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.
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
aspinwall
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
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
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coplowing
copplecrown
cropplecrown
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
downslip
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downtrampling
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
gangplow
gangplows
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.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
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
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
mellowphone
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
nonplantowning
olympianwise
overpowerfulness
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
palawan
pandlewhew
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
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.
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
pencilwood
pennyflower
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pennywinkle
penwell
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
pickwickianly
pilliwinks
pilliwinks
noun
(chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
pilottown
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
pinpillow
pinwale
pinwale
noun
A corduroy fabric having narrow ribs.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
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
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwoman
playwomen
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
plowgang
plowing
plowing
noun
Alternative form of ploughing
verb
(snowboarding): riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
ploughing
plowland
plowland
noun
Alternative spelling of ploughland
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
plowline
plowmaking
plowman
plowman
noun
A man who plows land with a plough.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowmen
plowmen
noun
plural of plowman
plowpoint
plowpoint
noun
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
plowwoman
plowwoman
noun
(US) A female plower, who plows land with a plow.
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
polonnaruwa
potwalling
powellton
powerfulness
powerfulness
noun
The quality of being powerful.
powerlessness
powerlessness
noun
The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
pownal
pownall
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preallowance
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
prelawfulness
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
preworldliness
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pulldown
pulldown
noun
Alternative form of pull-down
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
pushwainling
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
snowplough
snowplough
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow
snowplow
snowplow
noun
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.
A device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.
A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
verb
(intransitive) To perform a snowplow in skiing.
(transitive) To clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow.
snowplowed
snowplowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowplow
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
snowplows
snowplows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowplow
snowslip
snowslip
noun
A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, etc.
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spelldowns
spelldowns
noun
plural of spelldown
spellingdown
spindlewise
spindlewise
adv
In the manner of a spindle.
spindlewood
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
splashdowns
splashdowns
noun
plural of splashdown
splashwing
spleenwort
spleenwort
noun
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.