a historic county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
a council area in Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.
sawfishes
sawfishes
noun
plural of sawfish
schaefferstown
schoolfellow
schoolfellow
noun
Synonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.
schoolfellows
schoolfellows
noun
plural of schoolfellow
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
schweinfurt
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.
shadflower
shadflower
noun
Draba verna, a plant in the mustard family.
sheldfowl
shelffellow
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
shellflower
shellflower
noun
A plant in the mint family grown for its distinctive circular green calyxes.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shieldflower
shoeflower
shopwife
showerful
showerful
adj
Full of showers; rainy, teary, etc.
noun
A quantity that falls in a shower.
showerproof
showerproof
adj
That does not absorb water during light rainfall.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to light rainfall.
showoffishness
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
skewwhiff
skewwhiff
adj
Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
snailfishessnailflower
squawfishes
squawfishes
noun
plural of squawfish
starchflower
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sweetfish
sweetfish
noun
An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
swellfish
swellfish
noun
(zoology) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.
swellfishes
swellfishes
noun
plural of swellfish
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordfishery
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thereafterward
thiefwise
thimbleflower
thoftfellow
threadflower
thunderflower
toothflower
twelfhynde
twelfhyndeman
twelfth
twelfth
adj
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
noun
(music) An interval equal to an octave plus a fifth.
One of twelve equal parts of a whole.
twelfthly
twelfthly
adv
In the twelfth place.
twelfths
twelfths
noun
plural of twelfth
twelfthtide
twelfthtide
Proper noun
The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
twitchfire
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unfaithworthiness
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unhousewifely
unhousewifely
adj
Not housewifely.
uninterferedwith
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwishfulness
unwishfulness
noun
(very rare) The state or condition of being unwishful.
unwrathfulness
waferish
waferish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wafer.
warehouseful
warehouseful
noun
As much as a warehouse can hold.
washerwife
washerwife
noun
(archaic) A washerwoman.
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
wealthful
wealthful
adj
Full of wealth; prosperous.
wealthfully
wealthfully
adv
In prosperity or happiness; prosperously.
weaselfish
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherfishes
weatherfishes
noun
plural of weatherfish
weatherford
weatherford
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
weatherproof
weatherproof
adj
Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.
verb
(UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather.
weatherproofed
weatherproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weatherproofs
weatherproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof
weighshaft
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
westfahl
wethersfield
wharfage
wharfage
noun
A dock, quay, or pier.
A fee charged for using a wharf.
Wharfs collectively.
wharfages
wharfages
noun
plural of wharfage
wharfe
wharfed
wharfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wharf
wharfhead
wharfholder
wharfholder
noun
(historical, rare) The owner of a wharf.
wharfie
wharfie
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, colloquial) A wharf labourer or stevedore.
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharfless
wharfless
adj
Lacking a wharf
wharfmaster
wharfmaster
noun
The supervisor in charge of a wharf.
wharfmasters
wharfmasters
noun
plural of wharfmaster
wharfmen
wharfmen
noun
plural of wharfman
wharfrae
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheatcroft
wheatfield
wheatfield
noun
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.
wheatflakes
wheatflakes
noun
plural of wheatflake
wheelbarrowful
wheelbarrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a wheelbarrow.
wheelswarf
wheelswarf
noun
swarf (grit worn away by grinding)
wheft
wheft
noun
(nautical) A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whereafter
whereafter
adv
(formal) After which time or event.
wherefor
wherefor
adv
(dated) Alternative spelling of wherefore
conj
For which.
wherefore
wherefore
adv
(conjunctive, indicative, archaic or formal) Therefore.
(conjunctive, interrogative, archaic) Why, for what reason, because of what.
conj
(archaic) Because of which.
noun
An intent or purpose; a why.
wherefores
wherefores
noun
plural of wherefore
whereforth
wherefrom
wherefrom
adv
(archaic) from which; whence
(interrogative) from what? from where? whence?
whereof
whereof
adv
(archaic) Of what.
(archaic) Of which.
conj
(archaic) With or by which.
(formal) Of what.
(formal) Of which.
(formal) Of whom.
wheyface
wheyface
noun
One who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
wheyfaced
wheyfaces
wheyfaces
noun
plural of wheyface
whiffable
whiffed
whiffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiff
whiffen
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whiffer
whiffer
noun
(informal) An inhaler (device for asthmatics).
whiffers
whiffers
noun
plural of whiffer
whiffet
whiffet
noun
A little whiff or puff.
whiffets
whiffets
noun
plural of whiffet
whiffle
whiffle
noun
(obsolete) A fife or small flute.
(obsolete) Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
A short blow or gust.
verb
(UK) To waste time.
(intransitive) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
(ornithology, of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.
(transitive) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
To blow a short gust.
To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.
To waffle, talk aimlessly.
whiffled
whiffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiffle
whiffler
whiffler
noun
(US, dialectal) The goldeneye.
(obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
(obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
(obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
(obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
whiffleries
whifflers
whifflers
noun
plural of whiffler
whifflery
whifflery
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour of a whiffler (one who frequently changes course or opinion, or one who argues evasively).
whiffles
whiffles
noun
plural of whiffle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiffle
whiffletree
whiffletree
noun
(US) a whippletree
whiffletrees
whiffletrees
noun
plural of whiffletree
whiskified
whiskified
adj
Drunk on whisky.
whiskyfied
whisperproof
whistlefish
whistlefish
noun
(dialect, archaic) A fish: the gossat or rockling.
whistlefishes
whiteface
whiteface
noun
(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
A Hereford cow.
whitefeet
whitefield
whitefield
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
whitefieldian
whitefieldism
whitefieldite
whitefish
whitefish
noun
(fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).