Regional

This page gathers the 287 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Regional” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 3: from “ABC” to “maidenhair”.

1. ABC noun Ellipsis of ABC store.
2. abort verb To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
3. andersmeat noun A light snack consumed in the afternoon.
4. aught noun Estimation.
5. aye aye intj Used as a greeting or introduction, often expressing caution, surprise, or curiosity.
6. bad blood noun A particular disease; in some places, syphilis.
7. ball verb To be hip or cool.
8. be verb Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took…
9. beatingest adj That beats or surpasses all others, in a positive or negative sense; most extreme, remarkable, or unusual.
10. belt up verb To stop talking or chattering; to shut up.
11. bloody hell intj An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.
12. blue John noun Skimmed milk.
13. branlin noun A young salmon (parr), in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
14. brickman noun A mason who specializes in brickwork.
15. bulljowler noun A partitioned section in the hold of a traditional fishing boat that is used to store and manage heavy fishing nets, lines, and related…
16. bunce noun A bonus; additional pay; money.
17. bunker noun The menhaden, any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium.
18. buster noun A molting crab.
19. butterbox noun The bufflehead duck.
20. callow noun The upper layer of rubble in a quarry which has to be removed to reach the material to be mined.
21. carpenter noun A woodlouse.
22. chat noun Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
23. chimblins noun (by extension, rare, family usage) Small scraps or morsels of food; leftover bits of meat or other fragments remaining after a meal.
24. chouse verb To handle, to take care of.
25. Christmas noun Sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations; also (generally), any Christmas decorations.
26. chucky egg noun A chicken egg, especially a boiled egg.
27. cipher verb To calculate.
28. civet noun A spotted skunk.
29. clacket verb To chatter or prattle.
30. clat noun irksome task
31. clout noun A swaddling cloth, nappy, or loincloth.
32. clump verb To strike; to beat.
33. cocklet noun A very small haycock.
34. come hither intj Used to direct a horse to move to the left.
35. come to verb To regard or specifically pertain to.
36. comfortsome adv In a comfortsome or comforting manner; comfortably
37. coop noun A cart with sides and ends made from boards, enabling it to carry manure, etc.
38. cosahui noun A shrub of the Sonoran Desert, Calliandra eriophylla, having pink or white powder-puff flowers, also known as fairy duster.
39. cousin verb To associate with someone or something on a close basis.
40. cowslip noun marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
41. cudden noun The coalfish.
42. dido noun A fuss, a row.
43. dirtsome adv very; extremely; awfully
44. dobber noun A float (as used by an angler).
45. doodlebug noun A woodlouse.
46. draw verb To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
47. drawers noun Underpants, especially long underpants.
48. dress verb To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
49. droff adj Turbid.
50. eng adj Narrow.
51. erf noun A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.
52. everlasting adv Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.
53. expressway noun A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
54. fastness noun Something used to fasten or tie; a fastener or fastening.
55. feature verb To think about, understand, or imagine.
56. featy adj Pretty; neat.
57. feddle adj Federal.
58. felty noun The fieldfare.
59. finger noun Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
60. fish camp noun A restaurant serving fried seafood.
61. flatty noun A flatfish.
62. frit adj Frightened.
63. Geordie noun Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
64. get noun Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
65. gilt noun A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
66. ginger adj Very careful or cautious; also, delicate, sensitive.
67. gob noun A whoopie pie.
68. godsend noun The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained.
69. goldenback noun The natterjack.
70. got verb Have/has.
71. gradely adv readily, speedily
72. grammar school noun Elementary school.
73. granum noun One's grandmother.
74. greyback noun Any of various grey birds.
75. groundapple noun An edible root or tuber, particularly, a potato or turnip.
76. gunner noun The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
77. hacker noun A fork-shaped tool used to harvest root vegetables.
78. hagdon noun One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major), the great…
79. hare adj Grey, hoary; grey-haired, venerable (of people).
80. hella adv Intensifier, modifying adjectives; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
81. hickwall noun A lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).
82. hitch up verb To marry.
83. hork verb To steal, especially petty theft or misnomer in jest.
84. howdy intj An informal greeting.
85. interstratify verb To put or insert between other strata.
86. ish intj ick, yuck
87. jack noun A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
88. jeep noun A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".
89. job verb To peck (of a bird); (more generally) to poke or prod (at, into).
90. jonnock adj Honest.
91. ken noun A house, especially a den of thieves.
92. kimono noun A bathrobe or dressing gown.
93. KTV noun Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment.
94. lawn noun An open space between woods.
95. linch noun An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.
96. look after verb To seek out, to look for.
97. lytel adj Pronunciation spelling of little, small.
98. made-up adj Delighted, pleased, thrilled.
99. mahogany noun A Cornish drink made from gin and treacle.
100. maidenhair noun Either of two ericaceous plants: creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) or checkerberry (G. procumbens).

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