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.
antipewism
antiwiretapping
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwerpen
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
aspinwall
baptistown
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
campbelltown
campbeltown
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capetown
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwoven
cawnpore
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
chingpaw
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowncapping
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
dewanship
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
downpatrick
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
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawpoint
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
enwrap
enwrap
verb
To absorb completely or engross
To wrap around, surround; to envelop
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
enwrapt
enwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangplow
gangplows
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnapweed
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
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.
harpwaytuning
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
impawn
impawn
verb
(transitive) To place an item into pawn.
(transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impawns
impawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impawn
inswamp
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrap
inwrap
verb
Alternative form of enwrap
inwrapment
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
inwraps
inwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwrap
inwrapt
inwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
kapowsin
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
kwapong
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.
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
manpowers
mpangwe
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspaperese
newspaperese
noun
journalese
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
newspaperman
newspaperman
noun
A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspapermen
newspapermen
noun
plural of newspaperman
newspapers
newspapers
noun
plural of newspaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of newspaper
newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
noun
A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspaperwomen
newspaperwomen
noun
plural of newspaperwoman
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
nonplantowning
olympianwise
outweapon
outweaponed
overweaponed
overweaponed
adj
Having too many weapons; overarmed.
paddywacking
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pakawan
palawan
panchway
panchway
noun
(India, now historical) A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.
pandlewhew
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
pandowdy
pandowdy
noun
(US) A pudding of spiced, sliced apples (or other fruit), sugar and butter, baked with a crumble topping in a deep dish.
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
pangwe
panowie
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
parowan
parowan
Proper noun
a city in Utah, USA, and the county seat of Iron County.
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.
passionwise
passionwort
passwoman
passwoman
noun
A female passman.
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
patternwise
patwin
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawn
pawn
noun
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
(figurative) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
(now rare) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
(uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
A gallery.
Alternative form of paan
An instance of pawning something.
verb
(video games) Alternative form of pwn
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
To pledge; to stake or wager.
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
pawnage
pawnage
noun
Alternative form of pannage
The process of pawning goods.
pawnages
pawnages
noun
plural of pawnage
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.