(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
gallywasp
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.
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
olympianwise
overpowerfully
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
paleways
paleways
adv
Palewise.
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
parsleywort
pawkily
pawkily
adv
In a pawky manner.
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
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pickwickianly
pillowy
pillowy
adj
Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
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.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
playward
playwear
playwear
noun
Clothes designed for children to wear while playing.
playwears
playwoman
playwomen
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; 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
plowboy
plowboy
noun
A boy plower, a boy who plows.
A boy who helps the plowman by driving the draught animals in front of the plow.
plowboys
plowboys
noun
plural of plowboy
plywood
plywood
noun
(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.
(uncountable) Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.
verb
(transitive) To fit or block up with plywood.
plywoods
plywoods
noun
plural of plywood
pollywog
pollywog
noun
(New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent.
(sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.
Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”)
pollywogs
pollywogs
noun
plural of pollywog
polyglotwise
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
powderly
powerably
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
powerlessly
powerlessly
adv
In a powerless manner.
powldoody
powldoody
noun
(rare) A variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praisworthily
preallowably
prelawfully
prerailway
prerailway
adj
Before the development of a railway, or railways in general.
prewillingly
preworldly
preworldly
adj
(metaphysics) precosmic
preworthily
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
puttyblower
pyruwl
slipway
slipway
noun
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
A slip road.
slipways
slipways
noun
plural of slipway
slopeways
slopeways
adv
Synonym of slopewise
spillway
spillway
noun
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
spillways
spillways
noun
plural of spillway
splineway
sportswomanly
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
sprawly
sprawly
adj
(colloquial) sprawling.
superlawyer
superlawyer
noun
(informal) A very successful or powerful lawyer.
superlawyers
superlawyers
noun
plural of superlawyer
supersweetly
superwealthy
superwealthy
adj
Very wealthy
superworldly
sweepingly
sweepingly
adv
In an encompassing manner.
swordplay
swordplay
noun
fighting with a sword
swordplayer
swordplayer
noun
One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
swordplayers
swordplayers
noun
plural of swordplayer
teletypewrite
teletypewriter
teletypewriter
noun
Synonym of teletype (“telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols”).
teletypewriters
teletypewriters
noun
plural of teletypewriter
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
twalpenny
twalpenny
noun
(historical) An old Scots shilling.
twalpennyworth
twelvepenny
twelvepenny
adj
(archaic) Trifling; insignificant.
Having a value or cost of twelvepence.
unwhimperingly
upwardly
upwardly
adv
In an upward manner.
Towards a higher level, position or status.
waspily
waspily
adv
In a waspy manner.
waspishly
waspishly
adv
In a waspish manner.
weepingly
weepingly
adv
In a weeping manner.
weeply
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whipbelly
whippingly
whippingly
adv
With a whipping motion.
whisperingly
whisperingly
adv
In a whispering manner; quietly.
whisperously
whisperously
adv
whisperingly
whoopingly
whoopingly
adv
(degree) To a very great extent; extremely.
(manner) With a whooping noise.
widespreadedly
widespreadly
widespreadly
adv
In a widespread manner
wildtype
windplayer
wispily
wispily
adv
In a wispy manner.
wordplay
wordplay
noun
A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
wordplays
wordplays
noun
plural of wordplay
worshipability
worshipability
noun
Capability of being worshiped; worthiness of veneration.
worshipfully
worshipfully
adv
In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
worshipingly
worshipingly
adv
(US) Alternative form of worshippingly
worshippingly
worshippingly
adv
So as to worship.
wytopitlock
yarwhelp
yarwhelp
noun
(England, archaic) godwit, a type of bird.
yellowcup
yellowrump
yellowtop
yellowtop
noun
Any of the genus Flaveria of plants with yellow flowers, related to the sunflower.