(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
harpwaytuning
hyperwrought
mugwump
mugwump
noun
(by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
(by extension) One who switches from supporting one political party to another, especially for personal benefit.
(by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
(chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
(historical) A member of the Republican Party who declined to support the party's nominee James G. Blaine (1830–1893) during the 1884 United States presidential election, believing him to be corrupt, and instead supported the Democratic Party's candidate Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
verb
(intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
mugwumpism
mugwumpism
Noun
The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumps
mugwumps
noun
plural of mugwump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mugwump
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plugdrawer
pseudosweating
puddingwife
puddingwives
puffwig
pumpwright
pushwainling
rawlplug
roupingwife
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
snowplough
snowplough
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow
sparrowtongue
springwurzel
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurwing
spurwing
noun
Any of various butterflies of the genus Antigonus.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superwager
superweening
superwrought
undersweeping
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unprowling
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unweeping
unweeping
adj
Not weeping.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
unwrapping
unwrapping
noun
The act or process by which something is unwrapped.
verb
present participle of unwrap
upflowing
upflowing
verb
present participle of upflow
upgrew
upgrew
verb
simple past tense of upgrow
upgrow
upgrow
verb
(archaic) To grow up
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upgrown
upgrown
verb
past participle of upgrow
upgrows
upgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgrow
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upsweeping
upsweeping
verb
present participle of upsweep
upswelling
upswelling
noun
That which upswells.
verb
present participle of upswell
upswing
upswing
noun
(by extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity
an upward swing
verb
To swing upward.
upswinging
upswinging
verb
present participle of upswing
upswings
upswings
noun
plural of upswing
upswung
upswung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upswing
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
upwelling
upwelling
noun
An upward movement from a lower source.
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
verb
present participle of upwell
upwring
upwrought
upwrought
adj
wrought-up
wachapreague
walpurga
walpurgis
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.