A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
brightwaters
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
butterwright
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
changewater
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
coachwright
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
combwright
coughwort
counterthwarting
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
edgeworth
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
feuchtwanger
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
gabrilowitsch
galsworthy
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gatewright
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
goldsworthy
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greenwithe
greywether
greywether
noun
A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England.
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
grotewohl
growth
growth
noun
(biology) Something that grows or has grown.
(biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
(economics) Ellipsis of economic growth.
(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
harpwaytuning
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
heartwounding
hightower
hogwort
hogwort
noun
Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
hollingsworth
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hyperwrought
ingrowth
ingrowth
noun
(medicine) Growth inwards.
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interwhistling
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
interwrought
interwwrought
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
knightswort
langworthy
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightwort
longworth
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwards
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
nonwithering
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
A branch or offshoot of a plant.
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An appendage of an animal.
Excessive growth.
outgrowths
outgrowths
noun
plural of outgrowth
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwrought
overgrowth
overgrowth
noun
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
overgrowths
overgrowths
noun
plural of overgrowth
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighted
overweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweight
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
overwwrought
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.