(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
edwardsburg
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
groundflower
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwall
groundwall
noun
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
groundward
groundward
adv
Towards the ground.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
groundwood
groundwood
noun
(paper industry) Wood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
grouseward
grousewards
gruhenwald
grunenwald
grunewald
gulfwards
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.
gurdwara
gurdwara
noun
A Sikh place of worship.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
heartwounding
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hungerweed
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
ludwigsburg
newground
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
plugdrawer
roughdraw
roughhewed
roughhewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughhew
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
swedesburg
swingaround
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
unbewilderingly
underdrawing
underdrawing
noun
(art) A sketch done on the ground of a painting before paint is applied
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
underglow
underglow
noun
A glow underneath.
verb
To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
undergnaw
undergown
undergown
noun
A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress.
undergrow
undergrow
verb
(intransitive) To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
(transitive) To grow underneath.
undergrowl
undergrowl
noun
A subdued growling or grumbling.
undergrown
undergrown
adj
(obsolete) having pubic hair
insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
undersweeping
undertwig
undertwig
noun
A lower twig.
underwage
underwaving
underweigh
underweigh
prep_phrase
(dated) Alternative form of under way
verb
To weigh insufficiently (indicating a too-small weight)
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwinding
underwinding
verb
present participle of underwind
underwing
underwing
noun
(ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
A hind wing on an insect.
A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
underwriting
underwriting
noun
The act of something being underwritten financially.
verb
present participle of underwrite
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
undrawing
undrawing
verb
present participle of undraw
unrewarding
unrewarding
adj
Not providing reward or satisfaction
unrewardingly
unrewardingly
adv
In an unrewarding manner.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unwagered
unwagered
adj
Not wagered.
unwandering
unwandering
adj
Not wandering.
unwanderingly
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwondering
unwondering
adj
Without wonder.
verb
present participle of unwonder
unwriggled
unwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwriggle
unwronged
unwronged
adj
Not having been wronged.
verwanderung
volkerwanderung
waldenburg
warfordsburg
windburning
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.
verb
present participle of windsurf
windsurfings
withdraught
withdraught
noun
(law, obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
(law, obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
(obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
(obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.
woodburning
woodburning
adj
Designed to burn wood.
woodgrouse
woodgrouse
noun
Alternative spelling of wood grouse
woodgrub
woodturning
woodturning
noun
The craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative objects.