An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
howling
howling
adj
(colloquial) Used as an intensifier
noun
The act of producing howls.
verb
present participle of howl
howlite
howlite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium borosilicate hydroxide found in evaporite deposits.
inwheel
inwheel
noun
The inner wheel of a mill.
verb
(rare or obsolete) To encircle.
jowlish
jowlish
adj
Synonym of jowly (“having conspicuous jowls”)
kilwich
rewhirl
sahiwal
sahiwal
Proper noun
A town in western Pakistan.
Noun
Any of a breed of short-horned dairy cattle originating from the Sahiwal district.
showily
showily
adv
In a showy manner.
sidwohl
slowish
slowish
adj
Somewhat slow.
swahili
swithly
swithly
adv
(obsolete) quickly
upwhirl
upwhirl
verb
(intransitive) To rise upward in a whirl.
(transitive) To raise upward with a whirling motion.
walchia
wellish
wellish
adj
Somewhat well; in okay but not great health.
Somewhat well; reasonable; adequate.
adv
Somewhat well; in a fairly satisfactory manner.
whaling
whaling
noun
(informal) A beating.
The practice of hunting whales.
The practice of spotting whales.
verb
present participle of whale
whalish
wheelie
wheelie
adj
(informal) Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels”).
noun
(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
(informal, chiefly Australia) A wheelchair user.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.
whetile
whetile
noun
(UK, dialect) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
whiffle
whiffle
noun
(obsolete) A fife or small flute.
(obsolete) Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
A short blow or gust.
verb
(UK) To waste time.
(intransitive) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
(ornithology, of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.
(transitive) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
To blow a short gust.
To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.
To waffle, talk aimlessly.
whiglet
whileas
whileen
whileen
noun
(Ireland) A little while; a short time.
whilend
whilend
adj
(obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
whilere
whilere
adv
(archaic) A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.
whiling
whiling
verb
present participle of while
whilkut
whilock
whilter
whimble
whindle
whinnel
whipple
whirled
whirled
noun
Eye dialect spelling of world.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whirl
whirler
whirler
noun
A person who, or thing that, whirls.
A whirling table; a potter's wheel.
whirley
whirtle
whirtle
noun
(engineering) A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
whissle
whistle
whistle
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from whistle and flute).
(colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
An act of whistling.
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
verb
(intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
(transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
whistly
whistly
adj
(informal) Making a whistling sound.
adv
(obsolete) silently
whitely
whitely
adj
(now rare, Scotland) White; pale.
adv
In a white manner.
whitlam
whitlow
whitlow
noun
An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
whittle
whittle
noun
(archaic) A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
(archaic) A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
(transitive, figurative) To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
whizzle
whizzle
noun
(dialectal, Northern England) A whizzing sound.
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To go about one's way carelessly or heedlessly.
(dialectal, Northern England) To whiz or whirl along; to move with a hissing sound.