A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
bellwind
bellwine
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
bethwine
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewhiten
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
biwinter
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowline
blowzing
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boweling
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawnier
brawnier
adj
comparative form of brawny: more brawny
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brinklow
brownian
brownian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brownian.
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browning
browning
noun
(Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
(masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
verb
present participle of brown
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
burnewin
canewise
cantwise
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chindwin
chingpaw
chinhwan
chinwood
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clowring
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cowbinds
cowering
cowering
verb
present participle of cower
cowichan
cowichan
Noun
A member of a certain Native American tribe of British Columbia.
Adjective
Of or relating to this tribe.
Of or relating to a form of distinctively-patterned heavy knitting developed by the tribe.
cowinner
cowinner
noun
A joint winner; somebody who is declared a winner along with somebody else.
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crowning
crowning
adj
Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
noun
(obstetrics) The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.
A coronation.
The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
verb
present participle of crown
dagswain
dagswain
noun
(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks.
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dawsonia
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dewiness
dewiness
noun
The state or quality of being dewy.
dilltown
dingwall
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
disendow
disendow
verb
To deprive of an endowment.
disowned
disowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disown
dissinew
diswench
doweling
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
dowiness
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downiest
downiest
adj
superlative form of downy: most downy
downlier
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downline
downline
adj
Alternative spelling of down-line
noun
Alternative spelling of down line
downlink
downlink
noun
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downside
downside
noun
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
downsize
downsize
verb
(intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
(transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.
downslip
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
downtime
downtime
noun
A period of time set aside for rest and relaxation; leisure time.
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
downwind
downwind
adv
(+ from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
(aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern
in the same direction as the wind is blowing
downwith
drainway
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwindled
dwindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwindle
dwindles
dwindles
noun
(colloquial) Various health problems and frailty observed in elderly people.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle
dwinnell
elbowing
elbowing
noun
A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
verb
present participle of elbow
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
endowing
endowing
verb
present participle of endow
eniwetok
entwined
entwined
adj
Synonym of intertwined.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwine
entwines
entwines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entwine
entwists
entwists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entwist
enwingly
erlewine
etiwanda
evenwise
eyewinks
eyewinks
noun
plural of eyewink
fairlawn
fawniest
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
fineview
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
flywinch
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
fowliang
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
fwelling
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gaywings
gaywings
noun
Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.