(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bashawdom
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwood
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
bewrathed
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bowdichia
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
chadwicks
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
childward
coachwood
coachwood
noun
An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
dashwheel
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathweed
deathworm
depthways
dewanship
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
disshadow
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downshare
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawhorse
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
duckwheat
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
faldworth
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
gawkihood
hadendowa
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
hallowday
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handsewed
handwaled
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handyblow
hardhewer
hardwares
hardwicke
hardwired
hardwired
adj
(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
(humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior a habit.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Not changeable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hardwire
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harshweed
havenward
havenward
adj
Toward a haven.
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
hazelwood
hazelwood
noun
The wood of the hazel.
headwards
headwards
adv
(anatomy, geology) Toward the head.
headwater
headwater
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartward
heartweed
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hoardward
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
northward
northward
adj
Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
adv
Towards the north; in a northerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the north of a place.
orhamwood
outshadow
outshadow
verb
overshadow (to make to seem insignificant)
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
preshadow
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
roughdraw
rowelhead
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
shadblows
shadblows
noun
plural of shadblow
shadowbox
shadowbox
noun
A box with a light inside used for reading X-ray images.
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
A rectangular display area that is set off with a frame or drop shadow.
A shade that surrounds a lit display or screen to make it easier to read in bright environments.
verb
(boxing, martial arts) To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror.
(figuratively) Argue with an imaginary enemy.
He was shadowboxing to keep fit and practice before the big fight.
To display in a shadowbox.
To engage in evasive maneuvers; to avoid addressing something directly.
shadowers
shadowers
noun
plural of shadower
shadowier
shadowier
adj
comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shadowily
shadowily
adv
In a shadowy manner.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
shadowist
shakedown
shakedown
adj
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
noun
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
shallowed
shallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shallow
shaveweed
shewbread
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shoreward
shoreward
adj
Facing the shore.
In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
adv
Toward the shore.
noun
The side facing the shore.
showboard
showbread
showbread
noun
(religion) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
snowshade
southward
southward
adj
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adv
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
swanherds
swanherds
noun
plural of swanherd
swanhilda
swathband
swellhead
swellhead
noun
(informal) An arrogant or conceited person.
swinehead
threadway
tightwads
tightwads
noun
plural of tightwad
towheaded
towheaded
adj
Having pale blond hair, resembling tow.
twisthand
underthaw
underwash
unswathed
unswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unswathe
unwasheds
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
wadsworth
wahcondas
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wandought
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
washboard
washboard
noun
(dated) baseboard; skirting board
(music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
verb
(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
To play a washboard.
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
washstand
washstand
noun
(dated) In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
(furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing
watchband
watchband
noun
a band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
waterhead
watershed
watershed
adj
Serving to mark a significant development, change in direction, etc.
noun
(Canada, Britain) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio, either one laid down by law or one contrived from convention (e.g. when children are not watching)
(figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
wathstead
weathered
weathered
adj
(architecture) Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.
Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weather
weinhardt
wellheads
wellheads
noun
plural of wellhead
welshland
welshland
Proper noun
The land of foreigners; a foreign land, originally applied to Celtic lands, but later extended to include Roman and Romance speaking areas.
The land of the Welsh; Wales.
Italy.
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.