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 48 of 59: from “small beer” to “sorted”.
- small beer noun Something that is of relatively little importance.
- small blue noun A very small butterfly, Cupido minimus, of the lycaenid subfamily Polyommatinae, the blues
- smallclothes noun Underwear and other small items of clothing.
- smalls noun Underwear.
- smart motorway noun A section of motorway that uses active traffic management (ATM) techniques to increase capacity by use of variable speed limits and…
- smash noun A traffic collision.
- smasher noun One who passes counterfeit money.
- smashing adj Wonderful, very good or impressive.
- smeddum noun Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
- smeeth verb To smooth.
- smegging adj Fucking, sodding.
- smell-smock noun A plant, the cuckooflower or lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis).
- smellies noun Pleasant-smelling toiletries.
- SMIDSY phrase Sorry mate, I didn′t see you.
- smiler noun The mouth.
- smish noun A shirt or chemise.
- smit verb To infect.
- smitham noun Small lumps of ore which free miners scavenged because small quantities were exempt from payment of taxes. The practice ended in 1760 when…
- smittle verb To infect.
- smoker noun A social event featuring sketches, songs, etc., whether or not smoking is carried out.
- smokie noun A smoked fish.
- smoot noun A small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.
- smoulder verb Alternative form of smolder.
- smouldering adj Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame.
- smudger noun A photographer.
- snabble verb To plunder.
- snaffle verb To talk foolishly.
- snag verb To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- snagger noun A turnip.
- snagging list noun The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
- snaggy adj Bad-tempered; crotchety.
- snake noun A flavoured jube (confectionary) in the shape of a snake.
- snake bridge noun A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly…
- snam verb To steal; snatch.
- snap intj "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- snap tin noun A metal lunchbox (food container).
- snape verb To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).
- snarl up noun A traffic jam.
- snatch squad noun A group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.
- snathe verb To lop; to prune.
- snead noun A snath.
- sneaker noun A vessel of drink.
- sneap verb To bite, nip, or pinch (someone or something).
- sneck lifter noun One who goes from door to door, first footing, on New Year's Eve.
- sneck posset noun A fastened latch.
- sneezer noun A snuffbox.
- snelly adv quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly
- snet noun The fat of a deer.
- sniff verb To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.
- snift noun A moment; a while.
- snig noun A small eel
- snigger noun A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
- snitch noun A nose.
- snog verb To kiss passionately.
- snook noun A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the…
- snool noun An abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others.
- snoop verb To steal.
- snoozer noun A thief who steals from hotel rooms while staying as a hotel guest.
- snorker noun A sausage.
- snort noun A submarine snorkel.
- snorter noun Something that is extremely difficult.
- snotter noun A handkerchief.
- snout noun Tobacco; cigarettes.
- snow up verb To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
- snuff verb To drug (a person) with a mixture of snuff and beer.
- snug noun A small, comfortable back room in a pub.
- snuzzle verb To rub the nose against and snuff.
- so adj Homosexual.
- soak noun A drunkard.
- soakaway noun A deep hole used for drainage, where rainwater and other wastewater drains directly into the ground, without connection to any mains…
- soaked adj Very drunk; inebriated.
- soc noun A society (circle, club, interest group).
- social noun Ellipsis of social security.
- social housing noun Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing…
- social season noun A traditional annual period in the spring and summer when it is customary for members of the social elite to hold balls, dinner parties and…
- sod intj expression of annoyance.
- sodcast verb To play music on a mobile phone or other portable device in public, without regard for those around.
- sodcasting noun Playing music on a mobile phone or other portable device in public, without regard for those around.
- soddenness noun The state of being completely drunk.
- soft noun Banknotes.
- soft toy noun A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for…
- softly softly adj Discreet, low-key, careful.
- softplay noun A purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.
- softy noun A soft drink containing no alcohol.
- solarium noun Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
- soldier noun A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
- sole verb To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug.
- solebar noun One of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying…
- solution noun Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
- sombre adj Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
- someone's arse off adv With great effort, vigour or gusto, or to the point of excess.
- someone's face doesn't fit phrase Used to imply that a person's appearance, personality, behavior, or background makes them unsuitable or unwelcome for a particular job…
- somewhat adv Very.
- son noun An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
- sonny Jim noun A familiar or patronising term of address for a male person, especially during a rebuke or correction.
- sophister noun A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.
- sort noun A good-looking woman.
- sort code noun A code assigned to a specific branch of a bank, used to route money transfers between financial institutions.
- sort out verb To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.
- sorted intj A general expression of approval or completion