Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
bawling
bawling
noun
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
verb
present participle of bawl
begnawn
begnawn
verb
(obsolete) past participle of begnaw
blawing
bowyang
bowyang
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
clawing
clawing
adj
Causing a visceral sensation of panic or terror.
noun
A scratch with the claws.
verb
present participle of claw
dawning
dawning
noun
(chiefly poetic) Dawn.
The first beginnings of something.
verb
present participle of dawn
dawting
dawting
verb
present participle of dawt
drawing
drawing
noun
(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
A small portion of tea for steeping.
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
The process of drawing or pulling something.
verb
present participle of draw
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
gaedown
gangway
gangway
intj
(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
noun
(Britain) An aisle.
(Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
(agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
(rare, obsolete outside dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
A passageway through a passenger car
A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
verb
To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
gawking
gawking
verb
present participle of gawk
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
gaywing
ginward
gladwin
gnawers
gnawers
noun
plural of gnawer
gnawing
gnawing
adj
(of pain or hunger) severe or intense
noun
A sensation of being gnawed.
The process by which something is gnawed.
verb
present participle of gnaw
gowanda
gowaned
gowaned
adj
(poetic) Covered in daisies.
gowland
gunwale
gunwale
noun
The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck.
gwantus
gwenora
gwiniad
gwiniad
noun
Alternative form of gwyniad
gwyniad
gwyniad
noun
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Wales.
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawsing
hawsing
verb
present participle of hawse
hukawng
hwajung
jigsawn
jigsawn
verb
past participle of jigsaw
kwangju
kwapong
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lawings
lawings
noun
plural of lawing
longawa
longjaw
longjaw
adj
Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a long jaw.
longway
mcgowan
mpangwe
newgate
newgate
Proper noun
One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times
oswegan
outgnaw
outgnaw
verb
(transitive) To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnage
pawnage
noun
Alternative form of pannage
The process of pawning goods.
pawning
pawning
noun
The act by which something is pawned.
verb
present participle of pawn
ringtaw
saginaw
saginaw
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
an unincorporated area in Minnesota, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Oregon, USA.
a city in Texas, USA, and a suburb of
sawings
sawings
noun
plural of sawing
shawing
snawing
swaging
swaging
verb
present participle of swage
swagman
swagman
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
(US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.
swagmen
swagmen
noun
plural of swagman
swaling
swaling
noun
Melted wax that runs down the edge of a candle.
verb
present participle of swale
swaying
swaying
noun
An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
The motion of something that sways.
verb
present participle of sway
tawsing
tawsing
verb
present participle of tawse
thawing
thawing
noun
The process by which something thaws.
verb
present participle of thaw
twanged
twanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of twang
twanger
twanger
noun
(informal) A stringed instrument, especially a guitar
One who twangs something.
twangle
twangle
noun
A twanging sound.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To twang repetitively.
ungnawn
ungnawn
adj
(archaic) Ungnawed.
unwaged
unwaged
adj
Not waged, as a war.
wabunga
wadding
wadding
noun
Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.
Wads collectively.
verb
present participle of wad
waffing
waffing
verb
present participle of waff
wafting
wafting
noun
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
verb
present participle of waft
waganda
wagener
wagging
wagging
noun
The motion of something that is wagged.
verb
present participle of wag
waggons
waggons
noun
plural of waggon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waggon
wagling
wagoned
wagoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wagon
wagoner
wagoner
noun
Someone who drives a wagon.
wagonry
wagonry
noun
Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons.
wagweno
waifing
waifing
verb
present participle of waif
wailing
wailing
noun
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
verb
present participle of wail
wainage
wainage
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) Gainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land.
The provision of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods or produce.
wairing
wairing
verb
present participle of wair
waiting
waiting
noun
(obsolete) Watching.
Attendance, service.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
verb
present participle of wait
waiving
waiving
verb
present participle of waive
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
walling
walling
noun
A group of walls.
A method of torture in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, which is then used to slam the person against a wall.
Material used for walls.
verb
present participle of wall
wangala
wangans
wangans
noun
plural of wangan
wangara
wanghee
wanghee
noun
A walking cane made from such bamboo.
Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.
wangled
wangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wangle
wangler
wangler
noun
a person who wangles
wangles
wangles
noun
plural of wangle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wangle
wangoni
wanguns
wanguns
noun
plural of wangun
wanigan
wanigan
noun
Alternative form of wangan
wanning
wantage
wantage
noun
(archaic) want; lack; deficiency
wantagh
wanting
wanting
adj
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
That wants or desires.
noun
The state of wanting something; desire.
prep
Less, short of, minus.
Without, except, but.
verb
present participle of want
wapping
wapping
adj
(colloquial) Archaic form of whopping (“exceptionally great or large”).
verb
present participle of wap
warding
warding
noun
The act of one who wards.
verb
present participle of ward
wareing
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warling
warling
noun
(obsolete) One often quarreled with.
warming
warming
noun
(slang) A beating; a thrashing.
A small rise in temperature.
verb
present participle of warm
warnage
warning
warning
intj
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
noun
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
verb
present participle of warn
warping
warping
noun
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
An action or motion that warps or twists.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
verb
present participle of warp
warring
warring
adj
engaged in war; belligerent
noun
The act of engaging in war or conflict.
verb
present participle of war
wasango
washing
washing
noun
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
The liquid used to wash an ore.
verb
present participle of wash
wasting
wasting
adj
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
noun
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
verb
present participle of waste
watonga
watonga
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA, and the county seat of Blaine County.
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
wauling
wauling
noun
A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
verb
present participle of waul
wawling
wawling
noun
Alternative form of wauling
verb
present participle of wawl
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
waxwing
waxwing
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
waybung
waybung
noun
(Australia) The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
waygang
waygone
waygone
adj
exhausted from travel
weaning
weaning
noun
The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.
verb
present participle of wean
wearing
wearing
adj
(not comparable) Intended to be worn.
Causing erosion.
Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.
That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.
noun
That which is worn; clothes; garments.
The act by which something is worn.
The mechanical process of eroding or grinding.
verb
present participle of wear
weaving
weaving
noun
(countable) A piece of such material.
(countable) An unsteady motion back and forth.
(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
verb
gerund of weave
present participle of weave
weilang
weygand
whaling
whaling
noun
(informal) A beating.
The practice of hunting whales.
The practice of spotting whales.
verb
present participle of whale
whangam
whanged
whanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whang
whangee
whangee
noun
A cane made from whangee wood.
Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.
windage
windage
noun
(automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
(ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow.
(ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
(chiefly nautical) Exposure to the wind.
(medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
windbag
windbag
noun
(archaic) Bellows for an organ.
(mildly derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.
verb
To talk pompously or excessively.
wingate
wingate
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
wingina
wingman
wingman
noun
(Australian rules football) A player positioned on the wing.
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.
verb
To act as a wingman for (someone); to accompany in order to provide support.
winigan
wonegan
wongara
wrangel
wrangle
wrangle
noun
(countable) An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
(also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
(by extension, humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
(figuratively) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
(generally, also figuratively) To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
(reflexive) To cause (oneself) grief through arguing or quarrelling.
Followed by out of: to compel or drive (someone or something) away through arguing.
Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
Followed by out: to put forward arguments on (a case, a matter disagreed upon, etc.).
To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.