejudice against people who are not heterosexual; one who believes that heterosexuality is the only normal or natural sexual orientation or identity ...1971
• HETEROSEXUAL a person who is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex; a heterosexual person ...1892
• HETGIRL a heterosexual female ...1995 US sl.
• KANE a non-homosexual man whose virile appearance both draws and repels the homosexual ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• METROSEXUAL an urban, heterosexual male who, in matters of style or recreation, has similar tastes to those stereotypically associated with women or homosexual men ...1994 UK sl.
• NAFF OMEE a heterosexual ...1960s homosexual sl.
• ONE-WAY STREET a heterosexual person who will not participate in homosexual activities ...M20 US sl.
• PANCAKE a heterosexual woman ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• QUEEN a heterosexual ...1960s homosexual sl.
• QUEEN BEE a heterosexual woman who seeks out the company of homosexual men ...1957 US sl.
• QUEER BIRD a heterosexual who dabbles in homosexuality ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• STRAIGHT a heterosexual ...1941 sl., orig. US
• VANILLA a heterosexual who practices normal sexual behaviour ...1980s US sl.
HEW - verbs
• HAG to hew; to chop; to cut down with an axe; to hack, to cut clumsily or roughly ...c1400 N. Eng. dial.
• TO-CUT † to cut to pieces; to hew asunder; to cut greatly ...1382
• TO-HEW † to hew to pieces ...c1000
• YAW to hew; to strike with something sharp ...a1529 Eng. dial.
HEWING - nouns
• HAG a cutting, hewing, or felling ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
HEX - nouns
• HEEBIE a spell or hex ...1969 Amer. dial.
hex - verbs
• DEVIL to bewitch, to hex ...1970 Amer. dial.
HEXAGON - adjectives
• SIX-SQUARE † having six sides; hexagonal ...c1530
hexagon - nouns
• SISEANGLE †* a hexagon ...1551
• SIX-SQUARE † a hexagon ...1680
HIBERNATE - nouns
• HIBERNACULUM the place or nest where an animal hibernates ...L18
hibernate - verbs
• DEN UP to retire; to hibernate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIEMATE * to pass the winter, to hibernate ...1623
• HYEMATE * to winter; to hibernate ...E17
HIBERNATING - adjectives
• LATITANT of an animal: hibernating ...1646
HIBERNATION - nouns
• LATITANCY of an animal: hibernation ...1646
HICCUP - adjectives (includes HICCUPING)
• SINGULTOUS * affected with hiccups ...1851
• SINGULTUOUS † characterized by hiccuping ...1575
hiccup - nouns
• BELKUPPING hiccupping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GULP a hiccup ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHICKEN TROUBLE hiccups ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES the hiccups ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK * a hiccup; also a hesitation in speech ...E17
• HICKET † a hiccup ...1544 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † a hiccup ...1538
• SINGULTURE † the hiccups, hiccuping ...1657
• SINGULTUS hiccups, hiccuping ...1754-64
• SNICK-UP a hiccup ...1829 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEACUPS the hiccups ..1969 Amer. dial.
• YASK a hiccup ...1879 Eng. dial.
• YEKE a hiccup; generally used in plural ...1750 Eng. dial.
• YESK † a hiccup or the hiccups ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YESKING † hiccuping ...1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEX † a hiccup or the hiccups ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEXING † hiccuping ...1398 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOKE a hiccup; generally used in plural ...1750 Eng. dial.
• YOX † a hiccup or the hiccups ...1776 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
hiccup - person
• YEXER one who hiccups ...1611
hiccup - verbs
• HICK * to hiccup ...E17
• HICKET † to hiccup ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HICKOCK † to hiccup ...1598
• SNICK-UP to hiccup ...B1900 Amer. dial.
• YEAP'M † to hiccup; to belch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YECK to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Sc.
• YEKE to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Eng. dial.
• YESK † to hiccup ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEX † to hiccup ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YOKE to cough; to hiccup; to retch ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOX † to hiccup ...1721 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HICKEY - nouns
• BUMP a hickey ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BURN a mark on the skin where someone has sucked it hard and brought blood to the surface; a hickey ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAT'S ASS a hickey ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY a hickey ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BITE a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE MARK a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY-BITE n. a mark left, often on the shoulder, by amorous biting; a hickey ...c1930 Can. sl.
• MOOCH SPOT a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OCTOPUS BITE a hickey; a mark on the skin where somebody has sucked it hard and brought the blood to the surface ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BITE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BLISTER a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BUMP a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION KISS a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION MARK a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIMPLE a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION SPOT a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
HID - adjectives
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
• QUIET † acting or living quietly; remaining hid or secret; fast asleep ...1533 Sc.
hid - nouns
• LATITANCY the state of lying concealed or hid ...1701
hid - verbs
• LATITATE †* to lurk; to lie hid ...1623
• LUSK † to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
HIDDEN - adjectives
• ABDITE †* hidden away; put out of the way ...1635
• ABSCOND †* hidden from view ...1719
• ABSTRUSE † concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• BALKED UP hidden, screened from sight ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEDILT †* hidden, covered ...1660
• DATCHIE hidden, secret ...19C Sc.
• DELITESCENT lying hid, concealed, or obscured ...1684
• DOGGO hidden away; quiet and waiting ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOWN SOUTH hidden, buried; in one's pocket ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HIDDENMOST most hidden or secret ...L19
• HIDLINGS hidden, secret, underhand, clandestine ...L18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• INVOLUTE hidden, obscure ...M17
• LATESCENT becoming hidden or obscure ...1836
• OCCULT † hidden from sight; concealed; not exposed to view ...1567 now rare or obs.
• OCCULTED † hidden, concealed ...1597
• OPERTANEOUS †* of secret, hidden, or covert nature; done in private, hidden from view, concealed ...1656
• SCOUSED secluded, hidden ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAPISED † hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPIST † hidden, concealed ...1621
• VELATED † covered over; veiled, hidden ...1542
hidden - adverbs
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
hidden - nouns
• ABDITORY a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• HEAL a hidden spot; an unseen place; shelter ...1691 Eng. dial.
• OCCULT †* something hidden or secret ...1656
• STASH something hidden ...1914 sl.
hidden - verbs
• LIE DOGGO to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• STAY DOGGO to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• TAPIS † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPISH † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPPY †* to lie hid ...1706
HIDE, HIDING - adjectives (also see HIDING PLACE)
• ABDITIVE † having the power or quality of hiding ...1731
• HIDELING given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• IN SMOKE in hiding ...1908 sl., chiefly Aust.
• LATEBROUS †* full of dens or hiding holes ...1656
• ON THE CAT in hiding ...1940s US Black sl.
• ON THE LAM in flight or in hiding from authorities ...1928 US sl.
• ON THE SCOUT eluding arrest, hiding out ...1891 Amer. dial.
• PALLIATIVE † serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
• QUAT † squatted, close, still, quiet, in hiding ...c1450
hide, hiding - nouns
• ABSCONDMENT †* state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION † hiding, concealment ...Bk1658
• BACK-HOOD † a hiding behind cover ...c1450
• ILLATEBRATION † a hiding, or seeking of corners ...1656
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
• OBVELATION * a veiling over; a hiding or concealing ...1664
• OCCULTATION † hiding, concealment ...1432-50
• TAPINAGE † hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
hide, hiding - person
• BLACK ANGEL one who hides from the law ...Bk1992 US criminals' sl.
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a person who hides himself or herself away; a fugitive ...1871
• HIDELING a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...1894
• HIDE-OUT a person in hiding; a fugitive ...1915 US criminals' sl.
• LATITANT one who is in hiding ...1887
• SHY-COCK one who hides from the bailiff ...M18 sl.
hide, hiding - verbs
• ABSCONCE †* to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND † to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• AMBUSH to hide oneself ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BEHIDE † to hide away, to conceal ...c1000
• BELLY THROUGH THE BRUSH to hide and dodge the law ...1968 Amer. cowboy's usage
• BESCREEN to conceal, to hide from view ...1597
• BUSH UP to hide, esp. in dense shrubbery or woods ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BYHIRNE †* to hide in a corner ...1394
• DARE † to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225
• DARK 1. † to lie in the dark; to lie hid or unseen ...a1300
2. † to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
3. to hide, to take shelter ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DECULT † to hide privily ...1623
• DERE † to be afraid, to shake with fear; to crouch, to hide, to lie hid ...1808 Sc.
• DERN † to hide, to conceal, to keep secret ...c893
• DITCH to hide something ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• ECLIPSE † to hide, to screen from; also, to extinguish life ...1591
• FEAL to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• FLY LOW to hide from justice ...c1870 sl.
• GROUND SQUIRREL to hide away, to conceal ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAP to hide, to conceal, to cover away; to hide oneself ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIDE ONE'S HEAD to keep out of sight; to hide from shame
• ICE to hide ...1990s sl.
• ILLATEBRATE †* to hide in corners ...1623
• KEG UP to hide stuff away for a rainy day; to stay put in one place, as in a hunting shack in rough weather ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ILLATEBRATE †* vb. to hide in corners ...1623
• IMBOSK † to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• LATIBULATE †* to hide oneself in a corner ...1623
• LAY OUT to hide ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LIE LOW to be in hiding; to behave in a manner that ought not to attract attention ...1880 UK
• MAKE ONESELF SCARCE to slip away, to hide ...L18 sl.
• OBNUBILATE to darken, dim, cover, or hide with or as with a cloud; to overcloud; to obscure ...1583
• OBSCURE † to conceal, to hide ...1721 Sc.
• OBSCURIFY †* to make obscure; to hide ...1622
• PALLIATE † to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
• PUG to hide; to stash secretly ...20C sl.
• PUG AWAY to stash secretly ...Brit. sl.
• PUG UP to hide something ...2001 UK sl.
• QUATTY to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• QUOT to squat, to sit; to crouch down, esp. of game; to hide ...1816 Eng. dial.
• SCOG to shelter; to take shelter; to secrete, to hide ...1822 Sc.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SCOUT to elude arrest, to hide out ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHADE to hide, to conceal ...1980s US Black sl.
• SIDE to hide away ...c1920 police usage
• SILE † to cover, to hide, to conceal; to deceive ...c1480 chiefly Sc.
• SNOOKER to hide ...1960s Aust. sl.
• STEAL OUT to hide ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE AWAY to hide from view ...1901 Sc.
• TAPIS to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• TUCK AWAY to place in a concealed or secluded place ...1912 sl.
• WALK TO JERICHO to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
HIDE-AND-SEEK - nouns
• ALL HID † the children's game of hide-and-seek
• BICKY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• BLIND in the game of hide-and-seek: the place where the seeker waits while the other players hide ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLIND POST in the game of hide-and-seek: the place where the seeker waits while the other players hide ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOGILL-ABOUT-THE-BUSH the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE a game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-ABOUT-THE-BUSH the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-ABOUT-THE-STACKS the game of hide and seek played in a full stackyard (a farmyard or enclosure where stacks of hay, straw, or grain in sheaf are stored) ... ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-CATCH-THE-FAIRY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE the base or 'home' in hide-and-seek ...1873 Sc.
• HEADY-PEEP the game of hide and seek ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HIDE-AND-COOP hide-and-seek ...US
• HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK hide-and-seek
• HOOP AND HIDE hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• HOOP-HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY HIDE hide and seek ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HOOT-AND-HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JACKY the game of hide and seek ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KEE-HOI, KEEHOY, KEY-HOY the game of hide-and-seek; so named from the call used to summon the searchers ...1852 Sc.
• KEEK-BOGLE hide-and-seek ...Bk1901 Sc.
• KEERIE-OAM † the game of hide-and-seek ...1825 Sc.
• LAMB-PIE-SOTE-IT the game of hide and seek ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LARKIE the game of hide and seek ...1927 Sc.
• LOCK-EYE the game of hide and seek ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MAY HIDE the children's hiding game, hide-and-seek ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEEPY-MOPPY the game of 'hide and seek' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIXTY the game of hide and seek ...1916 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND HIDE hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPIN' HIDE hide and seek ...1915 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY HIDE hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
hide-and-seek - person
• HI-SPIER the player who is 'it' in the game of hide-and-seek ...1906 Amer. dial.
