A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweigher
checkweigher
noun
Alternative form of check weigher
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chimalakwe
chmielewski
hardwicke
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herwick
hickorywithe
kawchodinne
kickwheel
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
kweichow
lichwake
schweiker
schweizerkase
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklewise
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shirewick
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchkeeper
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathersick
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
wewahitchka
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whicken
whicker
whicker
noun
The soft neigh made by a horse.
verb
Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.
whickered
whickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whicker
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
whinchacker
whincheck
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipsocket
whiteback
whiteback
noun
A wild duck, the canvasback.
whitterick
whitterick
noun
Alternative form of whitret
wickedish
wickedish
adj
Somewhat wicked.
witchlike
witchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a witch.
woehick
wreckfish
wreckfish
noun
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.