| swelled | (adjective) feeling self-importance | Synonyms: big, vainglorious |
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| swellhead | (noun) a conceited and self-centered person | Synonyms: egoist, egotist |
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| swelling | (noun) the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | Synonyms: intumescence, intumescency |
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| (noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | Synonyms: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance |
| (noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | Synonyms: lump, puffiness |
| swelter | (verb) suffer from intense heat | - |
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| (verb) be uncomfortably hot | - |
| sweltering | (adjective) excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness | Synonyms: sweltry |
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| sweltry | (adjective) excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness | Synonyms: sweltering |
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| swept | (adjective) possessing sweep | - |
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| sweptback | (adjective) used of hair | Synonyms: backswept |
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| (adjective) (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment | - |
| sweptwing | (adjective) (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings | - |
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| swerve | (noun) the act of turning aside suddenly | Synonyms: swerving, veering |
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| (noun) an erratic deflection from an intended course | Synonyms: yaw |
| (verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly | Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, trend, veer |
| swerving | (noun) the act of turning aside suddenly | Synonyms: swerve, veering |
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| swimwear | (noun) tight fitting garment worn for swimming | Synonyms: bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit |
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| tailflower | (noun) any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers | Synonyms: anthurium, tail-flower |
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| tarweed | (noun) any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America | - |
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| (noun) any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock | Synonyms: gum plant, gumweed, rosinweed |
| thalweg | (noun) a line following the lowest points of a valley | - |
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| (noun) the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states | - |
| thawed | (adjective) no longer frozen solid | - |
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| (adjective) no longer frozen | - |
| thimbleweed | (noun) a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles | Synonyms: Anemone cylindrica |
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| thrower | (noun) someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) | - |
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| (noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist, potter |
| (noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: throwster |
| thundershower | (noun) a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning | - |
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| tickweed | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America | Synonyms: coreopsis, tick-weed, tickseed |
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| tongueflower | (noun) orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base | Synonyms: tongue-flower |
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| towel | (noun) a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping | - |
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| (verb) wipe with a towel | - |
| toweling | (noun) any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels | Synonyms: towelling |
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| towelling | (noun) any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels | Synonyms: toweling |
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| tower | (noun) a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building | - |
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| (noun) anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower | Synonyms: column, pillar |
| (noun) a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships | Synonyms: towboat, tug, tugboat |
| (verb) appear very large or occupy a commanding position | Synonyms: hulk, loom, predominate |
| towering | (adjective) of imposing height; especially standing out above others | Synonyms: eminent, lofty, soaring |
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| trowel | (noun) a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials | - |
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| (verb) use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work | - |
| tumbleweed | (noun) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass | - |
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| (noun) bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed |
| (noun) bushy plant of western United States | Synonyms: Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans |
| (noun) prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States | Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia |
| tweak | (noun) a squeeze with the fingers | Synonyms: pinch |
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| (verb) adjust finely | Synonyms: fine-tune |
| (verb) to be under the influence of methamphetamine | - |
| (verb) pull or pull out sharply | Synonyms: pick off, pluck, pull off |
| (verb) pinch or squeeze sharply | - |
| twee | (adjective) affectedly dainty or refined | Synonyms: mincing, niminy-piminy, prim |
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| tweed | (noun) thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland | - |
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| (noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth | Synonyms: flannel, gabardine, white |
| tweediness | (noun) looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) | Synonyms: coarseness, nubbiness |
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| (noun) an informal, homely, outdoor look characteristic of those who wear tweeds | - |
| tweedle | (verb) entice through the use of music | - |
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| (verb) play negligently on a musical instrument | - |
| (verb) sing in modulation | Synonyms: chirp |
| tweedy | (adjective) of textiles; having a rough surface | Synonyms: homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed |
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| (adjective) (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy | - |
| tweegram | (noun) an Instagram post that is all words | - |
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| tweep | (noun) A person using Twitter | - |
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| tweet | (noun) A post on the social media site Twitter | - |
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| (noun) a weak chirping sound as of a small bird | - |
| (verb) To post a message on Twitter; post tweets, i.e. short text messages on the popular social media website Twitter | - |
| (verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers | Synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, twinge, twitch |
| (verb) make a weak, chirping sound | Synonyms: twirp |
| tweeter | (noun) a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds | - |
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| tweeze | (verb) pluck with tweezers | - |
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| tweezer | (noun) a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping | Synonyms: pair of pincers, pair of tweezers, pincer |
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| twelfth | (adjective) coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position | Synonyms: 12th |
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| (noun) one part in twelve equal parts | Synonyms: duodecimal, one-twelfth, twelfth part |
| (noun) position 12 in a countable series of things | - |
| twelve | (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units | Synonyms: 12, dozen, xii |
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| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one | Synonyms: 12, dozen, XII |
| twelvemonth | (noun) a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days | Synonyms: year, yr |
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| twenties | (noun) the time of life between 20 and 30 | Synonyms: mid-twenties |
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| (noun) the decade from 1920 to 1929 | Synonyms: 1920s |
| twentieth | (adjective) coming next after the nineteenth in position | Synonyms: 20th |
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| (noun) position 20 in a countable series of things | - |
| twenty | (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units | Synonyms: 20, xx |
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| (noun) a United States bill worth 20 dollars | Synonyms: twenty dollar bill |
| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one | Synonyms: 20, XX |
| twerk | (verb) to dance with thrusting hip movements and a low squatting stance | - |
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| twerp | (noun) someone who is regarded as contemptible | Synonyms: twirp, twit |
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| twinflower | (noun) creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs | Synonyms: Linnaea borealis |
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| unanswerable | (adjective) impossible to answer | - |
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| unanswered | (adjective) not returned in kind | Synonyms: unreciprocated, unrequited |
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| unavowed | (adjective) not openly expressed | Synonyms: sneaking |
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| (adjective) not openly made known | Synonyms: secret |
| (adjective) not affirmed or mentioned or declared | - |
| unawed | (adjective) not awed | - |
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| unbowed | (adjective) erect in posture | Synonyms: straight, unbent |
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| (adjective) not forced to bow down to a conqueror | - |
| underdrawers | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, boxershorts, drawers, shorts |
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| underwear | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothes, underclothing |
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| underweight | (adjective) being very thin | Synonyms: boney, bony, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, weedy |
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| unendowed | (adjective) not equipped or provided | - |
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| unflawed | (adjective) without a flaw | Synonyms: flawless |
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| unfurrowed | (adjective) not marked with shallow depressions or furrows | - |
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| unhallowed | (adjective) not hallowed or consecrated | Synonyms: unholy |
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| unplowed | (adjective) (of farmland) not plowed | Synonyms: unbroken, unploughed |
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| unpowered | (adjective) not having or using power | - |
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| unrenewed | (adjective) not revived | Synonyms: unrevived |
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| unshadowed | (adjective) not darkened or obscured by shadow | - |
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| unsweet | (adjective) distasteful | - |
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| (adjective) (of champagne) moderately dry | Synonyms: sec |
| unsweetened | (adjective) not made sweet | - |
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| unswept | (adjective) not swept or having sweep | - |
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| (adjective) not having been swept | - |
| unswerving | (adjective) firm and dependable especially in loyalty | Synonyms: staunch, steadfast |
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| (adjective) going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside | Synonyms: undeviating |
| unswervingly | (adverb) without swerving; in a direct and unswerving manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a constant and steadfast manner | - |
| unthawed | (adjective) still frozen | - |
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| unweaned | (adjective) not weaned | - |
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| unwearable | (adjective) not suitable for wear or able to be worn | - |
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| unwearied | (adjective) with unreduced energy | Synonyms: untired, unweary |
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| unweary | (adjective) with unreduced energy | Synonyms: untired, unwearied |
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| unwearying | (adjective) showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality | Synonyms: indefatigable, tireless, unflagging |
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| unweathered | (adjective) not worn by exposure to the weather | - |
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| unweave | (verb) undo strands that have been woven together | - |
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| unwebbed | (adjective) (of the feet of some animals) not webbed | - |
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| unwed | (adjective) of someone who has not been married | Synonyms: unwedded |
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| unwedded | (adjective) of someone who has not been married | Synonyms: unwed |
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| unwelcome | (adjective) not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure | - |
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| (adjective) not welcome | Synonyms: unwished-for, unwished |
| unwell | (adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness | Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather |
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| unwellness | (noun) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | Synonyms: illness, malady, sickness |
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| velvetweed | (noun) tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States | Synonyms: Abutilon theophrasti, butter-print, China jute, Indian mallow, velvet-leaf, velvetleaf |
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| viewer | (noun) an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies | - |
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| (noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | Synonyms: looker, spectator, watcher, witness |
| viewers | (noun) the audience reached by television | Synonyms: TV audience, viewing audience |
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| vinegarweed | (noun) aromatic plant of western United States | Synonyms: camphorweed, Trichostema lanceolatum, turpentine camphor weed |
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| vowel | (noun) a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Synonyms: vowel sound |
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| (noun) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | - |
| vowelise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelize |
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| vowelize | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelise |
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| vowellike | (adjective) having characteristics of a vowel sound | - |
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| vower | (noun) someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way | - |
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| wallflower | (noun) remains on sidelines at social event | - |
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| (noun) perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum | Synonyms: Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri |
| (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers | - |
| wandflower | (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy |
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| (noun) a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers | Synonyms: Sparaxis tricolor |
| wartweed | (noun) not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun | Synonyms: devil's milk, Euphorbia helioscopia, sun spurge, wartwort |
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| wasteweir | (noun) a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction | Synonyms: spill, spillway |
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| watchtower | (noun) an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies | - |
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| waterpower | (noun) the power to do work that is latent in a head of water | - |
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| waterweed | (noun) a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea | - |
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