A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
peterstown
presweeten
presweeten
verb
To sweeten in advance.
prewarrant
prewarrant
adj
Prior to a warrant.
prewitness
spawneater
spinwriter
spleenwort
spleenwort
noun
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
tripewoman
tripewoman
noun
(historical) A female seller of tripe.
turnipweed
turnipwise
underswept
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
waterplane
waterplane
noun
(nautical) The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
wentletrap
wentletrap
noun
Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which was formerly highly valued.
