The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
buglewort
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
clewgarnet
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterwilling
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downtrampling
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
gabrilowitsch
galewort
gallwort
galsworthy
garlicwort
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
gilbertown
gladewater
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
glidewort
gnatflower
goldsworthy
goldwater
grotewohl
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
hollingsworth
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
intertwiningly
intertwiningly
adv
So as to intertwine.
intertwistingly
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
interwhistling
klingerstown
lagwort
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.
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightwort
lingwort
longwort
longworth
lungwort
lungwort
noun
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)
Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
lungworts
lungworts
noun
plural of lungwort
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
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
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
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrangling
outwrangling
verb
present participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
outwriggling
outwriggling
verb
present participle of outwriggle
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowrightia
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shillingsworth
shillingsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a shilling.
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
strangleweed
strangleweed
noun
dodder, a parasitic plant (genus Cuscuta)
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
superacknowledgment
sweltering
sweltering
adj
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
noun
The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
verb
present participle of swelter
swelteringly
swelteringly
adv
In a sweltering way.
swingletree
swingletree
noun
Alternative form of singletree
swingletrees
swingletrees
noun
plural of swingletree
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
tanglewrack
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tigerflower
tilewright
tongueflower
toweringly
toweringly
adv
In a towering manner.
trawling
trawling
noun
A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat.
A laborious search.
verb
present participle of trawl
triangleways
trianglewise
trianglewise
adv
In the form of a triangle.
trianglework
troweling
troweling
verb
(US) present participle of trowel
trowelling
trowelling
verb
(Britain) present participle of trowel
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
twangler
twangler
noun
One who makes a twangling sound.
twanglers
twanglers
noun
plural of twangler
twatterlight
twirligig
twirligig
noun
A device that spins around; a whirligig.
twirling
twirling
noun
The motion of something that twirls.
verb
present participle of twirl
twitteringly
twitteringly
adv
With a twittering sound.
unsweltering
untwirling
untwirling
verb
present participle of untwirl
vergeltungswaffe
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
walstonburg
waltersburg
warstling
waterbailage
waterbailage
noun
Alternative form of water bailage
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
waterfowling
waterfowling
noun
The sport of hunting waterfowl.
waterglass
wateringly
waterlog
waterlog
verb
(transitive) To saturate with water.
(transitive, nautical) To make (a boat) heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding it with water.
waterlogged
waterlogged
adj
(nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard
soaked with water
waterloggedness
waterloggedness
noun
The quality of being waterlogged.
waterlogger
waterlogging
waterlogging
verb
present participle of waterlog
waterlogs
waterlogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterlog
watertightal
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherglass
weatherglass
noun
An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, such as a barometer or baroscope.
weatherglasses
weatherglasses
noun
plural of weatherglass
weathergleam
weatherologist
weatherologist
noun
(rare) A meteorologist.
weatherology
weatherology
noun
(rare) meteorology, as used to forecast the weather
weightlifter
weightlifter
noun
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.
weiselbergite
weiselbergite
noun
(mineralogy) A deep black and light blue magmatic rock with isolated pieces of feldspar.
weltering
weltering
noun
The motion of something that welters; a billowing.