Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
campwood
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capetown
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
cawnpore
chappow
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
chipwood
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
cocksparrow
codswallop
codswallop
intj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
codswallops
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
coplowing
copperware
copperware
noun
Articles made from copper.
copperwing
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
copplecrown
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
copsewooded
copywise
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflop
cowflop
noun
A cowpat.
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
cowpat
cowpat
noun
A dropping of cow dung.
cowpath
cowpath
noun
A path made by, or used by, cows.
cowpats
cowpats
noun
plural of cowpat
cowpea
cowpea
noun
Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
cowpeas
cowpeas
noun
plural of cowpea
cowpen
cowper
cowper
noun
(obsolete) A cooper.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
cowpie
cowpie
noun
A single pile of cow excrement.
cowpies
cowpies
noun
plural of cowpie
cowplop
cowplop
noun
(colloquial) cow excrement
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowpock
cowpock
noun
Obsolete form of cowpox.
cowpoke
cowpoke
noun
(US, dated) A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
(US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowpony
cowpony
noun
A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowslip
cowslip
noun
(Canada, US, regional) marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip
Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip
Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort
Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
cropplecrown
cropweed
cropwell
crowhop
crowhopper
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
crowncapping
crownpiece
crownpiece
noun
A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
downpatrick
elbowpiece
electropower
electropower
noun
electrical power
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
harwichport
morrowspeech
opcw
packwood
packwood
Proper noun
A ghost town in California.
A city in Iowa.
paschflower
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawneerock
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
peelcrow
pencilwood
pericowperitis
pestilencewort
phosphowolframic
piceworth
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pickstown
pickwork
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
pilcrow
pilcrow
noun
Synonym of paragraph mark: ¶.
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plowback
plowbacks
pockweed
pockwood
pockwood
noun
(archaic) lignum vitae
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
poulticewise
poulticewise
adv
In the manner of a poultice.
powcat
powitch
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preallowance
prewelcome
prewelcomed
prewelcoming
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
processionwise
provincetown
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).