An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
aylsworth
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bawdstrot
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
beswelter
bewhistle
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
bobwhites
bobwhites
noun
plural of bobwhite
boggstown
boomtowns
boomtowns
noun
plural of boomtown
bowerston
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brasstown
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
byrdstown
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
castaways
castaways
noun
plural of castaway
catawissa
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chowtimes
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clewiston
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastways
coastways
adv
Alternative form of coastwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
collywest
cometwise
cometwise
adj
In the manner of a comet.
cookstown
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
crawfoots
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
cresswort
crestview
crestwood
crewelist
crosstown
crosstown
adj
(US) Extending across a city or town.
(public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown.
Situated at the other end of town.
crosswort
crosswort
noun
Crucianella stylosa, an ornamental plant.
Cruciata laevipes, the smooth bedstraw.
Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant of North America.
crowfoots
crowfoots
noun
plural of crowfoot
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
crowstick
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
daisytown
dameworts
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dodsworth
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
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.
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtowns
downtowns
noun
plural of downtown
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawtongs
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
drowsiest
drowsiest
adj
superlative form of drowsy: most drowsy
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
ellswerth
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
ensweeten
ensweeten
verb
(metaphorical) Render sweeter or more pleasant.
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
entwisted
entwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwist
entwistle
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
escatawpa
eyewaters
eyewaters
noun
plural of eyewater
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
fittstown
fittyways
fittywise
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
flatworks
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
flowerets
flowerets
noun
plural of floweret
flowerist
flowsheet
flowsheet
noun
flowchart
flowstone
flowstone
noun
(geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
footwalls
footwalls
noun
plural of footwall
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
foresweat
fowlstown
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frostweed
frostweed
noun
An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.