(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cochurchwarden
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
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.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
crunchweed
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
runchweed
superacknowledgment
supercrowned
unbackward
unbackward
adj
Not backward.
uncrowded
uncrowded
adj
Not crowded
uncrowned
uncrowned
adj
Deprived of the monarchy.
Not crowned; not yet crowned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrown
undercrawl
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
underwaistcoat
underwatch
underwatcher
underwitch
unscrawled
unscrawled
adj
Not having been scrawled upon.
Not scrawled.
unscrewed
unscrewed
adj
Not having been screwed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unscrew
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unwrecked
unwrecked
adj
Not wrecked.
unwrenched
unwrenched
adj
That has not been wrenched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrench
unwretched
unwretched
adj
Not wretched.
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.