• MOP in the game of hide-and-seek, the one who stands with his eyes covered until the signal comes to seek the others ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
hide-and-seek - verbs
• BICKY in the game of hide and seek: to hide one's eyes in order not to see where the others go to conceal themselves ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BLIND in the game of hide-and-seek: to go to the 'blind' (see noun), and close one's eyes ...1982 Amer. dial.
hide-and-seek - interjections
• ALL NOT HID CAN'T HIDE OVER in the children's game of hide-and-seek, a phrase called out by the seeker ('it') before or after he has caught the first hider ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BEE BEE BUMBLEBEE, ALL COME IN FREE in the game of hide and seek: when the first person in hiding is caught, the player who is 'it' calls this out to others ...1966 Amer. dial.
HIDEAWAY - nouns
• LURK a hideaway, a meeting place ...M19 sl.
HIDEOUS - adjectives
• ELDRITCH weird, ghostly, unnatural; frightful, hideous, ghastly, fearful, terrible ...1508 Sc.
• LAIDLY † offensive, hideous, repulsive ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & arch.
• UGLESOME † hideous, ugly ...1561
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRUDE † rude; hideous, horrible ...1773 Sc.
hideous - nouns
• MAHOUND † a monster; a hideous creature ...c1400
hideous - person
• FAIRY a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MONSTER a person of repulsively unnatural character, or exhibiting such extreme cruelty or wickedness as to appear inhuman; a markedly cruel, depraved, vile, or hideous person ...a1505
hideous - verbs
• UGLIFY to make hideous, ugly, or repulsive in appearance; to disfigure ...1576
HIDES - person
• HIDE-DROGHER the master of a coasting vessel trading in hides ...1841
• HIDE-FACTOR a dealer in hides who supplies tanners ...Bk1901
• HIDE-JERKER a buffalo-skinner ...1899 US West. sl.
• SKINS a tanner ...1785 sl.
• SKINSTER † a woman who skins hides ...1270
HIDING PLACE - adjectives
• LATEBRICOLE * inhabiting a hiding place, as some spiders, crabs, etc. ...1889
hiding place - nouns
• CRAN a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
• DARKING-HOLE a hiding-place; a place of shelter ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FUNKHOLE anywhere one can hide; a place of refuge ...1900sl., orig. military
• HALKE † a corner, recess, hiding-place ...a1300
• HELING a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HELLHOLE a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HIDEY-HOLE a hiding place ...E19 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HIDLINGS hiding places, secret places ...E16
• IVY-BUSH a place of concealment or retirement; a secret place, a hiding place ...1699
• LATIBULE †* a hiding place ...1623
• LEIND † a hiding-place, a refuge ...a1300
• LEND † a hiding-place, a refuge ...a1300
• LURK a hiding place; a hang-out ...1906 sl.
• MERRY-NEST -place for eatables or delicacies for one's own private delectation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
ֽ• NAAVO a secret hiding place ...1999 Ireland
• STASH a hiding place ...1927 sl.
• TOD-HOLE a secret hiding-place ...1844
hiding place - verbs
• DARK to rush suddenly to or from a hiding-place ...1897 Eng. dial.
• LATIBULIZE * to retire into a hiding place or retreat for the winter ...1802
• LAY UP to remain in one's bed, nest, or hiding place ...1883 Amer. dial.
HIGH - adjectives
• ALTITUDINOUS high, lofty ...1808
• ARD † high ...Bk1852
• HAUGHT † high ...c1460
• HAUGHTY † high, lofty ...1570
• HAUT † high, lofty, haughty ...1430-1648
• HIGHFUL † high ...1297
• PROCEROUS † tall, lofty, high; long ...1599
• TOPFUL †* high, lofty, towering ...c1611
• TOPLESS immensely or immeasurably high; unbounded ...1589
• TOPPING † that exceeds in height; very high ...1681
high - adverbs
• ACOP †* on the top; on high ...1610
• AHEIGHT on high, aloft ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
high - nouns
• TAPPILOORIE † anything raised high on a slight or tottering foundation ...1808 Sc.
high - verbs
• TAIT to lift up, to raise; to get into a high position ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HIGH-CLASS - adjectives
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• WRIST-WATCH high class; aristocratic ...c1905 military usage
high class - nouns
• BETTER END the higher classes; a superior kind; the greater part, majority ...1848 Eng. dial.
• TOP members of the highest social class ...1887
• TOP-SHELF the highest class ...1808
• TOP-SHELFER a person or thing of the highest class; a member of the upper class ...1882
high class - person
• BLUE HEN'S CHICK an important or high-class person, or one who pretends to be ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BLUE HEN'S CHICKEN an important or high-class person, or one who pretends to be ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MR. ASTORBILT a rich or high-class person; a member of the 'best society' of a community ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOBBY a person of social distinction or pretensions, a rich or high-class person ...1882 Sc.
• TOP-SHELFER a person or thing of the highest class; a member of the upper class ...1882
HIGHER - phrases
• SCREW HIGHER, A at a higher point, on a higher level ...1709 Sc.
HIGHEST - adjectives
• EEMOST highest, uppermost ...1773 Sc.
• HIGHMOST † highest ...1578
• SUMMARY †* highest; supreme ...1587
• SUMMOPEROUS † highest, utmost ...1647 nonce word
• UMEST * of things of places: lying uppermost or highest ...c1425 Sc.
highest - nouns
• SUMMARY * the highest point or summit; also, the ultimate outcome ...1851
HIGHLY - adverbs
• TALLY * highly, loftily ...1611
HIGH-MINDED - adjectives
• HAUGHT † of exalted character, esp. in the matter of courage; high-minded, noble; lofty ...a1470
• MAJOR-MINDIT haughty in demeanour, high-minded, having a commanding disposition ...1825 Sc.
• RANK † proud, high-minded, haughty; froward, rebellious ...c1000
HIGHNESS - nouns
• HAUTESSE † highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time ...a1300
HIGH-SPIRITED - adjectives
• AUNTY of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNTY-PAUNTY of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNTY-PRAUNTY of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BRAINISH † hot-headed; high-spirited; delirious ... 1530 obs. or Sc.
• BUCKISH high-spirited, in good fettle ...1911 sl.
• CAMPERSOME lively, high-spirited ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HIGH-METTLED high-spirited; courageous; full of fire; mettlesome ...a1626
• KINKY † high-spirited ...1902 Amer. sl.
high-spirited - person
• BROTH OF A BOY a high-spirited fellow ...Bk1999
• GALLANT a gay, sprightly, airy, and courageous person; a high-spirited, daring person ...1388 arch.
• RAMP † a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute ...a1450
• YOUNG BLOOD a lively, vigorous, or energetic young man; a confident, high-spirited young man; a rake, a dandy; an unruly young aristocrat ...1557
high-spirited - verbs
• FEEL ONE'S OATS to be high-spirited ...1831 Amer. sl., orig. of horses
HIGHWAY - see ROAD
HIGHWAYMAN - adjectives
• ON THE SCAMP working as a highwayman ...M18 sl.
highwayman - nouns
• PAD-CLINKING hobnobbing with footpads ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
highwayman - person (also see ROBBER)
• BANDITTO an outlawed person in Italy turned robber; a highwayman ...Bk1708
• BANDOLERO a highwayman or robber ...1832
• BIDSTAND † 'one who bids travellers stand and deliver'; a highwayman ...1600
• CAPTAIN CRANK the chief of a gang of highwaymen ...Bk1891 sl.
• CUTTER † one who is over-ready to resort to weapons; a bully, a bravo; also, a cutthroat, a highway-robber ...1569
• GENTLEMAN OF THE PAD a highwayman ...1706-7 sl.
• GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD a highwayman ...1740 sl.
• GENTLEMAN OF THE SCAMP a highwayman; a thief ...c1786 UK sl.
• GENTLEMAN-OUTER a highwayman ...1709 UK sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S MASTER a highwayman ...1796 UK sl.
• HACK a thief or highwayman ...1659 criminals' sl.
• HERMIT a quasi-religious mendicant; a vagabond; in Gypsy language, a highwayman ...1495
• HIGH GLOAK a well-dressed highwayman ...1821 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH LAWYER a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1591 sl. hist.
• HIGH PAD † a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1653 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-PADSMAN a highwayman ...1842 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH SPICER † a highwayman ...a1790 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-TOBER an elite highwayman ...a1790 UK criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBER GLOAK † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1797 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBY † a highwayman ...1823 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBY COVE a highwayman ...1879 UK sl.
• HIGH-TOBY GLOAK † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1812 criminals' sl.
• HIGH-TOBY GLOQUE † a well-dressed highwayman who rides a horse ...1812 criminals' sl.
• HIGH TOBYMAN a highwayman ...1811 thieves' sl.
• HIGHWAYMAN a man who holds up travellers on a highway at gunpoint in order to rob them; esp. one who does this on horseback, as distinguished from a 'footpad' ...1617
• HIGH-WAY PAD † a highwayman, esp. one on horseback ...1661 criminals' sl.
• HIGHWAY ROBBER a person who commits robbery on a public road; a highwayman ...1577
• HIGHWAY ROGUE * a highwayman or highway robber ...1638
• HIGHWAY STANDER † a highwayman ...1600
• HIGHWAYWOMAN a woman who holds up travellers on a highway at gunpoint in order to rob them; a female highwayman ...1734
• JACK SHEPPARD a highwayman ...Bk1922
• KNIGHT OF SAINT NICHOLAS a highwayman ...Bk1902 sl.
• KNIGHT OF THE PAD a highwayman ...E18 sl.
• KNIGHT OF THE ROAD a highwayman ...Bk1903 sl.
• LADRONE a highwayman, pirate, robber, thief (main usage in books on Spain or Spanish America) ...1832
• LANCE-KNIGHT a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LANCE-MAN † a highwayman ...1592
• LANCEMAN-PRIGGER a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LAND-PIRATE one who robs on land; a highwayman ...1609
• MALANDRYN †* a highwayman; a robber ...1460
• MOONMAN †* a person, esp. a criminal, who works at night; a robber, thief or highwayman who follows his vocation chiefly by moonlight ...1632
• MOON'S MAN † a person, esp. a criminal, who works at night; a thief or highwayman ...1907
• NEWMARKET HEATH COMMISSIONER a highwayman ...19C sl.
• OAK † the highwayman in a gang who keeps watch ...1591 criminals' sl.
• PAD † an armed robber; a highwayman; one who robs on foot ...1652 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDER one who robs on foot; a footpad; a highwayman; a robber ...1610
• PADDIST † a 'padder'; a professional highwayman ...1671 Sc.
• PAD-FOOT a footpad, a highwayman ...1847 Eng. dial.
• PAD-THIEF † a footpad; a highwayman on foot ...1690
• RAMP-RIDER a rank rider, a highwayman ...a1800 Sc.
• RANK-RIDER † a rapid, headlong, or reckless rider; a moss-trooper, a highwayman ...1590
• RENT-COLLECTOR a highwayman; spec., one whose fancy was for money only ...Bk1903 cant
• ROAD-AGENT a highwayman ...1883 sl.
• RUM PAD a daring highwayman ...L17 cant
• RUM PADDER one of the better sort of highwaymen, well mounted and armed ...M17 cant
• SAINT NICHOLAS CLERGYMAN a highwayman ...1598 sl.
• SAINT NICHOLAS'S CLERK a highwayman ...1595 sl.
• SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN † English highwaymen ...1714 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMP a robber who earns his living by robbing on the highway, usually a highwayman ...1753 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMP-CULL † a practitioner of highway robbery ...1830 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMPING BLADE a highwayman ...1791 sl.
• SCAMPMAN an English highwayman ...1790 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SCAMPSMAN † an English highwayman ...1799 sl.
• SNAPHANCE † an armed robber or marauder; a freebooter or highwayman; a thief or desperate fellow ...1538
• SQUIRE OF THE PAD a highwayman ...1700 sl.
• ST. NICHOLAS'S CLERGYMAN a highwayman ...1598 sl.
• ST. NICHOLAS'S CLERK a highwayman ...1595 sl.
• TAX-COLLECTOR a highwayman ..1830 UK sl.
• TOBY-GILL a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
• TOBYMAN a highwayman ...1812 thieves' sl.
highwayman - verbs
• SCAMP to work as a highwayman ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY - see ROBBERY
HIJACK - verbs
• JACK to steal; to hijack; to take forcibly ...1980s sl., orig. US
HIJACKER - person
• HEISTER a thief, a robber, a hijacker; a shoplifter ...1927
• HEIST MAN a robber, a hijacker; a shoplifter ...1933 sl.
• HIGHJACKER one who hijacks illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc. ..1923
• HIJACKER one who hijacks illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc. ..1923
• JACKER a hijacker ...1965 US sl.
• TAILGATER a hijacker ...1970 US sl.
HIKING - person
• PACKER a back-packer; a hiker or traveller who wears a backpack ...1974 chiefly Can.
hiking - verbs
• BROGUE to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BUSHWHACK to hike cross-country; to knock aside bushes to go or search through uncleared forest ...1937 Amer. dial.
HILARIOUS - adjectives
• HYSTERICAL extremely funny, hilarious ...1925 colloq.
hilarious - nouns
• BUN-WORRY a jollification; a hilarious occasion; a fooling about ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
hilarious - person
• YELL an extremely funny, hilarious, or amusing person; a scream ...1926 colloq.
HILARITY - nouns
• GALE a state of excitement or hilarity; a good time ...a1800 US
• GANSE merriment, hilarity, liveliness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MADDERAM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDERDOM madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
HILL - adjectives
• MONTICULOUS * having little hills; dwelling in hills or mounts ...1656
• MONTIVAGOUS † wandering up and down the hills and mountains ...1658
hill - nouns (includes HILLSIDE)
• ALTO * a hill, an eminence, generally without trees ...1892 Amer. dial.
• BACK a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BALL a knoll, a rounded hill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAND a ridge of a hill ...1513
• BANK † a high ground, height, hill ...c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BARF a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BARGH 1. the steep face of a hill; a road up it ...1674 Eng. dial. obs.
2. a long low ridge or hill, generally isolated ...1678 Eng. dial.
• BARICK a hill ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BARROW † a mountain, a mount, a hill or hillock ...c885
• BELL the top of a hill; the highest part of a slope; a knoll ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BEN a hill, a mountain; a mountain-peak ...1788
• BENT the slope or hollow of a hill, a hillside ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY † a mound, a hillock ...1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BICKNING a beacon, the summit of a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BIN a hill, a mountain, a mountain-peak ...1788
• BRA a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE a declivity, hillside, steep road; a knoll, a hill; the bank of a river ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-FACE. the front or slope of a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAY a 'brae,' a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK a hollow in a hill ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CA a pass between hills ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAM the crest of a hill, a ridge ...1864 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CATSTEP a small terrace on a hill ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CHOCOLATE DROP a small, rounded hill ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DICKY the top of a hill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE the ridge or summit of a hill or range of hills; a steep hill or hillside ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAIRY a steep hill or precipice; a moorland, upland; a piece of waste land ...1871 Sc.
• GAIRY-FACE a steep hill or precipice; a moorland, upland; a piece of waste land ...1871 Sc.
• GALE a place in the hollow of a hill ...1891 Eng. dial.
• GUT-BUSTER a very steep hill ...1950s NZ sl.
• HANGING † a steep slope or declivity of a hill ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAUGH a hillock ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• HAYSTACK a small, rounded hill ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAD the higher end of a place, the upper part of a street; a hill or eminence ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEALD a slope, incline, declivity; a hill ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK a hill ...1930s rhyming sl. (Jack and Jill)
• JACK AND JILL a (small) hill ...20C rhyming sl.
• KAME a long, narrow, steep-sided mound or ridge; a hill-ridge ...1814 Sc.
• KOP a hill ...1835 S. Afr.
• KOPPIE a small hill ...1848 S. Afr.
• LAW a hill, esp. one more or less round or conical ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEDGE † a range of mountains or hills ...1652-62
• LOMA a hill, mound, or ridge ...1857 Amer. dial.
• MORNE a small hillock ...1889
• NABB a hillock, a knoll; the summit of a hill or prominence ...1826 Sc.
• NEB a projecting hill, a prominent headland; a point of land jutting out into a lake ...1794 Eng. dial.
• NECK a pass between hills or mountains; the narrow part of a mountain pass ...1707
• NICK a gap or pass between two hills ...1606 orig. Sc.
• NUBBLE a small hill or mountain; an islet ...1890 Amer. dial.
• PAN a hollow in the hills; a depressed in a field or other land ...1836 Eng. dial.
• PIMPLE a hill ...Amer. World War I sl.
• POBIE a peak or high hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
• POTATO HILL a small, rounded hill ...1819 Amer. dial.
• POTATO KNOB HILL a small, rounded hill ...1934 Amer. dial.
• POTS AND KETTLES a small, rounded hill, the size of a house ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAISE a small hill; a rise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SCALE a hill of steep ascent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAR the ridge of a hill ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUT † a high rock or hill; a projecting ridge; a precipice ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SIDEHILL a hillside, a slope ...1674 Amer. dial.
• SPRUNT a hill; a steep road ...Bk1912 Eng. dial.
• SUMMITY † the topmost point or ridge of a mountain or hill ...c1400
• TAIT the top of a hill ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAM a heap or small mound or hillock ...1906 Sc.
• TAMMOCK a hillock; a little knoll in a marsh or in damp grazing land ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• THANK-YOU-MARM a small, rounded hill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TOFT a knoll or hillock in a flat region, esp. one suitable for the site of a house or tower ...1362
• TOMMACK a hillock; a little knoll in a marsh or in damp grazing land ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• TOOT an isolated, conspicuous hill suitable as a place of observation; a lookout hill ...1387
• TOOT-HILL a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...1382
• TOOTING-HILL † a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...c1460
• TOPPING a high hill; the peaked top of a hill; a cairn on the top of a hill ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TOTE an isolated, conspicuous hill suitable as a place of observation; a lookout hill ...1387
• TOUT-HILL a natural or artificial hill or mound used for a lookout place; a prominent hill ...1535
• TUMP a hillock ...1589
• VORD † a high hill; a watch-tower ...1822 Sc.
• WHALEBACK a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALEBACK RIDGE a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALESBACK a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1946 Amer. dial.
• YOKKEL a shoulder; a shoulder-like formation on the side of a hill ...1897 Sc.
hill - person
• HILLSIDER one living on a hillside ...1898
• HILL WALKER a person who participates in hill walking (walking in hilly country, esp. as a pastime) ...1863 chiefly Brit.
• HILL-WOMAN a woman who lives on a hill or belongs to a hill-tribe; also, a forewoman in a dust-yard ...1851
hill - verbs
• QUAVE A BRAE to go zigzag up or down a hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAISE to reach the top of a hill or rise ...1804 Amer. dial.
HILLBILLY - person
• BILLY a countryman; a hillbilly; used derisively ...1940 US sl.
• BILLY-MARIA a countrified or rustic person; a hillbilly ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BOGHOPPER (derogatory) a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRUSH APE (derogatory) a rustic, a hillbilly ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BUCK a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BUSH-BUSTER a hillbilly; a rustic ...1933 Amer. dial.
• CHARCOAL BURNER a rustic, a hillbilly ...1962 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY BUCK a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• DUMB FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER (derogatory) a peasant; an unsophisticated country person, whether an actual farmer or not; a rustic hillbilly ...1864 US sl.
• FARMER BOY (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER JACK (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER JAKE (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRIT, GRITS a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HICK FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HILL APE a hillbilly ...c1965 Amer. sl.
• HILLBILLY a person from a remote rural or mountainous area, esp. of the south-eastern US; an uncouth person from such an area; a backward, ignorant, coarse person; a rustic, unsophisticated country person ...1900 chiefly US
• HILLJACK a term of contempt for hillbilly ...1992 US sl.
• LINTHEAD (derogatory) a cotton-mill worker; hence, a low-class White person; a hillbilly; an insignificant person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAIN BOOMER a person who lives in a mountainous area; a rustic; a hillbilly; an uncouth person ...1859
• MOUNTAINEER a person who lives in a mountainous region who is regarded as ignorant, uncivilized, or uneducated; a hillbilly ...1610
• MOUNTAIN GRILL (derogatory) a rustic, a hillbilly; an uncouth, ignorant, often ill-mannered boy or man ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAINITE a person from a remote or isolated area in the mountains; a hillbilly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOUNTAIN MAN a man who is native to or lives in a mountainous region; a hillbilly ...1587
• OLD FARMER (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-CHOKER a country person; a hillbilly ...c1950 Amer. sl.
• RABBIT-TWISTER a country person; a hillbilly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• RIDGE RUNNER a rustic, esp. a mountaineer; an uncouth, stupid fellow; a hillbilly ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WEED-SUCKER a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...2002 Amer. dial.
• WOOD HICK a backwoodsman, a hillbilly ...1911 Amer. dial.
• YAP a fool; an oaf; a hillbilly or bumpkin ...20C Amer. dial.
HILLY - adjectives
• BANKY † inclined like a bank or hillside; hilly ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BRAEIE hilly; sloping ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAYIE hilly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HILLOUS †* hilly ...1550
• UNEASY hilly, irregular, not level ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HIND - nouns
• LAG-END * the hinder or latter part ...1596 now rare
HINDER - adjectives
• LETTY that hinders ...1642 Eng. dial.
hinder - person
• LET-GAME † one who hinders the game; a spoilsport ...c1374
• MAR-ALL † one who hinders the success of any undertaking ...1611
• MARPLOT one who mars or defeats a plot or design by officious interference, or hinders the success of any undertaking ...1708
• OBJECT one who hinders ...c1450
• TARRIER † one who or that which delays someone; a hinderer, an obstructor; an obstruction ...1614
hinder - verbs
• ABSTER †* to deter, to hinder, to frighten off ...1542
• AIL to hinder, to prevent ...1817 Sc.
• BACK-HEAVE to hinder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALK to hinder, to prevent, to thwart, to impede ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELATE to make late, to detain beyond the usual time, to delay; to hinder ...1642
• COHIBIT * to restrain, check, hinder; to restrict ...1544
• CRIMP to hinder ...colloq., chiefly US
• DAIDLE to hinder or obstruct ...1910 Sc.
• DISANNUL to forbid, to hinder, to refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DISASSIST †* to do the reverse of assisting; to hinder, to obstruct ...1669
• DISTROUBLE † to trouble greatly; to hinder; to disturb; to perplex ...c1369
• DWELL † to hinder, to delay ...a1175
• IMPEACH † 1. to impede, to hinder, to prevent ...c1380
† 2. to hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to endamage, to impair ...1563
† 3. to hinder access to; to blockade ...1586
• LANTER to foil, to impede, to hinder ...1928 Sc.
• LET to hinder, to prevent, to obstruct, to stand in the way of ...c888 arch.
• MAGGLE to impede, to hinder, to inconvenience ...a1813 Sc.
• MAR † to hamper, to hinder, to interfere with, to interrupt or stop a person, event, or thing ...c1000
• MOZ to hinder, to interrupt someone; to jinx someone ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• MOZZLE to hinder, to interrupt ...1920s Aust. sl.
• NOBBLE to sabotage, esp. to hinder or defeat a rival ...1856 Brit. sl.
• OBVARICATE †* to hinder, obstruct or stop one in his passage ...1623
• OPPONE † 1. to set against by way of hindrance, check, or resistance; to place as an obstacle ...1570
† 2. to endeavour to hinder, thwart, or overthrow; to withstand, to resist, to combat; to stand in the way of, to obstruct ...1610
• PUT A SCOTCH ON A PERSON'S WHEEL to check or hinder him ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMORATE †* to detain, delay, hinder, obstruct ...1638
• REMORE †* to hinder, to delay ...1641
• SCOTCH to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUFFLAMINATE * to hinder ...1660
• TAIGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TAIGLE THE CLEEK to hold things up, to hinder progress; to shirk one's work ...1951 Sc.
• TARRY † to detain, to delay, to retard, to keep back a person or agent for a time; to keep waiting; to hold in check, to impede, to hinder ...1340
• TEAGLE to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
• TENT to prevent, to hinder ...1781 Eng. dial.
• TETTER to hinder, to delay ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROW to hinder; to disarrange; to disappoint; to defeat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFF to hinder, to delay, to struggle against; to struggle physically; to make a great effort ...1899 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WARN † to prevent, to hinder, to restrain from action ...c888
HINDERED - adjectives
• BELATED hindered, behind the time ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• IMPEDIBLE † that can be impeded, obstructed, or hindered ...1655
• IMPEDITE † impeded, obstructed, hindered; having an impediment, defective ...1544
• LETTED †* hindered, impeded ...1388
hindered - nouns
• TAMTARRIE † the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
• TAMTARY † the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
HINDERING - adjectives
• IMPEDIENT obstructive, hindering, impeding ...1596
• LETTING †* hindering ...c1450
• TIGSUM hindersome; wearisome, tedious ...1880 Sc.
hindering - nouns
• IMPEDITION † the act of impeding; hindering ...1623
• LETTING delaying, hindering; a hindrance, an obstacle ...c1020 arch.
• OBROGATION † an interrupting or hindering ...1658
• OBVARICATION †* a hindering or obstructing one in his passage ...1658
• TARDATION † the act of delaying, delay, postponement; slackening of speed, retardation, hindering ...1500-20
• TARDIDATION †* the act of delaying, delay, postponement; a hindering, retarding ...1647
HINDMOST - adjectives
• LAG † last, hindmost ...1552
• LATTER † hinder, hindmost ...1533 Sc.
hindmost - nouns
• LAGABAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIEBAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
hindmost - person
• LAG * the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
HINDRANCE - adjectives
• BARFUL † full of bars or hindrances ...1601
• LETLESS †* without let or hindrance ...1375
hindrance - nouns
• ALBATROSS a source of frustration, obstruction, or guilt, from which it is difficult to rid oneself; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance ...1883
• ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem; a source of frustration or obstruction; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance ...1883
• BACKENING a hindrance ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BACKSET a check, a hindrance; a reverse, misfortune ...1721
• BALK a hindrance, check, or defeat ...1660
• BARRACE †* a hindrance, obstruction, delay ...1480
• BAULK a hindrance, check, or defeat ...1660
• BLIN delay, hindrance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DENIAL a disadvantage, detriment, hindrance; loss, injury; a disappointment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DETERRENCE * a hindrance; that which deters ...1861
• FALL-BACK a hindrance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HANDERMENT obstruction, delay, hindrance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IMPEACH † hindrance, impediment, prevention ...1551
• IMPEACHMENT † hindrance, prevention, obstruction; impediment, obstacle ...1432
• LANGEL a hindrance ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LETTING delaying, hindering; a hindrance, an obstacle ...c1020 arch.
• MAR † a hindrance, obstruction; an impediment in speech ...a1300
• MARRING † hindrance ...a1300
• ODDS difference, hindrance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• OFFSET a hindrance, delay; a setback, anything that causes delay; an illness; the time wasted by any hindrance ...1865 Sc.
• REMORE †* hindrance, delay ...1627
• TAIGLE a hindrance, delay, or cause of delay ...1880 Sc.
• TAIGLIN a hindrance, delay, or cause of delay ...1880 Sc.
• TARRIANCE † the causing of delay; hindrance ...1598
hindrance - person
• HINDERMATE a spouse or companion who is a hindrance ...a1843 nonce word
• WET NOODLE a person who is a hindrance when it comes to having fun ...Bk1995 US sl.
hindrance - verbs
• INTERFERE to cause annoyance or hindrance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HINDU - person
• BIT OF GREASE a stout and smiling Hindu woman: not derogatory ...Bk1909 Anglo-Indian military sl.
• GENTILE † a Hindu, as distinguished from a Muslim ...1555
• GENTOO † a non-Muslim inhabitant of Hindustan, opposed to Mohammedan; a Hindu; in South India, one speaking Telugu ...1638
• HINDU an Aryan of Northern India (Hindustan), who retains the native religion (Hinduism), as distinguished from those who have embraced Mohammedanism; hence, anyone who professes Hinduism; applied by Europeans in a wider sense, in accordance with the wider application of Hindustan ...1655
• RAG-HEAD (derogatory) a Hindu ...1920s US sl.
• RAMASAMMY any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
• RAMSAMMY any Hindu, esp. Indian coolies ...L19 sl., orig. Indian Army
HINGE - nouns
• BAND a hinge or joint ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENGINE a hinge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GEMEL a hinge ...1536
• GEMEW † a hinge ...1396
• GEMMEL a hinge ...1536
• GEMOW † a hinge ...1396
• HANGLE a door hinge ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HAR † the hinge of a door or gate ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARR a hinge, joint ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HARRE † the hinge of a door or gate ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARROW the hinge of a door or gate ...1528 Eng. dial.
• HENGLE a hinge ...1864 Eng. dial.
• JEMBLE † a hinge ...1588
• JEMMEL † a hinge ...a1600
• JIMMERS small cupboard hinges ...Bk1849 Eng. dial.
• VARDLE the bottom hinge of a gate ...1787 Eng. dial.
HINT - adjectives
• SUBINDICATIVE † indirectly indicative or suggestive ...1822 obs. or arch.
hint - nouns
• BUG IN ONE'S BONNET a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S EAR a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HAT a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUG IN ONE'S HEAD a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CART-WHEEL a broad hint ...19C sl.
• HALF-WORD a word or speech which hints or insinuates something, instead of fully asserting it; a hint, suggestion ...c1369
• HARD WORD, THE * a hint, a tip-off; a piece of inside information; a password ...1804 colloq.
• INKLE a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling ...1879 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• IRISH HINT a very broad hint ...1769 Amer. dial.
• ITEM a hint; an inkling; information; a signal; a cue ...1781 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MEANING an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom ...1839 Eng. dial.
• MEETH a hint, an innuendo ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIND a reminder, a hint ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OBERING a hint, an inkling ...1824 Sc.
• OFFICE a hint, a tip, a private intimation ...1803 sporting sl.
• SIDE-WIPE an indirect rebuke, censure, or hint ...1757 Eng. dial.
• SLARE a hint; an implied reproach ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SPARK a trace or hint
• STRAIGHT TIP, THE a direct hint on any subject ...1873 sl.
• SUBINDICATION † a slight inclination or token ...1655-87 obs. or arch.
• TIP-OFF a hint or warning ...colloq.
• UMBRAGE † a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter ...1654-66
• VENT † a hint or whisper of something ...1613
• WRINKLE a helpful or valuable hint or piece of information ...1818 sl., orig. sporting usage
• WRINKLE ON ONE'S HORN, A a valuable hint ...1837
hint - verbs
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DROP to let fall a hint ...E17
• DROP A BUG IN ONE'S EAR to tell one a secret or put one on to a secret; to give somebody a hint for his own good ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN to impute, to suspect, to suggest, to hint at or charge with anything, used in a bad sense; to think entitled to, or deserving of, used in a good sense ...1844 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE OFFICE to give a hint or a warning ...M18 sl.
• INKLE to warn; to give notice; to hint at; to disclose ...1340 Amer. thieves' sl.
• MINT to hint at, to insinuate, to suggest; to mimic, to imitate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAD to pass information 'on the quiet', to drop a hint in one's ear, to inform, to tell ...1898 Sc.
• PUT A BUG IN ONE'S EAR to tell one a secret or put one on to a secret; to give somebody a hint for his own good ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SIGNIFY †* to hint at ...1513
• SUBINDICATE † to indicate indirectly; to hint ...1659 obs. or arch.
HIP (body part) - adjectives
• BATTLE-HAMMED having thick or deformed hips ...1727 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BROAD ACROSS THE BEAM - having large buttocks; having wide hips ...Bk1999
• BROAD IN THE BEAM having large hips or buttocks...1929 sl., euphemistic
• HIPSHOT having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPSHOTTEN. having a dislocated hip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-ASSED having slim hips; thin, skinny ...1916-22 Amer. sl.
hip (body part) - nouns
• HUCKLEBONE the hipbone ...1529
• HURDIES the buttocks; the hips and adjoining parts ...1535 Sc.
• OOVEN the hip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIDES padding used by women to enlarge the appearance of the hips ...1920s US Black sl.
• SNAKE HIPS very narrow hips ...1933
• TAKE-OFF the hips ...1940s US Black sl.
hip (body part) - person
• HEEFUS a person with very small hips ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• SNAKE-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
• SWIVEL-HIPS a person whose hips move smoothly and effectively, such as a clever runner in football, a hula dancer, etc. ...1932 Amer. sl.
HIP (aware, informed) - adjectives
• CRAZY excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
• DOPEY hip, cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FILTHY hip ...20C teen & high school sl.
• NOT READY not hip; old-fashioned ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SLY hip, excellent ...1920s US Black sl.
hip (aware, informed) - person
• CAT a hip person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIPSTER someone who is totally with it ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SUBTERRANEAN a hipster ...1950s Amer. sl.
hip (aware, informed) - verbs
• ARRIVE to become or be hip ...c1935 Amer. sl., orig. jive usage
HIPPIE - person
• BEADED LADY a homosexual hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• BEARD a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BEARDED LADY a homosexual hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• BEARDNIK a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, THE hippies, regarded collectively ...1967 hist.
• BUNGI, BUNGIE, BUNGY a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
• CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• DEADHEAD a young person, preaching a philosophy of 'love and peace', backed by a wide spectrum of drug usage, esp. of cannabis and hallucinogens; a hippie, esp. a devotee of a 'back to nature' lifestyle ...1980s sl.
• EARTHY CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• GIMPY a member of the counterculture; a hippie ...1998 UK sl.
• HAIRY CRUNCHY someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s; a hippie ...1980s US college sl.
• HAIRY-LEGS AND FLOPPY-TITS BRIGADE women leading alternative lifestyles; hippie types ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HEAD a hippie or a person who drops out of mainstream society because of drug use ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HIP a person who is hip, in fashion, or up-to-date'; spec. a hippie ...1967 US journalistic sl.
• HIPIDITY a usually young person, preaching a philosophy of 'love and peace', backed by a wide spectrum of drug use, esp. cannabis and hallucinogens; a hippie ...1975 US college sl.
• HIPPIE, HIPPY 1. a person who is hip or aware and well-informed; one who is in the know, esp. about jazz music and culture; a hipster ...1948 sl., orig. US
2. a member of a countercultural movement which began in the late 1960s, characterized by pacifism, rejection of conservative values, and a nonconformist appearance (typically with long hair, jeans, beads, etc.), and often associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs; generally, any person who adopts a similarly unconventional style of dress, or embraces alternative ideals and beliefs and a nonconformist way of life ...1966
• HIPPIE CHICK, HIPPY CHICK a female hippie; a woman or girl who dresses in a style reminiscent of a hippie ...1967
• HIPPIEHEAD a member of a countercultural movement which began in the late 1960s, characterized by pacifism, rejection of conservative values, and a nonconformist appearance (typically with long hair, jeans, beads, etc.), and often associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs; generally, any person who adopts a similarly unconventional style of dress, or embraces alternative ideals and beliefs and a nonconformist way of life ...1968 US sl.
• HIPPY-DIPPY (derogatory) a hippie ...1969 US sl.
• HIPSIDOODLE a hippie, or someone who resembles one ...1990 US sl.
• MODOCKER a hippie ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• MOON CHILD a hippie ...1985 colloq.
• OPHELIA a homosexual hippy; a flower child ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• PAISLEY PUSSY a young hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• POT PIE a young hippy ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• WOOK a quintessential rural hippie ...2004 US sl.
• XIPPIE a modern young person who wishes to adopt the lifestyle of the hippies of the 1960s ...1990s sl.
• YIPPIE a hippie who is a member of the Youth International Party, a loosely organized radical political group active in the late 1960s, esp. at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968 ...1968 orig. US
• ZIPPY someone whose lifestyle mixes hippy ideals and modern technology ...1990s UK sl.
HIPPOPOTAMUS - nouns
• HIP a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPO a hippopotamus ...1872
• HIPPOMONSTROSITY a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPOPOTAPUS a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOG a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIVER HORSE a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEA COW a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATER-HORSE † the hippopotamus ...1398