The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
ahhiyawa
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
beswitch
bethwine
bewhiten
bilewhit
bindwith
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bowditch
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
bushwife
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
chadwick
chairway
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chichewa
chickwit
chigwell
chindwin
chingpaw
chinhwan
chinwood
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chipwood
chlodwig
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowichan
cowichan
Noun
A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
Adjective
Of or relating to this tribe.
Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
dewhirst
dewlight
dilworth
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwash
dishwash
noun
(attributive) The washing of dishes.
Dishwater.
verb
(intransitive) To wash dishes and other dishware.
diswench
disworth
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downwith
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
echowise
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
flywinch
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
gahrwali
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
gershwin
ghatwazi
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
hailweed
hailwood
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
halfwise
hamewith
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hardwick
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
harpwise
hartwick
harwilll
hawaiian
hawaiite
hawaiite
noun
(geology) An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
(mineralogy) A gem variety of olivine peridot.
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawkwise
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
heilwood
herbwife
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
herewith
herewith
adv
by this means
in this way, hereby
with this; especially, with this letter or communication
hiawatha
hiawatha
Proper noun
A pre-historical Native American leader
Any of a number of towns or other places in English-speaking countries:
a city in Kansas, USA, and the county seat of Brown County.
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
hideaway
hideaway
adj
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
noun
a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
(sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing.
hightown
highview
highways
highways
noun
plural of highway
highwood
hilltown
hilltown
noun
Alternative form of hill town
hillview
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
hillwort
hillwort
noun
Calamintha nepeta, a perennial herb in the mint family.
himwards
hindward
hindward
adj
Posterior; in the rear.
adv
Toward the posterior extremity.
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
hiwassee
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwise
hookwise
horowitz
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
howitzer
howitzer
noun
(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.
verb
To attack with a howitzer.
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
huswifes
huswifes
noun
plural of huswife
huswives
hwaiyang
hwangmei
hymnwise
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
ingrowth
ingrowth
noun
(medicine) Growth inwards.
inswathe
inswathe
verb
Archaic spelling of enswathe.
inweight
itchweed
itchweed
noun
Veratrum viride, a toxic North American plant.
itchwood
iwurthen
jawsmith
jawsmith
noun
(US, slang) A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World.
(US, slang) An orator, especially a demagogue.
jewishly
jewishly
Adverb
In a Jewish way.
kenweigh
kherwari
kiaochow
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kingchow
kweichow
landwhin
leftwich
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
lewisohn
lichwake
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
lowishly
matthiew
midwatch
midwatch
noun
(nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o'clock in the morning.