| CRAWFISH | • crawfish n. (Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish. • crawfish n. (South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish. • crawfish n. (Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including… |
| DWARFISH | • dwarfish adj. Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted. • dwarfish adj. Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves. • DWARFISH adj. like a dwarf. |
| FERNSHAW | • fernshaw n. A thicket of ferns. • FERNSHAW n. a thicket of ferns. |
| FISHWORM | • fishworm n. A worm used as bait in angling. • FISHWORM n. a worm used as bait. |
| FORESHEW | • foreshew v. Archaic form of foreshow. • FORESHEW v. to presage, also FORESHOW. |
| FORESHOW | • foreshow v. (Transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict. • foreshow v. (Transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure. • foreshow n. (Obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication. |
| FORHOWED | • forhowed v. Simple past tense and past participle of forhow. • FORHOW v. to desert or abandon, also FORHOO, FORHOOIE. |
| WHARFAGE | • wharfage n. A dock, quay, or pier. • wharfage n. Wharfs collectively. • wharfage n. A fee charged for using a wharf. |
| WHARFIES | • wharfies n. Plural of wharfie. • WHARFIE n. (Australian slang) a wharf labourer. |
| WHARFING | • wharfing n. Wharfs collectively. • wharfing n. The material for constructing a wharf. • wharfing n. (Engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties. |
| WHEREFOR | • wherefor adv. (Dated) Alternative spelling of wherefore. • wherefor conj. For which. • WHEREFOR n. a reason why, also WHEREFORE. |
| WHIFFERS | • whiffers n. Plural of whiffer. • WHIFFER n. one that whiffs, fishes with a handline. |
| WHIFFIER | • whiffier adj. Comparative form of whiffy: more whiffy. • WHIFFY adj. smelly. |
| WHIFFLER | • whiffler n. (Obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion. • whiffler n. (Obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler. • whiffler n. (Obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper. |
| WORTHFUL | • worthful adj. Full of worth, merit or value. • WORTHFUL adj. (archaic) full of worth; worthy. |
| WRATHFUL | • wrathful adj. Possessed of great wrath; very angry. • WRATHFUL adj. extremely angry, also WROTHFUL. |
| WROTHFUL | • wrothful adj. Alternative form of wrathful. • WROTHFUL adj. wrathful, also WROTH. |