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
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
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
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
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
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowldering
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.
childcrowing
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
clowring
counterwilling
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowgirl
cowgirl
noun
(card games, slang) A playing card of queen rank.
A sex position where the woman is on top; cowgirl position.
A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
(rare, transitive) To mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
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.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownling
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downtrampling
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
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.
drowningly
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
fingerflower
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
fringeflower
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
gairfowl
gairfowl
noun
Alternative form 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
gilbertown
gilliflower
gilliflower
noun
Alternative spelling of gillyflower
gillyflower
gillyflower
noun
(by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
Any of several species of wallflower.
Clove pink.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glenwillard
glidewort
glowbird
glowering
glowering
noun
The act of giving a glower.
verb
present participle of glower
gloweringly
gloweringly
adv
In a glowering manner.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
grindelwald
griswold
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
growleries
growleries
noun
plural of growlery
growlier
growlier
adj
comparative form of growly: more growly
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
growlinesses
growling
growling
adj
Producing a growl.
noun
(jazz) The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.
A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
verb
present participle of growl
growlingly
growlingly
adv
In a growling manner; with growls.
gwalior
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hingeflower
hollingsworth
hornswoggling
hornswoggling
verb
present participle of hornswoggle
inflowering
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
intertwiningly
intertwiningly
adv
So as to intertwine.
intertwistingly
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
interwhistling
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
klingerstown
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
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
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.
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
lidgerwood
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightwort
lingwort
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lowering
lowering
adj
(of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
Lurking, skulking, menacing.
That lowers or frowns.
noun
Alternative form of louring.
The act of something being lowered.
verb
present participle of lower
loweringly
loweringly
adv
In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
loweringness
ludwigsburg
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
newsgirl
newsgirl
noun
A girl who delivers newspapers.
newsgirls
newsgirls
noun
plural of newsgirl
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
nonflowering
nonflowering
adj
(biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwrangling
outwrangling
verb
present participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
outwriggling
outwriggling
verb
present participle of outwriggle
overblowing
overblowing
verb
present participle of overblow
overflowing
overflowing
noun
overflow
verb
present participle of overflow
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.