(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
bathflower
bellwether
bellwether
noun
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bethflower
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bohmerwald
brathwaite
brewership
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
buckwasher
bushweller
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwitchet
cashdrawer
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catherwood
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
churchwise
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crowhopper
crunchweed
curwhibble
cushewbird
deathwards
deathwards
adv
Towards death.
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
dreamwhile
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
ehrwaldite
eisenhower
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elsewheres
elsewheres
noun
plural of elsewhere
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
estherwood
evenworthy
everywhere
everywhere
adv
(colloquial, hyperbolic) In or to a few or more locations.
In or to all locations under discussion.
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
featherfew
featherfew
noun
Archaic form of feverfew.
featherway
fishertown
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
frenchtown
frenchweed
frenchwise
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
gatewright
gawkhammer
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
gopherwood
gopherwood
noun
Alternative form of gopher wood
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greenwithe
greywether
greywether
noun
A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England.
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
gruhenwald
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hairweaver
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
hammerwork
hammerwort
hammerwort
noun
Parietaria officinalis, a plant of the nettle family.
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hardishrew
harrowment
haverstraw
hawserwise
hawthorned
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
hearthward
hearthward
adj
Toward a hearth.
heartwater
heartwater
Noun
ehrlichiosis
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heavenward
heavenward
adj
which leads toward heaven
adv
toward heaven
toward the heavens, skyward
hellertown
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
herskowitz
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hollowware
hollowware
noun
Hollow articles of ironware, such as pots and kettles.
Items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.
homebrewed
homebrewed
adj
(by extension) Homemade.
(of a beverage) Brewed at home.
noun
Drink brewed at home.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homebrew
homeowners
homeowners
noun
plural of homeowner
homewardly
homeworker
homeworker
noun
A person who works from home.
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hookwormer
hornblower
hornblower
noun
Someone or something that blows a horn.
horsepower
horsepower
noun
(uncountable) Power derived from the motion of a horse.
(uncountable) Strength.
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
horsewoman
horsewoman
noun
a woman who is skilled with horses, a female equestrian
horsewomen
horsewomen
noun
plural of horsewoman
houseowner
houseowner
noun
homeowner
housewares
housewares
noun
plural of houseware
houseworks
howsomever
howsomever
conj
(archaic) however
hungerweed
huntertown
hurdlewise
hydropower
hydropower
noun
hydroelectric power
interwhiff
interwhile
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
irishwomen
jawcrusher
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kherwarian
latherwort
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
letchworth
lettsworth
loveworthy
loveworthy
adj
lovable, worthy or deserving of love.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
meriwether
meriwether
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Georgia, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
motherward
motherward
adv
Toward one's mother.
motherwell
motherwell
Proper noun
A town in and the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland
motherwise
motherwort
motherwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders.
Artemisia vulgaris.
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.