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 35 of 44: from “shoppy” to “smerk”.
- shoppy adj Inclined to talk shop; full of jargon.
- short adj Of money, given in the fewest possible notes, i.e. those of the largest denomination.
- short shrift noun Something dealt with or overcome quickly and without difficulty; something made short work of.
- shortclothes noun A covering for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach to the knees, similar to modern-day shorts.
- shorten verb to dress (a baby) in a short (rather than long) gown
- shorts noun Underpants.
- show up verb To produce an impression on observers; to come off.
- showerless adj Rainless.
- showroom noun A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
- shriek owl noun The screech owl.
- shuffler noun A trickster.
- shuffling noun Trickery.
- shut in verb To settle down, or fall; to arrive; (said of evening, etc.)
- shut up verb To murder, kill.
- shuttlecock noun The game of badminton.
- s͞i symbol In English entries, the orthographic digraph ⟨si⟩ pronounced as the voiced postalveolar fricative /ʒ/.
- sick-wagon noun a vehicle used to convey or transport those who are sick or injured
- side noun A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
- side-post noun A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.
- sidewinder noun A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
- sidey adj Exhibiting side, or unjustified self-importance; arrogant.
- sift verb To scrutinize (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.
- sig noun Urine.
- silent service noun The navy.
- silex noun A vacuum coffee maker.
- silver mail noun Rent that has been paid in money.
- silver sheet noun A cinema screen onto which movies are projected.
- simon noun Sixpence coin.
- simplex adj Having a single structure; not composite or complex; undivided, unitary.
- Sindhee adj Dated form of Sindhi.
- sing-sing noun A kind of antelope; the kob.
- sip verb Alternative form of seep.
- sirup noun Dated form of syrup.
- sis boom bah intj The characteristic sound made by fireworks.
- sissy noun Sister; often used as a term of address
- sit on a tack phrase An expression of contempt or dismissiveness directed at someone, particularly in the case of disagreement.
- sithe verb To sigh.
- sittine adj Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
- sixpenny adj Cheap; worthless.
- sixpennyworth noun A portion worth sixpence.
- size noun Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
- size down verb To consider thoroughly so as to form an opinion of; to size up.
- sizing noun Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.
- skeet verb To wet the sails or deck of a vessel.
- skein noun A series created by a web (“major broadcasting network”).
- sketchbook noun A printed book of literary sketches or skits.
- skiddles noun A game played on ice in which sticks are thrown at pins to knock them over.
- skimp adj Scanty.
- skin verb To strip of money or property; to cheat.
- skivvy noun A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.
- skunk noun A despicable person.
- skunker noun A person who hunts skunks.
- skurry noun Dated form of scurry.
- sky verb To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen; (by extension) to put (something) in an…
- skylark verb To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
- slack-jawed adj Overly talkative; indiscreet.
- slacker noun A person who seeks to avoid military service.
- slag noun A coward.
- slam door noun A hinged railway carriage door which opened outwards, that could be opened from the inside only by opening the window and turning the…
- slang verb To vocally abuse, or shout at.
- slang-whanger noun One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan.
- slangy adj Loud in dress, manner, and conversation; flashy, vulgar.
- slashdot verb To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
- slashing adj Powerfully excellent.
- slate noun Synonym of slating (“a harsh criticism”).
- slattern noun One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.
- sleazy adj Thin and flimsy.
- sleek adv With ease and dexterity.
- sleep of the just noun A peaceful death or burial.
- slender moa noun A formerly posited species of giant moa, now considered to be synonymous with the North Island giant moa, Dinornis novaezealandiae.
- slick noun A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking…
- slight adj Slighting; treating with disdain.
- sling off verb To leave or depart.
- sling over verb To abandon (something); to stop (an activity) or to stop trying at (an activity); to dump (something).
- slinky adj Thin; lank; lean.
- slip noun A portion of the columns of a newspaper, etc., struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- slip the cable verb To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not…
- slippy adj Spry, nimble.
- slobber noun A jellyfish.
- slop noun Human urine or excrement.
- slop bowl noun A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or inconvenient to go to a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber…
- slop-basin noun A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible or inconvenient to go to a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot.…
- slop-jar noun A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot.…
- slop-pail noun A container used for urinating or defecating when it is not possible or convenient to use a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot.…
- slope noun A hasty departure.
- slops noun Clothing and bedding issued to sailors.
- sloshy adj Sentimental; soppy.
- slot machine noun A gas stove that requires the insertion of a coin to operate.
- slouch noun An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
- slum verb To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
- slur verb To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
- sluttish adj Dirty or untidy; disorderly.
- sluttishness noun The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).
- smail noun Conventional postal mail; snail mail.
- small text noun A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.
- smalls noun The preliminary examination for a degree.
- smarmy adj Unctuous, greasy, as hair from pomade.
- smart noun A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
- smasher noun Anything very large or extraordinary; a whopper.
- smerk noun Dated form of smirk.