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List of English words of Old English origin

This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages then borrowed back into English. Foreign words borrowed into Old English from Old Norse, Latin, and Greek are excluded, as are words borrowed into English from Ancient British languages.

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aabackabaftabeamabearabedabide • :abidingablazeaboardabodeaboutaboveaboveboardabovesaidabraidabreastabroadabuzzaccursed • :accursedlyachache • :achingackacknowledge • :acknowledgingacornacreaddeemadderaddleadoadriftadweschadzeafarafearedaffordaffrightafieldafireafloatafootaforeaforesaidaforethoughtafoulafreshaftafter • :afterbear • :afterbeat • :afterbody • :afterburthen • :aftercare • :aftercast • :afterclap • :aftercrop • :afterfeed • :afterflow • :afterglow • :aftergrowth • :afterhand • :afterheat • :afterhind • :afterlife • :afterlook • :aftermath • :aftermind • :afterpeak • :aftersee • :afterseen • :aftershaft • :aftershock • :aftershow • :afterstroke • :aftertale • :afterthink • :afterthought • :afterward • :afterwave • :afterwise • :afterwitagainagainstaghastaglowagoaghastagroundahahaaheadahemail • :ailingaitajarakimboakin • :albeit • :almighty • :almost • :alone • :already • :alright • :also • :although • :altogether • :always • :always • :alwhitealackalderaldermanale • :alehouse • :alewifealight (v) • alight (adj) • alikealitaliveallallayalms • :almshousealong • :alongsidealoudamamainamaze • :amazingamid • :amidstamissamongamongstanandanentanewankle • :ankletannealanonanotheranswer • :answeringant • :anteater • :anthill • :antsyanvilany • :anybody • :anyhow • :anyone • :anything • :anyway • :anywhereapeapplearearightarise • :arisen • :arisingarm (anatomical) • :armpitarm "poor, pitiful" • arrow • :arrowhead • :arrowsmitharse • :arsehole • :arselingart (v) • artworkasaseaash • :ashcan • :ashyash (Bot.) • :ashenashamedashoreasideask • :askingasleepaspenasternastirastrideasunderatateathelathelingatopattercopatwitteraugeraught (something) • aught (zero) • auldawawake (v) • :awake (adj) • :awaken • ::awakening • :awoke • :awokenaware • :awarenessawashawayaweawhileawlawryaxaxeaxleayaye (yes) ==B==
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babblebabebabyback • :backbiting • :backbone • :backdrop • :backfill • :backfire • :background • :backhand • :backing • :backlash • :backside • :backslide • :backstab • ::backstabber • :backward • :backwash • :backwater • :backwoodbad • :badder • :baddestbadebaffbaffle • :bafflingbairnbake • :baker • :bakerybaldbale • :balefulbalkball • :ballroomballastballockballybamban (v) • ban (n) • band (ties) • banebank (mass, heap) • bannbare • :barebone • :barefoot • :barehanded • :bareheaded • :barelybark (v) • barleybarmbarmybarn • :barnboard • :barnful • :barnlike • :barnyardbarroombarrow (wheelbarrow) • barrow (mound) • bass (fish) • bastbatchbath • :bathe • ::bathing • :bathhouse • :bathroom • :bathtubbatmanbattlefieldbattleshipbaulkbebeachbeaconbeadbeadlebeadybeambean • :beanerybeanobear (v) • :bearingbear (n) • :bearishbeardbeat • :beaten • :beater • :beatingbeaverbeckbeckonbecloudbecome • :became • :becomingbed • :bedbug • :bedding • :bedridden • :bedrock • :bedroom • :bedsteadbedeenbedizenbee • :beehive • :beekeeperbeechbeefeaterbeekbeenbeerbeetle (n) • beetle (v) • befallbefangbefit • :befittingbeforebeforehandbefoulbefriendbefuddlebeg • :beggarbeget • :begat • :begottenbegin • :began • :beginner • :beginning • :begunbegonebegripebehalfbehavebehavior, behaviourbeheadbehelmbehestbehindbehold • :beheldbeholdenbehoofbehoove, behovebeing (n) • belatedbelaybelchbeleadbeleavebeliebeliefbelieve • :believerbelittlebelive "to remain" • bell • :bellboy • :bellhopbellow • :bellowingbellowsbellwetherbelly • :bellyache • :bellyfulbelongbelongingsbelovedbeltwaybemoanbench • :benchmarkbend • :benderbeneathbenightbentbent (bent-grass) • benumbbequeathbequestbereave • :bereftberryberthbeseech • :besoughtbeseechingbesetbeshieldbeshrewbesidebesombespeak • :bespoke • :bespokenbespeckledbespoke (made to order) • bestbestestbestirbestow • :bestowingbestridebetbetidebetimesbetokenbetroth • :betrothedbetterbetweenbetwixtbewarebewilder • :bewilderedbewitchbeyondbidbiddenbiddingbidebierbigbightbill (beak) • billboardbillfoldbind • :binder • :binding • :bindle • :bindweedbinebingebingobippybirchbird • :birdkeeper • :birdling • :birdlore • :birdman • :birdnest • :birdsong • :birdsweet • :birdwalk • :birdwomanbishopbishopricbitbitch • :bitchybite • :bit • :bittenbitter • :bitterness • :bittersweetbitsybittyblabblabberblack • :blackball • :blackberry • :blackbird • :blackhead • :blacklist • :blackmail • :blacksmithbladderbladeblainblareblaringblast • :blastedblatantblaze (fire) • blazer (jacket) • blazingbleachbleacherblearbleatblee "colour" • bleed • :bleeding (n) • blenchblend • :blenderbless • :blessed, blest • :blessingblewblightblighterblimeyblind • :blinded • :blindfold • :blindness • :blind • :blindsideblinkblinkeredblinkerbliss • :blissfulblithe • :blithesomeblizzardblobblockheadblood • :bloodbath • :bloodcurdling • :bloodfed • :bloodfin • :bloodheat • :bloodhound • :bloodleaf • :bloodless • :bloodletting • :bloodlike • :bloodloss • :bloodlust • :bloodmeal • :bloodshed • :bloodsoaked • :bloodshot • :bloodstone • :bloodstroke • :bloodstream • :bloodsucker • :bloodsucking • :bloodthirsty • :bloodwood • :bloodwort • :bloodybloomblossomblow • :blowfish • :blowhole • :blownblubber • :blubberingblurblurryblurtblushboarboard • :boarder • :boardroom • :boardwalkboat • :boating • :boatload • :boatswainbob (v) • bobblebobcatbodbodebodicebodilybodkinbody • :bodyship • :bodyworkbogeymanboil (cyst, tumor) • boldbollbollockbolsterbolt (noun) • bombshellbond • :bondmanbone • :bonebed • :boned • :bonehead • ::boneheaded • :boneless • ::bonelessness • :bonemeal • :boner • :bonesetter • :boneshaker • :boneyard • :bonybonfirebook • :bookish • :bookkeeper • :booklet • :bookmark • :bookshelf • :bookstaff • :bookstave • :bookstore • :bookwormboom (v) • boot (profit, use) • :bootlessbore • :bored • ::boredom • :boringbornborneboroughborrowbosombottleneckbottom • :bottomer • :bottomlessboughboughtboughtenbound (tied, fastened) • bourn (small stream) • boutbow (v) • bow (n) • bowerbowl • :bowler (hat) • bowtiebox (strike blows) • :boxerboxingboy • :boyishboysenberrybraidbrain • :brainchild • :brainstem • :brainstorm • :brainwash • ::brainwashing • :brainybramblebrand • :brandingbrashbrass • :brassybraze (to cover with brass) • brazenbreachbread • :breadbasket • :breadberry • :breadcrumb • :breadnut • :breadroom • :breadstick • :breadwinnerbreadthbreak • :breaker (wave) • :breakfast • :breakneck • :breakthrough • :breakwaterbreast • :breastbone • :breastfeed • ::breastfeeding • :breastless • :breastmilk • :breaststroke • :breastworkbreath • :breathe • :breather • :breathless • :breathtakingbreechbreed • :breederbrew • :brewerybriarbride • :bridegroom • :bridesmaid • :bridewellbridgebridlebrierbright • :brighten • :brightly • :brightness • :brightworkbrim • :brimful • :brimmingbrimstonebrindedbrindle • :brindledbrinebringbrinkmanshipbrinybristlebristlybritchbritebrittlebrobroad • :broadcast • :broaden • :broadside • :broadswordbrokebrood • :brooding • :broodybrook (small stream) • brook (tolerate, endure) • broom • :broomstickbrothbrothelbrother • :brotherhood • :brotherless • :brotherlybroughtbrowbrowbeatbrown • :brownfield • :browniebruisebrunchbrungbubbubble • :bubblybuck • :buckboard • :buckeye • :buckshot • :buckskin • :bucktoothbucketbudbuddybugbearbuild • :builder • :building • :buildup • :builtbulkheadbullbulldoze • :bulldozerbullfinchbullheadedbullishbullockbullpenbullshitbulrushbum (buttocks, bottom) • bumblebumblebeebunchbuntburdburden • :burdensomeburlyburn • :burner • :burnout • :burnupburrowburstburthenburybush • :bushybusiness • :businessman • :businessy • :businesswomanbust (burst) • bustlebusybusynessbutbutt (end) • butterflybuttermilkbutternutbuttholebuttockbuttonbuxombuy • :buyerbuzzbybye (sporting) • bye (good-bye) • bygonebylawbyrebystanderbyspelbyword ==C==
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cadecadgecadgercalf • :calvecallcallowcammockcan (v) • :cannotcan (n) • :cannerycannycare • :careful • ::carefully • :caregiver • :careless • ::carelessness • :caretaker • :careworn • :caringcart • :cartwheelcarvecat • :catbird • :catcall • :caterwaul • :cattail • :catwalkcatchwordchafer (beetle) • chaff • :chaffinchchafferchalkchap (v) • chapman • :chapbookchar (chore) • :charwomanchar (burn) • :charcoalcharecharlockcharychat • :chattychatterchawcheapcheddarcheek • :cheekycheepcherrychestchestnutchewchickchicken • :chickenlike • :chickenman • :chickenpox • :chickenwortchidechiffonchifforobechilblainchild • :children • :childbearing • :childcare • :childhood • :childish • :childlikechill • :chillychime (rim of a barrel) • chin • :chinbonechink (slit) • chip • :chippychirp • :chirpychitchitchatchodechokechompchoose • :chose • :choosychop (cut) • :chopper • :chopstickchorechurch • :churchyardchucklechurl • :churlishchurncindercladclamclamberclammyclampclap • :clapboard • :claptrapclashclaspclatterclawclayclean • :cleanliness • :cleanse • :cleansing • :cleanup • :clearinghousecleatcleave (split) • :cleaver • :clovencleave (stick to) • cleftclenchcleverclewcliff • :cliffhangerclimb • :climberclinch • :clinchercling • :clingyclinkclip (fasten) • :clipboardclockwiseclockworkclod • :clodhopperclotcloth • :clothe • :clothes • ::clothespincloud • :cloudburst • :cloudycloutclove (wedge of garlic) • cloverclowdercluckclue • :cluelessclumpclusterclutch (clench) • cluttercoal • :coalfield • :coalfiredcoamingcoattailcoaxcobcobble (n) • :cobblestonecobble (v) • :cobblercock (bird) • :cockerel • :cockpit • :cocktail • :cockycock (penis) • cock (pile) • cock (v) • :cockeyedcodcodgercokecoldcollardcolliecollier • :collierycolt • :coltishcombcome • :cometh • :comebackcomelycomercomminglecon (study) • cookcookoutcool • :coolant • :cooler • :coolnesscoolthcootcop (v) • :copper (v) • cop (n) • cop (mass of thread) • cop (spider) • :cobwebcopper • :copperhead • :coppern • :copperycore (disputed) • corn • :cornbread • :cornhusker • :cornmeal • :cornstarchcot (hut) • cotecotqueancoughcouldcouthcovecow • :cowbell • :cowbird • :cowheel • :cowherd • ::cowherder • :cowleech • :cowlick • :cowlike • :cowling • :cowman • :cowmilk • :cownose • :cowpoxcowlcoxcombcrab • :crabfish • :crablike • :crabling • :crabstick • :crabwisecrack • :crackdown • :cracker • :crackle • :crackpotcradlecraft • :craftless • :craftlike • :craftsman • :craftsome • :craftycramcranberrycranecrank • :crankshaftcrapcrashcrave • :cravingscrawcreakcreep • :creeper • :creepycresscrestfallencribcrickcrimpcringe • :cringeling • :cringemaking • :cringeworthy • :cringeycrinklecripplecroakcrock • :crockerycroftcrop • :cropfield • :cropland • :croppercross • :crossbow • :crossover • :crossroadcrow (n) • :crowbarcrow (v) • crowdcrudcrumb • :crumble • :crumby • :crummycrumpetcrumplecruisecrutchcubbyholecudcuddlecudgelcumcun • :cunningcuntcup • :cupboardcurd • :curdlecurl • :curlycursecusscut • :cutoff • :cutpurse • :cutter • :cutthroatcuttlefish ==D==
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dabdabbledad • :daddydaffydaftdailydairydaisydaledamdamp • :dampendander (dandruff) • dandruffdandydaredark • :darken • :darkling • :darknessdarlingdarn (conceal a hole) • dashboarddatdaughterdawdawdledawgdawnday • :daybreak • :daydream • :daylight • :daytimedead • :deadbeat • :deaden • :deadlock • :deadly • :deadpan • :deadweight • :deadwooddeaf • :deafen • :deafeningdeal • :dealerdeardearborndeariedearthdearydeath • :deathbed • :deathly • :deathwatchdeeddeem • :deemeddeep • :deepen • :deeplydeerdeft • :deftlydelfdelftwaredelldelvedendenedentdepthderbyderthdesktopdewdewlapdewydeydibbledibsdickdiddiddledidstdie ( < AS *dīegan) • :dieharddig (ME diggen ?< AS dīcian) • digsdikedilldim • :dimmer • :dimwitdimpledindingledingydinkydintdipdistaffditchditherdivedizzydodocketdodderdodgedoedoffdog • :dogdom • :dogfight • :dogfish • :dogger • :doggerel • :dogless • :doglike • :dogshore • :dogspeak • :dogtooth • :dogvane • :dogwatch • :dogwooddoldrumdoledolefuldollopdoltdondoom • :doomerdoordotdough • :doughboy • :doughnutdoughtydove (n) • dove (v) • dowdown (adv) • down (n) • :downbeat • :downcast • :downerdraft • :draftsmandragdragnetdraindrake (male duck) • dratdraughtdraw • :drawback • :drawbridge • :drawdown • :drawer • :drawhook • :drawing • :drawn • :drawthdraydread • :dreaden • :dreadful • :dreadless • :dreadnought • :dreadsomedream • :dreamer • :dreaming • :dreamless • :dreamlike • :dreamt • :dreamydrearydrenchdrewdribbledrift • :drifter • :driftful • :drifting • :driftless • :driftway • :driftweed • :driftwooddrinkdripdrivedriveldrizzledronedrooldrop • :dropletdrossdroughtdrove (n) • drove (v) • drowndrowsydrudge • :drudgerydrunk • :drunkarddrutherdrydubduck (bird) • duck (v) • duckyduddugoutdulldumb • :dumbbell • :dumbfound • :dumbfoundeddumbledoredummydun (v) • dun (adj) • dungduskdust • :dustball • :dustbath • ::dustbathe • :dustcloud • :dustheap • :dusthole • :dustless • :dustlike • :dustman • :dustmite • :dustmote • :dustpan • :dustsheet • :duststorm • :dustwoman • :dustydwarfdwell • :dweller • :dwellingdwindledyedying ==E==
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eaeachealdormaneanear • :ear (of corn) • :earache • :eardrum • :earful • :earmark • :earring • :earshot • :earwax • :earwigearl • :earldomearlyearn • :earningsearnestearth • :earthen • :earthenware • :earthlight • :earthling • :earthly • :earthquake • :earthrise • :earthwork • :earthworm • :earthyeasteasterneat • :eaten • :eatery • :eats (n) • eave • :eaveeavedrop • :eavedropperebbeddyedge (n) • edge (v) • edgewayedgewiseedgingedgyeeleerieeffefteftsoonegadeggheadeheight • :eighteen • :eighth • :eightyeitherekeelboweldelderelderlyeldesteldritchelevenelfelkellelmelseelsewhereembedemberemmetemptyend • :ending • :endless • :endlike • :endly • :endsay • :endward • :endway • :endwiseendlongenfoldenlistenlivenenoughereerneerrandersterstwhileettineveeveneveningevereveryevileweeye • :eyebrow • :eyelash • :eyelid • :eyesore • :eyetooth • :eyewasheyot ==F==
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fainfair (adj) • fairingfallfallow (n) • fallow (adj) • fangfar • :faraway • :farnessfare (n) • fare (v) • farewellfarrowfartfartherfarthingfast (adj) • fast (v) • fastenfastnessfat (n) • fat (adj) • father • :fatherhood • :fatherland • :fatherless • :fatherlike • :fatherliness • :fatherlyfathomfawn (v) • fay "to fit, join, unite" • fazefear • :fearful • :fearless • :fearnaught • :fearsomefeather • :featherbed • :featherbrain • :featherhead • :featherless • :featherlight • :featherlike • :feathertail • :featherweight • :featherwood • :featherwork • :featheryfeed • :fedfeel • :feelingfell (adj) • fell (pelt) • fell (v) • felt (n) • fenferefernferry (n) • ferry (v) • fetchfetlockfetterfettlefewfeyficklefiddlefield • :fieldworkfiendfightfikefilchfile ("metal tool") • fill • :filler • :fillingfilm • :filmmakerfilthfinfinchfind • :finder • :findingfinewfingerfirfire • :firebrand • :firefly • :firehole • :firehouse • :firer • :fireshine • :fireship • :fireside • :firestop • :firestorm • :firewood • :fireworkfirstfish • :fishberry • :fishbowl • :fisher • ::fisherman • ::fisherwoman • :fishhook • :fishlike • :fishmeal • :fishmoth • :fishpond • :fishtail • :fishwoman • :fishworm • :fishyfist • :fistfulfit (n) • fit ("sudden attack") • five • :fifteen • :fifth • :fiftyfizzleflabflabbergastedflabbyflagstoneflailflap • :flapperflash • :flashback • :flasher • :flashyflaskflat ("apartment, floor") • flatterflax • :flaxseedflayflea • :flealikefledge • :fledglingfleefleesefleet (n) • fleet ("swift") • fleetingflesh • :fleshpot • :fleshyflewflibbertigibbetflick (n) • flicker (n) • flicker (v) • flight ("act of flying") • flight ("act of fleeing") • flimsyflint • :flintlockflip (v) • flip (n) • flipperflirtflitchfloatflockfloodfloor • :floorer • :floorsetflopflossflowfluefluke ("flatfish") • flurryflush (v) • flush (adj) • flutterfly • :flyblown • :flyer • :flystrike • :flytrap • :flyweightfoalfoamfodderfoefoldfold ("pen for animals") • folk • :folklike • :folklore • :folkmoot • :folkster • :folksyfollow • :follower • :followingfondfondlefoodfoot • :feet • :footbridge • :foothill • :foothold • :footing • :footrope • :footsore • :footstep • :footstone • :footstool • :footwear • :footwork • :footwornfor • :forbear • :forbear ("ancestor") • :forbid • :fordo • :fordrive • :forever • :forget • :forgive • :forgo • :forlorn • :forsake • :forsooth • :forswear • :forwhyfordfore • :forebode • :foreboding • :forecast • :forechoose • :foredoom • :forefather • :forego • :foreground • :forehand • :forehead • :forelead • :foreman • :foremost • :forerunner • :foresaid • :foresee • :foreshadow • :foreshorten • :foreskin • :forestall • :foretell • :forethought • :foretoken • :forewarn • :forewit • :foreword • :forwardformerforth • :forthfare • :forthgoingfortnightfosterfoughtfoulfoundlingfour • :fourteen • :fourth • :fortyfowlfoxframeframeworkfrazzlefreakfree • :freebooter • :freedom • :freeflow • :freeloader • :freerunning • :freethinker • :freethinking • :freethought • :freewheeling • :freewayfreeze • :freezingfremd (also fremmit, frempt) "strange, foreign, alien" • fresh • :freshen • :freshman • :freshnessfretfriend • :friendless • :friendly • :friendshipfright • :frighten • :frightful • :frightlessfrog • :frogged • :frogging • :froglike • :froglyfromfrost • :frostbitten • :frosting • :frostyfrowardfrowzyfrumpyfuck (informal) • fudgefulfillfullfun • :funnyfurlongfurrowfurtherfurzefuzz ==G==
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gadgadflygaffergain • :gaincoming • :gaingiving • :gainrising • :gainsaw • :gainsay • ::gainsaying • :gainset • :gainspeaker • :gainspeaking • :gainstand • :gainward • :gainyieldgalgalegall ("bile") • gall ("sore spot") • gallowsgamblegamegammerganderganggangstergannetgargarlicgatgate • :gatekeep • ::gatekeeper • ::gatekeeping • :gatewaygather • :gatheringgavelgeldgemstonegetghastlyghost • :ghostdom • :ghosted • :ghosthunt • ::ghosthunter • ::ghosthunting • :ghosting • :ghostless • :ghostlore • :ghostlygiddygild • :gilded • :giltgimcrackgimpgingerbreadgirdgirdlegirl • :girlhood • :girliegitgivegladglareglass • :glassblower • :glassblowing • :glasshouse • :glassless • :glassmaker • :glasswareglazegleamgleegleemanglideglimmerglimpseglistengloaminggloom • :gloomygloveglow • :glowieglumgnarled • :gnarl • :gnarlygnatgnawgogoadgoalgoat • :goatee • :goatgrass • :goatherdgod • :goddaughter • :goddess • :godfather • :godhead • :godhood • :godless • :godlike • :godly • :godmother • :godsend • :godsibling • :godsongofergogglegold • :golden • :goldfinch • :goldfish • :goldish • :goldsmithgolliwoggollygood • :goodygoose • :gooseberry • :goosefish • :gooseflesh • ::goosefleshed • ::goosefleshy • :goosefoot • :goosegrass • :gooseherd • :gooselike • :gooseling • :gooseneck • :goosestep • :goosetongue • :goosish • :goosygore (n) • gore (v) • gorsegorygoshgoshawkgoslinggospelgossamergossipgotchagrandfathergrandstandgrapplegraspgrass • :grassbird • :grasseater • :grassfinch • :grassfire • :grasshopper • :grassland • :grassless • :grasslike • :grassplot • :grasswren • :grassygrave ("ditch, burial plot") • grave ("to dig") • graygraze ("to eat grass") • graze ("to make contact") • greatgreedy • :greedgreen • :greenback • :greenbone • :greener • :greenfeed • :greenfield • :greenfinch • :greenfly • :greenhand • :greenhead • :greenheart • :greenhorn • :greenhouse • :greenless • :greenroom • :greensand • :greenshank • :greensick • :greensickness • :greenside • :greensome • :greenspeak • :greenstone • :greenth • :greenware • :greenwash • :greenwax • :greenway • :greenweed • :greenwood • :greenygreet ("to meet") • greet ("to cry") • gremlingrey • :greyhead • :greyhound • :greyish • ::greyishly • :greylist • :greyness • :greystone • :greyware • :greywatergrill "to anger, provoke" • grill "harsh" • grimgrimegringrind • :grindset • :grindstonegripgripegrislygristgristlegritgritsgroangroatgroingroom ("youth") • groom ("bridegroom") • groove • :groovygropegroundgroutgrovegrowgrubgrumpgrunge • :grungygruntguildguiltguiltygulchgum ("membranes of the mouth") • gunwalegut ==H==
H
hahack ("chop") • hack ("hireling") • hackerhacklehackney • :hackneyedhacksawhadhafthag • :hagfish • :hagriddenhaggadayhagglehail ("frozen rain") • hair • :hairball • :haircut • :hairyhakehale ("healthy") • halfhalibuthalidomhall • :hallmarkhallohallowhalmotehalt ("lame") • halterhalvehamhammer • :hammerheadhamstringhand • :handbook • :handcuff • :handfast • :handicap • :handicraft • :handiwork • :handkerchief • :handle • :handmaid • :handout • :handsome • :handwritinghang • :hanger • :hanging • :hangnail • :hangoverhansomhantleharbor (also harbour) • hard • :hardhat • :hardhead • ::hardheaded • :hardly • :hardon • :hardnosed • :hardover • :hardtack • :hardware • :hardwoodhare • :harebell • :harebrained • :harehoundharkharkenharm • :harmful • :harmlessharpharrow ("rake") • harrow ("to wound") • :harrowingharryhartharvesthasphasslehassockhat • :hatband • :hatless • :hatpin • :hatstand • :hatterhatch ("emerge from an egg") • hatch ("gate") • hate • :hatefilled • :hateful • :haterhathhatredhavehawsehawthornhay • :haycock • :haymaker • :haymow • :haynet • :hayrick • :hayseed • :haystack • :hayward • :haywirehaze • :hazing • :hazyhazel • :hazelnut • :hazelwood • :hazelworm • :hazelworthehead • :headache • :hueadhunt • ::headhunter • :headless • :headlong • :headshot • :headstone • :headway • :headword • :headwound • :headyheal • :healand • :healer • :healing • :healthheap • :heapful • :heapmealhear • :heard • :hearing • :hearsay • :hearsomehearkenheart • :heartache • :heartbeat • :heartbreak • ::heartbreaker • ::heartbroken • :heartburn • :hearten • :heartfelt • :heartful • :heartland • :heartless • :heartrending • :heartsick • :heartsome • :heartsore • :heartstring • :heartwood • :heartworm • :heartyhearthheat • :heater • :heating • :heatshield • :heatstroke • :heatwaveheathheathenheatherheaveheavenheavy • :heavyish • :heavyset • :heavyweightheckhedgeheedheelheel ("of a ship") • heel ("bad person") • heftheiferheightheinie ("buttocks") • heirloomheldhell • :hellcat • :hellfire • :hellhole • :hellscapehellohelmhelp • :helpmatehelvehemhemlockhemphenhencehenchmanhengeher ("object") • her ("possessive") • :hers • :herselfherdhere • :hereabout • :hereafter • :hereaway • :hereby • :herein • ::hereinabove • ::hereinafter • ::hereinbefore • :hereness • :hereof • :hereon • :hereto • :heretofore • :hereunder • :hereunto • :hereupon • :herewithheriotherringhewheyheydayhihiccuphide ("to conceal") • hide ("skin") • hideboundhiehigh • :highball • :highboy • :highbrow • :highlight • :highwayhighthijackhikehill • :hilling • :hillock • :hillside • :hilltop • :hillyhilthim • :himselfhind ("after") • :hindbrain • :hindmost • :hindsighthind ("doe") • hinder ("obstruct") • hinder ("rear") • hingehinthiphip ("rose hip") • hire • :hirelinghishiss • :hissinghitchhither • :hithertohive • :hivemind • :hiveshohoar • :hoarfrost • :hoaryhoard • :hoarderhoarsehobhobblehobnailhobnobhobohock ("leg joint") • hog • :hogshead • :hogwash • :hogweedhold (v) • hold ("lower part of a ship") • holeholidayholinesshollerhollowholly • :hollyhockholsterholtholy • :holiness • :holyday • :holystonehome • :homeboy • :homecoming • :homely • :homesickness • :homestead • :homeworkhonehoney • :honeydew • :honeymoon • :honeysucklehood ("covering") • hood ("neighborhood") • hoodwinkhoofhook • :hookerhoophoothophope • :hopinghoppedhopperhopscotchhorehoundhorn • :hornyhornethornswogglehorse • :horsefeathers • :horseflesh • :horsefly • :horselaugh • :horsely • :horseman • ::horsemanship • :horsemeat • :horsemilk • :horsen • :horseplay • :horseshoehosehosshot • :hotbed • :hothead • :hothousehound • :houndfish • :houndish • :houndlike • :houndling • :houndsberry • :houndsman • :houndstooth • :houndyhourglasshouse • :houseboat • :housebound • :houseboy • :housebreak • :housefly • :housefolk • :household • ::householder • :housekeep • ::housekeeper • ::housekeeping • :houseleek • :housewife • :housework • :housing "lodging" • hovelhover • :hoverboard • :hovercraft • :hoverer • :hoverfly • :hovering • ::hoveringlyhowhowbeithowdyhoweverhowlhubhuckleberryhuddlehue "blee, colour" • hull "seed casing" • hum • :humdrumhummockhunchhundredhunghungerhunt • :hunter • :huntresshurdlehurl • :hurlinghurryhursthushhuskhussyhutch "storage chest" ==I==
I
ice • :iceberg (partial trans. of Dutch ijsberg) • :icefall • :iceless • :icemelt • :icepick • :icicleickyidleifilkin • :inasmuch • :inborn • :inbring • :income • :indoor • :infighting • :ingrownindeedinfareinfieldinflightingotinholdinkhorninklinginlaidinlandinleadinletinmateinninnardinnerinninginputinroadinsetinsideinsight • :insightfulinsteadinstepintakeintoinwardinwitiron (an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic) • ironcladisislandititchitsitselfivy ==J==
J
jabjabberjackanapesjackdawjag "sharp edge" • :jaggedjar (verb) • jawjerkjitter • :jitterbug • :jittersjobjogjolljoltjowljumblejumpjumper ==K==
K
kalekeenkeep • :keepsakekelpkembkemptken • :kenningkernelkey • :keyed • :keyhole • :keying • :keyring • :keystonekickkidney • :kidneyless • :kidneylike • :kidneyshell • :kidneywood • :kidneywortkill • :killdeer • :killer • :killingkilnkin • :kindred • :kinfolk • :kinhood • :kinshipkind (n) • kind (adj) • kineking • :kingdom • :kinghood • :kingship • :kingside • :kingslayerkipperkirkkiss • :kisser • :kissing • :kisslesskitchenkitekithknapknavekneadkneekneelknewknifeknightknitknockknollknopknotknow • :knowledgeknuckleknurlkythe ==L==
L
lackladladderlade • :laden • :ladingladlelady • :ladies • :ladyfinger • :ladylike • :ladylove • :ladyshiplaidlaidlylainlairlairdlakelamb • :lambchop • :lambiness • :lambing • :lambish • :lambkill • :lambkin • :lambless • :lamblike • :lambwoollameland • :landbridge • :landed "owning land" • :landfall • :landfill • :landform • :landholder • :landing • :landlady • :landless • :landlock • ::landlocked • :landlord • :landlubber • :landmark • :landscape • :landslide • :landward • :landwhalelanelank • :lankylap (n) • :lapdoglap (v) • lap "to fold (over)" (v) • lapellappetlapwinglarboardlarklast (adj./adv.) • last (v.) • last "shoemaker's block" • latchlate • :later • :latestlathlatherlatterlaugh • :laughterlave "the rest" (n.) • lave "to pout water on" (v.) • lawnlaxlay • :layabout • :layaway • :layer • :layoff • :layover • :layuplaymanlealeachlead (n.) • :leadenlead (v.) • :leader • :leadershipleaf • :leafletlean (adj.) • lean (v.) • leap • :leaper • :leapfrog • ::leapfrogger • ::leapfrogginglearnlease "to gather, collect" • lease "false, deceptive" • leasingleastleather • :leatherback • :leathercraft • :leatherhead • :leatherwork • :leatheryleave "permission" (n.) • leave (v.) • lechlede "people; tenements, possessions" • lede "introductory paragraph" • ledgeledgerleeleech "worm" • leech "physician" • leekleerleeryleewardleewayleft (adj.) • leftoverlemanlendlength • :lengthen • :lengthyless • :lessenlestlet "to allow" • :letdownlet "to delay" • letchletterheadlewdliarlichlicklidlie "to recline" (v.) • :lierlie "to speak falsely" (v.) • lie "an untruth" (n.) • lief • :lieverlife • :lifeblood • :lifeguard • :lifeless • :lifelike • :lifelong • :lifespan • :lifetimeliftofflight (adj.) • :lightheaded • :lighthearted • :lighten • :lightly • :lights • :lightweightlight (n.) • :light (v.) • :lighten • :lightening • :lighter • :lighthouse • :lightninglike (adj.) • :likely • :likeminded • :liken • :likeness • :likewiselike (v.) • liltlimblimber (adj.) • :limelight • :limestonelimp (v.) • limp (adj.) • linchlinchpinlisplistenlive • :lively • :livingliver • :liverish • :liverleaf • :liverloaf • :livermush • :liverwortloafloathe • :loathesomeloblock • :lockdown • :lockfast • :locker • :lockpick • :locksmith • ::locksmithing • :locksteplonglooklord • :lordful • :lordhood • :lordless • :lordly • ::lordliness • :lordness • :lordship • :lordylorelose • :loser • :losslotloud • :loudmouth • :loudspeakerlouse • :licelove • :lovebird • :loveday • :loveless • :lovely • :lover • :loveship • :loveshy • :lovesick • :lovesome • :lovestone • :loveworthylung • :lungfishlush (adj.) • lust • :lustful • :lustily • :lustylyelyinglynch ==M==
M
mad • :madbrain • ::madbrained • :madden • ::maddening • :madder • :madman • :madhouse • :maddle • :madling • :madly • :madness • :madsome • :madstone • :madwoman • :madwortmaidmaidenmain • :maincrop • :mainer • :mainful • :mainland • :mainly • :mainpin • :mainmast • :mainsheet • :mainspan • :mainspring • :mainstem • :mainstream • :maintop • ::maintopmast • :mainyardmake • :makeshiftmallowmalmmanifoldman • :manhole • :manhood • :manly • :mannedmaplemaremarkmarrowmarshmarshmallowmashmast • :masthead • :mastlessmatch (verb) • :matcher • :matchmaker • :matchup • :matchymatemattockmaundmaymaybemazememeadmeadowmeal • :mealtidemeanmeanwhilemeat • :meatball • :meathead • :meathook • :meatless • :meatlike • :meatymeet • :meetingmellowmeldmelt • :meltdownmer • :merbaby • :merboy • :merbrother • :mercow • :merdaughter • :merdog • :merfather • :merfolk • :merfriend • :mergirl • :merhorse • :merking • ::merkingdom • :merknight • :merlady • :merland • :mermaid • :merman • :mermin • :mermother • :mermouse • :merqueen • :merswine • :mersnake • :merteen • :merwife • :merwitch • :merwolf • :merwoman • :merworldmeremerrymeshmessmettlemicemicklemid • :midday • :midnight • :midsummer • :midway • :midwinter • :midwitmiddle • :middleman • :middlingmidgetmight • :mightymildmildewmilk • :milkfat • :milkfish • :milkmaid • :milkman • :milkpox • :milkshake • :milkshed • :milksnake • :milksop • ::milksoppish • ::milksoppy • :milkweed • :milkwomanmiltmind • :minder • :mindhood • :mindless • :mindlike • :mindlymingleminnowmintmiremirthmis • :misdeedmiss (verb) • mistmistletoemitemoanmolemoltenmommonthmoodmoon • :moonman • :moonshinemoormootmoremorrowmossmost • :mostlymotemothmother • :motherland • :motherless • :motherlike • :motherload • :motherly • :mothership • :motherwort • :motherymoundmournmouse • :mousehole • :mousetrapmouthmowmugmugwortmulchmurder • :murderermush • :mushymustmy • :myself ==N==
N
name • :namesakenail • :nailbednakednapnarrownavelnear • :nearbyneck • :neckbeardneedneedleneighbourneithernessnest • :nestle • :nestlingnet • :nettingnethernettlenever • :neverthelessnew • :newcomer • :newling • :newly • :newmake • :news • :newsetnewtnewtonnicknamenighnight • :nightcrawler • :nightfall • :nightingale • :nighthawk • :nightlife • :nightlong • :nightmare • :nightrider • :nightshade • :nightstand • :nighttide • :nighttime • :nightwalker • :nightwalking • :nightwatchmannimnimblenine • :nineteen • :ninetynonobodynodnon(partially) • noncenonenonethelessnooknorth • :northeast • :northern • :northward • :northwestnose • :nosedive • :nosering • :nosey • :nostrilnotnothingnowherenownumbnut • :nutshell ==O==
O
oakoaroat • :oatmealoath • :oathbound • :oathbreach • :oathlessofoff • :offbeam • :offbear • :offbeat • :offcome • ::offcoming • :offcut • :offhand • ::offhanded • :offhold • :offlay • :offlead • :offlead • :offload • :offputting • :offset • :offshore • :offsmite • :offspring • :offstand • :offthrowoftenoldon • :onbeam • :onbeat • :onboard • :onbringing • :oncome • ::oncoming • :onfall • :ongang • :onglide • :ongo • ::ongoing • :onhand • :onhanger • :onhold • ::onholding • :onlay • :onlead • :onlend • :onload • :onlook • ::onlooker • ::onlooking • :onroad • :onrush • ::onrushing • :onsend • :onset • :onto • :onwardone • :onefold • :onlyonfangoozeopenororchardoreother • :otherkinotteroughtourout • :outback • :outbreak • :outburst • :outcome • :outdo • :outdoors • :outer • :outfit • :outflee • :outgoing • :outgrow • :outhouse • :outland • :outlandish • :outlast • :outrun • :outset • :outside • :outward • :outworkovenover • :overbear • :overboard • :overcome • :overdo • :overdose • :overflow • :overhead • :overload • :oversee • :overset • :overshadow • :overshoot • :overshot • :oversit • :overstep • :overthrow • :overwhelm • :overworkoweowlown • :owndom • :owner • :ownershipox • :oxbow • :oxlip ==P==
P
packpaddockpanpatpath • :pathfinderpeakpearpebblepen (enclosure) • pence • :pennypickpig • :piggish • :piggy • :piggyback • :pigheaded • :pigherd • :pigpen • :pigsty • :pigtail • :pigweedpimplepin • :pinafore • :pinhead • :pinhole • :pinner • :pinprick • :pintlepinfoldpillowpitchpitfallpithplay • :playbill • :playboy • :player • :playfight • :playful • :playgirl • :playground • :playhouse • :playlist • :playoff • :playpen • :playreader • :playreading • :playwright • :plaything • :playtime • :playware • :playwork • ::playworker • :playworthy • :playwright • :playwrightplightplotplough plowpluckpock • :pockmark • :poxpodpondpool (as in a swimming pool) • pot • :potter • :pottery • :pottypoundpreen (pin) • prettyprickprideproudprypuff • :puffballpullpunpunt (boat) • purseput ==Q==
Q
qualmquakequeemqueenquellquenchquick • :quicksand • :quicksilverquirnquiver (verb) • quoth ==R==
R
raid • :raiderrain • :rainbird • :rainbow • :raindrop • :rainfall • :rainmaker • :rainstorm • :rainwash • :rainworm • :rainyrakeramrameratheratherrattle • :rattlesnakerawravenreachreadready • :readily • :readinessream (froth) • reaprear (as in rearing livestock) • reard "voice, sound" • reaverecklessreckonred • :redshiftreddredereedreekreeverendrest • :restlessretherib • :ribeyerich (an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic) • richdomriche "kingdom, realm" • riddleridgeright • :righteousnessrimrindring • :ringwormrinkriperiserivelroad • :roadbed • :roadbuilding • :roadless • :roadside • :roadworkroamroarrodroodroghroof • :rooftop • :rooftreerook (bird) • roomroostroosterroperotrotherrottenrough • :roughhouse • :roughrider • :roughshodround "to whisper" • row • :rowboatrudderruddockruddyruerugbyrulyrun • :runaway • :rundown • :runny • :runtime • :runway • :runnyrungrushrustrustlerye ==S==
S
sacksad • :sadden • :sadfishing • :sadnesssaddle • :saddlebill • :saddlebow • :saddlecloth • :saddleless • :saddlelike • :saddletreesail • :sailboat • :sailcloth • :sailfish • :sailing • :sailor • :sailyard • :sailyarnsakesallowsalt • :saltspoon • :saltwater • :saltysand • :sandblast • :sandfly • :sandman • :sandpiper • :sandshoe • :sandsoap • :sandstorm • :sandworm • :sandwort • :sandysap • :sapling • :sappysawsayscathescabscopsea • :seabed • :seabird • :seaboard • :seafare • ::seafarer • ::seafaring • :seafloor • :seafood • :seafowl • :seagrass • :seahorse • :sealife • :seaquake • :seascape • :seashell • :seashore • :seasick • :seaside • :seastar • :seawater • :seaway • :seaweed • :seawolf • :seaworthyseam • :seamstresssee • :seerseed • :seedeater • :seeder • :seedling • :seedly • :seednut • :seedtime • :seedyseetheseldomself • :selfish • :selflesssendset • :settingsettleseven • :seventeen • :seventysewshabbyshackleshade • :shadyshadowshaftshagshakeshaleshallshallowshamshame • :shameful • :shameless • :shamingshandshankshape • :shapeless • :shapely • :shapeshift • ::shapeshifter • ::shapeshiftingshardsharesharp • :sharpshootershattershaveshesheaf • :sheafwiseshearsheathshedsheensheep • :sheepfold • :shepherdshelfshell • :shellfishsheltersheriffshieldshift • :shiftwork • :shiftyshinshine • :shiner • :shining • :shinyship • :shipboard • :shipbuilder • :shipbuilding • :shipload • :shipman • :shipowner • :shipping • :shipshape • :shipwright • :shipyardshit (Informal) • :shittyshirtshoalshoe • :shoehorn • :shoemaker • :shoemaking • :shoestringshoot • :shooter • :shootingshop • :shopfloor • :shophouse • :shopkeep • ::shopkeeper • :shoplift • ::shoplifter • ::shoplifting • :shopman • :shopper • :shopping • :shopwardshoreshort • :shorteningshot • :shotgunshouldershoveshovelshow • :showboatshredshrewshrewdshrillshrinkshroudshrubshuffleshunshut • :shutdown • :shuteye • :shutter • :shuttleshysick • :sickeningside • :sideboard • :sideless • :sidelong • :sideman • :sidesaddle • :sideshow • :sidestick • :sideswipe • :sidewalk • :sideway • :sidewinder • :sidingsievesiftsighsight • :sighted • :sightful • :sightless • :sightly • :sightseeing • :sightwisesillsillysilver • :silverback • :silvereye • :silverfish • :silverish • :silvern • :silverysinsincesing • :singersinewsinksitsix • :sixteen • :sixth • :sixtyslack • :slacken • :slacker • :slackly • :slackness • :slackwaterslaysleep • :sleepless • :sleepwalksleevesledge • :sledgehammerslickslideslimeslip (liquid) • slip (v) • :slipperslitsliverslopslopesloppysloth • :slothen • :slothfulslow • :slowback • :slowdown • :slowfooted • :slowpoke • :slowwormslumbersmall • :smallholder • :smallholding • :smallish • :smallmouth • :smallpox • :smallssmart • :smartweedsmellsmelt (fish) • smitesmithsmocksmogsmoke • :smokehouse • :smokeless • :smoker • :smokingsmooth • :smoothboresmothersnailsnakesnatchsneak • :sneakysneezesnitchsnivelsnoresnortsnow • :snowball • :snowdrift • :snowdrop • :snowfall • :snowfield • :snowflake • :snowhorse • :snowlesssosoaksoap • :soaplock • :soapmaker • :soapmaking • :soapnut • :soapstar • :soapstock • :soapstone • :soaptree • :soapweed • :soapwood • :soapwortsoft • :soften • :softly • :softness • :softwoodsome • :somebody • :someday • :somehow • :someone • :something • :sometime • :sometimes • :somewhat • :somewhen • :somewhence • :somewhere • :somewhither • :somewhysonsong • :songbird • :songwriter • :songwritingsoonsootsooth • :soothe • :soothing • :soothsayersop • :soppysorrow • :sorrowfulsorrysoughtsoul • :soulful • :soullesssour • :sourdoughsouth • :southbound • :southeast • :southern • :southward • :southwestsowspansparsparespark • :sparkle • :sparklersparrow • :sparrowhawk • :sparrowish • :sparrowlikespeak • :speakeasy • :speaker • :speakworthyspeckspear • :spearbush • :spearhead • :spearmint • :spearsmith • :spearthrower • :spearwoodspeech • :speechlessspeed • :sleedful • :speedless • :speedread • :speedrunspellspewspider • :spiderdom • :spiderless • :spiderlike • :spidership • :spiderweb • :spiderwisp • :spiderwood • :spideryspill • :spillwayspin • :spinner • :spinsterspit • :spitfirespokespoon • :spoonbill • :spoonfeed • :spoonfulspratsprawlspreadspring • :springer • :springfish • :springing • :springtime • :sprungspurspurtstaffstakestammerstampstalk • :stalkerstall (noun) • stalwart or alternatively stalworthstampstar • :stardom • :stardust • :starfish • :starlight • :starly • :starlore • :starman • :starquake • :starry • :starwardstarestartstartlestarve • :starveling • :starvingstead • :steadfast • :steadysteal • :stealthsteam • :steamboatsteedsteel • :steeler • :steelman • ::steelmanning • ::steelmanning • ::steelmans • ::steelmen • :steelmaker • :steelmaking • :steels • :steelwork • ::steelworker • ::steelworking • :steelmakersteepstemstenchstep • :stepchild • :stepdaughter • :stepfather • :stepmother • :stepsonsteven "voice" • stevvonstick • :stickerstiffstill (adjective) • stiltsting • :stingerstinkstirrupstitch • :stitchcraft • :stitchless • :stitchlike • :stitchwork • :stitchwortstockstolenstone, from OE stan • :stonecrop • :stoned • :stoner • :stonefish • :stonefly • :stoneless • :stoneman • :stonewashed • :stoneware • :stonework • :stonewortstoolstoopstop • :stopgap • :stoplight • :stopover • :stopperstorkstound "hour" • stow • :stowawaystraddlestraw • :strawberry • :strawhead • :strawmanstream • :streamer • :streamlingstrengthstretchstrew • :strewnstride • :striderstrike • :strikethroughstring • :stringystroke • :strokesmanstrong • :strongarm • :stronghold • :strongmanstubstudstun • :stunned • :stunner • :stunningstysuchsuck • :sucker • :suckle • :sucklingsullysummer • :summerbeam • :summerhouse • :summering • :summerish • :summerless • :summerlike • :summerteeth • :summertime • :summertree • :summerwood • :summerysun • :sunrise • :sunset • :sunshade • :sunshine • :sunshowerswallow • :swallowtailswampswanswapswarmswartswarthyswathswearsweat • :sweater • :sweathouse • :sweatish • :sweatshirt • :sweatshop • :sweatysweep • :sweepstakesweet • :sweetbread • :sweetbriar • :sweeten • ::sweetener • :sweetgrass • :sweetish • :sweetkin • :sweetly • :sweetmeat • :sweetness • :sweetsswellswiftswillswim • :swimmer • :swimmingswingswipesword • :sword fight • ::sword fighter • ::sword fighting • :swordfish • :swordsman ==T==
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tadtadpoletailtaletalktalltallowtametapetartarrytaughtteach • :teacher • :teachingtealteamteaselteemteen • :teendom • :teenhoodteethtell • :tellerten • :tenfoldtervetetherthanethank • :thankfulnesstharmthatthatchthawthetheetheftthere • :thereafter • :therefore • :therewiththesethick • :thickenthicketthief • :thievethighthimblethin • :thinningthing • :thingythinkthirstthisthongthornthorough • :thoroughbred • :thoroughly • :thoroughness • :thoroughspedthorpthosethouthoughthought • :thoughtful • :thoughtlessthousandthrashthreadthreapthree • :third • :thirteen • :thirty • :threefold • :thricethresholdthrill • :thrillerthroatthrongthrottlethrough • :throughputthrowthudthumb • :thumbnailthunderthusthyticktidetietight • :tightrope • :tightstiletilttimber • :timbered • :timberland • :timberyardtime • :timeless • :timely • ::timeliness • :timeout • :timeshifting • :timesink • :timespan • :timestream • :timesuck • :timework • :timeworthy • :timingtintindertinkertiredtit (informal) • titheto • :toburst • :today • :todraw • :tofall • :tofore • :together • :togrind • :tohew • :tomorn • :tomorning • :tomorrow • :tonight • :toput • :toquake • :toreave • :torend • :toshake • :toshear • :toshend • :toshiver • :tostart • :tosunder • :toswink • :totear • :totread • :toward • :towind • :toyeartoad • :toadstooltoe • :toenailtokentolltomboytonguetooth • :toothache • :toothless • :toothytowtowertown, from OE tun. • :townshiptraptraytreadtree, from OE trēow. • trend • :trendsetter • :trendytrimtrothtrucetruetruthtucktug • :tugboattumble • :tumbleweedturd (informal) • turftusktweaktwigtwilighttwingetwinktwinkletwisttwittwitchtwo • :twelve • :twenty • :twice • :twofold ==U==
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