(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.
belchertown
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
brownistic
brownistical
brucetown
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwoven
carrolltown
catercornerways
cedartown
cementwork
charlestown
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
chestertown
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
concertgebouw
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
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
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
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.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crosstown
crosstown
adj
(US) Extending across a city or town.
(public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown.
Situated at the other end of town.
crownation
crownet
crownet
noun
(obsolete) A coronet, small crown.
crownets
crownets
noun
plural of crownet
crownlet
crownlet
noun
(poetic) A coronet.
crownment
crownment
noun
(obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
crownwort
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
currantworm
czernowitz
discrownment
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downpatrick
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
encrownment
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcontrol
francestown
fredericktown
frenchtown
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
mauricetown
mcsherrystown
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
newcomerstown
northwich
northwich
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England.
notchwort
otherwhence
otherwhence
adv
(formal, now rare) By other means; From otherwhere.
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outwrench
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pedricktown
pestilencewort
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
provincetown
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
rectortown
ricetown
schaefferstown
scorpionwort
scotlandwards
snowcraft
snowcraft
noun
The art or skill of travelling or climbing on snowy terrain.
spencertown
stockertown
stockowner
superacknowledgment
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
trencherwoman
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
underwaistcoat
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whitecorn
whitecorn
noun
(US) Any white variety of field corn.
witchmonger
wondercraft
wonderstruck
wonderstruck
adj
Filled or overcome with wonder.
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.
woodcraftsman
woodcraftsman
noun
Alternative form of woodcraftman
woodmancraft
woodmancraft
noun
Synonym of woodcraft (“skills related to a woodland habitat”)