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SEMI - SERVICE
SEMICOLON - nouns
• HALF-MEMBER † a semicolon ...1762
SEMI-CONSCIOUS - adjectives
• MAIZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SEND - verbs
• MAND † to send forth ...a1310
• SEND DANCING † to send quickly ...1790 Sc.
• WAIVE † to send or dispatch ...a1400-50
SEND AWAY - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE to send away, to dismiss ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CHASSÉ to dismiss, to send away ...M19 society sl.
• OOSH to remove; to send away; to eject ...1960s sl.
SEND FOR - verbs
• OFSEND † to send for ...c1121
SENDING - nouns
• SAND † the act of sending; that which is sent, a message, present ...c1000
SENDING AWAY - nouns
• DEMISSION * a sending away, dismissal ...1811
SENILE - adjectives
• AGEDLIKE † having the appearance or marks of age; senile ...1530
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• DODDERING shaky, feeble, or infirm, as from old age; foolish, senile ...Bk1942 colloq.
• GAGA mad, esp. as a result of senility; eccentric, senile ...1920 UK sl.
• GUGGA eccentric, senile ...1910s sl.
• VEED defective in understanding; in one's dotage; senile ...c1850 Sc.
senile - person
• CRUMBLIE an elderly person; any person considered to be old or senile ...1976 sl.
• GAGA an eccentric, crazy, or senile person ...1938 sl.
• GAGAGOOTZ an eccentric or senile person ...1968 sl.
• GERIATRIC an old or senile person ...1977
• GRANNY a senile man or woman ...1923 Amer. dial.
SENILITY - nouns
• CADUCITY the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
• DECREPIDITY †* decrepitude, a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1760
• DECREPITAGE † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITANCY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITNESS † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1601
• DECREPITUDE the state or condition of being decrepit; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1603
• DECREPITY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1576
SENIOR - adjectives
• ELDER † of officials, etc.: that ranks before others by virtue of longer service; senior ...1642
• ELDEST † senior in rank or standing ...1721 military usage
senior - adverbs
• UPSTAIRS into a senior position ...1990s sl.
senior - nouns
• UPSTAIRS a higher authority, a senior position ...1950s sl.
SENIORITY - nouns
• ELDERSHIP the position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture ...1549
• WHISKERS seniority or tenure on a job ...1973 US sl.
SENSATION - adjectives
• GRINGLY producing a disagreeable or disgusting sensation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
sensation - nouns
• WOW something very exciting and successful; a sensation ...1920 Amer. sl.
• WOWSER something very successful and impressive; a sensation ...1928 Amer. sl.
sensation - verbs
• TAKE AWAY to deprive of sensation ...1792 Sc.
SENSATIONAL - adjectives
• ASS-KICKING terribly exciting; sensational, very good ...1977 Amer. sl.
• JUICY scandalous, sensational, esp. in a sexual way ...1883 UK sl.
• SHOW-STOPPING impressive; sensational ...colloq.
sensational - nouns
• SCAREHEAD a sensational newspaper headline; hence, any sensational writing ...1910s US sl.
SENSE - adjectives
• GUMPTIOUS having common sense; also, clever, vain, self-important ...1853
• HALFPENNY SHORT OF A SHILLING, A lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1939
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• ONE SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1985
• ONE SPARK PLUG SHORT OF AN ENGINE lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1996
• SEVERAL BANANAS SHORT OF A MILKSHAKE lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1992
• SHORT OF A SHEET OF BARK lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1885
• SHORT OF THE FULL QUID lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1960
• SIX BRICKS SHORT OF A LOAD lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1960
sense - nouns
• BONSENSE good sense ...1681
• CAT SENSE common sense ...1963 Amer. dial.
• C.D.F. common sense (common dry fuck) ...1930 Royal Navy usage
• CHICKEN SENSE little sense ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COCUM, COKUM, KOCUM, KOKUM * good sense; acumen; judgement ...1848 sl.
• COMMON common sense ...1906 Brit. sl.
• EESKYIE goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• GUMP common sense, mother wit, shrewdness; also, initiative, enterprise, 'drive' ...1920
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HALF-SENSE a minimum of intelligence or common sense ...1937 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-GEAR mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE SENSE practical good sense and shrewdness ...1832 sl., orig. US
• MENSE decency, propriety, decorum; sense, discretion, tact; good manners, politeness ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOTHER WIT natural intelligence; common sense ...c1440
• NOUS(E) instinct or common sense, as opposed to actual learning ...18C sl.
• RUMBLEGUMPTION common sense; mental smartness ...1787 Sc.
• SALTED SENSE sound common sense ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SAVEE, SAVEY, SAVVY good sense ...1785 sl.
• SCONCE, SKONCE judgement, sense ...M16 sl.
• SUSS common sense ...1977 UK sl.
• VAPOUR LOCK a temporary loss of common sense or memory ...1996 US sl.
sense - person
• EDUCATED FOOL a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• FUNGE † a person lacking intelligence or common sense; a fool ...1621
• MOROSOPH one who is 'foolishly wise'; a philosophical or learned fool; one learned but lacking common sense ...1751
sense - verbs
• ADD UP to make sense; to work as expected ...1930s sl.
• HAVE A GOOD NOSE FOR to have a propensity for; to have good sense of ...Aust. sl.
• HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
• HAVE EYES IN ONE'S HEAD to be able to see clearly; to be able to perceive, comprehend, or recognize something; to have good sense ...1579
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent; to have sense ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE ONE OAR OUT OF THE WATER to be slightly crazy; to be lacking in common sense or intelligence ...1985
• KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
• KNOW ENOUGH TO LAP SALT to have common sense ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LAP ALUM to do the most commonsensical thing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LAP SALT to do the most commonsensical thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S BALLAST to lose one's good judgement or sense ...1889 sl.
• NOT TO KNOW CATNIP to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE to come to one's senses ...1980s sl.
sense - phrases
• IT ALL ADDS UP it makes sense ...1930s sl.
• LIFT DOESN'T GO TO THE TOP FLOOR, THE he's slightly crazy or lacking in common sense or intelligence ...1985
SENSELESS - adjectives
• AIMLESS senseless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUZZARD senseless, stupid ...1592
• BUZZARDLY † stupid, senseless ...1561
• CRACKY crazy; senseless ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• CRIMINAL senseless or deplorable ...colloq.
• DAIVERT wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAVERED wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAD unconscious, senseless ...1887 Amer. dial.
• DOOLALLY-TRAPPED knocked senseless ...1910s sl.
• DOUGH-BAKED deficient in reason or sense
• GAUMLESS wanting sense or discernment ...c1746 Eng. dial.
• GUMPTIONLESS senseless ...1823
• HAIVELESS senseless, meaningless ...1804 Sc.
• HALF-WITTED † lacking or deficient in common sense or reason; simple; senseless ...c1645
• HEADLESS of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
• IDIOTICAL idiotic, senseless, stupid ...1751 Sc.
• IDLE † void of meaning or sense; foolish, silly, incoherent; also, of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• INSANE idiotic, utterly senseless, irrational, obsessive ...M19
• MENSELESS thoughtless, silly, foolish; senseless ...1809 Sc.
• RAN-DAN senseless; idle; disorderly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAKELESS without sense or gumption; silly, foolish, lacking drive or energy, sloppy, careless ...1820 Sc.
• SALTLESS senseless, without wit ...1810 Sc.
• SART-AND-FAIR stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITTED senseless, harebrained ...1867 Sc.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED helpless, senseless ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKY WESTERN CROOKED helpless, senseless ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TAIVERT idle, foolish, senseless, half-witted, raving ...1823 Sc.
• UNFARRANT ill-informed, senseless, without quickness of apprehension; rude, unmannerly ...1838 Sc.
• UNWITLESS † senseless, insensible ...a1225
• VAIN † of persons: devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition ...1390 rare or obs.
• WANT-WIT witless, senseless ...1894
• ZATENFARE stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ZONED dazed and senseless; oblivious ...Bk1995 US sl.
senseless - nouns
• BALA coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
• BALDERDASH a senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written ...1674
• LAST YEAR'S BIRD'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S CROW'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S WASP NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1986 Amer. dial.
senseless - person
• BAGPIPE an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
• BOSTHOON an awkward fellow; a tactless, senseless person...1830 Irish
• DAFF † one deficient in sense or in proper spirit; a simpleton, a fool; a coward ...c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• GAMPHREL(L) * a stupid, foolish, or senseless person; a fool, a blockhead, an idiot ...1729 Sc.
• GUMP a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1825 Amer. dial.
• GUMP-HEAD a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GUMPY a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HAIVREL, HAVEREL, HAVERIL one who talks without sense, one who engages in empty, idle talk ...a1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LACKBRAIN † one who is destitute of sense or brains; a stupid fellow; one that wants wit ...Bk1790
• MOAK a senseless, foolish fellow; a bore ...1855
• MOLDWARP, MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MORTWORP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• PADDICK a stupid, senseless person ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• PATE-HEAD a silly, senseless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS a weak, senseless person; a helpless, clumsy fellow ...1778 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WIT a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITS a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SILLY BOY GOT NONE a senseless person ...Brit. sl.
• SPACE CASE a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1981 US sl.
• SPACE COOKIE a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1983 US sl.
• SPACE GHOST a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1997US sl.
• TAWPY a silly person; a simpleton; a foolish, senseless, or thoughtless girl or woman; a headstrong, untidy girl ...1728 Sc.
• WANT-WIT one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
• YAWNY an idiotic or senseless person; a fool; a simpleton; a dolt ...Bk1887 Eng. dial.
senseless - verbs
• MAWK to go about stupidly; to move in a senseless manner ...1740 Eng. dial.
• NAFF to talk in a pert, senseless way; to argue snappishly, esp. of children and persons of diminutive appearance ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY IF THE BAGS WERE OPEN to be very stupid; to lack common sense ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY to very stupid; to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• UNSENSE to render senseless or insensible; to stun with a blow or fall ...1892 Eng. dial.
senseless - phrases
• HAIR AND HEAD, AN' THAT'S ALL said of one without brains or sense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SENSELESSLY - adverbs
• VAINLY † foolishly, senselessly, thoughtlessly ...1588
SENSIBLE - adjectives
• COCUM, COKUM sensible ...M19 sl.
• COKUM sensible ...M19 sl.
• FURNISHED † possessed of one's faculties physical and mental ...1473
• LIKELY sensible, intelligent ...1809 Amer. dial.
• RATIONABLE † rational; sensible ...1620
• SALTED 'seasoned' with good sense; sensible ...1647
• SANSHACH of children: sage, sensible, well-behaved ...1904 Sc.
sensible - nouns
• FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SKILL † a wise or sensible act ...a1500
• USE ONE'S BEAN to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S BLOCK to act sensibly ...1980s NZ sl.
• USE ONE'S LOAF to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S SKULL to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S TURNIP to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE THE OLD BEAN to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
sensible - interjections
• USE YOUR LOAF! be sensible! ...1930s sl.
SENSITIVE - adjectives
• BLEEDING HEART (disparaging) sensitive to the plight of others, anguished; often as 'bleeding heart liberal' ...1958 UK sl.
• DAUNCH † fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• KITTLY easily offended; sensitive ...Sc.
• NESH dainty, delicate; tender, sensitive; sickly ...1870 Amer. dial.
• OUCHY irritable, short-tempered, touchy, easily offended, sensitive, intolerant ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SET ON A HAIR TRIGGER extremely sensitive to stimuli ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TECHY touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended, sensitive ...1815 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIOUS sensitive to touch ....1951 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS sensitive to touch ....1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHY of a subject, situation, etc.: sensitive, ticklish ...1886 Amer. dial.
• THIN-SKINNED sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy
• TICKLE in unstable equilibrium; easily upset or overthrown, insecure, tottering, crazy; delicate, sensitive ...1515
• TICKLISH 1. easily upset in temper; apt to be offended, sensitive, touchy ...1581
† 2. sensitive; easily affected ...1684
• TOUCHOUS physically sensitive; tender, painful to the touch ...1894 Amer. dial.
sensitive - person
• BIG GIRL'S BLOUSE a weak, cowardly, timid, or oversensitive man; an ineffectual person; an effeminate male ...1969 UK sl.
• POOSHEY, POOSHIE, POOSHY an over-sensitive person ...1960s Ulster sl.
• PUSHIE an over-sensitive person ...1960s Ulster sl.
• QUICHE-EATER a sensitive man; an effeminate male ...1984 US sl.
sensitive - verbs
• HAVE A HAIR CROSSED to be touchy, sensitive, or defensive ...1968 Amer. dial.
SENSUAL - adjectives
• CHEESECAKE sensual, provocative; said of pictures or photographs of girls ...20C Amer. sl.
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
SENSUALISM - nouns
• CARNALISM * sensualism ...1864
SENSUALIST - person
• ACOLAUST † one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist ...1633
• BITCH a term of abuse for a woman; strictly, a lewd or sensual woman; later, a malicious, treacherous, unpleasant, or otherwise despicable woman ...a1400
• CARNALIST † a fleshly-minded or unspiritual man; a sensualist ...1621
• CARNALITE † a fleshly-minded or unspiritual man; a sensualist ...1573
• EARTH MOTHER a sensual or fecund woman; a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
SENSUOUS - adjectives
• FRENCH deviant, sensuous, lewd, kinky, illicit ...sl.
• MOLLITIOUS * luxurious, sensuous; inviting to repose ...1646
sensuous - person
• NYMPHET a sensuous and sexy young woman ...1955 US colloq.
SENT - adjectives
• MISSIBLE * capable of being sent ...1809
SENTENCE - nouns
• IMPRESS † a motto, sentence ...1611
SENTENCE (authoritative decision) - verbs
• DEEM † to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
• IMPUTE †* to convict, to condemn, to sentence ...c1540
SENTIMENT - nouns
• GOO a silly demonstration of affection; excessive sentiment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMALTZ excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
SENTIMENTAL - adjectives
• DRIPPY drivelling, sloppily sentimental ...1952
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; sentimental about, infatuated ...1917 sl.
• GAGA OVER sentimental about, infatuated with ...1920s sl.
• GOOEY excessively sentimental ...1935 sl.
• GOO-GOO foolish; mawkish; sentimental ...1910s US sl.
• GUMMY sentimental; maudlin ...1940 Amer. sl.
• GUSHING excessively sentimental and effusive, either inanely or insincerely ...1864 colloq.
• GUSHY excessively sentimental and effusive, either inanely or insincerely ...1889 colloq.
• ICK sickly, over-sentimental, distasteful ...1960s US sl.
• ICKY of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ICKY-BOO of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ICKY-POO of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
• IKKY excessively sentimental ...1939 sl.
• LACKADAISICAL feebly sentimental, affectedly languishing ...M18
• MARSHMALLOW sentimental ...1960s US sl.
• MENTISENTAL sentimental ...1840 sl.
• MUSH-BRAINED stupid; sentimental; nonsensical ...1980s sl.
• MUSHY excessively sentimental or emotional, insipidly or gushingly romantic ...1848 US colloq.
• NAMBY-PAMBY 1. of style, actions, etc.: weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty, affectedly or childishly simple ...1745
2. of persons: inclined to weak sentimentality, affected daintiness, or childish simplicity; of a weak or trifling character; effeminate; overnice ...1774
• ON THE COB sentimental; simplistic; banal ...1930s US sl.
• PARRITCH-HERTIT sentimental, weakly emotional (parritch = porridge) ...1877 Sc.
• SAPPY sentimental and mawkish ...L19 US sl.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHMALTZY excessively sentimental; mawkish ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZY sentimental, mawkish ...Brit. sl.
• SLOPPY excessively sentimental ...1883 sl., orig. US
• SLUSHY excessively sentimental ...1889 sl., orig. US adj.
• SMARMY smug, self-satisfied; overly sentimental ...1909 UK sl.
• SOPPY foolishly sentimental; naive ...1918 UK sl.
• STICKY mawkish; excessively sentimental ...1841
• SUGARY sentimental ...1591
• TOO-TOO extravagantly and affectedly sentimental, gushing ...colloq.
• TWEE excessively sentimental ...1956 sl.
• WAPPY sentimental, idealistic ...1950s sl.
• YECCHY excessively sentimental ...1956 US sl.
• YECHY excessively sentimental ...1956 US sl.
• YUCKY excessively sentimental ...1970 sl.
• YUKKY excessively sentimental ...1970 sl.
sentimental - nouns (includes SENTIMENTALITY)
• GUSH talk too effusive and objectionably sentimental ...c1865 colloq.
• MUSH sentimental nonsense; a silly demonstration of affection ...M19 US
• NAMBY-PAMBY that which is marked by affected prettiness and feeble sentimentality ...a1764
• SCHMALTZ mawkish sentimentality, esp. of a film, play, song. etc. ...Brit. sl.
• SHMALTZ mawkish sentimentality, esp. of a film, play, song. etc. ...Brit. sl.
• SLUSH nonsense, drivel; sentimental rubbish ...M19 colloq.
• SOB STUFF sentimental narrative ...1918
sentimental - person
• GUSHER an over-effusive and sentimental talker ...1864 colloq.
• MARSHMALLOW a soft, weak, or sentimental person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MOONCALF a person who idles time away in dreaming; an absent-minded, distracted person, or one given to sentimentality ...a1627
• MUSHBALL a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSH-FACE a fool; a sentimental idiot ...1920s sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY a weakly sentimental a feeble or effeminate person; an overly nice person ...1885
• OLD LADY of a man: a weakling, a sentimentalist ...1930s sl.
• SOB SISTER an excessively sentimental person ...1912 sl., orig. US
• SOFTIE, SOFTY a person who is sentimental, weakly foolish, or lacking in physical endurance ...1886
• SUCKER FOR SUCCOTASH a sentimentalist ...Bk1942 US sl.
sentimental - verbs
• DROOL OVER to express or feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• GAGA to act sentimentally ...1930s US sl.
• GUSH to talk too effusively and sentimentally; often, also insincerely ...1864 colloq.
• TALK WET to talk in a sentimental, soft manner; to talk stupidly ...1910s sl.
SENTIMENTALIZE - verbs
• SCHMALTZ to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SCHMALTZ UP to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ UP to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
SENTINEL - person
• WAIT † a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
• WARDEN * a gatekeeper, a porter, a sentinel ...a1225
SEPARATE - adjectives
• SINGULAR † 1. separate, individual, single ...c1340
† 2. separate from others by reason of superiority or pre-eminence ...1377
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
• SUNDERLY † separate, several; distinct, diverse, different ...a1225
• SUNDRILY †* separate, individual, special ...a900
• SUNDRY † having an existence, position, or status apart; separate, distinct ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
separate - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE of things: to separate, to fall away ...1842 Amer. sl.
• CANTON † to divide a part from, or cut it out of a whole; to separate, to sever by division ...1653 arch. or obs.
• DEAL † to separate, to sever ...a1000
• DECEPER † to dissever, to separate ...1547
• DECIDE †* to cut off, to separate ...1579
• DIFFER to separate, to divide; to cause difference between ...1814 Sc.
• GARBLE † to 'sift' or 'weed' an army, corporation, etc., so as to exclude unfit or uncompliant members; to separate the valuable from the worthless ...1650
• HEMO to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• OBSQUATULATE of an object: to separate, to break away from ...19C sl., orig. US
• RACK † to pull or tear apart; to separate by force; to break up ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RENDER † to separate; to disperse ...1826 Eng. dial.
• RID to separate, to part combatants ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCALE of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALE-SET to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SINGLE * to separate or part from each other ...1570-6 now
• SKAIL * to separate, to remove ...a1833 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKILL † to separate, to part from ...a1200
• SLIP THE PAINTER to send a person or thing 'adrift' or away; to clear off; to sever a connection, effect a separation ...a1700
• SUNDER * to keep apart, to separate by an intervening space or barrier ...1606
• TO-CLEAVE † to cleave asunder; to split open; to divide or separate into two parts ...c888
• TO-DEAL † to divide into parts; to distribute, to deal out; also, to separate, to sever ...c888
• TO-DIGHT † to put apart, to separate ...1340
• TO-DO † to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839
• TO-DREVE † to drive asunder or apart; to disperse, to separate, to scatter ...a900
• TO-GO † to go in difference directions; to be divided, separate; to disappear ...c1000
• TO-TWIN † to separate, to divide ...c1200
SEPARATED - adjectives
• SUNDERABLE able to be separated ...1885
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
separated - nouns
• SCALE † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• SKAIL † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
SEPARATELY - adverbs
• BY ODD † separately, by itself, alone ...c1330
• BY SUNDRIES † individually; separately ...a1400-50
• SUNDER †* apart, asunder, separately ...a1300
• SUNDERLEPES † separately, apart from the rest, severally ...c1020
• SUNDERLY † separately, apart; individually; singly ...c888
• SUNDERWISE †* asunder; separately ...a1400
• SUNDRILY † separately, severally, individually ...a900
• SUNDRY † separately, apart; severally, individually ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
SEPARATING - adjectives
• SUNDRY †* that separates; dividing; discriminating, discerning ...1564
separating - nouns
• GARBLING † the act or process of 'sifting' a corporation, etc., so as to exclude unfit or uncompliant members; separating the valuable from the worthless ...a1661
SEPARATION - nouns
• ABGREGATION † a separation from the flock ...1731
• ABREPTION †* a snatching away; complete separation ...1681
• ABSCISSION 1. a cutting off or violent separation ...1612
† 2. the state of being cut off; separation and removal ...1633
• DECEPERATION † separation, severance ...a1450
• DECISION † a cutting off, separation ...1584
• SKAIL a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SUNDERANCE * severance, separation ...1435
• SUNDERMENT * separation ...1818
SEQUEL - nouns
• AFTERCLAP anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial.
• SUITE * 1. a sequel, a result ...c1800
* 2. a sequel to a literary work ...1839
SEQUENCE - nouns
• SUIT †* a succession, sequence ...1412-20
SEQUESTERED - adjectives
• SEQUELTERED sequestered and sheltered ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SERENADE - nouns
• CHARIVARI a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CHEVRARAI a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CHIVERIE a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SHIVAREE a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKIMELTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1886Amer. dial.
• SKIMMELTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMERTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1868 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMITON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1941 Amer. dial.
serenade - verbs
• CHARIVARI to serenade a newly-married couple with horns, bells, drums, etc. ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SHIVAREE to serenade a newly-married couple with horns, bells, drums, etc. ...1890 Amer. dial.
SERF - person
• BOUNDE † a husbandman, a peasant, a serf ...c1320
SERIES - nouns
• DAISY CHAIN a series of events that return to the beginning ...1954 US sl.
SERIOUS - adjectives
• DARK aggressive; very serious ...1980s UK Black sl.
• DEEDY serious, solemn ...1895 chiefly Eng. dial.
• DEEP † serious, weighty, important ...1596
• DINKUM serious ...1962 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM serious, in earnest ...1934 Aust. sl.
• IN NETTLE-EARNEST not disposed to bear jesting, serious, in deadly earnest ...1838 Sc.
• INTENSE serious; soulful ...1879 colloq.
• JOCOSERIOUS half jocular, half serious; blending jokes and serious matters ...M17
• OLD wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SAIR serious, considerable, sad, thoroughgoing ...1776 Sc.
• SAIRIE † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SAIRIOUS serious ...1871 Sc.
• SAIRY † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SARRIE † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SOLEMNCHOLY excessively solemn or serious; melancholy ...1855
• SULLEN † solemn, serious ...1583
• UNLAIGHT † doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VICIOUS serious ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
serious - nouns
• RATTLER something serious or impressive ...1847 sl.
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
serious - person
• HORN-RIMMED FEMME a serious minded woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SOBERSIDES a serious or sedate person ...1705
serious - verbs
• MUMP to talk seriously ...M19 sl.
• PULL A KITE to look or be serious ...19C sl.
serious - phrases
• I KID YOU NOT expresses sincerity; implies that the speaker is being absolutely serious ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WHEN THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY when matters become serious ...1892
SERIOUSLY - adverbs
• CAPITALLY fatally, seriously ...1606
• DEEPLY † with deep seriousness, solemnly ...c1300
• FAIR DINKUM honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
• FOR FAIR in reality, earnestly, seriously ...1853 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY † gravely, seriously ...1563
• MORTALLY extremely, intensely, seriously ...1930 Amer. dial.
SERIOUSNESS - nouns
• GAME FACE a look or manner characterized by single-minded dedication, determination, or seriousness ...1950 US colloq.
• SADNESS seriousness, gravity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SERMON - nouns
• HASHY an old sermon preached over again ...1836 Sc.
• PREACHIFICATION a tedious sermon ...1843 colloq.
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• SERMOCINATION † talk, conversation; a discourse, sermon; speech-making ...1514
sermon - verbs (includes SERMONIZE)
• EARWIG to lecture, to sermonize ...M19 sl.
• NEW COLLAR AND CUFF to furbish up an old sermon ...Bk1902 clerical usage
• PREACHIFY to deliver a tedious sermon; to moralise wearisomely ...1775 colloq.
• SCOTCH THE PREACHER to say "Amen' and grunt frequently during the sermon ...1890 Amer. dial.
SERPENT - nouns (also see SNAKE)
• ADDER † a serpent ...c950
• BASILICOCK † a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal; a basilisk ...1340
• BASILISK a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal ...a1300
• EINATTER a serpent ...1851 Eng. dial.
• JACULE †* a serpent that darts on its prey ...1572
• SIREN † an imaginary species of serpent ...1340
SERVANT - adjectives
• FAMULARY * belonging to servants ...1840
• SUFFARRANEOUS †* being under another servant; it being an ancient custom among the Romans, that the chief servant took his portion of corn from the master, the under servant from him ...1658
servant - nouns
• FAMILY † the servants of a house or establishment; the household ...a1400
• HELP servants and operatives ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PANTRY POLITICS servants' talk ...L19 UK society sl.
• PUG'S HOLE the housekeeper's room in a large establishment ...1847 colloq.
• PUG'S PARLOUR the housekeeper's room in a large establishment ...1847 colloq.
• SANKEY-CHAMBER a servants' hall ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VARLETRY varlets collectively; a number or crowd of attendants or menials ...1606
servant - person
• ABIGAIL a lady's maid; a female servant or attendant ...1616 arch. & hist.
• ACCOMMODATER * a temporary domestic help ...1902 US
• ADAM a faithful, devoted old servant ...Bk1922
• ADMINISTER † an attendant, a servant, a functionary ...1547
• ADMINISTRESS †* a female servant ...1483
• ALL-ABOUT-GIN a domestic servant ...1962 Aust.
• ANDREW †* a valet ,a gentleman's servant ...1700
• ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• BALAAM'S ASS a servant who is more far-seeing than his master ...Bk1822
• BANSMAN a bondsman, a servant ...1879 Sc.
• BAWD-PHYSIC an insubordinate servant ...c1561 UK sl.
• BAWDY-PHYSIC an insubordinate servant ...c1561 UK sl.
• BEARER in India: a palanquin carrier; a domestic servant who has charge of his master's clothes, furniture, and (often) his ready money ...1757
• BEASTY in India: the servant who supplies an establishment with water, which he carries in a skin slung on his back ...1781
• BEDCHAMBER-MAN a servant of the bedchamber ...1643
• BEDCHAMBER-WOMAN a servant of the bedchamber ...1833
• BEDYNER † a servant; an officer ...Bk1855
• BEGONIA BROOM a Black domestic worker ...Bk1972 Black homosexual sl.
• BEN-A-HOOSE-WOMAN a parlour-maid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BETWEEN GIRL a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1891
• BETWEEN-MAID a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1890
• BETWEEN SERVANT a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1890
• BHEESTIE, BHEESTY in India: the servant who supplies an establishment with water, which he carries in a skin slung on his back ...1781
• BID an Irish servant-girl ...c1790 sl.
• BIDDY 1. any woman, esp. an Irish maidservant; hence a term of address ...1600
2. any maid or housekeeper ...1924 Amer. sl.
• BIRLE † one who pours out drink; a cupbearer, a butler ...a1000
• BIRLER † one who pours out drink; a butler; the master of the revels at a sale, or a bidding-wedding, whose duties it is to superintend the refreshments, and ‘birl’ out the wine or other drink ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BITCH a subservient person; a servant ...1991 US sl.
• BLACK BOY † a Black man, esp. a Black manservant ...1594
• BLACK-GUARD † the lowest menials of a royal or noble household, who had charge of pots and pans and other kitchen utensils, and rode in the wagons conveying these during journeys from one residence to another; the scullions and kitchen-knaves ...1535
• BLACK JAUDY a dirty-faced lassie; but generally applied to those girls who go from house to house doing the lowest kitchen work - servants of servants ...1843 Sc.
• BLACK-TEAPOT a Black footman ...Bk1889 UK sl.
• BONE-PICKER a footman ...L18 sl.
• BONE-POLISHER a footman ...c1800 sl.
• BOOT-CATCH † a servant at an inn who pulled off the guests' boots ...1775
• BOOT-CATCHER a servant who removed a person's boots for cleaning ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT-DIGHTER the boot-cleaner ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWER-WOMAN a lady's maid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOY 1. formerly a slave or servant; later sometimes used of a Black adult male, usually considered insulting when the speaker is White ...1764 Amer. dial.
2. in South Africa: a coloured labourer or servant of any age or race ...1839
• BOY IN BUTTONS * a manservant in livery, a pageboy ...1842
• BUTTON BOY † a manservant, usually in livery; a pageboy ...1844
• BUTTONS a pageboy ...1848 colloq.
• CAB a female servant ...19C Sc.
• CABIN GIRL a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CADDAY a young boy; a boy hired as a servant ...Bk1997 Ireland
• CADDY a young boy; a boy hired as a servant
• CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry ...Bk1890 sl.
• CAMERIST a chamber-woman, a lady's maid ...1838 nonce word
• CHAR-WALLAH in India: a native servant who brings the early morning tea ...c1930 services sl.
• CINDER-GARBLER a female servant ...18C sl.
• CUSTREL a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms; esp. one who is a member of man-at-arm's lance, and is armed with a custil or coutel (knife or dagger) ...1474
• CUSTRELING † a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms ...a1556
• CUSTRON † a camp follower or sutler; a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms ...a1425
• DAILY a daily help, a charwoman, a maidservant ...1920s colloq.
• DAILY BODY a daily help (servant) ...c1918 colloq.
• DAMSEL † a maid in waiting; a female attendant; orig. a young lady of gentle birth, as maid of honour or waiting-woman to a lady of rank ...c1314
• DAPIFER one who brings meat to table ; hence, the official title of the steward of a king's or nobleman's household ...1636
• DROIL † a servant of all work; a drudge ...1579
• EYE-SERVANT * a servant or employee who is hard-working or obedient only when observed by his or her master or employer ...a1555
• EYE-SERVER * a servant or employee who is hard-working or obedient only when observed by his or her master or employer ...a1626
• EYE-WAITER †* a servant who awaits a confirmatory look from the master or mistress before acting ...1742
• FACTOTUM a servant who has the entire management of his master's affairs ...1824
• FART-CATCHER a footman; a servant who follows his master closely enough to be aware of his master's breaking of wind ...1785 Brit.
• GAL a servant-girl ...c1850 colloq.
• GALLEPYN an inferior servant in a great house ...1825 Sc.
• GALLERY NYMPH † a housemaid ...c1880 Winchester College usage
• GAL NYMPH † a housemaid ...c1880 Winchester College usage
• GALOPIN † an inferior servant in a great house ...1820 Sc.
• GALS the servants in a farmhouse are often called ‘the gals’ or maids; formerly also they were called the wenches ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• GARCION † a serving-man, a groom; esp. a young man or boy servant ...a1300
• GARSON † a serving-man, a groom; esp. a young man or boy servant ...a1300
• GENERAL a general servant; a maid-of-all-work ...1884 colloq. hist.
• GENERAL SERVANT a servant whose duties are general rather than limited to a particular sphere; a maid-of-all-work ...1725
• GENTLEMAN OF THE SHOULDER-KNOT a footman ...Bk1920
• GENTLEMAN'S GENT a valet ...1920s sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN a valet ...1725
• GENTLEMAN-USHER originally a state officer, attendant upon queens, and other persons of high rank; afterwards, a private affectation of state, assumed by persons of distinction, or those who pretended to be so; a gentleman acting as usher to a person of superior rank; a servant who was to hand his mistress to the coach, and walk before her bareheaded; in later times, she leaned upon his arm...1485
• GENT'S GENT a valet ...1920s sl.
• GILLIE † a male servant, esp. an attendant on a Highland chief; a Highlander ...1705 Sc.
• GILLIE-CASFLUE * a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. ...1754 hist.
• GILLIE-CASFLUICH * a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. ...1754 hist.
• GILLIE-MORE † the servant who carried the Chief's armour ...1832 Sc.
• GILLY † a male servant, esp. an attendant on a Highland chief; a Highlander ...1705 Sc.
• GIRL 1. a female servant or domestic employee' a maid; now generally, a female employee; often with the implication of social inferiority ...1668
2. (derogatory & offensive) a Black female servant or domestic employee ...1835 orig. US usage, later chiefly S. Afr.
• GIRL-OF-ALL-WORK a female domestic employee; a maidservant ...1831 hist.
• GIRZIE a female servant; a maidservant ...1828 Sc.
• GUTTERSNIPE (derogatory) a male servant ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• GYP orig., a domestic servant, esp. a menial kitchen servant; later, (at Cambridge and Durham Universities) a college servant, esp. one who attends on one or more undergraduates ...1676 colloq.
• HACK a person whose services may be hired for any kind of work required of him; a menial servant; a common drudge; especially, a literary drudge who hires himself out to do any and every kind of literary work; hence, a poor writer, a mere scribbler ...a1700
• HACKNEY † a person whose services may be hired for any kind of work required of him; a menial servant; a common drudge; especially, a literary drudge who hires himself out to do any and every kind of literary work; hence, a poor writer, a mere scribbler ...1546
• HACKNEY-MAN † a servant who attends to a hackney ...1362
• HA'-FOLK the folk of the hall, kitchen, or common room, the servants (ha' = hall) ...1786 Sc.
• HALL-FOLK servants, kitchen-folk ...1786 Sc.
• HALLION a gentleman's servant out of livery; an inferior servant employed to do odd jobs ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDMAID a female personal attendant or servant ...1382 arch.
• HANDMAIDEN a female personal attendant or servant ...a1300 literary arch.
• HANDMAN † a man-servant ...1754 Eng. dial.
• HANDSERVANT † a servant attending upon one; an attendant ...1578
• HAND-WOMAN † a female attendant; a handmaid ...a1300
• HARLOT † a male servant or attendant; a menial ...a1300
• HOUSE-FELLOW a fellow servant ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INGRATUS an ungrateful servant ...a1700 UK sl.
• INWARD MAID the housemaid in a farm-house, who has no work in the dairy, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK a serving-man or male attendant; a labourer; a man who does odd jobs, etc. ...1836-7
• JACKAL a person who does subordinate preparatory work or drudgery for another, or ministers to his requirements - a menial servant; a drudge ...a1688
• JACK-HOLD-MY-STAFF † a too humble servant; a servile attendant ...1625
• JARREHOE a man-servant ...Bk1896 Wellington College usage
• JEAMES a footman; a flunkey ...1845 sl.
• JOHN a man, esp. a male servant; a form of address to a man ...LME colloq.
• KAIL-BAILLIE † the servant who stays home on the farm on Sunday to prepare dinner and feed and water the cattle ...a1838 Sc.
• KEEP-UP anyone who looks after the home; a maid ...1970s US Black sl.
