Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A girl or young woman.
- n. A sweetheart.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A girl: in familiar language often applied to a woman of any age.
- n. A sweetheart.
- n. A maid-servant; a servant-girl.
- Lazy.
Wiktionary
- n. archaic, informal A young woman or girl.
- n. Geordie A sweetheart.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a girl or young woman who is unmarried
Etymologies
- From Middle English lasse, from Old Norse *lasqa ("an unmarried woman"). Cognate with Scots lassie. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English las, probably of Scandinavian origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A fair, young lass is the one thing we focus on as we begin, looking straight at her as she stares into the camera saying that “you” are about to die.”
“She knows she must run for election in 2010, and the lass is running scared.”
“And Graham's gobby Welsh lass is national treasure Charlotte Church.”
“The Tobago lass is the first female athlete from Trinidad and Tobago to earn a medal at the global track and field meet.”
“But imagine that in the background, as this wee slip of a lass is performing, this dude in leather trousers and lounge-singer frilly shirt is wandering about, looking louche and lusty.”
“Coooooooor that black lass is a bit of alright isn't she?”
“The Paisley lass is good buddies with Gordon and Alastair and no doubt her and her brother have long gotten past any teenage rammies they used to have.”
“Seems a certain Irish lass started to celebrate the holiday early.”
“It will do no harm, and thou sayest the lass is pretty.”
“Are ye the new lass from the Hielands?" said another voice.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lass’.
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On with their heads!
Words that make other words with the addition of one letter at the beginning. The resulting words are tagged "behead".
men, his, yes, any, iota, limb, aged, laid, land, lead, read, word and 327 more...
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Ruzuzu's Big Ass List
If you're looking for long s examples, see here.
ass, assess, asshole, basso profondo, basso profundo, crass, assay, mr. ass itch, compass, slag-ass macaroon, brass, class and 41 more...
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What's That Pokémon Name?
Words used to create the names of Pokémon, which are usually portmanteaux.
bulb, dinosaur, ivy, venus, char, salamander, squirt, turtle, blast, tortoise, water, caterpillar and 525 more...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and ...
Words that, as I see it, have some fond connection to the Alice stories through their creation or particular use by Lewis Carroll. I mean to tie them all together with contexty comments!
alice, daisy-chain, white rabbit, waistcoat-pocket, rabbit-hole, marmalade, antipathy, antipode, curtsey, dinah, tea-time, rat-hole and 232 more...
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Beknownst1981's list
I love words, especially the ones I make up with my friends.
translucent meat ..., beknownst (knew), plethora, curmudgeon, wanderlust, actually, differentiate, bearded, hobbit feet, female, sexy time, librarian and 220 more...
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theastic's Words
cellar, stalemate, wrought, opal, tyrant, squelch, squab, linen, tartan, paisley, scope, siren and 395 more...
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Actual and Spectulative Sburb Classes
A list of all known Heroic Classes available to players of the game Sburb within the Homestuck universe, as well as any other words I can think of which would theoretically adhere to the known guid...
heir, seer, knight, witch, maid, page, thief, mage, rogue, sylph, prince, bard and 116 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (L)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
labyrinth, lace, lad, lady fingers, lagoon, lamb, lament, lammas, lantern, larkspur, lass, lauds and 92 more...
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Joshee Word List
gash, engross, entail, stoke, ode, vacillate, aspersion, asperity, clan, kith, prospect, nag and 229 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
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Book of People
Nouns to denote types of people and their natures. Should be able to sum up a person in that one word.
cove, chap, gentleman, lady, lass, lad, flaneur, dude, pal, chum, homie, rudeboy and 41 more...
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people
authoress, arm candy, doppelganger, contender, portraitist, acolyte, hierophant, whistleblower, scrivener, querent, banshee, jester and 81 more...
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I'm Terrible With Names
Generic descriptors for a person that don't tell you anything about him or her (except, perhaps, that person's gender, age, or social class). Nice and anonymous. Useful at cocktail parties.
you, he, she, him, her, guy, man, woman, boy, girl, kid, lady and 46 more...
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sweet nothings.
sweet names to sicken thy lover.
precious, sweetness, lovely, darling, cupcake, buttercup, honey bun, kitten, bunny, minx, kid, wanton and 52 more...
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