(obsolete, transitive) To survey, observe; (loosely), to view.
avowe
awake
awake
adj
(figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.
Not asleep; conscious.
verb
(intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
(intransitive, figurative) To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
(transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.
(transitive) To make aware of something.
(transitive, figurative) To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
awane
aware
aware
adj
Conscious or having knowledge of something.
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
awave
awave
adj
waving
awber
aweek
aweel
aweel
intj
(Scotland) Well; well then.
awest
awest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of awe
aweto
aweto
noun
(New Zealand) A parasitic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps.
awhet
awide
awned
awned
adj
Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
awner
awner
noun
A device for cutting the awns from grain.
awoke
awoke
verb
(rare) past participle of awake
simple past tense of awake
bawke
bepaw
blaew
cadew
cadew
noun
(obsolete) A caddice.
carew
cawed
cawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caw
chewa
dawed
dawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daw
dawen
dawes
delaw
dewal
dewan
dewan
noun
(historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
dewar
dewar
noun
A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.
dewax
dewax
verb
To remove wax from a material or from a surface.
dwale
dwale
noun
(archaic) A sleeping-potion, especially one made from belladonna.
(dialect) A torpor.
(heraldry) Sable or black (when the colors are blazoned as plants).
A bugbear.
Belladonna or a similar soporific plant.
verb
(dialectal) To mutter deliriously
dwane
egwan
etwas
eutaw
ewald
ewall
eward
ewart
ewart
Proper noun
name from the Norman French for Edward
derived from the given name
fanwe
fawne
fetwa
fetwa
noun
Alternative form of fatwa
gawen
halwe
hawed
hawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haw
hawer
hawse
hawse
adj
(nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
adv
(nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
noun
(nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
(nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
(nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
verb
(intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
howea
jahwe
jawed
jawed
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of jaw.
Having jaws.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaw
keawe
kwame
kwela
kwela
noun
(South Africa, music) A style of music, first played in the townships, whose principal instrument is the penny whistle.
ladew
lawed
lawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of law
simple past tense and past participle of lawe
lawen
lawes
lawes
noun
plural of lawe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lawe
lerwa
lewak
lewan
maewo
mawed
mawed
adj
Having a maw (of a specified kind).
mewar
narew
narew
Proper noun
A river in Poland and Belarus.
navew
navew
noun
A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris.
nawle
newar
newar
Noun
The historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal, and creators of its historic heritage and civilization.
owena
palew
pawed
pawed
adj
Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paw
pawer
pawer
noun
One who paws.
rawer
rawer
adj
comparative form of raw: more raw
resaw
resaw
verb
(transitive) To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards.
simple past tense of resee
rewan
rewax
rewax
verb
(transitive) To wax again.
sawed
sawed
verb
(dialectal, often humorous) simple past tense of see
simple past tense and past participle of saw
sawer
sawer
noun
One who saws; a sawyer.
seraw
sewan
sewan
noun
Alternative form of seawan
sewar
sewar
noun
(India, historical) A native trooper.
shewa
swage
swage
noun
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.
verb
(transitive) To bend or shape through use of a swage.
Obsolete form of assuage.
swale
swale
noun
(UK, dialectal) A gutter in a candle.
A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline.
A low tract of moist or marshy land.
A shallow troughlike depression that's created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.
A shallow, usually grassy depression sloping downward from a plains upland meadow or level vegetated ridgetop.
Bioswale, a shallow trough dug into the land on contour (horizontally with no slope), whose purpose is to allow water time to percolate into the soil.
verb
Alternative form of sweal (melt and waste away, or singe)
swane
swape
swape
noun
A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.
A kind of mechanical scoop for water.
A sconce for holding a light.
A steering oar use by Tyne keelmen.
verb
To place aslant.
To sweep.
sware
sware
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of swear
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of swear
sweal
sweal
verb
(intransitive) To burn slowly.
(intransitive) To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; waste away without feeding the flame.
(transitive) To singe; scorch; dress (as a hog) with burning or singeing.
(transitive, dialectal) To consume with fire; burn.
(transitive, dialectal) To make disappear; cause to waste away; diminish; reduce.
(Northern England, Scotland) A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
A swear word.
verb
(Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
(transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
(transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
(transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
(transitive, intransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
(transitive, intransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
sweat
sweat
noun
(Britain, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
(historical) The sweating sickness.
(video games, slang) An extremely competitive player.
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
verb
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
(intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
(intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
(intransitive, informal) To work hard.
(intransitive, informal) To worry.
(intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
(transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
(transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
(transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
(transitive, informal) To worry about (something).
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
(transitive, slang) To stress out.
(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
To cause to perspire.
tawed
tawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of taw
tawer
tawer
noun
One who taws; a dresser of whitleather.
tawie
tawie
adj
(Scotland, of an animal) Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.
tawse
tawse
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
verb
(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To beat with a tawse.
twaes
twale
tweag
tweag
noun
Alternative form of tweague
verb
(obsolete) Alternative form of tweak
tweak
tweak
noun
(cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
(obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
A slight adjustment or modification.
Trouble; distress; tweag.
verb
(intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
(intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
(transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
(transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
(transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
valew
wacke
wacke
noun
(geology) A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
waded
waded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wade
wader
wader
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.
One who wades.
wades
wades
noun
plural of wade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wade
wadge
wadge
noun
(Ulster) thick slice of bread
waefu
waers
wafer
wafer
noun
(Christianity) A thin disk of consecrated unleavened bread used in communion.
(electronics) A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.
A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.
verb
(transitive) To seal or fasten with a wafer.
waged
waged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wage
wager
wager
noun
(law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
(law) An offer to make oath.
Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To suppose; to dare say.
(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.
wages
wages
noun
one's total income for a time period
plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wage
waget
waine
waise
waite
waite
verb
Archaic spelling of wait.
waive
waive
noun
(obsolete) A waif; a castaway.
(obsolete, law) A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To stray, wander.
(now rare) To put aside, avoid.
(obsolete) To abandon, give up (someone or something).
(obsolete) To move from side to side; to sway.
(obsolete) To outlaw (someone).
(particularly) To relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.
(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
waked
waked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wake
waken
waken
verb
(intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
(transitive) To wake or rouse from sleep.
waker
waker
adj
(now chiefly UK dialectal) Watchful; vigilant; alert.
noun
(programming) In the Rust programming language, a handle that "wakes up" a task by notifying its executor that it is ready to be run.
One who wakens or arouses from sleep.
One who wakes somebody or something.
wakes
wakes
noun
A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
plural of wake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wake
waled
waled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wale
waler
waler
noun
(Australia, India) A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.
(structural engineering) A plank of wood, block of concrete, etc., used for support or to maintain required separation between components in order to help maintain the form of a construction under stress.
wales
wales
noun
plural of wale
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wale
waley
walke
walke
verb
Obsolete spelling of walk
wamel
wames
wames
noun
plural of wame
waned
waned
adj
(woodworking) Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wane
waner
wanes
wanes
noun
plural of wane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wane
waney
waney
noun
A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.
wanle
wanze
wanze
verb
Alternative form of wanse
warde
wared
wared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ware
warer
wares
wares
noun
Goods or services that are for sale.
plural of ware
warne
warse
warve
wasel
waste
waste
adj
(MTE, slang, derogatory) Useless and contemptible.
(now rare) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
Barren; desert.
Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
Superfluous; needless.
Unfortunate; disappointing.
noun
(geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
(historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
(law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
(rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
A disused mine or part of one.
A large tract of uncultivated land.
A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
A vast expanse of water.
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Excrement or urine.
Gradual loss or decay.
Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
verb
(intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
(intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
(law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
(transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
(transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
(transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
water
water
noun
(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
(colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
(countable) A serving of liquid water.
(countable, often in the plural) Spa water.
(figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
(poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
(sometimes countable) Mineral water.
(uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
(uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
(uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
Urine.
verb
(intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
(intransitive) To get or take in water.
(transitive) To dilute.
(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
(transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
(transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
(transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
wauve
wauve
noun
(UK, regional, obsolete) The dish of a wheel; the angle at which spokes are fixed in its nave.
waved
waved
adj
(biology) Having on the margin a succession of curved segments or incisions.
(heraldry) Indented.
Having a wave-like form or outline; undulating.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wave
waver
waver
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.
A tool that accomplishes hair waving.
An act of wavering, vacillating, etc.
Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).
Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.
verb
(intransitive) To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.
(intransitive) To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
(intransitive) To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
(intransitive) To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
(intransitive) To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
(intransitive) To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
waves
waves
noun
plural of wave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wave
wavey
wavey
noun
(US, Canada, dialects) The snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
waxed
waxed
adj
Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wax
waxen
waxen
adj
(UK, dialectal) Grown.
(rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
Made of wax; covered with wax.
Of or pertaining to wax.
verb
(archaic) alternative past participle of wax.
(obsolete) plural simple present of wax
waxer
waxer
noun
A device used to apply wax.
A person who applies wax.
Something that waxes (grows larger, as opposed to waning).
waxes
waxes
noun
plural of wax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wax