wi: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of wi
- malawi«Word Popularity Bar4/5
malawi
- noun a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
Nyasaland; Republic of Malawi.
- noun a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
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kiwi
- noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
Actinidia deliciosa; kiwi vine; Chinese gooseberry; Actinidia chinensis.
- noun a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
New Zealander.
- noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
- wwi2/5
wwi
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- dwi2/5
dwi
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- twi2/5
- achomawi1/5
achomawi
- noun a member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California
- noun a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California
- noun a member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California
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atsugewi
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
- noun the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
- noun a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
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loewi
- noun United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
Otto Loewi.
- noun United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
- achumawi1/5
Suffixes of wi
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wisconsin
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Wisconsin River.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
WI; Badger State.
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
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wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- wilderness5/5
wilderness
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- williams5/5
williams
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Hiram Williams; Hiram King Williams; Hank Williams.
- noun English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams; Sir Bernard Williams.
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- winner5/5
winner
- noun the contestant who wins the contest
victor.
- noun a gambler who wins a bet
- noun the contestant who wins the contest
- will5/5
will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- wind5/5
wind
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
air current; current of air.
- trees bent under the fierce winds
- when there is no wind, row
- the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
- noun a tendency or force that influences events
- the winds of change
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
- willing5/5
willing
- noun the act of making a choice
volition.
- followed my father of my own volition
- verb decree or ordain
will.
- God wills our existence
- noun the act of making a choice
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win
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- he was happy to get the win
- noun something won (especially money)
winnings; profits.
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- wing5/5
wing
- noun a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- noun one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- noun a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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winning
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- winning is not everything
- verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
win.
- He won the Gold Medal in skating
- Our home team won
- Win the game
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- wings5/5
wings
- noun a means of flight or ascent
- necessity lends wings to inspiration
- noun stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members
- noun a means of flight or ascent
- winds5/5
wind
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
air current; current of air.
- trees bent under the fierce winds
- when there is no wind, row
- the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
- noun a tendency or force that influences events
- the winds of change
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
- witnessed5/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- withdraw5/5
withdraw
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb withdraw from active participation
retire.
- He retired from chess
- verb pull back or move away or backward
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wizard
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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wife
- noun a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
married woman.
- noun a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
- wide5/5
wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- window5/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- wish5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
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window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- winter5/5
winter
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
wintertime.
- verb spend the winter
overwinter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
- wine5/5
wine
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
vino.
- noun a red as dark as red wine
wine-colored; wine-coloured.
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
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wisdom
- noun accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- noun the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wiseness.
- noun accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
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wilson
- noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
Harriet Wilson.
- noun English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
Sir Angus Wilson; Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson.
- noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
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wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wished5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- wider5/5
wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- wire5/5
wire
- noun ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- noun a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
conducting wire.
- noun ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- wishes5/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- wives5/5
wive
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- verb marry a woman, take a wife
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- withdrawal5/5
withdrawal
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
backdown; climb-down.
- noun the act of taking out money or other capital
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
- widow5/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
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wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- width5/5
width
- noun the extent of something from side to side
breadth.
- noun the extent of something from side to side
- wireless5/5
wireless
- noun medium for communication
radio; radiocommunication.
- noun transmission by radio waves
- noun medium for communication
- willingness5/5
willingness
- noun cheerful compliance
- he expressed his willingness to help
- noun cheerful compliance
- wildlife5/5
wildlife
- noun all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
- chemicals could kill all the wildlife
- noun all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
- wicked5/5
wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
- a sinful person
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- widespread5/5
widespread
- adjective satellite widely circulated or diffused
- a widespread doctrine
- widespread fear of nuclear war
- adjective satellite distributed over a considerable extent
far-flung.
- far-flung trading operations
- the West's far-flung mountain ranges
- widespread nuclear fallout
- adjective satellite widely circulated or diffused
- within5/5
within
- adverb on the inside
inside.
- inside, the car is a mess
- adverb on the inside
- widely5/5
widely
- adverb to a great degree
- her work is widely known
- adverb to or over a great extent or range; far
wide.
- wandered wide through many lands
- he traveled widely
- adverb to a great degree
- with5/5
- without5/5
without
On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, .without doorsWithout the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden.
- william5/5
william
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- wiley5/5
wiley
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- windsor4/5
windsor
A town in Berkshire, England.
- winchester4/5
winchester
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- noun a shoulder rifle
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- wilder4/5
wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- wilmington4/5
wilmington
- noun a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
- noun the largest city in Delaware
- noun a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
- winners4/5
winner
- noun the contestant who wins the contest
victor.
- noun a gambler who wins a bet
- noun the contestant who wins the contest
- widened4/5
widen
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- The road widened
- verb make (clothes) larger
let out.
- Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- widening4/5
widening
- noun an increase in width
broadening.
- noun a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
turnout.
- noun an increase in width
- widen4/5
widen
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- The road widened
- verb make (clothes) larger
let out.
- Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- witch4/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
- withdrawn4/5
withdrawn
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
recluse; reclusive.
- lived an unsocial reclusive life
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- adjective satellite withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
- winding4/5
winding
- noun the act of winding or twisting
twist; wind.
- he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- noun the act of winding or twisting
- withdrew4/5
withdraw
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb withdraw from active participation
retire.
- He retired from chess
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- wins4/5
win
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- he was happy to get the win
- noun something won (especially money)
winnings; profits.
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
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will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- wines4/5
wine
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
vino.
- noun a red as dark as red wine
wine-colored; wine-coloured.
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
- witches4/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
- withholding4/5
withholding
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- noun income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
withholding tax.
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
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wilkins
- noun United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Roy Wilkins.
- noun Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)
George Hubert Wilkins.
- noun United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
- witnessing4/5
witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- withheld4/5
withhold
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
keep back.
- The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
deduct; recoup.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- withdrawing4/5
withdraw
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb withdraw from active participation
retire.
- He retired from chess
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- withhold4/5
withhold
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
keep back.
- The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
deduct; recoup.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- willed4/5
will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- wink4/5
wink
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- noun closing one eye quickly as a signal
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- winked4/5
wink
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- noun closing one eye quickly as a signal
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- wishing4/5
wishing
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wish; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- verb hope for; have a wish
wish.
- I wish I could go home now
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- wiped4/5
wipe
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
rub.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- verb rub with a circular motion
pass over.
- wipe the blackboard
- He passed his hands over the soft cloth
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
- wires4/5
wire
- noun ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- noun a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
conducting wire.
- noun ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- wipe4/5
wipe
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
rub.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- verb rub with a circular motion
pass over.
- wipe the blackboard
- He passed his hands over the soft cloth
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
- withstand4/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- wired4/5
wired
- adjective equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
- a well-wired house
- verb provide with electrical circuits
wire.
- wire the addition to the house
- adjective equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
- widows4/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- winters4/5
winter
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
wintertime.
- verb spend the winter
overwinter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
- wilde4/5
wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- wiring4/5
wiring
- noun a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
- noun the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
- noun a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
- winged4/5
winged
- adjective having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind;
- the winged feet of Mercury
- verb travel through the air; be airborne
fly; wing.
- Man cannot fly
- adjective having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind;
- wilkinson4/5
wilkinson
- noun English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson.
- noun English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
- wilt4/5
wilt
- noun any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
wilt disease.
- noun causing to become limp or drooping
wilting.
- noun any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
- wiping4/5
wipe
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
rub.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- verb rub with a circular motion
pass over.
- wipe the blackboard
- He passed his hands over the soft cloth
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
- wits4/5
wits
- noun the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
marbles.
- he used his wits to get ahead
- I was scared out of my wits
- he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
- willard4/5
willard
- noun United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard.
- noun United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870)
Emma Hart Willard.
- noun United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
- withered4/5
withered
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
shriveled; wizen; wizened; shrivelled; shrunken.
- the old woman's shriveled skin
- he looked shriveled and ill
- a shrunken old man
- a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
- he did well despite his withered arm
- a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- widest4/5
wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- witchcraft4/5
witchcraft
- noun the art of sorcery
witchery.
- noun the art of sorcery
- wittgenstein4/5
wittgenstein
- noun British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
Ludwig Wittgenstein; Ludwig Josef Johan Wittgenstein.
- noun British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951)
- wiser4/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wickedness4/5
wickedness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
iniquity; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; dark; darkness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
- witty4/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- widowed4/5
widowed
- adjective satellite single because of death of the spouse
- verb cause to be without a spouse
widow.
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- adjective satellite single because of death of the spouse
- willingly4/5
willingly
- adverb in a willing manner
volitionally.
- I willingly accept
- adverb in a willing manner
- wildly4/5
wildly
- adverb to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
- the storyline is wildly unrealistic
- adverb in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
- He gesticulated wildly
- adverb to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
- wisely4/5
wisely
- adverb in a wise manner
sagely.
- she acted wisely when she invited her parents
- adverb in a wise manner
- wig4/5
wig
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- noun British slang for a scolding
wigging.
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- willow4/5
willow
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
willow tree.
- noun a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
- willis4/5
willis
- noun English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
Thomas Willis.
- noun English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
- winston4/5
winston
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- willie4/5
willie
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- wilhelm4/5
wilhelm
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- williamson4/5
williamson
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- willy4/5
willy
A large wicker basket. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
- wird4/5
- wir4/5
- wis3/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- wilds3/5
wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- wildest3/5
wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
- wiesbaden3/5
wiesbaden
- noun a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times
- noun a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times
- wichita3/5
wichita
- noun a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas
- noun the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
- noun a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas
- winnipeg3/5
winnipeg
- noun the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
- noun a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg.
- noun the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
- winslow3/5
winslow
- noun English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
Edward Winslow.
- noun English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
- wight3/5
wight
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
creature.
- noun an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
Isle of Wight.
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
- wildness3/5
wildness
- noun a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
abandon.
- the wildness of his anger
- noun the property of being wild or turbulent
fury; violence; furiousness; fierceness; vehemence; ferocity.
- the storm's violence
- noun a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
- widens3/5
widen
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- The road widened
- verb make (clothes) larger
let out.
- Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- wimbledon3/5
wimbledon
- noun a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
- noun a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
- windy3/5
windy
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; breezy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- wilkes3/5
wilkes
- noun English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
John Wilkes.
- noun United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)
Charles Wilkes.
- noun English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
- wizards3/5
wizard
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- withdraws3/5
withdraw
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb withdraw from active participation
retire.
- He retired from chess
- verb pull back or move away or backward
- windings3/5
winding
- noun the act of winding or twisting
twist; wind.
- he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- noun the act of winding or twisting
- winking3/5
winking
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
nictitation; eye blink; nictation; blinking; blink; wink.
- verb signal by winking
wink.
- She winked at him
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- winded3/5
winded
- adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
pursy; short-winded; blown.
- verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
- adjective satellite breathing laboriously or convulsively
- wiggle3/5
wiggle
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; squirm.
- verb move to and fro
joggle; jiggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun the act of wiggling
- wisp3/5
wisp
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
- noun a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps3/5
wisp
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
- noun a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wiggled3/5
wiggle
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; squirm.
- verb move to and fro
joggle; jiggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun the act of wiggling
- winks3/5
wink
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- noun closing one eye quickly as a signal
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- wiener3/5
wiener
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
frank; dog; hot dog; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
- noun United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)
Norbert Wiener.
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- willful3/5
willful
- adjective satellite done by design
wilful.
- the insult was intentional
- willful disobedience
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
wilful; headstrong; froward; self-willed.
- adjective satellite done by design
- wield3/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- wielded3/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- withdrawals3/5
withdrawal
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
backdown; climb-down.
- noun the act of taking out money or other capital
- noun a retraction of a previously held position
- wielding3/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- wishful3/5
wishful
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
desirous.
- desirous of high office
- desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
- adjective satellite desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
aspirant; aspiring.
- adjective having or expressing desire for something
- withering3/5
withering
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
atrophy.
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- wither3/5
wither
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- verb lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
fade.
- Her bloom was fading
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
- widget3/5
widget
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- wilful3/5
wilful
- adjective satellite done by design
willful.
- the insult was intentional
- willful disobedience
- adjective satellite habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
willful; headstrong; froward; self-willed.
- adjective satellite done by design
- widower3/5
widower
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
widowman.
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- withers3/5
withers
- noun the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
- verb wither, as with a loss of moisture
wither; shrivel; shrink; shrivel up.
- The fruit dried and shriveled
- noun the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
- wipes3/5
wipe
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
rub.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- verb rub with a circular motion
pass over.
- wipe the blackboard
- He passed his hands over the soft cloth
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
- windfall3/5
windfall
- noun fruit that has fallen from the tree
- noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
gravy; bunce; bonanza; boom; manna from heaven; gold rush; godsend.
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
- noun fruit that has fallen from the tree
- withstood3/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- widgets3/5
widget
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
gubbins; gismo; thingumabob; whatchamacallit; doohickey; doodad; thingumajig; whatsis; thingamabob; thingummy; thingmabob; whatchamacallum; doojigger; thingamajig; gimmick; thingmajig; gizmo.
- she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
- there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contraption; gismo; gadget; appliance; convenience; contrivance; gizmo.
- noun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
- wiesel3/5
wiesel
- noun United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928)
Elie Wiesel; Eliezer Wiesel.
- noun United States writer (born in Romania) who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928)
- wintering3/5
winter
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
wintertime.
- verb spend the winter
overwinter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
- winnings3/5
winnings
- noun something won (especially money)
win; profits.
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
winning.
- winning is not everything
- noun something won (especially money)
- wilted3/5
wilted
- adjective satellite not firm
limp.
- wilted lettuce
- verb lose strength
wilt.
- My opponent was wilting
- adjective satellite not firm
- windshield3/5
windshield
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windscreen.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- widths3/5
width
- noun the extent of something from side to side
breadth.
- noun the extent of something from side to side
- winced3/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- wisest3/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- wicker3/5
wicker
- noun slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
wickerwork; caning.
- noun slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
- wick3/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- winery3/5
winery
- noun distillery where wine is made
wine maker.
- noun distillery where wine is made
- winch3/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- windward3/5
windward
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
- noun the side of something that is toward the wind
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
- wiry3/5
wiry
- adjective satellite lean and sinewy
stringy.
- adjective of or relating to wire
- adjective satellite lean and sinewy
- wildflowers3/5
wildflower
- noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant
wild flower.
- noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant
- wiles3/5
wile
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicanery; trickery; chicane; shenanigan; guile.
