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.
baptistown
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.
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.
crowncapping
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
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
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.
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
kapowsin
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.
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
manpowers
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
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
nonplantowning
olympianwise
outweapon
outweaponed
overweaponed
overweaponed
adj
Having too many weapons; overarmed.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
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.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
panowie
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
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
paulownia
paulownia
noun
Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pawneerock
pawnor
pawnor
noun
Alternative form of pawner
pawnors
pawnors
noun
plural of pawnor
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
penwoman
penwoman
noun
A female writer.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
pfafftown
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
phrenoward
piewoman
piewoman
noun
A woman who sells pies.
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
playwoman
playwomen
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.
pointswoman
pointways
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
polonnaruwa
ponhaws
pookawn
pookawn
noun
Alternative form of pookaun
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
postwoman
postwoman
noun
(rare) A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.
potwalling
powan
powan
noun
Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powhatan
powhatan
Noun
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
Proper noun
Their eastern Algonquian language.
An unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
powhattan
pownal
pownall
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
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
presswoman
presswoman
noun
A female pressman.
proteanwise
prowarden
pseudosweating
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
sappanwood
sappanwood
noun
The wood of Caesalpinia sappan, a flowering tree in the legume family Fabaceae.
sharptown
shopwoman
shopwoman
noun
A woman employed in a shop.
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
snapwood
snapwort
snowcap
snowcap
noun
A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.
snowcapped
snowcapped
adj
Alternative form of snow-capped
snowcaps
snowcaps
noun
plural of snowcap
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
snowpacks
snowpacks
noun
plural of snowpack
snowscape
snowscape
noun
A landscape dominated by snow.
spacewoman
spacewoman
noun
A female astronaut.
spacewomen
spacewomen
noun
plural of spacewoman
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spanworm
spanworm
noun
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
spanworms
spanworms
noun
plural of spanworm
sparrowtongue
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.