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N - NEAR
NAG, NAGGING - adjectives
• IN SOMEONE'S ASS nagging or scolding ...1966 Amer. sl.
• ON SOMEONE'S EAR engaged in nagging ...1974 Amer. sl.
• PECKISH short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1895 Amer. dial.
• PECKY short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1949 Amer. dial.
nag, nagging - nouns
• EARBASHING an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging ...1945 Aust. sl.
• MAG nagging ...1910s sl.
• NATTER grousing, nagging talk; aimless chatter ...1866 Sc.
• NEEDLE repetitious nagging and complaining; aggressive teasing ...1930s US sl.
• OLD WIVES' PATERNOSTER grumbling, nagging ...L16 sl.
• YARG persistent or repetitive talk, generally of a nagging, critical or tiresome sort ...1908 Sc.
nag, nagging - person
• ALARM CLOCK a worrier, a nag ...1920s US sl.
• ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1961 Amer. sl.
• BADGERER a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger ...a1790
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...c1944 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1962 sl.
• BALL-CUTTER a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman ...1962 US sl.
• BALLS-BUSTER - a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
• BALL-TEARER an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife ...Bk1984 Aust. sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a nagging or domineering woman ...M20 US sl.
• CALAMITY JANE a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
• CROOKED RIB a cross-grained, ill-tempered, or nagging wife ...Bk1903 sl.
• MAGGIE RAB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROB, MAGGIE ROBB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• NAGSTER * a nagging female ...1873
• NARG a grumbling, criticizing, nagging person ...1824 Sc.
• NATTER a crabbed, nagging person; a continual chatterer ...1908 Sc.
• NATTEREL a crabbed, nagging person; a continual chatterer ...1919 Sc.
• OLD HIGE a nagging old woman ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• SAW a woman, esp. when a nag ...1940s US Black sl.
• TARRAN a passionate, brawling child; a peevish, cantankerous, ill-humoured person; one who tries to get his own way by persistent nagging or fractiousness; an exasperating person ...1802 Sc.
• YENTA a talkative or gossipy woman; a busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a coarse woman; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging, whining person, usually female ...1923 US
• YENTE a gossip or busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging woman ...1923 US
nag, nagging - verbs
• BADGER to torment; to tease; to nag ...L18
• BAT SOMEONE'S EAR to pester, to nag ...1940s US sl.
• BE ON AT to nag; to constantly reprove ...1974 UK sl.
• BIDDY-PECK to nag, to hen-peck ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1955 US sl.
• BUST ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1967 US sl.
• CAGMAG to nag, to grumble at ...19C Eng. dial.
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• CHIP AT to jeer at, to nag ...Bk1999 Aust.
• DAB AT SOMEONE'S KAIM to nag ...1894 Sc.
• DING to reiterate tiresomely; to nag, to pester, to worry, to tease ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EARBASH to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• EGG to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GAG to scold, to nag ...M19 sl.
• GET ON SOMEONE'S BACK to annoy, to aggravate, to nag, to criticize someone ...1959 Aust. sl.
• HAG(G) to worry, to tease; to nag at ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HETCHEL to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HOUT to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAD-DOG to nag, to pester ...1980s NZ sl.
• MAG to talk at, to nag ...20C Aust. sl.
• MITHER to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate ...Eng. dial.
• NAGGLE to gnaw; to nag, to quarrel, to haggle ...1869
• NARG to keep grumbling and finding fault; to be peevish; to argue snappishly; to nag, to taunt ...1824 Sc.
• NARK to complain, to grumble, to nag ...1916 sl.
• NATTLE to grumble, to nag, to carp ...1900 Sc.
• NIGG to importune, to trouble with repeated requests or inquiries, to nag or carp at ...1866 Sc.
• NIRP to find fault; to nag ..1934 Sc.
• NUDGE to nag, to annoy ...1968 US Yiddish
• PAPER to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (paper bag)
• PAPER BAG to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PECK AT to nag at; to find fault with ...1870 Amer. dial.
• PICK AT THE TURKS to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1786 Amer. dial.
• PICK AT WEST POINT to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PULL SOMEONE'S CHAIN to elicit someone's anger or annoyance, esp. deliberately; to nag; to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing; ...1962 US sl.
• RAG ON to nag, to criticize ...1980s US sl.
• SNAG † to carp, to cavil, to sneer, to nag ...1554 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TEW AT to nag at, to needle a person ...1877 Amer. dial.
• YAAG to be importunate, to insist irritatingly with questions or requests, to nag or harp on ...1825 Sc.
• YAFF 1. to talk excessively, to chatter; to talk nonsense; to prate; to nag ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to chide, to carp, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically ...1825 Sc.
• YAG to make a noise; to talk angrily; to importune incessantly; to irritate, to nag; to quarrel ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMMER to rail, to nag ...1892 Sc.
• YAP to speak nagging or querulous way; to harp on; to complain ...1824 Sc.
• YATTER to speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner; to nag, to chide, to carp, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something ...1811 Sc.
• YAUP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
• YAWP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
nag, nagging - phrases
• GET OFF MY BACK, SCOBIE! stop nagging! ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
NAIL - see FINGERNAIL
NAIL - nouns
• DAG a nail to hang a coat on ...1940 Sc.
• DAILY a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
• DAILY MAIL a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl.
• MONKEY'S TAIL a nail (for hammering) ...1934 UK rhyming sl.
• TACK † that which fastens one thing to another, or things together; a clasp, a buckle, a hook, a nail, etc. ...a1300
• TACKET † a nail; in later use, a small nail, a tack ...1316 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WORMS AND SNAILS nails ...Brit. rhyming sl.
nail - person
• NAIL GROPER one who scours the streets in search of old nails and similar saleable pieces of discarded metal ...M19 sl.
nail - verbs
• DINNE † of a nail: to drive in ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
NAIL FILE - nouns
• MORTAR BOARD an emery nail file ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NAIL POLISH - nouns
• DIGIT DAZZLE nail polish ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
NAIVE - adjectives
• GAELIC foolish, ingenuous, naive ...1910 Sc.
• JUST FELL OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK utterly naive or unsophisticated ...1986 Amer. sl.
• LAME socially unsophisticated; naive; 'square'; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced ...1935 US sl., esp. Black usage
• MUM AND DAD conventional, respectable, and thus, by criminal standards, naive ...1990s Aust. sl.
• NAIF natural, artless, naive ...1598
• SOPPY foolishly sentimental; naive ...1918 UK sl.
naive - person
• ALVIN a gullible fellow, esp. a countryman; a naive, easily cheated person ..1942-49 Amer. carnival usage
• ANGEL a naive or otherwise exploitable person who may be imposed upon for money or other favours; the prospective victim of a swindle; an innocent ...1882 Amer. sl.
• APPLE KNOCKER a yokel or bumpkin; an ignorant or naive person ...1902 US colloq.
• BABBO a naive, law-abiding citizen ...1992 US sl.
• BABE * an adult regarded as being like a child in some way; a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person ...1542
• BABE IN ARMS a naive or gullible person ...Bk1999
• BABE IN THE WOOD(S) a person likened in some way to the 'babes in the wood', esp. in being an inexperienced, innocent, or naive person in a potentially dangerous situation; usually in plural ...1795
• BACKDATED CHUCK a backward, ill-informed person, naive and stupid ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• BEBOPPER an inexperienced, naive person; an unpopular person ...1980 US Black sl.
• BUTTERCUP an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• COUNTRY BOOBOO a naive, gullible person ...1996 British Virgin Islands
• COUNTRY BOOKIE a naive rustic ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
• DAFFODIL an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
• DAISY an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• GAZOONEY a boy or lad; an inexperienced youth; a foolish, ignorant or eccentric fellow; a naive person ...1914 US sl.
• GONSIL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GREENER a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person; a newcomer; a naive person ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GREENY a naive or inexperienced person; a greenhorn; a simpleton; a dull and stupid person ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GUNSHEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GUNTZEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GUNZEL, GUNZL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• HOMEBOY a naive person, newly arrived in the city from the countryside ...L19 sl.
• IRIS an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LILY an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOOCH a slow-witted person; one who is easily cheated, deceived, imposed upon, or swindled; a gullible or naive person; a dupe, a sucker ...1910 colloq.
• MOOCHIE a gullible or naive person ...1972 US gambling sl.
• NATURE BOY a naive, innocent man or boy; used ironically ...1948 Amer. sl.
• OLD SOLDIER a simpleton; a naive person ...M19 sl.
• PANSY an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
• RABBIT a youngster; a naive person ...1914
• SAWNEY an easy mark or naive person ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• SILLIKIN a silly person, a simpleton; a naive person ...1860 sl.
• SOB SISTER a soft-hearted, naive person ...1912 US sl.
• SQUARE APPLE an innocent; a naive, gullible person ...1935 US criminals' sl.
• SQUARE FROM DELAWARE an exceptionally naive, conventional person ...1938 US sl.
• TAMEVATE a naive person ...Bk1982 Jewish
• TENDERFOOT an inexperienced newcomer or visitor in a frontier or rural area; a greenhorn; a naive or inexperienced person ...1866 Amer. dial.
• TULIP an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• UM-CHAW a doltish, naive person; a foolish or stupid person; a dupe, a gullible person ...1910 Pig Latin for 'chump'
• UMPCHAY a doltish, naive person; a foolish or stupid person; a dupe, a gullible person ...1910 Pig Latin for 'chump'
• YAP in circus and carnival usage: a naive, gullible local resident ...1981 US sl.
• YOB * a fool; a naive, gullible, or unintelligent person; also, an unsophisticated person; a country bumpkin ...1886 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• YOUNG BLOOD a young man, esp. one who is perceived to be relatively inexperienced or naive; chiefly as a form of address ...1967 US Black sl.
naive - verbs
• FALL FOR to be deceived or duped by; to be taken in by something or someone; also, to naively accept as true ...1903 Amer. colloq.
• FALL OFF A MANGO TREE to be extremely naive ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
NAKED - adjectives
• ABRAHAM naked ...17C sl.
• ABRAM naked ...1671 cant
• ADAMATICAL naked; nude ...17C
• ADAMIC resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMICAL resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMISH †* adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1569
• ADAMITIC †* naked, unclothed ...1662
• ADAMITICAL †* naked, unclothed ...1666
• ALL BARENAKED naked ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ALL FACE naked; nude ...L19 UK & US sl.
• ALTOGETHER † characterized by nudity; naked ...1896
• AU NATUREL naked ...1967 US colloq.
• B.A. naked (Bare-Ass) ...1933 US sl.
• BALL NAKED completely naked ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALLOCK-NAKED stark naked with the genitals uncovered; said of males and females ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKY naked ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKY BARE-ASSED completely naked ...1980 Amer. sl.
• BALLOCKY NAKED completely naked ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BARE-ARSE naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASS with naked posterior; totally naked ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASSED with naked posterior; totally naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASS NAKED naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-NAKED naked ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BAREPOLES naked ...20C sl.
• BARE-SNAKED naked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAT NAKED completely naked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-NAKED entirely naked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIT naked, bare ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODY-NAKED naked ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BOLLICKY naked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOLLICKY BARE-ASSED naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOLLOCK-NAKED naked ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BOLLOCKY completely naked ...Aust. sl.
• BOLS completely naked ...Aust. sl.
• BUCK-ASS NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-BORN NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-BUM NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BUM NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTT NAKED completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CUT-UP WELL looking good naked; having a good body ...19C Brit. sl.
• HARRY STARKERS naked; nude; a personification of nudity ...M20 Brit. sl.
• IN BUFF naked ...1803 colloq.
• IN MOROCCO naked; nude ...M19 Brit. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT naked ...1753 sl.
• IN ONE'S PURE NATURALS † in a perfectly naked state ...1704
• IN THE ALTOGETHER naked ...1894 sl.
• IN THE BOLLOCKY naked ...Aust. sl.
• IN THE BUFF naked ...1602
• IN THE NACK naked ...2002 Brit. sl.
• IN THE NATURAL naked, nude ... Bk1982 sl.
• IN THE NUDDY naked ...1953 jocular, orig. Aust.
• IN THE RAW naked ...1941 sl.
• KAALGAT naked ...1960s S. Afr.
• LAID TO THE NATURAL BONE naked ...1970s US Black sl.
• MOTHERLY-NAKED naked as at birth ...1959 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER-NAKED naked as at birth ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NAKE †* naked ...c1320
• NAKED AS A JAYBIRD completely naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A JAYBIRD'S ASS completely naked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A NEEDLE, AS † quite naked ...1377
• NAKED AS A PICKED JAYBIRD completely naked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A ROBIN, AS quite naked; chiefly said of an undressed child ...1872 Eng. dial.
• NAKED AS A WORM, AS † quite naked ...a1467
• NAKED AS MY NAIL, AS † quite naked; nude; as unclothed as a fingernail ...1559
• NAKED BED stark naked; dressed only in night-clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAKED BUFF nude, totally naked ...20C US colloq.
• NAKEDISH †* somewhat naked ...1806
• NAKEDY naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKITY naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKY-BED stark naked; dressed only in night-clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECKED naked ...20C Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE-NAKED stark-naked ...1963 Sc.
• NITCHIE naked ...1979 Amer. dial.
• NUDDY naked, nude ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NUDIE featuring naked or near-naked women ...1966 US sl.
• PEELED naked ...1820 colloq.
• PLUMB NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCABELY scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCUDDY naked ...1829 Sc.
• STARK BUCK NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STARKERS naked ...1923 Brit. sl.
• STARKO naked ...1923 Brit. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TOGLESS without clothes; naked; also, without proper dress ...1857
• UNCLAD naked ...E15
• UNDOFFED unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• UNFLEDGED naked ...1910s sl.
naked - nouns
• BARE † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
• BUTTOCK BALL an underworld dance at which the dancers are naked ...1687 sl.
• FANGOGGLING looking at naked women, either openly as in strip clubs, or secretly ...Brit. sl.
• NAKING †* the act of making naked ...c1440
• STREAK an act of running naked in a public place ...1974 sl., orig. US
• STREAK-IN a communal act of running naked in a public place ...1974
naked - person
• ABRAHAM COVE a naked or poor man; a beggar in rags ...1859 cant
• ABRAM a naked or very poor man ...Bk1852 sl.
• ABRAM COVE a naked or poor man ...1724 cant
• ADAMITE * a person who goes naked; a nudist ...1833
• LEG ART scantily clad or naked women ...1940 sl., orig. US
• NAKAR † a naked person ...Bk1852
• NAKEDNESS a naked person ...1885
• NAKER †* one who makes naked ...c1440
• SAMOA-SAMOA a man who saunters about his home nude or with a towel tied around his hips ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• SCUDDY a naked child ...1815 Sc.
naked - verbs
• AIR ONE'S PORES to undress oneself; to be naked ...1900s sl.
• BE ABRAM to be naked ...Bk1902 sl.
• CAST ONE'S SKIN to be naked ...Bk1902 sl.
• CONNUDATE † to strip naked; to make bare ...1623
• NAKE † to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip ...c1320 obs . exc. Sc.
• NAKEDIZE to go naked; to make naked ...1858
• NAKEN † to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare ...a1240
• NUDATE †* to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe ...1688
• STREAK to run naked in a public place as a stunt ...1973 sl., orig US
• UNGEAR to undress, to unwrap; to strip off the clothes; to make naked ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNHAP to uncover, to make naked ...1899 Eng. dial.
NAKEDLY - adverbs
• ADAMICALLY nakedly ...1860
NAKEDNESS - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ALTOGETHER, THE complete nakedness or nudity...1894 Amer. colloq.
• BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness ...1774
• BALE OF STRAW a state of nakedness ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'in the raw'
• BIRTHDAY SUIT a state of nature; nakedness ...1874 sl.
• BIRTH SUIT nakedness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NAKEDHEAD † nakedness ...a1300
• NATURE'S GARB nakedness ...Bk1902 sl.
• SUNDAY SUIT nakedness ...M20 US sl.
NAME - adjectives
• ALLONYMOUS having a feigned name; published under an assumed name; falsely attributed to another ...19C
• BODGIE of names, etc.: false; assumed ...Aust. sl.
• CRYPTONYMOUS * having the real name concealed; anonymous ...1880
• HYPOCORISTIC of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms ...1796
• HYPOCORISTICAL † of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms ...1609
• ONOMASTIC relating to or connected with a name or names, or with the naming of something; consisting of or dealing with names ...1716
• ONOMASTICAL † relating to or connected with a name or names, or with the naming of something; consisting of or dealing with names ...1609
• ONOMATOUS bearing the writer's name ...1869
• ONYMATIC relating to names ...1860
• ONYMOUS * having or bearing a name; of a writing: bearing the name of the author; of an author: that gives his name; the opposite of 'anonymous' ...1775
• PSEUDONYMOUS bearing or writing under a false or fictitious name; using a pseudonym; bearing the name of someone other than the real author ...1706
name - adverbs
• ONOMOUSLY * with the name given or stated; by name ...1800
name - nouns
• ADNAME * a byname, a cognomen, a nickname ...1890
• AGNAME an added name; a nickname ...1834 Sc.
• A.K.A. an alias, a false name ...1950s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• ANONYM an assumed or false name ...1805
• ANTHROPONYM a personal name ...1955
• AUTONYM a real name or one's own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author's real name ...1867
• BACK-NAME a surname ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CALL a name ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CRYPTONYM * a private, secret, or hidden name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated ...1876
• DOBBIE a familiar and pet name for 'Robert' ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EKENAME † an additional name; a nickname ...1303
• ENTITLE a name ...1901 Amer. dial.
• ENTITLEMENT a name ...1883 Amer. dial.
• FRONT NAME the Christian name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HANDLE a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYPOCORISM * a pet-name, a nickname; a term of endearment ...1850
• HYPOCORISTIC a pet-name, a nickname ...1930
• ILL NAME a bad name ...1858 Sc.
• LABEL the name by which a person is known ...1928 US sl.
• MONAKER a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONARCH a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONICA a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONICKER a name, esp. a nickname or alias ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MONIKA a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONIKER a name, esp. a nickname or alias ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MONNIKER a person's name ...1882
• NAME-DAY the day on which a child is named ...1880
• NAMELINGS †* persons bearing the same name ...1706
• NICE NAME TO GO TO BED WITH, A an ugly name ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NURSE-NAME a nickname, a pet name ...1605
• ONOMAMANIA a mania or rage about a name or names ...1854 nonce word
• ONOMASTIC † an assumed name ...1653 nonce use
• ONOMASTICON a vocabulary or alphabetic list of proper names, esp. of persons; formerly used more widely of a vocabulary of names or nouns, or even of a general lexicon ...1710
• ONOMATECHNY * the art of making predictions from the letters of a person's name ...1730
• ONOMATOLOGY * the science of the formation of names or terms; terminology ...1847
• ONYMITY the condition of having or bearing a name' the opposite of 'anonymity' ...1897 nonce word
• PAEDONYMIC a name given to a person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDONYMY the giving of a name to person from that of his or her child ...1883
• POECILONYM one of various names for the same thing; a different name for the same thing; a synonym ...1889
• PROTONYM * the first person or thing of the name; that from which another is named ...1880
• SIRENAME * a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• TAB a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAG 1. a name ...1920s UK & US Black sl.
2. a nickname, or popular designation ...1920s US sl.
• TO-NAME † a name or epithet added to an original name; a cognomen, a surname, a nickname ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TRADEMARK a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
name - nouns, proper name
• OATS a synonym for the proper name Charlie ...M19 rhyming sl. (oats and barley)
• OATS AND BARLEY a synonym for the proper name Charlie ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OCKER a nickname for anyone called Oscar ...1910s Aust. sl.
name - person
• NAME-CHILD one named after another ...1845
• NAME-DAUGHTER a girl, generally a goddaughter, who bears one's name ...1876 Sc.
• NAME-FATHER n. the person whose Christian name one bears ...1894
• NAME-SON a name-child of the male sex ...1760-1 Sc.
• NAME-WIZARD † one skilled in the mystical meaning of names ...1605
• ONOMASTIC † a writer of an Onomasticon; a vocabularist, a lexicographer ...1609
• ONOMATOLOGIST one versed in the formation of names or terms ...1695
• YOU-KNOW-WHO - someone one does not wish to name, usually because it is both obvious and indelicate or taboo ...1605
name - verbs
• ADDITION †* to add something to the name of anyone; to surname ...1662
• BENAME †* to name, to mention by name ...1579
• NAMEFY † to mention by name ...1589 nonce word
• NEMEL † to name ...c1250
• NEMEN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEMN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEVEN † 1. to give as a name to a person or thing ...a1300
† 2. to name, to mention by name ...a1300
• NUNCUPATE †* to call, to name, to designate ...1609 obs. rare
• PERSONATE to call by name; to designate specifically ...1927 Amer. dial.
• TAB to name ...1924 US sl.
• YCLEPE † to call by name; to name ...c950
name - phrases
• GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN A GOLDEN GIRDLE, A a good name is better than money ...Bk1894
• PUDDIN-AN-TAME - ASK EM AGAIN AND I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME a schoolboy expression in answer to "What's your name?" ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NAME, UNKNOWN NAME OF A THING see THING
NAME, UNKNOWN NAME OF A PERSON see UNKNOWN
NAMED - adjectives
• BEHIGHT named, designated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EUONYMOUS well or fittingly named; appropriately named ...1864
• NUNCUPATE †* called, named ...a1548 obs. rare
• YCLEPED called, named ...c950 arch.
• YCLEPT called, named ...c950 arch.
NAMELY - adverbs
• NAMANDLY † namely ...c1375
NAMESAKE - nouns
• NAMETAKE a namesake ...1966 Amer dial.
NAP - nouns
• CAT-SLEEP a catnap ...1837
• DOG-NAP a short nap taken while sitting ...1860
• ENTEETE † a siesta or sleep at noon ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GLIFF a short sleep, a nap ...B1900 Sc.
• KINK a usually short sleep; a nap ...1929 Amer. nautical sl.
• KIP sleep; rest; a nap ...1893 Amer. sl.
• MERIDIATION † a sleeping at noon; a midday nap; a siesta ...1623
• NAP OF SLEEP a short sleep, a doze ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NINE WINKS a few minutes of sleep during the day; a very brief nap ...1823 sl.
• RACK ATTACK a nap, sleep ...1975 US sl.
• RACK TIME sleep; a nap ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• SIGSTER a nap; a short sleep ...1830 sl.
• SNOOZE a nap ...18C colloq.
• SNORE-OFF a short sleep, esp. a nap after drinking ...1950 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• UNDERMEAL † an after-dinner nap or sleep ...1426
• ZIZ(Z) a nap, a snooze, a brief sleep ...1941 sl., orig. military usage
nap - verbs
• BAG Zs to nap, to sleep ...1980s US college sl.
• BLOW Z's to sleep or nap; to snore ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAULK A NOD to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAULK OFF to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COP A NOD to have a nap; to go to sleep ...1940s US sl.
• FADE to take a nap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KIP to sleep or take a nap ...Brit. sl.
• KNOCK A NOD to take a nap ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• READ THE PAPER to take a nap ...c1880 sl.
• SIEST to take a siesta ...1839
• ZIZZ to have a nap or snooze; to sleep lightly or briefly ...1930s sl.
NAPALM - nouns
• PALM napalm ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
• TABASCO napalm ...1991 US sl.
NAPKIN - nouns
• HANDCLOTH † a towel, a napkin; a duster ...c1000
• HANDCLOUT a towel, a napkin; a duster ...1788 Eng. dial.
• MUCKENDER †* a table napkin; a bib ...a1500
• NAPET † a napkin ...c1440
• SUDARIUM a napkin or cloth for wiping the face; a handkerchief ...1601
• SUDARY † a napkin or handkerchief used to wipe sweat or tears from the face ...a1350 obs. or arch.
NAPPING - nouns
• BUNK FATIGUE napping on one's bed ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ZIZZING dozing, napping ...1930s sl.
NAPPY - nouns
• RAG a baby's nappy ...1950s sl.
NARCOTIC - adjectives (also see DRUGS)
• NARCOTICAL * of a narcotic nature; having the effect of inducing stupor, sleep, or insensibility ...1587
NARCOTICS - nouns
• NARCOTICISM * the condition produced by narcotics; a state of stupor, somnolence, or insensibility ...1822
narcotics - person
• NARCOTIST one addicted to the use of narcotics ...1860
narcotics - verbs
• NARCOTIZE to drug or render insensible with a narcotic ...1843
NARRATE - verbs
• BETELL † to speak of, to declare, to narrate ...c1205
• DEVISE to tell, to narrate ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FABULATE † to relate as a tale or myth; to talk or narrate in fables ...1616
• NORATE to narrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
NARRATION - nouns
• DEDUCTION † a detailed narration or account ...a1531
• OCCURRENT † a narration of what has happened ...a1577
NARRATIVE - nouns
• TELLING a story, narrative; talk, conversation; news; anything worth revealing or telling ...1660 Scot & Eng. dial.
NARRATOR - person
• ACCOMPTANT †* a narrator ...1655
• ACCOUNTANT †* a person who presents a narrative account; a narrator ...1655
• ACCOUNTER † a narrator ...1356
• FABULAR † a narrator or recorder of tales or fictions ...1565
• FABULATOR, FABULATOUR one who fabulates or relates fables; a teller of tales or stories; a story-teller; a narrator ...1604
• FABULIST † a professional story-teller; a narrator ...1605
• NARRATRESS a female narrator ...1798
• NARRATRIX a female narrator ...1809
• SAYAR a narrator or author; a poetical writer; a poet ...c1460 Sc.
• SAYER † a poet, a narrator ...1513
• TALESMAN † the teller of a tale; the author of a story; one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...a1568 obs. exc. Sc.
• TALES-MASTER † the teller of a tale; the author of a story; the authority for a statement, one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALE-TELLER a teller of tales or stories; a narrator ...1387
• YARN-SPINNER one who 'spins a yarn'; a story-teller; a narrator; a chatterer ...1865 colloq.
• YARN-TELLER a narrator, a storyteller ...1891 sl.
NARROW - adjectives
• ARCT † narrow, confined, tight ...1545
• HAIR-BREADTH extremely narrow or close ...1604
• HAIR'S-BREADTH extremely narrow or close ...1841
• NARE † narrow ...c888
• NARRISH somewhat narrow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROWY * narrowish ...1858
• NEAR narrow ...1884 Sc.
• SCANT adj. narrow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SLANGRELL †* long and narrow ...1643
• SQUINNY very thin, lean, or slender; narrow ...1784
narrow - nouns
• ARCTATION a straightening or making narrow, a crowding ..Bk1656 mostly medical usage
• BOTTLE-NECK any narrow opening or avenue ...1928
• NARROW * a narrow part, place, or thing; the narrow part of something ...a1300
narrow - verbs
• LITTLE to make small or insignificant; to make narrow ...1931 Amer. dial.
NARROWLY - adverbs
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• NARLY narrowly ...1816 Sc.
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
NARROW-MINDED - adjectives
• NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; churlish; narrow-minded ...1871
• NARROW-ASSED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCRINNY selfish, narrow-minded ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UPTIGHT inhibited, narrow-minded, very correct and strait-laced ...1968 US
narrow-minded - person
• ABDERITE a stupid, narrow-minded person - the inhabitants of Abders, a maritime town in Thrace, were anciently proverbial for their stupidity - a scoffer ...Bk1827
• BABBITT a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure - a narrow-minded, middle-class materialist ...1959 Wicked Words Rawson 1989
• NABAL a churlish or miserly person; a narrow-minded, greedy person ...1604
• NABBLE, NABLE a narrow-minded, greedy, laborious person; a churlish person ...1792 Sc.
• OLD WIGSBY a crotchety, narrow-minded, elderly man who snappishly can see no good in any modern thing ...1842
• OSCAR a prejudiced, narrow-minded person ...1973 US sl.
• REDNECK (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TANNIE narrow-minded, puritan, small-town woman ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• TIPPER GORE one who is narrow-minded, puritanical, or repressive ...1990s US teen sl.
NARROW-MINDEDNESS - nouns
• PARVANIMITY smallness of mind, meanness, narrow-mindedness; also, an instance of this, or a person characterized by it ...a1691
NARROWNESS - nouns
• ARCTITUDE tightness, narrowness, straitness ...1828
• NARROWHEAD † narrowness ...c1440
• NARROWTH †* narrowness, constraint ...a1225
NARWHAL - nouns
• UNICORN-FISH the narwhal ...Bk1905 Sc.
NASAL - nouns
• NASILLATION * a nasal utterance ...1859
NASTINESS, NASTY - adjectives
• BADASS belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CRUDDIE, CRUDDY nasty; awful ...1877
• DANGED damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
• DARK bad, inferior, unpleasant, second-rate, nasty ...1980s UK sl.
• DARN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DARNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DEAD GROTTY nasty ...1984 Amer. sl.
• DERN damn; wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s euphemism
• DURN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DURNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• FESTY nasty ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GACKEY repellent; nasty: a child's word ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GROSS disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• GROTTY dirty, unsavoury, unpleasant, nasty, ugly ...1964 sl.
• HOCKY unpleasant, nasty ...1970s US college sl.
• KAK contemptible, unpleasant, inferior, nasty ...1970s UK & S. Afr. sl.
• MONGIE dirty; evil-smelling; nasty ...1970s Eng. sl.
• NASKY †* nasty ...1611
• NASTIFIED nasty, disgusting ...1810 Sc.
• NIGGEDY-NAGGETY irritable, nasty-tempered, bad-tempered ...1887 Eng. dial.
• OCKY dirty, nasty: generally used of or by children ...B1900 Ireland
• PAH nasty; hence, improper, unbecoming ...a1654
• PUKEY nasty; inferior; disgusting ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PUKY nasty; inferior; disgusting ...1965 Amer. sl.
• RANCID nasty, disagreeable, odious ...1883
• RATTY wretched or in poor condition; nasty; mean; shabby, scruffy, or ragged ...1867 colloq.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• ROTTEN very bad or unpleasant; nasty, terrible, awful ...1813 colloq.
• SHITTY mean, malicious, nasty ...1920s US sl.
• SKAGGY ugly, unkempt, nasty ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKANK-O-RAMA nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANKY nasty, repellent, ugly, cheap ...1975 US sl.
• SKEEVY nasty, repellent; disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• SKUNKY befitting a skunk; nasty ...1897
• SNIDE contemptible, underhand; mean; nasty, esp. in an insinuating way ...1859 UK
• SNOTTIE nasty; fouled with mucus ...16C
• SNOTTY supercilious and disdainful; contemptible, nasty ...1926 sl.
• YAUGH † dirty, nasty, filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nastiness, nasty - nouns
• BUMMER a bad break; a nasty experience ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRAP anything nasty; filth; ordure ...Bk1991 Amer. sl.
• CREEPING CRUD any kind of nastiness made even worse by implying that it is ambulatory; any nasty, slimy substance ...M20 US sl.
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• GRUNGE anything nasty or inferior; a bad, unpleasant thing; something dull or unappealing ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime ...1932 US sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• MUCK anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc. ...13C
• NASTMENT filth, nastiness ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NASTY a nasty thing ...colloq.
• SKANK filth, dirtiness, malevolence, nastiness ...1980s US sl.
• SNIDE a nasty remark; a side-swipe; a back-stabbing below-the-belt comment ...Brit. sl.
nastiness, nasty - person
• ALTA KAKER a mean and nasty old man ...1968 US sl.
• ALTER KOCKER a mean, disgusting and nasty old man ...1943 US sl.
• BARRACUDA a nasty woman ...1988 US college sl.
• GRUNGE an ugly or nasty person ...1965 US sl.
• HACKSLAVER an objectionable blockhead; a disgusting and silly fellow; a nasty, dirty, slovenly fellow, both in habit and deed ...Bk1828 Eng. dial.
• HELL ON WHEELS a very impressive, nasty, or violent person ...1843 US sl.
• NASTY a nasty person ...1825 colloq.
• SHIT-FIRE a contemptuous term for a hot-tempered person; a mean, nasty person ...1598 sl.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• TAIRD a term of great contempt applied to a man; a nasty, objectionable, dirty person ...Bk1825 Sc.
nastiness, nasty - verbs
• NASTEN to soil, to befoul; to render nasty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NASTER to soil, to befoul; to render nasty ...1899 Eng. dial.
• NASTIFY to make nasty ...1873 nonce word
• SNARK to act grumpily or nastily ...1997 US sl.
NATION - nouns
• LEDE † a people, nation, race; also, persons collectively, people ...971
nation - person
• NATIONAL † a representative of a nation ...1653
• NATIONALIST * one belonging to a particular nation ...1817
• NATIONIST †* a representative of a nation ...1670
NATIONAL - adjectives
• LEDELY †* belonging to the people or nation, national ...c1205
• LEDISH † pert. to the people; national ...c1205
NATIVE - adjectives
• BRED-IN-THE-BONE native; inherent ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAND-BORN † native ...1589
• LAND-BRED native, indigenous ...1596
• LANDISH † belonging to the land or country; native ...a1300
• NATURAL † native to a country; native-born ...a1533
native - person
• BIRTH-CHILD † a child by birth in a place, a native ...1609
• BREEDLING † one born and bred in a place; a native ...1663
• NATURAL † a native of a place or country ...1509
• NATURALIST † one 'natural' to a country; a native ...1631
NATURAL - adjectives
• NATTARABLE natural ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NATURABLE natural ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NATURALESQUE having the characteristics of nature or natural objects ...1880
• NATURELY †* natural ..c1511
NATURALLY - adverbs
• ACOURSE of course, naturally ...1883 colloq.
• NATCH of course, naturally ...1940s sl.
• NATERLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NATIVELY † naturally, without disguise, plainly, straightforwardly ...a1564
• NATTERLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NATURELLY † naturally; by nature ...c1250
• NATURLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
NATURE - adjectives
• CATAPHYSIC † contrary to nature ...1654
• CATAPHYSICAL against nature; unnatural ...1839 nonce word
• CRUNCHY loving nature, plants, and animals ...Bk2006 US sl.
• NATURALESQUE having the characteristics of nature or natural objects ...1880
• NATURISTIC * connected with nature ...1886
• PAMPHYSIC † concerning all nature ...1610 nonce word
nature - nouns
• PHYSIOLATRY the worship of nature
• RACE †* one of the three 'kingdoms' of nature (minerals, vegetables, and animals) ...1697
• TARAGE † quality, character, nature ...1429
• TARRAGE † quality, character, nature ...1429
nature - person
• PHYSIOLATER a person who worships nature
NAUGHTILY - adverbs
• NAUGHTLY † naughtily ..1530
NAUGHTINESS - nouns
• WANTONNESS † of a child: unruliness, naughtiness; of a horse: restiveness ...1533
NAUGHTY - adjectives
• ILL naughty, bad ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LAZY † bad, naughty, worthless ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MEAN worthless, naughty, of bad character ...1896 Eng dial.
• NAUGHT † morally bad; wicked; naughty ...1536
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
naughty - person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• CUTTIE, CUTTY a testy or naughty girl or woman; often used playfully ...1830
• NAUGHTY-BACK a bad or naughty child or person; a term of general reproof; generally used to children ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAUGHTY-PACK a naughty child or person ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SCALAWAG, SCALLAWAG, SCALLYWAG a disreputable or very mischievous fellow; a worthless, good-for-nothing, or contemptuous fellow; a good-tempered scamp; a ne'er-do-well; a scapegrace, a blackguard; a rascal; a naughty child ...1848
• SCALLOWAG - a disreputable or very mischievous fellow; a good-for-nothing; a good-tempered scamp; a ne'er-do-well; a scapegrace, a blackguard; a worthless person; a rascal; a naughty child ...1848
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
• THRUM a naughty child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSEL † a self-willed, naughty, worthless person; a term of opprobrium generally applied to a child ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VARMENT a bad or naughty boy ...1773
• WICK a naughty child ...1909 Sc.
• WILDEGO a naughty, unruly child ...Bk1986 Eng. dial.
• WYLOCKS a naughty child ...20C sl.
• YOUNG TURK a naughty or unmanageable child; a troublesome, destructive boy ...1859
naughty - verbs
• TRY ONESELF to behave in an unruly or extravagant manner; to misbehave, to be naughty, to show off ...1912 Amer. dial.
naughty - interjections
• TATA! † an exclamation used to frighten children when naughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NAUSEA - adjectives
• GIPPY, GYPPY of a person: affected by nausea or diarrhoea; unwell ...a1974
• KECKISH †* squeamish, affected by nausea ...1603
• KECKLISH †* squeamish, affected by nausea ...1601
• NAUSEATIVE † inclined to nausea ...1620
• QUALMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUALMY affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1852 Amer. dial.
• QUAMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• WAMBLE-CROPPED affected with nausea, sick ...1552
• WAMBLE-STOMACHED † affected with nausea, sick ...a1610
• WAMBLY 1. affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
2. causing nausea ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAMLEY affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
• WOMBLY affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
nausea - nouns
• BRASH a slight attack of sickness often arising from a digestive order such as heartburn; sudden nausea ...1830 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• NAUSINESS †* a feeling of nausea; squeamishness ...1598
• NAUSITY †* nausea ...1654
• PUKES nausea; vomiting ...sl.
• QUALMISHNESS a feeling of nausea ...1843 Amer. dial.
• QUALMS feelings of nausea ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SICKS, THE a feeling of nausea ...1934 sl.
• UG a feeling of repulsion, disgust, or dislike; a feeling of nausea ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAPORS sickness; a fainting spell; nausea ...20C colloq.
• WALMING † turning of the stomach, nausea ...c1440
• WAMBLE a rolling or nausea in the stomach; a feeling of nausea; queasiness ...1603
• WAMBLES, THE a feeling of nausea, queasiness ...M17 sl.
• WAMBLINESS nausea ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WOMBLE a rolling or nausea in the stomach; a feeling of nausea ...1603
nausea - verbs
• ABRAID † to rise nauseously in the stomach ...1533
• UG † to abhor, to loathe, to detest; to cause disgust or nausea ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAMBLE † to feel nausea ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
NAUSEATE - verbs
• ACCLOY to overburden the stomach; to nauseate ...1519
• EVER to nauseate ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GREISSEL to disgust, to sicken, to nauseate, to irritate ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEART to sicken, to nauseate, to make one sick ...1885 Sc.
NAUSEATED, NAUSEOUS - adjectives
• AUTO DRUNK dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUE AROUND THE GILLS ill; nauseated ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FEAST OF disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEEST disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEEST OF disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS ill, nauseous, sickly-pale ...1949 UK sl.
• LOADY feeling a big nauseated ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MAWMISH † nauseous, disgusting ...1668
• OOZY nauseated, weak, dizzy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PALE ABOUT THE GILLS feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• PUKEY on the verge of vomiting; nauseated ...19C sl.
• PUKISH nauseated ...16C colloq.
• QUEASED OUT nauseated; sick ...1993 US sl.
• ROCKY of a person: dizzy; sickly; nauseated ...colloq.
• URPISH nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1949 Amer. dial.
• URPY nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH † insipid, tasteless, flat; also, ill-tasting, nauseous, esp. through being over-sweet ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLOW-LIKE nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWY nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALSH insipid, tasteless, ill-tasting; having a sickly taste, nauseous ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WELSH nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YAMIE having a feeling of nausea; squeamish ...1929 Sc.
nauseated, nauseous - verbs
• FEEL WEE-WAWY to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEL WEE-WOWY to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROW UP JONAH to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP YOUR SHOE-TAPS to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
NAUSEATING - adjectives
• CHUNDEROUS nauseating ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• DAWLSOME dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GREISSLICH having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• ICKY distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-BOO distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-POO distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• NAAR unpleasant, nauseating ...L19 S. Afr. sl.
• NAWXIOUS nauseating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGGIN disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, objectionable, annoying, vexatious; frightful, horrible, ghastly ...1838 Sc.
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• URPISH nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1949 Amer. dial.
• URPY nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YICKY distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
NAUSEOUSLY - adverbs
• WAMBLINGLY nauseously ...1561
NAUTICAL - adjectives
• ALTUMAL * of or relating to sailors or the sea; nautical ...1711 sl. rare & arch.
• MARINAL † nautical ...1620
• NAUTIC nautical ...1613 chiefly poetic usage
• NAVIGABLE †* nautical ...1597
• NAVIGATORY †* nautical ...1650
• TARRISH * belonging to sailors; nautical ...1841
nautical - person
• NEPTUNIST †* a navigator; a seaman; a sailor; a nautical person ...1593
nautical - verbs
• TALK SAILOR LIKE AN OLD SALT to use nautical language ...1881
NAVEL - adjectives
• UMBILIC † belonging to the navel ...1681
navel - nouns
• BABY BUTTON the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BELLY HOLE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-NIPPLE the navel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-PECK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRD'S NEST the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIRTH HOLE the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHMARK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHSPOT the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOO-HOLEY. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BORY-HOLE the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN ASSHOLE the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN BUTT the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-PECK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EXUMBILICATION †* the starting out of the navel ...1706
• GUT PUCKER the navel ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET BLOW the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEN'S TAIL the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LINT-CATCHER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-GETTER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-STRAINER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOON one's navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MORNING GLORY the navel ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NABEL, NABLE the navel ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NABOB the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NAFF the navel ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEIGHBORHOOD the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ONE-EYED MABEL the navel ...1969 Amer. dial. jocular
• PIKO the navel ...1938 Hawaii
• SALT-CELLAR the navel ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
• WHERE THE INDIAN(S) SHOT ONE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE YANKEE SHOT YOU the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
navel - person
• INNIE a person having a recessed belly-button ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
NAVIGABLE - adjectives
• NAVIGAL †* navigable; affording passage for ships or boats ...c1470
NAVIGATION - nouns
• MARINARY †* seamanship; knowledge of navigation ...1684
• NAUTICS the art or science of navigation ...1793
NAVIGATOR - person
• NAVIGANT †* a navigator, a sailor, a voyager ...1527
• NEPTUNIST †* a navigator; a seaman; a sailor; a nautical person ...1593
NAVY - see SERVICES
NAZI - person
• NASTIES the Nazis ...1930s sl.
NEAR - adjectives
• AIM of distance, etc.: near, close ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAINSOME near at hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAIN-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GAINISH somewhat near ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN-OF-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GAINY near, short ...1691 Eng. dial.
• INNERLY in a state of near neighbourhood ...Bk1902 Sc.
• NEAR AS DAMMIT very close or near indeed ...1908 colloq.
• NEAR AS PEAS very near ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NEAR-HAND near, neighbouring, close at hand ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-HAND BY near, hard by ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NESSARY † near, convenient ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NIGH AS PEAS very near ...1909 Amer. dial.
• PROPINQUANT * near, neighbouring, adjacent ...1633
• QUEME † fit, fitting, suitable; convenient, handy; near at hand, close ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
near - adverbs, prepositions
• ALL AROUND near, close to ...1938 Amer. dial.
• ANEAR close by, near ...1893 Ireland & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANEARST near, close to ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANEAST near, near to ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANENT against, near, in proximity to ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANEWST of place: near, hard by ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ANIGH close or near ...1630s
• ANIGHST near, near to; generally used with verb of motion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ASIDEN beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASIDES of place: beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIN conveniently near, handy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• BESIDES † close by, near ...c1205
• GAINISH near to, nearly, almost ...1890 Eng. dial.
• IMEZ near ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAM very near; close, hard up against ...1912 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP very near; close, hard up against ...1837 Amer. dial.
• NEARABOUT near, close to ...1871 Sc.
• NEAR-HAND † near, hard by, close at hand, close by ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-POINTS extremely near ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEWST near, hereabout ...1881 Eng. dial.
• NIGHABOUT close by, near by, in the vicinity ...1884 Amer. dial.
• OFF AGAINST opposite, in front of, near ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ONFAST † near, close on ...c1200
• SNUG BY near by ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
near - nouns
• ADJACENCE †* the state of lying near ...1605
• VOISINAGE † the act of being neighbouring or near ...1665
near - verbs
• APPROPINQUE †* to draw near to, to approach ...1663
• BE AT INCHES WITH to be very near ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PROPINQUATE †* to approach, to draw near to ...1623
• SUCCEED †* to come up or near to; to approach ...1596
• VICINATE †* to lie near to, to be next to, to adjoin ...1638
near - phrases
• ALWAYS AROUND LIKE A PICKED UP DINNER easily at hand ...Bk1913 Amer. dial
• FAST AND SNELL near, towards, in a straight line ...1895 Sc.
NEARBY - adjectives
• WITHIN COOEE nearby, close ...1836 Aust. sl.
NEARER - adjectives
• NEDDHERMER nearer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NETHER nearer, next ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nearer - adverbs
• NEARDER nearer ...1867 Eng. dial.
• NEARER-HAND nearer, closer ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
nearer - nouns
• PROXIMIORITY † the fact of being nearer; greater proximity ...1720 nonce word
NEAREST - adjectives
• NEARMOST nearest ...1570 Eng. dial.
• NEIST nearest, nighest, next ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
nearest - adverbs
• NEARDEREST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARDERMOST nearest; only used when personal contact is implied ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARDEST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARMOST nearest, next ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARTHEST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nearest - nouns
• NEAR-HAND GATE the nearest way ...1827 Eng. dial.
NEARLY - adverbs
• ANEAR nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANEARLY nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANEWST of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ANIGHST nearly, almost ...1882 Eng. dial.
• ARGH insufficiently; not fully or enough; nearly, approaching to ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DIN-A-LITTLE within a little, nearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EENAMOST almost, nearly ...1781 Amer. dial.
• EENY MOST almost, nearly ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ENYMOST almost, nearly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• FAIRLEENS almost, very nearly, not quite ...1896 Sc.
• FAST very nearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN nearly, almost; pretty, tolerably; very, quite ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAINISH near to, nearly, almost ...1890 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HALF nearly, almost ...M19 sl.
• HALFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALF-NEAR nearly, almost ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HALLENS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HAVLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HOAFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Eng. dial.
• INJIST almost, very nearly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JUST NEEN almost, nearly ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MIGHT NIGH very nearly, almost ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MUCH-WHAT pretty nearly, more than somewhat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NARLINS nearly, almost ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NATHELY nearly ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NATURAL very nearly; almost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEAR-ABOUT nearly, almost ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-AWAYS nearly, almost ...1884 N. Ireland
• NEAR BY nearly, almost ...1815 Sc.
• NEAR HAND † nearly, almost ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEARLINGS nearly, almost ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEARST almost; nearly ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NERLINS nearly, almost ...1790 Sc.
• NEWST nearly, almost, pretty much ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIGHABOUT nearly, almost ...1857 Amer. dial.
• NIGHLY nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGH ONTO nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGH UPON nearly, almost ...1871 Amer. dial.
• NIGHWHAT †* almost, nearly ...c1290
• PLUMB NEAR almost, nearly ....1965 Amer. dial.
nearly - verbs
• MISS MASS BUT HIT THE GATHERING to nearly do something ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
NEARNESS - nouns
• ADMOTION †* a bringing into contact, nearness ...1603
• NEAR-HANDNESS nearness; a short distance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• IN SOMEONE'S ASS nagging or scolding ...1966 Amer. sl.
• ON SOMEONE'S EAR engaged in nagging ...1974 Amer. sl.
• PECKISH short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1895 Amer. dial.
• PECKY short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1949 Amer. dial.
nag, nagging - nouns
• EARBASHING an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging ...1945 Aust. sl.
• MAG nagging ...1910s sl.
• NATTER grousing, nagging talk; aimless chatter ...1866 Sc.
• NEEDLE repetitious nagging and complaining; aggressive teasing ...1930s US sl.
• OLD WIVES' PATERNOSTER grumbling, nagging ...L16 sl.
