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whitch, whutchchuck, witch, witchag, witched, witch-hag, witch-hag, witchie, witchin_oor, witchock, witcht, witchuck, witchy, wutch, wutchchuck, wutched, wutcht, wutchy,
witch [wɪtʃ, wʌtʃ]
n. A witch. Applied to various animals, insects and objects which are in some way associated with witches. The witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus.
pl. witches MN. The sea belt Laminaria saccharina.
v. To bewitch.
pt. pp. witcht
n. A witch. Applied to various animals, insects and objects which are in some way associated with witches. The witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus.
pl. witches MN. The sea belt Laminaria saccharina.
v. To bewitch.
pt. pp. witcht
Compounds and phrases etc.
burn the witchie: MN. A burning effigy on a boat to break bad luck.
witchag: NN.b. The swallow Hirundo rustica.
witchcraft: Witchcraft.
witchie: The meadow-brown butterfly Maniola jurtina.
witchin oor: A time of night associated with supernatural events.
witchock: NN.a. the swallow Hirundo rustica, I.Ork. The sand martin Riparia riparia.
witchag: NN.b. The swallow Hirundo rustica.
witchcraft: Witchcraft.
witchie: The meadow-brown butterfly Maniola jurtina.
witchin oor: A time of night associated with supernatural events.
witchock: NN.a. the swallow Hirundo rustica, I.Ork. The sand martin Riparia riparia.
waddergaets, weather, widder, widdergaets, widdershins, widdersins, widderwis, wither, withergates, withershin, withershins, withersins, witherwise, witherwyse, wother,
wither [ˈwɪðər, ˈwʌðər, I.Sh. ˈwɪdər]
also N. widder [ˈwɪdər]
pref. In return, by way of compensation. To counterbalance.
v. To counter-balance, make up for.
also N. widder [ˈwɪdər]
pref. In return, by way of compensation. To counterbalance.
v. To counter-balance, make up for.
Compounds and phrases etc.
withergates: Anti-clockwise.
widdershins, withershins [-ʃɪnz]: adv. In a direction opposite to the usual, the wrong way round, contrariwise. Anti-clockwise, in a direction from right to left contrary to that of the sun's apparent motion often with the implication of ill omen or failure. adj. Of a plant: growing in a direction opposite to the course of the sun. Opposed to, at loggerheads with.
witherwise: I.Sh. Perverse, obstinate, awkward.
widdershins, withershins [-ʃɪnz]: adv. In a direction opposite to the usual, the wrong way round, contrariwise. Anti-clockwise, in a direction from right to left contrary to that of the sun's apparent motion often with the implication of ill omen or failure. adj. Of a plant: growing in a direction opposite to the course of the sun. Opposed to, at loggerheads with.
witherwise: I.Sh. Perverse, obstinate, awkward.
weether, widder, widdered, widderin, wither, withered, witherin, withert, wuther,
wither [ˈwɪðɪr, ˈwʌðɪr, I.Sh. ˈwɪdər]
v. To wither.
pt. pp. withert, withered
v. To wither.
pt. pp. withert, withered
Compounds and phrases etc.
witherin: Canine distemper.
$ithoot, $ithooten, $ithout, a$thoot, athoot, athooten, athout, ithoot, itooten, thoot, thout, waeoot, wayoot, weyoot, wi$oot, wi$oot_on, wi$yoot, wioot, wi-oot, wiooten, wiouten, withooten,
withoot [wɪˈθut]
contracted wi'oot [wɪ'ut], 'ithoot [əˈθut]
adv. Without.
prep. Without, outside.
conj. Except, unless.
contracted wi'oot [wɪ'ut], 'ithoot [əˈθut]
adv. Without.
prep. Without, outside.
conj. Except, unless.
Compounds and phrases etc.
withoot on contracted wi'oot on, 'ithoot on [əˈθutn]: Without, outside.
whutter, whuttered, whuttert, widder, widdered, widdert, wither, withered, withert, witter, wittered, wittert, wutter, wuttered, wuttert,
witter [ˈwɪtər, ˈwʌtər]
n. The barb on a fish hook or spear etc.
v. To furnish a hook or spike etc. with barbs.
pt. pp. wittert, wittered adj. Barbed, jagged.
n. The barb on a fish hook or spear etc.
v. To furnish a hook or spike etc. with barbs.
pt. pp. wittert, wittered adj. Barbed, jagged.
weeter, weeterer, weeterus, witril, witter, witterel, witterer, witterin, witterous, wittrel, wooter, wooterer, wooterus, wutter, wutterel, wutterer, wutterin,
witter [MN. ˈwɪtər, ˈwʌtər, ˈwitər, ˈwutər]
n. A sharp, active, restless, impatient person.
dim. witterel [ˈwɪt(ə)rəl]
v. To be restless with impatience. To fidget, fret. To grumble, mutter as if annoyed. To struggle, to carry on with difficulty. To earn one's living precariously.
n. A sharp, active, restless, impatient person.
dim. witterel [ˈwɪt(ə)rəl]
v. To be restless with impatience. To fidget, fret. To grumble, mutter as if annoyed. To struggle, to carry on with difficulty. To earn one's living precariously.
Compounds and phrases etc.
witterer: Somebody who witters.
witterin: adj. Peevish, fretful, fidgeting
witterous: Of a crabbed, pertinacious nature, venomous in temper.
witterin: adj. Peevish, fretful, fidgeting
witterous: Of a crabbed, pertinacious nature, venomous in temper.
wazzan, weasand, weason, weazen, weazen$d, weazened, weezen, weezen$d, weezened, weizant, wezened, wisnt, wissen, wizen, wizened, wizzen, wizzened, wizzent, wuzzent,
wizzen [wɪzn, wʌzn]
v. Of any kind of tissue: to shrivel, dry up, shrink, wither.
pt. pp. wizzent adj. Dried up, shrivelled, shrunken.
v. Of any kind of tissue: to shrivel, dry up, shrink, wither.
pt. pp. wizzent adj. Dried up, shrivelled, shrunken.
wazzan, wazzen, wazzin, weasan, weasand, weasen, weazen, weazon, weesin, wezan, wizzen, wozan,
wizzen [wɪzn, wʌzn, wizn, NN.b. I. wazn]
n. The windpipe. The gullet or gizzard. The breath of life.
n. The windpipe. The gullet or gizzard. The breath of life.
wo, wo, woa,
wo [woː]
int. Whoa, a call to a horse to stop.
int. Whoa, a call to a horse to stop.
wolron, wolroun,
wolron [ˈwolrən]
n. A wretch, a feeble creature.
n. A wretch, a feeble creature.