A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beswitch
bewitch
bewitch
verb
(transitive) To astonish, amaze.
(transitive) To cast a spell upon.
(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
carwitchet
caschielawis
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
cathedralwise
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
charmwise
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chemawinite
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewie
chewie
noun
(Australia, informal) Chewing gum.
(informal) A chewable treat or toy intended for a pet.
chewier
chewier
adj
comparative form of chewy: more chewy
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinesses
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chewsville
chichewa
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chiggerweed
chigwell
childwife
childwite
chilhowee
chilhowie
chimalakwe
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippewas
chippeway
chippeways
chiwere
chiwere
Proper noun
A Siouan language originally spoken by the Missouria, Otoe and Iowa peoples.
chmielewski
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
clamehewit
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
coachwise
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
counterbewitch
counterthwarting
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
cowhide
cowhide
noun
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
verb
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowiche
cowishness
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
curwhibble
cushewbird
cushionflower
diswench
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
echowise
eichwaldite
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
fevertwitch
fitchew
fitchew
noun
(obsolete) polecat
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
frenchwise
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
hardwicke
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
hawsepiece
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herwick
hickorywithe
itchweed
itchweed
noun
Veratrum viride, a toxic North American plant.
iwurche
kawchodinne
kickwheel
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.