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HUMOROUS - adjectives
• CAPRICIOUS † characterized by play of wit or fancy; humorous, fantastic ...1594
• DROLLERICAL comical, humorous ...1656 nonce word
• FACETE facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
• GASSY excellent, pleasant, humorous ...1962 US sl.
• JOCOCIOUS jocose, mirthful; humorous, fond of joking ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• LEPID * pleasant, jocose, facetious, amusing, humorous, jesting ...1619
• QUEER † amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining ...1787 Sc.
humorous - nouns
• FACETENESS † the quality of being witty or humorous ...a1656
• FACETIAE humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
humorous - person
• CACK someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour ...1989 Aust. sl.
• CANKUM a dryly humorous person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAG a person who is eccentric and humorous; a real character ...1875 Aust. sl.
• DRYSIDES a witty, humorous man ...19C Eng. dial.
• HAPPY LITTLE VEGEMITE a person who is in good humour ...Aust. colloq.
• HARD TICKET a humorist; an eccentric ...1966 Irish sl.
• SHAVER a humorous person, a joker ...now Eng. dial.
• WAG a joking, humorous fellow; an amusing person; anyone archly merry or ludicrously mischievous ...1584
HUMOROUSLY - adverbs
• FACETELY † in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
HUMOUR - adjectives
• CANNY of humour: quiet, sly ...1876 Sc.
• IN ONE'S BIAS in good humour, at one's best ...1893 Eng. dial.
humour - nouns
• BIN mood, humour ...1809 Sc.
• EEMIR mood, humour ...1910 Sc.
• FUNNIMENT * nonsense; silliness; humour; the fact of being fun or funny ..1822 colloq.
• FUNNIOSITY * humour, jocularity ...1876
• HARNESS temper; humour ...1838 Eng. dial.
• KANT humour, state of mind ...1908 Sc.
• KARM a bad humour, agitation ...1866 Sc.
• LAG a humour, mood, temper; a state of excitement or high spirits ...1899 Sc.
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• TICKLE BONE a sense of humour ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TID a humour, mood, or fancy to do something ...a1774 Sc.
• TIFT condition, order; condition of mind, mood, humour ...1717 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YARN humour, mood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
humour - verbs
• HANG THE FIDDLE BEHIND THE DOOR to leave one's good humour behind one ...1836 Ireland
• TICKLE A PERSON'S FUNNY BONE to appeal to a person's sense of humour ...1887
humour - phrases
• CRACKING BUT FACKING conveying hard factual information in the guise of jokes and humour ...1930s US Black sl.
HUMOURLESS - adjectives
• PO-FACED characterized by or assuming an expressionless or impassive face; hence, humourless, disapproving ...c1900
HUMPBACK, HUNCHBACK - nouns
• BOOLIE-BACK a bent back; a humpback ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOY a hump on a man's back; used derisively ...1873 Amer. sl.
HUMPBACKED, HUNCHBACKED - adjectives
• BIBLE-BACKED hump-backed or round-shouldered ...1857
• BOOL-BACKIT round-shouldered; humpbacked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLIE-BACKIT round-shouldered; humpbacked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HUTCH-BACK'D † humpbacked ...1668
humpbacked, hunchbacked - person
• ABNORMALITY a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person ...c1880 sl.
• ABNORMETH a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person ...c1880 sl.
• BIBLE-BACK a humpbacked or round-shouldered person ...1873 Eng. dial. & US
• HEUTTY-BACK a hunchback ...1881 Eng. dial.
• LADY a crooked or hunchbacked woman ...17C sl.
• URCHIN a humpbacked person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ZAD a deformed or crooked person; a bandy-legged person; a hunchbacked person ...1725 sl.
HUNCH - nouns
• IMAGINATION an intuitive feeling; a hunch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAKE a hunch ...1950s W. Indies sl.
hunch - verbs
• SCROONCH to crouch, to hunch; to shrink or squeeze oneself into a small space ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SCROUCH to crouch, to hunch, to draw oneself in ...1885 Amer. dial.
HUNDRED - adjectives
• CENTUPLICATE fold, a hundred times as much or as many ...1835
hundred - nouns
• CANTRED a hundred; a district containing a hundred townships ...1387 hist.
• CENTUPLICATE hundredfold, a hundred times the amount or number ...1882
• HECATONTAD †* a hundred ...1680
hundred - verbs
• CENTUPLICATE to multiply or increase a hundred times ...c1645
HUNG - adjectives
• BEHANGED † hung about, draped, hung ...c1200
HUNGARY - nouns
• HUNGRY Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKYLAND Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Hungary - person
• BOHUNK (often derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe, esp. one of inferior class, and often specifically applied to a Hungarian; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HUNGY a Hungarian ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKIE, HUNKY an Eastern European; a Slav; a Hungarian; disparaging, but usually more illustrative of the speaker's lack of geographic knowledge ...1909 US sl.
HUNGER - adjectives (also see HUNGRY)
• AFFAMISHED † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
• AFFAMISHING † that afflicts with hunger or starves; starving ...1650
• FAMELIC † pert. to hunger ...1614
hunger - nouns
• AFFAMISHING † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
• BANDS hunger ...Bk1892 Aust.sl.
• BELLY-WATCH a sense of hunger ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOSSNESS hollowness; emptiness from lack of food ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHUCKERS great hunger, an enormous appetite ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CHUCKS great hunger, an enormous appetite ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FAME †* want of food; hunger ...a1533
• FAM-FAM hunger ...1955 Amer. dial.
• FANTATION ravenous hunger; exhaustion from want of food ...1898 Sc.
• MISSED-MEAL COLIC hunger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MISS-MEAL COLIC hunger ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MISS-MEAL CRAMPS hunger ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MUNCHIES, THE hunger; esp. a craving for food brought on by the lowering of blood-sugar levels that is a well-known side effect of smoking marijuana ...1971 sl.
• PACKMAN'S DROUTH hunger, an appetite for food; from the practice of peddlers in asking for a drink of water, in the hope that they will be given something to eat as well ...1876 Sc.
• RAGE †* extreme hunger ...a1533
• YAP a gaping with hunger, a keen appetite ...1933 Sc.
• YAPNESS hunger; keenness for food ...1828 Sc.
• YAUP a gaping with hunger, a keen appetite ...1933 Sc.
• YAWPISHNESS hunger, peckishness ...1828 Sc.
• YAWPNESS hunger, peckishness ...1828 Sc.
• YERD-HUNGER keen desire of food; voraciousness ...1825 Sc.
hunger - verbs
• AFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• FAMINE † to suffer or die of hunger; to starve ...1553
• TAKE THE WRINKLES OUT OF ONE'S BELLY to assuage one's hunger ...L18 sl.
• WALLER of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger ...1857 Sc.
• YAP-YAP to open one's mouth wide through hunger ...1950s W. Indies
HUNGERING - adjectives
• AIVERING eager for, hungering ...Bk1898 Sc.
HUNGOVER - see HANGOVER
HUNGRILY - adverbs
• YAPLY hungrily, with a keen appetite ...1768 Sc.
HUNGRY - adjectives
• A-HUNGERED hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-HUNGRY hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIVERIE hungry, and eager to get at food, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• BAD FOR FEED hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BANDED hungry ...Bk1892 Eng. thieves' sl.
• BELLY-PINCHED having a belly pinched for want of food; hungry, starved ...1605
• C. H. AND D. cold, hungry, and dry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COULD EAT A HORSE hungry ...1936 sl.
• CRUGGY hungry ...19C Brit. sl.
• DEVOUROUS ravenous, hungry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINNERISH hungry, ready for dinner ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DOG-HUNGRY hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAGER † hungry ...1486
• EEVENOO † very hungry ...1825 Sc.
• EMPTY hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERY hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVRIE hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR OFF IN THE MIDDLE faint with hunger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMELICOSE †* often or very hungry ...1727
• FAMMELLED hungry, starved, famished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMYLOUS †* famished, hungry, starved ...c1475
• FLYING LIGHT hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAUNT * hungry, greedy, ravenous ...1746
• GONESOME hungry ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• GRUB-STRUCK exhausted by hunger ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUT-FOUNDERED extremely hungry ...M17 colloq.
• GUT-SHRUNK hungry ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GUTSY greedy; very hungry ...c1920 Royal Air Force usage
• HARD-SET hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUNGER-BANED † starved, afflicted with hunger ...1549
• HUNGRIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very hungry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRY AS A BEAR hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A BLACK DOG hungry, famished ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A DOG hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A HAWK, AS very hungry ...1892 Sc.
• HUNGRY AS A HORSE hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A SHE WOLF hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A THACKER very hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUNGRY AS A WOLF hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY ENOUGH TO EAT A BOILED OWL extremely hungry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRY TO A PIECE hungry enough to eat bread ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JEJUNE † without food, fasting; hungry ...a1619
• LANK hungry ...1883 US sl.
• LANK INSIDE hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LANKY hungry ...1992 Amer. dial.
• LEER of the stomach: empty of food; of persons and animals: having an empty stomach; hungry for want of food ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEATABLE hungry, having a capacity for food; having a good appetite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-YABBLE having a capacity for food; hungry; having a good appetite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOREISH hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUNCHIED UP experiencing the pangs of hunger that accompany the smoking of cannabis, or, occasionally, heavy drinking ...1990s sl.
• OFHUNGERED † afflicted with hunger, very hungry, famished ...c1000
• PANNAM-STRUCK very hungry ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PECKISH hungry ...1785 sl.
• RAKIN' hungry, unsatisfied ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNEL ravenously hungry, voracious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAUNING hungry, ravenous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNISH hungry, ravenous ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REID-HUNGERED in a ravenous state from hunger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RHAA hungry, ravenous ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RHINY thin; lean; hungry-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUCY-HUNGRY not hungry enough to eat plain food, but requiring the palate to be tempted ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNISH hungry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SHARP-BENT † sharp-set, hungry ...1675
• SHARP-SET very hungry ...1808 Amer. dial.
• SICK AS A CUSHION very hungry, thus not sick at all ...L17 sl.
• SO HUNGRY ONE'S STOMACH IS BEGINNING TO THINK ONE'S THROAT IS CUT hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STARVED FIT TO EAT THE LAMB O' GOD very hungry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STARVED FIT TO EAT THE LORD'S SUPPER very hungry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STARVING hungry ...1882
• THIRDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THIRL of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THURDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TYKE-HUNGRY ravenous as a dog, very hungry ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAMP hungry, peckish, having a keen appetite ...1904 Sc.
• YAP eager or ready to eat, hungry, with keen appetite ...1768 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPE having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1768 Sc.
• YAPPISH somewhat hungry; hungry ...1788 Sc.
• YAPPY having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1916 Sc.
• YAUP eager or ready to eat, hungry, with keen appetite ...1768 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUPISH hungry ...1789 Sc.
• YAWP having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1768 Sc.
• YAWPISH hungry ...1789 Sc.
• YEOVERY hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERD-HUNGRY voraciously hungry ...1825 Sc.
hungry - nouns
• FAMISHMENT * the state of being famished or starved; hungry appetite ...c1470
• HOWL-HAMPER a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
hungry - person
• BANG-BELLY a starving child ...1935 W. Indies
• BELT-TIGHTENER * a person who staves off, bears, or puts up with hunger pangs ...1967
• BOTTOMLESS PIT a very hungry person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• HANNIEL a long, hungry-looking fellow ...1805 Eng. dial.
• MESSMAN'S HORROR a hungry man ...Bk1950 Royal Navy sl.
hungry - verbs
• BE IN A FLYMY-MESS to be hungry and have nothing to eat ...B1900 military sl.
• COUNT THE RAILINGS to be hungry ...M19 sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT THE CRUTCH OFF A LOW-FLYING EMU to be very hungry ...1985 Aust. sl.
• FLY LIGHT to miss a meal; to be hungry ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A WOLF IN THE STOMACH to be ravenously hungry; to be famished ...1785
• RASSASY †* to satisfy a hungry person ...1483
• YAP † to be hungry; to hunger ...1737 Sc.
• YAUP to gape with hunger or otherwise, to be hungry ...1736 Sc.
• YAWP to gape with hunger or otherwise, to be hungry ...1736 Sc.
hungry - phrases
• BELLY WILL THINK THE THROAT IS CUT, THE one will be hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S ARSE THROUGH THE BARS OF A COT I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S BOTTOM THROUGH THE MONKEY CAGE IN THE ZOO I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A FARMER'S ARSE THROUGH A HEDGE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A GALAH AND BARK SANDWICH I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT A GOANNA BETWEEN TWO SLABS OF BARK I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT THE ASS OUT OF A SKUNK said when one is very hungry ...1982 Amer. sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A BOUDIE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• MY BELLY THINKS MY THROAT'S CUT I am very hungry ...?1540
• MY GREAT GUTS ARE READY TO EAT MY LITTLE ONES I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS BEGIN TO THINK MY THROAT'S CUT I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS CHIME TWELVE I'm very hungry ...M19 sl.
• MY GUTS CRY CUPBOARD I'm very hungry ...18C sl.
• MY GUTS CURSE MY TEETH I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS THINK MY THROAT'S CUT I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• STOMACH WORM GNAWS, THE I am hungry ...B1900 sl.
HUNT - nouns
• RACE a pursuit of a game animal by dogs; a hunt ...1894 Amer. dial.
• RANTER'S JACE a rambling hunt; a wild-goose chase ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCROUNGE a search, a hunt ...1910s sl.
• SPLITTER an excellent hunt ...1843 hunting sl.
hunt - verbs
• BANNICK to chase, to hunt about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COOZE to chase, to hunt, to pursue ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• FAG to pursue, to hunt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWK AFTER † to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain ...c1510
• VEER to hunt, as a dog ...1888 Eng. dial.
• OUTLAW to hunt or fish illegally ...1967 Amer. dial.
HUNTER - person
• ACTÆON a hunter ...Bk1922
• CACHERE †* a hunter ...c1340
• CATCHER †* one who chases or drives; a huntsman ...c1340
• EARTH-STOPPER a man engaged to stop up the earths or holes of foxes to prevent them from taking refuge in them when hunted ...1880
• GALLOPER one who gallops on horseback, esp. of hunters ...1575
• GAME SHOT a person considered in respect of his or her ability to shoot game; generally, a person who shoots game ...1828
• GAMER * one who hunts game; a sportsman ...1887
• GAP-HUNTER one who in riding to hounds makes for the gaps, instead of riding straight ...1872
• HARBINGER †* in stag-hunting: one whose office it is to trace a deer to its covert ...1736
• HARBORER, HARBOURER in hunting, a man whose duty it is to ascertain where the deer is lying; his skill depends upon the finding of a stag or hind according to season, without disturbing the other ...1651
• JACKER one who hunts deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light ...M19 US sl.
• JACK-HUNTER someone who hunts by night, using a light to stun the prey ...L18 US sl.
• MASTER-HUNT † the master of the hunt ...1656
• MONTERO a huntsman (Spanish) ...Bk1903
• MOOSE MAN a person who hunts moose; a moose hunter ...1858 Amer.
• OUTLAW one who hunts or fishes illegally ...1954 Amer. dial.
• POT-HUNTER a sportsman who shoots anything he comes across, having more regard to filling his bag than to the rules which regulate the sport ...1785 sl.
• VENATOR * a hunter or huntsman ...1656
• VENERER a huntsman ...1845 arch.
• WAITER †* in hunting: one set to watch the movements of the intended game ...c1400
• WAITHMAN † a hunter; esp. applied to forest outlaws ...c1425 Sc.
• WANELASOUR † one who rouses and drives game ...c1400
HUNTING - adjectives
• BUCK-SCARED said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-SHY said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CYNEGETIC * relating to the chase ...1716
• DEER-SCARED said of a hunter who gets so excited at the sight of game that he can't shoot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAMEY, GAMY 1. abounding in game; of a sportsman: bent upon game ...1848
2. addicted to hunting ...1863
• VENATIC employed in or devoted to hunting ...1656
• VENATICAL pert. to hunting ...a1666
• VENATIOUS * inclined to hunting ...1660
• VENATORIAL 1. connected with hunting ...1830
2. given to hunting; addicted to the chase ...a1881
• VENATORIOUS †* pert. to hunting; addicted to the chase ...1656
• VENATORY connected with hunting ...1837
• VENERIAL † pert. to hunting ...1612
hunting - nouns
• AGUE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BUCK AGUE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1841 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FRIGHT the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUCKACHE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKITIS the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKS the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSHOT FEVER the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BULL FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1839 Amer. dial.
• CARNAGE † in hunting: flesh that is given to dogs after the chase ...1656
• CYNEGETICS * hunting, the chase ...1646
• DEER FEAR the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEER FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEER FRIGHT the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1951 Amer. dial.
• FADE † a company of hunters ...1513
• FEVER, THE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-LIGHTING hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1849 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-SHOOTING hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GUN FEVER when a hunter sees a deer or other game animal and gets so excited he can't shoot ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HALLOW † the parts of the hare given to hounds as a reward or encouragement after a successful chase ...c1420
• JACK a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACK LAMP a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACK LANTERN a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACKLIGHT a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JAKE LEG the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAMP-LIGHTING hunting at night with a spotlight ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEASH-LAW † a law to be observed in hunting or coursing ...1721
• MAROON FROLIC † a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration ...1779 US
• MAROON PARTY a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration ...1779 US
• QUEST † the search for game made by hounds ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENATION * the hunting of wild animals ...1386
• VENERY 1. the sport of hunting ...c1320 arch.
2. † wild animals hunted as game ...c1350
• VENISON 1. any wild animal killed by hunting, esp. one of the deer kind ...a1300 arch.
2. †*the act or practice of hunting ...1390
• WAITH † 1. game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. † the act or practice of hunting or fishing; chiefly, unlawful taking of game; also, the right to hunt game ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
hunting - person (also see HUNTER)
• WANLASOUR † a hunting servant whose duty is to intercept and turn back the game; a driver ...a1400
hunting - verbs
• BULL-EYE to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK to hunt deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light...M19 US sl.
• JACK-LIGHT to hunt deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light ...M19 US sl.
• TIE in hunting, of a hound: to linger upon the scent instead of following it swiftly; to loiter, to lag ...1781
hunting - interjections
• SOHO in hunting, an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare
HURDY-GURDY - nouns
• TINGERLARY a hurdy-gurdy; a street-organ ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HURL - nouns
• JACULATION * the act of darting, hurling, or throwing; a hurl, a throw ...1608
hurl - verbs
• DING to fling, to throw, to hurl; to shake off ...1691 Eng. dial.
• FOG to hurl, pitch, or throw something, as a baseball, with great force and speed ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• JACULATE * to dart, to hurl; to dart forward; to move swiftly and suddenly ...1623
• LANCE * to fling, to hurl, to throw a dart, etc.; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
• LAUNCH † to throw (a person); to hurl oneself; to dart, to rush ...a1300
• OORL to hurl ...1950 Sc.
• SKEW to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
• THRING † to thrust or drive with pressure or violence; to cast, throw, or fling violently; to hurl, dash, knock ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TO-TORVE † to hurl about; to dash to pieces ...c1000
HURLED - adjectives
• JACULABLE †* fit to be thrown or hurled; that may be cast or darted ...1656
HURLING - nouns
• JACULATION * the act of darting, hurling, or throwing; a hurl, a throw ...1608
HURRICANE - adjectives
• HURRICANIOUS * like a hurricane ...1706 nonce word
hurricane - nouns
• BIG BLOW a hurricane ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• BLEFFART a squall, a storm, a hurricane; a sudden and violent snowstorm ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEWDER a hurricane ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURSTER a hurricane ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HAIRIKEN a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
• HEERICAN a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
• HELL RIPPER a real hurricane that rips hell out of everything ...1975 Amer. dial.
• JIMMYCANE a hurricane ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SCALE-WIND a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• WHIRL-BLAST a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
HURRIED - adjectives
• GALLIED hurried ...E18 sl.
• HASTEFUL * full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
• HASTIS hasty, hurried ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HIEFUL † speedy, hasty, hurried, quick, prompt ...a1225
• OVER-THRONGED very busy; over-hurried ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAPLY †* hasty, hurried ...a1400
• THRONGED busy; hurried ...1776 Eng. & Amer. dial.
hurried - nouns
• SCRAMP a snatching; a hurried attempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
hurried - person
• FEISTY one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FISTY one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
hurried - verbs
• RANTER to do any kind of work in a hurried, careless manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAVE to go about hurriedly or energetically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HURRIEDLY - adverbs
• AT FULL TEAR in a great hurry or frantic rush ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BALD-HEADED precipitately; hurriedly, without caution ...1848 Amer. dial.
• END-ON in a great hurry ..1899 Amer. dial.
• HASH-MASH slap-dash; hurriedly and carelessly ...1827 Sc.
• HASTIS hurriedly, hastily; impatiently ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION in a hurried, excited, or reckless manner; rapidly, furiously ... 1905 Amer. dial.
• HURRY-BURRY with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously ...1791 Sc.
• IN QUICK STICKS hurriedly, quickly ...1890
• PELLY MELLY †* in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• QUICK STICKS hurriedly, quickly ...1877
• RAPLY † hastily, hurriedly ...c1325
• RASH quickly, eagerly, hurriedly ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• TIPPY-LAPPY hurriedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WITH ALL SAIL SET in a quick and determined manner; hurriedly ...1916 Amer. dial.
HURRY - nouns
• BREE a disturbance, a fuss, hurry; bustle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOFLE impetuous haste, hurry ...19C Sc.
• FLUCKADRIFT † a haste, hurry, speed ...Bk1866 Sc.
• HURRY-UP a hurry, speed ...1962 UK sl.
• HUSTLE to move hastily, to hurry, to bustle; to work busily ...1821
• OMPLUST a rush, hurry ...1897 Sc.
• ON-PLUST a rush, hurry ...1897 Sc.
• PASH a hurry, drive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE † haste, speed, hurry ...a1300
• SCAD a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
• SKEDADDLE a rush, a hurry, an act of running away or escaping ...M19 sl.
• STROTHER haste, bustle, hurry and stir, fuss ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
• TATTER a hurry ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a hurry, a stir, a commotion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIFTER a hurry, bustle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORY-RORY a state of hurry or excitement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHEW a hurry, a rush ...1847 Amer. dial.
hurry - person
• SCHUSSLE one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
hurry - verbs
• ACHE to hurry, to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ALLAY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEZ to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ANOINT to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANTY UP to hurry up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BALL THE JACK to travel fast, to hurry ...c1925 US sl.
• BANGTAIL to hurry ...1940s US sl.
• BARREL ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BEAT FEET to hurry ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BEAT IT to go in a hurry ...1665 sl.
• BELT to hurry, to hustle ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BIRL to move quickly; to hurry along; to run about ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLITZ to hurry ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLITZ IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• BRATTLE to run quickly; to hurry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOFLE to be in a great hurry; to be overheated by exertion ...19C Sc.
• BUCKLE OFF to hurry off ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BUCKLE TO IT to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BUCK UP to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890
• BURN THE LEATHER to hurry ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER to hurry; to travel quickly ...1988 US military sl.
• BUST YOUR ASS to hurry, to exert yourself, to work extremely hard ...1941 US sl.
• CADDLE to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CHASE to run, hurry; to depart rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHASE ONESELF to hurry, to move rapidly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHEESE to hurry ...1930s Brit. sl.
• CHOP UP to hurry through ...L17 sl.
• CLAW to start, to hurry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT ALONG to hurry off ...Brit. colloq.
• CUT AND RUN to make off promptly; to hurry off ...1861 sl.
• DANGLE to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry ...1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
• DILT to speed, to hurry ...1819 Eng. dial.
• DIP to hurry ...1997 US sl.
• DO ABOUT to bestir oneself, to get busy, to hurry, to bustle about ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DRAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...M20 sl.
• DUST IT to ride or go quickly; to hasten, to hurry, to make off ...1650 colloq.
• EGG ON to get a move on, to hurry ...1920s Aust. sl.
• GAS IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• GET A GAIT ON to hurry ...1930s sl.
• GET A JIG ON to hurry ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GET A MOVE ON to hurry ...1888 US sl.
• GET A SKATE ON to go fast, to hurry up ...M19 sl.
• GET A WIGGLE ON to hurry up, get a move on ...colloq.
• GET A WRIGGLE ON to hurry ...1971 Aust. sl.
• GET OFF THE DIME to hurry, to get going, to start ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GET OFF THE NICKEL to hurry, to get going, to start ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GET THE RAG OUT to hurry; to start working ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GET THE RAG OUT OF YOUR ASS to hurry; to start working ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAISTER to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDLE to hurry, to exert oneself ...B1900 N. Ireland
• HASTE to cause to move more quickly; to urge, drive, or press on; to quicken, to accelerate, to hurry ...a1300
• HASTER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HASTHER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HAUL ASS to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to move fast, to travel rapidly ...1918 colloq.
• HAUL BOTTOM to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAUL BUGGY to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ONE'S FREIGHT to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HAUL TAIL to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HAYSTER to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE TO to hurry, to exert oneself energetically, to start working very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-TAIL IT to depart hurriedly; to move in a great hurry ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HOTFOOT IT to hurry ...Bk1995 US sl.
• HUMP to hurry on, to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HURVE to move quickly, to hurry ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HUSTLE ONE'S BUSTLE to hurry, to get moving ...1971 US sl.
• HYFER to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HYPA to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• IGAREE, IGGERY, IGGRY, IGRI to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
• JAIL, JALE to walk fast, to hurry along ...1864 Eng. dial.
• KITE to move or go quickly or energetically; to hurry, to run fast ...1854 Amer. dial.
• KITE IT to move or go quickly or energetically; to hurry, to run fast ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LACE to walk or go rapidly; to go along at great speed ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAMP to take long, springing or prancing steps; to stride, to step out, to walk smartly and deliberately. to hurry onwards ...1808 Sc.
• LAMP ALONG to go along at a great pace ...M19 Irish sl.
• LEAP OVER THE HEDGE BEFORE YOU COME AT THE STILE to be in a violent hurry ...?1599
• LIGHT A RAG to hurry off ...1903 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT A SHUCK to hurry off ...1905 Amer. sl.
• MARVEL to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry ...1858 Amer. dial.
• MARVIL to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MASH to do anything in a bustling hurry, to rush about ...1882 Eng. dial.
• MOVE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• MOVE ONE'S BUTT to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NOINT to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAD ONE'S LIMBER to hurry; to proceed ...1851 US sl.
• PAIL to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PANG to push along, to press on, to hurry ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PASH to walk quickly; to hurry, to rush; to force one's way through a crowd ...1859 Eng. dial.
• PEEL to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PUT A NICKLE IN IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• PUT ON THE FAN to hurry, to move quickly; to depart hurriedly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUICK to hurry, to cause to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAILROAD to go fast, to hurry unduly or excessively, to rush somewhere; to deal with something quickly or hastily ...1884 sl.
• RAISE DUST to hurry, to go quickly ...1910s US sl.
• RALLY to go quickly; to hurry on ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RAPE † to hasten, to hurry, to make haste ...c1330
• RATTLE ONE'S DAGS to hurry up; to get a move on ...1968 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RUN AWAY WITH THE HARROWS to be in too great a hurry ...1844 Sc.
• RUSTLE YOUR BUSTLE to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• RUSH IT to hurry ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SASHAY to hurry, to move quickly ...20C sl., orig. US
• SCAMP OFF to hurry off ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCHUSSEL to hurry, to rush; to do something in a quick and sloppy manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SCOOR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWER to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to hurry; to do anything in a hurried, hasty, scrambling way ...1831 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH GRAVEL to hurry; to work hard; to exert oneself ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SCRATTLE to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• SHAKE A LEG to hurry up ...colloq.
• SHAKE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to stir, to 'shake a leg' ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SHIFT ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• SHOOT ABOUT to hurry from place to place ...1895
• SHUCKLE to run fast, to hurry, to bustle about, to make haste ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SKATE to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKELP to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
• SKELTER to dash along, to hurry, to rush, to scurry ...1852
• SKIP to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond ...1338
• SKITTER to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
• SKIVE to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKIVE AROUND to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SLITHER to hurry away, to leave ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SNAP INTO IT to hurry; to go faster ...1967 Amer. sl.
• SNAP IT UP to hurry; to act faster ...1940s Amer. sl.
• SNAP TO IT to hurry; to go faster ...1967 Amer. sl.
• STREAK to decamp swiftly; to go with a rush; to leave in a great hurry; to move very rapidly ...1604 sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OUT to hurry; to start working ...1927 Amer. dial.
• TATTER to hurry; to bustle; to go at a great speed ...1862 Eng. dial.
• TAVE to hurry along; to gad about ...1864 Eng. dial.
• THIR † to hurry a person ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TIPPY-LAPPY to run or go in a hurry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTE THE MAIL to run quickly; to move in a hurry; to ride or move quickly; to go fast ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TRUCKLE to proceed, to go, esp. in haste, to hurry, to move rapidly ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TURN ON THE FAN to hurry, to move quickly; to depart hurriedly ...1935 Amer. sl.
• WAAS to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WALLY to hurry over work; to do anything in an imperfect manner ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• WASS to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WHEW to hurry, to bustle about ...1847 Amer. dial.
• WHEW AROUND to hurry, to bustle about; ...1873 Amer. dial.
• ZOON to hasten, to hurry, to bustle ...1884 Amer. dial.
hurry - interjections/phrases
• BAHLI-BAHLI! hurry up! ...1963 US military in E. Asia (Korean)
• DON'T MOON, GOON hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• EGG ON hurry up ...1950s Aust. sl.
• GET OFF YOUR CAN! hurry up ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IGAREE! hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• IGGRY! hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• PULL YOUR FINGER OUT! hurry up! ...20C Brit. & US sl., orig. military
• QUIT MONKEYING AROUND! hurry! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE YOUR DAGS! hurry up! ...1988 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SKIP THE GUTTER! hurry up, get going ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKITE! hurry! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• TOOTS SWEET! hurry up! (French 'tout de suite') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• UNHOOK THE U-HAUL! hurry up! ...1993 US sl.
• WAKE IT UP! hurry up! get on with it! ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHO HAS LOST HIS MARE? what is the hurry? ...1806 Eng. dial.
HURRYING - adjectives
• BETTANT † in a hurry, hastening eagerly ...c1400
• BICKERING hurrying, rushing ...1865 Sc.
• HASTEFUL * full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
HURT - adjectives
• ACHY-BREAKY aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending ...1992 colloq.
• BANED † ruined, destroyed; injured, hurt ...1568
• DEMELLIT hurt, injured, disordered ...B1900 Sc.
• SAUCIATE † wounded, hurt ...1509
hurt - nouns
• DEMELLITIE a hurt, injury of kind; the effects of a dispute or broil ...B1900 Sc.
• DERF † trouble, adversity, tribulation, hurt, suffering ...c1205
• EVIL HEALTH † bad luck, hurt, disaster ...c1477
• GRIEVEMENT † a hurt, injury ...1708 nonce word
• LAME a hurt, injury, an accident ...1778 Eng. dial.
• LESURE † hurt, injury, wound ...c1420
• MALAGRUIZE a hurt, an injury, a drubbing ...1916 Sc.
• MAUGRE ill-will, bad feeling; vexation, blame; hurt, injury ...1845 Sc.
• OBLESION †* hurt, injury ...1656
• OFFENCE 1. † hurt, harm, injury, damage ...c1374
2. † feeling of being hurt; painful or unpleasant sensation, pain ...c1400
• OFFENSION † hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault ...c1374
• OWIE a hurt, pain; a bruise or minor injury ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PANNEL a pain, hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
hurt - verbs
• ANNOY to hurt, to trouble, to damage ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BASH UP to hurt ...1960s sl.
• BEMANG to hurt; to injure; to maul ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAIN to hurt severely; to stun by an injury to the head ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK IT OFF IN to treat or hurt badly ...L19 US
• BUY THE DICK to get into trouble; to get hurt ...1970 US sl.
• CRACK ON to pretend, esp. to pretend to be ill or hurt ...1880s sl. ? orig, military
• DAMN to hurt, to disable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMNIFY † to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong ...1512 (very common in the 17th century)
• DARE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DERE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• EHA to suffer, to be hurt ...1938 Hawaii
• FAKE to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• FAKE UP to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GIBBET to beat, to punish, to hurt severely ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GIVE A PERSON GYP to hurt a person, to cause pain for; hence, to cause trouble for, to irritate or distress ...1894
• GOOF UP to hurt oneself ...Bk1995 US sl.
• GUN FOR to be on the lookout for with the intent of hurting or killing; to seek out or pursue with harmful intent; to aim to punish ...1878 US sl.
• IMPEACH † 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
• MAKE WORK to damage, to injure, to hurt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MALAGROOSE to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAPEN to hurt, to harm ...1861 Sc.
• MALEFICIATE † to bewitch; to affect with enchantments; to render impotent by spells; to do evil to; to hurt; to harm ...1621
• MISCHIEVE to injure, to hurt, to damage; to spoil ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFFEND † to strike so as to hurt; to wound, to hurt; to give physical pain to; to harm, to injure ...c1385
• OUCH to hurt, to cause pain to ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PANG * to pierce or penetrate with acute physical or mental pain; to pain, to hurt, to ache ...c1502
• PANNEL to pain, to hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAKE to hurt, to upset, to cause discomfort to ...1790 Sc.
• SAUCIATE †* to wound, to hurt, to cut ...1656
• SCADE to hurt, to injure ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TAINT † to affect injuriously; to cause detriment to; to hurt, to injure, to impair ...1601
• TAME † to injure, to hurt ...c1430
• THIR † to frighten out of the senses; to hurt; to strike dead ...1746 Eng. dial.
• VULNERATE † to wound; to hurt ...1599
• WALK SOMEONE'S LOG to hurt someone ...L19 US college sl.
HURTFUL - adjectives
• ANNOISOME † hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANNOYSOME † hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMAGEABLE † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1474
• DAMAGEFUL † injurious, hurtful ...c1449
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNABLE †* causing loss or harm; hurtful, pernicious ...c1420
• DAMNIFIABLE †* injurious, hurtful, detrimental ...1604
• DAMNOSE † hurtful ...1727
• DANGEROUS † hurtful, injurious ...1548
• DISPENDIOUS † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1557
• EXITIABLE †* destructive, ruinous, hurtful ...1607
• EXITIOUS † destructive to life, deadly, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous ...1563
• FAIR-FARAND beautiful to the eye but noxious, hurtful ...1789 Sc.
• FUNKED-UP hurtful, painful ...2000s US sl.
• HARMLY hurtful, harmful; annoying ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILL bad; noxious; hurtful; insufferable ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALEFICENT of things and spiritual agencies: working harm, hurtful, malefic ...1678
• MALEFICIAL † maleficent; harmful ...1601
• MALIFEROUS bringing or producing evil or harm; hurtful, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious ...1727
• MISCHIEVOUS hurtful, painful ...1812 Sc.
• NAUGHT † injurious, hurtful; unlucky ...1596
• NOCIVE † harmful, hurtful, injurious ...1538
• NOCIVOUS †* hurtful, harmful, injurious, evil ...1616
• NOYOUS † causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful ...a1340
• NUISIBLE †* harmful, hurtful ...1490
• OAMLY unpleasant or hurtful to the feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFENSANT †* hurting, hurtful, injurious ...1578
• OFFENSIBLE † of the nature of an offence, fault, or crime; hurtful, harmful, injurious; offensive ...1574
• OFFENSIVE † hurtful, harmful, injurious ...a1548
• SCATHEFUL hurtful, injurious ...1813 Sc.
• SCATHELY hurtful, injurious ...1865 Sc.
• TORTIOUS † wrongful, injurious, hurtful; illegal ...1387-8
hurtful - nouns
• DEVIL'S MINT an inexhaustible supply of things hurtful or offensive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
hurtful - person
• CYBERBULLY someone who uses electronic communication to hurt, persecute, or intimidate people
HURTFULLY - adverbs
• OFFENSIVELY † injuriously, hurtfully ...1576
HURTFULNESS - nouns
• BALEFULNESS hurtfulness; distress, sadness ...1592
• DAMNOSITY † hurtfulness ...1727
• ILLNESS † unpleasantness, disagreeableness; troublesomeness, hurtfulness; badness ...1595
HUSBAND - adjectives (also see SPOUSE)
• GAMICAL † pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital ...1660
• MARITATED †* having a husband; married ...1727
• MARITICIDAL * husband-killing ...1819
• MARITORIOUS † fond of one's husband ...1607 nonce word
• MARITURIENT eager to marry; wishing to become a husband ...1765 nonce word
• OMO used for signalling that a woman's husband is not at home (Old Man Out) ...1995 UK sl.
husband - nouns
• MARITALITY excessive affection of a wife for her husband ...1812
• TWI-WIFING † bigamy by a husband ...c1250
• VIRICIDE the slaying of men or of husbands ...1766 nonce word
husband - person
• ACE LANE a husband or male lover ...c1935 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• ACE-LOVER one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1996 US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• ACTAEON, ACTEON * a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife ...1567 rare and arch.
• AUNTIE MAN a man who is completely dominated by his wife ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
• BAL husband ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BARON in law and heraldry: husband ...1595
• BARON AND FEMME a man and his wife ...Bk1708
• BEDDE † a bedfellow; a husband or wife ...c1250
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BENJAMIN in Australian Pidgin-English, a married man, a husband ...Bk1898
• BEST BOY a sweetheart, a boyfriend, a husband ...1893 sl., orig. US
• BETTER HALF a person's husband, wife or (in later use) partner ...a1586
• BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BIGGER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BIG MISTER one's husband ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BISCUIT GETTER a breadwinner; the husband ...1966 Amer. jocular
• BITTER HALF one's wife or female partner; occasionally used of a husband or male partner ...1847 sl.
• BOND † a householder; a husband ...:LOE
• BONO OMEE a husband ...M19 sl.
• BOSS-MAN one's husband; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOY one's husband ...c1960 Amer. jocular
• BUNGLER an impotent husband ...L17 sl.
• DAD an affectionate or joking name for husband ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DADDIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 sl., orig. US usage
• DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1940s sl., orig. US
• DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
• EGG a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FATHER one's husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GADGE any male, including a husband ...M19 sl.
• GADGIE, GADGY a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover ...1906
• GADJIE, GADJY a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GAFFER a husband; the head of the house ...1765 UK sl.
• GAGE any male, including a husband ...Bk1859 sl.
• GANDER 1. a man or husband not living with his wife; a grass-widower ...Bk1859 US sl.
2. a husband ...Bk1893 sl.
• GANDER-MOONER a husband during the 'gander-month' (the month after childbirth when it was held excusable for the husband to err) ...1617
• GOVERNOR one's grandfather, or husband ...1888 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOWER a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife ...1862 Amer. dial.
• H a husband ...Bk1988
• HALF-HUSBAND a married man with a homosexual liaison on the side ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HALF-MARROW † a husband or wife; a spouse ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADACHE one's husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...1933 US sl.
• HEAD-STALL the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELP-MAKE a helpmate; a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HELPMATE a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband ...1715
• HELPMEET a fitting or suitable helper: usually applied to a wife or husband; a consort, a companion, an assistant ...1382
• HEN FRIGHT a man who is dominated by his wife ...c1850 sl.
• HIMSELF a term applied to the husband or master of the speaker ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIS HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically 'respectful' description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing ...1879 sl.
• HIS LORDSHIP one's husband ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HIS NIBS one's husband ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically 'respectful' description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing ...1945 sl.
• HOMEBIRD a henpecked husband ...M19 sl.
• HORSE one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HOSS one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HUBBY a husband ...1688 sl.
• I-BEDDE † a bedfellow; a wife; a husband ...a1250
• JERRY-SNEAK a henpecked husband ...1764
• J.P., THE a husband ...c1935 sl.
• KANE a male; a man, a husband ...1938 Hawaii
• LAD a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAP-FULL a lover or a husband ...19C Brit. sl.
• LEMAN a husband or wife ...c1250 arch.
• LESSER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LOLLING-POST a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial. sl.
• MAKE † a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAN one's husband ...a1300
• MARITE † a husband ...c1330
• MARRIAGE † a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match ...1523
• MARROW † a husband or wife ...a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MASTER one's husband ...c1400 Eng. dial.
• MASTER-MAN the head of a family or household; a husband ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• 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.
• MISTER a husband or head of a household ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MISTER, THE one's husband ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MOIETY † one's wife or husband ...1611 humorous
• MONKEY-MAN (chiefly derogatory) a man likened to or supposed to resemble a monkey in some respect; a weak or gullible man, esp. one subservient to his wife or lover, or to women generally ...1840 US Black sl.
• MORROW a companion; a husband or wife ...Bk1866 Sc. & Ireland
• NEIGHBOUR a husband or wife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEPHEW-IN-LAW the husband of a brother's or sister's daughter ...1870
• NEW PAN a second husband ...1861 Sc.
• OLD FELLOW a husband ...1980s sl.
• OLD GENT a husband ...1940s sl.
• OLD HAG a husband ...1967 Amer. dial. jocular
• OLD MAN a husband ...1768 sl.
• OLD POT a husband ...1916 sl., chiefly Aust.
• OLD POT AND PAN 'old man'; husband, father ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OTHER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PA a husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• PAPA an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• POT AND PAN a husband ...1905 rhyming sl. for 'old man = husband'
• SKIMMINGTON † the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wide in a 'skimmington' (a ludicrous procession, formerly common in villages and country districts, usually intended to bring ridicule or odium upon a woman or her husband in cases where the one was unfaithful to or ill-treated the other) intended to ridicule the one or the other; also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
• SPARRING PARTNER a friend; a companion; a husband or wife ...1995 sl.
• SWEET DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TOM TILER, TOM TYLER any ordinary man; also, a henpecked husband ...1582
• TURK a cruel, hard-hearted, or tyrannical man; a bad-tempered or unmanageable person; a man who treats his wife harshly ...1536
• UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• UNDERHALF one's husband ...1888 Sc.
• WEDFELLOW a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WORSE HALF one's husband ...1905 sl
• WORST HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• XYM a husband; 'ex-young-man' ...1976 US sl.
• YELLOW-HAMMER † a term of contempt for a person, esp. a jealous husband ...1602
• YOCKFELLOW a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1545
• YOKEFELLOW * a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1545
• YOKE-MATE a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1567
husband - verbs
• CAST ONE'S GARTER to secure a husband ...1869 Sc.
• GO A GANDERING † of a husband: to gallant during the period of a wife's confinement ...1687
• HANG OUT THE BROOMSTICK to angle for a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial.
husband - phrases
• GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL, A a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn ...1784
HUSBANDLESS - adjectives
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HUSBANDRY - person
• ICONOMICAR †* a writer on husbandry ...1523
HUSKY - adjectives
• BARSK harsh, husky ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BULL-BUILT husky, burly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERY of the voice: husky ...1881
• FURRED † of the voice: husky ...1666
• HASKY husky ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICK-WINDED bad at breathing, husky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
husky - verbs
• GROOZLE to speak huskily ...B1900 Sc.
HUSSY - person
• BEDPRESSER a prostitute, a hussy, a harlot ...19C sl.
• HIGH-FLYER an immoral woman; a hussy ...1663
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
• MADAM a wench; a hussy ...E18 Brit.
• MINK a minx, a pert girl, a hussy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• QUEAN a woman; a female; from early Middle English a term of disparagement or abuse; hence, a bold, impudent, or ill-behaved woman; a jade, a hussy; a harlot, a strumpet, esp. in 16th-17th centuries ...a1000
• QUINE a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy, a slut ...1720 Sc.
• RANNELL † a hussy, a jade; an impudent girl or woman; an unchaste or lewd woman ...1573
• SKELPIE-LIMMER a jade, a hussy; an impudent girl or woman ...1785 Sc.
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
• TITTUP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1762 Eng. dial.
• TITTY-UP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1901 Eng. dial.
HUSTLE - nouns
• JOHNNY RUSSELL bustle, hustle ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• SLOW TRACK the hustling scene in a quiet, small city or town ...1960s US Black sl.
hustle - verbs
• BALLYRAG to play a practical joke; to mob or hustle a person ...Bk1898 Brit. sl.
• IFLE to drive away roughly; to hustle ...1879 Eng. dial.
• REESHLE to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle ...1853 Sc.
• SCRAMBLE to live hand-to-mouth by a variety of hustles ...1989 US sl.
• TARGE to bustle about, to hustle, to go at a task in an active, vigorous manner ...1825 Sc.
• TO-PUSH † to push about, to hustle ...a1300
HUSTLED - adjectives
• BANGELLED knocked about, hustled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
HUSTLER - person
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• SLICKSTER a cheat, a smooth talker, a hustler ...1950s sl. orig. US Black
HUSTLING - person
• HASHER a careless, hustling person; a workman capable of getting through a good deal of work quickly in a rough and ready fashion ...1875 Sc.
• TARGER a big, active, hustling person ...1860 Sc.
• TRASH MOVER an energetic, hustling person ...1903 Amer. dial.
HUT - nouns
• BACH a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• BARRACK † a temporary hut or cabin, as for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc. ...1686 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BIGGIN a building, a house, a cottage; a hut covered with mud or turf ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CABANE a cabin; a hut ...M19 Can. dial.
• CABINET † a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast...1572
• CABOOSE a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling ...E19 chiefly N. Amer.
• CAMPODA a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODIE a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODY a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1887 Amer. dial.
• EARN †* a place, a dwelling, a hut ...a1000
• GUNIAH, GUNIAR, GUNNEAH, GUNNYA(H), GUNYAH, GUNYER, GUNYIO a 'black-fellow's' hut, roughly constructed of boughs and bark; also, a White man's hut or house ...L19 Aust , orig. Aboriginal
• HALE † a place roofed over, but usually open at the sides; a pavilion; a tent; a booth, hut, or other temporary structure for shelter ...c1330
• HUMPEY, HUMPIE, HUMPY a native Australian hut; hence, a very small or primitive house; a small shack ...1873 Aust.
• KENNEL a small or mean dwelling or hut ...1837
• RANCH a hut or house in the country ...1808 US
• SCALAN a rude hut or shelter ...1770 Sc.
• SCALE a temporary hut or shelter; a wooden shed ...1787 Eng. dial.
• SCOLLA a hut, a shed ...1952 Sc.
• SHEBANG a hut, a shanty, a rude shelter; a disreputable tavern or other place of resort; broadly, any building or establishment ...1862 Amer. dial.
• TABERNACLE a temporary dwelling; generally movable, constructed of branches, boards, or canvas; a hut, tent, booth ...1382
• TAN a temporary tent, hut, or cabin, such as set up by tinkers or gypsies ...1895 Sc.
• WURLEY a hut; orig. an Aboriginal dwelling ...1839 Aust. sl.
HYDRANT - nouns
• PUMP a fire hydrant ...1979 UK sl.
HYENA - nouns
• GRAVE DIGGER a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYENANIMAL a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUTCASTE a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ZEKE a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
HYGIENE, HYGIENIC - adjectives
• HYGEIAN pert. to health; healthy; relating to hygiene or medical science; sanitary ...1766
• HYGIANTIC * relating to health; sanitary, hygienic ...1815
• HYGIASTIC relating to health; sanitary, hygienic ...1670
• HYGIENAL † relating to hygiene, hygienic ...1663
hygiene, hygienic - nouns
• HYGEIOLATRY * worship of health; excessive devotion to hygiene ...1882
• HYGIANTICS the science of health, hygiene ...1815
• HYGIASTICS the science of health, hygiene ...1815
• HYGIOLOGY the science of health; hygiene ...1855
hygiene, hygienic - person
• HYGEIST one versed in hygiene; a sanitarian ...1716
HYMN - adjectives
• HYMNIC of the nature of a hymn; pert. to hymns ...1589
• HYMNIFEROUS † producing hymns ...1721
• HYMNISH † like a hymn ...1582
hymn - nouns
• HYMEN * a wedding-hymn ...1613
• HYMENEAL a wedding hymn ...1717
• HYMENEAN † a wedding hymn ...1667
• HYMNICIDE the 'murdering' of a hymn, i.e by alterations ...1862
• HYMNIFICATION the making of hymns ...1891
• HYMNODY 1. the singing of hymns or sacred songs; the composition of hymns for singing ...a1711
2. hymns collectively ...1864
• HYMNOGRAPHY the literary history and bibliography of hymns ...1864
• HYMNOLOGY 1. † the singing of hymns ...a1638
2. the composition of hymns ...1839
• SANKEY a hymn; a hymn book ...1920s W. Indies sl.
hymn - person
• HYMNER a singer of hymns ...1816
• HYMNIST a composer of hymns ...1626
• HYMNODIST a composer of hymns ...a1711
• HYMNOGRAPHER a composer of hymns ...a1620
• HYMNOLOGIST a composer of hymns ...1796
HYPERACTIVE - verbs
• KANGAROO to make one hyperactive; often used of a drug ...1950s US Black sl.
HYPNOTIC - adjectives
• HYPNOTOID resembling the hypnotic state ...1887
hypnotic - nouns
• CATAPLEXY the temporary paralysis or hypnotic state in animals when 'shamming death' ...1883
• VAAM a spell, a hypnotic influence ...1879 Sc.
HYPNOTISM - adjectives
• CATAPLECTIC pert. to hypnotism ...1883
HYPNOTIST - person
• BIOLOGIZER † a hypnotist ...1851
HYPNOTIZED - adjectives
• SUGGESTIONABLE * capable of being hypnotized ...1892
hypnotized - nouns
• SUGGESTIONABILITY * ability to being hypnotized ...1890
HYPOCHONDRIA - adjectives
• HYPOCHONDRIATIC affected by hypochondria ...1658
hypochondria - nouns
• HUMDUDGEON an imaginary illness; hypochondria ...1785
• HYPO, THE † hypochondria; generally, depression, anxiety, irritability, or low spirits ...1701
• HYPOCHONDRIACISM * hypochondria ...1690
• HYPOCHONDRIASM † hypochondria ...1742
• HYPS, THE † hypochondria; generally, feelings of melancholy, depression, or anxiety, esp. about one's health ...1710 colloq.
HYPOCHONDRIAC - person
• HEEPIE a hypochondriac; a listless or melancholy person ...1721 Sc.
• HYPOCHONDRIAST † a hypochondriac; a person exhibiting excessive and needless anxiety about health or body functions ...1809
• HYPOCHONDRIST * a hypochondriac; a person exhibiting excessive and needless anxiety about health or body functions ...1803
• MELANCHOLICO † a hypochondriac ...1676
• MOLL-ON-THE-COALS a woman who mopes by the fire; a female hypochondriac ...1823 Sc.
HYPOCRISY - nouns
• FAINTISE † deceit, dissimulation, hypocrisy, pretense ...1340
• FAITERY † fraud, deception, hypocrisy ...1377
• HILL OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HYPOCRISIS hypocrisy, dissembling, feigning; a false or deceitful show ...c1225
• HYPOCRISM †* hypocrisy ...1605
• PAPELARDRY † sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PAPELARDY † sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PIECE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF CRAP anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF SHITE anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WHITE DEVIL the devil disguised as a virtuous being; hence, a hypocrite, hypocrisy ...1573
HYPOCRITE - person
• ABDELI a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BABE OF GRACE one who looks holier-than-thou, but is not; a hypocrite ...E19 sl.
• BACK-AND-BELLY a hypocrite; an untrustworthy person ...1995 W. Indies
• BACK-AND-FRONT a hypocrite ...1958 W. Indies
• BADGER-BILL a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person ...1943 W. Indies sl.
• BANBURY-BLOOD a Puritan; hence, a hypocrite ...1909 UK sl.
• BANBURY MAN † a Puritan; a bigot; a sour or severe man; a hypocrite ...Bk1889
• CAFARD † a hypocrite, an impostor ...1539
• FALSE-FACE a hypocrite, a deceitful or insincere person ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FEFNICUTE a hypocrite; a mean, sneaking fellow; a parasite, a hanger-on ...1864 Eng. dial.
• GAR-ME-TRUE a hypocrite, a pretender; a philanderer; one who makes believe ...1871 Sc.
• HIPER a hypocrite ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• GOOD YOUNG MAN a hypocrite ...L19 sl.
• HYPOCRITIC * a hypocrite ...1818
• PAINTED SEPULCHRE a hypocrite; one whose true thoughts belie his fair pretense ...Bk1922
• PAPELARD † a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340
• POSSUM a dissembler, a hypocrite; a devious or crafty person ...1846 US sl.
• SAINT a hypocrite ...1823
• SAUTEREL, SAUTERELL † a wretch: a term of abuse; a hypocrite; one pretending sanctity ...c1440
• SPANISH MACHETE a hypocrite ...1894 W. Indies
• WHITE DEVIL the devil disguised as a virtuous being; hence, a hypocrite, hypocrisy ...1573
hypocrite - verbs
• FEFNICUTE to fawn, to play the hypocrite; to speak fair to a person, but revile him to others ...19C Eng. dial.
• HYPOCRIFY †* to play the hypocrite ...1716
• HYPOCRISE * to practice hypocrisy ...1680
• HYPOCRITIZE †* to act as a hypocrite ...1683
• PASS A SHAM SAINT to play the hypocrite ...E18 sl.
• TAKE ON to assume; to feign, to pretend; to act as a hypocrite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HYPOCRITICAL - adjectives
• CALOPHANTIC † pretending or making a show of excellence; hypocritical ......1602
• DOUBLE-FACED practicing duplicity; hypocritical ...1565
• HYPOCRITAL * hypocritical ...1658
• HYPOCRITISH † hypocritical; characterized by hypocrisy ...1531
• MASKING † hypocritical ...1577-87
• MEALY-MOUTHED † reticent, reserved, afraid to speak out; plausible, smooth-tongued, hypocritical ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPELARD hypocritical (for greed or gain) ...c1340
• PECKSNIFFIAN making high pretensions to benevolence and virtue while really mean, selfish, and hypocritical ...1844
• QUEEVERLY fawning; hypocritical ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTUFFISH hypocritical, pretentious ...1768
hypocritical - verbs
• TALK FROM THE TEETH OUT to speak hypocritically ...20C Ulster sl.
hypocritical - phrases
• HE WOULDN'T SAY 'SHIT' EVEN IF HE HAD A MOUTH FULL OF IT used of an especially mealy-mouthed, hypocritical person ...20C Can. sl.
HYPOTHETICAL - adjectives
• UP IN THE AIR doubting, speculative, hypothetical ...20C sl.
HYSTERICAL - adjectives
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• IN ONE'S AIRS emotional, hysterical ...M18 sl.
• STERICKY hysterical ...1868 Eng. dial.
hysterical - verbs
• ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
• HYSTERICIZE * to become hysterical ...1819
HYSTERICS - nouns
• CONNIPTION a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1848 Amer. sl.
• CONNIPTION FIT a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1833 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-STRIKES hysterics ...1838
• CAPRICIOUS † characterized by play of wit or fancy; humorous, fantastic ...1594
• DROLLERICAL comical, humorous ...1656 nonce word
• FACETE facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
• GASSY excellent, pleasant, humorous ...1962 US sl.
• JOCOCIOUS jocose, mirthful; humorous, fond of joking ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• LEPID * pleasant, jocose, facetious, amusing, humorous, jesting ...1619
• QUEER † amusing, funny, humorous, entertaining ...1787 Sc.
humorous - nouns
• FACETENESS † the quality of being witty or humorous ...a1656
• FACETIAE humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
humorous - person
• CACK someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour ...1989 Aust. sl.
• CANKUM a dryly humorous person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAG a person who is eccentric and humorous; a real character ...1875 Aust. sl.
• DRYSIDES a witty, humorous man ...19C Eng. dial.
• HAPPY LITTLE VEGEMITE a person who is in good humour ...Aust. colloq.
• HARD TICKET a humorist; an eccentric ...1966 Irish sl.
• SHAVER a humorous person, a joker ...now Eng. dial.
• WAG a joking, humorous fellow; an amusing person; anyone archly merry or ludicrously mischievous ...1584
HUMOROUSLY - adverbs
• FACETELY † in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
HUMOUR - adjectives
• CANNY of humour: quiet, sly ...1876 Sc.
• IN ONE'S BIAS in good humour, at one's best ...1893 Eng. dial.
humour - nouns
• BIN mood, humour ...1809 Sc.
• EEMIR mood, humour ...1910 Sc.
• FUNNIMENT * nonsense; silliness; humour; the fact of being fun or funny ..1822 colloq.
• FUNNIOSITY * humour, jocularity ...1876
• HARNESS temper; humour ...1838 Eng. dial.
• KANT humour, state of mind ...1908 Sc.
• KARM a bad humour, agitation ...1866 Sc.
• LAG a humour, mood, temper; a state of excitement or high spirits ...1899 Sc.
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• TICKLE BONE a sense of humour ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TID a humour, mood, or fancy to do something ...a1774 Sc.
• TIFT condition, order; condition of mind, mood, humour ...1717 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YARN humour, mood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
humour - verbs
• HANG THE FIDDLE BEHIND THE DOOR to leave one's good humour behind one ...1836 Ireland
• TICKLE A PERSON'S FUNNY BONE to appeal to a person's sense of humour ...1887
humour - phrases
• CRACKING BUT FACKING conveying hard factual information in the guise of jokes and humour ...1930s US Black sl.
HUMOURLESS - adjectives
• PO-FACED characterized by or assuming an expressionless or impassive face; hence, humourless, disapproving ...c1900
HUMPBACK, HUNCHBACK - nouns
• BOOLIE-BACK a bent back; a humpback ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOY a hump on a man's back; used derisively ...1873 Amer. sl.
HUMPBACKED, HUNCHBACKED - adjectives
• BIBLE-BACKED hump-backed or round-shouldered ...1857
• BOOL-BACKIT round-shouldered; humpbacked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLIE-BACKIT round-shouldered; humpbacked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HUTCH-BACK'D † humpbacked ...1668
humpbacked, hunchbacked - person
• ABNORMALITY a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person ...c1880 sl.
• ABNORMETH a person of crooked ways, an informer, a deformed or humpbacked person ...c1880 sl.
• BIBLE-BACK a humpbacked or round-shouldered person ...1873 Eng. dial. & US
• HEUTTY-BACK a hunchback ...1881 Eng. dial.
• LADY a crooked or hunchbacked woman ...17C sl.
• URCHIN a humpbacked person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ZAD a deformed or crooked person; a bandy-legged person; a hunchbacked person ...1725 sl.
HUNCH - nouns
• IMAGINATION an intuitive feeling; a hunch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAKE a hunch ...1950s W. Indies sl.
hunch - verbs
• SCROONCH to crouch, to hunch; to shrink or squeeze oneself into a small space ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SCROUCH to crouch, to hunch, to draw oneself in ...1885 Amer. dial.
HUNDRED - adjectives
• CENTUPLICATE fold, a hundred times as much or as many ...1835
hundred - nouns
• CANTRED a hundred; a district containing a hundred townships ...1387 hist.
• CENTUPLICATE hundredfold, a hundred times the amount or number ...1882
• HECATONTAD †* a hundred ...1680
hundred - verbs
• CENTUPLICATE to multiply or increase a hundred times ...c1645
HUNG - adjectives
• BEHANGED † hung about, draped, hung ...c1200
HUNGARY - nouns
• HUNGRY Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKYLAND Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Hungary - person
• BOHUNK (often derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe, esp. one of inferior class, and often specifically applied to a Hungarian; a Bohemian; a foreigner ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HUNGY a Hungarian ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKIE, HUNKY an Eastern European; a Slav; a Hungarian; disparaging, but usually more illustrative of the speaker's lack of geographic knowledge ...1909 US sl.
HUNGER - adjectives (also see HUNGRY)
• AFFAMISHED † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
• AFFAMISHING † that afflicts with hunger or starves; starving ...1650
• FAMELIC † pert. to hunger ...1614
hunger - nouns
• AFFAMISHING † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
• BANDS hunger ...Bk1892 Aust.sl.
• BELLY-WATCH a sense of hunger ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOSSNESS hollowness; emptiness from lack of food ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHUCKERS great hunger, an enormous appetite ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CHUCKS great hunger, an enormous appetite ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FAME †* want of food; hunger ...a1533
• FAM-FAM hunger ...1955 Amer. dial.
• FANTATION ravenous hunger; exhaustion from want of food ...1898 Sc.
• MISSED-MEAL COLIC hunger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MISS-MEAL COLIC hunger ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MISS-MEAL CRAMPS hunger ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MUNCHIES, THE hunger; esp. a craving for food brought on by the lowering of blood-sugar levels that is a well-known side effect of smoking marijuana ...1971 sl.
• PACKMAN'S DROUTH hunger, an appetite for food; from the practice of peddlers in asking for a drink of water, in the hope that they will be given something to eat as well ...1876 Sc.
• RAGE †* extreme hunger ...a1533
• YAP a gaping with hunger, a keen appetite ...1933 Sc.
• YAPNESS hunger; keenness for food ...1828 Sc.
• YAUP a gaping with hunger, a keen appetite ...1933 Sc.
• YAWPISHNESS hunger, peckishness ...1828 Sc.
• YAWPNESS hunger, peckishness ...1828 Sc.
• YERD-HUNGER keen desire of food; voraciousness ...1825 Sc.
hunger - verbs
• AFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• FAMINE † to suffer or die of hunger; to starve ...1553
• TAKE THE WRINKLES OUT OF ONE'S BELLY to assuage one's hunger ...L18 sl.
• WALLER of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger ...1857 Sc.
• YAP-YAP to open one's mouth wide through hunger ...1950s W. Indies
HUNGERING - adjectives
• AIVERING eager for, hungering ...Bk1898 Sc.
HUNGOVER - see HANGOVER
HUNGRILY - adverbs
• YAPLY hungrily, with a keen appetite ...1768 Sc.
HUNGRY - adjectives
• A-HUNGERED hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-HUNGRY hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIVERIE hungry, and eager to get at food, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• BAD FOR FEED hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BANDED hungry ...Bk1892 Eng. thieves' sl.
• BELLY-PINCHED having a belly pinched for want of food; hungry, starved ...1605
• C. H. AND D. cold, hungry, and dry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COULD EAT A HORSE hungry ...1936 sl.
• CRUGGY hungry ...19C Brit. sl.
• DEVOUROUS ravenous, hungry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINNERISH hungry, ready for dinner ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DOG-HUNGRY hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAGER † hungry ...1486
• EEVENOO † very hungry ...1825 Sc.
• EMPTY hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERY hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVRIE hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR OFF IN THE MIDDLE faint with hunger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMELICOSE †* often or very hungry ...1727
• FAMMELLED hungry, starved, famished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMYLOUS †* famished, hungry, starved ...c1475
• FLYING LIGHT hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAUNT * hungry, greedy, ravenous ...1746
• GONESOME hungry ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• GRUB-STRUCK exhausted by hunger ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GUT-FOUNDERED extremely hungry ...M17 colloq.
• GUT-SHRUNK hungry ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GUTSY greedy; very hungry ...c1920 Royal Air Force usage
• HARD-SET hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUNGER-BANED † starved, afflicted with hunger ...1549
• HUNGRIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very hungry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRY AS A BEAR hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A BLACK DOG hungry, famished ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A DOG hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A HAWK, AS very hungry ...1892 Sc.
• HUNGRY AS A HORSE hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A SHE WOLF hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A THACKER very hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUNGRY AS A WOLF hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY ENOUGH TO EAT A BOILED OWL extremely hungry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRY TO A PIECE hungry enough to eat bread ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• JEJUNE † without food, fasting; hungry ...a1619
• LANK hungry ...1883 US sl.
• LANK INSIDE hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LANKY hungry ...1992 Amer. dial.
• LEER of the stomach: empty of food; of persons and animals: having an empty stomach; hungry for want of food ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MEATABLE hungry, having a capacity for food; having a good appetite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-YABBLE having a capacity for food; hungry; having a good appetite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOREISH hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUNCHIED UP experiencing the pangs of hunger that accompany the smoking of cannabis, or, occasionally, heavy drinking ...1990s sl.
• OFHUNGERED † afflicted with hunger, very hungry, famished ...c1000
• PANNAM-STRUCK very hungry ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PECKISH hungry ...1785 sl.
• RAKIN' hungry, unsatisfied ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNEL ravenously hungry, voracious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAUNING hungry, ravenous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNISH hungry, ravenous ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REID-HUNGERED in a ravenous state from hunger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RHAA hungry, ravenous ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RHINY thin; lean; hungry-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUCY-HUNGRY not hungry enough to eat plain food, but requiring the palate to be tempted ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNISH hungry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SHARP-BENT † sharp-set, hungry ...1675
• SHARP-SET very hungry ...1808 Amer. dial.
• SICK AS A CUSHION very hungry, thus not sick at all ...L17 sl.
• SO HUNGRY ONE'S STOMACH IS BEGINNING TO THINK ONE'S THROAT IS CUT hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STARVED FIT TO EAT THE LAMB O' GOD very hungry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STARVED FIT TO EAT THE LORD'S SUPPER very hungry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STARVING hungry ...1882
• THIRDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THIRL of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THURDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TYKE-HUNGRY ravenous as a dog, very hungry ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YAMP hungry, peckish, having a keen appetite ...1904 Sc.
• YAP eager or ready to eat, hungry, with keen appetite ...1768 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPE having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1768 Sc.
• YAPPISH somewhat hungry; hungry ...1788 Sc.
• YAPPY having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1916 Sc.
• YAUP eager or ready to eat, hungry, with keen appetite ...1768 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAUPISH hungry ...1789 Sc.
• YAWP having a keen appetite, eager for food, hungry ...1768 Sc.
• YAWPISH hungry ...1789 Sc.
• YEOVERY hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERD-HUNGRY voraciously hungry ...1825 Sc.
hungry - nouns
• FAMISHMENT * the state of being famished or starved; hungry appetite ...c1470
• HOWL-HAMPER a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
hungry - person
• BANG-BELLY a starving child ...1935 W. Indies
• BELT-TIGHTENER * a person who staves off, bears, or puts up with hunger pangs ...1967
• BOTTOMLESS PIT a very hungry person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• HANNIEL a long, hungry-looking fellow ...1805 Eng. dial.
• MESSMAN'S HORROR a hungry man ...Bk1950 Royal Navy sl.
hungry - verbs
• BE IN A FLYMY-MESS to be hungry and have nothing to eat ...B1900 military sl.
• COUNT THE RAILINGS to be hungry ...M19 sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT THE CRUTCH OFF A LOW-FLYING EMU to be very hungry ...1985 Aust. sl.
• FLY LIGHT to miss a meal; to be hungry ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A WOLF IN THE STOMACH to be ravenously hungry; to be famished ...1785
• RASSASY †* to satisfy a hungry person ...1483
• YAP † to be hungry; to hunger ...1737 Sc.
• YAUP to gape with hunger or otherwise, to be hungry ...1736 Sc.
• YAWP to gape with hunger or otherwise, to be hungry ...1736 Sc.
hungry - phrases
• BELLY WILL THINK THE THROAT IS CUT, THE one will be hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S ARSE THROUGH THE BARS OF A COT I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S BOTTOM THROUGH THE MONKEY CAGE IN THE ZOO I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A FARMER'S ARSE THROUGH A HEDGE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A GALAH AND BARK SANDWICH I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT A GOANNA BETWEEN TWO SLABS OF BARK I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER I am very hungry ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT THE ASS OUT OF A SKUNK said when one is very hungry ...1982 Amer. sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A BOUDIE I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• MY BELLY THINKS MY THROAT'S CUT I am very hungry ...?1540
• MY GREAT GUTS ARE READY TO EAT MY LITTLE ONES I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS BEGIN TO THINK MY THROAT'S CUT I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS CHIME TWELVE I'm very hungry ...M19 sl.
• MY GUTS CRY CUPBOARD I'm very hungry ...18C sl.
• MY GUTS CURSE MY TEETH I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• MY GUTS THINK MY THROAT'S CUT I'm very hungry ...L18 sl.
• STOMACH WORM GNAWS, THE I am hungry ...B1900 sl.
HUNT - nouns
• RACE a pursuit of a game animal by dogs; a hunt ...1894 Amer. dial.
• RANTER'S JACE a rambling hunt; a wild-goose chase ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCROUNGE a search, a hunt ...1910s sl.
• SPLITTER an excellent hunt ...1843 hunting sl.
hunt - verbs
• BANNICK to chase, to hunt about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COOZE to chase, to hunt, to pursue ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• FAG to pursue, to hunt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWK AFTER † to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain ...c1510
• VEER to hunt, as a dog ...1888 Eng. dial.
• OUTLAW to hunt or fish illegally ...1967 Amer. dial.
HUNTER - person
• ACTÆON a hunter ...Bk1922
• CACHERE †* a hunter ...c1340
• CATCHER †* one who chases or drives; a huntsman ...c1340
• EARTH-STOPPER a man engaged to stop up the earths or holes of foxes to prevent them from taking refuge in them when hunted ...1880
• GALLOPER one who gallops on horseback, esp. of hunters ...1575
• GAME SHOT a person considered in respect of his or her ability to shoot game; generally, a person who shoots game ...1828
• GAMER * one who hunts game; a sportsman ...1887
• GAP-HUNTER one who in riding to hounds makes for the gaps, instead of riding straight ...1872
• HARBINGER †* in stag-hunting: one whose office it is to trace a deer to its covert ...1736
• HARBORER, HARBOURER in hunting, a man whose duty it is to ascertain where the deer is lying; his skill depends upon the finding of a stag or hind according to season, without disturbing the other ...1651
• JACKER one who hunts deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light ...M19 US sl.
• JACK-HUNTER someone who hunts by night, using a light to stun the prey ...L18 US sl.
• MASTER-HUNT † the master of the hunt ...1656
• MONTERO a huntsman (Spanish) ...Bk1903
• MOOSE MAN a person who hunts moose; a moose hunter ...1858 Amer.
• OUTLAW one who hunts or fishes illegally ...1954 Amer. dial.
• POT-HUNTER a sportsman who shoots anything he comes across, having more regard to filling his bag than to the rules which regulate the sport ...1785 sl.
• VENATOR * a hunter or huntsman ...1656
• VENERER a huntsman ...1845 arch.
• WAITER †* in hunting: one set to watch the movements of the intended game ...c1400
• WAITHMAN † a hunter; esp. applied to forest outlaws ...c1425 Sc.
• WANELASOUR † one who rouses and drives game ...c1400
HUNTING - adjectives
• BUCK-SCARED said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-SHY said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CYNEGETIC * relating to the chase ...1716
• DEER-SCARED said of a hunter who gets so excited at the sight of game that he can't shoot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAMEY, GAMY 1. abounding in game; of a sportsman: bent upon game ...1848
2. addicted to hunting ...1863
• VENATIC employed in or devoted to hunting ...1656
• VENATICAL pert. to hunting ...a1666
• VENATIOUS * inclined to hunting ...1660
• VENATORIAL 1. connected with hunting ...1830
2. given to hunting; addicted to the chase ...a1881
• VENATORIOUS †* pert. to hunting; addicted to the chase ...1656
• VENATORY connected with hunting ...1837
• VENERIAL † pert. to hunting ...1612
hunting - nouns
• AGUE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BUCK AGUE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1841 Amer. dial.
• BUCK FRIGHT the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUCKACHE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKITIS the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKS the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSHOT FEVER the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BULL FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1839 Amer. dial.
• CARNAGE † in hunting: flesh that is given to dogs after the chase ...1656
• CYNEGETICS * hunting, the chase ...1646
• DEER FEAR the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEER FEVER the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEER FRIGHT the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1951 Amer. dial.
• FADE † a company of hunters ...1513
• FEVER, THE the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-LIGHTING hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1849 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-SHOOTING hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GUN FEVER when a hunter sees a deer or other game animal and gets so excited he can't shoot ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HALLOW † the parts of the hare given to hounds as a reward or encouragement after a successful chase ...c1420
• JACK a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACK LAMP a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACK LANTERN a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JACKLIGHT a light used for hunting by night ...19C sl., orig. US
• JAKE LEG the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAMP-LIGHTING hunting at night with a spotlight ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEASH-LAW † a law to be observed in hunting or coursing ...1721
• MAROON FROLIC † a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration ...1779 US
• MAROON PARTY a pleasure party; esp. a hunting or fishing excursion of the nature of a picnic but of longer duration ...1779 US
• QUEST † the search for game made by hounds ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENATION * the hunting of wild animals ...1386
• VENERY 1. the sport of hunting ...c1320 arch.
2. † wild animals hunted as game ...c1350
• VENISON 1. any wild animal killed by hunting, esp. one of the deer kind ...a1300 arch.
2. †*the act or practice of hunting ...1390
• WAITH † 1. game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. † the act or practice of hunting or fishing; chiefly, unlawful taking of game; also, the right to hunt game ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
hunting - person (also see HUNTER)
• WANLASOUR † a hunting servant whose duty is to intercept and turn back the game; a driver ...a1400
hunting - verbs
• BULL-EYE to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACK to hunt deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light...M19 US sl.
• JACK-LIGHT to hunt deer at night, illegally, with the aid of a light ...M19 US sl.
• TIE in hunting, of a hound: to linger upon the scent instead of following it swiftly; to loiter, to lag ...1781
hunting - interjections
• SOHO in hunting, an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare
HURDY-GURDY - nouns
• TINGERLARY a hurdy-gurdy; a street-organ ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HURL - nouns
• JACULATION * the act of darting, hurling, or throwing; a hurl, a throw ...1608
hurl - verbs
• DING to fling, to throw, to hurl; to shake off ...1691 Eng. dial.
• FOG to hurl, pitch, or throw something, as a baseball, with great force and speed ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• JACULATE * to dart, to hurl; to dart forward; to move swiftly and suddenly ...1623
• LANCE * to fling, to hurl, to throw a dart, etc.; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
• LAUNCH † to throw (a person); to hurl oneself; to dart, to rush ...a1300
• OORL to hurl ...1950 Sc.
• SKEW to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
• THRING † to thrust or drive with pressure or violence; to cast, throw, or fling violently; to hurl, dash, knock ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TO-TORVE † to hurl about; to dash to pieces ...c1000
HURLED - adjectives
• JACULABLE †* fit to be thrown or hurled; that may be cast or darted ...1656
HURLING - nouns
• JACULATION * the act of darting, hurling, or throwing; a hurl, a throw ...1608
HURRICANE - adjectives
• HURRICANIOUS * like a hurricane ...1706 nonce word
hurricane - nouns
• BIG BLOW a hurricane ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• BLEFFART a squall, a storm, a hurricane; a sudden and violent snowstorm ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEWDER a hurricane ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURSTER a hurricane ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HAIRIKEN a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
• HEERICAN a hurricane ...1822 Sc.
• HELL RIPPER a real hurricane that rips hell out of everything ...1975 Amer. dial.
• JIMMYCANE a hurricane ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SCALE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SCALE-WIND a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SKAIL the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• SKYLE the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
• WHIRL-BLAST a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
HURRIED - adjectives
• GALLIED hurried ...E18 sl.
• HASTEFUL * full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
• HASTIS hasty, hurried ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HIEFUL † speedy, hasty, hurried, quick, prompt ...a1225
• OVER-THRONGED very busy; over-hurried ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAPLY †* hasty, hurried ...a1400
• THRONGED busy; hurried ...1776 Eng. & Amer. dial.
hurried - nouns
• SCRAMP a snatching; a hurried attempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
hurried - person
• FEISTY one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FISTY one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
hurried - verbs
• RANTER to do any kind of work in a hurried, careless manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAVE to go about hurriedly or energetically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HURRIEDLY - adverbs
• AT FULL TEAR in a great hurry or frantic rush ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BALD-HEADED precipitately; hurriedly, without caution ...1848 Amer. dial.
• END-ON in a great hurry ..1899 Amer. dial.
• HASH-MASH slap-dash; hurriedly and carelessly ...1827 Sc.
• HASTIS hurriedly, hastily; impatiently ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION in a hurried, excited, or reckless manner; rapidly, furiously ... 1905 Amer. dial.
• HURRY-BURRY with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously ...1791 Sc.
• IN QUICK STICKS hurriedly, quickly ...1890
• PELLY MELLY †* in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• QUICK STICKS hurriedly, quickly ...1877
• RAPLY † hastily, hurriedly ...c1325
• RASH quickly, eagerly, hurriedly ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• TIPPY-LAPPY hurriedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WITH ALL SAIL SET in a quick and determined manner; hurriedly ...1916 Amer. dial.
HURRY - nouns
• BREE a disturbance, a fuss, hurry; bustle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOFLE impetuous haste, hurry ...19C Sc.
• FLUCKADRIFT † a haste, hurry, speed ...Bk1866 Sc.
• HURRY-UP a hurry, speed ...1962 UK sl.
• HUSTLE to move hastily, to hurry, to bustle; to work busily ...1821
• OMPLUST a rush, hurry ...1897 Sc.
• ON-PLUST a rush, hurry ...1897 Sc.
• PASH a hurry, drive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE † haste, speed, hurry ...a1300
• SCAD a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
• SKEDADDLE a rush, a hurry, an act of running away or escaping ...M19 sl.
• STROTHER haste, bustle, hurry and stir, fuss ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
• TATTER a hurry ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a hurry, a stir, a commotion ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIFTER a hurry, bustle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TORY-RORY a state of hurry or excitement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHEW a hurry, a rush ...1847 Amer. dial.
hurry - person
• SCHUSSLE one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
hurry - verbs
• ACHE to hurry, to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ALLAY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEZ to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ANOINT to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANTY UP to hurry up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• BAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BALL THE JACK to travel fast, to hurry ...c1925 US sl.
• BANGTAIL to hurry ...1940s US sl.
• BARREL ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BEAT FEET to hurry ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BEAT IT to go in a hurry ...1665 sl.
• BELT to hurry, to hustle ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BIRL to move quickly; to hurry along; to run about ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLITZ to hurry ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLITZ IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• BRATTLE to run quickly; to hurry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROOFLE to be in a great hurry; to be overheated by exertion ...19C Sc.
• BUCKLE OFF to hurry off ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BUCKLE TO IT to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BUCK UP to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890
• BURN THE LEATHER to hurry ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER to hurry; to travel quickly ...1988 US military sl.
• BUST YOUR ASS to hurry, to exert yourself, to work extremely hard ...1941 US sl.
• CADDLE to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CHASE to run, hurry; to depart rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHASE ONESELF to hurry, to move rapidly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHEESE to hurry ...1930s Brit. sl.
• CHOP UP to hurry through ...L17 sl.
• CLAW to start, to hurry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT ALONG to hurry off ...Brit. colloq.
• CUT AND RUN to make off promptly; to hurry off ...1861 sl.
• DANGLE to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry ...1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
• DILT to speed, to hurry ...1819 Eng. dial.
• DIP to hurry ...1997 US sl.
• DO ABOUT to bestir oneself, to get busy, to hurry, to bustle about ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DRAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...M20 sl.
• DUST IT to ride or go quickly; to hasten, to hurry, to make off ...1650 colloq.
• EGG ON to get a move on, to hurry ...1920s Aust. sl.
• GAS IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• GET A GAIT ON to hurry ...1930s sl.
• GET A JIG ON to hurry ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GET A MOVE ON to hurry ...1888 US sl.
• GET A SKATE ON to go fast, to hurry up ...M19 sl.
• GET A WIGGLE ON to hurry up, get a move on ...colloq.
• GET A WRIGGLE ON to hurry ...1971 Aust. sl.
• GET OFF THE DIME to hurry, to get going, to start ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GET OFF THE NICKEL to hurry, to get going, to start ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GET THE RAG OUT to hurry; to start working ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GET THE RAG OUT OF YOUR ASS to hurry; to start working ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAISTER to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDLE to hurry, to exert oneself ...B1900 N. Ireland
• HASTE to cause to move more quickly; to urge, drive, or press on; to quicken, to accelerate, to hurry ...a1300
• HASTER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HASTHER to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HAUL ASS to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to move fast, to travel rapidly ...1918 colloq.
• HAUL BOTTOM to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAUL BUGGY to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ONE'S FREIGHT to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HAUL TAIL to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HAYSTER to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAVE TO to hurry, to exert oneself energetically, to start working very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-TAIL IT to depart hurriedly; to move in a great hurry ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HOTFOOT IT to hurry ...Bk1995 US sl.
• HUMP to hurry on, to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HURVE to move quickly, to hurry ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HUSTLE ONE'S BUSTLE to hurry, to get moving ...1971 US sl.
• HYFER to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HYPA to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• IGAREE, IGGERY, IGGRY, IGRI to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
• JAIL, JALE to walk fast, to hurry along ...1864 Eng. dial.
• KITE to move or go quickly or energetically; to hurry, to run fast ...1854 Amer. dial.
• KITE IT to move or go quickly or energetically; to hurry, to run fast ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LACE to walk or go rapidly; to go along at great speed ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAMP to take long, springing or prancing steps; to stride, to step out, to walk smartly and deliberately. to hurry onwards ...1808 Sc.
• LAMP ALONG to go along at a great pace ...M19 Irish sl.
• LEAP OVER THE HEDGE BEFORE YOU COME AT THE STILE to be in a violent hurry ...?1599
• LIGHT A RAG to hurry off ...1903 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT A SHUCK to hurry off ...1905 Amer. sl.
• MARVEL to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry ...1858 Amer. dial.
• MARVIL to depart quickly; to move off in a hurry ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MASH to do anything in a bustling hurry, to rush about ...1882 Eng. dial.
• MOVE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• MOVE ONE'S BUTT to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NOINT to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAD ONE'S LIMBER to hurry; to proceed ...1851 US sl.
• PAIL to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PANG to push along, to press on, to hurry ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PASH to walk quickly; to hurry, to rush; to force one's way through a crowd ...1859 Eng. dial.
• PEEL to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
• PUT A NICKLE IN IT to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• PUT ON THE FAN to hurry, to move quickly; to depart hurriedly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUICK to hurry, to cause to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAILROAD to go fast, to hurry unduly or excessively, to rush somewhere; to deal with something quickly or hastily ...1884 sl.
• RAISE DUST to hurry, to go quickly ...1910s US sl.
• RALLY to go quickly; to hurry on ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RAPE † to hasten, to hurry, to make haste ...c1330
• RATTLE ONE'S DAGS to hurry up; to get a move on ...1968 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RUN AWAY WITH THE HARROWS to be in too great a hurry ...1844 Sc.
• RUSTLE YOUR BUSTLE to hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• RUSH IT to hurry ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SASHAY to hurry, to move quickly ...20C sl., orig. US
• SCAMP OFF to hurry off ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCHUSSEL to hurry, to rush; to do something in a quick and sloppy manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SCOOR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWER to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to hurry; to do anything in a hurried, hasty, scrambling way ...1831 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH GRAVEL to hurry; to work hard; to exert oneself ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SCRATTLE to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAG ASS to hurry away from some place; to get oneself out of a place in a hurry ...Bk2006 US sl.
• SHAKE A LEG to hurry up ...colloq.
• SHAKE ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to stir, to 'shake a leg' ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SHIFT ONE'S ASS to hurry up, to get a move on ...1970s sl., orig. US
• SHOOT ABOUT to hurry from place to place ...1895
• SHUCKLE to run fast, to hurry, to bustle about, to make haste ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SKATE to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKELP to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
• SKELTER to dash along, to hurry, to rush, to scurry ...1852
• SKIP to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond ...1338
• SKITTER to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
• SKIVE to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKIVE AROUND to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SLITHER to hurry away, to leave ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SNAP INTO IT to hurry; to go faster ...1967 Amer. sl.
• SNAP IT UP to hurry; to act faster ...1940s Amer. sl.
• SNAP TO IT to hurry; to go faster ...1967 Amer. sl.
• STREAK to decamp swiftly; to go with a rush; to leave in a great hurry; to move very rapidly ...1604 sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OUT to hurry; to start working ...1927 Amer. dial.
• TATTER to hurry; to bustle; to go at a great speed ...1862 Eng. dial.
• TAVE to hurry along; to gad about ...1864 Eng. dial.
• THIR † to hurry a person ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TIPPY-LAPPY to run or go in a hurry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOTE THE MAIL to run quickly; to move in a hurry; to ride or move quickly; to go fast ...1893 Amer. dial.
• TRUCKLE to proceed, to go, esp. in haste, to hurry, to move rapidly ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TURN ON THE FAN to hurry, to move quickly; to depart hurriedly ...1935 Amer. sl.
• WAAS to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WALLY to hurry over work; to do anything in an imperfect manner ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• WASS to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WHEW to hurry, to bustle about ...1847 Amer. dial.
• WHEW AROUND to hurry, to bustle about; ...1873 Amer. dial.
• ZOON to hasten, to hurry, to bustle ...1884 Amer. dial.
hurry - interjections/phrases
• BAHLI-BAHLI! hurry up! ...1963 US military in E. Asia (Korean)
• DON'T MOON, GOON hurry ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• EGG ON hurry up ...1950s Aust. sl.
• GET OFF YOUR CAN! hurry up ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IGAREE! hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• IGGRY! hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• PULL YOUR FINGER OUT! hurry up! ...20C Brit. & US sl., orig. military
• QUIT MONKEYING AROUND! hurry! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE YOUR DAGS! hurry up! ...1988 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SKIP THE GUTTER! hurry up, get going ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKITE! hurry! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• TOOTS SWEET! hurry up! (French 'tout de suite') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• UNHOOK THE U-HAUL! hurry up! ...1993 US sl.
• WAKE IT UP! hurry up! get on with it! ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHO HAS LOST HIS MARE? what is the hurry? ...1806 Eng. dial.
HURRYING - adjectives
• BETTANT † in a hurry, hastening eagerly ...c1400
• BICKERING hurrying, rushing ...1865 Sc.
• HASTEFUL * full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
HURT - adjectives
• ACHY-BREAKY aching, hurt; also, sad, heart-rending ...1992 colloq.
• BANED † ruined, destroyed; injured, hurt ...1568
• DEMELLIT hurt, injured, disordered ...B1900 Sc.
• SAUCIATE † wounded, hurt ...1509
hurt - nouns
• DEMELLITIE a hurt, injury of kind; the effects of a dispute or broil ...B1900 Sc.
• DERF † trouble, adversity, tribulation, hurt, suffering ...c1205
• EVIL HEALTH † bad luck, hurt, disaster ...c1477
• GRIEVEMENT † a hurt, injury ...1708 nonce word
• LAME a hurt, injury, an accident ...1778 Eng. dial.
• LESURE † hurt, injury, wound ...c1420
• MALAGRUIZE a hurt, an injury, a drubbing ...1916 Sc.
• MAUGRE ill-will, bad feeling; vexation, blame; hurt, injury ...1845 Sc.
• OBLESION †* hurt, injury ...1656
• OFFENCE 1. † hurt, harm, injury, damage ...c1374
2. † feeling of being hurt; painful or unpleasant sensation, pain ...c1400
• OFFENSION † hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault ...c1374
• OWIE a hurt, pain; a bruise or minor injury ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PANNEL a pain, hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SCATHE injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKADE hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
hurt - verbs
• ANNOY to hurt, to trouble, to damage ...1580 Eng. dial.
• BASH UP to hurt ...1960s sl.
• BEMANG to hurt; to injure; to maul ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAIN to hurt severely; to stun by an injury to the head ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK IT OFF IN to treat or hurt badly ...L19 US
• BUY THE DICK to get into trouble; to get hurt ...1970 US sl.
• CRACK ON to pretend, esp. to pretend to be ill or hurt ...1880s sl. ? orig, military
• DAMN to hurt, to disable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMNIFY † to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong ...1512 (very common in the 17th century)
• DARE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DERE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• EHA to suffer, to be hurt ...1938 Hawaii
• FAKE to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• FAKE UP to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GIBBET to beat, to punish, to hurt severely ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GIVE A PERSON GYP to hurt a person, to cause pain for; hence, to cause trouble for, to irritate or distress ...1894
• GOOF UP to hurt oneself ...Bk1995 US sl.
• GUN FOR to be on the lookout for with the intent of hurting or killing; to seek out or pursue with harmful intent; to aim to punish ...1878 US sl.
• IMPEACH † 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
• MAKE WORK to damage, to injure, to hurt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MALAGROOSE to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAPEN to hurt, to harm ...1861 Sc.
• MALEFICIATE † to bewitch; to affect with enchantments; to render impotent by spells; to do evil to; to hurt; to harm ...1621
• MISCHIEVE to injure, to hurt, to damage; to spoil ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFFEND † to strike so as to hurt; to wound, to hurt; to give physical pain to; to harm, to injure ...c1385
• OUCH to hurt, to cause pain to ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PANG * to pierce or penetrate with acute physical or mental pain; to pain, to hurt, to ache ...c1502
• PANNEL to pain, to hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAKE to hurt, to upset, to cause discomfort to ...1790 Sc.
• SAUCIATE †* to wound, to hurt, to cut ...1656
• SCADE to hurt, to injure ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TAINT † to affect injuriously; to cause detriment to; to hurt, to injure, to impair ...1601
• TAME † to injure, to hurt ...c1430
• THIR † to frighten out of the senses; to hurt; to strike dead ...1746 Eng. dial.
• VULNERATE † to wound; to hurt ...1599
• WALK SOMEONE'S LOG to hurt someone ...L19 US college sl.
HURTFUL - adjectives
• ANNOISOME † hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANNOYSOME † hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMAGEABLE † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1474
• DAMAGEFUL † injurious, hurtful ...c1449
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNABLE †* causing loss or harm; hurtful, pernicious ...c1420
• DAMNIFIABLE †* injurious, hurtful, detrimental ...1604
• DAMNOSE † hurtful ...1727
• DANGEROUS † hurtful, injurious ...1548
• DISPENDIOUS † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1557
• EXITIABLE †* destructive, ruinous, hurtful ...1607
• EXITIOUS † destructive to life, deadly, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous ...1563
• FAIR-FARAND beautiful to the eye but noxious, hurtful ...1789 Sc.
• FUNKED-UP hurtful, painful ...2000s US sl.
• HARMLY hurtful, harmful; annoying ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILL bad; noxious; hurtful; insufferable ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALEFICENT of things and spiritual agencies: working harm, hurtful, malefic ...1678
• MALEFICIAL † maleficent; harmful ...1601
• MALIFEROUS bringing or producing evil or harm; hurtful, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious ...1727
• MISCHIEVOUS hurtful, painful ...1812 Sc.
• NAUGHT † injurious, hurtful; unlucky ...1596
• NOCIVE † harmful, hurtful, injurious ...1538
• NOCIVOUS †* hurtful, harmful, injurious, evil ...1616
• NOYOUS † causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful ...a1340
• NUISIBLE †* harmful, hurtful ...1490
• OAMLY unpleasant or hurtful to the feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFENSANT †* hurting, hurtful, injurious ...1578
• OFFENSIBLE † of the nature of an offence, fault, or crime; hurtful, harmful, injurious; offensive ...1574
• OFFENSIVE † hurtful, harmful, injurious ...a1548
• SCATHEFUL hurtful, injurious ...1813 Sc.
• SCATHELY hurtful, injurious ...1865 Sc.
• TORTIOUS † wrongful, injurious, hurtful; illegal ...1387-8
hurtful - nouns
• DEVIL'S MINT an inexhaustible supply of things hurtful or offensive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
hurtful - person
• CYBERBULLY someone who uses electronic communication to hurt, persecute, or intimidate people
HURTFULLY - adverbs
• OFFENSIVELY † injuriously, hurtfully ...1576
HURTFULNESS - nouns
• BALEFULNESS hurtfulness; distress, sadness ...1592
• DAMNOSITY † hurtfulness ...1727
• ILLNESS † unpleasantness, disagreeableness; troublesomeness, hurtfulness; badness ...1595
HUSBAND - adjectives (also see SPOUSE)
• GAMICAL † pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital ...1660
• MARITATED †* having a husband; married ...1727
• MARITICIDAL * husband-killing ...1819
• MARITORIOUS † fond of one's husband ...1607 nonce word
• MARITURIENT eager to marry; wishing to become a husband ...1765 nonce word
• OMO used for signalling that a woman's husband is not at home (Old Man Out) ...1995 UK sl.
husband - nouns
• MARITALITY excessive affection of a wife for her husband ...1812
• TWI-WIFING † bigamy by a husband ...c1250
• VIRICIDE the slaying of men or of husbands ...1766 nonce word
husband - person
• ACE LANE a husband or male lover ...c1935 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• ACE-LOVER one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1996 US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• ACTAEON, ACTEON * a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife ...1567 rare and arch.
• AUNTIE MAN a man who is completely dominated by his wife ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
• BAL husband ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BARON in law and heraldry: husband ...1595
• BARON AND FEMME a man and his wife ...Bk1708
• BEDDE † a bedfellow; a husband or wife ...c1250
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine ...1490
• BENJAMIN in Australian Pidgin-English, a married man, a husband ...Bk1898
• BEST BOY a sweetheart, a boyfriend, a husband ...1893 sl., orig. US
• BETTER HALF a person's husband, wife or (in later use) partner ...a1586
• BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BIGGER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BIG MISTER one's husband ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BISCUIT GETTER a breadwinner; the husband ...1966 Amer. jocular
• BITTER HALF one's wife or female partner; occasionally used of a husband or male partner ...1847 sl.
• BOND † a householder; a husband ...:LOE
• BONO OMEE a husband ...M19 sl.
• BOSS-MAN one's husband; humorous usage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOY one's husband ...c1960 Amer. jocular
• BUNGLER an impotent husband ...L17 sl.
• DAD an affectionate or joking name for husband ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DADDIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 sl., orig. US usage
• DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1940s sl., orig. US
• DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
• EGG a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FATHER one's husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GADGE any male, including a husband ...M19 sl.
• GADGIE, GADGY a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover ...1906
• GADJIE, GADJY a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GAFFER a husband; the head of the house ...1765 UK sl.
• GAGE any male, including a husband ...Bk1859 sl.
• GANDER 1. a man or husband not living with his wife; a grass-widower ...Bk1859 US sl.
2. a husband ...Bk1893 sl.
• GANDER-MOONER a husband during the 'gander-month' (the month after childbirth when it was held excusable for the husband to err) ...1617
• GOVERNOR one's grandfather, or husband ...1888 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOWER a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife ...1862 Amer. dial.
• H a husband ...Bk1988
• HALF-HUSBAND a married man with a homosexual liaison on the side ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• HALF-MARROW † a husband or wife; a spouse ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEADACHE one's husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...1933 US sl.
• HEAD-STALL the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HELP-MAKE a helpmate; a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HELPMATE a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband ...1715
• HELPMEET a fitting or suitable helper: usually applied to a wife or husband; a consort, a companion, an assistant ...1382
• HEN FRIGHT a man who is dominated by his wife ...c1850 sl.
• HIMSELF a term applied to the husband or master of the speaker ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIS HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically 'respectful' description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing ...1879 sl.
• HIS LORDSHIP one's husband ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HIS NIBS one's husband ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically 'respectful' description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing ...1945 sl.
• HOMEBIRD a henpecked husband ...M19 sl.
• HORSE one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HOSS one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
• HUBBY a husband ...1688 sl.
• I-BEDDE † a bedfellow; a wife; a husband ...a1250
• JERRY-SNEAK a henpecked husband ...1764
• J.P., THE a husband ...c1935 sl.
• KANE a male; a man, a husband ...1938 Hawaii
• LAD a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAP-FULL a lover or a husband ...19C Brit. sl.
• LEMAN a husband or wife ...c1250 arch.
• LESSER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LOLLING-POST a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial. sl.
• MAKE † a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAN one's husband ...a1300
• MARITE † a husband ...c1330
• MARRIAGE † a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match ...1523
• MARROW † a husband or wife ...a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MASTER one's husband ...c1400 Eng. dial.
• MASTER-MAN the head of a family or household; a husband ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• 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.
• MISTER a husband or head of a household ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MISTER, THE one's husband ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MOIETY † one's wife or husband ...1611 humorous
• MONKEY-MAN (chiefly derogatory) a man likened to or supposed to resemble a monkey in some respect; a weak or gullible man, esp. one subservient to his wife or lover, or to women generally ...1840 US Black sl.
• MORROW a companion; a husband or wife ...Bk1866 Sc. & Ireland
• NEIGHBOUR a husband or wife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEPHEW-IN-LAW the husband of a brother's or sister's daughter ...1870
• NEW PAN a second husband ...1861 Sc.
• OLD FELLOW a husband ...1980s sl.
• OLD GENT a husband ...1940s sl.
• OLD HAG a husband ...1967 Amer. dial. jocular
• OLD MAN a husband ...1768 sl.
• OLD POT a husband ...1916 sl., chiefly Aust.
• OLD POT AND PAN 'old man'; husband, father ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OTHER HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PA a husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• PAPA an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• POT AND PAN a husband ...1905 rhyming sl. for 'old man = husband'
• SKIMMINGTON † the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wide in a 'skimmington' (a ludicrous procession, formerly common in villages and country districts, usually intended to bring ridicule or odium upon a woman or her husband in cases where the one was unfaithful to or ill-treated the other) intended to ridicule the one or the other; also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
• SPARRING PARTNER a friend; a companion; a husband or wife ...1995 sl.
• SWEET DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TOM TILER, TOM TYLER any ordinary man; also, a henpecked husband ...1582
• TURK a cruel, hard-hearted, or tyrannical man; a bad-tempered or unmanageable person; a man who treats his wife harshly ...1536
• UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• UNDERHALF one's husband ...1888 Sc.
• WEDFELLOW a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WORSE HALF one's husband ...1905 sl
• WORST HALF one's husband ...1965 Amer. sl.
• XYM a husband; 'ex-young-man' ...1976 US sl.
• YELLOW-HAMMER † a term of contempt for a person, esp. a jealous husband ...1602
• YOCKFELLOW a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1545
• YOKEFELLOW * a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1545
• YOKE-MATE a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife ...1567
husband - verbs
• CAST ONE'S GARTER to secure a husband ...1869 Sc.
• GO A GANDERING † of a husband: to gallant during the period of a wife's confinement ...1687
• HANG OUT THE BROOMSTICK to angle for a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial.
husband - phrases
• GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL, A a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn ...1784
HUSBANDLESS - adjectives
• MAKELESS † mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HUSBANDRY - person
• ICONOMICAR †* a writer on husbandry ...1523
HUSKY - adjectives
• BARSK harsh, husky ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BULL-BUILT husky, burly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERY of the voice: husky ...1881
• FURRED † of the voice: husky ...1666
• HASKY husky ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THICK-WINDED bad at breathing, husky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
husky - verbs
• GROOZLE to speak huskily ...B1900 Sc.
HUSSY - person
• BEDPRESSER a prostitute, a hussy, a harlot ...19C sl.
• HIGH-FLYER an immoral woman; a hussy ...1663
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
• MADAM a wench; a hussy ...E18 Brit.
• MINK a minx, a pert girl, a hussy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• QUEAN a woman; a female; from early Middle English a term of disparagement or abuse; hence, a bold, impudent, or ill-behaved woman; a jade, a hussy; a harlot, a strumpet, esp. in 16th-17th centuries ...a1000
• QUINE a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy, a slut ...1720 Sc.
• RANNELL † a hussy, a jade; an impudent girl or woman; an unchaste or lewd woman ...1573
• SKELPIE-LIMMER a jade, a hussy; an impudent girl or woman ...1785 Sc.
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
• TITTUP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1762 Eng. dial.
• TITTY-UP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1901 Eng. dial.
HUSTLE - nouns
• JOHNNY RUSSELL bustle, hustle ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• SLOW TRACK the hustling scene in a quiet, small city or town ...1960s US Black sl.
hustle - verbs
• BALLYRAG to play a practical joke; to mob or hustle a person ...Bk1898 Brit. sl.
• IFLE to drive away roughly; to hustle ...1879 Eng. dial.
• REESHLE to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle ...1853 Sc.
• SCRAMBLE to live hand-to-mouth by a variety of hustles ...1989 US sl.
• TARGE to bustle about, to hustle, to go at a task in an active, vigorous manner ...1825 Sc.
• TO-PUSH † to push about, to hustle ...a1300
HUSTLED - adjectives
• BANGELLED knocked about, hustled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
HUSTLER - person
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• SLICKSTER a cheat, a smooth talker, a hustler ...1950s sl. orig. US Black
HUSTLING - person
• HASHER a careless, hustling person; a workman capable of getting through a good deal of work quickly in a rough and ready fashion ...1875 Sc.
• TARGER a big, active, hustling person ...1860 Sc.
• TRASH MOVER an energetic, hustling person ...1903 Amer. dial.
HUT - nouns
• BACH a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• BARRACK † a temporary hut or cabin, as for the use of soldiers during a siege, etc. ...1686 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BIGGIN a building, a house, a cottage; a hut covered with mud or turf ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CABANE a cabin; a hut ...M19 Can. dial.
• CABINET † a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast...1572
• CABOOSE a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling ...E19 chiefly N. Amer.
• CAMPODA a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODIE a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODY a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1887 Amer. dial.
• EARN †* a place, a dwelling, a hut ...a1000
• GUNIAH, GUNIAR, GUNNEAH, GUNNYA(H), GUNYAH, GUNYER, GUNYIO a 'black-fellow's' hut, roughly constructed of boughs and bark; also, a White man's hut or house ...L19 Aust , orig. Aboriginal
• HALE † a place roofed over, but usually open at the sides; a pavilion; a tent; a booth, hut, or other temporary structure for shelter ...c1330
• HUMPEY, HUMPIE, HUMPY a native Australian hut; hence, a very small or primitive house; a small shack ...1873 Aust.
• KENNEL a small or mean dwelling or hut ...1837
• RANCH a hut or house in the country ...1808 US
• SCALAN a rude hut or shelter ...1770 Sc.
• SCALE a temporary hut or shelter; a wooden shed ...1787 Eng. dial.
• SCOLLA a hut, a shed ...1952 Sc.
• SHEBANG a hut, a shanty, a rude shelter; a disreputable tavern or other place of resort; broadly, any building or establishment ...1862 Amer. dial.
• TABERNACLE a temporary dwelling; generally movable, constructed of branches, boards, or canvas; a hut, tent, booth ...1382
• TAN a temporary tent, hut, or cabin, such as set up by tinkers or gypsies ...1895 Sc.
• WURLEY a hut; orig. an Aboriginal dwelling ...1839 Aust. sl.
HYDRANT - nouns
• PUMP a fire hydrant ...1979 UK sl.
HYENA - nouns
• GRAVE DIGGER a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYENANIMAL a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUTCASTE a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ZEKE a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
HYGIENE, HYGIENIC - adjectives
• HYGEIAN pert. to health; healthy; relating to hygiene or medical science; sanitary ...1766
• HYGIANTIC * relating to health; sanitary, hygienic ...1815
• HYGIASTIC relating to health; sanitary, hygienic ...1670
• HYGIENAL † relating to hygiene, hygienic ...1663
hygiene, hygienic - nouns
• HYGEIOLATRY * worship of health; excessive devotion to hygiene ...1882
• HYGIANTICS the science of health, hygiene ...1815
• HYGIASTICS the science of health, hygiene ...1815
• HYGIOLOGY the science of health; hygiene ...1855
hygiene, hygienic - person
• HYGEIST one versed in hygiene; a sanitarian ...1716
HYMN - adjectives
• HYMNIC of the nature of a hymn; pert. to hymns ...1589
• HYMNIFEROUS † producing hymns ...1721
• HYMNISH † like a hymn ...1582
hymn - nouns
• HYMEN * a wedding-hymn ...1613
• HYMENEAL a wedding hymn ...1717
• HYMENEAN † a wedding hymn ...1667
• HYMNICIDE the 'murdering' of a hymn, i.e by alterations ...1862
• HYMNIFICATION the making of hymns ...1891
• HYMNODY 1. the singing of hymns or sacred songs; the composition of hymns for singing ...a1711
2. hymns collectively ...1864
• HYMNOGRAPHY the literary history and bibliography of hymns ...1864
• HYMNOLOGY 1. † the singing of hymns ...a1638
2. the composition of hymns ...1839
• SANKEY a hymn; a hymn book ...1920s W. Indies sl.
hymn - person
• HYMNER a singer of hymns ...1816
• HYMNIST a composer of hymns ...1626
• HYMNODIST a composer of hymns ...a1711
• HYMNOGRAPHER a composer of hymns ...a1620
• HYMNOLOGIST a composer of hymns ...1796
HYPERACTIVE - verbs
• KANGAROO to make one hyperactive; often used of a drug ...1950s US Black sl.
HYPNOTIC - adjectives
• HYPNOTOID resembling the hypnotic state ...1887
hypnotic - nouns
• CATAPLEXY the temporary paralysis or hypnotic state in animals when 'shamming death' ...1883
• VAAM a spell, a hypnotic influence ...1879 Sc.
HYPNOTISM - adjectives
• CATAPLECTIC pert. to hypnotism ...1883
HYPNOTIST - person
• BIOLOGIZER † a hypnotist ...1851
HYPNOTIZED - adjectives
• SUGGESTIONABLE * capable of being hypnotized ...1892
hypnotized - nouns
• SUGGESTIONABILITY * ability to being hypnotized ...1890
HYPOCHONDRIA - adjectives
• HYPOCHONDRIATIC affected by hypochondria ...1658
hypochondria - nouns
• HUMDUDGEON an imaginary illness; hypochondria ...1785
• HYPO, THE † hypochondria; generally, depression, anxiety, irritability, or low spirits ...1701
• HYPOCHONDRIACISM * hypochondria ...1690
• HYPOCHONDRIASM † hypochondria ...1742
• HYPS, THE † hypochondria; generally, feelings of melancholy, depression, or anxiety, esp. about one's health ...1710 colloq.
HYPOCHONDRIAC - person
• HEEPIE a hypochondriac; a listless or melancholy person ...1721 Sc.
• HYPOCHONDRIAST † a hypochondriac; a person exhibiting excessive and needless anxiety about health or body functions ...1809
• HYPOCHONDRIST * a hypochondriac; a person exhibiting excessive and needless anxiety about health or body functions ...1803
• MELANCHOLICO † a hypochondriac ...1676
• MOLL-ON-THE-COALS a woman who mopes by the fire; a female hypochondriac ...1823 Sc.
HYPOCRISY - nouns
• FAINTISE † deceit, dissimulation, hypocrisy, pretense ...1340
• FAITERY † fraud, deception, hypocrisy ...1377
• HILL OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HYPOCRISIS hypocrisy, dissembling, feigning; a false or deceitful show ...c1225
• HYPOCRISM †* hypocrisy ...1605
• PAPELARDRY † sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PAPELARDY † sycophancy, hypocrisy for greed or gain ...c1400
• PIECE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF CRAP anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PILE OF SHITE anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WHITE DEVIL the devil disguised as a virtuous being; hence, a hypocrite, hypocrisy ...1573
HYPOCRITE - person
• ABDELI a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BABE OF GRACE one who looks holier-than-thou, but is not; a hypocrite ...E19 sl.
• BACK-AND-BELLY a hypocrite; an untrustworthy person ...1995 W. Indies
• BACK-AND-FRONT a hypocrite ...1958 W. Indies
• BADGER-BILL a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person ...1943 W. Indies sl.
• BANBURY-BLOOD a Puritan; hence, a hypocrite ...1909 UK sl.
• BANBURY MAN † a Puritan; a bigot; a sour or severe man; a hypocrite ...Bk1889
• CAFARD † a hypocrite, an impostor ...1539
• FALSE-FACE a hypocrite, a deceitful or insincere person ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FEFNICUTE a hypocrite; a mean, sneaking fellow; a parasite, a hanger-on ...1864 Eng. dial.
• GAR-ME-TRUE a hypocrite, a pretender; a philanderer; one who makes believe ...1871 Sc.
• HIPER a hypocrite ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• GOOD YOUNG MAN a hypocrite ...L19 sl.
• HYPOCRITIC * a hypocrite ...1818
• PAINTED SEPULCHRE a hypocrite; one whose true thoughts belie his fair pretense ...Bk1922
• PAPELARD † a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340
• POSSUM a dissembler, a hypocrite; a devious or crafty person ...1846 US sl.
• SAINT a hypocrite ...1823
• SAUTEREL, SAUTERELL † a wretch: a term of abuse; a hypocrite; one pretending sanctity ...c1440
• SPANISH MACHETE a hypocrite ...1894 W. Indies
• WHITE DEVIL the devil disguised as a virtuous being; hence, a hypocrite, hypocrisy ...1573
hypocrite - verbs
• FEFNICUTE to fawn, to play the hypocrite; to speak fair to a person, but revile him to others ...19C Eng. dial.
• HYPOCRIFY †* to play the hypocrite ...1716
• HYPOCRISE * to practice hypocrisy ...1680
• HYPOCRITIZE †* to act as a hypocrite ...1683
• PASS A SHAM SAINT to play the hypocrite ...E18 sl.
• TAKE ON to assume; to feign, to pretend; to act as a hypocrite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HYPOCRITICAL - adjectives
• CALOPHANTIC † pretending or making a show of excellence; hypocritical ......1602
• DOUBLE-FACED practicing duplicity; hypocritical ...1565
• HYPOCRITAL * hypocritical ...1658
• HYPOCRITISH † hypocritical; characterized by hypocrisy ...1531
• MASKING † hypocritical ...1577-87
• MEALY-MOUTHED † reticent, reserved, afraid to speak out; plausible, smooth-tongued, hypocritical ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAPELARD hypocritical (for greed or gain) ...c1340
• PECKSNIFFIAN making high pretensions to benevolence and virtue while really mean, selfish, and hypocritical ...1844
• QUEEVERLY fawning; hypocritical ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARTUFFISH hypocritical, pretentious ...1768
hypocritical - verbs
• TALK FROM THE TEETH OUT to speak hypocritically ...20C Ulster sl.
hypocritical - phrases
• HE WOULDN'T SAY 'SHIT' EVEN IF HE HAD A MOUTH FULL OF IT used of an especially mealy-mouthed, hypocritical person ...20C Can. sl.
HYPOTHETICAL - adjectives
• UP IN THE AIR doubting, speculative, hypothetical ...20C sl.
HYSTERICAL - adjectives
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• IN ONE'S AIRS emotional, hysterical ...M18 sl.
• STERICKY hysterical ...1868 Eng. dial.
hysterical - verbs
• ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
• HYSTERICIZE * to become hysterical ...1819
HYSTERICS - nouns
• CONNIPTION a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1848 Amer. sl.
• CONNIPTION FIT a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1833 Amer. sl.
• HIGH-STRIKES hysterics ...1838