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
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
parsleywort
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.
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
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pilwillet
pistolwise
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
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
plowbote
plowbote
noun
Alternative form of ploughbote
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowter
plowter
verb
Alternative spelling of plouter
polyglotwise
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
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.
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.
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.
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
splitnew
spotwelder
sprawliest
sprawliest
adj
superlative form of sprawly: most sprawly
staplewise
steppenwolf
struwwelpeter
superacknowledgment
supersweetly
superwealthy
superwealthy
adj
Very wealthy
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
townspeople
townspeople
noun
plural of townsperson
triplewise
tulipflower
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
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.
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.
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westphal
westphalia
westphalia
Proper noun
Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Westfalen, a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
A former realm of Germany
A city in Iowa.
A city in Kansas.
A village in Michigan.
A city in Missouri.
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
whippertail
whippletree
whippletree
noun
a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.
whippletrees
whippletrees
noun
plural of whippletree
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
wildtype
wolpert
wolverhampton
wolverhampton
Proper noun
A city in the West Midlands of England.
wuppertal
wuppertal
Proper noun
A city in western Germany.
yellowtop
yellowtop
noun
Any of the genus Flaveria of plants with yellow flowers, related to the sunflower.