An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
archsewer
arrowbush
asahigawa
asahikawa
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
aylsworth
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
bashawdom
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
chadwicks
charmwise
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
chippewas
coachwise
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
dashwheel
depthways
dewanship
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
disshadow
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downshare
drawhorse
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
eyewashes
eyewashes
noun
plural of eyewash
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
hallowers
hallowers
noun
plural of hallower
hallowmas
hallowmas
Noun
All Saints Day, November 1
halmawise
handsewed
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwrist
hansetown
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
hardwares
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harrowers
harrowers
noun
plural of harrower
harshweed
hartstown
hatchways
hatchways
noun
plural of hatchway
hawaiians
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawksbeak
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkshaws
hawkshaws
noun
plural of hawkshaw
hawksmoor
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
hawsehole
hawsehole
noun
(nautical) A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed.
(nautical) The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
hawthorns
hawthorns
noun
plural of hawthorn
headwards
headwards
adv
(anatomy, geology) Toward the head.
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartwise
henlawson
hereaways
hereaways
adv
Alternative form of hereaway
hiawassee
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hingeways
hogwashes
hogwashes
noun
plural of hogwash
hoistaway
hoistaway
noun
A kind of mechanical lift, or elevator.
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
housewear
housewear
noun
casual clothing suitable to be worn at home when not in the company of others
howsabout
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
jahwistic
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kiswahili
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
marshwort
marshwort
noun
A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
mathewson
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mishawaka
mousehawk
mouthwash
mouthwash
noun
A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
narrowish
narrowish
adj
Somewhat narrow.
narwhales
narwhales
noun
plural of narwhale
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
oakenshaw
oakenshaw
noun
A grove of oaks.
otherways
otherways
adv
(Scotland, obsolete) In a similar or comparable way; similarly.
(obsolete) Otherwise; in different circumstances.
Otherwise; by another means; in other respects
outshadow
outshadow
verb
overshadow (to make to seem insignificant)
outwashes
outwashes
noun
plural of outwash
ownwayish
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
possumhaw
possumhaw
noun
Deciduous Holly, Ilex decidua.
preshadow
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prewashes
prewashes
noun
plural of prewash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewash
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
riverwash
sallowish
sallowish
adj
Slightly sallow.
sawfishes
sawfishes
noun
plural of sawfish
sawhorses
sawhorses
noun
plural of sawhorse
saxapahaw
schwalbea
schwanpan
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
seaworthy
seaworthy
adj
Fit for service at sea.
shadblows
shadblows
noun
plural of shadblow
shadowbox
shadowbox
noun
A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
verb
(boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
(figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight.
To display in a shadowbox.
To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
shadowers
shadowers
noun
plural of shadower
shadowier
shadowier
adj
comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shadowily
shadowily
adv
In a shadowy manner.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
shadowist
shakedown
shakedown
adj
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
noun
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
shallowed
shallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shallow
shallower
shallower
adj
comparative form of shallow: more shallow
shallowly
shallowly
adv
In a shallow manner, without depth.
sharewort
sharewort
noun
A composite plant (Tripolium pannonicum subsp. tripolium) growing along the coast of Europe.