The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bowditch
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
chinwood
chipwood
chlodwig
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowichan
cowichan
Noun
A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
Adjective
Of or relating to this tribe.
Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.
dilworth
disworth
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
(sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
hightown
highwood
hilltown
hilltown
noun
Alternative form of hill town
hillwort
hillwort
noun
Calamintha nepeta, a perennial herb in the mint family.
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwise
hookwise
horowitz
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
howitzer
howitzer
noun
(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
verb
To attack with a howitzer.
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
ingrowth
ingrowth
noun
(medicine) Growth inwards.
itchwood
kiaochow
kingchow
kweichow
lewisohn
lowishly
misthrow
misthrow
noun
An incorrect throw.
verb
(transitive) To throw incorrectly.
nonwhite
nonwhite
adj
Not associated with white people.
Not belonging to the white race.
Not white in color.
noun
A person who is not white.
outweigh
outweigh
verb
(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
outwhirl
outwhirl
verb
(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
pishquow
pithwork
plowfish
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
richwood
rowdyish
rowdyish
adj
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
sapowith
shinwood
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
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.
sillyhow
sortwith
thindown
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
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.
twinhood
twinhood
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being a twin; twinship.
vowelish
vowelish
adj
Of the nature of a vowel.
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipholt
whippost
whipworm
whipworm
noun
(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.
whitblow
whitcomb
whiteboy
whiteboy
noun
(UK, US, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Caucasian male.
(uncountable, slang) Heroin.
whiteout
whiteout
noun
(computing) The simulated erasure of a file, etc. on a read-only volume.
(sports, slang) A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.
A heavy snowstorm; a blizzard.
Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.
Correction fluid (from the brand name Wite-Out).
The silencing of voices and perspectives other than those of white men.
The suppression of a story by the media, analogously to deleting information with correction fluid.
whiteowl
whitepot
whitepot
noun
(historical) An early form of bread and butter pudding, made with bone marrow or butter.
whitetop
whitetop
noun
Lepidium draba, a perennial herb that reproduces by seeds and by horizontal creeping roots.
whitford
whitlock
whitlows
whitlows
noun
plural of whitlow
whitmore
whodunit
whodunit
noun
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
wholisms
wholisms
noun
plural of wholism
whomping
whomping
verb
present participle of whomp
whoofing
whoofing
verb
present participle of whoof
whooping
whooping
noun
Alternative form of whupping
verb
present participle of whoop
whoosies
whopping
whopping
adj
(colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.
adv
(colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very.
noun
A beating.
verb
present participle of whop.
whosises
widowish
widowish
adj
Characteristic of a widow.
wifehood
wifehood
noun
The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
The quality or state of being a wife.
windhoek
windhoek
Proper noun
The capital of Namibia.
windhole
wineshop
wineshop
noun
(India) A liquor store.
A shop selling wine.
winthrop
winthrop
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
A city in Arkansas.
A community in Nottinghamshire, England.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Maine.
A city in Massachusetts.
A city in Minnesota.
A village in Ontario.
A town in Washington.
from the English places.
wishbone
wishbone
noun
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
(nautical) A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
withhold
withhold
verb
(intransitive) To stay back.
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
withouts
withypot
wolffish
wolffish
noun
Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.
womanish
womanish
adj
(often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.
woodfish
woodship
woodship
noun
(obsolete) Control over and responsibility for a wooded area.
A wooden ship.
woolrich
woolwich
woolwich
Proper noun
A town in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, southeast London, England.
wooshing
wooshing
verb
present participle of woosh
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
worldish
worldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic the world; worldly
wormfish
wormfish
noun
Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud.
wormship
worships
worships
noun
plural of worship
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worship