Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
councilwoman
councilwoman
noun
A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counterbewitch
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(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
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cushionflower
dawsoniaceous
doublewidth
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
fountaintown
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
gwerziou
heartwounding
houghsinew
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewife
housewife
noun
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
(plural "housewives", obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.
verb
Alternative form of housewive
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housewifeship
housewifeship
noun
The management of a household; housewifery.
The role or status of a housewife.
housewifish
housewifish
adj
Housewifely.
housewive
housewive
verb
(transitive, especially of women) To manage with skill and economy.
housewives
housewives
noun
plural of housewife
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
huntingtown
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
interwrought
interwwrought
inwound
inwound
adj
enwound
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
iwound
juliustown
katsuwonidae
kiungchow
kowagmiut
kurtistown
kuskokwim
kuskwogmiut
laughlintown
leeuwfontein
ludowici
lutoslawski
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mauricetown
measuringworm
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mountainward
mountainward
adv
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mouthwise
mudminnow
mudminnow
noun
Any member of the family Umbridae of ray-finned freshwater fish found in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
muirfowl
multiflow
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiword
multiword
adj
Alternative form of multi-word
multiwords
nonoutlawries
orwigsburg
outawing
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outblowing
outblowing
verb
present participle of outblow
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outglowing
outglowing
verb
present participle of outglow
outgnawing
outgnawing
verb
present participle of outgnaw
outgrowing
outgrowing
noun
That which grows outward; outgrowth
verb
present participle of outgrow
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outlawing
outlawing
verb
present participle of outlaw
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outswift
outswim
outswim
verb
(transitive) To swim faster than.
outswimming
outswimming
verb
present participle of outswim
outswims
outswims
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswim
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outswindling
outswindling
verb
present participle of outswindle
outswing
outswing
noun
(cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outswinging
outswinging
adj
(cricket) Moving with outswing
(soccer) Moving so as to curve away from the goal or centre
Of or pertaining to doors or windows that open in the outwards direction.
outswirl
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outtwine
outwait
outwait
verb
To gain an advantage by simply waiting
To wait for something to end
outwaited
outwaited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwait
outwaiting
outwaiting
verb
present participle of outwait
outwaits
outwaits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwait