Register & Style

therewhile C2+

/ˈðɛrˌwaɪl/ archaic term meaning during that time or meanwhile M S

thou C2+

/ðaʊ/ archaic second-person singular pronoun meaning you M S

threescore C2+

/ˈθriˌskɔr/ archaic term for sixty M S

tithing C2+

/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/ the practice of paying a tithe; a historical group of ten households M S

toom C2+

/tuːm/ dialectal Scots and northern English term meaning empty M S

tosh C2+

/tɑʃ/ British informal term for nonsense or rubbish M S

traditionary C2+

/trəˈdɪʃəˌnɛri/ archaic term meaning handed down by tradition; traditional M S

tragical C2+

/ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ archaic or literary form of tragic; deeply sorrowful M S

trank C2+

/træŋk/ slang for a tranquilizer or sedative drug M S

treacher C2+

/ˈtrɛtʃɚ/ archaic term for a traitor or deceiver M S

treasurous C2+

/ˈtrɛʒərəs/ rare term meaning full of or rich in treasure; precious M S

trike C2+

/traɪk/ an informal name for a tricycle M S

tum C2+

/tʌm/ an informal or childish word for the stomach M S

twelvemonth C2+

/ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/ an archaic term for a period of one year M S

undern C2+

/ˈʌndɚn/ an archaic term for the forenoon or, later, the afternoon meal-time M S

uneducated C2+

/ʌnˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtɪd/ lacking formal schooling or knowledge M S

unpossible C2+

/ʌnˈpɑsəbəl/ impossible (archaic or nonstandard form) M S

unproper C2+

/ʌnˈprɑpɚ/ not proper; improper (archaic) M S

unsufferable C2+

/ʌnˈsʌfərəbəl/ unbearable; intolerable (archaic form of insufferable) M S

unveiling C2+

/ʌnˈveɪlɪŋ/ a formal public revelation or first showing of something M S

vibratiuncle C2+

/vaɪˈbreɪʃiʌŋkəl/ a small or faint vibration, especially in obsolete nerve-theory psychology M S

whiles C2+

/waɪlz/ while; during the time that (archaic or dialectal) M S

wireless C2+

/ˈwaɪɚ.ləs/ operating without connecting wires, or (chiefly British) a radio M S

withal C2+

/wɪˈðɔl/ in addition; as well; nevertheless (archaic) M S

withoutdoors C2+

/wɪˌðaʊtˈdɔrz/ out of doors; outside (archaic) M S

ye C2+

/jiː/ you (archaic plural or formal), or an old form of the M S

yee C2+

/jiː/ an exclamation of excitement, or a dialectal form of you/ye M S

yesterevening C2+

/ˌjɛs.tɚˈiːv.nɪŋ/ the evening of yesterday; last evening (archaic) M S

youngling C2+

/ˈjʌŋ.lɪŋ/ a young person, animal, or plant (archaic or literary) M S

yucky C2+

/ˈjʌk.i/ disgusting, unpleasant, or distasteful (informal) M S

cachinnate C2+

/ˈkækɪneɪt/ To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often. M S

peregrinate C2+

/ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt/ travel around, through, or over, especially on foot M S

repertorial C2+

Of or pertaining to a repertory. M S

nuther C2+

/ˈnʌðɚ/ dialectal: either or neither, especially after a negative statement M S

lawsy C2+

/ˈlɔːzi/ dialectal or dated: an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, or emphasis M S

ther C2+

/ðɛr/ eye dialect: there M S

lameter C2+

/ˈleɪ.mɪ.tɚ/ a dated Scottish and dialectal term for a person who has difficulty walking; now potentially offensive M S

hoast C2+

/hoʊst/ a cough, especially in Scots and northern British dialect M S

illsome C2+

/ˈɪlsəm/ characterized by illness, harm, or evil; sickly, harmful, or baleful (rare) M S

strewment C2+

/ˈstruːmənt/ archaic and literary: something strewn or intended for strewing, especially flowers scattered over a bier or grave as part of a funeral rite M S

scowderment C2+

/ˈskaʊdɚmənt/ Northern English dialect: confusion, bustle, or turmoil, especially commotion while preparing for an event or carrying out household work M S

yabblins C2+

/ˈjæblɪnz/ North Yorkshire dialect: possibly; perhaps M S

cowardy-cat C2+

/ˈkaʊ.ɚ.diˌkæt/ informal, chiefly childish or dialectal: a timid or cowardly person, especially as a taunting form of address M S

young'un C2+

/ˈjʌŋən/ a child or young person, in informal or regional speech M S

unconspicuous C2+

/ˌʌn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ not readily visible or noticeable; not attracting attention M S

io C2+

/ˈaɪ.oʊ/ rare and archaic: an exclamation of joy, triumph, celebration, or ritual invocation M S

reindue C2+

/ˌriːɪnˈduː/ rare or literary: to clothe or invest again; figuratively, to assume a form, character, or personality again M S

disobligation C2+

/dɪsˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/ obsolete: an offence, discourtesy, or act that causes someone to feel disobliged M S

redivivus C2+

/ˌrɛdəˈvaɪvəs/ literary, used after a noun: brought back to life, revived, or appearing again in a new form M S

dronage C2+

/ˈdroʊnɪdʒ/ rare: the state or condition of being a social drone, especially an idle or dependent person who lives on the work or resources of others M S

beknow C2+

/bɪˈnoʊ/ archaic or dialectal: to know about, recognize, or understand M S

suent C2+

/ˈsuːənt/ dialectal: smooth, even, regular, or working steadily M S

enhalo C2+

/ɪnˈheɪloʊ/ literary: to surround with a halo or with something resembling a halo M S

sockdolager C2+

/ˌsɑːkˈdɑːlədʒɚ/ dated US informal: a decisive blow, overwhelming answer, or event that settles a matter M S

ain't C2+

/eɪnt/ nonstandard: am not, is not, or are not M S

laws-a-mercy C2+

/ˌlɔːzəˈmɝːsi/ dated or dialectal: an exclamation of surprise, alarm, or wonder; a minced form of Lord have mercy M S

gee whillikins C2+

/ˌdʒiː ˈwɪlɪkɪnz/ dated and informal, chiefly US: an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, or delight M S

cretinize C2+

/ˈkriː.tən.aɪz/ rare and offensive: to make a person intellectually dulled, degraded, or treated as though unintelligent M S

straitwaistcoated C2+

/ˈstreɪtˌweɪstkoʊtɪd/ historical: confined in a strait-waistcoat, or figuratively subjected to severe intellectual or institutional restraint M S

jostlement C2+

/ˈdʒɑsəlmənt/ crowding or bustle. M S

aphorismic C2+

/ˌæfəˈrɪzmɪk/ relating to aphorisms or expressed in short, memorable statements M S

varletry C2+

/ˈvɑɹlɪtri/ a disorderly crowd of common people, viewed with contempt M S

overshade C2+

/ˌoʊvərˈʃeɪd/ to cast a shadow over; to overshadow literally or figuratively M S