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
downshare
downshore
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawhorse
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
edgeworth
enworthed
faldworth
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
hardhewer
hardwares
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
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harshweed
havenward
havenward
adj
Toward a haven.
headwards
headwards
adv
(anatomy, geology) Toward the head.
headwater
headwater
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartward
heartweed
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
hedgerows
hedgerows
noun
plural of hedgerow
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hoardward
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
horseweed
horseweed
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
horsewood
horsewood
noun
A West Indian mimosoid tree, Zygia latifolia, with showy crimson blossoms.
Tropical shrub or small tree related to citrus, Clausena anisata, with a fetid scent which has been compared to that of horse urine.
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
isherwood
kurthwood
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
northward
northward
adj
Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
adv
Towards the north; in a northerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the north of a place.
orhamwood
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
preshadow
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
reweighed
reweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reweigh
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
richwoods
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
roughdraw
rowelhead
runchweed
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
shadowers
shadowers
noun
plural of shadower
shadowier
shadowier
adj
comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shewbread
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shoreward
shoreward
adj
Facing the shore.
In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
adv
Toward the shore.
noun
The side facing the shore.
shoreweed
shoreweed
noun
A small European plantain, Littorella uniflora, that grows in shallow water or mud at the edges of ponds
shorewood
showboard
showbread
showbread
noun
(religion) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
shrewdest
shrewdest
adj
superlative form of shrewd: most shrewd
shrewdish
shrewdish
adj
Somewhat shrewd.
shrubwood
shrubwood
noun
A wood (woodland) that is mostly composed of shrubs
southward
southward
adj
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adv
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
swanherds
swanherds
noun
plural of swanherd
swineherd
swineherd
noun
A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
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.
thornwood
threadway
throwdown
throwdown
noun
(slang) A fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.
(slang, basketball) A slam dunk.
(slang, hardcore punk music) A type of hardcore dance in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body.
(slang, hip-hop) A performance by a rapper or DJ that is intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
(slang, rare) A weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
(slang, wrestling) A fall, indicating defeat.
torchweed
torchwood
torchwood
noun
(countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.
(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
underthaw
underwash
unwhirled
unwhirled
adj
Not whirled.
wadsworth
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
washboard
washboard
noun
(dated) baseboard; skirting board
(music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
verb
(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
To play a washboard.
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
waterhead
watershed
watershed
adj
Serving to mark a significant development, change in direction, etc.
noun
(Canada, Britain) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio, either one laid down by law or one contrived from convention (e.g. when children are not watching)
(figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
weathered
weathered
adj
(architecture) Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.
Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weather
weinhardt
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
whaleroad
wharfhead
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
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.
wheedlers
wheedlers
noun
plural of wheedler
wheelbird
wheelbird
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) The European goatsucker.
wheelroad
wheybeard
whickered
whickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whicker
whimpered
whimpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimper
whipcords
whipcords
noun
plural of whipcord
whipcordy
whipcordy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of whipcord.
whirlwind
whirlwind
adj
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.
noun
(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
whiskered
whiskered
adj
Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles.
whispered
whispered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whisper
whitebird
whiteford
whoredoms
whoredoms
noun
plural of whoredom
widewhere
wildhorse
windhover
windhover
noun
(Britain) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
withdrawn
withdrawn
adj
introverted; not inclined to interact with other people
removed from circulation
verb
past participle of withdraw
withdraws
withdraws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withdraw
woodhewer
woodhewer
noun
Any of various passerines of subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, found in South America and Central America having a curved bill, stiff tail feathers, and which feed like woodpeckers; a woodcreeper.
woodhorse
woodworth
wordhoard
wordhoard
noun
Alternative form of word-hoard
wordishly
wordishly
adv
In a wordish manner.
wordsmith
wordsmith
noun
One who uses words skillfully.
verb
To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.
wormholed
wormholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wormhole
worshiped
worshiped
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of worship
worthward
writhedly
wronghead
wronghead
noun
A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.