A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
curlewberry
curliewurly
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
deurwaarder
doublewidth
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
drunkenwise
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
duniewassal
edwardsburg
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
grousewards
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housewifish
housewifish
adj
Housewifely.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hummelstown
hundredwork
journeywork
journeywork
noun
(obsolete) Work done by the day.
Work done by a journeyman at his trade.
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
justiceweed
justiceweed
noun
Eupatorium leucolepis, a herbaceous perennial plant of the Asteraceae.
lacquerware
lacquerware
noun
Decorative items coated with lacquer.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lawfullness
lawrenciums
leeuwenhoek
liverwursts
liverwursts
noun
plural of liverwurst
loungewears
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
luorawetlan
luorawetlan
Proper noun
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family.
The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
lusterwares
lusterwares
noun
plural of lusterware
marlowesque
mauricetown
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
mouthwashes
mouthwashes
noun
plural of mouthwash
newburyport
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outweaponed
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrestled
outwrestled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrestle
outwrestles
outwrestles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwrestle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
pasturewise
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
prelawfully
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
puddingwife
puttyblower
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
quoteworthy
quoteworthy
adj
Worthy of being quoted; quotable.
rewarehouse
rewarehouse
verb
(transitive) To move (goods) to another warehouse.
(transitive) To return (goods) to a warehouse.
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roupingwife
rupturewort
rupturewort
noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
schweinfurt
serieswound
shrewstruck
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
shukulumbwe
shutterwise
shutterwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling window shutters.
shuttlewise
shuttlewise
adv
Back and forth, like a shuttle.
slowmouthed
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
southwester
southwester
noun
(more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
squawbushes
squawbushes
noun
plural of squawbush
squawfishes
squawfishes
noun
plural of squawfish
squawflower
stirrupwise
stubbleward
stubbleward
adv
Toward the stubble.
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
sulphurweed
summerwoods
superborrow
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
superlawyer
superlawyer
noun
(informal) A very successful or powerful lawyer.
superpowers
superpowers
noun
plural of superpower
superreward
superreward
noun
A relatively great or excessive reward.
superweapon
superweapon
Noun
An extremely powerful weapon.
supperwards
supperwards
adv
Towards supper.
swartrutter
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thumbwheels
thumbwheels
noun
plural of thumbwheel
thunderwood
thunderworm
thunderworm
noun
A small burrowing snake-like lizard (Rhineura floridana) native to Florida.
thunderwort
triumphwise
troutflower
trumpetweed
trumpetweed
noun
Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America.
The sea trumpet.
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.