(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawing
drawing
noun
(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
A small portion of tea for steeping.
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
The process of drawing or pulling something.
verb
present participle of draw
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drawpoint
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duinhewassel
duniewassal
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dunniewassel
dwain
dwaine
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
eadwina
eadwine
edwardeanism
edwardian
edwardian
Adjective
Of the period in British history from circa 1900 to 1910, when ruled the British Empire.
edwardianism
edwardine
edwardsian
edwardsianism
edwina
edwina
Proper noun
name, feminine form of Edwin.
etiwanda
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
gablewindowed
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
ginward
gladwin
glenwillard
godwinian
godwinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
grandview
grindelwald
grosswardein
gwiniad
gwiniad
noun
Alternative form of gwyniad
gwyniad
gwyniad
noun
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Wales.
hadwin
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsawfish
handsawfishes
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headlongwise
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
headworking
heartwounding
hindward
hindward
adj
Posterior; in the rear.
adv
Toward the posterior extremity.
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hollywoodian
hollywoodian
Adjective
Pertaining to Hollywood.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
horizonward
horizonward
adv
Toward the horizon.
horsedrawing
htindaw
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
indiantown
indrawal
indrawing
indrawing
noun
An inhalation of breath; an inspiration.
The drawing inward of anything.
indrawn
indrawn
adj
Having been drawn in or inward.
Mentally withdrawn; introspective.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
interwarred
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
inwalled
inwalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwall
inwandering
inward
inward
adj
(archaic, of a voice) Not directed toward the outside world, and thus quiet or indistinct.
(obsolete) Coming from one’s inmost or sincerest feelings; heartfelt, earnest.
(obsolete) Devoted to spiritual matters, pious, devout.
(obsolete) Internal to a particular place or country; not foreign, domestic.