In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
beachwood
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beclown
beclown
verb
(transitive) To make a fool of.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becobweb
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
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.
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
belchertown
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
benchfellow
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
blackfellow
blackfellow
noun
(Australia, now usually considered offensive) A (male) Australian Aborigine.
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowcase
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.
breechesflower
brockwell
browache
browpiece
brucetown
buckeystown
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cabbagetown
cabbagewood
cabbagewood
noun
The tree Ceodes umbellifera.
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
campbelltown
campbeltown
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chawbone
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cobewail
cobweb
cobweb
noun
(Internet slang, rare) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
(figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
(informal, usually in the plural) fuzzy inexact memories.
A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
One of its filaments; gossamer.
The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
cobwebbed
cobwebbed
adj
Covered with cobwebs
Old or outdated.
cobwebbery
cobwebbery
noun
(chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy.
cobwebbier
cobwebbier
adj
comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby
cobwebbiest
cobwebbiest
adj
superlative form of cobwebby: most cobwebby
cobwebbing
cobwebbing
noun
(mathematics) A graphical technique for solving discrete-time systems, useful in finding the stationary points.
cobwebby
cobwebby
adj
(figurative) Old or dated.
Having many cobwebs.
Resembling a cobweb or cobwebs.
cobwebs
cobwebs
noun
plural of cobweb
collywobbles
collywobbles
noun
(by extension) Often preceded by the: anxiety, fear, uneasiness.
Often preceded by the: a stomach ache or an upset stomach.
combflower
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
concertgebouw
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
cowbane
cowbane
noun
Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
Cicuta virosa, type species of this genus.
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowbell
cowbell
noun
(music) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
Misconstruction of bell cow
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowberries
cowberries
noun
plural of cowberry
cowberry
cowberry
noun
A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
The berry of this shrub.
cowbrute
cowbyre
cowherb
cowherb
noun
Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.
cowherbs
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crossweb
crowbell
crowberries
crowberries
noun
plural of crowberry
crowberry
crowberry
noun
A fruit of this plant.
Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry.
Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elbowpiece
facebow
facebow
noun
(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.
forebackwardly
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jabberwockian
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
microbrewer
microbrewer
noun
The person or company that operates a microbrewery.
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microbrewery
microbrewery
noun
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microweber
microweber
noun
A unit equal to one millionth of a weber.
newcomb
newcomb
noun
A sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball.
newcombe
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
scowbanker
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
sowbacked
swashbucklerdom
tableclothwise
tobaccoweed
whitecomb
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
workbench
workbench
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.