(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewearying
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
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
bywalking
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chocowinity
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
daisytown
darwinically
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dillwyn
downcrying
downily
downily
adv
In a downy manner.
downlying
downlying
noun
(Scotland) The travail in childbirth.
The time of retiring to rest.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drainway
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drowningly
enwingly
eyewink
eyewink
noun
(poetic) An instant, a short moment.
The winking of an eye.
eyewinker
eyewinker
noun
(childish) An eyelash.
eyewinks
eyewinks
noun
plural of eyewink
eyewitness
eyewitness
noun
Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from 16th c.]
verb
To be present at an event, and see it
eyewitnesses
eyewitnesses
noun
plural of eyewitness
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flywinch
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gaywing
gaywings
gaywings
noun
Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.
gloweringly
gloweringly
adv
In a glowering manner.
glowingly
glowingly
adv
While giving off a glow.
With enthusiastic praise.
gnawingly
gnawingly
adv
In a manner that chafes or worries.
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
grainways
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
growlingly
growlingly
adv
In a growling manner; with growls.
gwydion
gwydion
Proper noun
A magician, hero and trickster in Welsh mythology.
gwyniad
gwyniad
noun
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Wales.
gwynneville
harpwaytuning
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hingeways
hollywoodian
hollywoodian
Adjective
Pertaining to Hollywood.
howdying
howdying
verb
present participle of howdy
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
hwaiyang
hymnwise
imlaystown
inlawry
interrailway
interrailway
adj
Between railways.
intertwiningly
intertwiningly
adv
So as to intertwine.
intertwistingly
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
interworry
interwovenly
interwovenly
adv
In an interwoven manner.
inwardly
inwardly
adv
(obsolete) Completely, fully.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jinnywink
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
knifeway
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowingly
knowingly
adv
In the manner of one who knows.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
kweiyang
ladylintywhite
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
libertytown
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
loweringly
loweringly
adv
In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
manywise
manywise
adv
In many different ways; variously.
mawkingly
maywings
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
merrywing
midwinterly
midwintry
midwintry
adj
Resembling or characteristic of midwinter.
minaway
moneywise
moneywise
adv
In terms of money; financially speaking.
monorailway
mulligatawny
mulligatawny
noun
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
naubinway
naubinway
Proper noun
A town in Michigan.
newberyite
newberyite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
ninnywatch
nonyellowing
nonyellowing
adj
Not prone to yellowing.
noteworthily
noteworthily
adv
In a noteworthy manner; notably.
nyamwezi
nyamwezi
Proper noun
a people of Tanzania
a Bantu language spoken by this people
nymphwise
olympianwise
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwearying
overwearying
verb
present participle of overweary
overweeningly
overweeningly
adv
In an overweening way; arrogantly.
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwillingly
overwillingly
adv
In an overwilling manner.
ownwayish
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
paddywacking
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.