(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedscrew
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beswitch
blowcase
bostwick
browsick
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
canewise
cantwise
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
carassow
carassow
noun
Archaic form of curassow.
caraways
caraways
noun
plural of caraway
caseweed
caseweed
noun
The plant shepherd's purse
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
cashtown
casstown
castaway
castaway
adj
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Shipwrecked.
noun
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
cheswold
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
choctaws
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
clawless
clawless
adj
Having no claws.
clawsick
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
cogswell
cogweels
coldslaw
coldslaw
noun
Archaic form of coleslaw.
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
copywise
cornrows
cornrows
noun
plural of cornrow
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowbinds
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowerers
cowerers
noun
plural of cowerer
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowgrass
cowhages
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowherbs
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowhouse
cowhouse
noun
A house or barn for keeping cows.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
cowrites
cowrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cowrite
cowshard
cowsharn
cowsheds
cowsheds
noun
plural of cowshed
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crenshaw
creswell
crewless
crewless
adj
Without a crew; unmanned
criswell
crossbow
crossbow
noun
A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.
crossrow
crossrow
noun
(obsolete) The alphabet, or Christcross-row.
A row that crosses others.
crossway
crossway
noun
(archaic) A crossroad.
crossweb
croswell
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
crowders
crowders
noun
plural of crowder
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowners
crowners
noun
plural of crowner
crownets
crownets
noun
plural of crownet
crowshay
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
cudweeds
cudweeds
noun
plural of cudweed
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
dewclaws
dewclaws
noun
plural of dewclaw
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
diswench
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
earscrew
echowise
eschewal
eschewal
noun
The act of eschewing
eschewed
eschewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eschew
eschewer
eschewer
noun
One who eschews.
escrowed
escrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of escrow
escrowee
escrowee
noun
A person or organization that holds something in escrow.
facewise
facewise
adv
By means of or in terms of the face.
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
gweducks
gweducks
noun
plural of gweduck
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
jackdaws
jackdaws
noun
plural of jackdaw
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
newscast
newscast
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
verb
(transitive) To broadcast the news.
oswiecim
outcrows
outcrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrow
raceways
raceways
noun
plural of raceway
recrowns
recrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recrown
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rowlocks
rowlocks
noun
plural of rowlock
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sawbucks
sawbucks
noun
plural of sawbuck
scabwort
scabwort
noun
The plant elecampane.
scalawag
scalawag
noun
(derogatory) A rascal.
(derogatory, US, archaic or historical) Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
(derogatory, archaic) A scrawny cow.
scawtite
scawtite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
schwaben
schwartz
schwejda
schwerin
schwerin
Proper noun
A city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and capital of the region.
scofflaw
scofflaw
noun
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).