Reverse Dictionary: CRY – CUO

CRY, CRYBABY, CRYING – ADJECTIVES
– crying; given to tears; weeping LARMOYANT 1824
– crying in despair, lamenting YAUPING 1787 Eng. dial.
– crying, squalling, wailing; said of infants VAGIENT 1628 obs.
– crying, whining MEWLING 1895 Sc.
– crying with grief, wailing YAMMERING 1536 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.

CRY etc. – ADVERBS
– in a cry, crying A-CRY 1593 obs.

CRY etc. – NOUNS
– a cry; a continuous repetition of the same words or sound RAME 1808 Sc.
– a cry; a loud sound BLAIR Bk1911 Sc.
– a cry, a wail YEI a1225 obs.
– a cry, esp. a reiterated cry; also, repetition, reiteration REAM Bk1904 Sc.
– a crying MEOWLING Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a crying aloud; a roaring BLARING 1813 Eng. dial.
– a crying, a whingeing PUSSING 1990s Irish sl.
– a cry, lamentation, wail VAGIT 1627 obs.
– a cry of grief; a wailing YAMMERING 1705 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a cry; the act of crying YAWL 1903 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a harsh, hoarse, or querulous cry, esp. of a bird YOP 1824
– a loud continuous crying or shouting BELDERMENT Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a loud cry GAGRISH 1939 Amer. dial.
– a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine YAWP;  YOWP 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a loud cry, a roar BELLOCK Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a loud or harsh cry; a yell, a howl YERR a1225 obs.
– a persistent crying for something, as of a sick child RAMIN 1901 Sc.
– a prolonged cry or utterance; a long string of words; a rigmarole RANE c1425 Sc. rare
– a resounding cry; the bellowing of a bull BELDERING 1841 Ireland & Eng. dial.
– a shrill cry; a yell YELLOCH 1513 Sc.
– a shrill cry; a yell; a noise, a tumult; a noisy fuss SCROINOCH 1790 Sc.
– a shrill cry, esp. of a bird; an urgent, irresistible call SCREIGH 1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a weak, peeping cry, as of a young or small animal QUEAK;  QUEEK 1887 Sc.
– a weak, peeping cry, as of a young or small animal QUEEKLE 1887 Sc.
– crying, noise, commotion BALLYHOOLY 1940s sl.
– noisy crying, shouting or roaring of human beings BELLING 1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– the crying or whining of a child BLARTING Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– the noise made in crying or sobbing RAISING Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
– the quivering of the under-lip, which precedes crying BEVER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– the short, noisy cry of a peevish child YAP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– the sound made by convulsive crying or sobbing YOOP 1848

CRY etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a child who cries for little cause; a petted, spoiled child BESSY-BAB;  BESSY-BABS 1842 Eng. dial.
– a crybaby BA;  BAA 1975 Irish sl.
– a crybaby MOTHER SUCKER 1954 Amer. sl.
– a crybaby WATER-BONSE L19 sl.
– a crybaby; a person who cries readily BOOBY c1600 colloq.
– a crybaby; a tattletale BAWLBABY 1937 Amer. dial.
– a crybaby; a whiner TIDDY BABY;  TITTY BABY 1996 Amer. dial.
– a crying child MOON-CALF Bk1852 Eng. dial.
– a crying child SCREEL-POKE Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– a crying child YOWTLIN 1929 Sc.
– a crying, troublesome child YAP Bk1905 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
– a fellow who cries before he is hurt YELPER 1880 sl.
– a person addicted to tears; a weeper LACHRYMIST 1620
– a person given to crying, whining, or fretting GIRNIE 1825 Sc.
– a person who cries vigorously; a loud complainer YAUPER;  YAWPER 1678

CRY etc. – PHRASES
– I shall cry MY RIGHT EYE ITCHES 1708-10 sl.
– said in ridicule of a child who is crying for nothing THE TEARS WERE RUNNING DOWN HIS CHEEKS LIKE BEETLES UP A HILL B1900 N. Ireland

CRY etc. – VERBS
– to cry BLUBBER Bk1975 US sl.
– to cry NAB THE BIB Bk1902 sl.
– to cry SNOOP (AND PRY) 1992 UK rhyming sl.
– to cry TAKE A PIPE L19 sl.
– to cry YOBBIN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to cry about, to weep for BEGREDE c1300 obs.
– to cry aloud BLOW Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud OPEN OUT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper JAMMER 1774 Ireland
– to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble YAMOUR;  YOMER 1774 Sc.
– to cry aloud fretfully; to fret; to whimper; to complain; to grumble YIMMER 1774 N. Ireland
– to cry aloud fretfully; to whine, to whimper, to fret YAMMER 1481 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud, to bellow BELGE 1825 Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud; to make a noise BLAIR Bk1911 Sc.
– to cry aloud, to shout, to bawl YOWP 1824 Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud, to shout, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan REAM 1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud, to shout, to bawl; to whine YAUP;  YAWP 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry aloud, to shout; to scream RAME c1470 obs.
– to cry aloud; to sing loud or on a high note YELP c1450 obs.
– to cry and sob; to snivel BIBBLE 19C Eng. dial.
– to cry as a child BLAE Bk1911 Sc.
– to cry as a child out of humour, to wail, to shriek, to scream, to howl WALLACH;  WALLOCH 1808 Sc.
– to cry, as an infant or young animal MEWL 1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry, as the young of rats and mice QUEAK 1887 Sc.
– to cry bitterly; to utter a whining, wailing cry SANNICK;  SANNOCK;  SONNOCK Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– to cry, esp. foolishly or ostentatiously; to weep PUT ONE’S FINGER IN ONE’S EYE 1447
– to cry for anything, to whimper GROAK 1894 Sc.
– to cry; generally said of children SING THE BLACK PSALM 1705
– to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird YOPE a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
– to cry immoderately BLODDER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to cry in a broken, sobbing manner BLOBBER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to cry in a thin voice; to whine, to whimper PULE 1525 now Sc. & literary usage
– to cry like a fretful child; to worry NANG Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to cry loudly, to bawl; said of a child RUTE 1674 Eng. dial., obs. rare
– to cry loudly, to roar BELLICK;  BELLOCH;  BELLOCK 1809 Eng. dial.
– to cry loudly, to roar, to bluster loudly BELVER 1872 Eng. dial.
– to cry loudly; to weep, to bawl BOOHOO 1843 Amer. dial.
– to cry noisily, to roar; to shout BELDER 1809 Eng. dial.
– to cry peevishly, to whimper, to whine, to fret WHINDLE 1770 Amer. dial.
– to cry peevishly, to whimper, to whine, to fret WHINNEL 1886 Amer. dial.
– to cry shrilly, to scream, to whimper; said of a child YAP 1825 Sc.
– to cry; to bellow loudly, to make a loud noise BLORT 1891 Eng. dial.
– to cry, to blubber BLABBER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to bring tears to the eyes; to shed tears RUMATIZE 1613 obs.
– to cry; to burst into tears; to weep BLIRT 1790 Sc.
– to cry; to cry out loudly; to weep BLORE c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE’S FACE 1946 Amer. dial.
– to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE’S MOUTH 1843 Amer. dial.
– to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE’S MOUTH 1899 Amer. dial.
– to cry; to experience unexpected failure, defeat, or regret LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER CORNER OF ONE’S MOUTH 1912 Amer. dial.
– to cry, to fret; to whine; to complain, to moan TWINE 1805 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to howl like a dog YAWN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to howl; to bark as a dog, to yelp YELLOP 1866 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to howl; to fret like a sick child; to grumble YALE Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry, to lament; to roar BLART Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to cry, to make a loud noise BELL a1000
– to cry, to mourn, to grieve TAKE ON Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– to cry, to roar BERE c1225 obs.
– to cry, to scream; to produce any sharp sound; to move up and down so as to produce a sound, as a fiddle-bow over the strings SCREED 1706 Sc. obs.
– to cry; to shed or ‘turn on’ tears LAY IN 1809
– to cry; to shed tears LET FALL 1816
– to cry; to shed tears copiously RAIN 1588
– to cry; to shed tears, to wail PLORE 1373 obs. rare
– to cry; to shed tears; to weep WATER ONE’S PLANTS 1542 obs., jocular usage
– to cry; to shout CRAKE 19C Eng. dial.
– to cry; to shout GAURE 1530 obs.
– to cry; to shout; to speak loudly YAR;  YARR 1902 Eng. dial.
– to cry, to shriek, to squeal SCREEL;  SKREEL 1890 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to sob SIKE 1841 Eng. dial.
– to cry, to sob, to snivel; to whimper SNUB 1852 Amer. dial.
– to cry, to sob, to weep BEAL 1886 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to weep BLUB 1873
– to cry, to weep SPLASH THE SALTIES Bk1942 US sl.
– to cry; to weep WATER-CART M19 sl.
– to cry; to weep; to fret, as a child SQUINNY 1847
– to cry, to weep, to lament; to roar BLARE 1839 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to weep, to lament, to grieve GREET c725 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry; to weep, usually, but not necessarily, loudly ROAR 1741 Sc.
– to cry; to weep, usually, but not necessarily, loudly ROAR AND GREET 1772 Sc.
– to cry; to whimper; to begin to cry as a spoiled child does SIMPER 1865 Eng. dial.
– to cry; to whine; to make a plaintive noise, as when a child cries loudly or mournfully TOOT 1808
– to get ready to cry; to begin crying TUNE UP 1899 Amer. dial.
– to get ready to cry; to begin crying TUNE UP ONE’S PIPES 1857 Amer. dial.
– to start to cry TURN ON THE WATERWORKS 1647 sl.
– to utter a whining, wailing cry without apparent cause SANNY Bk1904 Eng. dial.

CRY OUT (shout) – NOUNS
– a crying out, a bellowing, a roaring; a loud, bellowing noise; an uproar BOATION 1646 rare
– a crying out or shrieking ALMOND EXULULATION 1727 rare
– a cry or loud shout to attract attention, etc. ALMOND HALLOW c1440
 
CRY OUT (shout) – VERBS
– to cry out CRACK UP 19C US Civil War usage
– to cry out as a baby QUICH Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to cry out loudly from pain, grief, or distress YAWL a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cry out loudly, to shout out, to yell, to howl YERR a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cry out loudly; to weep BLORE c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cry out, to howl EXULULATE 1623 rare
– to cry out; to make any disturbance or commotion BLATHER;  BLETHER 1850 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry out, to shout BAWK 1847 Eng. dial.
– to cry out, to shout YEIE c1175 obs.
– to cry out; to shout; to roar HAIL 1858 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cry out; to sing or shout loudly; to quarrel LALL 1884 Eng. dial.
– to cry out; to squeal YANK Bk1905 Eng. dial.

CRYSTAL – NOUNS
– each of the pendant pieces of crystal used to ornament the branches of a chandelier, candelabrum, etc. ALMOND 1764 obs.

CRYSTAL BALL – NOUNS
– a crystal ball used by a fortune-teller MADBALL 1948 Amer. carnival usage

CUBA – NOUNS
– Cuba SUGAR-BOWL OF THE WORLD Bk1942 Amer. sl.

CUBA – NOUNS, PERSON
– a Cuban CHICO 1960s US sl.
– a Cuban RICAN 1986 Amer. dial.
– a Cuban or other Latin-American BEANER 1995 US sl.
– a Cuban refugee who arrives in Florida after a journey on a raft RAFTER 1990s US sl.
– a Cuban, Spaniard, or Puerto Rican; a Spanish-speaking man living in Harlem HATCHET THROWER 1944 African-American sl., derogatory
– a native or inhabitant of Havana, Cuba HAVANAN Bk2006
– a native or inhabitant of Havana, Cuba HAVANESE Bk1895
– a native or inhabitant of Havana, Cuba  or its environs HABANERO 1845
– a young, upwardly mobile Cuban American YUCA Bk2006 Amer. sl.

CUBE – ADJECTIVES
– of the form of a cube; cubical CUBAL 1657 obs. rare

CUBE – ADVERBS
– in the form of a cube; to the third power or cube CUBICALLY a1560
– in the form of a cube; to the third power or cube CUBICLY 1556 obs. rare

CUBE – NOUNS
– a being cubic CUBICITY 1881 rare
– a cube, a cubical piece of anything DAYLY c1440 obs.

CUBICLE – NOUNS
– an office divided into cubicles CUBE FARM 1997

CUCKING-STOOL – NOUNS
– a cucking-stool COCKLE-STOOL 1592
– an instrument of punishment formerly in use for scolds, disorderly women, fraudulent tradespeople, etc., consisting of a chair (sometimes in the form of a close-stool), in which the offender was fastened and exposed to the jeers of the bystanders, or conveyed to a pond or river and ducked CUCKING-STOOL 1308 obs.
– a cucking-stool CUCKLE-STOOL 1592

CUCKING-STOOL – VERBS
– to punish by setting in the cucking-stool CUCK 1611 obs.

CUCKOLD, CUCKOLDED, CUCKOLDRY – ADJECTIVES
– having the character of a cuckold CUCKALLY 1589 obs.
– having the character of a cuckold CUCKOLDLY 1594 obs.
– having the character of a cuckold CUCKOLDY 1618 obs.
– mad with rage at having been made a cuckold HORN-MAD 1590 obs.

CUCKOLD etc. – ADVERBS
– in cuckoldom AT THE SIGN OF THE HORN L17 colloq.

CUCKOLD etc. – NOUNS
– a company of cuckolds CUCKOLDRY 1548 obs.
– a dishonouring of a husband by adultery with or on the part of his wife CUCKOLDOM 1681 obs.
– a dishonouring of a husband by adultery with or on the part of his wife CUCKOLDRY 1529
– cuckoldom CUCKOLDSHIRE 1562 humorous usage, obs.
– cuckoldom CUCKOLD’S-ROW a1500 humorous usage, obs.
– the stigma of cuckoldom ACTEON’S BADGE 1596
– the imaginary horns on the forehead of a cuckold HART’S-CREST 1600 obs.
– the position of a cuckold CUCKOLDAGE 1676 obs.

CUCKOLD etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a complacent cuckold GILT-HORN 18C sl.
– a cuckold BECCO 1604 obs.
– a cuckold CUCK 1706 obs.
– a cuckold CUCKOLD a1250
– a cuckold HALF-MOON 1659 obs. rare
– a cuckold HODDYPEAK 1500 obs.
– a cuckold MONSTER Bk1994
– a cuckold MOSES Bk1903
– a cuckold ONE OF THE LIVERY L17 sl.
– a cuckold RAM-HEAD 1632 obs.
– a cuckold SUMMER BIRD 1560 obs.
– a cuckold SUMMER’S BIRD a1600 obs.
– a cuckold TUP E19 Brit. sl.
– a cuckold UNICORN 17C sl.
– a cuckold YELLOW GLOKE Bk1916 sl.
– a cuckold YELLOW-HAMMER 1607 sl.
– a cuckold YELLOW STOCKING Bk1916 sl.
– a cuckold; a gullible fool ABRAM 1639 UK sl.
– a cuckold; a henpecked man HODDY-DODDY 1598 obs.
– a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife ACTAEON;  ACTEON 1567 rare and arch.
– a female cuckold; a woman whose husband is unfaithful to her CUCKQUEAN 1562 obs.
– a man who consents to the adultery of his wife CABRON Bk1945 US Western sl.

CUCKOLD etc. – NOUNS, PERSON, OTHER
– a man who seduces another’s wife CUCKOLD-MAKER 1574

CUCKOLD etc. – PHRASES
– in cuckoldom AT THE SIGN OF THE HORN 19C

CUCKOLD etc. – VERBS
– to be cuckolded WEAR A FORKER E17
– to be cuckolded WEAR HORNS 18C US
– to cuckold ACTAEON 1615 obs.
– to cuckold MAKE A MONSTER OF L16 sl.
– to cuckold SHOE-HORN M17 Brit.
– to cuckold; to ‘plant horns on’ ADHORN 1605 obs. rare
– to make a cuckold CUCKOLDIZE 1682 obs. rare
– to make a cuckold of RAM-HEAD 1713 obs.
– to make a cuckold of, to cheat ABUSE L15 sl.
– to make a cuckquean of CUCKQUEAN 1592 obs.

CUCKOO – NOUNS
– a cuckoo CUCKOLD’S CHORISTER 1592 obs.
– a cuckoo IDLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a cuckoo WEATHER BIRD 1951 Amer. dial.
– a cuckoo WEATHER-PROPHET BIRD 1951 Amer. dial.
– a cuckoo WEATHER VANE 1951 Amer. dial.
– a cuckoo YEKE c725 obs.
– a cuckoo; an animal that is reputed to suck eggs SUCK-EGG 1851
– the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus GUCK B1900 Sc.

CUCKOO – VERBS
– of a cuckoo: to make its characteristic call CUCK 1599 rare
– of a cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note GALE c1205 obs.

CUCUMBER – NOUNS
– a cucumber CHOLERA DROP 1968 Amer. dial.
– a cucumber CUE 1935 colloq.
– a cucumber CUKE 1903 colloq.
– a cucumber MUTTON-CUMBER 1694 obs. rare
– a cucumber plant PICKLE-VINE 1951 Amer. dial.
– a fresh cucumber PICKLE 1950 Amer. dial.
– a pickled cucumber WALLY L19 sl.

CUDDLE, CUDDLING – ADJECTIVES
– cuddlesome; sexually attractive; said of a woman HUGSOME 19C Brit.
– cuddling and kissing AT IT 19C sl.
 
CUDDLE etc. – NOUNS
– a cuddle MIX AND MUDDLE 20C rhyming sl.
– a cuddle or hug SCOTCH GRAVAT 1969 Sc.
– a cuddle or hug SCOTCH MUFFLER 1969 Sc.
– a cuddle or similar display of affection LOVE-UP 1953 sl.
– a cuddling, an embracing CULLING 1490 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– a short but intense period of cuddling and kissing SNOG 1959 UK sl.
– cuddling and kissing GUZZLING 1930s sl.
 
CUDDLE etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who cuddles and kisses MUSHER 1940s US sl.
– a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled MOUSE 1900s sl.
 
CUDDLE etc. – VERBS
– to cuddle amorously LALLIGAG;  LALLYGAG 1868 US sl.
– to cuddle amorously LOLLIGAG;  LOLLYGAG 1868 US sl.
– to cuddle and kiss BILL AND COO Bk2006 US sl.
– to cuddle and kiss CANOODLE 1859 sl., orig. US
– to cuddle and kiss MUSH 1920s US sl.
– to cuddle and kiss MUSH IT UP 1920s US sl.
– to cuddle and kiss SMOOCH 19C colloq.
– to cuddle and kiss SMOODGE 19C colloq.
– to cuddle and kiss SMOUCH 1588
– to cuddle and kiss SMOUGE 19C colloq.
– to cuddle and kiss SNOG 1945 UK sl.
– to cuddle and kiss someone passionately GRAUNCH 20C S. Afr.
– to cuddle and kiss; to go courting CALOOP 1942 US sl.
– to cuddle or fondle; to caress; to indulge in sexual or physically intimate endearments FIRKY-TOODLE 18C Brit. sl.
– to cuddle, to caress sexually CANOE M19 sl.
– to cuddle, to caress sexually JOHN CANOO M19 sl.
– to cuddle, to caress, to fondle SMUGGLE 1679 obs.
– to cuddle, to fondle KAITLE 1797 Sc. obs.
– to cuddle together for warmth; to nestle CROODLE 19C Eng. dial.
– to cuddle, to hug, to embrace HUGGLE 1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cuddle, to kiss and caress MUSH 1919 sl.
– to cuddle, to nestle, to snuggle SNUDGE 1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to cuddle, to put an arm around a girl’s waist HANDLE B1900 Eng. dial.
– to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress SNOGGLE M20 US sl.
– to cuddle; to snuggle; to kiss and caress SNOOGLE M20 US sl.
– to cuddle while asleep SNOOZLE 1831 colloq.

CUDGEL, CUDGELLING – NOUNS
– a cudgel OAKEN CUDGEL 18C sl.
– a cudgel OAKEN PLANT 18C sl.
– a cudgel OAKEN SAPLING 18C sl.
– a cudgel OAKEN STAFF 18C sl.
– a cudgel OAKEN TOWEL 18C sl.
– a cudgel OLD MADGE M17 sl.
– a cudgel PODGER L19 Irish sl.
– a cudgel THIVEL Bk1905 Sc.
– a cudgel TIPPERARY LAWYER M19 sl.
– a cudgel TOWEL M18 sl.
– a cudgel, a billy club LICORICE STICK 1954 US sl.
– a cudgel, a club; a hefty piece of wood suitable for a club WADDIE; WADDY 1809 Aust. sl.
– a cudgel, a club; a long, stout, rough stick LEWDER 1802 Sc.
– a cudgel, a club, a truncheon BASTON a1300 obs.
– a cudgel, a club, a truncheon BATOON a1625 arch.
– a cudgel, a club, or truncheon BATON 1548 obs.
– a cudgel, a staff; a thick walking-stick BAT 1886 Eng. dial.
– a cudgel, a stick BASTER 1726
– a cudgel, a stick RAMPION Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a cudgel, a stick TIMBER 1790 Sc.
– a cudgel, a stick, anything with which one administers a thrashing WALLOPER 1832 colloq.
– a cudgel, a stick, a pole BALLOW 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
– a cudgel, a stick, a staff, a rod, a truncheon BASTINADO 1598
– a cudgel, a stick of the wood of the crab-tree CRAB-STICK 1703
– a cudgel; a stout-headed stick ALPEEN 1828 Anglo-Irish
– a cudgelling, a beating FUSTIGATION 1428
– a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing BASTING 1590
– a cudgelling; a beating with a stick BASTINADE 1660 arch.
– a cudgelling; a beating with a stick BASTINADO 1594 arch.
– a cudgelling; a beating with a stick BASTONADE 1660 arch.
– a cudgelling; a severe beating RIB-ROAST 1595 obs.
– a cudgelling, a thrashing; chastisement NAUPING Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a cudgelling, a thrashing; esp. on the soles of the feet BASTINADOING 1614
– an oaken cudgel; a wooden club; a policeman’s club OAK TOWEL 1859 sl.
 
CUDGEL etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who beats up their victims with a cudgel or stick WALLOPER E19 sl.
 
CUDGEL etc. – VERBS
– to belabour with a cudgel; to beat soundly, to thrash RIB-ROAST 1570 now arch.
– to cudgel BATON c1580
– to cudgel BEBAT 1565 obs.
– to cudgel INDORSE 1785 sl.
– to cudgel or beat him RUB ONE DOWN WITH AN OAKEN TOWEL 18C sl.
– to cudgel soundly GALLANTIFY 1672 obs. rare
– to cudgel soundly, to pelt, to thrash BETHWACK 1555
– to cudgel, to beat BERRY 1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cudgel, to beat FUSTIGATE 1656
– to cudgel, to beat THRIPPLE 1691 Eng. dial.
– to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting TOWEL 1705 sl.
– to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike BAT c1440
– to cudgel, to thrash, to flog, to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly BASTE 1533
– to cudgel, to thrash, to thump; to beat severely with heavy strokes LOUNDER 1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to cudgel, to thrash with a stick BATOON 1683 arch.

CUE CARD – NOUNS
– cue cards; instruction sheets; operation manuals IDIOT-SHEETS 1952 colloq.

CUFF (blow) – NOUNS
– a cuff, a blow FAP 1951 Sc.
– a cuff, a blow with the hand HAND-BLOW 1577-87
– a cuff, a blow with the hand HANDY BLOW 1587
– a cuff or blow KECK 1881 Eng. dial.
– a cuff or slap; a blow with the palm of the hand, esp. on the ear or cheek CLUFF 1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.

CUFF (blow) – VERBS
– to cuff FAP 1951 Sc.
– to cuff or slap, to strike with the palm of the hand CLUFF 1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.

CUL-DE-SAC – NOUNS
– a cul-de-sac BLIND LANE c1386
– a cul-de-sac DUNCH PASSAGE 1790 Eng. dial. obs.
– a cul-de-sac TURN-AGAIN LANE 1531 obs.

CULL – VERBS
– to cull, to pluck; to take away as a small part DELIBATE 1655-60 obs.

CULMINATION – NOUNS
– culmination; the process of coming to a head HEADING 1819
– culmination; the process of coming to a head HEADING-UP 1857

CULPABLE – ADJECTIVES
– culpable, blameworthy, reprehensible IMPUTABLE 1660 obs.
– culpable, deserving of blame, blameworthy, reprehensible FAULTWORTHY 1586 obs. rare
– culpable, faulty FAULTFUL 1591

CULPRIT – NOUNS, PERSON
– a culprit, a guilty person CULPABLE 1483 obs.
– a culprit, delinquent, offender; one who commits a fault FAUGHTER 1535 obs.
– a culprit, delinquent, offender, one who commits a fault FAULTER 1535 obs.

CULT – ADJECTIVES
– relating to a cult CULTIC 1877
– relating to a cult CULTISTIC 1912

CULT – NOUNS, PERSON
– an urban youth cult favouring heavy metal and punk rock music and frequently characterized by long hair  and antisocial attitudes; a member of this cult GREBO 1987

CULTIVATE, CULTIVATED, CULTIVATION (plants) – ADJECTIVES
– able to be cultivated CULTIVABLE 1682
– able to be cultivated CULTIVATIBLE 1803
– cultivated, not wild; sown or planted SATIVE 1599 obs.
– cultivated, not wild; sown or planted SATIVOUS 1786 obs.
– cultivated; under tillage CULTIVE 1611 obs. rare
– relating to cultivation, esp. of the land CULTIVATORY 1815

CULTIVATE etc. (plants) – NOUNS
– ability to be cultivated CULTIVABILITY 1815
– ability to be cultivated CULTIVATIBILITY 1886 rare
– a cultivated field; a piece of tilled land CULTURE a1475 obs.
– a cultivating the land; cultivation CULTIVAGE 1632 obs. rare
– cultivation CULTURATION 1606 rare
– cultivation MANUREMENT a1639
– cultivation of land; tillage; manuring MANURANCE 1572 obs.
– cultivation; tillage CULTIVING 1483 obs.

CULTIVATE etc. (plants) – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who cultivates or rears plants CULTURALIST 1866

CULTIVATE etc. (plants) – verbs
– to cultivate CHICKER 1916 Amer. dial.
– to cultivate CULTURATE 1631 obs. rare
– to cultivate land, to till MANURE a1400 obs.
– to cultivate the land or plants CULTIVE 1483 obs.
– to cultivate the soil, plants CULTURE. 1510
– to cultivate, to till HUSBANDRIZE 1652 obs. rare

CULTIVATED, CULTURE, CULTURED – ADJECTIVES
– cultivated; fastidious; too particular FINE-HAIRED 1873 Amer. dial.
– cultivated; intellectual; cultured POINTY-HEADED 1968 Amer. sl.
– cultured, esp. in an affected or pretentious way CULCHAD 1878 humorous or ironic usage
– cultured, polished, refined POLITIC 1596 Sc. obs. rare
– cultured, refined CULT 1598 obs.

CULTIVATED etc. – NOUNS
– a place or situation regarded as devoid of culture or intellectual interest CULTURAL DESERT 1921 depreciative usage
– a supposed national inferiority complex regarding home-grown culture CULTURAL CRINGE Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– culture or cultural pursuits, variously regarded as pretentious, exotic, alien, worthless, etc. CULCHA 1872 humorous or ironic usage

CULTIVATED etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a highly cultured or intellectual person; a person with sophisticated taste; a snob; an educated person HIGHBROW 1898 orig. US
– a moderately cultivated person; a person of conventional tastes and interests in matters of culture MIDDLEBROW 1920 colloq.
– an effeminate pretender to culture LADY-WIT 1647 obs.
– a person actively involved in protecting or promoting a particular culture or set of values regarded as being under threat; later, an activist advocating a conservative political agenda CULTURE WARRIOR 1982 orig. & chiefly US
– a person eager to acquire culture CULTURE VULTURE 1947 sl., orig. US, derogatory
– cultured or refined people as a class THE POLITE 1711
– cultured people considered as a class; members of a cultural elite CULTURATI 1892 orig. US

CULVERT – NOUNS
– a culvert; a cave NANNY-HOLE 1900 Eng. dial.
– a culvert; a pavement; stepping-stones SARN 1790 Eng. dial.
– a metal culvert TIN HORN 1959 Amer. dial.

CUMBERSOME, CUMBROUS – ADJECTIVES
– cumbersome, burdensome, onerous, oppressive, troublesome, wearisome BURTHENSOME 1578
– cumbersome, onerous, oppressive BURTHENOUS 1567 obs.
– cumbersome, onerous; oppressive BURDENOUS a1535 obs.
– cumbrous, gross, heavy, THIMBER 1861 Sc. obs.
– cumbrous, massive MOLIMINOUS c1643 obs.
– cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome ACCUMBROUS c1392 obs.

CUMULATIVE – ADJECTIVES
– cumulative SUMMARY 1816 obs. rare

CUNNING, CUNNINGLY – ADJECTIVES
– cunning KEELY 1919 Sc.
– cunning MIDDLING-FAUSE 1874 Eng. dial.
– cunning SCHEMISH 1980s African-American sl.
– cunning, artful AIRTY Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS GARLICK B1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS GARRATT 1856 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS GARRICK 1882 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS GARRY B1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS THE NORTH B1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS THE NORTH STAR B1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful DEEP AS WILKES B1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, artful, sly HIGH-WITTED 1588
– cunning, artful, wily CANNY a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
– cunning, astute, knowing, artful; wide-awake; alert; cautious, wary LEARY;  LEERY 1718 sl.
– cunning, astute; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct MACHIAVELLIAN 1579
– cunning, astute; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct MACHIAVELLIC 1838
– cunning, astute; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct MACHIAVELLINE 1602 obs. rare
– cunning, astute, subtle, crafty, shrewd ASTUCIOUS 1823
– cunning, clever ANCIENT 1880 Eng. dial.
– cunning, clever SMEIGH c1200 obs.
– cunning, clever; dexterous, skilled, expert TIGHT 1669 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
– cunning, clever, ingenious, crafty ENGINOUS c1325 obs.
– cunning, clever, sharp, capable HAIRY Bk1905 N. Ireland
– cunning, clever; shrewd, astute; nimble, active YAP;  YAUP a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– cunning, crafty CALLID 1656 obs. rare
– cunning, crafty, artful, sly SUBTILE c1385
– cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful SLIVERLY 1674 Eng. dial. rare
– cunning, crafty; full of craft or artifice; artful, dexterous SLEIGHTFUL 1380 obs. rare
​​- cunning, crafty, given to scheming or plotting QUAINT a1225 obs.
– cunning, crafty, guileful GINNOUS c1425 obs. rare
– cunning, crafty, sly, wily YEPE c1000 obs.
– cunning, crafty, subtle, wily, sly, deceitful; gotten by long use, experienced VETERATORIAN 1656 obs.
– cunning, crafty; treacherously or wickedly cunning; insidiously sly, wily SUBTLE 1357 obs.
– cunning, crafty, wily VERSUTIOUS 1660 obs.
– cunning, crafty, wily, artful, sly VULPINARY 1721 obs.
– cunning, deceitful, crafty, sly, artful, wily CAUTELOUS 1380s obs. or arch.
– cunning, deceitful, false; characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings ULYSSEAN 1639
– cunning, deceitful; given to ruses RUSÉ 1689
– cunning, deep FARRAND Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, devilish VILE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cunning, devious IKEYMO L19 sl.
– cunning, foxy FOSKY Bk1913 Amer. dial.
– cunning, foxy, crafty TODLY 1571 obs. rare
– cunning, knowing OLDISH;  OULDISH 1837 Eng. dial.
– cunning, knowing, artful, shrewd, aware, crafty DOWNY 1803 sl., chiefly Brit.
– cunning, knowing, clever VARMENT;  VARMINT 1829 sl., now Eng. dial.
– cunning, knowing, intelligent; precocious OLD-FASHIONED 1844 Eng. dial.
– cunningly contrived MACHINOUS 1633 obs. rare
– cunning, mean, stealthy, underhand, devious, untrustworthy BACK-DOOR Bk1898 N. Ireland
– cunning or wise by experience, crafty, witty CALLENT 1656 obs.
– cunning, perspicacious, shrewd FOXY M19
– cunning, prudent, sagacious, skilled WARE c888 obs. exc. arch.
– cunning, prudent, sagacious, skilled WARE AND WISE c888 obs. exc. arch.
– cunning, resourceful NAUKY;  NAWKY L18 sl.
– cunning, resourceful KNACKETY L18 sl.
– cunning, resourceful KNACKY L18 sl.
– cunning, resourceful KNAWKY L18 sl.
– cunning, sagacious, prudent, knowing, clever, witty, ingenious AULD-FARRANT 1721 Sc.
– cunning, scheming, crafty POLITIC 1543 derogatory
– cunning, sharp, wary; ready; smart, quick YARRY;  YARY 1842 Eng. dial.
– cunning, shrewd, crafty, cautious, wary CAGEY 1920s
– cunning, shrewd, knowing, artful, sly; insinuating PAUKY;  PAWKY 1726 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cunning, sly DAINY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, sly DATCHIE 19C Sc.
– cunning, sly, artful, smart IKEY 1887 sl., derogatory & offensive
– cunning, sly, crafty, clever OLD 1722
– cunning, sly, crafty, shifty VAFROUS a1548 obs.
– cunning, sly, tricky, not to be trusted; mischievous, vicious GAFTY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– cunning, smart COCUM;  COKUM;  KOCUM;  KOKUM 1839 sl. rare
– cunning, stingy NARROW-NEBBED Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cunning, tricky, hard to beat TACKY 1950s W. Indies sl.
– cunning, villainous GAME E19 sl.
– cunning, wary, cautious, crafty, reticent, non-committal CAGY 1893 US colloq.
– cunning, wide-awake UP TO ALL LURKS M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
– cunning, wild, uncontrollable, mischievous RANK 1892 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky QUIRKIE;  QUIRKY 1806 Sc.
– cunning, wily, resourceful, tricky QUIRKSOME 1896 Sc. rare
– profoundly cunning, artful, or sly DEEP 1513
– somewhat cunning, crafty, sly, artful, deceitful SUBDOLOUS 1588 rare
– talking cunningly or craftily VERSUTILOQUENT 1727
– very cunning ARTFUL AS A (WHOLE) WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS L19 sl.
– very cunning indeed CUNNING AS A MAORI DOG c1925 NZ sl.
– very cunning indeed CUNNING AS A SHIT-HOUSE RAT 1957 Aust. sl.
– very cunning, with a considerable admixture of mischievousness to go with it CUNNING AS A (WHOLE) WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS 20C colloq.
 
CUNNING etc. – ADVERBS
– cunningly, cleverly, dexterously, skilfully; ingeniously, artfully SUBTLY c1350 arch.
– cunningly, craftily SUBTILELY c1385 now rare or obs.
– cunningly, craftily SUBTILLY c1385 now rare or obs.
– cunningly, craftily; shrewdly, sagaciously YEPLY a900 obs.
– cunningly, ingeniously DOWNILY 1845 sl., obs.
 
CUNNING etc. – NOUNS
– a cunning or clever device, artifice, stratagem SUBTILTY c1386 obs.
– a cunning or crafty device, artifice, a wily stratagem or trick, something craftily invented SUBTLETY 1375 obs.
– a cunning or crafty scheme; an artifice, a dodge SUBTILITY 1390 obs.
– a cunning stratagem FAR-FETCH a1562 obs.
– a cunning trick, a clever device, or method, esp. a new one WRINKLE 1738 colloq.
– an instance of cunning, cleverness, or craft QUAINTISE 1297 obs.
– a personification of cunning or duplicity FAVEL 1362 obs.
– cunning OLDNESS Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cunning, as of a fox; wile, guile; double-dealing HAVELON c1330 obs. rare
– cunning; a stratagem, a dodge, a trick; QUEEF 1923 Sc.
– cunning; craftiness CALLIDITY 1524 rare
– cunning, craftiness SUBTILITY 1375 obs.
– cunning, craftiness; a being alert, aware, or savvy DOWNINESS 1865 sl. rare, orig. & chiefly Brit.
– cunning; craftiness, deceit, guile, a meddling in all matters PANURGY 1656 obs. rare
– cunning, craftiness, guile SUBTILTY c1374 obs.
– cunning, craftiness, slyness SUBTILENESS 1474 obs.
– cunning, deceitful action; immoral or degrading conduct BACK-GATE 1825 Sc.
– cunning; deceitfulness DEAD-KNOWLEDGE Bk1900 Ireland
– cunning; forethought FAR-CASTING c1400 obs.
– cunning; fraud, wiles ABET c1315 obs.
– cunning; good sense; cleverness, shrewdness COCUM;  COKUM;  KOCUM;  KOKUM 1848 sl. rare
– cunning or deceitful conveyance MANTICULATION 1623 obs. rare
– cunning or deception; also, a deceptive remark LARRY 1859 Amer. criminals’ sl.
– cunning; shrewdness, forethought; a casting one’s thoughts to a distance FAR-CAST c1400 obs.
– cunning; shrewdness, slyness PAWKINESS 1839 Sc.
– deep cunning or subtlety DEEPNESS 1526 obs.
– guileful cunning, subtlety VAIDIE c1325 obs.
– hidden or secret cunning UNDERCRAFT c1400 obs.
 
CUNNING etc. NOUNS, PERSON
– a cunning, deceitful, or fickle woman GIPSY 1632
– a cunning, experienced man OLD SOLDIER E18 sl.
– a cunning girl TRICKY VICKI Bk1942 US sl.
– a cunning, knowing, wide-awake person up to any trick LURKIE 1940s Aust. sl.
– a cunning man FLY MAN 1816 sl.
– a cunning, mean woman; a shrewish man CAT 1915 Amer. dial.
– a cunning, mean woman; a shrewish man OLD CAT 1915 Amer. dial.
– a cunning, mischievous, or sly person CATBIRD 1931 Amer. dial.
– a cunning or crafty fellow; a sly rogue WILY-PIE c1450 obs.
– a cunning or crafty person; a person who is aware, alert, or savvy DOWNY 1821 sl. obs., chiefly Brit.
– a cunning or deceitful girl SLYPUSS 1942
– a cunning or deceitful man DEAD-KNOWLEDGE MAN 1900s Aust. sl.
– a cunning or deceitful person TWICER 1924 sl.
– a cunning or intelligent person WISE-HEAD Bk1919 Aust. services’ sl.
– a cunning or sharp fellow FILE 1837 sl.
– a cunning or sharp person OLD FILE 1837 sl.
– a cunning or shrewd person HARAMI 2003 India
– a cunning or shrewd person SHREWDIE;  SHREWDY 1935 NZ sl.
– a cunning or sly person SLY-CAP 1681 obs.
– a cunning or sly woman RUSÉE 1889 rare
– a cunning or sophisticated fellow, esp. a pimp or confidence swindler LONGSHOE 1955 US criminals’ sl.
– a cunning or wily person; a cheat; a card sharper GREEK E16 arch.
– a cunning, over-sharp person FAGEY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– a cunning person SACCULARIAN 1652 obs.
– a cunning person SLY-BAG 1953 Aust. sl.
– a cunning person; an untrustworthy person; a contemptible person; an informer SHNIDE;  SNIDE 1950 UK sl.
– a cunning person; a wise or knowing person OLDEN;  OLDUN 1897 Eng. dial.
– a cunning rogue, a rascal TASTRILL Bk1892 Eng. dial.
– a cunning schemer or miser; a hoarder of wealth VOLPONE 1710 obs.
– a cunning, sharp fellow KNOWING BLADE Bk1890 sl.
– a cunning, shrewd, or sly person SHREWD-HEAD 1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
– a cunning, shrewd person or animal; a difficult person to  deal with TICKLER 1887 Sc.
– a cunning, sly, or crafty fellow JACK Bk1797
– a cunning, sly, or crafty person SLY-BOOTS a1700 colloq.
– a cunning, sly, or malicious person KEEK 1832 Sc.
– a cunning woman; a sharper DABBER MOLL M19 UK criminals’ sl.

CUNNING etc. – PHRASES
– he’s a fool, but he’s also rather cunning HE HAS AS MUCH WIT AS THREE FOLKS, TWO FOOLS AND A MADMAN 17C
 
CUNNING etc. – VERBS
– to act cunningly PLAY THE FOX 1647
– to be cunning; to act cunningly HAVELON a1300 obs.
– to practice cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct MACHIAVELIZE 1611 obs.
– to practice cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct MACHIAVELLIANIZE 1656 obs.
– to successfully perform something through cunning and stealth or with the aid of an outright lie WORK THE ORACLE 20C Brit. sl.
– to use one’s cunning to advantage MACK 1991 Amer. sl.