(transitive) An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.
(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
chawers
chawers
noun
plural of chawer
chewers
chewers
noun
plural of chewer
darwesh
hawkers
hawkers
noun
plural of hawker
hawsers
hawsers
noun
plural of hawser
hebrews
hebrews
Proper noun
The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews.
hernsew
howlers
howlers
noun
plural of howler
kershaw
preshow
preshow
noun
A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.
verb
(transitive) To show in advance.
prewash
prewash
noun
A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly.
verb
To rinse something before washing it properly.
rechews
rechews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rechew
reshown
reshown
verb
past participle of reshow
reshows
reshows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reshow
sherwin
shewers
shewers
noun
plural of shewer
showers
showers
noun
plural of shower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shower
showery
showery
adj
Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
Of or relating to a shower or showers.
showier
showier
adj
comparative form of showy: more showy
showker
shrewdy
shrewed
shrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shrew
shrewly
shrewly
adv
(rare, archaic) In a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
strewth
strewth
intj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis.
swasher
swasher
adj
comparative form of swash: more swash
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a blustering show of valour or force of arms.
swather
swather
noun
A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
A length of cloth used to swaddle an infant.
swisher
swisher
adj
comparative form of swish: more swish
noun
(US, African-American Vernacular, slang) The wrapping paper of a cigar for use in making a blunt to smoke marijuana
(archaic) One who flogs or thrashes.
One who swishes something.
swither
swither
noun
(chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.
verb
(Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.
To move or swing about.
thawers
thawers
noun
plural of thawer
unshrew
washers
washers
noun
plural of washer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washer
washery
washery
noun
(dated, 1930s) Synonym of laundromat, launderette
The place in the above-ground part of a coal mine where coal is washed.
washier
washier
adj
comparative form of washy: more washy
wearish
wearish
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble.
(obsolete) Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
weerish
weerish
adj
Obsolete form of wearish.
welsher
welsher
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of welcher
welshry
wershba
wethers
wethers
noun
plural of wether
whalers
whalers
noun
plural of whaler
wharves
wharves
noun
plural of wharf
whereas
whereas
adv
(obsolete) Where (that).
conj
(chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
noun
A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
whereis
whereso
whereso
adv
(archaic) wheresoever; regardless of which place
wherves
whiners
whiners
noun
plural of whiner
whisker
whisker
noun
(colloquial) The (very small) distance between two things.
(metallurgy) A small tendril that forms on metal.
(nautical) Spreaders from the bows to spread the bowsprit shrouds.
(statistics) A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.
A hair of the beard.
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
whisper
whisper
noun
(Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
(figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
(usually in the plural) A rumor.
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
verb
(intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
(intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
(intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
(transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
(transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
(transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
whister
whister
noun
A player of the card game whist.
wishers
wishers
noun
plural of wisher
withers
withers
noun
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither
wreaths
wreaths
noun
plural of wreath
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreath
writhes
writhes
noun
plural of writhe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of writhe