(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
breastplow
bretwaldaship
campbelltown
campbeltown
catawampously
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
downtrampling
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
electropower
electropower
noun
electrical power
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hepplewhite
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
lewisport
limpwort
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
nonplantowning
outwallop
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
parsleywort
partlow
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
pawlet
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillwort
pillwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Pilularia, a minute aquatic fern with small pill-shaped sporangia.
pilottown
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pilwillet
pistolwise
plaistow
plaitwork
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
platework
plateworker
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowbote
plowbote
noun
Alternative form of ploughbote
plowfoot
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowgraith
plowlight
plowpoint
plowpoint
noun
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
plowrightia
plowstaff
plowstaff
noun
(US) The hind part or handle of a plow.
plowstilt
plowtail
plowtail
noun
Alternative form of ploughtail
plowter
plowter
verb
Alternative spelling of plouter
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
polyglotwise
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
poolwort
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
potwalling
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
poulticewise
poulticewise
adv
In the manner of a poultice.
powellite
powellite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powellton
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praisworthily
prattshollow
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prebestowal
preworthily
purplewort
purplewort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
puttyblower
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
shallowpated
sleepwort
sleepwort
noun
lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
slipperwort
slipperwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
sparrowtail
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
spleenwort
spleenwort
noun
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
spleenworts
spleenworts
noun
plural of spleenwort
spleetnew
splinternew
splintwood
splitnew
splitsaw
splitworm
sportswomanly
spotwelder
sprawliest
sprawliest
adj
superlative form of sprawly: most sprawly
staplewise
steppenwolf
struwwelpeter
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
superacknowledgment
supersweetly
superwealthy
superwealthy
adj
Very wealthy
swillpot
swillpot
noun
Alternative form of swill-pot
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
tatterwallop
teletypewrite
teletypewriter
teletypewriter
noun
Synonym of teletype (“telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols”).
teletypewriters
teletypewriters
noun
plural of teletypewriter
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
templeward
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
topeewallah
topiwala
townspeople
townspeople
noun
plural of townsperson
triplewise
troopfowl
tulipflower
tulipwood
tulipwood
noun
The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
turnplow
twalpenny
twalpenny
noun
(historical) An old Scots shilling.
twalpennyworth
twelvepence
twelvepence
noun
The monetary amount of twelve pence.
twelvepenny
twelvepenny
adj
(archaic) Trifling; insignificant.
Having a value or cost of twelvepence.
twinkleproof
waiilatpuan
waldport
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
wastepile
wastepile
noun
(card games) The discard pile; the area where the cards from the stock go when they are brought into play.
waterplane
waterplane
noun
(nautical) The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
waxplant
waxplant
noun
Alternative form of wax plant
waxplants
waxplants
noun
plural of waxplant
wellpinit
wellpoint
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
wentletrap
wentletrap
noun
Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which was formerly highly valued.
