A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dispowder
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.
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
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
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.
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
maplewood
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
paddywack
paddywack
noun
Alternative form of paddywhack
passwords
passwords
noun
plural of password
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of password
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
pearlweed
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
piepowder
piepowder
noun
(Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
(obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
pigwidgin
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
plainward
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
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.
pondweeds
pondweeds
noun
plural of pondweed
porkwoods
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
powderers
powderers
noun
plural of powderer
powderies
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
powderize
powderize
verb
(intransitive) To be reduced to powder
(transitive) To reduce to powder
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powldoody
powldoody
noun
(rare) A variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.
predrawer
preshadow
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
previewed
previewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preview
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
prewonder
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
prideweed
prowarden
prowessed
prowessed
adj
(poetic, rare) Distinguished by prowess.
pulpwoods
pulpwoods
noun
plural of pulpwood
pushdowns
pushdowns
noun
plural of pushdown
pygmyweed
repowered
repowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repower
rewrapped
rewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rewrap
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
sheepweed
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
sideswipe
sideswipe
noun
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A catty or sarcastic remark.
verb
(transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
sidewiper
sleepward
sleepward
adv
toward sleep
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowdrops
snowdrops
noun
plural of snowdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowdrop
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.
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.
speedaway
speedaway
noun
A team game combining elements of soccer, American football, and basketball.
speedwalk
speedwalk
noun
A moving walkway.
verb
To take part in the sport of speedwalking.
To walk quickly.
speedways
speedways
noun
plural of speedway
speedwell
speedwell
noun
A plant of the genus Veronica
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spellword
spellword
noun
A word that acts as a magic spell.
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
spiderweb
spiderweb
noun
(figurative) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
verb
(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.
spikeweed
spireward
spireward
adv
Toward a spire.
spoolwood
spoolwood
noun
The wood of the paper birch (Betula papyrifera).
spoonwood
spoonwood
noun
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel.
Trichilia havanensis, a Caribbean softwood.
spotswood
stampweed
steepdown
steepweed
stepdowns
sumpweeds
sumpweeds
noun
plural of sumpweed
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.
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
swampweed
swampweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Hygrophila.
Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp.
The plant Selliera radicans.
swampwood
swordplay
swordplay
noun
fighting with a sword
topworked
topworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topwork
tulipwood
tulipwood
noun
The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
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.
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unwrapped
unwrapped
adj
Not wrapped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrap
upswelled
upswelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upswell
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
waterdrop
waterdrop
noun
A single drop of water.
wedbedrip
weedproof
weedproof
adj
Resistant to weeds.
weedsport
whelphood
whelphood
noun
the state of being a whelp, puppyhood
whimpered
whimpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimper
whipcords
whipcords
noun
plural of whipcord
whipcordy
whipcordy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of whipcord.
whipsawed
whipsawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw
whispered
whispered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whisper
whitedamp
whitedamp
noun
A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.
windpipes
windpipes
noun
plural of windpipe
windproof
windproof
adj
Providing protection from the wind.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the wind.
windscoop
windswept
windswept
adj
Exposed to the winds.
woodpenny
woodpiles
woodpiles
noun
plural of woodpile
woodprint
woodspite
wordplays
wordplays
noun
plural of wordplay
wordspite
worshiped
worshiped
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of worship