(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
coxwaining
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowncapping
currawang
currawang
noun
Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”)
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
dagswain
dagswain
noun
(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks.
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dawing
dawing
noun
(obsolete outside Scotland) Dawn, daybreak.
verb
present participle of daw
dawning
dawning
noun
(chiefly poetic) Dawn.
The first beginnings of something.
verb
present participle of dawn
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dawting
dawting
verb
present participle of dawt
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
dingwall
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
diswashing
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgate
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhanging
downingia
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
dragsawing
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawing
drawing
noun
(uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
A small portion of tea for steeping.
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
The process of drawing or pulling something.
verb
present participle of draw
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dwang
dwang
noun
(carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
A large metal crowbar.
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
eagletown
earwigginess
earwigging
earwigging
noun
An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
verb
present participle of earwig
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
egwan
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enweaving
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawning
fawning
adj
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.
noun
Servile flattery.
verb
present participle of fawn
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherwing
feuchtwanger
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
flagtown
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flawing
flawing
verb
present participle of flaw
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fowliang
frankewing
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gablewindowed
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gaedown
gagetown
gagetown
Proper noun
A village in Michigan, USA
A village in New Brunswick, Canada
gainestown
gaintwist
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
gangflower
gangplow
gangplows
gangwa
gangway
gangway
intj
(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!
noun
(Britain) An aisle.
(Chicago) The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
(agricultural) An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
(rare, obsolete outside dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
A passageway through a passenger car
A passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings.
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
verb
To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
gangwayed
gangwayed
adj
Of a railway carriage: furnished with a gangway.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gangway
gangwayman
gangwayman
noun
A man in charge of a ship's gangway.
gangwaymen
gangwaymen
noun
plural of gangwayman
gangways
gangways
noun
plural of gangway
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gangway
ganowanian
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
garnetwork
garwin
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewayman
gatewayman
noun
(mining, historical) A kind of road repair worker in coal mines.
gatewaymen
gatewaymen
noun
plural of gatewayman
gatewoman
gatewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a gateman.
gauzewing
gawain
gawain
Proper noun
One of the greatest he is and a Knight of the
gawen
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawking
gawking
verb
present participle of gawk
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gawn
gawn
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A small tub or lading vessel.
verb
(pronunciation spelling) Eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going.
gawney
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
gaywing
gaywings
gaywings
noun
Polygala paucifolia, a perennial flowering plant with pink and white flowers.
gentianwort
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.