Dictionary: ANL – ANS

► ANLET n. a small ring → 1421 obs.
► ANLETH n. a person’s face or countenance; also, a person’s appearance or looks → 1000 obs.
► ANLIGODLIN adj.  of an object: lopsided, askew, aslant → 1970 Amer. dial.
► ANLIKE adj. similar, like, alike → 1000 obs.
n. 1. that which is similar to another → 1000 obs.
n. 2. a person’s likeness or image → 1340 obs.
► ANLIKEN vb. to be or become like, to resemble → 1340 obs.
► ANLIKENESS n. a being alike; resemblance, similarity, likeness → 1000 obs.
► ANMAILE n. enamel → 1600 obs.
► ANMOD adj. unanimous, of one mind → 1000 obs.
► ANN n. 1. any White female → 1940 African-American sl., derogatory
n. 2. a Black woman who apes her White sisters → 1970 sl., derogatory
► ANNA n. a respectful title or form of address for an elder brother → 1967 S. Asian
► ANNABEL GILES n. haemorrhoids → 2003 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piles’
► ANNABELS n. haemorrhoids → 2003 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piles’
► ANNAHYDION n. an ignorant, ill-informed person → 1997 Irish sl. (Bk.)
► ANNAL adj. occurring once a year, yearly, annual → 1503 obs.
► ANNALIST n. a writer of annals (history, in which the events are recorded in yearly succession) → 1569
► ANNALISTICALLY adv. in the form of annals; year by year → 1829
► ANNALIZE vb. to record or commemorate events, etc. in annals; to chronicle → 1616
► ANNA MARIA n. a domestic fire (pronunciation = Mar-eye-a) → 1884 Brit. rhyming sl. 
► ANNA MATILDA n. an extremely sentimental girl → 1922 (Bk.)
► ANNA MAY WONG n. a stink; a smell → 1984 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘pong’
► ANNANAB n. a banana → 20C Brit. back-slang
► ANNARUGIAN n. a crude, unruly person; a member of a rough party of fun-makers; orig. applied to residents of Fulton Co., Illinois → 1856 Amer. dial.
► ANNARY n. a history or record of events of each year; an annual record → 1661 obs.
► ANN ATOMY n. an attractive girl → 1942 Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
► ANN-CHOVEY n. a shopwoman → 1891 costermongers’ sl. (Bk.)
► ANNE vb. to give; to yield; to consent → 1880 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNECT adj. connected, joined, attached; contiguous → 1440 obs.
► ANNE’S FAN n. a rude gesture, thumbing the nose; touching the tip of the thumb to the end of one’s nose and spreading the fingers wide; it can be made worse by wiggling the fingers → 19C Brit.
► ANNESSE n. 1. loneliness, solitude → 1888 obs. (Bk.)
n. 2. unity, oneness → 1888 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNET n. 1. a silly fellow → 1857 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the common gull, Larus Canus → 1885 Eng. dial.
► ANNEX vb. 1. to join or connect one thing to another → 1400 obs.
vb. 2. to lay hold of roughly, to grab; to get; to steal → 1845 US jocular usage
vb. 3. to secure a prize, victory, etc.; to win something → 1872 sport usage, orig. horse racing
vb. 4. to steal → 1939 euphemism
► ANNEXARY n. something appended or attached; later, an addition to a document or text; a supplement, an appendix → 1605 obs.
► ANNEXION n. a thing which is annexed or appended; an addition or attachment → 1609
► ANNEX THE WHOLE CONFECTIONER’S SHOP vb. to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours → 1885 sl.
► ANNEY uneasiness, interruption → 1795 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNICK vb. to beat, or knock about → 1886 Eng. dial.
► ANNIE n. 1. a free ticket or pass to a game or entertainment → 1922 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an effeminate male homosexual → 1953 sl.
n. 3. the anus → 2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
► ANNIE FROM ARKANSAS n. in craps: an eight → 1993 US sl.
► ANNIE LAURIE n. 1. a lorry → 20C Eng. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a bus conductress → 1984 sl.
► ANNIE LOUISE n. cheese → 1984 Aust. rhyming sl.
► ANNIE NO RATTLE n. one who pipes up at the end of a conversation → 1997 Irish sl. (Bk.)
► ANNIE OAKLEY adj. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. a complimentary ticket; a free pass, orig. to a circus, but latterly to the theatre → 1916 US sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a base on balls → 1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a pardon or discharge certificate given to a convict → 1949 US criminals’ sl.
vb. to punch an admission ticket, thus rendering it free → 1925 US sl.
► ANNIE ROONEY n. an outburst of bad temper → 1988 UK sl.
► ANNIE’S ALLEY n. the vagina → 1949 US sl.
► ANNIE’S ROOM phr. used when one does not know the answer to the question “Where is …” → 1910 Aust. sl., orig. military usage
► ANNIE UP vb. to pay a debt; to contribute one’s share → 1968 Amer. dial.
► ANNIFEROUS adj. of a plant: bearing fruit all the year → 1656 obs.
► ANNIHIL vb. to annihilate → 1490 obs.
► ANNIHILATE adj. 1. reduced to nothing; obliterated, utterly destroyed → 1400 obs.
adj. 2. rendered null and void; revoked, annulled → 1475 obs.
vb. 1. to vanish completely; to dwindle to nothing → 1656 obs.
vb. 2.  to consume food or drink in its entirety, esp. in a voracious manner → 1815
vb. 3. to humiliate or put down a person → 1881
vb. 4. to defeat an opponent decisively → 1886 sport usage
► ANNIHILATED adj. extremely drunk or drug-intoxicated → 1975 sl., orig. US students’ usage
► ANNIHILATORY adj. 1. capable of being rendered null and void, or invalidated → 1676 obs.
adj. 2. utterly devastating or destructive → 1825
► ANNIHILED adj. reduced to nothing, destroyed, annihilated → 1691 obs.
► ANNIHILMENT n. annihilation, complete destruction → 1526 obs.
► ANNISEED ROBIN n. a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute → 1675
► ANNISH n. an anniversary issue of a single-interest fan magazine → 1982 US sl.
► ANNIVERSAL adj. relating to an anniversary → 1641
n. an anniversary; the annual occurrence of a noteworthy date → 1635
► ANNIVERSARIAN n. a person elected to represent a society at an anniversary address and to deliver a commemorative address → 1856 US obs.
► ANNIVERSARILY adv. annually, esp. every year on a particular date, yearly → 1631
► ANNIVERSARY adj. 1. occurring once a year; repeated or recurring annually → 1552 obs.
adj. 2. lasting for or completed in a year → 1629
n. a periodical issued once a year → 1827 obs.
► ANNIVERSE n. the day which marks the completion of one or more years since the death or funeral of a particular person, and on which he or she is commemorated in some way→ 1618 obs.
► ANNIVOLOR n. a priest employed for the purpose of singing anniversary masses for the dead → 1880 (Bk.)
► ANNOBILIZE vb. to confer nobility on; to ennoble → 1731 obs.
► ANNO DOMINI adj. old → 1890 Eng. society sl.
n. advance or advancing age and its effects, esp. on physical prowess → 1885 colloq.
► ANNOIE n. hindrance, molestation, uneasiness → 1795 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNOINTED adj. ripe for mischief, full of courage and energy for any desperate exploit → 1890 sl. (Bk.)
► ANNOISANCE n. nuisance; hurt → 1908 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNOISOME ► ANNOYSOME adj. hurtful, troublesome → 1888 Eng. dial.
► ANNOMINATE vb. to give a name to; to call something by an alternative or additional name → 1768 obs.
► ANNONA n. the year’s produce; hence, the necessaries of life, grain → 1879 (Bk.)
► ANNONARY adj. pert. to provisions → 1651
► ANNORME vb. to make something conform to a rule or regular process → 1644 obs.
► ANNOSITY n. great age; long life or existence, fullness of years, agedness → 1450 obs.
► ANNOTE n. a note → 1852 obs. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to record something, to note, to write down → 1449 obs.
vb. 2. to add notes to a text, document, etc. giving explanation, comment, or further description → 1525
► ANNOTED adj. provided or supplied with notes, comments, etc. → 1776
► ANNOY vb. 1. to worry, concern, or disturb a person; also, to perplex, to confuse → 1275 obs.
vb. 2. to cause a person to feel wearied or unenthusiastic; to tire out; to bore → 1300 obs.
vb. 3. to inflict pain, harm, or injury on a person → 1325 obs.
vb. 4. to be offensive, objectionable, or a cause of trouble to someone or something → 1340 obs.
vb. 5. to take offense, to be resentful → 1375 obs.
vb. 6. to cause harm or damage to something; to interfere with → 1405 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► ANNOYANCE n. 1. a being harmed; hurt, injury → 1502 obs.
n. 2.offense, damage → 1886 Eng. dial.
► ANNOYANCER n. a person who causes annoyance → 1632 obs.
► ANNOYER n. a person who causes harm or damage to a thing or person → 1577 obs.
► ANNOYFUL adj. 1. troublesome, annoying, tiresome → 1386 obs.
adj. 2. harmful, unpleasant → 1850 obs.
► ANNOYING adj. causing harm, damage, or injury → 1400 obs.
n. a causing harm, damage, or injury; disturbance → 1330 obs.
► ANNOYMENT n. 1. a causing harm; harm, injury → 1607 obs.
n. 2. something which causes annoyance or irritation; an annoyance, a nuisance → 1659
► ANNOYOUS adj. 1. harmful, injurious → 1400 obs.
adj. 2. troubled, grieved, sad → 1450 obs.
adj. 3. causing annoyance, irritating, annoying, troublesome → 1481
► ANNOYOUSLY adv. in a troublesome or disconcerting manner → 1400 obs.
► ANNUAL n. 1. a year’s jail sentence → 1900 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an annual holiday → 1909 sl. (Bk.)
n. 3. a bath → 1941 Aust. sl.
► ANNUAL COMPLIMENT n. a salary → 1922 (Bk.)
► ANNUARY adj. occurring once a year or every  year; annual, yearly → 1487 obs.
n. a book or magazine that is published once a year under the same title but with different contents → 1799
► ANNUATE vb. to nod in assent or agreement to something; to give one’s approval to → 1585 obs.
► ANNUELER ► ANNUELLER n. a priest employed to celebrate memorial masses for the dead → 1410 hist.
singing anniversary masses for the dead → 1880
► ANNUENT adj. nodding, as if with the purpose of signifying assent or consent → 1736
► ANNUISANCE n. 1. a feeing annoying → 1440 obs.
n. 2. nuisance, injury, hurt, harm, esp. that resulting from the perpetration of a legal nuisance → 1502 obs.  
n. 3. a state of ennui; weariness → 1502 obs.
vb. to damage → 1717 (Bk.)
► ANNUL vb. to inflict irretrievable harm or damage on a person; to destroy the good name or standing of a person → 1425 obs.
► ANNULLATE vb. to render an agreement, decision, etc. void, invalid, or ineffective; to annul → 1570
► ANNULLATION n. 1. an annulling an agreement, decision, etc. annulment → 1449
n. 2. destruction, annihilation → 1603 obs.
► ANNULLITY n. an annulling an agreement decision, etc.; annulment → 1586
► ANNUMBER vb. to count in, add on, to reckon as an addition to → 1500 obs.
► ANNUMERATE adj. counted, reckoned → 1475 obs.
vb. to count, to reckon something; to add, as to a number previously given → 1475 obs.
► ANNUMERATION n. a counting something; addition to a former number → 1604
► ANNUNCIABLE adj. capable of being announced or declared → 1656 obs.
► ANNUNCIATE vb. to proclaim, to declare; to make known officially or publicly → 1533
► ANNUNCIATIVE adj. announcing or proclaiming something; giving announcement → 1616
► ANNUNCIATOR n. a bell or gong → 19C US
► ANNUNCIATORY adj. to announcing or proclaiming, esp. the arrival of something → 1790
► ANNUS HORRIBILIS n. a disastrous or particularly unpleasant year → 1867
► ANNUS MIRABILIS n. a year of extraordinary events, esp. when regarded as omens or portents → 1643
► ANNY n. a choice marble → 1958 Amer. dial.
vb. to scold or find fault; to use irritating language → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ANODYNE adj. 1. soothing the mind or feelings → 1703
adj. 2. unlikely to provoke a strong response; insipid, bland → 1845
n. 1. something which counteracts a source of misery or difficulty; something that soothes the mind or feelings → 1647
n. 2. a bland, inoffensive, or meaningless statement or idea → 1923
vb. to kill → 1859 US criminals’ sl.
► ANODYNE NECKLACE n. the hangman’s noose → 1717 colloq.
► ANODYNIC adj. 1. relieving or reducing pain → 1847
adj. 2. soothing the mind or feelings → 1904
► ANODYNOUS adj. soothing the mind or feelings → 1658
► ANOETIC adj. not able to be thought; unthinkable → 1856
► ANOG n. enough → 1000 obs.
► ANOINT vb. 1. to flatter a person lavishly and insincerely; to butter up → 1425 obs.
vb. 2. to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act  → 1500
vb. 3. to run, to hurry away → 1876 Eng. dial.
► ANOINTED adj. 1. of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious → 1823 chiefly Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fond of fun, mischievous; troublesome → 1875 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. very great, terrible → 1877 Eng. dial.
► ANOINTED ROGUE n. an out-and-out rogue → 1880 Eng. dial.
► ANOINTER n. 1. a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow → 1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a trickster, a sharp, crafty person → 1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an energetic, pushing person → 1887 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a miser, a skinflint → 1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. something perplexing or puzzling → 1898 Eng. dial.
► ANOINTING adj. mischievous → 1898 Eng. dial.
n. a good beating, a thrashing → 1876 Eng. dial.
► ANOINT THE FIST vb. to bribe → 1626 obs.
► ANOINT THE HAND vb. to bribe → 1542 obs.
► ANOINT THE PALM vb. to bribe → 1873 obs.
► ANOINT WITH BIRCHEN SALVE vb. to beat, to thrash → L16 sl.
► ANOINT WITH OIL OF HAZEL vb.to beat with a hazel rod → 1678
► ANOMAL adj. deviating from what is normal or expected; irregular → 1525
► ANOMALAR adj. deviating from what is normal or expected; irregular, abnormal → 1635 obs.
► ANOMALISM n. an irregularity, an oddity, an anomaly → 1668
► ANOMALISTIC adj. deviating from what is normal or expected → 1802
► ANOMALOUS adj. deviating from what is normal or expected; irregular, abnormal → 1606
► ANOMALY n. 1. an irregular fact or characteristic; an oddity → 1631
n. 2. irregularity; deviation from what is normal or expected → 1648
► ANOMY n. disregard of law, lawlessness → 1595 obs.
► ANON adv. 1. in one body or mass; together → 1000 obs.
adv. 2. in a straight course; onwards; directly → 1000 obs.
adv. 3. in the same state or condition, without change → 1000 obs.
adv. 4. without interruption, continuously → 1000 obs.
adv. 5. at once, immediately; straightaway, instantly → 1000 arch.
adv. 6. in a little while; soon, shortly → 1475
adv. 7. at the present time or moment; now → 1516 arch.
adv. 8. tonight → 1790 Eng. dial.
n. a person , esp. a writer, whose name is not known, or not given → 1683
► ANON? phr. What? What did you say? → 1789 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► ANONDER prep. beneath, under → 1856
► ANON-RIGHT ► ANON-RIGHTS adv. immediately, at once, straightaway, forthwith → 1225 arch.
► ANONSKER adj. eager, desirous, set upon a thing → 1876 Eng. dial.
► ANONYM adj. designating a person whose name is not known or given → 1604 obs,
n. 1. a person whose name is not know, or not given → 1683
n. 2. an assumed or false name, a pseudonym → 1805
n. 3. a work without a named author; an anonymous work → 1867
► ANONYMA n. 1. a promiscuous or disreputable woman associated with fashionable society, esp. a high-class prostitute or courtesan → 1862
n. 2. works of unknown or unavowed authorship; anonymous works → 1897
► ANONYMAL adj. of unknown author ship; anonymous → 1587
► ANONYMIZATION n. a making someone or something anonymous; esp. the removal of identifying details from something, esp. data or medical samples → 1939
► ANONYMIZE vb. to refer to a person in such a way that he or she remains anonymous; later, to remove identifying details from data, etc. → 1858
► ANONYMIZED adj. made anonymous, esp. the removal of names or identifying details → 1955
► ANONYMOSITY n. the state of being anonymous → 1837
► ANONYMUNCULE n. an anonymous writer of no account → 1859 derogatory
► A-NOON adv. at noon → 1410 obs.
► ANOPISTHOGRAPH adj. having no writing or printing on the back; inscribed only on one side → 1887
► ANOPISTHOGRAPHIC adj. having no writing or printing on the back; inscribed only on one side → 1871
► ANOPSY n. want of sight → 1646 obs.
► ANOPTICAL adj. outside of the field of vision; dim-sighted → 1598 obs.
► ANORAK n. 1. someone obsessively involved with something, as a hobby, that is generally regarded as boring or unfashionable; an unfashionable, studious or tedious person, usually a young male → 1984 Brit. sl., derogatory
n. 2. a person who is socially inept and therefore unable to be, or not interested in becoming, part of a peer group → 1999 UK sl.
► ANORAKISH adj. overly studious, unfashionable, or socially inept; displaying obsessive or fastidious concern with the details of a hobby or interest → 1992 UK sl., depreciative usage.
► ANORAKY adj. boring, overly studious, unfashionable, or socially inept; displaying obsessive or fastidious concern with the details of a hobby or special interest; nerdy → 1988 UK sl., depreciative usage
► ANORECTIC adj. affected with loss of appetite for food; exhibiting refusal or reluctance to eat → 1832
► ANORECTOUS adj. affected with loss of appetite for food; exhibiting refusal to eat → 1880
► ANORETIC adj. affected with loss of appetite for food; exhibiting refusal or reluctance to eat → 1890
► ANOREXIC adj. 1. lacking substance or body; skimpy, meagre, insubstantial → 1979
adj. 2. of a person: extremely thin → 1981
► ANOREXY n. loss of appetite for food; reluctance or refusal to eat → 1591
► ANORMAL adj. abnormal, irregular, unusual, idiosyncratic → 1812
► ANORMALITY n. something that is abnormal or unusual → 1836 obs.
► ANORN vb. 1. to adorn; to embellish, to ornament; also, to make something ready, to prepare → 1382 obs.  
vb. 2. to worship, to venerate a person or thing; to revere, to honour → 1425 obs.
► ANORNAMENT n. adornment, decoration, ornamentation; an embellishment → 1382 obs.
► ANORNED adj. adorned, embellished → 1500 obs.
► ANORNING n. an adorning or embellishing; decoration → 1382 obs.
► ANORTH adv. to the north, northward → 1807 US
► ANOTHER BREED OF CAT n. a person inferior or different from the rest → 1929  Amer. dial.
► ANOTHER CLEAN SHIRT OUGHT TO SEE YOU OUT phr. you look very ill, i.e. you look as if you’ll soon be dead → 1936 sl.
► ANOTHER COUNTRY n. 1. the realm of the dead, esp. regarded as a haven after life on earth; the state of death → 1597
n. 2. a situation or state of affairs very different from one’s usual experience; something which is unfamiliar, unknown, or not understood → 1952
► ANOTHER COUNTRY HEARD FROM phr. used for humorously acknowledging that someone who had previously been silent has spoken up → 1970 US sl.
► ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM phr. a remark made when one of a group breaks wind → 1930 Can. sl.
► ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOLLAR phr. 1. a phrase of relief used at the end of a working day → 1907 sl.
phr. 2. a phrase used to point up the tedium of daily existence → 1910 sl.
► ANOTHER DAY UP THE QUEEN’S ARSE phr. a day of one’s sentence completed → 1980 Aust. prison sl..
► ANOTHER DOUBLE MUG IS BROKE phr. said when a new misfortune or disaster has occurred → 1905 Eng. dial.
► ANOTHER-GAINES adj. different, of another kind → 1586 obs.
► ANOTHER-GATE adj. of another kind or sort, of a different kind → 1594 obs.
adv. in another way, differently; also, elsewhere → 1450 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ANOTHER-GATES adj. of another kind or sort, of a different kind → 1604 arch.
► ANOTHER-GUESS adj. of another sort or kind, different → 1650 obs.
► ANOTHERGUISE adj. of another kind ; different → 1635 obs.
► ANOTHERKINS adj. of another or a different kind or character; different → 1855 Eng. dial.
► ANOTHER LIE NAILED TO THE COUNTER n. a detected slander → 1890 Amer. (Bk.)
► ANOTHER ONE FOR THE VAN phr. another person’s gone mad → 1984 sl.
► ANOTHER PAIR OF OARS n. a different matter → 1889 Eng. dial.
► ANOTHER PAIR OF SHOES n. something entirely different; quite a different state of things → 1868
► ANOTHER PUSH AND YOU’D HAVE BEEN A CHINK phr. a general insult; the implication (in this context a slur) is that one’s mother was happy to have sex with all races → 20C sl.
► ANOTHER PUSH AND YOU’D HAVE BEEN A NIGGER phr. a general insult; the implication (in this context a slur) is that one’s mother was happy to have sex with all races → 20C sl.
► ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD n. another unexpected adversary → 1891 (Bk.)
► ANOTHER-WHEN adv. another time → 1875 Eng. dial.
► ANOTHER-WHILE adv. at another time → 1425 obs.
► ANOTHERY n. another one, esp. another drink of beer → 1917 Aust. colloq.
► ANOUR n. honour, reverence, worship; nobility, dignity → 1330 obs.
► ANOURE vb. 1. to worship, revere, or honour → 1275 obs.
vb. 2. to greet a person respectfully → 1300 obs.
vb. 3. to adorn a person or thing; to embellish, to ornament → 1440 obs.
► ANOUREMENT n. something used as ornamentation or embellishment; an adornment → 1403 obs.
► ANOVEN adv. above, atop → 1000 obs.
prep. after, onward in time → 1000 obs.
► ANOVENON adv. up above, on high → 1300 obs.
► ANOVEWARD adv. upward, towards the top → 1000 obs.
► ANPAIN vb. to make an effort; to exert oneself → 1380 obs.
► ANPARSIL ► ANPARSY ► ANPASSY ► ANPASTY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks → 1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ANRED adj. 1. constant, steadfast, resolute → 1000 obs.
adj. 2. harmonious, in agreement → 1000 obs.
► ANREDLY adv. steadfastly, resolutely → 1000 obs.
► ANREDNESSE n. constancy, steadfastness, resoluteness → 1000 obs.
► ANSABLE ► ANSIBLE adj. heedful, attentive, obedient 1908 Sc.
► ANSCHLUSS vb. to annex, to take over, to join with → 1938 chiefly political usage, depreciative
► ANSE vb. to heed, to care, to mind, to pay attention to → 1908 Sc.
► ANSERINE adj. like a goose, stupid, foolish, silly → 1607
► ANSEROUS adj. 1. resembling a goose → 1810 obs.
adj. 2. as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish → 1826
► ANSETE adj. hateful, hostile, odious → 1000 obs.
► ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM n. bewilderment, confusion, disorder, a scramble → 1856 Eng. dial.
► ANSINE n. 1. a looking for, longing, desire, want → 1200 obs.
n. 2.  a person’s face → 1200 obs.
n. 3. outward aspect, look, appearance, form → 1250 obs.
► ANSLAIGHT n. an onslaught, a fierce or destructive attack, an affray → 1625 obs.
► ANSPESSADE n. an experienced, usually long-serving, soldier, esp. in the French or another continental European army → 1697 military history
► ANSQUARE n. an answer → 1175 obs.
vb. to answer → 1880 (Bk.)
► ANSTAND vb. to withstand, to resist → 1425 obs.
► ANSWER n. 1. in fishing: a bite → 19C Ireland
n. 2. a message → 1922 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a rap artist’s response to another’s song → 1995 US sl.
vb. 1. of a fish: to bite → 19C Ireland
vb. 2. to last, to endure → 19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to score soon after an opponent has scored → 1979 US sl.
► ANSWERABLE adj. durable, lasting → 1887 Eng. dial.
► ANSWERAGE n. an answering → 1642 obs.
► ANSWER-BACK n. a rejoinder or repartee → 1925
► ANSWER-JOBBER n. a person who makes a business of writing answers to other authors’ works → 1712 obs.
► ANSWER LIKE A NORMAN vb. to reply evasively → 1922 (Bk.)
► ANSWER NATURE’S CALL vb. to retire to the W.C.; to defecate or urinate → 20C euphemism
► ANSWER SCOTCH FASHION vb. to reply by asking another question → 1921 sl. (Bk.)
► ANSWER THE CALL OF NATURE vb. to go to the bathroom to relieve oneself → 2004 (Bk.)
► ANSWER THE FINAL SUMMONS vb. to die → L19
► ANSWER THE LAST CALL vb. to die → 1915 Amer. dial.
► ANSWER THE LAST MUSTER vb. to be killed; to die → 1870 sl.
► ANSWER THE LAST ROLL vb. to be killed; to die → 1893 sl.
► ANSWER THE LAST ROLL CALL vb. to die → 1915 Amer. dial.
► ANSWER THE LAST ROUND-UP vb. to die → 1930 sl.
► ANSWER THE QUESTION vb. of a horse: to respond to a call made by the jockey → 1875 horse racing usage, obs.
► ANSWER THE ROLL CALL vb. to die → 1915 Amer. dial.
► ANSWER TO A HE-MAN’S PRAYER n. an attractive young woman → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ANSWER TO A MAN’S PRAYER n. an attractive young woman → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ANSWER TO A SHE-GAL’S DREAM n. a male member of the armed forces → 1945 Amer. sl.
► ANSY-PAY n. a homosexual male → 20C Pig Latin for ‘pansy’