A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
becoward
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
blowcase
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
browache
cableway
cableway
noun
A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
cakewalk
cakewalk
noun
(historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
(performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest.
verb
(intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.
caldwell
caldwell
Proper noun
A locality in Alberta, Canada
A city in Arkansas
A ghost town in California
One of two villages in England
A city in Idaho
A city in Kansas
A town in Liberia
A community in New Brunswick, Canada
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New South Wales
A village in Ohio
A city in Texas
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canewise
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cantwise
capetown
capeweed
capeweed
noun
The plant Arctotheca calendula
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
cardwell
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
cartware
cartwell
caseweed
caseweed
noun
The plant shepherd's purse
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
cavetown
cawnpore
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chawbone
chewable
chewable
adj
(finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
Capable of being chewed.
Chewy.
noun
A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.
Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
chewalla
chewbark
chewelah
chichewa
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.
clawless
clawless
adj
Having no claws.
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
clayware
clayware
noun
Articles made from clay.
clayweed
clearway
clearway
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
(aviation) An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway.
clownade
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
cobewail
cockawee
cockawee
noun
Synonym of long-tailed duck
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowhages
cowheart
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crabweed
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
craneway
craneway
noun
An opening allowing cranes to pass in and out of an industrial building.
The area within which a crane operates or can move.
cranwell
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crenshaw
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
democraw
dewclaws
dewclaws
noun
plural of dewclaw
downface
downface
adj
Having or on a downward oriented face.
adv
Further down the face
noun
(dogs) A profile characterized by a downward sloping muzzle.
The face that is oriented downward.
verb
(transitive) To disparage; to cause to lose face.
(transitive, archaic, rare) to persist in an assertion in the face of opposition.
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
earscrew
encallow
enumclaw
eschewal
eschewal
noun
The act of eschewing
facedown
facedown
adv
Alternative form of face-down
noun
Alternative form of face-down (“a confrontation”)
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fawcette
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
jackweed
katowice
katowice
Proper noun
A city in southern Poland, capital of Silesian Voivodeship.
lacewing
lacewing
noun
Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia.
lacewood
lacewood
noun
Any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, but especially that from several varieties of sycamore.
lacework
lacework
noun
A piece or example of lace.
lawrence
lawrence
Proper noun
name, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.
a city in Kansas, USA
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
lichwake
lowrance
meccawee
meccawee
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Mecca.
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
neckward
neckwear
neckwear
noun
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces.
newscast
newscast
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
verb
(transitive) To broadcast the news.
owerance
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
raceways
raceways
noun
plural of raceway
scawtite
scawtite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
schwaben
schwejda
scrawled
scrawled
adj
Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrawl
scrawler
scrawler
noun
One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.
screwage
screwman
screwman
noun
A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments
showance
showcase
showcase
noun
A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
verb
To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
skewback
skewback
noun
(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
swanneck
swatchel
swatchel
noun
(dated) swazzle
swatcher
swatches
swatches
noun
plural of swatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swatch
szechwan
thwacked
thwacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thwack
thwacker
thwacker
noun
A club, rod, stick, etc., used to thwack.
A person who strikes a resounding blow with an object.
twatchel
unchawed
unchawed
adj
Obsolete form of unchewed.
unclawed
unclawed
adj
Lacking claws.
wachuset
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
waechter
waesucks
wallache
wanchese
wangrace
wardency
wardency
noun
The office / position of a warden
wariance
wartrace
watchers
watchers
noun
plural of watcher
watcheye
watchmen
watchmen
noun
plural of watchman
watercup
wauchted
wauchted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waucht
welchman
welsbach
wenchman
wenchman
noun
A marine food fish native to the subtropical and tropical western Atlantic/Caribbean, Pristipomoides aquilonaris, a type of snapper.
Misspelling of winchman.
werecalf
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whatreck
wheencat
wheyface
wheyface
noun
One who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
whitecap
whitecap
noun
(US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
A wave having a white crest; a breaker
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
wickapes
wickawee
wickawee
noun
The plant Castilleja coccinea.
wifecarl
wiseacre
wiseacre
noun
(obsolete) A learned or wise man.
One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
verb
To act like a wiseacre; to wisecrack.
woodacre
wreckage
wreckage
noun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.
zwieback
zwieback
noun
A usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.