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
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
frithwork
gawkihood
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
glenwhite
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
hairweave
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halliwell
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
halmawise
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
hardwicke
hardwired
hardwired
adj
(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
(humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior a habit.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Not changeable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hardwire
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
haworthia
haworthia
noun
Any of the genus Haworthia of succulent plants resembling aloe, native to southern Africa.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
heartwise
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
hedgewise
hedgewise
adv
In the manner of a hedge.
heehawing
heehawing
verb
present participle of heehaw
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hewettite
hewettite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
hiawassee
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
hightower
hillwoman
hillwoman
noun
A woman belonging to a hilltribe.
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hingeways
hoistaway
hoistaway
noun
A kind of mechanical lift, or elevator.
hollowing
hollowing
noun
The act of one who hollows; a cry or shout.
verb
present participle of hollow
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
housewife
housewife
noun
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
(plural "housewives", obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.
verb
Alternative form of housewive
housewive
housewive
verb
(transitive, especially of women) To manage with skill and economy.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
howitzers
howitzers
noun
plural of howitzer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of howitzer
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
howtowdie
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwish
inwreathe
inwreathe
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
isherwood
jahwistic
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
jewfishes
jewfishes
noun
plural of jewfish
kaiwhiria
kaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) Parsonsia capsularis, a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.