A bird, the scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea).
ilwu
iowa
iowa
Proper noun
A Capital: Des Moines.
Noun
One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
iowt
iwao
iwis
iwis
adv
(poetic, archaic) Certainly, surely, indeed.
jawn
jawn
noun
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A woman.
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) Something; any object, place, or person.
verb
Obsolete form of yawn.
jawp
jaws
jaws
noun
(colloquial, eastern Ohio) a contrarian.
(plural only) the borders of anything which has a mouthlike aspect.
(plural only) the mouth
plural of jaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaw
jawy
jawy
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the jaws.
jews
jews
noun
Nonstandard spelling of Jews.
plural of jew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jew
jewy
jewy
Adjective
Characteristic of a Jew or (the) Jews; Jewish
jhow
jhow
noun
(East India) A species of grassy tamarisk shrub, Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
jhwh
jowl
jowl
noun
a fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts
the cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To throw, dash, or knock.
jows
jows
noun
plural of jow
kiwi
kiwi
noun
(informal) A New Zealand dollar.
(military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly.
A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
A kiwi fruit.
Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
knaw
knaw
verb
Archaic spelling of gnaw.
Nonstandard form of know.
knew
knew
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of know
simple past tense of know
know
know
noun
(rare) Knowledge; the state of knowing.
Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’
verb
(intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be acquainted (with another person).
(transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
(transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
(transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
(transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
(transitive) To experience.
(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
(transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
(transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know Biblically.’
To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
kowc
kwan
kwan
noun
A school of Korean martial arts.
kwei
kwhr
kwic
kwic
Noun
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kwoc
kwok
kwon
lacw
lawk
lawn
lawn
noun
(England, historical or regional) An open space between woods.
(biology) An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists.
(countable, obsolete) A piece of clothing made from lawn.
(in the plural) Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
(uncountable) A type of thin linen or cotton.
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
laws
laws
noun
plural of law
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of law
lewd
lewd
adj
(obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible.
(obsolete) Lay; not clerical.
(obsolete) Uneducated.
(obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
noun
A sexually suggestive image, particularly one which does not involve full nudity.
verb
(slang) Alternative form of lude (“take the drug quaalude”)
To express lust; to behave in a lewd manner.
liew
llew
lowa
lowe
lowe
noun
Alternative form of low ("flame").
lowl
lown
lown
adj
(chiefly Scotland) Peaceful, calm.
noun
(Scotland) Calm, tranquillity.
(obsolete) A low fellow.
A shelter; a calm or peaceful place.
lows
lows
noun
plural of low
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of low
lowy
lwei
lwei
noun
a monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza.
lwop
lwsp
mawk
mawk
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A slattern.
(obsolete except in dialects) A maggot.
mawn
mawn
noun
(Scotland, dialect) A maund; a basket or hamper.
mawp
mawr
maws
maws
noun
plural of maw
mbwa
meaw
meaw
noun
Obsolete form of mew (“seagull”).
verb
Dated form of meow.
meow
meow
intj
Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl.
The cry of a cat.
noun
(UK, slang, uncountable) The drug mephedrone.
verb
(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.
mewl
mewl
noun
A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.
verb
To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
mews
mews
noun
(Britain) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
(falconry) A place where birds of prey are housed.
plural of mew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mew
mofw
morw
mowe
mown
mown
verb
past participle of mow
mows
mows
noun
plural of mow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mow
mowt
mpow
narw
nawt
news
news
noun
(computing, Internet) Posts published on newsgroups
Information about current events disseminated via media.
New information of interest.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To report; to make known.
newt
newt
noun
A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
pron
(Northern England) Naught, nothing.
nowy
nowy
adj
(heraldry) Nowed (knotted).
nswc
nuww
nwbn
nwbw
nwlb
okwu
olwm
opcw
owed
owed
adj
That owes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of owe
owen
owen
Proper noun
name of origin, possibly derived from Eugene, cognate to Gaelic Eòghan.
derived from the given name.
from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain.
A town in South Australia
A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
A town in Indiana
A city in Wisconsin
ower
ower
adj
(Tyneside) overly, too
noun
A person who owes something, especially money.
prep
(Tyneside) over
owes
owes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of owe
owhn
owls
owls
noun
plural of owl
owly
owly
adj
In a bad mood; cranky.
Seeing poorly.
owns
owns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of own
owse
pawk
pawk
noun
(Scotland) A wile
A small lobster.
pawl
pawl
noun
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
verb
(transitive) To stop with a pawl.
pawn
pawn
noun
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
(figurative) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
(now rare) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
(uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
A gallery.
Alternative form of paan
An instance of pawning something.
verb
(video games) Alternative form of pwn
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
To pledge; to stake or wager.
paws
paws
noun
plural of paw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paw
pews
pews
noun
plural of pew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pew
pewy
phew
phew
intj
Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
Used to show disgust.
pkwy
plew
plew
noun
(Canada, US) beaver pelt
plow
plow
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough
powe
pows
pows
noun
plural of pow
prew
prow
prow
adj
(archaic) Brave, valiant, gallant.
noun
(nautical) The front part of a vessel
A vessel
Alternative form of proa
pswm
pwca
quaw
quaw
noun
Alternative form of quawmire
rawl
raws
raws
noun
plural of raw
rowe
rows
rows
noun
plural of row
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of row
rowt
rowt
noun
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of rout A loud noise.
verb
(chiefly UK) Alternative form of rout To make a loud noise.
rowy
rswc
sawn
sawn
verb
(nonstandard, dialectal) past participle of see; seen
past participle of saw
saws
saws
noun
plural of saw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saw
sawt
sawt
noun
(music) A style of urban popular music associated mainly with Kuwait and Bahrain.
sbwr
scaw
scaw
noun
(dialectal) A wood or forest; a shaw.
Alternative form of skaw (“promontory”)
scow
scow
noun
A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
verb
(transitive) To transport in a scow.
seow
sewn
sewn
verb
past participle of sew
sews
sews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sew
shaw
shaw
noun
(Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.
shew
shew
verb
(East Anglia) simple past tense of show
Archaic spelling of show.
Nonstandard spelling of shoo.
show
show
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
(archaic) Pretence.
(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
(countable) A demonstration.
(countable) A movie.
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
(countable) An exhibition of items.
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
(military, slang) A battle; local conflict.
(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
(obsolete) Plausibility.
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
A project or presentation.
Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
verb
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
(intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
(intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
(intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
(intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
(transitive) To guide or escort.
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
shwa
shwa
noun
Alternative form of schwa
skaw
skaw
noun
A promontory.
skew
skew
adj
(comparable, statistics) Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
(not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
(not comparable, geometry) Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
adv
(rare) Askew, obliquely; awry.
noun
(architecture) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
(architecture, obsolete) One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.
(chiefly Scotland, architecture) The coping of a gable.
(electronics) A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
(statistics) A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
A piece of rock lying in a slanting position and tapering upwards which overhangs a working-place in a mine and is liable to fall.
A squint or sidelong glance.
An oblique or sideways movement.
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
verb
(intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
(intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
(intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
(statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
(transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.
(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
(transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw.
slaw
slaw
noun
(US, Canada) Coleslaw.
slew
slew
noun
(US) A large amount.
A change of position.
A device used for slewing.
A wet place; a river inlet.
The act, or process of slewing.
verb
(intransitive) To pivot.
(intransitive) To skid.
(transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
(transitive) To veer a vehicle.
(transitive, Britain, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
(transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
(transitive, rail transport) To move something (usually a railway line) sideways.
simple past tense of slay
slow
slow
adj
(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
adv
Slowly.
noun
(music) A slow song.
Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
verb
(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
(transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
smew
smew
noun
A small compact diving duck, Mergus albellus, that breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes.
snaw
snew
snew
verb
(dialectal) simple past tense of snow
(intransitive, obsolete) To abound.
(intransitive, obsolete) To snow.
snow
snow
noun
(countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
(nautical) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.
(uncountable) A shade of the color white.
(uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
(uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.
(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
marine snow
verb
(colloquial) To hoodwink someone, especially by presenting confusing information.
(impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.
(poker) To bluff in draw poker by refusing to draw any cards.
sowf
sowl
sowl
noun
(Britain, dialectal) A dainty; a relish; a sauce; anything eaten with bread.
Archaic spelling of soul.
verb
(obsolete) To soil or stain; to dirty.
(transitive) To pull (especially an animal) by the ears; to drag about.
sown
sown
noun
(especially historiography) Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.
verb
past participle of sow
sows
sows
noun
plural of sow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sow
sowt
spew
spew
noun
(slang) Ejaculate or ejaculation.
A white powder or dark crystals that appear on the surface of improperly tanned leather.
Adhesive that is squeezed from a joint under pressure and held across the joint by a fillet, thereby strengthening the joint.
Material that has been ejected in a stream, or the act of spewing.
Nonsense or lies.
verb
(intransitive) To be forcibly ejected.
(intransitive) To be written or spoken voluminously.
(intransitive) To ejaculate.
(intransitive, informal) To vomit.
(intransitive, leather-working) To develop a white powder or dark crystals on the surface of finished leather, as a result from improper tanning.
(transitive) To eject forcibly and in a stream,
(transitive) To speak or write quickly and voluminously, especially words that are not worth listening to or reading.
staw
staw
verb
(UK, dialect, intransitive) To be fixed or set; to stay.
stew
stew
noun
(Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
(US, regional) An artificial bed of oysters.
(archaic) A brothel.
(informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.
(now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
(obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
(slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
(intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
(transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
stow
stow
intj
(obsolete) A cry used by falconers to call their birds back down to hand.
noun
(rare) A place, stead.
verb
(obsolete, slang, transitive) To cease; to stop doing something.
To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
To dispose of, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
suwe
swab
swab
noun
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
(slang) A naval officer's epaulet.
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
verb
(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
swad
swad
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete, Northern) A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas.
(mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.
(obsolete) A boor, lout.
(obsolete, slang) A crowd; a group of people.
A bunch, clump, mass
swag
swag
noun
(countable, Australia, New Zealand) A large quantity (of something).
(countable, Australia, by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
(countable, Australia, dated) The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
(slang) Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
(uncountable, informal) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
(uncountable, thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
(window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.
verb
(Australia, transitive, intransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
(intransitive) To droop; to sag.
(transitive) To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
(transitive) To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) sway.
To transport stolen goods.
swak
swam
swam
verb
simple past tense of swim
swan
swan
noun
(figuratively) One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
(heraldry) This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
verb
(US, dialectal or colloquial) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).
(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
swap
swap
noun
(Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
(computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke.
An exchange of two comparable things.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
(transitive, obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
(transitive, obsolete) To hit, to strike.
swas
swat
swat
noun
A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
Alternate spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
verb
(US, slang, transitive) To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
(transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
sway
sway
noun
A rocking or swinging motion.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control; power.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
verb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
To have weight or influence.
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.