The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downtrampling
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
gipsywort
gowpin
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
nonplantowning
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
owlspiegle
partridgewood
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwing
pigeonwing
noun
(tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.
A certain fancy figure in skating.
A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigflower
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pigwigeon
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowing
plowing
noun
Alternative form of ploughing
verb
(snowboarding): riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powwowing
powwowing
verb
present participle of powwow
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowing
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
prewelcoming
proborrowing
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pseudosweating
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
roupingwife
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shipowning
shipowning
adj
Owning a ship.
noun
Ownership of a ship or ships.
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showstopping
showstopping
adj
(software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.
Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
spellingdown
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
springtown
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
springworm
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
swooping
swooping
adj
That swoops or swoop.
noun
The motion of something that swoops.
verb
present participle of swoop
swopping
swopping
noun
Alternative form of swapping
verb
present participle of swop
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
unprowling
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
upflowing
upflowing
verb
present participle of upflow
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
walloping
walloping
adj
(slang) of exceptional, impressive quality.
(slang) whopping, large in size.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A thrashing, serious defeat.
(figuratively, by extension) Verbal abuse.
A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
verb
present participle of wallop
warningproof
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weaponeering
weaponeering
verb
present participle of weaponeer
weaponing
weaponing
verb
present participle of weapon
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weaponshowing
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind