A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
applewife
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
arrowplate
balmawhapple
bespawl
bespawl
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To daub, make foul, or soil (someone or something) with spawl or spittle.
breastplow
bretwaldaship
campbelltown
campbeltown
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capwell
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
clapperclawer
clapperclaws
clapperclaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clapperclaw
clappermaclaw
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
dewlap
dewlap
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dewlaps
dewlaps
noun
plural of dewlap
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
gospelwards
grapeflower
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.
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
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.
mapleview
maplewood
molewarp
olympianwise
packwaller
paddlewood
paddlewood
noun
The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks.
palaceward
palaceward
adv
Toward a palace.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palew
paleways
paleways
adv
Palewise.
palewise
palewise
adv
(heraldry, archaic) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines.
pallwise
pallwise
adv
In the manner of a pall.
palmerworm
palmerworm
noun
(archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
pandlewhew
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
parallelwise
parallelwise
adj
parallel
adv
parallelly
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
parsleywort
paschflower
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
pauwles
pawlet
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peafowl
peafowl
noun
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
pearlweed
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
pebbleware
pebbleware
noun
variegated pottery made from a mixture of clays of different colours
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
piecemealwise
pillarwise
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pillowmade
pinwale
pinwale
noun
A corduroy fabric having narrow ribs.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
pipewalker
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainwell
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
platework
plateworker
playfellow
playfellow
noun
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
playwear
playwear
noun
Clothes designed for children to wear while playing.
playwears
playwomen
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
plowable
plowable
adj
(American spelling) That can be plowed.
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowhead
plowhead
noun
Alternative form of ploughhead
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowmaker
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
plugdrawer
polesaw
poleward
poleward
adj
Towards a (north or south) pole
adv
Towards a pole of a planet
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
powderable
powderable
adj
That can be powdered.
powerable
powerable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible.
(obsolete) Capable of exerting power; powerful.
Capable of being powered.
powerably
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preallow
preallowable
preallowably
preallowance
preavowal
prebestowal
prelaw
prelaw
noun
(US) Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a law school.
prelawful
prelawfully
prelawfulness
prerailway
prerailway
adj
Before the development of a railway, or railways in general.
preswallow
preswallow
adj
Before swallowing.
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
scapegallows
scapegallows
noun
(colloquial, dated) A criminal who has narrowly escaped being hanged.
scapewheel
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
shallowpated
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalk
sleepwalk
verb
(intransitive) To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.