A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
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
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cochurchwarden
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
concertgebouw
coughweed
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowanesque
cowbrute
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
cowsucker
cowtongue
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cullowhee
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
cushionflower
dawsoniaceous
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
housewrecker
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
mauricetown
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
outwrench
poulticewise
poulticewise
adv
In the manner of a poultice.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
scourweed
scrofulaweed
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
scutcheonwise
stuccoworker
superacknowledgment
superallowance
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
supercrowned
swashbucklerdom
unacknowledged
unacknowledged
adj
Not acknowledged.
unacknowledgedness
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
uncallower
uncowed
uncowed
adj
Not browbeaten or frightened into submission or compliance.
uncrowded
uncrowded
adj
Not crowded
uncrowned
uncrowned
adj
Deprived of the monarchy.
Not crowned; not yet crowned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrown
underwaistcoat
unwainscoted
unwainscoted
adj
Alternative form of unwainscotted
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
unwelcome
unwelcome
adj
Not welcome.
verb
(transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.
unwelcomed
unwelcomed
adj
Not having been welcomed.
unwelcomely
unwelcomely
adv
In an unwelcome manner.
unwelcomeness
unwelcomeness
noun
The state or condition of being unwelcome.
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
watchhouse
watchhouse
noun
A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercolourist
watercolourist
noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.