A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
advowson
advowson
noun
(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
aloewood
aswooned
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
awaredom
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backwood
backwood
adj
Native to or located in a remote rural location.
Rustic, unsophisticated, countrified.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
bailwood
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
baywoods
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
bearwood
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedworth
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellwood
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bepowder
bepowder
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bewonder
bewonder
verb
(archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
boarwood
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
bodewash
bodeword
bodywear
bodywear
noun
Lightweight, close-fitting clothing, such as leotards or bodysuits, worn for exercising, dancing, or leisure activity.
bodywise
bodywood
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boleweed
bonewood
bookward
borrowed
borrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of borrow
bowditch
bowdrill
bowelled
bowelled
adj
Having bowels; hollow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowel
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowldery
bowldery
adj
Archaic form of bouldery.
bowwowed
bowwowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowwow
boxwoods
boxwoods
noun
plural of boxwood
broadway
broadway
noun
(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.
An esplanade.
bronwood
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
budworth
burnwood
burrowed
burrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burrow
bushwood
buttwood
buzzword
buzzword
noun
(derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
campwood
casewood
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
cheswold
chinwood
chipwood
chlodwig
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
clogwood
clogwood
noun
The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clownade
clubwood
coalwood
cockweed
cockweed
noun
(slang, vulgar) An obnoxious fool.
(uncountable) peppergrass
cocowood
cocowood
noun
A hard wood of the Indian tree Aporosa octandra
codeword
codeword
noun
(cryptography) A string representing an encoded piece of text.
A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept.
cohdwell
cokewold
coldslaw
coldslaw
noun
Archaic form of coleslaw.
coltwood
comedown
comedown
noun
A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs.
A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.
coolweed
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cordwood
cordwood
noun
Split and cut wood as an economic commodity.
Wood suitable for use as firewood; firewood cut and split into conveniently sized pieces for easy stacking into cords.
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowbinds
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowshard
cowsheds
cowsheds
noun
plural of cowshed
crabwood
crabwood
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
cropweed
crowders
crowders
noun
plural of crowder
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crudwort
curdwort
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
dagwoods
dagwoods
noun
plural of dagwood
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dawsonia
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
deadwood
deadwood
noun
(bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
(by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
(nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
(poker) Cards that have been discarded.
(rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
deadwork
deadwork
noun
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
deadwort
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
deerwood
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
dellslow
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
democraw
dewdrops
dewdrops
noun
plural of dewdrop
dewooled
dewooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewool
dewormed
dewormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deworm
dewyrose
deywoman
dilltown
dilworth
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
disendow
disendow
verb
To deprive of an endowment.
disowned
disowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disown
disworth
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.