A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
dewhirst
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
gershwin
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
harpwise
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
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
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
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.
iwurthen
kherwari
misthrew
misthrew
verb
simple past tense of misthrow
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
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.
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.
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).
swishers
swishers
noun
plural of swisher
swishier
swishier
adj
comparative form of swishy: more swishy
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.
swithers
swithers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swither
tarwhine
tarwhine
noun
A yellowish sea bream, Rhabdosargus sarba
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.
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
wareship
waterish
waterish
adj
Watery.
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.
weighbar
weighers
weighers
noun
plural of weigher
weighter
weighter
noun
One who weights or assigns a weighting.
weinrich
weirdish
weirdish
adj
Somewhat weird.
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
wheezier
wheezier
adj
comparative form of wheezy: more wheezy
whelkier
wherried
wherries
wherries
noun
plural of wherry
wheybird
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
whiffers
whiffers
noun
plural of whiffer
whiffler
whiffler
noun
(US, dialectal) The goldeneye.
(obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
(obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
(obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
(obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
whiggery
whiggery
Noun
Support for whiggish attitudes.
whikerby
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whimmier
whimpers
whimpers
noun
plural of whimper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whimper
whinnier
whippers
whippers
noun
plural of whipper
whippier
whippier
adj
comparative form of whippy: more whippy
whipster
whipster
noun
(informal, dated) a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy
whiptree
whirlers
whirlers
noun
plural of whirler
whirlier
whirlier
adj
comparative form of whirly: more whirly
whirlies
whirlies
noun
plural of whirly
whirried
whirried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whirry
whirries
whirries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whirry
whiskers
whiskers
noun
plural of whisker
whiskery
whiskery
adj
(UK, humorous) Old.
Having protrusions resembling whiskers.
Having whiskers.
Involving or caused by whiskers.
Resembling whiskers.
noun
(rare) A whiskey distillery.
whispers
whispers
noun
plural of whisper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whisper
whispery
whispery
adj
Producing or resembling a whisper.
whistler
whistler
noun
(slang, obsolete) The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.
A broken-winded horse.
An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.
Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Pachycephala and Coracornis, of Australasia and the western Pacific.
Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
The goldeneye (certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
The whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).
whitaker
whitcher
whitener
whitener
noun
(Canada) A powder added to tea or coffee in place of milk. A "non-dairy creamer".
A person employed to whiten or bleach.
Any substance used to whiten something; a bleach.
whitmire
whitmore
whitster
whitster
noun
(obsolete) A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.
whitters
whitters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitter
whittier
whittler
whittler
noun
A compact folding knife with two small blades at one end and a single larger blade at the other that folds between them and is sprung by the other ends of both springs.
One who whittles.
whittret
whittret
noun
(archaic) Alternative spelling of whitret (“weasel”)
whizzers
whizzers
noun
plural of whizzer
wilshire
winchers
winchers
noun
plural of wincher
wirehair
wirehair
noun
A wire-haired terrier
witchery
witchery
noun
(countable) An act of witchcraft.
(uncountable) Witchcraft.
(uncountable, figuratively) Allure, charm, magic.
witchier
witchier
adj
comparative form of witchy: more witchy
withdrew
withdrew
verb
simple past tense of withdraw
withered
withered
adj
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.