To quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwrath
ahurewa
ahwahnee
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alewhap
allhallowtide
allhallowtide
Proper noun
The time at or near All Hallows'.
allwhere
allwhere
adv
(archaic) everywhere
allwhither
anchorwise
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
andrewartha
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anhwei
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
anywhen
anywhen
adv
(rare, nonstandard) At any point in time.
anywhence
anywhence
adv
(formal, now rare) From anywhere.
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
archilowe
archsewer
archsteward
archswindler
archwench
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
archworker
archworkmaster
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arrowheaded
arrowheaded
adj
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
ashweed
ashweed
noun
Goutweed, Aegopodium podagraria.
ashwell
aswithe
athwarthawse
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
aweigh
aweigh
adj
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
awhape
awhape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
awheel
awheel
adv
(dated) Riding a bicycle.
(dated) Travelling by a wheeled vehicle.
(poetic) Circling; moving in the shape of a wheel.
awheft
awhet
awhile
awhile
adv
(US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
For some time; for a short time.
aywhere
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
balmawhapple
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bassenthwaite
bathflower
batholomew
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beachwood
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bewash
bewash
verb
(transitive, rare) To wash all over; drench with water.
bewrathed
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bodewash
bohmerwald
boneshaw
bowhead
bowhead
noun
A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlderhead
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
braithwaite
brathwaite
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakweather
bretwaldaship
brightwaters
browache
buchenwald
buckwasher
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
carwitchet
caschielawis
cashdrawer
cashew
cashew
noun
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
cashews
cashews
noun
plural of cashew
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
cathedralwise
catherwood
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.