REVERSE WORD LOOKUP
  • REVERSE WORD LOOKUP
  • Abbreviations and Bibliography
  • Word of the Day
  • A INDEX
    • A - ABY
    • AC - ACY
    • AD - AE
    • AF - AG
    • AH - AK
    • AL - ALZ
    • AM - AMZ
    • ANA - ANK
    • ANN - ANY
    • AP - AQ
    • AR - ARZ
    • AS - ASZ
    • AT - ATZ
    • AU - AV
    • AW - AZ
  • B INDEX
    • BA - BAK
    • BAL - BAZ
    • BE - BED
    • BEE - BEK
    • BEL - BEZ
    • BH - BIZ
    • BL - BLAZ
    • BLE - BLU
    • BO - BON
    • BOO - BOZ
    • BRA - BREA
    • BREE - BRZ
    • BU - BUR
    • BUS - BZ
  • C INDEX
    • CA - CAP
    • CAR - CARZ
    • CAS - CAZ
    • CE - CHAM
    • CHAN - CHAZ
    • CHE - CHEZ
    • CHI - CHIZ
    • CHO - CIZ
    • CL - CLOS
    • CLOT - CLUZ
    • CO - COLN
    • COLO - COMPE
    • COMPI - COMZ
    • CON - CONFOT
    • CONFOU - CONSN
    • CONSO - CONTENS
    • CONTENT - CONZ
    • COO - COUNT
    • COUNTE - COV
    • COW - CRA
    • CRE - CRI
    • CRO - CRZ
    • CUB - CZ
  • D INDEX
    • DA - DAO
    • DAP - DEAD
    • DEAF - DECEL
    • DECEM - DEF
    • DEG - DEO
    • DEP - DER
    • DES - DESZ
    • DET - DEZ
    • DI - DIF
    • DIG - DIR
    • DIS - DISCOZ
    • DISCR - DISG
    • DISH - DISO
    • DISP - DISS
    • DIST - DIZ
    • DO - DOLZ
    • DOM - DRAGQ
    • DRAGR - DRIM
    • DRINK - DRINKING
    • DRINKING C - DRUGG
    • DRUGS - Page 1
    • DRUGS - Page 2
    • DRUH - DRUMZ
    • DRUNK - DRUNKENNESS
    • DRY - DZ
  • E INDEX
    • E - EATING
    • EAV - EF
    • EG - EMBAR
    • EMBAS - END
    • ENE - ENTAZ
    • ENTE - ER
    • ES - EW
    • EX - EXCEN
    • EXCEP - EXCLAI
    • EXCLAMATIONS A - I
    • EXCLAMATIONS J - Z
    • EXCLAMATION MARK - EXPERS
    • EXPERT - EZ
  • F INDEX
    • FA - FAJ
    • FAK - FAQ
    • FAR - FAS
    • FAT - FAZ
    • FE - FID
    • FIE - FING
    • FINI - FIZ
    • FL - FLI
    • FLO - FON
    • FOO - FOOD
    • FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
    • FOOT - FORR
    • FORS - FRER
    • FRES - FROR
    • FROS - FZ
  • G INDEX
    • G - GENIS
    • GENITALS
    • GENIU - GIQ
    • GIR - GLU
    • GN - GOP
    • GOR - GRAN
    • GRAP - GROT
    • GROU - GZ
  • H INDEX
    • HA - HALF
    • HALI - HAN
    • HAO - HARP
    • HARS - HEAD
    • HEAL - HEL
    • HEM - HIP
    • HIR - HOMI
    • HOMOSEXUAL - HOMOSEXUALITY
    • HON - HORR
    • HORSE - HORSESHOES
    • HOS - HUMM
    • HUMO - HZ
  • I INDEX
    • I - IDN
    • IDO - ILLE
    • ILLF - IMA
    • IMB - IMPES
    • IMPET - IMPROM
    • IMPROP - INCONCE
    • INCONCL - INDON
    • INDOO - INFER
    • INFES - INJ
    • INK - INSIM
    • INSIN - INTERF
    • INTERI - IO
    • IP - IZ
  • J INDEX
    • J - JI
    • JO - JZ
  • K INDEX
    • K - KIR
    • KIS - KZ
  • L INDEX
    • L - LANG
    • LANK - LAU
    • LAV - LAZ
    • LE - LEF
    • LEG - LIA
    • LIB - LIO
    • LIP - LOAS
    • LOAT - LOOR
    • LOOS - LOV
    • LOW - LZ
  • M INDEX
    • MA - MALI
    • MALL - MARN
    • MARO - MATH
    • MATI - MEDA
    • MEDD - MENS
    • MENT - MILD
    • MILE - MISD
    • MISE - MISTP
    • MISTR - MOND
    • MONEY - MONEY ORDER
    • MONG - MOT
    • MOU - MULS
    • MULT - MZ
  • N INDEX
    • N - NEAR
    • NEAT - NEV
    • NEW - NIM
    • NIN - NONPL
    • NONPR - NOR
    • NOS - NZ
  • O INDEX
    • O - OBN
    • OBO - OCD
    • OCE - OK
    • OL - OPN
    • OPO - OUTE
    • OUTF - OZ
  • P INDEX
    • PA - PARAC
    • PARAD - PAS
    • PAT - PEDD
    • PEDE - PERP
    • PERQ - PETT
    • PETU - PILL
    • PILLA - PLAM
    • PLAN - PLO
    • PLU - POLIR
    • POLIS - PORP
    • PORR - PRAF
    • PRAG - PREJ
    • PREL - PRISE
    • PRISON - PRISONER OF WAR
    • PRISS - PROSTH
    • PROSTITUTE - PROSTITUTION
    • PROSTR - PUM
    • PUN - PZ
  • Q INDEX
    • QU - QUEL
    • QUEN - QZ
  • R INDEX
    • RA - RAIL
    • RAIN - RASG
    • RASH - RECEI
    • RECEN - REI
    • REJ - REMA
    • REME - REPRIM
    • REPRIS - RESS
    • REST - RICE
    • RICH - RIZ
    • ROA - ROG
    • ROI - ROWD
    • ROWI - RUMO
    • RUMP - RZ
  • S INDEX
    • SA - SANC
    • SAND - SCAL
    • SCAM - SCH
    • SCI - SCRA
    • SCRE - SECR
    • SECT - SEME
    • SEMI - SERVICE
    • SERVICES
    • SERVIL - SEW
    • SEX
    • SEX APPEAL - SHED
    • SHEE - SHI
    • SHO - SHOV
    • SHOW - SIC
    • SID - SILL
    • SILV - SINK
    • SINL - SLANG
    • SLANT - SLEEP
    • SLEET - SLUGG
    • SLUM - SMON
    • SMOO - SNU
    • SOA - SOO
    • SOP - SPEAK
    • SPEAR - SPLA
    • SPLE - SPRE
    • SPRI - STAI
    • STAK - STERE
    • STERI - STON
    • STOO - STREAK
    • STREAM - STRO
    • STRU - STUPE
    • STUPID - STUPIDNESS
    • STUPO - SUB
    • SUC - SUMM
    • SUMO - SURPL
    • SURPR - SWEAR
    • SWEAT - SZ
  • T INDEX
    • TA - TALE
    • TALK - TALKZ
    • TALL - TEAP
    • TEAR - TENF
    • TENN - THIC
    • THIE - THING
    • THINK - THUL
    • THUM - TIME
    • TIMI - TOADS
    • TOADY - TORM
    • TORN - TRAL
    • TRAM - TRE
    • TRI - TRIZ
    • TRO - TRUL
    • TRUM - TZ
  • U INDEX
    • U - UNCERS
    • UNCERT - UNDERSP
    • UNDERST - UNEX
    • UNF - UNINTERE
    • UNINTERR - UNMAR
    • UNMAT - UNPROM
    • UNPROS - UNSZ
    • UNT - UPR
    • UPS - UZ
  • V INDEX
    • VA - VANE
    • VANI - VEH
    • VEI - VIC
    • VID - VIRE
    • VIRG - VZ
  • W INDEX
    • WA - WAND
    • WANE - WATC
    • WATE - WEAP
    • WEAR - WEL
    • WEN - WHISKER
    • WHISKY - WIDE
    • WIDOW - WINDING
    • WINDM - WOL
    • WOM - WOMB
    • WON - WORK
    • WORL - WORTHL
    • WORTHW - WZ
  • XYZ
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  • REVERSE WORD LOOKUP
  • Abbreviations and Bibliography
  • Word of the Day
  • A INDEX
    • A - ABY
    • AC - ACY
    • AD - AE
    • AF - AG
    • AH - AK
    • AL - ALZ
    • AM - AMZ
    • ANA - ANK
    • ANN - ANY
    • AP - AQ
    • AR - ARZ
    • AS - ASZ
    • AT - ATZ
    • AU - AV
    • AW - AZ
  • B INDEX
    • BA - BAK
    • BAL - BAZ
    • BE - BED
    • BEE - BEK
    • BEL - BEZ
    • BH - BIZ
    • BL - BLAZ
    • BLE - BLU
    • BO - BON
    • BOO - BOZ
    • BRA - BREA
    • BREE - BRZ
    • BU - BUR
    • BUS - BZ
  • C INDEX
    • CA - CAP
    • CAR - CARZ
    • CAS - CAZ
    • CE - CHAM
    • CHAN - CHAZ
    • CHE - CHEZ
    • CHI - CHIZ
    • CHO - CIZ
    • CL - CLOS
    • CLOT - CLUZ
    • CO - COLN
    • COLO - COMPE
    • COMPI - COMZ
    • CON - CONFOT
    • CONFOU - CONSN
    • CONSO - CONTENS
    • CONTENT - CONZ
    • COO - COUNT
    • COUNTE - COV
    • COW - CRA
    • CRE - CRI
    • CRO - CRZ
    • CUB - CZ
  • D INDEX
    • DA - DAO
    • DAP - DEAD
    • DEAF - DECEL
    • DECEM - DEF
    • DEG - DEO
    • DEP - DER
    • DES - DESZ
    • DET - DEZ
    • DI - DIF
    • DIG - DIR
    • DIS - DISCOZ
    • DISCR - DISG
    • DISH - DISO
    • DISP - DISS
    • DIST - DIZ
    • DO - DOLZ
    • DOM - DRAGQ
    • DRAGR - DRIM
    • DRINK - DRINKING
    • DRINKING C - DRUGG
    • DRUGS - Page 1
    • DRUGS - Page 2
    • DRUH - DRUMZ
    • DRUNK - DRUNKENNESS
    • DRY - DZ
  • E INDEX
    • E - EATING
    • EAV - EF
    • EG - EMBAR
    • EMBAS - END
    • ENE - ENTAZ
    • ENTE - ER
    • ES - EW
    • EX - EXCEN
    • EXCEP - EXCLAI
    • EXCLAMATIONS A - I
    • EXCLAMATIONS J - Z
    • EXCLAMATION MARK - EXPERS
    • EXPERT - EZ
  • F INDEX
    • FA - FAJ
    • FAK - FAQ
    • FAR - FAS
    • FAT - FAZ
    • FE - FID
    • FIE - FING
    • FINI - FIZ
    • FL - FLI
    • FLO - FON
    • FOO - FOOD
    • FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
    • FOOT - FORR
    • FORS - FRER
    • FRES - FROR
    • FROS - FZ
  • G INDEX
    • G - GENIS
    • GENITALS
    • GENIU - GIQ
    • GIR - GLU
    • GN - GOP
    • GOR - GRAN
    • GRAP - GROT
    • GROU - GZ
  • H INDEX
    • HA - HALF
    • HALI - HAN
    • HAO - HARP
    • HARS - HEAD
    • HEAL - HEL
    • HEM - HIP
    • HIR - HOMI
    • HOMOSEXUAL - HOMOSEXUALITY
    • HON - HORR
    • HORSE - HORSESHOES
    • HOS - HUMM
    • HUMO - HZ
  • I INDEX
    • I - IDN
    • IDO - ILLE
    • ILLF - IMA
    • IMB - IMPES
    • IMPET - IMPROM
    • IMPROP - INCONCE
    • INCONCL - INDON
    • INDOO - INFER
    • INFES - INJ
    • INK - INSIM
    • INSIN - INTERF
    • INTERI - IO
    • IP - IZ
  • J INDEX
    • J - JI
    • JO - JZ
  • K INDEX
    • K - KIR
    • KIS - KZ
  • L INDEX
    • L - LANG
    • LANK - LAU
    • LAV - LAZ
    • LE - LEF
    • LEG - LIA
    • LIB - LIO
    • LIP - LOAS
    • LOAT - LOOR
    • LOOS - LOV
    • LOW - LZ
  • M INDEX
    • MA - MALI
    • MALL - MARN
    • MARO - MATH
    • MATI - MEDA
    • MEDD - MENS
    • MENT - MILD
    • MILE - MISD
    • MISE - MISTP
    • MISTR - MOND
    • MONEY - MONEY ORDER
    • MONG - MOT
    • MOU - MULS
    • MULT - MZ
  • N INDEX
    • N - NEAR
    • NEAT - NEV
    • NEW - NIM
    • NIN - NONPL
    • NONPR - NOR
    • NOS - NZ
  • O INDEX
    • O - OBN
    • OBO - OCD
    • OCE - OK
    • OL - OPN
    • OPO - OUTE
    • OUTF - OZ
  • P INDEX
    • PA - PARAC
    • PARAD - PAS
    • PAT - PEDD
    • PEDE - PERP
    • PERQ - PETT
    • PETU - PILL
    • PILLA - PLAM
    • PLAN - PLO
    • PLU - POLIR
    • POLIS - PORP
    • PORR - PRAF
    • PRAG - PREJ
    • PREL - PRISE
    • PRISON - PRISONER OF WAR
    • PRISS - PROSTH
    • PROSTITUTE - PROSTITUTION
    • PROSTR - PUM
    • PUN - PZ
  • Q INDEX
    • QU - QUEL
    • QUEN - QZ
  • R INDEX
    • RA - RAIL
    • RAIN - RASG
    • RASH - RECEI
    • RECEN - REI
    • REJ - REMA
    • REME - REPRIM
    • REPRIS - RESS
    • REST - RICE
    • RICH - RIZ
    • ROA - ROG
    • ROI - ROWD
    • ROWI - RUMO
    • RUMP - RZ
  • S INDEX
    • SA - SANC
    • SAND - SCAL
    • SCAM - SCH
    • SCI - SCRA
    • SCRE - SECR
    • SECT - SEME
    • SEMI - SERVICE
    • SERVICES
    • SERVIL - SEW
    • SEX
    • SEX APPEAL - SHED
    • SHEE - SHI
    • SHO - SHOV
    • SHOW - SIC
    • SID - SILL
    • SILV - SINK
    • SINL - SLANG
    • SLANT - SLEEP
    • SLEET - SLUGG
    • SLUM - SMON
    • SMOO - SNU
    • SOA - SOO
    • SOP - SPEAK
    • SPEAR - SPLA
    • SPLE - SPRE
    • SPRI - STAI
    • STAK - STERE
    • STERI - STON
    • STOO - STREAK
    • STREAM - STRO
    • STRU - STUPE
    • STUPID - STUPIDNESS
    • STUPO - SUB
    • SUC - SUMM
    • SUMO - SURPL
    • SURPR - SWEAR
    • SWEAT - SZ
  • T INDEX
    • TA - TALE
    • TALK - TALKZ
    • TALL - TEAP
    • TEAR - TENF
    • TENN - THIC
    • THIE - THING
    • THINK - THUL
    • THUM - TIME
    • TIMI - TOADS
    • TOADY - TORM
    • TORN - TRAL
    • TRAM - TRE
    • TRI - TRIZ
    • TRO - TRUL
    • TRUM - TZ
  • U INDEX
    • U - UNCERS
    • UNCERT - UNDERSP
    • UNDERST - UNEX
    • UNF - UNINTERE
    • UNINTERR - UNMAR
    • UNMAT - UNPROM
    • UNPROS - UNSZ
    • UNT - UPR
    • UPS - UZ
  • V INDEX
    • VA - VANE
    • VANI - VEH
    • VEI - VIC
    • VID - VIRE
    • VIRG - VZ
  • W INDEX
    • WA - WAND
    • WANE - WATC
    • WATE - WEAP
    • WEAR - WEL
    • WEN - WHISKER
    • WHISKY - WIDE
    • WIDOW - WINDING
    • WINDM - WOL
    • WOM - WOMB
    • WON - WORK
    • WORL - WORTHL
    • WORTHW - WZ
  • XYZ
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  REVERSE WORD LOOKUP
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LOW - adjectives
• BAIST † low, despicable ...1780 Sc.
• BASE 1. low; of small height ...1393 arch.
2. † occupying a low position; low-lying; of lower situation than neighbouring parts ...c1440
3. † low, below it's usual height ...1525
• EATHLY † of a person: low in station; mean in character ...c1200
• FAUSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY, FICETY irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FISTY, FYSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HANG-DOG low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance; villainous, bad ...1677
• HANGING-DOG † low, degraded; having a base or sneaking appearance ...1667
• HASKARDLY † vulgar, low, base ...1576
• LAIRLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LAYERLY idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LEWD † belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base ...c1380
• LOWDOWN low, esp. socially or morally; degraded ...colloq.
• LOWER THAN A SNAKE'S BELLY despicable; very low indeed ...1932 Aust. sl.
• MARY ANN(E) vile; low; mean; ugly ...1872 Amer. dial.
• ORDINARY † pert. to or characteristic of the common people; common, vulgar; unrefined, low, coarse ...1659
• PENNYROYAL low, small-minded ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RAFF disreputable, vulgar, low ...1823
• RAFFISH disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character ...1801
• RAFFLE-PACK low, disorderly, of loose habits ...BK19C Eng. dial.
• RAG-MANNERED † rude, vulgar, coarse; of low, ill-bred behaviour; aggressively uncouth; very badly mannered ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOOTIE low, worthless in character; scruffy ...1882 Sc. 
• SCOUTIE-MALOURIE low, worthless in character; scruffy ...1969 Sc. 
• TINKERLY clumsy, bungling, unskilful; of poor quality; mean, low, disreputable ...1586
• UNDERLY * subordinate; inferior, low ...1648
• VAGGY debased, low, of evil propensities ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
low - adverbs
• BASELY † in a low position, low down ...c1500
low - nouns 
• RAG-MANNERS † low, ill-bred behaviour ...1731
• TAPINOPHOBY † hatred or dread of everything that is 'low' in writing ...1772 nonce word
low - person
• ABE an irritable or low woman ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon 
• BAG a low and despicable person ...20C US sl.
• BEGGAR a term of contempt; a mean or low fellow ...a1400
• BESOGNE † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658
• BESOGNIER † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588
• BESOGNIO, BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...a1625 
• BESOM a term of reproach or contempt applied to a woman, esp. a woman of loose or slovenly habits; a low woman, a prostitute ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
• BEZONIAN † a term of contempt: a needy beggar; a poor wretch; a base fellow; a mean, low person; a knave;  a rascal; a scoundrel ...1611
• BILDER † a low person ...1873 Sc.
• BILGE RAT a wretch; a lowlife ...1929 US nautical sl.
• BLADGE a low, coarse, vulgar woman ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• BOINARD † a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach ...a1300
• BUDZAT a low fellow; a blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BULKER † a low-lived person ...1690 sl.
• BUNTER a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.
• CAB MOLL a low woman ...Bk1895 Aust. criminals' sl.
• CAD (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1838 colloq.
• CADDESS a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word
• CAT a prostitute or immoral woman; a low woman ...1916 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• CHEAPSKATE an unpleasant or despicable person; a low or contemptible person, usually male ...1896 US sl.
• DICK-SUCKER (derogatory) a low and despicable male ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DIRTBAG a low, worthless person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DIRTY DOG a low and sneaky person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GARLIC-EATER a low fellow, a coward ...a1616
• GIMMER † a mistress; a low woman ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• HAIRY APE a person of a low mental or social type ...1931
• HALKARD † a person of low degree ...Bk1888
• HALLAN-SHAKER a beggarly knave, a low fellow ...1508 Sc.
• HALLION a term of contempt; a low or scurvy fellow; a coarse, idle, worthless fellow; a blackguard; a contemptible person; a good-for-nothing idler; a rascal, a clown, a clumsy fellow ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. 
• HANG-DOG a low, mean, base fellow, fit only to be the hangman of curs ...1693
• HANGMAN a term of reproach; a low, disreputable character; a reprobate; a ruffian ...1553
• HARLOT † a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225
• HASKARD, HASKERD † (derogatory) a man of low degree or social status; a base or vulgar fellow ...c1487
• HASTARD †* a person of low degree or social status ...c1489
• HAVEL(L) † a term of abuse or contempt applied to a man; a low fellow ...a1500
• HAWVELLE † a term of abuse or contempt applied to a man; a low fellow ...a1500
• JACK-COVE a mean, low fellow ...1859 sl.
• JAVEL † a low or worthless fellow; a rascal, a vagabond; a wandering, dirty fellow; a tramp ...a1300
• JURR a low or worthless woman ...a1796 Sc.
• KAVEL † a low, mean fellow ...1706 Sc.
• KEELIE a low or vulgar boy; a street-loafer or rough; a ruffian ...1863 Sc.
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• MACAROON a coarse, rude, low fellow ...Bk1790
• MAGGOT a loathsome or despicable person; a lowlife ...1680 sl.
• MONK a low or vulgar fellow ...1887 UK sl.
• MUDLARK an urchin of very low character ...L19 colloq.
• NAUGHTY-PACK † a person of low or worthless character ...1526
• NEETY-CUD a low fellow who commits mean actions ...1824 Sc.
• PACK † a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAGE † a male person of the 'lower orders', or of low condition or manners; an inferior person; a term of contempt ...a1300
• PAIK a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1825 Sc.
• PAKE a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1899 Sc.
• PALLIARD, PALLYARD † a person of bad character; a low or dissolute knave; a scoundrel; a lewd or lecherous person; a debauched person ...1567 arch.
• PAWCHLE a frail old person; also, a person of low stature, rather silly ...1824 Sc.  
• PUNTAM a lively person, esp. a woman of low stature ...Irish sl.
• RAAG an idle lounging person; a low, worthless person; a vagabond; a rake ...Bk1866 Sc.
• RABSCALLION a low, worthless fellow; a wild, reckless person; a rascal; a knave; a rogue; a vagabond; a scamp; a ne'er-do-well ...1699 
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAFFLE a low fellow; an idle vagabond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAG a low, worthless person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGABASH an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGABRASH an idle, worthless fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGELT a person of low character; a wicked and abandoned wretch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• REEPAN † a very lean person or animal; a low wretch ...1824 Sc. 
• RIFF-RAFF a low, disreputable person; the rabble, the mob ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial. & sl.
• ROUGH SCRUFF a low, coarse, rough, or disreputable person; a ruffian ...1814 orig. US
• SCAB a term of abuse; a mean, low scurvy fellow; an unpleasant or despicable man; a mean or contemptible person; a rascal, a scoundrel, a rogue ...1590 
• SCHEISSPOT a person of low character ...L20 Cockneys' sl.
• SHAG a low, rascally fellow ...1620
• SHAG-RAG a ragged, disreputable person; a low rascally fellow ...L16 sl.
• SKATE a low, mean contemptible person; one who does not pay his debts; a reprobate ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SLEAZOID a person of low character ...1986 US sl.
• SLUMGULLION a low, worthless fellow ...B1900 Amer.
• SNAPHANCE † a woman of low character ...a1625
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• SUCCUBUS a strumpet, a whore; a term of abuse for low woman ...1622
• SUCKER a greenhorn; a mean, low fellow ...1758 sl.
• TAG-RAG * the rabble; the riff-raff; the common people; a member of the rabble; a low or despicable person; a pitiful, ragged fellow; a slovenly, lazy or dirty fellow; a mean person; a vagabond ...1609
• TRAFFLE a person of low or mean character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VARLET a person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a have, a rogue, a rascal ...1555
• YAMOO a low or degraded person ...Bk1895 Aust. criminals' sl.
• YAP a low person unworthy of his position ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
low - verbs
• BELOW † to make low or lowly; to humble; to demean ...1377 obs. rare exc. Sc.
 
