(biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
(economics) Ellipsis of economic growth.
(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
hewart
hurwit
iworth
rethaw
rethaw
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To thaw again after freezing or having been frozen.
rowths
swarth
swarth
adj
(archaic) swarthy
noun
Alternative form of sward
An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
thawer
thawer
noun
A device for thawing something.
thrawn
thraws
thrown
thrown
adj
(slang) Confused; perplexed.
Launched by throwing.
Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
verb
past participle of throw
throws
throws
noun
plural of throw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throw
thwart
thwart
adj
(figuratively, dated) Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
(figuratively, dated) Of situations or things: adverse, unfavourable, unlucky.
Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
adv
(obsolete) Across the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.
noun
(nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
(rare) An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
prep
(archaic or poetic) Across, athwart.
verb
(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
(transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
(transitive, obsolete) To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
thworl
trowth
warmth
warmth
noun
(art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
Friendliness, kindness or affection.
warthe
wather
wather
noun
Pronunciation spelling of water.
wether
wether
noun
A castrated goat.
A castrated ram.
Archaic spelling of weather.
verb
(transitive) To castrate a male sheep or goat.
whatre
whiter
whiter
adj
comparative form of white: more white
whorts
whorts
noun
plural of whort
wither
wither
adv
(obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
noun
singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”)
verb
(intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
(intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
(obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
(transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
(transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
worths
worths
noun
plural of worth
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worth
worthy
worthy
adj
Admirable or honourable.
Deserving, or having sufficient worth.
Having worth, merit, or value.
Suited; suitable; befitting.
noun
A distinguished or eminent person.
verb
(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.
wraith
wraith
noun
A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
wraths
wraths
noun
plural of wrath
wrathy
wrathy
adj
(chiefly US) Feeling wrath; very angry, furious.
wreath
wreath
noun
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
A defect in glass.
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
verb
(transitive) To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
(transitive) To wrap around something in a circle.
wretch
wretch
noun
(archaic) An exile.
An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.
verb
Misspelling of retch.
wricht
wright
wright
noun
(obsolete except in compounds) A builder or maker of something.
verb
(dated) Misspelling of write.
wrihte
writhe
writhe
noun
(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
(rare) A contortion.
verb
(intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
(transitive) To contort (a part of the body).
(transitive) To extort.
(transitive) To twist, wring (something).
writhy
writhy
adj
Characterized by or prone to writhing.
wrocht
wrothe
wrothe
verb
simple past tense of writhe
wrothy
wrothy
adj
Alternative form of wrathy
wrycht
wuther
wuther
noun
(archaic, dialectal) A low roaring or rushing sound.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To make a rushing sound; to whizz.
(intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To shake vigorously.