A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
angwich
avowing
avowing
verb
present participle of avow
awaking
awaking
noun
Synonym of awakening
verb
present participle of awake
awiggle
awiggle
adj
wiggling
awingly
awnings
awnings
noun
plural of awning
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
blawing
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
clawing
clawing
adj
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
noun
A scratch with the claws.
verb
present participle of claw
dawning
dawning
noun
(chiefly poetic) Dawn.
The first beginnings of something.
verb
present participle of dawn
dawting
dawting
verb
present participle of dawt
drawing
drawing
noun
(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
A small portion of tea for steeping.
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
The process of drawing or pulling something.
verb
present participle of draw
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
gaikwar
gawkier
gawkier
adj
comparative form of gawky: more gawky
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkily
gawkily
adv
In a gawky manner.
gawking
gawking
verb
present participle of gawk
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
gaywing
ghawazi
ghawazi
Noun
A group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawari people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.
gieaway
ginward
gladwin
gnawing
gnawing
adj
(of pain or hunger) severe or intense
noun
A sensation of being gnawed.
The process by which something is gnawed.
verb
present participle of gnaw
gwalior
gwiniad
gwiniad
noun
Alternative form of gwyniad
gwyniad
gwyniad
noun
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Wales.
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawsing
hawsing
verb
present participle of hawse
hedwiga
highway
highway
noun
(computing) Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”)
(figurative) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
(law, rail transport) Any public road for vehicular traffic.
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
verb
To travel on a highway
jadwiga
jigsawn
jigsawn
verb
past participle of jigsaw
jigsaws
jigsaws
noun
plural of jigsaw
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lawgive
lawings
lawings
noun
plural of lawing
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawning
pawning
noun
The act by which something is pawned.
verb
present participle of pawn
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
ridgway
ridgway
Proper noun
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
ringtaw
saginaw
saginaw
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
an unincorporated area in Minnesota, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Oregon, USA.
a city in Texas, USA, and a suburb of
sagwire
sawings
sawings
noun
plural of sawing
shawing
snawing
swaggie
swaggie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A swagman.
swaggir
swaging
swaging
verb
present participle of swage
swaling
swaling
noun
Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle.
verb
present participle of swale
swaying
swaying
noun
An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
The motion of something that sways.
verb
present participle of sway
swigart
tawsing
tawsing
verb
present participle of tawse
thawing
thawing
noun
The process by which something thaws.
verb
present participle of thaw
wadding
wadding
noun
Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.
Wads collectively.
verb
present participle of wad
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
wagging
wagging
noun
The motion of something that is wagged.
verb
present participle of wag
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
waglike
wagling
wagtail
wagtail
noun
(zoology) Short for wagtail platy.
Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
waiguli
wailing
wailing
noun
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
verb
present participle of wail
wainage
wainage
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) Gainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land.
The provision of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods or produce.
wairing
wairing
verb
present participle of wair
waiting
waiting
noun
(obsolete) Watching.
Attendance, service.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
verb
present participle of wait
waiving
waiving
verb
present participle of waive
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
walling
walling
noun
A group of walls.
A method of torture in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, which is then used to slam the person against a wall.
Material used for walls.
verb
present participle of wall
wangoni
wanigan
wanigan
noun
Alternative form of wangan
wanning
wanting
wanting
adj
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
That wants or desires.
noun
The state of wanting something; desire.
prep
Less, short of, minus.
Without, except, but.
verb
present participle of want
wapping
wapping
adj
(colloquial) Archaic form of whopping (“exceptionally great or large”).
verb
present participle of wap
warding
warding
noun
The act of one who wards.
verb
present participle of ward
wareing
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warling
warling
noun
(obsolete) One often quarreled with.
warming
warming
noun
(slang) A beating; a thrashing.
A small rise in temperature.
verb
present participle of warm
warning
warning
intj
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
noun
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
verb
present participle of warn
warping
warping
noun
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
An action or motion that warps or twists.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
verb
present participle of warp
warring
warring
adj
engaged in war; belligerent
noun
The act of engaging in war or conflict.
verb
present participle of war
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
wasting
wasting
adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
verb
present participle of waste
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
wauling
wauling
noun
A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
verb
present participle of waul
wawling
wawling
noun
Alternative form of wauling
verb
present participle of wawl
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
waxwing
waxwing
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
weaning
weaning
noun
The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.
verb
present participle of wean
wearing
wearing
adj
(not comparable) Intended to be worn.
Causing erosion.
Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.
That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.
noun
That which is worn; clothes; garments.
The act by which something is worn.
The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.
verb
present participle of wear
weaving
weaving
noun
(countable) A piece of such material.
(countable) An unsteady motion back and forth.
(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
verb
gerund of weave
present participle of weave
weigela
weigela
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Weigela.
weilang
whaling
whaling
noun
(informal) A beating.
The practice of hunting whales.
The practice of spotting whales.
verb
present participle of whale
whigham
widegab
widegap
widegap
adj
Having a wide bandgap.
wigmake
wigtail
wigwags
wigwags
noun
plural of wigwag.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wigwag
wigwams
wigwams
noun
plural of wigwam
windage
windage
noun
(automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
(ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow.
(ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
(chiefly nautical) Exposure to the wind.
(medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
windbag
windbag
noun
(archaic) Bellows for an organ.
(mildly derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.
verb
To talk pompously or excessively.
wingate
wingate
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
wingina
wingman
wingman
noun
(Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
verb
To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.