(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
empowerments
empowerments
noun
plural of empowerment
empowers
empowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower
endsweep
ensweep
ensweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
enwrap
enwrap
verb
To absorb completely or engross
To wrap around, surround; to envelop
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
enwrapt
enwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
epw
epworth
escapeway
escatawpa
europeward
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
fellowheirship
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
fellowshiped
fellowshiping
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
fireplow
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
forepaw
forepaw
noun
Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
foreweep
foreweep
verb
(obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.
forweep
forweep
verb
(intransitive, chiefly obsolete) To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively.
fowlpoxes
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gawped
gawped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gawp
geswarp
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gnapweed
gopherwood
gopherwood
noun
Alternative form of gopher wood
gospelwards
gowpen
gowpen
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grapeflower
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
gypsywise
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.
harpwise
hawsepiece
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hempweed
hempweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Eupatorium.
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
hepplewhite
hepworth
heroworshipper
hopewell
horsepower
horsepower
noun
(uncountable) Power derived from the motion of a horse.
(uncountable) Strength.
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
horsepowers
horsepowers
noun
plural of horsepower
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
horsewhipped
horsewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip
horsewhipper
horsewhipper
noun
One who horsewhips.
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
housewifeship
housewifeship
noun
The management of a household; housewifery.
The role or status of a housewife.
hydropower
hydropower
noun
hydroelectric power
hydropowers
hyperwrought
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impower
impower
verb
Archaic form of empower.
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
insweeping
inswept
inswept
adj
Narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapment
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
jasperware
jasperware
noun
(ceramics) A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
jawrope
jewship
joukerypawkery
kapwepwe
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
kellupweed
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kewpie
kewpie
noun
A kewpie doll.
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knowperts
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampflower
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
lewisport
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
manpowers
mapleview
maplewood
mapwise
mapwise
adv
In terms of a map.
In the manner of a map.
mellowphone
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
minesweepers
minesweepers
noun
plural of minesweeper
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
misworshiped
misworshiper
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
molewarp
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
morphew
morphew
noun
A blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
morrowspeech
mpangwe
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
nephew
nephew
noun
(archaic) A son of one's child.
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
nephews
nephews
noun
plural of nephew
nephewship
nephewship
noun
The role or status of a nephew.
newburyport
newport
newport
Proper noun
A common place name or element of a place name (i.e. Newport Beach, Newport Bay).
A city in Arkansas, USA
A town in Delaware
A town on the Isle of Wight in England, where it is the administrative centre.
A town in Indiana
One of two towns in Ireland
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A city in Minnesota
A village in Nebraska
A town in New Hampshire
A town and village in New York
A town in North Carolina
A city in Oregon
A borough in Pennsylvania
A seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States.
A in South Carolina
A city in Tennessee
A city and a town in Vermont; the city is the county seat of Orleans County.
A cathedral and university city and unitary authority in southeast Wales.
A city in Washington
A town in Wisconsin
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspaperese
newspaperese
noun
journalese
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.