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.
archwag
bagwork
bagwork
noun
(martial arts) Training with a punching bag.
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
begrown
bogwort
bogwort
noun
The bilberry or whortleberry plant.
bowring
brewage
brewage
noun
Something brewed.
brewing
brewing
noun
The business or occupation of a brewer.
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
verb
present participle of brew
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
cowgirl
cowgirl
noun
(card games, slang) A playing card of queen rank.
A sex position where the woman is on top; cowgirl position.
A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
(rare, transitive) To mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.
cowgram
crewing
crewing
verb
present participle of crew
crowing
crowing
noun
A cry of joy or pleasure.
verb
present participle of crow
dowager
dowager
noun
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
any lady of dignified bearing
dragsaw
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
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
forgrow
forgrow
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become grown over; overgrow; become covered with growth (usually one that is excessive or unsightly).
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly.
gaekwar
gaikwar
garaway
garwood
gawkers
gawkers
noun
plural of gawker
gawkier
gawkier
adj
comparative form of gawky: more gawky
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
gercrow
geswarp
gewirtz
ginward
glowers
glowers
noun
plural of glower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glower
gnawers
gnawers
noun
plural of gnawer
godward
godward
Adjective
toward God
Adverb
towards God
goodrow
gorcrow
gorcrow
noun
(UK, dialect) The carrion crow.
grewitz
grochow
growers
growers
noun
plural of grower
growing
growing
noun
(attributive) Connected with growing
growth; increase
verb
present participle of grow
growled
growled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of growl
growler
growler
noun
(Britain, slang) The vulva.
(US, dialect) A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.
(dialect, UK, Yorkshire) A pork pie.
(historical, slang) A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.
(informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles).
A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.
A person, creature or thing that growls.
A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
gutwort
gutwort
noun
A plant, Globularia alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa.
guywire
gwalior
gwenora
gwenore
gwinner
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hogward
hogwort
hogwort
noun
Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
ingrown
ingrown
adj
That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
kingrow
lagwort
legwork
legwork
noun
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
logwork
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
mcgraws
misgrew
misgrew
verb
simple past tense of misgrow
misgrow
misgrow
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss.
morwong
morwong
noun
Any of various perciform fishes comprising or formerly comprising family Cheilodactylidae.
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
newberg
newburg
outgrew
outgrew
verb
simple past tense of outgrow
outgrow
outgrow
verb
(transitive) To grow faster or larger than.
(transitive, often figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
periwig
periwig
noun
(now historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
ragweed
ragweed
noun
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.
ragwork
ragwork
noun
A kind of rubblework.
ragworm
ragworm
noun
A polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing.
ragwort
ragwort
noun
Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
redwing
redwing
noun
A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.
reglows
reglows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reglow
regrown
regrown
adj
That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew.
verb
past participle of regrow
regrows
regrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of regrow
reswage
reswage
verb
(transitive) To swage again.
rewager
reweigh
reweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh again; to weigh something that has already been weighed.
ridgway
ridgway
Proper noun
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
ringtaw
rowings
rowings
noun
plural of rowing
rowting
rowting
verb
present participle of rowt
ruggown
sagwire
swagers
swagers
noun
plural of swager
swagger
swagger
adj
(slang, archaic) Fashionable; trendy.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) Synonym of swagman
A bold or arrogant strut.
A prideful boasting or bragging.
Confidence, pride.
verb
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
To walk with a swaying motion.
swaggir
swedger
swigart
swigger
swigger
noun
One who swigs.
swinger
swinger
noun
(obsolete, slang) Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing.
(politics, informal) A swing voter.
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).
One who swinges.
One who swings.
tagwerk
tagwerk
noun
(historical) A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day.
trewage
trewage
noun
Alternative form of truage
trowing
trowing
verb
present participle of trow
twagger
twagger
noun
(UK, dialect) A lamb.
twanger
twanger
noun
(informal) A stringed instrument, especially a guitar
One who twangs something.
twigger
twigger
noun
(UK, archaic) A fornicator.
ungrown
ungrown
adj
Not grown; immature.
unwrung
unwrung
adj
That has not been wrung.
upgrown
upgrown
verb
past participle of upgrow
upgrows
upgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgrow
upwring
wagener
wagered
wagered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wager
wagerer
wagerer
noun
A person who wagers or bets.
waggers
waggers
noun
plural of wagger
waggery
waggery
noun
a droll remark or jest
droll behaviour characteristic of a wag
wagoner
wagoner
noun
Someone who drives a wagon.
wagonry
wagonry
noun
Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons.
wairing
wairing
verb
present participle of wair
walburg
wangara
wangler
wangler
noun
a person who wangles
wardage
warding
warding
noun
The act of one who wards.
verb
present participle of ward
waregga
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
warnage
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
warpage
warpage
noun
A charge per ton made on shipping.
The act or process of warping.
The warpedness resulting from that act or process.
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
warthog
warthog
noun
(military) A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane
(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
washrag
washrag
noun
(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
waygoer
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
wedgier
wedgier
adj
comparative form of wedgy: more wedgy
weigher
weigher
noun
A person employed at a dock to weigh incoming goods.
One who or something that weighs.
weiring
wengert
wergeld
wergeld
noun
(historical, especially in Germanic law) Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide.
(historical, especially in Germanic law) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.
wergelt
wergild
whinger
whinger
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) A whinyard.
One who whinges.
whorage
whoring
whoring
noun
Synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
verb
present participle of whore
widgery
wiggery
wiggery
noun
(archaic) A wig or wigs; false hair.
(archaic) Any cover or screen, such as red-tapism.
wiggier
wiggier
adj
comparative form of wiggy: more wiggy
wiggler
wiggler
noun
(Southern US) An earthworm.
(physics) A magnet designed to make a beam of charged particles follow a curving path in an accelerator.