A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awunctive
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buchenwald
buchwald
bucksaw
bucksaw
noun
A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood.
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwash
buckwasher
buckwashing
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bullamacow
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
caughnawaga
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
causewayed
causewayed
adj
Having a causeway
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
causeways
causeways
noun
plural of causeway
cawquaw
cawquaw
noun
(rare, possibly dated) A Canadian porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum).
changchowfu
chaochowfu
chawbuck
chawbuck
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To beat with a chabuk.
chuanchow
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckwalla
chuckwalla
noun
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
chumawi
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
clausewitz
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
cochurchwarden
councilwoman
councilwoman
noun
A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbreastwork
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowanesque
cowquake
cowquake
noun
quaking grass; Briza media
crawful
crawful
noun
As much (of something one dislikes) as one can accept.
Enough to fill the craw.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
culilawan
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
curassows
curassows
noun
plural of curassow
currantworm
curratow
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.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
cushaw
cushaw
noun
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
cushaws
cushaws
noun
plural of cushaw
cutaway
cutaway
adj
(computer graphics) Having selected portions of the outside removed so as to give an impression of the interior.
noun
(television) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.
(television) The interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.
A coat with a tapered frontline.
A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior
An indentation in the upper bout of a guitar's body adjacent to the neck, allowing easier access to the upper frets.
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
cutwal
cutwal
noun
Alternative form of kotwal
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
dawsoniaceous
drawcut
duckwalk
duckwalk
noun
Alternative spelling of duck walk
verb
(intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive) To walk while squatting.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwater
duckwheat
enumclaw
feuchtwanger
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
hawbuck
hawbuck
noun
(obsolete) A vulgar, ignorant country fellow.
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
jawcrusher
kawaguchi
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
lacquerware
lacquerware
noun
Decorative items coated with lacquer.
lacquerwares
lacquerwares
noun
plural of lacquerware
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
launchways
launchways
noun
plural of launchway
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
lawrenceburg
lawrenceburg
Proper noun
a city in Indiana, USA
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrenciums
lukaszewicz
mauricetown
muchwhat
muchwhat
adv
(obsolete) Nearly, almost; much.
noun
(obsolete) Many matters.
mucksweat
outcrawl
outcrawl
verb
(transitive) To crawl faster or farther than.
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
outthwack
outwatch
outwatch
verb
To maintain a vigil beyond the end.
To watch more than someone else.
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
packwaukee
pawcatuck
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
sawbuck
sawbuck
noun
(US, slang) A ten-dollar bill.
A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.