Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
dwindling
dwindling
adj
declining; growing less
noun
A gradual reduction to nothing.
verb
present participle of dwindle
earwigged
earwigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earwig
enwinding
enwinding
verb
present participle of enwind
gawkihood
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
glidewort
godwinian
godwinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
goodwills
goodwills
noun
plural of goodwill
goodwilly
goodwilly
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Cordial; friendly; cheering.
(obsolete or dialectal) Liberal; generous.
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) A volunteer.
goodwives
goodwives
noun
plural of goodwife
grandview
guidwilly
gwendolin
hedgewise
hedgewise
adv
In the manner of a hedge.
indrawing
indrawing
noun
An inhalation of breath; an inspiration.
The drawing inward of anything.
inglewood
inglewood
Proper noun
Any of various cities in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States.
inwinding
inwinding
verb
present participle of inwind
kingsdown
kingwoods
kingwoods
noun
plural of kingwood
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
ludwigite
ludwigite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
meadowing
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
midwiving
midwiving
verb
present participle of midwife
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nonwinged
nonwinged
adj
Not winged; without wings.
pigwidgin
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
redrawing
redrawing
noun
A second or subsequent drawing
verb
present participle of redraw
rewarding
rewarding
adj
Giving or resulting in reward or satisfaction.
verb
present participle of reward
rewedding
rewedding
verb
present participle of rewed
reweighed
reweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reweigh
rewelding
rewelding
verb
present participle of reweld
rewinding
rewinding
noun
A set of replacement coils on an electric motor or other device that uses wound wires to generate a magnetic field.
The act or process by which something is rewound.
verb
present participle of rewind
rewording
rewording
noun
A changed wording
The act of creating a changed wording
verb
present participle of reword
ridgeview
ridgewise
ridgewise
adv
In the manner of a ridge or ridges.
ridgewood
ridgewood
Proper noun
Place name, many different cities.
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
rigwiddie
rigwiddie
noun
Alternative form of rigwoodie
rigwoodie
rigwoodie
adj
(obsolete, Scotland) Fit for the gallows.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a cart.
sedgewick
sedgewick
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
sedgewinn
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
swaddling
swaddling
noun
Clothing of this kind.
The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
verb
present participle of swaddle
swindling
swindling
noun
The act by which somebody is swindled.
verb
present participle of swindle
swounding
swounding
verb
present participle of swound
tiewigged
tigerwood
tigerwood
noun
A South American tree also known as goncalo alves, producing a hardwood, with contrasting stripes, Astronium graveolens, Astronium fraxinifolium and possibly other related species.
Lovoa trichilioides, an African tree.
tightwads
tightwads
noun
plural of tightwad
twaddling
twaddling
noun
nonsense; claptrap
verb
present participle of twaddle
tweedling
tweedling
verb
present participle of tweedle
twiddling
twiddling
noun
The act of one who twiddles.
verb
present participle of twiddle
undawning
undawning
adj
(poetic) That does not dawn.
undertwig
undertwig
noun
A lower twig.
underwing
underwing
noun
(ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
A hind wing on an insect.
A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
undrawing
undrawing
verb
present participle of undraw
unwedging
unwedging
verb
present participle of unwedge
unweighed
unweighed
adj
not deliberately considered or pondered; hasty
not weighed
unwinding
unwinding
adj
Not winding or meandering; straight, direct.
noun
The act by which something is unwound.
verb
present participle of unwind
wadlinger
wadmaking
wandering
wandering
adj
(medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.
Aimless thought.
Irregular turning of the eyes.
Straying from a desired path.
Travelling without preset route; roaming.
verb
present participle of wander
waveguide
waveguide
noun
A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.
verb
To act as a waveguide for
weddinger
weddinger
noun
(archaic) One who attends a wedding.
wedgebill
wedgebill
noun
Two Australian birds, Psophodes cristatus and Psophodes occidentalis that have wedge-shaped bills.
wedgelike
wedgelike
adj
Shaped like a wedge.
wedgewise
wedgewise
adv
In the manner of a wedge.
welldoing
welldoing
noun
A doing well; right performance of duties.
weregilds
weregilds
noun
plural of weregild
wheedling
wheedling
adj
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
noun
The act of one who wheedles.
verb
present participle of wheedle
wigwagged
wigwagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wigwag.
wildering
wildering
adj
Bewildering (poetic).
noun
(botany) A plant growing in a state of nature, especially one that has run wild or escaped from cultivation.
wildgrave
wildgrave
noun
A waldgrave, or head forest keeper.
wildlings
wildlings
noun
plural of wildling
windgalls
windgalls
noun
plural of windgall
windingly
windingly
adv
With a winding motion or pattern.
windlings
windlings
noun
plural of windling
windowing
windowing
noun
(computing) The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows.
(film) The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media.
The windows of a building; fenestration.
verb
present participle of window
windtight
windtight
adj
Impermeable to wind.
wingdings
wingdings
noun
plural of wingding
wondering
wondering
adj
Full of questioning and consideration.
noun
The mental activity by which one wonders; a query, puzzlement, etc.
verb
present participle of wonder
woodgrain
woodgrain
noun
The grain of wood.
worldling
worldling
noun
A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.