A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
aardwolves
aardwolves
noun
plural of aardwolf
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
afterblow
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
airflow
airflow
noun
Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglow
airglow
noun
A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
allower
allower
noun
One who allows or permits.
allwork
allwork
noun
Domestic or other work of all kinds.
allworthy
alsworth
alyworth
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
aprowl
aprowl
adj
Prowling.
archilowe
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
arrowless
arrowless
adj
Without an arrow.
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
arrowplate
awlwort
awlwort
noun
A plant, Subularia aquatica, with awl-shaped leaves.
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
aylsworth
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
baldcrown
balewort
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
balloonflower
barleymow
barlow
barlow
Proper noun
The name of several villages in north-eastern England.
originating from one of these villages.
The name of several towns in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.
barlows
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathflower
bellowsmaker
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
bladderwort
bladderwort
noun
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.
bladderworts
bladderworts
noun
plural of bladderwort
blaewort
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
blawort
blawort
noun
(Scotland) Centaurea cyanus, the cornflower.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowspray
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bohmerwald
bondelswarts
borowolframic
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
bourlaw
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowlderhead
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowralite
brailowsky
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
breastplow
bretwaldadom
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
broadwell
bronislaw
brooklawn
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
brownistical
brownsdale
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
caldoracaldwell
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
cankerflower
carlow
carlow
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Carlow, Ireland.
carrolltown
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
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chalkworker
chamberfellow
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
coralflower
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
cornwall
cornwall
Proper noun
A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
A town in Connecticut
A town in New York
A city in Ontario
A borough in Pennsylvania
A town in Prince Edward Island
A town in Vermont
cornwallis
cornwallises
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cornwallville
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterwall
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cradlefellow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawleyroot
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
crownal
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
daneflower
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day