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 3 of 59: from “autem” to “barley water”.
- autem noun A church.
- autem cackler noun A Dissenter; a Protestant who is not a follower of the Established Church (i.e. Church of England, Church of Scotland, etc).
- autem gogler noun A religious- or spiritual-based con artist or scam operator.
- autogas noun Synonym of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
- autotest noun A motorsport challenge involving a series of tests, generally around traffic cones, to measure precision driving skill.
- avail noun Non-binding notice of availability for work.
- aver noun A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
- average noun The feudal service that a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the animals of the tenant, such as the transportation of wheat, turf, etc.
- award verb (in an examination) To give marks for a correct answer.
- away from home prep_phrase Away; at the venue of an opposing team or competitor.
- away-day girl noun A prostitute who travels to another city to pick up clients, returning home either the same or next day.
- awayday noun A business event, such as a team-building exercise, training course or internal meeting, that takes place away from the office without the…
- awk adj Clumsy in performance or manners; not dexterous; awkward.
- b noun The grade of pencil, “black”, that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead.
- B road noun Any of many secondary roads in Britain, typically branching off of A roads, leading to C roads, and travelling to smaller towns and…
- bab noun A baby.
- babooning noun Caning the backside profusely, an abusive initiation ritual to which trainee soldiers are subjected.
- baby change noun A room or enclosure (such as a private cubicle) that contains a baby's changing table; (loosely) any baby-changing area.
- back verb To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- back end noun The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.
- back to back ticket noun Any of a series of airline tickets, issued with overlapping travel dates, used to circumvent airfare minimum stay requirements.
- back to basics noun A conscious return to principles such as self-respect, decency and honesty; especially the discredited policy of the Conservative…
- back- prefix False; pseudo-.
- backbench noun In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the…
- backcast adj Retrospective.
- backchat noun Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
- backfriend noun A friend who supports someone; a person who has someone's back; a backer, a supporter.
- backgain noun A relapse.
- backing band noun A group of musicians who accompany an artist at a live performance or on a recording. This can either be an established group, or else an…
- backplate noun A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.
- backroom boy noun Someone who has an anonymous support role in an organization, especially a technician or scientist; a boffin.
- backshunt noun A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train…
- backslang noun Pig Latin.
- backsword noun A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
- backwards and forwards adv Thoroughly; completely, comprehensively.
- backwoodsman noun A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important…
- bad verb To shell (a walnut).
- bad egg noun Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
- bad up verb To make (someone) paranoid or messed up, e.g., emotionally or from drugs.
- badarse adj Standard spelling of badass.
- badgeman noun An almshouse man.
- bag noun A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
- bag and baggage noun All one's possessions.
- baggy noun A member of the 1980/90s British music and fashion movement.
- bagman noun A staff assistant to a senior police officer such as a detective sergeant for a detective inspector.
- bagpipe noun A British Rail Class 33/1 locomotive.
- bags verb To reserve for oneself.
- bail noun Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
- bailiff noun A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable…
- baity adj Angry, bad-tempered.
- bake noun Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
- bakehouse noun Bakery.
- balaclava noun A ski mask with holes for the eyes and, sometimes, the nose and mouth, which may be rolled up and worn like a toque or pulled over the face…
- bale verb To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
- balk noun A small brass ornament fixed at the top of a wand.
- ballgown verb To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
- balls noun Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.
- balls about verb To engage in a lot of activity with many unwanted or unnecessary details.
- balls up noun Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.
- bally adj Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).
- balsam noun A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- balter verb To become tangled or matted.
- Baltic adj Extremely cold.
- banana noun In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for…
- banana skin noun The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- bandit noun Synonym of arse bandit.
- bane verb To cause (sheep) a disease, especially the rot (“a disease in which breakdown of tissue occurs”).
- bang on prep Exactly at
- bang out adj Completely unacceptable.
- bang to rights adv Red-handed, (caught) in the act.
- banger noun A firework that makes a bang.
- banger racing noun The act of participating in a banger race ("a motorsport event in which cars race around a track while trying to damage one another").
- bangers and mash noun A meal of sausages and mashed potato, usually with onions and gravy added.
- Bangla noun A Bangladeshi.
- banjax verb To ruin or destroy.
- banjaxed adj Broken, ruined, shattered; confounded.
- banjo verb To beat, to knock down.
- banjo string noun The frenulum of the penis.
- bank verb To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
- bank holiday noun A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
- banker noun A ditcher; a drain digger.
- banker's draft noun A type of financial instrument, used similarly to a cheque to make a payment or transfer money, but drawn on funds already taken from the…
- bankrupt noun A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
- banksman noun The person who directs the operation of a crane or larger vehicle from the point near where loads are attached and detached.
- banky adj Hilly; sloping.
- banner repeater noun A type of railway signal which shows the aspect of a signal ahead of it, normally used in a situation where the main signal is hidden from…
- banter verb To haggle; cheapen the price.
- bantling noun An infant or young child.
- banyan noun A camping excursion on shore, to give a ship's crew a break from shipboard routine.
- banyan day noun In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
- bap noun A woman's breast.
- baps noun A woman's breasts.
- bar noun A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.
- bar billiards noun A game resembling billiards, sometimes found in public houses, with pegs and holes in the surface of the table instead of side and corner…
- bar steward noun Minced oath of bastard.
- barbie noun A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
- Barclaysman noun A footballer who played in the Premier League in approximately the 2000s and is seen as representative of the era or as beloved despite a…
- barghest noun A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- barken verb To become hard or form a crust, like bark.
- barley water noun A soft drink made by boiling pearl barley with water, and adding flavouring and sugar.