(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
dreamwhile
duinhewassel
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
ehrwaldite
eichwaldite
fellowshiped
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
hailweed
hailwood
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
headlongwise
heilwood
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
hinshelwood
hollywoodian
hollywoodian
Adjective
Pertaining to Hollywood.
hollywoodish
hollywoodish
Adjective
Resembling some aspect of Hollywood; Hollywoodesque.
hollywoodite
hollywoodize
hollywoodize
Verb
To adapt to the norms and ideals of Hollywood; to make glitzy, superficial, thrilling, etc.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hurdlewise
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
interwhistled
ladylintywhite
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
landwhin
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
lowlihood
lowlihood
noun
The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
ludwigshafen
middlesworth
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
otherworldliness
otherworldliness
noun
The quality of being otherworldly
outwhirled
outwhirled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwhirl
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwithheld
overwithheld
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwithhold
overwithhold
overwithhold
verb
(finance) To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
rewithdrawal
rewithdrawal
noun
The act of withdrawing again.
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
rowdyishly
rowdyishly
adv
In a rowdyish manner.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shadowily
shadowily
adv
In a shadowy manner.
shadowishly
shadowishly
adv
In a shadowish manner.
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shallowbrained
shieldflower
shinglewood
sidewheel
sidewheel
noun
(nautical) One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel
sidewheeler
sidewheeler
noun
(nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side
sidwohl
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
swanhilda
swanhildas
swindlership
swindlership
noun
(rare) The state of being a swindler.
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
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
thistledown
thistledown
noun
The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
thistledowns
thistledowns
noun
plural of thistledown
twelfthtide
twelfthtide
Proper noun
The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
underwhistle
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unwhirled
unwhirled
adj
Not whirled.
unwhistled
unwhistled
adj
Not whistled.
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwithheld
unwithheld
adj
Not withheld.
unwithholden
unwithholding
uphillward
uphillward
adj
(obsolete) Heading uphill.
wadleigh
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
waldheimia
waldheimia
noun
Any of the extinct brachiopod genus †Waldheimia, now a subgenus of Terebratus.
walhonding
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
wealdish
wealdish
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to a weald
noun
A wooded place.
weichselwood
weichselwood
noun
The wood of the sour cherry.
weightedly
weightedly
adv
In a weighted manner
wethersfield
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
wheedling
wheedling
adj
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
noun
The act of one who wheedles.
verb
present participle of wheedle
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelbird
wheelbird
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) The European goatsucker.
whiffled
whiffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiffle
whiled
whiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of while
whilend
whilend
adj
(obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
whindle
whirled
whirled
noun
Eye dialect spelling of world.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whirl
whirlwind
whirlwind
adj
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.
noun
(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
whirlwindish
whirlwindish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whirlwind, especially in having a very rapid whirling motion.
whirlwinds
whirlwinds
noun
plural of whirlwind
whirlwindy
whirlwindy
adj
Synonym of whirlwindish
whirlybird
whirlybird
noun
(informal) A samara
(slang) A helicopter.
whirlybirds
whirlybirds
noun
plural of whirlybird
whistled
whistled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whistle
whistlewood
whistlewood
noun
The moosewood, or striped maple.
whitefield
whitefield
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
whitefieldian
whitefieldism
whitefieldite
whiteland
whitfield
whitfield
Proper noun
One of two hamlets and three villages in England.
A in Pennsylvania.
whittled
whittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whittle
widthless
widthless
adj
Without width.
wildermuth
wildhorse
wildish
wildish
adj
Somewhat wild.
wildishly
wildishly
adv
In a wildish manner.
wildishness
wildishness
noun
The quality of being wildish.
wilhide
willinghearted
willinghood
willowshade
windchill
windchill
noun
(meteorology) The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned
windclothes
windhole
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
windshield
windshield
noun
(Canada, US) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
(military) A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.