(by extension) Covered, overspread (with or in something).
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.
awhet
awhir
behew
behew
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.
cahow
cahow
noun
An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel.
chawk
chawl
chawl
noun
A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people.
chawn
chaws
chaws
noun
plural of chaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaw
chewa
chews
chews
noun
plural of chew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chew
chewy
chewy
adj
Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
noun
(Australia, informal) Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”)
(US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie.
chivw
chowk
chowk
noun
(India, Pakistan) A courtyard.
(India, Pakistan) A marketplace or open area in a city or village.
(India, Pakistan) An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
chows
chows
noun
plural of chow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chow
chwas
cohow
crwth
crwth
noun
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
cwlth
dhows
dhows
noun
plural of dhow
ewhow
halwe
hawed
hawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haw
hawer
hawks
hawks
noun
plural of hawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hawk
hawky
hawky
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hawk.
hawok
hawse
hawse
adj
(nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
adv
(nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
noun
(nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
(nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
(nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
verb
(intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
hewed
hewel
hewer
hewer
noun
One who hews.
hewes
hewes
noun
plural of hewe
hewet
hewgh
hewie
howdy
howdy
intj
(chiefly US, informal) An informal greeting.
noun
(Scotland) A wife, a midwife.
verb
(transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
howea
howel
howel
noun
A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
verb
(transitive) To smooth; to plane.
howes
howes
noun
plural of howe
howey
howff
howff
noun
(Scotland) tavern; public house
howfs
howfs
noun
plural of howf
howie
howks
howls
howls
noun
plural of howl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of howl
howso
howso
adv
However, in whatever manner.
However, to whatever extent.
hwang
jahwe
lewth
lewth
noun
(now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
lowth
lowth
noun
(UK dialectal) (in the plural) Lowlands.
(UK dialectal, Northern England) Lowness.
mahwa
mohwa
mowch
mowha
mowth
nohow
nohow
adv
(slang) In no way; not at all; by no available means.
nowch
nowch
noun
Obsolete form of nouch.
owght
pshaw
pshaw
intj
Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
verb
(intransitive) To express disgust or contempt by saying "pshaw".
rowth
sawah
sawah
noun
A rice paddy.
schow
schwa
schwa
noun
(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
Alternative form of shva
The character ə.
verb
(phonetics, of a vowel sound, rare) To be reduced to schwa.
shawl
shawl
noun
A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
verb
(transitive) To wrap in a shawl.
shawm
shawm
noun
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
shawn
shawn
Proper noun
name, popular in the US in the 1970s.
name, transferred from the male name.
shaws
shaws
noun
plural of shaw
stalks or leaves of root vegetables.
shawy
shewa
shewn
shewn
verb
past participle of shew
shews
shews
noun
plural of shew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shew
showa
showd
shown
shown
verb
past participle of show
shows
shows
noun
plural of show
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of show
showy
showy
adj
(sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
shrew
shrew
noun
(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beshrew; to curse.
swash
swash
adj
(typography) Having pronounced swashes.
bold; dramatic.
noun
(architecture) An oval figure, whose mouldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
(obsolete) A blustering noise.
(obsolete) A swaggering fellow; a swasher.
(obsolete) Liquid filth; wash; hog mash.
(obsolete) swaggering behaviour.
(typography) A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy.
A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
A smooth stroke; a swish.
A streak or patch.
A swishing noise.
A wet splashing sound.
The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
verb
(intransitive) To fall violently or noisily.
(intransitive) To wade forcefully through liquid.
(transitive, intransitive) To dash or flow noisily; to splash.
(transitive, intransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).
(transitive, intransitive) To swipe.
(transitive, intransitive) To swirl through liquid; to swish.
To streak, to color in a swash.
swath
swath
noun
(often figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.
A hissing or whistling sound of something travelling quickly through the air.
noun
(basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
(slang) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
(uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
verb
(basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
(gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
(transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
(transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
(transitive, slang, dated) To flog; to lash.
To make a rustling sound while moving.
swith
swith
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Strong; vehement.
adv
(dialectal or obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly.
(dialectal or obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very.
swosh
swosh
verb
Alternative form of swash (“to dash or flow noisily; to splash”)
tchwi
thawn
thaws
thaws
noun
plural of thaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thaw
thawy
thawy
adj
Becoming liquid; thawing; inclined to or tending to thaw.
Conducive to thawing.
theow
theow
noun
(historical) A bondman or bondwoman; a slave.
thews
thews
noun
plural of thew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thew
thewy
thewy
adj
Muscular; brawny.
Sinewy.
thowt
thowt
noun
Archaic spelling of thought.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of think
thraw
threw
threw
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of throw
simple past tense of throw
throw
throw
noun
(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
(veterinary medicine) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
A distance travelled; displacement.
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Obsolete spelling of throe
One's ability to throw.
The act of throwing something.
The flight of a thrown object.
verb
(American football) Synonym of pass
(baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
(figuratively) To send desperately.
(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.
(sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
(transitive) To imprison.
(transitive) To install (a bridge).
(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
(transitive) To project or send forth.
(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
(transitive, bridge) To discard.
(transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
(transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
(transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
(transitive, intransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
(transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
(transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
(transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
To organize an event, especially a party.
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
tihwa
wahoo
wahoo
noun
(Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
wakhi
walsh
walsh
Proper noun
Variant of Welsh and Welch.
walth
warch
warth
warth
noun
(UK, dialect) A ford.
washo
washy
washy
adj
(US, dialect, archaic) Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour.
Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble.
Watery; damp; soft.
noun
(childish or poetic, rare) A wash, an act of washing.
watch
watch
noun
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
A person or group of people who guard.
A portable or wearable timepiece.
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a lookout.
(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
(nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.
(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
(transitive, intransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
(transitive, obsolete) To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
watha
watha
Proper noun
A town in North Carolina.
wauch
waugh
waugh
adj
(dialect, Scotland and Northern England) Insipid; tasteless.
verb
Alternative form of waff (“to bark”)
wawah
wecht
wecht
noun
(Scotland) A form of sieve used to winnow grain; the weight of its contents.
verb
(Scotland) To winnow grain using such a device.
weesh
wehee
weigh
weigh
verb
(intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To judge; to estimate.
(intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
(obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
(transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
(transitive) To consider a subject.
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
(transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
(transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
(transitive, stative) To have a certain weight.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
weihs
welch
welch
noun
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
verb
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
To fail to repay a small debt.
welsh
welsh
verb
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.
wench
wench
noun
(US, archaic or historical) A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.
(archaic or dialectal) Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart.
(archaic) A promiscuous woman; a mistress (“other woman in an extramarital relationship”).
(archaic) A prostitute.
(archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.
(archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
(specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, now humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
wersh
wersh
adj
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look.
whack
whack
adj
Alternative form of wack (“crazy”)
noun
(US, obsolete) A deal, an agreement.
(US, slang) An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.
(dated, disco-era drug slang) PCP, phencyclidine (as also wack).
(obsolete) A whack-up: a division of an amount into separate whacks, a divvying up.
(originally UK cant, somewhat dated) A share, a portion, especially a full share or large portion.
(typography, computing, slang) The backslash, ⟨ \ ⟩.
The sound of a heavy strike.
The strike itself.
The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact.
verb
(UK, chiefly in the negative) To surpass; to better.
(slang) To kill, bump off.
(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
(transitive, slang) To share or parcel out (often with up).
To hit, slap or strike.
whale
whale
noun
(by extension) Any species of Cetacea.
(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
(figuratively, as "whale of a ___") Something, or someone, that is excellent.
(finance, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
(marketing, by extension) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
verb
(intransitive) To hunt for whales.
(slang, transitive) To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
whall
whall
noun
A light colour of the iris in horses; the state of being walleyed.
whalm
whalp
whaly
whame
whame
noun
Synonym of whame fly
whamo
whamo
intj
Alternative form of whammo
whamp
whams
whams
noun
plural of wham
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wham
whand
whang
whang
noun
(Britain, Scotland, dialect, colloquial) A large piece or slice; a chunk.
(UK, US, dialect, informal, dated) A leather thong.
(US, dialect, dated) A house-cleaning party.
(dialect, colloquial) A blow; a whack.
verb
(Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
(US, Scotland, Britain, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
(chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
(informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
whank
whank
noun
(Scotland, Northern England) A large portion, slice or lump.
(Scotland, Northern England) A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
verb
(Scotland, Northern England) To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash.
(Scotland, Northern England) To cut, especially to cut off a large portion.
whaps
whaps
noun
plural of whap
whare
whare
noun
A Maori hut.
wharf
wharf
noun
A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.
The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea.
verb
(transitive) To place on a wharf.
(transitive) To secure by a wharf.
wharl
wharl
noun
(medicine) A rattling or uvular utterance of the r-sound.
wharp
wharp
noun
(UK, dated) A fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.
whart
whase
whata
whatd
whats
whats
noun
plural of what; used as a stand-in to collectively pluralize arbitrary instances of things. Often used along with whys, hows, etc.
whauk
whaup
whaup
noun
(Scotland) The curlew, Numenius arquata.
whaur
wheal
wheal
noun
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
verb
(uncommon) Synonym of wale.
wheam
wheat
wheat
adj
Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
noun
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
(uncountable) A light brown colour, like that of wheat.
wheel
wheel
noun
(UK, slang, archaic) A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
(archaic, informal) A bicycle or tricycle.
(automotive) A wheelrim.
(computing, dated) A superuser on certain systems.
(figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
(informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
(nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
(obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
(poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
(slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
(slang, archaic) A dollar.
A Catherine wheel firework.
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
A potter's wheel.
A round portion of cheese.
A spinning wheel.
A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
verb
(intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
(intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
(intransitive, dated) To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
(transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
(transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
(transitive) To roll along on wheels.
(transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
wheem
wheen
wheen
noun
(UK dialectal) A little; a small number.
(UK dialectal, Scotland, Northern Ireland) A quantity; a goodly number.
wheep
wheer
whees
whees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whee
wheft
wheft
noun
(nautical) A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)
whein
wheki
wheki
noun
Dicksonia squarrosa, a fast-growing tree fern endemic to New Zealand.