A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
ashaway
aywhere
bothway
eyewash
eyewash
noun
(countable, uncountable) A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.
(countable, uncountable) The washing out of the eyes with copious water (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants.
(uncountable, slang) Nonsense, flattery, or pretentiousness.
verb
(intelligence) To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.
To fool with nonsense or flattery.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
gwyneth
hadaway
hadaway
intj
(Mackem and Geordie) Begone, be off, go away.
halfway
halfway
adv
Half of the way between two points; midway.
Moderately; somewhat.
hallway
hallway
noun
A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
hardway
hardway
noun
(craps, chiefly attributive) A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.
hawkery
hawkery
noun
A place where hawks used for hunting are kept.
Aggressive salesmanship.
Alternative form of Hawkery
The practice of hunting using hawks.
hawkeye
hawkeye
noun
Alternative spelling of hawk-eye
hawkeys
hawkeys
noun
plural of hawkey
hawkyns
haymows
haymows
noun
plural of haymow
hayward
hayward
noun
(historical) One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.
hayweed
haywire
haywire
adj
Behaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process; usually used with the verb "go".
Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs).
noun
Wire used to bind bales of hay.
haywood
headway
headway
noun
(coal-mining) A cross-heading.
(countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
(nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
(uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
Movement ahead or forward.
heyward
heywood
hickway
hickway
noun
Alternative form of hickwall
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
jayhawk
jayhawk
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To steal.
pathway
pathway
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.
(figurative) A course of action.
A footpath or other path or track.
shadowy
shadowy
adj
(figurative) Vague, dim, unclear, faint of an image.
(of character) Dark, obscure.
(rare, dated) Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
In shadow; darkened by shadows.
shipway
shipway
noun
A navigable canal.
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
showery
showery
adj
Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
Of or relating to a shower or showers.
showily
showily
adv
In a showy manner.
shrewdy
shrewly
shrewly
adv
(rare, archaic) In a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
shumway
somewhy
somewhy
adv
For some reason
swarthy
swarthy
adj
(nonstandard) Evil, malicious.
(nonstandard) Weathered, rough.
A dark grey color.
Dark-skinned; Black.
Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
Tawny, dusky, dark.
noun
A swarthy person.
switchy
switchy
adj
(colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
(colloquial, BDSM) Inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
swithly
swithly
adv
(obsolete) quickly
thruway
thruway
noun
(US, mostly New York, nonstandard) Alternative form of throughway
twitchy
twitchy
adj
(figuratively) irritable, cranky
susceptible to twitching a lot.
unshowy
unshowy
adj
Not showy; plain or unassuming
washday
washday
noun
(Philippines) A non-uniform day; a mufti day.
A day when laundry is washed.
washery
washery
noun
(dated, 1930s) Synonym of laundromat, launderette
The place in the above-ground part of a coal mine where coal is washed.
washway
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.
weighty
weighty
adj
(figurative) Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
Heavy (“having a lot of weight”).
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
welshry
whalery
whalery
noun
A whale fishery.
whatchy
whately
whatley
whereby
whereby
adv
(interrogative, obsolete) By what, in which direction; how.
(nonstandard) Where, wherein, in which.
By which.
wheyish
wheyish
adj
Resembling whey.
whimsey
whimsey
noun
Alternative spelling of whimsy
whipray
whipray
noun
Synonym of whiptail stingray
whirley
whirrey
whiskey
whiskey
noun
(Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.
(Ireland, US) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
(historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
whistly
whistly
adj
(informal) Making a whistling sound.
adv
(obsolete) silently
whitely
whitely
adj
(now rare, Scotland) White; pale.
adv
In a white manner.
whiteys
whitney
whitney
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
wholely
wholely
adv
Alternative spelling of wholly
whyalla
whydahs
whydahs
noun
plural of whydah
whyever
whyever
adv
(interrogative) Why ever: an emphatic form of why.
(uncommon) For whatever reason.
(uncommon) Regardless of the reason (why).
whyness
whyness
noun
(nonstandard, philosophy) The reason why; the cause or intent.
wightly
wightly
adv
(obsolete) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
wishmay
withery
withery
adj
Somewhat withered.
withnay
withsay
withsay
verb
To contradict or deny.
To decline, to refuse to do or accept.
To forbid, to refuse to allow, give, or permit.
To gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing).
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.
workshy
workshy
adj
(Britain) Disinclined to work; lazy.
wraithy
wraithy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
wreathy
wreathy
adj
Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral.
wrothly
wyethia
wykeham
wyndham
yahwism
yahwist
yarwhip
yarwhip
noun
(obsolete) The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica