(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
archmugwump
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beworming
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
combwright
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
cowgram
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downtrampling
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
figworm
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gawkhammer
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
germantown
gewrztraminer
gimberjawed
glareworm
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glowworm
glowworm
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
gnatworm
gnatworm
noun
The aquatic larva of a gnat.
gormaw
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
grassworm
grewsome
grewsome
adj
Obsolete spelling of gruesome
grewsomely
grewsomeness
grewsomer
grewsomest
grewsomest
adj
superlative form of grewsome: most grewsome
gromwell
gromwell
noun
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
growsome
growsome
adj
(dialectal) Alternative form of gruesome
(dialectal) Characterised or marked by growth; apt to grow; conducive to growing
grubworm
grubworm
noun
A grub.
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
gumchewer
gumflower
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hangworm
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
imbrowning
imbrowning
verb
present participle of imbrown
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
inswarming
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lurgworm
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
marrowing
mawger
mcgraw
mcgraws
mcgrew
mcgrew
Proper noun
A village in Nebraska.
measuringworm
megaweber
megaword
megaword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage or capacity equal to 10⁶ (or 2²⁰) words
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
melongrower
melongrower
noun
A person or company that grows melons.
merrywing
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
microdrawing
microdrawing
noun
A drawing showing the microscopic detail of something.
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
mingwort
mingwort
noun
(obsolete, regional) Synonym of wormwood (“Artemisia species”)
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
misgrew
misgrew
verb
simple past tense of misgrow
misgrow
misgrow
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss.
misgrowing
misgrowing
verb
present participle of misgrow
misgrown
misgrown
adj
Grown out of shape; misshapen.
verb
past participle of misgrow.
misgrows
misgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgrow
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswiring
miswiring
noun
incorrect wiring
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
morgantown
morgantown
Proper noun
a town in Indiana, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
a CDP in Mississippi, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in North Carolina, USA.
a CDP in and Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA
morningward
morningward
adv
(poetic) Toward morning.
morrowing
morrowing
verb
present participle of morrow
morwong
morwong
noun
Any of various perciform fishes comprising or formerly comprising family Cheilodactylidae.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
newsmonger
newsmonger
noun
(colloquial) A journalist.
A gossip.
newsmongering
newsmongering
noun
sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
newsmongers
newsmongers
noun
plural of newsmonger
newsmongery
newsmongery
noun
Journalism, especially the type that is sensationalist.
The act of spreading gossip.
orangewoman
orangewoman
Noun
A female Orangeman.
overswarming
overswarming
verb
present participle of overswarm
overwarming
overwarming
verb
present participle of overwarm
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
pilgrimwise
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewelcoming
pumpwright
ragworm
ragworm
noun
A polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing.
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
rewarming
rewarming
verb
present participle of rewarm
ringworm
ringworm
noun
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
ringworms
ringworms
noun
plural of ringworm
rumbowling
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
springworm
stagworm
stagworm
noun
The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag.
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
superacknowledgment
swanmarking
swarming
swarming
noun
(colloquial, Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
The motion of a swarm.
verb
present participle of swarm
swarmingness
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of