Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
bamangwato
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
clewgarnet
combwright
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
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
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
gainestown
galsworthy
garlicwort
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
gatewright
geigertown
georgetown
germantown
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
gibbetwise
gilbertown
gingerwort
gladewater
glenwilton
gnatflower
goodwillit
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greenwithe
grewsomest
grewsomest
adj
superlative form of grewsome: most grewsome
greywether
greywether
noun
A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England.
grottowork
grottowork
noun
artificial ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto
grovertown
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
gutterwise
hagarstown
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.
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hightstown
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
intergrown
intergrown
adj
That have grown together and through each other.
intwisting
intwisting
verb
present participle of intwist
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
langworthy
lawsuiting
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lingtowman
linlithgow
linlithgow
Proper noun
a royal burgh in council area, Scotland It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
an old name for the county of alternatively known as
liveweight
liveweight
noun
Alternative form of live weight
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
morgantown
morgantown
Proper noun
a town in Indiana, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
a CDP in Mississippi, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in North Carolina, USA.
a CDP in and Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
nightgowns
nightgowns
noun
plural of nightgown
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwards
nonwasting
nonwasting
adj
(law, finance) Of an asset: not undergoing a gradual decrease in value over time.
(medicine) Not wasting.
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outblowing
outblowing
verb
present participle of outblow
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outglowing
outglowing
verb
present participle of outglow
outgnawing
outgnawing
verb
present participle of outgnaw
outgrowing
outgrowing
noun
That which grows outward; outgrowth
verb
present participle of outgrow
outgrowths
outgrowths
noun
plural of outgrowth
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outswagger
outswagger
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swaggering.
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outwaiting
outwaiting
verb
present participle of outwait
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
outwarring
outwarring
verb
present participle of outwar
outwasting
outwasting
verb
present participle of outwaste
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outweighed
outweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweigh
outwiggled
outwilling
outwilling
verb
present participle of outwill
outwinding
outwinding
verb
present participle of outwind
outwishing
outwishing
verb
present participle of outwish
outwitting
outwitting
verb
present participle of outwit
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriting
outwriting
verb
present participle of outwrite
outwrought
overgrowth
overgrowth
noun
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
plowgraith
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
potwalling
pumpwright
retwisting
retwisting
verb
present participle of retwist
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
saegertown
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
signetwise
signwriter
signwriter
noun
One who writes signs.
skedgewith
skywriting
skywriting
noun
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
snowflight
songworthy
songworthy
adj
Worthy of being sung about.
Worthy of song or of being sung.
songwright
songwright
noun
A songwriter.
songwriter
songwriter
noun
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
spaewright
springtown
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stringtown
stringways
stringwood
sugarsweet
sweetening
sweetening
noun
A sweetener.
The process of making something sweeter.
verb
present participle of sweeten
sweetgrass
sweetgrass
noun
Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America
Muhlenbergia filipes, a grass native to the southeastern United States
mannagrass, in genus Glyceria
sweltering
sweltering
adj
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
noun
The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
verb
present participle of swelter
swingstock
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
swithering
swithering
verb
present participle of swither
tanglewood
thoughtway
thoughtway
noun
The practices and underlying assumptions dictating how the members of a given society or culture think.
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.