(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downwith
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
fishweed
fishwood
hailweed
hailwood
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hardwick
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
heilwood
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
highwood
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
himwards
hindward
hindward
adj
Posterior; in the rear.
adv
Toward the posterior extremity.
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwise
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
itchweed
itchweed
noun
Veratrum viride, a toxic North American plant.
itchwood
landwhin
midwatch
midwatch
noun
(nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o'clock in the morning.
rawhided
rawhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rawhide
rawhider
rawhider
noun
(US, historical) An itinerant cowboy.
rawhides
rawhides
noun
plural of rawhide
redwithe
richweed
richweed
noun
Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem.
richwood
rowdyish
rowdyish
adj
Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy.
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
shedwise
shinwood
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
showbird
shrewdie
shrewdie
noun
(slang) A shrewd or cunning person.
sideshow
sideshow
noun
(US slang) An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform stunts like donuts and burnouts for an extended period of time.
(figurative) An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern.
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar.
sidewash
siwashed
swaddish
swadeshi
swadeshi
noun
(India, economics, politics, also attributively) A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and (originally) the boycott of British products.
switched
switched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switch
thindown
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.
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twinhood
twinhood
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being a twin; twinship.
twitched
twitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twitch
unwhited
unwhited
adj
Not whited; not made white.
unwished
unwished
adj
unwished-for
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwish
wadleigh
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
wardship
wardship
noun
(chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone.
(historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
washdish
washdish
noun
(archaic) A washbowl; a basin for washing.
washmaid
washmaid
noun
(archaic) A young washerwoman.
wealdish
wealdish
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to a weald
noun
A wooded place.
weighted
weighted
adj
(graph theory, of a graph) having values assigned to its edges
(statistics) With the components of an average multiplied by particular factors so as to take account of their relative importance.
Biased, so as to favour one party.
Containing a large proportion (of something).
Having weights on it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weight
weirdish
weirdish
adj
Somewhat weird.
wherried
wheybird
whidding
whidding
verb
present participle of whid
whiffled
whiffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiffle
whimsied
whimsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimsy
whinnied
whinnied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whinny
whinyard
whinyard
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The pochard, a type of duck.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The shoveler, a type of duck.
(obsolete) A sword, or hanger.
whipbird
whipbird
noun
Any of various Australian songbirds in the genus Psophodes.
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whirried
whirried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whirry
whishted
whiskied
whiskied
adj
Alternative form of whiskeyed
whistled
whistled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whistle
whitened
whitened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiten
whitford
whittled
whittled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whittle
whodunit
whodunit
noun
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
widowish
widowish
adj
Characteristic of a widow.
widthway
widthway
adj
Alternative form of widthways
wifehood
wifehood
noun
The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
The quality or state of being a wife.
windfish
windhoek
windhoek
Proper noun
The capital of Namibia.
windhole
windship
wisehead
wisehead
noun
(obsolete, sarcastic) A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
wishedly
wishedly
adv
(obsolete) According to wish; as was desired.
withdraw
withdraw
noun
(law) Synonym of withdraught (“a dismissal of a lawsuit with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit; a retraxit; also, a fine imposed on a plaintiff for such a dismissal”)
An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing.
verb
(archaic or obsolete) To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc.
(archaic) To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside.
(banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
(specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
withdrew
withdrew
verb
simple past tense of withdraw
withered
withered
adj
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wither
withheld
withheld
adj
That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of withhold
withhold
withhold
verb
(intransitive) To stay back.
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
withwind
withwind
noun
A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
woodfish
woodship
woodship
noun
(obsolete) Control over and responsibility for a wooded area.
A wooden ship.
worldish
worldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic the world; worldly