A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
beworship
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
browpiece
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
dispowder
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
fowlpoxes
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
grapewort
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
knowperts
lewisport
manpowers
maplewood
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outweapon
overpower
overpower
verb
(transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
(transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
(video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
oversweep
oversweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
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
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
peepshows
peepshows
noun
plural of peepshow
pennywort
pennywort
noun
(in Asia) The edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)
(in Europe) A succulent, perennial flowering plant (Umbilicus rupestris; penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
Aquatic or semi-aquatic plants in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).
Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves with copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.
Cymbalaria muralis
Liverwort (Anemone hepatica, liverleaf)
Virginian pennywort (Obolaria virginica)
such as the edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata)
penworker
peterwort
pewfellow
pewfellow
noun
(obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
One who occupies the same pew as another.
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
piceworth
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
piepowder
piepowder
noun
(Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
(obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
pigflower
pigwigeon
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillowber
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
platework
playwomen
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowmaker
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
pomewater
pomewater
noun
A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
pondweeds
pondweeds
noun
plural of pondweed
postwomen
postwomen
noun
plural of postwoman
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
powderers
powderers
noun
plural of powderer
powderies
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powderize
powderize
verb
(intransitive) To be reduced to powder
(transitive) To reduce to powder
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powellite
powellite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powellton
powerable
powerable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible.
(obsolete) Capable of exerting power; powerful.
Capable of being powered.
powerably
powerboat
powerboat
noun
A small, fast motorboat.
powerless
powerless
adj
Lacking legal authority.
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
powersets
powersets
noun
plural of powerset
powersite
powerstat
preavowal
prebestow
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
preshadow
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
presswork
presswork
noun
(cabinet-making) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
(metalwork) The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.
Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.
Printed material.
The operation of a printing press.
prewonder
preworthy
prowarden
prowessed
prowessed
adj
(poetic, rare) Distinguished by prowess.
prowesses
prowesses
noun
plural of prowess
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowered
repowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repower
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
showpiece
showpiece
noun
Something made specifically to be displayed.
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
sleepwort
sleepwort
noun
lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
slopeways
slopeways
adv
Synonym of slopewise
slopewise
slopewise
adv
In a sloping fashion; obliquely.
slowpokes
slowpokes
noun
plural of slowpoke
snowcreep
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spearwood
spearwood
noun
(Australia) The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia.
(Australia) The eucalypt Eucalyptus doratoxylon.
(Australia) The flowering vine Pandorea doratoxylon.
(Australia) The shrub Acacia doratoxylon.
spearwort
spearwort
noun
Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spellword
spellword
noun
A word that acts as a magic spell.
spellwork
spellwork
noun
Any magical practice involving creating or casting spells, especially new enchantments or spells which are intricate or complex.
The formula or formulation of one or more spells or enchantments; the individual parts constituting such a formulation; the inner workings or structure of a spell.
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
spileworm
spokewise
spokewise
adj
Radial, like the spokes of a wheel.
adv
In a spokewise fashion.
spoonwise
spoonwise
adv
Closely nestled together, like spoons.
steepdown
steepwort
stepdowns
stopwater
sweatshop
sweatshop
noun
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
sweetshop
sweetshop
noun
(slang, euphemistic) A drug dealer.
A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery.
sweetsops
sweetsops
noun
plural of sweetsop
tapeworms
tapeworms
noun
plural of tapeworm
topworked
topworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topwork
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.
troopwise
troopwise
adv
In the manner of a troop.
twopences
twopences
noun
plural of twopence
typewrote
typewrote
verb
simple past tense of typewrite
upswollen
upswollen
verb
past participle of upswell
uptowners
uptowners
noun
plural of uptowner
vaporware
vaporware
noun
(computing) An advertised product, often computer software, whose launch has not happened yet and might not ever happen.
viewpoint
viewpoint
noun
An angle, outlook or point of view.
The position from which something is observed or considered
wallopers
wallopers
noun
plural of walloper
walpolean
walpolean
Adjective
Of or relating to (1676–1745), British statesman generally regarded as having been the first British prime minister.
Of or relating to (1717–1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian and politician.
warpowers
waterdrop
waterdrop
noun
A single drop of water.
waterport
waterport
noun
A port connected to a body of water; a seaport or riverport.
waveproof
waveproof
adj
Resistant to waves (undulations in a liquid such as the ocean).
weapemeoc
weaponeer
weaponeer
noun
(US) Someone who makes weapons, especially nuclear weapons.
A member of an aircrew responsible for the weapons.
verb
(military) To provide with appropriate weaponry for use against the chosen targets.