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PACE - nouns
• CRACKER a very fast pace ...c1870 sl.
• FADGE a jog-trot, a slow irregular pace ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLEDEGEE a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HOBBLEDEJEE a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HURRY-ON a quickening of pace ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HURRY-UP a request for a quickening of pace ...1916 Aust. sl.
• MARKET-TROT a slow trot, a pace slightly quicker than walking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASS a step, a stride, a pace ...1768 Sc.
• RAIK speed, pace, rate ...1768 Sc.
• RAKE a run, rush; speed, a swift pace ...c1460 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare
• RAKER an extremely fast pace ...1895 colloq.
• RALLY a sudden rush, a quick involuntary movement, a lurch, like the staggering of a drunk man; a quick pace ...1880 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RATTLE a quick pace; speed; impetus; a dash ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORE a great pace ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR rate, pace; a quick walk, a race ...1796 Sc.
• SHIG-SHOG a pace between a walk and a trot; a jog-trot; a shaking motion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
ֳ• STRIME a stride, a pace ...B1900 Eng. dial.
pace - verbs
• FADGE to trot gently; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to walk with difficulty owing to corpulency ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAJOR to strut about, to pace up and down with a military air ...1814 Sc.
• PAIK to trudge, to tramp along, to pace ...1827 Sc.
• PARD to pace up and down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAUGE † to prance, to pace about waiting for one's chance to hover around with some design in mind ...1825 Sc.
• SPANK to go at a quick and lively pace ...19C
• STRIME to walk with long steps; to stride; to pace ...1854 Eng. dial.
PACIFIC - nouns
• PACIFIC SLOPE the countries of the Pacific Rim, esp. as considered places of refuge for wanted criminals ...L19 NZ sl.
Pacific - person (includes PACIFIC ISLANDS)
• BEACH-COMBER a settler on the islands of the Pacific, living by pearl-fishery, etc., and often by less reputable means; a non-native in a South Pacific port ...1836 nautical usage
• CANAKA, KANAKA a Pacific Islander, esp. one brought to Australia as an indentured labourer on the Queensland cotton or sugar plantations ...M19 orig. Aust.
• GEECHIE (derogatory) a native girl; a girl native to the Pacific islands occupied by the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II ...World War II Amer. Armed Forces sl.
• QUEGO a Pacific Islander ...1980s NZ sl.
• SAGO a Pacific Islander ...1950s Aust. sl.
• TANNA a nickname for a Pacific Islander imported as a labourer ...1900s Aust. sl.
• TOMMY TANA, TOMMY TANNA, TOMMY TANNER a nickname for a Pacific Islander imported as a labourer ...1900s Aust. sl.
PACIFICATION - nouns
• ACQUIETING † a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification ...1534
PACIFIED - adjectives
• IMPACABLE † that cannot be pacified or appeased; implacable ...1571
• PACABLE † capable of being pacified, placated, or appeased ...a1834
• PACATE † pacified, brought into a state of peace and calm, tranquil ...1644
• PACIFIABLE capable of being pacified or appeased ...1618
• PACIFICABLE † capable of being pacified or appeased; placable ...1621
• PEACIFIED pacified, peaceable ...1952 Amer. dial.
• REZOLD pacified, having the mind set at rest, restored to a calm state of mind ...Bk1904 Sc.
pacified - nouns
• IMPACABILITY † implacability ...1602
pacified - verbs
• TAKE REST to cease; to be pacified ...1889 Eng. dial.
PACIFY - person (includes PACIFIST)
• PACIFICATOR one who pacifies or brings to a state of peace - a peacemaker ...1539
• PACIFICIST a pacifist; a proponent or advocate of pacifism ...1907
• PACIFICO 1. a native or inhabitant of Cuba or the Philippines who, in the 1890s, did not actively support the uprisings against the Spanish government; generally, a pacifist ...1896
2. a peaceful person; a pacifist ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PACIFIER one who pacifies or appeases - a peacemaker ...1533
pacify - verbs
• ACQUIET † to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify ...1548
• DEMULCE † to soothe, mollify, pacify, appease ...1530
• LAY DOWN † to cause to subside; to pacify, to appease ...1563
• PACIFICATE to give or restore peace to; to appease; to pacify ...1827
• PEACIFY * to make calm, to pacify; to soothe, quiet, or subdue ...1886
• SAY to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
PACIFYING - adjectives
• DELENIFICAL †* soothing, pacifying, mitigating; making gentle; assuaging pain ...1656
pacifying - nouns
• PACATION the act of pacifying or tranquillizing; the condition of being peaceful and tranquil; pacification ...1658
PACK - nouns
• CANAILLE a pack ...a1680
• FARDEL a bundle, a little pack; a parcel ...a1300 arch.
• FARDLE a bundle, a little pack; a parcel ...a1300 arch.
• KATH a pack ...1920s Aust. sl.
• KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN. a pack ...1920s Aust. sl.
• PACKALD †a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
• PACKISHNESS † the condition of being a pack ...1672 nonce word
• PAD a small pack or bundle ...1846 Eng. dial.
• WANTEL † a bundle, a burden, a pack ...1599
pack - verbs
• FARCE † to cram full of; to pack ...c1386
• IMPACK * to pack in; to press closely together in a mass; to pack up ...1611
• PAG to cram, to pack tightly, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANG to pack a receptacle tight, to cram full, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PUG to thrust, poke or pack into a space ...M19 Eng. dial.
• RAM-JAM to crowd, to pack closely together ...19C Eng. dial.
• SAM(M) to pack carelessly or closely ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SUFFARCINATE †* to truss or stuff up, to pack tightly ...1656
• THRACK to pack full; to stow with care ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAD to pack persons closely ...1850
• YARK to pack tightly; to ram full ...1895 Eng. dial.
• YERK to pack tightly; to ram full ...1895 Eng. dial.
PACKAGE - nouns
• BALE a small package ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BALLOT a bundle, a package ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANNIEL a bundle, a package ...1858 Sc.
• BANYEL a bundle, a package ...1858 Sc.
• BUDGET a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle ...1818 Amer. dial.
• CHECK a small package, esp. of contraband or narcotics ...20C Amer. sl.
• FARDELLAGE † a package ...1489
PACKED - adjectives
• BAGGAGED packed up ...1821 nonce word
• COBBY crowded, confined, closely packed ...19C Eng. dial.
• HUNCHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNCHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL very crowded; very closely packed together ...1704
• LIKE SARDINES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANG packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...c1560 Sc.
• PANG-FULL full, packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...1842 Sc.
• RAM-JAM tightly packed; full to excess; generally used with 'full' ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCROOCHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCROOCHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUASHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUASHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS FLIES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS HOPS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS THIEVES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
packed - nouns
• PACK the state of being packed or crowded together; a crush, a squeeze ...1928 Sc.
PACKET - nouns
• PACKALD † a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
packet - verbs
• IMPAQUET † to enclose in a packet ...1699
PACT - adjectives
• PACTIONAL of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1624 chiefly Sc.
• PACTIVE †* settled by covenant; of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACTORIAL * pert. to a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTORY †* pert. to a pact or covenant ...1633
pact - adverbs
• PACTIONALLY by means of a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
pact - nouns
• PACK † a private or clandestine arrangement, pact, or compact; a secret or underhand design agreed upon by two or more persons; a plot, conspiracy, intrigue ...1571
• PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
pact - verbs
• PACTION to make a pact; to covenant or agree to something ...1640 Sc.
PADDED - adjectives
• GAMBOISED quilted, padded ...1834
PADDLEBOAT - nouns
• PADDLER a paddleboat ...L19 sl.
PADDLING - nouns
• PAIDLE the act of wading or paddling in water ...1866 Sc.
PADDOCK - nouns
• GARSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GERSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAWMELL † a small close or paddock ...1736 Eng. dial.
• PARK a grass field; a paddock; an enclosure ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
PADLOCK - see LOCK
PAGAN - adjectives
• HEATHENIC † pagan ...1554
pagan - person
• SARACEN † a non-Christian, a heathen, a pagan; an unbeliever, an infidel ...c1250
PAGE - adjectives
• PAGICAL † relating to the pages of a book ...1606
• PAGINAL pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1646
• PAGINARY pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1823
page - nouns
• PAGINE † a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing ...a1225
page - verbs
• VOLVE † to flip the pages of
PAGEANT - adjectives
• PAGEANTIC * of the nature of or belonging to a pageant ...1825
PAGODA - nouns
• SAMMY-HOUSE an idol temple or pagoda ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
PAIL - see BUCKET
PAIN - adjectives
• BAD ill, sick, in pain; injured ...1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEADLESS of persons: intolerant of suffering; impatient of pain ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DAGGING of pain: shooting...1790 Eng. dial.
• DELENIFICAL †* soothing, pacifying, mitigating; making gentle; assuaging pain ...1656
• EASY free from pain, discomfort, or stiffness; supple ...1883 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• FURIOUS † of pain, disease: raging, cruel ...c1405
• GRINDING of pain: excruciating, wearing ...L16
• JOINT-SICK † suffering from pain in the joints; diseased in the joints ...a1618
• LANCINATING chiefly used of pain: acute, darting, piercing ...1762
• NAGGY aching with a dull pain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OOLIN of pain: troublesome, gnawing ...1913 Sc.
• QUICKIE of a part of the body: experienced sharp pain or extreme sensitivity ...1984 Amer. dial.
• RACKING torturing causing intense pain, physical or mental ...1667
• RAPID violent; severe; esp. used of pain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAXING of pain: racking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAIR causing physical pain or distress; sore ...1808 Sc.
• TANGING of a pain, etc.: shooting ...1864 Eng. dial.
• VERBEROUS † smarting with pain ...1688
pain - nouns
• ANGUISH pain felt at a distance from the actual wound or seat of disease, commonly known as 'sympathy' ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALE † physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• BARRAT † trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain ...c1230
• BEDOLING-PAIN a dull, continuous pain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIDE pain, suffering ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATCH a sudden, sharp pain in the back, side, or neck; a stitch ..1954 Amer. dial.
• CATCH-PAIN a sharp, sudden pain, usually in the side ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHARLEY any minor stiffness or pain of the joints or muscles; a Charley horse ...20C Amer. sl.
• DAG a sharp, sudden pain ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DARE harm, pain ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DART a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DIRLING a smarting pain of short duration ...1835 Sc.
• EHA pain; a sore ...1938 Hawaii
• FAKEMENT pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• GRIP a sudden pain that comes in the side ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GYP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• HARM † grief, sorrow, pain, trouble, distress, affliction ...a1000
• HEART-GUN a severe internal pain; colic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ILL illness, pain; disease; difficulty ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• INCOME an illness or infirmity not due to any apparent external cause; often applied to a swelling, abscess, boil, or other festering sore; a sharp attack of pain, a stitch in the side ...1808 Sc.
• IRK weariness; pain ...1796 Sc.
• JYP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• KENNINGTON LANE pain ...20C rhyming sl.
• LANCINATION piercing pain; acute agony ...1649
• LEVATION † an easing or diminishing of grief or pain ...1656
• MARTYRDOM torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1386
• MARTYRE † torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1330
• MEANING an indication of pain or lameness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY HELL severe pain ...1963 sl.
• MICHAEL CAINE a pain ...1960s rhyming sl.
• MISERY an ache or pain ...1827 Amer. dial.
• MISERY, THE an ache or pain ...1832 Amer. dial.
• MULLIGRUBS pain in the stomach or intestines; diarrhoea ...1806 Amer. dial.
• NADIUM a gnawing pain ...1824 Sc.
• NAG a gnawing; a pang of pain; wearing, laborious toil ...1949 Sc.
• NAIL a sharp pain in the forehead ...1825 Sc.
• NEDEUM a gnawing pain ...1824 Sc.
• NILD an aching, continuous pain, as of toothache ...1908 Sc.
• OFFENCE † feeling of being hurt; painful or unpleasant sensation, pain ...c1400
• ONTACK an attack or onset of pain, of snow, bad weather, or the like ...1964 Sc.
