ALEWIFE | • alewife n. (Archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse. • alewife n. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus. • alewife n. Any of several species similar in appearance. |
BLEWART | • blewart n. Alternative form of blawort. • BLEWART n. (Scots) the harebell; the corn bluebottle, also BLAWORT. |
BLEWITS | • blewits n. A type of edible mushroom. • BLEWITS n. a woodland fungus, also BLEWIT. |
CLEWING | • clewing v. Present participle of clew. • CLEW v. to attach a rope to the corner of a sail. |
CURLEWS | • curlews n. Plural of curlew. • CURLEW n. a wading bird of the woodcock family. |
FLYBLEW | • flyblew v. Simple past tense of flyblow. • FLYBLOW v. to taint with the egg of a fly. |
LEWDEST | • lewdest adj. Superlative form of lewd: most lewd. • LEWD adj. sexually suggestive. |
LEWDSBY | • LEWDSBY n. someone addicted to lewdness, also LEWDSTER. |
LEWISES | • lewises n. Plural of lewis. • Lewises prop.n. Plural of Lewis. • LEWIS n. a dovetailed iron tenon made to fit into a stone so that it can be hoisted, also LEWISSON. |
LEWISIA | • lewisia n. Any plant of the genus Lewisia. • LEWISIA n. a perennial herb with pink and white flowers. |
OUTFLEW | • outflew v. Simple past tense of outfly. • OUTFLY v. to surpass in speed of flight. |
SLEWING | • slewing v. Present participle of slew. • SLEW v. to cause to move sideways, also SLUE. |
UNCLEWS | • unclews v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unclew. • UNCLEW v. (archaic) to unravel, undo. |