A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
antwerpen
applewife
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
aspinwall
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
blowspray
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
carpetweb
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
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
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
depthways
dewanship
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
escapeway
escatawpa
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallywasp
gangplows
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
lilliwaup
manpowers
mapleview
maplewood
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
outwallop
outweapon
packwaxes
paddywack
paddywack
noun
Alternative form of paddywhack
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
passwoman
passwoman
noun
A female passman.
passwords
passwords
noun
plural of password
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of password
passworts
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawcatuck
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
pearlweed
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
peaseweep
pentwater
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
pfafftown
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainward
plainwell
plaitwork
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
platework
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwears
playwoman
playwomen
plowbacks
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
plowmaker
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowstaff
plowstaff
noun
(US) The hind part or handle of a plow.
plowwoman
plowwoman
noun
(US) A female plower, who plows land with a plow.
pointways
polarward
polarward
adj
In the direction of the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.
adv
Toward the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
pomewater
pomewater
noun
A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
possumhaw
possumhaw
noun
Deciduous Holly, Ilex decidua.
postwoman
postwoman
noun
(rare) A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powerable
powerable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible.
(obsolete) Capable of exerting power; powerful.
Capable of being powered.
powerably
powerboat
powerboat
noun
A small, fast motorboat.
powerstat
powhattan
preavowal
predrawer
prelawful
preshadow
prewarmed
prewarmed
adj
(computer graphics, of a particle system) Initialized with the illusion of prior activity.
Warmed in advance.
prewarned
prewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewarn
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prewashes
prewashes
noun
plural of prewash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewash
prowarden
purwannah
rewrapped
rewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rewrap
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
saxapahaw
schwanpan
sharptown
sharpware
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shopwoman
shopwoman
noun
A woman employed in a shop.
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
shwanpans
shwanpans
noun
plural of shwanpan
sleepwalk
sleepwalk
verb
(intransitive) To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
sleepward
sleepward
adv
toward sleep
sleepwear
sleepwear
noun
garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes
slipwares
slipwares
noun
plural of slipware
slopeways
slopeways
adv
Synonym of slopewise
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowpacks
snowpacks
noun
plural of snowpack
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
soapworks
soapworks
noun
A place where soap is manufactured.
soapworts
soapworts
noun
plural of soapwort
southpaws
southpaws
noun
plural of southpaw
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.
verb
To perform a spacewalk.
spaceward
spaceward
adv
towards outer space
spadewise
spadewise
adv
(rare) In the style of a spade.
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spanworms
spanworms
noun
plural of spanworm
spearwood
spearwood
noun
(Australia) The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia.
(Australia) The eucalypt Eucalyptus doratoxylon.
(Australia) The flowering vine Pandorea doratoxylon.
(Australia) The shrub Acacia doratoxylon.
spearwort
spearwort
noun
Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.