(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of awe
besew
besew
verb
(transitive) To sew.
bmews
bowes
bowes
noun
plural of bowe
verb
Obsolete form of bow.
bowse
bowse
noun
A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
verb
(archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
(nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
brews
brews
noun
plural of brew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brew
chews
chews
noun
plural of chew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew
clews
clews
noun
plural of clew
cowes
cowes
Proper noun
A town on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England.
crews
crews
noun
plural of crew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crew
dawes
dowse
dowse
noun
Alternative form of douse (“strike”)
verb
(intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”)
Alternative form of douse (“to strike”)
drews
enows
etwas
ewens
ewers
ewers
noun
plural of ewer
ewest
flews
flews
noun
plural of flew
hawse
hawse
adj
(nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
adv
(nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
noun
(nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
(nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
(nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
verb
(intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
hewes
hewes
noun
plural of hewe
howes
howes
noun
plural of howe
jewis
lawes
lawes
noun
plural of lawe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lawe
lewes
lewes
noun
(obsolete) plural of lew
lewis
lewis
noun
(by extension, figurative) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
lewls
lewse
lowes
lowes
noun
plural of lowe
lowse
lweis
lweis
noun
plural of lwei
meows
meows
noun
plural of meow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meow
mewls
mewls
noun
plural of mewl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mewl
mowse
newsy
newsy
adj
Chatty, gossipy.
Containing lots of news; informative.
noun
(informal) A distributor of news; a newsagent.
newts
newts
noun
plural of newt
owens
owsen
owsen
noun
(Scotland, Northern England) plural of ox
owser
plews
plews
noun
plural of plew
resaw
resaw
verb
(transitive) To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards.
simple past tense of resee
resew
resew
verb
Alternative spelling of re-sew
resow
resow
verb
To sow again, to plant seed where it has already been planted.
sawed
sawed
verb
(dialectal, often humorous) simple past tense of see
simple past tense and past participle of saw
sawer
sawer
noun
One who saws; a sawyer.
screw
screw
noun
(US, slang, dated) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
(billiards) Backspin.
(dated) An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
(informal, in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
(mathematics) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
(nautical) A ship's propeller.
(slang) A small packet of tobacco.
(slang) Salary, wages.
(slang, derogatory) A prison guard.
(slang, derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
(vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
(vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
An Archimedes screw.
An amphipod crustacean.
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
(billiards, snooker, pool) To screw back.
(intransitive, US, slang, often imperative, dated) To leave; to go away; to scram.
(soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
(transitive) To contort.
(transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
(transitive, intransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
(transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
seqwl
seraw
serow
serow
noun
Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.
sewan
sewan
noun
Alternative form of seawan
sewar
sewar
noun
(India, historical) A native trooper.
sewed
sewed
adj
Having been created through the sewing process.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sew
sewel
sewel
noun
A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
sewen
sewen
noun
(dialect) A British trout usually regarded as a variety (var. Cambricus) of the salmon trout.
verb
(obsolete) past participle of sew
sewer
sewer
noun
(now historical) A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.
A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.
One who sews.
verb
(transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.
sewin
sewin
noun
(Wales) The brown trout.
shewa
shewn
shewn
verb
past participle of shew
shews
shews
noun
plural of shew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shew
shrew
shrew
noun
(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
(Northern England, Scotland) A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
A swear word.
verb
(Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
(transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
(transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
(transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
(transitive, intransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
(transitive, intransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
sweat
sweat
noun
(Britain, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
(historical) The sweating sickness.
(video games, slang) An extremely competitive player.
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.
verb
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
(intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
(intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
(intransitive, informal) To work hard.
(intransitive, informal) To worry.
(intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
(transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
(transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
(transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
(transitive, informal) To worry about (something).
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
(transitive, slang) To stress out.
(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
To cause to perspire.
swede
swede
noun
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.
(UK, slang) The head.
(chiefly Britain) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
The plant from which this is obtained.
verb
To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
sweep
sweep
noun
(aviation) The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
(card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
(cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
(martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
(metalworking) A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
(refining, obsolete) The almond furnace.
(rowing) A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
A chimney sweep.
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
A single action of sweeping.
An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
Any of the blades of a windmill.
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
The person who steers a dragon boat.
Violent and general destruction.
verb
(US, regional, including Ohio and Indiana) To vacuum a carpet or rug.
(cricket) To play a sweep shot.
(curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
(intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
(intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
(military) To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
(nautical) To draw or drag something over.
(rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
(sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
(sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
(transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
(transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
To strike with a long stroke.
sweer
sweer
adj
(UK dialectal) Dull; indolent; lazy.
(UK dialectal) Heavy.
(UK dialectal) Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.
sweet
sweet
adj
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
(informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
(of soil, UK, dated) Alkaline.
(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
An intensifier.
Fresh; not salt or brackish.
Having a helpful disposition.
Having a pleasant smell.
Having a pleasant sound.
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Having a pleasing disposition.
Having a taste of sugar.
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Not having a salty taste.
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
adv
In a sweet manner.
intj
Used as a positive response to good news or information.
noun
(countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
(countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
verb
(obsolete or poetic) To sweeten.
swego
swell
swell
adj
(Canada, US, dated slang) Excellent.
(dated) Fashionable, like a swell or dandy.
adv
(Canada, US, informal) Very well.
noun
(geology) An upward protrusion of strata from whose central region the beds dip quaquaversally at a low angle.
(informal) A person of high social standing; an important person.
(informal, dated) A person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant.
(music) A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.
(music) A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division.
(music) A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
A bulge or protuberance.
A hillock or similar raised area of terrain.
A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
The act of swelling; increase in size.
The front brow of a saddle bow, connected in the tree by the two saddle bars to the cantle on the other end.
verb
(intransitive) To be raised to arrogance.
(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
(intransitive) To grow gradually in force or loudness.
(transitive) To cause to become bigger.
(transitive) To cause to grow gradually in force or loudness.
(transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
To be elated; to rise arrogantly.
To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.
To protuberate; to bulge out.
swelp
swelp
verb
Pronunciation spelling of so help.
swelt
swelt
verb
(obsolete outside dialects) To die.
(obsolete outside dialects) To succumb or be overcome with emotion, heat, etc.; to faint or swelter
(obsolete) simple past tense of swell
swept
swept
adj
(military, of a body of water or part thereof) Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sweep
swerd
sweyn
swile
swine
swine
noun
(archaic) plural of sow
(derogatory) A contemptible person (plural swines).
(plural swine) A pig (the animal).
(slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
(slang, derogatory) Something difficult or awkward; a pain.
swipe
swipe
noun
(countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
(countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
(countable) An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.
(countable, graphical user interface) An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
(countable, informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
(countable, informal) An attack, insult or critical remark.
(uncountable) Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.
verb
(intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
(transitive) To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
(transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.
(transitive, intransitive, graphical user interface) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
swire
swire
noun
(obsolete) The neck.
A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
swive
swive
verb
(archaic, transitive) To copulate with (a woman).
(archaic, transitive, dialectal) To cut a crop in a sweeping or rambling manner, hence to reap; cut for harvest.
swope
swore
swore
verb
(dialectal or colloquial) past participle of swear
simple past tense of swear
swure
tawse
tawse
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
verb
(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To beat with a tawse.
thews
thews
noun
plural of thew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thew
trews
trews
noun
(Britain) trousers, especially if close fitting and tartan.
twaes
twoes
unsew
unsew
verb
(transitive) To undo something sewn or enclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.
views
views
noun
plural of view
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of view
wades
wades
noun
plural of wade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wade
waers
wages
wages
noun
one's total income for a time period
plural of wage. It may take a singular verb. E.g. 'the wages of sin is death' (Romans 6:23 KJV)
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wage
waise
wakes
wakes
noun
A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
plural of wake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wake
wales
wales
noun
plural of wale
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wale
wames
wames
noun
plural of wame
wanes
wanes
noun
plural of wane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wane
wares
wares
noun
Goods or services that are for sale.
plural of ware
warse
wasel
waste
waste
adj
(MTE, slang, derogatory) Useless and contemptible.
(now rare) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
Barren; desert.
Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
Superfluous; needless.
Unfortunate; disappointing.
noun
(geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
(historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
(law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
(rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
A disused mine or part of one.
A large tract of uncultivated land.
A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
A vast expanse of water.
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Excrement or urine.
Gradual loss or decay.
Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
verb
(intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
(intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
(law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
(transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
(transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
(transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
waves
waves
noun
plural of wave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wave
waxes
waxes
noun
plural of wax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wax
weaks
weals
weals
noun
plural of weal
weans
weans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wean
wears
wears
noun
plural of wear
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wear
weeds
weeds
noun
(obsolete) Clothes.
plural of weed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weed
weeks
weeks
noun
plural of week
weems
weens
weens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ween
weeps
weeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weep
weesh
weest
weest
adj
superlative form of wee: most wee
weets
weets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weet
wefts
wefts
noun
plural of weft
weihs
weirs
weirs
noun
plural of weir
weism
weism
noun
wegotism
weiss
wekas
wekas
noun
plural of weka
welds
welds
noun
plural of weld
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weld
wells
wells
noun
plural of well
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of well
welsh
welsh
verb
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.
welts
welts
noun
plural of welt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welt
wends
wends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wend
wersh
wersh
adj
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look.
wesco
weser
weser
Proper noun
A river in northwest Germany, flowing north from south Lower Saxony into the North Sea.