(dated) The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear.
aswing
aswing
adv
In a state of swinging.
aswirl
aswirl
adv
Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.
atwist
atwist
adv
Twisted; distorted; awry
awaits
awaits
noun
plural of await
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of await
awrist
axwise
beswim
bewigs
bewigs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewig
bowsie
bowsie
noun
(Ireland) Alternative spelling of bowsy (“lout”)
(sailing) A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents.
brewis
brewis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal
browis
browis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) brewis
ciwies
cowish
cowish
adj
timorous; fearful; cowardly
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
dawish
dawish
adj
(rare) Like a jackdaw.
disawa
disawa
noun
(historical) The governor of a province in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
dismaw
disnew
disown
disown
verb
(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
(transitive) To repudiate any connection to; to renounce.
(transitive, computing, Unix) To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session.
diswit
diwans
diwans
noun
plural of diwan
dowski
dwines
gawish
gawsie
gwaris
howish
indows
indows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indow
inwats
iowans
iswara
jewish
jewish
Adjective
Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.
Yiddish
Proper noun
The Yiddish language.
jewism
jigsaw
jigsaw
noun
A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.
Something that can be compared to a jigsaw puzzle.
verb
(transitive) To cut something using a jigsaw.
juwise
kiowas
kiswah
kiswah
noun
(Islam) The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
lawish
lewiss
lewist
lowish
lowish
adj
Somewhat low.
lowsin
mawsie
miaows
miaows
noun
plural of miaow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miaow
misway
misway
Noun
A wrong way.
miswed
miswed
verb
To wed improperly.
nawies
newies
newies
noun
plural of newie
newish
newish
adj
(informal) Somewhat new
newsie
newsie
noun
Alternative form of newsy
nisswa
nisswa
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota.
nowise
nowise
adv
(archaic or dialect) (In) no way, (in) no manner, definitely not.
owings
owings
noun
(rare) That which is owed; debt.
owlish
owlish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
Stupid; dull-looking.
Wise and solemn.
owlism
owlism
noun
Affected or pretentious wisdom; pompous dullness.
pewits
pewits
noun
plural of pewit
pilaws
pilaws
noun
plural of pilaw
pitsaw
pitsaw
noun
A saw worked by two people, one standing on the log and the other beneath it, often in a pit.
rawins
rawish
rawish
adj
Somewhat raw.
reswim
rewins
rewins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewin
rewish
ripsaw
ripsaw
noun
(uncountable, music, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
verb
To cut with a ripsaw.
salwin
sawali
sawing
sawing
noun
(usually in the plural) A shaving or fragment of sawn material.
The act by which something is sawn.
verb
present participle of saw
sawish
sawnie
sawpit
sawpit
noun
A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.
selwin
sewing
sewing
noun
Something that is being or has been sewn.
The action of the verb to sew.
verb
present participle of sew
siddow
siddow
adj
(obsolete, UK, dialect) soft; pulpy
sidnaw
sidwel
sinawa
sinews
sinews
noun
plural of sinew
sinewy
sinewy
adj
(figuratively) Having or showing nervous strength.
(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
Tough; having strong sinews.
siward
siwash
siwens
sliwer
snowie
sowing
sowing
noun
The act or process by which something is sown.
verb
present participle of sow
sowins
sowins
noun
Alternative form of sowens
sowish
swabia
swabia
Proper noun
A historical region of Germany.
swaggi
swails
swaine
swaine
noun
Obsolete spelling of swain
swains
swains
noun
plural of swain
swaird
swamis
swamis
noun
plural of swami
swatis
swidge
swifts
swifts
noun
plural of swift
swifty
swifty
noun
Alternative form of swiftie
swills
swills
noun
plural of swill
swimmy
swimmy
adj
Dizzy; swirling or moving as if seen in a daze.
noun
An inflatable armband to help children swim.
swiney
swinge
swinge
noun
(archaic) A swinging blow.
(obsolete) Power; sway; influence.
verb
(archaic) To move like a lash; to lash.
(archaic) To strike hard.
(obsolete) To chastise; to beat.
(obsolete) To singe.
swings
swings
noun
plural of swing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swing
swingy
swingy
adj
(curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
(informal) Characteristic of swing music.
(informal) Having a swinging motion.
(informal, of dice) Having a comparatively flat normal distribution of possible results.
(informal, politics) Having many swing voters.
swinks
swinks
noun
plural of swink
swiped
swiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swipe
swiper
swiper
noun
One who, or that which, swipes.
swipes
swipes
noun
Synonym of swipe (“poor, weak beer or other alcoholic beverage”)
plural of swipe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swipe
swiple
swiple
noun
Alternative form of swipple
swirls
swirls
noun
plural of swirl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swirl
swirly
swirly
adj
Having swirls; swirling.
noun
Alternative form of swirlie
swishy
swishy
adj
(Britain) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive.
(informal, of a man) Effeminate; gay
Producing a swishing sound.
switch
switch
adj
(freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
noun
(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
(card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
(computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
(genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
(historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
(music) Synonym of rute.
(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
(telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
A change or exchange.
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
verb
(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
(intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
(slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
(transitive) To exchange.
(transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
To be swung or whisked.
To swing or whisk.
To trim.
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
swithe
swithe
adv
Alternative form of swith
swived
swived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swive
swivel
swivel
noun
(dance) A rotating of the hips.
(fishing) A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
(military) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
(slang, uncountable) Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
The act of swivelling.
verb
(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
swiver
swives
swives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swive
swivet
swivet
noun
A state or condition of haste, flutter; extreme discomposure or distress; irritation, exasperation, annoyance.
swiwet
tiswin
towies
twains
twains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twain
twiers
twiers
noun
plural of twier
twills
twills
noun
plural of twill
twines
twines
noun
plural of twine
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twine
twirls
twirls
noun
plural of twirl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twirl
twirps
twirps
noun
plural of twirp
twisel
twists
twists
noun
plural of twist
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twist
twisty
twisty
adj
Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
noun
(graphical user interface) A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether the content is currently hidden or expanded.
A strand of hair twisted together in a braid-like fashion
Something that is twisty, such as a road
unwise
unwise
adj
Not wise; lacking wisdom
unwish
unwish
verb
(transitive) To undo a wish
(transitive, obsolete) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
unwist
unwist
adj
(archaic) unknown, unrecognized
unwits
unwits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unwit
wadies
wadies
noun
plural of wady
wairsh
waists
waists
noun
plural of waist
waives
waives
noun
plural of waive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waive
walies
wallis
wallis
Proper noun
An alternative name (the German name) for Valais (the French name).
wandis
wanids
warish
warish
adj
Alternative form of warrish (“warlike”).
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To get better; to recover from an illness.
(obsolete, transitive) To cure or heal (an illness or a person).
wasabi
wasabi
noun
A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).
An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.
washin
wassie
wattis
watusi
watusi
noun
A Christmas firework popular in the Philippines, made with yellow phosphorus, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, and trinitrotoluene.
A popular dance of the 1960s, fueled by the success of the song "Wah-Watusi" by The Orlons in 1962.
verb
(intransitive) To dance the watusi.
wavies
wavies
noun
plural of wavy
weighs
weighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weigh
weirds
weirds
noun
plural of weird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weird
weiser
weskit
weskit
noun
(colloquial) waistcoat
whiffs
whiffs
noun
plural of whiff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiff