Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; for example swift or slender or straight
avowry
avowry
noun
(ecclesiastical) Advowson, the right to appoint to a benefice or office.
(historical) A form of medieval patronage in which colonial tenants, often from criminal backgrounds, were guaranteed protection by an English lord in exchange for the payment of a tax.
(law) The act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
(obsolete) A protector, especially a patron saint.
(obsolete) Avowal (open affirmation or admission).
aweary
aweary
adj
(poetic) Weary, tired.
aworry
barway
barway
noun
A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars that can be lifted out of the posts.
bawdry
bawdry
noun
Illicit intercourse; fornication.
Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
berwyn
berwyn
Proper noun
A mountain range in northeast Wales.
bewary
bewray
bewray
verb
(obsolete) To soil or befoul; to beray.
(transitive) To expose or rat out (someone).
(transitive) To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit.
(transitive) To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
(transitive, archaic) To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
(transitive, obsolete) To expose (a deception).
(transitive, obsolete) To expose to harm.
bowery
bowery
adj
Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady.
noun
(archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate.
Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.
bowyer
bowyer
noun
(archaic) A person who uses the bow, an archer.
A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
brawly
brawly
adj
Having or characterised by brawls.
adv
(Scotland) Finely, handsomely.
brawny
brawny
adj
Calloused; hardened.
Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
browny
browny
adj
Somewhat brown; having a brownish tinge.
byrlaw
byrlaw
noun
(obsolete) the local customs and laws of a settlement or district
byward
byword
byword
noun
A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
A nickname or epithet.
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
bywork
bywork
noun
Work done in addition to one's normal duties; subordinate or secondary business; work done on the side.
chowry
chowry
noun
A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
crawly
crawly
adj
As if covered in moving things such as insects.
Crawling around.
crowdy
crowdy
adj
(nonstandard) crowded
noun
(Scotland) A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water.
dewtry
dowery
dowery
noun
Alternative form of dowry
drawly
drawly
adj
(of a voice) Having a drawling sound.
drowsy
drowsy
adj
Boring.
Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
Dull; stupid.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
durwyn
dwarfy
dwarfy
adj
Much undersized; dwarfish.
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
frowny
frowny
adj
(informal or childish) Frowning.
She made a frowny face.
noun
Short for frowny face.
frowsy
frowsy
adj
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
frowzy
frowzy
adj
Alternative spelling of frowsy
growly
growly
adj
Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
Tending to growl.
jowery
keywrd
lawyer
lawyer
noun
(UK, colloquial) The burbot.
(UK, dialect) The stem of a bramble.
(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To practice law.
(informal, transitive) To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
(intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.
(intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
lowery
merwyn
myrwyn
norway
norway
Proper noun
of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: the Kingdom of Norway.
A in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A town in Maine
A city in Michigan
A town in New York
A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada
A town in South Carolina
A town in Wisconsin
odwyer
ordway
ordway
Proper noun
a statutory town in Colorado, USA
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
owerby
owlery
owlery
noun
(zoology) An abode or a haunt of owls.
powdry
powdry
adj
Obsolete form of powdery.
prawny
prawny
adj
Resembling prawn, prawn-like.
psywar
psywar
noun
psychological warfare
pyruwl
qwerty
qwerty
adj
Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
rahway
rawley
redway
redway
noun
A kind of path for use by cyclists and pedestrians in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, generally surfaced with red tarmac.
rowley
rowley
Proper noun
from the English place name.
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
A small village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Massachusetts.
rowney
rowney
noun
A carthorse, load horse, or sumpter horse; a packhorse.
runway
runway
noun
(athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.
(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
(finance, informal) Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves.
A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access.
A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
A stream bed.
The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.
sawyer
sawyer
noun
(US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current.
(US, dialect) The bowfin.
A beetle, mostly in the genus Monochamus, that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
noun
(obsolete) Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
(obsolete) Tawdry lace.
tawery
tawery
noun
A place where skins are tawed.
tawyer
tawyer
noun
Alternative form of tawer
towery
towery
adj
Which has the characteristics of a tower.
towrey
towroy
twarly
twirly
twirly
adj
coiled or curly
noun
(Britain, slang, sometimes derogatory) an old age pensioner or other elderly person, especially one using public transport.
twyers
twyers
noun
plural of twyer
twyver
unwary
unwary
adj
Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
Unprepared; not watchful
vyrnwy
wafery
wafery
adj
(of bread) Sliced very thinly.
Like a wafer (especially, thin, brittle, light).
noun
(obsolete, historical) A kitchen or building in which wafers and other pastries are prepared; the department of the royal household responsible for the preparation of wafers.
warbly
warbly
adj
Having a warbling quality; tending to warble
warday
warely
warely
adv
(obsolete) Watchfully; with caution.
warily
warily
adv
using caution; cautiously.
without trust; in a manner showing a lack of trust; suspiciously.
warley
warmly
warmly
adv
(dated) With emotion, or with a certain amount of anger, somewhat hotly.
(of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
Diluted or having too much water.
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
Resembling or characteristic of water.
Tearful.
Weak and insipid.
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
wavery
wavery
adj
Tending to waver; uncertain or hesitant.
weirdy
weirdy
adj
(informal) Somewhat weird, quite weird.
noun
(informal) Alternative form of weirdie (“someone or something weird”)
wharry
wherry
wherry
noun
(countable) A light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
(countable, historical) A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats.
A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is extracted.
whirly
whirly
adj
(informal) That moves in a whirling motion.
(informal) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
noun
A snowy whirlwind in the Antarctic.
whirry
whirry
adj
(rare) Making a whirr sound or motion.
noun
(obsolete) A sudden or quick movement; a whirr.
Obsolete spelling of wherry
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To hurry; to go swiftly.
(obsolete, transitive) To convey swiftly.
whorly
whorly
adj
Shaped like a whorl.
whorry
whyfor
whyfor
adv
(dialect) why; for what reason
winery
winery
noun
A place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine.
wintry
wintry
adj
(of precipitation) Containing sleet or snow.
Aged, white-haired.
Chilling, cheerless.
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.
a wintry remark
wirily
wirily
adv
In a wiry manner.
worldy
worldy
adj
(rare) Synonym of worldly
worley
worthy
worthy
adj
Admirable or honourable.
Deserving, or having sufficient worth.
Having worth, merit, or value.
Suited; suitable; befitting.
noun
A distinguished or eminent person.
verb
(transitive) To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore.
wranny
wranny
Noun
The common wren.
wrathy
wrathy
adj
(chiefly US) Feeling wrath; very angry, furious.
wrecky
wrecky
adj
Damaged, run-down.
wristy
wristy
adj
Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving deft wrist movements.
noun
(slang) A handjob.
writhy
writhy
adj
Characterized by or prone to writhing.
wrothy
wrothy
adj
Alternative form of wrathy
wrycht
wryest
wryest
adj
superlative form of wry: most wry
wrying
wrying
verb
present participle of wry
wurley
wurley
noun
(chiefly South Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.
(chiefly South Australia, by extension) A settlement made up of such shelters.
wyarno
wymore
wynris
wyrock
wyvern
wyvern
noun
(heraldry, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
yarrow
yarrow
noun
(UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
yawler
yawler
noun
(cornwall) A young boy or old man who provides support to an oceangoing fishing boat, guiding the jolly boat to shore, performing simple maintenance of the jolly boat, bringing provisions, etc.
A juvenile herring.
One who sails a yawl.
One who yawls (howls).
yawner
yawner
noun
(entertainment, sports, informal) Something unexciting or boring, as a book, sporting event, or performance.