(law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
A solution to a problem.
verb
(law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
(obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
(obsolete) To render account to or for.
(transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
(transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
(transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
auwers
bowers
bowers
noun
plural of bower
bowser
bowser
noun
(Britain) A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient.
(Ireland, slang, used in the vocative) A buffoon or imbecile.
(now chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield.
brewis
brewis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal
brewst
browse
browse
noun
(countable) That which one browses through; something to read.
(uncountable) Fodder for cattle and other animals.
(uncountable) Young shoots and twigs.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.
(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
cowers
cowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cower
dewars
dewars
noun
plural of dewar; alternative spelling of Dewars
dowers
dowers
noun
plural of dower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dower
dowser
dowser
noun
A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.
drowse
drowse
noun
The state of being sleepy and inactive.
verb
(intransitive) To nod off; to fall asleep.
(intransitive, also figurative) To be sleepy and inactive.
(transitive) To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's way.)
(transitive) To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.
escrow
escrow
noun
(law) A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.
(law) In common law, escrow applied to the deposits only of instruments for conveyance of land, but it now applies to all instruments so deposited.
(law) Money or other property so deposited is also loosely referred to as escrow.
The state of property deposited with an escrow agent.
verb
To place in escrow.
growse
growse
verb
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To shiver; to have chills.
hawser
hawser
noun
(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.
hewers
hewers
noun
plural of hewer
jowser
lowers
lowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lower
lowser
mowers
mowers
noun
plural of mower
owners
owners
noun
plural of owner
pawers
pawers
noun
plural of pawer
powers
powers
noun
plural of power
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of power
presaw
rawest
rawest
adj
superlative form of raw: most raw
renews
renews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of renew
resawn
resawn
verb
past participle of resaw
resaws
resaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resaw
resewn
resewn
verb
past participle of resew
resews
resews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resew
reshew
reshow
reshow
verb
(transitive) To show again.
reskew
resown
resown
verb
past participle of resow
resows
resows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resow
restow
reswim
rewash
rewash
noun
The act of washing something again
verb
To wash again
reweds
reweds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewed
rewets
rewets
noun
plural of rewet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewet
rewins
rewins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewin
rewish
rowels
rowels
noun
plural of rowel
rowens
rowens
noun
plural of rowen
rowers
rowers
noun
plural of rower
sawder
sawder
noun
Archaic form of solder.
soft sawder; flattery; blarney
sawers
sawers
noun
plural of sawer
sawyer
sawyer
noun
(US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current.
(US, dialect) The bowfin.
A beetle, mostly in the genus Monochamus, that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
screws
screws
noun
plural of screw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of screw
screwy
screwy
adj
(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.
(archaic) Worthless.
(archaic, informal) Tipsy; slightly drunk.
(informal) Crazy; silly; ridiculous
serows
serows
noun
plural of serow
seward
sewars
sewars
noun
plural of sewar
sewers
sewers
noun
plural of sewer
sewery
sewery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sewer.
shewer
shewer
noun
(archaic) One who shews.
shower
shower
noun
(chiefly Ireland, UK, Australia, derogatory) A shower of shit.
(chiefly Ireland, euphemistic, derogatory, with of and an invective) Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.
(slang) A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.
A baby shower.
A bridal shower.
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
One who shows.
verb
(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
(intransitive) To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
To bathe using a shower.
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
shrewd
shrewd
adj
(archaic) Bad, evil, threatening.
(archaic) Noxious, scatheful, mischievous.
(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
(informal) Streetwise, street-smart.
(obsolete) Abusive, shrewish.
(obsolete) Portending, boding.
Artful, tricky or cunning.
Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
Nigh accurate.
Severe, intense, hard.
Sharp, snithy, piercing.
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
shrews
shrews
noun
plural of shrew
skewer
skewer
adj
comparative form of skew: more skew
noun
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.
(rare) That which skews something.
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Food served on a skewer.
verb
(chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
(figurative) To severely mock or discredit.
To impale on a skewer.
slewer
sliwer
slower
slower
adj
comparative form of slow: more slow
noun
That which slows.
sowder
sowers
sowers
noun
plural of sower
spewer
spewer
noun
A person or thing that spews.
sprewl
stower
stower
noun
One who stows.
strewn
strews
strews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strew
swager
swager
noun
(dialectal, rural) A brother-in-law.
A tool that performs swaging.
swaler
swarve
swarve
verb
(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) To swerve.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To climb.
swaver
swaver
verb
(obsolete) To decline away from.
To incline to one side; to swing.
To stagger or totter; to walk feebly, as one who is fatigued.
swayer
swayer
noun
One who or that which sways something.
swears
swears
noun
plural of swear
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swear
swedru
sweert
swerve
swerve
noun
A deviation from duty or custom.
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
verb
(archaic) To stray; to wander; to rove.
(transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
To bend; to incline; to give way.
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
swiper
swiper
noun
One who, or that which, swipes.
swiver
tawers
tawers
noun
plural of tawer
towers
towers
noun
plural of tower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tower
towser
towser
Proper noun
A given name for a dog.
twerps
twerps
noun
plural of twerp
twiers
twiers
noun
plural of twier
twyers
twyers
noun
plural of twyer
vowers
vowers
noun
plural of vower
waders
waders
noun
plural of wader
wafers
wafers
noun
plural of wafer
wagers
wagers
noun
plural of wager
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wager
wakers
wakers
noun
plural of waker
walers
walers
noun
plural of waler
warsel
warsle
washer
washer
noun
A face cloth.
A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
A person who washes his or her hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
verb
(transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
waster
waster
noun
(dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
(obsolete, Scotland) A leister; a spear for catching fish.
(obsolete, chiefly fencing) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
A destroyer.
An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
waters
waters
noun
Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
plural of water
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of water
wavers
wavers
noun
plural of waver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waver
waxers
waxers
noun
plural of waxer
weaser
weaser
Noun
The American merganser.
webers
webers
noun
plural of weber
weirds
weirds
noun
plural of weird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weird
weiser
werste
wesker
wester
wester
adj
(now dialectal) Western, westerly.
comparative form of west: more west
noun
A strong westerly wind, a wind blowing from the west.
verb
To move towards the west
wheres
wheres
noun
plural of where
whores
whores
noun
plural of whore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whore
wilser
winers
winers
noun
plural of winer
winser
wipers
wipers
noun
plural of wiper
wirers
wirers
noun
plural of wirer
wisher
wisher
noun
Someone who makes a wish
wisner
wisner
Proper noun
A town in Louisiana.
A city in Nebraska.
wister
wisure
wivers
wivers
noun
plural of wiver
wooers
wooers
noun
plural of wooer
worsen
worsen
verb
(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
(transitive) To make worse; to impair.
(transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.
worser
worser
adj
(archaic or nonstandard) worse.
worses
worset
worsle
wowser
wowser
intj
Alternative form of wowsers
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) One with strong moral views against excessive consumption of alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views.
(obsolete) A lout or similar disruptive person.
Alternative form of wowzer
wrasse
wrasse
noun
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored.
wreaks
wreaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreak
wrecks
wrecks
noun
plural of wreck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreck
wresat
wrests
wrests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wrest
wriest
writes
writes
noun
plural of write
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of write