(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antipewism
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
bakerstown
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
battletown
beardstown
beavertown
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
blendwater
brainwater
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
clewgarnet
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
dawnstreak
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
gainestown
garnetwork
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewayman
gatewayman
noun
(mining, historical) A kind of road repair worker in coal mines.
gatewaymen
gatewaymen
noun
plural of gatewayman
germantown
gnatflower
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.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
harrowment
hawthorned
interweave
interweave
verb
(intransitive) To intermingle.
(transitive) To combine through weaving.
inwrapment
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
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.
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
maurertown
nationwide
nationwide
adj
Extending throughout an entire nation.
adv
Throughout a nation.
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
newlandite
newscaster
newscaster
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
newsstands
newsstands
noun
plural of newsstand
ottweilian
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
prewarrant
prewarrant
adj
Prior to a warrant.
quakertown
rainwaters
rainwaters
noun
plural of rainwater
rawsthorne
rowlandite
saegertown
sateenwood
sateenwood
noun
Wood of Euxylophora paraensis.
scrawniest
scrawniest
adj
superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny
spawneater
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
sternwards
sternwards
adv
(nautical) Towards the stern
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stewardson
stonewalls
stonewalls
noun
plural of stonewall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stonewall
stonewally
swarthness
swarthness
noun
Archaic form of swarthiness.
sweatiness
sweatiness
noun
The state or condition of being sweaty.
taiwanhemp
tallywomen
tallywomen
noun
plural of tallywoman
tandemwise
tandemwise
adj
Arranged in tandem (one behind the other).
tanglewood
tannenwald
tawdriness
tawdriness
noun
The property of being tawdry.
thenceward
thrawnness
throneward
thwartness
thwartness
noun
The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
towardness
towardness
noun
The quality or state of being toward.
townsendia
tramwaymen
trawlerman
trawlerman
noun
A fisherman on a trawler.
trawlermen
trawlermen
noun
plural of trawlerman
trenchward
tripewoman
tripewoman
noun
(historical) A female seller of tripe.
turbanwise
turbanwise
adv
In the manner of a turban.
twanginess
twanginess
noun
The quality of being twangy.
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
twinemaker
twinemaker
noun
A manufacturer of twine.
undersweat
underwaist
underwatch
underwater
underwater
adj
(figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
(finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
(finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
(nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.
(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
adv
So as to go beneath the surface of the water.
noun
(fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
verb
(agriculture, horticulture) To water or irrigate insufficiently.
unoutlawed
unoutlawed
adj
Not outlawed.
unsweating
unsweating
adj
Not sweating.
verb
present participle of unsweat
untallowed
untallowed
adj
Not treated with tallow.
unthwacked
unthwarted
unthwarted
adj
Not thwarted.
untrowable
untrowable
adj
(obsolete) incredible
untwinable
unwastable
unwastable
adj
Alternative form of unwasteable
unwasteful
unwasteful
Adjective
Not wasteful.
unwettable
unwettable
adj
That cannot be made wet.
unwreathed
unwreathed
adj
Not wreathed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwreath
simple past tense and past participle of unwreathe
unwritable
unwritable
adj
Not writable.
wadsetting
wadsetting
verb
present participle of wadset
present participle of wadsett
waggonette
waggonette
noun
Alternative form of wagonette
wagonettes
wagonettes
noun
plural of wagonette
wainscoted
wainscoted
adj
Alternative spelling of wainscotted
waistlines
waistlines
noun
plural of waistline
waitewoman
walkertown
wallaceton
wanderlust
wanderlust
noun
A strong impulse or longing to travel.
An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.
verb
(intransitive) To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
(intransitive) To roam or travel widely.
wanrestful
wanrestful
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Restless; uneasy.
wanthriven
wanthriven
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of decline.
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) emaciated; weakly.
wantonlike
wantonness
wantonness
noun
(countable, dated) A particular wanton act.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
wapakoneta
wapakoneta
Proper noun
a city in Ohio, USA
warentment
warminster
warminster
Proper noun
a town in Wiltshire, England.
warranteed
warrantees
warrantees
noun
plural of warrantee
warranties
warranties
noun
plural of warranty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of warranty
warrantise
warrantise
noun
(obsolete) authority; security; warranty
verb
(obsolete) To warrant.
warrantize
wastelands
wastelands
noun
plural of wasteland
watchwomen
watchwomen
noun
plural of watchwoman
waterblink
waterborne
waterborne
adj
Floating on the water; afloat.
Transported or transmitted by water.
waterbound
waterbrain
waterfront
waterfront
noun
The dockland district of a town.
The land alongside a body of water.
wateriness
wateriness
noun
The state of being watery.
wateringly
watermelon
watermelon
noun
(derogatory, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings.
A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.
The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
waterplane
waterplane
noun
(nautical) The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
waterwoman
waterwoman
noun
A female waterman.
wattenberg
wattsecond
wavefronts
wavefronts
noun
plural of wavefront
wavelength
wavelength
noun
(figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weatherman
weatherman
noun
A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.