• OWIE a hurt, pain; a bruise or minor injury ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAINING * the act of causing or condition of feeling pain; pain, suffering ...c1440
• PAINLINESS †* the condition of being in pain; distressful state ...1435
• PANNEL a pain, hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PANTOD a vague or undefined illness; an imaginary illness; a fit; a violent pain ...1901 Amer. dial.
• QUICK a sudden, sharp pain; a crick in the neck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUIRK 1. a deep breath drawn when in pain ...1847 Eng. dial.
2. a sudden, sharp pain ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RACK that which causes acute suffering, physical or mental; also, the result produced by this; intense pain or suffering ...1591
• RACKING intense pain ...1896
• RAGE †* violent pain; hence, humorously suggested as a name for a set of teeth ...1486
• RANGLE a wound, fester; a wearisome, rankling pain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RASH a sudden twinge of pain ...1900 Sc.
• RAXER something that pains ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SADDAM HUSSEIN a pain; an irritation; an annoying person ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRITCH a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT a sharp short twinge of pain ...1756
• SHOWER an attack of physical or emotional suffering; a bout of illness; a spasm of pain ...a1300 Sc.
• STOUN, STOUND a sudden fit of pain; a numbing pain caused by a blow ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANG a sting; an acute pain ...1781 Eng. dial.
• TART a sharp pain ...1881 Eng. dial.
• THEIVIL-PAIN a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THEIVIL-SHOT a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TORMENT † a griping or wringing pain in the bowels ...1578
• TORMENTRY * tormenting feeling; severe suffering, pain, or vexation ...c1386
• TRAVELING PAINS pains, such as toothache, which cause a person to walk the floor ...1918 Amer. dial.
• VERBERATION † a smarting pain, as when beaten with rods, whips, or scourges ...1688
• WARCH † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
pain - verbs
• ACORE † to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain ...c1200
• BEIL to give pain or trouble to ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATCH of a muscle or joint: to experience sudden sharp pain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAG to dart or shoot, as a sudden pain ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANGLE to shoot or quiver with pain ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DARE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DENGLE to swing, to vibrate, to quiver, to throb, to tingle; to shoot or quiver with pain ...B1900 Sc.
• DERE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DILL to soothe; to allay, to assuage, to deaden or take away pain; to still, to deaden sound; to lull a child to sleep; to render insensible by an anaesthetic ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIRR to deaden or alleviate pain, as by the use of laudanum ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• FAKE UP to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• GEAL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GIVE A PERSON GYP to hurt a person, to cause pain for; hence, to cause trouble for, to irritate or distress ...1894
• JAG to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle ...1888 Eng. dial.
• KILL to cause pain to someone ....1800 UK sl.
• LANCE † of pain: to shoot ...a1300
• LASK † to lower in quality, quantity, or strength, to relax; to shorten life; to alleviate pain ...c1350
• MARTYR to inflict grievous suffering or pain upon; to torment, to torture ...c1240
• NAG to keep up a dull gnawing pain; to ache persistently ...1836
• NAGGLE to fret continually; to pain continuously ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NANG of a pain: to gnaw; to keep up a dull, continuous aching ...1882 Eng. dial.
• NATTER to gnaw, to nag, as pain ...1871 Eng. dial.
• NEDEUM of pain: to gnaw ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NULL to abate; to alleviate pain ...1984 Amer. dial.
• OFFEND † to strike so as to hurt; to wound, to hurt; to give physical pain to; to harm, to injure ...c1385
• OUCH to hurt, to cause pain to ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PANG * to pierce or penetrate with acute physical or mental pain; to pain, to hurt, to ache ...c1502
• PANNEL to pain, to hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• POP ONE'S CAP to feel depressed; to suffer pain ...1950s US Black sl. sl.
• PUT THE HURT ON to inflict pain ...2001 UK sl.
• QUETCH † to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUITCH † to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RACK to inflict mental pain or torture on a person; to torture, to distract the mind, soul, etc. ...1601
• RAMP of pain: to rage ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMP AND ROVE to be in a state of almost unbearable pain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RASH to twinge with sudden pain ...B1900 Sc.
• RENZIE to writhe with pain ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SING to cry out with pain; to make a noise, to boast, about something ...c1386
• SUFFER † to inflict pain upon ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAKE ON to ache, to be painful ...1893 Eng. dial.
• THRAW to suffer pain ...1805 Sc.
• TIFT to beat like a pulse; to throb; to tingle with pain ...1899 Sc.
• TOLERATE † to endure, to sustain pain or hardship ...1531
• TWANGLE to writhe from pain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URN † to pain, to torture ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VICE to do harm, to cheat, to steal, to cause physical pain ...1950s US Black sl.
• WARCH † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
pain - interjections
• DAG-GUM IT! an exclamation caused by sudden pain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOO-EE-AH! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOO-HEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-WEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAN, THAT'S A LICK! said of a sudden pain caused by a hard blow on the chest ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MOP AND BUCKET! an exclamation of annoyance or pain ...20C rhyming sl. for 'fuck it'
• OHWEE! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• OOEY! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• OO-WEE! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• SILLY-GRIN! an ironical exclamation imparting pain or misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• UFF-DA! an expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOO! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-HEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOIE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1924 Amer. dial.
PAINED - adjectives
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, store, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
PAINFUL - adjectives
• ANGUISHOUS painful, causing pain .B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALEFUL † full of pain or suffering; painful ...c1200
• DERF † painful, grievous; terrible, dreadful, cruel ...a1225
• ELDRITCH of a sore or wound: painful, fretted ...19C Sc.
• FUNKED-UP hurt, painful ...2000s US sl.
• GYPPY painful; annoying ...2000 UK sl.
• HARROWING acutely distressing or painful ...1810
• LABORIFEROUS †* that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult ...1656
• MISCHIEVOUS hurtful, painful ...1812 Sc.
• MISERISH aching; painful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PAINABLE †* painful ...1649
• PAINOUS †* painful; severe ...c1400
• PAINSFUL painful ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMPANT extremely painful, agonizing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALT severe, painful ...1895 Sc.
• SMARTFUL † painful; distressing ...1556
• SORE AS A BOIL, AS very painful, sore ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUGHEND † distressing, painful ...a1225
• TART † of pain, punishment, suffering, discipline, law: sharp, severe, painful, grievous, tender to the touch, smarting, stinging ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIDDEN tender; painful, hard to put up with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOUCHOUS physically sensitive; tender, painful to the touch ...1894 Amer. dial.
painful - nouns
• BAPTISM OF FIRE the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience ...1857
• SORE CUP OF TEA something sad, painful, or disgusting ...1889 Eng. dial.
PAINFULNESS - nouns
• LABORIOSITY * painfulness, laboriousness ...1656
PAINKILLER - nouns
• EASING POWDER a drug to ease pain; a painkiller ...1913 Amer. dial.
PAINSTAKING - adjectives
• DEEDIE full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEEDY full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LABORIOSE † laborious, painstaking ...1727
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour or effort; laborious, industrious, busy; painstaking, tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...a1538
• PAINFUL painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
painstaking - nouns
• PAINFULNESS the quality of taking pains; laboriousness, careful industry, painstaking ...1531 arch.
• PAINING † the taking of pains ...1633
• PAIN-TAKING † painstaking, assiduous effort; sometimes including the notion of enduring pain ...1528
PAINSTAKINGLY - adverbs
• PAINFULLY with great pains, painstakingly, laboriously, with care an effort ...1555 arch.
PAINT - adjectives
• PAINTY belonging to or abounding in paint ...1873
paint - nouns
• ALLIGATORING the cracking of paint into patches as a result of contraction or uneven drying ...1911 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA PAINT JOB no paint at all ...1962 Amer. dial. jocular
• MEXICAN CHROME aluminium paint ...1955 US sl.
• OKIE CHROME aluminium paint ...1961 US sl.
• PAINTINESS the quality of abounding in paint ...1884
• PAINTING † pigment, paint ...1591
• PAINTURE † a substance used in painting; a paint, pigment ...1387
paint - verbs
• ARTIST to paint ...1890 Eng. dial.
• DAUB in painting: to lay on colours in a crude or clumsy fashion; to paint coarsely and inartistically ...1630
PAINTED - nouns
• PAINTINGS the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINTS the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
PAINTER - adjectives
• PAINTERLY * pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic ...a1586
painter - person
• ABSTRACTIONIST an advocate or practitioner of abstraction in the arts, esp. a painter in the abstract style ...1917
• ANIMALIST an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals ...1886
• DAUBER a coarse or unskilful painter ...1655
• DAUBSTER a clumsy painter ...1853
• FACE-PAINTER one who paints the likeness of the face; a painter of portraits ...1697
• IMAGER †* a painter ...1591
• GENTLEMAN OF THE BRUSH an artist; a painter ...1821 UK sl.
• GHOST a carpenter, painter, or other workman wearing a white uniform ...1961 US sl.
• ICONOGRAPHER one who makes figures or drawings of objects; a painter or drawer of pictures ...1888
• IMAGER †* a painter ...1591
• LANDSCAPE-WORKER † one who paints landscapes ...1598
• MACHINIST a painter who works mechanically and by rule ...c1801
• MONOCHROMATIST * a painter in monochrome ...a1806
• MONOCHROMIST a person who paints, draws, or prints in monochrome; also, a person who advocates the use of monochrome ...1662
• PAINT BRUSH BARONET a knighted painter ...Bk1933 UK society usage
• PAINTRESS a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1741
• PAINTRIX †* a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1547
• PUTTY a ship's painter ...1946 naval sl.
• ZOOGRAPH † anyone that paints beasts ...Bk1656
• ZOOGRAPHER * one who describes the nature, properties, and forms of animals; a painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures; also, a painter or artist in general ...Bk1656
PAINTING - nouns
• BUCKEYE an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms ...1881 sl.
• CHEATER a paint roller used to apply paint (it cheats men out of hours of work) ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DAUBING painting coarsely or inartistically; hence, a coarsely or badly executed painting ...1654
• EASELDOM painting as a profession; the whole body of painters ...1860
• FLANDERS PIECE a painting that looks good from a distance but not so good close to ...L17 sl.
• NIGHT-PIECE a painting or picture representing a night scene ...1605
• PAINT †* a painting, a picture ...c1710
• PAINTMENT †* painting, adornment with colours ...1597
• PAINTRY † the act or product of painting ...1511
• PAINTURE † 1. that which is painted; painting, pictorial work; a painting, a picture ...a1225
† 2. the act or art of painting, or depicting objects in colours; style of painting ...c1386
• TABLATURE † a painting; a picture ...1711
PAIR - adjectives
• GEMINATE duplicated, combined in pairs, twin ...1598
• GEMINATED doubled, occurring in pairs ...1802
• GEMINOUS * double; occurring in pairs ...1646
• MARROWLESS not a pair, not matching, odd ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
pair - adverbs
• PAIR-WISE in pairs ...1831
pair - nouns
• DEUCE, DUCE a pair of objects ...L17 sl.
• DEUCIE a pair of objects ...L17 sl.
• GEMELLES, GEMMELS † twins; said also of things associated in pairs ...1382
• GEMINI † a couple, a pair ...1598
• LAG a pair, a couple ...1902 Eng. dial.
• MARROW † a thing which makes a pair with another ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
pair - verbs
• MARROW † to join, to associate; to match, to pair ...1488
• MATCH † to associate, to join in companionship or cooperation; to put together so as to form a pair or set with another person or thing ...c1470
PAJAMAS - nouns
• BABY DOLLS pajamas for girls consisting of a baggy top and a short trouser bottom ...1957 UK colloq.
• JAMMIES pyjamas ...1940s sl.
• JIM-JAMS pajamas ...1994 sl.
• PAN-JAMS drawers worn by child, pyjamas ...1890 Ireland
• PANORAMAS pyjamas ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
PAKISTAN - adjectives
• PAKI Pakistani ...1984 UK sl.
• PAKLISH of Anglo-Pakistani birth ...2003 Aust. sl.
Pakistan - nouns
• PAK Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKIS, THE the Pakistani Test Cricket team ...Aust. sl.
Pakistan - person
• HALAL (derogatory) a Muslim, esp. a Pakistani immigrant ...1990s sl.
• MOMAND a member of a Pathan people partly inhabiting the mountainous region of Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan to the north of the Khyber Pass, and partly settled in the plains of the Peshawar district of Pakistan ...1815
• PAK (derogatory or offensive) a Pakistani; an immigrant from Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKI, PAKKI (derogatory or patronizing) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKISTANI a native or inhabitant of Pakistan; a person of Pakistani descent ...1941
• SAND NIGGER (offensive) an Arab; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1984 US sl.
• SCHVARTZ, SHVARTZ (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZA (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHWARTZ (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
PAL - see FRIEND
PALACE - adjectives
• PALACIOUS † of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALASIN †* belonging to the palace or court ...c1400
• PALATIAN * belonging to a palace ...1845
• PALATIATE †* of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1632
• PALLACIOUS † of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
palace - nouns
• BASILIC orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly ...1727-51 arch.
• BASILICA orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly ...1541
• HALL † a large place covered by a roof; in early times applied to any spacious roofed place, without or with subordinate chambers attached; a temple, a palace, a court, a royal residence ...a1175
• PALACY † a palace ...c1300
• PELL † a house; a cell; a palace ...Bk1855
PALATABLE - adjectives (also see TASTE)
• APPETITIOUS † of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing ...1653
• LICKERISH † pleasant to the palate ...1595
• LICKEROUS † pleasing or tempting to the palate ...c1275
• ONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• ONOONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• PALATE †* pleasant to the palate or taste; palatable ...1617
• PALATIVE * pleasing to the palate or taste; palatable ...1682
• SAPID of food: having a pleasant taste, savoury, palatable ...1646
• SAPPIE full of goodness or savour, smooth and palatable ...1823 Sc.
• SAPPY full of goodness or savour, smooth and palatable ...1823 Sc.
• TEETH-RIFE palatable, toothsome ...B1900 Sc.
• TOOTH-RIFE agreeable to the taste; palatable; that of which one can eat a considerable quantity ...1841 Sc.
• TOOTHSOME pleasant to the taste, savoury, palatable ...c1565
• TOOTHY * pleasant to the taste, savoury, palatable ...1864
palatable - verbs
• CANDY to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• PALATE † to make palatable, to season ...1610
• SUGAR to make palatable or agreeable ...1412-20
• SUGAR-COAT to make palatable ...1870
PALATE - nouns
• GAB palate, taste ...1725 Sc.
• PALACE † the palate or roof of the mouth ...1483
PALAVER - nouns
• PALABRA a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
PALE - adjectives
• ASHY pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• ASHY-PALE pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLAELIKE livid, pale ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAKE † pale, wan ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLEACHY pale ...1821 Eng. dial.
• BLIRT pale with fear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE IN THE FACE pale from exhaustion or exertion ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BLUNKIT pale ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALLOW pale, wan ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHEESY pale, peaked ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DACKLIE † pale, having a sickly appearance ...1825 Sc.
• DAUNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNEY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
• DEAD † of the face: deadly pale, wan ...c1386
• DEATHLY-LIKE very pale, deathly, colourless in complexion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DONNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• EARTHLY † pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
• FAUCHIE of persons: sickly-looking, pasty-faced, pale ...1911 Sc.
• FAUGH † pale, faint of colour; faded, yellowed ...1824 Sc.
• GREEN having a pale sickly complexion ...ME
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS ill, nauseous, sickly-pale ...1949 UK sl.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAW discoloured, livid, pale, wan ...c1420 Sc.
• LEW weak; also, of a leaden or pale colour; pale, wan ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• MICKY dull, pale-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALE AS DISHWATER very pale ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALE AS ASHES deathly pale ...c1374
• PALEY pale, whitish ...1812 Sc.
• PALIE pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PALLESCENT * growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALY pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PAPER-FACED having a thin or pale face ...1597
• SALVY of the complexion: pale, sickly ...1897 Eng. dial.
• TALLOW-HUED as pale as tallow, wan ...B1900
• UNDERDONE of the complexion: pale ...L19 sl.
• UNRUDSOME pale-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALSHOCH pale and sickly-looking ...1925 Sc.
• WHITE AS A CLOTH abnormally pale ...1753
• WHITE AS A GHOST abnormally pale ...1897
• WHITE AS A SHEET abnormally pale ...1923
• WHITE-LOOKED †* having a white or pale look or aspect ...1690
pale - person
• MILKY BAR a very pale person ...Bk2004 Brit. sl.
• PALE-FACE a person who has a pale face; a name for a White man attributed to the North American Indians ...1822
• WYLLEMENT † a pale, sickly-looking person ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
pale - verbs
• APPALE † to become pale ...1534
• BLAKE † to turn pale ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLENCH to turn pale with fear or apprehension ...1813
• CAST COLOUR to lose colour, to become pale, to fade, esp. by the action of light ...c1350
• CHANGE COLOUR to turn pale ...Bk1999
• FALL † of the complexion: to grow pale ...c1369
• FALLOW † 1. to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
† 2. of the face, etc.: to blanch, to grow pale ...c1205
• IMPALLID †* to render pallid or pale ...1661
• PAINT WHITE † to turn pale ...c1613
• PALEN * to make pale, to cause to turn pale ...1790
• PALISH †* to make pale ...1483
• PALL † 1. to become pale or dim ...1412-20
† 2. to make pale, to dim ...1533
• PALLIFY †* to make pale ...1576
PALENESS - nouns
• PALE † paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
PALINDROME - person
• PALINDROMIST a writer or inventor of palindromes (a word or a sequence of words that reads, letter for letter, the same backwards as forwards) ...1872
PALING - nouns
• PALLESCENCE * a blanching or paling ...1822
PALLID - adjectives
• PAALIE-MAALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAEWAE of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1898 Sc.
• PALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
• PALLESCENT * growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALLEY-WALLEY thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PEW-WEW of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1894 Sc.
• POW-WOW † of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1739 Sc.
• SAPPY pallid, sickly, faint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WANNIE † wan, pallid ...1555
• WANNY † wan, pallid ...1555
pallid - nouns
• FRESH-WHITES a pallid complexion ...L19 sl.
pallid - verbs
• IMPALLID †* to render pallid or pale ...1661
PALLOR - nouns
• HANT BLEACH a pallor ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PALE † paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
PALM - nouns
• MITT a hand, fist, or palm ...1893 US sl.
PALMISTRY - nouns
• PLAIN OF MARS, THE in palmistry: the fleshy part of the thumb ..1653
palmistry - person
• PALMIST one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...1886
• PALMISTER * one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...a1500
palmistry - verbs
• READ MITTS to practice palmistry ...1951 Amer. sl.
PALM TREE - adjectives
• PALMFUL * abounding in palm trees ...a1618
• PALMY abounding in palms; palm-like ...1667 chiefly poetic
palm tree - nouns
• PALMER † a palm tree ...c1470
• PALMETUM a collection of tall and graceful palms of various kinds ...1854
PALPITATE - verbs
• GALVA to throb, to palpitate ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAT of the heart: to throb, to palpitate ...1814 Sc. nonce use
• QUAP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate, to quiver ...c1374
• QUAVE † to beat, to palpitate; to throb with life ...1387
• QUOB to quiver like jelly; to throb; to palpitate ...1863 Eng. dial.
• QUOP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate ...a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
PALPITATING - adjectives
• PALPITANT palpitating ...1837
• QUOPPY palpitating; having faint sickly feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PALPITATION - nouns
• GALAVINS palpitations ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HEART-QUALM an attack of palpitation of faintness of heart ...c1621
• QUAP a throb, a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOB a throb; a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOP a throb, a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEAK JERKS a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...a1978 Amer. dial.
• WEAK TREMBLES a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...1889 Amer. dial.
PALSIED - adjectives
• PALCH broken down in health; very frail and delicate in constitution; palsied ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PALSIFIED palsied ...1887 Sc.
• PALSY † palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
palsied - person
• PALSY † a palsied person; a paralytic ...a1300
PALSY - adjectives
• PALSICAL † pert. to the palsy; paralytic ...1716
• PALSY † palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
palsy - verbs
• PALSIFY * to afflict with palsy, to paralyze ...1775
PALTRY - adjectives
• AUCHIMUTY mean, paltry ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALD bare or destitute of meaning or force; lacking in vividness of description; meagre, trivial, paltry ...1362
• BARE † poor in quality, paltry, worthless ...1399
• BAUBLING † trifling, contemptible, paltry, insignificant ...1601
• DIRTY contemptible, paltry; mean, dishonest ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FOOTLE worthless, paltry, trifling, insignificant ...1894
• INKLING paltry, measly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-LANE paltry...1810 cant
• MALLIFUFF silly, paltry, incapable of energetic action, feckless ...1827 Sc.
• NACKLE-ASS of persons and things: poor, mean, inferior, paltry ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PALTERING † trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
• PALTERLY † paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTHERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTING † petty, trifling, paltry ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAULTERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PICAYUNE mean, contemptible, paltry; of small value or importance ...1856 Amer. colloq.
• PICKSNIFF paltry, despicable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAGABASH contemptible, mean, paltry; good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• SAIR sorry, paltry, puny, pitiful ...1825 Sc.
• SAIRIE in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SAIRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SARRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SCABBED mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCABBIT mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCRATTING paltry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SNEAKBILL † mean, paltry, sneaking ...1611
• STERQUILINIOUS †* pertaining to a dunghill; hence, dirty, mean, paltry ...c1645
• WAFF 1. feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
2. of things, qualities, etc.: weak, lacking strength or substance, flimsy, shoddy, paltry, of little account ...1810 Sc.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
paltry - nouns
• BAUBLE a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless ...1634
• PALTERINGS † trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
paltry - person
• JACK a general term of contempt for a saucy or paltry person; a worthless fellow ...Bk1848
• NACKLE-ASS an incompetent, paltry fellow; a term of contempt ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• PICKSNIFF an insignificant, paltry, contemptible person ...1862 Eng. dial.
• SNEAKBILL † a term of contempt; a mean, paltry, or sneaking fellow; a starved or thin-faced person ...1562
• SNEAKSBY * a mean-spirited person; a cowardly, creeping scoundrel; a paltry fellow; a sneak ...1580
• THING-O-WOLD a paltry, insignificant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHIFFMAGIG a trifler; an insignificant, contemptible person; a mean, paltry person ...1871
PAMPER - verbs
• CARRY ONE ON A CHIP to treat very well; to pamper; to spoil ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DAINTY UP †* to pamper or indulge with dainties ...1622
• DANDLE to make much of, to pet, to pamper ...1575
• DAUT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FADDLE to make much of a child; to spoil ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FANT to coddle, to pamper, to make much of ...1840 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER to pamper, to spoil, to treat well; to curry favour with ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FEDDLE †* to make much of; to pamper, to cherish ...1611
• FLOOSTER to flatter, coax, wheedle; to fondle, to make much of ...1890 Ireland
• INGLE to caress, to make much of ...1599 sl.
• MESS OVER to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS UP to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS WITH to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLYCODDLE to coddle or treat with excessive kindness; to pamper ...1863 colloq.
• NAMBY-PAMBY to flatter; to pamper ...1812 sl.
• PAMPERIZE to pamper ...a1845 nonce word
• PAMPLE † to indulge, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAPPE †* to feed, to cram, to pamper ...a1400
• POMPER to pamper, to spoil ...1815 Amer. dial.
• POMP UP to pamper, to flatter, to spoil ...1886 Amer. dial.
• TIDDLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TUTOR to indulge, to spoil a child, to pamper ...1927 Amer. dial.
PAMPERED - adjectives
• BUCKET-FED dependent; pampered ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET-LED dependent; pampered ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DANDILLY petted, pampered, spoiled by too much admiration ...1500-20 Sc.
• MAUNGY spoiled, petted, pampered; cross, peevish, ill-tempered; complaining ...1865 eng. dial.
• POMPED pampered, spoiled ...1886 Amer. dial.
• POMPEYED pampered, spoiled, coddled ...1942 Amer. dial.
pampered - person
• CADE a spoiled, pampered or petted child ...1877 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CODDLE one who is pampered ...M19 sl.
