(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
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
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
pandlewhew
pencilwood
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
pestilenceweed
plainward
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
plentywood
plentywood
Proper noun
a city in Montana, USA
plowland
plowland
noun
Alternative spelling of ploughland
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
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
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preworldliness
pulldown
pulldown
noun
Alternative form of pull-down
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
snowplowed
snowplowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowplow
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
splintwood
superacknowledgment
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superworldliness
swampland
swampland
noun
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
swindlership
swindlership
noun
(rare) The state of being a swindler.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
