The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
bowedness
bowedness
noun
Quality of being bowed.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowlds
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowmansdale
bowsed
bowsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowse
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastweed
breastwood
bretwaldaship
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownsdale
browsed
browsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of browse
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
budweis
budweiser
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
bullweeds
bullweeds
noun
plural of bullweed
burweeds
burweeds
noun
plural of burweed
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwood
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
byrdstown
byrewards
bywoods
bywords
bywords
noun
plural of byword
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
Nauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, yellow cheesewood, Canary cheesewood).
Pittosporum species.
cheswold
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowsed
chowsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowse
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cocuswood
cocuswood
noun
The dense hardwood of Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree.
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
codswallop
codswallop
intj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
codswallops
coldslaw
coldslaw
noun
Archaic form of coleslaw.
collingswood
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
copsewooded
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cordwoods
cordwoods
noun
plural of cordwood
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
cottonweeds
cottonweeds
noun
plural of cottonweed
cottonwoods
cottonwoods
noun
plural of cottonwood
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowards
cowards
noun
plural of coward
cowbinds
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowshard
cowshed
cowshed
noun
A shed or barn for keeping cows.
cowsheds
cowsheds
noun
plural of cowshed
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crawdaddies
crawdaddies
noun
plural of crawdaddy
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfordsville
cressweed
crestwood
crossweed
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crossword
crossword
noun
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
(informal, by extension) The grid of such a puzzle
crossworder
crossworder
noun
A person who solves crossword puzzles
crosswords
crosswords
noun
plural of crossword
crowdedness
crowdedness
noun
The state or quality of being crowded.
crowders
crowders
noun
plural of crowder
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowds
crowds
noun
plural of crowd
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowd