This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 2 of 59: from “all-ports warning” to “aularian”.
- all-ports warning noun A form of all-points bulletin circulated to international ports so that a fleeing suspect can be identified and apprehended.
- all-rounder noun A versatile person, able to do many things well; used especially in reference to being good at various sports.
- all-weather tyre noun A tyre with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tyres
- allocate noun A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.
- allotment noun A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
- almoner noun A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare.
- alpha paper noun A sensitized photographic paper that is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride, and is used for obtaining positives by…
- alright intj A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
- Alsatian noun A German shepherd dog.
- aluminium foil noun A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.
- am noun Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.
- amain adv Out of control.
- amber noun The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See…
- amber gambler noun A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law)…
- amber light noun An amber-coloured traffic light indicating that vehicles should stop unless it is unsafe to do so, approximately equivalent to the yellow…
- ambulance noun A vehicle used for the transportation of dead people, typically to a mortuary.
- American pondweed noun Potamogeton epihydrus, in the family Potamogetonaceae.
- amnesia noun A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
- ampery adj Covered with pimples.
- an num one
- ancient noun One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
- and verb To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
- and all adv As well; in addition.
- and I claim my five pounds phrase Used to intensify a statement of someone's identity, particularly to make a humorous comparison between two unrelated people or entities.
- and that phrase And the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.
- anenst prep Over against.
- angler noun A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
- annet noun A black-legged kittiwake.
- annexure noun The process of annexing
- annual ryegrass noun Lolium multiflorum, grown as a cover crop
- annunciator noun A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement…
- anorak noun A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
- another place noun the House of Lords.
- anti-clockwise adj Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anticlockwise.
- anti-devolutionist adj Opposed to the devolution of central powers to the individual nations and regions of the United Kingdom.
- anti-marketeer noun someone who was opposed to Britain or Ireland joining, or (during the UK's 1975 referendum campaign) remaining in, the "Common Market"…
- anticlockwise adj In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front)…
- antipodes noun Australia and New Zealand.
- apple verb To collect fir-cones.
- apple cider noun Cider (narrowest sense); fermented apple juice.
- apple pie noun Any of various willowherbs.
- apple-pie bed noun A shortsheeted bed in which a sheet is folded back on itself halfway down as a practical joke so that the victim cannot get into it.
- apposition noun A (now purely ceremonial) speech day at St Paul's School, London.
- appropriate verb To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
- appropriate adult noun An adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by…
- Appropriation Act noun A stock short title used for an Act of Parliament that authorises HM Treasury to issue funds out of the consolidated fund, and which also…
- approved school noun A former institution for the care and education of young offenders; a reformatory, reform school, youth detention center.
- approvement noun A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation or implication against the accomplices and…
- apricot noun A testicle.
- aquaplane verb Of a car or other road vehicle: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle's tyres sliding on a film of water on the road.
- area noun An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings.
- argy-bargy noun A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting
- arm adj Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- armoured adj Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
- armoured car noun An armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.
- armoured combat vehicle noun An armed and armoured military vehicle for fighting troops, which runs on wheels or caterpillar track.
- armoured fighting vehicle noun An armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.
- armoury noun A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
- arr intj Yes.
- arrentation noun A letting or renting, especially a licence to enclose land in a forest with a low hedge and ditch, under a yearly rent.
- arrive verb To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- Arrow declaration noun A declaration or order sought, for reasons of legal certainty, from a court that a product or process to be launched was old (i.e., not…
- arse noun A stupid, pompous, arrogant, mean or despicable person.
- arse about verb Alternative form of arse around.
- arse about face adj Placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.
- arse up noun A mistake or blunder; a cock-up.
- arsebreath noun An annoying or contemptible person with bad breath.
- arseface noun A contemptible person.
- arsehole noun A variant of the card game big two.
- arseling adv Backwards.
- arseways adv Anally.
- arsey adj Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
- artillery noun One or more guns.
- as one prep_phrase in agreement
- as the gull flies adv In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
- as well adv An intensifier. Actually; really.
- ASBO noun Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
- Asian noun A person from or with ancestry in South Asia.
- ask back verb To offer someone to get back to one's house after a date.
- assenter noun One of the eight voters who endorse the proposer and seconder's nomination of a candidate for election to the parliament of the United…
- assessor noun An official responsible for student welfare.
- assigned servant noun A convict assigned to work as a servant for a free settler (either a male or female convict, and either a male or female settler).
- assistant noun Sales assistant.
- assistant referee noun One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.
- assume the position verb Often used as an order to bend over, for example, to receive the traditional corporal punishment in a case of misbehaviour.
- aston noun A lower third.
- at prep (also as at; before dates) On (a particular date).
- at a pinch prep_phrase by a small margin or amount
- at sixes and sevens prep_phrase In a state of confusion.
- athletics noun A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking.
- atishoo intj Synonym of achoo.
- Atlantic bonito noun Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna).
- atomy noun A person who is very emaciated or thin; a skeleton.
- atself adv Actually; really.
- atter noun Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the…
- attern adj Venomous; poisonous.
- attitude noun Unpleasant behavior.
- attorney noun One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
- aubergine noun An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
- aularian noun A member of a hall rather than a college.