(archaic or nonstandard outside dialects, e.g. Appalachia, Southern US) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud)
(obsolete, transitive) To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider
chew
chew
noun
(countable or uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
(informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
(uncountable, informal) The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
Level of chewiness.
The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
verb
(informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
chow
chow
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago) Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.
(chiefly Australia, slang, now rare) A Chinese person.
(mahjong) A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit.
(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.
A Chow Chow.
A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district.
verb
(mahjong) To call a discarded tile to produce a chow.
(slang, South Africa) To eat.
dhaw
dhow
dhow
noun
(nautical) A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
fwhm
hawi
hawk
hawk
noun
(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
(game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.
(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
verb
(intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
(transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.
(transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
hawm
hawm
noun
Alternative form of haulm (straw)
verb
(UK, dialect) To lounge; to loiter.
haws
haws
noun
plural of haw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haw
hdwe
hewe
hewe
noun
(obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer.
hewn
hewn
adj
Having been cut or mown down.
Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
verb
past participle of hew
hews
hews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hew
hewt
hgwy
holw
howe
howe
noun
Alternative form of how (a tumulus, a bowl barrow).
howf
howf
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) public house, tavern
howk
howl
howl
noun
A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Any similar sound.
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
verb
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
To utter with outcry.
hows
hows
noun
plural of how
hwan
hwan
noun
The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
hwyl
hwyl
noun
A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
jhow
jhow
noun
(East India) A species of grassy tamarisk shrub, Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
jhwh
kwhr
owhn
phew
phew
intj
Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
Used to show disgust.
shaw
shaw
noun
(Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
shew
shew
verb
(East Anglia) simple past tense of show
Archaic spelling of show.
Nonstandard spelling of shoo.
show
show
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
(archaic) Pretence.
(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
(countable) A demonstration.
(countable) A movie.
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
(countable) An exhibition of items.
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
(military, slang) A battle; local conflict.
(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
(obsolete) Plausibility.
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
A project or presentation.
Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
verb
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
(intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
(intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
(intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
(intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
(transitive) To guide or escort.
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
shwa
shwa
noun
Alternative form of schwa
thaw
thaw
noun
(figurative) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding
The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
verb
(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
thew
thew
noun
(specifically) A good characteristic or habit; a virtue.
A way of behaving; hence, a characteristic, a trait.
An aspect of the body which indicates physical strength; hence, muscle and/or sinew; muscular development.
An attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To instruct (someone) in morals or values; also (more generally) to chastise or discipline (someone); to teach or train (someone).
thow
thow
pron
Obsolete spelling of thou
wagh
wahl
wash
wash
noun
(architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
(art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
(finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
(nautical) The blade of an oar.
(stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
(television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
A liquid used for washing.
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
A shallow body of water.
A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
verb
(intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
(intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
(intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
(intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
(intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
(intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
(mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
(transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
(transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
(transitive) To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
(transitive) To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
To clean with water.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
wath
wath
noun
(historical, England, dialect) A ford.
(obsolete) A fordable stream.
wehr
wham
wham
intj
The sound of a forceful blow.
noun
a forceful blow
the sound of such a blow; a thud
verb
to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact
whan
whap
whap
intj
The sound of sudden blow or hit.
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) The curlew, Numenius arquata; a whaup.
A blow; a hit; a whop.
verb
(US, intransitive) To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
(US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly.
She whapped down on the floor.
whar
whar
adv
Appalachia form of where
what
what
adv
Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
det
(interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
(relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
(relative) Which; the ... that.
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
Used to form exclamations.
intj
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
What did you say? I beg your pardon?
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
What! That’s amazing!
noun
(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
(obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.
particle
(Manglish, Singlish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
pron
(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
(relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
whau
whau
noun
Entelea arborescens, a malvaceous tree endemic to New Zealand.
whbl
whee
whee
intj
(childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
verb
(intransitive) To make a high-pitched sound.
(intransitive, informal) To cry whee.
(transitive, US, colloquial, dated, often with up) To excite, to arouse, to energize.
when
when
adv
(fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
(informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
conj
At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
At what time; at which time.
During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
Since; given the fact that; considering that.
Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
intj
(obsolete) Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)
(often humorous) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.
noun
The time at which something happens.
pron
(interrogative) What time; which time.
whet
whet
noun
That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
The act of whetting something.
verb
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
(transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
(transitive, obsolete) To preen.
whew
whew
intj
An expression of amazement or surprise.
An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
verb
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
(intransitive, UK, dialect) To bustle about.
whey
whey
noun
The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
whid
whid
noun
(obsolete) A word.
(obsolete, Scotland) A lie; a falsehood.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A quarrel.
A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
verb
(obsolete, Scotland, intransitive) To tell a lie.
To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
whig
whig
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
buttermilk
verb
(intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.
(transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.
(transitive) Weird out or disturb someone.
whim
whim
noun
(mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.
whin
whin
noun
Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria).
Whinstone.
whip
whip
noun
(African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
(UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
(UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
(historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
(hunting) A whipper-in.
(music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
(nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
(politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes; a whipper-in.
(roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
A blow administered with a whip.
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
Whipped cream.
verb
(figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
(intransitive) To move very fast.
(intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
(transitive) To hit with a whip.
(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
(transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
(transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
(transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
(transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
(transitive, intransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
(transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
(transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
(transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
(transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
(transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
whir
whir
noun
Alternative spelling of whirr
whit
whit
noun
The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
whiz
whiz
noun
(UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
(UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
(vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
prep
(slang) Pronunciation spelling of with.
verb
(vulgar, slang) To urinate.
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
To throw or spin rapidly.
whoa
whoa
intj
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
verb
(transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
whod
whoi
whom
whom
pron
(fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.
(relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
As the object of a preposition.
As the object of a verb.
whon
whoo
whoo
intj
An expression of delight.
The cry of an owl
The wailing cry of a ghost.
verb
To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.
whop
whop
noun
A blow or strike.
verb
(transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
(transitive, slang) To administer corporal punishment
whse
whud
whun
whup
whup
verb
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”).
whuz
whyo
whys
whys
noun
plural of why
wich
wich
noun
A bundle of thread. Alternative spelling of wick
Alternative form of wych (brine spring or well)
wish
wish
noun
(Sussex) A water meadow.
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
The thing desired or longed for.
verb
(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
(intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
(transitive) To desire; to want.
(transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
(transitive, now rare) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
I wish I could go back in time and teach myself what I know now.
with
with
adv
(US) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
noun
Alternative form of withe
prep
(obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
(obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
Against.
Having, owning.
In addition to; as an accessory to.
In regard to.
In support of.
In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
In the employment of.
Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
Prompted by (a certain emotion).
Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
Using as an instrument; by means of.
wuhu
wush
wych
wych
noun
A brine spring or well.
yhwh
yhwh
Proper noun
Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah or Yahweh.