Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beachwood
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
beshrewed
beshrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshrew
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewhistle
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
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
beworship
bewrathed
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
blowholes
blowholes
noun
plural of blowhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
boweryish
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
charmwise
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
chengchow
chenoweth
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.
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.
childwife
childwite
chilhowee
chilhowie
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.
chippewas
chippeway
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chokeweed
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
chowtimes
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
coachwise
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
coughweed
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
crowheart
cullowhee
dashwheel
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathweed
deathworm
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
downshare
downshore
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawhorse
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
duckwheat
eachwhere
eachwhere
adv
(obsolete) Everywhere.
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthwall
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
earthworm
earthworm
noun
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A worm that lives in the ground.
edgeworth
elbowbush
ellswerth
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
elsewhere
elsewhere
adv
Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
noun
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
enwheeled
enwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwheel
enworthed
enwreathe
enwreathe
verb
Alternative form of inwreathe
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
eschewers
eschewers
noun
plural of eschewer
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
everywhen
everywhen
adv
(rare) Always, at all times.
eyewashes
eyewashes
noun
plural of eyewash
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fishwives
fishwives
noun
plural of fishwife
flaxwench
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
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.
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
followeth
followeth
verb
(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
glenwhite
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
grotewohl
gumchewer
gyrowheel
hadendowa
hairweave
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halliwell
halloween
hallowell
hallowers
hallowers
noun
plural of hallower
halmawise
handsewed
handwaled
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.