(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bilewhit
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
billywix
biweekly
biweekly
adj
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Occurring twice a week.
adv
Every two weeks.
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowline
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
blowzily
blowzily
adv
Alternative spelling of blowsily
blowzing
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
bowdrill
boweling
bowieful
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
brawlier
brawlier
adj
comparative form of brawly: more brawly
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
bridwell
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
brinklow
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
chigwell
chlodwig
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
clawsick
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clowring
cobewail
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
criswell
crowbill
crowbill
noun
(surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets etc. from wounds.
A bec de corbin.
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewlight
dilltown
dillweed
dillweed
noun
(slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a fool.
(uncountable) Dill, an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine; Anethum graveolens.
dilworth
dingwall
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
doweling
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downlier
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downline
downline
adj
Alternative spelling of down-line
noun
Alternative spelling of down line
downlink
downlink
noun
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
downslip
drawfile
drawlier
drawlier
adj
comparative form of drawly: more drawly
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drowsily
drowsily
adv
In a drowsy manner.
dulwilly
dulwilly
noun
(UK, dialect) The ringed plover.
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwindled
dwindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwindle
dwindles
dwindles
noun
(colloquial) Various health problems and frailty observed in elderly people.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle
dwinnell
elbowing
elbowing
noun
A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
verb
present participle of elbow
elsewise
elsewise
adv
Synonym of otherwise.
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
enwingly
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
erlewine
fairlawn
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fewtrils
fewtrils
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Little or unimportant things; trifles.
fireplow
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
flatwise
flatwise
adv
With a flat side down or otherwise in contact with a flat surface.
flawiest
flaxwife
flitwite
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flywinch
fowliang
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
freewill
freewill
adj
Voluntary, done of one's own accord.
frowsily
frowsily
adv
In a frowsy manner.
frowzily
frowzily
adv
In a frowzy manner
fwelling
gahrwali
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
giinwale
gleiwitz
glenview
glenwild
glowbird
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
golliwog
golliwog
noun
(Australia) A hairy caterpillar.
(dated, racist, offensive) A black person.
(rhyming slang as "the golliwogs") Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.
A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
A receiver of stolen goods.
goodwill
goodwill
noun
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
goodwily
griswold
growlier
growlier
adj
comparative form of growly: more growly
growling
growling
adj
Producing a growl.
noun
(jazz) The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.
A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
verb
present participle of growl
hailweed
hailwood
halfwise
harwilll
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
heilwood
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
hilltown
hilltown
noun
Alternative form of hill town
hillview
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
hillwort
hillwort
noun
Calamintha nepeta, a perennial herb in the mint family.
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
idlewild
indrawal
indwells
indwells
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indwell
inkwells
inkwells
noun
plural of inkwell
inwalled
inwalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwall
inwardly
inwardly
adv
(obsolete) Completely, fully.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.