(nautical) Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks.
(now chiefly Scotland) Low down.
prep
(Scotland) Below.
amsw
anew
anew
adv
(literary, poetic or formal) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
arew
arew
adv
(obsolete) In a row.
arow
arow
adv
In a row, line, or rank; successively.
atwo
atwo
adv
(obsolete) In two; in twain; asunder.
auew
avow
avow
noun
(obsolete) avowal
verb
(law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
(transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
awad
awag
awag
adj
Wagging.
awan
awat
away
away
adj
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
(chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
(golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
Misspelling of aweigh.
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
adv
(as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
Aside, so as to discard something.
Aside; off; in another direction.
At a stated distance in time or space.
From a place, hence.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
So as to remove or use up something.
Without restraint.
intj
(Northern England) come on!; go on!
verb
(intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
awea
awed
awed
adj
Having or showing awe.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awe
awee
awes
awes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of awe
awfu
awin
awls
awls
noun
plural of awl
awns
awns
noun
plural of awn
awny
awny
adj
Having awns; bearded, bristly
awol
awol
adj
Alternative form of AWOL
awry
awry
adj
(figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
adv
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
Perversely, improperly.
awst
bawd
bawd
adj
(obsolete) Joyous; riotously gay.
noun
(now archaic or historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
A lewd person.
verb
(archaic) To procure women for lewd purposes.
bawl
bawl
noun
A loud, intense shouting or wailing.
verb
(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
(intransitive) To weep profusely.
(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
bawn
bawn
noun
A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of born.
biwa
biwa
noun
A plucked lute, originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan, characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets, giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone.
blaw
braw
cawk
cawk
noun
(slang) Pronunciation spelling of cock (in the sense of penis).
Alternative form of cauk
cawl
cawl
noun
A traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
Alternative spelling of caul (“a membrane or veil, especially over a baby's head”)
caws
caws
noun
plural of caw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caw
chaw
chaw
noun
(countable) A plug or wad of chewing tobacco.
(obsolete) The jaw.
verb
(UK, slang) To steal.
(archaic or nonstandard outside dialects, e.g. Appalachia, Southern US) To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud)
(obsolete, transitive) To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider
claw
claw
noun
(botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
(colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
(juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
A foot equipped with such.
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
verb
(juggling) To perform a claw catch.
To do (something) quickly.
To move with one's fingertips.
To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).
To relieve an uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching (someone or something); hence (figuratively), to flatter or humour (someone); to court, to fawn on.
To scratch or to tear at.
To use the claws to climb.
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
craw
craw
noun
(archaic) The stomach of an animal.
The crop of a bird.
verb
(archaic) To caw, crow.
dauw
dauw
noun
(South Africa) Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii).
dawe
dawk
dawk
noun
A hollow or crack in timber.
Alternative form of dak (“Indian post system”)
Archaic form of dhak (“the tree Butea monosperma”).
verb
(transitive) To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To dig up weeds.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
dawn
dawn
noun
(countable) The rising of the sun.
(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
verb
(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.
(intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
(intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.
daws
daws
noun
plural of daw
dawt
dawt
verb
(Scotland) To fondle or caress.
dhaw
draw
draw
noun
(archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
(cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
(curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
(slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
(slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
(sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
The act of drawing.
The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
verb
(analogous) To consume (power).
(archery) To pull back (the string of a bow) in preparation for shooting.
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
(card games) To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
(cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
(curling) To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
(golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
(hunting, now rare) To search for game; to track a quarry.
(intransitive) To become contracted; to shrink.
(intransitive) To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion.
(intransitive) To produce an image of something by artistic means; to make drawings.
(intransitive) To take or be dealt a playing card from the deck. See also draw out.
(intransitive, now rare) To be pulled along (in a specified way).
(intransitive, now rare) To pull something along; to have force to move anything by pulling.
(intransitive, transitive) To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase.
(intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
(nautical) Of a sail, to fill with wind.
(now rare) To construct (a wall, canal etc.) from one point to another.
(obsolete) To extend the duration of (something); to prolong.
(reflexive) To assume a specific position or attitude.
(reflexive, now rare) To move in a specific direction.
(transitive or intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
(transitive) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray in words.
(transitive) To draw up, compose (a document).
(transitive) To produce (a shape, figure, picture etc.) with pencil, crayon, chalk, or other implement.
