(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
gateway
gateway
noun
(attributive) Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to deeper involvement.
(digital communications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate.
Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
verb
(transitive, digital communications) To make available via a gateway, or access point.
getaway
getaway
adj
Pertaining to an escape, as in a vehicle or plans.
noun
(informal) A vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.
A means of escape.
The effecting of an escape.
gewirtz
ghatwal
ghatwal
noun
(India, historical) The feudal chief of a jagir in certain districts, responsible for maintaining law and order with the aid of a military force.
giltzow
godwits
godwits
noun
plural of godwit
gownlet
gownlet
noun
A little gown.
grewitz
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
guntown
gutweed
gutweed
noun
Sonchus arvensis, a terrestrial plant.
Ulva intestinalis, a seaweed.
gutwise
gutwort
gutwort
noun
A plant, Globularia alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa.
gwantus
gweneth
gwyneth
hogwort
hogwort
noun
Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
lagwort
lingtow
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
newgate
newgate
Proper noun
One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times
outglow
outglow
verb
(transitive) To glow brighter than
outgnaw
outgnaw
verb
(transitive) To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.
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.
outwing
outwing
noun
In various birds, an outer wing
verb
(transitive) To surpass or outstrip in flying.
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.
ringtaw
rowting
rowting
verb
present participle of rowt
stewing
stewing
noun
The act by which something is stewed.
verb
present participle of stew
stowage
stowage
noun
A charge for stowing and storage.
A place where things are stowed.
Amount of room for storing things.
The act or practice of stowing.
Things that are stowed.
stowing
stowing
noun
(mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.
The act by which something is stowed; stowage.
verb
present participle of stow
swigart
tagwerk
tagwerk
noun
(historical) A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day.
tawsing
tawsing
verb
present participle of tawse
thalweg
thalweg
noun
(geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
thawing
thawing
noun
The process by which something thaws.
verb
present participle of thaw
towages
towages
noun
plural of towage
trewage
trewage
noun
Alternative form of truage
trowing
trowing
verb
present participle of trow
twagger
twagger
noun
(UK, dialect) A lamb.
twanged
twanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twang
twanger
twanger
noun
(informal) A stringed instrument, especially a guitar
One who twangs something.
twangle
twangle
noun
A twanging sound.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To twang repetitively.
twigful
twigful
noun
As much as a twig will hold.
twigged
twigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twig
twiggen
twiggen
adj
(archaic) Made of twigs or osier; wicker.
twigger
twigger
noun
(UK, archaic) A fornicator.
twiglet
twiglet
noun
A small twig.
twinged
twinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twinge
twinges
twinges
noun
plural of twinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twinge
twingle
twingle
noun
(automotive) A four-stroke twin-cylinder engine with an altered firing order designed to give power pulses similar to a single-cylinder four-stroke engine.
twining
twining
adj
That twines.
noun
(Britain, uncountable, regional, Cumbria) complaining or grumbling
(countable) A layout or motion that twines.
verb
present participle of twine
twoling
twoling
noun
A twin crystal consisting of two individuals.
waftage
waftage
noun
Conveyance on a buoyant medium, such as air or water.
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
wagtail
wagtail
noun
(zoology) Short for wagtail platy.
Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
waiting
waiting
noun
(obsolete) Watching.
Attendance, service.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
verb
present participle of wait
wantage
wantage
noun
(archaic) want; lack; deficiency
wantagh
wanting
wanting
adj
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
That wants or desires.
noun
The state of wanting something; desire.
prep
Less, short of, minus.
Without, except, but.
verb
present participle of want
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.
wastage
wastage
noun
(countable) Anything lost by wear or waste.
(hunting, countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.
(uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
(uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
wasting
wasting
adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
verb
present participle of waste
watauga
watonga
watonga
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA, and the county seat of Blaine County.
wattage
wattage
noun
An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
The power requirement of some electric appliance.
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
waygate
waygate
noun
The tailrace of a mill.
weeting
weeting
verb
present participle of weet
weftage
weftage
noun
(obsolete) texture
weights
weights
noun
(weightlifting) Any collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.
plural of weight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weight
weighty
weighty
adj
(figurative) Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
Heavy (“having a lot of weight”).
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
welting
welting
noun
The act of making reinforcing welts.
verb
present participle of welt
wengert
wergelt
westing
westing
noun
(nautical) A distance travelled westward.
A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
verb
present participle of west
wetting
wetting
adj
That makes (something) wet.
noun
(US, MLE, slang) An act of murdering or seriously injuring someone.
The act of accidental urination on or in something.
(US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (the silver hake).
A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.
in family Sciaenidae, Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
in family Sillaginidae, smelt-whitings, inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many species of which are commercially important whitefish.
verb
present participle of white
widgets
widgets
noun
plural of widget
wightly
wightly
adv
(obsolete) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
wiglets
wiglets
noun
plural of wiglet
wigtail
wigtown
wilting
wilting
noun
A wilt, especially one that affects multiple plants
verb
present participle of wilt
wingate
wingate
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
wingcut
winglet
winglet
noun
(aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
A little wing.
The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
The pterygium of a weevil.
wingtip
wingtip
noun
(US) A brogue (shoe)
A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe
The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
wisting
wisting
verb
present participle of wist
withbeg
withing
withing
prep
Misspelling of within.
verb
present participle of withe
witling
witling
noun
A person who feigns wit, pretending or aspiring to be witty.
A person with very little wit.
witting
witting
adj
aware, knowledgable
noun
(obsolete) Knowledge, awareness.
verb
present participle of wit
wolgast
wonting
wonting
verb
present participle of wont
wotting
wotting
verb
present participle of wot
wrights
wrights
noun
plural of wright
writing
writing
noun
(as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
(countable) A work of an author.
(countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
(countable) The style of writing of a person.
(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
verb
present participle of write
wrought
wrought
adj
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
verb
(see usage notes) simple past tense and past participle of wreak