(informal, Canada, US) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To swap or exchange surreptitiously.
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
switchover
switchover
noun
A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.
switchtail
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
tickleweed
trafficway
trafficway
noun
A highway intended for use by motorized traffic
trenchwise
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
twitchfire
twitchiest
twitchiest
adj
superlative form of twitchy: most twitchy
uncrowning
uncrowning
verb
present participle of uncrown
underwitch
unscowling
unscowling
adj
Not scowling.
unscrewing
unscrewing
noun
The act by which something is unscrewed.
verb
present participle of unscrew
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
untwitched
untwitched
adj
Not twitched.
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
unwickedly
vincentown
wainscoted
wainscoted
adj
Alternative spelling of wainscotted
waistcloth
waistcloth
noun
(nautical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
waistcoats
waistcoats
noun
plural of waistcoat
wallachian
wallachian
Noun
A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Wallachia.
Proper noun
The language of the Wallachians; Romanian.
wapinschaw
wapinschaw
noun
(Scotland, historical) A volunteer meeting or shooting competition inspired by this traditional exhibition of weapons.
(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
warracoori
warrandice
warrandice
noun
(law) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any outstanding claims on the property
warwickite
warwickite
noun
(mineralogy) An iron magnesium titanium borate mineral occurring as brown to black prismatic orthorhombic crystals.
watchcries
watchingly
watchingly
adv
While watching; with watchful attention.
waxahachie
wenlockian
wheelchair
wheelchair
noun
(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
(by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whiggarchy
whipsocket
whipstitch
whipstitch
noun
(agriculture) Half-ploughing or raftering.
(colloquial) A little bit, especially a small interval of time; an instant.
(derogatory, archaic) A tailor.
A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
Anything hastily put or stitched together; a hasty composition.
verb
(agriculture) To half-plough or rafter.
To sew using such a stitch.
whirlicane
whirlicote
whirlicote
noun
(obsolete) An open car or chariot.
whitespace
whitespace
noun
(often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space
whitterick
whitterick
noun
Alternative form of whitret
wichtisite
wichtisite
noun
(mineralogy) tachylyte
wickedlike
wickedness
wickedness
noun
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
wickenburg
wickerware
wickerware
noun
Articles made from wicker.
wickerwork
wickerwork
noun
A thing or things made of wicker.
wicketkeep
wicketkeep
verb
(cricket) To act as a wicketkeeper.
wicketwork
wildcatted
wildcatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wildcat
wildcatter
wildcatter
noun
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
winceyette
winceyette
noun
(Britain) A soft cotton flannelette material with a raised brushed surface (a nap), on both sides.
winchendon
winchester
windbroach
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windscreen
windscreen
noun
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
verb
(transitive) To install a windscreen on.
windsucker
windsucker
noun
(derogatory) A term of abuse.
A horse with the habit of windsucking.
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
wineconner
winneconne
winnecowet
winnemucca
winnemucca
Proper noun
A city in Nevada, USA, and the county seat of Humboldt County.
wiredancer
wiredancer
noun
Alternative form of wire-dancer
wisecracks
wisecracks
noun
plural of wisecrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wisecrack
wisigothic
witchbells
witchbroom
witchcraft
witchcraft
noun
Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
witcheries
witcheries
noun
plural of witchery
witchering
witchgrass
witchgrass
noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens)
witchingly
witchingly
adv
(poetic) So as to bewitch or enchant.
witchwoman
witticisms
witticisms
noun
plural of witticism
witzchoura
witzchoura
noun
(historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.
wocheinite
wolfachite
workaholic
workaholic
adj
In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
noun
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
wristwatch
wristwatch
noun
A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
writheneck
writheneck
noun
wryneck
wuchereria
wycliffian
wycliffism
wycliffist
wycliffite
wycliffite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).