A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
aswough
avowing
avowing
verb
present participle of avow
bagwork
bagwork
noun
(martial arts) Training with a punching bag.
bagworm
bagworm
noun
(proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar.
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
Fall webworm.
bedgown
bedgown
noun
A nightgown.
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
begrown
bigelow
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowing
blowing
noun
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
verb
present participle of blow
bogwood
bogwood
noun
The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.
bogwort
bogwort
noun
The bilberry or whortleberry plant.
bowings
bowings
noun
plural of bowing
bowlegs
bowlegs
noun
plural of bowleg
bowling
bowling
noun
(Ireland) Road bowling.
(New England) Candlepin bowling.
(cricket) The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
(gerund) The action of the verb bowl.
(slang) A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling
Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
verb
present participle of bowl
bowring
bowsing
bowsing
verb
present participle of bowse
bowyang
bowyang
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
chowing
chowing
verb
present participle of chow
clogwyn
clogwyn
noun
cliff, precipice
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
cogways
cogweel
cogwood
cowages
cowgate
cowgill
cowgill
Proper noun
A village in Cumbria, England.
A city/town in Missouri.
cowgirl
cowgirl
noun
(card games, slang) A playing card of queen rank.
A sex position where the woman is on top; cowgirl position.
A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
(rare, transitive) To mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.
cowgram
cowhage
cowling
cowling
noun
A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc.
A young or little cow; calf.
verb
present participle of cowl
crowing
crowing
noun
A cry of joy or pleasure.
verb
present participle of crow
dagwood
dagwood
noun
A multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings
dayglow
dayglow
noun
The airglow of the sky during the day.
disgown
disgown
verb
(transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
dogblow
dogwood
dogwood
noun
A wood or tree similar to this genus, used in different parts of the world.
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel
The wood of such trees and shrubs.
dowager
dowager
noun
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
any lady of dignified bearing
dowding
dowling
dowling
Proper noun
A in Michigan.
downing
downing
noun
A defeat.
An occasion on which something is downed.
verb
present participle of down
dowsing
dowsing
noun
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
flowage
flowage
noun
A flowing or overflowing of liquid.
flowing
flowing
adj
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Tending to flow.
noun
The action of the verb to flow
verb
present participle of flow
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
forgrow
forgrow
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become grown over; overgrow; become covered with growth (usually one that is excessive or unsightly).
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly.
fowling
fowling
noun
A session of hunting fowl.
verb
present participle of fowl
gaedown
gallows
gallows
noun
(colloquial, obsolete) A wretch who deserves to be hanged.
(colloquial, obsolete) Suspenders; braces.
(printing, obsolete) The rest for the tympan when raised.
Any contrivance with posts and crossbeam for suspending objects.
The main frame of a beam engine.
Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallow
garwood
gemwork
gemwork
noun
ornamentation with gems; jewellery
gengkow
gercrow
giltzow
glasgow
glasgow
Proper noun
A city in Lanarkshire and the largest in Scotland.
A CDP in Delaware.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Kentucky.
A city in Missouri.
A city in Montana
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town in Virginia.
A town in West Virginia.
A settlement in Suriname.
glowers
glowers
noun
plural of glower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glower
glowfly
glowing
glowing
adj
(figuratively) Full of praise.
That glows or glow.
noun
The action of the verb glow.
verb
present participle of glow
godewyn
godowns
godowns
noun
plural of godown
godward
godward
Adjective
toward God
Adverb
towards God
godwine
godwits
godwits
noun
plural of godwit
goldwin
goldwyn
goodrow
goodway
goodwin
gorcrow
gorcrow
noun
(UK, dialect) The carrion crow.
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
gowanda
gowaned
gowaned
adj
(poetic) Covered in daisies.
gowdnie
gowland
gowning
gowning
verb
present participle of gown
gownlet
gownlet
noun
A little gown.
grochow
growers
growers
noun
plural of grower
growing
growing
noun
(attributive) Connected with growing
growth; increase
verb
present participle of grow
growled
growled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of growl
growler
growler
noun
(Britain, slang) The vulva.
(US, dialect) A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits.
(dialect, UK, Yorkshire) A pork pie.
(historical, slang) A horse-drawn cab with four wheels.
(informal, Canada, US, Australia) A kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles).
A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc.
A person, creature or thing that growls.
A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water.
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
growthy
growthy
adj
(animal breeding, finance) Inclined to growth; growing healthily or rapidly.
gumwood
gumwood
noun
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
guntown
gutwort
gutwort
noun
A plant, Globularia alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa.
gwalior
gwenora
gwenore
gwydion
gwydion
Proper noun
A magician, hero and trickster in Welsh mythology.
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
highlow
highlow
noun
An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
hogward
hogwash
hogwash
noun
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
(literally) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
hogweed
hogweed
noun
An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
Any coarse weedy herb.
Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.
hogwort
hogwort
noun
Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
hoosgow
hoosgow
noun
Alternative form of hoosegow
howfing
howking
howling
howling
adj
(colloquial) Used as an intensifier
noun
The act of producing howls.
verb
present participle of howl
ingelow
ingrown
ingrown
adj
That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
kingrow
knowing
knowing
adj
Deliberate, wilful.
Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
The ability to know something without being taught.
noun
The act or condition of having knowledge.
prep
Given my knowledge about someone or something.
verb
present participle of know
kwapong
lagwort
legwork
legwork
noun
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
lingtow
logways
logways
noun
plural of logway
logwise
logwood
logwood
noun
A tree of species Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume family, of great economic importance and growing throughout Central America.
Any of various trees of the genus Xylosma in the willow family.
logwork
longawa
longbow
longbow
noun
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.
longjaw
longjaw
adj
Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a long jaw.
longway
lowings
lowings
noun
plural of lowing
lowsing
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
mcgowan
meowing
meowing
noun
The act of uttering a meow.
verb
present participle of meow
misgrow
misgrow
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss.
morwong
morwong
noun
Any of various perciform fishes comprising or formerly comprising family Cheilodactylidae.
mowings
mowings
noun
plural of mowing
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
oswegan
outglow
outglow
verb
(transitive) To glow brighter than
outgnaw
outgnaw
verb
(transitive) To gnaw more or better than; to surpass in gnawing.
outgrew
outgrew
verb
simple past tense of outgrow
outgrow
outgrow
verb
(transitive) To grow faster or larger than.
(transitive, often figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
outwing
outwing
noun
In various birds, an outer wing
verb
(transitive) To surpass or outstrip in flying.
pegwood
plowing
plowing
noun
Alternative form of ploughing
verb
(snowboarding): riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.