Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downshare
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downwardness
downwardness
noun
The quality of being or going downward.
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
dragsaw
dragsawing
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
drawbars
drawbars
noun
plural of drawbar
drawbores
drawbores
noun
plural of drawbore
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawees
drawees
noun
plural of drawee
drawers
drawers
noun
(archaic) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.
(dated or regional, informal) Underpants, especially long underpants.
(slang) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.
plural of drawer
drawhorse
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlers
drawlers
noun
plural of drawler
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawls
drawls
noun
plural of drawl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drawl
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
draws
draws
noun
plural of draw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draw
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstop
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dreamwise
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drywalls
drywalls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
dwarfs
dwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwarf
dwarves
dwarves
noun
plural of dwarf
dworshak
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
eastward
eastward
adj
Situated or directed towards the east.
noun
The direction or area lying to the east.
eastwardly
eastwardly
adj
(Blowing) from the east.
Towards the east.
adv
In or from an easterly direction.
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwards
edwards
Proper noun
from the given name Edward.
edwardsburg
edwardsia
edwardsian
edwardsianism
edwardsiidae
edwardsport
edwardsville
elsewards
elsewards
adv
Alternative form of elseward.
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
flandowser
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweared
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forwards
forwards
adj
(sometimes nonstandard) Synonym of forward.
adv
Synonym of forward (most senses).
noun
Plural of forward.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forward.
forwardsearch
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gatewards
gerrardstown
godwards
godwards
adv
towards God
goldwasser
goldwasser
noun
A Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.
Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
greasewoods
greasewoods
noun
plural of greasewood
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
greenswarded
greenswarded
adj
Having green grass growing upon it.
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
grosswardein
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
grouseward
grousewards
gulfwards
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
hardishrew
hardwares
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harshweed
haywards
haywards
noun
plural of hayward
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
headwards
headwards
adv
(anatomy, geology) Toward the head.
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heavenwardness
heavenwardness
noun
The quality of being heavenward.
heavenwards
heavenwards
adv
Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.