(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
cowhage
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
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.
ghawazi
ghawazi
Noun
A group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawari people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hagweed
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawsing
hawsing
verb
present participle of hawse
hedwiga
highway
highway
noun
(computing) Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”)
(figurative) A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
(historical) A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
(law, rail transport) Any public road for vehicular traffic.
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
verb
To travel on a highway
hogward
hogwash
hogwash
noun
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
(literally) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
hukawng
hwajung
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
shawing
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
wachaga
waggish
waggish
adj
mischievous, tricky
witty, jocular, like a wag
wagshul
wanghee
wanghee
noun
A walking cane made from such bamboo.
Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.
wantagh
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.
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
washrag
washrag
noun
(Southern US) A square piece of cloth for washing the face and body.
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
whaling
whaling
noun
(informal) A beating.
The practice of hunting whales.
The practice of spotting whales.
verb
present participle of whale
whangam
whanged
whanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whang
whangee
whangee
noun
A cane made from whangee wood.
Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.