A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
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
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
downheaded
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downshare
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downshore
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
eisenhower
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enhallow
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
enworthed
enworthy
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
erewhon
evenworthy
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fishertown
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fliegerabwehrkanone
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
frenchtown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
habrowne
hackettstown
hadendowa
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
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.
hallowedness
hallowedness
noun
the quality or state of being hallowed
halloween
halloweens
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
hansetown
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
harrowment
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawthorne
hawthorne
Proper noun
for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
a CDP in Nevada, USA
hawthorned
hawthornesque
headlongwise
headworking
heartwounding
helenwood
hellertown
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
henlawson
henslowe
henwoodite
henwoodite
noun
Synonym of rashleighite
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
hereinbelow
hereinbelow
adv
Synonym of hereinunder
heronsew
heronsew
noun
(now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
hingeflower
hinshelwood
hoedown
hoedown
noun
A gathering at which such dances take place.
A type of American folk or square dance.
The type of music typically played for such a dance
verb
To dance a hoedown dance
hoedowns
hoedowns
noun
plural of hoedown
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
hollowheartedness
hollowheartedness
noun
Alternative form of hollow-heartedness
hollowness
hollowness
noun
The state or quality of being hollow.
hollownesses
hollownesses
noun
plural of hollowness
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homeown
homeowner
homeowner
noun
Someone who does not have title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it by instalments
Someone who owns a house
homeowners
homeowners
noun
plural of homeowner
hometown
hometown
noun
(attributive) Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
hometowns
hometowns
noun
plural of hometown
honewort
honewort
noun
A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.
honeworts
honeworts
noun
plural of honewort
honeydew
honeydew
adj
Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
noun
(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
(countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
(uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
(uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
(uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
(uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).