(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwedge
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
applewife
archilowe
armorwise
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awunctive
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
belleview
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
berkowitz
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewearied
bewearies
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewhistle
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitched
bewitched
adj
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewitch
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
beworming
beworried
beworried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beworry
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bigwigged
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blindweed
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowiness
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
boswellia
bowellike
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
bowerlike
boweryish
bowralite
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brandwein
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
breweries
breweries
noun
plural of brewery
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
bridebowl
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
brideweed
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgeway
brierwood
broadview
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
brookview
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browpiece
budweiser
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
charmwise
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
childwife
childwite
chilhowee
chilhowie
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewas
chippeway
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowtimes
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
clearview
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
cliffweed
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
closewing
coachwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
cometwise
cometwise
adj
In the manner of a comet.
cotwinned
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowfishes
cowfishes
noun
plural of cowfish
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crestview
crewelist
crosswise
crosswise
adj
crossing; lying across
adv
transversely; so as to lie across
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crowville
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
curfewing
curwillet
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
decwriter
dembowski
demiworld
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
devilward
devilwise
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
dewanship
deweylite
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dimwitted
dimwitted
adj
Alternative spelling of dim-witted
dinwiddie
dinwiddie
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
disendows
disendows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow