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
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
frithwork
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
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
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.
Any of the genus Haworthia of succulent plants resembling aloe, native to southern Africa.
heartwise
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
hightower
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
howitzers
howitzers
noun
plural of howitzer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of howitzer
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
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
kaiwhiria
kaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) Parsonsia capsularis, a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
kathiawar
lightwort
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
misthrows
misthrows
noun
plural of misthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthrow
narrowish
narrowish
adj
Somewhat narrow.
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
northwich
northwich
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England.
nowhither
nowhither
adv
(archaic) nowhere; to no place.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nowhither.
otherwise
otherwise
adj
Other than supposed; different.
adv
(conjunctive) In all other respects.
(conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.
(manner) Differently, in another way.
outwhirls
outwhirls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwhirl
overweigh
overweigh
verb
(transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
overwhirl
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
penwright
piceworth
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pitwright
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
reviewish
reviewish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a review (critical evaluation).
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
reweighed
reweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reweigh
reweigher
rewhisper
rewhisper
verb
To whisper again.
rhymewise
rhymewise
adv
In terms of rhyme.
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
richwoods
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
riquewihr
riverwash
schweiker
schweizer
schwitzer
screwship
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
shadowier
shadowier
adj
comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shipworms
shipworms
noun
plural of shipworm
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shirewick
shoreview
showerier
showerier
adj
comparative form of showery: more showery
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
showgirls
showgirls
noun
plural of showgirl
shrewdish
shrewdish
adj
Somewhat shrewd.
shrewlike
shrewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
stichwort
swarthier
swarthier
adj
comparative form of swarthy: more swarthy
swarthily
swarthily
adv
In a swarthy manner.
swineherd
swineherd
noun
A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
switchers
switchers
noun
plural of switcher
swithbart
swithbert
swithered
swithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swither
swordfish
swordfish
noun
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
verb
To fish for swordfish.
therewith
therewith
adv
In addition to that; besides, moreover.
Thereupon, forthwith; with that being said or done.
With this, that or those.
thwarting
thwarting
noun
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
verb
present participle of thwart
tightwire
tightwire
noun
A tightrope.
twitchers
twitchers
noun
plural of twitcher
twitchier
twitchier
adj
comparative form of twitchy: more twitchy
unwhirled
unwhirled
adj
Not whirled.
unworship
unworship
noun
Lack of worship or respect; dishonour; failure or refusal to worship; irreverence.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of worship or due honour; to dishonour.
wanthrift
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
washeries
washeries
noun
plural of washery
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
wazirship
wealthier
wealthier
adj
comparative form of wealthy: more wealthy
wearishly
weighters
weighters
noun
plural of weighter
weightier
weightier
adj
comparative form of weighty: more weighty
weinhardt
weisburgh
weisshorn
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
whaleries
whaleries
noun
plural of whalery
whangarei
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wheatbird
wheatbird
noun
A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
wheelbird
wheelbird
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) The European goatsucker.
whereinto
whereinto
adv
Into which.
wheretill
wherewith
wherewith
adv
(archaic) With which; with what.
noun
(archaic) Something with which; the means by which.
wherrying
whichever
whichever
det
(interrogative) Which ever; emphatic form of 'which'.
According to or depending upon which.
Any or either ... that; the ... that.
Regardless of the ... that; no matter which.
pron
(informal) Any or either one(s).
According to or depending upon which one(s).
Any or either one(s) that; the one(s) that.
Irrespective of the one(s) that; no matter which one(s).