A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshower
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bodewash
boneshaw
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowshots
bowshots
noun
plural of bowshot
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
bushwood
cashtown
cheswold
choctaws
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
cowhages
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowherbs
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
cowshard
cowsharn
cowsheds
cowsheds
noun
plural of cowshed
crowshay
disworth
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downwash
downwash
noun
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
dworshak
echowise
elsworth
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
foreshow
foreshow
noun
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
haskwort
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
henslowe
heronsew
heronsew
noun
(now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
hoedowns
hoedowns
noun
plural of hoedown
hogweeds
hogweeds
noun
plural of hogweed
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
hoodwise
hookwise
hoosegow
hoosegow
noun
(US, slang) A jail.
hoosgows
hoosgows
noun
plural of hoosgow
horseway
horseway
noun
A crude road for travellers on horseback, or for horses in an underground mine.
hounslow
hounslow
Proper noun
a town in west London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
howgates
huskwort
knowhows
knowhows
noun
plural of knowhow
lewisohn
lowishly
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
misthrow
misthrow
noun
An incorrect throw.
verb
(transitive) To throw incorrectly.
mostwhat
mostwhat
adv
(obsolete) mostly; for the most part
newhouse
nowheres
nowheres
adv
(dialect, nonstandard) nowhere
outhowls
outhowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outhowl
outshown
outshown
verb
past participle of outshow
overwash
overwash
noun
The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.
verb
(intransitive) To become flooded.
(transitive) To wash too much or too often.
owlishly
owlishly
adv
In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
owlshead
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
peepshow
peepshow
noun
A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.
An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass.
pishquow
plowfish
plowshoe
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
preshows
preshows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshow
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
pushdown
pushdown
adj
(computing) Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
noun
A pushdown automaton.
reshowed
reshowed
verb
simple past tense of reshow
reshower
roadshow
roadshow
noun
(film) The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.
A show that travels from place to place.
verb
(transitive) To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.
rowdyish
rowdyish
adj
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
rushwork
sapowith
sawhorse
sawhorse
noun
A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
sawlshot
sawtooth
sawtooth
noun
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris.
scowther
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shadowed
shadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shadow
shadower
shadower
noun
One who shadows.
shadowly
shallows
shallows
noun
An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.
plural of shallow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shallow
shallowy
shareown
shawboro
shawfowl
sherwood
sherwood
Proper noun
derived from Sherwood Forest.
A city in Arkansas.
A village in Michigan.
A city/town in North Dakota.
A village in Ohio.
A in Ohio.
A city in Oregon.
A village in Wisconsin.
A town in Wisconsin.
shinwood
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shopwife
shopwork
shopworn
shopworn
adj
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Faded.
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
shotweld
shotwell
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
showance
showbird
showboat
showboat
noun
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
(informal, chiefly US, by extension) A showoff.
verb
(informal, chiefly US) To show off.
showcase
showcase
noun
A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
verb
To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
showdown
showdown
noun
(poker) The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.
showered
showered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shower
showerer
showerer
noun
One who showers.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
showgirl
showgirl
noun
A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine.
showiest
showiest
adj
superlative form of showy: most showy
showings
showings
noun
plural of showing
showless
showless
adj
Without a show.
showoffs
showoffs
noun
plural of showoff
showroom
showroom
noun
(dated) A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
verb
To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.
showshop
showyard
showyard
noun
An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.
shrewdom
shurwood
shutdown
shutdown
noun
(psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
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.
sillyhow
snowbush
snowbush
noun
Breynia disticha, a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.
snowshed
snowshed
noun
Alternative form of snow shed
snowshoe
snowshoe
noun
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
verb
(intransitive) To travel using snowshoes.
somewhat
somewhat
adv
(UK, meiosis) Very.
(degree) To a limited extent or degree.
noun
A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
pron
(archaic) Something.
somewhen
somewhen
adv
(rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime
soothsaw
soothsaw
noun
(obsolete) A true saying; truth.
sorehawk
sortwith
southpaw
southpaw
noun
(baseball) A left-handed pitcher.
(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
swanhood
swooshed
swooshed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swoosh
swooshes
swooshes
noun
plural of swoosh
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swoosh
thowless
thowless
adj
Alternative form of thewless
throwers
throwers
noun
plural of thrower
towheads
towheads
noun
plural of towhead
township
township
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A small town.
(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
The territory of a town.
towpaths
towpaths
noun
plural of towpath
unshadow
unshadow
verb
(transitive) To free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated.
(transitive, computing) To combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords.
unshowed
upthrows
upthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upthrow
vowelish
vowelish
adj
Of the nature of a vowel.
warhorse
warhorse
noun
(figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
(historical, military) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
(theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.