Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downsinking
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downsliding
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
dowsing
dowsing
noun
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
verb
present participle of dowse
dragsaw
dragsawing
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
earwigginess
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
edgeways
edgeways
adv
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
With the edge uppermost.
noun
plural of edgeway
edgewise
edgewise
adv
As if by an edge.
Edgeways.
edwardsburg
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
evilwishing
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
freewheelingness
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
frewsburg
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
fullgrownness
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gabrilowitsch
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gadwalls
gadwalls
noun
plural of gadwall
gainestown
gaintwist
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallowglass
gallowglass
noun
(historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
gallows
gallows
noun
(colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
(colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
(printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
The main frame of a beam engine.
Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallow
gallowses
gallowses
noun
(rather rare) plural of gallows
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gallywasp
galsworthy
galways
gangplows
gangways
gangways
noun
plural of gangway
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gangway
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gassaway
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
gatewards
gateways
gateways
noun
plural of gateway
gatewise
gatewise
adv
Arranged to resemble a gate.
gateworks
gawish
gawkers
gawkers
noun
plural of gawker
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gawks
gawks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gawk
gawlas
gawps
gawps
noun
plural of gawp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gawp
gawsie
gawsy
gaywings
gaywings
noun
Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
geegaws
geegaws
noun
plural of geegaw
geistown
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gerrardstown
gershwin
geswarp
getaways
getaways
noun
plural of getaway
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
gewgaws
gewgaws
noun
plural of gewgaw
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
gibbetwise
gibbstown
gieaways
gigawatts
gigawatts
noun
plural of gigawatt
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
glasgow
glasgow
Proper noun
A city in Lanarkshire and the largest in Scotland.
A CDP in Delaware.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Kentucky.
A city in Missouri.
A city in Montana
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town in Virginia.
A town in West Virginia.
A settlement in Suriname.
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
glassware
glassware
noun
Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.
glasswares
glasswares
noun
plural of glassware
glassweed
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware