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SOPHISTICATED - SPEAKING
SOPHISTICATED - adjectives
• ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT, JUST LIKE NEW YORK fashionable; sophisticated ...1930s US Black sl.
• COOL BREEZE self-assured, sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• DAP alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
• EDUCATED sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FONKY-FRESH a general adj. of high praise, the most sophisticated, the smartest, the most attractive ...1980s US Black sl.
• FUNKED OUT sophisticated; blase ...1990s sl.
• FUNKED-UP excellent; first-rate; splendid; wonderful; cool; sophisticated ...1990s US Black sl.
• FUNKY-FRESH a general adj. of high praise, the most sophisticated, the smartest, the most attractive ...1980s US Black sl.
• HIGH-RENT sophisticated, superior ...1970s sl.
• ICE sophisticated, aware ...1970s US Black sl.
• JANE of a woman: smart, sophisticated ...1920s Sc. sl.
• KEWL good, sophisticated, self-possessed, 'cool' ...1998 US sl.
• LAANIE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LACED extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
• LACED BY THE NECK extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAHNEE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• NECKLACED extremely sophisticated; worldly ...1970s US Black sl.
• READY aware, sophisticated, prepared to deal with the real world ...1930s US Black sl.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCHOOLED intelligent, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• ULTRACOOL extremely sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• UPTOWN stylish, sophisticated; prosperous ...1855 Amer. dial.
• UPTOWNISH stylish, sophisticated; prosperous ...1966 Amer. dial.
SOPHISTICATED - nouns
• STYLING AND PROFILING posing as a cool, sophisticated individual, and backing that image with smart, fashionable clothes ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
SOPHISTICATED - nouns, person
• ACE HI a sophisticated, aware person ...1950s US Black sl.
• COOL BREEZE a person who thinks himself to be sophisticated but is not ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• COOL CAT a sophisticated, competent, unruffled, able person ...1940s sl., chiefly US Black
SOPHISTICATED - verbs
• KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S UNTIED to be sophisticated ...1907 Amer. dial.
SORCERER, SORCERESS - nouns, person
• BRUJA a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRUJO a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CACO-MAGICIAN an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art ...1656
• GALDRAGON † a sorceress, a witch ...1821 Sc.
• KAHUNA a priest of the native Hawaiian religion, a wise man, a minister; now esp. a sorcerer ...1873 Hawaii
• MAGHA †* a sorceress ...1609
• MAGUS one skilled in Oriental magic and astrology; an ancient magician or sorcerer ...1621
• OB † a wizard, magician, sorcerer, ventriloquist ...1659
• KAHUNA in Hawaii, a priest, a wise man; a minister; a sorcerer ...L19
• TALISMAN † a sorcerer, a magician ...1646
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
• WALKYRIE † a witch, a sorceress ...a1023.
SORCERY - adjectives
• VENEFICAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1584
• VENEFICIAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1658
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1646
• VENEFICOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1657
SORCERY - nouns
• FASCINATION † the casting of a spell; sorcery, enchantment, an instance of this, a spell, an incantation ...1605
• MALEFICE a wicked enchantment; sorcery ...c1374 arch.
• SIGALDRY †* enchantment, sorcery ...a1225
• VENEFICE † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...c1380
• VENEFY † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...1616
SORCERY - verbs
• KAHUNA to practice sorcery; to cast a spell ...1938 Hawaii
SORDID - adjectives
• GAGGY sordid, highly distasteful ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• MUCKY contemptible, sordid ...1683 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY sordid, sloppy; contemptible, excessive, seedy ...1930s sl., orig. US
SORDID - nouns
• LEPTOLOGY † a description of mean and sordid things ...1681
SORDID - nouns, person
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
SORE - adjectives
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, sore, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ANGRY of a wound or sore: inflamed, red ...1884 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• COCOBAY having a skin covered in repulsive sores ...20C W. Indies sl.
• ELDRITCH † of a sore or wound: painful ...1808 Sc.
• RANCOROUS † of a wound or sore: festering, inflamed, full of corruption, suppurating ...1660
• SAIR causing physical pain or distress; sore ...1808 Sc.
• SAIRISH somewhat sore ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALDERED blistered, sore, chafed ...1796 Eng. dial.
• SORE AS A BOIL, AS very painful, sore ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TETTERED having sore places; having the skin roughened by the wind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• VOID of sores, etc.: raw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORE - nouns
• ALLERNBATCH a boil, a carbuncle; an old sore ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ATTER a scab, a dry sore ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIN a fault; a blemish; a scar; discolouration of skin after a sore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBO a hurt or sore, an abrasion, a cut ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUG a fearful looking sore artificially produced to simulate a burn or scald by the use of Spanish blister ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CANKERFRET a sore or blister in the mouth ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUDLEY a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Dudley Moore)
• DUDLEY MOORE a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EHA pain; a sore ...1938 Hawaii
• ERCLE a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• FALE a pustule, a sore ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAGGER a deep, ragged cut or wound; a large, festering sore ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GALL a sore place or abrasion on the skin ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAW a sore place or abrasion on the skin ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAGGERAL a large, open, festering sore ...1866 Sc.
• HATTEREL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Sc.
• HITTERIL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PAID a sore ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANKLE †* a festering sore ...c1380
• RED-ROW a sore before it begins to heal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEF a skin eruption; the itch; the mange; a sore in the head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUNAROUND a suppurative inflammatory sore or swelling in a finger or thumb ...M19 US sl.
• RUN-ROUND a suppurative inflammatory sore or swelling in a finger or thumb ...M19 US sl.
• SAIR a sore; a wound, a bruise ...1768 Sc.
• SARKFUL OF SORE BONES, A a sore body ...1721 Sc.
• SCALDER a sore or 'angry' place ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALL a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOB a sore on the body ...1950 Sc.
• STRAWBERRY a sore or bruise, esp. one caused by friction with the ground ...1921 N. Amer. colloq.
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TEAKERS a running of watery matter from a sore ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• VENOM the discharge from a sore or wound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORE - verbs
• BELL of a sore: to throb, to be inflamed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEG(G) of a sore: to run, to ooze; to fester ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CLAW ON THE GALL † to touch a person on a sore or tender point ...c1386
• GALL to make sore by chafing or rubbing ...c1440
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• RUB ON THE GALL † to touch a person on a sore or tender point ...1523
• SCOURGE to become red and sore; to chap ...1892 Eng. dial.
SORORITY - nouns
• CHICKEN HOUSE a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
SORORITY - nouns, person
• BOWHEAD a silly coed who typically wears bows in her hair; a shallow sorority girl; a bouncy cheerleader type who ignores her intelligence, and is superficial ...1989 campus sl.
• MUFFY a young woman who has the look of a typical sorority member, with bleached blonde hair, an alice band, heavy make-up, and conventional clothes ...1980s US college sl.
• RUSHEE someone 'rushed' or entertained to assess their suitability for membership of a fraternity or sorority ...1916 US college sl.
SORROW - adjectives
• WAE-WORTH deserving to experience sorrow or suffering ...a1838 Sc.
• WAILFUL of cries, complaints, speeches: having the character of a wail, expressive of grievous pain or sorrow ...1544 chiefly poetic
SORROW - nouns
• BALE mental suffering; misery, sorrow, grief ...c1325
• BARRAT † trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain ...c1230
• CARE † utterance of sorrow; lamentation, mourning ...a1000
• EGRIMONY †* great sorrow, grief, sadness ...1626
• GRAME † grief, sorrow; harm ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
• HARM † grief, sorrow, pain, trouble, distress, affliction ...a1000
• HEAVITY † heaviness of heart; sorrow, sadness ...c1400
• LANGUOR † mental suffering or distress; pining, sorrow, affliction of spirit ...a1300
• OFTHINKING † displeasure, vexation, disgust, grief, sorrow ...a1225
• RAGE †* violent sorrow; a fit of this ...c1386
• SAIR sorrow, grief ...1736 Sc.
• SAP sorrow; tears produced by vexation or affliction ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SITE † care or sorrow; grief, trouble of any kind ...c1200
• TEAN sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEEN sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOUGHT care, grief, sorrow; a burden; a cause of trouble ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINE † affliction; trouble; sorrow ...1590.
• VEX a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry ...1815 Sc.
• WIFFLE-WOFFLES sorrow, the dumps, a state of depression ...20C colloq.
SORROW - nouns, person
• SEEK-SORROW † one who causes himself sorrow or vexation ...a1586
SORROW - verbs
• CARE † to sorrow or grieve ...a1000
• DEDOLEATE † to end one's sorrow or grief ...1623
SORROW - interjections
• ALAWK! an exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAR SAKES! exclamation expressive of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1871 Eng. dial.
• EH! an ejaculation of sorrow ...1567
• FATHER OF MERCY! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• ICHANE! † an exclamation of sorrow, alas! ...1513
• LACKADAISY! exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...1847
• LACK-A-DAY! † exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...1695 obs. or arch.
• MERCY BE BLESSED! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• MERCY BLESS THEE! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1899 Sc.
• MERCY OH! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MERCY SAVE ONE! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• OCH! an exclamation of surprise, regret, or sorrow; ah! oh! alas! ...1528 Sc. & Irish
• OCH-AND-ANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1790 Ireland
• OCHANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1892 Sc.
• OCH-AN-HEIGH-HO! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1899 Eng. dial.
• OCH-HEY! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1838 Sc.
• OCH HON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCH HON A-CHREE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCHON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1787 Sc.
• OCHONE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCH-ON-EE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OH-ANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1765 Sc.
• OHON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1785 Sc.
• SARBIT! an exclamation of sorrow; alas, woe! ...1776 Sc.
• ULLAGONE! an exclamation or cry of sorrow ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• VOW! used to express admiration, surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1790 Sc.
• WALAWAY! an exclamation of sorrow ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALLY! an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALY! an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WHAT IN MERCY! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1882 Sc.
SORROWFUL - adjectives
• ANGUISHOUS sorrowful, oppressed with pain ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BAD sorrowful; depressed..1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAISE† sad, sorrowful ...1825 Sc.
• BAISS † ashamed; sad, sorrowful ...1820 Sc.
• BALEFUL unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful ...c1325 arch.
• CAREFUL † full of grief; mournful, sorrowful ...a1000
• EARNFUL † causing anxiety or yearning; anxious; full of longing desire; sorrowful, lamentable, melancholy, sad ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ERNEFUL sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ERNFUL † sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1679 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRAME † grieved, sorrowful ...c1000
• HOUGHFUL † careful; anxious, sorrowful ...970
• ILL grieved, sorrowful ...BK1905 Sc.
• ILLAETIBLE †* sorrowful ...1623
• LANGUOROUS † distressful, sorrowful, mournful ...1490
• LUGUBRIOUS expressing or causing mourning; mournful, sorrowful, sad, dismal, pitiable ...1601
• MESTIFICAL † making sad or sorrowful ...1656
• MESTIVE † sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• OFF sad, sorrowful, regretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PENSIFUL † thoughtful, meditative, pensive; anxious, brooding; melancholy, sorrowful ...a1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SADDED † saddened, made sorrowful ...1680
• SADFUL †* sorrowful ...1658
• SAIR of the heart, etc. aching, grief-stricken, sorrowful ...1739 Sc.
• SAIRIE † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SAIRY † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SIGHFUL * sorrowful, sad ...1606
• SITEFUL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITFULL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SOURFUL sorrowful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THOUGHT-SICK † sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• THRENETIC pertaining to a threnody (a song of lamentation); mournful, sorrowful ...1656
• TRISTITIOUS †* full of sadness, sorrowful ...1694
• UNBLITHE † unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
• VEXSOME sorrowful, full of vexation; grievous, sad ...1852 Sc.
• WAILFUL full of lamentation, sorrowful ...1579 chiefly poetic
• YEARNFUL mournful, sorrowful ...a1566
SORROWFUL - nouns
• FACE LIKE A DYIN' CALF, A a morose, sorrowful look ...1988 Can. sl.
SORROWFUL - verbs
• CONTRISTATE † to make sad or sorrowful; to sadden, grieve ...1616
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TRISTITIATE †* to make sad or sorrowful, to sadden ...1628
SORROWFULLY - adverbs
• HEAVILY † with sorrow, grief, displeasure, or anger; grievously ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• UNBLITHELY † sorrowfully ...1415
SORROWING - adjectives
• BALE † sorrowing, mournful, woeful ...c1220.
SORRY - adjectives
• ALL SNOT AND TEARS sorry, remorseful, mournful ...Brit. sl.
• ECKY sorry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PAID very sorry ...1882 Sc.
• RANK sorry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORRY - verbs
• VEX to feel sorry, to be distressed, to grieve ...1825 Sc.
SORT - adjectives
• ANY KIN of any kind of sort ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OMNIMODE existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1656
• OMNIMODOUS existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1627
SORT - nouns
• SUIT † kind, sort, class ...1548
SORT - verbs
• SACK to sort out, to arrange ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SEPARATE THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS to sort the good persons or things from the bad or inferior
• WALE to choose, to select, to pick out, to sort ...a1310 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SO-SO - adjectives
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl.
SOUGHT - adjectives
• AFFECTED † sought after, aimed at, desired ...1597
• QUESITED †* sought for, asked about ...1647
• QUESITITIOUS †* sought for, asked about ...1674
SOULFUL - adjectives
• FUNKY soulful, elemental ...20C sl., orig. US Black
SOUND - adjectives
• BASS † low in sound, barely audible, soft ...c1450
• CACOPHONIC ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONICAL ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONIOUS harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound ...1833
• CACOPHONOUS ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound ...1797
• CLARISONOUS * having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill ...1731
• DEAF † of sounds: so dull as to be hardly or indistinctly heard; muffled ...1612
• DULCISONANT †* sounding sweetly ...1656
• FAIR † of sounds, odours, etc.: agreeable, delightful ...a1000
• FLUCTISONOUS sounding or roaring with waves ...B1900
• GRANDISONANT * stately-sounding ...1684
• GRAVISONOUS †* having a deep or heavy sound ...1727
• HARMONIC * melodious, tuneful, sweet-sounding ...1815
• HASK harsh in sound, tone, or manner ...1594 Sc.
• HORRISONANT sounding horribly; making a terrible or dreadful sound ...1656
• HORRISONOUS † making a horrible sound ...1631
• LUCTISONOUS †* making a mournful sound ...1721
• MAGNISONANT * high sounding ...a1843
• MEGALOPHONOUS of imposing sound ...1819 Burlesque nonce word
• MELLISONANT sweet-sounding ...a1634 arch.
• SILVERED † of sounds: sweet-toned or silver-toned ...1642
• STENTORIOUS * extremely loud or powerful in sound ...a1500
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
SOUND - nouns
• BABEL a confused turbulent medley of sounds; meaningless noise ...a1529
• BASENESS † lowness or feebleness in sound; deepness in tone ...1609
• BLUTE a sudden burst of sound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOFF a stroke with the hand that causes a hollow sound; the sound thus produced ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACOPHONY the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases ...1656
• DEAN a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DEEN a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DENE a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DERRUM a deafening noise; a confusion of sounds ...1879 Eng. dial.
• HARMOGE † a harmony of colours or sounds ...1601
• LATE † voice, sound ...a1300
• MEOUT a slight sound, the least noise ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• QUATCH † a word, a sound ...a1635
• TANG a sweet and pleasant sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEET the smallest sound; the least word ...B1900 Sc.
• V volume, as on a stereo ...1970s US sl.
• VACAYA any mechanical or electrical device that produces sound; a jukebox, a record player ...2002 UK sl.
• WAFF of sounds: a soft strain; a faint echo; a murmur ...1832 Sc.
• YAP a sound ...1950s sl.
SOUND - nouns, person
• CACOPHONOPHILIST a lover of harsh sounds
SOUND - verbs
• CACOPHONIZE * to make cacophonous (see SOUND - adjectives) ...1872
• DILL to still, to deaden sound; to lull a child to sleep ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAR to sound nicely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• QUOTE to echo, to sound ...1941 Amer. dial.
SOUNDLY - adverbs
• TO THE TRUE BEN soundly, to the purpose ...1746 Eng. dial.
SOUNDNESS - nouns
• INCOLUMITY † safety, soundness, freedom from danger ...1533
SOUP - nouns
• BLEERY thin, poor gruel, soup, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWL THE HOOP soup ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BRAIN FOOD noodle soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• BREE water in which any article of food is boiled; broth, soup, gravy, sauce, juice ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BUGS any solids found in soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• FLY-DISPENSER SOUP oxtail soup ...c1860 sl.
• GUT-CONCRETE thick soup ...B1900 sl.
• HOOSH a kind of thick soup ...1905 sl.
• JABBLE a quantity of liquid or half-liquid food; a quantity of any kind of liquid; soup ...1790 Sc.
• KALE broth or soup made with various kinds of vegetables ...a1480 Sc.
• NOSE WARMER consommé in a cup ...1930s US sl.
• PIG'S-HEAD NEGUS an inferior, evil-tasting soup ...c1800 Royal Navy sl.
• RED NOISE tomato soup ...1936 Amer. sl.
• RIB-TICKLER thick soup ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIVVEL among Nova Scotians of German origin: a noodle soup ...1999 Can. usage
• SHACKLES any broth, soup, or stew ...1886 sl.
• SKILLIGALEE a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1819
• SKILLY a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1839
• SOAP a thick soup ...19C sl.
• TATIE-BROO potato soup ...1892 Sc.
• TATIE-BROTH potato soup ...1901 Sc.
• TATIE-HASH potato soup ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-KAIL potato soup ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEA-KETTLE BROTH any sloppy mixture of the nature of soup ...1876 Eng. dial.
• WARAP a cheap, tasteless meal, esp. a soup ...20C W. Indies
SOUR (taste) - adjectives
• ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACESCENT turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned' ...1731
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULCIS sour and sweet blended ...1675
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
• AIGRE sour, tart ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APRILLED made sullen or sour ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BINGY sour ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BLINKY sour ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRANK sour ...1983 Amer. dial.
• EAGER † sour, acid, tart ...c1350
• ELLER sour, bitter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HASK bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SOUR AS VERJUICE very sour ...1854
• SOUR AS WHIZZ very sour ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TARTY tart, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSH nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YAR harsh of taste; sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRISH harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRY harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...1841 Eng. dial.
SOUR (mood) - adjectives
• ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACERBIC * of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper ...1865
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
• HAZLED crabby, surly, sour ...Bk2002 Eng. dial.
• RIGGISH sour ...1863 Eng. dial.
• TARTUFFISH † sour, sullen, sulky, stubborn, obstinate ...B1900 Sc.
• TETRICOUS † sour in countenance; austere, severe, harsh, crabbed, perverse, morose ...1727
• ZOWER-ZAPPED adj. ill-natured, crabbed, sour in temper: usually applied to women ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SOUR (taste) - nouns
• ACESCENCE the act of becoming acid or sour ...1765
• ACESCENCY the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity ...1756
• NAG a sour taste; an unpleasant flavour; generally said of liquor; a sour, mouldy, or stale taste ...1908 Sc.
• TACK anything mouldy or sour, esp. a taste in food or drink that is other than one expects ...M19 sl.
SOUR - nouns, person
• LEMON a person or sour disposition ...M19 sl.
• MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man ...1950 Sc.
• SCAPES-O'-DEATH a term of derision for a sour, disagreeable person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SOUR - verbs
• ACERBATE to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate ...1731
• ACIDULATE to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper ...1732
• BING of milk or cream: to curdle, to turn sour ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BLEEZE to turn slightly sour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to turn anything sour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANK to turn sour ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NAG to become sour or mouldy in taste ...1928 Sc.
• QUAIL of milk, beer, etc.: to turn sour or flat ...1819 Eng. dial.
• RANCIFY to make rancid, to sour ...1826 Sc.
• TART * to become tart or sour ...1629
• VERJUICE to embitter, to make sour ...1836
SOURCE - nouns
• END a beginning, origin, original source ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-FOUNTAIN † fountainhead, source, origin ...1688
• HEADSPRING the chief source of anything; the quarter whence anything originates ...c1450
• RADIX the source or origin; that in which anything originates ...1607
SOURED - adjectives
• BLINKIT soured, spoiled ...Bk1911 Sc.
SOUR-FACED - nouns, person
• LEMON-SUCKER a prissy or effeminate man or boy; also, a sour-faced individual ...1922 Amer. sl.
SOUR-LOOKING - adjectives
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SOUR-LOOKING - verbs
• HAVE A FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK to have a pale sour-looking face ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
SOURNESS - nouns
• ACERBITUDE † sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness ...1731
• ACERBITY sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste; ...1611
• AIG † sourness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EAGERNESS † pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
SOUR-TEMPERED - adjectives
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
SOUR-TEMPERED - nouns, person
• GLUNDER an ignorant, sour-tempered fellow ...B1900 Sc.
SOUTH - adverbs
• BESOUTH to the southward of ...Bk1911 Sc.
SOUTH - prepositions
• BESOUTH † on the south side of; to the south of ...c1410 obs. exc. Sc.
SOUTH - nouns
• THOW-HOLE the south; so called because a south wind generally accompanies a thaw ...1824 Sc.
SOUTH AFRICA - adjectives
• CAPIAN †* belonging to the Cape of Good Hope ...1731
SOUTH AFRICA - nouns
• CHICKEN RUN the flight of White people from South Africa, fearing for their future in a non-apartheid country ...1970s S. Afr, sl.
• DARK CITY the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• FRIENDLY CITY Port Elizabeth, South Africa ...1951 S. Afr.
• KAFFIRLAND the Cape provinces; latterly, South Africa ...M19 sl.
• SNOCK-TOWN Cape Town ...L19 S. Afr.
• YARPIELAND South Africa ...1980s Aust. sl.
SOUTH AFRICAN - nouns, person
• AFRICANDER a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent ...1822
• DUCK TAIL an unruly South African youth ...1959 S. African sl.
• IKEY a student of the University of Cape Town ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• UNCLE NED a Black South African ...1900s Aust. sl.
• YARPIE a South African ...1980s Aust. sl.
SOUTH AMERICAN - nouns, person
• COCONUT-DODGER a South American or African Black person ...1920s US Black sl.
SOUTH CAROLINA - nouns, person
• BOOMALALLY orig. a cadet of the South Carolina Military Academy; later, any soldier, esp. one on parade marching to music ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CROATAN a native of North Carolina or South Carolina whose ancestry consists of Black, Indian, and White ...1880s US Black
• DIMERY a person of mixed Indian, White, and Black ancestry in southeastern North Carolina, and eastern South Carolina ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MARLBORO BLUE a member of a group of racially mixed people in eastern South Carolina ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RED LEG a member of a racially mixed group of people living in Orangeburg County, South Carolina ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SANDLAPPER a native of South Carolina ...1904 Amer. dial.
SOUTHERLY - adjectives
• SUMMER † having a sunny or southerly aspect ...c1440
SOUTH SEAS - nouns, person
• CANAKER a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• COCONUT a South Sea islander ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• KANACKA a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• KANAKA a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• KANAKER a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• MONKEY-CHASER a South Sea Islander, a Polynesian ...1942 Amer. sl.
SOVEREIGN - adjectives
• BASILIC †* kingly, royal, sovereign ...1728
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
SOVEREIGN - nouns
• CANARY formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign ....1842 sl.
• CANARY-BIRD formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign ....1785 sl.
• DANDY an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
• GOBLIN † a sovereign, twenty shillings ...L19 sl. obs. exc. hist.
• HALF-A-BEAN a half-sovereign ...L18 sl.
• ILLEGITIMATE a counterfeit sovereign ...E19 sl.
• JAMES a sovereign or 20 shillings ...1858 thieves' sl.
• JANE a sovereign ...1864 thieves' sl.
• JEMMY O'GOBLIN a sovereign ...Bk1896 theatrical sl.
• LITTLE SMACK a half-sovereign ...1900s sl.
• MADZA POONA a half-sovereign ...M19 sl.
• MARIGOLD † a gold coin; a sovereign ...1663 sl.
• MONAKER a sovereign (coin) ...M19 sl.
• NETGEN half a sovereign ...Bk1902 back-slang
• NOB a sovereign ...M19 sl.
• O'GOBLIN † a sovereign, twenty shillings ...L19 sl. obs. exc. hist.
• QUID a sovereign; a guinea; a pound ...1688 sl.
• RED 'UN a pound; a sovereign ...1890 Brit. sl.
• SKIV a sovereign ...1858 sl.
• STRIKE a sovereign ...Bk1904 sl.
• THICK 'UN a sovereign ...Bk1891 sl.
• WUFFLER a guinea-piece; a sovereign ...L19 UK sl.
• YELLOW-BOY a gold coin; a guinea or sovereign ...1662 sl.
SOVEREIGN - nouns, person
• SUFFREYN † a sovereign ruler, monarch ...a1500
SOW - adjectives
• SATORIOUS † belonging to one who sows, sets, or plants ...1656
SOWING - nouns
• SATION † a sowing of seed, a planting ...c1440
• SATURE † sowing ...1657
SOWN - adjectives
• SATIVE † sown or planted; cultivated, not wild ...1599
• SATIVOUS † sown or planted; cultivated, not wild ...1786.
SPACE (solar system) - nouns
• BIG DARK outer space ...Bk1998 sl.
SPACE (area) - nouns
• DAYLIGHT a clear and open space between two things, horses, players, boats, etc.; enough space for light to shine through ...1820 Amer. sl.
SPACIOUS - adjectives
• RANGY of places: giving scope for ranging; spacious ...1880
• SCOPIOUS † wide, spacious ...1599
• LARGE † allowing plenty of room; spacious, roomy, capacious ...a1225
• ROOMTHSOME † spacious, roomy ...1599.
• SIDE † large, ample, spacious, extensive ...before 1000.
SPACIOUSNESS - nouns
• LAXITY † spaciousness ...1650
SPADE - nouns
• ADAM'S ARMS a spade ...1602 sl.
• FACK a long-handled spade ...1863 Ireland
• PALM the hollow of a spade ...1877 Eng. dial.
SPAGHETTI - nouns
• SPADGERS spaghetti ...1960 Brit. sl.
• SPAG spaghetti ...1948 colloq.
• SPA-GAG-ME prison-cooked spaghetti ...1990s US prison sl.
• SPAG BOL spaghetti Bolognese ...1970 sl.
• SPAGGERS spaghetti ...1960 Brit. sl.
• WOP SPECIAL (not always derogatory) macaroni or spaghetti dishes ...20C US sl.
• WORMS spaghetti ...E20 sl.
• WORMS IN BLOOD spaghetti in tomato sauce ...20C US jocular
SPAIN, SPANIARD, SPANISH - adjectives
• DAGO (derogatory) pert. to a Latin, usually an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard; any dark-skinned native ...M19 sl., orig. US
• DAGOED killed by a Spaniard ...1899 US Army in Spanish-Amer. War
• PANYA Spanish ...1940s W. Indies sl.
SPAIN - nouns
• COSTA DEL CRIME the south-east coast of Spain, as used by several British criminals as a bolt-hole to escape British justice ...1984 Brit. jocular
SPAIN, SPANIARD, SPANISH - nouns, person
• CALIMANCO a Spaniard ...1607
• CANARY a Spaniard; used contemptuously ...1898 US Army sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) a Spaniard, Portuguese, or Italian; the Spanish or Italian language ...1832 sl.
• DEGO (derogatory) orig. a Spaniard, Portuguese, or other Caucasian of southern Europe or Latin America; broadly, a foreigner ...1832 US sl.
• GUINEA (derogatory) an immigrant of Italian or Spanish origin ...1890 US sl.
• MAJA a Spanish woman who dresses gaily ...1832
• OIL SLICK a Spaniard; a Greek ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'spic'
SPANGLE - nouns
• AIGLE a spangle, tinsel, ornament ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
SPANGLE - verbs
• DECKER to decorate, to bedeck with spangles ...1883 Eng. dial.
• DICKER to decorate, to bedeck with spangles ...1883 Eng. dial.
SPANISH - adjectives
• HISPANIAN †* belonging to Spain, born in Spain, Spanish ...1656
SPANISH - nouns
• SPIG the Spanish language ...1913 US sl.
• SPIGGOTY the Spanish language ...1910s US sl.
SPANK - nouns
• SCONE a slap with the flat of the hand or any flat surface; a smack, a spank ...1825 Sc.
SPANK - verbs
• FAN to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• PADDLE to spank; to smack ...1856 US
• PEEL to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap ...1935 Amer. dial.
• RED-OWL to spank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCONE to slap with the open hand, esp. to smack a child's bottom; to spank ...1710 Sc.
• TICKLE ONE'S TOBY to spank or beat on the buttocks ...1842 sl.
SPANKING - nouns
• BRITCHING a spanking administered with paddle on breech (buttocks) ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PEELING a beating, spanking ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SCONDIES smacks, a spanking ...1969 Sc.
SPANNER - nouns
• TOMMY a spanner; a screwdriver ...1881
SPARE - adjectives
• SCRAE spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
• SKRAE spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
SPARE - nouns
• BLICHER a spare portion ...Bk1911 Sc.
SPARE - verbs
• HAIN to spare, to save, to refrain from consuming or spending ...1508 Sc.
SPARE RIBS - nouns
• PACKING HOUSE QUAIL spare ribs ...L19 sl.
• PIANO spare ribs ...1930s US Black sl.
• PIANO ON A PLATTER barbecued ribs on a plate ...1930s US Black sl.
SPARING - adjectives
• ABSTEMIOUS * 1. abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food) ...1610
2. temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing ...1624
• ECONOMIC † thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
• HAINIE sparing ...1924 Sc.
• HENNIE sparing ...1924 Sc.
• MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NARROW † sparing, close, parsimonious, mean, stingy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RARE †* sparing ...1526
• SCANT sparing, parsimonious ...1819 Sc.
SPARING - nouns
• ABSTEMIOUSNESS the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies ...1626
SPARING - verbs
• ETTLE to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LANK DOWN to become sparing or frugal ...1935 Amer. dial.
• TAPE to use sparingly; to make anything go a long way; to stint ...1721 Sc.
SPARINGLY - adverbs
• LATELY † slowly, tardily, sluggishly; reluctantly, sparingly ...c1000
• NARROWLY †* sparingly, parsimoniously ...a1225
• SCRIMP sparingly, grudgingly ...1873 adv.
SPARK - adjectives
• BESPARKLING † throwing out sparks ...1648
SPARK - nouns
• EASINGS sparks from a chimney ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NEEST a spark of fire, a live coal; a very small fire ...1886 Sc.
• NIST a spark of fire, a live coal; a very small fire ...1886 Sc.
• TAND a spark of fire; a piece of burning coal or peat; a firebrand ...1866 Sc.
• TINDER † fire, a spark ...1570
• VLONKERS sparks of fire ...1892 Eng. dial.
• VONK a spark ...1888 Eng. dial.
SPARK - verbs
• NEESTER to throw off sparks; to crackle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEISTER to throw off sparks; to crackle ...Bk1905 Sc.
SPARKLE - nouns
• TWINK * a twinkle or sparkle ...1830
SPARKLE - verbs
• GLISTER to glitter, to sparkle ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PRINKLE to twinkle, to scintillate, to sparkle ...1724 Sc.
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
• TWINK to twinkle, to sparkle ...1637
SPARKLING - adjectives
• MICACIOUS sparkling, glittering ...1836
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
SPARROW - nouns
• BOW AND ARROW a sparrow ...1931 UK Cockney rhyming sl.
• EASING-BIRDS sparrows and other birds which build their nests under the eaves of a house ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-SPARROW the common house-sparrow, Parus domesticus ...1885 Eng. dial.
• EVERYBODY'S DARLING the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GUTTER PERCHER the sparrow one sees in towns and cities ...20C
• HORSE-SHIT-EATER a house sparrow, the common sparrow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MICKEY a sparrow ...1921 Amer. dial.
• MOSSIE the Cape sparrow ...c1870 S. Afr. colloq.
• SHITBIRD English sparrow, a house sparrow ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-EATER a house sparrow, the common sparrow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SILVER-TONGUE the song-sparrow ...1884 US
• SPAG a sparrow ...1951 Aust. sl.
• TWIT-TWAT the house-sparrow ...1891
SPARSE - adjectives
• SCATTERING widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
SPASM - nouns
• CRICK a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp. in the neck or back ...15C colloq.
SPASM - verbs
• CRICK to cause a crick in the neck, back, etc. ...15C colloq.
• SPAZZ OUT to suffer a spasm, losing physical control ...1984 US sl.
SPASMODIC - adjectives
• CATCHY occurring in snatches, fitful, spasmodic ...1872 colloq.
• SUBSALIENT †* moving by leaps, spasmodic ...1716
SPASMODIC - verbs
• YERK † to utter spasmodically; to 'jerk out' words; to start a song, etc. ...1604 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPATTER - nouns
• SPLATTERATION spatter, splatter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SPATTER - verbs (also see BESPATTER)
• BESPURT † to splash or spatter, to befoul ...1579
• SCAM to stain, to discolour; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPATTERED - adjectives
• BESMOTTERED †* splashed or spattered as with mud or dirt ...c1386
SPATULA - nouns
• LADEN a food turner, a spatula ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PALETTE a spatula ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PANCAKE TURNER a spatula; instrument used to turn over frying food ...1847 Amer. dial.
• THIBLE a smooth stick or spatula, used for stirring broth, porridge, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THIVEL a smooth stick or spatula, used to stir porridge, etc. ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPAY - verbs
• CHANGE to spay a domestic animal ...1931 Amer. dial.
SPEAK - verbs (also see SPEECH, TALK, etc.)
• AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON to speak aggressively or abusively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• AMMERGAG to stammer, to speak with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BESPEAK † to speak up or out, to exclaim, orig. with some notion of objection or remonstrance; in later times, to raise one's voice, to speak ...c1314 obs. or arch.
• BREAK A BREATH to speak, to say a word ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANT 1. to speak with the beggar's whine ...1567
2. to speak; to talk ...1567
• CARP † to speak, to talk ...a1240
• CHANGE WORDS to exchange words, to speak ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHIN to address or speak to, esp. in a flattering way ...c1871 Amer. sl.
• CHIP to utter a word; to speak; to talk ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CHIRP to speak, esp. loudly or out of turn ...1878 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK IT OUT to speak without restraint ...20C sl.
• CIRCUMBILIVAGINATE † to speak in a roundabout way; to use circumlocution ...a1693
• CRACK to say; to talk; to speak, to speak up ...1897 Amer. sl., esp. criminals'
• DECANTATE † to sing or speak often ...1659
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• ESCAPE OUT to speak, to request ...M19 US sl.
• FABLE †* to speak, to talk, to converse ...1382
• FAIL †* to cease to speak of ...c1650
• FAMBLE † to speak imperfectly; to stammer, to stutter ...1400
• GAB to speak, to talk; to chatter, to talk incessantly ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GARRULATE †* to say or speak with garrulity; to talk nonstop; to utter in a chattering manner ...1656
• GET ONE TOLD to speak one's piece to someone, to tell someone off ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HARK to speak in one's ear; to whisper; to mutter ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HATTER to speak thick and confusedly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• I-MELE † to speak, to say ...a1000
• IMPARL † to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80.
• INTERCEDE to speak on behalf of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JABBER to chatter; to speak fast and indistinctly; to talk thick and fast; to talk gibberish; to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense ...1499
• JAW to speak, to talk ...1748 sl.
• LALE †* to speak ...1300s
• LALL to say 'lal, lal'; to speak childishly ...1878
• LALLATE †* to speak baby-like ...1623
• LAY TONGUE TO to think of to say, to speak, to utter ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LET IT ALL OUT to say what is on your mind ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MANG to speak or talk, hence to boast ...1812 sl.
• MUSSITATE † to mutter; to speak through the teeth ...1626
• NURN † to utter, say, to speak, to discourse ...a1300.
• OPEN ONE'S BUDGET to speak one's mind ...1861
• OPEN ONE'S FACE to talk, to speak, esp. to speak rudely ...L19 US sl.
• OPEN ONE'S HEAD to communicate what one is thinking; to speak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALARIE to talk, to speak ...M19 tramp & circus usage
• PARK to ask, to speak, to beg ...1960s sl.
• PARKER to ask, to speak, to beg ...L19 sl.
• PARLANCE to speak, to have a conversation ...1953 Amer. dial.
• QUETHE † to speak, say, declare, tell, call ...c825
• QUID † to say, to speak ...c1000
• RABBLE † to utter words or speech in a rapid confused manner; to speak or read in this fashion ...a1400 obs. Eng. dial.
• RAP AT A VENTURE to speak without consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAY B TO A BATTLEDORE † to open one's mouth in speech ...1599
• SPEAK BANDOG AND BEDLAM to speak furiously and madly ...1600
• SPEAK BY THE CARD to speak with great exactness, or with the utmost accuracy; to be careful with one's words ...1596
• SPEW to speak, esp. to confess ...L18 sl.
• STUMP to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• TALE † to say, to speak, to utter, to tell ...c1205
• VERBIGERATE † to speak, to talk, to chat ...1656
• VOCABULIZE * to utter, speak, say; to put into words ...1873
• WORD to speak ...1905 Aust. sl.
• WROB † to speak of a matter; to give information ...c1425
SPEAKEASY - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
SPEAKER - nouns, person
• AITCH DROPPER chiefly used of a Cockney, but basically anyone who doesn't speak properly ...Brit sl.
• BAGPIPE a long-winded, monotonous speaker ...19C sl.
• REEBLER one who reads or speaks in a careless manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• STEM-WINDER an enthusiastic talker or impassioned public speaker ...1942 US sl.
• STUMPER a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMP ORATOR a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMP-SPEAKER a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• YELPER a term of contempt applied to a speaker or writer, whose utterance is compared to a dog's yelp ...1673
SPEAKING, SPEECH - adjectives
• AMBILOQUENT † speaking doubtfully or ambiguously ...1656
• BLANDILOQUENT * in the language of compliment; smooth-speaking, flattering, fair-spoken ...1599
• BLESILOQUENT †* speaking with a stammer; having some impediment in speech ...1656
• BREVILOQUENT given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865
• DIVERSILOQUENT * speaking diversely or in different ways ...1656
• DOCTILOQUOUS †* speaking learnedly; using learned expressions ...1727
• DULCILOQUENT speaking sweetly; speaking with honeyed words ...1656
• FALLACILOQUENT † speaking deceitfully ...1730
• FATILOQUENT declaring fate, prophetic, soothsaying ...1656
• FLANNELMOUTHED speaking indistinctly and in a muffled way ...US
• GAUDILOQUENT †* speaking with joy ...1656
• INANILOQUENT †* full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly, babbling; speaking vainly or emptily; loquacious, garrulous ...1656
• INANILOQUOUS † full of empty or idle talk; loquacious, garrulous; speaking inanely, babbling ...1721
• LARGILOQUENT †* full of words, speaking largely, being liberal of tongue ...1656
• LOCUTORY * pert. to speech or speaking ...1828
• LONG-TALKING speaking slowly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAGNILOQUENT lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful ...1656
• MAGNILOQUOUS † magniloquent ...1727
• MELLILOQUENT †* speaking sweetly or pleasantly ...1656
• MENDACILOQUENT †* speaking lies; lying ...1656
• MULTILOQUOUS speaking much, very talkative, loquacious ...1664
• OMNILOQUENT speaking of all things or on all subjects ...1824
• PAUCILOQUENT * speaking briefly; uttering few words ...1656
• PLANILOQUENT †* plain-speaking; speaking without reserve ...1656
• POLYLOQUENT †* talking much, very talkative, loquacious, garrulous ...1656
• SANCTILOQUENT * speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things ...1656
• SEVIDICAL † speaking fiercely, using cruel language; threatening ...1630
• SIALOQUENT † spitting much in one's speech ...1656
• SOMNILOQUACIOUS * talking or apt to talk in sleep ...1731
• SPEECHFUL full of speech or words; talkative, loquacious, speaking ...1842
• STULTILOQUENT * talking foolishly; given to silly talk; babbling ...1845
• SUAVILOQUENT * of sweet speech ...1656
• SUAVILOQUIOUS * of sweet speech ...Bk1919
• SUPERBILOQUENT † speaking proudly or haughtily ...1658
• TARDILOQUENT †* speaking slowly; slow of speech ...1656
• VANILOQUENT * speaking in a vain or foolish way ...1727
• VERILOQUOUS † speaking the truth; truthful, veracious ...1672
• VERSUTILOQUENT talking cunningly or craftily ...1727
SPEAKING, SPEECH - nouns
• ALIENILOQUY † a speaking wide of the purpose, or not to the matter in hand ...1731
• ANTILOQUY † contradiction; a speaking against ...1656
• ARGOLOGY † idle or vain speaking ...1623 obs.
• CACOLOGY bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation ...1775
• CHIP IN a turn to speak ...1876 Amer. sl.
• FALLACILOQUENCE † deceitful speech ...1656
• FALSILOQUENCE †* false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FLAMING speaking incessantly and obsessive on a particular topic of little interest to anyone but oneself ...1950s sl.
• GRAVILOQUENCE † a speaking gravely; a grave or weighty speech ...1656
• IMPARLANCE † the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• JAWING speaking ...1788 sl.
• LALLATION † childish utterance ...1647
• LEDEN † the speech or utterance of a person or class of persons; form of speech; way of speaking ...c1320
• LONGILOQUENCE * a speaking at great or excessive length; long-windedness, verbosity ...1836
• NORMANDY a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Normandy Beach)
• NORMANDY BEACH a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PARCILOQUY †* a sparing or niggardly speech or discourse; a speaking little; moderation in words ...1656
• PLENILOQUENCE * fullness of talk, excessive speaking ...1838
• SAY manner of speaking ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SUAVILOQUENCE * pleasing or agreeable speech or manner of speaking ...a1649
• SUAVILOQUY * pleasing or agreeable speech; a sweet or pleasant manner of speaking ...1658
• TARDILOQUY †* slow speech, a slow speaking ...1623
• TERRILOQUY the speaking of terrible or dreadful things
• TOLUTILOQUENCE †* a talking 'at a trot'; speech that moves briskly along; voluble discourse ...1656
• VANILOQUENCE * vain talk or babbling ...1623
• VANILOQUY * vain talk or babbling ...1928
SPEAKING - phrases
• GO ON THE STUMP to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• PULL MY MOUTH to try to get me to say something in particular ...1999 Can. sl.
• ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT, JUST LIKE NEW YORK fashionable; sophisticated ...1930s US Black sl.
• COOL BREEZE self-assured, sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• DAP alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
• EDUCATED sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FONKY-FRESH a general adj. of high praise, the most sophisticated, the smartest, the most attractive ...1980s US Black sl.
• FUNKED OUT sophisticated; blase ...1990s sl.
• FUNKED-UP excellent; first-rate; splendid; wonderful; cool; sophisticated ...1990s US Black sl.
• FUNKY-FRESH a general adj. of high praise, the most sophisticated, the smartest, the most attractive ...1980s US Black sl.
• HIGH-RENT sophisticated, superior ...1970s sl.
• ICE sophisticated, aware ...1970s US Black sl.
• JANE of a woman: smart, sophisticated ...1920s Sc. sl.
• KEWL good, sophisticated, self-possessed, 'cool' ...1998 US sl.
• LAANIE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LACED extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
• LACED BY THE NECK extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAHNEE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• NECKLACED extremely sophisticated; worldly ...1970s US Black sl.
• READY aware, sophisticated, prepared to deal with the real world ...1930s US Black sl.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCHOOLED intelligent, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• ULTRACOOL extremely sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• UPTOWN stylish, sophisticated; prosperous ...1855 Amer. dial.
• UPTOWNISH stylish, sophisticated; prosperous ...1966 Amer. dial.
SOPHISTICATED - nouns
• STYLING AND PROFILING posing as a cool, sophisticated individual, and backing that image with smart, fashionable clothes ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
SOPHISTICATED - nouns, person
• ACE HI a sophisticated, aware person ...1950s US Black sl.
• COOL BREEZE a person who thinks himself to be sophisticated but is not ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• COOL CAT a sophisticated, competent, unruffled, able person ...1940s sl., chiefly US Black
SOPHISTICATED - verbs
• KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S UNTIED to be sophisticated ...1907 Amer. dial.
SORCERER, SORCERESS - nouns, person
• BRUJA a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BRUJO a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CACO-MAGICIAN an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art ...1656
• GALDRAGON † a sorceress, a witch ...1821 Sc.
• KAHUNA a priest of the native Hawaiian religion, a wise man, a minister; now esp. a sorcerer ...1873 Hawaii
• MAGHA †* a sorceress ...1609
• MAGUS one skilled in Oriental magic and astrology; an ancient magician or sorcerer ...1621
• OB † a wizard, magician, sorcerer, ventriloquist ...1659
• KAHUNA in Hawaii, a priest, a wise man; a minister; a sorcerer ...L19
• TALISMAN † a sorcerer, a magician ...1646
• VENEFIC † one who practises poisoning as a secret art; a sorcerer or sorceress; a wizard or witch ...1651
• WALKYRIE † a witch, a sorceress ...a1023.
SORCERY - adjectives
• VENEFICAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1584
• VENEFICIAL † practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1658
• VENEFICIOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1646
• VENEFICOUS * practising or associated with malignant sorcery or witchcraft ...1657
SORCERY - nouns
• FASCINATION † the casting of a spell; sorcery, enchantment, an instance of this, a spell, an incantation ...1605
• MALEFICE a wicked enchantment; sorcery ...c1374 arch.
• SIGALDRY †* enchantment, sorcery ...a1225
• VENEFICE † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...c1380
• VENEFY † the practice of employing poison or magical potions; the exercise of sorcery by such means ...1616
SORCERY - verbs
• KAHUNA to practice sorcery; to cast a spell ...1938 Hawaii
SORDID - adjectives
• GAGGY sordid, highly distasteful ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• MUCKY contemptible, sordid ...1683 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHY sordid, sloppy; contemptible, excessive, seedy ...1930s sl., orig. US
SORDID - nouns
• LEPTOLOGY † a description of mean and sordid things ...1681
SORDID - nouns, person
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
SORE - adjectives
• AGUEFIED pained, stiff, sore, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ANGRY of a wound or sore: inflamed, red ...1884 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• COCOBAY having a skin covered in repulsive sores ...20C W. Indies sl.
• ELDRITCH † of a sore or wound: painful ...1808 Sc.
• RANCOROUS † of a wound or sore: festering, inflamed, full of corruption, suppurating ...1660
• SAIR causing physical pain or distress; sore ...1808 Sc.
• SAIRISH somewhat sore ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALDERED blistered, sore, chafed ...1796 Eng. dial.
• SORE AS A BOIL, AS very painful, sore ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TETTERED having sore places; having the skin roughened by the wind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• VOID of sores, etc.: raw ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORE - nouns
• ALLERNBATCH a boil, a carbuncle; an old sore ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ATTER a scab, a dry sore ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIN a fault; a blemish; a scar; discolouration of skin after a sore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBO a hurt or sore, an abrasion, a cut ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUG a fearful looking sore artificially produced to simulate a burn or scald by the use of Spanish blister ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CANKERFRET a sore or blister in the mouth ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUDLEY a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Dudley Moore)
• DUDLEY MOORE a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EHA pain; a sore ...1938 Hawaii
• ERCLE a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• FALE a pustule, a sore ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAGGER a deep, ragged cut or wound; a large, festering sore ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GALL a sore place or abrasion on the skin ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GAW a sore place or abrasion on the skin ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAGGERAL a large, open, festering sore ...1866 Sc.
• HATTEREL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Sc.
• HITTERIL a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PAID a sore ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANKLE †* a festering sore ...c1380
• RED-ROW a sore before it begins to heal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEF a skin eruption; the itch; the mange; a sore in the head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RUNAROUND a suppurative inflammatory sore or swelling in a finger or thumb ...M19 US sl.
• RUN-ROUND a suppurative inflammatory sore or swelling in a finger or thumb ...M19 US sl.
• SAIR a sore; a wound, a bruise ...1768 Sc.
• SARKFUL OF SORE BONES, A a sore body ...1721 Sc.
• SCALDER a sore or 'angry' place ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALL a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOB a sore on the body ...1950 Sc.
• STRAWBERRY a sore or bruise, esp. one caused by friction with the ground ...1921 N. Amer. colloq.
• TAKING † a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TEAKERS a running of watery matter from a sore ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• VENOM the discharge from a sore or wound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORE - verbs
• BELL of a sore: to throb, to be inflamed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEG(G) of a sore: to run, to ooze; to fester ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CLAW ON THE GALL † to touch a person on a sore or tender point ...c1386
• GALL to make sore by chafing or rubbing ...c1440
• RAGE of a tooth or sore: to ache violently ...1567
• RUB ON THE GALL † to touch a person on a sore or tender point ...1523
• SCOURGE to become red and sore; to chap ...1892 Eng. dial.
SORORITY - nouns
• CHICKEN HOUSE a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
SORORITY - nouns, person
• BOWHEAD a silly coed who typically wears bows in her hair; a shallow sorority girl; a bouncy cheerleader type who ignores her intelligence, and is superficial ...1989 campus sl.
• MUFFY a young woman who has the look of a typical sorority member, with bleached blonde hair, an alice band, heavy make-up, and conventional clothes ...1980s US college sl.
• RUSHEE someone 'rushed' or entertained to assess their suitability for membership of a fraternity or sorority ...1916 US college sl.
SORROW - adjectives
• WAE-WORTH deserving to experience sorrow or suffering ...a1838 Sc.
• WAILFUL of cries, complaints, speeches: having the character of a wail, expressive of grievous pain or sorrow ...1544 chiefly poetic
SORROW - nouns
• BALE mental suffering; misery, sorrow, grief ...c1325
• BARRAT † trouble, distress, sorrow, grief, pain ...c1230
• CARE † utterance of sorrow; lamentation, mourning ...a1000
• EGRIMONY †* great sorrow, grief, sadness ...1626
• GRAME † grief, sorrow; harm ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
• HARM † grief, sorrow, pain, trouble, distress, affliction ...a1000
• HEAVITY † heaviness of heart; sorrow, sadness ...c1400
• LANGUOR † mental suffering or distress; pining, sorrow, affliction of spirit ...a1300
• OFTHINKING † displeasure, vexation, disgust, grief, sorrow ...a1225
• RAGE †* violent sorrow; a fit of this ...c1386
• SAIR sorrow, grief ...1736 Sc.
• SAP sorrow; tears produced by vexation or affliction ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SITE † care or sorrow; grief, trouble of any kind ...c1200
• TEAN sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEEN sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOUGHT care, grief, sorrow; a burden; a cause of trouble ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINE † affliction; trouble; sorrow ...1590.
• VEX a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry ...1815 Sc.
• WIFFLE-WOFFLES sorrow, the dumps, a state of depression ...20C colloq.
SORROW - nouns, person
• SEEK-SORROW † one who causes himself sorrow or vexation ...a1586
SORROW - verbs
• CARE † to sorrow or grieve ...a1000
• DEDOLEATE † to end one's sorrow or grief ...1623
SORROW - interjections
• ALAWK! an exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DEAR SAKES! exclamation expressive of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1871 Eng. dial.
• EH! an ejaculation of sorrow ...1567
• FATHER OF MERCY! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• ICHANE! † an exclamation of sorrow, alas! ...1513
• LACKADAISY! exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...1847
• LACK-A-DAY! † exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...1695 obs. or arch.
• MERCY BE BLESSED! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• MERCY BLESS THEE! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1899 Sc.
• MERCY OH! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MERCY SAVE ONE! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• OCH! an exclamation of surprise, regret, or sorrow; ah! oh! alas! ...1528 Sc. & Irish
• OCH-AND-ANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1790 Ireland
• OCHANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1892 Sc.
• OCH-AN-HEIGH-HO! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1899 Eng. dial.
• OCH-HEY! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1838 Sc.
• OCH HON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCH HON A-CHREE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCHON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1787 Sc.
• OCHONE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OCH-ON-EE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1865 Sc.
• OH-ANEE! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1765 Sc.
• OHON! an exclamation of sorrow or regret ...1785 Sc.
• SARBIT! an exclamation of sorrow; alas, woe! ...1776 Sc.
• ULLAGONE! an exclamation or cry of sorrow ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• VOW! used to express admiration, surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1790 Sc.
• WALAWAY! an exclamation of sorrow ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALLY! an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALY! an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WHAT IN MERCY! an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1882 Sc.
SORROWFUL - adjectives
• ANGUISHOUS sorrowful, oppressed with pain ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BAD sorrowful; depressed..1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAISE† sad, sorrowful ...1825 Sc.
• BAISS † ashamed; sad, sorrowful ...1820 Sc.
• BALEFUL unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful ...c1325 arch.
• CAREFUL † full of grief; mournful, sorrowful ...a1000
• EARNFUL † causing anxiety or yearning; anxious; full of longing desire; sorrowful, lamentable, melancholy, sad ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ERNEFUL sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ERNFUL † sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1679 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRAME † grieved, sorrowful ...c1000
• HOUGHFUL † careful; anxious, sorrowful ...970
• ILL grieved, sorrowful ...BK1905 Sc.
• ILLAETIBLE †* sorrowful ...1623
• LANGUOROUS † distressful, sorrowful, mournful ...1490
• LUGUBRIOUS expressing or causing mourning; mournful, sorrowful, sad, dismal, pitiable ...1601
• MESTIFICAL † making sad or sorrowful ...1656
• MESTIVE † sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• OFF sad, sorrowful, regretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PENSIFUL † thoughtful, meditative, pensive; anxious, brooding; melancholy, sorrowful ...a1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SADDED † saddened, made sorrowful ...1680
• SADFUL †* sorrowful ...1658
• SAIR of the heart, etc. aching, grief-stricken, sorrowful ...1739 Sc.
• SAIRIE † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SAIRY † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SIGHFUL * sorrowful, sad ...1606
• SITEFUL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITFULL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SOURFUL sorrowful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THOUGHT-SICK † sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• THRENETIC pertaining to a threnody (a song of lamentation); mournful, sorrowful ...1656
• TRISTITIOUS †* full of sadness, sorrowful ...1694
• UNBLITHE † unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
• VEXSOME sorrowful, full of vexation; grievous, sad ...1852 Sc.
• WAILFUL full of lamentation, sorrowful ...1579 chiefly poetic
• YEARNFUL mournful, sorrowful ...a1566
SORROWFUL - nouns
• FACE LIKE A DYIN' CALF, A a morose, sorrowful look ...1988 Can. sl.
SORROWFUL - verbs
• CONTRISTATE † to make sad or sorrowful; to sadden, grieve ...1616
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TRISTITIATE †* to make sad or sorrowful, to sadden ...1628
SORROWFULLY - adverbs
• HEAVILY † with sorrow, grief, displeasure, or anger; grievously ...c1000 obs. or arch.
• UNBLITHELY † sorrowfully ...1415
SORROWING - adjectives
• BALE † sorrowing, mournful, woeful ...c1220.
SORRY - adjectives
• ALL SNOT AND TEARS sorry, remorseful, mournful ...Brit. sl.
• ECKY sorry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PAID very sorry ...1882 Sc.
• RANK sorry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SORRY - verbs
• VEX to feel sorry, to be distressed, to grieve ...1825 Sc.
SORT - adjectives
• ANY KIN of any kind of sort ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OMNIMODE existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1656
• OMNIMODOUS existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1627
SORT - nouns
• SUIT † kind, sort, class ...1548
SORT - verbs
• SACK to sort out, to arrange ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• SEPARATE THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS to sort the good persons or things from the bad or inferior
• WALE to choose, to select, to pick out, to sort ...a1310 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SO-SO - adjectives
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl.
SOUGHT - adjectives
• AFFECTED † sought after, aimed at, desired ...1597
• QUESITED †* sought for, asked about ...1647
• QUESITITIOUS †* sought for, asked about ...1674
SOULFUL - adjectives
• FUNKY soulful, elemental ...20C sl., orig. US Black
SOUND - adjectives
• BASS † low in sound, barely audible, soft ...c1450
• CACOPHONIC ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONICAL ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONIOUS harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound ...1833
• CACOPHONOUS ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound ...1797
• CLARISONOUS * having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill ...1731
• DEAF † of sounds: so dull as to be hardly or indistinctly heard; muffled ...1612
• DULCISONANT †* sounding sweetly ...1656
• FAIR † of sounds, odours, etc.: agreeable, delightful ...a1000
• FLUCTISONOUS sounding or roaring with waves ...B1900
• GRANDISONANT * stately-sounding ...1684
• GRAVISONOUS †* having a deep or heavy sound ...1727
• HARMONIC * melodious, tuneful, sweet-sounding ...1815
• HASK harsh in sound, tone, or manner ...1594 Sc.
• HORRISONANT sounding horribly; making a terrible or dreadful sound ...1656
• HORRISONOUS † making a horrible sound ...1631
• LUCTISONOUS †* making a mournful sound ...1721
• MAGNISONANT * high sounding ...a1843
• MEGALOPHONOUS of imposing sound ...1819 Burlesque nonce word
• MELLISONANT sweet-sounding ...a1634 arch.
• SILVERED † of sounds: sweet-toned or silver-toned ...1642
• STENTORIOUS * extremely loud or powerful in sound ...a1500
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
SOUND - nouns
• BABEL a confused turbulent medley of sounds; meaningless noise ...a1529
• BASENESS † lowness or feebleness in sound; deepness in tone ...1609
• BLUTE a sudden burst of sound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOFF a stroke with the hand that causes a hollow sound; the sound thus produced ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACOPHONY the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases ...1656
• DEAN a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DEEN a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DENE a din, noise; a sound ...1691 Eng. dial.
• DERRUM a deafening noise; a confusion of sounds ...1879 Eng. dial.
• HARMOGE † a harmony of colours or sounds ...1601
• LATE † voice, sound ...a1300
• MEOUT a slight sound, the least noise ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• QUATCH † a word, a sound ...a1635
• TANG a sweet and pleasant sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEET the smallest sound; the least word ...B1900 Sc.
• V volume, as on a stereo ...1970s US sl.
• VACAYA any mechanical or electrical device that produces sound; a jukebox, a record player ...2002 UK sl.
• WAFF of sounds: a soft strain; a faint echo; a murmur ...1832 Sc.
• YAP a sound ...1950s sl.
SOUND - nouns, person
• CACOPHONOPHILIST a lover of harsh sounds
SOUND - verbs
• CACOPHONIZE * to make cacophonous (see SOUND - adjectives) ...1872
• DILL to still, to deaden sound; to lull a child to sleep ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAR to sound nicely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• QUOTE to echo, to sound ...1941 Amer. dial.
SOUNDLY - adverbs
• TO THE TRUE BEN soundly, to the purpose ...1746 Eng. dial.
SOUNDNESS - nouns
• INCOLUMITY † safety, soundness, freedom from danger ...1533
SOUP - nouns
• BLEERY thin, poor gruel, soup, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWL THE HOOP soup ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BRAIN FOOD noodle soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• BREE water in which any article of food is boiled; broth, soup, gravy, sauce, juice ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BUGS any solids found in soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• FLY-DISPENSER SOUP oxtail soup ...c1860 sl.
• GUT-CONCRETE thick soup ...B1900 sl.
• HOOSH a kind of thick soup ...1905 sl.
• JABBLE a quantity of liquid or half-liquid food; a quantity of any kind of liquid; soup ...1790 Sc.
• KALE broth or soup made with various kinds of vegetables ...a1480 Sc.
• NOSE WARMER consommé in a cup ...1930s US sl.
• PIG'S-HEAD NEGUS an inferior, evil-tasting soup ...c1800 Royal Navy sl.
• RED NOISE tomato soup ...1936 Amer. sl.
• RIB-TICKLER thick soup ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIVVEL among Nova Scotians of German origin: a noodle soup ...1999 Can. usage
• SHACKLES any broth, soup, or stew ...1886 sl.
• SKILLIGALEE a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1819
• SKILLY a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1839
• SOAP a thick soup ...19C sl.
• TATIE-BROO potato soup ...1892 Sc.
• TATIE-BROTH potato soup ...1901 Sc.
• TATIE-HASH potato soup ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-KAIL potato soup ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEA-KETTLE BROTH any sloppy mixture of the nature of soup ...1876 Eng. dial.
• WARAP a cheap, tasteless meal, esp. a soup ...20C W. Indies
SOUR (taste) - adjectives
• ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACESCENT turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned' ...1731
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULCIS sour and sweet blended ...1675
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
• AIGRE sour, tart ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APRILLED made sullen or sour ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BINGY sour ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BLINKY sour ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRANK sour ...1983 Amer. dial.
• EAGER † sour, acid, tart ...c1350
• ELLER sour, bitter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HASK bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SOUR AS VERJUICE very sour ...1854
• SOUR AS WHIZZ very sour ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TARTY tart, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSH nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YAR harsh of taste; sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRISH harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARRY harsh or strong of taste; acid, sour ...1841 Eng. dial.
SOUR (mood) - adjectives
• ACERB sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACERBIC * of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper ...1865
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
• HAZLED crabby, surly, sour ...Bk2002 Eng. dial.
• RIGGISH sour ...1863 Eng. dial.
• TARTUFFISH † sour, sullen, sulky, stubborn, obstinate ...B1900 Sc.
• TETRICOUS † sour in countenance; austere, severe, harsh, crabbed, perverse, morose ...1727
• ZOWER-ZAPPED adj. ill-natured, crabbed, sour in temper: usually applied to women ...B1900 Eng. dial.
SOUR (taste) - nouns
• ACESCENCE the act of becoming acid or sour ...1765
• ACESCENCY the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity ...1756
• NAG a sour taste; an unpleasant flavour; generally said of liquor; a sour, mouldy, or stale taste ...1908 Sc.
• TACK anything mouldy or sour, esp. a taste in food or drink that is other than one expects ...M19 sl.
SOUR - nouns, person
• LEMON a person or sour disposition ...M19 sl.
• MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man ...1950 Sc.
• SCAPES-O'-DEATH a term of derision for a sour, disagreeable person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SOUR - verbs
• ACERBATE to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate ...1731
• ACIDULATE to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper ...1732
• BING of milk or cream: to curdle, to turn sour ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BLEEZE to turn slightly sour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to turn anything sour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRANK to turn sour ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NAG to become sour or mouldy in taste ...1928 Sc.
• QUAIL of milk, beer, etc.: to turn sour or flat ...1819 Eng. dial.
• RANCIFY to make rancid, to sour ...1826 Sc.
• TART * to become tart or sour ...1629
• VERJUICE to embitter, to make sour ...1836
SOURCE - nouns
• END a beginning, origin, original source ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-FOUNTAIN † fountainhead, source, origin ...1688
• HEADSPRING the chief source of anything; the quarter whence anything originates ...c1450
• RADIX the source or origin; that in which anything originates ...1607
SOURED - adjectives
• BLINKIT soured, spoiled ...Bk1911 Sc.
SOUR-FACED - nouns, person
• LEMON-SUCKER a prissy or effeminate man or boy; also, a sour-faced individual ...1922 Amer. sl.
SOUR-LOOKING - adjectives
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SOUR-LOOKING - verbs
• HAVE A FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK to have a pale sour-looking face ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
SOURNESS - nouns
• ACERBITUDE † sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness ...1731
• ACERBITY sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste; ...1611
• AIG † sourness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• EAGERNESS † pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
SOUR-TEMPERED - adjectives
• ACIDULATED rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULENT slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
SOUR-TEMPERED - nouns, person
• GLUNDER an ignorant, sour-tempered fellow ...B1900 Sc.
SOUTH - adverbs
• BESOUTH to the southward of ...Bk1911 Sc.
SOUTH - prepositions
• BESOUTH † on the south side of; to the south of ...c1410 obs. exc. Sc.
SOUTH - nouns
• THOW-HOLE the south; so called because a south wind generally accompanies a thaw ...1824 Sc.
SOUTH AFRICA - adjectives
• CAPIAN †* belonging to the Cape of Good Hope ...1731
SOUTH AFRICA - nouns
• CHICKEN RUN the flight of White people from South Africa, fearing for their future in a non-apartheid country ...1970s S. Afr, sl.
• DARK CITY the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• FRIENDLY CITY Port Elizabeth, South Africa ...1951 S. Afr.
• KAFFIRLAND the Cape provinces; latterly, South Africa ...M19 sl.
• SNOCK-TOWN Cape Town ...L19 S. Afr.
• YARPIELAND South Africa ...1980s Aust. sl.
SOUTH AFRICAN - nouns, person
• AFRICANDER a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent ...1822
• DUCK TAIL an unruly South African youth ...1959 S. African sl.
• IKEY a student of the University of Cape Town ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• UNCLE NED a Black South African ...1900s Aust. sl.
• YARPIE a South African ...1980s Aust. sl.
SOUTH AMERICAN - nouns, person
• COCONUT-DODGER a South American or African Black person ...1920s US Black sl.
SOUTH CAROLINA - nouns, person
• BOOMALALLY orig. a cadet of the South Carolina Military Academy; later, any soldier, esp. one on parade marching to music ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CROATAN a native of North Carolina or South Carolina whose ancestry consists of Black, Indian, and White ...1880s US Black
• DIMERY a person of mixed Indian, White, and Black ancestry in southeastern North Carolina, and eastern South Carolina ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MARLBORO BLUE a member of a group of racially mixed people in eastern South Carolina ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RED LEG a member of a racially mixed group of people living in Orangeburg County, South Carolina ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SANDLAPPER a native of South Carolina ...1904 Amer. dial.
SOUTHERLY - adjectives
• SUMMER † having a sunny or southerly aspect ...c1440
SOUTH SEAS - nouns, person
• CANAKER a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• COCONUT a South Sea islander ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• KANACKA a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• KANAKA a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• KANAKER a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• MONKEY-CHASER a South Sea Islander, a Polynesian ...1942 Amer. sl.
SOVEREIGN - adjectives
• BASILIC †* kingly, royal, sovereign ...1728
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
SOVEREIGN - nouns
• CANARY formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign ....1842 sl.
• CANARY-BIRD formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign ....1785 sl.
• DANDY an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
• GOBLIN † a sovereign, twenty shillings ...L19 sl. obs. exc. hist.
• HALF-A-BEAN a half-sovereign ...L18 sl.
• ILLEGITIMATE a counterfeit sovereign ...E19 sl.
• JAMES a sovereign or 20 shillings ...1858 thieves' sl.
• JANE a sovereign ...1864 thieves' sl.
• JEMMY O'GOBLIN a sovereign ...Bk1896 theatrical sl.
• LITTLE SMACK a half-sovereign ...1900s sl.
• MADZA POONA a half-sovereign ...M19 sl.
• MARIGOLD † a gold coin; a sovereign ...1663 sl.
• MONAKER a sovereign (coin) ...M19 sl.
• NETGEN half a sovereign ...Bk1902 back-slang
• NOB a sovereign ...M19 sl.
• O'GOBLIN † a sovereign, twenty shillings ...L19 sl. obs. exc. hist.
• QUID a sovereign; a guinea; a pound ...1688 sl.
• RED 'UN a pound; a sovereign ...1890 Brit. sl.
• SKIV a sovereign ...1858 sl.
• STRIKE a sovereign ...Bk1904 sl.
• THICK 'UN a sovereign ...Bk1891 sl.
• WUFFLER a guinea-piece; a sovereign ...L19 UK sl.
• YELLOW-BOY a gold coin; a guinea or sovereign ...1662 sl.
SOVEREIGN - nouns, person
• SUFFREYN † a sovereign ruler, monarch ...a1500
SOW - adjectives
• SATORIOUS † belonging to one who sows, sets, or plants ...1656
SOWING - nouns
• SATION † a sowing of seed, a planting ...c1440
• SATURE † sowing ...1657
SOWN - adjectives
• SATIVE † sown or planted; cultivated, not wild ...1599
• SATIVOUS † sown or planted; cultivated, not wild ...1786.
SPACE (solar system) - nouns
• BIG DARK outer space ...Bk1998 sl.
SPACE (area) - nouns
• DAYLIGHT a clear and open space between two things, horses, players, boats, etc.; enough space for light to shine through ...1820 Amer. sl.
SPACIOUS - adjectives
• RANGY of places: giving scope for ranging; spacious ...1880
• SCOPIOUS † wide, spacious ...1599
• LARGE † allowing plenty of room; spacious, roomy, capacious ...a1225
• ROOMTHSOME † spacious, roomy ...1599.
• SIDE † large, ample, spacious, extensive ...before 1000.
SPACIOUSNESS - nouns
• LAXITY † spaciousness ...1650
SPADE - nouns
• ADAM'S ARMS a spade ...1602 sl.
• FACK a long-handled spade ...1863 Ireland
• PALM the hollow of a spade ...1877 Eng. dial.
SPAGHETTI - nouns
• SPADGERS spaghetti ...1960 Brit. sl.
• SPAG spaghetti ...1948 colloq.
• SPA-GAG-ME prison-cooked spaghetti ...1990s US prison sl.
• SPAG BOL spaghetti Bolognese ...1970 sl.
• SPAGGERS spaghetti ...1960 Brit. sl.
• WOP SPECIAL (not always derogatory) macaroni or spaghetti dishes ...20C US sl.
• WORMS spaghetti ...E20 sl.
• WORMS IN BLOOD spaghetti in tomato sauce ...20C US jocular
SPAIN, SPANIARD, SPANISH - adjectives
• DAGO (derogatory) pert. to a Latin, usually an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard; any dark-skinned native ...M19 sl., orig. US
• DAGOED killed by a Spaniard ...1899 US Army in Spanish-Amer. War
• PANYA Spanish ...1940s W. Indies sl.
SPAIN - nouns
• COSTA DEL CRIME the south-east coast of Spain, as used by several British criminals as a bolt-hole to escape British justice ...1984 Brit. jocular
SPAIN, SPANIARD, SPANISH - nouns, person
• CALIMANCO a Spaniard ...1607
• CANARY a Spaniard; used contemptuously ...1898 US Army sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) a Spaniard, Portuguese, or Italian; the Spanish or Italian language ...1832 sl.
• DEGO (derogatory) orig. a Spaniard, Portuguese, or other Caucasian of southern Europe or Latin America; broadly, a foreigner ...1832 US sl.
• GUINEA (derogatory) an immigrant of Italian or Spanish origin ...1890 US sl.
• MAJA a Spanish woman who dresses gaily ...1832
• OIL SLICK a Spaniard; a Greek ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'spic'
SPANGLE - nouns
• AIGLE a spangle, tinsel, ornament ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
SPANGLE - verbs
• DECKER to decorate, to bedeck with spangles ...1883 Eng. dial.
• DICKER to decorate, to bedeck with spangles ...1883 Eng. dial.
SPANISH - adjectives
• HISPANIAN †* belonging to Spain, born in Spain, Spanish ...1656
SPANISH - nouns
• SPIG the Spanish language ...1913 US sl.
• SPIGGOTY the Spanish language ...1910s US sl.
SPANK - nouns
• SCONE a slap with the flat of the hand or any flat surface; a smack, a spank ...1825 Sc.
SPANK - verbs
• FAN to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• PADDLE to spank; to smack ...1856 US
• PEEL to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap ...1935 Amer. dial.
• RED-OWL to spank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCONE to slap with the open hand, esp. to smack a child's bottom; to spank ...1710 Sc.
• TICKLE ONE'S TOBY to spank or beat on the buttocks ...1842 sl.
SPANKING - nouns
• BRITCHING a spanking administered with paddle on breech (buttocks) ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PEELING a beating, spanking ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SCONDIES smacks, a spanking ...1969 Sc.
SPANNER - nouns
• TOMMY a spanner; a screwdriver ...1881
SPARE - adjectives
• SCRAE spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
• SKRAE spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
SPARE - nouns
• BLICHER a spare portion ...Bk1911 Sc.
SPARE - verbs
• HAIN to spare, to save, to refrain from consuming or spending ...1508 Sc.
SPARE RIBS - nouns
• PACKING HOUSE QUAIL spare ribs ...L19 sl.
• PIANO spare ribs ...1930s US Black sl.
• PIANO ON A PLATTER barbecued ribs on a plate ...1930s US Black sl.
SPARING - adjectives
• ABSTEMIOUS * 1. abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food) ...1610
2. temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing ...1624
• ECONOMIC † thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
• HAINIE sparing ...1924 Sc.
• HENNIE sparing ...1924 Sc.
• MEVERLY shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NARROW † sparing, close, parsimonious, mean, stingy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RARE †* sparing ...1526
• SCANT sparing, parsimonious ...1819 Sc.
SPARING - nouns
• ABSTEMIOUSNESS the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies ...1626
SPARING - verbs
• ETTLE to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LANK DOWN to become sparing or frugal ...1935 Amer. dial.
• TAPE to use sparingly; to make anything go a long way; to stint ...1721 Sc.
SPARINGLY - adverbs
• LATELY † slowly, tardily, sluggishly; reluctantly, sparingly ...c1000
• NARROWLY †* sparingly, parsimoniously ...a1225
• SCRIMP sparingly, grudgingly ...1873 adv.
SPARK - adjectives
• BESPARKLING † throwing out sparks ...1648
SPARK - nouns
• EASINGS sparks from a chimney ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NEEST a spark of fire, a live coal; a very small fire ...1886 Sc.
• NIST a spark of fire, a live coal; a very small fire ...1886 Sc.
• TAND a spark of fire; a piece of burning coal or peat; a firebrand ...1866 Sc.
• TINDER † fire, a spark ...1570
• VLONKERS sparks of fire ...1892 Eng. dial.
• VONK a spark ...1888 Eng. dial.
SPARK - verbs
• NEESTER to throw off sparks; to crackle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEISTER to throw off sparks; to crackle ...Bk1905 Sc.
SPARKLE - nouns
• TWINK * a twinkle or sparkle ...1830
SPARKLE - verbs
• GLISTER to glitter, to sparkle ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PRINKLE to twinkle, to scintillate, to sparkle ...1724 Sc.
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
• TWINK to twinkle, to sparkle ...1637
SPARKLING - adjectives
• MICACIOUS sparkling, glittering ...1836
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
SPARROW - nouns
• BOW AND ARROW a sparrow ...1931 UK Cockney rhyming sl.
• EASING-BIRDS sparrows and other birds which build their nests under the eaves of a house ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-SPARROW the common house-sparrow, Parus domesticus ...1885 Eng. dial.
• EVERYBODY'S DARLING the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GUTTER PERCHER the sparrow one sees in towns and cities ...20C
• HORSE-SHIT-EATER a house sparrow, the common sparrow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MICKEY a sparrow ...1921 Amer. dial.
• MOSSIE the Cape sparrow ...c1870 S. Afr. colloq.
• SHITBIRD English sparrow, a house sparrow ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-EATER a house sparrow, the common sparrow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SILVER-TONGUE the song-sparrow ...1884 US
• SPAG a sparrow ...1951 Aust. sl.
• TWIT-TWAT the house-sparrow ...1891
SPARSE - adjectives
• SCATTERING widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
SPASM - nouns
• CRICK a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp. in the neck or back ...15C colloq.
SPASM - verbs
• CRICK to cause a crick in the neck, back, etc. ...15C colloq.
• SPAZZ OUT to suffer a spasm, losing physical control ...1984 US sl.
SPASMODIC - adjectives
• CATCHY occurring in snatches, fitful, spasmodic ...1872 colloq.
• SUBSALIENT †* moving by leaps, spasmodic ...1716
SPASMODIC - verbs
• YERK † to utter spasmodically; to 'jerk out' words; to start a song, etc. ...1604 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPATTER - nouns
• SPLATTERATION spatter, splatter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
SPATTER - verbs (also see BESPATTER)
• BESPURT † to splash or spatter, to befoul ...1579
• SCAM to stain, to discolour; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPATTERED - adjectives
• BESMOTTERED †* splashed or spattered as with mud or dirt ...c1386
SPATULA - nouns
• LADEN a food turner, a spatula ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PALETTE a spatula ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PANCAKE TURNER a spatula; instrument used to turn over frying food ...1847 Amer. dial.
• THIBLE a smooth stick or spatula, used for stirring broth, porridge, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THIVEL a smooth stick or spatula, used to stir porridge, etc. ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SPAY - verbs
• CHANGE to spay a domestic animal ...1931 Amer. dial.
SPEAK - verbs (also see SPEECH, TALK, etc.)
• AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON to speak aggressively or abusively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• AMMERGAG to stammer, to speak with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BESPEAK † to speak up or out, to exclaim, orig. with some notion of objection or remonstrance; in later times, to raise one's voice, to speak ...c1314 obs. or arch.
• BREAK A BREATH to speak, to say a word ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANT 1. to speak with the beggar's whine ...1567
2. to speak; to talk ...1567
• CARP † to speak, to talk ...a1240
• CHANGE WORDS to exchange words, to speak ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHIN to address or speak to, esp. in a flattering way ...c1871 Amer. sl.
• CHIP to utter a word; to speak; to talk ...1887 Amer. sl.
• CHIRP to speak, esp. loudly or out of turn ...1878 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK IT OUT to speak without restraint ...20C sl.
• CIRCUMBILIVAGINATE † to speak in a roundabout way; to use circumlocution ...a1693
• CRACK to say; to talk; to speak, to speak up ...1897 Amer. sl., esp. criminals'
• DECANTATE † to sing or speak often ...1659
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• ESCAPE OUT to speak, to request ...M19 US sl.
• FABLE †* to speak, to talk, to converse ...1382
• FAIL †* to cease to speak of ...c1650
• FAMBLE † to speak imperfectly; to stammer, to stutter ...1400
• GAB to speak, to talk; to chatter, to talk incessantly ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GARRULATE †* to say or speak with garrulity; to talk nonstop; to utter in a chattering manner ...1656
• GET ONE TOLD to speak one's piece to someone, to tell someone off ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HARK to speak in one's ear; to whisper; to mutter ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HATTER to speak thick and confusedly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• I-MELE † to speak, to say ...a1000
• IMPARL † to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80.
• INTERCEDE to speak on behalf of ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JABBER to chatter; to speak fast and indistinctly; to talk thick and fast; to talk gibberish; to speak or say rapidly, incoherently, and without making sense ...1499
• JAW to speak, to talk ...1748 sl.
• LALE †* to speak ...1300s
• LALL to say 'lal, lal'; to speak childishly ...1878
• LALLATE †* to speak baby-like ...1623
• LAY TONGUE TO to think of to say, to speak, to utter ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LET IT ALL OUT to say what is on your mind ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MANG to speak or talk, hence to boast ...1812 sl.
• MUSSITATE † to mutter; to speak through the teeth ...1626
• NURN † to utter, say, to speak, to discourse ...a1300.
• OPEN ONE'S BUDGET to speak one's mind ...1861
• OPEN ONE'S FACE to talk, to speak, esp. to speak rudely ...L19 US sl.
• OPEN ONE'S HEAD to communicate what one is thinking; to speak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALARIE to talk, to speak ...M19 tramp & circus usage
• PARK to ask, to speak, to beg ...1960s sl.
• PARKER to ask, to speak, to beg ...L19 sl.
• PARLANCE to speak, to have a conversation ...1953 Amer. dial.
• QUETHE † to speak, say, declare, tell, call ...c825
• QUID † to say, to speak ...c1000
• RABBLE † to utter words or speech in a rapid confused manner; to speak or read in this fashion ...a1400 obs. Eng. dial.
• RAP AT A VENTURE to speak without consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAY B TO A BATTLEDORE † to open one's mouth in speech ...1599
• SPEAK BANDOG AND BEDLAM to speak furiously and madly ...1600
• SPEAK BY THE CARD to speak with great exactness, or with the utmost accuracy; to be careful with one's words ...1596
• SPEW to speak, esp. to confess ...L18 sl.
• STUMP to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• TALE † to say, to speak, to utter, to tell ...c1205
• VERBIGERATE † to speak, to talk, to chat ...1656
• VOCABULIZE * to utter, speak, say; to put into words ...1873
• WORD to speak ...1905 Aust. sl.
• WROB † to speak of a matter; to give information ...c1425
SPEAKEASY - see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
SPEAKER - nouns, person
• AITCH DROPPER chiefly used of a Cockney, but basically anyone who doesn't speak properly ...Brit sl.
• BAGPIPE a long-winded, monotonous speaker ...19C sl.
• REEBLER one who reads or speaks in a careless manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• STEM-WINDER an enthusiastic talker or impassioned public speaker ...1942 US sl.
• STUMPER a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMP ORATOR a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMP-SPEAKER a bombastic speaker ...Bk1904 sl.
• YELPER a term of contempt applied to a speaker or writer, whose utterance is compared to a dog's yelp ...1673
SPEAKING, SPEECH - adjectives
• AMBILOQUENT † speaking doubtfully or ambiguously ...1656
• BLANDILOQUENT * in the language of compliment; smooth-speaking, flattering, fair-spoken ...1599
• BLESILOQUENT †* speaking with a stammer; having some impediment in speech ...1656
• BREVILOQUENT given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865
• DIVERSILOQUENT * speaking diversely or in different ways ...1656
• DOCTILOQUOUS †* speaking learnedly; using learned expressions ...1727
• DULCILOQUENT speaking sweetly; speaking with honeyed words ...1656
• FALLACILOQUENT † speaking deceitfully ...1730
• FATILOQUENT declaring fate, prophetic, soothsaying ...1656
• FLANNELMOUTHED speaking indistinctly and in a muffled way ...US
• GAUDILOQUENT †* speaking with joy ...1656
• INANILOQUENT †* full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly, babbling; speaking vainly or emptily; loquacious, garrulous ...1656
• INANILOQUOUS † full of empty or idle talk; loquacious, garrulous; speaking inanely, babbling ...1721
• LARGILOQUENT †* full of words, speaking largely, being liberal of tongue ...1656
• LOCUTORY * pert. to speech or speaking ...1828
• LONG-TALKING speaking slowly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAGNILOQUENT lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful ...1656
• MAGNILOQUOUS † magniloquent ...1727
• MELLILOQUENT †* speaking sweetly or pleasantly ...1656
• MENDACILOQUENT †* speaking lies; lying ...1656
• MULTILOQUOUS speaking much, very talkative, loquacious ...1664
• OMNILOQUENT speaking of all things or on all subjects ...1824
• PAUCILOQUENT * speaking briefly; uttering few words ...1656
• PLANILOQUENT †* plain-speaking; speaking without reserve ...1656
• POLYLOQUENT †* talking much, very talkative, loquacious, garrulous ...1656
• SANCTILOQUENT * speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things ...1656
• SEVIDICAL † speaking fiercely, using cruel language; threatening ...1630
• SIALOQUENT † spitting much in one's speech ...1656
• SOMNILOQUACIOUS * talking or apt to talk in sleep ...1731
• SPEECHFUL full of speech or words; talkative, loquacious, speaking ...1842
• STULTILOQUENT * talking foolishly; given to silly talk; babbling ...1845
• SUAVILOQUENT * of sweet speech ...1656
• SUAVILOQUIOUS * of sweet speech ...Bk1919
• SUPERBILOQUENT † speaking proudly or haughtily ...1658
• TARDILOQUENT †* speaking slowly; slow of speech ...1656
• VANILOQUENT * speaking in a vain or foolish way ...1727
• VERILOQUOUS † speaking the truth; truthful, veracious ...1672
• VERSUTILOQUENT talking cunningly or craftily ...1727
SPEAKING, SPEECH - nouns
• ALIENILOQUY † a speaking wide of the purpose, or not to the matter in hand ...1731
• ANTILOQUY † contradiction; a speaking against ...1656
• ARGOLOGY † idle or vain speaking ...1623 obs.
• CACOLOGY bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation ...1775
• CHIP IN a turn to speak ...1876 Amer. sl.
• FALLACILOQUENCE † deceitful speech ...1656
• FALSILOQUENCE †* false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FLAMING speaking incessantly and obsessive on a particular topic of little interest to anyone but oneself ...1950s sl.
• GRAVILOQUENCE † a speaking gravely; a grave or weighty speech ...1656
• IMPARLANCE † the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• JAWING speaking ...1788 sl.
• LALLATION † childish utterance ...1647
• LEDEN † the speech or utterance of a person or class of persons; form of speech; way of speaking ...c1320
• LONGILOQUENCE * a speaking at great or excessive length; long-windedness, verbosity ...1836
• NORMANDY a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Normandy Beach)
• NORMANDY BEACH a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PARCILOQUY †* a sparing or niggardly speech or discourse; a speaking little; moderation in words ...1656
• PLENILOQUENCE * fullness of talk, excessive speaking ...1838
• SAY manner of speaking ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SUAVILOQUENCE * pleasing or agreeable speech or manner of speaking ...a1649
• SUAVILOQUY * pleasing or agreeable speech; a sweet or pleasant manner of speaking ...1658
• TARDILOQUY †* slow speech, a slow speaking ...1623
• TERRILOQUY the speaking of terrible or dreadful things
• TOLUTILOQUENCE †* a talking 'at a trot'; speech that moves briskly along; voluble discourse ...1656
• VANILOQUENCE * vain talk or babbling ...1623
• VANILOQUY * vain talk or babbling ...1928
SPEAKING - phrases
• GO ON THE STUMP to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• PULL MY MOUTH to try to get me to say something in particular ...1999 Can. sl.