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
aspinwall
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
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.
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coplowing
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
dewanship
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
drawpoint
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangplows
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
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
knowperts
manpowers
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
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
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
nymphwise
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outweapon
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
passwoman
passwoman
noun
A female passman.
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
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
pennywise
pennywise
adj
Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
pennywort
pennywort
noun
(in Asia) The edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)
(in Europe) A succulent, perennial flowering plant (Umbilicus rupestris; penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
Aquatic or semi-aquatic plants in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).
Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves with copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.
Cymbalaria muralis
Liverwort (Anemone hepatica, liverleaf)
Virginian pennywort (Obolaria virginica)
such as the edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata)
pentwater
penworker
penwright
pfafftown
pickstown
pigwidgin
pigwigeon
pigwiggen
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
pilottown
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
pinpillow
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
pittstown
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
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwoman
playwomen
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
plowpoint
plowpoint
noun
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
plowwoman
plowwoman
noun
(US) A female plower, who plows land with a plow.
pointways
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
pondweeds
pondweeds
noun
plural of pondweed
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
postwoman
postwoman
noun
(rare) A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.
postwomen
postwomen
noun
plural of postwoman
pottstown
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powellton
powhattan
powwowing
powwowing
verb
present participle of powwow
prewarned
prewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewarn
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prewonder
prowarden
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
purwannah
pushdowns
pushdowns
noun
plural of pushdown
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
schwanpan
sharptown
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shopwoman
shopwoman
noun
A woman employed in a shop.
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
shwanpans
shwanpans
noun
plural of shwanpan
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowcreep
snowdrops
snowdrops
noun
plural of snowdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowdrop
snowpacks
snowpacks
noun
plural of snowpack
snowplows
snowplows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowplow
snowproof
snowproof
adj
Resistant to snow.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to snow.
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spanworms
spanworms
noun
plural of spanworm
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spewiness
spewiness
noun
The state of being spewy.
spleetnew
splineway
spoonways
spoonways
adv
Synonym of spoonwise
spoonwise
spoonwise
adv
Closely nestled together, like spoons.
spoonwood
spoonwood
noun
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel.
Trichilia havanensis, a Caribbean softwood.
spoonwort
spoonwort
noun
(botany) scurvy-grass (Cochlearia)
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
steepdown
stepdowns
stumptown
swainship
swainship
noun
The condition of being a swain.
swampland
swampland
noun
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
sweepings
sweepings
noun
Material that is swept up.
plural of sweeping
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
swinepipe
swinepipe
noun
(UK, dialect) The European redwing.
topminnow
topminnow
noun
Any of the ray-finned fish in the taxonomic family Fundulidae.
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
townships
townships
noun
plural of township
twalpenny
twalpenny
noun
(historical) An old Scots shilling.
twinships
twinships
noun
plural of twinship
twopences
twopences
noun
plural of twopence
underwarp
underwrap
underwrap
noun
(fishing) An optional wrap that goes under the guide wrap on a fishing rod.
(medicine) A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape.
(medicine) A sheath that surrounds a limb and which is used under a cast.
(sewing) The portion of a garment that is overlapped by another portion, such as the hidden part of a wrap skirt or the edge that holds buttons which is hidden when a garment is buttoned up.
An undergarment that consists of a cloth wrapped around the body.
verb
To provide with a wrapping that will subsequently be covered or wrapped by something else.
To provide with an underwrap.
To provide with insufficient wrappings.
To underlap.
To wrap such that the wrapping does not go all the way to the edge.
To wrap the underside of something.
unspawned
unspawned
adj
Not having been spawned.
unswapped
unswapped
adj
Not swapped.
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unweeping
unweeping
adj
Not weeping.
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unworship
unworship
noun
Lack of worship or respect; dishonour; failure or refusal to worship; irreverence.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of worship or due honour; to dishonour.
unwrapped
unwrapped
adj
Not wrapped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrap
unwrapper
unwrapper
noun
One who unwraps something.
upflowing
upflowing
verb
present participle of upflow
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upswollen
upswollen
verb
past participle of upswell
uptowners
uptowners
noun
plural of uptowner
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
upwelling
upwelling
noun
An upward movement from a lower source.
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
verb
present participle of upwell
viewpoint
viewpoint
noun
An angle, outlook or point of view.
The position from which something is observed or considered
walloping
walloping
adj
(slang) of exceptional, impressive quality.
(slang) whopping, large in size.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A thrashing, serious defeat.
(figuratively, by extension) Verbal abuse.
A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
verb
present participle of wallop
walpolean
walpolean
Adjective
Of or relating to (1676–1745), British statesman generally regarded as having been the first British prime minister.
Of or relating to (1717–1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian and politician.
wampanoag
wapanucka
wapentake
wapentake
noun
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.