(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schwarzwald
schwejda
schwendenerian
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
stitchdown
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbucklerdom
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
switched
switched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switch
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
tenchweed
thatchwood
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
thickwind
thwacked
thwacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thwack
torchweed
torchwood
torchwood
noun
(countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.
(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
touchdown
touchdown
noun
(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
(aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
(rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
touchdowns
touchdowns
noun
plural of touchdown
touchwood
touchwood
noun
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
trenchward
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twitched
twitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twitch
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unchawed
unchawed
adj
Obsolete form of unchewed.
unchewed
unchewed
adj
That has not been chewed.
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
underwatch
underwatcher
underwitch
uneschewed
uneschewed
adj
Not eschewed.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
unthwacked
untwitched
untwitched
adj
Not twitched.
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
unwitched
unwitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwitch
unwrenched
unwrenched
adj
That has not been wrenched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrench
unwretched
unwretched
adj
Not wretched.
uwchland
wacadash
wacadash
noun
Obsolete form of wakizashi (“Japanese short sword”).
wahconda
wahcondas
watchband
watchband
noun
a band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap
watchbands
watchbands
noun
plural of watchband
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watched
watched
adj
Wearing a watch.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watch
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
wattenscheid
wauchted
wauchted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waucht
waxchandler
waxchandlery
weichselwood
weichselwood
noun
The wood of the sour cherry.
welched
welched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of welch
wenched
wenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wench
wetched
whacked
whacked
adj
(colloquial, US) Tired; fatigued.
(slang) Intoxicated on drugs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whack
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
wheyfaced
whickered
whickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whicker
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipcords
whipcords
noun
plural of whipcord
whipcordy
whipcordy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of whipcord.
whipstitched
whipstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipstitch
wickedish
wickedish
adj
Somewhat wicked.
winched
winched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of winch
winchendon
windbroach
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
windchest
windchest
noun
(music) A chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.
windchill
windchill
noun
(meteorology) The still-air temperature equivalent to a given combination of temperature and wind speed, as far as its cooling effect on exposed flesh is concerned
windclothes
windshock
wirestitched
witched
witched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of witch
witchedly
witchhood
witchweed
witchweed
noun
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Striga, from Africa and Asia, some of which are parasitic to crops.
witchwood
woodchat
woodchat
noun
Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family.
woodchats
woodchats
noun
plural of woodchat
woodchopper
woodchopper
noun
A person who chops wood; a lumberjack
A person who woodchops as a sport
woodchoppers
woodchoppers
noun
plural of woodchopper
woodchopping
woodchopping
verb
present participle of woodchop
woodchuck
woodchuck
noun
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
woodchucks
woodchucks
noun
plural of woodchuck
woodhack
woodhack
Noun
The yaffle
woodhacker
woodhacker
Noun
The yaffle
woodshock
woodshock
noun
(US, Canada, dialects, obsolete) The groundhog, or its pelt.
(US, Canada, dialects, obsolete) The marten, or its pelt.
wrenched
wrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wrench
wretched
wretched
adj
(informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.