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.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
dewanship
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.
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.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
everywhen
everywhen
adv
(rare) Always, at all times.
flaxwench
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
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.
hadendowa
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halloween
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.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
hansetown
havenward
havenward
adj
Toward a haven.
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawthorne
hawthorne
Proper noun
for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
a CDP in Nevada, USA
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
heehawing
heehawing
verb
present participle of heehaw
helenwood
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
henlawson
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
hingeways
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homeowner
homeowner
noun
Someone who does not have title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it by instalments
Someone who owns a house
hometowns
hometowns
noun
plural of hometown
honeworts
honeworts
noun
plural of honewort
honeydews
honeydews
noun
plural of honeydew
honeyware
honeyware
noun
badderlocks, a type of seaweed
honeywell
honeywood
honeywort
honeywort
noun
Any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.
horsetown
howertons
hunnewell
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwish
inwreathe
inwreathe
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
lintwhite
lintwhite
noun
(archaic) A linnet.
manywhere
mathewson
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
narwhales
narwhales
noun
plural of narwhale
newchwang
newshound
newshound
noun
(informal) An investigative reporter.
newssheet
newssheet
noun
Alternative form of news sheet
nightwake
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nonwhites
nonwhites
noun
plural of nonwhite
northwest
northwest
adj
Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
adv
Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
nosewheel
nosewheel
noun
(aviation) The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.
notchweed
notchweed
noun
A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot, Chenopodium vulvaria.
nowhither
nowhither
adv
(archaic) nowhere; to no place.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nowhither.
nymphwise
oakenshaw
oakenshaw
noun
A grove of oaks.
outwrench
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
penwright
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
roughhewn
roughhewn
adj
Alternative form of rough-hewn
runchweed
shakedown
shakedown
adj
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
noun
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
shawanese
shelfworn
shelfworn
adj
Alternative form of shelf-worn
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shoewoman
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
showiness
showiness
noun
The property of being showy.
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
snowhouse
snowhouse
noun
Alternative form of snow house
snowshade
snowsheds
snowsheds
noun
plural of snowshed
snowshine
snowshoed
snowshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowshoe
snowshoer
snowshoer
noun
One who traverses snow wearing snowshoes.
snowshoes
snowshoes
noun
plural of snowshoe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowshoe
swanherds
swanherds
noun
plural of swanherd
swinehead
swineherd
swineherd
noun
A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
swinehood
swinehood
noun
The state or characteristics of being a pig.
swinehull
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
tenchweed
thewiness
thrawneen
thwartmen
townhouse
townhouse
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A row house or terraced house.
(dated) A town hall.
A house in an urban setting.
townshend
townshend
Proper noun
Any one of a number of municipalities in anglophone areas.
twentieth
twentieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number twenty.
noun
A person or thing in the twentieth position.
One of twenty equal parts of a whole.
twinebush
unbewitch
unbewitch
verb
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.
underthaw
underwash
unhewable
unhewable
adj
Not hewable.
unswathed
unswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unswathe
unswathes
unswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unswathe
unwasheds
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
unwealthy
unwealthy
Adjective
Not wealthy.
unweighed
unweighed
adj
not deliberately considered or pondered; hasty
not weighed
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unweighty
unweighty
adj
Not weighty.
unwheeled
unwheeled
adj
With the wheels not fitted or removed.
Without a wheel or wheels.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwheel
unwhelmed
unwhelmed
adj
Not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhelm
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
unwhetted
unwhetted
adj
Not having been whetted.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unwhirled
unwhirled
adj
Not whirled.
unwhisked
unwhisked
adj
Not whisked.
unwitched
unwitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwitch
unwreathe
unwreathe
verb
(transitive) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine (something wreathed).
walcheren
washerman
washerman
noun
A man who washes people's laundry, usually for payment.