(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
(transitive) To expect.
(transitive, formal) To wait for.
(transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
awalt
awest
awest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of awe
aweto
aweto
noun
(New Zealand) A parasitic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps.
awhet
batwa
bawty
bawty
noun
(Scotland) A dog.
bewet
bewet
verb
(transitive) To wet or moisten profusely.
bewit
bewit
noun
A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
verb
(transitive) To bequeath.
(transitive) To endue or impart wit (to); instruct.
bowet
crwth
crwth
noun
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
cwlth
datsw
dawts
dawts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dawt
dawut
dwelt
dwelt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwell
etwas
etwee
etwee
noun
Obsolete form of étui.
eutaw
ewart
ewart
Proper noun
name from the Norman French for Edward
derived from the given name
ewest
fatwa
fatwa
noun
(Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
verb
(rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
fetwa
fetwa
noun
Alternative form of fatwa
futwa
gatow
grewt
gutow
gwent
hewet
inwit
inwit
noun
(archaic) Inward knowledge or understanding.
(obsolete) Conscience; inward sense of morality.
kitwe
kotow
kotow
noun
Alternative spelling of kowtow
lewth
lewth
noun
(now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
lewty
lowth
lowth
noun
(UK dialectal) (in the plural) Lowlands.
(UK dialectal, Northern England) Lowness.
mowth
newts
newts
noun
plural of newt
niwot
nowts
nowts
noun
plural of nowt
otway
owght
owlet
owlet
noun
A young owl; owling.
An owlet moth.
Diminutive of owl
One of a species of small owls, such as Athene noctua.
pewit
pewit
noun
(UK) Alternative form of peewit
piwut
ratwa
ratwa
noun
The muntjac, or barking deer.
rewet
rewet
noun
A gunlock.
verb
(transitive) To wet again.
rotow
rowet
rowte
rowth
rowty
sowte
starw
stawn
stews
stews
noun
plural of stew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stew
stewy
stewy
adj
stew-like, similar to stew
stowe
stowe
Proper noun
A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire, England
A small village in Shropshire, England, also spelt
A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
A town in Lamoille County, Vermont, USA.
An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, USA.
stowp
stowp
noun
(Scotland, England) Alternative form of stoup
stows
stows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stow
straw
straw
adj
(figurative) Imaginary, but presented as real.
Made of straw.
Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
noun
(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
(countable) A drinking straw.
(figurative) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing.
(uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
verb
(obsolete, slang) To sell straws on the streets in order to cover the giving to the purchaser of things usually banned, such as pornography.
To lay straw around plants to protect them from frost.
strew
strew
verb
(archaic) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
(transitive, archaic) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.
strow
strow
verb
Obsolete form of strew.
swart
swart
adj
(UK dialectal) Black.
(obsolete) Gloomy; malignant.
Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
noun
(IE dialectal) Variant of swath.
(UK dialectal) Black or dark dyestuff.
Obsolete spelling of sward
verb
(transitive) To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.
swath
swath
noun
(often figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
swati
swats
swats
noun
plural of swat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swat
sweat
sweat
noun
(Britain, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
(historical) The sweating sickness.
(video games, slang) An extremely competitive player.
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
verb
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
(intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
(intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
(intransitive, informal) To work hard.
(intransitive, informal) To worry.
(intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
(transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
(transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
(transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
(transitive, informal) To worry about (something).
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
(transitive, slang) To stress out.
(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
To cause to perspire.
sweet
sweet
adj
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
(informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
(of soil, UK, dated) Alkaline.
(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
An intensifier.
Fresh; not salt or brackish.
Having a helpful disposition.
Having a pleasant smell.
Having a pleasant sound.
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Having a pleasing disposition.
Having a taste of sugar.
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Not having a salty taste.
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
adv
In a sweet manner.
intj
Used as a positive response to good news or information.
noun
(countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
(countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
verb
(obsolete or poetic) To sweeten.
swelt
swelt
verb
(obsolete outside dialects) To die.
(obsolete outside dialects) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
(obsolete) simple past tense of swell
swept
swept
adj
(military, of a body of water or part thereof) Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sweep
swift
swift
adj
Capable of moving at high speeds.
Fast; quick; rapid.
adv
(obsolete, poetic) Swiftly.
noun
(entomology) A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
(entomology) Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
(obsolete) The current of a stream.
(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
swith
swith
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Strong; vehement.
adv
(dialectal or obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly.
(dialectal or obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very.
switz
swots
swots
noun
plural of swot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swot
tawed
tawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of taw
tawer
tawer
noun
One who taws; a dresser of whitleather.
tawgi
tawie
tawie
adj
(Scotland, of an animal) Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.
tawny
tawny
adj
Of a light brown to brownish orange colour.
noun
(Somerset) The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
(alcoholic beverages) In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.
(probably derogatory) A person with skin of a brown colour.
(specifically, heraldry) Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown”)
A fabric of a light brown to brownish orange colour.
A light brown to brownish orange colour.
Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name).
Tawny frogmouth.
Tawny owl.
verb
(intransitive) To become a light brown to brownish orange colour; to tan, to tawn.
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to have a light brown to brownish orange colour; to tan, to tawn.
tawpi
tawpy
tawse
tawse
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
verb
(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To beat with a tawse.
tawsy
tcawi
tchwi
tewed
tewed
adj
(obsolete, dialect) fatigued; worn from labour or hardship
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tew
tewel
tewel
noun
(now rare) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.
(obsolete) The anus, rectum or posterior.
tewer
tewit
tewit
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) A northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
tewly
thawn
thaws
thaws
noun
plural of thaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thaw
thawy
thawy
adj
Becoming liquid; thawing; inclined to or tending to thaw.
Conducive to thawing.
theow
theow
noun
(historical) A bondman or bondwoman; a slave.
thews
thews
noun
plural of thew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thew
thewy
thewy
adj
Muscular; brawny.
Sinewy.
thowt
thowt
noun
Archaic spelling of thought.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of think
thraw
threw
threw
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of throw
simple past tense of throw
throw
throw
noun
(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
(veterinary medicine) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
A distance travelled; displacement.
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Obsolete spelling of throe
One's ability to throw.
The act of throwing something.
The flight of a thrown object.
verb
(American football) Synonym of pass
(baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
(figuratively) To send desperately.
(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.
(sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
(transitive) To imprison.
(transitive) To install (a bridge).
(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
(transitive) To project or send forth.
(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
(transitive, bridge) To discard.
(transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
(transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
(transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
(transitive, intransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
(transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
(transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
(transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
To organize an event, especially a party.
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
tihwa
tiwaz
towai
towan
towed
towed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tow
towel
towel
noun
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
verb
(UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".
(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
(transitive) To dry by using a towel.
(transitive) To hit with a towel.
tower
tower
noun
(cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
(figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
(figuratively) Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide.
(historical) A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
(informal) An interlocking tower.
(obsolete) High flight; elevation.
A control tower.
A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc.
A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.
A water tower.
Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
One who tows.
The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
verb
(intransitive) To be high or lofty; to soar.
(intransitive) To be very tall.
(obsolete, transitive) To soar into.
towie
towie
Proper noun
, a television reality show based in Essex, England.
towne
towne
noun
Obsolete form of town.
towns
towns
noun
plural of town
towny
towny
adj
Characteristic of a town.
noun
Alternative spelling of townie
towsy
towsy
adj
Alternative form of towzy
trawl
trawl
noun
A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline.
A net or dragnet used for trawling.
verb
(intransitive) To fish from a slow-moving boat.
(intransitive) To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
(transitive, intransitive) To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.
trews
trews
noun
(Britain) trousers, especially if close fitting and tartan.
trows
trows
noun
plural of trow
tvtwm
twaes
twain
twain
adj
(rare) twofold
noun
pair, couple
num
(dated) two
verb
(transitive) To part in twain; divide; sunder.
twait
twale
twalt
twana
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.
twank
twank
verb
(intransitive, dated) To emit a sharp twanging sound.
(transitive, dated) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound.
twant
twats
twats
noun
plural of twat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twat
tweag
tweag
noun
Alternative form of tweague
verb
(obsolete) Alternative form of tweak
tweak
tweak
noun
(cryptography) An additional input to a block cipher, used in conjunction with the key to select the permutation computed by the cipher.
(obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch.
A slight adjustment or modification.
Trouble; distress; tweag.
verb
(intransitive, US, slang) To abuse methamphetamines, especially crystal meth.
(intransitive, US, slang) To exhibit extreme nervousness, evasiveness when confronted by authorities, compulsiveness, erratic motion, excitability, etc, due to or mimicking the symptoms of methamphetamine abuse.
(transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
(transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).
(transitive, informal) To adjust slightly; to fine-tune.
twedy
tweed
tweed
noun
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
tweeg
tweel
tweel
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of twill
tween
tween
adj
Of or having to do with tweenagers.
noun
(animation) An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
(rare) a number or age in the twenties (plural only), or a person of that age
A child, especially a girl, in the age range between middle childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age.
verb
(cinematography) To generate intermediate frames in an animated sequence so as to give the appearance of smooth movement.
tweet
tweet
intj
The sound of a bird twittering.
noun
(social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
verb
(intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
(transitive, intransitive, social media) To post an update to Twitter.
tweil
twere
twerp
twerp
noun
(UK, colloquial) A fool, a twit.
(US, colloquial, childish) A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).
(US, colloquial, childish) A small or puny person; one regarded as insignificant, contemptible.
twice
twice
adv
(usually with "as", of a specified quality) Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree.
Two times.
twick
twier
twier
noun
Alternative spelling of tuyere
twigs
twigs
noun
plural of twig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twig
twila
twill
twill
noun
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
verb
(transitive) To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
twilt
twilt
noun
(UK, dialect) A quilt.
verb
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together.
twimc
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.
twire
twire
noun
A sly glance; a leer.
A twisted filament; a thread.
verb
(intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
(intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
(transitive) To twist; twirl.
twirk
twirk
noun
Alternative form of twerk (“a twitch”)
twirl
twirl
noun
(slang) A prison guard.
A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.