(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
hawthornesque
heartwounding
hueytown
hummelstown
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
huntertown
huttonweed
interwrought
interwwrought
iwurthen
mishikhwutmetunne
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwrench
schweinfurt
scutcheonwise
southernward
southernwards
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesterner
southwesterner
noun
a person from the southwest part of a geographic region
southwesterners
southwesterners
noun
plural of southwesterner
southwesternmost
southwesternmost
adj
Farthest southwest.
thousandweight
thunderflower
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
thundershowers
thundershowers
noun
plural of thundershower
thunderwood
thunderworm
thunderworm
noun
A small burrowing snake-like lizard (Rhineura floridana) native to Florida.
thunderwort
townhouse
townhouse
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A row house or terraced house.
(dated) A town hall.
A house in an urban setting.
townhouses
townhouses
noun
plural of townhouse
trustworthiness
trustworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.
trustworthinesses
twinebush
unbewitch
unbewitch
verb
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbewitchingly
unblameworthiness
unblameworthy
unblameworthy
Adjective
Not blameworthy.
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
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
underthaw
underwarmth
underwatch
underwatcher
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
underwhistle
underwitch
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
unfaithworthiness
uninterferedwith
uninwreathed
unnewsworthy
unnewsworthy
adj
Not newsworthy.
unnoteworthiness
unnoteworthiness
noun
The quality of being unnoteworthy.
unnoteworthy
unnoteworthy
adj
Not noteworthy.
unoverthrown
unoverthrown
adj
Not overthrown.
unpathwayed
unpathwayed
adj
Without a path.
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unseaworthiness
unseaworthiness
noun
The state or condition of being unseaworthy.
unseaworthy
unseaworthy
adj
Unfit for a sea voyage.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unswathable
unswathe
unswathe
verb
(transitive) To remove a swathe from.
unswatheable
unswathed
unswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unswathe
unswathes
unswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unswathe
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
unthawed
unthawed
adj
Which has not been thawed: still frozen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unthaw
unthewed
unthrowable
unthrowable
adj
That cannot be thrown.
unthwacked
unthwartable
unthwartable
adj
Not thwartable.
unthwarted
unthwarted
adj
Not thwarted.
untrustworthiness
untrustworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being untrustworthy.
untwitched
untwitched
adj
Not twitched.
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwealthy
unwealthy
Adjective
Not wealthy.
unweathered
unweathered
adj
(chiefly of wood) not weathered or seasoned
unweatherly
unweatherly
adj
(nautical, sailing) Not weatherly.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unweighability
unweight
unweight
verb
To remove a statistical weighting from.
To temporarily remove the body's weight from a ski when making a turn.
unweighted
unweighted
adj
Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic)
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unweighty
unweighty
adj
Not weighty.
unwelth
unwhetted
unwhetted
adj
Not having been whetted.
unwhistled
unwhistled
adj
Not whistled.
unwhite
unwhite
adj
(uncommon) Not white.
noun
(nonstandard, very rare) Synonym of nonwhite
unwhited
unwhited
adj
Not whited; not made white.
unwhitened
unwhitened
adj
Not whitened.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwitched
unwitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwitch
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwitherable
unwitherable
adj
Incapable of being withered; imperishable; timeless.
unwithered
unwithered
adj
Not withered; fresh and whole.
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwithheld
unwithheld
adj
Not withheld.
unwithholden
unworthier
unworthier
adj
comparative form of unworthy: more unworthy
unworthies
unworthies
noun
plural of unworthy
unworthiest
unworthiest
adj
superlative form of unworthy: most unworthy
unworthiness
unworthiness
noun
The characteristic or condition of being unworthy.
unworthinesses
unworthinesses
noun
plural of unworthiness
unwrathfulness
unwreathe
unwreathe
verb
(transitive) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine (something wreathed).
unwreathed
unwreathed
adj
Not wreathed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwreath
simple past tense and past participle of unwreathe
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
unwretched
unwretched
adj
Not wretched.
walnutshade
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
weatherbound
weatherbound
adj
(often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
westinghouse
whenabouts
whenabouts
adv
Alternative form of whenabout
whereuntil
whereuntil
adv
(archaic) Until what; until which.
whereunto
whereunto
adv
(archaic or formal, sometimes interrogative) Unto what or which; to what purpose.
conj
(archaic or formal) unto which
whitmanesque
whitmanesque
Adjective
Characteristic of the American poet (1819–1892).
whitsuntide
whitsuntide
Noun
The week beginning on Whitsunday.
The first three days of the week beginning on Whitsunday.