Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bairnwort
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartholomewtide
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battlewise
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawsint
bawtie
bawtie
noun
Alternative form of bawty
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
betweenmaid
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewaitered
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bodhisattwa
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowralite
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braillewriter
braillewriter
noun
A kind of mechanical typewriter that produces braille output.
brainwater
braithwaite
brathwaite
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breastwise
bretwaldaship
bridgewater
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwaters
brilliantwise
broadwayite
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownistical
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
crowbait
crowbait
noun
(US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
gabrilowitsch
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
interviewable
interviewable
adj
Capable of being interviewed.
jawbation
jawbation
noun
Alternative spelling of jobation
kabinettwein
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
pigweabbits
rabbitweed
rabbitweed
noun
The plant Gutierrezia sarothrae.
rabbitwise
rabbitwise
adv
In the manner of a rabbit.
rabbitwood
rabbitwood
noun
Pyrularia pubera, a shrub in the sandalwood family.
rabinowitz
rabinowitz
Proper noun
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.
renewability
renewability
noun
The property of being renewable.
reviewability
reviewability
noun
The state of being reviewable; eligibility for review.
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
sewabilities
shawabti
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
strawberries
strawberries
noun
plural of strawberry
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
strawbill
subheadwaiter
swartzbois
sweetbriar
sweetbriar
noun
Alternative form of sweetbrier
sweetbriars
sweetbriars
noun
plural of sweetbriar
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
swithbart
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
tablewise
tablewise
adv
(Christianity) Oriented like the communion table, with the ends east and west, as opposed to altarwise.
Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
towability
trawlability
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
turbanwise
turbanwise
adv
In the manner of a turban.
twinable
twineable
twistability
twistability
noun
The quality of being twistable.
twistable
twistable
adj
Capable of being twisted.
twixtbrain
unanswerability
unanswerability
noun
The quality of being unanswerable.
unblameworthiness
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
untwinable
untwineable
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unwarrantability
unwarrantability
noun
The character of being unwarrantable; unwarrantableness.
unweariability
unweighability
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwitherable
unwitherable
adj
Incapable of being withered; imperishable; timeless.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
unwritable
unwritable
adj
Not writable.
unwriteable
unwriteable
adj
Alternative form of unwritable
vegetablewise
wabbliest
wahabit
wahabitism
wainbote
wainbote
noun
(historical) Wood allotted to a tenant for use in repairing wagons.
waistband
waistband
noun
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.