(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
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
geswarp
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gipsywort
gopherwood
gopherwood
noun
Alternative form of gopher wood
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grapeflower
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(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
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
harpwaytuning
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
hyperwrought
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
partridgewood
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
penwright
periwig
periwig
noun
(now historical) A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.
periwigged
periwigged
adj
Wearing a periwig.
periwigpated
periwigs
periwigs
noun
plural of periwig
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pigflower
pilgrimwise
pitwright
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowjogger
plowrightia
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
plugdrawer
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
prayingwise
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
predrawing
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
pregwood
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
previewing
previewing
verb
present participle of preview
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarning
prewarning
verb
present participle of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweigh
preweighing
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinning
prizewinning
adj
Having won at least one prize.
proborrowing
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pumpwright
rawlplug
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
resweeping
resweeping
verb
present participle of resweep
rewrapping
rewrapping
noun
The act by which something is wrapped again.
verb
present participle of rewrap
roupingwife
sapphirewing
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.