(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
barleymow
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bellowsmaker
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
bloodworm
bloodworm
noun
Alternative spelling of blood worm
bohmerwald
bollworm
bollworm
noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
borowolframic
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
bretwaldadom
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chamberfellow
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
combflower
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
cromwell
cromwell
Proper noun
from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
demiworld
downtrampling
drawloom
drawloom
noun
(archaic) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns.
(dated) A kind of damask made on the drawloom.
dreamworld
dreamworld
noun
An imaginary world, such as experienced while dreaming.
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
eelworm
eelworm
noun
A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.
eelworms
eelworms
noun
plural of eelworm
elbowroom
elbowroom
noun
Alternative form of elbow room
elderwoman
elderwomen
emboweler
emboweller
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
fameflower
fameflower
noun
Any of several flowering plants in different families within the order Caryophyllales.
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flameflower
flameflower
noun
Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
foamflower
foamflower
noun
Any of the genus Tiarella of wildflowers and garden plants in the saxifrage family.
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
galleyworm
galleyworm
noun
A centipede or millipede.
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
glareworm
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glowworm
glowworm
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
grewsomely
gromwell
gromwell
noun
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
gumflower
helmetflower
homewardly
jobbernowlism
lampflower
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lardworm
laundrywoman
laundrywoman
noun
A woman employed to wash clothes.
laundrywomen
laundrywomen
noun
plural of laundrywoman
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawnmower
lawnmower
noun
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
leafworm
leafworm
noun
Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
leafworms
leafworms
noun
plural of leafworm
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
limewort
limpwort
lindworm
lindworm
noun
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
lobworm
lobworm
noun
The lugworm.
lobworms
lobworms
noun
plural of lobworm
lowbrowism
lowbrowism
noun
lowbrow attitudes and policies generally
lowerclassman
lowerclassman
noun
(US) Synonym of underclassman
lowerclassmen
lowerclassmen
noun
plural of lowerclassman
lowermost
lowermost
adj
lowest
lowmoor
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lurgworm
mallowwort
mallowwort
noun
Any plant of the order Malvaceae, the mallows.
Malope trifida, an ornamental plant.
malsworn
maltworm
maltworm
noun
A tippler; a drinker of alcohol.
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
marlow
marlowe
marlowe
Proper noun
from the English place name Marlow.
Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), English dramatist.
marlowesque
marlowish
marlowism
marrowless
marrowless
adj
Without marrow.
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
marshalltown
marshflower
marshmallow
marshmallow
noun
(figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.
A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
verb
To soften (literally or figuratively)
marshmallows
marshmallows
noun
plural of marshmallow
marshmallowy
marshmallowy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.
Soft and fluffy.
Tending to be a pushover; overly accommodating.
Vacuous.
maskflower
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mayflowers
mayflowers
noun
plural of mayflower
meadowlark
meadowlark
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
mealworm
mealworm
noun
The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
mealworms
mealworms
noun
plural of mealworm
mellower
mellower
adj
comparative form of mellow: more mellow
noun
One who or that which mellows.
melongrower
melongrower
noun
A person or company that grows melons.
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
metalworker
metalworker
noun
A person who shapes metal.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millerstown
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
moldwarp
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
molewarp
moneyflower
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkflower
monorailway
moonflower
moonflower
noun
(obsolete) The ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare
Any of several vines of the genus Ipomoea, especially Ipomoea alba.