A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswell
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwrist
anchorwise
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arrowstone
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
beardstown
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
brewership
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadwives
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownsdale
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckwasher
bushweller
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashdrawer
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
centerwise
churchwise
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowberries
cowberries
noun
plural of cowberry
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
cushewbird
dawnstreak
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
deathwards
deathwards
adv
Towards death.
degreewise
desertward
dewberries
dewberries
noun
plural of dewberry
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disembower
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
disperiwig
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downstreet
downstreet
adv
Toward the lower part of a street.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downtrends
downtrends
noun
plural of downtrend
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drivescrew
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eastwardly
eastwardly
adj
(Blowing) from the east.
Towards the east.
adv
In or from an easterly direction.
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
eisenhower
elsewheres
elsewheres
noun
plural of elsewhere
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
estherwood
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fishertown
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flandowser
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerless
flowerless
adj
Without flowers.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
flyswatter
flyswatter
noun
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
forbestown
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
forebowels
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
foreswears
foreswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreswear
forewaters
forewaters
noun
plural of forewater
forewisdom
forswearer
forswearer
noun
One who forswears.
One who swears a false oath; perjurer.
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
frenchwise
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frowsiness
frowstiest
frowstiest
adj
superlative form of frowsty: most frowsty
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
furrowless
furrowless
adj
Without furrows.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
glasswares
glasswares
noun
plural of glassware
goldwasser
goldwasser
noun
A Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.