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.
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
aspinwall
campbelltown
campbeltown
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downtrampling
gangplow
gangplows
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
nonplantowning
olympianwise
palawan
pandlewhew
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
pickwickianly
pinwale
pinwale
noun
A corduroy fabric having narrow ribs.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainward
plainwell
plankways
plankways
noun
plural of plankway
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwoman
playwomen
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowgang
plowland
plowland
noun
Alternative spelling of ploughland
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
plowmaking
plowman
plowman
noun
A man who plows land with a plough.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowwoman
plowwoman
noun
(US) A female plower, who plows land with a plow.
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
polonnaruwa
potwalling
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
pownal
pownall
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preallowance
prelawfulness
pushwainling
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
splashdowns
splashdowns
noun
plural of splashdown
splashwing
splineway
sportswomanly
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
superacknowledgment
superallowance
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
swampland
swampland
noun
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
twalpenny
twalpenny
noun
(historical) An old Scots shilling.
twalpennyworth
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.
unwarpable
unwarpable
adj
Not warpable.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
waiilatpuan
walloping
walloping
adj
(slang) of exceptional, impressive quality.
(slang) whopping, large in size.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A thrashing, serious defeat.
(figuratively, by extension) Verbal abuse.
A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
verb
present participle of wallop
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
walpolean
walpolean
Adjective
Of or relating to (1676–1745), British statesman generally regarded as having been the first British prime minister.
Of or relating to (1717–1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian and politician.
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wapwallopen
warplane
warplane
noun
An aircraft designed for combat.
warplanes
warplanes
noun
plural of warplane
waspling
waspling
noun
A small, young, or baby wasp.
waterplane
waterplane
noun
(nautical) The horizontal cross section of a vessel on a level with the waterline.
waxplant
waxplant
noun
Alternative form of wax plant
waxplants
waxplants
noun
plural of waxplant
weaponless
weaponless
adj
Lacking a weapon.
wentletrap
wentletrap
noun
Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which was formerly highly valued.
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
windplayer
wolverhampton
wolverhampton
Proper noun
A city in the West Midlands of England.
woolstapling
wranglership
wranglership
noun
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.