• K.M. a 'kitchen mechanic'; a maid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LACKET †* a lackey ...1523
• LACKEY, LACQUEY a (liveried) servant, a footman, a valet, a menial ...1529
• LAD 1. † a serving-man, attendant; a man of low birth and position; a varlet ...c1300
2. a young male servant or employee, esp. on a farm ...1721 Sc.
• LADY OF THE BROOM a housemaid ...1793
• LADY'S WOMAN a lady's maid ...1748
• LARY † a servant, a drudge, an odd-job man ...1825 Sc.
• LASS a maidservant ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAGDALEN MARM a servant who was recruited from the Magdalen home for 'fallen women' in Blackfriars Road, Southwark ...L19 sl.
• MAIDEN a servant-girl, a maid ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAID-OF-ALL-WORK a female servant who does all kinds of housework ...1809
• MALKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAN a manservant; a valet ...a1300
• MANCIPLE † a bondslave, a servant ...1387
• MAN FRIDAY a servile follower or attendant; a servant of all work ...1887
• MAN-OF-ALL-WORK a servant of all work ...1830
• MARCHIONESS a maid-of-all-work; a slatternly general maid ...1883
• MARQUESS OF MARROWBONES a lackey ...L16 Brit. sl.
• MARQUIS OF MARROWBONES a lackey, a servant ...L16 sl.
• MAWKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOLL SLAVEY a servant maid ...1789 UK sl.
• MOLLY a young woman, orig. a servant-girl ...1881 sl.
• MOP-SQUEEZER † a housemaid; a skivvy ...1578 sl.
• MORNING-GIRL a non-resident maidservant employed during the morning only ...1921 hist.
• MOULDY-PATE a servant wearing a grey powdered wig ...Bk1867 sl.
• MOZO a male servant or attendant; a groom; a labourer ...1811 chiefly Latin American
• NAIF a serf, a servant ...Bk1841 Sc.
• NAN a maid ...1596 colloq.
• NECESSARY WOMAN a servant woman ...1679-88 arch.
• NEIGHBOUR a partner; a fellow-servant; a bedfellow ...1871 Sc.
• OBEISANT † one who is obedient; an obedient servant; one under authority; a subordinate ...1475
• PACK-HORSE a drudge; a menial servant; a slave ...1594
• PACKING MOLLY a dishonest female domestic who, after learning where the household valuables are stored, paves the way for her outside confederates to lay hold of the prize and carry it away ...1881 US sl.
• PAGE † a low-ranking servant (usually a boy), esp. one employed as an assistant or apprentice to a more experienced servant; frequently with qualification indicating place of work, as 'page of the kitchen', etc. ...c1325
• PUG an upper servant in a large house, etc. ...c1840 sl.
• QUEAN a maidservant ...1818 Sc.
• QUINE a maidservant ...1818 Sc.
• RAG-CARRIER a term of contempt for a valet or an ensign ...a1754 nonce word
• RAINBOW a footman ...E19 sl.
• ROGUE † (derogatory) a servant ...L16
• SAMOA-SAMOA a coloured domestic ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• SARRANT † a servant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SARVANT a servant ...Bk1877 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SARVENT a servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SARVENT-WENCH a female servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SATELLITE an attendant upon a person of importance, forming part of his retinue and employed to execute his orders; often with reproachful connotation, implying subserviency or unscrupulousness in the service; a personal servant ...a1548
• SCALLAG † a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SCARLET RUNNER a footman ...M19 sl.
• SCHVARTZE(R) (rather derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHWARTZE(R) (rather derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCIVEY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SCODGIE-MAID a female kitchen-maid ...1822 Sc.
• SCOGIE-LASS a female drudge or kitchen-maid ...1786 Sc.
• SCOTCH WARMING-PAN a chambermaid who lay in the bed a while to warm it for the intending occupant ...1678 sl.
• SIGNED SERVANT an assigned servant ...1830 Aust. colloq.
• SIMON SOON GONE a lazy servant; 'he, that when his Mayster hath any thing to do, he will hide him out of the way' ...c1560 sl.
• SIX-POUNDER † a servant maid, from the wages formerly given to maid servants, which was commonly six pounds ...1785
• SKALLAG † a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SKIP a footman, lackey, or manservant; in later use, a college-servant at Trinity College, Dublin ...1698-1700
• SKIP-KENNEL † one who has to skip over the 'kennel's or gutters; a lackey, a footboy, a footman ...1668
• SKIVEY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SKIVVY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SLUMGULLION a servant; one who represents another ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• SLUSHIE, SLUSHY orig. a nickname for a ship's cook; any cook; an unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...M19
• SLUT * a kitchen maid; a drudge ...ME
• SPIDER-BRUSHER a domestic servant ...1841 US sl.
• SUBSERVANT †* an inferior servant ...1661
• SUIVANTE † a confidential maid ...1698
• SUKEY a general servant ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUMMELER a somler, a butler ...1841 arch.
• TABLE-MAID a domestic servant who lays the table and waits at meals ...1895
• TAG in servants' usage: a lower servant ...1857
• TAME CAT a harmless dangler after a married woman; a cavalier servant ...Bk1892
• TANNIKIN a maid, wife, whore, or widow ...1605 sl.
• TAPSMAN a servant who has the principal charge, other servants being subject to his orders ...Bk1825 Sc.
• TAY-BOY a man-servant ...1848 Ireland
• TEA-BOY a man-servant ...1848 Ireland
• TEASE a menial servant ...a1790 sl.
• TIGER † a smartly-liveried boy acting as groom or footman; formerly often provided with standing-room on a small platform behind the carriage, and a strap to hold on by; generally, an outdoor boy-servant ...c1817 sl.
• TIRE-MAID a woman who assists at a lady's toilet; a lady's maid ...1871
• TIRE-MAN † a man who assists at the toilet; a dresser or valet; also, a tailor ...1711
• TIRE-WOMAN a woman who assists at a lady's toilet; a lady's maid ...1615 arch.
• TIRING-WOMAN a lady's maid ...1732 arch.
• TOM a generic name for a waiter, a servant ...E18 sl.
• TOPSMAN a head man, a bailiff, a principal servant; the chief drover in charge of a herd of cattle on the road ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TRUSTY TROUT † a confidential friend; a true friend; a trusted servant ...c1661 sl.
• TWEENEY, TWEENIE, TWEENY a maidservant assisting both the cook and the housemaid ...1888
• UNDERLOUT † one who is subject or subordinate to another; an underling or servant; an inferior; the lowest boy on a farm; a lazy servant-boy ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UP-AND-DOWN a housemaid ...1900s sl.
• UPPER TEN SET those servants who work for the 'upper ten thousand' (social elite) ...L19 sl.
• VADELECT † a servant, a serving-man ...1586
• VADLET a servant, a serving-man ...1861 arch.
• VAISHLE a maid-servant ...Bk1866 Sc.
• VALECT † in ancient times was used to signify a young gentleman of good descent or quality; and afterwards it was applied to the rank of yeoman; a personal attendant, a valet ...1610 arch. or obs.
• VALET 1. in ancient times was used to signify a young gentleman of good descent or quality; and afterwards it was applied to the rank of yeoman; a man-servant performing duties chief relating to the person of his master; a gentleman’s personal attendant ...1567
2. * a footman acting as attendant or servant to a horseman ...1591 military usage
• VALET-DE-CHAMBRE one who waits on a nobleman or gentleman in his bedchamber, and dresses and undresses him; a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1646
• VALET-DE-SHAM a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1776
• VALET DE SHAMBER a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ... 1791
• VARLET a man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom ...1456 now arch.
• VARLETESS a female varlet ...1748
• VARLET OF THE CHAMBER † a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1567
• VARLETTO † a man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom ...1598
• VASSAL 1. a humble servant or subordinate; one devoted to the service of another ...c1500
2. a maidservant ...1866 Sc.
• WAITER 1. † a man of lower rank employed as a household servant; a groom, a footman, a servitor ...a1483
2. † a servant (in a private house) whose particular duty it is to wait upon those seated at table ...1528
3. †* a waiting-woman ...1639
• WAITER-WENCH a female servant ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WAITING GENTLEWOMAN an upper-servant who attends on a lady in her chamber ...1599
• WAITING-MAID a superior female servant in personal attendance on a lady ...1561
• WAITING-MAN † a male servant who waits or attends upon his employer or on an official ...1518
• WAITING-WOMAN a female servant, or personal attendant ...1565 now arch.
• WAITRESS †* a waiting-maid, a handmaid ...c1586
• WALLET a valet ...Bk1825 Sc.
• WALLIE, WALLY a personal servant or attendant ...1816 Sc.
• WARDROBE-MAID a lady's maid; a personal attendant ...1865
• WARLOT a varlet; a servant, a groom, an attendant ...1525 Sc.
• WARD-WOMAN a woman in charge of her mistress's wardrobe ...1831 arch.
• WENCH a servant girl ...L16
• WILLY the stereotype of a domestic Black servant or slave ...19C US sl.
• YELLOW-PLUSH † a humorous appellation for a footman, esp. one who wears breeches made of yellow plush; also, an underling; a lackey ...1841
• YEMAN † a servant of a rank next below a squire; a person of middling rank ...Bk1855
• YEOMAN a servant or attendant in a royal or noble household, usually of a superior grade, ranking between a sergeant and a groom, or between a squire and a page ...a1377
• YEOMAN OF THE MOUTH an officer belonging to his Majesty’s pantry ...a1700
• YOUNGER † a follower, a disciple; a servant, a subordinate; generally, a person who is lower in rank ...c1000
• YOUNG MAN † a man in the service of, or in attendance upon, a person of high rank or an official; a male servant or attendant in a royal or noble household; a yeoman ...1362
• ZARVUNT a servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
servant - person, other
• WADDLER-WIFE † a woman who kept a servants' register office ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• WADLER-WIFE in Newcastle, the keeper of a register office for servants ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• YOUNG LADY * the young woman or girl upon whom a domestic servant, esp. a maidservant, waits or attends ...1608
servant - verbs
• BUTTLE to do a butler's work ...1918 jocular
• DANGLE to be in attendance, as a servant ...M18 sl.
• DO FOR to do the work of a servant ...1844 sl.
• LACKEY † to do service as a lackey, esp. as a running footman; to run on errands, to do menial service; often followed by 'after', 'by', 'to', 'upon', 'it' ...1568
• SANK † to perform menial offices in the servants' hall of large family ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCIVEY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVEY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVVY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• TOTE of a domestic servant: to take home, surreptitiously or as an acknowledged perquisite, leftover food or others goods from one's employer ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TOTE OFF of a domestic servant: to take home, surreptitiously or as an acknowledged perquisite, leftover food or others goods from one's employer ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TOTE THE CROOKED ARM of a domestic servant: to take home purloined food ...1984 Amer. dial.
servant - phrases
• I'M NOT YOUR BUM BOY I am not your servant ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
SERVE - verbs
• BESERVE † to serve diligently ...a1300
• FAMULATE † to serve ...1623
• SAIR to serve, to serve out; to treat ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SARROW to serve ...1818 Eng. dial.
SERVICE - nouns
• VASSALAGE subjection, subordination, servitude; service ...1595
• VASSALRY subjection, subordination, servitude; service ...1594
service - person
• VASSAL a humble servant or subordinate; one devoted to the service of another ...c1500
SERVICEABLE - adjectives
• LASTFUL †* helpful, serviceable ...c1000
• OPPORTUNE † advantageous, serviceable, useful ...1432-50
• STALWORTH † of things: serviceable ...c897
• UTIBLE † that may be used; useful, serviceable ...1623
• HALF-MEMBER † a semicolon ...1762
SEMI-CONSCIOUS - adjectives
• MAIZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SEND - verbs
• MAND † to send forth ...a1310
• SEND DANCING † to send quickly ...1790 Sc.
• WAIVE † to send or dispatch ...a1400-50
SEND AWAY - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE to send away, to dismiss ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CHASSÉ to dismiss, to send away ...M19 society sl.
• OOSH to remove; to send away; to eject ...1960s sl.
SEND FOR - verbs
• OFSEND † to send for ...c1121
SENDING - nouns
• SAND † the act of sending; that which is sent, a message, present ...c1000
SENDING AWAY - nouns
• DEMISSION * a sending away, dismissal ...1811
SENILE - adjectives
• AGEDLIKE † having the appearance or marks of age; senile ...1530
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• DODDERING shaky, feeble, or infirm, as from old age; foolish, senile ...Bk1942 colloq.
• GAGA mad, esp. as a result of senility; eccentric, senile ...1920 UK sl.
• GUGGA eccentric, senile ...1910s sl.
• VEED defective in understanding; in one's dotage; senile ...c1850 Sc.
senile - person
• CRUMBLIE an elderly person; any person considered to be old or senile ...1976 sl.
• GAGA an eccentric, crazy, or senile person ...1938 sl.
• GAGAGOOTZ an eccentric or senile person ...1968 sl.
• GERIATRIC an old or senile person ...1977
• GRANNY a senile man or woman ...1923 Amer. dial.
SENILITY - nouns
• CADUCITY the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
• DECREPIDITY †* decrepitude, a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1760
• DECREPITAGE † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITANCY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITNESS † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1601
• DECREPITUDE the state or condition of being decrepit; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1603
• DECREPITY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1576
SENIOR - adjectives
• ELDER † of officials, etc.: that ranks before others by virtue of longer service; senior ...1642
• ELDEST † senior in rank or standing ...1721 military usage
senior - adverbs
• UPSTAIRS into a senior position ...1990s sl.
senior - nouns
• UPSTAIRS a higher authority, a senior position ...1950s sl.
SENIORITY - nouns
• ELDERSHIP the position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture ...1549
• WHISKERS seniority or tenure on a job ...1973 US sl.
SENSATION - adjectives
• GRINGLY producing a disagreeable or disgusting sensation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
sensation - nouns
• WOW something very exciting and successful; a sensation ...1920 Amer. sl.
• WOWSER something very successful and impressive; a sensation ...1928 Amer. sl.
sensation - verbs
• TAKE AWAY to deprive of sensation ...1792 Sc.
SENSATIONAL - adjectives
• ASS-KICKING terribly exciting; sensational, very good ...1977 Amer. sl.
• JUICY scandalous, sensational, esp. in a sexual way ...1883 UK sl.
• SHOW-STOPPING impressive; sensational ...colloq.
sensational - nouns
• SCAREHEAD a sensational newspaper headline; hence, any sensational writing ...1910s US sl.
SENSE - adjectives
• GUMPTIOUS having common sense; also, clever, vain, self-important ...1853
• HALFPENNY SHORT OF A SHILLING, A lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1939
• LEAN-WITTED silly, stupid, foolish; having little sense or shrewdness ...1593
• ONE SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1985
• ONE SPARK PLUG SHORT OF AN ENGINE lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1996
• SEVERAL BANANAS SHORT OF A MILKSHAKE lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1992
• SHORT OF A SHEET OF BARK lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1885
• SHORT OF THE FULL QUID lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1960
• SIX BRICKS SHORT OF A LOAD lacking in common sense or intelligence; mentally deficient; slightly crazy ...1960
sense - nouns
• BONSENSE good sense ...1681
• CAT SENSE common sense ...1963 Amer. dial.
• C.D.F. common sense (common dry fuck) ...1930 Royal Navy usage
• CHICKEN SENSE little sense ...1939 Amer. dial.
• COCUM, COKUM, KOCUM, KOKUM * good sense; acumen; judgement ...1848 sl.
• COMMON common sense ...1906 Brit. sl.
• EESKYIE goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• GUMP common sense, mother wit, shrewdness; also, initiative, enterprise, 'drive' ...1920
• GUMPTION practical good sense or initiative; shrewdness; courage; enterprise ...1719 colloq., orig. Sc.
• HALF-SENSE a minimum of intelligence or common sense ...1937 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-GEAR mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE SENSE practical good sense and shrewdness ...1832 sl., orig. US
• MENSE decency, propriety, decorum; sense, discretion, tact; good manners, politeness ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOTHER WIT natural intelligence; common sense ...c1440
• NOUS(E) instinct or common sense, as opposed to actual learning ...18C sl.
• RUMBLEGUMPTION common sense; mental smartness ...1787 Sc.
• SALTED SENSE sound common sense ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SAVEE, SAVEY, SAVVY good sense ...1785 sl.
• SCONCE, SKONCE judgement, sense ...M16 sl.
• SUSS common sense ...1977 UK sl.
• VAPOUR LOCK a temporary loss of common sense or memory ...1996 US sl.
sense - person
• EDUCATED FOOL a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• FUNGE † a person lacking intelligence or common sense; a fool ...1621
• MOROSOPH one who is 'foolishly wise'; a philosophical or learned fool; one learned but lacking common sense ...1751
sense - verbs
• ADD UP to make sense; to work as expected ...1930s sl.
• HAVE A GOOD NOSE FOR to have a propensity for; to have good sense of ...Aust. sl.
• HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
• HAVE EYES IN ONE'S HEAD to be able to see clearly; to be able to perceive, comprehend, or recognize something; to have good sense ...1579
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent; to have sense ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE ONE OAR OUT OF THE WATER to be slightly crazy; to be lacking in common sense or intelligence ...1985
• KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq.
• KNOW ENOUGH TO LAP SALT to have common sense ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LAP ALUM to do the most commonsensical thing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LAP SALT to do the most commonsensical thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S BALLAST to lose one's good judgement or sense ...1889 sl.
• NOT TO KNOW CATNIP to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE to come to one's senses ...1980s sl.
sense - phrases
• IT ALL ADDS UP it makes sense ...1930s sl.
• LIFT DOESN'T GO TO THE TOP FLOOR, THE he's slightly crazy or lacking in common sense or intelligence ...1985
SENSELESS - adjectives
• AIMLESS senseless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUZZARD senseless, stupid ...1592
• BUZZARDLY † stupid, senseless ...1561
• CRACKY crazy; senseless ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• CRIMINAL senseless or deplorable ...colloq.
• DAIVERT wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAVERED wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEAD unconscious, senseless ...1887 Amer. dial.
• DOOLALLY-TRAPPED knocked senseless ...1910s sl.
• DOUGH-BAKED deficient in reason or sense
• GAUMLESS wanting sense or discernment ...c1746 Eng. dial.
• GUMPTIONLESS senseless ...1823
• HAIVELESS senseless, meaningless ...1804 Sc.
• HALF-WITTED † lacking or deficient in common sense or reason; simple; senseless ...c1645
• HEADLESS of things, actions, etc.: senseless, stupid ...1586
• IDIOTICAL idiotic, senseless, stupid ...1751 Sc.
• IDLE † void of meaning or sense; foolish, silly, incoherent; also, of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
• INSANE idiotic, utterly senseless, irrational, obsessive ...M19
• MENSELESS thoughtless, silly, foolish; senseless ...1809 Sc.
• RAN-DAN senseless; idle; disorderly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS lacking common sense; silly; foolish; stupid; thoughtless; useless, awkward ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAKELESS without sense or gumption; silly, foolish, lacking drive or energy, sloppy, careless ...1820 Sc.
• SALTLESS senseless, without wit ...1810 Sc.
• SART-AND-FAIR stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITTED senseless, harebrained ...1867 Sc.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED helpless, senseless ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKY WESTERN CROOKED helpless, senseless ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TAIVERT idle, foolish, senseless, half-witted, raving ...1823 Sc.
• UNFARRANT ill-informed, senseless, without quickness of apprehension; rude, unmannerly ...1838 Sc.
• UNWITLESS † senseless, insensible ...a1225
• VAIN † of persons: devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition ...1390 rare or obs.
• WANT-WIT witless, senseless ...1894
• ZATENFARE stupid, senseless, idiotic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ZONED dazed and senseless; oblivious ...Bk1995 US sl.
senseless - nouns
• BALA coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
• BALDERDASH a senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written ...1674
• LAST YEAR'S BIRD'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S CROW'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S WASP NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1986 Amer. dial.
senseless - person
• BAGPIPE an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
• BOSTHOON an awkward fellow; a tactless, senseless person...1830 Irish
• DAFF † one deficient in sense or in proper spirit; a simpleton, a fool; a coward ...c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• GAMPHREL(L) * a stupid, foolish, or senseless person; a fool, a blockhead, an idiot ...1729 Sc.
• GUMP a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1825 Amer. dial.
• GUMP-HEAD a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GUMPY a stupid, foolish, or awkward person; an idiot; a senseless person; a dolt ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HAIVREL, HAVEREL, HAVERIL one who talks without sense, one who engages in empty, idle talk ...a1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LACKBRAIN † one who is destitute of sense or brains; a stupid fellow; one that wants wit ...Bk1790
• MOAK a senseless, foolish fellow; a bore ...1855
• MOLDWARP, MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MORTWORP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• PADDICK a stupid, senseless person ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• PATE-HEAD a silly, senseless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SACKLESS a weak, senseless person; a helpless, clumsy fellow ...1778 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WIT a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITS a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SILLY BOY GOT NONE a senseless person ...Brit. sl.
• SPACE CASE a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1981 US sl.
• SPACE COOKIE a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1983 US sl.
• SPACE GHOST a person lacking common sense; one who is out of touch; an airhead; a crazy person ...1997US sl.
• TAWPY a silly person; a simpleton; a foolish, senseless, or thoughtless girl or woman; a headstrong, untidy girl ...1728 Sc.
• WANT-WIT one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
• YAWNY an idiotic or senseless person; a fool; a simpleton; a dolt ...Bk1887 Eng. dial.
senseless - verbs
• MAWK to go about stupidly; to move in a senseless manner ...1740 Eng. dial.
• NAFF to talk in a pert, senseless way; to argue snappishly, esp. of children and persons of diminutive appearance ...Bk1903 Sc.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY IF THE BAGS WERE OPEN to be very stupid; to lack common sense ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY to very stupid; to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• UNSENSE to render senseless or insensible; to stun with a blow or fall ...1892 Eng. dial.
senseless - phrases
• HAIR AND HEAD, AN' THAT'S ALL said of one without brains or sense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SENSELESSLY - adverbs
• VAINLY † foolishly, senselessly, thoughtlessly ...1588
SENSIBLE - adjectives
• COCUM, COKUM sensible ...M19 sl.
• COKUM sensible ...M19 sl.
• FURNISHED † possessed of one's faculties physical and mental ...1473
• LIKELY sensible, intelligent ...1809 Amer. dial.
• RATIONABLE † rational; sensible ...1620
• SALTED 'seasoned' with good sense; sensible ...1647
• SANSHACH of children: sage, sensible, well-behaved ...1904 Sc.
sensible - nouns
• FAIR THING a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SKILL † a wise or sensible act ...a1500
• USE ONE'S BEAN to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S BLOCK to act sensibly ...1980s NZ sl.
• USE ONE'S LOAF to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S SKULL to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE ONE'S TURNIP to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
• USE THE OLD BEAN to think, to act intelligently or sensibly, to work things out ...1930s sl.
sensible - interjections
• USE YOUR LOAF! be sensible! ...1930s sl.
SENSITIVE - adjectives
• BLEEDING HEART (disparaging) sensitive to the plight of others, anguished; often as 'bleeding heart liberal' ...1958 UK sl.
• DAUNCH † fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• KITTLY easily offended; sensitive ...Sc.
• NESH dainty, delicate; tender, sensitive; sickly ...1870 Amer. dial.
• OUCHY irritable, short-tempered, touchy, easily offended, sensitive, intolerant ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SET ON A HAIR TRIGGER extremely sensitive to stimuli ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TECHY touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended, sensitive ...1815 Amer. dial.
• TETCHIOUS sensitive to touch ....1951 Amer. dial.
• TETCHOUS sensitive to touch ....1842 Amer. dial.
• TETCHY of a subject, situation, etc.: sensitive, ticklish ...1886 Amer. dial.
• THIN-SKINNED sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy
• TICKLE in unstable equilibrium; easily upset or overthrown, insecure, tottering, crazy; delicate, sensitive ...1515
• TICKLISH 1. easily upset in temper; apt to be offended, sensitive, touchy ...1581
† 2. sensitive; easily affected ...1684
• TOUCHOUS physically sensitive; tender, painful to the touch ...1894 Amer. dial.
sensitive - person
• BIG GIRL'S BLOUSE a weak, cowardly, timid, or oversensitive man; an ineffectual person; an effeminate male ...1969 UK sl.
• POOSHEY, POOSHIE, POOSHY an over-sensitive person ...1960s Ulster sl.
• PUSHIE an over-sensitive person ...1960s Ulster sl.
• QUICHE-EATER a sensitive man; an effeminate male ...1984 US sl.
sensitive - verbs
• HAVE A HAIR CROSSED to be touchy, sensitive, or defensive ...1968 Amer. dial.
SENSUAL - adjectives
• CHEESECAKE sensual, provocative; said of pictures or photographs of girls ...20C Amer. sl.
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• FULL-BLOODED vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
SENSUALISM - nouns
• CARNALISM * sensualism ...1864
SENSUALIST - person
• ACOLAUST † one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist ...1633
• BITCH a term of abuse for a woman; strictly, a lewd or sensual woman; later, a malicious, treacherous, unpleasant, or otherwise despicable woman ...a1400
• CARNALIST † a fleshly-minded or unspiritual man; a sensualist ...1621
• CARNALITE † a fleshly-minded or unspiritual man; a sensualist ...1573
• EARTH MOTHER a sensual or fecund woman; a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
SENSUOUS - adjectives
• FRENCH deviant, sensuous, lewd, kinky, illicit ...sl.
• MOLLITIOUS * luxurious, sensuous; inviting to repose ...1646
sensuous - person
• NYMPHET a sensuous and sexy young woman ...1955 US colloq.
SENT - adjectives
• MISSIBLE * capable of being sent ...1809
SENTENCE - nouns
• IMPRESS † a motto, sentence ...1611
SENTENCE (authoritative decision) - verbs
• DEEM † to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
• IMPUTE †* to convict, to condemn, to sentence ...c1540
SENTIMENT - nouns
• GOO a silly demonstration of affection; excessive sentiment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMALTZ excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
SENTIMENTAL - adjectives
• DRIPPY drivelling, sloppily sentimental ...1952
• GAGA foolish; silly; witless; sentimental about, infatuated ...1917 sl.
• GAGA OVER sentimental about, infatuated with ...1920s sl.
• GOOEY excessively sentimental ...1935 sl.
• GOO-GOO foolish; mawkish; sentimental ...1910s US sl.
• GUMMY sentimental; maudlin ...1940 Amer. sl.
• GUSHING excessively sentimental and effusive, either inanely or insincerely ...1864 colloq.
• GUSHY excessively sentimental and effusive, either inanely or insincerely ...1889 colloq.
• ICK sickly, over-sentimental, distasteful ...1960s US sl.
• ICKY of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ICKY-BOO of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ICKY-POO of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
• IKKY excessively sentimental ...1939 sl.
• LACKADAISICAL feebly sentimental, affectedly languishing ...M18
• MARSHMALLOW sentimental ...1960s US sl.
• MENTISENTAL sentimental ...1840 sl.
• MUSH-BRAINED stupid; sentimental; nonsensical ...1980s sl.
• MUSHY excessively sentimental or emotional, insipidly or gushingly romantic ...1848 US colloq.
• NAMBY-PAMBY 1. of style, actions, etc.: weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty, affectedly or childishly simple ...1745
2. of persons: inclined to weak sentimentality, affected daintiness, or childish simplicity; of a weak or trifling character; effeminate; overnice ...1774
• ON THE COB sentimental; simplistic; banal ...1930s US sl.
• PARRITCH-HERTIT sentimental, weakly emotional (parritch = porridge) ...1877 Sc.
• SAPPY sentimental and mawkish ...L19 US sl.
• SAWNEY foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SCHMALTZY excessively sentimental; mawkish ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZY sentimental, mawkish ...Brit. sl.
• SLOPPY excessively sentimental ...1883 sl., orig. US
• SLUSHY excessively sentimental ...1889 sl., orig. US adj.
• SMARMY smug, self-satisfied; overly sentimental ...1909 UK sl.
• SOPPY foolishly sentimental; naive ...1918 UK sl.
• STICKY mawkish; excessively sentimental ...1841
• SUGARY sentimental ...1591
• TOO-TOO extravagantly and affectedly sentimental, gushing ...colloq.
• TWEE excessively sentimental ...1956 sl.
• WAPPY sentimental, idealistic ...1950s sl.
• YECCHY excessively sentimental ...1956 US sl.
• YECHY excessively sentimental ...1956 US sl.
• YUCKY excessively sentimental ...1970 sl.
• YUKKY excessively sentimental ...1970 sl.
sentimental - nouns (includes SENTIMENTALITY)
• GUSH talk too effusive and objectionably sentimental ...c1865 colloq.
• MUSH sentimental nonsense; a silly demonstration of affection ...M19 US
• NAMBY-PAMBY that which is marked by affected prettiness and feeble sentimentality ...a1764
• SCHMALTZ mawkish sentimentality, esp. of a film, play, song. etc. ...Brit. sl.
• SHMALTZ mawkish sentimentality, esp. of a film, play, song. etc. ...Brit. sl.
• SLUSH nonsense, drivel; sentimental rubbish ...M19 colloq.
• SOB STUFF sentimental narrative ...1918
sentimental - person
• GUSHER an over-effusive and sentimental talker ...1864 colloq.
• MARSHMALLOW a soft, weak, or sentimental person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MOONCALF a person who idles time away in dreaming; an absent-minded, distracted person, or one given to sentimentality ...a1627
• MUSHBALL a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSH-FACE a fool; a sentimental idiot ...1920s sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY a weakly sentimental a feeble or effeminate person; an overly nice person ...1885
• OLD LADY of a man: a weakling, a sentimentalist ...1930s sl.
• SOB SISTER an excessively sentimental person ...1912 sl., orig. US
• SOFTIE, SOFTY a person who is sentimental, weakly foolish, or lacking in physical endurance ...1886
• SUCKER FOR SUCCOTASH a sentimentalist ...Bk1942 US sl.
sentimental - verbs
• DROOL OVER to express or feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• GAGA to act sentimentally ...1930s US sl.
• GUSH to talk too effusively and sentimentally; often, also insincerely ...1864 colloq.
• TALK WET to talk in a sentimental, soft manner; to talk stupidly ...1910s sl.
SENTIMENTALIZE - verbs
• SCHMALTZ to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SCHMALTZ UP to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SHMALTZ UP to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
SENTINEL - person
• WAIT † a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
• WARDEN * a gatekeeper, a porter, a sentinel ...a1225
SEPARATE - adjectives
• SINGULAR † 1. separate, individual, single ...c1340
† 2. separate from others by reason of superiority or pre-eminence ...1377
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
• SUNDERLY † separate, several; distinct, diverse, different ...a1225
• SUNDRILY †* separate, individual, special ...a900
• SUNDRY † having an existence, position, or status apart; separate, distinct ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
separate - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE of things: to separate, to fall away ...1842 Amer. sl.
• CANTON † to divide a part from, or cut it out of a whole; to separate, to sever by division ...1653 arch. or obs.
• DEAL † to separate, to sever ...a1000
• DECEPER † to dissever, to separate ...1547
• DECIDE †* to cut off, to separate ...1579
• DIFFER to separate, to divide; to cause difference between ...1814 Sc.
• GARBLE † to 'sift' or 'weed' an army, corporation, etc., so as to exclude unfit or uncompliant members; to separate the valuable from the worthless ...1650
• HEMO to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• OBSQUATULATE of an object: to separate, to break away from ...19C sl., orig. US
• RACK † to pull or tear apart; to separate by force; to break up ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RENDER † to separate; to disperse ...1826 Eng. dial.
• RID to separate, to part combatants ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCALE of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALE-SET to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SINGLE * to separate or part from each other ...1570-6 now
• SKAIL * to separate, to remove ...a1833 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKILL † to separate, to part from ...a1200
• SLIP THE PAINTER to send a person or thing 'adrift' or away; to clear off; to sever a connection, effect a separation ...a1700
• SUNDER * to keep apart, to separate by an intervening space or barrier ...1606
• TO-CLEAVE † to cleave asunder; to split open; to divide or separate into two parts ...c888
• TO-DEAL † to divide into parts; to distribute, to deal out; also, to separate, to sever ...c888
• TO-DIGHT † to put apart, to separate ...1340
• TO-DO † to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839
• TO-DREVE † to drive asunder or apart; to disperse, to separate, to scatter ...a900
• TO-GO † to go in difference directions; to be divided, separate; to disappear ...c1000
• TO-TWIN † to separate, to divide ...c1200
SEPARATED - adjectives
• SUNDERABLE able to be separated ...1885
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
separated - nouns
• SCALE † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• SKAIL † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
SEPARATELY - adverbs
• BY ODD † separately, by itself, alone ...c1330
• BY SUNDRIES † individually; separately ...a1400-50
• SUNDER †* apart, asunder, separately ...a1300
• SUNDERLEPES † separately, apart from the rest, severally ...c1020
• SUNDERLY † separately, apart; individually; singly ...c888
• SUNDERWISE †* asunder; separately ...a1400
• SUNDRILY † separately, severally, individually ...a900
• SUNDRY † separately, apart; severally, individually ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
SEPARATING - adjectives
• SUNDRY †* that separates; dividing; discriminating, discerning ...1564
separating - nouns
• GARBLING † the act or process of 'sifting' a corporation, etc., so as to exclude unfit or uncompliant members; separating the valuable from the worthless ...a1661
SEPARATION - nouns
• ABGREGATION † a separation from the flock ...1731
• ABREPTION †* a snatching away; complete separation ...1681
• ABSCISSION 1. a cutting off or violent separation ...1612
† 2. the state of being cut off; separation and removal ...1633
• DECEPERATION † separation, severance ...a1450
• DECISION † a cutting off, separation ...1584
• SKAIL a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SUNDERANCE * severance, separation ...1435
• SUNDERMENT * separation ...1818
SEQUEL - nouns
• AFTERCLAP anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial.
• SUITE * 1. a sequel, a result ...c1800
* 2. a sequel to a literary work ...1839
SEQUENCE - nouns
• SUIT †* a succession, sequence ...1412-20
SEQUESTERED - adjectives
• SEQUELTERED sequestered and sheltered ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SERENADE - nouns
• CHARIVARI a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CHEVRARAI a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CHIVERIE a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SHIVAREE a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKIMELTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1886Amer. dial.
• SKIMMELTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMERTON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1868 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMITON a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1941 Amer. dial.
serenade - verbs
• CHARIVARI to serenade a newly-married couple with horns, bells, drums, etc. ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SHIVAREE to serenade a newly-married couple with horns, bells, drums, etc. ...1890 Amer. dial.
SERF - person
• BOUNDE † a husbandman, a peasant, a serf ...c1320
SERIES - nouns
• DAISY CHAIN a series of events that return to the beginning ...1954 US sl.
SERIOUS - adjectives
• DARK aggressive; very serious ...1980s UK Black sl.
• DEEDY serious, solemn ...1895 chiefly Eng. dial.
• DEEP † serious, weighty, important ...1596
• DINKUM serious ...1962 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM serious, in earnest ...1934 Aust. sl.
• IN NETTLE-EARNEST not disposed to bear jesting, serious, in deadly earnest ...1838 Sc.
• INTENSE serious; soulful ...1879 colloq.
• JOCOSERIOUS half jocular, half serious; blending jokes and serious matters ...M17
• OLD wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SAIR serious, considerable, sad, thoroughgoing ...1776 Sc.
• SAIRIE † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SAIRIOUS serious ...1871 Sc.
• SAIRY † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SARRIE † serious, solemn ...1808 Sc.
• SOLEMNCHOLY excessively solemn or serious; melancholy ...1855
• SULLEN † solemn, serious ...1583
• UNLAIGHT † doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VICIOUS serious ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
serious - nouns
• RATTLER something serious or impressive ...1847 sl.
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
serious - person
• HORN-RIMMED FEMME a serious minded woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SOBERSIDES a serious or sedate person ...1705
serious - verbs
• MUMP to talk seriously ...M19 sl.
• PULL A KITE to look or be serious ...19C sl.
serious - phrases
• I KID YOU NOT expresses sincerity; implies that the speaker is being absolutely serious ...1914 sl., orig. US
• WHEN THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY when matters become serious ...1892
SERIOUSLY - adverbs
• CAPITALLY fatally, seriously ...1606
• DEEPLY † with deep seriousness, solemnly ...c1300
• FAIR DINKUM honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
• FOR FAIR in reality, earnestly, seriously ...1853 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY † gravely, seriously ...1563
• MORTALLY extremely, intensely, seriously ...1930 Amer. dial.
SERIOUSNESS - nouns
• GAME FACE a look or manner characterized by single-minded dedication, determination, or seriousness ...1950 US colloq.
• SADNESS seriousness, gravity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SERMON - nouns
• HASHY an old sermon preached over again ...1836 Sc.
• PREACHIFICATION a tedious sermon ...1843 colloq.
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• SERMOCINATION † talk, conversation; a discourse, sermon; speech-making ...1514
sermon - verbs (includes SERMONIZE)
• EARWIG to lecture, to sermonize ...M19 sl.
• NEW COLLAR AND CUFF to furbish up an old sermon ...Bk1902 clerical usage
• PREACHIFY to deliver a tedious sermon; to moralise wearisomely ...1775 colloq.
• SCOTCH THE PREACHER to say "Amen' and grunt frequently during the sermon ...1890 Amer. dial.
SERPENT - nouns (also see SNAKE)
• ADDER † a serpent ...c950
• BASILICOCK † a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal; a basilisk ...1340
• BASILISK a fabulous reptile, also called a 'cockatrice,' alleged to be hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg; ancient authors stated that its hissing drove away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look was fatal ...a1300
• EINATTER a serpent ...1851 Eng. dial.
• JACULE †* a serpent that darts on its prey ...1572
• SIREN † an imaginary species of serpent ...1340
SERVANT - adjectives
• FAMULARY * belonging to servants ...1840
• SUFFARRANEOUS †* being under another servant; it being an ancient custom among the Romans, that the chief servant took his portion of corn from the master, the under servant from him ...1658
servant - nouns
• FAMILY † the servants of a house or establishment; the household ...a1400
• HELP servants and operatives ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PANTRY POLITICS servants' talk ...L19 UK society sl.
• PUG'S HOLE the housekeeper's room in a large establishment ...1847 colloq.
• PUG'S PARLOUR the housekeeper's room in a large establishment ...1847 colloq.
• SANKEY-CHAMBER a servants' hall ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VARLETRY varlets collectively; a number or crowd of attendants or menials ...1606
servant - person
• ABIGAIL a lady's maid; a female servant or attendant ...1616 arch. & hist.
• ACCOMMODATER * a temporary domestic help ...1902 US
• ADAM a faithful, devoted old servant ...Bk1922
• ADMINISTER † an attendant, a servant, a functionary ...1547
• ADMINISTRESS †* a female servant ...1483
• ALL-ABOUT-GIN a domestic servant ...1962 Aust.
• ANDREW †* a valet ,a gentleman's servant ...1700
• ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• BALAAM'S ASS a servant who is more far-seeing than his master ...Bk1822
• BANSMAN a bondsman, a servant ...1879 Sc.
• BAWD-PHYSIC an insubordinate servant ...c1561 UK sl.
• BAWDY-PHYSIC an insubordinate servant ...c1561 UK sl.
• BEARER in India: a palanquin carrier; a domestic servant who has charge of his master's clothes, furniture, and (often) his ready money ...1757
• BEASTY in India: the servant who supplies an establishment with water, which he carries in a skin slung on his back ...1781
• BEDCHAMBER-MAN a servant of the bedchamber ...1643
• BEDCHAMBER-WOMAN a servant of the bedchamber ...1833
• BEDYNER † a servant; an officer ...Bk1855
• BEGONIA BROOM a Black domestic worker ...Bk1972 Black homosexual sl.
• BEN-A-HOOSE-WOMAN a parlour-maid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BETWEEN GIRL a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1891
• BETWEEN-MAID a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1890
• BETWEEN SERVANT a maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid ...1890
• BHEESTIE, BHEESTY in India: the servant who supplies an establishment with water, which he carries in a skin slung on his back ...1781
• BID an Irish servant-girl ...c1790 sl.
• BIDDY 1. any woman, esp. an Irish maidservant; hence a term of address ...1600
2. any maid or housekeeper ...1924 Amer. sl.
• BIRLE † one who pours out drink; a cupbearer, a butler ...a1000
• BIRLER † one who pours out drink; a butler; the master of the revels at a sale, or a bidding-wedding, whose duties it is to superintend the refreshments, and ‘birl’ out the wine or other drink ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BITCH a subservient person; a servant ...1991 US sl.
• BLACK BOY † a Black man, esp. a Black manservant ...1594
• BLACK-GUARD † the lowest menials of a royal or noble household, who had charge of pots and pans and other kitchen utensils, and rode in the wagons conveying these during journeys from one residence to another; the scullions and kitchen-knaves ...1535
• BLACK JAUDY a dirty-faced lassie; but generally applied to those girls who go from house to house doing the lowest kitchen work - servants of servants ...1843 Sc.
• BLACK-TEAPOT a Black footman ...Bk1889 UK sl.
• BONE-PICKER a footman ...L18 sl.
• BONE-POLISHER a footman ...c1800 sl.
• BOOT-CATCH † a servant at an inn who pulled off the guests' boots ...1775
• BOOT-CATCHER a servant who removed a person's boots for cleaning ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT-DIGHTER the boot-cleaner ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWER-WOMAN a lady's maid ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOY 1. formerly a slave or servant; later sometimes used of a Black adult male, usually considered insulting when the speaker is White ...1764 Amer. dial.
2. in South Africa: a coloured labourer or servant of any age or race ...1839
• BOY IN BUTTONS * a manservant in livery, a pageboy ...1842
• BUTTON BOY † a manservant, usually in livery; a pageboy ...1844
• BUTTONS a pageboy ...1848 colloq.
• CAB a female servant ...19C Sc.
• CABIN GIRL a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CADDAY a young boy; a boy hired as a servant ...Bk1997 Ireland
• CADDY a young boy; a boy hired as a servant
• CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry ...Bk1890 sl.
• CAMERIST a chamber-woman, a lady's maid ...1838 nonce word
• CHAR-WALLAH in India: a native servant who brings the early morning tea ...c1930 services sl.
• CINDER-GARBLER a female servant ...18C sl.
• CUSTREL a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms; esp. one who is a member of man-at-arm's lance, and is armed with a custil or coutel (knife or dagger) ...1474
• CUSTRELING † a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms ...a1556
• CUSTRON † a camp follower or sutler; a servant or attendant to a knight or man-at-arms ...a1425
• DAILY a daily help, a charwoman, a maidservant ...1920s colloq.
• DAILY BODY a daily help (servant) ...c1918 colloq.
• DAMSEL † a maid in waiting; a female attendant; orig. a young lady of gentle birth, as maid of honour or waiting-woman to a lady of rank ...c1314
• DAPIFER one who brings meat to table ; hence, the official title of the steward of a king's or nobleman's household ...1636
• DROIL † a servant of all work; a drudge ...1579
• EYE-SERVANT * a servant or employee who is hard-working or obedient only when observed by his or her master or employer ...a1555
• EYE-SERVER * a servant or employee who is hard-working or obedient only when observed by his or her master or employer ...a1626
• EYE-WAITER †* a servant who awaits a confirmatory look from the master or mistress before acting ...1742
• FACTOTUM a servant who has the entire management of his master's affairs ...1824
• FART-CATCHER a footman; a servant who follows his master closely enough to be aware of his master's breaking of wind ...1785 Brit.
• GAL a servant-girl ...c1850 colloq.
• GALLEPYN an inferior servant in a great house ...1825 Sc.
• GALLERY NYMPH † a housemaid ...c1880 Winchester College usage
• GAL NYMPH † a housemaid ...c1880 Winchester College usage
• GALOPIN † an inferior servant in a great house ...1820 Sc.
• GALS the servants in a farmhouse are often called ‘the gals’ or maids; formerly also they were called the wenches ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• GARCION † a serving-man, a groom; esp. a young man or boy servant ...a1300
• GARSON † a serving-man, a groom; esp. a young man or boy servant ...a1300
• GENERAL a general servant; a maid-of-all-work ...1884 colloq. hist.
• GENERAL SERVANT a servant whose duties are general rather than limited to a particular sphere; a maid-of-all-work ...1725
• GENTLEMAN OF THE SHOULDER-KNOT a footman ...Bk1920
• GENTLEMAN'S GENT a valet ...1920s sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN a valet ...1725
• GENTLEMAN-USHER originally a state officer, attendant upon queens, and other persons of high rank; afterwards, a private affectation of state, assumed by persons of distinction, or those who pretended to be so; a gentleman acting as usher to a person of superior rank; a servant who was to hand his mistress to the coach, and walk before her bareheaded; in later times, she leaned upon his arm...1485
• GENT'S GENT a valet ...1920s sl.
• GILLIE † a male servant, esp. an attendant on a Highland chief; a Highlander ...1705 Sc.
• GILLIE-CASFLUE * a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. ...1754 hist.
• GILLIE-CASFLUICH * a servant responsible for carrying a Highland chief across a ford, stream, etc. ...1754 hist.
• GILLIE-MORE † the servant who carried the Chief's armour ...1832 Sc.
• GILLY † a male servant, esp. an attendant on a Highland chief; a Highlander ...1705 Sc.
• GIRL 1. a female servant or domestic employee' a maid; now generally, a female employee; often with the implication of social inferiority ...1668
2. (derogatory & offensive) a Black female servant or domestic employee ...1835 orig. US usage, later chiefly S. Afr.
• GIRL-OF-ALL-WORK a female domestic employee; a maidservant ...1831 hist.
• GIRZIE a female servant; a maidservant ...1828 Sc.
• GUTTERSNIPE (derogatory) a male servant ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• GYP orig., a domestic servant, esp. a menial kitchen servant; later, (at Cambridge and Durham Universities) a college servant, esp. one who attends on one or more undergraduates ...1676 colloq.
• HACK a person whose services may be hired for any kind of work required of him; a menial servant; a common drudge; especially, a literary drudge who hires himself out to do any and every kind of literary work; hence, a poor writer, a mere scribbler ...a1700
• HACKNEY † a person whose services may be hired for any kind of work required of him; a menial servant; a common drudge; especially, a literary drudge who hires himself out to do any and every kind of literary work; hence, a poor writer, a mere scribbler ...1546
• HACKNEY-MAN † a servant who attends to a hackney ...1362
• HA'-FOLK the folk of the hall, kitchen, or common room, the servants (ha' = hall) ...1786 Sc.
• HALL-FOLK servants, kitchen-folk ...1786 Sc.
• HALLION a gentleman's servant out of livery; an inferior servant employed to do odd jobs ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDMAID a female personal attendant or servant ...1382 arch.
• HANDMAIDEN a female personal attendant or servant ...a1300 literary arch.
• HANDMAN † a man-servant ...1754 Eng. dial.
• HANDSERVANT † a servant attending upon one; an attendant ...1578
• HAND-WOMAN † a female attendant; a handmaid ...a1300
• HARLOT † a male servant or attendant; a menial ...a1300
• HOUSE-FELLOW a fellow servant ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INGRATUS an ungrateful servant ...a1700 UK sl.
• INWARD MAID the housemaid in a farm-house, who has no work in the dairy, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK a serving-man or male attendant; a labourer; a man who does odd jobs, etc. ...1836-7
• JACKAL a person who does subordinate preparatory work or drudgery for another, or ministers to his requirements - a menial servant; a drudge ...a1688
• JACK-HOLD-MY-STAFF † a too humble servant; a servile attendant ...1625
• JARREHOE a man-servant ...Bk1896 Wellington College usage
• JEAMES a footman; a flunkey ...1845 sl.
• JOHN a man, esp. a male servant; a form of address to a man ...LME colloq.
• KAIL-BAILLIE † the servant who stays home on the farm on Sunday to prepare dinner and feed and water the cattle ...a1838 Sc.
• KEEP-UP anyone who looks after the home; a maid ...1970s US Black sl.
• K.M. a 'kitchen mechanic'; a maid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LACKET †* a lackey ...1523
• LACKEY, LACQUEY a (liveried) servant, a footman, a valet, a menial ...1529
• LAD 1. † a serving-man, attendant; a man of low birth and position; a varlet ...c1300
2. a young male servant or employee, esp. on a farm ...1721 Sc.
• LADY OF THE BROOM a housemaid ...1793
• LADY'S WOMAN a lady's maid ...1748
• LARY † a servant, a drudge, an odd-job man ...1825 Sc.
• LASS a maidservant ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAGDALEN MARM a servant who was recruited from the Magdalen home for 'fallen women' in Blackfriars Road, Southwark ...L19 sl.
• MAIDEN a servant-girl, a maid ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAID-OF-ALL-WORK a female servant who does all kinds of housework ...1809
• MALKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAN a manservant; a valet ...a1300
• MANCIPLE † a bondslave, a servant ...1387
• MAN FRIDAY a servile follower or attendant; a servant of all work ...1887
• MAN-OF-ALL-WORK a servant of all work ...1830
• MARCHIONESS a maid-of-all-work; a slatternly general maid ...1883
• MARQUESS OF MARROWBONES a lackey ...L16 Brit. sl.
• MARQUIS OF MARROWBONES a lackey, a servant ...L16 sl.
• MAWKIN † an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOLL SLAVEY a servant maid ...1789 UK sl.
• MOLLY a young woman, orig. a servant-girl ...1881 sl.
• MOP-SQUEEZER † a housemaid; a skivvy ...1578 sl.
• MORNING-GIRL a non-resident maidservant employed during the morning only ...1921 hist.
• MOULDY-PATE a servant wearing a grey powdered wig ...Bk1867 sl.
• MOZO a male servant or attendant; a groom; a labourer ...1811 chiefly Latin American
• NAIF a serf, a servant ...Bk1841 Sc.
• NAN a maid ...1596 colloq.
• NECESSARY WOMAN a servant woman ...1679-88 arch.
• NEIGHBOUR a partner; a fellow-servant; a bedfellow ...1871 Sc.
• OBEISANT † one who is obedient; an obedient servant; one under authority; a subordinate ...1475
• PACK-HORSE a drudge; a menial servant; a slave ...1594
• PACKING MOLLY a dishonest female domestic who, after learning where the household valuables are stored, paves the way for her outside confederates to lay hold of the prize and carry it away ...1881 US sl.
• PAGE † a low-ranking servant (usually a boy), esp. one employed as an assistant or apprentice to a more experienced servant; frequently with qualification indicating place of work, as 'page of the kitchen', etc. ...c1325
• PUG an upper servant in a large house, etc. ...c1840 sl.
• QUEAN a maidservant ...1818 Sc.
• QUINE a maidservant ...1818 Sc.
• RAG-CARRIER a term of contempt for a valet or an ensign ...a1754 nonce word
• RAINBOW a footman ...E19 sl.
• ROGUE † (derogatory) a servant ...L16
• SAMOA-SAMOA a coloured domestic ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• SARRANT † a servant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SARVANT a servant ...Bk1877 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SARVENT a servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SARVENT-WENCH a female servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• SATELLITE an attendant upon a person of importance, forming part of his retinue and employed to execute his orders; often with reproachful connotation, implying subserviency or unscrupulousness in the service; a personal servant ...a1548
• SCALLAG † a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SCARLET RUNNER a footman ...M19 sl.
• SCHVARTZE(R) (rather derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHWARTZE(R) (rather derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCIVEY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SCODGIE-MAID a female kitchen-maid ...1822 Sc.
• SCOGIE-LASS a female drudge or kitchen-maid ...1786 Sc.
• SCOTCH WARMING-PAN a chambermaid who lay in the bed a while to warm it for the intending occupant ...1678 sl.
• SIGNED SERVANT an assigned servant ...1830 Aust. colloq.
• SIMON SOON GONE a lazy servant; 'he, that when his Mayster hath any thing to do, he will hide him out of the way' ...c1560 sl.
• SIX-POUNDER † a servant maid, from the wages formerly given to maid servants, which was commonly six pounds ...1785
• SKALLAG † a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SKIP a footman, lackey, or manservant; in later use, a college-servant at Trinity College, Dublin ...1698-1700
• SKIP-KENNEL † one who has to skip over the 'kennel's or gutters; a lackey, a footboy, a footman ...1668
• SKIVEY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SKIVVY (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
• SLUMGULLION a servant; one who represents another ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• SLUSHIE, SLUSHY orig. a nickname for a ship's cook; any cook; an unskilled kitchen or domestic help ...M19
• SLUT * a kitchen maid; a drudge ...ME
• SPIDER-BRUSHER a domestic servant ...1841 US sl.
• SUBSERVANT †* an inferior servant ...1661
• SUIVANTE † a confidential maid ...1698
• SUKEY a general servant ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUMMELER a somler, a butler ...1841 arch.
• TABLE-MAID a domestic servant who lays the table and waits at meals ...1895
• TAG in servants' usage: a lower servant ...1857
• TAME CAT a harmless dangler after a married woman; a cavalier servant ...Bk1892
• TANNIKIN a maid, wife, whore, or widow ...1605 sl.
• TAPSMAN a servant who has the principal charge, other servants being subject to his orders ...Bk1825 Sc.
• TAY-BOY a man-servant ...1848 Ireland
• TEA-BOY a man-servant ...1848 Ireland
• TEASE a menial servant ...a1790 sl.
• TIGER † a smartly-liveried boy acting as groom or footman; formerly often provided with standing-room on a small platform behind the carriage, and a strap to hold on by; generally, an outdoor boy-servant ...c1817 sl.
• TIRE-MAID a woman who assists at a lady's toilet; a lady's maid ...1871
• TIRE-MAN † a man who assists at the toilet; a dresser or valet; also, a tailor ...1711
• TIRE-WOMAN a woman who assists at a lady's toilet; a lady's maid ...1615 arch.
• TIRING-WOMAN a lady's maid ...1732 arch.
• TOM a generic name for a waiter, a servant ...E18 sl.
• TOPSMAN a head man, a bailiff, a principal servant; the chief drover in charge of a herd of cattle on the road ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TRUSTY TROUT † a confidential friend; a true friend; a trusted servant ...c1661 sl.
• TWEENEY, TWEENIE, TWEENY a maidservant assisting both the cook and the housemaid ...1888
• UNDERLOUT † one who is subject or subordinate to another; an underling or servant; an inferior; the lowest boy on a farm; a lazy servant-boy ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UP-AND-DOWN a housemaid ...1900s sl.
• UPPER TEN SET those servants who work for the 'upper ten thousand' (social elite) ...L19 sl.
• VADELECT † a servant, a serving-man ...1586
• VADLET a servant, a serving-man ...1861 arch.
• VAISHLE a maid-servant ...Bk1866 Sc.
• VALECT † in ancient times was used to signify a young gentleman of good descent or quality; and afterwards it was applied to the rank of yeoman; a personal attendant, a valet ...1610 arch. or obs.
• VALET 1. in ancient times was used to signify a young gentleman of good descent or quality; and afterwards it was applied to the rank of yeoman; a man-servant performing duties chief relating to the person of his master; a gentleman’s personal attendant ...1567
2. * a footman acting as attendant or servant to a horseman ...1591 military usage
• VALET-DE-CHAMBRE one who waits on a nobleman or gentleman in his bedchamber, and dresses and undresses him; a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1646
• VALET-DE-SHAM a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1776
• VALET DE SHAMBER a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ... 1791
• VARLET a man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom ...1456 now arch.
• VARLETESS a female varlet ...1748
• VARLET OF THE CHAMBER † a gentleman’s personal attendant; a valet ...1567
• VARLETTO † a man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom ...1598
• VASSAL 1. a humble servant or subordinate; one devoted to the service of another ...c1500
2. a maidservant ...1866 Sc.
• WAITER 1. † a man of lower rank employed as a household servant; a groom, a footman, a servitor ...a1483
2. † a servant (in a private house) whose particular duty it is to wait upon those seated at table ...1528
3. †* a waiting-woman ...1639
• WAITER-WENCH a female servant ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WAITING GENTLEWOMAN an upper-servant who attends on a lady in her chamber ...1599
• WAITING-MAID a superior female servant in personal attendance on a lady ...1561
• WAITING-MAN † a male servant who waits or attends upon his employer or on an official ...1518
• WAITING-WOMAN a female servant, or personal attendant ...1565 now arch.
• WAITRESS †* a waiting-maid, a handmaid ...c1586
• WALLET a valet ...Bk1825 Sc.
• WALLIE, WALLY a personal servant or attendant ...1816 Sc.
• WARDROBE-MAID a lady's maid; a personal attendant ...1865
• WARLOT a varlet; a servant, a groom, an attendant ...1525 Sc.
• WARD-WOMAN a woman in charge of her mistress's wardrobe ...1831 arch.
• WENCH a servant girl ...L16
• WILLY the stereotype of a domestic Black servant or slave ...19C US sl.
• YELLOW-PLUSH † a humorous appellation for a footman, esp. one who wears breeches made of yellow plush; also, an underling; a lackey ...1841
• YEMAN † a servant of a rank next below a squire; a person of middling rank ...Bk1855
• YEOMAN a servant or attendant in a royal or noble household, usually of a superior grade, ranking between a sergeant and a groom, or between a squire and a page ...a1377
• YEOMAN OF THE MOUTH an officer belonging to his Majesty’s pantry ...a1700
• YOUNGER † a follower, a disciple; a servant, a subordinate; generally, a person who is lower in rank ...c1000
• YOUNG MAN † a man in the service of, or in attendance upon, a person of high rank or an official; a male servant or attendant in a royal or noble household; a yeoman ...1362
• ZARVUNT a servant ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
servant - person, other
• WADDLER-WIFE † a woman who kept a servants' register office ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• WADLER-WIFE in Newcastle, the keeper of a register office for servants ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
• YOUNG LADY * the young woman or girl upon whom a domestic servant, esp. a maidservant, waits or attends ...1608
servant - verbs
• BUTTLE to do a butler's work ...1918 jocular
• DANGLE to be in attendance, as a servant ...M18 sl.
• DO FOR to do the work of a servant ...1844 sl.
• LACKEY † to do service as a lackey, esp. as a running footman; to run on errands, to do menial service; often followed by 'after', 'by', 'to', 'upon', 'it' ...1568
• SANK † to perform menial offices in the servants' hall of large family ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCIVEY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVEY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVVY to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• TOTE of a domestic servant: to take home, surreptitiously or as an acknowledged perquisite, leftover food or others goods from one's employer ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TOTE OFF of a domestic servant: to take home, surreptitiously or as an acknowledged perquisite, leftover food or others goods from one's employer ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TOTE THE CROOKED ARM of a domestic servant: to take home purloined food ...1984 Amer. dial.
servant - phrases
• I'M NOT YOUR BUM BOY I am not your servant ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
SERVE - verbs
• BESERVE † to serve diligently ...a1300
• FAMULATE † to serve ...1623
• SAIR to serve, to serve out; to treat ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SARROW to serve ...1818 Eng. dial.
SERVICE - nouns
• VASSALAGE subjection, subordination, servitude; service ...1595
• VASSALRY subjection, subordination, servitude; service ...1594
service - person
• VASSAL a humble servant or subordinate; one devoted to the service of another ...c1500
SERVICEABLE - adjectives
• LASTFUL †* helpful, serviceable ...c1000
• OPPORTUNE † advantageous, serviceable, useful ...1432-50
• STALWORTH † of things: serviceable ...c897
• UTIBLE † that may be used; useful, serviceable ...1623