(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
bashawdom
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowmansdale
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dameworts
dembowski
deworms
deworms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deworm
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
discrownment
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disemboweled
disemboweled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelled
disembowelled
verb
(chiefly Britain) simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
disembowels
disembowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembowel
disembower
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disendowment
disendowment
noun
The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
disownments
disownments
noun
plural of disownment
disworkmanship
dombrowski
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowdyism
dowdyism
noun
(dated) A plain, unfashionable style of dress.
dowieism
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downmost
downmost
adj
Furthest down; located at the bottom of a system or structure.
downsman
downsome
downsome
adj
Low-spirited; melancholy.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
endowments
endowments
noun
plural of endowment
forewisdom
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
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.
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
jasminewood
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
jimsonweeds
jimsonweeds
noun
plural of jimsonweed
lambsdown
landswoman
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
madworts
madworts
noun
plural of madwort
manifoldwise
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
mastwood
mastwood
noun
The evergreen plant Calophyllum inophyllum.
meadowlands
meadowlands
noun
plural of meadowland
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meadowless
meadowless
adj
Without meadows.
meadows
meadows
noun
plural of meadow
meadowsweet
meadowsweet
noun
A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
Any plant of the genus Spiraea of the Rosaceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and consisting of about 80-100 species of shrubs.
meadowsweets
meadowsweets
noun
plural of meadowsweet
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
microwords
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
midtowns
midtowns
noun
plural of midtown
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
misdower
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
miswisdom
misword
misword
noun
(obsolete, in later use dialectal) An insult.
verb
(transitive) To word incorrectly.
misworded
misworded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misword
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
miswords
miswords
noun
plural of misword
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misword
misworshiped
modesttown
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
moonwards
moosewood
moosewood
noun
Hobblebush, Viburnum lantanoides.
Leatherwood (genus Dirca or specifically Dirca palustris)
Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
morassweed
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mowstead
mudflows
mudflows
noun
plural of mudflow
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
multiwords
muskwood
muskwood
noun
The wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).
The wood of an Australian tree (Olearia argophylla).
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
outwardmost
outwardmost
adj
Farthest outward.
overshadowment
overshadowment
noun
overshadowing
overwisdom
possumwood
possumwood
noun
Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) native to warm-temperate North America.
Hura crepitans (sandbox tree), native to the tropical Americas;
Quintinia sieberi, a rainforest tree native to eastern Australia.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
romewards
romewards
Adverb
Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic church.
roundworms
roundworms
noun
plural of roundworm
rowdyism
rowdyism
noun
The state of being rowdy.
rowdyisms
rowdyisms
noun
plural of rowdyism
salmwood
samnorwood
sandworm
sandworm
noun
(Britain) The lugworm, Arenicola marina.
(US) The clam worm or ragworm, Alitta virens.
Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
The chigoe, a species of flea, Tunga penetrans.
sandworms
sandworms
noun
plural of sandworm
semiwoody
semiwoody
adj
Somewhat or partly woody.
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
shittimwood
shittimwood
noun
The wood of the shittim.
shittimwoods
showdom
showdom
noun
The realm or sphere of shows or showbusiness.
shrewdom
slowmouthed
smallsword
smallsword
noun
A light one-handed sword, designed for thrusting, which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance.
smallswords
smallswords
noun
plural of smallsword
smallwood
smokewood
smokewood
noun
Any of various plants that are used to produce smoke when burned.
The virgin's bower (Clematis vitalba), whose porous stems were traditionally smoked by boys.
snowmold
sparrowdom
sparrowdom
noun
The realm or sphere of sparrows.
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
squawdom
squawdom
noun
The world or sphere of squaws.
stormward
stormwind
stormwind
noun
A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm.
stowbordman
stowbordmen
streamwood
summerwood
summerwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed later in the growing season, when growth is less rapid.