HANGMAN SOLVER

adj

1. Swept back.

noun

1. (obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
2. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
3. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.

noun

1. (idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
2. (paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
3. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
4. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction

verb

1. (idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
2. To row or paddle a backwater stroke.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of backwater

noun

1. plural of backwater

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater

noun

1. Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)

Proper noun

1. of origin.

verb

1. (transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.

verb

1. (transitive) To astonish, amaze.
2. (transitive) To cast a spell upon.
3. (transitive) To fascinate or charm.

adj

1. (Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
2. Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of bewitch

noun

1. The state or quality of being bewitched.

noun

1. One who bewitches; an enchanter.

noun

1. plural of bewitchery

noun

1. The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch

adj

1. Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.

adj

1. Enchanting.

noun

1. The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

adv

1. In a bewitching manner

noun

1. The state or quality of being bewitching.

noun

1. The characteristic of being bewitched.

noun

1. plural of bewitchment

noun

1. A session of observing and identifying birds.

verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch

noun

1. (slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
2. Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.

noun

1. Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
2. Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
3. Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.

noun

1. plural of blackwater

noun

1. (US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
2. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

verb

1. To apply a blowtorch to something.

verb

1. past participle of blowtorch

noun

1. plural of blowtorch

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch

verb

1. present participle of blowtorch

noun

1. Inferior and shoddy work.

adv

1. In terms of brackets (in various senses).

noun

1. (Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
2. (cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
3. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
4. (slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
5. (slang) Pubic hair.
6. An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]

noun

1. A poor and unskilled farmer.

adj

1. Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.

noun

1. plural of buckwheat

noun

1. cabinetmaking
2. furniture made by a cabinetmaker

noun

1. One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.

noun

1. A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape.
2. Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) or Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa).
3. The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca.
4. The catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense).

noun

1. plural of catawba

adj

1. superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby

noun

1. (obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.

noun

1. A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.

noun

1. plural of counterblow

adj

1. (heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.

noun

1. (US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.

Noun

1. A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
2. A ruffian or bully.

noun

1. The plant elecampane.

noun

1. (UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.

adj

1. (of a hairstyle) Backswept.
2. (of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.

adj

1. capable of being switched

noun

1. (aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
2. (chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
3. (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
4. A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
5. A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.

verb

1. (intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of switchback

noun

1. plural of switchback

noun

1. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

verb

1. (intransitive) To spring open or up.
2. (transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.

noun

1. plural of switchblade

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade

noun

1. (electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
2. (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

noun

1. plural of switchboard

noun

1. (US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.
2. (derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
3. (slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
4. A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
5. A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
6. An atavism.
7. An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
8. Coordinate terms: nowhere income, throwout

noun

1. plural of throwback

noun

1. (figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
2. A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
3. An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.

noun

1. plural of thumbscrew

verb

1. (transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.

adj

1. Not bewitched.

adj

1. Not bewitching.

noun

1. The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.

verb

1. present participle of unbewitch

adj

1. That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.

noun

1. Synonym of pimpleback (mussel)

adj

1. That can be watched.
2. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch

noun

1. Something to be watched, or worth watching.

noun

1. a band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap

noun

1. plural of watchband

noun

1. A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.

noun

1. plural of waterbuck

noun

1. (derogatory slang) A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
2. (derogatory slang) A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.

noun

1. plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States

noun

1. A wild duck, the canvasback.