Word origins

• amongstDenotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.
• BrightonA coastal city in East Sussex, England.
• nastyDirty, filthy.
• mereJust, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
• shawA thicket; a small wood or grove.
• BradleyA former civil parish in Cheshire, part of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley parish since 2015.
• MiltonA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4762).
• SheffieldA city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
• wellingtonIn the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
• ClarkeAn English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Clark.
• hoseA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
• devonOne of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
• hollyAny of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
• HartfordAn eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
• LindsayA Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland.
• surreyA light horse-drawn carriage with forward-facing seats accommodating two or four people, popular in the United States; a motorized carriage of similar design.
• hamThe region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
• BradfordA shaken martini.
• ChelseaAn urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
• HaroldA male given name from Old English or Old Norse.
• somersetA maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
• saturnSable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.
• byeThe position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
• sandwichA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
• eauWater.
• settleTo determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
• HarleyA Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
• coveA hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
• CrawfordAn English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
• PrestonAn industrial city in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5329).
• FairfieldA local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Fairfield City Council.
• DoverA town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
• hayesAn English habitational surname from Old English.
• WesleyA habitational surname from Old English.
• domeA structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
• blakeYellow, as butter or cheese.
• NewarkA civil parish and town with a town council in Nottinghamshire, England.
• SouthamptonA city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England.
• HalifaxAn industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925).
• CarltonA village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
• northwesternOf or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
• Shirleysurely
• wadeTo walk through water or something that impedes progress.
• hardyHaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
• freemanA person who is not a serf or slave.
• brentA habitational surname from Old English.
• BentleyA motor car manufactured by this company.
• NorwichA city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TQ2308).
• WilmingtonA surname.
• WhitneyA habitational surname from Middle English.
• ByronA surname from Old English.
• RileyA surname.
• leaAn open field, meadow, pasture.
• CamdenAn English habitational surname from Old English.
• bartonA farmyard.
• astonA car made by Aston Martin.
• PresleyA surname from Old English.
• maxwellA unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
• HermanA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• bradyBradycardia.
• WaltonA surname.
• leighA meadow.
• MarleyA hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
• MortonA western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
• BensonAn English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
• teesA river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.
• EdwinA male given name from Old English.
• MiddlesexA former inland county of England, partly absorbed into the erstwhile County of London in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into Greater London, the south-west corner of the county becoming Spelthorne Borough and included in Surrey. The whole county, in whatever form, had the Thames as its southern boundary.
• carrAny marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
• OakleyA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).
• barkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
• WestonA village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).
• StaffordA Staffordshire bull terrier.
• FultonAn English habitational surname from Old English.
• StocktonAn unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.
• smilesA surname from Old English.
• babylonA female breast.
• upwardIn a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
• CliftonAn English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in one of the places in England.
• CliffordA habitational surname from Old English.
• AshlandA community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
• scarfA long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
• SidneyAn English habitational surname.
• mockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.
• BentonA small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
• oreRock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
• tyneanxiety; teen
• ThorntonA small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).
• HoughtonA village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724).
• EltonA male given name from Old English.
• EastonA hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).
• AshtonA hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
• buryTo kill or murder.
• StratfordThe name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
• fetchTo retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
• BlackburnA large town in Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
• exeA Windows executable file.
• AmherstAn English surname.
• ledgerA book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
• CaldwellA locality in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.