(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
A signal indicating this time.
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
The time when such restriction begins.
curlew
curlew
noun
(Australia) A stone curlew.
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
depauw
dewcup
ehuawa
eldwun
ewound
gweduc
juwise
ludlew
mahewu
mahewu
noun
A sour beverage from Africa, made from cornmeal.
mugwet
outawe
outwoe
pewful
pewful
noun
An amount sufficient to fill a pew.
redwud
shauwe
sundew
sundew
noun
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.
swedru
unawed
unawed
adj
Not awed; not afraid, impressed, or in awe.
unclew
unclew
verb
(transitive) To unwind, unfold, or untie.
(transitive, figuratively) To undo; to ruin.
undewy
undewy
adj
Not dewy.
undrew
undrew
verb
simple past tense of undraw
unhewn
unhewn
adj
Not hewn.
unknew
unknew
verb
simple past tense of unknow
unmews
unmews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unmew
unowed
unowed
adj
(obsolete) ownerless
Not owed.
unsewn
unsewn
adj
Not sewn.
unsews
unsews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unsew
unware
unware
adj
(poetic, obsolete) unaware
unweal
unweal
adj
Obsolete form of unwell.
noun
(obsolete) Lack of welfare or prosperity.
unweel
unweft
unweld
unwell
unwell
adj
(dated, euphemistic) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill
unwept
unwept
adj
Not wept.
Unmourned.
unwire
unwire
verb
(transitive) To undo the wiring of.
unwise
unwise
adj
Not wise; lacking wisdom
unwive
unwive
verb
(transitive, archaic) To cause (a woman) no longer to be a wife.
(transitive, archaic) To divest of a wife; to divorce (someone) from his wife.
unwove
unwove
verb
simple past tense of unweave
upgrew
upgrew
verb
simple past tense of upgrow
upspew
upspew
verb
(obsolete, poetic) To vomit.
upwell
upwell
verb
(intransitive, of a fluid) To rise from a lower source; to well up.
upwent
upwent
verb
simple past tense of upgo
waeful
wakeup
wakeup
noun
The act of waking up
wamefu
wauble
waufie
wauked
wauked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wauk
waukee
wauken
wauled
wauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waul
waumle
wauner
wedurn
whauve
whekau
whekau
noun
laughing owl
wisure
woeful
woeful
adj
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
Lamentable, deplorable.
Wretched; paltry; poor.
woulfe
wuddie
wulder
wullie
wumble
wummel
wunder
wungee
wunner
wunner
noun
Pronunciation spelling of wonder.
wuntee
wurley
wurley
noun
(chiefly South Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.
(chiefly South Australia, by extension) A settlement made up of such shelters.
wurset
wurzel
wurzel
noun
A mangelwurzel.
A rural, unsophisticated person; a bumpkin.
wusser
wusser
adj
(nonstandard) worse.
wuther
wuther
noun
(archaic, dialectal) A low roaring or rushing sound.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To make a rushing sound; to whizz.
(intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To shake vigorously.
wuzzer
wuzzle
wuzzle
verb
(transitive, US, dialect, dated) To jumble or confuse.