A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battlewise
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bejeweling
bejeweling
verb
present participle of bejewel
bewailable
bewailable
adj
Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewildered
bewildered
adj
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewilder
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
billetwood
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blairstown
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowldering
brailowsky
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
bridgewall
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
brownville
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
chewsville
chilliwack
chimalakwe
chowchilla
chowchilla
noun
Orthonyx spaldingii, a passerine bird in the logrunner family Orthonychidae, endemic to Australia.
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
clamehewit
clausewitz
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
cocklewife
cogswellia
collinwood
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
cornwallis
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
crawlerize
crawlerize
verb
(transitive) To fit (a motorized vehicle) with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
curwhibble
cwikielnik
darwinical
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
demilawyer
deweyville
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disboweled
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
dishtowels
dishtowels
noun
plural of dishtowel
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downsville
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
dreamwhile
drowningly
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
eatanswill
ehrwaldite
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elbowpiece
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
emboweling
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
erwinville
eutawville
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
ficklewise
fiddletown
fiddlewood
fiddlewood
noun
Any of these trees.
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fireflower
flewelling
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
garlicwort
gilbertown
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
glenwilton
goldenwing
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
goodwilies
goodwilled
goodwilled
adj
Exhibiting or indicative of goodwill.
goodwillie
goodwillit
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
growleries
growleries
noun
plural of growlery
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
growlingly
growlingly
adv
In a growling manner; with growls.
guidwillie
guidwillie
noun
Alternative form of goodwilly
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
hawesville
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
hurdlewise
imlaystown
indwelling
indwelling
adj
existing as an inner principle; inherent
implanted within the body
noun
A dwelling within, especially lodgement or habitation in the mind or soul.
interwhile
interworld
interworld
adj
Between worlds.
noun
A world between other worlds.
ironflower
irwinville
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
juliustown
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.
kowalewski
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
ladderwise
ladderwise
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
landowning
landowning
adj
In possession of real estate (i.e. land).
Of or pertaining to the ownership of land.
noun
A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
latewhiles
lawrencian
lawrencian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1885–1930), English writer and painter.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrentian
lawrentian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.