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 34 of 44: from “sea needle” to “shoppish”.
- sea needle noun The garfish.
- sea snipe noun A sandpiper.
- sean noun Dated form of seine.
- séance noun The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.
- seat only noun A package holiday rate without confirmed accommodation reservations, or using a dummy reservation, enabling the tour operator to sell…
- second division noun The half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.
- secondary modern school noun a type of school, for pupils who had failed the 11-plus examination, that concentrated on practical and vocational rather than academic…
- sedecimal adj Synonym of hexadecimal.
- seduction noun The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.
- see a man verb Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or…
- see a man about a dog verb Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or…
- seidlitz powder noun A digestive and laxative, composed of a mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate.
- self-abuse verb To masturbate.
- self-government noun Personal self-control.
- self-parking noun Parking of one's own car, as contrasted with valet parking.
- self-science noun A systematic study of one's own inner world, using methods from science, psychology and self-reflection.
- self-view noun Carefulness or regard for one's own interests.
- sell noun An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
- sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage verb To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value, for something of very low, but immediate value.
- sell the family silver verb To sell one's property (not necessarily heirlooms) in an attempt to avoid or escape financial difficulties.
- semblance noun In the form make semblance: an act of appearing; an appearance, a manifestation; also, a false appearance, a pretence.
- seminose noun A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow syrup; D-mannose.
- semiology noun The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- semiotic adj symptomalogical (of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases)
- semiotics noun The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.
- senator noun A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
- senatrix noun The wife of a senator.
- send down verb To suspend or expel (an undergraduate) from university.
- senile noun A person who is senile.
- sensation noun A remarkable person.
- sensibly adv In a way that can be sensed or noticed; perceptibly.
- sensory noun The sensorium.
- sentence noun The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
- sepian noun A black American or African American.
- septendecillion num 10¹⁰².
- septic noun A person who has sepsis.
- sequel noun The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
- sequester verb To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
- sercon adj Having a serious intellectual approach to science fiction; literary; scholarly; studious.
- series noun A period, stretch of time.
- service revolver noun A handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.
- servitude noun Service rendered in the army or navy.
- set verb To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
- set off noun Something used to improve the appearance; a decoration, an ornament.
- set up verb To begin business or a scheme of life.
- setdown noun The humbling of a person by act or words.
- setout noun a display or spread
- sewing machine noun Dated form of sewing machine.
- sexadecimal adj Synonym of hexadecimal.
- sexdecillion num 10⁹⁶.
- sextillion num A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 10³⁶.
- sexual inversion noun Homosexuality, as regarded by a theory of the late 19th and early 20th century that saw it as an inborn reversal of gender traits.
- shaadi noun A formally solemnized and registered Islamic marriage, as opposed to various forms of customary marriage.
- shackly adj Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.
- shadbird noun The American snipe; Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata).
- shadowy adj Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
- shafty adj Powerful, cool
- shanghai noun A breed of chicken with large bodies, long legs, and feathered shanks.
- shank noun The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
- Shanqella noun A number of ethnic groups now residing primarily in the westernmost part of Ethiopia near South Sudan, but who also inhabited more…
- shant noun A place such as a house or other dwelling. The word is effectively confined to the phrase all over the shant.
- shanty-keeper noun One who manages, oversees, or resides in a shanty.
- sharp noun A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
- shauri noun A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
- shave noun An exorbitant discount on a note.
- shaving cloth noun An emery cloth used for shaving wood.
- shaving iron noun A razor.
- shaving knife noun A paring knife or other tool used by a shoemaker.
- shaw noun A thicket; a small wood or grove.
- she pron A country, or sometimes a city, province, planet, etc.
- sheathe verb To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
- shebang noun A lean-to or temporary shelter.
- sheep-faced adj bashful; sheepish
- sheep-split noun A split or strip of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.
- sheepdog noun A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.
- sheet noun A distinct level or stage within a game.
- shell-like adj Of the external ear, resembling the graceful convolutions of a seashell.
- shell-shocked adj Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic…
- shenanigan noun Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or play; high jinks.
- shepherdess noun A female shepherd.
- shift about verb To turn round entirely to the opposite point.
- shift one's tides verb To record the variations of the tide and the positions of the sun and moon using a nautical almanac and sextant to determine the location…
- shifter noun Someone who plays tricks; a trickster.
- shiggy diggy intj Expresses disapproval of another's actions, lifestyle, or goals, and the hope that what just been described is not true; synonym of I…
- shikar verb To hunt; to go hunting.
- shindy noun A fancy or liking.
- shiner noun A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
- shiny noun A deskworker.
- ship noun An aircraft.
- shippage noun Shipment of goods, especially on a ship (large marine vessel).
- shipshape and Bristol fashion adj Of a vessel: tidy, and with its equipment in good order, properly stowed, etc.; shipshape.
- shiralee noun A type of swag that when rolled up resembles a leg of mutton, carried over the shoulder, usually with another load on the chest to balance…
- shock noun A lot consisting of sixty pieces; a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.
- shoddy noun Worthless goods.
- shoeing-horn noun A shoehorn.
- shoey noun A shoesmith.
- shonk noun A Jew.
- shool noun Dated form of shul (“Ashkenazi synagogue”).
- shop intj Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
- shoppish adj Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper.