A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
europeward
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
hyperwrought
joukerypawkery
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
newburyport
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
overpowerful
overpowerful
adj
Excessively powerful.
overpowerfully
overpowerfulness
owerloup
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
polonnaruwa
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
powderpuff
powderpuff
adj
Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females.
powerful
powerful
adj
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
adv
(Southern US) Synonym of very
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
powerfulness
powerfulness
noun
The quality of being powerful.
powerhouse
powerhouse
noun
(card games) A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
(figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
A power station; the building housing a power station
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
prewound
prowessful
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
purplewood
purplewood
noun
The purpleheart tree
purplewort
purplewort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
puttyblower
puttywork
roupingwife
rupturewort
rupturewort
noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
slumpwork
sparrowbush
sparrowtongue
spurflower
spurflower
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Plectranthus.
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurwort
spurwort
noun
Sherardia arvensis, a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.
sulphowolframic
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
superacknowledgment
superallowance
superborrow
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
supercrowned
superendow
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superpower
superpower
noun
(countable) A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
(mathematics) A tetration.
(obsolete, uncountable) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
(uncountable) Excessive or superior power.
verb
(transitive) To give extraordinary powers to.
superpowered
superpowered
adj
Equipped with superpowers.
Possessing powers that are super.
Very highly powered.
superpowerful
superpowerful
adj
Very powerful; having, or capable of exerting great power, potency, or influence.
superpowers
superpowers
noun
plural of superpower
supertower
supertower
noun
(informal) A very tall building.
superweapon
superweapon
Noun
An extremely powerful weapon.
superweapons
superweapons
noun
plural of superweapon
superwoman
superwoman
noun
(informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
A woman with superhuman powers.
superwomen
superwomen
noun
plural of superwoman
superworldliness
superworldly
superwrought
supraworld
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.
tulipflower
turnipwood
turnplow
underpower
underpower
verb
(transitive) To supply with insufficient power.
underpowered
underpowered
adj
Having insufficient power for its operation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underpower
underweapon
unempowered
unempowered
adj
Not empowered.
unimpowered
unimpowered
adj
Not impowered
unoverpowered
unoverpowered
adj
Not overpowered.
unpowdered
unpowdered
Adjective
Not powdered.
unpower
unpower
noun
Lack of power; weakness.
verb
(transitive) To remove the power from; power down or power off
unpowerful
unpowerful
adj
Not powerful.
unpowerfulness
unpowerfulness
noun
The quality of being unpowerful.
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unprowling
unworship
unworship
noun
Lack of worship or respect; dishonour; failure or refusal to worship; irreverence.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of worship or due honour; to dishonour.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipped
unworshipped
adj
Not worshipped.
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
upbrow
upcrowd
upflower
upflower
verb
(intransitive, poetic, archaic) To flower; to reach a state of full development or achievement.
upgrow
upgrow
verb
(archaic) To grow up
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upgrown
upgrown
verb
past participle of upgrow
upgrows
upgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgrow
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upharrow
upharrow
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To tear up.
upperworks
upperworks
noun
(nautical) superstructure
(slang) head; brains
upthrow
upthrow
noun
(geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
verb
(archaic, poetic) To throw or cast upwards.
(geology, intransitive, of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.
(geology, transitive) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upthrown
upthrown
verb
past participle of upthrow
upthrows
upthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upthrow
uptower
uptower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To tower above; to loom.
uptowner
uptowner
noun
A person who comes from uptown.
uptowners
uptowners
noun
plural of uptowner
upwork
upwrought
upwrought
adj
wrought-up
waterspout
waterspout
noun
A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion.
A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
waterspouts
waterspouts
noun
plural of waterspout
waterstoup
whereupon
whereupon
conj
After which, in consequence.
Upon which.
whisperous
whisperous
adj
whispery
whisperously
whisperously
adv
whisperingly
woodburytype
woodburytype
Noun
A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and pressed against a metal plate, producing an intaglio.
A print of this kind.
workup
workup
noun
(chemistry) All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product.
(countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.
(military) A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation.
(uncountable) Synonym of scrub baseball
workups
workups
noun
plural of workup
worshipful
worshipful
adj
(chiefly Britain) Used as respectful form of address for a person or body of persons, especially in the name of a livery company. For example, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland.
Tending to worship; showing reverence.
noun
(obsolete) One who is respected or worshipped.
worshipfully
worshipfully
adv
In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
wraparound
wraparound
adj
(of clothing) Designed to be wrapped around the body and tied.
(of windows, lenses, etc.) That extends around a corner or bend.
Serving to surround or bookend something else.
noun
(countable) A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.
(countable) A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
(countable) Synonym of wraparound mortgage
(countable, computing) Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text on to the next line if it will not fit on the current one.
(countable, television, radio) A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.
(countable, uncountable, programming) The wrapping of numerical value in case of underflow or overflow.
(often attributive) An extension to a property that combines side and rear extensions.