(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
pron
(Northern England) Naught, nothing.
rowt
rowt
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of rout A loud noise.
verb
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of rout To make a loud noise.
sowt
stow
stow
intj
(obsolete) A cry used by falconers to call their birds back down to hand.
noun
(rare) A place, stead.
verb
(obsolete, slang, transitive) To cease; to stop doing something.
To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
To dispose of, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
swot
swot
noun
(slang, Britain) By extension, analogous to boffin, nerd, smart aleck. Often pejorative.
(slang, Britain) One who swots.
(slang, Britain) Vigorous study at an educational institution.
(slang, Britain) Work.
verb
(intransitive, slang, Britain) To study with effort or determination (object of study indicated by "up on").
thow
thow
pron
Obsolete spelling of thou
towd
town
town
noun
(England, traditional, also Town, in phrases such as 'in town' or 'to town') London, especially central London.
(UK, Scotland, dialect, obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
(colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
(law) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
(obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
tows
tows
noun
plural of tow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tow
towy
towy
adj
Composed of, or resembling, tow.
trow
trow
noun
(Orkney, Shetland, dated) A troll.
(archaic or dialectal) Trust or faith.
(dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.
(dated, nautical, uncountable) Used chiefly in the expression drop trow.
verb
(archaic or dialectal) To have confidence in, or to give credence to.
(archaic or dialectal) To trust or believe.
twos
twos
noun
(UK, prison slang) The cells located on the first floor.
(sports) A reserves team.
The age of two; two years old.
plural of two.
verb
(transitive, MLE) To share a cigarette with someone after smoking half of it.
woft
wont
wont
adj
Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).
noun
(archaic) One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To be accustomed (to something), to be in the habit (of doing something).
(transitive, archaic) To make (someone) used to; to accustom.
wort
wort
noun
(archaic) A plant; herb; vegetable.
(brewing) Liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer or whisky.
Any of various plants or herbs, used in combination to refer to specific plants such as St. John's wort, or on its own as a generic term.
wost
wote
wote
verb
Obsolete form of wot.
wots
wots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wot