(mineralogy) A calcium borosilicate hydroxide found in evaporite deposits.
iwearth
knoweth
knoweth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of know
mathews
matthew
matthew
Proper noun
name of biblical origin.
Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
nowther
rethrow
rethrow
noun
(programming) The act of throwing an exception again.
verb
(programming, transitive) To throw (an exception) again.
stewish
stewish
adj
(obsolete) Suiting a stew, or brothel.
Like a stew or thick soup.
strewth
strewth
intj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A mild oath expressing surprise or generally adding emphasis.
swathed
swathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swathe
swather
swather
noun
A device on a mowing machine or combine harvester that raises uncut grain and marks the edge of the swath.
A length of cloth used to swaddle an infant.
swathes
swathes
noun
plural of swathe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swathe
swithen
swither
swither
noun
(chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.
verb
(Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.
To move or swing about.
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.
thawers
thawers
noun
plural of thawer
thawier
thewier
thrawed
thrower
thrower
noun
(archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
(archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
(cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
Someone who throws.
Something that throws.
thwaite
thwaite
noun
(archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart
Alternative form of twaite
towhead
towhead
noun
A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person.
An alluvial deposit in a river, such as a sandbar, or a small island formed from silt, often permanent enough to have vegetation.
towhees
towhees
noun
plural of towhee
tweesht
twelfth
twelfth
adj
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
noun
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
unwelth
unwhite
unwhite
adj
(uncommon) Not white.
noun
(nonstandard, very rare) Synonym of nonwhite
upthrew
upthrew
verb
simple past tense of upthrow
wachtel
wachter
walther
warthen
watapeh
watched
watched
adj
Wearing a watch.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watch
watcher
watcher
noun
(US politics) A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.
(chiefly as the final element in compounds) Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
(chiefly historical, Judaism, Christianity) A kind of angel appointed to watch over the human realm, in particular one of those who became fallen angels and begot the Nephilim.
A guard.
Someone who keeps vigil.
watches
watches
noun
The leaves of Sarracenia flava.
plural of watch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watch
watchet
watchet
adj
(obsolete) Of the color watchet.
noun
(obsolete) A light blue color
(obsolete) Cloth or clothes of this color.
wathena
wealths
wealths
noun
plural of wealth
wealthy
wealthy
adj
Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.
Possessing financial wealth; rich.
noun
(plural only) Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively.
(uncommon, countable) A rich person.
weather
weather
adj
(sailing, geology) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
noun
(countable, figuratively) A situation.
(nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
(obsolete) A light shower of rain.
(obsolete) A storm; a tempest.
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
verb
(by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
(falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
(nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
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.
Of a pale yellow-beige colour, like that of wheat.
Of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
noun
A pale yellow or beige colour, like that of wheat.
wheaton
wheaton
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA, and the county seat of DuPage County.
wheesht
wheetle
wheetle
noun
A sharp high-pitched vocal sound, as made by young birds and certain animals.
verb
To make a sharp high-pitched vocal sound, as young birds and certain animals do.
whereat
whereat
conj
At which, or toward which.
Because of which; whereupon.
whereto
whereto
adv
(archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?
(archaic, relative) To which.
(obsolete, interrogative) To what end; wherefore?
wherret
wherret
noun
(now regional) A blow, especially on the face.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.
(obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
wherrit
whesten
whether
whether
conj
(obsolete) Introduces a direct question between alternatives (often with correlative or).
Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
Without a correlative, introduces a simple indirect question.
det
(obsolete) Which of two.
whetile
whetile
noun
(UK, dialect) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
whetted
whetted
adj
(technology) (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whet
whetter
whetter
noun
Something that whets. Agent noun of whet
whiffet
whiffet
noun
A little whiff or puff.
whiglet
whilter
whippet
whippet
noun
(slang) A cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.
whirret
whirret
noun
(obsolete) A blow; the act of striking.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To box someone's ears.
whirtle
whirtle
noun
(engineering) A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
whisket
whisket
noun
(UK, dialect) A basket; especially, a straw provender basket.
(engineering) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.
whisted
whisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whist
whister
whister
noun
A player of the card game whist.
whistle
whistle
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from whistle and flute).
(colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
An act of whistling.
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
verb
(intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
(transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
whitely
whitely
adj
(now rare, Scotland) White; pale.
adv
In a white manner.
whitens
whitens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiten
whitest
whitest
adj
superlative form of white: most white
whiteys
whither
whither
adv
(archaic, formal, poetic or literary) To what place.
(informal, humorous) Into what future state; where next.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete, dialectal) To wuther.
whitier
whitier
adj
comparative form of whity: more whity
whities
whities
noun
plural of whitey
whitmer
whitney
whitney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
whitret
whitret
noun
(Scotland, UK dialect) A weasel or stoat.
whitten
whitten
noun
Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.
whitter
whitter
verb
Alternative form of witter (“speak at length on a trivial subject”)
whittle
whittle
noun
(archaic) A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
(archaic) A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
(transitive, figurative) To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
whitver
whortle
whortle
noun
(archaic) The whortleberry or bilberry.
whulter
whuther
whutter
wichtje
wichtje
noun
(historical) A unit of weight, equivalent to 50 kilograms, used for certain kinds of fish.
winther
witched
witched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of witch
witchen
witcher
witcher
abbrev
Pronunciation spelling of with your.
noun
A dowser.
A male witch.
witches
witches
noun
plural of witch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of witch
witchet
withbeg
withers
withers
noun
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wither
withery
withery
adj
Somewhat withered.
withhie
withier
withier
adj
comparative form of withy: more withy
withies
withies
noun
plural of withy
withset
withset
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be set against.
(obsolete, transitive) To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To set (a place) with an ambush.
withtee
wohlert
woothen
worthed
worthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of worth
wotteth
wotteth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of wot
wraithe
wrathed
wrathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wrath
wreathe
wreathe
verb
(intransitive) To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
(obsolete) To turn violently aside or around; to wrench.
(transitive) To form a wreathlike shape around something.
(transitive) To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath.
wreaths
wreaths
noun
plural of wreath
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wreath
wreathy
wreathy
adj
Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral.
writhed
writhed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of writhe
writhen
writhen
adj
(archaic) Made or shaped by intertwining; plaited.
(archaic) Twisted, contorted.
verb
(archaic) past participle of writhe
writher
writher
noun
One who writhes.
writhes
writhes
noun
plural of writhe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of writhe