(transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.
chewa
chews
chews
noun
plural of chew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew
chewy
chewy
adj
Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
noun
(Australia, informal) Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”)
(US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie.
ewhow
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.
hewed
hewel
hewer
hewer
noun
One who hews.
hewes
hewes
noun
plural of hewe
hewet
hewgh
hewie
howea
howel
howel
noun
A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
verb
(transitive) To smooth; to plane.
howes
howes
noun
plural of howe
howey
howie
jahwe
lewth
lewth
noun
(now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
shewa
shewn
shewn
verb
past participle of shew
shews
shews
noun
plural of shew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shew
shrew
shrew
noun
(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beshrew; to curse.
theow
theow
noun
(historical) A bondman or bondwoman; a slave.
thews
thews
noun
plural of thew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thew
thewy
thewy
adj
Muscular; brawny.
Sinewy.
threw
threw
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of throw
simple past tense of throw
wecht
wecht
noun
(Scotland) A form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.
verb
(Scotland) To winnow grain using such a device.
weesh
wehee
weigh
weigh
verb
(intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To judge; to estimate.
(intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
(obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
(transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
(transitive) To consider a subject.
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
(transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
(transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
(transitive, stative) To have a certain weight.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
weihs
welch
welch
noun
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
verb
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
To fail to repay a small debt.
welsh
welsh
verb
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.
wench
wench
noun
(US, archaic or historical) A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.
(archaic or dialectal) Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart.
(archaic) A promiscuous woman; a mistress (“other woman in an extramarital relationship”).
(archaic) A prostitute.
(archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.
(archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
(specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, now humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
wersh
wersh
adj
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look.
whale
whale
noun
(by extension) Any species of Cetacea.
(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
(figuratively, as "whale of a ___") Something, or someone, that is excellent.
(finance, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
(marketing, by extension) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
verb
(intransitive) To hunt for whales.
(slang, transitive) To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
whame
whame
noun
Synonym of whame fly
whare
whare
noun
A Maori hut.
whase
wheal
wheal
noun
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
verb
(uncommon) Synonym of wale.
wheam
wheat
wheat
adj
Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
noun
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
(uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.
wheel
wheel
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
(archaic, informal) A bicycle or tricycle.
(automotive) A wheelrim.
(computing, dated) A superuser on certain systems.
(figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
(informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
(nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
(obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
(poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
(slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
(slang, archaic) A dollar.
A Catherine wheel firework.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
A potter's wheel.
A round portion of cheese.
A spinning wheel.
A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
verb
(intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
(intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
(intransitive, dated) To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
(transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
(transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
(transitive) To roll along on wheels.
(transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
wheem
wheen
wheen
noun
(UK dialectal) A little; a small number.
(UK dialectal, Scotland, Northern Ireland) A quantity; a goodly number.
wheep
wheer
whees
whees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whee
wheft
wheft
noun
(nautical) A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)
whein
wheki
wheki
noun
Dicksonia squarrosa, a fast-growing tree fern endemic to New Zealand.
whelk
whelk
noun
(archaic) Pimple
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
whelm
whelm
noun
(poetic, also figuratively) A surge of water.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
(transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
(transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy.
(transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
whelp
whelp
intj
Alternative form of welp (“well”)
noun
(derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
(obsolete) A kind of ship.
A tooth on a sprocket wheel (compare sprocket and cog).
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.
whens
whens
noun
plural of when
where
where
adv
(fused relative) The place in, at or to which.
(informal) where are.
(relative) In, at or to which.
(with certain prepositions) What place.
In what situation.
Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
conj
In a position, case, etc. in which; if.
In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
In, at or to which place or situation.
While on the contrary; although; whereas.
noun
The place in which something happens.
whets
whets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whet
whewl
whews
whews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whew
whewt
wheys
wheys
noun
plural of whey
while
while
conj
(Northern England, Scotland) Until.
(media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity.
Although.
As long as.
During the same time that.
noun
(Philippines) an uncertain short moment
(US) an uncertain long period of time
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To elapse, to pass.
(transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.
Alternative spelling or misspelling of wile.
whine
whine
noun
A complaint or criticism.
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
verb
(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
(intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
(transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
white
white
adj
(archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
(board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
(chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
(obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
(of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
(of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
(of an animal) Affected by leucism.
(of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
(of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
(politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
(typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
(typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Characterised by the presence of snow.
Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
Honourable, fair; decent.
Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Relatively light or pale in colour.
noun
(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
(countable and uncountable) White coffee
(countable and uncountable) White wine.
(slang, US, UK) Cocaine
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
A white bean
A white pigment.
Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
verb
(transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
whole
whole
adj
(mining) As yet unworked.
(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.
Entire, undivided.
Sound, uninjured, healthy.
adv
(colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.
noun
An entirety.
Something complete, without any parts missing.
whone
whore
whore
noun
(derogatory) Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
(vulgar, derogatory) A contemptible person.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
(vulgar, derogatory) A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
verb
(intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.
(intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.
(intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.
(intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.
(transitive, slang, video games, vulgar, derogatory) To overuse something.
(transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander.
(transitive, vulgar) To promote shamelessly.
whose
whose
det
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
(relative) Of which, belonging to which.
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
pron
(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
(relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
whsle
whute
whyte
whyte
adj
(obsolete, revived on the internet) Alternative spelling of white
withe
withe
noun
(architecture) A partition between flues in a chimney.
(nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
A band of twisted twigs.
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.