Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
alwise
alwise
adv
(archaic) In every way; always.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antirailwayist
archswindler
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
aspinwall
aswail
aswail
noun
(dated) The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), an India bear.
aswirl
aswirl
adv
Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
baldwinsville
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
battlewise
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewails
bewails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
bewhistle
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
billows
billows
noun
plural of billow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of billow
birtwhistle
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blewits
blewits
noun
A type of edible mushroom.
blisterweed
blisterwort
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowiness
blowinesses
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
boilerworks
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boswellized
boswellizing
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowersville
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowmansville
brailowsky
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlis
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
bretwaldaship
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
brilliantwise
bristlewort
bronislaw
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownistical
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
caschielawis
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
cathedralwise
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chewsville
chmielewski
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
clausewitz
clawsick
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cloisterwise
closewing
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
cogswellia
collingswood
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornwallis
cornwallises
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
cowansville
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowlesville
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowslip
cowslip
noun
(Canada, US, regional) marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip
Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip
Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort
Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.