(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answer
answer
noun
(law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
A solution to a problem.
verb
(law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
(obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
(obsolete) To render account to or for.
(transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
(transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
(transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
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.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
answerlessly
answerlessly
adv
Without an answer; without answering.
answers
answers
noun
plural of answer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
archswindler
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
arrowstone
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awareness
awareness
noun
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
The state or quality of being aware of something.
awarenesses
awarenesses
noun
plural of awareness
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
bakerstown
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
bargainwise
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
beardstown
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brawninesses
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
brilliantwise
brownsdale
cabinetworks
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
catercornerways
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlestown
chowderheadedness
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornwallises
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbreastwork
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crenshaw
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
dawnstreak
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dinnerwares
dinnerwares
noun
plural of dinnerware
disanswerable
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
diswarrened
diswarrened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diswarren
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downshare
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downwardness
downwardness
noun
The quality of being or going downward.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
earthenwares
earthenwares
noun
plural of earthenware
earwigginess
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
earwitnesses
earwitnesses
noun
plural of earwitness
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwitness
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsian
edwardsianism
enamelwares
enamelwares
noun
plural of enamelware
entranceways
entranceways
noun
plural of entranceway
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
fawners
fawners
noun
plural of fawner
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
flandowser
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
foreknowableness
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
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn