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 42 of 44: from “unwearied” to “warp”.
- unwearied adj Not wearied, not tired.
- unwell adj Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
- up adv To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.
- up the pole prep_phrase Teetotal; not drinking any alcohol.
- up to snuff adj Mentally alert, shrewd, savvy.
- upon a time prep_phrase At a certain time; at a particular time.
- upon my word intj Believe my words; I swear.
- upper ten thousand noun The ten thousand people, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy.
- uptake noun A chimney.
- uranian adj Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
- urinalist noun A specialist in medical conditions of urine and the urinary system.
- use verb To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- user noun In land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents…
- user-defined graphic noun A graphic symbol defined by the user, replacing one of the text characters in the computer's character set.
- usher noun Any schoolteacher.
- Uzbeg noun Dated form of Uzbek.
- v noun Abbreviation of venturi.
- V8 noun A vehicle with such an engine.
- vacation time noun A time period when the normal operation of a court is suspended.
- vacherin noun A cake-shaped dessert made of an almond paste shell filled with (non-frozen) double cream and topped with whipped cream.
- vag noun Turf used as fuel.
- vagrant noun A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- vain verb To frustrate.
- Valentino noun A strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
- valetudinary noun A sickly, infirm person.
- valour noun A brave man; a man of valour.
- vampire noun A vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.
- van noun A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
- vantage noun Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce)
- vapor noun Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.
- vapourish adj hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic; peevish
- various adj That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.
- varnish noun A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.
- vas rectum noun A straight seminiferous tubule conveying semen from its pertaining tubulus seminiferus contortus (convoluted seminiferous tubule) to the…
- vat noun A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric…
- VD noun Initialism of venereal disease.
- vection noun The transference of the germs of disease from those who are sick to those who are well; infection.
- vegetaline noun A substitute for ivory, etc., made by treating woody fibre with sulphuric acid, mixing with various ingredients, and pressing into any…
- vegetation noun An excrescent, verrucous or fibrinous growth on a mucosal or epithelial surface.
- velocitized adj Accustomed to travelling at high speed.
- velure noun A fabric similar to velvet.
- velveting noun Something made from velvet or having a velvet-like texture.
- vend noun The total sales of coal from a colliery.
- vending machine noun Dated form of vending machine.
- venereal disease noun Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, usually contracted through sexual activity (sometimes by…
- verbarium noun A word game in which the players are given a set of letters and must form as many words as possible from subsets of those letters.
- verdigris noun Copper acetate.
- vergency noun The act of verging or approaching; tendency, inclination towards something.
- vermiculation noun Peristalsis (“wave-like contraction of the digestive tract, resembling the movement of a worm”).
- vermifuge adj Acting as a drug to cause the expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
- veteranize verb To reenlist for service as a soldier.
- vibrate verb To please or impress someone.
- vice prep Instead of; in place of; versus.
- video noun Television content or media.
- video dial tone noun The provision of interactive video services, such as home shopping and films transmitted on demand, by traditional telecommunication…
- videomalaise noun A correlation purported to exist between decreasing public trust in political institutions and societal exposure to political incivility…
- videophone noun A cell phone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones.
- vilipend verb To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
- virgule noun A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩.
- virtual reality noun A text adventure or multi-user dungeon.
- visa verb To endorse (a passport, etc.).
- viscoid adj Composed of viscoid (a powered amorphous form of cellulose).
- visiphone noun A telephone capable of making video calls.
- vitalic adj Relating to, or characteristic of life; vital.
- vitals noun The male genitals.
- vitamin verb To fortify with vitamins.
- vitamin G noun vitamin B₂ or riboflavin.
- vitreous adj Positive (of electric charge).
- vitriol noun Any of various metal sulphates.
- vitriolic adj Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- vitriolize verb To convert into a vitriol.
- viva verb To cheer, applaud
- vocalize verb To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
- voiceful adj Having a voice or vocal quality; vocal; sounding
- volta-electric adj Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, i.e. electric currents, or voltaism, the chemical generation of electricity.
- voodoo noun One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
- wack noun PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).
- wacko intj Hurrah!
- waff noun A warm and fuzzy feeling, especially in relation to a ship.
- wagenboom noun A South African proteaceous tree (Protea nitida).
- wagger noun Ellipsis of wagger-pagger-bagger.
- wagon noun A woman of loose morals, a promiscuous woman, a slapper.
- waiting room noun Dated form of waiting room.
- waitron noun A robotic or mechanical waiter.
- walk noun A cheque drawn on a bank that was not a member of the London Clearing and whose sort code was allocated on a one-off basis; they had to be…
- walk out verb To go out with; to be romantically involved.
- walk the streets verb To be unemployed; to be looking for work.
- walking gentleman noun A male actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words.
- walking lady noun A female actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a ladylike appearance but few words.
- wallower noun A lantern wheel; a trundle.
- want verb To be lacking or deficient or absent.
- wantonness noun A particular wanton act.
- wapanese noun Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.
- war hawk noun An eagle.
- warez noun Software that is illegally obtained or distributed.
- warm adj Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.
- warm the cockles of someone's heart verb Especially of food or drink (particularly an alcoholic beverage): to cause someone to feel deeply warm and comfortable; to comfort, to…
- warming pan noun A person put into a situation to hold it until another person can take over.
- warmly adv With emotion, especially some anger; somewhat hotly.
- warp verb To fly with a bending or waving motion, like a flock of birds or insects.