The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
drewryville
goldsworthy
gwendolynne
hollywooder
hollywooder
Noun
Someone who works in the film industry in Hollywood.
hydropowers
jayawardena
midwinterly
northwardly
northwardly
adj
Having a northern direction.
adv
northwards, towards the north
paddywacked
povertyweed
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shadowishly
shadowishly
adv
In a shadowish manner.
shoddywards
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
swindlingly
swindlingly
adv
In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
swordplayer
swordplayer
noun
One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
tiddleywink
tiddleywink
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywink
tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks
noun
(figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
(tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
plural of tiddlywink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiddlywink
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
twelvehynde
unallowedly
unawardably
unawkwardly
underlawyer
underlawyer
noun
A subordinate lawyer.
undersawyer
undersawyer
noun
A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn.
unforwardly
unfrowardly
unpathwayed
unpathwayed
adj
Without a path.
unrailwayed
unrailwayed
adj
Not supplied with a railway.
unweariedly
unweariedly
adv
In an unwearied manner; not weariedly; without being weary.
unwindingly
unwindingly
adv
So as to unwind.
unworriedly
unworriedly
adv
In an unworried way; calmly, without anxiety.
unwrestedly
wanderingly
wanderingly
adv
In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
So as to wander; while wandering.
warrantedly
waynesfield
waywardness
waywardness
noun
The quality of being wayward.
waywodeship
waywodeship
noun
The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
weldability
weldability
noun
The ability of a metal or other material to be welded under specified conditions
wensleydale
wensleydale
Noun
A supple, moist cheese produced in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England.
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
whirlybirds
whirlybirds
noun
plural of whirlybird
windbaggery
windbaggery
noun
The behaviour of a windbag; excessive or pompous speech; blather.
windwayward
winterdykes
wonderberry
wonderberry
noun
The sunberry (in all senses: Solanum retroflexum, Solanum nigrum, and their respective berries).
wonderfully
wonderfully
adv
In a wonderful manner.
To an extent inspiring wonder.
wonderingly
wonderingly
adv
In a wondering manner; with wonderment.
woodenweary
wordmongery
wordmongery
noun
(obsolete) The memorization of written texts.
Clever writing or speaking, especially that which is superficially impressive but of very little substance.
The art of putting something into words, especially when done cleverly.