MAHEWUS | • MAHEWU n. in South Africa, fermented liquid mealie-meal porridge, used as a stimulant. |
MAWTHER | • mawther n. (Dialectal) Alternative form of mauther (girl, daughter). • MAWTHER n. (dialect) a big awkward girl, also MAUTHER, MAWR. |
MORPHEW | • morphew n. A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy. • Morphew prop.n. A surname. • MORPHEW n. (Italian) a skin eruption. |
SHOWMEN | • showmen n. Plural of showman. • SHOWMAN n. a theatrical producer. |
SOMEHOW | • somehow adv. In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means. • SOMEHOW adv. by some means. |
SOMEWHY | • somewhy adv. For some reason. • SOMEWHY adv. for some reason. |
UMWHILE | • umwhile adj. (Obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) erstwhile; late; former. • umwhile adv. (Obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) formerly; late; whilom. • UMWHILE adv. (Scots) some time ago; formerly, also UMQUHILE. |
WHAMMED | • whammed v. Simple past tense and past participle of wham. • WHAM v. to hit with a loud impact. |
WHAMPLE | • WHAMPLE n. (Scots) a blow. |
WHELMED | • whelmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whelm. • WHELM v. (archaic) to cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect. |
WHEMMLE | • whemmle v. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • whemmle n. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • WHEMMLE v. to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder, also WHOMBLE, WHOMMLE, WHUMMLE. |
WHIMMED | • whimmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of whim. • WHIM v. to turn aside. |
WHIMPER | • whimper n. A low intermittent sob. • whimper v. To cry or sob softly and intermittently. • whimper v. To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain. |
WHIMPLE | • whimple v. To whiffle; to veer. • whimple v. Alternative form of wimple. • Whimple prop.n. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0497). |
WHIMSEY | • whimsey n. Alternative spelling of whimsy. • WHIMSEY n. delicately fanciful behaviour; gentle fantasy, also WHIMSY. |
WHOMBLE | • whomble v. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • whomble n. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • WHOMBLE v. to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder, also WHEMMLE, WHOMMLE, WHUMMLE. |
WHOMMLE | • whommle v. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • whommle n. Alternative spelling of whemmel. • WHOMMLE v. to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder, also WHEMMLE, WHOMBLE, WHUMMLE. |
WHOMPED | • whomped v. Simple past tense and past participle of whomp. • WHOMP v. to defeat decisively. |
WHUMMLE | • whummle v. Alternative form of whemmel. • whummle n. Alternative form of whemmel. • WHUMMLE v. to overturn; to throw into a state of disorder, also WHEMMLE, WHOMBLE, WHOMMLE. |
WHUMPED | • whumped v. Simple past tense and past participle of whump. • WHUMP v. to strike heavily, thump, also WHOMP. |