This page gathers the 519 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Literally” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 5 of 5: from “roachification” to “you can't get a quart into a pint pot”.
- roachification noun The act or process of becoming a roach.
- rob out verb To rob (someone).
- rose garden noun A garden devoted primarily to roses.
- rubber stamp noun A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that…
- rule-follower noun Someone who strictly follows established rules and regulations.
- run against verb To compete with (someone) in an election.
- run dry verb To become dry; to cease to flow with water.
- run for one's life verb To run away desperately from danger.
- run into verb To enter by running.
- run with verb To be streaming with a fluid.
- rush one's fences verb Of a horse, to approach a fence too quickly before a jump.
- sack noun Bed.
- sardine verb To fish for sardines.
- science project noun A school project to be entered into a science fair.
- scorcher noun One who, or that which, scorches.
- Scout's honor noun The oath taken by Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
- scrub out verb To scrub until all uncleanliness has been removed.
- sea rover noun One who travels the ocean; one who spends a great deal of time at sea.
- seed stock noun A stock of seed.
- seedeater noun An individual or species which eats seeds.
- serfish adj of a serf, relating to serfdom
- serverless adj Not involving a server; composed only of clients.
- set noun General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- set the table verb To arrange plates, etc. for a meal.
- sharp-edged adj Of an object, having a sharp or fine edge.
- she-devil noun A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
- shit noun Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
- shit oneself verb To soil oneself.
- shithole noun The anus.
- shitty adj Covered in feces; feculent.
- shoehorn verb To use a shoehorn.
- shoot from the hip verb To discharge a firearm while it is held near the hip, without taking time to aim via the gunsights.
- short haul noun A travel or journey involving a short distance.
- show the flag verb To display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.
- sibling fucker noun One who engages in incestuous sex with their sibling.
- side by side adv Beside or alongside one another; close to one another and abreast.
- silver bullet noun A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf…
- sing soprano verb To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.
- sisterfucker noun One who engages in incestuous sex with their sister.
- skin color noun The color of human skin.
- skip a beat verb To miss a beat.
- slam on the brakes verb To press down hard on the brakes of a vehicle in order to make it stop suddenly.
- snake out verb To move outwards like a snake.
- snarler noun One who snarls.
- soapbox noun A crate for packing soap.
- soda straw noun A drinking straw used to drink soda.
- solipsism noun The idea that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist.
- something else noun Another unspecified item, perhaps not yet known or decided upon.
- space cowboy noun A cowboy or cowboylike figure in a sci-fi or futuristic setting.
- spadeloads noun Spadefuls.
- squishy adj Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
- stage-manage verb To manage or organise the operation of a theatrical stage; to act as stage manager.
- stand one's ground verb To hold a position in battle.
- standard fare noun The usual price for travel by air, rail, or another means of transport.
- stardust noun Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from…
- steam verb To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- steel verb To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- step on a rake verb To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, striking the person walking in the…
- stiff-necked adj Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis
- stoniness noun The state or quality of being full of stones.
- stool noun A throne.
- straitjacket verb To put someone into a straitjacket.
- stray noun A person who is lost.
- strike gold verb To find gold.
- strike while the iron is hot verb To strike a hot piece of metal, especially iron, with a mallet or other tool before it cools, while it is still hot enough to be shaped.
- suck cock verb To perform fellatio.
- sugarcoated adj Coated with sugar.
- superlative adj Having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.
- swamp gas noun Gases emitted from a swamp.
- swoon verb To faint, to lose consciousness.
- take a number verb To queue; to wait to be served by being assigned a number and waiting for that number to be called after all previous numbers have been…
- take root verb To grow roots into soil.
- take the bait verb To nibble at bait on a hook.
- take the field verb To go out onto the playing field.
- tat up verb To apply a tattoo.
- tell a story verb To communicate a story in some way.
- textbook adj Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
- that way inclined adj Interested in that; having such a tendency.
- the show must go on phrase Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.
- there's no business like show business proverb The domain of the entertainment industry is more dazzling and exciting than any other business.
- thorny adj Having thorns or spines.
- thresh out verb To extract or remove by threshing.
- ticket-puncher noun Someone who punches a ticket; usually, an employee on a train who punches (validates) passengers' tickets.
- to death prep_phrase Until death occurs; so as to cause or result in death.
- to the tune of prep Fitting the melody of.
- today's adj Relating to, or produced today.
- toe dance noun A dance performed on the balls of the feet or en pointe.
- torch down verb To set all of (something) on fire, especially so as to destroy it.
- torch up verb To light (something) on fire.
- touch base verb To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
- treasure noun A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- tropify verb To make a trope.
- try on for size verb To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
- turkey drop noun An event in which a turkey is dropped from a high altitude.
- turn away verb To rotate so as not to face someone or something.
- two of a kind noun Two who are very similar.
- two-faced adj Having two faces or plane surfaces.
- unbelievable adj Not to be believed.
- unclefucker noun One who engages in incest with their uncle.
- unrail verb To derail.
- up a height adj High up.
- vestal virgin noun A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.
- wake-up call noun A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
- walk alone verb To walk without any companion.
- watch one's back verb To remain wary of being attacked from behind by surprise; to remain watchful to prevent a predictable attack from being a surprise.
- water-carrying adj That which physically moves or transports water from one location to another.
- whaleshit noun Whale excrement.
- white up verb To become or make (something) white.
- whoreson noun The son of a whore.
- wind up verb To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.
- wipe off verb To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
- wish upon a star verb To make a wish on seeing a shooting star.
- wood oil noun Any sort of oil made from wood.
- X-ray vision noun A vision into the X-ray portion of the light spectrum, enabling visibility through certain solid matter.
- yeah, right intj Correct; affirmative; yes; yes, that is correct.
- year zero noun a non-existing (but often assumed) year in between 1 BCE/BC and 1 CE/AD
- yellow out verb To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
- yellow up verb To become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.
- you can't get a quart into a pint pot proverb You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.