(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
archilowe
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
beachwood
becowards
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
canoewood
canoewood
noun
The wood of the tree Liriodendron tulipifera.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
careywood
caseworks
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
catalowne
cedartown
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
coachwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
cordewane
coswearer
cotterway
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crowheart
gracewood
hectowatt
hectowatt
noun
A unit of power equal to 100 watts.
lacewoman
lacewoman
noun
A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
lacewomen
noun
plural of lacewoman
lacewoods
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lancewood
lancewood
noun
(Australia) Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.
A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.
lowercase
lowercase
adj
in lower case
noun
Alternative spelling of lower case
verb
(transitive) To convert (text) to lower case.
macdowell
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
oceanview
oceanview
adj
Overlooking the ocean
noun
A view of the ocean.
oceanward
oceanward
adj
Closer to the ocean than something else.
Facing or leading toward the ocean.
adv
Toward the ocean.
oceanways
oceanways
noun
plural of oceanway
oceanwise
oceanwise
adv
(rare) Towards or along an ocean.
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scalewort
scarecrow
scarecrow
noun
(by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
(dated) Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”)
(military, World War II, historical) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
The black tern (Chlidonias niger).
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).
verb
(archaic) To spoil the appearance of (something, such as the landscape or a view), as scarecrows may be regarded as doing.
To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).
To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.
To splay (one's arms) away from the body, like the arms of a scarecrow.
shockwave
shockwave
noun
Alternative spelling of shock wave
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
showcases
showcases
noun
plural of showcase
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of showcase
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
sowbacked
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
weapemeoc
werowance
werowance
noun
(historical) A chief of an American Indian tribe in colonial Virginia and Maryland.
whitecoat
whitecoat
noun
(derogatory) A laboratory scientist.
A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
workspace
workspace
noun
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
(computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
(robotics) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
wyliecoat
wyliecoat
noun
(Scotland) A heavy vest that is worn to provide warmth.