(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
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boxwallah
boxwallah
noun
(India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk.
buhlworks
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
childward
childwife
childwite
childwold
chilhowee
chilhowie
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
cullowhee
dashwheel
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthwall
elbowbush
ellswerth
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
elsewhere
elsewhere
adv
Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
noun
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
enwheeled
enwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwheel
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
faldworth
fishbowls
fishbowls
noun
plural of fishbowl
flaxwench
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
glenwhite
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
grotewohl
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gyrowheel
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
halliwell
hallowday
halloween
hallowell
hallowers
hallowers
noun
plural of hallower
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
hallowmas
hallowmas
Noun
All Saints Day, November 1
halmawise
handwaled
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handyblow
harlowton
harlowton
Proper noun
A city in Montana, USA.
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
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.
hazelwood
hazelwood
noun
The wood of the hazel.
hazelwort
hazelwort
noun
asarabacca
heartwell
heathfowl
helechawa
helenwood
henlawson
hillwoman
hillwoman
noun
A woman belonging to a hilltribe.
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
holloware
holloware
noun
Alternative spelling of hollowware
hollowest
hollowest
adj
superlative form of hollow: most hollow
hollowing
hollowing
noun
The act of one who hollows; a cry or shout.
verb
present participle of hollow
hollywood
hollywood
Proper noun
An area of Los Angeles, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
Adjective
Resembling or relating to Hollywood.
Noun
A waxing practice that removes all of the pubic hair, unlike a Brazilian which leaves a small strip behind.
holsworth
honeywell
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
hunnewell
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
kahoolawe
kahoolawe
Proper noun
the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in Hawaii, uninhabited
kickwheel
kiswahili
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
latewhile
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
leathwake
leechwort
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
lightwort
lintwhite
lintwhite
noun
(archaic) A linnet.
longworth
loveworth
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
lowlihood
lowlihood
noun
The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
lynnworth
maharawal
marlowish
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
millwheel
millwheel
noun
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
mollyhawk
narwhales
narwhales
noun
plural of narwhale
nightfowl
nightglow
nightglow
noun
An airglow at night.
nightwalk
nosewheel
nosewheel
noun
(aviation) The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.
oftwhiles
oftwhiles
adv
(archaic) Often; oftentimes.
outhowled
outhowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outhowl
outwealth
outwhirls
outwhirls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwhirl
overwheel
overwhelm
overwhelm
noun
The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
verb
To cause to surround, to cover.
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower emotionally.
To overpower, crush.
overwhirl
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
phillilew
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowlight
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
rowelhead
sallowish
sallowish
adj
Slightly sallow.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.