The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
agarwal
aggarwal
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
bergwall
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
blawenburg
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
bridgewall
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clewgarnet
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
downtrampling
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawglove
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form of garefowl
galewort
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
gallflower
gallflower
noun
The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gallwort
gallycrow
gallycrow
noun
Alternative spelling of gallicrow
galsworthy
gangflower
garefowl
garefowl
noun
The great auk.
The razorbill
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
garlicwort
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
gerlaw
gladewater
glareworm
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassware
glassware
noun
Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.
glasswares
glasswares
noun
plural of glassware
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
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.
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
glazework
glazework
noun
glazed decorative work
glenwillard
glowbard
gnatflower
goldwasser
goldwasser
noun
A Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.
goldwater
gospelwards
grapeflower
grassflower
gravelweed
grawls
grawls
noun
plural of grawl
graywall
greenlawn
greenwald
grindelwald
grnewald
groundwall
groundwall
noun
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
growable
growable
adj
Capable of growing
gruhenwald
grunenwald
grunewald
gujranwala
gujranwala
Proper noun
A city in Punjab province, northeastern Pakistan.
gulfwards
gwalior
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hornswaggle
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
lagwort
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
langworthy
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawgiver
lawgiver
noun
Any lawmaker.
One who provides laws to a society.
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawrenceburg
lawrenceburg
Proper noun
a city in Indiana, USA
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
loungewears
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle