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chaw

chaw

noun

  1. (countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.
  2. (obsolete) The jaw.

verb

  1. (UK, slang) To steal.
  2. (archaic or nonstandard outside dialects, e.g. Appalachia, Southern US) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud)
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider

chew

chew

noun

  1. (countable or uncountable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
  2. (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
  3. (uncountable, informal) The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
  4. A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
  5. Level of chewiness.
  6. The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

verb

  1. (informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
  2. To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
  3. To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

chow

chow

noun

  1. (Trinidad and Tobago) Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.
  2. (chiefly Australia, slang, now rare) A Chinese person.
  3. (mahjong) A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit.
  4. (slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.
  5. A Chow Chow.
  6. A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district.

verb

  1. (mahjong) To call a discarded tile to produce a chow.
  2. (slang, South Africa) To eat.

dhaw

dhow

dhow

noun

  1. (nautical) A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.

fwhm

hawi

hawk

hawk

noun

  1. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
  2. (game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.
  3. (politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
  4. A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
  5. A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
  6. A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
  7. Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
  2. (transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

hawm

hawm

noun

  1. Alternative form of haulm (straw)

verb

  1. (UK, dialect) To lounge; to loiter.

haws

haws

noun

  1. plural of haw

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haw

hdwe

hewe

hewe

noun

  1. (obsolete) A domestic; a servant or retainer.

hewn

hewn

adj

  1. Having been cut or mown down.
  2. Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

verb

  1. past participle of hew

hews

hews

verb

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hew

hewt

hgwy

holw

howe

howe

noun

  1. Alternative form of how (a tumulus, a bowl barrow).

howf

howf

noun

  1. (obsolete, Scotland) public house, tavern

howk

howl

howl

noun

  1. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
  2. Any similar sound.
  3. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.

verb

  1. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  2. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  3. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  4. To utter with outcry.

hows

hows

noun

  1. plural of how

hwan

hwan

noun

  1. The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.

hwyl

hwyl

noun

  1. A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.

jhow

jhow

noun

  1. (East India) A species of grassy tamarisk shrub, Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.

jhwh

kwhr

owhn

phew

phew

intj

  1. Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
  2. Used to show disgust.

shaw

shaw

noun

  1. (Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
  2. (dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.

shew

shew

verb

  1. (East Anglia) simple past tense of show
  2. Archaic spelling of show.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shoo.

show

show

noun

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
  2. (archaic) Pretence.
  3. (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
  4. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
  5. (countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
  6. (countable) A demonstration.
  7. (countable) A movie.
  8. (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
  9. (countable) An exhibition of items.
  10. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
  11. (military, slang) A battle; local conflict.
  12. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
  13. (obsolete) Plausibility.
  14. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
  15. (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
  16. A project or presentation.
  17. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
  2. (intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
  3. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
  4. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
  5. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
  6. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
  7. (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
  8. (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
  9. (transitive) To guide or escort.
  10. (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

shwa

shwa

noun

  1. Alternative form of schwa

thaw

thaw

noun

  1. (figurative) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding
  2. The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
  3. a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen

verb

  1. (intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
  2. (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
  4. (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

thew

thew

noun

  1. (specifically) A good characteristic or habit; a virtue.
  2. A way of behaving; hence, a characteristic, a trait.
  3. An aspect of the body which indicates physical strength; hence, muscle and/or sinew; muscular development.
  4. An attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour.

verb

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To instruct (someone) in morals or values; also (more generally) to chastise or discipline (someone); to teach or train (someone).

thow

thow

pron

  1. Obsolete spelling of thou

wagh

wahl

wash

wash

noun

  1. (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
  2. (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
  3. (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
  4. (nautical) The blade of an oar.
  5. (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
  6. (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
  7. A liquid used for washing.
  8. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
  9. A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
  10. A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
  11. A shallow body of water.
  12. A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
  13. A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
  14. Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
  15. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
  16. In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
  17. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
  18. The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
  19. The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
  20. The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
  21. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
  22. The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
  23. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
  24. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
  2. (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
  3. (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
  4. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
  5. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
  6. (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
  7. (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
  8. (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
  9. (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
  10. (transitive) To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
  11. (transitive) To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
  12. To clean with water.
  13. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
  14. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

wath

wath

noun

  1. (historical, England, dialect) A ford.
  2. (obsolete) A fordable stream.

wehr

wham

wham

intj

  1. The sound of a forceful blow.

noun

  1. a forceful blow
  2. the sound of such a blow; a thud

verb

  1. to strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact

whan

whap

whap

intj

  1. The sound of sudden blow or hit.

noun

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The curlew, Numenius arquata; a whaup.
  2. A blow; a hit; a whop.

verb

  1. (US, intransitive) To throw oneself quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly.
  2. (US, transitive) To strike hard and suddenly.
  3. She whapped down on the floor.

whar

whar

adv

  1. Appalachia form of where

what

what

adv

  1. Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.

det

  1. (interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
  2. (relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
  3. (relative) Which; the ... that.
  4. Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
  5. Used to form exclamations.

intj

  1. (Britain, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
  2. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
  3. Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
  4. What did you say? I beg your pardon?
  5. What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
  6. What! That’s amazing!

noun

  1. (countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
  2. (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
  3. (obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.

particle

  1. (Manglish, Singlish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.

pron

  1. (fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
  2. (fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
  3. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
  4. (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.

whau

whau

noun

  1. Entelea arborescens, a malvaceous tree endemic to New Zealand.

whbl

whee

whee

intj

  1. (childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To make a high-pitched sound.
  2. (intransitive, informal) To cry whee.
  3. (transitive, US, colloquial, dated, often with up) To excite, to arouse, to energize.

when

when

adv

  1. (fused relative) The time at, on or during which.
  2. (informal, in definitions or explanations) A circumstance or situation in which.
  3. (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
  4. (relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.
  5. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

conj

  1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
  2. At what time; at which time.
  3. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
  4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.
  5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.

intj

  1. (obsolete) Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)
  2. (often humorous) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.

noun

  1. The time at which something happens.

pron

  1. (interrogative) What time; which time.

whet

whet

noun

  1. That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
  2. The act of whetting something.

verb

  1. (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  2. (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To preen.

whew

whew

intj

  1. An expression of amazement or surprise.
  2. An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.

verb

  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
  2. (intransitive, UK, dialect) To bustle about.

whey

whey

noun

  1. The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

whid

whid

noun

  1. (obsolete) A word.
  2. (obsolete, Scotland) A lie; a falsehood.
  3. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A quarrel.
  4. A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

verb

  1. (obsolete, Scotland, intransitive) To tell a lie.
  2. To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

whig

whig

noun

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
  2. buttermilk

verb

  1. (intransitive) Jog along; move or work briskly.
  2. (transitive) Urge forward; drive briskly.
  3. (transitive) Weird out or disturb someone.

whim

whim

noun

  1. (mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
  2. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.
  3. A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

verb

  1. (rare, intransitive) To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

whin

whin

noun

  1. Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
  2. The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria).
  3. Whinstone.

whip

whip

noun

  1. (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
  2. (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
  3. (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
  4. (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
  5. (hunting) A whipper-in.
  6. (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
  7. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
  8. (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes; a whipper-in.
  9. (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
  10. A blow administered with a whip.
  11. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
  12. A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
  13. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
  14. The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
  15. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
  16. Whipped cream.

verb

  1. (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
  2. (intransitive) To move very fast.
  3. (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
  4. (transitive) To hit with a whip.
  5. (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
  6. (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
  7. (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  8. (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
  9. (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
  10. (transitive, intransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
  11. (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
  12. (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
  13. (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
  14. (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
  15. (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
  16. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
  17. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.

whir

whir

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of whirr

whit

whit

noun

  1. The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

whiz

whiz

noun

  1. (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
  2. (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
  3. (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
  4. (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
  5. A whirring or hissing sound (as above).

prep

  1. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of with.

verb

  1. (vulgar, slang) To urinate.
  2. To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.
  3. To rush or move swiftly with such a sound.
  4. To throw or spin rapidly.

whoa

whoa

intj

  1. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
  2. Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

verb

  1. (transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".

whod

whoi

whom

whom

pron

  1. (fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.
  2. (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
  3. As the object of a preposition.
  4. As the object of a verb.

whon

whoo

whoo

intj

  1. An expression of delight.
  2. The cry of an owl
  3. The wailing cry of a ghost.

verb

  1. To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.

whop

whop

noun

  1. A blow or strike.

verb

  1. (transitive, informal) To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  2. (transitive, slang) To administer corporal punishment

whse

whud

whun

whup

whup

verb

  1. (Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”).

whuz

whyo

whys

whys

noun

  1. plural of why

wich

wich

noun

  1. A bundle of thread. Alternative spelling of wick
  2. Alternative form of wych (brine spring or well)

wish

wish

noun

  1. (Sussex) A water meadow.
  2. A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
  3. An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
  4. The thing desired or longed for.

verb

  1. (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
  2. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
  3. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
  4. (transitive) To desire; to want.
  5. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
  6. (transitive, now rare) To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
  7. I wish I could go back in time and teach myself what I know now.

with

with

adv

  1. (US) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

noun

  1. Alternative form of withe

prep

  1. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
  2. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
  3. Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
  4. Against.
  5. Having, owning.
  6. In addition to; as an accessory to.
  7. In regard to.
  8. In support of.
  9. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
  10. In the employment of.
  11. Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
  12. Prompted by (a certain emotion).
  13. Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
  14. Using as an instrument; by means of.

wuhu

wush

wych

wych

noun

  1. A brine spring or well.

yhwh

yhwh

Proper noun

  1. Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah or Yahweh.

ywha