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
downshare
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshore
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
dutchtown
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
enwheeled
enwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwheel
enworthed
enwreathe
enwreathe
verb
Alternative form of inwreathe
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
everywhen
everywhen
adv
(rare) Always, at all times.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
flaxwench
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
glenwhite
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.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
hadendowa
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halloween
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handsewed
handwaled
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handyblow
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
hansetown
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
harlowton
harlowton
Proper noun
A city in Montana, USA.
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.