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
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowanesque
cowbrute
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
cowsucker
cowtongue
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewcut
crewcut
noun
Alternative spelling of crew cut
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
crunchweed
cubbyyew
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Euchiton, a plant genus native to Australasia and the Pacific
Filago, a plant genus of Eurasia and North America
Gamochaeta, a plant genus with species in North and South America
Gnaphalium, a plant genus with species in Eurasia and the Americas
Helichrysum, a plant genus occurring in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia.
Pseudognaphalium, a plant genus native to North America
cudweeds
cudweeds
noun
plural of cudweed
cullowhee
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curfew
curfew
noun
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
A signal indicating this time.
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
The time when such restriction begins.
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
curfewing
curfews
curfews
noun
plural of curfew
curlew
curlew
noun
(Australia) A stone curlew.
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
curlewberry
curlews
curlews
noun
plural of curlew
curliewurlie
curliewurly
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
curwensville
curwhibble
curwillet
cushewbird
cushionflower
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
cutweed
cynewulf
dawsoniaceous
depauw
deurwaarder
dewcup
dewhurst
dewsbury
dewsbury
Proper noun
a minster town in West Yorkshire, England.
doublewidth
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
drunkelew
drunkenwise
duckwater
duckweed
duckweed
noun
Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.
duckweeds
duckweeds
noun
plural of duckweed
duckwheat
duckwife
duenweg
duewest
duinhewassel
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dummyweed
duniewassal
dunniewassel
durware
dusenwind
duwe
edwardsburg
ehuawa
elbowbush
eldwun
enfurrow
enumclaw
enwound
enwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwind
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
europeward
eutaw
eutawville
ewound
feuchtwanger
flowerful
flowerful
adj
(poetic) flowery, abundant in flowers.
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
fluxweed
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
frewsburg
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitwise
fruitwomen
fuelwood
fuelwood
noun
wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel
fullgrownness
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
furbelow
furbelow
noun
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
A small, showy ornamentation.
verb
(transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furbelows
furbelows
noun
plural of furbelow
furrowed
furrowed
adj
Marked with furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furrow
furrower
furrower
noun
A tool for creating furrows in the ground.
One who furrows something, such as the brow.
furrowers
furrowers
noun
plural of furrower
furrowless
furrowless
adj
Without furrows.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
furtwler
gauzewing
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
goutweed
goutweed
noun
A ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
groundflower
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.