(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
dewlight
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
evilwishing
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fliegerabwehrkanone
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
glenshaw
glenwhite
glhwein
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
grotewohl
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
gruhenwald
gunwhale
gyrowheel
haulageway
haulageway
noun
A track or road used for hauling materials.
headlongwise
hingeflower
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
hornswoggles
hornswoggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hornswoggle
interwhistling
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
lightweight
lightweight
adj
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
Having less than average weight
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
Lacking in strength
noun
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
(combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning
One of little consequence or ability.
verb
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
lightweights
lightweights
noun
plural of lightweight
liveweight
liveweight
noun
Alternative form of live weight
ludwigshafen
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
newlight
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
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
plewgh
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
shellblowing
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
thalweg
thalweg
noun
(geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
tilewright
twatterlight
tweenlight
tweenlight
noun
(rare or dialectal) The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
twilightless
twilightless
adj
Without twilight.
twilightlike
twilightlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of twilight.
twitcheling
unbewitchingly
unweighability
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unweighableness
unwhiglike
unwhimperingly
wadleigh
wahlenbergia
washingtonville
watertightal
wavelength
wavelength
noun
(figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherglass
weatherglass
noun
An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, such as a barometer or baroscope.
weatherglasses
weatherglasses
noun
plural of weatherglass
weathergleam
weatherologist
weatherologist
noun
(rare) A meteorologist.
weatherology
weatherology
noun
(rare) meteorology, as used to forecast the weather
weighable
weighable
adj
able to be weighed
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weightedly
weightedly
adv
In a weighted manner
weightily
weightily
adv
In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
weightless
weightless
adj
Not affected by gravity.
Without weight.
weightlessly
weightlessly
adv
whilst weightless; without weight
weightlessness
weightlessness
noun
(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.
(uncountable) The state of being free from the effects of gravity (the force).
weightlessnesses
weightlessnesses
noun
plural of weightlessness
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.
welching
welching
verb
present participle of welch
wellingborough
wellingborough
Proper noun
a market town in Northamptonshire, England.
wellnigh
wellnigh
adv
Alternative spelling of well-nigh.
welshing
welshing
verb
present participle of welsh
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
welterweight
welterweight
adj
Alternative spelling of welter-weight
welterweights
welterweights
noun
plural of welterweight
westleigh
whangable
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.
whealing
wheedling
wheedling
adj
Coaxing, aiming to persuade.
noun
The act of one who wheedles.
verb
present participle of wheedle
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelabrating
wheelage
wheelage
noun
A fee charged for transporting goods on wheels.
wheelersburg
wheeling
wheeling
noun
The act of moving or conveying on wheels.
The motion of something that wheels.
verb
present participle of wheel
wheelingly
wheelingly
adv
With a wheeling motion.
wheelings
wheelings
noun
plural of wheeling
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelwright
wheelwright
noun
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.