(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
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.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
overweaponed
overweaponed
adj
Having too many weapons; overarmed.
pantherwood
pedricktown
phrenoward
pinrowed
powderhorn
powderhorn
noun
A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
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
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
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
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
prewonder
prewonderment
preworldliness
prewound
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
prowarden
scorpionweed
scorpionweed
noun
Any plant of the genus Phacelia.
serpentwood
serpentwood
noun
The tree Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.
shepherdstown
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
superacknowledgment
supercrowned
superendow
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superworldliness
underpower
underpower
verb
(transitive) To supply with insufficient power.
underpowered
underpowered
adj
Having insufficient power for its operation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underpower