(figuratively, often in the plural) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting factor or member; mainstay.
A cord or string, particularly (music) as of a musical instrument.
verb
(transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.
siwan
swain
swain
noun
(archaic) A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.
(obsolete) A knight's servant; an attendant.
(obsolete) A young man or boy in service; a servant.
(poetic) A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
swine
swine
noun
(archaic) plural of sow
(derogatory) A contemptible person (plural swines).
(plural swine) A pig (the animal).
(slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
(slang, derogatory) Something difficult or awkward; a pain.
swing
swing
noun
(boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
(music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
(obsolete) Free course; unrestrained liberty.
(politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
A dance style.
A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
Influence or power of anything put in motion.
The amount of change towards or away from something.
The manner in which something is swung.
The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
verb
(intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
(intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
(intransitive) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
(intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
(nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
(transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
(transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
(transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
(transitive) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
(transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
(transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
(transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
(transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
(transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
To turn in a different direction.
swink
swink
noun
(archaic) toil, work, drudgery
verb
(archaic, intransitive) to labour, to work hard
(archaic, transitive) To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
twain
twain
adj
(rare) twofold
noun
pair, couple
num
(dated) two
verb
(transitive) To part in twain; divide; sunder.
twine
twine
noun
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
A twist; a convolution.
Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
The act of twining or winding round.
verb
(intransitive) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
(intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
(intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
(obsolete) To change the direction of.
(obsolete) To mingle; to mix.
(obsolete) To turn round; to revolve.
(transitive) To weave together.
(transitive) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
(transitive) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
Alternative form of twin (“to separate”)
twink
twink
noun
(New Zealand) Correction fluid or correction tape.
(derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
(gaming, derogatory) A player (or character created by a player) in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour, especially one who uses a higher level character to give advanced equipment to one of their own lower-level characters.
(gay slang) An attractive, slim male, having little body hair.
A very short moment of time.
One or more very small, short bursts of light.
The chaffinch.
verb
(intransitive, gaming, derogatory) To engage in obnoxious or abusive behaviour in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game, for example by griefing or by equipping a low-level character with advanced equipment from another player.
(now dialectal) To wink
To chirp or twitter.
To twinkle; sparkle
twins
twins
noun
plural of twin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twin
twint
twiny
twiny
adj
(UK, North Country, dialect, archaic) fretful; uneasy
Made of twine; having the appearance of twine.
Tending to twine; twisting around.
unwig
unwig
verb
(intransitive) To take off one's wig.
(transitive) To remove (someone) from a position marked by the wearing of a wig, such as that of barrister or judge.
(transitive) To remove a wig from.
unwit
unwit
noun
(obsolete) Lack of wit or understanding; ignorance.
verb
To deprive of wit.
vinew
vinew
noun
(obsolete) Moldiness, mould.
verb
(obsolete) To become musty or mouldy.
waine
wains
wains
noun
plural of wain
wendi
whein
whine
whine
noun
A complaint or criticism.
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
verb
(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
(intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
(intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
(transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
whing
whing
noun
A high-pitched ringing sound.
Obsolete spelling of wing
verb
To move with great force or speed.
whins
whins
noun
plural of whin
whiny
whiny
adj
whining; tending to whine or complain.
widen
widen
verb
(intransitive) To become wide or wider.
(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
(transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
(transitive) To make wide or wider.
(transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.
wigan
wigan
noun
A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
wilen
wilno
wince
wince
noun
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
verb
(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
(transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
winch
winch
noun
(Nigeria, slang) Witch.
(nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable.
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
verb
To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
To use a winch
To wince; to shrink
winds
winds
noun
plural of wind
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wind
windy
windy
adj
(informal) Flatulent.
(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
(slang) Nervous, frightened.
Accompanied by wind.
Empty and lacking substance.
Long-winded; orally verbose.
Unsheltered and open to the wind.
noun
(colloquial) fart
windz
wined
wined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wine
winer
winer
noun
A person who habitually drinks wine
wines
wines
noun
plural of wine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wine
winey
winey
adj
Alternative spelling of winy
wingo
wings
wings
noun
A flip (hairstyle)
A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
plural of wing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wing
wingy
wingy
adj
(archaic) Winged, or as if winged; inclined to fly.
noun
(slang) One who has a wing position.
(slang) One who has an amputated arm or arms.
winks
winks
noun
plural of wink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wink