Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
edgeworth
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
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.
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gawkihood
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
glenwhite
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
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
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gumchewer
gyrowheel
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
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.
hoosegows
hoosegows
noun
plural of hoosegow
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
kawaguchi
kiungchow
kwangchow
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
lightwort
longworth
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
newchwang
nightfowl
nightglow
nightglow
noun
An airglow at night.
nightgown
nightgown
noun
A dressing gown.
A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nightwake
nightwalk
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
A branch or offshoot of a plant.
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An appendage of an animal.
Excessive growth.
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outweight
overweigh
overweigh
verb
(transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
penwright
pitwright
plowlight
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
regrowths
regrowths
noun
plural of regrowth
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
reweighed
reweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reweigh
reweigher
rewrought
rewrought
adj
wrought again
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
roughdraw
roughhewn
roughhewn
adj
Alternative form of rough-hewn
roughhews
roughhews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roughhew
roughwork
roughwork
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
showgirls
showgirls
noun
plural of showgirl
siwashing
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
subweight
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
swooshing
swooshing
verb
present participle of swoosh
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwarting
thwarting
noun
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
verb
present participle of thwart
tightwads
tightwads
noun
plural of tightwad
tightwire
tightwire
noun
A tightrope.
troughway
twigwithy
twilights
twilights
noun
plural of twilight
twilighty
twilighty
adj
Resembling or suggesting twilight.
twitching
twitching
adj
That twitches.
noun
(birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
The motion of something that twitches.
verb
present participle of twitch
unthawing
unthawing
adj
That does not thaw; eternally frozen.
verb
present participle of unthaw
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.
unwhining
unwhining
adj
Not whining.
unwishing
unwishing
verb
present participle of unwish
unwrought
unwrought
adj
In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwork
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upwrought
upwrought
adj
wrought-up
waggishly
waggishly
adv
In a waggish manner.
wandought
wangtooth
wangtooth
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A molar.
washougal
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
waughting
waughting
verb
present participle of waught
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weighable
weighable
adj
able to be weighed
weighbauk
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.
weighings
weighings
noun
plural of weighing
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weighters
weighters
noun
plural of weighter
weightier
weightier
adj
comparative form of weighty: more weighty
weightily
weightily
adv
In a weighty manner; ponderously; forcibly.
weighting
weighting
noun
(figuratively) The weight or significance given to something, sometimes by means of a statistical multiplier.