In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caschielawis
cathedralwise
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chewsville
chigwell
childcrowing
childward
childwife
childwite
childwold
chilhowee
chilhowie
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chlodwig
chmielewski
chowchilla
chowchilla
noun
Orthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.
clamehewit
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
colwich
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
curwhibble
cushionflower
eichwaldite
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flywinch
gabrilowitsch
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
kickwheel
kilwich
leftwich
lichwake
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
phosphowolframic
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklewise
stitchwhile
sulphowolframic
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swelchie
swelchie
noun
(rare, obsolete) A whirlpool.
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
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
switchel
switchel
noun
(US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
switchtail
tableclothwise
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twitchel
twitchel
noun
(Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
twitcheling
twitchily
twitchily
adv
In a twitchy way.
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unbewitchingly
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhimsically
unwhimsicalness
waistcloth
waistcloth
noun
(nautical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
waistcoathole
walachia
walachian
walchia
wallachia
wallachia
Proper noun
A former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
A historical part of north-east Moravia.
wallachian
wallachian
Noun
A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Wallachia.
Proper noun
The language of the Wallachians; Romanian.
wallhick
wallhick
noun
The lesser spotted woodpecker.
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
watchbill
watchingly
watchingly
adv
While watching; with watchful attention.
weichsel
weichselwood
weichselwood
noun
The wood of the sour cherry.
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
welching
welching
verb
present participle of welch
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
wenliche
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheelchair
wheelchair
noun
(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
(by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
wheelchairs
wheelchairs
noun
plural of wheelchair
whilock
whimsical
whimsical
adj
Given to whimsy.
whimsicalities
whimsicalities
noun
plural of whimsicality
whimsicality
whimsicality
noun
(countable) something whimsical; a caprice.
(uncountable) the state of being whimsical.
whimsically
whimsically
adv
in a whimsical manner
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whirlicane
whirlicote
whirlicote
noun
(obsolete) An open car or chariot.
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
whiteclay
whitlock
wholistic
wholistic
adj
Alternative form of holistic
willacoochee
williche
williewaucht
winchell
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
witchbells
witchedly
witchercully
witchingly
witchingly
adv
(poetic) So as to bewitch or enchant.
witchleaf
witchlike
witchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a witch.
withcall
withcall
verb
(transitive) To call back or call away (from); recall; withdraw one's words; retract; recant; unsay; cancel; call off.
witherblench
wolfachite
woolrich
woolwich
woolwich
Proper noun
A town in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, southeast London, England.
workaholic
workaholic
adj
In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
noun
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.