LOW-BORN, LOW-BRED - adjectives
• VERNACULOUS † low-bred, scurrilous ...1605
• WAFF low-born, ignoble, without pedigree or honourable connections ...1815 Sc.
low-born, low-bred - person 
• 'ARRY AND 'ARRIET a typical costermonger and his, or any, coster lass; hence, any low-bred and lively (esp. if not old) man and woman ...c1870 colloq.
• GADLING † a term of reproach; a base, low-born person ...1297
• GUTTER-BLOOD a base-born or low-bred person; one of the rabble ...1818 Sc.
• GUTTER-CHILD a child such as haunts the street gutters, one of low birth or breeding ...1870
• JACK † a man of the common people; a lad, a fellow; a chap; a low-bred or ill-mannered fellow; a knave ...1548
• MIDDEN-CROW a low-bred person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
LOW-CLASS - adjectives
• BAG-BLIND socially contemptible, very low-class, slum-dwelling ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BASE low in the social scale, of lowly condition, plebeian; belonging to the 'lower orders' ...1490 arch.
• CASS-CASS untidy, disreputable, inferior, low-class ...20C W. Indies
• COPPER-TAILED designating a person belonging to the lower classes of society ...1890 Aust. sl.
• ONE-GALLOWS of people: rustic, poor; low-class; hence, typical of such people ...1882 Amer. dial.
• ONE-GALLUS of people: rustic, poor; low-class; hence, typical of such people ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ONE-GALLUSED of people: rustic, poor; low-class; hence, typical of such people ...1904 Amer. dial.
• PELADO low-class ...1848 Amer. dial.
low-class - nouns
• RAFF the rabble; the rag-tag; the lowest class of the populace ...1673
• RASCAL † collectively, the rabble of an army or of the populace; common soldiers or camp-followers; persons of the lowest class ...c1330 obs. exc. arch.
• RASCALDRY †* 1. the rabble, the lowest class ...1470
†* 2. the character or condition of one of the lowest class ...1600
• RASCALITY the rabble; persons of the lowest class ...a1577
• RIBBLE-RASH rabble; low, disorderly people ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAG † the rabble; the lowest class of people ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAG AND RAG † the rabble, the lower classes; an assemblage of people held in small esteem; everybody; all and any ...c1535 obs.
• TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1645
• TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAILRY a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1858
• TAG, RAG, AND LONGTAIL a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1719
• TAG, RAG, AND RASCALITY a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1701
low-class - person
• BEGGAR-TRASH someone thought to be low-class, worthless, or insignificant ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BOGAN (depreciative) a young lout; an  unfashionable, uncouth, or unsophisticated person, esp. regarded as being of low social status ...1984 Aust. sl.
• BUNGO-BESSY a boorish low-class woman ...1940s W. Indies
• COPPERTAIL the ordinary or average person; one belonging to the lower classes of society ...1890 Aust. sl.
• DAM a term applied to women of the lowest rank ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIRT an insignificant or low-class person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DIRT-EATER (usually derogatory) one who eats clay; hence, a poor or low-class person ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GUTTERLING a person bred in the gutter; a person of low social status ...1846
• GUTTER-SNIPE a child brought up 'in the gutter'; one of the lowest class; an urchin ...c1869
• HALARI a low-class woman given to fighting ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HAMMER KNOCKER a rustic; someone considered uncouth or low-class ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HAWNYOCK an inexperienced or ignorant person; a hick; a low-class or insignificant person ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HUSSY, HUZZY formerly: a woman; a lass; hence, a strong country woman; a woman of low social status; also, a disreputable woman of improper behaviour, or of light or worthless character; a badly-behaved, pert, or mischievous girl ...1647
• KABA-KABA a low-class, worthless, rough person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LINTHEAD (derogatory) a cotton-mill worker; hence, a low-class White person; a hillbilly; an insignificant person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MALKIN † used as a female personal name; typically applied to a woman of the lower classes ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † used as a female personal name; typically applied to a woman of the lower classes ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOLLEY, MOLLY a girl, a woman, esp. a lower-class one; a prostitute ...1706 now chiefly Irish English
• MOLLISHER a woman; a low-class girl or woman; one living in concubinage; a female cohabiting with a man, who jointly get their living by thieving; a thief's mistress; a wife ...1812 sl.
• MUDSILL a person of the lowest possible social class ...US Civil War usage 
• OICK, OIK a low-class fellow ...L19 schools' sl.
• PIKEY (derogatory) a member of the underclass ...Brit. sl.
• PINEY-WOODS CRACKER a poor or low-class person ...1872 Amer. dial.
• PINEY-WOOD TACKEYS a poor or low-class person ...1888 Amer. dial.
• PLEB a lower-class person ...1865 sl.
• PLEBBIE, PLEBBY a lower-class person ...1962
• POOR BARKER a low-class, poor White person ...1890 Amer. dial.
• POOR BUCKRA a low-class, poor White person ...1836 Amer. dial.
• PROLE a lower-class person ...1887 sl.
• RABBLE persons of the lowest class ...1726
• TACKEY, TACKIE, TACKY a low-class White person ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TALENT persons of the lowest class ...1882 Aust. sl.
• TIB † formerly, a typical name for a woman of the lower classes; a common woman ...1533
• TRUNDLE-BED TRASH a low-class, shiftless person or group; very young, worthless people just married ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHITE TRASH the poor White population of the Southern States of America, and hence, contemptuously, a low-class White person; the class of such people ...1824 Amer. dial.
• YARD APE a poor, low-class White person, White trash ...2003 Amer. dial.
• YELLOWHAMMER (derogatory) a low-class White person ...2000 Amer. dial.
low-class - verbs
• SLUM to descend to the level of the lower classes ...1928 sl.
• SLUM IT to descend to the level of the lower classes ...1928 sl.
 
LOW-DOWN - adjectives
• FUNKY-ASS deserving of contempt; worthless, low-down ...1967 US sl.
low-down - person
• SCUMBAG a low-down, base, despicable person ...1971 sl.

LOWER - adjectives
• NEDDHERMER lower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NETHER lower ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NETHERMORE * nether, lower, inferior ...1382
lower - adverbs
• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
• ADOWN † 1. in a lower place ...c1000
2. † to a lower condition or state ...c1175
• NETHER † lower, lower down ...c888
• NETHERMORE † lower or further down ...c1480
• UNDERLY † at a lower level ...1671
lower - prepositions
• ABLOW on the lower side or part of; lower down in...1885 Sc.
lower - nouns 
• DECLINATION † a sinking into a lower position; descent towards setting ...1503
• NETHERER † the lower parts ...a1340
• NETHERMORE †* the lower parts ...1382
lower - verbs 
• BAISE to lower, to lay low ...1871 Sc. arch.
• BAIZE to lower, to lay low ...1871 Sc. arch.
• BASE † to lower, to bring, cast, or lay down ...c1375
• DEBATE † to abate; to beat down, to bring down, to lower, to reduce, to lessen, to diminish ...c1450
• DECLINE † to lower, to bring down, to depress, to bring low, to degrade, to debase ...a1400-50
• DEDEIGN † to lower ...1536 Sc.
• EVEN to bring down to a level, to lower, to demean ...1660 Sc.
• RAISE DOWN to lower ...1970 Amer. dial.
• VAIL to lower (a weapon, banner, etc.); to cause or allow to descend or sink ...c1330 now arch.
 
LOWERED - adjectives
• BASED † lowered ...1592
 
LOWERING - nouns
• BATE † depression, lowering ...1686
• DEMISSION † a lowering, putting or bending down ...1708
 
LOWEST - adjectives
• NEATHMOST lowest, undermost ...1790 Sc.
• NETHEMEST † lowest, undermost, furthest down ...c888
• NETHEREST † lowest, undermost ...a1300
• NETHERMOST lowest, undermost, furthest down ...a1300
• NETHMOST lowest ...1790 Sc.
• NEWMOST lowest; nethermost ...1742 Sc.
lowest - nouns 
• IMIT lowest point ...1885 nonce word
• NETHERMOST the lowest part ...1838 Eng. dial.
 
LOW-GRADE - adjectives
• CHEESY low-grade, inferior, worthless; cheap, stingy ...1863 Amer.
• SHITTY disgusting, contemptible; low-grade, degrading ...1879 sl.
low-grade - person 
• POCHUCKER an insignificant person; a low-grade person ...1968 Amer. dial.
 
LOW-LIFE - person
• SCABBERT a low-lifed, scabby-minded individual ...1824 Sc.
 
LOWLINESS - nouns
• BUXOMNESS † obedience; submissiveness; lowliness, humility ...c1175

LOWLY - adjectives
• HEAN † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• HENE † mean, abject, poor; humble, lowly; abased, ignoble; miserable, wretched, dejected, humiliated; of little importance, trivial ...c825
• HUMILE † humble, lowly ...c1470 chiefly Sc.
• SILLY † of humble rank or state; lowly ...a1568
lowly - nouns 
• SIMPLESSE † poor or lowly condition; also, lack of elegance or refinement; plainness of dress, etc. ...1390 obs. exc arch.
 
LOW-MINDED - adjectives
• MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS base, low-minded; used of men and dogs ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
low-minded - person 
• SCALBERT † a low-minded, evil-living person ...1824 Sc.
 
LOW-NECKED - adjectives
• DECOLOURED †* cut low in the neck; low-necked ...c1430
 
​LOW-SPIRITED - adjectives
• BEDDED dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDEAD dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLUE depressed, low-spirited, sad, sorrowful, dismayed, downcast ...a1450
• DAFFISH † low-spirited ...1470-85 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAPOCAGINOUS † that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited, low-spirited, heartless, of little worth ...1674 
​• DAWLED low-spirited, down-hearted ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy ...1780 chiefly Eng. dial.
• HEAVYSOME low-spirited, dull, drowsy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• MEAN unwell, in low spirits ...M19 US sl.
• NAZY, NAZZY peevish, ill-tempered, irritable, cross; low-spirited ...1878 Eng. dial.
• VAPOURED suffering from nervous depression; low-spirited ...1670
• VAPOURISH inclined to depression or low-spirits ...1716-20
• VAPOURY * inclined to depression or low spirits ...1771
low-spirited - person
• MOPE a person who mopes; someone given to prolonged spells of gloom or dejection; a low-spirited, listless, melancholy person ...1693
low-spirited - verbs
• FEEL FLAT to be low-spirited, out of sorts ...1838 Amer. sl.
 
LOW SPIRITS - nouns
• BLUE DEVILS. melancholy, depression, low spirits, the blues ...1810 Amer. dial.
• BLUES, THE depression of spirits, despondency ...1807 colloq.
• DISMALS a melancholy mood; the blues, gloom, low spirits ...1777 Amer. dial.
• GLOOMS low spirits, the blues ...1968 Amer. dial.
• KATZENJAMMERS low spirits after drinking ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOPES, THE low spirits

LOW-TONED - adjectives
• UNDERBREATH low-toned, whispered ...1853
 
LOYAL - adjectives
• ACE-HIGH of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers ...1930s sl., orig. US prison
• LAWFUL † observant of law or duty; law-abiding, faithful, loyal ...c1375
• LEAL † loyal, faithful, honest, true, upright, sincere ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SOLID loyal, staunch; esp. used among criminals ...1950 Aust. sl.
loyal - person
• YARD DOG a loyal but mediocre companion ...1959 US Black sl.
loyal - phrases
• UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF until a prison clique disbands; ultimately loyal ...1989 US sl.
 
LOYALLY - adverbs
• FAITHLY † with fidelity; faithfully, loyally, steadfastly, truthfully ...c1325
• LAWFULLY † loyally, faithfully ...c1500
• LEAL † loyally, faithfully ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• LEALLY loyally, faithfully, truly ...a1300
 
LOYALTY - nouns
• FASTNESS † fidelity, loyalty, firm adherence ...c1577
• FAYFULLY † in a faithful manner, loyally, reliably ...a1400
• LEALNESS * faithfulness, loyalty ...1882
• LEALTY † faithfulness, loyalty ...1860 obs. exc. arch.
 
LUBBER, LUBBERLY - person
• GLOIT † a blockhead; a lubberly inactive fellow, a lout ...1788 Sc.
• KELF †* a lubber, a blockhead, a lout, an oaf ...1664
• HORSE MARINE a lubberly or clumsy fool; a dolt ...1823 US nautical & military usage
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCLATCH, SKLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
 
LUBRICATE - verbs
• LABBER to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
LUCID - adjectives
• DILUCIDATE † made clear, plain, or lucid ...1651

LUCIDNESS - nouns
• DILUCIDITY † lucidness; clearness; plainness ...1603

LUCK, LUCKY - adjectives  (includes bad luck)
• ARSEHOLE LUCKY extremely lucky ...c1950 sl.
• ARSEY, ARSIE, ARSY lucky; very lucky ...c1935 Aust. sl.
• BIG WIN completely lucky ...1991 US sl.
• BORN UNDER A DARK CLOUD always in hard luck or in bad shape ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• CANNY † lucky, fortunate, prosperous ...1715 Sc.
• CHANCY lucky, fortunate; good-natured ...1928 Amer. dial.
• DOWN IN THE BUSHES sick, in hard luck, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EUROUS † lucky, prosperous, successful ...c1430
• FAUST * lucky, happy ...1692
• FERHEXED having bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JAMMY first-rate, good, excellent; very lucky or profitable  ...1853
• MADE lucky, secure, well-off ...1930s sl., orig. Irish
• MADE UP lucky, secure, well-off ...1930s sl., orig. Irish
• MERCIFUL lucky, fortunate ...1836 Sc.
• POHO out of luck ...1972 Hawaii
• SAMPSOUS lucky, fortunate ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY lucky ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SLEAZY lucky ...1980s US juvenile sl.
• TIDY lucky, favourable ...1800 Eng. dial.
• TINNY lucky ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl. 
luck, lucky - adverbs 
• HAPPY-BE-LUCKY † as luck will have it; haphazard ...1633
luck, lucky - nouns 
• ADVENTURE † that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1230
• ARSE boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this ...1958 Aust. sl.
• ASS good luck (as opposed to skill) ...1958 Aust. sl.
• BIKE a windfall; unexpected luck ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• COCUM, COKUM, KOCUM, KOKUM † advantageous or favourable circumstances; luck ...1851 sl. 
• FAUSTITUDE † good luck, happiness ...1721
• FAUSTITY † good luck, happiness, good fortune ...1656
• FREE NIGGER LUCK (derogatory) good luck, esp. when unexpected ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAP 1. chance or fortune (good or bad) that falls to anyone; luck, lot ...c1205 arch.
2. † ​good fortune, good luck; success, prosperity ...a1225
• HORSESHIT LUCK unexpected extraordinary good luck ...1970 US sl.
• HORSESHOE a propensity to have good luck ...1912 US sl.
• JAM excellence; good luck; happiness ...1882 sl.
• JAMMY excellence; good luck; happiness ...Bk1896 sl.
• MOTHER LUCK sheer good luck ...1985 Amer. dial.
• MOZ luck ...M19 sl.
• MOZA-MOTTON a piece of luck ...M19 sl.
• MOZZLE luck ...c1870 Aust. sl.
• NEIGHBOUR'S FARE the same fate or luck ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIBBLE a stroke of luck; a welcome piece of good fortune; a catch, a bargain ...1925 Sc. 
• NIGGER LUCK (derogatory) good luck, esp. when unexpected; very good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• NO DICE no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO SALE no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO SPOTS no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD SHOE good luck ...1890 criminals' sl.
• PURPLE PATCH a run of good luck or success ...1912
• RABBIT FOOT good luck ...L19 US Black sl.
• REAL JAM excellence; good luck; happiness ...1889 sl.
• RED-LETTER DAY a happy day or lucky occasion ...Bk1903 sl.
• SITHE † fortune on a journey; also generally, fortune, hap, luck ...c1000
• THRIFT prosperity, success; luck ...1785 Sc.
• TURN-UP an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• TURN-UP FOR THE BOOKS, A an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• VENTURE † fortune, luck; chance ...a1450
luck, lucky - nouns, bad luck
• AMBS-ACE bad luck, misfortune, worthlessness ...E16 sl.
• BAD BREAK a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD FLUKE a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD IRON failure; misadventure; bad luck ...Bk1896 workmen's sl.
• BAD JOB bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD SHIT a bad event; bad luck; evil practices ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BLUE bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROOK SPIN bad luck, a bad experience ...1929 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DEAD MAN'S HAND bad luck ...1960s sl.
• DEUCE-ACE bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEVIL'S OWN LUCK bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVIL HEALTH † bad luck, hurt, disaster ...c1477
• FALLING-LUCK bad luck ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HARD CASE bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD CHEDDAR bad luck ...1931 UK sl.
• HARD CHEESE bad luck; often said in commiseration ...1876 UK sl.
• HARD FODDER bad luck ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HARD LINES bad luck; often said in commiseration ...1824 UK sl.
• HOODOO bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL CHANCE bad luck ...1883 Eng. dial.
• ILL HALE † bad luck ...a1300
• LEAN TROT a spell of bad luck or unfortunate experiences ...1970s Aust. sl.
• MISCHANTER a misfortune, mischance, accident; ill-luck ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• MISHANTER a misfortune, mischance, accident; ill-luck ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• MOZZ bad luck; a jinx ...1924 Aust. sl.
• PRETTY COME-OFF bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ROUGH SHAKE bad luck ...1950s
• ROUGH SPIN a period or piece of bad luck ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
​• RUM GO bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIDOO bad luck ...1900s sl.
• SNAKE EYES bad luck ...1918 US sl.
• SOUR LUCK bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOUGH BREAK a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOUGH LUCK bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNFAIR SHAKE bad luck ...1950s
luck, lucky - person, good luck
• CANDY BOY a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY COCK a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY KID a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1906 US sl.
• CANDYMAN a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1913 US sl.
• GOLDEN BOLLOCKS a nickname for a lucky man ...1984 UK sl.
• LUCKY DOG a very lucky person ...Bk1995 US sl.
• MR. R. SUPPARDS a very lucky fellow ...19C colloq. (for 'arse upwards')
• TIN-ARSE a person who always seems to have good luck ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• TIN-BUM a person who always seems to have good luck ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
luck, lucky - person, bad luck
• BIBE a bringer of bad luck; an unpleasant person ...2001 Anglo-Irish
• BIRD OF ILL OMEN a person associated with bad news; a bringer of bad luck; one who augurs ill, always predicting the worse possibility ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
• JONAH one who brings bad luck or one who suffers severe misfortune ...M19 sl. 
luck, lucky - verbs 
• ACE OUT to be fortunate or lucky ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• BE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BE WRAPPED IN HIS MOTHER'S SMOCK to be born lucky ...18C
• CHOP TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1985 Amer. dial.
• COP IT SWEET to be lucky ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• CRY ROAST MEAT † to announce to others a piece of private luck or good fortune; to boast about one's situation ...1638 now rare or obs
• DEAL ONE OFF THE TOP to give someone a piece of good luck ...1960s US sl.
• FALL IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck or fortune ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FALL ON ONE'S LEGS † to be lucky; to find oneself in a favourable or successful position, esp. by good fortune ...1723
• HAP to have the fortune or luck to do something ...1393 arch.
• HAVE A LUCKY FALL to have a piece of good luck ...1887 colloq.
• HAVE HEMP IN ONE'S POCKET to have luck on one's side in the most adverse circumstances ...B1900
• LIVE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A GOOD FALL to have a piece of good luck ...L19 sl.
• RISE WITH ONE'S ARSE UPWARDS * to be lucky ...c1600
• SHIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.
• SIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
luck, lucky - verbs, bad luck
• BLEAT IN THE EAR to relate hard luck ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• DO ONE'S LUCK to use up or run out of luck ...1910s Aust. sl.
• GO ARSE FIRST to have bad luck ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GRIS-GRIS to make a spell, usually by the waving of hands; to bring bad luck to; to bewitch ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HAG to bring bad luck upon ...19C US sl.
• HAVE A BAD FALL to have a piece of bad luck ...1887 colloq.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL AND THE OTHER IN A GRAVE to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A BAD FALL to have a piece of bad luck ...L19 sl.
• MEET A SPLAY-FOOTED BAKER to receive a warning of ill luck ...1813
• MEET WITH THE RUBBERS to have misfortune, ill-luck ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to frustrate someone's plans; to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to ...1949
luck, lucky - interjections & phrases
• BREAK A LEG! good luck! ...1950s sl.
• FAIR FUCKS TO good luck to ...1980s Ireland
• FALL INTO A CART OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME UP SMELLING OF VIOLETS applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...L19 Cockney usage
• HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE HACKLES said of a person who has a lot of bad luck ...1970 Amer. dial. online
• HE STRUCK A FAIR WIND he had a streak of luck ...1916 Amer. dial.
• IF IT WERE RAINING PEA SOUP I'D GET HIT IN THE HEAD BY A FORK an expression of continual bad luck ...1920s Aust. sl.
• UP THE FAIRGROUND likely to be lucky ...1980s sl.
 
LUCKILY - adverbs
• ARSE UPWARDS in good luck; luckily ...17C colloq.
 
LUCKINESS - nouns
• FORTUNATION † the act of making fortunate; the being favoured by fortune; luckiness ...c1470
 
LUCRATIVE - adjectives
• GAINSOME †* profitable, lucrative, advantageous ...1569
• LUCRIFEROUS † bringing gain; lucrative, profitable ...1648
 
LUDICROUS - adjectives
• FARCIFUL †* ludicrous, farcical ...1731
• HARLEQUIN having the characteristics of a harlequin or his dress; burlesque, ludicrous; particoloured ...1779
ludicrous - nouns 
• FIGGLE-FAGGLE conduct which is foolish, ludicrous, or unbecoming; silly or trifling conduct; ridiculous behaviour ...19C Sc.
• SAIN a ludicrous object, a 'sight' ...1923 Sc.
• SCENE a ludicrous object, a 'sight' ...1923 Sc.
ludicrous - verbs
• TAKE THE PISS OUT OF of a situation or statement: to appear ludicrous, to be a joke ...1980s sl.
ludicrous - phrases 
• IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...1851 colloq.
• IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A DOG LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...17C colloq.
• IT WOULD MAKE A CAT LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...1851 colloq.
• IT WOULD MAKE A FLY LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...17C colloq.
 
LUG - verbs
• WAG to carry or transport with difficulty; to lug, to tote, to haul ...1931 Amer. dial.
 
LUGGAGE - see BAGGAGE
 
LUKEWARM - adjectives
• LEW † lukewarm, tepid ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MILK-LUE lukewarm, of the temperature of milk warm from the cow ...1900 Sc.
• MILK-WARM lukewarm, of the temperature of milk warm from the cow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
LUKEWARMNESS - nouns
• WARMNESS †* lukewarmness ...1561
 
LULL - nouns
• QUALL a lull, in wind or storm ...1908 Sc.
lull - verbs 
• ASSOPIATE †* to lull, to calm, to assuage; to lay at rest, to put an end to ...1641 
• BAW to lull to sleep ...1706 Sc.
• BEE-BAW to lull to sleep; to sing a lullaby ...1849 Eng. dial.
• QUALL of wind, etc.: to lull, to abate ...1824 Sc.
• QUIET to silence, to lull ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
LULLABY - nouns
• A-HISHI-BAW a lullaby ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BALALOO a lullaby; sleep ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BALOO † a lullaby ...1611
• BALOW † a lullaby ...1611
• BE-BO a lullaby ...1811 Eng. dial.
• BEE-A-BAW a lullaby ...1811 Eng. dial.
• BEE-BAW a lullaby ...1811 Eng. dial.
• LILLYLOO a lullaby; a refrain, a song ...1818 Sc.
lullaby - verbs 
• BEE-BAW to lull to sleep; to sing a lullaby ...1849 Eng. dial.
 
LUMBER - person
• BUSH-BEATER a lumberman ...1809
 
LUMBERING - adjectives
• BILDERING lumbering, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
lumbering - adverbs 
• SCLATCH, SKLATCH heavily, violently; with a heavy, lumbering step ...Bk1904 Sc.
 
LUMBERJACK - nouns (also see LOGGING)
• BLANKET FEVER refers to the condition of a lumberjack who stays in bed in the morning after the other men are up; usually a lazy lumberjack ...1969 Amer. lumberjack usage
• BLANKET HOIST a punishment as well as a game; if a lumberjack got out of place, others would put him in a blanket, get hold of the sides of the blanket, and hoist him in the air a few times ...1969 Amer. lumberjack usage
lumberjack - person 
• BEAR FIGHTER in lumbering: the man who separates strips from boards in a sawmill ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BELL OX the camp foreman ...1969 Amer. lumberjacks' usage
• JACK a lumberjack ...a1900 Amer. dial.
• MISS PICKUPSTICKS a homosexual lumberjack ...Bk1972 homosexual sl. 
• SAWDUST EATER a lumberjack ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. 
• SHANTYMAN a lumberjack ...chiefly N. Amer.
• TIMBER BEAST a lumberjack or logger; rarely, a lumber-mill worker ...1916 Amer. dial.
• TIMBER WOLF a lumberjack or logger; rarely, a lumber-mill worker ...1926 Amer. dial.
• WOOD-HEAD a lumberjack ...Bk1975 Amer. hobo sl. 

LUMINOUS - adjectives
• BEAMFUL luminous ...a1631
• ILLUSTRIOUS † lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy;  luminous, shining, bright, lustrous ...c1605
luminous - verbs
• ILLUSTRATE † to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592 
 
LUMP - nouns
• BAGES clots, lumps ..Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALTER 1. a clot; a coagulated lump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
2. a tangle; a lump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAT † a lump, a piece, a bit ...c1340
• BLYPE a shred of skin when it peels off; a lump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUM a bump; a lump from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUMBLE a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUMPKNOT a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1857 Amer. dial.
• BUNG a bump; a knot on the head; a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNK a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BURL † a small lump or rising in the skin; a pimple or pustule ...1607
• DAGGEN a large piece of anything, as wood, meat, etc.; a lump; a thick slice ...c1836 Sc.
• DICE a lump or piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOZZLE a shapeless lump; a hunk; a small quantity ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DUNT a lump or large piece of something; later, also a large quantity of something ...1813 Sc.
• FARDEL a large slice or piece, a lump, esp. of eatables ...1866 Sc.
• GOOSE EGG a knot or lump on the head as the result of a blow ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HEN EGG a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S EGG a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUNK a big lump ...Bk1905
• KEECH a large lump, esp. of mud ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KNUB * a small knob or lump; a nugget; also, a swelling or protuberance on the body ...1563
• KNUBBLE * a small lump, knob, or protuberance ...1671
• KNULE * a lump, a swelling, an excrescence ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LOB a lump, a large piece; a nugget of gold ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MOUSER a lump or swelling caused by a blow; a black eye ...1860 Amer. dial.
• NALLION a lump, a bump ...20C Irish sl.
• NARLE a lump; a tumour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NIRL a small knot or lump; a broken-off fragment, a morsel, a crumb, a small shrivelled-looking object ...1808 Sc. 
• NOGGER a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOGGIN a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOGGLE a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PONE a hard lump or swelling on the body ...1895 Amer. dial.
• SKRID a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SQUID a piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THUMP a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind ...1896 Sc.
• WAB a lump ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WADGE a thick, chunky, dense lump ...M19 sl.
• WALLOP a lump ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WODGE a thick, chunky, dense lump ...M19 sl.
 
LUMPISH - adjectives
• SUMPY heavy; lumpish ...Bk1830 Eng. dial.
lumpish - person
• DILP a heavy, lumpish person ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HABBLE-TREE a lumpish, awkward person ...1826 Sc.
 
LUMPY - adjectives
• BAGSY shapeless, lumpy ...1920s Sc. sl.
• BALTERY lumpy, clogged ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COBBY of porridge, etc.: lumpy ...19C Eng. dial.
• KNUBBLY full of or covered with small knobs, lumps, or protuberances ...1809
 
LUNACY - nouns
• BEDLAM madness, lunacy ...1598
 
LUNATIC - adjectives
• BEDLAMITE lunatic, mad ...1815
• MAZE mad, crazy, lunatic; uneasy, over-anxious ...1842 Eng. dial.
• MAZED crazed, mad, lunatic, distraught, insane ...1836 Eng. dial.
lunatic - person 
• BARMY BLOKE a lunatic ...Bk1895 Aust. criminals' sl.
• BEDLAM † a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1522
• BEDLAM-BEGGAR † a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1605
• BEDLAMER † a lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...c1675
• BEDLAMITE † a madman or lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1691
• BEDLAM-MAN a madman; a lunatic ...1658
• CRACK-UP a lunatic; one who has had an emotional breakdown, nervous collapse, etc. ...a1949 US sl.
• DIZZY a lunatic ...1918 US sl.
• GELT * a lunatic ...1596
• HALF-DECK a lunatic ...1985 euphemism 
• KEITH MOON a crazy or eccentric person; a lunatic ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'loon' 
• MADDIE † a mad person, a lunatic ...1903 Sc.
• MADDO a lunatic ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MADDY a psychologically unstable person; a lunatic ...1990s Aust. & Sc. sl.
• MADLOCK a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADPASH † a foolish or insane person; a lunatic, a mad fellow; a crackbrained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person; a rash or turbulent person; a wild, giddy person ...1611 
​• MADSTART a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZE-MAN a madman, a lunatic ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MOONLING † a simpleton, a silly fellow, a fool, an idiot, a lunatic ...1631
• MOONMAN † a lunatic ...Bk1903
• NUT ROLL a lunatic ...1995 Amer. sl.
• SAMMY, ZAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
 
LUNCH, LUNCHEON - nouns
• AIR PIE AND A WALK AROUND a clerk's lunch; i.e. no food ...L19 sl.
• ANDERS-MEAT luncheon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GLASS OF LUNCH a drink, a 'liquid lunch' ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GLASS OF STEAK a drink, a 'liquid lunch' ...1960s Aust. sl.
• KIDNEY (PUNCH) a lunch ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LIQUID LUNCH a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed ...1963 colloq.
• NAMMET a luncheon; esp. one eaten in the field by farm-labourers either in the middle of the morning or of the afternoon; a plain meal without meat; food generally ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PECK a short lunch break ...1932 Amer., chiefly railroad workers usage
• POKE DINNER a lunch carried to work in a paper bag ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TEN-OUNCE SANDWICH lunch consisting solely of beer ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• TIFFIN in India and neighbouring eastern countries: a light midday meal; luncheon ...1800 Anglo-Indian
• UGGIN a lunch, a light meal, a snack, frequently of some delicacy or sweetmeat ...a1838 Sc.
• UNCH † a nuncheon, a light meal, a snack ...1668 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERN a light luncheon; a light meal partaken of in the middle of the morning or the afternoon; the time allotted to such a repast ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YIMMET † a lunch ...1824 Sc.
lunch, luncheon - verbs
• BAG IT to bring one's lunch in a paper bag ...1971 Amer. sl.
• TIFF to lunch ...1803 Anglo-Indian
• TIFFIN to lunch ...1866 Anglo-Indian
 
LUNCH BAG, LUNCH BOX - nouns
• DUKEY a brown paper lunch bag ...1986 US sl.
• NOSE-BAG a dinner pail or lunch box ...1873 sl.

LUNG, LUNGS - nouns
• AIR-BAGS the lungs ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• BAGPIPES the lungs ...M19 US sl.
• BELLOWS the lungs ...1615
• BREATH-BELLOWS the lungs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LIGHTS the lungs, esp. of an animal; broadly, the internal organs ...1848 Amer. dial.
• VACUUM CLEANERS the human lungs ...1940s US Black sl.
lung, lungs - person
• LUNGER one who is suffering from lung disease, i.e. tuberculosis, or who has been wounded in the lungs ...L19 US sl.
 
LUNGE - verbs
• GOUGE to lunge, to dart ...1863 Amer. dial.
• LINGE to lunge ...Bk1902 Northern Ireland
 
LURCH - adverbs
• WALLOP with a quick, fluttering motion; with a lurch or plunge; in a heap ...1885 Sc.
lurch - nouns 
• RALLY a sudden rush, a quick involuntary movement, a lurch, like the staggering of a drunk man; a quick pace ...1880 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• STOITER a lurch, or unsteady movement; a stumble ...Sc.
lurch - verbs 
• LOLLOP to bound, to lurch; to move heavily ...1899 Amer. dial.
 
LURCHING - adjectives
• YEE-YAWING lurching, swaying ...1935 Amer. dial.
 
LURE - nouns
• COME-ON a lure; bait ...Bk2006 US sl.
lure - person
• BAIT an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...20C sl.
lure - verbs 
• BAIT to entice, to lure, provoke ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAY to entice or lure ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to lure, to entice ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OINK to lure by greed ...1954 US sl.
• TOLE to lure, to decoy ...US & Eng. dial.
• TOLLER to induce one to come or follow; to lure, to entice, to decoy ...1974  Amer. dial.
 
LURID - adjectives
• BONT gaudy, lurid; colourful ...1970s S. Afr.
 
LURK - person
• LURCHER one who lurks around waiting for an advantage to present itself ...20C Ulster sl.
lurk - verbs
• DARE † to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225 
• DARK to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DARKEN † to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
• LATITATE †* to lurk; to lie hid ...1623
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• TAPIS † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
• TAPISH † to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
 
LURKING - adjectives
• FELL-LURKING lurking to do mischief ...18C
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
lurking - nouns 
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
lurking - person 
• SCOUKAR a loafing, lurking person ...1928 Sc.
 
LUSCIOUS - adjectives
• GALOPSHUS delightful, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GALOPTIOUS delightful, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOLOPTIOUS fine, splendid, delicious, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOLUPTIOUS delightful; luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUPTIOUS delicious, luscious, lovely ...M19 sl.
• QUAFFING luscious, satisfying; producing flatulence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAJ excellent, wonderful, luscious ...L19 UK teen sl.
 
LUST, LUSTFULNESS - adjectives
• LUST-BREATHED † energized or animated by lust ...1594
lust, lustfulness - nouns
• AFFECT † feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason; passion, lust, evil-desire ...1531
• AFFECTION † feeling as opposed to reason; passion, lust ...1398
• ARDOR very strong lust; heated passion ...14C sl.
• ARDOUR very strong lust; heated passion ...14C sl.
• BESTIALITY indulgence in the instincts of a beast; brutal lust; a disgusting vice, a beastly practice ...a1656
• CARNALITY lechery, lust, and lewdness ...E15
• EPITHYMY †* desire; lust ...1600
• GROIN the seat of lust ...E17 euphemism
• HOT PANTS lust ...E20 US sl.
• LUSTIHEAD pleasure, delight; vigour; lustfulness, libidinousness ...c1369 arch.
• LUSTIHOOD † lustfulness ...1600
• LUSTINESS † lustfulness; carnal nature or character ...c1400
• LUXURITY †* lasciviousness, lustfulness ...1576
• LUXURY † lasciviousness, lust ...1340
• NASTIES sexual desire; lust ...1900s US Black sl.
• OLD ADAM, THE 1. original sin; male and female lust; human sexuality ...Shakespeare
2. lust; male sex drive and potency ...sl.
• RAMMISHNESS lasciviousness, lust ...1617
• RAMPANCY lasciviousness, lust ...1699
• SALACITY lustfulness, lecherousness, sexual wantonness ...1605
• VENEREOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1659
• VENERIOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1547
• VENUS † the desire for sexual intercourse; indulgence of sexual desire; lust, venery ...1513
 
LUSTFUL - adjectives
• AFFY lustful ...20C US sl.
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED angered, emotional; lustful; passionate ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANTSY sexually aroused; lustful ...20C Amer. sl.
• APPETENT pert. to sexual desire; lustful, or aroused ...E15 
• BESTIAL like a beast in obeying and gratifying the animal instincts and sensual desires; debased, depraved, lustful, obscene ...1447
• CADGY wanton, lustful; amorous ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CAPRIOUS †* lustful ...1623
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• CUPIDINOUS lustful, libidinous, amorous ...1859 nonce use
• DRIPPING FOR IT of a woman: inflamed with lust ...c1910 sl.
• HORN-MAD feeling sexual desire, lecherous, lustful ...1893 sl.
• HORNY sexually excited; also, lecherous, lustful ...1826 Amer. sl.
• HOT feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1500 sl.
• HOT AND BOTHERED lustful; 'horny' ...20C US sl.
• HOT-BACKED † lustful, promiscuous ...1607
• JEALOUS † ardently amorous; covetous of the love of another, fond, lustful ...c1430
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LICKERISH lewd; lustful, lecherous ...17C
• LIQUORISH lustful, lecherous ...arch.
• LUSTLY † lustful; carnal ...c1200
• LUSTY † full of lust or sexual desire; lustful ...c1386
• LUXURIOSE †* lascivious, lecherous, lustful, unchaste ...1727
• LUXURIOUS † lascivious, lecherous, lustful, unchaste ...c1330
• MAD AS A HARE, AS lustful ...18C sl.
• MAD AS A MARCH HARE, AS lustful ...18C sl.
• NESH † easily yielding to temptation; inclined to lust or wantonness ...c1000
• ON IT lustful, esp. at the immediate time of desire ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PETULCOUS †* wanton; frisky; lustful; fractious; wantonly aggressive, butting ...1661
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• PULTROUS † lustful, lascivious, lecherous ...1788 Sc.
• RADGE sexually excited, lustful ...1920 Sc.
• RAMMISH † lascivious, lustful ...1577
• RAMPANT † lustful, lascivious; vicious ...c1680
• RAMSKEERIE very restive and lustful, as of a ram ...1824 Sc.
• RAMSKERIE † restive; lustful ...1824 Sc.
• RANDY wanton, lustful ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY-ARSED feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1968 sl.
• RANDY AS A MALLEE BULL sexually aroused; extremely lustful ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• RANK † lustful, licentious; depraved, coarse-minded, libidinous ...c1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RED-HOT feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1887 sl.
• SALACIOUS lustful, lecherous; sexually wanton ...1661
• SLUTTISH sexually immoral, promiscuous, lustful ...M16
• TAIL-RAGEOUS lustful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TENTIGINOUS † lascivious, lustful; exciting to lust, itching, lecherous ...1616
• 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
lustful - nouns
• PERV, PERVE an act of watching lecherously; a lustful look ...1963 colloq.
lustful - person
• SATYR a lascivious or lustful man ...1781
• 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
lustful - verbs
• GLOTE to look lustfully ...Bk1886

LUSTFULLY - adverbs
• LUSTILY † lustfully, carnally ...c1410
• LUSTLY † voluptuously; lustfully ...c1440
• LUXURIOUSLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...c1550
• RAMMISHLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...a1693

LUSTILY - adverbs
• LUSTLY † lustily, vigorously ...1529

LUSTINESS - nouns
• LUST † vigour, lustiness ...1398
• LUSTIHOOD lustiness, vigour of body, robustness ...1609 arch.
 
LUSTRE - nouns
• ORIENCY * brilliancy, lustre ...1652
• ORIENTNESS † the quality of being 'orient'; lustre, brilliancy ...1519
lustre - verbs
• LUSTRATE † to impart lustre to ...1688
 
LUSTROUS - adjectives
• ILLUSTRIOUS † lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy;  luminous, shining, bright, lustrous ...c1605
• LUSTRANT †* lustrous ...c1550
• LUSTREFUL lustrous ...1843
• LUSTRING exhibiting a lustre; lustrous, shining ...1582
• LUSTRIOUS †* splendid, lustrous ...1651
• LUSTRY †* lustrous ...1610
• NITENT †* shining, lustrous ...1616
• ORIENT brilliant, lustrous, shining, glowing, radiant, resplendent ...1430-40 arch.
• SIDEREAL * star-like; lustrous; bright ...1634
lustrous - nouns
• LUSTREMENT †* lustrous appearance ...a1641
• LUSTRIFICATION † a making lustrous ...1631
lustrous - verbs 
• ILLUSTRATE † to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592
• LUSTRIFY * to make lustrous ...1886
 
LUSTROUSLY - adverbs
• ORIENTLY † in an 'orient' manner; brilliantly, lustrously; clearly ...1515
 
LUSTY - adjectives
• CANT bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GUTSY lusty; passionate ...colloq.
• LUSTFUL vigorous, lusty ...1561 arch.
• PORTLY thrifty; lusty ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SAPPY lusty, thickset ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
lusty - person 
• BAILCH, BELCH a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence ...1768 Sc.
• BILCH a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence ...1768 Sc.
• BILSH a fat, lusty person or animal ...1823 Sc.
• GAY-CAT an active, jovial, lusty person who enjoys life; a ladies' man; a dude; one who, with or without the help of narcotics, is never worried or troubled but who takes life as it comes without being concerned or bothered ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. 
• GUSSIE a coarse, lusty woman ...B1900 Sc.
 
LUTE - nouns
• LUTANY ? lute music ...1897
lute - person
• LUTANIST, LUTENIST a lute player ...1600
• LUTENER †* a lute player ...1626
• LUTER † a lute player ...1474
• LUTHIER a maker of lutes ...1879
• LUTIST 1. a lute player ...1627
2. a maker of lutes ...1863
lute - verbs
• TICKLE THE MINIKIN to play the lute or fiddle ...17C sl.

LUTHERAN - person
• LUTE a Lutheran ...1950s US sl.

LUXURIANCE - nouns
• LUXURIETY † luxuriance ...a1768
 
LUXURIANT - adjectives
• RANKISH †* luxuriant in growth, flourishing ...1398
luxuriant - nouns
• LUXURIANCY * the condition of being luxuriant ...1648

LUXURIATE - verbs
• DELICIATE †* to take one's pleasure; to enjoy oneself; to indulge in delicacies; to feast; to revel; to luxuriate ...1633
 
LUXURIOUS - adjectives
• ABRODIETICAL † feeding daintily, delicate, luxurious ...1627.
• CLEOPATRICAL extravagantly luxurious, after the manner of Cleopatra ...1597
• EADI † rich, wealthy, luxurious ...a1000
• ILLUXURIOUS †* not luxurious ...1751
• LASCIVIOUS † voluptuous, luxurious ...1589
• LAUTIOUS †* luxurious ...1547
• LAUTITIOUS †* sumptuous; luxurious; excellent; magnificent; chiefly said of meat ...1648
• LUSH hedonistic, luxurious ...1940s sl.
• LUX luxurious ...2002 US sl.
• MOLLITIOUS * luxurious, sensuous; inviting to repose ...1646
• SILKEN effeminate, luxurious ...1599
• WANTON 1. † of clothing, diet: luxurious ...1489
2. † petulant; unruly; hence, self-indulgent, effeminate, luxurious ...1538
luxurious - nouns
• LIFE OF RILEY, THE an enviably enjoyable, luxurious, or carefree existence ...1918 colloq.
luxurious - person
HIGH-LIVER - one who lives luxuriously ...1715
luxurious - verbs 
• EPICURIZE † to profess or practice the doctrine of Epicurus; to live luxuriously...1621
• VOLUPTUATE * to make luxurious and pleasant or delightful ...1661
luxurious - phrases
• LIVING THE LIFE OF RILEY leading a carefree, luxurious existence ...1911 colloq.

LUXURIOUSLY - adverbs
• LAUTIOUSLY †* luxuriously ...1547
• LIKE A LORD'S BASTARD in great luxury ...1940s sl.
 
LUXURIOUSNESS - nouns
• SUMPTUOSITY lavishness or extravagance of expenditure; magnificence or luxuriousness of living, equipment, decoration, or the like; sumptuousness; squandering, prodigality ...1559
 
LUXURY - adjectives
• ON THE PIG'S BACK living in luxury; living well; in good fortune; in a fortunate position ...L19 Ireland, Aust. & NZ sl.
luxury - nouns 
• AEGAEDE † luxury ...c1200
• AEGEDE † luxury ...c1200
• BED OF ROSES an easy life; a luxurious situation ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DAINTESS a delicacy, a rarity; a luxury ...1825 Sc.
• DAINTY † anything estimable, choice, fine, pleasing, or delightful; hence, occasionally, a luxury, a rarity ...1340
• DENTICE a delicacy, a rarity; a luxury ...1825 Sc.
• EADNESS † happiness, luxury ...a1000
• FANCINESS luxury items; jewellery; expensive clothing, etc. ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• LUXE luxury ...1558
• RIOTOUS-LIVING luxuries ...Bk1903 colloq.
• WANTONNESS † unbridled luxury, extravagance in expenditure ...c1400
luxury - person
• LUXURIST † one addicted to luxury ...1690
luxury - verbs 
• FART THROUGH SILK to live a life of luxury and ease; to live prosperously; to feel happy; to be important ...1927 US sl.
• LUSH to provide with a luxurious standard of living ...1927
. • LUSH UP to provide with a luxurious standard of living ...1960s sl.
 
LYING - see LIE
 
LYNCHING - nouns
• HEMP FEVER a hanging or lynching ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HEMP PARTY a hanging or lynching ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HEMP STRETCHING a hanging or lynching ...1949 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE FROLIC a lynching or hanging ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE PARTY a lynching or hanging ...1882 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE SOCIABLE a lynching or hanging ...1871 Amer. dial.
 
LYNX - nouns
• BAR CAT a lynx ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CATAMOUNT the lynx ...1698 Amer. dial.
• LINK a lynx ...1897 Amer. dial.
• LINK CAT a lynx ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LUSARD † the lynx; also, in the plural, the fur of the lynx ...1530

LYRE - nouns
• LYRA † a lyre ...a1586
lyre - person
• LYRIST a player on the lyre; one who sings and accompanies himself on the lyre ...1656


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