(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
noun
(obsolete) Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
(obsolete) Tawdry lace.
tawers
tawers
noun
plural of tawer
tawery
tawery
noun
A place where skins are tawed.
tawyer
tawyer
noun
Alternative form of tawer
tewart
tewart
noun
Alternative form of tuart (“Australian tree”)
tewter
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
tirwit
toward
toward
adj
(dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
(obsolete or archaic) Promising, likely.
(obsolete) Future; to-come.
Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
prep
For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
In relation to (someone or something).
In the direction of.
Located close to; near (a time or place).
towbar
towbar
noun
Alternative spelling of tow bar
towers
towers
noun
plural of tower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tower
towery
towery
adj
Which has the characteristics of a tower.
towner
towner
noun
(only used in combinations) A person from a certain town, or part of town
towrey
towroy
towser
towser
Proper noun
A given name for a dog.
trawls
trawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trawl
trelew
trewel
triwet
trowed
trowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trow
trowel
trowel
noun
A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
A tool used for smoothing a mold.
verb
(colloquial, figurative) To apply something heavily or unsubtly.
(transitive) To apply (a substance) with a trowel.
(transitive) To pass over with a trowel.
trowie
trowth
trubow
tulwar
tulwar
noun
A type of curved sword used in India and throughout South Asia.
turwar
twarly
twerps
twerps
noun
plural of twerp
twicer
twicer
noun
One who attends two church services on Sundays.
One who is both compositor and pressman.
twiers
twiers
noun
plural of twier
twiner
twiner
noun
Any plant which twines about a support.
twirls
twirls
noun
plural of twirl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twirl
twirly
twirly
adj
coiled or curly
noun
(Britain, slang, sometimes derogatory) an old age pensioner or other elderly person, especially one using public transport.
twirps
twirps
noun
plural of twirp
twofer
twofer
noun
A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.
Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.
The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
twyers
twyers
noun
plural of twyer
twyver
unwrit
unwrit
adj
(archaic, poetic) unwritten
wafter
wafter
noun
(obsolete) An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.
(obsolete) Armed convoy or escort ship
One who, or that which, wafts.
waiter
waiter
noun
(historical) A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.
(obsolete) A custom house officer; a tide waiter.
(obsolete) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)
(obsolete) A watchman.
A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.
verb
(stative) To work as a waiter.
walter
walter
verb
(obsolete, dialect, UK, Scotland) To roll or wallow; to welter.
wanter
wanter
noun
One who wants, or who wants something
verb
Pronunciation spelling of want to.
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.
warrty
warted
warted
Adjective
Having warts.
warthe
warton
wartow
waster
waster
noun
(dialectal) An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
(obsolete, Scotland) A leister; a spear for catching fish.
(obsolete, chiefly fencing) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
A destroyer.
An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).
plural of water
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of water
watery
watery
adj
(of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
Diluted or having too much water.
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
Resembling or characteristic of water.
Tearful.
Weak and insipid.
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
watfor
wather
wather
noun
Pronunciation spelling of water.
watter
watter
noun
(in combination) Something that uses the specified amount of watts.
welter
welter
adj
(of horsemen) Heavyweight.
noun
A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
A tossing or rolling about.
verb
(intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.
(intransitive, figurative) To revel, luxuriate.
(intransitive, of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.
To wither; to wilt.
werent
werste
wester
wester
adj
(now dialectal) Western, westerly.
comparative form of west: more west
noun
A strong westerly wind, a wind blowing from the west.
verb
To move towards the west
wether
wether
noun
A castrated goat.
A castrated ram.
Archaic spelling of weather.
verb
(transitive) To castrate a male sheep or goat.
wetter
wetter
adj
comparative form of wet: more wet.
noun
(MLE, slang) A knife which is apt to do wettings (stabbings).
A bedwetter.
A wetting agent or surfactant.
Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process.
whatre
whiter
whiter
adj
comparative form of white: more white
whorts
whorts
noun
plural of whort
wilter
wilter
noun
Something that wilts or causes wilting.
winter
winter
adj
the coldest season of the year
noun
(India, archaic) The rainy season.
(countable, fashion) Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
(figuratively, poetic) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
(obsolete) An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
verb
(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
(transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.
wintry
wintry
adj
(of precipitation) Containing sleet or snow.
Aged, white-haired.
Chilling, cheerless.
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
a wintry remark
wister
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.
witjar
witmer
witter
witter
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To speak at length on a trivial subject.
(intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
wolter
worrit
worrit
adj
(dialect, nonstandard) Worried.
noun
(dialect, nonstandard) One who worries excessively or unnecessarily.
(dialect, nonstandard) Worry; anxiety.
verb
(dialect, nonstandard, intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
(dialect, nonstandard, transitive) To worry (someone); to cause to be anxious.
worset
worsts
worsts
noun
plural of worst
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worst
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.
wortle
worton
wraist
wraith
wraith
noun
A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.