A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applewife
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
aprowl
aprowl
adj
Prowling.
arrowplate
aspinwall
asprawl
asprawl
adj
Sprawling; covered or filled (with something sprawling).
prep
Sprawling over or across.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
balmawhapple
bespawl
bespawl
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle.
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
blowspray
breastplow
bretwaldaship
campbelltown
campbeltown
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capwell
catawampously
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
clapperclawer
clapperclaws
clapperclaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clapperclaw
clappermaclaw
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
codswallop
codswallop
intj
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Used to express disbelief: nonsense!; rubbish!
noun
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Senseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
codswallops
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
dewlap
dewlap
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dewlaps
dewlaps
noun
plural of dewlap
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downtrampling
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallywasp
gangplow
gangplows
gospelwards
grapeflower
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.
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampflower
lampwick
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwai
lapwai
Proper noun
A city/town in Idaho.
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
lapwork
lapwork
noun
Work in which one part overlaps another.
lawproof
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
lilliwaup
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
mapleview
maplewood
moldwarp
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
molewarp
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
nonplantowning
olympianwise
outwallop
packwall
packwaller
paddlewood
paddlewood
noun
The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks.
pailow
palaceward
palaceward
adv
Toward a palace.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palawan
palew
paleways
paleways
adv
Palewise.
palewise
palewise
adv
(heraldry, archaic) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines.
pallwise
pallwise
adv
In the manner of a pall.
palmerworm
palmerworm
noun
(archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
palmwood
palmwood
noun
The wood of the coconut palm.
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
pandlewhew
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
parallelwise
parallelwise
adj
parallel
adv
parallelly
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
parsleywort
partlow
paschflower
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pauwles
pawkily
pawkily
adv
In a pawky manner.
pawl
pawl
noun
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
verb
(transitive) To stop with a pawl.
pawlet
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawls
pawls
noun
plural of pawl
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peafowl
peafowl
noun
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
pearlweed
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
pebbleware
pebbleware
noun
variegated pottery made from a mixture of clays of different colours
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
phosphowolframic
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
phulwa
phulwara
pickwickianly
piecemealwise
pilaw
pilaws
pilaws
noun
plural of pilaw
pillarwise
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pillowmade
pinwale
pinwale
noun
A corduroy fabric having narrow ribs.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
pipewalker
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainward
plainwell
plaistow
plaitwork
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
platework
plateworker
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playfellow
playfellow
noun
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.