thwaite
/ˈθweɪ̯t/
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Australia/ˈθwæɪ̯t/
thwaite noun: a piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing. Also the alternative form of twaite.
Noun
thwaite (plural thwaites)
- A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
Proper noun capitalized: Thwaite
Thwaite (plural Thwaites)
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Also used as
thwaite is also the alternative form of twaite.
Synonyms of thwaite
Forms of thwaite
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | thwaites |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Thwaites |
Origin of thwaite
Inherited from Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.
Habitational surname from any of several small villages in England, ultimately from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”).
Words formed from thwaite
Words that rhyme with thwaite
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about thwaite
- What does thwaite mean?
- Thwaite means a piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
- What part of speech is thwaite?
- Thwaite can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce thwaite?
- Thwaite is pronounced /ˈθweɪ̯t/ (UK).
- What is the plural of thwaite?
- The plural of thwaite is thwaites.
Words near thwaite in the dictionary
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