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.
antwerpen
applewife
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
aspinwall
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
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.
blowspray
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
browpiece
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
carpetweb
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
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.
chippewas
chippeway
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
coplowing
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dispowder
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
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.
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
escapeway
escatawpa
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
fowlpoxes
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallywasp
gangplows
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
gypsywise
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knowperts
lewisport
lilliwaup
manpowers
mapleview
maplewood
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
nymphwise
openworks
openworks
noun
plural of openwork
outwallop
outweapon
overpower
overpower
verb
(transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
(transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
(video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
oversweep
oversweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
packwaxes
paddywack
paddywack
noun
Alternative form of paddywhack
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
passwoman
passwoman
noun
A female passman.
passwords
passwords
noun
plural of password
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of password
passworts
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
pathwayed
pathwayed
adj
Having a pathway.
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawcatuck
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
pearlweed
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
peaseweep
peepshows
peepshows
noun
plural of peepshow
peeseweep
peeseweep
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of peasweep
peesweeps
peesweeps
noun
plural of peesweep
peetweets
peetweets
noun
plural of peetweet
pennywise
pennywise
adj
Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
pennywort
pennywort
noun
(in Asia) The edible Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica)
(in Europe) A succulent, perennial flowering plant (Umbilicus rupestris; penny-pies, wall pennywort, kidney wort, navelwort) in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae).
Aquatic or semi-aquatic plants in the genus Hydrocotyle (water pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort, and white rot).
Cymbalaria aequitriloba, a plant with tiny ivy-like leaves with copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats.
Cymbalaria muralis
Liverwort (Anemone hepatica, liverleaf)
Virginian pennywort (Obolaria virginica)
such as the edible dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata)
pentwater
penworker
penwright
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
peterwort
pettigrew
pettigrew
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
pewfellow
pewfellow
noun
(obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
One who occupies the same pew as another.
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
pewterers
pewterers
noun
plural of pewterer
pfafftown
phillilew
piceworth
pickstown
pickwicks
piecewise
piecewise
adv
(mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole
In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
piepowder
piepowder
noun
(Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
(obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.