One who guards a condemned person before execution.
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
diswashing
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downheaded
dreamwhile
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
ehrwaldite
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
gruhenwald
hallowedly
hallowedly
adv
In a hallowed, sacred, or solemn manner; sacredly; solemnly.
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
hardishrew
hardwickia
hawthorned
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
hearthward
hearthward
adj
Toward a hearth.
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heavenward
heavenward
adj
which leads toward heaven
adv
toward heaven
toward the heavens, skyward
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
homewardly
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
motherward
motherward
adv
Toward one's mother.
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
nightwards
northwards
northwards
adv
northward; in a northerly direction
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.
paddywatch
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
pandlewhew
parishwide
phrenoward
rewithdraw
rewithdraw
verb
(transitive) To withdraw again.
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
roadworthy
roadworthy
adj
Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving, on the open road.
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
sawdustish
sawdustish
adj
Synonym of sawdusty
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
shadowable
shadowable
adj
Capable of being shadowed.
shadowfoot
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
shadowiest
shadowiest
adj
superlative form of shadowy: most shadowy
shadowland
shadowland
noun
A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not apply
shadowless
shadowless
adj
Lacking a shadow.
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shakedowns
shakedowns
noun
plural of shakedown
shoddyward
shorewards
shorewards
adv
towards the shore
showerhead
showerhead
noun
A part of a coffeemaker for dispersing water evenly over the grounds.
A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.
slowheaded
southwards
southwards
adv
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
swadeshism
swadeshism
noun
(India) Synonym of swadeshi
swanhildas
swellheads
swellheads
noun
plural of swellhead
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
thatchwood
thenceward
threadweed
threadworm
threadworm
noun
(UK, Australia) The pinworm.
A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
throneward
thwartedly
thwartedly
adv
In a thwarted manner.
tomahawked
tomahawked
adj
Carrying or bearing a tomahawk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tomahawk
treadwheel
treadwheel
noun
A wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
trenchward
underwatch
unhallowed
unhallowed
adj
Not hallowed or blessed; unholy.
unharrowed
unharrowed
adj
Not harrowed.
unshadowed
unshadowed
adj
Not shadowed; not covered by a shadow.
unthwacked
unthwarted
unthwarted
adj
Not thwarted.
unwreathed
unwreathed
adj
Not wreathed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwreath
simple past tense and past participle of unwreathe
uphillward
uphillward
adj
(obsolete) Heading uphill.
wadesworth
waiterhood
waiterhood
noun
The role or status of a waiter.
waldheimia
waldheimia
noun
Any of the extinct brachiopod genus †Waldheimia, now a subgenus of Terebratus.
walhonding
wanderjahr
wanderjahr
noun
(historical) A year spent by an apprentice travelling and honing skills prior to the professional practice of a trade.
A year-long period of travel, especially following one’s education and prior to seeking employment.
wandsworth
wandsworth
Proper noun
a town in south-west London, England, on the south side of the River Thames.
a London Borough within Greater London.
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardership
wardership
noun
The role or status of warder.
warehoused
warehoused
adj
(by extension, of a person or group, usually critical) Having been placed in a warehouse-like environment, typically an institution lacking in purpose and stimulation.
Having been placed or stored in a warehouse.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of warehouse
washboards
washboards
noun
plural of washboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washboard
washstands
washstands
noun
plural of washstand
watchbands
watchbands
noun
plural of watchband
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
watersheds
watersheds
noun
plural of watershed
waxhearted
weakhanded
weakhanded
adj
Alternative form of weak-handed (as adjective)
adv
Alternative form of weak-handed (as adverb)
whaleboned
whaleboned
adj
Reinforced with whalebone.
wheateared
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
whitebeard
whitebeard
noun
An old man; a greybeard.
whiteheads
whiteheads
noun
plural of whitehead
whitewards
whitmonday
whitmonday
Noun
The Monday immediately after Whitsunday.
whitsunday
wholesaled
wholesaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wholesale
windbroach
winghanded
wirehaired
wirehaired
adj
Having wiry hair.
withdrawal
withdrawal
noun
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
The sum of money taken from a bank account.
withdrawer
withdrawer
noun
One who withdraws.
witherband
witherband
noun
(obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
withholdal
withholdal
noun
The act of withholding something.
withinward
withinward
adv
inward
withstands
withstands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withstand
wizardship
wizardship
noun
(with 'his', 'your', etc.) A term of address to a wizard.