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LANK - LAU

LANK, LANKY - adjectives
• BEANPOLISH tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROOMSTICKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANGLING of straggling growth; loosely built, awkwardly long in stature, tall and slender, lanky ...1808
• GANGLY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANTERING awkward, lanky, straggling, weedy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.  
• GANTY-GUTTED gaunt, lean, and lanky ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.  
• HERRING-GUTTED having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony ...1726
• LANGREL † tall, lanky ...1608 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LANKIN lanky ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANKISH † somewhat lank ...1689
• LANKITY long and slender, lanky ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANKREL over-tall and thin; lanky ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANNIKY lanky ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LONG-GEARED lanky ...1891 US sl.
• LONG-SPARRED tall, lanky ...1925 Amer. nautical sl.
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• PULLED THROUGH A KNOT-HOLE tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REELY lanky ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RAMMELY of a boy: fast-growing, tall, lanky ...1887 Sc.
• REIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENKY tall and too thin; lanky ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIBISH tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAWING awkwardly tall, lanky; straggling; long and thin ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREELY long, lanky; pinched, miserable-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SLABSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPINDLY tall or long and slender; lanky, thin ...1827 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE-LIKE lanky, gangling...c1850 Sc.
• 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.
• WEEDY used to denote unhealthy thinness and weakness;  tall or long and slender; lanky...1852 sl.
lank, lanky - person
• BALD-RIB a lean, lanky person ...1621
• BEAN-POLE a lanky fellow ...1837
• BEANSTICK a lanky fellow ...1823
• BEANSTOCK a tall, lanky person ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
• DADDY-LONG-LEGS a tall, lanky person with long legs ...Bk1896 sl.
• DUKE OF LIMBS a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• FENCE RAIL a very thin, lanky person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GAD a tall, slender, or lanky person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GANGERELL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANGREL * a lanky, loose-jointed, ungainly person; a gaunt, lean, long-limbed person ...1582 rare exc. N. Eng. dial.
• GANGRIL(L) a tall, lanky, ungainly person; a gaunt, lean, long-limbed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANT a very tall and thin or lanky person; generally applied to a woman ...1825 Sc.
• GAS-PIPE a tall or lanky person ...Bk1896 sl.
• GAWKIN a hobbledehoy; a lanky, ungainly fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GENT a very tall and thin or lanky person; generally applied to a woman ...1825 Sc.
• GIBLETS an ironical name for a thin, lanky, bony person ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
• GILLIEGAPUS * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLIEGAUKIE, GILLIE-GAWKIE, GILLY-GAUKIE, GILLY-GAWKIE * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLIGACUS, GILLY-GACUS * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLY-GAPUS * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLY-GAUPIE, GILLY-GAWPIE, GILLY-GAWPY * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLY-GAUPUS, GILLY-GAWPUS * a foolish, silly, or half-witted person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLY-GAWKER * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• GILLY-GAWPOCK * a foolish or silly person; a simpleton; a person who is lanky, awkward, or stares stupidly ...1719 Sc.
• HANNIEL a long lanky person ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HAY-CROOK a long, lanky, hungry-looking man ...1808 Eng. dial.
• HERRING-RIBS a lanky, bony person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIGHPOCKETS a tall, lanky person; also used as a nickname for such a person ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LANGLE a long, lanky person; anything long and loose in movement ...1931 Ireland & Sc.
• LANK a lanky or lean person ...1881
• LONGSHANKS a tall, lanky, or long-legged person ...1889 Amer. dial. 
• MACKAREL-BACK, MACKEREL-BACK † a very tall, lank person ...a1700 cant
• MOON-FIXER a very tall, usually lanky, person ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• RACAN a lanky, raw-boned person ...1997 Irish sl.
• SAWNEY, SAWNY an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCRIBE a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKELPER a tall, lanky person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SLANGRELL †* a lanky person ...1592
• SPAIG a person with long, ill-shaped legs; a tall, lanky person ...1825 Sc.
• SPAIGIN a tall, lank person ...1825 Sc.
• TANGLE † a tall, lank person ...1768 Sc.
• WHANG a thin, lanky person ...20C Irish sl.
• WILLOW-WAND a thin, lanky person ...1825 Sc.
• WINDLESTRAW one who is thin or lanky, weak in health or character, or of little strength or importance ...1818 Sc.
lank, lanky - verbs
• LANKEN † to grow lean and lanky ...Bk1874

LANTERN - nouns
• ABSCONCE a dark lantern used in monasteries and at lauds and matins in the Roman Catholic church ...Bk1888
• BOWET. a hand-lantern ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LAMP a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LANTERN a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LIGHT a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BUG-TORCH a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.
• DARKEE, DARKEY, DARKY a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• DARKMANS a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• FANAL † a ship's lantern ...1632 obs. exc. arch.
• GLAZE a lantern ...E19 sl.
• GUY a dark lantern ...E19 sl.
• HAYBURNER a kerosene lantern ...1930 Amer. railroad sl.
• LANTRUN a lantern ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSE a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSER a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1918 Amer. dial.
lantern - verbs
• STOW THE GUY to cover or douse the lantern ...E19 sl.
 
LAP - nouns
• BARM † a bosom, a lap ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
lap - person 
• LAPLING † one who loves to lie on a (lady's) lap ...1627-77
 
LAPP - adjectives
• LAPPISH pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1875
• LAPPONIAN pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1854
• LAPPONIC pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1890
Lapp - person 
• LAPPIAN † a Lapp or Laplander ...1599
• LAPPONIAN a Lapp ...1607
 
LAPSE - nouns
• ELAPSE † expiration, lapse, passing away of time ...1793
lapse - verbs 
• ELAPSE † to lapse, to sink insensibly into; to slip away from memory ...1742
 
LARDER - nouns
• BUTTERY a pantry or larder ...1654
• GARDYMANG † a larder; a meat-safe ...18C Sc.
• LAIDNER † a larder, a meat safe; a winter's stock of provisions ...1825 Sc.
• MEAT-HOUSE a larder ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SHOP a larder ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SPOT a larder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
LARGE - adjectives
• ARM-GREAT as large or thick as a man's arm ...c1405
• ASTRONOMIC of numbers, distances, etc.: very large ...1923 colloq.
• ASTRONOMICAL of numbers, distances, etc.: very large ...1871 colloq.
• BABYLONIAN huge, gigantic, large ...1821
• BABYLONIC huge, gigantic, large ...1853
• BANGING large, huge ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASTING BIG exceptionally large ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BAUSY large, fat, corpulent, coarse ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BEAUTY large or impressive of its kind ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BELKING unwieldy, large ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKING very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN DOOR very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN SIDE very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BUSHEL very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG-ASSED large ...1945 US sl.
• BIG FELLOW large, a quantity ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• BIGSIE rather large ...Bk1898 Sc. 
• BONZAI large, massive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOOMING large, astonishing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUKSOME bulky, of large size ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSY large, bulky, plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSIE large ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVISH large; notable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULGER large ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BULK large in amount or quantity ...1977 Aust. sl.
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAINTY large, good-sized ...1866 Sc.
• DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves ...1659
• DECUMANAL †* very large, immense: usually of waves ...1652
• DENTY large, fair-sized; of time: considerable ...1862 Sc.
• EARDLY unusually large; unwieldy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• FADE † of a thing: great, large ..c1400
• FAIRISH fairly large ...1865
• FAIR-SIZED reasonably large; fairly big ...1800
• FARMER very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARMER'S very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAT-ARSE fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ARSED fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ASS large ...1970s sl.
• FAT-ASSED large ...1970s sl.
• GALAGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
• GAMPY over-large, having many bare, empty spaces ...1923 Sc.
• GAUCIE, GAUCY, GAUSIE, GAWCIE, GAWCY, GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAYISH fairly good or large ...1855 Eng. dial.
• GIGANTINE † large, huge, gigantic ...1664
• GOD-SIZE abnormally large ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GORMUS very large ...1979 Amer. dial.
• GRACIOUS very large, great ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREAT BIG very large ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HONKING very large ...1995 US sl.
• HULKING large, esp. of an unwieldy mass ...1698 UK sl.
• HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl.
• HUMONGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• JACKASS large, substantial ...M19 sl.
• LACING large; tall; of superior quality ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMING big, large, prodigious ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LARGY † large ...c1400
• LUSTY † massive, substantial, large ...1640
• MAGNOLIOUS magnificent, splendid, large ...M19 sl.
• MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous ...1802 Amer. dial.
• MASSIVE † of person: bulky, large-bodied ...1485
• MASSY of persons and animals: bulky, large-bodied ...c1400
• MASTER great, outstanding, large; greatest ...1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MASTEROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTY large and strong, big ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MICKLISH rather large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING moderately large ...L16
• MIGHTY big, large, great; extreme ...1774 Amer. dial.
• MOBY large, huge; fat, obese ...1965 US college sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• MUCKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUCKLE-BOOKIT large, full-bodied, overgrown ...1895 Sc.
• MUCKLE-SIZED large-sized ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAILING excellent; of superior quality; of large size; great ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NATION very large, very great; impressive ...1765 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NAUPING of large size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NUI big, large, great ...1938 Hawaii
• OLD MAN large, important, of lengthy duration ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
• RANK † excessively great or large; esp. swollen, puffed up, grossly fat, too highly fed ...c1330
• RAPPING said of anything very large; 'whopping' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHING BIG very large ...1957 Amer. dial.
• RENKY large and well-made; athletic, muscular ...1684 Eng. dial.
• RHINOCERICAL huge, large ...B1900 sl.
• ROID † large, unwieldy ...a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
• SAIRY sufficiently large ...1835 Sc.
• SAMMER larger than usual ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHIE capacious, of large size ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SERIOUS large; intense; important ...1980s US Black sl.
• SIDE † large, ample, spacious, extensive ...before 1000
• SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
• SMACKING unusually large or fine ...L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SMART considerable, large ...1823 Amer. dial.
• SPANKING outstanding fine, large, smart, etc. ...colloq.
• STRAMMER great, large, thumping ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TALL †* big, large, bulky ...c1430
• TARGING large, monstrous ...Ireland and Eng. dial.
• TAUT large; fat; ready to burst ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THUMPING large, great, big ...1869
• THUSKING large, fine, bulky ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TITANIAN large, huge, colossal, gigantic ...1667
• UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDEEMOUS unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDUMIOUS extraordinary, enormous, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...1747 Sc.
• UNHANTY † overlarge, unwieldy ...1719 Sc.
• VENGEANCE † very great or large ...1602
• VOLUMOUS bulky, large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALING very large ...1871 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLOCKING very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPING strikingly large, powerful; spectacular ...1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WALLY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALY handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WAPPING unusually large or great ...17C
• WHACKER larger than ordinary ...Bk1912 Eng. dial.
• WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
• WHAPPING unusually large or great ...18C
• WHOPPING unusually large or great ...19C
• WOPPING unusually large or great ...M19
• YARKING very large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
large - nouns
• BABY an impressive, large object ...1907 US sl.
• BAGGIE an object very large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• BANGER anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BARGE a fat, heavy person; anything large ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BASTER something remarkably large for its type ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• BELKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELTER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENDER anything very large or good of its kind ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BENSILER anything very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEZZLER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG BERTHA something unusually large or impressive ...1931 US sl.
• BIG BOY something that is a large, heavy, or impressive example of its kind ...1918 US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BINDERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BINNTHERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BLINGER something impressively big or large ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONZER something very good, large, impressive, etc. of its kind ...1901 Aust. sl.
• BOOMER anything excessively large or notable of its kind; a huge lie ...1885 Aust. sl.
• BOULTER anything large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. 
• BOUNCER a big or large specimen of its kind ...1842 
• BRAWD a large, clumsy article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULGE † a very large or impressive thing; something important  ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BULGER a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial. obs.
• BULL MOOSE anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
• BUMPER anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
• BUSTER a remarkable person; something remarkable, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind ...1842 Amer. dial.
• DADGER something especially large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• DINGER something large of its kind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• GOLLY-BUSTER a very large specimen ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• HOOZER anything unusually large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAM anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JAMB anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JELLYWHOPPER something large ...1993 Amer. dial.
• JUNDIE anything that is larger than is strictly necessary ...B1900 Sc.
• KAHUNA a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• KEEL † any large, awkward-looking person or thing ...1866 Sc.
• KEESO something large or bulky ...1929 Sc.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGER a large or excellent example of its kind ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPER a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MAGNOLIOUSNESS the fact or quality of being magnificent, splendid, or large ...M19 US sl.
• MAGUFFY anything large and pretentious ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable ...1940s sl.
• MAMMA anything very large, difficult, or challenging ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MAMMOTH something that is very large or impressively big ...1824 Amer. dial.
• MONSTER something that is extremely and unusually large ...1759 Brit.
• MOOSE something that is large and difficult to manage ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MOOSE CAT anything unusually large or extraordinary ...1956 Amer. logging usage
• NAPPER anything large and good of its kind ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• NAUPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a large, cumbrous, or old-fashioned trunk, craft, or vehicle ...1803
• NOPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMER anything large or outstanding of its kind; a 'whopper' ...1929 Sc.
• PLONKER  anything large of its kind ...1885 Eng. dial.
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMER anything very large; a huge, uncouth thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
• RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHER an extraordinarily large example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR BUSTER an especially large thing or individual ...1891 Amer. sl.
• SAMMER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKELPER a large thing of any kind ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKREENGER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SOCKDOLAGER something unusually large, heavy, etc. ...Amer. sl.
• SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable ...c1939 Amer. dial.
• SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large ...colloq.
• STONKER something which is very large or impressive of its kind ...1987 sl.
• STRAMMER anything very large, great or exceptional ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TANKER anything large and ugly, esp. used of a person or lean animal ...BK1905 Sc.
• TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• THUMP a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind ...1896 Sc.
• THUMPER anything very large of its kind; a monstrous falsehood ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER anything big or large and bulky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TWANKER a large, bulky person; anything specially large or fine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDER anything very large; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALER anything very large of its kind; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHACKER anything abnormally large or notable of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow, a thump ...1770
• WHALER anything considered large of its kind ...M19 sl.
• WHALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHIZZER anything large of its kind ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WHELKER anything uncommonly large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER something extraordinary or large of its kind ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER, WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• YARKER anything very large of its kind ...1881 Eng. dial.
large - person
• ARMFUL a girl or woman, esp. a large or curvaceous one ...1608 colloq.
• BAAZ a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1866 Sc.
• BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player ...1920s Amer. sl.
• BANGER a large person ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• BARGE a large woman; a large old woman ...1865 sl.
• BATTLESHIP a tough, physically large and aggressive (older) woman ...1865 US sl.
• BEEF a masculine man; a well-built male; a large person; used by heterosexuals and homosexuals ...1929 US sl.
• BEEF-EATER a stout, hearty, fat fellow; a large, fleshy person ...Bk1867 sl.
• BELFERT someone over the usual size ...1912 Sc.
• BEMBE a bully; a large strong person of either sex ...1996 W. Indies
• BIG CASINO a large person ...1908 US sl.
• BIG DUBS a large and good-humoured man ...1996 W. Indies
• BIGGIE a tall and/or larger person ...2011 US sl.
• BIG GIRL a large and sexually unattractive young woman ...Bk1995 euphemism
• BIGGY a tall and/or larger person ...2011 US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BIG POTATO a large but stupid man ...1937 US sl.
• BILF a large, clumsy person ...1819 Sc.
• BILFERT someone over the usual size ...1912 Sc.
• BIM a thug; a large, stupid man; one who is inconsequential or contemptible; a bozo ...1924 US sl.
• BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOX a large woman ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOZO a large, crude individual ...1930 Amer. college sl.
• BUSTER an especially large individual ...1843 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL a great, hulking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CAMERAL a large, ill-shaped, awkward person ...1825 Sc.
• DUMB OX a large and stupid person, usually a man ...Bk2006 US sl.
• ELEPHANT a man of huge stature ...1609
• FABRIC a person of large, clumsy, ugly appearance; commonly with the notion of a somewhat disagreeable temper ...Bk1866 Sc. 
• HARRY-LION † a 'horse-godmother'; a large, coarse-looking, masculine woman ...1607 
• HASSOCK a large, coarse woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY a large, fat person ...1922 US sl.
• HELK a large,  heavy person ...Bk1828 Eng. dial.
• HENCH a large, muscular, well-built person ...2003 sl.
• HENCH DOG a large, muscular person ...1890 Aust. sl.
• HIGHPOCKETS a large man; a wealthy or influential man ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• HITCHAMONEY a large, clumsy person ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HORROCKS a large, fat woman ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• JACK-GENTLEWOMAN a large masculine woman ...L18 sl. 
• JACK-WHORE a large, masculine, overgrown wench ...1785 sl.
• KEEL † any large, awkward-looking person or thing ...1866 Sc.
• KEESSAR, KEICER a large, uncomely person, usually female ...1866 Sc.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person or animal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUG a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
• LUMMIX, LUMMOCKS, LUMMOX, LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• MOBY DICK a large, important, or impressive man ...a1974
• MOLDUNE a very large woman ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• MONKEY MAN a large, unintelligent man ...1980 W. Indies
• MONOLITH a person resembling a monolith, esp. in being massive or solidly uniform ...1906
• MOOSE a person likened to a moose in size or strength; a large, powerful man, possibly clumsy ...1906 colloq.
• OAF a large, slow-witted, clumsy person ...1902 sl.
• OAFO a large, slow-witted, clumsy person; a lout ...1959 sl.
• PALOOKA a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOOKO a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a ninny, a simpleton ...19C Sc.
• ROIL † a large, ungainly woman ...M16
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER a large fellow or girl ...1822 US
• THRUMBLE a large, clumsy lump of a fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TWANKER a large, bulky person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALGAN a large, clumsy, overgrown person ...1951 Sc.
• WAMPUS a large man ...1956 W. Indies
• WHALE an exceptionally large or fat person ...L19 US sl.
• WHAM a large, aggressive man ...1970s US Black sl.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHOPPER, WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WILLIE COSSAR a large person ...1827 Sc. 
• WOPSER a large person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOLE, YOLL a large, ungainly woman ...Bk1866 Sc.

LARGELY - adverbs
• FATLY to a great extent; largely; extensively ...1866
• LARGERLY †* more largely ...c1380
• LARGY † largely ...1395
 
LARGER - nouns
• BETTER HALF, THE the larger portion of something; more than half ...1566
larger - verbs
• IMPROVE to grow larger ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
LARGENESS - nouns
• MICKLEDOM † size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• VASTITUDE unusual largeness ...1876
 
LARGEST - adjectives
• MERGIN most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
LARK (bird) - nouns
• LADY-HEN the lark, Alauda arvensis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark (bird) ...L19 rhyming sl.
• TIRALEE the note of the lark ...1596
• TIRY-TIRY-LEERER † a lark ...1599
 
LARK (frolic, prank) - nouns
• FANTIGUE a vagary, a fancy, a whim; a joke, a 'lark' ..1894 Eng. dial.
• GAME an amusing incident, a piece of fun, a lark ...M19 sl.
• MARLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAYLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MORLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark, a game ...L19 rhyming sl.
• PANT a prank, a frolic, a 'lark', a piece of fun, a caper, a piece of boyish mischief ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
• YARK rough amusement; larks ...1876 Eng. dial.
lark (frolic, prank) - verbs 
• GAMMOCK to frolic, to romp, to lark about, to play pranks ...1854 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GANDER-FLANK to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEG to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to frolic, to lark ...1848 US
• LANARK to lark ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to play about; to lark ...1874 Eng. dial.
 
