Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crowhop
crowhopper
disworkmanship
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
epworth
fellowheirship
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
gopherwood
gopherwood
noun
Alternative form of gopher wood
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
harwichport
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
hepworth
heroworshipper
hipwort
hipwort
noun
A fleshy, edible plant in the stonecrop family (Umbilicus rupestris).
horsepower
horsepower
noun
(uncountable) Power derived from the motion of a horse.
(uncountable) Strength.
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
horsepowers
horsepowers
noun
plural of horsepower
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
horsewhipped
horsewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip
horsewhipper
horsewhipper
noun
One who horsewhips.
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
hydropower
hydropower
noun
hydroelectric power
hydropowers
hyperwrought
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
misworship
misworship
noun
False or wrong worship; mistaken practices in religion.
verb
(transitive) To worship (a deity, etc.) wrongly.
misworshiped
misworshiper
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
morphew
morphew
noun
A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
morrowspeech
nonworship
nonworship
noun
Lack of worship.
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
owrehip
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantherwood
paschflower
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
peachwort
pebworth
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
phosphowolframic
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
phrenoward
piceworth
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowrightia
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
powderhorn
powderhorn
noun
A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
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
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
praisworthily
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
prattshollow
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
preoverthrew
preoverthrow
preoverthrowing
preoverthrown
preshadow
preshow
preshow
noun
A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.
verb
(transitive) To show in advance.
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
preshows
preshows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshow
preworship
preworship
adj
Prior to worship.
preworthily
preworthiness
preworthy
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
prophetstown
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
prowfishes
prowfishes
noun
plural of prowfish
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
schwarzkopf
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
sharptown
shepherdstown
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shipworms
shipworms
noun
plural of shipworm
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shopwork
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
shopworn
shopworn
adj
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Faded.
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
showerproof
showerproof
adj
That does not absorb water during light rainfall.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to light rainfall.
showstopper
showstopper
noun
(computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
showstoppers
showstoppers
noun
plural of showstopper
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
sparrowbush
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
sparrowish
sparrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sparrow.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
sulphowolframic
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superwrought
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
thermopower
thermopower
noun
(physics) A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect
threepennyworth
threepennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth threepence.
toothpowder
toothpowder
noun
Alternative form of tooth powder
trophywort
twalpennyworth
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
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.
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.