(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antiwiretapping
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awrong
awrong
adv
(obsolete) Wrongly.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bargainwise
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearying
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blawenburg
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burrawang
burrawang
noun
(Australia) Any of various cycads in the genus Macrozamia.
cabinetworking
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
changewater
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clewgarnet
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.
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.
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
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
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
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
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
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.
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
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
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
featherwing
feuchtwanger
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
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
frankewing
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
gangflower
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
gentianwort
germantown
gerrardstown
gewrztraminer
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
ginward
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glenwillard
gnatflower
gnatworm
gnatworm
noun
The aquatic larva of a gnat.
gnawer
gnawer
noun
A rodent or other animal that gnaws.
One who gnaws.
gnawers
gnawers
noun
plural of gnawer
grainways
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grandview
graniteware
graniteware
noun
Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.
Pottery with the same type of enamel coating.
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
granttown
grawn
graytown
greenaway
greenlawn
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
greenswarded
greenswarded
adj
Having green grass growing upon it.
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
greenwald
greenware
greenware
noun
(ceramics, rare) A form of Chinese pottery having a green glaze.
(ceramics, usually uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
greenwax
greenwax
noun
Alternative spelling of green wax
greenway
greenway
noun
A corridor of undeveloped or park land, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily non-motorized use, such as bicycle paths.