• MOLL-CODDLE †* a person, usually a male, who is mollycoddled or pampered in an overindulgent or excessively protective way; an effeminate man or boy; a milksop; also a man who performs work typically
• MOLLYCODDLE a person, usually male, who is mollycoddled; a pampered, overprotected weakling; an effeminate man or boy; a milksop ...1833 colloq.
• MOLLYCODDLER a person who mollycoddles or pampers another in an overindulgent or excessively protective way ...1863
• TIDLING † a pampered or spoiled child; a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANTON † a person, esp. a child, spoiled by over-indulgence and excessive leniency; a spoiled child, a pampered pet ...1526
PAMPHLET - nouns
• BOOK a magazine or pamphlet ...1913 Amer. dial.
PAN - nouns
• ISLE OF MAN a pan ...20C rhyming sl.
• TILLIE-PAN † a skillet ...1826 Sc.
• TILLY-PAN † a skillet ...1826 Sc.
PANAMA, PANAMA CANAL - nouns
• CROSS ROADS OF THE WORLD Panama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Panama, Panama Canal - person
• ZONIAN an American inhabitant of the Panama Canal Zone, a ten mile wide strip of land crossing the Isthmus of Panama on both sides of the Panama Canal, which was granted to the United States as a territory in 1904 and became independent in 1978 ...1910
PANCAKE - nouns
• BATTER a pancake ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BATTERCAKE a pancake ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BATTY-BREADS cornbread pancakes ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BELLY PAD a pancake ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BLANKETS pancakes ...1899 Amer. sl.
• BUNG CLOTH a pancake ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BUNKER PLATES hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes ..World War I navy sl.
• COLLISION MATS pancakes; waffles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOOR MATS pancakes ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• EGG-FRAISE † a pancake ...1693
• GANDY a pancake ...1966 Can sl.
• GRIDDLE CAKE a pancake ...1810 Amer. dial.
• GRILL CAKE a pancake ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HORSE BLANKET a pancake ...1958 US logging usage
• JACK a flapjack ...19C US sl.
• LIVER PADS flapjacks ...1942 US jocular
• MANHOLE COVER. a pancake ...1961 US military jocular
• MONKEY BLANKET a pancake ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MORNING GLORY a pancake; a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PADDY-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PANNACAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNICAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNYCAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PAT-A-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PATTY-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SADDLE BLANKET a pancake ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SHOE SOLES pancakes ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SINKER a biscuit, a dumpling, a roll, a pancake ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BREAD pancakes, a pancake ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SLAP-JACK a pancake ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
PANDA - nouns
• WAH a panda ...1858
PANDEMONIUM - nouns
• PANDOMIE an uproar, chaos, pandemonium, 'hell let loose' ...1911 Sc.
PANG - nouns
• RACKET a pang, a blow to the emotions ...1720 Sc.
PANHANDLER - person
• MOLL-BUZZER a panhandler who begs from women ...1925 Amer. sl.
PANIC - adjectives
• ALL OF A TISWAS in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZWAS in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZZY in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• FUNKED * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1831
• FUNKED OUT * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1859
• IN A DITHER flustered, confused; in a state of panic ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IN A FLAP flustered, confused; in a state of panic ...1916 sl.
• PANICFUL full of panic, fearful ...1846
• PANICKED OUT in a complete panic ...1970s US sl.
panic - nouns
• ACE-DEUCE a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1921 US sl.
• ACEY-DEUCEY a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1964 US sl.
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FLAP a state of panic, distress, agitation or restlessness ...1916 sl.
• FLOP SWEAT a panic associated with the possibility of failure, whether or not actual perspiration is involved ...1966 US sl.
• FREAK-OUT a complete panic and loss of control ...1970 US sl.
• FUNK a state of panic, extreme nervousness, agitation, etc.; utter fear or terror ...1743 sl.
• PANOPHOBIA a form of melancholia marked by causeless or excessive terror; sudden fear or panic ...1799
• PANSHINE a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSHIT a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PUCKER panic, contretemps ...1991 Irish sl.
• SCAR a fright; a panic; an object of alarm ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
panic - person
• FREAK-OUT one who is panicking; a freaked out person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• PANIC MERCHANT a person who habitually panics ...1962 Aust. sl.
• PANIC-MONGER one who endeavours to bring about or foster a panic, esp. on a political, social, or financial question; an alarmist; a term of opprobrium ...1849
panic - verbs
• ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
• BUG to panic, to be anxious ...1988 US sl.
• FLAP to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
• FREAK to panic ...1964 US sl.
• FREAK OUT to panic ...1964 US sl.
• GAG to panic in the face of a great challenge ...1988 US sl.
• GLIFF † to take fright, to alarm, to startle; to be seized with a panic or sudden fear; to frighten ...1823 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
• JUMP THROUGH ONE'S ASS to go wild with fear or confusion; to panic ...1969 Amer. sl.
• PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON to begin panicking or over-reacting ...Aust. sl.
• PUSH THE BUTTON to panic ...1967 Amer. sl.
panic - phrases
• KEEP A TIGHT ASSHOLE to avoid panicking; to keep cool ..1918 Amer. military sl.
PANORAMA - nouns
• MARINORAMA * a panoramic representation of sea views ...1847
PANSY - nouns
• BIDDY'S EYES the pansy, Viola tricolor ...1825 Eng. dial.
• FACE AND HOOD the pansy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANCY † an alleged name for the pansy ...1712
• JACK BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE the pansy, Viola tricolor ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADIES' DELIGHT the pansy ...1841 Amer. dial.
• MEET-HER-IN-THE-ENTRY-KISS-HER-IN-THE-BUTTERY the pansy, Viola tricolor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE FACES IN A HOOD the pansy, Viola tricolor ...1831 Eng. dial.
• THREE-FACES-UNDER-A-HOOD a pansy, a violet ...1835 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE-MY-FANCY the pansy, the violet ...1902 Amer. dial.
PANT - verbs
• BELLOWS to walk hurriedly, to go panting along ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST to pant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOST to pant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HALE to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HALE FOR BREATH to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HASSEL to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLE to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• KEB to pant for breath; to sob ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PANK to pant, to breathe hard ...1663 Eng. dial.
• PANTLE † to pant ...1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAUK, PAWK to pant ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• THOCK to breathe heavily or pant with exertion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• TIFT to breathe hard, to pant ...1807 Eng. dial.
PANTHER - adjectives
• PARDINE * pert. to a leopard or panther ...1859
panther - nouns
• CATAMOUNT † a panther or leopard ...1664
• CATAMOUNTAIN the leopard or panther ...1432-50
• PARD a panther or leopard ...a1300 arch. or poetic
• PARDAL † the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDALE † the panther or leopard ...1553
PANTING - adjectives
• BLASTIE puffing, panting ...Bk1911 Sc.
panting - nouns
• BELLOWSING panting or exhaustion after running ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HASSELING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PANTS, THE a fit of panting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• TIFT a state of gasping or panting; a condition of breathlessness from exertion ...1853 Eng. dial.
PANTOMIME - adjectives
• PANTOMIMIC of the nature of pantomime or mimicry; expressed by dumb show ...a1680
• PANTOMIMICAL * of the nature of pantomime ...1644
pantomime - adverbs
• PANTOMIMICALLY by way of pantomime ...1839
pantomime - nouns
• GALANTY SHOW a shadow pantomime produced by throwing shadows of miniature figures on a wall or screen ...1821
• HARLEQUINADE a kind of pantomime; that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts ...1780
• HARLEQUINERY † pantomime; harlequinade ...1741
pantomime - person
• GALANTY SHOWMAN one who performs a play or pantomime produced by throwing shadows of puppets on to a wall or screen ...1843
• PANTALOON in modern pantomime, a character represented as a foolish and vicious old man, the butt of the clown's jokes, and his abettor in his pranks and tricks ...1781
• SCENE-RAT a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
PANTRY - nouns
• ALMERY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AMBRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AUMBRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AUMRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• BUTTERY a pantry or larder ...1654
• FOOD LOCKER a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GLORY HOLE a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached; a pantry ...1870 Amer. dial.
• GROTTO an outside pantry ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LOCKER a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MEAL ROOM a pantry ...1842 Amer. dial.
• PANARY †* a storehouse for bread, a pantry ...1611
• PANTERNY a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTONY a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTYR †* a pantry ...c1475
PAPER - adjectives
• FAIR † of paper: not written upon, unused ...c1420
• PAPEREN made of paper ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PAPERN † of paper ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPYRAL made or consisting of paper ...1848 nonce word
• PAPYRIFEROUS producing or yielding papyrus; producing or yielding paper, or a substance resembling or serving as paper ...1656
• PAPYRINE made of papyrus; resembling paper ...1816
paper - nouns
• CANADIAN CAPER a paper ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• CHAD the small bit of paper released when a ballot is punched, or a paper punch is used ...1980 Amer. dial.
• HASH waste paper of the lowest quality ...1893
• PALIMPSEST † paper, parchment, or other writing material prepared for writing on and wiping out again, like a slate ...1661
• PAPER-TABLE † a sheet or leaf of paper ...1591
• PAPYROPHOBIA dread of paper ...1790
• PARCHMENT any paper ...1950s Amer. sl.
• QUARRY a sheet of paper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEER a quire of paper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRIVENING-PAPER writing paper ...1896 Sc.
paper - person
• PAPYROPOLIST † a seller of paper ...1656
PAPERWORK - nouns
• BUMF paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
• BUMF-HUNT a paper-chase ...1889 sl.
• BUMPH paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
PAPYRUS - adjectives
• PAPYRIAN pert. to or composed of papyrus ...1754
• PAPYRIFEROUS producing or yielding papyrus; producing or yielding paper, or a substance resembling or serving as paper ...1656
• PAPYRINE made of papyrus; resembling paper ...1816
PARABLE - nouns
• PARBOLES † parables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PARACHUTE - nouns
• BLAST a parachute jump ...1988 Amer. Army sl.
• BROLLY a parachute ...1934 Brit. sl.
• CHUTE a parachute ...1920 sl.
• CIGARETTE ROLL a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open ...1962 US sl.
• LAUNDRY BAG a parachute ...1955 US military sl.
• LIFE INSURANCE, THE a parachute ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• MAE WEST a parachute malfunction in which a line becomes caught over the canopy, dividing it into two bulging halves ...1958 Amer. parachuting usage
• ROMAN CANDLE a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open ...1943 sl.
• SILK a parachute ...1933 sl., chiefly US
• UMBRELLA a parachute ...1933 US sl.
parachute - person (includes PARACHUTIST)
• ANCHOR a parachutist who hesitates before jumping ...1943 UK sl.
• BASE JUMPER a person who engages in base jumping, the act or sport of parachute jumping from a fixed point, typically a high building or promontory, rather than an aircraft ...1981
• CHUTIST a parachutist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• RAG STUFFER a parachute rigger ...1991 US sl.
• WHUFFO, WUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
parachute - verbs
• CRAB in parachuting: to direct the parachute across the wind direction ...1978 US sl.
• HIT THE SILK to bail out of a plane using a parachute ...1933 US sl. sl.
• STEP OUT to jump using a parachute ...1942 Royal Air Force sl.
• TAKE TO SILK to open a parachute after jumping from a plane ...1933 US sl.
• TAKE TO THE SILK to bale out by parachute ...1933 sl.
• CRACKER a very fast pace ...c1870 sl.
• FADGE a jog-trot, a slow irregular pace ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLEDEGEE a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HOBBLEDEJEE a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HURRY-ON a quickening of pace ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HURRY-UP a request for a quickening of pace ...1916 Aust. sl.
• MARKET-TROT a slow trot, a pace slightly quicker than walking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASS a step, a stride, a pace ...1768 Sc.
• RAIK speed, pace, rate ...1768 Sc.
• RAKE a run, rush; speed, a swift pace ...c1460 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare
• RAKER an extremely fast pace ...1895 colloq.
• RALLY a sudden rush, a quick involuntary movement, a lurch, like the staggering of a drunk man; a quick pace ...1880 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RATTLE a quick pace; speed; impetus; a dash ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORE a great pace ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR rate, pace; a quick walk, a race ...1796 Sc.
• SHIG-SHOG a pace between a walk and a trot; a jog-trot; a shaking motion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
ֳ• STRIME a stride, a pace ...B1900 Eng. dial.
pace - verbs
• FADGE to trot gently; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to walk with difficulty owing to corpulency ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAJOR to strut about, to pace up and down with a military air ...1814 Sc.
• PAIK to trudge, to tramp along, to pace ...1827 Sc.
• PARD to pace up and down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAUGE † to prance, to pace about waiting for one's chance to hover around with some design in mind ...1825 Sc.
• SPANK to go at a quick and lively pace ...19C
• STRIME to walk with long steps; to stride; to pace ...1854 Eng. dial.
PACIFIC - nouns
• PACIFIC SLOPE the countries of the Pacific Rim, esp. as considered places of refuge for wanted criminals ...L19 NZ sl.
Pacific - person (includes PACIFIC ISLANDS)
• BEACH-COMBER a settler on the islands of the Pacific, living by pearl-fishery, etc., and often by less reputable means; a non-native in a South Pacific port ...1836 nautical usage
• CANAKA, KANAKA a Pacific Islander, esp. one brought to Australia as an indentured labourer on the Queensland cotton or sugar plantations ...M19 orig. Aust.
• GEECHIE (derogatory) a native girl; a girl native to the Pacific islands occupied by the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II ...World War II Amer. Armed Forces sl.
• QUEGO a Pacific Islander ...1980s NZ sl.
• SAGO a Pacific Islander ...1950s Aust. sl.
• TANNA a nickname for a Pacific Islander imported as a labourer ...1900s Aust. sl.
• TOMMY TANA, TOMMY TANNA, TOMMY TANNER a nickname for a Pacific Islander imported as a labourer ...1900s Aust. sl.
PACIFICATION - nouns
• ACQUIETING † a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification ...1534
PACIFIED - adjectives
• IMPACABLE † that cannot be pacified or appeased; implacable ...1571
• PACABLE † capable of being pacified, placated, or appeased ...a1834
• PACATE † pacified, brought into a state of peace and calm, tranquil ...1644
• PACIFIABLE capable of being pacified or appeased ...1618
• PACIFICABLE † capable of being pacified or appeased; placable ...1621
• PEACIFIED pacified, peaceable ...1952 Amer. dial.
• REZOLD pacified, having the mind set at rest, restored to a calm state of mind ...Bk1904 Sc.
pacified - nouns
• IMPACABILITY † implacability ...1602
pacified - verbs
• TAKE REST to cease; to be pacified ...1889 Eng. dial.
PACIFY - person (includes PACIFIST)
• PACIFICATOR one who pacifies or brings to a state of peace - a peacemaker ...1539
• PACIFICIST a pacifist; a proponent or advocate of pacifism ...1907
• PACIFICO 1. a native or inhabitant of Cuba or the Philippines who, in the 1890s, did not actively support the uprisings against the Spanish government; generally, a pacifist ...1896
2. a peaceful person; a pacifist ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PACIFIER one who pacifies or appeases - a peacemaker ...1533
pacify - verbs
• ACQUIET † to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify ...1548
• DEMULCE † to soothe, mollify, pacify, appease ...1530
• LAY DOWN † to cause to subside; to pacify, to appease ...1563
• PACIFICATE to give or restore peace to; to appease; to pacify ...1827
• PEACIFY * to make calm, to pacify; to soothe, quiet, or subdue ...1886
• SAY to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
PACIFYING - adjectives
• DELENIFICAL †* soothing, pacifying, mitigating; making gentle; assuaging pain ...1656
pacifying - nouns
• PACATION the act of pacifying or tranquillizing; the condition of being peaceful and tranquil; pacification ...1658
PACK - nouns
• CANAILLE a pack ...a1680
• FARDEL a bundle, a little pack; a parcel ...a1300 arch.
• FARDLE a bundle, a little pack; a parcel ...a1300 arch.
• KATH a pack ...1920s Aust. sl.
• KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN. a pack ...1920s Aust. sl.
• PACKALD †a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
• PACKISHNESS † the condition of being a pack ...1672 nonce word
• PAD a small pack or bundle ...1846 Eng. dial.
• WANTEL † a bundle, a burden, a pack ...1599
pack - verbs
• FARCE † to cram full of; to pack ...c1386
• IMPACK * to pack in; to press closely together in a mass; to pack up ...1611
• PAG to cram, to pack tightly, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANG to pack a receptacle tight, to cram full, to stuff, to fill to the utmost ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PUG to thrust, poke or pack into a space ...M19 Eng. dial.
• RAM-JAM to crowd, to pack closely together ...19C Eng. dial.
• SAM(M) to pack carelessly or closely ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SUFFARCINATE †* to truss or stuff up, to pack tightly ...1656
• THRACK to pack full; to stow with care ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAD to pack persons closely ...1850
• YARK to pack tightly; to ram full ...1895 Eng. dial.
• YERK to pack tightly; to ram full ...1895 Eng. dial.
PACKAGE - nouns
• BALE a small package ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BALLOT a bundle, a package ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANNIEL a bundle, a package ...1858 Sc.
• BANYEL a bundle, a package ...1858 Sc.
• BUDGET a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle ...1818 Amer. dial.
• CHECK a small package, esp. of contraband or narcotics ...20C Amer. sl.
• FARDELLAGE † a package ...1489
PACKED - adjectives
• BAGGAGED packed up ...1821 nonce word
• COBBY crowded, confined, closely packed ...19C Eng. dial.
• HUNCHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNCHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL very crowded; very closely packed together ...1704
• LIKE SARDINES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANG packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...c1560 Sc.
• PANG-FULL full, packed tight, stuffed, crammed ...1842 Sc.
• RAM-JAM tightly packed; full to excess; generally used with 'full' ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCROOCHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCROOCHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUASHED TOGETHER crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SQUASHED UP crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS FLIES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS HOPS crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THICK AS THIEVES crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
packed - nouns
• PACK the state of being packed or crowded together; a crush, a squeeze ...1928 Sc.
PACKET - nouns
• PACKALD † a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
packet - verbs
• IMPAQUET † to enclose in a packet ...1699
PACT - adjectives
• PACTIONAL of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1624 chiefly Sc.
• PACTIVE †* settled by covenant; of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACTORIAL * pert. to a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTORY †* pert. to a pact or covenant ...1633
pact - adverbs
• PACTIONALLY by means of a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
pact - nouns
• PACK † a private or clandestine arrangement, pact, or compact; a secret or underhand design agreed upon by two or more persons; a plot, conspiracy, intrigue ...1571
• PACTION the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
pact - verbs
• PACTION to make a pact; to covenant or agree to something ...1640 Sc.
PADDED - adjectives
• GAMBOISED quilted, padded ...1834
PADDLEBOAT - nouns
• PADDLER a paddleboat ...L19 sl.
PADDLING - nouns
• PAIDLE the act of wading or paddling in water ...1866 Sc.
PADDOCK - nouns
• GARSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GERSTON † a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAWMELL † a small close or paddock ...1736 Eng. dial.
• PARK a grass field; a paddock; an enclosure ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERRICK a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
PADLOCK - see LOCK
PAGAN - adjectives
• HEATHENIC † pagan ...1554
pagan - person
• SARACEN † a non-Christian, a heathen, a pagan; an unbeliever, an infidel ...c1250
PAGE - adjectives
• PAGICAL † relating to the pages of a book ...1606
• PAGINAL pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1646
• PAGINARY pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1823
page - nouns
• PAGINE † a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing ...a1225
page - verbs
• VOLVE † to flip the pages of
PAGEANT - adjectives
• PAGEANTIC * of the nature of or belonging to a pageant ...1825
PAGODA - nouns
• SAMMY-HOUSE an idol temple or pagoda ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
PAIL - see BUCKET
PAIN - adjectives
• BAD ill, sick, in pain; injured ...1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEADLESS of persons: intolerant of suffering; impatient of pain ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DAGGING of pain: shooting...1790 Eng. dial.
• DELENIFICAL †* soothing, pacifying, mitigating; making gentle; assuaging pain ...1656
• EASY free from pain, discomfort, or stiffness; supple ...1883 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• FURIOUS † of pain, disease: raging, cruel ...c1405
• GRINDING of pain: excruciating, wearing ...L16
• JOINT-SICK † suffering from pain in the joints; diseased in the joints ...a1618
• LANCINATING chiefly used of pain: acute, darting, piercing ...1762
• NAGGY aching with a dull pain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OOLIN of pain: troublesome, gnawing ...1913 Sc.
• QUICKIE of a part of the body: experienced sharp pain or extreme sensitivity ...1984 Amer. dial.
• RACKING torturing causing intense pain, physical or mental ...1667
• RAPID violent; severe; esp. used of pain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAXING of pain: racking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAIR causing physical pain or distress; sore ...1808 Sc.
• TANGING of a pain, etc.: shooting ...1864 Eng. dial.
• VERBEROUS † smarting with pain ...1688
pain - nouns
• ANGUISH pain felt at a distance from the actual wound or seat of disease, commonly known as 'sympathy' ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALE † physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
• BARRAT † trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain ...c1230
• BEDOLING-PAIN a dull, continuous pain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIDE pain, suffering ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATCH a sudden, sharp pain in the back, side, or neck; a stitch ..1954 Amer. dial.
• CATCH-PAIN a sharp, sudden pain, usually in the side ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHARLEY any minor stiffness or pain of the joints or muscles; a Charley horse ...20C Amer. sl.
• DAG a sharp, sudden pain ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DARE harm, pain ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DART a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DIRLING a smarting pain of short duration ...1835 Sc.
• EHA pain; a sore ...1938 Hawaii
• FAKEMENT pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• GRIP a sudden pain that comes in the side ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GYP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• HARM † grief, sorrow, pain, trouble, distress, affliction ...a1000
• HEART-GUN a severe internal pain; colic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ILL illness, pain; disease; difficulty ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• INCOME an illness or infirmity not due to any apparent external cause; often applied to a swelling, abscess, boil, or other festering sore; a sharp attack of pain, a stitch in the side ...1808 Sc.
• IRK weariness; pain ...1796 Sc.
• JYP pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
• KENNINGTON LANE pain ...20C rhyming sl.
• LANCINATION piercing pain; acute agony ...1649
• LEVATION † an easing or diminishing of grief or pain ...1656
• MARTYRDOM torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1386
• MARTYRE † torment, torture; extreme pain or suffering ...c1330
• MEANING an indication of pain or lameness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY HELL severe pain ...1963 sl.
• MICHAEL CAINE a pain ...1960s rhyming sl.
• MISERY an ache or pain ...1827 Amer. dial.
• MISERY, THE an ache or pain ...1832 Amer. dial.
• MULLIGRUBS pain in the stomach or intestines; diarrhoea ...1806 Amer. dial.
• NADIUM a gnawing pain ...1824 Sc.
• NAG a gnawing; a pang of pain; wearing, laborious toil ...1949 Sc.
• NAIL a sharp pain in the forehead ...1825 Sc.
• NEDEUM a gnawing pain ...1824 Sc.
• NILD an aching, continuous pain, as of toothache ...1908 Sc.
• OFFENCE † feeling of being hurt; painful or unpleasant sensation, pain ...c1400
• ONTACK an attack or onset of pain, of snow, bad weather, or the like ...1964 Sc.
• OWIE a hurt, pain; a bruise or minor injury ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAINING * the act of causing or condition of feeling pain; pain, suffering ...c1440
• PAINLINESS †* the condition of being in pain; distressful state ...1435
• PANNEL a pain, hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PANTOD a vague or undefined illness; an imaginary illness; a fit; a violent pain ...1901 Amer. dial.
• QUICK a sudden, sharp pain; a crick in the neck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• QUIRK 1. a deep breath drawn when in pain ...1847 Eng. dial.
2. a sudden, sharp pain ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RACK that which causes acute suffering, physical or mental; also, the result produced by this; intense pain or suffering ...1591
• RACKING intense pain ...1896
• RAGE †* violent pain; hence, humorously suggested as a name for a set of teeth ...1486
• RANGLE a wound, fester; a wearisome, rankling pain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RASH a sudden twinge of pain ...1900 Sc.
• RAXER something that pains ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SADDAM HUSSEIN a pain; an irritation; an annoying person ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRITCH a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SHOOT a sharp short twinge of pain ...1756
• SHOWER an attack of physical or emotional suffering; a bout of illness; a spasm of pain ...a1300 Sc.
• STOUN, STOUND a sudden fit of pain; a numbing pain caused by a blow ...Bk1868 Eng. dial.
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANG a sting; an acute pain ...1781 Eng. dial.
• TART a sharp pain ...1881 Eng. dial.
• THEIVIL-PAIN a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THEIVIL-SHOT a pain in the side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TORMENT † a griping or wringing pain in the bowels ...1578
• TORMENTRY * tormenting feeling; severe suffering, pain, or vexation ...c1386
• TRAVELING PAINS pains, such as toothache, which cause a person to walk the floor ...1918 Amer. dial.
• VERBERATION † a smarting pain, as when beaten with rods, whips, or scourges ...1688
• WARCH † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
pain - verbs
• ACORE † to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain ...c1200
• BEIL to give pain or trouble to ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CATCH of a muscle or joint: to experience sudden sharp pain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAG to dart or shoot, as a sudden pain ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANGLE to shoot or quiver with pain ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DARE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DENGLE to swing, to vibrate, to quiver, to throb, to tingle; to shoot or quiver with pain ...B1900 Sc.
• DERE to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
• DILL to soothe; to allay, to assuage, to deaden or take away pain; to still, to deaden sound; to lull a child to sleep; to render insensible by an anaesthetic ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIRR to deaden or alleviate pain, as by the use of laudanum ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• FAKE UP to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
• GEAL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELL to tingle with intense pain; also, to ache or tingle with cold ...a1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GIVE A PERSON GYP to hurt a person, to cause pain for; hence, to cause trouble for, to irritate or distress ...1894
• JAG to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle ...1888 Eng. dial.
• KILL to cause pain to someone ....1800 UK sl.
• LANCE † of pain: to shoot ...a1300
• LASK † to lower in quality, quantity, or strength, to relax; to shorten life; to alleviate pain ...c1350
• MARTYR to inflict grievous suffering or pain upon; to torment, to torture ...c1240
• NAG to keep up a dull gnawing pain; to ache persistently ...1836
• NAGGLE to fret continually; to pain continuously ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NANG of a pain: to gnaw; to keep up a dull, continuous aching ...1882 Eng. dial.
• NATTER to gnaw, to nag, as pain ...1871 Eng. dial.
• NEDEUM of pain: to gnaw ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NULL to abate; to alleviate pain ...1984 Amer. dial.
• OFFEND † to strike so as to hurt; to wound, to hurt; to give physical pain to; to harm, to injure ...c1385
• OUCH to hurt, to cause pain to ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PANG * to pierce or penetrate with acute physical or mental pain; to pain, to hurt, to ache ...c1502
• PANNEL to pain, to hurt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• POP ONE'S CAP to feel depressed; to suffer pain ...1950s US Black sl. sl.
• PUT THE HURT ON to inflict pain ...2001 UK sl.
• QUETCH † to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUITCH † to shrink, to wince, to twitch with pain, and usually in negative clauses ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RACK to inflict mental pain or torture on a person; to torture, to distract the mind, soul, etc. ...1601
• RAMP of pain: to rage ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMP AND ROVE to be in a state of almost unbearable pain ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RASH to twinge with sudden pain ...B1900 Sc.
• RENZIE to writhe with pain ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SING to cry out with pain; to make a noise, to boast, about something ...c1386
• SUFFER † to inflict pain upon ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAKE ON to ache, to be painful ...1893 Eng. dial.
• THRAW to suffer pain ...1805 Sc.
• TIFT to beat like a pulse; to throb; to tingle with pain ...1899 Sc.
• TOLERATE † to endure, to sustain pain or hardship ...1531
• TWANGLE to writhe from pain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• URN † to pain, to torture ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VICE to do harm, to cheat, to steal, to cause physical pain ...1950s US Black sl.
• WARCH † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARK † to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
pain - interjections
• DAG-GUM IT! an exclamation caused by sudden pain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOO-EE-AH! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOO-HEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-WEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAN, THAT'S A LICK! said of a sudden pain caused by a hard blow on the chest ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MOP AND BUCKET! an exclamation of annoyance or pain ...20C rhyming sl. for 'fuck it'
• OHWEE! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• OOEY! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• OO-WEE! used to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1961 Amer. dial.
• SILLY-GRIN! an ironical exclamation imparting pain or misfortune ...1910s Aust. sl.
• UFF-DA! an expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOO! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-HEE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOIE! used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1924 Amer. dial.
PAINED - adjectives
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, store, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
PAINFUL - adjectives
• ANGUISHOUS painful, causing pain .B1900 Eng. dial.
• BALEFUL † full of pain or suffering; painful ...c1200
• DERF † painful, grievous; terrible, dreadful, cruel ...a1225
• ELDRITCH of a sore or wound: painful, fretted ...19C Sc.
• FUNKED-UP hurt, painful ...2000s US sl.
• GYPPY painful; annoying ...2000 UK sl.
• HARROWING acutely distressing or painful ...1810
• LABORIFEROUS †* that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult ...1656
• MISCHIEVOUS hurtful, painful ...1812 Sc.
• MISERISH aching; painful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PAINABLE †* painful ...1649
• PAINOUS †* painful; severe ...c1400
• PAINSFUL painful ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAMPANT extremely painful, agonizing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SALT severe, painful ...1895 Sc.
• SMARTFUL † painful; distressing ...1556
• SORE AS A BOIL, AS very painful, sore ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUGHEND † distressing, painful ...a1225
• TART † of pain, punishment, suffering, discipline, law: sharp, severe, painful, grievous, tender to the touch, smarting, stinging ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIDDEN tender; painful, hard to put up with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOUCHOUS physically sensitive; tender, painful to the touch ...1894 Amer. dial.
painful - nouns
• BAPTISM OF FIRE the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience ...1857
• SORE CUP OF TEA something sad, painful, or disgusting ...1889 Eng. dial.
PAINFULNESS - nouns
• LABORIOSITY * painfulness, laboriousness ...1656
PAINKILLER - nouns
• EASING POWDER a drug to ease pain; a painkiller ...1913 Amer. dial.
PAINSTAKING - adjectives
• DEEDIE full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEEDY full of activity; painstaking, earnest ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LABORIOSE † laborious, painstaking ...1727
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour or effort; laborious, industrious, busy; painstaking, tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...a1538
• PAINFUL painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
painstaking - nouns
• PAINFULNESS the quality of taking pains; laboriousness, careful industry, painstaking ...1531 arch.
• PAINING † the taking of pains ...1633
• PAIN-TAKING † painstaking, assiduous effort; sometimes including the notion of enduring pain ...1528
PAINSTAKINGLY - adverbs
• PAINFULLY with great pains, painstakingly, laboriously, with care an effort ...1555 arch.
PAINT - adjectives
• PAINTY belonging to or abounding in paint ...1873
paint - nouns
• ALLIGATORING the cracking of paint into patches as a result of contraction or uneven drying ...1911 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA PAINT JOB no paint at all ...1962 Amer. dial. jocular
• MEXICAN CHROME aluminium paint ...1955 US sl.
• OKIE CHROME aluminium paint ...1961 US sl.
• PAINTINESS the quality of abounding in paint ...1884
• PAINTING † pigment, paint ...1591
• PAINTURE † a substance used in painting; a paint, pigment ...1387
paint - verbs
• ARTIST to paint ...1890 Eng. dial.
• DAUB in painting: to lay on colours in a crude or clumsy fashion; to paint coarsely and inartistically ...1630
PAINTED - nouns
• PAINTINGS the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINTS the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
PAINTER - adjectives
• PAINTERLY * pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic ...a1586
painter - person
• ABSTRACTIONIST an advocate or practitioner of abstraction in the arts, esp. a painter in the abstract style ...1917
• ANIMALIST an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals ...1886
• DAUBER a coarse or unskilful painter ...1655
• DAUBSTER a clumsy painter ...1853
• FACE-PAINTER one who paints the likeness of the face; a painter of portraits ...1697
• IMAGER †* a painter ...1591
• GENTLEMAN OF THE BRUSH an artist; a painter ...1821 UK sl.
• GHOST a carpenter, painter, or other workman wearing a white uniform ...1961 US sl.
• ICONOGRAPHER one who makes figures or drawings of objects; a painter or drawer of pictures ...1888
• IMAGER †* a painter ...1591
• LANDSCAPE-WORKER † one who paints landscapes ...1598
• MACHINIST a painter who works mechanically and by rule ...c1801
• MONOCHROMATIST * a painter in monochrome ...a1806
• MONOCHROMIST a person who paints, draws, or prints in monochrome; also, a person who advocates the use of monochrome ...1662
• PAINT BRUSH BARONET a knighted painter ...Bk1933 UK society usage
• PAINTRESS a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1741
• PAINTRIX †* a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1547
• PUTTY a ship's painter ...1946 naval sl.
• ZOOGRAPH † anyone that paints beasts ...Bk1656
• ZOOGRAPHER * one who describes the nature, properties, and forms of animals; a painter or artist who specializes in depictions of animals or living creatures; also, a painter or artist in general ...Bk1656
PAINTING - nouns
• BUCKEYE an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms ...1881 sl.
• CHEATER a paint roller used to apply paint (it cheats men out of hours of work) ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DAUBING painting coarsely or inartistically; hence, a coarsely or badly executed painting ...1654
• EASELDOM painting as a profession; the whole body of painters ...1860
• FLANDERS PIECE a painting that looks good from a distance but not so good close to ...L17 sl.
• NIGHT-PIECE a painting or picture representing a night scene ...1605
• PAINT †* a painting, a picture ...c1710
• PAINTMENT †* painting, adornment with colours ...1597
• PAINTRY † the act or product of painting ...1511
• PAINTURE † 1. that which is painted; painting, pictorial work; a painting, a picture ...a1225
† 2. the act or art of painting, or depicting objects in colours; style of painting ...c1386
• TABLATURE † a painting; a picture ...1711
PAIR - adjectives
• GEMINATE duplicated, combined in pairs, twin ...1598
• GEMINATED doubled, occurring in pairs ...1802
• GEMINOUS * double; occurring in pairs ...1646
• MARROWLESS not a pair, not matching, odd ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
pair - adverbs
• PAIR-WISE in pairs ...1831
pair - nouns
• DEUCE, DUCE a pair of objects ...L17 sl.
• DEUCIE a pair of objects ...L17 sl.
• GEMELLES, GEMMELS † twins; said also of things associated in pairs ...1382
• GEMINI † a couple, a pair ...1598
• LAG a pair, a couple ...1902 Eng. dial.
• MARROW † a thing which makes a pair with another ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
pair - verbs
• MARROW † to join, to associate; to match, to pair ...1488
• MATCH † to associate, to join in companionship or cooperation; to put together so as to form a pair or set with another person or thing ...c1470
PAJAMAS - nouns
• BABY DOLLS pajamas for girls consisting of a baggy top and a short trouser bottom ...1957 UK colloq.
• JAMMIES pyjamas ...1940s sl.
• JIM-JAMS pajamas ...1994 sl.
• PAN-JAMS drawers worn by child, pyjamas ...1890 Ireland
• PANORAMAS pyjamas ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
PAKISTAN - adjectives
• PAKI Pakistani ...1984 UK sl.
• PAKLISH of Anglo-Pakistani birth ...2003 Aust. sl.
Pakistan - nouns
• PAK Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKIS, THE the Pakistani Test Cricket team ...Aust. sl.
Pakistan - person
• HALAL (derogatory) a Muslim, esp. a Pakistani immigrant ...1990s sl.
• MOMAND a member of a Pathan people partly inhabiting the mountainous region of Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan to the north of the Khyber Pass, and partly settled in the plains of the Peshawar district of Pakistan ...1815
• PAK (derogatory or offensive) a Pakistani; an immigrant from Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKI, PAKKI (derogatory or patronizing) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKISTANI a native or inhabitant of Pakistan; a person of Pakistani descent ...1941
• SAND NIGGER (offensive) an Arab; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1984 US sl.
• SCHVARTZ, SHVARTZ (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZA (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHWARTZ (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
PAL - see FRIEND
PALACE - adjectives
• PALACIOUS † of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALASIN †* belonging to the palace or court ...c1400
• PALATIAN * belonging to a palace ...1845
• PALATIATE †* of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1632
• PALLACIOUS † of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
palace - nouns
• BASILIC orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly ...1727-51 arch.
• BASILICA orig. a royal place; thence, a large oblong building or hall, with double colonnades and a semicircular apse at the end, used for a court of justice and place of public assembly ...1541
• HALL † a large place covered by a roof; in early times applied to any spacious roofed place, without or with subordinate chambers attached; a temple, a palace, a court, a royal residence ...a1175
• PALACY † a palace ...c1300
• PELL † a house; a cell; a palace ...Bk1855
PALATABLE - adjectives (also see TASTE)
• APPETITIOUS † of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing ...1653
• LICKERISH † pleasant to the palate ...1595
• LICKEROUS † pleasing or tempting to the palate ...c1275
• ONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• ONOONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• PALATE †* pleasant to the palate or taste; palatable ...1617
• PALATIVE * pleasing to the palate or taste; palatable ...1682
• SAPID of food: having a pleasant taste, savoury, palatable ...1646
• SAPPIE full of goodness or savour, smooth and palatable ...1823 Sc.
• SAPPY full of goodness or savour, smooth and palatable ...1823 Sc.
• TEETH-RIFE palatable, toothsome ...B1900 Sc.
• TOOTH-RIFE agreeable to the taste; palatable; that of which one can eat a considerable quantity ...1841 Sc.
• TOOTHSOME pleasant to the taste, savoury, palatable ...c1565
• TOOTHY * pleasant to the taste, savoury, palatable ...1864
palatable - verbs
• CANDY to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• PALATE † to make palatable, to season ...1610
• SUGAR to make palatable or agreeable ...1412-20
• SUGAR-COAT to make palatable ...1870
PALATE - nouns
• GAB palate, taste ...1725 Sc.
• PALACE † the palate or roof of the mouth ...1483
PALAVER - nouns
• PALABRA a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
PALE - adjectives
• ASHY pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• ASHY-PALE pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLAELIKE livid, pale ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAKE † pale, wan ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLEACHY pale ...1821 Eng. dial.
• BLIRT pale with fear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE IN THE FACE pale from exhaustion or exertion ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BLUNKIT pale ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALLOW pale, wan ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHEESY pale, peaked ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DACKLIE † pale, having a sickly appearance ...1825 Sc.
• DAUNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNEY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• DAWNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
• DEAD † of the face: deadly pale, wan ...c1386
• DEATHLY-LIKE very pale, deathly, colourless in complexion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DONNY wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
• EARTHLY † pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
• FAUCHIE of persons: sickly-looking, pasty-faced, pale ...1911 Sc.
• FAUGH † pale, faint of colour; faded, yellowed ...1824 Sc.
• GREEN having a pale sickly complexion ...ME
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS ill, nauseous, sickly-pale ...1949 UK sl.
• HALISH pale, sickly in appearance; weak; ailing ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAW discoloured, livid, pale, wan ...c1420 Sc.
• LEW weak; also, of a leaden or pale colour; pale, wan ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• MICKY dull, pale-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALE AS DISHWATER very pale ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALE AS ASHES deathly pale ...c1374
• PALEY pale, whitish ...1812 Sc.
• PALIE pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PALLESCENT * growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALY pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PAPER-FACED having a thin or pale face ...1597
• SALVY of the complexion: pale, sickly ...1897 Eng. dial.
• TALLOW-HUED as pale as tallow, wan ...B1900
• UNDERDONE of the complexion: pale ...L19 sl.
• UNRUDSOME pale-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALSHOCH pale and sickly-looking ...1925 Sc.
• WHITE AS A CLOTH abnormally pale ...1753
• WHITE AS A GHOST abnormally pale ...1897
• WHITE AS A SHEET abnormally pale ...1923
• WHITE-LOOKED †* having a white or pale look or aspect ...1690
pale - person
• MILKY BAR a very pale person ...Bk2004 Brit. sl.
• PALE-FACE a person who has a pale face; a name for a White man attributed to the North American Indians ...1822
• WYLLEMENT † a pale, sickly-looking person ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
pale - verbs
• APPALE † to become pale ...1534
• BLAKE † to turn pale ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BLENCH to turn pale with fear or apprehension ...1813
• CAST COLOUR to lose colour, to become pale, to fade, esp. by the action of light ...c1350
• CHANGE COLOUR to turn pale ...Bk1999
• FALL † of the complexion: to grow pale ...c1369
• FALLOW † 1. to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
† 2. of the face, etc.: to blanch, to grow pale ...c1205
• IMPALLID †* to render pallid or pale ...1661
• PAINT WHITE † to turn pale ...c1613
• PALEN * to make pale, to cause to turn pale ...1790
• PALISH †* to make pale ...1483
• PALL † 1. to become pale or dim ...1412-20
† 2. to make pale, to dim ...1533
• PALLIFY †* to make pale ...1576
PALENESS - nouns
• PALE † paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
PALINDROME - person
• PALINDROMIST a writer or inventor of palindromes (a word or a sequence of words that reads, letter for letter, the same backwards as forwards) ...1872
PALING - nouns
• PALLESCENCE * a blanching or paling ...1822
PALLID - adjectives
• PAALIE-MAALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAEWAE of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1898 Sc.
• PALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
• PALLESCENT * growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALLEY-WALLEY thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PEW-WEW of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1894 Sc.
• POW-WOW † of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1739 Sc.
• SAPPY pallid, sickly, faint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WANNIE † wan, pallid ...1555
• WANNY † wan, pallid ...1555
pallid - nouns
• FRESH-WHITES a pallid complexion ...L19 sl.
pallid - verbs
• IMPALLID †* to render pallid or pale ...1661
PALLOR - nouns
• HANT BLEACH a pallor ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PALE † paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
PALM - nouns
• MITT a hand, fist, or palm ...1893 US sl.
PALMISTRY - nouns
• PLAIN OF MARS, THE in palmistry: the fleshy part of the thumb ..1653
palmistry - person
• PALMIST one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...1886
• PALMISTER * one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...a1500
palmistry - verbs
• READ MITTS to practice palmistry ...1951 Amer. sl.
PALM TREE - adjectives
• PALMFUL * abounding in palm trees ...a1618
• PALMY abounding in palms; palm-like ...1667 chiefly poetic
palm tree - nouns
• PALMER † a palm tree ...c1470
• PALMETUM a collection of tall and graceful palms of various kinds ...1854
PALPITATE - verbs
• GALVA to throb, to palpitate ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAT of the heart: to throb, to palpitate ...1814 Sc. nonce use
• QUAP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate, to quiver ...c1374
• QUAVE † to beat, to palpitate; to throb with life ...1387
• QUOB to quiver like jelly; to throb; to palpitate ...1863 Eng. dial.
• QUOP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate ...a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
PALPITATING - adjectives
• PALPITANT palpitating ...1837
• QUOPPY palpitating; having faint sickly feelings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PALPITATION - nouns
• GALAVINS palpitations ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HEART-QUALM an attack of palpitation of faintness of heart ...c1621
• QUAP a throb, a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOB a throb; a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOP a throb, a palpitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEAK JERKS a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...a1978 Amer. dial.
• WEAK TREMBLES a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...1889 Amer. dial.
PALSIED - adjectives
• PALCH broken down in health; very frail and delicate in constitution; palsied ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PALSIFIED palsied ...1887 Sc.
• PALSY † palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
palsied - person
• PALSY † a palsied person; a paralytic ...a1300
PALSY - adjectives
• PALSICAL † pert. to the palsy; paralytic ...1716
• PALSY † palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
palsy - verbs
• PALSIFY * to afflict with palsy, to paralyze ...1775
PALTRY - adjectives
• AUCHIMUTY mean, paltry ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALD bare or destitute of meaning or force; lacking in vividness of description; meagre, trivial, paltry ...1362
• BARE † poor in quality, paltry, worthless ...1399
• BAUBLING † trifling, contemptible, paltry, insignificant ...1601
• DIRTY contemptible, paltry; mean, dishonest ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FOOTLE worthless, paltry, trifling, insignificant ...1894
• INKLING paltry, measly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-LANE paltry...1810 cant
• MALLIFUFF silly, paltry, incapable of energetic action, feckless ...1827 Sc.
• NACKLE-ASS of persons and things: poor, mean, inferior, paltry ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• PALTERING † trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
• PALTERLY † paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTHERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTING † petty, trifling, paltry ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAULTERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PICAYUNE mean, contemptible, paltry; of small value or importance ...1856 Amer. colloq.
• PICKSNIFF paltry, despicable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAGABASH contemptible, mean, paltry; good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ROINOUS † coarse, mean, paltry, base, nasty, contemptible ...c1366
• SAIR sorry, paltry, puny, pitiful ...1825 Sc.
• SAIRIE in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SAIRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SARRY in a poor or sorry state, pitiable, woeful, incompetent, paltry ...1721 Sc.
• SCABBED mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCABBIT mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCRATTING paltry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SNEAKBILL † mean, paltry, sneaking ...1611
• STERQUILINIOUS †* pertaining to a dunghill; hence, dirty, mean, paltry ...c1645
• WAFF 1. feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
2. of things, qualities, etc.: weak, lacking strength or substance, flimsy, shoddy, paltry, of little account ...1810 Sc.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
paltry - nouns
• BAUBLE a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless ...1634
• PALTERINGS † trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
paltry - person
• JACK a general term of contempt for a saucy or paltry person; a worthless fellow ...Bk1848
• NACKLE-ASS an incompetent, paltry fellow; a term of contempt ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• PICKSNIFF an insignificant, paltry, contemptible person ...1862 Eng. dial.
• SNEAKBILL † a term of contempt; a mean, paltry, or sneaking fellow; a starved or thin-faced person ...1562
• SNEAKSBY * a mean-spirited person; a cowardly, creeping scoundrel; a paltry fellow; a sneak ...1580
• THING-O-WOLD a paltry, insignificant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHIFFMAGIG a trifler; an insignificant, contemptible person; a mean, paltry person ...1871
PAMPER - verbs
• CARRY ONE ON A CHIP to treat very well; to pamper; to spoil ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DAINTY UP †* to pamper or indulge with dainties ...1622
• DANDLE to make much of, to pet, to pamper ...1575
• DAUT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWT to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FADDLE to make much of a child; to spoil ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FANT to coddle, to pamper, to make much of ...1840 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER to pamper, to spoil, to treat well; to curry favour with ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FEDDLE †* to make much of; to pamper, to cherish ...1611
• FLOOSTER to flatter, coax, wheedle; to fondle, to make much of ...1890 Ireland
• INGLE to caress, to make much of ...1599 sl.
• MESS OVER to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS UP to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS WITH to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOLLYCODDLE to coddle or treat with excessive kindness; to pamper ...1863 colloq.
• NAMBY-PAMBY to flatter; to pamper ...1812 sl.
• PAMPERIZE to pamper ...a1845 nonce word
• PAMPLE † to indulge, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAPPE †* to feed, to cram, to pamper ...a1400
• POMPER to pamper, to spoil ...1815 Amer. dial.
• POMP UP to pamper, to flatter, to spoil ...1886 Amer. dial.
• TIDDLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or sl.
• TITTLE † to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TUTOR to indulge, to spoil a child, to pamper ...1927 Amer. dial.
PAMPERED - adjectives
• BUCKET-FED dependent; pampered ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET-LED dependent; pampered ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DANDILLY petted, pampered, spoiled by too much admiration ...1500-20 Sc.
• MAUNGY spoiled, petted, pampered; cross, peevish, ill-tempered; complaining ...1865 eng. dial.
• POMPED pampered, spoiled ...1886 Amer. dial.
• POMPEYED pampered, spoiled, coddled ...1942 Amer. dial.
pampered - person
• CADE a spoiled, pampered or petted child ...1877 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CODDLE one who is pampered ...M19 sl.
• MOLL-CODDLE †* a person, usually a male, who is mollycoddled or pampered in an overindulgent or excessively protective way; an effeminate man or boy; a milksop; also a man who performs work typically
• MOLLYCODDLE a person, usually male, who is mollycoddled; a pampered, overprotected weakling; an effeminate man or boy; a milksop ...1833 colloq.
• MOLLYCODDLER a person who mollycoddles or pampers another in an overindulgent or excessively protective way ...1863
• TIDLING † a pampered or spoiled child; a darling, a pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANTON † a person, esp. a child, spoiled by over-indulgence and excessive leniency; a spoiled child, a pampered pet ...1526
PAMPHLET - nouns
• BOOK a magazine or pamphlet ...1913 Amer. dial.
PAN - nouns
• ISLE OF MAN a pan ...20C rhyming sl.
• TILLIE-PAN † a skillet ...1826 Sc.
• TILLY-PAN † a skillet ...1826 Sc.
PANAMA, PANAMA CANAL - nouns
• CROSS ROADS OF THE WORLD Panama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Panama, Panama Canal - person
• ZONIAN an American inhabitant of the Panama Canal Zone, a ten mile wide strip of land crossing the Isthmus of Panama on both sides of the Panama Canal, which was granted to the United States as a territory in 1904 and became independent in 1978 ...1910
PANCAKE - nouns
• BATTER a pancake ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BATTERCAKE a pancake ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BATTY-BREADS cornbread pancakes ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BELLY PAD a pancake ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BLANKETS pancakes ...1899 Amer. sl.
• BUNG CLOTH a pancake ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BUNKER PLATES hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes ..World War I navy sl.
• COLLISION MATS pancakes; waffles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOOR MATS pancakes ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• EGG-FRAISE † a pancake ...1693
• GANDY a pancake ...1966 Can sl.
• GRIDDLE CAKE a pancake ...1810 Amer. dial.
• GRILL CAKE a pancake ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HORSE BLANKET a pancake ...1958 US logging usage
• JACK a flapjack ...19C US sl.
• LIVER PADS flapjacks ...1942 US jocular
• MANHOLE COVER. a pancake ...1961 US military jocular
• MONKEY BLANKET a pancake ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MORNING GLORY a pancake; a doughnut ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PADDY-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PANNACAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNICAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PANNYCAKE a pancake ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PAT-A-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PATTY-CAKE a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SADDLE BLANKET a pancake ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SHOE SOLES pancakes ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SINKER a biscuit, a dumpling, a roll, a pancake ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BREAD pancakes, a pancake ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SLAP-JACK a pancake ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
PANDA - nouns
• WAH a panda ...1858
PANDEMONIUM - nouns
• PANDOMIE an uproar, chaos, pandemonium, 'hell let loose' ...1911 Sc.
PANG - nouns
• RACKET a pang, a blow to the emotions ...1720 Sc.
PANHANDLER - person
• MOLL-BUZZER a panhandler who begs from women ...1925 Amer. sl.
PANIC - adjectives
• ALL OF A TISWAS in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZWAS in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZZY in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• FUNKED * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1831
• FUNKED OUT * seized by fear or panic; agitated, unsettled, disturbed ...1859
• IN A DITHER flustered, confused; in a state of panic ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IN A FLAP flustered, confused; in a state of panic ...1916 sl.
• PANICFUL full of panic, fearful ...1846
• PANICKED OUT in a complete panic ...1970s US sl.
panic - nouns
• ACE-DEUCE a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1921 US sl.
• ACEY-DEUCEY a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1964 US sl.
• CONFLOPTION a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FLAP a state of panic, distress, agitation or restlessness ...1916 sl.
• FLOP SWEAT a panic associated with the possibility of failure, whether or not actual perspiration is involved ...1966 US sl.
• FREAK-OUT a complete panic and loss of control ...1970 US sl.
• FUNK a state of panic, extreme nervousness, agitation, etc.; utter fear or terror ...1743 sl.
• PANOPHOBIA a form of melancholia marked by causeless or excessive terror; sudden fear or panic ...1799
• PANSHINE a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PANSHIT a flurry, a to-do, a state of excitement, a panic or muddle ...a1838 Sc.
• PUCKER panic, contretemps ...1991 Irish sl.
• SCAR a fright; a panic; an object of alarm ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
panic - person
• FREAK-OUT one who is panicking; a freaked out person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• PANIC MERCHANT a person who habitually panics ...1962 Aust. sl.
• PANIC-MONGER one who endeavours to bring about or foster a panic, esp. on a political, social, or financial question; an alarmist; a term of opprobrium ...1849
panic - verbs
• ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
• BUG to panic, to be anxious ...1988 US sl.
• FLAP to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
• FREAK to panic ...1964 US sl.
• FREAK OUT to panic ...1964 US sl.
• GAG to panic in the face of a great challenge ...1988 US sl.
• GLIFF † to take fright, to alarm, to startle; to be seized with a panic or sudden fear; to frighten ...1823 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
• JUMP THROUGH ONE'S ASS to go wild with fear or confusion; to panic ...1969 Amer. sl.
• PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON to begin panicking or over-reacting ...Aust. sl.
• PUSH THE BUTTON to panic ...1967 Amer. sl.
panic - phrases
• KEEP A TIGHT ASSHOLE to avoid panicking; to keep cool ..1918 Amer. military sl.
PANORAMA - nouns
• MARINORAMA * a panoramic representation of sea views ...1847
PANSY - nouns
• BIDDY'S EYES the pansy, Viola tricolor ...1825 Eng. dial.
• FACE AND HOOD the pansy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANCY † an alleged name for the pansy ...1712
• JACK BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE the pansy, Viola tricolor ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADIES' DELIGHT the pansy ...1841 Amer. dial.
• MEET-HER-IN-THE-ENTRY-KISS-HER-IN-THE-BUTTERY the pansy, Viola tricolor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THREE FACES IN A HOOD the pansy, Viola tricolor ...1831 Eng. dial.
• THREE-FACES-UNDER-A-HOOD a pansy, a violet ...1835 Eng. dial.
• TICKLE-MY-FANCY the pansy, the violet ...1902 Amer. dial.
PANT - verbs
• BELLOWS to walk hurriedly, to go panting along ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST to pant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOST to pant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HALE to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HALE FOR BREATH to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HASSEL to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLE to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• KEB to pant for breath; to sob ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PANK to pant, to breathe hard ...1663 Eng. dial.
• PANTLE † to pant ...1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAUK, PAWK to pant ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• THOCK to breathe heavily or pant with exertion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• TIFT to breathe hard, to pant ...1807 Eng. dial.
PANTHER - adjectives
• PARDINE * pert. to a leopard or panther ...1859
panther - nouns
• CATAMOUNT † a panther or leopard ...1664
• CATAMOUNTAIN the leopard or panther ...1432-50
• PARD a panther or leopard ...a1300 arch. or poetic
• PARDAL † the panther or leopard ...1553
• PARDALE † the panther or leopard ...1553
PANTING - adjectives
• BLASTIE puffing, panting ...Bk1911 Sc.
panting - nouns
• BELLOWSING panting or exhaustion after running ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HASSELING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PANTS, THE a fit of panting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• TIFT a state of gasping or panting; a condition of breathlessness from exertion ...1853 Eng. dial.
PANTOMIME - adjectives
• PANTOMIMIC of the nature of pantomime or mimicry; expressed by dumb show ...a1680
• PANTOMIMICAL * of the nature of pantomime ...1644
pantomime - adverbs
• PANTOMIMICALLY by way of pantomime ...1839
pantomime - nouns
• GALANTY SHOW a shadow pantomime produced by throwing shadows of miniature figures on a wall or screen ...1821
• HARLEQUINADE a kind of pantomime; that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts ...1780
• HARLEQUINERY † pantomime; harlequinade ...1741
pantomime - person
• GALANTY SHOWMAN one who performs a play or pantomime produced by throwing shadows of puppets on to a wall or screen ...1843
• PANTALOON in modern pantomime, a character represented as a foolish and vicious old man, the butt of the clown's jokes, and his abettor in his pranks and tricks ...1781
• SCENE-RAT a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
PANTRY - nouns
• ALMERY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AMBRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AUMBRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AUMRY a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• BUTTERY a pantry or larder ...1654
• FOOD LOCKER a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GLORY HOLE a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached; a pantry ...1870 Amer. dial.
• GROTTO an outside pantry ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LOCKER a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MEAL ROOM a pantry ...1842 Amer. dial.
• PANARY †* a storehouse for bread, a pantry ...1611
• PANTERNY a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTONY a pantry ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PANTYR †* a pantry ...c1475
PAPER - adjectives
• FAIR † of paper: not written upon, unused ...c1420
• PAPEREN made of paper ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PAPERN † of paper ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAPYRAL made or consisting of paper ...1848 nonce word
• PAPYRIFEROUS producing or yielding papyrus; producing or yielding paper, or a substance resembling or serving as paper ...1656
• PAPYRINE made of papyrus; resembling paper ...1816
paper - nouns
• CANADIAN CAPER a paper ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• CHAD the small bit of paper released when a ballot is punched, or a paper punch is used ...1980 Amer. dial.
• HASH waste paper of the lowest quality ...1893
• PALIMPSEST † paper, parchment, or other writing material prepared for writing on and wiping out again, like a slate ...1661
• PAPER-TABLE † a sheet or leaf of paper ...1591
• PAPYROPHOBIA dread of paper ...1790
• PARCHMENT any paper ...1950s Amer. sl.
• QUARRY a sheet of paper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEER a quire of paper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRIVENING-PAPER writing paper ...1896 Sc.
paper - person
• PAPYROPOLIST † a seller of paper ...1656
PAPERWORK - nouns
• BUMF paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
• BUMF-HUNT a paper-chase ...1889 sl.
• BUMPH paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
PAPYRUS - adjectives
• PAPYRIAN pert. to or composed of papyrus ...1754
• PAPYRIFEROUS producing or yielding papyrus; producing or yielding paper, or a substance resembling or serving as paper ...1656
• PAPYRINE made of papyrus; resembling paper ...1816
PARABLE - nouns
• PARBOLES † parables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
PARACHUTE - nouns
• BLAST a parachute jump ...1988 Amer. Army sl.
• BROLLY a parachute ...1934 Brit. sl.
• CHUTE a parachute ...1920 sl.
• CIGARETTE ROLL a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open ...1962 US sl.
• LAUNDRY BAG a parachute ...1955 US military sl.
• LIFE INSURANCE, THE a parachute ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• MAE WEST a parachute malfunction in which a line becomes caught over the canopy, dividing it into two bulging halves ...1958 Amer. parachuting usage
• ROMAN CANDLE a parachute jump in which the parachute fails to open ...1943 sl.
• SILK a parachute ...1933 sl., chiefly US
• UMBRELLA a parachute ...1933 US sl.
parachute - person (includes PARACHUTIST)
• ANCHOR a parachutist who hesitates before jumping ...1943 UK sl.
• BASE JUMPER a person who engages in base jumping, the act or sport of parachute jumping from a fixed point, typically a high building or promontory, rather than an aircraft ...1981
• CHUTIST a parachutist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• RAG STUFFER a parachute rigger ...1991 US sl.
• WHUFFO, WUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
parachute - verbs
• CRAB in parachuting: to direct the parachute across the wind direction ...1978 US sl.
• HIT THE SILK to bail out of a plane using a parachute ...1933 US sl. sl.
• STEP OUT to jump using a parachute ...1942 Royal Air Force sl.
• TAKE TO SILK to open a parachute after jumping from a plane ...1933 US sl.
• TAKE TO THE SILK to bale out by parachute ...1933 sl.