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- widowhood3/5
widowhood
- noun the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
- noun the state of being a widow who has not remarried
- noun the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
- wintry3/5
wintry
- adjective characteristic of or occurring in winter
wintery.
- suffered severe wintry weather
- brown wintry grasses
- adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
frozen; icy; frigid; glacial; frosty.
- a frigid greeting
- got a frosty reception
- a frozen look on their faces
- a glacial handshake
- icy stare
- wintry smile
- adjective characteristic of or occurring in winter
- willpower3/5
willpower
- noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
possession; will power; self-will; self-possession; self-control; self-command.
- noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
- wince3/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- wickedly3/5
wickedly
- adverb in a wicked evil manner
evilly.
- act wickedly
- grin evilly
- adverb in a wicked evil manner
- wildcat3/5
wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- wineries3/5
winery
- noun distillery where wine is made
wine maker.
- noun distillery where wine is made
- witherspoon3/5
witherspoon
- noun American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)
John Witherspoon.
- noun American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)
- wistful3/5
wistful
- adjective satellite showing pensive sadness
pensive.
- the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
- adjective satellite showing pensive sadness
- willfully3/5
willfully
- adverb in a willful manner
wilfully.
- she had willfully deceived me
- adverb in a willful manner
- wily3/5
wily
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- wilton3/5
wilton
- noun a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
Wilton carpet.
- noun a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
- wildfire3/5
wildfire
- noun a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
- noun a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
- wigs3/5
wig
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- noun British slang for a scolding
wigging.
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- wilfully3/5
wilfully
- adverb in a willful manner
willfully.
- she had willfully deceived me
- adverb in a willful manner
- wicket3/5
wicket
- noun cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
- noun a small arch used as croquet equipment
hoop.
- noun cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
- willows3/5
willow
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
willow tree.
- noun a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
- wistfully3/5
wistfully
- adverb in a wistful manner
- his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel
- adverb in a wistful manner
- windmill3/5
windmill
- noun a mill that is powered by the wind
- noun generator that extracts usable energy from winds
aerogenerator; wind generator.
- noun a mill that is powered by the wind
- windowsill3/5
windowsill
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- windmills3/5
windmill
- noun a mill that is powered by the wind
- noun generator that extracts usable energy from winds
aerogenerator; wind generator.
- noun a mill that is powered by the wind
- wideband3/5
wideband
- adjective responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
broadband.
- a broadband antenna
- adjective responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies
- withal3/5
withal
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
nonetheless; nevertheless; however; all the same; even so; notwithstanding; still; yet.
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
- while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
- he was a stern yet fair master
- granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
- adverb together with this
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- wilcox3/5
wilcox
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- wilbur3/5
wilbur
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- winthrop3/5
winthrop
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- wien3/5
wien
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- winnie3/5
winnie
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- williamsburg3/5
williamsburg
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- willem3/5
willem
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- witt3/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- wilberforce3/5
wilberforce
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- wiltshire3/5
- wilfred3/5
wilfred
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- wid3/5
- winkler3/5
winkle
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle.
- noun edible marine gastropod
periwinkle.
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
- wiseman3/5
- willa3/5
willa
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- wiggins3/5
wiggins
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- wilma3/5
wilma
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- winifred3/5
winifred
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- willi3/5
willi
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- witted3/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- wilkie3/5
wilkie
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- wittenberg3/5
wittenberg
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- winfield3/5
winfield
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- winfrey3/5
winfrey
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- wingate3/5
- winn3/5
winn
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- wiki3/5
wiki
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- wikipedia3/5
wikipedia
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- windowless3/5
windowless
Destitute of a window. Carlyle.
- wildcard3/5
wildcard
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- wim3/5
- wiss2/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- wildernesses2/5
wilderness
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor
- williamstown2/5
williamstown
- noun a town in northwestern Massachusetts
- noun a town in northwestern Massachusetts
- windhoek2/5
windhoek
- noun capital of Namibia in the center of the country
- noun capital of Namibia in the center of the country
- wilno2/5
wilno
- noun the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
Vilno; capital of Lithuania; Vilnius; Vilna.
- noun the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
- winder2/5
winder
- noun a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
- noun mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
key.
- noun a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
- witwatersrand2/5
witwatersrand
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
Rand; Reef.
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
- wicca2/5
wicca
- noun a community of followers of the Wicca religion
- noun the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe
- noun a community of followers of the Wicca religion
- wimp2/5
wimp
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
chicken; crybaby.
- noun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
weakly interacting massive particle.
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- wiggling2/5
wiggle
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; squirm.
- verb move to and fro
joggle; jiggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun the act of wiggling
- windswept2/5
windswept
- adjective satellite open to or swept by wind
- windswept headlands
- adjective satellite open to or swept by wind
- wipers2/5
wiper
- noun a worker who wipes
- noun contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
contact arm; wiper arm.
- noun a worker who wipes
- withholds2/5
withhold
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
keep back.
- The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
- verb retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
deduct; recoup.
- My employer is withholding taxes
- verb hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- wiper2/5
wiper
- noun a worker who wipes
- noun contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
contact arm; wiper arm.
- noun a worker who wipes
- wiggles2/5
wiggle
- noun the act of wiggling
wriggle; squirm.
- verb move to and fro
joggle; jiggle.
- Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
- noun the act of wiggling
- wimps2/5
wimp
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
chicken; crybaby.
- noun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
weakly interacting massive particle.
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- wiz2/5
wiz
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz.
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- wining2/5
win
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- he was happy to get the win
- noun something won (especially money)
winnings; profits.
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- wined2/5
win
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- he was happy to get the win
- noun something won (especially money)
winnings; profits.
- noun a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- winders2/5
winder
- noun a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
- noun mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
key.
- noun a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
- withholdings2/5
withholding
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- noun income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
withholding tax.
- noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
- willes2/5
will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- withstanding2/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- wispy2/5
wispy
- adjective satellite thin and weak
wisplike.
- a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson
- adjective satellite lacking clarity or distinctness
dim; shadowy; faint; vague.
- a dim figure in the distance
- only a faint recollection
- shadowy figures in the gloom
- saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
- a few wispy memories of childhood
- adjective satellite thin and weak
- wieland2/5
wieland
- noun (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
Wayland; Wayland the Smith.
- noun (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
- willamette2/5
willamette
- noun a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
Willamette River.
- noun a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
- wigwam2/5
wigwam
- noun a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
- noun a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
- wields2/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- winkle2/5
winkle
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle.
- noun edible marine gastropod
periwinkle.
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
- wilting2/5
wilting
- noun causing to become limp or drooping
wilt.
- verb lose strength
wilt.
- My opponent was wilting
- noun causing to become limp or drooping
- wilding2/5
wilding
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- noun an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- wintertime2/5
wintertime
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
winter.
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
- winnowing2/5
winnowing
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
winnow; sifting.
- the winnowing was done by women
- verb separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan; winnow.
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
- widowers2/5
widower
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
widowman.
- noun a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- wiccan2/5
wiccan
- noun a believer in Wicca
witch.
- adjective of or relating to Wicca
- noun a believer in Wicca
- winging2/5
wing
- noun a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- noun one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- noun a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- windsurfing2/5
windsurf
- verb ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water
- You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still
- verb ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water
- willfulness2/5
willfulness
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
unruliness; fractiousness; wilfulness.
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- winger2/5
winger
- noun (sports) player in wing position
- noun (sports) player in wing position
- wintered2/5
winter
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
wintertime.
- verb spend the winter
overwinter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
- wilts2/5
wilt
- noun any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
wilt disease.
- noun causing to become limp or drooping
wilting.
- noun any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
- winemaker2/5
winemaker
- noun someone who makes wine
wine maker; vintner.
- noun someone who makes wine
- wingers2/5
winger
- noun (sports) player in wing position
- noun (sports) player in wing position
- wister2/5
- willowy2/5
willowy
- adjective satellite slender and graceful
gracile.
- adjective satellite slender and graceful
- winemakers2/5
winemaker
- noun someone who makes wine
wine maker; vintner.
- noun someone who makes wine
- wigwams2/5
wigwam
- noun a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
- noun a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
- wimpy2/5
wimpy
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
wimpish.
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
- wilsons2/5
wilson
- noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
Harriet Wilson.
- noun English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
Sir Angus Wilson; Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson.
- noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
- witticisms2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- wiesenthal2/5
wiesenthal
- noun Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
Samuel Wiesenthal.
- noun Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
- windup2/5
windup
- noun a concluding action
completion; culmination; closing; mop up.
- adjective satellite operated by a mechanism
- windup toys
- noun a concluding action
- windfalls2/5
windfall
- noun fruit that has fallen from the tree
- noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
gravy; bunce; bonanza; boom; manna from heaven; gold rush; godsend.
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
- noun fruit that has fallen from the tree
- wisdoms2/5
wisdom
- noun accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- noun the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wiseness.
- noun accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- windbreak2/5
windbreak
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
shelterbelt.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- witticism2/5
witticism
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
wittiness; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- witching2/5
witching
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
bewitch; hex; glamour; witch; enchant; jinx.
- noun the use or practice of witchcraft
- wilfulness2/5
wilfulness
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
unruliness; fractiousness; willfulness.
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- windbreaks2/5
windbreak
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
shelterbelt.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- wiccans2/5
wiccan
- noun a believer in Wicca
witch.
- adjective of or relating to Wicca
- noun a believer in Wicca
- winnowed2/5
winnow
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
sifting; winnowing.
- the winnowing was done by women
- verb separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan.
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
- withstands2/5
withstand
- verb resist or confront with resistance
defy; hold; hold up.
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist; hold out; stand firm.
- verb resist or confront with resistance
- winnow2/5
winnow
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
sifting; winnowing.
- the winnowing was done by women
- verb separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan.
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
- wino2/5
wino
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; sot; drunkard; rummy.
- noun a chronic drinker
- wieners2/5
wiener
- noun United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)
Norbert Wiener.
- noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
frank; dog; hot dog; wienerwurst; frankfurter; weenie; hotdog.
- noun United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)
- wicks2/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- wincing2/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- windscreen2/5
windscreen
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windshield.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- wigner2/5
wigner
- noun United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995)
Eugene Wigner; Eugene Paul Wigner.
- noun United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995)
- willebrand2/5
willebrand
- noun Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)
E. A. von Willebrand; Erik Adolf von Willebrand; von Willebrand; Erik von Willebrand.
- noun Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949)
- winckelmann2/5
winckelmann
- noun German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann; Johann Winckelmann.
- noun German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
- wizened2/5
wizened
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
withered; shriveled; wizen; shrivelled; shrunken.
- the old woman's shriveled skin
- he looked shriveled and ill
- a shrunken old man
- a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
- he did well despite his withered arm
- a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- wildflower2/5
wildflower
- noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant
wild flower.
- noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant
- winemaking2/5
winemaking
- noun the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
wine making.
- noun the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
- windblown2/5
windblown
- adjective satellite used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
- adjective satellite used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds
- wildcats2/5
wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- wile2/5
wile
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicanery; trickery; chicane; shenanigan; guile.
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- wifely2/5
wifely
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife
uxorial; wifelike.
- adjective befitting or characteristic of a wife
- witless2/5
witless
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
senseless; soft-witted; nitwitted.
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
- wiggly2/5
wiggly
- adjective satellite curved or curving in and out
sinuate; sinuous.
- wiggly lines
- adjective satellite moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
writhing; wriggling; wriggly.
- wiggly worms
- adjective satellite curved or curving in and out
- wingman2/5
wingman
- noun the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
- noun the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
- witchery2/5
witchery
- noun the art of sorcery
witchcraft.
- noun the art of sorcery
- winches2/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- wistfulness2/5
wistfulness
- noun a sadly pensive longing
- noun a sadly pensive longing
- windshields2/5
windshield
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windscreen.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- winces2/5
wince
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- noun a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch.
- noun the facial expression of sudden pain
- wilmut2/5
wilmut
- noun English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944)
Ian Wilmut.
- noun English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944)
- wickliffe2/5
wickliffe
- noun English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
John Wickliffe; John Wyclif; Wiclif; John Wycliffe; Wycliffe; Wyclif; John Wiclif.
- noun English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
- wittiest2/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- winnebago2/5
winnebago
- noun a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
- noun the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago
- noun a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
- wingspan2/5
wingspan
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
wingspread.
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
- winsome2/5
winsome
- adjective satellite charming in a childlike or naive way
- adjective satellite charming in a childlike or naive way
- wineglass2/5
wineglass
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- wisteria2/5
wisteria
- noun any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
wistaria.
- noun any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
- wizardry2/5
wizardry
- noun exceptional creative ability
genius.
- noun exceptional creative ability
- wildfires2/5
wildfire
- noun a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
- noun a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
- wiretap2/5
wiretap
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
intercept; tap; bug.
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- windlass2/5
windlass
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch.
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- wickets2/5
wicket
- noun cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
- noun a small arch used as croquet equipment
hoop.
- noun cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
- wittily2/5
wittily
- adverb in a witty manner
- he would wittily chime into our conversation
- adverb in a witty manner
- wilsonian2/5
wilsonian
- adjective of or relating to or suggestive of Woodrow Wilson
- adjective of or relating to or suggestive of Woodrow Wilson
- wittgensteinian2/5
wittgensteinian
- adjective in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- adjective in the manner of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- windless2/5
windless
- adjective satellite without or almost without wind
- he prefers windless days for playing golf
- adjective satellite without or almost without wind
- wiretaps2/5
wiretap
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
intercept; tap; bug.
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- wintergreen2/5
wintergreen
- noun any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
pyrola.
- noun creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
teaberry; ground-berry; groundberry; Gaultheria procumbens; checkerberry; creeping wintergreen; mountain tea.
- noun any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
- windstorm2/5
windstorm
- noun a storm consisting of violent winds
- noun a storm consisting of violent winds
- winepress2/5
winepress
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- wineglasses2/5
wineglass
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- noun a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
- wisecracks2/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- willies2/5
willies
- noun feelings of uneasiness
- that guy gave me the willies
- noun feelings of uneasiness
- windage2/5
windage
- noun the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
- noun the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
- noun the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
- windpipe2/5
windpipe
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea.
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- wifi2/5
wifi
- noun a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
wireless local area network; wireless fidelity; WLAN.
- noun a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
- windbreaker2/5
windbreaker
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; parka; windcheater.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- wittingly2/5
wittingly
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
knowingly.
- he wittingly deleted the references
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
- wildfowl2/5
wildfowl
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- windowsills2/5
windowsill
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- noun the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- wineskins2/5
wineskin
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- wimple2/5
wimple
- noun headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
- noun headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
- windowpane2/5
windowpane
- noun a pane of glass in a window
window.
- the ball shattered the window
- noun very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Scophthalmus aquosus.
- noun a pane of glass in a window
- wishbone2/5
wishbone
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
wishing bone.
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
- windowpanes2/5
windowpane
- noun a pane of glass in a window
window.
- the ball shattered the window
- noun very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Scophthalmus aquosus.
- noun a pane of glass in a window
- wildebeest2/5
wildebeest
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
gnu.
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
- willet2/5
willet
- noun large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus.
- noun large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
- wingless2/5
wingless
- adjective lacking wings
- adjective lacking wings
- wisc2/5
wisc
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- willey2/5
willey
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- wilcoxon2/5
- wishers2/5
wisher
One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. Shak.
- wilford2/5
wilford
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- wicklow2/5
- windermere2/5
- wilms2/5
wilms
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- wilkerson2/5
wilkerson
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- wilhelmina2/5
wilhelmina
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- windowed2/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- witter2/5
wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- winchell2/5
winchell
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- wilk2/5
wilk
(Zoöl.) See Obs.Whelk .
- wildtype2/5
- witten2/5
witten
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- wildcards2/5
- wilmer2/5
wilmer
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- windowing2/5
window
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- noun a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened
- noun a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- wiretapping2/5
wiretap
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
intercept; tap; bug.
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- wildwood2/5
wildwood
A wild or unfrequented wood. Also used adjectively; Burns.as, .wildwood flowers;wildwood echoes
- wigan2/5
wigan
A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan , the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
- wildland2/5
wildland
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- winer2/5
wine
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
vino.
- noun a red as dark as red wine
wine-colored; wine-coloured.
- noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
- wilbert2/5
wilbert
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- wilhelmine2/5
- widescreen2/5
widescreen
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- wikis2/5
wikis
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- widener2/5
widener
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- wickens2/5
- winterbourne2/5
- wisse2/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- witold2/5
witold
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- wishy2/5
wishy
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- wirelessly2/5
wireless
- noun medium for communication
radio; radiocommunication.
- noun transmission by radio waves
- noun medium for communication
- wisher2/5
wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
- wich2/5
wich
A variant of 1st Wick .
- wilkin2/5
wilkin
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- wielder2/5
wield
- verb have and exercise
maintain; exert.
- wield power and authority
- verb handle effectively
handle; manage.
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- verb have and exercise
- wist2/5
- wildlands2/5
- winkel2/5
winkel
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- wii2/5
wii
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- witham2/5
- windle2/5
windle
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
- wingtip2/5
wingtip
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- willibald2/5
willibald
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- wielders2/5
wielder
One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller. A wielder of the great arm of the war. Milton.
- wint2/5
wint
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- widder2/5
widder
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- wicking2/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- wied2/5
wied
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- wingtips2/5
wingtips
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- wier2/5
wier
Same as Weir .
- wigg2/5
wigg
A kind of raised seedcake. "Wiggs and ale." Pepys.
- wickes2/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- wilburn2/5
wilburn
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- winkelman2/5
winkelman
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- wisconsinites1/5
wisconsinite
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
Badger.
- noun a native or resident of Wisconsin
- windsors1/5
windsor
- noun a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
- noun the British royal family since 1917
House of Windsor.
- noun a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
- wichitas1/5
wichita
- noun a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas
- noun the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
- noun a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas
- winchesters1/5
winchester
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- noun a shoulder rifle
- noun a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- wiggler1/5
wiggler
- noun one who can't stay still (especially a child)
squirmer; wriggler.
- the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips
- noun larva of a mosquito
wriggler.
- noun one who can't stay still (especially a child)
- wights1/5
wight
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
creature.
- noun an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
Isle of Wight.
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
- wideness1/5
wideness
- noun the property of being wide; having great width
broadness.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
grandness; immenseness; vastness; immensity; greatness; enormousness; sizeableness.
- noun the property of being wide; having great width
- winker1/5
winker
- noun a person who winks
- noun blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
blinder; blinker.
- noun a person who winks
- wigglers1/5
wiggler
- noun one who can't stay still (especially a child)
squirmer; wriggler.
- the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips
- noun larva of a mosquito
wriggler.
- noun one who can't stay still (especially a child)
- withholder1/5
withholder
- noun a person who refrains from granting
- a withholder of payments
- noun a person who restrains or checks or holds back
- noun a person who refrains from granting
- windiest1/5
windy
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; breezy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- windier1/5
windy
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blowy; breezy.
- blowy weather
- a windy bluff
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; visionary; impractical; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective satellite abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
- winterized1/5
winterize
- verb prepare for winter
winterise.
- winterize cars
- winterize your houses
- verb prepare for winter
- winterizing1/5
winterize
- verb prepare for winter
winterise.
- winterize cars
- winterize your houses
- verb prepare for winter
- winterize1/5
winterize
- verb prepare for winter
winterise.
- winterize cars
- winterize your houses
- verb prepare for winter
- withdrawer1/5
withdrawer
- noun an authority who withdraws permission
- noun an individualist who withdraws from social interaction
- noun an authority who withdraws permission
- winos1/5
wino
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; sot; drunkard; rummy.
- noun a chronic drinker
- wipeout1/5
wipeout
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolition; destruction.
- noun a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
- wingback1/5
wingback
- noun (football) the person who plays wingback
- noun (American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end
- noun (football) the person who plays wingback
- wilders1/5
wilder
- noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Thornton Wilder; Thornton Niven Wilder.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Billy Wilder; Samuel Wilder.
- noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
- winkles1/5
winkle
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle.
- noun edible marine gastropod
periwinkle.
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
- wickiup1/5
wickiup
- noun a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
wikiup.
- noun a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
- wireman1/5
wireman
- noun a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
wirer.
- noun a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
- wive1/5
wive
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- verb marry a woman, take a wife
- verb take (someone) as a wife
- windsurf1/5
windsurf
- verb ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water
- You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still
- verb ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water
- wifes1/5
wife
- noun a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
married woman.
- noun a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
- witched1/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
- wittiness1/5
wittiness
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wit; humor; humour.
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- winnows1/5
winnow
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
sifting; winnowing.
- the winnowing was done by women
- verb separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan.
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
- wickiups1/5
wickiup
- noun a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
wikiup.
- noun a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
- wiseness1/5
wiseness
- noun the quality of being prudent and sensible
soundness; wisdom.
- noun the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wisdom.
- noun the quality of being prudent and sensible
- wizardly1/5
wizardly
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
magic; wizard; magical; witching; charming; sorcerous.
- charming incantations
- magic signs that protect against adverse influence
- a magical spell
- 'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare
- wizard wands
- wizardly powers
- adjective satellite possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
- wigmaker1/5
wigmaker
- noun someone who makes and sells wigs
- noun someone who makes and sells wigs
- wimpish1/5
wimpish
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
wimpy.
- adjective satellite weak and ineffectual
- wildings1/5
wilding
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- noun an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
- noun a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- wises1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- willards1/5
willard
- noun United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard.
- noun United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870)
Emma Hart Willard.
- noun United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
- winkled1/5
winkle
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle.
- noun edible marine gastropod
periwinkle.
- noun small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
- wipeouts1/5
wipeout
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolition; destruction.
- noun a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
- wigmakers1/5
wigmaker
- noun someone who makes and sells wigs
- noun someone who makes and sells wigs
- wirings1/5
wiring
- noun a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
- noun the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
- noun a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
- wiremen1/5
wireman
- noun a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
wirer.
- noun a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring
- wickedest1/5
wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
- a sinful person
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- witting1/5
witting
- adjective aware or knowing
- a witting tool of the Communists
- adjective satellite intentionally conceived
conscious.
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
- adjective aware or knowing
- winfred1/5
winfred
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Boniface; St. Boniface; Apostle of Germany; Wynfrith; Saint Boniface.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
- winched1/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- windbag1/5
windbag
- noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
gasbag.
- noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
- wickerwork1/5
wickerwork
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
wicker; caning.
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
- wiclif1/5
wiclif
- noun English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
John Wickliffe; John Wyclif; John Wycliffe; Wycliffe; Wickliffe; Wyclif; John Wiclif.
- noun English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384)
- windscreens1/5
windscreen
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
windshield.
- noun transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- willinger1/5
willing
- noun the act of making a choice
volition.
- followed my father of my own volition
- verb decree or ordain
will.
- God wills our existence
- noun the act of making a choice
- wittier1/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- wiseacres1/5
wiseacre
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
wise guy; wisenheimer; weisenheimer; smart aleck.
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- wiseacre1/5
wiseacre
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
wise guy; wisenheimer; weisenheimer; smart aleck.
- noun an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
- winningest1/5
winning
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- winning is not everything
- verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
win.
- He won the Gold Medal in skating
- Our home team won
- Win the game
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- wintery1/5
wintery
- adjective characteristic of or occurring in winter
wintry.
- suffered severe wintry weather
- brown wintry grasses
- adjective characteristic of or occurring in winter
- witchcrafts1/5
- wiliness1/5
wiliness
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
guile; craft; slyness; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
- noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- wingmen1/5
wingman
- noun the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
- noun the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
- winching1/5
winch
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
windlass.
- verb pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
- winch up the slack line
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- wireworms1/5
wireworm
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
- winey1/5
winey
- adjective satellite having the taste of wine
winy.
- a rich winy taste
- adjective satellite having the taste of wine
- winless1/5
winless
- adjective satellite having no wins
- the team had a very disappointing winless season
- adjective satellite having no wins
- winy1/5
winy
- adjective satellite having the taste of wine
winey.
- a rich winy taste
- adjective satellite having the taste of wine
- wickednesses1/5
wickedness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
iniquity; evil; immorality.
- noun absence of moral or spiritual values
iniquity; dark; darkness.
- the powers of darkness
- noun morally objectionable behavior
- wireworm1/5
wireworm
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
- windbags1/5
windbag
- noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
gasbag.
- noun a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
- winsomeness1/5
winsomeness
- noun childlike charm or appeal
- noun childlike charm or appeal
- wickeder1/5
wicked
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
sinful; unholy.
- a sinful person
- adjective morally bad in principle or practice
- wintun1/5
wintun
- noun a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
- noun a Copehan language spoken by the Wintun
- noun a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
- witchlike1/5
witchlike
- adjective satellite being or having the character of witchcraft
- adjective satellite being or having the character of witchcraft
- windwards1/5
windward
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
- noun the side of something that is toward the wind
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
- witcheries1/5
witchery
- noun the art of sorcery
witchcraft.
- noun the art of sorcery
- wickers1/5
wicker
- noun slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
wickerwork; caning.
- noun slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
- wizen1/5
wizen
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
withered; shriveled; wizened; shrivelled; shrunken.
- the old woman's shriveled skin
- he looked shriveled and ill
- a shrunken old man
- a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
- he did well despite his withered arm
- a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
- adjective satellite lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- wishfulness1/5
wishfulness
- noun an unrealistic yearning
- noun an unrealistic yearning
- wigwag1/5
wigwag
- verb send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
- verb signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
- verb send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
- widowing1/5
widow
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
widow woman.
- verb cause to be without a spouse
- The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
- noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
- wisecracking1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- windstorms1/5
windstorm
- noun a storm consisting of violent winds
- noun a storm consisting of violent winds
- wisecrack1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- winnebagos1/5
winnebago
- noun a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
- noun the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago
- noun a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
- wingspread1/5
wingspread
- noun distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
wingspan.
- noun distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
- wilier1/5
wily
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- wistaria1/5
wistaria
- noun any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
wisteria.
- noun any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
- wishfully1/5
wishfully
- adverb in a wishful manner
- he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame
- adverb in a wishful manner
- witheringly1/5
witheringly
- adverb in a withering manner
- guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars
- adverb in a withering manner
- windsock1/5
windsock
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
wind sock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
- wiffle1/5
wiffle
- noun (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
Wiffle Ball.
- noun (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
- windlasses1/5
windlass
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
winch.
- noun lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- wimble1/5
wimble
- noun hand tool for boring holes
auger; gimlet; screw auger.
- noun hand tool for boring holes
- wingspans1/5
wingspan
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
wingspread.
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
- winglike1/5
winglike
- adjective satellite resembling a wing in shape or position
- adjective satellite resembling a wing in shape or position
- wiliest1/5
wily
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- windflower1/5
windflower
- noun any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
anemone.
- noun any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
- wigging1/5
wigging
- noun British slang for a scolding
wig.
- noun British slang for a scolding
- wildcatters1/5
wildcatter
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- wildcatter1/5
wildcatter
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- noun an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
- wirework1/5
wirework
- noun mesh netting made of wires
grillwork.
- noun mesh netting made of wires
- wisecracked1/5
wisecrack
- noun witty remark
sally; quip; crack.
- verb make a comment, usually ironic
- noun witty remark
- willowherb1/5
willowherb
- noun a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
- noun a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
- winepresses1/5
winepress
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- noun a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes
- windiness1/5
windiness
- noun a mildly windy state of the air
breeziness.
- noun boring verbosity
prolixity; long-windedness; wordiness; prolixness.
- noun a mildly windy state of the air
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windburned
- adjective satellite suffering from windburn
windburnt.
- adjective satellite suffering from windburn
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windsock
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
wind sock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; drogue; wind cone; air-sleeve.
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
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wilton
- noun a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
Wilton carpet.
- noun a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
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windflower
- noun any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
anemone.
- noun any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
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witloof
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Cichorium endivia; endive.
- noun young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
French endive; Belgian endive.
- noun widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
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windjammer
- noun a large sailing ship
- noun a large sailing ship
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wineskin
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- noun an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
- withy1/5
withy
- noun strong flexible twig
withe.
- noun strong flexible twig
- withe1/5
withe
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
- noun strong flexible twig
withy.
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
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withe
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
- noun strong flexible twig
withy.
- noun band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
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windbreaker
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; parka; windcheater.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- withies1/5
withy
- noun strong flexible twig
withe.
- noun strong flexible twig
- winsomely1/5
winsomely
- adverb in an engaging manner
engagingly.
- she played the role engagingly
- adverb in an engaging manner
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winterberry
- noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
Ilex decidua; bearberry; possum haw.
- noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
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windjammer
- noun a large sailing ship
- noun a large sailing ship
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wimple
- noun headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
- noun headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
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windcheater
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; windbreaker; parka.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
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windpipe
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea.
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
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windburn
- noun redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
- noun redness and irritation of the skin caused by exposure to high-velocity wind
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wishbone
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
wishing bone.
- noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
- widgeon1/5
widgeon
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
wigeon; Anas penelope.
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
- wigeon1/5
wigeon
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
widgeon; Anas penelope.
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
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wildebeest
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
gnu.
- noun large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
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winesap
- noun crisp apple with dark red skin
- noun crisp apple with dark red skin
- wisent1/5
wisent
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
Bison bonasus; aurochs.
- noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
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widgeon
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
wigeon; Anas penelope.
- noun freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
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willet
- noun large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus.
- noun large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
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wigged
- adjective wearing a wig
- the judges all wigged and robed
- adjective wearing a wig
- wieldy1/5
wieldy
- adjective easy to handle or use or manage
- a large but wieldy book
- adjective easy to handle or use or manage
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winnable
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wifehood
Womanhood. Obs. Chaucer.
- windrow1/5
windrow
A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.
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wili
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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wilfredo
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wite
To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame. Obs. or Scot. Spenser.Though that I be jealous, wite me not. Chaucer.
There if that I misspeak or say, Wite it the ale of Southwark, I you pray. Chaucer.
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windrow
A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.
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williamite
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windsurfers
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wiseguy
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wish
- noun a specific feeling of desire
wishing; want.
- he got his wish
- he was above all wishing and desire
- noun an expression of some desire or inclination
indirect request.
- I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave
- his crying was an indirect request for attention
- noun a specific feeling of desire
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witchy
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witchdoctor
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wit
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
witticism; wittiness; humor; humour.
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brainpower; brain.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
- noun a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
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wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
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will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- wised1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
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will
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- where there's a will there's a way
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
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wiel
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witters
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wiseguys
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- winningly1/5
winning
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
- winning is not everything
- verb be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
win.
- He won the Gold Medal in skating
- Our home team won
- Win the game
- noun succeeding with great difficulty
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windchill
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wimsey
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wideawake
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wilco
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winnebagoes
(Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians who originally occupied the region about Green Bay, Lake Michigan, but were driven back from the lake and nearly exterminated in 1640 by the IIlinnois.
- wigger1/5
wig
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- noun British slang for a scolding
wigging.
- noun hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
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wilda
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- windex1/5
windex
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willock
(Zoöl.) (a) The common guillemot. (b) The puffin. Prov. Eng.
- winge1/5
w
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
tungsten; atomic number 74; wolfram.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; westward.
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
- witcher1/5
witch
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
enchantress.
- noun a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
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willemstad
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- wiedersehen1/5
wiedersehen
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winegrowers
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willer
One who wills.
- windproof1/5
windproof
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wintu
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- wicken1/5
wicken
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- withouten1/5
withouten
Without. Obs. Chaucer.
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windmilling
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wintel
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wiggy
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windhover
(Zoöl.) The kestrel; -- called also Prov. Eng.windbibber ,windcuffer ,windfanner .
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wimmin
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windthrow
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windsurfer
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wike
A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also Prov. Eng.wicker .
- wissing1/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- wittering1/5
wittering
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- wingdings1/5
wingdings
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wittedness
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wiretap
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap.
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
intercept; tap; bug.
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
- noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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wineshop
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- wisd1/5
wisd
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wissel
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wingbeat
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widespread
- adjective satellite widely circulated or diffused
- a widespread doctrine
- widespread fear of nuclear war
- adjective satellite distributed over a considerable extent
far-flung.
- far-flung trading operations
- the West's far-flung mountain ranges
- widespread nuclear fallout
- adjective satellite widely circulated or diffused
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winglet
A little wing; a very small wing.
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- wiling1/5
wiling
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widal
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- wice1/5
vice
- noun moral weakness
frailty.
- noun a specific form of evildoing
- vice offends the moral standards of the community
- noun moral weakness
- winterer1/5
winterer
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wirehair
- noun a terrier with wiry hair
wirehaired terrier; wire-haired terrier.
- noun a terrier with wiry hair
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wifeless
Without a wife; unmarried. Chaucer.
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widmanstatten
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- wiled1/5
wile
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
chicanery; trickery; chicane; shenanigan; guile.
- noun the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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withdrawable
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widemouthed
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wisla
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- wising1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
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wicht
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wingnut
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wide
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
broad.
- wide roads
- a wide necktie
- wide margins
- three feet wide
- a river two miles broad
- broad shoulders
- a broad river
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- adjective having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- wike1/5
wick
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
- noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
taper.
- noun any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
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winterkill
To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; U. S.as, the wheat was .winterkilled
- wingy1/5
wingy
Having wings; rapid. With wingy speed outstrip the eastern wind. Addison.
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williamsii
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wildish
Somewhat wild; rather wild. "A wildish destiny." Wordsworth.
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winnow
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
sifting; winnowing.
- the winnowing was done by women
- verb separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan.
- She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
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wishlist
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- wierd1/5
weird
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
eldritch; uncanny; unearthly.
- an eldritch screech
- the three weird sisters
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy
- an unearthly light
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
- noun fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
Wyrd.
- adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
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wineglassful
As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls.
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wildfowl
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
- noun flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
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witling
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
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wisp
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
- noun a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
- noun a small tuft or lock
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windle
A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
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widdy
A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch. Scot.
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wicky
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wips
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widdle
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wisp
- noun a small tuft or lock
- wisps of hair
- noun a small person
- a mere wisp of a girl
- noun a small tuft or lock
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williwaw
(Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell.
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witling
A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope.
Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
- wiste1/5
wiste
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winegrower
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winglet
A little wing; a very small wing.
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wineshops
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withing
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windmilled
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wilsonia
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wilder
- noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Thornton Wilder; Thornton Niven Wilder.
- noun United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Billy Wilder; Samuel Wilder.
- noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
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widowerhood
The state of being a widower.
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wildcat
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat well.
- noun a cruelly rapacious person
beast; savage; wolf; brute.
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
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witless
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
senseless; soft-witted; nitwitted.
- adjective satellite (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
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widders
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wirra
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winterization
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wimshurst
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widebody
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wireways
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witherite
(Min.) Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
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wildwood
A wild or unfrequented wood. Also used adjectively; Burns.as, .wildwood flowers;wildwood echoes
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wienie
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wireway
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wimp
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
chicken; crybaby.
- noun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
weakly interacting massive particle.
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
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wiches
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wild
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
natural state; state of nature.
- he lived in the wild
- they collected mushrooms in the wild
- noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
wilderness.
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
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wisha
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wirl
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wingding
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wingle
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winze
(Mining.) A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of ventilation.
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wimp
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
chicken; crybaby.
- noun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
weakly interacting massive particle.
- noun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
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willow
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
willow tree.
- noun a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
- noun any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
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willemite
(Min.) A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese.
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winebibber
One who drinks much wine. Prov. xxiii. 20. --Wine"bib`bing n.
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Derived words of wi
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switzerland
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Swiss Confederation; Svizzera; Schweiz; Suisse.
- noun a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
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drawing
- noun an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
- noun a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
- drawings of abstract forms
- he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
- noun an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
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switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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drawing
- noun an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7
- noun a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
- drawings of abstract forms
- he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures
- noun an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- twin5/5
twin
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Gemini.
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- switching5/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- darwin5/5
darwin
- noun English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
Charles Robert Darwin; Charles Darwin.
- noun provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
- noun English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
- swiss5/5
swiss
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland.
- twins5/5
twins
- noun (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
- noun the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
Gemini; Gemini the Twins.
- noun (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
- switched5/5
switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- following5/5
following
- noun a group of followers or enthusiasts
followers.
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
pursual; pursuit; chase.
- the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
- noun a group of followers or enthusiasts
- growing5/5
growing
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
development; ontogenesis; maturation; ontogeny; growth.
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
- noun (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- jewish5/5
jewish
Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. --Jew"ish*ly , adv. --Jew"ish*ness , n.
- knowing5/5
knowing
- noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
know; cognize; cognise.
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
- allowing5/5
allow
- verb make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
let; permit.
- This permits the water to rush in
- This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement
- This will permit the rain to run off
- verb consent to, give permission
countenance; let; permit.
- She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
- I won't let the police search her basement
- I cannot allow you to see your exam
- verb make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- lewis5/5
lewis
An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.
- worldwide5/5
worldwide
- adjective satellite spanning or extending throughout the entire world
world-wide.
- worldwide distribution
- a worldwide epidemic
- adjective satellite involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
planetary; global; world-wide; world.
- global war
- global monetary policy
- neither national nor continental but planetary
- a world crisis
- of worldwide significance
- adjective satellite spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- throwing5/5
throw
- noun the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- the catcher made a good throw to second base
- noun a single chance or instance
- he couldn't afford $50 a throw
- noun the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- swing5/5
swing
- noun a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- the party went with a swing
- it took time to get into the swing of things
- noun mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- noun a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- twisted5/5
twisted
- adjective satellite having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
misrepresented; perverted; distorted.
- many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality
- a perverted translation of the poem
- verb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
twist; wrestle; writhe; worm; wriggle; squirm.
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- adjective satellite having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
- blowing5/5
blowing
- noun processing that involves blowing a gas
- verb exhale hard
blow.
- blow on the soup to cool it down
- noun processing that involves blowing a gas
- showing5/5
showing
- noun the display of a motion picture
viewing; screening.
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun the display of a motion picture
- viewing5/5
viewing
- noun the display of a motion picture
showing; screening.
- noun a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
wake.
- there's no weeping at an Irish wake
- noun the display of a motion picture
- swimming5/5
swimming
- noun the act of swimming
swim.
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool
- verb travel through water
swim.
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
- noun the act of swimming
- swift5/5
swift
- noun a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- unwilling5/5
unwilling
- adjective not disposed or inclined toward
- an unwilling assistant
- unwilling to face facts
- adjective satellite in spite of contrary volition
- adjective not disposed or inclined toward
- swim5/5
swim
- noun the act of swimming
swimming.
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool
- verb travel through water
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
- noun the act of swimming
- owing5/5
owing
- adjective satellite owed as a debt
undischarged; outstanding.
- outstanding bills
- the amount still owed
- undischarged debts
- verb be obliged to pay or repay
owe.
- adjective satellite owed as a debt
- flowing5/5
flowing
- noun the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
flow.
- verb move or progress freely as if in a stream
flux; flow.
- The crowd flowed out of the stadium
- noun the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- reviewing5/5
review
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation.
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critique; critical review; review article.
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
- twice5/5
twice
- adverb two times
- I called her twice
- adverb to double the degree
double; doubly.
- she was doubly rewarded
- his eyes were double bright
- adverb two times
- likewise5/5
likewise
- adverb in like or similar manner
similarly.
- He was similarly affected
- some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil"- Samuel Johnson
- adverb in addition
also; as well; too; besides.
- he has a Mercedes, too
- adverb in like or similar manner
- bandwidth5/5
bandwidth
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- otherwise5/5
otherwise
- adjective satellite other than as supposed or expected
- the outcome was otherwise
- adverb in other respects or ways
- he is otherwise normal
- the funds are not otherwise available
- an otherwise hopeless situation
- adjective satellite other than as supposed or expected
- notwithstanding5/5
notwithstanding
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
nonetheless; nevertheless; however; all the same; withal; even so; still; yet.
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
- while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
- he was a stern yet fair master
- granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- greenwich4/5
greenwich
- noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
- noun a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
- brunswick4/5
brunswick
- noun a university town in southwestern Maine
- noun a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
- noun a university town in southwestern Maine
- switches4/5
switch
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
electric switch; electrical switch.
- noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- twist4/5
twist
- noun an unforeseen development
turn; turn of events.
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
- noun an interpretation of a text or action
construction.
- they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
- noun an unforeseen development
- swinging4/5
swinging
- noun changing location by moving back and forth
vacillation; swing.
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge; singe.
- I singed my eyebrows
- noun changing location by moving back and forth
- sewing4/5
sewing
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
stitching.
- noun needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
stitchery.
- she put her sewing back in the basket
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
- twisting4/5
twisting
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
straining; overrefinement; torture; distortion.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; spin; twirl.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- slowing4/5
slowing
- noun a decrease in rate of change
retardation; deceleration.
- the deceleration of the arms race
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
decelerate; slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- noun a decrease in rate of change
- swallowing4/5
swallow
- noun a small amount of liquid food
sup.
- a sup of ale
- noun the act of swallowing
drink; deglutition.
- one swallow of the liquid was enough
- he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips
- noun a small amount of liquid food
- narrowing4/5
narrowing
- noun an instance of becoming narrow
- noun a decrease in width
- noun an instance of becoming narrow
- swings4/5
swing
- noun a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- the party went with a swing
- it took time to get into the swing of things
- noun mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- noun a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- bowing4/5
bowing
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
obeisance; bow.
- noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
- the violinist's bowing was excellent
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- borrowing4/5
borrowing
- noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
adoption.
- the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
- noun obtaining funds from a lender
- noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
- sandwich4/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- glowing4/5
glowing
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
radiance; glow.
- verb emit a steady even light without flames
glow.
- The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
- noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- edwin4/5
edwin
- noun king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
- noun king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
- baldwin4/5
baldwin
(Bot.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. U.S.
- nationwide4/5
nationwide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
countrywide.
- the event aroused nationwide interest
- a countrywide fund-raising campaign
- adverb extending throughout an entire nation
across the nation; nationally; across the country.
- nationally advertised
- it was broadcast nationwide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
- interviewing4/5
interview
- noun the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
- my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds
- noun a conference (usually with someone important)
audience; consultation.
- he had a consultation with the judge
- he requested an audience with the king
- noun the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
- chewing4/5
chewing
- noun biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
manduction; chew; mastication.
- verb chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chew; masticate; manducate; jaw.
- He jawed his bubble gum
- Chew your food and don't swallow it!
- The cows were masticating the grass
- noun biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
- sandwiches4/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- bewildered4/5
bewildered
- adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
baffled; bemused; lost; confounded; confused; befuddled; at sea; mazed; mixed-up.
- obviously bemused by his questions
- bewildered and confused
- a cloudy and confounded philosopher
- just a mixed-up kid
- she felt lost on the first day of school
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
- intertwined4/5
intertwine
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb make lacework by knotting or looping
tat.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- swirling4/5
swirl
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl; vortex; convolution.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- overflowing4/5
overflowing
- adjective satellite covered with water
flooded; awash; afloat; inundated.
- the main deck was afloat (or awash)
- the monsoon left the whole place awash
- a flooded bathroom
- inundated farmlands
- an overflowing tub
- verb flow or run over (a limit or brim)
run over; overflow; well over; brim over; overrun.
- adjective satellite covered with water
- sowing4/5
sow
- noun an adult female hog
- verb place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
seed.
- She sowed sunflower seeds
- noun an adult female hog
- twigs4/5
twig
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
sprig; branchlet.
- verb branch out in a twiglike manner
- The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- eyewitness4/5
eyewitness
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- verb be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- swiftly4/5
swiftly
- adverb in a swift manner
fleetly.
- she moved swiftly
- adverb in a swift manner
- goodwill4/5
goodwill
- noun (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
good will.
- noun the friendly hope that something will succeed
good will.
- noun (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
- twilight4/5
twilight
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
crepuscle; dusk; fall; gloaming; gloam; evenfall; nightfall; crepuscule.
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- noun the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
- warwick4/5
warwick
- noun English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
Earl of Warwick; Kingmaker; Richard Neville.
- noun English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
- brewing4/5
brewing
- noun the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
- verb prepare by brewing
brew.
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
- unwillingness4/5
unwillingness
- noun the trait of being unwilling
involuntariness.
- his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made
- in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton
- noun the trait of being unwilling
- unwise4/5
unwise
- adjective satellite showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
- an unwise investor is soon impoverished
- adjective satellite not appropriate to the purpose
inexpedient.
- adjective satellite showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
- swine4/5
swine
- noun stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
- noun stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
- midwife4/5
midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- unwittingly4/5
unwittingly
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unknowingly; inadvertently.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
- adverb without knowledge or intention
- midwives4/5
midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- knowingly4/5
knowingly
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
wittingly.
- he wittingly deleted the references
- adverb with full knowledge and deliberation
- clockwise4/5
clockwise
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- adverb in the direction that the hands of a clock move
- please move clockwise in a circle
- adjective in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
- statewide4/5
statewide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a state
- the statewide recycling program
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a state
- forthwith4/5
forthwith
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
straightaway; like a shot; at once; straight off; directly; right away; immediately; now; instantly.
- he answered immediately
- found an answer straightaway
- an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
- Come here now!
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- auschwitz4/5
auschwitz
- noun a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
- noun a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
- ludwig4/5
ludwig
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- dwight4/5
dwight
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- irwin4/5
irwin
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- goodwin4/5
goodwin
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- norwich4/5
norwich
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- lewiston3/5
lewiston
- noun a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
- noun a town in northwestern Idaho
- noun a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
- bestowing3/5
bestow
- verb present
confer.
- The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
- bestow an honor on someone
- verb give as a gift
- verb present
- twists3/5
twist
- noun an unforeseen development
turn; turn of events.
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
- noun an interpretation of a text or action
construction.
- they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
- noun an unforeseen development
- darwinian3/5
darwinian
Pertaining to Darwin; as, the .Darwinian theory, a theory of the manner and cause of the supposed development of living things from certain original forms or elements✍ This theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work entitled "The Origin of species by Means of Natural Selection." The author argues that, in the struggle for existence, those plants and creatures best fitted to the requirements of the situation in which they are placed are the ones that will live; in other words, that Nature selects those which are survive. This is the theory of natural selection or the survival of the fillest. He also argues that natural selection is capable of modifying and producing organisms fit for their circumstances. See Development theory , underDevelopment .
- bowie3/5
bowie
- noun United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
Jim Bowie; James Bowie.
- noun United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
- bewilderment3/5
bewilderment
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzlement; bemusement; mystification; befuddlement; bafflement; obfuscation.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
- twinkle3/5
twinkle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation; sparkling.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; spark; light.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- swimmer3/5
swimmer
- noun a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- he was an Olympic swimmer
- noun a person who travels through the water by swimming
bather; natator.
- he is not a good swimmer
- noun a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- swimmers3/5
swimmer
- noun a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- he was an Olympic swimmer
- noun a person who travels through the water by swimming
bather; natator.
- he is not a good swimmer
- noun a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- shadowing3/5
shadowing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
tailing.
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge
shadow.
- The police are shadowing her
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- screwing3/5
screwing
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
ass; screw; piece of tail; fucking; shtup; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
- bewitched3/5
bewitched
- adjective satellite under a spell
ensorcelled.
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite under a spell
- swiftness3/5
swiftness
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
speed; fastness.
- the project advanced with gratifying speed
- noun a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
- unwind3/5
unwind
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
wind off; unroll.
- unwind a ball of yarn
- verb separate the tangles of
disentangle.
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
- spewing3/5
spew
- verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
spue; ptyalise; ptyalize; spit.
- The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer
- verb eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
spew out; eruct.
- the volcano spews out molten rocks every day
- The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate
- verb expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- rowing3/5
rowing
- noun the act of rowing as a sport
row.
- verb propel with oars
row.
- row the boat across the lake
- noun the act of rowing as a sport
- swirl3/5
swirl
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl; vortex; convolution.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- bewildering3/5
bewilder
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; discombobulate.
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- twinkling3/5
twinkling
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; jiffy; heartbeat; split second; trice.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
- verb gleam or glow intermittently
wink; winkle; flash; twinkle; blink.
- The lights were flashing
- noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- twig3/5
twig
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
sprig; branchlet.
- verb branch out in a twiglike manner
- The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- swirled3/5
swirl
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl; vortex; convolution.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- dwindling3/5
dwindling
- noun a becoming gradually less
dwindling away.
- there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle; dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- noun a becoming gradually less
- borrowings3/5
borrowing
- noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
adoption.
- the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
- noun obtaining funds from a lender
- noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
- entwined3/5
entwine
- verb tie or link together
knit.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb tie or link together
- plowing3/5
plowing
- noun tilling the land with a plow
ploughing.
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
- verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
turn; plow; plough.
- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
- noun tilling the land with a plow
- gnawing3/5
gnaw
- verb bite or chew on with the teeth
- gnaw an old cracker
- verb become ground down or deteriorate
eat at; erode; gnaw at; wear away.
- Her confidence eroded
- verb bite or chew on with the teeth
- twine3/5
twine
- noun a lightweight cord
string.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- noun a lightweight cord
- unwieldy3/5
unwieldy
- adjective difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
unmanageable.
- we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
- almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
- adjective satellite difficult to work or manipulate
- unwieldy rules and regulations
- adjective difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
- mowing3/5
mow
- noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored
haymow; hayloft.
- verb cut with a blade or mower
cut down.
- mow the grass
- noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- sandwiched3/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- billowing3/5
billowing
- adjective satellite characterized by great swelling waves or surges
surging; billowy.
- billowy storm clouds
- the restless billowing sea
- surging waves
- verb rise up as if in waves
wallow; billow.
- smoke billowed up into the sky
- adjective satellite characterized by great swelling waves or surges
- sawing3/5
saw
- noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
proverb; byword; adage.
- noun hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
- noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- thawing3/5
thawing
- noun the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melting; thaw; melt.
- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
- noun warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
thaw; warming.
- they welcomed the spring thaw
- noun the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
- burrowing3/5
burrow
- noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
tunnel.
- verb move through by or as by digging
tunnel.
- burrow through the forest
- noun a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
- clausewitz3/5
clausewitz
- noun Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Karl von Clausewitz.
- noun Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
- swims3/5
swim
- noun the act of swimming
swimming.
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool
- verb travel through water
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
- noun the act of swimming
- twirling3/5
twirl
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; kink.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; spin.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- eyewitnesses3/5
eyewitness
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- verb be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
- noun a spectator who can describe what happened
- bellowing3/5
bellowing
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
- verb shout loudly and without restraint
bellow; bawl.
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- twinkled3/5
twinkle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation; sparkling.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; spark; light.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- twirled3/5
twirl
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; kink.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; spin.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- swirls3/5
swirl
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
whirl; vortex; convolution.
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
whirl; twiddle; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun the shape of something rotating rapidly
- swig3/5
swig
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; draught; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
slog; slug.
- He slugged me so hard that I passed out
- noun a large and hurried swallow
- overthrowing3/5
overthrow
- noun the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- noun the act of disturbing the mind or body
upset; derangement.
- his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset
- she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
- noun the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- twining3/5
twin
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Gemini.
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- intertwining3/5
intertwine
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb make lacework by knotting or looping
tat.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- yellowing3/5
yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
yellowness.
- verb turn yellow
- The pages of the book began to yellow
- noun yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- housewife3/5
housewife
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
woman of the house; lady of the house; homemaker.
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
- yellowish3/5
yellowish
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
xanthous; yellow.
- adjective satellite of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
- renewing3/5
renewing
- adjective satellite tending to impart new life and vigor to
revitalising; revitalizing; reviving; restorative.
- the renewing warmth of the sunshine
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
regenerate; renew.
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
- They renewed their membership
- adjective satellite tending to impart new life and vigor to
- darwinism3/5
darwinism
(Biol.) The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above. Huxley.
- twitch3/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- housewives3/5
housewife
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
woman of the house; lady of the house; homemaker.
- noun a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
- midwifery3/5
midwifery
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
tocology; OB; obstetrics.
- noun assisting women at childbirth
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
- twitching3/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- dwindled3/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- twitched3/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- harrowing3/5
harrowing
- adjective satellite extremely painful
agonising; excruciating; torturous; torturing; agonizing; torturesome.
- verb draw a harrow over (land)
disk; harrow.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- lengthwise3/5
lengthwise
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
lengthways.
- the lengthwise dimension
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longitudinally; longwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
- towing3/5
tow
- noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
towage.
- the truck gave him a tow to the garage
- verb drag behind
- Horses used to tow barges along the canal
- noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
- swinburne3/5
swinburne
- noun English poet (1837-1909)
Algernon Charles Swinburne.
- noun English poet (1837-1909)
- swivel3/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- unwillingly3/5
unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- he had sinned against her unwillingly
- adverb in an unwilling manner
- switchboard3/5
switchboard
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
patchboard; plugboard.
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
- breadwinner3/5
breadwinner
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- twinge3/5
twinge
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
stab; pang.
- pangs of regret
- she felt a stab of excitement
- twinges of conscience
- noun a sharp stab of pain
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
- gershwin3/5
gershwin
- noun United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
Ira Gershwin.
- noun United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)
George Gershwin.
- noun United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
- wherewithal3/5
wherewithal
- noun the necessary means (especially financial means)
- noun the necessary means (especially financial means)
- foreshadowing3/5
foreshadowing
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
prefiguration; adumbration.
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- snowing3/5
snow
- noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
snowfall.
- noun a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
- noun precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
- swish3/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- swipe3/5
swipe
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- verb strike with a swiping motion
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- clawing3/5
claw
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook.
- noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- midwinter3/5
midwinter
- noun the middle of winter
- noun the middle of winter
- swiveled3/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- horowitz3/5
horowitz
- noun Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
Vladimir Horowitz.
- noun Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
- stepwise3/5
stepwise
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
in small stages; bit-by-bit; piecemeal; step-by-step.
- adverb proceeding in steps
step by step.
- the voltage was increased stepwise
- adjective satellite one thing at a time
- unknowingly3/5
unknowingly
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unwittingly; inadvertently.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
- adverb without knowledge or intention
- unwitting3/5
unwitting
- adjective satellite not done with purpose or intent
unintentional; unplanned.
- an unintended slight
- an unintentional pun
- the offense was unintentional
- an unwitting mistake may be overlooked
- adjective not aware or knowing
- an unwitting subject in an experiment
- adjective satellite not done with purpose or intent
- twill3/5
twill
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
twill weave.
- noun a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
- unknowing3/5
unknowing
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness; unknowingness; nescience.
- adjective satellite unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
unknowledgeable; unwitting; ignorant.
- he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
- an unknowledgeable assistant
- his rudeness was unwitting
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
- whirlwind3/5
whirlwind
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- counterclockwise3/5
counterclockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; anticlockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
anticlockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- therewith3/5
therewith
- adverb with that or this or it
- I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content"- Phil.4:11
- adverb with that or this or it
- betwixt3/5
betwixt
- adverb in the interval
between.
- dancing all the dances with little rest between
- adverb in the interval
- herewith3/5
herewith
- adverb (formal) by means of this
hereby.
- I hereby declare you man and wife
- adverb (formal) by means of this
- downwind3/5
downwind
- adjective satellite towards the side away from the wind
lee.
- adverb with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing
- they flew downwind
- adjective satellite towards the side away from the wind
- godwin3/5
godwin
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- hewitt3/5
hewitt
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- erwin3/5
erwin
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- chadwick3/5
chadwick
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- ewing3/5
ew
A yew. Obs. Chaucer.
- wwii3/5
- pairwise3/5
pairwise
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- wherewith3/5
wherewith
With which; -- used relatively. The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John xvii. 26.
- dewitt3/5
dewitt
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- jewishness3/5
jewishness
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- berkowitz3/5
- berwick3/5
berwick
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- lewinsky3/5
lewinsky
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- ipswich3/5
ipswich
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- piecewise3/5
- warwickshire3/5
- bailiwick2/5
bailiwick
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- noun a branch of knowledge
discipline; subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- kennewick2/5
kennewick
- noun a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
- noun a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
- katowice2/5
katowice
- noun an industrial city of southern Poland
- noun an industrial city of southern Poland
- kiwis2/5
kiwi
- noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
Actinidia deliciosa; kiwi vine; Chinese gooseberry; Actinidia chinensis.
- noun a native or inhabitant of New Zealand
New Zealander.
- noun climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
- malawian2/5
malawian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture
- Malawian hills
- Malawian soldiers
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- bewitching2/5
bewitching
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
captivating; fascinating; entrancing; enthralling; enchanting.
- bewitching smile
- Roosevelt was a captivating speaker
- enchanting music
- an enthralling book
- antique papers of entrancing design
- a fascinating woman
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite capturing interest as if by a spell
- unwinding2/5
unwind
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
wind off; unroll.
- unwind a ball of yarn
- verb separate the tangles of
disentangle.
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
- endowing2/5
endow
- verb give qualities or abilities to
endue; gift; invest; empower; indue.
- verb furnish with an endowment
dower.
- When she got married, she got dowered
- verb give qualities or abilities to
- hollowing2/5
hollow
- noun a cavity or space in something
- hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
- noun a small valley between mountains
holler.
- he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
- noun a cavity or space in something
- followings2/5
following
- noun a group of followers or enthusiasts
followers.
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
pursual; pursuit; chase.
- the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
- noun a group of followers or enthusiasts
- twit2/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- bewitch2/5
bewitch
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- mellowing2/5
mellowing
- noun the process of becoming mellow
- verb soften, make mellow
mellow.
- Age and experience mellowed him over the years
- noun the process of becoming mellow
- unwinds2/5
unwind
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
wind off; unroll.
- unwind a ball of yarn
- verb separate the tangles of
disentangle.
- verb reverse the winding or twisting of
- unscrewing2/5
unscrew
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- unscrew the outlet plate
- verb loosen by turning
- unscrew the bottle cap
- verb loosen something by unscrewing it
- darwinians2/5
darwinian
- noun an advocate of Darwinism
- adjective of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution
- Darwinian theories
- noun an advocate of Darwinism
- twinning2/5
twinning
- adjective satellite producing two offspring at a time
biparous.
- verb duplicate or match
twin; duplicate; parallel.
- The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
- adjective satellite producing two offspring at a time
- wallowing2/5
wallow
- noun a puddle where animals go to wallow
- noun an indolent or clumsy rolling about
- a good wallow in the water
- noun a puddle where animals go to wallow
- twined2/5
twin
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Gemini.
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- twirl2/5
twirl
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; kink.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; spin.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- swifter2/5
swift
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Jonathan Swift; Dean Swift.
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- sorrowing2/5
sorrowing
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grief-stricken; mourning; grieving; bereft; bereaved.
- bereft of hope
- verb feel grief
sorrow; grieve.
- adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
- pawing2/5
paw
- noun a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
mitt; manus; hand.
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
- noun a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- overshadowing2/5
overshadow
- verb be greater in significance than
eclipse; dominate.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- verb make appear small by comparison
shadow; dwarf.
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
- verb be greater in significance than
- twister2/5
twister
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
tornado.
- noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
cruller.
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- showings2/5
showing
- noun the display of a motion picture
viewing; screening.
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; display.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
- noun the display of a motion picture
- intertwine2/5
intertwine
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb make lacework by knotting or looping
tat.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- stewing2/5
stewing
- noun an extreme state of worry and agitation
- his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night
- noun cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
boiling; simmering.
- noun an extreme state of worry and agitation
- skewing2/5
skew
- verb turn or place at an angle
- the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed
- adjective satellite having an oblique or slanting direction or position
skewed.
- the picture was skew
- verb turn or place at an angle
- overwintering2/5
overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- verb spend the winter
- twinned2/5
twinned
- adjective satellite being two identical
duplicate; matching; twin.
- verb duplicate or match
twin; duplicate; parallel.
- The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
- adjective satellite being two identical
- swiftest2/5
swift
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Jonathan Swift; Dean Swift.
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- zangwill2/5
zangwill
- noun English writer (1864-1926)
Israel Zangwill.
- noun English writer (1864-1926)
- haywire2/5
haywire
- noun wire for tying up bales of hay
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- noun wire for tying up bales of hay
- swill2/5
swill
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
pigwash; slop; slops; pigswill.
- verb feed pigs
slop.
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- overwinter2/5
overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- verb spend the winter
- swilling2/5
swilling
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
guzzling; gulping.
- verb feed pigs
slop; swill.
- noun the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
- downswing2/5
downswing
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downturn.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- twisters2/5
twister
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
tornado.
- noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
cruller.
- noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- bewilder2/5
bewilder
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; discombobulate.
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- bigwigs2/5
bigwig
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
kingpin; top banana.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
- strewing2/5
strewing
- noun the act of scattering
scattering; scatter.
- verb spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
straw; strew.
- strew toys all over the carpet
- noun the act of scattering
- avowing2/5
avow
- verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
affirm; verify; swan; assert; swear; aver.
- Before God I swear I am innocent
- verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
avouch.
- verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- knowingness2/5
knowingness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; consciousness; awareness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
- noun having knowledge of
- furrowing2/5
furrow
- noun a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease; seam; crinkle; line; wrinkle.
- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
- noun a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
- twiddling2/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- outgrowing2/5
outgrow
- verb grow too large or too mature for
- I have outgrown these clothes
- She outgrew her childish habits
- verb grow faster than
- verb grow too large or too mature for
- twirls2/5
twirl
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
twist; kink.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; twisting; spin.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- entwine2/5
entwine
- verb tie or link together
knit.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb tie or link together
- swingers2/5
swinger
- noun someone who swings sports implements
- noun a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
tramp.
- noun someone who swings sports implements
- viewings2/5
viewing
- noun the display of a motion picture
showing; screening.
- noun a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
wake.
- there's no weeping at an Irish wake
- noun the display of a motion picture
- entwining2/5
entwine
- verb tie or link together
knit.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb tie or link together
- swinger2/5
swinger
- noun someone who swings sports implements
- noun a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
tramp.
- noun someone who swings sports implements
- sandwiching2/5
sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- verb make into a sandwich
- noun two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- intertwines2/5
intertwine
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb make lacework by knotting or looping
tat.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- twiddle2/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- previewing2/5
preview
- noun an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
prevue; trailer.
- noun a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
- noun an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
- zwingli2/5
zwingli
- noun Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
Ulrich Zwingli; Huldreich Zwingli.
- noun Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
- swiped2/5
swipe
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- verb strike with a swiping motion
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- vowing2/5
vow
- noun a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- they took vows of poverty
- verb make a vow; promise
- He vowed never to drink alcohol again
- noun a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- crowing2/5
crowing
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; bragging; brag; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb dwell on with satisfaction
crow; triumph; gloat.
- noun an instance of boastful talk
- dwindle2/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- outlawing2/5
outlaw
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
malefactor; crook; criminal; felon.
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; illegalize; criminalise.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- shewing2/5
shew
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
demonstrate; show; establish; prove.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- lowing2/5
low
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
depression.
- a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
- noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Sir David Low.
- noun an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- swindle2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- twitches2/5
twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- swindler2/5
swindler
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; scammer; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- breadwinners2/5
breadwinner
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- noun one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
- freewill2/5
freewill
- adjective satellite done of your own accord
- a freewill offering
- adjective satellite done of your own accord
- disallowing2/5
disallow
- verb command against
prohibit; forbid; proscribe; veto; nix; interdict.
- I forbid you to call me late at night
- Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
- Dad nixed our plans
- verb command against
- stowing2/5
stowing
- noun the act of packing or storing away
stowage.
- verb fill by packing tightly
stow.
- stow the cart
- noun the act of packing or storing away
- swindlers2/5
swindler
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger; chiseller; chiseler; defrauder; scammer; grifter.
- noun a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
- twitter2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- swindling2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- swindled2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- contrariwise2/5
contrariwise
- adverb in a contrary disobedient manner
contrarily; perversely.
- adverb with the order reversed
the other way around; vice versa.
- she hates him and vice versa
- adverb in a contrary disobedient manner
- hewing2/5
hew
- verb make or shape as with an axe
hew out.
- hew out a path in the rock
- verb strike with an axe; cut down, strike
- hew an oak
- verb make or shape as with an axe
- switcher2/5
switcher
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
whipper.
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
- swiveling2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- swifts2/5
swift
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Gustavus Franklin Swift.
- noun an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
Jonathan Swift; Dean Swift.
- noun United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
- swiping2/5
swipe
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- verb strike with a swiping motion
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- disavowing2/5
disavow
- verb refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
- Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children
- verb refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
- swivels2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- hoodwinked2/5
hoodwink
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; beguile.
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; pull the wool over someone's eyes; bamboozle.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
- verb influence by slyness
- dwindles2/5
dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
- verb become smaller or lose substance
- swipes2/5
swipe
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- verb strike with a swiping motion
- noun a sweeping stroke or blow
- cawing2/5
caw
- noun the sound made by corvine birds
- verb utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
- noun the sound made by corvine birds
- sidewinder2/5
sidewinder
- noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake.
- noun air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
- noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
- twiggy2/5
twiggy
- adjective satellite thin as a twig
twiglike.
- adjective satellite thin as a twig
- swivelled2/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- twinges2/5
twinge
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
stab; pang.
- pangs of regret
- she felt a stab of excitement
- twinges of conscience
- noun a sharp stab of pain
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
- candlewick2/5
candlewick
- noun the wick of a candle
- noun loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern
- noun the wick of a candle
- twisty2/5
twisty
- adjective satellite marked by repeated turns and bends
tortuous; twisting; voluminous; winding.
- a tortuous road up the mountain
- winding roads are full of surprises
- had to steer the car down a twisty track
- adjective satellite marked by repeated turns and bends
- mewing2/5
mew
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; miaou; miaul.
- noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew gull; Larus canus; sea mew.
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
- switchers2/5
switcher
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
whipper.
- noun a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
- switchboards2/5
switchboard
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
patchboard; plugboard.
- noun telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
- crosswind2/5
crosswind
- noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
- hoodwink2/5
hoodwink
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; beguile.
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; pull the wool over someone's eyes; bamboozle.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
- verb influence by slyness
- headwind2/5
headwind
- noun wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- yawing2/5
yaw
- noun an erratic deflection from an intended course
swerve.
- verb be wide open
yawn; gape.
- the deep gaping canyon
- noun an erratic deflection from an intended course
- swindles2/5
swindle
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
cheat; rig.
- that book is a fraud
- verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud.
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
- noun the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- bewitchment2/5
bewitchment
- noun a magical spell
enchantment.
- noun a magical spell
- housewifery2/5
housewifery
- noun the work of a housewife
- noun the work of a housewife
- crosswise2/5
crosswise
- adjective lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
- a crosswise street
- the crosswise dimension
- adjective satellite in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
- adjective lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
- bandwidths2/5
bandwidth
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- noun a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
- swimsuit2/5
swimsuit
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
bathing costume; bathing suit; swimming costume; swimwear.
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
- outwit2/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- swishing2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- outwitted2/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- periwinkle2/5
periwinkle
- noun chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
- noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
cayenne jasmine; rose periwinkle; old maid; Madagascar periwinkle; red periwinkle; Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; Vinca rosea.
- noun chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
- swished2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- twittering2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- elbowing2/5
elbowing
- noun jostling with the elbows
- elbowing is a foul in basketball
- verb push one's way with the elbows
elbow.
- noun jostling with the elbows
- swisher2/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- forewing2/5
forewing
- noun either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
fore-wing; fore wing.
- noun either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
- swimsuits2/5
swimsuit
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
bathing costume; bathing suit; swimming costume; swimwear.
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
- swineherd2/5
swineherd
- noun a herder or swine
pigman.
- noun a herder or swine
- rewiring2/5
rewire
- verb provide with new wiring
- the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets
- verb provide with new wiring
- outwitting2/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- prizewinning2/5
prizewinning
- adjective satellite holding first place in a contest
champion.
- a champion show dog
- a prizewinning wine
- adjective satellite holding first place in a contest
- rewire2/5
rewire
- verb provide with new wiring
- the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets
- verb provide with new wiring
- coastwise2/5
coastwise
- adjective satellite along or following a coast
- coastal shipping
- coastwise winds contributed to the storm
- adverb by way of, or along the coast
- we were travelling coastwise
- adjective satellite along or following a coast
- swimwear2/5
swimwear
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
bathing costume; bathing suit; swimming costume; swimsuit.
- noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
- inflowing2/5
inflowing
- adjective satellite flowing inward
influent.
- adjective satellite flowing inward
- twittered2/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- shrewish2/5
shrewish
- adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
nagging.
- a shrewish wife
- nagging parents
- adjective satellite continually complaining or faultfinding
- eschewing2/5
eschew
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
shun.
- verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
- howitzers2/5
howitzer
- noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
mortar; trench mortar.
- noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- unwisely2/5
unwisely
- adverb without good sense or judgment
foolishly.
- He acted foolishly when he agreed to come
- adverb without good sense or judgment
- howitzer2/5
howitzer
- noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
mortar; trench mortar.
- noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- citywide2/5
citywide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a city
- citywide bussing
- a citywide strike
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a city
- schoolwide2/5
schoolwide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a school
- schoolwide support for the team
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a school
- countrywide2/5
countrywide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
nationwide.
- the event aroused nationwide interest
- a countrywide fund-raising campaign
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
- woodwind2/5
woodwind
- noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
woodwind instrument; wood.
- noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
- streetwise2/5
streetwise
- adjective satellite having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
with-it; street smart.
- adjective satellite having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
- anticlockwise2/5
anticlockwise
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contraclockwise; counterclockwise.
- adverb in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
counterclockwise.
- please move counterclockwise in a circle!
- adjective in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
- woodwinds2/5
woodwind
- noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
woodwind instrument; wood.
- noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
- whirlwinds2/5
whirlwind
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
- erwinia2/5
erwinia
- noun rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
- noun rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
- glowingly2/5
glowingly
- adverb in an enthusiastically glowing manner
- in her letter she praised him glowingly
- adverb in an enthusiastically glowing manner
- countywide2/5
countywide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a county
- a countywide war on drugs
- countywide elections
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a county
- switchblade2/5
switchblade
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
flick knife; flick-knife; switchblade knife.
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
- lapwing2/5
lapwing
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
green plover; peewit; pewit.
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
- upwind2/5
upwind
- adjective satellite towards the side exposed to wind
weather.
- adverb toward the wind
leeward.
- they were sailing leeward
- adjective satellite towards the side exposed to wind
- nowise2/5
nowise
- adverb in no manner
to no degree.
- they are nowise different
- adverb in no manner
- sidewise2/5
sidewise
- adverb toward one side
sideways; sideway.
- the car slipped sideways into the ditch
- leaning sideways
- a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
- adverb with one side forward or to the front
sideways; sideway.
- turned sideways to show the profile
- crabs seeming to walk sidewise
- adverb toward one side
- edgewise2/5
edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgeways.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgeways.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
- schleswig2/5
schleswig
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- rewind2/5
rewind
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- pickwick2/5
pickwick
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- edwina2/5
edwina
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- bitwise2/5
- upswing2/5
upswing
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- woolwich2/5
- hardwired2/5
hardwired
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- redrawing2/5
redraw
To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.
- brandywine2/5
brandywine
Brandy. Obs. Wiseman.
- twixt2/5
betwixt
- adverb in the interval
between.
- dancing all the dances with little rest between
- adverb in the interval
- switchbacks2/5
switchbacks
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- groupwise2/5
- gwine2/5
go
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn; tour; spell.
- it's my go
- a spell of work
- noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
cristal; ecstasy; XTC; Adam; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.
- noun a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- swidden2/5
swidden
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- switzer2/5
switzer
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Swiss.
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leftwing
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newswire
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darwinist
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whistleblowing
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newington
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switchback
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tripwire
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schwinn
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dowie
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schwinger
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switchgear
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kiwifruit
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darwinists
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outwith
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- fallowing2/5
fallow
- noun cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
- adjective satellite left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
- fallow farmland
- noun cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
- goodwife2/5
goodwife
The mistress of a house. Archaic Robynson (More's Utopia).
- twitchy2/5
twitchy
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rewinding
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- switchover2/5
- twila2/5
twila
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yahwist
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swissair
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switchable
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sopwith
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dropwise
After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops. Trickling dropwise from the cleft. Tennyson.
- zwitterionic2/5
zwitterionic
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lukasiewicz
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hindwing
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swire
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breadwinning
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- bailiwicks1/5
bailiwick
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- noun a branch of knowledge
discipline; subject field; field of study; study; subject area; field; subject.
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
- noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- shallowing1/5
shallow
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shoal.
- verb make shallow
shoal.
- The silt shallowed the canal
- noun a stretch of shallow water
- switchings1/5
switching
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
shift; switch.
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
- verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
switch over; switch; exchange.
- noun the act of changing one thing or position for another
- untwisted1/5
untwisted
- adjective satellite not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight
- verb cause to become untwisted
untwist.
- adjective satellite not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight
- malawians1/5
malawian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its people or culture
- Malawian hills
- Malawian soldiers
- noun a native or inhabitant of Malawi
- twinkles1/5
twinkle
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation; sparkling.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; spark; light.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
- noun a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- nitwit1/5
nitwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
half-wit; dimwit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
- dimwit1/5
dimwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
nitwit; half-wit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
- cowing1/5
cow
- noun female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
moo-cow.
- noun mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
- noun female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
- untwist1/5
untwist
- verb cause to become untwisted
- verb cause to become untwisted
- twitted1/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- untwisting1/5
untwist
- verb cause to become untwisted
- verb cause to become untwisted
- bowings1/5
bowing
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
obeisance; bow.
- noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
- the violinist's bowing was excellent
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- lewises1/5
lewis
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Jerry Lee Lewis.
- noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Frederick Carleton Lewis; Carl Lewis.
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
- twits1/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- twistings1/5
twisting
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
straining; overrefinement; torture; distortion.
- noun the act of rotating rapidly
twist; whirl; spin; twirl.
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- knowings1/5
knowing
- noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
know; cognize; cognise.
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
- overawing1/5
overawe
- verb subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
cow.
- verb subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
- bewitches1/5
bewitch
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- nitwits1/5
nitwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
half-wit; dimwit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
- twirler1/5
twirler
- noun someone who twirls a baton
baton twirler.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; pitcher.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun someone who twirls a baton
- narrowings1/5
narrowing
- noun an instance of becoming narrow
- noun a decrease in width
- noun an instance of becoming narrow
- twitting1/5
twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
taunt; taunting.
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
- dimwits1/5
dimwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
nitwit; half-wit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
- twirlers1/5
twirler
- noun someone who twirls a baton
baton twirler.
- noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
hurler; pitcher.
- our pitcher has a sore arm
- noun someone who twirls a baton
- bewilderments1/5
bewilderment
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
puzzlement; bemusement; mystification; befuddlement; bafflement; obfuscation.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
- bedewing1/5
bedew
- verb cover with drops of dew or as with dew
- verb cover with drops of dew or as with dew
- twiner1/5
twiner
- noun someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
- adjective satellite being two identical
twinned; duplicate; matching; twin.
- noun someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
- shadowings1/5
shadowing
- noun the act of following someone secretly
tailing.
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge
shadow.
- The police are shadowing her
- noun the act of following someone secretly
- twiners1/5
twiner
- noun someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
- adjective satellite being two identical
twinned; duplicate; matching; twin.
- noun someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
- untwined1/5
untwine
- verb undo what has been twined together
- untwine the strings
- verb undo what has been twined together
- twiddler1/5
twiddler
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
fiddler.
- noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
- sewings1/5
sewing
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
stitching.
- noun needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
stitchery.
- she put her sewing back in the basket
- noun joining or attaching by stitches
- hallowing1/5
hallow
- verb render holy by means of religious rites
bless; consecrate; sanctify.
- verb render holy by means of religious rites
- sowings1/5
sow
- noun an adult female hog
- verb place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
seed.
- She sowed sunflower seeds
- noun an adult female hog
- twines1/5
twine
- noun a lightweight cord
string.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- noun a lightweight cord
- slewing1/5
slew
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- verb turn sharply; change direction abruptly
swerve; cut; veer; trend; curve; sheer; slue.
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- gombrowicz1/5
gombrowicz
- noun Polish author (1904-1969)
Witold Gombrowicz.
- noun Polish author (1904-1969)
- bigwig1/5
bigwig
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
kingpin; top banana.
- noun the most important person in a group or undertaking
- swigs1/5
swig
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; draught; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
slog; slug.
- He slugged me so hard that I passed out
- noun a large and hurried swallow
- swigging1/5
swig
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; draught; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
slog; slug.
- He slugged me so hard that I passed out
- noun a large and hurried swallow
- swigged1/5
swig
- noun a large and hurried swallow
gulp; draught; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- verb strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
slog; slug.
- He slugged me so hard that I passed out
- noun a large and hurried swallow
- swilled1/5
swill
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
pigwash; slop; slops; pigswill.
- verb feed pigs
slop.
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- overwintered1/5
overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- verb spend the winter
- twiddled1/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- guffawing1/5
guffaw
- noun a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
belly laugh.
- verb laugh boisterously
laugh loudly.
- noun a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
- bewilders1/5
bewilder
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; discombobulate.
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- jawing1/5
jaw
- noun the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
- noun the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
- noun the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
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seesaw
- noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
tilting board; teeter; teeter-totter; teetertotter; dandle board; teeterboard.
- verb ride on a plank
teeter-totter; teetertotter.
- noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
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switchman
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- overwinters1/5
overwinter
- verb spend the winter
winter.
- We wintered on the Riviera
- Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island
- verb spend the winter
- awing1/5
awing
- adjective satellite inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
awful; amazing; awe-inspiring; awesome.
- New York is an amazing city
- the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
- the awesome complexity of the universe
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
- Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
- verb inspire awe in
awe.
- The famous professor awed the undergraduates
- adjective satellite inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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baldwin
- noun United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
James Arthur Baldwin; James Baldwin.
- noun English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley; Stanley Baldwin.
- noun United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
- entwines1/5
entwine
- verb tie or link together
knit.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb tie or link together
- twigged1/5
twig
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
sprig; branchlet.
- verb branch out in a twiglike manner
- The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- overflowings1/5
overflow
- noun a large flow
outpouring; flood.
- noun the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
runoff; overspill.
- noun a large flow
- overgrowing1/5
overgrow
- verb grow too large
- verb become overgrown
- The patio overgrew with ivy
- verb grow too large
- switchmen1/5
switchman
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- noun a man who operates railroad switches
- downswings1/5
downswing
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- noun a worsening of business or economic activity
downturn.
- the market took a downturn
- noun a swing downward of a golf club
- regrowing1/5
regrow
- verb grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
- parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow
- some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury
- verb grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption
- pillowing1/5
pillow
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- verb rest on or as if on a pillow
rest.
- pillow your head
- noun a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
- showiest1/5
showy
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy; flamboyant.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
- adjective satellite displaying brilliance and virtuosity
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
- showier1/5
showy
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy; flamboyant.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
- adjective satellite displaying brilliance and virtuosity
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
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switcheroo
- noun a sudden unexpected switch
- noun a sudden unexpected switch
- gnawings1/5
gnaw
- verb bite or chew on with the teeth
- gnaw an old cracker
- verb become ground down or deteriorate
eat at; erode; gnaw at; wear away.
- Her confidence eroded
- verb bite or chew on with the teeth
- twinings1/5
twin
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Gemini.
- noun either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
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snowy
- adjective satellite marked by the presence of snow
white.
- a white Christmas
- the white hills of a northern winter
- adjective satellite covered with snow
snow-clad; snow-covered.
- snow-clad hills
- snow-covered roads
- a long snowy winter
- adjective satellite marked by the presence of snow
- mowings1/5
mow
- noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored
haymow; hayloft.
- verb cut with a blade or mower
cut down.
- mow the grass
- noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- twinklers1/5
twinkler
- noun an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
- noun an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
- swills1/5
swill
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
pigwash; slop; slops; pigswill.
- verb feed pigs
slop.
- noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
- intertwinings1/5
intertwine
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
twine; lace; interlace; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
- verb make lacework by knotting or looping
tat.
- verb spin,wind, or twist together
- twiddles1/5
twiddle
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- verb turn in a twisting or spinning motion
swirl; whirl; twirl.
- The leaves swirled in the autumn wind
- noun a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
- twinkler1/5
twinkler
- noun an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
- noun an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
- farrowing1/5
farrowing
- noun the production of a litter of pigs
farrow.
- verb give birth
farrow; pig.
- sows farrow
- noun the production of a litter of pigs
- meowing1/5
meow
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
miaow; mew; miaou; miaul.
- verb cry like a cat
mew.
- the cat meowed
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
- tailwind1/5
tailwind
- noun wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
- twilights1/5
twilight
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
crepuscle; dusk; fall; gloaming; gloam; evenfall; nightfall; crepuscule.
- he loved the twilight
- they finished before the fall of night
- noun the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
- noun the time of day immediately following sunset
- swivelling1/5
swivel
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- verb turn on a pivot
pivot.
- noun a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
- swinish1/5
swinish
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; neanderthal; loutish; neandertal; oafish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
- adjective satellite resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
hoggish; piggy; piggish; porcine.
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
- adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- kowtowing1/5
kowtow
- noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kotow.
- verb bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
genuflect; scrape.
- noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
- headwinds1/5
headwind
- noun wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- twilit1/5
twilit
- adjective satellite lighted by or as if by twilight
twilight; dusky.
- The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding
- the twilight glow of the sky
- a boat on a twilit river
- adjective satellite lighted by or as if by twilight
- swizzle1/5
swizzle
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
- hawing1/5
haw
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
hawthorn.
- noun the nictitating membrane of a horse
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
- jewison1/5
jewison
- noun Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)
Norman Jewison.
- noun Canadian filmmaker (born in 1926)
- sideswiped1/5
sideswipe
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb strike from the side
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- crosswinds1/5
crosswind
- noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
- luwian1/5
luwian
- noun an Anatolian language
Luvian.
- noun an Anatolian language
- twitchings1/5
twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitch.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
twitch; jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- hoodwinking1/5
hoodwink
- verb influence by slyness
juggle; beguile.
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; pull the wool over someone's eyes; bamboozle.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
- verb influence by slyness
- swishes1/5
swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- unwired1/5
- swingeing1/5
swingeing
- adjective satellite severe; punishingly bad
- swingeing taxation
- swingeing damages awarded by the judge
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge; singe.
- I singed my eyebrows
- adjective satellite severe; punishingly bad
- unwilled1/5
unwilled
- adjective satellite without deliberate intent
unintentional.
- my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald
- adjective satellite without deliberate volition
- adjective satellite without deliberate intent
- twinkly1/5
twinkly
- adjective satellite smiling with happiness or optimism
smiling; beamish.
- Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll
- a room of smiling faces
- a round red twinkly Santa Claus
- adjective satellite smiling with happiness or optimism
- twitters1/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- sideswipe1/5
sideswipe
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb strike from the side
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- hewings1/5
hew
- verb make or shape as with an axe
hew out.
- hew out a path in the rock
- verb strike with an axe; cut down, strike
- hew an oak
- verb make or shape as with an axe
- showiness1/5
showiness
- noun extravagant elaborateness
floridness; flamboyance; floridity.
- he wrote with great flamboyance
- noun extravagant elaborateness
- showily1/5
showily
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
ostentatiously.
- Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly
- adverb in a fancy colorful manner
flamboyantly; flashily.
- he dresses rather flamboyantly
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
- patwin1/5
patwin
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
- noun a Copehan language spoken by the Patwin
- noun a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
- sidewinders1/5
sidewinder
- noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
Crotalus cerastes; horned rattlesnake.
- noun air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
- noun small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
- corkscrewing1/5
corkscrew
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
bottle screw.
- verb move in a spiral or zigzag course
spiral.
- noun a bottle opener that pulls corks
- zwieback1/5
zwieback
- noun slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
rusk; Brussels biscuit; twice-baked bread.
- noun slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
- overdrawing1/5
overdraw
- verb draw more money from than is available
- She overdrew her account
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb draw more money from than is available
- twinged1/5
twinge
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
stab; pang.
- pangs of regret
- she felt a stab of excitement
- twinges of conscience
- noun a sharp stab of pain
- noun a sudden sharp feeling
- declawing1/5
- foreknowing1/5
foreknow
- verb realize beforehand
anticipate; foresee; previse.
- verb realize beforehand
- eadwig1/5
eadwig
- noun King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)
Edwy.
- noun King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959)
- unwished1/5
unwished
- adjective satellite not welcome
unwished-for; unwelcome.
- unwelcome publicity
- adjective satellite not welcome
- swines1/5
swine
- noun stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
- noun stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
- whipsawing1/5
whipsaw
- noun a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
lumberman's saw; two-man saw; two-handed saw.
- verb victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations
- noun a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
- tailwinds1/5
tailwind
- noun wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
- noun wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
- sideswiping1/5
sideswipe
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb strike from the side
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- chewier1/5
chewy
- adjective satellite requiring much chewing
- adjective satellite (of a consistency) requiring chewing
- chewy caramels
- adjective satellite requiring much chewing
- sideswipes1/5
sideswipe
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb strike from the side
- noun a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- shrewishness1/5
shrewishness
- noun a nature given to nagging or scolding
- noun a nature given to nagging or scolding
- powwowing1/5
powwow
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
huddle.
- noun a council of or with Native Americans
- noun (informal) a quick private conference
- bewitchments1/5
bewitchment
- noun a magical spell
enchantment.
- noun a magical spell
- earwigs1/5
earwig
- noun any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
- noun any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
- rewired1/5
rewire
- verb provide with new wiring
- the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets
- verb provide with new wiring
- outflowing1/5
outflowing
- adjective satellite that is flowing outward
effluent.
- adjective satellite that is flowing outward
- periwinkles1/5
periwinkle
- noun chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
- noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
cayenne jasmine; rose periwinkle; old maid; Madagascar periwinkle; red periwinkle; Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; Vinca rosea.
- noun chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
- forewings1/5
forewing
- noun either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
fore-wing; fore wing.
- noun either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
- earwig1/5
earwig
- noun any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
- noun any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
- housewifely1/5
housewifely
- adjective satellite related or suited to a housewife
- housewifely virtues
- adjective satellite related or suited to a housewife
- fishwife1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- outwits1/5
outwit
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
outsmart; beat; overreach; outfox; circumvent.
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- crewing1/5
crew
- noun the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- noun an organized group of workmen
work party; gang.
- noun the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- foreshadowings1/5
foreshadowing
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
prefiguration; adumbration.
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- barbwire1/5
barbwire
- noun strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
barbed wire.
- noun strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
- ingrowing1/5
ingrowing
- adjective satellite growing abnormally into the flesh
ingrown.
- an ingrown toenail
- adjective satellite growing abnormally into the flesh
- batwing1/5
batwing
- noun one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
- adjective satellite formed or shaped like a bat's wing
- a dress with batwing sleeves
- noun one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
- fishwives1/5
fishwife
- noun someone who sells fish
fishmonger.
- noun someone who sells fish
- swineherds1/5
swineherd
- noun a herder or swine
pigman.
- noun a herder or swine
- twilled1/5
twilled
- adjective satellite of textiles; having parallel raised lines
corded.
- verb weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
twill.
- adjective satellite of textiles; having parallel raised lines
- swishy1/5
swishy
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- swishing windshield wipers
- a swishy skirt
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- unwieldiness1/5
unwieldiness
- noun the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity
- avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes
- the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations
- noun trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
cumbersomeness; awkwardness.
- the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano
- noun the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity
- twills1/5
twill
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
twill weave.
- noun a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
- bewilderedly1/5
bewilderedly
- adverb in a bewildered manner
- adverb in a bewildered manner
- tiddlywinks1/5
tiddlywinks
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- noun a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
- oversewing1/5
oversew
- verb sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
- verb sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
- crabwise1/5
crabwise
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
sideways.
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
- twitterings1/5
twitter
- noun a series of chirps
chirrup.
- verb make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
chitter.
- noun a series of chirps
- unknowingness1/5
unknowingness
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorantness; nescience; unknowing.
- noun unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention
unawareness.
- noun ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
- midwifes1/5
midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- swingy1/5
swingy
- adjective satellite characterized by a buoyant rhythm
lilting; tripping; swinging.
- an easy lilting stride
- the flute broke into a light lilting air
- a swinging pace
- a graceful swingy walk
- a tripping singing measure
- adjective satellite characterized by a buoyant rhythm
- whippoorwill1/5
whippoorwill
- noun American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
Caprimulgus vociferus.
- noun American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
- periwig1/5
periwig
- noun a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
peruke.
- noun a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
- swimmingly1/5
swimmingly
- adverb with no problems or difficulties
smoothly.
- put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly
- despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly
- adverb with no problems or difficulties
- alewife1/5
alewife
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- noun shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Alosa pseudoharengus; Pomolobus pseudoharengus.
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- lacewings1/5
lacewing
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
lacewing fly.
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
- alewives1/5
alewife
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- noun shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Alosa pseudoharengus; Pomolobus pseudoharengus.
- noun flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- lacewing1/5
lacewing
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
lacewing fly.
- noun any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
- waxwing1/5
waxwing
- noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
- noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
- bitewing1/5
bitewing
- noun a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
- noun a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
- waxwings1/5
waxwing
- noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
- noun brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
- talwin1/5
talwin
- noun analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
pentazocine.
- noun analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine
- wowing1/5
wow
- noun a joke that seems extremely funny
sidesplitter; riot; howler; belly laugh; scream; thigh-slapper.
- verb impress greatly
- The speaker wowed the audience
- noun a joke that seems extremely funny
- grewia1/5
grewia
- noun a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
genus Grewia.
- noun a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
- bewitchingly1/5
bewitchingly
- adverb in a bewitching manner
enthrallingly; enchantingly; captivatingly.
- she was bewitchingly beautiful
- adverb in a bewitching manner
- whippoorwills1/5
whippoorwill
- noun American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
Caprimulgus vociferus.
- noun American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
- periwigs1/5
periwig
- noun a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
peruke.
- noun a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
- dowitcher1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- lewisia1/5
lewisia
- noun genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers
genus Lewisia.
- noun genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers
- welwitschia1/5
welwitschia
- noun curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
Welwitschia mirabilis.
- noun curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
- shopwindows1/5
shopwindow
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
shop window; show window; display window.
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
- shopwindow1/5
shopwindow
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
shop window; show window; display window.
- noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
- swiftlet1/5
swiftlet
- noun swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
Collocalia inexpectata.
- noun swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
- swiftlets1/5
swiftlet
- noun swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
Collocalia inexpectata.
- noun swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
- poorwill1/5
poorwill
- noun goatsucker of western North America
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii.
- noun goatsucker of western North America
- dowitchers1/5
dowitcher
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
- swimmerets1/5
swimmeret
- noun one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
pleopod.
- noun one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
- bitewings1/5
bitewing
- noun a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
- noun a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography
- longwise1/5
longwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longways; longitudinally; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adverb in the direction of the length
- twinkies1/5
twinkie
- noun a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
- noun a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
- redwing1/5
redwing
- noun North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
Agelaius phoeniceus; red-winged blackbird.
- noun small European thrush having reddish flanks
Turdus iliacus.
- noun North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
- bewilderingly1/5
bewilderingly
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
confusingly.
- her situation was bewilderingly unclear
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
- twinkie1/5
twinkie
- noun a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
- noun a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
- godwit1/5
godwit
- noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
- noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
- godwits1/5
godwit
- noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
- noun large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
- redwings1/5
redwing
- noun North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
Agelaius phoeniceus; red-winged blackbird.
- noun small European thrush having reddish flanks
Turdus iliacus.
- noun North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
- switchblades1/5
switchblade
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
flick knife; flick-knife; switchblade knife.
- noun a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
- peewit1/5
peewit
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
lapwing; green plover; pewit.
- noun small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
pewit; peewee; Contopus virens; pewee; wood pewee.
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
- peewits1/5
peewit
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
lapwing; green plover; pewit.
- noun small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
pewit; peewee; Contopus virens; pewee; wood pewee.
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
- underwing1/5
underwing
- noun moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
- noun moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
- lapwings1/5
lapwing
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
green plover; peewit; pewit.
- noun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
- underwings1/5
underwing
- noun moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
- noun moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
- leastwise1/5
leastwise
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
at any rate; leastways; at least.
- at least he survived
- they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
- the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
- slantwise1/5
slantwise
- adverb at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
slantways.
- adverb at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction
- therewithal1/5
therewithal
- adverb together with all that; besides; and therewithal remit thy other forfeits"- Shakespeare
- thy slanders I forgive
- adverb together with all that; besides; and therewithal remit thy other forfeits"- Shakespeare
- endwise1/5
endwise
- adverb on end or upright
endways.
- sticks leaning against the wall endways
- adverb in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise
endways.
- endways pressure
- adverb on end or upright
- swinney1/5
- underdrawing1/5
underdrawing
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- lewisite1/5
- unwinnable1/5
unwinnable
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- kollwitz1/5
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- dewing1/5
dew
- noun water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
- in the morning the grass was wet with dew
- noun water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
- sienkiewicz1/5
- unwisdom1/5
unwisdom
Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance. Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. J. A. Froude.
- bullwinkle1/5
bullwinkle
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- lerwick1/5
- anywise1/5
anywise
In any wise or way; at all. "Anywise essential." Burke.
- communitywide1/5
- twitty1/5
- swifty1/5
- zwickau1/5
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- exwife1/5
- switchgrass1/5
- clausewitzian1/5
- swingle1/5
swingle
To dangle; to wave hanging. Obs. Johnson.
- pickwickian1/5
pickwickian
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- yahwism1/5
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- prizewinner1/5
prizewinner
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- dimwitted1/5
dimwit
- noun a stupid incompetent person
nitwit; half-wit; doofus.
- noun a stupid incompetent person
- twinship1/5
twinship
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- newish1/5
newish
Somewhat new; nearly new. Bacon.
- swirly1/5
swirly
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- swiddens1/5
- unwitnessed1/5
unwitnessed
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- swick1/5
swick
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- twink1/5
twink
To twinkle. Obs.
- zwinglian1/5
zwinglian
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- twiller1/5
twill
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
twill weave.
- noun a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
- noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
- hardwiring1/5
- upswings1/5
upswings
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- hindwings1/5
- glassblowing1/5
glassblowing
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- unwinking1/5
- bewigged1/5
bewig
To cover (the head) with a wig. Hawthorne.
- swink1/5
swink
To labor; to toil; to salve. Obs. or ArchaicOr swink with his hands and labor. Chaucer.
For which men swink and sweat incessantly. Spenser.
The swinking crowd at every stroke pant "Ho." Sir Samuel Freguson.
- prizewinners1/5
prizewinners
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- brewis1/5
brew
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
brewage.
- verb prepare by brewing
- people have been brewing beer for thousands of years
- noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- swiftian1/5
swiftian
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- prewired1/5
- muawiya1/5
muawiya
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- jewishly1/5
jewish
- adjective of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
Judaic.
- He is Jewish
- a Jewish wedding
- adjective of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
- rewinds1/5
rewinds
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- gliwice1/5
- weatherwise1/5
weatherwise
Skillful in forecasting the changes of the weather. Hakluyt.
- zwitterion1/5
zwitterion
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- entwinement1/5
entwinement
A twining or twisting together or round; union. Bp. Hacket.
- swich1/5
such
- adjective satellite of so extreme a degree or extent
- such weeping
- so much weeping
- such a help
- such grief
- never dreamed of such beauty
- adverb to so extreme a degree
- he is such a baby
- Such rich people!
- adjective satellite of so extreme a degree or extent
- lutwidge1/5
lutwidge
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- chowing1/5
chow
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; grub.
- noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
Zhou; Chou dynasty; Zhou dynasty; Chou; Chow dynasty.
- noun informal terms for a meal
- switz1/5
switz
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- componentwise1/5
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swietenia
(Bot.) A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species ( Sweitenia Mahogoni ), the mahogany tree.
- electrowinning1/5
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- hardwire1/5
hardwire
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- halfwit1/5
halfwit
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- sunwise1/5
sunwise
In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face upward.
- swiney1/5
swiney
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microswitch
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awin
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- godwinian1/5
- growingly1/5
growing
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
development; ontogenesis; maturation; ontogeny; growth.
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
- noun (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
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swimmable
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arrow
- noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
pointer.
- noun a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
- noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
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swimmy
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twitch
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
vellication; twitching.
- verb make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
jerk.
- his face is twitching
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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sewin
(Zoöl.) Same as Sewen .
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tripwires
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- switchyard1/5
switchyard
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chewie
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twite
(Zoöl.) (a) The European tree sparrow. (b) The mountain linnet ( Prov. Eng.Linota flavirostris ).
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intertwinement
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switzer
A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Swiss.
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- upwinding1/5
upwind
- adjective satellite towards the side exposed to wind
weather.
- adverb toward the wind
leeward.
- they were sailing leeward
- adjective satellite towards the side exposed to wind
- stagewise1/5
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- microwire1/5
microwire
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- lawing1/5
law
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
jurisprudence.
- civilization presupposes respect for the law
- the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
- noun legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- there is a law against kidnapping
- noun the collection of rules imposed by authority
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awide
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whitewing
(Zoöl.) (a) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing. (b) The velvet duck.
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twirly
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zowie
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cotwin
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midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
- chewiness1/5
chewiness
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- bookwise1/5
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- fanwise1/5
fanwise
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goodwife
The mistress of a house. Archaic Robynson (More's Utopia).
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twizzlers
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- resawing1/5
resaw
To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.
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raw
- noun informal terms for nakedness
birthday suit; altogether.
- in the raw
- in the altogether
- in his birthday suit
- adjective satellite (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
natural; rude.
- natural yogurt
- natural produce
- raw wool
- raw sugar
- bales of rude cotton
- noun informal terms for nakedness
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ultrawide
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twitcher
One who, or that which, twitches.
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twilly
A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also Tomlinson.twilly devil , anddevil . SeeDevil , n., 6, andWilly .
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lawin
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zwitter
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dwine
To waste away; to pine; to languish. Obs. or Prov. Eng. Gower.
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krakowiak
(Mus.) A lively Polish dance. See Cracovienne .
- wellwisher1/5
wellwisher
One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
- swizzling1/5
swizzle
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
- noun any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
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- goodwives1/5
goodwives
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new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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harrowing
- adjective satellite extremely painful
agonising; excruciating; torturous; torturing; agonizing; torturesome.
- verb draw a harrow over (land)
disk; harrow.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
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yowie
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swiggers
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flatwise
With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.
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- lowish1/5
lowish
Somewhat low. Colloq. Richardson.
- elsewise1/5
- atwitter1/5
atwitter
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- herdwick1/5
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earwitness
A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer. Fuller.
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huswife
A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. "The bounteous huswife Nature." Shak.The huswife is she that do labor doth fall. Tusser.
- taxwise1/5
- switchgears1/5
- twigger1/5
twig
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
sprig; branchlet.
- verb branch out in a twiglike manner
- The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
- noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
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twinset
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clearwing
(Zoöl.) A lepidop terous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family Ægeriadæ, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples.
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overwise
Too wise; affectedly wise. --O`ver*wise"ly , adv. --O`ver*wise"ness , n.
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- inwit1/5
inwit
Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience. Obs. Wyclif.
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- halfwits1/5
halfwits
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- chewies1/5
chewy
- adjective satellite requiring much chewing
- adjective satellite (of a consistency) requiring chewing
- chewy caramels
- adjective satellite requiring much chewing
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intertwist
To twist together one with another; to intertwine.
- henwife1/5
- midwifing1/5
midwife
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
accoucheuse.
- noun a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
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aswirl
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