(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
(informal) Equipment.
(slang) A firearm.
(slang) Medals or trophies.
(technology) Electronic equipment.
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Metal implements.
hardwareman
hardwareman
noun
(obsolete) An ironmonger.
hardwares
hardweed
hardwicke
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
hardwired
hardwired
adj
(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
(humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior a habit.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Not changeable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hardwire
harewood
harewood
noun
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
harrowed
harrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrow
harshweed
havenward
havenward
adj
Toward a haven.
hawarden
hawed
hawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haw
hawked
hawked
adj
(Scotland) spotted, streaked
Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hawk
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawkweed
hawkweed
noun
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
hawsed
hawsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hawse
hawthorned
hayweed
hazelwood
hazelwood
noun
The wood of the hazel.
headlongwise
headsaw
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
headwall
headwall
noun
(civil engineering) A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain or culvert.
(geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
(geology) The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
headward
headward
adj
(geology) Cutting backwards or upstream above the original source.
Toward the head.
adv
In a headward direction.
headwards
headwards
adv
(anatomy, geology) Toward the head.
headwark
headwark
noun
A headache.
headwater
headwater
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
headway
headway
noun
(coal-mining) A cross-heading.
(countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
(nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
(uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
Movement ahead or forward.
headways
headways
noun
plural of headway
headwear
headwear
noun
a hat or other covering for the head
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
headword
headword
noun
(grammar) Any word which may be modified by an adjunct.
A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headwork
headwork
noun
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
headworking
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
hearthward
hearthward
adj
Toward a hearth.
heartward
heartweed
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heartwounding
heavenward
heavenward
adj
which leads toward heaven
adv
toward heaven
toward the heavens, skyward
heavenwardly
heavenwardly
adv
Toward Heaven.
heavenwardness
heavenwardness
noun
The quality of being heavenward.
heavenwards
heavenwards
adv
Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
hedwiga
heehawed
heehawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heehaw
hellward
hellward
adv
Alternative spelling of Hellward
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
hereafterward
hereafterward
adv
(archaic) hereafter
hereward
hereward
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use.
heyward
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
hithertoward
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hitherwards
hitherwards
adv
(archaic) Towards this place.
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
hollowfaced
hollowhearted
hollowhearted
adj
Alternative form of hollow-hearted
hollowheartedness
hollowheartedness
noun
Alternative form of hollow-heartedness
homeward
homeward
adj
oriented towards home
adv
Towards home.
homewardly
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
horsedrawing
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
kawchodinne
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
ladylintywhite
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
landwehr
leatherwood
leatherwood
noun
Any deciduous shrub, of the genus Dirca, that has leathery bark
Any subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi
Cyrilla spp,
leatherwoods
leatherwoods
noun
plural of leatherwood
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
ludwigshafen
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
motherward
motherward
adv
Toward one's mother.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
musquashweed
narrowhearted
narrowheartedness
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
netherwards
netherwards
adv
Synonym of netherward
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
northeastward
northeastward
adj
In or toward the northeast.
adv
Toward the northeast.
northeastwardly
northeastwardly
adv
Towards the northeast.
northeastwards
northeastwards
adj
northeastward
northwestward
northwestward
adj
In or toward the northwest
adv
Toward the northwest
northwestwardly
northwestwardly
adv
Towards the northwest.
northwestwards
northwestwards
adj
northwestward
oarrowheaded
otherwards
otherwards
adv
Towards an other or another direction.
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
overshadow
overshadow
verb
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
(transitive) To shelter or protect.
overshadowed
overshadowed
adj
superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed
verb
past participle of overshadow
overshadower
overshadower
noun
One who, or that which, overshadows.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overshadowment
overshadowment
noun
overshadowing
overshadows
overshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overshadow
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
owlhead
owlshead
pandlewhew
pantherwood
parishwide
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
phrenoward
plowhead
plowhead
noun
Alternative form of ploughhead
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
powhead
preshadow
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
pshawed
pshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pshaw
rawhead
rawhide
rawhide
noun
(countable) A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
Untanned hide.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a rawhide whip.
(transitive) To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
rawhided
rawhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rawhide
rawhider
rawhider
noun
(US, historical) An itinerant cowboy.
rawhides
rawhides
noun
plural of rawhide
rewashed
rewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rewash
rewithdraw
rewithdraw
verb
(transitive) To withdraw again.
rewithdrawal
rewithdrawal
noun
The act of withdrawing again.
roadworthiness
roadworthiness
noun
The property of being roadworthy.
rowelhead
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
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