A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
americaward
americawards
anchorwise
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
archilowe
archsewer
archsteward
archswindler
archwench
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
archworker
archworkmaster
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awreck
awreck
adv
in or into a state of being wrecked
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
backwatered
backwatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwater
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodser
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
becrawl
becrawl
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To crawl about; crawl all over.
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
becrowd
becrowd
verb
(dated) To crowd.
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
becrown
becrown
verb
(transitive) To place a crown upon; crown.
bedscrew
belchertown
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
berwick
berwick
Proper noun
Any of various towns, including:
a town in Maine, USA.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewreck
bewreck
verb
(transitive, dialectal) To wreck completely; ruin; destroy.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bladderwrack
bladderwrack
noun
Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breechesflower
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brockwell
browache
browpiece
brucetown
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cadwallader
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
cakewalkers
cakewalkers
noun
plural of cakewalker
caldoracaldwell
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
camberwell
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cancerweed
cancerweed
noun
Lyreleaf sage or wild sage (Salvia lyrata).
Rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba, now Nabulus spp.)
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
caperdewsie
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
cardew
cardwell
carew
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
careywood
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetweb
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
carrew
carriageway
carriageway
noun
(UK, Ireland) One side of a dual carriageway that carries traffic in a single direction.
(UK, Ireland) The part of a road that carries traffic.
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
cartware
cartwell
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
carwitchet
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).