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
flatwash
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywinch
foreshow
foreshow
noun
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
foxworth
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
ghawazee
ghawazee
noun
A type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.
glenshaw
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
greenhew
gunwhale
gwenneth
habrowne
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
hackwood
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
hailweed
hailwood
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
haleweed
halfwise
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
hallowed
hallowed
adj
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallow
hallower
hallower
noun
One who hallows or makes holy.
halltown
hallways
hallways
noun
plural of hallway
hallwood
hamewith
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handsaws
handsaws
noun
plural of handsaw
handsewn
handsewn
adj
Sewn by hand, without the use of a sewing machine.
handwear
handwear
noun
Clothing to be worn on the hands, such as gloves.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworm
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
hangchow
hangworm
hardaway
hardwall
hardwall
adj
Made from rigid materials such as wood, metal, or fiberboard.
noun
A strong grade of gypsum plaster, used primarily as an undercoat.
hardware
hardware
noun
(Philippines) Short for hardware store.
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
(informal) Equipment.
(slang) A firearm.
(slang) Medals or trophies.
(technology) Electronic equipment.
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Metal implements.
hardweed
hardwick
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
hardwood
hardwood
adj
(of a floor) Made of interlocking hardwood boards.
noun
(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
(sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
(uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
harewood
harewood
noun
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
harpwise
harrowed
harrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrow
harrower
harrower
noun
One who harrows.
hartwell
hartwell
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
hartwick
hartwood
hartwort
hartwort
noun
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum) or any plant of genus Tordylium.
harwilll
haskwort
hatchway
hatchway
noun
A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
hathaway
haulaway
hawaiian
hawaiite
hawaiite
noun
(geology) An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
(mineralogy) A gem variety of olivine peridot.
hawarden
hawebake
hawebake
Noun
The baked berry of the hawthorn tree, i.e. coarse fare.
hawfinch
hawfinch
noun
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
hawkmoth
hawkmoth
noun
(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hawkshaw
hawkshaw
noun
(dated, 19th century) A detective.
hawkweed
hawkweed
noun
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
hawkwise
hawseman
hawthorn
hawthorn
noun
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
hayakawa
haywagon
haywagon
noun
Alternative spelling of hay wagon
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
haywires
haywires
noun
plural of haywire
headwall
headwall
noun
(civil engineering) A retaining wall at the outlet of a drain or culvert.
(geography) The highest cliff of a glacial cirque.
(geology) The steep cliff at the back of a cirque.
headward
headward
adj
(geology) Cutting backwards or upstream above the original source.
Toward the head.
adv
In a headward direction.
headwark
headwark
noun
A headache.
headways
headways
noun
plural of headway
headwear
headwear
noun
a hat or other covering for the head
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.
headword
headword
noun
(grammar) Any word which may be modified by an adjunct.
A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
headwork
headwork
noun
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
hedgerow
hedgerow
noun
a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
heehawed
heehawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heehaw
heelwork
heelwork
noun
A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
heilwood
hellward
hellward
adv
Alternative spelling of Hellward
hellweed
hempweed
hempweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Eupatorium.
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
henslowe
hepworth
herbwife
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
hereaway
hereaway
adv
(regional) hereabouts, around here
hereward
hereward
Proper noun
name of mostly historical use.
herewith
herewith
adv
by this means
in this way, hereby
with this; especially, with this letter or communication
hernshaw
hernshaw
noun
Obsolete form of heronsew.
heronsew
heronsew
noun
(now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
heyworth
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