English words for 'madcap; crazy'
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- go mad, go crazy
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- throw or toss with a light motion
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
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- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
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- (informal) Crazy.
- (informal, sometimes derogatory, chiefly US, of a male) Homosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate.
- (informal, UK) Sexually suggestive.
- Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit.
- Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
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- (slang) Crazy; crackpot.
- Broken into coarse pieces.
- Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
- (slang, usually of a video game) Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
- (slang) Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
- (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
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- (childish, humorous) Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
- A chamber pot.
- A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
- a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
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- (slang) Someone who is crazy.
- Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
- The sound of that particular bird.
- A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- The cuckoo clock itself.
- The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
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- A dye made from the plant.
- A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.
- A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
- The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
- Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
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- (slang) Someone who is crazy.
- Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
- The sound of that particular bird.
- A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- The cuckoo clock itself.
- The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
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- go mad, go crazy
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- throw or toss with a light motion
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
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- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
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- (informal) Crazy.
- (informal, sometimes derogatory, chiefly US, of a male) Homosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate.
- (informal, UK) Sexually suggestive.
- Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit.
- Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
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adj
- (slang) Crazy; crackpot.
- Broken into coarse pieces.
- Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
- (slang, usually of a video game) Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
- (slang) Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
- (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
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- (childish, humorous) Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
- A chamber pot.
- A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
- a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
verb
adj
noun
- (slang) Someone who is crazy.
- Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
- The sound of that particular bird.
- A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- The cuckoo clock itself.
- The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
verb
adj
noun
- A dye made from the plant.
- A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye.
- A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
- The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
- Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin