(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.
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
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.
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
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.
glhwein
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
grochow
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
gweneth
gwyneth
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
highlow
highlow
noun
An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
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.
hogweed
hogweed
noun
An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
Any coarse weedy herb.
Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.
hogwort
hogwort
noun
Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
hoosgow
hoosgow
noun
Alternative form of hoosegow
howfing
howking
howling
howling
adj
(colloquial) Used as an intensifier
noun
The act of producing howls.
verb
present participle of howl
hukawng
hwajung
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
reweigh
reweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh again; to weigh something that has already been weighed.
schwing
schwing
intj
(slang, US) An exclamation of excitement or attraction.
shawing
shewing
shewing
verb
(archaic) present participle of shew
showing
showing
noun
A result, a judgement.
An occasion when something is shown.
verb
present participle of show
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
weighed
weighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weigh
weigher
weigher
noun
A person employed at a dock to weigh incoming goods.
One who or something that weighs.
weighin
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.
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.
wheenge
whigged
whigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whig
whigham
whiglet
whiling
whiling
verb
present participle of while
whinged
whinged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whing
simple past tense and past participle of whinge
whinger
whinger
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) A whinyard.
One who whinges.
whinges
whinges
noun
plural of whinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whinge
(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
whizgig
whizgig
noun
(historical) A child's toy consisting of a notched disc that spins rapidly with a whizzing noise when its attached string is pulled.
whorage
whoring
whoring
noun
Synonym of prostitution, having sex for money; (figurative) disgracing oneself for money; having promiscuous sex.
verb
present participle of whore
wiggish
wiggish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wig.
wightly
wightly
adv
(obsolete) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
wishing
wishing
noun
The act of making a wish.
verb
present participle of wish
withbeg
withing
withing
prep
Misspelling of within.
verb
present participle of withe
wongshy
wongshy
noun
(obsolete) An Asian tree, Gardenia jasminoides.
(obsolete, uncountable) A yellow dye said to contain crocin derived from the pods of the wongshy.
wrights
wrights
noun
plural of wright
wrought
wrought
adj
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
verb
(see usage notes) simple past tense and past participle of wreak