This page gathers the 312 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Commonwealth” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 3: from “gear lever” to “points”.
- gear lever noun The lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle.
- geezer noun A male person.
- gen noun Information.
- get off with verb To kiss passionately, fondle, or have sex with.
- gob noun The mouth.
- gobby noun An act of fellatio.
- goolies noun The testicles.
- governor-general-in-council noun The governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council…
- graduand noun A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree.
- greengrocer noun A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.
- haemophilia noun Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
- handbag noun A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items, sometimes considered as a fashion accessory.
- Hansard noun The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.
- high commissioner noun An ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
- hire purchase noun A method of purchasing an item, where the buyer hires it and takes possession of it and pays regular instalments. Ownership is only…
- hoarding noun A billboard.
- hob noun The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings.
- hockey noun Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
- hundreds and thousands noun Tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream, desserts or party foods.
- ice creamery noun A place where ice cream is made.
- imperial pint noun A unit of liquid volume in the imperial system equal to 0.568 litres and divided into 20 fluid ounces.
- indemnity costs noun A special award granted by a court requiring one party (normally the unsuccessful party in litigation) to indemnify another party against…
- infant adj Of or pertaining to the earlier half of primary school education.
- invigilator noun A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
- JCB noun An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company.
- jelly noun A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived…
- junior adj Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
- keen adj Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager…
- kerfuffle noun A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- kip noun Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
- knackered adj Tired or exhausted.
- knickers noun Women's underpants.
- knobber noun A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.
- knobhead noun Synonym of glans penis.
- ladybird noun Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.
- ladyship noun Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").
- left bracket noun A left or open parenthesis ⟨(⟩.
- left, right, goodnight noun A series of three hits (typically punches): one with the left hand, then one with the right hand, then one that knocks the recipient out.
- letterbox noun A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
- lie down noun A short period of rest while lying.
- lol noun Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
- long title noun The formal, official title of an act (or other piece of legislation); such titles are rarely (if ever) used in practice, and in some cases…
- loo noun A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- love noun A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- manky adj Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
- mare noun A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
- mark noun A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- mastic noun Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.
- merc noun A Mercedes-Benz automobile.
- methylated spirit noun A combination of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; it is poisonous if…
- Mexican wave noun A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the…
- millennial grey noun Commonwealth standard form of millennial gray.
- minge noun The pubic hair and vulva.
- minging adj Very unattractive; ugly.
- mitre verb To adorn with a mitre.
- moggy noun A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.
- mongrel noun A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
- munter noun A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.
- muppet noun An incompetent or foolish person.
- naff adj Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.
- nappy bank noun Synonym of diaper bank (“a charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it”).
- nappy changer noun Synonym of diaper changer (“a changing pad (mat) or changing table”).
- nappy check noun Synonym of diaper check (“the action of inspecting a person's diaper to see if it is wet or soiled”).
- nappy pants noun Synonym of diaper pants (“a one-piece diaper which is worn (pulled up) like underwear; training pants”).
- nappy pod noun Synonym of diaper pod (“a cube-shaped diaper bag, typically waterproof (a wet bag), intended for storing clean cloth diapers and other…
- nappy service noun Synonym of diaper service (“a commercial service that supplies clean cloth diapers to parents and collects soiled ones for laundering…
- nappy sprayer noun Synonym of diaper sprayer (“an adjustable hose sprayer used for washing off solids from a cloth diaper”).
- nick noun Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
- nicked adj Stolen.
- nobble verb To injure or obstruct intentionally.
- noughts and crosses noun A two-player game played on a three-by-three grid, in which players take it in turns to place their respective symbol (either a nought or a…
- number plate noun Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity…
- O-level noun A subject-based qualification superseded in England by GCSE, but still available internationally throughout the Commonwealth of Nations.
- obs and gynae noun the study or field of obstetrics and gynaecology
- oi intj Said to get someone's attention; hey.
- oik noun a member of the lower classes.
- on the back foot prep_phrase in a defensive posture; on the defensive; off balance; at a disadvantage.
- on the trot prep_phrase Successively, in succession; one after the other.
- one-off noun Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
- ordinance noun Detailed legislation that translates the broad principles of the university's charter and statutes into practical effect.
- orientate verb To face a given direction.
- package holiday noun A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.
- parliamentarian noun A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.
- party and party costs noun The reasonable and necessary costs incurred by a party to a lawsuit, often in accordance with a scale of costs published by the court and…
- pear-shaped adj Usually in the phrase go pear-shaped: wrong, awry.
- peeler noun A police officer.
- pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
- perspex noun Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.
- petrol noun A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- petrolhead noun A bogan who is overly fond of their car or motorbike and enjoys showing it off and making noise with it.
- philology noun Historical or comparative linguistics.
- pint noun 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint).
- piss verb To achieve easily.
- piss off verb To leave, to go away.
- piss-take noun An instance of taking the piss.
- pisshead noun A person who regularly overindulges in alcoholic drink.
- plain flour noun A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.
- plonk noun Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
- plonker noun A fool.
- points noun Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.