(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
halfway
halfway
adv
Half of the way between two points; midway.
Moderately; somewhat.
hallowday
hallowedly
hallowedly
adv
In a hallowed, sacred, or solemn manner; sacredly; solemnly.
hallway
hallway
noun
A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
hallways
hallways
noun
plural of hallway
handyblow
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
haulageway
haulageway
noun
A track or road used for hauling materials.
haulaway
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawley
hawleyville
heavenwardly
heavenwardly
adv
Toward Heaven.
holloway
holloway
noun
(UK) A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
hollywoodian
hollywoodian
Adjective
Pertaining to Hollywood.
homewardly
imlaystown
inlawry
interrailway
interrailway
adj
Between railways.
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
inwardly
inwardly
adv
(obsolete) Completely, fully.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jawlensky
jaywalk
jaywalk
verb
(chiefly Canada, US, law) To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
jaywalked
jaywalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jaywalks
jaywalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgably
knowledgably
adv
Misspelling of knowledgeably.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
knowledgeably
knowledgeably
adv
In a knowledgeable manner.
lackwittedly
ladderway
ladderway
noun
The shaft or passage enclosing a ladder.
ladylintywhite
ladysnow
landway
landways
laneway
laneway
noun
(Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Australia) A narrow roadway; a lane
langworthy
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
launchways
launchways
noun
plural of launchway
laundryowner
laundryowner
noun
The owner of a laundry.
laundrywoman
laundrywoman
noun
A woman employed to wash clothes.
laundrywomen
laundrywomen
noun
plural of laundrywoman
lawfully
lawfully
adv
Conforming to the law; legally
lawlessly
lawlessly
adv
In a lawless manner.
lawley
lawny
lawny
adj
Having or resembling a grass lawn.
Made of lawn or fine linen.
lawry
lawtey
lawyer
lawyer
noun
(UK, colloquial) The burbot.
(UK, dialect) The stem of a bramble.
(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To practice law.
(informal, transitive) To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
(intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.
(intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
lawyered
lawyered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lawyer
lawyeress
lawyeress
noun
(obsolete or rare) A female lawyer.
lawyeresses
lawyeresses
noun
plural of lawyeress
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
lawyerlike
lawyerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
lawyerly
lawyerly
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
lawyers
lawyers
noun
plural of lawyer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lawyer
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
lawyersville
lawyery
lawyery
adj
(informal) Synonym of lawyerish
lawzy
layaway
layaway
noun
(Canada, US) An item which has been held in this way.
(Canada, US) The system of accepting a deposit and holding for a customer to complete purchase.
(tanning) A pit in which hides are stored.
verb
To place items on hold with a deposit at a merchant's.
layaways
layaways
noun
plural of layaway
laydown
laydown
adj
Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land the bomb on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.
Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
noun
(bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract.
(fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish.
(military) A pattern of deployment.
(publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design.
(usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.
laystow
laystow
noun
(obsolete) laystall
laywoman
laywoman
noun
(by extension) A woman who is not a professional in a given field.
A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
laywomen
laywomen
noun
plural of laywoman
leadway
leastways
leastways
adv
(colloquial or dialectal) at least
leeroway
leewardly
leewardly
adv
In a leeward direction.
leeway
leeway
noun
(Britain) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
leeways
leeways
noun
plural of leeway
leftwardly
leftwardly
adv
In a leftward direction.
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
lifeway
lifeway
noun
(now chiefly Canada, US) One's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
lifeways
lifeways
noun
plural of lifeway
likeways
likeways
adv
(Scotland, obsolete, manner) Likewise.
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
logway
logway
noun
An engineered route for transporting logs over a dam.
logways
logways
noun
plural of logway
longway
longways
longways
adv
(manner) Lengthwise, in the longer direction.
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
luteway
lykewake
lyraway
marshmallowy
marshmallowy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.
Soft and fluffy.
Tending to be a pushover; overly accommodating.
Vacuous.
matholwych
maulawiyah
mawkingly
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
mayfowl
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
middleway
mileway
mileway
noun
(UK) Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.
(obsolete) A time period of 20 minutes.
mlawsky
mollyhawk
mollymawk
mollymawk
noun
Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
Any of the similar, related sooty albatrosses (Phoebetria).
monorailway
mulligatawny
mulligatawny
noun
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
mulloway
mulloway
noun
Any of the species Argyrosomus japonicus of large fish, found along the eastern coast of Africa and the coasts of Australia, prized for sport.
multiway
multiway
adj
Having multiple paths, channels or configurations
narrowly
narrowly
adv
Closely; by a narrow margin.
In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
newfangledly
newfangledly
adv
In a newfangled manner.
nonlawyer
nonlawyer
noun
Alternative form of non-lawyer.
nonoutlawry
nonwarrantably
northeastwardly
northeastwardly
adv
Towards the northeast.
northwardly
northwardly
adj
Having a northern direction.
adv
northwards, towards the north
northwestwardly
northwestwardly
adv
Towards the northwest.
oilway
oilway
noun
An aperture or conduit for oil.
oilways
oilways
noun
plural of oilway
olympianwise
onwardly
onwardly
Adverb
onward
orleways
outlawry
outlawry
noun
(law, historical) A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.
outwardly
outwardly
adv
Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.
Toward the outside
overforwardly
overnarrowly
overnarrowly
adv
Too narrowly.
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overthwartly
overthwartly
adv
(obsolete) In an overthwart manner; going across.
(obsolete) perversely
overwarily
overweakly
overwealthy
overwealthy
adj
Excessively wealthy.
overwomanly
overwomanly
adj
Excessively womanly.
owrelay
paleways
paleways
adv
Palewise.
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
parsleywort
pawkily
pawkily
adv
In a pawky manner.
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pickwickianly
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playfellow
playfellow
noun
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
playward
playwear
playwear
noun
Clothes designed for children to wear while playing.