• YARG persistent or repetitive talk, generally of a nagging, critical or tiresome sort ...1908 Sc.
nag, nagging - person
• ALARM CLOCK a worrier, a nag ...1920s US sl.
• ASS-BREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1961 Amer. sl.
• BADGERER a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger ...a1790
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...c1944 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1962 sl.
• BALL-CUTTER a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman ...1962 US sl.
• BALLS-BUSTER - a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
• BALL-TEARER an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife ...Bk1984 Aust. sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a nagging or domineering woman ...M20 US sl.
• CALAMITY JANE a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
• CROOKED RIB a cross-grained, ill-tempered, or nagging wife ...Bk1903 sl.
• MAGGIE RAB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROB, MAGGIE ROBB a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• NAGSTER * a nagging female ...1873
• NARG a grumbling, criticizing, nagging person ...1824 Sc.
• NATTER a crabbed, nagging person; a continual chatterer ...1908 Sc.
• NATTEREL a crabbed, nagging person; a continual chatterer ...1919 Sc.
• OLD HIGE a nagging old woman ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• SAW a woman, esp. when a nag ...1940s US Black sl.
• TARRAN a passionate, brawling child; a peevish, cantankerous, ill-humoured person; one who tries to get his own way by persistent nagging or fractiousness; an exasperating person ...1802 Sc.
• YENTA a talkative or gossipy woman; a busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a coarse woman; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging, whining person, usually female ...1923 US
• YENTE a gossip or busybody; a noisy, vulgar person; a scolding woman or shrew; a nagging woman ...1923 US
nag, nagging - verbs
• BADGER to torment; to tease; to nag ...L18
• BAT SOMEONE'S EAR to pester, to nag ...1940s US sl.
• BE ON AT to nag; to constantly reprove ...1974 UK sl.
• BIDDY-PECK to nag, to hen-peck ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1955 US sl.
• BUST ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1967 US sl.
• CAGMAG to nag, to grumble at ...19C Eng. dial.
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• CHIP AT to jeer at, to nag ...Bk1999 Aust.
• DAB AT SOMEONE'S KAIM to nag ...1894 Sc.
• DING to reiterate tiresomely; to nag, to pester, to worry, to tease ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EARBASH to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• EGG to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GAG to scold, to nag ...M19 sl.
• GET ON SOMEONE'S BACK to annoy, to aggravate, to nag, to criticize someone ...1959 Aust. sl.
• HAG(G) to worry, to tease; to nag at ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HETCHEL to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HOUT to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAD-DOG to nag, to pester ...1980s NZ sl.
• MAG to talk at, to nag ...20C Aust. sl.
• MITHER to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate ...Eng. dial.
• NAGGLE to gnaw; to nag, to quarrel, to haggle ...1869
• NARG to keep grumbling and finding fault; to be peevish; to argue snappishly; to nag, to taunt ...1824 Sc.
• NARK to complain, to grumble, to nag ...1916 sl.
• NATTLE to grumble, to nag, to carp ...1900 Sc.
• NIGG to importune, to trouble with repeated requests or inquiries, to nag or carp at ...1866 Sc.
• NIRP to find fault; to nag ..1934 Sc.
• NUDGE to nag, to annoy ...1968 US Yiddish
• PAPER to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (paper bag)
• PAPER BAG to nag someone ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PECK AT to nag at; to find fault with ...1870 Amer. dial.
• PICK AT THE TURKS to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1786 Amer. dial.
• PICK AT WEST POINT to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PULL SOMEONE'S CHAIN to elicit someone's anger or annoyance, esp. deliberately; to nag; to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing; ...1962 US sl.
• RAG ON to nag, to criticize ...1980s US sl.
• SNAG † to carp, to cavil, to sneer, to nag ...1554 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TEW AT to nag at, to needle a person ...1877 Amer. dial.
• YAAG to be importunate, to insist irritatingly with questions or requests, to nag or harp on ...1825 Sc.
• YAFF 1. to talk excessively, to chatter; to talk nonsense; to prate; to nag ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to chide, to carp, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically ...1825 Sc.
• YAG to make a noise; to talk angrily; to importune incessantly; to irritate, to nag; to quarrel ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMMER to rail, to nag ...1892 Sc.
• YAP to speak nagging or querulous way; to harp on; to complain ...1824 Sc.
• YATTER to speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner; to nag, to chide, to carp, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something ...1811 Sc.
• YAUP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
• YAWP to speak in a chattering, nagging, or querulous way; to harp on ...1824 Sc.
nag, nagging - phrases
• GET OFF MY BACK, SCOBIE! stop nagging! ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
NAIL - see FINGERNAIL
NAIL - nouns
• DAG a nail to hang a coat on ...1940 Sc.
• DAILY a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
• DAILY MAIL a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl.
• MONKEY'S TAIL a nail (for hammering) ...1934 UK rhyming sl.
• TACK † that which fastens one thing to another, or things together; a clasp, a buckle, a hook, a nail, etc. ...a1300
• TACKET † a nail; in later use, a small nail, a tack ...1316 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WORMS AND SNAILS nails ...Brit. rhyming sl.
nail - person
• NAIL GROPER one who scours the streets in search of old nails and similar saleable pieces of discarded metal ...M19 sl.
nail - verbs
• DINNE † of a nail: to drive in ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
NAIL FILE - nouns
• MORTAR BOARD an emery nail file ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NAIL POLISH - nouns
• DIGIT DAZZLE nail polish ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
NAIVE - adjectives
• GAELIC foolish, ingenuous, naive ...1910 Sc.
• JUST FELL OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK utterly naive or unsophisticated ...1986 Amer. sl.
• LAME socially unsophisticated; naive; 'square'; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced ...1935 US sl., esp. Black usage
• MUM AND DAD conventional, respectable, and thus, by criminal standards, naive ...1990s Aust. sl.
• NAIF natural, artless, naive ...1598
• SOPPY foolishly sentimental; naive ...1918 UK sl.
naive - person
• ALVIN a gullible fellow, esp. a countryman; a naive, easily cheated person ..1942-49 Amer. carnival usage
• ANGEL a naive or otherwise exploitable person who may be imposed upon for money or other favours; the prospective victim of a swindle; an innocent ...1882 Amer. sl.
• APPLE KNOCKER a yokel or bumpkin; an ignorant or naive person ...1902 US colloq.
• BABBO a naive, law-abiding citizen ...1992 US sl.
• BABE * an adult regarded as being like a child in some way; a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person ...1542
• BABE IN ARMS a naive or gullible person ...Bk1999
• BABE IN THE WOOD(S) a person likened in some way to the 'babes in the wood', esp. in being an inexperienced, innocent, or naive person in a potentially dangerous situation; usually in plural ...1795
• BACKDATED CHUCK a backward, ill-informed person, naive and stupid ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
• BEBOPPER an inexperienced, naive person; an unpopular person ...1980 US Black sl.
• BUTTERCUP an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• COUNTRY BOOBOO a naive, gullible person ...1996 British Virgin Islands
• COUNTRY BOOKIE a naive rustic ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
• DAFFODIL an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
• DAISY an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• GAZOONEY a boy or lad; an inexperienced youth; a foolish, ignorant or eccentric fellow; a naive person ...1914 US sl.
• GONSIL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GREENER a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person; a newcomer; a naive person ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GREENY a naive or inexperienced person; a greenhorn; a simpleton; a dull and stupid person ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GUNSHEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GUNTZEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• GUNZEL, GUNZL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl.
• HOMEBOY a naive person, newly arrived in the city from the countryside ...L19 sl.
• IRIS an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LILY an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• MOOCH a slow-witted person; one who is easily cheated, deceived, imposed upon, or swindled; a gullible or naive person; a dupe, a sucker ...1910 colloq.
• MOOCHIE a gullible or naive person ...1972 US gambling sl.
• NATURE BOY a naive, innocent man or boy; used ironically ...1948 Amer. sl.
• OLD SOLDIER a simpleton; a naive person ...M19 sl.
• PANSY an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
• RABBIT a youngster; a naive person ...1914
• SAWNEY an easy mark or naive person ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• SILLIKIN a silly person, a simpleton; a naive person ...1860 sl.
• SOB SISTER a soft-hearted, naive person ...1912 US sl.
• SQUARE APPLE an innocent; a naive, gullible person ...1935 US criminals' sl.
• SQUARE FROM DELAWARE an exceptionally naive, conventional person ...1938 US sl.
• TAMEVATE a naive person ...Bk1982 Jewish
• TENDERFOOT an inexperienced newcomer or visitor in a frontier or rural area; a greenhorn; a naive or inexperienced person ...1866 Amer. dial.
• TULIP an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• UM-CHAW a doltish, naive person; a foolish or stupid person; a dupe, a gullible person ...1910 Pig Latin for 'chump'
• UMPCHAY a doltish, naive person; a foolish or stupid person; a dupe, a gullible person ...1910 Pig Latin for 'chump'
• YAP in circus and carnival usage: a naive, gullible local resident ...1981 US sl.
• YOB * a fool; a naive, gullible, or unintelligent person; also, an unsophisticated person; a country bumpkin ...1886 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• YOUNG BLOOD a young man, esp. one who is perceived to be relatively inexperienced or naive; chiefly as a form of address ...1967 US Black sl.
naive - verbs
• FALL FOR to be deceived or duped by; to be taken in by something or someone; also, to naively accept as true ...1903 Amer. colloq.
• FALL OFF A MANGO TREE to be extremely naive ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
NAKED - adjectives
• ABRAHAM naked ...17C sl.
• ABRAM naked ...1671 cant
• ADAMATICAL naked; nude ...17C
• ADAMIC resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMICAL resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMISH †* adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1569
• ADAMITIC †* naked, unclothed ...1662
• ADAMITICAL †* naked, unclothed ...1666
• ALL BARENAKED naked ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ALL FACE naked; nude ...L19 UK & US sl.
• ALTOGETHER † characterized by nudity; naked ...1896
• AU NATUREL naked ...1967 US colloq.
• B.A. naked (Bare-Ass) ...1933 US sl.
• BALL NAKED completely naked ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALLOCK-NAKED stark naked with the genitals uncovered; said of males and females ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKY naked ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKY BARE-ASSED completely naked ...1980 Amer. sl.
• BALLOCKY NAKED completely naked ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BARE-ARSE naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE AS A JAYBIRD completely bare; naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASS with naked posterior; totally naked ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASSED with naked posterior; totally naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-ASS NAKED naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BARE-NAKED naked ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BAREPOLES naked ...20C sl.
• BARE-SNAKED naked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAT NAKED completely naked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-NAKED entirely naked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIT naked, bare ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODY-NAKED naked ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BOLLICKY naked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOLLICKY BARE-ASSED naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOLLOCK-NAKED naked ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BOLLOCKY completely naked ...Aust. sl.
• BOLS completely naked ...Aust. sl.
• BUCK-ASS NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-BORN NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-BUM NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCK NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BUM NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUTT NAKED completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CUT-UP WELL looking good naked; having a good body ...19C Brit. sl.
• HARRY STARKERS naked; nude; a personification of nudity ...M20 Brit. sl.
• IN BUFF naked ...1803 colloq.
• IN MOROCCO naked; nude ...M19 Brit. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT naked ...1753 sl.
• IN ONE'S PURE NATURALS † in a perfectly naked state ...1704
• IN THE ALTOGETHER naked ...1894 sl.
• IN THE BOLLOCKY naked ...Aust. sl.
• IN THE BUFF naked ...1602
• IN THE NACK naked ...2002 Brit. sl.
• IN THE NATURAL naked, nude ... Bk1982 sl.
• IN THE NUDDY naked ...1953 jocular, orig. Aust.
• IN THE RAW naked ...1941 sl.
• KAALGAT naked ...1960s S. Afr.
• LAID TO THE NATURAL BONE naked ...1970s US Black sl.
• MOTHERLY-NAKED naked as at birth ...1959 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER-NAKED naked as at birth ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NAKE †* naked ...c1320
• NAKED AS A JAYBIRD completely naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A JAYBIRD'S ASS completely naked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A NEEDLE, AS † quite naked ...1377
• NAKED AS A PICKED JAYBIRD completely naked ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NAKED AS A ROBIN, AS quite naked; chiefly said of an undressed child ...1872 Eng. dial.
• NAKED AS A WORM, AS † quite naked ...a1467
• NAKED AS MY NAIL, AS † quite naked; nude; as unclothed as a fingernail ...1559
• NAKED BED stark naked; dressed only in night-clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAKED BUFF nude, totally naked ...20C US colloq.
• NAKEDISH †* somewhat naked ...1806
• NAKEDY naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKITY naked ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NAKY-BED stark naked; dressed only in night-clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NECKED naked ...20C Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE-NAKED stark-naked ...1963 Sc.
• NITCHIE naked ...1979 Amer. dial.
• NUDDY naked, nude ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NUDIE featuring naked or near-naked women ...1966 US sl.
• PEELED naked ...1820 colloq.
• PLUMB NAKED completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCABELY scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCUDDY naked ...1829 Sc.
• STARK BUCK NAKED entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STARKERS naked ...1923 Brit. sl.
• STARKO naked ...1923 Brit. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• TOGLESS without clothes; naked; also, without proper dress ...1857
• UNCLAD naked ...E15
• UNDOFFED unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• UNFLEDGED naked ...1910s sl.
naked - nouns
• BARE † a naked part of the body; the bare skin ...c1300
• BUTTOCK BALL an underworld dance at which the dancers are naked ...1687 sl.
• FANGOGGLING looking at naked women, either openly as in strip clubs, or secretly ...Brit. sl.
• NAKING †* the act of making naked ...c1440
• STREAK an act of running naked in a public place ...1974 sl., orig. US
• STREAK-IN a communal act of running naked in a public place ...1974
naked - person
• ABRAHAM COVE a naked or poor man; a beggar in rags ...1859 cant
• ABRAM a naked or very poor man ...Bk1852 sl.
• ABRAM COVE a naked or poor man ...1724 cant
• ADAMITE * a person who goes naked; a nudist ...1833
• LEG ART scantily clad or naked women ...1940 sl., orig. US
• NAKAR † a naked person ...Bk1852
• NAKEDNESS a naked person ...1885
• NAKER †* one who makes naked ...c1440
• SAMOA-SAMOA a man who saunters about his home nude or with a towel tied around his hips ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• SCUDDY a naked child ...1815 Sc.
naked - verbs
• AIR ONE'S PORES to undress oneself; to be naked ...1900s sl.
• BE ABRAM to be naked ...Bk1902 sl.
• CAST ONE'S SKIN to be naked ...Bk1902 sl.
• CONNUDATE † to strip naked; to make bare ...1623
• NAKE † to make naked, to bare, to lay bare, to strip ...c1320 obs . exc. Sc.
• NAKEDIZE to go naked; to make naked ...1858
• NAKEN † to strip naked; to divest of clothing; to lay bare ...a1240
• NUDATE †* to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe ...1688
• STREAK to run naked in a public place as a stunt ...1973 sl., orig US
• UNGEAR to undress, to unwrap; to strip off the clothes; to make naked ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNHAP to uncover, to make naked ...1899 Eng. dial.
NAKEDLY - adverbs
• ADAMICALLY nakedly ...1860
NAKEDNESS - nouns
• ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ALTOGETHER, THE complete nakedness or nudity...1894 Amer. colloq.
• BALDNESS meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness ...1774
• BALE OF STRAW a state of nakedness ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'in the raw'
• BIRTHDAY SUIT a state of nature; nakedness ...1874 sl.
• BIRTH SUIT nakedness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NAKEDHEAD † nakedness ...a1300
• NATURE'S GARB nakedness ...Bk1902 sl.
• SUNDAY SUIT nakedness ...M20 US sl.
NAME - adjectives
• ALLONYMOUS having a feigned name; published under an assumed name; falsely attributed to another ...19C
• BODGIE of names, etc.: false; assumed ...Aust. sl.
• CRYPTONYMOUS * having the real name concealed; anonymous ...1880
• HYPOCORISTIC of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms ...1796
• HYPOCORISTICAL † of the nature of a pet-name or nickname; pert. to the habit of using endearing or euphemistic terms ...1609
• ONOMASTIC relating to or connected with a name or names, or with the naming of something; consisting of or dealing with names ...1716
• ONOMASTICAL † relating to or connected with a name or names, or with the naming of something; consisting of or dealing with names ...1609
• ONOMATOUS bearing the writer's name ...1869
• ONYMATIC relating to names ...1860
• ONYMOUS * having or bearing a name; of a writing: bearing the name of the author; of an author: that gives his name; the opposite of 'anonymous' ...1775
• PSEUDONYMOUS bearing or writing under a false or fictitious name; using a pseudonym; bearing the name of someone other than the real author ...1706
name - adverbs
• ONOMOUSLY * with the name given or stated; by name ...1800
name - nouns
• ADNAME * a byname, a cognomen, a nickname ...1890
• AGNAME an added name; a nickname ...1834 Sc.
• A.K.A. an alias, a false name ...1950s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• ANONYM an assumed or false name ...1805
• ANTHROPONYM a personal name ...1955
• AUTONYM a real name or one's own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author's real name ...1867
• BACK-NAME a surname ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CALL a name ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CRYPTONYM * a private, secret, or hidden name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated ...1876
• DOBBIE a familiar and pet name for 'Robert' ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EKENAME † an additional name; a nickname ...1303
• ENTITLE a name ...1901 Amer. dial.
• ENTITLEMENT a name ...1883 Amer. dial.
• FRONT NAME the Christian name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HANDLE a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYPOCORISM * a pet-name, a nickname; a term of endearment ...1850
• HYPOCORISTIC a pet-name, a nickname ...1930
• ILL NAME a bad name ...1858 Sc.
• LABEL the name by which a person is known ...1928 US sl.
• MONAKER a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONARCH a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONICA a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONICKER a name, esp. a nickname or alias ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MONIKA a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONIKER a name, esp. a nickname or alias ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MONNIKER a person's name ...1882
• NAME-DAY the day on which a child is named ...1880
• NAMELINGS †* persons bearing the same name ...1706
• NICE NAME TO GO TO BED WITH, A an ugly name ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NURSE-NAME a nickname, a pet name ...1605
• ONOMAMANIA a mania or rage about a name or names ...1854 nonce word
• ONOMASTIC † an assumed name ...1653 nonce use
• ONOMASTICON a vocabulary or alphabetic list of proper names, esp. of persons; formerly used more widely of a vocabulary of names or nouns, or even of a general lexicon ...1710
• ONOMATECHNY * the art of making predictions from the letters of a person's name ...1730
• ONOMATOLOGY * the science of the formation of names or terms; terminology ...1847
• ONYMITY the condition of having or bearing a name' the opposite of 'anonymity' ...1897 nonce word
• PAEDONYMIC a name given to a person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDONYMY the giving of a name to person from that of his or her child ...1883
• POECILONYM one of various names for the same thing; a different name for the same thing; a synonym ...1889
• PROTONYM * the first person or thing of the name; that from which another is named ...1880
• SIRENAME * a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• TAB a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAG 1. a name ...1920s UK & US Black sl.
2. a nickname, or popular designation ...1920s US sl.
• TO-NAME † a name or epithet added to an original name; a cognomen, a surname, a nickname ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TRADEMARK a personal name ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
name - nouns, proper name
• OATS a synonym for the proper name Charlie ...M19 rhyming sl. (oats and barley)
• OATS AND BARLEY a synonym for the proper name Charlie ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OCKER a nickname for anyone called Oscar ...1910s Aust. sl.
name - person
• NAME-CHILD one named after another ...1845
• NAME-DAUGHTER a girl, generally a goddaughter, who bears one's name ...1876 Sc.
• NAME-FATHER n. the person whose Christian name one bears ...1894
• NAME-SON a name-child of the male sex ...1760-1 Sc.
• NAME-WIZARD † one skilled in the mystical meaning of names ...1605
• ONOMASTIC † a writer of an Onomasticon; a vocabularist, a lexicographer ...1609
• ONOMATOLOGIST one versed in the formation of names or terms ...1695
• YOU-KNOW-WHO - someone one does not wish to name, usually because it is both obvious and indelicate or taboo ...1605
name - verbs
• ADDITION †* to add something to the name of anyone; to surname ...1662
• BENAME †* to name, to mention by name ...1579
• NAMEFY † to mention by name ...1589 nonce word
• NEMEL † to name ...c1250
• NEMEN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEMN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEVEN † 1. to give as a name to a person or thing ...a1300
† 2. to name, to mention by name ...a1300
• NUNCUPATE †* to call, to name, to designate ...1609 obs. rare
• PERSONATE to call by name; to designate specifically ...1927 Amer. dial.
• TAB to name ...1924 US sl.
• YCLEPE † to call by name; to name ...c950
name - phrases
• GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN A GOLDEN GIRDLE, A a good name is better than money ...Bk1894
• PUDDIN-AN-TAME - ASK EM AGAIN AND I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME a schoolboy expression in answer to "What's your name?" ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
NAME, UNKNOWN NAME OF A THING see THING
NAME, UNKNOWN NAME OF A PERSON see UNKNOWN
NAMED - adjectives
• BEHIGHT named, designated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EUONYMOUS well or fittingly named; appropriately named ...1864
• NUNCUPATE †* called, named ...a1548 obs. rare
• YCLEPED called, named ...c950 arch.
• YCLEPT called, named ...c950 arch.
NAMELY - adverbs
• NAMANDLY † namely ...c1375
NAMESAKE - nouns
• NAMETAKE a namesake ...1966 Amer dial.
NAP - nouns
• CAT-SLEEP a catnap ...1837
• DOG-NAP a short nap taken while sitting ...1860
• ENTEETE † a siesta or sleep at noon ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GLIFF a short sleep, a nap ...B1900 Sc.
• KINK a usually short sleep; a nap ...1929 Amer. nautical sl.
• KIP sleep; rest; a nap ...1893 Amer. sl.
• MERIDIATION † a sleeping at noon; a midday nap; a siesta ...1623
• NAP OF SLEEP a short sleep, a doze ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NINE WINKS a few minutes of sleep during the day; a very brief nap ...1823 sl.
• RACK ATTACK a nap, sleep ...1975 US sl.
• RACK TIME sleep; a nap ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• SIGSTER a nap; a short sleep ...1830 sl.
• SNOOZE a nap ...18C colloq.
• SNORE-OFF a short sleep, esp. a nap after drinking ...1950 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• UNDERMEAL † an after-dinner nap or sleep ...1426
• ZIZ(Z) a nap, a snooze, a brief sleep ...1941 sl., orig. military usage
nap - verbs
• BAG Zs to nap, to sleep ...1980s US college sl.
• BLOW Z's to sleep or nap; to snore ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAULK A NOD to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAULK OFF to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COP A NOD to have a nap; to go to sleep ...1940s US sl.
• FADE to take a nap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KIP to sleep or take a nap ...Brit. sl.
• KNOCK A NOD to take a nap ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• READ THE PAPER to take a nap ...c1880 sl.
• SIEST to take a siesta ...1839
• ZIZZ to have a nap or snooze; to sleep lightly or briefly ...1930s sl.
NAPALM - nouns
• PALM napalm ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
• TABASCO napalm ...1991 US sl.
NAPKIN - nouns
• HANDCLOTH † a towel, a napkin; a duster ...c1000
• HANDCLOUT a towel, a napkin; a duster ...1788 Eng. dial.
• MUCKENDER †* a table napkin; a bib ...a1500
• NAPET † a napkin ...c1440
• SUDARIUM a napkin or cloth for wiping the face; a handkerchief ...1601
• SUDARY † a napkin or handkerchief used to wipe sweat or tears from the face ...a1350 obs. or arch.
NAPPING - nouns
• BUNK FATIGUE napping on one's bed ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ZIZZING dozing, napping ...1930s sl.
NAPPY - nouns
• RAG a baby's nappy ...1950s sl.
NARCOTIC - adjectives (also see DRUGS)
• NARCOTICAL * of a narcotic nature; having the effect of inducing stupor, sleep, or insensibility ...1587
NARCOTICS - nouns
• NARCOTICISM * the condition produced by narcotics; a state of stupor, somnolence, or insensibility ...1822
narcotics - person
• NARCOTIST one addicted to the use of narcotics ...1860
narcotics - verbs
• NARCOTIZE to drug or render insensible with a narcotic ...1843
NARRATE - verbs
• BETELL † to speak of, to declare, to narrate ...c1205
• DEVISE to tell, to narrate ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FABULATE † to relate as a tale or myth; to talk or narrate in fables ...1616
• NORATE to narrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
NARRATION - nouns
• DEDUCTION † a detailed narration or account ...a1531
• OCCURRENT † a narration of what has happened ...a1577
NARRATIVE - nouns
• TELLING a story, narrative; talk, conversation; news; anything worth revealing or telling ...1660 Scot & Eng. dial.
NARRATOR - person
• ACCOMPTANT †* a narrator ...1655
• ACCOUNTANT †* a person who presents a narrative account; a narrator ...1655
• ACCOUNTER † a narrator ...1356
• FABULAR † a narrator or recorder of tales or fictions ...1565
• FABULATOR, FABULATOUR one who fabulates or relates fables; a teller of tales or stories; a story-teller; a narrator ...1604
• FABULIST † a professional story-teller; a narrator ...1605
• NARRATRESS a female narrator ...1798
• NARRATRIX a female narrator ...1809
• SAYAR a narrator or author; a poetical writer; a poet ...c1460 Sc.
• SAYER † a poet, a narrator ...1513
• TALESMAN † the teller of a tale; the author of a story; one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...a1568 obs. exc. Sc.
• TALES-MASTER † the teller of a tale; the author of a story; the authority for a statement, one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALE-TELLER a teller of tales or stories; a narrator ...1387
• YARN-SPINNER one who 'spins a yarn'; a story-teller; a narrator; a chatterer ...1865 colloq.
• YARN-TELLER a narrator, a storyteller ...1891 sl.
NARROW - adjectives
• ARCT † narrow, confined, tight ...1545
• HAIR-BREADTH extremely narrow or close ...1604
• HAIR'S-BREADTH extremely narrow or close ...1841
• NARE † narrow ...c888
• NARRISH somewhat narrow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARROWY * narrowish ...1858
• NEAR narrow ...1884 Sc.
• SCANT adj. narrow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SLANGRELL †* long and narrow ...1643
• SQUINNY very thin, lean, or slender; narrow ...1784
narrow - nouns
• ARCTATION a straightening or making narrow, a crowding ..Bk1656 mostly medical usage
• BOTTLE-NECK any narrow opening or avenue ...1928
• NARROW * a narrow part, place, or thing; the narrow part of something ...a1300
narrow - verbs
• LITTLE to make small or insignificant; to make narrow ...1931 Amer. dial.
NARROWLY - adverbs
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• NARLY narrowly ...1816 Sc.
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
NARROW-MINDED - adjectives
• NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; churlish; narrow-minded ...1871
• NARROW-ASSED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• NARROW-CONTRACTED narrow-minded; stingy, mean, ungenerous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-GUTTED slim, skinny; thus, fig. narrow-minded ...1910s US sl.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCRINNY selfish, narrow-minded ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• UPTIGHT inhibited, narrow-minded, very correct and strait-laced ...1968 US
narrow-minded - person
• ABDERITE a stupid, narrow-minded person - the inhabitants of Abders, a maritime town in Thrace, were anciently proverbial for their stupidity - a scoffer ...Bk1827
• BABBITT a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure - a narrow-minded, middle-class materialist ...1959 Wicked Words Rawson 1989
• NABAL a churlish or miserly person; a narrow-minded, greedy person ...1604
• NABBLE, NABLE a narrow-minded, greedy, laborious person; a churlish person ...1792 Sc.
• OLD WIGSBY a crotchety, narrow-minded, elderly man who snappishly can see no good in any modern thing ...1842
• OSCAR a prejudiced, narrow-minded person ...1973 US sl.
• REDNECK (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist ...1891 Amer. dial.
• TANNIE narrow-minded, puritan, small-town woman ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• TIPPER GORE one who is narrow-minded, puritanical, or repressive ...1990s US teen sl.
NARROW-MINDEDNESS - nouns
• PARVANIMITY smallness of mind, meanness, narrow-mindedness; also, an instance of this, or a person characterized by it ...a1691
NARROWNESS - nouns
• ARCTITUDE tightness, narrowness, straitness ...1828
• NARROWHEAD † narrowness ...c1440
• NARROWTH †* narrowness, constraint ...a1225
NARWHAL - nouns
• UNICORN-FISH the narwhal ...Bk1905 Sc.
NASAL - nouns
• NASILLATION * a nasal utterance ...1859
NASTINESS, NASTY - adjectives
• BADASS belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD-MINDED envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CRUDDIE, CRUDDY nasty; awful ...1877
• DANGED damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
• DARK bad, inferior, unpleasant, second-rate, nasty ...1980s UK sl.
• DARN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DARNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DARNFOOL wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
• DEAD GROTTY nasty ...1984 Amer. sl.
• DERN damn; wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s euphemism
• DURN wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DURNED wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• FESTY nasty ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GACKEY repellent; nasty: a child's word ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GROSS disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• GROTTY dirty, unsavoury, unpleasant, nasty, ugly ...1964 sl.
• HOCKY unpleasant, nasty ...1970s US college sl.
• KAK contemptible, unpleasant, inferior, nasty ...1970s UK & S. Afr. sl.
• MONGIE dirty; evil-smelling; nasty ...1970s Eng. sl.
• NASKY †* nasty ...1611
• NASTIFIED nasty, disgusting ...1810 Sc.
• NIGGEDY-NAGGETY irritable, nasty-tempered, bad-tempered ...1887 Eng. dial.
• OCKY dirty, nasty: generally used of or by children ...B1900 Ireland
• PAH nasty; hence, improper, unbecoming ...a1654
• PUKEY nasty; inferior; disgusting ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PUKY nasty; inferior; disgusting ...1965 Amer. sl.
• RANCID nasty, disagreeable, odious ...1883
• RATTY wretched or in poor condition; nasty; mean; shabby, scruffy, or ragged ...1867 colloq.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• ROTTEN very bad or unpleasant; nasty, terrible, awful ...1813 colloq.
• SHITTY mean, malicious, nasty ...1920s US sl.
• SKAGGY ugly, unkempt, nasty ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKANK-O-RAMA nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANKY nasty, repellent, ugly, cheap ...1975 US sl.
• SKEEVY nasty, repellent; disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• SKUNKY befitting a skunk; nasty ...1897
• SNIDE contemptible, underhand; mean; nasty, esp. in an insinuating way ...1859 UK
• SNOTTIE nasty; fouled with mucus ...16C
• SNOTTY supercilious and disdainful; contemptible, nasty ...1926 sl.
• YAUGH † dirty, nasty, filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nastiness, nasty - nouns
• BUMMER a bad break; a nasty experience ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRAP anything nasty; filth; ordure ...Bk1991 Amer. sl.
• CREEPING CRUD any kind of nastiness made even worse by implying that it is ambulatory; any nasty, slimy substance ...M20 US sl.
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• GRUNGE anything nasty or inferior; a bad, unpleasant thing; something dull or unappealing ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime ...1932 US sl.
• HELL ON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HELL UPON WHEELS anything regarded as a nasty, formidable, violent, or impressive situation or event ...1843 Amer. dial.
• MUCK anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc. ...13C
• NASTMENT filth, nastiness ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NASTY a nasty thing ...colloq.
• SKANK filth, dirtiness, malevolence, nastiness ...1980s US sl.
• SNIDE a nasty remark; a side-swipe; a back-stabbing below-the-belt comment ...Brit. sl.
nastiness, nasty - person
• ALTA KAKER a mean and nasty old man ...1968 US sl.
• ALTER KOCKER a mean, disgusting and nasty old man ...1943 US sl.
• BARRACUDA a nasty woman ...1988 US college sl.
• GRUNGE an ugly or nasty person ...1965 US sl.
• HACKSLAVER an objectionable blockhead; a disgusting and silly fellow; a nasty, dirty, slovenly fellow, both in habit and deed ...Bk1828 Eng. dial.
• HELL ON WHEELS a very impressive, nasty, or violent person ...1843 US sl.
• NASTY a nasty person ...1825 colloq.
• SHIT-FIRE a contemptuous term for a hot-tempered person; a mean, nasty person ...1598 sl.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• TAIRD a term of great contempt applied to a man; a nasty, objectionable, dirty person ...Bk1825 Sc.
nastiness, nasty - verbs
• NASTEN to soil, to befoul; to render nasty ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NASTER to soil, to befoul; to render nasty ...1899 Eng. dial.
• NASTIFY to make nasty ...1873 nonce word
• SNARK to act grumpily or nastily ...1997 US sl.
NATION - nouns
• LEDE † a people, nation, race; also, persons collectively, people ...971
nation - person
• NATIONAL † a representative of a nation ...1653
• NATIONALIST * one belonging to a particular nation ...1817
• NATIONIST †* a representative of a nation ...1670
NATIONAL - adjectives
• LEDELY †* belonging to the people or nation, national ...c1205
• LEDISH † pert. to the people; national ...c1205
NATIVE - adjectives
• BRED-IN-THE-BONE native; inherent ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAND-BORN † native ...1589
• LAND-BRED native, indigenous ...1596
• LANDISH † belonging to the land or country; native ...a1300
• NATURAL † native to a country; native-born ...a1533
native - person
• BIRTH-CHILD † a child by birth in a place, a native ...1609
• BREEDLING † one born and bred in a place; a native ...1663
• NATURAL † a native of a place or country ...1509
• NATURALIST † one 'natural' to a country; a native ...1631
NATURAL - adjectives
• NATTARABLE natural ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NATURABLE natural ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NATURALESQUE having the characteristics of nature or natural objects ...1880
• NATURELY †* natural ..c1511
NATURALLY - adverbs
• ACOURSE of course, naturally ...1883 colloq.
• NATCH of course, naturally ...1940s sl.
• NATERLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NATIVELY † naturally, without disguise, plainly, straightforwardly ...a1564
• NATTERLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NATURELLY † naturally; by nature ...c1250
• NATURLY naturally ...1884 Eng. dial.
NATURE - adjectives
• CATAPHYSIC † contrary to nature ...1654
• CATAPHYSICAL against nature; unnatural ...1839 nonce word
• CRUNCHY loving nature, plants, and animals ...Bk2006 US sl.
• NATURALESQUE having the characteristics of nature or natural objects ...1880
• NATURISTIC * connected with nature ...1886
• PAMPHYSIC † concerning all nature ...1610 nonce word
nature - nouns
• PHYSIOLATRY the worship of nature
• RACE †* one of the three 'kingdoms' of nature (minerals, vegetables, and animals) ...1697
• TARAGE † quality, character, nature ...1429
• TARRAGE † quality, character, nature ...1429
nature - person
• PHYSIOLATER a person who worships nature
NAUGHTILY - adverbs
• NAUGHTLY † naughtily ..1530
NAUGHTINESS - nouns
• WANTONNESS † of a child: unruliness, naughtiness; of a horse: restiveness ...1533
NAUGHTY - adjectives
• ILL naughty, bad ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LAZY † bad, naughty, worthless ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MEAN worthless, naughty, of bad character ...1896 Eng dial.
• NAUGHT † morally bad; wicked; naughty ...1536
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
naughty - person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• CUTTIE, CUTTY a testy or naughty girl or woman; often used playfully ...1830
• NAUGHTY-BACK a bad or naughty child or person; a term of general reproof; generally used to children ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAUGHTY-PACK a naughty child or person ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SCALAWAG, SCALLAWAG, SCALLYWAG a disreputable or very mischievous fellow; a worthless, good-for-nothing, or contemptuous fellow; a good-tempered scamp; a ne'er-do-well; a scapegrace, a blackguard; a rascal; a naughty child ...1848
• SCALLOWAG - a disreputable or very mischievous fellow; a good-for-nothing; a good-tempered scamp; a ne'er-do-well; a scapegrace, a blackguard; a worthless person; a rascal; a naughty child ...1848
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
• THRUM a naughty child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSEL † a self-willed, naughty, worthless person; a term of opprobrium generally applied to a child ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VARMENT a bad or naughty boy ...1773
• WICK a naughty child ...1909 Sc.
• WILDEGO a naughty, unruly child ...Bk1986 Eng. dial.
• WYLOCKS a naughty child ...20C sl.
• YOUNG TURK a naughty or unmanageable child; a troublesome, destructive boy ...1859
naughty - verbs
• TRY ONESELF to behave in an unruly or extravagant manner; to misbehave, to be naughty, to show off ...1912 Amer. dial.
naughty - interjections
• TATA! † an exclamation used to frighten children when naughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NAUSEA - adjectives
• GIPPY, GYPPY of a person: affected by nausea or diarrhoea; unwell ...a1974
• KECKISH †* squeamish, affected by nausea ...1603
• KECKLISH †* squeamish, affected by nausea ...1601
• NAUSEATIVE † inclined to nausea ...1620
• QUALMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUALMY affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1852 Amer. dial.
• QUAMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• WAMBLE-CROPPED affected with nausea, sick ...1552
• WAMBLE-STOMACHED † affected with nausea, sick ...a1610
• WAMBLY 1. affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
2. causing nausea ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAMLEY affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
• WOMBLY affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
nausea - nouns
• BRASH a slight attack of sickness often arising from a digestive order such as heartburn; sudden nausea ...1830 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• NAUSINESS †* a feeling of nausea; squeamishness ...1598
• NAUSITY †* nausea ...1654
• PUKES nausea; vomiting ...sl.
• QUALMISHNESS a feeling of nausea ...1843 Amer. dial.
• QUALMS feelings of nausea ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SICKS, THE a feeling of nausea ...1934 sl.
• UG a feeling of repulsion, disgust, or dislike; a feeling of nausea ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAPORS sickness; a fainting spell; nausea ...20C colloq.
• WALMING † turning of the stomach, nausea ...c1440
• WAMBLE a rolling or nausea in the stomach; a feeling of nausea; queasiness ...1603
• WAMBLES, THE a feeling of nausea, queasiness ...M17 sl.
• WAMBLINESS nausea ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WOMBLE a rolling or nausea in the stomach; a feeling of nausea ...1603
nausea - verbs
• ABRAID † to rise nauseously in the stomach ...1533
• UG † to abhor, to loathe, to detest; to cause disgust or nausea ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAMBLE † to feel nausea ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
NAUSEATE - verbs
• ACCLOY to overburden the stomach; to nauseate ...1519
• EVER to nauseate ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GREISSEL to disgust, to sicken, to nauseate, to irritate ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEART to sicken, to nauseate, to make one sick ...1885 Sc.
NAUSEATED, NAUSEOUS - adjectives
• AUTO DRUNK dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUE AROUND THE GILLS ill; nauseated ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FEAST OF disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEEST disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEEST OF disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS ill, nauseous, sickly-pale ...1949 UK sl.
• LOADY feeling a big nauseated ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MAWMISH † nauseous, disgusting ...1668
• OOZY nauseated, weak, dizzy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PALE ABOUT THE GILLS feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• PUKEY on the verge of vomiting; nauseated ...19C sl.
• PUKISH nauseated ...16C colloq.
• QUEASED OUT nauseated; sick ...1993 US sl.
• ROCKY of a person: dizzy; sickly; nauseated ...colloq.
• URPISH nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1949 Amer. dial.
• URPY nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH † insipid, tasteless, flat; also, ill-tasting, nauseous, esp. through being over-sweet ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLOW-LIKE nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWY nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALSH insipid, tasteless, ill-tasting; having a sickly taste, nauseous ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WELSH nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YAMIE having a feeling of nausea; squeamish ...1929 Sc.
nauseated, nauseous - verbs
• FEEL WEE-WAWY to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEL WEE-WOWY to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROW UP JONAH to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP YOUR SHOE-TAPS to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
NAUSEATING - adjectives
• CHUNDEROUS nauseating ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• DAWLSOME dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GREISSLICH having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• ICKY distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-BOO distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-POO distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• NAAR unpleasant, nauseating ...L19 S. Afr. sl.
• NAWXIOUS nauseating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGGIN disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, objectionable, annoying, vexatious; frightful, horrible, ghastly ...1838 Sc.
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• URPISH nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1949 Amer. dial.
• URPY nauseated, queasy; nauseating ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YICKY distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
NAUSEOUSLY - adverbs
• WAMBLINGLY nauseously ...1561
NAUTICAL - adjectives
• ALTUMAL * of or relating to sailors or the sea; nautical ...1711 sl. rare & arch.
• MARINAL † nautical ...1620
• NAUTIC nautical ...1613 chiefly poetic usage
• NAVIGABLE †* nautical ...1597
• NAVIGATORY †* nautical ...1650
• TARRISH * belonging to sailors; nautical ...1841
nautical - person
• NEPTUNIST †* a navigator; a seaman; a sailor; a nautical person ...1593
nautical - verbs
• TALK SAILOR LIKE AN OLD SALT to use nautical language ...1881
NAVEL - adjectives
• UMBILIC † belonging to the navel ...1681
navel - nouns
• BABY BUTTON the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BELLY HOLE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BELLY-NIPPLE the navel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIRD-PECK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRD'S NEST the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIRTH HOLE the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHMARK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHSPOT the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOO-HOLEY. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BORY-HOLE the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN ASSHOLE the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN BUTT the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-PECK the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EXUMBILICATION †* the starting out of the navel ...1706
• GUT PUCKER the navel ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET BLOW the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEN'S TAIL the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LINT-CATCHER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-GETTER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-STRAINER the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOON one's navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MORNING GLORY the navel ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NABEL, NABLE the navel ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NABOB the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NAFF the navel ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEIGHBORHOOD the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ONE-EYED MABEL the navel ...1969 Amer. dial. jocular
• PIKO the navel ...1938 Hawaii
• SALT-CELLAR the navel ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
• WHERE THE INDIAN(S) SHOT ONE the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE YANKEE SHOT YOU the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
navel - person
• INNIE a person having a recessed belly-button ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
NAVIGABLE - adjectives
• NAVIGAL †* navigable; affording passage for ships or boats ...c1470
NAVIGATION - nouns
• MARINARY †* seamanship; knowledge of navigation ...1684
• NAUTICS the art or science of navigation ...1793
NAVIGATOR - person
• NAVIGANT †* a navigator, a sailor, a voyager ...1527
• NEPTUNIST †* a navigator; a seaman; a sailor; a nautical person ...1593
NAVY - see SERVICES
NAZI - person
• NASTIES the Nazis ...1930s sl.
NEAR - adjectives
• AIM of distance, etc.: near, close ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAINSOME near at hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAIN-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GAINISH somewhat near ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN-OF-HAND near to, close at hand, adjacent; easily reached, convenient ...1796 Eng. dial.
• GAINY near, short ...1691 Eng. dial.
• INNERLY in a state of near neighbourhood ...Bk1902 Sc.
• NEAR AS DAMMIT very close or near indeed ...1908 colloq.
• NEAR AS PEAS very near ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NEAR-HAND near, neighbouring, close at hand ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-HAND BY near, hard by ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NESSARY † near, convenient ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NIGH AS PEAS very near ...1909 Amer. dial.
• PROPINQUANT * near, neighbouring, adjacent ...1633
• QUEME † fit, fitting, suitable; convenient, handy; near at hand, close ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
near - adverbs, prepositions
• ALL AROUND near, close to ...1938 Amer. dial.
• ANEAR close by, near ...1893 Ireland & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANEARST near, close to ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANEAST near, near to ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANENT against, near, in proximity to ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANEWST of place: near, hard by ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ANIGH close or near ...1630s
• ANIGHST near, near to; generally used with verb of motion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ASIDEN beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASIDES of place: beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIN conveniently near, handy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
• BESIDES † close by, near ...c1205
• GAINISH near to, nearly, almost ...1890 Eng. dial.
• IMEZ near ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAM very near; close, hard up against ...1912 Amer. dial.
• JAM UP very near; close, hard up against ...1837 Amer. dial.
• NEARABOUT near, close to ...1871 Sc.
• NEAR-HAND † near, hard by, close at hand, close by ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-POINTS extremely near ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEWST near, hereabout ...1881 Eng. dial.
• NIGHABOUT close by, near by, in the vicinity ...1884 Amer. dial.
• OFF AGAINST opposite, in front of, near ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ONFAST † near, close on ...c1200
• SNUG BY near by ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
near - nouns
• ADJACENCE †* the state of lying near ...1605
• VOISINAGE † the act of being neighbouring or near ...1665
near - verbs
• APPROPINQUE †* to draw near to, to approach ...1663
• BE AT INCHES WITH to be very near ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PROPINQUATE †* to approach, to draw near to ...1623
• SUCCEED †* to come up or near to; to approach ...1596
• VICINATE †* to lie near to, to be next to, to adjoin ...1638
near - phrases
• ALWAYS AROUND LIKE A PICKED UP DINNER easily at hand ...Bk1913 Amer. dial
• FAST AND SNELL near, towards, in a straight line ...1895 Sc.
NEARBY - adjectives
• WITHIN COOEE nearby, close ...1836 Aust. sl.
NEARER - adjectives
• NEDDHERMER nearer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NETHER nearer, next ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nearer - adverbs
• NEARDER nearer ...1867 Eng. dial.
• NEARER-HAND nearer, closer ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
nearer - nouns
• PROXIMIORITY † the fact of being nearer; greater proximity ...1720 nonce word
NEAREST - adjectives
• NEARMOST nearest ...1570 Eng. dial.
• NEIST nearest, nighest, next ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
nearest - adverbs
• NEARDEREST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARDERMOST nearest; only used when personal contact is implied ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARDEST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARMOST nearest, next ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEARTHEST nearest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
nearest - nouns
• NEAR-HAND GATE the nearest way ...1827 Eng. dial.
NEARLY - adverbs
• ANEAR nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANEARLY nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANEWST of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ANIGHST nearly, almost ...1882 Eng. dial.
• ARGH insufficiently; not fully or enough; nearly, approaching to ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DIN-A-LITTLE within a little, nearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EENAMOST almost, nearly ...1781 Amer. dial.
• EENY MOST almost, nearly ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ENYMOST almost, nearly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• FAIRLEENS almost, very nearly, not quite ...1896 Sc.
• FAST very nearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN nearly, almost; pretty, tolerably; very, quite ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAINISH near to, nearly, almost ...1890 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HALF nearly, almost ...M19 sl.
• HALFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALF-NEAR nearly, almost ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HALLENS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HAVLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HOAFLINS half, partially; nearly ...1808 Eng. dial.
• INJIST almost, very nearly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JUST NEEN almost, nearly ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MIGHT NIGH very nearly, almost ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MUCH-WHAT pretty nearly, more than somewhat ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NARLINS nearly, almost ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NATHELY nearly ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NATURAL very nearly; almost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEAR-ABOUT nearly, almost ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEAR-AWAYS nearly, almost ...1884 N. Ireland
• NEAR BY nearly, almost ...1815 Sc.
• NEAR HAND † nearly, almost ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEARLINGS nearly, almost ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NEARST almost; nearly ...1896 Eng. dial.
• NERLINS nearly, almost ...1790 Sc.
• NEWST nearly, almost, pretty much ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIGHABOUT nearly, almost ...1857 Amer. dial.
• NIGHLY nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGH ONTO nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGH UPON nearly, almost ...1871 Amer. dial.
• NIGHWHAT †* almost, nearly ...c1290
• PLUMB NEAR almost, nearly ....1965 Amer. dial.
nearly - verbs
• MISS MASS BUT HIT THE GATHERING to nearly do something ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
NEARNESS - nouns
• ADMOTION †* a bringing into contact, nearness ...1603
• NEAR-HANDNESS nearness; a short distance ...Bk1905 Sc.