A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beswitch
bethwine
bewhiten
bilewhit
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bushwife
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chichewa
chigwell
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
dewhirst
dewlight
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
diswench
echowise
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
gershwin
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
hailweed
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
halfwise
hamewith
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
harpwise
hawaiite
hawaiite
noun
(geology) An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
(mineralogy) A gem variety of olivine peridot.
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawkwise
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
heilwood
herbwife
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herewith
herewith
adv
by this means
in this way, hereby
with this; especially, with this letter or communication
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
highview
hillview
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
hiwassee
hoodwise
hookwise
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.
huswifes
huswifes
noun
plural of huswife
huswives
hwangmei
hymnwise
inswathe
inswathe
verb
Archaic spelling of enswathe.
inweight
itchweed
itchweed
noun
Veratrum viride, a toxic North American plant.
iwurthen
jewishly
jewishly
Adverb
In a Jewish way.
kenweigh
kherwari
kweichow
leftwich
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
lewisohn
lichwake
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
matthiew
misthrew
misthrew
verb
simple past tense of misthrow
newlight
nganhwei
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.
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
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.
preweigh
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.
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.
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.
shopwife
showiest
showiest
adj
superlative form of showy: most showy
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
siwashed
suchwise
suchwise
adv
(archaic) In such a way; in that manner.
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.
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
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
thiswise
thuswise
thuswise
adv
(dated) In this way.
thwittle
thwittle
noun
(obsolete) A small knife; a whittle.
verb
(obsolete) To cut or whittle.
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.
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
wanhsien
wareship
washiest
washiest
adj
superlative form of washy: most washy
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.