(transitive, obsolete) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
bespew
bespew
verb
(obsolete) To soil or daub with spew; vomit on; foul with vomit.
beweep
beweep
verb
(intransitive) To weep.
(transitive) To weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
bewept
bewept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beweep
bewrap
bewrap
verb
(obsolete) To wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.
blowup
blowup
noun
(photography) An enlargement
An explosion, or violent outburst
bowpin
bowpot
bowpot
noun
Archaic form of bough pot.
cowpat
cowpat
noun
A dropping of cow dung.
cowpea
cowpea
noun
Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
cowpen
cowper
cowper
noun
(obsolete) A cooper.
cowpie
cowpie
noun
A single pile of cow excrement.
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
crapwa
depauw
dewcap
dewcup
dewlap
dewlap
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
enwrap
enwrap
verb
To absorb completely or engross
To wrap around, surround; to envelop
gawped
gawped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gawp
gowpen
gowpen
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
gowpin
impawn
impawn
verb
(transitive) To place an item into pawn.
(transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
inwrap
inwrap
verb
Alternative form of enwrap
jowlop
jowlop
noun
Alternative form of jellop
kewpie
kewpie
noun
A kewpie doll.
kompow
lapwai
lapwai
Proper noun
A city/town in Idaho.
nephew
nephew
noun
(archaic) A son of one's child.
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
padsaw
padsaw
noun
Alternative form of pad saw
pailow
pakawa
pangwe
paotow
papaws
papaws
noun
plural of papaw
pardew
pasewa
patwin
pawers
pawers
noun
plural of pawer
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
pawlet
pawned
pawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pawn
pawnee
pawnee
noun
(law) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.
pawner
pawner
noun
One who pawns an item.
pawnie
pawnor
pawnor
noun
Alternative form of pawner
pawpaw
pawpaw
noun
(dialectal or colloquial) Grandfather.
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America
Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree
The fruit of these trees.
paxwax
paxwax
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
peewee
peewee
noun
(Australia, New South Wales and Queensland) A magpie-lark or mudlark (Grallina cyanoleuca).
(US, sports) A player in a sports league for very young children.
(informal) A short or small person; a small object.
A kind of small marble in children's games.
A pewee.
peewit
peewit
noun
the Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
the laughing gull
the pewee or peewee
the sound of the call of the peewit
pesewa
pesewa
noun
In the currency of Ghana, one hundredth of a cedi.
peshwa
peshwa
noun
(now historical) Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
pewage
pewamo
pewdom
pewees
pewees
noun
plural of pewee
pewful
pewful
noun
An amount sufficient to fill a pew.
pewing
pewing
verb
present participle of pew
pewits
pewits
noun
plural of pewit
pewter
pewter
adj
Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
noun
(historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
(slang, dated) Prize money.
A beer tankard made from pewter.
A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
Items made of pewter; pewterware.
verb
(transitive) To coat with pewter.
phulwa
pigmew
pilaws
pilaws
noun
plural of pilaw
pillow
pillow
noun
(engineering) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
(geology) A pillow lava.
(nautical) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
(uncountable) A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
The socket of a pivot.
verb
(transitive) To rest as on a pillow.
pitsaw
pitsaw
noun
A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
plewch
plewgh
plowed
plowed
adj
Alternative form of ploughed (“drunk”)
Alternative form of ploughed (“turned over with the blade of a plow”)
Alternative form of ploughed (“well-trodden or well-researched”)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plow
plower
plower
noun
One who plows; one who works land with a plow.
potwin
powcat
powder
powder
noun
(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
(informal) Ellipsis of powder snow.; light, dry, fluffy snow.
An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
Ellipsis of powder blue.; the colour powder blue.
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
verb
(intransitive) To turn into powder; to become powdery.
(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.
(intransitive, slang) To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
(obsolete, transitive) To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
powdry
powdry
adj
Obsolete form of powdery.
powell
powell
Proper noun
A town in Alabama
A city in Ohio
A town in Texas
A city in Wyoming
powers
powers
noun
plural of power
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of power
pownal
pownie
powter
powter
noun
Alternative form of pouter (a kind of pigeon)
verb
To poke in an exploratory manner.
powwow
powwow
noun
(Canada, US) A large gathering during which Indigenous songs and dances are showcased for an audience, essentially a recital or concert. Often also doubles as a fundraiser, or can be held in conjunction with a non-indigneous fair or exhibition in order to attract a large crowd, as at the Calgary Stampede and K-Days.
(informal) A short, private conference. [from 19th c.]
A Native American council or meeting.
A Native American shaman. [from 17th c.]
A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To hold a private conference.
(intransitive, of Native Americans and by extension other groups, such as the Pennsylvania Dutch) To conduct a ritual in which magic is used.
(intransitive, of Native Americans) To hold a meeting; to gather together in council.
prawns
prawns
noun
plural of prawn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prawn
prawny
prawny
adj
Resembling prawn, prawn-like.
prelaw
prelaw
noun
(US) Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a law school.
presaw
prewar
prewar
adj
Alternative form of pre-war
prowar
prowar
adj
Supporting war.
prowed
prowed
adj
Having a (specified kind of) prow.
prowel
prower
prower
adj
comparative form of prow: more prow
prowls
prowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prowl
pshaws
pshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pshaw
psywar
psywar
noun
psychological warfare
pulwar
pulwar
noun
A keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
pyruwl
quapaw
quapaw
Noun
Any member of a Native American people who once lived in the Arkansas river valley.
Proper noun
The dialect of Dhegiha spoken by these people.
A town in Oklahoma.
repawn
repawn
verb
(transitive) To pawn again.
replow
replow
verb
Alternative form of replough
rewrap
rewrap
verb
(transitive) To wrap again.
ripsaw
ripsaw
noun
(uncountable, music, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
verb
To cut with a ripsaw.
sawpit
sawpit
noun
A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.
sepawn
showup
showup
noun
The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
slowup
spawns
spawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spawn
spawny
spawny
adj
(slang) lucky
In some way like or resembling spawn.
spewed
spewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spew
spewer
spewer
noun
A person or thing that spews.
sprawl
sprawl
noun
(wrestling, martial arts) A defensive technique that is done in response to certain takedown attempts, where one scoots the legs backwards so as to land on the upper back of the opponent.
A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.
An ungainly sprawling posture.
verb
(wrestling, martial arts) To scoot the legs backwards, so as to land on the upper back of an opponent attempting a takedown.
To sit with the limbs spread out.
To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
sprewl
stowps
stowps
noun
plural of stowp
supawn
supawn
noun
Alternative form of suppawn
swamps
swamps
noun
plural of swamp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swamp
swampy
swampy
adj
Flowing smoothly with no harsh tones but possibly including muddy tones.
Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
sweeps
sweeps
noun
(US, television) The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.
plural of sweep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweep
sweepy
sweepy
adj
Moving with a sweeping motion, or having a curving shape that suggests it.
swiped
swiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swipe
swiper
swiper
noun
One who, or that which, swipes.
swipes
swipes
noun
Synonym of swipe (“poor, weak beer or other alcoholic beverage”)
plural of swipe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swipe
swiple
swiple
noun
Alternative form of swipple
swoope
swoops
swoops
noun
plural of swoop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swoop
tawpie
tawpie
noun
(chiefly Scotland) foolish or awkward youngster
topawa
twerps
twerps
noun
plural of twerp
twirps
twirps
noun
plural of twirp
unpawn
unplow
unwarp
unwarp
verb
(transitive) To restore from a warped state.
unwept
unwept
adj
Not wept.
Unmourned.
unwhip
unwhip
verb
(intransitive, nautical) To become unbound in this way.
(transitive, nautical) To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.
unwrap
unwrap
verb
(intransitive) To become unwrapped.
(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
(transitive, computing) To remove word wrap from.
upblow
upblow
verb
(transitive, archaic) To explode, blow up.
(transitive, archaic) To inflate.
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To blow in an upward direction.
upbows
upbows
noun
plural of upbow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upbow
upbrow
updraw
updraw
noun
An act of drawing up; an upward draw, pull, or attraction
verb
(transitive, rare) To draw up
upflow
upflow
noun
A flowing upward.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To flow or stream upwards.
upgrew
upgrew
verb
simple past tense of upgrow
upgrow
upgrow
verb
(archaic) To grow up
upplow
upshaw
upspew
upspew
verb
(obsolete, poetic) To vomit.
upsway
upsway
verb
(transitive) To sway or swing up; brandish.
uptown
uptown
adj
(chiefly Canada, US) In the upper part of a town.
(chiefly Canada, US, by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population.
adv
(chiefly Canada, US) To or in the upper part of a town.
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center
upwaft
upwaft
verb
(archaic, poetic, intransitive) To waft upward.
upwall
upward
upward
adj
Directed toward a higher place.
adv
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin
In the upper parts; above.
Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
noun
(obsolete) The upper part; the top.
upwarp
upwarp
noun
(geology) A broad anticline caused by local uplift.
upways
upways
adv
upward
upwell
upwell
verb
(intransitive, of a fluid) To rise from a lower source; to well up.