LARYNX - nouns
• ORGAN * the human organs of speech or voice collectively; the larynx and its accessories as used in speaking or singing ...1601
• THROAT-BOLL † the Adam's apple; hence, the larynx ...a700
 
LASCIVIOUS - adjectives
• CADYE † wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• KEDGY wanton, lascivious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIENT † wanton, lascivious ...1653
• LASCIVE †* lascivious, wanton ...1647
• LEWED † lascivious ...c1386
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• LUSCIOUS † of tales, conversation, writing, etc.: gratifying to lascivious tastes, voluptuous, wanton ...1614
• LUXURIOSE †* lascivious, lecherous, lustful, unchaste ...1727
• LUXURIOUS † lascivious, lecherous, lustful, unchaste ...c1330
• OFF-COLOUR tending to be indecent, obscene, lewd, or lascivious, but hinting at or suggesting the obscene ...1875 sl.
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• PULTROUS † lustful, lascivious, lecherous ...1788 Sc.
• RAMMISH † lascivious, lustful ...1577
• RAMPANT † lustful, lascivious; vicious ...c1680
• TENTIGINOUS † lascivious, lustful; exciting to lust, itching, lecherous ...1616
• UNCHASTE lascivious ...14C
• VENERAL † given to fleshly wantonness, lascivious, lustful ...1623
• VENEREAL † of persons: under the influence of Venus; inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1652
• VENEREAN † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1612
• VENEREOUS † addicted to or desirous of sexual enjoyment; libidinous, lascivious, lustful ...1509
• VENERIAL † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1577
• VENERIAN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...a1400
• VENERIEN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...c1386
• VENERIOUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1547
• VENEROUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1597
lascivious - nouns  (includes LASCIVIOUSNESS)
• CADGINESS wantonness, lasciviousness ...Bk1888 Sc.
• LASCIVIENCY †* lasciviousness, wantonness ...1664
• LASCIVIOSITY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• LASCIVITY † the quality of being lascivious ...1490
• LASCIVY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• LUXURE † lasciviousness, lust ...c1374
• LUXURIOUSNESS † lasciviousness; indulgence in luxury or pleasure, voluptuousness ...1542
• LUXURITY †* lasciviousness, lustfulness ...1576
• LUXURY † lasciviousness, lust ...1340
• NAUGHTY-DREAM a lascivious dream ...1673 sl.
• VENEREOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1659
• VENERIOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1547
• WANTONS, THE †* wanton fits, lascivious desires, wantonness ...1717
lascivious - person
• BITER a lascivious woman ...1785 UK sl.
• DIRTY-LEG a woman of loose virtue; a lascivious or promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1962-68 US sl.
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT EATER. a lascivious man; a man who has known many women sexually ...E20 US sl.
• HOT MEMBER a lascivious man or woman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• HOT NUTS a nickname for a lascivious man ...E20 US sl.
• HOT PANTS a lascivious man; a lecher ...E20 US sl.
• LOOCHER a low, lascivious blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• OGLER a lascivious woman ...1797 sl.
• ROOSTER a lascivious man ...20C US colloq.
• SATYR a lascivious or lustful man ...1781
• TWIGGER a vigorous, prolific breeder: originally said of a ewe; hence, an unchaste or lascivious person; a wanton person of either sex; a strumpet, a harlot, a fornicator, a wencher ...1594
• VENERIAN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1601
• VENERIEN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1567
• VENERIST †* one addicted to lust; a lascivious or lustful person ...1596
• WANTON a lascivious or lewd person; an unchaste or immoral woman ...1540
lascivious - verbs
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• MERETRICATE † to play the whore; to behave lasciviously ...1623
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
 
LASCIVIOUSLY - adverbs
• LASCIVIENTLY † wantonly, lasciviously ...1664
• LUXURIOUSLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...c1550
• RAMMISHLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...a1693
 
LASCIVOUSNESS - nouns
• RAMMISHNESS lasciviousness, lust ...1617
• RAMPANCY lasciviousness, lust ...1699
• UNCHASTITY sexual impurity; lasciviousness ...1382
 
LASH - nouns
• BEND †* a 'stripe' inflicted by a lash or rod ...c1400
• JERK † a stroke with a whip or wand; a stripe, a lash ...1555
• SCRINGE a lash, a stroke; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TWO DOZEN a punishment of 25 lashes ...L19 Aust. criminals' sl.
lash - verbs 
• JERK † to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch ...1550
• LACE to lash, beat, thrash ...1599
• LEASH † to beat or lash with a leash; to whip ...1503
• SCURRIFUNGE, SCURRYFUNGE to lash tightly ...1777 Eng. dial.
 
LASHING - verbs
• PALAM-PAM to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAMPER to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
 
LASSO - nouns
• BIG LOOP the lasso of a cattle thief ...1940 Amer. dial., Western usage
• LASH †* a lasso ...1748
 
LAST - adjectives
• DAMN AND BLAST last ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• HARRY BEHINT always last or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG † last, hindmost ...1552
• LATEMOST † last ...c950
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• LATTERMOST last ...1821
last - nouns
• ABE the last of anything; the only example ...1900s Aust. criminals' sl.
• BACK-HALF the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BUTT-END the last part or remnant of anything ...17C
• CASES an ultimate, a finality, the last of a series of things or actions ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• DAMN AND BLAST the last position in a race ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DOG-END the very end of something; the last or worst part ...1941 
• DOUP the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• FAG the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
• FAG-END the last part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
• LAGABAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIEBAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABE'S BRITCHES the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABRIEL'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON GABE'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JACOB'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JOB'S SHIRT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH, THE the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE POT the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL the prize given to the last one in a race; the last in any contest ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• SHAG END the last part or remnant of something, esp. that remaining after the best past has been used; the most worthless part, the dregs ...1972 US colloq.
• SHANK the latter end or last part of something; the remainder ...E19
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
last - person
• ANCHORMAN the last man in any group or sequence ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END CHARLIE the last individual in a line ...1942 sl.
• BUTT-END CHARLIE the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
• LAG * the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
• LAGABAG a loiterer; the hindmost or last ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAGGY a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAG-MAN † the last man; the one who brings up the rear ...1599
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
• TAIL-ENDER one who is at the tail-end; one who comes last; a term of contempt for one who is habitually late in everything he undertakes ...1885
last - verbs
• BE LEFT IN THE BASKET to remain unchosen, or to the last, like the worst apples, etc. ...1847
• BRING UP THE REAR to come last
• DURE † to last, to continue in existence ...c1275
• WIN THE MELL to be last; to come off worst in any encounter ...1895 Sc.
last - phrases
• EGG AND BIRD † in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
• FURTHER BACK THAN WALLA WALLA last by a long way ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.

LAST (endure) - verbs
• ANSWER to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SPEND to last, to hold out ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
 
LASTING - adjectives
• ANSWERABLE durable, lasting ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BIDING lasting, continuing, enduring; now usually 'abiding' ...1430
• BIDUOUS lasting for two days ...1866
• DURANT † lasting, continuous; current, present ...1455
• DUREFUL † of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• DURING that 'dures'; lasting, continuing ...1398
• ENDURABLE durable, long-lasting, dependable ...1887 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• INDURANT †* lasting, continuing long ...1611
• PERDURANT * lasting, continuous, permanent ...1670
• STICKY long-lasting, persistent ...1879
• SUBSISTENT † continuing in existence, lasting ...1603
• WADY long-lasting; tedious; interminable ...1691 Eng. dial.
lasting - nouns 
• WADE endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
lasting - verbs 
• BEAR TACK † to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, to endure, to hold one's own ...1573

LASTINGLY - adverbs
• DURABLY in a durable or lasting manner; lastingly ...1646
• DURINGLY † continuously; lastingly; for a long time ...1413

LASTINGNESS - nouns
• DURANCE † continuance, duration; lastingness ...a1513
• DURANCY †* continuance, duration; lastingness ...a1513

LASTLY - adverbs
• LAGLY †* lastly, behind all ...1611
• OLAST † lastly ...a1240
 
LATCH - nouns
• CLICKET † the latch of a gate or door ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
latch - verbs 
• CLICKET to latch or lock; to fasten the wooden latch of a door by inserting a peg above it, thus preventing it from being raised ...1362
 
LATCHED - adjectives
• YCLYKETED † latched ...1393
 
LATE - adjectives
• AFTERNOON late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A CAT'S ARSE running late ...Brit. sl.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A DOG'S TAIL running late ...Brit. sl.
• ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ...1891 Amer. sl.
• BACK late, backward, falling, behindhand ...1821 Sc.
• BACKERLY backward; behindhand, late ...1849 Eng. dial.
• BACK O' BEHIND behindhand; tardy; late ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BEHINDEST late ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BEHIND THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, laggardly ...1891 Amer. dial.
• DEEP †* far advanced in time; late ...1599
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAG last of all, behind; habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LATEFUL † late in season ...1382
• LATESOME * late; backward; slow, sluggish; tiresome, tedious ..a1382 rare, chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial. usage
• LATEWARD † late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1538
• LATEWARDLY †* late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1573
• MEXICAN of time or events: late, slow, unreliable ...1968
• PAST THE TIME OF DAY too late ...1619 Eng. dial. 
• TARDE †* late ...1613
• TARDIVE characterized by lateness, or tending to appear late; of late appearance of development ...1905
late - adverbs
• ALL OUT too late ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK behindhand, late ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BACKERLY backward, late ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEHINT late; too late; in arrears of work, payment, or fulfilment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LATELY † after or beyond the usual or proper time; behind time, at a late hour, late ...1515
• LATESOME †* late ...1843
• LATEWARD late, after the due time or season ...1572
• TARDE † late ...1557
late - nouns 
• DARK THIRTY late at night ...1984 US sl.
• UNGODLY HOUR, AN very late ...L19
late - person
• LAG-LAST a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TAIL a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANTY one who is late; a slow-coach ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAIKE a tardy person ...Bk1986 Eng. dial. 
• TAIL-ENDER one who is at the tail-end; one who comes last; a term of contempt for one who is habitually late in everything he undertakes ...1885
late - verbs
• ARRIVE IN AN ARM CHAIR to arrive late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE IN THE DOG-HOUSE to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BELATE to make late, to detain beyond the usual time, to delay; to hinder ...1642
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL vb. to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME A DAY AFTER THE FAIR to arrive or occur too late ...1605
• COME BY THE LAME POST † to be behind time ...1658
• HAVE THE KEY OF THE STREET to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KEEP BANKER'S HOURS to be tardy to work ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KISS THE HARE'S FOOT † to be late for meals; to be late for anything ...1613-16
• LATEN to become or grow late; to make late ...1880
• ROCK UP to arrive late or unannounced ...colloq.
• WAKE † to sit up late for pleasure or revelry; to turn night into day ...a1300
late - phrases
• DAY AFTER THE FAIR, A too late ...1548
 
LATELY - adverbs
• A-LATE lately ...1679 Eng. dial.
• LASTLY † very lately, recently ...1592
• LATEWARDLY † of late, lately; at a late date ...1720
• LATEWARDS † lately, recently ...1483
• LATE-WHILE(S) of late, recently ...1839
• LATTERLY of late, lately; at the latter end of life or of some period ...1734
 
LATENESS - nouns
• TARDITY * the fact of being late; lateness ...1599
• TARDIVITY †* lateness of development or maturity ...1725
 
LATER - adjectives/adverbs
• ALLIGATOR later ...1950s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ELDER † pert. to a more advanced period of life; later ...1593
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• OSCAR SLATER later ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
• SITHEN † afterwards, later ...a1000
• SITHENCE † afterwards, later ...1377
• SITHRE † at a later time; subsequently ...c1200
• SUINGLY † in order; hence, subsequently, afterwards, later ...c1400
later - nouns
• FURTHER OF THE DAY † a later hour ...1546
• LATTERNESS †* the condition of being later or subsequent ...1674
 
LATHER - nouns
• NETTING soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAIPIE-SAPPLES soap suds, lather ...1888 Sc.
• SAIPY-SUDS soap suds, lather ...1896 Sc.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
 
LATIN - adjectives
• LACK-LATIN ignorant of Latin; unlearned ...1608
• LATIAN belonging to Latium; Latin ...1598
• LATINED † versed in Latin ...1591
• LATINISH †* of the nature of Latin ...a1603
• TOGATED of words: Latinized; stately, majestic ...1868
Latin - adverbs 
• LATINLY † in Latin; in good or pure Latin ...1388
Latin - nouns
• DOG-LATIN a debased form of Latin ...1661
• LATINISM an idiom or form of expression characteristic of the Latin language, esp. one used by a writer in another language ...1570
• LATINITY the manner of speaking or writing Latin; Latin ...1619
• LATIN MAKING † Latin composition ...a1568
• LATIN-WIT † wit that depends for its quality on being expressed in Latin ...1670
• LEDEN † Latin ...c897 obs.
Latin - person
• LACK-LATIN † one who knows little or no Latin ...1649
• LATIN † one who spoke or wrote the Latin language; a Latin writer or author ...1398
• LATINER a Latin scholar; one who speak Latin ... 1691
• LATINIST one who is versed in the Latin language; a Latin scholar; occasionally, a writer of Latin ...1538
• LATINITASTER * a petty Latinist ...1836
• LATIN-MAKER † a writer of Latin; a Latinist ...a1400
Latin - verbs
• LATIN IT † to speak or write Latin ...1581
 
LATIN AMERICA - adjectives
• SPIG (derogatory) pert. to Central or South America ...1910s US sl.
Latin America - person 
• GREASE-BALL (derogatory) a Latin American ...1943 US sl.
• GREASER (derogatory) a Latin American ...1836 US sl.
• SPIC, SPICK, SPIK (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• SPIG (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• SPIGGITY, SPIGGOTY, SPIGOTTI, SPIGOTY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• TACO BELLE a Latin American woman ...1980s sl.
 
LATRINE - see lavatory
 
LATTER - nouns
• LAG-END * the hinder or latter part ...1596
 
LAUD - person
• ADVANCER † one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter ...a1546
laud - verbs 
• BOOST to boast, to laud ...1906 Amer. dial.
• KUDIZE to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1873
• KUDOS to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1799
• RAISE * to extol, to laud ...c1631
 
LAUDABLE - nouns
• LAUDABLES laudable qualities; good points ...1715
 
LAUDATION - nouns
• EXTOLLATION †* the act of extolling; laudation, praise ...1661
• PANEGYRIC elaborate praise; eulogy; laudation ...1613
 
LAUDATORY - adjectives
• EPENETIC † giving praise to; laudatory; eulogistic ...1843
• PANEGYRIC of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...a1631
• PANEGYRICAL of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...1592-3
• PLAUDITORY applauding, commending, laudatory, praising, extolling ...a1845
laudatory - nouns 
• PANEGYRIC a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1603
• PANEGYRIS † a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1646
 
LAUDING - nouns
• ADVANCEMENT † extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
 
LAUGH, LAUGHING, LAUGHTER - adjectives
• ABDERIAN given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• AGELASTIC † never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
• CACHINNATORY connected with loud or immoderate laughter ...1828
• FRACTURED demolished by laughter ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GAGGLING laughing affectedly, giggling ...1892 Sc.
• GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly ...1897 Sc.
• GAWFIN laughing loudly ...1846 Sc.
• GELASTIC * causing or related to laughter, risible ...a1704• IN FITS laughing ...1856 sl.
• IN STITCHES laughing uproariously ...1935 sl.
• LAUGHFUL full of laughing; mirthful ...1825
• LAUGHSOME of persons: addicted to laughing, mirthful ...1620
• LAUGHY * inclined to laugh ...1837
• MISOGELASTIC hating laughter ...1898 nonce-word
• ON THE LAUGH laughing ...1848
• RIANT smiling, laughing, mirthful, cheerful, gay ...1567
• RIDENT * radiantly cheerful; laughing, smiling, grinning ...1609
• RIDIBUND inclined to laughter; happy, lively ...1909
• RIDIBUNDAL † inclined to laughter ...1652
• RISORIAL * inclined or given to laughter; producing laughter ...1855
• ROLLING IN THE AISLES laughing; orig. applied to an audience's uncontrollable laughter ...1940 sl.
• TITTERING giggling, laughing with suppressed mirth ...1748
laugh, laughing, laughter - adverbs
• GAFFAWINGLY in a manner causing hearty laughter ...1822 Sc.
laugh, laughing, laughter - nouns
• BELLY-LAUGH a deep reverberant laugh ...1921
• BELLY-SHAKING LAUGH a deep, sonorous laugh ...1920s sl.
• BOFF a laugh ...Bk1942 US sl.
• BOFFO a laugh ...1992 US sl.
• CACHINNATION loud or immoderate laughter ...1623
• CACK a laugh ...1990s Aust. sl.
• CAHEEING loud laughter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAFF a loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1500-20 Sc.
• GAFFA a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFFAW a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFTER a loud laugh ...1880 Sc.
• GALAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GAUSTER hearty,  loud laughter ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GAWF a loud noisy laugh ...1500-20 Sc.
• GELOTOMETER a gauge for measuring laughter ...1828 nonce word
• HA-BA a roar of laughter; a shout; a blatant cry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HA-HA a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 sl.
• HAH-HAH a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 US sl.
• HAR-DE-HAR-HAR used as a vocalisation mocking laughter ...1957 US sl.
• HAW-HAW a loud or boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1834
• HEART-SHOT a burst of laughter; a hearty fit ...1892 Sc. 
• HEE-HAW a loud, coarse laugh ...M19 sl.
• HYSTERICALS a bout of overwhelming, uncontrollable emotion or agitation, esp. as a result of acute distress; now usually: uncontrollable laughter ...1797
• HYSTERICS uncontrollable laughter; a bout of uncontrollable laughter ...a1904
• JAZZ a cause for laughter ...1960 Amer. sl.
• KECKLE a short, spasmodic laugh; a chuckle; a cackling, chattering ...1820 Sc.
• KECKLING noisy laughter; giddy conduct ...1819 Sc.
• KEECHLE, KEEGLE a short laugh ...1919 Sc.
• KIFF-KAFF a modest, suppressed laugh ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• LAFF a laugh ...1962 UK sl.
• LAUGHING-PEAL † a peal of laughter ...1593
• NEIGHER a loud laugh ...1830 Sc.
• NICKER a snigger; a soft suppressed laugh ...1808 Sc. 
• RASP a harsh laugh ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIDICULOSITY * ridiculousness; a ridiculous matter; anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke ...1725 rare or arch.
• SMIRKLE a smile; a smirk; a suppressed laugh ...1825 Sc.
• SNIRTLE a suppressed laugh; a sneer ...1834 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SQUIRK a half-suppressed laugh; a sniggering ...1882
• TICKLE BOX an imaginary organ of the body that causes uncontrollable laughter when turned over, tilted, or otherwise affected ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TIFF * a short outburst of laughter, etc. ...1858
• TITTER a stifled laugh, a giggle ...1728
• TITTERATION tittering, giggling ...1754
• TURKISH (BATH) a laugh ...1990s rhyming sl.
• VEIN † a fit of laughter ...1734
• WERRICK a half-smothered laugh; a chuckle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• YACK a joke; a laugh ...1951 US sl.
• YAK a laugh; a joke ...1951 US sl.
• YAW-HAW a loud or rude laugh ...1922
• YOCK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
• YUK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
laugh, laughing, laughter - person (also see GIGGLE)
• AGELAST one who never laughs ...1877
• AGELASTIC † one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad ...1626
• CACHINNATOR a loud or immoderate laugher ...a1800
• GAFFAER a loud laugher ...1862 Sc.
• GAFFAWER one who laughs loudly ...1841 Sc.
• GAWPIE a fool or simpleton, a stupid or silly person; one who gapes rudely; one who laughs without reason ...1825 Sc.
• GELDER a person given to loud foolish laughter ...1950 Sc.
• GER-LAUGHTERS † persons who laughed extravagantly and noisily ...Bk1847
• GIGGLE † a giggling, laughing, romping girl ...1611
• GIGGLER one who giggles; one who bursts into laughter at the least trifle; one very much inclined to laughter ...1633
• GIGGLET a laughing romp, a tomboy ...Bk1891 Eng. dial.
• GIGGLING GERTY a woman given to giggling, or behaving in a silly, giggling manner ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• GIGGLING-JENNY a child always laughing ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• GIGLET a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
• GIGLO a merry, light-hearted, laughing, romping girl; a giddy, silly, thoughtless girl ...a1340
• GIGLOT a merry, light-hearted, laughing, romping girl; a giddy, flighty, silly, thoughtless girl ...a1340
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HARLOT † an itinerant jester, buffoon, or juggler; one who tells or does something to raise a laugh ...a1340
• TITTERER one who laughs restrainedly; a giggler ...1828
laugh, laughing, laughter - verbs
• BAG UP to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1895 sl., orig. US theatrical sl., chiefly US
• BURST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BURST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A GUSSET to break out laughing; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TRACE to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TUG to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CACHINNATE to laugh loudly or immoderately ...1824
• CACK to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh ...1990s Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLE to burst out laughing ...1931 Amer. sl.
• CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING) to laugh uncontrollably ... 1987 Aust. sl.
• CACK YOURSELF to laugh uncontrollably ...1987 Aust. sl.
• CRACK UP to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
• CRACK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CREASE to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter  ...1977 sl.
• CREASE UP to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• EXPLODE to suddenly burst forth in laughter ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FALL ABOUT to collapse in laughter; to laugh immoderately ...1967 sl., orig. US
• FALL OUT to burst out laughing; to be tickled by something funny ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FALL OUT LAUGHING to break up with mirth ...1959 Amer. sl.
• FIND A HAW-HAW'S NEST WITH A TEE-HEE'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1842 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST FULL OF HA-HA EGGS to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEHEE'S EGG IN A HAHA'S NEST to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FRACTURE to cause to laugh convulsively or with great amusement ...1946 sl., orig. theatrical
• GAFF to laugh loudly and immoderately, to guffaw ...1719 Sc.
• GAFFA to laugh noisily or boisterously; to guffaw ...1800 Sc.
• GAFFAW † to laugh heartily or boisterously, to guffaw ...1721 Sc.
• GAGGLE to laugh immoderately; to cackle ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GAMF † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPH † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAUMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAUSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GAWF to laugh noisily ...1719 Sc.
• GET THE BOFF to provoke laughter, to receive a good audience response ...Bk1942 US sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE HA-HA to laugh at, to ridicule and take advantage of ...L19 US sl.
• GOFFEN to laugh like an idiot ...1889 Eng. dial.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOWSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOYSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAVE SOMEONE IN STITCHES to make them laugh uproariously ...1935 sl.
• HAW-HAW to laugh loudly or boisterously ...1834
• KECK to cackle, to laugh ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KECKLE of a person: to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle ...1513
• KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE to restrain oneself from laughing ...L19 sl.
• KENCH †* to laugh loudly ...a1225
• KICKLE to laugh in a high-pitched or silly manner; to giggle; to chuckle ...1782 Sc.
• KILL to cause someone to laugh uproariously ...1856 UK sl.
• KILL ONESELF to laugh ...1956 sl.
• LAFF to laugh ...1997 UK sl.
• LAITCH to be gay; to laugh, to titter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAUGH ALL OVER ONESELF to laugh unrestrainedly ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE to laugh to oneself; to nurse inward feelings of amusement ...1560
• LAUGH LIKE A BROKEN HINGE to laugh uproariously ...1940s sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A CHIEF STOKER to laugh a raucous belly laugh ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN to chuckle or laugh heartily; to guffaw ...1948 UK sl.
• LAUGH ONE'S ASS OFF to laugh uproariously ...1970s sl.
• LAUGH YOUR BOLLOCKS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2001 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR NUTS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2000 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR TITS OFF to laugh a great deal ...1996 UK sl.
• LAY THEM IN THE AISLES to get a wildly enthusiastic reaction, esp. uncontrollable laughter, on the part of an audience ...1928
• MUCKCOOK to laugh behind one's back ...c1880 Brit. sl.
• NEESTER to snigger, to laugh in a suppressed fashion ...1887 Sc. 
• NEIGHER to laugh loudly ...1826 Sc.
• NICKER to laugh with a snickering sound, generally in a ridiculous manner; to snigger ...1808 Sc. 
• PEE ONESELF LAUGHING to laugh very heartily and/or long ...c1910 sl.
• PISS ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1951 sl.
• PLOTZ to laugh very hard; to split one's seams, to die from laughter, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REIR to laugh ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RUTTLE to laugh in a suppressed way ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLAY to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter; to cause to laugh convulsively ...1927 sl.
• SMIRKLE to smirk or smile; to giggle; to laugh in a suppressed manner ...c1590 Sc.
• SNIRTLE to laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or restrained manner; to snigger; to sneer ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPLIT A GUSSET to break out laughing; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SPLIT A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh hard ...1936 Amer. sl.
• SPLIT ONE'S SIDES to laugh heartily ...1704
• SPORTIFY to make people laugh, to amuse ...1950s W. Indies ​
• SQUINNY to laugh broadly; to smile or wink ...B1900 Amer.
• TAKE ONE'S END to be convulsed with laughter ...20C Irish sl.
• TICHER to laugh in a suppressed way; to titter ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTER to laugh in a suppressed or covert way; to giggle ...a1619
• UDGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WERRICK to give a half-smothered laugh; to chuckle ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WET ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1970 sl.
• YACK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAW-HAW to laugh rudely or noisily ...1836
• YOCHA to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCH-YAW to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOFFA to laugh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
• YUK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
laugh, laughing, laughter - phrases
• HAVE THEM BLEEDING IN THE AISLES suggests a wildly enthusiastic reaction on the part of an audience, esp. uncontrollable laughter ...1927 colloq.
• HAVE THEM ROLLING IN THE AISLES suggests a wildly enthusiastic reaction on the part of an audience, esp. uncontrollable laughter ...1922 colloq.

LAUGHABLE - adjectives
• LAUGH-AT-ABLE laughable; that may be laughed at ...1844 nonce word
• LAUGHSOME. of things: provocative of laughter; laughable ...1798
• LUDIBRIOUS † apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
• PANTOGELASTIC all-laughable ...1808
• PANTOGELASTICAL * all laughable; laughable throughout ...1808
laughable - verbs 
• ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT to act laughably ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to be laughable ...1970 Amer. dial.
 
LAUGH AT - verbs
• ARRIDE † to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• MESS WITH to laugh at, to ridicule, to tease ...1980s sl.
• IRRIDE † to laugh at, to deride ...1637
 
LAUGHED AT - person
• LAUGHEE the person laughed at ...1829 nonce word
 
LAUGHING AT - adjectives
• IRRISORY * having the character of deriding or mocking; addicted to laughing or sneering at others ...1824
 
LAUGHINGSTOCK - person
• BAITING-STOCK † an object to be baited by everybody; a laughingstock ...Bk1888
• BAUCHLE an untidy person; hence, a laughingstock ...1914 Sc. 
• BEHO a laughingstock ...1808 Sc.
• BOHO a laughingstock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAG a laughingstock ...1840 US
• GAME † an object of ridicule; a laughingstock ...1562
• GAME-STOCK a risible figure; a laughingstock ...1943 W. Indies sl.
• JAPING-STICK † a laughingstock; a butt for jokes ...c1380
• JESTING-STOCK † an object of jest or ridicule; a laughingstock ...1535
• LAUGH * a laughingstock ...1817
• LAUGHING-GAME † a laughingstock ...1564
• LAUGHING-POST † a laughingstock ...1810
• LAUGHING-STAKE † a laughingstock ...a1625
• MAKE-GAME one who or that which furnishes matter for amusement; hence a laughingstock, butt ...1762
• MAKE-MIRTH † a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1656
• MAKE-PLAY a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1592
• MAKE-SPORT † one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1611
• MOCKERY a person who deserves contempt or ridicule; an object of derision; a laughingstock ...a1500
• MOCKING-STOCK † a butt for merriment; a laughingstock ...1526
• MOCK-SPORT an object of derision; a laughingstock ...1980 Barbados
• MONIMENT a ridiculous or objectionable person; a laughingstock, a fool, a rogue ...1866 Sc.
• MONUMENT a ridiculous or objectionable person; a laughingstock, a fool, a rogue ...1866 Sc.
• OBJECT formerly sometimes, an object of pity or relief; an afflicted person; a sufferer' a deformed or diseased person; an imbecile; a miserable creature; a person of a pitiable or ridiculous aspect; a gazing-stock; a laughingstock ..1605
• TABLE-SPORT a butt or laughingstock of the company ...1598
• TOM FOOL a buffoon; also, a butt, a laughingstock ...1650
• ZANY † one who resembles, or acts like a merry-andrew or buffoon; one who plays the fool for the amusement, or so as to be the laughingstock, of others; a ridiculous person ...1606 rare or obs.
 
LAUGHTER - see LAUGH
 
LAUNCH - verbs
• LANCE † to launch a boat ...c1515
 
LAUNDRY - adjectives (also see WASH)
• BLACKLIE ill-coloured; dirty; badly washed ...Bk1911 Sc. 
laundry - nouns 
• BACHELOR'S WIFE a metal plunger with a long wooden handle used for washing clothes in a tub ...1950s US sl.
• BATTLE a 'beetle' for battling clothes ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING BLOCK a bench-like wooden stand with a flat surface on which clothes are beaten in washing ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
• BEATING STICK a stick used to beat clothes while washing them ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BEETLING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BETELING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLOTS water for washing clothes; soapsuds, dirty water ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUT foul water thrown from washing-tubs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOYEN a washing-tub ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTON-CHOPPER the laundry ...1941 US Army sl.
• GRUNGIES dirty laundry ...1987 US campus sl.
• LABBERMENT a splashing; a washing of linen on a small scale ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG-A-DUDS † a wash of clothes ...17C cant
• LAGE a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG OF DUDS † a 'buck' or 'wash' of clothes ...1622 cant
• LAVATORY a laundry ...1661
• LAVENDRY † an establishment where linen, etc. is washed and 'got up' ...1393
• NETTING 1. stale urine, esp. as used for washing with ...c1375 Eng. dial.
2. soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
• SNOW underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying ...E19 tramps' sl.
• TROUBLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
laundry - nouns, place 
• WASHATERIA 1. a self-service laundry ...1940 Amer. dial.
2. a community building housing laundry and bathing facilities and serving as a source of treated drinking water ...1982 Alaska usage
laundry - person 
• BUTTON CHOPPER a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DABBLE-DACHIE one who splashes a great deal when doing a washing ...1900 Sc.
• DOBIE a washerwoman; a man who performs the functions of a washerwoman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LAUNDER † a person of either sex who washes linen ...a1350
• LAVENDER † a washerwoman; a laundress; formerly, also (rarely) a man who washes clothes ...a1310.
• LAVENDRY † a laundress ...a1483
laundry - verbs
• BATTLE to clean soiled clothes by beating them with a paddle (or 'battle'] after removing them from boiling water ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BOIL OUT to wash one's clothes ...1968 US logging sl.
• BOIL UP to wash one's clothes or oneself ...1919 Amer. dial.
• DAB OUT to do the laundry; to wash ...c1860 lower classes' usage
• HAISER to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAIZER of newly-washed clothes, etc.: to dry, esp. partially or on the surface; to air in the open, to bleach ...1880 Sc.
• HARDEN to dry or air clothes, etc., by holding them to the fire, or by hanging them out in the open air ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAZERD to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Ireland
• LAY A BUCK † to put clothes in soak for washing ...1573
• NET † to clean, to wash, to rinse out clothes ...1634 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• POSS to agitate clothes in soapy water to clean them ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SAPPLE to soak, to saturate with water, rain, etc.; to steep clothes in soapy water ...1836 Sc.