athwart | (adverb) at an oblique angle | Synonyms: aslant, obliquely |
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(adverb) at right angles to the center line of a ship | - |
coolwart | (noun) stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant | Synonyms: false miterwort, false mitrewort, foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia |
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stalwart | (adjective) used especially of persons | Synonyms: stouthearted |
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(adjective) dependable | Synonyms: stout |
(adjective) having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | Synonyms: hardy, stout, sturdy |
(noun) a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) | Synonyms: loyalist |
swart | (adjective) naturally having skin of a dark color | Synonyms: dark-skinned, dusky, swarthy |
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thwart | (noun) a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat | Synonyms: cross thwart |
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(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil |
wart | (noun) (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus | Synonyms: verruca |
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(noun) any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) | - |
(noun) an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) | - |
worrywart | (noun) thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | Synonyms: fuss-budget, fusspot, worrier |
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