Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blendwater
blythewood
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bordentown
brainwater
brathwaite
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
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.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
broadwater
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.
butterwife
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
caterbrawl
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
detacwable
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
footblower
forbestown
gibbetwise
gilbertown
misbestows
misbestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbestow
newberyite
newberyite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
outwarbled
outwarbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwarble
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
rabbitweed
rabbitweed
noun
The plant Gutierrezia sarothrae.
rabbitwise
rabbitwise
adv
In the manner of a rabbit.
rebestowal
rebestowal
noun
The act of bestowing again.
showboater
showboater
noun
One who showboats; a showoff.
stableward
stableward
adv
Toward a stable.
strawberry
strawberry
adj
Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.
Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries.
Of a color similar to ripened strawberries.
noun
(US, slang) A prostitute who exchanges sexual services for crack cocaine.
(rare) Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise, birthmark, or infantile hemangioma (naevus).
A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.
Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
verb
(intransitive) To gather strawberries.
(intransitive) To turn a dark pinkish-red.
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subwealthy
swatheable
sweatboxes
sweatboxes
noun
plural of sweatbox
sweetbells
sweetberry
sweetbread
sweetbread
noun
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
sweetbriar
sweetbriar
noun
Alternative form of sweetbrier
sweetbrier
sweetbrier
noun
A Eurasian rose, Rosa eglanteria, having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
tablewares
tablewares
noun
plural of tableware
tewkesbury
tewkesbury
Proper noun
a town in Gloucestershire, England
thimblewit
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
noun
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
timberwood
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
trowbridge
trowbridge
Proper noun
the county town of Wiltshire, England.
trowelbeak
tubeflower
tumbledown
tumbledown
adj
in disrepair; poorly maintained
tumbleweed
tumbleweed
noun
(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as Russian thistle, witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.
turbanwise
turbanwise
adv
In the manner of a turban.
unbestowed
unbestowed
adj
Not bestowed; ungiven.
untrowable
untrowable
adj
(obsolete) incredible
untwinable
unwastable
unwastable
adj
Alternative form of unwasteable
unwettable
unwettable
adj
That cannot be made wet.
unwritable
unwritable
adj
Not writable.
walterboro
washbasket
washbasket
noun
Alternative form of wash basket
wasteboard
wasteboard
noun
(nautical) Archaic form of washboard.
waterbelly
waterblink
waterbloom
waterboard
waterboard
noun
A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
verb
To subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive.
waterborne
waterborne
adj
Floating on the water; afloat.
Transported or transmitted by water.
waterbound
waterbrain
waterbrose
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
wattenberg
wattlebird
wattlebird
noun
Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand.
websterian
websterian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer and spelling reformer.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Daniel Webster (1878-1852), American statesman and nationalist.
websterite
websterite
noun
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al₂SO₄(OH)₄·7(H₂O).
westbrooke
whaleboats
whaleboats
noun
plural of whaleboat
whenabouts
whenabouts
adv
Alternative form of whenabout
whereabout
whereabout
adv
(archaic) About which; concerning which.
About where.
whitebaits
whitebaits
noun
plural of whitebait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitebait
whitebeard
whitebeard
noun
An old man; a greybeard.
whitebelly
whitebelly
noun
(often used attributively) An animal characterized by a white belly
Especially, the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis).
whiteberry
whiteblaze
whitesboro
whitesburg
wildebeest
wildebeest
noun
(zoology) The gnu.
witchbells
witherband
witherband
noun
(obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
wittenberg
wittenburg
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.