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big-time
[big-time] {adj.} Belonging to the top group; of the leading class; […]
black and blue
[black and blue] {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black […]
black-and-white
[black-and-white] {adj.} Divided into only two sides that are either right […]
brand-new
[brand-new] also [bran-new] {adj.} As new or fresh as when just […]
bread and butter
[bread and butter] (2) {adj.} Thanking someone for entertainment or a […]
bug-eyed
[bug-eyed] {adj.}, {slang} Wide-eyed with surprise. * /He stood there bug-eyed […]
bughouse
[bughouse] (2) {adj.}, {slang}
Crazy, insane.
* /Joe's gone bughouse./
cash-and-carry
[cash-and-carry] (1) {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting […]
cast down
[cast down] {adj.} Discouraged; sad; unhappy. - Used less often than […]
chain-smoke
[chain-smoke] {v.} To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without […]
chicken-brained
[chicken-brained] {adj.} Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. * /I can't understand how a […]
chicken-hearted
[chicken-hearted] {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * /"Come on, let's get on […]
chicken-livered
[chicken-livered] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is […]
child's play
[child's play] {adj.} Easy; requiring no effort. * /Mary's work as […]
clear-cut
[clear-cut] {adj.} Definite; well defined. * /The president's new policy of […]
clear-eyed
[clear-eyed] {adj.} Understanding problems or events clearly; being able to tell […]
cloak-and-dagger
[cloak-and-dagger] {adj.} Of or about spies and secret agents. * /It […]
close-knit
[close-knit] {adj.} Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or […]
closed-door
[closed-door] {adj.} Away from the public; in private or in secret; […]
cockeyed
[cockeyed] {adj.} Drunk; intoxicated. * /Frank has been drinking all day […]
cocksure
[cocksure] {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it […]
coming-out
[coming-out] {adj.} Introducing a girl to polite society. * /Mary's parents […]
cotton picking
[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin'] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * […]
cut out
[cut out] (2) {adj.} 1. Made ready; given for action; facing. […]
cut-rate
[cut-rate] (2) {adj.} Sold for a price lower than usual; selling […]
cut-throat
[cut-throat] {adj.} Severe; intense; unrelenting. * /There is cut-throat competition among […]
day-to-day
[day-to-day] {adj.} Daily; common; everyday. * /For best results, students' homework […]
deadpan
[deadpan] {adj.}, {adv.}, {slang} With an expressionless or emotionless face; without […]
devil-may-care
[devil-may-care] {adj.} Not caring what happens; unworried. * /Johnny has a […]
dirt cheap
[dirt cheap] {adj.} Extremely inexpensive. * /The apartment we are renting […]
do-or-die
[do-or-die] {adj.} Strongly decided, very eager and determined. * /With a […]
dog-eat-dog
[dog-eat-dog] (2) {adj.} Ready or willing to fight and hurt others […]
down on one's luck
[down on one's luck] {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much […]
down the drain
[down the drain] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Wasted; lost. * […]
down to the wire
[down to the wire] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Running out of time, […]
down-at-heel
[down-at-heel] or [down-at-the-heel] or [down-at-the-heels] {adj.} Poorly kept up or dressed […]
down-to-earth
[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan […]
drive-in
[drive-in] {adj.}/{n.} A kind of movie theater, fast food restaurant, or […]
easygoing
[easygoing] {adj.} Amiable in manner; relaxed; not excited. * /Because Al […]
eye-filling
[eye-filling] {adj.}, {literary} Attractive to the eye; beautiful; especially grand; splendid; […]
face-to-face
[face-to-face] {adj.} Being in the presence of a person; being right […]
far-out
[far-out] {adj.} 1. Very far away; distant. * /Scientists are planning […]
farfetched
[farfetched] {adj.} Exaggerated; fantastic. * /Sally told us some farfetched story […]
fast and furious
[fast and furious] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very fast; with much […]
fence-sitting
[fence-sitting] {n.} or {adj.} Choosing neither side. * /You have been […]
fifty-fifty
[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It […]
first-class
[first-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; […]
first-string
[first-string] {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. […]
firsthand
[firsthand] {adj.} Fresh; genuine; from the original source. * /John says […]
flat-footed
[flat-footed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright. * /The governor […]
fly-by-night
[fly-by-night] (1) {adj.} Set up to make a lot of money […]
flying high
[flying high] {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying […]
foolproof
[foolproof] {adj.} So constructed that not even a fool can spoil […]
for the best
[for the best] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} good or best; not […]
for the better
[for the better] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; […]
fourth-class
[fourth-class(1)] {adj.} Belonging to the fourth class of mail. * /The […]
free and easy
[free and easy] {adj.} Not strict; relaxed or careless. * /The […]
fresh from
[fresh from] {adj.} Recently returned from; experienced in. * /Tom was […]
full-bodied
[full-bodied] {adj.} Mature; of maximum quality. * /The wines from that […]
full-fledged
[full-fledged] {adj.} Having everything that is needed to be something; complete. […]
gilt-edged
[gilt-edged] {adj.} Of the highest quality. * /Government saving bonds are […]
go-go
[go-go] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Vigorous youthful, unusually active. * /Joe […]
good many
[good many] or [great many] {n.} or {adj.} A large number […]
gung-ho
[gung-ho] {adj.}, {colloquial} Enthusiastic, full of eagerness in an uncritical or […]
half-and-half
[half-and-half] (1) {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * […]
half-baked
[half-baked] {adj.}, {informal} Not thought out or studied thoroughly; not worth […]
half-hearted
[half-hearted] {adj.} Lacking enthusiasm or interest. * /Phil made several half-hearted […]
ham-handed
[ham-handed] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Having very large hands. * /Pete is […]
hand in glove
[hand in glove] or [hand and glove] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} […]
hand-to-hand
[hand-to-hand] {adj.} Close to each other; near enough to hit each […]
hand-to-mouth
[hand-to-mouth] {adj.} Not providing for the future; living from day to […]
hands-down
[hands-down] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Easy. * /The Rangers won a hands-down […]
hands-off
[hands-off] {adj.}, {informal} Leaving alone, not interfering; inactive. * /The United […]
hard of hearing
[hard of hearing] {adj.} Partially deaf. * /Some people who are […]
hard put
[hard put] or [hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult […]
hard up
[hard up] {adj.}, {informal} Without enough money or some other needed […]
hard-and-fast
[hard-and-fast] {adj.} Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. * […]
hard-boiled
[hard-boiled] {adj.} Unrefined; tough; merciless. * /"Because you were two minutes […]
hard-fisted
[hard-fisted] {adj.} 1. Able to do hard physical labor; strong. * […]
hard-hitting
[hard-hitting] {adj.} Working hard to get things done; strong and active; […]
hard-nosed
[hard-nosed] {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or […]
hardheaded
[hardheaded] {adj.} Stubborn; shrewd; practical. * /Don is a hardheaded businessman […]
hardhearted
[hardhearted] {adj.} Unsympathetic; merciless. * /Jack is so hardhearted that even […]
harebrained
[harebrained] {adj.} Thoughtless; foolish. * /Most of the harebrained things Ed […]
harum-scarum
[harum-scarum] (2) {adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one's acts […]
head-on
[head-on] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. With the head or front […]
heads-up
[heads-up] {adj.}, {informal} Wide-awake; alert; watchful; intelligent. * /You must play […]
heart-to-heart
[heart-to-heart] {adj.} Speaking freely and seriously about something private. * /The […]
heavy-duty
[heavy-duty] {adj.} Made for long or hard use; very strong. * […]
heavy-footed
[heavy-footed] {adj.} 1. Slow and clumsy in walking or movement; awkward […]
heavy-handed
[heavy-handed] {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is […]
high as a kite
[high as a kite] {adj.} 1. As excited and happy as […]
high-and-mighty
[high-and-mighty] {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; […]
high-class
[high-class] {adj.} Of the best quality; very good; superior. - Avoided […]
high-handed
[high-handed] {adj.} Depending on force rather than right; bossy; dictatorial. * […]
high-hat
[high-hat] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. […]
high-sounding
[high-sounding] {adj.} Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy. * […]
high-strung
[high-strung] {adj.} Nervous; sensitive; tense. * /Gary has been rather high-strung […]
highbrow
[highbrow] {adj.} Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the […]
hit-and-run
[hit-and-run] {adj.} 1. Of or about an accident after which a […]
hit-or-miss
[hit-or-miss] also [hit-and-miss] {adj.} Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. * /John did […]
holier-than-thou
[holier-than-thou] {adj.} Acting as if you are better than others in […]
hooked on
[hooked on] {adj.} 1. Addicted to a substance such as cigarettes, […]
hopped up
[hopped up] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. * […]
hot and bothered
[hot and bothered] {adj.}, {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. […]
housebroken
[housebroken] {adj.} Trained to go outside to relieve themselves (said of […]
hunky-dory
[hunky-dory] {adj.} OK; satisfactory; fine. * /The landlord asked about our […]
hush-hush
[hush-hush] {adj.}, {informal} Kept secret or hidden; kept from public knowledge; […]
ill-favored
[ill-favored] {adj.} Ugly; unprepossessing. * /Oddly enough, the father had less […]
in a lather
[in a lather] {adj.}, {slang} In great excitement; all worked up; […]
in name
[in name] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a title, but not […]
in private
[in private] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not openly or in public; […]
in reverse
[in reverse] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} In a backward direction; backward. […]
in store
[in store] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case […]
in the can
[in the can] {adj.}, {slang}, {movie jargon} Ready; finished; completed; about […]
in the raw
[in the raw] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In the simplest […]
in the running
[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a chance to […]
jaws tight
[jaws tight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Angry; uptight; tense. * /Why are […]
jerry-built
[jerry-built] {adj.} 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily […]
jug-eared
[jug-eared] {adj.} With ears that stick out like the handles of […]
junked up
[junked up] {adj.} or {v. phr.}, {slang}, {drug culture} To be […]
just so
[just so] (1) {adj.} Exact; exactly right. * /Mrs. Robinson likes […]
keyed up
[keyed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited; nervous; anxious to do something. * […]
knocked out
[knocked out] {adj.}, {slang} Intoxicated; drugged; out of one's mind. * […]
laid out
[laid out] {adj.} Arranged. * /Her house is very conveniently laid […]
laid up
[laid up] {adj.} Sick; confined to bed. * /I was laid […]
last-ditch
[last-ditch] {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep […]
law-abiding
[law-abiding] {adj.} Obeying or following the law. * /Michael had been […]
left-handed
[left-handed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; […]
left-wing
[left-wing] {adj.} That which is or belongs to a group of […]
light-fingered
[light-fingered] {adj.} Given to stealing; having a tendency to be dishonest […]
living end
[living end] {adj.}, {slang} Great; fantastic; the ultimate. * /That show […]
long-winded
[long-winded] {adj.} Tedious; overlong; given to too much talking. * /Everyone […]
longhair
[longhair] (2) {adj.}, {slang} Pertaining to classical art forms, primarily in […]
lost upon
[lost upon] {adj.} Wasted. * /Tim's generosity is completely lost upon […]
loud-mouthed
[loud-mouthed] or [big-mouthed] {adj.}, {slang} Talking noisily, boastfully, or foolishly. * […]
low-key
[low-key] {adj.} Relaxed and easygoing. * /Surprisingly, dinner with the governor […]
made-to-measure
[made-to-measure] or [tailor-made] {adj.} Made to fit a special set of […]
man-to-man
[man-to-man] {adj.} Honest and full in the telling; not hiding anything […]
many a
[many a] {adj.} Many (persons or things) - Used with a […]
matter-of-fact
[matter-of-fact] {adj.} 1. Simply telling or showing the truth; not explaining […]
mickey mouse
[mickey mouse] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. […]
middle-of-the-road
[middle-of-the-road] {adj.} Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; […]
mouth-watering
[mouth-watering] {adj.} Smelling or looking very good to eat. * /It […]
muscle-bound
[muscle-bound] {adj.} Having your muscles large, hard, and tight from too […]
nasty-nice
[nasty-nice] {adj.} Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to […]
natural-born
[natural-born] {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in […]
neck and neck
[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal […]
newfangled
[newfangled] {adj.} Newly invented or contrived; excessively complex. * /Dorothy felt […]
next door
[next door] {adv.} or {adj.} 1. In or to the next […]
nice Nelly
[nice Nelly] (2) or [nice Nellie] {adj.}, {informal} Too careful not […]
nip and tuck
[nip and tuck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought […]
no account
[no account] (1) {adj.} Of no importance. * /The lowly clerk's […]
no great shakes
[no great shakes] {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is […]
no sweat
[no sweat] (1) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. * /That […]
no wonder
[no wonder] also [small wonder] {adj.} Not surprising; to be expected. […]
not bad
[not bad] or [not so bad] or [not half bad] {adj.}, […]
null and void
[null and void] {adj.} Not worth anything; no longer valid. * […]
odds-on
[odds-on] {adj.}, {informal} Almost certain; almost sure; probable. * /Ed is […]
off duty
[off duty] {adj.} Not supposed to be at work; having free […]
off guard
[off guard] {adj.} In a careless attitude; not alert to coming […]
off-center
[off-center] {adj.}, {informal} Different from the usual pattern; not quite like […]
off-color
[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or […]
off-key
[off-key] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Not proper; queer. * /When George told […]
off-the-cuff
[off-the-cuff] {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. - Used of […]
offbeat
[offbeat] {adj.}, {informal} Nonconventional; different from the usual; odd. * /Linguistics […]
offhand
[offhand] {adj.} {adv.} 1. Informal; casual; careless. * /Dick found Bob's […]
old hat
[old hat] {adj.}, {informal} Old-fashioned; not new or different. * /By […]
on the air
[on the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Broadcasting or being broadcast […]
on the cuff
[on the cuff] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Agreeing to pay […]
on the fence
[on the fence] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not able, or not […]
on the lam
[on the lam] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {slang} Running away, especially […]
on the make
[on the make] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Promiscuous or aggressive in one's […]
on the move
[on the move] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from […]
open-minded
[open-minded] {adj.} Having no dogmatic or biased views on matters of […]
openhanded
[openhanded] {adj.} Generous; liberal. * /Although not wealthy himself, Bob was […]
out cold
[out cold] {adv.} or {adj.}, {informal} Unconscious; in a faint. * […]
out of breath
[out of breath] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or […]
out of the running
[out of the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having no chance […]
out to lunch
[out to lunch] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Gone for the midday […]
out-and-out
[out-and-out] {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out-and-out […]
over the hill
[over the hill] {adj.}, {informal} Past one's prime; unable to function […]
over with
[over with] (2) {adj.}, {informal} At an end; finished. * /John […]
overall
[overall] {adj.} All inclusive; comprehensive. * /What our department needs is […]
overnight
[overnight] {adj.} 1. From one evening until the next morning. * […]
pass the buck
[pass the buck] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide […]
piece of cake
[piece of cake] {adj.}, {slang} Easy. * /The final exam was […]
piggy-back
[piggy-back] {adj.} or {adv.} Sitting or being carried on the shoulders. […]
pigheaded
[pigheaded] {adj.} Stubborn; unwilling to compromise. * /"Stop being so pigheaded!" […]
pinch pennies
[pinch pennies] {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than […]
pinch-hit
[pinch-hit] {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in […]
pint-size
[pint-size] {adj.}, {informal} Very small. * /The new pint-size, portable TV […]
piss off
[piss off] {v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To bother; annoy; irritate. * […]
pitch dark
[pitch dark] {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless […]
poison-pen
[poison-pen] {adj.} Containing threats or false accusations; written in spite or […]
poles apart
[poles apart] {adj.} Completely different. * /The two brothers were poles […]
pooped out
[pooped out] {adj.}, {slang} Worn out; exhausted. * /Everyone was pooped […]
psyched up
[psyched up] {adj.}, {informal} Mentally alert; ready to do something. * […]
puffed up
[puffed up] {adj.} Elated; proud; conceited. * /Just because Bob inherited […]
punch-drunk
[punch-drunk] {adj.} 1. Dazed or become dulled in the mind from […]
pure and simple
[pure and simple] {adj.} Simply stated; basic. - Follows the noun […]
put-up
[put-up] {adj.} Artificially arranged; plotted; phony; illegal. * /The FBI was […]
rained out
[rained out] {adj.} Stopped by rain. * /The ball game was […]
rainproof
[rainproof] {adj.} Resistant to rain; something that will not soak in […]
ready-made
[ready-made] {adj.} Mass-produced; machine made. * /I buy all my dresses […]
red-handed
[red-handed] {adj.} In the very act; while committing a crime or […]
riding high
[riding high] {adj.} Attracting attention; enjoying great popularity. * /After scoring […]
right on
[right on] {adj.}, {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Exclamation of animated approval […]
right-wing
[right-wing] {adj.} Being or belonging to a political group which opposes […]
rob the cradle
[rob the cradle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or […]
roll out the red carpet
[roll out the red carpet] {v. phr.} 1. To welcome an […]
root-bound
[root-bound] {adj.} 1. Having a limited amount of space for root […]
rough-and-ready
[rough-and-ready] {adj.} 1. Not finished in detail; not perfected; rough but […]
rough-and-tumble
[rough-and-tumble] 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does […]
round-eyed
[round-eyed] or [wide-eyed] also [large-eyed] {adj.} Very much surprised; astonished; awed. […]
run-down
[run-down] {adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak […]
run-of-the-mill
[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * […]
rustproof
[rustproof] {adj.} Free from rusting or corrosion; permeated with anti-rust chemical […]
sand-lot
[sand-lot] {adj.} Of the kind seen on sand lots; not professional. […]
save face
[save face] {v. phr.} To save your good reputation, popularity, or […]
sawed-off
[sawed-off] {adj.}, {informal} Shorter than usual; small of its kind. * […]
search one's heart
[search one's heart] or [search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To […]
second-best
[second-best] {adj.} Next to best; second in rank. * /Mary wore […]
second-class
[second-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next […]
second-rate
[second-rate] {adj.} Of mediocre or inferior quality. * /The movie received […]
second-run
[second-run] {adj.} Of a movie: Shown in many movie theaters before, […]
secondhand
[secondhand] {adj.} Used; not new; preowned. * /Sometimes a secondhand car […]
self-conscious
[self-conscious] {adj.} Embarrassed; shy. * /Edith has a freckled face and […]
self-made
[self-made] {adj.} Having achieved wealth, fame, and success on one's own […]
self-possessed
[self-possessed] {adj.} Confident; sure of one self. * /Before he made […]
self-seeking
[self-seeking] {adj.} Given to egotism and self-aggrandizement. * /Al is the […]
set the pace
[set the pace] {v. phr.} To decide on a rate of […]
setting-up
[setting-up] {adj.} Done early in the morning to make you fresh […]
shipshape
[shipshape] {adj.} In perfect condition; in good order. * /After we […]
shopworn
[shopworn] {adj.} A piece of merchandise that is offered below the […]
short and sweet
[short and sweet] {adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry's […]
short of breath
[short of breath] {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up […]
short-spoken
[short-spoken] {adj.} Using so few words that you seem impatient or […]
shorthanded
[shorthanded] {adj.} Understaffed; short on workers. * /With several employees gone […]
sick and tired
[sick and tired] {adj.} Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or […]
sitting pretty
[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * […]
skin-deep
[skin-deep] {adj.} Only on the surface; not having any deep or […]
small-time
[small-time] {adj.}, {informal} Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. * […]
so many
[so many] (1) {adj.} 1. A limited number of; some * […]
so much
[so much] (1) {adj.} 1. A limited amount of; some. * […]
so-so
[so-so] {adj.} Fair; neither good nor bad. * /The children's grades […]
softhearted
[softhearted] {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the […]
sold on
[sold on] {adj.} Approving of; well disposed toward; convinced of the […]
something else
[something else] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} So good as to be beyond […]
sought after
[sought after] {adj.} Wanted by many buyers; searched for. * /Antiques […]
souped-up
[souped-up] {adj.}, {informal} More powerful or faster because of changes and […]
spaced out
[spaced out] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Having gaps in one's train of […]
spick-and-span
[spick-and-span] {adj.} Sparkling clean; having a brand new look. * /She […]
spine-chilling
[spine-chilling] {adj.} Terrifying; causing great fear. * /Many children find the […]
spine-tingling
[spine-tingling] {adj.} Very exciting; thrilling. * /Our ride up the mountain […]
spoken for
[spoken for] {adj.} Occupied; reserved; taken; already engaged or married. * […]
stagestruck
[stagestruck] {adj.} Desirous of becoming an actor or actress; enamored of […]
standoffish
[standoffish] {adj.} Stiff; aloof; reserved in manner. * /The famous chess […]
stars in one's eyes
[stars in one's eyes] {n. phr.} 1. An appearance or feeling […]
steamed up
[steamed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited or angry about or eager to […]
stepped up
[stepped up] {adj.} Carried on at a faster or more active […]
stone wall
[stone wall] or [brick wall] {adj.} Something hard to overcome; an […]
stone-broke
[stone-broke] or [dead broke] or [flat broke] {adj.}, {informal} Having no […]
stone-cold
[stone-cold] {adj.} Having no warmth; completely cold. - Used to describe […]
stone-dead
[stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life; completely dead. * […]
straightlaced
[straightlaced] {adj.} Of very strict morals and manners. * /She is […]
strapped for
[strapped for] {adj.} Broke; out of funds. * /My brother is […]
strung out
[strung out] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill […]
stuck-up
[stuck-up] {adj.}, {informal} Acting as if other people are not as […]
sunny-side up
[sunny-side up] {adj.} Fried on one side only. * /Barbara likes […]
sure as shooting
[sure as shooting] {adv. phr.} or {adv. phr.} Certainly, for certain, […]
sure-enough
[sure-enough] {adj.} Real; genuine. * /Rick found a sure-enough nickel./ * […]
surefire
[surefire] {adj.} Without fail; effective; bringing actual results. * /During a […]
switched on
[switched on] {adj.}, {slang} 1. In tune with the latest fads, […]
taken aback
[taken aback] also [taken back] {adj.} Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or […]
the matter
[the matter] {adj.} Not as it should be; wrong. - Used […]
the wiser
[the wiser] {adj.} Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of […]
third-class
[third-class(1)] {adj.} Belonging to the third class; of the third highest […]
tight-lipped
[tight-lipped] {adj.} A taciturn person; one who doesn't say much. * […]
to that effect
[to that effect] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With that meaning. * […]
to-be
[to-be] {adj.} That is going to be; about to become. - […]
too ---- by half
[too ---- by half] {adj.} ({princ. British}) Much too; excessively. * […]
too bad
[too bad] {adj.} To be regretted; worthy of sorrow or regret; […]
top-drawer
[top-drawer] {adj.}, {informal} Of the best; or most important kind. * […]
tripped out
[tripped out] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Incoherent, confused, faulty of speech, illogical; […]
two-faced
[two-faced] {adj.} Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. * /Don't confide too much in […]
under one's thumb
[under one's thumb] or [under the thumb] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} […]
under the sun
[under the sun] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} On earth; in the […]
up front
[up front] (2) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Open, sincere, hiding nothing. * […]
up in the air
[up in the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In […]
up tight
[up tight] or [uptight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Worried, irritated, excessively eager […]
up-to-date
[up-to-date] {adj.} Modem; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer. * […]
wash and wear
[wash and wear] {adj.} Not needing to be ironed. - Refers […]
washed out
[washed out] {adj.} Listless in appearance; pale, wan. * /Small wonder […]
washed up
[washed up] {adj.} Ruined; finished; a failure. * /Harry is looking […]
watered down
[watered down] {adj.} Weakened; diluted. * /The play was a disappointing, […]
well-heeled
[well-heeled] {adj.}, {slang} Wealthy; having plenty of money. * /Bob's father, […]
well-to-do
[well-to-do] {adj.} Having or making enough money to live comfortably; prosperous. […]
worked up
[worked up] also [wrought up] {adj.}, {literary} Feeling strongly; excited; angry; […]
would-be
[would-be] {adj.} Aspiring. * /The Broadway casting offices are always full […]
wringing wet
[wringing wet] {adj.} Wet through and through; soaked; dripping. * /He […]
x-double minus
[x-double minus] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Extremely poorly done, bad, inferior (said […]
x-rated
[x-rated] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Pertaining to movies, magazines, and literature judged […]
year-round
[year-round] or [year-around] {adj.} Usable, effective, or operating all the year. […]
yellow-bellied
[yellow-bellied] {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a […]
yellow-livered
[yellow-livered] {adj.} Cowardly. * /The young boy greatly resented being called […]