(Northern England, obsolete) A tag or other small object attached to another item as a means of identifying its owner; a tally; specifically the counterfoil of a tally.
(UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
(figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
(figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
A selection of such samples bound together.
verb
To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.
swathe
swathe
noun
(chiefly British) Alternative spelling of swath
A bandage; a band
verb
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
swaths
swaths
noun
plural of swath
swathy
swathy
adj
Of or like a swathe, in mowing.
sweath
swelth
switch
switch
adj
(freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
noun
(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
(card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
(computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
(genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
(historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
(music) Synonym of rute.
(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
(telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
A change or exchange.
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
verb
(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
(intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
(slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
(transitive) To exchange.
(transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
To be swung or whisked.
To swing or whisk.
To trim.
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
swithe
swithe
adv
Alternative form of swith
swythe
swythe
adv
(obsolete) quickly; swithe
tawsha
thraws
throws
throws
noun
plural of throw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throw
tweesh
washta
wechts
wechts
noun
plural of wecht
whatso
whatso
adj
(obsolete) Clipping of whatsoever.
pron
(obsolete) Whatever, whatsoever.
wheats
wheats
noun
plural of wheat
whilst
whilst
adv
(archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
conj
Although; in contrast; whereas.
Besides; in addition.
During the whole, or until the end, of the time that; as long as, at the same time.
Only if; provided that; as long as.
Within, or before the end, of the time that.
whisht
whisht
intj
(Ireland; Britain, especially Scotland, Northumbria) Shush, silence, be quiet!
A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.
whists
whists
noun
plural of whist
whites
whites
noun
(US, military) A white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.
(cricket) Cricket whites.
(informal) leukorrhea.
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
Linen, especially laundry, that is white.
The white uniform of a chef.
plural of white
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of white
whorts
whorts
noun
plural of whort
widths
widths
noun
plural of width
wights
wights
noun
plural of wight
withes
withes
noun
plural of withe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withe
worths
worths
noun
plural of worth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worth