(archaic, often derogatory, by extension) A grandee.
(now rare, historical) A pasha.
A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; the goujon or mudcat.
beshow
beshow
noun
A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; the candlefish or sablefish.
bewash
bewash
verb
(transitive, rare) To wash all over; drench with water.
bushwa
bushwa
noun
Alternative form of bushwah
cahows
cahows
noun
plural of cahow
cashaw
cashaw
noun
Alternative form of cushaw
cashew
cashew
noun
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
chowse
chowse
verb
(transitive) Obsolete spelling of chouse (“to cheat, to swindle”)
coshow
cowish
cowish
adj
timorous; fearful; cowardly
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
crwths
crwths
noun
plural of crwth
cushaw
cushaw
noun
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
dawish
dawish
adj
(rare) Like a jackdaw.
eschew
eschew
verb
(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
gawish
hawsed
hawsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hawse
hawser
hawser
noun
(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.
hawses
hawses
noun
plural of hawse
hewers
hewers
noun
plural of hewer
howffs
howffs
noun
plural of howff
howish
jewish
jewish
Adjective
Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.
Yiddish
Proper noun
The Yiddish language.
kiswah
kiswah
noun
(Islam) The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
lawish
lowish
lowish
adj
Somewhat low.
newish
newish
adj
(informal) Somewhat new
oshawa
oshawa
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
owlish
owlish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
Stupid; dull-looking.
Wise and solemn.
peshwa
peshwa
noun
(now historical) Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
pshaws
pshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pshaw
rawish
rawish
adj
Somewhat raw.
reshew
reshow
reshow
verb
(transitive) To show again.
rewash
rewash
noun
The act of washing something again
verb
To wash again
rewish
rowths
sawish
schouw
schwab
schwas
schwas
noun
plural of schwa
schwyz
schwyz
Proper noun
A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz.
A canton of Switzerland.
shadow
shadow
adj
(Australia, politics) Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
(politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
noun
(Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
(UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
(figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
(obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
(obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
(typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
A small degree; a shade.
A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
An imperfect and faint representation.
An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
An inseparable companion.
One who secretly or furtively follows another.
Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
verb
(particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
(transitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
(transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
(transitive) To hide; to conceal.
(transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
(transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
(transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
(transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
shauwe
shawed
shawls
shawls
noun
plural of shawl
shawms
shawms
noun
plural of shawm
shawna
shawna
Proper noun
name, a modern feminine form of Shawn.
shawny
shewed
shewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shew
shewel
shewel
noun
Alternative form of sewel (“scarecrow”)
shewer
shewer
noun
(archaic) One who shews.
showed
showed
verb
(US, sometimes proscribed) past participle of show (alternative to shown)
simple past tense of show
shower
shower
noun
(chiefly Ireland, UK, Australia, derogatory) A shower of shit.
(chiefly Ireland, euphemistic, derogatory, with of and an invective) Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.
(slang) A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.
A baby shower.
A bridal shower.
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
One who shows.
verb
(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
(intransitive) To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
To bathe using a shower.
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
showup
showup
noun
The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
shrewd
shrewd
adj
(archaic) Bad, evil, threatening.
(archaic) Noxious, scatheful, mischievous.
(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
(informal) Streetwise, street-smart.
(obsolete) Abusive, shrewish.
(obsolete) Portending, boding.
Artful, tricky or cunning.
Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
Nigh accurate.
Severe, intense, hard.
Sharp, snithy, piercing.
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
shrews
shrews
noun
plural of shrew
shwalb
shwebo
siwash
slewth
sowish
sowlth
sowlth
noun
(folklore) A kind of spirit in Irish folklore.
stowth
swarth
swarth
adj
(archaic) swarthy
noun
Alternative form of sward
An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
swashy
swashy
adj
(UK, dialect) soft like overripe fruit
(informal) swashbuckling
swatch
swatch
noun
(Northern England, obsolete) A tag or other small object attached to another item as a means of identifying its owner; a tally; specifically the counterfoil of a tally.
(UK) A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
(figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
(figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
A selection of such samples bound together.
verb
To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.
swathe
swathe
noun
(chiefly British) Alternative spelling of swath
A bandage; a band
verb
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
swaths
swaths
noun
plural of swath
swathy
swathy
adj
Of or like a swathe, in mowing.
sweath
swelth
swishy
swishy
adj
(Britain) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive.
(informal, of a man) Effeminate; gay
Producing a swishing sound.
switch
switch
adj
(freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
noun
(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
(card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.
(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
(computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
(genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
(historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
(music) Synonym of rute.
(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
(telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
A change or exchange.
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
verb
(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
(intransitive) To take on the opposite role (leader vs. follower) in a partner dance.
(slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
(transitive) To exchange.
(transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
To be swung or whisked.
To swing or whisk.
To trim.
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
swithe
swithe
adv
Alternative form of swith
swoosh
swoosh
noun
A pattern or logo suggesting a swooshing movement.
A swooshing movement or sound
verb
To move with a rushing or swirling sound
swough
swough
Noun
A sound; a groan or moan; a sough.
A swoon.
swythe
swythe
adv
(obsolete) quickly; swithe
tawsha
thraws
throws
throws
noun
plural of throw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of throw
tweesh
unwish
unwish
verb
(transitive) To undo a wish
(transitive, obsolete) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
upshaw
wabash
wabash
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Arkansas, USA.
a city in Indiana, USA
an unincorporated community in Nebraska, USA.
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
a ghost town in West Virginia, USA.
the in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which is a tributary of the
a former railroad, the
wahoos
wahoos
noun
plural of wahoo
wairsh
warish
warish
adj
Alternative form of warrish (“warlike”).
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To get better; to recover from an illness.
(obsolete, transitive) To cure or heal (an illness or a person).
washed
washed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wash
washen
washen
adj
(archaic) clean
verb
(archaic) alternative past participle of wash.
washer
washer
noun
A face cloth.
A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
A person who washes his or her hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
verb
(transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
washes
washes
noun
plural of wash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wash
washin
washko
washta
washup
washup
noun
Alternative form of wash up
wechts
wechts
noun
plural of wecht
weeshy
weighs
weighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weigh
welshy
whacks
whacks
noun
plural of whack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whack
whales
whales
noun
plural of whale
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whale
whangs
whangs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whang
(by metonymy, deriving from meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels.
plural of wheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheel
wheens
wheens
noun
plural of wheen
wheeps
whelks
whelks
noun
plural of whelk
whelms
whelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm
whelps
whelps
noun
plural of whelp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelp
whenas
whenas
adv
(archaic) When; at the time (which).
conj
(archaic) When.
(archaic) Whereas.
whenso
whenso
conj
(obsolete) when; whensoever
wheres
wheres
noun
plural of where
whiffs
whiffs
noun
plural of whiff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiff
whiles
whiles
adv
(archaic or Scotland) meanwhile
(archaic or Scotland) sometimes; at times
conj
(archaic or dialect) while, whilst
noun
plural of while
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of while
whilst
whilst
adv
(archaic or obsolete except dialectal) Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
conj
Although; in contrast; whereas.
Besides; in addition.
During the whole, or until the end, of the time that; as long as, at the same time.
Only if; provided that; as long as.
Within, or before the end, of the time that.
whimsy
whimsy
noun
(mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
verb
(transitive) To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
whines
whines
noun
plural of whine
whirls
whirls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whirl
whirrs
whirrs
noun
plural of whirr
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whirr
whisht
whisht
intj
(Ireland; Britain, especially Scotland, Northumbria) Shush, silence, be quiet!
A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.
whisks
whisks
noun
plural of whisk
whisky
whisky
noun
(chiefly UK and Canada) A drink of this liquor.
(chiefly UK and Canada) An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in oak barrels.
(historical) A light gig or carriage.
whists
whists
noun
plural of whist
whites
whites
noun
(US, military) A white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.
(cricket) Cricket whites.
(informal) leukorrhea.
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
Linen, especially laundry, that is white.
The white uniform of a chef.
plural of white
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of white
wholes
wholes
noun
plural of whole
whomps
whomps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whomp
whomso
whomso
pron
(obsolete) whichever person, whomever
whoofs
whoofs
noun
plural of whoof
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whoof
whoops
whoops
intj
Oops.
noun
plural of whoop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whoop
whoosh
whoosh
intj
(sarcastic) Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
noun
(MLE, slang) A gun.
(MLE, slang) A homicide by shooting.
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
verb
(intransitive) To make a breathy sound like a whoosh or extrude with such a sound.
(intransitive, figuratively) To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
(transitive) To cause to pass quickly.
(transitive, intransitive) To pass by quickly and more or less close or away.
whoosy
whores
whores
noun
plural of whore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whore
whorls
whorls
noun
plural of whorl
whorts
whorts
noun
plural of whort
whosen
whosis
whosis
Proper noun
definition
whumps
whumps
noun
plural of whump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whump
wiches
wiches
noun
plural of wich
widish
widish
adj
Somewhat wide.
widths
widths
noun
plural of width
wifish
wifish
adj
Like a wife; wifely.
wights
wights
noun
plural of wight
winish
winish
adj
Resembling wine; winy.
wished
wished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wish
wishek
wisher
wisher
noun
Someone who makes a wish
wishes
wishes
noun
plural of wish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wish