The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
agalawood
agalwoods
agilawood
allentown
allenwood
allhallow
allhallow
Proper noun
The evening before All Hallows'; Halloween.
allowable
allowable
adj
(obsolete) Praiseworthy.
Able to be added or deducted in consideration of something.
Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
Intellectually admissible; valid; probable.
Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
noun
permitted amount or activity.
allowably
allowably
adv
In an allowable manner.
allowance
allowance
noun
(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
allowedly
allowedly
adv
admittedly
allworthy
almswoman
almswoman
noun
(archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
aloeswood
aloeswood
noun
agalloch (Aquilaria malaccensis)
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
archilowe
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
arrowless
arrowless
adj
Without an arrow.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
awesomely
awesomely
adv
In a manner inspiring awe.
aylsworth
baldcrown
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
barleymow
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedflower
beeflower
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
billowing
billowing
noun
The act of something that billows; a billow.
verb
present participle of billow
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
blockwood
bloodweed
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
bloodwood
bloodwood
noun
(Australia) Certain eucalypts
(Jamaica) A loblolly bay (tree) (Gordonia haematoxylon).
(uncountable) The wood of such trees.
Any of several trees from the genus Pterocarpus, of the African and Asian tropics.
Brosimum paraense, a tree found in Central and South America.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowhole
blowiness
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowspray
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
boswellia
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowelless
bowelless
adj
(obsolete) Without pity.
bowellike
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowerlike
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
bowralite
boxwallah
boxwallah
noun
(India, historical) An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk.
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
bridebowl
broadwell
brockwell
bronislaw
brooklawn
browallia
browallia
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia
browntail
bubblebow
buglewort
buhlworks
bullswool
bullswool
noun
(euphemistic) bullshit; nonsense
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
callowman
catalowne
childwold
chilhowee
chilhowie
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
clewiston
cliffwood
clintwood
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockwork
clockwork
adj
Driven by clockwork.
Very smooth and regular.
noun
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
colicwort
collywest
coplowing
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
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.
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownling
crowville
cullowhee
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
demiworld
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
dewflower
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel