Browse dictionary
Showing 1-20 of 3155 results in 3155 entries
1. abaht, adv. and prep. View full entry 1839
...About....
2. Abdul, n. View full entry 1870
...Originally: a male Turk; spec. (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.) a Turkish soldier in the First World War (191418); (also) Turkish soldiers collectively. Later...
3. AC/DC, adj. View full entry 1898
...Electr. Of an electrical system or device: compatible with both alternating current and direct current....
4. acourse, adv.2 View full entry 1883
...Of course, naturally....
5. actioner, n. View full entry 1825
...A shareholder; = actionary Cf. action9. Obs.rare....
6. actorine, n. View full entry 1892
...A female actor, an actress....
7. adenoidal, adj. View full entry 1849
...Gland-like, glandiform; glandular. Cf. adenoid1. Obs.rare....
8. advert, n. View full entry 1814
...Short for advertisement4. Cf. ad...
9. advertisee, n. View full entry 1845
...A person at whom an advertisement is directed. Opposed to advertiser...
10. aeger, adj. and n. View full entry 1835
...Of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at lectures, classes, etc., on account of illness....
11. aflap, adj. View full entry 1887
...Flapping. Also fig.: worried, agitated (colloq.). Only in predicative use....
12. ag, adj. and n.2 View full entry 1844
...= agricultural...
13. Aggie, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1871
...An agriculturalist, spec. a student at an agricultural college. Freq. (and in earliest use): a member of a sports team from such a college; (in pl.) the team...
14. aggie, n.2 View full entry 1896
...A type of highly-prized playing marble made of agate or variegated glass resembling agate; = agate6....
15. aholt, adv. View full entry 1868
...= ahold2....
16. aikona, adj. and int. View full entry 1899
...No; not any; not....
17. airhead, n. View full entry 1822
...Mining. Usu. in form air-head. A horizontal passage constructed in order to carry air to part of a mine. Now rare....
18. Albert, n.2 View full entry 1840
...(usually in pl.) a type of boot popularized by Prince Albert, orig. and esp. one having a fabric upper and patent leather toecap....
19. Albertopolis, n. View full entry 1860
...An informal name for: the area of South Kensington in London that is home to various cultural and educational institutions including the Natural History Museum, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Royal...
20. alibi, v. View full entry 1824
...trans. To transfer (one's residence) elsewhere, or to another place. Obs.rare....
