Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamwhile
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsihood
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
ehrwaldite
eisenhower
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elsewhither
elsewhither
adv
(formal) To some other place; in some other direction.
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
everywhither
everywhither
adv
(archaic or poetic) To (in the direction of) everywhere; to every place.
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
fellowheirship
fevertwitch
fishertown
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
frenchwise
frithwork
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
gatewright
gershwin
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
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.
greenwithe
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
hairweave
hairweaver
hairweavers
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
hardishrew
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
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
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpwaytuning
harpwise
harristown
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.