A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
balancewise
balancewise
adv
In terms of balance.
bangwaketsi
bargainwise
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
bawdinesses
bawdinesses
noun
plural of bawdiness
becowarding
beekmantown
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beggingwise
bejewelling
belchertown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benchfellow
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
bestrewment
betweenmaid
betweenness
betweenness
noun
(graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being between.
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
billowiness
billowiness
noun
The state or quality of being billowy.
blanketweed
blanketweed
noun
a filamentous alga often found in ponds
blountstown
blowinesses
boswelliana
bowermaiden
bowmansdale
bowmanstown
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
brainworker
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownnesses
brownnesses
noun
plural of brownness
brownnosers
brownnosers
noun
plural of brownnoser
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brownstones
brownstones
noun
plural of brownstone
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
buckeystown
buckwashing
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
bytownitite
cabbagetown
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
campbeltown
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
disboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowelment
embowelment
noun
disembowelment
embowerment
embowerment
noun
An enclosure like a bower.
The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess).
forebowline
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
hereinbelow
hereinbelow
adv
Synonym of hereinunder
inbetweener
inbetweener
noun
A person who or thing that falls between different groups or characteristics.
A person who specializes in tweening in an animation studio.
irrenewable
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
larbowlines
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
libertytown
lowndesboro
marrowbones
marrowbones
noun
plural of marrowbone
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
narrowsburg
newbornness
newburyport
newtonabbey
nonborrower
nonborrower
noun
One who is not a borrower, who does not borrow money.
nonbrowsing
nonbrowsing
adj
Not relating to the browsing of the Internet.
That does not feed by browsing.
nonwashable
nonwashable
adj
Not washable.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
overblowing
overblowing
verb
present participle of overblow
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
rainbowweed
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
snowberries
snowberries
noun
plural of snowberry
snowblowers
snowblowers
noun
plural of snowblower
snowboarded
snowboarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowboard
snowboarder
snowboarder
noun
Someone who snowboards.
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
snowmobiler
snowmobiler
noun
A person who operates a snowmobile.
snowmobiles
snowmobiles
noun
plural of snowmobile
stowbordman
stowbordmen
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
swinburnian
swinburnian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.
Of or relating to (born 1934), British philosopher and influential proponent of arguments for the existence of God.
swindleable
swindleable
adj
(rare) Able to be swindled.
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
tribeswomen
tribeswomen
noun
plural of tribeswoman
twinberries
twinberries
noun
plural of twinberry
unallowable
unallowable
adj
For which an allowance may not be claimed
Not allowable
unallowably
unallowably
adv
In a way, or to a degree, that cannot be allowed.
unawardable
unawardable
adj
Not awardable.
unawardably
unbeknownst
unbeknownst
adv
(followed by to) without the knowledge of
unbewailing
unbewailing
adj
Not bewailing.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unbewritten
unbewritten
adj
Not bewritten.
unborrowing
unborrowing
adj
Not borrowing.
underbillow
underbowser
undwellable
undwellable
adj
(obsolete) uninhabitable; unsuitable for dwelling in.
unemboweled
unembowered
unembowered
adj
Not embowered.
unimbowered
unimbrowned
unrenewable
unrenewable
adj
Not renewable.
unscrewable
unscrewable
adj
That can be unscrewed.
That cannot be screwed.
unswathable
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.
unswervable
unswervable
adj
Not swervable.
unthrowable
unthrowable
adj
That cannot be thrown.
untwineable
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
unwaverable
unwaverable
adj
Unable to be made to waver; staunch; steadfast.
unweariable
unweariable
adj
Tireless.
unweariably
unweariably
Adverb
tirelessly
unwedgeable
unwedgeable
adj
That cannot be split, as with a wedge.
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unwieldable
unwieldable
adj
Not wieldable.
unwoundable
unwoundable
adj
Incapable of being wounded.
unwriteable
unwriteable
adj
Alternative form of unwritable
walstonburg
warrantable
warrantable
adj
Authorized by warrant or right.
Justifiable, just, proper.
Of animals: having reached a sufficient age to be hunted.