A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downthrust
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drunkenwise
duinhewassel
duniewassal
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dunniewassel
dusenwind
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
katsuwonidae
ludwigshafen
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
newshound
newshound
noun
(informal) An investigative reporter.
nutwoods
nutwoods
noun
plural of nutwood
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outswindling
outswindling
verb
present participle of outswindle
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outwinds
outwinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwind
pseudosweating
puddingwives
pushdown
pushdown
adj
(computing) Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
noun
A pushdown automaton.
pushdowns
pushdowns
noun
plural of pushdown
putdowns
putdowns
noun
plural of putdown
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
rewardfulness
rewardfulness
noun
The quality of being rewardful.
roundwise
roundworms
roundworms
noun
plural of roundworm
rubdowns
rubdowns
noun
plural of rubdown
rundowns
rundowns
noun
plural of rundown
saunderstown
saunderswood
saunderswood
noun
(obsolete) sandalwood
scuddawn
serieswound
sewround
sewround
noun
(archaic) A kind of indoor shoe made inside out and stitched by hand.
shuntwinding
shutdown
shutdown
noun
(psychology) An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
shutdowns
shutdowns
noun
plural of shutdown
skunkweed
skunkweed
noun
(slang) strong-smelling cannabis
Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum
slowhound
slowhound
noun
A sleuthhound (type of dog).
snowbound
snowbound
adj
Unable to move, because of heavy snow.
southdown
southdown
Noun
One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns.
southernward
southernwards
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
subnetworked
subtwined
subwarden
subwarden
noun
A lower-ranking or subordinate warden.
subwardenship
sunderwise
sundew
sundew
noun
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.
sundews
sundews
noun
plural of sundew
sundown
sundown
noun
(US) Sunset.
(countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.
verb
(intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.
sundowner
sundowner
noun
(Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, a swagman.
(Australia, obsolete) An itinerant worker, such as a swagman, who arrives at a farm too late in the day to do any work, but readily accepts food and lodging.
(medicine, colloquial) A patient, usually demented, who tends to become agitated in the evening.
(nautical) A sea captain who shows harsh discipline by requiring all hands to be on board by sundown.
(originally colonial slang, especially southern Africa) A cocktail consumed at sunset, or to signify the end of the day.
A cocktail party held in the early evening.
A physician employed by the government who practises for private fees after his official hours.
Any worker who practises for private fees after official hours.
sundowning
sundowning
noun
(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.
verb
present participle of sundown
sundowns
sundowns
noun
plural of sundown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sundown
sunward
sunward
adj
Directed or turned toward the sun.
adv
In the direction of the sun.
sunwards
sunwards
adv
Toward the sun.
sunweed
superacknowledgment
supercrowned
superendow
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superworldliness
swingaround
swound
swound
noun
Obsolete form of swoon.
swounded
swounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swound
swounding
swounding
verb
present participle of swound
swounds
swounds
noun
plural of swound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swound
swouned
thousandweight
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
thundershowers
thundershowers
noun
plural of thundershower
touchdowns
touchdowns
noun
plural of touchdown
turndowns
turndowns
noun
plural of turndown
unacknowledgedness
unanswered
unanswered
adj
That has not been answered or addressed.
unawakenedness
unawakenedness
noun
The quality or state of not being awakened.
unawardableness
unawkwardness
unbestowed
unbestowed
adj
Not bestowed; ungiven.
underbowser
underdrawers
underdrawers
noun
(dated) underwear; undergarments.
underflows
underflows
noun
plural of underflow
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
underjaws
underjaws
noun
plural of underjaw
undersaw
undersawyer
undersawyer
noun
A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn.
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
undersow
undersow
verb
To sow a second crop after a first one (the cover crop) has become established, such that they both develop at the same time
understeward
understeward
noun
Alternative form of under-steward
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
understrew
understrewed
underswain
underswamp
undersward
underswearer
undersweat
undersweep
undersweep
noun
A dance move where one leg is swept horizontally under the other.
An insufficient return eye movement during reading.
undersweeping
underswell
underswell
noun
A swelling undersection.
An undercurrent.
underswept
undertows
undertows
noun
plural of undertow
underwaist
underwaistcoat
underwaists
underwash
underwaters
underwaters
noun
plural of underwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwater
underwears
underwears
noun
(India, Nigeria) plural of underwear
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwhelms
underwhelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwhelm
underwhistle
underwinds
underwinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwind
underworlds
underworlds
noun
plural of underworld
underwriters
underwriters
noun
plural of underwriter
underwrites
underwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwrite
undewiness
undisowned
undisowned
adj
Not disowned.
undisowning
undraws
undraws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undraw
uneschewed
uneschewed
adj
Not eschewed.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship