(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
boutwell
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckeystown
budworth
buglewort
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
bumboatwoman
bumboatwoman
noun
A woman who pilots a bumboat.
bungtown
burgettstown
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
butterflower
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butterworker
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
buttwoman
buttwomen
buttwood
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
concertgebouw
coughwort
countdown
countdown
noun
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
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
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
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
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
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
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
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.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowbrute
cowshut
cowtongue
crudwort
cudwort
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
curdwort
currantworm
curratow
cutdown
cutdown
noun
(surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cutwork
cutwork
noun
A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworm
cutworm
noun
The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
doublewidth
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcut
downcut
verb
(geology) Deepen by erosion.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downthrust
downturn
downturn
noun
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
verb
To decline
To turn downwards
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawout
ducktown
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dutchtown
dutzow
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
flourtown
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
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
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
funkstown
goutweed
goutweed
noun
A ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
goutwort
goutwort
Noun
goutweed,
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
guntown
gutow
gutwort
gutwort
noun
A plant, Globularia alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa.