Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
aweing
awning
awning
noun
(nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
bagwig
bagwig
noun
Alternative form of bag wig
cawing
cawing
noun
The act of producing a caw sound.
verb
present participle of caw
dawing
dawing
noun
(obsolete outside Scotland) Dawn, daybreak.
verb
present participle of daw
earwig
earwig
noun
A flatterer.
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
One who whispers insinuations; a secret counsellor.
verb
(intransitive, UK, slang) To eavesdrop.
(transitive) To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
(transitive) To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
(transitive, UK, slang) To eavesdrop on.
garawi
garawi
noun
A variety of sudangrass.
garwin
gawain
gawain
Proper noun
One of the greatest he is and a Knight of the
gawcie
gawish
gawsie
giruwa
grewia
grikwa
gwaris
hawing
hawing
noun
The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
verb
present participle of haw
jawing
jawing
noun
A scolding.
verb
present participle of jaw
jigsaw
jigsaw
noun
A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
verb
(transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.
lawing
lawing
noun
(UK, Scotland, obsolete) Money owed for a service rendered.
Going to law; litigation.
verb
present participle of law
present participle of lawe
mawing
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
rawing
sawing
sawing
noun
(usually in the plural) A shaving or fragment of sawn material.
The act by which something is sawn.
verb
present participle of saw
swaggi
tawing
tawing
noun
The process by which animal skins are tawed.
verb
present participle of taw
wading
wading
adj
Appropriate to wade in.
Which wades (usually said of birds).
noun
The act of one who wades.
verb
present participle of wade
wagati
wagati
noun
(zoology) A small East Indian wild cat, Felis wagati, regarded by some as a variety of leopard.
waggie
waggie
noun
(UK, dialect) The pied wagtail, a small passerine bird, Motacilla alba yarrellii, a subspecies of the white wagtail, found in Britain and Ireland.
waging
waging
verb
present participle of wage
wagwit
waking
waking
adj
Occurring during wakefulness.
noun
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
verb
present participle of wake
waling
waling
noun
A type of support structure used in excavations.
verb
present participle of wale
waning
waning
adj
Becoming weaker or smaller.
Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
noun
The fact or act of becoming less or less intense or present; fading.
The fact or act of becoming smaller.
verb
present participle of wane
waragi
waragi
noun
A distilled alcoholic beverage made from bananas or millet, common in Uganda.
waring
waring
verb
present participle of ware
waving
waving
noun
Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
The motion of something that waves.
verb
present participle of wave
waxing
waxing
noun
(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
(countable) A recording intended for a phonograph.
The action of the verb to wax.
verb
present participle and gerund of wax
waying
waying
verb
present participle of way
wigans
wigans
noun
plural of wigan
wigwag
wigwag
adv
With a wigwagging or to-and-fro motion.
noun
(US, military, historical) A signal sent by waving a flag to and fro.
(US, rail transport) A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
(film, television) A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye.
(road transport) A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning.
(road transport) A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc., to warn vehicular traffic to stop.
(road transport) A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed.
(watchmaking) An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing.
A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern.
Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states.
verb
(US, military, historical) To send a signal by waving a flag to and fro.
An act of wigwagging.
To move gently in one direction and then another; to wig or wiggle, to wag or waggle.
To oscillate between two states.
wigwam
wigwam
noun
(possibly dated) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
verb
(transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.