An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
distalwards
distalwards
adv
Alternative form of distalward
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
diwata
diwata
noun
(mythology, folklore) In Filipino folklore, a spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dovetailwise
dowfart
dowmetal
downbeat
downbeat
adj
Cautiously optimistic.
Sad or pessimistic.
noun
(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downcastness
downcastness
noun
The quality of being downcast.
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downgate
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downpatrick
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).
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downtake
downtake
noun
An outlet for conveying something downward.
Material conveyed downward by such an outlet.
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
drawbolt
drawbolt
noun
(engineering) A coupling pin
drawcut
drawgate
drawknot
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawnet
drawnet
noun
(archaic) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds.
(fishing) A dragnet.
drawout
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawstop
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
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
duckwater
duckwheat
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
duwalt
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
eastward
eastward
adj
Situated or directed towards the east.
noun
The direction or area lying to the east.
eastwardly
eastwardly
adj
(Blowing) from the east.
Towards the east.
adv
In or from an easterly direction.
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
eastwood
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgewater
edwardsport
ehrwaldite
eichwaldite
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
etiwanda
faldworth
farweltered
fatwood
fatwood
noun
A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
flatweed
flatweed
noun
Hypochaeris radicata, a low-lying edible perennial herb often found in lawns.
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
flowcharted
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
gateward
gatewards
gatewood
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gerrardstown
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gladewater
goatweed
goatweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, a herb with white to mauve flowers, native to tropical America, especially Brazil.
Croton capitatus, the hogwort.
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goldwater
goodwater
gottwald
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hartwood
hawthorned
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
headwater
headwater
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.