A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charlestown
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chawbone
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chengchow
chenoweth
chernow
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chowderheadedness
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cochurchwarden
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterbewitch
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
cowishness
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
cushionflower
frenchtown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
hackettstown
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
kawchodinne
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
newichawanoc
notchweed
notchweed
noun
A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot, Chenopodium vulvaria.
nowhence
nowhence
adv
From no place; from nowhere.
oldwench
otherwhence
otherwhence
adv
(formal, now rare) By other means; From otherwhere.
outwrench
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
schaefferstown
scutcheonwise
showance
somewhence
somewhence
adv
(archaic or literary) from somewhere
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
trencherwoman
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
watchwomen
watchwomen
noun
plural of watchwoman
weissnichtwo
wellchosen
wenchow
wenchowese
werchowinci
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).
whencesoeer
whencesoever
whencesoever
adv
(archaic) From wherever: from whatever place.
whitecorn
whitecorn
noun
(US) Any white variety of field corn.
winchendon
windclothes
witchmonger
wocheinite
workbench
workbench
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.