(UK, law, historical, transitive) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law
lawai
lewie
lewin
lewis
lewis
noun
(by extension, figurative) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
liwan
liwan
noun
A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes, often open to the outside.
loewi
lowis
lweis
lweis
noun
plural of lwei
pilaw
sliwa
swail
swile
swill
swill
noun
(Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.
(by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
(by extension, figurative) Anything disgusting or worthless.
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
(informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
(informal) Inexpensive beer or alcohol.
verb
(intransitive, of a liquid) To move around or over a surface.
(transitive) To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or to excess.
(transitive) To feed swill to (pigs).
(transitive) To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.
(transitive) To wash (something) by flooding with water.
(transitive, obsolete) To inebriate; to fill with drink.
swirl
swirl
noun
(fishing) The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait.
A twist or coil of something.
A whirling eddy.
verb
(figuratively) To circulate.
(transitive, intransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl.
tweil
twila
twill
twill
noun
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
verb
(transitive) To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
twilt
twilt
noun
(UK, dialect) A quilt.
verb
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together.
twirl
twirl
noun
(slang) A prison guard.
A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
Any rotating movement; a spin.
verb
(intransitive) To perform a twirl.
(transitive) To rotate rapidly.
(transitive) To twist round.
wails
wails
noun
plural of wail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wail
waily
waily
adj
tending to wail; complaining
walli
weill
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.
whilk
whilk
Noun
A kind of mollusk; a whelk.
The scoter.
whill
whils
whirl
whirl
noun
(informal) (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.
A confused tumult.
A rapid series of events.
An act of whirling.
Dizziness or giddiness.
Something that whirls.
verb
(intransitive) To have a sensation of spinning or reeling.
(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.
(transitive) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving motion; to snatch.
wield
wield
verb
(obsolete) To carry out, to bring about.
(obsolete) To command, rule over; to possess or own.
(obsolete) To control, to guide or manage.
To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.
To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
wilco
wilco
intj
(radio communications) Used to indicate agreement and compliance.
noun
A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.
wilda
wilde
wilds
wilds
noun
plural of wild
wilderness
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wild
wiled
wiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wile
wilek
wilen
wiles
wiles
noun
plural of wile
wiley
wiley
Proper noun
A male given name.
wilga
wilga
noun
Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia, and grown elsewhere for its drought tolerance and its graceful willow-like weeping form.
wilie
willa
willi
wills
wills
noun
plural of will
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of will
willy
willy
adj
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Self-willed; willful.
(obsolete) Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
noun
(UK dialectal) A fish basket.
(UK dialectal) A willow basket.
(UK, childish) Term of abuse.
(espionage) A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
(hypocoristic, slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, childish) the penis.
Alternative form of willow
verb
To cleanse wool or cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.
wilma
wilma
Proper noun
name, a contraction of Wilhelmina.
wilno
wilow
wilts
wilts
noun
plural of wilt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wilt
wiltz
wiltz
Proper noun
A river in Europe that flows for around 42 km (26 mi) through Belgium and Luxembourg; it empties into the Sauer near Goebelsmuhle.
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the north-west of the country.
A municipality with city status in the canton of Wiltz, that lies on the river Wiltz.