A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
aswithe
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
aweigh
aweigh
adj
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
awhile
awhile
adv
(US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process.
For some time; for a short time.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartholomewtide
bassenthwaite
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
beswitch
bethwine
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewhig
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewhistle
bewhite
bewhiten
bewitch
bewitch
verb
(transitive) To astonish, amaze.
(transitive) To cast a spell upon.
(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bewith
bewith
noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A makeshift; substitute.
beworship
bilewhit
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birtwhistle
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boweryish
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
braithwaite
brathwaite
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
brewership
bribeworthy
brightwaters
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
bushwife
butterwright
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
carwitchet
caschielawis
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
cathedralwise
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
charmwise
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
chemawinite
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewie
chewie
noun
(Australia, informal) Chewing gum.
(informal) A chewable treat or toy intended for a pet.
chewier
chewier
adj
comparative form of chewy: more chewy
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinesses
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
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.
chewsville
chichewa
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
chiggerweed
chigwell
childwife
childwite
chilhowee
chilhowie
chimalakwe
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippewas
chippeway
chippeways
chiwere
chiwere
Proper noun
A Siouan language originally spoken by the Missouria, Otoe and Iowa peoples.
chmielewski
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
clamehewit
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.