To quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)
archsteward
archswindler
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwood
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bowdichia
buchenwald
buchwald
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cashdrawer
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathedralwise
catherwood
chadwick
chadwicks
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chasteweed
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chawed
chawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewed.
childward
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chontawood
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
coachwood
coachwood
noun
An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cochurchwarden
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowhand
cowhand
noun
One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
deathwatch
deathwatch
noun
A deathwatch beetle.
A vigil beside a dying person
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
deathwatches
deathwatches
noun
plural of deathwatch
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dowhacky
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
duckwheat
eichwaldite
flowcharted
forwardsearch
hackwood
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
hollowfaced
kawchodinne
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
midwatch
midwatch
noun
(nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o'clock in the morning.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
paddywatch
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schwarzwald
schwejda
schwendenerian
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbucklerdom
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
thatchwood
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
thwacked
thwacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thwack
trenchward
unchawed
unchawed
adj
Obsolete form of unchewed.
underwatch
underwatcher
unthwacked
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
uwchland
wacadash
wacadash
noun
Obsolete form of wakizashi (“Japanese short sword”).
wahconda
wahcondas
watchband
watchband
noun
a band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap
watchbands
watchbands
noun
plural of watchband
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watched
watched
adj
Wearing a watch.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watch
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
wattenscheid
wauchted
wauchted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waucht
waxchandler
waxchandlery
whacked
whacked
adj
(colloquial, US) Tired; fatigued.
(slang) Intoxicated on drugs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whack
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
wheyfaced
windbroach
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
woodchat
woodchat
noun
Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family.