A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chowhound
chowhound
noun
(slang) A foodie or glutton.
chuanchow
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clewiston
clintwood
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
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
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
conowingo
cookstown
coplowing
cordewane
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cotwinned
countdown
countdown
noun
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowtongue
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crosstown
crosstown
adj
(US) Extending across a city or town.
(public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown.
Situated at the other end of town.
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownband
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
crownment
crownment
noun
(obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
crownwork
crownwork
noun
(dentistry) The addition of a crown.
A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.
crownwort
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
culilawan
curfewing
currawang
currawang
noun
Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”)
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
daisytown
daneweeds
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinian
darwinian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinian.
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
decrowned
decrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrown
dewanship
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dinwiddie
dinwiddie
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
disendows
disendows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
ditchdown
dogwinkle
dowdiness
dowdiness
noun
The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
downbeard
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downcomer
downcomer
noun
A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcried
downcurve
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
downgoing
downgoing
adj
(sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward
noun
(rare, poetic) A descent
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgyved
downgyved
adj
(poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of down-gyved
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
downiness
downiness
noun
The quality of being downy.
downingia
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
downloads
downloads
noun
plural of download
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of download
downlying
downlying
noun
(Scotland) The travail in childbirth.
The time of retiring to rest.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downriver
downriver
adj
Closer to the mouth of a river
adv
Travelling in the direction of the river current.
downshare
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshore
downsized
downsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downsize
downsizes
downsizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize
downslide
downslide
noun
A slide downward; a worsening.
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.
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtowns
downtowns
noun
plural of downtown
downtrend
downtrend
noun
Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a downward trend.
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
drawnwork
drawpoint
drawtongs
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
dronkelew
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drunkelew
dusenwind
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dutchtown
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
dwindling
dwindling
adj
declining; growing less
noun
A gradual reduction to nothing.
verb
present participle of dwindle
eagletown
eatontown
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edwardean
edwardian
edwardian
Adjective
Of the period in British history from circa 1900 to 1910, when ruled the British Empire.
edwardine
eiderdown
eiderdown
noun
(countable) A quilt stuffed with this down.
(uncountable) The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts.
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
ellenwood
ellinwood
embowment
embowment
noun
(architecture) A bent or curved section.
embrowned
embrowned
adj
Made brown; browned.
Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrown
endowment
endowment
noun
(Mormonism) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
(insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
enfroward
englewood
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe