DUSK – ADJECTIVES
– in the dusk or twilight IN THE DIM Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DUSK – NOUNS
– dusk CANDLE-LEET-TIME Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– dusk EARLY CANDLELIGHTING 1903 Amer. dial.
– dusk, evening twilight; often in plural DIMIT; DIMMET; DUMMET 1746 Eng. dial.
– dusk, evening; the going or close of the day; twilight DAYLIGHT-GATE 1613 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– dusk, nightfall DAGSET 1866 Sc.
– dusk, nightfall EARLY BLACK 1930s African-American sl.
– dusk, nightfall EARLY BLUE 1930s African-American sl.
– dusk, nightfall; the time during, or at, which candles are lighted CANDLE-LIGHT 1663
– dusk, the beginning of the evening EARLY CANDLELIGHT 1809 Amer. dial.
– dusk, twilight BEFORE-DARK 1965 Amer. dial.
– dusk, twilight DEMPS; DEMPSE 1867 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight DIMPS; DIMPSE 1810 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight DIMPSY 1892 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight MIRKNING 1790 Sc.
– dusk, twilight MIRK-SHUT 1790 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, early evening, nightfall THE EDGE OF NIGHT 1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DARKENING 1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DAY-LIGHT-FALLING 1874 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DAY-LIGHT-GOING 1853 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DAY-LIGHT-GONE 1853 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DAY-LIGHT’S-GATE 1815 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, evening DELLIT 1819 Eng. dial.
– dusk; twilight; nightfall CANDLE-LIGHTING 1696 Amer. dial.
– dusk, twilight, nightfall EVENING’S EDGE 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, nightfall THE EDGE OF DARK 1885 Eng. &Amer. dial.
– dusk, twilight, nightfall THE EDGE OF DAYLIGHT Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, nightfall THE EDGE OF EVENING 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dusk, twilight, nightfall THE EDGE OF GLOAMING 1867 Sc.
– dusk, twilight, the fall of the evening; shade, dusky light GLOAMING c1000
– dusk, twilight, the gloaming DARKLINS 1846 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
– dusk, twilight; the dim and uncertain light in which owls go abroad OWL-LIGHT 1599
– dusk, twilight; the latter part of the evening SHANK OF THE EVENING 1829 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– the time just before dusk THE PINKING IN OF THE DAY 1887 Eng. dial.
DUSK – VERBS
– to grow dusk YAUDEN; YOWDEN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to grow dusk or dark in the evening DARKEN IN Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DUSKY – ADJECTIVES
– dusky, dark; of the colour of smut SMUTTY 1648
– dusky, dark DIMITY 1884 Eng. dial.
– dusky, dark DUNNY a1529
– dusky, dark OFFUSC 1849 obs. rare
– dusky, dark THARKY 1691 Eng. dial. obs.
– dusky, dark brown FUSK 1599 rare
– dusky, dark, gloomy A-DUSK 1856 rare
– dusky, dark, gloomy, obscure MIRK 1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dusky, dark-hued, gloomy, dark WAN c1230 chiefly poetic usage, obs.
– dusky, dark in colour or aspect OBFUSCOUS 1822-34 rare
– dusky, dim, glimmering, indistinct, obscure; of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness CREPUSCULOUS 1646
– dusky, dirty-grey or brownish in colour OOMSKIT 1866 Sc.
– dusky, swarthy; of a dark or sombre hue FUSCOUS 1671
– of dusky, dull, or sombre hue SUBFUSC a1763
– of dusky, dull, or sombre hue SUBFUSCOUS 1760 rare
– of dusky, dull, or sombre hue SUBFUSK a1763
– passing into a dusky or dark hue; approaching to brown in colour FUSCESCENT 1881 rare
DUSKY – VERBS
– to make dusky or dark; to deprive of light or brightness OBFUSCATE 1650 rare
– to make dusky or dark; to deprive of light or brightness OBFUSK 1490 obs.
– to make dusky or dark; to deprive of light or brightness OFFUSCATE 1656 rare
DUST, DUSTY – ADJECTIVES
– begrimed with dust and filth RUSTY-FUSTY-DUSTY 1630
– covered with dust or mud KEDDENED Bk1901 Eng. dial.
– covered with dust or mud, dirty CABAGGED Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– covered with dust or mud, dirty CABAGGLED Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– dusty OOSY Sc.
– fraught with dust, like a fuzzball FUFFY 1824 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
– mingled or composed of dust DUST-TEMPERED 1628 obs.
– somewhat dusty DUSTISH 1647 obs. rare
DUST etc. – ADVERBS
– in a dusty condition; affected by dust ADUST 1863
DUST etc. – NOUNS
– a ball of dust and fluff, of a type often found behind or under furniture DUST BUNNY 1952 colloq.
– a dust ball FUZZY-WUZZY 1947 US sl.
– a dust ball PITTUM 1980 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust on the floor DUST MOUSE 1941 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust on the floor MOUSE 1941 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust on the floor MOUSIE 1965 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny CATS AND KITTENS 1965 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny DUST KITTEN 1950 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny DUST KITTY 1949 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny GRAY KITTENS; GRAY KITTIES 1965 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny KITTEN 1932 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny KITTEN AND CURLS 1950 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny KITTEN FUR 1950 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny KITTIES 1954 Amer. dial.
– a roll of dust under furniture, etc.; a dust bunny KITTY-FUZZES 1950 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust found under furniture SLUT’S FUZZ 1968 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust found under furniture SLUT’S WOOL 1906 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust, such as is found beneath beds or other pieces of furniture WHORE’S WOOL 1955 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ANGEL 1950 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture BED MOTH 1967 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture BIRDIE 1950 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture BUNNY; BUNNY TAIL 1966 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture CHICKEN 1950 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture MOOT 1965 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture MOOZIE 1980 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture NANCY 1968 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture NAP 1966 Amer. dial.
– a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture NICKIE 1968 Amer. dial.
– balls of dust CAT PAWS 1966 Amer. dial.
– balls of dust CAT’S TAILS; CAT TAILS 1966 Amer. dial.
– balls of dust under furniture, which were thought to be harbingers of a death in the family DEATH BALLS 1979 Amer. dial.
– balls or rolls of dust and lint that gather under beds and other furniture PISS FUZZ 1967 Amer. dial.
– dense or suffocating dust, fog, etc. filling the air SMOTHER 1697
– dust REEK 1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– dust; a ball of dust GNIR; GNYR 1959 Amer. dial.
– dust, dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth SCHMUTZ 1968 sl.
– dust, dirt, grease, or grime SCHMOOTZ Brit. sl.
– dust, fluff OOSE Sc.
– dust found under beds and other furniture BEGGAR’S VELVET 1847
– dust, litter, disturbance SCAUM; SCAWM Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– dust under a bed NIFF-NAFF 1950 Amer. dial.
– fear of dust AMATHOPHOBIA Bk1991
– rolls of dust on the floor FUZZY MICE 1965 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust on the floor GRAY MICE 1965 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust on the floor MOUSE HAIR 1965 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust on the floor SCHAEFCHEN 1950 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust on the floor WHITE MICE 1965 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust that gather under beds, furniture, etc. GOOFER-FUZZ 1970 Amer. dial.
– rolls of dust that gather under beds, furniture, etc. WILLIES 1970 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture BITCH WOOL; BITCH’S WOOL 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture BOOGER 1968 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture CAT FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture DUST FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture GHOST FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture GOLLYWOGS 1968 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture GOOBER FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture GOOSE FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture GRANDMOTHER’S CURL 1968 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture LAMB; LAMB FUZZ 1950 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture LAMB’S TAIL 1966 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture LAZY-MAN’S SHEEP 1950 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture LAZY RATS 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture MIDNIGHT FUZZ 1968 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture MOSS 1959 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture MOTH DUST 1970 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture NEGRO WOOL 1966 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture POSSUM HAIR 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture SHEEPS 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture SHEEPWOOL 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture SOLDIERS’ FEATHERS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WHITE MOUSE 1967 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WOOLLIES 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WOOLLY BEARS 1965 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WOOLLY BOOGERS 2007 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WOOLLY BUGS 1982 Amer. dial.
– soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture WOOZIES 1968 Amer. dial.
– whorls of dust that accumulate under beds, tables, etc. HOUSE MOSS 1940s Amer. sl.
DUST etc. – VERBS
– to cover a turkey wing with a cloth and use it to dust with WING OUT 1959 Amer. dial. obs.
– to dust, to sweep; to put in order, to tidy, to clean DIGHT 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DUSTER – NOUNS
– a duster; a towel, a napkin HANDCLOTH c1000 obs.
– a duster; a towel, a napkin HANDCLOUT 1788 Eng. dial.
DUST STORM – NOUNS
– a dust storm BLACK BLIZZARD 1934 Amer. dial.
– a dust storm BLACK WIND 1967 Amer. dial.
– a dust storm BOURKE SHOWER 1945 Aust. sl.
– a dust storm DARLING SHOWER 1898 Aust. colloq.
– a dust storm DIRT STORM 1967 Amer. dial.
– a dust storm IDAHO BRAINSTORM 1934 Amer. sl.
– a dust storm IDAHO RAIN c1971 Amer. sl.
– a dust storm IDAHO RAINSTORM 1930s US sl.
– a dust storm IDAHO SHOWER 1934 Amer. sl.
– a dust storm MORMON RAIN 1939 Amer. dial.
– a dust storm OKLAHOMA RAIN 1919 US jocular usage
– a dust storm OREGON MIST 1993 Amer. dial.
– a dust storm SHOWER 1898 Aust.
– a dust storm, a kind of whirlwind frequent in Australia during the summer time BRICK-DUSTER Bk1892 Aust. sl.
– a dust storm, a kind of whirlwind frequent in Australia during the summer time BRICKFIELDER Bk1892 Aust. sl.
– a dust storm; a moving column or funnel of dust caused by a whirlwind DUST-DEVIL 1888
– dust clouds, blowing dust NEW MEXICAN RAIN 1965 Amer. dial.
DUTCH – see NETHERLANDS
DUTIFUL, DUTIFULLY – ADJECTIVES
– dutiful; active or zealous in doing one’s duty OFFICIOUS 1588 obs.
– dutiful, devout; obedient, compliant HEARSUM; HERSUM c900 obs.
– dutiful, obedient, compliant, submissive MORIGEROUS c1600
– dutiful, obedient; compliant with the will or wishes of another, esp. of a superior OBSEQUIOUS a1450 rare
– dutiful; owed, bounden, due DEBTFUL c1425 chiefly Sc. obs.
DUTIFUL etc. – ADVERBS
– dutifully, duly DEBTFULLY c1425 Sc. obs.
– dutifully, duteously OFFICIOUSLY 1603 obs.
DUTIFUL etc. – NOUNS
– dutiful service; ready compliance or obedience; eagerness to serve or please OBSEQUIOUSNESS 1447 now rare or obs.
DUTY – ADJECTIVES
– relating to duty OFFICIAL 1588 obs.
– relating to duty; official MUNERAL 1606 obs. rare
DUTY – NOUNS
– a duty, an obligation BOUND 1941 Amer. dial.
– a spell of duty STAG 1931 sl.
– duties, business, affair, ado BESOIGNE 1474 obs.
– duty, best endeavour or try DEVER B1900 Eng. dial.
– duty entrusted to one; office WARD 1338 obs.
– one’s duty; that which one is bound or ought to do DEBT c1450 Sc. obs.
– readiness in performing one’s duty, or discharging any function; eagerness to serve or please OFFICIOUSNESS 1598 obs.
– the worship of duty DUTIOLATRY 1891
DUTY – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who makes duty the principle of ethics OFFICIARIAN 1865 rare
DUTY – VERBS
– to evade duty; to shirk GOLDBRICK World War I Amer. sl.
– to name for a duty or responsibility DING 1984 UK military sl.
DUTY (tax) – NOUNS
– duty, custom, tax TOLNE 1023 obs.
DVD – NOUNS
– an icon or hidden process on the menu of a DVD that when selected or followed, leads to hidden features EASTER EGG 2002 US sl.
DWARF, DWARFISH – ADJECTIVES
– dwarf, dwarfish, diminutive PUMIL 1776 obs. rare
– dwarfish DANKS Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– dwarfish DWARFY 1607
– dwarfish ON-SETTEN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– dwarfish UBIT Bk1905 Sc.
– dwarfish, diminutive; of the nature or size of a pygmy PYGMEAN 1645
– dwarfish, of the nature of a knurl KNURLY 1758
– dwarfish, short, stumpy, stunted STRUNTY 1756 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– dwarfish, stunted, ill-shaped NAUCHLIE 1880 Sc.
– dwarfish, stunted, shrivelled; said of animals and plants NIRLIE 1825 Sc.
– dwarfish, thickset BOTTREL Bk1911 Sc.
– dwarf, pygmy, diminutive, undersized, puny MANIKIN; MANNIKIN 1840
– dwarf; short TAM Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– resembling a dwarf, dwarf-like NANOID 1856 rare
DWARF, etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a deformed dwarf; a pygmy; a little man MANAKIN; MANIKIN; MANNIKIN 1601
– a deformed dwarf; a small or insignificant person MUNCHKIN 1590
– a deformed dwarf; a thickset, stumpy person KNUR; KNURR 1691 Eng. dial.
– a deformed dwarf; a thickset, stumpy person KNURL; NURL 1691 Eng. dial.
– a deformed dwarf; a thickset, stumpy person KNURLIN; KNURLING a1796 Sc.
– a dwarf DAWF Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf DEARCH; DERCH c1500 Sc. obs.
– a dwarf DWERG 1892
– a dwarf GARLACH 1936 Sc.
– a dwarf JACK O’ LENT 1596 colloq.
– a dwarf JACK-STRAW Bk1896 sl.
– a dwarf MURCHE 1440 obs. rare
– a dwarf NABBITY Bk1880 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf NAUCHLE 1825 Sc.
– a dwarf OOLIT Bk1905 Sc.
– a dwarf WILK Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a diminutive person PUMILIO 1576 obs. rare
– a dwarf; a little man NURVIL 1499 obs. rare
– a dwarf; a little or diminutive man HOMUNCULE 1656
– a dwarf; a man who is stunted physically or mentally TIT-MAN 1849 Amer. dial.
– a dwarf; an expression of contempt ABLACH 1790 Sc. obs.
– a dwarf; an insignificant or contemptible person JACK-A-LENT 1598 arch.
– a dwarf; an undersized man or boy; a very small man JACK SPRAT c1570
– a dwarf; an undersized person or animal; a little, thickset person DURGAN; DURGEN 1706 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a person of small or insignificant stature DANDY-SPRAT 1888 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a person of small size BOD Bk1911 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny or stunted person WIRLIN; WIRLING; WURLIN 1751 Sc. obs.
– a dwarf; a puny person NIRL 1823 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, ill-developed person; a stunted or deformed person, a dwarf WIRL 1893 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, ill-developed person; a stunted or deformed person WIRLY-WARLY 1856 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, ill-developed person; a stunted or deformed person WIRRAL 1935 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, ill-developed person; a stunted or deformed person WROW 1893 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, ill-developed person; a stunted or deformed person WURL 1898 Sc.
– a dwarf; a puny, stunted, creature YURLIN; YURLING Bk1887 Sc.
– a dwarf; a pygmy WRENOCK 1777 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a pygmy; a little diminutive person HOP-O’-MY-THUMB 1530
– a dwarf; a pygmy; a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow DANDIPRAT; DANDY-PRAT 1556 obs. or arch.
– a dwarf; a short or stumpy person or thing PUG M19 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a short, stunted person THRUGGIL Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a sickly or stunted child UNDERLING Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a small and unattractive person BOODIE Bk1911 Sc.
– a dwarf; a small person; an underling; a term of endearment MUNCHKIN 1974 colloq.
– a dwarf; a stunted, deformed person or child; a small, sickly child CROYL 1776 Sc.
– a dwarf; a term of opprobrium SCRIMMAGE 1871 Eng. dial.
– a dwarf; a very small man DWARF-MAN 1877
– a dwarfish, bewitched person LAGHERY-MAN 1890 Eng. dial.
– a dwarfish person WIPPET Bk1855 Eng. dial.
– a dwarfish person WURF 1838 Sc.
– a dwarfish person YRLE 1568 Sc. obs.
– a dwarfish person; a stunted, ill-grown, and ill-conditioned person URF 1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dwarfish person; a stunted, ill-grown, and ill-conditioned person WARF 1818 Sc.
– a dwarfish person or child; a puny, stunted, sickly child URLING 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dwarfish, puny creature DACHAN 1905 Sc. obs.
– a dwarfish, shrivelled person; an ill-tempered or unmanageable child BLASTIE Bk1911 Sc.
– a dwarfish, thickset person BOTTREL Bk1911 Sc.
– a dwarf or diminutive male person TOM THUMB 1579
– a dwarf with the power of a giant GIANT-DWARF 1598 obs.
– a female dwarf DWARFESS 1835 rare
– a mischievous dwarf; an ill-conditioned child HERLE 1825 Sc.
– a small dwarf; a pygmy DWARFLING a1618
DWARF, etc. – VERBS
– to dwarf DWARFIFY 1816
– to dwarf; to reduce to insignificance PYGMY 1658 rare
DWELL, DWELLER, DWELLING – ADJECTIVES
– dwelling in a place, permanently abiding, resident MANSIONARY 1447 obs.
– dwelling near; neighbouring ACCOLENT 1731 obs.
DWELL, etc. – NOUNS
– a beggar’s dwelling place CADGING HOUSE 19C sl.
– a collection of dwellings; a village CASTLE c1000 obs.
– a dilapidated or untidy dwelling SHITHEAP 1961 sl., orig. US
– a dirty or dilapidated dwelling SHITBOX 1966 sl. rare
– a dwelling MANANTIE c1330 obs.
– a dwelling, a domicile, a room, apartment, or house HUTCH 1966 US sl.
– a dwelling, a dwelling-place, habitation BIDE; BYDE a1300 obs.
– a dwelling; a home CRIB Bk2006 US sl.
– a dwelling, a home, a house YARD 1920s W. Indies & Black British sl.
– a dwelling, a house BIGGIN 1952 Amer. dial.
– a dwelling, a house NECKLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a dwelling, a house, a cottage HALLAN 1827 Sc.
– a dwelling, an abode, a home PALYIR 1879 Sc.
– a dwelling, an abode, habitation BIDING a1600 obs.
– a dwelling, a place, a hut EARN a1000 obs. rare
– a dwelling, a place of abode BIDING-PLACE 1520
– a dwelling, a place of abode TABERNACLE 1382
– a dwelling built partially under the ground HALF DUGOUT 1889 Amer. dial.
– a dwelling; generally in plural INN 1809 Sc.
– a dwelling-house SMOKE-HOUSE a1687 obs. rare
– a dwelling-house, a house in which a person resides MANSION-HOUSE 1533 obs.
– a dwelling-house or hut unfit for human habitation MAN-STY 1799
– a dwelling, lodging; a little cabin, hut, soldier’s tent; a rustic cottage CABINET 1572 obs.
– a dwelling or staying in a place MANSION a1340 obs.
– a dwelling-place, a home, a lodging BEING 1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– a dwelling-place, a place of abode MANSION-SEAT 1618 obs.
– a dwelling-place, a place of abode; the chief seat of a landed proprietor MANSION-PLACE 1473 obs.
– a dwelling-place, a residence, a house WANE a1225 obs.
– a dwelling-place, habitation HABITACLE a1300 obs.
– a dwelling-place, habitation HABITANCE 1590 obs.
– a dwelling place, habitation, residence HABITACULE c1374 obs.
– a hollow vault in a rock or hill which served for a dwelling THURSE-HOLE; THURSE-HOUSE Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
– a makeshift dwelling HUMPY 1846 Aust. sl.
– an extremely small dwelling SARDINE BOX; SARDINE TIN L19 Aust. sl.
– an underground dwelling SUBTERRANEAN 1797
– an underground dwelling SUBTERRENE 1854
– any meagre dwelling WICKEYUP; WICKIE-UP; WICKIUP; WICKY-UP 1876 Amer. dial.
– a poor dwelling, a hut, a cabin CABOOSE E19 chiefly N. Amer.
– a primitive dwelling built wholly or partly underground GOPHER HOLE 1880 Amer. dial.
– a roughly-constructed dwelling BADGER BOX L19 Aust. sl.
– a rough or primitive dwelling or place of shelter DUNGEON c1460 obs.
– a separate dwelling-place, lodging, or apartment in a large house or enclosure; chiefly plural MANSION c1400 obs.
– a small dwelling or hut BADGER BOX 20C Aust. sl., obs.
– a small or mean dwelling or hut KENNEL 1837
– a small, poorly constructed dwelling GUNYAH Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– a squalid dwelling place DOGHOLE c1450
– a structure or edifice serving as a dwelling or lodging place; a house, a tent, etc. MANSION a1340 obs.
– a summer dwelling, whether modest or elaborate CAMP 1880 Amer. dial.
– a temporary dwelling; generally movable, constructed of branches, boards, or canvas; a hut, tent, booth TABERNACLE 1382
– a three-story dwelling with one apartment occupying each floor THREE-DECKER 1899 Amer. dial.
– a three-story dwelling with one apartment occupying each floor TRIPLE-DECKER 1999 Amer. dial.
– squalid and tumble-down dwellings MASURES 1623 obs. rare
DWELL, etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a dweller, an inhabitant; a dweller WONNER 1825 Sc.
– a dweller, a resident, an inhabiter HABITATOR 1646 obs. rare
– a dweller; a resident; a person who stays in a place ABIDER 1440 rare
– a female dweller DWELLERESS a1382 obs.
– a female dweller DWELSTER a1382 obs. rare
– a person who dwells on or near the border of a country ACCOLENT Bk1795
– a person who dwells or resides in a place; a resident; an inhabitant HABITANT 1490
DWELL, etc. – VERBS
– to dwell HABITATE 1866 rare
– to dwell YERDE c1515 Sc.
– to dwell in a place; to haunt, to frequent HARBOUR 1886 Eng. dial.
– to dwell in a strange place INQUILINATE 1623 obs. rare
– to dwell in, to inhabit HABIT 1598 arch.
– to dwell nigh ADHABITATE 1626 obs.
– to dwell, to abide; to linger, to tarry, to remain LENG a1300 obs.
– to dwell, to abide, to remain in a place SIT c900
– to dwell, to abide, to reside, to sojourn HABIT a1366 obs.
– to dwell, to abide; to tarry, to remain, to stay LEND a1300 obs.
– to dwell, to lie, to rest; to sink to rest LAIR 1815 Sc.
– to dwell, to live or reside, usually temporarily SHACK UP 1950s US sl.
– to dwell, to live, to reside EAT PORRIDGE 1867 Eng. dial.
– to dwell, to lodge or lurk; to inhabit KENNEL 1599
– to dwell, to reside MANSION a1638 obs. rare
– to dwell, to reside STAY 1973 US sl.
– to dwell, to reside, to sojourn BIDE c1280 arch.
– to dwell, to take up one’s residence LOCATE Bk1905 Amer. dial.
– to dwell with a person; to abide, to continue BELEAVE c1175 obs.
DWINDLE, DWINDLING – NOUNS
– dwindling, decrease; falling off in quantity, volume, etc. DECAY 1636 obs.
DWINDLE etc. – VERBS
– to dwindle AIL AWAY 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– to dwindle WALLOW 1894 Sc.
– to dwindle away; to fall off or decrease in number, volume, etc. DECAY 1489 obs.
– to dwindle, to shrivel up, to shrink DWINGLE 19C Eng. dial.
– to dwindle, to waste away, to languish PINDLE 1893 Amer. dial.
DYE, DYED, DYEING, DYER – ADJECTIVES
– dyed, stained, etc., esp. with blood or slaughter IMBRUED c1430
– dyed, tinged; coloured, tinted TINCT 1579 poetic usage
– dyeing; colouring; that tinges or colours TINGENT 1650 now rare or obs.
– pert. to or used in dyeing; yielding or using dye or colouring matter TINCTORIAL 1655
– pert. to or used in dyeing; yielding or using dye or colouring matter TINCTORIOUS 1786 rare
DYE etc. – NOUNS
– a dye; a colouring matter VENOM c1374 obs. rare
– a dyeing, staining, or colouring TINCTURE 1601 obs.
– dye; colour, hue, tint; colouring matter TINCT 1602 now only poetic usage
– dye; colour, hue, tint; tinge TAINT 1567 obs.
– dye, pigment; a dye used as a cosmetic TINCTURE c1400 obs.
DYE etc. – NOUNS, PERSON
– a dyer HEUSTER Bk1886 obs.
– a dyer TAINTOR; TAINTOUR 1889 rare
– a dyer, a colourer HEWSTER 1600 obs.
– a nickname for a dyer SCALDRAG 1630 obs.
DYE etc. – VERBS
– to dye, to colour; to tinge TAINT 1471 obs.
– to dye, to colour; to tinge, to tint TINCT 1594 obs.
DYING – ADJECTIVES (also see DEAD, DEATH, & DIE)
– dying MORIENT 1679 obs.
– dying ON THE CROAK 1899 US sl.
– dying, dead OFF 1990s Aust. criminals’ sl.
– in a dying state; at the point of death MORIBUND 1721
DYING – NOUNS
– a dying ABITION 1656 obs.
– dying in prison before one’s sentence is over BACK-DOOR PAROLE 1930s US prison sl.
DYING – PERSON
– a dying person, or one who has just died CROAKER 1873 UK sl.
– a person in a dying state MORIBUND 1835
DYNAMIC – ADJECTIVES
– dynamic, high-powered HIGH-OCTANE 1980s sl.
DYNAMITE – NOUNS
– dynamite BOOM DUST World War II Amer. sl.
– dynamite DAN a1909 US criminals’ sl.
– dynamite DINE 1992 US sl.
– dynamite DINO World War II Amer. sl.
– dynamite SAWDUST 20C US criminals’ sl.
– dynamite or nitroglycerine BUTTER 1921 US sl.
– dynamite or nitroglycerin DINAH 1949 US sl.
DYNAMITE – NOUNS, PERSON
– a person who uses dynamite and similar explosives for unlawful purposes; esp. as a means of attacking existing governments or political systems DYNAMITARD 1882
DYNAMITE – VERBS
– to dynamite a safe BLOW A TANK 1932 NZ sl.
DYSENTERY – see DIARRHOEA
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