Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
gawkihood
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
glenwhite
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
kawaguchi
kiungchow
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
lightwort
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
nightfowl
nightglow
nightglow
noun
An airglow at night.
nightgown
nightgown
noun
A dressing gown.
A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nightwake
nightwalk
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outweight
overweigh
overweigh
verb
(transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
penwright
pitwright
plowlight
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
reweighed
reweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reweigh
reweigher
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
showgirls
showgirls
noun
plural of showgirl
siwashing
subweight
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
swooshing
swooshing
verb
present participle of swoosh
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwarting
thwarting
noun
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
verb
present participle of thwart
tightwads
tightwads
noun
plural of tightwad
tightwire
tightwire
noun
A tightrope.
twigwithy
twilights
twilights
noun
plural of twilight
twilighty
twilighty
adj
Resembling or suggesting twilight.
twitching
twitching
adj
That twitches.
noun
(birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
The motion of something that twitches.
verb
present participle of twitch
unthawing
unthawing
adj
That does not thaw; eternally frozen.
verb
present participle of unthaw
unweighed
unweighed
adj
not deliberately considered or pondered; hasty
not weighed
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unweighty
unweighty
adj
Not weighty.
unwhining
unwhining
adj
Not whining.
unwishing
unwishing
verb
present participle of unwish
waggishly
waggishly
adv
In a waggish manner.
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
waughting
waughting
verb
present participle of waught
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weighable
weighable
adj
able to be weighed
weighbauk
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.
weighings
weighings
noun
plural of weighing
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weighters
weighters
noun
plural of weighter
weightier
weightier
adj
comparative form of weighty: more weighty
weightily
weightily
adv
In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
weighting
weighting
noun
(figuratively) The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.
verb
present participle of weight
weisburgh
westleigh
whangarei
wheedling
wheedling
adj
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
noun
The act of one who wheedles.
verb
present participle of wheedle
wheelings
wheelings
noun
plural of wheeling
wheepling
wheepling
verb
present participle of wheeple
whelpling
whelpling
noun
A little whelp.
wherrying
whiffling
whiffling
noun
A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
Aimless talk; waffle.
verb
present participle of whiffle
whiningly
whiningly
adv
With a whining sound.
whinnying
whinnying
noun
A gentle neighing.
verb
present participle of whinny
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whippings
whippings
noun
plural of whipping
whirligig
whirligig
noun
(historical) A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
A whirligig beetle.
Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
whirrying
whirrying
verb
present participle of whirry
whishting
whistling
whistling
noun
A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
verb
present participle and gerund of whistle
whitening
whitening
noun
A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
The process of making something white or whiter.
Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
verb
present participle of whiten
whitewing
whitewing
noun
(US) A street sweeper.
The velvet scoter.
whittling
whittling
noun
(usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
a process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic)
the art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife
verb
present participle of whittle
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
whizzbang
whizzbang
noun
Alternative form of whizbang
whooshing
whooshing
noun
A sound or motion that whooshes.
verb
present participle of whoosh
wickthing
wifething
wightness
windtight
windtight
adj
Impermeable to wind.
wishingly
wishingly
adv
While wishing or yearning.
witchings
witchings
noun
plural of witching
withering
withering
adj
Diminishing rapidly.
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.
noun
The process by which something withers.
verb
present participle of wither
wreathing
wreathing
adj
Having a pattern that wreathes.
noun
The motion or pattern of something that wreaths.
verb
present participle of wreath
present participle of wreathe
wrenching
wrenching
noun
The act by which something is wrenched.
verb
present participle of wrench
wrightine
wrightine
noun
(organic chemistry) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica).