This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 27 of 44: from “one” to “parti”.
- one noun A gay person.
- onkus adj Inferior; unpleasant; unacceptably bad.
- oof noun Money.
- oolitic adj Of a prehistoric era; Jurassic.
- oontz noun The game of craps.
- open secret noun Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available.
- operator noun Someone who is successful at pursuing women; a player.
- ophiuran adj Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
- opinioned adj Firmly adhering to one's opinions; opinionated.
- optical delusion noun A vision or image that is deceptive or misleading, such as an optical illusion or a trick of the light.
- option verb To configure, by setting an option.
- orach noun Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.
- orange juice noun Dated form of orange juice.
- orbicula noun A discina (brachiopod).
- ore rotundo adv Spoken in an eloquent, clear, and confident manner.
- organogen noun Any of the four elements — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — that are especially characteristic of organic compounds.
- organogeny noun Organogenesis.
- orienate verb To change (or make something change) for or get accustomed (or make something get accustomed) to a new situation, adapt.
- orient adj Rising, like the morning sun.
- Oriental noun A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
- orientalist adj Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism.
- ortho noun An orthochromatic plate.
- otakukin noun A person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from…
- other side noun The other television channel (when only two were available).
- out noun A trip out; an outing.
- out and out adv Completely; thoroughly.
- out of doors prep_phrase Dated form of outdoors (“not inside any building”).
- out of frame prep_phrase Not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.
- out of one's time prep_phrase In an era not sympathetic to or not in conformity with one's aspirations or attitudes.
- out of sight adj Superb, excellent.
- out of sorts adj With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.
- out of the picture prep_phrase Not suiting or attuned to the situation; incongruous.
- out of work prep_phrase not working correctly; out of order
- outborn adj Foreign; not native.
- outcoming noun A result or outcome.
- outerside noun An outward side; outside surface.
- outhouse noun Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
- outleap noun A fine which is paid by a person to their lord for deserting an estate without permission.
- outlick verb to perform better than.
- outprint noun A print-out.
- outside noun A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
- outworker noun One who works outdoors.
- over time verb To time or measure the development of something in excess.
- overarm noun A style of swimming of extending the arms alternatively
- overcharge verb To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress.
- overdraw verb To exaggerate.
- overdrive noun A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century…
- overeat verb To surfeit with eating.
- overleap verb To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.
- overlight adj Too light or frivolous; giddy.
- overthings noun An extra layer of outer clothing or winter garments for use in very cold weather, possibly including a blanket or shawl, to be wrapped…
- owler noun A smuggler of sheep or wool.
- oxidate verb To oxidize.
- oystery noun A fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
- packer noun A kind of trunk for luggage.
- packet station noun A ferry port used by packets (ferries) carrying mail and passengers over short distances, e.g. across a channel.
- paddle noun A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
- paddywhack noun An Irishman.
- page verb To contact (someone) by means of a pager or other mobile device.
- pagoda tree noun The opportunity to make money rapidly in British India.
- pah noun Dated form of pa (“Maori fort”).
- pain verb To hurt; to feel painful.
- paint noun Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
- painted cat noun A female prostitute.
- painted lady noun A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).
- paintpot noun A lever on a telecine machine that controls the range of colors in an image.
- pair of shoes noun A case or situation that is different from another.
- pair off verb To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.
- palaceous adj Of a leaf: having a spade-like shape.
- palpator noun One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.
- pam verb To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.
- pamper verb To feed luxuriously.
- Panamaian noun Dated form of Panamanian.
- pancake noun An attractive young woman.
- pank verb To breathe hard, pant.
- pansy noun A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- pansy up verb To dress up or spruce up (someone), especially to make more attractive in a feminine or effeminate way.
- pantaloonery noun The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
- pantometry noun A proposed scheme for universal measurement.
- pantywaist noun An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
- paper noun Free passes of admission to a theatre, etc.
- paper book noun A paperback book.
- paper tripping noun A form of identity theft in which a person illicitly obtains a new identity, usually by assuming the identity of a deceased person.
- paper-folder noun A kind of paperknife; a thin, flat blade of ivory, etc. for cutting open the leaves of books and other folded papers.
- paperbound noun A paperback book.
- papoose noun A Native American baby.
- parachor noun A poorly-characterised quantity derived from the molecular weight of a liquid and its surface tension
- parade noun Synonym of promenade: A route, street, or square frequented by pedestrians or formerly used for military parades.
- paradoxist noun One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
- paraffine noun Dated form of paraffin.
- paragon noun The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point.
- paragrele noun A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.
- parallelogram noun either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the small parallelogram) abutting the goal line in front of the…
- paramour verb To have an illicit or secret affair with a person, especially someone who is not one's spouse.
- park verb To promenade or drive in a park.
- parkway noun A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.
- parleyvoo verb To speak a foreign language, especially French.
- parlor noun A comfortable room in a public house.
- part noun A factor.
- parti noun Someone (especially a man) who is considered to be a good choice for marriage, because of wealth, status etc.