(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
gahrwali
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
ghatwazi
ghawazee
ghawazee
noun
A type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.
glenshaw
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
gunwhale
hangchow
hangworm
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
haywagon
haywagon
noun
Alternative spelling of hay wagon
highways
highways
noun
plural of highway
howgates
hwaiyang
hwangmei
nganhwei
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
sightsaw
sightsaw
verb
simple past tense of sightsee
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
swashing
swashing
adj
Crushing; resounding.
Hectoring; swaggering.
noun
A back-and-forth movement of liquid; a swish or swash.
verb
present participle of swash
swathing
swathing
noun
A wrapping.
verb
present participle of swathe
thrawing
tightwad
tightwad
noun
(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.
wadleigh
wangchuk
warthogs
warthogs
noun
plural of warthog
washings
washings
noun
plural of washing
washrags
washrags
noun
plural of washrag
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
watchung
waughted
waughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waught
weighage
weighage
noun
A duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise.
weighbar
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whalings
whalings
noun
plural of whaling
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
whangees
whangees
noun
plural of whangee
whangers
whangers
noun
plural of whanger
whanghee
whanghee
noun
Alternative form of whangee
whanging
whanging
verb
present participle of whang
whapping
whapping
verb
present participle of whap
wharfage
wharfage
noun
A dock, quay, or pier.
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Wharfs collectively.
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
whealing
wheelage
wheelage
noun
A fee charged for transporting goods on wheels.
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding