(carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
A large metal crowbar.
egwan
egwin
ewing
gawen
gnawn
gnawn
verb
(archaic) past participle of gnaw
gnaws
gnaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gnaw
gowan
gowan
noun
(Northumbria) The common daisy.
(mineralogy) Decomposed granite.
gowen
gowns
gowns
noun
plural of gown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gown
gowon
grawn
grown
grown
adj
(US) Of a person: adult.
Covered by growth; overgrown.
verb
past participle of grow
gwenn
gwent
gweyn
gwine
gwine
verb
(archaic, especially African-American Vernacular) present participle of go
gwinn
gwynn
hwang
ignaw
kwang
ngwee
ngwee
noun
A currency of Zambia, one hundredth of a kwacha.
nugmw
owing
owing
adj
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
verb
present participle of owe
swang
swang
noun
A swamp.
verb
(African-American Vernacular, slang) To steer one's vehicle from side to side while driving.
(archaic and dialectal) simple past tense of swing. Now largely replaced by swung.
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.
swung
swung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swing
twang
twang
noun
(music) A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
(phonetics) The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
(vulgar, slang) An annoying or stupid person, recalcitrant.
A sharp, disagreeable taste or flavor.
A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
verb
(intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
(intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
(music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
(transitive, intransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
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.
wagon
wagon
noun
(Ireland, slang, derogatory, dated) A woman of loose morals, a promiscuous woman, a slapper; (by extension) a woman regarded as obnoxious; a bitch, a cow.
(chiefly Australia, US, slang) Short for station wagon (“type of car in which the roof extends rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position of and serving the function of the boot (trunk)”); (by extension) a sport utility vehicle (SUV); any car.
(mathematics) A kind of prefix used in de Bruijn notation.
(rail transport) A vehicle (wagon) designed to transport goods or people on railway.
(slang) Buttocks.
(slang) Short for paddy wagon (“police van for transporting prisoners”).
A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).
Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.
Short for dinner wagon (“set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving”).
verb
(intransitive, chiefly US) To travel in a wagon.
(transitive, chiefly US) To load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon.
wanga
wanga
noun
(voodoo) A magic spell or charm.
whang
whang
noun
(Britain, Scotland, dialect, colloquial) A large piece or slice; a chunk.
(UK, US, dialect, informal, dated) A leather thong.
(US, dialect, dated) A house-cleaning party.
(dialect, colloquial) A blow; a whack.
verb
(Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
(US, Scotland, Britain, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
(chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
(informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
whing
whing
noun
A high-pitched ringing sound.
Obsolete spelling of wing
verb
To move with great force or speed.
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.
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.
wonga
wonga
noun
(slang, Britain, chiefly London, New Zealand) Money.
wrang
wrang
verb
(dialect) simple past tense of wring
wring
wring
noun
(archaic) A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.
(obsolete) Pain or distress.
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To twist, as if in pain.
(nautical) To bend or strain out of its position.
(obsolete) To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).
(obsolete) To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
wrong
wrong
adj
(obsolete) Twisted; wry.
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
Designed to be worn or placed inward
Immoral, not good, bad.
Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
Incorrect or untrue.
Not working; out of order.
adv
(informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
noun
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
Something that is immoral or not good.
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
verb
To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.