An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
aniweta
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
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.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antipewism
antirailwayist
antitwilight
antitwilight
noun
Synonym of antitwilight arch (“atmospheric phenomenon”)
antiwar
antiwar
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-war
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiwedge
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
antiwiretapping
antiwit
antiwoman
antiwoman
adj
Opposed to women.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antwise
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
attenweiler
attiwendaronk
atwain
atwain
adv
(archaic) Into two parts.
atwin
atwind
atwind
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To escape.
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awunctive
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bairnwort
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
batwing
batwing
noun
(often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
The wing of a bat, or its shape.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, Internet slang) To kill or murder; to cause the untimely demise of someone.
bawsint
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bethwine
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
betweenmaid
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
betwine
betwine
verb
(transitive) To twine together; entwine.
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewhiten
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bindwith
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
biwinter
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brainwater
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brinktown
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownistic
brownistical
brownprint
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
browntail
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
bytownitite
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantwise
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
centerwise
chatwin
chemawinite
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chocowinity
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clewiston
clintwood
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
committeewoman
committeewoman
noun
(US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
A woman who is a member of a committee.
committeewomen
committeewomen
noun
plural of committeewoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.