(transitive) To produce a visual representation of (a person or thing) by lines and marks with pencil, pen, paints etc.
(transitive) To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it.
(transitive, intransitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially magnetism or gravity; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
(transitive, medicine, now rare) To extract (pus, humours, etc.) by means of medical treatment.
(transitive, obsolete) To withdraw.
To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person).
To cause (something); to bring (something) about as a consequence.
To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery.
To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
To disembowel (someone); to remove the viscera from (an animal), especially before cooking.
To drag (a person, thing, or part of the body), especially along the ground.
To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
To extract (a tooth).
To extract (juice, fluids etc.) from something by pressure, osmosis or similar.
To induce (the mind, eyes, attention etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
To make (wire) by pulling it through an aperture; to stretch (metal) into a wire.
To move (a part of one's body) in a particular direction.
To provoke or attract (a particular response or reaction).
To pull (a belt or other item) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed.
To pull (one's face, features) out of shape, from emotion etc.
To pull (something) in a particular manner or direction.
To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.).
To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
To require (a depth of water) for floating.
To run (a bath).
To select (an item) at random to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something; to select (a person) by this process.
To stretch or elongate.
To take (air, smoke etc.) into the lungs; to inhale.
To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
To take (water) from a well or other source.
dwan
ewan
fawe
fawe
Adjective
fain; glad; delighted
fawn
fawn
adj
Of the fawn colour.
noun
(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.
(rare) A servile cringe or bow.
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
A young deer.
Base flattery.
verb
(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
(intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
(intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
(intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
flaw
flaw
noun
(in particular) An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
(law) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
(obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
A storm of short duration.
A sudden burst of noise and disorder
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
verb
(intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
gawk
gawk
noun
A cuckoo.
A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.
verb
(colloquial, vulgar) To suck.
To stare conspicuously.
To stare or gape stupidly.
gawm
gawm
noun
Alternative spelling of gom (foolish person).
verb
(UK, dialectal) Alternative form of gorm (gawk, gape)
(dialectal) Alternative form of gum (make sticky, or impair the function of)
gawn
gawn
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A small tub or lading vessel.
verb
(pronunciation spelling) Eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going.
gawp
gawp
noun
(Britain) A stupefied or amazed stare.
verb
(Chiefly Britain) To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
gnaw
gnaw
noun
the act of gnawing
verb
(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
(transitive, intransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
gwag
hawi
hawk
hawk
noun
(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
(game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.
(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
verb
(intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.
(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
(transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.
(transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.
hawm
hawm
noun
Alternative form of haulm (straw)
verb
(UK, dialect) To lounge; to loiter.
haws
haws
noun
plural of haw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haw
hwan
hwan
noun
The monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
iowa
iowa
Proper noun
A Capital: Des Moines.
Noun
One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
iwao
jawn
jawn
noun
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A woman.
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) Something; any object, place, or person.
verb
Obsolete form of yawn.
jawp
jaws
jaws
noun
(colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.
(plural only) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
(plural only) the mouth
plural of jaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaw
jawy
jawy
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the jaws.
knaw
knaw
verb
Archaic spelling of gnaw.
Nonstandard form of know.
kwan
kwan
noun
A school of Korean martial arts.
lacw
lawk
lawn
lawn
noun
(England, historical or regional) An open space between woods.
(biology) An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists.
(countable, obsolete) A piece of clothing made from lawn.
(in the plural) Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
(uncountable) A type of thin linen or cotton.
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
laws
laws
noun
plural of law
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of law
lowa
mawk
mawk
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A slattern.
(obsolete except in dialects) A maggot.
mawn
mawn
noun
(Scotland, dialect) A maund; a basket or hamper.
mawp
mawr
maws
maws
noun
plural of maw
mbwa
meaw
meaw
noun
Obsolete form of mew (“seagull”).
verb
Dated form of meow.
narw
nawt
pawk
pawk
noun
(Scotland) A wile
A small lobster.
pawl
pawl
noun
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
verb
(transitive) To stop with a pawl.
pawn
pawn
noun
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
(figurative) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
(now rare) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
(uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
A gallery.
Alternative form of paan
An instance of pawning something.
verb
(video games) Alternative form of pwn
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
To pledge; to stake or wager.
paws
paws
noun
plural of paw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paw
pwca
quaw
quaw
noun
Alternative form of quawmire
rawl
raws
raws
noun
plural of raw
sawn
sawn
verb
(nonstandard, dialectal) past participle of see; seen
past participle of saw
saws
saws
noun
plural of saw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saw
sawt
sawt
noun
(music) A style of urban popular music associated mainly with Kuwait and Bahrain.
scaw
scaw
noun
(dialectal) A wood or forest; a shaw.
Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”)
shaw
shaw
noun
(Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
shwa
shwa
noun
Alternative form of schwa
skaw
skaw
noun
A promontory.
slaw
slaw
noun
(US, Canada) Coleslaw.
snaw
staw
staw
verb
(UK, dialect, intransitive) To be fixed or set; to stay.
swab
swab
noun
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
(slang) A naval officer's epaulet.
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
verb
(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
swad
swad
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete, Northern) A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas.
(mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.
(obsolete) A boor, lout.
(obsolete, slang) A crowd; a group of people.
A bunch, clump, mass
swag
swag
noun
(countable, Australia, New Zealand) A large quantity (of something).
(countable, Australia, by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
(countable, Australia, dated) The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
(slang) Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
(uncountable, informal) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
(uncountable, thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
(window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.
verb
(Australia, transitive, intransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
(intransitive) To droop; to sag.
(transitive) To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
(transitive) To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) sway.
To transport stolen goods.
swak
swam
swam
verb
simple past tense of swim
swan
swan
noun
(figuratively) One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
(heraldry) This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
verb
(US, dialectal or colloquial) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).
(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
swap
swap
noun
(Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
(computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke.
An exchange of two comparable things.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
(transitive, obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
(transitive, obsolete) To hit, to strike.
swas
swat
swat
noun
A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
Alternate spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
verb
(US, slang, transitive) To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
(transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
sway
sway
noun
A rocking or swinging motion.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control; power.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
verb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
To have weight or influence.
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
tawa
tawa
noun
(South Asia) A frying pan or griddle.
Beilschmiedia tawa, a New Zealand broadleaf tree.
tawn
tawn
name
(Bermuda, colloquial, uncountable) Hamilton (the capital city of Bermuda).
noun
(Bermuda, countable) Pronunciation spelling of town.
(rare) A tan.
verb
(transitive) To tan, make tawny.
taws
taws
noun
Alternative spelling of tawse
plural of taw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taw
tewa
thaw
thaw
noun
(figurative) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding
The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen
verb
(intransitive) To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
twae
twal
twas
twas
abbrev
Misspelling of 'twas.
Obsolete spelling of 'twas
twat
twat
noun
(offensive, vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A contemptible and stupid person, idiot.
(vulgar, slang) The vagina or vulva.
verb
(transitive, Britain, slang) To hit, slap.
tway
tway
num
(dialectal, obsolete in virtually all other forms) Two.
upwa
utwa
vaws
vaws
noun
plural of vaw
waac
waaf
waag
waag
noun
The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops
waal
waal
Proper noun
a distributary of the Rhine in Western Europe that runs through the Netherlands
waar
wabe
wabi
wabi
noun
(Zen Buddhism) A quality of simple or solitary beauty, especially as expressed in various forms of Japanese art or culture.
wabs
wabs
noun
(UK, slang) Breasts.
wace
wace
Proper noun
A Jersey-born writer of the 12th century.
wack
wack
adj
(originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, cringy, uncool, messed up.
noun
(UK, Liverpudlian) A friendly term of address.
(dated, disco-era drug slang) PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).
An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
waco
waco
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
A city in Missouri.
A village in Nebraska.
A town in North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
A city in Texas.
wacs
wade
wade
noun
(colloquial) A ford; a place to cross a river.
An act of wading.
Obsolete form of woad.
verb
(intransitive) To enter recklessly.
(intransitive) to progress with difficulty
(intransitive) to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
(transitive) to walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
wadi
wadi
noun
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
wads
wads
noun
plural of wad
wady
wady
noun
Archaic spelling of wadi.
waeg
waeg
noun
(obsolete) kittiwake
waer
waes
waes
noun
plural of wae
wafd
waff
waff
verb
(UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To bark; to woof.
wafs
waft
waft
noun
(nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
A light breeze.
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
verb
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
(intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
wage
wage
noun
(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
verb
(obsolete, law, UK) To give security for the performance of
(transitive) To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.
(transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).
(transitive, obsolete) To employ for wages; to hire.
(transitive, obsolete) To expose oneself to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger; to venture; to hazard.