(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
ahwahnee
airwoman
airwoman
noun
A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
andrewes
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
antedawn
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
arawakan
arawakan
Adjective
Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
arkansaw
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
aswooned
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awakened
awakened
adj
Aroused or activated.
Having been woken up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awaken
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awarrant
awayness
awayness
noun
The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
awedness
awedness
noun
The state or quality of being awed.
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
bagwoman
bagwoman
noun
A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bandworm
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
bankweed
barnwell
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
beanweed
beanweed
noun
Scytosiphon lomentaria, a littoral brown filamentous seaweed.
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
bellwind
bellwine
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
besnowed
besnowed
adj
Covered or laden with snow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besnow
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
bethwine
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewhiten
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewonder
bewonder
verb
(archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
biwinter
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowline
blowzing
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boneshaw
bonewood
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonewort
boomtown
boomtown
noun
Alternative form of boom town
botswana
boweling
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowerman
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowwoman
bowwoman
Noun
A female archer.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
boystown
boystown
Proper noun
A gayborhood area of Chicago
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawnier
brawnier
adj
comparative form of brawny: more brawny
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brinklow
bronwood
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
brownell
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownian
brownian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brownian.
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browning
browning
noun
(Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
(masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
verb
present participle of brown
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownlee
brownley
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownson
brownton
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
brynmawr
bundweed
bungalow
bungalow
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
bungtown
bungwall
bungwall
noun
A species of fern, Telmatoblechnum indicum, native to Australia and Southeast Asia.
burnewin
burnweed
burnwell
burnwood
bylawman
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canewise
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cantwise
capetown
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
cashtown
casstown
cavetown
cawnpore
chawbone
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)