A member of a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Proper noun
The traditional language of these people.
The tribe which this people constitutes.
sidwohl
slowish
slowish
adj
Somewhat slow.
snowish
snowish
adj
snow-white
somehow
somehow
adv
In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
somewhy
somewhy
adv
For some reason
soochow
stewish
stewish
adj
(obsolete) Suiting a stew, or brothel.
Like a stew or thick soup.
strewth
strewth
intj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis.
swahili
swarths
swarthy
swarthy
adj
(nonstandard) Evil, malicious.
(nonstandard) Weathered, rough.
A dark grey color.
Dark-skinned; Black.
Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
Tawny, dusky, dark.
noun
A swarthy person.
swashed
swashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swash
swasher
swasher
adj
comparative form of swash: more swash
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a blustering show of valour or force of arms.
swashes
swashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swash
swathed
swathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swathe
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.
swathes
swathes
noun
plural of swathe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swathe
swedish
swedish
Proper noun
The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sweden.
Of or pertaining to the
swihart
swinish
swinish
adj
Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
swished
swished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swish
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.
swishes
swishes
noun
plural of swish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swish
switchy
switchy
adj
(colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
(colloquial, BDSM) Inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
swithen
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.
swithin
swithly
swithly
adv
(obsolete) quickly
swithun
thawers
thawers
noun
plural of thawer
thishow
throwst
thwacks
thwacks
noun
plural of thwack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwack
thwarts
thwarts
noun
plural of thwart
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwart
towhees
towhees
noun
plural of towhee
townish
townish
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to or inhabiting a town, urban.
(often in combination) Characteristic of a (certain type of) town.
trishaw
trishaw
noun
A three-wheeled cycle rickshaw.
trowths
tweesht
unshawl
unshawl
verb
(intransitive) To remove one's shawl.
(transitive) To remove a shawl from.
unshown
unshown
adj
Not shown.
unshowy
unshowy
adj
Not showy; plain or unassuming
unshrew
wabasha
wabasha
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
wadhams
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
wagshul
wahines
wahines
noun
plural of wahine
wallahs
wallahs
noun
plural of wallah
wampish
wampish
verb
(intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To wriggle, twist or swerve about, like a fish swimming
(transitive, intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To brandish or flourish, or be brandished or flourished.
wannish
wannish
adj
(obsolete) Quite wan or pale.
wansith
warmish
warmish
adj
somewhat warm
warmths
warmths
noun
plural of warmth
warnish
warrish
warrish
adj
Militant; warlike.
warship
warship
noun
Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
wasatch
wasatch
Proper noun
A mountain range that forms the western edge of the Rocky Mountains
washaki
washday
washday
noun
(Philippines) A non-uniform day; a mufti day.
A day when laundry is washed.
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
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
washita
washman
washman
noun
(historical) A person employed in metalworking to wash the tin plates between manufacturing processes.
washmen
washmen
noun
plural of washman
washoan
washoff
washoff
noun
Material transferred by this process.
The process of material being washed off a surface, for example by rainfall.
washout
washout
noun
(biology, medicine) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
(informal) A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
(medicine) A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to wash out of the person before the second treatment begins.
(meteorology) The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
A breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.
A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
A sporting fixture or other event that could not be completed because of rain.
An appliance designed to wash something out.
An overwhelming victory; a landslide.
The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing.
The cleaning of the inside of a (locomotive) boiler to remove scale (limescale).
washpot
washpot
noun
A pot which holds water for washing.
washrag
washrag
noun
(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
washtub
washtub
noun
A tub used for washing clothes.
washups
washups
noun
plural of washup
washway
waskish
waspish
waspish
adj
Spiteful or irascible.
Suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
watches
watches
noun
The leaves of Sarracenia flava.
plural of watch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watch
wauchts
wauchts
noun
plural of waucht
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
waxbush
weakish
weakish
adj
Somewhat weak
wealths
wealths
noun
plural of wealth
wearish
wearish
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble.
(obsolete) Tasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
weedish
weedish
adj
Wimpy; puny.
weerish
weerish
adj
Obsolete form of wearish.
weeshee
weights
weights
noun
(weightlifting) Any collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.
plural of weight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weight
welches
welches
noun
plural of welch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welch
wellish
wellish
adj
Somewhat well; in okay but not great health.
Somewhat well; reasonable; adequate.
adv
Somewhat well; in a fairly satisfactory manner.
welshed
welshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of welsh
welsher
welsher
noun
(Britain) Alternative spelling of welcher
welshes
welshes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welsh
welshry
wenches
wenches
noun
plural of wench
wendish
wendish
Adjective
Of or relating to the Wends.
Proper noun
The language of the Wends.
wennish
wennish
adj
Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen.
wershba
westham
wethers
wethers
noun
plural of wether
wettish
wettish
adj
Somewhat wet; damp, moist.
whackos
whackos
noun
plural of whacko
whalers
whalers
noun
plural of whaler
whalish
wharves
wharves
noun
plural of wharf
whatsis
whatsis
noun
Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
wheesht
wheezes
wheezes
noun
plural of wheeze
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheeze
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
whesten
wheyish
wheyish
adj
Resembling whey.
whidahs
whidahs
noun
plural of whidah
whileas
whimsey
whimsey
noun
Alternative spelling of whimsy
whimsic
whiners
whiners
noun
plural of whiner
whinges
whinges
noun
plural of whinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whinge
whipsaw
whipsaw
adj
Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once.
noun
A rip saw often operated by two people.
verb
(US politics) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.
(transitive) To defeat someone in two different ways at once.
(transitive, finance) To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises.
Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other (more easily convinced) employers have already done so.
To operate a whipsaw.
whished
whished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whish
whishes
whishes
noun
plural of whish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whish
whishts
whisked
whisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whisk
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.
whisket
whisket
noun
(UK, dialect) A basket; especially, a straw provender basket.
(engineering) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.
whiskey
whiskey
noun
(Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.
(Ireland, US) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
(historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
whiskin
whiskin
noun
(UK, dialect) A shallow drinking bowl.
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.
whissle
whisson
whisted
whisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whist
whister
whister
noun
A player of the card game whist.
whistle
whistle
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from whistle and flute).
(colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
An act of whistling.
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
verb
(intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
(transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
whistly
whistly
adj
(informal) Making a whistling sound.
adv
(obsolete) silently
whitens
whitens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiten
whitest
whitest
adj
superlative form of white: most white
whiteys
whities
whities
noun
plural of whitey
whitish
whitish
adj
Somewhat white, pale or almost white.
whitson
whitsun
whitsun
Noun
Whitsunday
The holiday beginning on Whitsunday
Adjective
Of, or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide
whizzes
whizzes
noun
plural of whiz
plural of whizz
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiz
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whizz
wholism
wholism
noun
Alternative form of holism
whooses
whoosis
whorish
whorish
adj
(vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore.
whosome
whuskie
whussle
whydahs
whydahs
noun
plural of whydah
whyness
whyness
noun
(nonstandard, philosophy) The reason why; the cause or intent.