(baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.
(sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bilewhit
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.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
bothwell
buchwald
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
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.
cheswold
chewable
chewable
adj
(finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
Capable of being chewed.
Chewy.
noun
A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.
Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
chewalla
chewelah
cheweler
chigwell
chlodwig
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.
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cohdwell
cowleech
cowleech
noun
(obsolete) One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor.
dewlight
dilworth
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
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.
elsewhat
elsewhat
pron
(obsolete) Something else; anything else.
elsewhen
elsewhen
adv
(archaic) At some other time or times; somewhen else.
elsworth
enhallow
enwheels
enwheels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwheel
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
eschewal
eschewal
noun
The act of eschewing
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
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
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.
glenshaw
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
gunwhale
hailweed
hailwood
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
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
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.
hartwell
hartwell
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
harwilll
haulaway
hawkbill
hawkbill
noun
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
hawklike
hawklike
adj
Reminiscent of a hawk.
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.
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
henslowe
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.
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.
holewort
holewort
noun
Alternative form of hollowwort
holloway
holloway
noun
(UK) A road or track that is significantly lower than the land on either side, not formed by recent engineering but possibly of much greater age.
hollowed
hollowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hollow
hollower
hollower
adj
comparative form of hollow: more hollow
noun
One who or that which hollows something.
hollowly
hollowly
adv
in a hollow manner
holtwood
hopewell
hounslow
hounslow
Proper noun
a town in west London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
jewishly
jewishly
Adverb
In a Jewish way.
kwethluk
landwash
landwehr
landwhin
lathwork
lathwork
Noun
A covering of laths.
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
narwhale
narwhale
noun
Alternative spelling of narwhal
narwhals
narwhals
noun
plural of narwhal
newlight
oklawaha
oldwench
ooltewah
outhowls
outhowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outhowl
outwhirl
outwhirl
verb
(rare, transitive) To surpass in whirling or spinning.
owlishly
owlishly
adv
In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
owllight
owllight
Noun
glimmering or imperfect light
owlshead
phulwara
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
plowfish
plowhead
plowhead
noun
Alternative form of ploughhead
plowshoe
rehallow
rehallow
verb
To reconsecrate; to restore to holiness.
rehollow
rothwell
sahiwals
sawlshot
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shadowly
shadwell
shallows
shallows
noun
An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.
plural of shallow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shallow
shallowy
shawfowl
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
shotweld
shotwell
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
showgirl
showgirl
noun
A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine.
showless
showless
adj
Without a show.
shrewdly
shrewdly
adv
In a shrewd manner.
sillyhow
swahilis
swatchel
swatchel
noun
(dated) swazzle
swelchie
swelchie
noun
(rare, obsolete) A whirlpool.
swellish
swellish
adj
(slang, dated) Like a swell or dandy; stylish.
switchel
switchel
noun
(US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
thawable
thawless
thawless
adj
(rare) eternally frozen; not prone to thaw
thewless
thewless
adj
(obsolete) Lacking morals or virtue.
Lacking vigour or energy; listless; weak; nerveless.
thewlike
thorrlow
thorwald
thowless
thowless
adj
Alternative form of thewless
thrawnly
thrawnly
adv
(rare) In a thrawn manner.
thwartly
thwartly
adv
transversely; obliquely
thwittle
thwittle
noun
(obsolete) A small knife; a whittle.
verb
(obsolete) To cut or whittle.
twatchel
twelfths
twelfths
noun
plural of twelfth
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twilight
twilight
adj
Pertaining to or resembling twilight; faintly illuminated; obscure.
noun
(astronomy) The time when the sun is less than 18° below the horizon.
Any faint light through which something is seen; an in-between or fading condition.
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
verb
(transitive, poetic) To illuminate faintly.
twitchel
twitchel
noun
(Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.