(rare, transitive) To surpass in whirling or spinning.
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
owlishly
owlishly
adv
In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
owllight
owllight
Noun
glimmering or imperfect light
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pishquow
pithwork
plowfish
preweigh
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
rahanwin
rainwash
rainwash
noun
(geography) The washing action of rain, capable of erosion and transporting soil.
A deposit formed by rain.
verb
To wash by the action of rain.
rawhided
rawhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rawhide
rawhider
rawhider
noun
(US, historical) An itinerant cowboy.
rawhides
rawhides
noun
plural of rawhide
redwithe
reweighs
reweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reweigh
reweight
reweight
verb
(horseracing) To adjust or reassign the handicap weight.
(mathematics, statistics) To adjust the weighting given to a value.
To replace or adjust weights that are attached to something.
rewhiten
rewhiten
verb
To whiten again.
richview
richweed
richweed
noun
Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem.
richwood
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rikshaws
rikshaws
noun
plural of rikshaw
rowdyish
rowdyish
adj
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
sahiwals
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sapowith
sawsmith
sawsmith
noun
A person who makes saw blades.
schwerin
schwerin
Proper noun
A city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and capital of the region.
screwish
screwish
adj
(dated) Characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
shawabti
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
shedwise
sherwani
sherwani
noun
A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by man, over a shalwar kameez, in parts of India and Pakistan.
shinwari
shinwood
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipways
shipways
noun
plural of shipway
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopwife
showbird
showgirl
showgirl
noun
A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine.
showiest
showiest
adj
superlative form of showy: most showy
showings
showings
noun
plural of showing
shrewdie
shrewdie
noun
(slang) A shrewd or cunning person.
shrewing
shrewing
verb
present participle of shrew
shrewish
shrewish
adj
Bad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
Of or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
sideshow
sideshow
noun
(US slang) An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform stunts like donuts and burnouts for an extended period of time.
(figurative) An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern.
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar.
sidewash
sightsaw
sightsaw
verb
simple past tense of sightsee
sillyhow
siwashed
skipwith
skirwhit
sortwith
strawish
suchwise
suchwise
adv
(archaic) In such a way; in that manner.
swaddish
swadeshi
swadeshi
noun
(India, economics, politics, also attributively) A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and (originally) the boycott of British products.
swahilis
swainish
swainish
adj
Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain according to any definition; but commonly conveying the sense of "ignorant", or "rustic". Rarely used except when quoting Milton.
swampish
swampish
adj
swampy
swannish
swannish
adj
Characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike
swartish
swartish
adj
Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.
swashing
swashing
adj
Crushing; resounding.
Hectoring; swaggering.
noun
A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
verb
present participle of swash
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
sweamish
sweetish
sweetish
adj
somewhat sweet (all senses)
swelchie
swelchie
noun
(rare, obsolete) A whirlpool.
swellish
swellish
adj
(slang, dated) Like a swell or dandy; stylish.
swishers
swishers
noun
plural of swisher
swishier
swishier
adj
comparative form of swishy: more swishy
swishing
swishing
noun
A switching; a beating with twigs.
The movement that produces such a sound.
The mutual exchange of pre-owned clothes, especially at an organised party.
The sound of fabric or fur moving in the air.
verb
present participle of swish
switched
switched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switch
switchel
switchel
noun
(US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
switcher
switcher
noun
(electronics) A switchmode power supply.
(rail transport, US) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter.
(television) Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”)
One who or that which operates a switch.
One who or that which switches, or changes to something else.
switches
switches
noun
plural of switch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switch
swithers
swithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swither
tarwhine
tarwhine
noun
A yellowish sea bream, Rhabdosargus sarba
thawiest
thewiest
thewlike
thickwit
thickwit
Noun
A stupid person.
thindown
thiswise
thrawing
throwing
throwing
noun
The act by which something is thrown.
The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel
verb
present participle of throw
thuswise
thuswise
adv
(dated) In this way.
thwittle
thwittle
noun
(obsolete) A small knife; a whittle.
verb
(obsolete) To cut or whittle.
tightwad
tightwad
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.
township
township
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A small town.
(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
The territory of a town.
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twilight
twilight
adj
Pertaining to or resembling twilight; faintly illuminated; obscure.
noun
(astronomy) The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
verb
(transitive, poetic) To illuminate faintly.
twinhood
twinhood
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being a twin; twinship.
twinight
twinight
adj
(of a baseball double-header) that begins in the late afternoon
twinship
twinship
noun
(countable, nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
(uncountable) The condition of being a twin
twitched
twitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twitch
twitchel
twitchel
noun
(Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
twitcher
twitcher
noun
An eager birdwatcher who is willing to travel long distances to see rare species. (See the Wikipedia article for origin.)
Someone or something that twitches.
twitches
twitches
noun
plural of twitch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twitch
twitchet
twitchet
noun
(US slang, dialectal) The vulva or vagina.
unjewish
unjewish
adj
Alternative spelling of un-Jewish
unweight
unweight
verb
To remove a statistical weighting from.
To temporarily remove the body's weight from a ski when making a turn.
unwhited
unwhited
adj
Not whited; not made white.
unwished
unwished
adj
unwished-for
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwish
unwishes
unwishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unwish
vowelish
vowelish
adj
Of the nature of a vowel.
wadleigh
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
wahabism
walachia
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
wallhick
wallhick
noun
The lesser spotted woodpecker.
wanhsien
wanthill
wardship
wardship
noun
(chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone.
(historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
wareship
warships
warships
noun
plural of warship
washdish
washdish
noun
(archaic) A washbowl; a basin for washing.
washiest
washiest
adj
superlative form of washy: most washy
washings
washings
noun
plural of washing
washitas
washmaid
washmaid
noun
(archaic) A young washerwoman.
washtail
washtail
noun
Synonym of wagtail (“type of bird”)
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
waterish
waterish
adj
Watery.
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
wealdish
wealdish
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to a weald
noun
A wooded place.
wehrlite
wehrlite
noun
(mineralogy) A naturally-occurring alloy of bismuth and tellurium, primarily Bi₂Te₃.
(petrology) A type of peridotite that is a mixture of olivine and clinopyroxene.
weichsel
weighage
weighage
noun
A duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise.
weighbar
weighers
weighers
noun
plural of weigher
weighing
weighing
adj
That weighs or burdens.
noun
The process by which something is weighed.
verb
present participle of weigh
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmen
weighmen
noun
plural of weighman
weighted
weighted
adj
(graph theory, of a graph) having values assigned to its edges
(statistics) With the components of an average multiplied by particular factors so as to take account of their relative importance.
Biased, so as to favour one party.
Containing a large proportion (of something).
Having weights on it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weight
weighter
weighter
noun
One who weights or assigns a weighting.
weinrich
weirdish
weirdish
adj
Somewhat weird.
welching
welching
verb
present participle of welch
wellnigh
wellnigh
adv
Alternative spelling of well-nigh.
welshing
welshing
verb
present participle of welsh
welshism
welshism
Noun
A characteristically Welsh phrase, idiom, etc.
wenching
wenching
verb
present participle of wench
wenliche
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).