(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
backwinded
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
birnamwood
bodkinwise
bowdoinham
bowldering
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
collinwood
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinical
darwinists
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
demiwivern
dewatering
dewatering
noun
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
dewinesses
dinnerware
dinnerware
noun
The dishes used for serving dinner.
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disendowed
disendowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disendow
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
dishwiping
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
dissweeten
diswashing
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcrying
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
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
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.
downsville
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
dragsawing
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
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).
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drowningly
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
fiddletown
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
goldenwing
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
henwoodite
henwoodite
noun
Synonym of rashleighite
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
indiantown
indwelling
indwelling
adj
existing as an inner principle; inherent
implanted within the body
noun
A dwelling within, especially lodgement or habitation in the mind or soul.
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
interworld
interworld
adj
Between worlds.
noun
A world between other worlds.
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
inwardness
inwardness
noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Familiarity; intimacy.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
ironworked
irrenowned
irrenowned
adj
(obsolete, rare) Not renowned, unfamous.
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
landowning
landowning
adj
In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
noun
A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
lindenwold
lindenwood
mackinawed
mackinawed
adj
Clad in garments made of mackinaw.
maidenweed
middletown
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
nationwide
nationwide
adj
Extending throughout an entire nation.
adv
Throughout a nation.
newlandite
newmanised
newmanized
niggerweed
nightwards
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
outwinding
outwinding
verb
present participle of outwind
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
pencilwood
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pincerweed
pineywoods
poisonweed
poisonwood
poisonwood
noun
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
predrawing
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
rawinsonde
rawinsonde
noun
A radiosonde whose position is tracked as it ascends to give wind speed and direction information.
reendowing
reendowing
verb
present participle of reendow
rewidening
rewidening
verb
present participle of rewiden
ribbonweed
ribbonweed
noun
Ribbonleaf pondweed, Potamogeton epihydrus
Species of Posidonia
Species of Vallisneria
Stuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus)
Zostera capricorni
ribbonwood
ribbonwood
noun
Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico. Also called redshanks
Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus.
rowlandite
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
satinwoods
satinwoods
noun
plural of satinwood
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
shopwindow
shopwindow
noun
Alternative form of shop window
sidewinder
sidewinder
noun
(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
snowbridge
snowdonian
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
splintwood
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stitchdown
stringwood
sunderwise
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
swanhildas
swindledom
swindledom
noun
The realm or sphere of swindlers.
swinebread
swinebread
noun
The truffle.
swingdevil
tandemwise
tandemwise
adj
Arranged in tandem (one behind the other).
tawdriness
tawdriness
noun
The property of being tawdry.
tiddlywink
tiddlywink
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) An alcoholic drink.
(dialectal, slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
(games) A game played using dominoes.
(tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.
verb
Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.